A few hundred meters away upon hearing her Masters scream for help, the pale beauty, Bahamut stopped at her tracks. Her golden eyes shine and before the giant demonic wolf was about to bite her head off. Her outfit, that of a jet black Gothic Funeral Gown with a dark metallic Crown that starts to emit a Godlike aura. Her face, even though covered by a dark veil, looked like a fearsome beast. The big wolf immediately lost all confidence and in a panic, ran back to its Master.
Back near the dirt road, as if the two could hear the thunderous and intimidating OST of her Boss area in their head, the dark foreboding Latin chant getting closer and closer, both of the men look into the dark snowy forest as the sound of snow getting crushed gets closer. The bandit leader removes his hood, revealing his scarred and scratched face, his eyes having the thousand yard stare. As he lifted his gun, his pet wolf could be seen running towards him like a scared puppy. But rather than stopping behind him, it continued, running over some of his lackeys that was about to encircle Zergel.
Their senses go into overload as they feel the Mana literally flying into the direction of where Bahamut is. Adrenaline was flying in both of their veins, though Paul knew she was an ally, even he couldn’t help but feel scared to his very spine and was already in Fight or Flight mode. After a minute, she appeared. The tall beautiful woman with long black hair that reached the snow. Her worn gothic funeral dress was ever so intimidating as the two remember their trauma from participating in her Global events. Flashbacks of how one NPC could take on thousands of Legendary and Heroic players with little to no resistance, not even the Sword Saint, Grand Mages, or the top Vampire player of Dark World could scratch.
Paul stood up, with his senses heightened as Bahamut, holding her Ancient Dragon Sword straight up in her left arm slowly approached him. Near him, the Bandit Leader was already casting as many buffs as he could. “ALL OF YOU! RUN INTO THE FOREST! I’LL COVER EVERYONE!” His minions followed the order as they could feel the aura of an extremely dangerous beast on the other side of the road while the Knight General stood, frozen in place as her terrifying presence and beautiful looks got his brain thinking of how to get out if she was ever to attack.
“Master. Be not afraid, for I hath cometh to help.”
“Ba- Jesus Bahamut, I never knew you’d literally go into this mode.”
“Well, thou hath been told to remove all gloves, yes?”
“I-i guess so… but holy shit, your aura is on an entirely different level. You're basically on boss mode right now… again.”
The bandit leader runs for his life, going into the other side of the road as his men retreated to their camp a hundred or so meters away, constantly covering their backs. Paul then collapses as the blood makes it hard for him to stand straight up. The Dragon God then kneeled, lifting the head of the wounded Knight General and looking him right at the eyes. She was so close that Paul could see the outlines of her magnificent deathly pale face, the sharp jawline, pointy nose and a beauty no human or vampire could ever dream of achieving.
“Master, you must not hold back anymore, learn to do what is necessary. I shall give thee temporary power, wield your weapon and end those bandits. This shall be the test to see if you can overcome your past. Move forward, to the future. One shouldn’t let the past cloud the present and future.”
Out of nowhere, Bahamut stands up and faces the road, and with her right hand, she strikes straight into her heart. Literally grabbing it out as blood spills everywhere. The Knight General, seeing such a scene in front of him immediately vomited and his eyes full of trauma from witnessing such a gory scene in person. She then opens her palm fully, revealing her beating heart to the man.
“Take this, it shall give you more power than you can imagine. The heart of a true Dragon God. Use it and defeat those enemies. Let me warn you, only their leader is one of your kind. The rest are from this world and will permanently expire. What shall you do?”
With bits of vomit still in his lips, the Dragon God forcibly puts her heart into his chest. Paul, who was used to being weak after being struck, suddenly felt electrified, as if his entire body not only got rejuvenated but also powered. Like tiny nuclear bombs going off, his body is suddenly gifted with so much power that his brain couldn’t process even a tiny bit of it. But his soul reminds him why he was given this and with adrenaline, he materializes his Dark Knight armor and spurs into action.
Zergel who could see the beautiful lady with her chest literally open could only look at awe as he walked towards them. Passing by the road, he was suddenly shaken at the sight of a fully powered Knight General who stood up and immediately ran into the direction of the bandits. Leaving him with the Dragon God.
“Wha-what happened?! By the Gods, Bahamut are you alright?” He could see her dress that clearly showed her curvy outline and exposed that the top part of her chest was bloodied with some blood spill leaking out of the hand size hole in between her boobs.
“Shhh. I’m watching my Master grow as a man.”
“BUT YOUR HEART IS LITERALLY GONE!”
“So? Such things are trivial for my kind. Thou seriously think this human body is fragile like those of the mortals?”
“I- i guess not.”
Even the pigman couldn’t help but stare at her stunning looks, even with a dark veil covering her face, he could clearly see the image of a woman whose beauty is truly Godly in all aspects. Meanwhile the Bandit leader who was now has removed his cloak, exposing his Silver Knight armor and wielding his shotgun and sword stood in wait with his men in their camp. Ready to face the Dragon God when all of the sudden, he met with the General instead.
“What the fuck!”
Not expecting this, he swiftly parries him and two swords make a loud clang as it makes contact. Now fully powered and ready to fight, the sword and gun fight between the two became that of a level that brought down trees and scattered bullets everywhere. Bahamut would simply take small steps to her left or right as ricocheted bullets flew at them while Zergel who hasn’t even seen so many types of guns before is panicking and hid behind her dress. Getting dragged around like a toy as she silently and swiftly dodged the random bullets with great elegance.
Paul was slowly overwhelming the Bandit Leader. Having been powered up by a Dragon’s Heart. He was able to fight the man toe to toe. But slowly, the curse that the Saint gave him was eating away at the Mana. The more he used magic, the more powerful it got. But thanks to his adrenaline, he couldn’t feel its pain as he swung his sword. Getting tired, he powered his Arming Sword, making it glow a dark black sludge. Cutting his enemy's sword straight through. But before he could perform the finishing blow, one of the ambushers took his sword.
“Sir… you must live…”
“YOU MORON! I TOLD YOU I’D JUST RETURN!”
Seeing that he just killed a Native with his bare hands, the Knight General is stunned. Instantly traumatized as he remembers his past.
“Sir, are we really going to continue? All the way up to Ukraine, Bulgaria, and then Poland?”
“If that is what high command says, then yes. It’s not like we attacked NATO to begin with… but the same time we are kinda a threat to their existence.”
“But the Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Taiwanese are all tired. The Chinese are still busy building the airfield sir.”
“Look, if we stop here and Japan and South Korea reinforce the NATO forces in Turkey, what will stop them from undoing all of our work? We literally fought tooth and nail to remove all Western forces and influences in three fucking continents now.”
“Do we even have enough T-Ninety-Five Black Eagle’s for this counter offensive?”
“I… don’t know.”
Another officer with his beret folded underneath his epaulet steps up to Paul who was looking through his Rangefinder.
“News came in, the offensive will continue.”
“Eh? Captain? You literally can’t be serious? Our response to an invasion is an invasion of our own?! Are our leaders in Asia that big headed just because the Western world collapsed?! They still have millions of men and as we get closer to Europe, the easier it is for them to get replenished! This is a suicide mission!”
“I know sir. But you also know that if we go into the defensive, they can just overwhelm us.”
“Fuck, why hasn’t Russia joined us yet? Are they just gonna blueball forever and just supply us with weapons?!”
“Russians won’t be joining, They already said in a press conference last week that they don’t intend to join the United Asian Alliance.”
“Then get the Filipinos and Indians. I need their men on the front right now, we have to break the European offensive before we’re forced to go into the defense.”
“Colonel, we only have two hundred Main Battle Tanks left.”
“What about the Iranians and Syrians? What did they get?”
“Shitty Seventy-Twos though the Syrians do have some T-Nineties.”
“Still not enough, even though Europe is dirt poor now, they still have a big stockpile of third generation Main Battle Tanks. Air support?”
“I think China and the Indians are about to send some J-Tens and Jaguars.”
“Okay, tell the Joint Terminal that I need all available aircrafts, Hinds, Apaches, Havocs, I need EVERYTHING.”
A Humvee then comes swooping in. A man in an Officer cap wearing an Exoskeleton inside his digital desert fatigues hands him a piece of paper.
“The Japanese really did it?!”
“Yes sir, US forces in Japan also helped them and have started the invasion of the Philippines.”
“But Filipino soldiers make up ten percent of our fighting force…”
“So far, they have had no orders to return to their country but there’s been rumors already that many want to return home.”
“Dammit! Are the South Koreans also helping them? We’re fighting a war on two fronts now!”
The Captain with the beret then hands him a document.
“Also, that school you told us to fire our tanks on? It had both combatants and civilians inside it.”
“Eh? Why’re you giving this to me right now?”
“Syrians might come to you later asking about that.”
“Grrrr…” Paul’s eyes are filled with anger. Knowing how deep in shit he was. “To think the one time I didn’t want to risk our men into a bait, it was actually a bait.”
“The press is gonna have a field day with that piece of work.”
“How many combatants were inside the school though?”
“Thirty or so but hundreds of civies.”
“Tsk, well. We didn’t lose any men. I’ll handle the outcry later.”
“Aren’t you becoming like us, a heartless motherfucker? Wahahaha, alright. Imma head back to the frontlines.”
Inside the T-95 Black Eagle, the radar system goes haywire as it detects multiple lock-ons. “What?! We’re deep in our lines!” The Active Protection System activates, destroying multiple Hellfires that were about to turn his tank into scrap metal. Inside, Paul’s eyes were as wide as ever while his driver reversed the tank at full speed in the seething desert heat. Through the raspy radio, a transmission comes in. “The Allied Republics of South America has announced its participation in the current war against the West and has sided with the United Asian Forces.” Paul didn’t know how to react, though he was happy the South Americans joined their side, he also knew this meant a total world war as upon them and no one will be safe.
As man's blood splashes onto his Knight armor and helmet while he starts palpating. Trying to grasp what he just did. He felt how different it was, from ordering mindless skeletons and others to do the killing to performing it himself. In the end, it was still just as easy as breathing to kill without remorse for him.
Dragon God Bahamut, Queen of the Void, Founder of the Black and Red Dragons.
She was once dubbed as the hardest Global Event Boss when she came out. Only to be bested a year later by the Ancient Lost King. But her sheer raw power was still far from being outclassed. Though the games Developers never planned on making her a full companion, her sudden rise to fame was due to her final form. Being that of a beautiful woman with extremely long back hair in a tight gothic dress with a dark crown and veil. She instantly became a meme in the SEA Servers, being dubbed as the Dragon Waifu.
At one point in the event, she fought ten thousand Heroic and Legendary players and survived. It was only when the bigger Anti God spells was brought upon her to combat her stack of Debuff protection was she slowly brought down to the players levels. It took the collective 24 Great Ones of the Magician’s Association, who is said to be able to use two Ancient Spells in a week to even damage her final form as the Buffs and Debuff Protections were so much stacked that she was basically, by all means. A God in the mortal realm.
“Such is the fate of the Dragons. Though we’re the most powerful creatures to ever grace this land. Our numbers are few and the world is hunting us down.”
Paul was one of these players, with the other Generals of Eldwood. They fought her from the beginning to the end. Four Months, did all wars and battles in the game stop as everyone banded together to kill the Dragon God and get the prize of almost all of the games rarest jewels and gold underneath the bed where she lay in the Dungeon. The Dianthus flowers gave her Boss Arena a solemn but heavenly feel to it. As she swiped her sword through the peaceful and sleepy location. This area was one of the only places the Community witnessed the coming of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse as they called it. Twelve Dark Knights in cloak, riding undead horses into the frey as Bahamut fought them head on.
“Mortals, for the Millenniums that I’ve lived. I was way impressed by how they cope with such a dangerous world. Being the weakest race of them all, the humans strove to better themselves and level the playing field with all they got. It has been amusing watching them, and I could see why my kin thought of changing and joining them as Humanoids. But as a Dragon God, my ego and pride would never allow me. For I am a representative and a Mother of all my kind. I must stay in this form.”
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It was a year later when she became an unlockable companion through the Chinese New Year Event. Though little people took notice as another Global Event was occurring, one that would give a player a Spear that could kill Gods and Devils alike. Such a weapon could be considered a cheat in of itself, but Paul wanted a companion. Ever since his original friends left. He’s been traveling alone, without the company of anyone but his Demonic Horse. He switched servers and went to the SEA. While everyone was busy fighting for the most powerful thing to ever be given to the player that could create massive blood loss as it was wielded by an ancient race of cannibals, he farmed and grinded for the million Dragon Scales required and traveled up the cold and harsh Devil Peak Mountain to visit her shrine at elevation 9,001 Meters.
“Heeeh, what an amusing man. Though he isn’t that bright and oddly perverted, he seems to have some genuine wisdom in his head and a hidden past. It's laughable that I’ve been alone for so long that I forgot what it's like to interact with another creature. It’s been tiring, playing this role and I do not regret joining this human in his adventures. It has bought back many emotions that I’ve forgotten.”
The two immediately became good friends, though Bahamut back in the game was simply a little better than the normal Dragon Pets you could attain, her more animated and livelier scripting and A.I. gave the lonely Knight General the company he needed. Both of them traveled far and wide, visiting almost all of the continents and meeting countless trials in the four years they were together. Bahamut got her powers back the moment the world switched and everyone was transported. Hence why she was the only one awake when the Grand Mage of the 24 Great Ones froze them. Though she didn’t notice it at first, it was after defending the Security Room they were in from Demons did she see the immense spike in her power.
Now back in her best form, and her most powerful. She became afraid that if Paul was ever found out he'd become distant. Hence why she kept her Dragon form and never revealed her secret human form to him till the situation deemed it. It truly angered her that she isn’t able to do anything, the moment she’d try to heal him. The Mana that would course through his body would worsen the effects of the Divine Curse. To her, this action of the Saint was truly unforgivable and made up her mind to unleash everything, even the Uncrowned Weapons Mastery, a trait that makes any Player or NPC capable of using any weapon to its fullest without having any idea on how to use or even wield it and next time. Being a Dragon God, she’s also gifted with the Unyielding Clairvoyance trait, making her capable of seeing the Past, Present and Future in her leisure. But Bahamut never uses it, as it makes everything boring and unexciting.
“This journey, with this man… I do not want to be spoiled by its end. Whether it be us, holding hands and going back to where we came, or a bitter end… I shall be by his side. For this man has the greatest value of humanity. It's the ability to not be scared to face the unknown. Will I cry I wonder? For the thousands of years I’ve lived, I’ve not once shed a tear. But would this one do it for me?”
“Wow, so you and that human have had history huh?”
“Yes, and be sure to treasure this knowledge. Only few know of my true past and intentions.”
“Hm. Thanks.”
With a quick look, the remaining lackeys of the bandit leader combust, white flame burns them and leaves only the charred remains. With speeds that reached Mach 3 easily, she punches their leader.
“Uneasy… is the head that wears a Crown… till we meet again… Dragon God…”
Her hand demolished his enchanted silver armor, ribcage and heart. The woman then sees the shocked Knight General. Quickly taking out the Dragon Heart and removing his helmet. His face told her all she needed, but she’s proud that he’s able to cross the line once again. After a few minutes, Zergel collected all the loot and food he could get and Bahamut dragged Paul’s wounded body to the back of the carriage.
An hour later, he awakened, his head resting on Bahamut’s lap. He couldn’t believe what he just did, his hands still trembling at the lack of feelings he felt. Though at the same time, he knows that this is a test that he must pass for this won’t be the last. He then straightens his head to look at the sky when he is instead greeted by the Dragon Gods large breasts towering over his face.
“Hm? It seems that you’ve awakened Master.”
“Yeah… wow… It really feels the same. Ordering mindless skeletons to do it or with my own two hands… nothing.”
“Would you like to touch them to relax?”
Seeing that he is still traumatized, Bahamut grabs his free hand and lets it touch her breast. Paul copes two feels till he manages to get a hold to himself and instead removes her crown where her veil’s attached to. Patting and stroking her head gently.
“Thank you. For not calling me a monster. I’ve always wanted to leave this, this life. But I guess God has other plans for me.”
“No need to thank me. As your companion and loyal friend. It is merely another thing I must do to protect you. I also do not feel anything when taking a life. In the end Master, I know you are afraid of yourself. But such is the life of a warrior, train yourself to not feel guilty. You must do what you must.”
“I feel like shit though. Like absolute shit, to know I just did that to someone who probably lived a life, had a childhood and everything. It was probably the same to those Americans and Europeans… All I knew was that I had to survive and return home and forget about the entire thing. I know that it was war, it's either me or them, but I didn’t want to become like the others who just kept killing and killing and not looking back.”
“But you must remember, he was a Bandit. How many people would he have killed or stolen from if you wouldn’t have done it? Do not overthink it, Master. Simplify it, as making things complex would make things harder didn’t you say?”
“Heh, yea you're right. With my own words too… I really can’t thank you enough.”
“Seeing you alive is enough of a thanks for me.”
He then takes a gander at her true boss form, though her outfit didn’t really change, the gown became longer and darker and the ornate design became more apparent.
“Surprising though that you stayed in that form.”
“Well… Zergel told me that you’d like it more if I stayed like this. He said males typically have a thing for women in dresses.”
“Was he also the one who told you we like breasts?”
She merely nods in silence.
Paul had to think about it for a little bit.
“He’s absolutely correct but at the same time, ZERGEL! YOU FUCKWIT! DON’T GO RELEASING THE SECRETS OF THE BRO CODE LIKE THAT!”
The pink little pigman who was busy driving the carriage merely waves at him. Visibly tired from the entire ordeal and not having the energy to deal with the human. The Knight General then later notes how soft and well rounded her chest was. Forever cherishing its feeling at the back of his head as the trio prepares once again for another day.
The fauna of Schon was incredible, more beautiful than any of the continents and every now and then, they’d see abandoned ruins and even Dungeons along the dirt roads that would most likely belong to the old civilization, when the Wise King was still in charge and helped shape the land. But Bahamut was too busy patting Paul’s head to even notice it. “I think I’ll get addicted to this.” as she slowly stroked his well kept hair. Meanwhile, the Knight General just had a blank expression. Confused on what to do as he wants to stand up and stretch a bit.
Looking at his General uniform which was on a stand, he could see how big the arrow was that almost killed him. It was nearly the size of an arm and it sends trembles up his spine just remembering the event.
“Bahamut.”
“Hm?”
“Since when can you turn into a human?”
“Oh uh… ever since we arrived in this strange world. I could always switch between my forms.”
“Huh. And why didn’t you show this to me before? And do you know how the Vampires would react to this?”
“O-Oh… they already know. Alana most of all has seen me in this form multiple times already.”
“Eh?! How come you never showed me? Do you not trust me?”
“N-no. It’s just… for all the years I was with you Master. I was always in my Dragon form. I thought you’d change your opinion of me if I ever suddenly changed. I'm still not very used to human emotions.”
“Geez, if anything. My opinion of you would just go up. Like, who knew my little Dragon after all this time is a tall, scrawny pale beauty. Like damn, look at you. Curvy, sexy, and even with that Veil beneath your Crown, covering your face. I could still say you look good, I didn’t even know a person can pull off straight bangs like that with super long locks. Heck, you can even give Queen Elizabeth a run for her money with a face and body like that.”
Still not used to being showered with compliments in her human form, the lady blushes. Though her veil covered most of her beet red face, her normal human ears were showing it.
“Th-thank you. Though I’m happy that you patted my head. It’s as if I never changed.”
“Of course. Though not gonna lie, nice breasts. Totally round, filled my hand and heart, you're still my companion and I know damn well how much you love it when I pat your head. Good to know it's the same when you're in this form… but belly rubs have to be uhhhh… limited.”
The two laugh, even after the ordeal. Paul felt relieved that it wasn’t as bad as he thought it would and a smile pops up on his face.
“I never expected a Dragon God to hate spicy food though. Not gonna lie, you make a pretty funny face when panicking because of that thing you put into your food.”
“It hurts my cheeks and tongue, I do not know how to explain it. But it feels like what I think burning would be like.”
“Wait, you don’t know what it feels like to burn?”
“Master. Remember, I was born a Dragon. I have natural immunity to all types of fire. Now as a Dragon God, even the most powerful and dangerous types of flames would not affect me.”
“Well, back when I was a young man and even throughout College, I burned myself multiple times in the workshop. I was a very adventurous man.”
“Teehee, yes I noticed that. That nature of you to roam and become worrisome to our peaceful days together.”
“Yea, I kinda miss my life back in our world. Though not gonna lie, this is also pretty cool and awesome. This strange time in my life will also be tied to many trauma’s I will never forget. Like that scene when Eldwood was attacked by multiple Nations including James’ hero. I still have nightmares every now and then of the aftermath of that battle. Heck, was it even a battle? Put that on top of my older memories then, why did I even leave the army at this point?”
“Hm. I really don’t care, Master. Wherever we are or whatever situation you and I are in. As long as we are together, I feel like I can be more than a mere Dragon God. A companion, as you said. That for me, is more important than this power I wield. Being isolated for so long, this tiny part of my long and eternal life, I shall bind to my heart to remember till my last moment in this plane.”
“That’s very sweet of you Bahamut. It’s the same for me. I’ll be sure to carry this to the grave, you, Alana and that scary but beautiful Vampire Queen. I didn’t even imagine I’d ever get Abs in my entire life, or look this good. But there’s also the entire thing with having three super pretty ladies dote on me for being me. Which I never even imagined would happen to me, only in dreams. Heh.”
“You might not know it, Master. But you have a bit of a coolness to you. Though you don’t show it as much, when you do. We ladies get very impressed, you have a lot of confidence in you. Do not let things such as this tarnish it. It’d be a waste of a good man.”
“You’re very correct about that. But I’m no purebred Vampire or an awesome Dragon God. Just a guy at the end of it all. A guy who even shocked himself that he managed to stay this long alive. I also need to find out how I am going to exercise… swinging a sword everyday is good practice but no way am I gonna maintain this shape after nearly getting canned.”
“As long as I am here, I shall not allow it. I will protect you till the last ounce of my power. Didn’t you say you wanted to have a family? It’s such a simple yet human dream. Do not let it go to waste, you must grow old and wrinkle and finally, be laid to rest. And when that day comes, I shall guide you to the afterlife you sought. Heaven or Hell, I shall come with you.”
“Heh, not gonna lie. Hearing such a pretty lady like you talk me up is increasing my ego tenfold. The afterlife huh… I’ve always thought about it. Being born a religious man, and to times, I’d even quote the Bible. I wonder, if it truly exists and if it does, will I end up in an eternal war? Or eternal peace?”
“Whatever it is, I shall be with you.”
Later, Zergel fell asleep while driving the carriage, forcing Bahamut to take charge while he calmly took a break from the tiring day. The next day, the group arrived at an open field with holes on the ground that had white flowers growing on them. Further into the grass was a large flower bed that looked to be of a great dragon.
“Woah, what’s that Zergel?”
Though feeling that his wound has gotten worse, the Knight General had no choice but to suck up to it and to avoid thinking about the increasing pain, he lets his mind off things by looking at the unique landscape.
“Oh that? We heard that it's one of the ancient Crimson Red Dragon Lords that was slain by the Holy See’s Savior and was the right hand man of the Dragon God that aligned with the Demon King.”
“Dang. Did he do that all on his own?”
“No. He originally had a group that was composed of a Vampire, Elf, Hybrid and a Princess.”
“Oh wow. Isn’t he a harem protagonist.”
“He actually married them all too.”
“What religion is he again?”
“The Holy See.”
“Eh? But then again, he isn’t a Priest so I can see it. Lucky him I guess.”
“Yeah. Wait a sec, if what you're telling me is true, which it is, seeing how you have a Dragon God with you, aren’t you the same as the Saint?”
“Wha-what? Of course not. Look, I will not sleep with the Vampires, so no marrying them. Doing so means that they won, If I fell into their seductive looks and let my lust take over, thus showing weakness.”
“But like… I’m not trying to imply or say anything. But don’t you think context should matter? I’m sure those two wouldn’t see it as a show of weakness and would probably love you more for that. Vampires are meant to be seductive creatures and for you to love them would mean the world to such beings I am sure.”
“I mean… yea… but at the same time… I’m kinda afraid. You know, I have no experience in this sort of field at all and as much as I am a… cultured man. I have no idea how to even please a normal human woman, let alone a Vampire.”
“Then it's a miracle you lasted this long.”
“Oh believe me, I almost did it multiple times. Alana, she knows how to rock her body while the Queen doesn’t even need to try as she just naturally oozes with beauty.”
“Aren’t you a loverboy? Ahahahaha. I gotta meet two of those Vampires and see it for myself.”
“Are Vampires rare outside of their Kingdom?”
“Oh, very. These people know how to hide because everyone knows how much of a threat they pose. Even Villages and used to quarrel would set aside their differences and unite just to fight or scare one off. I’m sure that’s the same for the other Continents too.”
“Wow, even in Schon, where their Kingdom lay they’re still an uncommon sight? Just how few are they?”
“They’re a lot I believe. But I think life in that Kingdom of theirs is so good they would only go out if they want to mess with the locals or it directly involves them. It’s been centuries since we’ve last seen their Legions.”
“What about the Demon King's forces?”
“Nobody really knows what his army is like. Some say it's full of Demons, others say it's Humans while I’m on the side that says both. Look, my kind. The half human and half animal species all came from the first Demon King. I’m sure this guy, whose I guess the twentieth or thirtieth has more up his sleeves. So watch out.”
“I see. We actually fought his forces twice now. Way back then we were first unfrozen, not even my Translation skill is able to pick up their language. It was the same that you were using.”
“Oh that, the original language of this land is Taboo for the more civilized continents. If you speak the language outside of the continent, you are assured to get imprisoned or called a demon worshiper.”
“Huh, you all have some pretty unique geopolitics going on.”
“Mhm. Seeing how you're supposed to bridge the land between Mortal and Immortal with this envoy you're doing, I wish you luck.I’ve read books about Vampires, it had nothing but how vile and scary they are.”
“You don’t have to tell me Zerg. I have two at my party.”
“Yea and what’s with Missus Dragon girl right there? Is she usually asleep?”
“Heh. Yea, she’s always asleep. I’m actually happy she’s sleeping normally and not on top of a box of jewelry or Gold coins. She has a tendency to like things that are shiny as you may have seen with her behavior.”
“Take good care of her. You two seem to have been through a lot.”
“Yep. Even before coming here, I was always with her. My trusty second in command and partner in crime. She usually takes off whenever I’m asleep and eats any beef she could find. Owned or not, multiple times I almost got arrested for her actions… there’s also the fact that whenever I go to Karla the Witch, I’d be rummaging around my pouch for my gems or upgrade items and one or two would be missing… because Bahamut wanted to bite them.”
“Ahahahaha, she doesn’t seem to be the type to make trouble but I can see her totally doing that.”
“Ohhh believe me. For a pretty face, she knows how to make a mess of things. But it seems that being in human form made her more peaceful and less of a headache… for now.”
“And hey, at least you have another woman in your party. Pretty sure you can give the Holy See’s Saint a run for the holvers if you keep collecting such amazing females.”
“Shut up… though I am pretty amazed by it too.” The two smirk and continue onwards, through the snow and the dense forest as they ever so got nearer to the Vampire Kingdom.
“I wonder though…”
“What?”
“Since you're so curious about the Demon Kingdom, I have some rumors that the last Giant King has aligned with him.”
“Wait… repeat that again…”
“The Giant King has aligned with him?”
“WHAT. THE. FUCK. DO. YOU. MEAN?!”
He then remembers seeing armored Giants when he was teleported to their Kingdom. His eyes wander, rethinking of the scary event with John.
“The Giant King Horthus, after the last Reset. The Giants were left without a territory, so Vitas took them in and their King.”
“O-okay. Holy shit, they don’t wear anything right? Like, these are just some big thirty foot tall dudes in loincloths..?”
“No, they have full sets of Knight armor. I have encountered them before, very good fighters.”
“Giants in…” Paul sighs and facepalms. “Giants in Knight armor… I thought it was just some special enemies but nope… they’re actual units.”