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Chapter 9 - Leveling Up

Njuko sends a calling to Mduju in this Seed world his breaker artifact has incorporated its function into the messaging system of this seed world, hoping to pick Mduju lucky brain. Mduju answers from what Njuko can he is currently fighting a large amount of opponents. They are all some kind of rock golems with fire for eyes. They look much tougher than what Njuko just fought which means he can't brag about killing the Leoperd at all.

"You know you don't have to answer when some one sends you a calling you can ignore it especially when you in a fight or whatever you call the thing your doing." says Njuko to Mduju who is straining just to avoid all the attacks coming his way. Mduju's arms are also glowing red those cracks from earlier must be filled with whatever his element is probably a fire based one from the look of it. Surprisingly he is quite nimble for his size too jumping around outside his usually combat style which is normally no style at all. The best way Njuko has ever described it in one word is "Smash!" A smile fills Njuko face while watching Mduju, Mduju is still in the thick of it and hasn't had a moment to respond yet. It is clear that he is enjoying himself so Njuko is not worried. The enemies interest him Njuko thou, the golem floats on an fire bubble where their legs should. Mduju thou is blasting through them like a hot knife through butter. Njuko spots something like an Eleke on Mduju's shoulder its a liquid fire script that is completely round.

After about thirty seconds of darting and blasting Mduju takes a deep breath. Takes a defence position and says, "Friend Njuko!" the specific accent he put on reminds Njuko of the trademan back in his home town. The man is a foreigner from the Ashland where Volcano's are more common than rain. The way he spoke was much quicker than normal but it's distinct enough that even with only two words Njuko could hear and almost laughs the man is incredibly friendly and accommodating. Njuko puts together what Mduju is not saying, "I wanted to ask you about leveling up I don't want to mess up you know how small mistakes can build up in a Seed World, Friend Mduju."

Mduju dances around more now using a comba attack that blast multiple opponents scatelter them destroying while burning others which is odd since this are golems with fire why would they burn. His moves are still heavy but it's seems more graceful too plus being bare handed apperently is not so bad since he is steadily clearing out the room, or corridor the device doesn't allow Njuko to see what he wants only a small area around Mduju.

"Friend Njuko, why not just ask Eitz you should be able to commune with him by now its been six hours already." Mduju said this like it was a matter of fact and rather simply to do and his Eleke nodded in agreement or at least it tried its circular shape changes to Oval then back to circular. Njuko nearly spoke out of turn not really understanding but remembered what Mduju had just said. 'The ability to commune has to do with my Eleke, so he must already be able to talk to his and whatever it said must have lead him to the place he is right now.'

Njuko then says, "Thank you, Friend M'Duju of the Bykel, may the sun never set on you." The formal why of speaking Njuko just used is a way to show that Njuko has completely understood that Mduju is being observed by untrustworthy people and that his question has been answered. If Mduju thought he needed help he would have asked not immediately drop the calling after Njuko finished his thanks, which is also breaking protocol since he should have finished the second part of the verse in his farewell but Mduju is who is after all. This way of speaking was developed when dealing with people or situations where you know something might happen. It basically comes from years of trust and experience with one another personilaty. They are after all life long friends.

Njuko thinks about Mduju said he did not actually explain how to commune with his Eleke. 'If that harebrained lummox can figure it out I'm sure I can do it too.' A not entirely truthful statement but Njuko is only thinking to himself after all. Njuko knows that their is an element of instinct involved. The same way in the fight he could feel what to do, he knows he has to sense it out. Instead of sitting down to channel his inner element. He is spurred to move forward but not his body but his energy. The center of his power surges around his heart a tickle feeling coming from it.

Njuko then does something, one thing specifically like moving a muscle he hasn't moved in a long time the surge separates into three flows that thrash around in his body. Then inhabit every part is alive crackling with power. The only thing people can see a guy pacing around in a perfect circle. He is transported to an empty space inside his mind his body still moving on its own.

Njuko is on a rock encompassed by violent unending sea. The sky is the only thing bigger but the clouds swurl around the rock just like the ocean. He turns looking for Eleke which he finds immediately a huge mountain humanoid figure with a lightning head. It towers before him.

They don't speak exactly but she, his Eleke has had many names and lived many life times but has identified herself as she. Her name came on the waves, crashed into his being. She craved herself on him the same way he had done when they bonded. He not sure if he is saying it properly but if he sensed correctly it's spoken as Ọya. He sends waves at her in the form of questions.

The questions gather themselves into huge waves, from his vantage they are taller than some castles. The waves that are questions thrust at Ọya's ankles. She responds sending the winds. He inhales the answers knowing a little more with every breathe. Oya has sent too much it will take him a very long time to breathe it all in. He breathes the way she sent him like some fishermen do to continously increase their lung capacity.

So far he knows that Ọya, is very old, her favorite pet is a Thunderhawk. She dislike Thunderdogs unlike her husband. Yeah her husband has a name longer than the equator and apparently used to be a God, her children have left this plane and don't visit often she showed him that the last time she she her youngest was before a star was born that no longer shines in the sky. She doesn't mind they are very argumentative. She is very special too extremely special Eleken Royal and a member of the Fusion. She is much stronger or use to be. Njuko has find her the other parts of power. He did try to ask about why she isn't whole anymore but she didn't send anything back. Not that he could complain he is barley through one per cent of what she sent him.

Njuko continues to breathe until he feels his head hurt, the way she sends things. The memories have everything in them emotion, sensation, experiences. He is reliving what she sends him but it's difficult to understand something when you don't have a way to explain how long the lifetime of a star is for example.

She did send him a small piece of her understanding and even that insignificant spec would be several hundred of his lives. But what he did pick is that one part of Ọya is close. By that she means within 200000 kilometers. He not even sure if they have way to make that make sense since it's useless to say one million Drogba since a Drogba is stops being used after a hundred and that has always been enough to make sense if the world but mor importantly he needs to understand how long a kilometer is so that he can understand extract what she means.

Njuko is not sure if this Seed World is big enough but she did explain size and how much bigger this region is than he thinks. However more to the point he needs to train more especially getting to level ten is very important and must be done quickly. It is the first his body will be able absorb pure Eleken energy from her and that should have some nice side effects.

Njuko is excited, Ọya has never been bonded with a human before so she too doesn't know what will happen exactly but at the very least he will grow stronger the more of her power he can incorporate into his essence. He finishes what he can for now. The space he is in folds in on itself. He did manage to wave something at her thou, a simply message really, 'nice to meet you Ọya.'