Darkus - The Rise of the Sapphire

"What do you think?" asked the one-eyed grandma which pulled me back from my trance.

"It's...it's just amazing and beautiful. I can't take my eyes off it," I wanted to wear it. That's where it actually belonged. Not in some small wooden box which shunned its brilliance.

"You can have it for 30 province permits," she said.

"30?!!" I exclaimed. All of a sudden, the necklace didn't look so appealing. Province permits were these expensive permits you needed to travel to other provinces. The amount of service hours required to get one was crazy.

"Yes. As a discount I'll settle for 20... your choice. Take it or leave."

"How about 15?"

"Deal."

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Darkus is a planet existing millions of light years away from Earth in an entirely different galaxy. It is the abode of men and women gifted with certain powers. The planet is ruled by a council headed by a Riasto. And every three years, a selection committee chooses four residents from an alien planet and gives them the powers of a sorcerer and welcomes them as its citizens.

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#44 in planet - highest ranking so far 😄