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Chapter 15 The Forgotten Sanctuary

(Location: near the ruins of the Sanctuary Kingdom of Hydeland)

The party had their gear ready as they set out through the magical gate. Virna has joined them once she was called for another quest. The female bandit would never miss a chance to collect more treasure. Jaune took a glance in the distance. No doubt those were the ruins Lucain talked about. They have accepted his request to aid the monks to purify the ruins of the Sanctuary. But it was a difficult mission since the enemy were able to turned the Golem, the Guardian of the Sanctuary against the monks. The Arc was still wondering how they do that. Mere monsters would never have a skill in magic. Unless it was a person behind it. Either way, they were all heading to another dangerous quest. The old magician also mentioned the only way to defeat the golem is to have another one that will fight against it. Golem were too powerful against physical and magic attacks.

Lucain suggested to activate a golem using rune magic. Basically the ally golem will do the job for them. The Arc had a feeling it wasn't going to be that easy. The monks were in trouble which means the ruins and the Sanctuary must be filled with monsters. The blond knight and his group had already drawn their weapons as they walked towards the ruins. It didn't looked already as they spotted bodies that belonged to the monk warriors. Looks like they have arrived too late. The sounds of yelling and weapons clashing caught their attention. They were still fighting. Jaune told everyone to run so they can aid the ones that were still alive. Most of the pillars of the ruins were destroyed but, it showed signs that the structures are very old. The party saw the monks fighting ahead against a group of knights armed with shields and axes. But the crest in their armor is what caught the blond leader's attention.

"They're from Bolga."

So the neutral neighboring kingdom was responsible for the attack on the ruins. There has to be more than this. Their priorities were to help the monks. A large group of Bolga knights saw them, without even thinking they charged at them. Elf fired a barrage of arrows but it didn't hurt them that much due to their armor. Sorceress fired a ray of lightning, as Amazon, Beastmaster, Jaune and Anna went for the attack. Clashing weapons and shields, Jaune was able to tell these guys weren't amateurs. They were good. It was no wonder why the monks have been beaten. But they didn't know who they were facing. Amazon killed one, Beastmaster killed another, the Arc did the same, another was cut down by Anna and the rest were killed by Elf using her power shot and impact arrow skills. They could see the Sanctuary not that far, resembling a giant tower.

More Bolga knights were in the war as well as wizards. Sorceress cast blizzard to freeze everyone except the monks. Making it easier to take them all out. Yet, the enemies were still in the area. Bats along with statues that fired arrows, in addition to another group of knights and wizards. Jaune got annoyed. If this is how it was outside of the Sanctuary he didn't wanted to know how it was inside. There must be ten times the amount of enemies. The monks really had their work cut out. As powerful as Lucain he would have a lot of trouble dealing with so many enemies. Not to mention he was still trying to recuperate from his amnesia. There was a chest while the fighting was going on. The Arc gave Virna the order to go and open it while they were handling the opposing forces. The female bandit ran to the chest releasing the trap and the lock, quickly taking the loot inside.

Elf and Beastmaster made sure there weren't any more enemies in the vicinity. When it was safe they went to the wounded monks. Jaune immediately gave them a healing potion. They were really in bad shape. If they could have gotten here sooner they would have been able to save more of them. Not the best time to feel guilty, helping as many as they could was enough. At least there was a lot that can get up and walk. Others were too hurt to do any of both. The healing potion has it's limit. It doesn't heal all kinds of wounds. They will need medical attention. Someone was coming, as warned by the two elves in the party. A familiar face was carrying a female monk warrior who was also injured on her right leg. The man helping her was the vampire hunter they met during their quest to the Castle of the Dead. He aided them killing all the undead creatures and slaying the vampire that has killed and captured the village girls.

"Belmont!" said the Arc.

"We meet again" a small smile spread his features.

"Sister!" one of the monks went to the female carrying her.

"Her leg is badly wounded. If she doesn't receive the proper medical treatment, we might have to resolve to amputee it" said the vampire hunter.

"I'll take her to safety. The rest will have to stay, we can't abandon the Sanctuary."

"Wait. I am Jaune Arc and this is my party. We're here on behalf of Lucain to help you purify the place."

"Envoys from the magician. Thank the Goddesses" spoke another monk in relief.

"I knew he wouldn't let us down" said another.

"All of you go, we'll take it from here" said Beastmaster.

"I see. You're here on another quest. This must be fate for our paths crossing again at the right moment" said Belmont.

"You're here to purify the Sanctuary too?" asked Sorceress.

"More the less. The task of the monks to purify these ruins are to place the holy seal on the temple. However, it is not an easy task as you might all be aware. The areas is filled with many monsters, as well as demons."

"We knew as much. And I'm guessing to get to this temple we have to get pass the Golem?"

"Unfortunately. The Golem was supposed to be the protector of the Sanctuary but suddenly, it turned against us. So many of us have already perished at its hands" replied a monk.

"Leave the job to us, go and take all the wounded and take more healing potions" offered Jaune.

"Thank you. May the Goddesses protect you."

The group of monks left with the injured female monk. Leaving the party and the vampire hunter alone.

"I suppose you'll be tagging along for the ride too mate?" said Anna.

"I wish I could, but there's another urgent matter I must attend. My mission here differs from yours, but at the same time it is connected to the monk's task. Within the depths of this Sanctuary lies a gate that leads to the demon realm. Someone wants to resurrect the Demon King. Probably, the same person that made the Golem turned against the monks. Right now, the gate is opened and as I speak more demons are being released."

"Tell us if there's something we can do to help" said the blond knight.

"You will be helping by completing the monks mission. If you place the holy seal at the altar of the temple, it will purify the entire area. All demons within the Sanctuary will be destroy and the gate will be closed. I will head to the gate and slay as many demons as I can. Buying you time to get the holy seal and get to the altar."

"Where is the holy seal?" asked Elf.

"The female monk I saved told me the holy seal was taken from her and was placed inside the Golem that is guarding the temple. The source of this malevolent force is because someone has placed a dark tablet at the altar, must be the same person responsible for sealing the holy seal in the hostile Golem. It's a miracle she's still alive. You will have to clear any demons and monsters that get in your way. Along with the Golem."

"We know how to deal with the Golem. Guess we'll have to separate for this one. Count us in. We'll help you."

"Very well. Let's get rid of the evil that is poisoning this place."

As soon as they entered the Sanctuary they were met with two paths. Belmont knew exactly where to go so he went to the right leading a stair case leading below. The others weren't worried, the vampire hunter can look after himself just fine. So the party went the opposite direction taking the right. Taking a similar staircase going down. It was dark as Sorceress cast a flame on the tip of her magic staff giving some light to the room. The party was met with bats and more Bolga knights, with a chest nearby. Virna waited until all enemies were cleared out before she deactivated the trap and released the lock. The rogue bandit was going crazy filing her bag with loot. Jaune halted the group as there was a spike trap in the middle seeing all the holes on the ground. Ghosts arrived as the witch unleashed fire dispersing all. More stairs ahead as they crushed a few scorpions.

The next room was well lighted thanks to some torches on the roof. Evil magicians appeared with two Bolga knights. It wasn't a challenge for all the party members. The entire area was filled with knights, magicians and bats. After clearing all enemies the elves in the group noticed a semi-triangular switch on the ground. Jaune warned them, it could be a trap. This place wasn't safe. But they took their chances as the elves pressed it. Slowly a door behind opened revealing a hidden room. Virna's eyes lit up, hidden rooms usually have treasure. And she was right, there were two chest along with some bad company. Red colored creatures with small wings, a tail and chubby. Beastmaster said they are demons. Obviously they will be encountering them here since the vampire hunter came. There was also a couple of flaming pedestals, from the came more demons.

So those things were like portals from the demon realm to summon them. They obviously destroy them all, before killing the red creatures. Virna went to opened all the chests going full greed mode. So much gold along with some weapons. She didn't care about that just the loot in general. The bandit will let the others take the weapons. They left the hidden room going ahead where there were stairs, heading to the next room. It was the same as the last one more magicians, bats and knights. Jaune cut every single enemy that will get close to him. What could Bolga possibly want with this Sanctuary. Do they really want to resurrect the Demon King. Something wasn't right. The Arc thought there was something more. Like whoever was responsible for turning the guardian Golem against the monks. Could there be a connection to what happened with Lucain, to the kidnapped children at Bilbaron.

It could be the same person leading the Orc army along with the goblins and the Minotaur. The blond knight was snapped from his thinking seeing two familiar runes carved on a wall. He knew what to do taking his rune stones and spell the word" SOL" as the healing circle appeared below the party. Asides from healing any wound it will also heal any exhaustion in their bodies. Filled with energy they were more than ready to take on more enemies. They arrived to the next room which it was different from the previous ones. It was in the open with some crumbling ruins along with a long passage, there was a chest next to them. Virna immediately opened it feeling so happy. So far she has collected a lot of treasure. The more, the better. There was trouble as the party spotted a large flying insect hive. Quite the number of them emerged from it. Elf released a barraged of fire arrows along with Sorceress to burn it to ashes. The others took out the insects.

There were more insects with skeletons. There were so many monsters inside than outside like they thought. No wonder the monks were outmatched. Just how that female monk was able to reached the temple. She was probably among the strongest in their ranks. The next room was worse as they encountered more demons with a fiery portal, scorpions, magicians and knights. There were so many of them. Jaune used his shield to covered the fire the demons were spitting. Sorceress had to cast blizzard to freeze them all. It was enough for the group to finish them off. Then, it hit the Arc. If this part of the Sanctuary was infested with monsters. Then, the path Belmont took must be twice as worse. How can that possibly be. As strong and experienced the vampire hunter is, there was no way he'll be able to hold on dozens of enemies, waves of them. All the better reason to get to that temple.

The blond leader thought if Belmont has reached the gate to the demon realm by now. Before leaving Virna opened another chest. The female bandit was having a field trip with how much loot she was gathering on this quest. The area was cleared so the party move on leaving through more stairs. The stair case was longer and it was heading up. Jaune remained calm and patient but, he really wanted to get to that temple already. The couple of minutes became an exercise for everyone as they continued to climb the stairs. Just how many they have to take. At least they haven't run into any enemies, yet. Just when they thought it was endless they reached the end. It lead the party into the surface. They were so high, obviously they must have reached the top floor of the Sanctuary. The monks did said the altar of the temple was on the top, they finally arrived. But now, comes the worse part.

They could see the temple and the altar at the end of the path. Bad news, there were many monsters blocking the path. Demons, goblins along with a dog-type creature. And of course, the Golem was present. Holding a big round shield and sword. But the giant of stone stood still. Looks like it will attack if they get too close to the temple which, it should be expected. Next to the party stood two Golem statues. There was a stone pedestal near to the second one with rune symbols. They have found their ally against the evil Golem. Jaune took his tune stones and small wand touching the two symbols on the pedestal. One more will do the trick but he didn't know which one to pick. The green one, the blue one, the red one or the yellow one. Letting his instincts guide him the Arc chose the green stone with the lightning bolt symbol or the letter" S". There was a pause not knowing if it worked.

Shortly, the statue started moving. It has worked as their Golem has been brought to life. Now they should be able to defeat the evil one and place the holy seal at the altar. Things weren't going to be that easy as monsters arrived from the stair case. There was quite the lot of them. The group of monsters near the bad Golem charged at the group. The goblins have taken bombs instead of their usual weapons. They weren't that stupid. They wanted to destroy their Golem before it can reach its opponent. The party readied their weapons as Elf fired arrows at the monsters. Their Golem would moved but only if they moved too. Also, the stone giant was moving very slow. It was heavy after all. It only made things harder for them with so many enemies blocking their path. So, it was up to them to get their new stone ally to face the evil one while at the same time fighting off the large wave of monsters. Another challenge for the party.

"They want to destroy our Golem! We have to protect it at all cost!" cried the blond leader.

"Leave the Hellhounds to me!" said Beastmaster.

"Ah! Get away you freaks, I won't let you take my treasure!" Virna has taken a dagger while trembling.

"Take out the goblins, they have bombs!" said Sorceress.

"Leave the demons to us!" said Anna as she and Elf were firing at the flying creatures.

"I hope Belmont is having better luck than us" thought the Arc.

The objective was simple. Protect their Golem from the monsters so it doesn't get damage before facing the opposing Golem. Sure, easier said than done. That's what they thought when Beastmaster turns the odds on their favor. The dark elf cast her beastcraft magic at all the hellhounds present taming the creatures. Now they were fighting the goblins and the demons. The party's numbers have increased greatly taking out their enemies like a deadly storm. The goblins were the ones that they needed to be taken down since they have bombs. Bombs have powerful impact and can cause a lot of damage to the stone giant. Unlike the demons fire, they were falling like flies thanks to Elf's arrows and Anna's bullets. The female pirate grabbed the bombs from the fallen goblins and use them the humanoids. It was also a clever move not wasting the weapons.

Yet more monsters were arriving but the important thing their Golem was moving heading towards the other one. The party was making sure the monsters were focusing on them rather than their new stone ally. They're second allies the pack of Hellhounds used their flame breath to burn any goblins troubling their path. The good Golem resumed walking as it was almost there for the showdown. Just a little bit more and the party was holding out fine. Their Golem hasnt taken damage yet so, it was all good so far. After taking down a wave of enemies both Golems were close enough for their fight. Jaune glared, there was no end to these things. They were still arriving they really don't want the enemy Golem to be stopped. The blond noticed Virna was right behind. The female bandit was panicking because there were too many monsters. At least they were still holding on.

Both Golem were finally facing off. The opposing one attacked but the allied one blocked it using its big round shield. So far so good, the Golem on their side seems to be smarter than the other one. Blocking when it needs to, the same with countering and attacking. The Arc decided to give the stone giant a hand as he grabbed the many bombs that were scattered around by the goblins that are dead. Anna shouted at him they weren't regular bombs. Throwing them will automatically set them off. That was a new one for the blond knight. From what he has read about this world bombs, cannons and bullets for guns need the substance known as gunpowder. It was similar to dust but apparently it was stronger from what he has seen. The bombs being used on the goblins was strong enough to take out eight from one explosion. Amazon and Sorceress got his back as he threw more bombs at the enemy Golem.

The blows from the large sword and the bombs was starting to take effect on the opposing stone giant. Though the ally Golem has been hit a few times it was still in good shape. It wouldn't be long before the evil one crumbles. By now, they have killed so many goblins and demons thanks to the large pack of Hellhounds being controlled by Beastmaster. Eventually so many blows made the stone statue off balance. Everyone looked at their big enemy. The opposing Golem's has suddenly collapsed. It's shield and sword and eventually it's head. The rest fell off, they have done it. But the fight wasn't over, they needed to get the holy seal and place it at the altar. Jaune went to the pieces of the stone statue. He told his party to cover him with the remaining enemies. Sorceress aided him searching for the table brought by the monks. They were able to find it as they ran to the temple with the tablet in hand.

The witch accompanied the blond leader as they saw the evil table at the altar. The magic user noticed it was protected by a strong magical barrier. She was able to dispelled as the Arc removed the dark table and finally placed the holy one. Rays of light were suddenly falling from the sky. It was the sign that Sanctuary was being purify from the evil. The remaining demons were all destroyed as the party was done defeating all of the goblins. The Hellhounds remained by their side since they've been tamed by the dark elf. The light won't harm those that don't have evil in their hearts. The battle has been won as another quest has been fulfilled. The blond knight wondered if Belmont was all right. By now, the gate to the demon realm must have been sealed. Preventing any more creatures from coming out. The group weren't that tired since the dog creatures did a lot of the work.

As the party went back to leave the Sanctuary. They noticed all the monsters were gone. Asides the bodies of the Bolga knights there was no trace of any of the demons. Proof that the place has been purified of the evil that was plaguing it. Jaune took a glance at the stone tablet they removed from the altar, replacing it with the hole seal from the monks. There was the mark of a hand within a triangle, a circle on each tip, surrounded by another circle. There were so many strange letters, words unfamiliar to him. Neither Sorceress, Elf or Beastmaster were able to understand what it means. They believed Lucain might be able to figure it out. On their way out they reunited with Belmont. The vampire hunter was all right looking as if he hasn't broken a sweat. He was able to last through all the horrors and dangers while they were busy with their quest. He confirmed the gate to the demon real has been sealed.

Belmont took a look at the evil-looking stone tablet. Looks like he didn't know either. He suggested to take it to someone with a lot of knowledge and experience in magic. Thus, he came to the same conclusion as the members of his party. Take it to Lucain, he might be the only one to know the writing on it. Guess they will have to wait until they return to the capital. The vampire hunter traveled with the group until they were a few miles away from the Sanctuary. He didn't had a problem with traveling with a big pack of Hellhounds. It didn't fazed him since there was a dark elf present. The numbers of creatures Beastmaster was able to tamed shows how strong she is. The Arc was glad and relief they survived another quest without suffering any serious injuries. The blond leader took the chance to tell Belmont about the many connections during their journey.

"I see. You may be right. It could all be connected. I've been doing some research and only a high level magic user would have been able to give the dark seal that summoned the vampire to that priest."

"The Sanctuary, Bilbaron, The Castle of the Dead. It is possible the same magician is behind these events" replied Sorceress.

"Don't forget the pirates from Ghost Ship Cove. They may have been taking orders from that magician too" said Anna.

"Right, their leader mentioned someone that was probably using them. There's also the possibility that Gustaf may have been working for him along Bolga" said Jaune.

"In other words. This magician must be working for the kingdom of Bolga" said Beastmaster.

"It would appear the connection goes deeper than anticipated. Seems you're all busier than myself" said the vampire hunter.

"So much information its hurting my head" said Amazon.

"We're not going to find the answers any time soon" replied Elf.

"True. All we can do is continuing doing quest for the guild" followed the Arc.

"I'm afraid this is where we part ways. I wish you all the best."

"Guess a vampire hunter's duty never ends. Where will you go now?" said the blond knight.

"To the monks temple. Someone has to tell them their mission has been fulfilled."

"I hope we meet again Belmont."

"Likewise. Send my regards to the Guild Master" he bid them farewell.

The party resumed their journey back to the capital. Checking the map it seems they have ways to go before reaching it. Jaune doubted they'll be able to make it back before sun down. And he was right, as the sun hid among the mountains and it was starting to get dark. The blond leader thought to camp for the night but he was wrong. They reached a nice looking village. The group was relief. It was always better to stay at a warm cozy bed from an inn than at the outdoors. The group went in while Beastmaster ordered the HellHounds to stay outside and watch for any intruders. They checked themselves in paying for one night. They were in for a surprise as the innkeeper said that they have a hot bath for all guests. Making things even better. So they decided to eat and buy some supplies before heading back to the inn. The ladies were all excited wanting to get into the hot bath. Jaune decided to be on his way as he has changed from his attire. When he arrived to the bath he left his things and he was wearing a towel around his waist.

After clearing quest with so much fighting and eating decent meal, a hot bath will do before going to bed. The Arc was happy containing his excitement to jump into the hot water. The blond knight noticed there was someone was present. He wasn't surprised if this bath was famous in this village. Everyone would want to bathe in it. The blond wanted to be friendly and greet the person until his eyes widened. His body was trembling as his face has turned red. Realizing the person that was about to go in the bath wasn't a male. Jaune tried to remain calm when he saw Elf. It was the first time seeing her without her hold, taking a better look at her face. She was gorgeous and her hair was downed. Also a first time seeing it. Her Hair was so long. No doubt this the real beauty behind the elven species. The party leader didn't had time to think about her sexy frame.

"What's going on? What is she doing here? Did she got the wrong bath? Or is it me. Yeah, that has to be. I must have accidentally walked into the women's bath. Way to go Jaune."

Things got worse as Elf has removed her towel. The Arc closed his eyes. This was so wrong, he shouldn't be here if he was at the wrong place. Yet, his body refused to move. it's like he was frozen. And why the hell did he opened his eyes. Curiosity or his hormones screaming at him again. He was staring at the elven archer's nude body. Small breasts with nice hard nipples, her thighs weren't that wide but they had that sex appeal as well as her legs. Her butt was also nice, how he wanted to touch it. To have a feel at that hot elven rear. Cursing mentally, he needed to get out of here as he felt his manhood reacting. Just turn around and walk away, it was that easy. Before someone else comes and things go from bad to worse. But now that he think about it, Elf should have noticed him the moment he set foot here. Maybe she thought it was a woman, that will make sense.

"These sort of thing has to happen to me, why?! I'm a good person, all I've done is nothing but good since I came to this world. And this is what I get in return, complete embarrassment. I am not staying here another second."

"I can't wait!"

Jaune covered his mouth from the loud gasp that escaped his mouth running to a corner near the wooden cabinets where they can put their things. Closing his eyes, praying to the Goddesses that he doesn't get discovered. He recognized Amazon's voice as the buffed woman right passed him, threw her towel without a care in the world and jumped right in joining her elven companion. Looks like it has gotten worse for the poor knight. If he wasn't going gaga over Elf's petite nude body and left sooner, he will be safe. Not anymore. And apparently it wouldn't be long before the rest of his party would come to join them.

"Shouldn't we have tell Jaune that the hot bath is a co-gender one?" said Sorceress.

"Nah, let him find out on his own. He'll be very surprised" Anna gave a chuckle.

"Co-gender?!" the blond was going crazy in his head.

"The innkeeper should have told us sooner. This will evade confusion between visitors" said Beastmaster.

The Arc could feel his heart racing as it was ready to burst from his chest. His face couldn't get any redder as the as three ladies removed their towels. Anna, Beastmaster and Sorceress's bodies were out of this world. He already knew that since they're all eye candy with their outfits. But to actually see them, naked. He didn't got the time to see Amazon nude since she immediately got into the water, but the others. Beastmaster's body was lustful, perfect curves everywhere. The dark elf was truly exotic and so hot in his eyes. Anna's body was similar to Beastmaster's, with same size breast double or triple D it was hard to tell, sexy thighs, legs and butt. But the witch, was the one that top them all. Large breasts and a round butt. Someone like Jaune who was innocent and a kind soul seeing such erotic sight. It was too much for him. His manhood reached it's limit of erection.

It was so embarrassing the large tent that has formed on his towel. What could he do, he was a young man. Seeing beautiful women in the nude will make him feel this way. Specially someone who was still a virgin and he doesn't jerk off either. Though he has been tempted to do it in the past, he still resisted the urge. And his mind froze again when he made up his mind to leave immediately. But they already knew he was here. The two elven members of the group were aware there was someone else here. But it has to be that they believe it was another woman or a man. Looks like they didn't care if other men would come here and enjoy taking a long peek at them. The thought angered him, bunch of perverts he would want to get down and dirty with all of them. Because they have amazing bodies without knowing squat of them. But he knew who they were and what kind of people they are.

"Maybe I should just give up and join them. It is a co-gender bath. So, there's nothing wrong if I go in" he was still blushing.

"Who am I kidding?! I can't do it! It feels wrong, I shouldn't. There should be separate baths. This is not fair!"

"This is so relaxing…." said Sorceress.

"It's great. The water's perfect" replied Amazon.

"We sure needed this after a long day of fighting" followed Beastmaster.

"Virna is sure missing on a lot. She stayed in her room counting all the loot she collected. She must have already counted it for like thirty times" said Anna.

"I wonder if Jaune will come" muttered Elf blushing.

"Oh he will. He was excited like us. Can't wait to see the look of his face when he finds out this is a share bath" the female pirate was grinning.

"There is someone here but hasn't come to the bath yet" the dark elf noted.

"Oh crap!" Jaune panicked.

"Maybe the person is leaving" said the witch.

"No, I sensed this person when I was about to go in. And it hasn't changed. The person is still here" said the elven archer.

The five women stood in thought for a moment. They turned to the entrance of the bath. Someone was here asides from them but they didn't saw him or her. They realized this person must have been hiding. Why was the big question. Until the realization hit them. Who would avoid them, unless it's a man. But a man who doesn't want to go in.

"Who's there?!" said Anna before another grin was formed" is that you Jaune mate?"

"Don't say anything, just go."

"It is you. Who else would avoid us? Come on and join us already!"

The blond groaned he knew he wasn't going to get away from this" I'll go and wait for you guys to be done."

"The hell you are. You already saw us naked, get over here and let us see you naked too!" argued the female pirate.

"No!" Elf panicked blushing though she wasn't embarrassed at the fact that she let her leader and friend see her in the nude.

"I'll be going now…."

"You're no fun mate. Any man in your position will dive in without a second thought. You have five naked women in a hot bath. And you don't want to join the party?"

"It's not right."

"You better not be wanking off."

"Just let him be. If he wishes to leave, it's his choice" said Beastmaster honestly she was disappointed, he has already seen her nude he should repay her by doing the same.

"I'm not like any other men who would jumped in at the chance. I think it's not right to be in the same bath unless its...Intimate. Sorry, I didn't meant to see you guys. I wasn't hiding on purpose. I was too shocked. I respect everyone's privacy, it's how it should be."

"That's so sweet of you" Sorceress smiled in approval as she blushed.

"I know" agreed Elf with an equal smile.

"You're too good to be true. If I ask you nicely would you reconsider?" Anna has slowly left the bath" you sure this is about being a nice guy and not because you have a small pee-pee."

"Th-That's not it! And I don't have it small!" if she would know as his erection was still standing tall and proud.

The others had an idea what she was up to. They can let their leader know but for some reason, they didn't. They stood quiet letting Anna do what she wants. Maybe because deep down they wanted to see Jaune with them in the hot bath, all nude. The four were blushing hiding their anticipation.

"Sorry but I'm not staying here another minute. I'm going back to my room" the Arc has turned his back, not realizing the female pirate was right behind him.

"You don't have a choice mate!"

Too late to react as the blond was taken from his hand by the pirate and thrown straight to the hot bath. Poor Jaune's body hit the water that made him screamed and the ladies were met by his nude body. They blushed not knowing what to say, not caring their poor leader was hurt due to the hot water. They just stood stood there speechless, enjoying the show. Anna just kept on grinning. Like she said if he saw them naked already might as well see him naked too. For the Arc this will be marked as the most embarrassing moment in his entire life. Because after the pain was gone, he saw his party naked again.

The Warlock stood in a chamber as he watched the events at the Sanctuary, through a crystal ball. He witnessed how Jaune and his party got through all the monsters like they were nothing. All the way until reaching the Golem, activating a Golem with rune magic, taming a pack of Hellhounds. Everything lead to the stone giant's defeat as they took the holy seal, undo the barrier on the evil stone tablet and placed the holy tablet at the altar. The powerful magic user stood in deep thought. These group weren't ordinary adventurers. They were too strong to just be members of a guild. Whoever they are, they have caused enough trouble to get his attention. The images were erased from the crystal ball as new one emerged. Showing a bald man with a black and gray beard, with green eyes. The person didn't looked happy in the least.

"Archduke Mcneil, we have nothing to discuss."

"You're wrong. You didn't kept your word. Hydeland has a new king now giving me a better reason to invade it. But I need more money for supplies and weapons. My army isn't enough to conquer it the way it currently is. I haven't heard from those damn pirates in weeks, I told you they couldn't be trusted!"

"They're all dead along with your partner."

"It's not my fault that fool Gustaf failed in bringing me the royal scepter and the orb. I knew an alliance between our kingdoms would never happen. War is the only answer."

"Why do you still speak? None of this is my concern."

"But you promised me Hydeland will be mine! The throne will be mine. You will help me in making Bolga the most powerful of all the kingdoms!"

"I don't recall giving you such promise. I only gave you the necessary tools to fulfill your ambitions. After that, you're on your own. Treasure, gold, power to control a kingdom. None of that matters to us of the Hell Evangelists. Our only purpose is to spread the word and magical knowledge of our master Morneon."

"How dare you! I'll make sure you-"

The Warlock has cut off the communication with the Archduke as his crystal ball went blank. The ball showed another face shortly. A beautiful young woman with demon horns and red eyes with long wavy black hair.

"The ruins of the Sanctuary have been purified stopping the resurrection of the Demon King. They have the stone tablet."

"What did I tell you? Those adventurers are a pest in our plans. They have to be deal with. If this continues, Lord Morneon will lose his patience."

"True. They have shown to have the strength as well as teamwork. Perhaps what you say, might be true."

"Heed my warning, they are more than just adventurers. They're too strong to be regulars of a guild. They have to be the chosen heroes of the Goddesses. They pose a real threat to our master and savior."

The image faded as the Warlock stood in deep thought. Someone arrived at the chamber. A short man wearing a white coat with brick colored hair and brown eyes.

"Sir?"

"Are you done?"

"We might be facing some...Complications-"

The man was suddenly frozen solid by a freeze ray of the powerful magician. The Warlock levitate floating as he approached the figure trapped in ice.

"If you have something to report, it better be good news. You and your research team better finish your work on the Chimera because if you don't...None of you will ever leave this tower."

The magic used a teleport spell sending the frozen researcher elsewhere. His thoughts were now on the new enemy.

"If those adventurers are indeed the chosen heroes then, I have no choice. But to eliminate them. I shall destroy them in the name of my master!"

To be continued

-I'd say Jaune has truly been embarrassed by the hot bath scene hope you guys enjoy it lol.

-I obviously didn't showed Belmont's path because he took route B of the Forgotten Sanctuary that has the second boss of the stage.

-I changed things from canon in this chapter. The female monk warrior never made it to the alter to place the holy seal. But I decided to make it more interested with having the seal being inside the boss Golem. This is probably the second most easiest boss in the game after the Harpy. Just take out enemy reinforcements and aid your ally Golem throwing the bombs from the goblins. There is a challenge where you have to defeat it without activating the rune ally Golem but that's also easy using the bombs.

-Boy so the new year starts great for me. On Tuesday at 4:24 AM my country got hit by a 6.5 earthquake the southern region where I live was affected the most. I spent 3 days with no power but my family is safe and no damages were done to my home. Can't say the same for other southern cities and structures as they were reduced to rubble. There have been some shaking in the past days but so far there small tremors around 3.2-4.1 the highest earthquake we have had in this century is 6.5. A bad omen of future things to come I hope I'm wrong. Either way I'm praying for everyone to be safe.

-Replying to reviews:

*Chima Tigon what do you mean, what poll? I do have one on my profile page.

*Saint Saber Fang never seen the series I'll see if I can find it.

*Lonyer182 gracias

*Guest thank you and to you too.

*Abyss Trinity thank you.

*TheEmeraldMage always happy for your support thank you as always.

*ViktornovaMk2 thank you and here you go.

*Calderoneric758 I already set the challenge story on my profile page.

*Gabriel443- gracias espero que te siga gustando la historia.

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

Next time: Legend of the Paladin