Elune's master turned towards Sen'jin trying to look for anything out of place but it looked like he had come clean.
"Child.. The blood of the Son of Azgorth is a treasure of higher value than the item in your ankle. It is a chance to Evolve to a higher Level, and there would be many people looking for that chance to bleed your friend to dead but Sen'Jin's master Lord Thug'dromog was once a servant of Azgorth so he must be working tirelessly to get him to the elders where he can be protected and develop"
Sigh…
Elune was conflicted but she knew they need it to rely on others during their time in the abyss. Their world was increasing at a fast pace, way faster than their strength so they need it backers that could help them in their time of need.
"Ok, if you can help them reach the temple of the dreadnought Igor told us there would be a person there that would take Riddick to mount Doom. What would you like to know?"
"Anything and everything specially if you know where we can find them?" Said the mage by the side.
"That I don't know, we were separated that night and even though I know they are alive, I don't know their location".
"How can you tell they are alive?"
"Because of my connection to my pet serpent Midori"
"The serpent is your pet?" Sen'jin looked at his mage with a smiled on his face. The enemy was wrong all along.
"So who is the Son of Azgorth?"
"Oh!! I thought you guys knew, he is the one with purple hair while the other is his contracted brother Rahz"
Everyone's jaw drop when they heard the Son of one of the more powerful demons was contracted to an outsider.
"They were going to help a dwarf name Jazz with his evolution quest so I guess that is what they have been doing but they should be done and if they haven't been found then they should be in the city looking for a portal to the temple so I would start there, so please keep them safe. All of them!!!!"
Sen'jin looked at the lady in front of him and nodded, then he bowed to the Witch Doctor and disappeared into a portal.
"Is ok, they are trustworthy" said her senior apprentice after observing the whole situation.
Elune was full of worry but there was nothing else she could do.
Rahz and Riddick were having a bowl, they had straigthen out the portal situation and with their free time they spend their time going to the arena to watch the matches or eating street food or trying all the gambling games available until they were ban. Riddick and Rahz were child's of Fortune that seem to never run out of luck. Every time they played a game, they won whether it was roulette or dice they didn't lose and won big. Their 100,000 became a million before they were stop by the casino managers from playing any of the games.
Rahz had also been taking various cask of ale everyday to the grandfather and grandson combo to show his appreciation and that won him a ton of points that translated into extra effort on his Axe.
It took Jazz almost a month and a half to finish the Axe and it was his best work to date. There were no fancy decorations and at the core was the material of the previous one Rahz used. The Axe weight it almost a ton and it was a double sided one like the one he had before but this time it was perfectly balance. It was silver in color but very opaque and the only ornament was the hammer and anvil that was enchanted with an gravity manipulation enchantment.
The alloy was able to resist the power of 2 enchants and it would definitely last him passed his third evolution thanks to grandma Mae calling in a favor to get the increased in weight up to 8 times.
Rahz grabbed a hold of the Axe and for the first time in a while he had to hold it with both hands. It was an exciting time as he activated the enchant and double its weight, Rahz's muscles bulged thanks to the stress provided and he didn't know what to say, it was what he was wanting all along.
"It's perfect"
Jazz smile went from ear to ear and even his grandfather approved of the work allowing him to branded as a product of the shop which was a great honor.
Rahz placed his hand on Jazz's shoulder and said "We are heading to the temple in about a week buddy, you are free to do anything you like, there is no need to fuss over that potion".
"You guys are dumping me?".
"We just thought you liked to stay in Shinjuku since there is plenty of Ale here, we don't know when we can comeback so…"
"That is no problem guys take a look at this, it was my Grandpa's it can hold a lake worth of Ale and thanks to the money I made from the materials of my quest I can fill it up before we leave, Let's go on a Road trip"
Cheers!!!
A week passed in a flash and it was finally time for them to depart, the test was still 2 months away but it was better to not miss it by miscalculating the time to get there. The Team had already arranged with the mage and settle on a 10,000 gold per person and since Midori was on a Rahz's neck the mage didn't charge a fee for her. The portal opened up and Riddick was the first one to go across followed by Jazz and Rahz and Midori bringing up the rear.
"Nooo… Young Master"
The portal was shrinking when a disturbance like something had manage to cross over was felt but there was nothing that could be done. The mage used a Rune and said, "Target has being delivered", and then tried to walk away but before he made it outside the plaza, a long dagger came out the front of his chest and the whisper of a very raspy voice said, " Thank you for your service,Master Ezekiel sent his regards".
It all happened too fast, the people of Lord Thug'Dromog didn't get a chance to react and they got played like a fool. The mage was the only person that knew the location of the group and now he was dead, even if they take him to a powerful Witch Doctor it would be too late. It was an unfortunate event and they were going to pay dearly for the oversight if something happen to the Son of Azgorth.
They had to report to Sen'jin and they had to make it fast, there was nothing else to go on. A explosion was heard in the city and came from the place where Sen'Jin heard the news due to his chaos fire going out of control. Ezekiel played him like a fiddle and now he had to relay the information to his teacher and perhaps he could stop The Sister of the Moon.
The team arrived to the other side of the portal and didn't see any temple or anything for that matter just a guy that displayed a scary aura and 5 people that stood behind him and were at his beck and call.
"Hello Friends, Is this the temple of the dreadnought" Said Rahz.
Silence... just a smile from Ezekiel and the others but they didn't act at all, it looked like they were waiting for somebody.
"Jazz how rude of us, why don't you play them a tune anything would do how about Accelerando I bet they would love it".
"A Tune?"
"Yeah, Accelerando"
" Oh Ok"
Jazz took his drum and started the Rhythm for accelerando tuh tuh tuh pah and as it increased in tempo reaching the peak Rahz said "RUN!!!" They all turned around and started moving as far away as they could but even using Performance Resonance 19 they didn't make it far.
"There is no need to run, all we want is the demon in your group and then the rest of you can leave to the temple".
"Hey!!! I am not a demon, it was my first time trying tequila alright and things might have gotten a little out of hand and yes… I might have gotten handsy with a couple of ladies that screamed calling me a Sex Demon but it was just that one time I swear…"
Ezekiel veins started popping up on his forehead and seeing this Jazz continued "Ok … Ok It happened two times… Jeez it wasn't like one of them was your Sister… Wait ...Was it?"
Jazz started trembling at sight of the dark orb in Ezekiel hands but at that moment a Woman with four arms pop up out nowhere and pointed at Riddick and said, " Not you… Him" She pointed at Riddick and immediately Rahz jumped in front of him and took out his Axe.
"There is no way you are taking him while I am still alive Bitch!!!"
"Kin!!"