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Chapter 5 by moonblack
Is it going to stay that way in the woods?
Of course not
Things remain quiet for another few minutes, then you hear sounds that betray the approach of people: Heavy footsteps and loud voices. You remain where you are and focus on the ground below, waiting to see who - or what - is coming.
You don't have to wait long. Soon a group of five enters your field of vision. They are led by a heavily armored man - or least you think it's a man - wearing dark armor, likely some sort of knight. Behind him are two people. One is wearing a dark brown cloak with the hood down, obscuring their face. The cloak does such a good job covering them that you can't even tell if the person is male or female. The human next to the hooded person has a quiver of arrows on the back and a bow in his hand. He's wearing brown leather pants and matching leather boots. To your surprise he's naked from the waist up, showing off his muscular body.
At the back of the group are two women. One of them is wearing a green dress with some yellow flowers embroidered on it, the other is wearing a bright pink dress that seems REALLY out of place in a forest. Each woman is holding an wooden stuff, so it seems both are spellcasters, but it's impossible to tell what kind.
Your examination of the group is interrupted by the armored person speaking in a deep, masculine voice. "So, mind telling me why are we wasting our time in a low-level area like this one? There's nothing but trash here!" He growls loudly.
"Did you already forget our new quest, Brommy?" The woman in the pink dress asks, sounding bored.
"I told you to not call me 'Brommy'!" The man grows loudly. "And no, I didn't forget. We're supposed to capture a Sylph and bring it to the person that put up the ad on the board. It has a recommended level of 75. So? What does that have to do with us being here?"
"Unlike you I took the time to carefully read the request. We are to capture a Sylph and bring it to the quest giver alive. That is ALL. There are no further requirements. The target's level is irrelevant, the target's gender is irrelevant, and most of all, the target's area of origin is irrelevant. That recommended level of 75? Only applies if we try to get a Sylph from the Soulstealer Forest that is near the town where we got the quest. But there's nothing saying that we can't just capture a Sylph from another place, such as here. All the monsters here are weak, so the only challenge is to find one."
"Sounds like a good idea... in theory. But we're so far above the level of this place that we can probably kill even the strongest monsters just by spitting on them." The armored man points out.
"That's why I bought some Stunning Arrows." Says the guy with the bow. "With how weak the local monsters are even just grazing one with an arrow will be enough to stun it."
"Getting the Sylph is the easy part." The woman in the pink dress assures her companions. "The hard part is getting it to the quest giver. I heard that some jerks wait in ambush just outside the city and try to steal Sylphs from those who have fairly captured them, thus getting the quest reward without really doing any of the work."
"Oh, yeah? Well, let them try to steal our Sylph. I'll be happy to bash a few heads!" The armored man says, sounding rather bloodthirsty.
The five continue talking, but you stop listening and instead focus on what you just learned. This is the first time time you hear about a quest to capture and deliver a Sylph, but it likely won't be the last... More importantly, you are a Sylph, meaning that you are just what they are looking for. Should they spot you they will no doubt try to capture - and they will probably succeed, considering that they seem to be much higher level than the usual adventurers that pass through the area. You could try to run away right now... but that might give your presence away and make you a target. Or you could stay where you are and hope that you will remain unnoticed - but if you were to get spotted you would be in a pretty disadvantageous situation...
What do you do?
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You come into being as a low-level monster, the kind heroes chew through like popcorn. You know the drill, whether you're a player yourself or an artificial intelligence, and you're sick of it. You set out on your own quest: to defeat the heroes at any cost (or at least be an epic boss somewhere down the line).
Updated on Mar 13, 2026
by Witmann
Created on May 11, 2015
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