The group arrives at a large cave opening. Mist lingered close to the ground; the wolf's prints led inside the cave. There was no doubt in their minds that this would be the boss arena, if the floating moon shard was not making that obvious. Frenley swings his new sword in his right hand, a tree effigy hanging from his left. Risa stood behind him, metal staff in hand. Mia rolled her shoulders, shield and hammer in hand.
“Alright, let's rest first, so we respawn here.”
Frenley said as he sat around the floating moon shard. The girls are doing the same. After a second of darkness consuming them, they stand up. Frenley nodded at Mia, the tall woman in turn taking the front as she took a step closer to the cave. Frenley and Risa were not far behind. The party only stops when they reach the edge of what could be considered the forest and the cave. Stone and dirt, mixed together, blurred the line that divided the boss arena from the rest of the world.
With soft breaths, Mia looks at the party.
“Once I say go, we take a step inside.”
The other two nodded at the tall woman's words.
“1..2..3…GO!”
With scycronised steps, they took their first step into the dungeon together. But nothing happened; it was only when they were fully inside the cave that the room began to shake. Flames of madness appear behind them, blocking the exit. The shadows that obscured the place, even blocking their improved vision, dissipated like a blanket. The figure sleeping beneath it wakes up from its sleep.
The inside of the cave was as big as they thought it would be. The walls and floor were covered in a soft layer of ice. In the middle of the room, standing tall and proud on its four legs was the ice wolf they had briefly seen before. The beast's snout was covered in old, dry blood, bits of flesh, and intestine hanging from the space between its teeth. The beast had a hungry, crazed look in its bone-white eyes. Its claws were fully exposed, digging into the stone as if it were soft tissue paper.
The wolf looked at the party with intensity, a crazed beast trapped in a cage with its captors. Mia smiled as she hit the brim of her shield and charged at the beast. Risa, from her position close to the firewall, spins her metal staff as she aims its head at the large, towering beast. Frenley followed close behind the girl he liked, enchanting his sword with magic as they reached the large wolf.
The wolf charged at Mia with great speed. The tall woman plants her feet in the ground as she prepares herself to block the attack. Her eyes looked at the beast, scanning every movement it made, trying to keep up with its speed. She felt a surge of cold winter air hit the side of her face; without thinking, she brought her shield to the side and raised it. The metal shield bends in a weird way as the wolf's strong claws meet it. The force behind it got transferred to the standing woman, sending her flying with great speed towards a wall. Mia crashed into the wall, her spine breaking as blood filled her lungs.
Bones pierced her organs and muscles, and pain assaulted her mind in a fraction of a second. Her head slumped down, and blood dripped out of her mouth in slow motion. Both Mia and Frenley were completely taken aback at what they just saw. Rage filled the heart of the fey as he turned to look at the beast, swinging a wild savage swing at it.
“BAST-”
Frenley's words were cut short as the beast cut him in half. Frenley fell to the ground. His guts spilling all over the floor. His eyes were wide open, but there was no life or soul left in those forest green orbs. His hands were holding the cutlass with the strength of a dead man.
“NO!!!”
Risa's eyes clouded with tears as she sent magic at the beast. The beast dodges out of the way of the star shards, soon standing in front of Risa as its large mouth envelops her.
“No, no!!-”
Her tears and pleas were cut short as the beast bit down on her body. Red fresh blood flowed into its throat, as it shallowed half of the kitsune. Her bottom half falls down to the floor, her guts stuck in the beast's teeth.
“GASP!”
Fresh cold air enters Frenley's lungs, and he sits right up. His eyes are shaking as he looks around, like a crazed man looking for his reason to live.
“Frenley!”
Her voice was all the man needed for his feet to lift him from the floor and launch him towards her. The tall woman catches the man with no problem, as Frenley buries his face into her chest. He tried his hardest not to cry out, the moment the constant feeling of her being alive at the back of his mind was cut off. Frenley's heart shrank to the size of a grain. Emotions too strong for the human body to endure ran through his veins. He holds her close, basking in her smell and body heat. Mia softly patted his back, her mind filling in the blank.
“Babes!!”
The kitsune's voice brought Frenley and Mia out of their hug. The kitsune crawled towards them, not caring that her robes were getting dirty by the dirt and mud beneath them. She wrapped her arms around them tightly. Unlike Frenley, she didn't fight back her crying.
“I thought you two were gone…”
The kitsune cried, but then brought out a soft, crazed chuckle.
“Even though I know death is meaningless here…but still that was scary to watch.”
Frenley eyes water even more as he wraps his arms around both girls, hugging them tightly. When he died to the hand boss, it didn't really bother him that much. His brain and body took time to get used to being alive again, but otherwise, he was fine. But seeing Mia die in front of him, without even having the chance to fight back. Broke something inside of him that his own death could never replicate.
The fact that Risa is having a similar reaction to him could only mean he meets a cruel and gruesome end as well. The realization that Risa saw both of them die made his feelings even stronger. The three of them bask in each other's warmth and scent. The first one to break the sound of muffled crying was Mia, as she cleared her throat, causing Frenley and Risa to look up at her. It took every fiber of her being not to kiss their cute faces, but seeing them so heartbroken broke her heart. But she needed to be strong.
“Loves..I can only imagine what you two must have seen, but calm down, dears. I am here, we are here, we are alive.”
Her words slowly calm them down. Frenley separated himself from Risa and Mia, breathing in and out to slowly calm himself down. He cleans his eyes with the sleeve of his robe. But the man still sat close to the tall woman as he calmed himself down. Risa, on the other hand, made sure to keep her distance as she looked at them. Emotions swam in her tear-filled eyes. The kitsune didn't know what she was feeling as she saw her two party members.
Camaraderie thanks to fighting together. Grateful for them inviting her to their party. Jealousy of the budding romance between the fey and the human.
‘I am such a third wheel… if I hadn't joined them, the two of them could have had this time all to themselves.’
Risa felt darkness slowly closing in; the negative emotions of being unable to do anything during the fight dragged her down into the murky depths of her emotions. But before she can submerge herself any deeper into her own mind, a hand grabs her and pulls her into a deep, close hug. Risa looked up and was met with the reassuring eyes of Frenley. His green soft eyes locked with hers.
Emotions washed away the negativity in her heart, beating with something deep and personal. His words were soft and warm. Like the sun after a cloudy day.
“Hey! No need to be so far away from us! I am scared a strong breeze will pick you up.”
“…what?” She could not believe her ears.
The joke was so bad and cringeworthy that even he felt embarrassed. Mia was on the side, laughing as she looked at the blushing Frenley.
“Hahahah, that was so fucking cringy, dude!”
Then something started to bubble up inside Risa; a smile slowly crept onto her face before breaking into full laughter. She buried her face into Frenley's chest, laughing as her hands held his clothes in a death grip. Mia's laughter faded as she stepped behind the short woman and hugged her deeply. Her large breasts pushed into the back of the kitsune’s head.
Risa felt deep happiness settle within her heart.
‘I am happy I joined their party…but these feelings are gonna be a problem.’
Risa thought to herself as she buried her face deep between their chest, enjoying the feeling of being sandwiched between them. Seconds turn into minutes as they hug each other.
“Um..babes, I would like to breathe, please.”
“Ah, sorry!” Frenley said as he ended the hug
“Haha, first person to ever say they don't want to be between my tits.” The tall woman chuckled softly as she ended the hug as well
“I didn't say that.”
Risa answered back. Risa looked at them, lingering in each of their faces and the different way they smiled. Risa's ears twitched a bit, her tails swinging from side to side.
“…We should probably do the boss again, right?”
Frenley looked at the kitsune, who nodded and stood up. Thanks to how close they were, Risa's face was inches away from his crotch. The close proximity to something so personal caused the woman to shoot up and stand. Her face was fully red, but Frenley did not even notice. Mia stood up as well, but she nudged the side of Risa's stomach.
Risa looked up at the smirking, tall woman and knew that she saw everything.
“I want to see that bastard in pain for what he did to you guys!” Frenley said, turning to face the dungeon.
“Oh, manly. But please leave some for me as well! Gonna pain him back for making y'all cry.” Mia follows behind him.
“Guess we are all in agreement. Let's run it back.” Risa said as she pats herself clean.
The group smiled as they turned to walk back into the cave. Ready to get revenge for what the beast has done.
They died a total of 20 times that night and didn't even do a single point of damage to the boss.
Pov: Risa
Risa woke up from her dream, but she didn't sit up in her bed. Her eyes lingered on the ceiling before the noise of her phone going off caught her attention. She grabbed the phone off the night table and looked at the text messages she was getting. Ignoring all the other notifications she has pending.
Frenley: I swear to god I am gonna skin that bitch alive
Mia: We are too underlevel to fight the thing. Let's take today off and train some more. Then tackle the expedition again tomorrow.
Frenley: Thank god tomorrow is Friday.
Mia: Just two more days till our date, love~ I will send you the details later.
Risa: Don't forget my video.
Mia: I won't ~, but it all depends on if Frenley wants the surprise after lunch. We'll see yall later today at the gym!
The man replied with a blushing gif, which made Risa chuckle softly. She rubs her legs together. Images of the video she will receive if Frenley and Mia got freaky after their date made lustful heat emanate from her stomach.
“Fuck…this is so wrong.. But I cannot stop myself.”
The Japanese woman said as she grabbed something from the bottom cabinet of her desk. That day, Risa practiced moaning the names Mia and Frenley, causing her to start her pending commissions later than usual.