The Artificer in the Party (Goblin Slayer Fanfic)

Side Story: The next Phase

"C'mon out wherever you are... Your not that strong without your friends aren't you? That's a shame isn't it? Your friends probably died to My beloved Arti's Constructs. And if they didn't... I'll be giving them a visit after I claim you head." A Sadistic voice said in the forest as it appeared to have been searching for someone as sounds of someone moving fast through tree branch to tree branch.

"Little human... Little human... Where are youuuu?!"

"I have to plan this carefully... I was lucky to avoid those arrows that Elf shot at me... She drove me out of the main road... Now I need to... Figure out how to get out of this... Inq, DK, and Kuni gave me this opportunity and I cannot squander this chance... If I can just focus all my Ki... I can disappear and escape..."

"Ah! There you are!" The voice said as the sounds of arrows flew through the air making the Striker use her reaction to catch the arrows sending them back only for them to miss their target.

"Oh my that's quite a surprise and what nice reflexes as well you'll make a suitable host." The woman's voice said revealing herself to be a Dark Elf much to Striker's surprise.

"What do you want with me?"

"Oh sweetie it's nothing personal more pleasure and business really. You see I'm the one they send to keep a project in secrecy. I'm also the one who fetches the mice that escapes."

"I'm an Escaped Lab Rat then?"

"Very much so. So I'll give you a choice; surrender and return to with me to South Port City and I can make sure your friends don't end up as birthing vessels for our experiments. Or we can fight and you lose and your friends will become Goblin's play things and your pretty face won't be recognizable."

"You've been watching us for a while haven't you?"

"Guilty as charged so how about it?"

"Either way you won't keep to your word." Striker said getting into a fighting stance.

"Your right! Especially when I'm talking to someone who's already incapacitated." The Dark Elf said Giving a scary smile making the Striker flinch a bit until she started seeing her vision become dizzy and very blurry.

"Wh-What h-how d-did you-"

"You touch my arrows sweet heart. I've fought monks and people of martial arts prowess before. Baiting you to catch n parry my arrows is the easy part. But luckily the one I love the most is the world's greatest Artificer. He designed these arrow that if they ever come into skin contact they release a bug that's toxins can cause paralysis. And it's quite painful as well." The Elf said as she watched the Human fall on her butt as her legs gave out and she started feeling a heat in her body clawing it's way up as her mouth was starting to foam up stopping her from screaming in pain as her body began to twitch as she struggled to sit upright.

"You see it's already working... You have a very nice figure when I look at you up close. There's a certain reward for when I bring you back maybe I'll request we use you in that reward." The Dark Elf said getting on one knee lifting the Striker's chin as she only made gurgled choking sounds and groans in response unable to speak due to the pain.

"Oh... How cute... There's no need to worry You won't die but feel immense pain and suffering for the next three days. But when we're through with you... It'll become pleasure." The Dark Elf licking Striker's cheek before she brought her bag out looking for something.

"S-someone... H-help..." Striker begged in her mind wanting to cry thanks to the pain and fear over what this Elf had in mind.

"You know... Arty had told me about a being sealed away in a plane outside the known plane realms, it's his prison, we don't know his actual name but we do know a title he has that surpasses that of the Demon Lord. He who arises in Might. The oldest of the known Gods of both order and Chaos... It's foretold that he'll one day return to the world much much more powerful than he already was." The Gloom Stalker said looking at the Human as she gently rubbed a dagger along the Human's smooth skin of her arms and face.