Having lived in the forest for a long time, Lily had learned to wake up right before sunrise. She didn't have the luxury to stay asleep for long as she needed to gather her own food.When she opened her eyes she found herself in a strange place. She was on the ground and something warm was covering her. Normally she'd have to rely on her tail when things got cold, blankets weren't something she knew about. However for the past two days she found herself wrapped in those strange things and since he used one as well she realized the human was the one who covered her.That wasn't the only strange thing she noticed though. Lily was sure she'd fallen asleep on the ground near the fire, however now she was inside some strange space made from wood and cloth.Spotting the exit she quickly stood up and went outside. To her surprise she was inside the strange thing the human had build before making dinner last night.She didn't understand at the time, however when the cold morning breeze brush
When Drake woke up he found Lily waiting beside him with a handful of berries on a large leaf. Thanking her he tasted one then started preparing breakfast."You don't have to go gathering, you know." He said, not knowing if the child understands him.The two sat down and ate. Once they were done it was time to depart, however before that Drake stopped Lily and took out something from his inventory."Walking barefoot will harm your legs." Drake knelt before the little girl who was sitting on a ro rock. "For the time being, you should wear this."It was a crudely made pair of sandals with a piece of leather for the soles and ropes to hold it in place. Lily seemed hesitant about letting him touch her feet, though since she didn't know how to put them on on her own she let him do it for her.With the sandals on the little girl stood up and began walking around. The sand and pebbles scattered on the ground no longer bothered her and though she has yet to get used to it it was better than
"That was… something…" Having defeated the Greenhorn Drake swiftly landed and checked the map. It seemed that although he made quite a bit of noise no new beasts had showed up. He turned in the direction where Lily was hiding and called. "Lily! You can come out now!" A moment later the little girl peeked from behind the bushes, her eyes going wide seeing the beast defeated. Putting aside the twin daggers Drake begann rotating his eight arm. It was just a B tier beast. Though it had a somewhat high level it shouldn't have been that much trouble to handle. I'm not at my best… Though he didn't know it himself, losing to the Doomsday Herald had impacted his confidence in his abilities and though the injuries he had suffered in that fight had healed his mental state has yet to recover. "Alright!" Drake said as he walked toward the dead Greenhorn. "Let's get to preparing this thing." Taking out a knife he sliced the deer like beast's neck letting blood flow out. He realized a bit
"... eat this." Drake's serious tone and look caught the Lily off guard shaking her out of her daze.She gazed at the glowing greed orb then looked up at Drake. They already had dinner and her belly was full, because of that she found it wierd that he was trying to feed her something else.Though reluctant she took the orb and the moment it touched her little hand she felt something. Suddenly all hesitation went away and she brought the Soul to her mouth, taking a bite then another before putting the rest in her mouth."... so… how do you feel?" Drake asked.For a moment he thought that maybe feed ing her a Beast Soul wasn't that good of an idea. He didn't know how it'd affect her especially when her status screen didn't have the usual Main Soul listing. However the fact that her kind is capable of using magic without relying on Beast Souls meant that the orbs, which are accumulations of Magical Essence, would strengthen them somehow. Or at least he hoped it would.Lily stayed silent
Arriving at the camp were two familiar faces. A pink haired girl with one long braid and a tall muscular man."Drake!" Laura exclaimed the moment the boy came into sight. She was about to jump at him, happy to see him alive, but even in her exclusive she managed to hold herself back."You survived." Said Roland, eyes wide with amazement."Of course I did." Drake said. "Well, I barely escaped with my life."The three sat down around the fire and talked about what happened after they were separated. Roland and Laura returned to the mining town to get reinforcements, however when people heard about a giant black dragon they all looked away.The Doomsday Herald was the king of mount first wound. Usually it wouldn't move from its nest at the top of the mountain. The reason why the Hunters in the mining town refused to helf was that they know facing a king was futile, though they played it as being on guard in case it attacked the village.Still, some were rallied into going, driven by curi
"Wha…" Drake was shocked to say the least. What Ronald had revealed was something he never thought about much less considered as a possibility. Just as he opened his mouth to speak however he felt something press on his side.It seemed like the little one was unable to stay awake any longer and had fallen asleep. Seeing her adorable sleeping face cooled down the anger that had been building inside him. He took a few seconds to place her in her bed before returning to his place in front of the fire. In a way he was glad that she didn't understand what they say. Worst of all was that he found it completely logical for things to be the way they are. Humans would seek power no matter how cruel they have to be to get it, even if they have to kill each other to get it. The fact that Beastkin had some things in common with Magical Beasts was the best excuse for those after their power. Even if they're called out for their cruelty they can just wave it aside saying a beast in the shape of a
The three continued their discussion well into the night and by the time they knew it they could already see the first light.After waking up Lily was still on guard against Laura and Roland. Drake had made sure to warn them that if they did anything to hurt her he'd hunt them down, however he didn't really need to as they didn't seem the kind to kill a kid even with the temptation of an SSS grade Soul being so strong.Roland already had all the power he needed and Laura didn't seem so keen on eating Souls from Beastkin after learning of what they really are.Once they had their breakfast the party headed toward the mining town at the base of mount First Wound after which they took a carriage back to Ouroboros' capital.It was funny to watch Lily's reaction to the new environment. Of course seeing so many humans for the first time terrified her and she'd been clinging to Drake the entire time. She seemed to like the ride on carriage though so her mood brightened once they were on the
[Quest 《Journey to Heaven》:You've been granted the ■■■■■ title by a member of the Dragonspear family, making you one of their knights. Reach the top of the Nexus towar and help the Dragonspear family achieve their goal.Objective:Reach the Nexus towar and reunite with your lord. Clear conditions:Arrive within the time limit. Time remaining 74:19:49:89Clear reward:100 000 Soul Essence.On failure:Death.]Having read the quest notification be got after receiving the letter from the old man claiming to be an official judge of the Selection, the first thing Drake did was check the Journey to Heaven quest.He still had two and a half, but from what he'd learned so far he didn't feel that he could make it in time if he wasted any around this place.He opened the letter and gave it a read.[ Congratulations to challenger Drake Brand on successfully passing the first round of the Selection. Due to the number of challengers having exceeded the judges' expectation, it was decided t