INFERIORITY

BROOK VILLAGE

A happy mood covered the entire village. Even though it is called Brook village, it is well developed and has everything including a guild and a cathedral, almost the same as the capital of Lugunica. People were cleaning the roads, others were decorating everything as a girl supervised them.

"No, put it a bit to the side, Anne. The two stands need to say parallel to each other," She said as she turned towards another man behind her.

"Go and make sure that the barrier caster pillar is well cleaned,"

"I see you are doing well, Tyra," Said an older man of about thirty five as he approached her.

"Of course father, we have the summoned coming any day now and there is also the messenger from Aqua who is bringing the barrier sphere who might come today, we need to make sure everything is perfect." She said as she surveyed around, looking at what everyone was doing.

"I am happy to see this." The man said as he patted her head.

"So, will I be doing anything after this?" Tyra asked.

"Yes, you will accompany the elder who will be welcoming the summoned."

"That's not fair! I wanted to accompany you to the messenger!" She said, looking at her father.

"Enough of those puppy eyes, you know too well that the messenger is someone with a high ranking as he or she is being sent by the gods themselves, that is why we the remaining four elders along with the bishop of the cathedral will be accompanying him. The other church officials will also be there with you to welcome the summoned. Besides, the summoned are your age, maybe... You will get a potentia-" before her father could finish talking, she pinched him hard. He laughed as she let go of him.

"Yeah, yeah... You love saying that." She said, pouting.

"You know, they are from another world, so they might be some handsome guy there, or a guy up to your taste-" He shut his mouth up as white flames started to appear on Tyra's clenched fists.

"Go make yourself busy dad." She said as her father moved away from her. She sighed as she went back to looking at the work that was almost being completed. Suddenly, her father came running back to her, his face drenched in sweat. Tyra sighed as she raised her fist. Cut

"I swear if this is about-"

"No, no, it is not. I have received some news from the cathedral. The Summoned are coming today!" he said.

"It is a good thing I started the arrangements earlier then.." She said.

"That's not even the concerning thing." her father said. "We already expected General Marcus, but the other two generals are also coming!" he said.

"You mean.. General Augustine and General Autilia are coming too?!!" She shouted as she looked at the ongoing work.

"Crap crap then I need to finish the preparations with my skill!" She said as she ran to a high tower, where everyone else could see her.

"Everyone!! General Marcus will also be coming with General Augustine and General Autilia! We need to do a lot more than this! Lend me your strength so that I can use my skill to help you help you all out!" she shouted.

"Fine, we will!" One said

"Don't overdo it, Tyra," another said as they all lifted their hands towards the tower. The tower suddenly started glowing as energy flowed into Tyra.

"Edit; This whole place shall appear as I envision it." She said as she envisioned everything. She felt the energy drain from her as a bright light blinded everyone. As it disappeared, they all looked around.

The place was now fully transformed. All the buildings looked new and perfectly clean, the roads were now flawless and giant flags of the three kingdoms had appeared in front of the entrance. Decorative ribbons were meticulously placed on all buildings. The townspeople applauded as they stared at her.

"That's our future leader!"

"Everything looks so good!"

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Tyra Brooks, the daughter of Verul Brooks, the main elder of Brook village, was considered the prodigy of the village. She was gifted everything from birth: Beauty, power, leadership skills and a sharp mind. In terms of level, she is at level 120, but that is not what makes her powerful; it is the edit skill and the fact that she is the chosen one of Mirei; the goddess of weapons and the 11th ranked god. Her weapon expertise, her good control of divine power and her peculiar blue hair earned her the nickname 'The Blue Hermit Saint'. Due to her good control of Holy magic, she is the one who actually makes sure that Aqua's barrier forms correctly. Everyone of her age who knew her always looked up to her and many boys, from the ones in Brook village and even further beyond wanted to be her boyfriend and potential husband', but she has never stepped out of the Village, plus many saw it hard to approach her, afraid to ruin their relationship with her.

"Alright! Now let us prepare the food for the welcoming party!" She said as she got out of the tower, lookin somehow exhausted.

"Do not worry girl, we have already done so," A woman said as he approached her.

"Elder Remma! Thank you," She said as she bowed down.

"Prepare yourselves!" Remma said, using amplifying magic to make her voice audible enough for everyone to hear.. 

"The Summoned and the three generals are almost here!"

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"We are almost there," Marcus said as he pointed towards the gigantic city in front of them.

"I thought it was a village," Mark said.

"No, not quite." General Augustine said as he looked at the summoned.

"Um, sir Marcus, you still haven't told us who these two are." Virginia said.

The Summoned were all cautious towards the two individuals, as they could not analyze them using their systems, all except one.

"The one at the right is General Augustine Huzin and the one at the left is General Autilia, the generals of the vampire and the elf kingdom respectively." Emilia said.

"Oh? I am surprised there is someone who can see through our hidden stats. I thought this boy here was the most powerful.." Augustine said, pointing at Mark.

"Yes indeed, he is the strongest. I cannot see your identities, but rather, somebody told me a while back," Emilia said.

"Who might that person be?" Autilia asked.

"Enough of that, we have arrived." Marcus said as they stood in front of two gigantic gates with Aqua's insignia. The gates slowly opened and they were greeted by a surprise.

Tyra and Elder Remma stood in front of the opening gates as the priests of the cathedral and the officials of the guild stood behind them. When the gates opened fully, the three powerful generals walked in first in a calm manner, the Summoned following behind them. They all looked awestruck by the amount of decoration that had been done on the inside. Remma and Tyra approached the generals and both parties stood at a considerable distance away from each other as they exchanged greetings.

"Welcome to Brook village," Elder Remma said as she shook the hands of the three generals.

"I see you are as healthy as always," Marcus said. "Tyra too."

Tyra bowed down respectfully at the three.

"I see you are still growing stronger and stronger, Miss Brook," Augustine said.

"It is all thanks to all of you." She replied.

"Anyway, we are not the main guests; they are." Autilia said as the three paved way for Tyra to pass. She went ahead towards the boy at the front, Mark, and greeted him.

"I welcome the Summoned ones to the Brook village, my name is Tyra Brooks." She said, smiling at them.

"Another beauty appears, I feel most welcomed." Mark said, still holding Tyra's hand. She laughed awkwardly as she removed her hand from Mark's.

She quickly moved back to where Remma was.

"Where is the bishop and the other elders?" Marcus asked.

"Oh, they are preparing to meet someone." Tyra replied.

"Who has a higher authority than us right now?" Mark asked in a cocky tone, feeling high and mighty because he had levelled up significantly and had also unlocked two ultimate skills.

"I have to agree with the boy," Augustine said.

"Aqua is sending a messenger here with his blessing to refill the barrier, as you have seen, it is pretty thin right now," Tyra said.

"A barrier?" Emilia asked.

"Brook Village is one of the most secured places because of the Barrier Aqua blesses them with every time." Marcus replied.

"Why does Lord Aqua do all of that to this specific place?" Emilia asked, curious.

"Lord Aqua seems to have taken a liking to this specific place. You seem to be quite interested in the history of this place," Tyra said, smiling at Emilia. To her, Emilia had a warm honest vibe around her, unlike Mark, the cocky somehow powerful and prideful bastard. Tyra could easily read her environment. The girls who were in the crowd behind her were all admiring the male summoned, same went for the guys. Mark stood out the most among the guys as he had the best build and the best looks.

"True, he has all the right to be prideful, but still..." Tyra thought.

For the girls, Emilia, Virginia and Liz stood out, with Emilia taking the lead as she subconsciously had a charming aura all around her.

Suddenly, Tyra's father, the other elders and the bishop all appeared. They all gave a slight bow at the Summoned and the generals, before heading towards the gate.

"Dad.. Is the messenger here?"

"Yes," he said as he came towards them.

"I apologize for not properly greeting all of you, our dear summoned and our generals, but for now, kindly move aside," He said as he went towards the rest at the gate. Those words hurt the pride of the generals and the summoned too, especially Mark and Liz. The generals composed themselves as they moved aside.

The gates opened slowly, revealing a trio; two girls, one with purple hair and the other one with orange hair. Between the two beauties was a masked person with white hair. Everything turned silent as they walked towards the open gate. Everyone, aside from the generals and the summoned knelt down on their right knee. 

[You have arrived at Brook Village]

"Poki, Valeria, don't mention my name, and I shall only talk to you telepathically, okay?" Mitsuki said.

"Yes,"

The three walked towards the kneeling elders who were at the gate and stayed silent.

"Give them an order idiot," Valeria said to Mitsuki telepathically as she and Poki held in their laughs.

"I can't speak, sherlock." Mitsuki replied.

"Wait what does sher-"

"All rise," Poki said, interrupting the telepathic conversation the two were having.

"We welcome you, our messengers." Verul said awkwardly. They truly did not expect to see three instead of one.

"Please, follow us," the bishop said as they started going past the Summoned. Mitsuki's eyes darted around the Summoned as nostalgic memories hit him, but he controlled himself. Once he saw Emilia, he smiled, although no one could see it.

"I'm glad she is safe." He thought.

Suddenly, Marcus and the other two generals blocked the way.

"Verul, move aside for a while, we need to talk with this boy," Marcus said, placing his hand on his sword.

"What do you mean?" Verul asked.

Marcus looked at the trio. The girls at the side wore cloaks that only had Aqua's insignia and Mitsuki's looked plain with just Aqua's insignia.

"What is the meaning of this?" The bishop asked, moving between the two parties. "Generals, kindly move out of the way," he begged.

"No, our pride and our rights will not allow this." Augustine said. "We are highly ranked officials, and the summoned here are all representatives of Celestior! Why are they being treated like this?"

"Precisely!" Mark shouted as he approached the trio. Even though the two girls were seductive and charming, his pride was all over the roof as he backed the words of the generals. Several other summoned agreed with him too.

"So, answer us, you three," Mark said, grabbing Mitsuki. "Tell us who the hell you are for you to deserve that respect!"

"Calm down.. calm down me..." Mitsuki told himself as he tried to control the anger he was feeling.

"Unhand him," Valeria said sternly, "Unhand him before you all get hurt," she repeated, her head cast down.

"You people are utterly disgusting," Poki said as her eyes glowed bright orange. "Do as she said and unhand him."

"Are you threatening the heroes of the world?" Marcus shouted as he unsheathed his sword. Things were getting all out of control.

"Do you really want to know how inferior you all are?" Valeria asked as a calm purple aura surrounded her. An orange aura also covered Poki.

"Heh, what will your low auras do?" Mark asked as he looked at the generals, expecting them to laugh along with him, but their faces were full of shock.

"No.. way..." Marcus muttered.

"My name is Valeria Legion of the Legion family,"

"My name is Poki Itsuo of the Itsuo family,"

"You truly leave us with no options but to show you all how inferior you are, right?" Poki said as she disabled the illusion magic she was using to hide their cloaks, revealing the insignias they all had, but more importantly, the Celestior symbol on Mitsuki's cloak, a sign the three generals knew. Mark backed away towards the generals, who seemed as if they just wanted to disintegrate from where they stood.

"We.. messed with the Legion family and the Itsuo family?!!!" this was the thought that the three had as they considered kneeling.

"Adoffina, what is going on?" Emilia asked.

"The Legion and the Itsuo family are the top powers of this world and this universe. They have their own realms in which they rule and where they all live. It is not an understatement to say that the family members have the highest ranking, even compared to minor gods.. They are the ones who laid the foundation for the existence of the kingdoms that are in this world. Messing with one of them might cause the said kingdom to be wiped out completely."

Marcus looked at the white haired masked boy, his thoughts mixing. As he studied him to see if they had messed with another person, he and the other two remembered the report from Ein, about the white haired masked person with a white cloak.

"I shall leave this chance to you, Valeria." Poki said.

"It will be my greatest pleasure," She replied as the purple aura around her started fluctuating.

"Wait, the hell are they going to do?" Mitsuki wondered.

"Uh oh.." Adoffina said.

"What's wrong?" Emilia asked.

Valeria smiled as a purple aura covered the skies.

"In the name of the Legion family, I command you: KNEEL"

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