City of inheritance

5

And when there will be plenty of time again and there will be no need to rush anywhere, Khiyat will tell him about his headache. He will like it. He couldn't even predict that. It's too incredible.

However, the friend agreed to agree, but I don’t want to remember how many nerves he spoiled. Apparently, it was easier for him to come to terms with his own death than to realize that there was a chance to survive. So Khiyat had to convince and argue. Coordinate and double-check for the thousandth time ... And be afraid. And have conversations with yourself to calm down, feeling completely crazy. And occasionally talk to this stubborn donkey, trying to prove something either to him or to yourself.

Why are you arguing with me? You know that I'm right. Tradition, right? Such a stupid tradition. Forget about her for a while. Then you will remember. The main thing is that this "later" was. Yes, yes, I am petty, stupid and dependent. And also useless. I remember. And you are a self-satisfied fool. He imagined himself a hero and a sacrificial lamb rolled into one. This is necessary. Can't get over the idea of ​​beautiful suicide?

Are you afraid and doubtful? No? Do not lie to yourself, better accept that you are also a person, and then forget. No, not about what a person is, but about doubts and fear. Just forget. For a while.

Oh, everything is unsteady and unreliable? Where? Where exactly is it unreliable? This brilliant plan of yours is just the height of stupidity. And you are wrong about mine. I really thought it through. And what's the difference when I learned to think? Are you trying to offend? Oh well. You know how I play The Field. You never beat me. And here, the same "Field". The main thing is to set the trap correctly. The smarter a person is, the more willingly he will fall into it. I know. That's how I always played you. And not only you.

So our elements are connected. What a foresight I am, it turns out. I surprise myself. So your fire is not going anywhere. He rushes to help, like a nice little one. Protect and store. And then I'll carefully put it back in place. Now I can. Now I can do a lot. I am the son of my hopeless father and my determined mother. I am the grandson of their parents. And a descendant of those very first. I'm really big. Just don't tell anyone, okay?

But who can you tell...

Pay no attention, I'm kidding.

So...

Here it is, my legacy. From Mom. I also have it from my father, but my father’s will not help now, I’ll tell you about it later. Believe it or not, they just brought me a letter. Who? Winged messengers, who else? They kept it for a very long time, but now the time has come, and they brought it. Letter from my father. It looks like a will. Who is my father? Believe me, it doesn't matter now, I'll tell you later. I think you will laugh. So here is the letter. Old. And I just followed the directions in that letter. Yes, there was a lot of everything, apologies, explanations, requests. It doesn't matter now. It is important that following the instructions, I found the treasure, but more on that later. The main thing is my mother's legacy.

ritual knife. Real. Can you imagine? Sanctified. No, my ancestors did not sacrifice people, everything is not so scary. They bled themselves. And my blood... my blood is almost the same as the pure element. Useless stuff really. When it comes to the living. But you will be dead, almost, and I will be able to go down to you, bring you back. Most of all, the fact that after that you will not only be alive, but practically healthy will please you. Perhaps even healthier than before. Yep, the original way. It is a pity that not from tediousness and excess of conceit.

Like I said, blood is almost like an element. Do you know how much power it has? Imagine. Why then these stupid questions? I’ll reveal a terrible secret, yours is the same, but you won’t be able to use yours, your ancestors didn’t call on spirits, didn’t share power with them, didn’t allow them to take their body. In fact, my soul is wider. I don't know how to explain it, you have to feel it. Do you want to try? Try. But the result will be in the fourth generation, not earlier. My ancestors just had such a religion. Pretty strange.

Further. This is what you have to do to yourself, and it will hurt, really hurt, I checked. There is simply no other way. You won't be able to create an amulet. Not in this case. You know how long it takes for the inanimate to be rebuilt so that it can accommodate a force alien to it. Therefore, you will have to turn yourself into an amulet. For a while. It will work and disappear, and the symbols will become just a useless weave of scars. This will protect you from your own fire and prevent it from escaping when the closing circle disappears. Yep, got it right. My element will become something like a catalyst. As soon as she begins to fill the amulet with power, fire will intervene and try to overcome her, something like protecting her space. And I will back off at the same time. The amulet will work, and the fire will be where I saw it last time.

Theoretically, everything is simple. Yep, mom's legacy. Yeah, that can only be done with the almost dead. You do not pull the main thing. Don't push yourself to the edge. Stop early, activate the guard, bandage your wrists or whatever he cuts you and fall into stasis. The more alive you are, the faster I'll get you out. Do you want to watch the show to the end? Bad idea. Honestly. It's not worth it.

Beginner Avenger...

Yep, constructive. Then listen and do not interrupt with your pretentious speeches. They don't work for me for a long time. And they don't irritate. Shut up and listen!

What to cut? Yes, whatever you want. Where? Probably better somewhere on the leg, it's not so noticeable there and there's less chance that your teacher will be interested. If you cut your leg, get into the water and reach for me, I will hold you while you fix the marks. The element is still not yours, it is better to play it safe. No, fire marks cannot be set. You need to get the water out first. Fire, he's stubborn like you.

We can do this. It won't get any worse anyway. Where is worse?

How do I know why I need it? Consider that I was challenged, and I do not give up so easily, as it turned out.

I know it's stupidity.

That's it, end of conversation.

Talk like this, with the thought that he won’t argue anymore. Everything has been proven. Like. And then, after a few days, start this conversation again. Either with him or with himself. And this is instead of thinking about more important things. For example, how to be near the place where the ritual will be held in time? Driving the Great Elemental Collector up the mountain was not at all difficult, he had a small selection of places with suitable parameters. And the fact that a student found such a place was very pleased and made me believe that this time luck was on his side. But how can a minor officially slip away to this mountain? And so that no one rushes in search and suspects nothing ... That is another task. But then Darine Atana helped. Which was so lacking in people that it began to send those who did not pass the exam in groups to the most unexpected places.

If someone noticed something strange, but most likely not dangerous, then this someone, most likely, will be sent to deal with this strange thing. In extreme cases, it will be possible to link up without permission. Think, then they will punish. It is unlikely that they will return the whole group in order to punish a little earlier. And to assume that it was he who initially created this strange thing ... is doubtful. Khiyat is just a student, without a chain and special prospects.

And there you can go about your business. Even if they rush to look, they won’t find it right away.

In general, I was very lucky with the newly-minted commander. He had no experience in looking after subordinates. He did not even think of loading them with useful work for society in order to distract them from all sorts of nonsense.

Probably, Hiyat's smile was malevolent, it's good that no one noticed.

- What is this? Liiran asked, looking at the contraption fished out of the water in surprise.

“Accumulator,” Marika said indifferently, shrugging her shoulders. - Regular storage. Just without a stopper and very strong. Therefore, we noticed how it is charging. Well, nicely done. The master created Who, you don't have to ask, I don't know. Probably not local. I haven't seen anything like this thing. You know, each master leaves his mark in the aura of the object, in sensations, each adheres to some signs that I, having seen several times, can recognize. And here ... The signs are completely unfamiliar. Feelings and aura... I'm not sure. It seems that I met something similar, only not in storage devices and not even in amulets. Where, I don't remember.

- It's clear.

Yeah, it's clear that nothing is clear. Just a strong drive, which for some reason someone threw into the river, and then went somewhere and has not returned until now. Maybe he dropped it altogether, and now you're thinking about the versions of the system. Dropped, could not remember where, and is still looking. Just not in the right place. Great version. True, something in it is not believed. Still this rain. And the people that the stream told about. And a terrible object is somewhere nearby. However, let someone else think. What happened to the river, they understood, and more is not required of them. You can safely return.

Just wondering.

And Dean is running around with his paranoia.

— Kalar, surely no one called for rain? just in case, Liiran asked the guy standing next to him.

"I'm not sure," said the waterman thoughtfully.

- What?! - Such a surprise. He's not sure. Why not sure?

“You understand, when the rain is called upon…” Kalar thought.

“The trail remains,” Liiran tried to guess.

“About,” Kalar agreed.

- AND?

— Something incomprehensible. Everything seems to be as it should be, and at the same time something always slips away. I don't understand. Maybe just a background from the drive. This toy is tied to water. Maybe the rain really was called, but I don't understand how. It needs to be controlled, and I do not feel controlled. Maybe tied to an object? But to what? He would fonil half the island. And who needs it? Oh, I remembered, purely theoretically, you can bind not to an object, but to yourself. The main thing is not to go far from the place that needs to be watered, and so, you can do anything. Only, it's just a theory. Everything is too complicated there, a lot of effort is needed, and the result is doubtful. It is easier to knit on the subject or control, periodically returning the rain to its place. Also, for this you need to be a very strong waterman, or rather not so, you need to have a very strong connection with water, up to the point that you can breathe underwater. To develop such a connection... I don't even know who you need to be, and how much time it takes to learn. It's like becoming water yourself, being able to feel like water. Then you can simply ask for water, and it will rain for at least a year without a break.

What to cut? Yes, whatever you want. Where? Probably better somewhere on the leg, it's not so noticeable there and there's less chance that your teacher will be interested. If you cut your leg, get into the water and reach for me, I will hold you while you fix the marks. The element is still not yours, it is better to play it safe. No, fire marks cannot be set. You need to get the water out first. Fire, he's stubborn like you.

We can do this. It won't get any worse anyway. Where is worse?

How do I know why I need it? Consider that I was challenged, and I do not give up so easily, as it turned out.

I know it's stupidity.

That's it, end of conversation.

Talk like this, with the thought that he won’t argue anymore. Everything has been proven. Like. And then, after a few days, start this conversation again. Either with him or with himself. And this is instead of thinking about more important things. For example, how to be near the place where the ritual will be held in time? Driving the Great Elemental Collector up the mountain was not at all difficult, he had a small selection of places with suitable parameters. And the fact that a student found such a place was very pleased and made me believe that this time luck was on his side. But how can a minor officially slip away to this mountain? And so that no one rushes in search and suspects nothing ... That is another task. But then Darine Atana helped. Which was so lacking in people that it began to send those who did not pass the exam in groups to the most unexpected places.

If someone noticed something strange, but most likely not dangerous, then this someone, most likely, will be sent to deal with this strange thing. In extreme cases, it will be possible to link up without permission. Think, then they will punish. It is unlikely that they will return the whole group in order to punish a little earlier. And to assume that it was he who initially created this strange thing ... is doubtful. Khiyat is just a student, without a chain and special prospects.

And there you can go about your business. Even if they rush to look, they won’t find it right away.

In general, I was very lucky with the newly-minted commander. He had no experience in looking after subordinates. He did not even think of loading them with useful work for society in order to distract them from all sorts of nonsense.

Probably, Hiyat's smile was malevolent, it's good that no one noticed.

- What is this? Liiran asked, looking at the contraption fished out of the water in surprise.

“Accumulator,” Marika said indifferently, shrugging her shoulders. - Regular storage. Just without a stopper and very strong. Therefore, we noticed how it is charging. Well, nicely done. The master created Who, you don't have to ask, I don't know. Probably not local. I haven't seen anything like this thing. You know, each master leaves his mark in the aura of the object, in sensations, each adheres to some signs that I, having seen several times, can recognize. And here ... The signs are completely unfamiliar. Feelings and aura... I'm not sure. It seems that I met something similar, only not in storage devices and not even in amulets. Where, I don't remember.

- It's clear.

Yeah, it's clear that nothing is clear. Just a strong drive, which for some reason someone threw into the river, and then went somewhere and has not returned until now. Maybe he dropped it altogether, and now you're thinking about the versions of the system. Dropped, could not remember where, and is still looking. Just not in the right place. Great version. True, something in it is not believed. Still this rain. And the people that the stream told about. And a terrible object is somewhere nearby. However, let someone else think. What happened to the river, they understood, and more is not required of them. You can safely return.

Just wondering.

And Dean is running around with his paranoia.

— Kalar, surely no one called for rain? just in case, Liiran asked the guy standing next to him.

"I'm not sure," said the waterman thoughtfully.

- What?! - Such a surprise. He's not sure. Why not sure?

“You understand, when the rain is called upon…” Kalar thought.

“The trail remains,” Liiran tried to guess.

“About,” Kalar agreed.

- AND?

— Something incomprehensible. Everything seems to be as it should be, and at the same time something always slips away. I don't understand. Maybe just a background from the drive. This toy is tied to water. Maybe the rain really was called, but I don't understand how. It needs to be controlled, and I do not feel controlled. Maybe tied to an object? But to what? He would fonil half the island. And who needs it? Oh, I remembered, purely theoretically, you can bind not to an object, but to yourself. The main thing is not to go far from the place that needs to be watered, and so, you can do anything. Only, it's just a theory. Everything is too complicated there, a lot of effort is needed, and the result is doubtful. It is easier to knit on the subject or control, periodically returning the rain to its place. Also, for this you need to be a very strong waterman, or rather not so, you need to have a very strong connection with water, up to the point that you can breathe underwater. To develop such a connection... I don't even know who you need to be, and how much time it takes to learn. It's like becoming water yourself, being able to feel like water. Then you can simply ask for water, and it will rain for at least a year without a break.

“Understood,” Liiran nodded sagely, though he didn’t really understand much. - Hiyat! called the next rain expert.

Oh, weird face. It's like being caught at the scene of a crime. This look is insecure. And hides his hands.

— Hiyat, could they call for rain?

- A? — Vodnik blinked his eyes a few times and his look acquired meaningfulness. I tuned in to a normal perception of the world, I guess. - Yeah, they could.

And turned away. Does he like the scenery there?

- Hiyat!

- What?

- If they could, how?

Khiyat turned around and looked like he was insane.

“Usually,” he shrugged. - There's a lot of water here.

Turned away again. Maybe hit him in the head? Here is that stone. To be sure.

The group leader took a deep breath, exhaled and decided to continue the conversation.

“Explain in a human way,” Liiran demanded, trying to sound confident and patient.

Hiyat turned completely, his whole body, spun gracefully and froze, staring at Liiran as if he were a personal enemy.

“You take the river, that one over there,” for greater understanding, he pointed with his finger at a river similar in this place to a wide stream. - Lie down in the water. Tune in. When you start to hear a whisper, you get out, trying not to break the connection. You pick up a stone on the shore. You warm it in your hands. Then you scratch into it the symbol "rain" and something that could tell the water when exactly this rain is needed. You throw a stone into the water. If the water likes you, it will rain. If not, it won't work.

— Uh, Kalar, someone can do this? Liiran asked. Hiyat's gaze was strange, suddenly just delusional.

“He can,” said the second waterman, pointing to Hiyat. - Me not. That's probably why I didn't remember it.

Why can't you? Liiran asked.

I can't talk to water. Even though I lie down in the river for a day, I won’t hear a whisper.

- It's clear.

So, theoretically, someone like Hiyata could summon rain. Why only? Paranoia is contagious, I guess. First Dean got sick, now his commander got it. Or is it the mountain that affects people so badly? World conspiracy, not otherwise.

— Okay, let someone else deal with the rain. We will spend the night here and go back in the morning. We found the storage. The rest is not our problem,” Liiran decided, trying to stifle his curiosity at the root.

The group nodded wildly. And Khiyat gave a grateful look. I wonder why? Does he really like it here so much that the extra night seems like a gift? Strange guy.

Liiran shook his head. He missed something. Some thought wanders on the edge of consciousness. Such a stubborn one.

Exactly!

- Hiyat! yelled Liiran.

"What else do you need from me?" he yelled back. “I don’t think you can see?

- You can think. Rain to call in your way necessarily right here? Or can you go downstream?

- At least go to the sea. Doesn't matter. Only then you still need to specify the place. Get away from me, huh? I think. I've got an idea, and you're distracting me.

“All right, think about it,” Liiran waved his hand at him. You still can't get more.

And things are getting more and more fun. Rain, theoretically, could be called by anyone who swam in this river. The drive could just be successfully dropped. Lots of matches. And a strange premonition.

But why bother thinking about it at all? Was he asked? Let someone else think, whose duties it is. The team, recruited in haste, coped with its task, found out the reasons for the strangeness of the river. Liiran will write a report, great and kind, she is the wisest Darine Atana, she will find another scapegoat and make him understand what happened. Let his head hurt from all these incomprehensibility.

Until then, you can rest. Mountains. The landscape is beautiful, quiet, the birds are singing, the sun is hot. Even take it and sunbathe. And it’s better not to look for problems, especially if they are hiding.