hey everybody! Sorry it took so long, I was trying to get this out as quickly as possible, but real life and a 10 hour job tends to keep you very occupied, trust me, I know.
Anyway! This is the latest chapter In the Hidden Door series!
But first, some responses to my readers!
MGE finder: Glade your enjoying so far! In answer to the question, I haven't really had a chance to check out the shadowverse series, but I am familiar with its predecessor, rage of bahamut. As for the characters you mentioned... well, just wait and see for a moment.
Notstudying: Also glad your enjoying the chapter! However, seeing as Queens Blade didn't win in the previous Poll, I think I'll hold off on it for now, Though I'm sure your aware that Shinrabanshou won out on that one, even the Character already having been selected!
buttson117: So many people enjoying my Series fills my heart with joy you know? Anyway, to help quell your mind, I'm still not very interested in adding something from FGO, but if enough people really try to compel me to, then I'll try to give it a go, no real promises on that though.
AndrewAnimeTurbo2018: Thank you, and I do apologize about the delay, life makes it hard to write, but I also have some problems with writing when I'm stressed, so that might also ave something to do with it. Anyway, I promise to work faster on the next chapter.
Karharot: I apologize about the labyrinth being short, but I'm not quite done with it yet. And yes, the adventure aspect is still ongoing, being a major point in this series. so many wonderful things to see and hear in an AU MGE verse after all! I also agree with your statement with adding to many characters into a series, but I do have some plans in concerns to some things about this, don't worry.
Anyway, Since I held a poll for which series I should try to introduce next, I already stated that Shinrabanshou won out here. However, any information pertaining to it is lost in translation sadly, the US not having a great deal of interest for it outside of some passing Niche individuals. However, I put up a poll and a character won! However, she won't be introduced until next chapter, so please wait patiently my fan. Anyway, I have another poll up at this point! Though to be fair, I will, at most, introduce 2 more characters. After that will be originals for this story! So Please, if you want to determine who goes in, then go ahead and vote in the poll on my profile page!
Characters from other series already added.
Serena From Fire emblem Awakening/ fates
Aruma/Alma from Shinrabanshou- will be introduced in the next chapter...
Character #3: to be determined...
Character #4: TBD...
Chapter 6
"Are you sure you're leading us on a shorter path? To me it seems like we are meandering aimlessly."
Labareda looked back at Morgana, the look of smug defiance on her face simply making the mage bristle.
"To a poor human like you it may seem that way. But to something like me, I can read the ebb and flow of the currents of magic around here. It's not an easily found path for sure, but one that is worth the time to find. We save days of travel in comparison to a few hours of searching."
Andrew let out a low sigh, this not being the first time the two clashing individuals having this very argument. It had been a few hours since the group had initially gathered together to get out. In that time, not much had been said from Morgana or Jonathan, the prior having spent most of her time arguing with the demon familiar with Jonathan trying to keep her temper down with each barbed comment the demon threw her way in defiance of her navigation. Andrew was also quick to note that if Labareda did not like someone outside of her own group, she would do her very best to irritate and annoy those she didn't like. Morgana had quickly become the target of her remarks seeing as the mage would question her at every turn. However, this had become the norm at this point, and he obviously couldn't bring himself to care that much about those two at this point. As long as they got out soon, it was for the better. However, Serena and Sarya seemed to be getting along fairly cordially with the both of them spending time in conversation for a good while. Through those very conversations though he had managed to glen some tidbits about the names of places in this world, though he was surprised that Serena wouldn't ask about any of them in particular. Outside of that, Unoma had opted to be carried again, using the excuse that she was using too much magical energy as of late and needed a breather. Andrew certainly wasn't complaining about it though since she was so light after all... plus the nice feeling of her large bust on his back was a welcome feeling compared to the backpack he normally carried. However, his attention drew back to Labareda, the usual banter between her and the magus woman having come to an end.
"Alright Labareda… I know your probably sick of hearing it from others in the group, but how much longer until we find this shortcut of yours?"
Labareda looked back at Andrew with an expression of hurt, though Andrew could see that beyond the display was a glint of playfulness in her eyes.
"Does my dear master even question me at this point?"
Letting an amused sigh flow from his lips, Andrew simply shook his head.
"Not at all. I know you know everything there is to know about this place, but I don't. So I simply can't help but rely on your vast ability my precious familiar."
Unoma pinched Andrews cheek lightly as a pout appeared on her face.
"I would hope that I would also be a precious familiar to you Dear Master. Labareda isn't the only one here who's offered good services."
Simply smiling, Andrew kept his attention on his first familiar, earning an annoyed huff from Unoma. Labareda let her chest puff up in pride as a smile crossed her face, though she replaced it with half attempted exasperation a moment later.
"Very well… I suppose I have no choice since my master has so much faith in my ability…"
The acting only lasted a moment longer before she went back to normal.
"In answer to your question Master, we actually are very close. Not even a few minutes away. After that will be when it gets somewhat complicated, so make sure you don't go walking right into it like the last time."
Andrew received glares from all three of his party members, causing him to let out a low sigh.
"I said I wouldn't do it again… jeez… gimme a break…"
Jonathan and his group where only slightly curious with what that was all about, but a moment later and they rounded the corner they had been coming up on. At the end of this hallway however, was nothing but a dead end. At first, Andrew felt slightly confused, but he couldn't help but realize that this was probably something magical in nature like the teleporter from earlier. Upon looking at Labareda, he saw that she didn't look worried at all, instead she seemed certain in her look. However, the only one to note anything was Morgana.
"Well? Where's the shortcut? I don't detect anything in this area outside of the usual magical energy of the labyrinth."
Labareda looked over at the mage and put on a look of mock confusion.
"Oh no! Whatever will I do! I don't remember there being a wall here like last time! I feel so frustrated that the human mage has gotten the best of me in this particular situation that I just want to smash a wall!"
A little confused by her wording, everyone watched in surprise as she turned back around at the dead end and charged right into it with flying kick. Turns out she wasn't joking when she said she was going to smash a wall, because a moment later and the wall gave way in an explosion of rubble. Everyone covered their faces to deflect any flying debris, but a voice from beyond the flying dust caused everyone to look back up.
"Well would you look at that! It seems as if someone built this here to hide this particular way! Looks like I wasn't wrong after all!"
The tone had been nothing but mocking the whole time, and everybody could see that Labareda was smugly grinning at Morgana. Before the situation could escalate into an argument, Andrew walked forward and gently pat his familiar on the head.
"We got it, you're a genius. Now take my praise as such and let's not antagonize the other group anymore for a while okay?"
Labareda took the pats with a warm smile on her face, actually closing her eyes and rubbing her head into his hand for greater comfort before she answered him.
"Understood master~!"
Feeling a smile on his own face, Andrew simply opted to look back at Morgana and gave her an apologetic look. The mage woman did nothing but stare at him in annoyance for a moment longer before she brought her attention back to the wall, where she could only blink a few times in shock.
"Is the wall… repairing itself?"
Curious, the rest of the group looked to see that the wall, albeit slowly, was doing just that. Unoma nodded her head, nowhere close to shocked about this fact. And if Labaredas face was anything to go by, neither was she.
"Of course it is. This labyrinth manages itself after all. It would be in a rather poor state if it didn't have at least this level of management."
Andrew simply grunted in some interest before he shrugged his shoulders and walked through the large opening in the closing wall.
"Well, hurry it up all, this won't stay open forever."
Jonathans group only stayed stunned for a little bit longer before his words rung true and they quickly followed behind. After that little display, the group fell back into silence, even Sarya and Serena having ended their earlier conversation. For a while, the group continued to follow the demon familiar in silence, the unknown path leaving the true adventurers of the group wary of what they might find. Even Serena was wary, her instincts telling her that in new territory she would be ill advised to be lax. The only three of the group who didn't seem worried where Unoma, Labareda, and Andrew. The first two being so powerful that nothing really scared them while Andrew just wasn't worried due to the protection of both of his familiars. Andrew, not being in a state of total concentration, noticed that something about this hallway was different in comparison to the rest of the labyrinth they had been traveling into for the last few weeks now. At first, he couldn't put a description to it, but eventually he noticed it when he looked back at where they had been walking. Noticing his looking gaze, Unoma spoke up as he looked past her cheek.
"What's wrong Dear Master?"
He didn't react to her movement, but he did respond to her a moment later.
"Is it just me, or is it unusually dusty down here?"
Taking note of his words, everyone looked back to see that a thick layer of dust could in fact be seen on the floor, there footprints being proof of that. Jonathan, noticing the oddity, didn't feel all that perturbed by it though.
"You're right… but I don't think it's that important to worry about. This passage hasn't been used for a very long time, so it's no wonder dust would accumulate over the years."
"True enough… but that would be the case for the rest of the labyrinth. Problem is, that even though deeper down in the labyrinth you go, there wasn't anywhere near this much dust."
Sarya, puzzled by this, looked back at the footprints they had made.
"True… but I have to wonder if it's really that important. It's just dust after all."
"I will concede the point that dust wouldn't be that important, but do you know where dust comes from or what it even is?"
For a moment, nobody said anything to him, the thought of dust never once having crossed anybody's mind.
"I'll take that as a no… to sum it up, dust is a product of decay. When something begins to rot or decay, it breaks itself down into small particles. Clothing, earth, even people turn to dust eventually. The reason this is important to me is that in all the time I've been down here, I never saw such a thick amount of dust. That tells me something in this passage has decayed. Or a lot of somethings. I could just be speculating something that really isn't a worry though, so take it with a grain of salt."
Everyone looked at Andrew for a few moments, the implications of his words having more of an effect then he realized. His own group agreed that even though they weren't familiar with the concept, Andrew seemed to know what he was talking about and agreed that they should probably keep it in mind. The other group, however, we're not so inclined to believe it, though they felt it wouldn't hurt to note it for later. Jonathan nodded his head before he spoke up.
"That is interesting… I'll keep it in mind as we continue down the path. For now though, Labareda was it? How long until we find the end of this shortcut?"
The demonic familiar seemed slightly annoyed that the other male was asking questions of her, but she held her annoyance in check due to the fact that this person had yet to annoy her in a truly irritating manner.
"It shouldn't be very long. This hall is a straight shot to a spot close to the entrance. We just need to travel down it for the next three days and we should be good."
Morgana muttered something under her breath that sounded a lot like 'if everything goes to plan' but Andrews group ignored her while Jonathan could only let out another sigh.
"I see… very well then. Let us continue then for another hour before we take a short break. We should also be careful seeing as this way hasn't been traveled for a very long time, so there could be any number of surprises in here waiting for us."
Andrew raised his hand in agreement.
"No complaints with that plan here."
With that agreement between the two leaders done, everyone went back to walking, sounds of slightly muffled footsteps resounding out in the old forgotten passage. For a little while, nobody really said anything, even Sarya and Selena having fallen silent in the event something happened. It wasn't a very tense silence, but it was filled with slight fear of unknown… for some of the party anyway. Andrew, however, was having another issue of his own. He had been ignoring it for a while, but he found that the further along this passage they got, the more he could feel something in him seemingly stirring. At first, he had attributed it to something he ate. Understandable seeing as he had eaten some unusual animals in the past few days. But the more he traveled down here, the more he could feel that it wasn't something in his physical body, but something deeper in his soul. Like when he had first been infected with that black mass of power, only it felt like a familiar buzzing in the depth of his core. Like there was something down here that he… needed was the only word to come to mind. He didn't voice it though, keeping it to himself for the time being. Eventually though, his mental state and the troubles that came with that started to resound along the empathetic link he shared with Unoma and Labareda. The former embracing him gently from her place on his back.
Unoma brought her face close to his ear and whispered curiously.
"Is everything alright Dear Master? I feel something is troubling you. I'm sure Labareda can feel it as well, though shes still busy leading to do anything about it yet."
Andrew thought about it for a moment, his link with the two familiars something he was still trying to get used to on some levels, though it was mostly due to the fact that he felt annoyed at the fact that they could detect so much more about him then he could about them.
"It's nothing much I think… but I guess if you both can feel it, then it must be bothering me on a more subconscious level then I thought."
"Would you be willing to tell me?"
Andrew thought about it for a moment. He was bothered by it, true, but at the same time, he also felt that it wasn't a bad feeling. Thinking it over for a moment longer, he opted to shake his head.
"No… well… not right now at least. Give me a little bit more time. If this persists then I'll ask you both for help. until then lets just chalk it up to nerves for the time being."
Unoma let out a low sigh of her breath, as if she wanted to say more, but decided against it. It was a compromise at least. Unome brought her face much closer to his cheek before she gave it a tender kiss, causing him to look at her in a variation of confusion and embarrassment.
"Very well Dear Master. Just keep in mind what you said though."
Leaning her head into his neck with a content sigh, Unoma stopped talking there. Andrew, somewhat confused by it all, looked back forward to see that Labareda was giving him a very annoyed look. The first familiar was annoyed that Unoma was hogging his attention right now, but let it slide this time since she could feel that it had helped her master. Jonathan, noticing all of this, couldn't help but smile at Andrew. A moment later and he came closer as they continued to walk, intent on starting conversation with the other male.
"I can see that you are rather well loved by your familiars."
Andrew nodded his head in answer.
"Yup. I don't know why, but I won't complain otherwise. Why? is that considered weird here?"
Morgana was the one to answer.
"Yes. Beyond odd. The demon makes sense in terms of a contract, but the woman on your back? The only way that would be possible would be if she was some kind of demon. But I'm willing to bet she's some kind of mamono. A Dark Mage if the books are to be trusted?"
Andrew, along with the rest of the group could only look at her in confusion. Sarya could tell that they didn't know what Morgana was talking about and decided to shed some light on it.
"I'm surprised none of you know what she's talking about… but I guess you all have very strange circumstances, so it doesn't surprise me that much… Anyway, I'll go ahead and explain."
Sarya took a moment to collect her thoughts before she nodded her head.
"Alright. So, mamono are, in the most basic sense of the word, monsters turned into woman. Of course, the reasoning behind this would be because of the current Demon Lord. Some many years ago, before I was even born, mamono used to actually be real monsters based on there namesake until the current ruler came into power and turned all monsters into mamono. I'm unsure why she did this, but in doing so, she messed with the plans of a few big-name gods in this world of ours. During that time, things where pretty chaotic, with humans being abducted by said mamono to be turned into unwilling mates and humans themselves leading crusades against these unholy terrors in feminine form."
Andrew nodded in understanding.
"But I get the feeling that didn't stay that way?"
"Correct. For a while it was back and forth between the races, funny considering all that the Demon Lord wanted was peace between the two races. However, something came along that interrupted that tedious battle. It was another demon lord who brought all of that to an end. His name was Oda Nobulax, and he was a tyrant of worlds and dimensions."
At the mention of that name, Andrews eyes shot open in surprise and familiarity. Andrew turned his attention to Labareda and Unoma, who gave him looks that didn't seem very comfortable with his gaze of questioning. However, he had to put that on hold when she started up again.
"Oda Nobulax brought destruction and pain to this world, intent on conquering or destroying it under his fist. Realizing that a three-way war wasn't going to help anybody, the gods and the demon lord teamed up to stop him. Sadly, even with that alliance, Nobulax was far too strong. His power rivaling even the gods at the time. Not only that, but he had powerful monsters and creatures of his own at his behest to fight for him, only second to him in terms of pure power. The side wanting to save the planet ended up winning out in the end, but it came at the death of millions of souls and a cracked fabric of reality. It was a pyrrhic victory at best, and the gods and the demon lord came to the agreement that anything was better than the destroyed landscape that used to be the world, so they ended up working together to recreate the world the best they could, mamono and humans in all. Sorry, guess it turned into something of a history lesson as well. The original point is that mamono came from monsters, which where under the command of the Demon Lord. In this day and age, it's still kinda uncommon to see them, but nobody hates them or anything anymore… also, in terms of history, this happened about 1400 years ago, though the actual rebuilding of the world I heard took well over two hundred years."
Andrew and Serena both nodded their heads at the situation, Andrew making a lot of sense of it due to his abhorrent amount of fantasy knowledge while Serena was pretty much in the dark about everything. She thought about it for a moment before she realized something.
"Wait a minute… you said mamono are monsters turned into woman… How come I've been fighting actual monsters down here?"
Morgana let out a low sigh at that.
"That would be because despite the best efforts of the gods and Demon Lord, Oda's power had saturated the land and its almost impossible to remove its stain at this point. Normal monsters come from that stained power, though if one is fortunate, they will fall into the less densely mana filled areas and succumb to mamonozation. However, it depends on the strength of the monster in question or the area they are in."
Sarya let out a low grumble, her facial expression looking more cross then anything.
"Sadly, the Demon Lords power doesn't seem to care what kind of creature it transforms… before you ask, It also affects elves and dwarves as well, though not as badly as it used to before the war. Sadly, I was stupid enough to get caught up in some of it and was turned into a mamono myself."
Andrew was a little curious when he started to look her up and down to see if anything about her would be different. Noticing his gaze though, she waved her hand in front of her face to dissuade him.
"No no, it's nothing physical that's changed. It's more like a magical thing… and my libido is much higher as well."
"Libido?"
"I guess I missed that part… mamono are more like monster succubi. Because the demon lord herself is a very powerful Succubus, all other monsters now share her desire for sexual pleasure… though I had heard that it actually used to be really bad back then in comparison to now."
"Huh…" Andrew muttered as he looked to both of his familiars.
"Suddenly so much is explained…"
Both Unoma and Labareda flashed him taunting grins filled with knowing. Shrugging his shoulders, Andrew looked back at the group.
"Well, that was highly informative. Thank you for sharing that with us."
Jonathan simply nodded his head with a smile at him.
"No problem, all information should be freely shared. Especially if it helps wayward travelers like yourselves."
It was a genuine statement, filled with a great deal of kindness, but Andrew couldn't help but think that Jonathan must be one of those types who is somewhat naïve. He didn't bother saying it though, not really hating those kinds of people. Giving him a smile, Andrew nodded his head before he readjusted his grip on Unoma, the girl doing her best to plant her ass on his hands… not that he minded, but it wasn't the best way to carry someone. After that, the conversations mostly died down and the group continued on for a while. In all the time they continued to travel, Andrew could feel the nostalgia in him getting stronger until eventually he couldn't take it much longer. Heading to the front, Andrew walked next to Labareda, the girl feeling his insecurity about his inner turmoil and frustration of his unknown condition.
"What do you need master?"
Hunching down a little so she could hear him better, Andrew spoke in a whisper to her, Labareda understanding that this wasn't something he wanted overheard.
"Lab…tell me… is there anything down here? I get the feeling this passage was hard to find for a reason. And this feeling… the more we travel, the stronger it gets. It can't be coincidence."
For a moment, the demon familiar had an unreadable expression on her face, but it only lasted for that long before she let a conflicted look cross her face.
"Well… I don't want to lie to you master… but at the same time… I really do not want to say. Truth be told, I didn't want to take this way, but I wanted to get you out as quickly as possible… my reasoning for doing it was for your wish to get out quickly… but I feel that coming this way should have been avoided…"
Noticing the pained expression she had, Andrew felt a welling of sympathy for her. Once again, his familiar going against any and all better judgement just because she wanted to make him happy leaving him both joyful, and somewhat uncomfortable for her devotion. Letting out a low sigh, Andrew felt like he should just let it slide… but at the same time, he felt that if all he did was just push things under the carpet when his servants wanted to, he would quickly become something of a doormat. Steeling himself despite the fact he didn't want to, Andrew shook his head.
"I understand if you don't want to say anything. You've done nothing but try to protect me this whole time despite the fact that you really didn't need to… However, if we are going to be traveling this way for the next three days, then I feel like I need to know the things that are affecting me here. I don't enjoy not knowing, and even less when we're stuck in a situation like this one… so please? Can you bend once again for me?... if it makes you feel better, I'll cuddle only you tonight."
Labareda let a smirk creep on her face.
"You already seem to know how best to entice a demon like myself Master, I can't help but think you where a real ladies man where you came from."
"Ha! Hardly."
Letting out a small chuckle at his quick denial, Labareda sighed in defeat.
"Very well… maybe you knowing will help make this trip easier for you…"
Looking ahead, Labareda thought about what she was going to say, the beat of footsteps being the only thing to count for the passage of time in this dark corridor. Nodding her head in affirmation to herself, Labareda looked to her master, a serious expression on her face.
"Do you remember some time back when Unoma and I were talking about the source of your power?"
"Yeah, it comes from Oda Nobulax, the world Tyrant everyone was talking about…"
Andrew thought about it for a second before a connection seemed to be made in his mind. Labareda noticed how quickly he got it and gave him a proud smirk.
"Happy to see how quickly you picked up on that."
"So… it has something to do with him then?"
She nodded her head to confirm his suspicions.
"Correct… You know how when you and I had first met, you where on the verge of death? That would be because your body didn't have the capability to harness that sheer amount of magical energy, as if your body didn't have the ability to use magic. I had been able to reform your body in a way to store and use all that magic, but it's still taking time for your body to acclimate to the sheer amount you have. But what if I told you that the amount you absorbed was actually only half of what Oda possessed?"
Andrew thought about that for a second before he gave her a questioning look.
"I… get the feeling this is supposed to be impactful, but at the same time, I don't really have a sense of scale of how powerful this guy actually was, so the impact is very much lost on me."
Realizing that he was right, Labareda sheepishly looked at her master.
"Ah… right… Well, let me give you a sense of scale then before I continue. Oda was very powerful, his sheer raw magical ability far outstripping even some of the most powerful entities of multiple worlds. Even the combined might of the Chief God and The Demon Lord wasn't enough to bring him to heel. It was only after they separated his Mind, body, and soul from each other did they finally have a chance to defeat him. Thankfully, they had destroyed his Mind, so he couldn't come back anymore, but his body and soul where far too powerful to destroy. Thus, they sealed his soul in the deepest depths of the Shadow Labyrinth. His body however, was changed and reformed into a weapon of immense power."
Andrew quickly picked up on what she was getting at.
"So it's his body I'm feeling then… or more precisely, this weapon?"
"Correct… the reason I'm worried about coming down here is that we have to pass through the room the weapon is stored in to get to the other side. I'm very worried about what kind of affect it might have on you. Especially since you are already feeling the effects and we're still a day away from it. Since your body only holds half of his power currently, I'm afraid of what may happen when you get the other half."
Andrew thought about that, her words making plenty of sense.
"That… does sound troublesome… but at the same time, we already started down this path, and going back now would be troublesome for us in a few ways… I think it will be fine… but just in case, keep an eye on me… you and Unoma both. I'll also let you know if something starts to change in me as well… as for when we get to this weapon… well. Let's cross that bridge when we get to it."
"You're either confident enough to not worry about this or your so easy going that you're not really seeing what I'm saying here master…"
Andrew shrugged his shoulders.
"A little of A, a little of B."
Smiling at him in a defeated manner, Labareda could only comply at this point.
"Well… As you said, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, lets just keep going… also, I expect that solo cuddle session tonight like you promised."
Andrew simply smiled at her before he gently stroked the top of her head. When he got done with that, Labareda went back to leading, leaving Andrew to do what he wished at the time. Which was to shake off Unoma again since he was getting tired of carrying her, forcing her to take flight yet again and sort of just laze in the air above the group. After that, he looked back and noticed that the group was rather quiet, some of Jonathans group having been interested in what he had been discussing with his familiar, but none of them mustering up the nerve to ask him. It was better that way though, Andrew not wanting this issue to spread amongst everyone else. Noticing that the groups namesake was in the back, Andrew opted to try to talk with him, the young man still somewhat on edge being down here. Walking past, Andrew caught Jonathans attention, upon which the young man nodded in greeting.
"Hey there Jonathan. How are you holdin up there?"
The young blonde smiled at him.
"Well enough. I'll be even better when we finally get out of here though. I've been down here to long for my liking. I miss the sounds of nature and the touch of the sun on my skin."
Andrew could only agree with that statement.
"No joke. I've been down here for a little under a month now. The stone and cold are something I can do without for a very long time... and I think it's even worse for you since you've been down here even longer then I have."
"Three months actually."
Andrews face was one of horror and sympathy.
"That is horrible."
Jonathan could only sheepishly laugh at his expression.
"Well… it wasn't fun by any definition of the word… but it still had to be done."
"Why is that?"
"Because we where told that a great evil was down here. And thus, by taking care of it, I was hoping we would be able to increase our prestige amongst the other hero parties and populace."
Andrew found himself growing very interested in one particular set of words in Jonathans sentence.
"The populace makes sense seeing as you are some kind of do gooder hero, but what's this about other hero parties I'm hearing?"
Jonathan looked at him blankly for a moment before realization set in.
"Ah, of course. You wouldn't be aware of that. As of right now in the world, there is more then one hero out to seek and destroy evil. Namely, we go about the world to help defeat powerful monsters or take care of injustice and evils. Though mostly it comes down to monster subjugation. However, our main goal is to take care of the remnants of Oda Nobulax's forces or evil magic. Even after fourteen hundred years, his evil still fills the world. My own party had heard that this labyrinth had a strong concentration of his power, but we never would have guessed that this was where his soul had been sealed away. We had been hoping to come down here and rid the world of it or do something about it… but from the feel of it, you seem to have absorbed his power for yourself."
Andrew had a pensive look on his face as he looked on at Jonathan.
"Ummmmmm… sorry? I think?"
"No, don't be. You did nothing wrong, and I can tell your not one to use power for evil if your behavior for the last little while is anything to go by. IN actuality, I should offer you an apology. We had simply assumed you would die, and in doing so, take his foul power with you. On insistence from my other party members, we where going to claim that we had taken care of it. I agreed to this plan in hopes of making myself look better in the eyes of the rest of the heroes."
Andrew started to scratch his chin in thought at that, feeling a little annoyed that they would have done something like that in his death. But he honestly couldn't fault them since if he had in fact died, he couldn't say or do anything about it anyway. Even then, Jonathan was being rather open and apologetic about the whole thing, so he couldn't bring himself to hate him.
"Nah… it's okay. I can understand. Easy fame for doing little to no work? I honestly would have jumped at the chance myself. Heck, if you still want to, you can still take the credit for doing something about it at least."
Jonathan could only shake his head.
"I'm afraid that just by living you would disprove those claims Ser Andrew."
"Hummmmmmmmmm… good point… anyway. I heard you say something about other hero parties. Are you guys, like, part of an adventurer's guild?"
Sarya decided to speak up at that.
"We are something similar to that, but at the same time, adventurers are a separate entity from the hero parties. Though the only real difference is that Adventurers deal with much more mundane tasks while anything having to do with Oda Nobulax or demons of an equally vile disposition requires the blessing of a hero to deal with."
Andrew nodded his head at them, noticing that Labareda, Unoma, and even Serena where paying attention to this.
"So your like a special faction of adventurer."
Jonathan nodded his head.
"That's a good way to look at it. Though unlike Normal adventurers, we don't have ranks amongst us or receive much in the way of rewards. We are technically supposed to work together if more then one hero is in the vicinity of a calamity… but…"
Morgana let a sigh escape her lips when both Sarya and Jonathan didn't say anything.
"Sadly, many heroes like to think there we have some kind of ranking system among us, so we tend to end up with squabbles when a situation arises. Even worse when it's over and everyone is bickering over who did what in said situation."
Andrew let a small frown grace his face, his thoughts on this concept causing him to dislike what he was hearing..
"Well that seems more harmful then helpful. I take it there is a reason to act this way? Something like state funding or some kind of monetary gain? I doubt just fame would be the reason to risk causing damage to others."
Jonathan looked between his party, as if to confirm something before he brought his attention back to Andrew. He then moved his hand over to his sword and removed it from it's sheath and held it out for him to see. At first, he wasn't sure what he was doing, but then he noticed something about the blade that he hadn't before. It had begun to glow with a pure light before the blade itself was completely wreathed in said light. A moment later and it seemed to vanish into thin air, leaving a gem in Jonathans hands. Andrew blinked a few times in confusion, not sure what just happened. However, he wasn't going to say anything seeing as Jonathan was about to reveal said information.
"Sometimes, in the source of calamities, we can find things like this. We happened to call them sacred arms, incredibly powerful weapons or armor that can turn a single man into a battalion."
Jonathan gripped the gem tightly, his palm shining brightly for a moment before it seemed to envelop his whole hand. A moment later and the light vanished, only to reveal an ornate Short sword in his hand a moment later.
"This one in particular has a unique effect to imitate any sword I've clashed with. It can replicate it perfectly, even magical ones. However, in the case of other Divine arms, it can imitate the shape and power, but any special abilities the weapon has won't be imitated."
Andrew looked at it in wonder, his face doing little to hide his current excitement.
"That is awesome… it only works on swords though?"
"Yes."
"Pity… but I can see why such a limitation would exist… I can also see why people would go nuts to get something like this in their hands…"
Jonathan let out a sigh before he changed the divine arm back into it's original blade form and sheathed it.
"Treasure or not, a hero should do what he can to help the people. Not work in his own self-interest."
Andrew let some sheepish laughter escape his lips at that, his face looking a little nervous.
"Well… You're not wrong, but doing everything selflessly can cause it's own set of problems as well…"
"I can't fully agree nor disagree with your statements Ser Andrew, that's just how I feel though. I'm sorry if it bothers you though."
The military man let out a laugh yet again, only this one was filled with mirth.
"Nah, it's fine. We don't have to agree on everything after all. But anyway, lets keep on. We've kinda slowed ourselves down with all this chatter."
Nodding in agreement, Jonathan, and by extension, the rest of his group, started back at a slightly faster pace with Andrews party following behind. The next few hours where somewhat uneventful, (Morgana and Labareda's bickering being the only thing to break any amount of silence) and eventually the large party had started to settle down for the day. Though Andrew and his own group felt they could have gone further, they opted not to question Jonathans group on it. Andrew got on his knees and pulled out the boar skin, unrolling it for the group to lay down on. They then pulled out some preserved jerky they had from previous monsters and opted to use that as dinner while Jonathan group got around to there own dining. Eventually though, Andrew group started settling down, with aforementioned male being stuck in the middle yet again. However, when Unoma was about to cuddle up close, Labareda put a hooved foot on her belly to stop her.
"Not today. Master promised me that he was all mine this time."
Unoma looked as if she wanted to say something, but when she looked at Andrew, she could see a sheepish grin on his face followed by an apologetic look.
"I promise I'll do the same for you tomorrow in return Unoma."
Letting out a partially-defeated sigh, Unoma moved away from Andrew, only to bring herself next to Serena, who had just finished taking off her armor. Unsure of what exactly was going on considering she normally slept in her spot alone, Serena only looked at the other woman in some confusion.
"Um, what do you-"
Before she could finish what, she was saying, Serena was cut off when Unoma spread her arms wide and collapsed on top of the red head, embracing her tightly while burying Serenas face in her more than ample cleavage.
"MPHA!?"
"Be quiet, you're my body pillow for the night."
Absolutely floored by this most recent development, all Serena could really do was just kinda sit there dumbly and let herself be used as Unomas comfort tool… though if she was being absolutely one hundred percent honest here… she found she really didn't mind all that much.
Andrew, for his part, found himself laughing at Serena despite feeling a little jealous of her current predicament. However, he didn't show it when he warmly wrapped his arms around Labareda and held her close, like a smaller then average body pillow. Feeling her high body heat through his military fatigues, Andrew let go of her for a quick second so he could remove the top and bottom of said outfit. This in turn left him in nothing but his sand tee and dark blue boxers. However, he perhaps should have been a little more mindful of his state of dress based on the current company. His own party was used to seeing him sleep with not much on, everyone save for Serena, being in very little clothing themselves. However, Jonathans group seemed to look a little uncomfortable about his state of dress. He felt he should have minded a little bit about how they would look at them occasionally, but he found he really couldn't be bothered. Nuzzling his face in-between Labaredas horns, and directly into her red hair. Inhaling deeply to both calm himself and to drink of the aroma of his familiar. He had never really gotten the chance to, but at some point, Andrew had started to notice that Labareda seemed to smell strongly of toasted cinnamon. He wasn't sure why that was, but it was a wonderful scent to him, and something he found would calm him down when he did manage to get a whiff of her. Not to say he was trying to be creepy, but as far as he knew, Labareda was fully aware of it, and seemed to let him do it. In fact, she seemed to encourage it. However, he wasn't sure if she was also aware of the other thing it did to him. Feeling a piece of his anatomy getting stiffer, Andrew tried to move himself a little bit to both distract himself, and to try to keep his growing erection from touching the demon. He knew she wouldn't mind, but at the same time, he didn't feel all that great about pressing a hard dick into someone's back all the time. He hadn't been very stealthy about it though, as the demon simply nuzzled her back into him further, bringing her ass that much closer to his little spearhead.
"Master, why do you try to delay what you no doubt want? I know your open to it, and you know I'm very open to it. Why, you seem to indulge in the thought of partaking in my body when you have the chance… but you seem to have some very odd sense of reason behind certain things you do."
Andrew let out a low grumble as he placed his chin atop her head.
"Because Labareda, I may like to dispose of my reason at times, but that doesn't mean I should do it all the time. Moderation is key after all. If I enjoyed all the pleasure of the world every day of every minute, then what would I have to look forward to in the future?"
Labareda chuckled a little to herself, those very words not something she had heard only once in her life.
"Ha… You're lucky I'm the demon you've made a contract with. Others would find those words horrifying."
Not sure what she meant by that, Andrew only let her grip his warming arm tightly, the one around her upper body acting as a kind of blanket for her. Thankfully the discussion between them had settled him down in regards to his lower half, but at the same time, he still felt a bit of pent up lust in his body. Letting out a low hum, Andrew opted that despite what he said, he would still act on his impulse… However, he opted to do it in a way that didn't really contradict what he had just said. Getting a thought in his head, Andrew checked to see how his other arm was doing and was happy to note that outside of just having it laze on her hip, Labareda didn't seem to be doing anything with it. Doing his best, and still failing at it, Andrew stealthily worked his hand along Labaredas waist into a particular direction. At first, Labareda wasn't sure what it was he was doing, but when his hand began to snake down her pelvis, she couldn't help but grin lewdly to herself.
"I thought you weren't the one to abandon his reason for pleasure?"
"Well good thing I'm not the one about to be pleasured, now am I?"
Before she could retort, Labareda felt a finger tracing along the outline of her pussy, the feeling of her master's fingers sending a warm shiver up her spine and a throaty moan out her lips. For the next little bit, the familiar could only squirm in delight, held tight by Andrews arm and held even tighter by the pleasure running through her body. Andrew, now fully erect yet again, decided to get a little more playful. His fingers began to roam further along until he could feel the small nub of her clit, the moist feeling further down below telling him that Labareda was rather aroused and quite ready for what he wanted to do next. Smiling to himself, Andrew moved his head next to her ear and began to lightly nibble on soft fluffy ear while at the same time began to pinch and toy with her clit.
"Hnng!"
Labareda couldn't keep her voice from getting out this time, and an adorably small sound escaped her lips. Unoma, who had been in the process of cuddling with a hardly resistant Serena turned her attention over her shoulder to look and see that her master was giving his first familiar a nice little fingering. Feeling somewhat agitated by the fact that she wouldn't get the same treatment until later, she opted to hug Serena tighter, her impressive breasts further encasing the twin-tails skull. Serena, for her part, looked up to both check on Unoma, and to get a breath of air.
Those breasts could suffocate a man!
Seeing that the Dark Mage had an irritated pout on her face, Serena opted to ask despite having the feeling she knew why the silver haired woman was upset.
"I guess they are enjoying themselves?"
Turning her attention back to the girl in her bosom, Unoma let out a small sigh.
"Of course. Why else would I be so annoyed? I feel as if my dear master pays more attention to Lab then me on occasion."
Serena was tempted to say something along the lines that maybe he paid more attention to her because she was actually being useful to the overall situation, but she felt saying this to a woman who can use magic without the slightest bit of effort would simply result in her getting into some trouble. So, she wisely kept said mouth shut. Unoma, for her part, felt that with the sounds she was hearing behind that she was getting somewhat randy herself. But she couldn't just pleasure herself. However, the feeling of Serena moving caught her attention… and gave her an idea. Smiling to herself, Unoma removed both her arms from around Serena's body and quickly moved them further down until she had both her hands on Serena's ass.
"Eh?!"
Letting out a surprised gasp, Serena looked up to see that Unoma was looking at her with a great deal of lust in her eyes.
"uh… um… Unoma… what are you doing?"
She was answered when Unoma squeezed her ass-cheeks.
"What does it feel like I'm doing?"
"Like you're currently trying to molest me."
"I'm not trying Serena. I'm doing."
Without another word, Serena couldn't react when she felt those hands slip further down her body and begin to trace around her thighs. More specifically, around a very precious area of hers. Correction, she could have reacted, but she couldn't when Unoma pushed her closer to her and engaged Serena's lips with her own. This left Serena in a state of bafflement, but she found that despite the surprise, she wasn't pulling away, nor was she disgusted by the touch of the woman currently holding her. Actually, I if she was to describe how she was feeling… it would be aroused. With the prolonged touch of lips, Serena found that she wanted to try to deepen it a little more. Before she could try to implement any kind of strategy though, Serena found that a mysterious hand had moved its way to her side and had begun to move under her clothing, the sensual feeling of tender fingers on her skin causing her to tingle. Unomas other hand, now working even further down Serenas leg, was beginning to tease and tickle around the red heads pussy. The girl found herself unable to work with what she had, her experience in anything sexual having been from her secret voyeur tendencies when watching Andrew fuck this very woman or the demon familiar. Sadly, she lacked the proper male appendage for anything more of what she was familiar with, but she thought that maybe she could at least still do something in this situation. Going off of memory, Serena reached up with her free hands and grabbed hold of the large sacks of flesh that encompassed her head. Letting out a startled gasp, Unoma only momentarily stopped before she let a smile grace her lips.
"Well well~ looks like your going to be coming out of that shell of yours after all. I was afraid you where going to let me do all the work here."
Not responding to that, Serena found herself awkwardly trying to figure out how to best fondle and play with the large breasts in her grasp. It was somewhat hard for her to figure out, the girl not sure if she herself had ever played with her own breast's. Though from the growing blush on Unomas face, Serena had to say she was doing something right. Feeling those hands on her breasts, Unoma let out a low moan. Despite the inexperience that showed through, she had to admit that there was a nice charm to doing this with another girl. Deciding that now was a good time to teach Serena all about the sexual experiences she may (or may not) have forgotten, Unoma let one of her hands come up to Serena's own less ample bust and began to massage and fondle her. Serena felt her body shiver with the waves of pleasure running through her body, Unomas vastly more experienced hands working her breast masterfully. Serena felt herself stopping with her own workings as the pleasure began to build in her body, her body shivering with each pinch and caress. Before it got to the point that she couldn't handle, it stopped. Looking up in some confusion, Serena saw a playful smirk on Unomas beautiful face.
"Now now, you can't be the only one to experience some measure of pleasure, now can you? I also have needs as well."
As she mentioned that, Serena felt those hands move away from her body and gently pulled down the opening of her outfit, her bare breasts popping out and tantalizing Serena's eyes with the beauty of the pretty pink nipples. Feeling a deep instinct, Serena opened her mouth and licked one of them, Unoma letting a small shudder run through her body.
"Yes, just like that…"
Serena found herself drawn to those breasts, her mouth starting to lick at and lightly nibble on one of Unomas tits, one of her free hands massaging the other one in the way she had felt earlier. Unoma let out another moan as Serena did what she could to bring the older woman further pleasure. However, the silver haired mage wasn't to be the only one to receive. Serena clenched up when she felt a hand dive into her crotch, the feeling of fingers working her sex gently causing her knees to clench together in joy while Unomas other hand got to work massaging one of her breasts.
"Don't you also have a free hand as well? I think you can find a better use for it then sitting there loosely."
Quickly realizing what she was on about, Serena moved her hand to where Unomas own snatch was at. She wasn't surprised to feel that the slit was as wet as she was, her fingers somewhat probing as she tried to imitate what Unoma was doing to her.
Meanwhile, Andrew and Labareda where to a point where it was easy to see who was the one drowning in pleasure at this point. Labareda was panting heavily with her eyes almost glazed over and her mouth hanging wide, her hot breath blowing across Andrews arm as his other hand was two fingers deeps into her soaking snatch and mercilessly pounding her pussy as viciously as he would with his own cock.
"Ahhhhhhh! Master! More! Gods I'm almost there!"
Not going to stop now, Andrew did as she asked and started to pound more viciously, but he decided to add an extra surprise when he stuck a third finger into her already churning fuck hole.
"Hnnnnng! Fuck! Yes!"
Was all she got out before she started to moan loudly, Andrew pulling her up toward him and claiming her mouth with his own to keep her a little quieter. She wasted no time in adding this into her already lust addled mind, her tongue darting into his own mouth, Andrew somewhat caught off guard when she did so. It only lasted for a moment when he invaded her own hot mouth with his own tongue, the somewhat sweet taste of her mouth driving his dick to even higher state of arousal. But he still didn't put his dick in her, his self control still there, if only barely.
Labareda broke away from the kiss when she felt Andrew finally hit that point of no return in her body, the finger fucking finally driving her over the edge as her pussy clamped down on his fingers, her mouth hanging open in sheer ecstasy as her whole body convulsed in her orgasm. For a few moments, Andrew held onto his cumming familiar as she sprayed her love juice all over his hand, and directly all over her legs. This lasted for a few more seconds before she finally went limp in his grasp, her breathing ragged and her expression slack from sheer pleasure. Feeling somewhat proud of himself, Andrew smiled down at her before he kissed her on the lips, getting a slight shock out of her as he pulled away.
"I hope I did pretty well this time for your reward."
Some clarity coming back to her, Labareda smiled at him with sheer delight.
"It was wonderful. Though I would have love for you to stick your dick in me at some point in all of that."
"Then I never would have lasted nearly as long then."
Bringing her paw up to his face, Labareda cupped his cheek as she gave him an all-too familiar smirk.
"I don't think you give your stamina enough credit… but I still enjoyed my reward regardless…"
Reaching up, she gave him a short kiss before she let herself simply be cuddled. However, that only lasted a few seconds before she noticed something across from her. Curious, she saw that both Unoma and Serena where tightly wrapped up in each other. It took her all of a second to realize what it was they where doing and a sly smile crossed her lips.
"Master. Look at what your girls are doing right now."
Andrew, who had wrapped both his arms around her for maximum cuddling, drew his gaze to where she was looking and felt his eyes widen in shock while his dick only got even harder.
"Now that's something I wasn't expecting."
Andrew could see that both girls where deeply into each other, the meshing of their fingers in intimate places and lips on each other's leaving for a lewd spectacle. Andrew watched on for a few more moments as Serena, who had managed to be pushed on the bottom, was almost manhandled by Unoma, the far more experienced witch showing the girl how it is best done. But he had to admit that Serena was doing her best to keep up, the girls sheer determination showing through with Unomas moans and flushed skin. Labareda got up and crawled closer to watch them, her eyes never leaving the spectacle. Andrew followed along quickly, practically right next to them and watching with eyes wide open. He swallowed as he sat back down, his hard cock throbbing at the spectacle before him. He was not expecting something wet to cover it a moment later, causing him to look down and see Labareda had managed to engulf his entire dick in her mouth, the girl quickly starting to bob up and down. Andrew could hardly stop her, and he didn't want to, the view in front of him along with the sensation on his dick making him forge the very idea.
Serena, who hadn't even been aware of the fact that she was being watched, could feel that she was almost at her limit, the feeling of Unoma's fingers stirring her pussy only further pushing her toward that final moment of ecstasy. And still she kept on with her own ministrations, not even aware that Unoma was also nearing her own limit. It wasn't until that last little flick of her clit, the one little pinch of her tit, and the last nibble on her tongue that Serena felt her body trail a blaze of fire through her lower loins, her orgasmic yell echoing down the corridor, and Jonathans party doing its absolute best to ignore everything the other party was doing not but twenty feet away.
Unoma, feeling Serena's body convulse, could only follow the same a moment later when the twintail dug her fingers deeply into the mages pussy in her throws of peak. Unoma, though far quitter, felt the familiar jolts of electricity race across her body as she shattered into the joy of her release. Unoma collapsed on top of Serena, only rolling off a moment later in enough time to witness her master ejaculate deep into Labareda's throat, his hands grabbing her horns and holding her down as he spilled his spunk down her windpipe. That lasted for a few moment before he eventually let her go, Labareda extracting herself from off his cock. Her orgasmic look was enough to make even Unoma's lust burn again, but she was better then that and pushed it down. Drawing her attention back to her master, Unoma let a smile cross her lips.
"I see you enjoyed the little show their Dear Master."
Andrew let out a low sigh as looked over at her, a content grin on his face.
"Most certainly. Labareda here only made it more enjoyable."
The Familiar only grinned before she leaned herself against his arm, using his shoulder as a headrest.
"Mutual enjoyment is more my thing after all."
However, amongst the four present, only three of them seemed alright with the whole thing, Serena, who had recovered enough of her wits to form coherent thought, looked over and saw Andrew sitting there looking at her, the aspects that made her female unveiled to the world. Even worse, she quickly realized that he had watched her mutually masturbate with Unoma. The memory of the action along with the realization that said action had been witnessed caused her face to shoot to levels of red that shouldn't even be possible for human anatomy. Jumping to and pulling down her shirt while using her free hand to hide her still wet sex, Serena Stammered furiously at Andrew.
"W-W-W-W-W-WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR LOOKING AT!?"
Kinda shocked at the sudden anger, Andrew tilted his head in some confusion before he shrugged his shoulders.
"You right at this very moment? The peculiarity of your question boggles me right now."
"P-Pervert! Can't you turn away while someone's in the middle of s-s-seeeeee…"
Unoma piped in when she saw Serena was having a hard time spitting it out.
"Sex dear."
"I KNOW OKAY?! Seriosuly, learn a little common courtesy why don- WHY ARE YOU POPPING A BONER ALL OF A SUDDEN?!"
Andrew, who did in fact just pop a boner, stroked his chin in thought for a moment before he responded.
"I dunno, but something about you, trying to cover yourself while getting angry at me for having walked in on your privet time, I find incredibly arousing for some reason."
Serena was finding it hard to believe her ears, but at the same time, she was having a hard time bringing her mind to bear when the sight of Andrews thick, bulging, throbbing, cock was filling up her line of sight. For a moment, she didn't say anything, but her mind was running around itself, her thoughts ranging from 'fucking cover it up already!' to 'I wonder what it would be like if I sucked on it like Labareda just did…' returning to her senses a moment later when she realized what it was she was thinking, Serena simply turned herself around to pull her pants back up. But before she did, she found herself gazing at her own vagina, still wet and glistening from her previous orgasm. Again, lewd thoughts crossed her mind as she imaged Andrews dick inside of her. Shaking her thoughts away, Serena forcefully pulled her pants back up, not even bothering to wipe herself off in her haste and frustration at herself.
'What in the name of the gods is wrong with me right now?! Why did I just think that! Hell, why did I just go along with what Unoma wanted! Why did I enjoy it of all things! AHHH my mind is to messed up to think right noooooow!'
Taking a few deep breaths, the girl forced herself to try to calm down, but behind her, Andrew was only staring on in some confusion with maybe a hint of some understanding about her current attitude, though he dared not think further on it. Unoma and Labareda however, only looked to each other with knowing grins on there faces. The sound of someone talking behind them caused them all to turn around.
"Are you all done back there? I'm wondering if I can bring the sound barrier down now."
Sarya looked at the group with a pensive stare on her face, not able to hide the deep blush that was formed there. Andrew realized how loud they all must have gotten and blushed a little himself before he gave her thumbs up and a nod of his head. Sarya let out a low sigh before she waved her hand. Though Andrew didn't see anything, he could feel the air in front of him seem dissipate… though he quickly realized that it wasn't the air, but a magical membrane. Chuckling a little to himself, Andrew turned back around and was quickly hugged by Labareda. Andrew reached down and pet her head softly before he looked back at Unoma, who gave Serena a sideways glance as na indication of what the mage would be doing. Nodding his head at her, Andrew embraced Labareda and lay down, finally ready for some sleep. Unoma, for her part, turned her attention to Serena, who still seemed to be embarrassed about the whole thing if her mutterings where anything to go by. Getting on all fours, Unoma crawled over to Serena before she gently wrapped her arm around the girl. Her sudden jolting made Unoma put her mouth next to the girl's ear and calmly talked to her.
"Relax dear. Just a little cuddling is all I'll do…I promise I won't molest you again like last time… unless you want me to, then I'll be more than happy to oblige."
Seeing the girls ear tips turn red, Unoma smiled to herself before she bent over and gave the girl a tender kiss on the cheek. This caused Serena to turn even redder and made her cuddle up into a ball in some embarrassment. She did not pull away though, allowing the woman to embrace her warmly. Unoma was about to go to sleep before she realized that she needed to put a ward up around the group, the mage quickly doing just that with barely a flick of her wrist. However, though she found the act inconsequential, she failed to notice the look of surprise twenty feet back from the mage woman Morgana. However, that was something that would need to be addressed at another time, the group already drifting off to a deep sleep.
XX ? XX
"It is too soon."
"I concur with my twin's statement, the pitiful host can barely even fathom us, much less communicate."
"It is not for either of you to decide this. We approach the original masters physical form, and once the new master takes that in hand, he will begin to have access to the full control of Oda's power, our contracts included."
"I find the fact we are bound to such a weakling deplorable at best. He can barely even fight his own fight. Oda was a much better master in terms of power."
"So you say Grendel, but it was you who responded to his summons first, even if the summons was unintentional."
"No choice in the matter. He would have died, and I had the easiest time getting out, even if it was just my hand."
"This point is moot Leviathan, I find communication with him so soon to be a bad idea."
"Again, not for you to decide Hati. I will be the only one to attempt communication with him. I do not dare risk interference from any one of you nor to try to cloud his mind. I will be the only one to attempt this and it will be when he comes into contact with the other half of the power."
For a moment, nothing was said, bitter resentment floating about, but nobody opposed.
"Then I take this as a sign of agreement."
"Very well then, but what of… the other one?"
"We will not tell Bahamut of this, the destroyer is best left alone to do as it pleases. Only Oda could fathom that creature, and I can only hope our new master has as much persuasion power to compel him. Does that answer your question Hræsvelgr? If so, then we are done. We now wait for the new master to take up his power…"
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