My Journey: The Reason Why I Will Live

Varakiel:not worry this won't be painful, after all liam has come back to life again.

Frederika:...liam you became a zombie?....it was for me or it was for him?.

Liam:i don't understand myself, when i was dead i was only in a dark space and i was sleeping but then a light was calling me telling me than i can be born anew, i was given a choice, i can live again with him as my master , or i can remain death until the cycle of life and death repeats for me.

Chrome:...are you saying you were given to choice? You weren't forced?.

Liam:no i wasn't forced, i decided to live, i desire to see my love again.

Varakiel:mhm, listen chrome the spell than i casted before , sacred pact, is like this, i complete the desire or grudge than he has and in return he will give me his loyalty forever.

Chrome:i see, so are you saying is like a contract?

Varakiel:exactly, and since you'll be using this necromancy they will serve you too, and here is it, now you shall learn it too.

Varakiel then handed over a sacred necromancy book.

Varakiel:here is everything you need to know how to use it.

Chrome:.....really? This kind of power is something only heard in fairy tales, and legends, i can really have this?

Varakiel:mhm since now on you are my apprentice, until you complete your training, i will lend you my knowledge and strength when you most need it...that's what i meant when i said than is up to you if you can give back your sister a living body....because you will use this to give her it back yourself.

Chrome:.....thank you teacher, i promise i will work hard!.

Varakiel:hehehe, not call me teacher you can call me varakiel like you have been doing, before being an apprentice you are my friend never forget that.

Chrome:your friend?.....okay, ill remember it!.

Tamamo:oh so that how your necromancy works, not bad, not bad at all!.

Tamamo was back with frederika's body.

Varakiel:alright frederika, are you ready?.

Frederika:yes! No matter how it hurts i will do it.

Varakiel:but first ... i don't want to do the same mistake hehe.

Liam:.....

Varakiel:sacred dark heal!

Varakiel then healed and repaired frederika's body the limbs and organs than weren't hers originally dissapered and were replaced with the ones than should be hers.

Tamamo:oh? Interesting, so it gives them back any lost limb back.

Varakiel:now, .... Sacred rise!.

Frederika:this!...i accept!

On frederika view was a kind light asking her the same as liam : you want to live a new or wait to the end of times.

Frederika soul then returns back to her body.....

Frederika:t—t-his f—f-e-ling

Varakiel:calm down frederika relax for a while to recover the functions of your body....

Frederika just nodded to varakiel.

.....

Frederika:i am really alive again?.

Varakiel:yes.

Frederika: than means i can...

Varakiel:just go for it girl.

Frederika:liam!!

Liam:frederika!

Liam and frederika then hugs each other and cry together...

Chrome:....with this i can finally have my sister back, i will never give up..

Varakiel:well chrome you should say some words to frederika meanwhile i will be outside with tamamo.

Tamamo:oh? Wanna talk about something?.

Varakiel:yes.

Chrome:okay!.

Varakiel and tamamo then left the mansion.

....

Varakiel:so what do you think about it?

Tamamo:...i have mixed feelings about it, i think is incredible to be able to do such a thing, but at the same time aren't you interfering with the cycle of life and death?.

Varakiel:actually, i trigger the cycle of life and death, i give them new life and then they die, they still can die, and if they both wish for it in the future of course i will grant it to them.

Tamamo: i see so they aren't immortal or something like that.

Varakiel:and the reason to showing it to you now is because...i want to do it with alice mother....

Tamamo:you what!? Are you stupid!?

Varakiel:i knew you were to be like that, but hear me out okay.....la croix... chrome sister, around this time she already dug up the tomb of alice xv and she is turning her up in a zombie as we talk.

Tamamo:what did you say?

Tamamo aura suddenly became very cold and her face very scary.

Varakiel:i know how you feel, i get angry when i remember it too, but there isn't much i can do right now, i am not strong enough to fight head on with all our enemies at once.

Tamamo: that's true....but yet defiling the tomb of the monster lord.....and turning her into...that.

Varakiel:....mhm.....i think chrome should have done now, lets pick her up and go back.

...

Undine:(incredible, simple incredible.....)

Salamander:(indeed, he give them back their life, i guess is not so bad if those two are happy....and it seems she wouldn't use it for something else besides helping this sister of hers.....)

Gnome:(.....)

gnome nodded to salamander.

Sylph:(yay! Varakiel is the death cupid!, not even death can't stop his pairings!)

Varakiel:(death cupid, i don't like how that sounds.)

...

Varakiel:alright chrome let's go back.

Chrome:okay!.

Frederika:then we will be following chrome from now on.

Liam:yes, we give you our loyalty to you and lady chrome , sir varakiel.

Varakiel:mhm, alright lets move back to the camp and go to sleep.....but before that...(lily i need something to hide liam and frederika, something like hiding them in chrome shadow.)

Lily:(of course.....)

*ding*

Shadow Link: if someone break this stone they will learn the skill shadow link, with it they can link a minion to their shadow so they are hidden in there. 300G'.

Varakiel:(good give me 1.)

Balance: 7554G'

Varakiel:break this chrome.

Chrome:¿? Okay.

Chrome then break the shadow link skill stone.

Chrome:....!!.....i get it.

Varakiel:good now use it to hide liam and frederika in your shadow, we are bringing a lot of people already.

Chrome:i understand.....

Liam:....we understand.

Frederika:me too...

suddenly liam and frederika blends in chrome shadow.

Varakiel:good!.

Chrome:it feels weird.

Tamamo:another interesting thing again, you never stop to amaze me varakiel~!.

Varakiel:mhm, alright now let's go back.

The next day....

Varakiel:alright with chrome with us let's move out for the first orb on the list!.

Alice:and that one would be?

Varakiel: the one in the pyramid!.

Granberia:t-that one first?

Luka:¿?(why granberia stutered with the mention of the pyramid?)

Alice:i see.....and now....why is she coming with us?

Varakiel: well she as become my apprentice!.

Alice:eh!? i don't want her!

Varakiel:too late!, she is my apprentice now!.

Alice:ghhhh.

Granberia:...as long she doesn't do those "experiments" again, i will allow it.

Varakiel:don't worry she wouldn't do them from now on, and her alchemy and magic science knowledge might come in handy.

Chrome:of course, i must admit the necromancy he is teaching me is more advanced than the one i was researching for.

Granberia:so you teached her this necromancy of yours....

Tamamo:relax, his necromancy isn't nothing remotly close to the one she was doing before....you could say than his necromancy is like a miracle of some sort.

Granberia:a miracle? Explain...

Varakiel:i'll explain it to you later not worry to much about it.

Nibi:so we are going to the desert again and a pyramid? Yay! Time to do some treasure hunting!.

Varakiel:sorry to ruin your fun but it would be dangerous for you if you roam free on the pyramid, you might get lost forever.

Nibi:uuuu, no i don't want to get lost again....

Luka:so what are we waiting for let's move!

Varakiel then teleported everyone near sabasa.

Varakiel: alright let's move directly there.

Chrome:incredible you can even teleport....

Luka:but is a good thing though we don't have to walk back between regions.

Alice:yes, i would hate to walk back here just for one orb.

Undine:ugh a desert now?

Varakiel:bear with it, we just get the orb and we are out here.

Undine:ugh...fine

Salamander:oh c'mon you can't handle a little heat? Isn't even hot.

Varakiel:it says it the fire spirit.

Salamander:what was that.

Varakiel:nothing!.

Sylph:gnomey let's play with the sand later!

Undine:.....

gnome stares at sylph and silently nods.

Chrome:so this is how a desert looks like...

Varakiel:hm? You never been in a desert?.

Chrome:no, is the first time i have come...

Undine:your poor, innocent soul....

Varakiel:oi, don't scare her like that, it isn't that bad.

Undine:hmph.

Tamamo:hey, can we start walking already? I wonder how the sphinx is doing...

Granberia: move already.

Varakiel:yeah yeah....

after walking for a whole day, varakiel and company arrive at the pyramid.

Varakiel:*whistle* we finally arrive, i must say seeing these things is always impressive.

Luka:wow, is so big!.

Chrome:so are we going inside or what? I can't handle this heat anymore.

Undine:i told you.

Varakiel:*sigh* don't be babies you two....here drinks this to handle the heat for now.

Varakiel then handed undine and chrome two cold drinks from his inventory.

Undine.thank you i guess.

Chrome:.....thank you. But still i am going the pyramid first bye!.

Chrome quickly rushed towards the pyramid.

Salamander:i swear if you complain about the heat on more time..

Gnome:.....

both gnome and salamander look at undine angrily.

Undine:i will.

Salamander:finally thank you.

Undine:when you STOP BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF WATER TO A DAMN DESERT!

Salamander:gnome, get her.

Gnome:...

gnome tries to punch undine!

But she effortlessly dodges!

Gnome:!!!

Undine:ha, i am not sylph you would need to use more than a single punch to hit me.

Salamander: can you shut up already?, or either sylph will wake up.

Undine:....i'll be quiet.

Varakiel:hehe, you guys are practicing stand up comedy or something?.

Salamander:...

Undine:...

Gnome:.....

Varakiel:i am just joking don't look at me like that, let's just get going.

Granberia:wait...th-this pyramid!?

Granberia stammers out in shock.

Varakiel:¿? Yeah what about it?

Granberia:this is where people go to take the dragon seal trial!.

Varakiel:hm? Dragon seal trial? What is that?

Alice:hm? Either you don't know or you are messing with us mr, time traveler.

Varakiel:i seriously don't know.

Alice:well is simple you take this trial to marry a dragon.

Varakiel:mhm? Why?

Alice:.....i don't know is a tradition.

Granberia:i don't know either, i am like aliphese, i just know is a tradition....

Varakiel:...i see, well it doesn't matter either if i wanted to prove myself to marry someone i will do it to herself, i don't need some kind of "seal" to approve if i can marry her or not.

Granberia:....

Alice:....

Tamamo:oh, ho this is getting somewhere....jejeje~.

Luka:big brother is right!, if you want to marry someone prove it to her , not to a trial to prove it to someone else.

Varakiel:anyway let's move on...granberia you are coming with me

Granberia:m-me? Why?.

Varakiel: well you see now than you mentioned the dragon seal trial i remembered something...

Varakiel then explain about sara wanting to marry her.

Granberia:she wanted to what!? Why!?i don't even know her, are you joking right now!?

Varakiel:sorry it just than i remembered just now about her, it wasn't really that important in the first place.

Granberia: awesome, you are forgetting things already.....fine i'll go with you.

Alice:hm? You really are going with him?

Granberia:if that sara girl really went into the pyramid, then she's certainly in danger right now. And i am the reason she went in there, then no matter how absurd it may be...it's my responsibility to make sure she's safe.

Alice:....are you an idiot or something?how in the world is this your problem?

Granberia:you won't understand, not someone like you. But anyway move on varakiel.

Alice:hmph, show more respect to your lord, idiot. Do what you want, it wasn't going to be a problem on the start but now is just obliteration.

Alice began to slither off but varakiel stopped her.

Varakiel:wait a moment.

Alice:what?

Varakiel:here your food, and don't be like that is like granberia said you won't understand.

Alice:....hmph, i don't care...thank you.

Alice thanked varakiel for the food and slithers off.

Tamamo:really so easy to calm....so have fun you two, and happy wedding!, Hahahaha!

Granberia:is not like that!

Varakiel:that's right if i want to marry granberia i will ask her with my strength!.

Granberia:m-marry me!?stop saying stupid things already and move on!!.

Tamamo:hahaha, is so cute looking her all flustered

Granberia:shut up!.

Granberia then goes ahead to the pyramid.

Varakiel:hahaha, then we will be back tamamo, don't miss me too much.

Tamamo:hey, can i take a look at that sacred necromancy of yours?.

Varakiel:sure just ask chrome for the book.

Tamamo:hm? You don't have more?

Varakiel:nope that's the only one.

Tamamo:oh? And you aren't afraid of she running away with it?.

Varakiel:why should i? She wouldn't do something like that, both because she is a good girl and two because it isn't worth it.

Tamamo:....i see, so you trust that much on her already?

Varakiel:why? Yes, i do.

Tamamo:alright then i will borrow it from her later.

Varakiel:alright, luka and nibi you two should use this time to train with the earth element, we are in the desert after all.

Luka:okay!

Nibi:alright varakiel!.

Varakiel:then i am going see you later.

Luka:take care big brother!.

Tamamo:if you get married with her, tell me later how many childs you will have, hahahaha~!

Varakiel:we will have many! Hahaha!

Nibi:byebye! Varakiel!.

Varakiel:don't slack off in your training , or either you won't get thin fried tofu tonight, understood!?

Nibi:yes, varakiel sir yes!.

Varakiel:hehe, good luck and even if i say don't slack of on it, try to not get hurt alright?

Nibi:varakiel...uuuu i will not!.

And thus varakiel goes inside the pyramid.

Varakiel as he enters the pyramid spots chrome who was reading the book of sacred necromancy, and granberia than was waiting for him.

Granberia:you are too slow.....tch.

Varakiel:yeah yeah sorry.....so chrome you know about the dragon seal trial? Like more than the usual explanation.

Chrome:it involves dragons? And a seal of some sort?

Varakiel:well you are the same like me i guess....

Chrome:i don't get out too much, okay? Besides, i've never been on this region before. So how ill know something about this.

Varakiel:yeah...it was just a small question, maybe you heard about it in the past, after all you are older than me.

Chrome:nope, i haven't heard of anything about this dragon seal trial.

Varakiel:oh well, then i'll go inside with granberia, you can wait here and read the book, oh and i allowed tamamo to borrow it, you can give it to her when you go to sleep at night okay?

Chrome:.....why you not give her another one?.

Varakiel:....eh? I didn't tell you? thats the only book about sacred necromancy in the world, there's no more of them.

Chrome:eh!?....i'll take good care of it then.

Varakiel:i know you will after all the most important thing for a scientist isn't the experiment but the data they get, besides hygiene too of course.

Chrome:.....you are right...alright ill leave it to her when i go to sleep!.

Chrome says with a smile, maybe is because the trust varakiel has put on her, or because he knows about how scientist works.

Varakiel:alright, then have fun....let's go granberia.

Granberia:finally...

and so granberia and varakiel got deeper in the pyramid...

Granberia:this is unbelievable

granberia mumbles as varakiel and her walks through the hall.

Varakiel:well , people tend to do crazy things for love, not only humans, monsters too some times.

Granberia:...love is weird.

Varakiel:yeah, but that's what it makes it beautiful.

Granberia....you are weird too.

Varakiel: glad i am, or either i would be like any other mob, hahaha.

Granberia:...if that took you here i guess you are right....tell me you even remember how this girl even look like?

Varakiel:hmmmm....i think she had short, blonde hair...

Granberia:like tamamo?

Varakiel:no, short hair. And she doesn't look like a little girl.

Granberia:an adult-looking tamamo with short hair?

Varakiel:...(poor sara.)

as varakiel thinks that he sees a monster blocking their path!.

Mummy Girl Appears!

Mummy Girl: someone undergoing the trial...if you wish to continue, you must first defeat me.

Varakiel:understood.

Varakiel then with shield and sword at hand, quickly defeats the mummy girl...

Mummy Girl:you are very strong you pass.

130/1300.

Varakiel:thank you , but first....Sacred Dark Heal!

Varakiel uses sacred dark heal to heal up the mummy girl...he figured out since it uses dark power it can heal up monster girls.

Mummy girl:.....thank you kind warrior, you may continue...

the mummy girl then pass varakiel and granberia and continues walking.

Granberia:you had something like that?

Varakiel:you remember i said i was going to teach chrome my necromancy right?.

Granberia:not remind me about necromancy, but yeah i remember.

Varakiel: well i though than maybe the spell to heal than comes with it can heal up monsters too, not only zombies.

Granberia:.....so you can heal up monsters now, great we can fight a lot more in the future.

Varakiel:i guess so...anyway let's move on.

Varakiel Gained 200 Experience Points!

1400/3000

Varakiel:( i guess is time to level up some more, or either granberia is gonna beat me up in stats.....i need to find a way to train my body more, my usual training can't increase my stats anymore....)

Yeah varakiel hasn't got a increase in stats, his body might be limitless, but the training can't increase his stats anymore.

Varakiel:(maybe a place with a harash enviroment can work, or an increase in gravity like in dragon ball.)

Varakiel:you know....still why make a trial to just get married in the first place, who are you trying to proof? The sphinx or the one you want to marry?

Granberia:what do you expect? Do you think a dragon would be willing to marry any weak human?.

Varakiel:but still is useless to do so, you wouldn't marry anyone who passed this trial, right?

Granberia:of course not.

Varakiel:okay, but lets say a normal person who takes this trial would probably already have some relationship with a dragon, right? Wouldn't be pointless of the trial then, if he already has a relationship with a dragon he must be already pretty tough to begin with.

Granberia:it is just a ritual. If you're worthy of getting married to her, then it should be no issue.

Varakiel:but yet my point is still up, why prove yourself to the world, prove it to her with your strength, not to someone else.

Granberia:you know, you can be quite intolerant sometimes.

Varakiel:sorry it kinda piss me off, if i wanted to marry you i would prove it to you right here right now, not take some trial so people knows i can marry you.

Granberia:.....s-shut up already, bastard.

Granberia blushes as varakiel mentions to marry her.

As varakiel and granberia head farther into the pyramid, another monster appears!

Cobra Girl Appears!

Cobra Girl: under instruction from sphinx, i cannot let anyone weak pass. I shall eat you here.

Varakiel:oh? Sorry i might be tasty, but that's no good!

140/1400

Cobra:how could i...be defeated this easily!.

Varakiel:sorry but i can't let you eat me up....Sacred Dark heal!

Varakiel then heals up the cobra girl.

All the wounds covering the cobra girl closed down in a bling of an eye.

Cobra: you healed me?

Varakiel:mhm alright let's continue.

Varakiel then moves further in to the pyramid but suddenly!...

Cobra:stupid human you shouldn't heal your enemies.

The cobra girl tries to attack varakiel on the back..

suddenly granberia smash the cobra girl.

Granberia:insolent, he defeated you and even healed your wounds and still dare to attack him on the back.

The cobra girl fainted due to the attack of granberia.

Varakiel:eh? You didn't killed her right?.

Granberia:of course not.

Varakiel:well...thank you granberia, hahaha!.

Granberia:hmph, i didn't do it for you, such an insolent monster pisses me off...

Varakiel Gained 220 Experience Points!

1620/3000

Varakiel:but yet, the trial seems to be important to you granberia, why is that?

Granberia:b-because...! even if the trial isn't that important to me....eh..if you show me seal...you basically ask me to marry you.

Varakiel:eh!? That's how it works!?

Granberia:yes that is.

Varakiel:so that means if i had it but i didn't cover it up i will be asking every dragon to marry me!?

Granberia:if they see them, it counts.

Varakiel:that such a dumb rule...ah, sorry it came out of me by itself.

Granberia:....not worry, i think the same....let's move on, can we?

Varakiel:yeah.

Granberia:and since it seems you are taking the trial for how you are talking to the monsters, then be careful of who you show that to, alright? Most dragons take that seal very seriously.

Varakiel:i see, well i will be careful, and i am just doing it , so monsters don't take hate of humans for "trespassing" in the pyramid.

Granberia:...that makes sense. Well....to me, it really isn't important. It would take a lot more than a marking on your hand to impress me.... still, though...cover it when you get it, okay?

Granberia blushed when she said the last part.

Varakiel:.....sure.(though having it would make some nuisances shut up.)

Salamander:(so are you marrying granberia?)

Varakiel:(of course i am! I can't let go of such beautiful woman!)

Salamander:( i know right!!? hahahaha!.)

As varakiel and granberia walk through the pyramid, more monsters appear!.

Nefertiti Lamias appear!

Four lamias were stopping varakiel way.

Oldest lamia:sorry, but we can't let you pass by here.

Second lamia:Sphinx said to only let strong humans pass by.

Third Lamia:she said we can feed on any weak ones~!

...

Oldest lamia: kya!

Second lamia:this human....is strong!

Third lamia:human you pass...

youngest lamia:...

the youngest lamia nods

Varakiel:alright, then [Sacred Dark Heal]

Varakiel then heals the four lamias.

Oldest lamia:oh my, such a capable warrior....the dragon lady behind is very lucky to have you.

Second lamia: yeah she is very lucky.

Third lamia:we wish you a happy wedding.

Youngest lamia:...

she only nods.

Granberia:w-we aren't getting married!

Varakiel:...(yet.)

Undine:(....)

Gnome:(....)

Salamander:(yet indeed hahaha!.)

Sylph:(yay varakiel is gonna marry granny in the future!)

Varakiel earned 250 experience points!

1870/3000

Varakiel and granberia continues further on the pyramid.

Varakiel:(four lamias, this place as quite the selection of monsters...)

Varakiel:by what the lamias said we should be close to the sphinx's chamber.

Granberia:...mmmph....

Varakiel:what is it?

Granberia:are you really getting the yellow orb or the dragon seal?

Varakiel:both, both are good.

Granberia:why? Are you marrying a dragon or something?

Varakiel:why? Yes, i am , but not now.

Granberia:....i see.

Varakiel noticed than Granberia was more irritated than before.

Varakiel:.....(she might be thinking i am marrying some other dragon, hahaha.)

Salamander:(i think you are right, *sigh* she is clueless than is her.)

...

mmmnnnnn....mmm!

Varakiel:hm?that was...a moan?

Granberia.it sound like that.

Varakiel:it seems to be in the area above us.

Granberia:it might be that "sara" woman you talked about.

Varakiel:i just know she came here i don't know how she sounds, and i barely know her appearance, but it might be, but anyway first let's found the sphinx, maybe she knows where she is.

Granberia:mhm, and it will saves us the trouble to look for her.

Varakiel and granberia walk's into a grand looking treasure room.

And in the middle of the room is...

Sphinx:you finally reached here, human....a growth up man, you look very strong, and you seem to be with your lover.

Granberia:L-lover!?

Sphinx:you are here to get married, are you not?

Granberia:N-no! That's...that's not it...

Granberia's face turns red from embarrassment.

Varakiel:let me speak, kay?

Granberia:don't you dare to say something stupid.

Varakiel:...i'll try, hahaha....

Varakiel suddenly turn on serious.

Sphinx:oh? Such a change of air, very powerful.

Varakiel:i will call you sphinx for now....*cof* we're not here to get married....yet.

Granberia:exactly...you said "yet"?. you fucking bastard, dont dare to turn that serious and say something like that!!.

Granberia yelled to Varakiel.

Sphinx:if you are not here to get married, then speak. What business do you have in this pyramid? If you are not here for the dragon seal trial, leave at once.

Varakiel:actually i am here for the dragon seal trial but, is kinda complicated.

Sphinx: explain.

Varakiel then got close to the sphinx at spoke to her on her ear.

Sphinx:mhm...oh....Oh?...oh!.....i see...is she really?...

Granberia:....i swear by the dark goddess herself if you are saying some bullshit, ill rip out your goddamn spine!!.

Sphinx:.....

Varakiel:.....

Varakiel and the sphinx turn around to looks at granberia who's face was red as a tomato.

And then varakiel come back besides granberia.

Sphinx:*cof* i get the situation, you are a servant of the monster lord herself, and she is requesting the yellow orb back.

Granberia:....you asshole you used me again!!.

Varakiel:i mean if i have a way to get it without blood shed then i will do it.

Granberia:.....you have a point....fine!, yes i am the heavenly knight of fire, granberia and the demon lord indeed request back the orb.

Sphinx: so it was true...then you should have it back.

Then the sphinx handed the orb to granberia.

Granberia: now you carry it.....

Granberia then handed the orb to varakiel , and left the room very upset.

Sphinx:ufufufu, such a energetic girl....so i shall judge you for the last trial.

Varakiel:mhm, i am ready.

Sphinx: now, i ask of thee. [what goes on four legs at dawn, two at noon, and three at dusk?]

Varakiel:a human.

Sphinx:correct. Four as a baby crawling. Two as an adult walking. Three as an elder supported by a cane. Not that i needed to explain it if you answered correctly....then we shall proceed. [why am i asking you riddles?]

*hutuu2*

Varakiel:....because you feel alone.

Sphinx:....so it is that obvious.....yes, you are correct in a sense....i feel alone....after that man died.

The sphinx's face slowly turns sorrowful.

Varakiel:...

Sphinx: now, the final question. In other words, this shall decide everything.

Sphinx:[why are you taking this trial?]

Varakiel:for nothing in particular.....to tell the truth i think this "trial" is stupid,

Sphinx:stupid? Explain yourself right now!.

Varakiel:why i shall prove myself to someone else to marry the person i love, is stupid, if you truly love her, prove it , get strong, live together, show than even if death is innevitable, you will always love him or her, the fatal flaw of a human of a man marrying a monster? Why loving your partner must be something like that!?

Sphinx:it is inevitable that the monster will be forced to watch their partner die.....

Varakiel:.....want me you hear you out?.

Sphinx:...a thousand years ago, i loved a human. He was the hero sabasa, the [emperor of the burning sands].

Varakiel:the first king of sabasa.

Sphinx:correct. Our child became the next lord of sabasa castle. For generations the descendants of our child have ruled over this land. My love slowly aged, as i could do nothing but watch him die. I wanted to use my magic to turn him into a monster to prolong his life....

Varakiel:.....

Sphinx:but he refused. He wished to face his death as a human. We were together until his death. Then i was alone.....

Varakiel:...(bastard....how you dared to leave the person most loved you, alone, you are nothing but scum.)

Sphinx: it was possible for me to die as a human. There is power in this world that can seal a monster as a human. If i used that, i could have met death together with him. ..... but i did not.

Varakiel:you were scared of death.....

Sphinx:if my love and i both die, none would remember him in this world. Having every memory of his vanish from this world terrified me..... thus , i was separated from my love by death....for a thousand years, i have been alone.....

*drip**drip*

Sphinx:!!! a-are you crying?

Varakiel:o-oh, i am sorry,

Salamander:(.....)

Undine:(...)

Gnome:(.....)

Sylph:(varakiel.....)

Varakiel cleans his tears.

Varakiel:(dont worry i am fine.)

Varakiel:....to tell the truth i can't help but hold anger against the hero sabasa now, why, why he feeled like leaving you alone to suffer!!, forcing you to think about suicide yourself as he dies!? When you marry someone you make a bow, to live happily together until the ends of times!!, not until death parts you away, that's bullshit!, *sob* he had the chance, and yet he wasted it, but still he was forcing the person than most love him to die!? Forgive me if insult you and your lineage and anything else!, but he was the most stupid piece of shit i have heard about!!!.*sob*.

Sphinx:.....if it were you, what would you have chosen then?

Varakiel:*sob* live together, it doesn't matter if it was as a monster, i would overcome death himself, maybe i can develop a spell to stop the aging of our bodies, or something like that, but i will never choice something like leave the person i love the most alone! Never!, and i wouldn't ever think of forcing her to die!.

Sphinx:...you really are a human different from anyone else, but overcome the age of your body? I never have heard of such a thing?.

Varakiel cleans up all his tears calmed down.

Varakiel:i have done it already, my body can't age anymore

Sphinx:!!! what!? What you did to yourself!?.

Varakiel:n-nothing , my clothes right now makes me unable to age anymore, but still, if i didn't have them i will overcome death to live with my partner until the end of time itself.

Sphinx: so this world can achieve that kind of thing already....

Varakiel:....please forgive me, if i offended you with my words.

Sphinx:nothing like that, i admit than sometimes i think the same from time to time, he and his stupid pride as a human, he left me alone just because of that, i sometimes wonder myself if he truly loved me....

Varakiel:.....what about your descendants then?

Sphinx:¿? What are you talking about?

Varakiel:your descendants, they didn't come to see you at least?

Sphinx:....well, that's...the town that was founded forbade monsters from living there. It was necessary to protect the citizens there. Unfortunately...that included me.

Varakiel:you mean....!!!

Sphinx:yes, when my husband died, and our daughter took the throne...i was exiled from the town. And the only place i could go to was this pyramid.

Varakiel:.....Grrrr!

Gregar:(Grrr!)

Undine suddenly came out...

Undine:calm down varakiel, relax, that's on the past.....

Sphinx:hm? Are you the spirit of water undine?

Undine:yes.....please give me a minute to calm him down, right now he got very angry about what you told him.....calm down varakiel or you will do something you'll regret later.

Varakiel and gregar starts to calm down.....

Varakiel:....yet again thank you undine....

Undine:....i understood why you got angry but you need to calm down....

Varakiel:i know but.....to do that to you own mother?...you can call yourself a ruler after doing that?....

Sphinx:she was put under immense pressure from the citizens of the town. If i had stayed...it could have gotten violent.

Varakiel:even so...how they could forget about you!? Did she at least gave you a visit!? A message!? Something to prove that she was still your family!?

Sphinx:.....none of that...after being exiled, for thousand years, i remained here....alone.

Varakiel:....

The sphinx suddenly smiles....

Sphinx:but still a human as strong as you, crying for a monster like me?....please, when you marry that dragon girl treat her well, and not make the same mistake than the one i loved made.

Varakiel:i would never do something like that, ever.

Sphinx:mhm...just by your words i can sense you say the complete truth....you have passed the trial. Now, i shall present you with the proof of your accomplishment!

Suddenly, a small emblem of a dragon floats over the back of varakiel hand for a few seconds before making a mark in his skin!

Varakiel is now level 9!

500 to main stat!

1620/6000

System: Varakiel as gained 3000 Experience points for dealing with the sphinx without a fight!.

Sphinx: i have to say if you took the trial normally, i would have given you the orb still, is not amusing anymore to attract thieves and others to attemp to steal it....but is not in vain. After a thousand years, i could see a new kind of flame in your eyes, varakiel....one of love mixed with ambition and kindness.

Varakiel:mhm, i am glad i could make you smile....then..... i'll take my leave.

Sphinx:....before you leave...

Mmnnn....

Varakiel:hm? It's that noise, again.

Sphinx:...hmph that infernal noise again, it has been bothering me for quite awhile, now....i was going to ask you a favor, after all i gave you the orb, can you deal with that noise please?.

Varakiel:sure....actually there was a third reason to come here, it seems the current princess of sabasa is missing, that must be her...

Sphinx:.....i see, so at last one of my descendants decided to give me a visit....please take her away.

Varakiel:mhm, please take care sphinx....and i am sorry than i can't do something to help you.

Sphinx:you have done enough by giving me a good conversation, and showed me of what you are capable to do, please be safe.

Varakiel:i will, thank you.

Varakiel then heads to the noise, and found granberia on the way.

Granberia:what took you so long?.

Varakiel:i had a chat with the sphinx, she looked like she needed it after spending thousands of years alone here.

Granberia:....so you got the seal on the end?.

Varakiel:yeah, here is it.

Varakiel was about to take off his glove when granberia yelled at him.

Granberia:what are you doing!? I told you if you show it to a dragon you are asking her to marry you!.

Varakiel:i know.

Granberia:you didn't say you were to marry a dragon? Why are you showing it to me?....don't tell me.....

before granberia could continue an unknown voice came from the corridor.

???:human...i smell a human male.....

Varakiel:well, we found our princess.

Suddenly, a lone figure shambles out from the corner!

Granberia:huh...a succubus in this place?....

Varakiel:mnn...granberia...

as soon as sara notices granberia, she starts to walk toward her instead of varakiel.

Varakiel:well.....she is sara, the girl i was telling you before.....and well since she likes you she might try to rape you.

Granberia:!? Stay back, demon!

Granberia quickly draws her sword..

Varakiel:wow! You draw your sword more faster than when we are about to fight!.

Granberia:don't notice that kind of thing now , you idiot!

Varakiel:but still you can't fight her with your sword, we need angel halo to turn her back to human.

Granberia:well teleport and go get angel halo from luka!.

Varakiel:or something better! I want to try something new.(lily i need a sealing spell like the one angel halo as!)

Lily:(of course would you like it to be, like an infusion to your blade or a offensive spell?)

Varakiel:(oh you got one to infuse my blade!? Neat get it for me!)

Lily:(got it.)

Seal Blade: infuse your blade with the power to seal the magic power of any being, all the damage will turn in magic absortion and disable physical... 500 G'

Varakiel.(good! I forget to bought it before because my shortcoming of G but now i can afford something like this, lily buy it!)

Lily:(congratulations varakiel acquired seal blade.)

Varakiel:...alright let's give it a try!.

Varakiel then with magic power on his left hand pass it down on his sword on his right hand.(imagine the magic sword spell from dark souls.)

Varakiel:here i go!

Granberia:oh? A new technique perhaps!?

Varakiel:more than a technique is like making my sword like angel halo! Wanna give it a try?

Granberia:gladly.

Varakiel then gets close to granberia and quickly infuse her blade with seal blade!.

Varakiel:ready?

Granberia:to beat a succubus? Always!

Sara:hehe...granberia.....and a human male...i'm hungry....hehe

Sara:n-no...my power....

the magical power in sara fades, turning her back into a human!

Sara was Defeated

Varakiel earned 4000 Experience Poitns!

5620/6000 EXP

Granberia earned 120000 Experience Points!

132K/180K EXP

Varakiel:it worked to perfection....but don't think you were a bit rough?

Granberia: i could have used more strength, but i wanted to enjoy the moment, i don't have much chances to fight without caring to not kill my oponent, and even more if its a succubus.

Varakiel:oh yeah, sometimes i forget that you hate succubus.

Sara's naked body lay spread out on the floor, unconscious. Her hair's turned blonde again, and all of her weird tattos are gone.

Varakiel:well we found her.....

Varakiel takes out a blanket to cover up sara.

Varakiel:alright let's head out.

Granberia:.....let's leave already then.

With that, granberia and varakiel left the pyramid, with the princess secured.

Varakiel:oh all of you are here.

Everyone was on the entrance of the pyramid.

Alice:took you a lot of time, luka had to make lunch this time, is not bad but is not good enough as yours.

Luka:i will not achieve big brother level of cooking soon, he is leagues away from me.

Varakiel:alright let's make up the camp here, is very late to teleport back and we have to take back the princess to sabasa.

Luka:eh!? The princess was really here!?

Alice:great, make dinner already.

Varakiel:yeah, yeah understood captain.

At camp in the desert varakiel was making dinner while luka and nibi were taking care of the princess, granberia left to train, alice was waiting for the food, chrome was still reading up the sacred necromancy book, and tamamo was talking with varakiel.

Tamamo:so did it go well~?

Varakiel:you could say that.

Tamamo:awww not even a challenge for you~?

Varakiel:i didn't fight her, i couldn't allow myself to do so.

Tamamo:is the sphinx okay?

Varakiel:do you think she is okay?....i can't do anything to help her, being driven away from his town, left behind by the ones she loved, completely alone.

Tamamo:i see so you talked with her about her past.

Varakiel:mhm, but the thing than most piss me off, is than she though of killing herself for him. but at the end she was scared of death.

Tamamo:.....

Varakiel:to tell the truth, i couldn't do anything for her but cry, is just so enraging to me, how he could die at peace knowing than his lover would be alone for thousand of years, he could have lived and die with her in the future, ¿because his so called "pride"!? He left her alone, he doesn't have honor as a "hero" and as a living being!!.

Tamamo:varakiel!!

tamamo suddenly yelled to varakiel.

Varakiel:....sorry.

Varakiel calms down.

Tamamo:i didn't knew you were so emotional.

Varakiel: is just than doing something like that, to someone so kind, is unfair.

Tamamo: but there's nothing you can do for her now, just let it go, okay?

Tamamo got close to varakiel and dragged his head to her chest.

Tamamo:you are a kind child, but you must let it go there's only one thing you can do to help her.

Varakiel:....you are right.....we must gain coexistance....so she can go back to sabasa again....

Tamamo:well said!

Varakiel:....tamamo....thank you.

Tamamo:.....we are "friends" aren't we? so maybe i can give you some help, sometimes of course.

Varakiel:"friends"?, we are family at this point..

Tamamo:right~!.

....

Varakiel noticed than chrome was looking at him weirdly.

Varakiel:hm? What the matter chrome? Something is troubling you?.

Chrome:...to tell the truth i followed you inside, and i hear out everything than you talked about the sphinx...

Varakiel:ummmm.....im sorry you had to see me in that state.

Chrome:n-no is okay, i think is unfair too than they did that to the sphinx, i feel bad for her, i know how hard it is to lose someone like that....

Varakiel:.....

Chrome:i wish i could just bring her husband back from the dead....

Varakiel:but sadly she doesn't want to and i want to respect her wish.

Chrome:i know, but still i guess thank to you in the future i would be able to help people like her, than are willing to try it of course....but regardless i need your help right now, i never heard of such terms, can you tell me what MP means?.

Varakiel:oh MP means magic power.

Chrome:so is just an abreviation then, good to know, and what about the terms HP, MP, STR, AGI, VIT, INT, DES, LUCK.

Varakiel:take notes...

Chrome:i always do, after all you said you will help me when i don't understand something.

Varakiel:mhm, lets see let's start for HP....

Varakiel then explained the stats to chrome.

Chrome:i see so DES is how that person is dexterious with his hands, and luck, well luck....thank you very much varakiel, but how i would be able to see this so called stats?.

Varakiel:don't think about it for now, you must first learn how to give life to someone on your own first.

Chrome:that's true....then i will continue with my research.

Varakiel:remember to let tamamo borrow it when you go to sleep!.

Varakiel yelled at chrome who left running off to study in deep silence.

Chrome:okay!!.

...

Varakiel:hm? Where's gnome, sylph?.

Sylph: i saw her go to the desert!

Varakiel:oh, well thank you.

.....

Gnome:.....

Varakiel found gnome playing in the sand near outside of the oasis.

Varakiel:i guess you like the desert more than plain dirt?

Gnome:....

Gnome nods

Varakiel:and what are you doing?.

Gnome just silently points over varakiel, more precisely behind him.

Varakiel:hm? Oh!!

there an life-sized statue of sylph, was stading!

Varakiel:is awesome gnome!, is almost feel like the real sylph.

Gnome:...

gnome nods while makes a prideful pose.

Varakiel:hehehe, well then ill let you play alone in peace, have fun.

Gnome:.....

before varakiel can turns his back to gnome, she signals him to come near.

Varakiel:hm? What do you need gnome?

Varakiel gets near gnome.

Gnome:...please not be sad.

Varakiel:...oh.....not worry i am okay, tamamo is right if i want to help the sphinx we need to get coexistance.

Gnome:.....

Gnome now silent again, nods, and then hugs him.

Varakiel:hehe, you are so sweet gnome, thank you...

Varakiel then hugs back gnome, and pats her head...

Gnome:....

gnome then let go varakiel.

Varakiel:well, good night gnome.

Gnome:.....

gnome nods.

Varakiel then walked back to the camp...

Gnome:good night.....

gnome happily goes back to play with the sand.

.....

Undine:fuu...

Varakiel noticed than undine was relaxing in the little pond at the center of the oasis they were camping on. Only her head is visible, poking out of the water.

Undine:.....hello varakiel....

Varakiel:from one to ten how much you want to leave the desert?.

Undine:eleven!!.....

Varakiel:hehehe, okay not worry we will leave at first hour in the morning.

Undine:but still we need to deliver that "princess" or whatever she is...ugh.

Varakiel:ah....you're right, sorry.

Undine:just teleport us to somewere else when you are done

Varakiel:don't worry, would do.

Undine.great.

Then undine sumerge's on the pond.

Varakiel:good night, undine.

Undine sticks her head out of the pond a little.

Undine:good night, varakiel.

Varakiel then goes back to the camp.

.....

Salamander:....still angry?

Varakiel:...a little yeah.

Salamander: i am too, what they did to the sphinx can't be callled other thing more than betrayal. Those are the people i most hate, dirty traitors.

Varakiel:i think i do now too... but there isn't something we can do now for her, but maybe in the future we can.

Salamander:you have any ideas?.

Varakiel:simple, get coexistance so she can go back to the place were she should be, in sabasa castle.

Salamander: well said, so let's keep working hard together!.

Varakiel:yes!.

Varakiel said seriously to salamander.

.....

at the tent were sara was unconscious.

Sara:mhmmm....

Luka:ah, she is waking up!. Nibi please go tell big brother she is waking up.

Nibi:aww, i wanted to do a prank on her before she did but okay i will get varakiel!.

Nibi then left to tell varakiel than sara is waking up.

Sara:W.....Where am i?.

Luka:a-are you okay princess?, it hurts somewhere?, you were lost in the pyramid but my big brother got you out of there.

Sara:pyramid....the trial!

Sara suddenly jolts upward... and inadvertently exposes her bare chest.

Sara:wha....hey! Why am i naked!? D-did you take my clothes!? Did you have your way with me!?

Luka:I wouldn't do such a thing!!, i don't know what happend to your clothes! You were naked when they got you out of the pyramid!

Sara:oh....s-sorry...

sara covers herself with the blanked again.

Sara:so...who saved me?.

Luka:it was my big brother Varakiel!.

Sara:c-can i talk to him?

Varakiel: what do you need princess sara?.

Varakiel came to the tent were sara was after being told by nibi.

Nibi:*yawn* now than she is awake i'll go to sleep, good night varakiel and luka!.

Varakiel:good night.

Luka:good night, nibi!.

Sara:....

Varakiel:oh sorry....so do you remember what happend?

Sara:....i think....i was attacked by a monster. The last thing i remember clearly is being hurt really badly. After that...it's all just a blur to me.

As sara was told varakiel what happend to her, granberia came back.

Granberia:oh, are you finally awake?

Sara:ah! Y-you're...!

Sara stares in awe as she notices granberia.

Sara:i'm...i'm so sorry, granberia! I failed the trial!...but i swear i'll pass it! I just need more time to get stronger!.

Granberia:...why are you doing this?

Sara:h-huh?

Granberia:why are you trying to get me to marry you? Varakiel keeps telling me this to me, but i still don't understand this at all...

Sara:b-because! I love you!

Granberia:!!!

Granberia was shocked of sara reason.

Granberia:b-but why!? Why do you love me!?

Sara:because! You saved my life! What you did was so amazing....

Granberia:i save people all the time. What made your rescue so special?

Sara:...?

sara just looks on, confused. Granberia sighs before continuing.

Varakiel:...(hehehe, it seems she is clueless about this kind of things)

Salamander:(what you expect from a muscle head like her?)

Varakiel:(true, but we have a lot of time to change that.)

Salamander:(just don't play with her heart or i swear i'll burn you to ashes.)

Varakiel:(i would never do something like that, to any of you, i'll love all of you fairly and equally.)

Undine:(oh really?, even sylph?)

Sylph:(ah, varakiel loves me too~!)

Varakiel:(....)

Salamander:(...)

Gnome:(....)

gnome smacks sylph.

Sylph:(gyaahhh!)

Granberia:listen, i'm not interested in you. I don't even remember who you are. You're clearly not strong enough to complete the dragon seal trial. Please stop obsessing over this.

Sara:W-what!? You don't even....remember me..?

Luka:(she seems like she's about to cry.)

Luka though on his head.

Granberia:i really don't. I'm sorry...i don't know what you were expecting. You'll have to marry someone else.

Saying that, granberia just leaves.

Sara:but...w-why...?

Salamander:hmph. Stubborn girl, aren't you?

Varakiel:hm?

Luka:eh?

Salamander appears suddenly besides varakiel.

Sara:w-who are you!?

Salamander:i'm the fire spirit, salamander. All of the fire in this world is controlled and tamed by me.....i'm also the woman that raised granberia.

Sara:wait, you!? So...that makes you her mother!?

Salamander:if you want to look at it that way, i suppose so. Anyway, i'm sorry to have to tell you this....but granberia is never going be interested in the like of you.

Varakiel:(offf, that hurts.)

Luka:(that was really blunt.)

Sara:but why...? is it because of the trial? I can take it again!

Salamander:fool...listen to me very carefully. Granberia will never EVER be interested in someone weaker than her. She needs a strong fighter, someone she can depend on, who can match her, blade for blade. If you can't get through a test as simple as the dragon seal trial, then there is no hope for you. I'm sorry....i know how it feels to be rejected by someone you love...but i know granberia better than anyone else. It's simply the truth.

Sara:.......

sara just sits there in silence, almost in tears again.

Varakiel:you know how that feels?...hmmm, i see so there's that kind of story on you.(maybe it was heinrich...)

Undine:(.....)

Gnome:(...)

Sylph:(woah!, varakiel figured it out that fast!)

Varakiel:(eh? I really hit the spot!?)

Sylph:(yeah!)

Varakiel:(i see.....hehe, who would have though than outhere there would be someone who will reject the love of someone so beautiful as salamander.)

Undine::(i know right?)

Varakiel:(oh so you agree than salamander is beautiful?)

Undine:(of course i do, we might be rivals but we know to appreciate each other.)

Varakiel:(i see so your relationship is way better than i though before.)

as varakiel was speaking with the spirits, sara just sits there in silence, almost in tears again.

Sara:...you're right. I know you're right.

Sara lets out a deep sigh.

Sara:but i can't help it. I love her. More than anything in the world!

Salamander:it doesn't matter she simply won't acknowledge you as you are now.

Sara:.......

Sara just looks down at the grass.

Luka:(poor sara.)

Sara:....what if i become a succubus again?

Salamander:excuse me?

Sara:was i strong as a succubus? Maybe if i become a monster, i'll have a chance!

Varakiel:that would be useless either.

Salamander:varakiel is right, becoming a monster won't magically make you a stronger fighter.

Varakiel:mhm, salamander is right, you won't last more than 30 seconds if you fight granberia, and granberia will not appreciate that you used pleasure attacks.

Salamander:even if it did make you into a better fighter, you would completely lose your mind again. It would take weeks of training you before you could even begin to reliably control it.

Sara:i could start there, though.i'll never be strong enough for her as a human....so that's the first thing i should change!

Luka:you....you're way too eager to do this.

Sara:i don't care what it takes...i'll do anything!

Salamander:....look, just get some sleep for right now, okay? You can worry about this after we get you back home. You obviously won't be passing the dragon seal trial anytime soon, anyway.

Sara timidly nods her head before sinking into the tent again.

Luka:well...i guess i should go to sleep too.

Varakiel and luka walks off with salamander to give sara some privacy.

Salamander:amazing...just amazing...

Varakiel:indeed who would have thought than granberia would be involved on such cliche story, hahaha.

Salamander:indeed.

Luka:sara doesn't have a chance, does she?

Salamander:right now? Absolutely not. In the future? I can't tell; I have seen stranger things in my lifetime.

Luka:but even if sara did become strong enough...wouldn't the fact that she's a female be an issue for granberia ?

Varakiel:luka, we really need to have that talk again?.

Luka:n-no i understand.

Salamander:did that really just now register in your head? ....i can't really comment one way or the other about that. The only thing i could really say for certain is that granberia has...very few options, so to speak....hehe...but with varakiel here, i can't wait for her to actually get married.

Varakiel:i know right, i am the best, hehehe.

Luka:...you're marrying granberia, big brother?.

Varakiel:of course i do.

Salamander:exactly, to tell the truth i always figured she would be alone, like most monsters that are as strong as she is....that's how we all end up anyway....

Varakiel:i am sorry to tell you but that changed, you'll never be alone anymore, hahaha.

Salamander(:.....)

Gnome:(....)

Undine:(fufu, he tells the truth.)

Sylph:(yay! We will be best friends forever!.)

Salamander:.....hm.

Salamander just smiles at varakiel.

Salamander:(he is right, until someone kills him we wont be apart....i guess having someone like him can't be bad.)

.....

Varakiel then sits near the bonefire.

Varakiel:hey, alice.

Alice:hm? What is it?.

Alice was next to the bonefire still eating up food.

Varakiel:how well do you know the sphinx?

Alice:i don't know her.

Varakiel:i see, you not even meet her face to face?

Alice:yes, i haven't contact her even once.

Varakiel:so you only know the guardians of the orbs because tamamo?.

Alice:...i hate than you know those things, but yes. Tamamo's the one who scattered the orbs after my mother sealed the garuda. She told me where they all were.

Varakiel:i see so you only know who the guardians are.

Alice:mhm, they are all guarded up only to keep everyone safe in hellgondo.....but i guess that's useless now, not than i think you would hurt anyone there though.

Varakiel:....hehe, i guess you actually trust on me now.

Alice:not mistake kill a monster and i'll kill you myself.

Varakiel:i won't don't worry.

Alice:...i know, you should leave that to me, i'll be the one who choice if it lives or dies.

Varakiel:...sorry for the trouble then, monster lord.

Alice:.....

Varakiel:.....wait, why didn't you just keep the orbs on hellgondo?.

Alice:...what?

Varakiel:why did you take them out of hellgondo, if you just keep them in there, no human could take them, actually you just need to keep one in hellgondo.

Alice:well....you see.....

Varakiel:...

Alice:h-hey don't look at me like that! I'm not the one who ordered to hid the damn things!

Varakiel:how come some of them aren't guarded anymore.....forget about it, then you don't know anything about the sphinx....even her husband?

Alice:hmm? Her husband?

Varakiel:forget it...

Alice:oh no, i won't. Tell me about her husband.

Varakiel:are you sure?

Alice:why not? Maybe it would help me to digest the food, so i can eat more.

Varakiel:...okay.

Alice:so that's the true purpose of the trial, then...

Varakiel told alice everything about the sphinx and the dragon seal trial. From the what the trial represented,and the sphinx's husband.

Alice:lifespan....i suppose that's a problem. If i somehow live to be 300 years old and had a husband who only lived to 70, then that would be....unpleasant.

Varakiel:mhm.....wait, how old are you again?

Alice:i will turn 18 years old this year, why the question?.

Varakiel:geh, 17 years old and you are already stronger than me and granberia.

Alice:we haven't fighted yet so how do you know.

Varakiel:experience.

Alice:....what? Just that? Your experience?.

Varakiel:yes, well and something else tells me you are so.

Alice:.....who cares, as long you not kill a monster we won't need to fight ever.

Varakiel:oh? Then you don't know me well enough yet, hahaha.

Alice:....oi, if you do something stupid like that, i will truly get angry.

Varakiel:sorry, sorry, i was just joking....don't look at me like that.

Alice:.....and it better stays a joke.

Varakiel: (not than i need to kill them now.)

Undine:(that's true.)

Varakiel:(oh hello undine, i woke you up?)

Undine:(oh no, i was just relaxing and your conversation with the monster lord caught my interest.)

Varakiel:(.....)

Alice:hey, idiot, i am talking to you.

Alice snaps her fingers in front of varakiel.

Varakiel:oh sorry, i was speaking with undine right now.

Alice:.....so that's how people look when they are using telephaty...

Varakiel:...oh, it's already this late...i'll go with granberia.

Alice:hm? Is that late already?....i guess talking to you really is good to waste time....good night then.

Alice sliters off to sleep while saying good night to varakiel.

Varakiel:hehe, good night, alice.

...

Varakiel then founds granberia somewhere near the camp.

Granberia:....*sigh*i do not understand that girl. And i probably never will...

Varakiel:to tell the truth i don't either, i wonder how come she felt in love while being rescued.

Granberia:i do the same too, i save people all the time, how come she felt it was different from anyone else.

Varakiel:i don't know, maybe she thinks it was romantic? You know princess tend to be rescued a lot.

Granberia:romantic...? i get it about the princess rescue thing, but still it doesn't make any sense!.

Varakiel:yes, but neither does the whole situation.

Granberia:mmmph....i just hope she puts this mess behind her after this. Rescuing moronic princesses every week would get old rather quickly.

Varakiel:if you say so, it means is that annoying.

Granberia:whatever. Let's just take her home, so we can forget about her.

Varakiel:let's just hope she won't get in more trouble.

Granberia:regardless of that, babysitting a princess is not a very high priority for me, let her father deal with her.

Varakiel:that's true.

...

Varakiel moved to his tent.

Salamander:(hmmmmmmm...)

Varakiel:hm? Is something wrong salamander?

Salamander suddenly appears besides varakiel. And she stares at varakiel intesely.

Salamander:how many times you have done it with the others?

Varakiel:? What do you mean salamander?.

Salamander:you know what i am talking about, sex.

Varakiel:oh, that....well sometimes before you joined, gnome and me would do it sometimes, and the monster lord and granberia too, with tamamo i have done it sometimes too, and nibi well she comes to tease me sometimes.

Salamander:that mean besides sylph and luka, i am the only one that doesn't had sex with you yet?

Varakiel:.....yes, i guess.

Salamander:hehehehe.

Salamander suddenly pins down varakiel to the floor.

Salamander:that's no good, i can't be the only one left away from the fun, and it still surprises me than you haven't tried to make a move on me yet, after all i have been noticing your glares towards my ass and boobs.

Varakiel:well, who told you to have such a sexy body and even more to go around naked.

Salamander:hmhmhmhm....

a smirk creeps across salamander's face.

Salamander:so you admit than you have been glaring to them?.

Varakiel:of course i do, i wouldn't be a men if i didn't enjoy such a eye candy, but still.....i can't allow myself to do a move on you because...

Salamander:hehehe, tell me why varakiel i want to hear it.

Varakiel:due to my respect to you as granberia mother and teacher....

Salamander:....hehehehe, hahaha, i didn't expect that answer i totally expected something really different...so it's because i am in a way granberia mother and her teacher than you haven't made a single move on me? Why?

Varakiel:well, is due to my respect to you for making granberia is such capable warrior and woman.

Salamander:oh ho,so that's the reason, but your friend here says something different though....

Varakiel:what do you expect to happend when a gorgeous woman is naked on top of me?.

Salamander then moves her thighs on varakiel's groin.

Salamander:so that means if i told you than i wanted to do it with you right now, you won't do it?.

Varakiel:i would do it, after all my patience has a limit.

Salamander:oh really? Then you were very patient when you were looking at my naked body with those hungry eyes, hehehe.

Saying that salamander seductly wraps her arms around varakiel's body pushing her naked, glistening body against him.

Varakiel:.....

Salamander:hehehe, is perhaps my body appealing to you more than the usual ones you had seen?.

Salamander says with a lewd smirk on her face.

Varakiel:...yes.

Salamander:hehehe, then why you don't touch it?, come on do it, touch the ass you like so much, better yet why don't you feel it closely

Salamander then turns around, and slowly swivele's her hips a little, then slowly grinds it near varakiel's groin.

But varakiel didn't enjoy it for long. Slowly, she turns around, pushing her naked body onto varakiel once again.

Salamander:or maybe you like my breasts better.

Salamander said onto varakiel's ear, on a soft but seductly whisper.

Varakiel:(ah fuck it)

Varakiel then grabs salamander from her ass and plants a kiss on her lips.

Salamander:!!.....

Varakiel:.....

after 3 minutes both of them separate from each other.

Varakiel:i told you, my patience has a limit.

Salamander:hehehe, you gave in so easily, you still need more training for that don't you think?.

Varakiel:i wonder who is the one than will need it on the end, hehehe.

Salamander:oh? You think you are that capable? Then come at me and show me.

Varakiel:with pleasure!.

Varakiel and salamander then hand a fun night together.

Undine:(well that was a little more faster than i expected.)

Gnome:(...)

gnome nods to undine.

Sylph:(hehehe, mandy and valky like each other more now!)

next day on the morning at varakiel's tent.

Varakiel:hmm...oh good morning salamander.

Salamander:.....you are really good at it.

Varakiel:i told you, hehehe, those were such sexy moans you did.

Salamander:and there will be more in the future, i must say your semen tasted even better than i expected.

Salamander says as she licks her lips with a smirk.

Varakiel:i didn't expect your favorite position to be the sixty nine.

Salamander:oh? That's how you call it?.

Varakiel:mhm, alright i should go to make breakfast, hehehe, it was very fun salamander.

Salamander:of course it was....

salamander suddenly kisses varakiel on his lips apassionly.

Salamander:you said we are going to be together forever isn't it? so maybe we should start early with it, hehehe.

As salamander says that she vanishes.

Varakiel:hmmmm, hehe. She is so lovely i like her a lot more now.

.....

meanwhile in varakiel's mind.

Undine:...well how did it felt?

Salamander:hehe,it was very good i lost the count of how many times i came and how many he came.

Gnome:.....

gnome just looks at salamander jealously

Sylph:yay, mandy now likes varakiel!.

Salamander:i have always liked him, mhm, so strong and young, his semen was so delicious.

Sylph:then you like him more!.

Salamander:.....i guess so.

Undine:....but not mistake i am next.

Gnome:...

gnome complains.

Sylph:yeah gnomy is right she is next!.

Salamander:oh? Wanna fight to know who is next?.

Varakiel suddenly speaks up.

Varakiel:oi not fighting inside me!.

Undine:shut up, this is between us.

Salamander:yes, we will resolve this on the old ways.

Gnome:...

gnome shows fiery eyes.

Sylph:yay! That means if i win i can have sex with varakiel!.

Varakiel:....do what you want, but not inside me.

On the sabasa castle throne room.

Sabasa king:.....

the sabasa king just silently shoots an angry glare towards varakiel and luka.

Sabasa king:now....would you care to explain to me why my daughter, who was been missing for days, has returned without clothes?

Varakiel:they were probably destroyed by some monster before we found her.

Varakiel and luka were in the throne room of sabasa castle, sara managed to slip through the town wearing only a sheet than varakiel gave her, she had the guards let them in as soon they got on the castle. To varakiel and luka surprise they let granberia through as well.

And sara immediately ran to her room to change. ....leaving varakiel and luka to deal with her father.

Alice who was in human form suddenly speaks up.

Alice:calm down, king. He's right he found her unconscious without her clothes. Varakiel and luka wouldn't hurt someone unless someone provokes them.

Varakiel:.....

Luka:.....

Sabasa king:....

Alice:....what? D-don't look at me! I didn't bring a naked princess to her castle!

Sabasa king:...who is this woman?

Varakiel:just ignore her your majesty.....she's just my friend and travelling companion.

Alice:...

alice goes back to silently glare the situation.

Sabasa king:hrmm...*sigh*i apologize. I should not react so harshly to the group who saved my daughter. You saved the princess. As king of this country, i give your group my thanks.

Luka:it....it's nothing really(this is awkward.)

the king then puts on a calm face as he sits on his throne again.

Sabasa king:then, i suppose there's only one thing left to do. Sara has to be your bride.

Luka:eh!!?

Granberia:w-what!? No...i can't....

Varakiel:em, granberia...he meant me.

Granberia:ah! r...right, of course. I figured that out.

Sabasa king: i recognize you...you're granberia, aren't you?

Granberia:!?

Varakiel:oh it seems he knows you.

Sabasa king:mhm, i owe her my thank, as well. You saved sara in the desert a few years ago,didn't you not?

Granberia:well...apparently.

Varakiel:....

Luka:....

Sabasa king:i suppose i should offer sara's hand in marriage to you as well.

Granberia:no,no! That's okay! Varakiel or luka is welcome to marry her, really.

Luka:...(i don't want her, either.)

Varakiel:(i don't want to marry her.)

Luka:....i must decline that offer.

Varakiel:i decline as well.she wouldn't want to marry any of us, after all we barely know each other.

Luka:my big brother is right sara has another in her heart. I cannot trample her feelings by becoming her husband.

Sabasa king:i see...

Granberia:excuse me....i just said i don't want her!

Luka:...

Varakiel:.....

Sabasa king:....

they just look at granberia...

Granberia:...err...n-never mind. Just ignore me...

sabasa:...i think i understand what's going on here.

Luka:you do?

Granberia:you do!?

Varakiel:so you figured out.

Sabasa king:*sigh* yes i do....i'm sorry my daughter's caused you both so much trouble. Especially you, granberia.

Granberia:please, don't apologize...she hasn't caused me much trouble. I'm just....very, very confused.

Luka:....

Varakiel:...

Sabasa king:i suppose sara will remain unmarried yet, then.

Luka:(wow, that's it? He's not even going to try and force us?)

Salamander:(of course he doesn't, he must know than varakiel defeated granberia, he probably doesn't want to get on varakiel's bad side.)

Luka:(i guess that makes sense.)

Sabasa king:please, i must know...what exactly happend to her to cause all this?

Varakiel:about her disappearence?

Sabasa king:yes. How did this all happen?

Varakiel:hmm....(it would be dangerous if he doesn't know about sara's succubus form...)

Varakiel then told everything to the sabasa king. About the pyramid, about granberia, about sara becoming a succubus.

It might be embarrassing for sara, but it would be worse if she were to turn into a succubus again while his father doesn't know about it.

Sabasa king:i see...i should have known her monster blood would cause trouble one of this days.....what would you suggest i do now?

Varakiel:hm? Me?

Sabasa:yes, you seem to know better than I. I simply have no experience with something like this.

Varakiel:let me think about it....

Alice:there's no need, there's really nothing you can do. The true nature of her blood won't just magically disappear. She'll have the curse for the rest of her life. All she can do is either learn to control it, or simply accept her fate and become a fully-fledged succubus. Though i'm sure as her father, you don't really want either of those things...

Sabasa king.....the citizens can never know about this.

Alice:that's your choice. I don't know what's best for a human town.

Sabasa king:....are you not a human?

Alice:!!! w-well, i'm just a simple travelling gourmet with his friend!, Nothing more.

Sabasa king:ah, i see. I though you were a prostitute

Tamamo:hahahaha, finally someone told her~!

Nibi:hehehe, alice is a prostitute.

alice:excuse me? Why does everybody think i'm a prostitute!?

Luka:....

Varakiel:well for one thing you wear more revealing clothes than alma elma.

Sabasa:...who is this alma elma....never mind i was quite rude. I apologize. I'm still shocked about my daughter. Please excuse my outburst.

Alice:..hrm...i don't care what you think anyway.

Alice mumbled under her breath so the king can't hear her.

Varakiel:if it make's you feel better i think you look really sexy, hehehe.

Varakiel says at alice ear.

Alice:...hmph, pervert...thank you i guess.

Sabasa king:ahem...

after clearing his throat, the sabasa king continues.

Sabasa king:you are welcome to stay in the castle for as long as you please. I'll have the maids prepare rooms for you all.

Varakiel:that won't be necessary, your majesty we are in a hurry so we can't really waste much time here.

Sabasa king: i see, then the only thing i can say is good luck in your journey.

Then everyone left the throne room.

Alice:hrm...stupid king...

alice mumbles as they walk out.

Luka:eh? What is it?

Alice:n-nothing!

Luka:(why is she blushing?)

Alice:just...that king was weird.

Luka:what?how?

Alice:he was just...so rude.

Varakiel:are you still mad about being called a prostitute? You're the one wearing those clothes...

Alice:i'm not mad! It's just...he's weird. And he looks...different from the humans we've seen already. I guess his monster blood makes him very....unique?

Luka:i don't understand.

Alice:never mind, i'm just thinking out loud. Ignore me.

Granberia:...damn pervert.

Tamamo:pervert~!

Nibi:pervert~!

Chrome:hmph...pervert.

Alice:excuse me!? I am not!

Varakiel:you do look like a pervert.

Nibi:hehe, you are a pervert too.

Varakiel:that's true.

Granberia:right, whatever. 

Alice:i'm not! I've just never seen a male with monster blood before. That's all...it's weird. He's weird.

Granberia:...i don't believe you. 

Alice:well, nobody cares what you believe.what about you two? You believe me, right? 

Luka:believe what? I have no idea what are you two talking about.

Varakiel:me either, but i have an idea.

Granberia:bah. Forget it....

before everyone could leave the castle a guard approaches varakiel.

Guard:sir varakiel, princess sara wishes to speak with you.

Varakiel:hm? Me?....Fine but you better tell everyone to entertain my friends while I am speaking with the princess.

Guard: understood sir!

Varakiel: then guys I guess we will spend the day here in the castle...

Alice: well at least I will enjoy a feast.

Tamamo: good I was quite curious about the past after the sphinx left, let's see if I found anything in the library.

Nibi: let's go make some pranks luka!

Luka:...okay.

Granberia:let's see how capable are the soldiers here.

Undine:(well i'll enjoy the fountain here.)

salamander:(i'll go with granberia.)

Sylph:(i want to do some pranks too i'll go with luka!.)

Varakiel:(what about you gnome?)

Gnome:(...)

gnome shrugs.

Varakiel:(well i guess we are going you and me.)

Chrome:i'll go to the library too, i want to focus on the book meanwhile.

Tamamo:hehe, little one we will get along very well~!.

Varakiel:just don't go overboard with her, alright tamamo?, she is still my apprentice.

Tamamo:of course~!.

Varakiel:alright then let's meet at night in the dining room.

Alice:hrm, your cooking is still the best i wouldn't ever miss a chance to eat your food.

Luka:that's true.

Tamamo:alright, chrome let's go.

Chrome:....okay.

Tamamo then drags chrome to the library.

As everyone goes their separate ways, varakiel with gnome walks to sara's bed room to see her.

Varakiel:hmmm, is this the princess room?

The guard besides the door answers to varakiel

Guard:yes sir this is the princess bedroom.

Varakiel:i see then you can retire for now, i feel what the princess want's to talk about is very private.

Guard:.....Understood Sir Varakiel.

The guards trust on a human so capable as varakiel.

Varakiel then knocks the door.

Sara:go away! I don't want to talk to anyone else right now!.

Varakiel:it's me sara.

Sara:varakiel?is that you?

Varakiel:yes

Sara:...okay, you can come in.

Varakiel then opens the door and get's in the bed room.

Inside sara's bedroom sara is talking to varakiel.

Sara:ohhh, what do i do now...?

Varakiel:.....

right now sara's wearing a much nicer dress. Now she actually resembles a princess...

Sara:i'm so embarrassed...how can i face father after this?

Varakiel:relax. You didn't do anything wrong.

Sara:.....

sara silently sulks on her bed.

Sara:this whole thing was just a disaster, wasn't it...i couldn't get the dragon seal, i can't marry granberia...and now i'm a succubus, too.

Varakiel:you always were a succubus. You just didn't know that.

Sara:...

Varakiel:.....

Sara:mmph...everyone's going to remember this, aren't they?

Varakiel:i don't think so, everyone in the castle must believe than you got kidnapped and you came back, that's it. Then they'll stop talking about it in a week.

Sara:i hope so....nobody's going to forget me coming home naked, though.

Varakiel:no one noticed you, relax!.

Sara:i guess...*sigh*but isn't dangerous for me to be here though?

Varakiel:hm?

Sara:what happens if i become a monster again?when i became a succubus, i....i couldn't control myself...is it possible for me to turn again? What if i start to attack people?

Varakiel:hmmmmm, to tell the truth i don't know myself.

Sara:hrmm...if i had granberia, it wouldn't be so bad...

Varakiel:sara...maybe it would be better if you forget about granberia for now. Remember what salamander said last night, it would take you so much work to impress her, and it might not even be possible. And i ask you, are you sure you are capable to do that effort?. If you don't believe so it might jsut be best to move on.

Sara:.....i know. *sigh*

sara then lays back down on the bed.

Sara:....oh,well.

Varakiel:....(*sigh*as expected, she doesn't have the motivation to make that effort.)

Gnome:(...)

gnome tilts her head.

Varakiel:you're taking this surprisingly well...

Sara:i guess...in the back of my mind, i always knew i could never be good enough for her. Her strength was amazing, though. She was so sexy, powerful, fearless...i guess i sort of got carried away with it.

Varakiel:(sounds more like a crush on granberia, and nearly got killed by it.)

sara:...you know....you saved my life, too....

Varakiel:....(she's really going to do this, is she?)

Sara:you remind me a lot of her. You're just as strong and fearless and you did save my life....hehehe.

Varakiel:....

Sara: father did say you could marry me, right? I guess that's as good an excuse as any...

in an instant, sara ripped her dress off, revealing that she was wearing nothing underneath.

Varakiel:*sigh* i am leaving.

Sara:!! what!? Don't you want to at least claim your reward for rescuing me!?

Varakiel: reward? That's how you see yourself? A reward?...what about granberia?

Sara:no point in dwelling on the past and besides is going to be fun for you and me.

Varakiel: sorry but i am leaving

Sara:w-why!?

Varakiel:three reasons, first we have barely talked to each other to do something like that, second you dissapoint me...

Sara: dissapoint you!? Why!?

Varakiel:your love for granberia was that fragile than some words from people you don't know changed your mind!?

Sara:...t-that's not true i am just facing reality!

Varakiel: to hell with reality, if you truly loved granberia that much then you should have choosed to become someone worthy of her, but you just give up like that. That was the third reason by the way, you gave up so easily. You said your love for her was true but you lied to yourself, it was just a facàde for your lust.....

Sara:m-my lust?

Varakiel: yes your succubus blood mixed with your human blood made your crave for someone stronger than you.....but anyway i am not going to do this.

Sara:.....leave my fucking room then!.

Varakiel:....sorry for this.

.....

Varakiel then leaves sara's bedroom.

Varakiel:*sigh*and there it goes a good talent.

Gnome:(...)

gnome tilt's her head in confusion.

Varakiel:(you don't get what i mean right gnome?)

Gnome:(.....)

gnome nods.

Varakiel:(well her talent to fight is very good but she lost the only thing that could make her really strong, her motivation, that motivation being her "love" for granberia.)

Gnome:(....)

gnome nods in understandment

Varakiel:(it seems you understood, let's just move on then there isn't something i can do to her now...)

as varakiel walks down the hall he notices a small crowd of soldiers has formed there, as he gets closer he sees.

Varakiel:*chuckles*let's see how she handles this haha.

Soldier A:you're really granberia!?

Soldier B: sara told us so much about you. You're the greatest swordsman that ever lived!

Soldier C: can you teach me to fight like you!?

Granberia:p-please! Stop crowding around me!

Varakiel:(hahaha, looks like she has fans here)

Salamander suddenly appears inside varakiel..

Salamander:(hehehe...i didn't know she had gotten so famous between humans)

Varakiel:(neither did i...but yet you believe she will be fine? She looks pretty uncomfortable.)

Salamander:(don't worry she'll be fine.)

Varakiel:(well if you say so, so how was the barracks found someone good?)

Salamander:(quite, there were some good ones there and there, but they need a lot of work.)

Varakiel:(looks like you enjoy to find them.)

Salamander:(of course, i like to train those than really deserve it after all.)

Varakiel:(curious, me too!, hahahaha.)

Salamander:(hahaha!.)

.....

Varakiel then goes to take a peak on the dining room and founds alice enjoying a feast.

Alice:mmm....~

Varakiel:looks like she is enjoying it a lot

delicious looking food lines the massive table. Ham, turkey, all kinds of fruits, various wines and other drinks...and on alice's plate, a giant piece of sabasa fish, quickly getting eaten up.

Varakiel:it's not even dinner time yet, and you are already eating up this much already?.

Alice:i was hungry.

Alice licks her lips a bit before digging further into the fish. As soon as she swallows it, she chugs a bottle of fruit juice.

Alice:mmm...is cherry~.

Varakiel: just remember to not get completely full before my food okay?.

Alice: oh? Are you perhaps jealous than i am enjoying this food so much?

Varakiel: yes i am, it looks tasty but it doesn't taste that good enough....and now than i wonder how is that you not get fat from all the food.

Alice:all of it goes to my snake half isn't that convenient?.

Varakiel:i just can't imagine how big you'll become in the future.

Alice:oh, believe me i'll become really big.

Varakiel:is that so?

Alice:mhm, once i get older, my breasts and ass will get bigger instead, my stomach should still be nice and fit, though....

Varakiel:oh? Really? That's something i would like to see.

Alice:of course you do, hrmm....

Varakiel:anyway, not get completely full or either there won't be food for you tonight.

Alice:hmmm, you are cute when you get jealous.

Varakiel:hmph...

varakiel then with a pout leaves the dining room.

Undine:(ufufu, how cute of you, getting jealous over this.)

Salamander:(are you a kid or something?)

Gnome:(.....)

gnome just blush slighly

Sylph:(you're right gnomy he looked very cute when he was jealous, hehe varakiel is jealously because the food.)

Varakiel:(oh shut up all of you....hmph).