Hello people and welcome back to Goblin Slayer: The Team Year 2. Let's have a look at the aftermath of that little slaughterfest shall we?
Review Response: Yeah, I thought the ogre coming a comeback would be fitting, and...to be fair to him he did cause some damage, and he was probably unaware of how much power the team had, especially with Cherub helping them out. Not to mention Ranger stopped him before he could nuke the place with a fireball. Although...it would be quite a spectacle to see the ogre become a demon general, but...I wish him luck with that. Also...at least the team won fair-and-square instead of relying on a scroll which...frankly, could've been handled better. I get Goblin Slayer said he was going to use it on a goblin nest, but...there are better ways to handle that.
As for Sword Maiden? Well...Heaven knows she deserves all the fun she can get, and know that she's in good hands.
FYI, the softer grip, holes in the barrel, and weight added to Ranger's revolver, which is based on the Magnum in case no one knew/figured that out, are realistic features. Also...according to what I heard, the strongest pistol in the world, the Smith&Wesson 500 can take down an elephant, although...I'm pretty sure it would have to be a headshot but...come on, headshots can kill anything,at least usually. Now...imagine a rapid-fire S&W in the hands of someone who serves the War God...yikes...
On another note...I'm going to say this right upfront: Storm Mage and Sword Maiden are involved officially in this story, and they're going to get as intimate as Ranger and Fighter were. If you don't think you can respect my desire to give Sword Maiden her own happy ending, especially in detail, stop reading right this moment, save everyone the pain, and just leave. I'm sorry for being cynical, but I've taken too much flak from people in the 1st act as it is, and I've reached my limit. For those of you who can give her the respect she deserves, all I can say is: good on you, no sarcasm intended.
Fighter and Ranger woke up basking in each other's warmth and shifting against one another, but their growling stomachs made them reconsider anything more serious, so they got up right away, and cooked some fish, potatoes, and some veggies, as well as pour some ale; slaughtering a horde of corrupted goblins and then taking down an ogre made them hungrier than they thought. They checked on their daughter after their above-average-sized breakfast, Fighter breastfed her, while Ranger re-organized the crib, and noted to maybe get something new for it. Being such high-class citizens thanks to their hard-earned funds, and services to the country, they not only had a manor with over a dozen people to help run the place, they also sparred no expense for their child. Be that as it may, it never hurts to check on her room every now and then, especially since she wasn't going to remain so small forever; she'll need more items to interact with so she can grow as fast, and as well as possible.
"She's more lively than usual. I think she's had about as much of a rough time as we have." Fighter said before Ranger turned to her and went to go check on their baby who let Fighter's nipple go and looked up at her father who put his finger in grabbing distance.
"Thank every god in Heaven that this place wasn't assaulted. If something happened to her...no, this is no time or place for that line of thought." Ranger said.
"We can protect this place; we're not demon hunters, but we still crushed the vampire queen, and her army. The Hero herself had a hard time with her, and you took her head. We also crushed that ogre who came back from Hell even stronger than before." Fighter said.
"We still cannot be everywhere at once." Ranger said.
"Your gem..." Fighter said.
"It's not perfect-" Fighter cuts him off.
"Neither are the demons. If something goes too far in the wrong direction, we can be there in a heartbeat...especially for you." Fighter said to Ranger, than the baby she was holding.
"Right." Ranger whispered before taking their baby from Fighter, sat down and the two stayed with the girl until she fell asleep roughly an hour later, then went to their room to sort their stuff out for a trip to the frontier.
"Can't wait to see the look on everyone's faces when they hear about this." Fighter said.
"Are you sure they should know?" Ranger asked.
"Uh, I'm pretty sure the others were bragging to anyone with ears about this, or at least were getting questions left and right." Fighter said.
"Right. Well, here's hoping things don't get too out-of-hand." Ranger said before sitting down on the bed.
"Too rough of a night for you?" Fighter asked seriously as she sat down next to him.
"Didn't even know it was taking something out of me until just now." Ranger said before Fighter hugged him, which he returned.
"Then let's go take that something back." Fighter whispered.
"Not yet. I want to sit here holding my strong and enamoring wife." Ranger said and she smiled against his shoulder. About 10 seconds later, she pulled back slowly, they looked at each other softly, then pressed their foreheads together and locked one of their hands together and kept holding each other with the other. "How did you handle the battle?"
"I just hope Her Grace is alright. The place was a mess when we got there; I can't imagine how scared she was, even with Storm Mage there protecting her." Fighter said.
"Bless him for being there; just the idea of her going through that again makes me sick." Ranger said with difficulty as Fighter backed up slowly. "We must train our daughter as she grows..."
"Right..." Fighter said. There was no way Ranger needed to say why he said what he just said. "Let's get ready to go out."
"First things first." Ranger said before standing up. "Lord of the Sword. Master of the Mace. Smith me arms for the battle to come!" When Ranger finished his prayer...a second sword-whip popped up in a crimson fire, and Fighter stood up quickly. "The Storm Mage can really protect Her Grace with a second one."
"If there's going to be another invasion, Supreme forbid, it would be nice to at least have a second one on-hand." Fighter said thoughtfully.
"I'll send it to him later. For now, let's get ready." Ranger said as they got back to their stuff.
Meanwhile, Storm Mage woke a few hours after sunrise to see Sword Maiden next to him, sleeping with her dress still on, over the covers, and snuggle into him like nothing was wrong. Was his presence affecting her this well? His answer came when she woke up, groaning sleepily, shifting around, and nudging his shoulder with her head. How innocent can one person be? He dared to stroke her waist-length hair, and she smiled and opened her eyes to see her protector.
"Good Morning Your Grace." Storm Mage whispered.
"Good Morning my staunch protector." Sword Maiden said softly as she sat up. "I assume they won the battle. If not, we probably would have been woken up."
"Thanks to them for giving us our space. Well...your space mostly." Storm Mage said.
"Thanks indeed, and even greater thanks to you for...saving me." Sword Maiden said before Storm Mage sat up and embraced her.
"I will do that a hundred times over if I must, although I hope I never have to again." Storm Mage said softly before being hugged in return.
"Storm Mage..." Sword Maiden whispered before shaking and he felt tears moisten his shoulder. He then stroked her hair, and tightened his hold on her.
"I'm here, and I'm not going anywhere." Storm Mage said as she kept letting out her sorrow, fears, and despair for the better part of half a minute. When she was done, she dried her eyes until Storm Mage took over and she smiled brighter than ever; his gesture showed how honest his love for her was.
"Thank you for sleeping next to me..." Sword Maiden said.
"You will never need to sleep alone again Your Grace." Storm Mage said.
"Storm Mage..." Sword Maiden said before kissing him as deeply and sweetly as she could as he held her as close as he could. "I would like to bathe with you now."
"Are you sure we can?" Storm Mage asked.
"My duties call for me, but none of them are too urgent. Besides, until my powers return completely, there isn't much I can do." Sword Maiden said.
"In that case, let me renew my promise...the moment we enter that bath, I am completely yours. I've served you before, but this is personal for me; I will do anything I think you'll like, and if you don't like what I do, I will stop the moment I know your distaste, and will do anything and everything I can to remove your distaste, even if it means I have to remove my hands." Storm Mage said seriously.
"I believe what you say, and I look forward to what you have in mind, and heart." Sword Maiden said before he turned to get dressed, then looked at her funny. "Storm Mage...you have nothing I haven't seen before, plus...you're going to see my body as well. I have half a mind to show you now."
"Truth-be-told...if I see you too soon, I may forget my promise, and spoil our time." Storm Mage said.
"Then I will hold off." Sword Maiden said before Storm Mage got up, showing his lower body as he got his clothes, armor and even his sword-whip, just in case he needs it now, or later. He then checked the outside and signaled her to come to him, then when he saw some acolytes up and about.
"You there. What happened last night?" Storm Mage asked one of them.
"The siege is over sir. Goblin Slayer and his team defeated the goblins." The acolyte said.
"Just as we thought. Don't let us keep you anymore." Sword Maiden said.
"Yes Your Grace." The acolyte said as she moved on.
"Shall we?" Sword Maiden said as she led him to the bathhouse.
When they got there, he took in the scenery, then removed his armor and sword-whip and took in a moment to get himself together. The anticipation was getting to him; this is possibly his most important service yet, minus his role in the goblin assault. He then removed his underclothes, then heard footsteps...and didn't dare turn around.
"Are you not going to look at me? You said I was the most beautiful woman you know." Sword Maiden asked curiously before he turned to drink in her image.
"You are...with or without your dress..." Storm Mage whispered as his heart and lungs spiked.
"You in-turn have beauty that rivals that of the Ranger." Sword Maiden said before approaching him and holding his hand. "You can touch me now..." With that, she put his hand on the same breast he fondled before, and they both inhaled sharply. He put his other hand on her other breast and slowly, but steadily squeezed and rubbed her naked breasts, noting how she was breathing deeply and had her eyes closed as if to focus on the pleasure he was giving her. "Yes...that's it..." About five seconds later...her pleasure turned into fear and she cringed away from him, and he removed his hands right away and watched her return to normal when he was no longer touching her.
"Your Grace?" Storm Mage asked with concern.
"It wasn't your fault. It's just...I can't help but think of how this started for me..." Sword Maiden said honestly.
"Do you want to leave?" Storm Mage asked.
"No! I've lived like this for too long; if I turn around now, all the efforts thrown into my recovery will mean nothing." Sword Maiden said firmly before hugging him, clearly not caring about how his manhood was brushing her abdomen. "Please...you are my last hope Storm Mage. I have been living with this for over a decade, and now an escape is finally within reach. It would be the cruelest sin I've ever committed against myself if I left now. I want to know how one's body should feel, not as a prison...but as a temple to their soul. Take me Storm Mage. Take me into that water. Remove the goblin's touch and replace it with your own. Turn my bleak and painful nightmare into a bright, colorful dream..."
"Of course Your Grace..." Storm Mage said as he held the poor woman in his arms with his own eyes watering. Her craving for salvation, mixed with her broken, yet angelic voice really got to him. He couldn't agree with her more; this kind of pain is enough to pay for any sins a hundred times over, and if he denied her himself...he would be no better than the demons he hunted. She then pulled back a bit, and kissed him deeply as he returned the favor. The two simply stood there kissing each other as the pain drained out of her and was replaced with the knowledge that she was moments away from being healed completely. She then pulled away, and he walked her to the water, and she sat down first, and hugged him again.
"Before we begin...what should I know?" Sword Maiden asked.
"For starters, my responsibility, not just as your protector, but simply as a man, is to make sure you enjoy yourself as much as you can; I don't just want you to like this, but I want you, to want me, to want you to like this. It's not as complicated as it sounds..." Storm Mage said.
"I see...well, I'm certain you have many ways to get me to enjoy this, and I still believe your promise, and that you will keep it." Sword Maiden said.
"You're right on all three accounts. I know just about every way that one can interact with another person's body, some of which are ingenious, while others are just downright cringe-worthy, none of which I'm going to talk about, let alone execute." Storm Mage said.
"Then I will follow your lead." Sword Maiden said.
"First...turn around." Storm Mage said and she turned to him, then he reached to her front, cupped her breasts, and squeezed as gently as he did before, and she leaned back into him and breathed deeper. "Are you alright?"
"Yes...I still recall what happened, but...I can handle this." Sword Maiden said softly.
"Just remember, it's my touch your feeling, and I am here for you." Storm Mage whispered in her ear and she shuddered a bit.
"That is precisely why I'm willing to go through this..." Sword Maiden said as he continued handling her. "Can you squeeze harder please?" She started gasping quietly as he complied and she moaned a bit eventually. "Yes...your touch is so much better..."
"This is only one thing I can do for you." Storm Mage said.
"What else do you have in mind?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Would you like me to lick your nipples, or at least handle them with my fingers?" Storm Mage asked.
"Your fingers first." Sword Maiden said with some zest in her voice.
"As you wish." Storm Mage said as he lightly pinched her nipples, rolled them between his fingers, and she rapidly gasped with pleasure.
"Oh! Yes! Don't stop...oh that's exquisite...!" Sword Maiden said between gasps as he treated her nipples. "Now, lick them." She then turned to him, and as she asked, he latched onto one of her breasts and licked her right nipple like it was covered in honey and she moaned out loud while she held his head against her chest and he squeezed her left breast again, then he started licking her left nipple as he squeezed her right breast. "Storm Mage, I must be...the luckiest woman you were with, just like you said...!"
"Does my touch free you Your Grace?" Storm Mage said after ceasing to suck her luscious breast.
"Yes...I can feel the goblins' stain on my mind being purged. It's like I was on fire myself for a decade, and now the flames were smothered by the sea." Sword Maiden said.
"I'm happy for you, but there is plenty more I can do for you." Storm Mage said.
"I want it all. I never want to go back to what I was like before; I want your touch to be the only one I can recall." Sword Maiden said firmly.
"And it will be..." Storm Mage said before holding her hips. "Sit up." Sword Maiden then sat up straight before he tilted her head, brushed some hair away from her neck and gave it a minor lick which made her gasp and shudder a bit before he latched onto her neck with his mouth and slid his hands up and down her sides, giving her goosebumps, and eventually, he caressed her buttocks, which made her moan.
"Storm Mage...?" Sword Maiden gasped as he started fondling her.
"Shhhh, like I said, you're supposed to feel beautiful...and you have the single best figure out of all the women I've ever been with, and I promised to give you everything I have." Storm Mage said.
"Tell me how I compare exactly..." Sword Maiden whispered.
"Where do I start...? This silky skin, your light gold hair, your angelic face, your perfectly thick lips I don't think I will ever tire of feeling again my own..." She interrupts Storm Mage by giving him a teasing kiss. "...you also have a voice to match your face..."
"You like my voice?" Sword Maiden asked curiously.
"Your Grace...I could listen to you talk for hours. Then again...I would probably silence you with a kiss once or twice in that time." Storm Mage said honestly.
"Then I should speak to you more often." Sword Maiden said with a bright, amused smile before he gave her a short, but sweet kiss.
"As for the rest of your body...I really do not know where to begin. You have the type of figure a good number of women would go into debt to acquire, and a good number of men would go into debt to get their hands on." Storm Mage said.
"You are the only man I will let get his hands on me like this." Sword Maiden said honestly.
"And you...are the only woman I will touch from this point forward. I actually wish I had waited for you to be my first." Storm Mage said.
"Well, just like your touch is on my mind, the way my body feels can be on your mind." Sword Maiden said as she stroked his face.
"And it will. I remember the touch from the other women, but...while part of me is hesitant to let the memory go, the memory of how this body, this soft, flawlessly-proportioned body...is one I will never let go of." Storm Mage said.
"Speaking of which, you never mentioned my proportions." Sword Maiden said.
"Well, these breasts of yours...I'm amazed I can fit them into my hands, not to mention they're so soft they'd probably put a pillow to shame, and your buttocks isn't much different. Your legs? Well, I haven't gotten to them of course, but if they're like the rest of your body, it would be a miracle for me to let them go." Storm Mage said seriously.
"Then waste no more time..." Sword Maiden said.
"It would be more effective if you laid down on the rim." Storm Mage said as she dragged him to the rim, sat on it, then laid down sideways, then he put his hands on her thigh which was just as plump and thick as he remembered.
"Well?" Sword Maiden teased.
"I was right; these legs are just as divine as the rest of you." Storm Mage said as he rubbed her legs with gusto.
"I am happy you're enjoying my body." Sword Maiden said sweetly.
"The Love Goddess has gifted you many times over Your Grace, and myself as well." Storm Mage said he worked her thighs, then her calves, then moved back up her thighs, then stroked her inner thighs and she gasped in pleasure. "I forgot to mention: some parts of the body are more sensitive than others, and knowing what they are can...well, it makes sex all the more enjoyable."
"Like just now?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Yes. Also...what do you think of my body?" Storm Mage asked.
"Well...I have seen how you fight, and your muscles reflect your power, plus it comforts me to know how much magic you possess. In combination, I see how you can use this power in many benevolent ways. As for your body itself...well, in my eyes, you are as handsome as the Ranger, who is quite possibly the most handsome man I've met. Although...the scars on your torso concern me." Sword Maiden said.
"These scars are from battle Your Grace; I was rarely ever a victim." Storm Mage said as he touched one on his side, one on his shoulder, one on his arm, and one on each leg.
"Would you like to be rid of them?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Maybe...but for now, I must ask you something." Storm Mage said before looking at her womanhood. "I want to try touching you between your legs. Like I said, if you're against it, say the word, and I will stop right away."
"I...Give it a try, but please keep your word." Sword Maiden said nervously.
"Just trust me." Storm Mage said before he lightly touched her lower lips with his fingers and he watched her breathe harder, then he gradually increased the intensity gradually and she tensed up, but didn't protest. Eventually she started groaning. "Are you o.k?"
"Just...keep going...I need to face this..." Sword Maiden said between groans as he kept stroking her. As the intensity increased so did her pleasured moans. "Yes..! Keep going...please..!" He obeyed her without hesitation until she eventually let out a series of elongated moans that signaled an orgasm. Quite possibly made even sweeter by what she had to compare it to. She then laid there trying to catch her breathe. "Kiss me..." Storm Mage then placed a string of kisses, each one as passionate as the one before it on her parted lips as he caressed her lovely face...after rinsing his hand in the soapy water of course.
"How are you now?" Storm Mage said against her lips before kissing her again.
"I was right to look forward to this. You...my dear Storm Mage, have freed me from the bubble the goblins trapped me in. I...I owe you everything, just like Ranger said he owes Fighter everything." Sword Maiden said softly before smiling.
"What?" Storm Mage asked.
"How funny. I encouraged them to make love in the very place you freed me." Sword Maiden said softly.
"That is pretty funny. I wonder what their encounter was like?" Storm Mage asked.
"Either way, it also occurred to me that this isn't entirely befitting of an archbishop." Sword Maiden said thoughtfully.
"You're not just an archbishop; you're a woman, one who was trapped in Hell for too long, and now, as you implied, has reached Heaven, or at least Earth." Storm Mage said seriously.
"Your wisdom, kindness, and power rival that of the good Ranger, and his power would not have been possible without you. You deserve a Gold Rank yourself for that, and the siege as far as I am concerned. You're certainly a Gold Rank to me." Sword Maiden said.
"You honor me Your Grace." Storm Mage said.
"Please...in this room, I am simply a woman." Sword Maiden said.
"A woman who feels as divine as she looks?" Storm Mage asked.
"Very much so." Sword Maiden said with a smile.
"You are so brave..." Storm Mage said in awe.
"I never felt brave..." Sword Maiden said somberly.
"But you are. Why else would you ask me to come in here with you, baring our flesh, and go through your memories of Hell to get to Heaven?" Storm Mage asked.
"Your love...that's what drove me, not my will." Sword Maiden said.
"Then I am honored to have been your guide...and your guardian." Storm Mage said as they smiled at each other...before she looked at his aroused manhood. "I will not use this on you Your Gr- Sword Maiden. I did not even take a sterility potion."
"Nor I, but one step at a time, right?" Sword Maiden said.
"Right. Although...you can do the same thing to me, as I did to you, if you wish of course." Storm Mage said.
"Do you wish?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Honestly, no. That will not be necessary; we've done plenty as it is." Storm Mage said as he and Sword Maiden continued to stare at each other...before he looked at her lovely breasts again. "Although...would you like-" She cuts him off.
"Yes...!" Sword Maiden whispered harshly as Storm Mage groped her breasts from underneath, and squeezed them gently , but with enough force to make a point, and his efforts were rewarded with her grinning, chuckling, and eventually, moaning as he became more through. Eventually, she gasped as her protector latched onto the closest nipple with his mouth and licked it as she held his head in place. "Keep going...keep going...!" Storm Mage didn't need to be told twice as he pinched her other nipple and twisted it as gently, yet forcefully as he licked the other. He eventually got on top of her to lick the one he was pinching and her gasps and moans only got more high-pitched. "Wait...wait that's enough...!" Storm Mage then stopped and looked at Sword Maiden's face as she tried to catch her breath, and eventually looked at him with a face-splitting smile before reaching up for him to come down and kiss her...and he did. He came down and kissed her as deeply as he could, and the two shifted their bodies against each other with barely noticeable, but extremely welcome sparks going through their skin as they each felt the other rubbing against them.
"You know...this body of yours may be flawless from head to toe...but these breasts, and the way you react when I handle them...?" Storm Mage trailed off.
"These breasts will be available to you, as much as the rest of me." Sword Maiden said as softly as ever before Storm Mage gently squeezed her breast again as she giggled adorably.
"To finish my thought: Some men prefer certain parts of their lady's body, and you now know mine. You know why? Aside from your reaction?" Storm Mage asked while continuing to knead her plump flesh.
"Why...?" Sword Maiden breathed out.
"Actually...that's not a fair comparison; your reaction was just too good to miss, as if the softness I get directly wasn't enough...not to mention how much I have to work with." Storm Mage said before rapidly squeezing both her breasts with just enough force to make them jiggle as Sword Maiden giggled again and actually stopped him.
"O.k. o.k... that's enough..." She said playfully yet seriously before catching her breath. "Thank you so much for this. I'm happier than I've ever been." Storm Mage then pulled her up into an embrace and simply held her close, ignoring her breasts being pressed into his lean torso for once.
"I wasn't too harsh with your breasts was I?" Storm Mage asked with concern.
"I don't think so, but even if you were...I will recover." Sword Maiden said.
"Good." Storm Mage whispered and Sword Maiden snuggled into him some more.
"If I can recover from...that..." She trailed off before Storm Mage approached her ear.
"They will never hurt you again. Like I said before: they may get close, but they'll never touch you again...only I will..." He whispered before they turned their heads to simply press their lips together and hold that position before moving back and looking at each other's faces.
"I love you..." Sword Maiden said.
"And I love you..." Storm Mage whispered before she snuggled into him again. "This is like when I first held you all over again."
"I remember...it was your first real show of love for me." Sword Maiden said.
"And I showed it again; you saw what I did to those goblins, and they'll stay away for good this time...if they know what's good for them." Storm Mage said seriously before she looked at him again and smiled as he ran his hands through her impossibly long hair. "Now I know why you weren't complaining about the hard ground: this hair cushioned you." She then chuckled at his observation before turning somber.
"Quite right...I also why know why I never cut it: it was to prepare me for when my protector...and my lover, would give me salvation." Sword Maiden said before shedding a few tears...that Storm Mage wiped away.
"Please...you've cried for too long as it is. Let's put this unholy mess behind us and go forward." He said softly yet seriously, and Sword Maiden took a moment to compose herself while drying the rest of her tears herself.
"We...we should get to our duties soon." Sword Maiden said as he helped her stand up. "But before we go...touch me again." He then sucked on her neck while gently yet thoroughly fondled her perfectly round, wide, and plump bottom as she surprised him by stroking his manhood and he groaned into her neck right away, and the pleasant vibrations made her press her whole body into his...and flexing her butt while his hands kept working it in the process.
"Did I mention...you can use your...tongue when kissing?" Storm Mage said between groans.
"Do it..." Sword Maiden said before kissing him yet again and lashing tongues with him as she kept stroking his manhood and he kept kneading her butt, then slid his hands up her belly to knead her breasts as well. Eventually he groaned into their kiss as his seed sprayed all over her lower belly. "Don't worry, I'll clean myself in the bath. You get dried and dressed; I will come out later."
"Sword Maiden...?" Storm Mage groaned as she got back in the bath while her wet hair clung to her back and he looked over her thick legs.
"I take less time to dress than you do. Just go, I will follow." Sword Maiden said, and with that...Storm Mage dressed and geared up before leaving her.
"Storm Mage! Sir!" An acolyte called and he turned to see her. "Ranger sent this for you."
"He did not..." Storm Mage said before he took his second sword-whip and compared it to his other. "Oh I'm going to kick ass now..."
Wizard and her brother were looking into Warrior's sword to see what effect Cherub's blood had on it so they can replicate it, but it was going to take a while; they needed a whole alchemy lab if they were going to replicate the effect, let along mass-produce weapons and armor with the effect on them.
Warrior himself was with Ranger's dad training recruits with Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric assisting with Heavy Warrior and Female Knight watching to see what the recruits can do in sparring. Both of the two veterans sparred with Warrior to show how it was done. Warrior even fought the two at the same time and they couldn't land a single hit, even when they weren't holding back. Warrior jumped over the, ducked and weaved, even grabbed their blades and shoved them aside, and deflected their hits with his shield. Some recruits got involved to "even the odds" and Warrior still held his ground.
"That boy is a one-man-army of trainers..." Ranger's dad said proudly and heard a giggle behind her and it was Cow Girl. "Welcome to the frontlines girl."
"Some way to treat the frontlines sir." Cow Girl said.
"Here to encourage the troops?" Ranger's dad asked.
"What? Why would you ask me that?" Cow Girl asked.
"Come on, men tend to work harder when watched by a lovely maiden." Ranger's dad said with a smile.
"Oh I...I'm just here to see how things are going." Cow Girl said while a bit flustered.
"Well, use your eyes girl." Ranger's dad said as the recruits kept ganging up on Warrior who was still holding his ground. "Is Goblin Slayer with you?"
"Yes. He said he got back from another goblin-slaying quest in Water Town." Cow Girl said.
"Ah, the place my soon-to-be-Platinum Ranked son was married. How did the quest go?" Ranger's dad asked.
"In his words: successful." Cow Girl said.
"How refined." Ranger's dad said sarcastically.
"He's just simple like that." Cow Girl said softly.
"Why he wasn't married you yet is beyond me." Ranger's dad said and Cow Girl got a bit panicky.
"Married? Wha- Where did that come from?" She asked.
"Girl, you're a damn vision, you probably care about him more than anyone else, and he clearly cares about you, even though I see no ring. That man is a damn fool." Ranger's dad said.
"O.k...as much as I appreciate your kindness my good sir...things aren't that simple." Cow Girl said.
"They never are, are they?" Ranger's dad said before Warrior finally got hit by Female Knight...then he slammed her into the ground, tossed her into Heavy Warrior and the recruits backed off.
"Are they alright?" Cow Girl said with concern.
"They'll be fine..." Ranger's dad said.
"Your son's coming!" Cow Girl said before running to him, and Ranger's dad watched her hug his son. "Welcome back."
"Good to be back." Ranger said while hugging the adorable farm girl, then Fighter cleared her throat and the two broke it up.
"That's better..." Fighter said half-jokingly before spotting Rhea Fighter attacking an odd-looking dummy with colored markings on what she recognized as parts of the body were pressure points are, and there was a bald man wearing a brown robe and black pants watching her. "What's she doing?" She then walked over to meet her. "Excuse me? What's going on here?"
"And you are?" The man asked as Rhea Fighter turned to see her.
"A fellow fighter. Now will you please explain to me why you're training her to use such a dangerous style that, from where I'm standing, should be outlawed?" Fighter said seriously.
"Wait, what?" Rhea Fighter asked.
"Knowledge of pressure points might be an effective tool, one that's almost impossible to counter as well, but it' notoriously easy to abuse, I'd expect a master to understand that." Fighter said as the man stood up.
"I understand completely young Fighter." Master Fighter said seriously.
"May I ask why she's worthy of such knowledge?" Fighter asked.
"Hey! I'm not going to go around harassing people by saying "give me your stuff or I'll poke you into a coma" or anything funny like that!" Rhea Fighter said indignantly.
"For your sake, I hope not." Fighter said seriously before turning to leave.
"Don't walk away from me! You interrupted my lesson, now you must show me what you can do in combat." Master Fighter snapped and Fighter stopped cold and glanced at him.
"If I did, you wouldn't last five seconds." Fighter said honestly after stopping.
"Then step in the area over there and prove yourself, without your armor." Master Fighter said and Fighter scoffed in amusement.
"You think I'm stupid? I know that if you hit one of my pressure points, I won't be able to do anything for some time, and I cannot afford that, even if my chakra pools opening did undo the effects, which I doubt." Fighter said.
"Chakras? You can open the chakras? That changes everything!" Master Fighter exclaimed.
"Because? Rhea Fighter asked.
"Only a true master can open the chakras and use them in combat. Being able to hit the pressure points on top of that would make someone unbeatable." Master Fighter said.
"Why's her armor a factor?" Rhea Fighter asked.
"Because if my pressure points can't be accessed, what's the point of knowing where they are, or how to get at them?" Fighter said.
"Oh..right..." Rhea Fighter said.
"On top of that...good luck hitting pressure points in the middle of an intense fight when your mind is all over the place." Fighter said.
"But with the chakras opened...such an issue, would be no issue." Master Fighter said.
"I suppose not; I can actually feel the world's energy with them opened as well, which includes that of other people." Fighter said.
"Me too." Rhea Fighter said.
"Then neither of you need my training afterall. A good day to you both." Master Fighter said and the two ladies bowed to him, and vice versa, and the ladies left for the training ground for Rhea Fighter, and the tavern for Fighter.
When she got to the tavern, Ranger was talking to Goblin Slayer's team during lunch time.
"...that cliff you called us from was just where we were after an exploration quest we took, and this time...no goblins." High Elf Archer said.
"What was the place like?" Ranger asked.
"The ruins we found were sacred to the Sea Goddess, the beaches there used to house her priests and priestesses, but the place was abandoned almost five years ago." Lizard Priest said.
"We don't know why though. It could be because someone forced them out, they could've left and couldn't return, they could've even been killed by a plague for all we know." Dwarf Shaman said.
"But no goblins." GS said.
"Which did not make it a waste of time." H.E. Archer snapped.
"Right." GS said.
"So when's the festival in your honor?" Dwarf Shaman asked.
"Two days, in the High King's city in the north. Cannot believe I was only Porcelain rank a year ago..." Ranger said and Fighter walked up to him and held his hand.
"And now you're about to become the 11th Platinum Rank, and the rest of us aren't far behind." Fighter said.
"I cannot wait for all of you to join me." Ranger said before kissing the side of her head.
Back in Water Town, Storm Mage was trying out his dual-wielded sword-whips, and he lashed them around with frightening effect. He twirled one over his head before sweeping the area in front of him, uppercut with the other, spun around, swept out with both, one by one, twirled them in front of him from side-to-side then swept out all around him several times before finishing by slamming his whips into the ground, making an explosion.
Well...there you have it, I just turned Storm Mage into electric Kratos...next thing you know he'll start killing gods and raising a kid he keeps calling "Boooooy". But on a serious note, those 3 fighters' talking about pressure points is a reference to the Gentle Fist style in Naruto, and ho boy is it a doozy. Also...spoiler alert, those ruins GS' team mentioned will make an appearance later on, so Rate, Review, and Share, and stay tuned until then. Alright?