Esperia by design was a seductress, she always had been and always would be. Erebus couldn’t help but feel his body move on it’s own as he took a spot beside her, as aggravating as it felt, he must agree to her words as they slipped her tongue, he did need all the money he could get and crucially.
Erebus was on a unique path at his current state, despite the bulk of his intelligence deriving directly off battle IQ. The Summoner was working with technology in recent times, using his own money to create the first machines capable of extracting mana. That in it’s entirety, was already possible by spell design, however… Pulling the mana open into a portal by stretching it, was the premise of the research and was very difficult synthesis— of which his connections still hadn’t figured out, although currently it seemed as if a Dragon Slayer might be the key, using their mana to directly target their dragon as a Gate, of course, this also meant the Portal would lead directly to the Slayer’s Dragon first.
Which was a bit of a risk, there would’ve been no way of predicting where the dragon is and where the portal goes. Or if you can go back out the way you came, all in all. He was still very early on with the whole plan.
Now, while this was Erebus’ personal interest, the whole project was capable of much, much more so it didn’t surprise him that it also interested this Demon. The potential was there to open a Pathos to Hell and/or the Abyss, but further deliberation and patience would be in requity to see any of that plot reach fruition. Erebus glances at the Spider Silk Maiden to his left, and speaks up. “My research is for Hunting Dragons, Items, and opening Gates of Worlds.”
He spoke it there openly to her, admitting his plans and actions up to now to the first person to catch the drift of his madness. That was all she was getting for now though, at the case of thievery or stopping his chaotic chase was all too possible. “Given that… What could a Demon like you want with a Human like me I wonder,” He answered again with that piercing sarcasm that he showed only to her, obviously not rude but demanding of her own information.
“Agh, so they want us to fight together.” Erebus laughed. “They really want us to kill these guys.” He measured the weight of Esperia and Erebus. The most wanted man in the country, and a Demon that was known to travel dimensional wormholes. There wasn’t much holding back one could expect them to do. “Don’t be upset when I do it.” He’d mutter coldly, clearly the trauma of being evil so long was truly setting in on the mentally ill Erebus. One thing was on point though, Espy was right. Stubborn, determined, and disturbed. These were the chemical ingredients that got him here, and would only take him beyond.
“You help me, and I’ll help you.” He finally spoke again, as they walked quietly towards the Coliseum. He knew he was of valuable information now— apparently, only Esperia beside his place knew the same, so around her he could trust he’d be protected. How she came to know anything preemptively was beyond his understanding though, as he wasn’t even sure Caius knew he existed, so this briefing was a bit fascinating to the Summoner.
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