Floating pen from chapter three! I grant ye speaking powers as well!
Pen: I'm a peeeen~
Yes, yes you are. Can you do...the disclaimer...?
Pen: Angels101 don't own Etrian Odessey~
Thank you.
Warning: If you are a blood squeamish click that back button please! By the way, this story is based on Classic mode in the millennium girl if you didn't know.
"We are killing a what?" Kari stared at the guy in charge of Radha hall.
"It's species name is bloody one-arm. It, well, lost an arm, so it shouldn't be that hard to kill." Yeah, like a shade reaper, or whatever it was called, Kari didn't care, with both arms cut off wasn't hard to kill. This one was it had killed people. A lot of people. Ew.
"Fine, fine. We will do it then." Kari sighed-she might not have the pursuers even close to their whereabouts and still end up getting killed.
"Your 'cuffs' skill move might come in handy here." The count advised.
"Whatever. I'm leaving. Later." Kari sighed.
"I bid you good luck." The count called after her.
"Yeah, sure..." Kari muttered to herself.
~~~PAAAASSSTAA...Labyrinth!~~~
"Oh, excuse me! Do you know how do get to Radha hall?" A maid-like woman asked Kari the second she exited the building.
"Right behind me." Kari told her, deadpan style, before continuing her journey to the inn.
Unnoticeable to her, the maid nodded twice to a mean-looking, pirate-like man, and pointed in Kari's direction.
"...Cannot give up our position yet. Just keep watching the girl-we'll make our move soon enough." He had his orders.
"And you will keep your end of the deal?" No way someone that looked that much like a pirate would even get out of bed for free.
"Of course. Do not fail. You know the cost." The man switched off his phone.
"Oh, I do, but do you?" And with that he slipped back into the shadows.
Target spotted, actions pending...
He was ready.
~~~At the inn~~~
"I see..." After Kari returned, she immediately held a conference, and explained the situation. At the fact of even seeing something that held 'bloody' in it's name put the entire team (Minus Noroi, who was fearless to everything except big, muscly dudes towering over her) on edge.
"Um...we should set out then, shouldn't we...?" Yoso looked nervous, even more so than everyone else for some reason, Kari noted.
"I suppose we should. Watch out, I heard from the count that this thing will sneak up and ambush you-stay alert." Kari said, looking like a Drill Sargent. The team nodded, looking serious.
"Well, time to head out!" Saventh cheered, lighting the atmosphere, and with that, everyone headed out into the labyrinth, but Kari kept the fact that they would have to rip it's arm off to herself-what the didn't know wouldn't kill them, right?
~~~at the labyrinth~~~
"It's on the first floor, right...?" Kenko asked quietly, shuffling slightly.
"Yeah." Kari nodded at the question. Noroi tapped her shoulder, gaining the entire team's attention instantly and pointed.
There, in the distance, was the one-arm, totally drenched in blood, to the point it was dripping on the ground. It psychotic smile made even Saventh feel uncomfortable. All expected it to slash at them, add their own blood to make up for the dripping red from where it's left arm used to be, but, to their surprise, it turned and walked away, leaving a trail of blood behind it. Yoso looked queasy.
"That is...disgusting..." He moaned, his face looking green.
"You don't like blood, do you?" Kari asked. Yoso shook his head.
"Do you?" He asked her, she shrugged.
"Lets just kill it." She said quietly. Everyone gained their bearings and tip-toed cautiously though the forest, hitting a dead end.
"Hey...I don't hear anything anymore..." Yoso said, looking frightened, but chose to hide it.
"You're right-NOROI!" Kari screamed as the one-arm launched itself at Noroi-her eyes widening in shock as it's claws drew closer and closer to her neck...
Suddenly the blood covered monster fell to the ground. Noroi, slathered with blood herself, was staring it down. Suddenly she snapped her fingers, and the one-arm sunk to the ground, and it's eyes closed, but the grin never vanished.
Kari took a shaky step towards it, closed her eyes, and ripped the arm out of the socket, holding it in the fingertips like a prize.
"Are you okay, Noroi?!" Noroi nodded, she was fine, just startled.
"Come on. You can take a shower while I give this to the count. You all go with her." Everyone stared at each other for a few seconds, the left, wondering how such a young girl could harness that much power.
Ick...but end of chapter four!
