Epic Of Caterpillar

As the war intensified, another battle was unfolded between the forces of Athetosea and the Realm Menace of Lust.

The first wife of the demon that represents Lust, Zehe, was battling against the Half-Dryad Champion of Emerald Trees, Aldoris Ferne.

Although Aldoris held the advantage in speed and aim, Zehe overwhelmed him with her masterful magic and defensive spells, alongside unconventional ways of fighting, like manipulating the gravity surrounding the Half-Dryad man or completely reversing it, giving him a very hard time while dealing with her.

As the two fought, Aldoris quickly received the notifications of all his comrades and friends dying, and a terrible feeling of grievance filled the calm descendant of the spirits of the forest.

As someone who has lived for so long, Aldoris appreciated the bonds he created with others, and even when they left him at their time of death, he appreciated their friendship and held them, dear, in their hearts, never forgetting their personalities, names, and attitudes.

He has seen so many people die before him, that he was accustomed to the death of his friends and family, and only prayed to the greater gods for their souls to be forgiven of their sins, while allowing them to join the circle of reincarnation.

At the age of 283, Aldoris suddenly awakened his [Epic], giving him new power and abilities. Although he was strong, he never saw himself as an adventurer, and only dedicated himself to protect his land and the human villagers, who called him the ”Sacred Protector”. Aldoris never enjoyed fighting in the first place, and always preferred for things to be resolved peacefully, he held dear of any life, and thinking about pointless deaths over such nonsensical conflicts was something he hated.

However, his [Epic] told him his destiny, and what he needed to do to save not only his Village but the life of all the humans in the entire Realm of Vida. He, a pacifist, was forced against his own will to fight monsters and demons for the greater benefit.

Although he held his beliefs clear, he slowly accepted his fate as he trained his body and techniques, due to his experience in hunting and surviving in the wild, he grew stronger very quickly and completed several monster subjugation tasks given by his [Epic].

At the age of 288, Aldoris awakened once again, gaining the Title of [Champion of Emerald Trees], and was granted a [Legendary Equipment Set] alongside a [Legendary Relic], [Eternal Charm of the Forest], a beautiful bow that was able to create magic arrows using his native Nature Magic.

He was quickly recruited by Hammond, the Hero of Raging Winds, and became the third Champion in the Athetosea Kingdom, swearing his loyalty to the King and the Kingdom, he became a renowned Champion, and slowly gained fame due to his peaceful and forgiving nature, if he were given the task to subjugate bandits, he would only capture them and sent them to prison, without killing them, he hated pointless massacres and taking the life of other humans.

As he gathered his own riches, he never kept them for himself, as he donated the money he gained to different conventions, churches, or his Village, which he held the people there very dear. As they were all descendants of his old friends, which he promised to protect.

However, as things went by, he got to know the real conflict inside of Athetosea and its two opposing sides, he didnʼt understand such greed on people, that made them fight each other for money, a material thing, that held no importance and didnʼt compare to what was most precious for Aldoris, life.

Although he tried to make the Nobles enter in reason and repent from their sins, his influence was minimum, and he barely managed to form some connections. In the end, Nanako Maki, the Champion of Psychic Eyes, recruited him in her organization and gave him enough influence to help cold down the constant conflicts that could break in a war at any time.

As time passed, Aldoris was slowly manipulated by Nanako to do her biddings and became another peon in her plans.

However, Aldoris knew about that, he wasnʼt a fool, a man that has lived for so long naturally knows the dark side of people, and can quickly understand their true intentions. But still, he kept silent, as he understood Nanakoʼs point of view, and her intentions werenʼt truly bad, but the methods she used to accomplish them.