#gsdrnpcs

as they were heading towards the back, they heard a familiar rumble in the group. gelasia turned around, a skeptic look on her face. “it can’t be...” as the other two turned around, they all spotted three identical followers of cleta. in mundane terms, they were the football players of the group.

egan, layland, and pearce all walked up to different cheerleaders and had either charming or goofy smiles spread across their lips. “you didn’t think we’d miss this? did you?” egan was the one in the center, rubbing his hands together as he seemed to pay more attention to gelasia. “those guys have had you for too long.” 

before they could even get their hands on the girls, the followers of phaenna came out from the stage that was on the left. colista, missa, and osanna all smiled wider than the six in the mini reunion. “you six always think you can leave the rest of use out, don’t you?” the soccer players went up to different girls and kissed them on their cheeks. “careful now, we might have to make sure you don’t go back to mount olympus if you’re still just as fun.” 

as missa slapped ilaria’s ass, the followers of pasithea all came out from under the bleachers on the right. ambrose, illias, and leander were running their hands through their wet hair and smiling slightly. “did you think we would miss the chance to SUPPORT all of you?” they each hugged different cheerleaders before the twelve of them all got in a comfortable mix among each other. it was like 3 different groups consisting of one member from each group. 

there was still a couple of minutes before the tournament even started, so they were all dying for the gossip. “tell us, can they land hits even on us?” pearce spoke out and delia just nodded in response at first. “they’re stronger than we thought. at least stronger than i thought.” 

the other girls nodded pleasantly. “well as strong as they are, do you think they can handle us if we joined forces?” missa titled her head slightly as she asked the question. ilaria chuckled softly. “you’ll find out soon enough! i think we’re close enough in resources that we’ll be able to have room for all of you! although i’m not the treasure, so delia can speak more on that.” 

delia wasn’t going to go into detail though. they were close so she didn’t have to correct them. ambrose stuck his head out as his brows furrowed. “have you taught them combination moves yet?” since they were the supports of the group, they were curious in how the girls had actually helped them. gelasia shook her head slightly. “not yet, you know we like making people work for a little action. like ilaria said, it’s all about the resources.” 

in the middle of the night there was a rustling sound nearby and enzo quickly woke up from what felt like a nap. he drank one of agathy’s potions to grant him night vision and went out to explore. the first thing he checked on was isabella and once she seemed to be alright, he was going to move on. yet there was a twig that snapped not too far and once he focused enough he saw a man with pointed ears with his hand pressed firmly on a tree. “i see that you are friends with beasts.” he smiled softly before stepping out into a small clearing. “my name is daylor. i’m a wood elf and i might require your service if you are willing.” 

after everything that he had seen, an elf wandering around wasn’t too surprising. enzo pet isabella and kissed the bridge of her nose before packing up and nodding. “make sure you’re not walking me into a trap or anything. this face is too pretty to get damaged. let’s go!” as the elf walked him through the woods, he marked down a couple of more placed on the map. finally he brought him to a forested area that had an animal caught in some net. they seemed to look a bit like the pegasus from what he could see. “they’re stuck. most of my weapons and tools aren’t really slashing to get them down and the net is quite thick. i heard you around and i figured i could use some help. do you think you can get them down while i stand guard to catch them?” 

enzo studied the area quickly before nodding. “i have a knife in my cobbler’s tools. i can use that and try to help. just make sure you’re strong enough to catch them, okay? they seem to have been through enough.” then the two went off to their places. daylor stood to the side of the creature just in case anything happened and enzo traced the net to a tree that had the rope. he took out a knife, rope, and a grappling hook. first he tied the rope around the tree and with the grappling hook, grounded it after binding it to the rope of the net. the elf looked at him with a puzzled expression, but let the man work. 

as he cut the rope with the knife, the net didn’t fully fall since it was connected to the other. he slowly let it go inch by inch, allowing the net to not drop down suddenly and go at a slow pace. then when the creature was lowered, both enzo and daylor helped to get it out. 

finally, what seemed to have just been a horse stood up and shook their whole body. after looking at the others, enzo was quick to realize that it was a unicorn and not a simple horse. he quickly dug around before taking out some of his vegetables and offered it to them as food. “they want to thank you for helping a creature you didn’t know and rescuing an animal.” the wood elf started to speak for the both of them.

“not only did you willingly come with someone unknown of another kind, but you helped an animal in need with no hesitation. while this wasn’t a full test of your heart, they have a good inclination that you are pure of heart.“ daylor smiled slightly as the unicorn began to eat the food. 

he climbed onto the magical beast and looked down at the man. “their kind is almost extinct, but there’s a lot of tests one can go to in order to be deemed worthy of an alliance. if you know of others or you yourself think you are worthy, you know where to find us.” the elf gave enzo a small piece of paper that seemed to complete the map that he had been working on. gratefully, he took it and slipped it into his bag, smiling up at both of them. “i might know of some gentlemen worthy enough of your presence. they might be better suited to pass a test more than i, but i barely know most of them. if you ever need help or protection, i offer you this.” 

after a couple of seconds of looking into his bag, enzo took out a map with directions towards mount olympus. “if you’re both endangered, this place can offer protection. there are other beings able to help and i can supply them with the tools to find you in the future. thank you for trusting me and i hope to see you again sometime.” 

the creature began to flap its wings again as she attached a message to nomiki on one of te paws. it started to soar through the sky until it landed in the back of the witch’s shop. with some alone time, lamia started to reflect back on when she made brutus. before the daughters were born and even long before she found the love of her life, she was alone in the world. cursed to harm those that came near her and was never allowed to form bonds with anyone. 

through the curse she got quite close to animals. upon being able to turn into the most carnal of beasts and monsters, she was also able to communicate with some of them. through years and years of training, her languages expanded and soon she was able to speak with most monsters and beasts alike. still, even with the company of others stripped away from something, she was ultimately still alone in life. 

lamia then decided to defy the gods, defy what she had been cursed to, and give herself a companion. while humans and other humanoid beings were off of the question, she wondered if another monster like herself would be safe with her. through a series of experimentation and a large amount of magic and ingredients, the mother of monsters was able to live out to her true name. she created her first companion, a beast that was like no other and had equal parts of birds that mortals were scared of. shortly after, two more were created with varying parts.

even though he was named brutus, lamia knew that he would never betray her and their bond was strong from the second of his creation along with the others. soon she didn’t feel like she was alone in life, but there was definitely a selfish reason upon the creation. they weren’t majestic like a unicorn, sweet like a rabbit, harmless like a ladybug. they was chaotic just like she was and had an appetite for destruction. upon laying their eyes on them, humans would run away screaming in horror. 

soon enough, lamia realized that she had done what she hated all along. she became the creator of a monster. like the same curse that left her in isolation or to be feared by so many, she transferred that to other beings and did the same exact thing. after the realization had sunken in, the mother of monsters had viewed herself as a hypocrite. even more of an abomination than she already saw herself as. 

the only logical solution was to leave. to not allow brutus, judas, and gaius to see the same person that turned them into a hideous monster day by day. back into her swamp. back into the place that she was going to be truly along and disappeared into the waters. she left at the crack of dawn, knowing that her children were nocturnal. she disappeared into the light of day and went from tree to tree up until she got to the water.

as she stepped into the water, she heard the familiar caws and squeaks of the three different, but similar animals. “where do you think you’re going?” they all perched themselves up on different trees. “you are our mother and we would never leave you. you gave us life, a new meaning.” sorrowful eyes looked up at each and every one of them. how could they view her as a blessing when she was so much of a curse to herself? “i didn’t bless you, don’t you see? you were normal before me. you were loved.” 

they all shook their heads and went down on the ground. “we weren’t loved. we were alone. you gave us a family. you and the rest of us.” brutus was the one taking charge now. “wherever you go we’re going to follow. you don’t have to face the world alone anymore because you have us. did you forget we’re great trackers?” he pointed at gaius with a wing, the one with the best nose. lamia was at the verge of tears, but she brought them all in for a careful hug. “thank you... thank you for turning to love rather than hate. thank you for doing what i failed to do.”