Inferno Magma Dragons are tough beasts, they live inside the volcano all day, all group up together. Its hide is black and coated in lava making it hard to even scratch it without your weapon melting before piercing its hide.
They can go months without food. But when one is out scavenging some food, the lava stay on the crevices of its hide and with every steps the grass beneath it starts to scorch black but never burn.
"So, how does it go outside when it couldn't use its wings?"
"It uses its three claws on each side of its wings to climb up the inside of the volcano to the outside,"
"Ah, figures..."
It uses its wings and 4 legs to climb out of the volcano's mouth and by using the flow of warm wind, it glides down all the way to the bottom. When it comes down to the foot of the volcano, it then wanders around the nearby forest. But the heat that's emitting from its body doesn't set the forest on fire, only leaving the patch of grass that it walks on scorched black a bit.
"So, how did you defeat it?"
"Well, it wasn't just me... I was with my party members and our party's name was The Trojan Horse!"
"Huh that sounds a bit familiar..."
"Our party has me and 3 other members. They were a lively bunch, none were powerful but we all covered our weaknesses by supporting ourselves when in need"
Troy then took a deep breath as he looked upon the horizon, "It was a hot summers day when me and my crew finished taking down a dungeon's boss as we were heading out of it with full of its spoils..."
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"Hahaha! That wasn't hard, was it? Easy as pie I would even say!" I remembered saying that with face full of confidence and a carefree smile. But now when I'm looking back at it... It wasn't easy for the rest of them... I was our front line fighter and leader of the group.
"Yeah! Easy for you to say! You just charged in head first without even consulting to one of us! How could you expect me to even cover you when you were THAT badly injured!" Helen was our healer who has mastered all typed of healing magics and also a veteran in Earth magic. I'd never really thought about it but... she was the one who kept the group together all the time...
"Bahahaha! Let him be, Helen! What matter is that we got money in the end of the day! Bahahaha!" Hector was our tank and a master in Water magic, he covered for me and Helen.
"I'm gonna agree with Helen... Troy, you would be dead if it wasn't for my Summonings" And this was Kokoharu, she's our Dark mage and a master in both Summoning and Necromancy magic.
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Each one I recruited for their own unique set of skills. I was a master in the One-blade technique and a novice in Fire and Healing magic.
"*Sigh* Helen, why did you even fall in love with Troy anyways?"
Helen and I met when I was first starting out as an adventurer at the age of 20. Let's just say that I wasn't into her 'skills' more than her body.
"W-Well... He got good skills and combat senses, right? And also, he's a good leader~"
"What? Are you joking?! Hmm, well if this was that old historical thing back in my old world then Paris should be- Ah, sorry... I always ran my mouth like that... Never mind..."
Kokoharu, she was an odd one to say the least... Me and Helen met her when we were out doing a slaying mission together when we were F-ranks. She kept waving this cheap and fake looking wooden wand over and over and saying "EXPLO-SIONN!" at a Rock Slime but then soon after got beaten to the ground by it. We of course jumped right in after to save her. She didn't interest me that much since she wasn't stacked like Helen was.
"Bahahaha! Troy you should've let those Succubuses have their way with me! That would've made my day in there a lot more better, bahahaha!"
"Hah! Why would I! It was the most pleasuring dream that I have ever gotten~ until SOMEONE had to ruin it!"
"Bahahahaha! If I couldn't be the one then of course I had to ruin for ya!"
Hector was like me, no surprises there! Honestly of how we first met... It's like looking at myself in a mirror but well, he was more taller and beefier than me. It was a silly drinking contest to see who could empty out 5 barrels of rum first. I don't want to say that I lost butttt he won so there!
"Guys, could we not? It was already hard enough to get you out of your trance state"
"Yeah Troy! You'd have died from them sucking away all of your life forces!"
"No way they could defeat me in bed!"
"I would've been a better partner for them than your ugly ass and I would have lasted longer, bahahahaha!"
"What!? You little-! Alrighty then, let's have another duel at the Inn tonight!"
"You wanna go again eh?"
"Of course!"
"Would you last longer this time? Or have Helen dragging you to your room and tend to your every need, bahahaha!"
"H-Huh? O-Of course not this time! It was already embarrassing the last time around~"
"*giggle* I honestly never thought that my life in this second world would be this much fun... It was such a relief that I found you guys and got to embark on this adventure together..."
It was a silly group sure... But we all knew that we were playing together like a family and got each other's backs. I remembered our party started out with a small quest but hauled in big rewards...
(Begin playing flashback)
"So... What will we be naming our party?"
"Hmm... It got to be something cool..."
"Well let our leader Troy decide!"
"Hmm... Let's see... Actually, I want Kokoharu to decide it"
"H-Huh? M-M-Me!?"
"Of course!"
"Alright then, no agreement there! Lass, give us a good name! One that will go down the history of adventurers!"
"Hmm, I don't see no problem... You were always the one supporting each and one of us in the backline after all, even I was amazed at how you could do those things *sigh*..."
"W-Well... How about... Hmm, ah! The Trojan Horse!"
"Here comes another weird name from ya lass! But I dig it!"
"You got good naming skills, Kokoharu!"
"Hehe... *blushes* T-Thanks guys~"
"Alright then ladies and gents! From today forth our party will be known as, The Trojan Horse! We will be the most famous adventurers to ever live! You hear me everyone? You could already kneel before us and maaaybe we will let you have 1/7 of our riches and fame!"
"Here he goes again..."
"Bahahahaha! Nice speech there leader! I knew you were a good one that I could follow!"
Listening in to do this, the people at the bar could only but bursted out into laughter.
"That dumbass could have gotten himself kill!"
"Hahaha! You fools, you think you could get famous that quickly!?"
"Yeah! You were just starting today and 'got lucky' with that small dungeon exploration quest!"
"To hell with ya! You guys are only F-ranks! How could you even stand against A-rank jobs!"
"Alright! Free drinks and foods at the bar today! Our treat!"
"BAHAHAHAHA! That's more like it! Here that everyone?"
"Wh-Wh-WHATTT!!!? Troy! You couldn't just waste our money away like that!"
"Hehe, I like the sound of that!"
"W-What? Y-You too, Kokoharu!"
"What? Just give it a rest, it's a big amount of money! We could afford to party the night away like this~"
"Bahahaha! You heard that Helen? That little lass is more of a partier than I thought! Bahahaha!"
"W-Well... I guess you're right, *sigh*"
"Now that's more like it!"
"Hey waitresses! Bring out everything you got on the menu! You heard those guys right? We will be partying hard tonight!"
"Alright everyone, cheers to our future together!"
"CHEERS!"
(The end of said flashback)