Extending his hand forward, Talon replied casually. "I'm Talon. Nice to et you, uh, rit."
The boy shook his hand with a weird smile. "Your na is quite interesting. Where are you from?"
"A faraway village from here," Talon replied.
"Oh my, so you are a traveler like . Interesting." The boy replied as he started smiling for so unknown reason.
"Yeah. That aside, you said you're the greatest rchant in all dinsions?" Talon raised an eyebrow at the weird way rit introduced himself. It was such a grandiose title to give to oneself that it almost made him laugh.
"Of course, you are talking to the greatest. There is no other rit in this world, after all, so there is only yours truly." The boy replied with a confident tone. The way he spoke only made him sound even more obnoxious.
But, for so reason, Talon didn't feel like the boy was putting on a bravado or trying to sound like sothing great when he wasn't. The reason for that was perhaps the weird presence he had around him. Sothing about rit caught Talon's attention and he didn't know why.
"What makes you think you're the greatest? What do you even sell?" Talon asked as he looked around him. Even though he could see many artifacts and items of all kinds, he still didn't know what exactly rit sold.
Was he a weapon shop? An artifact shop? Or both? And where did he get all these things at such a young age? Most of them seed like quite a unique set of items.
However, the boy didn't reply imdiately as he stared at Talon for a mont.
"What?"
"Tsk, tsk, you are really disappointing , Talon. Asking the greatest why he thinks he is the greatest is such a stupid idea. It is like asking you, 'What makes you, you?' It's just what it is." The boy said as he turned around and started walking around the table. "Can you answer that?"
"... Fair point."
'His logic is wrong, but I don't know why I can't retort to it.' Talon sighed as he shook his head. This brief interaction between them had given Talon a small idea about this boy. He was dealing with quite the eccentric person.
"Well, it's fine. I shall tell you a few things about since you're mildly interesting. Three things to be exact. So, ask whatever you want and I will answer." rit said with a smile.
"Only three things?"
"Only three things. Choose your questions carefully."
For a mont, Talon thought about it. If he had three questions, then he had to use the opportunity well. A few seconds later, he opened his mouth.
"Ok, my first question is, what is this shop all about?" He asked.
"Interesting question. Most people would've started with 'Who are you?' or other useless inquiries that add nothing to the conversation. You chose sothing different for once."
"I will take that as a complint."
"It is very much so. Well, the answer to that is simple: This shop is the accumulation of every single dinsion to ever exist. I'm sure you wondered one day, what could exist beyond the small world you live in. What kind of secrets are hidden behind all the gates. Well, rit's Emporium is the answer to your questions.
I have road countless worlds, collecting all kinds of things that you won't see anywhere else but here." He said as he tapped his finger on the table rhythmically. "Essentially, I'm an amazing item collector like no other."
Saying those words, rit smiled wickedly.
But, Talon ignored that expression as what he heard completely stunned him. His brain took a second to understand what the boy just said.
"Wait, you went to every single dinsion?" Talon asked with a shocked expression.
"Very much. Well, not exactly, dinsions do form every now and then so I have to stay on the road most of the ti. But, I can confidently say that I went to every single Dinsion that existed till recently." The boy shrugged.
"That's… What? That is impossible. There are an endless number of dinsions. If what you're saying is true… Then, how old are you?"
Talon couldn't fathomably understand how that is possible. It's like hearing soone saying that they road the universe and went to every corner of it, except infinitely more ridiculous. There were countless Dinsions and countless worlds. Going to each and every one of them would be impossible.
"That's your second question, I suppose?" The boy stared at him with a knowing smile. "It is quite rude to ask soone for their age. But, since you are curious, I shall tell you. Let's say I'm way older than you might think I am, we can put it that way. Way way older."
"..."
Talon opened and closed his mouth like a fish, completely speechless. He didn't even need to get a number to understand what he ant.
"That's a bunch of nonsense. You cannot be telling the truth." Saying that, Talon turned to Acrypha to ask her. If there was anyone who could unravel this boy's lies, it would be her. But, the mont his eyes fell on Acrypha, he went completely silent again.
The expression he saw on Acrypha's face was just sothing else. She had her eyes wide, staring at the nonchalant boy.
"Acrypha?"
"... He isn't lying…" She replied in complete disbelief.
"What?!"
"He isn't lying… I cannot sense any lies in what he said." She explained again. "No, even more than that. I can't sense his age at all, nor any aura around him."
"..."
'No, how could this be? There aren't any creatures in this world that I can't sense. His Aetheris pattern is non-existent too. Or is it that I can't even feel it because it's way above ?'
If Talon was confused about this entire situation, then Acrypha was outright flabbergasted. For soone of her standard, no existence could escape her senses, even those that are stronger than her, she would still be able to feel them and even know their age, level of strength, and many other pieces of information that most people cannot unravel purely by sensing soone's aura.
Yet, this kid gave her zero information. He had no aura or even presence. He had no Aetheris pattern and his age was a complete mystery. He was basically as unknown to her as if she never even t him in the first place.
Even more confusing than that, is that she had never heard of this na before in her life. rit was a completely foreign word to her. If this person was who she thought he was, then she should've found his na in books, perhaps even in Divine Cathedrals.
'Could he be…' Squinting her eyes, she thought of a possibility. Since she had no idea who this creature was, all she could do was guess. After all, how many entities in this world can reach his level? Perhaps he is one of a kind.
Rubbing her forehead, Acrypha then started contemplating sothing different. Sothing that she hadn't done a single ti this far. From the mont she t Talon to this very point.
anwhile, as Acrypha was trying to wrap her head around this, Talon turned around. Since Acrypha said that he wasn't lying, then that ant one thing. The person he was talking to right now was no human, nor even a creature. He was talking to an ancient being, an existence that he couldn't even fathom.
And just like that, Talon started to feel sothing well up in his heart. It wasn't fear, or worry. But instead, a deep intrigue. Staring at the boy with an incomprehensible expression, he asked.
"... Who are you?"
The boy smiled at him, seemingly understanding what Talon was trying to ask. "As I said, I am rit, the greatest rchant of all Dinsions. A collector of all unique items and an avid adventurer who roams the Dinsionverse for his own boredom."
"..."
"And you are, hmm, you are quite the special one, boy. I can feel too many things about you that I haven't seen in a long while. Did the gate perhaps send you to ?"
"You…"
"You don't have to worry. I already knew that you weren't from this world the mont you stepped foot into my shop. You reek of the sll of another Dinsion, a very low one." The young man shook his hand as if he was trying to get rid of a bad sll.
'He knew this entire ti…' Lifting his hand, Talon slowly rubbed his temples as he felt a strong headache. 'Who in the hell is this guy? And why did I et him by coincidence in such a goddamn seamless place? We are talking in the back of an alley for god's sake!'
Talon didn't know what to do in this situation. This entity was perhaps the strongest thing he had ever t and would ever et. How can he even treat him? Should he fear for his life?
'No, if he had any malicious intent toward , he would've probably erased from the face of this planet instantly with a thought.' Talon smiled wryly. Just thinking of that gave him the urge to laugh.
"What else do you know about ?" He decided to ask.
"Hmm, I know too much to even state all of it. But, I guess the most unique thing about you is the lady floating next to you. She had been staring daggers at this entire ti. I don't know if I offended her or if she just likes to stare at people for long periods of ti."
"Wha-"
At that mont, Acrypha suddenly snapped her finger as a flash of blue light appeared around her body before vanishing in an instant.
"So you do see ." She said with a cold tone.
"Lady, you are as visible as the two suns in the sky. I could've seen you even if I was blind." rit smiled at her. "Also, good evening to you too."
A//N: Any kind of support would be much appreciated, thanks for reading.
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