Chapter 97 - Behemoth Axe (1/2)

The Behemoth Axe weighed heavy in Luke's hands. Despite this, he felt he could easily use it with just one hand because the great weight of the weapon was perfectly balanced from blade to grip.

The weapon's handle was slightly curved at first, near the head attachment. Still, its ergonomics were nowhere near bad. The handle material was something unlike anything Luke had seen in his entire life; although it had the appearance of a typical Blackwood, he could feel the same firmness as if he were holding the handle of a great metal spear.

”Did you get this little beauty by killing Beherith?” Alexis asked Luke. Impressed, she stood up to look at the Panspermia Weapon more closely.

Luke ignored her and continued to admire his new acquisition. The knob of the axe was coated with a different kind of material, which even running his hand over could not recognize the texture or appearance.

'That doesn't look like leather, or metal, or cloth... what the hell is that?' There were weird, mirrored designs on this material, like the designs Luke had seen several times before on traditional Kaloru decks. All the rest of the handle also had sturdy bands and tiny runes carved into its side.

The axe head was another show of detail and grandeur. Without runes, on the sides of the head were geometric shapes that interconnected and created other designs and symbols that the S-Class had never seen before.

”Do you want to sell?” The half-dragon asked eagerly. Until a few seconds ago, she thought the sizeable heavy axe she saw in the window of Elf Knor's store was the most beautiful of all, yet the Behemoth Axe looked even more beautiful and powerful.

Luke quickly hid the axe. ”Let's hurry, we have to help those boys. They won't be able to hold the body of the man inside.”

”Hey, don't ignore me! I'll pay you 50 gold coins!”

”You earned twice that to get me out of the Dungeon.”

”Okay, okay! You're a good negotiator...” The half-dragon said and put her right hand on her chin to think. ”Fine! I'll give you 200 gold coins!”

”You're as poor as I am, and you don't have a penny in your pocket. Where would you get this money from?”

”Loan?”

Then, before night came, Luke allowed himself to help the twins give their friends a proper burial. He didn't usually participate much in this kind of ceremony, but he understood that it is quite essential; after all, it wasn't any of these dead people's fault that a demon crossed their lives.

Luke was still uneasy because he knew that his friends were in trouble, but he also trusted that Ynosuke would be able to keep them out of trouble until he could make sure that everything would be all right.

Because of the cremating bodies in front of the inn, the former thief knew that soon they would have company. In places away from big cities, that's where wild animals congregate, and so do people with bad intentions.

”Come on; I want to get back to Vasconcelos before dark.” Luke said after closing the door of the inn and checking for anything that would identify the identity of the owner. He found nothing.

The half-dragon and the twins nodded, crestfallen for different reasons. As they walked at a fast pace along the trails of the steep terrain in the area, the two boys did not stop pestering Alexis even for a second, asking dozens of questions.

”What is a demon?”

”Where are we going?”

”What's the name of the tall, frowny-faced guy?”

”Were you born with big horns already?”

”Why don't you have a tail?”