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'Shit! Shit! Shit! Why'd this bitch have to show up now?!'

Looking off to the side, I see Hundred Knight entangled in various vines and roots, keeping them from moving to help out. I'm gonna have to handle this myself for a bit it seems.

"Arlechinno. Help out Hundred Knight while I deal with this worthless whore of a witch!" I command.

Wordlessly turning my back on him while he gets to it, I quickly swipe away the screen that appeared after Hundred Knight destroyed the Pillar.

[Pillars of Temperance Destroyed: 1/30]

[For destroying a Pillar of Temperance in accordance to the World Quest, you get a random reward from the Shop of Reality!]

[Skill Acquired: Froth Spiral]

[Froth Spiral: Novice Rank: Conjures a swirling vortex of bubbles around a target]

And what better time to try it out!

"Froth Spiral!" I intone, thrusting my hand out towards Malia, before raising it up. The moment I do so, a torrent of bubbles rise up around her, spinning around her body in such a large amount that I can just barely see her through them.

"Gah! What is this? Lia?!" Malia shouts in exasperation.

"Hehehe~! Not so tough now are ya?!"

Snapping my fingers, I use my explosion spell this time on the elder tree she summoned. The explosion going off right in its ugly ass old man face, resulting in its anguished yell of pain.

"You're gonna rue the day you got in my way Malia! You and every one of those worthless whores that put me here!"

Waving my arms in front of me, I create over a dozen of my Magic Missiles, firing each of them into the elder tree. Each missile breaking parts of its bark off and revealing the sensitive wood underneath. The rapid fire of Magic Missiles peeling away its defensive bark and leaving it greatly weakened.

Looking back towards Arlechinno and Hundred Knight, I see that Hundred Knight is almost completely free, just needing its legs freed completely. And I have just the way to do so.

"Oi Hundred Knight! I command you to get over here and beat this dumbass tree to death!" Grinning wildly as I command my familiar.

The moment my words reach it, I can tell my command skill has taken effect. Hundred Knight's body pulses with increases in muscle and power flowing through it as it rips its legs out of the roots binding it to the ground and rushes towards the elder tree.

I watch as Hundred Knight brings its sword forward into a thrusting attack straight into one of the tree's eyes, eliciting a scream of pain from its gaping maw.

"Lia! Stop it!" Malia pleads, waving her staff through the vortex of bubbles and canceling the spell, revealing her slightly ruffled and wet appearance.

"Tch, I told you. My. Name. Is. Metallia!" A roar of anger escaping my lips. Activating my Lightning Storm Skill, I rain lightning bolts down around us all, striking everything within range.

Malia grimaces at my words, erecting a barrier to block the lightning bolts coming down towards her.

"I know you hate me Lia. And I'm sorry for everything I've done, but please! Just stay in the swamp and live as long and peaceful a life as you can!" She pleads to me.

Every word coming out of her mouth making me more and more angry. Gritting my teeth as I channel more Lightning Rains upon her.

"Gyaaahgh! Maliaaaa!" A hoarse scream interrupts us.

Both I and Malia turn and look towards the elder tree and Hundred Knight. The sight of which causes Malia to audibly gasp in shock and fright, while I merely chuckle to myself.

There is Hundred Knight, standing over a mere large stump in the ground, hacking and slashing at it even as its screams of pain begin to subside. Before finally the sounds of it disappear forever, its stump receding into the ground.

"How could this be...?" I hear Malia mutter.

Turning back to face her, I let out a booming laugh. Each and every sound coming from my mouth with every fiber of my being contributing to my joy at her shocked stupid face.

"Kehehe~! How'd you like that you two-faced chum gurgling whore? Your dumbass elder tree is no match for my beloved Hundred Knight!" I cackle with glee.

"Hundred Knight? That thing?" Malia questions, her face unbelieving even with such obvious proof.

The bitch suddenly waves her staff and erects a magical barrier around Hundred Knight. Seeming to hope that it'll hold it in for a moment while she attempts to deal with me.

Snapping my fingers, I set off multiples of my Explosion spell around her. Each of them weaker then normal due to making such a large quantity of them but they'll serve their use. Using these explosions as a distraction, I wave my arms and send out a multitude of Magic Missiles at her.

As my missiles impact Malia's barrier, each one sending ripples through her barrier, I begin to bring up my Froth Spiral again. Utilizing my knowledge of how mana interacts with spells, I manipulate the properties of the bubbles emitted by said spell, and change them into my swamp mud instead.

Activating the spell, I summon the vortex of swamp bubbles around Malia's barrier to her surprise. And now, the reason for this takes effect, the swamp bubbles begin to eat away at her barrier, dissolving it slowly but surely.

"What?! Lia! How?!" The wretched whore shouts, desperately trying to repair the barrier.

"Kehehe~! Wouldn't you like to know bitch!" I answer in kind. "All you need to know is that I'm the better witch between us! Now shut up and DIE!!"

A loud shatter interrupts my tirade from the direction Hundred Knight was in, still having been trapped within Malia's other barrier. Looking towards it, I see Hundred Knight with its arm stretched out in a chopping motion, and the remnants of Malia's barrier falling around it like glass.

"Well what do ya know? Hundred Knight can even break barriers now eh~?" I mutter to myself.

Going back to Malia, I only just have time to drop down to evade a vine shooting towards me from her staff.

"Enough of this Lia! Go back to your swamp, and stay there now!" She snarls at me.

Just as I go to respond in kind, a flurry of leaves and flowers fills the area around us, obscuring her from my sight.

"Goddamn it!" I shout in frustration. "Get this shit out of my way!"

Utilizing a combination of Explosion and Magic Missiles, I fire them all around myself. Copious amounts of missiles striking the ground and the foliage Malia summoned, knocking them out of the way and clearing my vision, revealing the now empty clearing. Only occupied by myself, Hundred Knight, and Arlechinno standing at the edge of it. Malia nowhere to be found.

"Tch! That bitch got away..."

[Minor Quest Completed!]

"Hmm?" I question upon seeing the new screen pop up suddenly.

[Minor Quest: Defeat or repel Forest Witch Malia and the Elder Tree]

[Rewards: 25 Quest Points, and Photosynthesis Skill]

[Skill Acquired!]

[Photosynthesis: Novice Rank: Grants a 1% increase in all Stats and natural healing speed while in sunlight]

Not the worst thing ever, though the Quest Points will be much more useful with the kind of things I've seen in that Shop tab. Speaking of the Shop...

Quickly, I swipe my hand into the Shop menu, scrolling through it till I see the things I was interested in.

[Shaman Stone- A small charm said to contain the knowledge of long forgotten shamans. Increases the potency of all Spells by 100% when equipped. Can only be equipped to the ear]

[Would you like to purchase Shaman Stone for 20 Quest Points?]

[Yes/No]

With a small chuckle, I confirm. The moment I do, the screens rapidly disappear and in my hands appears a rounded disc with a copper design engraved on it.

[You have obtained an Accessory!]

[Would Player Metallia like to view the Equipment tutorial?]

[Yes/No]

I immediately click Yes again and am greeted by an even larger screen.

This new screen shows an image of myself, surrounded by small squares connected to different points on my body. The top of my head, each of my ears, neck, arms, wrists, chest, waist, legs, and feet.

[This is the Equipment Menu! Using this, Player Metallia can equip different Clothing, Armor, and Accessories that can give varying effects]

[Each piece of Equipment can only be attached to the part of the body that it corresponds to. For examples of each; Hats can only be equipped to the head, bracelets to the wrists, and boots to the feet]

[Certain pieces of Equipment are part of a Set. When multiples are equipped, more powerful effects will be formed and granted to Player Metallia]

"Hehehe... well then~" I mutter to myself, catching Hundred Knight's attention from the side. They approach, holding out a piece of paper towards me, showing that they got the same Minor Quest that I did, alongside the same rewards.

"Hmmm... well Hundred Knight," I begin saying. "Since you've got those Quest Points, go ahead and buy whichever weapon or armor I told you to before that works best for you to have. Doesn't really matter which, just be sure to not lose them when you're fighting next time. Now get back out there and get back to looking for Pillars! I want them destroyed as quickly as possible!"

Without waiting for a response from Hundred Knight or Arlechinno, I Teleport myself back to my home, appearing in the living room and plopping myself onto the couch.

Using the newly available Equipment tab, I attach the Shaman Charm onto the slot over my right ear. Instantly upon doing so, I feel the charm attach, dangling from my ear lobe, and thankfully in a much smaller size then it originally was in my hand.

Testing out the charms effects on me, I try out some of my other Spells. Magic Missile seeming much easier to form and I can even control its flight better. Explosion just seems stronger for the amount of mana I use in it. Same with my newly learned Froth Spiral. Attract Force seems to make objects come to me quicker then usual as well.

With the small test of my Spells over with, I get back to work on what I was working on till I was interrupted by Hundred Knight's battle. Namely, my Item Creation Skill!

[Item Creation: Intermediate Rank: Allows for the creation of various items and equipment. Rank of items and equipment is relative to the Tochka Stat]

This bad ass Skill is gonna make things so much easier for me to arm myself and Hundred Knight. Especially if that bitch Malia ends up being a Pillar Guardian as well.

Time to get to work!


[Type-1 Tochka-Mini Knight: A Tochka formed by the Great Swamp Witch Metallia. Formed in the image of the Legendary Hundred Knight, this Tochka can attempt to fight hostile targets with small slashing attacks. Cannot take much damage before dispersing into mana]

A semi-useful mini soldier. Easy to create, takes no time to form, and in large enough numbers, can potentially overwhelm some enemies. Good enough for the moment.

[Type-2 Tochka-Bomb: A Tochka formed by the Great Swamp Witch Metallia. Formed from the crystallized mana of the Hundred Knight, this Tochka can be placed in a location and detonate in a large explosion when approached by an enemy. Explosion is relative to mana imbued into the Tochka]

A fairly decent alternative to my Explosion Spell if I ever can't use it. Though I could also give it to one of the others and have them use it to make traps for any ambushes we need to make.

[Metallia's Swamp Sword Mk.1: The first sword created by the Great Swamp Witch Metallia. A greenish black greatsword formed using iron soaked in the mud from Metallia's swamp. Corrodes and poisons anything it comes into contact with]

A valuable sword for myself and Hundred Knight if necessary. Probably won't hold up against the best weapons on the Shop, but for something I've made for the first time, it'll certainly help a lot. Assuming Hundred Knight doesn't take them out before then.

[Crystal Ball: A crystal ball created by the Great Swamp Witch Metallia. Formed using swamp mud, mana, and high purity crystals, this crystal ball can search and locate high concentrations of mana and display them on its surface]

And last, but certainly not least, this little beauty will be instrumental in finding the Pillars. With the Pillars all containing swamp mud overflowing with mana, this crystal ball should be able to assist in finding where those Pillars are hidden, even if they're guarded by powerful Guardians.

"Kehehe~ now lets see what we can find~."

Pouring my mana into the crystal ball, I watch as its clear surface ripples for a moment, before then showing some sort of building.

A large round atrium appears in the ball, surrounded by stone pillars covered in vibes and flowers, I can only assume its been long abandoned at this point. Directing the ball's sight around the room, I take notice of the various designs covering the floor, depicting some sort of battle between one gargantuan figure against various smaller ones.

"Now where are you...?"

Moving the crystal balls sight further outwards, I finally see what I was looking for. The atrium is within a magnificently large and dense forest, swarming with various plants and monsters within it.

The small bulbous ones that Hundred Knight fought earlier seeming to be the main ones covering the area, but I also spy various floating jellyfish, some forms of golems, and a few flower creatures huddled in groups.

"Hmm, this is..." I trail off as I consult a map of the kingdoms surrounding my swamp.

It seems to be the forest to the northwest. The location of an old church that was abandoned in the old times when witches were more plentiful and didn't have to worry about witch hunters. Seems like the humans never bothered to reclaim it, leaving Malia to take it as her home.

Its... odd though. Why would she take up residence at an old church? The humans, despite still hunting witches, aren't truthfully that dangerous for an experienced witch, which I admit Malia begrudgingly is.

So why hide in a church when she could easily take over a village and rule it herself and live in luxury?

Unless, theres something in this church that she's keeping an eye on?

That question makes me realize something. If Malia is living in an old abandoned church, then could it be that theres a Pillar there?

Smirking, I begin to plan out my next moves. With Hundred Knights power and skill, Malia won't know what hit her.

These witches will suffer for what they've done...