Chapter 2: floor 3: the dragons' alter
It's been a week since we left the birthing room. The sun has risen and set seven times, meaning it's night.
Had I known I would have to walk this much I would've stooped to cannibalism. My mother is one thing, but I can't kill these adorable little tag-alongs!
I'm getting tired. Oh, look, a shrine! Let's take a rest over there.
“Onee-chan~, I’m hungry~”
“Onee-chan, I’m tired~”
“It's only a few more meters. Don't make me turn around!”
Seriously though, all jokes aside, I’m the one who feels like complaining right now. Would it kill the devs to put in an elevator?
Well, I guess this is another one of life’s trials.
Groooar
As we neared the shrine, a deep growl emanated from behind.
Don’t freak out! Don’t freak out! Don't freak out! That's probably just Cilicas' stomach growling. There is definitely not a monster behind us!
Groooooar!
Okay, just turn around. If you turn around, all you'll see is a complaining Cilica begging for food.
I slowly turn around, and I must say, I didn’t pee my pants then and there.
Nope, bone dry.
Okay, maybe a little. But can you really blame me? THERE'S A FUCKING DRAGON BACK THERE!
Tamaki, you know what to do.
“Ditch the lolis and run!”
Just as I put one foot foreward
Wait, I can't do that. I'll feel like a criminal.
And they're so attached to me, and they are kawaii as all hell. (authors note: loli means little girl below the age of 13. (authors note 2: kawaii means cute in JapaneseWink [https://forum.royalroadl.com/images/smilies/wink.png]
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I grab Mayu and Cilicas' hands and run as fast as I can.
You may think that we're safe, but you would be wrong!
Picture an ant running away from a shoe. It's basically that, but with teeth. We stood no chance.
Before we knew it, we were hiding inside the shrine. What good would that do! All there is in here is a knife. It's practically a splinter to him!
Well, all that's left is to commit seppuku. Kids, you’re on your own.
I take the knife, and drive it through my stomache, well, I wish I could say that, but I tripped over practically nothing and got a paper cut on a scroll that happens to be lying around. Stupid loli body! Stupid poor house keepers! I'm trying to die in a comedic fashion here!
……
I wake up after passing out, possibly from stress.!But wait, why am I feeling so energetic right now? Is this that youthful feeling that you can only feel if your body's really small?
I must have tapped into my untapped potential! Like one of those other world stories.
I'm awesome.
As I stood there looking deservedly smug, the two next to me are looking at me in awe.
Wait, I’m merely kidding. There's no way I could have some cheat like ability.
“What're ya starin' at?”
“Onee-chan is awesome!~”
“Onee-chan slew a dragon on her own!"
What?
At the confused look on my face, Cilica asked.
“Onee-chan, you really don't remember?”
Oooooh, I remember alright.
The dragon was trying to get in the shrine, which for some reason had some kinda anti-evil barrier. My finger was bleeding from a paper cut. For some strange reason, a magic circle appeared in the space in front of my eyes. I chanted an incantation that suddenly popped into my head.
“By the blood of my ancestors, and by this blood of myself, I command you to heed my command! Create a weapon to slay mine enemy!
Obey me, oh blood o' mine! 'TRI-TEPISH LANCE!'”
And I held my palm toward the dragon, then three spikes came out of my paper cut and skewered the dragons innards.
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And then I passed out from blood loss.
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And that's what happened. Now, I’m not confused because I’m naïve about what happened to me. I'm confused on why it has to be me.
Let me tell you a little story. There was this exceedingly popular girl in high school. She was so beautiful, that all who saw her proposed to her. Whether they were boy or girl.
They would try unbelievable things to get her to notice them, for instance, around ten of them stalked her for a year. There was even this kouhai who prayed to her. Needless to say, it was annoying.
And guess what, that girl was me.I trained myself in all kinds of martial arts in order to fend off perverts. I was quite fond of hrung gar after seeing it in a popular fighting game. (she's talking about tekken)
My aniki even asked me out! There was nowhere I could run! My point is, being the center of attention is not cool. If, like the popular trope, the people of this world made me a hero because of this power, I would be popular again. I can’t have that! Maybe I should kill these girls after all. To hide the truth.
“Onee-chan, what's the matter? Are you not feeling well?”
“Cilica, I think she might be feeling sick!”
“Sick?! Don't worry, we will make you feel all better!”
Silica wrapped me in a tight hug. Why must these girls be so cute!!I return Cilicas' embrace with my own.
“Cilica, Mayu, it's okay. I'm fine. You two are such sweet girls.”
“Really?~”
“Really. Now, let's get out of this cave!”
“Okay~”
Is this what they call motherly instinct?