Bell hacked at the gut of a goblin with a sigh. Panting he saw the light fade from its' eyes and the body slack. Black liquid was on his cheap armor and black leather. Bell's ruby eyes closed in relief as Bell yanked the dagger from the goblins' midsection and placed it in its sheathe on his lower back.

Bell plopped on the dungeon floor as Musubi said wearing a pair of large silver gauntlets that punched the head of a goblin, "Are you alright, Bell?"

Bell sighed as he nodded sweating profusely, "Ye-ye-yeah. Just trying to recover."

Musubi smiled at him as she slammed the jaw of another goblin with an uppercut. The goblin died upon impact with the ceiling, shocking Bell at how much strength she had behind just one of her punches. Bell's only good basic ability was his agility from running away all the goblins and dungeon lizards.

With the last goblin dispatched Musubi looked up and ahead. Past Bell was a white clad woman walking towards them. The white cloth soiled in black liquid with red here and there. Anger was all over her face with disappointment in her eyes.

Bell knew who this girl was, it was Uzume. A level one member of his new Familia. And a girl that had went ahead of him and Musubi saying that she had to get to the fifth level. Bell felt a little guilty having Musubi babysit him on the second floor. She clearly could have helped Uzume reach the fifth floor.

Bell could tell just looking at Uzume that she did not make it. Most likely she made it to the fourth floor and had to turn back from over whelming forces.

Uzume walked past the pair coldly as she said to them, "Get your damn stones and lets go. Hestia is expecting us."

Musubi, Uzume and Bell walked after the second floor monsters turned to ash. The three made their way to Babel Tower in Central park. The three walked until they arrived at the Hestia Familia home which was white like her dress having two large blue glass windows like her eyes. The room was black and had two upper levels like towers hinting at the goddess's twin tails, or her unusual breast size.

Bell was unsure why the goddess had a custom house built to remind others of her. But, she did and he was in her Familia and that's all that mattered he supposed.

Uzume said to them as walked off, "Musubi show him where we put our magic stones. I'm going to talk to the goddess."

Musubi nodded as she said pulling down a fist, "Right."

Bell saw Uzume walk a different direction and towards the walk that circles the house. Bell knew the house had an Eastern feel having a walk on the outside and sliding doors. Bell followed Musubi to a large pot in the living room as she emptied her bag into it. With a smile she said to him, "We take the large pot at the end of the week to the guild to exchange then. And then we split the vals out equally to everyone. Not everyone can go into the dungeon. So, the vals from the others is given to the goddess where she gives each of us a cut. Sense we all don't have part time jobs or full time jobs."

Nodding Bell let his stones into the bag as Musubi said to him picking up her shopping list from a table, "Alright, I'm off to do some shopping. Why don't you stay here for a while."

Bell nodded as she walked out of the house still in her dungeon clothes. Bell decided to walk towards his new room when he heard conversation in the goddess's room.

Hestia said to Uzume, "So, you still haven't been able to get the Blood Lilly?"

Uzume was quiet until Bell could practically hear the goddess consoling the child in a hug, "Don't worry, Chiho hasn't left us yet. We still have time to get that flower to cure her illness. We will get that flower and have our sister back. The child is a fighter, like her love. Don't worry we'll get her back."

Uzume must have been crying as she said almost broken, "I'm not strong enough. I need to get stronger, Goddess. I don't want to lose her. She's everything to me."

Bell heard the goddess tell Uzume that she knew. Bell walked as he gripped his dagger and began to walk back towards the dungeon. He now knew how he could repay these kind people. Whatever this Blood Lilly was, it had to be on the fifth level. With his agility he would be sure to outrun all the enemies.

-In the Dungeon-

Bell leaped with a run over a pit of dungeon lizards. Landing with his dagger drawn he heard a kobold crash into the ground dead. Bell said to himself as he weaved in and out of combat with the goblins armed with landform clubs, "Get the Blood Lilly. Get it."

Bell slashed the throats of the goblins as he went making them panic. With them worrying about their throats bleeding out they gave up chasing after him. Bell was safe to proceed to the fifth level where a ladder in the ground was waiting for him. Climbing into the square hole down the ladder Bell noticed that the fifth floor had brighter glowing gems in the ceiling.

Bell landed on the ground as he looked into illuminated dungeon. Bell saw in the shadows red eyes that appeared as needle rabbits and dart frogs croaked ominously. Bell rose his dagger as he said with a grit of his teeth, "Bring it."

-Hestia Home Night Time-

Miya opened Bell's door after a second knock. Surprised she backed away and said to the rest of the house as she arrived at the living room, "It seems that Bell is missing. Has anyone seen him?"

Uzume lifted her head as she said to Miya, "No, where do you think he went?"

Musubi put down her plate as she said curiously, "I'm not sure."

The door to a room opened as Cassandra wondered out. Fear evident in her eyes as she said to the group in the living room, "I just saw a rabbit carrying a lilly pad on it's back and pricked with thorns. Please, find Bell."

Hestia's eyes widen as she said to Cassandra standing up, "We will."

Hestia looked at Uzume and Musubi, "Go to the dungeon."

Miya looked at Hestia and saw her goddess look at her. Nodding Miya said as she went to the wall grabbing her sword, "I shall join them."

Homura's animal person with a pair of miniature gray wings on his head moving shook as he said grabbing a belt full of shell rounds, "I'll accompany them."

Hestia looked at Homura's eyes and could tell that she couldn't stop the older boy. She then said to the boy who had a female's bosom showing cleavage from the unzipped black leather jacket, "Understood, but, please. Take it easy with the flames. You are still unstable from your last resurrection. It doesn't matter to me if you are a Phoenix Child, you are still my child first. And that means, even if you can rise from your ashes that you are careful. Got it?"

Nodding Homura picked up his revolver rifle loading five rounds into the huckle before loading it. Homura pulled the hammer back as he said walking out the door behind Miya, "We'll be back Goddess. With our rabbit."

Cassandra shivered in fear as she asked the goddess, "Hestia, he over heard you and Uzume. The ill squirrel will be gathering acorns next fall."

Hestia looked at Cassandra with teary eyes as she said with a mix of emotions, "What did you say about Chiho?"

Cassandra said to her goddess, "That she will be gathering acorns next fall."

Hestia asked fearfully, "And Bell? The rabbit?"

Cassandra shook as she said shaking her head, "I can't see anything other than a rabbit carrying a lilly badly hurt having thorns all over it's body."

Hestia looked determined as she said to Cassandra, "Don't worry, he'll come back to us."

-Dungeon Fifth level-

Bell had needle rabbit wounds all over his body. His leather was torn badly and his armor was dented, cracked and shattered here and there. Blood dripped from his right temple as he reached a small patch of grass with blood red lillies. Pulling one up from the grass he saw the petals turn from deep red to blue.

Gasping he said looked at his dagger, "Maybe it needs the soil and roots?"

Digging the plant out with all it's roots intact he saw that his hypothesis was true. He left the soil where it was seeing the plant was good without it. At least for a while, hopefully long enough to get home.

Putting the flower in his backpack he readied himself and walked towards the exit of the fifth level. And a noise behind him alerted him of monsters being born. A crack on the wall as an arm stretched out as a growl came from the dungeon. Bell just looked as he just starred in fear.