A hero returns. [Private - Aeris]

There was a deep blackness which welled up within the giant now. Ever since that time in Peace Village, he felt it. And now he felt it so much more clearly ever since he heard the news about Golden Phoenix. Speaking of which, where had Hero been all this time? Well, on a journey of sorts. After all that happened to him, the man needed to find a balance in order to maintain his sanity and sense of self. Hero had already been gone for three years and most likely would have gone longer if he had not heard the news. Apparently the guild was raided by a Dark guild, though he did not know which, and then subsequently destroyed. In complete shock, he darted back home; he was so quick in fact that people in different towns across half the world thought there was a storm on the horizon.

It was not long at all before he reached the border of Fiore, where he met with a few inspectors. They recognized him instantly and asked why he returned in such a rush; when he told them what he'd heard through the grapevine, they let him through and told him to get a move on. With a "thank you" and a swift nod, Hero leaped into the sky with a single push and headed toward the islands.