Daoistofeverything
patreon
Chapter 26
🕑 Added 2025-03-12 08:44:03 +0000 UTCWhen I woke up, I felt refreshed, my emotions seemigly again under control, the little plant that had hugged my arm and Obsidian were still sleeping, so I decided to send Obsidian inside my mana pool to let him rest, and when I tried to do remove the plant from my arm I received an interesting notification.
---
A young Pothus plant wished to form a familiar pact with you
YES/NO?
---
The little plant was awake, and it used one of its leaves to mimic a head. It didn't have any eyes, but somehow, I still felt like it was making a cute face to convince me.
" Are you sure? My life isn't exactly easy, you might be injured." I didn't say die because I was aware that any familiar under my control would regenerate after 24 hours after being killed.
It instantly nodded, even without a face I could still feel its determination.
" Okay then, welcome aboard, I will call you Ivy."
The pants rushed from my arm and hugged my neck, it wasn't strong enough to strangle me, so it just felt nice.
---
You have created a familiar pact with the being: Ivy
As a reward you have gained the Perk: Plant Detection (No matter where you are, you will always be able to feel the nearest form of plant near you)
---
Having the plant go inside the mana pool to play with Obsidian, the fact that coming in contact with my mana made it stronger didn't go unnoticed. I prepared to head towards my next destination, 177A Bleecker Street.
Once again, I evoked an empty ID and walked to the civic center, my steps feeling a bit heavy. My paranoia after what had happened with Xavier made me question the decision I was about to make, but then I remembered how the Ancient One always knew where I was, so it didn't matter if I met him or not. Also, he seemed nice; he didn't try to read my memory, at least.
It took me 30 minutes, when I arrived, I pushed my hoodie up and placed a medical mask over my mouth, can't never be too safe, and only when I was sure only my eyes could be seen did I come out of the empty ID in an empty alley.
Staying still for a good minute, I waited for something, for a possible invisible jet to just appear and attack me, or for a red head still angry for getting thrown pizza at to just appear, but they didn't, what did appear was the usual piece of paper.
Getting cold feet?
I took a big breath of air and held it in for 10 seconds, my mind letting my emotions go wild for just those seconds, and then taking them under control once again.
I walked to the door, knocked and got surprised that with just one knock the door got opened.
Opening the door, is a man with black hair with some white streaks, wearing a mantle and a blue tunic. (He looks like MCU version cause I love that version, Sherlock Holmes for the win)
A warm smile was on his face, his eyes didn't seem to express any kind of ill intention, but neither did Xavier's.
" I thought you would have been older."
" I am not the Ancient One, he is old though, so good guess." The man smiled and moved aside to let me inside.
I swear to god I saw that mantle move by itself.
" Would you be so kind to go warn Wong that our guest has arrived?" The man spoke, and as if to respond the red mantle nodded and detached from his neck and moved to another part of the building.
"... Where can I get one? No, where can I get eleven?"
" I am sorry, he is one of a kind, but I am sure your friend is quite peculiar."
He refers to Obsidian quite obviously, I knew he wanted to see but I don't fell like sharing until I am sure he is not an asshole.
" So what are you guys? Mutants? People who were granted powers by falling in a radioactive bathtub? Scientist?"
" Well, I am a surgeon, and a sorcerer."
" Why a surgeon before a sorcerer? I don't think they are on the same level of coolness."
" Because I put more importance in saving life than being cool."
" Do you tell that to whoever asks you?"
" Yes, I quite like the face they make." We both smiled.
Ok, he knows how to take jokes, Xavier always just nodded or ignored me, they are the kind of people I don't know how to deal with, people who can joke? Now that is my jam.
The mantle came back, followed by a robust asian man, his clothes less striking compared to the man I talked to until now, something I noticed was how both of them had a ring attached to two fingers on one of their hand.
" So you are Adrian." He said, while looking me up and down, his serious, stern and his voice just as much.
" Yep, want a picture? Might last longer."
He didn't laugh and remained serious, so he is one of those that don't laugh, shit.
He turned towards where he came from, moved both his hands up, AND OPENED A PORTAL.
Let me repeat just for emphasis, HE OPENED A PORTAL BY SIMPLY MOVING HIS HANDS.
The fact that the ring on his hand glowed also didn't escape my eye, so I turned to the surgeon.
" Can I at least get one of those?"
" We will see."
At least it's not a no.
" Let's go, he is waiting." The asian man said, then walked through the portal as if it was nothing.
After the surgeon walked through it too, I calmed down and walked inside of it, it was like walking through a door, but everything changed, the temperature, the smell, the colors.
We had gone from a city to an old temple surrounded by mountains, talk about high level magic.
Right in front of me, with two men on his side, is the oldest looking man I had ever seen in my whole life, wearing red robes and a very long hat, he looked calm, and smiled when he saw me walking trough the portal, he felt the grandpa you hand't met for years but is still somehow alive and kicking when you meet him once again.
" It's a pleasure to meet you, Adrian."
"Yep, you look just as I had imagined you."
