11 A Really Hard Ques

After breakfast, Axel and Olivia said goodbye as they went their separate ways. Olivia had to talk to her guards about returning to the Adventure Academy and Axel wanted to test something.

Inside a clearing, Axel closed his eyes and said, "Summon."

A complex series of Magic runes appeared on the ground. The runes slowly began to pulse while spinning, revealing a beautiful woman with white hair as she slowly materialised above the runes.

The woman slowly opened her eyes, revealing an enchanting amber glow. Axel became slightly dazed when she said, "I don't forgive you for killing my child… but, for sparing me and my other children, I thank you."

Axel snapped out of his stupor. He bowed and said, "No. I'm sorry for killing your child. I was testing my bow and a stray arrow hit it."

The woman's face showed a look of sadness as she said, "So it was an accident… It's fine. It would have been killed anyway. Predators, humans. This place is only for the strong. If only I had it's core…"

"Core?" Said Axel, tilting his head. He rummaged through his inventory, which looked like him swiping at the air to the woman, before pulling out a gem covered in scales and blood. He pointed at the gem and said, "You mean this?"

The woman's eyes brightened in excitement as her yelled, "That's it!"

Axel covered his ears and looked at the woman in confusion. She saw this and explained that her children were all created by condensing her own core and chipping it. After she made a shard, she would inject her own power into it until it formed an egg. They would later hatch and leave the cave.

"Wait! So your telling me… that your children… are clones!?!" Exclaimed Axel.

The woman tilted her head and said, "Yes?"

Axel face-faulted onto the ground and groaned. The woman became even more confused by this and followed what Axel did, falling face first into the ground and groaning.

The woman quickly sat up and rubbed her nose. She looked at Axel and said, "Master, what are you doing?"

When Axel heard how the woman addressed him, he slipped once more and exclaimed, "Master!?!"

"That's right? Why are you so surprised?" Said the woman. Her head tilted cutely to the side while a beautiful smile lay on her face.

Axel's face became flushed as his heart began beating faster. He slapped his cheeks and repeatedly said in his head, "She's a snake… She's a snake… She's a snake…"

The woman stared in confusion for a while before making an expression that said, 'I got it!' She chuckled and said, "I guess your confused about the change in how I speak to you?"

Axel only looked at her and nodded while the blush on his face began to fade.

The woman chuckled again and said, "To us monsters, a core is our very being. Our soul, if put into terms a human can understand. Just like how you humans can resurrect as long as you have your soul, us monsters can do the same as long as we have our cores."

The woman's face suddenly frowned. She sighed and said, "However, only a ten-star beast can resurrect another monster. Also, there's a bunch of conditions."

"Conditions?" Said Axel. By now, his embarrassment was gone as complete calm and concentration replaced it. His eyes revealed no desire as clarity could be seen from within them.

The woman look confused about the sudden change in her master but decided to pay it no heed.

"Well, the conditions only require certain sacrifices. Like cores, materials, items. However, the items used as a sacrifice must have one thing in common, they must be at least one level higher than the monster you wish to revive." Said the woman. Even though Axel could see her talking to him, he still managed to catch a glimpse of the woman caressing the core he gave her.

"So… unlike a human resurrection, to bring a monster back to life I'd need to find items one level above it's star level AND have a ten-star beast complete the ritual!?!" Said Axel as tears threatened to come out of his eyes. All in all, the first condition is easy. All he has to do is gather some two-star materials. The hard part is getting a ten-star monster to compete the ritual, and not kill him.

The woman could feel the distress inside Axel and couldn't help but begin to panic. She quickly pressed her forehead to the ground and said, "Please master, please resurrect my child. If you promise me, I swear to do whatever you ask of me."

Axel's heart began to race, however, it was not because of lewd thoughts of what he could make her do. No, it was because of the love she had towards her child. Willing to sacrifice her freedom just so her child could live. He quietly remembered his own mother and how she and his father worked long hours just so he could have the best life.

As he was reminiscing, his memories suddenly overlaped with the memory of a man staring down at him. The man coldly said, "Trash." before turning around and leaving.

Unconsiously, tears began streaming down his face as the woman still pressed her forehead against the ground. Axel wiped his tears away before helping the woman up. He held her hand and said, "I promise to find away to resurrect your child."

Suddenly, a screen appeared right between himself and the woman, causing Axel to state blankly at what was written.

[Personal Quest Triggered!

Resurrect your summons child.

Gather the following:

Scale of a five-star Fire Dragon

Scale of a five-star Water Dragon

Scale of a five-star Wind Dragon

Scale of a five-star Earth Dragon

Core of a five-star Unholy Dragon

Core of a five-star Holy Dragon

Reward: 1x Resurrection Stone, 10x Lottery tickets, 2x Trader tabs, 1x Skill, 10 Status points, 10,000 System points.]

Axel read over everything before coming to one conclusion. He's screwed. Axel collapsed to his knees and screamed, "WHAT THE ACTUALLY FUCK!!! I CAN BARELY KILL TWO-STARS AND WHEN I RELY ON TACTICS I CAN FIGHT THREE-STARS!!! BUT NOW YOU WANT ME TO FIGHT A FRIGGIN FIVE-STAR!?! WHY DON'T YOU KILL ME NOW!!!"

The woman stared as she watched her master cry and scream. After ten minutes, she saw that Axel had collapsed onto the ground in exhaustion.

She tilted her head and said, "Master, are you freaking out about what that small transparent wall said?"

It was at that moment Axel.exe stopped responding.