The Amazing Sidekick   Curiosities and names

Raluth WorldEvery map has a big blank space to the north and another on the right side of the mainland, as if no one ever went there.Some people have a theory claiming that the World might be older than most people think because there are remains of different civilizations, some more advanced than others.While one civilization was better with Magic, another was not and created several devices that could do many things that are normally done with Magic, but no one knows why they disappeared or when.Those civilizations left behind several things. There are abandoned Cities, Magical Circles that allow for travel between them, and many mines with hidden relics from the past. Those are very profitable, at least the ones that still work or that people manage to understand how to use them, but most mines are infested with Monsters and it is very dangerous to go inside. Only a big and strong Party of Adventurers dares enter a mine, and even they lose a few members in a Quest to one of thos

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 1 - Arrival

The sun was high, middle of the morning, temperature of 32ºc. Jack Snyder was riding his company car to visit another client. His phone rang over the radio, connected by Bluetooth. He pressed the small button on the lever at the right of the steering wheel and smiled at the name of his wife on the car radio display, "Hello, pretty girl. Miss me already?""Nah, just to remind you that I will come out late from work, and you have to go get Mia from school. Peter has an exam in the middle of the afternoon, so you can’t count on our older son to go get his sister, it has to be you.""I know, don’t worry. I have one client before lunch, and two more in th

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 2 - Unicorns

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 3 – Explaining the World

The red Unicorn jumped ahead and ran at full speed with a screaming Cat-girl having a blast. He then made a tight turn and ran in the direction of the Orphanage.Nozomu tapped the white Unicorn’s neck and said, “It’s better if we follow them, but go slowly, okay? I don’t know how to ride, and my head still hurts a bit.”The white Unicorn walked slowly and made a turn. After a couple of minutes, he changed to a trot, with Nozomu holding the mane and squeezing his legs against the Unicorn’s sides, so as not to fall. Like that, it took them longer to reach the building where a smiling Cat-kind girl was already talking with an old man

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 4 – Furnace and Rampage

Nozomu widened his eyes, "Or someone like me that can be used as a shield for the Monsters! Yeah, better to hide my ability, or I may be kidnapped and forced to enter one of those caves!"The Priest spoke with a worried look, "Another good reason why I told the Guild Master to take you in. No one messes with a Guild of Adventurers, unless they want to die. They have a saying, ‘mess with one, you get all of us’, and they always protect their members against another Guild, any kind of Monster, an army or a foreign country."Nozomu got up and when he was about to leave the room, he asked, "What about the Unicorns? What do we do with them?"

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 5 – Going to the forest

Taisetsuna swallowed and answered with a slight smile while showing him her fingernails, sharp as claws, "The first one that tries anything pervert against me, will lose both eyes. These are not only for show, you know?""Ok, as long as you are aware that you are too sexy and tempting for a hot-blooded male. Now, do you mind putting away those things? They are scary and I need to concentrate on this book."Taisetsuna grabbed her book and buried her face in it, hiding her redness and embarrassment. She said in a low voice, and Nozomu almost didn’t hear her, "Thanks for saying that I am cute and sexy, I really appreciate that."

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 6 – Practising Magic

Nozomu smiled, "I know, it’s to change the taste and effects of some drinks, mostly wine. Better than a branch from a tree, we could use leaves from black tea, because those kinds of leaves have an excess of tannins.""We have that type of tea! The Priest is always drinking it, he says it keeps him awake during the day when he stays up late, reading.""Yes, that’s also the effect of the tannins, they give a stamina boost, and you don’t feel sleepy."Taisetsuna slowly nodded, "It makes sense, because the book says that if a few steps

The Amazing Sidekick   Chapter 7 – Making Healing Potions