Loki's Renard

Arc 2 Chapter 5 - The Mind of a Child

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Loki looked at the status update with glee, watching as the Falna on Akihide's back shone brightly as he gained his abilities. After his encounter with Evilus a few days ago, and giving him a few days of rest, Loki decided it was high time she updated his status to see where he was at. She could only smirk as she saw the numbers being put out.

Status:-
Level: 1
Strength: 648(C)→723(B)
Endurance: 642(C)→743(B)
Dexterity: 711(B)→801(A)
Agility: 769(B)→889(A)
Magic: 721(B)→834(A)
Magic: Kaizen no Mon
Skills: Mico Grandus
Development Abilities: N/A

"Congrats Aki-chan. You've got three stats in A now. That's more than enough to enter Floor 11 now." she congratulated the small boy. Riveria, Gareth and Finn, who were all in the room, were extremely impressed with his growth rate. They hadn't seen anything like it in their lives, having someone reach any of their stats in B in just over half a year of being an adventurer. It made them wonder how long it would take him to rank up as well, and begin his true process of being an adventurer. After he ranked up, he would be able to traverse the upper levels of the Cave Labyrinth. It was exciting to think about for the three older adventurers.

Akihide, however, wasn't too keen on celebrating. "That's cool." he muttered, before putting his shirt back on and leaving the room. "I'm gonna go get something to eat." he said as he left, closing the door behind him.

Riveria sighed. "He's been sleeping in my bed for almost a week now, and he's still suffering from night terrors. It's understandable, especially considering his age, but there has to be something we can do to help him."

"I feel your pain, Riveria..." muttered Gareth, looking at the door. "The light in his eyes when we first met him aren't there anymore. It's been dulled by the cruel hand of fate."

Finn nodded. "He needs time to get over what happened. Best thing to do is to be there for him. Give him a shoulder to cry on, but try not to set him off with questions and bringing it up. He needs to come to us."

"What if he doesn't?" asked Gareth, looking at Finn. "He could simply shut himself off from everything and everyone and decide not to open up to us. That's a possibility we need to consider."

"We can have Riveria bring it up in a few weeks if he doesn't come to us first, but we need to give him time." stressed Finn, getting a nod from the three other people in that room. "What I'm curious about is why the Thanatos Familia would attack the middle of a street with no real reason. Call Evilus what you want, they're meticulous planners and they don't do things on a whim. So why attack the middle of the street in broad daylight?"

"They must have some goal in mind that we aren't yet aware of." said Riveria, getting a frown from the others. "What exactly they're planning is elusive to us. It's beginning to become a giant pain worrying about what all these attacks could mean or what purpose they serve other than to spread general destruction or fear, but the people are scared enough as it is."

"Really doesn't make sense at all." contributed Loki, frowning as she thought about what could be done or what it all could mean. "I mean, if an attack seems like a random attack, most people would think it was just a random attack by Evilus. But not these guys, they're always planning something."

"Question is, what are they planning?" asked Finn, closing his eyes in concentration, hoping to find an answer.

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