The girls were in a carriage all dressed in the best of their clothing. They were chatting as the headed into the city of Esfaria.
"So how will we go through if they hate us?" Seraphina asked
"Well now that you mention it..." May said
All the girls went into thinking until Seraphina got an idea "Why don't we just wear some hats to cover our faces!"
"I mean I guess it could work, but won't a hat be too much?" Khione asked
"Hmm? Wait, why would they even really care again?" Kaede asked
"Because we're from Arcadia." Seraphina said "And I'm the princess of said nation"
"I'm sure they won't mind too much and they do... We'll beat em down right" Mimi claimed
All the girls agreed.
***
Kian, Kazuya, and Arthur were in a wagon heading towards a cave Arthur wanted to go to. Kian saw it as a chance to grow, Kazuya just went out of curiosity.
Once they reached the entrance they saw two statues. Both had spears and a helmet in a guard position.
Arthur walked inside and both younger boys looked around at the eerie structures and symbols.
"It seems empty" Kazuya said
"No... It's definitely not empty..." Arthur looked at a body with blood all over it that didn't seem old as it flowed.
They heard some cackles and saw a herd of monsters. Everyone started to attack and easily beat them
"That couldn't have been what killed them." Kazuya said
Kian looked around at felt something was off. He kept hearing something or someone. Then the floor began to shake. The boys immediately tried to leave, but the way back was blocked off.
Soon the boys fell into the cave.
***
Kian had the biggest drop and broke some bones. Once he got done falling he tried to stand, but it was very hard to. Once he got up he looked around.
"KAZUYA! ARTHUR!" His voice echoed, but nothing came back.
He looked around and soon the ground beneath him rumbled and he saw something moving around. A bunch of torches lit up revealing the creature. It was a serpent.
It was huge, big enough to swallow almost an entire city. He tried using blastos, but it has no effect. The snake threw it's tail him sending him crashing into a stone wall making him cough out blood.
He saw multiple smaller snakes begin to crawl towards him. He used his spear spell and got some of them, but the big snake striked him again sending him through the stone wall. He sat on the ground beat up and broken. He was for sure going to die right? Again?
The huge snake rose above him and all he could do was look as it dropped itself onto him.
***
When Kian woke up he found himself in a room with a carpet it was red and very nice. He looked around and saw a long table with various foods. There were also shelves with books and whatnot and a single door. The room was empty except for him.
He went to the table and looked around before beginning to munch. Then he heard the door open and turned to see 4 people and one King.
"I see you began to eat before us" The King was familiar... It was the King of Kings.
"You've died again" Larissa said shaking her head taking a seat.
"Why am I here?" Kian asked
The all seeing spoke up "Because it is like sleeping... At least death, for you. When you die, you don't really die, you just go into a slumber. Then you come here, but really you can go anywhere."
"Where?" Kian asked
"Anywhere in the domain of The Highest King. Not the real world or any other world except here." Alden said
"Would you like a tour" Zander asked
Kian nodded and The group walked outside the castle Kian looked back at it and it looked grand and scary at the same time.
They walked through the town and even talked to some people. Until Kian stopped "So... Is there a limit to how much I can die?"
The King looked at him "No Kian... You can die infinitely." The King said
"What?"
***
Arthur fell into a room with 2 openings. He gripped his sword looking around to see if Kazuya or Kian was near, but they weren't.
As he looked he saw monsters come from either opening he sighed. "I know you can't understand me, but you guys should gooo"
The monsters chuckled"Oh we understand you alright."
"Oh good, now like I said, you guys should get moving" he looked at them with a slightly irritated look
"And what can you do us?" One monster said
Another grabbed a horn around it's neck and blew making a loud booming sound. At that moment thousands of Monsters piled in.
Arthur smiled "You think you can beat me?"
"We don't think, We know." All the monsters said in unison.
"I'll give you guys a minute to rethink before I take action." Arthur said pulling out his sword a bit
The monsters saw this and began to charge at him. He immediately decapitated one then sliced another in half and kept going.
A big one was all the way in the back, it had a skull mask and a greatsword. Arthur sought his eyes on it and dashed through the monsters.
The big monster didn't notice yet. "Kill him! Rip him limb from limb and serve-"
Arthur appeared next to the Monster "You didn't notice? You were my goal this whole time." He then cut it in half upwards. The monsters caught on and began charging at him.
Arthur looked at the Big Monster's greatsword and picked it up. "I've been waiting to upgrade my arsenal...." He looked at the upcoming monsters "Dragonslayer mode..."
***
Kazuya was lucky as to not fall near any threats. He was walking around trying to find Arthur and Kian, when he walked into a room in the cave with a punch of structures and symbols. Pillars stood high holding up the celling and in the middle was a statue with a person in robes eating what looked to be an arm. Under it was sculpted skulls and bones it was clearly a monster. Near it he saw someone standing in front of it, someone familiar. "Mom?"
***
The girls were at a tavern. Since Seraphina was the oldest she was drinking and already drunk.
"Now it's this the good stuff!" Seraphina said raising yet another glass.
May chuckled having a glass snug near her slightly drunk. "I'm sure it is"
Selene had her own glass yet it sat full.
Kaede was drunk as well, and she just so happened to overhear a group of 5 men and women talking about her and the girls. They said stuff about them being dirty and bitches, because they were from Artoria, but they didn't stop there. Kaede stood up she raised her voice at them. "You Turdfaces! I'll beat all 5 of ya!"
The group stood up too "Let's destroy this little girl!" One of the women yelled
"I think it'll be easier to just but her in a dungeon and let some monsters have a feast" A man yelled
"Damn Artorian!"
Kaede tied her hair back with a string she had and swung her leg upwards into one of the guy's submental area knocking him down.
The other girls stood up.
"Kaede what are you doing?!" Selene asked shaking a bit with fear.
"These busters, were taking about us! So I'm gonna give em a piece of my mind!"
May did a drunk giggle "I surely don't appose dear Kaede"
Seraphina stood up next "Alright girls, let's show them something!"
A showdown and mystery?