Brave, who had been silently devouring the Wild rat meat, was now shaking her head while squeaking in pain. The piece of meat she had been chewing escaped within the gasp of her jaws as suddenly Brave started beating her head on the ground.
"Brave!" Damian exclaimed in surprise at the strange behavior of Brave. Getting up, he ran towards her.
*Squeeeeeak!*
Unaffected by her master's exclamation, Brave let out another painful squeak and started rubbing her head on the ground.
"Brave! Are you all right?" Getting near Brave, Damian was unsure as to what to do. All his worried and confused self was able to do was ask for the well-being of the pain-stricken Brave.
*Squeeeeeak!*
All Damian got as an answer was the sudden, painful squeak of Brave as the head rubbing on the ground suddenly slid to the side, remaining still afterward. Brave had stopped moving.
"Brave?" With fear in his heart, Damian called out the name of his first and only companion in the unknown and dangerous world of Serus.
There was no response. Under the crackling flames of the campfire, the shiny white hairs of Brave fluttered with the wind as her body remained motionless.
As Damian extended his hands towards Brave, they stopped midway. The shaking hands were unwilling to meet the still body. They were afraid of the body they touched was alive or...
'No, no, this can't be happening.' Shaking the negative thought off his head, Damian's hand continued their advance. Damian held his breath as his fingers touched the soft hairs of Brave, cupping his hand. He had just picked her up when...
*Squeak!*
With her usual cute squeak, the still body of Brave finally moved.
"Ohh!" Damian wasn't able to muster anything else as the moment his ears heard the cute squeak of Brave, he hugged her body.
*Squeeak!*
It was Brave's turn to be surprised, as she suddenly found herself in a tight gasp of her master.
*Sigh!*
Releasing a sigh of relief, Damian's body fell back on the soft grass. His eyes were unwilling to open. He had yet to recover from the shock he had been through.
Damian didn't know where these feelings came from. He had transmitted in this world five days ago and ever since Brave had been with him, but it was just five days not enough time to create such a deep bond, at least Damian didn't think it was possible. Yet when his eyes landed on the motionless body of hers he felt such pain, such a deep sense of loss that he would feel only for his family.
Whether these feelings were a side effect of his class, or whether they were his genuine feelings, Damian didn't know, but he wanted to know the cause of all this. That's why he opened his eyes and read the system message.
«Brave has gained: The ability to think!»
«Law of nature broken!»
«STAY ALERT!»
Seeing another set of confusing messages, Damian was so annoyed that he had to close his eyes to prevent himself from cursing at the system. Drawing deep breaths, Damian sought comfort by paying the soft Brave.
Brave suddenly received so much of her master's love, closed her eyes, purring like a cat.
Opening his eyes, the first thing Damian did was make sure that Brave was alright. Then he questioned the system, "What does it mean to break the law of nature?"
There was no response. What followed in the next few minutes was Damian rephrasing his questions, sometimes changing them entirely in an attempt to get an answer from the silent system. Unfortunately, all his attempts yielded nothing.
*Sigh!*
Releasing a defeated sigh, Damian chose to divert his annoyed and anxious mind from the creepy message that said "STAY ALERT!" And what better way to relax than by investing your hard-earned stats while patting Brave's soft body?
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[ «Status» ‹Skills› ‹Companions› ]
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[ Name: Damian Colt ]
[ Race: ??? ]
[ Age: 19 years ]
[ Height: 1.8meter; Weight: 69kg ]
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[ Level: 3 > 4 ]
[ Expression: 100/100 > 250/250 ]
[ Stats: 5 > 0 ]
[ Class: (???) Monster King ‹2› > ‹3›]
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[ Strength: 9 > 10 ]
[ Agility: 12 ]
[ Stamina: 8 > 10 ]
[ Vitality: 9 > 10 ]
[ Mana: 19 > 20 ]
[ Spirit: 3 ]
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[ Water affinity: 0% ]
[ Fire affinity: 0% ]
[ Earth affinity: 0% ]
[ Wind affinity: 0% ]
[ Spiritual affinity: 100% ]
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[ Spiritual abilities: N/A ]
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The surge of strength and satisfaction felt after leveling was so good that the annoyed Damian had a happy smile on his face as he looked at his status.
"Let's make a health potion, shall we, Brave?" As Damian asked the question, he had hoped to get a response from Brave and get a basic idea of the level of understanding she had developed, but there was no response.
Damian looked down, only to find Brave fast asleep in his arms. 'Let's leave the testing for tomorrow.' She had been through a lot. That's why Damian wanted her to get a good sleep.
The cute scene of Brave sleeping in his arms and the excitement of creating a health potion widened the smile on Damian's face, as he opened the inventory to the right.
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[ ‹Quest› «Inventory» ‹Messages› ]
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[ ‹Storage› «Forge» ]
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[ Spirits: 18.5 ]
[ Materials (24M):- ]
[ ‹F› Wild rat X 15 ]
[ ‹E› Slime X 8 ]
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[ Possible creations:- ]
‹1 liter drinkable water: 1M›
‹E- Comfortable underwear: 6M›
‹E- Comfortable vest: 8M›
‹E- Leather shirt: 13M›
‹E- Leather pants: 10M›
‹E- Knee guard: 8M›
‹F+ Drager: 20M›
‹Basic Health potion: 5M›
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Looking at the last item, Damian couldn't contain his happiness anymore. Smiling from ear to ear, he immediately thought of creating it.
*Ding!*
«Material: -5; Spirit: -5»
«'Basic Health potion' created!»
Pulling the potion out of his inventory, Damian admired the glowing green liquid contained within the test tube. Just holding the potion calmed his heart. With the potion in hand, Damian felt at ease.
'Tomorrow should be a bit safer, right?' Storing the potion in inventory, Damian didn't let his mind dwell on the question any further. His eyelids were heavy, they needed a rest and Damian was very much eager to do that.
'It's just the fifth day and so much has happened. What else does this world have to offer?' With the question in mind, Damian's eyelids shut down, putting him into a deep sleep.
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.
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The stars shone brightly in the clearing. Even in the middle of the night, everything was visible under the soft and dim light of the stars.
Suddenly, a pair of golden eyes jolted awake. These eyes belonged to Brave. Looking at her master once, she was sure he was fast asleep, she moved her body slowly slipping out from the gasp of his hand.
Taking a look at the face of her sleeping master, a clear hint of determination passed through the golden eyes of Brave as she ran to the forest.
The mindless Wild rat of before, following commands, was no more. Today a new being was born, a being whose name alone would send shivers down the spines of enemies, whose appearance alone would be the end of a war, whose every move would make the sky cry with bolts of thunder.
As she took her first step out of the clearing, she had taken her first step in the long journey ahead, and it all started with her first thought, 'Master proud, Brave happy.'
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