5. News

The house was silent. Silas's house and every house that had the news on was quiet. No one knew what to say. But they had no time to react as Dr. Horun kept on talking.

"Number two, we have already discovered over 20 new types of animals. We do not know how these new creatures are here, but more research is being done on them.

Number three, the Russian forces on the west coast of the main piece of land in the Pacific Ocean have found a cave on the island. In this cave, we found a couple of new minerals and materials. No, a new type of element. We have not been able to do any research yet, but this new element could change humanity.

Number four, this new land mass has a name now; it is now the Island of Raus.

Number five, there has been no progress on why this is happening, but we hope to find answers soon on the Island of Raus."

Without saying goodbye, Dr. Horun left the set and walked off camera. No one reacted for a long time as the camera looked at the blank sky in the distance. Only after a few moments did the reporters and camera, people get back in position.

"Well, you heard it here first. Tons of new information is out, and a press conference will be happening this afternoon. Please stay tuned for more announcements."

The reporter's voice was now trembling as he couldn't fathom the stuff that was just said. The TV was on a waiting screen as it turned silent. Only after a couple of minutes did Silas and his family respond.

"Wow."

That was the only thing that came out of Silas's father's mouth.

While they were shocked, Silas had a frowning face as he thought of many different things.

'This new stuff could be many different things: Mana crystals, frester ore.'

Thinking about this, he also thought of something terrible. Monsters. The world will be in trouble if these new species are monsters.

'However, if they try to go off Ruas, they will be hit with waves of artillery.'

This last thought finally calmed his mind.

Looking up, he still saw the surprised faces of his parents.

"Well, I think you guys should be heading to work; we will stay here and try to get stronger to protect you two."

Silas glanced over to his brother and gave a thumbs up. His parents finally got out of their daze and said some goodbyes before going.

Silas now had to figure out what to do. Since there was nothing to do outside, he stayed inside again. He went to grab one of those sticks, though. Drake followed him. Silas gave him the stick and told him to start doing the exercises.

Drake nodded fervently as he went into focus mode. Silas watching him, smiled. Drake was always a good kid and did whatever Silas said. And when he starts to like something, he gets excited and doesn't stop until his body or parents tell him to.

Silas admired his brother for that. Silas could only get that much concentration after many years of fighting, but his brother could do it effortlessly without trying.

While Drake started, Silas went to his room. Opening his closet, he looked inside. Something shiny shone as Silas looked around. Silas smiled as he grabbed the halberd. This was the famous halberd Erosundi.

It is on the same level of fame as the famous sword Excalibur. This halberd has been with Silas for a long time. Just like how Excalibur can be pulled from the stone, this was too. Silas had the chance to pull out Excalibur, but he chose Erosundi because he liked spears more.

Grabbing Erosundi, he felt a little lost. He didn't think he would need this again, so it was pretty nostalgic, even though he was carrying it to war the other day. However, he was pretty sad as his level had regressed, and he could no longer communicate with the halberd.

He tried stroking it, but it was pretty tall. It was about 6 feet, and because Silas was in his younger body, he only stood about 5' 10". He could still feel the connection between the two, even if he couldn't hear it.

Pulling it out of the closet wasn't too hard because they had already created a bond. If anyone else tried to hold it, they would not be able to lift it at all.

It had the same properties as Thor's hammer Moljnir, except only someone with a spirit bond can hold Erosundi. Silas slowly held the halberd and swung it down. It seemed as if the air was slightly parted as a slick swishing sound could be heard.

Grabbing the handle, he slowly walked downstairs and outside. His brother was still swinging the stick as Silas arrived. Noticing Silas had come back, Drake turned around. His eyes went wide as he saw the colossal halberd.

"B-brother, what the heck is that? It's so huge."

His eyes became suns as they shone with brilliance. Just by his expression, Silas could tell he liked it.

"Here, try holding it."

Silas let out a grin. He knew Drake couldn't pick it up, but he thought it would be fun to let him try.

Looking at him, trying to pick it up, gave Silas a good laugh. Drake was turning red from trying to pull it out.

"Haha, it seems you can't do it. Well, when you get stronger, you will be able to lift it, so don't get to say."

Silas could see that Drake was getting sad, so he comforted him until they were back to normal. Silas picked up the giant halberd and began to practice his halberd's manship.

What he liked to do was shadow fighting. Like how boxers imagine a 'shadow' opponent, many professional warriors fight a shadow fighter. Silas got into a battle stance and gripped Erosundi tightly.

He thought of a famous spearman he fought in his time in Hearthia. His name was Harold the Quick, as he was very fast with his spear. Looking at this image, Harold gave a slight smile to Silas. He took a deep breath before fighting it out with him.