AC: Here's the second chapter. It was written fast thanks to a sudden inspiration. The chapters are being written fast because I loved my characters and I think I'm starting to reach a nice dynamism between he main group.

Chapter 2: Trouble in the bar

The Underworld, it was the same as before. It stood strong with the volcano rock surrounding the city. The inside was hot and the smell of power and brawl was in the air.

"The Underworld...The only place that didn't change at all during all those time." Said Illumina. "It's...kinda sad actually." She added.

The group said nothing. They knew it was true. A place where there is always a fight, but forever remained constant.

"Are we going to be in trouble?" Asked Navare'par a little nervously. "I mean...We are not Underworlders. I'm also an M'arrillian."

"Not really...The only thing that chance is that since we are at peace...We can enter...So don't act too much like a spy or we are toasted...Literally." Said Tobek.

"Yeah. No sexual harassment from you." Said Navare'par crossing his arms on his chest.

"No problems. I had taste you know." Said Tobek. He looked at Illumina, but Navare'par was on his way. He glared at him while Navare'par just raised his shoulders. "I'll get you for this one day." He whispered.

They reached the gate of Underworld city. They decided that the town should be the first destination for a good reason. It was a good place to start the research. They needed information's about a temple under the control of the Cothica. Tobek research was moving fast, but he had some trouble in the topography of the Underworld territory. The Underworld changed after so long and the information couldn't be that much reliable. It could give them a hint, but nothing else.

They were at the gate, which was opened at time of peace, and two guards where there to guard it. They blocked their way with their spears.

"Halt! Who wants to enter into the greatest city of Perim?" Asked the guard loudly.

Everyone looked at the guard.

Greatest? Ica, Illumina, Tobek and Navare'par asked with serious doubt in their mind. This place has such an ego. They all thought at the same time.

"I'm Tobek." Said the mipedian. "This is the beautiful Illumina, the big one in armor is Ica and the fat one is Navare'par."

"Stop with that." Said Navare'par glaring at the mipedian.

"Hum...No argument here." Said the guard.

Navare'par forced himself not to unleash his fury. Smoke came out of his head thought.

"We cannot let you enter until we are sure you are not the enemy we are searching." Said the guards.

"Which enemy?" Asked Illumina.

"We don't know much about him. He is supposed to be very different than anyone else." Said the guard.

"He came from the city of elements." Said the other guards. "He must be arrested or killed while those who are with him must be clean from the brainwashing."

"And that's not him." Said the first guard pointing at the M'arrillian.

They all knew it was about Ica.

"I assure you no one is weird here." Said Ica. "Maybe Tobek here, but not the weird you are talking about."

"Pull your mask." Said the guard.

They knew they were in trouble. They couldn't afford an army to be after them.

Illumina heard a sound; it was the stomach of Navare'par which was empty and calling for food. Navare'par didn't visibly react since it wasn't the time, but Illumina knew she could use his hunger to their average.

"Too bad. We wanted to eat at the restaurant there. I heard they prepared the best meat." Said Illumina.

Navare'par looked at the restaurant, his stomach was grunting louder now. He didn't have a tongue, but he would have licked himself right now.

"Alright. I'll pull off my mask." Said Ica. He moved his hand to his helm.

"Diner time!" Shouted Navare'par.

He charged forward.

"What the–" The guards were cut when Navare'par charged at them. The impact was so violent that they flew in the air and disappeared to the roof of the Underworld, they won't be troubles for a long time.

Tobek and Ica looked at Illumina who gave them a thumb up with a small smile. They didn't expect to enter that way. They walked into the city and they saw Navare'par already starting to eat a lot to fill his stomach. They others joined in since it was time anyway and they eat what they could. Navare'par started first and ate twice that what Tobek, Ica and Illumina took together. He ended up belching loudly. He then patted his stomach.

"I'm full." He said.

"Who would have thought that his gluttony could be helpful?" Asked Tobek.

Illumina showed her hand.

"Of course the mastermind of this simple plan." Commented Tobek.

"A plan?" Asked Navare'par. He then noticed that they were in the city. "Oh." Said the M'arrillian who understood everything.

They stood up and they started to look for the bar. The found it without trouble and they entered in there.

Lunar Eternal blue ost: Wine, Women, & Song

The bar was crowded with warriors. All of them were hard core warriors who had scars to show how powerful they were and how much they fought. Their body were muscular. It was a little impressive to see no one fighting. Illumina knew they could only fight in the Coliseum.

They all looked around and they tried not to cause a ruckus. They didn't need to fight against anyone or they will lose fight.

"Okay. Here's the plan. I'll talk to the bartender and asked him if he had heard rumors and questions about a possible temple. While I'm at it, don't drink too much and don't cause any trouble." Said Tobek.

"You too." Replied Navare'par with a lightly mocking tone.

"Continued like that and we will end up in the coliseum." Said Tobek annoyed.

The three walked at an empty table and they saw there. They said nothing for a while, but Ica and Navare'par dragged attention about their size, and the battlegear on the back of the M'arrillian. One good thing is that the chairs didn't break under their weight. They are not used to see a M'arrillian there and the strange one in the armor. It was mostly Navare'par who caught the attention.

"Look at that." Said one of them.

"Here is comes." Said Navare'par who knew what will come when he made eye contact.

He ignored them when they were starting to talk at his back. He was just used to it and it was kinda depressing. He was always insulted and he knew most of the insult that will come. They continued until someone sat at their table.

"You want to insult me too?" Asked a female voice. It sounded like pure fury and danger.

"No!" Shouted one of them. Navare'par looked at those who spoke at his back and they were all running away.

"Thank you." Said Navare'par.

"Shut up. It was just too lowly for me. They wouldn't challenge you so you could defend you're name." She said. "I'm the strongest warrior of the Underworld...Lima."

She is a tall underworlder of 8ft. and 4 inches high. She has pure muscles covering all of her body and shows a dominant stature. She has orange-blue skin covering all of her body and red eyes looking at Navare'par. She is wearing a silver armor covering his chest and belly, red metal plates at the outside section of his wrist to the upper arms, a green pant with metal knee attaching by a blue belt. She has short silver hairs at her head, her face is serious and looks like nothing can scare him. She has 2 ears and her right one has a silver ring on it, 2 white horns at the top of his head with gray rings on the horns. On her back is her double battle ax made of a solid silver metal and seems sharp.

Illumina knew it was Rothar direct descendant. She was mostly looking like Rothar if he was a female.

It was a little funny if Rothar would still be alive and saw what he would look like if he was a girl.

"They shouldn't insult you. They are just pussy when they see me. Only judge someone in their battle skills...Except humans...They just don't have power so..." She searched something, but couldn't find anything. "They are too much limited...That's not compare to their luck." She said with a smile. "So...You wanna show me how tough you are at the coliseum?" She asked at Navare'par. "A battle would be good to get rid of that oversize stomach."

Navare'par forced himself not to reply at her. He looked at his stomach while thinking of a way to counter her challenge. He didn't want to cause a fight.

"Sorry, but kids loved me for this stomach." Replied Navare'par. He pointed his fat belly. He was being honest. "I'm also on strict orders to not fight or I'll be tearing apart."

Lima said nothing.

"Anyway...We still have to wait." Said Illumina silently.

"Who's the big one in multi-color? I never saw any tribe that tall except Aa'une, it seems." Said Lima. "I would want to fight that giant pulp monster so much sometimes; my bare hands on his throat when I took it apart from his body, but he's dead long ago." She then imagined it.

That's just wrong. Thought Navare'par.

"I think he doesn't deserve that." Said Illumina. "That's just too far."

"You cannot wish for someone dead like that." Said Ica. "You're unhealthy in your mind."

"What you said about me you freak?!" Shouted Lima.

The bar went silent. Only Tobek continued talking with the bartender. He heard it, but he thought it was an Underworlder problems; not with Ica.

"I said that you cannot imagine something bloody like that on any creature." Said Ica.

"Why not? He is dead and he tried to conquer Perim. Nobody cares about this pulp monster." Said Lima.

Navare'par glared at the underworlder, but he did nothing. He will only end up dead.

"I care." Said Ica. "Af-" He was immediately cut.

"Who are you to defend a monster hum?" Asked Lima furiously. "You hid under the armor to protect yourself you coward!"

"You Underworlders are all the same since the dawn...You are just creatures rejected by the Cothica." Commented Ica.

Tobek turned at their direction. He knew it was Ica when he heard armor. He ran at their direction and he stopped in front of Ica.

"Let's all calm down. There is no point in being...aggressive about this." Said Tobek.

Ica looked at him.

"You're right. If she doesn't want to listen to me; it is pointless to talk." Said Ica.

Tobek looked at him and at Lima. When he saw her, he knew it wasn't over. The vein was on her side of her neck and her front. She was infuriated, but not everything Ica said passed in her mind yet. Also, he didn't find her sexy like Illumina; too much muscle. He then returned to the bartender and continued talking.

"Are you sure you haven't heard any rumors about a temple?" Asked Tobek.

"No. I heard nothing about anything." Said the bartender giving him a drink.

"Thanks...I needed a second dosage." He paid the bartender.

"I know nothing because I don't care about an old temple like any Underworlders. You should talk to the ruler if you want to know anything." He said.

"Hum...I guess I could try that...If it is possible." Said Tobek.

"It isn't." Replied the bartender. "You should just give up and return home. This isn't a place for womanizer."

"You already knew?" Asked Tobek.

"You looked at Lima at her chest and you probable tell yourself that it was too thin for a pair of boob. You are lucky she isn't smart enough. She surely thought you checked her to see if you could beat her." He said to Tobek with a small smile.

"You're implying that I'm weak...Not true. I'm just good in other domain and in battle." Said Tobek. "You just haven't seen me fighting...Except the king...Is there...anywhere else I could find information?"

"Not really." Said the bartender. He then looked left and right, checking if there was anyone listening to him. He then whispered. "You could try the Eastern Underworld. They focus a little more on mind things than brawl."

Tobek nodded.

"Alright. I'll join the others. Thanks for the drink." Said the mipedian.

He walked at the direction of his group when he saw that everything was still alright.

"Alright. I've found what we needed to know. We should go now." Said Tobek. He was sure they will escape the worse just in time.

Everyone stood up when an axe went near the head of Ica and was caught on the door. Illumina gasped. She was also close to the axe.

They turned around. Illumina walked forward.

"Hey! Watch it." She shouted.

Lima took her by the chest and pulled her closer to her.

"You better shut your mouth Chaotic player! I won't hesitate to destroy you!" She grunted at her with fire in her eyes.

She threw Illumina away. She was thrown a little violently, but her head bounced of the big stomach of Navare'par who caught her before she hurt herself.

She looked at him. She was glad he was big and squishy.

"Thanks." She said.

"I'm here to watch you." He told her. He would be smiling if he could.

"You dare threaten Illumina!" Shouted Ica. He didn't like that the one he hold dear was threaten. Illumina saw this and her cheek went red.

"She's just a Chaotic player. Anyway, I understood what you just said to me." Said Lima with murderous glare.

"You took your time." Said Ica.

"Oh! Bad move." Said someone in the bar.

"You call me an idiot you freak! You went in here with a jelly monster who's oversized, a mipedian who's...just freaky and a Chaotic player. You think you can insult me?" Asked Lima.

"No. I've already done it." Said Ica who's pissed off.

Tobek putted his right hand on his head. He knew where this was going, but at the same time, she almost hurt Illumina, his wining prize. Navare'par was infuriated by the insult, but Ica already said more than he had in his mind. He pressed Illumina against him harder in his fury. He was still fat enough so He didn't hurt Illumina. If it was muscles, he could start crushing her.

"Ica...Calm down. Let's just go." Said Illumina.

"Yeah. You should listen to her. You're just her puppet right?" Asked Lima.

Ica didn't mind that.

"Oh no...I get it. She's the whore you use for your pleasure." Said Lima mocking him and Illumina.

Ica eyes turned red.

"I'll tear you apart." Suddenly said Ica with a strange voice.

That took Tobek, Illumina and Navare'par by surprised.

"Fine. Coliseum! Right now!" She ordered him.

She walked at the direction of the coliseum. She picked her axe when she got out.

"If you ran away, you are out of the Underworld forever!" She shouted outside.

Ica looked at the entrance and he grunted at himself.

"I'm an idiot! I just lose us some precious time." Grunted Ica at himself.

"It's alright." Said Tobek. "She went too far compare to you."

"If it wasn't you...It would have been me." Grunted Navare'par. He was mad. "He dear tells us that Illumina is...That."

"She almost killed me to not look like that." Said Tobek. "Anyway...We have to win the fight. If we lose, Illumina honors will be really broken and you cannot possibly think about what the players will say."

"Yeah. I'll have to fight...Where is the coliseum?" Asked Ica.

Navare'par was about to answer when he felt something hit his gut. He looked at it and he saw Illumina squished at it by his arms. He let her go.

"Sorry. I...We could say...hug you too hard." Said Navare'par nervously.

"It's okay. Tigerslash did that a few times...It was painful compare to you." She said with a small smile. "You have more fat after all."

"Again with that." Said Navare'par whose tentacles felt on the ground.

"I didn't mean as a bad thing." Said Illumina.

Navare'par tentacles rose.

"Alright. I'll show you where it is." Said Navare'par.

They followed him at the direction of the Coliseum.

AC: This is the end of the second chapter.

Next one: The...duel?

You will meet the new ruler of the West Underworld.

Followed by: A king invitation.