Divine Journey

--Guys like him could beat you for no reason...

- I don't think he has a strong desire to rip people's guts out. Otherwise, we would have been dead a long time ago.
And where do these two devils hang out?

- Are there any survivors here?! - shouted Bai Feng.

- What kind of power do you want to gain? Although, ha-ha-ha, I should ask myself what kind of power I want to give you. Something that will bring at least a grain of chaos to this world," the demon looked at Reynold, then laughed again, "I've got it!" - and in his usual, unexpected and swift manner, he grabbed Trast by the back of the head with his left hand, and inserted the index finger of his right hand into the empty eye socket. The earth battle mage felt as if molten steel was being poured into him, but after a minute it was all over. His right eye glowed with a red light, revealing its demonic origin, - your desire for a long life has been fulfilled, as long as this eye is in you, you will not age. Its other side will be the ability to... manipulate creatures whose will is weaker than your own.

- Are there any living beings here!!!??? - shouted Bai Feng.

No one answered.

- A rather curious ability. Thank you for such a gift. Now, could we return, my companions might be worried. And I'm sure they wouldn't mind concluding some contracts.
"Hmm, I hope there won't be any hidden pitfalls; the main thing is to hide this eye from prying eyes," Reynold mused, and, tearing a strip of cloth from his "clothing," he made a makeshift bandage to replace the old one.

The demon chuckled, waved his hand, and Reynold vanished, reappearing where he had been standing just before the teleportation.
The precious stone of the amulet first cracked, and then shattered into pieces.

First, Reynold looked around, searching for the demon and his companions.

-Reinhold? You know, we were starting to get a little worried here - Alco said cheerfully - so, did you manage to get anything from the demon?

- Yes, but I'm afraid it won't help much against our mage, not as much as I hoped, - Trust smiled weakly.
"Yeah, this mage definitely doesn't seem to have a weak will."

Seeing Reynold, the elf approached him, grabbed his rags, and, after giving him a slight shake, began to speak in a raised voice. - So, where is the demon? Do you understand that he could have helped us in our search or even in the resurrection, but instead, you selfishly took advantage of his offer?

- It's not my fault he disappeared, - Reynold grabbed his hand and tried to free himself from the orc, - the demon left on his own. I just took the initiative. If you have any complaints, voice them to our horned friend; I didn't ask him to teleport me. So, please, calm down, or I'll have to knock you out again!

- You didn't ask him? But you started bargaining with him, so you're also to blame! - Kerlian pulled his hand away from Reynold and threw him to the ground. - I hope you're happy with your gift. The hunter picked up his belongings and headed into the forest.

A fine bunch. They're ready to tear each other apart because of a demon. Greedy idiots. At least it's not something worth crying over.
Hostor approached Reynold and, smiling, extended his hand.
- How was your trip to the Abyss?

Somewhere in the tattered rags that served as Heimyr's clothing, a rather noticeable explosion occurred. He screamed loudly, jumped, and began to shake off the fragments of the summoning stone. :D Then Reynold appeared, and the elf started arguing with him. Heimyr didn't interfere, and when Kerlian headed towards the forest, the dwarf, casting a reproachful glance at the earth mage (after all, what's the point of fraternizing with demons?), ran after his companion, shouting, "Kerlian, wait, I'm coming with you!", waving the de-stoned amulet. The dwarf was tired of this inactivity.

- Not into the Abyss, but into the past. The demon turned out to be not such a bad conversationalist, - Reynold got up, taking advantage of Hostor's help, and added, - at least he's more pleasant than some orcs. Now we need to decide what to do. We either try the idea with the crystals, or we go into the forests. Are there any other ideas?
"Yeah, this Kerlian has become completely insane after the transformation! But now is not the time for him."

- To the past? A demon historian – that’s certainly amusing. I hope he showed you something interesting and instructive. As for actions… I don’t think it’s worth the risk of using the crystals. I wouldn’t. We don’t know their properties or the possible consequences. In my opinion, it’s safer to travel through the forest, where you can also find some game for sustenance.