Chapter 72: No, I'm not going to serve you. (IV)
Adriel's words struck me. "She is?" I mean, really? She looks like an old wrinkly lady.
"Your face states that you don't believe in what he said," Salvey spoke. She waved her hand to the side, and her whole appearance changed. She turned into a majestic deer with a horn on her head. Her body was covered with green scales, and even her mane and tail were covered with light blue flames.
"She's a Kilin," Adriel spoke for her, gazing at her with great respect. He once again gave her a respectful bow.
"A what?" I couldn't help but ask because there were so many different magical creatures in the world that I didn't know what she was.
"In the east, they are creatures of wisdom and purity. They are the closest thing to a unicorn."
"A unicorn?!" I stare with gaping jaws. "Wait, I thought unicorns were white horses."
"There is more than one type of unicorns roaming around Earth. The Unicorn you speak about is the Unicorn of purity that lives in the West. You will find such creatures, mostly in Europe and some in the United States. Kilin's are more prominent in the eastern cultures." Salvey spoke. Her voice was like a chime that tickled my ears. "My kind are record keepers and guardians of Earth. There are not many of us alive today, so we stay hidden in a human form."
"You look so beautiful in your creature form. Why did you change yourself into an elderly form?" I couldn't help but ask. I had a feeling that she was probably beautiful in her younger form.
"Why, you ask? Because hunters do not set sight on someone who looks weak and feeble like me. I do not have such power as a Demon Lord or a Dragon. I can hold on my own, but still, if too many come to hunt me, I can only do so much." Salvey said.
"So, this was how you were hiding all those times."
"Yes. I lived over five hundred years, and I am still in my prime."
"That's quite amazing to look so old like you. It really hits the spot, doesn't it?" Adriel chuckled with a mischievous grin.
I swear Demon Lords are all ballsy and crazy. He literally said the taboo word that all males should be careful about saying. I already was doing a solemn prayer for a swift death to Adriel.
Madam Salvey lowered her horn and trotted slowly towards Adriel. Her eyes gleamed dangerously red like a madman.
"Madam Salvey, your horns are dangerously sharp. I believe it would be best that you don't aim such dangerous things towards someone like me." Adriel raised up his hands and was stepping backward.
Madam Salvey's horn glowed pure white, and electric-like energy burst outwards, causing Adriel to flinch. Even Phil was moving out of the way and dragging me to the side.
"Adriel, you still have not learned a lesson, have you?"
"Madam, please be careful where you are pointing such a dangerous weapon. You know it was a joke, right?"
I was having a blast at how Salvey was pushing the Demon Lord around that I couldn't hold back in a chuckle.
"A joke, he said."
"Please, Madam!" Adriel was sweating so hard that I swear I could see him cringe from fright. This was truly a spectacle to see someone like Adriel on his knees, begging for forgiveness.
"Forgiveness? I heard it the last time." Without any mercy, Madam Salvey sent out a shockwave of light energy electrocuting Adriel.
Every single fiber of Adriel's hair stood up like a porcupine. I couldn't hold back a burst of laughter at the ridiculous sight in front of me. Adriel fell face forward onto the ground.
"A Kilin." Coco's eyes were sparkling as she looked at Madam Salvey with interest and great respect. It was as if the two understood one another without speaking.
"What are you?" Madam Slavey trotted over towards Coco. "I get a faint feeling of fire energy from you."
"I am a proud race of a Blood-Horse." Coco stood up straight and proud.
"A horse. Interesting. Not the usual kind too." Madam sniffed around Coco. "Quite a unique smell of magic too. I can tell that you are quite strong."
"Thank you." Coco bowed.
"What about you?" Madam looks towards Phil."Not wholly human but has a similar smell and scent like Adriel. A half-elf?"
"Yes." Phil didn't budge; instead watched what Madam Salvey would do.
"Not only that, but you also have quite a large range of magical ability. I say one day, you will rival Adriel here."
"You think so?"
"I know so."
"I learn something new every day," Phil said, satisfied.
"Now then." Madam Salvey changed back into her old lady form. "What is it that I can help you with?"
"I was wondering if you have any Magic Stones for sale?" I asked.
"Magic Stones…" Salvey rubbed her chin for a moment, "What kind are you looking for. We have crystals for sale that are mined from all over the world."
"Magic Stones and Crystals are the same?"
"Yes, though we just call them Crystals. Why are you looking for something else?���
"Well, yes and no." I rummaged in my pocket and took out a Monster Stone. Placing it on the table, Madam Salvey picked it up to examine it.
"What is this?"
"You guys don't have a Monster Stone?"
"No. Not something like this. What exactly is it?"
"Don't all magical creatures here have some kind of Magic Stones inside of them? Isn't this what people use to use magic?" I asked, wondering if there was a biological difference between the stones on Earth and Toren.
"There is nothing like that. What we do is use the Crystals to house a spirit of a deceased Magical Monster, though the problem comes down to being able to put their actual spirits in them."
Wait, so that means the magic on Earth was different in some degrees here as well. Especially the Magic Stones that I've been using in the world of Torren.
"The Magic Stones are pretty cheap to buy depending on what type of crystals you want. Captured Magical Creatures are a lot more pricey."
"Can I see your collections of crystals?"
"Follow me." Madam Salvey walked through the beaded door. Upon entering, I saw hundreds of different types of crystals of shapes and sizes on shelves. The whole place radiated with a strange calm power that one wondered how such crystals had so much power stored in something so little.
"You have so many..."
"So far, I have over 1209 different collections of crystal formation around the world. There are plenty more, but what I have on the shelf is what I have now. What exactly are you looking for?"
"I don't really have anything in mind."
"Well, are you looking for a way to absorb dark magic? Increase Light Magic? Purify lands? Capture Souls? Do future readings?"
"I didn't know they were so many different uses for them," I replied breathlessly as I couldn't help but gazed upon the crystals with awe and excitement.
"Well, they also have different prices and sizes. If you want something more 'rare' or pricey, we got something like an Emerald, Diamonds, Amethyst, and such. Those types of crystals are definitely great for capturing spirits or storing energy. People don't realize that they unconsciously pour in their own energy into jewelry. That's why they are different types of 'feelings' or 'energies' in them. If you ever find jewelry that 'feels' angry, you are feeling the past owner's collective mood."
"Well, then do you have anything sturdy?"
"I got plenty of sturdy stones: Obsidian's, Emeralds, Rubies, etc..."
"I would like to try the cheapest one."
"A regular Obsidian." Madam Savey reached up towards a shelf where a round black ball the size of a fist and plucked it off the shelf. She handed it to me, wondering what I would do.
The smooth surface of the Obsidian reminded me of glass, but when knocking on the surface, my knuckles felt a slight sting, almost like an ant bite. Staring at the Obsidian in hand, I felt an odd draw of dark magic being siphoned into it. Strange faces appeared in the glimmer of the Obsidian as they were crying out in a riot.
Startled, I dropped the Obsidian out of my hand, and Madam Salvey caught it perfectly in midair.
"What the heck was that?"
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