Here's Chapter 2 for everyone. Yet again, I do not own Ragnarok Online. It belongs to its respective owners. I, however, own the plot and characters used in this story.
Chapter 2
The man suddenly felt all of the food he ate earlier begin to shoot back up to his esophagus and he tried hard not to throw up…
"Holy Light!" a Priest announced, casting a spell at the Skeleton Archer who began to get an arrow to fire at the man.
"Double Strafe!" A Huntress yelled, firing two Silver Arrows at the said enemy. The undead Archer died in an instant.
The Priest then approached the man. "You alright there, Gaignun?" he asked, bending down to check on his guild mate. "Woah, what the heck happened to her?"
The male Wizard shrugged. "I don't know but… she saved my life."
The Huntress chuckled. "You, Gaignun, saved by a woman? She must be crazy! Everyone knows you're the eternal woman hater around Rune-Midgard and every woman who crosses your path, you either treat them badly or you destroy their reputations."
"Hmph, good thing you know the rules, Ariadne." The Wizard said, smirking at her. "The Griemhild family has lots of connections so its impossible not to get a woman's reputation tainted by me."
Ariadne shook her head. "Poor Alchemist, she saved you at the wrong place at the wrong time…"
"And why is that?" the Priest asked, standing up.
"Because we've got lots of company, Hathor." She smirked as she pointed at the nearby Deviruchis running at their direction. Alarms, meanwhile, sneaked up behind Gaignun and he stood up in haste.
"Fire Wall!" he yelled, casting out a fire spell. When the enemy suddenly recovered from the attack, it began to chase the Wizard.
Out of nowhere, the Homunculus rose up its right arm and pounded the Alarm to bits. The party stood there, shocked at what they saw.
"H-h-how can that be?! It attacked without its mistress' command!" the Huntress said before putting down an Ankle Snare trap before her. A Deviruchi stepped on it and she began to hit the monster with her Double Strafes.
Hathor's forehead creased from his deep thinking and he spoke up. "The Homunculus must be well trained. The girl must've been good to it."
Gaignun snorted in response. "Her, good to the Homunculus? Hah, whatever you say, Hathor. That woman's so scandalous, there's no damn way it'll respect her."
The only female in the party began to study the 22 year old Griemhild Gaignun closely. Indeed, he looked so much like a bishonen; no wonder girls fall for him every time. He had indigo colored hair that covered one side of his eye with violet-colored eyes to match… he wasn't that muscular nor was he skinny either. He looked… perfect in everyone's eyes.
"But poor girl… if ever she falls for Gaignun, she'll be in for a rough ride." Ariadne muttered to herself as she began to lay down Blast Traps to kill all the enemies that surrounded her.
3… 2… 1…
KABOOM!
A loud explosion was heard inside the tower and smoke began to cloud their visions… seconds after, all the enemies that surrounded them laid on the floor, dead.
"Woo-hoo!" the blonde-haired Huntress cheered, jumping up and down, waving her arms madly in the air. Her party mate, the Wizard, rolled his eyes in disgust.
"That was the stupidest thing you've done! We could've been killed!" he yelled angrily.
"Hey, I calculated the explosion so thank me for saving your ass, Griemhild!" she retorted back, glaring at him with her ebony black eyes.
The Priest sighed. "For Odin's sake, stop fighting, you two. And we'd better leave this place now. The Alchemist needs to get treated to a doctor."
The blonde Huntress looked at the silver-haired Priest in surprise. "But I though you can heal her. Why need a doctor?"
Hathor flipped the unconscious Ayami, her back facing them. "The position of where this arrow pierced her frightens me. I'm afraid if I take it out, she might die. It might've punctured a lung."
The indigo-haired Wizard began to tap his foot impatiently. "For Odin's sake, stop talking! If you want to bring her to the doctor, fine! Just don't expect me to be with you guys. I still have more important things to do other than take care of that scandalous woman." With that, he left Clock Tower in haste and to Odin knows where he's going.
The two shook their heads. What would they expect from an eternal woman hater like him? Hathor then carried Orihara Ayami over his shoulder, careful not to hit her wound while the Huntress tried to talk to the Homunculus.
"Um… would it be okay if you would go on standby here for a moment? Your mistress is hurt and…" before she could finish, the Homunculus cast a spell and it exploded right before her eyes.
"What happened to it?!" the girl exclaimed.
"It cast Eternal Rest… it means… it killed itself. For whatever reason, I don't know. Come on, Ariadne, let's go now." He said and the girl followed suit.
Outside Clock Tower, Gaignun stared at the canal surrounding the city and glared at his own reflection. Stupid woman… he thought. Remember your usual saying, Gaignun. Standing up, he went to the grassy area surrounding the clock tower.
Women bring you nothing but trouble, he reminded himself mentally, writing the sentence on the muddy ground using a stick.
I don't need another woman to cause me trouble, he said to himself again, glaring at the girls who began to ogle at him like he was some kind of merchandise in a store.
"I hate women…" he muttered angrily, gripping tightly unto the stick until it broke into half.