*Ping!*
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"New Quest."
"A Misfortune."
"Soca's dress has seemingly been through hell and back. Luckily, you have the skills to make an even better one, one that could even withstand a cannon blast. Why not use your amazing skills to help her ladylike problems?"
Goal: Repair or replace the dress
Reward: Standing with Soca +1
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'I planned on doing it anyway, thank gods this thing is actually becoming more active.' I reach out as I firmly tell her, "Don't move." Causing Soca to go rigid. Amelia goes to charge at me when she stops herself, remembering my words.
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"...Before attacking someone who seems to have good intentions, at least check and see what they are doing before attacking them out of nowhere!"
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She watches cautiously as she heeds my words, although her dagger ready to attack at a moments notice. Even if she can't do anything, even if he is an ally, she has her duty as a royal guard. Emily stands still as she looks between Soca, the confused Lana, and the on edge Amelia. She waits silently as she follows her injured ally's lead, knowing that there must be a reason why the gun-ho Amelia didn't attack.
I pull the princess's arms up and quickly look her over as well I can. 'A few scratches and cuts but nothing major, she will be fine. Now to measure.' I wave my hand as a measuring rule appears in my hands. I swiftly wrap it around her legs, arms, hip, and chest before storing the measurer away.
I turn around and sit on a rock, facing Soca as I ask, "What type of dress would you like? Give me one word."
She confusedly looks at me, curious about why I am suddenly asking. But she doesn't question it as she calmly says, "Nature?"
I nod as I hold out my hands, 'Absolute Shadow.' The shadows bounce to life around me as my hands begin to shake, the shadows begin to weave and swerve, intertwining in an intricate pattern of fabric. The girls watch in awe as the shadows begin to layer, slowly creating a blossoming rose. Soca quietly murmurs in awe, "What the...." as the rose begins to glow with a soft shimmer.
The rose slowly falls onto my lap as I take a deep breath, resisting the urge to pant from strain. I look over the dress as a satisfied smile forms under my mask. The dress is a dark in shade with layers of petals making up the lower half of it. The layers part in the front making it easier to walk, but the layers of petals cover the splits in the fabric well, making them only appear when walking. Soft, cloth like vines create upside down arches which hang from the waist. The upper part has an intricate root like design creating the entire upper portion before ending just above the chest, leaving the shoulders and arms bare.
I extend my arm towards her, "Take it."
They all gawk at the dress before them, having seen nothing like this before. The design is completely foreign to them, and what is even more shocking is it was seemingly made from nothing. The only things that moved were his hands and the darkness around him, like a black mass.
Soca goes to reach out before hesitantly recoiling, her eyes darkening in disappointment. "I can't, I don't have anything to pay you. Something like this must be invaluable with how you made it."
I sigh as a new idea pops into my head, "Accept this as payment and in return, you take me to your kingdom."
Her eyes, which were once dark, suddenly brighten up as she gently grabs the dress, feeling the unique fabric between her fingers.
'I created this dress so that it could withstand most C class magic, but it is weak to fire. After all, it was meant more for looks than practicality.' I smile at Soca's happy expression when I hear a *Ping!*
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"New Quest."
"A Misfortune."
"Soca's dress has seemingly been through hell and back. Luckily, you have the skills to make an even better one, one that could even withstand a cannon blast. Why not use your amazing skills to help her ladylike problems?"
Goal: Repair or replace the dress
Reward: Standing with Soca +1
Completed
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'Wait, why doesn't it ask me to accept rewards? Is it because the reward is standing instead of something material?' I ask myself as I close the mission.
Amelia stares at the dress in shock before her face turns extremely serious. She looks over at Emily who has a similar expression as they both seem to have concluded the same thing, 'If he can create a dress like that from thin air, is he capable of making weapons?'
I smile as I feel their serious expressions boring into the back of my head, 'Please just take my intentions as good.'
I shake my head as I look down at Soca, "So shall we get going?"
She nods as she looks around, seemingly observing her surroundings. But after a few moments, her face contorts into one of confusion. She looks around more fiercely for a few more seconds before sighing, "I'm lost."
I resist the urge to giggle at her hopelessness, turning towards the guards. "One of you must have a way to find this place."
The guards look at me, then eachother, back at me, "Nope."
"..."
I hear Sky comment in the back of my head, having finally awoken from her nap, "They really are useless."
'Guess I should look around for a path then.'
I begin to walk around the opening's edge as I look for any footsteps, but quickly realize it's futility as I see the dozens of steps created by the assassins.
That's when I gain an idea. I quickly activate, 'Parasitic Telepathy' and ask Sky, 'You said you could see differently than me, does this mean you can see scents?'
She is silent for a moment before she perkily responds. "Yup! I can see them as well, although it is harder since I have to trigger a different part of the brain."
'Would you be willing to do it for me?' I ask hopefully.
"Yep! Just give me a few." She gleefully answers as she begins to go to work.