2nd day of 8th month year 10352 of New Age. Almost a month has passed from their visit to the dungeon and the run in with Xeeht, the demon.

Echos coughing have become worse and now he coughs more often and more blood comes with each cough. Skyeza obviously is worried about him, but he always assures her, that he's fine. She doesn't seem to believe it completely, but just agrees. Echo himself has figured it out himself, that he is slowly dying. The healing magic just lessens the rate of it, but that too is a temporary.

And after a week of thinking about it, he has concluded that the daggers poison is more powerful than he thought and that it can't be cured. So the only reason he is alive at all still, is because of his [Poison Resistance], which has risen to level 8 and his accelerated healing speed.

So for the past weeks, he has looked for any kinda thing that could save his life, but nothing beside an one option, that is very hard to accomplish, because he needs Xeeht for it.

As for now, he tries to enjoy his time with Skyeza as much as possible, because it may not last long.

Like right now, by having sex with her in their room. Her hips are bouncing on top of him, while he is holding her breasts in his hands.

"Echo...nnn."she moans out his name, as she cums. But Echo still isn't done and so he starts moving his hips too.

"I just came."she cries out to him, which he ignores and instead quicken his pace. Soon he too cums and lets it out inside of her. She lets out a moan, before laying down onto his chest with a satisfied face.

"I love you."she says and falls asleep from exhaustion.

"I love you too."he says in a low voice and pats her head.

Few hours later, he sits on the edge of the bed, while thinking about stuff. Skyeza is sleeping peacefully behind him. He looks at her and lets out a sigh. Suddenly, he hears a quiet ghostly sounding female voice"Garden."

"Garden?"he mutters, before realising what was meant. He puts his boots and pants on and leaves the room. While walking down the hallway, he is putting on his shirt. He doesn't know why he is going there, but it feels like he is made to go there.

When he gets to the Royal Garden, he sees a female wearing a black dress at the end of the road. She is facing him with her back and something just makes him go there.

'She is doing that.'

When he gets near her, he can finally stop and she turns around, to reveal the most beautiful face that he has ever seen. Her hair is jet black and her eyes deep purple. Her skins is smooth and light beez. Her black dress is long and reaches down to the ground. Her breasts seem huge under the robe.

"Who are you?"he asks her and with a smile, she replies"I cannot say my name, as by your belief, it will bring Calamity."

"The Dark Goddess."he says with no hint of surprise on his face or in his voice. He himself is surprised, but he literally can't show it.

"Such a bad name, The White Demon."she says back with a playful voice.

"What do you want? It must be something important to drag me at the middle of the night."Echo tells her in a serious voice, but the playful look on her face doesn't disappear.

"It's simple. You are dying, but you don't want to die yet. Because of the elf you love so much. That could especially be seen, when you two make love."

"You were watching?"Echo says and she replies"What. I ain't gonna do it without material."

Echo is about to say something, but stops and won't go there.

"Okay. Beside masturbating to my sex life, what do you want with me."

"It's simple. You'll....."she tells him what he has to do.

"Why should I do that?"he asks her, after hearing her.

"Acedia will help you, If you agree. You do that and you shall live. You don't and she won't help. So choose: do it and live. Don't do it and die."She now says in a serious tone now.

"Even If I will do it, how can I trust you?"Echo asks her in a serious tone.

"I'm a goddess. I don't lie."she says and looks at him, with her purple eyes.

He stares into her eyes and finally says"Fine. I'll accept it. But you better not lie, or I will come back from dead."

"Empty threats don't scare me."she moves closer to him."This is my final gift to you."she says and pulls him into a deep kiss, which he doesn't enjoy or hate.

She lets go of him and says"Wake up."

Suddenly, Echo opens his eyes and sees, that he on his bed and his breathing is quick and heavy. He looks to his side and sees Skyeza there sleeping, which calms him down. His breathing goes back to normal.

He slowly gets out of the bed and mutters"Just a dream."

He puts on his pants and looks at the night stand, to see a letter there. "Or not."

He takes it into his hands and opens it. In there, he finds a paper, with a message.

[Dear Echo.

Last night wasn't a dream and it wall very real. On your face, you will find my mark, that only you and the Demon Lords could see. The others can't see it, until exactly six months have passed. By that time, you are either dead or have completed your task.

Ps..The mark removes all of the side effects of the poison in your body, but the poison will still kill you exactly in six months.

Your dear, Goddess Nox.]

"Motherfucker!"he yells out and throws the letter away.

"Fuck!"he yells out and walks into the bathroom, which doors he closes in a loud bang.

"Echo."Skyeza, who was awakened by his yelling, says in a low voice. She looks at the bathroom door and then at the crushed paper ball on the floor. She gets up from the bed and opens it up. She reads it and her face changes from surprised, to sad after reading through the letter.

"Echo....Is dying."she says in a weak voice, while holding the letter.

As for Echo, he is looking at himself in the mirror and sees a purple complex looking marking on the left side of his face. The mark goes over the left eye and around it too. The lines of the mark are thin and running through each other.

"Fuck."he yells out and punches the mirror, shattering it.

"Echo."he hears Skyezas voice behind him and turns around, to look at the naked elf, holding the letter.

"So you read it."he says and falls to his knees.

"Huh. My life is shit isn't it? First family I had, I ended up killing him. Now a new chance came and now I am dying. Both worlds hate me. Never to have happiness for long. I should have pulled the trigger six years ago and not have hesitated."Echo says all that and for that, he receives a slap from Skyeza.

"Echo. Stop talking like that."she says with and angry tone and crouched down next to him.

"Please just tell me the deal and maybe we can do it together."she says in her caring tone now.

"I....."he tells her that and her eyes grow big hearing that and she doesn't say anything.

"It's ridiculous. I don't even know where to begin with. Only one who I know and could help, is the same person, who made me do so. Xeeht. And finding him won't be easy."Echo says and looks at her"So what are you gonna do. Leave me? Huh. That would be better for you- *slap*."

He receives another slap from her and he looks at her, to see tears running out of her eyes, while looking at him with her red eyes.

"Echo. Don't ever talk like this. Ever. I made my choice when I met you and decided to be with you. I don't care what you do and who you will become, as long as you don't change to a different person. I love you Echo. So as long as you are you, I don't care about what you have to do."Skyeza tells him and grabs his head, to pull it into a kiss. After a few seconds, he kisses her back and soon departs their lips from each other.

"We need to find Xeeht and only way for it, is to stay with the heroes for now. He couldn't evaluate everyone last time and he will come back soon. So we have to stay with them until then."Echo says.

"I guess so. You are the one who thinks the plans."Skyeza says and gets up. Echo, whos mood is back to normal, looks at her and says while getting up."You coming here naked. You know what's next."

"No. Echo. No. I'm still- kyaa."she yells out, as he drops her into the bath. Water splashes everywhere and Echo takes his pants off to join her.

"Echo. That hurt."she cries out and he replies"Today, we will spice things up."

"Echo...Your eyes....Please habe mercy."Skyeza trembles, as she watches his lover closing in.

In an unknown location, a beautiful woman named Nox, is sitting on the bed and staring at a floating screen in front of her. She looks at what is shown with a eager face and sounds of moans could be heard coming from the screen.

"Damn. Thats better then porn. I should have summoned him into this world earlier."

She says, while slowly starting to remove her clothes, before stopping and staring into nothingness.

"You won't read nothing about my body. Bye"

End of Arc 1- The Dangerous Hero.