Loki's Renard

Arc 4 Chapter 1 - How it Started

Hey guys, Striker777 here. Wow, Arc 4 already. Now, Arc 4 will be the Astraea Record Arc, and some previous choices made have affected the outcomes of the story slightly, but I won't reveal what those are yet. Be sure to stay tuned for them. But anyway, onto the story!

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It was the dead of night in Orario, yet the city refused to sleep this night. Flames reached from the skies in the industrial district of Orario, storehouses for magic stones going up in flames under the latest attack by Evilus. People were screaming, damage was being done, and the lives of some people were going to be changed that night.

However, luckily for the people of Orario...

Justice also refused to sleep.

A blade from the Far East slashed through a member of Evilus, slicing him straight in two as if it had just gone through butter. Not a moment later, the sword found itself imbedded in the chest of another man, cloaked in black and committing Evilus' deeds. The red blade paired well with the blood of the now deceased member of Evilus, as Akihide looked back at where he entered. "Storehouse 2 is now ours, Alise!" he called out, looking down at the sea of fire and chaos that Evilus had sown through the industrial district. "Fire's still raging, and I can't put it out!"

"We'll freeze the raid and the fires all at once!" exclaimed the red haired girl as she appeared behind Akihide. "We'll help the others in the other storehouses, meet up with Asta, Celty and Iska in number 4, I'll help the others in number 3."

Akihide smiled. "Ah, a storehouse that matches my level. This will be fun." he said, teleporting up onto the rooftop and beginning to run to storehouse number 4. The ten year old smiled as he looked ahead.

Yes, in just a year and a half of gruelling training and hardships, Akihide had managed to climb the ranks to Level 4, once more leaving Ais in the dust. He was the only member of Kiddy Party to breach level 3, as another accident in the Dungeon during an expedition by the Loki Familia had forced his Rank Up as of yesterday.

So now, he, Alise and Kaguya all found themselves at level 4, though it was clear to all that Akihide and Alise were more than capable of going toe to toe with first class adventurers. After word of his Rank Up had reached the ears of the public, Ottar had come to ask for a spar whilst Akihide was in his red form, though Finn had denied the request on grounds that Akihide needed to get used to his new strength first, but Akihide had promised Ottar that he'd work hard and then challenge him when he was ready. Ottar had smiled at that, promising to look forward to the day.

But enough of that for now.

Akihide jumped down to the floor of the other storehouse, looking at the members of the Astraea Familia fighting. Asta and Iska were in the front, whilst Celty was supporting them from the rear with her lightning magic. Akihide smirked as he rushed forward, past the three girls and slashing two members of Evilus at once, cutting them in half. "Support has arrived!" exclaimed the boy, smirking at the remaining members of Evilus. "Time to repent for your sins!"

A member of Evilus lunged at him, sword in hand and screaming his war cry. Akihide easily dodged to the side, before slamming the blade of his sword up through the man's chin, through the top of his face. The other member of Evilus charges at him, but Akihide was not u fazed, teleporting between the cloaked figures and killing them quickly.

In the time that Akihide had been battling Evilus, he had grown somewhat accustomed to killing people. Obviously, it was something no one wanted him to become okay with, but he was unfortunate enough to have developed a strong sense of protection for Orario and its people. So strong, that he had no more qualms about killing Evilus in order to protect Orario.