Crimson Magister

Chapter 3

The lab floor was completely covered with crumpled research notes and various kinds of containers, some were empty while some contained various organs and body parts and some were shattered and their contents leaked over the floor.

Centre of the lab was taken by a massive empty container with purple liquid bubbling inside it, multiple smaller tubes were left floating inside the liquid.

It was so large that one could fit multiple humans inside quite comfortably, multiple pipes were leading outside the container leading into walls bringing the unknown liquid elsewhere.

One large table took part of the space with magical lights lighting entire lab as to not leave a single shadow.

Old man that looked like he passed well into his 100s and yet looked like he was as fit as he was in his youth read a message he received by his loyal servant, message that brought his spirit to the new high.

He could feel he was nearing the end of his life, he tried everything to avoid death and yet it was now here ready to collect him.

But it seems it was not over, his most loyal advisor used one of the rare dimensional mailbox items to deliver him the news that could make even dead dance.

The specimen he was searching for was captured, and currently being transported to City of Razul.

Transporting a specimen through red dawn was easiest route available to him, as the nobles could easily be bribed, and he did not plan to spare any expenses.

Annoyed by the failures of finding Holy Blood specimen, he decided to hire legendary Order of the Golden Rose.

They were more expensive than any other mercenary band but he did not regret it now.

He would pay even more than promised 500,000 crowns just to finally get his hands on the Holy Blood.

Where all others failed the Golden Rose was able to not only capture but promise quick transport, as his Observer described they were true professionals unlike other bands he hired.

His decades of research lead him to findings that would lead to the creation of the Immortality elixir, he was able to devise a recipe that would grant user youth and immortality.

And yet only thing that he lacked for years was the Holy Blood, but soon he will have it, soon he won't have to fear death.

He stood up from his chair as he approached the empty container before nodding to himself "I will soon have the holy blood, and I will be Immortal"

It was his servant that suggested hiring Golden Rose, at beginning he hesitated due to their price but it was a right decision.

He approached the door of the lab before making his exit.

Perhaps his servant could deliver the specimen faster than the Golden Rose as he always seemed more reliable than anyone else, but he decided to leave it to his most trusted servant that made his life work possible.

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The transportation was ready, a carriage with the cage containing the captive elf was fully loaded and horses fed and rested, in mere moments they would be on the road to City of Razul.

The elf prisoner has been sedated and is fully unconscious, her cage was exposed but it wouldn't be for long as they finished their preparations.

"The blessed child still hasn't come after us..." Golden Fang rubbed his chin as he thought about it.

Perhaps it wasn't the blessed child that killed his men but an actual monster, yet he did not want to believe a mere monster would be able to defeat his finest fighters.