Lesson 9: Hunting

The next day I decide to go hunting. Not for food or anything, I have enough money to buy food for around a century. Hunting for the bandits that robbed my village is the hunting I'll do. To gain first hints I look at the guilds request - then travel to the next villages guild and look at them too. With my ID card now upgraded to S Rank I'm basically able to do what I want anyway.

After around 5 villages I see a handdrawn picture. I recognize one of them in it, but to make sure I visit the artist. He sits down at his table crying.

V:" Hey... Is this a bad time?"

A:" There is no good moments, just talk"

V:" Fine. I'll be direct then. The request in the guild was yours wasn't it?"

A:" Oh... Yes."

V:" I want to take it, but I want direct information on what that guy did."

A:" He... He took my wife away. I have no idea what he is doing, because I got knocked out"

V:" Just tell me where it happened. I am pretty sure I can find them."

A." Are you sure you can beat him? He was quite strong..."

V:" Very sure. You can see my ID card if you want."

After being shown my ID he gazed at it for quite some time - then smiled a bit. We then walked to the place he fainted and I use my dream-eye to identify the emotions left on the ground. I see a long and thick stream of fear. That must be it. I tell the guy to wait here and follow the track. Once again, there is a cave. This time I don't bother sneaking, but I still silence my step with Dall's magic. While hurrying I still can't help but see the overlapping emotions on the walls. Filled with agony, despair and fear. And... a subtle feel of anger?

Spotting the guy was pretty easy. He was sleeping on his bed, while right aside the artists wife layed down. She was awake and ready to attack him any second. She wasn't even chained. I send her a message, about where I am, who I am, who send me and that she shouldn't attack. I wanted the kill. I wanted to kill the one who killed my father. Want the second of five to be mine too.

Dall silences her steps and we tell her to come ovre to us. After doubting us for a second she stands up and walk over.

Gladly, I see the guy waking up behind her and send him the dream of being treated like my father did. She turns around at the sound of him screaming, but I convince her to ignore it, until we are out. I ask Dall to mark the location like he did last time and leave. As the woman is heavily wounded she wouldn't survive walking back. I use my remaining Skill-Points to upgrade my space magic.

V:" I will teleport us out. Don't worry, your husband is waiting. You don't have to tell me anything."

She tried to speak but couldn't. It seems the guy didn't gave her anything to drink in that time.

I initialize the teleport and see a portal coming up below us. We are now in the city, right before her husbands house.

V:" HEY ARTIST! LOOK WHO I BROUGHT"

The artist comes out and starts crying again, this time from pure happiness. I tell him that she isn't healed yet.

A:" The doctor is down that street, but we don't have enough money for such an operation."

V:" It's fine. You gave me the possibilty to find that guy. I can pay for it easily"

A:" I.. I don't know how to thank you..."

V:" Try living a good life. Invite me over sometime."

A." I will do that, if I find you"

We go to the doctor and as his wife is examined I talk to the artist. I gather their names: The wife Aergia and the artist spes. I also talk to them about enterring my domain, which is what I call the rooms I can make. He makes it up to his wife, if they want to.

We were in the middle of storytelling, when Aergia called us two in.

She decided to stay in my domain, but she also offered me something. Dall blocked the message out and makes me delay my answer for a day. It seems to be quite important.