"well that was impressive. your energy has some demonic features and feel to it but it's not easily felt. I believe this form of yours can and will be pretty strong." old man said casually which made Damon look at him with side eyes.
"you don't seem surprised. oh no I'm very surprised, it's just that I don't tend to show it much with actions and body language. but let's cut to the chase. the description of the beast you told me about earlier is called the hyencalue. it's a lot of information I have on that but I promised someone else that when you woke up I would let them explain and ask certain things. im a man of my word so I'll call him shortly but in the meantime let me explain a few things to you about myself and why you being a demon doesn't matter to me.
"if you do not remember my real name is Bishop. Jara Bishop. as you already know thanks to your truth serum. I used to be the head of my own guild back in my day called praying hands but what you don't know is for a little while I also was a member of the ECO which is an extraterrestrial control organization.
I'm telling you this because of your demonic energy. that organization has technology that can see and track different types of energy and one in particular is demonic energy. myself and a few others have a natural knack for understanding and being able to tell if a person or beast has extraterrestrial energy without the technology they possess.
Damon quickly understood the organization old man butcher was speaking of must be the same one monsoon informed him about
the technology will not pick up yours because it is similar but yet very different somehow. the few others like myself could with no problem so I want you to take this." old man butcher says pulling out a ring that was orange with ruby red crystals embedded around it.
"this will conceal your demonic energy or what they call extraterrestrial energy from people who can sense it like myself and from their mechanics. you must never take it off. it will not hinder your power at all. it will only conceal and disguise your demonic energy.
The ECO deals with races that come to our planet illegally. they are called extraterrestrial because they aren't from our planet. I didn't know such an organization existed until forty six years ago when my guild who was at that time one of the strongest was tasked with dealing with an unknown beast that ravaged small villages and cities. it had been doing so for years before a kill ticket was given out. kill tickets are just guild orders given to guilds upon a major task.
six other guilds were given the same ticket and failed before my guild the praying hands received the same notion to deal with a creature that was said to be very intelligent and cunning. as guild leader I did not go directly and sent five of our strongest members and four of our greatest tacticians to bring the beast down. it was located in the far north in a glacier region where tribal people called the floe's lived their lives in peace. "
Damon listened carefully. it was the first time old man shared anything about his life so he was all ears not making a sound. he had yet put on the ring or thanked old man butcher for it yet because he dived right into the story and reason why.
the ring did remind him of what monsoon had given him and mentally clicked around in his head. he had ignored a few notifications and this was one of them.
{ethereal heart~ A beyond rare item material unknown. place of origin unknown. ?????} he quickly dismissed it not seeing clear information and thought to look later.
when it came to old man's gift he did want to know how he obtained such a ring and how he knew it did what he said it did was the main question he planned to ask but after old man's story.
"to make a long story short this beast was not a beast. at least not like the usual when it came to looks. the men I sent stopped contacting and updating me on the mission after five days upon their arrival. this led me to believe they were eliminated or captured. I contacted the other six guilds that were given the job before my guild and they too had lost all contact with them as well. those bastards didn't even make an attempt to rescue or get to the bottom of their guild members'disappearance. I on the other hand could not let the situation die down. all of my members were more than just members but family and they all had families. so I myself journeyed to the north in search of my men and the beast. I used the last update my men gave me to find their last known location and after several days the beast in question found me. to my surprise it was two of them.
A woman and what looked like a teenage boy. their skin was pale and cold to the touch. they acted as normal people but with my keen sense of people aura's I knew something was up with them but I played along. they had all nearby villages in their control. they acted as if they were above anything and everyone. I was invited to one of the villages they had taken over. the citizens there were beyond terrified of them and I could tell. They invited me for dinner actually and guess what, I turned out to be their dinner or so they thought.
To get to the point I never found my members because they had killed them. they drained them of all of their blood and was tossed to the side. that is what the woman told me herself when we faced off. her power and strength was remarkable and it took everything I had to even take her down. however I didn't kill her. just before I did her son got in the way and he died instead.
I planned to kill them both regardless but she was the most troublesome one so I went after her first. after her son took on my attack and died, I was seconds away from ending her as well when over twenty people disguised in all black clothing appeared claiming to be of an organization that dealt with such things.
three of the members who were commanding the group were on my level of power at the time and their intentions were made clear to me. they were going to capture her alive. sadly that's not what happened. I had that woman on the ropes and it was their interference that allowed her to escape. seeing how well I did against such a foe I was presented the opportunity to join them. I did so disbanding my guild in order to find her again and finish her off but when that day finally came, well let's just say my entire life changed.
during my time with the ECO I learned that woman was known as a demon. the eco organization had run into many of them and made technology that could find them through energy. they achieved this by capturing many. there were tons of different kinds and the most troublesome ones were the kind that could walk among us as humans. it is something that had been going on way before my time.
anyway as time passed I retired and chose to live a more simple life. that ring was made by the best blacksmith I know so keep it with you and keep it safe. you don't have to wear it for it to do its job but I recommend it for there is a greater chance of losing it if you simply carried it around." old man butcher explained lengthy.
Damon sat in silence for a moment going over everything he had just heard. from the time he received the system it seemed like a lot had been coming to the light very fast. Old man butcher had been there for him in certain ways since he was 14 years of age. Damon thought about the time he first met him after breaking into his shop trying to steal food. old man butcher didn't get angry and in fact made him a deal to hunt for bull birds and he would pay him just for him to get by at that time.
Damon took a deep breath.
"thank you for everything and the ring. The beast I ran into, the one you called hyencalue. his real name is embryo and he's a demon. Damon explained everything to old man. even about his system and monsoon. he didn't mention shield because he felt he didn't but he did explain that he had found a crystal that gave him the power to awaken through what was called a system.
old man looked at Damon and listened carefully. Damon had sat back down and Javalin had slithered in his lap and remained there as he talked. after a while he had told him a great bit about all that had happened including the space he was in and what he had to do to return.
The old man couldn't believe it. he knew Damon was very different and had secrets but not to this degree.
"the system. you must keep it safe. you can't let it fall into the wrong hands. old man said.
"don't worry. it's part of me and if I die it will disappear along with me. Damon said repeating what shield spoke to him. shield was listening the entire time as well and had given Damon the green light to tell old man whatever he wanted.
"this demon, called monsoon. can you get him out. is it a way." old man said standing up quickly his voice completely changed and actually sounded disturbed and a little excited at the same time.
"no. we are one forever." he responded.
Old man sat there in his head just thinking for a few minutes while occasionally looking up at Damon. "ahhh, the past is gone. it's nothing I can do about it now. but I wonder if she had found the same thing he calls a system. would everything be different." old man thought.
old man then turned to leave but not before giving Damon a hug and thanking him. " you have settled my old mind to come to terms with things that have haunted me for years and you don't know it." old man butcher said to himself while hugging Damon.
Just before he left he pointed out a nice pair of boots at the foot of the bed. and also told Damon to look in the closet before he decided to leave.
"get dressed and get back to your people and city. it's a few people that missed you while you were gone. meet back here sometime tomorrow morning. spade will be here so you can talk with him. I think you could learn a thing or two from him about your transformation. do not tell anyone else anything about a demon being inside you or your system Damon. " was the last thing he said before grabbing the empty bowls and plates Damon was eating from and exited the room.
Damon did as he said. got dressed and looked like a new man wearing some new boots and his very own armor. it was leather but it felt to be infused with many more materials.