Shield of Destiny ch6
I don't own Destiny 1 or 2
I also don't own rising of the shield hero
Guardian/organic "hello"h
Ghost "hello"
Boss "hello"
Shout "HELLO"
Mental conversation'hello'
Emphasis 'hello'
Grammarly is my Beta
Story Start
"So every large flock has king or queen and these royal filolials can transform to look like ordinary ones?"
"Yes, at least that's the rumour. I have to say I never believed it but seeing your filolial transform like that means that it must be true." Spoke the lord of lute
"Okay, well its time to be on our way but if we are ever nearby we'll stop in for a visit. After we left the village in the new carriage I turned to Ar'na and asked "Did you have any problems with the race?"
"Just a few knights tried to interfere...but they were dealt with easily."
"What are you talking about?" Asked Raph
"Callum was worried that someone would try to interfere in the race, turns out he was right."
"But is really ok to kill people, I understand that monsters are different but I've always been told killing someone else is wrong." said troubled Raph
"In that I can agree, most religions say that killing someone is wrong. However they also say that allowing evil to occur the bible and Gandhi are two examples of this and there are plenty of other. In fact it is a tenant of the Iron Lords that the make in a warrior isn't when he kills but when they spare a life...the one after that is to not let evil flourish."
"I still don't understand."
"Think of it this way, if you think you should show mercy contemplate what they would then do. A man who has spent his life torturing innocents would like go back to that if shown mercy while someone who has made a mistake in life and wishes to go back may use the mercy to do so. For example those knights where only too happy to slaughter those villagers at Malty's command and would have, and even if that didn't happen everyone in that village would be dead within a month. At the price of the toll no merchants would enter this village as they would need to make at least 100 silver on top of what they would need to make anyway. So because no one will be paying the toll they will make everyone pay a tax for just living there, they won't be able to pay the tax for living here or to pay the toll to leave. Soon they will have to sell there possessions, homes and themselves to pay the tax. After that would have seen dead bodies as parents starved themselves to feed their children, who would have joined them a week later."
"I-I had no idea that would happen."
"Its understandable, but you can see why I'm not interested if people like that survive."
With that we continued driving for the rest of the day only stopping when Raph got motion sickness and when we made camp that night.
"So what are our plans Callum?"
"Like I said earlier we will travel and sell various medicines and anything else we can, the pass that we got from the lord of lute will make things a lot easier. We will take watch in shifts so everyone get a lot of rest, we have an early start tomorrow."
"Speaking of plans, has Casper found anything?"
"Lets ask him. Casper?"
With that Casper and Ar'na ghost Ena appeared in front of us.
"Unfortunately no, we haven't been able to get a connection to the tower, however we noticed that during the waves a connection to other worlds opened up, so if we can ever get a connection to the tower it will be during the waves."
"Damn I'd hoped we could get a connection to the tower, anyway good night everyone."
With that we spent our night around the fire and after my watch I quickly fall asleep with Filo sleeping next to me. The next morning I awoke to Raph calling out my name, when I stretched out my I touched smooth skin and when I opened my eyes I saw Ar'na and Raph looking at me...wait what?
"Why is their a naked child next to me?"
"We don't know, she was just there."
Just then the girl woke up and looked at me "Good morning daddy! Big Sis and Aunty."
"WHAT!"
One long conversation later
"Ok so not only does she have the ability to turn into an ordinary filolial but she has the ability to turn into an ordinary girl."
"It appears that way, so what do we do now."
"We need to head back to the capital, we need to get her some clothes for her. But for now she can just use some of our secondary clothes when she is in human form."
Some time later we were walking in the capital when I say someone I did not want to talk to.
"Everyone hind now!" as I quickly hide behind a corner
"What is it?" asked Raph
"Motoyusa."
"But why hide?" asked Raph
"Because every time I talk to him I feel like I become stupider."
After the idiot had passed we continued on
"Help me Motoyusa, anyone please help me PLEASE."
Running towards the voice I kick down the door to see something that made my blood boil, a man trying to force himself on a woman.
"Who do you think you are barging in on this."
"How much will it cost to free her."
"Free her, what makes you think that I am interested in selling her, now unless you want me to tell the king what you did you better leave those girls with you. If you are lucky I'll sell the girl to you when I'm fini…" before suddenly stopping - a bullet in your skull will do that.
Turning to the girl I ask "Are your ok?"
"I-I am thankyou!" she stumbles as she starts to weep in relief "If it wasn't for you I-I..."
Just then, men in other rooms come charging in "Who the hell do you think you are."
"Raph...Ar'na take out their knees."
"What? ARRRHh" they scream as Raph and Ar'na shoot there legs out
After that women in various states of dress come out...some with bruises on their bodies.
One of the men starts to blubber "Are you going to kill us?"
"No, they are!"
"You idiot, their slaves they can't hurt us!"
"Yeah...about that, Casper do you mind?"
"With pleasure." With that Casper releases a wave of light around him that encompassed the entire building.
I work of to the now dead would be rapist and tear off some of his clothing before pouring wine all over it.
"Here, use this the slave crests are just ink now." as I throw the wet cloth at one of the girls. Who with wonder and disbelief was apply to wipe away the crest leaving behind plan skin.
"We will be waiting outside for when you are finish." the last thing I see before I leave the building are the girls slowly approaching those who have tormented them for so long.
20 minutes later one of the girls and someone I recognise from the spear hero's party
"Thank you for freeing us."
"Your welcome, honestly I could not live with myself if I let this continue."
"Despite that we thank you but I must ask something of you."
"What is it, do you need help getting home?"
"No, those that still have families will be using the dead nobles and our previous owners money to get there. But for those that have not family to go back to, well we will restart the business as free women."
"Don't you what to go back to your previous lives, what if someone takes issue about the previous owners death?"
"No one cares about what happens in a brothel, as for our lives...whatever we were before is long gone so all we can do is make new lives for ourselves. However, Rino here was sold by the Princess Malty and I fear what would happen should she discover that Rino has been freed so I want you to take her with you. She is a mage of some skill and used to be in the spear hero's party so she will be useful."
Turning to the now named Rino I ask "What about you, what do you think?"
"I want to travel with you, I want to grow strong so that I can never be used again!"
"Very well in that case you are welcome to join us. But by memory you used to have a staff what happened to it?"
"Malty took it with her, she probably sold it." said Rino angrily
"In that case I'll make you a new one. Ar'na I want you to take Rino and go and buy anything that she might need. Raph, Filo and I will go look for some clothes for Filo."
With that we separated into two groups to each with something different to focus on.
"So Raph any idea were we can get clothes that will fit and change when Filo transforms?"
"What about that lady who gave us the magic book, she might know."
Later in the magic store
"Transforming clothes?" asked the owner of the store and older lady called Mahoya
"Yes, surely the are clothes for species that can transform, we are wondering if you could help?" asked Raph
"There are such clothes and I know an eccentric lady that can make the clothes you want, but first you need magic thread?"
"What's magic thread?" I ask
"It's special thread that is made from the magic of the person that the clothes are for...that is why they can change when the wearer transforms. I can make the thread for you but unfortunately the gem that I use to make it broke and I need a new one and it will take a long time for a new one to arrive."
"Can you let us know when that happens?"
"I can, I'll spread the word that I am looking for one and if I hear anything I will let you know."
"Thank you."
With that we headed back to the cart and waited until Ar'na and Rino who now wearing a cloak to cover her face and hide her identity. When they arrived we once again left the capital.
