Chapter 8
" The Crescent Moon." he stammers, immediately drop down on one knee and places his left arm on his chest bowing his head slightly.
The whole crowd goes quiet, all caught of guard.
" I apologize my liege." He hurriedly says immense respect present in his voice.
The woman immediately following suit, all the other guards stop pointing their spears and they all do the same.
Shocking even marguerite, as she takes a step back. Even the kappa is looking flabbergasted at the change of events.
" Did he just say the crescent moon." Someone mumurs in the crowd.
" He said it i clearly heard him." another voice replies.
" The crescent moon." Another says sounding skeptical.
" How many crescent moons do you know." another replies.
" Hah!! That kappa is dead meat, serves him right." Another jeers.
The kappa is standing there, his face already drained of it's color.
" It's ok, that being said, i didn't realize the prestigious guards of this city wouldn't be able to identify right from wrong." Mizuki says strictly, placing heavy emphasis on each word.
" I apologize for our short sightedness, please let us rectify our mistakes." He says, immediately standing up and pointing at the kappa
" Guards, apprehend that insolent trouble." He growls.
" Ok captain!!." All the guards yell in unison.
They immediately surround the kappa pinning him to the ground. their spears ready to take action.
" Please let me escort you." The captain offers slightly bowing his head.
" No need." She shakes her head.
" As you can see i have all the security i could possibly needm" She replies while gesturing before marguerite, whom is still processing what just happened.
" Then i should take my leave and please enjoy your stay in our city." He bows once more before taking his leave.
The kappa is getting dragged like a dog, a look of regret and contempt painted on his face.
Mizuki turns and see's the kid, still confused by the chain of events. She takes out a gold piece and tactfully places it in his hand.
" Well i better take my leave." She smiles then pats her on the head.
She turns to take her leave, marguerite following close by.
" I'll answer all your questions when we get back." She tells marguerite without looking at her.
They walk in silence taking different roads and intersection they make their way into the dark part of the city the number of luminous light sources greatly reducing the deeper they go in. Marguerite on alert as mizuki leads them on.
They arrive before a little dingy shop, it's painting already peeled off and it windows covered in muck making it impossible to look within the place is practically falling apart. She pushes the door, it makes a large squeaky sound like it wants to fall off.
The shop is filled with weird vials filled with murky fluids, pills that look pass their consumption time and ornaments covered in dust. Bottles of different shapes and sizes fill the shop, There are candles i every corner of the shop. Dispersing all the shadows around it.
A skeleton is at the counter a jar filled with a green vial and two blinking eyes is beside it, it slowly raises it's head and looks at the visitors with a look that says " Are you lost?, you better leave before it is to late."
She walks up to it, swiping her finger on the dust before rubbing it of with her thumb.
" I want to place an order." She says.
The skeleton displays irritated expression, then flicks it risk gesturing for them to leave immediately.
" Balor would you come out already or are you going to continue watching us." Mizuki yells.
The whole shop starts to shake like an earthquake just hit it, all the candle in the shop simultaneously get extingushed as a huge red figure appears out of thin air it has four muscular arms, tour blazing red eyes like smelted ingots ready to be shaped by a blacksmith with fire on it's head instead of hair.
Marguerite instantly pulls out her blade and jumps innfront of muziki. It scans the shops, it's eyes moving like balls of fire, ready to annihilate the porpertraitor. His eyes lands on them, Towering above them like a mountain.
" Who dares call my name." It asks, it's voice filled with power like the sound of an erupting valcano.
Mizuki steps foward and pulls out her talisman, she points it up before imbuing ki into it, The talisman runes immediately lighting up and emitting as purple light.
" The crescent moon." It scoffs.
" What business those does arrogant bastards have with me." It snorts.
" They even sent a puny pill formation ant to meet me, leave here and i'll spare your worthless lives." it declares and turns back to leave.
" Granny chiyo sent me." She yells after it and it freezes on it's tracks.
" That old hag, what does she want with me?." It asks a tinge of bewilderment in it's voice.
" She said you were the best pill refiner she knew and only you would be able to successfully make the what i want." She bows her head and says respectfully.
" And is it you want." He smiles obviously enjoying the praises.
She slowly pulls out the bottle containing the moonlight iris. Then hands it over to him, He accepts it and raises up to his face.
" Moonlight iris." It announces, obviously a bit impressed.
" I want you to help me make blissful moonshine pill." She humbly request.
" I'll pay whatever price you put." She immediately adds.
it scratches his chin, then turns around heading towards a door at the back.
" Follow me." It says before clicking its finger.
All the candles in the shop immediately lighting up once more.
" Oi pile of bones, don't let anyone disturb me." He tells it as they disappear into the door.
It is a long empty corridor with torches on both sides of the wall.
That immense pressure i felt from this guy must be at the skies of ascension, he has to be. If he could make me feel at edge like that. Marguerite thinks to herself.