The Demon's Princess: Dunkrick.

DUNKRICK AT LAST.

DAY 22.

SUNDAY

GOLD: 11,185

Tyler woke alone in his tent with a sore arm from the uncomfortable bedroll. He got up with a groan and yawned from a fitful slumber and went to the Table where the groaning and rubbing sore necks Leaders were waiting. Asuna looked at him.

"We can't use those bedrolls again Tyler. The entire force is sore and slept like shit."

"We'll reach the city by noon then."

"Good. We'll put rhe pelts into our bedrolls and see about some high quality gear. We tried washing some of our pans and nearly snapped em in half. Our equipment is on it's last legs as a whole."

"We'll do a mass upgrade for the Bloodoath in the city. It's supposed to be a DWARVEN city so we can expect some VERY good quality."

Victoria smiled.

"Dunkrick is a mountain city so try not to fall off a walkway. And since it's a major city, you'll be given your own room like in the capital. So enjoy."

"Ha. Alright. let's get fed and get moving."

They nodded and the Bloodoath broke camp and got to riding. Asuna was rubbing a crick in her neck and Tyler smiled sympathically.

"Careful or you'll snap something."

She smiled as her neck clicked and shivered.

"That felt good. I'll be careful."

They were riding downhill now with the forest either side of them giving way to sheer cliffs and rather worrying overhangs. Strand smiled as Tyler looked at them for the millionth time in ten minutes.

"They're dwarven carved."

He sighed with relief at this news and focused on the road ahead.

"Thanks Strand."

She chuckled as they passed through a cave carved through part of the mountain and the horses' hooves clipclopped on the stone.

"everyone has the same reaction when they come through the first time."

That got a chuckle before he smirked in the cave and Asuna saw it.

"NO pranks in the dark you sadistic bastard."

He chuckled at that shutdown.

"Buzzkill"

She sighed at that one as they left the tunnel and were faced by the dwarven city of Dunkrick. The city was built easily two miles above the ground on teh side of a mountain that seemed to have been CARVED into chape. The city had a curious slanted appearance from their road as it stretched up the side of the mountain surrounded on all sides by other towering peaks with a spattering of sky overhead. The bottom of the city was the widest with a rising wall not unlike a pinball machine's catchers but on a far grander scale. The city itself was made into a series of caves and external structures not unlike fungus growing on trees while the caves gave the impression of brickworks with the bricks eroded away. Tyler whistled at the imposing sight and pulled his photo crystal. The rest of the heroes did the same at the unique city as Strand smiled.

"Dunkrick. The Mountain city of the dwarves. There's not another city like it in the Queendom."

Mina smiled as she looked at the city.

"I'm not in Karlaland anymore. That's for damn sure."

Tyler chuckled at that one.

"No one here is afraid a hieghts, right?"

They chuckled at that one before they followed the road along the sheer cliff face. Dunkrick had a single road in or out of the city and that was a massive nearly 20 mile wide bridge spanning a full 10 football fields from the sheer cliff face to the city's impressive front gate. Tyler felt a VERY intense sense of anxiety as they crossed the solid stone bridge and Mina noticed.

"You okay?"

HE smiled nervously.

"Yeah not really. Seen WAAAY too many movies about the idiots getting stuck on a bridge like this."

Rias came up with a smile.

"residue?"

"Kinda. Bridges make me nervous. WAAAAY too many ways they can go wrong and most em end with you dead."

"Ha. Gaspy's like that with tunnels. i get it."

"Yeah. even if this one completely baseless."

Asuna chuckled as the 128 man strong Bloodoath filed into the traffic entering the city.

"Kirito was like that with boats. Guess he nearly drowned once."

Tyler looked ahead as the lines of merchants, travelers, and other such riffraff were moving into the city with a steady speed. On the far left was the outbound traffic and most were wagoneers, soldiers on patrol, and a few travelers. Tyler noting the soldiers were not exclusively dwarven but had a good spattering of races while their mounts were surprising. Instead of horses they were riding a spieces of raptor nearly 7 feet tall and 15 long. he whistled at this and looked at Strand.

"It takes balls of steel to ride a Utahraptor."

Strand chuckled as a patrol of ten went by with chattering raptors in full chainmail and harnesses.

"The single breed of Forest Wolf that has been tamed enough for such use. They're called Dunns and are exclusively breeded, raised, trained, and owned by the city of Dunkrick."

"That's kinda cool."

The line progressed and Tyler noted not a soul had recognized the heroes or himself. He smiled as he looked at Victoria.

"THIS is mildly refreshing."

She chuckled.

"Give it a minute. MOST don't look behind them."

He looked ahead as a man in the wagon ahead of them leaned out of his cart to adjust something on the canvas....only to go BONE WHITE as he saw Tyler in his signiture black coat and the rest of the heroes sitting behind him in line to get in! Tyler smiled in a friendly manner and waved cheerily as it say hiya! The man vanished into his wagon and two small girls appeared from the back of the wagon wide eyed at the chance to see the legendary heroes. They gasped as Tyler wa sseen and the warrior chuckled.

"Well. We've been spotted."

Strand adjusted her own long brown hair with a smile as the two girls gaped at the Bloodoath Knights.

"Brace. we're about to get very popular."

Tyler looked to the two girls and smiled.

"I got an idea I kinda like."

Rias smiled warmly as he rode up to the wagon.

"Now THIS kinda flexing I like."

Tyler rode up to the wagon and the man tipped is hat nervously.

"An honor Lord Berserker."

"Nice to meetchya. I'm Tyler."

"Hank, Milord."

"Ha. Hey Hank."

Tyler pulled the photo crystal out.

"Humor me for a moment."

The man smiled with joy as Tyler sat his twon tiny girls, who couldn't have been older then 6, on his horse for a surprise photo. The poor girls were on the verge of FREAKING OUT at being on a HERO'S horse WITH HIM as the shot was taken. Tyler passed the man two copies of the enchanred image and Hank smiled with pride at the tale his famiyl would now get to tell.

"Thankee kindly Lord Berserker. They have a treasure now."

"Sure. Was kinda fun for me too."

The girls were squealing at each other over their photos as Tyler dropped back to his group and Mina smiled.

"Just to give them something to brag about."

Tyler smiled as he settled into place.

"Everyone deserves to have something to brag about or tell that they got to do. THOSE now have a tale to tell for years."

Rias smiled warmly at this as she rode up.

"And here I was just thinking you couldn't surprise me anymore. You go ahead an do THAT."

"It only cost me 5 minutes. And it'll last them a lifetime."

"Like kids."

Hank's mildly exasperated tone made them ALL bust up laughing at the age old gripe. Tyler had to wipe a tear as the imposing solid steel gates of Dunkrick opened to allow a line of heavily armed dwarven knights to exit in full parade formation on gleaming Dunns. Tyler smiled as he patted the two small girls.

"I'm Tyler."

"Kelly."

"Sally!"

"Nice meeting you two cuties. We gotta go make a scene."

The girls watched with hude blue eyes as the dwarven escorts rode up in black armor on their indimidating steeds. Their leader, a 3 foot tall dwarf with blood red hair and beard approached Tyler in the front. The dwarf's voice a hearty bark.

"Welcome to Dunkrick Heroes. Ya be a bit late to the party!"

Tyler chuckled.

"We had some issues to deal with on the road."

"Ah. Lord Vaeric will wish to hear this. I am Stonebreaker Olric. What word of Drikin?"

"Some good, some bad. we'll talk to the lord."

"Ah. There be a saying about curiosity and cats. Come on ya sorry bunch."

"Oi. I was BORN like this."

The jovial dwarf laughed at that one as the Bloodoath filed into the center of the mass of armoured dwarves for the ride into the slanting city. Olric was beside Tyler as they walked their mounts and Shadow wasn't phased by the raptor beside him as the redheaded dwarf spoke.

"Lord Vaeric is expecting your leaders in his palace on the Tip."

Tyler nodded.

"what's he like, Olric?"

"He's a dwarven blacksmith and a mastery of IRON of all things. His full name is Vaeric Ironfucker. What do think he's like?"

"An asshole?"

"HA. Far from it. Just a dwarf at a forge with a bigger hammer then most."

"Does he REALLY fuck iron?"

"Ask em yaself! If ya the stones for it."

"It'll the very first thing I ask him."

"HA."

Asuna sighed.

"Great. There goes our good reputation."

"Asuna. We're a SHITSHOW. We never HAD a reputation to begin with."

She groaned at this as the went through the gate and into the city. The walls wre immense. easily 500 yards tall and close to 1,000 thick while the immediate interior was mostly military garrisons and barracks. Olric explained with a twinkle in his blue eyes.

"Dunkrick be built into the mountain itself like an old mine. The places CLOSEST to the holes ya see are for military ONLY. As we're not the only things living up here and it be a dwarven tenet to defend those that can't defend themselves. Behind the military is the commerce sections. The further in you go, the safer it gets for most folk. The HIGHER YOU GO, the richer the folks become and the more powerful too. The Tip is where the city leader lives and the royals when they visit."

Tyler nodded as he sank in this caste style layout.

"We'll be visiting a fair few shops once we've met with Vaeric."

"I can see a fit bit of wear here an there laddee. There be a tale in you to tell and we needs hear it."

"We'll tell it with the lord. No offense meant."

Olric slapped him approvingly on the back and Tyler was again glad he wore armor.

"Aye I completely understand laddee. No stone good sense in causing undo stress on the people."

Tyler chuckled as he flet his second dwarven greeting throb slightly under his coat.

"It be quite the tale too."

"NOW I be excited."

The group moved from the outside section into the first gaping hole that had been gouged into the stone and Tyler noted the opening was two miles by two miles and stretched inwards farther then he could see. Olric pointed out a large selection of elevators with room for the entire Bloodoath at once.

"Them uns be the lifts. A city courtesy for all that do not like stairs."

"What's this I keep hearing about a dungeon Olric?"

The dwarf smirked now as they climbed onto the platform.

"THAT is near the middle of the third layer. And the entire reason the city was founded. The Great Cocus Dungeon. It's rumored to be the last resting place of the first human to ever slay a god in single combat and LIVE to tell the tale. Monsters of every variety spawn in there and it decends for no fewer then 400 floors below the surface of the ground. Gold, power, fame and glory are all found when raiding the Cocus dungeon. So long as you LIVE."

Tyler chuckled as the lift rose from the ground.

"We're here to check it out."

Orlic chuckled approvingly at that news.

"As heroes should."

Victoria smirked as she took a spot beside the Berserker.

"Remember you're still in training MAGGOTS."

Tyler chuckled.

"Sure thing Vicky."

"I will make you ALL run froom the TIP to the BASEMENT and BACK twice on the stairs. DO NOT call me that again."

He chuckled at her fury as the lift reached the Tip. The lord's keep more ornate fortress with ribs of granite extending like ribs into the ground while the fortress itself was built like a cathedreal for a church with sweeping towers and arches all over the thing. Olric smiled as he led the heroes to the stables where their horses were snuggly berthed and their wagon secured. Belfast placed their Bloodoath safe inside her pack and they headed inside the keep up the grand sweeping steps CLEARLY meant for dwarven frames due to the smaller size. Tyler opened the door to the main hall where they were faced by a dwarf working an immense forge at the rear of the hall surrounded by various ores and projects in various states of completion. The front of the hall was lined by bleachers for those wishing to watch the dwarven court or the smith at work. The dwarf at the forge was using a massive one handed hammer to pound a thick wedge of glowing iron into shape on a collassal anvvil two hundred feet long strapped to a boulder 500 feet wide. Tyler watched as the glowing metal was hammered with unerring percision into a vicious spearpoint and slotted into an organ style forge before he looked to his visitors. His voice a hefty rumble.

"Well, the mighty 'heroes' finally elect to ARRIVE. Took your sweet time now didn't ya?"

Tyler shrugged at this condescendation.

"Sorry. We only had a FOREST Giant in the way and had to help secure Drikin village from a DRAKEN's attack."

The dwarf at the forge lifted an eyebrow at this turnaround.

"A FOREST GIANT ya say. and a Draken. I see there IS a reason. And I see you took losses. Not such an allpowerful hero are you?"

"Never said I was. I THINK,"

TYler's eyes started turning the SLIGHTEST hint of red as he smiled.

"I THINK, I said I was that which you ALL will fear behind my fiance's throne of light. Is there an issue here that needs to be RESOLVED?"

The dwarf smirked as he hefted a warhammer now fewer then 6 feet long...only for Tyler's greatsword to appeared under his chin over his heart.

"Choose. WISELY."

His eyes were ice cold and his sword was lightly resting over the dwarf's heart. The smaller ma smiled disarmngly now.

"Alright. You win this pissing contest."

"I wouldn't recommend a repeat."

"I will not do so. Dwarven pissing contests are intense."

"Ha."

Tyler hung his sword on his back and the warhammer was hung on a peg before the dwarf introduced himself.

"My apologies for the provacation. We need WARRIORS of iron and fire. NOT softspined cowards. I be Vaeric Ironfucker."

"How the hell do you get known as the IRONFUCKER?"

Olric laughed as Vaeric chuckled.

"Me mother was the Steelwhore and my father the steelfucker. Iron's the tougher to fuck as ya gotta heat it differently and it be MIIIIIGHTY tricky."

"Workin the metal or fuckin it?"

"Both!"

"Ha. But for real now."

"Eh. I picked it."

"Ha."

Kirito let out a HEFTY breath or relief at this and Vaeric smirked.

"Me mother fucked her works."

"I don't want to know this!"

The heroes chuckled and groaned in equal measure as Tyler looked at the dwarven leader. Vaeric was 4 feet tall with a long black beard and messy grey hair. His frame was corded and built like a brick from hours beating iron into submission while his skin was brown. His attire was a forge apron and metal boots with wrisrt cuffs on and that's it. The warrior then nodded.

"So Drikin."

Vaeric nodded.

"Is the road secure?"

"It is. Mylissia has more soldiers guarding it following a close one up there."

Tyler retold the tale and the dwarven leader sighed one it ended.

"You rookies did good work up there. Never you doubt that. Me brother Ingot be a bastard. But the good kind. Now. You're chambers are ready and BE NICE TO THE MAIDS. ME FORGE LIKES FUEL."

Tyler smiled.

"We've some resupplying to do before we relax, Vaeric."

"Ah. Work before fun?"

"Oh absolutely. Specially in MY crew. No work no food."

"Ya shoulda been a dwarf! Olric here'll guide you since it is VERY easy to get HOPELESSLY lost in Dunkrick. You, Lord Berserker, I have words for you."

"Sure. Asuna."

"I got em."

The Bloodoath headed to their resupply as Vaeric retreived the spear from the forge.

"I got word from Mylissia. Seems a certain sweetheart arranged something for you in your chamber."

Tyler smiled excitedly.

"I'll go have a look."

A slender dwarven maid in full uniform appeared from a shadow. She was Vaeric's height with bright amber hair and slender build. Her bust was large on her frame and she spoke in a sot soprano.

"Lord Berserker. I am Luster. I will be your maid for the time you are with us. Allow me to show you the way."

HE smiled as he followed her.

"Thanks Luster."

She smiled as her shoes clicked. They climbed a few sets of stairs before they arrived at a single chamber door where she bowed.

"These are your royal chambers Milord. If you have need, use the rope by the bed."

"Thanks Luster."

He walked inside....and Seria pounced on him for a hug.

"SURPRISE!"

"Seria!"

He had his beloved princess up and swinging in his hug as she nearly strangled him in her own.

"I wanted to surprise you and Mother agreed! I got to use the royal airship!"

Tyler smiled happily as he held her.

"I love you, Seria."

"I love you too, Tyler."

He set her down as he looked around at the chamber now. Only to smile fondly as it was a mirror of Seria's chamber in Berun but with less panties strewn about the place. Seria herself was giggly in her tight fitting blouse and jeans that made her look ULTRA sexy.

"I like looking like Rias!"

He smiled as he ran a soft hand through her blue hair.

"You're beautiful Seria."

She smiled and he held her again.

"I was only able to convince mother of two days togather. She doesn't want me away from her for too long what with the war and everything."

"We'll have plenty of time together once we return."

"I know. I'm just greedy."

"You? Never."

She smiled at this as he held her tighter.

"I missed you, Seria."

"I missed you too, Tyler. I love you."

"I love you too."

She smiled happily as he set her down and the blue haired Princess rested her head on his chest.

"I missed you too."

He smiled at that as he ran his hands over her narrow back before the pair moved to the bath. Seria gasped as she saw the new mass of scars on Tyler's body as he stripped. He smiled reaussringly as he joined his wife in the pool-style tub.

"I'm fine. And they don't hurt."

Seria had a small smile as she ran a soft finger along one particularly long line and he shivered.

"THAT one was from the giant. Flicked me with a finger."

"You lived."

"I live for you."

She shivered and smiled at him as they relaxed in the reddening water. The pool turned blood red from the encrusted blood on Tyler's frame and the princess watched in awe as it filtered clear again and went to blood again.

"Wow."

"Yeah i work hard."

"Me too! The Mistress likes my lessons too!"

HE smirked.

"Should I be concerned?"

She smiled sweetly.

"Nope! My lessons for ladies are complete and I like both! So we'll have fun!"

"Sexy."

He held her to him as the water stopped turning red and she smiled.....before he dove under the water and it turned red from the blood in his hair. Seria had a look of exasperation as he came up and the pool cycled again.

"I will have to get used to this."

"Love you too, Seria."

She smiled and he pulled her over for her hair. The princess got her hair done by her adoring lover before she was laid on the immense bed for her massage.

"I missed this."

He kissed the top of her spine and she squeaked at the tingle.

"Hey! Easy up there! Save it for the wedding night!"

"Yes Seria."

"I want to as well."

He smiled as he pressed into her back.

"How do you cope?"

She smiled with a blush.

"Well. The mistress helps a lot. She loves touching me."

"And yet I'm your husband."

"Hey! We'll do stuff tonight."

"I love you too, Seria."

She smiled excitedly.

"I love you too, Tyler. And...we can do a FEW things tonight."

He smiled as he worked her large and marvelous breasts over now.

"I'll look forward to you."

she smiled as he let her foot go and rested beside her. Seria rested her head on his chet and he stroked her long blue hair soothingly and she smiled.

"Sooo don't you have work to do, Tyler?"

He chuckled at that dry ask.

"don't you?"

"Oh I'll be practicing with my mistress. WHILE you're at work."

"Damn. No shows?"

"Nope! Sorry! I asked and the mistress said you'd have to take part and....the wedding night."

She blushed and he chuckled.

"Alright. I'll head out so you can play with the girls."

"Yay! I'll have a new recording waiting!"

"My GODS do I love you."

"I love you too."

TYler got dressed and she smiled as he put the shirt that had her hair sewn into it on.

"I like the colors, Tyler."

He smiled at her.

"I love your everything."

She smiled as she lounged naked on the bed with a sexy leer as her fiance pulled hs coat on. He smiled....and snagged a photo of his sexy fiance with his crystal. Seria squeaked at the click.

"Hey! THAT doesn't exist!"

"Oh of course not."

He hugged her and she smiled.

"I'll see you tonight."

"Have fun with the girls."

"You too!"

"We've been over this."

"I know! It's fun!"

He chuckled at that as he took his starlite greatsword and the silveria greatsword. Then he walked out to return to the mainhall. Vaeric was still at his forge as the warrior walked in and the dwarf smiled as he did.

"You're a lucky man Tyler the Berserker."

"You have no idea. I love that girl."

The older man chuckled at that as the warrior walkd over.

"Good for ya. So, I see two hilts."

"One's starlite and the other's silveria. I'm looking to get the silveria repurposed into scalemail and chainmail since mine's kinda had it."

The smith smirked.

"I'm the best smith in the city, laddee."

"Ha. Upfront or on completion?"

"HA! It's a 75,000 gold job for the pair."

Tyler nodded.

"I figured. we'll be doing some serious grinding in the dungeon for the next week or so. Where's the rest?"

"They be at the marketplace on level four. When ya got the gold come see me."

"Will do. I got a hunk of starlite too. 150 pounds."

Vaeric nodded.

"Starlite be a right bitch to work. What to you have in mind?"

"A better lance, bow, arrows, and gauntlets from it."

"All told you're looking at a 250,000 gold job with about 5 days work for me."

"Makes sense. Quality ain't cheap. Thanks Vaeric."

"Laddee."

Olric appeared for his role as guide through the city and he chuckled as they headed for the Bloodoath.

"Ya got fire laddee. Askin the LORD hisself to work your metal. ha."

"I know quality when I see it."

"GOOD."

The pair rode the lift down to level four that was situated near a military garrison by a hole. TYler smiled as he spotted Asuna's unmistakable red hair leaving a general store and Orlic chuckled.

"I'll be around if ya need me."

"Thanks Orlic."

The warrior walked over to the redheaded second and she smiled as she saw him.

"Musta been something nice. Okay. we've got full replacements on ALL our tents, bedrolls, cookware, the lot. And upgraded to the best we could with our current material. Your tent and roll too."

"Thanks Asuna. How much?"

"We spent about 15,000 for the lot. Belfast is out shopping for foodstuffs now while Mina has Strand, Yoshkia and Wendy pickng up healing."

"Here's a thought. why don't we have our best healers sign on with one of the healing goddesses?"

Asuna blinked at this.

"We'll discuss that one with the Leaders later. AND the healers. An interesting idea though. Kirito wants to discuss weapon upgrades coming from the Oath coin until we do a sizable raid in the dungeon."

"THAT we kinda need to talk on as I see where he's coming from. ALL our gear is underleveled for us right now and we've kinda broke."

She sighed.

"We are. We spent a lot of gold on our abilities and spells. They paid OFF, but we haven't any opportunities to MAKE MONEY yet."

"I'll see about a fight in an alley. Might be able to score a few gold there. But we'll have to raid that dungeon hard."

"VERY hard. All I had."

"Thanks Asuna."

Tyler walked off down the marketplace seeking a backalley. The warrior passing numerous members of the Bloodoath as he went when he found a suitable alley and turned down it. A begger chuckled as the entrance was lost to sight.

"BORED or BROKE?"

"Broke this time."

"Ha. Lord Berserker."

A group of twenty appeared and Tyler smiled as he drew his starlite greatsword.

"I appreciate your contribution to my wallet."

The dwarven fighters chuckled at that as they rushed with daggers and shortswords. Tyler rushed with his sword in a wide arc and the first dwarf was beheaded mid lunge as Tyler spun a halfcircle to bring the sword down on the next head. Four rushed him from behind and the warrior was ready with a pivot that had the howling blue blade whip across their throats.

"Twin fang!"

"Tempest!"

Tyler used the speed enhancer to dodge the dagger user's stab and the pounce of two more before he swung his sword in another sweep that had three take it in the throat. Then he flicked the sword around with a groin to crown slash on one more.

"Rapid lunge."

He darted forward with the sword a living entity in his fists. The remainder of the dwarves fell to his blade and Tyler smiled as he stood tall.

"Was fun gentledwarves."

He got to looting and found their coin purses. He walked away with an extra 23,543 gold. An amount that made him smile. All told now I have 34,728. He looked at his Status Plate and found he'd not gained much experience. he was maybe a tenth of the way to level 7. He sighed at this and considered raiding the dungeon himself. That just opens a door. Plus Asuna'd have a cow. Belfast would go off on me about valuing my life, and if I leveled up again the force would get VERY irritated and try it themselves. He dismissed the idea for the time being and instead went to see Belfast for her checkin. The warrior smiled as he found the food stalls and her eyecatching silver hair near the one for spices. Belfast smiled as he approached.

"I have procured a suitable amount of our lost stores, Tyler."

"Alright. How's it looking?"

"I spent maybe 25,000. Spices are expensive."

"Makes sense. In some places spices are a sign of wealth. Anything of note?"

"I will be looking into a second wagon for the Bloodoath. But from initial prices they are quite expensive. The smallest was a two person cart and hovered at 75,000."

"MAkes sense. We'll be in town for a week or so, so no real rush."

"That is a relief."

Tyler left the capable lady to her work as he looked for Strand and the healers next. which didn't take long for him to spot Wendy's also eyecatching blue hair in a window. He walked in and Strand was adding some ginseng to a pouch. The elf smiled as the warrior walked in.

"We're doing well. But the prices are high. Roughly 100,000 spent on healing herbs and potions."

"YIKES. Okay we'll need to be careful not to blow all our coin in one day."

Asia smiled from her spot by some mushrooms.

"Asuna split the Bloodoath funds in half for our budget."

"SMART. Alright. I'll see what else needs doing."

Strand chuckled as she noted something.

"I see you already said hi."

"Yup. They're a very obliging bunch."

"Ha."

Tyler walked out as his rally whistle hummed and tugged him towards the front of the immense cave they sat in. He headed toward it and found Asuna with Belfast looking at their numbers and contributions. Asuna passed him a paper as he appeared.

"We're set on equipment and camping upgrades. Foodstuffs too."

He looked.

"Good. Strand's nearly done with the healing resupply. That's in the ballpark of 100k though."

They sighed at this news and Asuna frowned.

"We'll need to ready for some heavy dungeon raids then. We need the coin."

Tyler nodded.

"I considered raiding alone, but remembered who I was dealing with."

Asuna chuckled and so did Belfast.

"NO solo raids in the dungeon until we've seen how it is."

"What she said."

Tyler chuckled at that one before Strand walked up with her detachment.

"We're fully stocked on healing and mana potions plus ingrediants. 125k spent."

Belfast added her own numbers.

"27k for my purchases."

Asuna sighed.

"20k all told."

Tyler nodded.

"We blew roughly a third of the entire Bloodoath funds on one upgrade and resupply spree. Okay, we need a coin run and we need it now."

Asuna nodded as she looked at him.

"We'll meet up at the hall."

The leaders were convened in the mainhall of the Tip Keep. Tyler looked at Victoria now as they settled. Vaeric had set aside one of the many meeting rooms in the keep aside for their uses and it came furnished with a circular table surrounded by chairs.

"The dungeon. What exactly are we walking into?"

The purple haired captain smiled.

"You walk through a stone door and fight monsters that spawn in. Think the mainhall and creatures scaled to the level you're on appear to attack you. Every kill results in loot drops. These drops are always utterly unpredicatable and can range from coins to cloth to bones to food. There is a legend about a baby girl being a drop from a monster kill and she grew to become a queen of her country during a period of war. NO it was NOT Mylissia."

They chuckled at that one and Tyler nodded.

"Alright. Asuna. We'll take a squad down. Me, you, Kirito, Bell, Strand, and Asia."

She nodded and Rias frowned.

"Why YOU?"

"We've the most experience in such areas. I'd take Sora and Shiro, but they're not yet ready for active combat."

She sighed with a smile and Asuna nodded.

"Alright. I'll give the word. We'll pick up packs for loot."

"Good. Bloodoath let's move."

The warriors were summoned and they followed Strand through the city as Tyler looked at Asuna.

"I;m up front and you are flankers with Kirito. Asia is center of the pocket with Bell guarding her while Strand floats."

She nodded with a smirk.

"I saw the exact same strategy."

"We'll look loot after we leave and this first run is a Bloodoath fundrun. ALL gold gets funneled into the safe."

"Yup."

Strand smiled as they stepped off the last lift and approached a long mass of people moving into a grandhall like cavern.

"The Great Cocus Dungeon."

Tyler chuckled as they followed the mass through the cavern. The raiders were then faced with a hallway seeming thing wirh grups of adventurers battling monsters ranging from taller goblins and some minor forest wolves to a rather imposing Alpine bear. Tyler noting the groups were seperate in the cavern as his party moved through the rather well lit corridor of dirt and stone with Strand pointing to a turn.

"That's the true entrance to the dungeon. These are for the PURE rookies."

"Makes sense."

They turned the corridor and were faced with a wide chamber that had a smaller group of adventurers battling it out with shadowy beings with red eyes, some wolves on two legs, and a few goblinkin as well. Tyler looked around as a hulking shadow creature appered before him swinging razor sharp limbs at him. The warrior ducked under the wide sweep attack and pivoted for a slash of his own with his greatsword. The shadow shattered into fragments and a pouch was left where it'd been standing. Tyler took the pouch and smiled at the clink of coins.

"About 30."

Asuna put it in her pack as another group of the shadow things rushed them. Tyler swung his sword, Asuna danced with he rapier, Kirito slashed with his twin swords, Asia watched with a smile and Bell and Strand chuckled as the three cut down ten monsters in ten seconds. They all dropped more coin pouches of 30 coins and Tyler sighed.

"Come on. These are fodder."

The friends moved deeper into the dungeon where a group of creatures made of stone came rolling at them. The things were basically boulders on stubby legs whose only attacks were to roll at them. Bell stabbed one in the crease between stones o0n it's body and it shattered to rubble. Asia put her own boulder thing down with a spell and Strand explained as she killed hers.

"These are Rock Golems. Very common in mountainous areas."

Asuna smiled as she saw a glittering stone in the rubble.

"I got a gem."

She lifted it and Tyler chuckled.

"That's a Red Topaz Asuna. Not bad for a secondary gem. It's worth maybe.....500 gold? That sounds right."

Kirito chuckled as he lifted three more such gems from the rubble of the golems.

"And you know that WHY?"

"I know more about rocks and minerals then I do plants. I know the worth cuase a mah plans."

"Ah. Keepin it?"

"Nah."

"Ha."

They got moving again as more of the rock golems attacked them and they dropped more secondary gems. Tyler claiming a rather brillantly shining bit of opal and Asuna smiled.

"Seria?"

"No this one's for me actually. Kinda like how it looks."

She chuckled at that as they went. Tyler looked at his Status Plate and noted he'd made it to a quarter of the way to level 7 and Kirito smirked.

"Halfway to 5."

"Ha. I'll get serious then."

"NO going off on your own."

"Yes Asuna."

"HEY. We've BEEN OVER THIS."

Tyler chuckled at her irritation as they came around the corner to be faced by a girl weeping into her hands on her knees. Tyler held his sword up to prevent Asia from rushing over with a hug.

"That is NOT a person."

She looked at him wide eyed as Strand nodded without taking her eyes off the thing.

"It's a Weeping Ghost. A form of undead that usually hunat sites were jilted lovers died. Say a girl was left at the altar on her wedding day and died there, she'd haunt the site until she was killed again."

Tylr nodded as he hefted his greatsword.

"I got her."

Strand smiled.

"Holy spells hurt more."

"Divine Slicer."

His sword glowed from the spell as he approached the weeping girl.

"Hey. You dead?"

The thing rounded on him wielding a dagger made from jet and the holy infused greatsword slashed her across the chest. She screamed in pain before bursting into pure white flames and fading out leaving the dagger, her gown, and a necklace. Strand loked at the loot before nodding.

"They are not cursed. And are safe."

Tyler lifted the dagger and the elf explained.

"That is a Dark Dagger. It's made entirely of the gem jet and is quite valuable as loot. The gown was a wedding gown and it frequently used as such. And that necklace is enchanted with Adamantium Skin. Adds an extra 100 points to defense."

Tyler smiled as he took the gown.

"I'LL take this."

They smiled at that as Asuna passed him the defense necklace.

"YOU need it as the frontline tank."

"MY defense is still solid. we'll give that to Wendy. Boost the defenses of our healers."

"Better. The dagger we'll sell."

They were moving and Kirito chuckled.

"So you'll even design her wedding dress for her."

"i got the entire thing planned to a T. I just need the right pieces."

"Ha."

The next thing they encountered was a large chamber with an indented floor like a coliseum. Tyler chuckled as he saw this.

"Bossroom."

They nodded and Strand smiled.

"Mana doesn't regenerate in the dungeon. Stamina DOES however."

Tyler walked into the ring with the raiders behind him and a low roar was heard before a 20 foot tall old man of the forest appeared from a cave. Tyler smirked at this coincidence.

"I'll be sure to kill you PROPERLY this time."

The massive ape thing roared at them before charging with it's two foot thick arms swinging a stone club. Tyler smirked as he dodged it,

"Tempest!"

He slashed the tree trunk like leg of the beast and grey blood flowed from the wound as the warrior dashed passed. Asuna appeared from the left now as the towering ape thing turned to attack the berserker and her rapier glowed,

"Flaming Jab!"

Her needle-like rapier burst into flames as she poked the beasts with it ten times in 4 seconds. The flames caught and a good section of the Old man's back fur started to burn. The thing roared in fury and pain while swinging an arm the size of a tree at the agile girl while Kirito took the wide opening from the rear with his twin blades.

"Tempest! Ghost cut! CRIMSON SLASH!"

HIS blades were bathed in flame as well as the warrior cut a myriad of lines into the blazing back of the ape and it staggered from the devestating blow while Bell came in with his knives.

"Flurry! Double Cut! Ghost Cut!"

Bell targeted the leg of the beast Tyler had hit and his rapid slashes were nearly unseeable from the speed. Asia smiled sweetly as she hefted her diamond tipped staff.

"The light betrays you! Sun FLASH!"

Her spell made the light in the target's eyes suddenly explode like blinding sunlight and the result had the beast roaring in shock while covering it's white eyes in panic. Tyler smiled as he saw this as he hefted his greatsword.

"Bring it down! DARK SACRALANT!"

"FURY!"

"OVERPOWER!"

"HASTE!"

The four heavy melee fighters smashed home their Proficencies' potent abilities. Tyler's Soulkiller sliced the leg clean off the beast and it fell flat on it's back where Kirito was there with twin glowing swords.

"STARBURST STREAM!"

His swordstyle's unique ultimate move was reinforced by Asia's haste spell, which doubled movement speed for a single routine while Bell and Asia shared the same skill and they were a mere blurr from the speed. The old man of the forest died from the overwhelming force of the five and it shattered into shards once it did. Tyler landed his leap and smiled at the panting others.

"Good kill everyone! Recover and loot up."

They smiled and then frowned as they saw Tyler was the only one NOT weak from exhaustion OR panting. This served as yet another reminder of the level gap between them and Kirito looked at his plate.

"Level five. Nearly there."

Tyler looked at his.

"Wow. Three quarters of the way to 7. Hurry up Kirito."

"Ha."

Bell chuckled.

"I'm had 4. We'll get there."

Asia beamed.

"I hit four! And stopped."

She got a pat as Asuna smiled.

"I'm at four. We made some LEAPS here today. Now the payout."

Tyler looked and noted a large sack in the hole the beast had fallen in.

"Odds are that's it."

He opened the thing.

"Gold, some gems, a few weapons, some pieces of armor, and a spell or two. Alright. We'll split it topside."

Strand smiled as she walked over.

"You work well together."

"Oh hey Strand. Where ya been?"

"I was firing arrows from the edge. didn't even need a third shaft."

"Ha."

The raiders headed for the exit and Kirito flexed a hand.

"Not as bad as the giant. But I can't use my abilities for the rest of the day."

Tyler chuckled as they passed the other adventurers as they trained on their own monsters.

"We'll hit it once a day. ON TOP of whatever else we'll be doing."

Asuna nodded.

"We're here for a week, right?"

"Yup. I'll send Mina and a crew down there next."

"Captain and their squad?"

"Yup. If I go down there too, I take command. if not, captain's in charge."

She nodded.

"I'll get the word out."

"Thanks Asuna."

They left the dungeon behind and reconvenved with the Bloodoath in the meeting room at the Tip Keep. Tyler set the sack of loot on the table as the captains sat in their chairs. Victoria smirked as she saw the bag.

"A medium floor one loot sack on your first visit? Not bad."

Tyler smirked as he dumped everything out.

"There was some monster loot on the way down that the raiders already claimed. Now."

He looked at the pile of gold coins.

"We have a total. In that one pile we have 453,650. That is ALL getting added to the Bloodoath funds."

Asuna nodded at this.

"The Bloodoath is hurting for cash right now. So we'll need two more full raids down there before we can relax enough for individual shares. Mina, take your squad and head down."

"Roger. Victoria?"

"I'll be happy to lend experience."

Tyler looked at Akeno.

"When Mina returns, you take yours and head down. Reach the first floor boss and defeat it. Then return. DO NOT go ANY further."

She nodded and Rias frowned.

"MY squad?"

"You and Strand's squads are tomorrow's raiders. i want two full squads at the ready at all times and them be realitively fresh too."

She nodded at this and Mina looked at the Berserker.

"All loot we divvy as Leaders?"

"Yup. Gold is to be poured into the Bloodoath coffer until we reach....I'll slap a million on it. Then we can see about splitting for raiders."

Belfast looked up now from the adding of the new numbers.

"We have 1,138,364 gold in the Bloodoath funds Tyler."

He blinked.

"Really?"

The silver haired Quartermaster chuckled.

"We had close to 850,000 before we entered the city."

"Huh. Okay. 1.5 mil on it then. We hit that we can split stuff between raiders."

They chuckled and Asuna smiled.

"No change in loot sharing at the moment. Once we're happy with our buffer we'll go from there."

They nodded and the weapons were laid out. Tyler shrugged as he looked them over.

"I'm not seeing anything jumping at me. Nor the armor."

The raiders nodded and Mina smiled.

"We'll offer them to the Knights later. The spells?"

Tyler set the four spell cards before him to read off.

"First one is called Water Surge. Conjures a wall of water based on magic skill that rushes a single target. Damage is realitive to the target's Magical Defense and the caster's magic skill. I suggest we give this to Juvia."

Rias frowned at this.

"Your reasoning?"

"In her world she was a renowned water mage and was MADE from water."

"wow. Her magic is impressive and she has a special affinity for water magics. She's in my squad, I'll give it to her."

The next one made him smirk.

"I'll take this one. It's called Incite. Projects an aura of challange from the caster that draws hostility towards him. Pair that with MY battlestrategy?"

Kirito chuckled.

"A pure tank spell. Sure."

Belfast sighed as he added it.

"Now he has an EXCUSE to use suicidal schemes."

"It's why they WORK."

"Oh dear."

They chuckled at that as he slid the next.

"Oh hello. Soothing Rain. It's a Rain spell that sends minor cleansing spells raining over a set area. It's a healing spell, and a rather cool one too."

Akeno smiled.

"I'll claim that one. I can use it for a rather potent misdirect."

"Use a HEALING spell on US that gets THE ENEMY wet, and then you drop the battery. I LIKE it."

Akeno got her spell and the last one was slid over.

"This one's mean. Hellish inferno. Conjures a foiling black flame tornado made from DARK ELEMENT magic. Rias? This one's for you."

The blood redhead chuckled as she got the spell.

"I AM a Dark Fire mage."

"So a diabolically hot mess? Ha. I LOVE it."

She smirked at that one.

"There was so many layers to that to sift through you dick, I'mma just say fuck you."

He chuckled at that and looked at the armor next. This was sent to the Knights for divvy. Mina nodded.

"Anything else we need talk about?"

Tyler sat back.

"I had the idea of getting our more powerful healers, Wendy, Asia, and Yoshkia, connected to a healing temple and goddess."

Rias frowned HARD at this proposal.

"Asia is a devil."

"I don't think it matters. ONE reason is it's ASIA."

"Ha. Okay. I don't want to have ANNNNYTHING to do with religious sects OR their deities. It always ends badly for some poor bastard."

Akeno nodded as she added her own input.

"A wily idea, but the risks just aren't worth it."

Mina frowned as she looked at them.

"They'd be devoted to healing, Rias, Akeno. How is that a risk?"

Rias sighed.

"Because of the potential fine print. Maybe the joining ritual is a lay. willing or not. And maybe by that point you CAN'T back out. We're devils. In our world religion was the source of endless strife and problems for our kind."

Asuna crossed her arms.

"Want to table this one and do some research on the ground everyone?"

Rias and Akeno smiled at the compromise with the redhead saying it.

"Yes. That works perfectly. We'll get an idea of just WHAT this world's religions are like before we go anywhere."

Tyler smiled.

"That was the last one. My dark Sacralant is used up for today. So I'll probably do some lighter grinding somewhere."

They nodded and the group split. Mina gathered her squad and headed into the dungeon for their raid while the rest went to their own devices. Tyler headed up to his chamber and smiled as he foudn Seria asleep on their bed. The lue haired princess comfortably snuggled up with her pillow and he leaned over her ear.

"I love you, my wife."

She woke with a shiver and smile.

"I love you too, my husband. How was the dungeon?"

"Fun and we made a few coins."

"Were you hurt?"

"Not a scratch. We'll hit it daily or so."

She smiled and settled back down.

"Be careful."

"Cute. So what have you been doing up here?"

"My lessons were concluded for the day and I'm resting now. But it though. Oh. The crystal is on the shelf love."

He added it to the other and found it merged to create one object.

"Neat trick."

She smiled as her sapphire eyes closed.

"I know a few things."

He stroked her soft blue hair until she fell asleep again and smiled as he locked their door on his way out.

"I love that girl so freakin much."

He headed back to the dungeon for his own solo raid and smirked as he ran into Kirito at the entrance.

"Ha."

"Asuna is going to be pissed."

The pair chuckled as they teamed up and headed into the dungeon cavern. Kirito cracked his neck.

"We're down our best tricks, no healer and only a few potions."

"And yet we'll be just fine."

"Ha."

The pair walked along the corridor away from the training area and were nearly instantly charged by a ten foot tall minotaur. Tyler ran at the thing as Kirito leapt up, jumped off the wall in a twirling slash from his twin swords while Tyler slammed his starlite greatsword into the beast's neck from his side. The beast was beheaded and dropped a horn in a matte grey color. Tyler took the thing and tilted his head.

"It's like steel. We'll see if it's crafting mats."

"Most likely is."

They got moving as a giant worm with jagged teeth came hurtling down the passage towards them. tyler smirked as the thing rushed.

Frozen Wastes."

The floor and some of the walls were coated in a layer of ice and the loss of purchase imobilized the worm for Kirito's slash on the thing's neck. it shattered and the Black swordsman smirked with a bow.

"Ta-dah."

"Ha. Not bad for a beaterboy."

"I HATE YOU."

Tyler looked at the remains of the worm and lifted a small sack.

"Small loot sack. Mainly gold."

The pair kept moving and Kirito looked at him.

"Soooo, Sachi."

"Wasn't your fault."

"You think there's a chance she'll come too?"

"Probably. Zekken too."

"I HOPE she does."

"I wanna meet Alice."

"HA. PoH?"

"If HE appears, it'd be on THEIR side. and them the game begins."

Kirito sighed at that dark excitement.

"Alright I'll leave him to you."

The pair walked out into a small strium and Tyler looked at the slick marble area.

"Miniboss?"

A massive and sand colored Alpine Bear dropped from the ceiling with a roar.

"Miniboss."

The pair rushed from two sides and the Alpine bear swung a club at the Berserker as the Black Swordsman scored several hits from the right and Tyler smirked.

"Tempest! Ghost Cut! MIGHTY BLOW!"

His sword glowed neon blue from the stacked abilities and he slammed his greatsword into the chest of the beast as it turned ti hit Kirito and it SLICED it CLEAN in half! Kirito grumbled at this one hit kill as the beast shattered.

"overpowered level thief."

"Ha. Get good."

"I hate you."

They got moving again as Tyler tossed the loot sack into his pack. A few minutes later they came out into a larger chamber and they nodded.

"FLOOR boss."

A 15 foot tall minotaur in golden armor came charging from the rear whirling a GIGANTIC greataxe in their direction. Tyler smirked as the experienced warriors split in two directions. The minoking roared at them as it swung it's immense head to and fro trying to decide who to attack as Kirito cast a spell.

"THUNDERSHOCK!"

His black lightning spell hit the golden armor with a hum and the beast was stunned momentarily,

"MIGHTY BLOW!"

Tyler slammed his greatsword into the back of the minoking's knee and it buckled. The beast dropped to a knee with a deep low that rattled their chests as the pair appeared over the back of it's neck.

"GHOST CUT!"

"GHOST CUT!"

They slashed the back of it's neck from both sides and the beast died instantly. the warriors landed in ready stances as the minoking shattered and Tyler chuckled.

"Don't fuck with the Black Swordsmen."

Kirito chuckled as his own black coat flapped.

"DAMN dude. BE a badass."

The pair went to the loot and Tyler smiled as he added the second medium sack to his pack.

"Not bad. We're done."

"Absolutely. You level?"

He looked and smiled.

"Level 7. You?"

"6. Gettin there."

"7 was a bitch."

"Makes sense"

They headed to the entrance now. Kirito flexed a hand.

"No more raiding for me today. I got 50 points to place. You?"

"Hmm, same."

"That was kinda fun raiding like you do. AND mildly intimidating."

"Ha. Keep up rookie."

"fuck you man."

The friends chuckled as they walked out of the cavern...only to be faced by a foot tapping Asuna, Belfast, and Rias. All three ladies wearing exasperated smirks and Tyler chuckled.

"Oh shit we're in trouble with Moms."

The three ladies shuddered! Kirito chuckled whle ALSO sweatin bullets under Asuna's knowing gaze. Tyler chuckled as Belfast looked at him.

"Dear."

"We were having FUN Belfast."

"And the RISK?"

"Lady. I'm the highest level in the party. AND the Berserker. THAT'S kirito. The hero of SAO and the Black Swordsman. SECOND highest level in the party. THAT was day at the office for us."

Rias chuckled at that flat brag.

"And the LOOT?"

"We'll split in like we usually do. Oh. Level 7. He's at 6."

They nodded and Asuna sighed.

"They ENCOURAGE each other. PERFECT. Come on. Mina reported in."

The group headed up to the Tip and reconvened in the meeting hall. Mina smirked as she saw the second pile of loot and Asuna's mild irritation.

"Seems even YOU go off orders."

"How do ya think i made level 7? ya gotta push yourself."

She chuckled at that one and Belfast retook her place at the table.

"We knew when you weren't the first one here. Now. Her gold total is another 245,560 gold. She had 26 raiders."

Tyler nodded.

"That into the Bloodoath nets us 1,383,924. ONE more good raid like that, and splits'll happen again."

Rias nodded.

"Akeno is down there now."

"Good. Kirito and I's raid was individual. NOT a Bloodoath raid. we'll split our haul in two as well."

Kirito nodded and Asuna smiled.

"Very fair. Alright. They brought back some crafting mats too. Animal hide, a few bones from bigger beasts, and the like."

Tyler smiled.

"Pour all crafting mats from Bloodoath raids into the supplybase. We'll use them for the entire party."

They nodded and the rest was given to the raiders to split. Next was Tyler and Kirito's raid spoils. The gold from their sacks was dumped out and Belfast got the total.

"In that pile, there is 354,758 gold."

Tyler nodded.

"That by two nets us 177,379. That by two again is 88,689 with one extra coin we'll toss to party."

Kirito nodded.

"I'm agreed."

The shares were split and Belfast added the new wealth up.

"For the Bloodoath we now have 1,561,303. We've broken your 1.5 million limit."

Tyler smiled at this.

"Akeno's party can split their loot among themselves. And we'll keep the half rule."

They nodded and Tyler looked at his own new total now.

"Okay. I have 123,417. I need 250k for my upgrade."

The minotaur's horn was placed and Strand smiled.

"That is a good bit of Minotaur ivory. Used in carvings, hilts, and other decorations. It's a purely decorative material and this amount would get 75,000 at the market."

Tyler smiled and looked at Kirito.

"Sell?"

"Sure. We need the gold anyway."

Next was the minoking's golden armor and greataxe. Strand smiled.

"Golden armor and Axe. Sell it to Vaeric as they be repurposed into gold items. My estimate is an extra 450,000."

They whistled at that one and the sell pile was set aside. That was it for the loot and Tyler headed to see the dwarven lord about the sale. The Berserker found the dwarven blacksmith putting the finishing touches to the spear as he walked up. Vaeric smirked as he looked at the Berserker.

"This should be good. What need have ya?"

"found some stuff in the dungeon ya might like."

The golden armor and axe was laid out along with the minotaur horn. Vaeric chuckled as he looked it over.

"You be a WORKER hero too. We have hope yet. And oddly enough I been needing some good minohorn for a bow I had in mind. How's 525,000 sound?"

"Great. Thanks Vaeric. When we find more we'll come see ya."

The dwarf laughed as Tyler got his gold and returned to the Leaders. Kirito smiled as Tyler set the laden sack down.

"How much?"

"525k."

"Wow."

"Oh yeah. That by 2 nets us 262,500. that by 2 is 131,250. Alright."

The split was made as Akeno walked in with her raiders dragging their own pile of loot. Tyler smiled as she dumped a fresh pile of gold out.

"How'd it go Akeno?"

"I reached level 3 and so did Koneko. Most are on the cusp of three as well."

Tyler nodded and looked at Asuna.

"We'll hit the dungeon until everyone is level 5 or above."

"Agreed. Then what?"

Victoria smirked.

"Then the next trip."

Tyler chuckled at thar vagueness as Belfast got the total for the new haul.

"In this pile we have 435,678 gold."

"That by 2 is 217,839. That by 26 is 8,378 with 11 coins leftover. Those we'll add to Bloodoath."

Akeno smiled as her crew got their shares and they divvyed the rest of the loot up.

"We're done for the day. Most of our special abilities are spent."

Tyler looked at Belfast as she dd their funds. It didn't take long.

"Our new total is 2,041,642."

Tyler nodded at this and looked at Asuna.

"Tomorrow we'll put in for weapon and armor upgrades. We'll use the Bloodoath coin for the first high tier set to make SURE it's good."

She smiled.

"Budget?"

"2 mill."

"With the way WE grind? We'll make four in three days. Alright. I'll put the orders in. YOU?"

"I have enough to pay from my own purse. So I will. Once we're set on gear we'll do a mass upgrade on our spells and abilities again."

They nodded and Tyler smiled.

"I'll go see a dwarf about some metal. Break."

The group headed to their tasks and Tyler retrieved his ore and metal from the wagon. Vaeric smirked as he walked up.

"HAve ya an ORDER?"

"Yeah what we discussed. Here."

Tyler gave the pouch over and Vaeric chuckled.

"You work hard kid. An that's coming from ME. I'll get on it."

"Thanks Vaeric."

The warrior headed to his chambers now and smiled as he found Seria in the bath. The princess smiled as he stripped to join her.

"Was the dungeon tough, Love?"

"Nope. Me an Kirito are used to this shit."

She chuckled at that...and sighed as he got in and turned the water red again.

"OOoof course."

"I AM a Berserker."

"Ugh. I love you too."

The pair cleaned up hard in the water with Tyler doing her hair again, making her smile, and the pair relaxed on the couch. Seria wrapped up in a very comfy seeming robe while tyler had her on his chest. Luster their maid walked in with their dinner and left without a word as the pair enjoyed a quiet meal together. Seria yawned and Tyler carried his princess to the bed where they snuggled together. Seria smiled as he held her.

"I love you Tyler. Good night."

"I love you too, Seria. Good night."