7 years~
It took me exactly three months to figure out my little tail. How could I forget the little things who followed me most of my life? The little things who trusted me so much they would enter my mouth to clean some chunks of flesh and bones from in between my teeth.
The little thing followed me because she felt a kindred spirit.
That answer left me much more puzzled than anything, but I did not care, so I just allowed her to follow, regardless.
"How is school little Ra?" The voice on the other side of the screen is, as usual, soothing. with a smile, I replied, "Grandma, it is good." The body is seven years old but it is still rather small.
"There is a beach view with the weather being strange recently. Is everything OK with you?"
"Grandma, the clouds are dark, with a little bit of thunder, but the sea is still calm."
"Ah, I see. Then it is OK then."
"Mm, grandma how is your new rank going? I have heard that building a foundation for this rank is quite difficult."
"En, it is a bit difficult. I have yet to begin constructing the foundation. The root to form the power lineage tree is hard to decide on. It is known that veins are chosen instead because they are easier with the foundation building only needing four months or so." It is nightfall, the rumble of thunder can be heard the scent of the raging ocean is teasing my nostrils silently begging me to come and take a dip. I have no idea why, but since jumping the last three ranks the call of the sea became almost irresistible.
This is something I had dwelled long on, especially after the first rank I had risen, giving me a space that I had bypassed and given up in favour of raw strength. Even though I possessed the strength back, then I had still been overwhelmed and lost. This once useless ability I had decided upon had come in useful when ranking up the second time to lay my foundation. The foundation had three directions: one is to choose a vein which is easier, the other is a tree but usually called a power lineage tree and the final is a spider silk core.
The vein is what most choose because this is simply jumping from one to the next. Even if you failed, it will not affect you. The spider silk is connected but has multiple complicated webs. The webs look similar to a regular decagon; each number of levels is the same, a total of ten. This polygon type web is then enlarged for each rank. Unlike the vein, the entire ten levels must be completed to rank up if even the tenth level is failed the entire rank will regress to the previous. The final is the most difficult and is rarely taken. This is a tree. This tree is first a root, from that root, a single shoot is grown. In order for the root to produce a shoot called the foundation, the levels must be passed, which is a total of one hundred.
There are no breaks and no way to slow down the progress. This can last up to one week depending on the power stored or several years. During that time, the person cannot move or lose focus even a blink in time.
This, though, is something I have chosen. I felt somewhat regretful, but the space was quite handy since I had no safe place within this school. After ranking up and finally creating my first shoot, the tree began to grow branching out.
The first branch had thirty leaves, while the second only had fifteen, the third had over sixty and the fourth with twenty. At present, I have stayed on that level to prepare for the fifth. This is a frustrating thing because you never know how many levels will be on the next rank.
"Grandmother, I have passed on the necessary items to help build your power so you can build your foundation. It is up to you if you decide on the tree, vein, but or Web. If the tree is too difficult, choose the Web. Mm... It might be better for you. That way you can firmly step into the hierarchy of immortality with a little more ease."
"Then I shall listen to little Ra. Now, little Ra is the food enough? Your appetite has grown a bit more, so you need to inform me or your brother when you are running low."
"Grandma, I still have enough for the next five days. Of course, the school provides meals as well." old madam Kai smiled. I felt that this air breather was constantly becoming much more beautiful. She is a strange land dweller, lacking gills and fins, but it meant nothing to me at the moment because she is ranked second among my thighs.
The first will always be perfection, my brother.
"Then I shall allow you to leave. Your brother will probably contact you soon. Little Ra, I will begin working on building my foundation, so it will be awhile. Everything will be left to your brother and the young master-"
"Grandma, building your foundation for this next rank is important. Do not fret, even if brother forgets there are many servants. All that is needed is for you to continue gaining strength." I cut her off so she may begin building her foundation.
"Then grandma will leave…" Old madam Kai babbled a little more before taking her leave. I sighed and looked around the room before exiting.
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Note:
*space: if anyone has read any of my previous books... No spoiler, but her space is actually an inherent domain, personal domain or domain space. (I called it many things but domain sticks) Anyway, this is something all of the siblings possessed. Writing this book, I did not know where I was going with it. At first, I had no desire to add her to the others' published but changed my mind after going over the drafts I have stock.
So remember this space is basically her domain~
{it's important}