High School DxD: The Game Master

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Taking another steadying breath, Rias resumed her trek into the cave. Only, this time, she was far more cautious and had her magic at the ready.

She would strike at the first sign of another kobold and strike it down before it could so much as scratch her.

Her preparation paid off as she carefully rounded the next corner and found another kobold ready to pounce on her. It didn't even manage to squeak before her Power of Destruction erased its entire head.

She'd planned to go for headshots to prevent them from alerting others deeper inside the cave anymore than they already were.

As she rounded yet another turn, she found herself in a large wide-open cavern. Within the cavern were a half dozen kobolds. Some were tending to a fire, a pair were guarding the body of a man, and one was watching the entrance.

The last one screeched loudly to alert its brethren to her arrival. Rias lashed out at that one, erasing its head, but it had done its job and the last five monsters were all focused on her.

Rias tried to decide how to deal with the somewhat spread-out enemies when she noticed how tall the ceiling of the cavern was. With a superior smirk on her face, she extended her wings and leaped into the air flying up toward the ceiling.

Hearing the kobolds screeching in surprise, or maybe outrage, bolstered her haughty attitude.

At least it did until they all pulled out leather slings and loaded them with rocks, "Maou dammit!"

Rias was forced to fly in an evasive pattern to avoid the rocks being lobbed at her with surprising accuracy.

It didn't help them though as she sent off blasts of her Power of Destruction, killing them one by one until none were left. While somewhat wily, they were just kobolds.

With the last kobold dead, Rias glided to the ground and approached the body of the cart driver. A quick check showed him to be alive, but unconscious.

Not too far from him was a cracked open crate filled with two-tone clay liquor bottles labeled as Mead. There was no way she'd be able to transport the large broken crate and the unconscious man. Obviously the man was more important than the booze, so she picked him up in a fireman carry, throwing him over her shoulder.

She might look like, and be, just a seventeen-year-old girl, but she was still a devil and significantly stronger than a human.

The journey back through the cave was uninterrupted. Carrying the man was annoying but not something she couldn't do for hours easily.

Stepping out of the dark cave brought a smile to her face, until she noticed the kobold with a bow aiming an arrow right at her. She barely had time to realize she was in danger before the kobold loosed its arrow.

Acting purely on instinct, Rias desperately jumped to the right, throwing the unconscious man as she did. She screamed in pain as she failed to completely dodge the arrow. She was fortunate though as her frantic dodge prevented the arrow from piercing her chest and instead drove into her shoulder.

As she hit the ground, the impact jostling the arrow and sending a spike of agony through her body, she focused on the kobold and launched a massive wave of her Power of Destruction. The wave erased not only the kobold but also the lower portion of dozens of trees.

Rias grabbed the cart driver by the neck of his jacket and dragged him back into the cave, which they had barely left, as dozens of tall trees came crashing down.

The noise was deafening and leaves flew everywhere. She was lucky that the trees were all healthy and green or they could have easily shattered and sent wooden shrapnel everywhere.

It took several minutes for the avalanche of wood and leaves to settle down, leaving Rias and the cart driver locked inside of the cave by a wall of broken wood.

Rias stayed put, for the moment, to examine the primitive arrow sticking out of her shoulder. She was berating herself for forgetting about the kobold that had been outside to alert the others in the cave.

There was nothing she could do about the arrow, at the moment. She was pretty certain that you weren't supposed to just rip arrows out. Not to mention, she didn't really have anything to stop the bleeding. Hopefully, the bartender would have another healing potion or two for her to use.

First things first, she climbed to her feet and used her power to erase the broken trees from her path. She had to wait for them to settle again, but when she was done, she had a clear path back to the trail that led her to the cave.

Unable to carry the cart driver anymore, she grabbed him by the neck of his clothing and dragged him through the woods, retracing her steps to the broken cart. After that, it was a simple trek back to the tavern.

As she pushed the door to the tavern open, the bartender looked up, "Welcome... oh, well that doesn't look good."

Rias gave the man her flattest stare as she dragged the cart driver into the tavern and dropped him on the floor.

As she shambled over to the bar, looking a mess with the arrow still in her shoulder, her clothing filthy from her fall, with twigs and leaves stuck in her long hair, and blood on her leg, she did not look the beautiful princess she had when she first arrived.

Seeing she was in no mood, the bartender reached under his counter and pulled out a small wooden box.

Flipping it open revealed a collection of nine potions, all Lesser, three each of healing, stamina, and mana. He slid the open box across the counter to her, "Your reward for a job well done."

Rias continued to give a flat glare as she asked, "Any idea how to safely remove an arrow?"

The bartender shrugged helplessly, "Not a clue, I'm afraid."

Rias sighed and gestured to it, "Pull it out."

As he reached for the end of the arrow, she collected a healing potion and braced herself. She grit her teeth and screamed through them as the arrow was ripped out of her shoulder.

It felt even worse coming out than it did going in. She quickly popped the top of the healing potion and downed it. Just to make sure, she grabbed a second one and downed it right after.

The wound from the arrow glowed and quickly closed as the healing potions did their job. Soon enough the pain completely faded and the only sign of the injury was her ruined bloodstained shirt.

She picked up a stamina potion and downed it as well, she was feeling tired from dragging the damned cart driver for so long. Like the healing potion, it had a pleasant taste she couldn't identify though with a hint of mint. The warmth of the potion suffused her body and soothed the ache in her muscles making her feel a lot better.

Deciding to go for broke, she picked up one of the mana potions and drank it down just as quick as she had the others.

The potion had little taste to it, almost like it was just water. Despite that, she felt a wave of warmth swirl through her and regenerate a portion of her expended Demonic Power. She gave the bartender one last look as she collected the box with her remaining potions and made for the exit.

As she reached the threshold she looked over her shoulder, "Tell your boss that I hate him."

Ryuji rubbed the back of his head as he closed down the scenario once Rias had left, "Well, that could have gone better."

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