The Boss Appears

A month later, Megami was really rolling in the Gella. She'd killed many enemies, so she got that large bonus that the villagers had promised her. Besides that, she sold many gems to Roykman, who was still recovering from his wound, and a little worried about traveling with the monsters around.

One day, she found a small cave near the side of the mountain. The young woman wondered if it could be where the enemy was coming from, so she went inside. There, she found what appeared to be a tunnel. When she got to the end of it, Megami found herself near the ABBYS.

"Well, how do you like it?" inquired a voice behind her, "My little plan to transport monsters from the ABBYS to Laixland. It's just the first phase in my plan to destroy the world."

Megami looked behind her, and saw a demon standing there. He stood tall like a human, but had the appearance of an orange lizard with blood red spots all over his body. Large claws like that of a lion were on his hands and feet, and he was armed with the fangs of a cobra.

"Who are you, and why do you want to do such a thing?" she demanded.

The monster replied, "My name is Tokage. And I really don't know why, just for sport I guess. We demons certainly don't care what happens to Filgaia, we only want to hear the screams you humans emit when we strike you down. Now, how do you want me to kill you, quickly, or slowly?"

Megami shot him with her Bazooka. "Neither. You'll be the one to die, fiend. I'll just figure out your weakness, and then find the best way to kill you." With that, she cast Analyze. Instantly, his weakness came up on the screen. Tokage was weak against Water and cast Fire magic.

"Just my luck," she stated, "I have just the spells to deal with you, and the guard to protect myself. No wonder the Balphons and Baskervilles were the most plentiful of what I found, they're fellow fire demons. Now, it's time I sent you to the graveyard. Pressure."

The water attack hit Tokage. But as he was a much larger monster, he wasn't killed instantly like the other enemies. That gave him the chance to cast Volcano Trap on her. Which didn't work as well as he'd hoped, due to her Fire Ward. She countered with another Pressure, and he attacked with a skill called Furious Claw. As luck would have it, Megami's ATT Blocker Personal Skill activated to stop him. Tokage wasn't a happy camper at this point, and was on the verge of throwing a major fit.

"Why, why, why won't you let me kill you!" he screamed, stomping his feet at the same time.

Megami said, "Simple, I have some loved ones that I need to return home to. So I can't die today, or even tomorrow. I'd expect more from the boss of all these monsters."

Fury shone in Tokage's eyes. "Then taste this. Furious Claw." This time the attack hit home, giving Megami a major wound in her right arm. An evil smile crept across his face.

"Child's play," Megami informed him, "Especially compared to what I have with me at the moment. Potion Berry." The berry went to work at twice its normal power, due to the Green Thumb Personal Skill she'd seen fit to equip in case of emergencies. Now, she was back to full.

"Where did you learn to do these things? No normal human is able to cast spells. You must be one of those pathetic Guardian Worshiping fools from Baskar," he deduced.

She told him, "No, I just studied there. Though it is quite a nice power, being able to kill monsters quickly, and netting plenty of Elemental Gems in the process. Say goodbye, Tokage."

He began to shake with fear. "No, please don't kill me. I'll. . .I'll be good from now on. I won't attack any more humans, I'll change my ways. Just please, let me live."


"Whining won't save you now," she coldly said, "You're not dealing with some humanitarian, you're dealing with Megami. Now, die. Pressure." The spell hit its intended target, and Tokage let out an unearthly scream. He then transformed into a Water Gem.

"Now that we're done with this, let's go back to town. I'd better get my reward money, and return to my children. I hope those idiots are treating them alright. Else they've just earned the Wrath of Megami," she muttered. Then, the woman took the mountain path back to Laixland.

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When she came into the saloon, Megami ordered a drink. She then called Roykman over to sell him the gems she'd collected. When that was over, she approached the saloon owner, and stated, "You don't have anything more to worry about. I found out where the monsters are coming from, and killed off their boss. The numbers should start to die down now, I'll make sure of that."

Relief washed over her face. "You mean you're going to stay here permanently as our Monster Exterminator? Oh, what a relief that will be. We could always use someone around to keep them from getting too out of hand. Thank you Megami, you're always welcome in my saloon."

"As tempting as that sounds, I have to move on," Megami told her, "But I'll stay a little bit longer to make sure the numbers are indeed tapering off. If they aren't, I'll resort to more drastic measures."

"For all your hard work, I'm going to give you a special bonus. All the villagers got together to raise the money to pay you the extra that we promised you. How does 10,000 Gella sound to you Miss Megami? Do you think it's a fair price for all you've done?" asked the woman.

Megami nodded. She was surprised that such a small village was willing to part with that much money. But she accepted anyway, she wasn't a fool. After all, how many people would be willing to pay that much for a simple job of exterminating monsters?

She stayed in Laixland for another week, fighting off the monsters. Once she was sure that their numbers were no longer high, Megami packed her bags. The young woman was off for Jolly Roger, as she'd heard that the ARMs dealer sold elemental ammo for Sandcrafts. Maybe she had the same thing in bazooka size. Then, Megami could get more than just Ice and Water Gems in battle.

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Teefa's Last Words…

Yeah that's Wrath of Megami, not a mistake. It's a term. Kind of like when I wrote Lina Penalty instead of Fireball in that Slayers/Legend of Mana crossover. Intended as a joke.