12 Krotos, The Griffin (1/2)
Briggs teleported to D1, where we were still laying on the Mattress. Even though we knew the battle wasn't over yet, we couldn't help but lay down and rest.
When Briggs checked the screen, he saw the pools of blood and Bose holding a Minotaur's axe.
”Safe to say the Griffins reacted to the blood, huh? You didn't tell them to minimize the bleeding?”, Briggs said.
”I only remembered the Encyclopedia passage after we killed the Minotaurs. Speaking of, can't we just negotiate with the Griffins? From what I read, most griffins are able to learn languages and speak it”, I said.
”Hm. We might be able to but it's a gamble. We don't know if the Griffin is passively hostile or not. We also have to factor in that the Minotaurs ate the eggs of the Griffins so they could still be hostile about that. The only way to truly know is by talking to them directly, lad. Regardless, we have to get that Griffin in the dungeon. A-rank Griffins are hard to find and even harder to catch”, Briggs said.
As if on schedule, we saw the Griffins begin to dive towards the Dungeon's entrance on the map. After we heard a loud thud from their landing, we heard someone knocking moments later. A deep voice began to speak towards the Dungeon's doors.
”Ahem! Greetings, Dungeon Master! We have smelled the blood of Minotaurs that have wronged us! We are entering your Dungeon as guests!”, the Griffin said.
As the Griffins opened the Dungeon, we saw the Female, Male, and Child Griffin walk inside. According to the Encyclopedia, Female Griffins were 8 feet long, had a 25-foot wingspan, and weighed 700 pounds. The Male's measurements were 16-50-1400, which was evident by the Griffin walking towards the Main Room. The three of us hesitantly teleported to the Main Room, hoping that the Griffins weren't an immediate threat. As for me, I was somewhat nervous to converse with an actual Griffin.
”We don't want any trouble, Dungeon Master. Just show us where the-”
Once the Griffins reached the Main Room, they saw the diverse set of mobs that near the 2 puddles of Minotaur Blood. He also saw Orai, Briggs, and myself near the back of the room with Cerberus and skeleton Archers behind us. The Male Griffin initially had a surprised look on his face but quickly gained composure.
”Interesting. I see that you have taken care of the Minotaurs for us, Dungeon Master! Well done! You have the thanks of our family! My name is Krotos and I'm the son of the Legendary S+ Griffin, Apollo. My current Rank is A+, my friend”, Krotos said.
Once Briggs heard the Griffin's name and rank, he became lightheaded and fell on the ground. Bose ran over with the two weapons in hand, dropped them, and picked up Briggs. After Placing Briggs on his shoulder, he picked up the weapons and stood in the spot that Briggs was standing in. He was ready to fight with Briggs on his shoulder?
”Bose. I think your Priorities are uh...slightly incorrect at the moment. Are you really going to fight with Briggs on your shoulder? What if he falls while you are swinging your swords?”, I asked.
”There's no need for that! I have no reason to attack your Dungeon. I only came to kill the Minotaurs. My wife and I have already satisfied our bloodlust by killing their entire tribe. These two were the stragglers who happened to escape. Nevertheless, we wish to hear the reward for your inconvenience.”, Krotos stated sternly.
”Huh? What do you mean? What reward are you talking about?”, Orai asked.
”Since these Minotaurs were stragglers that my son missed, I feel that it is our fault that you had to use your Dungeon resources. As the 4th son of Apollo, I have an honor and privilege to reward the ones who helped us”, Krotos said calmly.
When Orai heard that, she told the Griffin to give us a second. We quickly turned around and began to whisper to one another.
”What do you think we should do? Apollo is a legendary creature with only 8 children, all of them being sons! We lucked out by being indebted to one of his sons but the question is what to ask for”, Orai whispered.
”Why don't we ask for him to join our dungeon? It's not like we can just ask for his child! I think that ship has sailed. With Briggs out cold, we have no idea what the process of capturing a Griffin entails. Not to mention Bose can't tell us how since he can hardly speak! We are kind of on our own here so why not have him join? We could always change our request if he says no”, I whispered.
”What?! Do you really think that will work? He's the 4th Son of the Legendary Griffin! It's not that easy to convince someone like-”