Monster and Master - Dating Chapter 5

Chapter 5

--- hours later--

        Master Arcturus: The new eye looks good, so do the wings and claws.

        Nastydramus: Kinda weird, seeing two different spectrum's.

        Master Arcturus: I can find another dragon if you want.

        Nastydramus: Let's see how this works out.

        Master Arcturus: Ok.

        Nastydramus: Maybe if I learn to control it, I can get another dragon’s eye and see what it sees.

        Master Arcturus: A couple of miles north of the black pit is a permanent cloud. A couple miles up inside that cloud is a floating castle, you canna miss it. Inside the castle is a treasure room, in the treasure room is a green chest about one foot by one foot by four feet. I want you to go get that chest and bring it to me.

        Nastydramus: ... You're leaving stuff out again.

        Master Arcturus: You can harvest any and all the eyes of the guardians you want and I will let you carry the Vorpal bladed axe for this trip, I will even provide a mirror shield.

        Nastydramus: Oh, this is just getting better and better. What's the going rate for my survival, I want to bet low.

        Master Arcturus: I think you will do well, after all I want that chest, I will provide a list of the known guardians and best guess on the unknowns and will work with you to provide defenses. And as a reward, an extra reward, I will upgrade you again; this time to a hero's body. Perhaps even a minor superhero body.

        Nastydramus: ... I can't say I'm not intrigued.

        Nastydramus: I still think you're leaving things out.

        Master Arcturus: It could be-what do you want to know-other than the contents of the chest which I will not tell you.

        Nastydramus: How big are the guardians this time?

        Master Arcturus: Ohhhh, the largest is about the same size as a moose the most powerful is not as powerful as the dragon you just killed.

        Nastydramus: Then why all the warnings and direness and secre-- I'm going to lose an arm again, aren't I?

        Master Arcturus: I hope not—it makes it hard to carry stuff with only three arms. You have the shield (mirrored), the Vorpal bladed axe, and the chest does not leave anything for opening doors and such. Do not lose any appendages, I want this to be a quick in and out but doubt if that will happen. There are at least forty harpies on patrol at any one time.

        Nastydramus: HARPIES! I KNEW IT! Gimme the deluxe ear plugs... *grumbles*

        Master Arcturus: A couple of your standard zombies in the courtyard, if you want I will send Igor and his handy dandy sling along on the Wyrm. But he will not be able to enter the castle the guardian spells would keep him out.

        Nastydramus: Zombies? I'm not worried about any bloody zombies.

        Master Arcturus: Igor is a composite, you are a construct, you is much tougher than he is.

        Nastydramus: I'm rapidly becoming a bit of a composite, too, you know.

        Master Arcturus: The guardians in the treasure room are supposed to be flying scorpions and you are immune to scorpion stings. Igor started as human though, you did not.

        Nastydramus: Oh, snakies on wings, snackies.

        Master Arcturus: Thats right, you do like to eat scorpions don you, and because you do not have to breathe, the thin air will not bother you either.

        Nastydramus: Tasty crunchy snacky mm mm... You know, combining my brain with that maniac didn't make me SMARTER...

        Master Arcturus: That might have been an error, but it did give you speech, orangutans do not talk that well and you had that thing for fruit. That went away after the combo.

        Nastydramus: I do still like a good orange now and again.

        Master Arcturus: I think the wolverine implant is your best feature; you were tough before, now you is downright nasty.

        Nastydramus: Well, you put the temper in me, yanno.