Abandoned Creatures

-Sacrificing and Offering-

Gothur floated in the air, his hair drooped down as his majestic untextured holy body gave aura waves that were superior to the divinity holders at rank 9. Every part of his body was illusory as liquid switched around, and his aura started to develop. Morphing his unique aura, he created a reddish aura tipped with black flames that permeated around his body.

As he floated there, Lisa kneeled, as she congratulated her lord's rank up. Suddenly Lisa sensed something permeating around her as she felt a deeper connection with her lord and obtained more aura and skills.

As Gothur was floating in the air he was very happy about his rank up. over the 3 months of training, he mastered everything about currency and aura control. He could even confidently say he was a master aura user. before ranking up he still had about 3 days left of training after mastering everything. he wanted to rank up but lacked the ingredients, so he ultimately gave up until Lisa offered to go get the ingredients.

It wasn't much of a shock to Gothur that Lisa had little to no care for humans, But Gothur had no interest in killing humans just because he needed it to rank up. Even if he was no longer human, he still had lingering past feelings in him, so he tried to limit the killing of humans to losers or scumbags. After telling Lisa to kill only scumbags or losers in the human category.

Lisa left right away creating a portal and disappearing, it was most likely her new skill. She later came back after the 3rd day with the vestige core and the decapitated head of a human. Seeing how she did not let him turn into a vestige orb, and just dragged his lifeless body Gothur wondered if something happened. As he sensed the anger in her aura. Gothur was quite confused, this was the first time Lisa gave off such a lifeless look as if it was nothing other than the kill of a pest, well in this case scum.

Even though Gothur was a monster. Seeing the decapitated head and blood, as well as the dragged body gave me a nasty feeling. He started feeling the guilt of sending a monster to kill a sheep, even if he was a loser or a scumbag, surly he didn't deserve to die like that right?

Gothur stopped feeling like that after she told him his sins, Gothur no longer cared for that scumbag. Lisa said that the Scumbag named Sid, used his younger brother's influence and power to rape and kill women for fun. Lisa said she was watching him after the rumors she heard but after following him she saw him eye a woman and charged at her with no warning at all.

Saying " Shut up B**Ch, you should be grateful that I would even think to F**k a h*e like you." " You think I don't know that you're a street girl you Sl*t".

Lisa said she killed him well getting information from him after all he was a rank 11 peak. Even if he was a scumbag, his strength was higher than any human could hope to fight off. Gothur approved of the murder.

Gothur quickly stopped his reminiscing and quickly floated to his chair as he told Lisa to get up, she got up fast. She quickly started standing right next to him. Gothur realized his aura got much wider, and he obtained new skills.

New skills: Slug, Vision

After reading the description, all the skill slug did was make the target slower, the more aura you use the stronger it can get. The vision skill was the same as his sense skill he could not go blind and could see anything as long as he had aura.

After checking his new skill from the mental voice. Gothur opened the Book of Devour, to see his stats. After checking it, he looked at Lisa's page.

- Loyal Servant - (1)

Name: Lisa

Vestige Rank: Peak 10

Embodiment Skills: Infinity Knowledge

Unique Skills: Creator, Void Manipulation, Vandalic Eyes, Holy Tree

Rare skills: Light step, Yin Yang swordsmanship (D+)

Common Skills: Housekeeping (???+)

Gothur giggled at the insane amount of question marks on the housekeeping skill. He couldn't help but look around at how this whole cave turned into something so luxurious. Probably the Embodiment that Unity gave her along with that unique skill creator.

Lamenting on his surroundings Gothur sensed an intruder at the gate. Sending one of his tentacles there, he activated vision on the tentacle and enlarged his book so he could show Lisa as well.

Gothur saw a man with a spear and silver Armor that almost covered his body show up at his gate. The reason why he calls it his gate is because he explored all of the dungeon and marked his territory, the only thing that stood in his way of complete ownership was the dungeon boss. He also left some monsters here for the ecosystem.

four more people came from the forest they all looked at the gold-embedded door with greed and happiness. " Hell Ya, I know there was a dungeon here," said Sophia. The others couldn't believe their eyes as they too started smiling. Sopiha, who was Eger to enter the dungeon was stopped by Oliver. She quickly lashed out" Why the hell are you stopping me, Oliver?" Oliver smiled as he said.

"The vestige monsters nearby most likely ran from here after seeing something strong. also, we have 2 more days of cleaning the monsters, with only 25 min to get back how could we possibly take care of a dungeon on our own and make it back so others don't get suspicions."

"Let's come back another time when ready I have a feeling that we can gain a lot from this dungeon, but only if we think smart." Sophia was shocked to see her captain think so deeply about it. She quickly responded " Alright whatever you say. But when do we go in?"

"When everyone starts thinking there's a zero chance of a dungeon being here" Sophia smiled and nodded as they started to walk back. Sophia never thought much of her captain before but over the years of working, she could confidently say that she trusted him.

Because of the countless times, he saved everyone with his life on the line. Also, Sophia believed her captain could have already become a vestige rank 9 if the party was not holding him back. He took many wounds for her and also suffered scars around his body. That was many of the reasons she would listen to him and risk her life to protect him.

That's why she hated people talking about his past and would always step in, even if he looked like he hated her stepping in she always felt like it helped him out. Maybe that's why she was the only female in the group. Sophia was not kind at all. But she only hates people who stay weak and are royalty.

Gothur was a little disappointed that the humans wouldn't come in and look around the interior that Lisa worked so hard on after scaring the Monsters away. But ultimately all it did was level up Gothur's Imagine. The only reason he allowed Lisa to do all this was because she begged him.

Saying 'How could I let my lord step on rocks and dirt?' at some point, I gave in but never did I expect the hall and the walls to be so lavish, too lavish.

Oliver and his party made it back as they passed Mark and his party of 5. Oliver nodded his head indicating a sign of greeting. Mark smiled as he waved at Oliver's party, after stopping his waving he looked at the direction they came from, and his eyes lost their luster as he contorted his face and, looked at the back of Oliver. Sighing he said, " Nothing at all, I sense nothing from him."

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"He most likely did not find a dungeon." Said the bold man named Jet." Who knows all I know is we checked that play for 12 hours and found nothing but a weak vestige monster at rank 12, if anything we have a higher chance of finding a dungeon than them."

A young woman in a Mageses robe named Mia said, " Indeed my magic skills also sense nothing, what about your soul orb does it lead you anywhere, Mark?" " No, I feel nothing he most likely found nothing."

The party had mixed feelings as they didn't believe their leader. After all, he was the younger brother of Sid, a scumbag who raped a weak woman and used his brother's strength to threaten everyone in the guild and the female count registers for pleasure. Well, what does it matter to them, this country was a quack fest. Even the commoners are quacks. They literally, worshiped a red dragon as a god and sacrificed children and travelers to it for money and gold.

as the party started making it back, Mia always wondered what had happened to the merchant who came by to deliver food here with his child. Above all that the one she felt true pity for is the princess. Having her mother the queen tricked by that greedy b*****d, was one of the many reasons that I hate this city.

She even thought of saving the princess, just because she felt her pain, but I lacked the strength.

After all, I'm only at rank 11 mid I can't do much. I don't even know how the king did it, but he even managed to hook Mark a peak rank 10 vestige warrior over as well. Scumbags their all scumbags said Mia, even if all she could do was pity the princess, she had little hope in fighting the king and Mark.

Mark's face contorted, mad from anger and frustration. He didn't care about the people or the fucking king. He just wanted to find his elder brother and get some ingredients then leave this dump. But 3 days ago, his brother went missing, and he couldn't even find his remains. After asking around, people said that a woman your brother was trying to talk to was probably the last person to see him.

Of Couse I didn't believe my brother was talking, more like forcing. he was always verbal with his affections. After finding the woman he drags her into a warehouse and asks her about his brother. But she just would talk saying I have no idea only after torturing her with mixed feelings did, she finally talk about everything. After listing I found out that an elf woman with silver hair and red eyes took him away. Saying she saw her rip space and enter it, and that they just disappeared.

Mark wasn't happy about the fact she could rip fu***ng space. That's a heavy ability to do, even with skills most likely a rare one at that. Getting more frustrated, he wondered what his brother did to piss off someone like that. but after thinking about it, Mark couldn't help but ask a stupid question " Was she pretty?" The lady looked at him as if she was possessed and said, " Like an angel".

Mark sighed hitting his head believed his brother offended someone he shouldn't have because of his lust. looking at the woman my brother was trying to rape, he couldn't understand why even if she was a street girl, she was way too pretty to pass off. So, he tried to do it with her, even if he hated getting his brother's seconds, she was still bad. But to think she would fight back.

She was so funny saying "No, stop I'm not a street girl, get off me, I told you everything." But in the end, she got quite annoying, so he stopped, even though he did hate people ruining his image. He couldn't just kill her, so he gave her some money and said fuck off. She started crying like a baby, saying I'm a B****rd who took her first when he didn't even take his pants off.

But maybe he was a b****rd, because even when She was crying, she still looked beautiful. After crying for a minute, she finally stopped after I started moving, saying " Where are you going." to be honest it was quite surprising. She was asking the person who wanted to rape her where he was going.

Of course, I didn't answer as I was just planning to leave, but, looking at her body and the spots he tortured, hit him in the core, he gave her a small healing potion and said, "Drink this". The woman said hell no saying you probably drugged it and wanted to rape her like the other men. Mark looked back as he grabbed the potion and force-fed her, of course, she yelled. But after the potion took effect, she started drinking it herself.

Mark didn't like to use a potion on her but thought it would be a sin to leave such scars. After leaving the warehouses Mark heard a faint "thank you." To Mark it didn't mean much but deep down it hit deep. If he raped her, would she still say thank you, if he Genuinely torture her and not with small amounts of pain would she still say thank you?

Unknowingly he started smiling as he threw something at her. He then said "Take the money inside and move from here. Live a different life. That money is more than enough to start a family for generations. Also, if you wish to have the strength to protect yourself, read the book and follow the instructions. Go to the black bar in Dragon City's capital you should meet her there. As he started walking, he said one final sentence " I'm sure, she would love to teach someone as pretty as you kid."

After finishing his words, he just vanished. The pretty Girl, named Ave, sat there in a daze, quickly snapping out of it she took the bang and left the warehouse leaving behind her old life.

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Mark stopped lamenting on the past as his party made it back to the guild. Before Mark even relaxed, he asked someone to keep tabs on Oliver's party. But said to use weak people that can be detected, so that we can show them that it's just for surveillance because we don't trust them yet. If lucky they might let their guard down.

In the center of the city.

Oliver was walking around as he felt something odd, he saw many people around but sensed three keeping an eye on him all the time. They were following him. After making it back to the room provided by Mark's guild.

Oliver looked at everyone and said, "where being followed." Oliver started talking saying they likely just wanted to keep tabs on us, by letting us know where being followed. After discussing how they could wait even after the request was over and the clearing of the vestige monsters. Oliver said, "To keep on waiting don't get jumpy, play it cool. "

After waiting for 2-hole days, Oliver and his party went to the Guild Hail to look for Mark on their last job and get paid. Over the 2-hole days, the surveillance did not stop at all. Between one of the days, one of Mark's party members left the guild and ran away.

People say her name was Mia and she was a mage. As Oliver started walking the stairs he started to remember the mage he saw at the end of the city gate. Opening the door, he saw that bald man again, the person Oliver was referring to was, the king of this kingdom Layman Vost. Behind him was a young girl covered in a priestess robe, and weird symbolic text close to the one he saw on the giant doors leading to his path of divinity.

"Well, it looks like Oliver could make it," said Layman. "Of course, how could I refuse the guild master Mark, when he called for me." Oliver was lying no one called him it was just luck that he came at the right moment. He just did wish for the pig to think he won. Mark sensed the tension, interrupting them before King Layman could bark back.

" Ok today, King Layman said that he would like to bless your party." Oliver was confused, as Mark continued " The king said that your party lacks a healer, and lately there have been stronger monsters showing up, so he decided to give your party his daughter to heal your future injuries.

Oliver realized this was just a test, if he refused a party, it would look like he had something to hide. So, he signed and looked at the girl with weird text and smiled, for some reason he felt like taking her would be helpful in the raid.

"Ok, we're glad to have you, Princess, ahh?" The girl replied quickly, " Rebecca." Oliver smiled as he said welcome to the team, oh by the way what rank are you?" I'm vestige peak 11." the room went quiet, Oliver smiled and said," Good, that's perfect."

But the king stood up quickly contorting his face as he said " Lies, how can you be peak 11 you bi**ch, you're a cursed child. cold sweat came down his face, but before the king could continue, Mark covered his mouth as he showed him that Oliver was still there. The king went quiet, as he looked at his stepdaughter more series after all she surpassed his rank. And he did kill her mother.

For the first time the king felt scared of the little girl, the girl walked away as the king yelled " Where do you think you're going." "I don't permit you to leave." the king's face was, breaking down in sweat from just his yelling. The girl turned around and contorted the Corners of her face with a smile, looking at the king she said, " Can you quit taking pig, why the f**k would I need your permission, you're just a king in name D*m a*s, not my father." she then. left the guild room.

The king was shocked, he turned bright red as he could hear Oliver's team laughing.

Oliver's team, with the newly added member Rebecca, left to clear vestige monsters. But Oliver had a feeling that Rebecca hated the king and her stepfather. So, using this he wanted to go to the dungeon right now but waited. After having a light talk with the princess, for an hour he learned a lot about her life and suffering and also learned about the offering and sacrificing.

Suddenly Oliver stopped as he was luring Rebecca to the dungeon. Rebecca saw a weird symbolic text that almost matched her own but was a little different, but either way, she felt drawn to it. As she started taking steps Oliver stopped her and said, " You can talk about how much you hate the king and all."

"But this dungeon holds the key that we all want including you." Rebecca kept listing not interrupting as Oliver continued " I wish for strength so that I can avenge my dead family, my party wish for strength to never live with regrets."

"If you leave now, you can tell Mark about this dungeon." "But what will you get in return you're already an offering to that red dragon." "If you choose to follow us, we can only give you an ingredient for what you do in there."

"And your own life is in your own hands along with your destiny. You may be a novice, but you surely know that coming across a wild dungeon is rare right?" " Well, you Truly be fine living with nothing but regret!"

"Just to let that pig, get stronger." Rebecca was silent, as Oliver and his team were walking to the dungeon, they heard faint footsteps coming.

They all let out a sigh of relief.

In a luxurious room, Gothur sat on the throne as he watched Oliver and his party enter his home. He looked at Lisa and smiled "Is that her?"

Lisa nodded and said "Yes, my lord that is the girl I've been helping" Gothur smiled and said, "Let's see what she can do" "But don't worry I'll help her live" Lisa was happy as she said, "Thank you my lord."

Gothur couldn't help but smile, because the other fox just entered his home.

End of chapter -3- Sacrificing and Offering