Chapter nine: The Market

What is it?

Shoppingey devicey.

What is it for?

You can buya it.

-Zrxic's unshakable business logic


„You. Are you new here?"

„Whaaaa?... Please don't kill me sir, I have nothing to give please spare me great demon lord..."

„Eh... I was about to ask..."

„I will serve you in your quest for world domination as loyal minion just let me live!"

„Look I was just..."

„I will join your demon hordes without asking. Just tell me where is your legion!"

„Just listen to me..."

„I listen my lord, are you the great Devil himself to command puny mortal as me..."

„Gods..."

„Hi D, how's pub goin' I hearrr tha' ya goin' to open soon, man I will surrrely stop by."

„O great lord... wait... pub... what pub?"

„Tha's D, he's buildin' pub at crrrossrrroad."

„But he is a DEMON!"

„And wha' 'bout it? Hey D who's this jerrrk?"

„I do not know, I just stopped him to ask if he is from Seyruun."

„Why ye wanna know?"

„Just curious about it..."

„Ehm... I'm really from Seyruun."

„When you left from there."

„Three weeks ago... demons really live here?"

„Nope just him."

„Three weeks? Than you must be from last ship, what happened there?"

„At the ship? We sailed and so and one night storm came and I thought I'm dead and..."

„No you idiot, In Seyruun!"

„Ah that. It was tragedy.. I wasn't royalist at all, but my cousin was, they didn't even asked after king died, they sent everyone who had something to do with them here. Damn! It's all royal fault, if they wasn't all dead I'd like to kill them myself but no, I ended here in this gods forsaken place!"

„King Phillionel is dead... and all his family?..."

„Yes they paid for all that misfortune that they caused to kingdom..."

„Shut up!"

„W-w-what?..."

„Just shut up..."

„Hmmm he was fasterrr tha' he looked, man ye can be rrreally scarrry when ye 'rrr angrrry. What he said tha' bad anyway?"

„...nothing important, let it be."

„Kay, wanna join me? I was just goin' forrr some beerrr..."

„No thanks Rawr, I have some work to do."

„Tha's shame, ye know I'm sayin' guys with tails should hold up togetherrr, ye know, beastmen, demons and so... well except lizarrrdmen, they stink..."

„Talking about them, had you seen Zrxic?"

„Yea he's harrrd to overrrlook, yellin' and trrryin' to sell his stupid stuff, why ye arrre lookin' forrr him? He's just crrrazy wacko ."

„He is good in searching for some rare items here and Xellos asked him for few things."

„Yea but ye'll need to endurrre his babbling about all tha' crrrap."

„I will try to. So see ya, and stop by in our pub."

„Yup, I'll have trrravel to ol' Forrrt anyway. See ya D."

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„And this thingie is teleportationey devicey! Justta imaginay placey where ye likey to be and whooof!"

BOOOM

„...and... it... will... explo... dey..."

„You know this is third time today... HEALING."

„Thankey Willy boy, it was really painfulley before ye camey, but nowy I'm goody as newy."

Lizardman just dusted his jacket to see demon standing behind his helper watching whole scene.

„I see that you got your private healer."

„Ah If this isn'tta sir D Starseeker! Yer friend saidey tha' you willey stop by for somma goodsey!"

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And than she turned around and saw huge... demon. She was tall, for a girl, it was family trait but still he could had almost two meters. She felt almost as sixteen years old again, because she was kind of short at that days and everybody appeared to be that tall for her. He had horns and claws and... is that tail? He was little as... let it be, here in this weird land must be tons of guys like him, just why must every damn cool blue guy have that hypnotizing teal eyes.

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His helper boy turned around and looked at him. Probably shocked, but it was hard to say because of that desert style bandanna on his head, only pair of extremely blue eyes was starring at him. That eyes... since when have outland desert nomads blue eyes and cast white magic?

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„... it willey transmit yer voicey at greatey... hey! Could ye two stopey starring at yerselvey and liseney to me littla?"

„I was just wondering where you got helper from eastern continent desert. Or you are not from desert?"

„...ummm... of course I'm, are you blind or what?"

„Ye his peopley belivey tha' no one can see their facey before they are married."

„Really? They must have good reason for this."

„Hey don't be rude! It's tradition!"

„I traveled that lands before and never heard of it... and I had never met white magic users there."

„We was small tribe and I learned it on my travels, what is this? Questions and Answers game?"

„Maybe... just from where you are and what do you want?"

„No, no, no, my turn, are all demons this curious?"

„I do not know."

„Really? Why don't you ask your tribe."

„I never met any other demon, and you?"

„Do magic races demons count?"

„No."

„No."

„...you are from outer world in eastern continent?"

„Yes! I already said that, why you're not believing me?!"

„Than why are you not afraid of me?"

„What? Should I?"

„Are you kidding? Usually when someone from there sees me they are running, or screaming or praying for joining my devil army on my way for world domination as that guy that I met today."

„I was told to not judge book by its cover... do you have devil army?"

„...No, I own a pub."

„That's close."

„Yes I am on my way for booze domination."

„Okay okay to makey this shortey this is D, he and his friendsey are very goodey customers of mine and this youngey man is mine newy employee Willy. And nowey I assumey tha ye had commey for this."

„No and I do not want to know what it is."

„This amazin' thingie only looksey as two merey blackey boxes. Its voicey transmitin' devicey!"

„Do it work at greater distances?"

„Of coursey..."

„You just need to shout more."

„You are testing this junk with him?"

„Only that ones that do not explode... that's minority."

„Look, I had not come to buy some of your junk..."

„Inventionsey."

„Whatever, I just come to ask if you was able to get items that was ordered."

„Ah yes... Willy coulda ya bringey tha' box over therey?"

„Here is it, Mr. Starseeker."

„Do not call me Mr..."

„Why?"

„I just... do not like it."

„I was abley to findey everythin' justta tha champagne silverey cup couldy be problemey."

„He ordered champagne silver cup?"

„Yes he saidey tha' he'll be needin' to keepin' somey style when he's pubey owner nowy and especially saidey tha' I shouldn'tta telley ye... ou dammita."

„So I assume that we should cancel that order."

„Yes and what is this?"

„Guitary stringsey, it was realley hardey to get thosey but he toldey me to getta 'em at any costey."

„...oh...fine... will this be enough for it?."

„Of coursey ye are mostey generousey... and when ye are herey dontta ye wanna lookey at my..."

„No, bye... and if you will see some nice cup for acceptable price take it and save for me."

„Okay, bye m... sir D."


Notes: I really enjoyed this one, I hope that you will too. If you have some ideas for story or just want to comment it, please review, thanks.

edit: Some minor changes in all chapters. As few changes in Xellos french words (it should be more correct now, but I don't speak french so I can't say for sure.) and changes in D's speech, now he use more literary language wich suits him better and make his parts more unique. And I sorted all text little for better orientation. Enjoy.