we need an Enders game super weapon.... how long would it take you to make a subsurface mega-moat of lava? i mean 100 foot wide and 50 feet deep.

it's obvious that he has some seducer demon in the mix, amped up to like 100000% from becoming a lord, that's the only way he could be the pretty.

also, ysl may be trying to snipe someone...

finally he said he would 'do his best' not an exact guarantee.

>>170672
>that's the only way he could be the pretty.

No, it feels more like when I met Danny than the fake J...

Anywa-
^%&^#$*&&$(*(

Alright, the courage water is made. He hasn't seem to have noticed us yet...

We'll check.
>switch to Sanfas

Hold on a sec Antares, we're going to check something first.

>>170687
#%^@^@$%&@&@$^*&
It's a shame she is my enemy. I would not mind spending a night with a spitfire like her...

I really hope those folks on the wall aren't trying what I think they are.

So you are the pawn of Raeve... An honor meeting you.

>>170693
Spawn? Uh, we'll ask more later.
>switch to Ysl
He's aware! Cancel the plan!

why does everyone think that? also looks like that plan is a bust, you weren't supposed to notice.

>>170695
#$@%#$@^&^
Wha-

He's here!
He just... he just vanished and appeared beside me.

He takes the javelin from my hands and snaps it in half, throwing it over the wall.
"I ceased my assault, spared your life, and even gave you a chance to surrender with as little loss of life as possible... and this is the repayment I recieve. What have you to say in your own defence?!"

simple really, we don't trust raeve. even if you do hold up your end of the bargain raeve will still destroy everyone here regardless of of any arguments you give him.

>>170701
Fear and desperation is the only explanation. Say that you acted rashly without thinking and ask for forgiveness.

>"Simple really, we don't trust raeve. even if you do hold up your end of the bargain raeve will still destroy everyone here regardless of of any arguments you give him."

"I see. So you would decieve me to defend yourself from my master."

He thinks quietly. "Then I have a new offer to make you. If you grant me your daughter's hand in marriage, I shall defend this town with my life, and the lives of this entire division."

Rosie walks up the stairs.
"What's going on?"

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... what?

>>170707
"I... I'm sorry, what?"

"Oh, am I mistaken?" he asks. "It's not your daughter... than another woman's?" he smiles.

"Wait, what?" Rosie manages.

Jai walks up behind the man, places the gun against the back of his head, and cocks it.

"What do you want with my daughter?" she asks quietly.

"J-j-jai, please, sh-show some restraint!"

"Shoot and you lose that arm, young madam." Sanfas says with a smile.

Jai he can break the sound barrier, we never thought you would be as stupid as you were when you tried to shoot Rosie. Seriously, you're smarter than this.

>>170706
>switch to Jai
Bad idea. He is... uh, somehow faster than the eye can track. He'd dodge your bullet even at that range. We really need to negotiate with him.

Where's J? She deserves to say her opinion on this matter.

>>170716
&*$&#%&#$^3
I...
"It's my daughter..."

"Ah, good!" I apologize if this seems rude. I know the course is to... court the lady first. Then..." he grins wider. "How about we allow the lady to decide, after three days with me? Would that be sufficient?"

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" J yells, leaping up beside me.

"Must every person on this planet hold this girl in such esteem?" he says, palming his face.

>>170724
I think we'd better go back to Rosie now. Warn J not to do anything rash, since this guy is so fast.
>switch to Rosie

>>170752
"Be careful, J. Don't do anything stupid."
"Mmph."

@#$@%$%#%^%$@#$^@^
I. Am. So. Confused.

>>170768
Well basically it looks like Sanfas has a thing for you. He's willing to use his army to protect Rivermeet in exchange for either the Book of Final Deeds, or... your hand in marriage.

Obviously it would be advantageous to keep the Book out of Raeve's hands but it's also obviously not right to break up you and J and have you marry someone you don't want to.

So, that's what he meant when he said he's willing to court 'the lady' for a few days.

J is in deep thought, looking at the man. No, demon. He's a demon. I can't forget that, he's the enemy.

The best thing to do would be to go along with his plan. O-o-objectively, I mean. It's not like I like him or... or anything. I just mean that's the path with the... least risk.

even though he is a demon remember that Asala and Harumda seem to get along pretty well.

anyway. let him know that J had your heart first so she has to come with and he must not only convince you but her as well.

>>170799
Hmm. I suppose. You've got 3 days to decide, after all. Shall we confer with J in private?

Send us over to her please, I'd like to see her inner thoughts.

>>170806
Alright. I'll send you over...

#%^@#%^$@&@&^^&

Well, at the very least he isn't ugly... or rude. And he's been polite thus far.

He pulls a dagger from his hip and throws it precisely at the ground to his left, and something sparks.

In reply, so does Antares's hand.
"How..."
"How what?"
"How did you know I was setting a trap?"
"Distrust runs deep in your veins, human." he says, leaning to one side, a hand on his hip. "I'm surprised you didn't start it sooner. Furthermore, I advise against using an ability tied to your Soul around a Demon and expecting it to go unanticipated. Let me speak candidly, then... At first, I wanted to kill every last one of you. No mercy. Just blood. But then I saw how valiantly, how strongly, how honestly this young lady fought, and I was enamored by that power. If she accepts this offer to court her, I will do everything in my considerable power to protect you, this city, and the book... and any further artifacts that may appear here. After all, I have my own doubts about what Raeve is scheming... However, should you prove to be his equal in deceptive acts, I shall run out of patience and deem you a lost cause. Am I clear, Antares Delarosa?"

His eyes flash, and he turns to me.
"I can see that you and this Rosie are very close. Let it be known that my heart has room for many... and has housed many, in the past. I would be happy to walk with the both of you, if that is your desire."

>>170816
This is such an interesting situation we're in.

Well, J... he seems like an okay fellow. I know you didn't want to share Rosie with Danny before, but now... I guess there's an extra incentive.

>>170816
Tell him you will consider his offer, then go off to confer with Rosie.
Normally there are rules in place which allow deities to forgo their normal methods and act directly, and usually a being this powerful counts. However, this is a crapsack universe so we don't have anything that nice to work with.

On the upshot, it would at least continue your respective family lines.

>>170822
...well, that would require getting Sanfas a body via Achilles. Unless Sanfas is special in that respect.

Ask him why he wants wives if he can't sleep with them. If he's just looking for friends and companionship, he just has to be nice and he'll get it anyway.

OH, let's not forget about Ante. Why is she still in the ring and not out giving her opinion too? Perhaps the strain of Pacting made her go to 'sleep' for a while.

>>170820
>>170822
Hmmm... perhaps more thought is needed.

>>170826
He cocks an eyebrow.
"Truth be told, sex only appeals to the Seducers. The rest of us have our own... hobbies, I think would be the proper human word for it. Or drive. I like the way you fight. So I like you."

>>170842
Interesting. So it sounds like you're not going to have to like, share a bed with him or anything. It would be replaced by some intense sparring. Everything else about the relationship would still apply I suppose.

Inform him that humanoids mostly base marriage around sex, if he just wants to hang out and have fun with people, really all he has to is ask. Obviously it couldn't take up all the time, but any adequate marriage would have the same effects.

>>170842
Tell him that he can have that without marriage, since sparring is something you do with friends.

>>170846
>>170845
>>170843
"W-well, then we don't really have to wed..."

"I am interested in having a son." he says bluntly. "I'm interested in many things about humans. So while I see no point in sex..."

"Oh."

"Rest assured, I will not take you unless you are willing. Between you and me... I would like nothing more than to have Raeve die. This achieves both that and my own personal desires."

>>170850
Welp.

I guess you've got a few days to work things out.

hmmm... then i suggest he takes as human a form as he can and we have that date as far away from here as we can so that no one would be able to think he is a demon and no one would know who rosie's family is.

>>170852
I dunno, it seems like we'd probably be best off staying in Rivermeet so that the giant army of demons outside doesn't rip us to shreds and stuff.

>>170853
ummm... the guy is the LEADER of the giant army. ripping us to shreds would be against the bosses orders.

>>170850
You don't seem to have many options here.
I don't like it, but it looks like you have to accept his offer.

Oh, that reminds me. Achilles is capable of making it so that Rosie and you can have a biological child of your own.

He has no penis. Ask him if he could just adopt? And why an actual marriage is so important?

"B-but how..."
"You might notice I am somewhat more... bearable to look upon than other demons." he says. "My form was blessed to me by the Lady Seducer, and I never bothered to change it back. There were... other benefits." he shrugs.

"Rosie... what do you think? Three days?"
"I think that's fine."
"Very well. Come with me." he pulls the dagger out of the ground and replaces it in a holster.
"Germinas, would you fetch my harness?" he asks, removing his armor peice by peice, revealing a rather simple leather outfit below. He's... really... well, he's appealing.

He puts on something looks like a combination backpack and easy chair.

"Get on. We're going for a trip. Germinas, while I am away, protection of this city and its citizens is your only concern. Am I clear?"

"Uzaggin, Leeg."

"Good."

>>170860
Right, I suppose this will do. Make sure Rosie didn't forget about the two pieces of the spear.

>>170861
"Rosie, don't forget the spear bits."
"Ah, right..." she says, running off to fetch them.

"You're playing adangerous game, Sanfas." I say to him.
"Hm?"
"Maybe you are as fast as sound itself, but... that doesn't mean you can dodge everything. I've faced a foe that didn't care at all how fast I was, and he almost made me murder my own lover."
I look him in the eye. "And my foe wasn't even a Lord. Do you know what you're getting into?"

Sanfas frowns.
"I know. But some risks must be taken. This is the safest way for everyone involved to stop him... I assume you understand that as well, descendant of Dre-Anin."

Wh-what?!

"How did... How did you know?!"

"I have my own information networks. Don't worry. I won't tell a soul."

>>171142
I wish we hadn't heard that. We're not great at keeping secrets. Of course, I'll try anyway!

Not sure why it matters though. His contribution to the bloodline must be very diluted by now.

>>171176
Rosie needs to know, and I know for a fact that the Delarosa family can be trusted completely.

He can't lie, so if he says this is the safest way then that's the truth as he knows it.

>>171183
"Yeah... that's right. Why though? Shouldn't your master have put orders into place...?"
"He underestimated my cunning. I appeared stupid and obediant to him." he shrugs. "So I can do this."
"Use us as tools to get around him."
"No... not tools. Collaborators."

Rosie returns with a new outfit and the peices of the spear in hand.

"All right. We'll be going to the other continent, then. Get on."

>>171204
Which other continent? Achilles', or the one we haven't been to yet?

>>171208
"Which one? There's three..."
"Clearly...you're not yet strong enough to fight the other hordes. so we're going to make you stronger." he smiles. "The Dark Land. The one wracked with terrible energies, more so than than even the Weird beyond the magicwall mountains. A dangerous, forbidding land without remorse."

Rosie looks like she's about to faint... It seems Sanfas enjoys teasing her.

>>171216
Alright, lets go. We don't have much choice in the matter anyway.

>>171216
Hehe, she's so fun to tease though. Er... there's nothing wrong with that, is there?

Also, awesome. New stuff to explore!

"Don't worry about it. If you're in trouble, I'll"
"We'll save you." I butt in, getting on the backpack thing. Rosie follows me.

"Hold on tightly." he warns us, and I do.

There is a loud crack, and we vanish.