The woman's long scarlet hair twirled past you. Though you didn't get a full look at her, you could tell by a glance she was a beauty which distracted you, even if it was just for a moment. But you still attempted to dive at her, grabbing her by the arm slightly causing her to loosen her grip on one of the items. The object clanked to the ground and you face planted right next to it, but the woman didn't stop. You grumbled slightly, rubbing your crushed nose as you heard a slightly creepy laugh behind you.
"Kehehehe, ah well. Looks like she got away. That's a shame really..."
Turning around, you saw that the laugh belonged to what could only be described as an old hag. Her pale wrinkled skin glowed almost green in the early morning light, her pure white hair tied into a bun didn't do much better to subtract from the weird coloring. Also she was extremely short, even though you were lying on your butt she just barely stood taller than you.
"Still, I thank you for trying at least, Mister...?"
"Eric," you added, reaching around for the object that the girl had dropped. "Here, she dropped this at least."
You were able to get a closer look at the item as you handed it to the old lady. It appeared to be some sort of golden idol, certainly very valuable looking that it came as no surprise to you someone would try and steal it. What was odd about it was that it depicted an obese naked woman, perhaps it was an icon of fertility.
"Thank you kindly, Eric. Honestly, I should probably lock these things up so no thieves make off with them. A little old lady like me is no match for you youngsters these days..."
"Oh, I'd hardly say you're old, Miss. You look young enough to be my sister."
"Kehehe, flattery. But the thought is appreciated. My name is Desdemona, I run this little shop here. Please, come in, come in."
You smiled and silently obeyed. Once you stepped inside the store, you were instantly greeted by the smell of incense and tea. The shop was very similar to one of those black magic boutiques you had seen from time to time. It was a place full of weird objects and charms related to witchcraft and pagans, some of the items even seemed like the sort of thing you'd find on the set of the Lord of the Rings.
"You'll have to forgive me, the store is a mess. It's only been a week since I've set bought the shop."
"Yes, I hadn't seen this place before. I figured I'd check it out. What do you sell here?"
Desdemona gave a huge evil looking grin and answered with one word. "Magic."
You were skeptical, however. "Magic? Right..."
"Oh, of course you silly boy! Didn't you read the name of the store? Spells R Us, a fine pun if I do say so myself. I've traveled the world collecting different artifacts of magical power, studying the many cultures and the enchantments they possessed."
"Sounds terribly fascinating..." you muttered, played with some strange dice you found lying on the table that always seemed to bring up ones no matter how many times you rolled them.
"Hmm, you don't believe me, do you Eric? Well, now. I must try to prove it to you as my first real customer!"
"Eh? What are you going to do?"
Desdemona did her little evil grin again. "Tell me, what is your ideal form?"
"My what?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter, you won't need to tell me anyway I'll see for myself at some point. Here, take this..."
She scuffled around behind the counter and pulled out...
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