Aurelia POV
"My son… my son Nathan!" As the explosion arose, you could hear it from a hundred miles, but it did not concerns me as the only thing in my mind was my child… my only child.
"Nathan!" I shouted desperately.
My house is in complete chaos. Fires, smoke, the smell of burning woods and toasted animal all over the place scattered everywhere.
As I search for my son, a sudden waves of terror replaced my anxiety. "What's this?" Fear prickles over my skin, my eyes darkened with worry. A dark red orange aura fill the whole place, a powerful yet, terrifying spirits covered the shattered house. Because of fear, my freezing body refuses to listen to me.
However, my son is my son. Not even death could overpowered a mother's worry for her son.
I rush towards the center of my house, as I activate my animal spirits to protect me from harm.
"Vision!" I cast a spell. With my animal spirit Owl, I was able to see through anything that's blocking my vision.
And then…
My eyes filled with tears as I saw my son floating in the middle like a sun, glowing with a power of Animal spirits covered in thick layer of mana.
I cried as my worries flew "My son Nathan… I'm glad your fine!"
Nathan POV
"Where the hell I am?" The terror I feel earlier vanished.
"You will be my host, you will use my power and I will guide you towards your goal." A piercing voice suddenly speak.
"Who… who are you?" Despite being scared, I bravely ask.
"I know you, I know what you are, I know where you came from… IAN." The voice faded through the darkness before it's completely vanished.
Nothing comes in my mind… my soul froze and I don't know what I will response. Hearing those words, it left me speechless.
And then…
Memories from my previous life flashes. Hundreds of image flowing, coming from any direction.
"Aunt Marie… Seleneeeee???" I was too focus and amazed in this life that I completely forgotten where I came from, whom I left behind. The people I loved, the people I care about and the reason I want to live.
And then… it all' went blank.
After that encounter my body feels lightened, my soul seems to be cleansed. I slowly opened my eyes.
"Whaaaaaaaa?" I was shocked to what I witnessed. 'Fuck my house, where the hell did it go? Shit… shit I am floating in the air?'
'My animal spirits finally unlock' I muttered in such low voice.
I celebrate my success manifesting my animal spirits, but my joy did not last long as my brain flooded with memories from my previous life. My smile died along with my excitement. As I slowly descend from the air I notice my dad, my father in this world.
I could see his worried face filled with anxiety as he cries like a child rushing towards me. I turn my head and I saw my mother Aurelia seemingly terrified, yet still runs towards me as well. Both of them reach me at the same time.
'They are crying, worried and scared.'
As both of them hug me synchronized, I feel their warm body. 'What is this feeling?'
A tear in my eyes slowly falling…
'So this is Loved.' The love of a parents that I long for, A love of a parents that I crave for so long… A feeling of that worried and afraid to lose someone.
'This is the Love I always prayed for…' Without realizing, I cried like a poor baby for the first time in front of my parents.
After that event, my father spent time with me every afternoon to teach me all his knowledge with Animal Spirits. It's already been 1 year since that day.
"So… that's all I know about Animal spirits." He pick up the wooden sword struck on the ground, he lowered his upper body, but his right hand high enough to match his head holding the wooden sword, while his left hand on the ground. Without a warning he then activated his Animal spirits dog.
With this, it enhances his physical strength flexibility and reaction speed. And In an instant he was at my back. My response was not fast enough to dodge the upcoming attack. With his powerful swing I was thrown a few meters away rolling on the ground.
"Urrggg.." I groan into the ground, as my body wasn't able handle such attacks.
Yet I stood again with fierce eyes lock on his movements.
"That's good! I don't want to hurt you so badly Nat! I will strike again…"
"Oh yeah? You literally trying to kill your 4 year old son." I muttered silently.
"No, I am trying to teach how to fight for your life." Surprisingly he response.
'Tsk. His dog animal spirits has also enhances his hearings.' I clicked my tongue before rushing towards him.
He again vanished in tin air like a wind appearing in my left side. And before I knew it, his feet already reach my face. Launching me to the ground.
"Haaa… haaa…" trying to catch my breath while lying completely open on the ground, he already launched another strike from above. With my remaining strength, I block the wooden sword embedded with mana with only my bare arms. I could feel my bone cracked from the impact.
'Use my power Nathan, you will never win against him with just your will to fight.' A chilling voice suddenly speak from my mind.
"No!" I shouted, pushing my dad with all my strength, I was able to get away from him.
"Oh… that's my son." While he was surprised he still proudly say's.
'You are weak! Fragile lesser human! Again, use my power and you will never lose!' Tone of his voice risen, as he eagerly propose.
'Who the hell are you?' I response in my mind, while my eyes lock on my father's movement.
'Humans weaknesses rely on information.' He response calmly 'Close your eyes and I'll show you true power.' He ordered.
'My dad will attack me if I do that.'
'JUST DO IT!' He again rises his voice seemingly angry from my response.
'Fuck this.' I complained, but with desperation to win I close my eyes.
As I close my eyes, I saw a figure. No this is not just a figure. Because of darkness I wasn't able to see him clearly. This is a monster…
A powerful and immeasurable stream of magic mana surging from the monster's body. It walks towards my direction allowing me to see him closely. This monstrous being is a Ninetailed Fox Beast. A flame orange colored it's thick fur, a terrifying yet majestic being with infinite power flows like a billion river. Every steps it makes streaming with orange mana, he shines like a gold as the light illuminates. He moves elegant yet fiercely as it's eyes completely on me. As it gets closer to me, he then touched my chest with his paw.
'Arrgggghhh!' I scratch my teeth in pain. My knees drop on the ground as my body agonizing from extreme pressure. However I knew it, this is True Power.
A few minutes later, or so I thought. The pain was gone and so the Fox. Realizing that it only happen in literally 0.0001 second in real time.
I slowly open my eyes, my senses suddenly rises, every motion in my vicinity looks too slow, I could see my father running towards me, yet it's like he was in slow motion mode. Birds flew so slow that is moves like snail, leaf's fall like a snow…
I look back at my father, I then stance ready to fight for another round.