I plan to begin my travel after the subjugation of the goblin settlement, but I remember that I have only the sword which is made up of iron. Although I have my wooden spear and stone knives, I don't think it will be enough.
So, I begin to train with the sword and hope to acquire a skill related to it.
I train with it for hours.Not resting even a bit.I remember my fight with the goblin leader, my humiliation at the hands of it.
I continue to swing the sword not stopping. Sweat began to trickle down my face, my clothes soak with sweat but my grip on the sword did not loose.
Even when I aquired the skill I do not stop but increase my pace.
My swings become more sharp and fast, carrying a threating aura.
I perform various moves like straight down from the top, straight up from the bottom, diagonally down to the left, diagonally down to the right, diagonally up from the left, diagonally up from the right, and left and right strikes horizontally.
I practice for my survival, for my safety and to cut down any enemy I will face in the future.
I only stop when my arm refuses to lift even once and my stomach growls like a child whose candy has been stolen by another child.
I plop down on the ground breathing heavily. " Hah... Hah, its... already... hah... past afternoon."
I become shock at my focus that I have been swinging my sword for so long, forgetting the flow of time.
"But it's not enough."
So, I train for two more days before I become confident in wielding the sword.
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"Water... Check. Food... Check. Weapons... Check.Everything's okay. Now, it's time for saying goodbye to my cave."
I depart from the cave which has been my shelter for many days.I head towards the river.
I begin to travel along the river hoping to find some people or a road. I meet some weaker monsters and animals along the way, but they only run away from me, likely scared of my aura.
I also find some brave monsters or call them foolish because despite being weak they attack me. I easily killed them and level up once, becoming Level 11.
After becoming Level 10, the required Exp to level up increase by 100 instead of 50. I don't know how Exp system works yet.
I continue to walk when suddenly." Awoo" I hear a cry. The cry seems full of sadness, worry and fear.
I have heard this type of cry many times because of my work. I had rescued many sreet puppies and kitten whose parents are no more and they cried in the same way. 'A cry for help'
I run in the direction from where the sound comes.After running for some distance, I see two wolf lying down on the groud dead. There is a pup licking their bodies.
But what shock me is that there is a monster bear covered in injuries about to pounce on the pup with its paw.
I hurriedly create a fireball and throws it at the bear. Since it was created hurriedly it only burn its hide but it done its job properly.The aggro is on me.
"Roooaaars" It roars at me and charges towards me. It seem to be angered because of interruption in its hunt.
I take the spear in my right hand and grab it like a javelin and throws it at the bear with my full, near 50 strength.
The spear dig into its mouth and he crashes on the ground with its stomach facing the sky. Because of the injuries it sustained with the fight with wolf couple, it is already weakened considerably.
I wrap fire on the sword and pierce its heart with it.
After killing the bear I direct my gaze towards the wolf pup.Feeling my gaze onto itself, it hide behind the dead body of its mother.
I carefully approach the wolf pup to not scare it. "Don't worry, I won't harm you. Look what's this." I give him a piece of meat. Feeling that I have no ill will, the wolf pup slowly approaches me and dig into the meat.
After finishing the meat, he begin to lick my hands clean and look into my eyes wanting more."Awoo!"
"Hehe , it tickles. Wait, I will give you lots." I give him more meat until he is full.
After eating to his heart's content, he look towards its dead parents with a sad expression.
I caress his head and asked, " Do you want to come with me?" Like he understands me, he look toward me and yell with a happy but sad voice.
"Hehe, aren't you smart." The wolf pup suddenly jumpd out of my arms and bite me in my right arm.
A symbol begin to form on the back of my hand and I feel a connection with the wolf pup.
< A White Wolf(Fenrir) has initiated an Equal Blood Contract.>
I surprise at the sudden system messages. Fenrir?Equal Blood Contract? I don't understand any of it but seeing the sparkling eyes of the pup, I throw those thoughts and think of a name.
Name. A name huh. Come to think of it, I don't know if the wolf pup is male or female.When I observe carefully I realize the wolf pup is a female.
"You are girl, and here I thought you were a boy. My mistake." She tilts her head first but when she understands whst I mean she yells in protest."Awoo! Awoo!"
"Sorry, sorry" I apologize and she calms down with a humph.
I ignore her and began to think of a name. Her fur is white like the moon during the day.So... Luna.
"Luna. It will be your name from today onwards."
Suddenly, almost all of my many mana depletes and absorbed into Luna. A white light wraps around her and she floats in the air.