Chapter 11 - Sneaky Creature
Morning came; Darren was getting ready to leave his inn last night. After returning from the casino, they go straight into the room without waiting to rest and do their job.
The cup filled with blood, and he immediately fell asleep. Now awake, refreshed, and ready to take on the next step, Darren looked at the ring on his index finger in the center of the circle already full of red.
He was changing into another figure.
"Now is the time," he said excitedly.
"May this majestic being can help me out of this world," while kissing the ring.
Quickly down the inn's stairs, he ordered food and enjoyed the breakfast voraciously.
The day's goal was to go to the market to buy the materials needed to perform the summons.
"Get out of here, you foreign blood!" shouted a big man, pushing a foreign man in shabby clothes; he was seen carrying merchandise for sale.
The big man crossed his arms around the circle, looking at the fallen quickly. Dareen came over and helped him up.
"Are you from the same place as him?" when he saw the one wearing the same clothes covering his head?
[Cuh…] spitting at them.
"What right do you have to do bad things to him when Mana controllers and kings don't tell their people to act vile?" immediately open the hood. Seeing him, who looked the same as them, another voice barked.
"You're from a traitor's family?" hearing one made Dareen lazy to deal with people who were causing trouble.
Being there, he saw how the people lived in peace and security. Dareen is looking for information about the residents of Rhodes and why the people hate incoming visitors so much.
Many things that irritated them from outsiders included frequent rebellions or attacks out of jealousy and wanting the power of the five Mana Controllers that could only be found in the kingdom.
Cheating when transactions, making trouble, and even the empire became a sea of blood due to the rebellion which overthrew the king.
Hearing the stories of the people there reminded Dareen of the case of his great-grandfather five hundred years ago.
Therefore, if the Rhodes kingdom or Mana Control carried out diplomacy, they would come directly to the country or domain without inviting outsiders to enter the empire. The two of them didn't want to argue too much. Deliver it to the limits of the kingdom.
Darren arrives at an old building. According to the people, there is a whole place to buy step goods because the shop owner buys them from the black market.
The sound of the entrance bell rang. It seemed deserted. No one was shopping because the shop was far from the city center. Inside the display of strange objects, a few people who need something will enter there.
Full armor, glass bottles filled with water and preserved animals, fighting gear, deer antlers, magic orbs that even Dareen herself doubts whether or not it still works.
"Welcome to my shop," said the shop owner.
"Is there something I can help you with," he said again, who was cleaning the glass cupboard.
"Does uncle sell Mana stone powder and gold fairy powder?" Dareen asked.
"Hmmm ... there is," he answered with a bit of doubt.
"It's just..." his words cut off with a scrutinizing look.
The shop owner looked as if he needed such a step and costly item; feeling uncomfortable, Dareen immediately took off the robe's hood.
"Yes, there is, but the price is prohibitive," the shop owner realized.
"Every hundred grams for gold fairy powder is one hundred gold coins and one hundred twenty for Mana stones," he replied again.
"Very expensive," answered Dareen, who immediately responded.
"My son, the items here are step items that can only be found in one place." while showing off his strange collection.
"To get these things, people will sacrifice their lives to get them."
"Like powdered Mana, this powder only exists in the Bedros household." when the shop owner takes the small bottle from the drawer.
"Where those who seek it must climb mountains and meet wild beasts on high and snowy mountains," gives a small glass bottle with a lid made of wood.
Looks like ordinary fine glass shards.
"It will not be enough to be used for later summons," Dareen said in his heart.
"Okay, uncle," while putting it back on the display case.
"I'll take one kilogram for each powder," Dareen replied as he took out a sizeable bag of gold coins.
The shop owner was surprised, then his face changed when he saw the many coins in front of him and immediately took the contents in his hand.
"Oh... it turns out you're the son of a rich man," said the shop owner when he was sure the bag had the money he wanted.
The shop owner went to the back of the warehouse after placing the bag containing the money on his private table.
Not so long ago, the shop owner came carrying two large bags on both shoulders.
"Check first," he said after placing them in front of Dareen.
Checking the sack's contents and then touching it, the Mana stone powder felt cold when it touched the skin, contrasting to when the golden elf was like placing his hand on hot coals.
After ensuring that the items purchased were correct, Dareen tied his bags again.
"Thank you, uncle," he said, carrying two bags over his shoulders.
"You're welcome," replied the shop owner, happily waving.
Darren went out of the shop to the final destination in the middle of the vast forest, choosing the place so that people would not suspect it because there might be a strange light that was blindingly bright.
Feeling suitable for the chosen place, it doesn't take long to take out the luggage and mix it up. The powder is used enough to do the summoning.
After the magic circle was completed, he walked into the circle's center and changed the original shape of the ring used. The goblet filled with blood was ready to be used, then Darren chanted a spell that had been memorized like in a book.
The side of the outline gave off a white and reddish glow, followed by a strong gust of wind moving towards the center of the smaller magic circle starting where Dareen was standing and trying to stay focused.
While busy reading, he heard people talking, shouting, crying, fighting sounds, and others making his concentration a little shaky.
The light has spread the body surrounded by reliable energy from a distance, and the white light is trying to get through the sky.
Dareen's body could barely contain the light. Slowly, the blood in the cup decreased, struggling to get the red liquid to run out to summon magical creatures.
The contents of the container have run out continuously, muttering and muttering, and now the light surrounding it is taking turns filling the space.
How much the light-filled it wouldn't seem to fill it even though the heavy pressure followed a few seconds later.
The longer the light load makes Dareen sit down and collapse, the Mana he has doesn't work to hold his back.
Suddenly sitting still, a considerable force almost tore his body, and he stopped for a moment as if nothing had happened with a gasping breath. Nothing emerged from hope.
Dareen looked around for any figures or people that might catch his eye. After recovering a bit of his strength and getting up.