46 Suspicions of Weakness (2/2)
”We are two commandants of the Demonic Army; we have fought against stronger races than those ants. Why should WE comply and not them, give me a reason why?”
”The Ancients.” That sole name managed to instantly calm the succubus. In her state of rage, she still hadn't forgotten about the fact that the only source of mana for her was living beings. But that was just an inconvenient more than a true weakness. But they heard what Leilade learned, about the dark gods and her conjectures about why those powerful beings still died in the end. They still didn't know how much changes were made by the smartest race of the Universe and the possibility of one of their guardian dog to be present was still too high. Just that terrifying monster was enough to crush the five of them easily, provoking her current state. But since she was still mad at all those mockeries, she proposed something else.
”Fine, we have to appear as something different than a dark god, I get it. But you saw that it failed miserably and everyone is suspicious of us. Maybe they will treat us better if we do something extraordinary instead of just slowly doing those ridiculous chores. Who will respect us if we manage to kill more of those small puppies?”
While she was viciously speaking, one point struck a chord inside Davion. Before they were armed by Agnil, he would have refused, but who would have better equipment than them on this planet? For him, the answer was no one, that was how high he valued the soul of the deceased dwarf. Sighing, he asked the succubus what did she meant.
”So what's your plan? Kill a dragon? We don't even know exactly where they are, what could possibly be enough to be respected here?” Hearing this, Meridiana smiled and retorted back.
”Something that no one has ever done. But first, I need to know if it is really true or if those things are known around here.” It took only a few seconds for the orodil to understand what she meant and he followed her back to the Adventurer Guild. They bypassed the receptionist and immediately entered one of the doors near the training room. Above it was marked ”Library”. In it, an old man tried to stop them.
”You can't just enter like that; you have to …”
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Meridiana put a gold coin created by Malakov on the table, shutting the complaints of the librarian. She quickly marched around, roaming the different layers to find what she sought. Davion followed her, but not without checking the reaction of the old man that was carefully examining the coin. He saw him pulling a few books and comparing the images in them to the gold piece that he was holding. Finally, the succubus found the book that was essential to her plan. Reading it at a speed that would make some of the surrounding readers stunned, she confirmed what she thought. Closing it and putting the book back in his rightful place, she looked at Davion.
”As I guessed, you know that strange insect hanging above us in the goblin den. They have no description of it in this book supposedly describing all the lifeforms of that region. That meant that either they never really explored the caverns, thing that could be possible or everyone who did die. Now guess what would happen to the two heroes that brought back a complete corpse of such a monster?” Davion nodded at those words since it was good for both of us to do it. It will relieve some of the emotions of the succubus and it will speed up the process greatly.
”Fine, but first, you retrieve the gold coin. You didn't use the one from that backyard nation, you took one created by Malakov. And it is not time yet to show them.”
Quickly walking toward the exit door, the two passed in front of the librarian that was still trying to uncover the origin of the gold coin. Even with his extensive knowledge and the help of many books, the mystery was still not unraveled and he was thinking about contacting some of his friend magicians to help him. Lifting his head, he soon forgot everything and didn't even saw the couple leave. Only a few minutes later did he realized that he was submerged by books talking about past legends and tales surrounding treasures and artifacts. Shaking his head, he began to tidy up everything.