Darius was bored.He was so bored, even keeping track of time wasn't enough to occupy him. If not for the resident AI on the space shuttle, he would have lost track of time.The space shuttle had only so much space. He couldn't even stand straight inside.The only thing he has had to sustain himself was the canned food and bottle water that Ozia had been mindful enough to keep there. If not that he had been turned into a level 10 mortal, the little food would not have been enough. Thankfully, there was a functional toilet in the shuttle.He didn't go crazy even when he should have. Not all humans had a strong will to withstand being lonely for so long.But then again, he was never a normal human.The feeling of misery in his heart almost made him curse the one who sent him on this journey, but he had to restrain himself.The agonizing torture he experienced had caused a nearly unremovable seed of fear to be planted in his heart.Darius could feel the strength within his lean muscles.

In the corner of large garden, a nice-looking tree with vibrant green leaves stood, casting a dark shadow due to the afternoon daystar.This green tree casted an unsettling picture in the minds of any who saw it as it was weird to find a tree with so much green leaves in this wasteland.Under the natural shade provided by the tree, Darius sat on a simple wooden chair with a cup of tea in his hand. Next to his chair was a small wooden stool with delicate and beautiful designs on its surface.Taking a sip from the ceramic cup, he closed his eyes to enjoy the taste. He dropped the cup on the stool, not before sniffing up the rich aromatic smell."I'm glad you like it." A raspy voice came from his right. Darius nodded his head in approval, his back relaxed completely against the back of the chair.To his left, the same chair and stool was also arranged the same way as his under the shade.But, an old human woman who looked to be in her sixties sat on the chair. She had long straight white

“So, are you all students of the old lady?…” Darius asked in a clear and easily noticeable accent that gave away his lack of familiarity with the new language of this planet.“Her name is Priya.” Kenji let out a soft warning, “And no, we aren't her students… some of us, I think.” He said the last part while looking back to glance at Talliu.“Sorry about that.” Darius apologized. He had only been here for a couple weeks so he still wasn't clear on what was considered respectful and not respectful. He had always referred to Priya as ‘old lady’ to the point he had even thought that was her name. No one ever bothered to correct him about it until now.“It's alright, now you know better. Hey, loosen up will you?” Stan waved off the discussion while putting one of his arms around Darius’s shoulder. This was easy for him to do because of his height and how long those arms were.This did not make Darius loosen up at all, but rather caused his body to stiffen and his mind to go hyper-alert. St

Seeing the raging mother Cyrix coming after him, Darius turned into the cluster of boulders and ran, he ran as fast as his legs could carry him.Like an out of control wrecking ball, the big Cyrix smashed its plumpy sides into many big rocks, which slowed it down for some time. Even then, it was still closing in.Darius could hear the grunts of the Cyrix coming closet and closer to him. Darius had already reached speeds previously impossible for him, he just didn't know it yet.Spotting a thin but sturdy looking dry tree not too far from him at the end of the boulder forest, he pushed himself harder so that he could reach it.Upon arriving, Darius jumped like never before, narrowly escaping a nasty bite to his thighs.He quickly crawled his way to the second lowest branch before looking down. Thankfully, the Cyrix could not climb after him, it just kept on screeching from the ground.She was still conscious of the fact that her two cyrix cubs were left behind, she was not too comforta

Amidst all the commotion that just went on. Darius eyes slowly opened up to see the familiar ceiling of his designated room. Turning his head, he saw Talliu facing him while sitting on a wooden chair. Not too far from his position was a large hole in the wall right next to the door. Despite this, Talliu still wore his saintly smile. This created a weird contrast in Darius’s mind. “You’re awake, that's good.” Talliu spoke up once he saw Darius open eyes. “What happened to me?” Darius asked as he sat up on the bed. His hand uncontrollably went to his forehead in a fruitless attempt to ease his headache. “You got hit, that's what happened.” Talliu was calm in giving his response. Darius remembered what happened, he recalled seeing a massive paw enlarging before his face before he blacked out. “You should be in a much worse condition but Clancy healed you, you should thank her some time.” Talliu nonchalantly suggested to which Darius simply nodded. Darius moved the sheets a