Juni looked at the brightly wrapped packages that were neatly stacked in a corner of her nicely furnished room, the room she chose in the guild's base, a place she now calls home. She had been getting these " gifts " ever since the guild set up in Oak and they came from many different people, people who called her a goddess. She didn't know what they were on about, she wasn't a goddess, hell she wasn't even strong enough to earn the spear she felt she didn't even earn. Ever since she stop being a whole hermit, people would come up to her, bowing to her feet, asking them to heal them or some other task. She thought changing her face and going ghost would push the attention away from her, but her past actions were starting to take root and the spear she carried would forever signify who she was..Until of course it got taken from her dead body.

Turning from the gifts of the clearly delusional individuals in the world who would look to her as any form of a goddess, Juni checked the time, taking note that she had to leave soon to meet up with her brother from another mother, Vali. Thinking about hanging out with him today put her in a better mood and she was even more excited to see his little bundle of joy at some point today. Juni could feel a smile creeping up onto her face thinking about the child. The thought made her want to have children of her own but she knew she wouldn't be a good mother, at least that's what she told herself. Juni didn't linger onto the thought and began to put on her armor. A stunning piece of equipment that she needed to hide with a little black dress to draw a little less attention to her and for the most part what she wore worked with the exception of the blue tail that came with the armor which she just wrapped around her leg. In order to hide the more jagged parts of the armor she had it tailored down to fit her frame and allow her to wear clothes, it was almost like a second skin and she loved it, she just wished she had the complete set.

Grabbing her spear and leaving her room, Juni quickly headed out of the guildhall and nearly regretted her choice. Waiting for her right outside was a small group of people with flowers in hand. Most of them were men but they all seemed to have some sort of gift besides the flowers they held and they all held Lotuses or Water Lillies, both flowers that thrive in aquatic conditions. She had to admit the flowers were beautiful and in any other circumstance she would have accepted them but she had somewhere to be. As soon as the people saw her they quickly made a rush towards her but they all stopped, just outside of her personal bubble. Dropping to their knees they placed their gifts at her feet causing her to blush a deep red. " Please stand, you don't have to do this. " Juni quickly rushed to the people and helped each one to their feet, each of them kissed her hand and through rushed words of " praise be " and " thank you goddess " She had to keep reminding these people that she was no goddess. At this rate, she was going to be late meeting up with vali and so in a stroke of desperation, she asked these kind folks to drop off their offerings inside the guildhall and explain to them that she would be walking around in the streets of oak if they wanted to speak to her. The group of people looked like they had just received a blessing and quickly did as they were told.

She didn't know when it started or who started it. Trying to wrap her head around the situation she made it a point to try and find out who started this nonsense. No one should be painting her as a goddess of any sort, she was far from that. Quickly making her way into the heart of Oak. Her blond hair which was usually in a single braid was left free to blow in the wind, something she had done in an attempt to cut time so that Vali wouldn't wait for her. Once in the city, she walked the streets until she spotted the man of the hour. A smile crept up on the Nephilim's face and she quickly made her way to him with her arms open for a hug. " Vali my dear, how are you today ? " She spoke in their mother tongue, the only time she could really use it, and she was content.

Oh goodness not him too, she could feel her face forming too big of a smile, too bright of a blush, and she didn't know how to stop it. She didn't need to hear this nonsense from Vali and the gears in her head started to turn. " How far has this thing spread? Who many people either are trying to lift me up as some sort of goddess figure and how many people know that these people are doing that? " She didn't need the people from the Illium religion coming after her, trying to probably lynch her for heresy. She never thought she would see the day that her prime goal would be to " nip a growing religion in her name in the butt "as something on her things-to-do list.

Pulling from the hug she playfully slapped Vali's arm with almost no force as if to tell him to knock it off, something she said outright anyway. " Vali hush. I don't want any more people believing that. It's embarrassing and for one I'm sure there are others who are far more deserving of that sort of attention. I'm just a B-ranked mage trying to get stronger like any other mage." Her voice held a shaky and slightly frantic tone as her mother tongue rolled off her lips like butter. She didn't need this sort of stress right now, they had a mission to complete for the good of the guild and she was too focused on this nonsense.


"I am not a goddess. Our combined fame should at least get the people to listen. But I don't expect them to " bend the knee " just because we asked them too, especially not in one day, that's unrealistic. They've been through enough having one horrible guild making their lives hell, they just got some peace. I think our best approach is to show our use to them. Just because the previous guild no longer resides here doesn't mean they aren't vulnerable to criminals and the aftermath of those demons..."

She wasn't exactly sure the path they should take but it was probably best to get the name of Advent World associated with good rather than the bad the city was used too. In her mind that would take days, hell possibly weeks depending on how the people viewed them and their own progress to make sure they were in these people's good graces. Sighing just a bit Juni looked around her, the streets of Oak were bustling with all sorts of different people, with different personalities, and different goals, but she was sure as shit that all these people wanted was a peace of mind and not to be used as someone's base of illegal operations. She knew that Oak wasn't getting the best support from the royals and nobles, hell they wouldn't even send the Rune Knights out here to curve the illegal activities when the Rune Knights were operating. It was a truly pathetic sight and it made her heartache.

" Ok let's start by getting the people's attention. We need a platform to speak on. Somewhere we can gather the most people so they can hear our voice. We aren't here to speak, we are here to listen and fix what had been broken by the crap that was here before us. It's not what they can do for us, it's what we can do for them. So for now, I think we need to at least get the word out that we are making an announcement soon in the town square. This is a marathon, not a race. I hope you didn't think we would be doing this in one day. "

Turning her sapphire gaze at Vali she smiled as her arms folded over her chest. Her plan was to be a servant to the people and inform them of the up and coming forum that would be taking place to formally announce Advent World's first step into Oak. She wanted them on their side and in order to do that she needed to make sure they knew that they would no longer be abandoned in their time of need, that if they would be leaning on anyone for the support it would be Advent World.

She didn't know when it happened, at what point in the conversation she started to shut down. Words weren't reaching her, it felt like she was taking a back seat to the world as things began to blur. She was being forcefully put on autopilot and she couldn't stop it. She wanted to call out to Vali because she was unsure about what was truly happening to her, but soon she realized that other powers were at play. She was looking at herself as if she were in a dream, she could see herself talking as usual like nothing was happening at all. Pulling her attention away from watching her bigger physical form, Juni noticed a few things, one she was standing on looked to be the ocean. She didn't feel panic or scared, she was at peace and a bright sky with no clouds lingered above her, it felt like she could touch it. There was a momentary peace, a false peace because in the seconds that followed she could hear a voice booming in her head causing her to drop to her knees. The water that she once stood on was now pulling her under and in her panic, she thought held her breath until she couldn't. Fear settled into her but she soon realized that she could in fact breathe, the booming voice became less booming and more calming, the change in tone a pleasant one.

What's happening to me?

She couldn't form words from her mouth so the words came from her mind and traveled out into the water. The light of the surface shone in the water, making it clear for her to see and what she ended up seeing was a pair of eyes appearing in the waters. The eyes came with no form and seemed to be apart of the ocean itself. The pair of Cerulean orbs were many times bigger than her body but they put her at ease. Juni didn't know what she should do and in her confusion, she asked who it was that she was staring at. The pair of eyes blinked slowly, sending soft waves at Juni before she heard a voice in her own head.

I am at the end. You are the beginning of a new cycle. Your deeds have planted the seeds for your ascension, now you must continue to nourish them until you can take your rightful place amongst us, and so that I may pass on peacefully. You are the product of new hope, do right by me, I will guide you.

Juni could feel one word rattling throughout her body as she was pushed from the water's depths up to the surface and back into her own body. Fuck. She didn't ask for this, she didn't ask for this at all and now she had to deal with it. Wherever she just was, whatever just happened to her, it was almost like she was still here as the words Vali spoke to her filled her mind like someone giving her the notes from a class she missed.

You're right. Let's go back to the guildhall. I have some preperations to make in order to gather as many people as possible in one place. We need to get the word out to as many people as possible so that they'll join. Screaming over people on the move might sound like a good idea but... Actually... I really don't want to use the people calling me their goddess. It would be easier though.

The last few sentences were more to herself and she didn't realize she had said them aloud as her mind wracked around the next step. They obviously had a plan it was all about execution now, something she wasn't that great at, hell she wasn't even good at speaking but she couldn't very well let Mr. " Mad Titan " here start talking to the people of Oak first, not with his track record.

Juni would have responded to Vali and his comments, she would have invited him to her room for some tea and maybe begged a little to visit his cute baby boy, but it seemed fate had other things in store for the two. And fate was testing her today, something it probably shouldn't have done. It took Juni very little time to react to the situation that was unfolding in front of her and vali. Her eyes began scanning the area as soon as she saw the hooded figure walking towards the two. She wasn't a fighter, she was a healer, but she had little to no problem dishing out a good helping of justice when and where it needed to be served.

Juni could feel a smile spread across her face. Yes, she wasn't a fighter but something about it gave her such a rush. Activating her spear once an image of a cheetah appeared behind her before fusing with her body. She retained her appearance and the only difference is she was very fast. Yes, because I can evacuate a street full of people. If these people want me, I'm going to let them have me. Moving from behind Vali she spun her spear in her hand so that she was holding it in a way that would allow her to use it without harming innocents. Dodging and weaving throughout the crowd, she was too fast for the people on the ground to react to her. Once she closed the distance she let her spear do all the work, slicing their throats with no hesitation on her part. This little display of savagery had the innocent bystanders on the streets running in a panic. Of course, this would be the outcome but she also realized this would be a great chance to finish exactly what the duo had started.

The offenders on the rooftops let loose a volley of arrows, some hitting Juni but doing nothing thanks to her armor, while some stray ones hit some innocent bystanders. She could feel her smile growing wider as this was exactly the sort of chaos that would help their case. Quickly placing her hands together a blue magic seal appeared in front of her and outshot a few orbs of water, hitting and taking out the assailants on the rooftops. Her motions were fluid and without any slowing down. She was sure her magic probably didn't take them out completely but it would slow them down. Looking over to Vali she gave a sort of hand signal to the rooftops where the people were, allowing him to take over and take out the rest of the people. Juni, on the other hand, rushed to the innocents who were hurt and quickly used her magic how it was meant to be used. Healing the wounded she made sure each one of them was ok and did what she could to herd people away from the area. Juni would wait for Vali to finish his part before she would tell him exactly what they would do to end their task for today.

Now she would be the first to admit her actions were a bit out of character, even for her. But she was tired of being hunted and every time it happened something in her switched...Violently. She didn't mean for anyone to get hurt but she knew that her actions could have gotten anyone of these innocent people killed. She couldn't even muster up the courage to answer Vali when he called her out for her actions, she could only nod to agree with him. She was lucky she gave aid to those hurt when she did, one such individual was a woman who likes some others saw her as some sort of goddess and could not stop thanking her. When all was said and done and the excitement died down, Juni took her place next to Vali. She didn't speak and let him guide the speech, something he did with such confidence that she really didn't have to say anything at all. A few people came up to her, enough for a small crowd and she could see that this would only fuel the idea that she was a goddess. A part of her was getting annoyed but she didn't let them see it as she was all smiling in their presence. It seemed that through their actions today and a few over-enthusiastic people preaching Juni's good name, the streets of Oak had accepted the guild as their protector. They knew that even though phantom lord was gone, there would still be danger lurking around the city and if Advent World was willing to protect them they might as well let them do so. Once the excitement died down Juni made her way back to the Guildhall, she had some thinking to do and she needed to have a long talk with the guild leader.

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