10 Chapter 10: Only mercenary?

The doors in front of Prometheus and Leo opened. Inside there was a room plunged into the black. Leo shouted a word:

- LIGHT.

Suddenly a flash blinded Prometheus, he put his hands before his eyes to protect himself. Then the flash intensity decreased and Prometheus was finally able to see what was in the room. The room was about 20 square meters and had immaculate white walls. Inside there were magical weapons and armor. But above all there were kilos of drugs like devil's powder or rainbow pills. Prometheus was a little surprised but not confused. In his previous life he had had rental to see much more serious. At the back of the room there was a door. Leo began to walk towards this door and signalled to Prometheus to follow him. Prometheus followed him and when Leo had finally opened the Prometheus door, he heard screams.

- HELLLLLPPPP

- GET ME OUT OF HERE.

The room was filled with cages, inside there were humans with dirty bodies and bad health. As Prometheus at the time of his resurrection. The people who were screaming were actually slaves. Prometheus looked at Leo with an interrogating look. Why was Leo showing this to Prometheus? He must have had a reason, after all, Leo wasn't stupid. He would never show anyone such serious things for no reason.

- Prometheus, I think you are now dignified and reliable enough to be in confidence. I am not only the leader of the bloddy mercenary but also one of the city's slave and drug couriers. Actually, they're not my slaves or my drugs. I only do them for private individuals for a while. Then he gives me a date one hour and I deliver their drugs or slaves. Do you understand that what I do is serious, even bad?

Leo was insistent on the seriousness of the facts, as Prometheus did not seem shocked or close to busy. Yet any 10-year-old child would at least be surprised, whatever his past. What he did not know was that Prometheus during his previous life had been unintentionally responsible for the country's largest slave network. At the time Prometheus brought slaves to extract their souls. The goal was simple: to use the magic of the soul to bring her mother back to life. What may seem rather strange is the fact that Prometheus wants to make everyone ego, but that he is so indifferent to slavery. The reason is simple, Prometheus did not think like the most by people. He thought in the long term and thought that a lesser evil was justified for a great good. Moreover, he thought that these people would be slaves no matter what happened, so why not his own. Prometheus' philosophy was quite close to "the end justifies the means".

Prometheus then began to speak.

- I understand that... but. I have a question. Why me. All these slaves here are like me, so why did you help me and not them?

Leo opened his eyes wide, he seemed shocked. Then he started squaring his beard like he was thinking.

- I... I don't know. I don't know. I wanted to do it. These all.

Leo looked down. After a few seconds of silence Prometheus gave Leo a little pat on the back.

- I thank you for saving me.

Prometheus was happy with Leo's sincerity, but he always wondered why Leo was showing him this.

- So why are you showing me this?

Leo seemed to find his ideas and started talking.

- First let's leave this room it makes me depressed.

- all right.

Leo and Prometheus left the secret chamber and returned to Leo's quarters. Prometheus had now been living with Leo for two months. He was sleeping in the guest room. It was a room quite similar to this one where Prometheus had housed the only difference was that the walls were all quite bright blood-red. Currently Prometheus and Leo were in the living room, he was quite face to face each other in a sofa.

- As a result....

Prometheus did not have time to finish his sentence and was cut off by Leo.

- Do you still want to be a magician?

Prometheus looked at Leo, why such a strange question?

- Yes, but...

Prometheus interrupted again.

- So listen carefully to what I have to say.

Leo grabbed a glass of water from the base table in front of him and drank a sip.

- You're over 10 years old.

Prometheus nodded.

- So to get into a magic school you'll need money. You may not know it, but the contest to enter magic schools is only free for children under 10 years old and only once in their lives.

Prometheus had it very well. In his previous life Prometheus had also taken the free test when he was 8 years old. The examiners had found Prometheus quite gifted and promising but he had never been received in a magic academy because of the nobles. More precisely because of the Landcaster family and their friends, because when he discovered that Prometheus was alive but that in addition he was good enough for magic he had put everything in place to stop him from joining any magic school. He hadn't had Prometheus and his mother killed after all, how could they be afraid of two tramps? They actually used Prometheus as an example to show that he could destroy a family of magicians if they wanted to. It was only 4 years later that Prometheus was admitted to a magic school thanks to his benefactor. But this story is not for today.

So Leo started talking again.

- That money you'll need, I won't give it to you. After all, I want you to become my disciple, not a magician. But if you work for me then I don't give you any more money but I pay you for a job done. I think that's fair. Work for me and you can pass the entrance test if you fail then you will become my disciple. How does that sound?

- I think it's great, but what work is involved.

- It's quite simple.......