73 Chapter 71: The Town Of The Undead (1/2)
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Luther saw the town for what it really was, it was a town full of the undead...every person he saw walking around was actually walking corpses that believed that they were still alive. The atmosphere was dark and foggy, as if the sun that was just out didn't even exist in the first place...
Luther's black eyes changed back and suddenly everything around him was just as it was before, the town was completely normal and the townspeople looked like regular people. It seemed that with normal sight, the truth of this town was unable to be seen with human eyes...
”What the hell is going on here....?” Luther said to himself
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”Why are you here in our town...?” A voice said behind Luther
Luther turned around and saw an average brown-haired woman looking at him. Under her eyes were dark and her dark brown eyes appeared lifeless. Her hair looked unhealthy, as if it wasn't washed or cared for in a while.
Luther smelled the rotting stench get stronger the closer the woman got to him
”.....” Luther didn't respond
”Would you care to come to...my home?” She asked
”No.” Luther bluntly declined
”I need help moving a few boxes....if you could just-”
”No.” Luther cut her off
”You wouldn't want to help out a weak lady like myself...? I have a few drinks prepared just in case you get thirsty from all of the work you'd be doing....” The woman said
”No.” Luther said as he walked past her, he felt disgusted that he had just spoken to a corpse
The woman's face turned a dark shade as she looked at Luther's back as he walked away...
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Luther sensed Ivery nearby and followed the magic trails she left behind. He felt her presence was strong as he stood in front of an inn. Luther entered the inn and saw Ivery, Danya, and Yannel standing at the inn's admittance counter.
”Would you all care to try our new drinks?” The bartender asked Ivery, Danya, and Yannel
”Um...sure.” Danya nodded and walked to the bar
”I'm too young...” Yannel shook his head
”Pass.” Ivery declined, she didn't want anything from this town...something didn't feel right to her
Danya took the cup from the bartender's hand. She looked inside the cup and noticed how beautiful the liquid inside was, the top part of it was pink and the base of it was purple and the colors blended into each other. It sparkled with every little movement Danya's hand made.
”I assure you all, it's to die for....” The bartender smiled
”Hm...” Luther's eyes turned black and his eyes narrowed
The inn was filled with corpses, unmoving, and moving...
Luther noticed the bartender was also an animated rotting corpse, the glass cup in Danya's hand was dirty and the glass was old and murky, inside of the cup was filled with a black bubbling liquid.
Luther waved his hand and suddenly the cup that Danya was about to bring up to her mouth dropped from her hand and fell on the floor.
The cup shattered, splattering all of the liquid inside all over the floor.
”Oh! I'm sorry...” Danya apologized
”It's fine...let me make you another...” The bartender smiled
Luther walked over to Ivery.
”We can't stay here.” Luther whispered beside her ear
”I know, we aren't.” Ivery said
”Oh? What's your reasoning?” Luther asked
”I just don't feel right about this place....and plus...it stinks.” Ivery told him
”I feel the same way...” Luther said
”And why do you not like this place?” Ivery asked
”Can I show you?” Luther asked with a meaningless smile
”Show me what?” Ivery raised an eyebrow
”This.” Luther put his hand over Ivery's eyes
Black mist flowed from his hand and entered her eyes. He moved his hand away from her eyes after he finished.
Ivery felt a slight sting in her eyes, and just as she opened them. She looked around in disbelief....she couldn't believe her eyes..
Everyone around them was rotting corpses, the whole inn was slightly dilapidated. The stench she smelled finally made sense...
She saw the bartender's corpse pouring a new cup for Danya, the bottle the bartender held was completely black and the liquid that came out of it was a black bubbling liquid she had never seen before...it looked thick and gooey.
”What is it pouring her..?” Ivery asked Luther
”I'm unsure what it is but it's certainly not an alcoholic beverage.” Luther answered
”It might be the reason everyone here is reanimated corpses.” Luther said
”So they trick the living that enters their town into drinking that liquid....and it turns them into walking corpses...” Ivery theorized
”That seems to be the case.” Luther nodded
Ivery walked over to Danya and slapped the cup out of her hand. The cup fell and shattered on the floor.
”Ivery? Why..?” Danya was confused by Ivery's action
”We're leaving.” Ivery told her
”Leaving? But we just got here.” Danya didn't understand why Ivery wanted to leave so soon
”This place is not good, I'll explain everything after we leave.” Ivery told her
”Not good? This place looks fine to me, let's just stay here for the night...please.” Danya pouted
”No Danya, we're leaving now and that's final.” Ivery seriously told Danya
”A-Are...you trying to order me? I know you're strong but you're not the boss of me or them Ivery! We're supposed to be your companions, not your slaves! We deserve to properly rest, we've been walking for hours with little to no breaks!” Danya shouted, feeling annoyed with Ivery
”Why are you being so stubborn?! I'm only trying to do what's best for you right now but recently you just don't listen! You just do things without thinking!” Ivery raised her voice
”What...? How is forcing us to keep going on with no rest what's best for me?! Is this town not big or fancy enough for you?” Danya ranted
”What are you trying to say?” Ivery was getting pissed off with Danya's attitude
”You don't think that I didn't realize that you're royalty?” Danya crossed her arms
”What's your point?” Ivery narrowed her eyes
”You think of no one but yourselves! You don't care what people lower than you go through, you all look down on poor nobles like me! I'm tired of agreeing with every single thing you say, it's time that use my voice and I do something that I want to do for once!” Danya shouted
”If that's how you think of someone who has done nothing but try to help you....then trying to help you was my mistake.” Ivery's eyes lightly glowed, responding to her emotions