I trailed behind Farin and walked out of the hall that the entrance was in and into a large central hall that was filled with the creatures. The females were all dark red, but every one of them turned away from me with a scowl as soon as I made eye contact with them.
"Ignore those females. They are going to think very little of you because of your interest in Lizy. I am sure you have noticed that there is a lot more red skin than gold, and that is because of Lizy and the little games she likes to play. Here, sit down," Farin said, motioning to a chair at a table with a couple of the other Male Gogs.
"Who is this guy?" One of the men that I had sat down next to asked Farin.
"This is a friend of Mex's from the Keep, and he is asking about Lizy. So, we will answer anything he wants, right? Or the damn women will leave us outside for good soon!" Farin told the others as he sat down across from me.
"Oh! Are you here to kill her? She has got enough of us already, so I think that it's about time Mex did something about her!" the Gog beside me said.
Then another one spoke up, "Yeah! Since Fireden disappeared, the creature has started to come right into the town and will convince one of the men to join her! She used to have to wait until one of us came out on her own, but now she just comes to take her pick if someone doesn't go out!" Another Gog from across the table said; they all looked the same, and I didn't plan on staying here long enough to learn them all.
"So I just need to wait until night? Or I can go into her cave right now?" I asked, not answering the question that had been asked.
"No, she covers the way at night with her Razor Silk, and even if you got close, she would feel you coming from the entrance if she hasn't already. I would suggest that you wait until nightfall when she comes out. I have survived three experiences with her because she is a conniving creature that loves to gamble," Farin said proudly but then deflated when a female voice spoke from behind me.
"Yeah? And how many others have died because of this Vixen? You might have lived, but what good does it do you? Soon you will join the rest of the dead men," a female voice said, and I turned to see the scowling face of a female Gog.
She wasn't really what you would call pretty, but a flower in mud, to be for sure. I stood up from the bench table and turned my body to face her.
The girl was less than five feet tall, shorter than the Cerberus girls by a bit, but she was scowling at me.
"Can I talk with you alone?" I asked, hoping that she would say yes.
"What do you want? You're just here to get some from that beast, right? Then you are going to go, and things will be the same!" The girl said with a burning rage in her words, but there was also pain, but I just motioned forward.
The girl threw her hands up in the air with a huff of frustration. Now I could understand why, but I didn't want to talk inside.
Once she started to move, I stepped forward and took the lead heading to the door I had just come in.
"Hey! I thought you were going to ask us a bunch about Lizy?!" Farin called, and I stopped and turned back.
"I would like to talk to your friend in private outside if that's okay?" I said more than asked, but the Gog just raised a hairless brow at me; none of them had hair, but the females had dread-like fleshy man finger width tendrils.
"What do you want with Keri?" Farin asked but then said, "She won't be able to tell you anything that will be useful about Lizy!"
"Shut, THE FUCK UP, TARIN, YOU SLUT! You are lucky that the women don't just throw you out by yourself! It's not like you help get food! You are the one out there pissing her off, so can it!" Keri yelled back and looked like she was going to keep going.
I reached down and took her hand, starting to pull her away. I expected resistance, but there was none, and when I looked back to her, she was looking down like a scowled child.
I went to release her hand, but Keri gripped my hand tight, so I kept hold of it. I was at the door now, and my Earth Force Pact was still active, so I had no trouble opening the door one-handed.
Once we were outside, I closed the door and then continued to walk forward, but I felt frantic pulling on my hand. I stopped and turned back to a terrified-looking girl that was pulling my hand; the fire from inside was gone entirely.
"Where are you trying to take me?! Don't you know what it's like down here during the day?" Keri pleaded with me, but I shook my head.
"I will protect you, but all the creatures down here are made from fire, and I can see that your eyes are on fire. Doesn't that mean you are immune to fire?" I asked in confusion, and Keri shook her head yes, and that only confused me more.
"The Elemental creatures were created from Fireden's presence here so long, and we consume lava to survive, but they are magic fire and deadly to us. For the longest time, there were no Elementals or Lizy, just Jilly, and we actually got along. She also wasn't a glutton, and we were able to reproduce barely faster than she would consume us, which was good. Now, Lizy eats only men that she sleeps with and that she wants to, where Jilly would take the weakest or the dumbest ones," Keri explained, but that begged for another question.
What would happen if I took Lizy out, and there was nothing to keep everyone in check?
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