After the declaration and order from all the nations of Midgard to kill demon eyed members, with exceptions, on sight, everyone was dispatched everywhere and searched for them.
Karoi and Elara were explained to Satoru's state and how it should be impossible to even survive such energy depletion that goes into the negatives, mentioning that it's practically death.
There wasn't much attack going on by the clan they went to war with either as they were radio silent for a few days, allowing everyone to train more and more, with much more intensity and get stronger.
Unlike Satoru who had been assisted and helped by Aza in his recovery, ultimately growing their bond.
He was very grateful to her and others who offered to help him, but he didn't want to be in any debts. However, all of them assured them that it's no issue at all.
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Satoru barraged the dummy in front of himself with punches as she sat on the bench watching him.
Having the desire to perform a finishing move on it, one that he saw in a 'Technique Book', he performed it - flying tornado kick.
It went smoothly, launching the dummy away, but his landing was sloppy. Not because his technique wasn't refined enough, though because of his still recovering leg.
In the last few days, he's been gradually healing but it's proving to take time.
He silently winced with Aza who checked on him : "Are you okay?" she asked being on the edge of the seat now
"I'm fine." Satoru quickly replied back to her.
He regained his balance and they began leaving when out of nowhere, Elara appeared in front of them and greeted them.
"Your name is Elara, right? That's such a pretty name!" said to her Aza, remembering her.
"Thank you. Matter of fact, I need to speak to you and ask you something." she began to walk with them, with no particular destination.
"So I see that you possess the power of a Mage, Aza. Did you know about that?" asked her Elara, with Aza being slightly surprised as if she had a suspicion about it.
"I didn't know for certain until now... Why does it matter?" she asked her back.
Elara slightly smiled and told her : "If it's alright with you, I'd like to take you as my ward and have you trained in the arts of a Mage, so that you can harness your power."
"I... I don't know what to say..."
"You'd come with me to a place called Mirazora. It's a place where only us Mages are, train and reside." Elara was quick to offer.
Satoru didn't particularly seem surprised at this point as everyone seems to be holding some type of special power. The idea of THAT didn't annoy him as much as everyone else holding something special, but no one in particular.
He couldn't describe the feeling... Was it jealousy..? Annoyance..? Regardless, that feeling itself pissed him off but he didn't allow it to falter his facial expression at all.
"I'd love to, but when?" asked her Aza back
"Whenever you want, although it'd be appreciated if it's in the coarse of the next 2 months that I receive your acceptance."
"I'll definitely let you know until then!" she said, with Elara giving her a single nod with a smile on her face and detaching from them and going in another direction, but touching Satoru's shoulder before she did.
"Can you hear me?" an echoing voice was heard in Satoru's head, knowing it was Elara as he recognized her voice nearly instantly.
"I can." he said with his thoughts by thinking those words. It seems that she initiated a telepathic communication link via a spell...
"I do not intend to offend you or make an enemy of you, however I do have to ask - Would you hesitate in killing your own father?"
Does she mean Ishoki, he thought to himself, why would he be offended by such question regarding him... "No. I'd never hesitate to kill that son of a bitch, especially now under the current conditions of the nations." he said, with absolutely 0 hesitation.
"You're quite more mature and intelligent than any 13 year old I've met in my life. I see... I do not know who it is just yet, but he is receiving the aid of an another Mage, one very strong." Elara quickly said, as if she had a couple of 'suspects' in mind.
Satoru responded with "Noted. Anything else?" to that and kept walking on with Aza.
"Well, nothing that I'd like to share so that concludes our conversation. I brewed you a recovery potion which I left in your hospital room so be sure to get it. You'll feel better than ever once you drink it. Good luck." she said, reverting and canceling out the spell.
The two of them were on their way to the hospital when dozens and dozens of warriors were running past them with the commanders yelling out : "Come one for fucks sake! To Greenthorn Village!"
Nova and Zankoku were going with them alongside Karoi who was able to make Ignatius deploy them as well.
"Nova, what's going on?" Satoru asked him quickly.
"Greenthorn village is being attacked. Demon Eyed clan is striking it with everyone they've got and taking it over!" he said quickly, adding on "Shit I need to go, I'll tell you later, you just heal up!" and running off with the still moving warriors.
Karoi didn't say much except place his hand on Satoru's shoulder, turn his eyes towards the hospital and spoke quickly but calmly : "If Greenthorn falls, then surely they'll be after Windspire for certain." he turned around and ran off with Zankoku too.
"Aza, I appreciate your company a lot during my recovery but I think I'll go to sleep and get some rest now." he said, lying to her about the latter part.
"I see. Have a good sleep, you can get back safely yourself?" she asked him to which he confirmed. She left and waved to him and he immediately turned around and ran to the hospital the moment she turned her back.
Feeling his leg slightly sting with each step during running, he didn't let that stop him.
Barging into the hospital, through the doors, he went to his rooms and saw the potion with the red substance and immediately drank it.
Uncontrollably, his eyes widened and he felt his body healing insanely quickly. It was as if he was given 1000mg of caffeine at once. His energy was boosted up too.
He looked at his palms and grinned, knowing that he's definitely back now.
Satoru leapt out of the open window into a roll and placed his arm out, calling his axe to him which took a few moments to get to him but the moment it did, and the moment he was out of the village, he lifted it up in the sky and opened the bifrost, teleporting.
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He arrived to Windspire Village and saw the civilians inside of the village from the large hill he was on.
Turning his head right, he saw about 5 portals open and out of each walked out 1 demon eye wielder, or so it seemed as they were human, with an additional Bugbears which are large, hairy goblinoids known for their stealth and strength, often used as enforcers or brutes.
With every nation and village being on alert, thinking that every single demon eye possessor from the clan went to Greenthorn, they had sent out about 90% warriors as well.
"Finally some damn action!" Satoru yelled out after seeing them run at the village.
He jumped up into the air higher with his axe and before they entered the one way entrance and exit of the village, he landed in front of it, having his axe hit in the ground below him, causing thunder to strike it and give him an entrance.
"Satoru? You're supposed to be in the hospital, but I guess it doesn't matter since you'll die here" taunted the member as he lunged forward swiftly, appearing right at Satoru, aiming a punch at his throat.
Satoru moved his head left, dodging the strike and having the axe strike thunder at itself, piercing and cutting off the hand of the demon eyed possessor.
After hearing this, civilians gathered at the gate, realizing that their village is going to be taken over, having them panic and rush to their homes quickly with a few brave ones remaining.
He yelled out in pain and his bugbear also rushed at Satoru as did the others as well.
Satoru chuckled.
He activated Storm Cloak and flickers of white thunder began to surround his hands quickly with white thunder that started out as white senbons between his fingers and proceeded to entirely surround his hands as he cast a sign.
"What the fuck is he doing?!" yelled out one of them.
"I've been training hard these last couple of days!" Satoru yelled back at them, finishing the 2nd sign and the ability began to be used.
[Stormstride]
[Requirements : Training, White Thunder]
[Strength and speed : Very fucking fast]
[Rarity : Legendary]
[Obtainability : Training, Transfer...]
[Description : After performing 2 signs with his hands, it appears to others that Satoru 'teleports' to the target of his choosing that's in a specific radius. It can be used on multiple opponents as well, maximum up to 3.]
After 'teleporting' to the bugbears, Satoru immediately decapitated them with his axe.
However in the eyes of his opponents, it appeared to them that he had completely perception blitzed them.
They continued up at him, firing multiple large fireballs. He threw his axe at the fireballs in a circular motion, cutting them down and nullifying them.
He was entirely surrounded this time, with each of the demon eye wielder's blades driving right through him. As they stabbed through him, the body poofed into a small amount of white smoke.
The one that lost his arm earlier was now stabbed through the back, piercing his neck and making the blade stick out from his throat, having blood splattering into the ones front of him.
One of them quickly circled around their fallen friend's body and kicked Satoru, sending him sliding until he was up against a boulder.
He kicked himself off from it, evaded the incoming large fireballs and earth balls, calling his axe and leaping up into the air.
Supercharged it and threw it right at them.
One of them attempted to block it as it appeared to have been possible to him, but it immediately broke though his blade and completely left him disfigured, mutilated and a pile of blood and shattered bone.
The axe struck the floor and multiple strikes of thunder occurred, quickly killing the bugbears who were at the center of it and greatly stunning and electrifying the others.
"I'm lucky they don't have Samurai Spirit or the Great Demon eye's abilities.. Yet I can't help but feel that my axe is suitable for both those situations... Then again, it does seem that my axe is extremely strong and that I'm 'carried' by it... Eh who cares as long as I kill them!"
[Satoru's Thunder Axe]
[Requirements : Unknown...]
[Strength and speed : Unknown...]
[Rarity : Divine]
[Obtainability : Transfer, Unknown...]
[Description : Much is not known but it belongs to a Satoru V.]
Satoru dropped down to the floor and forced a thunder beam right at one of their eyes, killing one entirely but by the time that was done, the electrifying was over.
One of them quickly appeared at Satoru and they started exchanging blows, making Satoru realize that he's still not as experienced at hand to hand combat as he is at outsmarting and outhaxing.
Being able to strike him in the balls, he yelled out "Oh sweet mother of mercy!" as the white haired boy continued his barrage and finished it off with a perfect flying tornado kick, sending him falling to the floor. Using the heel of his foot, he was axe kicked quickly with the last one rushing at Satoru and punching him in the face, knocking him to the floor.
The pedestrians from earlier in the village who left all were returning as the ones who were watching spread word about 'A young boy killed the demon eye possessors'
Satoru quickly rolled backwards and avoided the kick to the head, remaining in that position and using True Thunder, stunning him greatly.
A guard from the village appeared up from behind the last demon eye wielder and hit the back of his head with the handle of his blade, knocking him out. Quickly, Satoru lifted his hand off the ground and stopped the ability from continuing.
"Thank you.. What is your name?" asked the guard.
"Satoru." he said, replying quickly as he got up.
"Well, Satoru, today you are the Protector of Windspire and we are in your debt!" he exclaimed, thanking him in that way. "I shall tell Ignatius myself of your courageous and fearless action! Say, how are you this strong?" he asked him back.
"Training. Lots of it." lying though his teeth, the white haired boy responded.
The guard accepted it, and took the unconscious and still breathing demon eye wielder to the prison to lock him up and contacted Ignatius, telling him everything but...
Although Greenthorn was supposed to be a large distraction to capture the larger village than that one - Windspire, Greenthorn was lost whilst Windspire was protected. An unpredictable turn of events.
It was lost before reinforcements arrived there too.
They didn't know what to pay the boy that helped him so they rewarded him with what he wanted, and he chose technique books and that was it. It was odd to them that he wanted JUST that but they didn't mind, even letting him come back for something else in the future.
Windspire folk put a strap over the demon eye wielder's eyes, tied his arms and him up with rope and chains and took him to Ember to Ignatius where he'll be questioned by both him, multiple others and even the Ember High Guard.
Satoru, despite them all losing Greenthorn felt amazing and headed back to Ember with the intention of speaking to Elara.