Chapter 68: Chapter 68
After the system notified him about the presence of the four demons, Mart did not doubt that if the presence of the demon god energy had not been detected, the four demons pretending to be artists must be sent by the Archduke or reinforcements from Director Persec.
Mart entered a new restaurant, but found nothing new to eat and there was only one dish he had already tried, the dried beetles and Grised sauce; Mart was curious what Emy was going to order, and she impressed him even more than Asfil and Selis, as she ordered black leeches stuffed with ground emperor bat meat.
Black leeches had an average size of 15 centimeters and inhabited lakes and swamps rich in demonic energy; on the other hand, emperor bats had a size of 70 centimeters, and were farm-raised because of their high demand in the gastronomic sector.
The two sat next to each other, placed their meals on the table and began to eat, after a few minutes, Emy asked Mart:
-Do you want to try?
"Of course not," Mart replied to himself in his mind, but said to Emy with a smile:
-You’ll have to try one of my dried beetles.
Emy agreed, so a few seconds later, Mart tried a new dish that looked questionable to him. Taking the first bite, Mart felt the meat, blood and spices spread inside his mouth, but as always his demon body found it palatable.
After the meal at the restaurant, Mart and Emy entered the place Mart had planned to go to from the beginning.
The inside of the store they were in had purple walls, a black ceiling with hanging lights, and a red carpet covering the floor of the store. In the place, there were shelves with products, showcases with potions, but everything was located without clear order; but as the store of demonic objects had a catalog, Mart went to the reception where there was a sturdy four-armed demon, and who had a mustache and beard that covered half of his face, his skin was dark blue, and he was wearing a gray shirt, black vest and gray pants, when the man who was the cashier and responsible for the store saw Mart approach he took out his glasses, but before he could speak Mart took a bag from his demonic bag and placed it on the counter, after which he said to him four-armed demon:
-Sell me everything on this list.
-As you order, sir. Said the four-armed demon respectfully, who walked with the list to the back of the tent.
Mart saw Emy looking at the demonic staffs and asked him:
-Do you like it?
-No, I was just comparing the features and advantages of these staffs with respect to the ancient staffs I had read about. -Emy answered as if he was giving an expert explanation.
-And what about them? Which ones are better? -Mart asked, looking her in the eye.
-Releinsar, is an ancient staff capable of killing its bearers not only because of the amount of demonic energy it uses, but also because of the precision it demands in handling demonic energy, but in the hands of an excellent demonic wizard it is considered a staff of calamity rank; it is believed that it is due to the energy core that absorbs energy from the environment and from its user when executing a spell. Its energy core is a rarity that dates back to times of which there is little record.
Emy was about to continue talking, but the demon arrived with four bags and placed them on the counter, to immediately take the bag with the 500 000 gold coins, Mart for his part kept two bags in his demonic bag and the other two he kept in the demonic ring that he took out of his pocket.
-Aren’t you going to check that everything is in order? asked the four-armed demon.
But Mart answered with a chilling politeness:
-I am a Sevec, and my anger is not easy to contain, no one would be reckless to steal even a silver coin from me.
"You let me verify that I gave you everything you asked for," that seemed to say the four-armed demon’s face as Mart and Emy walked out of the tent together.
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A private vehicle was leaving through the eastern roads of the city and stopped after more than three hours of traveling at high speed. The place where it stopped was the entrance to a valley, the beautiful Nirian got off wearing a black blouse, blue pants and black boots with heels, all with an elegant style and tailored to highlight her beautiful appearance.
The sorceress Lila, who was wearing a beautiful blue dress tight to her body, was in charge of guiding Nirian into the valley.
Nirian walked and not even a trace of dirt appeared on her boots due to the thin layer of demonic energy that covered her boots which evidenced the great control she had of the great amount of demonic energy she possessed and was able to absorb.
In the valley there were hundreds of military tents, and in the mountains around the valley there were powerful and experienced demonic assassins at the peak of the fifth rank. In the middle of those tents, there was a tent with the flag of the Arcariz Archduchy.
As Nirian entered the tent, several demonic warriors and sorcerers in the sixth rank came out from the back of the tent, and on a throne, in front of a round table on which was a picture of a map of the city Damtes in which the Danteriar Academy was located, was the Archduke Arcariz, who was now wearing an elegant uniform proper of a nobleman of his height, the uniform was mostly black with some blue details, and with silver ornaments like those that held on his shoulders the black cloak he was wearing.
-Father, why did you ask me to come here? -Nirian asked, observing the archduke who was looking at her with a solemn impassivity.
-You already know that? Don’t waste your time with meaningless questions, go to your assigned tent, when everything is over, you can come back.
Nirian wanted to ask about the students who were always by her side, but she knew that her father would only consider such a question as a weakness and lack of maturity, so she just followed her father’s orders.
Somewhat indignantly, Nirian entered the private military tent whose interior looked more like a palace than a tent, as the floor was covered by white carpets covered by demonic energy that cleaned the impurities so that no stains would arise no matter how much they stepped on them, there was also a comfortable bed with golden blankets.
-Hello sister. -A young man with bluish black hair, white skin, handsome face that didn’t look like a demon at all, with blue eyes full of life, greeted her with joy from the place where he was sitting, since he appreciated his sister very much, and the discipline and talents she possessed were something he wanted to reach and overcome if he was given the opportunity; that handsome young man, who was wearing a black attire and who was wearing a black cloak on his shoulders was Moraf Arcariz.
-Moraf, why are you here? -asked Nirian who took a seat on a chair near Moraf.
-Don’t be angry, but I think my father wants me to keep an eye on you. He may be cold, but you are what he loves the most. -Moraf said, looking a little embarrassed about the mission he was given.
-And our mother? Doesn’t he love her too? -Nirian asked.
-Yes, he loves her. But you are her greatest achievement. -Moraf said honestly.
Nirian could not say anything at those words, so he changed the subject, and asked his brother if he was fully prepared to enter the Danteriar Academy, and thus began a conversation with a more pleasant topic.
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The artists in colorful clothes and with their painted faces thanked their sparse audience and then picked up the stage with demonic spells of the first and second rank, since there were only two hours left until nightfall. After picking up their props they chatted animatedly about the next city they would visit, as they walked around the city and visited the various stores to buy souvenirs. As they did so, they inspected each area memorizing what was useful to use when the Archduke and Director Persec began to act.
Finally, the four artists entered a hotel room where a warrior and three sorcerers were waiting for them.
The four artists took off the masks that used to be their faces and it could be seen how their shadows underwent a metamorphosis.
••••
The evening was drawing to a close, there was little time left before daylight gave way to night, so Mart walked with Emy to the hotel with the most sumptuous facade in the entire city.