"Its been a while but you've finally crawled out of your cave, how have you been?" said Aryas
"Well shit look who it is"- Elias
As i stop to converse with Aryas, i realize that there's something that has changed, but he seems to have the same notion in mind.
Instantly we both figure it out, she has the same birthday as me!
The reason that the races bond with beast at the age of 18 is due to safety, the mana viens within them finally start to process mana at a faster rate.
Bonding can happen before this age but that could lead to the death of the person trying to bond due to their being a lower amount of mana to work with so the mana found withing both the beast & the person would have to be damn near equal.
Whenever mana starts flowing throughout your body at a higher rate noticable changes happen to you like how you gain higher perception & are able to somewhat tell the power level of another.
"How was it for you when your mana viens started to open?" asked Aryas
"It felt like i had scalding water flowing through my body, so i was uncomfortable as hell all day, even showering didn't help" I responded.
"Wow that's a lot different to how mine felt, for me it was like I was being pricked by needles & the as my viens opened the prickling sensation spread until I couldn't stand & had to stay in bed"-Aryas
The first thought that came to mind was why our mana veins opening were so different, I immediately assumed it was due to race, since most people don't talk about it openly.
" The last time we talked it wasn't exactly the funnest moment" said Aryas.
"Thats true, i can't believe we got caught up in the middle of snowstorm while there were glacial beast roaming around, the cold is never good for a demon but its better than the heat." I responded.
"I really wish i could have bonded with an ice wraith, or at least tried & keep it close to me till today"-Aryas
"Fuuuuuu.... are you serious? that thing can freeze a metal cage solid & make it snap like a brittle piece of toast."- Elias
"I know, I know, it just feels wierd, like I felt like I could, but didn't have the power at the time."-Aryas
"Wait, your telling me you felt their mana!!??"-Elias
"No, no, more of like a gut feeling if anything, but speaking of beast, your headed to get an egg aren't you?~" -Aryas
"I mean...maybe, why?"-Elias
"Well...since im in town and have to leave soon, why don't we go together & spend this time together? For old time sake, what do you say Elias?"
"A-ahh, you know what, why not, it has been close to a year since we've seen each other, but, your buying me lunch."
"Your just in luck, I have some moola at the moment since I finished a job for beast scouting."
"Beast scouting! wow, its amazing that you made it back in one piece."
"Well first of all, obviously, but it was quite a new experience to be able to witness first hand what beast are like outside of a bonding."
"I think we should take off if we're to get those eggs, i'm not sure about you, but i'm excited as all hell to finally bond!!!"
"This is the loudest i've heard you be, so lets get a move on then but first, food"
"You've got a point, once we get those eggs we won't be seeing sunlight for at least a day, but thats just me."
"Your right, so lets grab a big lunch, i've quite missed the comforting sound of you eating."
"-///3\\\\- you've only heard me eat a couple of times, and stop listening so damn intently."
with the conversation wrapping up we both started heading towards a well know resturant that has been around since before our parents were born. As we're walking towards the restaurant I notice that thiers a feeling of longing towards her, but immediatly cross it out of my mind.
Thiers no way a human can fall in love with a Demon.
She has long flowing dark brown curls with a soft round face and a soft nose. Soft porcelain skin that pairs gorgeously with her plush sized body. by no means are her breast small but neither is her behind. But the most striking feature is her brown honey eyes that contrast with her light features. When the two suns in the sky glaze her eyes with a bath of light, they look like pools of endless honey that could never be captured no matter how hard you tried recreate them in a painting.
Meanwhile, i'm more on the average side, or at least I seem to think so. I have dark black hair, reddish brown skin, i'm 6'1 while she's 5'5. My body is decently built since i took up body building and a couple of cardio workouts. I have 2 horns resting on top of my head and thin black tail that almost looks cartoonish. The 2 horns are sort of bend, but do not curl, they look like dragon horns, slick back. My eyes are a deep black surrounded by an Ivory white thats meshed with strands of silver. My face is also on the rounder side, but my jawline is prominent compared to Aryas.
As we arrive at the restaurant we both sit down and don't have much of a conversation, this isn't due to anything other than her knowing that i need to social recharge to not come off as rude when we speak.
I tried to order sea creature soup but Aryas wouldn't allow it and bought me a steak instead.
Our brunch of sorts goes by quickly with almost no conversation, but as we step outside she looks over & ask.
"Elias, lets go get a monster and see how far we can reach in this world heights."
"Lets go Aryas!"