The Legend Fake

Chapter 26 - The Asura Award

"akh.hh...! Pain, the longer this wound becomes more painful. But, this won't stop me! This pain will be the beginning of my journey to get my friends back!"

Izuru walked to another forest at night with the quest papers again. "I won't rest until I get stronger!" Izuru said, then around him appeared goblins who all used daggers.

"So, how many attacked the village?" Shun asked inside the mansion with his friends.

"It seems like a lot, but not all of them have attacked."

"How are the residents?"

"Almost all have been displaced, Hyron's royal soldiers also helped." Answer a man with glasses.

"Good then."

The sun began to emerge from the eastern horizon, shining on the city. Asura who had just finished his work faster than usual, seemed like he wanted to go somewhere. Asura with a short sword and his Sling bag, he put on his shoes behind the front door, then Fiel appeared from behind. "Where else are you going?" Ask Fiel.

"I have important business." Answer Asura while wearing her shoes. "I'll go first!" Said Asura coming out of the house. "Izuru, I'm sure right now you must be very angry. It's possible that you'll do something dangerous, without thinking about the consequences." Inner Asura while continuing to run on the streets of the city that was still deserted. He arrives at Izuru's house, "Izuru?" Call Asura while knocking on the door. But that door easily opened, then Asura entered and searched for Izuru inside. "Izuru?" Call Asura searching the entire room, but not finding anyone there.

"What is Izuru in the guild?" Ask Asura, then leave immediately. When it came to the guild, there were only other adventurers. Asura then left and continued to search for Izuru until in front of the city exit gate. "Izuru, I hope you're okay." Inner Asura was worried for Izuru. But not for long, Izuru was seen walking in clothes filled with blood from the direction of the forest.

Izuru who was walking around exhaustedly saw Asura in front of the city gate. Izuru directly waved at Asura. "Asura, I did it... Become stronger." Izuru said continuing walking while smiling.

"Don't push yourself too much." Said Asura treating Izuru's wounds in Izuru's party house. Asura sat with Izuru on top of the bed, while cleaning Izuru's wounds with a wet cloth.

"It's okay, this way I've become stronger." Izuru.

"Really! I'm sure Izuru must have tried harder than anyone." Asura rinsed the cloth used to clean Izuru's wounds with a bucket of water on the floor, then squeezed it and went back to cleaning the other wounds.

They were finished after Asura tied the last bandage to Izuru's wound. "Thank you very much." Izuru.

"Together, I'm glad I could help." Asura said smilingly, then put his health tools back into his Sling bag. "So, what will Izuru do now?" Ask Asura.

"I'll prove to them that I can be stronger. So, I'm going to fight the monster that attacked that village."

"Ehh!? Wait, are you sure? Boosting his abilities in just one night was enough to deal with the monsters there?" Asura asked in surprise.

"One night isn't enough, but I don't intend to fight alone. I just want to help them. And someday, I'll definitely beat Shun."

"This is not what I thought, does Izuru still want to take back the people who betrayed him?" Asura said in his heart. Then he rolled up his left sleeve and took off a bracelet with a shiny red stone pendulum. "You already know, don't you, that I'm a dragon race? The element within me is fire, I also want Izuru to use my fire." Asura said while holding Izuru's hand, then put her bracelet on Izuru.

"This?"

"It's a crystal from my home country. It'll help you fight and one more." Said Asura then took off his belt and took out the sword along with his sheath. "I want you to use this sword. Nothing special, but I hope it'll be useful." Said Asura giving the sword to Izuru's hand.

"I'm glad to hear it." Said Asura with a smile.

"Iona, let's go. The horse carriage has arrived!" Shun told Iona, who was daydreaming in her room.

"Ah, yes! I'll get ready! Oh yeah, my stuff's still left in that house." Iona.

At night two horse carriages stopped in front of Izuru's party house. Iona got off the horse-drawn carriage. "Quick, we don't have much time left!" Shun said from inside the horse carriage.

"Yes!" Iona said then went into the house, then went to her room and packed her things. Iona then walked slowly out of the house, on the way out she saw the door of Izuru's room open. Iona looked inside for a moment, inside there was no one.

"I'll take the sword! I will be the chosen one! I'm the one who should be a legend!" Iona recalled Izuru's words as she was about to attack Shun last night.

"Liss! Come fast!" Shun came over to Iona at the door.

"Yes!" Said Iona running out with Shun. "I'm sorry Izuru, I can only say thank you to you. I don't think we'll ever see each other again, maybe this is what's best for you. Meeting you was my fault." Iona's inner self entered the horse-drawn carriage with Shun, then sat by the window leading to the house. He kept looking at the house and they started walking out of the city.

The Zergaken family is the guardian family of all the sacred weapons that exist throughout Ardresil, but because currently there is only one weapon left, the Dersoul sword belonging to Shun. For generations, the daughter of the family will be assigned as a companion to the person destined to possess legendary sword force for life. The prophecy was already known to the Zergaken family 10 years ago, so they had started training Iona for 10 years. Iona has to shoulder a huge responsibility for the good name of her family.

Iona kept daydreaming looking out the window. "Grandfather, is there really a place like this out there?" As Iona asked as a child showing a picture in the book, it was a hand-drawn picture of a very beautiful snow mountain.

"Yes, there are many beautiful sights out there, much more beautiful than jewels." Replied the very old Grandpa Iona sitting on a chair together with the little Iona.

"Well..really, more beautiful than jewels? Grandpa, I want to see it! Can Grandpa take me there?" Little Iona asked, her face so cute with a curious expression.

"Sorry, Iona. Grandpa can't take you there yet. But, grandfather could hire a painter to paint that scene for you."

"really!? Thank you, grandpa!" Iona said happily and hugged her grandfather.

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"How far is the village? Hopefully not too far away." Said Izuru sitting at the back of the second horse carriage behind the horse carriage that Shun, Iona, and others were riding.