Level Up: Voidwalker

Chapter 58: I Will Cook It For Us

Atlas laughed at Grishna's response as the group rested beside the hill covered in trees, which kept them hidden from the outside world. While lying there, Estelle said, ''We can stop off in Tavarovou City to get supplies and let Le Messie Élu become an adventurer.''Everyone agreed as Atlas questioned, ''Why stop off there? Won't there be Evergladians there?''

Grishna shook her head, ''They won't bother

''There's no underlying meaning; it's just food as we're the same age and could get on,'' Uther said in an attempt to convince them.

''No, thank you. We'd rather eat with our boy and not some strangers with ulterior motives,'' the blonde knight replied as she smiled at Atlas before starting a fire.

Uther and Michael looked offended, but Artemis expressed, "Go away; we don't want your secret offers. We do not need your attention or compliments. Ain't that right, ladies?"

All four girls nodded in agreement, prompting the two young men to leave. Grishna giggled and said, "Adventurers think they're so special."

Everyone agreed before the orc girl turned to Amethyst, sitting on Atlas's lap while resting, ''Little Bird, are you enjoying your lover's lap?''

They all watched the Phoenix girl's cheeks go bright red, but he held her in place by wrapping his arms around her waist, causing her to be stuck, so she buried her head into his shoulder.

Atlas chuckled before playing with her purple hair, saying, ''Should we cook some of that Wild Orc meat?''

Grishna nodded as she held her hand out, ''Gimme, Grak'Thar Gromog'ar. I will cook it for us.''

''Aren't you a cannibal? You're eating your people,'' Estelle commented.

Atlas gave Grishna the meat before she spun on the blonde knight with a fire in her green eyes, ''My people? Shut up bitch; Wild Orcs are like any other monsters, while Orcs evolved into what we are during the last era.''

Estelle laughed in response before Grishna started preparing the meat. Lilith finally woke up and bit Amethyst, causing the girl to jump up as she yelped. The honey badger climbed off Atlas and marched toward the nearby treeline.

''Where is she going?'' Artemis questioned.

He shrugged, ''Probably gone hunting. Remember when she returned with the Horned Rabbits?''

They all nodded before returning to their tasks. He watched as Amethyst jumped up and helped Estelle collect some wood while Artemis aided Grishna in preparing the food. Once the two girls finished their task, the orc girl placed the pot on the fire before setting up the Dark One traps around their part of the hill.

Atlas watched with interest until Grishna said with a smile, "Get up and help me, Grak'Thar Gromog'ar. You know how to create the runes."

He grinned before standing up and helping her encircle their camper with green and azure runes that would protect them. When Grishna saw this, a radiant smile appeared as she praised him.

''Amazing! You learn so quickly; I can't wait to see what else my future husband is good at,'' she said mischievously.

Atlas's imagination ran wild as Artemis joined the conversation, ''Stop terrorizing him, Grish. We all laid claim to him, and once he turns sixteen, we will make things official,'' she teased.

Grishna nodded, ''We will ward away any other girls that come close to him, but the blonde bitch has to go; we cannot have the same husband,'' she said with determination.

When Atlas heard the orc girl, he felt excited about being with them. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he smiled, "I will be the one deciding who I marry and no one else."

''Grak'Thar Gromog'ar, fate has her sights set on you. It wasn't random that us four girls met you; all of us are connected to the thirteen stars of the Azhar'Zul Constellation,'' Grishna said.

Atlas looked skeptical, but the orc girl continued, ''Look at Artemis, how do you meet a banished princess from Aridonia? The free-spirited knight who doesn't want to be a princess so fled her homeland?''