A/N: Yo you all got me back for another round. Dudes I'm back yes my vacation was nice. My mom and me spent a relaxing time at a cabin resort in Greenland. Yes the lake we we're vacationing at was frozen solid and it was really cold. But had fun got to see some cool sights for a while but mostly relaxed. Also joined a writers chat room on Discord and they gave me a bunch of ideas. I have a plan for where each of my fics will end so don't expect them to be endless. But my commissions are huge so it's back to the decently long 2-3k words for my free stories. Also if you want to see my commission works which are very wild and extremely X rated dudes. Go over to my A03/ Archive of our own account, same name yes. And take a look I only say no to certain fetishes so don't worry. But at the time right now I have no open commission slots and I'll have to get right back to working on next months commissions. Still dudes that mean that later on you can send me your ideas and we can talk then. Anyway lets look at what you dudes left in the reviews.
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Lets listen in on how wild our Witchers life is getting.
OOO Frozen yogurt princess's POV
I woke up blushing to find Finn watching over me as I slept. He asked me a few odd questions. But I can't believe I fell asleep standing during such a small gathering. Mom and Jelly both laughed a bit on how luck I am from where Finn found me. None of them seem to want to tell me more then that. But Finn's detour to my kingdom has come to an end.
Mom confesses as she says "I sent a messenger fly to meet Finn before he gets to the Breakfast border. I wanted to see how his social skills worked at one of my dinners after the message Cake sent to us. And the account by his own allies an family. I can't be more impressed with his skills dear. Even though you only saw a bit of it... Finn will make you a very happy wife. All you need to do is beat back the other princesses and make sure you don't over feed him."
I lightly swat my mom's arm telling her to stop teasing me about how big my chest gets due to my sweet tooth. But I can guess that Finn skills are something if the nobles respect him after one night. I wish he would have stayed longer but he doesn't have much time if he's to get closer to all of us by years end... Oh maybe I should make him a Yogurt cake for his next visit.
Finn's POV
After the events of last night play once more in my mind. I don't need to be told how important my role to the princesses safety and their heirs are. If bastards such as those two nobles, the one Cake mentions Ash, and the conman that tried for Flame princess still roam free. I will have to further my skills in intimidation and fame to remove such individuals. Taking a drink of water I exhale as I sit in the shade of the rocks behind me.
The drifting sands of the desert land that make the area of these three neighboring kingdom's is near endless if viewed from afar. But to my sight it feels endless in a way. I rub at the nub that was once my right arm. The same phantom sensation enters me and once more I feel the need the want to move my former limb. Sighing I close my eyes to breath deeply and clear my mind of the sensation.
Taking a bit longer then before the sensation ends and I return to my pondering. How will I deal with the individuals that have hurt or plan to hurt the princesses and queens? The very notion irritates me as much as the scene from last night. These young venerable ladies prey to men who care only for themselves. But that's not to say a few women aren't helping them as well. That noblewoman's distraction played me and allowed the situation to occur. If I was another man Yogurt princess would have been deflowered and her heir a bastard.
Then Yogurt queen would demand me take the noble's head. And force me to fix their heir issues... I shake my head softly to free myself of such a thought. I was there I stopped them that is all that matters. The princesses will achieve their futures as I much work for mine. My mission stands and I must not lose my head.
Third person's POV
It took Finn a few hours to arrive at Breakfast kingdom's capital. Feeling and hearing the various venders of warm joyful breakfast foods. Finn can say much like the bizarre of lizard kingdom, breakfast kingdom streets are very welcoming. Finn buying a few sweet smelling pastries makes his way towards the castle. On arriving the guards escort Finn to the queen and princess.
Queen breakfast and the princess both welcome Finn. But Finn quickly picks up that the various attendants in the room are on edge. Finn steps close to see what is going on. However before Finn can ask one syrup knight speaks directly to Finn.
Syrup knight saying, "Hero Finn it is good that you are here you must act quickly. The sand walkers are attacking the kingdom food fields."
The captain of the knight tries to silence his subordinate but Finn answers "Breakfast queen if something troubles your land I will help. But only if you request it so."
Finn can feel heads turn and eyes weight down onto both him and the queen. With a sigh she nods upset she must ask Finn to quest rather then court her daughter.
Breakfast queen says "For the last five weeks we've faced small attacks of beings made of sand. They first attacked at midnight. Only damaging a few pieces of equipment. But soon the attacks got worse and crop fields became smuddered in dry sand. We haven't lost too much but any counter attack or defense we try is useless against them. They simply slip through or reform after a few minutes. Finn please see what is the cause of these attacks and stop it."
Finn nods asking the knights to take him directly to the location of the attacks.
As they walk Finn says, "I wish to also speak with the knights that lead the counter attacks. Along with the people that first witnessed the sand creatures and anyone else witness to them."
Syrup captain asks, "What can they possible tell you that the queen hasn't hero Finn?"
Finn answers "First hand knowledge and at the scene telling's from the individuals can reveal details they forgot. Or details that they didn't fully pay attention to. Even the smallest clue can give us a better picture as to what or who has decided to target the kingdom."
The syrup captain remains quiet ordering his knights to see that the witnesses and other knights are ready for questioning. Arriving at the crops Finn walks the crops rows until the soft dirt becomes hard crunching sand. Stopping Finn presses his hand into the sand feeling that at least two inches of sand covers the soil. And the once rich soil is now dried and coarse much like the sand.
Finn continues to walk feeling the various vegetation. From the ones that are still healthy, to the ones inbetween healthy and dried, and to the ones beyond withered. These ones simply crumble at the slightly touch. Feeling them all Finn becomes concerned about the nature and danger of these sand creatures. Finn turns as he hears the numerous approaching steps.
Finn nods to say "Hello friends I'm sure you know who I am. I know you have worked to try and undo the damage done. So please lets not waste time I have a few questions and want to know everything you saw in detail."
The farmers nod as Finn asks to be taken to the exact spot where the creatures were first spotted. Being brought to a warn barn Finn examples the entire place. Feeling surfaces, tapping beams and walls, to even asking questions of what the barn housed.
The farmers little daughter asks "Mister hero will you also be checking the well?"
Finn stops to ask, "What is wrong with the well?"
The daughter answers "When I was playing a few weeks ago with my friends they said they saw a weird man in robes climb into it. He was holding something shiny under his arms too. But when we went to check the well it was filled with sand."
Finn asks her to guide him to the well and finds that some of the sand creature tracks lead to the well. Finn examines the ground around the well. Being so far from the crops and well hidden by the rocks one passing by would mistake it for a rock as well.
Finn rubs his hand onto the rocks noting how the sides a smooth and fine compared to the tops that are still rough a jagged. Finn asks the knights to escort the farmers back to their duties as he questions the knights of what the creature can do.
One knight says "I cleaved one sandy being in two from shoulder to stomach. Yet it took me two more hacks for it to drop into dust. But like the others after a few minutes it return."
Another knight says, "One grabbed at me and I felt as if my skin was boiling. I ripped my arm away to find it looked as if my skin was sun burned. But also cracking at the edges of the burn."
The last knight to give Finn a unique report stating, "One tried to pull my sword from my grip. But as I kicked it away it moved as if to try and avoid my boot."
Finn nods to look to the knight captain as he pieces the story together saying "A mysterious elder with an odd objects slips into the area. Creatures rising from the ground, attacking with little care for themselves. Destroying anything closeby and on touching someone they afflict feel as if the persons very skin is burning to blister... Knight captain a mad wizard has taken refugee in this well. And his insidious creations are attacking the kingdom. I don't know if it's by design or if he's gone mad but I do plan to stop him. For the time being dig a trench around the crop fields.'
Finn adds, "The creature won't be smart enough to understand they need to go around. When the drop in use pole arms and arrows to keep them from returning to their base forms. As you say they attack at night meaning the cool air helps them move and stay solid better. By day time I'll have dealt with the culprit."
One knight asks "But hero Finn what if the wizard kills you?"
Finn answers "They you'll have to storm the well as fast as you can before the next time."
The syrup knights look shocked as Finn begins to climb down into the well. The captain however orders his warriors to begin work on the trenches. And to ready their arms for the attack tonight.
The knight captain thinks 'He is nothing like I would've expect. Billy was never so thoughtful when he faced such challenges. He would just as us to bring him to where the attacks took place then do things on his own. But this new hero he took the time to listen and hear everything we had to say... Maybe this new hero will be the change the kingdom needs.'
Working his way down the well Finn stomps down on the sand clogging the bottom. Hearing the sand shift in a direction not directly below him. Finn feels around until some of the bricks give. The bricks are stuck together but are very light almost weighing nothing.
Finn says "Clearly the wizard had time if he created a false entrance. It seems it was good luck for the kids to have spotted him. Now I have to bring an end to whatever he's planning."
Following the drag marks and clumps of hard sand Finn comes into a large open spill way. Hearing sand falling from high above and sand landing onto hug mounds Finn guesses the wizard must be using this area as his staging ground. Looking around Finn feels a pungent heat filling the chamber. Making his armor feel uncomfortable along with most of his clothes.
As Finn moves about he find several standing sand statues. On touching them he feels a dim pulse of heat tingle his fingers. Clicking his teeth a few times Finn makes clear that the chamber he's in use to be some kind of shelter or city. The homes filled with sand, buildings entombed by sand, and clearly some buried or trapped only to die within the sands.
Cracking his neck Finn eases himself to the lower levels of the chamber. The heat becoming much worse until a rumble catches his attention. Stepping towards it Finn once again pushes a fake wall from his path to be hit by a furnace of heated air. But the air is toxic Finn chokes hard to back away trying to catch his breath. Wheezing from a good distance the rumbles can be hear again followed by a distant cackle or laugh.
Settling his coughing Finn spits the foul taste from his mouth. Reaching into his backpack Finn puts on a gasmask. Securing it tightly to his face as well as placing a homing beacon onto the tunnels mouth.
Beginning his new decent Finn finds the heated gas much worse. He can feel the heat nearly blister his exposed skin. Finn stops as he hears the boiling and rumbling much closer. Adjusting his glasses to filter out different light spectrums. Finn clicks his teeth again to gasp.
Flowing before him is a river of lava. The underground sand city rumbles shaking the area, as large bubbles of lava pop. Allowing gas to erupt from pockets near the edges of the flowing lava. Finn steps back not sure if his filters can handle such extreme gas if hit directly. Finn walks the stream wondering how he will get across. Walking a few paces from the flowing stream Finn stops as he feels a heavier series of rumbling.
Sensing danger Finn moves as a large slab of stone and sand drops from above. Moving fast Finn constantly evades the downpour of sand and stones. In a short leap Finn is slammed from above pinned under a downpour of sand and stone. And to make things worse the lava has shifted. The sand floor has given way diverting the flow of lava to be far closer to Finn. As Finn struggles to pull himself free the sand shifts into what little space he has.
Finn curses to say "No choice."
Raising his Finn aims at the floor and what little space he has dividing him from the lava. If this plan fails Finn will suffer a slow death by melting. But if it works he'll be in a lot of pain.
Taking aim Finn releases a fully charged nitro blast at the ground. The lava takes the impact and ignites a fireball of an explosion that rattles the chamber and further agitates the flowing lava. Blasted backwards Finn is chases by a wave of heated gasses and displaced lava. Finn hisses as not only does he hit a wall hard molten rock batters him forcing him to shield himself as best he can. But the wave of destruction continues as the ignited flames causes a complete collapse.
Hit hard from behind Finn drops to his knees only for the floor to give. Free falling into a dark void Finn hits several rock clusters hard. And as he grasps from anything to stop his fall. He ends up taking a full hit of either molten rock or something from the gas in the air. His gasmask failing him as he inhales a dangerous amount of sulfur air. Choking hard and wheezing worse then before Finn desperately stumbles around until he can breathe at all. Clawing at his throat Finn wheezes once more dropping to his knees he slumps to his side. In the darkness all Finn can taste is the disgusting and suffocating sulfur gas.
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