"I've been working on it for a while, it's clear that it facilitates our fighting."
"Let's cross the breach again, the path should be safer now"
Let's not forget the ingredients! I got them from my skillful alchemist hands, Ratvert mouse.
"You're a real looter," I say, "even black-toothed hyenas leave more organs after their meals."
«No waste, no waste, I could make myself this pendant thanks to this» I replied by showing my new creation.
"Pretty, is he delighted?"
"Affirmative, although I don't really know what its second attribute is"
Ratvert laughs to the teeth of my hazardous skills as an enchantor.
We then took the road, confident and full of energy. Ratvert whose sensitive skin was protected by my potion seemed to enjoy the sun despite it being deadly to him.
Time passed and we were only a few kilometers from the breach. Although we travel on foot, we have a good pace. Ratvert always wanted to go faster, so his strength had no limit? The 20 kilos of equipment hardly affected him. As for me I wanted to increase my strength so I did not slow down.
It was 2:00 pm when we crossed the portal of the breach again, a strange sensation was running through my body the moment we disappeared. The second time, we're back in the Lamaliam kingdom.
Well, I'm going to program my find-path according to the map I have, we are 30 km from a village where we stayed a while ago, 100km is a developed city and a little further is the famous city of mage»
Well, I would say that if you drive 35km a day, you'll be there in four to five days," Ratvert thought.
"In that case, no time to waste on the way!"
The dawn came to us at 7pm and we laid our equipment at a makeshift camp.
We discussed at length our adventures, I had been able to prepare an alcohol of flower and root that imbibed our tired muscles. Alchemy proved very practical for simple drinks to concoct. Night had fallen for a while when we let our minds sail into the unknown of dreams.
We returned the next day, at dawn after having had a coffee far too strong.
So say in your coffee added you enriched-mana dust or just a lot of grain? I can literally feel my blood flow accelerate 3 to 4 times its normal speed» says Ratvert with his teeth tight.
"I myself don't know what I put in there, I wasn't well awake earlier"
Thus, overexcited by my coffee, we took the road in a good mood.
It is after 16km that Ratvert saw a strange cave.
Over there, there's a cave, from the smell there must be more than 2 corpses, they're humans I'm sure."
"Let's go see"
As we approached the cave, we saw traces of blood spread out in the green grass. However, we were surprised to see the scene. There were 10 corpses, whose clothes were still worn, however they had no flesh and skin, only their bones remained.
"Judging by their teeth, they are women and children, who could have committed such an atrocity?" said Ratvert
"There are traces of parasitic etheric waves in the air, I feel, forbidden magic has been practiced here," I say.
"Let's not stand here, we don't know if whoever did this is still here."
"Look at this, a logbook, it must have belonged to one of the deceased."
I picked it up and opened it to the last written pages:
Dear newspaper, today a man knocked on my door, he offered my family a one-day job to strengthen the magic in our home, according to him, he has an artifact that can do that. To this I asked what he gained from strengthening our magic, he replied 'the love of knowledge' which puzzled me, however magic allowed me to occupy a high position when it was mastered, I was not going to refuse! He told me to go to the forest at 7pm near the pine wood house. Tomorrow morning I will tell you what happened».
Curious, the date is 5 days ago, it's as if they were melted by a powerful magic given the state of certain bones»
What do we do? Investigate?
"We are dealing with a powerful mage, I think we are more likely to run through problems than to keep away," I replied.
"In this case, we leave"
We walked back on the road, I read the newspaper distractingly, it specified a village called «Rapon», this village will be in the vicinity?
"Tell Evo, has your magic improved since we met?"
"I am sure I have perfected my explosive magic, my ability to make enchantments and a new ability to master metal."
I noticed that you progress relatively quickly, I know from experience that arcane formulas are complex, so alchemy must be just as complex and yet you have created a new potion, unheard of in vampires»
And I marketed it! If I progress so fast it's because of my education I think, I'm constantly busy doing something, my brain balks at inaction."
"That must be it," said Ratvert with a thoughtful air
As soon as we had covered 10km we found a village, a short break would be beneficial. I wouldn't go so far as to say that we hang out, but we take our time, as an independent hunter, each monster was more gold in my pocket. Besides, Ratvert had no use for gold, only he counted the holidays. I had taken him to the adventure although he feared the fighting and it must be said that he no longer denotes the fear I saw in him.
«Still wanderers» whispered in his beard an inhabitant.
«Go away managog» adds a woman.
"It's me or it's like tension in the air," says Ratvert.
«Let's go to the tavern, it is the ideal place to collect information» I replied
We entered a small tavern where some workers were resting.
«A cold beer my brave»
"And a glass of your most powerful alcohol for me," says Ratvert.
We felt stealthy movements around us, and all looked at us.
"What is happening in this tavern village?"
Women and children disappeared five days ago, the second time in two full moons"
"Go to the Elder if you want more information, he offers a bonus to who will find the source of his abductions"
"Ah and also, you can drink outside, you make customers uncomfortable"
So we went out to sit on a staircase facing the tavern to enjoy our beers.
What do you think, Ratvert? Take the bounty?
"I agree, let's investigate these disappearances it will make our little brains work."
"Little I don't know, but they are trained in danger!"
Once our beers were finished we went to meet the Elder, he was then in a park where some benches were placed.