Black market. Ch33
The note when he opened the wrinkled up note he had received from the mad scientist it had a single scentence he wasn't sure just what it meant though." Go to the black market and find the mistress." Was all it said. He wasn't exactly sure of what this meant or the implications that would come to him as a result of it. Just who was the mistress and what could she do for Krow or could she do for the mad scientist she had no idea.
The black market singelhandedly the world's largest conglomerate with every gang from all over the world around it. Hosting the biggest parties and underground night cities all over it. He knew he would need to find the traveler before he could even get into the black market. Somebody who knew how to get into the black market where to go and where to find stuff in the black market and how to get out of the black market. So he went the only place he could he think of. He went to the agency and before he could step foot on the premises a traveler spoke to him. Travelers are creatures wrapped in all black able to speak almost any language and able to help anybody at all for a price." Woah son you know you can't go in there at all your business is with me" said the traveler clearly an older one by his tone.
Travellers were vary weary of people and held long staffs like a mage. They were people of the past that didn't pass onto afterlife and instead remained nobody knowing how exactly you even become a traveler it just made them more mysterious." Well fine then if you're a traveler then you have to show me just how I can get into the black market" said Krow in front of the man trying to unravel his true identity." Do not push your luck any further then you already have child, I will show you the way but in return you must find your way out of their on your own." Said the traveler with strong conviction in his words.
Okay that's fine just take me there already geez grandpa." Said Krow trying to lighten the mood and have sarcasm in his voice but the traveler just ignored him. Nobody was even sure of how they existed in the first place the travelers it's more of just without them the world might not be able to function properly everyone thought. Slowly throughout the city he eventually took Krow down a back alleyway." Well this can't get any worse can it." Said Krow. Clearly it could as the traveler lifted the lid off of the sewer entrance and jumped down." Well fuck me I guess then I'm crawling with the rats huh" said Krow clearly just trying to be sarcastic.
After jumping down he noticed the traveler had a torch with him to light the way as their feet were in the nasty sewer water and they could hear all sorts of creatures around them. The sounds indescribable and honestly irritating but also scaring Krow." Do not worry those sounds you hear they cannot harm you while the torch is activated you have to make sure no matter what the torch is activated traversing going into the black market and exiting do you understand young one?" Said the traveler even looking back at him though Krow could tell his face at all with the black hood covering it." Yeah I got it old man" said Krow although this advice he probably should've listened to more deeply. Though Krow didn't at all regrettably.
After going through for what felt like hours they had finally reached it. The entrance to the black market a big black metal entrance with a symbol on it. Suddenly the traveler went up and knocked on it in a certain rhythm and it opened. Then the traveler walked through and so did Krow. Although Krow was astonished by what he was seeing in front of his eyes. Before he could even thank the traveler he was gone. Looking next to him all he saw was now black mist and nothing else there at all. Though in front of him was a sight to behold.
Multiple species in front of his eyes way more then above. Elves monks. Cyber world people. Several other species from other continents he didn't even know about it truly opened his eyes. He noticed the constant dust in the air and the rags n riches type of stores all over some completely poor while some rich as can be all on the same strip line of stores. People on the sides of the stores and in back alleyways starving or in constant pain. Children hurt from the lack of their parents or from the starving sensation from hunger. Lights strung all in the city above the people no street lights or barely any to be seen at all. Buildings made out of claw barely even hardened and red. A few buildings made straight from bricks.
Bugs and several other specimens of animals walked around spiders and snakes on the ground and on the sides of the wall. Dried up flowers and moss covering the walls of the old buildings. Some buildings broken in half asphalt leaning and mud everywhere to try and fix buildings. People seemingly in slave labor conditions looking like they had been working for several days almost dying from pure exhaustion. Water barely anywhere as all there was, was wine and everyone drank it.Several people all trying to sell Krow stuff as soon as he walked in it was complete chaos it seemed like. As much as it was real and it showed the state of the world it also seemed like hell.
A hell that as fast as he was here he also wanted to leave but he knew this wasn't even the half of it he still had to see the night parties and the other side of the black market. He wasn't even sure what else he could see at this point that would suprise him. Though he clutched the piece of paper in his hand in his pocket to remind him of his goal. He could not get distracted by people's disheartening circumstances afterall he was not their savior as much as it hurt him.