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Chapter 3 Ancient Temple Ruins

(Location: ruins outskirts of the royal capital city Kingdom of Hydeland)

Jaune was near the magic gate. He hasn't been here in six months. The blond knight has more than prepare for his first quest. Sure he was pretty excited but he wasn't going to let his excitement get the best of it. The Arc has truly come prepared as he went to Morgan's shop and bought all kinds of supplies. Healing potions and those that can increase strength and defense temporary. He also bought ingredients for cooking along with pots and kettles. Quest can take days or weeks so it was better to have food to spend the night. The Huntsman didn't forget to buy tents. Sleeping on the ground didn't sounded like it was going to be fun. Especially when he had a party member that was barely clothed. Of course he was thinking about Amazon. The bikini leave anything to the imagination. The blond asked the female warrior why would she wear so little and she answered him, the less she wears the more freely she can move. So, she made a valid point.

The quest was simple just from what Samuel told him. It was to go to the Ancient Temple Ruins and find Roland who was still on a quest. Jaune was having a hard time believing something has happened to the barbarian. The guy was really strong, nothing could stop him. Maybe he was taking a break from all the monster slaying. He and his party are to check up on him and that was it. The Guild Master said it will be an initiation exam to see if he has what it takes to be an adventurer. Everyone has to start somewhere. This will be a big step in fulfilling his mission to the Goddesses. If the quest gets harder than expected that is the reason why the blond has taken this seriously. Gathering everything needed. He was the only one here because the others were checking on their equipment before leaving. Weapons, accessories armor, everything before facing danger.

The Huntsman has taken a couple of sheets of paper. There were the notes he made while buying the supplies. The strategies he has come up with. There were many, coming up with as much as he could. It was all thanks to his party members that were willing to share their abilities and techniques. Amazon was a heavy hitter after seeing her display of power. So she was perfect to have on the front lines along with himself. If they encounter strong monsters he and the female warrior can take them on. Sorceress was a magic user good for offense and support, she had spell to protect them as well others to stop enemies for a period of time. She will be in the middle backing them up. Since she lacks strength she was an expert at magic. It was wise to have someone like that in a party. Elf was an archer, perfect for long range. She will be in the back watching their rear.

That wasn't all. She revealed archery wasn't just her only skill. She can also use magic called elemental ore. According to Elf, the elven race can cast spiritual magic based on the elements upon they make contact. A very useful skill they will surely need. She can also use "salamander oil" a special orange liquid that she can put on her arrows giving them the fire element. And toxic extract a purple liquid giving her arrows the poison effect on them. As if that wasn't enough Elf was also good using daggers. If she runs out of arrows she can be a good asset in close range. Using her for close combat can be use as a last resort. Jaune smiled it was no wonder why they were the chosen heroes. Raw Power, high magic offensive and skilled archer with other tricks on her sleeve. The blond teen had his bags ready, he wasn't forgetting anything. Once they leave there won't be no turning back.

The blond took a glance at the gate. Samuel told him it was magical properties. It can teleport anyone to a destined location. The gate will take him and his party to the Ancient Temple Ruins quickly. It sure beats any type of transportation and it also saves them time. Except the gate can only send you to a certain place, it can't send you back to town. Meaning after they're done with the quest they will have to travel on foot back to Hydeland. Jaune heard footsteps, turning to see his party members descending the long stairs. They were finally here, they weren't that long. The three women wanted to check their equipment was prepared for their upcoming quest. Amazon was looking very excited. She's been wanting to fight for a while. It wasn't enough to beat people at arm wrestling matches, since fighting wasn't allowed at the inn and the town. Now he can explain them his strategy before leaving.

"Once we reach the temple ruins, this is how we're going to be moving."

He showed them one of the piece of paper showing the diagram of the strategy. The Arc pointed at the points that had their names on them.

"This is the first one I came up with, after studying all of our abilities. Amazon and me will take the front since our forte is close range. Any enemies that get close to us, we will handle them. Sorceress will be in the middle providing support with her magic. We'll make sure no one gets close to you so you can freely attack. Lastly, Elf will be in the back watching our rear. Her main focus will be to make sure there aren't any enemies behind us, while providing aid at the front from a long distance. It will be the same with Sorceress, we will make sure no one get close to you. If someone does gets close, don't hesitate to use your elemental lore or daggers, okay?"

"Yes" the hooded archer nodded.

"I will do the best of my abilities to provide support for all of us" said the witch.

"They better be ready for me" Amazon gave a grin eagerly waiting the waves of monsters to come charging at her.

"Don't forget you won't be alone. I'll be right beside you. I know you can handle yourself but we're a party now. And a party looks out for each other."

"You seem strong Jaune. I wonder if you can beat me in how many monster we can kill."

"This isn't a game, Amazon. Any quests will be taking are to be taken seriously. We don't know what kind of dangers will be waiting for us."

"Sounds exciting. Lead the way" the buffed woman put her large axe between her shoulders, making it looked like the weapon weighted nothing.

"Okay, if everyone's ready. Let's get going. Samuel said the gate has already been activated to take us to the temple."

The party finally got moving heading for the magical gate. It was dark but it didn't stopped them. They have all came through this gate before to get to town. But they never thought it will be a transporter. As they went inside they all vanished. When they appeared they were no longer in the ruins of the outskirt or the gate. The four were now staring at large structure that it seems to be very old. Jaune was really impressed that gate is truly the fastest way to travel. He took a guess these were the Ancient Temple Ruins. From her on, their quest has officially begun. They were on their own. The blond knight signaled his party to remember the strategy he stated. The three women nodded. Elf went behind of them already taking an arrow and placing it on her bow. Sorceress went in the center readying her wooden magic staff. Amazon and Jaune went the front.

The Arc has unsheathed Crocea Mors and prepared his shield. This caught the attention of his party. They were surprised to see the sheath of his sword is the shield. Neither of the three has ever seen anything like it. Amazon already wanted to know who forged his weapon. They slowly walked gazing their surroundings. The outside of the temple seemed to be clear, no enemies yet. Still they weren't letting their guard down not knowing what they're capable of. They took the stairs leading to the entrance of the temple. It was dark inside so Sorceress used some of her magic to create a small flame at the tip of her staff giving some light to the area. Very quick thinking of the witch. Jaune smiled at her for a job well done. The Huntsman wasn't going to lie, he was nervous. Even with his training, even if he knew he wasn't the same weakling from back at his world. He was still nervous and on edge.

As long as they stick to their strategic formation, they should be fine. The party was finally inside the temple ruins. It wasn't that dark so Sorceress removed the flame. Gazing at the place, it was really old. Some parts of the temple were still looking top shape. This wasn't the time for sight seeing. Jaune keep looking straight ahead. There was an entrance in the distance. That's where they needed to go. Now Jaune didn't spent six months in kingdom just training. Whenever he had the free time he was looking into books for information. Wanting to know more about this world. According to one of the books he read this temple used to belonged to the Elician civilization. But it was destroyed by a powerful dragon. It was hard to believe if it was real or a legend, even if he read it. This world was so different from Remnant in many ways. The blond teen signaled for his party to keep moving after not seeing the path was cleared.

That's what he thought anyway. Elf immediately warned him that there were enemies present. From the shadowed parts came two green creatures dressed in silver chain mail with a brown scarf and brown boots. Holding swords and round shields. Jaune recognized these creatures. Samuel gave him a book written by adventurer's from the guild of all the monsters they've encountered during their travels. This species was in the book. Goblins, they were nasty little fellows but most of them were inexperienced. But he wasn't going to be foolish to underestimate them. The two goblins got an arrow on their heads as the Huntsman charged at one slicing through its body with swift strike. The training has really paid off. His movements have gotten faster and his attacks stronger. Amazon killed the second decapitating it. The blond knight turned to the elven archer, she knew they were coming and how she was able to put to fired those arrows. She was faster than he thought.

"Good job, you two" he smiled while they nodded pleased with the praise.

Sorceress wasn't pleased. She didn't do anything. The magic user felt like she should prove herself to her leader and fellow party members. The young woman swore secretly she will make herself useful if more enemies show up.

Not that far, stood a chest. The Arc volunteered to check it out it was locked. Amazon volunteered to open it using the handle of her axe to break the lock. Of course she will have the strength to do such thing. Inside there were many gold coins. Finders keepers as the Huntsman shared the loot with his party until the chest was empty. Elf heard more footsteps heading their way, she warned the group that more goblins were coming. Sorceress made her move taking her book of spells. This time, there were four of them. Before anyone made a move the busty witch cast her spell as a large rock boulder fell on the goblins killing them instantly. The three turned to her shocked. She was a magic user, no surprise she can do that. But it was still an impressive display of skill. Now she was pleased as Jaune praised her. Wouldn't want to make her angry. Elf said the coast was clear as they resumed their journey going through an entrance that will take them further into the ruins.

They arrived to a new chamber with a stair case leading to another entrance. However the party was focusing on something else that had them shocked. The whole place was filled with dead bodies of monsters. Large humanoid creatures with yellow skin and tusk that made them looked like a boar. Jaune also recognized them, they were Orcs. There were so many of them, maybe over fifty of them. At the center of the chamber stood the barbarian warrior they were sent to find.

"Roland!" the Arc smiled seeing the man was all right.

"You're here" he spoke in his usual serious tone.

"I guess you've been very busy. No wonder you haven't returned to the guild."

"I'm not done yet. But if you're here then that means Samuel has given you the guild test."

"Yeah. We were to find you and he said any information you give us will be part of it."

"I see. Your guild test will be as follow. Several adventurer's have gone missing when they went further into the ruins. I was originally sent to find them. Now, I'm leaving the task to you and your party."

"You're not coming?" he had a feeling that will be the case.

"I'm heading back to the guild. This is your test, you must do this with only the aid of your party."

The blond knight nodded" any idea what could be behind the disappearances?"

"No. But be prepare for anything."

"Roland wait!" the Arc stopped him from leaving" I just want to say...Thank you for the training. For helping me get strong."

The barbarian warrior only nodded as he left the chamber. The rest of his party stood staring at him the entire time. He was attractive and strong with all those muscles. But Sorceress and Elf didn't like the idea of a man being too buffed. Muscles on a man was nice but not as an exaggeration. Amazon only thought of having an arm wrestling match with him. If he was able to take out so many Orcs on his own then he must be that strong.

"He's so serious" said Elf.

"I doubt he has ever crack a single smile before" followed Sorceress.

"I'm challenging him when we return to town" the female warrior was looking forward to it.

"Yeah, that's Roland for you. As long as I've known him he's always been like that. But he's really a good guy."

"He's secretly dating Morgan of the item shop."

The Huntsman, female warrior and elven archer were now staring at the busty witch who blushed at the attention she was getting. Talked about off topic and how did she even knew about that. Wait, was it even true. The Arc knew who was Morgan she owns a magic and item shop and she also repairs damaged equipment for a decent prize.

"Huh? Really?" blinked the blond teen.

"That's what everyone is saying…." she mentally cursed, she has revealed she likes gossip.

"I never thought about it. Those two are really, opposites."

"We should keep going" the magic beauty was still blushing acting all normal embarrassed that the secret out, she likes gossip.

The party took the entrance ignoring the massacred Orcs. Arriving in the next room there were some pillars, a statue of an angel missing it's wings and its arm. A chest and a closed door next to it. An entrance to the right heading deeper into the temple. There were also three snakes. Jaune has also seen these snakes in the monster guild book. These types are poisonous. One bite from them will be lethal. He and Amazon quickly disposed of them.

The buffed woman broke the lock on the chest revealing more gold. After taking they checked the worn out door that was missing it's upper part. The female warrior took it down with one swing from her axe. The party chose to entered before taking the other path. It was a dead end leading to a river. There were two wooden boxes as well as two Orcs. They must have been part of the group Roland killed. Jaune and Amazon charged at them while they got hit by three arrows each courtesy of Elf. They stabbed the creatures right on their chest killing them. One more Orc appeared as it got frozen by Sorceress's staff. The elven archer used her power shit technique as it hit the frozen Orc and shattered the monster to pieces.

Once they were out of danger they checked the two boxes. Breaking them there was gold and food. They were fresh which it was surprised. This made Jaune think that the Orcs were probably transporting this by ship. They never completed the shipment because they were all wiped out by the barbarian warrior. After taking the loot and food they went back and took the entrance to the right. There was a staircase leading up as the group in an open area of the ruins with more pillars on the side. Another chest ahead but Elf sensed more enemies, coming from above. A large size spider meet the party. This time, Jaune and Amazon took a step back letting Elf and Sorceress handle them. A little change on their strategy. The archer's rapid fire killed the creature in no time. Two more appeared ans they were burn by Sorceress's fire magic. They fell to the ground burned to a crisp.

The buffed woman destroyed the lock of the chest revealing more gold coins, bags and a crossbow. The Arc thought he could sell the weapon at a nice prize. They resumed the trail leading to staircase going down. They were starting to think how big was this temple. Climbing down the stairs they could hear the sound of water falling. A waterfall, as they saw it in the distance along a beautiful scenery of green pastures, trees in the middle. This place must have been very beautiful once before getting attacked by the dragon. The Huntsman took a glance at their surroundings. He noticed many holes in the ground in the shape of a diamond. That wasn't a good sign, it has to be a trap. Samuel once told him to be very careful wherever you walk into uncharted lands. Because there could be trap lay down in order to deal with intruders. No way he was falling for that walking to another direction.

Blue eyes widened when he saw Sorceress was about to walk straight into the holes. He quickly grabbed her out of the way pulling the witch into his arms. As a result long sharp spikes emerged from the holes. If he hadn't gotten her out of there a second late, she would have ended up as a pin cushion. The blond teen sighed in relief before realizing the way he was holding the magic beauty. His arms around her waist, her large breasts pressing on his chest and their faces were very close. Both blushed as he quickly let her go. The witch turned to see the reason why he did what he did. Seeing the spikes going back under the holes. She almost would have fallen to that trap. Elf blushed seeing them so close. She had no idea why she didn't like it. Amazon didn't minded if the Arc does that sort of thing to her. The Huntsman was so grateful he made it on time, preventing a tragedy. He wouldn't want to lose a party member on his first quest.

"Thank you Jaune."

"We have to be very careful where we stepped at."

"There are more spike traps ahead" Elf saw more of them.

The party carefully crossed over the path avoiding the traps. Then three large bats arrived. The Huntsman has also seen them on the guild's monster book. Their size didn't mattered, they weren't poisonous and they didn't posed a big threat like the snakes and spiders. They were more of a nuisance enemy. Elf was the one who took care of them easily with her rapid fire skill. The archer fired two more arrows killing a few more that appeared. No biggie for the hooded girl. They continued their path heading to another entrance that will lead them to another room. The next room was empty, Elf didn't sense any enemies so it was clear. The only thing that caught their attention were the painting of a man and woman and some bones on the ground. Jaune thought the worse case scenario. That these bones belonged to one of the missing adventurer's. If that's the case then the others must have met the same fate. Looks like they were too late to save them.

"We're taking these bones. Roland told us to bring them back to town if we find any."

"Hey, I can feel air coming from the other side of this painting" said Amazon.

"There could be a secret passage" followed Sorceress.

"Everyone, stand back!"

The female warrior used a strong attack with her axe hitting the painting. It crushed it along with a wall, revealing a secret room. There was a golden chest behind a lot of rubble. It was a bit dark so they thread carefully. Elf wasn't hearing anything so they weren't any enemies inside. Amazon was able to break down the lock from the golden chest revealing more gold and a few weapons. A bow and a scepter. They will be perfect weapons for the archer and the witch. The hooded girl gasped sensing new presences coming from above. The party were suddenly surrounded by a group of skeletons. Another creature posted at the guild's monster book. They were formidable opponents if you can hit them when they aren't using their shield. But have a tendency of picking themselves up when they fall apart due that they're beings made from magic.

The most dangerous were the ones in blue magic. They're supposed to be of an elite rank. Stronger, faster, more dangerous than average type and their attacks can have magic infused. Thankfully there weren't blue types, all were regular ones. Still there were more of them, outnumbering them. Jaune ordered his party to stay close ready to attack at all directions. The skeletons went for the first attack as they were blocked by the Arc's shield and he countered with a strike right at his head, losing it in the process. Amazon was having a field trip tearing through them as her attacks got faster and stronger. This was because of her berserker skill. The longer she fights the more the effect of the skill remains. Some got close to Elf as she ended up using her elemental lore creating a small whirlwind that blew them all away. Sorceress created a large icicle around her like a shield hitting those that attacked her, getting frozen.

In a matter of minutes, the party stood victorious as they all defeated the skeletons. They all went to pieces. The Arc knelt down checking the scattered bones. They were too old so they couldn't belong to the missing adventurer's. They left the secret room taking the next entrance. The four stopped when they heard a loud screech in the distance. It sounded like a big bird. The blond knight had a feeling they will eventually find out if they keep going. They should be in the deeper parts of the temple ruins by now. The next room was very opened with rubles surrounded by water. The party went back to Jaune's original formation plan. Elf sensed enemies running at them. A creature that was part man and lizard colored green and yellow. Their weapon was a trident. This was yet another species in the guild's monster book, the Lizardman. They were dangerous since they're skilled with their weapon. They can also spit poison and there were three different types.

The normal types like they ones they were currently facing. Lower ranks which are colored blue and they have a spear for a weapon. And the advance types colored, those were more dangerous than the previous two. Because they are far more skilled with their weapon trident and tougher to kill. They were also smarter too. Elf fired arrows hitting multiple parts of the lizardman bodies. Jaune and Amazon blocked their attacks countering with a few slashes. Sorceress supported them with an ice wave, freezing the creatures. Giving the two close range fighters the chance to finish them off. Both cut them in half. There was no time for praises as the screech they heard earlier sounded closer. The screech sounded again until they were able to see the source of it. The party's eyes widened in shock, things couldn't have gotten worse for them. Staring at the creature that was flying towards them.

"What is that thing?!" that was a monster the Arc has never seen on the guild's book.

"A Harpy" replied Sorceress.

This was definitely a new monster the blond hasn't seen before. A combination of human with bird. It's body was yellow with white and part of it's wings, the rest of them were blue with the feathers being colored black. It really looked menacing noticing its talons are very sharp. Looks like they have found the one responsible for the missing adventurer's. They were all killed by this creature. The humanoid gave another screech ready to attack. They were intruders coming to its turf, its obvious it was planning to fight them. The Huntsman kept his weapons not letting his guard down, Amazon was right by his side. She wasn't fazed by the size of this creature. It was just another monster she was planning to take down. Sorceress and Elf were also ready. It will be tough fighting something a new creature not knowing what kind of attacks will use.

"Let's be careful. Harpy's are magical creatures" warned the witch.

Jaune nodded having an idea now. It was possible this thing can use magic. The Harpy flapped it's wings, firing it's feathers. The party went for the defensive evading the projectiles. The feathers were able to destroyed some near by rubble. So they were that strong. If they get hit by them, it will be bad news. Sorceress acted taking her book of spells as she cast protection on the group. They were all surrounding by a yellow sphere shield.

"The spell will protect us from any attacks for a few of minutes."

Jaune nodded trying to come up with a strategy to defeat this thing. The Harpy flapped its wings this time, faster. Eyes widened as it was able to create a whirlwind. Bigger than Elf's elemental lore. He told everyone to take cover. Getting caught in that will leave in serious injuries. The archer fired some quick arrows followed by one fired with power shot. Sorceress went for the offensive casting another spell. As the Harpy got hit by a powerful snow storm, the blizzard spell. The Arc knew this was the best way to fight it. Attacking it from a far distance. So the archer and the witch will have to keep it up until it's been weakened. Meanwhile he and Amazon won't be able to do much since they were close range fighters. He warned the female warrior not to charge at it after seeing what it can do. The humanoid bird went for a lunge attack as they quickly evaded. It was fast too.

"It's not giving us a chance to get close to it. Come on I have to think…."

The protection spell was starting to wear off. The yellow sphere shield has turned red. Sorceress kept on using her magic while Elf was still firing her arrows. Amazon wasn't happy because she wasn't fighting, she felt like she was a burden to the group. Jaune knew exactly the feeling of being in the way because you're not strong enough. Until he got an idea. It was reckless but if it works, they will have a chance to beat this creature.

"Elf, Sorceress! Hit it with everything you got, make sure it gets weakened!"

"What about us? I don't like this" said the unhappy Amazon.

"Don't worry. We'll get our chance."

The busty witch fired another spell creating a black cloud that was following the Harpy striking it with lightning. Her Thunderhead spell. Elf has taken the salamander oil and coated her arrows with the liquid. The burst into flames as she fired straight at the flying creature. Then she went with a stronger one with the power shot skill but, she wasn't done. The elven archer got down pointing her bow in the air firing three arrows as they hit the monster as it got caught on fire. Flapping its wings in an attempt to get rid of the flames. That was their chance, it has lowered its guard. The blond knight called for Amazon to follow him as they both charged at it. Both have jumped on the creature as it started flying off out of control. It used it's scratch attack but it failed. The Arc told Sorceress and Elf to halt their attacks. It was their turn to contribute in the fight. They were planning to finish this, right now.

"You're…."

"DONE!" both shouted in unison.

Right on time when the protect spell wore off. The two close range fighters performed a powerful strike that was able to cut through the body of the Harpy. The creature gave a screech of pain before it got sliced in half. The two landed not lowering their guard. Seeing how it wasn't moving as it stood on the watery ground. No doubt it was dead. Jaune sheathed his weapon as he noticed something in the water, bones. There were so many bones. All the adventurer's that reached the temple this far and didn't made it. The Huntsman started gathering all of them fulfilling Roland's request. The rest of the party walked over to their leader, pleased with the results. But none chose to say a word seeing his expression as he resumed picking the bones of the fallen. There were more ahead as the Huntsman ran towards the end of the path. There was a large nest that obviously belonged to the Harpy.

There were skull and more bones all over it. Just how many people this creature killed. He was so glad they were able to killed it before it could kill more. No more adventurer's will fall victim to it. After he was done collecting every single bone and skull something caught his eye. There was another nest above them, smaller. What was in it made Jaune gasped in shock as his eyes widened. Eggs, there were two eggs on the small nest. The realization hit the blond like a knife stabbing his chest. The Harpy laid eggs, she had her unborn. This is why she attacked any adventurer's that would come here. She was only protecting her unborn children. She was only doing what any other mother would do. She may have been a monster but she was doing what she thought it was the right thing to do. The rest of the party gazed up and noticed the eggs. Sorceress lowered her gaze understanding her leader's reaction, the same with Elf.

"I didn't know…." he whispered shocked.

"Do you think we can eat those eggs?" asked Amazon.

"What?! No!" the Arc gave her a comical expression.

"But-"

"We're not eating them!"

"I'm only curious to know what Harpy eggs taste like."

"You will have to continue guessing" the blond gave a sigh.

"We managed to slayed the Harpy, but at what cost?" said Sorceress.

"It was trying to kill us. We had to defend ourselves" said Elf.

"That's true but the only reason she was doing in it. Because she was protecting her children. It was the same with all the adventurer's. She fought to protect them. Not for herself but for their sake."

"Still. If we hadn't done something the Harpy would have continue killing more people" said the witch.

"More deaths would have followed" the Huntsman understood that well.

"What do we do? Should we leave them here?" said the archer girl.

"If we do that, they will eventually hatched. They will grow up and will start attacking anyone that comes here. It will be the same cycle again" replied the magic user.

"And we'll be forced to kill them" followed Amazon.

"We're not leaving them here. It's our job to take responsibility for our actions. We killed their mother in order to prevent more adventurer's from getting killed by her. That's why we'll be taking them back with us."

"So we're eating them?" the female warrior's mouth was starting to watered.

"NO!" the blond knight gave her another comical expression" stop thinking with your stomach!"

"I can't help it. All these fighting has worked my appetite."

"I'm sure we could use some food right about now" he sighed as he went to the upper nest and took the two eggs.

"Need a hand?" Sorceress offered her help.

"Thanks" he gave a small smile giving her one of the eggs.

The witch stood silent seeing his expression. He wasn't happy even if they won the fight. Elf was staring at him too, feeling sorry. This was a fight that couldn't be avoided. More human lives would have been taken if they hadn't interfered. Neither the archer or the magic user weren't so thrilled with this victory. Because the Harpy wasn't really a threat. It wasn't an enemy that wanted to kill because she felt like it. But she did it to protect her children. It was the same thing when she fought the party. She wasn't just defending herself, she was protecting those eggs while they also defended themselves against the creature. Amazon wasn't happy either. Asides not being able to eat the eggs she didn't like Jaune's sad behavior. Guess this wasn't a victory to celebrate about. No drinking until you get pig drunk. The Arc carefully placed the eggs in a separate bag while carrying the treasure and the bones.

"Let's head back everyone. If the sun sets we might have to camp tonight" the blond knight sighed, he knew Samuel wasn't going to like it because he told him to return before sun down.

The three women nodded as they followed him out of the area. Neither said a word. They understood their leader needed some time for himself. It wasn't easy for them either to find out they killed a monster that was only trying to protect their future kids. If any of them were in the place of the Harpy, they would have done the same thing. The rest of the journey was deadly silent. Yet Jaune didn't wanted to let his guard down. They were still in the temple and there could be more monsters. So he told his party to keep their formation. They won't be safe until they leave the ruins. The three ladies agreed, it wasn't over yet. They were still in dangerous territory. Luckily there weren't only a few bats and snakes that needed to be taken care of. So the rest of the journey wasn't as rough as the first time. After that, it was smooth sailing from here. Jaune remained in thought. His first quest was a success at a great cost.

It was exactly as Jaune expected. By the time they have left the Ancient Temple Ruins, it was dark already. The blond knight knew he will be in trouble with the Guild Master when they return to town. It couldn't be helped if the temple ruins were longer than anticipated. Along with too many enemies and the Harpy. Hopefully Samuel will understand their delay and not scold him or give him one of his lectures. The party left far away from the temple, finding a safe location to set camp. Hunger was starting to attack them specially Amazon. They could hear her stomach roaring like a raging beast. The Arc got a little worried since he was new in this world and he hasn't done much traveling he didn't know his way back to Hydeland. But thanks to the road sings, they were in the correct path. So he got worried for nothing, they just needed to camp for the night.

The group found a spot near some woods as they all set their tents. Jaune volunteered to gather the firewood and Elf volunteered to accompany him. He didn't had a problem as both left. During their wood gathering he has stolen glances at the elven archer. Seeing her fighting back at the temple, she was truly something. The way she fired her arrows, so fast, then that power shot skill, her fire arrows with the salamander oil and the elemental lore. The same he could say about Sorceress and Amazon. They were both unique and skilled in their fields. The female warrior was unbeatable in close range combat while the witch was unrivaled in magic. Now he knew why they were part of the chosen heroes. Both gathered enough firewood to last the evening. Elf has smiled at him showing her share, he smiled back. He remembered she used to be a bit timid when he first met her now that she was in a party, she was slowly opening up.

Returning to the camp they set the wood and Sorceress used a simple fire spell to make the camp fire. Jaune has taken all the pot and kettles he bought back at town and took the ingredients for the food. He sweat dropped seeing Amazon drooling at the sight of the food. The Huntsman chopped some onions, lettuce, tomatoes. Training wasn't the only thing Samuel taught him, but cooking too. He already knew the basics of cooking thanks to his mother. But the Guild Master taught him how to make dishes more effective in their taste and quality. So, he was basically a chef while being a fighter. Knowing how to cook was very important when traveling doing quests. Food was essential to regain your strength and energy after long and tough battles. Less than an hour the food was ready. Amazon was the first to dig in as she was chowing down like her like depended on it.

Jaune didn't blamed her after all the fighting she did. Guess she needs to regain her energy more than anyone. Or eat as many calories as she can then burn them all with killing monsters. Sorceress and Elf followed digging in. Their reactions to the taste was unique. They loved it very much while the Arc blushed noticing that they couldn't speak because they were that hungry. The blond knight started eating his dish thinking at everything that's happened. His first quest and it went well. He was so lucky to have gathered himself a strong party. But killing the Harpy was still on his mind. It was the right thing to do after all the human lives it took. Even for the sake of protecting her eggs. Honestly, he had no idea what to do with those eggs. He didn't know if Samuel would take them in. And what will happen when they hatched. Better to focus on his eating and worry about other things later.

After everyone was done Jaune put everything in his bag. He will clean the dishes and pots when he returns to the guild. He was expecting his party will get some rest but, he was wrong. The three ladies were busy doing things. Amazon was sharpening her axe, she was back to her normal self after that delicious meal. She looked so focused, the blond thought not to disturbed her. Then he suddenly felt an arm over his shoulder. Gasping, he turned to the buffed woman who was smiling at him. She was able to move so fast from sharpening her weapon to be near him. The others were resuming what they were doing. Elf was making more arrows having the materials with her since leaving the elven forest. And Sorceress was reading a book about magic always seeking knowledge in her field of specialty. Yet they were keeping a close eye on their party leader that was so close to the female warrior it wasn't a pleasant sight.

"We made quite the team, Jaune. I don't mind having a sparring match with you."

"That sounds nice and painful at the same time. I'm afraid you might break my bones."

"Nah" she laughed as she pulled him even closer his face hit her left breast.

"For having such a buff body, her boob feels so soft…." obviously he was blushing.

"Okay okay, I get it" he sadly removed himself from the warrior.

"Everyone?" he called to the three females" I want to say thank you. For accepting to be part of my party, for helping me I could have never clear that quest on my own."

"It's the same with us. It will be impossible for us to pass through that temple ourselves. We know there's always strength in numbers" said Sorceress.

"And teamwork" added Elf.

"Right, I'm glad that we completed our first quest without any injuries. I hope it remains that way and thanks again for accepting. Anyway, do you guys want to continue traveling with me?"

"If it means we get to fight more monsters, it's fine with me" said the female warrior.

"I'll be honored to continued being part of your party" replied the witch.

"Me too" followed the elven archer.

"Thank you guys" he gave a soft yawn" well, I'd say it's been a long day. Let's all get some rest so we can be off early in the morning. We have to return to town and make our report to the guild. I'll take the first watch."

"I'll be second" said the hooded archer.

"I'll be third" followed Amazon.

"And I'll be fourth" said the magic user.

Jaune wasn't that far from the camp site. He wanted to be near in case any monsters would come. From he has read monsters are prowling all over the land. It wasn't just in temples or ruins. It was important to stay awake and in guard. Though he admitted, asides the Harpy the other enemies they encountered weren't that hard. It was because he wasn't alone. He told them the truth, he couldn't have made it so far in the temple if it weren't for his new party. Even if he has gotten stronger, he was still one person. And there was so little he could do. The Arc stood in thought he could become strong if he manages to develop his semblance. He wasn't going to lift his hopes up. If he didn't unlock his semblance when he was in Remnant, what are the chances he will unlock it in this world. Maybe he wasn't meant to unlock it. No matter how hard the training he was unable to.

Snoring caught the blonds' attention. It was coming from Amazon's tent, he rolled his eyes. Guess a buff woman like her has to eat a lot to keep her energy flowing so she can fight like a berserk animal. She must be the member that will get tired the most considering how high her stamina is. Maybe it was higher than his. He can fight for a while and he will get hungry and tired. But he would never eat as much as her or sleep a lot. Either way he was happy of having her in his party along with Sorceress and Elf. It was still too soon to tell them the truth about them being the chosen heroes to save Hydeland, though. Jaune still didn't know how many heroes were left. It was better to reveal the secret when all of the heroes have been found. The Goddesses should have at least tell him how many they are. There were four so far including himself. A sudden sound caught his attention as he quickly drew his weapons.

"Who's there?"

There was a rustling in the bushes as his eyes narrowed. Followed by a branch snapping. There was someone here, or something. He heard footsteps as he charged at the direction they were coming from. The blond Huntsman didn't wanted to wake the others he was capable of handling the situation. He reached the spot where the noises were coming from. There was nothing then, he saw a squirrel on top of a branch running to its hole. Was that the source. No, somehow he had feeling it was something else. Another sound was heard this time, it was coming from behind him. The knight glared as he prepare for an attack only to see Elf. He immediately stopped his attack as the elven archer used her agility to get far from him. She has sure startled him.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it, I thought-"

"I heard something" she cut him off.

"So I wasn't imagining things. You heard it too?"

"It's the reason why I woke up. I got worried and went to check it out."

"No squirrel?"

"I heard footsteps. It was a person. Whoever it was, it was around here. I can't sense him anymore."

"He must have left the moment I noticed him. If it wasn't a monster, then who?"

The hooded girl only shook her head.

"Thanks for coming to my aid. It's good having someone with good hearing. Guess you don't have those ears just for show."

"We elves can hear the faintest of sounds from miles. You're all right, that's what matters" her cheeks got slightly pink.

"You can go back to rest. I can still stay awake for another hour."

"Are you sure?" she sounded worried.

"I'll be fine. I will immediately wake you up when your shift starts."

That was enough as the Elf nodded and went back to the camp site. Jaune kept gazing around the area thinking about the stranger that was watching them.

"Maybe it was a scout from the guild, wanting to check up on us. But the guild doesn't have scouts. And I doubt Samuel will pay someone to keep tabs on us. That means it must be someone else. A third party…?"

To be continued

-The party is victorious in their first quest as they started to get along with their blond leader no problem.

-Not that I hate Rannie or anything but I find it silly that he has to be the one to open chests and doors when Amazon is present. You mean to tell me someone as strong as her can't open chests and doors? Come on folks. That's why Rannie isn't needed in the story or in Jaune's party. Amazon is more than enough.

-Before I played the game for the first time I thought Sorceress was the air head one and Amazon the smart one. Not gonna lie it was her boobs. But I was wrong, she's more like the smart type and Amazon seems to be a little of an air head. Guess appearances are deceiving.

-Oh boy Jaune the irony of Amazon's comment because during the camp segment of the game if you continue the adventure after clearing the Ancient Temple Ruins if I'm not mistaken you can eat harpy eggs lol.

-I believe it was a good timing to make Sorceress use her skeleton servant skill when they defeated those skeletons but I chose not to. I will eventually make her use it. Four skeletons is the max number

I think its very Jaune like that he will take responsibility in looking after the Harpy eggs after killing their mother. But what is he going to do with them? I don't see him being a mother to the baby harpies.

-Who was the person watching over the party? That will remain a secret for the time being.

-I won't be including the side quests in this story. Just the main ones. But I might mention them a little maybe as a easter egg.

-Just found out how to level up to 100 and reach max lv 255. You have to clear the ninth floor of the Labyrinth of Chaos and defeat the Demon Lord to unlocked ultimate difficulty and a secret dungeon. Don't know if I'll be able to do that any time soon unless I have someone backing me up.

-If anyone is interested in playing Dragon's Crown with me please note it has to be the PS3 version (it's the only platform I have for the time being). My user tag is Graven8 I have a lv99 Elf, lv62 Sorceress and a lv65 Amazon for now I'm planning to level them to 99 before going with the male characters. I still haven't unlock their ending trophies yet.

-Off topic Sony just announced the PS5 for December 2020 big whoop. It's always the same with Sony and Microsoft with their console wars. They have to release a new one every 6 years while Nintendo sits on the side lines looking calm and cool. Not that I'm a fan boy or anything but I have always seen Nintendo as the company that cares more about the fans than the money, fans comes first then the money. It's the other way around with the other two. Oh well at least the PS4's price will be lowered I might finally be able to buy it. I'm pretty sure the PS5 will be like 800$ so it's not worthy to spend all that money.

-Replying to reviews:

*TheEmeraldMage- whoa what do you mean Sorceress, Amazon and Elf's voices have the VA's from Tales games? Who I need to know. Anyway thanks for your constant support. Yeah I'd figure to give Jaune a team to lead in the story. One he will grow very close except they won't have a team name. Thanks again.

*caldenorenic758- don't know about Pyrrha but who knows what I will come up with.

*DragonofChallenges- I had a feeling you were going to bring the Luffy thing but it still no lol. But who knows what kind of crazy thing will pop up in my head.

*azrael09876- I think El's sexy gimmick is her legs and thighs. I think she might have a nice booty nothing compared to Amazon but still, a sexy booty. I honestly think Jaune doesn't really care about body proportions if he cares for someone a lot. But I can make Elf flexible too so what the heck. Y gracias por dejarme saber que tengo un fan en Puerto Rico saludos!

Guest for real? I tried searching for that match on google but I haven't. Think you can PM me the link? Use spaces when writing the link. If its true then I'm angrier at Miles and Kerry for deciding to keep Jaune an underdog. I hate what have they done to his character, it's a real shame. He deserves better instead he gets a douchebag haircut (that makes him look like Naruto).

Kamencolin thank you for supporting most of my stories I appreciate it.

Gabriel443 me alegro mucho que estes jugando el juego es verdad es bien divertido. Si tienes la version de PS3 revele my tag online para poder jugar juntos. Pero no tengo headset gracias.

-As always thank you very much for the favs, follows and reviews I really appreciate it.

Next time: Enter the Beast Master