"What?!! Did you et the forr king?!" Kaizen and Alina asked simultaneously. It turned out Og'tharoz was a demon, not an evil demon, but still a demon.
Og'tharoz let out a hoarse laugh, realizing his friends' shock. "Yes, I knew the forr king of Tretidian. Long ago, when I had no certain goal, I wandered these lands. At that ti, the kingdom was ruled by a wise and brave man, whose na was King Ealdor. He was a just leader and respected by all, both humans and mystical creatures like ."
Kaizen and Alina were completely intrigued and asked Og'tharoz to continue telling about his history with the forr king. The demon agreed and, with a nostalgic look, began his narrative.
"I was searching for answers and redemption, after a life of struggles and battles in my dark past. It was then that, by chance, I found myself before King Ealdor. He did not judge for my appearance or my demonic nature, instead he listened to carefully. King Ealdor believed that in the heart of every creature there was a potential for goodness and for change. He saw not only the evil in , but also the ability to make a force for good. His generous heart and wisdom touched deeply, just as it did when I first t you, Kaizen." said Og'tharoz.
Kaizen and Alina exchanged puzzled glances. It was hard to imagine that soone like a king could be that benevolent.
"So, upon becoming a friend of his, I was personally summoned by the king to offer my services as an advisor in the magical arts."
"You worked as an advisor to a king?" asked Kaizen, curious.
"Yes, for a short ti, during a war against a duchy." replied Og'tharoz. "I offered my knowledge of dark magic and shadow creatures to aid the kingdom in tis of conflict. However, eventually, as you know Kaizen, I fell in love and moved to this land, where I live to this day.
"So you stopped being an advisor after the war?" inquired Alina.
"Yes, I resigned and left," explained Og'tharoz. "King Ealdor understood my motives and never bothered , even in his death."
Kaizen and Alina listened intently to Og'tharoz's story, fascinated by every detail. It was amazing to realize that a demon like him had been welcod and understood by the forr king.
"So you two share a common history," Alina comnted, looking at Kaizen. "You were both taken in by a powerful king."
"Yes, it would seem so," Kaizen agreed. "And speaking of power, I have so news. King Steveren has asked to keep the King's Sword for now, to protect it. He believes it will be safer with ."
"That is a great honor, Kaizen," said OG'tharoz in awe. "The King's Sword is a legendary weapon, and now you are its guardian? But why?"
Kaizen nodded, feeling the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. "Yes... it's a long story, are you pressed for ti?"
"Of course I do, there's a lot of shelves to tidy up, thousands of books have fallen off the shelves thanks to the tremors of your battle." said Alina, teasing him.I think you should take a look at
Kaizen smiled and thanked them internally for their support and together they continued to organize the library for the rest of that day and Kaizen told everything a longer version about everything that happened to him this ti.
The following days were very busy in Raven's Feather. The store street was always very busy and so players and NPCs visited the store, looking for equipnt and magic items, only Kaizen was still forging them.
Since the NIST Special Program Tournant was coming up in just over two weeks, Kaizen had to split his ti between forging new weapons and armor in Rise Online, always focused on making sure his custors had the best of the best, and between his training on campus. Luckily, he was able to split his weekdays between archery training and fencing training, and since this month's monthly evaluation grades would depend entirely on tournant accomplishnts, he didn't have to study. Still, he had almost no ti for other areas of his life, like his girlfriend, his family and his friends.
Klaus missed spending more ti with his girlfriend, Ashley, but she understood the importance of his responsibilities and how hard he worked, so they kept in touch through ssages and occasionally, when Kaizen could get a break, they talked by voice call.
However, one quiet afternoon, after finalizing an order for large shields for the Royal Guard, Klaus decided to pay Ashley a surprise visit. He knew that she usually spent a lot of ti at the Dagger Dispute Society, where she dedicated herself to improving her skills and coordinating the team.
Arriving at the building, Klaus spotted Lisa in the middle of a conversation in the main lobby. She was focused, so he didn't approach her imdiately. Instead, he watched how her black hair swayed gently with every movent and how well she spoke. Klaus couldn't help but feel an imnse sense of pride to be standing next to soone so skilled and determined.
Klaus waited patiently until she finished her conversation and approached her when the other person left.
Surprised, Ashley smiled at the sight of Klaus and hugged him warmly. "You're here! What a nice surprise."
Klaus returned the hug with affection. "I missed you and decided to co here. How has your training been?"
Ashley smiled and looked into Klaus' eyes, conveying affection. "Training has been challenging, but I'm doing my best to prepare for the NIST Tournant. We don't have a competition category, but we will have a booth for spectators to play and I talked to a friend from California who is in the TOP 10 of the best players in the world, he will show up to show so of his talent.
We know how important this is for our resus and our future, so we can't afford to falter. But then, tell how are your training sessions going?"
"We're progressing well, but the rest you'll have to co watch to check." Kaizen said.
"You know I'm going anyway, right?" She replied and moved closer to him, slipping her arms behind his neck.
"I'm just making sure you go."
"Ah! You've reminded of sothing we're testing, co with , it's a new technology for playing Dagger Fight still in the experintal stage, so you need to give your opinion."
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