Chapter 230 - Vextin (2/2)

The merchant opened the door and introduced his merchandise, ”This is a basilisk. A beast of the first rank, tame and with one evolution.”

Evan looked at the creature, which was about seven meters long and two meters tall. The basilisk's body was covered in green scales. The feathers on its wings were yellow, and its eyes were amber. It had a long tongue like a snake and two long, swirling horns on its head.

This beast was worth so much money for several reasons. First, basilisks were quite difficult to find, being rather secretive creatures. Second, flying beasts and monsters were complicated to catch, much less tame. This basilisk was a rare specimen. Moreover, it had one evolution, which increased its price.

Evan nodded and approached the basilisk. The beast was not frightened of Evan. It was already used to humans. Evan gently petted it.

”Hey, what do basilisks eat?” Asked Evan without taking his eyes off the beautiful beast.

”Anything, meat, fruit, vegetables.” Quickly the merchant replied.

Whooosh.

Evan's spatial ring glowed, and a large variety of food appeared in his hands. He wanted to feed the basilisk, to get the beast used to it a little.

The basilisk didn't refuse the treats and happily ate everything. After a while, Evan carefully climbed on top of the beast and called Malespera to him. The girl hesitantly approached the basilisk and slowly climbed on it. She was a little afraid of the basilisk, it reminded her in some way of the monster that had killed her brother.

”Okay, open up,” Evan said calmly, looking at the merchant.

The man nodded and walked over to the lever hanging on the wall. He pulled it, and the next moment the ceiling shook. The mechanism came into motion and a passage opened above Evan.

”See you later.” Proclaimed Evan, and the basilisk slowly took off. Its wings were massive, each sweep creating streams of wind.

Whooosh.

Not a second later, the basilisk was already over the city, and Evan was watching the central burning area from above.

<Ah, it's beautiful, it's been a long time since I've felt that feeling. It's like the whole world is in the palm of my hand.> Evan thought, looking at the beautiful scenery in the distance.

In his past life, he had been able to fly on his own, he didn't need any beasts for that. But, he was glad to feel that already forgotten feeling again. Flying was not only pleasant and relaxing. It was a symbol of freedom. For freedom, Evan was willing to do anything, even destroy the whole world.

”Malespera, how does it feel?” Evan asked.

”It's amazing...I've never felt better.” Malespera was ecstatic. Unlike Evan, she had never experienced anything like this.

”Evan, what happened in this town? Why were people running away and their faces the way they were in the village...” The fear and terror on people's faces reminded Malespera of her village.

”This is war. Remember that word, thousands of people die in war, and it doesn't matter if they are guilty or not.” Evan replied coldly.

”But...why start a war? Those people...they're going to die...”

”Yes, most of them will die. There's nothing good about war, but that's not entirely true. In war, the loser loses everything, and the winner, on the contrary, gains everything. But, wars are often so brutal that even the victor has lost more than he has gained. However, there are those to whom even war benefits. Some people manage to use the situation to their advantage.”

”These people, they're villains, right? If they weren't, there wouldn't be any wars?” Malespera asked uncertainly.

”That's a complicated question. I can't give you an answer. But, one thing I'm a hundred percent sure of, there will always be wars. As long as people are alive, they will fight.”