* 1 copper coin= 10 dollars; 1 silver coin = 10 copper coins; 1 gold coin= 100 silver coins*
The bodyguards started sweating and Sira felt chills coming down her spine. After Scar's power went out of contol, unbeknownst to him, e unlocked an aura. It was a special branch of magic that only a few people had and was the product o their strong emotions. This power could even be evolved into a domain , but the latter is very hard to obtain.
The Patron frowned slightly and looked in Scar's direction. He couldn't understand what this surge of power was , but it was too weak for him to bother. Sira, on the other way became very wary of her surroundings. She alerted the bodyguards about the weird presence and they nodded.
The slaves were quickly bought until one remained. It was a boy with muddy darck hair that reminded Scar of his younger self from Earth. He felt the impuls to buy him, but he couldn't and didn't even have the money to do it. Under the cover of darkness, Scar swore that the next time he wil enter an auction he wont be this powerless.
Suddenly, Sira's eyes glowed a faint light and placed a bid.
"Ten silver coins!"
"My lady, that is too much for a mere slave!"a bodyguard sayed.
"Ten silver coins going once, going twice..."
"Fifteen silver coins!"a busty figure from an upper balcony said.
"It seems that the ladies here have a think for our little boy."the Patron sayed jokingly
'What does this boy have in special to attract these girls? He doesn't seem that special at all.'Scar was asking himself. He tried thinking of anything, but the poor boy seemed to normal.
The bidding went for a few minutes and stopped when Sira gave up after the price reached 55 silver coins. It looked like the lady from the upper balcony had an infinyte budget. Scar came up with a strange theory, that the higher the seat was, the more important the person. Sadly, he couldn't do anything other than just watching.
The next item was a plant called Venenum Cordis, a plant that was ilegall for it's inhuman poison. The poison caused a strange simptom that made the hearth wither away. The process was slow and painfull. It sold only after a furious bidding and the winner was again someone from the upper floor. The items that followed were equally hellish : a tehnique that allowed someone to grow more powerful by drinking blood, a pill named Rumble that gave an temporary stranght boost, a ritual knife and so on.
Finally, the item that Scar and everyone else were waiting for appeared. The Ascension ticket was a small card embroded with golden flowers. It gave of a misterious vibe that sent chills down the spine. The upper seats went crazy, but those on the lower ones hadn't made a move. This confirmed Scar's theory about the placement.
The ascension ticket's starting price was 10 gold coins, an unfanthomable price for Scar, who was paid about seven coppers for each job. Even Sira remained silent. Who knew what was going on in her mind.
"Twenty coins!"a loud voice from one of the highest seats said.
"Twenty five!"a delicate voice responded.
This was a battle between giants and even Scar, who had been absent minded focused on the heated bidding. Only now he realized how impotant this ticket was. In this vast dimension, this first known floor was the hardest hurdle to pass among them all. It was the one that separated th trash from the cream of the crop. This so called kingdom was no more than a small vilage compared to the giants on the Upper Floors.
This ticket was the key to passing this first floor. Unfortunately for Scar, at this moment he was nothing more than an ant. The final price was a astronamical 35 golden coins and after hearing this, Sira could only sigh. She knew that it was impossible to win, but the reality still hurt her. This could was these same for Scar, but it wasn't so hard for him, because he didn't even had the money.
The auction continued to the last but one item. Scar was surprised to find that it was just a a vial filled with black liquid.
"This item is the first of it's kind in this kingdom. It's the blood of an unknown monster that resides on a floor higher than the fifth one."the Patron announced.
Scar didn't hear any of his words because he was to concentrated on the item itself. He felt his blood boil and his monster core trying to get him closer to that vial.
'I need it!'Scar though trying to control his impulses.