That was more than strange, the old woman had just vanished, and that was disconcerting. If she could just appear and disappear without warning, then I would have to be a lot more cautious about the things I said about her.
It would probably just be best to get in the habit of not talking bad about anyone in this world. I was a little fish in the ocean right now, just waiting to be swallowed up by whatever came along next, so I don't want to make any early enemies.
I walked down the walkway and back to the stairs. The grass carpet was nice to walk on, almost like a padded floor, and the whole place seemed to have a permanent wood stain smell.
I hadn't really had a chance to look around or really take in everything. Since I had come to the world, I constantly moved and met new people, and it was still only the first day.
The railings and everything was all a dark color, and the sounds of the fountain made me feel a bit more centered as I walked down and ou
"Hey! What's the big idea? Why do you want to fight me all of a sudden, I said, backing away from him.While Mex Himself didn't bother me, the massive black blade in his hand was a different story. I clicked the button on my lighter, and my flame blade extended out, and I held it with two hands and prepared to fight.Mex drew back the sword quickly but let it go behind him, sending it through two trees before it disappeared back into the black how that it had come from. The hole had just appeared out of nowhere, and he had been able to get the weapon out reasonably fast, maybe even faster if he wanted to."Interesting, I am sorry about that, but I needed to test some things, and I am still not done, but the rest can be done on the way. Now, about Nixi, You can see how easily I can wield that massive blade and the power I can put behind it?" Mex asked as he shrunk back down and the two trees crashed down behind him."Yeah, that's wild how strong you are, a
I watched as the pile of dirt and rocks slowly rose up from the ground and in the shape of an overweight man that was almost three meters tall. Not a titan, but then, he was still a lot bigger than me."Grogvel! You still look as fat and out of shape as ever! You know, for a creature that doesn't eat, you sure do put on a lot of weight!" Mex joked as he walked forward towards the rock man."And you're still hiding from your grandmother! Who is the skin bag you have with you? Not like you to bring people around," Grogvel said as he was looking me over."You would hide from her as well if you have to live with her! You are lucky that she can't reach you right now! This is Kazz, and I think that he might be able to help me with my problems, but he came to the world with a support system, not a fighting one," Mex explained, and that made Grogvel walked over to me.I had to put my arms out as he walked; the ground shook that bad. Even as big as he was, there i
The roar of the waterfall was very relaxing, and it helped me center my thoughts a bit. I was fortunate that Mex had taken a liking to me and that he was showing me around.I was starting to gather small bits of the puzzle with the clues that I was being left. Each one of them slowly made me more confident in the choice that I had made at the start."Wataluga, I have brought a Guest to meet you, and I would like you to do some work with him," Mex called out to the pool of water, but It wasn't the pool that started to talk."Oh, Yeah, brought me a little bean? Pink skin? What do you want me to do?! He will just be the red stuff under the pink if you let me at him!"The voice came from the center of the roaring waterfall where the face of an old wizardly looking face and a beard that was defined in the waterfall. The face was huge, and the voice was booming, but then it disappeared, and a little old wizard-shaped form of water rose up at the edge of the wat
The crater had to be over a thousand meters wide and almost as deep. It was like looking into a whole other world down there and one that was hard to comprehend.I could see serpents and other monsters swimming in the hot pools of lava below, but there was also a small town that I could just barely see in the far-off distance. Many creatures were moving down below, but it was nearly impossible to make them all out from this distance."Pretty interesting place? This is actually the smallest fire lake on the island, but the other two are controlled by the other two Demon lords, and the last one is controlled by a Fire Wurm. This one contains the more timid monsters, and it also houses Fireden, who watches over the area," Mex explained as we walked up to the edge of the crater."You said that there was a Magma Spider that was causing trouble here; where is she, and what is a Magma Spider?" I asked curiously.I didn't see anything in the crater that looked li
We both had to stand back from the massive face of churning molten lava. My skin started to steam, and Fireden, the giant Fire Elemental, started to laugh, but it was only loud.It was nothing like the body vibrating experience that I had got when Grovel started to laugh, but the heat that poured off this guy was no joke! Even Mex was forced to step back with me, and now I was leaking steam like I had just hopped out of a hot tub at the Banff Ski resort in the Rockies."Where did you find this one? Soaking in the ocean for a week, and decided to bring him for a little story?" Fireden asked in a surprisingly weaselly sounding voice, not what I expected after the hearty laugh."I am just bringing him to visit, but tomorrow he will be coming to see you with Nushi and some girls," Mex explained as he fanned himself with his hand."Oh? I get to tell stories to little Nushi? She loves my stories, and maybe now that she is older, she will be able to stay longer!
Now that I was no longer dry as a fart in a sandstorm, Mex waved for me to follow with a sly smile. I felt like I was missing something, but that was completely reasonable considering what I had just gone through.It had been hard enough already to follow what he had been saying about the last Elemental that we were going to meet, but I was interested in the daughter. I caught up to Mex and was about to ask him about her, but he put up a finger just as I was about to speak."Don't bother; you won't see her this time anyways. If you survive this, then I have picked properly; if not, well, you know," Mex said as the Evergreen trees started to become denser, and soon the rock plateau was visible from a distance.Soon the trees became too thick, and I lost the rock outcropping, but one thing that I was able to notice was the constant vines and hissing flowers. I don't remember seeing them near the fire lake, but there would be no way that they could survive there an
"How am I supposed to go save people underwater? I can't breathe down there, you know that, right?" I asked, giving him a single raised eyebrow."I know that, but don't worry about it, nothing we can do for now. All right boys, go back in the water, this handsome young chap will help you out when he can, but he will need a day or four," Mex told the horrifying creature.Good lord, that was a face that even a mother would have trouble not leaving them in the first cardboard box they saw! Mex's statement didn't really seem to help the problem of his crying, but the Sahuagin did head back to the group and started shoving them all back to the water."Can we really just leave them like this? Like, are the girls safe? Barracuda are like Sea Wolves, right?" I was concerned.This world was just a series of problems stacked on top of each other, but this seemed like the most urgent one I had found yet. Still, not like there was anything that I could do unless I st
The trip back to the castle went by fast, and I was surprised that I could keep up with Mex on the way back. The man ran incredibly fast, but I was somehow able to barely keep up.We only slowed down when we reached the place where we first stopped to talk, and Mex had tried to test me. After slowing down, I was able to walk comfortably with him, so I decided to grill him a bit."You said that I couldn't hold my breath long enough. Does that mean that you think I will be able to rescue someone in a single breath of air?" I asked, trying not to sound incredulous, but failing.Mex didn't answer me at first, but I could tell that he was thinking about something, so I left him be. There was no point in trying to badger him for the information, and after a short moment, he began to speak."When you go to meet with Jessabell, there will be something at the center of the Maze that will help you. The item you will be looking for will be the Cloak of Manta Ray, an