The price of wishes // Kulan\\

[Taha Darkness Mahalasioan]

Taha was seated at a table, he was waiting for a fae. He wanted to know a few things. About himself, and even about Rissa. He wanted to know what Olyms intentions where, if he was after Rissa or if he was legit. There was one fae that could give that to him. A genie. Kulan, a wish-master to some extend. Taha knew there was nothing for free. However he wondered what the informations he wanted would cost. And if he was ready to pay the price.

He leaned back as he looked around, this place was still in business. A café was the perfect place to meet someone. It was open and public. Not that Taha needed public to feel safe, he was arrogant enough to know he was safe. This fae had his reputation yet Taha didn't fear this fae. It was after all shadows when it came down to it. Or smoke. But smoke was a sort of shadow. Taha leaned back and simply ordered a cup of coffee.

Taha closed his eyes, and though about Rissa, she was the beacon in his life. She was the reason he cared about anything. He pictured Rissa. However he had not seen her for a couple of days, and he felt like going out of his mind. He refused to come to her, if she wanted him in her life, she would call. Until then he would stay out of it. Be even debated on getting his mind erased. He would do pretty much anything for her. Even destroy his own life.

Taha felt the sun rays on his face, as he stretched himself and opened his eyes. He was no longer alone. He looked up at the fae in front of him. So this was the fae that was a Genie. Well he didn't look like much. But then Taha knew that looks could betrayal. He just looked at the fae in front of him. So this was going to be interesting. Would he be able to give what Taha needed, and if so, at what price?

[Kulan Richards]

It's rare anymore that Kulan got a call for his services. He wasn't exactly the call for assistance type of person, but he had his exceptions. Plus his master had told him to gather as much information as he could about any other plots. This, just allowed him to do it for someone else and still benefit. It was almost guaranteed that this person would bite on his offer of "anything goes wishes." The meeting place wasn't a problem Kulan really wasn't afraid of meeting anyone anywhere. Plus, there was just one mistake that this guy was making in calling Kulan.

There was always a price and everyone knew that who had ever come across him. Kulan to his knowledge, as his master always investigated everyone he sent his servants to meet, was aware of the price that Kulan always offered. What the price was this guy didn't know... as did no one. The price was high as usual and include something that was to be revealed later, much later. Kulan in the end was good to make a bargin with, since you got your prize, but he wasn't entirely good to make a bargin with simple because of the price.

While Gabriel worked on a more manipulative level Kulan worked on temptations. He always like the game of temptations because of the sport. But, the free ones came in handy too like this dark fae. It made it easier, which as some points made it less fun, but who was Kulan kidding he had fun with all his clients who wanted their every heart desire granted.

Kulan had been watching Taha enter the coffee shop but he stayed hidden for a while giving the guy the idea that he was going to be late. He wanted him to think of the plan he was making. Kulan knew for a fact that this guy thought he was better. He didn't care, because he knew that in the end it would be the other way around. Plus wasn't that part of the ploy tempt people into getting everything they wanted but look like a wimp so they would think they could get away from actually paying the price. He waited till the time was right and then in a puff of smoke Kulan appeared in front of Taha.

He was wearing dark clothes a jacket with lots of buckets that jingled making him sound like a prisoner genie. Kulan looked rather ragged today since he didn't have to put on an act and he kept his flashing lights at home. His face was rather sunken but this just added to his always creepy appearance. A large grin appeared on his face as he looked over at Taha. He showed all his teeth.

"Well, well, well" He said laughing a bit, "It isn't very often I get a call for my services. I usually bring more flashy do dads to sell what I have to offer" He sounded exactly like a giddy entertainer, "But you my friend wish to use some of my songs?" He lifted his left hand as he spoke and wiggled his index and middle finger. With the quick movement they turned to smoke and it twirled as he whisked his hand to the left jerking it up so that his hand appeared back in solid form. He laughed again and wiggled his eyebrows.

"Now, I'll get you what you desire but we must make this official. Just because you called me doesn't mean I can give you your wishes and not have you sign" He snapped his finger and a golden scroll appeared and a quill pen, "The contract" He picked it out of the air and wiggled the pen. Before sticking the paper and pen down on the table he stuck his tongue out and slowly licked his lip, still keeping his smile. His eyes rolled down to the side looking away as though he was about to speak something rather embarrassing, "And as you know... there is always a price...but first the contract" He put it down on the table and jiggled the pen in his now smoky hand, "Please sign on the gold line"

[Taha Darkness Mahalasioan]

Taha leaned back in the chair and just observed the fae. He was slick and smart, however Taha wasn't impressed, he took the paper and looked at the golden line. However he didn't sign it. He was not that desperate, that he would sign a a paper and not know the price first. He made a gesture for the fae to sit down. As he took his coffee, and simply drank it. He didn't read the fine print, there was no need too. Every dark fae with respect for himself, would have added something that would either way make the wish backfire. Mostly if the fae didn't like the other.

He let the fae order what ever he wanted. As he simply didn't move. He placed the paper on the table and didn't even try to hide it when the waitress came. He tapped his finger as he waited for her to leave. Ready to talk. However the genie was being smart. He liked the flair, and he wasn't even covering his skills up. Taha had already noticed a couple humans that could not tear their eyes from him. Taha smiled as he leaned forward towards Kulan. So the question was. The price.

”I am not signing anything, before I know the price. Its very simple, I am in need of your, should we call it. Power? But I am not foolish enough to believe that it comes for free or even cheap. Hence I need to know the price first.”

[/b] Taha let the pen spin in his hand. As he balanced it to make it spin faster. He wasn't in any hurry so he didn't bother to waste his time with trying to plea bargain the wish he needed to be cheaper.

Taha wondered what Rissa was doing, if she was awake. He missed her smile, and her fiery eyes. He missed her having her hands on her hips as she was telling him of. God he just missed her. He closed his eyes for a brief moment, as he pictured her smile. Her scent. Her everything. He opened his eyes and just looked at the genie. Taha wondered if he should wish for something else. Rissa was in his blood, like a virus or poison. She made him suffer everyday.

Taha looked at the fae, he was different. He wasn't the typical fae. Taha had spent a long time finding out his name, not that he could use it to anything, but knowing who you made business was always a good thing. Taha looked at the humans buzzing by as the pest they were. He wondered how long it would take them to take over, and simply kill the mongrels.

Taha stretched and just looked at the waitress, she was a fate hater, he would kill her when she got of work. Just because he felt like it, but also seeing Olym had ordered him to kill randomly fae haters. Something Taha didn't need telling twice. He would kill them all for free. Of course getting paid didn't make the job worse. By far not. He looked at Kulan, he was not entirely sure what his game was, beside grating random bystanders their wishes. What did a normal human pay for riches or fame?

Taha looked at the fae and just nodded. Waiting for a price, or something else. Of course then it hit him, that maybe he should tell Kulan what he wanted from him. ”I need information, and I need a song. That will hide someone from all, myself included. I need this song to be so powerful, that no one can undo it, unless they have the council to help them. What will the price be for that. The person I need information about is Olym Feir. This should be fairly easy for you.”[/b]

Taha looked at the fae, staring into his eyes. He wanted this very badly, so the question was simple, what would the price for keeping Rissa safe, and what was Olym up to. It was clear as day he was going for Rissa, but why. Taha looked at Kulan and simply embraced himself. He was pretty sure he wouldn't like what he was to find out about Olym. [/blockquote]