Chapter 8

-Face me bastard - the man with the bottle approached Mahel trying to smash the bottle on his head, Mahel instead gave him the sn by, and, as he fell he took the bottle on the fly, smashing it on his head with a dry blow, causing him to faint on the spot

-Ooooh.... I see that the rookie can do it- said the man on the right-Tsk... who lucky- and threw his chair, a chair that shied on the wall behind Mahel

Messere... I don't think you see us well, it's better if you stop fighting.

-But shut up, sir, now I'm going to kick your ass- and he kicked Mahel with tight fists, I'm going to throw a couple of punches but he missed the guy every time he caught, on the other hand, a couple of shots,

- Messere I think she's completely horrendous, she said, hitting the victim's neck, causing him to faint on the floor, next to shards of glass.

Gentlemen, I think you should stop trying to touch me, or you might die.

-Klint... I think we should stop... to try to hit him, I have a bad feeling about that guy scares me-

- But shut up Cristian, it's only one now let's see if he bleeds- he started stuttering a spell- caught this, bastard- raised his right hand and a sphere of fire appeared in his palm, he hunched it fast like lightning, Mahel sensed that even if he hit him, he wouldn't do anything to him, but that day Mahel wanted to vent ,he wanted to make someone suffer , someone living, in fact raised his hand as if to take that red sphere, red as a rose, red as all that blood, all that blood on his hands, he noticed that the sphere was going to hit him, and since that cloak was quite good, he shocked his fingers off the sphere, then shocked her fingers a second time, the shadows of the two men stretched on the back of the two , then they detached from the body, took animal, human shape and took color.

Behind the two popped their lookalikes, made of shadows but seemed completely ugali to their originals apart from the eyes that were completely white and with a cloister of piled teeth,

- then why don't you attack that man, he's weak helpless- said Cristian's lookalike,-What, who are you?-

Me? I am you, I am the guide, follow my advice,

But I... I have -

Do it! Right now!! -

- Right away... but don't shout- The boy then pulled out a knife and snapped towards Mahel, but the lookalike immediately stabbed the boy in the back, once, two, three, four times causing him to fall face down, without injuries and without losing blood.-

Instead Klint immediately went on the attack with a squat dagger, his lookalike instead took the man's back and said:

- Don't attack him, it's dangerous, you could die, you don't see him he's too calm away running, running away.

Are you sure? But above all who are you?-

-I am your conscience, I know your future, trust, run away, run away-

Klint began to back down, he was intimidated both because he was too calm but above all that shadow was really convincing, faster and faster, and he started running, he found himself face down on the ground by a shot by Mahel,

Aren't you going to overdo it? You know your illusions are a little unrealistic and violent.

-I prefer to say that they are a realistic image of the human mind-

-Say it however you want but you have exaggerated, they have foam in their mouths-

-But shut up Hed-

- But shut up, and take Elisabhet to your room.

Like in my room?-

- You touch a girl's body looking for her key? And since I'm going to report you to the guards de scasini again the door of his room, take her to your room.

-Tsk.. that annoyance-

Mahel then took Elisabhet in his arms, there was something about that girl who reminded him of him as a child, innocent, naïve, without knowing how bastard life can be, how cruel and rotten people can be, opened the door of his room with a kick and gently pinned the girl to the bed

That girl reminds you of yourself from the past, doesn't she?

I'm not saying you care about her, but I think in addition to your constant search for an alibi, you joined the adventurers because you wanted to protect her but because it reminds you of your child unconsciously and you lie to yourself, saying that you're only interested in money.

Hedgar said he was pinned to the door jamb

-Maybe you're right Hed, but now he owes me coins, but yes, this girl looks like me.

-Maybe,Maybe now I'm in the room by his bed, I have to stand at the counter, and be careful with that blow his head slammed against an edge-

-Tsk... that annoyance-

Mahel a few minutes later fell asleep, was annoyed and had not used a spell for some time he had to recover, but he fell with his head close to that of Elisabhet, as he had to sit as close as possible in case of danger, or that was what Hedgar had said, an hour later Elisabhet woke up, had a great slander, sat touching his head

-Oooh, but what the hell happened, one minute I'm here the men are downstairs, so they defeated them, I hope he didn't kill them.

-looked round, unseated

- This isn't my room, so where the hell am I?-

Then he noticed a quiet breath near where his head was resting, turned to the repiro, Alexander was asleep near her, cried:

-But what, because when...- then he noticed how quiet he was while he slept and stopped shouting,he did to wake up but then he calmed down: -he's really tired today who knows what he's going to do-, he was completely asleep, his right eye was completely closed, he was so quiet, he felt the sudden urge to approach him, he came up to him and maybe out of amazement to find himself asleep to her or maybe because he wanted her , she fell asleep, she had saved her several times she was really grateful, she was really grateful to that quiet guy outside but tormented inside, to that taciturn boy who barely knew, to that boy at times dazzled and charming and at times sadistic and disturbing, in the end he fell asleep with the smile on his lips

At that moment Hed passed by Mahel's open chamber and seeing them so vicno practically with his lips dedicated, he eluded him with a smile and closed the door thinking:

Ah! Young people, if I wasn't one hundred and twenty-five years old, although everyone tells me That I prove forty, I would find a lot of girls, Ah!-

She arrived in the evening, Mahel woke up he was numb, she hadn't slept so long, too long, she opened her eyes and saw her, Elisabhet was there, ttaked to him, her hair fell on her face in long blonde and wavy locks, she had her mouth semi-open, and her expression was relaxed, she was probably having a nice dream, Mahel realized that she had been staring at her for ten minutes Besides the shooting look, it was not the first time he saw a woman, but this time he heard something, something pressing his chest, yes he got up in a sprint, but the movement of the air caused by the shot woke Elisabhet, She looked at him and he looked at her, she blushed and turned the other way,-Good morning.... Alexander, how did you sleep?-

-Tsk... Well- From Mahel's words one could guess that he was annoyed or indifferent to the situation, but inside, unconsciously he was slightly embarrassed, he walked out of the room saying:

-Don't get up for any reason, when the guy hit you, you banged your head on the edge of the table, if you want something rings the bell on the dresser, I hear everything-

-Okay... in case... the sound-

He went downstairs calmly, and there at the counter, drinking an herbal liquor, sat Milin, chatting amiably with Yont as he ate an apple

-Milin, what do you want now, they paid me and now I wanted to drink something...-

As soon as the sentence was over, Mahel began coughing, it was a violent cough, which bent the boy in two, coughing, coughing, -Boy, breathe what happened?-

-I used Mana after a long time, this is the price to parry, already my magic has a price to pay, both in Mana and on my body and since I am no longer used to the effect is amplified, I usually get tired and fall asleep but since I am no longer used I also have these symptoms-

-But then why didn't you have repercussions when we were looking for Elisabhet?-

You really don't get hed? The potion we drank served, in addition to healing, to inhabit my body at the flow of Mana, but since I used a spell of that kind of spell the effect vanished as soon as we found Elisabhet-

-I understand it's your magic, however powerful it has a price to pay if you don't use it and use it-

- yes, and now give me the same as Milin-

-Mmmh I see you have Mahel taste, this one I'm drinking is a southern herbal liqueur, exquisitely full-bodied with a strong note of cinnamon and cloves-

-It may not seem, but I am n expert in liqueurs, although they do not make me effect, the liquor you are describing to me is a rather expensive liqueur a Borjh and given the strong note of cinnamon has aged for three years since in that year that is in 784 of the human calendar the homonymous monastery changed the rietta varying on a more oriental style-

-You surprise me, as usual you have hidden talents that no one could imagine-

- Actually, on an old mission, I had to be a liquor merchant.

-Ah...-

-Anyway, is Hedgar a blacksmith of good reputation?-

-You down the street, you find the best blacksmith in town, but it's a very expensive-

"Are you telling me?- and he began to start with his face covered by the blacksmith, coming out the window and lying on the roofs silently like one of the shadows he evoked, arrived down the street there was a shop full of people, so full that a long line came out the door, just seen the row Mahel snorted looking for a second entrance, found the entrance , he put his hand on the lock that he snapped without making any noise, pushed it and entered the shop, the shop was full of people but Mahel, confused in the group and approached the counter running and pushing people.

-Hello dear customer what do you want today, a long sword, knives or armor?-

-I would like a light armor, more or less for a girl one meter and sixty meters tall if possible adjustable, a one-hand sword plus an arch with

- Ah... isn't that too much? We use nanic metal more for reinforcements we use mithril chips, the wood of the arches are elven oaks, and the sword is hardened steel, it costs four hundred pieces of gold.

So what? give them to me if he has already forged them, I know that forging pieces of weapons and armor, in advance, here is the money - and he put three bags of coins on the counter, the mutineer went to the back confabulated with the blacksmith, who turned towards Mahel, and took from the magazino the objects that Mahel had asked for took the armor without even looking at it, walked out of the shop and started towards the tavern , after five minutes noticed in the alley near the tavern, the four men he had faced had been thrown like garbage, opened the tavern door and entered.

He went upstairs to his room where Elisabhet was still,

-Oh hi Alexander, what's there?-

Mahel said nothing and put the armor and everything else on the bed, Elisabhet took the armor and sword seemed completely ordinary, a few stisces of fabric and details, ecited on the iron and drawn on plant-themed fabrics, floral with details on forests and landscapes, the arch was knotty and refined the friezes were thin typical elven while the sword was double-edged with the hilt that looked like a branch with leaves

"This, is this for me?-

-Don't get any weird ideas, it's for the next quest-

-You're sure, it's going to cost you a fortune.

-And then with the next few quests you will give me a share of the gains-

-Mhf... you're always the usual, set for money, and I didn't even pay you-

"Tsk," Mahel said, turning the other way- you don't have to pay me, rest assured.

Then Elisabhet laughed under her mustache, approached Mahel, pulled down his hood, and pinned his lips on Mahel's cheek

-This is to thank you Alexander, at the next one!-

But as soon as he left the room, I entered his room red as a strawberry, covering his face with his hands resting on the door, while Mahel stood still, astonished, took a cigarette and said:

-Tsk... that annoyance-