Bill's Goddess Adventure
A: Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon Story
Chapter 21
It was a couple of days later since the dinner date with Kurumu and the familia; Zelda and Sheik were happy to know they were getting bunk beds together, Bill and Sachi were currently teamed up with Cersei and Matt going into the dungeon.
"And BOOM!" Cersei yelled, cutting the first floor boss on floor 17 in half
"You are REALLY OP Cersei." Matt commented
"Hey, when you've been doing this as long as I have, you're given the right to be a bit OP in these floors." Cersei picked up Bill from the floor
"I'm just glad I'm not snake food again." Bill smiled as he was pulled up.
"How strong are you?" Sachi asked
"I'm Level 5, all my stats are in the low D's for my level." She smiled
"I'm Level 1 still I think, quite quick though." Bill spoke trying to remain humble.
"I know Bill." Cersei smiled "And you are still Level 1, you haven't done anything big yet."
"Well...I can wait." Bill smiled "Are you okay Sachi?"
"I'm fine." Sachi answered picking up some of the still usable arrows from the ground "Big, tall and scaly was a bit easier to take down."
Everyone nodded, smiling
"Hey, there was a disturbance in the market the other day...something about severed hands being sent to different people." Matt added trying to make conversation as they went deeper into the dungeon
"Yeah...What's the place going to?" Bill answered looking forward
"I mean, what sort of sicko sends hands to merchants and traders?" Matt added
"Bill; you didn't?" Sachi asked "Did you? You DID didn't you?"
"What? What did you do?" Cersei and Matt asked
"I sent the severed hands to those two, cause they raped Sheik along with her former master." Bill defended
"...Pretty dark dude." Matt answered "Justifiable but dark."
"I'm glad they got your message; I still remember those Svarog brothers." Cersei added
"I hope we never see them again." Sachi agreed
"So what are we going to expect after the safe floor?" Bill asked
"The monsters will appear in larger hordes and expect 'boss' monsters with them. Like an ogre with a gang of Goblins, a larger wolf, those sorts of things. They will also make the monsters in the group more organised and dangerous with each type of horde being different." Cersei explained
"Well...Have to stay alert then won't we?" Bill asked
"That we will." Matt answered
Sachi gulped nervously, shaking slightly
"Hey...We've got this...Okay?" Bill reassured her with a kind smile "I won't let anyone hurt you."
"Thank you." She nodded with a smile
"Just careful with some of these guys...they've got weird rules and stuff at times." Cersei spoke
"What do you mean?" Bill asked
"Well, you have to do requirements or some crap like that. "Must have an archer, must have a mage"...It's bloody crazy." Cersei answered
"... What do you mean MUST have?" Bill frowned
"As I said: some bosses need certain adventurers to try and kill them or certain requirements." Cersei answered
"Oh like...You need a certain armour or item to fight against it." Matt figured it out.
"That's strange." Bill noted
"They've natural evolved immunity." Cersei sighed
"Damn. This IS gonna be tough." Bill sighed
"Just great." Sachi sighed
"Hey, you have us." Matt smiled pointing to both Cersei and himself.
"And me." Bill reminded bitterly
"Dude, you're ALWAYS going to be here for her. No need to be angry." Matt answered
Bill just rolled his eyes on reply
"Come on, we're almost there." Cersei spoke to quieten them down.
They nodded, arriving on Floor 18.
"The rest floor...from here on out, it's gonna get tougher." Bill sighed but he was determined to fight to protect.
"Should we take a rest?" Sachi suggested
"That's a good idea." Matt nodded and sat down on a seat shaped rock, it seemed to have been smoothed down by numerous adventurers who ventured down this way.
The others nodded, sitting around him
"So, how's everyone been since last time?" Matt asked as they got their meals out.
"Besides the crap we've went through...Pretty good actually." Bill answered
"Cersei, what about you?" Matt asked
"Same old." She shrugged
"Still making out with your deity?" Matt asked
"And...?" Cersei responded with a raised eyebrow
"Just saying, you're really close with her." Matt answered while taking a bite from his sandwich
"And Bill's close with Hera, same difference." Cersei responded causing Bill to cough
"In the same way to!" Sachi giggled
"SACHI!" Bill blushed "Since when did I become the basis for Human-Deity relationships and the punch-line that it entails?"
"When you got flustered that one time seeing Hera naked." Sachi laughed
"WHOA! When did THAT happen?" The others asked
"... I didn't know she was coming out of the shower." Bill muttered
"...Hot." Cersei smiled
"Cersei!" Bill blushed
"Come on, even I'VE seen Aphrodite out of the shower...Ah damn it!" Matt answered then he felt his member harden
"Are we just going to exchange sex stories before all of this?" Bill asked blushing
"Well then I can't join in. I'm a virgin." Sachi pointed out with a smile
"Yeah...me too." Bill answered sighed
Matt and Cersei smiled at that
"What? It's...a lifestyle choice." Bill frowned
"We know." Cersei nodded "It's cute."
"What about old crushes? You must've had someone you liked growing up." Matt asked
"No...Not really." Sachi answered
"Rosalia..." Bill sighed, thinking back on his memories. "Four years older than me."
"Oh...And what happened with her?" Cersei asked wanting to know what happened
"She shot a spear into my heart and said "I'd never get with a girl being such a whiny pussy"." Bill answered
"...Bitch." Sachi commented
"Damn. Stone cold ice queen." Matt flinched
"Yeah...She made me lose confidence in myself around girls for ages." Bill sighed
"Which is why you where so nervous around Lady Hera!" Sachi realised
"Yeah...I mean I'm "okay" NOW...but then; not very." Bill sighed
"Sorry Bill." She frowned, hugging him
"Well...it was years ago. But thank you Sachi." Bill smiled
They all nodded with smiles
"Ready to plunge headfirst into monster infested waters?" Cersei asked
"Yeah...Yeah I think I'm ready." Bill nodded
"Then let's go." Matt nodded
As they headed down to the next floor, Cersei was the first to notice a hoard of wolves stalking them. "Careful...we're not alone." She spoke as she gripped her hammer.
They all nodded, everyone getting into position
*at the Hera Familia base*
Sheik was drying out some clothes, while Zelda was currently in the kitchen, they were still getting used to being guests but they couldn't break their routine.
Hera sighed and heard a knock at the door. "I've got it." She called out and opened the door revealing a mature white haired and bearded man with a snake entwined staff. "Asclepius."
"Hello Lady Hera; how are you?" the kind man smiled
"Fine, fine. Thank you for coming." Hera answered
"Not at all, gods like us need to stick together." he answered as he came in.
"I am sorry Lady Hera, who is this?" Zelda asked
"Ah of course, this is Lord Asclepius: God of Medicine." Hera answered "Asclepius, this is: Zelda."
"A pleasure Ma'am." Asclepius bowed respectfully "Ah, she ISN'T the one you called me about."
"No, that's Sheik. Her sister." Hera answered
"You called Lady Hera?" Sheik asked, walking out and freezing
"Ah, good day Madam. I am Asclepius." He bowed kindly using his staff as his support.
Sheik nodded and got on her knees in the blink of an eye
"Err...Sheik?" Hera wondered
"Sister?" Zelda asked in worry.
"I... Sorry." She blinked
"Hmm, I see what you mean." Asclepius answered
"Yes. She is... Damaged." Hera nodded
"I-I'm not-!" Sheik defended
"Now, now my dear; no need to be upset. I'm here to help. Now, let us begin." Asclepius spoke kindly to reassure and calm Sheik.
"Sheik... You are scared from what happened to you and what he put you through." Hera whispered motherly "He is here to help."
"I...O-Okay..." Sheik whimpered
"Don't worry, it'll be alright." Hera reassured her.
Sheik nodded, gulping
"Now, let's get comfortable. It'll just be a quick examination and a talk." Asclepius answered
Sheik nodded, standing back up as she rubbed her hands together
"Now, just relax." Asclepius spoke kindly
*With The Group*
"Goblins...SODDING goblins..." Matt panted as they cleared a hoard of eight goblins.
"These things... Are insane." Bill flinched, his limbs hurting
"Good thing...we ate...before those things grabbed our lunches." Sachi panted
"Everyone still got their gear?" Cersei asked
"Yeah...It's all here." Matt answered
"I lost a couple of arrows." Sachi added
"Four knives." Bill answered last
"Being fair, they WERE in the eyes of three goblins." Sachi smiled
"True." He laughed softly
"Guess your dwarf friend will be glad for the revenue." Matt laughed
"His name is: Koin." Bill smirked
"Everyone have their breaths back?" Cersei asked
"I'm good/yeah/I'm ready." Were the collective responses.
"I... Want to die." Sachi groaned
"After this is over...I'll kill your common sense and inhibitions at Alicia's." Bill laughed
"Beer?" Sachi asked hopefully
"Mead...might be stronger." Bill smiled
"Well...Only if you're buying." Matt added with a laugh.
"Sure." He nodded with a smile
"I'll join in too." Cersei laughed
"Alright, alright...Drinks are on me." he laughed as they traversed down to the next floor.
"This is our limit." Matt said, the group on floor 21
"Floor 21...Ready?" Cersei asked
"As we'll ever be." Sachi sighed and they entered.
"We go to the stairs and then we go back." Bill nodded
"Now remember: whatever's here...will be WORSE than the goblins." Cersei spoke
"... Damn it." Everyone flinched
As they entered they heard a low, deep growl; it sounded like a bear...but MUCH larger. But it really didn't help that the walls echoed
"Stay on your guard." Matt spoke.
Everyone nodded, getting into position
"Grr..." The growling got closer and the floor began to thud lightly but it got heavier.
"I think we should run." Sachi gulped nervously
"It'll be alright Sachi, I'll look after you." Bill reassured her.
"We've got your back Sachi." Cersei added
"You sure we can take this?" Matt asked the older elf girl
"We should. Teams of three usually beat this thing." Cersei answered
"And we are a lot weaker than you." Bill reminded
"If anything happens: head for the stairs." Cersei answered
"Understood." Sachi and Bill nodded
The thundering stomps stopped and it revealed a large bear/jaguar hybrid. It's pelt was dark as redwood, it's eyes were the size of palm sized rocks, it's size towered over Matt and Cersei by a clear foot. And its fangs were sharp as they seemed to scrape on the ground.
"... Sweet Christmas." Matt muttered
It smelt the air and turned to them with a snarling growl and licked its lips.
"Oh HELL no." Bill shook his head
"ROAR!" The beast roared and pounced forward
"SPLIT!" Cersei shouted
The four turned and ran up the stairs as fast as they could
"Move it, move it, move it!" Cersei shouted as they ran upstairs
"What beast is THAT?!" Sachi screamed
"It's a BearGuar!" Matt answered
"So?!" Bill yelled
"They aren't easily forgetful!" Matt answered
They soon arrived at floor 18 once again, collapsing in exhaustion
"That...was..." the group panted heavily as they landed flat on the floor.
"SO freaking scary!" Bill added
"Wait a few minutes... Maybe hours... And we get out of here." Sachi explained
"Yeah...Urgh..." Matt groaned sliding on the floor.
"Need... Sleep." Bill muttered
"We'll be able to sleep back home." Cersei answered
The four sighed, relaxing their bodies
*at the Hera Familia home*
"How do you think it's going Ms Hera?" Zelda asked Hera as she held a glass of water in her hands
"Well, I imagine. But in all honesty, I'm not sure." Hera sighed as she saw the shut door that Asclepius asked for privacy.
On the other side of the door, Sheik was laying down on the settee with a medical gown on. Asclepius continued working on his examination of her, being careful as he respected each of his patients.
Sheik was shuffling, a bit uncomfortable "W... What are you looking for Sir?" She asked
"Well, I am going to use my magic serpent to check both your psychological body while I examine your physical body; it's safe as long as you allow us to work. And I promise that I will not take any advantage of you." Asclepius answered
"... What?" She asked
"Just relax...It'll be over before you know it." Asclepius spoke as his sceptre snake hypnotised Sheik to fall asleep and she heard every word from Asclepius.
*inside Sheik's mind*
Sheik was currently in a white room, she was the only one there and the walls were laden with cracks all originating from a single door.
"Now...tell me: what do you see?" Asclepius's voice asked
"I... I'm alone in a white room... It has a lot of cracks." She muttered
"Good, very good." Asclepius answered calmly "Where do these cracks come from?"
"They...they seem to be..." Sheik spoke looking at the door
"Yes, go on my dear." he responded kindly
"There's a door...all the cracks are coming from there." Sheik answered
*Outside Sheik's mind*
"I see." Asclepius nodded making notes as he used his medicinal techniques to see for any breaks or old wounds on Sheik's person. He felt old bruising around her lower regions. "Now, I want you...to go to the door but do not open it."
*Inside her mind*
"I-I don't want to." Sheik coward away from it. "The door... It feels... Something bad is behind it."
"I see, I see." Asclepius answered gently. "Usually, doors like that...are to protect us from the reality of that situation. We block them out, try and make ourselves forget...Is there anything on the door?"
"No...No it's just white." Sheik answered "Like everything else."
"Alright. Hmm..." Asclepius hummed as he carried on the external examination
""Hmm" what? What was that hum for?" Sheik asked in slight worry causing the room to rumble
"I've made some discoveries...That's all, now you MUST remain calm." He spoke "Tell me...Can you reach the door?"
"I...I can." Sheik nodded
"Is there a handle?" Asclepius asked
"Yes... I'm not going near it! I'm not opening it!" She started before screaming
The room in her mind began to shake. And on the outside it was clear she was becoming distressed.
*Outside*
"Sheik, Sheik please calm down! I'm not going to ask you to open the door!" Asclepius almost had to hold down Sheik with his arms "I need you to stay relaxed or it WILL be dangerous to come out from the trance."
"What's wrong?" Zelda asked
"She's becoming distressed, if she comes out of this she WILL be worse off. Ms Sheik please calm down." Asclepius asked
"No, I-I won't! I won't open the door!" Sheik cried through her closed eyes
"Sheik! Sheik, it's me! It's Zelda! Your little sister!" Zelda held her sister
"Z... Zelda?" Sheik asked
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm here." Zelda consoled her.
"Sheik, listen to your sister; on the count of three, you will wake up." Asclepius spoke
Sheik began to calm down, nodding a bit
"One. Two. Three." Asclepius spoke kindly making Sheik wake from her trance and collected his notes.
She gasped, sitting up
"Are you okay? What happened?" Zelda cuddled her sister and then asked Asclepius
"I put her into a trance, which in turn allowed her to see into her mind. And what the majority of people see is a blank room with a door. And in your sister's case, her room was damaged. And from my examination...I understand WHY her room is cracked." Asclepius answered
"What's wrong?" Hera asked
"Sheik was crying out, I came in to help." Zelda answered
"Hera, may I speak to you in privacy?" Asclepius asked kindly
"Of course." Hera nodded leaving the sisters to themselves. "Okay...What happened?"
"To put it simply...Ms Sheik has demons that have made her mentally uneasy. And if she confronts them she may get worse. But as a first session...she did well." He responded "I also examined some of her old wounds...Monstrous."
"I could have told you that." Hera deadpanned lightly
"I know..." Asclepius nodded sadly
"How many more sessions does she need?" Hera asked
"It depends...But I believe a few more." he answered
"Okay." Hera nodded with a small sigh
"I believe after the sessions...and support from her family and the famila...she can get pass this." He answered
"I hope so." Hera nodded
"You're the Goddess of family and motherhood and you have a familia that loves her; you'll be fine." Asclepius smiled
"Thank you." Hera nodded
"We will take our leave Lady Hera." Asclepius and his snake bowed their heads.
"Good day." Hera smiled and saw them off. 'Oh Bill I hope you're going to be home soon.' She thought
*with Bill and the party*
The group emerged from the Dungeon, panting softly
"Well...I think that could've gone better." Sachi commented "So tiresome."
"Agreed." The guys nodded
"Are we still going to the pub?" Matt asked
"... Yea." Bill nodded
"Awesome..." Cersei small fist-pumped the air.
The four cheered, standing up and walked to the pub
"Hey sis!" Marcyl waved
"Heya Marcyl...Still trying to get presents from everyone?" Cersei laughed
Marcy just did a big pout, crossing her arms as she puffed out her cheeks
"Come on, I'm only teasing." Cersei smiled
"Hey Marcyl." Sachi and Bill waved.
"Hi." Marcyl smiled, hugging them
*With the Hera Familia*
"How is she?" Hera asked
"She's asleep..." Zelda answered closing the bedroom door
"Are you alright?" Hera asked kindly
"I-I'm just scared for her." Zelda answered honestly
Hera nodded, hugging her softly
To be continued
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