GDLiZy
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Although there is nothing about how to deal with the body, you shouldn't leave the body lying around, for it could potentially breed some disease!
Rewards: 100 EXP, 20 G
Adventurer's Guild Adventurer's Guild - Reception Desk
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Rewards: 100 EXP, 20 G
Zoey
Mustachu
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Evaluation
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
Good job helping around the tavern they've been woefully understaffed lately.
- EXP: 25
- Money: 10G
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
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Zoey
Mustachu
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Evaluation
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
Thanks for culling the goblin population, they can become a real nuance to travelers.
- EXP: 150
- Money: 30G
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
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Zoey
Mustachu
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OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
Good work on the city repairs, here's your reward.
- EXP: 30
- Money: 10G
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
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Devils.Advocate
An objectionable existence
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Character: Omni (Level 1)
Quest: Office Work!!
*Sits down with a wide grin and a rolled-up piece of leather in hand*
Fufufufufu, prepare to be impressed, pathetic and perishable human!
AH!
...
I-i mean... er fellow perishable human...
Anyway, after I left here with the quest docket and I went to the offices of Scribel City Council, the lady there gave me a bunch-ah-jobs to choose from. SO! I chose to bag and tag the belongings of dead adventurers.
Naturally. Since I LOVE dead hu- I mean, I love humans! Even if they are dead.
When I got to the warehouse, I was a bit disappointed since there were no dead bodies, only items. I still did my job properly! Coz I have a good work ethic!!
Anyhoo, when I was tagging all that stuff... I found this!
*unrolls the leather parchment *
It was in the bag of a dead body found in the river. OK, Loosen your purse strings Receptionist! I feel like I deserve a bonus!
Its a map, of the Northwestern area!
See here on the map. You can trace the river back north-west until you find where it flows from, a great lake, there you can see the mountains of the north.
Wait, wait, wait. I know the guild already knows there are mountains and the lake in the north.
But ya see here... here is the juicy bit,*licks lips* mm...juicy.... ah! North of the lake is a city!
*Omni points near to the edge of the map on a drawing of a doorway amongst the mountains*
The Bronze city! Gelderholm, the underground home of the dwarfs!
OK ok, I know what you are thinking, 'How does Omni know that door thingy means a city?'
And I hear ya. Now, here is why.
My bestf-... let me try that again. My friend lives there! She lives under the eastern part of the lake because she's a Hydra-dra-...errrr... since she is always high on life. Nice save She used to tell me how every summer she'd go swimming in the lake and then she'd gather all her friends and go play at Gelderholm. Yeah~ they'd really paint the town red. She is so cool...
Before moving to Scribel, I lived down south and it's so busy during summer with people coming over to where I lived, all the time. So I only get to hear stories about these massive parties but I've never been to one... I really wish I had gone with them... I heard dwarfs are delectable!
..
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Er... I mean dwarven cuisine...of course haha ha ha...ha~
Well, it all matches what my friends told me about where she lives... The dwarfs are there in the mountains, the lake is there, and my friend is where that big red skull is, next to that picture of a nine-headed snake... Are you impressed? You are impressed right! No one else would have seen the value of this map, so no one would have stolen it either!
Only I!
SOoooooo a bonus? More money? More more money? SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!
*wink Wink Wink Wink Wink*
Fufufufufu, prepare to be impressed, pathetic and perishable human!
AH!
...
I-i mean... er fellow perishable human...
Anyway, after I left here with the quest docket and I went to the offices of Scribel City Council, the lady there gave me a bunch-ah-jobs to choose from. SO! I chose to bag and tag the belongings of dead adventurers.
Naturally. Since I LOVE dead hu- I mean, I love humans! Even if they are dead.
When I got to the warehouse, I was a bit disappointed since there were no dead bodies, only items. I still did my job properly! Coz I have a good work ethic!!
Anyhoo, when I was tagging all that stuff... I found this!
*unrolls the leather parchment *
It was in the bag of a dead body found in the river. OK, Loosen your purse strings Receptionist! I feel like I deserve a bonus!
Its a map, of the Northwestern area!
See here on the map. You can trace the river back north-west until you find where it flows from, a great lake, there you can see the mountains of the north.
Wait, wait, wait. I know the guild already knows there are mountains and the lake in the north.
But ya see here... here is the juicy bit,*licks lips* mm...juicy.... ah! North of the lake is a city!
*Omni points near to the edge of the map on a drawing of a doorway amongst the mountains*
The Bronze city! Gelderholm, the underground home of the dwarfs!
OK ok, I know what you are thinking, 'How does Omni know that door thingy means a city?'
And I hear ya. Now, here is why.
My bestf-... let me try that again. My friend lives there! She lives under the eastern part of the lake because she's a Hydra-dra-...errrr... since she is always high on life. Nice save She used to tell me how every summer she'd go swimming in the lake and then she'd gather all her friends and go play at Gelderholm. Yeah~ they'd really paint the town red. She is so cool...
Before moving to Scribel, I lived down south and it's so busy during summer with people coming over to where I lived, all the time. So I only get to hear stories about these massive parties but I've never been to one... I really wish I had gone with them... I heard dwarfs are delectable!
..
..
Er... I mean dwarven cuisine...of course haha ha ha...ha~
Well, it all matches what my friends told me about where she lives... The dwarfs are there in the mountains, the lake is there, and my friend is where that big red skull is, next to that picture of a nine-headed snake... Are you impressed? You are impressed right! No one else would have seen the value of this map, so no one would have stolen it either!
Only I!
SOoooooo a bonus? More money? More more money? SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!
*wink Wink Wink Wink Wink*
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Zoey
Mustachu
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Evaluation
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
If it weren't for your missing arm I don't think I'd believe you.
- EXP: 110
- Money: 0G
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
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Bochi
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*Blink*...*Blink*...
"Well, I guess I'm thankful I don't live in Gelderholm, then...Did you just admit that you stole the map, by the way? Please put it back later. But the work seems to be done properly, so here you go."
Rewards:
- EXP: 25
- Money: 10G
Kysil
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Quest Report:
Character: Creed (Level 1)
Quest: Night Watch
I entered the guardhouse after Dusk, just before the moon is out.
I've seen some Wolves moving around the forest but they aren't coming close to the walls.
also no monsters or bandits outside the wall.
*Sigh* i want to eat some chocolate after the report is done...
I've seen some Wolves moving around the forest but they aren't coming close to the walls.
also no monsters or bandits outside the wall.
*Sigh* i want to eat some chocolate after the report is done...
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Bochi
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darkza1569
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Exploration and Scouting
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Location: Anywhere
Required Level: 1
Objectives:
The Scribel Adventurer's Guild will pay for any information that is worthwhile. Did you did you discover a band of goblins? Did you discover a new area? Do you have new and novel information that we didn't know before? Tell us what you have, and we might reward you!
Rewards:
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Location: Anywhere
Required Level: 1
Objectives:
- Obtain any information that is worthwhile for the city to know.
The Scribel Adventurer's Guild will pay for any information that is worthwhile. Did you did you discover a band of goblins? Did you discover a new area? Do you have new and novel information that we didn't know before? Tell us what you have, and we might reward you!
Rewards:
- EXP: 0 - 75
- Money: 10 - 50G
Almodeus Thompson (Lvl.1)
Quest Report :
Hey,This is Almodeus here. After I'm reporting about healing herbs delivery I found this quest on the board so I think this quest is worth a shot.
I'm going to the same mountain that I gathering healing herbs. So I prepared another 3 large bags that can fill healing herbs. I experiment with these herbs a while ago and found that although they're not made in to medicine but it's still effective to fresh wounds.
I climb to that mountain again. This time I using another route because the previous has second to none healing herbs and mushrooms.
Unexpectedly,I found monsters. They're similar to small humanoid monster with fur covered all over the body with dog head. I think I know what they are. I think they're called Kobold or something?
There're 3 kobolds that appeared in front of me. Of course,I killed all of them. Since all of them using blunt object such as tree bark and stone so with my Slimy skin I can reflect all of them. and with my Idenfify I found their weak points and delivered deathly blows to them with my Inferior Swordsmanship.
I looting their corpses but found nothing worth while except their blood and fangs that can use as materail for alchemy and blacksmith.
After that I found another great source of herbs and mushrooms. There're many types of them. Most of them are poisonous but if you're using the right method you can turn them into antidote. I gathered as much as I can and turn some poisonous herbs into a paste and applied to my dagger.
Previously,I didn't met with any monsters so I think this mountain is quite dangerous in some route. I have blank paper and ink in my traveler bag so I write down the route that I passed by. "Quite dangerous"
After that I dive deeper into the mountain and found traces of footprints. There're small and big mixed together. And I found kobold fur beside these footprints. Is this kobold traces? But these big footprints are as big as human adult...
I trail the traces and found a cave. In front of the cave there're two kobold guards. It's as big as me with muscle that can squeeze me to death. They're wearing armors that didn't suitable to their intelligent and behavoir. How can they get armour and weapons? Is someone given them or they made it by themselves? Is there Kobold Shaman in their group?
I drawn the route to this cave and quickly get out of there immediately. On my way down the mountain I found a boar and killed it with my dagger. Before the poison circulate throughtout its body I drawn it blood out and make sure that the meat isn't poisonous.
This is all of my report
Almodeus Thompson got
- EXP: 50
- Money: 10G
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Zoey
Mustachu
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OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
Good work here's your reward.
- EXP: 50
- Money: 10G
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
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Slime Subjugation
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Location: Scribel City
Required Level: 1
Objectives:
Slimes are a pest in Scribel, and they end up in all sorts of weird places. While they aren’t exactly dangerous, they can slowly erode structures and damage buildings over time. They also spread diseases if they get into the sewers and pick up icky stuff. Slimes are bad! Eliminating them is a public health campaign!
Rewards:
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Location: Scribel City
Required Level: 1
Objectives:
- Exterminate slimes in the City of Scribel.
- Bring back 10 slime cores.
Slimes are a pest in Scribel, and they end up in all sorts of weird places. While they aren’t exactly dangerous, they can slowly erode structures and damage buildings over time. They also spread diseases if they get into the sewers and pick up icky stuff. Slimes are bad! Eliminating them is a public health campaign!
Rewards:
- EXP: 75
- Money: 10G
Quest report[FILLED]:
There were not a lot of things that could be done by an adventurer with one hand. At least for one without the ability to telekinetically move things. As it was, Lib felt that she had to force herself instead of wallowing in sadness after her loss of her right hand.
Lib never learned how to wield a sword. The World Key she had are shaped like a sword, and the other weapon she had was left inside of that place. All in all, she was left without other option, except if she decide to shell some of her money to buy another weapon. Thankfully, the sword she had was usable using one hand.
With one sword in her hand, she went to the adventurer guild, and decided to take the subjugation quest against the slimes. One library entry about those slimes was that they were easily pierced. Since she had no magic at all, this was the best method for her to do it.
The first slime was found at the riverbank. this slime variant seemed to like to consume the water as its main staple. It seemed like the liquid inside the slime has lower viscosity compared to the usual slime. The core of the slime seemed to actively moving. The slime seemed to not be alert though, as it carefreely grazing at the riverbank's grass.
With a lunge against its body, the slime had bursted immediately as the sword pierced it. The core of the slime was then pocketed and Lib went her way.
Still on the riverbank, Lib found her second and third slime. Apparently, the slime could use water jets to propel themselves. Using high pressure from some hole, she found out that those slimes could easily threw themselves to the water to recover the water used for the water burst. Their clear body showed that this variant of the slime had excellent camouflage ability. Also, they were easily swept away, so that may be a tactics they used to flee when needed. All in all, the water slime variant were troublesome to face unless against ranged enemy.
Lib decided to go further west to the slimecreek. With the name slimecreek, she thought she would be able to easily encounter slimes.
As it was, there was a lot. By a lot, Lib counted over 50 slimes in the riverbank alone. Due to that, she went back along the way, to see more of those water slimes. It seemed that the slimecreek was the place they end up if they were swept by the current. She met two other water slimes. She ignored the one nearest to the riverbank and began to throw stones at the slime. Apparently, they have slight resistance against the stone without a sharp edges, as the stone were reflected by the slime's body. An obsidian stone managed to pierce its skin and made the slime burst out. She took another core to her bag.
In the end, she went eastward along the river, only attacking at a group of 1 or 2 slimes. At the end of the day, she managed to gather the requested 10 core and went back to the city to submit her proof of subjugation.
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Zoey
Mustachu
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OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
Good work and thank for the new information.
- EXP: 75
- Money: 10G
OOC: Daily cost of living is 10G.
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Epsil
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"This seems pretty easy", I mumbled. I took the quest and proceeded towards the school. It was a semi-derelict school, the paint was very old and had started degrading as well as the building itself. I opened the door with a loud BANG and proceeded to walk carefully over the creaky brittle floor boards. *How is this school even intact?* I thought to myself. I arrived at the classroom. It was full of desks like any typical classroom; however, the age and durability of the equipment was apparent. Everything seemed to have been repaired beyond belief with tape and glue everywhere. It was a genuine wonder to how everything was staying intact. I also noticed that I was early which was pretty good as I could take a nice nap before class began.
"Hey. Hello. Mister?? HELLO!!!"
"Gah What?"
"Hey look Mister's awake!"
"Are you our substitute teacher? You are right!"
It seems that the class has arrived. All the children appeared to be poor, with tattered and dirty clothes and holed shoes.
"Hi I'm Adsall, and yes I am your substitute teacher. Do you guys know if your teacher, Mrs Lilia, prepared any material for me to teach?"
"Material?"
"No she just said to do whatever the substitute tells us to do and to be on our best behaviour" , A little girl said while smiling.
*F*ck Now what. I guess she just wanted a babysitter. I guess I can teach maths.* I thought to myself
"Now then today I will be teaching you addition and subtraction."
In the end I ended up teaching them how to count to ten. After all of them finished. I decided to patch up their clothes using the leftover fabric I had in my bag, as well as giving them my blanket to cover up as they gave me their clothes, as I am not a pedophile. I decided to do some flower patches and sword shaped patches. The kids were all overjoyed and started to showoff their clothes to each other. Something odd did stand out though, Mart. Mart was one of the school kids. When I took his shirt to patch up I noticed that his chest was pretty bruised in multiple areas. As if he had been punched. When I went to ask him about it he opened his mouth as to say something but quickly closed it, snatched back his shirt and joined his friends. Class soon ended, and all the students started to go home.
I don't think I'm getting any sleep tonight.
"Hey. Hello. Mister?? HELLO!!!"
"Gah What?"
"Hey look Mister's awake!"
"Are you our substitute teacher? You are right!"
It seems that the class has arrived. All the children appeared to be poor, with tattered and dirty clothes and holed shoes.
"Hi I'm Adsall, and yes I am your substitute teacher. Do you guys know if your teacher, Mrs Lilia, prepared any material for me to teach?"
"Material?"
"No she just said to do whatever the substitute tells us to do and to be on our best behaviour" , A little girl said while smiling.
*F*ck Now what. I guess she just wanted a babysitter. I guess I can teach maths.* I thought to myself
"Now then today I will be teaching you addition and subtraction."
In the end I ended up teaching them how to count to ten. After all of them finished. I decided to patch up their clothes using the leftover fabric I had in my bag, as well as giving them my blanket to cover up as they gave me their clothes, as I am not a pedophile. I decided to do some flower patches and sword shaped patches. The kids were all overjoyed and started to showoff their clothes to each other. Something odd did stand out though, Mart. Mart was one of the school kids. When I took his shirt to patch up I noticed that his chest was pretty bruised in multiple areas. As if he had been punched. When I went to ask him about it he opened his mouth as to say something but quickly closed it, snatched back his shirt and joined his friends. Class soon ended, and all the students started to go home.
I don't think I'm getting any sleep tonight.
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Bochi
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The request's condition was: Please do not burn down the entire forest.
Tch. My plans were foiled before they even begun.
As she lamented the unfairness of it all, Vicious stared at one of the nests from afar. Unlike the previous run in with Giant Rats, Giant Spiders lived up to their name. Just one alone was almost her height.
It almost made her sad that she couldn't just torch the entire forest. Almost. Because Vicious was a model adventurer (lol) and would definitely not do anything as harmful as that (lol).
"Hmm? Let's see here..."
Closing her left eye, Vicious glared at one of the spiders with her right eye. As the winds picked up in power and speed---
Nothing happened.
But of course. What was I hoping, for black flames to suddenly burn all the spiders to death and disappear after it's done? Now that would be cheating.
Slowly, her vision drifted over to settle on a certain plant, and Vicious grinned.
Then again, who said you had to have supernatural powers to cheat?
There was a coil of...rope...running along the floor. Or rather, what appeared to be a green rope. It ran the whole length around the nest, forming a loose circle. After ensuring that no part of the rope touched any trees, Vicious lit it on fire, before retreating to a safe distance. She continued to keep watch.
It didn't take long before the girl observed spiders falling off the nest, landing on their backs and sluggishly moving their limbs. Then, careful to wrap her nose and mouth with a dense roll of cloth, Vicious strode over and started beating in arachnid brains. It wasn't too long before all the occupants of the nest were twitching on the ground, heads looking like pulped watermelons.
"Worth every minute. Plants with paralysing agents when burnt sure are killer to work with."
Grinning, she fished out another torch, set the nest alight, and when the thing was smoked into a charred husk, the satisfied adventurer stamped out any remaining embers before returning to hand in her report.
Tch. My plans were foiled before they even begun.
As she lamented the unfairness of it all, Vicious stared at one of the nests from afar. Unlike the previous run in with Giant Rats, Giant Spiders lived up to their name. Just one alone was almost her height.
It almost made her sad that she couldn't just torch the entire forest. Almost. Because Vicious was a model adventurer (lol) and would definitely not do anything as harmful as that (lol).
"Hmm? Let's see here..."
Closing her left eye, Vicious glared at one of the spiders with her right eye. As the winds picked up in power and speed---
Nothing happened.
But of course. What was I hoping, for black flames to suddenly burn all the spiders to death and disappear after it's done? Now that would be cheating.
Slowly, her vision drifted over to settle on a certain plant, and Vicious grinned.
Then again, who said you had to have supernatural powers to cheat?
*****
There was a coil of...rope...running along the floor. Or rather, what appeared to be a green rope. It ran the whole length around the nest, forming a loose circle. After ensuring that no part of the rope touched any trees, Vicious lit it on fire, before retreating to a safe distance. She continued to keep watch.
It didn't take long before the girl observed spiders falling off the nest, landing on their backs and sluggishly moving their limbs. Then, careful to wrap her nose and mouth with a dense roll of cloth, Vicious strode over and started beating in arachnid brains. It wasn't too long before all the occupants of the nest were twitching on the ground, heads looking like pulped watermelons.
"Worth every minute. Plants with paralysing agents when burnt sure are killer to work with."
Grinning, she fished out another torch, set the nest alight, and when the thing was smoked into a charred husk, the satisfied adventurer stamped out any remaining embers before returning to hand in her report.
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Slime Subjugation
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Location: Scribel City
Required Level: 1
Objectives:
Slimes are a pest in Scribel, and they end up in all sorts of weird places. While they aren’t exactly dangerous, they can slowly erode structures and damage buildings over time. They also spread diseases if they get into the sewers and pick up icky stuff. Slimes are bad! Eliminating them is a public health campaign!
Rewards:
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Location: Scribel City
Required Level: 1
Objectives:
- Exterminate slimes in the City of Scribel.
- Bring back 10 slime cores.
Slimes are a pest in Scribel, and they end up in all sorts of weird places. While they aren’t exactly dangerous, they can slowly erode structures and damage buildings over time. They also spread diseases if they get into the sewers and pick up icky stuff. Slimes are bad! Eliminating them is a public health campaign!
Rewards:
- EXP: 75
- Money: 10G
Quest report:[FILLED]
Today, she decided to limit herself inside of the city, except the sewer. She took another slime subjugation quest and try on her hand whether she could find them in the residential area.
As it was, the residential area was mostly clean of the slimes. She went to each house and asked whether there was a slime infestation in their house. Some of the people inside, though, took offense to her saying that. For those men, it was because it was a slight against their manliness if they couldn't beat those things. For the women, it was because they were thought that they couldn't make their home clean, since it was trivial to keep those slimes away if they keep it clean. Finding no success, Lib moved to the other area.
As she went to the market district, she apparently found out that they have their own specialized slime disposal worker. Since there was a lot of waste produced by the market, the shop owner felt that paying 1G for 1 slime disposal was too high. Therefore, they offered this job to dispose of the slimes inside of their district. He also said that they barred adventurer from hunting the slime in this district too.
At the craftsmen district, At least she found some people who apparently had apprentice who was lazy to clean their place. Those craftsmen themselves usually consider those task not worth doing and offload them to their apprentice. Apparently, those slimes consume soot and smog from the forge they have, and sometimes clogged the forge. The slime variant in this place were considered beneficial as long as they don't block the air vent or something. Nevertheless, there must be a routine cleaning they must do. As those craftsmen allowed Lib to dispose of them, Lib was able to fulfill her quota of slime today.
One thing unique to the slime around here is that they may produce diamond inside of their body. Some of the craftsmen allowed one slime to build up the carbon content inside its body, and at some level of blackness, they popped up the slime. At their blackest, the durability of those slimes are really strong and their body become more round-shaped. At that point, The craftsmen cracked open the slime and look to see if a diamond formed inside. Pretty nifty side income, if she might said. One craftsman offered her to open a black one with her sword, yet no matter how hard she hit it, it was deflected.
As a side effect, they functioned like an air purifier, consuming carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. Really, She don't think those slimes were a pest there.
in the afternoon, she reported back her findings and the requested cores to the adventurer guild.
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darkza1569
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Quest Report :
Another quest of Slime subjugation. I went to the usual place for grinding slimes and found someone there.
It's a couple of male and female. The male seem to be swordsman and the female is sorcerer of sorts. They're hunting slimes quite fast but I also noticed that slime cores are damaged.
But there are not much problems with these couple so I quickly go hunting my own slimes.
Slimes are weak that's for sure. But after I hunting about 5 slimes I found that without killing them I can extract their core out from their body. You just need some speed and gloves. The extracted core still alive so that means if you put it near their body It'll revived.
"Oh, so that is how this city's adventurer hunting slimes?" Swordsman said and coming near me
I glared at him and counldn't tell him that I was just experimenting with these slimes. After that he told me that he come from the village near Scribel city. He came here to fullfill his dream of becoming adventurer with his childhood friend,The female sorcerer.
I and him going quite well that he taught me some of his swordsmanship style. It's full of how to parry attack from opponent and dealing twice of damage back. This style suited me well but I can't bring the full potential of this style.
The female sorceror taught me how to control mana. I learn that in a second but I found another problem as well. Mana Manipulation is about controlling energy in nature called Mana to chant spell but what I got in return is how to manipulate the energy inside my body. I called this skill,Ki Manipulation.
Although it is such a regret that I can't learn Mana Manipulation or use that Counter style to the fullest potential but it's still beneficial to me in some ways or another.
10 Slime cores retrieved.
Almodeus Thompson learn Swordsmanship - Counter style through Brightest Mind
Swordsmanship - Counter Style turn into Inferior Swordsmanship - Counter style by Jack of all trades,Master of None
Almodeus Thompson learn Mana Manipulation through Brightest Mind
Mana Manipulation turn into Ki Manipulation by Jack of all trades,Master of None
Inferior Swordsmanship - Counter style : Primitive form of swordsmanship - counter style. You can deal damage back to your opponent without receiveing damage.
Ki Manipulation : Manipulate energy inside your body and bring out the maximum potential of your body. Strengthen your body temporarily.
Swordsmanship - Counter Style turn into Inferior Swordsmanship - Counter style by Jack of all trades,Master of None
Almodeus Thompson learn Mana Manipulation through Brightest Mind
Mana Manipulation turn into Ki Manipulation by Jack of all trades,Master of None
Inferior Swordsmanship - Counter style : Primitive form of swordsmanship - counter style. You can deal damage back to your opponent without receiveing damage.
Ki Manipulation : Manipulate energy inside your body and bring out the maximum potential of your body. Strengthen your body temporarily.
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Alchyr
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Sorry for the long report, receptionist lady! There was a lot to write.
Mirth and Vicious
Why are there so many missing kids? Kids shouldn't have to worry about stuff! It doesn't seem right. And I heard one of them was found dead! This many kids don't go missing in a town for no reason! I think someone is behind it! Or well, that's what Malice thinks, and if Malice thinks so, it's probably true. This doesn't really make me happy. So, I'll let Malice take over again.
Too many missing. It's not right. This town may be near the wild, but the gates are well watched. Children can't vanish into the wild easily. As for reasons they may vanish in the town, they could run away, but children who do that would likely return quite quickly. There aren't many places a normal child can survive on their own. If children are going missing and not returning, there's a reason.
According to this quest report, a child was found dead, holding an animal? Strange. The quest report is quite hard to interpret. Was it a toy? I find it unlikely a real animal would be held by a dying child, even as someone finds the child. I decided to ask the parents for more information.
They were understandably... distressed by my inquiry, but when I said it was for the sake of saving more children they did their best to help. According to them, their child simply vanished one day as they were shopping together in the market. They looked away for a moment, and the next thing they noticed she was gone. It's quite possible the child might have gotten separated in the market, but according to the parents they walk to the market quite often, and the child should have had no trouble finding her way back home. The only conclusion is that something prevented her from returning; but then why was she found? Did they no longer need her? It doesn't really make sense. Why are so many children still missing?
Ah.. someone came in with another related quest report. This one... demons? Then... I guess it does makes sense.
Sacrifices, huh? How cruel. Then the one that was found, must have been a failure?
A group with a unique emblem? If they were found in the sewer, they have likely made their base there.
I don't want to let this continue any longer than necessary.
Considering the previous report mentioned movable walls in the sewer, it's unlikely I will find anything following the normal routes. As such, the most efficient method will likely be to take advantage of my own appearance. But, I will need help to ensure my safety. As such, I chose to ask the adventurer who has previously encountered them.
It took a bit of time to contact her, but when I did she was surprisingly willing to help. She didn't speak very much, and was quite blunt when she did, which honestly I appreciated more than someone who wasted time on idle chatter.
I stated my plan, and we acted immediately.
I roughened my clothes, rolling around on the ground to get myself appropriately dirty and scratched, and began to wander the less populated streets, maintaining a pitiful appearance, a little slouched, with a scared expression on my face. It took some time, but eventually I noticed someone approaching me. It was difficult to ignore the instinct to resist, as the cloaked man approached, but I restrained myself. He grabbed my head, and I felt a strange dark energy which stole away my consciousness. I cannot describe what occurred next as I was... disabled. As such, I shall leave it to Vicious.
* * * * *
From the roof she was watching from, Vicious noted the exchange.
Cloaked. Of course. Well, I'd better get moving.
Keeping track of what was going on on the ground, Vicious took the shortcut across the rooftops, watching as the cloaked stranger kidnapped her new friend---come to think of it, she didn't exactly introduce herself either. So they were technically both strangers.
You know, if I was part of this mysterious organisation, that girl might have been in a bit of trouble. Thank the heavens rituals don't interest me.
Musing dryly, Vicious took note of the prolonged journey the man took, turning several corners and making a huge detour in the maze-like alleyways of the slums. He was attempting to mask his movements.
A pity the girl watching him had friends of her own. As said girl lifted a piece of paper --- a copied version of the map she had uncovered from the previous sewer visit --- she realised she could just drop the man now and interrogate him. But then again, if he was fanatic enough he might just switch himself off to keep the secret. And then there was the girl.
Guess I better go with the reliable route.
*
The good news---she found the hideout the cloaked man was using. Trailing behind him, nice and easy, she had shadowed him the whole way without being noticed. Of course, it probably helped that the man was preoccupied with the captive over his shoulder. He led her right into the hidden section of the sewer.
The bad news---he had company. As the door swiveled about it's axis, she spotted a few more people inside. There was also a reddish hue which did not give her the best of impressions, which vanished as soon as the door slid back into place.
Now for the rescue effort. Just go in, fight a bunch of cloaked freaks while trying to ensure the captive doesn't get harmed. Easy peasy. Except for just about everything.
Vicious stared at the torches mounted on the walls every now and then.
I wonder if she's immune to fire...
* * * * *
When I regained clarity, I was in a small cage, likely normally used to hold small monsters. There were many similar cages, holding children in a variety of conditions. I could feel Mirth's anger, and that's something rare. It seems my kidnappers had just tossed me into the cage without checking me, as I could feel that the metal wire I wrapped around my thigh was still there. The lock on the cage looked quite cheap, and I felt confident I could pick it. However, I chose to wait. I wasn't sure what Vicious would do, and the man who took me here (at least I assume it was the same person) was still in the room. I could hear him moving around from my position lying in the cage. Making preparations of some sort, I assumed. Considering the number of children in this room, it's unlikely they can perform whatever rituals they're doing quickly. That, or they need a large number for whatever they're attempting. I'm not sure which I prefer.
After some time, the man left the room, and I quickly sat up as soon as I couldn't hear him anymore. I unwrapped the wire from my leg and began quickly picking the lock. It didn't take long for some of the other children to notice, but they stayed strangely silent as they watched. It was... slightly disturbing.
It took a bit, but I managed to get the lock off. I whispered quietly, "I'll be back. I can't let you out right now, it's not safe." And I didn't say this part, but I also couldn't take the risk that some of them might be demons. My first priority was simple; try to find Vicious. I don't know her well, but from what I read on her quest reports she seems quite capable in the violence department. Considering that I had no idea both where I was or where Vicious might be, I decided the best solution was to make a nice commotion so that she can find me. So, I let Mirth have her turn.
I moved through the confusing halls carefully, searching for an opportunity. Luckily, one arrived, in the form a man. He had a recognizable dragon-claw emblem on his chest, so there was no mistaking him as an ally. Hidden in a small alcove, we waited for him to approach. And when he did, Mirth let out her anger.
I may call myself Malice, but honestly I find Mirth scarier than myself. I may act out of ill will, but I do it for a goal. Mirth acts for herself. And when she's angry, she really doesn't control herself. It's honestly quite surprising how much of a mess can be made from the body of a single human. You wouldn't expect the... material to be able to spread so far, but it really can. After she exhausted her emotions, I snuck away, carefully hiding any traces. Luckily, in the sewer, there's plenty of.. fluids.. to use.
It wasn't long before I heard shouts. Most of them seemed to believe one of their demons had gotten loose. An understandable conclusion, in my opinion. I stayed in the alcove where I had hidden. If this failed to attract Vicious's attention, I wasn't sure what it would take.
* * * *
"Hurry! Check on the captives!"
While she was still thinking of how best to break in, Vicious heard faint shouting from behind the door, and the scampering of feet could be heard as well.
They're moving. Nice opportunity.
Taking a deep breath, the girl unslung her method of extreme violence and kicked down the door. Barging into the room, the first she saw was a cloaked man rising from his seat.
*Wham!*
The blow echoed quite deeply through the tunnels, and the man slumped to the floor unconscious.
What a wimp. It's just the shotgun's stock.
Snorting a bit, Vicious headed further in. She'd barely cleared the first room when someone popped out of the corridor, and ate a blow to the face for his troubles. The cloak behind was about to call for help, but Vicious tugged the knife free from her belt, flipped around, and flung it.
She was aiming for the throat, but it veered off mark and stabbed right into the chest. Sadly, this meant the man's dying scream was quite loud.
Well, my cover's blown. Time to find her.
Since she didn't have to worry about noise any longer, Vicious pocketed her shotgun, and pulled the knife out of the corpse. She also searched the two bodies and took another two knives.
Hmm...
Arching her head back, Vicious laughed; a sharp, loud bark that reverberated off the walls, and ran in the direction those footsteps seemed to be heading from earlier.
* * * * *
It didn't take long for the commotion to intensify with the distinct sound of combat echoing through the corridors, and a loud laugh. Choosing to trust in my partner's capabilities, I moved back to the room where I had been captured. Whether they had been turned into demons or not, I had to keep them from getting the children. As I ran, I encountered a few of them moving the same direction. I didn't have time to slow down, so I just punched them in the neck to take them out quickly. I couldn't risk extended combat when I was unaware of their abilities.
I reached the cage room relatively quickly. Checking inside, it was almost exactly as I left it. Hopefully this meant none of them were demons. I turned back to the entrance, hiding next to the entryway, waiting for whoever might come. Hopefully, it would be Vicious. I'd like to get out of here with the children as soon as possible.
* * * * *
A group of people were stationed in the corridor.
*Boom*
The one nearest to the entrance was taken out of commission by a thrown knife. Seconds later, someone kneed him in the face, and down he went.
"Wha---"
His buddy reacted decently, but half a word was all he got out before the stock of a firearm clobbered him right across the face. Then the rest of the cloaked men reacted, and rushed at the lone girl who had entered. Vicious shrugged as she pocketed the shotgun and brought out two knives.
"Big mistake."
*
Leaving the pile of unconscious (or dead) cultists on the floor, Vicious continued along, and soon reached a door on the side. She could hear noises inside.
*Bam!*
She saw the interior contents of the room instantly. Cages of all kinds.
"Good heavens."
* * * * *
Fortunately, it wasn't too long of a wait before I heard the sounds of people getting beat up, and before long, Vicious entered.
"We need to take them and leave, as quickly as possible. We don't know how many of them might be here, or if they have help, so it's best to just get out. Do you have any way of making sure they're all.. still them?"
"Thought that might have been a concern. Here you go."
Vicious pulled out six vials from her pockets, handing over three of them.
"Demons don't get along well with holy water. There isn't enough to drench each of them in it, which would be the ideal telling method, but there should be just enough to splash each of them with a handful or two. I'll work on the left side, you do the right side."
Quickly taking the vials, I quickly splashed a bit on the children on my side. I was hoping there wouldn't be any, but.. it seems I wouldn't be so lucky. As the liquid splashed onto one of them, those in the cages next to them recoiled as the demon's flesh melted, and it screamed in agony. I quickly threw what was left of the holy water at it, then turned to Vicious to see how her side had gone as the demon slowly died.
On her end, Vicious had gone through about two vials and most of the children, and was left with a few more cages to work on. She splashed a handful on a little boy that looked around nine, and there was no visible reaction.
"......"
Why did she feel such unease?
The little boy did nothing but stare at her silently, not saying a word. She beckoned at him, but nothing happened.
"......"
The same thing happened to the next cage; no reaction, no movement. The nine year old girl stared at her just as quietly.
The last cage, however, ended differently. The ten-year old girl didn't react to the holy water, but sobbed and crawled closer to Vicious, holding out both hands. Just as she was about to unlock the cage, however, she stopped.
Why did she feel such unease? Her instincts were screaming, warning of danger---but what kind?
Vicious stared at the girl, stepping just out of her grasping range, and for a brief moment, she saw resentment on the child's face.
"What's your name?"
The child shut up instantly.
...Huh.
"What is your name, little one? Surely you can tell me. I'll let you out of the cage if you tell me."
The child crawled forward to stare at her, eyes not leaving her face.
"...You swear? On your life?"
"Of course. On my life it is."
Instantly the child changed; her body lengthened, turning a bright shade of pink. Bat-like wings unfurled from the waist, and horns grew out of her forehead; the irises took on a translucent hue and the demon hissed, speaking in a voice that sounded like several people talking at the same time.
"My name," declared it. "Is Dzfir, Lord of the Pit. Remember it as the name of one who will be your future master---now, I have fulfilled my bargain, so it is your turn. Free me from this unpleasant cage."
*Click*
"Sure."
"What are you doing, worthless human? You agreed to let me out of the cage---"
*BOOM!*
"And so I did. Didn't remember promising to let you out alive though, lizard. Trickery 101. Go back and fill the pit in your head where your brains should be, dumbass."
Vicious yanked open the cage door, sending the smoldering remains of demon onto the floor, before crushing it into dust with her boot. At the same time, the previous two cages shimmered and finally revealed their contents; two partially rotted skeletons.
"A shame. Well, that happens."
I stared for a moment, impressed, before realizing that we didn't have time to waste.
"With that taken care of, I think it's time to get out of here."
It was difficult to move quickly through the tunnels with a large group of children, but the motivating power of fear made them do their best to keep up with us. Or was it something else? I still felt a bit uncomfortable. The few cultists we ran into were dispatched relatively easily by a fist or the blunt trauma of a gun. Luckily, the cage room wasn't too far from the entrance, likely for convenience. I couldn't help but wonder though, how deep did this maze go?
A question to be answered later. For now, these children have homes to return to.
We brought them here to the guild as we decided it would be easier for you to figure out where they live, than for us to wander around. This concludes our report.
Though, having arrived and read this report, I might have more concerns, and perhaps a clue as to why they were kidnapping children. They must have some way of inducing this process.
Why are there so many missing kids? Kids shouldn't have to worry about stuff! It doesn't seem right. And I heard one of them was found dead! This many kids don't go missing in a town for no reason! I think someone is behind it! Or well, that's what Malice thinks, and if Malice thinks so, it's probably true. This doesn't really make me happy. So, I'll let Malice take over again.
Too many missing. It's not right. This town may be near the wild, but the gates are well watched. Children can't vanish into the wild easily. As for reasons they may vanish in the town, they could run away, but children who do that would likely return quite quickly. There aren't many places a normal child can survive on their own. If children are going missing and not returning, there's a reason.
According to this quest report, a child was found dead, holding an animal? Strange. The quest report is quite hard to interpret. Was it a toy? I find it unlikely a real animal would be held by a dying child, even as someone finds the child. I decided to ask the parents for more information.
They were understandably... distressed by my inquiry, but when I said it was for the sake of saving more children they did their best to help. According to them, their child simply vanished one day as they were shopping together in the market. They looked away for a moment, and the next thing they noticed she was gone. It's quite possible the child might have gotten separated in the market, but according to the parents they walk to the market quite often, and the child should have had no trouble finding her way back home. The only conclusion is that something prevented her from returning; but then why was she found? Did they no longer need her? It doesn't really make sense. Why are so many children still missing?
Ah.. someone came in with another related quest report. This one... demons? Then... I guess it does makes sense.
Sacrifices, huh? How cruel. Then the one that was found, must have been a failure?
A group with a unique emblem? If they were found in the sewer, they have likely made their base there.
I don't want to let this continue any longer than necessary.
Considering the previous report mentioned movable walls in the sewer, it's unlikely I will find anything following the normal routes. As such, the most efficient method will likely be to take advantage of my own appearance. But, I will need help to ensure my safety. As such, I chose to ask the adventurer who has previously encountered them.
It took a bit of time to contact her, but when I did she was surprisingly willing to help. She didn't speak very much, and was quite blunt when she did, which honestly I appreciated more than someone who wasted time on idle chatter.
I stated my plan, and we acted immediately.
I roughened my clothes, rolling around on the ground to get myself appropriately dirty and scratched, and began to wander the less populated streets, maintaining a pitiful appearance, a little slouched, with a scared expression on my face. It took some time, but eventually I noticed someone approaching me. It was difficult to ignore the instinct to resist, as the cloaked man approached, but I restrained myself. He grabbed my head, and I felt a strange dark energy which stole away my consciousness. I cannot describe what occurred next as I was... disabled. As such, I shall leave it to Vicious.
* * * * *
From the roof she was watching from, Vicious noted the exchange.
Cloaked. Of course. Well, I'd better get moving.
Keeping track of what was going on on the ground, Vicious took the shortcut across the rooftops, watching as the cloaked stranger kidnapped her new friend---come to think of it, she didn't exactly introduce herself either. So they were technically both strangers.
You know, if I was part of this mysterious organisation, that girl might have been in a bit of trouble. Thank the heavens rituals don't interest me.
Musing dryly, Vicious took note of the prolonged journey the man took, turning several corners and making a huge detour in the maze-like alleyways of the slums. He was attempting to mask his movements.
A pity the girl watching him had friends of her own. As said girl lifted a piece of paper --- a copied version of the map she had uncovered from the previous sewer visit --- she realised she could just drop the man now and interrogate him. But then again, if he was fanatic enough he might just switch himself off to keep the secret. And then there was the girl.
Guess I better go with the reliable route.
*
The good news---she found the hideout the cloaked man was using. Trailing behind him, nice and easy, she had shadowed him the whole way without being noticed. Of course, it probably helped that the man was preoccupied with the captive over his shoulder. He led her right into the hidden section of the sewer.
The bad news---he had company. As the door swiveled about it's axis, she spotted a few more people inside. There was also a reddish hue which did not give her the best of impressions, which vanished as soon as the door slid back into place.
Now for the rescue effort. Just go in, fight a bunch of cloaked freaks while trying to ensure the captive doesn't get harmed. Easy peasy. Except for just about everything.
Vicious stared at the torches mounted on the walls every now and then.
I wonder if she's immune to fire...
* * * * *
When I regained clarity, I was in a small cage, likely normally used to hold small monsters. There were many similar cages, holding children in a variety of conditions. I could feel Mirth's anger, and that's something rare. It seems my kidnappers had just tossed me into the cage without checking me, as I could feel that the metal wire I wrapped around my thigh was still there. The lock on the cage looked quite cheap, and I felt confident I could pick it. However, I chose to wait. I wasn't sure what Vicious would do, and the man who took me here (at least I assume it was the same person) was still in the room. I could hear him moving around from my position lying in the cage. Making preparations of some sort, I assumed. Considering the number of children in this room, it's unlikely they can perform whatever rituals they're doing quickly. That, or they need a large number for whatever they're attempting. I'm not sure which I prefer.
After some time, the man left the room, and I quickly sat up as soon as I couldn't hear him anymore. I unwrapped the wire from my leg and began quickly picking the lock. It didn't take long for some of the other children to notice, but they stayed strangely silent as they watched. It was... slightly disturbing.
It took a bit, but I managed to get the lock off. I whispered quietly, "I'll be back. I can't let you out right now, it's not safe." And I didn't say this part, but I also couldn't take the risk that some of them might be demons. My first priority was simple; try to find Vicious. I don't know her well, but from what I read on her quest reports she seems quite capable in the violence department. Considering that I had no idea both where I was or where Vicious might be, I decided the best solution was to make a nice commotion so that she can find me. So, I let Mirth have her turn.
I moved through the confusing halls carefully, searching for an opportunity. Luckily, one arrived, in the form a man. He had a recognizable dragon-claw emblem on his chest, so there was no mistaking him as an ally. Hidden in a small alcove, we waited for him to approach. And when he did, Mirth let out her anger.
I may call myself Malice, but honestly I find Mirth scarier than myself. I may act out of ill will, but I do it for a goal. Mirth acts for herself. And when she's angry, she really doesn't control herself. It's honestly quite surprising how much of a mess can be made from the body of a single human. You wouldn't expect the... material to be able to spread so far, but it really can. After she exhausted her emotions, I snuck away, carefully hiding any traces. Luckily, in the sewer, there's plenty of.. fluids.. to use.
It wasn't long before I heard shouts. Most of them seemed to believe one of their demons had gotten loose. An understandable conclusion, in my opinion. I stayed in the alcove where I had hidden. If this failed to attract Vicious's attention, I wasn't sure what it would take.
* * * *
"Hurry! Check on the captives!"
While she was still thinking of how best to break in, Vicious heard faint shouting from behind the door, and the scampering of feet could be heard as well.
They're moving. Nice opportunity.
Taking a deep breath, the girl unslung her method of extreme violence and kicked down the door. Barging into the room, the first she saw was a cloaked man rising from his seat.
*Wham!*
The blow echoed quite deeply through the tunnels, and the man slumped to the floor unconscious.
What a wimp. It's just the shotgun's stock.
Snorting a bit, Vicious headed further in. She'd barely cleared the first room when someone popped out of the corridor, and ate a blow to the face for his troubles. The cloak behind was about to call for help, but Vicious tugged the knife free from her belt, flipped around, and flung it.
She was aiming for the throat, but it veered off mark and stabbed right into the chest. Sadly, this meant the man's dying scream was quite loud.
Well, my cover's blown. Time to find her.
Since she didn't have to worry about noise any longer, Vicious pocketed her shotgun, and pulled the knife out of the corpse. She also searched the two bodies and took another two knives.
Hmm...
Arching her head back, Vicious laughed; a sharp, loud bark that reverberated off the walls, and ran in the direction those footsteps seemed to be heading from earlier.
* * * * *
It didn't take long for the commotion to intensify with the distinct sound of combat echoing through the corridors, and a loud laugh. Choosing to trust in my partner's capabilities, I moved back to the room where I had been captured. Whether they had been turned into demons or not, I had to keep them from getting the children. As I ran, I encountered a few of them moving the same direction. I didn't have time to slow down, so I just punched them in the neck to take them out quickly. I couldn't risk extended combat when I was unaware of their abilities.
I reached the cage room relatively quickly. Checking inside, it was almost exactly as I left it. Hopefully this meant none of them were demons. I turned back to the entrance, hiding next to the entryway, waiting for whoever might come. Hopefully, it would be Vicious. I'd like to get out of here with the children as soon as possible.
* * * * *
A group of people were stationed in the corridor.
*Boom*
The one nearest to the entrance was taken out of commission by a thrown knife. Seconds later, someone kneed him in the face, and down he went.
"Wha---"
His buddy reacted decently, but half a word was all he got out before the stock of a firearm clobbered him right across the face. Then the rest of the cloaked men reacted, and rushed at the lone girl who had entered. Vicious shrugged as she pocketed the shotgun and brought out two knives.
"Big mistake."
*
Leaving the pile of unconscious (or dead) cultists on the floor, Vicious continued along, and soon reached a door on the side. She could hear noises inside.
*Bam!*
She saw the interior contents of the room instantly. Cages of all kinds.
"Good heavens."
* * * * *
Fortunately, it wasn't too long of a wait before I heard the sounds of people getting beat up, and before long, Vicious entered.
"We need to take them and leave, as quickly as possible. We don't know how many of them might be here, or if they have help, so it's best to just get out. Do you have any way of making sure they're all.. still them?"
"Thought that might have been a concern. Here you go."
Vicious pulled out six vials from her pockets, handing over three of them.
"Demons don't get along well with holy water. There isn't enough to drench each of them in it, which would be the ideal telling method, but there should be just enough to splash each of them with a handful or two. I'll work on the left side, you do the right side."
Quickly taking the vials, I quickly splashed a bit on the children on my side. I was hoping there wouldn't be any, but.. it seems I wouldn't be so lucky. As the liquid splashed onto one of them, those in the cages next to them recoiled as the demon's flesh melted, and it screamed in agony. I quickly threw what was left of the holy water at it, then turned to Vicious to see how her side had gone as the demon slowly died.
On her end, Vicious had gone through about two vials and most of the children, and was left with a few more cages to work on. She splashed a handful on a little boy that looked around nine, and there was no visible reaction.
"......"
Why did she feel such unease?
The little boy did nothing but stare at her silently, not saying a word. She beckoned at him, but nothing happened.
"......"
The same thing happened to the next cage; no reaction, no movement. The nine year old girl stared at her just as quietly.
The last cage, however, ended differently. The ten-year old girl didn't react to the holy water, but sobbed and crawled closer to Vicious, holding out both hands. Just as she was about to unlock the cage, however, she stopped.
Why did she feel such unease? Her instincts were screaming, warning of danger---but what kind?
Vicious stared at the girl, stepping just out of her grasping range, and for a brief moment, she saw resentment on the child's face.
"What's your name?"
The child shut up instantly.
...Huh.
"What is your name, little one? Surely you can tell me. I'll let you out of the cage if you tell me."
The child crawled forward to stare at her, eyes not leaving her face.
"...You swear? On your life?"
"Of course. On my life it is."
Instantly the child changed; her body lengthened, turning a bright shade of pink. Bat-like wings unfurled from the waist, and horns grew out of her forehead; the irises took on a translucent hue and the demon hissed, speaking in a voice that sounded like several people talking at the same time.
"My name," declared it. "Is Dzfir, Lord of the Pit. Remember it as the name of one who will be your future master---now, I have fulfilled my bargain, so it is your turn. Free me from this unpleasant cage."
*Click*
"Sure."
"What are you doing, worthless human? You agreed to let me out of the cage---"
*BOOM!*
"And so I did. Didn't remember promising to let you out alive though, lizard. Trickery 101. Go back and fill the pit in your head where your brains should be, dumbass."
Vicious yanked open the cage door, sending the smoldering remains of demon onto the floor, before crushing it into dust with her boot. At the same time, the previous two cages shimmered and finally revealed their contents; two partially rotted skeletons.
"A shame. Well, that happens."
I stared for a moment, impressed, before realizing that we didn't have time to waste.
"With that taken care of, I think it's time to get out of here."
It was difficult to move quickly through the tunnels with a large group of children, but the motivating power of fear made them do their best to keep up with us. Or was it something else? I still felt a bit uncomfortable. The few cultists we ran into were dispatched relatively easily by a fist or the blunt trauma of a gun. Luckily, the cage room wasn't too far from the entrance, likely for convenience. I couldn't help but wonder though, how deep did this maze go?
A question to be answered later. For now, these children have homes to return to.
We brought them here to the guild as we decided it would be easier for you to figure out where they live, than for us to wander around. This concludes our report.
Though, having arrived and read this report, I might have more concerns, and perhaps a clue as to why they were kidnapping children. They must have some way of inducing this process.
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... It's a sad reality, but the reality nonetheless. Life comes at us fast and hard, and we have no idea what is in store for us. Some may survive while others don't, but that's just the cause and effect of things. Maybe, just maybe, if we become strong enough, maybe we can do something about it. So, don't focus too much on the sadness and work hard, for someday, we might be able to change it.
Anyway, enough with my nonsense, just take these rewards and do what you needed to do.
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Report for Quest: Office Work
Sponsor: Scribel City Adventurer's Guild
Name: Randell Stephenson
Method of completion: I decided to work in the office today. This is not something I am unused to, but the amount of work was absolutely overwhelming. This would be considered a flagrant disregard for the well being of workers where I am from. Are you attempting to overwork us? I usually do work involving my hands all day, but I don't think I've ever gotten five cramps in my hand at once.
I spent a lot of the day filling out forms and comparing numbers and I have to say that the storage organization is terrible. For one, while there is an actual system in place for organizing quest completion forms, no one seems to bother organizing them by the actual method. What they are supposed to do is make a copy of the form, place the original in today's log of quests, and place the copy in a specific person's log of quests. What they actually do is unknown, because I seemed to find quests belonging to different people in the same slots as well as quests missing from the general log of quests. This should be rectified.
Either way, I am done with this quest. Pay me so I can never bother with this again.
Appraised and Approved by: Recpetionist Konaha
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