Loki's Renard

Arc 3 Chapter 1 - I have a sister?

Hey guys, Striker777 here with the next Arc of Loki's Renard. This will cover the past events of Volume 9 of the Sword Oratoria Light Novel, or for the poor shmucks too poor to afford the Light Novel like I am, the Recollection of the Wind event from Danmemo, as well as a bunch of other stories and lessons for Akihide to learn.

This Arc will heavily focus on the interaction between Ais and Akihide, as they learn to accept and cherish one another as siblings (despite incredibly rocky starts and several events that leave the two calling for blood), as well as Akihide's new life as a level 2. Anyway, be sure to vote and comment, but for now, onto the story!

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Akihide, level 2 adventurer of the Loki Familia, looked at the doorway as Riveria and Gareth ushered in a small, blonde girl into the Twilight Manor. The level 4 and 5 members of the Familia were returning after a small Expedition to Floor 37, to one of the rings of the White Palace to take on Udaeus, the Monster Rex. Not only had they managed to come back without suffering a single casualty, they were bringing the small blonde girls along with them as well, each and every member looking at the girl as if they didn't understand her or what she was.

Akihide walked up to Riveria, grabbing onto her leg and held on, getting the attention of the High Elf. She looked down to see the smiling face of the young boy, gleaming at his mother. "Welcome home, mama!" he cried out, hugging her leg even tighter. Riveria smiled at the boy as she pat his head in an affectionate greeting, before turning her attention back to the blonde haired girl. Akihide followed her gaze to the girl before turning back to Riveria. "Who's she, mama?" he asked the green haired elf with curious eyes.

Riveria knelt down to the boy and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Akihide, this is Ais. She'll be staying with us from now on." said the Vice Captain of the Loki Familia, also bringing the girl closer by her shoulder. "Ais, this is Akihide. He's a member of our Familia, so you can think of him like... an older brother." said the woman, allowing the two to meet.

2 sets of golden eyes met, as the two carefully observed each other. Ais was a short girl, reaching only to Akihide's mouth in height, but her hair reached down to the middle of her back. It flowed magically, as if it never saw dirt in it's life, shiny and smooth. The two children looked at each other, before Ais huffed and turned away from Akihide.

In that moment, Akihide smiled, but not in the usual happy smile everyone was used to, but in an annoyed, ready to yell at someone smile, much like Riveria usually had on when she was dealing with Loki. The members of the Loki Familia could see his eyebrow begin to twitch and his face scrunch up in annoyance at the young girl.

Gareth was quick to take Akihide's shoulder. "I think it's about time we pay Tsubaki a visit!" he exclaimed, distracting Akihide enough with excitement to forget about Ais, at the thought of his new weapons to replace the two ones Freya gave him that broke fighting the Lightning Hellhound. With his two Dragon Claws as well as the Hellhound Fangs he got from the monsters, he was sure that his new weapons would turn out very nice, especially seeing as the one forging them worked for Gareth, and was capable of making weapons for the level 5 adventurer. "I, for one, can't wait to see how they turn out!" shouted Gareth, getting a flurry of nods from the excited Akihide. The Dwarf quickly picked up the young Renard and ran out of the house, quickly ensuring that there would be no situation between their newest member and their newest level 2.

Riveria sighed. "I'll get Loki to give Ais a falna, and then I'll take her to the Guild to get some equipment." she told Finn before turning to the young girl. "Ais, show Akihide some respect. He's a level 2, so you'll learn a lot from him about how to start your journey." she told the girl, who simply turned to look at the young fox boy being taken away by Gareth to this Tsubaki person. From the look on her face, everyone knew she doubted she could learn anything from Akihide. But it would soon become apparent that she still had much to learn.