Adam and the boy sailed off, they eventually made it back to the homeland and continued the journey to the Mountain of Myths. While traveling to a nearby town called Wellived, the boy found a poster on a tree about a few hundred feet from the town.
"WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
----ADAM GROVELAND----
REWARD:
5,000,000 IRONITE LOADS"
"Damn" Adam muttered to himself. They continued towards the town when they heard footsteps. They couldn't tell where they came from but Adam and the Boy pulled out their swords ready to fight.
"Wow, so this is what you look like" a voice said in the bushes.
Adam recognized the voice. "Who are you?" Adam yelled.
A Blonde haired kid around the age of 18 with white eyes peaked out of a bush and slowly revealed his body.
"Your Best Friend" he replied.
Adam finally remembered. That kid was his friend and rival from the Academy.
"Ben Bachmann, the second best in military training," Adam said
"Adam Groveland, the best in military training and the person I want dead," Ben replied.
"Dead?" asked Adam.
Before Adam knew it, Ben was behind him and pulled his sword to Adam's back.
"Do you remember me like this?" Ben asked with an evil smirk on his face.
Slowly Ben pierced Adam's Back but Adam was still in so much shock he couldn't even respond to the pain of the sword.
"GET THE HELL OFF OF HIM" the boy yelled as he slashed Ben's ear off.
"Get lost you little brat before I show you what I do to little boys who approach a killer," Ben said in pain and frustration.
Adam was snapped back into reality and was able to give a solid attack with his sword. Adam cut a line through Ben's skin on his forehead. Because of the loss of blood, Ben fainted and gave them the chance to run away. That's how their reputation was then changed to the Ironites.