"remember, never reveal what guild you're in if someone asks you. this is illegal for guild members but that doesn't stop them from attending such things." Abot said as the elevator went down.
Damon assured that he wouldn't reveal anything. not even his name as they both discussed in the carriage to call him eel. before the elevator reached the bottom they could hear crowds shouting and the elevator itself seemed to shake a little. the elevator soon stopped and the wall opened revealing a small stadium. Abot gave Damon the signal to just follow him.
there were people placing bets, people yelling out to others as two women stood in a ring with a small transparent dome covering it going toe to toe. above them was a small screen that displayed what they were fighting for which was for a pair of enchanted boots that granted the person wearing them a wind skill to fly a short distance.
Damon read the description on the screen and smiled as they walked through the crowds. There were multiple fights taking place as well as many events such as arm wrestling,beast fighting, Archer skills,hand to hand combat, sword fighting and a few others.
it took them a minute fighting through the crowds but they eventually came to a large and long counter with multiple lines. Abot walked up to a short stand off to the side and grabbed two little booklets from the stand as there were many of them.
"here ya go. this booklet has all the items that can be won here tonight. if certain items have already been won and there is no more of that particular item. the item will disappear from the booklet so as long as you see it here than its obtainable Abot informed Damon. each item depending on the item will require you to participate in whatever event it's labeled under. After 3am the main event will start and that's when a lot of high dollar things will be available. when that happens the entire booklet will change and you'll see what I mean.
most people are just warming up while obtaining useful things until the main event starts. I advise you to do the same. get a good feel for a few events. now let's look at that list of yours again. the list reads.
[four gallons of pellucid blood]
[four pounds of liquid silver]
[eight ounces of gold dust]
[pellucid beast crystal]
[thirty pounds of cobalt]
[thirty pounds of copper]
[red rum tree bark]
"Hmmmm crafting minerals like cobalt and copper are always on the booklet. this place is a gold mine for forgers looking to load up on material. let's start with those two. the pellucid blood and beast crystal are the only two things you would have to get on the outside. I've never seen those items here before especially the blood. what would you do with that beast's blood anyway. you're not a sick individual that drinks the blood of the beast they kill are ya Abot asked. of course not are you crazy. I just want it for experimental purposes. riiiiight, whatever you say." Abot replied sarcastically. Damon squinted his eyes at Abot for a second thinking about his sarcastic statement.
"let's just find the items already I'll be hitting the road at 9 am sharp so let's do this. Damon said scrolling through the booklet. sixty pounds of cobalt. that's more than enough. it's under arm wrestling and will be held fifteen times. hmmmm. looking around above each event that was taking place was a screen hanging from the ceiling. After finding the area where multiple arm wrestling events were taking place Damon made his way over and found the one pertaining to obtaining the cobalt material.
"come on folks place your bets, we only have 420 pounds of cobalt left going at 60 pounds. that's Seven more rounds before all of it is gone a slim well dressed man with a brown fro spoke. who thinks they can beat our good competitor he has won the last five battles and it looks like he wants it all tonight folks." the announcer spoke.
Damon looked around for a few seconds looking at everyone placing their bets as multiple women in skimpy outfits walked through with tabs gathering people bets. a strong voice resounded from the crowd entering into the event space.
"I will take you on a tall well framed pale man that wore a red apron around his waist and a white shirt stained in black ash. he smelled like hot iron and many different metals. unlike the man already sitting down waiting for his opponent the apron wearing man didn't have huge muscles. he was just tall and well built like a perfect sculpture that was chiseled firmly"Damn it kid, your luck is bad. that's the hammer. a well known blacksmith. he comes here every now and then to load up on material. he's not just a simple black smith. the guy is also strong as hell. he's never lost an arm wrestling event, well not anytime that I've seen him here. I haven't seen him for a while I really thought he wouldn't be here tonight." Abot whispered into Damon's ear.
Damon said nothing and just watched as the man called hammer took his seat in front of his very broad muscular opponent. "ha, the hammer. I've heard of you. let's see if your reputation holds up." the big man said confidently.
"alright ladies and gentlemen. this should be an interesting match. Benny the strong vs the hammer everyone. it's Benny's first time here and he has not disappointed us so far. the hammer on the other hand is very well known for this particular event and has an outstanding record of seventy six wins and zero losses. will Benny the strong be able to give the hammer his very first loss. come on people place your bets and gather around." the spokesman shouted. the small crowd watching the event gathered closer as the rules were displayed above them.
the rules were simple and listed as follows.
1. first arm and hand that is pinned down lose
2. abilities can be used but only to the degree from the body part that is being operating which is the arm and hand.
3. The winner and loser of the match can go multiple times in a row if there's no replacement within one minute of the match ending.
4. The winner does not have to get up after a match has been won.
5. any injuries sustained is to be counted against the person with the injury. if a person is injured to a degree the reff thinks is to high and they are incapable of completing the event. the reff can stop the match and the winner will be declared.
The countdown began and both men locked their hands together. Benny the strong was a dark skinned bald man with thick facial hair and yellow eyes while the hammer had a face that didn't match his profession at all. when thinking of a blacksmith one would think about some big muscle bound guy with a rough beard and hard looking face but the man called the hammer was the complete opposite.
his skin was smooth and didn't look to have a single blemish. there were charred marks here and there on his face which clearly showed he had been working before he arrived and didn't bother to clean himself up. his blue sapphire eyes remained steady and unworried as if it would be a simple task to overpower the person in front of him. his hair was pure white,short and very messy while looking clean and dirty at the same time with small pieces of metal and black streaks in his head.
"five,four,three,two,one. the spokesman shouted watching the count down. the muscles bulged in the dark skin man's arm as his grip tightened around the hammer's hand and pushed hard but only was able to move the hammer's arm slightly. so slightly not many people actually saw it.
A blue florescent light became charged in Damon's eyes as he looked closer. Benny's arm was vibrating hard and Damon could see he was putting out a great amount of aura that had yet to become visible to the naked eye. while the hammer on the other hand showed nothing. he wasn't putting out a single drop of his aura and yet his opponent was struggling to pin his arm down or even move it.
"ha, it seems your reputation proceeds you, you're strong and very skilled in this event I see. I haven't had to use my ability but once since I sat down but allow for me to show you something grand. " Benny shouted showing all his teeth while clinching them.
"if my strength won't put you down then I'll burn the flesh from your arms to do it. A green glow began emitting from Benny's feet and began riding upwards through his legs,thighs mid section,torso and then finally to his arm which burst into wild green flames around a foot high. both of their arms were engulfed in the green flames as Benny began laughing.
"those flames, I can tell their pretty strong. stronger than my normal ki and on par with my demonic ki." Damon thought while witnessing the aura of the flames. the people close to them backed away as the heat from the flames alone began burning their clothes a little. this also told Damon just how strong the man's fire was and it wasn't a very much of it.
the hammer's face expression didn't change but instead his arm did as small blue sapphire crystals appeared all over his arm. they were so small it looked like blue specs of dust to many people except the few that had very good vision and this included Damon. the crystals pulsated once creating a blue blinding glow and once the glow ended Benny's arm was on the table leaving many people with confused faces including Damon.
his oculus eyes couldn't see through which puzzled him a bit and made him wonder if he would have used his demonic ki in his eyes would it have been different.
the crowd yelled as many of them that knew of the man called hammer shouted at their betting partners saying things like I told you so,you never had a chance. if it's one rule I go by in this event, is to never bet against the hammer. one man said.
Damon was baffled but no one could tell with his face cover. he even felt a small amount the hammer's will which made him flinch at the blinding light. the hammer was announced the winner and the process of waiting for another opponent began. Damon stepped forward as the next opponent and sat sat down. Abot shook his head. before stepping forward Abot tried to convince Damon to just go for the copper material instead which was at another arm wrestling station literally a few meters away but Damon wasn't hearing it as he wanted to see how well he matched up with the hammer.
many in the crowd laughed and made fun of the kid they believed to be a man covered in his cloak. "no way I'm betting on him. I'm definitely going with the hammer on this one as well. yea you're right. hell I'm almost bigger than him there's no way he would beat the hammer. one man said.
"alright folks we have another contestant. I've never seen him before so he has to be new. let's see if he can give us a good show ladies and gentlemen. hey, what's your name the spokesman whispered in Damon's ear before finishing up his speech. alright folks we have eel vs the almighty hammer. countdown begin." he shouted.
Damon and the hammer locked hands as the countdown started they had twenty seconds to position themselves and so Damon's body immediately started changing.
Ding!
demonic form has been activated. 19:58 remaining until deactivation.
Damon had activated his demonic form before he sat down giving him a little time to transform. no one could see it completely as his cloak and dark clothing covered most of his body, even his arms. the only thing that was seen was his eyes turning purple along with seeing and hearing loud crackles of electricity that came out of nowhere appearing and disappearing around hIm and his hands whiched looked normal just very dark with sharp nails.
"does he have a body morphing ability. his hands weren't like that a second ago and this power, what is it." Abot thought to himself while watching. a few others in the crowd that actually noticed Damon beforehand thought similar things.
the hammer's face expression changed a little as he felt and saw a pulsating white light through the sleeves of Damon's arm along with crackling around him. "hmmmmm, someone a little interesting. no matter this will be easy as well." the hammer thought just before the countdown reached five seconds.