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Sword Oritoria Chapter 7

Going to Meren

I gathered my Team on the patio in our PD.

"How would y'all like to go to the coast?" I asked Rosni, Iris, Kimmy and Cindy.

"I thought the Guild wouldn't let us out of the city?" Kimmy said.

"Well, no they won't. But as you I know I can get around that rule." I replied with a chuckled.

"Why do you want to take us to the coast?" Cindy asked with a suspicious expression on her face.

I chuckled. "You know me to well, Little Dragon. Loki is taking most of the girls in her Familia to Meren on the coast. They are checking to see if the seal Poseidon put in years ago to prevent monsters from escaping the Dungeon from the Water City is still in place and working. They are also doing some investigating about the violas as well. And while they are there, Tiona and Tione's old Familia will show up including their leader, Kali." I informed Cindy and the others.

"What is your plan, then?" Rosni asked.

"I thought we could help with checking out the seal. Then we could put a stop to Kali." I replied.

"What is the problem with this Kali?" Kimmy asked.

"She is some sort of 'god' of war or battle. She loves seeing her followers fight to the death. She even makes them fight to the death in an arena every day. As soon as they can walk, they are taught to fight small monsters. Then after a few years they fight other members of their own Familia to the death. That is how Tiona and Tione lived their lives for several years. They were able to get out, but now Kali is going to put them through another fight. They call the fights rites. I'm guessing as in a rite of passage." I explained. "And all of Kali's followers are Amazons. She doesn't seem to like men."

"That's crazy. Why would they have to kill other people in their own Familia?" Rosni asked shocked at what she had heard.

"Because Kali enjoys it." I replied. "So, I thought we could see the coast, help the Loki Familia some and put an end to Kali or at least stunt what she can do."

"Some fun in the sun and some fighting? Sounds good to me." Cindy put in.

"It's going to be fun!" Iris exclaimed.

"She's going to get us killed one of these days." Rosni said with a grin on her face. "I'm in. I am your supporter after all."

I looked over at Kimmy.

"I have sworn to guard and to protect you with me life. I will follow you where ever you go." Kimmy told me.

I raised one eyebrow and half closed one eye as I looked at Kimmy. "Really? You haven't said anything like that for quite a while. What brought that on?" I asked Kimmy.

Kimmy looked at the ground as she started to blush. "S-sorry. I got carried away for a moment." Kimmy answered.

I smiled at Kimmy. "It's okay. It just surprised me." I told her. "Okay, that means everyone wants to go to Meren. Just remember to bring your bathing suits."

The next morning I ported my Team and our Companions to just outside Meren. We walked through the town towards the docks. I knew Loki and the girls of her Familia wouldn't be in town for a few hours yet, so we took our time taking in the sights.

The plan was to wait until the Loki Familia showed up and follow them from a distance. Then we will stay in a cove close to the cove Loki chooses.

Rosni, Cindy, Iris, Kimmy and I along with our Companions in their small cat forms, walked around town waiting for Loki and her group to show up. We had a pretty good time sightseeing. We bought some paintings from a street artist to hang in the house in the PD. Of course the paintings were of the 'lake', the docks and a couple other seaside paintings.

I felt Ais and Tiona's minds. I could since they were in Meren.

"They're here. Loki and the girls she brought with her are here in town. It shouldn't be too much longer before Loki gets the info she needs, and they all head out of town along the shore." I informed my Team.

"We don't have to bring bathing suits because you gave us all shifting clothes. Will we have time to go swimming?" Iris asked.

I chuckled. "We should have plenty of time to go swimming. Loki bought all the girls new bathing suits so they all can go swimming. Loki wants to spend some time swimming with her female followers so they will take, I would say, at least an hour to swim before she sends Tiona and Tione to check on the seal." I told Iris and the others.

"That's good. I'd hate to come all this way and not be able to do any swimming." Iris replied.

"Besides even when the twins go to check on the seal, it will take over forty-five minutes. So, while Kimmy and I are following the twins, the rest of you can keep swimming for a while." I told them. "And I'll let y'all know when we're heading back to the surface."

"Why are only you two going? Why can't the rest of us go as well?" Rosni asked.

"We're the only two that can take dolphin form. You, Rosni, don't have a water animal form and Cindy and Iris only have otter forms. Otters can swim really good, but they're not the fastest swimmers. And we're going for speed because the twins will only have about an hour's worth of air before they have to resurface." I informed them.

"Oh, okay. That makes since." Rosni replied.

I sent Taima in her bird form to keep an eye on the Loki Familia's girls as they made their way along the coast.

The rest of my Team sent their Companions out in bird forms to watch over the Loki Familia as well. With all of our Companions keeping an eye on the Loki Familia, my Team could hang back so we wouldn't be seen. It also allowed us to find a good cove close to where Loki would finally stop.

We walked for a while enjoying the scenery when Taima sent me a message. [They stopped two coves ahead of where you are now.]

[Thank you.] I replied. I turned to let everyone else know but…

"Waiola, said…" Iris started. "Rosey just told…" Kimmy began. "I just heard from Zala." Cindy said. "Ushi contacted…" Rosni started.

Everyone started laughing.

"I'm guessing everyone received the same message." Cindy was finally able to get out.

Looking around at everyone Cindy received head nods and 'yes's' from everyone.

"The Loki girls are two coves up." Kimmy put in.

"That's what Taima told me." I offered.

"I got the same from Waiola." Iris added.

"Same here." I told them.

"Ya, that's what I heard too." Rosni said.

I looked at the cove we were all standing close to. "It's not the best. I'm sure Loki picked the best cove around. But this one's not that bad either." I suggested and looked around at my Team.

"It will work." "Works for me." "Why not." The girls replied.

"Then let's set up and go swimming." I told my Team.

We laid out a couple blankets and beach towels. I pulled out a cooler from my closet PD that had ice and bottles of drinks in it. Then I shifted my clothes to my bathing suit along with the girls.

I ran into the water and started swimming. Within seconds four girls and five Companions were in the water and swimming with me. The Companions were all in animal forms.

After about an hour of swimming, playing in the water, making sandcastles and laying on the beach. I heard Tiona, Tiona and Loki talking about finding the seal.

"It's time Kimmy. The twins are getting ready to find the seal." I called to Kimmy. "Taima, Rosey, let's go."

"I'm on it." Kimmy replied and dove into the water. When she surfaced she was in her dolphin form headed out of the cove.

Taima and Rosey had changed to their dolphin forms as well and were following Kimmy.

I watched Kimmy and the Companions for a moment before I dove under the water and changed into my dolphin form as well and headed after the others.

Using my echolocation, it didn't take long to find the twins. We swam up close to the twins so we wouldn't scare them. For several minutes we swam around Tiona and Tione, swimming out in front of them then coming back behind them. Once they knew we weren't going to attack them I swam up to Tiona and swam beside her.

It took a little time before Kimmy, and I were able to get Tiona and Tione to take ahold of our dorsal fins so we could pull them down to the seal.

The twins checked around the seal and found no openings that would allow monsters to leave the Dungeon. They swam farther out to see if there were any openings away from the seal. They did not find any openings.

Once Tiona and Tione were finished checking the seal and the sea floor around the seal they headed back up to the surface. Kimmy, Taima, Roney and I swam along with the twins. On the way to the surface the twins took ahold the Kimmy and Taima's dorsal fins for a free ride.

In a short time, we reached the surface of the lake. In the distance was a ship with a viola attacking it. Tione and Tiona started swimming towards the ship, but the crew was able to fight and kill the plant monster. So, we all swam to the docks.

[We're headed to the docks.] I informed my Team.

[Do you want us to meet you there?] Rosni asked.

[Yes, please. See you shortly.] I replied.

[We'll meet you at the docks.] Cindy sent.

Then I heard singing in my head. [Sitting on the dock of the bay, Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, Wastin' time…] Iris sang.

I just shook my head at Iris's silliness.

Once we were close to shore. Kimmy, Taima, Rosey and I swam off away from the twins. When we were close enough to shore, Kimmy and I shifted back to our human forms while Tiama and Rosey shifted to their small cat forms, then we walked to the docks.

I saw some of the Loki Familia girls walking around the docks. There were also a lot more Amazons than there should be, because of the Kali Familia having arrived.

The Kali Familia consists of nothing but Amazons.

"Let's go. Argana will be causing trouble shortly and I want to put a stop to it." I told Kimmy.

"Right behind you." Kimmy replied.

My Team caught up with Kimmy and I as we were heading to stop Tione from fighting Argana in the street.

As I walked up to the Amazon named Argana and the sailor/fisherman she had in her clutches, I searched the minds of the Telskyura Amazon's along with Tiona's and Tione's minds, so I could learn their language.

Speaking in the Telskyura language. "Well, well, well, Argana you are such a coward. Picking a fight with someone you 'know' is much weaker than you are." I said insulting Argana.

Argana dropped the man and turned to me with anger in her eyes. "How dare you call me a coward! I will kill you!" She declared, releasing the fisherman as she turned to me.

I laughed at Argana. Making her even angrier.

By that time Loki had walked up with Tiona, Ais and the other girls from the Loki Familia. Kali the 'goddess' of these Amazons walked up a few moments later.

Kali is a small 'god', she is small enough she looks like a child if she takes off her demon mask.

I grinned at Kali. "Kali, I challenge Argana and her sister to a fight." I told Kali.

"Ga heeh heeh heeh!" Kali laughed. "Do you think you can fight one of my children?" She asked with mirth.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Anyone can fight another person. It is winning the fight that matters. Or is Argana and her sister afraid of fighting a man?" I turned the question back on Kali.

Kali looked up at me. "My children are not afraid of men! No man can defeat Argana or Bache. You will fight them one after the other?" Kali asked.

I shook my head from side to side. "No, I'll fight both of them at the same time. And outside the town so nothing gets ruined or damaged." I told Kali.

"Hehehehehehehe!" Kali laughed. "You have a death wish, but this will be fun to watch. As short as it will be."

I turned to Loki. "Y'all walked here from Orario. Did you happen to see a place that would work for a fight?" I asked Loki.

"You're really going to fight this twirps brats, yeah?" Loki asked me.

I nodded my head. "Yes, I am."

"There were a couple places not far from Meren that should work." Loki told me. "But we have other things to do here."

I chuckled. "I believe you'll find it entertaining." I told Loki. "Besides I have some information you'll probably want to hear about." I added.

"Whatever." Loki replied but she started walking down the street to the city gate.

Once we passed through the gates of the town, I put an arm around Loki's shoulder and leaned in close.

Loki looked at my hand on her shoulder, then she turned and looked at me.

"One of the reasons Kali is here is so she can force Tiona and Tione to fight Argana and Bache in one of their rites." I started in a low voice so no one else would hear.

"That little pain in the ass. That's why she came here?" Loki responded.

"That's not the only reason. Ishtar invited her here so Kali's Familia can help her fight against Freya." I continued.

"Istar plans on attacking the Freya Familia?" Loki asked.

"That's her plans. Although I don't think they will work." I told Loki with a chuckle.

I raised my voice a little, so it wasn't a whisper anymore. "As for the plant monsters you're looking for. Njord, Rubart and Murdock are all involved in that. But it is not how you would think. Njord was able to buy the plant monsters so he can release them into Lolog Lake. Every boat and ship are given some powdered smelly stuff to cover up that the powder has ground up magic stones in it. Since the plant monsters go after magic stones first, a ship can drop some of the powder over the side of the ship or boat and the plant monsters will go after the ground up magic stones instead of the boat." I explained.

"But why would Njord release the plants in the first place, yeah?" Loki asked.

"That's easy. Monsters were getting so bad it was getting to the point they couldn't fish any more. And since the plant monsters or violas go after monsters because of their magic stones. By releasing the violas into the lake, they would kill the monsters and allow them to go about their business of fishing." I told Loki.

"And because they use that magic stone powder the fishing boats don't have to worry about the violas." Loki put two and two together.

I nodded my head in agreement. "Although Rubart is embezzling and doing a few other illegal things. But that is his own personal doing, Njord and Murdock aren't involved in any of that. Your girls will have to find all of that evidence out for themselves so you can go to the authorities." I finished.

"Everyone expects my children to do all the work." Loki grumbled.

I chuckled. "You were already here to look into the violas, so finding out about Njord, Murdock and Rubart's dealings would have been found out anyway. I've just made it a little easier for you, as well as stopping Kali from forcing the twins to fight their old teachers. It's a win-win for you. And one last thing… for now. The Barbare are either already here or they'll show up shortly to try to prevent Ais and your girls from stopping the rites. But that is neither here nor there after I've finished with Argana and Bache."

Loki looked at me with her usual squinted eyes. "Do you really think you can beat those two at the same time?" She asked me.

I shook my head from side to side. "No, I don't think I can beat them. I KNOW I can beat them." I replied with a big grin on my face.

I dropped my arm from around Loki's shoulders as she pointed to a large field. "Is that what ya's looking for?" She asked.

I nodded my head in agreement. "It should work." I replied.

The whole area was about the size of two football fields placed side by side. There were a few trees around the perimeter of the area with some grasses and weeds covering the field.

I turned to Kali. "I'm ready any time you are." I told her.

"Are you sure or are you going to keep going on this nature walk of yours." Kali stated sarcastically.

"Unlike you and your goons I have respect for other people's property so I didn't want any buildings, belongings or people hurt. That's why we came out here." I replied.

"Ya, ya, I'm getting board. Argana and Bache, make this good." Kali said.

I skipped out to the middle of the field and turned to watch my opponents walk out onto the field.

I put my arms out in front of my body like the old-time boxers used to do. Then I started doing my fancy foot work which consists of kicking my feet around, jumping up while bringing my feet together under me with my knees sticking out to the side. In other words, I was being silly.

"Aren't you going to take this seriously!?" Kimmy yelled to me, while Iris was laughing at my antics.

I grinned at Kimmy. "I thought I was being serious!" I yelled back with a straight face.

As Kimmy and I were talking or rather yelling because of how far apart we were. Argana and Bache walked out onto the field putting me between the two of them. Each was about twenty feet from me.

I pointed to Bache then to Argana, I made motions of them coming at me from two sides then I acted like I was shaking as if I was scared, then I started laughing.

"Let's do this!" Kali called out.

I heard Bachi talking. "Die Asura. Velgas. " She said activation her magic.

I chuckled. "That's how you do it." I stated to no one in particular.

Both Argana and Bache came at me almost to fast to see. Although I had already activated my Warp Perception ability so even their extremely high speed seems slow to me.

Bache aimed a punch to my face, making contact with no affect. Her Velgas didn't even affect me because of my magic immunity. Even without the magic immunity I have poison proof which would counter any of her poison plus I have such a high durability there is nothing either one are able to do that could hurt me.

At almost the exact same time Argana jumped and kicked me in the side also to no effect. I just stood in the middle of the field with my arms crossed in front of my chest.

Seeing that their attacks had done nothing, Argana leaned in to bite me so she could use her curse to gain more strength.

As Argana's mouth make contact with my shoulder. "It's, 'Die Asura. Velgas,' isn't it. I said using Bache's magic against Argana. Although instead of a blackish purple color, for me a blue light formed around my whole body. So, with Argana trying to bite me, instead of getting blood, she received a mouthful of very toxic poison. But not just in her mouth but also down her throat and Stomach as well because she was trying to bite and swallow my blood.

"EEEEEEEEHHHHHH!" Argana screamed at the pain searing her mouth, throat and Stomach. As smoke rose up from her mouth.

I turned to Bache and grinned. "I like how that works." I told her.

Bache's eye grew big and round at seeing me use her own poison on her sister. At the same time, I swung my arm back striking Argana across the chest sending her thirty feet into the air. And with my body covered in the poison from the Vargas spell, Argana's chest was smoking as well from the poison.

"It's a 'Blue Light Special'." Iris yelled out at seeing the blue light from the Vargas spell around my body and started giggling.

I took Bache's moment laps in concentration to turn towards her and start a fast punching at her Stomach, chest and face. I wasn't going for hard hits although I used quite a bit of force. I was going to a large number of strikes with my poison covered fists. Giving her a taste of what she had given may other people.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHGGGGGG!" Bache yelled from the pain of the poison along with the poison burning her. Smoke rising up from her front and face.

"Ugh!" I grunted as I was hit from behind. Argana had come up behind me while I was dealing with Bache. The impact from her punch had jarred me but it wasn't even close enough to hurt me.

I punched Bache hard enough to send her flying towards the edge of the field we were in. I turned to Argana. "Is that all you have?" I asked rhetorically.

Anger spread across Argana's face at my question. She obviously thought she had put a lot of power behind her strike. "You haven't seen what I can do yet!" She yelled at me.

I chuckled as Argana started swinging her fists at me. I just blocked every attack while using the Vargas spell to cover my arms. All Argana was doing was hurting herself with each attack.

I was keeping an eye out for Bache; I didn't want her sneaking up on me like I had let Argana do. Not that she could hurt me, I just didn't want to be blindsided again.

It was a good thing I was watching Bache because she came running back towards me covered in her blackish purple Vargas poison.

Bache started pummeling me with her fists. I guess she thought her Vargas poison would stop me or at least slow me down. But she would be wrong.

I pulled a "Matrix" and turned sideways so Argana was on one side of me, and Bache was on the other side and I was blocking each of their attacks with one arm each. I looked into their surface thoughts so I would know what they're next moves would be. While I was doing that I turned and looked at Kali.

"[Is this entertaining enough for you?]" I asked sarcastically. I also sent it to everyone's minds, so they all could 'hear' what I was saying.

Kali looked like she was caught between hysterical joy at seeing the fight and fear that her followers were being beaten by a male.

Ais, Tiona, Tiona, Lefiya, Loki and the other Loki girls were watching the 'fight' in awe. They were surprised at the fact I hadn't already been beaten buy two level six fighters and they were surprised that I was able to fight both of them off at the same time with no trouble what-so-ever.

Iris was making motions like she was fighting alongside me or like she wanted to be fighting as well. Kimmy looked like she wanted to step in and help me, but then she does believe she was supposed to guard and protect me. And Rosni was watching the fight with fascination.

Cindy on the other hand was starting to look board. "[Is that all you're going to do?]" She called out to me and sent as well.

I grinned at Cindy. Then to Argana and Bache. "[It is time to end this.]" I told them and sent to the spectators.

With that I dropped and swung my leg out breaking Argana's legs and continued the swing and caught Bache's legs and broke both of her legs all in one motion.

"AAAAAHHHHH!" Argana screamed as her legs broke and she fell to the ground.

"EEEEEEEGGGGGG! Bache's scream followed Argana's as she too dropped to the ground with two broken legs.

I stood back up and started walking towards my Team and the Loki Familia girls. I also canceled the Velgas magic.

Even though they had seen me fight monsters, Ais looked at me with her mouth in a small 'o'. Tiona was clapping and cheering me while Tione looked on with surprise. And Loki had a big grin on her face. While Kali's Familia members looked at me with shock, surprise and some anger on their faces.

I walked over and stood in front of Kali. "I thought your girls were supposed to be strong fighters. I'm only a level two adventurer." I told her with a big grin on my face. "Now you are going to tell Loki the whole reason you are here with 'no' holding anything back. When you're finished with that. You will release any and all of your followers that want to leave your Familia. You will also stop your 'rites'. If you don't, I will drop by and conquer you and your kingdom. If your Familia really wants to do some fighting, I believe Finn will have some plans where your Familia can help out, and there will be loads of fighting." I told Kali.

"You can't talk to a god like that." Kali demanded.

I chuckled. "I can and I will." I told Kali, and with an evil grin I leaned in close to Kali. "And this is why… 'Isolation'." I said in a whisper and all of Kali's followers fell to the ground.

I could hear the calls of concern and sounds of shock and surprise coming from the Loki Familia behind me, every member of the Kali Familia collapsing to the ground all at the same time.

I looked Kali in the eyes. "You were saying?" I asked.

Kali's eyes widened in surprise and fear.

"When you get back home, you'll probably hear about many stories of your followers collapsing. Not just the ones you have with you here." I added.

I turned around and looked at Loki. "And that is why no one should mess with the Hestia Familia, or any of my friends." I warned and I canceled the Isolation.

"Are you done showing off?" Cindy asked as she walked up to me.

The members of the Kali Familia twitched or jerked then they started sitting and standing up.

"What happened?" "Why'm I on the ground?" The Amazons of the Kali Familia asked as they were trying to figure out what had happened to them.

"Kali, you only have around sixty years left. You are no longer immortal so from now on you will age, grow old and… die..." I informed Kali. I turned away from Kali before she could say anything.

I walked over to Loki. "Thanatos is in Knossos. He is getting followers by allowing them to believe he will reconnect them with dead loved ones, once his followers die. That is why they are willing to blow themselves up in suicide attacks. Dix Perdix is capturing intelligent monsters, and yes, I'm sure you don't believe they exist, but he does, and he uses Knossos to hold the intelligent monsters at so he can move them out of the city and sell them. Dix has a half-brother, Berca Perdix. They both are cursed to dig Knossos and make it as big as the real Dungeon. Berca is able to craft cursed weapons, so they have a large amount of cursed weapons to use. Dix and Berca are dependents of Daedalus. I'll tell you about Daedalus later." I told Loki.

I stepped back and pointed at Tiona. "And you, Tiona. Stay away from Iris. I believe if the two of you get together. You two would create so much energy it would destroy Orario." I told Tiona with a grin on my face.

"Hey! I resemble that remark." Iris replied, then she looked at Tiona. "Let's try it." Iris said and started giggling.

Tiona gave Iris a thumbs up with a big grin on her face.

I chuckled at the two. "Okay, we need to get back home." I told my Team. I turned and started walking away from the Loki Familia girls and the Kali Familia.

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