Chapter 13: Return

Bell was now resting with Zeus in the inn, eating and reading the news over the time they left into the forest.

Bell: "Grandpa, I want an update"

Zeus: "I was waiting for you to ask for it haha... let's see how your training was"

STATUS BOARD

Name: Bell Cranel

Age: 13

Lvl: 3

STR: 1011-->SS

VIT: 999-->S

DEX: 999-->S

AGI: 1043-->SS

MAG: 1099-->SS

Skills:

*Liaris Freese: Fast growth as long as feelings last.

*Argonaut: Allows a charge for a counterattack.

Development abilities:

*Strong body-->H (Increase in 25% the damage)

*Swordsman-->I (Increase in 30% the damage using swords)

Magic:

* Caelium veil: <Rage, wrath of heaven> - <Distel>

Zeus: "haha I knew it, you are ready to level up, you only need to face a challenge through adventure, I think that the basilisk is waiting for you... right?"

Zeus gave the paper to his grandson. Bell was excited, he waited for a long time for this moment.

Zeus: "Let's rest for a few days after return to our village, I have a little surprise waiting for you at home and I'm not sure if it's ready yet, so let's hang out a few days and enjoy this town.. it has many girls hahaha..."

Bell was double excited, a surprise from his grandpa and vacations on Edas, he was really happy. They had money and time, so most of his vacation days were rest, eating new kinds of meals, flirt girls, heard news and adventurers tales while spending time over opened pubs, among other activities.

After a week they left Edas, they need to return to their village and do preparations for the basilisk challenge. Zeus was afraid, the Basilisk is an ancient monster and the Kaios desert is well known as a consequence of the rampage of this kind of creature. Zeus' only relief was over the existence of the forest, if the basilisk would be powerful enough, he could destroy everything and create another desert... but as he didn't, perhaps he is a descendant of the ancients and is not as powerful as them.

When they finally arrived at their village, Bell ran and entered his house. All was normal, he felt a little suspicious, he ran toward his room and there was the surprise. Two big-size wooden boxes, one over his bed and the other over his desk.

Bell quickly opened the box on the bed, his eyes shined, a white light armor was inside. It was white metal protection made for his neck, chest, arms, thighs, shins, and joints. The rest of the body was unprotected, but after looking more inside the box, under this light armor was a black scale suit. Bell took it, it was light and flexible. The scales were hard and served the role of protecting what the armor did not do. The surprise was a better gear, Bell was happy he can't fail the basilisk challenge with this.

After calm down, Bell opened the other box. Inside he found a wood bow and a sword. The box seemed normal to him, although it has the aura of royalty and power, his appearance was the same as his old bows. On the other hand, the sword was beautiful, It was black and shiny, with a traditional black grip. It had a large blue sapphire on the end of the handle. The sword was longer than normal, but shorter than a long sword.

Bell was stunned watching the sword when Zeus came and returned him to reality.

Zeus: "haha its seems that you liked the surprise"

Bell was speechless, just nodded and put a big smile on his face.

Zeus: "Well, the gear is a medium quality I doubt that even a high one will endure the basilisk, so... I prefer to save money on that.. on the other hand, the sword is made just for you... although is black and does not seem like a sword hero, I can say that if you enhance it, you will see why it's made for you... ah and the Saphire is not just ornament, it connected through the handle to the blade, it will allow you to throw lightning for the handle... sounds weird, but perhaps it could save your life"

Bell nodded again, still speechless he was imagining himself armored and fighting like a hero, majestic and performing an awesome display.

Zeus: "Well, and with the best for the last, the bow...."

Bell came back to reality to be stunned again

Bell: "The best? it feels powerful... but it seems really normal to me?"

Zeus: "hahaha.. that's what I wanted, it looks like a normal bow for almost everyone, only an elf could tell you the difference..."

Bell: "an elf?"

Zeus: "yes, it's related to the powerful aura that you feel from the bow when you are holding it... it's made from sacred tree wood, from the high elf forest...I claimed a few favors again before the training camp, if that's what you want to know..."

Bell was speechless again, he knew that high elves are a proud race and nothing is more important than the forest and themself, except for his sacred trees, they will do everything for them...to have a bow made it with that kind of wood... was awesome.

Bell: "Woow, I have to make another evaluation of this bow then... and the sword of what it's made?"

Zeus: "Well. that's more simple, it's Mythril, adamantine, and a little of obsidian mixed for the black color, and well the sapphires."

Bell: "Your boring explanation takes away majesty from my sword"- he said while throwing a shameful look at Zeus-

With Zeus laughing and a Bell excited and pretended to be not, they started to plan the basilisk fight. Zeus has a lot of high-quality potions, antidotes, and mind potions. He knew that the monster is dangerous, it can throw poisoned smoke and fire. Besides, it's between 8 and 10 meters long, and 3 meters wide. It's tough like a green dragon and strong like a monster rex. It's not a lie when they talked about this as the final challenge of Bell's progress.

The day after his planning day, Bell was ready, equipped, and loaded to fight the basilisk. He knew the location of the monster, and as prevention, he drops potions and mind potions in some secrets point that he marked in the previous exploration. With this, he was free of the extra items that he carried over his bag. Walking along the forest until arriving at the basilisk base, he started to feel the deathly aura and the fear that expelled by the other monsters. Every one of them respected the basilisk and for the loneliness of the path, he knew that they didn't even dare to approach its cave.

Bell started to walk through the clear before the cave, he thought in charge argonaut and throw lightning to make the monster came out, but even before he does that the monster growl was heard and the ground started to shake. Suddenly a blue-gray snake jump in his direction. Bell evaded while taking distance, the fight already began and the first movement wasn't from him.