After seeing the score in the slate I felt very happy for being able to make to Amateur tier Warrior. I went towards Mr. Guido's Atelier, since it was a little early for dinner I would watch whatever they were doing.

I go towards the back door and ask if I may come in.

"Yes, sweetheart, you can come in." Mr. Guido said while in the back, I go towards the Atelier.

I immediately find Mr. Guido as soon as I walk in, but where is Nordya?

I look around and he noticing my apparent confusion guides me by the shoulder towards a place in the back, inside there is a mechanical sewing machine and another big one that I don't recognize, probably to weave strings into fabric, there in the sewing machine was my wife finishing some kind of project extremely focused. She finishes and takes it of the machine, lifting it to put against the little bit of natural light we got, it was a baby shirt she had finished.

I go towards her and hug her from behind, she freaks out a little and screams "Gyaaaahhh!" I still kept hugging her "Hello, too, sweetie."

She turned around and lightly punch my c.h.e.s.t, complaining to me and later showing her finished product "Look it is our baby first shirt! Our baby will need a great amount of these from different sizes."

"Yes, but my love where do you want to eat?" I asked.

"There is some food from the lunch which is still fine for dinner here." she said.

So we sat there for dinner and Mr. Guido kept telling us about the different dresses and clothes he had to make for some far away customers and that the merchant caravan would from time to time pick them up to his clients, it is quite weird how this goes, the trading system in this world.

If those merchants come around I would like to talk with them. After dinner we went back to our home, my wife kept talking about her ideas to design clothes, what dresses she would like to make, even what she would want me to wear too. It was fun talking about what to wear. Maybe we could sell some to these merchants too.

After having a good time with my wife, I put on the armor that Grandpa Doh lent me, it had some dents because of the Black Dogs, but it was very sturdy and defense able. I went towards the Granny's house and close to it Ti'oh left the house.

"Now lazy Ta, get ready for a session of hunting some beasts." said Ti'oh with just some linen armor and with a common iron spear.

"TYRYA, TI'OH!" I shouted.

"Let's move fast!" he said, while he started running towards the eastern side close to the river, we went towards the smallest part which was about three meters in width.

Ti'oh did a long jump over everything quite easily, I tried mimicking him and I jumped over the river as well, I also was able to do it even fully equipped! That is really amazing...

'Bonk' Ti'oh hit my head again.

"Stop daydreaming over there and get ready, since we can be attacked any time now." he said while moving slowly and seemingly paying attention to anything that could jump from any tree or bush.

"What should I look for, Ti'oh?" I whisper while looking around at our backs.

"Wolves, bears, owls or any kind of mutated creature, since we need to stock up for the winter, which we are in autumn, so pretty darn close" he said whispering as well.

Suddenly we hear a bush twitching at our left, he looks at me and points to his right with his snout, so that is the way I am going while he went to the left, we crouch close while still under cover of the trees and leaves.

Suddenly an red fur bear walks away from the bushes closest to Ti'oh position.

When he was almost touching Ti'oh I dash away from the bush I was hidden and charge towards that red fur bear with my shield in front and the sword ready to pierce it.

While I was half of the charge away from the bear it turned it dumb looking face towards me, it tries to get up on its back paws, but Ti'oh jumped towards his back and with the force of gravity thrusted the iron spear at its neck. It was hit squarely in the back, flinching the bear and making it lower it's head, I aim at its throat for a grave injury, since if I hit its cranium with the sword, it will probably bounce away, hitting where is soft is better.

the swords pierce the whole tip, I turn it sideways and slice it off, widening the wound inflicted on that bear.

It tried crying, but couldn't, so all that was left was trying to hit me, the easiest target, I put the shield forward to block the incoming blows.

I take the first one squarely in the shield almost making my grip slip and my knees bend a lot, but this made me ready for the second blow which I try to direct it towards my left, making it open in the right, my sword swing incoming together with its blow.

Mine connected after directing the arm full of sharp claws and hit again at its neck further widening the wound.

Ti'oh just stabilized himself on its back and punched the spear further in, making it go limp.

I examinate the extension of the damages on the bear and it appears to be minimum, with no signal of life anymore we start to carry it back towards the village, while moving quickly, since we don't want to have any other beasts trying to go after us.

"Ti'oh, what kind of bear is this?" I asked, since it hit really heavy, even with a lot of strength I almost fell over with a blind attack from it.

"That was a Fiercery Bear, it is Fierce and Fiery in nature, it was actually really weak for its race, it must have just mutated." he said.

"But shouldn't mutations happen only when there were alignment of the moons?" I asked curious, since I still can't see the sky, the treetops are blocking our view.

"Yes, but sometimes they eat many Mana Crystals and that happens." he said "But it is weird..."

"Yeah, shouldn't a forest have Earth, Water and Wood Mana Crystals?" I top this weird feeling.

Suddenly there we saw the sky again with its five moo... Wait, five?!

"Ti'oh there are only five moons up there!" I warn as we arrived at the river.

"Damn it!" he cursed and gave the whole bear to me while jumping towards the other side "Throw it here!" he orders me.

"TYRYA!!!!!" I shout as I make the body throw from judo while letting the body go when it was moving forward.

'Fwoosh'

It landed by Ti'oh feet, now it was my time to run and jump, just like before going to the hunt.

After that we left the bear at Granny's house and went towards the Church for the Village meeting.

All residents were present, including my beautiful wife and our three puppies.

The three Elders and Captain were close to the slate and everyone else was sitting, since Ti'oh was going there too, I sat with my wife.

"Hello, everybody is here, so let's begin our Two Moon Alignment Protection Plan, is everyone in accordance with this?" Elder Brontus asked.

I look worried at the transparent glass window right behind the three Elders and two Masters and I see that where there was 5 moons, now there is only four, what an amazing awful night sky this is going to be...

I raise my hands towards all of them in the podium and point towards their backs.

"Well, if it isn't as different from a three alignment moon one, than no objections from me."

"Seven Gods, protect us, it is a three alignment one." said Elder Kavko.

"All right, me, Vermont, Hyugin, Jivs, Metania and Amatiron will fight on the perimeter of the village. Rir and Kavko will teach long range magic to Nordya, so you three will be able to support with magical attacks wherever there is a break in the perimeter. Guido, Agnes and Dohvan will provide logistics support on the day, in case the Warriors need it, the mages will also cook when they are recovering their Mana Pools. Until them Dohvan will keep making equipment with Amatiron, mostly weapons, and Guido the same with Nordya, all Warriors will keep training, is there any questions?" Elder Brontus spewed a bunch of instructions at once.

"What is the difference between two moon alignment and the on with three?" I asked.

"The Mana surge is sooner and bigger, so every single second is important, we have at least two weeks of time to work." he said "Now, everyone except the Warriors needs to sleep, the remaining shall start training!" he shouted and I felt a fearsome aura locking on me, I noticed that it was both the Captain and Ti'oh, Jivs and Metania were on the receiving end, too. Let's work hard!

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