- Bell wakes up and sees you sitting down on the sofa. He carefully looks at you, noticing your tired eyes. -
"What happened to you (Y/N)?" He asks, worried at the condition he sees you in
"N-nothing!" You lie, not wanting to cause more trouble for the Familia
"Well... if you say so. Anyways! I'm going to the Dungeon with Lili! Want to join us?" He says, dismissing his suspicions and getting ready for the day
"Yeah! I just need to relax a bit..." You say, before dozing off
"Geez. What did you do last night? Anyways, let's not disturb him. Lili is probably waiting for me in the dungeon." Bell says, wondering why you stayed up so late
<Timeskip>
"Bell... Thank you for hiring me. Where's (Y/N)?" Lili asks
"He was up all night looking for something. Now he's too tired to go to the dungeon." Bell explains, scratching the back of his head
"Oh. By the way, Bell, I don't see that Knife of yours." She says, wondering if the pendant was why (Y/N) stayed up all night but quickly dismissed it, and asked Bell about the Knife instead
"Yeah. I put it in here, so I won't drop it again." Bell says, gently caressing the bracer Eina gifted him before slightly pulling the Knife out
"Did you~?" Lili says, wondering how to steal the Knife again
"Anyway, you sure you don't want any money for the contract?" Bell asks, feeling that what he's paying her isn't enough
"Yes. Since you're alone, distributing the loot isn't that complicated. And... That's better for you, too, isn't it?" Lili answers, which startles Bell a little at how the girl thinks
"Okay, let's go! If you do your best, there'll be no problem at all!" She continues, changing the conversation
"Y-yeah..." Bell meekly answers, still confused at the sudden change of topic
"How far should we go today?" Lili asks as they walk deeper into the dungeon
"Let me see..." Bell ponders
<Timeskip>
[With You]
- You jolt awake from the nightmare you just experience. You can feel cold sweat dripping down your body. -
"I need to find that pendant!" You say, having the nightmares of the last time that you lost a pendant
- You quickly wore your armor. Wanting to get started on the searching, so the nightmares and fear would cease -
[With Freya]
- Freya sits on top of the Babel tower. Looking at the sunset. She walks over to the edge and looks down, seeing Bell with Lili. She moans slightly at the sight of Bell -
"This is no good... I was going to just watch him for a while. But I just want to play with you." She happily says, walking over to the back where there are bookshelves, she pulls out a book
"You're going to show me the power that sleeps within you." She says, looking carefully at the book
[With Hestia]
- Hestia walks back home. Walking lazily from the exhaustion in working at one of Hephaestus' shops -
"I made it through another day. Even if it's to repay the loan... I'm a Goddess, and she's still so harsh." She says, exhausted, re-considering the offer you made for her, she comes to a halt to quickly catch her breath
"*sigh* I can't wait to see Bell." She says, suddenly feels Bell's presence. Her exhausted state quickly got replaced by a cheerful one. She turns around and sees Bell's white hair through the crowd, making her smile.
"It's Bell!" She shouts gleefully, her emotion suddenly changes into one of anger and irritation at the sight of Bell holding hands with a little girl. Bell laughs alongside a girl.
"No! Bell, you cheater!" She shouts in anger and dismay
<Timeskip>
- Hestia was in a pub along with Miach. She is drinking her sorrows away because he saw Bell with another girl -
"Listen, Miach! Bell... Bell... was cheating on me!" She says, slamming her hands on the table. Miach just looks at her while she vents her anger.
"Damn it! Who is that girl anyway? Bell is mine!" Hestia continues whining, putting her head on the table while still continuing on slamming it with her hand
"Now, now, Hestia. Bell doesn't belong to anybody." Miach says, trying to calm her down
"I know that! I just said it to say it! No, I wanted to say it!" Hestia says, spouting nonsense for she was drunk already.
- The table is shown each time a drink is added. Showing the amount of alcohol Hestia drunk. After the many drinks, she breathes out, but a pinkish-red smoke comes out of her mouth -
"Bell... Please don't leave me alone!" She shouts, closing her eyes while bringing her arms forward, imagining Bell in her mind. Miach luckily removed his plate of food just as Hestia came crashing down to the table, crying.
"I love you, Bell!" She shouts, still crying onto the table.
<Timeskip>
- You covered your ears with your hands to drown the sounds of Hestia's groans as she tries to tolerate her hungover. You were already stressed that the Huntress pendant is still missing, Hestia's shouts certainly weren't helping. Luckily, Bell was there to aid and ease the pain of the Goddess. -
"Are you okay, Goddess?" Bell says, offering her a cup of water. Hestia quickly chugs it down before turning around with a pout, avoiding Bell. She was still mad about what she saw yesterday.
"G-Goddess? Is something wrong?" Bell asks, not understanding the emotions Hestia was showing
"Nothing's wrong." Hestia replies back, still sulking
'What's wrong with you, Bell? You cheater!' Hestia thought to herself, she couldn't get the image out of her mind. She sadly looked down. Bell put a wet towel on her head to help with her hangover.
"Um, Goddess... This may not be the time, but when's your next Day off work?" Bell says, Hestia turns around, intrigued.
"Day off? Why?" Hestia asks, wanting to know where Bell is heading with the conversation.
"I've started to make a lot of money in the dungeon lately, and I wanted to repay you for everything you've done for me. So, um... Would you like to go get a nice dinner or something?" Bell meekly says, Hestia smiled a little at his words
"A date? Let's go today! I want to go today!" Hestia says, her smile widening as words were released.
"But..." Bell tries to argue, seeing that Hestia just had a hangover
"We're going today!" She shouts, cutting off Bell's next words as she pushes him to the corner of the room
"But aren't you feeling..." Bell, now backed up against the wall, tries to reason with Hestia, but to no avail
"I'm all better!" She says, running to the closet to get some decent clothes.
"Sniff, sniff..." She smells herself, wanting to be ready for the date
"Bell, I'll see you at six o'clock this evening on Southwest Main, at Amour Square!" Hestia says, wanting to get ready for the date with Bell
- Hestia quickly leaves. Leaving no room for Bell to argue or reason anymore. As she leaves, you sigh in relief as the inhumane shouts finally stopped -
"Thanks, Bell!" You say with gratitude, giving him a thumbs up for dealing with Goddess
"I-It's no problem (Y/N). Anyways, do you want to join us?" Bell asks, not wanting you to be left out.
"No, thank you. I don't want to ruin your date with Goddess. Besides, I still have something to do." You politely decline, as much more pressing matters need to be taken care of
"Like what?" Bell asks, slightly tilting his head in confusion
"The pendant I l-!" You calmly say, before swiftly putting your hands over your mouth, but Bell already got it
"You lost a pendant!?" He shouts, alerted and slightly disappointed at the same time
"Please don't tell Goddess!" You plead, kneeling down in front of him
"*sigh* Alright, you'll just have to find it. Nothing bad will happen, right?" He asks you, showing a smile
"Yeah... nothing." You say, rubbing the back of your head
[With Hestia]
- Hestia bathes in the Temple Baths, happily singing about her date with Bell. She relaxes in the water, getting ready for her first official date -
"A date with Bell!" She says in a sing-song manner. She smiles joyfully, thinking about the future date. But she was disturbed by someone calling her.
"Oh, Hestia?" A woman with honey-colored hair says
"Hey, Demeter! It's been a while!" She replies with a happy tone
"They're as big as ever, I see." Demeter says, before trying to grab Hestia's... assets, Hestia slaps her hand away
"Your's are pretty big, too, aren't they?" Hestia asks, wanting to know why she wanted to do that, as she also has a fair-size of bosom like hers
"I'm surprised, though. Isn't this the first time you've visited the Divine Bathhouse?" She asks, wondering what's the occasion for Hestia's sudden visit to the Bathhouse
"Actually, I'm meeting someone after this. I want to go all-out for it." Hestia brags, still happy about the date
"Could it be...?! Are you meeting a gentleman?" Demeter asks in shock. Hestia wasn't really that popular with guys... or girls in heaven.
"What if I am?" She snaps back, proving Demeter she's wrong
"Oh my, oh my! Hestia, of all people? Listen, everyone! Hestia's got a man!" She shouts, relaying the news she just heard to the other bathers
"Hestia, who was always totally hopeless in heaven?" A woman asks, surprised by the information
"Loli Big-Boobs? That Hestia? Who is it?" Another woman pipes in, wanting to get in on the conversation and to prove if what she was hearing was right
"Tell us!" They all shouted in unison, wanting to learn about the man who managed to take Hestia's heart
"He's a child from my Familia. A human." She answers, wanting the situation to end already, but it just made them more curious. Shouting ooooh's~ and aaaah's~ at the new information given to them.
"Jeez, you guys are annoying! I have to go." Hestia shouts, she stands up and leaves as to not prolong the questioning
"Hey, Hestia. What do you like about him?" Demeter asks, her curiosity piques towards Hestia's date. Hestia turns around with a smile.
"Everything!" She proudly says
[With You]
- You were currently outside the Guild. Still looking for the missing pendant. Since you and Bell went here, you thought this is the place you dropped it -
"Where is it!?" You say, scratching your head in irritation. Suddenly, someone calls, startling you.
"I didn't do anything! I didn't lose it!" You shout, closing your eyes in panic, and bringing your hands up in an x-like position.
"Lose what?" The person says, the Familiar voice lessens your panic. You open your eyes and see Eina.
"Nothing! I-I was just... walking around!" You frantically explain, not wanting to look weird
"Okay... Anyways, I was just about to look for you!" Eina says, glad that she didn't have to waste time looking for you
"Why? What for?" You ask, composing yourself in front of your Guild advisor
"We have already relayed your level situation to God Ouranos, and he wants to speak with you personally." She answers, this made you super nervous
"Am I getting kicked out of Orario?" You nervously ask
"We... don't know. Mister Royman didn't explain anything to us. He only told us that God Ouranos wanted an audience with you." She answers in a half-hearted tone, feeling pity for you.
- The both of you headed inside the Guild. While inside, you waited for Royman Mardeel, the head of the Guild. Who will be the one to bring you to God Ouranos. After waiting for a few minutes, an old fat elf with white hair and green eyes approaches you. He wore a black suit that showed authority and class, different from the uniforms of the other Guild employees. The elf looks at you like your a lowlife before speaking. This ticks you off. -
"Follow me... human. I'll be the one to show you to God, Ouranos." He says, his voice dripping with pride
"Sure!" You answer, slowly getting irritated by how he addressed and looked at you.
"Remember! You must be respectful to God Ouranos, or I'll be the one to throw you out of the Guild." He scolded, bringing you almost to the limit, wanting to decapitate this prideful elf.
- He opens a door that leads to the basement of the Guild. He walks down first, bringing a lantern with him. After a few steps, you arrive in front of a large door -
"This is as far as I'll go. And remember to be respectful, Alright!" He scolded one last time, getting on your nerves
- You slowly open the door and proceeded to go in. You kneel down to show respect. You looked up and see, Ouranos. An old man with white hair and blue eyes, he wears a black hooded cloak. His presence fills you with fear, knowing he is the only God who can freely use his powers -
"Y-you called for me?" You ask, still kneeling down
"Stand up." He orders, you quickly follow his order. He looks at you closely, his stoic expression not changing. Which made him more terrifying.
"(Y/N) (L/N), also known as the Godkiller. I have called you here to discuss the situation about your level. But first, let me ask, why did you want to be an adventurer?" He asks, you steeled yourself, not wanting to look like a fool or show disrespect
"I-I wanted to have a normal life." You answer, he thinks about what you said, trying to find a single lie in your words. Finding none, he continues the conversation.
"After you almost killed Ares?" He asks again, his voice not showing anger or irritation. Though it still shook you to your very core.
"H-he killed my f-family, so I had t-to take r-revenge." You answer nervously, waiting for his reaction. But his answer surprised you.
"It's okay, child, he had it coming anyway. That arrogant God!" He answers, showing a slight smile before returning to his stoic expression. You sigh in relief.
"And as for your level. We have decided to inform the other Familia's present in Orario about it. So you won't have to hide it anymore." He explains, shocking you a bit.
"What about the Familia War Game?" You ask, worried about Goddess and Bell.
"Your Familia will have 1-year protection from War Games, to help the Familia and the members get stronger. Unless... You are the first one to attack or engage in combat." He answers, you smile happily at the problem's resolve
"Thank you, God Ouranos." You say kneeling again in gratitude
"It's fine, now go back to the Guild. I still have other things to do." He says
- You turn around to leave, but not before thanking him again. You carefully closed the door and went up the stairs. As you arrive back at the Guild, you see Eina pacing around, nervously waiting for you -
"Miss Eina." You call out to her, taking her out of her nervous state. She runs to you, still having a worried look.
"What did God, Ouranos say?" She says, accidentally holding your hand in worry.
"He said that the Guild will openly provide my level to the other Familias to avoid suspicion, and so that I wouldn't hide my powers any longer." You happily relayed to her, your smile removed all her worry, but there's still a problem.
"How about the War Games?" She asks
"Ouranos said that, we will get protection from the Guild for a year from other Familias. So that our Familia can get stronger and prepared for the War Games." You explain, she sighs in relief
"Are you sure 1 year is enough to prepare?" She asks, still worried
"I'm sure!" You answer her with a bright smile
- You left the Guild to relay what happened to Goddess, but after realizing that she was in a date with Bell, you just decided to continue looking around for the pendant -
"*sigh* How long with it take me to find that pendant!" You whine, irritated that you were looking for a pendant rather than relaxing back at the church. But as you were walking around, you hear a faint scream. So you decided to look for the location of the sound.
- You jumped up the rooftop of a house and started to jump from roof to roof to the location of the scream. As you arrived, you saw Lili along with three unidentified men in an alley. You were about to engage until you heard the man talk -
"But that's still not enough, is it, Arde?" The man says in an arrogant tone, you concluded that since the man knows her name, she might be involved with them.
'This isn't just a regular mugging.' You thought to yourself, deciding to listen more and get information before helping.
"Who's responsible for the fact that a useless supporter like you can be part of the Soma Familia with us?" He asks, putting his foot on top of Lili's head. You grit your teeth in anger, but you can't intervene. Because of the terms that were given to you by Ouranos
"It's thanks to you adventurers." Lili answers, her voice shows fear
"If you know that, then go work until you drop dead!" He says with a grin, kicking Lili down the stairs
"Fuck it..." You readied yourself to attack. But stopped when you see Lili drop something. You smirk at the sight of the Huntress pendant on the floor.
"I guess one more won't hurt... And besides, I won't feel bad." You say, an evil grin forming across your face.
- The Racoon man saw the pendant on the ground. He smiled happily at the sight of it. Knowing he can either sell it for a great price or use its power for his own gain -
"Well, look at this! I guess Lili isn't that worthless after all. A pendant of the Godkiller, you've got some courage, holding one of these. But I guess it belongs to me now!" He says, laughing as he slowly picked it up from the ground. Showing it to the other 2 men, they shout happily at the sight of it.
"N-no!" Lili says weakly. But she couldn't do anything as Canoe tossed it to his friend.
"You know, this can give you a chance to leave the Familia. But since you gave it to me, I guess I'll let you leave. Hey! Why don't you crush that pendant and let that creature inside kill her!" He orders, the other 2 men laugh at this. Lili's eyes widen in fear, while you smile at the new addition to your roster of killers.
"What new creature will I be getting next?" You wonder, getting excited
- Your excitement increased more further as the man crushed it in his hand. His smile fades away as he feels a slight pain. He falls down, screaming at the now excruciating pain he is feeling. He started crying, but rather than tears, a bright fiery liquid drips down his face. He arches his back in pain. The others looked at him afraid, they can't really see what's happening, but his hand mutates, adding another finger. After a while, the body falls limp. -
"And... there! Another one to my roster!" You say happily, clapping your hands in excitement
- Canoe nervously walked closer, slightly kicking the now presumed dead man. But the body flinches and grabs Canoe's foot and looks at him. The monster had bright fiery eyes that stare into the soul, his skin now wrinkled, and the most horrifying sight is his mouth, gaping open at an inhuman size, dripping the same colored liquid as his eyes. -
"What the hell is that!?" Canoe shouts, struggling to remove his foot from the grasp of the six-fingered hand. He successfully removes it and runs away.
- You fall down from the rooftop to examine your new killer. Looking carefully at its appearance and the weapon. It still dons the hooded cloak the man was wearing, the weapon looked to be a walking cane, and had vials of the liquid strapped onto its belt -
"You look more human than Demogorgon, but the mix between humanity and the monster look is not a pretty sight to see." You say, looking at the creature, staring back at you with lifeless eyes. You suddenly remember that Lili saw the whole thing happen and is probably traumatized.
"I'll call you Blight. Now dismiss." You say, the word meaning spoil or a thing that rots made it fitting. The creature disappears and turns to a pendant, along with it is the Huntress pendant.
'I lost one and gained two. Neat!' You thought to yourself as you approached Lili. She sees you walking towards her, so she tries to back away but is blocked by a wall.
"(Y/N)! P-please don't h-hurt me! I d-didn't know." She pleads, her voice shaking from all the fear
"I won't hurt you, Lili. But please, tell me why you stole it." You say, taking pity on her, as you see her small figure shaking in fear
"I just wanted to pay the fee so I can leave the Soma Familia." She explains, her feeling of fear now replace with sorrow as tears threaten to fall down her eyes.
"And why are you affiliated with such a bad Familia?" You continue, wanting to know the situation so you can fully forgive her.
"I-I was born in the Familia, my parents was previous members." She explains, now crying, sobs can be heard with every 1 or 2 words she lets out
"Where is your family now? You said they were previous members, then why didn't they take you with them?" You ask, the sad story now slowly getting to you as tears threaten to fall
"T-they didn't love me, they just m-made me earn money for the F-familia. T-they died in the dungeon." She continues
"Oh! You poor child!" You say, bringing her to a hug, trying to comfort her.
- In a way, you two are quite similar, losing their parents at a young age, left to fend for themselves. So you can feel her pain. Though she didn't have powers to assist her, so her situation is much worse than you -
"I can help you!" You say, wanting to take down that cocky raccoon bastard
"Really!?" She shouts, surprised and grateful at the same time
"Yes! I can, but I can't kill anyone." You explain, she looks at you, confused.
"So, here's the plan. First, you tell those Soma Familia members about Bell's Knife. Tell them it's a magic weapon and that you'll use it to pay your debt to the Familia. Have them agree to meet you at a certain point in the dungeon." You explain, forming a plan to kill them without making it seem like a murder
"How do we get Bell's weapon?" She asks, seeing holes in the plan
"You'll steal it from him! You already did it, so getting it back again won't be as hard, right?" You explain, she gasps in surprise
"How did you know?" She asks, lowering her head in guilt
"Seeing as you have my pendant, you probably stole it along with Bell's Knife the other day." You explain, she slowly nods her head, admitting it
"Anyways, you tell Bell to go to the 10th floor and steal it there. Put him in a deadly situation. Don't worry, I'll save him." You continue the planning, remembering the plans you formulated before to get inside the more complex camps of Ares' generals
"Why not just tell him?" She asks, confused about the plan
"See, we got protection from the Guild that other Familias can't attack us or challenge us to a War Game unless we started the fight. So if the Guild performs an investigation about the missing members. We can just say that the Soma Familia engaged first." You explain, she nods her head in understanding
"We probably know they are going to betray you and use monsters to kill you so it would look natural. So, we'll use the reverse card and make the monsters kill them first." You explain further. She starts to have a hopeful look seeing that the plan might be foolproof.
"Is that all?" She asks, now satisfied with the plan you offered
"Yes! Now go and prepare." You order, she starts to leave with a happy and content smile
"*sigh* I hope my plan works or we'll be in a whole lot of trouble." You say, slightly unsure of the plan
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Welp, this is chapter 19, bye!
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