CHAPTER 9
As he continued to browse through the shelves getting familiar with magic
An object in the corner of the library caught his attention
It was a bowl like item placed onto an alter made of transparent green jade, it had the appearance of
those expensive Chinese kitchen ware. The bowl was made of bonelike substance.
One could see the evil that was resonating from the bowl as well as the liquid inside it. Inside the
bowl there was a red liquid, it looked like blood, but Maverick wasn't sure.
If a human being was to look at the bowl, they would feel suffocated and they would die from the
pressure and toxic smell that was being exuded by the bowl.
Maverick neared the bowl out of curiosity and inside he saw a snake that was bathing in the bowl
and as if it had sensed his arrival, the blood began to ripple, and the snake began to move.
Out of reflex, Maverick took a step back. It wasn't because he felt threatened. In fact, he felt a
friendly feeling towards the snake, he had moved back because of the remaining traces of humanity
that were still lingering inside him, humans have a flight or fight mechanism that is instilled in them
from the moment they are born this helps them detect a dangerous situation.
The danger radiated by the snake had cause a reflexive movement from Maverick as well as Voldrack who was keeping guard of Maverick
The level of danger Maverick was exuding had caused Voldrack to feel fear.
Inside Maverick's Sea of consciousness, the snake began to absorb the blood inside the bowl and as it did, it began to grow bigger in size. It grew bigger until its width was as big as an adult male body builder.
When it reached that width, it stopped and then opened its eyes, the moment it did a red wave
appeared and began to spread outward, this was not limited to sea of consciousness. In the outside world the wave also appeared and began to spread and scan the area for about fifty kilometres before it dissipated.
Maverick stared at the snake as it looked straight at him for a few seconds as if trying to verify
something before it spoke.
"I greet the heir to the house of Zha'thikkar, the heir to the throne of fate, the son of chaos, the
usher of the apocalypse, his royal highness Zha'thikkar Ouroboros Khaoskkhraxys Korvyraxys"
"Huh! What?"
"Wait, you can talk!!!" Maverick was shocked
"Yes, sire I can speak"
"What is your name and what are you"
"I do not have a name for you have not given it to me yet your highness and as for what I am, I am
your servant, your shadow and your knight"
"I have to give you a name?"
"Yes, your Highness"
Maverick thought for a name, "I am not really good at naming things though, is that alright with
you? I might end up giving you a name you will not like"
"As long as it's from you, I do not mind sire"
"From now on your name is Zaratul, the snake of mercury"
"I assume you are a snake based on your appearance"
"To be more precise I am a basilisk sire; I am the epitome of all reptiles"
"I thank his highness for the name, I will strive to live up to the name and not let you down"
The moment Maverick named Zaratul, a black tattoo appeared on his wrist, it was a snake coiled up with its head resting on top of its body. Some changes began to happen to Zaratul at the same time, a black glow appeared and covered his whole body and after a few seconds it disappeared and a human wearing a black suit and black tie appeared. He was 6ft tall, sharp chiselled jaw with black eyes that had red iris with golden slit pupils.
Zaratul's appearance sent shivers down Maverick's spine. It was the first time he had seen someone so handsome.
"So, are you some sort of librarian or what?"
"No sire I am not"
"Then what is your purpose and how did you get here?"
"I will answer that but sire I advise you to go back to the real world I sense a presence that is
approaching your body as we speak, it might be a threat"
"When you go back just call my name and I will appear"
Hearing this Maverick did not panic he just followed the advice he was given; he stopped meditating and before he even opened his eyes, he called out his name
"Zaratul!"
A gust of wind wrapped itself around maverick and a thud could be heard as if someone had been
flung away. A dark figure appeared behind maverick and as if he could teleport, he went from
standing behind maverick to standing next to the body that had been sent flying.
He bent down and grabbed the assailant by the neck.
"Who are you?" Zaratul asked
"I should be the one asking you that, who are you and where did you come from"
An almost chocked and faint voice asked as it tried to fight for its life and free itself from the grasp
of Zaratul.
"You don't want to answer? Then I will just kill you and question your soul, that will be easier"
The moment he said this he tightened his grip and began to break the neck of the assailant
"STOP!!!!" Maverick shouted.
"He is not an assailant, stand down Zaratul"
"That's Voldrack, I know him"
Hearing this, Zaratul let go of Voldrack's neck and let him fall to the ground as he coughed and
gasped for air
Maverick walked towards the two and looked at Voldrack who was kneeling on the ground with a
little bit of disgust and disappointment in his eyes
"You alright?"
"Yes ...I ... am" Voldrack answered in between coughs.
"I thought you said you were a noble demon, aren't you supposed to be strong? how did you end up
almost losing your life in an instant"
"I am strong. Physically I am among the top one percent of the demons alive and in terms of magic I know for a fact that I am in the top five of all the demons below the royals"
"That thing standing next to you is an abnormality. I have never seen a demon that physically strong, is he a royal?"
"I am not a royal, how dare you compare me to his royal highness"
Zaratul was fuming with anger and began to take steps towards Voldrack who was still kneeling.
"You dare to call me a 'thing'? you ignore the name I have been given by sire"
As he said this, he had closed the distance between him and Voldrack. He lifted his foot and kicked
Voldrack in the head. Voldrack was sent flying towards the ceiling of the cave.
Zaratul began to prepare another attack.
"I told you to stop, didn't I?"