Chapter 63: Quest 58- The Hunter

The next day Cirrus made breakfast from the supplies they had stored in his shadow. Any food that was in the home had either turned rotten or was contaminated.

“So what are we going to do?” Nox said eating her food.

“Well….we should look into this town and see if there is anything as to why or how the Nuckelavee was released.”

“Hm, while you’re doing that I’ll contact Fels and update them on our progress.”

“Hm, call me if you need me. (Exousía, Adorn: Ceryneian).”

“Why are you wearing your armor?”

“Well just case you need me?”

Cirrus takes his leave and goes out the front door.

‘Well time to investigate some homes.’

 

Cirrus went to the homes nearby and carefully looked at each one and as soon as he was done, he took out red paint and drew a X on it, then moved onto the next.

After his 9^th home he discovered something.

“Huh? a diary?”

Cirrus flipped through the pages until he could no longer find lettering.

“…The 18^th of last month…”

Reading the entry he had found 2 things, one was that they had held a traditional festival of some sort and, 2 the Familia that were based here the Loviatar Familia was responsible. Reading more into the diary he found that the Familia actually came and settled in the town two years ago and around the time he was Orario.

‘If a Familia is here then they should have had a base…tch if this Familia are actually Evilus they could be causing more trouble.’

Leaving the home Cirrus jumps up on the roofs to find the Familia’s home in the town.

‘There the second biggest home.’

Running on the rooftops he heard something flying through the air.

Fsh!

Fsh!

Grab!

Cirrus grabbed one from the air while the other arrow missed.

“Who the fuck is shooting-!?”

From the corner of his eye he found that a 3^rd arrow was actually shot and found its place in his right shoulder.

Seeing this Cirrus immediately slid down  the roof and found cover.

“Holy shit!” he shouted as he hid behind a home. “Nox stay inside, there is someone out here! And their fucking master archers!”

‘Hm? really? But can arrows from normal-‘

“There is an arrow in my shoulder right now.”

‘…Call me when this is settled, I will be inside, summon me when you’re in danger.’

Even if Nox was a powerful spirit her body was that of an average level 1 its still nothing to scoff at if your normal, but she knew full well how fast and durable Cirrus was, if an arrow can hit him then flying around will only put her in the grave far quicker.

‘Let’s see the arrows come from the east side…no they moved if there is a skilled archer they must have moved.’

Cirrus removed the arrow and focused on his hearing.

He could hear the slight creaking of the dead tree branches and even some of the homes.

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Kata-kata!

Kata-kata!

‘Running!’

Cirrus quickly turned to see a girl with reddish brown hair aiming an arrow at him up on a rooftop.

Thwish!

She fired her arrow and Cirrus quickly rushed her evading the arrow.

The girl was surprised Cirrus had took this choice as he quickly got out of the arrow’s path and was now about to grab the girl when.

Thunk!

“!!”

Once again Cirrus didn’t even hear or feel the arrow flying through the air as it hit his hand.

The girl was about to run away when Cirrus grabbed her with his left hand at the base of her neck and held her up with one arm.

“You little shit!!!”

Using her as a shield he quickly rushed to where the arrow was fired with the girl in hand.

“L-let me go!!” she shouted.

“Fuck no! you’re going to be my shield until I find your boss who left their arrows in me!”

Cirrus broke the arrow in his hand using his mouth pulled the rest of the arrow out from the head as well.

“I’ll be sure to pay them back!”

“Y-you brute!”

“Says the girl shooting arrows for no rea-!”

As he was running another arrow came and found its mark on the back Cirrus’s calf.

“Grr!!!” his grip slightly loosened, and the girl tried to break free, but an even stronger grip was now in place.

“Let go!!”

‘The back of the calf!’ He ignored her pleads.

He began to calm himself and began to scan the area diligently using the girl as a shield. As Cirrus did, he could see a small glint off the arrow’s head for a short second. That was more then enough for him.

“Found you!!”

With anger in his voice his magic circle appeared behind him, the rest of his armor wraps around him and he quickly leap rooftop from rooftop, the speed he was kicking off broke several of the homes ceilings as he used the girl as a shield. He made it to the shooters hiding up on the outskirts of the town’s buildings.

“Why hello there.”

Cirrus looked down on 4 women, one had green hair, the second one had gold hair and the other had black hair. The last one behind the others had long blue hair with two long bangs with two strands on the sides.

“Which one of you shot me!!” His grip tightened.

“Gah!!” the girl started to try and break free from his vice-grip.

The woman with blue hair stepped before the others like a mother protecting her young as a divinity begins to seep from her. It was a calm and tranquil divinity on par with Astraea’s own if not more from how easy it looked for her to hide it and bring it out with the transparency of it. Had not for the white borders one wouldn’t not be able to see the divinity.

“It was me; my name is Artemis.”