Acrypha stared at the boy silently for a second as if she was trying to assess him. It was still so hard for her to believe that a creature that was so infinitely stronger than her existed in this world and yet she had no idea who he was or what he was doing here.
It felt like a joke of so sort. After all, she had been hailed as one of the strongest. Now, that sounded like a mockery rather than the truth as this entity had simply transcended the term strength and went to a league of his own.
anwhile, Talon was looking between the two silently. At this point, he couldn't be surprised anymore that rit could see Acrypha. This boy perhaps knew about Talon more than he knew about himself as far as he was concerned.
"I would be lying if I said her presence didn't surprise when both of you reached this place." rit said as he rubbed his chin. "An existence like her, in a world like this. Very unfitting, I must say."
"I go wherever I want," Acrypha replied as she slowly floated down till she was next to Talon. She instinctively put herself on the edge, ready to engage in a fight if the entity would attack Talon. Granted, she knew that she would instantly, lose, but she didn't care.
Talon's safety was at the top of her priority no matter the enemy they were facing. Especially if it's an existence that she can't even understand.
"Is that the case, lady? I am quite surprised you have such freedom in this world." The boy said with a mysterious tone as if he was hinting at sothing.
Talon didn't catch aning, but Acrypha did and her eyes turned even colder as she stared at him. 'Bastard…' She thought to herself. 'Don't you dare utter a single word…' She threatened him with her eyes alone.
Even though the difference in strength between them was certainly massive, Acrypha wasn't a pushover. She wouldn't let anyone trample on her simply because they're stronger. They would have to try way harder than that to do that
"What does he an?" Noticing the change in her expression, Talon asked.
"No, it's nothing," Acrypha replied.
"Hmm, ok…" Even though Talon wasn't convinced by her weird tone, he didn't push any further since Acrypha didn't seem to say anything. At least not in front of rit. So, instead, he turned to the man.
"So, you said that you are a rchant that goes through dinsions to sell items. But, you didn't tell exactly what are you. Where did you co from?"
Talon was sure that this wasn't a human since well, no human can actually be this strong. 'Could he be so kind of divine being? Perhaps even a god?'
As ridiculous as it sounded, it was still a possibility. To think an entity as broad as the term 'God' could appear in front of him in such an underwhelming manner.
"You ran out of allowed questions, boy." However, rit refused to answer. "Don't be too greedy for your own good, you might regret that." He added as he rested his back on the old wooden chair.
"Don't bla for trying. I don't co across soone like you every day." Talon shrugged casually.
"Hahaha! With how you're treating right now, I would've believed you if you t people like every day." rit laughed amusedly.
Even though he told Talon about his truth, the young man still treated him casually. He couldn't even sense fear in the way he carried himself.
'Very interesting…' He mused secretly.
He would be lying if he said he expected this. But, the boy was certainly surprising him more and more with each passing second.
"To be honest, I thought I was going to start fearing you when you told you're an ancient being of sorts. But, I don't know why, but I don't see you as intimidating."
'Not that I really can do anything even if you were.' Talon smiled wryly.
"Hahaha! I will take that as a complint!"
'It isn't a complint though…' Without uttering those words, Talon finally turned around and asked. "Ok, since you said you do sell unique items. I think you are the perfect shop for ." He said.
"What do you want? As long as it exists and it isn't boring, I have it." rit replied with a smile.
"Well, my spear had recently broken and I've been looking for a good weapon to replace it. But, I couldn't find anything that could catch my eye. Can I find a good spear here?" He asked.
In reality, Talon was a little hopeful that rit could actually have the thing he had been looking for. If this entity didn't have a spear that might catch his attention, then he doubted anyone else could have such a thing. Naturally, he was a little nervous.
"Hmm, a spear you say? Now that I look at you, you do have the perfect body proportions for a spear wielder."
"Thank you. I have been using a spear for two months now so I'm quite good at it, well, to a certain extent." Talon replied.
"Two months, huh…" Hearing that, rit pursed his lips as he took another look at Talon's physique.
'Two months and he has these results. Now this is quite surprising.' He thought to himself. 'To reach that level, it would take way more than a few months of training. Haha, what a monstrous talent…'
"So, do you have a spear for or not?" Seeing that rit had gone completely silent, Talon asked again.
"Don't put disrespect on my na, kid. I have spears that people would wage wars to get their hands on. But, I don't sell to everybody. So you're quite in luck." Saying that, rit stood up as he walked around the table again, and stopped in front of Talon.
"What kind of spear do you want? Long? short? Two blades? One Blade?"
"Uh…"
"Hmm, perhaps you might want a more versatile spear? Or are you going for pure strength?"
The questions rained down on Talon one after the other non-stop. However, he couldn't respond to any of them. Because he simply had no idea what rit was talking about.
'I know what kind of spear I want. But, I can't really describe it in words.' His face frowned slightly as he thought about it.
"Can you show ? I can choose for my own." Talon sighed and decided to simply look for himself. After all, he trusted his own eyes and senses.
"Quite the picky custor, I see. Well, I do not mind. Here." Saying that, rit snapped his finger lightly.
The mont he did that, ten objects appeared in front of him, floating in the air one next to the other. Talon instinctively took a step back in surprise.
'When did he…'
Blinking in surprise, he stared at the spears that appeared out of nowhere. The way they manifested was so weird that he can't even describe it with words.
"Haha, don't worry about it. I cannot keep everything I sell on these old shelves. So most of them go to the storage unit in the back and I can easily get them whenever I want."
"... Oh, ok…" Rubbing the back of his head, Talon decided to simply ignore whatever sorcery this man used. It was simply sothing he could not comprehend at his level and it would probably take him a long ti to reach a level where he could understand it.
"These are my best spears. Judging from your physique, I chose these. If they don't fit you, I can show you the other types." rit explained.
With that, Talon focused on the spears. There were exactly 5 spears floating in front of him. Each one looked drastically different from the other, design-wise and even aura-wise. The only thing that really put them all in the sa category was that they were all spears.
Other than that, they were completely different weapons. With that, Talon stepped toward the first one. The first spear was yellow in color with a shiny golden blade at the end of it. Beautiful engravings were drawn across the handle and up to the tip.
"What is this one?" Talon asked.
"That is the 'Ekzykes' Lightning Spear'. A spear that I found in the core of a lightning monster. It took a few days to find that thing and kill it. When it cos to lighting control, that spear is unrivaled. In the right hands, burning an entire world to ashes isn't that hard." The man replied.
Just hearing that explanation sent a chill down Talon's spine. For a spear to be able to fry an entire world simply because it's strong… He couldn't even imagine what kind of monster it ca from.
Slowly putting his hand on the handle, he felt a small sting in his hand as if he were electrocuted. But, he ignored it and picked up the spear and inspected it with his own eyes.
'It's a little heavy…' He thought to himself as he traced the outline of the spear with his fingers. Then, he slowly moved it down to check its balance.
'A little different from what I'm familiar with.' Even though he didn't swing it much, he could feel that the spear wasn't the sa type he used to fight with.
After a few minutes of inspection, he handed the spear back to rit. "This one isn't it. As strong as it is, I don't feel like I can fight with it normally."
As weird as it may sound, Talon wanted his next spear to be the sa exact weight, balance, and size as his Blue Lapis spear since that is the weapon he used to learn spearmanship.
He couldn't simply change the type and expect to get everything out of said weapon. Chemistry was important after all.
"Next weapon."
A//N: Any kind of support would be much appreciated, thanks for reading.
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