Agatha The Legendary Guild Master

The eyes of that master were widened as the tip of my spear was pointed towards his throat. He didn't expect me to change like this, however I was only playing nice until I got what I wanted.

I only played him.

"Are you… do you know the legends about the blood thirst witch from before?"

He muttered with disbelief, and I knew he had all the right to feel that. Without Shin's help, I wouldn't have ever heard about her name or the legends related to her.

As for the other stories that he told me, I didn't put them into my consideration, not yet. I had more proof and more time to be convinced, however I had to admit what just happened to me now was matching what Shin told me.

"You don't need to worry yourself about these things now. Just answer me and you will be free," I said without removing the spear from his throat.

"You know there are two big battling groups who might be interested in you, one who believes in the return of the witch, and the other who feels the need for the witch not to be reborn again," he said as his eyes were looking straight towards me.

He was trying to guess, and I would be a damn fool if I gave him any hint. This man was dangerous, so I had to behave with more care and be much more cautious.

"I don't know what you are talking about, but," I then pushed my spear to the front for a distance enough to cause a cut on his skin, "I know your plays and tricks. I will never fall for your wicked words again. either speak or die, and don't waste my time on things I don't care about."

My face revealed my resolve, so he had to believe some of my words, however I knew he wouldn't fall for my act. I had to find a way to silence him in the future, like silence him forever.

Here wasn't the right place nor the right time, so I had to keep along with him and later on I would find him again.

"Ok, I will tell you about the curses and I will also tell you about the two groups I just mentioned. Maybe, and I'm just assuming that, you would be interested in joining one of them."

He just said that and my spear was about to move forward again, but he added at once to evade my rage and his death:

"As for the curse you got, it was inherited from the witch herself. To be frank, she entrusted it to us and since that day no one ever wanted to buy this artifact, which was known later on by curses."

He finally began to talk, and I intended to milk all his knowledge and info without letting a drop drip my grip.

"So it was called an artifact, not a curse before. Why was it branded as a curse?"

"That happened a long time ago. We aren't the only auction hall who got an artifact from that witch. As far as I know, that witch left out fifty pieces of her own inheritance. All of them are classified as artifacts, and all of them are now branded as curses.

The story began when three brothers got obsessed with the witch's legacy and legends. This happened a few centuries after the death of that witch, as her legends were still alive and stories were told about her like fire.

The witch died, however her character was still there living among the people there. everyone wanted to lay his hands over the witch's artifacts, especially when there was a prophecy who spoke about these artifacts."

The prophecy word attracted my attention, as this reminded me of the prophecy Shin told me about. I gestured to him to continue as he added:

"This prophecy was long forgotten, however what was passed to us right now was only part of it. whoever gets any artifact will gain an absolute power, the power of the witch granted to her successor.

But I can tell you for sure there must be a missed part of this prophecy that we don't know. The brothers managed to get one artifact each, and later on the three died horrible deaths after a long time of suffering.

The three brothers left a warning, as the ancestors told us, the brothers kept repeating these words over and over again like they were obsessed with them."

"What words?" Diana asked with some curiosity.

"The witch artifacts aren't a source of power, they are sources of agony and despair. No one should have them, and once you get a piece of them you won't be able to escape their curse.

The artifacts are curses bounded to your soul. You have to turn yourself into their slaves, and even by answering their demands you will eventually fall and suffer.

These artifacts are curses, no one should ever lay his hand over them. no one should try to know their details or he will be cursed. Don't get cursed for nothing, don't be fools like us."

These words seemed like a child's play for me, however before I even open my mouth I heard the voice of Diana coming from behind:

"The three fools, the legendary cursed brothers; you can't be referring to them, right?"

I turned to look at her face which wasn't giving any good signs. She seemed to know what this sly man was talking about, and such I asked:

"Do you know them?"

She looked to me silently for a moment then she deeply sighed before saying:

"This- I don't know what to say. I just read about them once in the old records in the main library of the mystic art capital. The three fools, the legendary curses, I- I didn't think the story was something real.

I thought it was a fairytale, something to fear children at night. I didn't think… I'm sorry."

Her words were really assuring. For me, I had no reason to feel any loss or pain or regret. I was fine, totally fine, but I had to match the play here so I had to show some emotions of shock and despair.

"You guessed it right, they are indeed the three legendary curses of the three fools. They had a legendary miserable life that went on like a legend till our days. I'm sorry too, I just needed to teach you a lesson so I thought about bringing it to you."

His apology was void of any sincerity, instead I felt he was happy, really happy of my misfortune. I really held myself hard this time so I wouldn't laugh and spoil his moment of triumph, after all that man was really poisonous.

"Stop screwing with me and just spill it out. You knew the conditions of that artifact, so you must have another way around to get these info. It's not all about the curse," I said this as I noticed the panic in the eyes of my team.

Anyone must be tricked, anyone but my core crew. I couldn't let their minds go south or else that would be a fatal mistake.

'Don't bother with his words, I have a way to shield this curse and I have succeeded so far. However we must play this man and think we are believing his words and get affected by fear.

Rody, in less than a minute you will yell at me and move out of here. you will go back to the adventure group and supervise selecting our main players there.'

I had to start issuing orders and taking the lead, or else I fear for the worse.

'Are you sure?' Rody asked after a brief moment of silence.

'You know nothing about me, by time you will know and you will be amazed. For now it's enough for all of you to know that this curse has no effect at all at me. I'm safe, and so you are,' I instantly replied.

I might have hinted to them that I didn't have full trust in them, however that was better than them not having their full trust in me.

'If I asked for a proof, you wouldn't mind, right?' Rody replied after a few moments of silence. I knew he was speaking with the other three, however I anticipated this question from him.

'I don't have any right now, and the only satisfying answer isn't negotiable. I can't tell you right now, however I can tell you in the future,' I said.

'So you don't trust us?' Elyo suddenly said.

'It's me that should say that. It seems you don't trust me," I replied without showing any weakness.

'You are asking us to trust our entire lives to you based on your words alone, is that correct?' Gabri asked immediately after my answer.

'I think the relation between us is built over trust, as you trust me and I trust you. If you don't trust me your entire lives based on my identity as your leader, and then what are you three doing here with me?

You either fully trust me and be my trusted aides, or you go out right now and don't ever let me see you ever again. I hate traitors and cowards more. You have one minute to decide, either you go by my plan I just said or Rody leaves, or you three leave."