I wasn't big on monsters, but I was sure that I should be a statue right now—snakes for hair, snakes body from the… hips down. I looked back up into Medusa's gray eyes, still not getting stoned… was she blind?
"Umm, hellooo?" The cute Medusa asked again, and I finally spoke up.
"Yeah, I am right in front of you," I said, not really sure what to say at this point.
How was she still alive? What kind of Monsters survived if they couldn't do what they were supposed to?
"Ooo, what are you?" She asked, slithering forward.
I didn't move, but I didn't let my guard down either. That would be a great end, killed by stupidity.
"I am a man, just a human man. Can I ask how you are blind and how you survive while being blind? You are blind, right?" I asked as the cute girl ran hands over me, not seeming to mind the fresh gore or the old crusty stuff.
"I can be pretty good at avoiding getting in trouble, and my lovelies can smell when excited people are around. They can also smell strength and power, but you smell normal, but you said you are a human. Shouldn't you be stronger or something? I have heard that when the old Hero dies, a new one enters," The Medusa explained, controlling her hisses, and she finally slithering back from me, but I was kind of hoping she would stay close.
I don't like bugs, but snakes I didn't mind, and this girl was beautiful, and she was blind, so I was screwed. There was no way on god green earth that I could leave her behind and ever hope to sleep again.
"So, what are you doing right now? Like, do you have a home? Are you just lost?" I asked curiously and reached out to take her hand.
Medusa accepted it and led her away from the massive head that I had just exploded. She couldn't see what I had just done, and that was for the best, but I was still trying to figure out what I was going to do.
"Umm, I don't have a home, but my Lovelies always help me find somewhere safe to sleep. Do you have any food?" Medusa asked, putting her hands together.
Ugh, she was so cute, and this is probably how she had survived for so long. Still, this was supposedly a world full of monsters, weren't they supposed to be mean or something?
"So, these other monsters don't bother you? I just can't understand why they would leave such a poor, defenseless, and beautiful woman alone?" I asked after trying to let go of her hand, but Medusa held on.
"Because I am poor and defenseless? And you think I am beautiful?" Medusa asked, and I started to get level five Klingon vibes but knew it was already too late.
"Yes, but the people in this world are monsters, right?" I asked.
"...Yes, but what does that have to do with it?" Medusa asked while tilting her head at me.
"...They are monsters… doesn't that make them evil or something?" I asked.
I was entirely out of my element right now. I had no idea what monsters were like, but the name meant that they were evil to me, but now I was second-guessing that concept with the way Medusa was reacting.
"Am I evil? I am a monster, just like everyone else in this world. Sure there are some bad ones, but there are some good ones too!" Medusa protested, taking my other hand in hers.
"Okay, I am sure that you guessed that I am not really from around here, and where I come from, Monster means scary and evil. The way you are reacting makes it seem like there are just as many good as bad ones, right?" I asked, and she got excited, drawing closer to me, her luscious chest a hair space from my own.
I was starting to get excited in a very different way, but I shoved those thoughts down and focused on the things she was saying.
"There are good and bad, but Monster is just our race. I can see why you might be confused, and some of us might look scary like me!" Medusa said, letting go of my hands to make a scary claws impression, and the snakes even started to wander aimlessly hissing.
I'm a full-grown man that enjoys hitting things in his free time, but this was the cutest thing I had ever seen. No wonder she was still alive; who could hurt this precious beauty?
"Okay, You're right, but there has to be a bunch of bad ones for me to fight, right? Also, do you have a name, or do I just call you Medusa?" I asked because it was starting to feel weird referring to her like that.
It would be like if she called me Human, and I didn't want to come off rude. She seemed a bit airheaded but far better than the Oomukade I had just met before this.
"My name is Mary, and yes, there are more than enough bad ones, but I can take you to meet some of the good ones that I know!" Mary said, somehow able to grab my hands from my sides.
She started to bob, and her snakes hissed half-heartedly in protest as she did. I was watching other things shake and jiggle as she did, but having a guide to meet some of the so-called friendly monsters could be good.
I wasn't really here to make friends, but if I was stuck here, which I was sure that I was, then I should at least say hi.
"Sure, take me to see these monsters, and maybe we can get something to eat," I said to the beautiful Medusa, Mary, with a warm smile that she couldn't see.
"Okay, let's go!" Mary said with excitement.
Mary pulled me along, and I followed, but there was something about a blind woman leading me that just didn't sit right.
"So, we just keep going this way… we turn here, then we just have to go this way for… I think we turn here," Mary told me as she dragged me into a big circle around the inside of the cannon area we were in.Never once did she try to make a left turn to leave the canyon, and she looked so cute wandering around that I let her do two laps before stopping her. As adorable as Mary looked, wandering around, we were literally going nowhere, and it was getting hot out."Mary, are you sure you know where you are going? I don't mean to sound like a drag, but we have been walking circles," I said to her as I pulled her to a stop.I could smell the thickening blood, and flies were starting to gather around the monster I had killed. I wanted to get out of here before the smashed head started to stink, and the smell of blood should attract other monsters, I think.I wasn't sure how to take this world with Mary's revelation that not all the monsters in the
"You two aren't related, are you?" I asked as Mary hugged Jilly's abdomen.I shivered a bit as all the little golden legs braced Mary, but she was giggling from it. I was still keeping my distance; I didn't like to be tickled."No, this little blind vagrant is just someone I see quite often in these parts. I have tried to eat her numerous times and almost was killed each time by freak accidents. So I decided to just leave her be; I also suggest not trying anything that she doesn't like," Jilly warned me.Interesting, so Mary had some kind of protection thing that made chance work in her favor. That would explain how a blind, cute, and defenseless monster has survived so long in this world.Jilly had also just confessed to trying to eat Mary on numerous occasions like it was nothing. Looks like there were conflicting views here.On one side, there was Mary, who couldn't see the world and all of its ugliness, but she assumed that most people were goo
So, whatever was over lording this world seemed to have the ability to give out systems as he chose. I don't know if I would call this cheating now that these two miscreants were part of my party, but I was paying for every advantage with attempts on my life so far."Sorry, I guess I can't kill you either with that little snake of snakes wrapped around you. Well, we have the wood, now you need to pile it! Also, are you going to burn that Troll or not?" Jilly asked me with impatience."Umm, if you can help me out, I can start the fire while you pile the wood unless you know how to cook the meat?" I questioned Jilly as I watched the hard hat slide off the top of her head and rest on her bare back just below her neck."What'sss going on?" Mary hissed up from my arms."Uck, fine, but this better be worth it! Stupid man, can't even kill him! Probably would just leave me wanting more after anyways!" Jilly grumbles as she starts to rip the planks off of the grou
I got the fire started with minimal risk to my life being applied. Jilly had thrown a couple of the long boards at me, but they went wide, completely missing me."Look, the more you mess around with your vain attempts to kill me, the longer it will take to get the meat down," I said as I walked over to the fallen Rock Troll that I had killed."Mmm, maybe, but you have yet to show me anything that would make me less likely to want to eat you," Jilly said while looking at me hungrily and licking her lips.I ignored her; I was already having enough trouble as it was concentrating with Mary on my back. She had started licking the back of my neck, and I was having trouble staying focused as I walked over to the corpse.This was the hard part now, and I needed to get the meaning of this thing quickly before Jilly decides that she doesn't want to wait for the meat. This woman was getting worse and worse as time went on, and I didn't want to keep relying on Mary
After having to hold Mary under my arm and fend off Jilly with the fire sword for about fifteen minutes, turning them once, they were done. The smell of the meat was quite good, and it filled the air, so I could see why it had to keep the girls back.This was probably the best thing that either of them had ever smelled. The bit of human in each of them yearned for the complexity of flavor.Eating fresh meat was probably second nature to them and every other monster. If they could all eat it raw, why would they try to cook?Now, I grabbed some burnt point short spear that I used to skewer the steaks. I was tempted to give Jilly hers right away in payment for trying to kill me, but instead, I spent five minutes running around waving meat sticks around while holding Mary off.I was trying to cool them off, but Jilly took it as me running away. Instead, being the intelligent centipede, she was had decided not to chase me. Instead, she grabbed one of the hot s
< Don't be stupid this time, and hear me out. If you plan on having these girls around you and you don't want to become lunch while you sleep, you had better listen!>Jeez, this guy was forceful, but I wasn't ignoring what he was saying. There was an excellent chance that he was right, and it would only be a matter of time until Jilly figured some way around Mary.<Good. Now, My name Herotipanlopolis, Great God of Heavens Ninth Gate of Oberomian. You can call me Hero, but I am the ruling god of this world.>You just made that up, didn't you?<I can wait until they kill you if you would prefer. Then I can reopen the gate and hopefully find someone more willing to accept the gifts that are bestowed upon him!>Fine, you're right. I am being a bit of a turd, and I do need your help. So, lay it on me; what is this fancy and unique System that you have for me?[Ranching System] Activated![Level Up] Level 1 gained!
"Jilly! Stop!" I called out, but it was too late to stop her.Suddenly, as I ran, my vision was filled with what must have been at least fifty little white borders and black windowed messages. Each and every one of them read the same thing in rapid succession, and then the air was filled with yipping, then all hell broke loose.[Spine Nailer]x69Suddenly, balls of fire, ice, and green smoke-looking stuff that I could only assume were poison gas began firing off in all directions. I ran and tackled the tall Oomukade by her centipede body and knocked Jilly to the ground.Jilly's attack stopped, and she turned on me, but I was already crawling up her smooth body to pin her down. She had not been able to see the fireball that had just passed where her head had been seconds after I had tackled her."Oh, isss this more meatsss?!" Mary asked as I was now moving up Jilly's waist."No, and you can't go running into a fight like that!" I scolded Jilly
"I sssmell bloodsss! There mussst be meatsss" Mary and her snakes hissed, and one of the snakes tongues went in my ear, making my eyes go funny as I had a minor body spasm."BAH! Mary! Stop letting your snakes hiss in my ears!" I said to her as I caught my balance."Sssorry, I isss ssstill hungry. Feed me pleasesss!" Mary hissed excitedly, and I wiped the drool from her cute mouth, making her smile.I turned back to the three-headed dog and wiped Mary's spit on my pants. The dog looked in rough shape and would need to be cleaned up, and some of those wounds may be sewn up."So, are we going to eat it, or are you just going to stare at it?" Jilly asked as she leaned down to me."Can you go put more wood on the fire, and I will cut up some more of the troll when I am done here, okay?" I asked, and Jilly threw up her hands but then clicked off to tend to the fire, mumbling as she went."Stupid man, thinks I am his slave, just wait until he is s