*Here is the 2nd part of the 3rd chapter. I will probably not get chapter 4 out till Thursday or Friday at the earliest.*
Chapter 3: Part 2
After looking around the rest of the bottom floor and finding nothing of real value lying around, though some rooms where locked so until he had a better way than beating them down with his shovel or shoulder he left them he was able to find a roll of duct tape to repair his shovel handle.
With shovel in hand and duct tape in his inventory he headed out. Looking around he didn’t see any monsters right off but neither where there any people walking around, since they can no longer drive around.
Looking up he checked the sky cause how many times does someone get attacked from where they least expect it. He saw what appeared to be dozens of giant mutated pigeon in the sky. They were about the size of a housecat. They were a greyish blue color with large talons on their scaly pink feet.
While he felt comfortable about being able to take one or two down pretty easily on his own they traveled in flocks of six to eight. He decided to try and use his analyze skill on them, during his fight with the demonic pug he was fighting for his life and there hadn’t been much time to think about skills, though he had gained shovel mastery from the fight.
“Analyze” He said.
24 Jumbo Pigeons level 1
4 Jumbo Pigeons level 2
There were four groups of pigeons and each had a level 2 pigeon leading them. The level 2 pigeons were slightly bigger and had green feet and longer talons.
I decided to stick close to the buildings hugging the sides to try and avoiding being spotted by the pigeons.
It took me a little over an hour of sneaking around buildings and under cover to get to Food 4 Less but I eventually got there. I headed toward the beverage area to get some water and drinks since that is what I had the least of. After getting there I got 20 cases of bottled water, 2 twenty four packs of pepsi, and a water purification system.
After taking care of my water program I went to grab some food to eat that I wouldn’t have to worry about spoiling. Touring through the store I grabbed some kraft macaroni noodles, more ramen noodles, a case of canned chili and another of pork and beans, some salami, a couple cans of spam, a bottle of honey, and a box of apples.
My inventory was about a third of the way full so I decided to call this good and start looking for things I could use as weapons and stuff to use when the poor quits like a generator, blankets, and candles.
Next door was a Sportsman’s Warehouse so I headed over there to see they had anything I could use. As I walked up to the store I noticed that the door was slightly open.
I slowly walked into the store checking my surroundings for anything moving. I decided to head to the weapons section collect a few things and get out of here.
It felt like something else was here with me, I noticed the floor was slightly wet and some things were knocked down. I started trying to move as quietly as I can towards the weapons area. On the way I grabbed a small solar panel and generator kit, two insulated sleeping bags, and a small tent in case of emergencies.
As I was walking towards the guns section I heard a giggling noise. I stopped to listen and see if I could hear anything more.
“You just want to grab the biggest stick don’t you? All you care about is size, it doesn’t matter what they do or look like. You’re just a slutty girl looking for the biggest tool aren’t you” a girlish voice said before breaking off into the laughter and giggling I heard from before.
Deciding to continue this girls joke I walk into the weapons aisle saying “Well you’re in luck I’m part giant and it comes with a number of advantages if you know what I mean. I’m a real giant after all.”
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In the area in front of where the gun rack would have normally been where two girls. One was shorter about 5’ 6” with silvery hair and an ample chest who was currently bent over laughing.
The other was in front of the gun rack only there weren’t any guns but instead a bunch of wooden and metal sticks which must have been what the shorter one was talking about. She was taller about 5’ 8” had black hair, was slimmer, had a slight bluish tint to her skin and was currently like the shorter girl said holding a large twisted wooden staff and blushing profusely.
I walked up to the two of them and said “Hi, my name is Will.”
Turning towards the taller girl I said “Sorry about what I said I just couldn’t resist when I heard what your friend was saying. Of course all I said about me being part giant is true though. Do you know where all the guns went?”
She just started blushing even more when I mentioned what I said earlier.
Her friend though the shorter girl finally pulled herself together and said “My name is Katelyn, but everyone calls me Kate. I chose the sylph ancestry and my friend here is Bailey, who has undine ancestry hence the bluish skin. As to why there are no guns here it seems that similarly to cars guns don’t exist anymore; these staffs are apparently mage staffs which enhance someone’s magical ability.”
“Okay that kind of makes sense no more killing machine technology we now have to use staffs like wizards to become magical powerhouses. This also explains why your friend seems so obsessed about choosing the right staff though I still have to say mine is probably the best and most magical.”
Blushing the taller girl Bailey said “I’m fine with this one here and I don’t think I have any need for your ‘staff’. I am quite happy at the moment being single.”
“So where are you guys staying. I live in an apartment about 3 blocks from here, I had to clear out a mutated pug demon but other than that it is clear of monsters.”
Kate told me “we were staying at the dorms on campus about a block away but it’s currently over run by a nest of mutated squirrel beasts. We came in here to pick up a bunch of supplies before we went looking for a place to stay.”
“Have you guys grabbed any food or seen any other monsters besides the squirrels and pigeons” I asked.
Kate said “Walking here we got some food and noticed a pet store with some bird type monsters in it but other than that no. However, when we walked by the pet store a message popped up saying that there where potential soul beasts in there. Apparently we can bond with an egg or infant monster and form a soul contract. They can be absorbed into our body at times and as long as we or our soul beast are alive the other will not be able to die, they will come back to life after losing a quarter of our levels. The only catch is we are limited to three soul beasts.”
This information about soul beasts was something that could literally save our lives. I immediately decided that we needed to get to this pet store and get as many eggs as we could. While we probably wouldn’t bond with more than one or two if we found other people they would be helpful in allowing all of us to survive and for use as bargaining chips.
“How about we all go to this pet store after getting some weapons and get us all soul beasts. With weapons and the three of us we should be able to handle a few birds and the longer we wait the stronger and more of them they’ll be. After that if you guys want you can come with me to stay in my apartment or one of the other apartments in my building since its monster free.”
After looking at Bailey and seeing her nod she said “Okay, we don’t really have a better plan so we’ll go with you to get soul beasts and your apartment complex since you said it’s safe. Don’t expect us to stay in the same apartment as you though. We don’t just sleep with anyone you know.”
Looking around we all picked up some weapons. I grabbed two new shovels and a crossbow and two quivers of arrows and through my old broken shovel onto the ground.
I saw Kate grab two crossbows, a bow, a short wood staff, and five quivers of arrows. While Bailey only grabbed two staffs: a short black wood one and a long slender metal one that looked more suited to hitting than using for magic.
“Let’s go” I said.
*I will be posting a poll for you guys to vote on what the soul beasts for the girls should be. I have already decide on Wills.*