After along day of running with nothing happening they finally made it to the kingdom of forge theft. Arriving at the gate or more like a hole in the giant 20ft brick wall with two guards protecting the gate, out of the group the only one having fatigue was scar he was laying against the kingdoms wall painting catching his breath while Sil spayed the forsaken cover up on him with Jack watching close by while Zack talked to a guard.
"you have unauthorized personnel with you and that woman with the dagger looks dangerous they have to leave" the guard demanded with a hint of anger.
"Nice joke Rick you know I could just tell the pope that your blocking a holy night doing his job and he will make resigned to a desk job immediately" Zack said with a shrug pushing past the guard making the guard deadpanned.
"Alright!! Zack they may through but your watching them. If they cause trouble it's on YOU." The guard shouted moving his weapon no longer blocking the way. The group walked past the guard without saying a word leaving a sour taste in the guards mouth.
Entering the kingdom it was nothing like Sil and Scar excepted the house and shops looked well insulated and the streets were made out of stone bricks with light on both side lighting your way through the kingdom of forge theft.
"Welcome to forge theft!" Zack said with open arms before turning back around. "Follow me I'll lead you to the best inn inside the first wall of course" He added leading the way.
"Zack I have a question for you" Sil said walking side by side with him. Zack turned to her looking down at the blade then back up at Sil with a eyebrow raised, "what is it?" He asked with suspicion. "I have a skill called mana transceiver it can give you secondary source of power, but the only kicker is that I can track you anytime." She answered with a smile the was more creepy then friendly.
Zack looked at her wandering if she was serious or not, her smile threw him off a little. "That's another strange skill. but sounds interesting, is there a way to cancel this skill if I change my mind later?"He asked somewhat interested.
"Of course. but i don't know much about this skill, so I want you to test the boundaries of it for me." She answered looking away at the manny different shops that were still open so late. "Then i don't mind, but we should spar to see the extend of how much mana that can transfer." Zack added before walking into a bar/inn with a dragon logo on the outside.
"welcome to the dragon fire inn, would you like our famous dragon fire wine?" A buff bartender asked poring drinks for other customers.
"No maybe later. I would like the cheapest room for 2 nights not including tonight." Zack said leaning against the bar.
"That will be 3 silver please" the bartender said back making his way over to Zack.
Zack dropped the money on the bar "did your prices raise? its more then last time."
The bartender grabbed the money and put a key in its place. "yes everything has went up. your room is on the first floor last room on the right." Zack grabbed his key while gave the bartender a nod heading to his room.
Sil walked up the bar with the cursed dagger still in hand for some reason, she didn't why but something was telling her not to put it inside Scars void space.
A tall woman approaching with a menacing looking blade would make anyone's hair stand on end.
The bartender didn't like how she was holding the blade so he was nervous to speak.
"I would like a 2 rooms with showers for 1 week please" Sil said with a friendly smile calming the bartender down. "Of course madam! would you like room service with that? it would only be 5 extra silver it would come with a button and a menu. But the rooms alone is 16 silver coins." The bartender said regaining his confidence after seeing she wasn't hostile.
"That sounds good, I would like room service for both rooms please." The bartender started smiling "that's not a problem that will be 26 silver coins please." Jack walked forward placing 26 silver on the bar before stepping back behind Sil.
A man sitting next to them grabbed the 26 silver coins trying to run off before Jack stoped him by grabbing the wrist of the man, the same armthat grabbed the money. What nether of them release was that the man's hand was missing! Turning to the bar the hand was lying there motionless. Jack quickly let go of the man and the man started screaming.
Sil grabbed the severed hand walking over to the screaming man grabbing his wrist with the same hand that had the severed hand, with two fingers she pushed the severed hand into the wrist using mana healing to make it good as new, so the man stoped screaming.
Sil grabbed the wrist with force so the man couldn't pull away while putting the cursed dagger against his neck. "This blade is begging me to slowly take you apart, but I'm not trying to cause trouble and your making that very hard for me. Give me a reason to let you live, it can be anything but you have 3 seconds." Sil demanded pressing the blade against his neck making him bleed.
The man immediately replied "I have a sick mother!!" The bartender got a rag and started cleaning the blood off the bar "it's true.. they live not to far down the road." He added not affect by the whole situation meanwhile everyone else were holding a weapon, if they had one.
Sil healed the man before letting go "take me to her now, jack one room is yours the other is mine,Scar and Claire's, wait for me here." She ordered with a sinister tone in her voice sending shivers down everyone's spine, also making the man immediately start walking toward the exit. "Fred's a good guy don't punish him to harshly!!" The bartender shouted before Sil left the bar, placing keys on the bar. "Second floor last two rooms at the end of the hall." He said with a friendly tone with a soft smile.
Jack grabbed the keys before heading for the stairs. "Sorry for the trouble" he added before walking up the stairs with scar behind him.
Sil and Fred were walking quickly through the kingdoms streets making there way to Fred house. after 5 minutes of speed walking they made it to the house or more like a shack in between buildings. Walking inside it was a kitchen and a living room both in the same room. The next room was a bedroom with bathroom in one corner and a stairway in the other.
Going up the stairs it was a open room with a big bed at the end with dressers and clothes hanging on both sides. Walking up the the bed there was a middle aged woman bedridden coughing now and again. "Do you believe me now?" Fred asked kneeling down holding his mothers hand.
Sil started to smile. "I believed you to begin with the bartender was icing on the cake. I came here to test you, would you give your life for your mother's?" She asked not breaking her smile. Fred looked at her with confusion before looking at his hand that was severed minutes ago but now looked good as new. "I've said it to myself a thousand times. I rather suffer then watch her suffer so please I'll do anything" He pleaded bowing to Sil.
Sil put her hand on Fred's mothers head using mana healing. After a minute or so later his mother opened her eyes taking a deep breath without coughing. "Am I cured? I feel…. Good" she said not believing how good she felt. Fred started to cry with his head down before his mom grabbed his chin making him look at her.
"Did you get the money? But how? what did you do?" She asked in a stern voice. But before Fred could answer Sil spoke up "your son owes me big time but I promise it's nothing shady." Fred and his mother turned to Sil not believing what they were hearing.
"We don't have much but I'm a top class clothing maker I'm sure I can make you some with the right measurements." The mother spoke with desperation getting closer to Sil. "I already told you that he owes me not you. But if your good as you say you are, I'll l be willing to pay for the clothes." Sil said getting closer to Fred touching his shoulder using mana tracking.
"What was that?" Fred and his mother asked at the same time. "That was your curse, I'll be able to track you wherever you go so don't try and running out on ur deal." She said before leaving the shack leaving Fred and his mom speechless.
Sil started making her way back to the inn before a group of guys blocked the street. Sil let out a long sigh before one of the men spoke up. "We do not wish to cause any trouble, we are here to give you this letter." He said handing her the letter before the group walked away leaving Sil speechless for once.
Sil started to read the letter.
Hello strong one you have been invited past the second wall to my home, we have much to discuss. ask the guard at the second wall to escort you to Lilith valentine house and you will be escorted thank you for you time. Sincerely Lilith valentine.
Sil didn't think much of the letter, just another person to get information from. Sil successfully made it back to the inn without being stoped, when entering the inn the bartender told her we're the room was and Sil went straight to the room without saying a word only giving a slight nod to the bartender.
Entering the room you could see Scar sleeping in a corner of the room with Claire sprawled out on the giant bed. Sil walked over to the bed wandering if she should make Claire move or sleep in the void but from just standing over Claire she opened her eyes staring at Sil.
"Good your awake move over so I can lay down, I don't feel like sleeping in the void and I know you haven't had a bed in a while, so we're going to sleep together tonight." Sil said making Claire roll over to her side on the very edge of the bed.
Sil let out another long sigh putting the cursed dagger on a table before getting in the bed pulling Claire close. "I don't bite, unless you push me off the bed. so don't be so scared." Sil added before letting Claire go, laying on her back falling asleep.
Claire never thought a slave master could show compassion. She felt more relaxed after Sil's words helping her fall asleep.
The next morning Sil woke up with Claire cuddled up against her head her stomach.
Sil couldn't deny how cute Claire was sleeping not to mention her wolf ears that were almost irresistible. So Sil started rubbing Claire's ears with both hands making Claire wake up immediately blushing but not moving away.
"Sorry to wake you like this but…it looks like you don't mind." Sil said letting Claire's ears go, Claire's immediately jumped off Sil onto the floor. "I'm sorry master." Claire said with her head down.
Sil started to stretch before standing walking over to Claire patted her on the head. "It's ok you didn't wake me or kick me off the bed so there's nothing to apologize for. Get ready to go, you have 10 minutes before we get breakfast." Sil said before walking out the room knocking on jacks door.
"You got 10 minutes to meet me down stairs for breakfast."
Jack open the door without a shirt and covered in sweat. "Not a problem master." He answered back closing the door going to take a shower. Sil walked back to her room to do the same.
Sil walked into the bedroom to see scar sitting up but still asleep. Claire was putting on her leather armor.
Entering the bathroom to see a mirror that went from the floor to the roof. Sil for the first time seen her full body. Her lower legs were dirty from running all day, getting into the shower she noticed that the shower was powered by a mana crystal.
Being in a different word she thought showers would always be lacking, but since this shower was powered by mana Sil could improve the water pressure with ease same with the temperature.
Changing the shower into a warm waterfall was something she never thought she needed.
After 5 minutes she got out the shower feeling refreshed drying herself off with mana before leaving the room walking down the stairs with the cursed dagger in hand meeting a different bartender then last time, this one was a 5'4 female elf with green hair. "Good morning, is there anything I can help you with?" The elf asked with a soft kind voice.
"Yes I would like to rent a table and get a menu for 4." Sil said walking over to a corner table. The elf let out a sigh before walking up to Sil with the menus, "Here you go miss. Call me over when your ready to order." She said with a half smile.
Sil had a bad feeling in her gut, using her passive skill silent steps with a burst of speed she got right behind the elf grabbing her by her hair, pulling her close, putting her arm over her shoulder putting the cursed dagger in front of elf's face giving her a good look.
"You have two options ahead of you you can tell me the truth and live or die slowly by this blade with whoever sent you." Sil spoke sounding like a demon, so close to the elf's ear the elf could feel Sil breath with every word.
The elf was visibly sweating "this is a big misunderstanding." But before she could finish what she was about to say Sil started gripping tighter lifter the elf a little making her stand on her toes. "I don't think I asked for excuses you can plead later I want to know who sent you. RIGHT NOW!" Sil demanded putting more base in her voice for the last words.
"It's Lady valentine!!! The man is in the back alive please don't hurt me!!" The elf pleaded practically screaming. All her screaming made Sil group come down quicker then planned. Jack,Claire and Scar looked down the stairs to see Sil practically lifting the elf off the ground by her hair before dropping her making her fall to the ground.
Sil looked up at the group with a half smile before chuckling a little "Yah the fun starts early, Don't let her leave I'm not done with her." Sil ordered walking to the back room. Jack,Scar and Claire circled the elf immediately making the elf sweat even more.
Entering the back room Sil felt like she walked through a barrier or a illusions of some kind and immediately could hear screaming. Sil didn't hesitate to start running toward the screaming, the screaming was coming from another room opening the door you could see a 7ft buff orc male torturing the bartender.
The orc looked back annoyed then quickly turned to anger. Sil didn't care to prolong the fight she used a burst of speed mixed with a roundhouse kick to the orc's head making him fly into the wall making him go unconscious.
The bartender sat there on the chair with a toothless grin all beaten up with no fingernails or toenails. Sil walked over the bartender healing him and cutting him loose. The mana healing skill healed the bartender slowly but eventually making him good as new making him sigh In relief.
"Thank you I thought I was a dead man." The bartender said in a upbeat tone making Sil raise a eyebrow. "Seems like your ok now? what did they want?" She asked turning to the orc who was laying on his face unconscious.
"This is nothing new to me maybe being healed immediately after, besides that they wanted to know about you actually, but I didn't know anything so they got nothing. Thank you again adventurer." The bartender spoke like he brushed the situation off his shoulders while looking at the unconscious orc.
"Are you a man of revenge bartender?" Sil asked turning to the man, the bartender looked up at her with a smile. "I believe people should get what they deserve. If you are done with this orc I would like to take him off your hands." Sil wasn't smiling if anything she was scowling at the bartender, making the bartender lose his smile.
"I need him alive… probably but you can give him what he deserves but make sure he lives." Sil answered back walking out the room leaving the bartender bowing, going back into the main room to see Jack fighting Scar and Claire with a unconscious elf in hand, Sil was getting frustrated at this point.
"Claire don't move a muscle" Sil demanded charging at Scar slamming him into the ground braking the wood floor. With Sil's command Claire couldn't move even under someone else's control. Jack was scowling at the two on one knee with a cut across his chest. "Thank you master" he muttered out still holding the elf by the back of her neck holding her to the ground.
"How about you get back into your own body before I destroy it." Sil said with a ominous tone leaning down to Scar. Scar immediately went unconscious and the elf woke up scowling at Sil.
"Good. now how about you tell me why your here and give me back my slave before you suffer the same fate as that orc." She ordered keeping the edge to her voice. "What did you do?" The elf asked with a worried expression.
"Good work Jack I got it from here let me have her" Sil grabbed the elf by the hair at the same time healing Jack. Sil dragged the elf to the barrier sticking her head through letting her hear the orc's screams. Pulling her back the elf looked terrified and sweating through her close.
"Please don't kill us, our mother would forgive you for everything if you let us live… She's been wanting a new daughter." The elf pleaded hoping to convince Sil but her words made Sil's grip tighter lifting her in the air. "I've heard enough, I'll let you live for now if you cooperate." Sil said throwing the elf to the ground.
Claire went unconscious at the same time Scar woke up upset that he was being controlled.
"No time to pout Scar put Claire and this elf into the void, I also have another one in the back that needs to go in there. Make it quick we have plans we're skipping breakfast, but don't worry I promise we're going to be feasting for dinner." Sil declared walking to the back room to see the situation reversed instead of the bartender without teeth and fingernails it was the orc.
The bartender was cleaning his hands as Sil walked into the room so the bartender ran over with a smile. "All done here boss" he said on a upbeat tone. "Boss? Whatever I'm leaving with the orc now,And i will still be needing that room if you would let me." Sil added walking over to the orc healing him.
"You saved from a lot of pain, so you can stay as long as you like, without extra pay of course." The bartender said keeping his up beat demeanor.
Sil didn't know why this bartender seemed so relaxed about everything but she had bigger problems to deal with. "Thanks, we'll be back." She said leaving the back room dragging the unconscious orc behind her.
Entering the main room Scar was already waiting to put the orc into the void. Sil threw the unconscious orc at Scar making the orc disappear into the void.
"Were to master?" Scar asked with a toothy grin.
"To the wall of metal." She answered in a cruel tone walking toward the exit, Scar and Jack quickly followed behind keeping there distance.
After 20 minutes of walking through the clean and friendly streets of the kingdom they made it to a gate with two guards on the outside and the inside of the gate.
"Civilians and adventurers are not allowed past this point without permission, if you do not have permission please walk away." The guard demanded in a stern tone.
Sil gave the guard the letter she got and the guard immediately gave a deep bow. "Please follow me." The guard asked turning around leaning the way without question. Sil followed behind the guard thinking about how high this Lilith valentine is on the food chain, going through the gate to see fancy shops with decor from different beasts also having high quality weapons and jewelry.
Following the guard they seen hundreds of different shops selling anything you could imagine, after 10 minutes they made it to a different part of the kingdom that had 3 to 5 story houses looking castles for the royalty and nobles. Even the inn's were of the highest class having 5 to 6 floors.
Sil and her group looked around in awe at the intricate house and shops. Not to mention the people and adventurers walking around, everyone had gold or silver on them and the adventurers had top grade gear walking around flaunting their weath.
After another 10 minutes of walking the guard finally stopped at a metal gate that went on for miles."Follow the path to the front door, I'm sure someone is there waiting for you." The guard advised walking back the directions they came.
"Finally we're here, Scar let the elf and orc out they will be leading the way." Sil ordered, Scar immediately dropped the orc and the elf into the ground making them face plant.
The elf and the orc looked around in disbelief,
"We're home?" They asked in unison, Sil looked down on them scowling "hurry up and lead the way, I don't need anymore distractions." She seethed making the orc and the elf stiffen up for second before getting up and opening the gate leading the way to the mansion in the distance.
(This gray and white mansion is shaped into a giant circle having 12,000 square feet house with 100 acres of land not including the 2 acres of land in the middle of mansion that had a pond with a waterfall that lead into it, with every different type of flowers around it)
Entering the gate you could tell the home owners loved flowers because both sides of the path had bright purple roses leading all the way to the mansions front door with water fountains on both sides surrounded by flowers.
Arriving at the front door that was more then big enough for Sil to walk through comfortably the guards bowed before letting them in.
Entering the building Sil noticed the elf and orc more relaxed like a unseen force was lifted from them.
Everything in the mansion was decorated in black,white,gold or purple but they didn't get to see much of the house because they walked straight through it entering a open area. Standing next to the pond was two humans, a tall 8ft black haired man that was dress in all black with a black beast crystal chest plate with scars all over his face and a 6ft blonde woman with a pitch black scaly dress standing looking out into the pond.
When entering the open area the elf and orc ran to couple kneeling. The couple turned around with a smile "I've already told you two you don't have to kneel before me. I see you brought company" The man said in a raspy voice looking over toward Sil and her group who stoped 10ft away.
"You brought them so soon, I knew I could trust you two to bring her to me." The woman said in a soft tone almost pleasing to the ears, but her smile was more creepy and ominous then friendly.
The elf and orc kept kneeling staying quiet under there mothers gaze. Sil was already bored with this situation "Can you tell me what you want so I can give you a answer and get on with my day." She asked nonchalantly propping her weight on her hip.
Everyone snapped there heads toward Sil, the orc and elf looked horrified while the humans were straight facing.
The woman blinked a few time before responding "I'm am Lilith valentine, wife to Alexander or what most call him the sword of the kingdom, may we have your name before we get started adventurer?"
"You can call me Sil" she answered back keeping her nonchalant attitude making the orc and elf sweat. Suddenly Sil felt something connect to her mind making her tense up, gripping her dagger tighter before she heard a voice. "It's me the elf, I'm just here to warn you these people are stronger then you, you should try not getting killed." The elf tried warning Sil but all it did was make aggravated, with her willpower alone she cut the mind link leaving the elf speechless.
The couple didn't know what to think of Sil, nobody in the kingdom talked to them in such…carelessness. "I wanted to see who's the new star is in town, my little Elizabeth told me so much about you." Lilith said almost sounding giddy.
"Are you talking about that one there?" Sil asked pointing to nothing next to Alexander. Alexander put his hand on the invisible head next to him
"Yes this is my first daughter, she's very shy I hope you don't mind her not showing herself." When Alexander spoke his words felt like a command to most but Sil felt nothing from his presence besides the fact he was strong.
"I don't mind, what do you want from me?" Sil asked keeping her same attitude, Lilith was starting to loose her cool so she but in "what adventurer rank do you have to be speaking with such carelessness?" Sil started smiling ear to ear before answering.
"I have no rank and I do not have a position of power as high as yourself, lastly I'm nobody's dog or underling. Now tell me what do you want from me." She spoke with confidence making everyone speechless.
Lilith was now scowling at Sil like she was about to snap before she started smiling. "Me and my husband like to adopt strong adventurers and people in power making them stronger and giving them a higher position in the kingdom." But before she could continue Sil cut her off. "Like I said before I'm nobody's underling, if this is all your offering then you're offering nothing." She announced turning around walking away.
The scowl return to Lilith face "STOP RIGHT NOW" she screamed making her voice louder with magic but Sil kept walking without a worry in the world cleaning her ear out with her pinky with Jack and Scar following.
"We do have a job if you would like it." Alexander spoke in a calm tone not affected by his wife's scream making Sil stop in her tracks.
"I can't leave the kingdom even on my days off and we need a 2 of each crystal from 3 different type of wyvern, we're willing to pay handsomely of course." He added making Sil turn around walking back toward Alexander not even looking at Lilith.
"Why would you want a adventurer that doesn't have a rank or high position?" She asked with a half smile.
Lilith stopped scowling hearing the question, Lilith turned to her husband to see him still smiling something he didn't do often.
"We need a adventurer from outside the walls that has no connection to anyone here at forge theft. Because people are stealing are valuables and killing adventurers we send to get more, we're so close to legendary tear sets." Lilith explained letting her excitement get her a little.
"Sounds exciting, I need a map with there general area and a little if the payment upfront." Sil added expecting one of them to speak up but Alexander kept smiling before a old man with white beard walked over giving Sil a glowing map.
"This map is fused with wyverns blood it will give you the location of the wyverns we need and what would you like to be paid with exactly?" He asked steeping forward without his smile.
(now 6ft from Sil)
When Alexander walked closer Scar and Jack took a couple steps back but Sil stood her ground looking Alexander in the eyes. "I need the highest level of forging books and enchanting books with 100 gold coins." She answered in a calm tone making Alexander start smiling again. "We do not have those books on hand but we can deliver them by the hour, As for the gold it will be here momentarily.
As he finished speaking another man walked out handing Sil a bag of gold. "I will have all 6 crystal by tomorrow night" she said turned around walking away leaving the mansion with elf and orc speechless at Sil's madness but Alexander and Lilith couldn't be happier.
After leaving the mansion Sil let out a long sigh
"This is going to be a long day." She muttered out just loud enough for Jack and Scar to hear.
"Those were some very intimating humans" Scar stated walking on all fours instead of his usual upright demeanor.
"Those humans happen to be one of the most powerful in this kingdom. I wouldn't have been able to pull that off, I would have been under Lilith thumb the whole time, but you shut her up real quick it was a site to behold indeed." Jack explained making Sil turn to him.
"It's quite easy to read people when you understand what they need from you, especially when they need you more then you need them" she explained with a smile placing the bag of gold on Scars back making it disappear into the void.
"Are we going to hunt the wyverns today?" Scar asked looking around at the expansive shops.
"That's tomorrow's Journey, today we buy you a set of armor." Her answer made Scar and Jack turn to her with confusion.
"Armor? For a giant bear?" Jack asked looking very confused but Scar on the other hand was smiling a toothy grin "armor sounds good to me"
"Let's take our time looking for a good blacksmith then" Sil announced walking in the direction of smoking chimneys in the distance.
(Thank you for reading)