Arachnomancer 73 Raveth

*Zagan

Activating the device that looks like a T.V. remote brought up a small blue figure of Ravel..... Reminds me of a certain AI from a game series where you hunt aliens.....

"Gin! You need to be careful! A guy in a black robe destroyed a ma.s.sive force of fallen dwarves. Things are gonna get heated up pretty soon. Ehhh? Is that?" Ravel

"Yeah, I came into contact with a whole group of elites from the Union it seems. They want us to pull out of this war. They'll give us the artifact we were after and also some resources." Gin

"..... That's..... Difficult.... We could easily pull out the forces from the religious factions along with the royal factions army.... However the n.o.bles are another matter..... Actually, I want to discuss something with their 'head' if you could hand the device over." Ravel

I hand it over.

"I would rather just have this guy communicate with you and act as a messenger. He at the very least is only a murderer." Union Head

"Do you really want to negotiate? If you do, don't ever badmouth anyone from our side. Especially him." Ravel

"Fine..... We are offering what has been obtained so far from our obsidian mine and firegem mine. About 7,000 kilograms of the former and 300 of the later. Also an artifact that mainly serves to widen the area of effect of spells and other magical abilities." Union Head

"Deal. However we will take a bit of time. loose ends that need clipped." Ravel

"I have a general idea. Good to see that they are finally going to be killed." Union Head

"..... Are you sure that you don't want to help with 'that' matter" Ravel

"I'm very sure. Bye.... Ravel...." Union Head

The Union Head tosses me the device back along with a bracelet. It is a gla.s.sy black and has an almost holy white gem embedded into it. What was that though?..... Aren't negotiations supposed to be a long grueling process? It also seems as if they know each other quite well. After a few minutes they head out and Inival speaks up.

"It's been a while since I last saw him. You probably noticed that something odd was going on there. Best to ask Ravel...." Inival

"Rude piece of garbage." Nemesis

"....." Set

"Hmmmm?" Xelu

Nemesis says something but, Xelu catches my attention. It was only at this point that I realized that she was making her spiderlings mush together in messed up ways again.

"Xelu!?!?! Stop!" Gin

"Hmmmm? Okay. What is-.... Wrong? With this though?" Xelu

How do I explain this?

"Xelu, these types of actions are wasted on mere spiderlings. You should do these yourself but, only with the Saint." Nemesis

"Wait! Dont teach her weird things!" Gin

"Okay." Xelu

"Noooo!!!" Gin

....

After trying to reverse the damage that Nemesis caused for almost half an hour I bring out the communication device. Ravel appears as a blue digital avatar again with a weird expression.

"Well, I never expected that to happen.... To be able to negotiate with him is something I never thought possible. Especially through the hate both sides have built up....." Ravel

"Who was he?" Gin

"My twin brother." Ravel

....

I learned the past of the Union Head. His name was Raveth. Despite being Ravel's twin, he was nowhere near as talented. Most drow civilizations are matriarchies. So he had no chance to become a ruler. Even if his sister didn't take over, a niece or an aunt would have.

So instead of rotting away in the royal palace, he took to magic. Illusion magic, blood magic, destructive. All types of magic interested him. However, something itched inside him. Why are drow limited to certain types of magic? Why are cla.s.ses limited as well? So he never accepted a cla.s.s. Experience acc.u.mulated but, he could not level up. He wanted to be someone special.

Drow are cursed elves. Only special individuals and G.o.ds can fix it. However, what if a drow did not want to become an elf but, something different. Raveth went down a rabbit hole into h.e.l.l. Alchemy. Out of all the different cla.s.ses that became available, A special type of alchemist cla.s.s appeared. One that allowed the use of any type of magic for a set period of time by using different concoctions. One that allowed one to turn yourself into whatever you want.

It was not that simple though. Alchemy is a subject that requires equivalent exchange. You can turn lead into gold. Turn a cat into a dog. However there are prices. Mana, materials, blood, life.....

As a drow he could not use specific types of magic, even with the specific concoctions. So, he started experimenting on himself. At times he became a hybrid monsters while at others he almost became a full-blooded member of another race. They all had problems. None of them allowed the use of any type of magic.

He set out on an ambitious mission. To create his own race or find an existing one that are masters of magic. He left the royal palace and disappeared. Years later, a new figure appeared in the Union. It was ignored by all as the Union goes through people as their people are enslaved and killed all the time.

However, when a succubus named Tot was enslaved, he broke into the Drow Theocracies Capital and freed her. That is when Ravel came to know the truth. She tried to have Wetho kill him. That failed unfortunately. She tried to get him to take absolute control over the union and ally with the Drow Theocracy. Another failure..... Whatever he is now, whatever his goals are. Almost everything about him is now unknown.

"Keep away from him if you can. He is strong enough to get away from Wetho while carrying someone. I wanted to have an extended war here to gather experience but, it seems that something ridiculous is going to happen between the Union and the Black Iron Pyre." Ravel

"Roger that." Gin

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No POV-

The war had only just began. Even with Gin pulling out, it would only be a matter of time before he would be thrown back in.