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Sam left inn to search a way inside castle because there was no way they can just teleport in castle catch the saintess and teleport away; or else war would not have
escalate that much war era. Sam was thinking a way to enter TxT Boy suggested.
TxT Boy : "Young Master, can you just show your real face to the saintess? If we do that the saintess will just follow you back."
Sam replied back with the fact.
Sam : " And got caught in process? If saintess end up loving someone there is only two outcomes, first stay with saintess forever and other is getting killed. Even worst may be both."
TxT Boy : "Why so young master?"
Sam looked at TxT Boy and asked.
Sam : "How did stay alive in hell?"
TxT Boy : "I was in hell just for a while, I was raised by my father so most of the time I was in human settlement."
Sam : "Your I thought your father was from hell as always happens. I mean its always male who chases female."
TxT Boy : "Oh well you are right in that case, It was my father who followed my mother. He thought her horns were cute so he followed her till the end. Until they got married."
Sam : "Wow, cute horns! I must say your father is totally from different class."
Sam thought in mind 'Wow, so awesome as a couple. I will try Nox's horns his time."
Kiddo : "Looking at your face young master, I am sure that you are think of someone's horns for sure. Who is it?"
Kiddo's word made it of train of thought halt, Sam who was still thinking about how to use horns of Nox.
Aachariya said just after Kiddo stopped.
Aachariya : "There are many horn drawlers in our castle but one who is with young master is only one."
TxT Boy : "Oh! I know her"
Kiddo : "Who is it? Tel.."
Kiddo want to know that who is it and he was excited but Sam interrupted them and said.
Sam : "Stop this nonsense, we are here for our work why are you guy talking about useless things. Why don't you guys think about how to steal that girl?"
Sam embarrassed, not only they know horn girl but they also telling everyone.
Aachariya : "We cannot use teleportation spell here and in empire there is stronger version of magic pole, which had power to detect magic. This version is just awesome; this version can downgrade level of our spell. For example, Fire Spear will turn into Fire Ball. Some spell can downgrade further, like Firestrom, this spell downgrade further till Fire Ball's stronger version."
Sam : "Is it happens with instant casting?"
Aachariya : "No this happens with verses, we use to speak before any magic firing."
Sam : "Then what about, One word spell?"
Aachariya : "A full power Firestrom turns into very weak Firestrom. This Firestrom power is not much but still powerful than that powerful version of Fire Ball."
TxT Boy : "As they say, a staving camel is still bigger than a horse."
Aachariya : "Yes, absolutely right."
Sam : "Then, wordless?"
Aachariya : "Now, that thing is dangerous. Once we used that even at level at fireball, a court magician will be teleported there in 10 seconds and if this court magician did not report within 1 minute then more than 10 court magicians will come. If somehow one who used wordless magic, take care of those too then within 3 minutes the who region will be locked down and they will not open that region even for king until they find out who was that."
Sam : "You sure have info."
Kiddo : "Young master this is best opportunity, why don't we just enter in castle and carry out saintess."
Sam looked at kiddo and said.
Sam : "What do you mean?"
Kiddo : "Well, Aachariya made mess in region black alley as they are notorious ones so they will not back out until anything very serious happens. Black alley is filled with criminals and if there is criminal, who can use wordless magic then its very bad to empire as criminals are very bad and volatile subjects of empire. So 60% of court magician is busy with catching this guy who fired wordless magic."
Sam : "So Aachariya, how did you gotten away from there?"
Aachariya : "Young master, I am a shadow and shadow can merge with shadows so I just came back in night, because night have shadows everywhere."
Sam : "Very good, as we got a open window as coincidence, we must use it for our profit."
Sam thought a while and said.
Sam : "Aachariya, can a living thing stay alive for a while in your space?"
Aachariya : "Yes young master it can, but not for long and its consume more magic to keep using this magic.
Sam : "Alright how about this, you will use your shadow magic and enter castle and put saintess inside your space and…"
Aachariya interrupted Sam and said.
Aachariya : "My lord can do that very easily, but I cannot. The one who enters must be enter willingly and in that space I am already carrying something."
Sam : "Oh! There is such rule…"
TxT Boy interrupted and said.
TxT Boy : "Young master, why don't you go with Aachariya in his space then come out in castle. Show your face, she will happily follow you back."
Sam : "no thanks, I do not want more weird people in my life."
Sam looked at Aachariya and said.
Sam : "What's in your pocket, Aachariya?"
Aachariya hesitated for a while before saying.
Aachariya : "This was given by lord, this guy famous for making destruction in Hell. Not many left from his batch."
Aachariya was sadly explained.
Aachariya : "He is one of last ones of his batch and highly intelligent that's why he is still alive."
Sam was curious so he asked.
Sam : "What is it? A monster or a plant? Or he is some kind of artificial life."
Aachariya : "A kind of artificial life, very hard to create. When his batch made there was around 1000 but now only less than 10 left."
Kiddo was puzzled for Aachariya's word of selection.
Kiddo : "Batch?"
Aachariya : "Yes they made in batches, everytime shadows trained they are the last test. First they stay near a shadow and learn everything what a showdown learn like a good dog but in last test… It most brutal."
Sam : "So they ask you to do kill your dog for no attachment."
Aachariya looked at Sam with sharp eyes then calmed down. Then TxT Boy continued in place of Aachariya.
TxT Boy : "Young master, I know that there was a similar plot in a movie but Aachariya from hell. Killing your own beloved dog is nothing serious but as Aachariya said test is really brutal. Young master remember one thing never interrupt anyone from hell while talking. If opposite party can they will kill anyone in instant. Hell is place of fights and no-rules so any citizen of hell is impatient as hell so, be careful in future. They will kill just anyone even if they don't like face of someone."
Sam was astonished for hell's normal day. For everyone else its brutal but to citizens of hell its normal then… San looked at Aachariya.
Sam : "I am sorry, to us killing our beloved dog is enough."
Aachariya : "Don't worry young master, I forgot a while ago that you are not belong to hell. I am sorry for being rude."
Aachariya : "That dog can explode and since this dog know our every trick then he can track us whenever and however they want."
Sam : "So they will found you and they explode? No way you guys gonna die."
TxT Boy signed and said.
TxT Boy : "Young master, that's true that people belong to hell don't die but that's not works on artificial life. If you want to know, why? Then I will not tell you as its secret of hell. And watching your beloved dying, because you are not skilful enough. These dog explode and died because they you were not skilled enough to save yourself and your dog."
Sam : "So this dog is yours?"
Aachariya : "Not really, this was given to me as reward of some work. In batch of thousands, the makers keep unique one and the others will be used as cannon fodder."
Sam : What happens to the shadow that explodes with their dogs?"
Aachariya : "They dies then they have to stay in 9th level of hell until new batch of shadow comes."
Sam frowned and asked.
Sam ; "Then when next batch comes?"
Aachariya : "No specific time for that, all we can do is wait."
Sam : "What happens to shadows who stuck into 9th level of hell for long time."
Aachariya : "To stay alive in in 9th level of hell is needs ample willpower, if not they will change. Change into creatures of shadow, creatures of shadows are corrupt shadows, powerful, with skills of former shadows but they will your opponent for next exam."
Sam : "Can someone survive in there?"
Aachariya : "I heard that lord survived there for at least for 10 millions of years for a bet and won. He came out without any change in personality."
TxT Boy : "Young master, only strong can have fun in hell. Others dies, so just keep it in mind that hell is not easy place to live."