Randidly didn’t really care very much for the money aside from providing for his potion making which he expected to be very generously overshooting right now so he said very little aside from informing the two others that he could now make the Gazelle Oxen Dolphin and Preying Mantis Runes
Artisan Dwei finally battered down Claptrap and they settled on a price and they worked out what the Crashing Wave Style would want for their next order Then Artisan Dwei turned to Randidly
It is a strange thing but over 80% efficacy there is the chance that some pieces will have an extra ability We will pay very heavily for those pieces If you continue to improve I’m sure you will find that ability
Then Artisan Dwei stored the equipment handed over his money and prepared to go During that time Randidly turned to Claptrap
Were you able to learn anything about the Spear Phantom Style
Claptrap flushed then shook his head I asked around to a few people but I’m honestly not very popular around here so
I know that story Artisan Dwei said his typical smile fading away He looked seriously at Randidly Would you like to hear about the founder of your Style It is not a pretty story
Randidly shrugged Life is not a pretty place
Artisan Dwei chuckled and then walked over to a small table in the corner After Claptrap had brought them all a glass of wine the Artisan began to speak
Chapter 173
I heard this story from the current patriarch of the Crashing Wave Style which is an offshoot of the Endless Sea Style based in the Capital of the Central Region He told me that for a long time before more information came out Shal was widely idolized by the young elites in the Capital for his heroism in defeating the Devourer But by the end they just ignored him like everyone else Still that comes later First and most importantly there was a man who would become the Spear Phantom Aemont Because Shal’s story is only a small part of following in the footsteps of his father
No one really knew Aemont’s family but he enrolled in a small two bit Style and worked hard to learn it So hard that the people around him were shocked After all this was the Capital of the Central Region There were thousands of Styles fighting viciously over the new recruits that came to the capital seeking their fortune putting their life on the line with just their spear Those that had talent and dedication would go to the larger Styles If this boy was here and had such an excellent work ethic there could be only one explanation he had no talent with the spear
Which was true in a way Aemont was serious but clumsy The Spear was not his weapon But he did have two things very early on in his career while most others might train for years to obtain Those were two skills Battle Intent and the very amorphous Struggle And Struggle Aemont did
There were rivalries and duels grand challenges and tumultuous relationships but for our purposes going into that might be a bit tedious It is enough to say that by the time he was 25 Aemont’s name was known throughout the Capital although it was only whispered After all Aemont refused to participate in the rather gaudy Exhibitions’ hosted by the powerful and affluent Styles of the Capital He was a poor man even then with his success with the spear and his Tassle was a threadbare red piece that was so worn it almost seemed to be grey
But Aemont did fall in love with a woman who was one of the chosen disciples of the Endless Heat Style Luckily for him she liked him too Slowly this very poor man from a Style that didn’t even have a skillset was hanging around a woman who would inherit an Ancient Rarity Skill Set At first the elders thought it was just children playing around and thought nothing of it then the woman became pregnant Now the head elder at the time was furious but he knew the female disciple was a stubborn sort so he had a genius idea To set the terms of him being allowed into the Style as an honorary disciple to legitimize the relationship
To set impossible terms
So Aemont was brought before the elder and the elder told him the wonderful news about the pregnancy Aemont a normally stoic man smiled like he would be satisfied dying right there and then if it came to it Which was exactly what the Elder wanted
Then the elder continued to explain that there were some negative rumblings about Aemont and the female disciple from the other elders That they weren’t a proper match due to their difference in social status And as Aemont began to frown the Elder told the much younger man that he had an idea perhaps if Aemont were to accomplish a seemingly impossible task the elder could help Aemont sway their feelings If there was irrefutable proof of Aemont’s abilities even those stubborn elders would be able to do naught but give in
What sort of task ’ Aemont asked and the elder said well how about going to the frontlines and slaying a 90932njk2389 ’
Randidly blinked aware of how the words had twisted midair and reverted briefly back to a language he couldn’t understand He wondered what sort of secret the system was trying to hide from him this time Something from the frontlines huh A war with who Randidly wondered
But Artisan Dwei continued to speak and his words once more became understandable so Randidly didn’t do anything other than file the information away for later At first Aemont was dubious but the Elder shook his head sorrowfully and asked if there was anything else Aemont could think of that would be irrefutable proof of Aemont’s strength Aemont could only remain silent
The frontlines were much more active in those days and the #% # kldsa were lousy with 90932njk2389 so obtaining an opportunity wouldn’t be difficult What was difficult was the task But Aemont had gotten this far by relying on his two skills of Struggle and Battle Intent and this was no exception Aemont went and spent a year at the frontlines despite the female disciple’s pleas A year later he returned Older and stronger and tired but without accomplishing his goal
But now his resolve was set He visited his now several month old son and spent time with the woman he wanted to marry in front of the world Then after a week he returned to the frontlines To the Elder’s horror the female disciple was once more pregnant Now it was extremely difficult for them to ignore the relationship between the two of them because two sons had been made and were staying in the Capital on their property But there was nothing they could do all of the younger disciples were enamored with the children showering the babies with affection
And there was the continued problem of Aemont By all accounts he found and challenged 90932njk2389 to combat quite frequently And although he was never able to slay one he did survive which is more than most can say He was formally enlisted and began to rise within the army ranks After his second year on the frontlines Aemont once more returned and although he was covered in scars his sons filled him with youthful vigor This time he remained for a month meeting and fraternizing with the young disciples who were swept away by this powerful young man with stories of the front lines
But after that time he was forced to leave But not before kissing both the eldest son Pronto and the younger son Shal on the forehead Then he was off
But Aemont did not return immediately to the front line He still possessed two open skill slots and planned on using one to learn a skill that could push him to the next level For after all even if he had the power of an Artisan without a skill with a powerful image he would never be formally recognized as an Artisan and his potential would be greatly diminished So he sought out a powerful individual who could teach him a powerful skill It is unknown who he found but he came back wielding the powerful skill Wrathful Sickle which powerfully influenced his later images
That year he did not return from the frontlines Nor the following year It was only 3 years later that he returned But when he did come it was with the head of a 90932njk2389
Of course the Elders did not want Aemont to be formally recognized so they acted quickly while Aemont was arriving Some took it upon themselves to cut off the growth from the base the female disciple was killed Furious Aemont gathered up his sons and fled leaving the central continent and heading to the north Rumors say that Aemont walked out carrying his spear burning with fury and the aura of death while his elder son Pronto carried the much smaller Shal like a baby in his arms