Crackle.
Nessa opened the door, stepping inside cautiously, as if afraid of doing something wrong in Magnus's presence.
Adam was acting more relaxed. Anyway, Magnus was a simple man, surely he had Phantoms protectors, but right now, they were the only ones here.
Inside, they saw the man standing with his back to them, in front of a lab table. There were many flasks in this room, both with chemicals and flesh, each piece of flesh belonging to a different monster, as was clear from their colors: some were the usual red, and some were blue or even yellow.
Magnus's face was not yet visible, but from the back, one could see a lot of things. Unlike ordinary doctors or lab workers, who always wore white coats, Magnus had a crimson one, long with black edges and no collar.
"You're already here." Magnus said quietly, he seemed to be focused on something important that required his concentration.
Then, Magnus waved a hand that held a sharp scalpel and said:
"Nessa, come here. I need your help. Adam and Silvana, you can look. It's somewhat related to what I'm going to offer you as treatment." Magnus said calmly, which was very different from his voice earlier, at the entrance from the speakers.
Nessa gulped as she approached him, standing to his right.
Adam and Silvana ended up on his left, and their eyes went wide for a moment.
On the table, in two glass blocks were two identical pieces of flesh, oddly enough they were moving and quite active as if they were alive.
Adam raised an eyebrow. He didn't know what these monsters were, it seemed like it used to be some special monster or even an entire species.
"Here, when I make the incision quickly pour it inside." Magnus handed Nessa a flask with some kind of cold liquid.
Nessa nodded silently.
At the same moment, Magnus waved his hand, making a perfect cut. Immediately, the pieces of flesh, like threads, began to fuse together, but they didn't have time, for the cold liquid began to freeze them.
In just a few seconds, the flesh chunk turned completely to ice, frozen like a statue, and it only took one push to shatter it into small pieces.
Soon, the flesh began to shake, as if it wanted to free itself from its icy captivity, but Magnus didn't let that happen. He struck the piece of flesh, shattering it into pieces.
"Hmm. So, this compound is useless as well. Nothing surprising, though. Nessa, next time, pour a little more, this was barely enough. I gave you exactly as much as you needed." Magnus said calmly, but something in his voice made Nessa gulp before nodding.
"Sure. I understand." Nessa replied, placing the flask on the table.
Magnus didn't answer anything, instead, he turned to Nessa and with a kind smile on his face said:
"Would you be so kind as to make us some tea and get us some cookies, chocolate ones?"
"Got it!" Nessa quickly replied before running into the kitchen. Even though Magnus seemed like the kindest person right now, she didn't dare disappoint him.
Then, Magnus turned to Adam and put his palms together saying:
"Don't worry. As soon as my assistant makes us some tea, I'll tell you all about it, but... Before I do, I want to warn you about something." Magnus narrowed his eyes before stepping closer to Adam.
Then, it seemed to Silvana that a demon from the netherworld appeared in front of Adam, and Magnus's emotions again changed drastically, making him eerily frightened.
"Given the circumstances, I hope you don't disappoint me. Forcing people to act out of fear is completely ineffective, I need volunteers, and you're the perfect match. If you refuse, I will make your life a living hell!"
Magnus's voice was threatening enough to make Silvana shudder in fear.
"But, you're threatening me right now. Doesn't that mean I'll get scared, and it won't be something you want?" Adam asked with a calm look, Magnus's show did not affect him.
"Oh... You're right!" Magnus quickly exclaimed in a slightly surprised voice as if he had solved a riddle, then he frowned, pondering something, "Why didn't anyone tell me about this? It's really illogical..."
'What the fuck is going on here...?' Silvana internally muttered, completely puzzled.
Magnus Zephyr had turned out to be a weirdo even to her, though she had learned a bit about him before meeting him, as much as she could.
...
Ten minutes later, all four of them were sitting around the table eating cookies. Well, only Magnus and Zephyr were doing that, Nessa and Silvana hadn't touched the sweets.
"Anyway, I'll get right to the point. Curing your arm using my method is very simple." Magnus said, shoving a cookie into his mouth.
"What do I have to do? Find some rare monster? Drink some of your weird 'potions'?" Adam asked with a wave of his hand.
Magnus smiled slightly as he swung his hand carelessly.
"Nah, it's much simpler than that."
Adam raised an eyebrow.
"You have to eat the monster."