The entrance to the Dungeon was a swirling mass grey and black. "Definitely weak."
"The girl can probably handle it on her own."
"Did you see her last night?"
I felt my lips start to curl. I can hear you! Alaric had stepped away to speak with some of his higher ranked people. Minx was among them.
I looked back over my skills. I did not know what most of these did. In fact I had never even heard of these skills. The Unique Skills could not be helped. However... Racial was different. Some were self explanatory. Even so I made my way to Alaric. He turned to look at me as did servel others.
"Sorry to interrupt but I has a quick question."
The others blinked at me. Alaric gestured for me to continue. "What is 'Night Walker'? It is listed as a Racial skill."
Minx gasped, "You have the Night Walker skill?"
"According to my skill list," I said. What was the big deal?
"Night Walker is a rather rare skill. It makes me wonder why you are awake. That skill gives your stats a boost at night. Makes you more alert and awake at night. It would also mean you can use magic of the dark element."
"Dispite being Vampires some elements are still extremely rare. Dark is one of those."
I thought about my next question. "So then Blood Magic?"
"Is only seen among the highest nobles of the Vampire race."
"Right! I remember reading about that," I laughed. Blood Magic had been the only one I had never tried to use. "I will leave you to it then." I waved a hand as I walked away. Oh right! My inventory! I might still have some old clothes in there although they would be a tight fit. Would still be better suited than this damn dress.
I did not think twice as I started yanking old outfits out of my Inventory. I tore through the stacks hoping to find a pair of pants that would work. "No... Nope... too tight... Too long!... Ugh!" I set a pair of my old riding pants on fire. "I hate this! If that whore would have just done as I told her this would never have been a problem! But no! Papa just had to step in and insist that it was time for me to dress like a proper lady!"
I started shredding my old clothes. I tore what used to be my favorite riding pants into short shorts. I did not even think as my magic force the earth around me into a room. I threw my dress into my inventory and slipped on the shorts. "Damn it!" They were tight. My body still fit with a child's image. Even so my muscles had toned up. My waist had slimmed.
My once boxy form had definitely started to take on a bit of that hourglass figure. "Tch!" I tore the sleeves from one of my shirts and squeezed in. I had grown at least an extra four inches after the change. Where I had been a bit shorter than the others of my year before I was tall enough now that the difference was nothing of note.
I dropped the earth that blocked me from everyone's eyes and looked around. They stared at me. Which made me tense up. I tossed everything back into the Inventory. "There is an actual body after all," someone said. I clenched my teeth.
I moved towards Alaric. I hated putting my form on display. Hated drawing attention. While the other girls fawned for attention. He looked me over. "It is the best I can do given the circumstances."
"It is not bad," Alaric said.
"It does not cover nearly enough," I said. "Is everything settled?"
"Yes," he reached an arm out to me. "We will be letting you take point. Unless you need aid we will not step in. You have a battle sense but it is untrained." I took his hand with a nod.
"Let's go!" Minx yelled.
A few people stepped in ahead of us but most of them followed us in. I felt my head spin.
My eyes locked on the direction the scent was coming from.
"Which wa-"
"That way," I said. Everyone looked at me as I began walking forward. I pulled a thorn dagger from one of the trees as I walked by. The trees here were the biggest I had ever seen.
Thorn shot! The thorns from the vines shot out. They circled me from above. "Valley of Lilies!" I covered my mouth. "Still can't silent cast that one," I pouted. Red, white, and pink Lilies of the Valley grew around me. I spun to the Vampires. "Shit! Cover your nose and mouth and don't breath! Lilies of the Valley is a Area of Effect Poison spell!"
Only a few people did as I said. "Do not worry my Lady!" Minx said, "All of us have Poison Resistance. Some more than others."
I smiled, "So I don't have to hold back?" They all smiled at me. "Alright! That means I can finally try this!" Parallel Body!
I felt my eyes grow wide. So if I picked male and sword play? I felt my body shift. I looked down at myself. "This is not what I thought that skill did!" I yanked my shirt off. I was ripped.
I looked at Alaric and scratched my head. As I did the monkeys fell to the ground.
<... Lvl 2!> These monkeys must be stronger than those Goblins. Even so I got a Lvl 2 alert.
"You... How?" Minx asked me.
"I have a skill... Like I said... I like women so."
Alaric moved up to me. "You make for a very cute boy."
"That is not the point my Lord!" the red haired man cried. "She... He... your Beloved should turn back."
"About that..." Alaric smiled down at me as I spoke. "So I can't. At least not for an hour." I shrugged.
"You have a skill that makes you a male for just long enough to pick up women and fuck them?" Minx asked. The disbelief clear on her face and in her face.
Alaric glared at her. "My Beloved is ten! He will not doing such things for quite some time. I will not allow any of you to speak to him in such a crude manner in either form!"
"Ummm, Alaric?" He looked at me. "Shouldn't we keep going? We have to defeat the boss to leave... Right?"
"That is correct. Please continue," he gestured me on. I moved slowly until I adjusted to my new height. It was weird. I did find physical fighting easier than using magic. Which made things interesting. Even so I adjusted pretty well to my new form. Still after the first hour I was happy to change back.
We were getting close to the boss of this Dungeon so everyone thought it would be good for us, me, to rest before then. I had done very well for my first Dungeon. Or at least that's what most of them were saying.
Alaric sat beside me. He liked staying close to me. Not that I minded much. "You did not mind me as a male," I heard myself say.
I felt him glance at me. "Like you my taste in partners is... unusual." I looked at now. I knew my curiosity must be clear on my face. "I like both men and women."
"So why not marry?" He looked at me. "You could have been waiting for your Beloved but, as I was told, most Beloved are not together like that. So it would not make sense for you to. You could have settled down. Married. With your class and titles I am certain you could have taken a lover as Consort. Provided you had an agreeable wife or husband they may even share you at the same time."
"I wanted to make sure whoever I tied myself to would get along with my Beloved. Some life partners can become jealous of the close bond between Beloved. You will understand it better once you have been around more Vampires and see it first hand."
I looked at the dagger in my hands. "If I am completely honest I think I could like a man... in that way. I just... I just have not found any that I have been attracted to yet."
I sounded like such a child. Alaric chuckled, "You are still very young. There is time. Just keep in mind that when you Debut many people, both men and women will try for your hand." I blinked at him. Surely he was not serious.