Lola looked at the book, "so you want duplicates of the instruction on Mythical Forging? How many?" She asked with a grin. "Three copies. And then give her one of them. I'll pay you for your time?" Lola smiled big at that. "Well step right over here I even have a magic circle for such an occasion. You're not the first to come in and come with the trade. Some spell scrolls can be duplicated, that's how I keep up stock" she set the book down on a stone slab sitting on a table. The center had a carved magic circle. She set it in the middle and pressed her hands on the edge of the circle. Began to pour chi into it and it started to glow. The book then split into four identical copies. The three copies were transparent at first before slowly materializing. The pages inside the book began to glow on their edges. "Take a few minutes to copy the words" she said leaning against the table. "So the War King is dead, correct?" She knew the answer but wanted to hear it anyway. "Yes" Sun Demon sipped her tea as they stood talking. Smiling stood watching the copy being made. "So what's your plan now?" Sun asked. Lola paused at this and shrugged. "Store is destroyed. City is deserted. I could go to Oasis. But that's the closest town from here. The other is a hundred miles of desert. Not worth it unless you're well prepared. More or less I'm stuck here for the time being" she looked saddened at this realization. She looked defeated and resigned to her fate. "You?" Lola asked. "We move to the next realm on the list" Lola then perked up hearing this. "Move through the realms? Using the Gate? That's more than a hundred miles from here. Is that how you got here?" Smiling gave Sun a look. "No we have the means to travel through realms" Lola looked with wide eyes. "That's quite an item to do that. Your lucky" she then walked over to the kettle and poured a cup of tea.
Sun then looked at Smiling, "We should take her with us?" she whispered. Smiling scowled in confusion "You insane. Where we're going chaos will follow that's the way of it you know that" he whispered back. "Come on we should take responsibility and help her, it's our fault this city fell" Smiling then became visibly angry. "We didn't do this the god damn War King did" Sun shook her head at his explanation. "Well regardless of your bullshit reasons I'm offering a hand to help her. That's what we're supposed to be doing on this mission" Lola turned, "You two are not quiet" which caused them to go silent and stare at one another.
"Listen regardless of the danger I appreciate the offer. Having said that I would take you up on that offer. If you let me come with you I won't be a bother. I can assist in any magical needs you have?" Smiling shook his head. "You don't understand. We walked with the King Slayer" Lola scowled and then looked at the Sun. "Well regardless I go at my own risks. I can even pay" Smiling then shook his head. "Keep the money. You'll need it on this journey. If that's done copying. Best get packed. We need to make one more stop as a group before we head out" he left the room in a huff. Sun gave Lola a warm smile, "Guess that's a yes" she then sipped her tea with a satisfying smile.
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Ghost finished cleaning out his hideout into some special items with dimension spaces in them. When he arrived he found the Red Demon waiting sitting on the edge of the roof. Ghost looked up and the two had a moment of silence staring at one another. "I have some tea if you like some?" Red proclaimed. Ghost however did notice he had no mask over his face revealing it entirely. Ghost was taken aback. He then made his way up to the roof and sat next to him as Red handed a cup of tea. Ghost took it, removing his own mask and took a sip. "So how are you doing?" Red asked, surprisingly concerned. "I'll be fine for missions ahead" his answer was blunt and plain to the root of what he thought the question meant. "Not what I asked?" This caused Ghost to pause and then glare at Red. "It's the answer you're going to get. It's what you mostly want to know" Red shook his head while taking a drink of tea.
"You miss judging me then. You carry around a guilt that I can smell coming off you. My question was more concerning than anything. But you say you're good then I'll take it at face value" he drank his tea and stood up. The pot and cups then disappeared into his ring. "Best wait on the bottom floor for the others. Ghost sat in silence and stared at Red's back as he walked out into the stairwell. Ghost stared up at the red and orange sky.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard voices arguing. "You keep thinking that. I'm going to laugh when you're wrong" Smiling said as he reared the corner. He had a smug look on his face and then it quickly went away when he saw Red Demon's face in full view. "Wow so you do have a lower half face? By the stars it's a miracle" he said with a big smile. Red merely rolled his eyes and saw Sun Demon following behind with a guest. He hooked an eyebrow and approached the two women. "So who's this?" He looked the short girl up and down. Using his senses he basically scanned her. 'All Seeing what kind of readings you get off her?' All Seeing was silent before answering. 'Seems she's a Magus. I'm not getting any negative vibes from her except she's extremely nervous' Red inwardly nodded at that being a normal reaction. "I'm Lola. I ran a spell shop and well it's basically destroyed at this point. I was under the impression you could give me a lift out of this shit hole?" She smiled big. Red pursed his lips, his scar upon it wrinkled up looking like a lightning bolt growing from his lip. "So where is it you want to go?" She became silent for a moment. 'Hadn't thought that far?' He thought surprised at the silence. "Realm of Winged Things" Red was taken aback.
He then smiled, "Sadly taking you there now would be impossible. I have somewhere to be and it isn't backwards" Lola's face dropped. "However, if you can be of assistance in my next task. I'll take you there personally, but must warn you nothing good is going to happen where we're going. You see this city?" He stretched his hands and had a stern look. "We may not have caused all this in the long run. But we sure as hell contributed to this city's death" he was blunt with her. She chuckled at that and set her back down on the ground. "Oh you're a funny man aren't you. Don't get full of yourself, this city was dead long before you got here. Ask him he was there for most of it" she pointed to Ghost who was now standing with the group. "Who's she?" He asked with confusion his mask clipped to his belt.
"Someone who needs our help getting out of here. We have the ability, why are we arguing about this?" Red scowled at Sun Demon. She didn't back down. "You two speak of doing the greater good and Fate chose us all this shit. So far I've only seen death over saving truly anyone. We have the ability to take her to the realm of her choosing with a quick flash. You're merely acting out of inconvenience" Red sighed. "It's not an inconvenience. My goal is to save lives and all the lives I take are those who deserve it. Right now another realm suffers while we stand here arguing. We saved who we could here. It's amazing anyone survived some realms" he looked at Smiling and back at Sun. "Are not as fortunate as others. Your decision comes from the heart, but logically I can't change my plans at the moment to accommodate this act of charity" Lola then smirked. "Well then let me take you up on your offer. I'll assist you and then I will get my reward. Deal?" She extended a hand. "Haven't even told you where we're going?" She shook her head. "I'm useful, you can use me. Doesn't matter as long as you hold your end I'll hold up mine?" Red nodded and hesitated before taking her hand. 'Fair warning she has activated a spell of binding upon her palm' All Seeing warned. 'Well she might be useful so let's roll the dice' he said back. He shook it and a spell began to weave around their hands like threads. Red stared at her curiously, "Sly fox!" He then grinned. "Alright off to the Land of Chivalry" Lola's face then became a grimace. "Too late now" Red smirked back at her.
End of arc Horns of War.