Hello there! Welcome my friends to the next chapter of Light Bringer Stories: The Witcher.
Forgot to ask the last chapter but what kind of gwent deck do you think Lucifer would play?
Hope your going to enjoy it as much as I had writing it and now on to the reviews.
TheMadKing.01: Happy to hear it.
dragon rose 11: Glad to hear it. Yeah, I really wanted to put him in somewhere in the first chapter and establish what Luci thinks of him.
Now story time.
"You're a third-rate gwent player with a fourth-rate deck!" Lucifer said once he won his next match.
Lucifer had spend the entire time waiting playing Gwent, and destroying any and all opponents dare to face him, achieving victory every time.
"Bartender, another round for the house!" Lucifer said much to the cheers of the attendance.
"Your pretty good."
Lucifer looked over his shoulder as a glass was place at his table, she saw an attractive female short haired red head in green clothing.
"Oh hello." Lucifer said with a smirk that he displayed when something caught his interests, "Why yes, I pretty good. Though none here has proven a worthy opponent for me... Perhaps you could bring me the challenge I'm looking for, mi'lady?"
"I actually need to be on my way... Oh, well." the woman said taking a seat across from Lucifer, "I guess I could play a few rounds."
"That's the spirit." Lucifer said as they prepared the boards, decks and drew their hands of ten cards, "Where are my manners, Lucifer Lux."
"Call me Shani." she said, who used a Scoia'tael, which perk was being able to decide who goes first.
She opened the game by placing a 'Dwarven Skirmisher' who's Muster ability allowed it to summon every other version of itself from the Deck and Hand, putting Shani at a total of nine combat strength.
"A decent start, but come at me with everything you have. Anything less and I will devour you before you know it." Lucifer said as he decided on which card to play, "Devour the light, 'Gaunter O'Dimm: Darkness'."
Lucifer preformed a similar move as Shani, but his card had a Combat Strength of four and a Muster Ability bringing his strength to twelve.
"Your really into this game." Shani said getting into the serious mood as well, "Then I will meet you head on, 'Havekar Smuggler'."
Same as before the 'Havekar Smuggler' summoned two copies of himself, bringing Shani to twenty-four Combat Strength and seven cards in hand.
"Of course I do, my dear. No one out diva's the Devil." Lucifer said, playing a card with the Spy Ability.
The card was placed on Shani's side, bringing her Combat Strength up to twenty-eight but allow Lucifer to draw two additional cards from his Deck for a hand size of ten and a Combat Strength of twelve.
"I'll pass." Shani said not playing stopping her turn for the round.
The first round went to Shani, and so began the second round.
The second was shorter than the first and went to Lucifer who won by just two point difference. But all of this was part of his plan. Utilizing more Spy's in his hand, Lucifer went into the third round with nearly triple the handsize of Shani.
"And with this, I win." Lucifer said smugly crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"I have to correct myself, your better than pretty good." Shani said, collecting her cards, "Thank you for the game."
"No, no, thank you. Your the closest thing I had to a challenge today." Lucifer said, collecting his deck of cards and gesturing to the bartender, "And for that, let me buy you something to drink. At least for the road."
"What?" Shani said surprised, "You don't have to."
"But I want to." he said with his winning smile.
The sun had started to go down when Lucifer walked Shani out of the Kingfisher, having talked about each other over a few drinks.
"I had a fun time." Shani said with a slight bow, "Thank you, Lucifer."
"No, thank you." Lucifer said, "For saving me from the danger of boredom."
Shani let out a short cute giggle, "If you find yourself in Oxenfurt, stop by my clinic." she said, "I want my rematch."
"Wouldn't count on it but who knows? But I will be looking forward to our rematch." Lucifer said, "You know, you remind me of my brother in a way. You and Raph both have dark red hair and you both are medic's."
With one last goodbye, Shani set off towards home while Lucifer, with a deep sigh, headed back into the Kingfisher for the upcoming night of Poetry.
It was after a few more rounds of Gwent and winning his matches, a few minutes before the show would began that Zoltan had entered.
"You seemed to be having the time of your life." Zoltan said as he comes walking up.
"Zoltan! My vertically challenged friend!" Lucifer said cheerfully as his opponent collected his cards before walking away in defeat, "I got to pass the time playing gwent and drinking passable whisky. What more could I want?"
It was a rhetorical question. Lucifer already knew what more he would need. A bottle of better whisky and Ciri with him.
Lucifer gestured for the bartender for another round of whisky for himself and Zoltan. The show was about to begin as Lucifer collected his cards and winnings.
A very pretty blonde woman in colorful clothing entered the stage, leaning against the table where her lute was.
"Oh hello." Lucifer said with a pleased smile as he leaned on the table, "Lucifer likey."
She picked up the instrument, fine tuning the lute before she began to play it.
"These scars long have yearned for your tender caress. To bind our fortunes, damn what the stars own. Rend my heart open, then your love profess. A winding, weaving fate to which we both atone." the blonde sang, entrancing people in her song, "You flee my dream come the morning. Your scent - berries tart, lilac sweet. To dream of raven locks entwisted, stormy. Of violet eyes, glistening as you weep."
Lucifer gave a glance around around the Kingfisher, people seemed to really be taken in by the song. He looked to his side to see that Zoltan had his eyes closed and was moving his hands to the rhythm of the song.
"I know not if fate would have us live as one. Or if by love's blind chance we've been bound. The wish I whispered, when it all began. Did it forge a love you might never have found." the bard sang entering the final part of the song, "You flee my dream come the morning. your scent - berries tart, lilac sweet. To dream of raven locks entwisted, stormy. Of violet eyes, glistening as you weep."
An applause began to erupt in the Kingfisher, and though Lucifer wasn't the biggest fan of poetry, he still joined in as he had to admit it was enjoyable. Though it had possible more to do with the looks of the bard and the sound of her voice than the actual poetry.
"Not as bad as ya though, wasn't it lad?" Zoltan said as he gave applause as well, "Would you really punish someone with that?"
"No, lately we have been playing songs from this chap called Bieber. You should hear the screams." Lucifer said with a shrug, "I guess her singing would be good enough for the Silver City. Oh, who am I kidding? It would actually liven up the place."
Lucifer followed Zoltan upstairs to the inn's rooms. Knocking on the door, he was led into the room where the bard who had sung earlier, who turned out to be the Priscilla he was looking for.
"Permit me to introduce..." Zoltan began but stuttered for some reason, "This here's Priscilla, known also as Callonetta."
"As lovely as she is talented." Lucifer said with a smile, putting up his charms, taking Priscilla's hand giving a kiss on her knuckles, "Lucifer Lux. Tell me my dear, what inspired you for that song?"
"It's based on the tales of a witcher friend of Dandelion." Priscilla said, obviously being taking in by his charm, "What makes for a more fitting subject for a ballad than a witcher's for a sorceress?"
"I see... Did this Dandelion mention anything else to you?" Lucifer said letting go of her hand, "Like where he was going?"
"When I last saw Dandelion, he told me he was planning a heist." Priscilla said, "On Sigi Reuven's vault, and I haven't seen him since."
"Sheep dip." Zoltan said upon hearing that news, "But why rob a vault? Not something Dandelion would just do."
"He claimed he was helping someone." Priscilla said, "An urgent matter that couldn't wait, he said."
"Didn't mention who he was helping?" Lucifer said with interest.
"No, but if I know Dandelion, it's 'her' name he failed to mention." she said, "As he failed to mention 'her' slender waist and ample bosom."
"Well I can deduct that the heist was a failure." Lucifer said.
"I've asked after him everywhere, but it seems an army of tongue-stealing cats has overrun the city. I learned only that he raised a ruckus at Whoreson Junior's lair." Priscilla said, "Then Whoreson's men chased him all over town."
"Who is Whoreson Junior?" Lucifer said, "Is he the son of Whoreson Senior? Are they from Whore-vir?"
"Biggest prick in Novigrad." Zoltan said, "Not literally, but..."
"He's one of four bosses who control the city's underworld." Priscilla said, "The others being Sigi Reuven, Carlo 'The Cleaver' Varese and the King of Beggars."
"Ah, I'm dealing with the local mob now, how lovely." Lucifer said with a roll of his eyes, "Well I'm off to Whoreson's place of residence."
"I don't know where that is, but you best speak to Sigi Reuven. He owns a bathhouse." Zoltan warned, "Careful, Lucifer. These are dangerous characters we're dealing with."
"Maybe they are. Maybe they aren't. But then again, I'm the Devil." Lucifer said, "So unless they can pull Michael out of their asses, I should be okay."
"But Dandelion might not be." Priscilla said, "I beg you to hurry. Let me know as soon as you learn anything."
"My dear, finding Dandelion and having him unharmed is my highest priority. Nothing will distract me from that." Lucifer said, "Unless there is a gwent tournament in a bordello, then I might get distracted."
Exiting the Kingfisher, Lucifer got directions for the bathhouse before splitting up from Zoltan, agreeing to meet back as the Rosemary and Thyme if either discovered something. Lucifer walked around a corner, close to where the bathhouse should be when he was approached by one of the Church of Fire's Witch Hunters.
"Lucifer Lux?" he said.
"Depends who's asking." Lucifer said with a smirk as he was being surrounded by one other Witch Hunter, "My very angry friends."
"You stand accused of offending religious sentiment." the other one behind him said.
"I've been doing that a lot actually." Lucifer said remaining unfailingly polite, "Mind reminding me of which one?"
"The preacher." the first one said, "The man you humiliated before his faithful?"
"...Do you have any bloody idea how little that narrows it down!?" Lucifer said throwing his hands up.
"We've orders to take you in for interrogation." the first Witch Hunter said, "Surrender you weapons."
"Does it look like I have any weapons?" Lucifer said, waving his hand in the air, "But I can see where this is going. Very well, I insist you throw the first punch."
The first one charged at him, attempting to attack him with him fists, but Lucifer easily evaded the punches, changing his movement at a moment noticed. Getting bored by the repetitive swings, Lucifer caught the incoming fist mid swing, crushing it before throwing the Witch Hunter to the side.
Lucifer picking up a nearby wooden board, before throwing it towards the Witch Hunter's midsection, causing him double over in pain.
As his hands were placed on his stomach as he attempted to refill his lungs with air, Lucifer slowly walked towards the Witch Hunter with not quite a strut but a subtle, confident gait. Once he reached him, Lucifer placed his hand against the Witch Hunter's forehead and with a single flick, he was knocked out and thrown backwards over the floor.
"Well that was mildly troubling." Lucifer said before continuing on his way.
Lucifer walked through the bathhouse, wearing nothing but a white towel to cover his most privet parts. He received plenty of looks from both genders as he happily strut past the large pool in the middle of the building.
Opening the door to the back, where a smaller pool where the bald man he was looking for was bathing.
"Sigi Reuven?" Lucifer said to a physically imposing man, nearly seven feet tall and bald, with a rather noticeable stomach.
"Who want's to know?" Sigi said without turning around.
"Lucifer Lux." he said as he stepped around so he could face the man, "I'm looking for a man going by the name of Whoreson Junior."
"A dangerous man." Sigi said, sitting up in the bath, "Why would you be looking for him, Mr. Lux?"
"Because he's going to help me find someone." Lucifer said and without any shame or care, he dropped the towel and dipped his toes in the warm water before submerging himself and sitting down on a stone seat across from Sigi.
"Whoreson's never helped a soul in his life." Sigi said with a scoff.
"Well then I will be his first, now that wouldn't be the first time either. Any clue on his whereabouts? I would be grateful for a lead. And having a grateful me on your side is a great thing to have." Lucifer said smugly, "Like I could heal that ankle of yours, or perhaps you would like the chance to become Chancellor of Redania, Dijkstra."
"How do you..." Dijkstra said alarmed.
"Like you I have my sources. Like this little Potato of mine, she is very good at gathering information." Lucifer said with a smirk as he leaned back in his stone seat, "Well then, let's work out a deal."
And so a satisfied Lucifer walked out of the bathhouse with a smirk as he had struck a deal with Dijkstra. Sweetening the deal by using a little bit of his divine healing magic on his ankle.
Dressed in his usual clothes, he walked up the stairs to find his small blonde assistant waiting for him.
"So how did it go with big spy slav?" Potato said as she saw him approach.
"We talked, bathed together, came to a deal and I got myself Whoreson's location." Lucifer said, fixing one of his sleeves as they began to walk, "And all we have to do is preform a simple assassination, of kings if you will."
"Oh, me. Me!" Potato said excited, "Let me be the assassins of kings!"
"I would trust nobody else with this task." Lucifer said patting her head, "Now what have you learned?"
"I found this letter in one of the suka's houses connected to the robbery." Potato said holding up a piece of parchment.
Lucifer picked it up as he began to read while they walked, "Ciri... Menge is following me... He has seized the treasure... He has Dandelion. You must flee."
"Also you will not like this one bit Luci." Potato said, "This Whoreson blyat get many women delivered to his mansion. He not very... What word... Yes, he not very nice to them."
"If Cirilla is with him... And he so much as laid a single finger on her..." Lucifer said in a low growl, the parchment in his hands catching fire.
"Careful Luci, don't go full Devil here." Potato said waving her finger, "Who knows what that might summon."
"Won't promise anything." Lucifer said dropping the parchment, "Report back to me when the deed has been done." and with that, the two separated from each other.
A short while later in Oxenfurt, Lucifer approached Whoreson's mansion wielding his cane in a reverse grip. Two guards where standing outside the gate who spotted Lucifer striding towards them.
"Hey you." one of them shouted, "What do you..."
But before he could answer, he and his comrade, along with the door behind them where sliced in two. Blood stained the streets below as the doors collapsed in on itself.
A group of similar jester wearing thugs came running into the courtyard just in time to see Lucifer step out of the dust created by the collapse as he had breached the threshold. Each took out a weapon, swords, axes and clubs. Ready to take on the intruder, but despise their overwhelming numbers, the blonde devil simply smiled at them.
"It's Devil Time." Lucifer growled taking his fighting stance.
The door to Whoreson Junior's bedroom was kicked open to reveal Lucifer standing in the door opening, Paradise Lost drawn from it's cane.
With this room, the entire upper floor of this estate contained almost a dozen freshly-murdered prostitutes, and the bastard himself was washing his face with their blood.
"What the sandwich fuck is this!" was all he could exclaim before the angered Devil reacted.
Dropping his cane and sword to the floor, in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Whoreson, lifting him off the floor with one arm and smashing him against a wall and held him there.
"H-Help me for fuck's sake." Whoreson managed to get out.
"Everyone is dead, nobody is coming." Lucifer said in a deep growl, "Now, I'm looking for a young woman and a minstrel."
"A bird?" Whoreson said, "W-What fucking bird..."
But Lucifer squeezed his throat closer, cutting off his oxygen supply. "Ashen-haired with a sword on her back." Lucifer said before dropping Whoreson, who crumbled into a mess at his feet, "I want to know how the ashen-haired woman ended up meeting you, and what happened to her."
"We'd made a deal. I was to repair their magic phyla-whatsit. The... girl and the songster were to bring me Sigi Reuven's treasure." Whoreson said as he sat up, rubbing his throat as he took in as much air as possible, "They didn't, so I might've flown off the handle a bit, I admit."
"What did you do?" Lucifer said as he glared down at the man.
"I nabbed their flunky, Dodo. And waited for them to come for him..."
Ciri and Dandelion had promised Whoreson a heap of treasure in return for his help. When they failed to deliver, he kidnapped their friend Dudu and started torturing him. Ciri broke into Junior's home, struck the rotten thug down and freed the doppler.
Alas, Junior then struck back with overwhelming force. Dudu could simply change form and melt into the crowd, but Ciri and Dandelion had to flee the city at breakneck speed, with Junior's strongmen on their heels the entire time.
In the end they were driven to Temple Isle, and into a corner. Ciri was forced to use her abilities and teleported away. Dandelion struggled valiantly, but ultimately was captured by the Temple Guard.
"The ashen-haired woman." Lucifer said eerily clam, "What happend to her."
"Fuck if I know..." Whoreson said, "One of the boys got her in the back... But she's alive, I swear it! That whore attacked me first, I have a right to defend myself..."
With a simple push, Lucifer launched Whoreson across the room and into a bookcase, smashing the thing to bits.
"That 'whore' is one of the very few people I care about." Lucifer said dangerously as he strode towards the bloodied slumped down form of Whoreson as he watched the bloodied face of the man.
"P-Please don't kill me..." Whoreson begged as Lucifer held him up by his throat.
"I won't kill you..." Lucifer said as his eyes began to glow red as his eye white became pitch black, forcing Whoreson to look him into the eyes, "But your going to wish I did."
That's the chapter, hope you enjoyed.
Yeah, I know Shani lives in Oxenfurt but I wanted to include her some how. I like Shani.
Anyways many thanks to everyone who read, reviews, favorites or follows this, you beauties.
Another question, which other character (besides Ciri of course) should Lucifer do a lemon with?
I hope you will join me next time. Still need to think of a sign of quote.