Chapter 12: Chapter: Strange Enemies
Paimon didn't care for the options she had
to choose from, but her friend was in
trouble… and Nox did offer to help…
"Alright! Paimon will take you up on your
offer. But if you try anything funny… you'll
have to answer to Paimon!" She groaned
reluctantly accepting his help, returning his
kindness with an idle threat.
"And we wouldn't want that now, would we?"
Mathias laughed making light of Paimon.
"Gggrrrhhh!!" huffed Paimon; already
regretting Nox's help.
Taking his time and a fair amount of effort
Mathias managed to hoist Lumine onto his
back, piggyback style. Making a significant
effort to hold her up without touching her
thighs, by having her slit dress act as a
barrier between his hands and her legs…
something Mathias made paimon astutely
aware of for he maintained awkward eye
contact through out the actions entirety.
"Okay lead the way!" He smirked
Paimon suspiciously narrowed her eyes at
Nox, backpedaling in the air towards the
city of Mondstadt. Mathias followed, the
urge to tease her dissipated with each step
towards Mondstadt. Paimon kept her
narrowed eyes on Nox till he caught up with
her, a detail mathias picked up on for
when he did catch up with her, she turned
her attention to the path ahead.
Her head swiveled back and forth, actively
scanning the foliage like she anticipated
something to come jumping out. In the
distance, through the trees Mathias saw
slow spinning sails; a question sprang to
mind 'Are those windmills?' Soon he would
clearly see the city of Freedom. Coming to a
short cliff that over looked another clearing
with a dirt road that forked left or right,
Paimon stopped and pointed to the isolated
city that sat on the edge of Cider Lake, with
its giant stone walls, its sturdy cobblestone
bridge connecting the city to land.
"That's the city of freedom: Mondstadt"
She explained, floating back and forth in the
air. To Mathias the city resembled a European
Fortress from the medieval era, with
monolithic windmills scattered within the
city. It was the kind of place that could be
found in fantasy RPG's.
"And right below where we are standing, is
the domain known as the Temple of the
Falcon." Informed Paimon.Marveling at the
sight of the city, questions drifted into
Mathias' curious mind: 'what's a domain?' 'Why
is there a temple dedicated to aFalcon?' 'What's
the significance of this?' For now these
questions would stay un-asked as there
were matters of greater importance at hand.
"Now, let's hurry! We're almost there"
Paimon urged, heading towards the side of
the hill leading to the trail. Preparing to
follow through with his offer of taking
Lumine to get help, Mathias figured he
ought to be thinking about what he was
going to do next 'step 1: gain some capital,
step 2: food, step 3: lodging' Having only a
vague plan mentally prepared Mathias felt
Lumine was beginning to slip, Without much
thought, He gently hopped as too secure
her tightly against him. Lumine's chest
pressed against his back, Mathias' face
flushed with embarrassment as his manly-
hood became aroused 'WoahWoahWoah
What the hell?! Why am I so turned on? This
isn't anything new!' He screamed mentally.
However! there is one key detail that Mathis
seemed to have forgotten… He was no
longer in his matured, 26 year old body! He
was in a developing, hormonal, teenage body.
With his attention elsewhere Mathias didn't
notice Paimon not only stopped,but she
had also taken cover behind a tree as
strange creatures blocked the road! These
Humanoid creatures were relatively the size
of a-preteen human, except shorter, and
scrawnier. They had blackened skin
with primitive tattered clothing covering
their bodies. Each and everyone of these
creatures have lush manes and wear a
white mask that covered the entirety of their
faces. These beings were known as
Hilichurls, and Hilichurls did not like
humans! In fact they were outright hostile
towards them.
"Nox!!" Paimon softly shouted trying to get
his attention without alerting the pack of
Hilichurls. Her warning had fallen on deaf
ears as Mathias continued onto the road.
"Huh, Funny looking creatures…" he mused
looking at the small creatures he would
soon know as hilichurls. He continued
towards the creatures
"Du, ika ya ya!!" A Hilichurl shouted pointing
at mathias and lumine, the three other
Hilichurls in the pack pulled out sticks,
igniting them with fire as they blitzed
Mathias.
Weekly Power Status
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