MARK OF THE BEAST - 666
"I'm afraid all your men including Camliden were killed while attempting to steal the Root of Shadow", I told Mother Asereth who was sad at losing her men, including her top liutenant.
But she wasn't too devastated by it. Losing assassins on missions was a common occurrence in her trade.
"I'm glad you made back here alive, Ivan", Mother Asereth said to me.
"I'm lucky. But what is the Root of Shadow for anyway?" I asked her.
"That Root of Shadow can awaken the magic of Shadow", she told me.
"Don't you already have shadow magic with your Solomon moves?" I asked her.
"Awakening of Shadow is different from the use of magic that mimicks shadow like what we do. Only the Mages of Prolis can awaken true Shadow magic", she explained to me.
"Then why do you want the root for, if you can't use it?" I asked her.
"Because the Mages of Prolis will pay a good price for it", she replied to me.
"Damnit, it's about money again", I asked the mother.
