Here is the next chapter to this story! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did myself!

So as we go further into the story, I just want you to know that my authors notes in the past are not concrete or set in stone. It's merely thoughts or ideas that I've had at the time and are always subject to change. Sorry but not sorry.

On another note. I have been lookign at the reviews and a review about missing chapters or something. I also get the same warning when I'm on my PC but when I use the fanfiction app, the chapter is there. I think the website is just buggy.

Upon their return to the manor, because Tiona was carrying Bell, she made the decision to take her lovely hero back to her bedroom. It was in this bedroom that Loki and the entire Familia had gathered. Loki was snagged by Riveria as soon as they arrived, not even bothering to greet their Goddess. This was a serious moment and they needed her to take it seriously.

"Alright alright, can't even let me say hi to my Familia." Loki complained, heading over towards the bed. "What happened?" She asked as soon as she saw the battered yet mostly exhausted unconscious Bell.

"Long story short. An Irregular Floor Boss spawned on Floor 18 as soon as we left the safety zone to clear the way for the rescue team. Bell ended up killing it with the help of the other adventurers on the floor. He wielded new magic and had an insane power up. The amount of magical energy he released was absurd." Riveria stated. "I would be the only one of this Familia to unleash that kind of magical power and I am almost level 7."

"You have to be exaggerating." Loki stated. "Here, let me check." Loki declared before climbing up onto Bells butt, sitting down before wiggling her butt to get comfortable. Bell was missing most of his shirt, since it was in tatters so she decided to just rip it all off of his back. She nicked her finger with a small blade before letting the blood pool onto his back. His Falna lit up with a bright light, as his status began to update.

Child: Bell Cranel.

Familia: Loki

Level: 3

Strength: 0-I

Endurance: 0-I

Dexterity: 0-I

Agility: 0-I

Magic: 450-E → 500-D

Skills:

Liaris Freese: Fast growth as long as the user is in love. The strength of the effects corresponds with the level of the user's feelings. As a side effect it makes the user immune to charms. Ability update. Growth increases exponentially for each love interest. Current interests: 4.

Rabbits foot: Increased Luck. Experience gain and increased Monster drops as well as increased probability.

History's Greatest Loser: Every hit taken. Every scratch. Every bite. Every loss. The user gains knowledge, skill, foresight to fight stronger opponents.

Senju Musō(Thousand Image Defense): Allows user's skill of History's Greatest Loser to help memorize and analyze the opponents constitution, gait, breathing, blinking, slight tics and other attributes to formulate a simulation. Ability increases in strength along with History's Greatest Loser.

Argonaut: Allows for a powerful ability by consuming stamina and mind when in dire need. The greater the danger, the more powerful this ability becomes.

Temporary Update: When in dire need, stats may be temporarily updated to give a boost to user.

Life Force regeneration: Upon mutual climax with a magical being, life force can be regenerated. The stronger the magical being, the more life force regenerated.

Mastery of Lightning Manipulation: Allows for unlimited lightning attacks based on imagination.

Magic:

Lightning Bolt Instant Cast

Avatar of the Sky Father: A massive but temporary increase of magical power and Mind at the cost of life force. The more life force you give, the stronger this spell becomes. Will cause major mind down upon release. Incantation: "O', Heavenly Father of the Skies, I beseech you to bless me with the power to stop the cries. The power to succeed with my dream, as I wish for power supreme. The power to blow away the night and to bring about the force of light! Let the ancient power from the past, breathe again with a lightning crash! Now I beseech you for that ancient power, for this is our finest hour!"

Current life force remaining: 50%.

Loki sat stunned as she looked at his back. Finn was the first to speak, voicing his concern.

"Goddess. What is it? What's going on?"

"It's insane. He jumped to level 3… and his abilities were all SSS before doing so… I'm not even the one leveling him. It automatically did it… This is wrong. So wrong."

"You mean his Falna is acting up? It's forcing a level up on its own without your permission?"

"Yes. I should have noticed it before when he went to level 2… but I was too busy paying attention to the other attributes of Bell. I watched before my own eyes as the abilities went from SSS to I upon level up. And that's not all. His Mind went up slightly as well. He has a new ability where he can regain life force by… WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!"

"What?" Finn asked, moving closer to his Goddess.

"This damn brat. How the heck did this kind of skill even come to exist?!" Loki exclaimed, before looking at Riveria. "This boy… he can regain his life force by fucking magical beings!" Loki wasn't against cursing but she didn't do it very often but when she was amped up, she swore pretty harshly.

"Wait a minute…" Bete started. "You're telling me this brat, after having sex with a magical being, can regenerate missing life force…"

"That's exactly what she said." Riveria stated, sighing. "And what is a magical being exactly?" She asked, looking at Finn and Loki. Finn tapped his chin with his right index finger.

"That's hard to say. Is it anyone with magic or is it beings more attuned to magic? If its the latter, which I'm assuming, I think that means Elves, Gods, Goddesses would be the magical beings in question." He stated as a matter of fact. Loki would hum and nod.

"Yes, that would be the case… How… interesting of a skill." She muttered before reading down the list of his stats. "And there is another one. Mastery of Lightning Manipulation. Basically, if he imaginations an attack he can do it. No limitation besides imagination…. And then… he does have a new magic spell…" She muttered again, before her eyes narrowed. 'Can't be… What does Zeus have to do with you Bell?' She thought, looking at Bell closely. "It's Avatar of the Sky Father. Has an incantation and upon use, it drains life force. More life force given means the magic is stronger. Also says his… Fucking hell…" Loki groaned.

"What?" Riveria asked. "Something the matter?"

"Remember that skill that allows him to regain life force? Yea… there is a reason. The damn brat's new spell drains his life force. He's currently running at 50% left. He will die in half of what he was originally going to."

"No!" Tiona exclaimed, moving over towards the bed with her eyes wide, nearly knocking Loki over. "I don't want him to die!"

"AY!" Loki wailed, flailing a bit on Bell's back. "Watch it! What's gotten into you?"

"Oh, we didn't mention this." Riveria stated before nodding. "But Tiona and Bell are an item now."

"Oh yeah." Gareth laughed. "They definitely regenerated life force down on the 18th floor." The older dwarf snickered.

"WHAAAT?!" Loki yelled out, looking at Tiona. "You and my Bell?!"

"YEP! I made my move on him last night!" She exclaimed, giving Loki a big grin and a peace sign.

"GAAH!" She exclaimed, completely shocked before she recovered after a bit, turning serious. "His advancement is way too fast. He's only been here about a month and he's already reached level 3. He's gaining absurd skills and his magic is almost as absurd. He is risking his life just to use these spells and knowing him, he's going to continue to use it when he thinks its time." She stated, looking at Riveria and Finn. "I don't want him knowing the skill about his regeneration. If he thinks that he can just get his life force back, he'll be more inclined to rely on that magic. Agreed?"

Riveria and Finn nodded.

"I don't disagree." Finn stated. "This is all concerning but what can we do other than help guide him?"

"Nothing. He won't listen to us for he's beyond stubborn with that dream of being a hero." Riveria stated calmly. "It's as you said. We can only guide him. I suppose I need to start teaching him magic."

"Hmmm. Sounds good. I don't want him going into the dungeon for a few days after he wakes up. We also need to send word to Hephaestus about the change."

"I'll handle that." Tione stated, finally speaking up. "I need to get my weapon repaired anyway." She gave a shrug.

"Glad we are all in agreement." Loki said, getting off of Bell's back. She sighed softly, shaking her head. Bell was going to be giving her a near permanent migraine.

Bell wouldn't wake up for another half a day, sleeping all through the night and most of the morning. He woke around a quarter to eleven, his body sore and weak due to lack of fluids and food. The groan that escaped his lips complimented how his body felt as did the shuddering of his body as he slowly began to move to get up. He moved to his elbows, shifting them to get under his torso to help lift him off the bed, only to stop when he heard a voice. It was low and he could hear a seductive lilt to it, but it wasn't intentional. It was just how smooth her voice was.

"It's about time you woke up. I'm guessing you feel like shit. Serves you right considering you decided to use such powerful magic without thinking." Riveria stated. She was sitting on a chair next to the bed, a book in her hands with her feet up on the bed. She had glasses on her face, sitting right on the tip of her nose.

"You're… wrong. I did think." Bell admitted, moving his knees closer to his chest to also give him some leverage when he would finally get up. "I thought about what I had to lose should I have not done such a thing. I could have lost the lives of all of my friends and the other adventurers down there. I couldn't live with that on my conscious. I knew I had the power to do something, so I used it. Damn the consequences. If I had to make the same choice, I'd do it all over again." Bell replied, sitting up on his knees finally with a groan. His body ached all over and felt unbelievably weak.

"Good answer." Riveria stated. "I'm glad that you had such an honorable reason for doing something like that. Means that I don't need to scold you as much, though I'll still do so." She looked over at Bell instead of her book. "Don't use that spell again. It causes too much damage. I'm assuming you know that it will take away your life, so you are forbidden from using that magic."

"No." Bell said quickly, without any sort of hesitation. "I will not abide by that. I will use the magic if I have to. Really have to. I am not going to use it just because I went down in the dungeon… I will not use it because I am sparring. I will not use it if it means my life is going to be lost. I will use this power in order to protect someone that would be dead if I didn't use that magic. To ask that of me is dismissing my entire reason for being who I am." Bell looked over at Riveria before scooting to sit on his butt with his feet and legs hanging off the side.

"I guess Loki is right. You're beyond stubborn and nothing I say will matter to dissuade you from your goals. So be it. Then the next best thing that I can do to keep you alive is teach you. So from here on out, every morning before dawn and before any sort of adventuring happens, you will be my student. I won't tolerate any sort of shenanigans. No lateness, no half-assing. I expect nothing but the best from my students."

"I didn't ag-" Bell started, only to stop as he thought that Riveria's eyes turned from a jade-green to actual fire. She was glaring at Bell, using the power of the Nine Hells to intimidate the boy and force him into submission. Bell gulped and looked away, a blush on his face. "Yes ma'am…" He said, almost at a whisper. Riveria nodded.

"Good. We start in the morning. Go get something to eat and drink. You look horrible. Oh… and you won't be going to the dungeon for a few days." She said before getting up and leaving, leaving Bell to groan but not in weakness or ache. He groaned out in depression, knowing he was going to be suffering for using that spell.

It took Bell a half an hour more to finally leave his room, dressed in a casual pair of pants. They were made of a sort of silky material, though not nearly as expensive. They were black and he wore a grey t-shirt to compliment the casual lazy look. When he left his room, he was immediately intercepted by his excitable lover, who took his arm in her own.

"Oh Bell, you're up!" She exclaimed as she buried his arm in her chest. She wasn't flat per say, but she didn't have the large breasts that her sister did or a few of the other girls. Loki was much flatter than she was. Bell lit up in the face from her action, giving Tiona a reason to give an evil bigger smile. 'Oh he's so adorable!' She thought, only to freeze up momentarily when Bell took the initiative and took her lips with his own, giving her a very short kiss before he pulled away. She stood there for a moment, blinking as she took in the fact that Bell did something on his own like that. Bell frowned a bit.

"Sorry… I did-" Bell was interrupted when Tiona grabbed him on both sides of his head and brought him in for a very steamy and passionate kiss, which surprised Bell but he got into it, kissing her back just as passionately. Tiona had pushed Bell up against the wall, moving her hands from his face to the wall as she kissed him hard. After a good twenty more seconds, Tiona released Bell, placing both hands on his chest while giving him a bright smile.

"Don't apologize. That was nice. I didn't expect it from you is all." Tiona replied, before giving his left cheek a kiss. "Now let's go get something to eat, I bet you are hungry." Bell nodded, before she took his hand and had him follow her to the kitchen. They arrived at the kitchen not long after their impromptu make out session, which was empty except for Loki who was sitting by her lonesome at the head of the table, nursing a mug of alcohol. She was looking down at the table with her left index finger drawing circles on the table. She looked deep in thought.

Tiona gently moved Bell into a seat, gently hugging his head to her chest, before ruffling his hair. She went to get the both of them breakfast, leaving Bell alone with Loki. Bell blushed, feeling a bit embarrassed at the public display of affection, but he didn't hate it either. This was a new feeling for the young man and he was very much addicted to the feeling of love. He was woken up from his thoughts of his love life when Tiona had returned with two large bowls of biscuits and gravy with cut up sausage mixed in. She sat the bowls down on the table, before taking her seat next to her lover. Bell gave her a warm smile.

"Thank you." He said with absolutely adoration. Tiona gushed at how adorable he was, always looking like a cute little rabbit. Tiona smiled in return before digging into her breakfast, scooting her chair over enough that she could lean against Bell who would lean against her in return, being as close as he could with his affectionate Amazon. Of course, good things generally have to be ruined especially when the deitys were concerned.

"Ah, so it is true. You two hooked up." Loki stated, looking at them both with a straight face. "I was wondering if they were pulling my chain but glad to finally know."

"Yep! We finally got together down on the 18th floor! It was magical!" Tiona squealed, placing her hands on her cheeks as she re-imagined the entire night of passion that she spent with Bell. Bell, on the other hand, was completely red and embarrassed, looking away from the pair. He loved Tiona, but this thing was very much new for him and having such a thing publicly known so soon was rough for the boy though he would never deny Tiona her joy. She enjoyed parading him around as hers, and he found that he didn't wanna crush that part of her.

"Good to hear that my children are finding happiness. It worries me sometimes. I'm happy for the both of you, though I imagine that's going to leave a lot of women disappointed."

"W-why?" Bell asked, stammering for a moment before shaking his head. "Why Goddess?"

"You may not pay much attention, but a lot of women are pining over you."

"Wait what?! Why would they… no way!" Bell exclaimed, looking at Loki incredulously. He could not believe that he had attracted so many different women. Loki shrugged a bit.

"It's true. I know of several. I have sources." Loki nodded.

"I don't think it'll be much of a problem. They won't all need to be disappointed. I already am aware of Bell's secret desire for a harem." Bell immediately choked on a spoonful of his biscuits and gravy, swallowing it down into his esophagus before he began choking on it when she finished what she was going to say. "And I support it." Tiona nodded before she looked over at Bell who was choking before she began using her level 5 strength to start pounding Bell's back to help him out with his choking. Loki on the other hand raised a slender brow.

"Oh? How interesting. I never knew about that desire. How naughty." Loki said with amusement before she laughed. "Oh you kids are so exciting! A harem huh?! You're more and more like a deity every day!" She said amused, before a dark look in her narrow eyes appeared. 'Why do I have a feeling your grandfather was Zeus…?' Loki thought with a broody tone before she shook her head, forcing a smile on her face. "So, who's next on your conquest huh Bell?"

"I… well…." Bell was blushing hard, having a hard time finding a response so he did the next best thing and shoved his head into the table to hide himself. Tiona looked a little concerned, gently rubbing on Bell's back, but neither Loki nor Tiona would speak. It took Bell a few more moments but he finally gained some courage to speak. "I… I never said I was going to truly go after the harem thing… and I am perfectly happy being with Tiona alone…" He said quietly, before looking at Loki. "And Tiona nor any girl I could end up with would be a conquest… It would always be out of love. Always." He said firmly, looking his Goddess in the eyes. Loki gave an appreciative look but Tiona was the one who had the best reaction. She squealed and immediately pulled his face into her own, nuzzling him happily.

"You're so cool!" She said happily, enjoying her heroes honesty. Bell blushed hard from the affection, before giving her cheek a quick smooch, before mumbling incoherently. Tiona squealed at him, enjoying his cuteness.

"Well, I apologize then for saying that." Loki admitted, before humming. "So, for real. Who's next for your harem?"

"There isn't a harem! It's just me and Tiona!"

"Mmmm. I think probably that elf that came down to rescue Bell would be next." Tiona said thoughtfully before nodding to herself. "Yea, she would probably be best. Elves can be hard to read when it comes to that, but coming all that way down for him? She cares about Bell a lot, so I could see her harboring some feelings."

"What?! Ryuu! No way! We're just friends! She would never! Plus I'm with you! Tiona!"

"I already said that its fine silly." Tiona cooed, before rubbing her nose against Bells. Bell whined.

"Tiona…"

"I meant it." Tiona interrupted him, giving him a smile. "I have my reasons. I'm not against it either from a selfish standpoint." She replied, looking at Bell with a warm smile but serious eyes. Bell flushed before he looked away, before he mumbled that he would consider it. Tiona accepted that, nodding before delivering a big smooch to his forehead. "Good boy." She teased, before they both returned to their meals.

In another part of Orario, in the inn of the Benevolent Mistress, was Ryuu who was standing before a full length mirror in one of the rooms on the second floor. It was a pretty lavish room, compared to the more spartan rooms of the Inn. It wasn't lavish, but it did have more items inside. Ryuu had occupied this room for years and while she wasn't a material girl, she did have some things that wouldn't be found in the others. The floor length mirror was a new addition, as was the dresser, the weapon rack and the armor stand. The chest at the base of the bed was standard, but the lock on it was not. Her bed was a bit nicer as well, with a larger mattress as well as a much softer one. Her sheets and pillow cases were a forest green, with the blanket being a similar color. Ryuu was standing before the mirror dressed in her maid outfit, staring at her reflection. In the reflection was her bed, with her adventuring outfit on it. It was the leafy green flowered shaped hood and green bloomers. Long brown gloves and boots complimented the look, giving it a woodsy feel. She had her actual short sword sitting on the bed in their sheaths, with the wooden sword placed on top of both.

'I can't hold it back anymore… I'm going to regret it if I don't do this. I know that placing my rotten self near him will corrupt him, but I cannot deny what the heart wants. I only hope that he forgives me for bringing him down into the abyss…' Ryuu thought, before clenching her fists. She had made her decision.

Bell returned to his bed at the behest of his Goddess, wanting him to get some more rest. Tiona had volunteered to take him even though she was warned by Loki from having him do anything strenuous. Bell blushed hard, hearing Loki make such a reference to their sex life though Bell couldn't say anything without actually confirming it. Tiona on the other hand gave Loki a big grin and a nod, before taking Bell by the hand to lead him to his bedroom. It didn't take long for them to arrive, Tiona to drag Bell in and push him onto the bed. She would climb up on top of him without any hesitation, immediately drawing Bell into a deep kiss.

The pair made out on Bell's bed with vigorous passion, Tiona laying on top of Bell as she showed Bell just how much she loved him. Bell responded without any hesitation, his arms wrapped around Tiona's lower back. While Loki told them both not to engage in anything strenuous, that didn't mean Tiona was going to do nothing. Oh no no. She wasn't so easily dissuaded from her own passion. Amazon's were built with sex and violence in mind. It was just their nature. Every single one had a predisposition to wearing very little clothing and every single one's biological function was around sex and violence. Tiona was no exception to this, having no shame in her body considering what happened in the springs. She wasn't going to hold back entirely. She would spend the next few hours, bringing Bell to the cusp of nirvana with her throat, eagerly bringing Bell to heaven before sending him crashing down.

Loki watched her children leave for the safety of Bells bedroom. She sighed once they were gone, looking down at her mead with a thoughtful look. 'Maybe I need to start making my move. Not sure why I hesitate… I always went for what I wanted… So why do I hesitate? Is this love… is this feeling love? Is that why I hesitate so much? Is that why I don't take what I want?' She thought, before testing her theory by imagining her life alongside Bell and then imagining it if Bell were to never be in her life again. When the excitement between her thighs made its presence know as well as the vast depression that hit on the second thought, she decided to speak. "Fuck… I really am in love…"

Far away on the other side of the city was something known as the Red-Light district or the Pleasure District. This entire area was run by a singular Familia, known as the Ishtar Familia. This Familia was a dungeon going Familia but they were most known for their work in prostitution. Not every single person in that life wanted to be in that life, with many wishing they could be saved… but saving them isn't cheap. Most had given up on their dreams of a white knight and allowed themselves to fall further into the depravity. A good amount of the prostitutes in this quarter, however, very much enjoyed their jobs. Many were Nymphomaniacs and this was just the perfect job for them to release their excessive desires. Would they have enjoyed being saved from prostitution and given themselves solely to a single person? They would, but plenty aren't too interested in going out of their way to find one.

Two prostitutes in particular were very much hoping for a white knight. These would be the Renard and a certain Amazon. The former had vocally said she had given up, but her mind would betray her words as her dreams were of a desperate nature, finding a white knight to whisk her away to a far away land, where she would have a family but she would always wake up to the nightmare. A nightmare where she was a prostitute, having relations with many men though she wouldn't really remember those events. The latter was more complicated. Aisha Belka. She was the vice commander of the Familias main fighting group. She was second in command to Phryne, who was the Familias sole level 5. Everyone one was was level 3 or lower, with Aisha being a very high level 3, nearly level 4.

Aisha's past was rough. She was born in the Kaios desert. She had grown up there and traveled to Orario around the time she turned 18. She had joined up with the Ishtar Familia after applying there, seeing as they had the most Amazons. She figured that would be an ideal situation, but she eventually was pushed towards prostitution. She didn't hate prostitutes, but that wasn't her dream but nonetheless, she was semi-forced into it. She loved sex, as most Amazon's did, but she had dreams of a big family. She had dreams of a strong man and her conquering the dungeon side by side, before she was bent over in one of the safety zones and conquered herself. But that didn't seem to be the case.

During her time with the Familia, things had gotten worse. She had learned that her Goddess had a goal to destroy the Freya Familia out of some sort of rivalry or jealousy. She had plans to kill one of Aisha's friends, a Renard named Haruhime and Aisha swore to prevent that. She ended up breaking one of the items that were required for a ritual to grant the Ishtar Familia strength, maybe enough strength to take on the strongest Familia. This gained the Goddesses Ire and Aisha was severely punished. The captain of the Familia, Phryne had beaten her to an inch of her life, before the Goddess fucked and charmed Aisha until she was nothing more than a puppet. Sure, Aisha had her own free will for the most part, but she could never go against the Goddess again directly. On top of that, she was punished even further. Aisha was made into a popular prostitute for more special clients. Clients that were deemed unwanted by the others. Homeless men and women. Ones with nasty fetishes. And many more unwanted customers. This was an attempt at destroying Aisha's will especially to live. Ishtar couldn't outright have Aisha killed, but if Aisha killed herself? All would be well in the world.

Aisha and Haruhime were both watching the sunrise, waiting for the night to be over so they could force themselves into a miserable nightmare induced rest. Unknown to them both, a new killing stone had been secured and plans were beginning to be set in motion.

Mikoto had learned of Haruhime's existence and set off to rescue the Renard. How would things play out? Who knows… only time will tell.

Deep in the dungeon on the 19th floor, a beautiful Vouivre woman could be found hiding in a hollow cave underneath a massive tree. She was wet, cold and shivering, hiding her naked body behind her knees. She was much more mature than other newborn Vouivre's. She had a pretty good grasp of things, including her own deadliness. Her own weaknesses. Her language wasn't great, but she could understand things. She knew that she was a monster and that she was designed to kill adventurers. She also knew that other monsters around her hated her too. She was doomed to die by either adventurers or monsters… as she had lost any hope that anyone would come save her. After all, who would? Other monsters? Adventurers? How ludicrous.

This woman was also well aware that compared to other Vouivre's, she was different. She was much smaller than them and less monstrous. She took on a more human-esque appearance. She was built differently. Her chest was much larger, her bottom as well. She lacked the Lamia-esque tail. She had her wings and her claws, but she lacked the snake tail. She had plenty of scales along her body, around the sides of her large breasts, along the sides of her stomach, a few patches along her stomach, one on her right cheek and a few patches along both legs. She also had one on the small of her back. She was much more human in appearance than the other Vouivre's that she has seen… who all have attempted to take her life.

This monster-girl was desperate. She hadn't had anything to eat since her birth from the dungeon and her body was growing weak. She was injured from a trap laid out by an adventurer as well as a few burns from a Firebird though she had escaped before anything major could happen. She cried silently into a slumber.

'I want someone to save me.'

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