Amyra

Chapter 11

'Now that,that's finished what else do I need to do?'

Somewhere deep in the forest..

' What was that prescence I just felt?', Winter asked himself, ' it suddenly appeared and disappeared. Is it that man whom the goddess helped? I doubt it can be anyone else'. Winter decided to let it be, as he wasn't showing signs of muderous intent.

In the cave of protection.. The man opened his eyes, unconsciously letting his prescence out for a while, only to  see an unfamiliar yet familiar surrounding. ' Why is it so bright?', he asked himself, as he got up from of the flat rock and looked around his surroundings observing them more. ' These flowers weren't always like this', he thought walking up to one of the flowers growing on the cave walls touching it. 'It's warm!!', he thought with a surprised expression on his face. The flowers began to emit a golden hue that lit up the whole cave surprising him more.

" light flowers but how?", he asked himself out loud, " I was pretty unstable  when I entered this cave but I know for sure these were just ordinary flowers before", he said talking to himself, " did someone or something come here?". " And what's strange is that I am completely healed  even the dark prescence that infected my spiritual veins is gone", he said pondering to himself holding his chin between his tumb and index fingers, " what happened? It can't be a caretaker right?". " No", he said immediately, as if regecting the idea, " they don't like to meddle in human or cultivator affairs but still which human/ cultivator is capable of this?", he pondered looking at the divine flowers.

' Never mind', he said sighing after a while of thinking,' let's leave it at that. It appears whoever or whatever it was meant no harm to me or I would already be dead", he said, as he noticed the food left by Amyra where he was lying. Taking it with him after he checked if it was poisonous and it seemed safe.

He exited the cave and placed a mark on it incase he had to come back again if anything happened. The mark was in the shape of a flame, on the mouth of the cave he placed it in an hard to find position. " The flowers are valuable but not for cultivation", he said thinking out loud, " they can be used more for healing of almost any injury". ' I'll put up an invisible barrier for now to protect them from being found and ravished by other cultivators and humans', he thought making a series of complex hand motions making a seal appear over the cave making it completly invisible.

" It looks like a beast was at the entrance of the cave too, as if guarding it", he said looking at the complex tracks at the cave entrance, that were staying in place not entering the cave, " and a person. Must be the one who saved me. A beast tamer?". He looked seeing the two tracks going into a specific direction, " they left not too long ago. A day maybe seeing as the tracks look a little faint".

" Should I follow them?", he asked himself, curiosity filling his being, " I was heading in the same direction anyways. I hope we meet so I can give you my thanks", he said with a slight smile on his face, rushing off in the same direction of the tracks.

Amyra was busy walking around in Strata. ' All in all, it's not that much different than the town I was in last', Amyra thought walking down a street, ' the buildings and technology is just a bit more developed here. There also appears to be a class system for the humans and another for cultivators, but seeing how the numbers of the later are so low they are more respected in more ways than any high ranking human'.

" I didn't see any beggars on the streets either, that means the economy is good", Amyra said softly to herself.

' lets pass back by 'Blessing' to see how Omar is doing and to get another piece of equipment', Amyra thought as she looked at the system map, 'thankfully I remembered to mark it on my way out'.

The door bell chimed as she entered the workshop.

" ah, miss. Amyra, it's good to see you again", Omar said seeing her enter. " How are you?", Amyra asked him. "I am good Mr. Omar, your shop still looks so vacant", Amyra said noticing no one else here again. " Yes, well it can't be helped. I couldn't afford any places on the front street when I came and I still haven't saved enough money from my frequent visitors to buy a spot", he answered with a sad look on his face but it soon beacme a happy one as he thought of finally getting a new shop on  the front streets.

" You moved to Strata?", Amyra asked interested. " Yes, I used to live in Mendria the home and capital of the dwarves ", he answered reminescing, " sadly I had to move because things were getting to hectic there at the time". "What happened?", Amyra asked concerned. " The war, it raised taxes too much there and I couldn't pay them so I fled as did many others", he responded. " A war?", Amyra asked interested in Amyris' history. " Yes, between Mendria and Denmark, the human capital", he answered her curiousity. " Oh", she  answered with an unknown look on her face, ' war, it happens everywhere, huh. I wish Amyris didn't have any'.

"Anyways enough with the sad talk, did you want something?", he asked giving a knowing look towards Amyra which surprised her a bit, " how did?...never mind", Amyra said remembering what he told her last time they met.

" Can you customize items?", she asked him. " Yes, but it will be more expensive". " That's ok", Amyra answered smiling. " I want another dagger that could double as a long sword but also has a shield attribute. Can you do that?", Amyra asked  worrying it might be too much. " It would be a little difficult but it's manageable with the right materials", Omar said holding his chin thinking.

" What level are you?", he asked. " Level 20", Amyra answered without hesitation. " That might be more cumbelsome for you and dangerous to some extent", he said. " Why?", Amrya asked worriedly. " Some of the materials I need require demonic or magical beasts ores and skin, as well as,  rare plants that could only be found deep within magical forests. Mainly the celestial forest where no cultivator ever survived going"

" Oh? Can you use substitutes?", Amyra asked not wanting to get no more attention by taking out her materials that she saved from the Celestial forest. The first merchant was so surprised when she did at first. She didn't want that much attention again.

" Yes, but the weapon quality would be reduced"

" Oh?", Amyra answered with a sad look but soon she got happy as she thought about something. " Can you teach me?", she asked him mysteriously catching Omar off guard. " What?", Omar asked surprised. " Blacksmitting", Amyra clarifyed. " Why?", he asked her curiously with a searching look on his face, looking at her straight in the eyes.

" So that when I reach a high level in my cultivation I can make that", Amyra answered him, " Though it might take a while", Amyra answered with a sad look, " but I am confident that I can get there and get the materials in no time", but soon a joyous but mysterious look appeared in her eyes.

" Doesn't cultivators take long to cultivate...Are you planning to get the materials by yourself and make it yourself", he answered realizing what she said, " don't do that it's too dangerous".

After a bit of nagging, Amyra decided not to push him any further seeing that he cared for her. "Can you teach me?", Amyra said coquetishly giving him puppy dog eyes.

"Your'e going to be the end of me girl", Omar said sighing making Amyra happy, "but only the basics, as I don't want you putting yourself into dangerous situations", he said bluntly giving her a look.

" Ok! Thank you!", Amyra exclaimed happily, jumping up and down in joy.