Friends in the World of Sword and Magic
Рамиль Латыпов
© Рамиль Латыпов, 2024
ISBN 978-5-0062-2287-8
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Chapter 1 Magic and us
Woke up sweating. Life in a dream floated by like in a bad movie, in fragments. What have I managed to do in life? The horror camp was left behind with its lord of darkness Alejandro and my captivity in his world of nightmares. The little ball, the magic yo-yo, everything was a game. I havent even experienced true love. Of course I have Katya, but I only like her for her body. Olya doesnt talk to me, shes dating this Andryshaya. Many times I wanted to meet him in a dark alley with bricks, but I didnt. Not because I was afraid, but because I love Olya and dont want to see tears on her sweet face.
What was the prankster thinking about? The beautiful girl who was lying naked in my bed stroked my cheek. Her blonde hair hid half of her pretty face. The little mounds of her breasts rose and fell with every breath she took. She knows that I look at her differently from others. If you think that he will be jealous or offended, dont worry, hes still just a child, not like you. He will probably invite you to play in the yard. Although you seem to be already eighteen, just like me. You just returned from the village a month ago. The girl put her finger in her cute mouth and licked it. Then she smiled. Came back changed. Not a boy but a man. Katya told me what you did with her later. As her best friend, I couldnt help but try. The girl kissed me on the cheek. Her breath is heavy and she smells nice. She woke up while I was sleeping and brushed my teeth. I like that about her. Not like Svetka, my girlfriend. Although for me this convention became blurred after the village. All the girls are mine, not one has the right to me. Ill fuck them all.
You know Katya, I dont belong to you. You jumped into my bed yourself.
Did you invite me to the concert? The girl was surprised.
I wanted to help a friend. He even gave you money, well, you know why with him. Its still difficult for me to talk about this, but it will soon pass.
«I helped him, although it was difficult to do.» «The girl smiled slyly at me and crawled under the blanket. He doesnt have the same device as you.
I closed my eyes, but not with pleasure, I understood that I would have to pay for all this, if, of course, my friend found out about it. An hour later I was already standing in the yard with full sunflower seeds in my pocket. My soul rejoiced at the summer, which was almost over, just a couple more warm days and it was time for me to go. To a place where they dont expect me, but I have to be there. My friend didnt want to join the army and went to college. I could too, and I was invited, but for the great purpose that I read in the book in the dark tomb of the cursed camp, I needed military training. And not only that, I must learn to manage others. The army is the best place for this, well then I thought so.
Neighbors passing by said hello, I helped many as best I could. We have a very friendly area, I dont understand why. The girls looked at me askance and smiled. They liked the new me, just like I did. That insecure boy was washed away into a whirlpool of love and intrigue in the village of the grandparents of the hero Port Arthur. I had the pleasure of getting to know some of them better, especially those over eighteen.
I noticed my friend from a distance, he was slowly walking through the yard with his eternal grin, which always made me happy, but now it scared me, it seemed to me that he had found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him with me and was preparing revenge. And he could take revenge cruelly and stop at nothing. I knew this and was not without reason afraid of my friend. Although I have never had a more reliable friend in my life, I cannot say that about myself. Im still that scum.
«Victor today is a big day, we will go to another world,» Petka said with a serious face. «The answers to all our questions are there.»
I wont go peeking into the bathhouse. The jaw hasnt healed since last time, the bathhouse attendants left blow is good, its impossible to dodge, its not for nothing that she worked as a sleeper for twenty years. Aunt Masha still shakes her fist when I walk near her house.
No, you ugly thing, we are going to another world.
With these words our great adventure began. Which may not end well for me. The fear of being discovered remained hanging in the air. Although I noticed that my friend had not spent much time with me lately, I thought that he was busy with his girlfriend. But she recently admitted that he hardly notices her. Although I used to approach her like that before.
Why did everything go dark? Petka dragged me to the attic. He told me to stand in a circle with strange symbols on the floor, closing my eyes. The world around me began to spin, I felt sick, and it was as if I had fallen into a well. It was cold, probably minus ten degrees, but then it suddenly got warmer. The bright light blinded me, but when I was able to see where I was, I was shocked. This is not the attic of my five-story house, this is a well-lit room with furniture from the ancient Middle Ages. A basin of water in the corner, a kitchen ten meters long with windows covered with dark curtains through which the street could not be seen, and three rooms no more than six meters high. And the strangest thing about all this was that in the center of the room a beautiful girl of eighteen years old in a black maids apron was kneeling. Beautiful long blond shoulder-length hair and slightly slanted almond-shaped eyes spoke of the girls Eastern origins. Around her neck she wore a black collar decorated with sapphires. There are two small thin rings on the hand, one made of silver and the other made of gold. I immediately recognized them, these are rings that my friend bought a year ago, saying that he would give them to the one he loved. This means where he was running away from me all this time. I examined her with such a sweetie and I would have fun. I appreciated my friends choice and smiled in my heart. Maybe he still wont take revenge on me for the girl, or rather for the ex-girlfriend, although she doesnt know this yet, so she will be surprised that it was he who abandoned her and not she.
Mister, you have arrived. And your friend Victor is with you. Mr.s friend has heard a lot about you. Serving my master is good for me. I live to serve him faithfully. The girl smiled sweetly at me. I will do whatever he orders. At these words, the girl looked askance at my friend. Apparently not everything is so smooth in this world that my friend called me. Although, knowing Petka, he simply doesnt have it.
He is also your master. From this day forward, serve him as you serve me. Petka said with an imperious look, although then he winked at me with a smile and pushed me in the side. I stood there with my mouth open. Everything seemed somehow unreal to me, somehow fabulous. This is definitely not a dream, I pinched myself, but so that my friend wouldnt see. Convinced of the reality of what was happening, I looked at the girl and smiled at her.
The command has been accepted. I will continue to fulfill my duties. Food on the table, clothes in the wardrobe. They have already delivered the rings and amulets in a chest for your arrival. You urgently need to change clothes, you cant walk around the city like this. Ill help you change clothes, sir.
Having said this, the beautiful maid left the kitchen into the room on the left, probably her own. Although why does she call herself his servant, my friend had not yet trained girls like that and did not have hypnosis, although Petka remained a mystery to me, although I am his best friend.
For a second I noticed her disdain in her gaze towards my friend. The pleasant smell of her perfume filled the room, so I involuntarily inhaled. Ripe plum with berries. They reminded me of summer and Masha, the first lady in my life. Pleasant
Who is this? «That was all I could say.» Your ladys heart. I thought you already had a girlfriend. Although I approve of your choice.
He rubbed his chin and patted me on the shoulder. So he has something to tell.
First, sit down at the table and lets eat, its not for nothing that she cooked so much, she was waiting for you, probably. My friend sat down at the table with a grin and began to eat with me. There were hot sausages, potato pie and dumplings on the table. The smell of the dishes whetted my appetite, although in the morning I was well fed by Petkas ex-girlfriend. This is my friend, the golem doll, Virgils servant. Blonde with a beautiful figure, but you cant hook up with her. This doll is not alive, but if you pester it, it can cause a program defect. After these words, he began to rub his cheek. It can be seen that he received his warning or «even a red card.» A chill passed through my body, which means hes not with her, but its a pity, everything would have worked out well for me. Well have to get out. As a child, he was ready to do anything for a toy that had been taken away, but I dont know what he would do for a girl. Instinctively, he covered his friend with his hands. «Nothing bad will happen if we find a new doll in the Gerard store, where I bought it for an expensive price.» For some reason, the owner did not want to let her go, he says that she knows a lot about the kingdom because she worked as a slave maid in the palace. She refuses to talk about this, although I would like to know what the queen really is like; judging by the portraits, she is very beautiful. But I digress, I like her so far. -He smiled slyly and looked at the room into which the maid had gone, and a nervous cough was heard from there. And she has good hearing, I need to be careful if I plan to put my hand on her, but what if my friend didnt succeed, then its my turn. «And he performs his duties well.» My friend understood my train of thought and continued smiling with a sad smile, he understood that I had more chances, no matter how you looked at it. «Try not to anger her, otherwise youll get hit not only in the face, but also in the treasure.» We are in the world of magic, my friend, and great adventures await us. I came into this world two months ago, you were in the village at that time and of course you were bored without me. He shook his head, knowing full well that this was not so. Over the summer, I only remembered him several times, and not from the best side. When I found magic chalk and his diary at the dacha of my late grandfather Anatoly Viktorovich Kurochkin. It said that you need to make a circle in a quiet place and this way you can get into the magical world. Grandfather wrote that he had been here many times and done great things. I also wanted to come here. When I got here, this house was destroyed, then I bought it and furnished it. This was the best decision of my life.
On the street, a guard in armor and with a rapier caught me and took me to the head of the guild of heroes. He had clear instructions on this matter. They drove me around the city in a carriage, hiding my school uniform from the townspeople. The guild quickly explained to me what was what, the head of the guild is from our world, he is Vietnamese, he has a bald head and a beard for one hundred and forty years, his name is Mr. Chao. Then I was given a hero card, which replaces a passport here, everyone except slaves has one. They gave me a form in which I was able to indicate which parameters could be disclosed and which could not; my one hundred and twentieth level was high even by the standards of this world. Chao has only the one hundred and tenth level, and here he is considered almost a demigod, according to him, among people. In the guild, I chose the name Peter the Lightning, because he is sharp with his words and can shoot lightning from his hands. Yes, you can do it yourself if you practice. Here are the spell books. He handed me the book. I read it in a minute and memorized it. My friend was always amused by this ability. He himself apparently did not fully read it and did not understand much. Notes in the margins told me that he spent his nights trying to learn some of the tricks of the magicians craft. I have about three thousand gold coins in my account. They will last me a long time, because I bought this house for ten gold pieces. He gave fifty to the gnomes for repairs. The guild gives money for silence, where are we from, so dont talk about it, got it.
I nodded, but didnt understand half of what he was saying. I was thrown ashore like a fish. The influx of information took my breath away. What is he carrying? What kind of gnomes and magicians. What maids and fish. Especially the queen. We are simple guys from the area, even though we studied at an elite school. But my friend doesnt think that this is not our level. Im still preparing to leave for the army, and hes again pulling me into dangerous and meaningless adventures. He will grow up someday, we are not children anymore. His fantasy scares me. I wonder how much he paid at the flea market for this book, which looks obviously fake, because its too new. Such a book must be old and decrepit, because it described quite serious things that a decent printing house would not have printed, especially on such expensive paper and leather binding, clearly made from donkey skin.
Our state is called the Grand Floria Empire (probably because there are a lot of forests), the capital, where we are located, is the city of Landgraf, and the continent is Hundred. This practice of paying aliens from another world for silence began about a hundred years ago. When my grandfather caused trouble, told everyone about our world, sowed panic and civil strife. Three wars started because of him. Two polo kingdoms, Lithia and Etruia. At the council of kings, they decided to appease aliens from other worlds. Here they are called «Wanderers» and are hunted. That is, on us. Here you see the Middle Ages in all its glory. Just like I dreamed.
So your grandfather still plays a big role in your life.
Yes, my grandfather died, but he takes care of me in his own way. They gave me the money. I inherited them, so to speak. I was given several simple tasks in the guild, in order for me to become gold rank and replenish my piggy bank to five thousand gold coins. One gold is one hundred silver, and one silver is one hundred copper, its simple. There are not many ranks here: the lowest is iron, then comes steel, bronze, silver, gold, followed by the very rare orichalcum and platinum. Gold is considered very prestigious and with it you get a sixty percent discount in restaurants and taverns, shops and brothels. There are three platinum and orichalcum heroes in the world. And then they really are demigods of the one hundred and fifteenth level. One of them is an elf, yes, they are also here, the other two are a magician and a vampire. So after eating, well go register you in the guild, you cant go without documents, I cant wait to find out your rank and specialization, my. He raised his head proudly. «Savior of the Worlds.» After that, we will buy you a sword and a magic staff. And, of course, you need to change clothes.
I had a lot of questions, but I was shocked and didnt ask them. After finishing the dumplings, I headed to the room that my friend showed me to change clothes; the robe and hat were lying on the bed. I dont want an unfamiliar uncle with a rapier to take me in a carriage, you never know what he can do. Although I did not believe in the reality of what was happening, I could expect from Petka a dummy actor in the role of a guard, so he would not stand on ceremony with me. Hell beat you up in the corner and laugh, and a friend will come up with a nice face and say that he warned you, so I started taking off my clothes, waiting to see what would happen next.