Raising Courage Strength of Adventurer Leina
Leina is holding back the pink sword of Melona that was going to kill the downed Risty as both are surprised to see this blonde adventurer warrior here.
"Uh, wasn't expecting to see another idiot to join the death party." Melona said.
"No one is dying on my watch!" Leina pushed the slime woman back.
"Risty, are you alright?" Leina asked.
"I'll live thanks to you, but what are you doing here and what about Lili?" Risty asked back, concern for Lili.
"Don't worry, Bell is with her while dealing with the orcs back on the tenth floor." Leina answered.
"But then how did you get past those orcs, there were a lot of them." Risty wondered about that part too.
"Bell managed to make an opening for me to get here." Leina said as she started explaining,
(Minutes Ago)
"RISTY?!" Lili screamed trying to chase after Risty, but Leina quickly pulled her back to avoid being crush by an orc.
"Lili, you have to stay close to us or else you'll be crush." Leina warned.
"But Risty is going after those jerks from my Familia, I have to… I can't lose her!" Lili cried, then suddenly got hugged by Leina with her face on the breasts.
"Don't you worry, we will get to Risty and save her because me and Bell promise to help save you two from that dark life you suffered through." Leina determined strongly.
This shock Lili to her core when she heard those words from Leina, an Adventurer that she hates so much through most of her life, and yet this one along with Bell seem very different than those fuckers just like Risty said last night.
"Look out!" Bell shouted as he jumps slashing away the tree club the orc was about to attack the girls with then triple spin slash on the stomach killing it.
"Except we can't get anywhere with these orcs in the way." Bell pointed out.
Leina pushed Lili back and block an orc attack with her shield slightly making her bend down, she pushes the club back before a forward thrust attack on the stomach then she jumps up for an uppercut slash to the face. She quickly dodges another orc as she jumps over the tree club to stab her sword on the wrist forcing it down, and she quickly swing attack through the neck cutting the head off.
"Okay, now we can-AAH?!" Leina screamed and jumped back to avoid two more orcs.
"Damn it, more just keeps coming." Leina annoyed of these green monsters coming at them.
"It's because of the Monster Lures, they give off the scent that draws in dangerous monsters." Lili explained.
"Then let's get rid of them!" Leina suggested and slashed at one Monster Lure.
"It's too late, even if we get rid of all of them, the orcs will still come." Lili warned.
"But we need to get to Risty now, she could be in grave danger right now!" Leina worried.
Bell looks around trying to think of a way to get through this horde of orcs as he looks at the stairs leading to the upper floor between the levels, then an idea came into his head as he dodged another orc and killing it with a Fire Bolt spell.
"Leina, I got an idea." Bell informed.
"Let's hear it." Leina said after killing another orc.
"I'm going to create an opening for you to make a run for it and get to Risty as fast as you can." Bell planned.
"What?! But I can't leave you and Lili here!" Leinashocked.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine and can run faster than me, so you're Risty's only hope of being save." Bell stated strongly.
"Please…" Lili grabbed onto Leina's arm with the arm getting her attention.
"Please, save Risty!" Lili begged with tears streaming down.
Leina can see that Risty really means the world to Lili as she can feel the little girl's hands squeezing her arm, she nods in respond and look to Bell.
"Get me that opening." Leina said.
Bell nods and charges at few of the orcs in the way killing them with his combo blades attack and his fire attack magic, two more came in but the white-haired boy quickly took them out of the picture.
"NOW!" Bell shouted to signal Leina to go.
With all her might into her legs, Leina sprint forward to the stairways up though one orc was chasing behind her but got killed by Bell and his Fire Bolt attack.
"(Hang on, Risty. I'm coming!)" Leina thought running up the steps.
(Present)
"Anyway, what's the deal with this woman? Is she part of the Soma Familia too?" Leina asked about Melona.
"Worst, she's actually a slime." Risty answered as she glares at Melona.
"Yep, name's Melona." Melona greeted.
"What? A slime, but how can that be?" Leina shocked.
"I don't know, and I could give a damn of how, all I know is that she is bad news and killed those bastards too." Risty pointed at the three dead Soma Adventurers and Ged.
"She did, but why?" Leina confused.
"Why? Because it's fun for me, I just kill any human that just piss me off the wrong way and even take their place for a while to fool the other idiot humans." Melona laughed and stomp on the dead Ged's head.
"Taking their place, huh? So, how long have you been Canoe?" Risty asked.
"Hmm, I say about a few days. That Soma Familia was full of fools that they didn't suspect a thing about me, not even their so-called God who was too busy caring about making his booze." Melona answered.
"And it's not just that guy too, I've been pretending as another person on the surface to, especially the goody-two-shoes ones because they're a laugh with the stupid thoughts of living a peaceful life or whatever." Melona mocked.
"I see, so you think killing others and pretending to be them is fun for you. In that case…" Leina's eyes are shadowed by her hair and held her sword with both hands.
(Music: Let Me Try, NateWantsToBattle)
"There's no way I can let you go now!" Leina shouted in rage, determined even more to take this slime woman down.
"I like to see you try." Melona grinned.
Leina charges at Melona swinging her blade to deliver some strong blows on the body only they are blocked easily by the pink woman parry each strike away, Leina use the momentum from the last parry to spin her body around fast to deliver a strong swing slash though Melona blocks that too.
"Come on, surely you can do better than that." Melona mocked.
"You're asking for it!" Leina said before being push away.
It was Melona's turn to jump at her opponent striking with her sword furiously as Leina does her best to block them with her shield, then she moves her shield to push the pink sword away to upper side swing her blade at the head, but Melona saw this coming and leans back to dodge it. She performs a backflip kick on the chin knocking Leina back and jump for a dive kick to the stomach, but Leina quickly roll out of the way for the kick to hit the ground instead and got up though she narrows deflect a thrust attack with her sword forcing her back against the ground again.
"Sheesh, it's almost like I'm fighting a kid who just started learning how to pick up a sword." Melona insulted and swings her sword at Leina as she blocks them with her sword.
"(She's stronger than I thought. She must've fought other more experience and strong adventurers before.)" Leina thought struggled to get back up while being pin down.
Leina try thinking of a way to get herself off the ground by getting the slime woman off of her first then she saw one of Melona's legs move back just now, she took the opportunity to kick the foot further back causing Melona to lose her balance and Leina backflip herself back up and ram her shield against her opponent knocking the pink woman down.
"Ow, that's not fair!" Melona complained.
"This is your end!" Leina swinged down her sword to Melona as she couldn't move in time to dodge it.
Melona gasp that Leina has impale her through the stomach, ending the battle.
Or that's what she wants Leina to think that it's over as she let out a little laugh.
"Wow, that would have killed any human, and it's a good thing I'm not one." Melona smirked evilly as she isn't hurt from the impale at all.
"What?!" Leina gasped then got kicked away.
"Foolish girl, don't you know that Slimes don't even have magic stones in their bodies, that same logic goes to me as well." Melona bragged as she gets up.
"Damn it…" Leina groaned.
"Now, let me show you something interesting." Melona shapeshifted into Canoe and charges at her with a sword.
Leina quickly blocks the attack with her shield and clash her sword against Melona in Canoe's appearance though she notices that the slime woman's movements are completely different now.
"I can not only change into the person I've seen and killed, but I can also copy their fighting styles down to the letter!" Melona revealed laughing with a strong swing of the sword pushing Leina several feet back.
Melona change her appearance again into Ged changing the fighting patterns again pushing Leina back a little though she manages to slash at the slide which Melona quickly heals from, the slime woman changes again into another strong fighter she encounters. Leina struggles to keep up with all the sudden changes Melona keeps doing to throw her off during the fight, each strikes hitting her body then Melona got the upper hand by slashing at the stomach even though Leina was protected by her armor. Melona grabs Leina by the arm to her pull for some slapping attacks by her ears and then throws to a wall with a punch to the face.
(Music End)
"Man, this is too easy for me. Maybe you really are a kid with a disguise spell to make yourself look older." Melona laughed insulting Leina's fighting skills.
"Leina…" Risty worried that Leina is not going to make it.
"Well, I hate for the fun to end but you're boring me now." Melona changed back into her true appearance.
"How about we get rid of that armor." Melona squirted an acid breastmilk to melt Leina's armor.
However, the acid isn't melting the armor fast as it should though what's more shocking is that the armor isn't melting at all.
"What the… My acid isn't doing anything to the armor. Don't tell me it has special defense magic to resist my acid?" Melona shocked.
"(Mother's armor.)" Leina thought looked down at her armor and look at her reflection on the sword.
Leina then starts to remember the words her mother used to tell her long ago before she left for that one last adventure she never came back from.
(Flashback)
"Remember, Leina, a warrior must always have the heart to love and be brave for others around her in order to protect that which is precious. Face the fears head on and never turn away because your heart is your strength!" Maria Vance said to the little girl Leina with a kind and brave smile.
(Flashback End)
Leina then start remembering her times when she first came to Orario meeting Bell, Eina, Hestia, Cattleya and Rana, and other great friends she made during her time in the city of Adventurers and remembering the tough times like facing against the monsters in the Dungeon and that Silverback from back then.
"That's right… I can't give up!" Leina get herself back up.
"Uh, you want to keep going even though you're about to die?" Melona asked.
(Music: Get the Door, Queen's Blade Opening Theme)
"Oh no, I'm not going to die and no one else either. Because I will keep on fighting right to the bitter end as a warrior, a warrior with the heart of love and strength to protect the ones I love!" Leina shouted of pure determination and her body starts to glow a little.
"What the fuck is going on right now?" Melona asked, almost blinded by the glow.
"Could this be… that Maiden Heart skill she told me about?" Risty wondered.
"Prepare yourself, Melona, the Slime Monster for I, Leina Vance will defeat you" Leina declared.
"You know, the one thing I hate most in the entire world is being called a monster. And being called a monster… really tricks me off!" Melona shouted in rage, charging at Leina with her pink sword.
Leina charges in too as the two warriors clash their blades into each other and Leina pushes her back and start striking with greater strength and better sword fighting skills.
"What the hell… She was fighting like a newbie a moment ago!" Melona gasped as she blocks another attack.
Melona jump to avoid a sideway slash from Leina and change into Ged for a downward slash attack, but Leina blocks is easy with her sword and move her to the right as Melona tries attacking again though Leina seems to be doing better at countering Melona blow for blow even when she changes into another warrior.
"(No way, it's like can already knows the movements from the forms I changed just by seeing them once!)" Melona thought surprised.
"Wow, I never knew Leina had that much potential than I originally thought." Risty amazed of how great Leina is fighting right now.
Leina land a slash on Melona's right shoulder much to her shock, then the blonde warrior of the Hestia Familia slashes at her again on the right side of the stomach and left thigh, Leina slashes away at Melona's body even though she can regenerate from this, it still annoys her.
"Damn it, I will not lose to you!" Melona expanded her left arm into one of the tunnels and grab a corps of a Killer Ant.
"Is that… a Killer Ant?" Leina asked.
"Yep, and that corps can draw in a lot more to swarm you dead!" Melona laughed evilly as the Killer Ants are coming.
"Why that tricky slime bitch!" Risty cursed.
"Hope you all have a good afterlife!" Melona threw the corps close to Risty.
"Oh no, Risty!" Leina feared of what's going to happen next.
"Looks like this is my cue to leave." Melona smirked.
"Oh, I don't think so." A woman said.
Before anyone could ask who's, voice was that some of the Killer Ants enter the small floor space and suddenly they are sliced into pieces as they burst into black mist and their magic stones drop.
"What the… what happened?!" Melona shocked.
"That would be me." The woman revealed.
The woman has pointy ears, long white hair tied into a ponytail with green tips at the bottom, dark skin, and red eyes. She wears a white, vest-like top with a snake-themed collar and a simple pattern on the back, the vest also has one red gem on each breast surrounded with a spiral pattern. The collar also has fur, and she wears turtle shell shoulder plates with a red dot on the back of each. Her armor bears a snake motif. On her legs, she has white shin-guards with dull green thigh-highs underneath. She also got a snake wrap around her waist as a living underwear for her. Breasts sizes: G-cup.
"Who are you?" Leina asked.
"You can call me Echidna, and you should that I'm a friend." Echidna winked at Leina.
"I can handle the Killer Ants, you focus on the slime monster." Echidna said with her sword out and starts attacking the Killer Ants, easily killing one with each strike from her sword.
"Hey! Did you just call me a monster too?!" Melona angered, then Leina steps in between her and Echidna.
"Your opponent is me, Melona." Leina stated and held her sword close to her face.
She concentrates her strength and skill power into her sword like she did against the Silverback as the sword glows bright gold, then her instinct kicks in like a name has been implanted into her head.
"Dragon Tail!" Leina thrust attacked at Melona through the stomach and send her flying, crashing into a wall.
"I have had enough of you! I'm going to bury you all!" Melona prepared to fire her acid breastmilk at the ceiling.
"I don't think so." Leina jumped at Melona blocking the breastmilk from coming out with her armored chest.
"No, are you crazy?!" Melona panicked.
"I'm sure I'll be fine, but what about you?" Leina smirked as she quickly moves Melona to a random tunnel as her breasts became bigger from the overflowing of her acid breastmilk.
Soon, Melona's breasts became too big, and they exploded into a big explosion which blew Leina back with Risty.
(Music End)
"Leina!" Bell called out as he and Lili enter the scene.
"Hey Bell, I won my battle." Leina smiled.
"Yeah, you sure did." Bell smiled back, he may not have seen what happened, but he can tell Leina won a big battle.
"Damn you, Leina…!" Melona angered revealing herself barely keeping her form up.
"What the heck is that?" Lili asked shock.
"A stubborn bitch, that's what." Risty answered.
"Don't think this is over. I will get my revenge on you!" Melona declared before retreating.
Leina didn't care that Melona ran away, today she has proven to be a strong warrior yet again and defeated a strong warrior too.
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Leina has battled against Melona and was on the verge of defeat until the memories of her mother saved her and powered up by her Maiden Heart skill again, and it looks like Leina just discovered a special move for herself. This won't be the last we have seen of Melona as she is dead set on taking Leina out.
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