Dungeon-18th floor
You're probably wondering why Bell was in the 18th floor and it was only for about two weeks. It's probably because of being the Ghost Rider. Hestia was quite shocked so shocked that her brain could barely process. But still she was glad that Bell chose to join her Familia much to his surprise. From the moment she gave him a falna the skill that revealed his secret which he didn't give a damn about revealing it too someone. Yeah, she took it very well and wasn't afraid of him
His stats were the same as a first-class adventurer and the skill that showed Hestia was called 'Vessel of Vengeance'. This skill describe on what he can already do such as manipulating fire, setting his weapons ablaze, summon Onyx, and even shift to his rider form.
Like some skills, it has drawback and Zarathos can break free from his control when a person who is truly evil is within his presence.
His advisor Eina on the other hand was shocked too. She suspected that Bell was a first-class before he came to Orario. He hasn't told her much about having a vengeful spirit in him because he is afraid that she might hate him and elves who heard about the urban legend from the west were either afraid of him or despise him for burning down their forests.
Bell whistled with his bloodied longsword in his right as he walked in the hallway of 18th floor. His pouch of monster crystal and loot was almost full. From a distance, he heard footsteps coming his way.
His eyes widen as saucers as a horde of Minotaurs stampede there way at him. Bell quickly unleashed his rider form and created giant wall of fire behind him.
The monsters in the frontline stepped back in fear. A minotaur's hide can withstand magic especially fire magic. But it can't handle magic from a first-class adventurer especially the Ghost Rider's hellfire.
He approached the monsters with his sword on fire as gripped his left hand on the lower handle.
"Let's have some roasted barbecue shall we?"
5 minutes ago
The Loki Familia were following the Monster party's trail since it was their fault and people are gonna die because of that.
"Hurry their near the entrance!" Finn shouted.
They saw monster horde about to enter. But they were stopped by a giant wall of fire blocking their path. All of them stopped in their tracks and looked at the fire wall.
"Woah!" Tiona began with excitement. "Who do you think caused that?!"
"I don't know," Riveria said. "I feel a course of powerful magic emitting on the other side of the horde."
"Who cares!" Bete scoffed. "Let beats those monsters anyway!"
"It's him." Ais spoke.
Her party-mates looked at her as she stared at the wall. Many of the realize to who she was referring to.
Raul spoke a small hint of fear in his voice. "Do you mean the Ghost Rider is here?"
"Tempest!" She launched like a rocket cleaving any minotaur in her way.
"Aaaannndddd she's gone." Tiona deadpan.
"What's with up her and some Spirit of Vengeance?!" Bete barked.
"Awwww look's like someone's jealous." Tione teased.
"No I'm not!" He denied.
"To be honest, Spirit of Vengeance does sound more badass than Vanargandr." Tiona mused.
"Shut up!"
The rest chuckled at Bete before they started eliminating the monsters.
Almost at edge of the crowd, Ais saw him swung his sword at the first minotaur and hurled a fireball at another one. A brave monster punch his head. The blow only shook him and it didn't even knock him off his feet. He faced the minotaur that punched him revealing his dislocated jaw. Bell readjusted his jaw to the way it was.
"Uh, Uh, Uh." Bell shaked his head in denial before cocking his left fist and punched it through it's stomach with it's magic stone exposed in his hand
The others screamed in despair at the sight as Bell gripped the magic stone of their brethren. Ais kept quite as she join him.
Bell was surprised at her sudden appearance. Bell dropped the stone and gripped his fire sword before jumping at a minotaur and planted the point through it's skull.
"If you're here for a rematch," The rider spoke. "I'm not in the mood for now."
She blinked in surprise. "I wasn't asking for a rematch, not yet. But, I was hoping I could see you again."
"See me?" He replied before taking out his chain lashed it at another one. "Right after I disarmed you? You still want to see me again?"
"Yes," She answered with a straight face and she cut down a minotaur. "I'm Ais Wallenstein by the way."
"Bellerophon Cranel, Bell for short,"He told her his name and he latched a minotaur's leg and he threw it at the fire wall. "UghLooks like we can't get a decent conversation."
Bell whistled loudly Ais became confused at what he was doing. On the other side of the wall, she could hear galloping. She realized that it was his Pegasus from the other night. The Hell Pegasus came through the flames and wasted no time breathing fire on the minotaurs. Onyx stopped next to Bell and he mounted onto his saddle.
Together, they layed waste to the Horde leaving Ais watch in awe. Bell and Onyx showed no mercy when they annihilated the monsters. After it's what they were meant to do when Bell made a deal to his predecessor. He noticed that half of the horde were killed by Ais' party.
Some of them froze when they saw him and Ais approached him and saw her party. A few of them came to see a close look at him.
He sheathed his after the flame died out. Both the rider and the Pegasus reverted back to their normal form much to the surprise of the newcomers.
Riveria approached Onyx as he looked at her with curiosity.
Lefiya along with Alicia who are slightly afraid asked her. "Um are you sure that it safe Miss Riveria? What if it might just burst out again."
"It's fine," Bell assured her. "He doesn't change, unless I want him to."
"Can I?" Riveria asked him.
He nodded and the High elf proceeded to pet him much to Onyx's liking.
"As a child, I always wanted to ride a pegasus." She smiled.
"Well, wish granted." He smiled as well.
Both elves were surprised at seeing her smile as she petted Onyx causing him to like her. The Captain approached Ais.
Finn said. "Ais, I have something to tell you."
She leaned closer and only for him to br bonked her on the head and scowled by him. She looked at him with a blank expression and put hand to her Finn hit.
'Is she an airhead?' Bell thought watching saying that she was giving him a headache everytime she does anything reckless.
The Pallum turned to Bell and bowed. "Thank you for lending us a hand. If you didn't stopped those minotaurs people would've been dead because of us and it would be catastrophic for our Familia and especially to our patron Loki."
"No biggy," He dismounted and grabbed a few monster stones and put it in his pouch. "Atleast, I could get something out of this."
"You know, no spirit has ever set foot in the Dungeon for years." Gareth commented.
"True, but I'm not a spirit."
Everyone but Ais became confused at the statement. Bete questioned him. "If your not the Spirit of Vengeance then was all that about?"
"He's a host," Ais answered. "He serves as a bridge between our world and the spirit world for Zarathos which is name of the formless and that makes you the current Ghost Rider. Am I correct, Bellerophon?"
All eyes turned to her, even Bell who's hand holding a magic stone hovering above his pouch.
He turned to her and chuckled. "Looks someone's been doing her homework. Let me guess Book of Ancient Spirits?"
"We have one of those?" Raul wondered.
Lefiya replied. "Yeah we do. I kinda surprised that there was a page about that spirit."
"Finally, all these years you have something to study." Riveria prided to Ais as she finished petting Onyx.
"Bellerophon?" Tione remembered from her country's history. "Isn't that the name of a legendary hero who gained the respect and affection of an Amazon Empress?"
He groaned and rose up with his pouch full. "Just call me Bell and if you excuse me I have other business to attend to."
"That's it? You're leaving." Tiona said and flirted. "Not gonna give one of us a lift?"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Bell threw his head back and laughed hysterically.
They all thought that he's gone insane as a side-effect of being Zarathos' host. They watched him mounted up to the saddle while laughing and ended it by saying
"Next time and besides they need you more than me."
They galloped towards the exit leaving them. The Loki familia expected that he was ruthless killer. But as it turns out he seems unexpected.
Riveria glared at Tiona. "Asking for a ride on our first encounter with him? you have no sense of shame now do you?"
"Come on! He looks like a rabbit and he has winged horse," She defended and her sister continued for her. "Aren't you interested in him too."
This hit Riveria's sour spot. "WA-BU-AH. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HIM! I'M JUST ASTONISHED THAT HE HAS A PEGASUS!"
"Did you just stutter?" Tiona's lips began to curl.
"STOP TEASING LADY REVERIA!" Lefiya and Alicia to chase them leaving the high elf in blushing mess.
The rest of their allies couldn't help but laugh at the elves trying to catch the level 6 Amazons. Ais paid no attention to them, she still stared to were Bell went.
'Maybe I could get learn more about him at the Guild.' She thought.