As his eyes fluttered open, he noticed he was no longer in that cold dark abyss he was familiar with. Instead, he was met with a creme coloured ceiling as the curtains to his bedroom opened, letting some light in.
He didn't understand where the light came from, since there was no light source in Tartarus. But he decided not to question it.
As he got off the bed, stretching and letting all the fatigue leave his body, he glanced out the window and saw Koalemos running about with a bottle of liquor in their hand. And of course, Geras chasing them down.
Daniel took his shirt off before stretching his limbs. He then continued to do a small workout in his room.
A few minutes later, a knock on the door surprised Daniel before he muttered a come in. A girl holding a tray of food stepped in and closed the door behind her.
The girl then placed the tray on the coffee table in the room and bowed. Her light pink hair that curled at the bottom was tied into two pig tails on the sides of her head. The small black horns on her head was almost unnoticeable as her tail waved behind her.
"Young master Daniel, your food has arrived," she said.
"Thank you," Daniel replied, wiping the sweat off his face with a towel he found on his bed.
The girl nodded as Daniel sat down and began to ate. The girl continued to only sit behind him as he ate.
"What's this?" Daniel asked as he picked up one of the vegetables with his fork.
The girl glanced at the food he was curious about before replying, "that is an asparagus, young master,"
"I see, I don't like it, can i put it aside?" Daniel asked as he struggled to get the asparagus off of his fork.
"You may," the girl replied.
A few minutes went by and Daniel finished eating everything, aside from the asparagus. The girl began cleaning up the plates and placed the tray near the door.
"Would you like me to prepare a bath, young master?" She asked, finally looking at Daniel and realising he had no shirt on.
AAH WHAT THE FUCK
She internally screamed
"Ah, please do so," Daniel smiled, rubbing his cheek on the previous towel.
The girl had a look of bliss as her face slowly turned red. However, she didn't forget her duty as a maid. She quickly walked to the bathroom and started to prepare a bath for Daniel.
Ah... young master Daniel has a good physique...
I wonder how old he is
Meanwhile, Daniel was staring at his status screen, thinking of ways to get stronger quicker. Seeing as he was only at level 10, he assumed that the small demons he fought in his training room were the lowest of the low. Thinking that, he suddenly felt dejected.
He then took a look at his skills and saw that he could make a weapon out of the darkness. Curious, he put his hand out and imagined a sword.
The shadow by his feet suddenly moved, moving up his legs as it swirled at Daniel's hand before it formed a sword. It looked unstable but it was something. It was only the first time he did it, and he was satisfied.
I should show Nyx later
He thought with a happy smile on his face.
****
"Oh Daniel~!" A familiar voice rang through the halls.
Daniel immediately recognized the voice as he rushed towards it.
"Nyx!"
There, just around the corner was the beautiful black haired goddess. Her smile radiated as it made Daniel close his eyes, blinded by the other-worldly beauty.
"My dear, I have someone to introduce you to," Nyx smiled, patting Daniel's head.
"Who...?"
****
"I'm Estelle,"
A girl who surprisingly looked exactly like Nyx was standing in front of Daniel. Everything was the same except for the Estelle's attire and eyes. Her eyes were bright yellow as it gazed onto Daniel lovingly like how a mother would gaze onto their newborn child.
"I'm Daniel," he bowed slowly.
"I know," she replied, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Estelle is my Avatar, she will be training you for a few months, so don't get lazy," Nyx butted in.
"Oh, alright," Daniel replied.
"Now, now. Hold up your sword. I want to see how good you are," Estelle said as she held up a wooden sword.
Daniel nodded, feeling a little confused as he too held up a wooden sword. A silent countdown was heard from Estelle's lips, and as soon as she finished, she leaped across the training grounds and went to strike Daniel. Daniel's eyes followed her movement and parried the attack with his sword. Though, he lacked strength, making him stumble back and his wrist ache from the impact.
"Oho~ you're quite good," Estelle complimented the younger avatar.
"T-thank you," Daniel replied as the strength she put in the sword doubled, making Daniel get pushed back even with his feet planted on the ground.
"Now, I'm going to attack you again, so get ready," Estelle hopped back a few meters and stood with her sword in front of her.
Daniel nodded. And immediately after, Estelle disappeared. Daniel's eyes shook, confused and panicked before he took a deep breath and calmed himself down again. He closed his eyes and tried to find where Estelle was going to attack.
10 seconds passed, 20, 30, and finally a minute passed. Daniel stood, at the ready as Estelle has still not attacked Daniel. Suddenly, Daniel shifted his stance as footsteps was heard on the ground. The steps were agile and light.
BANG
Daniel's wooden sword parried another wooden sword held by Estelle.
"Ooh~ you exceeded my expectations. Alright, let's stop here for now. Come back here tomorrow at dawn," Estelle smiled as she wiped her hand with a cloth.
Daniel nodded, watching as Estelle took out her majestic black wings and shot out from the ground.
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