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nArcher Thunder Stepped out of the castle, appearing near the gates.

nHe noticed his hair was really messy, taking out some string that came with the baskets, he tied his hair into a man bun.

nHe started to walk off when he heard someone call out to him from behind.

n”Hey Arch, wait there for a second.”

nTurning around he spotted a green-headed woman wearing kaftan-like clothes, she had bright yellow eyes as she stared at him.

nThis woman was one of his mothers. ”I thought I’d never see you again, how have you been?”

nIt was Janna his father’s third wife.

n”I’ve been fine, why?”

nShe looks at the boy and gets a sad smile on her face.

n”It’s wrong what your father has done, even if you lost the fight, you’re still an Ashguard.”

n”I’m not anymore mother, I was thrown out of the family remember, I’m just Archer now.”

nA sad look appeared on Janna’s face when she heard the boy speak.

n”Sorry for what you’ve gone through.”

nArcher smiled, she has always been kind towards him, his half brothers and sisters from her didn’t bully him, but they stood by and watched.

n”It’s okay, I’m enjoying my current life.”

nJanna was happy when she heard that but his new look caught her eye.

n”So Arch why are you here and what has happened to you?”

nArcher answered honestly.

n”I evolved when I reached level 20.”

nLooking away not wanting to answer her about why he is there, but she knew already.

n”You met little Ella, didn’t you?

nArcher looked at her.

n”How did you know that? ”

nShe smiled at him.

n”Well she walks around with a beaming smile and is always in a good mood, and you’re the only one who could be responsible.”

nHe shook his head and told her he has a quest to go to.

n”Mother I have to go now, I got an escort quest to attend to.”

nJanna grabbed him and hugged the boy against her chest while whispering something to him that made him happy.

n”I know what has happened to you, and I think it’s completely wrong but Arch never forget I’m also your mother.”

nShe pecked his forehead and walked off while waving at him.

nArcher stared at her as she walked back into the castle, the only memories he has of the woman were good ones, she always treated him like a son.

nJanna has never wronged him so Archer wouldn’t disrespect her.

nHe made his way to the southern gate to meet with the guild caravan.

nAs he was walking along, he pulled out some dwarven flatbread and started eating.

nWhen he spotted the southern gate he started walking towards it.

nArcher noticed a stall on the right side of the road.

nHe walked over to ask a question and saw a boy his age standing behind it waiting to serve any customers.

n”What is in the bottles?”

nThe grumpy-looking boy answered in a deadpan voice. .

n”Fizzle Fig, Moon Juice, Dragon’s Tears, Rune Shine, Honey Brew, they are travel drinks, three silver each.”

nArcher liked the sound of them and bought some.

n”I’ll take 20 of each.”

nThe boy looked at him with wide eyes and whispered.

n”Really?”

nArcher nodded, the boy then told him the price.

n”Three gold for 20 of each.”

nHe gave the boy the coins and stored all but a bottle of dragon’s tears, popping the cap he took a swig.

nIts flavor burst onto his tongue like a symphony of magical sensations, it tasted like the juice of a freshly picked summer berry that has been enchanted with a hint of citrus.

nThe other flavors are more complex, with hints of spices he’s never encountered before, dancing together in a warm and inviting balance like an intricate spell.

nLeaving a comforting warmth that seemed to spread throughout his entire body, bringing with it a sense of calm and contentment.

nIt seems to be made from a blend of rare and exotic ingredients that only a skilled and experienced potion maker could craft.

nBut he knows one thing for sure, he’s never tasted anything quite like it.

nShortly after Archer arrived at the southern gate to see Sarah ordering people around.

nThere were four people standing by her, and there was another group sitting off to the side.

nAs she turned around she saw him walking towards her and called out with a smile.

n”Come over here.”

nHe walked over to her as she motioned for a group of four, two men and two women.

n”Archer this is Tiefel, her husband Barador, and Isaiah and his wife Jaen, they are the Fate’s Fortune adventurers group, all rank C’ .

nHe looked at the four, two were elves and the other two were human, Sarah then started speaking.

n”The caravan is waiting for two more groups then we can leave.”

nArcher spoke up.

n”We?”

n”I am accompanying you as a representee of the guild, we are traveling to a different kingdom after all, and the civil war is getting bad”

nShe motioned at the groups sitting around.

n”That’s why there are four adventurer groups and 60 guild guards, so we will be fine.”

n‘She jinxed us.’

nArcher got a bad feeling but ignored it.

nNot bothering with anything he went and found a place to chill, pulling out some of the gummy-like sweets he started eating again.

nAn hour later everything was ready, and the missing groups arrived.

nArcher started walking alongside the caravan while drinking some dragon tears, He started checking the new spell’s mana cost.

nThunder Wave- Level 0- Mana: 400

nCall Lighting- Level 0- Mana: 3000

nFire Ball- Level 0- Mana: 600

nHe decided he needed a radar-like skill to track incoming enemies, it would be useful.

nSelecting the spell he needed.

nSpell Creation Activated

nHe thought about Earth’s radar system and wanted a version for himself.

nNothing happened while he was walking until he heard a click.

nAura-Detector skill created

nAura-Detector: A skill that allows the user to detect all aura signatures

nSpell Creation cool-down activates until user ranks up

nArcher was happy with his new skill, he wanted to try it out and activated it.

nSensing everyone who was in the caravan, where they were and the random beasts coming close to them, after testing it, he kept it on for a while.

nHe checked his status after he ate the 13 hearts when he was with Ella.

nExperience: 300

/3000

nLevel Up: 43>44

nSP: 2>15

nAura Detection Learned

nThat’s when he recalled a memory from the old Archer, aura is the energy formed from one’s achievement of spiritual power through extreme mental focus and strong emotions.

nEveryone has an Aura but only those powerful enough can use it.

nArcher pulled out some chocolate and started eating it, that’s when the human of the group that Sarah introduced earlier approached him.

n”Hey boy, what’s your name?”

nHe looked at Isaiah’s brown eyes staring back at him, he had short brown hair, with stubble on his face.

n”Archer.”

nIsaiah smiled hearing the boy’s answer, then tried to start a conversation with him but Archer wasn’t in the mood to talk, so he gave up and left him alone.

nHe walked back to the group as his wife laughed.

nArcher was minding his own business as he walked along when dozens of pings sounded from aura detection showing him that loads of beasts were surrounding the caravan.

nThat’s when he recognized what they were.

n‘Wolves.’

nCasting Cosmic Sword as one rushed at him, it was covered in black fur and had glowing red eyes.

nHe was prepared to fight, but he noticed three more pairs of red eyes behind the first wolf.

nArcher pointed his hand and cast three fireballs at the incoming wolves.

nThree massive balls of violet-colored flames appeared out of nowhere behind him and shot toward the wolves, smashing into three of them.

nCausing three massive explosions, he quickly rushed towards the last one and sliced it down the side of its body, dropping it to the ground.

nThe guards managed to kill the rest.

nArcher cut out the four hearts and stored them alongside the bodies.

nThey didn’t encounter anything else as they continued on their way.

nArcher kept getting odd pings here and there from his aura detection but couldn’t find anything.

nHe shrugged it away when he heard a shout from the carriage that carried members of the guild.

n”We will rest here for the night people.”

nThe caravan pulled off onto a patch of grass that was next to a river, it looked peaceful.

nArcher looked around at the grassland they decided to camp on, it was bordering a forest on one side and a river on another, allowing only one way in and out.

nHe saw some rocks and made his way over to them while pulling out the troll thigh he bought cutting a big piece of meat as he sat down and started to eat.

nWhile sitting there he watched the tents being set up and Sarah directing the people cooking.

nSarah looked over at him and waved.

nShe made her way to the group that was gathering the water that the camp needed and started barking orders.

nArcher stood up as he finished eating the troll me he cut off, spotting the tree he wanted to sleep in.

nIt wasn’t far from the river bank bordering the forest, he made his way over to it and jumped up using the spell body enhancement to give him more power.

nLanding on a branch, he sat down and started eating the 4 wolf hearts.

nOnce he was finished with the hearts he checked his status.

nExperience: 1300

/3000

nSP: 15>19

nHe was still getting the strange pings but couldn’t see anything even with his dragon eyes.

nAfter scanning the area one last time, he settled down and tried to sleep, a couple of hours later Archer felt something on his leg.

nHis eyes widened in shock at what he saw.

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