68. Charmcaster

(3rd POV)

Hex Castle. Bedroom of the Charmcaster.

In a large room, on a four-poster bed, lay a beautiful girl of sixteen years.

She had long hair, a very unusual color even for this world. She was a platinum blonde.

Her eyes were pink, and the girl herself was short, only 165 centimeters. She had a very beautiful and sexy figure. Chest of the third size, thin waist and gorgeous ass.

It was the Charmcaster.

She is a magician. Apprentice and niece of the famous sorcerer Hex.

Her real name is Hope, but she gave it up. Also, she is the daughter of the former ruler of Legerdomain.

Her father was the one who ruled over this magical dimension before being killed by the dark sorcerer Addwaitya, who took over Legerdomain and now rules the place.

The Charmcaster herself was born and raised in this beautiful dimension, but after the death of her father, she was forced to flee her home.

Since then, she has been raised by Hex. And of course, he did it for a reason.

Hope was a truly talented sorceress. Hex raised and trained her in order to take her powers in the future and become even more powerful.

Of course, Hope didn't know about it. Although, she guesses that Hex is up to something nefarious. But, it was important for her to take revenge on Addwaitya and return Legerdomain. And this requires strength. And since Hex teaches her, she is grateful to him and does not notice his nefarious plans.

Although, she does not mind spoiling him, because she does not have any warm feelings for him at all.

Hex, on the other hand, uses Hope's thirst for revenge for his plans and raises her in his own image and likeness.

Because of this, Hope grew up to be a power hungry person. But she remembers her father's teachings very well and still tries to be a good person.

She hasn't done anything really bad in her life, but if someone doesn't protect her from Hex, she'll change forever and no longer be the good girl she is at heart.

Now, the Charmcaster was asleep and had a very strange dream.

She dreamed of her Uncle Hex's plan. According to his plan, she must get Hex out of the prison, which he got into by some unknown means, and together with him find the Keystone.

Charmcaster accidentally found an ancient scroll that described several spells from the Archamada Book of Spells. How to find the Keystone and how to restore Charms of Bezel's, which Hex thinks have been destroyed.

Using a solar eclipse that will take place in Las Vegas and spells, Hex will be able to recreate Charms and gain even more power.

It was this plan that Hope was dreaming about now, at least part of it.

She saw the Keystone. Las Vegas itself and the eclipse. And how Hex tries to perform the ritual and restore the Charms.

She saw all this in her dream, before he appeared.

Incredibly handsome guy, sixteen years old. He had dark blue eyes and completely black hair.

When Hope saw him, she involuntarily held her breath and couldn't take her eyes off him.

But the strangest thing happened to her magic. It just raged through her body. And I was drawn to this guy.

When Hope wanted to succumb to the dictates of her magic and approach the guy, she suddenly woke up.

- What was it? - Hope asked herself when she woke up.

Holding her head, she remembered the face of a guy she didn't know.

- Who was that? - Hope asked herself again.

- Judging by the dream, Uncle's plan will succeed and he will be able to get the Keystone. That's good, maybe I'll have a chance to take it. Most likely, I can see this handsome man there. And I can understand why I dreamed about him and why my magic reacts to him like that. - Hope said.

Getting up from her bed, Hope said to the void:

- In the meantime, we need to get my uncle out of jail. I wonder who defeated him and took all his things? But it was incredibly funny. And most importantly, this unknown made the Staff of Ages useless for several weeks. It is worthy of respect.

Saying all this, Hope dressed in her clothes, after which she went to breakfast, because she would need strength.

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(Lex POV)

- Lex, Gwen, Ashley, forgive me. I don't know what came over me and why I behaved this way. - Grandfather said, holding the hilt from the crumbling Sword of Ek Chuaj in his hands.

Just at that moment, the ceiling began to shake. This is a sign that soon the entire ceiling will collapse right on our heads.

- We'll talk later, now we need to get out of here before we are buried here. - I said and turned into the Two-Tails.

Having wrapped one tail around the girls, and the second around Grandfather, I teleported to our bus.

Still, I never stop praising myself for breaking into the Castle of the Eternal Knights and robbing them.

Without it, I would never have such a useful alien. If there were no Two-Tails, we would have to save our lives from the falling ceiling of the temple for a long time. And so, once and for all, we have already escaped and are near the RV.

Having released the girls and grandfather, I became a man again.

Grandpa immediately turned off the camouflage field of the bus and went into it to take off his suit.

We silently waited for him outside, because at first we wanted to talk to Grandfather.

Leaving the bus, Grandpa looked at us with a guilty expression and said:

- Excuse me. I acted very stupidly. By chasing a pig in a poke, I put you in danger.

- Grandfather, you scared us a lot with your behaviour. You were like a crazy treasure hunter who would sacrifice everything for a treasure. - Gwen said.

- Yes, it was really creepy. Also, you made Lex commit a crime. But you are an adult and should take care of us. And certainly not to indulge in crime - said Ashley.

- It's good that you realized your mistake. But you have no idea how much you could set us up. - I said with a frown on my face.

- What do you mean? - Grandpa asked.

- Do you really think that only you knew about the mask and the sword? Using Morgana, I was able to throw off a few treasure hunters. If I didn't, we'd still be chased by all the bad guys. But that's not all. You didn't notice it, but we literally missed the Forever Knights. They may not be very serious opponents, but they are a headache. - I said.

- I didn't think about it. - Grandfather said, clutching his head.

- We understand how important this sword was to you. After all, you spent 30 years of your life trying to find him. But you acted differently than someone who wanted to hide the sword from dangerous individuals. More like someone who wants to use this sword. -  Gwen said.

- Most likely, it was some kind of trap. After all, the sword just crumbled in your hands. Or was it a curse. It is unknown, and now it does not matter. But I honestly thought you were better than that. You are indeed a smart and strong person. But apparently, everyone can be lured into a trap. So just be careful and don't forget what's really important to you. - I said.

- Yes, Lex, you're right. Because of this sword, I forgot what is most important to me in this life. And it's not a sword, and it's not a bus. And you. Forgive me again. This won't happen again. - said Grandfather and threw the hilt of the sword to the side.

Hearing his words, we, with Ashley and Gwen, smiled.

- It's all right, Grandpa. ; Gwen said.

- We forgive you. - Ashley continued.

From our words, Grandpa just blossomed and rushed to hug us. It was a strong hug. Even too much.

- Thank you. You are the best grandchildren in the world. In honor of this, ask what you want. I will fulfill everything. - Grandpa said with a bright smile when he finally let us go.

- Maybe we'll go to the beach. To the ocean. - I said.

- I would like. - agreed, obviously encouraged by the idea, Gwen.

- That would be just great. - Ashley said with a bright smile.

- It's too far to go. - Grandfather said sadly, shaking his head.

- I can take us to the ocean. That will be even better. We'd better stay away from this place and the Eternal Knights looking for the sword. - I said.

- What about the bus? - Grandpa asked, glancing at his precious RV.

- I have one idea. I can carry that too. - I said with a smile.

- Really?

- Yes. So let's not waste time. Get on the bus and wait. We'll be at the beach soon. - I said.

Everyone listened to me and got on the bus.

I picked up the Sword of Ek Chuaj hilt and put it in my inventory. I want to check it out. Maybe I'll find out something interesting.

After that, I activated my map and started looking for the perfect place to stay.

Since we are currently in Mexico, I decided that Cancun would be a chic place for our vacation.

Cancun is a resort with a beautiful beach in the south of Mexico. This is what we need now.

It's a bit far, of course, but I can always take us back to the border.

And this is a good chance to test the new alien.

Finding the perfect place to teleport, I activated the teleport using the Tattoo of Infinity.

It was a simple alley. Our bus can fit here and we won't arouse any suspicion.

Back on the bus, I turned into Echo Echo, which is absolutely no different from the original alien, except for a different eye colour, and created three clones.

Following my instructions, they first became human, after which, we all together became the Two-Tails.

As with Ditto, I have full control of the clones and have not noticed any deviations.

The clones and I stood on different corners of the bus, after which, we lifted it off the ground and on the count of three, we all teleported together to the Cancun lane.

And everything worked. Everything is fine with the bus and there are no deviations.

I tried to dispel the clones, as I usually do with Ditto and everything worked out. And I noticed one surprise. I got the memories of all the clones.

Unlike Ditto, who has a hive mind, and because of this we feel each other's pain, Echo-Echo is very similar to the shadow clone from Naruto.

In Echo-Echo, clones can safely act separately and can be destroyed, and then the memory returns.

In general, exactly the same, a shadow clone. Only Echo-Echo is small, weak and can attack with sound. Although he can still lift a couple of tons of weight.

Being human again, I got on the bus and said:

- We are in Cancun. You can go to the beach.

Grandfather listened to me, started the bus and we went to the beach. The girls were incredibly happy.

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