(no man's wharf)

"What is it? I don't know you, and you don't know me. Things are better that way" the woman with the mask said.

I gently poked her arm again.

"Phew…Heh heh. You are an odd one. Normally, people keep a safe distance when they see this mask. But you…

I am called Lucatiel.

From the land of Mirrah to the far east. across the mountains.

They say Drangleic brims with powerful souls.

And so I came to claim my share.

But what a strange place…Even the rumors did not prepare me" she continued.

I nodded my head. I mean sure the undead and other enemies here were stronger than the ones in Lordran.

sif smelled the woman before nuzzling me. clearly, this woman was suffering from hallowing.

Percy tapped her with his catalyst and used his all cure. while Lucatiel was clenching her head as her hallowing disappeared I had already left to go into no man's warf.

"wait," Lucatiel said chasing after me.

I nodded my head, telling her that I could listen to her.

"I... *ahem*, please allow me to be your blade through these lands. I am a skilled swordswoman... if you would have me of course," Lucatiel said, almost desperately.

I smiled softly and nudged my head for her to follow. I decided that I'll be the tank, and sif and Lucatiel can be the damage dealers.

now, Percy wasn't doing this to hide from battle, but mainly because they needed better defense.

having three attackers is a bad idea, but two attackers and one tank/healer is a different subject.

besides, Lucatiel was a good swordswoman... why are women in this world so beautiful 😭.

so instead of carrying a sword, I used a shield. my big black shield that was next to Priscilla's prison.

and to be honest, Lucatiel and sif were a really good pair. while sif went for the ankles and legs, Lucatiel went for the finishing move.

when it came time for us to get jumped, I fulfilled my duty as a tank, and they fulfilled their roles.

the weird monsters seemed to fear fire. as they should.

so I ripped off the torch from the ground and used it with my shield so we got clear passage.

of course, the fire didn't stop the little miscreants known as undead. they were still annoying, but what stopped us?

shameless plundering.

while Lucatiel may not have understood it, sif did.

she was my little treasure goblin, able to find all the hidden loot and treasure.

of course that being said, all the souls we got were automatically divided between the three of us.

honestly, the souls I could care less about since I have more than enough to level up and buy things.

it surprisingly took a bit to figure out what we had to do. I mean who knew you had to ring a bell to call in the ship?

the ship that I could control?

Lucatiel and I stomped on the heads of the undead hanging onto the bridges.

and you want to know another thing? we found a sorcerer, I bought some stuff, but not many.

sif, Lucatiel, and I made our way to the boss after clearing the ship of the undead.

the boss wielded two swords, and two club-type weapons.

sif and I ran forward, with Lucatiel not too far behind. I blocked the katana stab and sif slashed their ankles.

Lucatiel got the critical hit, and I blocked her retreat. and this would repeat.

I slammed my shield into its face and broke its poise to which Lucatiel proceed to shove her sword into its neck.

[victory achieved]

I looked at sif before tilting our head back and howled. then we got our loot and headed for the new destination.

I sailed the ship so now we need to play the waiting game.

"...may I know your name?" Lucatiel asked as we sailed.

"pe-percy," I said.

Lucatiel looked a tad bit sad as we looked at the stars, and I passed her the flask Night had given me.

Lucatiel reluctantly took a sip and coughed.

"That's some strong vodka," she said taking another sip before handing it back to me.

I didn't know what vodka is but it seemed to be something good if it caused her to react like that.

I laid on the ship and stared off at the stars and gave some sips of the vodka. sif meanwhile can up and cuddled up against me.

"...what's her name?" Lucatiel asked.

"sif," I said.

Sif's ears twitched as I called her name, but didn't move.

"she's highly intelligent," Lucatiel said as she gently reached forward and pet her head.

"she had an incredible partner back then... I just happen to take over" I said sadly as I pet Sif's soft body.

sif, let out a small whine, upon hearing about Artorias. although I do have to admit Artorias was one of the strongest people I knew.

but I mean, after NG+4 I would win against his unhallowed self.

"I see... what brought you to Drangleic? what are you in search of?" she asked.

sif, let out a barking laugh, making fun of me.

I chuckled back.

"me? well honestly, it was against my will. I'm practically forced to do it" I said turning my body so I could stare into her eyes.

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mmmm donuts.