Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Venezia Island

Sci-fi technology really is the best. No crowds like in subways, as well as instantaneous teleportation with no sense of nausea. Portals were truly convenient. I heartily thanked my friend for including something like this in his novel.

 

Using the Academy’s portal, I exited at the Portal Station. The station was a tall building with various rooms that contained portals to all sorts of locations. Rainforest, oceans, even to other continents. You name it.

 

I was currently at the ground floor, waiting for my turn. At the reception, the receptionist asked for my destination and then calculated the ticket cost for a round trip ticket. 

 

Usually a portal to an island would cost 50,000 R. But the Academy provides its members with special privileges, such as free portal usage.

 

“Ah, you teach at the Star Academy!”, she exclaimed as I handed her my teacher ID. There was a hint of respect in her voice as she typed in my details on the computer.

 

“Please head to the 10th Floor, Room 1033”, she instructed as she returned back the ID.

 

After heading to the designated room, an attendant guided me inside. The room inside was huge unlike its outer appearance, expanded through magic engineering. Inside were several customers, like me, who were being guided to their destinations.

 

We came in front of a large door. On its side, a screen was placed asking for the longitude, latitude and altitude of the location to where the portal needed to be opened. As soon as the attendant typed in the coordinates, a vortex started to glow inside the door.

 

The attendant handed me a small marble.

 

“I believe your return trip is a week from now. For the portal to open you need to be in the location where this portal will open, on the designated day. Smash this marble at that location and a new portal will be opened to transport you back here.”, the attendant explained. “You will have a 24-hour window to use the portal marble, after which it will become useless. You will have to call our customer service line so that we may retrieve you from your location. Though it will cost you a price.”

 

I nodded and placed the marble in my dimensional ring. After that I stepped into the portal.

 

Venezia Island, South of the Human Continent

 

I exited the portal to find myself on a beach. It seemed to be hidden from the rest of the area by some rocks.

Amongst the rocks, there was an opening that led to where the rest of the beach was. But when I passed through it, instead of the usual bustling beach life, I found myself at a deserted shore.

 

Abandoned fishing boats lined the place, while drifted seaweed covered the sand.

 

“Rustle”

 

I turned my head towards the noise. Hidden behind the boats was a young boy who seemed about fourteen years old. He was wearing a white vest over copper tanned skin. His dark hair and eyes, along with the youthful muscles gave him quite a handsome appearance. 

 

He glared at me, wary of the stranger, who had suddenly appeared on the beach, out of nowhere.

 

I waved at him, flashing my best smile and trying to look as harmless as possible.

 

The boy narrowed his eyes on me.

‘Guess that didn’t work’

 

“Excuse me,young man, do you know where everyone is?”, I asked him, as politely as possible.

 

“Who are you? I have never seen you around before.”, the boy questioned.

 

“Um, I am just a visitor. I came from the Human Continent.”, I replied back.

 

The boy rushed to my direction. 

“Did you say, ‘Human Continent’? Did the Hero League send you?” , he asked, his eyes beaming at me.

 

“Well I am Hero.”, I answered vaguely.

 

“Yes!! Follow me. I will take you the Leader.”, the boy took my hand, pulling me with all his strength.

 

Coming out from the beach, we ended up in the middle of a city that resembled Venice quite a lot. Water canals snaked between the marshy buildings. But unlike the pictures of Venice from my old life, the canals here didn’t have any boats passing through. 

 

The gondolas were tied outside the buildings and the city seemed just as deserted as the beach we were on.

 

“Get up.”, the boy in front of me instructed me as he got up on top of one of the buildings. I followed his suit, as he parkour me across lanes. We finally reached a large building that seemed like a Catholic Church.

 

The boy and I pushed open the large glass door. Surprisingly, the inside of the Church was quite dry. On the benches, many townspeople were clasping their hands and praying. Hearing the door open, they slowly opened their eyes to look at who had entered.

 

An old priest ran down the aisle and hugged the boy beside me.

 

“Oh Mike, I was so worried about you. Why did you leave us?”

 

“Father, look a Hero came to protect.”, Mike said, pointing towards me.

 

Immediately the stares of the church occupants turned towards. They started to whisper among themselves.

 

“Finally! The Hero League sent someone to help us.”

 

“But why did they only send one Hero?”

 

“Shhh. What if he hears you?”

 

Hearing the whispers behind him, the priest looked at me with an awkward smile.

 

“Why don’t we go and talk in a more private place.”

 

Taking Mike’s hand, the priest signalled me to follow him.

 

He took me to a small office. It was a plain looking room with just a desk and  two chairs, one on either side.. The desk was covered with neatly stacked papers. 

 

I sat down on the outward facing chair, with the father opposite to me. Mike stood beside him.

 

“Welcome to Venezia Island, young man. I am Father Jacob, incharge of the local church here.”

 

“I am Ray Laxon, a C Rank Hero.”

 

“So I guess the Hero League finally heard our pleas.”

 

“Um, about that.”, I really didn’t want to lie to this innocent man. “I wasn’t sent here by the Hero League. I am just visiting the island out of my own interest.”

 

Immediately, dread engulfed Jacob and Mike’s faces.

 

“Don’t worry, if I can, I will definitely help you.”, I quickly added. “But may I know what the problem is here.”

 

The old man’s face brightened up on hearing my response.

 

“Thank you so much. Right now our island is going through some very tough times. I am sure you have already seen the condition outside.”

 

Remembering the deserted beach and waterways, I nodded.

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“A few months ago, a C Rank Gate opened up a few kilometres from here. We thought we would be able to close it by ourselves, so a few of the young fishermen formed a team to close it. But the entire group was annihilated. And to make matters worse, a few weeks after that, the Gate started releasing its monsters outside. Snakes flooded the waters and attacked the townspeople in the waterways. We had no choice but to take refuge. We tried to ask the League for help, but they rejected our application every time.”

 

“I understand your situation, but a C Rank Gate. That will be quite troublesome for me.”

 

“Please, we really need your help.”, the priest begged me. “Our food rations will run out in a month. We won’t be able to survive.”

 

Actually this island’s citizens won’t even make it past this week. I knew about this island’s tragedy from the novel.

 

One week from now the Gate will release another horde of serpent monsters in their waters, which completely annihilate the island residents. In the story, only one boy named Mikael Harpoon survived the attack. He then went to the Gate to avenge his town. After spending three months inside, he finally defeated the boss monster and got a reward, including Awakening inside the Gate. After that he joined the Chaos Alliance, to take revenge on the Hero League for not helping his island during their time of need.

 

The Gate reward was so strong that it helped him become one of the top criminals, hunted by the Hero League.

 

‘Sorry Michael, but I will take your reward.’

 

It was a win-win situation. The Alliance will lose a valuable asset and I will gain a powerful weapon.

 

“Alright. I will close the Gate for you. I won’t ask for any payment but whatever Items I get in the Gate will belong to me.”

 

“Thank you for your help.”, the priest said, gratefully. His eyes were glistening with tears.

 

Seeing a man, who was like my grandfather, cry in front of me was really uncomfortable.

 

“Well I would like to set forth to the Gate today. Can I get a boat and someone who can guide me there?”

 

In the novel, Michael took three months to defeat the monster. Even if I was a C Rank Hero, I didn’t know how long it would take me to close the Gate. I only rushed here because the Island’s deadline was closing. Even if I couldn’t close it entirely, I could, at least, stop the second wave of monsters and push back the deadline for their demise. 

 

“But didn’t you just get here, Mr. Hero?”, the priest asked.

 

“I need to go back to work in a week.”, I explained.

 

“I can guide you to the Gate.”, Mike stepped forward.

 

“No!” Father Jacob yelled at him. “You are not going to that dangerous place.”

 

“But, Father, I am the best guide you have here.”, he pleaded. “Please let me go with him.”

 

He looked at me.

 

“Don’t worry, Father. I will take care of him”, I placed a hand on Mike's shoulders. 

 

Honestly right now, I just needed to go that Gate as fast as possible. It was imperative that I get my hands on that Artifact. 

 

“Take me to the boats, young man.”, I flashed a smile at Mike.

 

“Follow me.” Mike rushed out the door.

 

“Don’t worry Father. I will make sure to bring him back unharmed.”, I reassured him before following the hyperactive youth.

 

Mike took me to a fisherman boat that was tied outside the backdoor of the church. I slowly stepped on it, as it rocked due to my body weight. Mike started the engine and we headed into the waterways. I could sense E Rank auras below me. I leaned to the side to notice shadows moving underwater. 

 

“Be careful. Monsters lurk down there.”, Mike warned.

 

“Don’t worry. I am slightly releasing my aura. They won’t dare to approach us.”

 

Soon, we exited the streets and entered into rough waters. Mike fixed the engine and changed directions. Although the waves looked calm, it was anything but safe. I could feel predators lurking below us with my high Perception.

 

Truthfully, I hoped that monsters would stay away. Even if they were E Rank, I doubt I would remain unscathed during the fight, with my two month training. Not to mention, we were currently on a very shaky boat.

 

“So, what kind of a job does a Hero do, mister?”, Mike asked me out of curiosity.

 

“Well, currently, I am a teacher at the Star Academy.”

 

Mike's eyes brightened at the mention of the Hero Academy. Guess its reputation was spread to these far-away islands too.

 

“So, Mike. What kind of life do you live here, on the island?”, I asked in return.

 

“Nothing much. My dad died while shipping when I was eight years old. Father Jacob has taken care of me ever since then.”

 

“He seemed like a nice man.”, I nodded.

 

“But I hate the other townspeople.”

 

“And why is that?”

 

“They always blame me for everything. The kids keep saying I wasn’t raised properly because I don’t have any parents.”

 

‘I guess bullies existed everywhere.’

 

“Once I Awaken, I will take Father Jacob and go to the Human Continent. It's the best life a resident of the Sanskriti Archipelago can hope for.”

 

“You know, being a Hero isn’t that.”, I explained to him. “The chances of Awakening is less than 1% and even after that you will have to train a lot to raise up your Rank and become stronger.”

 

As we travelled, I told Mike more about life at the Academy, how the students trained there and everything. Mike listened to my stories intently. 

 

Finally we reached the entrance of the Gate. In the middle of the ocean, there was a huge whirlpool, about ten metres in radius.

 

“You have to jump in there to reach the Gate.”, Mike informed. He looked at the whirlpool nervously. Strong aura emitted from it. It would have made a weak-hearted pass out by now.

 

“Alright. Let’s abandon the boat here and jump in. I doubt the monsters would attack an empty boat.”

 

“Wait, I have to jump in with you?”

 

“Well, obviously. I promised Father Jacob I will keep you unharmed. Without me and my aura, you will be like a sitting duck.”

 

“B-but isn’t the G-gate more dangerous.”

 

“Come on, you scaredy cat.”

 

I grabbed him by the vest and jumped into the water. Instantly the currents sucked us, dragging us through the water vortex and to the other side.

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