Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

The pub wasn't the only place that formed a commotion over the recent news. Many other Digitizers in resting areas with those scattered about the wilds were similarly engaged in idle discussion, some showing looks of surprise, others curiosity, as few scoffed at it in disdain.

In one distant forest area, a girl with pretty orange hair and a puffy orange-white tail fought against a giant creature larger than her by four times. It held a massive club with spikes that slammed down towards her with repeated swings.

However, as if this girl thought nothing of it, she quickly shifted her body at the last moments while twirling. Her fox tail and dress revolved around her as if she was dancing as she dodged each strike.

As the monster's club attacks missed, it smashed into the ground, leaving behind a few depressions. Yet, each time the girl had narrowly avoided an attack, the wind from each blow would push back her hair as her red battle dress swayed with the winds.

Suddenly, her slanted orange eyes narrowed as she jumped from the ground as if floating on the wind, arriving directly before the creature's face as she struck her palm towards it in an aggressive manner.

The monster roared as it tried to react, but much to its surprise, it couldn't move as a clump of wavy amber-colored energies formed around it that illuminated both her and the monster.

Bang! The instant her glowing palm touched the monster's face, there was a loud booming noise as these amber-colored energies covered everything in sight, sending wavy energy strands across the area.

Eventually, the lights faded, and the scene grew visible, the monster now had a headless body that spewed blood across the area as the beauty now stood on a branch of a fairly tall tree behind its position.

"Hehe... I've finally killed this ogre; it was such trouble during the past week, looks like I've grown even stronger, if I keep this up I might I just be able to earn a high position after the Gate of Legends appears," Rising Fox said as her eyes beamed with excitement.

After clearing up her thoughts, she glanced down at the corpse of the ogre checking for its loot, but right at this time, she suddenly got a notification.

"Huh? What's this about? Why did big sister send me this video?" Fox uttered in surprise, but she didn't waste time and hurried to check out the content.

A few moments later her eyes showed a strange look as she smiled while licking her lips as she thought to herself, 'Hmm, so that handsome fellow again, I still have yet to pay him for that last encounter, but he's gone and gotten famous. Hehe… the Silver Blood Fiend... hmm so bold, manly...'

Not wasting another moment, Fox hurried to loot the ogre's corpse before she jumped and vanished into the trees as she continued her training.

***

Back within Birgime, a few minutes had passed in a remote alleyway since the commotion at the pub, the humans and different races had left to handle their daily quests, either as parties or lone wolves.

Currently, the individual that wore wrappings all over his body with a conical hat was walking through the alley. His manner calm and indifferent to all things; he walked until he came to the dead-end where no one was around.

However, as if someone was there, he spoke as if speaking to the wind, "Come on out, you know you can't get the jump on me lass,"

As if someone heard it, a familiar female voice sounded, "Hmph! Enmon, I can't do it now, but someday I will exceed you,"

The strange man addressed as Enmon smirked at this, but it couldn't be seen due to his wrappings, he glanced behind him with vaguely glowing blue eyes as a familiar girl appeared.

She stood behind him with her slender body, ample chest and furry blue ears that shook slightly, garbed in her thief's leather cloak with rounded blue eyes, short blue hair, and a striped tail.

After being stared at him for so long, the female thief grew a bit hesitant. Enmon seeing this shook his head and questioned, "So, what brings you to me this time, Swift Ha... no, Lily?"

Lily showed a hesitant look before she waved her hand and played a clip showing Nero, she then spoke as if pointing out a bully, "Him!"

Enmon looked at this with a puzzled glance as he spoke, "Huh? And what is it must I know about this human?"

Lily bit her lips before she glared at Nero in the video as she spoke to Enmon, "Brother Enmon, this fellow had ruined my picnic, touched my body and cut my skin, I... I have to get back at him, but... h-he's too strong..."

Enmon frowned at those words, he didn't want to spoil her too much, but as he saw her pitiful look in her large blue eyes, he couldn't help but sigh as he spoke, "Fine, I will let you borrow what you need from the alliance..."

When Lily heard those words, her eyes brightened, but before she could run away in joy, Enmon glanced at her and spoke in an icy tone, "However..."

Lily stared at him in silence, awaiting his next words, Enmon glared at her and spoke, "You must remember that our Bandit Alliance isn't an association of pushovers. If you set sights on someone, you must see it through to the very end, now tell me, what is our motto?"

Lily didn't even hesitate to reply as she spoke while doing a salute with a dagger at her chest, "If our enemies take one, we take two, and if our enemies take another, we take their most precious thing..."

Enmon smirked at this before he vanished in the void, Lily then set her eyes onto Nero's video, she gripped her fists tightly before turning around as her body slowly turned stealth once again.

As this scene faded, at the edge of Birgime, a handsome youth was currently arriving. He walked with a heavy air around him as any who went by him didn't dare to stare at him for too long, only those who were significantly more powerful gave him a curious look as their eyes lit up.

Nero gazed at the town before him with his cold red pupils, at this moment, he didn't care about anything else, all he saw before him was a path of greyness, he moved past the crowd and entered the districts of a familiar area.

Eventually, Nero had arrived before the Battle Arena; he frowned as he thought to himself, 'Why did he call me all the way here? Tsk, no matter, I'll just get this over with...'

His manner now seemed even colder, as if he couldn't wait to cut off all forms of distractions and ties, he took a heavy step forward, stepping towards the Battle Arena with a sinister air that lingered about the streets, beckoning the start of a brand new scene.