133 Shady Dealings Part 6 (2/2)

After recieving no response Desmond quietly sat back down until the gathering was over. Once the last person in the room made their claim the hostess Fox stood up from her stool and spoke once again to the crowd.

”The gathering have now come to a close. For the people whoms items I sold I will call you into a separate room one at a time using the number I gave you in advance. During that time we will be lettering people leave one at a time through separate exits In 5 minute intervals”.

Fox didn't say anything after that she just walked into the back and called numbers out one at a time after people came and left from the separate room. As that was happening Maverick and Ferrise group where ready to clash.

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45 Minutes later

Through the back end of a small shop that was still open in the middle of the night Desmond's dark figure slipped out and sped down the street. As he ran Desmond used wind magic to speed himself up and illusion magic to make himself invisible along with the spell muffle to make his movements quieter.

As he passed by unsuspecting people his presence was only a momentary disturbance before they ignored the sudden gust of wind that kicked up. Stealthfully and quietly Desmond took all kinds of different roots while always remembering to back track and take different roots from before. Desmond feared someone following him and robbing him its one of the reasons why he somewhat feared shady underground gatherings because anything could happen.

But despite the risk Desmond was sure he would make the same trip a million time over not only because of his love for magic but because of how enlightening the trip proved to be. After Desmond sold his rank 1 healing potion he gained unbelievably priceless information for himself because he learned that Zane's will couldn't be trusted.

Every time Desmond thought about the information that was on the info drive he felt stupid, used, and abused. The truth was plainly in front of his eyes yet he was oblivious to it. It was so obvious Desmond shouldn't have even needed the info drive to figure it out but he did because he wasn't thinking when he made the deal with Zane.

The contract Desmond has with Zane forces him to teach Desmond truthfully but that only applies to Zane himself not Zane's Will. What that means is that not only does Zane's will not have to teach Desmond but he can feed Desmond false information without him knowing. Which is bad but the truth of the matter is worse then that. Desmond realized Zane's will can not only alter information but also place subtle flaws in his spells. He wouldn't even be able to find them even if he tried because Zane's will has the skills of a formation path grandmaster.

'GOD DAMB IT! I'm not even a threat to that man, but he's already made a dozen moves against me. The mark he left on my forehead in exchange for those magic books, the insects he left in me, him forcing me away from him before I asked to many questions, not to mention all the lies. He beautifully deceived me with truth and by dangling scraps in front of my face. He didn't care if I could threaten him or not he still treated me like I could hurt him and made so many moves to take care of me before I could. But the worst thing of all is the fact that I desperately need to rely on him which just allows him to dig his claws into me deeper'.

The world waits for no man Desmond is nothing but a weakling compared to people like Zane yet, he still tried to make deals with giants as if he was on there level and foolishly enough believed their words for truth. When in reality everything was a lie a contract means little if you don't have the strength and the whits to not get manipulated by the other party.

As that lesson sunk deep into Desmond's mind Desmond stopped running for a bit to transform his appearance to that of a youthful looking man before he blended into the streets with all the other average looking people. Desmond's appearance appeared flawless to normal people they couldn't even notice two small plastic cages on Desmond waist. Which contained the marrow Beatle and ventricle worms.

Desmond couldn't store those two items inside of his dimensional pouch because inside the store pouch contains no air. Its definitely not because of some stupid rule like dimensional pouchs can't contain living creatures because they can. Its just that such an item is more expensive than normal dimensional pouchs just like a pouch that can preserve items.

As Desmond took careful steps returning home trouble was brewing nearby.

...

A few blocks away Ferrise and his group where having a somewhat difficult time locating Maverick. He had the luck to leave the gathering earlier than the other three which gave him the opportunity to disappear from their sights. Linda, Ferrise, and Gerald where all leaping off of rooftops searching in the immediate area while Ferrise's crows spread out wide in search for Maverick.

”Ferrise what in the world is wrong with your crows that's the fifth person we found that you said was Maverick?”.

Gerald questioned Ferrise's scouting ability because their plan for ambushing Maverick turned into a wild goose chase. Every person they thought was Ferrise turned out to be someone else.

”There's nothing wrong with my crows the problem is what ever trick Maverick is using to deceive us. My crows picked up Maverick's energy signature 5 times not to mention that every person we found was in similar proximity to each other meaning Maverick was definitely here at one point. He just did something that temporarily through us of his trail. So just be patient the distance between us and each energy signature is getting smaller we'll catch up eventually”.

Gerald and Linda believed Ferrise words for now and waited until the crows found something else. A few moments later Ferrise crows found something.

”I found something the location is super close hurry before he disappears again”.

Without hesitation Everyone sped off in the direction Ferrise guide them towards.

...

In a deserted ally away from prying eyes Desmond walked calmly through still disguised as a young man. He had made loops and turns as he took the most bazaar route he could come up with he even used an [anti-divination] scroll to hide his tracks. Desmond had over 200 [Anti-divination] scrolls, running a criminal organisation in a world with magic is not easy so Desmond found it understandable why he found so many of the same kind of scrolls. After all that he felt safe enough to return to the sewer through a manhole he found in that ally.

As Desmond was about to enter the sewer his spiritual sence activated telling him that someone was using magic nearby. The feeling of an imminent crept up Desmond's spine but he wouldn't let it take hold of his heart. The same damb thing has repeated its self to many times. Desmond will not roll over and remain the town bike where everyone can get a free ride any longer. He knew of the potential threats he would face whether it was the Purifiers, bounty hunter, or someone trying to rob him Desmond didn't care because this time Desmond was ready.