Chapter 48: Chapter 46 A hole leading upward.
"Think they might be dead." Strixs said in a worried tone.
"Don't joke about that man. If they die we are all screwed." Azure said in panic while putting the unconscious body down. Alcazar pulls up the exposed wrist and checked their pulse.
"He still has a heart beat but its dropping. Quick, hand me some potions and remove the helmet." Alcazar said with out delay and a commanding tone. Strixs reached into a bag strapped behind Azure and pulled out a glass bottle with a strange multicolored liquid. The top plugged with a cork. While the other two tried to remove the helmet Strixs gathered other items like bandages and ointments along side a blanket. "Good thing Azure remembered our Dungeon bag while we were running." He said while laying the carpet.
Alcazar and Azure moved the body over it and began to remove the broken remains of the helmet "This stupid bucket won't budge. Help me break it open." Alcazar said in frustration, grabbing the nearest rock to smash the helmet completely. Just as Alcazar was about to bring his hand down, Azure stopped him with his own hand.
"Are you crazy. What if we bash his head in or snap their neck in the prosses." Azure said while stopping Alcazar from disfiguring the unconscious knight.
"Well what do you suggest then? Because if he dies then we'll all meet a fate far worse than death. " Alcazar said while throwing the rock too the ground, nervous sweat dripping from his face.
"Just, I don't know. Pour it in the eye hole." Azure said the first thing that came to mind.
"What?! How would that work?" Strixs said in confusion while holding out the bottle.
Alcazar quickly snatched the glass bottle. "Give me that. There's no time to argue." Alcazar said pulling the cork out with his bare hands and jamming it into the broken
The body started to glow a a soft yellow before turning into a dark purple and began to twitch uncontrollably. "I can't believe that actually worked. Usually you need to drink this stuff for it to work right. Maybe they can drink through their skin like some kind of lizard." Strixs said while poking the body with their finger.
"Are they suppose to glow purple? I thought it was suppose to be more of a yellow." Azure said curiously while stopping Strix from touching the knights body. " What color was the bottle?" Azure asked.
"I don't remember. Why?" Strix said forgetting the color.
Alcazar looks at the bottle that had a little bit of and then back to Strixs. " This was the healing bottle and not the poison bottle right?" He said looking furiously at Strixs while crushing the glass in his hand. Strixs quickly hid behind Azure shaking uncontrollably.
"I'm pretty sure it was. Unless it got misplaced in the bag '.' "Strixs said trying to explain himself.
"Check the bag and see if the other bottles are still there." Alcazar said
"Why do I always get yelled at when things go wrong. Its you fault that there misplaced at all." Strixs said the last part under his breath while searching for the other potions.
"What did you say you little-." Alcazar started to get angry again but was interrupted.
"HEY! Both of you quit blaming each other. No one glows when they get poisoned." Azure said separating the two
"That's true. Maybe its a skill then, or-or their a different race?" Strixs said trying to bring the tension down.
"---Maybe." Alcazar said calming down a little while looking to the side.
"It doesn't matter. Their alive and that's all that's what's important." Azure said looking at the now stable knight still nocked out. Strix started to put away all of the items he took out along with the remaining shards of metal and rock that had strange explosive sijuals on them.
"Quit packing that junk and lets move. We already waisted so much time here. If we move now we could make it to the surface by early dinner, late lunch if no monsters spawn on our way up." Alcazar said demanding us
"Great, I'm starved. Hostess of Fertility here we come." Strixs said skipping along like nothing happened between them like this was a normal occurrence.
"You know were banned from their now right? "Azure said in a dead pan voice.
"I know. That's what makes it fun." Strixs said while skipping around Azure. "All we eat is stuff at the
"That stuff is top of the line food you ungrateful Pallum. Better than the 'mud' we all had to-" Azure was about to say before getting interrupted.
"Would you idiots keep moving. We have nine floors to go up before we reach the surface." Alcazar said not wanting the conversation to continue.
"Your not the one that has to carry the baggage and our supplies at the same time." Azure yelled while pointing to the knight over his shoulder.
"Don't look at me. I'm to short to carry anybody. Besides, I have emotional baggage if that counts." Strixs joked with his arms behind his head.
"It doesn't when everyone here has it as well." Azure said back looking annoyed.
"Eh, That's not fair." Strixs replied back with face disappointment.
"God's and especially Goddesses this will take forever." Alcazar said hating how this long walk up to the surface was going.
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"This is weird. There hasn't been any monsters or other adventurers for the past three floors." Azure said feeling uncomfortable. "Were in the middle of the buzziest time for Dungeon raiding, but it's as dead as a grave in here." He said with a concerned look.
"Azure's right, We should have ran into a horned rabbit or something." Strixs said while looking at Alcazar for his impute.
"You guys were saying the same thing when we were running down here. Its just an off day and we are taking advantage of that. Would it be so wrong if this one time, ONE TIME, something went our way? This is our big break given to us by fate for all our hard work and miserable hours working. Besides, if there were any monsters, Strixs and I would be the ones to take them down. You'd be in the corner doing nothing or running away from danger so your the last person who gets to complain." Alcazar said while looking around for monsters just in case.
"Speak for yourself. You can't even fight without your weapons." Strixs said teasing Alcazar while looking up. "I can fist fight any monster with these hands." he said while throwing some punches in the air in front of Alcazar.
"Hey, look up their." Azure said distracting the others nonsense and making Strixs accidently punch Alcazar in the ribs.
A hole started to form in the ceiling creating a dark tunnel.
"Lot of holes opening up on the upper floors recently. Maybe monsters are falling through them and that's why we haven't seen any." Azure speculated while adjusting the knight on his shoulders.
"They look pretty fun. Want to try climbing it?" Strixs said
"Yeah, right into a horde of monsters that you'll bring down on us." Azure said back.
"Blablabla. There's nothing to worry about. I got the best eye sight out of all of us, so I can see even in this dark- " Strix said while stepping on something crunch. Under his foot was what looked like the corps of a giant ant.
"Pfff. Nice eyesight there." Alcazar said laughing at Stix getting his legs covered in blood. Azure was holding in his own laugh letting out a few chuckles out.
"Oh Haha laugh it up." Strix said sarcastically at his companions mockery.
"Look out!" Alcazar suddenly stopped laughing and pushing Strixs to the side. A pair of pincers clamped together at where the was and clamped at Alcazar's arm. He screamed while punching the bug trying to get it off.
Azure stabbed the bug in its head and it fell to the floor crying out in pain.
"Thanks man." Strix said while getting back up.
"Were in trouble." Azure said while looking up seeing a mass of ants fall our of the hole.
"Ok, this is manageable. as long as its just ants." Alcazar said seeing the swarm get closer to them
"Not just ants." Strixs said looking at another larger humanoid fall from the hole onto the ground. It was a tall human shaped being covered in dark armor with lanky arms that had three blade like claw that reach the floor. As it walked to them the claws scraped against the ground causing a horrible noise.
"Guys, its a War Shadow." Azure said with sweat dripping from his face.
"You mean the newbie killer?" Alcazar confirmed with a nod.
"Drop the knight against the wall and form up. We have enough disadvantages already. Hurry!" Alcazar demanded as the ants began to approach.
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I wake up leaning against a wall looking at a swarm of red ant like monsters and a living piece of creepy armor start to crawl towards those three guys we fought earlier.
What were their names again? I can never remember someone's name unless I hear it a few times. Did they even say their names to me? I don't really know what's going on, but I should use this chance to escape while their busy dealing with those monsters. I try to move but the body is slow to react. Its been a few days since I had to use them so I feel a little rusty trying to stand.
The armored man began to charge at the three, attacking all of them at once along side the army of ants. Slashing them with no remorse for the other monsters or itself. I feel a little bad for the three.
'What am I thinking? They were the ones who kidnapped us in the first place. I shouldn't feel bad about them at all. Besides they have weapons so they should be able to handle it. Blood Stalks body is already exhausted and I'm half blind thanks to Allen. I am not a fighter like Blood Stalk, I can't do it by myself. I'll only be a burden.' I thought while looking at them get backed into a corner. Ants by the hundreds appearing out of the gigantic hole in the ceiling above them.
Images start to flood my head of every possible thing going wrong as I turned to run away from the battle not wanting to look anymore. I didn't want to think about what might happen to them but I new that if I left them now they might die.
"I hate this already!" I yelled while turning around running back.
'Even if they are jerks who attacked and kidnaped us, leaving them to die down here wouldn't make me any better.' I thought while jumping up into the air.
The creature reeled its claw back to slash the smallest member
"Hey ugly." I yelled at the armored creature who didn't react to my insult . I drop kicked its in the back making it miss its attack. It turned to look at me.
"I still have a score to settle."
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Imshocked Hi,
I started work on the final villain. I'm sure most people can figure out who he is rather easily.
I think the chapter might be shorter than usual since I couldn't work on it that much this week. I don't think next week will be any different.
Thank you Red_Bell and VanillaExodia for the power stones
Thanks for reading,
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