Worlds Best- Untouched (A SwordArt Online FanFiction)

Chapter 55

The Udah temple looked amazing.
Huge pillars and gigantic statues of creatures that I'm sure I wouldn't want to fight surrounded the temple.

The wind and snow was nearly pushing us over the edge.
Laura actually fell halfway up here and I flew down and saved her life. It was pretty romantic 😏

"Come on let's get in side!" I yelled over the wind.
We rushed forward to the door, the warmth of a fire could be seen under the door.

I pulled it open and I was faced with a sword to my neck. My guess, a blessed weapon.

"What business does a spirit have here.?" Asked a tall, muscular man dressed in a large robe with a large expensive looking sword and a nice staff with a yellow gem on the top in the other hand.
In a second Tom had his swords at the mans neck, Amy and Ashley both had arrows pointed at him and Laura had black fire balls in her hands ready to burn him to a crisp.
" umm well we came to talk." I said kinda proud of my party for having my back.

The robed man seemed to think about his situation. He seemed to come to the conclusion that he can't take all 5 of us so he lowered his sword and put it away.
Tom, Ashley and Amy put away there weapons but Laura kept her fireballs ready 😏

"Come.. Talk" he said before allowing us to come inside.

-------10 minutes later-------

"So you must be here about guild leader Mathew?" Asked the robed wizard.

My party members looked at me confused. "Leader of the Rebel guild, former leader of the Titans guild?, yeah.
We know that he knows that I'm a spirit and we have come to find out if you have given him any blessed weapons."
I asked him.

After telling the wizard how I became a spirit he seemed to calm down.
Apparently spirits arnt the only thing these guys hate the wizard had told us.
Wraiths, vengeful spirits and especially reapers were specific targets for these guys.
Not the typical NPC, the Wizards told me that they are the last of an ancient race, similar to humans. He told me of a war thousands of years ago between his ancient race, and a legendary reaper, who created reapers. A couple hundred years ago a great battle between the two showed the ancient race victorious by killing the legendary boss but not before rendering the ancient race nearly extinct.

"We were approached by representatives of the guild a couple days ago and they threatened to take over the temple if we didn't bless ever single weapon in there guild.
I obviously refused." Said the wizard as the gem on top of the Wizards staff stared to glow gold.

The wizard thought for a second. It seemed really hard for him to say but he eventually asked me "as much as I don't want to ask you this but I received news just before you arrived that a large party of warrior are on there way from the Rebel guild. There are not many of my people left.. Will your people help defend this sacred place? I will reward you with something none of your kind has ever had, but all want.." Is all he said to me.

He wouldn't tell me what it was but I had a choice..
Saluter ever single wizard and destroy there weapons, damaging my relationship with my party members because it seemed like they liked these guys..
Or I could defend them, making a valuable ally and receive this mystery reward, but with the risk that they are using me to defeat the Rebels and then they attack us.

A pop up appeared.
Quest: An ancient battle.

"umm......