Fated Meeting

The 18th Floor

as Bell's party was going down, Spartacus and Oden were forced to dematerialize as they exhausted all their Mana, and Bell, Fenrir, and Fafnir were the only capable fighter's left, Fenrir told Bell to carry Lily and Welf as Bell struggled to get them onto his shoulders as he was thinking about his situation and was on his last legs.

Bell's thought's:" everything hurt's, I don't know how long I've been in the dungeon, I can't depend on my comrades anymore, I only have 2 of my servent's left who are reaching their limit's as well since I can't give them any more Mana, I don't have any potion's I can use left, did it get darker, my knees are bending, my legs are numb, my arms are shattered, my ribs are broken, my inside's are blooding all over, I can only taste my own blood now, my eyes are heavy and going dark, I'm near my limit, I can pass out at any time... and yet"

Bell:" we're going to make it"

after they traveled a way's for some time and fought many battles against monsters in a beaten condition, Fafnir and Fenrir dematerialized, leaving Bell to carry Welf and Lily, as he was close to the entrance to the 17th floor boss area to enter the 18th floor, Bell jumped into the area to slide down on his feet as the second he got tot he ground, as he kept moving without fail and didn't stop, running as fast as he could as he thought he would pass out any time, masters who because their servent's require Mana has the drawback of a similar effect to a mind down, but weaker as a master can stay conscious if they are strong enough, though, Bell was slowly losing his consciousness by the second, all that combined with his injuries and his low his Mana was as he used almost all of his Mana by this point, then, he panicked as he sensed a massive enemy, then, he heard the wall's crack and knew, the floor Boss was about to be born from the wall, the pieces came down as Bell had to move past them, then, as he got close, the Monster Rex set a punch and Bell used his last Mana to use a enhancement spell to get the the entrance to the 18th floor safe floor and slide down as he saw someone and asked them to help before he blacked out. Atalanta got his memories and sighed in relief with a more relaxed state that everyone noticed and asked.

Ouka:" what happened"

Asfi:" are they alright, what happened"

Atalanta:" good news, my master and his party made it to the 18th floor, he also may get help from someone, so Ouka, you and your Familia can live"

Asfi:" well yes, but on the 18th floor, there are many adventurer's more than willing to rob corpses, especially if it's easy prey, what if they rob him and leave his party for dead"

Atalanta:" unlikely, based on the knowledge I have so far gathering it around the city, and based on the timing and the fact they were likely set up on the 18th floor, they must be the Loki Familia on their way back up"

in the Loki Familia camp, Bell laid unconscious with his party as Ais was watching him, Rivaria then walked in to ask Ais a question.

Riveria:" your servants said you were in here, and were curious about his fast growth, leveling up within a month and a half compared to you're year to level up from Level 1, and you certainly didn't defeat a Minotaur clearly tampered with to be challenging with training in combat and strong gear like these chain's and gems alone as you did something else and needed help from you're servent's to do so, Ais, what is your plan with him"

Ais:"... I don't know, I want to know his secret to level up fast and get stronger, that's still in the back of my head, but... I'm aware I might hurt him if I pursue it... but more than anything right now I want to make sure he's alright right"

Riveria:"... alright, just to make sure you aren't doing anything bad, also, he may need some time to wake up so don't stand to close"

then out of the blue, Fenrir and Fafnir materialized as they saw their master unconscious, followed with Oden, Asterios, Ishtar, and Spartacus following suit to see the condition of each of their masters and see how their injuries are holding up, Ishtar used her healing magic to heal them better as Fenrir and Fafnir talk to Ais.