Danmachi: Blue Version

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Right, so the pairings won't be revealed just yet. All I can tell you is that there are only 3 girls for both each Bell and Makoto. You may be surprised, you may not be surprised. Here is to another chapter in such a short notice!

Enjoy!

"This is the new recruit? Looks much more better in person, I should say." Loki's eyes may be closed, but she was interested. Makoto had a slender and slim body, wild blue hair that stook out from the rest, and steelish silver eyes, those eyes...they are the eyes of experience. What kind of experience? She didn't know. "You are new to Orario, yes?"

The teen nodded. "Yes, it is my first time seeing Orario, it is to put it bluntly, quite overwhelming."

Aiz Wallenstein, with wide eyes, looked at him. "Is something wrong, Miss?"

"I guarded you and Bell from the dungeon." "Sword Princess? I see. Thank you." He bowed before turning to Loki. "Are there requirements for entering your familia?"

"Hold on, you were in the dungeon with Aiz?" He could feel the gaze of the many members around him, which didn't really affect him. "I do not know how long I have been in there. All I know from Bell Cranel-san, was that he found me unconscious."

She couldn't detect any lies. No mortal can lie to a God after all. "There is no lie. What brings you here then?"

"I want to pace myself. I need to know how strong I currently am. If I am weak, I wouldn't have come here. It does not mean I am arrogant, as I said. I am pacing myself." There was no overconfidence leaking off of him, which threw them for a loop.

"Riveria, would you like to test him?" Loki grinned at her, just what was going on through her Goddess's mind?
"Very well."

Finn Deimne, or as his alias 'Braver', stood in between Riveria and Makoto. "Rules are simple, you may use magic as long as it doesn't have any lasting effects on the body. No low blows! Agreeable?"

"Fine with me." Riveria answered swiftly. Makoto just nodded.

"You may begin!" Finn lifted his hand in a motion of saying have at it.

'His stance looks quite awkward, but it seems you wouldn't be able to find an opening, however, I don't sense any magical prowess from him. His sword looks very...interesting to say the least.' She called forth a small gust of wind just to see how he would react.

She would've barely heard it if she was just a human yet she was an elf. A high elf to be a exact, a princess. His mouth opened, only to say. "Makarakarn." The gust of wind rushed right back at her, she didn't feel winded, but she was surprised. He had a chant, a very short chant. And it can send the opposing teams magic back.

"Agi." Another short chant?! His hand rose and a fireball erupted from his fingertips. Her agility was higher than his, so it was not going to hit her.

"Zio." Lightning had brushed past her hair. More surprises, just how much more?! "Bufu." She shouldn't have thought about it anymore. "Garu." And here came another, she didn't have time to chant. She was close to him, even though she was a mage, she trained the Sword Princess, which meant she also excelled in close combat too. He put his sword against her staff, his reaction was good.

"How did you aquire so many spells?" She was curious. "...My ability. Heat Riser." She felt his power grow 2 fold. Kicking his body back, she would need to step up her game. She began chanting a spell she specialized in, one that can freeze time, but she will hold back that power by a margin. It is only to test if he can withstand the spell.

"Wynn Fimbulvetr."

Her opponent had his eyes wide before he pulled out a metallic weapon from his waist. Where on Orario did he get that? He spun it towards his head before shouting, "King Frost!"

She heard glass shatter and right in front of him, a large snowman in regal robes had absorbed her spell.

She was exasperated. Disappointed, yet relieved. This proves he could handle himself very well.

The snowman waved before dissipating back to where it came from. He stored the metallic weapon in his bag(?).

"What...was that?" Riveria wanted to know. She needed to know. Makoto looked back and forth at the crowd gathered at the side. Finn recovered from his stupor and declared that it was a draw.

"So," Loki shot Makoto a questioning glance at him. "Let's speak in my quarters. We'll have more privacy there."

...

One thing for sure, Makoto was in the middle of Loki's big sized room. Her bed in the middle with drapes of cloth covering the windows. He was being stared at by them.

"You can't lie to a God, so why not tell us the truth? How did you gain this much power and is it attainable?" Loki was no fool, she had seen the way Aiz looked at him with reverence. His power was unheard of and powerful too. Aiz wanted more power.

"...The Arcana is the means by which all is revealed." He put forth his right hand and he opened his hand, a card had fallen from out of nowhere and floated on his palm. "The Fool. His journey begins from that fateful night. He will descend and ascend from strife, obstacles and grief."

The card began shining. "The one who wields the Fool can wield multiple Personas. They are my power, from the bonds I had made." That stuck out to Loki, had made. Meaning something must have happened to either his family and friends. The card faded and he put his hand back into his pocket.

Aiz slowly voiced it out. "Personas?" She tilted her head in a confused manner.
Loki would've given Aiz a hug out of her own airheadedness, she can do that later.

"Can they be attainable?" Riveria asked. "...I do not know if you can attain them. The only people I know that can say for sure aren't here." His tone spoke melancholic. "Please, keep this a secret. I'd rather not have other gods interested in me."

"But of course, only if you join my familia." Loki wasn't a trickster for nothing. Aiz had chopped her Goddesses head. "Owie! Why Aiz-tan?!"

Shaking his head, he sat down in a chair until they could stop bickering.

And done. 1,000+words let's gooo! Took me a bit to type on a new phone so I'm still working on the kinks and stuff. As always, I'll see you guys and gals next time.

Bye bye.

Baka.

[Edits: Fixed a few grammatical errors.]