Hey everyone. Hope you all had a wonderful New Years!
Now that we entered the New Years, we will conclude this part of the story and move on to the next arc. And a lemon warning.
Hope you all enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Danmachi nor the characters.
Chapter 16: Loki's Luck
Aki decided to walk around a familiar area, hoping to meet the young man again and apologize a bit for her attitude that day. A part of her felt bad the way she acted at him at first, but it seemed that the man's intentions were no malice behind it. It also helps that the man understood what she is going through, even if those words were few.
"You seem lost."
She turned and saw the same man she met yesterday. He had a friendly smile "Need help?"
She had an apologetic smile. "Actually, I wanted to see you and apologize for my behavior."
He shook his hands "Nonsense. You did nothing wrong. Grief does get the better of us, but nothing offending happened at all."
She still smiled and replied "I wanted to thank you for talking to me, and made me reflect on what you have said. I realize that Raul doesn't want me to keep on moping and just live for him."
"Glad to be a help."
She wanted to still make it up to him, and asked "Listen…umm…I wanted to see if you wanted to get a bite to eat."
He raised his eyebrow and smirked "Of course, Aki."
"Thank you Vittereux."
They both walked and found a vendor, selling gyros. They each ordered two of them and began to eat.
"So tell me, what is your occupation if you don't mind answering?"
He swallowed "I'm a broker. Although I do a bit of adventuring on the side, I am mostly a broker."
From the clothes he wore, it made sense "I see. Found what you were looking for?"
He nodded "Just waiting for the person in question and then we can start business. It might take a while longer though. Traveling toward Orario isn't a simple task."
"No. It never is easy. Roads at times deal with problems. Monsters to bandits, even the weather could be unforgiving."
He agreed on that end "Yeah. I had to deal with some of them personally, but nothing that I can handle."
She smiled in a relieved manner.
He then changed the subject "By the way, I have heard of a man named Bellerophon. Any idea who he is and where he is? I do want to meet the man who changed things here." He then went to take another bite.
"Yeah. He is this older man who has been helping out the people in Daedelus Street."
"Seems like a good man."
"He is…." She sounded a little bitter.
He noticed her hesitation. "Something seems to make your answer very forceful."
She placed her food down and responded "Just that he made a promise he will find the one responsible and will do all of his resources and efforts to do it."
He looked at her "I see…and your trust in him is still in question."
She nodded. She could recall how at times, he would give little updates on any information on Evilus. Thus far, no sign on the man who killed Raul, which was frustrating her internally.
"I do recall how Evilus used the people in the same place years ago. So many promises of seeing their loved ones or a better life, in exchange for their own lives." He had a sad look "It is a tragic tale, watching a young boy, no older than 5, being told to go and give the explosive to someone, just to kill people."
Aki placed a hand on his shoulder.
He then continued "Although I haven't known the man, he may or may not use them later on for his….personal reasons."
The cat girl wondered about it, but knew he wasn't that type of a guy "I…can't say much on that end. He doesn't strike me as someone that is going to do that, after being here for a while."
"That is understandable. I would still stay cautious, some plans are even long term."
"I will….keep in mind." She began to have some doubts about the man, but a part of her knows Bellerophon is a good man.
"Good. Now, how about we take a nice stroll to keep our minds off from all this."
She smiled, "Sure."
Both then went toward the city and explored together. Unknown to Aki, Vittreux began to plant a seed of distrust and bring down anyone like Bellerophon down.
Misha's home
Misha sighed on a rare off day and laid on her bed. She missed the older man very much.
She closed her eyes.
Lemon warning
Misha looked around and noticed she was in a gardening area, and was laying in the bed. She sat up and felt at peace.
"Hello there."
She saw Bellerophon, walking right at the bed. She blushed "Bellerophon."
He then was on top of her and she was on her back.
"I know what you want, little girl." He purred.
She knew what she wanted "Be gentle, daddy~"
"Oh I will~"
She was surprised by his strength, ripping her blouse open and grabbing her breasts. "Ahh!~" He kept massaging her breasts and pulling her nipples.
"Looks to me you like daddy handling you like this."
She then felt the rest of her clothes ripped off. She noticed how he was looking at her body, like a hungry wolf ready to feast. A side she has never seen before, yet was excited about it. She felt his fingers go down until she felt them plunged inside of her.
"Daddy!~"
"That's it. I'm going to make you wet enough, just to fit it well inside."
She felt the older man's fingers just moving in and out, all while feeling her left breast being massaged. Her lips are met with his, as she kisses back. She moved her hips, wanting more of that feeling.
After a while, he stopped and took his clothes off. She saw that he was still well built for his age, but it is something that is between his legs.
It was large and already hard.
"Ready?"
She nodded eagerly. She felt him insert his large member inside of her. "Ahh!~"
It went all the way in, and he began to pump his member inside of her.
"So tight, but soon the only shape it would take is my cock." He kept slamming into her.
"Yes! Yes! Pound it hard!" She wrapped her legs around, not caring how hard he was going.
"Please, knock me up! Please~"
"Oh ho, so you want to bear my child." He thrusted deeper this time "I will oblige on your desires!"
"Yes, knock me up!~"
End Lemon
She woke up the next day and was breathing. She puffed up her cheeks "Damn it…." She did love the man, and was willing to give him a child, just so he could stay with her and maybe, have a nice family.
She isn't certain how long he would live, but she would make all of the memories memorable. Each memory is more precious than the other.
Then again, her sharing with another friend, Elfy, would be fun. She began to plan out how to encounter it.
With Loki
Loki placed the last item and looked at the mirror.
She wore various clothing to make her lighter yet offer protection on some parts of her body, covering her up. Her two knives were placed on her holster and a small bag with her. She is still bitter about the lack of her weapon she forged many years ago, by a thief.
"If I ever find the god that stole Laevateinn, I will gut them out personally and make them eat their entrails."
She had the knives commissioned and some of the gods assumed that was the weapon she made. In reality it wasn't. That is one secret she will take with her.
For now though, she had to investigate the specific area. As much as a companion is useful, it will look conspicuous.
She looked and saw the sun was already setting "Time to have some fun~" She left on a secret doorway and was already out of the place. She kept moving, lowering her divinity presence down, just so no one could spot her. She was thankful that she obscured her face and kept moving.
"Disguise is working really well so far, but I need to keep moving."
She had a long way to reach it, and yet was excited at the same time.
It took a while, until she reached Daedelus Street and began to go toward the area where she spotted the place. She arrived at the place and looked around. She then heard some footsteps and she hid in place.
"Lord Thanatos is getting somewhat bored and desires more followers as always." a female voice said.
"He always does, promising them a better life for them if they give their lives. It's a sad thing that mortals really believe what that god will promise, considering that there are more than one death gods around."
Loki heard a snort coming from the woman "It's a sad thing that those that are desperate to die, just to join him."
The other woman responded, "Indeed."
She saw a short haired woman with a woman on a cloak, wearing a mask of sorts walking by. Loki was thankful she made sure any scent was all gone and did not move a muscle.
"Has Enyo planned anything yet?"
The masked woman shook her head "No. Nothing yet, save for the creature he is trying to bring from the Dungeon. I pointed out it will take a while."
The red haired woman looked annoyed "Gods like him won't listen at all. Eons on being a god, and yet can slip and fall like us is something astounding."
"That I agree." She took out an orb like item and closed the door behind them. "And what did he have to say about all of this?"
The red haired woman raised her eyebrow "You mean the benefactor? He believes that Evilus could be crushed, he just needs one more piece of the puzzle and will start to go after all of them."
"And I assume he promised you Aria soon."
Loki's eyes widened. She saw the red haired woman nodded.
The masked woman continued "Oh he did. He is a man of his word."
She sighed "Damn dragon. Wish it didn't trap her."
Both then were gone from the building, leaving Loki perplexed.
"What is going on? Although the description of the girl was given to me by my children, this doesn't add up. Is this some sort of double cross? I could tell they were being honest about it. Curious…..just curious."
She then got out of the hiding spot and realized she needed that little item in question. To obtain it would require either being a high level of Evilus or snatching it from someone. For now though, she looked at the door away from it and inspected it more in detail.
She knocked it a few times "Pretty thick walls. May require a very strong tackle. Maybe have Garrett and few dwarves bash it." She wondered if there were traps, which she had faith that Finn would find them.
The other question she has is if this area would take them to an Evilus base or not.
She then left the area, and noticed three men heading toward the place. She hid quickly as they were still chatting with one another.
"Man, imagine taking back this place and Orario. This would be better than having that Bellerophon getting our business."
"Yeah. I remember how easy it was to extort a few places, but ever since that bastard was there, our lives have been ruined."
"It ain't fun as it was with all these new guards here."
"Doesn't matter much. Once Lord Thanatos' plans start, our rewards will be greater than we got."
Loki saw the orb from one of them and she saw they weren't rigged by any bombs on them.
She had a sly smirk and went right after them. She knocked the first guy out and punched the second man out, the moment he turned.
The third man took out his sword and swung it vertically. Loki ducked it and gave a strong uppercut, knocking out the third man.
"Ha! Got you!" She then went to grab some rope and saw the orb. "You must have been very important to have this in your hand…."
She took the hood off and raised her eyebrow "Yep. Very important." She looked up and noticed two members of Ganesha doing their patrol. "Oi! I need your help quickly!"
They heard someone and went over to them. "This is going to be a long day for me."
Few hours later, in the Twilight Manor
Loki looked at the orb and knew that she could send them to fight Evilus. To put them down.
However, the interrogation gave an idea of what happened.
"If I am gone for too long, they will know something is off."
Those words echoed in her mind. She could find another entrance, and she could try to plan out better. The question should be if they are prepared.
For now though, she would pocket it.
She also decided to wait until the benefactor finds the last piece of the puzzle. And she already had an idea of who it was.
"Hope you find what you are looking for it soon, Mr. Rabbit. Otherwise, my children will grow inpatient and will not end well."
Unknown Tavern, few days later
Royman sat on the corner of the tavern, drinking his ale. He waited patiently for someone, all while he tried to be unnoticeable to the public. He knew he was far from Orario, but he wouldn't take a chance if a familiar face would see him.
"There you are."
He turned and looked at the man. His ears were disfigured and was bald with a scar that was running down diagonal of his face. He had a smirk on his face. A cold smirk.
"So you must be-"
"Not a word."
He nodded and sat down. "I know you have been looking for me. And now tell me the reason why."
"I have what you asked for." He pulled out a paper that was scrolled up.
The moment he grabbed it, he smirked "You marked it in details and time frame. Excellent."
The older elf was surprised to hear this. He then shook it off "Yes indeed. Have you made contact with Lord Ares?"
He frowned and replied "Yes. We will head over to Orario, after he deals with a few tudors and villages."
"Yes, it seems the God of War desires invading and fighting."
"Bah, he's a fool. A god that thinks with his muscles more than his brain, will one day kill him hard."
Royman agreed on it "Yes, and he will be back in Heaven and one day will come back."
"You seem to know about all of this."
He took a drink and the older elf responded "When you talk to Lord Oranous, you learn some things about gods and mortals. But" he wiped his mouth with a napkin "Some things he will never tell me."
"Heh, my boys are planning something big soon. The Priest is getting close to it."
"What kind of plan?"
His face turned into a sadistic grin "You will find out soon elf. You will see what we have in store for everyone on this World and the gods."
"You seem to have some bigger scope than anything."
He nodded "Oh, we do. It is far more than this world. It is dealing with the problems with the gods that will be solved."
Royman's eyes widened. "So, they are the ones that will deal with the gods? Just how strong they are? I will have to see it eventually if it happens."
"Surprised? Oh believe me, The Priest found a way to do it, and will try to see if it works on the Lower World."
"How did The Priest come about it?"
"He said a god taught him, before the god met its fate." He chuckled.
"I see…." he then finished his drink "That is all I have now, and here is another payment."
He gave a bag and knew what was in it. "Just remember our deal when this is over."
"I will sir."
At the end of it all, he left.
Royman felt a minor chill about the man. "I hope that man wipes that Bellerophon out and the other strong Familia. I have a land to give him and the money, once his job is done."
He went to pay for the drink and left the Tavern.
To be continued
A/N: That is a number of things that happened. Of course, doing all of this changed a number of things in the timeline. How it will be played out, you will see.
For now though, I do believe the next chapter will start the next arc: Casino Arc. It will be different than how it was originally and might be not very long, but just enough to get in and such. After that it is the Noel arc.
Oh boy, hope you all have a wonderful day.
Next Time: Bell meets up with Demeter, Bell and Freya talk, and Ryu hears the plight of a couple. Don't miss it.