~Edited for Grammar by agentXshadow~
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Author's note: Because everyone was patient ill release a chapter early even tho the proof reading of all that i have posted so far isn't done yet. enjoy
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Chapter 7: The things we do for love
As soon as Artemis and Erica arrive, they set up camp in front of the dungeon's entrance. Erica starts to cook, humming a cheery tune while prepping the meat and spices she gathered before she set off with Artemis.
After the food was finished cooking, she sets out food for the two of them. However Artemis refused the food, politely.
Erica got worried, however. Not due to thinking she made or said something that upset Artemis, but for another reason.
Artemis was confused at the look Erica had when she refused.
In the back of her mind she felt something was wrong, but she put it aside. She didn't want to distrust a friend who traveled with her over the course of three weeks [in game] to get to the Crypt of the Damned, so she let the warning signs her instinct was giving off go ignored.
Shortly after, Artemis attributed it to insulting her cooking, because that was the only thing that came to her mind that would make her upset for not eating something she prepared so carefully.
Artemis sighed and decided to explain to Erica about her unique body, and how it needed no food to function. Artemis told Erica in hopes to cheer her up. After a good rest, they decided to enter the dungeon. Artemis could see just fine in the dark, but Erica could not, so she would have Erica stay a bit farther back with a magical light Artemis prepared for her, while Artemis herself went and scouted a little further in front in total darkness.
They arrived upon a Death Knight, and 3 Chaos Legion Skeletons.
Artemis called back to Erica to prepare buff music, and to support her as best as she could.
Erica meekly nodded as Artemis used Chaos Step to appear behind the Death Knight. She then proceeded to coat her hands and swords in holy aura, which was in turn enhanced due to her divinity.
DING
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Holy CoatingRareBeginner level: 100%Allows the user to coat his/her equipment and body in holy aura super effective on unholy monsters. [Examples: undead, living dead, ghosts anything evil aligned] All damage caused by weapons and limbs coated by holy aura do magical damage when combating unholy monsters. Damage increases with skill level. costs 100 mana per minute.
Artemis quickly swings her holy coated dual short swords. Due to her not being detected, she gets a bonus to attack damage for an ambush.
Ambush Successful: Damage Doubled
Fatal Blow Inflicted: Enemy HP Automatically Reduced to 0.
A loud "BANG" can be heard after the impact. The body of the Death Knight shatters in all directions. His corpse hits the Chaos Legion Skeletons nearby with great force, lowering all their HP's by 40%.
Capitalizing on this, Artemis quickly dispatched the Chaos Legion in less than a minute. This pace keeps up until they reach a grand hall that just SCREAMS "Boss Fight Here!" to even the most casual gamer if they had the opportunity to see it.
Artemis dashes into the large room, when a strange shift happens [think SAO when a boss appears]. The room suddenly is lit up, the walls and ceiling look like a starry sky, but the room was illuminated like it was daytime outside, without the outside part.
Artemis then notices a MASSIVE Skeleton. Above its head was labeled BOSS: Legion [Level: 430], and it was almost as tall as the hall it was residing in. It had two "short" swords and a bow all fitting for its size.
Artemis, instead of feeling fear.....felt something she'd never felt before.....exhilaration.....excitement, even.
Artemis focused all her attention on the boss before her. She darts at the boss, dodging its sweep by jumping.
That was a mistake.
Legion instantly lets go of the sword he used to sweep at her. She was still high in the air, with no way to move herself. Legion pulls out his bow, faster than one would expect to see a pile of bones moving, and fired a shot aimed directly at Artemis' head.
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Artemis, with no time to think, transformed into her cat form to dodge the massive arrow, which she barely managed. The force of the arrow flying through the air sent her flying towards a wall. Erica, who was nearby, jumped and caught her. Confusion showed in Erica's face as to why her friend turned into a cat, but she didn't question it, for now wasn't the time.
Another arrow flew towards Erica and Artemis. Erica threw Artemis, who was still in her cat form, far away from her. Artemis, who was mid-air, was looking back at Erica while crying as she watched her first friend, one of the natives of this world, get pierced through the chest by the massive arrow, instantly killing her.
Enraged, Artemis transformed into her Ancient Dragon Form, which was heavily affected by the dragon that she used as a base. Since both her and the dragon she used as a basis for this form were holy creatures, the high affinity she had to the form allowed her to use all of Ascultone's power.
Instantly, she was filled with the feeling that nothing in this world could harm her, even though she knew that wasn't true. Using her newfound power she fires a breath attack at the boss instantly killing it.
All that was left in the room was Artemis, who was in Ancient Celestial Dragon form, balling her eyes out over what happened to her friend. She soon collects herself enough to undo the transformation, and revert back into human form.
Artemis heads over to her friend's corpse since, NPCs left behind bodies, she intended to carry her out of the dungeon and give her a proper burial, when all of a sudden she was forcefully stopped by a massive group of players, at least 200 in number.
Artemis: "Move out of my way, or I will leave over your dead bodies." she said, as she had a beyond murderous look in her eyes, which made half of the opposing players flinch.
???: "Damn, she failed to poison you, even after we held her son hostage in attempt to force her. She still didn't have it in her to lead one person to their death. Well.... at least we can spare hearing her cry and killing her ourselves after we told her she would be joining her son in heaven Ahaha"
Artemis grabs the man by the neck, and with one arm lifts him off the ground, which shouldn't be possible with her stats at this point to lift a full heavy armored enemy with two hands let alone one. She starts squeezing the man's neck, who, in fear, squeaks out to his men, "Get this bi....tch ouf ob meh" his voice was slurred and broken due to her tight grip on his neck which, no one could blame him for.
One of the enemy players swipes at her hand with a sword, forcing her to let go, and jump far back into the hall so she wouldn't lose said hand.
Artemis: "Why.... WHY did you do this?!.... If it wasn't for you...." Artemis felt rage, even greater than what she felt towards Legion, now directed at the group before her.
???: "Because you killed a dragon, we, Crimson Wings Guild, were planning to hunt."
Artemis: "You kidnapped my best friend's son, forced her to attempt to take my life, while all this time her son she was hoping to see again was dead.... you...you...monsters" she manages to speak out with tears in her eyes.
???: "She best part is... there's nothing you can do about it!"
Artemis's form starts to change at a rapid pace into a dragon. Every player in the area, aside from Artemis, gets this message:
Ding
You are in the presence of the Ancient Celestial Dragon
-20% all stats
mana consumption is now doubled for all spells and skills
Mana and Stamina Regen Disabled
???: "What the fuck?!"
Artemis: "Y̺̱̭̺̽̃̊oͯ̏͐͒ͧū͇̞̼͙̗̍̾͗̂͋ ̹̭̻͕͌ͥa͈̤̳̥̠̘rͣͩ̈͆̊ͩě̬̩̮̥̔̑̄̽̓ ̱̮̮̥͐͐̂̐ͭ̄ͅâ̻͔͓̫̱ͣͦͮl͚ͣl͉̟͕̦̜̭̣ ͉̪͎̤̩ġͭͭ̒o̠̯̞i̗̼ṋ͔̞̈́ͭ̈́̂̑g̦̩͈̺ ̰̭̤̹̤̑ͤͅtͤͧ̿ͬ̉ͬo̮̩̬͇̪̗ͩͩ̊ͥ̐ ̾D͋͂̊̓ͪ̏I̱̟̊̓ͤͧͦḘ̯͔̤̪̐́!̬͙̦͈̰"
To Be Continued
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