453 Surging Shades

"Please be seated."

Within the shrine built from stone and white lightcrystals at the center of the town named Jarien, the heroic spirit of the swordsman reverted to his original form. It was a single stony longsword stabbed into its grave at the center of the shrine, leaving Jarien's rather ethereal voice that echoed within the hall.

As the heroic spirit spoke, a wooden chair that had been left in a corner was moved by an invisible power to the warrior's back. Joshua sat on it unceremoniously, and proceeded to study the shrine with a curious gaze.

Through the names of the town, its citizens and the Supreme-pinnacle heroic spirits, the warrior could largely guess the situation on this land. Everyone within this village built on a summit were descendants of Jarien Astoria, whose name was used to name the village. By being worshipped by his own heirs he became a heroic spirit, staying in this post-apocalyptic world to watch over his own flesh and blood.