Greetings all. Due to receiving numerous requests from you guys, I have decided to turn 'Dungeon Valkyries' into a series. I am surprised that the majority of you PM'd me, but I don't mind.

I wish that one could open chat-rooms on because it would make holding a conversation with numerous fans so much easier, as well as make it easier to accumulate ideas for future content and discussing any issues in the stories…

Enough blabbering from me, on to the story…

Chapter 2

!WARNING THIS CHAPTER CONTAIN LIGHT BRUTALITY AND A BIT OF A DARK MOMENT IN THE BEGINNING (up to line 11)!

Thor's smirk turned into a warm, caring smile after Hilde left the conference room/assembly hall.

"She has come a long way, that child." He said, thinking back to the first time he had met her.

Flashback begin, 5 years earlier

Thor was returning home after a Thanatos meeting that, as always, was both disappointing and very hilarious at the same time.

Poor Hermes…one of his Familia had recently reached level 2 and since she was almost always accompanying Hermes at the time, she was given the Title, 'Gods Gigolo'.

Flashback end

Thor shook his head at that particular memory.

Most of the Gods were forced to pay a retribution fine after the girl committed suicide due to the humiliation she received and ever since there has never been such a title since.

It is also for that reason why Loki threatened to kill the other gods at the meeting several months ago, when several of them proposed giving Aiz the moniker "Bride of the Gods". (1)

Thor was one of the few Gods who didn't need to pay the retribution fine as he had been one of the few not to laugh as he did not find it funny at all. The other three gods had been Hestia, Takemikazuchi and Hephaestus. Freya also didn't pay, but that is because she left the meeting early as always and wasn't there for that particular naming.

The Hermes Familia has never been that strong to begin with and it was common practice for Gods to have one or two of their Familia accompany them. During that time most of Hermes Familia was on an expedition to the middle floors of the dungeon to give them valuable experience and this girl had been the strongest Familia member he had in the city. That week had unfortunately also been one in which Hermes had numerous meetings with other gods and contacts.

Hermes had rarely ever reported a level up since then…not that anyone blamed him…

Thor shook his head again.

Flashback continued

On the way home, he heard shouting in one of the alleyways of Deadalus street, a natural maze of streets and alleyways that few knew how to navigate.

Wanting to take his mind of the recent meeting, he and his accompanying Familia member, a Cat-person names Rex, rushed in to see what was going on.

At the end of a rather wide alley, they came across a number of thugs ganging up on a malnourished and sickly looking female…who was systematically kicking their asses.

Thanks to her small and thin stature, she found it easy to evade the attacks…at least most of them…a couple of bruises could be seen where her clothes were torn and she was bleeding from a broken nose.

Whether it was due to luck or just because of the height difference, almost every punch she did landed in the groins of the males, whilst her kicks tended to hit the backs of their joints more than anything.

Unfortunately it was becoming clear that she was exhausted, as she was rapidly slowing down and her reaction speed became slower.

It was then that Thor and Rex noticed that her clothes were being held together thanks to them sticking to her body due to the sweat.

When she failed to dodge a particular vicious punch from one of the thugs, Thor came to a decision.

"Rex, lets help that girl." Thor said, grabbing Mjolnir. Together they jumped into the fray.

5 thugs…Thor smiled at the odds…hopefully he would get a challenge out of this…

By the time the two of them cleared the thugs, the girl was clinging to consciousness by less than a thread. The thug who had managed to hit her had started kicking and punching her on the ground…At least until Thor got his attention…

!BAD STUFF FINISHED!

Timeskip

The girl came to to find herself lying in a soft bed the likes of which she hadn't felt in months and in a room she had never seen before

"Good morning, little one." She heard a gentle, older voice from beside her. Turning, she came face to face with Thor, who was standing next to her bed together with several others.

"Good morning…uhm…beardy old man…" she said, trying to hide behind a pillow.

Instead of getting a beating as she had expected, she instead got the sound of Thor chuckling.

"Beardy old man…Indeed, sometimes I do feel like one…" he said, 'And it wouldn't be the first time that anyone called me that before either…'

"Uhm…where am I?" the girl asked. "And who are you?"

"My name is Thor and you are in my home." Thor told her.

"Thor…Ah, I think I have heard about you…" she said.

"Really? And what have you heard?" Thor asked with interest.

"You are the God of Hammering, right?" she said. "I have heard that whenever you go to a bar or pug…pud…no, pub, that's it…you get, what is the term gramps used again…ah yes, hammered. Then when you fight, you always use a hammer and you hammer away at your opponents…"

Thor and his Familia members couldn't decide whether to laugh or face palm/face plant at her…technically correct…words.

Thor luckily did the former.

"Young one, I am the God of Thunder, and my hammer is known as Mjolnir." He told her.

"Huh? Another god of sparks?" she asked, eyes wide from surprise.

"Young girl…" Thor's voice was dangerously low. "Is that meant to be an insult? Firstly, who are you and what do you mean with 'another one'?"

"Oh, right. My name is Brynhildr…and before coming here, I was a member of another Familia. The God there was also a God of sparks…at least I think he was."

"And what, say thee, is the name of that god?" Thor asked.

The single word she uttered shocked everyone else in the room.

"Zeus."

Flashback end

Hilde's answer was not one that Thor or anyone in that room then had expected, especially since it was his own sibling, Loki, and that shady Freya who banished him and the remainders of his Familia from Orario over 15 years ago. They never expected to encounter one of them for another few decades or so.

As for her words describing him, he could hardly fault her reasoning as she was only 10 years old, could he, but for her to deduce these things from tales that her former God had told her…her smartness surprised him to be honest.

"Thor…" a voice snapped him out of his thoughts. Turning, he saw that it was Göndul, one of the Valkyries under Hilde.

"Sorry, was lost in thought." He said, bowing his head. "What can I do for you, young one?"

"About what, If I may ask?" she asked.

"About the time when Hilde joined us." He said, looking at her.

"Ah…" she said. "Anyway, I was wondering if you update my status."

"Sure thing young one. Please, take a seat." Thor beckoned her to a seat nearby. He reached for his desk and pulled out a needle.

Meanwhile, in Hilde's office

"…the fuck?!" Hilde asked as she stared/glared at yet another letter that as anything other than what she expected.

Thor had told her that there were a pile of letters from the Loki Familia, he never said anything from the 200-something letters from other people. At least Thor was correct in that all of the letters from the Loki Familia were complaints though.

All the others were letters from people proposing to her, love letters, courting letters and such stuff, or as she calls it, 'waste of paper'.

Currently she was busy writing responses to each and every letter…with 'responses' being the operative word…her letters were short and to the point, varying from the nicest, "Sorry, I do not know you, so please leave me be" to the ones she sends to people like Hermes, "Shut the fuck up and die"…being modest that is…

The letter she was currently reading was from some random guy in the Soma Familia who wrote down in great detail a dream he had about the two of them…and it was one that grossed her out…something about the two of them 'practicing making children' together.

Taking out a piece of paper, she quickly wrote down "Grow a fucking pair and find yourself someone to fuck in your own Familia." She put the old letter and the new one into an envelope and addressed it to the person in the Soma Familia.

Reaching over for the next letter, she was both surprised and relieved to discover that it was the last one. And she was very surprised to find that it came from Bell.

To her relief, the letter was simple and to the point:

"To Hiide-oneesan.

It was nice seeing you again, though I am surprised that you didn't come visit sooner, though, seeing what you did to Loki-sama, both Kami-sama and I are glad that you didn't…the old church would have come crashing down on top of us…."

"Cheeky brat." Hilde muttered with a smile.

"…Kami-sama was up all night thinking of ways to invite you to join our small Familia, but I am not sure that that is a wise Idea with you being one of the leading figures of another Familia already.

Anyway, when you have time, would it be possible for us to go to the dungeon? My fellow Familia members and I don't have the experience to truly feel safe on the middle floors yet, and having one such as yourself may help us grow into it faster.

Regards,

Bell."

"So in other words, you want me to help you grow faster so you can be recognized by that Aiz, right?" she murmured. Taking out another page, she sent a reply.

"To Bunny-kun.

I got your letter and I would be glad to help out with your training. Just send me a date for when we should go and have a stroll through the middle floors.

Tell that little Goddess of yours that if you lot need any help concerning other Familia's attacking you, she should let me know and we'll go have a chat with those guys.

Regards,

Brynhilde.

P.S. you should make it less obvious that you have a crush on Aiz…try acting more normal around her next time and people will recognize it as admiration instead of being in love."

This letter she addressed to Bell personally.

Just as she finished sealing the envelope, she heard a knock on the door. Looking up, she saw Riful standing there.

"How long have you been standing there?" Hilde asked.

"Long enough to enjoy looking at your smile just now." The answer came with a hint of mischief. "The others want to go into the Dungeon. Want to come with us?" she asked.

"Sure. Give me a moment whilst I go get my gear." Hilde said. "What Floor we heading to?"

"Probably the Pantry." Came the answer.

"Floor 24…" Hilde mused to herself. "Might as well go and bring along a few supporters to carry the crystals and supplies…what?" she asked Riful.

"All of our supporters are scared of us you know…we will have to carry the things ourselves." Riful said.

"I am aware of that, but we won't be able to carry two tents, supplies for a few days, plus any stones we gather on the way amongst ourselves." Hilde said. "Although…now that I think of it, Bunny-kun has requested that I go and help him and his Familia in growing stronger. Might as well kill two birds with one stone."

"In other words, whenever we are out slaying monsters, they guard the camp and whenever you are out kicking their asses, we guard it?" Riful asked.

"Kicking their asses is not the term I would have used." Hilde said. "More like sending them through hell and back."

"Are you trying to kill them?" Riful asked, sweat dropping.

"Hey…Bell is the one who sent the request to me…he never specified how the training should go." Hilde said.

"Alright, alright…just…don't send them through the same training you sent us through." Riful said.

"I am no planning on making them Valkyries, if that is what you are asking." Hilde told her. "The training I have for them at the moment will be their teamwork and an increase of their abilities." Hilde told her.

"Makes sense." Riful agreed, then followed her friend/leader/crush (take your pick) out. They met up with the others at the warehouse where they kept all of their camping gear.

"Has anyone told Thor about this field trip?" Hilde asked when they had finished packing their bags.

"Yeah. We did. He smiled and told us to have a good time and not to do anything rash or stupid." Skuld said. "It also seemed like he was glad that we would be gone for a while…"

The others seat dropped at that.

"So…shall we go and pick up the Rabbit and the others?" Hilde asked, breaking the silence.

The others looked at her in surprise.

"Apparently, Bunny-kun has sent her a training request." Riful told them.

Well, except for one of them…

"And we will only be going to the Pantry." Hilde said. "Plenty of Monsters there."

"Ah…I was expecting you to take them to the 30th floor…" Herja said.

"What is the fun in that?" Hilde asked. "There are hardly any monsters on that floor…at least not ones that they can take out at their level."

"Aren't most monsters in the Pantry level 2 to 3?" Skuld asked.

"Yup." Hilde answered. "I mean, what could go wrong with us around?"

Timeskip

As it turned out, quite a lot.

When they entered floor 14, a party from the Soma Familia executed a parade pass on them.

Unfortunately for the Soma Familia, they were now at the top of the Valkyrie's shit list…but that is for later.

Thus, the party of 12 faced off against a monster party of at least 20 Almiraj and around 15 Hellhounds.

However, Hilde came up with a quick solution to this…

"Righto…time for a little warmup." With that, she and the Valkyries were gone, appearing amongst the monsters surrounding the party.

The Hestia Familia members could only look on in amazement as the Valkyries practically slaughtered the monsters…

"Well this is interesting…I have never seen so many Bell-sama's before…" Haruhime said, much to Bell's horror and the Déjà vu of both Welf and Lili.

"Uhm…for some reason I am starting to have a bad feeling about this trip…" Lili said.

"Why's that, Lil'lili?" Welf asked.

"How long ago was it that we encountered something similar to this?" Lili asked.

Bell, Welf and Yamato's eyes widened at that, with the latter immediately going into seiza position.

"Sorry about that…" she chanted.

"Well, we did have a hard time back then…" Welf began.

"And Hiide-nee makes it look so easy…" Bell continued.

"…should we joined them?" Yamato asked, standing up.

"By the time we get there, there'd be only stones and drops to pick up." Welf commented.

True to his words, when they looked again, the battle was already over and the Valkyries were beginning to pick up the stones.

"Should we have been worried in the first place?" Haruhime asked. None of the Hestia Familia could answer her.

Eventually, after dealing with 5 other monster parties, where the combat got less surprising for Bell and his Familia, they arrived on floor 17. There, when they were halfway through the dungeon floor, the walls started to crack and shatter, allowing a monster party of Minotaurs to surround them.

"Well…this is a load of Bull." Sigrund said.

"Oh well, let's get this shit over with, shall we?" Hilde sighed. "Girls, formation M-E."

Herja and Mist rushed to block the entrance while Riful and Göndul ran to the exit. The 4 of them would prevent any Minotaur of escaping.

That left Hilde, Skuld, Sigrun and Bell, who was using his Ox-slayer ability, to clear out the majority of the Minotaurs.

Once these guys were done, Welf went ballistic with the item drops.

"Oh…A Minotaur horn. And another…" out of the 40 or so Minotaurs that spawned in, only 4 of them dropped a horn. The rest dropped their monster stones.

"With these I could make a sword for Bell…definitely a Mino-tan Mk. II…"

Bell, Yamato and Lili face palmed. Haruhime had a slightly sick look at his naming sense. The Valkyries muttered amongst themselves.

"That naming sense…"

"No doubt about it…"

"It cannot be…"

"…IT IS WORSE THAN THAT OF THE GODS!" they cried out.

Welf just looked at them, question marks floating above his head.

"What is wrong?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing. I am just glad that you are not in charge of giving titles…" Hilde and Riful asked.

"That reminds me, what are your titles by the way?" Bell asked.

"Shield Maiden." Came the response from all 7 Valkyries at the same time.

"The heck…?" Welf asked.

"We may or may not have threatened the other gods into making it so that every Member of the Valkyrie Team gets that Title." Hilde said with a very happy smile.

"How the hell did you manage that?" Lili asked.

"Well, like humanoids, gods have something they don't want to lose." Mist began.

"We just told the males that they may just lose their balls in a painful manner…" Sigrun continued.

"…and the females may become less top-heavy." Göndul finished.

"Ja…those were fun days though." Herja said cheerfully.

Welf then dropped a metaphorical nuke. "Wait…you said your titles are 'Shield Maidens', right?" the Valkyries nodded. "Does that mean you are all still virgins?"

Further back in the dungeon, the Floor Boss, Goliath Rex, felt a massive surge of Killing Intent, which kicked its survival instincts into gear…it broke the wall and decided to hide behind the resulting rubble…it reminded him so very much of when he once pissed of his female counterpart over a millenium ago…

Several days later

Hestia was walking towards the Guild, hoping to hear any news about her Familia. She had received a bad omen a few days ago, but since then nothing.

Naturally she was worried. It was the first time that her Familia were gone for more than a week and she was naturally worried sick.

"Greetings Eina-san." She greeted the receptionist.

"Ah, Hestia-sama. It has been a while." The half elf greeted back. "How can I help you?"

"Well, I was wondering if Bell had returned yet, or if there is any news about his party." Hestia told her.

"He is partying with the Valkyrie Team from the Thor Familia, correct?" Eina asked. Hestia nodded. "Then I am sure that he and the other members of your Familia are safe and sound."

"Uhm…I am not so sure about that…" Eina's friend and fellow receptionist, Misha Flott, said. "Welf-san looks like he's been in Hell."

"How do you know that?" Eina asked. Misha just pointed behind Hestia were a group of 13 adventurers entered the room.

"And it looks as though Welf is not the only one…" Misha continued, but was interrupted by Hestia.

"BELL-KUN!" she ran and gave the young boy in front a flying hug.

At least she tried to.

Without thinking, Bell grabbed her outstretched arms and shoulder threw her…into Welf who was standing behind him, sending them both sliding across the room.

"What the heck, Bell?" Welf shouted.

"What did you do that for, Bell-kun? Hestia demanded at the same time.

"Ah…sorry, Hestia-sama…that would have been due to the training Bell received from us." Hilde bowed. "Anyway, Bunny-kun. That was a nice throw." She gave a sheepish looking Bell a thumbs up. "Next time, we'll teach you to identify who you are about to throw though…and where." Bell immediately turned as white as his hair.

"Uhm, what about me?" Welf asked. His answer was a deathly glare from 7 different directions.

"Uhm…Bell-kun, Lili…what the heck happened down there?" Hestia asked. Eina nodded in agreement.

"Well…how do I put this…" Bell began, turning red.

"Welf asked them if they were Virgins (2)." Lili bluntly said.

"…I ought to question Hephaestus-sama on how she is raising her Familia…" Misha commented.

Eina agreed with her.

Meanwhile, Hestia had attempted another jumping hug and was successful this time.

"So…other than Welf's words, I hope nothing dangerous happened on your trip." Eina said, trying to change the subject, if even so slightly.

"You mean apart from the battles with monster parties and the horde of Minotaurs?" Welf asked.

"You forgot the time on the 19th floor were we encountered that monster horde." Haruhime said.

"Or the fact that you may just have gone through an adventure of your own, Haruhime-dono." Yamato said.

"Uhm…there was a time on the 17th floor, when we were trying to fight the Goliath…" Bell thought out loud. "The monster nearly stepped on me." He shook his head.

Hestia and Eina meanwhile were pale white with horror at what had happened.

"Still, nothing beats the training this bitch sent us through…" Lili muttered out loud. Hilde felt her eyebrows twitch…as did the other Valkyries. Lili's words also snapped Hestia and Eina out of their horror…

"What do you mean?" Hestia asked.

At that moment Thor entered the hall alongside a troop of his Familia who were also on their way into the dungeon.

They felt their hairs flutter behind them by the intensity of the shout Hestia and Eina released after as Lili explained the training.

"What is going on here?" Thor asked.

After getting the situation explained to him, he turned to Hilde. "I thought you ouldn't send them through the V.T.C. (Valkyrie Training Camp)"

"I didn't. I sent them through Boot camp Mk. I." Hilde answered.

"Oh…so what is their problem then?" one of the Familia members behind Thor asked.

Let's just say that Bell and the others wished they were dead at this point…apparently they were served the easy training over the last week…

(1): Read the original manga, chapter 48…

(2): Google "the virgin insult"…

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