The Merchant

Take stares at the door, seemingly planning how best to break it with the Kusarigama as she answers the question asked of her.

"Depending on what you mean by Race, either human or Alseayan like myself. I had not actually seen any humanoids who were not human before my arrival at this tower. I don't know if there are any non-humans on my world as I'm not extremely well versed on any of the other nations of my world, but at least in my home, the Imperial Nation of Alsea I've never seen a non-human. As for the gender-" she starts and then cuts off as she throws the weapon, "-Hiya!" she yells as it launches and strikes the frosted glass and stabs into it, forming cracks in the door. She yanks it back and winces as it lands in her hand, the entire blade freezing cold to the touch, almost making her drop it. "Gh... My teachers were a mix of genders, but the one who oversaw my specific training mainly was a woman named Ashina Sana and she was the one who delivered my... Endurance test," she clarifies as she watches the cracks in the glass spread slowly and then finally the door shatters and beyond it is an exact mirror of Alide's old room. Various objects lining shelves on the walls, a comfortable, but simple bed in the corner and in the center a desk behind which sits... Of course, not Alide but a new woman. She has grey skin and wide round eyes, almost entirely black. white hair falls to her shoulders, dotted in places with splotches of blood red that is hopefully just dye and not actual blood splatter. She's wearing a black leather jacket over a blue and black striped halter top that shows off an ample amount of cleavage and that, while most of her skin is grey there is a milky white area covering her chest, neck and under her chin as well as her visible belly. Her face has a snout with a flat nose and underneath a wide mouth that spreads into a grin showing multiple sharp pointed teeth.

"Well well, if it isn't the new Chosen! Please to meet you, my name is Nagi," she says and Take stands, momentarily stunned and then speaks in a quiet, curious voice.

"Are you... A shark?" she asks and Nagi chuckles.

"Sharkgirl I think is the common term. As for why..." she says and then shrugs, "I dunno... Something about an oath once broken now fulfilled," she says with a dismissive wave. "Now then. Let me explain what I'm here for," she continues and then stands revealing that from the waist down she's covered in only a short black leather skirt and has toned muscular legs, grey on the outside, but white and softer looking on the inside of her legs.

"My job is to provide various services to the Chosen. I can give you, for free, one piece of equipment, armor/clothing, a set of various types of potions, support, offensive or defensive, I can teach you a single spell from a category of, Offensive, Utility or support or if you're hurt or feeling a little out of sorts I can provide healing," she explains and it sounds like part of it was her reciting a script from memory.

Take nods as she listens, but to the Voices, suddenly multiple pop ups appear.

(Health: 95% Painful freezer burn of her left hand.

Mana: 100%

Equipment: Kitsune Mask, black leather dress, fishnet bodysuit, Silk chest wrap, silk panties, Kusarigama, Ninjato, 5xKunai, 3xSmokebomb, 1xGrenade, 10xCaltrops

Inventory: A smooth pretty stone.

Spells known: Cloak

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