'an unfamiliar ceiling, good, filtered oxygen, no foul stenches, where the hell am I? How did I sleep this time?' Dustin who just woke up from sleep sat on the bed with a confused look on his face.
"Am I in heaven?" He said as he took account of the clean environment, the bed he was lying on and everything.
He looked at himself, he was covered in bandages, clearly someone had helped him, and they helped him quite a lot too because he couldn't feel any poison in him again, the poison which was in constant war with his mana coated immune system was no more.
He tried to get up immediately.
"I must go." He said as he took the bed sheet off his body.
"Go where? Do you even know where you are? Relax your body child." A strange, unknown voice told Dustin, the voice was coming from a figure who at first glance seemed like a man, but if you look closely, you could distinguish the distinctive features, long ears like an elf in fantasy stories, pale, white skin like a dead man, crimson eyes the colour of thick blood, height over six foot, he was seven foot, he had a perfect physique, height, looks and everything, the epitome of a manly handsome man, he had long black hair that was covered with his black hat.
He was dressed in a noble attire, one you would see on a noble man in medieval times.
'the hell is this handsome guy? I'm already annoyed' Dustin thought to himself.
"Don't push your body kid, just rela-"
"Who the hell are you?" Dustin furrowed his brows, the mana around him became tense, it was open hostility.
The guy just shrugged and smiled.
"I'm sorry, I should have introduce myself, I am the abandoned one, hated by my kind, the banished predator, my name is Vandevervelt R. D. Pumberneer" he took of his hat and curtsied, paying respect to Dustin.
"And I'm a noble, a Demon Baron" Vander made eyes contact with Dustin who was looking at him menacingly like he was gonna kill him and smiled, wondering why growing and upcoming demons don't have much spirit like this guy who wasn't afraid to show open hostility to a Demon noble.
'tch, fucking asshole, feeling all great because you're a little handsome.' Dustin was just jealous of his looks.
"I'm the one who saved you in the nether realm and brought you to safety" Vander added.
"So? Want me to kowtow to you? I didn't beg you to save me, you saved me on your own violitio-" grrrrrrrr. Dustin was stopped by the sound of his belly demanding for food and he immediately switched his tone.
"Got any food boss?" He asked with a smile on his face.
"Hahahaha, you are a funny one, of course, you've been asleep for two weeks, of course you'll be hungry!" Vander exclaimed with a hearty laugh.
'stop laughing and just bring the food man' Dustin said to himself while putting on a smile outside to fide his original intention.
"Wait here kid, let me go get you something to eat" Vander left the room with a smile.
"Thank goodness he's gone, anyways, it's been long since I interacted with a human, I feel stupid and slow now, I wonder how long it's been, my life truly is unfortunate" he said as he glanced around the room he was at.
It was a small room, but it was well designed, the walls were perfectly painted, the window was perfect, no, it was just a normal small room in a small wooden house, but a comfortable house even back on Earth couldn't help but appreciate it's beauty.
'i had ignored the changes in my body before, but this is... Simply.. wonderful, wow' Dustin examined his own body, that had become slightly muscular, just slightly, but he was still happy about it, of course it grew, he fought monsters for weeks alone nonstop without food or water.
'and the mana is already flowing like it's blood in my whole circulatory system.' he had awakened his mana and gained the ability to use superhumans speed strength during struggles, he bloomed during a time of doom.
"Awesome." He said out loud without knowing as he was looking around his body.
Vander enterered t byhe room without knocking couldn't help but smile seeing Dustin so happy, he dropped the food on a small table close to the bed Dustin was lying on.
"Awesome? You are merely at the development stage child." Vander smiled warmly as he said this.
"Development stage? What's that?"
"Eat your food and get rested first, I'll explain everything to you." He sounded serious this time and stood up, about to leave.
"Why are you being so nice to me? Aren't you a noble being?" Dustin was no fool, he knew someone like that wouldn't help him without any benefits or strings attached.
Vander grinned mischievously.
"Well let's just say, I'm going to teach you a lot of hard stuff, so I'm going to pamper you for now, I like your fighting spirit, I watched you for a while and you just wouldn't give up, that's why I chose you, be proud, because not anyone can get chosen by me." Vander added as he stroked his chin, hoping to pique the child's curiosity on how strong he is.
'yeah, no bro, I was just looking for food, and killing because it was necessary, fighting spirit? Bullshit.' Dustin thought and carried the food on the table close to him and started eating.
"You may leave now, I understand your intentions." He said but in his mind: 'but I'll run away immediately I'm done recovering, come find me if you can muhahaha'.
"Ahe-hem, okay, I'll leave you to eat now" Vander who had been hoping for some kind of excited, child like response from Dustin was disappointed, but still amused never the less.
'interesting kid' he smiled mischievously and went out of the room.
"Good riddance." Dustin said as the ridiculously tall man walked out, he pointed his middle finger at him 'suck this, you freak of nature' he was still, very very jealous.
He ate his food, rested for two more days, came out of the room for the first time in two days to the living room, and then he went out to the balcony to see the outside of the building.
What he saw shocked him, no red mist, no skeletons , just peaceful normal place with trees planted, even back on earth, it had gotten ruined, this mad him shed a tear, a tear of eased sorrow.
"Wow, where is this?" The world outaide was marvelous, it was different.