Nyxir stopped moving as creases gradually formed on his forehead.
' I saw Old Lu enter the tavern, how then did he come here so fast? '
'could it be another person who recognized me?'
' what do I say if I got caught?'
Different thoughts raced in his mind as he turned towards the direction of the voice.
"Oh Nyxir it's you, it's really you. I thought it will be until tomorrow before you show up"
An old man entered his sight, the man was slightly hunched and was as skinny as the rest of the tramps loitering the area. The only difference is his pale skin and slightly neat appearance, he had a head full of sparse white hairs and he appeared very frail in his loose linen green shirt and a white dotted black pants, his face was rather thin and his jawline triangular with dull green eyes.
' Neil ' A name surfaced in his mind and his expression eased slightly.
It was the tramp the former Nyxir had befriended, he always came to buy him food whenever he visited the market and he used to listen to him talk about his life as a kid.
' Are those money saved for this man? '
' I might have misjudged him, I think he is rather kind hearted. '
' I might as well ask him about Segan '
"Good afternoon Mr Neil Sir, I am visiting for a very important matter and I might need your help"
He smiled and walked towards the old man who stood under a tree.
" What might you need my help for ? I will do it to the best of my frail body" Neil replied smiling brightly at the approaching Nyxir.
"You're being too polite Sir, it is just a casual information I need to know" he arrived near the old man and helped him sit down.
' He smells quite nicely but why do I feel like I'm trembling when I helped him just now? '
' am I cold or is it fatigue? '
" I will help you get something to eat I will be back, you need to retain some strength first before you engage in any conversation" Nyxir smiled as he walked towards the restaurant.
They are tramps because they have no place to sleep and people will not accept them into their house for fear of contracting their illness so even restaurants have no choice but to use disposable plates to serve them and not allow them into the restaurant even if they have money to get food.
Neil was recently brought by the government officials after losing his house and assets due to his illness, every other tramp in the market has similar stories but Nyxir got close to Neil because he felt the sincerity in his voice.
There was a kind of disease that often infects people especially middle aged and old people, the government has tried many means and tests in order to find a cure but to no avail, the infected can only be maintained until his life force is eventually thinned and weakened before eventually succumbing to death.
It has been discovered that people who got this disease are people who are unable to awaken their divinity as well as people with very small amounts of divinity who are unable to grow stronger. It was then theorized that those who are unable to awaken their divinity are most likely to get the disease at a very early age while those with small divinity who are unable to grow stronger will also most likely contract it later in their life as for the reason, no one knows.
And anybody infected by this disease can only wait for their death but still it was stated that it is not a communicable disease, people were just too afraid or disgusted to shelter an infected person especially someone who isn't their family.
' I see, so the governments are still hiding it? Well it is a wise call to avoid panic '
Nyxir mused after going through the newly surfaced memory as he entered the restaurant.
The restaurant was warm unlike the harsh sun outside and the sweet aroma of different cuisine wafted in the air causing him to salivate. He swallowed hard and tried not to show it as he approached the counter where a nice looking lady stood up to attend to him.
"Good day Sir what can we get you?" She nodded slightly at Nyxir who rolled his eyes twice in frustration.
' Crap! I don't know what my twelve coppets can get '
He had picked three out of the five silver on the cupboard two 5 coppets and one 2 coppet.
The silver coin is known as a coppet and there three denominations which are 1 coppet, 2 coppet and 5 coppet. They are used for small transactions like foods, transportation, and other miscellaneous activities. But Nyxir has never spent a coppet before, he always spends gold coins also known as " Golden falcon wings and falcon wings for short".
A falcon wing is like 1000 coppet which is a very large gap and he had not eaten food here before so he did not what price he had to pay for a simple meal set.
' Damn this guy did he leave no memories of himself behind except for a name? '
" I will get what these could afford, I want it to be a simple meal " Nyxir replied as he opened his palm revealing three shinny silver with a mountain peak carved on the side facing up, with two bearing the number 5 while one bears the number 2.
"Oh it must be for the tramp outside, we have your regular order" the young lady replied, scribbled a note before passing it to a partitioned space through a small opening.
"Your order will be ready in a minute pls be patient"
' This Nyxir guy really is something, he obviously has not eaten in this restaurant before if not I could have recalled something but I did not even feel a spark or any familiar feeling. He used his money to help Neil eat whenever he visits the market '
"Here you go Sir" the attendant's voice interrupted him again and he took the paper box with food design on it with the name of the restaurant written in bold yellow squishy ink against a red background.
"Thanks a lot" Nyxir said and exited the restaurant, headed for the tree where Mr Neil was waiting.
He placed the food down and watched Mr Neil silently eat.
' He eats slowly and neatly as well, but why is this trembling back? '
' And my heart is palpitating like I'm agitated slightly '
' is it him? '
' did Nyxir also feel the same when near him? '
After Neil finished his food, Nyxir looked a little relaxed and smiled at the old man as he watched him drink the water packaged alongside the food.
' Why is that? '
' Why am I feeling weird today? '
His mind went back to the snake incident but he quickly shook it off.
' This man will never hurt me, besides it is like fear and not danger '
' what am I afraid of? Or rather what scared Nyxir in this place '
' I'm thinking too much again '
He exhaled slowly and watched the old man rest his back on the tree after drinking the whole water, he had a smile on his face.
' He must have endured hunger really well '
"What is your question?" Neil replied as he looked at Nyxir nodding for him to go on.
"Oh it's about Segan, did you know his whereabouts or what he did recently?" Nyxir carefully phrased his words like he is just looking for Segan in order to prevent any attention from anyone nearby.
Although the tramps are living peacefully outside each scuffling for food and enduring their pain as their body gradually loses vitality, Nyxir knee there must be government officials and enforcers lurking around, even Diviners might be there so he chose the appropriate word to mask his questions like just casually asking the whereabouts of Segan.
"Segan?" Neil looked surprised as he stared at Nyxir unblinkingly for a moment before exhaling softly.
"Why would you look for Segan after all, there is bad blood between both of you? "
" Well Segan died a few days ago, he was taken away by enforcers after he got into a fight and was badly injured "
" Hmmm? Segan is dead? " Nyxir had anticipated some answers like he recently visited the black cave or ran away but died? It really caught him by surprise.
' what could have happened to Segan? '
' why do I feel like I'm in more trouble? '
" When did he die? " Nyxir could not help but inquire further.
"Around this time yesterday" Neil replied as he slowly closed his eyes as if recollecting something.
" This time yesterday?"
' Isn't that the time I reincarnated over? '
' what the hell is all this? '
"It's such a pity, I really wanted to see him" Nyxir replied, his tone grave and his face sour as he looked into the distance.
" I know you're a kind boy but someone like Segan is not someone you should relate with, some things just never change and it is better to forget about him" Neil replied as he pats Nyxir's shoulder.
" Thank you Mr Neil, I will take my leave now" Nyxir got up and clasped his hand at Neil before heading in the direction of the tavern where Old Lu entered.
"This is such a tricky situation, what could I have with Segan?"
"Even Neil said we had bad blood between us and the first person Old Lu suspected attacked Nyxir was him"
" This is a very dangerous situation "
' The government covered his death with a fight, it must have been related to corruption, the same thing that happened to Nyxir perhaps '
Nyxir walked along the busy road passing through the busy mob while trying not to step on people's feet to avoid trouble.
"Hmmm?" Nyxir paused
"Someone is looking at me"