94 Charms and Swords (1/2)

Draig hadn't wasted any time and had started crafting charms but before he started to craft them in bulk he decided to test his theory lest he end up a wanted man selling fraudulent goods. He had searched for a long time before he found a tree with a dead branch hanging from it's side which would be an appropriate target for his test, grabbing a rock from the ground he concentrated and flung it with all his might hoping to knock the limb from the tree and thus bringing it to fall upon him however it wasn't that simple and the rock had only knocked a chunk from the branch but it still clung to it's support.

Draig narrowed his eyes and picked up another stone before flinging it again only knocking another chunk from the branch but still it didn't fall.

Draig growled as he began flinging the rocks at the arrogant branch in a rapid fire type motion until finally he heard a snap and the branch came falling from above, the Feratu grabbed his charm and was going to fling it towards the branch but he suddenly found himself tackled out of the way causing him to curse.

”Damnit” grunted Draig as he looked at the one who had 'saved' him.

”Are you okay little guy” asked a friendly looking girl with a hime cut hairstyle.

”No, I am not okay. You interrupted my experiment” grunted Draig but it did nothing to convey his anger as his childish face removed all intimidation he had possessed as an adult. To those who didn't know of his circumstances Draig was nothing more than a child of ten but to those of his own world he was the Heir of Feratu. The heir of a monster of a man and humanity's greatest foe.

”Oh? What were you trying to test” asked the girl in doubt.

”My charms effectiveness” grunted Draig though it looked more like a pout.

The girl stared at Draig for a long time thinking that maybe the boy was touched in the head, to think his charms would provide actual protection.

”I see, you realize that it is only a pieve of paper right” asked the girl causing Draig to narrow his eyes before he noticed the sword at the girls side.

”So you doubt the effectiveness of my charms, thinking them to be mere slips of paper. Then may I suggest a wager” asked Draig seeing a much better opportunity to test his handiwork.

”A wager? What kind of wager, what's in it for me” asked the girl in interest.

”If my charm stops your blade then you must buy the rest of the charms I have made” stated Draig causing the girl to pay rapt attention.

”Then what about if you lose” asked the girl curiously.

”I'll pay you double what that sword is worth” stated Draig even though he didn't have any money to his name.

The girl seemed to light up at that offer which caused Draig a great deal of curiosity.

'How much is that sword' wondered Draig thinking maybe he had missed something.

”Deal” cried the girl drawing her sword in a flash catching Draig by surprise but still he was already holding the charm and flung it in front of him where it floated and blocked the girls sword causing an orb of protection to appear around Draig shocking her.

'What in the heaven's grace have I just witnessed' thought the girl with widened eyes.

Draig however was amazed at his own handiwork as even he had held some doubt to how well it would hold up, but before he could finish marveling at his charm's effectiveness he heard three more strikes clang against the barrier formed from the charm. He looked to the girl who was swinging at the barrier savagely until on the fourth strike the barrier broke and the charm turned to ash.

”I broke your charm” smiled the girl causing Draig to narrow his eyes.

”That was not the deal” stated Draig causing the girl to look at him.

”If my charm stopped your blade then you would buy all the charms I have on me, if my charm proved useless then I would pay you double the worth of your sword. It took four strikes to break my charm meaning it stopped your blade four times, you have lost” stated Draig causing the girl to grimace hoping that the Feratu didn't have many on him.

”Fine, it's not such a bad deal anyways.” sighed the girl as she displayed a wallet of sorts containing an odd assortment of paper causing Draig to stare curiously.

”How many and how much” asked the girl