Real quick everyone, the name for the last chapter was gonna be something like "proving father wrong" but I just completely forgot to change it so yea have fun with something something arena😂
Also I have to give a lil announcement as I have gotten my first piece of criticism, the MC is being cautious for a reason. When you get thrown into a new world and is assaulted by these new senses, new feelings, and new ambitions. No amount of emotion will drive someone to being reckless in this situation.
The things that happened in the synopsis I have to explain aren't in the mind of the MC. He has no memory or actually talking to god. I put that as to make a funny thing to grab peoples attention. That's why the MC didn't know about the elder until he was put in a situation that forced him to find the elder(hence the situation with the young martigar). Sorry to be boring about this but it had to be addressed since I screwed up and decided to try to explain how I plan to make the story.
*back to the myth, the legend, the sharky sboi*
Once I say this, everyone has mixed emotions from my actions and my words. It's present in the fact that I can't specifically tell anyone's emotions in the crowd due to the amount of mana that's conjugating in countless ways and In countless controls and directions.
"So father, am I exempt from the arena? Or do I have to dominate the arena in order to show you that I am stronger than I look?" I said this calmly as I knew that I have just completed a goal that would have taken multiple days or vent shifts as they call them as it seems as though when the sun is above us, the vents get weaker as the radiation from the sun sort of turns them off.
Why that is, no one knows. Off that subject, due to this one power move I did, I have successfully eliminated myself from the arena and found out what this colony needs to change if they wish to stay safe. With the way things are now, a singular powerful force and easily manipulate these Carchos to do whatever that force wants.
Right now, cultivation sounds like the best idea as first I want to learn more about it, and second I have to get stronger to hopefully negate any threats to my sister and mother. As they say "there's always a bigger fish in the sea"
"After seeing that performance, it'd be torture to the other pups if he joined it" the megalodon in the front of the group said to father.
"Ok he won't be in the tournament. He has already proven himself capable of being its champion. He shall watch it at my side. If the first place wishes to challenge you, you are obligated as the champion to accept it." He knew that I didn't want to be at the tournament, but this is part of tradition so it had to be done.
"Ok shall we head home?" I ask
"Yes let's go now, I suggest you all do so as well" father agreed and broke up the crowd as everyone went to where they were supposed to go.
We head home and I attempt to find out where my bedding room is as I don't wish to sleep with my sister every vent rising, which I learned is their version of night. Both of us head to her bedding room and I ask her where mine is because I don't recall where it is.
She takes me across the hallway and I can feel a second bedding room which I presume is mine. It is bigger than my sisters and the bed is almost twice the size of hers. Jeez they seriously believe that the males are supposed to be bigger than females. Not for Carchos, the females need to be bigger to bear and defend the young. The males only need to take care of themselves.
I head in and immediately head on my bed. My sister watching me from the doorway. I wait for a moment to see if she'll leave and she does after I presume she internally fought herself for a moment whether she'll ask to sleep with me or not. I close my eyes and regulate my mana again, this time I push my limits a bit and start pulling in mana forcefully as if I'm grabbing it and mixing it with my mana. This does work but it strains me for a bit, in about the same way as when I helped my sister with her mutation.
I keep this going for quite a while, my mana increasing significantly due to it as I am filling myself with mana as much as my body can handle it. After it was over, I look at my stats and for some reason, my room got smaller. I recall it being enough to fit father and the megalodon from before that also had a horn and wings, and have enough room for them to lay comfortably. But from my perspective now, it'd be a tight fit and they wouldn't be able to open their wings much.
Wait.....Did I get bigger? I guess this is how I'm able to grow without eating a whale each time. Speaking of which, I'm actually quite hungry. I wonder if I should go hunt? Or if we have food here? Well now's the best time to check if any. But first, I need to fix this sight issue.
There's too much mana in this house for me to see clearly. Hey elder, can I ask something?
(What is it?)
Is there a way I can improve my mana sense to be able to see in all this dense mana?
(Looking through your eyes, it's not an issue as that isn't really that dense. It is just a little denser than regular water)
Ok so do is it something to do with my mana?
(Yes! you need to push your mana around your mind like a barrier then, thin it enough to see through it so you can see through your mana like a pair of protective glasses. This will help minimize the mana that is registered into your mind)
Ok sounds like a plan.
I go into my mind and gather some of my mana, I move it around my mind like a barrier as he said. After that I started pulling from it and thinning it enough to where I can see the world through it. I keep going until i can see everything around me, as in actually see it all but in black in blue, like my mana is giving me a representation of what it is. I can feel the mana in the air but it definitely doesn't block any of my sight as much as before.
Let's go explore shall we? Since I have this, I should be able to move around without being blocked by any concentrated mana as long as I can use this barrier of mine.
(That's good, if you can strengthen that barrier more, you could even come see me. But you can't now as the concentrated mana here will rip your shield to shreds and you wouldn't be able to see anything at all)
Ok I'll work on it when I can.
I head out of my room and everything is clearer then ever. I can see many details that I couldn't before. I head through the hallway to see the living room, it is barren as there is no need for furniture. I head through a door to my left and I see the area with food in it. The food is mainly dead fish or pieces of larger animals inside a cage like box with an opening that has a door on it with a hole on the front that sorta bends down like a tooth.
I keep looking around before hearing a couple spurts of water from behind me. I turn and mother is there looking at me, "are you hungry son?" She said with displeasure apparent in her voice.
"Yes mother, I was confirming if I needed to go hunt as that was what I got use to while I was up at the risen" I said, even though it was only half true.
"Well I will have food done soon, your days of hunting are over while in this household" she said pridefully
"Ok, shall I go out and explore the colony? I have lost much memory of the place and I'd like to refresh my memory" I ask earnestly
She looks at me for a moment, "I would say to have your sister go with you but after your performance yesterday, I don't see any issues with you going out by yourself."
"Ok I won't be long, please tell sister for me as I don't wish to wake her. She must still be tired from her mutation" I say before going to the door
"I will but i won't stop her if she goes after you" mother says before I leave.
"That is not an issue with me as if she's able to go out then she's able to help me refresh my memory"
I wanted her to guide me but she's asleep so I won't wake her.
"Ok, be back soon" mother says
"I will" I say as I leave out the door.
I head out and look around to see that our house is far from the colony for some reason. Guess it's time to go exploring! I head towards town and look around at everything that's nearby. My barrier I made seconds as a pair of regular glasses like I'm a person who has bad eyesight that just got prescribed some.
I'm happy as I was in belief that I would be basically blind for the majority of my time down here. I keep going until I reach the colony where everyone else is. I get many looks as my performance at the mini arena spread like wildfire after everyone left. I swim around and look at everything I can as I won't waste any of my time here since I don't have much before mother is done with food.
I keep exploring until I get stopped by three pups that are bigger than be by half my size. They all look at me but don't say anything so I just try to go up and over them but they block me again. Ok what's the deal here, "hello, sorry but I would like to get by"
The one in front speaks up, "sorry but we have business with you as you harmed our brother, come quietly and we will make this quick"
I can see where this is going, "so do you just want to talk or do you plan to injure me for injuring your brother" I say as I won't let myself get beat up that easily
"We would like to keep the damage to a minimum as you need to be taught a lesson for this, you are a hermit that hides behind your sister. Then you hurt our brother, you definitely did something to him as a weakling like you wouldn't be able to harm him without cheating" he started exclaiming angrily
This straight started my fuse as I have always hated cheaters, so to be proclaimed as one is absolutely infuriating. I was hardening my head and getting ready to ram this kid when I hear a voice from behind me.
"If you wish to remained unharmed, I suggest leaving the kid alone" the voice is calm but forceful and it definitely wasn't how I heard it before.
I look back and see Kanilo, who's mana says that he is irritated at the situation that's unfolding before him. He has a giant scar on his fin and his dorsal fin where I ripped him up. His horn is almost healed but has a little bit on the tip that's still healing. However how it is now, I can guarantee that it's fight worthy. It may not be able to stab yet, but it can definitely slash and swap anyone who plans to take him straight on.
He comes forward and asserts his dominance as he knew that these were the bulky pups brothers and after what I did to the pup, the sight would be gruesome if they antagonized me enough to where a fight would happen. I have no clue of this and just watch him come up then ask when he come up next to me.
"Are these your brothers?" I was suspecting this the most as they are about three fourths his size which made me believe that these were his lil bro's that plan to avenge him.
"No they aren't" he responds coldly, "my brothers respect that you won with your strength and technique so they have no reason to bother you. These little idiots are the brothers of the bulky pup that you broke the jaw of the previous vent shift" he looked at each of them as he said that.
"So they came for revenge" I look at him when I say this then look back to the three in front of us, "you three aren't even as strong as your brother so picking a fight when you haven't developed your inner selfs like me is asking for a beating. Go strengthen yourselves and get first place in the tournament, then you can challenge me. But as you are now, you will only embarrass yourselves" I say this as gently as I can to not advocate any aggression here.
"The champ is right, you three aren't ready to fight him. Even together, you three would lose miserably. Keep in mind that this one fought two pups before your brother, beat him, I was sent in, and at that point it took my horn and my technique to make him actually try. Answer me this you three, who is the one to destroy my horn and give me these scars?"
He gave them three each a look before speaking again, "If you haven't already figured it out, he's swimming right next to me" he exclaimed it immensely since we are starting to gain a crowd.
All three of them are sitting there, I am looking at their manas and they are barely moving and are very rigid, like if they moved at any point that something would destroy them. This is my first look at fear. They are completely petrified as it seems as though they weren't told any of this, talk about a snotty brother and father. These three were ready to get a beating because they were misinformed.
After a moment I just say calmly to them, "it's good to help family, especially if they're wronged. However, understanding the situation before hurting others is better since you three were sent to your own beatings. Now leave"
After I say this, they book it out of there. They definitely were going to ask whether this is true or not and if the father lies again, let's just say that they better not try me again or I won't show any mercy.