Chapter 02
Those Who Hail From Midgard
With their decisive battle behind them, Kitsune and his team were clear to take it easy for a while, and the scenery certainly helped set the mood. The breeze was gentle and soft just as it was the night before, the rustling leaves as a result of the wind, the lake sparkled even brighter under the morning sun, everything had settled back down to its more peaceful state. It was perfect.
The keyword being was, the mood got boring two hours into the new day. After such an intense battle, Kitsune was excited to see what they’d be assigned to next. However, the excitement slowly died down as the sun continued to cross the sky. Sure the scenery was beautiful but there had to be a limit somewhere, and Kitsune as well as his team was slowly approaching it.
“HOW LONG DO THEY EXPECT US TO WAIT HERE!? I miss experiencing time relatively.” Pete finally exploded, Kitsune was impressed, Pete managed to last as long as he did without exploding
“Ugh, we don’t know,” groaned Dragon as she leaned her weight against the tree “now shut up and stop complaining. I mean look at Vidar, he’s taking it easy, he hasn’t moved from that spot for hours.”
Kitsune looked at the wolf archer and did notice that he has been strangely silent the entire time “Now that you mention it, is he sleeping, like actually sleeping? Cause he looks exhausted, and we haven’t done a lot yet.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Celestials don’t get exhausted.” Pete huffed, ignoring the fact that Vidar chose to keep silent even though the conversation topic was centered around him
Kitsune pondered for a bit ‘It’s true that Celestials don’t need sleep, nor do we need food, water or really anything that a mortal would need on a daily basis. Though that doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy these things. Not a lot has happened to tire out Vidar so much that he’d need sleep, Maybe these limiters restrict more than just our mana flows or that they have different restrictions per category.’
Kitsune wasn’t sure if it was because he was bored or because he was curious, but he felt himself compelled to wake Vidar just to ask. The wolf did look peaceful as he leaned against the tree, Kitsune almost felt bad for waking him if he in deed was really sleeping.
However, before Kitsune could reach out to the slumbering wolf, a bright flash of light emanated from the ground not too far from them. Everyone, except Vidar, reacted calmly to the light, though it looked like Kitsune was the only one to notice. The beam only lasted for a few seconds before fading away like nothing had happened and in the center of the beam’s focus stood a tall, yet thin framed man. His skin was cloudy white, with long black hair to complement his dark green robes.The man carried himself in a civilized manner, his shoulders in place, eyes steady and sharp as Pete’s talong, and his arms folded behind his back.
Even though he carried himself formally, Kitsune wasn’t sure what he should feel about him. He looked, dangerous, yet polite, scheming yet straightforward. Any read Kitsune had on him instantly switched over to its opposite making it hard to judge who he could really be.
“So this is my Pantheon. I guess I must be one of the luckiest Commanders to have a balanced team right off the bat.” He smirked as he cast his gaze over the entire team, but noticeably looked surprised when he came upon Vidar “Vidar? Is that you?”
Vidar waved awkwardly as he shrank down from the man’s gaze “H-Hello, brother.”
“Why do you look like that?” He asked as he prodded at Vidar’s head fur
“I just like this form alright?” Vidar blushed and mumbled to himself as he swatted away his brother’s hand “I thought it would look cool.”
The man took a moment to give Vidar a deadpan stare before shrugging it off “Looks aside, I am your commander, Loki Odinson. As of this moment you four are under my charge, so please let’s all get along in a civilized manner.” He shot a look specifically at Dragon and Pete who straightened up under his gaze
“I was watching over your battle,” He continued after staring at the two for a couple of seconds “and it would seem you four are capable of some semblance of cooperation. That can be worked on in the coming week; After all, any situation can be turned into a favorable one if you happen to know the tricks of the trade.”
“Uh commander?” Kitsune raised his hand once he was sure Loki was finished “What’s our first move then? Also shouldn’t we be assigned our classes by now?”
Loki snapped his fingers and summoned a scroll that appeared in front of everyone and a book for Vidar and Dragon “For your classes, the scroll’s a detailed list of every available class for each category. It lists the strengths and weaknesses of each one so I suggest you study it closely. As for our first move, we must fortify our ranks. Each Pantheon is allowed to recruit a maximum of two avatars to their team, that book contains the ritual to bestow their class as well as their contract. However, unlike you Players, Avatars cannot choose their class and must be assigned according to their conviction as well as their personality.”
“Wait,” Dragon asked once Loki finished explaining “We’re going to be the ones to choose the avatars? Isn’t that your job commander?”
“I’m afraid not. As your commander, my job is to manage our efforts, upgrade facilities, dispatch you on your missions etcetera. I cannot interact with mortals directly. That falls to the four of you.” He said with the shake of a head “For this mission, I want Pete and Dragon to pair up and search the southeastern desert for an avatar. There’s a community of skilled mages and summoners in that area so begin your search around that area. You might as well start building up that cooperation while you’re at it. As for you, brother,” Loki turned to Vidar, causing him to shrink further under his gaze “You and Kitsune are to search within the area within a village near a marsh. I’ve heard intel about it being filled with strong warriors and mercenaries.”
Pete looked like he was about to argue with Loki, but Dragon did her best to hold him back “Also, before I leave, use this to get around. I’ve scattered these all over strategic points on Midgard to make quick work of your travel time. As you get further and further away from the temple these will continue to decrease in number but so long as you are close to one travel should be made quicker.” With another snap of his fingers Loki caused a small stone pillar with a distinguished crystal decorating the top to appear right next to the tree “It’s called a bestower, and it will be your only means of getting around quickly. Simply touch it and you will be on your way, and when you finish your mission return here to await further mission assignments.”
With that Loki about faced and walked down the path he came from. Once he disappeared from view the sound of a door closing could be heard and like that Loki had left the team to themselves. Rather than instantly depart for their missions right away everyone took the chance to look over their scrolls and choose a class they could work with. Kitsune was doing the same but he was more interested about how the others would choose their class. Pete did so with a frown nestled firmly on his beak while Dragon calmly and thoroughly looked over hers. Vidar seemed to look at his scroll briefly before defeatedly giving a sigh and using his claw to cross out a class. In a matter of seconds the scroll lit up with blue light and eventually burned away the scroll and enveloped Vidar.
The light acted like a fog as well as light as it swirled around Vidar blocking him from view. Behind the cloud like light, Kitsune saw Vidar’s clothes and gear morphing and shifting forms as the light began to die down. Soon, the light began to focus and pour into one spot which was a curved blue mark underneath Vidar’s left eye. Vidar’s white shirt was replaced with a green vest, while his rawhide pants was replaced with cloth ones but somewhat torn when they reached near his feet. How bow and arrow remained the same, only this time, his quiver had an emblem on it.
“That was quick,” Kitsune enthusiastically grabbed Vidar’s wrist as soon as the transformation was over “Now C’mon, you heard the bossman, we’ve got an avatar to find.”
Vidar caught off guard with Kitsune’s spur of the moment decision to drag him to the Bestower, found it hard to put the words together “Wait, what? But you didn’t even choose your class yet.”
“Eh, I don’t like to rush these sorts of things, so I’ll just decide a little bit later.” Kitsune tucked his scroll away into one of his pockets before fully dragging Vidar to the Bestower
Once Kitsune was close enough, he did as Loki instructed and placed a hand on the Bestower’s crystal. The buildup was slow, and at first, it looked like nothing was happening. A few seconds later and Kitsune was proven wrong as the winds beneath both Celestials violently kicked up in an instant. The winds were strong enough to send Kitsune and Vidar higher into the sky than they already were.
Hearing the rush of howling winds blow through his ears as it combed over his entire body dozens of times in the span of a single moment, Kitsune couldn’t help but laugh as he continued to climb higher into the sky. By complete contrast Vidar was flailing his arms screaming in sheer horror while he refused to open his eyes to the world the two could see unobscured beneath them.
Since they were moving at such a high speed Kitsune almost failed to notice it forming in front of his very eyes. From Vidar’s back sprouted a pair of transparent wings, each feather as white as the fur on his body. Kitsune looked to his back to see a similar pair of wings slowly unfolding, ready to take on the wide open skies fearlessly.
“I’M GOING TO DIE!” He yelled once we reached the peak of how high the Bestower could bring the two of them to
With a roll of his eyes, Kitsune tapped the wolf’s vest causing him to open his eyes albeit at a snail’s pace “Uh Hello? Open your eyes, we’re going to be just fine”
Once Vidar fully opened his eyes, he saw the world for what it truly was. The wide open forest of trees that blended in with each other, the shrunken mountains they had conquered in less than a second, the ocean of clouds that surrounded the two of them. Suddenly, all the horror in Vidar’s eyes was replaced by a shining look of awe as a smile grew on his face.
“Now quit daydreaming.” Kitsune playfully tapped his nose “I have a feeling that these wings won’t be able to bring us to a higher altitude once we go lower.’
After Vidar gave a silent nod of confirmation, Kitsune shifted himself into a diving position. Once again Kitsune heard the song of the wind playing loudly in his ears causing him to laugh all the way down, only this time Vidar joined his howls of laughter and screams of excitement.
Kitsune found these wings odd. It was true that astral jumping was far more efficient, but to Kitsune found these wigs liberating, far more exciting that just instantly appearing wherever they needed to go, Kitsune didn’t even have to strain himself to control them, all he really needed to do was think and the wings would respond, sometimes instinct would kick in and he didn’t even have to think. It was literally effortless.
The rush of adrenaline, the smear of the colorful landscape as he flew by. Kitsune was enthralled by the feeling. It was something he could only experience in person and it made him glad he didn’t decide to stick to watching the game unfold from afar. Kitsune knew deep down, this feeling was never going to get old.
“KITSUNE!?” Vidar yelled through the howling of the winds “THIS IS FUN AND ALL, BUT DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE’RE HEADED!?”
“COMMANDER SAID WE’D HAVE TO LOOK FOR A VILLAGE NEAR A MARSH AND THAT’S WHERE WE’D FIND OUR AVATAR! AND I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHICH MARSH HE’S TALKING ABOUT!” Kitsune replied as he honed his eyes in on the landscape below them
While the region was mostly mountainous, there were a few marshes spread about the area. However out of all the marshes there was only one that was relatively close to where their first battle had occurred. Not only was it the biggest marsh in the region, it was also one with a village right within its boundaries. Kitsune knew very well that where there were people there would be Avatar candidates, and one of them had to be their guy.
“THERE!” Kitsune pointed out to Vidar once he saw the trees slowly decrease in density till there was nothing but murky and foggy waters.
Responding perfectly to his will, Kitsune’s wings took him down gently despite the speed he was coming in. Once he was close enough to dry land Kitsune felt the wings relieve themselves off his back and land him perfectly in on island safe from the murky waters. Vidar wasn’t as precise as Kitsune was when it came to landings and instead dropped himself into the water so fast Kitsune swore he saw him skip on the water twice before finally coming to a stop. When he resurfaced he didn’t look too hurt. Really the only thing that looked ruined was his white fur.
“Rough landing huh buddy?” Kitsune laughed as he offered Vidar a helping hand “Maybe choosing pure white fur wasn’t the brightest idea out there.”
Despite being covered in mud Vidar was still able to crack a smile as he accepted Kitsune’s hand “You’re a funny Fox, you know that.”
“Hey, you said it not me.” Kitsune cracked his own smile as he helped Vidar on his feet
While Vidar took a moment to dry off, Kitsune had a look through their immediate surroundings. The sun might still be up and the skies weren’t too clouded when the flew down, but with the fog surrounding them it was almost hard to tell. This made it hard to see anything in the distance, you’d only see silhouettes at best and hallucinations at worst. Suddenly Kitsune missed being in the sky surrounded with all the colors and winds.
“So, where do we start?” Vidar asked, finally being somewhat dry
Kitsune continued to strain his eyes for something, but nothing noteworthy came up “We’re looking for Avatars right?” Vidar responded with a nod “Then we’re looking for people.”
“Even so,” Vidar asked as he followed Kitsune along dry land “how will we know which one is worthy to be our Avatar?”
“Haven’t you played the standard U&U? This is like the basics of the basics.”
“About that… I was never really good at recruiting avatars.”
“Of course. Well, there’s a lot of things you have to consider. However one of the most basic things to look at is obviously their personality since it’s what determines what kind of class they’ll be assigned. Then there’s their race, since each species has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, the one I think is the most important to look at is their drive.”
“Drive?”
“Your know their will to win, determination, things like that. You can have a well bred avatar with a top tier class, but drive to win, can and has trumped those traits combined before, I’ve seen it happen. Of course, if you managed to find a candidate with all three that’s great, but if you had to choose, go with the one with stronger drive. They’ll always push themselves to improve, adapt and are a valuable asset to any team.”
After Kitsune finished explaining, Vidar slowly went silent. Kitsune suspected it was because the wolf was processing what he had just learned. It didn’t bother Kitsune all too much, it allowed him to look around a little more. However, no matter how hard Kitsune tried , the veil of fog was almost impossible to see through All around the two Celestials nothing but thick bland and lifeless fog, a complete contrast of the skies they flew through not too long ago.
Halting what little progress Kitsune and Vidar had made was the sound of both of their limiters going off at the same time. Begrudgingly Kitsune pulled the locket from underneath his shirt and examined the shifting stone. All Kitsune knew about the limiter, was obviously that it limited Celestial abilities to balance the game. Kitsune just dismissed it as another function he failed to read up on. A fact that was further reinforced by the fact that the two lockets projected letters till it eventually spelled out its complete message.
Restricted area: quest on going.
Requirement to join quest: One Avatar in your party.
Spectating: Allowed.
Should you interfere directly, you will immediately be teleported back to your home temple and locked within the premises for a full day.
“Yikes, they really mean business huh.” Kitsune said once he finished reading the message printed into air in front of them “C’mon let’s go check it out.”
Vidar gave Kitsune another concerned look “Wait~
“It says we’re allowed to spectate. So why not?” Kitsune cut him off as he lead him deeper into the marsh
As Kitsune continued to move Vidar through the marsh there was nothing that looked like it was what set off the quest. Everything was dead silent, no insect calls, no sounds of water movement, no winds. Deep down, Kitsune knew that this was a calm before the storm. Something big and something terrible was about to happen.
“Kitsune,” Vidar whispered “I don’t like the looks of this.”
“THERE’S THE DEMON! ATTACK!” Came the grizzled call of war directly behind them
Suddenly multiple other war cries were sounded in response to the first one. In response to the multiple war cries a terrifying screech sounded off as a sudden flame ignited. It didn’t take long before Kitsune and Vidar were surrounded by warriors of various races. Wolves, panthers, bears, humans, all these races both male and female armed to the teeth making the push forward. All the warriors raced past Kitsune and Vidar as if they weren’t there to begin with.
Like the man said, directly in front of the two Celestials was a demon. At its core, it looked like it was made from coal, and it was what sparked to life. A living hellflame taking on physical form. Despite standing on a marsh and being assaulted by arrows and warriors, the flames didn’t falter in the slightest.
After brushing aside a set of incoming attacks like they were nothing, it countered by spewing flames from its mouth. Though the warriors charging into battle didn’t care in the slightest and continued to charge in anyway.
“Kitsune, check this out.” Vidar said as he held out his hand to an incoming warrior
Rather than colliding with the man running towards the living hell flame, Vidar’s hand phased through, as if it wasn’t there to begin with. Curiocity begged Kitsune to take a look at his locket, and when he did, he found that it was flashing the words “Spectator Mode.” on it’s shifting stone.
‘They really thought of everything didn’t they.’
“It’s too much!” Yelled one of the warriors catching Kitsune’s and Vidar’s attention “Fall back towards the eastern section where the marsh is deeper!”
As quickly as they came, all warriors fell back, however the flame demon gave chase wasn’t too far off. It continued to spew fire as it tailed them, arcing the ball of flames so that it would hit them even from a distance. This may have disoriented some warriors, but it wasn’t enough to break their formation as they continued to run.
“NO, PLEASE! NOT THAT DIRECTION! ANYWHERE BUT THAT DIRECTION!” Came the cries of a much younger sounding voice
Everyone else seemed to be ignoring the young voice, even if it desperately cried for them. Following the sound, Kitsune was able to trace its owner to a young black wolf. He was much smaller than all the other wolves present, and wasn’t even armed with anything. Despite having no armor, not even a weapon, the black wolf gave chase to the group of warriors and the demon.
“Kitsune, we should go, I don’t think i want to see the end of this quest.” Vidar said already inching away from the direction the battle was headed
Kitsune suddenly latched onto him before he could go any further “No, i want to see this. I want to see that black wolf.”
Vidar shrugged once he saw how determined Kitsune was. Kitsune’s eyes were steeled with determination as furrowed with seriousness. The four tailed fox didn’t know what exactly made the black wolf stand out as the perfect candidate out of the other warriors he ran towards. Maybe Kitsune saw the hopeless look in his crimson red eyes, or maybe Kitsune wanted to see the wolf make it out of the scuffle alive. Maybe Kitsune saw how desperate the wolf was, so desperate in fact that he would charge into battle without so much as a dagger to protect himself. Whatever the case may be Kitsune had a good feeling about that wolf, and he always sticks to his hunches.
Once they finally caught up to the group, Kitsune and Vidar found all the warriors occupying what looked to be the largest island in the marsh. However, that wasn’t what stood out about the island; it was the fact that it was covered in a magnificent array of flowers. All kinds of colors that were absent in the depressing marsh were gathered here, like a treasure hidden away for safekeeping
The once magnificent garden of color in a bleak marsh was slowly being tarnished by the battle that raged on top of it. Fires raged as it consumed petal after petal, warriors desperate to survive trampled over the stems of all the plants without a single thought of remorse. All of this was plain to see to the black wolf that stood out from the crowd of warriors. Kitsune watched as the black wolf looked on in horror as the garden wasted away.
Even with the advantage of water surrounding the entire area, the flame demon looked to be too powerful. Try as they might, the warriors had no ground to stand for the duration of the battle, and it was completely one sided. Should they press the battle it would be nothing short of a massacre
“RETREAT!” came the call of one of the men calling all the warriors further back into the marsh
Even with the men retreating the black wolf remained stationary to see the devastation brought onto the garden in front of him. Nonetheless, seeing the demon take one foot in the garden was the deciding factor, and soon the wolf ran recklessly into the fray. Once he was in front of the fire demon the small wolf spread his arms wide and drew the attention of the flame beast.
Merciless, as a demon should be it swatted the wolf aside with its still flaming hand. Of course the wolf was badly injured in the process and a good majority of his fur was already singed off but the small wolf trudged back into position in front of the flaming demon and raised his arms wide, despite how hard it must’ve been to raise them.
“I WON’T LET YOU DESTROY THIS PLACE! NOT WHEN IT MEANS SO MUCH TO HER!”
Kitsune suddenly had his breath taken from him. Kitsune marveled at the sight; the wolf probably hasn’t even reached a day past his juvenile age, yet there he stood fearlessly in front of a living hellflame. The way the wolf’s crimson red eyes shone with a ferocity that didn’t match his body, the way he fearlessly stood his ground despite the losing odds, Kitsune knew he was their Avatar.
“Vidar!” Kitsune yelled catching the wolf by surprise “It’s him, that’s our avatar! Open the book!”
Vidar fumbled with the book at first and looked like he was about to protest “But~”
“JUST DO IT!” Kitsune yelled once he saw the demon wind up for the finishing blow
As Vidar began to pool his concentration, the winds surrounding the marsh began to pick up and steadily grow strong as more seconds pass. It eventually reached the point where even the demon’s flames began to flicker under such a wind. Soon the book levitated out of Vidar’s hand as the same emblem on his quiver manifested on the back of his left palm.
Suddenly the book flipped open, as time slowed to a halt with the demon’s flames just inches away from hitting the wolf square in the face. Overwhelmed by the book’s energy, Vidar’s eyes radiated blue energy as he levitated closer to the confused and injured wolf. At first he was scared out of his wits by Vidar who seemingly came out of nowhere but the wolf was too tired and injured to do anything significant so he lowered his head and accepted his fate.
“Raise your head young wolf.” Vidar commanded, almost sounding possessed “I am not here to hurt you, but rather to extend my assistance. I hear the rage festering in your heart, powering your body, and lighting your soul ablaze. Please do explain to me why a good share of it is directed at yourself.”
The wolf looked confused by the statement but answered it truthfully nonetheless “I am nothing more than the runt of the litter, the weakest link, the omega. I was never worth anything to anyone, and when they call me useless, I can’t help but believe them. I am everything they say, but I want to prove the wrong! I want to be able to protect what is dear to me, and stand tall like all the warriors of my village do yet I can’t.”
“There is a wish that you seek, isn’t there young wolf.” the wolf nodded “Then if you seek to attain such a boon, then you must earn it. Fight under the name Loki Odinson and it shall be done.” The book flipped open tearing a page away from it and causing it to float over to the black wolf
The small black wolf gripped the paper tightly, before biting down on his right hand. After stamping his hand print onto the paper in red, the wolf then raised it high as it was slowly being consumed by flames.
Vidar then raised his hands high as his voiced boomed throughout the marsh “FROM THE HANDBOOK OF PLAYERS, CHAPTER 4 VERSE 18, THOSE WHO FESTER A GREAT FURY DEEP WITHIN THEIR HEARTS MAY THEMSELVES TAKE ON THE POWER OF THE DEMON RAGER!”
“I WILL FIGHT UNDER THE NAME LOKI! I AM GARM FEAR MY RAGE!” Garm yelled in response to Vidar’s call
As soon as the contract was completely engulfed in flames chains shot out from Vidar’s book and proceeded to ensnare Garm. Underneath the chains that trapped Garm, his wounds and burns healed slightly as the chains began to shrink down to match his size. Eventually the chains that ensnared Garm took on the appearance of a chainmail shirt that protected his torso as a red light began to emanate from the black wolf. Just like Vidar the red light soon pooled into one specific location which happened to be the spot between his eyes.
With the contract completed and signed Vidar vanished into thin air before reappearing next to Kitsune looking drained from the process. Soon time resumed its pace and the flames impacted the wolf directly. Slowly coming too from his trance Vidar saw the onslaught of fiery devastation and shot up to attention.
“We’ve got to help him!” he yelled as he studied his locket, and sure enough it no longer said spectator mode
Despite this Kitsune held him back “Let the wolf howl.”
The flames parted and Garm was no longer in the front of the blast. Instead Garm leapt from the marsh island and was now considerably higher than the flaming demon. As a follow up a red chain appeared in Garms hands before he cast it down to ensnare the flaming demon. Landing safely back down on his marsh island, Garm planted his feet deeper into the ground as the chain wrapped around the demon’s neck morphed into a manacle that locked tightly.
Seeing Garm gain the upper hand surprisingly fast, the demon tried to shake off the chains that bound it, but no such luck. In fact the flames that used to burn and flare out like wild fire was beginning to die down exposing its core. Soon the demon couldn’t support its heavy frame and it was brought down to its knees. Pressing his advantage even further Garm sent two more chains to wrap on both the demon’s wrists.
Once this was complete a channeling circle appeared under Garm’s feet as his eyes lit up with brilliant red fury “Submit to my will, and make your strength mine to command!”
On his orders, the flames gave one final powerful burst that flowed through the chains and into Garm. Eventually there was no flame left to absorb and the demon was left as a husk of its former self. In a matter of seconds the beast was turned from a destructive giant to nothing more than a glorified statue. A gust of wind blew past and like that the demon was no more. Having spent most of the energy given to him by the contract Garm could do nothing more than collapse on the spot.
END OF CHAPTER 2
It's PRO TIPS WITH KITSUNE TODAY'S TOPIC: Class categories
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As you may already know all classes are grouped up together based on their capabilities in battle. These are then further subdivided into two to be a little more specific
Offense classes are classes that are focused around dealing damage and are sub divided into Glass Cannon and Damage Over Time.
Defense classes are focused around preventing damage, these are your standard tanks who take the damage for you or decoys who take on enemy aggro, but dodge the attacks rather than take it on full blast
Support classes focus on helping your teammates whether its giving buffs and special abilities like the Enablers or taking your opponent down a peg with de-buffs and other status conditions like the Disablers
Lastly the healers which focus on keeping teammates alive during combat these are regular slight healers who heal at a constant and steady rate or Burst Healers who take time to perform one healing spell but heal for much more than slight healers
When I said there was four classes I forgot to mention the illusive fifth class: Null. What makes this class special is the ability to shift into other classes. In one battle they may be an offense Damage over Time class, but when you encounter them again they could be their team's Burst Healer or really anything else for that matter.
That's all for today so see ya!
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After bringing Garm to the temple to heal his wounds Kitsune and Vidar were given time to rest from their previous mission and prepare for the next one, which could come at any moment. Vidar went to rest in his room, which left Kitsune all on his own, with an unwanted thought imprisoned in his mind.
As much as Kitsune enjoyed his fully customizable room and any kind of food he wanted, the prospect of choosing the right class burdened him to no end. Vidar had chosen with relative ease, so why was it so hard for him? Just thinking about the scroll made his head spin radically. Even now was he paced through the echoing halls of Loki's temple the scroll continued to persist in his mind.
"Tyr, look at him!" Kitsune's ears perked at the sound of Loki's voice from a nearby room "On top of being a mortal he's a runt, an Omega, why give him a limiter meant for Celestials?"
Kitsune found enough space to peer in through the door and to no surprise found the infirmary "Because dear nephew this wolf, even for one hailing from Midgard has the highest potential out of any avatar I've ever seen. He may look weak now, but this wolf is going to be capable of so much more in the future. I'd like to return here every morning, I wish to see him grow and exploit his astoundingly high potential."
"Very well." Loki sighed "However, i would like some compensations for you nerfing one of my best pieces before its even hit the board."
"It shall be done." Tyr said professionally as he gently ruffled the fur on Garm's head playfully
As Kitsune continued to eavesdrop on the two celestials Vidar's cries caught the four tailed fox of guard "ODIN'S BEARD! WHY ARE THERE SNAKES IN MY ROOM!"
"SUBMIT ENEMY CELESTIAL!" came a new voice Kitsune Had never heard before
"YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN YOUR FACE!" laughed Pete hysterically "Sorry though Apep, that's an ally, we aren't supposed to even meet enemy celestials yet."
"it would appear that your second avatar has arrived." Tyr sighed even though it was blatantly obvious at this point