What happened so far...
Acan made a deal with Lily after finding out she stole Bells knife. Now he is summoned to the guild by its master.
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Acan pov
I am in the guild, waiting. Ouranos is letting me wait because, and here I recite what I was told: He has to prepare something. After some time I am finally allowed to enter only to have a revelation.
Acan:" You want me to be a teacher?"
Ouranos:" Hear me out. You have already shown that you are the most powerful adventurer in this town and many familias want to have their own adventurers but so far they never had the option to have their familias train without having to send them into the dungeon and risking them to die."
Acan:" I can understand that but for most of them it is just a way to save as much money as possible, as far as I can see most gods here don't seem to care very much if their low ranking members die."
Ouranos:" That maybe true but if you do this you help those new adventurers they will be able to survive, they will be able to achieve their dreams or isn't that worth your effort?"
Acan:" Dreams are fleeting. In the end humans will always have to realize that their dreams mean nothing to their so called gods. But to make sure that they don't have to suffer under the orders of their gods I will do it."
Ouranos:" Then where do you want to hold your lessons?"
Acan:" *walks out of the room* They are no lessons, they are experiences and for that whoever wants to try it shall meet me in this building."
With that he simply sat down in the entrance area of the guild building and waited and after some time some people actually come to him for training. The first person to arrive is Bell, Hestia only let him go under the premise that there are no women getting near him. Next are a group of Takemikazuchis familia but before they can introduce themselves Acan interferes.
Acan:" This will be a test to see how much you have to learn, afterwards you can introduce yourselves."
After a bit more time there are 19 adventurers who want to learn, the last person to arrive is a man with short, curled, brown hair, brown eyes that glisten with intelligent.
Acan:" Odysseus, I had a feeling you would be here as well but normally you are one of the first to arrive."
Odysseus:" Well you see it is a long journey from my home to Orario."
Acan:" As long as you don't manage to get lost for twenty years like your ancestor."
Odysseus:" I should have never told you that."
Acan:" Well time's up so who ever comes now has no luck. Now I already told some of you that this will be a test to see you physical prowess, meaning I will examine your, strength, speed, endurance and stamina. So follow me."
Acan walks out of the guild building and heads straight to the wall surrounding Orario.
Acan:" First, we will have a little run. One round on top the wall, no break and no giving up."
Bell:" You want us to run on top ot the walls?"
Acan:" I will make the run too and now RUN!!!"
His students begin their run as Acan watches. Odysseus may be a very intelligent individual but his physical prowess isn't bad but not to good either, Bell is visibly exhausted after one-fourth of the way, the same goes for the members of Takemikazuchis familia. The others are worse and from the twenty people that started the run four are already out. Acan begins his run and while doing so tells those that gave up to go home as his training isn't going to help them. After a few minutes he managed to get past Odysseus and one of Takemikazuchis members, who had the lead so far, and after half an hour they all finished painting and huffing some have to lay down.
Acan:" As you may have noticed three of the initial twenty are gone, they gave up and my training isn't for people that give up so easily and yes the test is far from over, follow me."
Acan leads the group outside of Orario.
Bell:" Isn't it dangerous to be out here?"
Acan:" The worst that can happen is that we get attacked by bandits and you all have salyn monsters haven't you?"
They walk on until they get onto a small clearing in a nearby forest.
Acan:" Now then you will sit down there *points at a big rock at the border of the clearing* and then one of you will step up."
Some random guy from another familia asks what will happen then.
Acan:" I have said that I will personally test you didn't I?"
Odysseus immediately knows what Acan means and pitys the others.
Acan:" Now then who's first?"
A girls with black hair and a partial samurai outfit steps up while holding onto her sword.
Acan:" Now you will introduce yourself to me."
Mikoto:" Yamato Mikoto from the Takemikazuchi-familia."
Acan:" You use a katana so you are using swift strikes and precision in battles, to defend yourself you either block with the back of your sword or you evade right?"
Mikoto:" *stunned* Y-Yes that is right."
Acan:" Then you should be skilled in speed and stamina. Now attack me and if you manage to get me to move from my spot you can sit down again."
Mikoto is starting at the person that should teach her. He wants her to attack him? But she reminds herself that she has to do what is necessary and draws her sword and strikes at Acan, who simply blocks the sword with his forearm, which is encased in the black armor Acan always wears.
Acan:" You don't have enough strength to even have me feel the impact of the strike, your speed and precision are lacking, you just thought that simply swinging your sword at me would have been enough but there are monsters that can withstand blows like this and if those manage to get you close enough you are done for. Again."
For the next fifteen minutes Mikoto tries to force Acan to move from his spot, which doesn't work and as she is exhausted he tells her to sit down again. Like this the others fail too until Bell and Odysseus are left and so far Acan wasn't impressed, the other two of Takemikazuchis familia have also lost due to exhausting themselves, their names are Kashima Ouka
and Hitachi Chigusa.
Now It is Bells turn and he is shaking, if it is because of fear or nervousness is unclear to Acan.
Acan:" Boy sit down again."
Bell:" What?"
Acan:" You can't properly fight if you are shaking like that, it lossens you grip on your weapon and if you lose it you die, so sit down and calm yourself. Odysseus step forth."
Odysseus:" Do I have to introduce myself as well? Doesn't matter, my name is Odysseus and I am the leader of the Athena-familia."
Acan:" As far as I remember you fight with a bow. So I need to get to you. In this case you have to stay away from me for five minutes."
It is the same time the others had to try and move Acan but he is such a hunk of a man that moving him without him wanting to seems impossible.
Mikoto:' *watching closely* His armor must weigh very much, the same goes for his weapon so he is at a disadvantage this time.'
But as soon as the match starts Acan moves, surprisingly fast, towards Odysseus who barely does the grip of the large man.
Odysseus:' He has gotten even faster then the last time.'
Odysseus uses his smaller frame to evade most of Acans tries to catch him but shortly before the five minutes end he makes a mistake, Acan moves to the left and Odysseus instinctively goes with him jsut to be caught of guard when Acan suddenly changes his direction and tackles Odysseus to the ground, holding his head down with one hand that covers the entire side of his head.
Acan:" It seems you have forgotten your own advice. Always expect the unexpected."
He lets Odysseus get up again and now Bell has to show that he can be brave enough to face someone, who he knows is far more powerful then him.
Acan:" Now then boy, show me what you can do."
Bell charges at Acan and before he can be swat away by the larger man's arm he slides under it and strikes at the stomach of his opponent.
Acan:' He analyst the battles of the others and decided to try a different approach then just swinging his weapon at me.'
Acan:" You fight using knifes, so you are focusing on speed but you lack strength and endurance, if you fight something or someone faster then you you lose."
Acan is still standing and lets Bell attack until he simply grabs the boys arms and puts pressure on them.
Acan:" The problem you all have is that you underestimated me. You thought that I was as exhausted as you were after the run but you have one problem and that is the absences of knowledge, besides Odysseus who knows me for most of my live and Bell who has meet me before this none of you even tries to analyze the way I battle against any of you, Mikoto is an exception as she was the first to fight me."
Acan ends the training and his students go home. He is back in Miachs shop and has a conversation with Naaza.
Naaza:" To say it simply you think most of them won't return?"
Acan:" Besides Bell and Odysseus only the members of the Takemikazuchi-familia are determined enough to pull through, I saw it in their eyes. The others they have thought it was a fast way to level up and get money and fame."
Just then Miach enters.
Naaza:" Have you given away potions for free again?"
Miach:" N-No."
Acan:" You are a terrible liar."
Miach:" *rubs the back of his head with a nervous laugh* It just feels wrong to not help people. So what are you two up to?"
Naaza:" Acan has been enlisted to teach some newbie adventurers how to fight and torture them."
Acan:" I didn't torture them, although they are probably feeling like I did."
Miach:" As long as don't injur them seriously. Did something else happen while I was gone?"
Naaza:" We had a visitor."
Miach:" *looking serious* Who?"
Naaza:" *sigh* Ottar."
Miach:" Why would he come here?"
Naaza:" It seems that Freya has gotten interested in Acan."
Acan:" That woman is a plague."
Naaza:" And he hates her so I just told Ottar simply that Acan isn't here and that I don't know where he is."
Miach:" That is not good, if Freya wants Acan she will do whatever she has to to get him."
Acan:" I will burn down everything she holds dear if she tries anything."
Although Acan has only one eye left it glows red, frightening Naaza and Miach.
Miach:" Calm down Acan, you are a part of my familia and I won't let her take you away."
Acan:" I am sorry for frightening you."
Naaza:" But it is still a problem. If Freya is interested in you then it is only a question of time when the other gods will be too."
Miach:" For now we have to be cautious but we shouldn't let anyone else know of this."
Acan and Naaza nod before going to bed.
Miach:' I am afraid that if Freya does something to make sure Acan gets agitated enough he will go to war against all of Orario just to see her bleeding.'
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There you go my friends another chapter done. Now then the next chapter will be a bit annoying (or not depending how you look at it) as it will have some more Timeskips then most of my chapters have. Until then have a good day or night wherever you are.