Davi, Athena, And...

'The Rising...'

"You say two kids did this!" A guard asked standing in the tavern. Down below in front of his feet the melted body of the Oddity Beast rested.

"T... That's right." A man nodded. "Two kids. A boy... I think he was a Demi Human cause his teeth were all jagged and fang like... And a girl with an eyepatch-"

"Girl with an eyepatch, and a boy with fangs..." The Guard stopped for a moment a small frown covering his face. "I see..."

"D... Do you know them?"

"I've only heard rumor's. Never seen them." The Guard said. "Rumor has always been that ever since a month ago two people have been going across our Kingdom of Avalon... My guess is they're heading to Oleander City... The Capital where the Guild Entrance Exam is. There those rare few born with Arcane Energy, Wizards, Witches, and Magic Knights, alike can take their test and attempt to get into one of the ten great Guilds... And with our King, King La Fay in his coma the Guilds have grown in power. The three top Guilds, Shinning Sentinels, Mourning Stars, and Umbra Mortis, are in charge of the Kingdom now... But tales of those two aren't uncommon. By no means are the renowned Heroes but word gets around fast when you have a strange pair like that go from place to place killing Oddity Beasts..."

"I... I see... Those two really weren't in Guilds."

"If they didn't have a Crest on them then they weren't in a Guild. Free Lancers are a things such as Thieves and assassins... But as I said I'd imagine they're heading to join a Guild. After all it's far easier to find Quests and get paid... But if those two are who I think and they were really here..." The man drew his sword and sliced at the floor board splitting it open.

Everyone was shocked when they found a hidden cellar filled with several girls all tied up and covered in a thick yellow slime.

"Looks like we've found the missing people." The guard hummed.

The man backed away from the hole staring with wide eyes. "J... Just who the hell were those two!"

***

Sometime Later...

The Kingdom of Avalon...

Arthur City...

A scarlet red train slowly pulled into a large stone train station as the doors slowly began to slide open allowing several people to step off of the train. Many of these people were all refuges, from the Camelot Kingdom. Forced to flee after their home was lost in the war... Their walls torn down and their King on the very verge of being overthrown they had no choice but to flee to safety.

Many of them have lost so much...

The war of the five Great Kingdom has been going on for years now. Camelot was being backed into a corner, as Alnwick was gaining the edge. So many people had no choice but to flee to Avalon for safety. So many people had become so lost...

They all lost friends, family, loved ones, pets, homes, items, money, energy, and memories.

So much was gone and lost taken by this bitterly cruel world...

And for some...

"Davi!" Athena yelled hitting the young boy over the head with her hand as hard as she could "Wake up!" She yelled loudly. "We've arrived."

For some, the war hasn't really bothered them... In fact... For this odd pair they didn't even seem to know that a war was going on...

Not a good sign...

Athena smacked the snoring body of Davi over the head again and again with her left hand but either she hit him so hard she caused him to black out, or Davi just wasn't phased by her punch, because his snoring only got louder as he tossed and turned in his makeshift bed using his pretty red guitar as some kind of strange pillow. In one hand Athena held her, always with her, stuffed red lion toy as her other hand unleashed a mighty barrage of fierce slaps. She gave off the aura of an angered lion. Power seemed to roll off of her and her one good eye glared down at the sleeping boy. Davi though rolled over casually flipping her the bird as his head nuzzled further into his sleeping spot and his snoring got even louder somehow.

"This isn't funny..."

"N... Not... Joking..." Davi yawned before his eyes shut even tighter and he murmured some weird words from under his breath.

"Wake up!" Athena hissed. "Damn it Davi! Wake up! They're gonna figure out that we're stowaways if we don't get off! I knew we should have just bought tickets. Gods how did I ever get stuck with you as a teammate. Was I some kind of evil wizard, running their own dark guild, in a previous life or something? No even that wouldn't rack up enough karma to have you as a teammate. Even with your cool magic, and weapons, it simply does not make up for it at all."

She let out a sigh and for a moment she thought back to the time she had met Davi...

She remembered falling over her cloak sliding off of her.

She had be exhausted after running away from Dragon Dwellers...

She thought she was doomed...

But when she looked up...

She saw him...

A boy with shark like teeth and a ruby red guitar. 'Help me.' Those had been the word she had asked him that day. 'Sure thing.' Had been his reply...

Athena sighed shaking her head. "I'm not about to get sentimental... You're still a jerk..."

"Ahh... Five more minutes." Davi yawned, not caring that he was being hit... His face twisted slightly showing off his shark like fangs which only made Athena even more mad as she bashed the red lion toy into his head more and more. It must have been filled with rocks or something though as it made loud cracking sounds against his head. "Relax little Dawn..." Davi said letting out a small yawn as he cocked his head back resting it on the arm-rests of the trains chairs. "Just a little bit longer-"

"Davi!" Athena hissed out. "We don't have five minutes! We need to get off the train now. Before they discover that we are stow-"

"Tickets please." A calm, and fake, kind voice announced from behind the red haired girl, making her jump.

Athena felt a shiver go down her spine for a second as she let out a sheepish laugh and hugged her lion closer to her chest in mild fear. She slowly turned around to stare at the woman who stood behind her. The woman had a fake, kind smile on her face and her hand was outstretched towards the fidgeting girl. Athena held her lion even tighter...

"R... Right..." Athena stuttered. She made a fake show of looking for her ticket before she let out a quiet hiss. "I uhh... I don't appear to have it... I... I think me and my..." She took a glance at the sleeping Davi for a moment. "...My... Let's call him friend misplaced them..." She gulped when she saw the woman's smile snap in half for a moment. "My lion could have ate it so... Uhh... I guess their gone haha... Ha... Ha... You're not laughing..."

"I'm afraid that, unfortunately means, you will have to buy more." The lady said. Her smile seemed to have broken for a moment but was back as she held her hand out with even more force.

"...We... Kind of don't have any money... We're sort of broke..."

"Ahh..." The woman nodded for a moment. "Are you two refugees from Camelot?"

"No Ma'am!" Athena shook her head. "We were just coming to check out this City because we heard a rumor about something and have business a few towns over. I'm from Wormelow another of the four Great Kingdoms, and Davi actually isn't from any of the Kingdoms. He lived in on Wasteland Island which was freelance from the rest of the world."

"I see. Roman!" She suddenly yelled.

There was a loud bang, as a large figure began to walk towards them. He was massive standing at nearly eight feet tall and had huge muscles.

"What." He grunted.

"These two are stalling for time." The woman smiled. "They didn't have a ticket."

"Okay? Make em buy a new one."

"Oh. They don't have the money apparently."

"They what!" The orc slowly reached up and cracked his knuckles as a fire lit up in his eyes. "Freeloaders huh? You know how you're gonna pay for that ticket!"

"H... How..." Athena stuttered.

"In pain! One broken bone for every coin you didn't pay!"

"Uhh? He did it!" Athena said pointing at Davi. "When in doubt blame Davi!"

Davi let out a quiet snore as he felt someone tapping at his head. "What is it, Dawn?" Davi groaned as his eyes slowly opened. "I'm trying to sleep- Oh. Oh..."

Davi shut up when he saw the biggest, buffest, man of his entire life, staring down at him with flames in his eyes. This guy was second only to his grandfather!

"Oh... Crap-"

'Bang!'

***

Meanwhile away from the horrible violence...

Inside of a random magic shop found somewhere in the City...

A young boy stood inside of a large store looking around with curiosity. The boy couldn't be older than eighteen and had short brown hair, and bright ruby red eyes filled with so much hope. The boy wore a simple pair of black pants, and a white buttoned up long sleeved shirt with a brown vest around it. A simple long sword rested at his side inside of his holster and his eyes were filled with wonder as he looked around.

Next to him a small creature stood. It was kind of hard to describe. It was like a black puff ball around the size of a small basket ball. It had pitch black fur and a pair of stubby legs poking out of the bottom of it as well as a pair of stubby arms poking out from its body. It had pitch red eyes, and a tiny little mouth twisted into a smile showing off many fanged and sharp teeth, as well as a pair of cat like ears sticking out of the top of the puff ball and a tail coming out the back.

This young boy was named Oliver Lot! And that... Cat? Was named Cath. A Familiar Styled Oddity Beast.

He let out a hum as he looked around the many shelves seeing all the crazy rare stuff. There were wide arrays of various magical trinkets all on the shelves that he looked at with excitement. It was like a kid in a candy store.

"What do you think Cath?" Oliver asked patting the strange looking cat. He raised it up to his eyes as if waiting on it to say something.

The cat's nose twitched as it stared ahead blankly at Oliver.

"Sure I can do that I guess." Oliver turned and walked up to the front desk. "Uhh... Hello." He said sounding a bit nervous. He waved giving the old man who stood behind the desk a kind smile. He was super tall and buff and looked kind of scary. "I was... Umm... Wondering... If you have any kind of magical trinkets... Like the kind that can help someone cast a spell easier? Staves and Wands? I'd really like a magic sword if you have one?"

"You a wizard or something?" The store clerk grunted.

"Uhh. Yes sir." Oliver nodded. "I recently graduated from a magic school in Alnwick, top of my class, and I think it's about time I set out on my Adventure, but... I need way better gear if I'm ever going to be good! It's my dream to one day join a Guild becoming a powerful Arcane Hunter so I can try and draw the holy sword Excalibur!"

The man grunted as he ran his hand through his beard for a moment. "I think I get what you're saying." He reached down underneath the desk and pulled out a large wooden box. He flipped it open pulling out a small golden sword that rested inside of the box. It seemed to glow with a small red light. "This here is one of the best things I've got."

"Whoa... You actually had a high level magic sword! I didn't think one would be in a dump like err... I mean... How much for the sword?" Oliver asked holding his dog tighter.

"This sword here is very special." The man grunted. "This is... A rare magic sword known as the Demon Blades."

"D... Demon Blades?"

"That's right. Only ten swords like this exist. Rare in nature. They are powerful and wielded only by the strongest Arcane Hunters. These ten swords were forged by the Lancelot and were made to rival the power of the the holy sword Excalibur. It is said that whoever wields such a blade will be granted with amazing luck. This one is named Long Cailbur and was meant for an Arcane Hunter in the Umbra Mortis Guild..."

"For An Arcane Hunter! And one from Umbra Mortis! That Guild has caught up and is now tied in first place with the number one guild! That things got to be rare!" Oliver said with stars in his eyes for a moment. "Amazing! But wait? Why has it never seen use? I get that magic swords on this level are like super rare, but if that blade was specifically built than surely the person who wanted it could use it, and would have it right?"

"The one who ordered it died." The old man shrugged. "I think he exploded and his insides became his outside so he didn't need it anymore.?"

"...Gross..."

"It ain't my business. All I know is the stupid sword was given to me to sell, because the owner went and died. But if you don't want it I can find another buyer-"

"I want it! I want it a lot!"

"That'll be one hundred thousand Golden Bells then."

Oliver's face instantly dropped. "Is... Isn't that a bit pricey... I mean is this shop even worth a hundred golden bells?"

"Do you want it or not."

"I... I do but..." Oliver stopped as he made a face. He reached down picking up Cath his cat. He shoved his hand into the black ball creatures mouth and it seemed to sink in as he pulled out a brown bag coin purse. Inside he had one hundred thousand, and five hundred, golden bells. All the money he had been able to take from his family's vault without them noticing. "This is all my money... I just got here a few days ago... The entrance exam to take the Guild test is one hundred Bells and if I fail I'd only have four hundred left which is barley enough to last a month in this Kingdom... Especially with the War going on..."

"No cool magic sword for you I'm afraid." The man shrugged.

"W... Wait..."

"Hmm?"

"...You said that sword is strong right."

"Yep."

"Would... Would it make me strong enough to join the Guilds and pass the test. Would it make me strong enough to reach my goal. Would I be able to one day draw that sword... Excalibur."

The man spun the sword around. "Kid. This sword would put you on the level of a Captain in the Arcane Hunter Guilds. Maybe even a Guild Master. Those who wield the power of one of the ten Demon Blades are known as the Finders. Fate and Destiny will yield to them so they can collect the ten great blades!" He announced.

"R... Really! They're that strong..." Oliver looked down at his bag of money. "In that case... I'll take it!"

And on his first day in Avalon Oliver Lot was scammed.

***

"And stay out!" The man grunted throwing Davi and Athena out of the train. "Freaking cheap bastards! Don't ever try that stunt again you here!"

Both of them collapsed onto the ground lying face down in a heap.

They both stood up and stared past the platform towards the city that was ahead of them. Neither of them said a word staring at all the large buildings ahead of them.

"So... We finally made it." Davi smirked.

"Do you think I'll find him this time..." Athena asked quietly. "He wasn't in the last five cities... Why will this be any different?"

"Just have hope." Davi said reaching up and pulling his guitar off. He began to play a simple song on it. He wasn't very good. But he also wasn't to bad. He was just... Davi. "My Gramps told me all about these Adventures." Davi said a smirk growing on his face as he showed off his fanged and jagged teeth. "This is the part of the Adventure where I build up my harem of girls-"

Athena slammed her lion toy into his head so hard he was actually shoved into the ground all the way to his waist as her eye twitched.

"...You could have just said no." Davi sighed.