Monsters Mayhem & Misfits 2: A LitRPG Fantasy by Jack Spry & Marcus Sloss

Author:Jack Spry & Marcus Sloss [Spry, Jack & Sloss, Marcus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Royal Guard Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

"This is as far as I go," the boggart said. "Don't want to get ripped to shreds by that damn tree."

"It's quite formidable," Josh agreed.

The tree was impressive in a macabre sense. It sat atop a mound rising from the swamp guised as a sanctuary from its fetid glop. At least, it might have resembled a sanctuary were it not littered with bones. But given a choice between the skeletal remains and the massed spider ranks behind them, Josh was definitely erring toward the tree.

“It’s an abomination of a creation,” said the boggart.

Josh blinked in surprise, pretty sure that the boggart qualified for that description, too. “Not to your taste, then?”

“Kills everything that goes near it. All the carcasses pile up, they rot, leaves get stuck in the bones, rot to mulch, and before you know it, there’s a bloody great island spoiling my beautiful swamp. I mean, what decent creature likes dry land? No offense.”

“None taken.”

“And it ruins everything around it, too. Its kill zone is massive, and if it catches the right wind, well, they carry, I don’t mind telling you. One minute you’re minding your own business; the next moment, there’s a bang, and you’re stabbed in the ass.”

“Nasty,” Josh agreed. “So, in theory, it’s your enemy.”

“In theory, yes.”

“And it’s going to try and kill me when I harvest the paste, so I’m its enemy, too.”

“You are. What do you know? We have something in common.”

“Have you ever heard the saying, the enemy of my enemy is my friend?”

The boggart stroked its head. “Not that I can recall, but I like it.”

“Makes us friends, and friends don’t kill friends,” Josh said. “So, what do you say we just forget all this I’ll kill you, and you kill me nonsense.”

“But I’m not going to kill you. They are.” He swept his arms around, indicating all the spiders. “They’re my friends, and you’re their enemy. She killed one earlier with her green magic. So, while you might be my friend, she isn’t, and as you’re the friend of my enemy, then you have to be my enemy.” He held his hands up. “Hey! Don’t hate the player.”

“Hmmm,” said Josh. “I don’t suppose you hate toads. The other fairy killed one of them.”

“Fuckin’ love toads,” said the boggart. “They’re my brothers.”

“Then I’ve got nothing. Let’s go back to hating each other.”

"Sounds good to me. Cheerio," said the boggart with a muddy wave. "Oh, before I go, are you a betting man?"

"A betting man?" Josh considered it. "Not anymore."

He'd liked a little flutter during his previous life, but then, he'd spent much of his life hunting thrills. But monster hunting was proving exciting enough. Besides, for all his progress in the land of Mythelore, he still didn’t have a single coin to his name.

"Not anymore?"

"I don’t need the kicks. Got plenty to do.”

“Like?”

“I slay monsters," he said to the monster.

“Monsters? Scary things. Good luck with that.”

“It’s all about the planning, really. Luck doesn’t come into it. We have a team.”

“Had,” the monster pointed out.

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