Hey, Chirith here! guess what?! Here's another chapter of our boy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Danmachi. If I did... oh boy.
Side note: I've been watching the anime on Netflix and damn. Poor Bell. He almost got by the toad. Haruhime FTW!
Who wants to see a Ren X Riveria moment?
Location: Dungeon, Floor 21
A young man stood on top of a massive wooly mass while panting.
"Damn it, these are tough fuckers." He said as he pulled his weapon from its sheath, a simple gun.
"The monsters on these floors are getting too fast and too tough for regular bullets." He said as he pointed it at the mass.
"Teeth, Tear and rend
Meat, Maim, and end
Teeth, Tear and rend
Meat, Maim, and end
Cruel and brutal the blades of the beast
Carve and clatter and cleave
Bathed in the blood of the damned, diseased
Through the withered, we weave
The blood will guide your way
Embrace the changed and be consumed."
Ten lines for a magical spell. The most powerful version of the devouring apocalypse launched itself out of the barrel of his gun. Shaped like an orb that unfurled into a writhing mass that devoured the poor beast whole, leaving nothing behind.
"I guess, this is enough for today." With those words, the space around him distorted and once he entered, he disappeared, leaving nothing behind.
The advisor
"I'm back," I said as I entered the Familia home, Folkvangr.
"Advisor, welcome back." suddenly, a group of level 1 that was a part of my anti-simp faction (basically people loyal to Freya but aren't willing to monopolize her love for themselves). We were a small faction and we do work with the Familia healers and cooks.
"Stop..." It is also highly embarrassing.
"Are the idiots still trying to kill themselves?" I asked, knowing them, they would still be doing so.
"The lower leveled ones are." Nobunaga, my bodyguard, said with a grin.
"Try to at least calm them down, our healers are going to be overworked... more than they usually are," I said as I walked towards my office. A simple shed with a magic stone air conditioner. While it looked small on the outside, it was quite spacious due to hiring a specialist with dimension magic, similar to those from Harry Potter.
Looking at the bookshelves decorating the office as well as some relaxing music and furniture, I could already feel myself getting more relaxed. Taking my spot behind my desk, made from wood found in the dungeon, I could see Nobunaga flop herself on the couch while pulling out a book.
"Ren!"
Oh no!
The devil is here!
Nobunaga! Don't open the door!
Don't!
No!
I trusted you!
"Freya," I greeted my boss neutrally. The source of all my headaches.
"Welcome back," She said as she motioned for Ottar to come in.
Oh no.
He was carrying a small pot filled with her cooking.
Not this again!
"Why do you hate me?"
"I don't. I just want to reward you for all your help." She said as she opened the pot and it released an ominous purple mist.
"I taught you to cook last month... again!"
"Well, enjoy. Starting from now, I'll make all your meals."
I could see Hedin, you fucking asshole elf, show a look of both envy and horror. Envy that I will be eating her homecooked meals and horror for the same reason.
"... I'd rather get married in an arranged marriage," I told her as seriously as I could. I have seen an infant dragon die from eating her food! Why?! Her food was already barely edible and it returned to a chemical weapon of mass destruction!
"That can be arranged." The elf beside her said. Fuck you, you four-eyed, knife-eared asshole simp!
Wait!
"Did you plan this?"
"No," Freya said with a smile before chuckling as she snapped her fingers and the ominous mist and aura of death disappeared revealing my favorite, egg fried rice.
Economic, filling, and a taste of my hometown and childhood.
"Thank you, Freya-Onee-sama!" I said, planning on teasing her. Only to flinch as she stepped back with a hand over her chest with wide eyes. Oh no.
"You're welcome, Yngvi." She said with a soft smile and I could feel her hands on my head. That feels nice.
"Yngvi?" I don't know that term, I am an expert in greek mythology... well, more knowledgeable to be honest.
"Never mind that," Freya told me as she set the pot of fried rice. Yes, come to papa!
"You can eat with me, you know?" I said to Freya and Hedin while using my hand to stop Nobunaga from stealing my rice.
"We would not wish to disturb you," Hedin replied as he smirked at me.
"Come on, food tastes better if we share it." With those words, I used a minor application of my no-chant distortion world to open the window, revealing the numerous Familia members trying to peek at us. "You guys can join too."
The goddess of love
It has been a long time since I have felt this warmth. Out of all the hundreds of children I had in this world, you were different. I picked you up on a whim, and now I am glad that I did so. You never put me on a pedestal, and while completely loyal you would always be the only one who would be willing to give me a piece of your mind.
You were the first to teach me how to cook and reprimand me for doing something stupid. Yet, you were the one who always looked over me. Even if you were busy ogling at some customers or the waitresses at the Hostess. You are someone I could call my friend without hesitation and despite being annoyed, you often prioritized our well-being. although not much, you have affected the lives of many in our Familia. You have even managed to find a way to allow my executives to grow quickly.
Your engagement to a certain someone might be just something I have decided on a whim instigated by Hedin and countered by Hogni. While it was for fun and political reasons at first, I would not hesitate to cancel your engagement.
You remind me of him, my brother Freyr. That's right. After all, this time. While you are not him, you are my child and my brother.
I have decided. Your name will now be..,
The advisor
Okay, I finally have enough money. I know that the lower I go to the dungeon the less reliable my arcane marksman skill would be.
With my development ability, sorcerer, I would be more efficient with my magic but I fight better with my hands. Entering the Hephaistos Familia's main office with my life savings of 100 Million Valis from my various businesses and transactions, I looked at the one-eyed deity.
I could hit the casinos later for more money.
"Here it is," I said as I handed her the payment for the equipment I ordered. "1 billion Vallis in total," I said as I looked at the rather simple equipment on the table.
"I'm impressed. This is the first time I was pressed to make something like this." The one-eyed smith as she relaxed on her chair. "I'll give you ten million back as a discount for this," Woohoo! I can sleep in an inn tonight and not in the sex dungeon!
The equipment I had made was simple. A pair of gauntlets and greaves. Hieroglyphs glowed on the surface of each one as soon as I put them on.
"Mind if I test it out?"
Saying nothing, the redhead tossed an apple my way and I watched as the apple was crushed into a pulp until nothing was left.
"Perfect," I said with a smile as I stored the gauntlets in my armory. I commissioned them to look like regular gauntlets and greaves but they were more than that.
"You do live up to your name, Rule Breaker." The smith goddess said with a smile.
"Of course I do," I said as I opened a portal via my distortion world connected to a certain place. "Be seeing you soon, Hephaistos."
Arriving at where I was supposed to be with my money inside my armory, I landed on top of a branch. It was a beautiful place.
I saw a rather small bundle on top of a swing made from leaves. Removing my jacket, I gently approached the bundle and wrapped my jacket around a young girl. Carrying her in my arms, I gently took her to a small bed surrounded by numerous forest creatures.
"Mmm... Ren?"
"Yo, princess."
"I was not... sleeping." She said between yawns as I let her down on her bed.
"I know, but you should sleep Princesses like you should get enough sleep to be as strong as me," I said while flexing my arm. It made her chuckle.
"Can you tell me a bedtime story?" she asked as her green eye looked at me with stars and sparkles.
Man, why am I weak to kids?
"Okay, but you have to sleep a lot okay?"
"Yes!"
I could only smile as I rubbed her white-haired head and saw how her pointy ears twitched.
"Well, there's this story about a farmboy who went hunting in the forests belonging to a king."
It took almost an hour for her to fall asleep but she did, one by one, numerous plant lives surrounded her in a loving embrace.
"Thank you for taking care of her, Fou." The evil of humanity just let out a noise as he landed on my shoulder.
Oh my, who is this girl? What will happen next? Stay tuned and find out.
By the way, this is Ren's stat.
Ren Cruz
Level 2
Strength: S945
Endurance: S999
Dexterity: S969
Agility: S900
Magic: SSS 1298
Sorcerer: H
Skills:
Arcane Marksman: Allows the user to use elemental bullets and a gun that can fire them.
Arcane Armory: A hammerspace that allows the user to store his weapons, armor, etc. The limit the user can store is based on his endurance level.
Magic:
Devouring Apocalypse
Chant-
"Teeth, Tear and rend
Meat, Maim, and end
Teeth, Tear and rend
Meat, Maim, and end
Cruel and brutal the blades of the beast
Carve and clatter and cleave
Bathed in the blood of the damned, diseased
Through the withered, we weave
The blood will guide your way
Embrace the changed and be consumed."
A ten-line chant used to devour the monster whole. The longer the chant, the more portion of the target would be eaten. The first four lines can be used to devour the target's stamina and mind while chanting from the 5tht to the 8th line would allow the user to devour the target's health healing himself. If the 9 to ten-line version is used, the target(s) will be devoured and digested before being distributed to some basic abilities.
Drawbacks:
Devouring too much and instantly trying to digest the target(s) might cause some side effects ranging from dizziness and headaches to coma or even death.
Once the digestion process begins, the magic would not be able to be used. The longer the digestion process, the safer it would be.
Yep, the line is the lyrics of Paleblood moon by Miracle of Sound. 10/10 recommended
Who wants to see Ren kick some ass?