(“Did a royal bow at us!”)
I gave Siegfried a look of surprise, and he simply crossed his arms unbothered. He had already reverted to his human form as I actively cancelled the effects affecting me.
“Don’t sweat it. So, Crown Prince Lucius what do?” -Siegfried-
He tilts his head towards the window, outside we can still hear pyers shouting their {Skill} or {Spell} participating in the war fshy visual effects occasionally appear as they fight against demonic remnants that possessed the nobles and even guards alike.
His gesture can be viewed as somewhat rude towards the crown prince but I guess in this kind of situation, manners don’t give a damn.
Before the Prince can answer though-
*BAAAMMM*
“Your Highness?” -Drust-
The captain of Lowlight Royal Guard barges in flinging the audience chamber door wide open.
Sweat and blood glisten upon his face as he takes several lungs full of air. But his eyes are full of life, and they shine even more upon seeing the crown prince.
“Thank goodness... W-wait? Is that?” -Drust-
He looks baffled, momentarily forgetting to draw breath as he stares toward the prince.
“Drust, I know It's conspicuous. Don’t stare.” -Lucius-
The prince retorts as Drust breaks off from his trance.
“R-right, right... we have many rebels injured currently in the recovery chamber.” -Drust-
“What about the vice-captain?” -Lucius-
“He’s... dead by my sword.” -Drust-
“I see...” -Lucius-
The prince turned towards the king sitting atop the throne chair. Once I took a good look at it, his father seemed so peaceful in his ‘sleep’ but I didn’t see any movement in his chest...
Lucius touches his father’s neck to adjust his position and shows a resigned expression before whispering.
“Rest well, Dad.” -Lucius-
Soft and affectionate but incredibly heavy. Then Siegfried leaned towards me and whispered...
“He’s dead. I cannot sense any life from him.” -Siegfried-
To be honest, I do not know what to say to the prince. So, I simply stay silent watching this unfold as Lucius returns to us.
“Once again, Lowlight Royal Family are indebted to you...” -Lucius-
*PINGGGG*
-System-
[Quest: The Tyrant III (Unique) Completed!!!]
Rewards: [Title: Lowlight’s Liberator], 1000000 Zeni, 139756739 EXP, [Spell Book (Summon Greater Demon)], [Spell Book (Infernal Barrier)], and [Spell Book (Ritual of Infernal)], [Staff of Demonic Authority (Legendary)], and [Skill Book: Fiendish Sacrifice (Legendary)].
-System-
These rewards...
I raised my eyebrows in surprise then turned into curiosity wondering to myself what the {Skill} or {Spell} does.
Siegfried grins even wider happy with what he got.
(“I wonder if we get the same prize? Or maybe it’s catered to the pyers' css.”)
Oh well... no point dawdling that, I can ask Sieg ter!
Satisfied with that I have, I thanked the prince but then... looking at his face. I can tell that he wanted to tell us something.
Amidst the constant barrage of pyers outside with their {Skill} and {Spell} since the civil war still going on.
Lucius, the new King of Lowlight spoke...
“Travellers, as of this moment forth. Lowlight will be in a pce of turmoil of great change, I am ashamed but... may I ask for you to help us in aiding the citizens?” -Lucius-
As he finished that sentence, a panel appeared before us.
-System-
[Personal Quest: Lowlight’s Revival]
Description: Due to demonic corruption, the nd of Lowlight has been distraught by drought, famine, disease, and demonic remnants. King Lucius asked if you could help with this problem.
-System-
My mouth made an ‘O’ seeing this and gave a questioning gaze at Siegfried silently asking him ‘Shoulder we?’.
In which, he gave me an affirmative nod and confident grin. Recognizing that signal, I accepted the quest by tapping the air and Siegfried did the same gesture.
(“Personal Quest eh? I guess it gives us a connection to royalty! Hehehehe! Many pyers mention quests can lead to owning a nd.”)
A bit redundant for me though as I have my own home but not for Siegfried...
In the quest panel, immediately several tabs and bars appeared each having bels such as; Food, Water, and Corrupted Lands.
(“Hmmmm... Food and Water’s bar are dangerously low borderline red while Corrupted Land’s bar is 80% full.”)
Clicking on it, my map suddenly opens and several dots highlighted in dark red colours can be seen. In total, there are 10 of them scattered around the map.
“I see... I guess we need to tackle those nds first. To get food and water up?” -Siegfried-
“Maybe?”
I shrug and then turn towards Lucius, before exaggeratedly bowing like those in period dramas. Earning a snort from the berserker he grunts when a ball of metal suddenly softly bonks his head.
-Change to 3rd Person POV-
“Oh my God, why the hell there’s so many of them! [Icy Blizzard]!!!” -Pyers-
She shouted, clearly annoyed by the sudden wave of demonic beasts spawning. Her figure stood above a rotating magic circle a typical characteristic {Spell} from Archmage.
Upon uttering that keyword and extending her right hand, a bst of cold wind and snow juts out from where she extends her hand.
*CRACKLE* *CRACKLE* *FWOOOSHHHH*
“GAAAAAAA--!!!” -Demons-
Myriad demons are right in front of her ranging from; malformed hounds that drip va as their saliva, a bipedal road littered with pustules that occasionally let out sickly yellow gas, and many more.
They are all frozen or even shattered, instantly killed by her AoE {Spell}.
“Oi!!!! Back up.” -Pyer-
“Yea, Yea...” -Pyer-
Before long, another pyer unched forward leaping that far and on his hips, he drew two curved bdes. As he came down, he shouted at the top of his lungs.
“
He spun like a tornado and dashed forward slicing several demons through. Creating a path where NPCs draped in official Saintear robes and armour moved forward.
“ATTACK!!!” -Cardinal of Light-
The Cardinal voice echoed on the battlefield as brilliant visual effects of golden radiance burned away the demons turning them into ash.
A work of art born from the Padin’s holy bde slices and the Priest’s prayers that exorcise them.
“March!” -Cardinal of Light-
The Cardinal commanded again and pyers too moved forward killing several hordes at once.
“Woof!” -Pochi Mochi-
A Dog Beast-man with the face of Shiba Inu came from above using probably the same
His figure splits into several clones of himself each wearing different colour-coded clothing. Posing cutely first, they then come into action as they spread apart tackling more hordes with monk’s palm attacks.
Not long after, an activation voice comes from behind. The female voice as a dy in a red tight-fitting robe comes forth more like a dress than a a mage’s clothing.
On her right hand lies an obsidian stone which it unfurls.
Revealing an orb of bright red fmes in the centre and a fragment of obsidian orbiting around it. Her weapon burns red hot distorting the air as it swirls around her.
“[Primordial Form]!!” -Madam Burns-
Flickering fmes and sparks began to appear around her as soon as she uttered that activation word.
“SHE’S HOT~~~” -Pyers-
“Mommy!!???” -Pyers-
A myriad of comments came around her as she ignored it. Her scarlet red hair glows in intensity merging and flowing like va. She points in a direction with her index finger.
*FWOOOOOOSHHHHHHH*
A column of deep scarlet red fmes erupts engulfing several demons in its wake. Even if the Fiend race has resistance against fire, it seems her {Trait} bypassed them.
Right below her, a magical circle already formed each with various runes designed to amplify her magical prowess as long as she maintain her position there.
*FWIP*
She interced her fingers to form a cage and then crush it together as the fmes from [Inferno] changes to a vortex of fire burning away all the demons but also sucking them in dealing high AoE damage a characteristic of the {Spell} [Hellfire Vortex].
That’s her legendary {Skill} in action,
After that, she brought out a potion where a particur brand was stamped on the gss belled M&M.
Upon drinking it, visual effects cover her body and the fatigue on her shoulders and eyelids simply vanish repced by feeling refreshed and energized.
(“I’m drinking this potion more than water at this point.”) -Madam Burns-
Before she can make another gesture though...
*WHISTLE*
A high-pitched whistling came from above accompanied by a noise simir to an eagle’s call. Many pyers stared from above in awe as they shouted.
“Woooooo! Zephyr is here!!!!” -Pyers-
Atop the cloudy sky, there’s a huge eagle as big as a light aircraft. It has cyan blue feathers as it fps in the air. From its face, one can say that’s one majestic creature as it maintains height.
On its back, there’s an elf riding on the eagle. Her silver hair flutters over the winds and her beautiful elven features can be seen by pyers below. Earning cheers and shouts from her fans...
She cautiously stood up, her legs visibly trembling but her face didn’t change still stoic and in deep focus.
Meanwhile in her head...
(“Fuck, shit, fuck! It’s freaking scary!!!”) -Zephyr-
Still locked in her stoic face, she brought out her bow and began drawing it while aiming above.
“
As she shouted and unleashed it, arrows made from pure wind shot from her bow and rained down towards multiple demons punching holes in their body.
Seeing all of that happening, one of her guildmates stares in jealousy as he sighs...
“Haaaa... I don’t have good AoE.” -Elf Pyer-
The shadow chaser elf simply resigned himself in disappointment while killing the demons one by one earning some contribution but not as much as he hoped for.
-After a while-
The war continued on bit by bit, pushing forward until the Cardinal of Light’s troops and himself reached the vicinity of the Royal Pace.
Cardinal of Light raised his eyebrows upon seeing a figure standing in front of the pace. He grins soon after...
Pyers knew better as they gave a wide berth to these NPCs while their ears were getting bigger trying to eavesdrop on the conversation.
“Greetings, Crown Prince Lucius. I take it you’re successful?” -Cardinal Of Light-
“Indeed, your holiness.” -Lucius-
Without asking further, Lucius drew his sword and gave it to the cardinal. In which, the old man shakes his head...
“That sword now belongs to you, King Lucius. It seems the God of Light adores you. I am somewhat envious... Hahahaha” -Cardinal of Light-
Lucius chuckles...
He realises the sole reason why the Cardinal didn’t readily take the sword in the first offer. The cardinal already knew the God of Light was watching Lucius awaiting his oath and needing that sword for the final struggle.
“Where’s the travellers accompanying you?” -Cardinal of Light-
He looks around curious about the whereabouts of the two travellers who make this happen in such a short time.
As a Cardinal devoted to the God of Light, he wanted to reward them for the aid in sying demons the nemesis of Saintear.
“Ah... they’re are outside Lowlight at the moment aiding the citizens. *Ehem* Cardinal should we discuss about Lowlight & Saintear?” -Lucius-
“Yes, we should.” -Cardinal of Light-
The cardinal turns, takes a breath, and shouts. His voice filled with vigour as they echoed in the field.
“Travellers! Take pride! You have saved Lowlight from the clutches of demons. Cheers, shouts, and rest well. We shall give you a proper reward.” -Cardinal of Light-
As he leaves with Lucius alongside his holy troops. All pyers who participated in this Global Quest get their rewards.
-System-
Congratutions! Quest Completed!
Calcuting contributions...
1st: Madam Burns
2nd: Zephyr
3rd: Fresh Mint
-System-
Pochi sat on the porch of one of the empty noble’s houses as he whined creating the expression of a sad puppy while beside him was the shadow elf equally sat in misery.
From other pyers' points of view, it feels like Pochi is being comforted by the shadowy elf which is true. Nevertheless, Mochi’s guild gets the highest contribution in this unique quest.
-Change to 1st Person POV-