Testing the Info Broker

Hi everybody! Zewesman here with a quick update. I know I've not been putting out the chapters lately and I apologize. Turns out being understaffed at work and having a family member pass away tends to drain the ability to do much besides eat, work, and sleep. But I am trying to get back into writing chapters weekly, so here's one and hopefully I'll have another chapter next week for one of my stories. I hope you enjoy this one and thanks for reading!

“Let us see what abilities you have, information broker,” John said to Shelly as the two stood across from each other in a fighting pit. Bystanders have made their way over to the fighting pit to watch the spectacle that will unfold in front of them. The daily sparring matches of the Champions of Tenebris had become a favorite form of entertainment to the citizens of the kingdom. It was rare when they got to see their king enter the ring and to see that it's for him to test out a new possible ally of the kingdom was sure to be an excellent fight.

“Just so you know, I’m more of a lover not a fighter,” Shelly said to John as she stood rather nonchalantly at her mock opponent. “So don’t expect me to actually do anything offensive,” the young lady once again purposely downplays her combat skills.

“I am well aware of that,” John told the girl in front of her. “But I must know exactly what you can do so I can plan accordingly and pair you with someone who will mesh well with you when they protect you,” John told Shelly.

“That’s fair,” Shelly said in agreement. “I’ll show you a few of my tricks,” Shelly told John.

“No. I must see everything you can do to be properly prepared,” John told her.

“Ah, but a lady’s gotta have her secrets!” Shelly said with a wink as she seemingly disappeared right before John’s eyes.

“Interesting. So you can turn invisible?” John asked as he readied his sword. “I guess that’s how you can get all the information you collect, eh?” John asked as his eyes scanned all around him, attempting to see any indication of where Shelly had disappeared to. It was not until he felt a slash across his back that he realized she was able to get behind him for a back stab.

-20 HP

“Ah! Shit!” John said as he quickly moved away while he swung his sword to where he was attacked. The weapon hit nothing as it moved through the air, much to the disappointment of John.

“This is the great warrior who took down the Wardens?” asked Shelly, her location unknown to John. “How did that OP bastard Brighton lose to a noob who swings where his opponent already was?” mocked Shelly as she planned her next attack.

“For such a stealthy information broker, you sure do talk a lot,” John said as he moved around the pit, his feet constantly changing their position. Thanks to this constant movement, John made it harder for Shelly to do her thing, as his spinning combined with not staying in one spot made it quite hard to get close enough to him without accidentally bumping into him.

Let’s see what I can get from your pockets... Shelly said to herself as she slowly crept along the path John was taking. Her ambush point was picked perfectly as John moved right into her range as her hand, while invisible to the naked eye, began to shimmer like a small wave as she reached it towards John. Her hand passed through his torso but did not come out on the other side, but rather seemed to have disappeared inside of his body. John seemed to stop for a second before he continued along with his random path. Shelly did her best to predict John’s moves as her hand wiggled around in John’s abdomen. Ah ha! Got something! Shelly thought to herself as she pulled her hand out of John’s body and stopped where she was as John continued on. Shelly suddenly reappeared before exclaiming “EWW! WHAT THE FUCK?!” as she threw a pair of panties on John’s head.

“For such a stealthy information broker, you sure do talk a lot,” John said as he moved around the pit, his feet constantly changing their position. Thanks to this constant movement, John made it harder for Shelly to do her thing, as his spinning combined with not staying in one spot made it quite hard to get close enough to him without accidentally bumping into him.

John’s eyes scanned the fighting pit in an attempt to find any sign of where this girl was hiding from him. He figured that even if she was invisible, her affecting the surrounding area was not hidden. So John’s eyes moved along the ground of the pit, his focus on every blade of grass that lay before him in an attempt to see any blade that moved without a gust of wind.

Error with Gamer’s Body

Huh? What’s this pop-up mean? John asked himself as he stopped for a second as the pop-up caught his attention.

Error has been rectified

That raises even more questions! John thought as he started to move again. John felt a strange tingly sensation in his chest but it didn’t seem to actually hurt and Gamer’s Body said everything was fine now, so he decided to continue on with his scanning for Shelly.

Anywn’s Panties removed from inventory

“EWW! WHAT THE FUCK?!” John heard Shelly yell from behind him as he turned around to confront her only to be blinded by a pair of panties.

“Wait, what?!” was all John could say in response as he reached up with his free hand and grabbed the pair of panties that was obstructing his view. Once removed, he saw a very freaked out Shelly as she backed away from him.

“Who carries some girl’s panties in their God damn inventory?!” asked Shelly as she made sure to keep John in her line of sight, just in case he tried something suspicious.

“Ok, listen, I have a perfectly good reason to have them there! But right now, I’m more interested in how the fuck you got into my inventory!” countered John as he attempted to close the space between the two of them.

“I just did what you asked me to, fucking perv!” Shelly said as she continued to back away.

“So your powers can allow you to reach into a person’s other dimensional inventory space?” asked John, who was completely amazed at the ability this girl seemed to possess. It was quite similar to his own Steal ability. Well, I did theorize that all my abilities are at least based on current abilities that people or creatures of the Abyss can use, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone have a move similar to Steal before! I have to keep this girl around for a little while if not just to learn more about her unique skills! John thought to himself as he edged closer to Shelly as her ass bumped along the wall of the fighting pit.
“Yeah, it’s pretty nice when you’re looking for information or specific items. But you’re the first one I’ve seen that has a pair of goddamn used panties in their inventory space!” Shelly said as her mind raced on what to do as she tried to figure out how to get out of whatever the fuck she had gotten herself into.