"So many great treasures, even I'm hesitant on what to pick," Rowan muttered to himself, a bit amused.
The importance of this moment was not lost on Rowan, anything here would benefit him greatly when he returned to the universe and these treasures also aided him in understanding the weapons his enemies might use against him, especially his father.
If he was not aware of the type of weapons that could be found outside the universe, then he would be left very shocked if a weapon like the World Of Silence was detonated inside his Mental Space.
The Entity noticed that Rowan was finished with his inspection and spoke, "Srrchhrrs…. Choose a single treasure and let us conclude… Strcchhrr… the bargain."
Rowan frowned, "That is hardly a bargain isn't it, you are just stating your terms without ground for negotiation. I fear your terms are not acceptable. My essence is pure and powerful, the likes of which would be nearly impossible to be gained without great pains, I demand a higher price."
"Srccrrcchs… I have given you a high price. Srrrchhhr… did I not reveal all my best treasures and tell you to pick one from them?... Ssrrcchh… my dealings are fair…sccrrcchh… every treasure here is worth the price, some more than others."
Rowan shook his head, "I don't want just one, redraw the terms for your bargain."
"Srrcchh… then how many of my treasures do you want?"
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The creature's entire body stilled as if in shock, before a godless cacophony erupted from it, that made Rowan cringe, the sound was as if someone was digging through his ears with rusted nails, it did not take long for him to realize that this creature was amused at his words and was laughing.
Rowan was silent, he knew his demands were over the top, this monster could seize this power from him if it wanted, but something was holding it back. It was not clearly stated, but Rowan easily drew that conclusion from the words of this creature.
If that was the case then Rowan had to bargain for all that he was worth, as he did not believe for one moment that this creature would agree to pay for what it might easily collect.
He could not even begin to understand the depths of this creature's power, it reminded him of Labaletai, the Chaos Door, this was not someone he could fight at the time, so why was someone so powerful bargaining with him?
The laughter seemed to go on for an eternity, but it soon ended, "Srrcchh… your Shell is not enough for all my treasures. Srecchhh… I weary in my arguments with you. Srecchhh… take two of my treasures and give up your shell, or the bargain is over!"
"That is magnanimous of you," Rowan retorted, his serpentine eyes focused, ready to make a move if he was mistaken, as he continued speaking, "If you are so generous, it would be a shame if I still stick to my previous offer. Let's see… I shall be taking three of these treasures for my Essence, that is a good bargain."
Rowan was tensed inside, if his gamble paid off, he would have won a major victory, something was very strange here.
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