Luminescence 33

“Ramon, we came for information, by which we will pay handsomely,” Marcus dropped a pouch on the counter, a klink sounding in response.

            Ramon wrinkled his nose at the pouch then set it on a brass scale to the side. The scale fell down with a dull thud. The man let out a dry laugh, “I had Guardians pegged for cheapskates but you’re paying almost as good as the other side.”

            He sucked in a breath through his teeth and pulled on a velvet pair of gloves. He picked up the jar as it turned to a soft pink. “What you’re looking at is an Anima, the demons use them to collect powers. Well,” he stood up with the jar in his grip. “It’s a rare item and there are few that can wield its powers or put the powers within it.”

            “Some can contain souls,” Ramon grunted. “A few species keep their ancestors in jar and let them out when they need advice,” he let out a low laugh. “Wish I could do the same.”

            “What demons?” Marcus said.

            Ramon shrugged, “Depends.”

            “Lockheads,” Eros said.

            “Nah.”

            “Bleakers,” Marcus said.

            Ramon held the jar up to a slither of light. “Primerius.”

            “The first,” Eros said. “You mean to say”-

            “This came from the other-world,” Ramon said. “Some were used to capture souls, others were used to capture powers, this one can do both but I suspect from the colors, it’s powers dats inside.”