I'm back. T'was fun. I went from friendly Herbalist to right hand of the Supreme Inquisitor, simultaneously taking the shoes of the regent of the Holy Vengeance-group after tearing apart five plots against him...oh, and becoming friends with the entire circle of assassins that hated the previous regent.
It's good to be me.
That said...let's get to business, shall we?
You ask Knighthowl, with a calm and collected mood.
"Have there ever been rogue heroes before?"
He grimaces, before nodding. "Well, yes. Many heroes cannot sustain the weight of their holy mission, or maybe they are corrupted by the evil influence of evil minions or overlords, and give in to the easier path. Some Overlords managed to successfully convert quite a number of heroes, but that was before the Asylum's correcting influence began to bring out the Heroic Heroes. From that moment onwards, the battle against evil became easier."
You then ask him who the first Hero was.
"The first Hero? Well, it was THE Hero. That is all we know about it, and it is the reason why the title of 'THE Hero' is given to all those tasked with the destruction of the Overlord, and who are said to share the same blood as their great ancestor."
Finally, you ask him if the Hero guild has ever failed.
"It has, in history. We call those period 'Dark Ages'. But that was a long time ago, when Overlord were mighty dragons or terrible beasts of great power and renowned capable of tearing apart entire countrysides with their might. With time, their bodies grew weaker and evil dwindled. Heroes were born to fight them, destined to win against them. No Evil Overlord rules forever, Silver. No king can sit upon his throne for all eternity. Time consumes all, time erases even the mightiest of mountains. History is written with ink on paper, and even then paper can burn and ink can fade..." his eyes glaze over, as if he is recalling something else.
"No cog can run smoothly forever." He chuckles. "You were a bit of a pessimistic hero back in your days."
You excuse yourself after that.
You have chosen your missions.
Mission Two and Mission Three Team selectionMission 2: Gamington,
Chihuahua, woar, aliwhale, bearphant, 5 cogs. (You can't use Chihuahua until she's mutated/cogified)
Mission 3: Overlord, (Chemista+German), succubus, hunter, 5 cogs, 2 wuffle cogs. (you have Nine 'Land troops' and two 'flying' troop)
Confirm Y/N?You carefully walk close to Cerulean, and then ask off-handedly.
"So...how much magic do you know about?"
"Uh?"
"Well, you need a magical wand right?"
"Yes dad, why?"
"Well, how do I know you aren't going to hurt yourself with it?"
"Dad, I'm a magical girl. I can use a wand just fine!" she huffs, before smiling. "You don't have to worry! I'm a tough girl!"
"Yes but...what magic do you know about? Like...spells, or..."
"Uh? I'm a magical girl. I just fly around in a fancy white and tight suit that is considered 'cute' because I'm too young to be considered 'eye-candy' or 'fanservice'...except by perverts. I wave the wand and shoot the magic ray out of it. What is there more to it? Mage heroes are probably those with spells, dad."
You actually feel the need to exhale a sigh.
"So you'd use the wand to...wave it around and fire rays?"
"Yep!"
"And it works like that?"
"Yup! It also gives me the ability to change clothes! Mind you...I understand that as a jelly there isn't much I can do with them being sticky and all but..." she huffs, "the frills of the magical girl uniform were cute!"
You nod. You've got far more information than you wanted to have, so you'll have time to decide about it...