🌹The Crimson Tyrant: Chapter 12

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The owner of the shop stood behind the counter. He was a lithe young man in his mid-twenties with dark skin and dahlia purple eyes. He had black and purple dreadlocks flipped over the right side of his head and an undercut.

White bone tattoos were painted beneath his eyes, on his neck, on his chest and on his forearms. There were also white rib markings on the bright purple vest he wore beneath his maroon blazer. The skeletal motif of his outfit was complete with a small skull affixed to his top hat.

On the left side of his blazer, Sam wore a pin that appeared to be a bizarre talisman of some sort

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On the left side of his blazer, Sam wore a pin that appeared to be a bizarre talisman of some sort. He also wore a black apron, tied together with a black-and-white ribbon. He had a single pocket visible near his hip, which held two white bones and a green hamsa hand inside.

"Welcome to Mr. S's Mystery Shop! What can I do for ya'll today? A charm to protect ya in uncharted lands? Mummy of an ancient king? Or how 'bout some cursed tarot cards?" he asked as he brought out the said objects to show them.

 S's Mystery Shop! What can I do for ya'll today? A charm to protect ya in uncharted lands? Mummy of an ancient king? Or how 'bout some cursed tarot cards?" he asked as he brought out the said objects to show them

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Alice stared in disbelief as each item popped into the man's hands and then magically vanished into thin air like a magic trick. "U-Um, sir, those cards... they're not...actually cursed, are they?" Alice asked, nervously pointing at the tarot cards in his hands. Sam chuckled at her, lifting his hat and giving her a bow.

"Ah, so you're one of th' new li'l lady students Crowley tol' me about

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"Ah, so you're one of th' new li'l lady students Crowley tol' me about. Yesiree, little girlie, but that's not all I've got." Sam said as he moved in close to her. "I got voodoo, I got hoodoo, I got things I ain't even tried!"

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