Summoned to defeat the demons? No way! I’d rather do something else.(A dungeon master/Tower defense/ Civilization building story)

 

"How's this?" I said while posing with my hands on the table leaning forward. My right hand holding a small flower.

 

"perfect!" the guy in front of me sends a thumbs up as his fingers kept on pressing the button of the camera to capture.

 

Right now, this is our usual activity in cosplay club. As the one of only two female members in this club of six, we always engage in this picture perfect activity to pass the time. 

 

"Not that I mind since I love cute clothes." I told myself as I pose more times in front of the non-stop shutters.

 

Finally feeling tired, the camera man flops on the floor grinning widely as he look at the images captured on the camera gradually yelling 'perfect!'.

 

I settled on the chair behind me feeling thirsty.

 

"Drinks." The other guy member said gently placing a strawberry drink on the table.

 

"Thank you!" I beamed happily. 

 

Immediately snatching the drink from the table and twisting the cap with relative ease, I gulped before starting to drink and feeling the wonderful gentleness and soothing feeling sliding down my throat.

 

"pwaaaah..." I sighed content from the great taste.

 

"thanks as always." I said looking at the shy guy on the side fidgeting.

 

He just nod awkwardly before going back to his table and started stitching another batch of what they call "war armors" which is funny but I respect their craftsmanship.

 

Soon enough, another girl entered the club room in a hurry.

 

"Lyca! the class is about to start!" she said scanning the room and saw me on the side near the window enjoying my drink.

 

"Strawberry milk soda again? How could you enjoy the taste of that?" She sighed walking to my way.

 

She ignored the rolling camera fetishist on the ground and even kicking his back making him yelp 'Awuuuh'  but didn't remove the camera from his face.

 

"What? this is great!" I said making her face frown from disgust before clearing her throat.

 

"Anyways the class starts in five minutes. let's go!" she said pulling my hand.

 

"wait! let me change!" I tried fighting but she didn't let go of my hand.

 

"no time for that!" she said before dragging me to the door.

 

"sorry leader!" I called on the camera addict on the ground. 

 

"You can keep the dress!" he said giving a thumbs up on my way without looking away from his beloved camera. "expect the earnings in your account as always!" he added before my friend here Aliza slam the sliding door close.

 

That's right. the photos taken from our activities are always sold to the conventions. of course with my face cropped out or blurred and the earnings are always divided to my pay and the rest for the funds in their 'war armors'.

 

with the girl dragging me, we arrived the classroom on the third floor on the end of the isle. our clubroom is just a floor lower here which is great for rushing back.

 

Once we enter, I noticed some stares coming my way.

 

"HEY KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED HERE!"

 

"WHO LOST THEIR CHILD!"

 

"SOMEBODY CALL 911!"

 

"NO BRING HER TO LOST AND FOUND YOU IDIOT!"

 

Different calls erupted in the room.

 

I simply ignored them and head to my sit next to the window in front row. Beside me on my left is Aliza sending middle fingers on the other classmates shutting them up before looking back my way.

 

"just ignore them. they are kids."

 

"Not as young as me apparently." I sighed.

 

Aliza is someone who I can call as my best friend. she is always with me from childhood till now. Wherever I go, she always knew and whenever class is about to start, she always come running to fetch me.

 

Sometimes though I wonder how she always knew where I was. When my thoughts started trailing away to somewhere else, the teacher arrived.

 

"Stand!" the class president spoke making us stand up in position.

 

"Bow!" he said as we all bow in unison.

 

"Sit!" and thanks to his signal, we all settled.

 

then the teacher started talking.

 

at first he just started speaking about the past lesson, then it shifted into the current lesson. however, 30 minutes in class, he left. apparently a meeting for teachers started but he leaved an activity which is quite hard to answer. for them atleast. after all...

 

"Lyca..." Aliza calls me in soft begging voice.

 

"Nope."

 

"Please..." she begs me.

 

begging me to share my answers.

 

"Seriously? Come on. just answer it. I will help you." I told her. 

 

Aliza is my friend. my best friend. but that doesn't mean I will give her my answers. if someone asks me to share my answer for cheating, I'd rather teach them how to answer.

 

"Yay!" Aliza then hugged me as soon as I told her I will teach her.

 

"maybe this is her goal in the first place..." I asked myself thinking she probably just want me to teach her. Then started feeling annoyed thinking she knew how to manipulate my thoughts.

 

However, as we all enjoy or maybe suffer to this ordeals, a bright light suddenly appeared in the center of the room.

 

strange marks and patterns glowing brightly spread on the floor.

 

with no time to react, we all got engulfed by the said light. not knowing what's happening.

 

Moments later, here we are now.

 

Standing on the hallway with bright red carpet on the floor. Knights standing in line at the side and Infront is a fat man wearing high quality robes with a pure gold looking crown on his head. his fingers all wearing rings with different gems on it. beside him is a scrawny looking old man wearing something that looks like religious garments.

 

*hick*

 

the king drinks from his goblet before dropping it on the floor.

 

"is he drunk?" I asked myself looking.

 

"welcome oh great otherworlders." 

 

*hick*

 

"yep he is drunk for sure." I assured myself.

 

"let me do the talking my king." the scrawny man pats his shoulder and the king nods.

 

"they look close. considering the other is a king." I told myself as I look at the image ahead.

 

 

 

 

"what?" I got startled from the sudden voice that rang in my head but I ignored it as the man started talking.

 

"Welcome to our world young heroes and saints. We called you here for one reason alone. That is for the complete annihilation of the demons in this world!" the man said with glee as his hands raised above as if praising us.

 

"heroes?"

 

"saints?"

 

"demons?"

 

"what's happening?"

 

"I want to go home"

 

voices emerged as the realization started to hit us.

 

each of my classmates offer different sentiments.

 

"As thanks for accepting our call, we will give you power!" the man spoke again silencing everyone.

 

the man raised his hand and started speaking.

 

"oh mighty god Lumina here is the heroes and saints who answered your call! may you grant them power to vanquish the dark!" he chanted and suddenly a panel appeared infront of me.

 

then another panel appeared.

 

 

"What's this?" I asked myself as I look around and saw my classmates also looking surprised.

 

"whoaaaa" One of the boys started screaming as he also saw the panel.

 

there various voices can be heard mostly from the boys though as they feel excited.

 

"that young heroes is the power I gave you. with that, you are tasked to eliminate all demons as they corrupt this world!" the man said as if praising and beseeching us.

 

I raised my hand to ask.

 

he looked at me before speaking. "what is it."

 

"sorry... but do we need to fight?" I asked curiously after all he meant fighting right?, that means killing. and I don't like to participate.

 

"you are..." he murmured as his eyes glow red looking at me.

 

"lyca is it... and ... tsk." he clicked his tongue.

 

"what?" 

 

"useless." he murmured before clearing his throat.

 

"ahem... yes because that is the only way for you all to return home. And we will also give you rewards. power, riches what ever you want just to eliminate the demons!" he explained.

 

everyone cheered happily as they realized that what they will do will be helpful and they are given the chance to decide and incentives.

 

however I noticed his eyes.

 

"is that really true..." I asked myself as I noticed the way he looks and his body actions screaming at me 'it was a lie.'

 

so with a hardened resolve I asked again.

 

"but... what about those who do not wish to participate?" I asked.

 

"hmmm..." he thinks for a while before deciding.

 

"alright. anyone who don't want to help. raise your hand." he asked us.

 

I meekly raised mine and look at my classmates. however, no one raised theirs. not even my friend. 

 

"Aliza?" I asked her in a low voice. but she didn't look at me instead, she looked at the priest with firm look.

 

"alright. I will make an exception."

 

the priest said and waved his hand calling me to come closer.

 

I slowly walk towards him.

 

"this is a sack of gold and some gifts." he said giving me the two small sack.

 

"I will send you first." he said smiling.

 

"I..." before I could finish what I was about to say, he raise his hand above my head and said 'teleportation' before my vision turned black.

 

when I opened my eyes again, I am on top of a large flat rock. I can feel the soft moss on my bum as my dress flutter.

 

I remember that I haven't changed clothes yet...

 

I look around and saw the dark place around me.

 

"what is this place..." I said in low voice talking to myself.

 

I dared not to walk away from the place I am as the fear of the dark made my body weak.

 

I moved closer to the center instead and hugged my knees.

 

"where am I..." I asked myself now feeling alone and scared. 

 

my eyes slowly started to drip as tears flow.

 

"Aliza..." I called her name then I remember the even earlier. honestly I felt betrayed. Aliza my friend. I though she will support me...

 

"I want to go home... I want to sleep on the soft bed again... I missed my warm room..." I cried as I hug my knees till I fell asleep on the spot.

 

 

 

 

After hours of who knows long I slept, I woke up.

 

I look around and saw the place changed.

 

Right now, I am settled above a soft bed. the room also changed.

 

although the walls are rough, I am now inside a square room.

 

there are no windows but there is light in the room which is weird.

 

but what surprised me the most is the panel infront.

 

 

"WHAT?"