Chapter 55: Chapter 55
Light was about to tint the dark sky. Selenia put on her dress after bathing; Mart had taken a regenerative potion to speed the healing of wounds.
She who was about to leave, caressed Mart’s lip cutting it until the blood appeared, then she kissed him and said:
-I will love you, to the end.
-You are mine, I will burn anyone who tries to hurt you. -He answered and then she walked to the window. -You can use the door.
-No, that’s how I came to you, now it has its charm. -After those words Selenia crept out of the room.
"It’s amazing how a little pain can be enjoyed," thought Mart, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood in his mouth.
[Forms of pleasure (masochism): demonic rewards]
Mart was puzzled when he saw the notification, but the reward was so good that he preferred not to say anything; however, he felt that he had understood something, regarding what he had read in the books "demonic hearts", but he still needed to corroborate it.
"How can I sell the information I have on the conspirators without getting in trouble; if I go to the director it will be a problem; mmm, even if they treated me badly, grudges don’t feed," Mart changed the sheets and blankets. Then he sat down at his desk and wrote a letter. When he finished he sealed it, soon after, when Iristel arrived in the room, he asked her to tell the maid Menna to deliver the letter and gave Iristel 5 gold coins to give to Menna as payment for the important assignment.
That same day when classes arrived, one of the students that Mart had helped to escape and who had given him the box with the demonic ring with the two thousand gold coins, approached the entrance of the classroom of the B class.
Mart said goodbye to Selis and Asfil, he approached the student follower of Nirian who informed him:
-Miss Alcariz is waiting for you in the Danteriar gardens.
"She’s a very impatient person; she won’t last long if she keeps this up," thought Mart who only nodded and followed Nirian’s follower through the corridors of the Danterior Academy. Until they reached the entrance of the labyrinth where one of the elegantly dressed minotaurs was waiting for them.
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Again at the same place with the same dome in the labyrinth, but this time the trajectory was longer. Standing in front of Nirian, this time Mart was more natural.
-It’s a pleasure, I never thought I would call so quickly. -Mart indicated as he took a seat.
Nirian gestured and the student who had accompanied Mart along the path walked away.
-What do you want Mart, you must want something in return? Based on the information you showed me. -Nirian indicated, staring at Mart.
-That’s true, no matter how considerate a person is, only a fool would give something valuable without receiving benefits. -Mart, seeing that Nirian did not speak, continued. -I want a million gold coins, and that they do not investigate anything related to people close to me. If you do, the future will be dire, and we don’t want that.
-A million gold coins. Do you think your information is worth enough? -Nirian expressed firmly.
-Another thing, they will not allow anyone to know that it was me who gave the information, and to guarantee that, we can make an oath before Alvat. -Mart expressed serenely.
-The demon deity of secrets. -Nirian muttered.
"Demon deity of secrets?", I have to write that down when I get back to my room.
-Yes, so I’ll show you a partial report on the information I have, and you won’t be able to divulge anything until I receive my deserved retribution. Besides, I am not asking for the coins from you, you will be the intermediary between your father and me, or between the director and me; believe me, they will consider the sum as little and my requests will be the least of it.
-Do you think they will believe my words? -Nirian questioned.
-If they first agree to give half of the payment I will provide a third of the information, the rest will be when they swear before Alvat to comply with what was agreed. -Mart explained.
"I never thought you could be so calculating," thought Nirian as he saw Mart observing the surroundings.
-I’ll give it a try. -Nirian replied and right after he recited:
"In the shadows Alvat is witness,
Of the covenanted agreements
That shall never be broken,
For should anyone break the agreement,
The wrath of Alvat shall destroy him."
Once the oath was sworn, Mart showed her a list of one-third of the students who were corroded by the demon God’s energy, which she called corrosive energy. The list mentioned those with a high possibility of being conspirators and the rest of the students who were also becoming corroded in the last two months.
Nirian was surprised "How did you do this; when? Were you really always a jerk or did you pretend to be one because your grandfather assigned you a mission? no, but if that were the case I wouldn’t be asking for money would I?"; Nirian looked at Mart and he told her:
-Try to be discreet, one mistake and there will be chaos that will leave many dead in its wake.
Nirian read the list again, and when he finished, he stored the information in his own demon ring.
-Miss Alcariz, could you bring me 6 slices of cake. -Mart said in a relaxed tone.
-Is that how you act with your close ones? -Nirian asked as she rang a bell, and a few seconds later her follower approached her, and she told him:
- bring six slices of cake.
-Make it seven servings. -Mart added.
-Seven, yes make it seven. -Nirian indicated and the student left to fulfill the request.
Nirian looked at Mart who still had not given him an answer to his trivial question and said:
-I apologize for misunderstanding you. I will talk to Nely.
-No, that’s not necessary; let her believe that I am what you made her believe; I am no longer interested in her. -Mart exclaimed serenely but there was a slight trace of contempt in his tone.
-She...
Nirian was going to intercede, but Mart shook his head and she understood that there was no turning back.
A short time later Mart found herself following another elegantly dressed minotaur she had not seen before, as she looked down one of the paths, she saw a black rose adorning the green walls of that path. He felt curious, but refrained from asking, however he had already attracted the attention of a charming and mysterious female voice who told him:
-Come whenever you want, just say that you are a guest on the "path of solitude".