Kitsune of the Blue Sun

Chapter 127- Finishing up with the Bandits

[Keeno POV]

An hour later we crouched down in some bushes a bit away from the cave.  Several of the bandits were standing outside while yelling could be heard coming from inside.

“Ya moron!!!  They let you get away!  Now we’re all gonna be killed by those maniacs!”

“Then we kill then first!”

“And face the wrath of a dragon!  Our best bet is to get out now and try our luck in a new area!”

“Imma stay and fight!  They got my brother back there, and if that damn death dragon hasn’t learned of some deaths now, then whose to say that story is even true!?  Have you ever seen it!?”

Even the bandits guarding the entrance all turned to the cave with shocked faces as if they never thought about that themselves.

‘Hehehe.’ (Keeno)

‘I mean, they are about to face a death fox-dragon, so, they should have run…not that it would have helped.” (Pram)

‘Shall we start then?’ (Freya)

‘Shall we announce ourselves, or no, for dramatic reasons.’ (Keeno)

‘Depends, what’s on your mind?’ (Freya)

‘Well, even the lowliest of bandits need a death toll to announce their departure from the world of the living, and we have the greatest bell ringer in the world right here.’ (Keeno)

Pram’s tail and ears twitched at the compliment.

‘Normally I’d say hold off, but I’m still mad, so let’s do it.’ (Freya)

Pram summoned her bell and rang it.  The melodic sound rang out in the entire area, clearer and more beautiful than church bells. I felt my spirits rise and it felt like my body became lighter.

“You both forget I’m quite angry myself.  Show these bandits that the messed with the wrong people.” (Pram)

We burst from the bushes and charged toward the cave. The bandits on the outside were crouching down, holding their ears as blood seeped from between their fingers.  Summoning my own Soul Weapons, I spun around until I gained enough momentum and swung my blades through the bandits, completely incinerating them as soon as one of my blades touched them.

“…” (Keeno)

“Um…that’s…” (Freya)

{Extremely hot.}

“Ehehe.” (Keeno)

“Not the time you two.” (Pram)

Pram stood in front of the cave and rang her bell again and its tone echoed off the walls, increasing in volume as it went.

“Freya, my love, it’s your turn.” (Pram)

Freya looked at Pram with a slight blush before being surrounded by light and shooting into the cave.

“Been a while since I’ve seen that face. I think the last time it was when Ashe picked me up in a princess carry when I broke my foot that one time.” (Keeno)

“Ah…I never did get him back for that…I need to remember for when we visit home again.” (Pram)

“Still holding that grudge, I see.” (Keeno)

“Of course, I learned from the best when it comes to that.” (Pram)

“I’m not THAT vindictive, am I?” (Keeno)

{You can be, not that it’s a bad thing in my opinion.}

“What am I ever going to do with you two?” (Pram)

“I’ve been asking myself that same question for a long time now.” (Fia)

“Hey Fia.” (Keeno)

“I’m back.” (Fia)

“And what was your answer?” (Pram)

“Not to think about it anymore and just enjoy their antics.” (Fia)

“*sigh*So just do what I’ve been doing then.” (Pram)

“Yep.” (Fia)

In another flash of light, Freya returned.

“That’s done, but I found something interesting.” (Freya)

“What is it?” (Keeno)

“Some kind of ruins. I kicked one of them through the wall and it gave way revealing some kind of old bricks that didn’t match the cave.” (Freya)

“You had me at ruins.  We shall now explore and document everything!” (Keeno)

“Eh?” (Freya)

{Adorable!}

“Oh yeah, I forgot Keeno really liked ruins.” (Pram)

“…” (Freya)

{Oh?  It seems the fire horns aren’t only there when she’s angry.}

Ignoring them, I walked right into the cave, though I didn’t miss the tiny purple light near the entrance which I promptly burned.

“Come on, you two, let’s explore!” (Keeno)

“She’s like a child now…it’s…cute.” (Freya)

{Keeno is always cute, but yes, it’s absolutely ADORABLE!!!!!!}

I walked past the slot burning bandit corpses to the wall that Freya had smashed through. On the other side was indeed an old passage made of stone bricks.  There were also sconces on the wall where torches would have been, though many were empty and the ones that weren’t had wood so rotted they’d fall apart at the slightest touch.

“Hmm…indeed…old.” (Keeno)

{How very astute of you, Keeno.}

“Hey, stuff in this world has way more history than I can fathom, this could have been made anywhere from a hundred, to a few thousand years ago and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference!” (Keeno)

{Yet you sound so excited about that.}

“Of course I am!  History is amazing!  One of the best things ever is exploring places people from a long time ago used to live in, trying to find traces of their lives and how they lived!  Even better if you find things they made, or even better…er is if they have writings or art!” (Keeno)

I was so excited that I started breathing heavily.

{If you want to learn more, all you need to do is ask, you know.}

“…True…but also…I like the feeling of discovering it myself.  There’s a certain…satisfaction to it…however, I won’t say no to you telling me stories…but let me ask about them.” (Keeno)

{Understood.}

I conjured a small floating ball of fire while I waited for Pram and Freya.  The two joined me shortly after, Freya making way for Pram while making sure rocks didn’t fall on her head as she passed through the hole.

“Why thank you.” (Pram)

“It my pleasure.” (Freya)

They joined me in staring at the passageway as I deliberated on which way to go.

“Left…or right…hmmmmm.” (Keeno)

I made two tiny fireballs that I was sure wouldn’t explode or burn anything and shot them dow the passageways.  The lights on both sides went for a ways before the left side hit a pile of crumbled brick.

“…Ok, so save left for when we finish the rest of it.” (Keeno)

I twisted right and immediately started to walk.

“…” (Freya)

“Hehehe.” (Pram)

The others silently followed me as we traversed my first real ruins in this world.

Chaos Realm:

*In a separate layer of the Sea of Chaos*

…

Order: Payto…

Don’t say anything, Order.  Take that little one back home, I have some work to do.

*Order takes a very injured being in her arms and vanishes*

*Snap*

Insignificant mongrel: Wha…GOD OF CHAOS!?

Shut your mouth.

Insignificant mongrel: Mmmmmmm!!!!

You have committed a taboo, banishing a god to the Sea of Chaos as well as doing so with the support of the world you manage, causing a disturbance that can have catastrophic consequences.  For that, you and the world you manage must be eradicated in order to preserve all existence.  In my Authority as God of Destruction, I condemn you, god of light and your world.  In my benevolence, I shall hear your last words, make your peace.

Insignificant mongrel: If it is a taboo for banishing a being of evil, then I gladly accept.  And to think, the God of Chaos is also a source of evil.  If you’re Destroying me and MY world because I am right, then you are not worth even the dirt on my boot.

So, yet another arrogant mongrel who doesn’t understand anything of balance or the importance of alignment on the grand scale.  Words are no longer needed, be erased from all Fate, Creation, and Existence.

*snap*

*the world and its sole god vanish as if they never existed in the first place*

Ray, take whatever minuscule remains there are that you want.  Feed the rest to Mofu.

*Payto vanishes*

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