It was nighttime in the country of Bellum and we found ourselves in the forest named Maple Forest located on its west side. It was a typical forest nothing too strange about it hosted normal wildlife and some magical creatures but was one of the calmer forests.
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
Huge explosions were raged around most of the forest destroying a good chunk of it including the trees, rocks and ground.
"FUCK!!" The voice of our Mc screamed as he smashed through many trees coming to a stop as his feet skied on the ground. He stood up right and smacked his lips in a little frustration. He was in his Rathalos form.
He was currently fighting one of the massive troll knights from the Elden ring game. Now this troll was different as it was stronger, faster, more durable and some few tricks which caught Salem a little off guard.
It moved fast at Salem and swung its sword at him and extended at high speeds making him duck out of the way and he quickly blasted a huge stream of fire from his mouth to the troll knocking it back but not enough to bring it down.
Salem quickly took to the skies as the toll knight had a quick recovery and roared at him. Its sword glowed and it began performing multiple slash in the air releasing slashes of destructive darkness magic which he began dodging as great as he could. The darkness magic was highly destructive and did take much to destroy what was in its path.
The troll ran after Salem then jumped high towards and shot a beam of darkness. Salem dodged the attack but it blew up a hill side. As the troll was still in the air Salem made a twist manoeuvre facing the troll who was about to extend its sword again but Salem shot a huge fire blast breath. The troll put its sword up to block the attack and went it landed the attack made a big explosion and the troll laid in a crater with its sword a few feet away from it and trees burned and ground destroyed.
Salem smirked viciously and he was flaring a big fire ball to finish it off but the troll's sword shot towards him clotted in darkness. Magic stabbed him straight hard and sent him straight crushing on the hill side but armor managed to minimize the damage so the wound wasn't all that.
The large troll jumped towards him with its sword coated in darkness but Salem made his flames brighter into a little flare which was extra effective in the evening blinding the knight troll a bit.
'Animal soul: Rabbit!" Salem quickly transformed into his demi-human rabbit form and borrowed into the ground.
The troll touched the ground shaking its head and sword still covered in darkness. It noticed that Salem wasn't in the area and because of its large size it didn't notice a very small hole formed close to it and an ant coming of it. The ant then transformed into Salem but with Rathalos feet and dug them into the troll's feet quickly infecting it with a large sum of poison.
The troll tried to shake him off its leg but Salem had a firm grip on it. It then resorted to trying to stab him but Salem let go to dodge the attack. The Troll went berserk and while its sword was impaled in the ground it tried to detonate the area with its body beginning to get heavier and painful as it groaned in discomfort kneeling on the ground.
"Animal soul: Arctic wolf!" Salem shifted to his demi human wolf form. "Ice Tomb." The ground beneath his feet froze and a huge burst of ice covered the troll but also moved upwards making a huge glacier of ice about 60 feet.
The troll couldn't break up the ice nor could it call upon its sword or its magic due it also being buried in the ice and the toxins making it weak and messing up its internal system. The ice was so cold that its body was freezing within seconds.
Salem then jumped up high into the sky and transformed. "Animal soul: Rabbit!" The moon behind seemed to give him and extra scenery and l dived down like a missile breaking the sound barrier a little and he made a powerful axe kick making a huge impact and breaking apart the fully frozen Troll Knight.
Purple particles began to appear and Salem took out his phone absorbing them, sending them to Morpheus.
"Phew, that was close. If I wasn't a Ratholas, that blade could have pierced my chest." He touched his chest which hurt a bunch mostly due to the darkness magic. "Did Troll Knights in the Elden ring always have magic or is something else going on here?" He questioned as he never played Elden Ring but he decided to ask Morpheus about it later.
Later that night
Salem POV
I was resting for the night and was glad that I was in a calmer forest so there were less chances of a creature attacking me. I had set up a fire and looked at my phone for the interdimensional hunt for this country.
'Hm weird.' I thought as he looked at the five anomalies here in Bellum but two of them were basically in the same area one lower A-class the other a High S-class. He found them very strange and they were in an area called Cerulean Grove which was a branch of the great river Neptune which basically went through the whole country. It wasn't like that when I got here though so something must be wrong.
The A-class anomaly was Milotic from Pokémon but this one looked very different from the normal pink scaled one as this one had purple scales either it was a shiny or regional variant.
Next the s-class one was a fucking Cyberdemon from DOOM. I decided to investigate this tomorrow as anomalies don't seem to be in the same area in a country.
"Am only probably a high B-class mage by now and the jump from B to A- class incredibly large not to mention the S-class one. Argh!! Really, I could track down Morrigan and ask her for help or the sabers would be nice." I sighed as I looked at my phone. Since it can also function as communication lacrima I never thought of add like contacts to it but maybe I should start consider it.
One day later.
I was currently flying in my owl form to the location of the Anomalies and I passed a small village called Mary's spring. The place had a lot of streams around it and I saw watermills and pipes. The past three days I've been here in Bellum I've noticed the country seemed to parallel Italy in a lot of ways hell they even had coliseums and pasta as their staple food. Well Pergande was technically like a fantasy inspired Camelot mixed with Greece so I guess Bellum is Italy or the actual Belgum never really went into most details.
But back on topic the town was a little off as I flew by it, I didn't really see anyone in the streets if I did, they looked distressed about something. I flew a little lower over their streams and I noticed something in the water, some bits of purple in it.
I flew further away from the town and got to the Cerulean Gove and I noticed four people by the riverside so I flew to them and landed on a tree near them.
The first one was a guy around 16 years of age with spiky red hair and eyes, muscular lean. He wore a zipped red jacket, grey pants, combat boots and fingerless gloves.
The second one was a girl also around 16 years old, with blonde hair and purple eyes as well, she was well developed. She wore a black and purple battle dress and was holding a long golden staff with a bunching of in two ways in a horn like way and purple jewels in them and diamond at its tip.
The third one was a guy around 17 years of age with purple black hair, pink eyes, and a lean muscular figure. He wore a black white long coat, grey shirt with a weird symbol on it, black pants and combat boots.
The final one was a man in his mid-twenties, black hair, blue eyes, stubbles, and a lean figure. He wore a long black leather trench coat, black waistcoat and black pants and his right pocket seemed to be filled with something.
"So, Jacob-san, how bad is the poison?" I heard the female ask the man.
"Well from what the villagers told us the toxins are actually curable but if they're constantly exposed to them like this a lot more of them will die." The man identified as Jacob sighed.
"Then why are we still standing here for bastards first they poison the lake and streams now they're poisoning the very air the townspeople breath. They need to be stopped quickly before they do even more damage!" The blond teen snared.
"Easy Lorenzo, remember this is you guys' first s-class mission rushing in without fully knowing what we're dealing with." The man calmed the blonde now known as Lorenzo. So, they were from a guild good to know.
"Hey Lorenzo, we don't know anything about the new tricks, the dark guild, we can't just rush in blindly." The purple haired one said calmly.
"But still I wonder how a dark guild which was considered a mere nuisance could just jump to being possible s-class threats in such a short time." The girl crossed her hands under her bust and I could see the purple haired guy staring a bit.
'So, a dark guild poisoned the town huh.' I thought. 'From what the girl said the dark guild was low tier and now was considered an s-class so it must have something to do with the two anomalies than' A lot of thoughts ran through my mind like how did the dark guild capture them, how they're using them or if the two events are even connected at all and it's just my imagination.
"Speaking of which, how long are you going to keep watching? It's creepy." The man spoke. "Am talking to you owl." He said to me and the three teens just looked confused.
"Oh, you can tell huh." I spoke and the two blondes looked surprised while the purple haired one narrowed his eyes at me as his fists glowed purple.
"Wait, what kind of magic creature are you!?" The girl pointed frantically at me, making me laugh a bit. These types of reactions always get to me. "It's laughing at me now."
"Easy am not a creature." I transformed into my normal state and jumped down from the tree. "Sup." I gave them a lazy peace sign.
"A transformation mage." The man raised an eyebrow.
"Who are you?" The purple one demanded aggressively, his hands glowing brighter.
"Fausto easy, he's just a kid." Lorenzo said stopping the one now I know as Fausto.
"We can never be too careful Lorenzo. This kid just came out of nowhere and just watched us on the tree. I think I have a right to be a little paranoid" Fausto glared a little at the blonde.
"W-well yeah good point but can you cool it with the magic until we find out who he is." Lorenzo told his guildmate.
"So, kid again, who the hell are you?" Mr. Jacob asked all relaxed but from all the time I spent around Morrigan I knew the man was on guard.
"Salem nice to meet you guys." I waved at them when Mr. Jacob, Lorenzo and the girl returned.
"Nice to meet you Salem-chan." The staff girl walked up to me and shook my hand. Wait, did she just call me chan? "My name Greta, those are my friends Lorenzo and Fausto. The lazy man over there is Jacob." She introduced them.
"Greta-san, I can introduce myself." Fausto grunted.
"Hey Salem nice to meet you too." Lorenzo waved back.
"So, Salem-san, what are you doing in this forest?" Mr. Jacob asked me.
"Well Mr. Jacob sorry about spying on you three but I was just flying Mary Spring and I noticed something off with the water so I flew down to check it out a little." I told them.
"Well kid I hate this kid but you chose the wrong time to come visit. Oh, and none of that Mr. stuff just Jacob is okay" Jacob said.
"Yeah, I heard a dark guild poisoned the whole town." I asked.
"Hm, they used some strong poison magic in the water and air really fucking up the towns irrigation systems."
"Not to mention they jumped from a B-class threat to and S-class threat in just a short amount of time which raises questions." Gerta scratched her head.
'This could be an advantage.' I thought to myself. I just come here to investigate what was happening with the anomalies not fight them as I could take on the Milotic but the cyberdemon was a different case all together plus with the dark mages around them it was even more of a suicidal especially with my current power level.
But since these guys were on a job to take them down, they must be pretty strong so I guess there's a good opportunity here. It's a gamble but the less anomalies there are, especially stronger ones, the less dimension breaking nonsense.
"Hey I could help you guys." I told them their attention.
"Salem-chan we appreciate the offer but this is a really dangerous mission and you could get hurt or most likely killed." Gerta said softly.
"She's right. You'll just end up getting in the way and we can't battle a dark guild and babysit an arrogant kid at the same time." Fausto dismissed.
"I see you're the hardass of the group." I talked back, making him glare at me and I just childishly struck my tongue to him. Lorenzo started laughing, Gerta was holding back a giggle while Jacob looked amused.
"HAHAHA! Hardass, he's got your personality there Fausto." He continued laughing and Fausto eyebrows twitched.
"Okay enough Lorenzo." Jacob cut off Lorenzo laughing. "But Gerta and Fausto are right, this is a highly dangerous mission. I can tell that you're a strong mage for someone your age but…"
"I got useful information about how the dark guild likely got so powerful~." I sang a bit like a certain teacher of mine.
"Huh?"
"I said I got useful information on the dark guild which could be of help to you guys if you're interested~." I swayed a little.
"Come one guys it won't hurt to hear him out. Besides you guys did say we need to know more about the dark guild before we face them." Lorenzo told his guildmates and they ultimately agreed even with the hard ass.
"Sweet you guys won't regret this." I then brought out my phone and they looked at it in confusion. "Before you all ask, it's an upgraded communication lacrima but that's not important right now." I than showed them a picture of the two Milotic and Cyberdemon.
"But the aquatic looking one is really beautiful but I've never seen it before or that other one. What about you, mister Jacob." Gerta asked Jacob and he shook his head.
"Nope, I've never seen anything like these two before. Wait, why does that monster have metal parts and an arm cannon?" Jacob asked, looking at the cyberdemon.
"Should I get the explanations?" They all simply nodded. "First an A-class threat is this purple aquatic looking creature called a Milotic am pretty sure it's the one responsible for the water in the area being poisoned. Next the S-class threat is a creature called the cyberdemon..."
"What" I was interrupted by Fausto and I felt his magic power flaring. The other three just looked at him worried. "You're telling me that thing is also a demon, an actual demon?"
"Yes, it is." I nodded. Fausto stopped flaring his magic after Gerta grabbed his hand, calming him down.
"You said this demon is an S-class threat, right?" He asked again and I nodded. "That shouldn't be right. A demon that strong shouldn't be out for this long." He gritted his teeth.
"What do you mean Fausto?" Lorenzo asked.
"Well from what my master told me demons reside in the underworld and were sealed there after a terrible war a very long time ago. He told me that the seal weakened a little over time only allowing C-class demons the weakest class through but over time stronger ones have been finding other means to temporarily enter our world just like THAT day." He finished with a lot of venom.
'Wait the Fairy tail universe also has an underworld. Was this a thing in the show or is it just a thing in this version of the universe.' I thought in surprise.
"Jacob-san I want that one to myself."
"No Fausto didn't you here what Salem said that demon is a potential S-class threat even though you're a devil slayer you'll just be outmatched." Jacob told him making him click his tongue. "Hey kid do those two have any weakness we could exploit."
"Well for the Milotic lightning or earth type spells are super-efficient against it. As for the cyberdemon I would say holy items or magic but since mister hard ass over there is a devil slayer his magic will give him an advantage." I explained.
"Well, I do have some good lighting and earth spells with my card magic but I think it will be best that me and Fausto take on this cyberdemon."
"Don't worry Jacob-san I have some lightning spells I could use on this Milotic. So me and Lorenzo will handle it." Gerta twirled her staff.
"Oh man, I wonder why Fausto gets all the fun. I wanted to battle a demon too." Lorenzo complained . "Wait, what about the actual dark mages we still have to deal with?"
"From what Salem-chan explained the two creatures are the real problems because the mages were mere curbs before. Plus, we can't afford to waste any more time. The people are slowly dying from poison and there is a chance the dark guild might release more toxins." Greta said to the group.
"Greta's right guys, we got ta hurry before it gets worse." Lorenzo chipped then ran off.
"The sooner I slay the thing the better." Fausto also ran off.
"GUYS WAIT UP!!" Gerta also took off after them leaving Jacob and I just standing there.
"Am aren't you there like their teacher or something, shouldn't you stop them?" I asked Jacob and he just shook his head.
"Teacher, not my guild master, just made me take those three on this s-class job."
"Okay but why and what guild are you guys from anyway?"
"We're from the Crystal Scale guild and you see those three punks are pretty much the biggest rising stars and will soon be s-class mages in no time so the master told me to take them on an s-class mission as a form of training and experience. I personally didn't won't to because mentoring isn't really my cup of tea." He answered.
"Cool but anyway we should probably go get them because the dark guild is the other way." I pointed to the left while the group ran to the right.
"Are you sure you want to be a part of this?"
"Am not dumb and trust you guys will need my help in PERMANENTLY take them down." I put emphasis in it and he reluctantly agreed. 'My first s-class job sweet."