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Land Above Heaven

A mysterious man in black walks in the mortal land carrying the name of Luke and with his companion Brute a wolf, he teaches he’s students both in the art of arcane magic’s and weapons. Not much is known of his capabilities but one thing is for sortian that his powerful in some way or shape. He’s students named Toru and Cecilia, are taught to harness their skills and talents as well as giving them knowledge unlike any other. They fought many battles together and learned on their adventurers together. Discovering past relics and cursed objects. A long yet steady journey is a head of them with many mystery to cross, but what will they find? What land will they stand? What strange material will they hold? Just what will happen? May they’re journey come to an end? Or will it go further from end? What will happen to their future endeavors? We shall wait and see. For time is not something that I lack.

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23 Chs

New member of the Guild

In the castle, specifically the throne room, all of the Nobles, high ranked commanders, King Arthur, Cecilia sitting next to the king, Merlin standing on the left side, and Qeniver on the right next to Toru.

They all gathered to for a mating about the war.

"It's a wasteful if war break lose, we should just talk with them and agree for a treaty."

A Noble with a mustache spoke.

"No! We should fight! We can't just let them threaten us, the land of the 3 heroes will not be stench by that cowardly act!"

The other Noble with scars on his face spoke against the other Noble.

The Nobles fight to whither declare war or just ask for compensation for the damages they've cost to preserve peace.

In Arthur's thoughts, he wants to fight those cowards but he can't just let his soldiers die again.

Merlin also shares Arthur's thoughts.

"My King, we should fight our ground! We can't let them disrespect the land of our heroes!"

Arthur then gathered his thoughts and looked at this Alex sitting.

"Father, do you have some thoughts on this matter?"

Arthur asked Alex.

"I do."

"Can you please share with us?"

"Peace will always be the first priority, however, they have disrespected and threatened my kingdom I built but the lives of my men is not something we'll just throw."

"Oh please, this is what they lived for, Grand Hero, Alex!"

"Agreed, it is their duty to protect our kingdom!"

The Nobles nod and cheers while only a fraction disagree.

"My king, our brave men we're brought back to life!"

"The God blessed us! This is the sign that we must fight!"

The Nobles nods even more in agreement.

Arthur is still not convinced that they should fight or not.

He gathered his thoughts and found Luke in the corner with his hands crossed on his chest and with his eyes closed.

He sat up straight and suddenly asked Luke for advice.

"Luke! Can you please get closer."

The Nobles whispers that they heard a new name.

Luke open his eyes and put his hands back his sides.

He walked in the side and stopped on the side of the throne where Arthur and Elizabeth sat and next to Qeniver.

"This Is Luke, he is the new teacher of my daughter and Toru. Luke, if you have some thoughts, can you please share it with us."

The Nobles looked confused to why would the king ask a teacher for advice and one noble did not like Luke.

"My king, we should just fight, not ask that man over there."

Luke crossed his hands once more and spoke.

"I believe that we should consider both."

The Nobles was now curious to Luke and even caught their attention.

"What do you mean by that, Sir Luke?"

The noble asked Luke.

"We should speak to them with peace and tranquility before we finally announce that you agreed to fight a war."

"That is if they agree for peace!"

"And what if they don't, Mister Luke?"

"War is an option, the nobles are not wrong on that."

The Nobles smiled as if they liked Luke.

"However, I highly suggest that a peace treaty should commence and ask for compensation for the damages.

"What?!"

"I believe war is a bit of a stretch and should be agreed upon if there are no more other solution."

Everyone looked at each other as Luke statement is much more valid but some was still not convinced.

But that one nobles is still not convinced and still strongly suggest that war should commence.

"Wrong! We should fight! They have damaged our pride too much!"

"Pride is not the problem here, is the lives at stake of the men fighting the war."

"So what?! It's their duty! They fight for the sake of us!"

The noble shakes his fist as lard of fat on his arm.

"They fight for the sake of the king, for their love one's, and for the kingdom. Please do not mistake that they fight for a obese noble like yourself.

The noble then began to irritated by Luke.

"Just who do you think you are?!"

"I simply spoke my thoughts like your king asked."

Few nobles stepped forward and was still eager to fight in war.

"My king, we should fight."

"They asked for war then we should give it to them!"

"I heard enough, I will take Luke's advice."

"But my lord-"

"Enough."

Then nobles then looked back to Luke with anger and starts to point at him.

"I Strongly disagree! We should fight!"

"Have you not heard what the king said?"

Luke asked the noble.

"You got a lot of nerves to be talking back at me, simpleton!"

"Calm yourself."

Merlin spoke to the noble.

"Why is he here anyways? What's his worth here other than being a-"

The noble then suddenly stopped talking as if something was on his mouth.

He puts his hand to his mouth and only feels his skin.

"HMMM!"

"Does ignorance run through your family? because it take a lot of generations to be that dumb. The lives of those soldiers are a gift from your so called God, and you want to throw them life like their replaceable. Don't you realize that they have son's and daughter's to go home too?"

"Luke, stop it."

The noble's mouth then came back and drops in the floor in shock as for the others.

"I will be taking my leave, for teaching reason."

"Ah yeah, go on."

"Cecilia, Toru, come."

Toru and Cecilia and hesitated for a moment by looking on with each other and then quickly get down and went to Luke.

Luke them got out and along with the two.

They walked along the hall way as they runs to catch up with Luke in which they eventually did.

"So where we going?"

"The training."

"What kind of training?"

"Well… you two don't lack the skills and talents, but you do lack experience."

"Soo?"

"Are we about to kill some monsters?"

"If the situation deem so, yes."

"Yeah."

In the chemistry room of the castle, Elizabeth locked the door tightly and casted a sound prove barrier to the room to hide her conservation with Clark.

"What the hell happened? You can't even kill a 12-year-old child?!"

"I'm no longer want to deal with your bullshit Liz, Who the hell is this Luke guy?!"

"You failed twice and you think I'll tell who is this guy!?"

"FUCKING BITCH! I hold your repetition and your life! Better to start talking or you'll be talking to the devil himself!"

"you're a complete failure… fine, I don't know his Luke, he just got here out of nowhere."

"Just tell me what you know now."

"Okay, all I know is that his man of great power. He defeated Franky and his assassins by himself. Franky was also interrogated and now they know all about you, Trish and the eggs."

"That snitching bastard, any new about Vandal?"

"He got killed by Luke."

Clark dark image then begins to show static and losing signal.

"Luke… Luke! LUKE! Always that FUCKING NAME! I kill that bastard! I'LL KILL HIM WITH MY OWN FUCKING HANDS!!!"

Clack image disappears.

The base of Trish also known as the Pink snake, Clark is very furious and starts destroying everything he could touch.

He's rage continues while he shouts "I'll kill you" every time he destroyed or punch something.

"Clark…Clark."

Trish tries talking with Clark.

"WHAT!"

"Bhulser wants to speak with you."

Clatk calms down a little.

"Let me hear it…"

Then a dark smoke entered the room and formed a head on the almost broken table.

"Hello Clark."

"The fuck do you want, head?"

"Watch you mouth, child."

"I'll talk whatever I fucking want."

"So be it, judging by this room it not like I can change you mind to how speak properly."

"Thhc…"

"It appears that you did not heed Lord Shenru's order."

"What are you going to do about it?"

"You are given one final chance to redeem yourself, heed Lord Shenru's order and you shall be forgiven."

"Fuck him! I want to fucking kill someone right now and no one will fucking stop me. Once I'm done killing this guy, then I'll do the shit list that Shenru told me."

"Just get the job done. I'll leave now, I have many works to do."

The smoke disappears.

"I'll kill that bastard."

In the cities of Beramuth, Luke walks as the two follows.

"Are we going to the forest?"

"Well it's the only thing of for now."

Few minutes of walking, they all most reached the gates.

Luke suddenly stops and saw a flipped coin on the ground.

Luke then saw a dark figure on the corner of his eye and looked to where it is and the they glared each other.

The dark figure then went to the shadows.

Toru looks to what Luke was looking saw none but the crowd peoplengoing on their day.

Cecilia then shouted suddenly.

"Hey!"

Both Luke and Toru turn and see Cecilia going up to Luke.

"Can we go in for a minute."

"Go where?"

"On that."

Cecilia points on his thumb and Toru looked over and saw a very familiar place.

He looked at the top as saw the same logo as before that saids "Love Heart Café."

"Are you hungry?"

"No just want to go in."

"I don't want to though."

Said Toru.

"Then don't go, I wasn't talking to you anyways."

Toru puts his hand to his chest while pouting his lips.

"Wanna go in?"

"I don't really disire to venture to buildungs for now."

"I just want you to experience what's inside."

"Ohh… I've been here before."

"You've been here? With who."

"With Nichole and Lee."

"Awh… have you tried something here?"

"I've tried this ice tea, nothing more."

"Then you have many more to try out!"

Cecilia opened the door they entered and they we're greeted by the maids inside.

"Welcome to Love Heart Café!"

"Hi girl!"

"Hello Miss Cecilia."

"Hello as well, Luke"

"You still remember my name."

"Why would I forget you?"

"Alright! We need a table."

"Right this way."

As they got in their table, Cecilia notices that there is only a them that are on the café.

"Small sales today?"

"Yes, it because manager is here today… why is she so darn popular?"

"Anyways, what will be your orders?"

"Same as usual."

Said Cecilia.

"Mango flavored ice cream!"

Ordered Toru.

"This is the second time I've been here, So I'm not really familiar on the Menu. But I do fancy drinks, Do you have one on your Menu?"

"Ohh! Have the Black latte, you might like it.

"Then I'll have that then."

"Coming right up, handsome."

She then went back.

"Handsome?"

"Are you hitting on her, Luke?"

"No no, I think it's just a compliment to a customer."

"Ahhhh…."

"You can't really blame him, if I had tits, I would gladly let Luke touch it."

Cecilia punches Toru on his face then to his stomach.

"Okay okay, I take it back."

"Haha"

The entrance door then open and a familiar face enter the café.

She walked in with a gloom expression and sat down.

"Aaaaahhhh…"

Luke notice her and recognize her, he remembered that she's the one who invited Luke to the adventurer's guild however, he forgot her name.

Luke still sat and tries not to make eye contact as to avoid her as much as he can.

"What's wrong Luke?"

"Nothing… it's just… I'm a little excited on the drink."

"Okay…"

The maid then went on their table and puts their order.

And as she puts the orders down and says the name of Luke when she gives the Black latte on Luke.

The gloomy expression quickly turned into curiosity and excitement.

She turned her head to where the maid said the "Luke" and found Luke looking out the window sweating.

"Luke! I've found you again!"

The other then looked the woman running towards them with curiosity.

"Luke! And you even brought Cecilia and Toru."

"Excuse me but, who are you?"

Asked Cecilia.

"I'm Fye and I'm an accountant on the adventurer's guild."

"Adventurers guild?"

"Yes, and I'm so sorry about what happened last time, Luke, I promise that it will never happen again."

"Again?"

"Is Buck still there? That guy always gets on my nerves."

"Luke, what is she talking about?"

"*sign*… I was invited in the adventurer's guild to visit their place and it was… unpleasant."

"I'm sorry! I promise that it will not happen!"

"It was not your fault, the one who should take the blame is that loud mouth"

"Toru?"

She then went on her knees and bowed to ask for forgiveness.

"Please! Can I have one more chance and please visit the adventurer's guild! Even for a moment, we just want to say sorry to you."

"Hey now, no need to do that."

"What happened anyway?"

"Things got a little heated...too heated..."

"Please!"

They looked at Luke to take her request and pity one their eyes.

"If you're that desperate, then... I will go."

"Yes!"

"But what about my food?"

"Just bring it with you."

"Can I come?"

Said to the maid with glistering eyes.

"Don't you have a work to do?"

"I'm about to close the café anyways, so can I come?"

"I'll keep quiet all the time so… pretty please."

"*sign*… fine."

"Yey! And by the way, Laura."

She then shook hands with Toru.

"And I'm Toru."

'You're not the one that I was referring to!'

She shouted on his mind.

"Hi Toru."

"Let's get this over with."

They then got outside and Laura flick her fingers and the closed by itself.

"That's handy."

Said Fye.

"I know right."

They continued and finally stopped in front of the adventurer's guild.

"They've fixed the door…"

Said Luke on his mind.

They went inside and Fye instantly announced Luke and everyone then lowered their heads to ask forgiveness.

"We're so sorry!"

Luke then notice the buffoon last time on the corner and didn't even asked forgiveness.

"*sign*… There's no need to lower your heads, just don't let it happen again. And by again, I'm referring to a curtain someone."

Everyone on the guild then looked Buck with a disappointed glare and force Buck to come and apologize.

Buck then went in front of Luke and lowered his head.

"I'm sorry to what I did, I humbly ask for your forgiveness."

"It's the Big guy, Buck."

Said sarcastically by Toru.

"I thought you'll only say I'm sorry, you've proved me wrong. Very well, your apology is accepted."

The guild then brought their relief out and finally insure peace.

"Well then, is bringing me here to ask an apology is all you need?"

Some guy went on the scene.

"Hold on, what happened here?"

"No need to know, it's all cleared now. No need to bother yourself with."

"If you need any help, just ask us."

"We'll do anything for you!"

Everyone in the guild nods on agreement.

"Anything?"

"Hey, you're not thinking of something bad, are you?"

Said Cecilia.

"Hahaha, no no. I've just gotten an idea right now."

"An idea?"

"By any chance, can we become an adventurer?"

"But of course!"

"Hold on Luke, we can't become an adventurer. We're knights."

"Yeah, we still have a reputation."

"Ah yes, that part is already solved."

"Solved?"

"What are you talking about Luke?"

"You two are no longer a knight of the Beramuth Kingdom."

"What?!"

"Your joking, right?!"

"After our fight, I talked with your parents and agreed."

"WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?!"

"Dude! I still have a dream to become a skillful knight one day."

"Not with your current state, this dream of yours far from your grasp."

"We learn a lot already!"

"Yeah man."

"Knowledge with no experience is worthless, I believe you've heard that before. Tell me, when was the last time the both of you fought a fight… a real fight to be exact."

"There was that last time when we got attacked by kobolds…"

"In which you were utterly beaten, luckily I was there to assist. Additionally, the two of you said it yourselves when we talked to Arthur"

"But I didn't think they would actually do it…"

"They're no longer knights?"

Asked the receptionist.

"Yes, that's why I would like to sign us in the adventurer's guild."

"Are you sure? Their status is big… if they become an adventurer, their will start the lowest rank."

"Don't worry, I'll be joining as well."

"If you say so… come in the reception if you please."

They then went reception and when they got there, they we're given a piece of paper to sign a contract to join the guild.

"Here you go. Please put both signature and a blood pact on their please."

"But if we do this…"

"You can talk with your parents later. Right now, you should do what she says."

"Alright then."

They then wrote their signature and pricked their thumbs and sign a blood pact to swear their oath.

"A test of strength is given to you today, please exit the door and go the training grounds."

"Where is that exactly."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Felisha!"

A girl then went to them.

"Heya."

"Please escort them to the training grounds."

"Yeah sure, ma'am. This way."

They then exited the guild and went to the back of the building.

As they exit the building, they we're followed by the people inside the guild, curious to what's Luke strength.

There they saw a good portion of land where many adventurers train if there have no work.

They enter the place while basking in the heat of the sun.

"Hey rock! We got newbies here!"

A man on he's 50s then went to and stopped in front of them.

"They're not really newbies but their new."

"OOH, if it isn't Toru and Cecilia! You want join the guild?"

"Gramps!"

"Toru!"

Toru the man then hugged each other for a moment.

"Hey, why are you two here? You guys are knights right?"

"Not anymore."

Said Luke.

"HOO? who might you be?"

"I am Luke."

"Luke eey? Are you three ready for your test."

"Of course, gramps!"

"Haha! Always eager I see!"

"I'll leave this three to you, take care of them!"

"Haha, you can count on me!"

She then left.

"Now then, let's start simple. See that punching bag attach on the tree?"

They looked at the tree and the only tree of the place that has resting adventurers on the side.

The tree is large, and finally notice the punching bag dangling on a big branch.

"It's easy, all you have to do is just punch it three times and we'll go to another test."

"Sounds easy enough."

"Great! Now give the bag hell!"

They went on the punching back and the other adventurers decides to taunt on them.

"Hey Princess! You can hit me if want to!"

"Eerrh"

Cecilia shrugs their cat calling.

"Don't mind them, focus."

Said Luke.

"HEY! Show the newbies respect! You guys also started on this.

Said by gramps.

"You assholes want to get beaten or something."

"Toru, don't let them provoke you."

"Say that to the bag, corn dog!"

The adventurers started to laugh.

"Alright, Toru show what can you."

"With pleasure."

Toru then punched the bag.

With the first punch, the bag was just pushed back with the impact.

In the second punch, Toru catches the swinging bag with its knuckles and created a loudbang sound that rings the ear of the watchers.

And with the last punch, the he punches the bag so hard and made a hole and dropping the stuffing's on the ground.

"Good job, Toru!"

"Good job, big boy!"

They then start to cheer on Toru and clapping on his strength.

"Yeah! YEAH! That right! This is Toru baby!!"

Then then change and hang a new punching bag for Cecilia to punch.

"Go on Cecilia, give it your best shot"

"Hey guys! It's the princess turn!"

"What are you ganna do? Slap the hell out of the bag?"

The continue to laugh even harder.

"It's better to stick on the kitchen an make a sandwich than doing this, princess!"

"TAHAAHAHAHA!"

They still laugh at Cecilia.

"Don't lose you cool now."

Cecilia got frustrated and swung her sword at the bag and cutting it in half.

Her swing was wide that it hit the hairs of mocking man.

"You're supposed to punch it Cecilia, that's was it's called punching bag."

"Like I give a crap."

"Haha! so be it."

They then put a new punching bag for Luke to punch.

"It's you turn now lad, give me your best shot."

"Hey, isn't that guy who put beat Buck ass last time?"

"Yeah, that's him alright."

"Let's see he will do the that bag."

Luke then starts to walk towards on the punching bag and stopped on punching distance.

Luke then punches the bag like a normal person, he's punches were soft and all the same on he's three punches.

"that's I need to right?"

"Yeah, good enough champ."

Everyone then looked at him with disappointment.

"That was…very unexpected…"

They test was comprised with heavy lifting, arm wrestling, strong grip and body toughness.

And after a hour and a half past, they finished their test and went back on the reception.

"Welcome back, how did the test go?"

"Eeehhh…"

"Very well then, keep it a secret if you want."

They went to the receptionist table and talked with the receptionist girl.

"Looks like the strength test is over, now you guys will take this test."

She then pulls out in the bottom of the table a orb and put it on top.

"This is a magical orb that looks upon your magical power. This is the last test."

"After where done, what's going to happen?"

"No need to worry, it's just a test of you capable to become a adventurer."

"What?! You think we are not capable enough of becoming a adventurer?!"

"I'm sorry but, rules are rules. Before all adventurers become adventurers, they must comply on this."

"We understand."

"Thank you, now if you please, put your hand on the orb."

Toru puts he's hand on the orb and the orb then turned light blue.

"Thank you, Sir, now your turn Miss Cecilia."

"Ri-right."

She then puts her hand on the orb and the orb turned a slightly darken blue.

"Thank you, and lastly you Sir."

"Hey, its Luke's turn."

"What's going to happen?"

Luke puts his hand one the orb and it turned clear light blue on the orb and everyone got disappointed again.

"Okay, now you guys should wait for on the table there and a… wait for the results."

"Okay."

They then went in the waiting area and waits for the results to come.

Meanwhile, the receptionist girl took the three paper on and she casted a sort of magic then the papers disappears in thin air.

The people inside then start to doubt Luke and he's capabilities and maybe it was all a lie or a fake show.

The three notices this and Luke was not bother by the whispers but the two was completely anxious to the guild people.

"Hey man, they are talkin smack on you."

"Luke, maybe you should show then a little bit of strength… to put on a show."

"I have no need on their praise over my power and it's just a waste of Mana to spend it on some show."

"But Luke, isn't that annoying?"

"*sign* do you want to know why I wanted to join on this and drag the both of you here?"

"Because we did…something…wrong?"

"Not quite close."

"This is where you two will learn."

"Learn?"

"Beating up monsters is a great to gather experience."

"But we can also do that even when we're knights."

"We can let the kingdom's weight lower the both of you down not to mention politics."

"Right."

"If you say so."

"What are you guys talking about?"

"Nothing, miss Laura. No need to concern yourself."

Then as they finished talking, the receptionist girl and called out Luke to come.

Luke notice this and prosed to walk back in the counter and the two follows.

"Here's your plate badge and be sure not to lose it."

Cecilia Beramuth, the first princess of the kingdom of Beramuth. Bronze badge.

Toru D. Luncher, son of the General Qeniver. Bronze badge.

Luke, a unknown man with mysterious powers, Copper plate.

"This is at least expected."

"I feel bad even if you're just pretending…"

"Yeah, it's quite disappointing…"

"Let's not dwell on this on this, tomorrow we'll out, so you two better get ready."

"Yeah!"

"Of course!"

In their celebration and cheers was in bond to collapse and the two found out to where they would sleep.

They stood inside an inn to where they are sleeping for the night.