Chapter 1: New World
(SCENE: OTHER WORLD) (POV: 3RD PERSON)
Meanwhile, in another world, an army of humans and humanoid monsters are seen gathering in what appears to be a bandit camp as an ugly man walks onto a stage and speaks aloud to the army.
"Friends! Fellow men! Our time has come to show females their places: underneath our feet and being our stress relievers!" The man exclaims as the army cheers in excitement at this.
"Too long have they teased men like us with their skimpy outfits, plump asses and juicy breasts! But now, we can reduced them to their proper places as our slaves!" The man announces as the army raised a fist in the air.
But then, suddenly, the same portal that swallowed up Oscar, Zephyr and the Archgriffin opens up behind them. However, only the Archgriffin emerged from it. Upon seeing the humans and monsters, the Griffin went on the attack.
(POV CHANGE: OSCAR)
Gods Damnit! That portal screwed me and Zephyr over & now we're stuck in some other world! Where's Ciri when you need her?!?
And not only that, but I lost the Archgriffin too! I swear, this has to be the second most shittiest contract I've ever taken on. But, it's still a contract nonetheless, so I have to see this to the end.
Suddenly, I detected the sounds of screaming. Sounds almost like a bunch of little girls. "Zephyr! I found the Griffin! Time to ride and finish this contract!" I exclaimed as Zephyr raised on his back legs and neighed loudly.
I then hopped onto the saddle and both me & Zephyr rode off towards the sound of the screaming.
(SCENE CHANGE: BANDIT CAMP)
I arrived at what seemed to be a Bandit Camp as me and Zephyr canter on through the destroyed tents and bodies. "Idiots. Lackluster armor, no Silver weapons and no projectiles. The Archgriffin ripped through them like Nekkers and a lone Knight." I commented to myself.
Suddenly, I heard the sounds of something alive nearby. I hopped off Zephyr and tied him to a nearby fence. "Stay here and keep quiet while I go check out that sound." I said as I quietly creep up towards the sound.
Peeking around the corner of a destroyed tent, I saw beautiful women inspecting some of the bodies.
I must say, they're quite stunning and beautiful ladies, even the little Dwarf or Halfling. But I need to remind vigilant of strangers, since the last group of people I foolishly trusted ended up killing my friends.
And so, I decided to approach the group while they were distracted. "I must say: your attire is an interesting design. Near no armor and your vitals exposed, what do you plan to do when fighting? Hoping you would bewitch your opponents with your beautiful looks? Though it might work on me, to be honest." I said, catching their attention.
While some of the girls blushed at this, others went on guard in case I tried anything funny. "Who are you? What business do you have with the Black Dogs?" The blond elf with dark skin asks in suspicious as I shook my head and spat on a nearby corpse.
"I work best alone, but I wouldn't call upon the aid of some lowlife bandits and their pet freaks." I said as I picked up one of the Archgriffin's feathers. Must've lost it during the fight with these so called Black Dogs bandits.
"I'm after a Griffin. An Archgriffin to be more precise. That beast is an old and experienced male & some farmers from my world have a contract on his head, which I aim to collect, even though I'm now stuck in another world." I explained as I hand the feather to the blond haired light skinned elf. "And although I prefer to work alone, I'm man enough to call on help. As such, I hope it's not too much trouble to ask you lovely ladies for some assistance." I said.
The girls blushed at my flattery towards them. "My, my, what a kind young man you are." The blond haired light skinned woman says as she takes my hand and shakes it. "Of course we'll help." She says as she turns to her group.
"Agreed?" She asks as the other women huddled together and started talking amongst themselves. After 5 minutes of talking, they broke apart the huddle and turned to me. "Young man, we'll help you." The dark skinned elf with black hair says.
"Good. Because I have a plan in place for the Archgriffin." I said as I grabbed a map of the nearby area from one of the bodies and placed it on the ground for all to see. "The Archgriffin have dined on some of the bodies and most likely gone off to a water source to drink. The injuries I've inflicted on it and the possible damage he sustained while killing these Bandits makes him unable to fly far, so that eliminates these spots." I explained as I crossed out multiple spots that appears to in a mountainous like area.
"Since the Griffin wouldn't want to extend its energy flying and moving around too much, so it would most likely avoid these spots." I said as I crossed out several water spots in the forest. "And so, that just leaves this area left." I said as I circle a large grassland like area with around 3 or 4 watering holes. "Considering the Griffin an adult male with various injuries, it would most likely go for this watering hole." I said as I check marked a large watering hole that not far from here at all.
"I have everything ready for baiting, but the corpses here might complicate matters. I want them out & I don't care how: burning, burying, anything will work for me. Meanwhile, I could use help in containing and killing the Griffin because an injured predator is where it's most dangerous. Pain makes any creature violent and unpredictable." I said as I rolled up the map and stand up.
"I can handle the Griffin on land, but I would like to keep the Griffin in both one place and grounded. Think you girls can make that happen?" I asked as I hand them the map. "Certainly." The pink haired girl with blue eyes said.
Suddenly, multiple other girls approached us, all wearing attire similar to the black haired priest and knight like woman. "We scout the perimeter and found nothing." One of them said as they take notice of me.
They prepare for battle as I simply raised my arms in the air. "Easy ladies, I don't mean to bring you all harm. I'm here for the Beast that killed these Bandits. It's head is mine to claim as it's from my world and I wish to make up for accidentally bringing it here." I explained.
Though the newcomers didn't believe it, the others calmed them down. "Stand down. He's here to help and we're gonna help him." The blond haired light skinned elf says as they were skeptical of this, but eventually gave in and stood down.
"Thank you. Now then, can you lovely ladies get rid of these bodies? I don't how you do it: burning, burying, just get rid of them." I said as the girls begrudgingly agreed to do so. "Also, hands off Zephyr, that horse is mine." I added.
I then turned to the others. "Now then, let's go bait a Griffin." I said as I motioned them to follow me to the baiting area.
(SCENE CHANGE: BAITING AREA) (POV CHANGE: 3RD PERSON)
As the group heads to the baiting area, Oscar decide to learn more about this world and asks for as much information from his new acquaintances.
He now knows this strange new land is called Fantasia and his Acquaintances are part of the Council that governs and protect their kingdom. They talk about the various people of the world and the different settlements of this new land.
He also learn about the names of his new acquaintances: Olga, Chloe, Prim, Alicia, Claudia, Celestine, Kaguya and Ruu Ruu. As well as the various names of their allies.
Back to current events, Oscar and his Acquaintances reached the baiting area as Oscar licked his finger and raised it in the air. "Winds are chaotic and no telling where the wind will take our scent. Can't place the bait here." He says as he lowers his arm and turns to the girls.
"Allow me to fix that, cutie." Celestine says as she conjures up an orb of magic and gives it a light blow of breath, making it fly in the air. Suddenly, it splits into 9 smaller orbs and flew into the bodies of both the Witcher & his friends.
"There, this magic spell would mask our scent." She says as Oscar chuckles at this. "Magic, they're like siblings: can't have live with them and can't live without them." He says, causing the others to laugh at this.
"True. Very true." Olga says as she adopts a serious expression on her face. "But enough joking around, time to bait this Griffin." She says as she pulled out a fake sheep Oscar had made and put it on the ground.
"Of course, and I still have enough for one more baiting attempt." Oscar says as he pulls out some Buckthorn, crushed them in his hand and spread it on the fake sheep. "Bait's set. Come on, let us hide in those bushes." Oscar says as he gestures to nearby bushes.
The Council members nod in agreement as they took cover within the bushes. While hiding, Oscar decides to strike up a conversation. "I must say: you ladies are better people then any human or elf in my world." He says, peeking their interest.
"Really? How so?" Prim asks in curiosity. "Well for starters, you all aren't treating me and other Witchers with disdain, disgust, hatred and scorn because we are productions of sorcery and harsh training. They act like we are the problems when we solve them. They act like they can do better jobs then us. And they even try to kill us at some points. Their arrogance is born from our human appearance, making them believe they can kill an experience monster slayer, when all it takes to kill one of us is either well planned strategizing or sheer dumb luck. While most Witchers are stripped of emotions and can't sire children, I'm the exception. And while other Witchers believed me to be the perfect imagine of Witchers, the humans thought of me as either a demon from the underworld or a true monster wearing the skin of a human as a form of mockery. Granted, I was starting to get use to them at some point: to the cheating, to the outrageous prices they sell me at shop, to them begging me for help and spitting as I pass. But then they took something dear to me. At that one moment, I vowed to never become close to humans again. Had some encounters with nonhumans, like elves and such, but I'm 50/50 with them." Oscar explains.
"Though with you 8, I can't help but feel this sense of trustworthiness about you ladies, even against my better judgement. I don't know why, but I can't for the life of me think of a reason why. Though I'm sure the answers will be revealed soon." He says as the 8 women felt their hearts warmed up a bit at this statement.
But then, Oscar became altered. "Shh! The Griffin caught the scent." He says as he peaks through the bushes. The girls peaked through as well as their eyes widened at the sight of the Griffin. "Whoa. Now that's a Griffin." Ruu-Ruu says.
"Okay, you all know what to do, right? Keep that thing contained and grounded while I finish the job. Just be careful you don't get seen and watch out for its claws, beak and acid attacks." He says as the girls nod in agreement.
Oscar then draw his Silver Sword and rushed at the Archgriffin. Meanwhile, Celestine and Olga created a barrier that trapped themselves, Oscar and the Griffin within a small range of area.
The Griffin attempts to fly, but a fast lightning blast from Kaguya forced him onto the ground. While the Griffin was stunned from the magical lightning blast, Oscar started unleashing many sword strikes onto the Griffin.
Screeching in pain, the Griffin leaps away from his strikes and positioned himself near his flank. It attempts a leaping pounce on Oscar, but the Witcher reacted quicker by ducking underneath the pounce and using his sword to disembowel the Archgriffin mid pounce.
Now suffering from a severe wound, the Archgriffin attempts to strike Oscar with its claws, but Oscar dodges the strikes as he maneuver himself onto the Griffin's back. The monster tries to shake him off his back, but Oscar maintain a strong grip onto its fur, even with one hand free.
When the Griffin tires himself out, Oscar seized the opportunity to land the finishing blow. He stands up and he grips his Silver Sword handle with both hands & thrusts his sword through the Griffin's skull.
The Archgriffin screeched in pain as it attempts to shake Oscar off, but with both the sword and the disembowelment, it didn't have enough strength to continue fighting as it drop to the ground dead.
Exhausted and tired, he pulled his sword out of the Griffin's skull, hopped off the Griffin and sat down next to the Griffin. The women approached Oscar with looks of impressment on their face. "Such skill and combat prowess, it exceeds even our best warriors." Olga says as the others nod in agreement.
"Thanks for the compliment." Oscar says as he regains his strength and stands up. "Now to take the Griffin's head." He says as he withdraws his sword and takes out his knife he uses for beheading. Oscar was about to cut off the Griffin's head, but was stopped by Alicia. "Wait, I know someone who can stuff this monster. Save the body and let him deal with it. By tomorrow, you'll have a brand new taxidermied Griffin to boast and brag about." She explains.
Oscar gives it some thought as he made up his mind and withdrew his knife. "Alright then. But we'll need some help in loading this beast up." He says. As soon as he said that, however, the girls from before approached them. "My Ladies, the bodies have been properly disposed of, like you ordered." One of them said as she and the others took notice of the Archgriffin.
"Wow, such a majestic and powerful beast." One of the priest says as she approached the Griffin corpse. "It is, also dangerous too. When pushed out of their normal territories and enter into human domains, they can cause more deaths then an war driven army." Oscar explains as he approaches one of the girls. "I'm planning on stuffing this beast and I would like some assistance if that's asking for too much. Think you lovely ladies could bring over a wagon or a cart big enough for this beast?" Oscar asks politely while also using his flattery charm on them.
The girls thought long and hard on it as a thought came to their mind. "I believe the Black Dogs might have something that can help. But we'll only give it to you if you tell us all everything we need to know: who you are, why you are here and what business you have here in Fantasia." One of the knight girl says as Oscar nods in agreement.
"I'll explain everything as soon as we hit the road." Oscar says as the girls seemed to have accepted this answer. "Very well. Wait here, we'll be back shortly." One of the priest girls says as the girls left to gather the item Oscar needs to haul the Griffin out.
Oscar adopts a small smile on his face. 'I don't know why I'm trusting these elves and humans so much, but something is telling me I can trust them. Even so, I must remind vigilant of them, in case they plot to betray me.' Oscar says in his mind.
(Here's chapter 1 done. The next two chapters will be a harem and a franchise count list.)
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