He looked at the people gathered if he could remember someone from original Hector memories. Then he saw Grace. She was an acquaintance from his youth.
Hector decided to walk to he to start a conversation and invite her to dance.
While walking towards her he felt a droplet fall on his neck.
When he checked it he saw that it was blood, and on the ceiling were hunged multiple flayed people.
When he looked into their eyes his mind went blank
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Hector felt a splitting headache as he lay down on his bed.
"I should not have drunk so much."He spoke as he tend to his head.
Then he abruptly stood up and looked around as he could not remember what happened.
He was just at the ball and was looking for a dance partner when all went blank. Next, think he remembered that he was laying in his bed.
Then he looked at the time and realized that beyonder gathering from the letter would start soon.
Hector had already forgotten about the ball. As if something used powers on him.
After he checked the time he hurriedly went to change his clothes to something less formal. He left through the main entrance and boarded the carriage and give the directions for the gathering.
When he arrived Hector exited the carriage and then looked at the coordinates that were written on the note.
He looked at the buildings before him and circled a darkened alley which at the end led to the garden.
There he saw multiple doors, each leading to a different building.
He went to one in the far left corner and knocked on the door rhythmically. And after a few moments, he saw the door slightly open. Revealing a pair of dark brown eyes behind it looking at him.
The person behind the door remained silent Hector recalled that he needs to say code"I'm looking for people selling Southville honey."
Then he saw a door on his right open and a man wearing a mask stood there and handed Hector a robe and a same-looking mask.
Hector put in on himself and then he started to follow the hooded man.
When Hector entered hooded man closed the door behind him and led him through the darkened living room into the hall where they took stairs into the basement.
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There Hector saw a dimly lit room with a board standing on the right side of the room.
In the middle of the room, he saw chairs and sofas standing in a circular pattern. Hector saw about ten people present not counting attendants standing at the side.
After he entered the room he could smell a damp metallic scent in the air.
Blood? Well, this is different than one led by Eye of Wisdom. Hector thought as he sat down at the empty chair.
After a few moments, he saw two more people enter and sat down to his left.
"We can start. As it looks like no more people will come today." A man spoke after nodding at the person standing at the door. Who then closed said door and left.
Then Hector saw as attendants pass a piece of paper and a pen to the people "Write what you need and how much you are willing to pay. And on the second paper write what you want to sell." The same man spoke.
When Hector got the piece of paper and the pen he thought about what should he write down.
The location of this gathering was written in the list that he found when he transmigrated so he guessed that this gathering should have some channels with which he could acquire the potion formula for Unwinged angel.
So he wrote it down and as the price, he wrote 500 pounds. The original price is less but when Abyss pathway would be rare than other ones he was willing to pay extra.
When the rest of the people also finished attendants collected the papers and then wrote their content on the board.
Then people stood up and went to the board. Then those who had what was written on the board went to the attendants and whispered it to them.
After that, they were assigned a room where they could conclude the deal under the supervision of one of them.
Hector saw one of the attendants walk over to him. "Please come with me." He heard him speak.
The attendant lead him to the person who previously informed them what to do. When Hector got closer to him and looked him over he seemed to be familiar to him.
"I have the formula that you are looking for." He spoke slowly and then took out a piece of paper and gave it to the attendant
He was looking into Hector's eyes as he chuckled and leaned back into his chair and stopped paying attention to him.
When the man turned away from him attendant walked to him and raised his hand awaiting payment.
After Hector paid the sum of 500 pounds he received the potion formula. He thought if he should believe that the formula is correct but then he realized where he saw the man before.
Then he remembered when he was in the restaurant with his godfather. They met when they were leaving. He was Jason Beria.
Hector no longer doubted if the formula is real and turned around and went back to his seat. His heart was beating hurriedly as he wondered if he was recognized.
He chuckled. Did he chuckle because he wanted to be creepy or because he recognized me?
Hector wasn't sure as he looked around and while waiting for others to finish he looked at the formula.
'Main ingredients:
-twin feathers of weeping hound
-20 ml of demon worms blood
Supplementary ingredients:
-7 drops of white wine
-90 ml of distilled water
-4 ml of honey'
Getting supplementary ingredients will be easy. But getting the main ingredients will be harder
He thought if he should ask for them here or wait for a gathering with Eye of Wisdom
I don't know when the next gathering will be held by Eye of Wisdom so it's better to ask here.
When everyone was seated again and the second turn began he wrote both main ingredients on the paper.
After they went to the board he was asked by the attendees to come with them. But now they went into one of the rooms on the left side of the room.
There he saw two people standing. The first was another attendant and the second was one of the participants of the gathering.
He had the twin feathers of a weeping hound and Hector bought them for 350 pounds.
Hector received a small metal box from the attendant, and when he opened it he saw a white feather that was splitting into two at the end. It was so white it looked like little plastic, but when he looked closer he could see the end of the feather was smoldering.
Hector went back to his seat at realized that he has only 650 pounds on himself. While it is a lot of money but beyonder materials and objects are not cheap.
Unfortunately, no one came to him about demon worm blood, and as there was nothing that he was looking for he put nothing on the paper for the third round.
While he didn't write anything he still went to take a look at the objects that were being sold which he previously ignored.
Unfortunately, he found nothing that caught his eye and he already had the hammer so he simply took his seat and waited for the end of the gathering.
After the third round gathering came to the end and one by one people were led out.
When Hector left the building he started to walk in the direction of the main street. And returned home.
Hector decided to stay at home this night and took out the rusted key he carried with him.
He would sometimes look at it expecting something to happen. In the letter was written that he should keep it at him at all times so he did.
But no matter what it looked like a normal key only its durability showed that it was special.