[Luna POV]
We were continu-
{Luna, this isn’t the time for that little monologue that you have a habit of doing all the time. You need to speed it up as much as you can. The dwarf capital is in danger and you and Skadi are the two that are able to handle it really. No offence to the rest of you, but this is a demigod level threat.}
“Luna, full speed ahead. Velvet, I’m gonna carry you. The rest of you hold on with all your might and don’t let go.” (Skadi)
Skadi then picked Velvet up and held her over her shoulder and we started running as fast as we could. The scenery around us became a blur and I asked Tamamo to explain the situation in more detail.
{I’ll leave that to Atmos since she is the one that learned of this first.}
“Hey, it’s me. The dwarves were stupid, as mortals tend to be, and dug too deep into one of their mines. They hit a small cavern where the only Divine Beast in the world resided and woke it up. Now that Divine Beast is going on a rampage and will completely destroy the dwarven capital if it’s not forced to retreat back to its home.” (Atmos)
“What’s a Divine Beast?” (Skadi)
“I can’t divulge that much about it, but it’s basically an animal demigod. That’s about as much as I can divulge to you, though Luna is qualified to learn more, just not at this moment. Same goes for you, Skadi, if you decide to take your mother’s place one day. But for now, that’s all I can say about its origins.” (Atmos)
“Then give us the specifics of the animal itself. You can do that, right? It’d be nice to know what kind of thing we’re going to be fighting after all.” (Luna)
“It’s called Cerberus. Giant three headed dogs. Has powerful earth magic that is almost at the level of a partial Authority. Stats I’m not too sure about but you’ll be able to check when you see it. Mostly uses golems it makes with magic to attack things though it will fight itself if pushed into a corner, like most animals. Oh, and though I can’t say why, it’s also currently unkillable. That’s why I said get it to retreat.” (Atmos)
“That makes things a lot harder, Atmos. If we can’t kill it, then what do you suggest we do to get it to retreat?” (Skadi)
“I don’t know, I can’t see its Fate, so I can’t give any advice on this.” (Atmos)
“Where is its exact location?” (Luna)
“Currently deep in a mine about a two day walk from the dwarf capital. At your current speed, you’ll get there by tomorrow morning if you don’t stop. Though by the time you get there, you’ll probably meet it as it comes out of the mine.” (Atmos)
“Then I guess it’s time to bust out the stellar magic. Skadi, get ready cause you’re about to start going even faster.” (Luna)
She nodded and I opened two small domains and made them float around the two of us. I then used my stellar magic to give the two of us a speed buff. Since this was pure stellar magic and not the talisman version, it was more effective and the both of us felt our speed increase severalfold.
“What a rush. ETA for us now, Atmos?” (Skadi)
“Three hours. Luna, that is some potent magic. I can see a lot of fun things happening with it in the future.” (Atmos)
*Smack*
“Oi, Tamamo, what was that for?” (Atmos)
{You know very well it’ll only be that potent with Luna and Soleil. Also, don’t do what I know you are thinking of doing.}
“Tch. Stopped before I even started.” (Atmos)
We ran while ignoring Atmos’s usual antics and an hour later we entered a large cavern. While I would have loved to stop and see what it was like, since we were currently in a hurry, we continued on.
“Luna, I understand that everything around you probably looks like a blur, but if I were you, I’d avoid any glowing blue spots. While it won’t hurt you too much, it’ll be a bit uncomfortable and the others probably won’t survive.” (Atmos)
I didn’t respond and just focused on my surroundings a bit more. Ahead of us were several strings of glowing blue something so I preemptively froze the area in front of us.
“Skadi, try to be careful but maintain this speed.” (Luna)
“I know.” (Skadi)
We passed by those spots I froze just for us to start coming across a lot of places like that. I continued freezing these spots before we got to them and soon enough I started noticing shiny bronzish things here and there.
{Luna, Skadi, you’re close to the city now. Veer to the right some so you don’t run right through it.}
We did as Tamamo said and veered to the right until she told us to stop. We passed by what I assumed were the walls of the city soon after.
“That was close.” (Skadi)
“Yeah. Hey, Soleil, Mio, Ophidia, you three alright?” (Luna)
“I’m fine, master. I’m more worried about Mio since she’s the one holding onto your tail.” (Ophidia)
“I’m fine nya. For some reason I’ve kinda sunk into your tail nya. It’s very warm nya. I could get used to this feeling nya.” (Mio)
“Wait, can I store things in my tails? I’ve never tried to, but maybe I can.” (Luna)
“I wonder. Seems fun if you can. But test that out later, you have more pressing issues at the moment.” (Atmos)
“Soleil, would you like to do whatever Mio is so you’re not in danger of flying off my head?” (Luna)
“I did that a while ago, big sis. And Mio is right, it’s super comfortable in here.” (Soleil)
“Alright. Velvet, how are you doing?” (Luna)
“Honestly, I’ve been better. It’s not really that comfortable hanging here with a person’s shoulder in your stomach. I can manage, but I never want to have to travel like this again.” (Velvet)
“Sorry about that. This was the easiest way to carry you on the spur of the moment.” (Skadi)
“Sorry to interrupt, but you need to turn left here. Hard left.” (Atmos)
“That would have been good to know earlier!” (Luna)
Skadi and I did our best to turn left suddenly and, with some minor environmental damage, managed it. When we were back up to our previous speed Atmos spoke up again.
“It’s now a straight line there. I’ll tell you when you need to start slowing down but for now keep this pace.” (Atmos)
We did as she said and about two hours later she gave the word to slow down. After some trouble doing so, I grabbed Skadi and let out some spare sails from my ships from my space magic inventory behind me. They acted as a parachute of sorts and we came to a stop a little way away from the mine entrance. I put the sails back into my inventory and we rushed over to the mine. I then used my space magic to map it and find what we were here for.
“Follow me. We need to hurry because there are a lot of people down here still and Cerberus is quickly approaching them with an army of golems.” (Luna)
“Sorry Velvet, seems like I still can’t let you down yet.” (Skadi)
“Urp. Just go.” (Velvet)
“Don’t you dare throw up on my back.” (Skadi)
“I’ll…try my best. Ugh. Luna, please don’t stop like that again.” (Velvet)
“No promises. Now let’s go.” (Luna)
We rushed into the mine with me in the lead. We made our way through the levels of the mine quickly and soon enough we could hear the sounds of people running for their lives, fighting, and the sounds that come from rocks fubbing against each other. There was also the sound of a low growl that could be heard over all of the other noise. When we arrived in one of the larger spaces of the mine, we met up with a group of miners that were running in our direction.
“I don’t know who you people are, but you better run the other way! A giant monster is coming and it’s leading golems!”
“We’ll handle it, we’re S-rank adventurers!” (Luna)
The miners continued to run away but their yells turned into yells of relief instead of fear. As we watched over them running out of the mine, the first wave of golems appeared and a large shadow could be seen behind them. The growling became even louder and then Cerberus entered the room. When I saw it, only one thought passed through my mind.
“It’s adorable. I’m gonna make it my pet.” (Luna)
Chaos Realm:
That's such a Luna thing to think.
Order: Yes, but will she be able to do it?
Order, it's Luna.
Order: Yeah, what kind of question even is that? It should be, how do you think she's going to do it?
Astraea: Puppy!
Do you want a puppy, Astraea?
Astraea: No. Want fluffy tail like the pretty lady has.
Order: We'll ask her to bless you with fluff when she ascends.
Astraea: YAY!
We're such yes people with her.
Order: So, as her parents, we should give her the world.
I agree. We just need to make sure we don't spoil her too much. Now is still fine, but we're going to need to draw the line eventually.
Order: Let's discuss this when she's five millennia old.
Sounds good.
[Luna POV]
We were continu-
{Luna, this isn’t the time for that little monologue that you have a habit of doing all the time. You need to speed it up as much as you can. The dwarf capital is in danger and you and Skadi are the two that are able to handle it really. No offence to the rest of you, but this is a demigod level threat.}
“Luna, full speed ahead. Velvet, I’m gonna carry you. The rest of you hold on with all your might and don’t let go.” (Skadi)
Skadi then picked Velvet up and held her over her shoulder and we started running as fast as we could. The scenery around us became a blur and I asked Tamamo to explain the situation in more detail.
{I’ll leave that to Atmos since she is the one that learned of this first.}
“Hey, it’s me. The dwarves were stupid, as mortals tend to be, and dug too deep into one of their mines. They hit a small cavern where the only Divine Beast in the world resided and woke it up. Now that Divine Beast is going on a rampage and will completely destroy the dwarven capital if it’s not forced to retreat back to its home.” (Atmos)
“What’s a Divine Beast?” (Skadi)
“I can’t divulge that much about it, but it’s basically an animal demigod. That’s about as much as I can divulge to you, though Luna is qualified to learn more, just not at this moment. Same goes for you, Skadi, if you decide to take your mother’s place one day. But for now, that’s all I can say about its origins.” (Atmos)
“Then give us the specifics of the animal itself. You can do that, right? It’d be nice to know what kind of thing we’re going to be fighting after all.” (Luna)
“It’s called Cerberus. Giant three headed dogs. Has powerful earth magic that is almost at the level of a partial Authority. Stats I’m not too sure about but you’ll be able to check when you see it. Mostly uses golems it makes with magic to attack things though it will fight itself if pushed into a corner, like most animals. Oh, and though I can’t say why, it’s also currently unkillable. That’s why I said get it to retreat.” (Atmos)
“That makes things a lot harder, Atmos. If we can’t kill it, then what do you suggest we do to get it to retreat?” (Skadi)
“I don’t know, I can’t see its Fate, so I can’t give any advice on this.” (Atmos)
“Where is its exact location?” (Luna)
“Currently deep in a mine about a two day walk from the dwarf capital. At your current speed, you’ll get there by tomorrow morning if you don’t stop. Though by the time you get there, you’ll probably meet it as it comes out of the mine.” (Atmos)
“Then I guess it’s time to bust out the stellar magic. Skadi, get ready cause you’re about to start going even faster.” (Luna)
She nodded and I opened two small domains and made them float around the two of us. I then used my stellar magic to give the two of us a speed buff. Since this was pure stellar magic and not the talisman version, it was more effective and the both of us felt our speed increase severalfold.
“What a rush. ETA for us now, Atmos?” (Skadi)
“Three hours. Luna, that is some potent magic. I can see a lot of fun things happening with it in the future.” (Atmos)
*Smack*
“Oi, Tamamo, what was that for?” (Atmos)
{You know very well it’ll only be that potent with Luna and Soleil. Also, don’t do what I know you are thinking of doing.}
“Tch. Stopped before I even started.” (Atmos)
We ran while ignoring Atmos’s usual antics and an hour later we entered a large cavern. While I would have loved to stop and see what it was like, since we were currently in a hurry, we continued on.
“Luna, I understand that everything around you probably looks like a blur, but if I were you, I’d avoid any glowing blue spots. While it won’t hurt you too much, it’ll be a bit uncomfortable and the others probably won’t survive.” (Atmos)
I didn’t respond and just focused on my surroundings a bit more. Ahead of us were several strings of glowing blue something so I preemptively froze the area in front of us.
“Skadi, try to be careful but maintain this speed.” (Luna)
“I know.” (Skadi)
We passed by those spots I froze just for us to start coming across a lot of places like that. I continued freezing these spots before we got to them and soon enough I started noticing shiny bronzish things here and there.
{Luna, Skadi, you’re close to the city now. Veer to the right some so you don’t run right through it.}
We did as Tamamo said and veered to the right until she told us to stop. We passed by what I assumed were the walls of the city soon after.
“That was close.” (Skadi)
“Yeah. Hey, Soleil, Mio, Ophidia, you three alright?” (Luna)
“I’m fine, master. I’m more worried about Mio since she’s the one holding onto your tail.” (Ophidia)
“I’m fine nya. For some reason I’ve kinda sunk into your tail nya. It’s very warm nya. I could get used to this feeling nya.” (Mio)
“Wait, can I store things in my tails? I’ve never tried to, but maybe I can.” (Luna)
“I wonder. Seems fun if you can. But test that out later, you have more pressing issues at the moment.” (Atmos)
“Soleil, would you like to do whatever Mio is so you’re not in danger of flying off my head?” (Luna)
“I did that a while ago, big sis. And Mio is right, it’s super comfortable in here.” (Soleil)
“Alright. Velvet, how are you doing?” (Luna)
“Honestly, I’ve been better. It’s not really that comfortable hanging here with a person’s shoulder in your stomach. I can manage, but I never want to have to travel like this again.” (Velvet)
“Sorry about that. This was the easiest way to carry you on the spur of the moment.” (Skadi)
“Sorry to interrupt, but you need to turn left here. Hard left.” (Atmos)
“That would have been good to know earlier!” (Luna)
Skadi and I did our best to turn left suddenly and, with some minor environmental damage, managed it. When we were back up to our previous speed Atmos spoke up again.
“It’s now a straight line there. I’ll tell you when you need to start slowing down but for now keep this pace.” (Atmos)
We did as she said and about two hours later she gave the word to slow down. After some trouble doing so, I grabbed Skadi and let out some spare sails from my ships from my space magic inventory behind me. They acted as a parachute of sorts and we came to a stop a little way away from the mine entrance. I put the sails back into my inventory and we rushed over to the mine. I then used my space magic to map it and find what we were here for.
“Follow me. We need to hurry because there are a lot of people down here still and Cerberus is quickly approaching them with an army of golems.” (Luna)
“Sorry Velvet, seems like I still can’t let you down yet.” (Skadi)
“Urp. Just go.” (Velvet)
“Don’t you dare throw up on my back.” (Skadi)
“I’ll…try my best. Ugh. Luna, please don’t stop like that again.” (Velvet)
“No promises. Now let’s go.” (Luna)
We rushed into the mine with me in the lead. We made our way through the levels of the mine quickly and soon enough we could hear the sounds of people running for their lives, fighting, and the sounds that come from rocks fubbing against each other. There was also the sound of a low growl that could be heard over all of the other noise. When we arrived in one of the larger spaces of the mine, we met up with a group of miners that were running in our direction.
“I don’t know who you people are, but you better run the other way! A giant monster is coming and it’s leading golems!”
“We’ll handle it, we’re S-rank adventurers!” (Luna)
The miners continued to run away but their yells turned into yells of relief instead of fear. As we watched over them running out of the mine, the first wave of golems appeared and a large shadow could be seen behind them. The growling became even louder and then Cerberus entered the room. When I saw it, only one thought passed through my mind.
“It’s adorable. I’m gonna make it my pet.” (Luna)
Chaos Realm:
That's such a Luna thing to think.
Order: Yes, but will she be able to do it?
Order, it's Luna.
Order: Yeah, what kind of question even is that? It should be, how do you think she's going to do it?
Astraea: Puppy!
Do you want a puppy, Astraea?
Astraea: No. Want fluffy tail like the pretty lady has.
Order: We'll ask her to bless you with fluff when she ascends.
Astraea: YAY!
We're such yes people with her.
Order: So, as her parents, we should give her the world.
I agree. We just need to make sure we don't spoil her too much. Now is still fine, but we're going to need to draw the line eventually.
Order: Let's discuss this when she's five millennia old.
Sounds good.
