How I feel Dragon Quest Builders 2 should have handled how Malroth was locked up.
(Fem!Builder)
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, just the plot of this story
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Lily quickly ran to Warwick to tell him that the dungeon had been completed so she could finally be done with it. In all honesty, building a dungeon didn't sit right with her, but she couldn't really say no.
"I see you have completed work on the dungeon, just as I asked you to. Thank you, Lily. To tell the truth, there have been… developments… The first occupant of your newly built cell has been decided. I'm sorry Lily." He told the builder
For a moment Lily lost her smile in worry before it went back up quickly. She was worried. Did they find a traitor after all? Was it someone important? A second later Lily found Malroth inside the cell and once more Lily lost her smile.
"Hey! How could you do this to me?!" Malroth exclaimed, hitting the bars of the cell
"Forgive me, Malroth. Anessa has convinced His Majesty that you are too dangerous to walk free, and I cannot refuse a direct command from my king." Warwick explained
Lily just stared on, her eyes covered as she clenched her fist, trying to stay calm.
"I'm not talking to you stupid." Malroth stated before turning to Lily
"Why Lily? Why would you build a dungeon for them to throw me into? Just because they asked nicely?" Malroth asked
Before Lily could explain, Malroth turned away. "I don't want to hear your excuses. I don't even want to see your face. I thought… I didn't think you were like this." He continued quietly
Warwick turned to Lily.
"I'm sorry, this is all Anessa's doing. She must be trying to turn us against each other and leave us too busy bickering to fight against the monsters..." He explained
"I want to tell His Majesty the truth, but it would be pointless- Anessa is his most trusted adviser. There is no way he would believe me over her; But-" He continued but couldn't finish
Lily gritted her teeth, turned and glared at Warwick, before walking away.
"I'll be back." She said through gritted teeth, rage pouring from her words.
For a moment, Malroth almost turned around, hearing anger in her words for the first time. Warwick paled at the amount of malice in the glare the builder gave him and in that moment he realized he fucked up.
Lily silently made her way up the stairs of the dungeon she just made, not knowing her best friend was going to be put into it just because some stranger said he couldn't be trusted.
Once she made her way to the throne room in front of the king she stared at him, turned, grabbed her hammer, and smashed a hole into the wall. Immediately a bunch of shouts were heard as the King stared in horror as the builder broke the most protected room. Lily turned and glared at the king, ignoring as Warwick, Anessa, and some other soldiers ran into the throne room.
"Tell me, who made this room?" She asked quietly
"U-um" He stammered
"WHO MADE THIS ROOM?!" She shouted
"Y-you did!" He squeaked
"Correct, now who built this castle?" She asked once more
"You did..!" He repeated, a bit louder
"Yes, so it stands to reason that since I built this castle I own this castle. So therefore you are guests in MY CASTLE." She explained
The king spluttered for a moment before replying "Now see here!" He began before Lily glared at him.
"Shut… The FUCK UP!" She roared
The king paled and shut his mouth in fear. Lily glared at him before pointing her hammar at the king.
"Without me you all would be dead. So shut up and listen to me, now." She whispered
"If you do not release Malroth right this instant so help me I am going to break him out myself and I am going to leave, and when I leave I am taking MY CASTLE with me. Do I make myself clear?" She told the king
"But, Malroth can't be trusted and I-" He began before Lily took her hammer and broke another section of the wall and the king immediately went silent.
"Who gave you the right to decide that? You had just met him. NO ONE can be trusted when you. Just. Meet. Them. So. WHY is he in that dungeon in the first place?" She asked angrily
"Be-because I felt he was too dangerous when he was fighting…" The king muttered fearfully
"So, you put the one person I can handle on this god forsaken island into a cell that I CREATED because you felt he was too dangerous when he fought against MONSTERS THAT ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU?!" Lily asked, shouting the last part
"We-well when you put it like that…" He began, avoiding eye contact in fear
Lily roared, took her hammer and broke the rest of the walls of the throne room. She took a deep breath and stared at the king.
"Now, you are going to let Malroth out of that cell or I swear on my Builder title that I will not only break him out but I am also leaving and I am taking MY CREATIONS WITH ME. DO. I. MAKE. MYSELF. CLEAR?!" She said, glaring at him, punctuating her words near the end of her warning
The king nodded fearfully before turning to Warwick and Anessa and told them to let him out. Lily turned and began to walk away before stopping and turning to the king.
"The person you shouldn't trust isn't the man who's fighting with you to keep you alive. No, it's the person who builds the stuff you use daily." She warned before leaving and making her way back to the dungeon to make sure that Malroth is indeed released
Once she arrived Warwick was just unlocking the cell door with shaking hands, terror in his eyes as Malroth stared at Lily with wide eyes seeing as he heard everything through the holes in the floor and walls. Lily took a deep breath to calm down and looked towards the only innocent person in this entire endeavor.
"Are you alright, Malroth?" She asked quietly
He nodded quietly at her response before she sighed deeply.
"Good, I'm sorry this happened. If I had known they would have been stupid enough to do this then I wouldn't have built this cell in the first place." She explained
"So I'm sorry we were both played by such stupidly idiotic people. I am going to leave. I don't even want the castle anyway, I can build another one back home. If you'd like to follow me you can; but I understand if you don't want to. These dumbasses crossed the line." She explained, watching his reaction
"No, I'm sorry for assuming you knew what was happening. I was just hurt. Let's go." Malroth responded
Lily nodded and began walking out of the dungeon, ignoring the looks on everyone's faces when they heard what she said.
"W-wait! You can't just leave us! Please! Let us try again!" The king shouted, racing after her as she and Malroth walked to the dock that held the boat.
Lily quickly turned to the king and glared at him who paled harshly.
"You lost the right to earn that when you put the one person I trust into that cell. We are done. Figure out how to survive on your own." Lily spat at him and continued on their way to the boat.
"What are we going to do about battle items?" Malroth asked, climbing on to the boat
"We'll find another island to go to for them." Lily responded, a lot less angry this time as she followed his example.
She turned and gave her big goofy smile at Malroth and instantly he was a lot less tense. He smirked back.
"Remind me not to get on your bad side!" He joked
Lily laughed and together the two went home.