1232 Corey's Crises
Date- 5 April 2321
Time- 10:16
Location- Southern Region, Blossom district, Sky Blossom City, Southern Watch Military Camp
I subdued Corey who tried her best to attack me, by throwing her to the ground on her stomach and stepping on her back. Corey struggled to get back up but I made use of all my gigamite strength to make sure she stayed down. And asked her, “Enough about me, what happened to the task I assigned you, did you create the martial arts cards that I asked you to?”
“….” Corey continues to struggle to get back up while her ego fire extended out of her body, morphed into the form of Corey Park, and said, “No, we were not able to complete the assignment yet but we have successfully created the martial arts cards for twin demon dragon body arts. So if you are up for it we should be able to create the twin origin cards using one fate ingredient for the Garcia twins.”
“Since I have never created occupational or martial arts cards I will not judge that it took you almost four days to create a set of twin martial arts cards. As for whether we can use the martial arts cards you created to create the twin origin cards using single fate ingredient for the Garcia twins let me be the judge of it,” I said while signaling Corey Park to let me look at the card info of the twin demon dragon bord arts cards before we jump to the conclusion of whether we can use the twin cards she created to create the origin card for the Garcia twins.
“I take it you don’t do what you preach,” said Corey Park as she summoned Corey’s gold grimoire and took out the twin cards of the martial arts twin demon dragon body arts. Accusing me of judging her for the amount of time it took for her to create the martial arts cards.
“Think whatever you want,” I said taking the twin cards from Corey park. If two people take four days just to create a set of twin rare grade A-rank cards, people will judge them and wonder if they were fit to call themselves card creationists.
Ignoring Corey park, I looked at Corey below my feet who had given up struggling, and said before letting go of her, “I know you are going through a lot that no one of your age should be going through but learn to control yourself. Everybody will not be understanding as I am.”
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Hearing Corey Park’s explanation I understood why Corey’s attitude had turned worse when I remember her attitude had improved when she retreated to create the martial arts cards. It appears as though the longer Corey was in the company of the titled demon core its influence would gradually increase on her despite Corey Park’s interference. Now I understood why Corey Park was only able to create two cards in four days, it was because she was busy helping Corey suppress the influence of her titled demon core most of the time.
“Is there some way to decrease the influence of titled demon core on Corey?” I asked deciding to help out Corey to the best of my power. To make up for giving Corey Park a hard for taking four days just to create two cards not knowing her difficulties.
“Um, increasing her mental strength will help. I have checked the market for cards with such abilities but there aren’t many rare grade cards that help increase a card apprentice’s mental strength. The cards that I did find in the market were expensive as hell and not capable enough to help with Corey’s situation,” Corey Park said helplessly clearly she had her hands full helping Corey suppress the titled demon core influence on her.
“Don’t you have any martial arts that help with enhancing a martial artist’s mental strength?” I asked Corey Park in doubt.
“I do have martial arts that help with enhancing a martial artist’s mental strength. But the way to practice them is very unorthodox and some involve mass slaughter. I will not go into details but let me just say that it would be in Corey’s interest not to practice them,” Corey Park was not exaggerating about how gruesome the martial arts she had to enhance mental strength were. Some of these martial arts involved taking as many lives as possible to cultivate their mental strength.
“I will take your word for it. Since there are no cards related to mental strength in the market I will create a custom card just for Corey to help her suppress the influence of her titled demon core but for that, you will have to help me understand what a title demon core is, and how it influences Corey. So that I can customize the card just to fit her needs,” I offered to create a card to help with Corey’s condition. The Corey I knew was a good kid and I offered my help to that kid, not the current edgy Corey.
“That would be great. Thank you,” Corey Park thanked the boy wholeheartedly as she too had been through what Corey was going through right now. Back when Belphegor had adopted her as his daughter, Corey Park accepted the demon core that Belphegor gave her. Soon she also slowly began to lose herself to the influence of the demon core and combined with the harsh condition of the dark realms, it did not take her long to walk the path of a demon. It took her a while before she gained control of herself.
Just as I and Corey Park were discussing how to help Corey lessen the burden of the titled demon core on her mentality. We saw Ollie rushing toward us and behind him followed the two Fine Gold floater vessels, it appears the southern watch had finally cleared the Floater vessels and their passengers to go home.
“Master Wyatt, your people are cleared to return home but they cannot leave the city, we apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you understand,” Ollie politely reported.
“It is okay, you have nothing to worry about. None of the passengers will leave the city until the southern watch clears them too,” I assured Ollie as he looked at Corey who was restrained by a fire that looked just like her mature self, and then added, “Ollie, I think we can try creating your origin card. So reach out to us when you and your brother are free.”
“Try?” Ollie asked feeling the uncertainty in my words. Finding one’s fate ingredients was a very rare occurrence and those that found their fated ingredients would cherish it. Not to forget Ollie and his brother Andy had to share the same fated ingredient.
Not everyone was lucky as Susan, who not only found her first fated ingredient on the same day as she contracted her grimoire but also found her second fated ingredient within the next two weeks.
“Don’t worry, I will explain the origin card creation process to you and your brother when we meet, then you can decide whether to go through with the origin card creation,” I assured Ollie that he and his brother had very little to worry about. And also offered to explain the whole process of the origin card to help them decide whether to go through with my and Corey Park’s origin card creation plan for them.
I offered the Garcia twins the luxury of knowing what I planned to create for their origin card unlike my other clients because the situation of the Garcia twins was different. Ollie and Andy Garcia had the same fated ingredient so they both chose to share the fated ingredient but that was not the only option. Another option was that one of the twins could give up his share of the fated ingredient and let the other use the fate ingredient to create their own origin card but they trusted Anna would find them a card creator who would help them successfully create their personal origin cards despite their dilemma. So my lenience toward the Garcia twins was out of my understanding of their condition.
“Thank you, master Wyatt. I will speak to my brother and contact your manager to set a date,” Ollie said while nodding in understanding as one of the Fine Gold Floater vessels stopped above us waiting for me and Corey to board it. Then bidding goodbye to Ollie I flew to the deck of the floater vessel and Corey park followed behind me while carrying Corey. Landing on the deck I saw the figure of Susan rushing toward me in tears.
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