Present day, Monster Lord's castle

Granberia watched as her sister practiced [Bloody Fissure Thunder Thrust], the second technique anyone would learn when being tought the Chaos Sword style. Though Herja knew the other techniques, this was byfar her worst.

"Herja, watch how far you're going. You're off balance. If your opponent were to sidestep-"

"I know, I know. I'd be dead. Let me try again."

This would continue for the better part of the day, but they were interrupted by a moan...

"Hmm, still a bit flat, but they have grown a little~"

"Wha-Hey! Alma! I told you not to grope my sister!"

"Hara, hara. Are you jealous Berrie~?" The queen succubus said with her hands under Herja's chest plate, who seemed rather conflicted about the situation. "Would you rather I grope you instead~?"

Granberia's cheeks reddened slightly at that, though she tried to play it off as anger.

"Or perhaps," The succubus grabbed Herja's hands, "you'd like her to do it~?" And promptly shoved the human's hands under Granberia's chest plate.

"Ahem..." A new voice interrupted. The three froze and looked over to see...

"M-my lord!" Herja and Granberia said in surprise.

"Oh, hello my lord, care to join?" Alma smiled innocently. "These girls just can't keep their hands off each other."

Alipheese Fateburn XVI, better known as the current monster lord, stared at her three subordinates with a deadpan expression on her face. "I just came by to explain to you that I will be going on a trip. This is the first time I've ever given you any real orders so to keep it simple," The three straightened themselves out, "Any humans are to be unharmed unless you act in self defence. Is that clear enough?"

The three nodded in the affirmative.

"Good. Now then, I'll be heading off. Farewell." With that she left the room.

"Welp, time to get to work~" Alma said stretching her wings.

Granberia raised an eyebrow, while Herja held in a giggle.

"You? Work?"

"I didn't know the word work was in your vocabulary."

"Of course! We were just told to act in self defence, weren't we~?" Without waiting for a reply, the succubus queen took off out the window, though not before saying "Praise loopholes for letting me put things in my holes~"

(I cringed rereading this thinking 'wow... I actually wrote that?')

Herja sighed while Granberia seemed to hatch an idea.

"Sis? You're getting that look again. You know, that one you had when you heard you could compete in that battle for the crown" Herja looked at the dragon knight with concern.

"Herja, when was the last time I've actually fought?"

"I dunno, last week?"

"A whole week?!" Granberia rushed over to the wall where her sword laid. "I'll be back soon!"

"Wait, where are you going?"

"To that town on Ilias continent."

"Iliasburg?"

"Whatever, I'll be back in a few days. Stay safe." The dragon vanished quickly, teleporting out of sight.

"That's my sister. Always looking for an excuse to find strong opponents." Herja said to herself. She thought for a moment looking at her sword.

Granberia had given this to her as a present for her tenth birthday, but she had only started using it the next year. It had still been a bit big for her at the time, but she quickly grew into it and with Granberia's training, she became the only known human that could use the Chaos Sword style.

Just then an idea popped into her head. "Hey Fila! You around?" She shouted. Soon after an imp appeared from behind a pillar. Said Imp had short and messy blond hair, horns with ribbons on them, and a chest that was way too big for her clothes.

"You called?" She chirped happily.

"Yeah, I'm going to Santora for a bit and I need you to tell Tamamo."

"Oh, Tamamo already left to help Alma with something."

"Fine, then tell Yao."

"But she scares me" the imp said shaking.

Herja sighs, "Then tell whoever asks where I am ok?"

"Ok! You can count on me! Have a nice trip!"

Herja went to her room and picked up her shoulder bag and pulled out a small blue gem. She mumbled a small chant and the gem glowed. With a flash Herja opened her eyes to see the town she wanted to see the least.

"OH! COME ON!"

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AN: Welp my brain kept going at it so here is a little more. No clue where I'm going with this, so I'm open to ideas. Herja will be doing some traveling and will have a small party of 2-3 companions, one of which I'm dead set on having, the others as of now are open slots. I'll try to actually finish this story (unlike every other non-school related text I've written) and any help along the way is appreciated. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving for my fellow Canadians. Farewell and remember, stay away from nunneries anywhere in the MGQ universe.

EM