Disclaimer: I do not own Danmachi or make profits off this fanfiction. AN- I've commissioned a cover on fiverr for this story. It'll feature Aphrodite, Bell and Raphtalia.

is anyone still reading this? Haven't gotten a review in a couple of weeks.

Ottar walked to the surface out of Knossos. The War Shadow Dungeon Core Infant behind him, radiating red energy. Ottar looked at the creature and said with a grin, "If memory serves. Naming one of your kind significantly boosts your power. According to the legends of old, like when Odysseus fought the Mermaid Dungeon Core that became Scylla once the people attached a name of fear to it. So, what should I name you? Hmm, Ardo would be a fitting name."

The Dungeon Core snapped its' bones forming into a new War Shadow. It had four arms now, each with three knife like fingers. The hands of the two lower arms each had five skeletal digits. The exposed magic stone in its' chest now was enveloped in a black flame in the shape of a heart. A blue flame coursed through the body like veins and arteries to the black flame heart. The black flesh had long blue lines that looked like a circulatory system. Its' white eyes looked forth as green iris flames formed in the middle. It huffed out from its' maw a could of nauseating breath.

It let out a low growl as the hands went for the finger claws and snapped them off. The claws regenerated and the knife-like claws were bathed in black flame. The flame extinguished to reveal a black javelin in one hand and a serrated throwing knife in the other. Ottars' grin grew into a full grown smile as he looked up to Babel Tower, "Ardo, give my Mistress a show. Hunt down the rabbit that she craves."

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Up in the Babel Tower, Freya blushed as she looked onto the city below. She saw the red illumination take the sky below like a shadow. A sigh escaped her lips as she said with desire, "Lovely."

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Bell and Raphtalia made their way home after practice with Aiz. On their way home, a commotion was heard by a pub.

Bell raced toward the commotion, not noticing that the sun was slowly being eclipsed by a red disc in the sky. As the city of Orario began to be bathed in a red light. People stopped and began to ask questions of the event or panic.

Bell came around the corner to see a grey haired maiden with light grey eyes laying on the cobblestone road. She was dressed in a knee length green dress with white apron. Bell took notice of her peach skin and saw a bruise on her cheek.

Bell looked up at an older man in his thirties with gold brown eyes. His unkempt brown hair was doused in ale along with his clothes.

Bell looked around him to take note that they were outside a pub called the Hostess of Fertility. Bell noticed a few tables under parasols being served by waitresses. He deduced that the maiden was one of the waitresses.

Bell got between the two as the man said in anger, "If an Adventurer ask you out, you dont throw a tankard of ale in his face. You bend over and pull up your skirt for him!"

Bell blocked the punch with his shield and asked the maiden now behind him, "Are you in need of assistance?"

The maiden nodded as she said, "Yes."

The Adventurer backed up and grabbed his sword. Bell proceeded to block multiple swings of the sword.

Raphtalia got the maiden to her feet, "Come with me."

The maiden introduced herself to Raphtalia following the girl pulling her arm, "My name is Syr."

Bell blocked several blows and began to back away strategically once the victims were out of the way. The Adventurer grinned, high on his confidence, "What's wrong, wittle wabbit. Bit off more than you could chew?"

Bell then noted that they were not surrounded by innocents. And pushed forward startling the Adventurer. The Adventurer felt a kick to his gut after his sword arm was pushed up by the shove.

Doubling over the Adventurer said in anger, "I'm Mord Latro, I'm a Level 2 Adventurer. Who do you think are messing with me?"

Bell gathered his gentleman's will and replied, "The Shield Hero, Bell Cranel, protects all that are in trouble."

Mord Latro lifted his sword and taunted, "Hero? You think you're a hero just because you got some fancy weapon? You people make me sick. The Book Hero is a stick in the mud prune and the Sword Hero is a whore with probably every known rash in the history of medicine. The only Real "Hero" is Alfrigg, and he readily dances in the palm of a silver haired bitch! No, you're nothing by a long eared rat."

Bell readied himself for an attack until he saw a light consume the road. Red lightning cracked through the air behind Mord. Bell leaped at him faster than he could swing his sword. The red lightning formed into a three dimensional diamond that formed into a Hob Goblin. The Hob Goblin swung it's clawed hand at Mord neck from behind. Bell tackled Mord in a hug as a Hob Goblin's clawed hand swiped.

Mord let out all the air in his chest as he felt Bell's head smack onto his gut. Bell tossed the man and moved his shield to take the impact of the Hob Goblin's second swing.

Mord said in a panic, "Wha-wha? What's a Hob Goblin doing outside of the Dungeon?"

The sky cracked with thunder as red lightning streamed across it like a river that broke a dam. A giant diamond formed in the sky as the body of a Monster Rex level incubated inside. The form of a Thunderbird was taking shape.

Mord said in absolute fear, "A Wave? In Orario?"

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Outside of the Twilight manor, Loki sat by a pool sunbathing until she felt the sun rays cease. She opened her eyes and lowered her shades, sitting up. Her red swimsuit was form fitting and dry, showing that she had not been swimming. She looked to her left as she heard a pair of feet land on one of her fence pillars.

Alfrigg stood on it with his Legendary Spear currently in a unique form with a coiling snake around the top of the neck of the weapon. The blade looked curved like a serpents' fang. Hanging in the air was Line Arshe, coiled in several black snakes.

Loki stood up and threw her tanning board, "WHAT IN THE NAME OF PARADISE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING, CHILD?!"

Alfrigg grinned to the trickster deity, "Why, challenging the Book Hero to a duel."

Lokis' brow twitched as she spoke in barely reined in fury, "In the middle of a wave? What is Freya thinking?"

Alfrigg replied to Loki as his Summon activated, "None of your concern, jester."

From his shadow appeared Anya Fromel and Allen Fromel who used their spears to block the sword of Aiz Wallenstein. Alfrigged looked back as he said to the blonde adventurer, "You're out of your depth, Level 3."

Aiz said seriously as she stared at Alfrigg, "I'm not alone."

A jade light appeared behind her as a giant book appeared in the air. The jade book was at least 20 feet tall and cast a shadow from the gemstone. In the shadow appeared Riveria Ljos Alf who walked out and had her Legendary Book float above her hand, opening to flip through the pages. She said with venom to the Spear Hero, "Challenge accepted."

Alfriggs' three brothers leaped from the roof of a building and landed around Riveria. She looked at them and said dismissively, "Unless, you've leveled up recently. You're still a bunch of Level 5s and one Level 5 Hero."

Alfrigg spun his spear and said having it swing across vertically summoning three snake like ropes to fly at the Book Hero, "Right on the Valis."

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Aphrodite gasped as she said looking at the sky while having a meal with Eina, "This is bad."

Eina asked with fear in her eyes looking at the Thunder Bird Monster Rex, "What do we do?"