Chapter 197: [Vol.2] Quest 168- Gifts From A Deer

The next morning.

"Hello!!" Asfi said, knocking on Cirrus’s door. "Cirrus! Are you awake!?"

"Come Asfi!" said Hermes, opening the door. "Daylight is wasting!"

"L-Lord Hermes! You know he doesn’t like it when you-"

Creak!!

"….Barge in."

Before them, walking in, lay several items all wrapped up or in refined-looking boxes.

"There are…so many... was that why he gave us so much Valis’!" Asfi shouted.

"Yup…and look here, this one is addressed to you. "

Hermes hands her a box with their Familia’s emblem on it.

"A gift?"

"All of them are." He said, going over them all. "Open it, I’m quite curious as to know what he left you."

Asfi kneels and opens the box to find a pair of long, elegant, light metal boots with a wing design wrapped around them that reach to the knees and a note that reads:

"For the Bird of Hermes, may nothing keep you tame."

She takes a look at them and finds that the boots were a magic item.

‘For the Bird of Hermes, may nothing keep you tame? What does….’

She looked at the boots, and she immediately looked at Hermes.

"Lord Hermes, did you tell him what I was working on!!"

"Sorry Asfi, he got me drunk and I spilled some secrets!" He said with a playful face.

"Lord Hermes!!" she said, embarrassed.

"Come now, my bird! Why not test those wings out!"

"Hmm….fine!"

She took off her sandals and put on the boots to find that they were lighter than they looked.

"…These fit perfectly. Did you tell him my foot size Hermes!!!"

The pair began to deliver the gifts.

Loki Familia.

"Wah!! Look at these gifts!" said Loki. "Do I have a secret admirer Hermes!" she said, prodding him. "Come one! Tell me! Tell me! "

"Sorry but I have to get going! There is still more to deliver." He said, waving goodbye.

"Tch…whatever." Loki turned to the four boxes with her Familia’s emblem on them. "So Finn…what do you think they are?"

"Well, there is only one way to find out." Gareth said, opening it to find an elegantly crafted small shield with the Knights of Fianna engraved on its silver sheen.

"Oooh…how elegant." Said Loki.

Gareth picks it up to examine it while Finn finds a note under it that reads:

"May you reach the fame that surpasses these brave knights who were worthy of worship."

"…Heh…hehahahahahaha!!!!!" Finn laughed as long as one could be. "Worthy of worship huh? I never put it like that before. "

"Finn this shield is a magic item. There’s a magic stone behind it." said Gareth.

"A rather sly way of telling me that I still need a way’s to go." He said, grabbing the shield.

"Hmm…Let's open them all up!" Loki said, opening another to have another shield on it with a very odd but familiar design on it. The shield was about Gareth’s size. "Another shield, huh? a sturdy-looking one at that. I think this is yours, Gareth. "

Gareth comes over and lifts it, only to find it rather heavy. The back magic stone as well with a button on the side of the handle.

"Hmmm…." Gareth walks a bit away and holds out the shield and clicks the button.

Click!

The shield then expands, covering far more width and height.

"A-amazing!" they all said.

"The design makes sense now!" said Loki.

"What is it?" asked Gareth.

"It’s our emblem." said Riveria. "It’s the trickster protecting their children."

Gareth clicked it again, and it folded back.

"Is there a note?"

Finn picks up the note.

"It reads, 'May your body, will, and love be as strong and all-encompassing as this shield.'."

"I like it…"

"2 more." Said Loki. "I guess the long one is yours, Riveria."

Riveria opens the long box to show an elegant sword with a double-edged white blade.

"A sword?" said Riveria.

"What does the note say?" asked Gareth.

Riveria reached inside and read.

"-For like this box, you still have room to grow."

"Huh? That’s pretty smooth, but who is this for?"

"Maybe we should ask Tsubaki? I’m sure she’ll know."

"Hm, now for the last one! It must be mine!!" Loki opened the rather small box to find a rather odd thing. "…Why is it a poor man’s version of your staff Riveria? Look, it only has one magic stone." Loki said, grabbing it.

"Maybe they ran out of time?" said Gareth.

"Maybe it has a secret function?" said Finn. "Loki see if there’s anything special about it."

"Hmm like what a turn of the-!!"

Loki turned where the top of the staff was, and it greatly extended, but not so much as Riveria’s actual staff.

"Hmm…" Riveria grabbed the note and read it. " '-May your apprentice know you will always be by their side.'…so it’s a gift for the future, huh?" She said, looking at it.

"Who do you think made them?" asked Gareth.

"There are only two people capable of it, but we would need to talk to them to get confirmation."

 

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Babel Tower, Freya’s room.

"Here you go!" said Hermes. "One delivery for the goddess of beauty!"

Freya looks at the box to find it rather small with her Familia emblem on it.

"I wonder what it could be." Freya opens it to find a beautiful crown with elegant engravings and orange jewels embedded into it, with wings on the side.

"How beautiful!" said Hermes. "It’s a shame I must be going! Still more to deliver!" he said. "Oh make sure you read the note!" He then took his leave.

Freya looks and finds the note and reads it.

"-A King must have a Queen." She smirks upon reading it and walks to a mirror and puts it on. "Hmm…I would need to find something to match it…maybe something soft?"

Ganesha Familia

"A gift? From who?" asked Shakti.

"I can’t say, I was just supposed to give you it." Asfi said, handing Shakti a long box with her Familia’s emblem on it. "I need to get going, there are still more gifts to deliver!"

Asfi took her leave quickly, leaving the home.

"Hmm…" Shakti walked to the table and placed the box down.

"What is it, Shakti?" asked Ganesha.

"It’s a gift, but who would give me a gift?"

"Who wouldn’t give a gift to my beloved captain!!" "He said while posing.

"…I’m going to see what it is."

She opens it to find a beautiful blue and gold spear.

"Wow…I have never seen such craftsmanship." She said, looking in awe.

"It has a note." Ganesha said, picking it up.

"What does it say?"

"It says, 'May you carry on your sister’s will and protect the innocent and weak.'. " Tears began to fall from his eyes. "Ahhh!!! What beautiful words!!! I AM GANESHA!!!!"

Shakti looked at the spear and found the blue to match Ardi’s hair. She made a sweet smile as she held the spear.

"That I will."

 

Astraea Familia.

"Are these gifts from all my admirers! Hm! hm! see I am the most beloved!" said Alise.

"Um there for each of you," Asfi said. "I need to get going. I still have much more to deliver."

Asfi bowed and left.

"We didn’t even have the chance to ask her who gave these to us?" said Ryuu.

"No matter! I’m sure whoever gave this to us loves us!!" Alise opened a box to find a decorated sword and a refined sword with a star on its hilt. "Hm? a pretty sword?"

"This one has a rapier in it?" said Lyra.

"This one has a katana?" asked Neze.

They opened all the boxes and laid out the weapons, and got their respective weapons each one engraved with a star on them.

"Lady Astraea! Lady Astraea! Look at the gifts we received!" Alise said, opening her door.

"Hm? Oh how nice!" She said, looking at her weapon.

"Hm! hm! It’s beautiful, isn’t it!"

"Yes very! Actually, I received one as well!"

"You did?"

"Hm!" She walked over and pulled out a box. She opened it to reveal a sword similar to her Sword of Justice but with far more detail and decoration to it. The weapon was black and white with scales on the guard, giving it a justice and order look to it. "A fitting sword for a goddess of justice, no?"

"…" Alise looked at her weapon and back to Astraea’s. "…Why is yours better looking?"

 

Room of Prayer.

"Lord Hermes, what brings you here?" said Fels.

"Well, I’m here to deliver some gifts from your son!"

"…Why couldn’t he-"

"Here you go!" he said, handing Fels a box. "And you, Ouranos!" Hermes hands him a box as well. "One more place to hit up before I’m finished! Later!" he quickly took his leave.

"…Hmm." 

Fels opened their box to show a necklace with a magic stone embedded in it. Fels finds a note and reads it. 

"-Dear Mom/Dad, 

I bet you're wondering, "Why couldn’t he just do it himself?" Well, to answer that. I’m gone. I left last night under the cover of dark. I was planning on telling you, but…I couldn't, so you could consider this as my rebellious phase! But no need to worry, Circe is still with Lenoa and I’ll probably come back one day.

Your beloved son.

-Cirrus Zephyr.

-P.S. the necklace is a magic tool I have been planning and working on for a long time, so if it fails, sorry! "

"…Your gone…heh-hahahah!!!! You’re in your rebellious phase! " Fels looked at the necklace. "No one ever said raising a child would be easy. Lord Ouranos, how do you-"

Fels turned to see Ouranos burning the paper and wearing a new, magnificent, hooded cloak that has all the shades and colors of the sky with intricate designs woven clouds into it.

"It was written that I should burn it once I read it," he said, moving on from Fels’ question. "Are you not going to see if his magic tool works, Fels?"

Fels looked at the necklace and put it on, activating it.

"…Nothing has happened?"

"Remove your hood and see your reflection." Ouranos said.

Fels pulled out an orb and removed their hood to show a face, one of androgynous beauty in appearance, with tan skin and emerald eyes.

"I have…a face?" Fels tried to touch their face but felt only the hardness of bone. "An illusion…"

"He gave you a face, Fels. I do not think he is capable of making such a tool yet to give you your body."

Crack! Crack!!!

The magic stone then cracked.

"Still…I feel as though he tried. " Fels said as the illusion faded, and their skeletal head appearance remained. Fels took off the necklace and looked at it. "But…maybe one day he will succeed."

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