Lady Boss Of The Unpopular Dungeon

After pondering for some time on what to name the future member of Astral Descent, Alexa had a very quick flash of inspiration and she soon thought of the perfect name for the simurgh. Within minutes, Alexa repeated the process of pricking both her finger and the wing of the simurgh and squeezed a single drop of blood from the both of them in the crystal bowl and soon a greenish blue glow appeared that soon changed to a bright pink color. Alexa took a deep breath and then she began to speak.

"It is my p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to give you the name Diva due your beautiful voice."

The bright pink light left the crystal bowl and it formed a small sphere which floated towards Diva and it entered her body which began to glow with a bright pink light. The glow lasted for a few minutes and when it faded away, Diva had grown slightly larger in size and the tips of her wing feathers had developed a sapphire hue. her tail feathers and crest had also grown in size and became softer and smoother that before.

Diva gave several happy chirps and then she began to gracefully flap her wings and she soon took flight which consisted of several loops and spirals before swooping down and landing on Alexa's shoulder and she began to affectionately nuzzle her new dungeon mistress.

At that moment, Rune also leaped up to sit on Alexa's other shoulder and cheerfully said "Hey Boss, let's pack up the stuff and continue on. We should at least get out of the woods before the sun sets."

Alexa nodded in agreement and placed the crystal bowl and knife back in the storage gem and the the girl and the two monsters continued walking on their way. After the trio had spent some time walking down the dirt road through the woods, they began to notice that the forest slowly thinning out with there being less and less trees and bushes with each step they took down the road. within half an hour, the girl and her companions had reached the end of the forest where the trio took in the beautiful sight of the countryside that surrounded the village of Eclipso.

There were rolling hills and bright emerald colored meadows that seemed to covered in flowers of various colors with a few trees and bushes dotting the pastoral landscape. There were also a few rivers, streams and ponds that seemed to sparkle like jewels under the nice warm sun. It was at that time that the sun began to set which slowly began to turn the sky from a pale blue to a variety of shades of yellow, pink, and orange. Rune yawned a little bit and he jumped up to perch on Alexa's shoulder and he began to speak.

"We made out of the forest before the sun set, so that means that We'll probably reach the village by tomorrow afternoon."

Alexa also began to yawn slightly and she soon whistled to Diva to come over to her which the magical bird quickly did.

"Diva, can you fly up and scout out a nice place for us to set up camp for the night, it would be best if the camp was near some water and Rune, can you start gathering some branches for starting a fire?"

The two monsters nodded yes to Alexa and immediately took off to carry out Alexa's orders while she took out the enchanted mirror and began to activate the dungeon system to update the map and data stored within it. Within moments of activation, the Dungeon System began to respond to Alexa with an announcement.

"Congratulations, the map of Lunas has been updated. In order to continue updating the map, please continue exploring the kingdoms or scan up to date maps."

Alexa smiled at receiving the information and she decided to use the time spent waiting for Rune and Diva to return by scanning the nearby plant life when a sudden shadow darted out in front of her.

"Hey Boss, I found the firewood, what's with the freaky stare?"

Alexa frowned as she lifted the fluffy dark colored creature off her shoulder and pointed him in the direction where she saw the birds and squirrels.

"Rune, from what I've been learning about Astrea, I thought the only wildlife was monsters, why are there little woodland creatures running about over there?"

Rune did his best to hold back his laughter but after a few moments he began roar with chuckles and giggles while almost falling out of Alexa's arms. As soon as he was done laughing, Rune began to explain to the still annoyed and confused dungeon mistress what was going on.

"Boss, there are normal non magical animals in this world, monsters are basically animals that acquired magic over time and evolved to their present forms today."

Alexa nodded as she took in the information and she slowly put Rune down on the ground as he continued on with the second part of his explanation.

"The reason that you didn't really see any non magical animal is because they don't really go near powerful monsters because some monsters see them as prey. I was amplifying my presence to keep any dangerous animals from bothering us while we were traveling."

Alexa gave a small smile at Rune's foresight and she happily thanked him for keeping away any unpleasant animal experiences and soon a series of musical chirps soon attracted their attention as Diva swooped down and let the duo know where the best place to set up camp was.