The Affinity For Darkness

Chapter 12: Become Adventurers

‘The Adventurers Guild, A place where humans registered as workers that take on quests to subjugate monsters, to gather herbs and to do escort missions. You can't have a fantasy world without an adventurers guild,’ Lucifer thought to himself.

He opened the door to the adventurers guild and inside was just as he expected. Screw faces thugs and the smell of blood and booze linger in the air. He looked around at the adventurers who stopped what they were doing and looked at him intensely. Others were looking at Fenrir lustfully as she's a sexy half naked werewolf with large racks. The two of them pass the adventurers and walk up to the receptionist who casually wears a friendly smile.

"Hello, do you have any adventurers you would like to hire?" She asked.

"I think you're mistaken lady, We want to become Adventurers yourself,” Fenrir said.

"Adventurer ? You can't be serious," the receptionist didn't seem to believe a word she said.

"We are being serious," Lucifer replied in a silent voice

"I'm sorry but this isn't work a child such as yourself should do. You could be hurt or worse.”

The receptionist's warnings didn't interest Lucifer at all. A guy was getting tired of listening to what they were saying and got up. He walked over to them with his bald head and skinny body with three piercings in over his right eyebrow.

"She's right, this is a man's job not a work for little kids. Maybe you should go home back to your mommy Hahahahaha,” he laughed then looked at Fenrir. "Hey kid, is that your slave? I'll give you 2 gold coins, no one for her. What do you call a fair trade isn't it?"

"I wouldn't provoke him if I were you," Fenrir warned him with casual smile

"Shut up you slave and mind our own business or I'll have to teach you a lesson!”

"Teach me a lesson? I would like to see you try."

Fenrir looks at the man with murderous eyes causing him to tremble a little. Then a new guy walked over, He was a black haired man with a pale complexion and dark ring around his eyes. The receptionist was surprised to see this man.

"Let the kid take the test," He said.

"But sir, he's a child?"

"Child or not it's all about skills ...and these two are powerful. I can sense it,” the man explained, examining the two of them carefully.

"Good eye," Fenrir said.

"The exams way so follow me."

The man turned and walked away, Lucifer and Fenrir followed. He guided them to a room on the other side of the guild. The room was a bit dark and spooky with lanterns on the wall.

"Oh my name is Rogre and I'll be an examiner."

"So what kind of test are we doing?" Fenrir wondered.

"It's simple, I'll summon some monsters according to their rank and all you have to do if you defeat it, do you think you're ready?"

Lucifer was the first to take the test and Rogre summoned a F ranked goblin for the first try. Second after being summoned Lucifer shot off its head. Rogre was surprised by the weapon in Lucifer's hand.

‘These weapons, I've seen them before. Are they from the Holy City Of Nerotopia?’

Rogre summoned a human sized hobgoblin and right after it attacked Lucifer it's head was shot off in one blow. Rogre was dumbfounded to see that his E ranked monster was defeated so easily.

"Okay let's try a C ranked monster!"

He used up all his energy research to summon a grey wolf that looked almost like the ones inside the cave. Lucifer got upset deep inside and shot the wolf multiple times out of rage. Rogre became paler than he used to be, he used up all the energy he had to summon a wolf only for it to be taken down without so much a fight.

"Did I pass?" Lucifer wondered.

"You passed, Since you took down a C ranked monster so easily I'll have you buffed up to B ranked, Congratulations,” Roger said.

"Now it's my turn, Bring on the strongest monster you've got,” Fenrir was riled up and ready to fight.

"I'm sorry but I'm out of energy, However seeing that you're both of the same level I'll add you as B ranked as well,” Rogre said.

"I'm cool with that," Fenrir said.

After the cards were prepared Lucifer and Fenrir were given their card as B ranked Adventurers.

"Congratulations on being B ranked," Said the receptionist with a smile on her face.

"Hold on a minute!”

The troublemaker from earlier came up to them.

"This isn't fair for me and all of us—I've been on an adventure for 5 years and I'm still at D ranked and some kid who's not even old enough to change his diapers gets to be B ranked!”

He then threw his adventure card in the receptionist's face and even after being insulted to such a degree she still kept on smiling.

"Make me an S rank adventure and do it fast !..and you brat ! You should get lost while I'm in a good mood!” the man shouted but got no response from Lucifer and this pissed him off further. He raised his fist to punch Lucifer.

"Won't listen to me ! fine I'll teach a lesson you'll—”

Before he could finish there were two loud expressions and the man's legs were shot off his body. Neither he nor anyone saw when Lucifer took out his gun.

"Gyaaaaaaaaah!"

The man fell to the ground screaming as blood gushed from his legs and Lucifer then placed his gun inside the man's mouth halting his screams of agony.

"Are you done talking yet?” Lucifer asks calmly.

The man got so scared he wet himself, a suspicious yellow liquid soaked his pants, formed a pool on the floor and the man passed down from the terror. Lucifer turned to everyone inside the adventurers guild.

"Do any of you have something you would like to say about me? Step forward and say it right now," he ordered while leaking out a menacing and murderous aura.

Everyone inside the guild tremble in fear refusing to even move a hair. Lucifer's murderous intent was putting immense pressure on them.

‘A murderous intent this strong without the aid of a skill? Lucifer just what kind of hell did you overcome,’ Fenrir asked herself with a smile of excitement.

Lucifer then put his gun back inside his ring and turned to the receptionist.

"Does the guild have any problems?” he asked, looking at the receptionist with his eyes clothed.

"Not all in fact I saw him attack you, this was self defence I can personally testify."

‘Finally this fool has been harassing me and every new adventurer for years, finally someone came to put him in his place,’ the receptionist thought to herself and giggled ominously.

‘This receptionist there's something off about her,’ Fenrir thought to himself as she gazed suspiciously at the woman.

Lucifer and Fenrir left the guild and returned back to the inn to get dinner.

"Yeah today is the day we truly start our adventurer, Waiter can we bring two beers over here," Fenrir shouted.

The inn kept two mugs on the table before them and she left a face of disgust and anger. Lucifer was casually eating his food when Fenrir gave him a mug of beer.

"I don't drink," Lucifer refused.

"Come on Lucifer we are celebrating.one drink won't kill you."

Lucifer looked at the mug, his reflection in the sparkling golden liquid and took it. Even though he's still a minor he's tempted to take a drink thinking that it was okay.

‘One drink won't kill me.’

Lucifer places the mug as his head. Ten mug later Fenrir was drunk while Lucifer was still sober as when he first started.

“Lucifer, you're a monster, Hicc! how the hell are you not drunk yet?" Fenrir asked drunkenly. She took another drink and breathed out, exhaling alcohol.

Lucifer turned the mug of beer to his head and drank all of it.

‘I guess since I have poison resistance it's pointless.’

Lucifer got and walked away when Fenrir grabbed him from behind, Her large breast was on his head and she was pushing her body weight on him. She turned the mug of beer to her bead and drank almost all of it.

"Come Lucifer don't tell me you're done already, The fun is just getting started. Let's go one more round."

"It's late, We need to rest for tomorrow.”

"Don't be such a party pooper."

Fenrir drank the remainder of the drink and pushed Lucifer to groups and fell right on top of him. She passed out from all the liquor she drank.

‘What a useless woman she is.’

Lucifer lifted her up and carried her on his back to lay in the room upstairs. He placed her on the bed and turned away when Fenrir grabbed him by hand. She pulled him on the bed and hugged tightly like a teddy bear. Lucifer was uncomfortable and tried to break free of her grip but she was physically stronger than him.

"I'm sorry brother, I couldn't protect you," Fenrir said in her sleep. Lucifer noticed that she was crying.

‘I guess even someone with a strong personality like hers is soft at heart,’ Lucifer thought to himself.