126 I.T. 29 Fairy Wars (1/2)

When I woke up, I realized we were no longer on the 5th floor. We had been given a single day to rest, and that day had passed quickly. I did not regret how we had spent the day. It was important for the team to get some rest. Thanks to the earring I did not have a hangover, but the rest of the party was not as lucky. Only Lucifer was completely lucid. I sighed as I looked at their groggy bodies and then began to observe our surroundings.

Thankfully, we were not placed in a desert like we had been last time. In fact, we had been placed in a rather pleasant environment. We were in a meadow filled with flowers. I could hear a nearby brook and a warm breeze carried a refreshing scent with it. This place was basically heaven.

Just because we were in a pleasant environment did not mean I would let my guard down. My eyes darted around the meadow looking for any hidden dangers. I did not have to wait long before I encountered something strange. There were several glowing lights surrounding us. I could hear the soft sound of giggling coming from the lights.

I narrowed my eyes as I stared at them, summoning my short sword as I stood protectively in front of my companions. The lights slowly faded, revealing the bodies of several incredibly small humanoid bodies. On the back of them were a set of see through wings of different colors.

One of them approached and began to speak, but the voice was much too soft for me to hear. I could only stare at them confused. Thankfully Hylia had managed to recover most of her senses and put her hand on my shoulder. She looked to be concentrating on something.

The fairy in front of me seemed to be concentrating as well. I could only watch passively as the two communicated. I used this time to wake up the rest of my team. They jumped to their feet as they realized we were surrounded. They all summoned their weapons as they looked at the creatures surrounding us. Only Bailey seemed relaxed as she approached the fairy who was currently communicating with Hylia.

She bowed to the fairy and spoke in a quiet voice. I could not understand the words she spoke, but the fairy seemed to have a positive response to her. It spoke to her. The entire scene was not something I could understand. Hylia soon joined my, and mentally sent me a message.

”These are the ancient fairies that guard the forest. They say we have trespassed on their holy site but are willing to overlook our transgression if we help them with a task. I do not trust them... They seem off.”

”How much do you know about fairies?” As I asked, I was consulting the bestiary in my library.

”They are natural tricksters but are bound by their word. They will actually let us off if we help them with their task... but likely the task will be something almost impossible to deal with.”

The bestiary has more detailed information.

[Ancient Fairy]

Also called fairy or sprite. They are a distant relative to the elves. These creatures are pure magical energy that has been manifested and given life. They tend to congregate in areas where mana is thick, which allows them to grow. Very rarely they will attach themselves to a wizard, feeding on the excess elemental energy that person produces.

As a mutation of the worlds natural energy they are bound by the laws of the world. Any words they speak must be the truth. But the sprites are tricksters and have learned to twist their words so that the words they speak might be true but will not necessarily fit the current situation.

As I read the information, I told Bailey to stop communicating with them. She hesitated, but eventually listened to what I said. I asked her to explain their conversation up until this point.