Chapter Four
Halia Vobria stared at her new recruits. She had a vision of adventurers serving Lord Leo and going after those dungeon builders that turned bad. Or even just being ambassadors to new dungeon builders and teaching them the rules of this world.
They had to live in harmony with us. If they thought to be bad, they would be crushed.
So far, she had four recruits from Astovin. Three young men and one young woman. None of whom had ever held a sword in their life. They were sworn to Lord Leo, which bound them to his dungeon and his Void Crystal.
Just like me,
thought Halia. She was proud to serve Lord Leo. The thing that had possessed her father's soul and returned him to the living had called her a whore and a slut, but she knew who she was.
She was a champion. Lord Leo's Paladin of Light. She had the Blessed Sword of Light on her side, one of twelve such weapons and the only one not lost when their bloodlines went extinct. If she didn't conceive a child, that might happen to her line.
But with how often his seed spurted into her, that would happen one day.
"I want you four to stand straight," she said. They were outfitted in gear that came from the many adventurers that had died plundering his dungeon. When they did, Leo added their gear to treasure chests, hoping to entice adventurers to get out with the goods before they died.
"You heard her, maggots!" roared Zobens. The orc stood at Halia's side in golden armor. "I want those backs straight. Move it!"
Karvin, Melin, and Nomaz all gasped and straightened their backs. The three boysโthey were the same age as Halia, eighteen or nineteen, but they were boys to herโdid just that, their already pale faces growing even lighter.
Bellia, the only girl, just wore a big grin like this was a game. She stood in leather armor as the others, though hers was a skirt of pleated straps instead of the thick pants. She was a beauty, one of the women that the rapist Jindag had taken months ago and Leo had rescued.
"You wipe that smirk off your face, or I'll summon a huge, golden dildo and shove it up your ass," bellowed Zobens. She marched up on Bellia. "That'll make you stand straight, twat."
Bellia squeaked and straightened her back. Sweat appeared on her forehead.
Zobens grinned. The green-skinned orc stood tall, her thick, black hair spilling about her face. She wore her golden breastplate that showed off her big breasts, and a skirt of gold rings that rattled around her. She was blessed by Lady Sherida, hence the gold instead of the iron armor.
"We're going to practice drawing and sheathing our weapons," said Zobens. "And if you stick yourself, you'll have to go a day before we tell Lord Leo and he heals your dumb asses. Now, grab the handle and draw your blades. I want to see you do it..."
She groaned as Karvin dropped his longsword. He flushed and snagged it back up. Zobens shot Halia a look before the orc shook her head. Halia just smiled. This would be worth it. This was the beginning. Sure, they were raw recruits, but they would learn monster fighting from monster girls.
"What filthy cesspool did you scrape these pond scum out of, Halia?" Zobens asked. "You expect me to make them into something worthy of serving Lord Leo."
"I... I am worthy of s-serving Lord Leo!" gasped Bellia, a lock of her brown hair tumbling over her cheek.
"You sound like a queef hissing out of a whore's loose cunt," growled Zobens. "Lord Nabu's shiny balls, why are you wasting my time?"
"B-because we want to serve Lord Leo," Karvin said, his sword shaking in his hand.
"Why?" Zobens marched before them, Halia watching, fighting a smile. "Huh? Why do you want to serve him." She stopped before Bellia. "Because you're wet for his dick?"
She blushed then said, "He saved me from that bastard! I want to make sure other girls don't... That they aren't... I don't want dungeon builders like that around!"
"He fights for us!" Nomaz said, the tallest of the four. Sweat beaded on his brow. "I want to fight for him."
"He defends us!" Melin said. He almost flinched when Zobens marched up to him. "And... and... I want to help him. I want to stop those who do terrible things. Jindag's monster girls killed my father and stole my sister!"
"My mother died to Mthunzi's wildhounds!" Karvin said, his sword shaking in his hand. "She was visiting her sister out at her farm, and they tore her apart.
"I remember when Lord Anguin defended Astovin from Gosonz the Screamer's cockatrices," Nomaz said. "I was three. I can barely remember it, but he had that sword and he looked so heroic. He slew them all. I want to be like that. I want to stand up against evil."
Zobens snorted. "I suppose we can do something with them."
"Of course," Halia said. "Now, sheath those swords and draw them. Over and over and over again. You want to be able to do it without thought." She drew her blessed blade then slammed it into the sheath without looking once at them. "No break. I want you all panting and sweating and groaning. Then... Then we're going to run through the labyrinth."
The third level. Just in case there was an attack. Halia didn't want them to get caught up in a fight with invading adventurers. If there was a battle, she would order her recruits to the throne room.
They drew their swords and sheathed them. They had to fumble to get the swords back into the scabbard. It would come to them. She would mold them into fighters. Maybe some would become paladins. She would have to recruit thieves and mages to teach others those skills, but this was the start.
Halia smiled, envisioning the army of adventurers serving Lord Leo. Bound to him. Dungeon Builders didn't die of old age. She would make a world that saw it vital to keep him alive so that he could protect them from bastards like Fuegin.
You're going to attack Leo one day, bastard,
Halia thought, her mind burning with fury at the dungeon builder who'd slain her father.
You have some scheme. This friendship is a farce. You are going to regret letting Leo grow so powerful.
I'll make sure of it.
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Valuna appeared out of the darkness. The rock elemental was a tall and busty woman made of stony flesh. Gray with striae of white and black that swirled to make a strange and enticing pattern. She had no hair on her body, giving her egg-smooth head an exotic and alluring quality. The garnets she had for eyes gleamed.
"Lord Leo," she said and bowed in a reserved way, so different from the goblins. I had just sent those on to Feya.
"Lord Leo!"
Feya gasped.
"Help! Help! The Goblins have me. They're all over me. Oh, Lord Leo! They're licking my pussy and asshole. Fuck a bear, one's sitting on my face. They're going to kill me with their hyperactive passion."
"Have fun,"
I sent back to her, a smile on my lips.