Kaiju City: Carcassonne: A LitRPG Fantasy Adventure by Adam Sampson

Author:Adam Sampson [Sampson, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 36: Friend of a Friend

“How?” Medjay said flatly. It seemed like she didn’t want to get her hopes up. Not after she failed to contact the goddesses and her worldview cracked.

“There is a holy site in Carcassonne. The archbishop presides over the church there. I am sure he would be interested in an automaton with a soul. We could petition him for an audience with Ma’at. I know he has her ear,” Matteo said. He hurried to add, “And if he refuses to speak to some nobodies, there is another option there. The church sells miracle pills in Carcassonne. They contain enough divine will for a small miracle. Most people use them to restore a lost limb or heal an incurable illness. I am sure it would work for a simple prayer, too.”

“Really? They sell unbound divine tears? Ones that can grant any wish?”

“Not any wish, it needs to be small and contained in scope. It’s expensive too. Ideally, we get the archbishop to talk to us. But yeah, miracle pills are a great backup plan,” Matteo said as they started walking up the stairs within the central shaft.

Medjay tapped her chin. “That sounds like a better plan than abject despair. Alright. How do we get to Carcassonne? The city I knew with that name was a border city hundreds of miles from here.”

“It might be the same one you knew. It’s an enormous city and the capital city of our country with the same name,” he said.

“Your nation has the same name as your capital?” she asked. When Matteo nodded, she tsked and shook her head.

Matteo laughed and said, “Anyway, to answer your question, we are planning on riding a tamed kaiju. There should be one here within the week. You can come with us.”

“Would there be a cost associated with such a conveyance?” she said. “I don’t want to be indebted to you any more than I already am.”

“Don’t worry about that. I would much rather have the company of a fascinating person like you than a few coins clinking together in my pocket,” Matteo said with a shrug.

She stopped and gave him a raised eyebrow. “In my time, asking for a lady’s company had certain… connotations.”

Matteo held up his hands. “I wasn’t… I didn’t mean…”

She laughed with a high tinkling sound and said, “I didn’t say the attention was unwanted. Only that we should get to know each other more before we explore that possibility.”

“Are you messing with me?” Matteo said, totally thrown by that twist.

“Maybe. Ask me again in a few weeks,” she said with an enigmatic smile.

His face heated up, and he said, “Whatever. Let’s find a place for you to stay tonight. I know you said you didn’t want to be indebted to me, but you need a place to sleep before you can figure out what you want to do next.”

“Actually, my kind do not require sleep. Our minds operate differently than yours. We can sleep, particularly when we wish to conserve power, but it isn’t necessary,” Medjay said.

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