Chapter 31: Zeth's Home City

Chapter 31: Zeth’s Home City

Narrator: One Week Later

The heroes arrive in Kunasha, Zeth’s home city. A sign says, “Welcome to Kunasha, home of the Eagle Clan”. Zeth happily falls to his knees and lifts his arms up in the air.

Zeth: Finally, I’m home!!

Emily: It certainly is a nice-looking city.

Kurt: So what do you want to do, Zeth? Do you want to go straight to your home, or do you want to show us around first?

Zeth: If you want to see around first, then I can do that.

Joe: Sure, I would like to see around.

Sasha: I would also like to see around your city. As a child, I didn't get to visit the city that much.

***

Narrator: The city of Kunasha is one of the vastest cities in Harmone and has a population of over one million.

The heroes walk through the city. The city is filled with buildings as short as one story, but includes buildings as high as fifty stories.

Kurt: It may not be as big as Reign City, but this is still one big place.

Zeth: You’ve been to Reign City?

Emily: We’ve all been to it. It’s the capital city of Harmone, and we do travel a fair bit.

Zeth: I didn’t mean that as surprised… um… never mind.

Sasha: I’ve never been to Reign City, though.

Joe: Whatever role we hold in this divine conflict, I’m sure our path will take us through Reign City at some point, so you will get to see it.

***

Narrator: The heroes walk through the city for about half an hour.

As the heroes continue to walk, Emily spots a weapons shop.

Emily: Ah! A weapon shop! Maybe I should stop by.

Joe: Is this really necessary?

Emily: Yes! If we are going to be fighting to the death against demons and whatnot, I need to be loaded.

Joe: Fine, I guess we might as well go in too.

Inside the shop, Emily searches around for weapons she might be interested in.

Sasha: So what weapons are you looking for?

Emily: Nothing in particular. If I like what I see, I will buy it.

Emily sees something she wants. It’s a shotgun. The shotgun is mostly black and has a red flame pattern on it.

Emily: I definitely want this.

Zeth: A shotgun?

A man approaches them. He appears to be in his 30s and has brown hair and a full beard. He is the store manager.

Store Manager: Not just any shotgun but the X12 Shatter Shotgun. Listen, miss, if you are a channeling magic user, I suggest not buying that unless you have D-Rank magic. It could seriously harm you otherwise.

Emily: How so?

Store Manager: When channeling magic into a weapon, certain weapons require a minimal amount of magic to use, if you are not strong enough to give a good enough dose, meaning being an E-Rank or lower with this gun, it will reach into your blood and life which could kill you or, at the very least, significantly injure you.

Zeth: Seriously?

Store Manager: Yes.

Emily: Then can I still buy, but just wait to use it till I’m strong enough?

Store Manager: I guess so. Just be careful.

Emily: Let me also buy an F-Rank shotgun as well then.

He shows her a different shotgun. The shotgun he shows her is gray with a brown wooden stock.

Store Manager: It’s a B3 Tide Shotgun. It's a classic design, but hey, there's nothing wrong with that.

Emily: That does look good too. I will buy it. And one last thing. I want these.

She shows a couple of wheel-shaped blades to everyone.

Emily: These are Dual Spinning Blades.

Store Manager: Maybe it’s none of my business but why do you young people need all of these weapons?

Emily: Let’s just say that in the near future, we will probably be pursued by monsters.

Store Manager: Ah, well, that certainly does not sound good. Be safe out there. If you ever need new weapons, you can always come back here. Maybe I will even introduce you to my son. He is very young but I'm sure one day, when I retire, he will become the next manager here. Maybe in four decades. Who knows. Ha!

Emily chuckles. 

Emily: Who knows where we will be in four decades but I'm sure we will be back.

Emily buys the weapons.

Emily: See you later. 

Store Manager: Have a good day. Stay safe out there.

 They then leave the shop and continue walking through the city.

Emily: (Thinking) What he said of the weapons sounds like the Shadow Sword I got from the demons. But I could still use the Shadow Sword easily, only that it drains my energy fast. Hmmm.

Sasha: Are you okay, Emily?

Emily: Yes, I was just thinking to myself about the weapons.

Zeth: Now that we have had a look around, let’s go to my home. I can't wait to introduce you guys to my parents.

***

Narrator: In the suburbs just outside of the main part of the city.

They reach Zeth’s house, and it is pretty big compared to the houses around it.

Joe: Whoa, Zeth, your house is huge.

Zeth: Though it may be big, we are not super rich or anything.

Zeth stares at the house for a moment.

Zeth: I just can’t wait to see my parents again.

They begin walking towards the house.

Narrator: Zeth has at last reached home. What will Zeth learn by returning to his parents?

Chapter 31 END

To be Continued in Chapter 32: Story of the Divine War