There are two types of Dungeon in this world. Magical Dungeons and Arcanes Dungeons.
The former are powered by Magical Orbs and collapse once said orbs are destroyed. They are the most common dungeons, and also the easiest to conquer.
The latter are powered by Arcanic Runes placed on the bodies of the various Mini-Bosses and Bosses found in those dungeons. However those dungeons don't collapse when those runes disappears. They merely become calm until some new runes appears. And in that period of calm Adventurers, Knights, Magicians and just all kinds of people enters them to 'Farm ' given that the Guardians, so the Mini-Bosses and Bosses, are not there the wipe the floor with them.
That was the case for a certain dungeon called the 'Dread Dungeon'. The guardians of this dungeon had been beaten a month ago, and so many people from the neighbouring Countries were trying to raid it daily.
And it was precisely because of this, that an army of Knights had appeared in front of the Dungeon. Some of them were holding flags representing a Wolf surrounded by a circle of fire. The leader of this army of at least a hundred Knights, was a rather young woman wearing some sort of basic leather armor but with some golden plates on the arms, legs and chest.
" Captain, you said that we were supposed to be the only ones coming today, right ?" Asked the woman to a man who was riding on a horse. For some reasons the woman was the only one without a horse.
" Y-Yes , Young Mistress ! According to our scouts we are the only ones coming to conquer the dungeon today. " Said the man, saluting the woman while shaking like a leaf. It was a rather strange sight since the man was two times bigger than the woman, and had his face covered in scars.
" Then can you explain to me....Who are those people ?!" Yelled the woman, pointing at a group of three men in tattered armors, exiting the dungeon while barely standing on their feets.
The Captain looked at them and scoffed." They must be some weak adventu-" The Captain made to reassure the woman but she put her hand on his mouth as her eyes widened.
" What do you mean weak adventurers ?! They are knights of House Lumeo !" Shouted the woman. Before the captain could react, the woman was already running towards the three men.
" Oi ! You three there !" She yelled at them. They froze and turned around slowly, as if they were fearing that the one who had yelled at them was who they thought it was. And it was indeed who they thought it was.
" Lady Sanka !" They yelled in unison, even as they winced due to their broken bones.
" What happened ? You look like you encountered a Mini-Boss ! And where is the rest of your unit ? You can't have possibly come here alone." Said Sanka, eyeing the three knights weirdly.
" M-Miss...We....We...." They just couldn't tell her what they had faced. They were still a bit.....Traumatized.
" Here is what's gonna happen, you will tell me everything I want to know, no matter how scary it is for you....Or I am gonna remind you of who I am...." Warned Sanka, as the captain arrived. The three tried to plead with her, but she glared at them and they nodded.
" W-Well....Here is what happened." Said one of the Knights.
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( Two hours sooner. )
" Why did they even call for help ? The Dread Dungeon isn't so dreadful without the Bosses." Said a member of the three knights.
" Dunno....But they did use a Magical Flare. Though If they did run into some sort of trap, given that they launched the flare a day ago, they must be dead already." Said another knight. The other two looked horrified and gasped, while the one who talked nodded his head somberly.
" Damn....To think Sir Alisn was part of that group. Those damn dungeons with those damn traps. The Archduke did say that an Arcane Dungeon was still dangerous, even after the Bosses are defeated. " Said a knight.
The group of three continued to explore the dungeon, passing by many locked doors, empty rooms and...Moving Shadows.
They finally reached the top of the Dungeon , without meeting a single monster.
" Okay, I am gonna say it....This is extremely strange. Monsters in an Arcane Dungeon are supposed to be unable to leave their rooms once the Bosses are defeated, but we haven't heard a single monster. The Dread Dungeon is usually calm after the Bosses are defeated.....But this is too calm. " Said a Knight.
The other two nodded, just as the one who spoke froze. He was looking at something behind the two other knights. A Moving Shadow, a mass of darkness that looked vaguely human. The other knights understood what his look meant and looked at him, as if to ask something. The man nodded, and they both quickly reached for their swords. However they were all projected towards the wall in an instant.
" Gahh !" They all hit the wall, making it tremble slightly. They hit the floor next and quickly got back on their feets. The problem was.....There wasn't just one Moving Shadow.
" T-T.....Twenty ?!" One of the Knights couldn't help but exclaim. This number of Moving Shadows wasn't normal. Unless.....
" Guys...The Dungeon was conquered just a month ago, right ? And a dungeon takes a year to ten years to recover, right ?" Asked the knight. His two friends caught his meaning and theirs eyes widened in horror.
" My...We have an intelligent bunch, huh ?" One of the shadows said.
" You....Show yourself ! Moving Shadows can't talk ! What are you ?!" Yelled the same knight, his friends drew their swords and pointed them at the Moving Shadow that had talked.
The Moving Shadow chuckled before slightly bending it's body forward, as if it's stomach was hurting. Something moved on it's back, the shadows expending, as if something was trying to break free.
Before the eyes of the shocked knights, a pair of black wings and a pair of white wings sprouted from it's back. Two orbs appeared where it's eyes should be, a toothy grin bloomed on it's face as some white flames ignited from beneath it's feet.
The Knights dropped their swords and began to tear up.
" S-S-S....SEPHIROTH ?!!!! RETREAT !!!!" Yelled the Knight. He and his friends ran away from the room they had entered, using all the strengh they had in their bodies to get out of this Dungeon.
Before they reached the entrance, they ran into various traps that weren't there before, getting beat up again and again while an Inhumane voice laughed from the top of the tower.
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( Present )
The Captain and the Woman were slack jawed as they listened to the three knights. When the knights stopped, the Captain ran back to the army that was waiting in front of the entrance, while the woman fell on her butt.
" This is....This is....." The woman couldn't talk properly and kept trying to until she finally stopped and closed her eyes. Meanwhile the Captain came back with four other knights who immediately surrounded the woman.
" This.....THIS IS GLORIOUS ! I shall-Hmmm !" The woman was interrupted by the four knights grabbing her, as if they were trying to kidnap her, while the Captain shook his head. The three knights looked completely lost.
" What are you-Hmmm-trying to-Hmmm !" The woman tried to free herself but couldn't. The knights were holding her with all their strengh.
" Before you even think of using your powers....Stop." Said the captain. The woman glared at him as the tension quickly escalated.
" What is the meaning of this ?!" Asked the woman.
" Young Mistress.....You will not enter this Dungeon and fight the Sephiroth, to potentially kill it and get the attention of your sister. " Said the captain with a deadpan, while the three knights blinked.
" Mou....." The woman pouted, knowing that she couldn't concince the Captain.
The Captain moved his head to the side, indicating to the soldiers that they should take her away, and he turned towards the three knights.
" Do any of you know why Alisn and the Knights of your house came to the dungeon ?" Asked the captain.
" Well....I heard that they were trying to wipe out a Familia, because of ....you know....The Noble Failure." Said one of them. The captain nodded and sent them to a healer but quickly frowned.
" There is no familia hiding in this dungeon....And be it Alisn, the knights or ' him', none came back...If both Alisn and 'He" died.....Young Mistress' sister will.....*Sigh*" With that the Captain went back to his troops and decided to go back home....They couldn't fight against a Sephiroth, even the Young Mistress will be injured if she tries to kill it.
As the army retreated, at the top of the tower, a man was smiling behind a window.
" Ha ! It's so damn good !" Exclaimed Frost as he watched the army return home.
" Didn't I told you ? This first real role is quite good. " Said MS.
" Well yeah....Though it wouldn't have been that easy if I could only get the modifications by buying them." Said Frost.
" Yeah....The previous users did say it was kinda bad. So I decided to change things. You pay only If you have a precise idea of what you want. If you want some random modifications ? Then....GACHA !" Yelled MS, while Frost sweatdropped.
" Gacha....This is one weird word if I ever heard one." Said Frost.
As they both continued to talk, the Sephiroth was kneeling in front of it's master. It stayed silent, not wanting to interrupt the conversation, especially since he couldn't understand even a quarter of what they were saying.
" Huh ? Oh yeah, you can go back to your room !" Said Frost as he noticed the Sephiroth, he had forgotten about it after it was done with it's report.
The Sephiroth bowed and exited the room quickly, while Frost sent a last look at it's....Behind.
" I am pretty sure it's a woman." He said.
" Maybe, maybe not....Only one way to check, and I would advise against doing it." Said MS, with his....It's usual joyful tone.
" Anyway I was rather surprised after I got sent back into the tower. And what was my surprise when you explained how the modifications worked.....Though I still don't understand....But well, I can say for sure that I am gonna love my new job." Said Frost, relaxing in his couch.
" Don't get so relaxed. You attracted attention and you are the Master of a dungeon....You'll always be busy trying to make it better. Don't be all relaxed. Though the job will certainly be interesting. You already used the gacha for a modification, and the next one is obviously not free....Though you do need some other modifications, because with only what you have now, you won't be able to win that many points. As I said before, everything that was in the dungeon before disappeared once you became the Master. Normally it doesn't happen, but I don't want to make the first role too easy, and given how dangerous the Dread Dungeon was, it would've been too easy. " Said MS. Frost merely sighed and looked at his book.
" Just tell me what I gotta do for the next free modifications." Said Frost.
" Well....I could make you do something interesting.....But I am kinda lazy, so....Gacha ?" Asked MS, sounding a bit tired.
" Umm....Yeah, I guess." Said Frost , a bit weirded out. Nonetheless, he picked up the book and went to the gacha page. He had a lot of modifications he could bring to the dungeon without using the Gacha, but he wanted to use the easiest to understand first. After all the gacha would give him a description of the modifications he won.
" Let's go !" Yelled Frost. He saw that he two free gacha pulls, so he was a bit excited. He just wanted something that could give him points.
* BOOM !*
The entire Dungeon trembled under the might of the explosion and Frost fell to the ground.
" What the hell ?!" Yelled Frost. He quickly moved towards the window to see if the damages were visible and immediately gasped.
".....Maybe not let's go right now.....I guess."