ARC THE LAD: ROMANCE OF THE DEIMOS(ROD)

Chapter 1

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After the great battle versus… the humans and the Deimos parted way, saying they wouldn't meet again until later for another battle to see which race was stronger. After traveling on the Pyron to Ragnoth, Darc and crew decided to rent a building in Drakyrnia. Inside, we see Bebedora is fiddling with her stuffed rabbit weapon, Camellia is fixing herself up, and Volk, Delma, and Darc are sitting around a table having a small discussion.

"Man, that was a intense battle!" exclaimed the Red Demon. "Quite fun, really… except for the 'nearly-getting-our-butts-kicked' part."

"Yeah," the mighty blue lupine agreed. "But we could've completely annihilated those blasted humans if it wasn't for that 'Lord of the Black Abyss' getting in the way and taking OUR Great Spirit Stones! And with the spirits and the stones gone, what are we to do about our power?!"

"That's right," agreed Delma. "Without those stones, we won't be able to use magic anymore and one of our advantages over the humans will be gone."

Delma folds her arm across her stomach and slumps into her chair. She then turns her head to Darc.

"What should we do, Darc?"

"Easily," Darc quickly stated. "We just find another way to get power. Power is everything to Deimos, right? So we just find another source. It doesn't matter where it comes from. Like for me, I use human weapons to give me power."

"I still don't see how you can even stand to touch those things," Volk stated as he looked at them. "But then again, you are half-deimos, half-human."

Volk then receives a cup to his head, due to an anger deimos-wannabe. Darc slams a fist into the table to show more anger.

"I told you before, I AM A DEIMOS! Ahem… anyway, power is power, right? So it doesn't matter."

"Alright, alright," the Lupine replies, rubbing his head where the cup hit.

"So, what are you guy gonna do?" Darc asked. "You guys still gonna follow me or are y'all gonna part ways?"

Bebedora stops messing with her toy and gets up to her feet. She turns with her "always-smiling" face looking at Darc.

"Well, even though I am now my own being and not a puppet of anybody, even the Divine Ruler," Bebedora explains, "I will go with you, Darc. You interest me very much with your complex feelings."

"I, too, would like to hang around you," Camellia stated while fluffing her flower hair. "You also… interest me. But not the same way Bebedora thinks."

Camellia gives Darc a flirtatious wink, causing him to blush a slight bit. Delma fumes with her cheeks puffed.

"Right," Darc nervously chuckled before turning to the other two Deimos. "What about you two? What will you do?"

"Well, since you still are the alpha of this pack," Volk explained while scratching his chin, "I guess I'll follow… until I decide to challenge you for the right to be alpha."

"Heh, you do that." Darc turns to Delma. "And you? Are you going to go back home?"

Delma leans against the table, hanging her head down sadly. Darc then remember that the "Lord of the Black Abyss" had not only destroyed the Cathena, but the whole continent of Aldrow was obliterated. Delma's home, Orcoth, was gone. There had nowhere she could go now.

"I'm sorry," Darc said. "I forgot about that. If you want to, you can stay with us."

"Hmph… well, I guess I can stay around with y'all for now." Delma said trying to hide her feeling. "It's not like I have anything to do now."

"Yeah. Besides, you think I remember you saying you want to kill me, for revenge."

Delma then had a stern look on her face as she remembered this. Nobody else could her expression due to the fact that she still had her head down and the room was dimly lit. She had completely forgot that during the ordeal. She though about it, biting her thumbnail, when her train of thought is interrupted by Darc suddenly getting up.

"Well, now that you guys stay with me has been confirmed, where should we be heading to?"

"Maybe we should head off to Adenade" Volk suggested. "We could train at the arena there and get more powerful. And I still need this get this welcher in Rueloon to pay a bet!"

"Hmm… alright. Let's head to the Pyron and prepare for flight."

"Geh… couldn't we just… swim there?" Volk asked. "I can't stand flying… especially on that thing. Too fast for my blood."

"Heh… looks like this great lupine ain't so great after all." Delma taunted.

"Let's just go!" Darc said to the other as he headed to the door.

Before heading out, Darc decided to go over and say goodbye to the elder, who is also his grandfather. Everybody else decided to quickly get some things done while Darc did this. Delma sat on the little bridge, splashing her feet slowly in it. She thought about the things that had happened as she traveled with the half-breed. Then she was once again interrupted by a conversation held by some young Drakyr girls.

"Can you believe that wannabe Deimos, much less the son of Windalf, is the leader of this tribe now?" asked one the Drakyr girls.

"I know!" replied another one. "It's, like, so strange. But yet, he does seem like he would make a proper leader."

"Yeah. That and he sooo cute" squealed the third one. "I wonder if he need a queen. I mean, I would have to say I will be good enough for him."

"Maybe. But, like, I'm so much better." The second Drakyr girl stated while posing sexy like.

"Remember, he said that he said he searching for power, right?" the first girl noted. "Well, I have plenty of that… and a large amount of beauty to boot."

"Feh… Darc wouldn't touch those girl with a ten-foot pole." Delma grumbled quietly.

Unfortunately, it was quiet enough, as the three Drakyr girls overheard this and were now loom over the pink orcon, quite perturbed.

"What was that?" one of them asked sternly.

"What did it sound like to you?" Delma snapped back.

"So, you think you're better than any of us? What makes you so special?"

"Well, for one" Delma started to answer, "I am the mightiest orcon to ever face Darc. Even took him down once."

"Hmph… well, what woman would want to beat up the man she trying to catch? Even if she would most likely fail."

Delma clenched her teeth with anger as she glared at the drakyr girls with fire in her eyes. And large vein had form just on her temple. She was thinking of driving them through with her claw weapon, then throw the innards over the waterfall and laugh.

"You little piece of… I know for a fact that I can succeed at getting my hands on Darc if I wanted to! If I have to, I will fight you guys for…"

"For what?" Darc asked as he walked up behind.

"D-d-darc!" Delma stuttered. "Err… well, you know… I was just showing them who is the strongest female Deimos… that's a-"

Before she could finish her sentence, Delma was shoved out the way and nearly over the waterfall by the Drakyr girls as they all stared love-stricken at Darc.

"Oh, hello Darc!" one of the exclaimed.

"Err… hi." Darc said as he watches the Red Demon try to regain her balance.

"Hey, I was wonder… are you doing anything tonight?"

"Well, actually I'm about head out to Adenade and…"

"Awww," cried one of the girls. "why are you leaving so soon? Can't you stay a little longer?"

"I'm sorry, but I still have to obtain more power if I want to rule over all the Deimos"

"And I going with him!" Delma stated proudly as she jumped in front of him. "So, buh-bye!"

With that, Darc walked by the drakyr girls confuse, followed by Delma who proudly walked behind him. She looked back at the girls and gave a "told-ya" grin, which causes them to just stick their tongues out at her and mope a bit.

"What was that all about?" Darc questioned Delma.

"Umm… they were teasing me about how they been to cool place and stuff." Delma stated quickly and panicky. "And I was telling them that went all over the world with you Darc. And that most of the places were dangerous. But they didn't believe me… until you came."

"Heh, alright then. Well, I guess we better get everybody else and head out to Adenade."

So Darc and Delma picked everybody up from what they were doing and headed to the Pyron. All the while, Delma still thought deeply about the things that have happened to her and Darc and the feeling within her.