Chapter 21 - 21: A Strange Gift...or two?

As I walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen where my father was still sitting, I noticed he was fiddling with a strange looking object. Its shape reminded me of the clock that was hanging on the tavern walls, but was much smaller and ornate looking.

"Ah Silvia you came down just in time. This is for you", my father said as he finished with the object and handed it to me. It was a strange thin silver disc covered in elaborate runes and a single hole in the center. Hanging off the sides were two delicate chains of silver. "Is it a necklace?", I asked.

"Not exactly. You do wear it though. Just place the disc over one of your eyes and clasp the chains behind your head, like an eye patch", he explained. I hesitated a bit at the strange gift, but shrugged it off. Whatever it was, a gift should at least be used once regardless of how odd it looks to the receiver. At least that's what Mom says when she gets weird gifts from our neighbors.

I gingerly placed the silver disk over my left eye and carefully moved the chains to the back of my head to try and clasp it. I figured I'd just be bumbling with the chain as I try to clasp it over and over again, but that wasn't the case.

As I brought the two chains close together, I felt the two chains snake out of my hands and link together. I then felt a strange warmth on my face and felt the disk disappear. I panicked a bit as I tried to comprehend what had just happened, until my train of thought was interrupted by my father's laughter.

I turned towards my father prepared to scold him for laughing at me, until I saw my father's W.o.m.batant or rather what was floating around it.

[Name: Magni

Species: W.o.m.batant

Grade: Gold

Affinities: Basic/Lightning

Trait(s): Armed, Evolved

Description: W.o.m.batants are large, partially bipedal MajiMonsters that are able to make use of weapons and armor for protection. While unable to craft such implements themselves, they are able to scavenge and care for the gear quite easily from ruins and refuse piles. It has also been witnessed that W.o.m.batans are able to develop and train their own fighting styles. They are not hostile monsters; however, they are extremely territorial creatures and will fight to the end to defend their burrows.]

"Uh...father. What did you give me and what am I seeing right now?", I asked with a mix of curiosity and fear in my voice.

"Well Silvia, the relic you're currently wearing is what your mother and I have been calling a Dragon's Eye. We found it years ago back when we first eloped. As far we can tell, it'll provide some basic information about the MajiMonsters you'll encounter as long as you wear it", he replied with a grin.

Stunned, I couldn't help but to ask, "Uh...where does the information come from?"

"As far as we know, it comes from the wearer".

"What?"

"Well kid, your mother and I ended up learning a lot about monsters and what they can do, but can't recall every detail like Scholars can. But when we found that relic, we find out that it knows what we know. Chances are that when you help me deliver barrels to the tavern and whenever you talked to some of the traveling binders, they imparted some level of monster knowledge to you that you can't recall right now either. So this relic helps you dig up the bits of knowledge and information about monsters you overheard and condenses it into a single packet of information", my father explained in a plain manner.

[Huh...look like I owe someone at least 10 coins. Granted that is if he's a ghost right now too...], I heard Voxea mutter in my head.

"Huh...speaking of mother. Where is she right now?", I asked while trying to figure out where the silver chain was.

"Oh she's outside getting ready to put you through MajiMonster combat training".

I stopped looking for the chain and said, "I'm sorry, what now?"