Loki's Renard

Arc 3 Chapter 14 - Pallum of Tomorrow

Time to finish off Lili's small introductory Mini-Arc. Onto the story!

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Lili was forcefully shoved into on of the cells of the Dungeon by Canoe. She grunted as she hit the floor, glaring at her captor with a confidence she wouldn't have possessed a year ago. Canoe simply smirked at her, looking down at the girl. "Now, ain't that just too damn rude..." muttered the man, if one could call him that after he and his goons had kidnapped a single girl using such underhanded tactics. Not that the opinions of others mattered to him, as he saw himself as a 'Top Dog' when addressing someone he perceived to be weaker than himself, such as Lili, which was due to her race and nothing else. He implemented his position as the stronger of the two and the one in control by kicking the downed, chained and exhausted child, you know, like an 'Alpha' would.

Lili glared at him more. "Fuck off Canoe. Do you have any idea what you've done?" she demanded of the older man. "You've just simultaneously pissed off the Loki, Astraea, Ganesha and Dian Cecht Familias with what you pulled on my friends! You'll be lucky to ever see the light of day again after they catch you!" yelled the girl, both as a way to drive in the message to the stupid adult in front of her, and hopefully to alert someone that she wasn't there willingly if she yelled loud enough.

But she knew it was impossible given her location. That didn't stop the girl from desperately trying though.

Canoe scoffed. "They'll never know it was us. All they need to know is young, poor, sweet Liliruca was kidnapped and killed by Evilus. It's why we used the Skull Sheep Robe we stole from that noble a few years back, to frame them and to stop monsters from eating us. How's that for smart, huh?"

As much as Lili hated to admit it, she had to give Canoe points for his line of thinking. Pass Parades were a common tactic used by Evilus, so it wouldn't be too hard to presume that the evil organisation would simply use Monster Lures instead of people for once, and using the cloak was a safe and smart idea as to frame Evilus as well as ensure to monsters targeted them whilst the rest of the party was taking care of them. Not to mention the Skull Sheep Hide was a popular drop item sold to many of the adventurers in Orario who could afford it, but also nobility of other nations who travelled, with the chance of encountering monsters. All in all, it was a well thought out plan.

Too well thought out for Canoe to come up with.

However, before that particular train of thought could go any further, the door to the Dungeon flew open with a thunderous smack against the wall, and footsteps began to descend the staircase. She didn't even need to turn her head to know who it was, as the enraged Captain of the Soma Familia appeared.

Level 2 adventurer, Zanis Lustra, also known under the alias Gandharva.

Zanis marched right up to Canoe, before punching him in the face, knocking him to the ground. "What the hell were you thinking?!" he demanded, pointing at Lili. Lili held no hope he was talking about the moral wrongdoings of kidnapping her though, she knew him better than that. "Do you realise that the Loki, Ganesha, Dian Cecht and Astraea Familias are going to be looking for her?! What the hell could have possessed you enough to think this was a good idea, you fucking idiot?!"

Canoe looked at him with shock, before looking down. "We know she's been hording money... we just want to know where..."

Zanis raised an eyebrow at this. "And you thought kidnapping her in the Dungeon was the best idea?! What about simply taking her when she came home, or did your greed get the better of you as well as you lack of brains you fuckwit?!" Canoe jumped back in shock, obviously not thinking about that idea. Zanis sighed, kicked him once more for good measure, before turning to Lili. "So you've been holding out on us, Liliruca Arde? My, how shameful of you." he said in his usual, condescending tone.