“Ladies and Gentlemen, our dearest patrons who come here every other week to see the beauty that Leghen hides within its walls and under its grounds. We welcome you once more for tonight’s show where your voted apparel is what shall be shown off by our mystery contestants for your pleasure. Shall the show begin?” Silver asked the crowd

A large cheer broke out, I couldn’t see the size of the crowd, all I could see was Silver standing on the stage with her carefree attitude. As the cheers stopped, she stepped to the side and cleared her throat. She's not one to waste any time then.

“From the lands of stone and rivers of fire, our first contestant hails from the home of Dwarves!” she slightly bowed and extended her hand towards where we stood behind stage

Right past me moves a short haired, light skilled, bulky woman, the armor fit her perfect, like it was made for her. Her figure wasn't any joke, she had curves, but you could see how well kept her body was based on her outlining muscles alone.

This one didn’t have a beard, but it was pretty common for female Dwarves to have beards, and yes, I did get jealous sometimes that fictional female Dwarves had better facial hair than me.

But in the lore, females without beards were considered of noble bloodlines. This one might have been part of some noble lineage. I wonder how she ended up in a prison like this..

As she stepped into the light the crowd broke out into a cheer. I guess people really do love their short and buff women. And boobs. She had some large ones.

The cheers from the crowd were from what I could distinguish were male Dwarves probably. They had really deep voices and it matched with what I read about. And that Dwarves are extremely supportive of one another.

Imagine having an overly supportive friend who’d cheer you on if you were doing pole dancing in a g string with nipple piercings as a fat guy. Now multiply that supportive attitude by a few million with a dash of traditional Dwarven traits and you have one characteristics of Dwarven society that resides in Highlander.

Glancing outside to the stage the Dwarven woman was a variety of flexes with her arms, legs and just general posing. About two minutes later she was already on her way back with a grin on her face. Guessing she was confident.

I’m guessing we don’t have much time to showcase ourselves or just a time limit. But I wonder how the order is going.

“From lands afar, high above, down below. From people of endless life, eternal youth, gracious beauty and unlimited potential. Our next contestant hails from the lands of Elves!” she’d repeat the same sort of hand motions as before

Oh shit that was me. Alright, I can’t mess up.

I’d lift my hand to my chest and would double cast Calm on myself before moving out. I felt kind of mellow honestly.

The second the light hit my body I heard the rumbling in chairs as a bunch of men roared with a cheer. That was just my leg that was exposed though…

I fully stepped out onto the stage, my hair flinging back as I took a look at the crowd.

So many eyes…

So many glares…

This was by all means a sausage fest…

I think I saw what Alyssum was talking about…erections all about without an ounce of shame...

I did overhear some..let's just interesting comments... Humans would comment how I’d be a fine concubine, Goblins and Hobgoblins commenting how I’d make a fine one woman breeder which made me shiver for a split second. I heard some Dwarves arguing amongst each other trying to convince themselves that the Dwarven woman from before was a much better woman than me.

Just the usual stuff that gets said around here…I think…

Before I could even try anything I saw a chair fly towards me.

I tripped and fell to my side dodging the chair. I looked to where it was thrown from, where I saw what was presumably the Half-Orc woman with rage in her eyes. The "Natural Berserker" racial ability is very obviously spotted by the way. Eyes don’t typically glow red, nor does skin seem to emit a light steam..

“You ruin my fucking game and now you’re trying to steal my husband? I’ll kill you!” she said before leaping forward

She jumped onto one of the patrons head before leaping towards me. And then like if it was slow motion I saw Naoko’s foot connect with the Half-Orc's jaw which made her fly into some empty chairs. Flying kick for the win.

Some of the patrons stood, albeit some with boners and commented about Naoko being here and the mad woman trying to kill me. It didn’t take long before the woman was back up and charging at Naoko with full force.

"Natural Berserker" had the perks of having the user not feel any pain for the duration of it which was about five hours. So…Naoko wouldn’t exactly have an easy fight on her hands…

The Half-Orc swung at Naoko who caught her arm and slammed her into the ground before delivering ten consecutive blows to her head and…she wasn’t moving anymore..

Okay…

That was much easier than I thought…

“See? I told you nothing bad would happen.” I heard Alyssum’s voice close by

I glanced to my side to see her land on my shoulder, her eyes on Naoko.

“Dying between those thighs wouldn’t seem bad either.” She chuckled “And you don’t look half bad yourself, blue eyes.”

“I’d…rather….not…wear this..” I said

“Ever the ruin of fun.” She sighed

Well excuse me then…

“Explain this, now.” I heard Silver’s voice

Alyssum left my shoulder and floated over to Silver.

“Well ya see. That now possibly dead Half-Orc was trying to kill your newest contestant for some reason and so I, one of your loyal patrons and our Undercity wide popular fighter, Naoko decided to be the heroes for tonight!” she explained

Ah, so she’s leaving out the part where she’s kind of the cause of this. Alright, alright…

Silver honestly didn’t look all too impressed.

“A small break for the current show after these unforeseen circumstances.” She said to the crowd

There were a few complaints, but most piled out of this section of the tent rather fast. Even Silver left for some reason.

“Do you always lie?” Naoko asked Alyssum

“Lie? I’ve no idea what you talk about.” She chuckled nervously

While they were talking I got back and got off the stage, I was starting to feel the spell wearing off as I got more and more nervous rather fast.

Silver returned with a large pouch which she handed to me.

“Return your current attire and depart. Lady Gold thanks you for you albeit short tenure and requests that you not return ever.”

Oh…um…ouch…?...It’s a bit hurtful…but understandable…I guess

I’d..I’d just nod.

“Alyssum, you are given a three show suspension.” Silver turned to where she was

“What? Oh! Come on! I helped here!”

Alyssum started to make her case to Silver who just listened with a blank look on her face. Naoko would walk up to me.

“Any plans for that?”

For what? My clothes? How…wait…oh…she’s talking about the pouch. It’s kind of weird she’s the only one who hasn’t commented on….oh…right…she’s dense…how could I forget that?

I’d open the pouch and inside I’d be met with the pleasant glow of golden coins. A small smile appeared on my face as I looked at my fair? My fair winnings let’s say. I transferred the contents into my inventory where the grand total ended up at seventy-five, not anywhere near the amount Alyssum said..

But I was grateful I had any nonetheless. Right I should go change…

“I’ll…go…” I began

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“I’ll be outside.” Naoko said

I nodded and started heading back, Alyssum still arguing with Silver as I did so. I passed the other contestants who didn’t really look at me or comment. I guess they were still following the rules...

Money do be valuable..

I got back to my dressing station and took off the awfully tight fitting chain bikini and put on my newer rags and met Naoko outside. We did have to wait about ten more minutes for Alyssum to come back out who looked utterly defeated.

“Victory…at what cost..” she sighed

Naoko rolled her eyes.

“Anyone up to watch a fight? You could actually make a bet, Ynnessa. Earn some more coin.” Naoko suggested

That actually wasn’t a bad idea, the betting part at least.

“Y-yes..” I agreed with her suggestion

“I’ll pass, I’ve got some mourning to do for the next few weeks. See you two around sometime.” Alyssum bid her farewell to the both of us and flew away

“Weirdo.” Naoko commented

You’re kind of right, but you’re also kind of weird. I mean..weird is kind of the norm so I guess I shouldn’t question it much.

“Ready?” she asked me

I nodded, I needed the distraction while the spell was wearing off.

We’d head up a few streets that I actually recognized from my first time down here, but this time instead of going through the alleys we went through a building.

It was quite crowded, no one seemed to notice us enter either which seemed odd. I mean, maybe the noise drowned out us entering.

Naoko would pull me close and would point at a small section in the corner which was just empty. A Halfling was sitting in the booth.

“That’s the bookmaker for the matches, talk to him if you want to make a bet, he’ll even give out the information, you should be the last better of the night I think. You up for it? They say tonight should be good.” She informed me

Would it technically count as cheating if I knew every race’s and classes flaws and advantages? Maybe, but I’ve also never gambled like this so I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity like this.

“I’l…I’ll..go…” I told her

She smirked and patted me on the back and give me a light push which almost made me stumble again. She is too strong sometimes honestly.

I’d cast Calm on myself again quickly before approaching. The Halfling looked bored to be honest. I don’t think he got much excitement out of this.

“Would you care to place a bet?” he said to me, not looking up from his little desk

“Y-Yes..” I replied

“Tonight’s match we have an Orc that goes by the name of Bob and claims to have divine protection. Secondly we have a Human called Mr. Blood with the most murder charges in this prison. Majority of bets have been placed on the Human. Would you care to follow suit?” he said

Really? That seemed kind of stupid. Also who names their Orc child Bob?

“I..I’d…like to…place…on..Bob.” I said

I took out the pouch of gold from my inventory and gently placed it in front of him. Without looking up he’d take the pouch and inspect it before nodding.

“Your winnings will get automatically transferred to you once the match is over. Would you care to inform the fighter that you are a patron of theirs for the night?” he asks me

That’s new, never thought of that honestly, but that might come in handy. I’d nod before realizing he’s not looking at me.

“Y-yes.”

“Enjoy the fight.” He’d say

I’d step back from the booth and would head back to Naoko who stood there with a smile.

“Who’d you bet on? The Human?” she asked

I just shook my head.

“The Orc? Bold, Ynnessa. Pray you don’t lose your money.” She chuckled

Pray…heh…Elven gods aren’t exactly present here…maybe I should find one to pray to actually

Naoko would put her arm around me and would lead me inside the Ring. This time we sat at a different part, I kind of missed my private seat for my Elven butt, but I guess this was just as acceptable. At least she was here which made me feel safe.

The crowds piled in like last time, but it was still a bit quiet. I heard some other viewers talk amongst each other. Some stuff about a Prince coming to the prison to buy slaves. Which seemed odd that…no…no I take that back, wouldn’t seem odd, I know where I am, not odd at all

But as the gossiping died down the cheers started again. Once more I saw the Satyr in the center of the Ring. I glanced over to Naoko who had that grin of hers on that pretty face of hers.

“Welcome! Welcome! For tonight we have an anticipated match! On one end! We have the deadliest of the Humans in this blasted prison! With nearly a thousand counts of murder to his name, multiple assault charges in the three digits, father of countless bastard children mothered by unwilling women! We have the self-proclaimed, Mr. Blood!”

It’s kind of amazing how this guy doesn’t make me fear this fighter, just makes me want to see him fight. It’s an unsettling talent honestly.

One of the gates opened up and the man known as Mr. Blood stepped out into the Ring. His skin was almost white, his hair black, he had scares all over his body. He had what seemed like two shivs for weapons. And the crowd wasn’t holding back with the cheers.

“On the other end we have a newcomer! From the lands of raiders and rapists, skin as green as grass! Big and tall like all his brothers, a head shinier than polished steel! Bob the Orc!”

From the other side out stepped a well built Orc, it wasn’t the one that Naoko had a talk with which was reliving. My god, the Satyr was right, his head was shiny as hell. His tusks reached up to his nose and he had a big grin on his face. For weapons he had a shield and sword.

I'm surprised they have a full blown armory in this place.

The Satyr went back up to his place like before and called for the fight to begin.

“Do not fret, dear prisoner!” the Orc’s booming voice suddenly called out

“The fuck you on about greenskin?” Mr. Blood replied as he moved forward

I was a bit confused as well. I glanced around and some of the other viewers were just as if not more confused as me.

Bob stabbed his sword into the ground and dropped his shield.

“I shall end this without laying a hand on you!” he called out

The crowd immediately burst out into laughter, most at least. I was just confused, so was Naoko. If he claimed to have divine protection then he’s a Paladin, like a full blown divine Paladin. But using magic? that seemed odd for a one hit knock out attack.

Even Mr. Blood, god that was a stupid name was chuckling.

“I’ll flay half your body instead.” He said before leaping forward

“Ahah!” The Orc laughed before pushing his foot forward, his smile fading, his eyes suddenly shining gold, he raised his open palm towards the leaping human and spoke a single word

“Repent.” Bob said, his voice echoing anothers

Mr. Blood fell motionless to the ground. Like that it was over..

Holy shit! He does have divine protection! He’s a Scripture of Justice Paladin! If I was in my own room I’d be freaking out right now. How the hell does a paladin like that get thrown into a prison like this? My god that was fucking awesome!

The Satyr slowly climbed back into the ring as the dead silent crowd watched. He poked the Human, but nothing.

“Is…Is he dead?” The Satyr asked Bob

Bob laughed again, only his voice present now.

“Not at all! I follow the rules, my good man!” he informed the Satyr

“Uh..sure.” he clears his throat before addressing the crowd “We…We have a winner! And that winner is the mean, green and knock out dealing beast!” he says

It would take the crowd a bit to get into the cheer, but Bob the Orc would be showered with praise in no time.

“That…was amazing! I need to fight this guy!” Naoko said

I finally glanced over to her. Her eyes were basically shining like stars at the idea she just proposed. I sighed, that’s the kind of guardian I have..

Wait.

Oh shit.

I won, didn’t I?

I’d glance into my inventory to see that my gold has gone from seventy-five to zero to now three hundred and ninety-three coins. My god was that the best decision I have made since getting here.

I think at least. Fuck yes! Wooooooooo!

I feel like I’ve won at something in life for the first time! I’ve even got my fists slightly in the air cheering.

But I do feel kind of tired now that think about it.

Ah, might be the side effect of the Calm spell, my naturally nervous self is probably working overdrive in an environment like this. I might actually pass out soon if I'm not careful.

I’d look over to Naoko who was still in awe and would poke her in the arm. She glanced over to me instantly.

“C-Can we go? I-I’m…tired..” I’d tell her

“Yeah if you want.” She replied

She doesn’t argue much which is odd.

God…

Another incelly thought…

Both of us would leave the arena just as the second match would begin it’s start up. But some people were heading back out to do some betting again.

We made it out into the streets without any issue and started heading back, but I heard someone cough behind me. The kind of cough that was meant to announce someone’s presence.

The two of us looked around to see the kneeling shiny bald headed Orc in front of us.

“Are you my dear patron?” he asked me

“She is.” Naoko answered for me

She’s better at this talking stuff anyways.

The Orc raised his head to look into my eyes. He had the same serious look before, but not in an intimidating manner.

“My Divine Patron told me that I would cross paths with someone that would put their trust in me. I make my vow to you, my Elvish patron. Once the day of freedom passes I shall seek you out to repay the debt!” he said

Quite intense.

“T-Thank..you..” I replied

“Care to fight sometime?” Naoko suddenly asked

There she goes…

“Haha! If I ever cross your path we may cross swords in a friendly manner!” replied Bob

So enthusiastic…

Naoko and Bob and grasp each others forearms and do that really manly handshake thing. I guess you can make friends anywhere and at any pace.

“I must bid you farewell. My prayer awaits me.” He’d bow to the both of us and would leave

Interesting quick meeting..

But with nothing and no one holding us back we’d go onto leave the Undercity.

The next few hours were kind of a blur and the next thing I knew I was in my bed drifting to sleep. I guess the multi-cast can have a really bad fatigue effect. I need to be weary of that for later, but for now..

Yawn…

Going to sleep..

Morning…

Morning…

I hate it…

You know how it goes…the morning grub….the morning shits…nothing pleasant really….but it comes and goes without any issue.

And the collars are here as well, my closest relationship to date hah...

I wonder if that prince is coming today. Maybe not, but since I had quite the eventful night I think I’m going to spend today in the library. I need some downtime badly…

After my collar got put on and my day was open. I did take a good twenty minutes to write down the side effects of multi-casting just in case for later. After that I made my way to the library and started to browse.

I was going to skip reading the other book for now, it was informative, but damn was it dry as hell..

I browsed for a few minutes until I found a blank red spine of a book. The color looked a bit odd to me so I pulled it out.

I wonder what’s inside. Probably something boring to be honest. That’s how blank covered books are in Highlander. Nothing on the back either. Damn

Opening up the book I started reading from the first line as one would.

This section will detail the study of magical runes yada yada

Wait

Wait, wait, wait

Hold the fuck up!

This…this isn’t a book. It’s a fucking spell book! Not the kind for using, but the kind that teaches me spells. And what a fucking spell for level one and my build it is! It’s a basic rune placement spell, but that doesn’t matter.

With my two hundred mana I can place a rune and leave it there for almost six months just like that at level one!

I quickly glance about, no one is here, neither guards are watching me. Okay, I need to learn this as quick as possible!

I’d sit down and would crack open the book in a way where no one could see what’s in it. I know there’s no one here, but my paranoid ass won’t take the chance.

I’d scan every line from every page about three times over as I read. I found myself going from the first page to the tenth, to the twentieth and to the hundredth page in about an hour.

“Attention!” a voice boomed from my collar which almost made me drop my book

But the voice didn’t just come from my collar. I could hear it coming from outside as well. So the collars can emit voice as well? I hope they aren’t like cameras…

“In one hour all of you shall line up outside or get punished! Fucking scum!” it said next

The voice sounded like the Warden to be honest. That Gnome was kind of scary. But, okay. I had an hour. I’m going to use that hour to learn this spell!

I’d return to my reading just as quickly as I’d lost it and my perfect process of learning would continue until I was at the very end of the page.

And then I’d the see the magic words

+New Spell Learned

Oh yeah