My mother has already been tortured to death, my father's a coward who ran from his problems and responsibilities. If I am going to die it will not be like a ant under someone's shoes but with luck like a bomb killing as many of those bastards as possible. Even if I'm killed trying to do so I will have tried my best right.
I gave the priest their fee and thanked them for the help and after a lot of talking promised to return at the first feeling of what they called demonic thoughts. If they knew what I was thinking towards demons they might have tried harder to get me to stay. Yeah right stay till someone dicided to kill me while I'm still mostly human, no thanks.
Grabbing Wendy's hand I got us out of there as fast as possible and asked if she could take me to get a poffessional bow makers. She took me to the best one in the city with my money she figured I would take a decent one from the front shop and we would be on our way. However I thanked her and said I would met her later after their quest were done.
The shop owner was a demihuman some kind of dwarf/human cross was my best guess and a good haggler as well. His goods were good quality but very few in the front really offered any specific advantages. The best had an ability to increase speed of its arrows by twice its normal speed.
I noticed he took two people into the back shop holding area and one returned with a well endowed bow beautifully inscribed. In addition his quiver held new steel like arrows which had spells implanted within them. I whistled sorely and bet they cost a mint. I had a total of 1550 silver coins in my pocket and I needed the best bow I could get.
I was about to ask the owner to take a look at what he could recommend for me to use for the money I had when a huge brute of a man came up to the owner. "What's this I hear Gem you got a unshootable bow that your willing to get rid of cheap, if someone can shoot it? So let me check it out, even though I'm sure I got the best bow in this whole damm continent.
The owner GemMaker shrugged and muttered something about maybe it's cursed or some thing. I held my hand signalling I wanted to come alone and not just me but several people followed along into the back shooting range. Giant Shooter waited while GemMaker grabbed the bow.
When he returned he was carrying a smaller bow and a quiver with black and red flickering lighted arrows. Strangly the dwarf seemed to be using all his strength just to carry it to his friend. When he gave the strange bow to Giant Shooter he almost dropped it and had to use both hands to lift it.
When he reached for a arrow he couldn't draw one out even when he placed the bow down he still could not get a arrow to release. Gem said even the mages had tried different magics to make them release but nothing had worked. Several others tried their luck but none were able to life a single arrow out.
Finally I was the last one there I asked how much he would want if someone could uae the bow. Gem grumbled, " Hum I would love to get at least the 500 silver I paid for it and another 100 for the arrows and quival." "Then if I can shoot the bow you will sell it to me for 600 silver right?" asked Rose. Gem grunted his reply and pointed to the bow.
Rose slowly touched the bow and bowed her head asking its permission to be used and begged its guidance to help her shoot true. Then she prepared all her strength to lift it and almost smacked her head by the extra strenght exerted. It was light and easy to lift even with one hand, she shook her head in confussion.
Maybe her gramps old prayer and respect to one's weapons really worked so she did the same to the arrows and quavel and when done reached slowly to grab one. At first it refused to budge but Rose felt a small blaze of anger and then it released as if it recognized something within her. Finally, she was ready to set her arrow free to fly to its target.
She concentrated on the target and suddenly instead of being 100 feet away it seemed as if it was only 20. She blow out her breath and released and she could feel heat being released from within the arrow. When it hit it targeted center not only did it strike true but exploded as well. It was if a high level flame shot had been fired.
Gem and Rose both had their mouths wide open. when the rest of the customers and a few nearby shop owners appeared to find out what happened. The remnants of the thick wooden block target were still smoking and smoldering, even the grass behind the target was dry and withered.
When a few of the customers noticed Rose holding the now famous bow and with just one hand they could not believe it. Then putting two and two together their heads snapped back to the huge mostly missing target they really couldn't believe it. How could this short human in dirty work clothing possible use that cursed bow.
Finally Gem was able to shoo them away after he promised to share the tale with them all at Dabbles Bar later that night. Lastly he even locked the door then turned to me, " How were you able to use that bow and arrows girl? What kind of trick did you do? How did you con all of us into this game? What are you trying to achieve?"