Chapter 7: Mission For Two part 2

The two young mages walks towards the city hall. They walked in and saw the mayor pacing back and forth.

"Hello." Wendy gets the mayor's attention. "We're from Fairy Tails and we came to deal with the Gate situation."

The mayor looks at them with incredulity. "This isn't a place for games kids."

"I'm sorry we were told there's a Gate that just pops up and there's no mages available to clear it." Romeo sounding annoyed. "We're here to help you out with that problem unless you want another dungeon break."

Both the mayor and Wendy were surprise by Romeo's sudden attitude. Wendy was about to apologize when the Mayor spoke up.

"Just the two of you? This is a serious situation so forgive me if I expect more people who look more capable to show up." The mayor said with slight sarcasm.

Romeo tries to calm down. "I'm sorry for my earlier attitudes. But I can assure you that we're capable of handling this dungeon. Wendy here is a healing mage and I was a part of the force that stop the dungeon break the other day."

The mayor looks unconvinced, but sigh. "Well, I'm not taking responsibility if you die in there. But if you can clear the dungeon then I'm not complaining and let you deal with it."

Romeo looks unsatisfied. "We won't disappoint." But he relented. After his last conversation with Bladewolfe, Romeo wants to finish this mission as fast as he can.

"You better not."


The two are standing at the entrance of the Gate.

"Sorry for earlier." Romeo apologize.

"It's alright." Wendy smile. "To be honest I feel the same way."

"I mean I get that it's to be expected when looking at us." Romeo start

"But he could try to be nicer about it." Wendy finished.

The two let out a small laugh.

"Are you ready?" Romeo asked.

"Yeah." Wendy nods.

The two enters.


They appears in front of what seems to be a ruined castle. The front gate is broken and the bridge is barely intact. The stone walls are broken and covered in moss. The sky is covered by clouds and a fog wall surrounds the castle.

"You can't walk through the fog." Romeo explained. "Let's get this done quickly." Wendy nods.

The two enters the castle, watching their steps as they walk through the bridge. Once they walk in,

"Watch out!" Wendy scream. Both Romeo and Wendy jump to the side, dodging an incoming massive arrow that breaks the ground.

Looking at the direction the arrow came from, they see a zombie wearing a helmet carrying a large bow. The zombie screech, summoning a horde of zombies like it with different armors and weapons.(Undead legionnaires from God of War)

Romeo draws his blade, using dash to kill some of the less armored enemies. Wendy uses her roar to take out the archers that shows up, preventing them from getting sneak attacks.

More archers shows up however, more than Wendy could deal with. The two have to run deeper into the castle, taking shelter. Inside, they enter a hallway and encounter more zombies, these ones wear heavy armor.

The armor was too thick for Romeo's regular attacks so he used fatal strike which manages to pierce the armor and even kills some of the zombies in one hit, but most of them managed to survive the first strike and attack back. Romeo dodge some of the attacks but got hit by a lot of them. Luckily it didn't do too much damage because he's using serpent scales and has his serpent chest plate equipped though it's invisible. The attacks still hurt though.

Wendy tried her best to support but her attacks are met with similar results as Romeo's and since she has no close range attacks she has to keep her distance and let Romeo deal with the enemy up close.

Assess

Undead soldiers

1,000 hp average

200 damage

800 defense

Immune to poison

Weak to fire and holy attacks

Romeo decides to switch tactics. He started blasting off fire attacks and coating his blade in fire. Combining fatal strike with his fire coated weapon(which is already a fire poison blade) means each attacks now can finish off zombies in one attack, and the fire blast is to keep the farther undead from aiding the ones he's currently fighting.

This works, but there's one problem. It's very mp draining. Yes Romeo has a large pool of mp now but maintaining dash plus weapon reinforcement plus fatal strike plus serpent scales plus fire maker can be really draining and the superior number means the zombies will win the battle of attrition.

Romeo knows this and Wendy realized this. Wendy knows that she needs to help Romeo soon or else she'll have to face a horde of undead by herself. She lets out huge gusts of wind, aiding Romeo's fire. She also blast wind attacks to help keep the enemy busy but this can only help so much due to the sheer numbers of undead.

Romeo return to Wendy. The two move back, with Wendy providing support fire while Romeo deals with enemies that get close. They killed off many undead, but the horde just keeps coming. Romeo then realized that he hasn't leveled up yet. These things might not be too strong, but with how much he's killed it should at least get him a level. He then decided to turn on exp notifications (which he turned off due to how distracting it gets.) He killed a zombie, and receives no notification. The only way this is possible is if...

"These undead are drones." Romeo realized. "Something is resurrecting and controlling them from a distance." If the enemy is either a drone type or temporary summons/creations, Romeo won't earn exp from it.

"What should we do?" Wendy ask.

"We need to find the source and destroy it." Romeo explained. He tried to use assess to find whoever or whatever is fueling the horde, but met with no success due to how much things is around them.

Wendy uses her enhanced senes to find whatever feels out of place. Despite the large wave of enemy, she found something.

"I sense something." She yells. "It feels like the energy of rotting flesh. It came from the room after this hallway."

"So to stop the undead we have to get past the undead." Romeo mumble. "Ok I got something. Wendy, charge up your energy. On my mark, blast your strongest possible attack at them."

Wendy nods, sucking the air around her, she begins to power up, readying a powerful roar. Romeo start to do the same, charging his own fire attack. Once the two were ready.

"Now" Romeo scream.

"Sky Dragon Roar" Wendy scream.

"Prometheus Blessing" Romeo scream.

"Unison Raid, Burning Sky Blessing" Romeo and Wendy scream.

The attacks combines into a massive wave of fire, drowning the enemy in it. Once the fire died down, the hallway is cleared. The two pant, somewhat exhausted.

"Should we rest for a bit." Wendy in between gasps.

"The longer we wait, the longer the enemy has to create more undead." Romeo gasp. "Heal me as much as you can, then we'll enter in five minutes."

After Wendy heals Romeo, the two take a final deep breath, then move to the next room.

They enter a throne room. Cracks and holes cover the walls surrounding them. Inside, they saw a man sit on a broken gilded throne. Behind him a large shattered window, letting the outside light in(which wasn't much). The man was a tall lean man with long hair and ash white skin. He wears a yellow rope that covers more of his body except for his left upper half. He has a sword in his left hand and wears a bone-like crown(yellow king from fear and hunger).

Assess


The Ashen King

A mad king whose obsession with his throne droves him to invoke the forbidden arts in order to still sit on it even after death. He succeeded, but at the cost of his kingdom. Now he sat on a worthless throne, leading a kingdom of nothing but ash.

50,000hp

500 damage

Has weak defense but can summons monsters to aid in combat.


Romeo frowns. This king is definitely more manageable than Jades, but his summons could be an issue.

"Watch for his undead." Romeo warns. "If enough of them shows up we're screwed."

"Right." Wendy nods.

The king creates an army of undead from the ashes and sends them towards the two. These ones are tougher and more vicious than the ones on the hallway. Romeo barely managed to hold his own while Wendy immediately got overwhelmed.

"Wendy." Romeo cried. He sends a blast of fire, knocking her away from the army. He then created blasts of fire to keep the undead's attention on him. Taking the constant attack, Romeo can't help but let out cries of pain.

Wendy got up and see Romeo being overwhelmed. She could barely see Romeo moving and the constant assaults from the undead and Romeo's cries of pain creates a dark image in her head: Romeo, laying on the floor, beaten, dead, all because she was too weak.

A dark emotion rises up in Wendy, one she never felt before. Energy begins to build up, drawing the attention of the army. "Let go of him." She whispered.

They all turn to look at her, giving Romeo some breathing room and a chance to escape.

"LET GO OF HIM" Wendy screams. She rush forward, landing a hit on one of the undead. Black spark of lightning flies over the place, a huge blast of wind blowing all the enemy away. Wendy begins to feel euphoric, becoming one with her magic.

Romeo gets out of the way in time. Rushing over to check on Wendy.

"Was this how it felt?" Wendy ask, a blissful smile plastered on her face.

Picking up on what just happened, Romeo smile back. "Yup. Guess I'm not the only blessed one anymore."

Wendy smile even more, embracing Romeo in a tight lock hug.

"This just feels too good." Wendy slurs a little.

Romeo is in panic mode. His face burning red. His heart is not staying still.

Graahh.

The two separated, snapping back to their current situation. The king, in the moment of confusion, has summoned a monster. One could classify it as a boss in and of itself. A demon steed that emits blue fires from both its mane and hooves. The demon stood 4 meters tall and has soulless eyes.(Geryon from dmc3 but bigger)

Assess


The Steed Of Inferno

A steed that serve only the mightiest and cruelest of kings. Despite its name it is a manifestation of the king's power and darkness and does not originate from the underworld.

100,000hp

1000 damage

500 defense

Immune to elemental and poison attacks.

Vulnerable against holy attacks.


"Shit." Romeo mentally screams. The steed charge at them. Romeo was about to move them out of the way when

"Sky Dragon, Iron First" Wendy yells, faster than Romeo could react, landing a powerful hit against the demon.

-2000hp

"Whoa" Romeo whispered. It's hard to believe what he's seeing right now. Wendy, someone who mere moments ago can't used a physical attack, just landed a devastating blow that could rival some of Romeo's strongest attacks.

"I got this one." Wendy screams. "You handle the boss."

Looking over, Romeo saw the king charging up his power for an attack. Not letting that happen, Romeo dash towards him, slicing the king, who managed to summon a heavy armored undead soldier, a captain, that wielded a great sword on one hand and a scythe on the other(God of War undead legionnaires captain to tank the attack. The slash is stopped mid swing.

The king then sends out a blast of sand. Romeo feels a burning sensation.

Your body is under the effects of a burning and rotting status effect.

Blessing: A Perfect Body activates.

You're now freed from the burning and rotting status effect.

Ignoring his pain, Romeo rush in for another attack. The undead captain blocked him. The king then swing his sword, sending a slash of energy which pierced through the captain and hitting Romeo who managed to block. The king then brings back the captain.

Romeo noticed something about the captain this time. The sounds he made when being resurrected was that of pain and exhaustion. His armor has a symbol that seems to represent duty and protection and even though he's already dead, the captain still seems to wear the armor with pride. This gives Romeo some speculation.

Decided to test his theory, he addressed the captain.

"Why do you still serve him?" Romeo points at the king. "A man who sacrifice everything to keep his power. A man who disgraced your duty as a protector?"

The captain halt its movement, the king tries to force it to move, but to no avail. Suddenly, the captain turns to ash, falling to the ground, its armor and weapon pops up in Romeo's item box's inventory.

Unexpected favor complete: freeing the undead captain's soul. Increase your luck ludicrously for 1 minute.

The king is unable to summon the captain again. Seeing how he isn't summoning waves of soldiers like before, Romeo guess that the king is running low on magic so he decided to end this now.

When in for another slash attack, Romeo was surprised to see black lightning flies over the place, and before he knew it, a similar euphoria occurred, he has landed another Black Flash.

-15,404,697

The attack sliced the king in half, then completely vaporized him.

You've leveled up

You've learned the skill fatal slash

You've acquired a Skill Rune Stone

Achievement unlock: lightning strikes twice

You've gained the blessing of the spark of black

Breaking the Skill Rune Stone, Romeo acquired the skill spirit servants summons.

New job available: the skill you just acquired is link to a rare job. With master of all crafts this job will be advanced to the highest rank. Would you like to accept this?

"Yes"

Acquired new job: necromancer

Job advancement: phantom master

Romeo open his menu screen


Player

Romeo Conbolt

Money:205,459 jewels

Level:26

Job: Master of All Crafts

Phantom Master

Str:75

-Lifting:750

-Striking/damage:810

-Stamina:850

Spd:77

-Travel/perception:820

-Combat/reaction:860

-Agility/reflex:850

Vit:81

-Health:75,000/120,000hp (regen 100hp/second)

-Durability/defense:900

-Endurance/resistance:910

Int:80

-Learning/combat:900

-Wisdom/deduction:920

-Mana: 35,000/100,000mp (regen 90mp/second)

Ins:75

-Senses:800

-Charm/charisma:850

-Luck:830

Abilities:

Passive:

-Health regeneration: regenerate your hp base on your vitality.

-Mana regeneration: regenerate your mp base on your intelligence.

-Item box: a storage area where items you put in won't be affected by time.

-Will of the survivor: if your hp gets below 30%, increase all your stats by 1000%.

-Swordsmanship: you can wield a blade with the expertise of a train swordsman.

-Duel wielding: you can wield weapons in both hands for combat.

-Nocturnal eyes: you can see in the dark.

-Magic understanding and control: you gain a level of understanding and control of your own magic that only a rare few can reach. Your mp requirements for skills is reduced by half.

Active:

-Dash: cost 50mp to activate and 5mp for every minutes it's used. Increase your speed by 50%.

-Assess: cost 5mp. Allow you to view information of your enemy or an item.

-Weapon recall: cost 5mp. You can summon your weapons to your hand anytime you like.

-Fatal strike: cost 100mp. Land a critical strike that deal significant damage to your enemy.

-Weapon reinforcement: increase your weapons' toughness. The toughness increases depends on how much mp was used.

-Serpent scales: cost 150mp to active and 15mp for every minutes it's used. Create a snake-like scale body cover that increases 50% of your defense.

-Fatal slash: cost 100mp. Land a critical slash that deal significant damage to your enemy.

-Spirit Servant Summons: you can summon souls of your fallen enemy to serve you. Job perks: due to your job rank, you won't lose mp when summon the spirits.

Blessings:

The Honored One: you exude an aura of power. Increase others affection for you.

A Perfect Body: a body that's built to thrive in all types of situations. You're now immune to all forms of negative physical status effects.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)

A True Hero's Heart: you're capable of staying true to your heroic values even in a world that actively corrupts it. You're now immune to all forms of emotional attacks and manipulation.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)

A True King's Mind: you're able to take charge and make tough decisions in difficult situations without succumbing to the pressure. You're now immune to all forms of mental illness, attacks and manipulation.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)

A True Saint's Soul: your soul will always remain pure. You're now immune to all forms of soul corruption, attacks and manipulation.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)

Chosen by The Spark Of Black: While the Spark Of Black doesn't favor who to bless, if you've proven your worth to the Spark, it will reward you fittingly. When your hp dropped below 10%, your chances of landing a Black Flash increase dramatically.

Burdens:

Burden of secrecy: you cannot reveal your power as well as Bladewolfe's existence to anyone. This will also prevent anyone from extracting this information.

Achievements:

Lightning In A Bottle: successfully landing a black flash for the first time. Gain magic understanding

Against the Odds: defeat an enemy that completely out classes you. Gain Master of All Crafts

Lightning Strikes Twice: Landing Black Flash on two separate occasions. Gain Blessing Of The Spark Of Black


While Romeo's battle was going on, Wendy was busy fighting the steed. It charges at her at full speed, but she dodged and countered with a "Sky Dragon Kick", knocking the horse back a good distance. The steed the power up, firing a blast of blue flame from its mouth. Wendy create a wind barrier around her. The attack was stopped. She then run forward and jump towards the steed, landing a double kick follow by a roar. The steed cries in pain. Picking up one of the swords from the undead soldiers from before, Wendy rush towards the beast, and decapitate it.

The steed was slain, Wendy received a strange feeling. Looking at her hand, she ignites a blue fire from it. Shocked, she immediately extinguished the fire and looks over at Romeo, who's also just finished his own fight.

"So are we done?" Wendy asks.

"Yeah." Romeo nods. "Let's go."


It's night time. After the two give their report of closing the Gate to the mayor (much to his shock), they received their payment and left for home.

The two are currently on a train.

"So yeah. I can use blue fire now apparently." Wendy recalled.

"Interesting." Romeo mumble. "You must have gained that skill from beating the monster. It's rare, but it has happened before."

"Did you gained anything after defeating the boss?" Wendy asks.

"Well." Romeo hesitate. "I'm pretty sure I can summon ghost as my servant now."

"That's..." Wendy surprise. "Interesting."

"No kidding." Romeo nods.

The two stay silent for a moment.

"Anyway." Romeo spoke up. "Thanks for joining me on this quest. I'm not sure I could've done it by myself."

"Oh." Wendy replied. "Anytime. Though I'm sure you could've handled it by yourself."

"Wendy, the horde of undead plus that horse plus the king would've been enough to put me down or at least force me to run. I literally couldn't have done it without you."

"Well, I did get a new power and have a far better control of my magic from this trip so let's call it even."

The two smile.

"So you landed a Black Flash huh." Romeo stated.

"A what?" Wendy confused.

"The attack with the black lightning. That's what I decided to call it." Romeo explained.

"Yeah." Wendy smile. "It felt amazing, like nothing I've ever felt before. I was one with my magic, and it felt so good that I-"

Wendy stop. The memory of what she did right after rush back to her. She blush like a tomato.

Romeo is no better. Remember what she did, he finds himself unable to look straight at Wendy, blushing like a madman.

"So I like Wendy. And it seems that she likes me too." Romeo thought. "But how should I approach this, I don't know the first thing about love. Why can't that be one of my blessings."

"So what will you do once we get back?" Wendy asks, snapping Romeo from his thoughts.

"Well, after we turn in our report to the guild, I'm probably gonna go home and rest. Maybe I'll go for a little shopping but maybe not." Romeo answered. "How about you?"

"Probably just like you." Wendy smile.

"I hope I don't sound weird saying this." Wendy start. "But recently, there's something about you that seems to really entrance me. Like I can't help but feel nice whenever I'm near you."

"Oh." Romeo response. "Thanks for letting me know. I'm glad my presence made you feel comfortable."

"Yeah."

Romeo look at the window. He begins to worry. One of his blessings was said to have an effect like this. Is that why Wendy likes him? Because of the Blessing? Would she feel the same about him without it? Is her feeling even real?

It's real.

A message pops up.

"Huh"

The girl's feeling. It's real. That blessing only amplified what was already there, not adding new feelings entirely. Without the blessing her feeling might not be as strong but it would still be there to some extent.

"... I see"

Don't beat yourself over something so small. I told you I don't like edgy kids so stop it.

Romeo agrees with Bladewolfe sentiment.

"Oh I just remember, about the favor-"

Done. Your girlfriend and everyone in the guild now has insane potential and growth rate.

"Thanks."

Sure thing. Oh by the way, how do you feel about a harem?

"...What?"

I'm asking how do you feel about getting a harem. I could make some small tweaks and make that happen for you.

"You know, for someone who said he won't interfere with the events of a world, you sure are willing to interfere right now huh."

What can I say. I have a soft spot for harem romance story and your love life happens to be perfect for such a story with some tweaks. So what do you say?

"Well I-"

Wonderful, I'll get to it immediately.

Bladewolfe go offline.

Romeo sighed, rubbing his forehead. He then noticed Wendy sleeping next to him. He smiles, watching Wendy rest her head on his shoulders.


Author's note

Sorry for this chapter taking so long. I'm not good with writing fight scenes and I was a bit busy over the past few days.

Anyway for anyone waiting for Child of The Stars update, I plan on returning to it after I get this story to chapter 10. After that I'll switch writing between the two stories.

Also for February I plan on releasing a short project I dub "The Bladewolfe Smuts Series." It's a small project and I won't stop writing on the other story so don't worry.

Like the name suggests it's gonna a bunch of smuts stories for different series so it's gonna be rated M for obvious reason. If that's not your cup of tea, that's fine, I'm writing them mostly for me, to test my hands on smuts and see how I do so I don't expect a lot of people to read them.