Mana Rift

Episode 7: Preparing For Rifto - The Blacksmith, Color, And Vanguard

It was the time when Kat took a giant leap in her power. What her guild friends never expected was a zodiac animal. "Come forwarth from the stars Leo, the zodiac of the lion!" exclaimed Kat as the bright light she saw from One's battle happened to her. Everyone was shocked to see such a powerful companion, even for Kat. When Leo was summoned, he gave out a mighty roar that spread across the training grounds. "Holy mageezus!" said Mizuki with her bulged eyes and dropped jaw. "My mighty summoner," Kat heard Leo's subconscious voice. It sounded bulky, yet friendly. "One again, I thank you for summoning me. If you know the procedures to your first summon, then you should know what you need to do next." The others regained their shocked minds and smiled like there was no tomorrow. Kat looked at them, and when she saw their cheeky and joyful smiles, she thought to herself how happy she was to summon a companion as legendary as this. Kat then looked at Leo in a straight position. What summoners had to do was to pledge a personal oath to their first companion. Kat dreamed for this day, and now her dream was reality. "I, Kat Aero, wish to partake in your cooperation. We shall always fight to our limits and help allies in need. If thou I fail these requirements of my oath, you will no longer be contracted and shall roam freely." Leo bow his head down to her. "Your oath is granted acceptable. I shall follow you to the depths of happiness, despair, challenge, and futility." Then he dissolved into a string of light followed by his last greetings "It is a pleasure to be your first companion, lost princess of Ocelo."

Later that day, Hunter was chatting with Monkey while he was working. Monkey wasn't that busy, so he listened to every word. "I still can't believe Kat has a zodiac animal! Man, wish I could be a summoner." Monkey turned his head to him "Do you think it's worth giving up ancestral magic? Not to remind you or anything, but the reason you have color magic is because you inherited it from your family and your ancestors." Hunter put his hand behind his back and looked away. "Well, you have a point there. Giving up my color magic would mean giving up on my family." Monkey smiled a bit for the fact that he cared for his relatives. A mysterious cloaked man walked up to the shop. Monkey noticed a strange atmosphere around him, but he didn't want to lose a customer. He walked up to the front with his usual greet. "Welcome to the Yellowsmiths! What kind of weapon or armor would you like me to make you?" the man looked at him. "Battle" He said in a rough voice. Suddenly, a flash of fire headed straight for Hunter who was munching on a donut with a newspaper reading. When he noticed the fire, he immediately reacted and evaded the attack just barely. Monkey began to get furious "Hey, what do you think you're doing?!" He equipped his sword and tried to slash the man, but dodged. "Battle" He said again. He ran off into the town. "Hey, you're not getting away that easily!" Monkey said. "Woah Monkey! Wait up, I wanna pin him down because he burned my donut!" They both exited the shop and chased after him. They soon found themselves on a hilltop outside the town. The man finally stopped, but the 2 were still charging straight at him. "I got you now!" said Monkey. He made a mighty slash, but the cloaked man dodged again. "Gah, stand still so I can slice you!" Monkey kept swinging his sword and the man kept dodging, like whack-a-mole game. Hunter began to join in on the fight. "Alright," he said. "Time for some red and purple power of speed and strength!" Red and purple zoomed around him and entered his body, making him glow in a bright red and purple color. "Time to rock!" He zoomed at the speed of sound towards the man, getting ready to punch him. But the shocking part was that the man blocked his attack completely. "What?!" Hunter thought to himself. "But I accelerated so fast he couldn't see me! And no way he could've handled the impact on the block..." Hunter and Monkey evaded back for a quick cool down. "This guy isn't any normal mage." Said Monkey. "I can tell. He's like a steel wall and can detect our movements." Hunter looked at Monkey with an idea. "Yeah, but if we attack in sync, he won't know what hit 'em!" he said. Monkey grinned in agreement. "Alright. Then let's do this." Monkey positioned himself. Hunter disappeared in his movement speed. They both waited for the right time to strike. The man soon took his turn and leaped at him. As Monkey blocked it, but Hunter was the one attacking. He ran towards the man and prepared to punch him. But alas, it was in vein. The man sensed his movement and blocked his attack. The 2 evaded back from him in frustration to not land a single hit on him. "Good job. You've become stronger, strong enough for me to request something." The man's voice was clear this time. Hunter and Monkey soon realized who that voice could've belonged to. "No way..." The man took off the hoodie on his cloak. They both were surprised. "Myth?!" They said in unison.