As the black mist around me vanished I noticed that I was now on a dirt road that led to an active market that was full of unique creatures and slaves of different species that were being held in cages.
There were stalls of food that were selling different kinds of potatoes that were prepared in a variety of different ways. This must have been a staple food for the humans of this town, or they would have had more available for the visitors to eat.
The slaves that they were selling today varied in species. There was a section where they were selling bull men. The main people who seemed to be buying these creatures were farmers.
"If you need muscle for manual labor, then look no further! A tall, muscular male human with red hair said as he started to walk in front of the farmers.
I noticed that as he spoke, all the human farmers became focused entirely on him, ignoring everything else that was happening around them.
Then, the second type of slaves that were being sold were all male bunny men. They were in a different section of the market. Unlike the first male that was speaking, he did not exclaim the kind of things that his slaves would be useful in, but somehow, he was getting people to buy his slaves with a single handshake.
"Come on, the types of slaves that we are going to be needing are going to be bought at a different location." Strovose said as he started to walk in front of me and waved his right hand for me to follow him.
As I walked down the dirt road, I was approached by most of the merchants, but as they approached me, they backed away with the same expression on their faces as they quickly left me alone. The expression showed that we were suddenly afraid of me.
At first, I was upset at what they did, but after a bit of thought, I decided that it was a good thing since that meant that they would not possibly try to scam me.
I followed Strovose through the market and into a large wooden building that was out of the way from the beaten path.
When I entered the building, I was unable to think clearly because of all the slaves that were reaching out of their cages, trying to grab me by my new dress. As they tried to grab me, they were shocked by the guards that were watching the cages.
"Keep your hands away from the body of our current clients." I heard the guard say as he started to beat on their arms with a wooden staff.
The building had two floors and was very well lit by a magical chandelier that covered the upper floor of the building with a light blue color. The slaves were divided into different sections based on the type of being that was being sold.
"So, do you have any kind of special request that you have for us?" I heard a bald male human that had on a black three-piece suit, and he was clean shaven.
"I have come here to get slaves for these two blood elves that go to school at the dark academy." Strovose said to him as he pointed to me and me.
"Well, as you always know, we always have all of your slave needs here no matter how dark that they are!!" the slaver exclaimed as I saw a massive grin spread across his whole face.
"Yes, I do. That is why I am here." Strovose said as he started to walk around, looking at all the slaves that were on the first floor.
"Also, I know that this is a bait late, but I am sorry about what I heard about what happened to Lord Carvas. He was taken from us far too early. " The slaver said to Strovose as he bowed to him.
As they mentioned lord Carvis, I was remembering how he was going to let me gain the power that I needed to break through the dark veil and get the revenge that I thirst towards the people that sold me to him without my consent.
"Thank you, and just to let you know, she was supposed to become his wife on that fateful day that changed everything." Strovose said as he pointed at me.
"So, are you telling me that she was the blood elf that has tamed a blood dragon? The female that got the nickname of The Dark Empress?" the slaver asked as he started to walk around me, which made me feel uneasy as if he was deciding my market value as he was looking at me.
"Yes, and if you try anything, I will have to do something that we will both come to regret later on," Strovose said in a deep and commanding tone.
I saw that as he looked at the slaver, his eyes turned red, and the slaver stopped moving around me as if he was afraid of Lord Strovose.
"Of course, Lord Strovose, I am here to serve you." He said as I saw him sweat very intensely.
"Good as long as you understand my point, I can ignore what I know that were trying to do."
"Thank you. What kind of slaves are you in the market for?" the slaver asked as he started to walk around the first floor of the building.
Strovose waved for us to walk up to him and tell him what we were looking for today.
"I am looking for a combat type. In the end I would prefer to train them myself." Sophia said as she stepped up in front of me.
"So, then you most likely want a beast man. I have the perfect slave for you. Follow me up the stairs to the second floor by yourself.
As soon as I heard those words come out of his mouth, Sophia then followed him up a set of stairs that was in the back of the room where I was standing.
Only a few moments later I saw that Sophia came down the stairs with a white tiger demi-human by her side with almost their entire body being covered in purely white fur except for their face which was tanned flesh.
"What kind of slave are you looking for, Dark Empress?" he asked me with a shine in his eyes that told me that he would have almost anything that I could ever want for sale here.
"I want someone that is adept at magic." I said to him as I walked up to where he was waiting for me to make my choice.
"Okay, then you are wanting something of elvish decent. I just happen to have a half-elf that you might want to be yours. Follow me." The slaver said to me as he waved his hands for me to follow him into a side room that was to my left.
When I entered the side room, it was quite dark with only one lantern hanging from the outside of the cage.
"Someone has come here to buy you off my hands. You should be grateful to your new master." The slaver said into the darkness of the cage.
Then I saw a tall and slim female half-elf that had pale white skin and long red hair. She was only wearing simple rags for clothes that were torn in the front belly section. Her eyes were an emerald green. I also saw that she had metal braces on both of her wrists.
The slaver opened the door, and the half-elf walked out of the cage. He then started to walk back into the main room of the building. I followed him, ready to make this half-elf officially my slave.
"Now that we have found you both a slave that meets your criteria, I will make the pact." The slaver said as he pulled out pieces of paper. "I need you to drip your blood onto the bottom of this contract."
After he spoke, I pricked my finger with a knife that was in the slaver's hand. Then, my new slave did the same. When we both did this, the contract started to glow, and the letters became red. As soon as that happened, I saw a red circular crest that became visible for me to see clearly on the center of her chest.
Then I saw that Sophia did the same thing with her new slave.
"I will thank you for your service. We are always open, " the slaver said as Strovose handed him a pouch of money.
I walked out of this slave market with only one thing on my mind that made my smile at the rare find that I had found on this day.