"Not exactly, the person asked to gain domain over all the dynam elements making him a god, and one this world worshipped for a time. Until they didn't."
We had reached the tower at this point, the inside was blown in with sand, but the structure still looked solid. Dresnal led us inside, and we were able to take off our hoods and goggles. Out of the wind and direct sunlight, it was almost cool inside, compared to the outside.
"So, what happened after they stopped worshipping him?" Katrina asked as she looked around the room we were in.
"It was a really dumb thing that happened, according to what I have heard. The records say that a small religious group gained a heavy following in a short amount of time and turned them against the man they proclaimed as a God. The man didn't fight them. Instead, he just left, and no one knows where he went."
"Okay, but that still doesn't explain why the war started."
"Well, after the religious group took over, things started to go downhill really fast. They weren't sending out enough shipments of supplies and foods to the other capitals for the sent trade goods. So, people rebelled like all oppressed people do. This is just one of the many cities destroyed and left to the storms."
War and carnage, all surrounding made-up religions. Sounds like the creator of this game brought some culture and religion into this for spice. I wonder what happened to the so-called God?
"What was the God's name? I asked.
"It was a common name, Greg, I think they said.
...Greg... Why did that name sound familiar? Had I met this person before? His name was so straightforward, like mine; maybe he was another player?
Maybe that time was another game that had been played? It was possible, but I couldn't remember running into a situation like this before. Would he still be here? It was only 11 years, and maybe the games could mix?
"Hey?! What are you daydreaming about?" Dresnal asked me with some irritation in his voice.
"Oh? Sorry, the name sounded familiar, that's all. So what are we doing here?"
"We aren't doing anything. I'm gonna find a good spot for a nap here, and you two are gonna go down and kill at least fifteen of those Catsect's you all enjoy eating so much."
"You're not coming with us?" Kyrina asked, looking at Dresnal.
"Door is over there."
Dresnal pointed to the far left corner where there was an open doorway. Kyrina looked at me, and I just shrugged; what were we going to do? Maybe we would get a bonus for the chef for this?
"Let's go; nothing more we can do here; it's not like he is going to help."
We both stalked toward the door, mad that we had to go into a strange and unknown place with no guide. The place was dark, but after a moment of walking, my eyes started to adjust. The site had white walls with a teal splash that ran along the middle of the wall like a wave.
I kept on guard, but for the most part, there was movement. The hall we walked downturned twice before we reached a stairwell, but I noticed a green glow coming from below. No, it couldn't be?
But it was true; I could see the glowing Lumimoss on the wall when we started down the stairs, lighting our way. The creators must really love this stuff, but it only meant one this if it was here. This was a dungeon.
"Hey, we need to be careful down here; this place is going to have a lot of the Catsect monsters and traps, some be on guard!" I warned, but Kyrina stopped and turned to look at me with a strange look.
"Traps? How would you know that there are traps down here if you have never been here before?"
"Remember how I told you this was all a game? We in other games I have played, there are places called dungeons and inside them are monsters and traps, but the thing I have found in everyone I have been in is this glowing moss I call Lumimoss."
"So, do you know how to beat this one?"
"No, not a clue."
Chapter 91: Close Call
We had made it down to the second floor, and there weren't any signs of monsters, but this time, we didn't enter another hall. Instead, we walked into a large room filled with broken furniture. The place didn't look much more than a mess, but I didn't want to take any chances.
"Watch yourself in here; something seems off."
"What should we do?"
"Just stay close to me, but not too close. Walk where I do and try not to touch anything."
Kyrina nodded to me, and I started to make my way through the room. There was no straight path, and I kept my eyes on the ground, looking for anything out of the ordinary, but nothing was standing out. Maybe I was getting worried up for nothing, but then a gasp from Kyrina made me stop and slowly look back.
Kyrina had put a hand to her mouth, and I followed her line of sight. She was looking down at the ground where the remains of a skeletal hand and arm were sticking out. The flesh was gone, and nothing but the white bone was left.
This must have been someone who had died during the war. Hearing it was one thing, but actually seeing the casualties of war was different. I sighed and waved for Kyrina to follow me; nothing could do for that person.
I turned back to looking at the ground for traps and continued forward. We made it through the room and headed down another flight of stairs. Both of us walked on guard and in silence, the last room still on my mind, but as we neared the bottom of the stairs, I started to hear sounds.
They weren't loud, but at least five different low growls and sniffs came from the room ahead. I put up my fist to stop Kyrina, and she came up beside me. I turned my head to look at her, and she nodded to me to say she was ready.
We both crept to the door and inside was another room with more broken furniture, but leopard-like things were stalking around the room. Whenever one would get near another, their heads would open up in a gross display of webbed skin surrounding a circular mouth of teeth. I shivered at the sight, but I brought my katana up; I was wanted to get stronger and eat those delicious skewers; we would have to do this.
I rushed into the room and dashed to the closet's Catsect, cutting its head off before it could flair it. The head looked like a hairless cat head without ears, and I kicked it to the side, turning to meet the rush. Kyrina caught the first one with a bone-shattering left hook that sent the body flying.
Two down, and I rushed forward, dodging the debris to meet the last three head-ons. The first jumped at me, but I ducked and slid under as Kyrina connect with it while it was still airborne. I came up and slipped between the last two, expertly talking both heads by spinning in a fast side way three-sixty with my katana.
Both heads fell, but then all the bodies broke apart into black particles. Kyrina cried as the bodies disappeared, running to one and trying to grab at them as they disintegrated. That was right. She didn't know that we would get the loot at the end.
"Hey, don't worry!" I consoled, walking over to where she was waiting.
"But we needed those!" Kyrina complied while picking up sand and letting it drain through her fingers.
"In a dungeon at the corpses disappear after the room is cleared, and we will get our loot when we complete the dungeon."
Her mood brightened, and Kyrina got back up and dusted her suit off. Even in the patchy suit, she looked amazing. I wish I could just spend more time standing here, but we still had 10 more to kill before we were done and not to mention the monster that would be at the end. I smiled at her and started for the next door.
The fourth floor was the same as the last, but there were seven Catsect this time. We cut through them with no problem, and we started to head to the next floor when I noticed something. Kyrina was walking ahead of me, and I saw the was a slightly different stone tile.
I reacted without thinking and dove for her as Kyrina's foot pressed down on the plate. I connected with her and took both of us tumbling to the ground, rolling. Above us, a hail of arrows passed by, just barely missing us.
I panted with Kyrina in my arms, and she had a surprised look on her face, but I could also see fear. That was way too close,
and she knew it. If I hadn't reacted, both of is would have been arrow pin cushions.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that; I wasn't thinking."
I kissed her; I didn't care, we were fine, but we would have to be warier of traps in the future. I knew something seemed too easy about this place after only seeing 2 more of the beasts. I kissed her again and smiled; maybe we could stay like this for a while longer?
A deep and low growl reverberated up the stairwell ahead of us, interrupting any thoughts of relaxing. I guess there would be time to relax after the race was done, you know, the trip between going to save another planet. Well, what was the other option?
This place was a game, but the people were still here living, and from what I had found out about this Greg, the games don't end after we leave. This meant that what I did in each match was lasting; if I failed, it was real for the people of this reality. This was just another reason to keep fighting, but maybe after we finished on Xeno, we could take a vacation?
We both pulled apart, and I stood up and gave my hand to help Kryina up. I looked over and seen the pile of broken arrows against the far wall and shivered. To close, but if that growl was from what I thought it was, then traps wouldn't bother us anymore.
This dungeon must only have 5 floors and below us was the boss of this place.
"Are you ready for this?"
"Yeah, as much as I can be."
"Okay, let's go down and finish this so we can get back and eat!"
Chapter 92: Big Ugly Kitty
We headed down the stairs and crept to the bottom. We sneakily looked through the door and appeared inside. There was a massive Catsect inside, and it has two more small ones prowling around it, but they looked different than the ones we had faced before.
These ones had scales on their backs, and it looked like it protected the necks. These things would be a problem with the other ones, so I turned to Kyrina, but she was already undressing, so I turned back. I caught a glimpse of her body as I turned around, but I put it out of my mind; I needed to focus right now.
I heard the sound of plates and gears moving, and then Kyrina's silver for was beside me. I looked forward and took a deep breath, tome to get this over with. We still had a long jog back to the camp.
"Let's go!"
Both of us ran into the room, sticking close as the smaller Catsect started to rush us. At least the cats seemed to use the same tactics, but my sword was reflected back when I tried to cut the head off the first one. I rolled to the side as Kyrina punched into the other one, sending it flying, but it was able to catch and right itself, landing on its feet.
The massive Catsect just sat and watched us fight like a sphinx. I got up and brought my blade down on the attacking beast, but my blow was selected again. I was starting to get frustrated, but then I watched Kyrina drive her fist blades into the soft underside of the Catsect she was fighting.
I dodged again and got my self in a better position by circling around. The cat jumped at me again, but I dropped, letting the beast jump over me. As it passed above me, I slashed my katana into the soft exposed underside, cutting deeply as it passed over.
The Catsect fell in a heap where it landed, and I got back to my feet. I moved over to join Kyrina as the gigantic Catsect yawned and stretched out. It didn't seem concerned that we had just killed the two it had as guards; maybe it didn't see us as threats yet. We would change it's opinion of us fast.
Both of us circled around, but the cat turned on Kyrina, leaving itself open. I dash forward as it started to walk towards her and made a low slash at one of its legs. The blade bit deep, causing blood to spray out.
The beast roared and kicked at me, but I dodged. It turned on me, but Kyrina was ready and rushed it after the turn was finished. She darted in cut into the back leg on the other side.
The beast roared again, now looking back and forth, not sure where to turn. The thing was big, but it thought too highly of itself and now would pay the price. It turned to me, but I was already rush to the beast to end it.
The Catsect boss slashed at me, but I dipped down under the swing and slashed up to dig my blade in deep, but it didn't go down. The monster flipped, trying to bite at me mid flip, but Kyrina brushed past me and drove a blade's fist into the side of the boss, ending it.
Both of us panted and stood up straight; that was close! If she hadn't been there, I would have been finished, but Kyrina was...wait a minute. I looked over at Kyrina again, and then I saw what I had been missing.
Kyrina was no longer a tiger; no, she was not wearing anything. My mind was frozen, but my eyes continued to move over her naked body, but then our eyes connected, and I tired when I saw the readiness in her cheeks. What a pervert I am! She must think the worst of me now, not like I had a good record, to begin with.
I stood with my back turned in my self-loathing and waiting for her to get her suit back on, but then I felt a hand on my arm, and I looked down. Kyrina's hand pulled me around, and I was turned to face her naked body. I could feel my cheeks get hot, and I tried to keep eye contact, but Kyrina smiled and shook her head.
"We are both going to have to get used to me being naked. I'm not going to be able to keep changing while we are in the race."
I knew what she meant, but I didn't want this to be just needing to do this just for the mission. I wanted it to be because we were both comfortable with it. I pulled her into a hug to cover her body and then kissed the top of her head.
"I don't want you to feel like you have to show me just for the sake of us completing this mission. I don't see you just as my partner, your more to me than that."
"I know that, and I feel the same. I want you to look at my body without getting embarrassed because you think that I am. Maybe tonight we could spend a little more time alone. I can't see Dresnal forcing anything else on us today."
I kissed her head again, taking in a breath of her hair, smelling the sweat and dirt, before pulling away. There were a glowing blue circle and a box now on the floor. I took Kyrina's hand and walked over to the box. I opened it up, and there was that damn red cape again; oh boy, here we go again!
I pulled out the robe of many things and wrapped it around Kyrina's shoulders. I went to fetch her suit and then joined Kyrina in front of the magic circle.
"Let's go see if Dresnal has fallen asleep yet, hehe!" I chuckled as we stepped into the circle.
Chapter 93: Returning
We stepped into the magic teleportation circle, and the world went blue around us. Suddenly we were back in the too room we had entered. Dresnal stood up from his corner and walked over to us.
As he came over, a light flashed, and a large pile of Catsect bodies lay in a heap on the floor. Dresnal smiled at us through his wrapped face as he got closer. The body didn't look damaged; even that giant one was still in good shape.
"Well, look at, you two! It looks like things went well; you are both in one piece each, so there is that. You got quite the haul down there, and our cook is going to be thrilled."
"So how do we get it back now? We can't carry it?"
"That's what we're here for!"
I turned to see the girls walk into the tower. Mikota was the one who spoke as she ran over to me with Tama. I gave them hugs and looked up to see Sasha and the rest walk up to greet us.
"We thought you might need some help with getting supper back, so we borrowed a wagon and one of these sand buggies. Now you don't have to run back! Maybe we can have a party?" Tama asked excitedly, hopping from foot to foot.
I patted her head and smiled, but then I turned to look at Kyrina, who had been silent this entire time. Yea, we could ride back with them, but then Kyrina would have to put that gross thing around on her body. It would be better if we just left together and let them bring the meat back. l, so I turned and looked a Sasha.
"Do you guys mind if we meet you back at the camp? We really haven't got a chance to try making any long distant sprints with Kyrina
carrying me, so this would be a great chance. That is if Kyrina wants to?" I turned to her to say the last part with a smirk, and I got a big smile back.
"Yes, I don't mind, and the other girls will be okay with it, right? You two go on ahead, and we will catch up; it's not a far trip back," Sasha said to us as she walked over to her father to talk about something.
"Yeah, we got this! You to have been training hard these last two days, so got let some steam off!" Tama piped up.
"Wah!? Why do we have to carry back all this, and they get to go... Well, I don't want to run either, but I don't wanna do this either, hmph!" Mikota complained.
Tilly came up behind Tama, and Iona was behind Mikota, grabbing both by their suits and dragging them to the pile of carcasses. I smiled and turned to Dresnal; he watched the girls but turned when he noticed I was looking his way.
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