"SHUT THE FUCK UP," Lilly shouted, or screamed.
We just glanced at her before shouting at each other again. "I'm not saying you're boring, but you're a fucking gray sprinkle. Sprinkle on a rainbow cupcake! "
"You love to act stupid. I know because I live with you, you're naturally way dumber than that. " "I'm not saying you're ugly, but the reason nobody wants to sleep with you is that they don't want to be prosecuted for animal abuse." I screamed, then he went silent and glanced at me. My face hurt, yet his eyes were full of mirth. "You, you had to bring it there, didn't yah?" Ali questioned before spitting, "You really are throwing stones in a glass house with horse teeth." At least make the insult truthful. Look at those pearly whites. "Even Freya would be jealous of them." ---
Lily Pov
I've been tormented by them for hours. Are they being compensated for this? Is this a new method of punishment? 'Do they want me to cry?' Are they hoping Lilly will cry? If they continue like this, Lilly will weep. Is it worth it? Simply put, why? Why? They were shouting when we got to Rivira. Just how it has been It's been hours, my God. I simply lost focus. Oh my God. Why, oh, God?
"Hey, After the battle, gather the stones, stay close to Ali, and avoid dying. Organize them into 3 bags. There is a contest going on. " The tall one said before turning around and turning back with a sheepish smile on his face. He fidgeted before throwing Lilly a mask, "Wear this," and turning back. Lilly turned back to the three adventurers before catching the mask and placing it on her head.
Lilly is astounded by their effectiveness; one is like a lightning bolt set ablaze, another shoots pyres of flame that shouldn't be possible, and the last one hits every shot straight on, not a missed shot, not a second of not shooting, draw, fire, seemingly needing no aim. Large numbers of insects that could easily consume Lily in a split second were eliminated.
He yelled, "Spark and Awaken," "Twilight of the Gods," "The Fires of Musphelheim," and "The blaze that blackened heaven, Laevateinn" as he primed an Ikido stance. Because when the blade was drawn, the flame slash reformed into a blazing wildfire that burned myriad trees and stimulated something that ought to have remained dormant. Prior to actually charging, the Green Dragon burst itself from the roots of its gem tree. As the fire mage chanted and the archer, Ali, I believe his name was Drew, loosed three arrows, one into each target's eye and one through their mouth. The flaming thunder swordsman emerged and engaged in combat with the dragon's claw.
The arrows tinkled harmlessly off the dragon's scales as it blinked. I should have changed my status. Fuck. The first boy appeared serious for the first time as he pulled out his shield. Before three arrows stopped the dragon's pursuit, he leaped back. She waited while concealed behind a tree. She was helpless in the situation. She belonged at level 1, which is at level 3. Alexander put his sword into his bag and pulled out a spear to attract the creature's attention. As the spear was driven up the dragon's anus, Azar used himself as bait to entice the dragon to tail swipe.
Shutter said, "That was too well timed." They practiced that. Why would they practice spearing a creature through the ass? As if responding to her silent queerie, he shouted, "Everyone has 3 weaknesses: eyes, the mouth, and the anus." "No one clenches their ass in a fight; that would limit mobility."
Sending the lightning armor through it, the dragon sent an inarticulate scream of rage and fire at Azar, who cut through it, using the wind of his strike to redirect the fire. Apaplectic to the point he was frothing from the mouth, the dragon's eyes glimmered red as it started to fight with no care for its life. Alexander was forced to block as he was launched into the wall, the arrows coming a second too late to protect him. Rending himself out of the wall, he coughed up a mouthful of blood before removing the spike piercing his abdomin and downing a health potion.
"THE MARKED HUNTER STRIKES!" Ali shouted as the dragon glimmered in purple light. The damage didn't kill it, but stunned it enough for Azar to shoot a presurized jet of flame down its throat, melting it to the core and killing the monster.
Alexander ripped all the knobuels and fruits from the tree, placing them in his bag. I was tasked with sorting the stones. Accurately telling who did what was a lost cause, so I just did it as well as I could. Alexander shouted, "I'm dumb, the tree is the weak point." We could have just killed it that way."
"See, so dumb he couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel." With a groan of frustration, I grabbed all the stones.
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(Alex Pov)
"Azar won by 12 thousand Valis." Lilly noted
"What do you want?" I begrudgingly sighed, already knowing the answer.
Azar bounced uncharitably chipper, "Get a flame glove made from the Treasure Tree parts, and get it enchanted to boost fire,"
Sighing and shaking my head, I walked past, waving Lilly off and leading Ali and Azar to the hostess. The bar was a lot calmer today because of the lack of the Loki Familia. I was given an ale, pushing it to the guy next to me. I ate the food. It was good. Glancing over, I saw an already drunk Ali making a fool of himself, and Azar nursing an ale and on the verge of tears. I pulled him into a hug and started to hum slightly, using my skill for more creative purposes. To calm instead of provoking, Syr didn't pay any particular attention to me, meaning it was Syr instead of Freya.
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Entering the grounds of the Loki familia was nerve wracking and kind of stupid. They could kidnap me and force me to do things like make them a mystery pet. Causing my bags to explode would take out at least half her family. I entered the twilight manor's gates, was led to a hall off to the side of the courtyard, and left to wait.
Twelve minutes later, they let me enter a meeting room with Finn, Riveria, and Loki. I guess the bags are in high demand, mentally raising my price. I smiled. I would win, my luck and charisma increasing as I waited. I broke the silence by taking the initiative. "So the item you invited me here to purchase today is what I call a bag of holding." I went on to explain a bag of holding in the most elegant yet true statement.
I knew what I wanted. Money was of secondary priority. I wanted them to be willing to get some of their family to do the delivery and finding of customers while I made them.
"With this, your familia would gain more clout, not that you aren't already the best familia in the nation." Well, Apollo is well, Apollo, and Freya, well, I like having free will. " I stated, placing the ball in their court.
I walked out of that room, 183 million valis richer, they would take a 20% commission on every bag they sold, aswell as a promise that when I reached level 4 I could join in on a single expedition. All arround? A great day.