บท 12: Warmth...
Being on the 10th floor was completely different then the ones before, a thick mist blanketed the floor rendering sight near nonexistent only allowing faint outlines to be seen, Orcs, bad bats, and Imps are the main monsters in this floor with the rare spawn of the infant dragon occasionally proving too much to handle for low level parties
As for Lumas, He decided he'd stay on the 10th floor until he's nearly exhausted. He was smart enough to make some crude potions; mashed up herbs plus water, he knew they were going to be disgusting and hard to swallow but better to have it then not…
As Lumas trekked through the tenth floor he found bare ash colored trees, and large rocks big enough for him to hide behind littering the ground… Then heavy footsteps entered his ears, then occasional light pitter patter circling around him coupled with the lack of vision forced Lumas into a slight retreat in hopes of not getting surrounded, as he was checking his surroundings he saw the faint outline of what looked like a humongous club barreling his way
Jumping to the side with a short roll, he pounced towards the origin of the swing only to be meet with a large fist coming down on top of him letting his feet slide out from under him he slid through the orcs legs slashing at the back of its knees as he passed just as he was about to continue his assault a small malnourished grey looking goblin rapidly swung a sharp rock at wild angles, bringing his oversized knife up he parried the rock thrusting forward his knife plunged into the chest of the Imp just as a tree like club threatened to flatten him
Sidestepping he pointed his finger towards the Orc
'I beseech the genesis, reduce my enemies to ash, reveal the origin'
Many small bullet like balls of green flames shot forward eliciting a deep whine from the Orc as it began retaliating with its club randomly swinging it slowly dissipating the surrounding mist, rushing towards the Orc he jumped over a low swing ready to dig his knife deep into the Orc, but before he could even near the Orc a wave of sound hit him and his vision started to blur, his sense of balance seemed to fade away luckily the knife managed to dig into the orcs flesh, dumping a large amount of mana into the blade a green light shined through its flesh before a small explosion happened ripping through the flesh as the smell of burnt pork filled the surroundings however Lumas didn't stop
Explosion after explosion he didn't stop until the Orc went limp, kicking off its body into the air he saw a fat bat looking monster open its mouth wide seeing that he wasn't close enough to lad a hit and didn't trust his aim enough to throw his blade he was forced to mold a small amount of mana in his hand forming a ball, just as he reached the apex of his jump he flung the ball engulfing the bad bat in flames causing ear piercing screeches to fill the surroundings drowning out yet another sense
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Ais was on the 3rd floor, and yet no sign of Lumas she figured he wouldn't go too far off the main routes and now she was beginning to doubt that, with some annoyance she went down the steps to the fourth floor
"-...You think that kid was dead?"
"Mhmm? Oh… nah he was breathing, he's a ballsy bastard falling asleep on the 8th floor… I'd be too worried about waking up to a swarm of killer ants"
"*haha* I feel you there...huh wait… The Sword Princess?!"
Ais stopped the two men in the stairway
"What did the kid look like?"
Seeing that his buddy was occupied with staring at the beauty in front of them the taller of the two spoke
"Uhh… like grayish hair maybe kinda short… next to no armor and a fancy looking knife, a little girlish? Kid was on the expedition path to the 9th floor"
Ais nodded "thanks" before darting off there was no doubt in her mind that they were talking about Lumas… however the 8th floor, that was a lot farther then she thought he could manage… as that thought crossed her mind a small smile rose to her face
'He may catch up sooner than I thought…'
Charging through the floors with near top level 4 bursts of speed completely ignoring any monsters in her path as she raced to the 8th floor keeping an eye open just so she doesn't pass him, making it so far down as a solo level one wasn't unheard of but one with stats as low as his… Ais wasn't even sure if it has been done, maybe he relied in his magic… if he did she would have to 'remind' him that carelessly wasting mana was one of the worst things he could do in the dungeon
It didn't take long for Ais to arrive on the 8th floor, she instantly headed down the main path and yet again no sign of Lumas checking the surroundings of the stairway to the 9th floor she ended up finding a melted sword with the Loki Familia emblem at the base of the blade, with a bad feeling in her gut she more thoroughly checked and found a few crushed vials scattered about next to a light pool of dried blood
Following a pair of bloody footsteps led her to the ninth floor the blood on his shoes must have dried because the footsteps became so faint she could barely follow them nearly halfway to the 10th floor staircase, slightly surprised he made it as far as he did she stepped on to the 10th floor and instantly heard fighting moving towards the origin of the fight she saw Lumas fighting against 2 Orcs
Lumas was far from being in decent shape, his clothes were tattered and soaked in dried blood, he had a slight limp and his swings seemed forced… she could she deep bruising showing through the holes in his clothes as she sat back and watched Lumas was directly hit by an Orcs club, Ais flinched… she knew that hurt, she was stuck wondering if she should interfere but those thoughts were cut short as flames crawled up the oversized knife forming a sword made of flames
Ais was memorized, every swing caused the flames to rage causing the surrounding temperature to slightly rise, Ais was a few meters away and could feel warm winds brushing against her skin making her feel more comfortable than one would normally feel in the dungeon… Ais' eyebrows rose as she watched Lumas cleave through an Orc's leg with next to no resistance causing it to fall while the other was met with an explosion of green flames
Ais let him finish while she massacred the remaining monsters around them giving Lumas a chance to rest, revealing herself from the mist with a slight wave
"Hello…"
Lumas snapped around taking a defensive stance until he saw Ais, lowering his knife a smile rose on his face "Welcome Ais, you like the show?"
With a soft giggle Ais looked him up and down "Ufufu What show are we talking about?" She slightly narrowed her eyes as a smirk rose on her face
"Alright alright, My whole body hurts and I feel like I'm about to pass out… Could you help me to the surface?" Speaking in between pained breathes Lumas watched as Ais approached him, she spread her arms like she was going to give him a hug
Lumas was silently praying to a certain god thanking him as the thoughts of a certain softness filled his thoughts
"*Smack*"
Two red handprints showed on Lumas' face as a stinging pain numbed his cheeks, before he could ask what that was about Ais grabbed his hand and began dragging him out of the dungeon… a releived yet soft smile adorning her face just outside of Lumas vision unconsciously her grip on his hand tightened
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Ais came out of the dungeon carrying Lumas over her shoulder, he made it to the 4th floor before he succumbed to his exhaustion… Ais took him to the Loki Manor and laid him down in her room before heading to Riveria's office
"*Knock Knock*"
"Come in"
Opening door she found Riveria sorting through paperwork
"I Found him on the 10th floor"
Riveria hands froze as she looked up "He made it to the 10th floor? Surprising…" Riveria seemed to be lost in her thoughts "Where is he now?"
Ais seemed reluctant to answer at first "He's sleeping… he made it back to the 4th floor before he fell to exhaustion, he has some light injuries but nothing to worry about" Ais turned around and opened the door "I'm going to lay down for a bit"
Returning her attention to her paperwork Riveria spoke "Alright, if you see him when he wakes up let him know I want to see him"
"...okay…"
Riveria felt slightly suspicious at how Ais was acting but didn't think to far into it letting her leave, Ais went straight to her room locking the door behind her before stripping Lumas down to his underwear taking his clothes over to a small tub of water, slowly washing the clothes clean she felt something in the pocket of his pants curious she took it out and her jaw dropped
"A Minotaur's Magic Crystal?"
She turned her head to look at Lumas sleeping figure with a sigh she shook her head before setting the clothes aside deciding to clean them later as she stripped to her underwear and crawled into bed next to him, to her surprise an arm wrapped around her and pulled her close, her face began to heat up as she enjoyed the warmth from Lumas body with a content sigh and smile she closed her eyes wanting to enjoy it while it lasts
(A/N:
Tenth Floor: Mist filled cave scene
•Orc: A huge pig headed monster that can reach three meters in height usually wearing a old hide at the waist like a skirt, Known for beating people to death with the trees that are littered throughout the floor {Drops: Orc Hide (Common), Cyfar (Rare), Magic Crystal (Guaranteed)}
•Imp: A small demonic creature that kind of resembles a starving grey goblin, usually carrying around large rocks sometimes sharped known for sneaking up behind adventures while they are distracted with orcs {Magic Crystal (Guaranteed), Imp Ear (Common)}
•Bad Bat: A large fat bat with pronounced fangs, they 'screech' sound waves capable of disorienting adventures {Magic Crystal (Guaranteed), Bad Bat Wing (Uncommon)}
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