John and the others arrived at the accommodation, it was a building that was in the city center, it had 5 floors, only sophisticated-looking people entered there.
They walked in and through the lobby, and were directed to the receptionist.
— I'm going to say goodbye now — the good-looking man said goodbye, apparently he had already registered before.
— Thank you very much for your help. — John thanked the man.
In the lobby, there were few people, so they attracted attention when they entered, the few people who were having a few drinks and chatting happily, set their eyes on John's party, after a brief assessment, everyone followed with their things.
— Welcome to our accommodations — the receptionist welcomed John and the girls.
The receptionist looked like a 19 year old girl, she was a semi-human, something that was rare in this city, to tell the truth, she was the only one John had seen so far, John thought there were only humans here, but it seems that was not the case.
— How much does a room cost? — John asked.
The receptionist explained clearly, she assumed that John was a young noble on a trip, after all the clothes John wore were very comfortable, looking at Beatriz and Iza, the receptionist assumed that they were his servants or something like that.
— room prices vary, from the first to the fifth floor, the starting price is one silver coin, for each higher floor, there is an increase of one silver coin per night.
— I want two of your best rooms, please — John asked, he didn't care about money at all, from what Fernando told him, at the institute they wouldn't use the common currency of the kingdom, as these coins would lose their value soon, he would spend as much as he could.
Beatriz gave John a strange look, she thought he was spoiled, spending money like it was running water, her clan had only prepared a few gold coins for her to spend at the institute.
—are they still available, right?— John asked this question after seeing that a receptionist did not answer.
— Y-yes, the rooms are available. Here you go — the receptionist handed two keys to John, and in turn John made the payment.
Before the receptionist could direct John to his rooms, a blonde girl with hair tied in a ponytail entered accompanied by a 15-year-old teenager, both of whom were of the human race.
— Hello, I want two of your best rooms — the blonde teenage girl said to a receptionist.
"I'm sorry, Miss Laura, the two best rooms have already been requested by the young gentleman here," the receptionist said apologetically.
The blonde girl, or rather Laura, looked at John and his party, he felt an air of nobility superior to his, so she didn't dare to act carelessly, she blinked her beautiful blue eyes at John.
— Little brother, could you please give me one of your rooms?
John looked at Laura, from his sonar, he didn't detect any elemental power radiating from her, but when he looked at the teenager behind Laura, he felt an elemental power greater than his, it was as dense as Beatriz's elemental power.
Soon, John knew that the teenager was a peak level 2 Primary being, but the nature of the elemental power was of an element that John had never seen before, it was the light element, in Venhorst Castle there was no one whose main element was the light element, the strangest thing is that John could only feel a nature radiating from the teenager.
— No — John replied after coming out of his thoughts, he wanted to have a good night's rest, he traveled for a week, and tomorrow he would have to leave again, for a change, he wanted to sleep in a soft bed and he wanted the same for Iza and Beatriz.
— Little brother, I can refund your money, if you want I can even give you double — Laura insisted.
— Still, the answer is no, I'm sorry — John wasn't short of money, he even wanted to get rid of the money.
Lucia bit her lips, she looked at the receptionist and asked.
— Which rooms are still available?
— the available rooms are from the first to the third floor.
— and those on the fourth and fifth floors?
— I'm sorry, they've already been reserved by the local mercenaries.
John didn't want to stay there arguing any longer, as he had already paid for the room, with the help of a guest house employee, John, Iza and Beatriz went up to their respective rooms, to John's satisfaction the two rooms were next to each other.
Beatriz and Iza entered their room, Beatriz threw herself on the comfortable bed, smelled the white sheets and said.
— Iza, jump here, it's very soft and comfortable, I wish I could sleep in a bed like that every day.
—hmm.. this bed is really soft. — Iza said.
— Iza, have you ever slept in a bed this soft before? — Iza nodded her head.
— Seriously? No kidding.
— It's true, I've slept in an even softer bed before.
— Where? — Beatriz asked curiously, as she rolled over on the big bed.
— You can't tell anyone, promise — Iza said as she checked her surroundings
— Okay, I promise — said Beatriz.
— I once slept in John's bed, it was as soft as feathers and smelled nicely of him — Iza blushed as she said this,
— Iza
— ham
— You like John, don't you? — Beatriz asked a sudden question, Iza turned red as a tomato, she hid under the sheets.
—w-what, you ask that so suddenly?
— Don't tell me! You really like it — Beatriz exclaimed in surprise, it was just a hunch she had just now, but seeing Iza's reaction, it was clear.
— I don't like it at all, you're mistaken — Iza said embarrassed, Beatriz pulled the sheet that Iza used to cover herself
— based on your behavioral patterns you do like John, look at his red face, it's just us here, you can tell me.
— Tell what? — John came in and asked this question.
Now Iza's face was smoking red, with a voice like a mosquito, she asked.
— John, what did you just hear?
— I just walked in, what was I supposed to hear?
- Nothing no.
— Iza, are you okay? Your face is red, do you have a fever?
— It's nothing, I'm fine
— John, why do you enter the girls' room without knocking? — Beatriz asked to lighten the mood.
— The door was open, I assumed it was okay for me to come in, sorry if I bothered you.
— So, why are you here?
— Well, I came to let you know that we'll be going down to eat something in an hour.
— so that was it, okay
John left when he saw that everything was okay with Iza, this time Beatriz made sure to close the door.
— huffa.. it was almost there — said Iza, after a second of silence, they both started laughing.
***
In a village in the Ngola kingdom.
With Alfonso's leadership, Dark Shadow and his sister walked arrogantly towards the village's lodging.
There were already a lot of people in the lobby of the inn, when people saw Dark Shadow and his sister accompanied by the leader of the mercenaries, Saturday night, everyone started whispering to each other.
The first point was that because it was a village, the inhabitants were already familiar with each other, they respected the local mercenaries, and the sight of the Saturday Night leader acting subservient to a young boy was a rare sight to see.
— Juliana, I will want your best room for my master.
Juliana, the receptionist, glanced at Dark Shadow and his sister, confused and asked.
— Alfonso, since when do you have a master? You're making fun of me, aren't you?
— Just give your best room — Alfonso clearly didn't want to waste time with his master.
Unsatisfied, Juliana frowned, since when was Alfonso so invasive? Well, taking another look at Dark Shadow and his sister, who had been quiet the whole time, she asked.
— Afonso, who are these children? Where did you get them from?
Afonso felt a chill when Dark Shadow looked at him.
— This is Dark Shadow, my master and his sister — Afonso introduced nervously, he made some gestures so that Juliana wouldn't interfere in what didn't concern her.
— Hey young lady, is the room available or not? — Dark Shadow asked in a monotonous voice without revealing any expression.
Unconsciously, Juliana replied without even thinking.
— yes, of course, the room is available.
— Then hand me the key, and settle the price with Afonso.
Juliana looked at Afonso, the latter nodded slightly in confirmation.
— So here's the key, room 12.
— Let's go little sister — Dark shadow took the key and took his sister with him, but before leaving, he stopped for a moment and said.
— Afonso, bring the village chief here to have lunch with me.
— as you command, master Dark shadow
After hearing Afonso's answer, Dark Shadow continued to room number 12 of the inn, when the pair of brother and sister could no longer be seen, Juliana asked again.
— Who are these children?
- quiet, speak softly, who did you just call a child?
Puffing out his chest with pride, Afonso declared.
— He is Master Dark Shadow, a powerful warrior.
Stunned, Juliana turned pale with fear and worry, she had just called children, to a powerful warrior.
— Is that true?
- Of course
—so how come he just looks like a kid?
— Who knows? Warriors have strange methods to change their appearance, maybe he is even older than you and me.
— Did I offend you?
— Don't worry, Master Dark Shadow is magnanimous, if he were to take offense, you would be dead by now.
— dead?
— Yes, you better be careful when interacting with him in the future, you should treat his sister even better, Master Dark Shadow cares a lot for your sister.
Apparently, Juliana the receptionist and Afonso the mercenary leader were friends, since he told what had happened between his team and master Dark Shadow, he also advised Juliana on how to treat a warrior in the future.
***
In the afternoon in the lobby of the inn, Dark Shadow and his sister were sitting at a table with a middle-aged man.
The hall was empty, someone must have prohibited people from approaching there, the middle-aged man, was Sebastian the village chief, as Dark shadow requested, he was present, which was why they were having a meal together.
— Dark shadow warrior, welcome to our village — said Sebastian as he ate.
- You are ?
— I am Sebastian, the chief of the village and I came at your request.
Dark shadow nodded.
— Dark Shadow Warrior, may I know why you are here in the village?
— I have been traveling to distant lands accompanied by my sister, it is only by chance that I ended up here, is there a problem with our presence?
— Not at all, on the contrary, you and your sister are very welcome in our village, you can stay as long as you want.
— I'm doing very well, but I don't plan on staying for long.
— Why not? Our village is not to your liking? — Sebastian asked exasperatedly, Dark Shadow noticed the moment the village chief had a fluctuation in his emotion, but he pretended not to notice.
— I seek the way to increase my strength, I don't think staying in this village is of any use to me.
— Hmm, so that's it — Sebastian sighed and said.
— So, how about you and your sister stay with us for a while, you must be tired from the trip.
— Sure, we'll stay for a week at most.
— A week ago? — Sebastian asked as he organized his thoughts, he had something planned for this week, he clearly didn't plan on informing Dark Shadow of his plans.
— exactly, after this time I will continue with my journey.
— Don't worry, you'll be well taken care of while you're here.
Dark Shadow nodded and continued eating.
— Little sister, why aren't you eating? Is the food not to your liking? — Dark shadow asked in a sweet voice to his sister, in response she picked up the fork and took a portion of food to her mouth, Dark shadow was happy.
— There's something I wanted to ask you.
— You can ask whatever you want.
— I want information about the region outside the village, both small and large scale.
Dark Shadow listened patiently to what Sebastian said, he absorbed all the information.
During the rest of the day there were no incidents, at night Dark Shadow was in his room, he saw his sister sleeping peacefully, he decided to organize his ideas.
From what Dark Shadow heard from Sebastian, the village chief, he was in the Ngola kingdom in a remote village, the nearest city was Kissala city, he planned to go to Kissala city to get more information.
Sebastian and Afonso had limited geographical knowledge, so Dark Shadow didn't learn much from listening to them, he needed to go to the city to get better information.
Dark Shadow remembered the path that brought him to this unknown place, at first he lived on the western continent, he was an imperial Prince who went by the name of Keny, but one day, he lost everything.
His empire was destroyed, his entire imperial family was killed, his friends and fiancée were also gone, he had lost everything and his reason for living, he didn't even intend to take revenge on the woman who was the cause of the ruin of his empire.
His sister, who he had looked down on so much in the past, had died to save his life, so he had to live no matter what, and without hope he clung to his sister's corpse.
Using what he saved from his empire, Dark shadow, he successfully summoned an avatar of the ruler of hell, with great luck and perseverance, he survived the text of the ruler of hell.
As such a pact, Dark Shadow was created, he abandoned part of his humanity, becoming a half-demon and the herald of the ruler of Hell, as a condition of the pact, Dark Shadow asked the ruler of Hell to bring his sister back to life.
Your sister came back to life, or rather part of your sister came back to life, she was not your sister in fact, she was just a shadow of what she was in life, during the restoration process, the ruler of hell was seriously injured and he fell into a deep sleep, your sister's soul was fragmented and she became an undead.
Now Dark Shadow had a goal in life, he wanted to get his sister back completely, and find someone who could take care of her when he was gone.
In order to fully recover his sister, he had to have a power that surpasses the current ruler of Hell, Dark Shadow had to retreat from Hell by force, since the ruler of Hell was in a deep sleep and was unable to protect him.
He ended up on the Austral continent in the Ngola kingdom in a remote village, Dark Shadow was already a Primary level 2 being now, to rise to level 3 and later, he needs elementary knowledge and proper training.
So the plan is to join an organization so he can grow in order to fulfill his objective, but Dark Shadow knew nothing about the Austral continent, nor the Ngola kingdom.
***
During the conversation that Dark Shadow had with Sebastian, he felt something strange about that man, it was as if he was hiding something in his heart, he also emphasized Dark Shadow's permanence in the village, he wanted to know why.
Dark Shadow kissed his sister on the forehead and left the room, he hid his presence in the dark night, he left the inn through the roof
Dark shadow advanced towards the village chief's residence, there were some guards guarding the residence, but they were all primitive beings.
Dark Shadow thought that even someone of his level wouldn't notice him under the cover of night, after all he was a demon warrior, he saw a lit room and went there to investigate.
There was a girl around the Dark Shadow Age, she was sleeping comfortably, the village chief Sebastian, saw the girl with love in his eyes.
Sebastian turned off the candle light and left the room, Dark Shadow followed him covering his presence with the darkness of the night, the boss entered another room.
— Honey, is that you?
— Yes, it's me.
From the darkness of the room, a female voice sounded, it seemed to be perhaps the wife of the village chief, because Sebastião lit the candle and hugged the woman in bed.
— Did I wake you up? — Sebastian asked.
— No, I was already awake.
—Why didn't you get some sleep? —Sebastião suggested.
—The closer the day gets, the more nervous I get—said the woman.
— Honey, don't think about it too much.
— How can I not think, this is our daughter we are talking about — the woman said bitterly.
— Honey, are you going to hand over our daughter?
— over my dead body, I would never hand Suza over to those wretches.
— So what are we going to do? The deadline has been up for three days — the woman asked, snuggling into his embrace.
—And the warrior who came to the village, can he help? — the woman asked again.
— I don't know, at first I thought it was one of them, but that's not the case.
— then he might be of some help?
— I don't think so, he's on a trip, and besides, he's just one, he has several enemies, I don't think he can handle them all.
— Even if Dark Shadow was powerful enough to rid us of this problem, our village is too poor, we have no way to afford his assistance.
— So there's nothing we can do?
— I have a plan...
By this time, Dark Shadow knew more or less what it was about, since it had nothing to do with him or his sister, he decided not to spy any further.
A wind blew and the bedroom window opened.
— Honey, you didn't close the window properly.
Sebastião got up and closed the window, after reprimanding his wife.
Dark Shadow returned to his room, together with his sister, in a separate bed they slept until night gave way to day.
— Little sister, did you sleep well?
Nodding her head, she happily jumped onto Dark Shadow's bed and snuggled into his embrace.
After breakfast, Afonso, Dark Shadow's new servant, was respectfully changed and informed.
— Master Dark Shadow, the village chief, along with his wife and daughter, are here to see you.
Dark Shadow asked himself why the boss hired him today, he assumed it must be related to the problem he picked yesterday.
— Alright, follow them here, I'll welcome them.
Afonso left for a while, when he returned, he brought three people with him, they were, the village chief, his wife and his daughter.
Continued...