[Luna POV]
As I made my way to the tower in the center of the city I peeked into a few of the buildings along the way. Most of them were pretty much empty with so small items left behind here and there. So of the larger buildings which I assud were nobles mansions had so wonderfully made pieces of art or so kind of pottery or talwork, but nothing that I saw any value in. I did take any painting I found for Soleil, though. Once I was almost at the tower, I found a building that looked like a large music hall or so kind of theatre.
Co to think of it, I rember looking into so of the music I heard when we first got to the crystal city and was surprised that the dwarves are the race that invented jazz in this world.
I entered the building and after a quick look around the empty lobby, entered the main room. It was a large amphitheater-like structure with a large stage at the center of the room. I made my way to the stage and walked behind the faded curtains and actually found a lot of instrunts laying around. A lot of them were broken, but there were a few that could be repaired if brought to a specialist. I collected all of them regardless of their state before going back to looking around.
{Luna, what are you going to do with all of those?}
Have soone fix them and then teach myself to play if I ever get bored. Just imagine it, an entire orchestra made of illusory s.
{Well, if you ever want to be taught instead of self-taught, I can ask the God of Music if she can teach you.}
If I ever get stuck, then we can do that.
{Alright.}
After that conversation, I continued to look around the place before leaving after collecting a few more instrunts. Several more minutes of walking later, I arrived at the gate of the tower.
Fufufu. Ti to explore so more.
[Soleil POV]
and Velvet were currently looking around the part of the abandoned city that we assud was either the shopping or entertainnt district. We had just left another building that was full of old paper, dust, and rats.
Hey Velvet, this is actually really fun, dont you think? (Soleil)
Yeah. Kind of a sha we cant read any of the papers weve been picking up, but its still fun looking inside old buildings to see if we can find any treasure. (Velvet)
Yeah, though its also kind of eerie. (Soleil)
Hehehe. Are you a little scared, Soleil? (Velvet)
Nope. Just because I said it was eerie doesnt an Im scared. (Soleil)
Aww. (Velvet)
You know Id dive into your arms if you asked, right? I wouldnt need to be scared to do that. (Soleil)
Yeah, but there is also a different kind of feeling when I ask you and when you do that without my prompting. (Velvet)
Fair enough. (Soleil)
Ooo. Lets look in that building next. (Velvet)
I turned to look at the building Velvet was pointing at to see a three story building with so impressively carved columns in the front of it and a tal sign with more old dwarfish words carved into it. When we went inside, we could hear the scurrying of rats that were running from us when we opened the door. A large cloud of dust was made when the door swung open and smaller poofs of dust were made after our every step.
*Cough cough* So much dust. (Soleil)
Ugh. I feel like Im about to sneezeAnd its gone. (Velvet)
I hate that. (Soleil)
Sa. (Velvet)
We walked up to a long desk and climbed over it. We checked every drawer behind the counter but ca up with nothing but old inkwells and so quills that disintegrated when they were touched. We then went into one of the rooms in the back and found large bookcases filled with books.
Nice. Into the bag you go, books. (Soleil)
Ill take this side, you take the other. (Velvet)
Yep yep. (Soleil)
As we were throwing books into our storage bags I noticed a strange feeling in the room. I jumped straight back and as soon as I did, spectral hands sprouted from the floor, bookcase, and roof.
Velvet. (Soleil)
Ghosts or maybe wights. (Velvet)
No big deal. (Soleil)
I made several balls of purifying fox fire and attacked the hands with them. The hands seed to shrivel up in pain before disappearing completely.
Be on guard in case more appear. (Velvet)
Dont have to tell twice. But its good to know that there are more things here than just rats and dead orcs and trolls. (Soleil)
True. (Velvet)
We went back to collecting everything we thought would be interesting or would give so kind of information, but this ti we took it slow. We ran into a few more of our spectral friends but nothing a bit of fox fire couldnt take care of. After we cleared the entire building, we left in search for more loot.
[Mio POV]
Nya nya nyaaa nya nya nya NYA NYA. (Mio)
What are you singing, Mio? (Fenrir)
Im just saying nya in a singing way nya. (Mio)
Hahaha. Well, it sounded like a song to . Anyway, are you having fun? (Fenrir)
Yep nya. There are so many things to find here nya. I havent gotten to do a lot of this since we stopped going into dungeons nya. Nyot that Im complaining about that nya. (Mio)
Is there anything you hope to find? (Fenrir)
Nyot really nya. Im just walking around in whatever direction I feel like nya. If I find sothing interesting nya, Ill go and check it out nya. (Mio)
As I said that I saw a building that looked like one where people would store things for rchants. My senses were telling that I would find the most glorious of treasures there, so I went over and entered the building.
Once inside, my eyes went wide and a smile ford on my face.
NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! (Mio)
I ran up and jumped. When I landed, I was inside a very large box. Once I made absolutely sure that the box was indeed a box, I laid on the ground and started to take a nap.
Box nya. (Mio)
Note to self: get as many boxes as I can fit in my ho. (Fenrir)
[Ophidia POV]
While exploring the abandoned city, I was getting many strange feelings.
*Sigh* (Ophidia)
Whats wrong? (Skadi)
Looking around this city is making rember sothing from a long ti ago. Its reminding of the people I used to watch over before master ca along. (Ophidia)
In what way? (Skadi)
Its the abandoned feeling of the city. The quiet streets, the empty buildings, the dead feeling of the place. It makes rember when the people I watched over started dying off. Once they were all gone, their cities were exactly like this one with the sole exception that these buildings havent started crumbling yet. (Ophidia)
I see. (Skadi)
Skadi walked closer to and wrapped one of her arms around and pulled closer to her.
Let help by doing this. (Skadi)
I humd a reply and we continued walking. After passing by several streets, we ca up to a gate that surrounded a large dod building. We went inside and found a place literally overflowing with nature. In the center of the do above us was a larger version of the crystal torches that we saw a lot of in the tunnels between cities. There was also a dwarf-made river flowing through the room and trees, shrubs, and other plants growing everywhere. There were also vines climbing up the walls and roof and we could hear the sounds of insects coming from everywhere.
Guess this is where the orcs got all of that wood they used. I can see places where a lot of trees were cut down. (Ophidia)
Yeah. Hey, I just got an idea. (Skadi)
And that idea would be? (Ophidia)
Hehe. (Skadi)
Skadi grabbed my hand and started leading through the place like she owned it. We walked around until we found a large tree growing on a small island in the middle of one of the waterways. We walked over the small bridge and sat down next to the tree. Its leaves were hanging down from the branches like silvery-green strings.
Now lay your head down on my lap. (Skadi)
I did as she said and laid down. She looked at with a warn smile as she started running her fingers through my hair.
Well sit here until you feel better. (Skadi)
Her warm words and the sight of her smiling down at made my heart race.
Skadi, how is it that you make keep falling in love with you? (Ophidia)
I dont know. I just try my best to make you as happy as I can and help you out when you feel any way other than happy. (Skadi)
I was just about to say sothing when I felt a rumbling coming from underneath us. Figuring what was about to happen, a frown ford on my face. We both jumped up and away from the tree and the head of a large worm burst from the ground. It let out a screech and flailed around, knocking the tree over and into the water.
Tch. Stupid worm ruining the mont. Ill make sure you suffer. (Ophidia)
Ophidia, calm down. (Skadi)
No can do, Skadi. This worm needs so punishnt for this. (Ophidia)
I cracked my knuckles and started walking back to the worm. When it noticed approaching, it screeched again and started rapidly approaching . Just before the worm ca into contact with I sidestepped and threw a punch. My fist sunk into the side of the worm but didnt pierce it. It went flying and only stopped after crashing through several more trees. I jumped over the river that was separating us and I grabbed it with both arms. I tried my best to use the worm as a whip, but since it was to big to do so easily, I instead went for sothing simpler. I started to spin around using a heel as a pivot before throwing the worm into the air.
While it was air-born, I jumped and kicked it up. It flew higher before getting impaled on the light crystal on the roof. I landed on the ground underneath it and it slowly started sliding off the crystal. Once it did, it let out a weak shriek and just before its head hit the ground, I punched it again. I then used my space magic and punched the air beside . My fist made contact with the worms head again and it flew back towards . I continued to punch it back and forth until its head was nothing more than a mound of tenderized at.
Im still not satisfied. You ruined the whole atmosphere. Give back my precious ti with Skadi. (Ophidia)
Hey, dont act like it killed or sothing. (Skadi)
I never implied that. But it ruined the mont AND the scenery. (Ophidia)
Sure, bla the damaged scenery on the worm and not the serpent that kept knocking it around. (Skadi)
Hmph. (Ophidia)
Hehehehehehe. (Skadi)
I crossed my arms and was about to talk more when I saw a tree that escaped the worms rampage. It had so, things, growing on it that Id never seen before.
Hey Skadi, what is that? (Ophidia)
Hmm? (Skadi)
She looked over to where I was pointing.
I dont know. (Skadi)
We both walked over to the tree and I picked up one of the things that was growing on it.
Is it so kind of fruit you think? (Ophidia)
Maybe? Want to bring so back to our partys culinary expert? (Skadi)
Yeah. I have faith that master will be able to figure out what this is. (Ophidia)
Then lets collect as much of this as we can. You know how Luna is after all. (Skadi)
Yep. (Ophidia)
We collected every funny tree fruit(?) we could find before leaving the dod building and heading back towards the inn we made our base. While on the way there, we could hear so sounds and see so flashes of light coming from both the tower and another part of the city in the direction that Soleil and Velvet went.
Seems like they are having fun. (Ophidia)
Yeah. (Skadi)
Should we go help them? (Ophidia)
Theyll be fine. If they needed help, they would have let us know soway or another. (Skadi)
True. (Ophidia)
We continued to walk back to the inn, chatting all the way, my feelings from earlier completely forgotten.
Chaos Realm:
Astraea: Gah!
Order, I think I'm gonna go crazy. Our daughter is so cute that I can't handle it.
Order: I'm of the sa opinion.
Astraea: Gu! E...Eve.
...
Order:...
I am both happy and depressed now.
Order: Sa. Of all the things she could say for her first word, it has to be the start of the na of her Fated One.
Well, at least she's growing. Soon enough she'll be talking our ears off.
Order: Look at you taking this in stride.
I've co to terms with it, so I'm just going to be happy for Astraea. Won't stop from getting depressed about it, but happy for her all the sa.
Order: That's all we can do as her parents, but don't worry, we still have a while before she's ready to leave us.
Let's make the most of it.
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