212 Helping Hand

"If anyone need's some skulls caved in or a monster killed... I can help..." Scarlet offered to cause Paul to laugh.

I'm sure Scarlet if they needed something handled they would ask you." Paul smiled.

"So we'll head off tomorrow evening, are the rest of you coming?" Paul asked.

"Is it okay for us to come?" Helen questioned.

"Well, I'd probably be better if I take as few people as possible." Paul hesitantly informed them.

"That's okay, as long as you keep them safe," Helen answered.

"Don't worry unless a Dragon attacks I'm sure we'll be fine." He joked.

"So Paul, what is your favourite movie?!" Daisy asked excitedly.

"You know what a movie is?" Paul asked a little surprised.

"Yeah they come over for movie night," Ashely smiled.

"Ohh nice, hmm favourite movie... I would say it'd have to be one called Star wars, especially the first one has one of the best fights I have ever seen!" Paul said extremely excited.

"Really Paul? after seesing what you can do, you thought that was great?" I questioned unconvinced.

"Of course, the fight, the sheer confidence and demeanour, LOVE IT!" He smiled.

"So Mr Paul," Grace asked.

"Please Paul will just do." He smiled.

"Um, Paul... is it true that you might be able to bring us back with you to your world?" Grace asked.

"It should be..." He answered, "Ashley, Scarlet next time one of you hit a magic shop get six Glamour charms, or at least make an order for six," Paul questioned.

"Hmm, shouldn't we get Pumat on it?" Ashely questioned.

"Ahh yeah good point we only have two weeks, get a rush order in on Pumat." Paul informed Ashely changing his mind.

"I'll go with you Ashley, Paul you're gonna be on sight right?" Scarlet questioned.

"Yup I'll still be in Atlantis, I'm gonna be off in the evening to help Jay so be back by then." Paul smiled.

"Great, Shopping day!" Scarlet smiled.

"Glamour charms?" I questioned as the name rang a bell.

"It's normally an object when worn, changes the appearance of the wearer." Paul smiled.

"Oh, so they can fit in?" I asked feeling excited.

"Ohh wait, you, Jay and Morgana are human, silly me." Paul chuckled. "Ashley, change that to three Glamour charms," Paul informed Ashley.

"Yeah, to be honest, six in two weeks was a bit of a stretch," Ashley chuckled.

"Oh, and we still have those Earrings of Messaging?" Paul questioned.

"Earring Messaging project..." Ashley began tp ponder for a while, "Oh yeah finished that ages ago," He informed Paul with a wave dismissing it."

"Wait when?" Paul asked in utter shock.

"I dunno I always have too many things going on." Ashley laughed.

"How many did you make?" Paul questioned.

"You asked for four for testing," Ashley answered.

"My bad my bad..." Jay answered.

"What's an Earing of Messaging?" I questioned quietly.

"So there's a very rare cantrip, not many people know it, but it lets the caster communicate telepathically to a target. We managed to acquire a scroll of it, to which we hoped Ashley could research it and imbue it into some sort of inconspicuous accessory to allow us to communicate telepathically." Paul answered.

"But we have the communication badges," I questioned.

"Yeah but although the messages are heard telepathically we still need to speak out loud, as you can imagine being able to communicate utterly telepathically can be very beneficial in situations. Paul answered.

"Also unlike the coins you use and other things, the infused spell is a cantrip so any Arcanum user can use it indefinitely, unlike say my coins of fireball that can only be used a few times," Ashley answered.

"Woah, that sounds amazing." I looked in amazement.

"It is a pretty amazing idea if it works." Paul smiled.

"Also a very profitable item to sell." Ashley smiled.

"How rich are you all?" Helen asked politely.

"We're pretty well off, I spend most my time off school grounds setting up businesses and doing missions and requests," Paul answered.

"Especially particularly lucrative bounties and missions, they are especially fun!" Scarlet smiled.

"Yes if there are particularly lucrative bounties or requests for rare expensive materials we also like to go hunting." Paul agreed.

"We noticed that you have a Sunblade, how on did you manage to achieve that?" Helen questioned.

"Because Sunelves, in particular, is one of the proudest Elven races, treating any Non-Elven races with extreme hostility?" Paul questioned.

"Exactly that." Grace nodded.

"Well, one thing I know for certain that all Elves value the lives of their own over their stubborn pride." Paul smiled.

"So they were up against a threat they couldn't defeat?" Helen questioned.

"They were under threat of a large Magma Primordial," Paul answered.

"What's a Primordial?" I questioned.

"Primordials are pretty difficult to destroy, they've been severely powered down but are still pretty difficult to deal with. This one in particular spouted an outer shell of cooled magma was had spell immunity, once you break that you'll expose a chance to actually harm is but it's still a very lot living magma core that can literally burn a mortal down to their bones or absolutely melt a weapon down to its hilt." Paul answered.

"Does it have a heart?" I questioned curiously.

"Yes, this primordial luckily only had one core, a small solid heart in its body surrounded by a mass of living lava," Paul answered.

"They can have multiple?" Jay asked fascinated in Pauls story.

"Yes, primordials normally have one or two, very large ones might have three," Paul answered.

"How big as this one?" Daisy asked.

"This one was probably the size of a small house," Paul answered making us all gasp in shock.

"So what tactic did you use to defeat it?" Grace asked.

"So unlike our normal tactic, we didn't want to risk Scarlet's gear, although they are very durable, lava although very natural and mundane has been seen to easily melt magical equipment with ease. So we had Scarlet make an opening in its magical shell for me to blast it with magic to locate its heart." Paul answered.

"Did you kill it?" I questioned.

"So from what I've been told, Primordials can't die, when killed they will simply regrow or revive after some time back in their home plane of existence," Paul answered.

"Yes we still don't understand how or why, but despite destroying its core or heart, apparently their essence will simply regrow in the planes of fire," Ashley answered.

"Also the heart net us a lot of gold and stature!" Scarlet smiled.

"Yes, the Essence or heart of an Elemental is expensive enough already, a Primordial heart's which are even rarer and harder to obtain is worth a small fortune." Paul smiled nodding.

"What makes them so valuable?" I questioned curiously.

"Well despite being dead the heart itself still produced a very strong intense heat naturally, very talented enchanters or Artificers can use the particular property to create amazing items and equipment, such as a heatstone that can keep individuals warm in very savage and cold climates. or a weapon with a fiery blade or armour with heat resistance and anti-cold properties." Paul answered.

"Did you also sell its outer shell with anti-magic properties?" Jay questioned.

"Yeah, although most of it was shattered into tiny insignificant piece, we did manage to net one or two larger usable pieces, but unlike their living specimen they only spouted magical resistance rather than magical immunity," Paul explained.

"Did it have like a soul or personality?" I question wondering if such a thing was alive with a conscience.

"It did, but Primordials are eternal and unforgiving, they still innately harbour a natural hatred to God's and their creations because of a war long ago, so any form of negotiation is thrown out the window." Paul smiled.

"So did they look for you or did you happen to pass by? I find it hard to believe they actively looked for help." Helen questioned curiously.

"They actually looked for us, we were recommended by someone," Paul answered.

"Wow, that's very hard to believe," Grace replied looking extremely shocked.

"We were too, but apparently they have lost many veterans and young soldiers," Paul answered.

"How sure were you, that you guys could defeat it?" Helen questioned.

"To be honest, I was a little cautious myself, I didn't field Anna or Ashley since it was so dangerous. Lava has a very strong ability to destroy magical items and even my barriers so it would be hard to ensure everyone's safety. It was a little sad that it took a while to swallow their pride and ask for help." Paul answered.

"If you don't mind me asking, what were those yellow peppers you used to reinforce your barrier earlier?" Jay questioned.

"Impressive, you noticed I used them to reinforce my barrier." Paul smiled.

"It was only an assumption, I noticed the language you wrote on them flare with intensity as the Demon Lord tried to break out," Jay answered.

"Well spotted." Paul smiled, "Well that is also very old ancient magic from another world, the words inscribed on the notes denote their property. It's very similar to Head Mistresses Rune magic but mine is written on the yellow pieces of paper, but faster but limited in uses." Paul answered.