He quickly collected few more which are edible.
He also realized beside being giving exp and filling his stomach. They have some repleshing effects on qi in hi body.
He didn't store them. He right away consumed them. After using shadow steps multiple times. His qi was almost running out. Thus it was better for him to recover qi now. Each fruit gave lower then one qi. It wasn't fixed how much as it changes but it always stays one qi.
He know he can't depend on em in battle or something thus it's wise to replenish his qi now. As he can't afford to be qi less in night. Who knows what might happen.
Time passed by he finally collected every single one of em. Which can be edible. And ate all of them up. Repleshing his qi somewhat.
[-10.5/14-]
it was enough to bring his qi back to a safer level.
The sun sat down. The forest started becoming more darker and darker.
Seeing this he know he can't waste time more. He have to find a safe place to stay for now. And he already found one. It was one a huge tree. He aproched it.
He didn't know how. The tree looks like this.But it was his only option for now. He turned off battle mode as it wasn't suitable for now.
As for the tree. It was a huge tree. And by unknown Means. Ok one of it's branch instead of going side ways it. one of its branches extended downward, almost like a root merging with the soil.
The angle of the root was enough for him to go climb it. With little hesitation, he started to ascend this unusual path, hoping it would lead to a safe and concealed spot for the night.
Thankfully his passive skill right away started working. Giving him night vision. If he didn't have that climbing it would be almost impossible.
Night descended,like smoke of darkness it covered the whole forest. But didn't made his climbing didn't difficult but more easy.
" This is really a new world, sigh" He sighed and gazed upward were thousands of thousands small red fruits shining like small bulb's making the whole place.
Slowly and slowly he started climbing up.The small red fruits emitted a gentle, pulsating light, casting an otherworldly glow around him.
Time passed by, The branch was length was wider then he expected and the angle started
to make the ascent more challenging.
" I should have look for better place" he muttered.
He regreted not trying to find any other safe places.
He was enjoying some of it. But as he climb higher and higher. He realized how stupid he was. The branch was covered in thick slippery moss. Still by finding some edges and uneven parts. He was somewhat climbing untill now. But now those kind of spots are reducing significantly.
And soon enough it was the moment he would make a mistake has come.
he felt a sudden slip beneath his foot. His heart raced as he struggled to regain his balance,
"Heck!"
but the moss was slick, and the angle of the branch made it challenging to hold on.
" Ahh"
With a gasp, he lost his footing and began to fall, downward through the darkening forest.
In an instant, his heart leaped into his throat as he plummeted through the darkening forest. His surroundings blurred as the ground rushed up to meet him, and the eerie, otherworldly glow of the red fruits faded in the distance.
In Midest of choas.He unconsciously grabbed the one.
It vibrated, It's form changes instantly and came behind him. Tanvir felt something but he didn't had the time to think about that. As he was falling from the corner of his vision he saw four black lines going upwards.
He didn't care as he was just right about to crash on the ground. But all of a sudden he felt a force fulling him backward. But it wasn't enough to nullify the speed completely.His head is about to burst apart!.
Before he could think any further, the force pulling him upward increased, and he was yanked away from the ground.
" Ahhhhhh!!"
He spun around and saw four thin lines extending from his back and pulling towards him a branch. In an instant, his heart screamed in horror as he imagined crashing into it at high speed. But, before he knew it, the black hands had released the branch and stretched higher, grabbing another one. With a swift tug, Tanvir found himself standing on the branch. Beside him were four sharp claws, glowing dimly, trailing from behind. His heart was still pounding. Processing what just happened.
He retreated backwards and hugged the big tree as he gazed at the ground in horror.
His mind was still messed up. As he even struggled to breath. Time passed by as he calmed his mind down.
He finally calmed down his mind and sat down facing his back at the tree. His body was still shaking.
He gazed down and at the hovering black claws beside him. It was the one his partner. It transfomed into this claws and saved him.
" Thanks" He muttered and gazed at the claws while not daring to let go of the thick branches.
The claws nodded and retreated back. Tanvir felt again sometime moving. It lasted for a second before it stoped and he sensed on something and looked down. Only to see one is back to it's orginal form.
Tanvir's heart was still pounding from the close call, He would have really died just now. As he sat there, trying to calm his racing thoughts and shaky body, he knew he needed to be more careful and vigilant in this unfamiliar environment.
Time flow by, The forest around him remained shrouded in the darkness making only source of light was this tree.
As he gazed up he realized he was high enough to pulk down the fruits right from here. But he didn't dare to move. He was still scared.
He was scared of hights to begin with and now with such event and being top on a branch so high his fear increased even more.
He felt mentally exhausted. But didn't dare to sleep, no even if he tried he won't be able to sleep here.
And thus just like that his first sleepless night has begun in the new world.
Time flow by, as he gazed at the distance forest. The whole forest was covered in darkness. But he realized if he focuses on something for long enough. The darkness somewhat disappears and he could see somewhat.
He turned off his battle mode. Before started climbing as it makes everything black and white.
" Battle mode"
He activated again. And as he expected those specific which he could see from such hight has something to do qi consumption.
From here. He noticed dozens of places with soft dim glow of various color. Some had purple color some had white color.
But most noticable part was. At far distance, hes seeing the light flickering again and again sometimes turning red sometimes blue.
As he foucued more. The light become more visible. And he saw it wasn't just two color it was multiple colors. Flickering from her and there. Its just that red and blue color was the most intese was.
Seeing such movement. He can only thing of one thing.
" People are fighting there" He muttered and unconsciously gazed at the one.
" I'm somewhat strong right?" He thought and grabbed it.
The one trimbled responding to him.
" Change back to that claw form"
It trimbled and soon it's form started changes. This time Tanvir witnessed everything.As if it melted in black gue. It climbed back his hand and from the neck area it gone behind him.
Again he felt that weird sensation. And before he more comprehend. From behind four black claws appeared hovered beside him.
Tanvir gazed at the claws, Quit shocked. Realizing again how powerful his partner is. As for the claws each has three big extensions with Sharpe spikes.
As he look at it more closely he realized the body of the claws aren't slime or anything!.
It was some kind of internal structure. Glowing dimly which is hard to notice. He gently touched it and unexpected thing happened. He thought this would be soft. But they aren't!. They feel like hard metal.
The internal structure was purple in color. As he gazed more closely he realized there where some strange vine like symbols glowing dimly. Again was shocked realizing how powerful this thing works.
Time passed by as he started talking with the one in this sleepless night.Discovering the many variations it can transform.
[ TO BE CONTINUED...