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1.35% Speed Is King / Chapter 6: Ellie

Chapitre 6: Ellie

"I need to get stronger as fast as I can so that I can protect my sisters when the apocalypse hits us." Elliot said to himself. "I have no time to lose! I have to kill as many beasts as possible and use that Large Beast Lure and tame the Large Beast before tomorrow morning!"

He dashed deeper into the forest, trying to catch up to his nine wolves and hawk. However, it was really slow going for him. He was really unfit and weak. Hawk the AI was definitely not wrong when he made his vicious comments about his strength and endurance.

Strength: 0.6

AI Comment: Weaker than the average human being. Definitely weaker than a monkey.

Endurance: 0.5

AI Comment: Far weaker than the average human being. Slightly stronger than a newborn monkey.

Still, he did not instruct his wolves and hawk to slow down. In fact, his standing imperative for them was to kill as many and as fast as possible.

The two types of animals turned out to be an excellent combination for hunting. The hawk easily killed the smaller ones and quickly called out to the wolves whenever it spied larger ones which it couldn't handle.

It was a highly efficient and deadly combo which hit the forest like a venomous plague.

In merely half a day, Elliot gained almost two thousand XP by hunting and had risen to level seven, leaving behind a gruesome trail of corpses as his hawk and wolves blazed their way deep into the forest.

Soon, the notification he had been waiting for sounded in his mind.

[XP limit gained by killing beasts reached. You will no longer gain XP by killing beasts until you reach level 10.]

"That's it then." Elliot sighed. "The easy parts are done. Now I need to attempt to tame a beast. Hawk, how do I do that?"

[Beast taming requires the formation of a soul contract. Both the Beast Tamer and the Beast must agree to the contract. To initiate the formation of the contract, simply allow your blood to mix with the beast's blood.]

"That's easy enough. How many beasts can I contract with?" Elliot asked.

[At your current level, you can only tame fourteen beasts and store 2 within you.]

"So I'll get two contracts every level? And I assume the storage is based on my Summon Beasts skill level?"

[Affirmative.]

"Perfect. Let's try taming one for starters. Hawk, wolves, bring me any animal, alive AND unharmed please!" Elliot instructed his wolves.

A series of distant howls and a shrill cry from the sky indicated that they had received his instructions. Within a minute, his hawk returned to his side with a squealing small bear cub clutched in its talons!

"Whoa! You're one brave hawk aren't you? You actually went for a bear cub!" Elliot praised the hawk effusively. The hawk screamed in pleasure and dropped the terrified bear cub right in front of me.

It was extremely small and thin, and looked positively wretched for a bear cub. It's ribs could even be seen through it's black, stringy fur. Its brown eyes were open wide and it was trembling in terror.

Elliot quickly slashed his finger with his knife and pressed it on the cut that the hawk had made on the cub's body when it was being gripped tightly in the hawk's talons.

Immediately, a weird sensation descended upon him. It was as if he had entered a mind space that only had him and the bear cub.

The bear cub's stats appeared in his mind.

Beast Type: Black Bear Cub

Beast Name: Ellie

Gender: Female

Beast Level: 1

Beast Power Level: 1

Beast Grade: Rare

Beast Bloodline: Black Bear Emperor (Inactive)

Beast Physical Status: Malnourished, Fatigued

Beast Emotional Status: Terrified

Hobby: Wandering around the forest by herself

Evolution Pathways: 7

AI Comments: A rare black bear cub and a direct offspring of the Black Bear King. If its Black Bear Emperor bloodline can be activated, it would rise in grade to become Epic and gain access to various powerful skills.

And strangely, Elliot could understand everything that the bear cub was feeling and saying!

"Nonononono! Bad birdie! Bad birdie! My momma will kill you! Huhuhuhu!" The bear cub was crying and screaming at the same time.

"Hey there." Elliot called out to it.

"AH! What happening? What you? Huhuhu!!"

"Do you want to form a contract with me? I'll make sure the hawk doesn't harm you."

The moment Elliot said the word contract, an understanding of what it was and what it entailed suddenly appeared in both his and the bear cub's minds.

"Contract… NO! I want momma!! Huhuhuhuhu!!" The bear cub was hysterical and scared, and only wanted its momma.

"You either sign a contract with me or the hawk kills you." Elliot said. "In fact, there are wolves on their way here too…"

"WOLF?! WOLF BAD! WOLF BAD!!" The bear cub cried out in horror.

"Quick sign the contract before they arrive! I'll protect you!" Elliot said urgently.

"Ellie sign! Ellie sign!!" The bear cub shouted frantically.

Instantly, after Ellie the bear cub agreed to the contract, a sense of permanence crystallized in their mind space and it shrunk to a small space at the back of his mind.

[Black Bear Cub successfully tamed.]

[100 XP gained.]

"Yes!" Elliot pumped his fist victoriously. "Well done Ellie!"

"Ellie safe? You… Master!" Ellie pounced on Elliot's feet with an unbridled sense of joy which Elliot could sense clearly.

Elliot could feel literal waves of feelings rise up from within him for this cute little bear cub which had so naively thrown in her lot with him.

"Ah Ellie. I'm sorry you had to sign a contract with me under such… made up conditions. But I promise you that you will not regret your decision." Elliot murmured as he bent down and carried Ellie in his arms.

Ellie's heart almost burst for joy when Elliot did that. She nuzzled Elliot's face affectionately and licked him with her cute but very rough tongue.

"Do you want to say goodbye to your momma?" Elliot asked.

"Ellie has no momma. Momma dead long time." Ellie replied as she made herself comfortable in Elliot's arms.

Elliot could feel a lump rise up his throat as he empathized with Ellie.

"Right. I'm your family now. I'll take good care of you, don't you worry about that." Elliot stroked Ellie's fur gently.

Ellie nodded sleepily and then promptly fell asleep. She was extremely tired.

"Now then, Hawk. What are Beast Grades and Bloodline and Evolution Pathway?" Elliot asked the AI.


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Chapitre 7: Death and Destruction

[Beast Grade refers to the beast's rarity in comparison to the rest of the world.]

[Bloodline points to the Beast Ancestor its skills, power and form is derived from.]

"So Ellie is a descendant of the Black Bear Emperor. Why is there an "inactive" next to its bloodline?"

[The Black Bear Emperor's blood has been diluted to the extreme within Ellie. However, it is still luckier than most as not all beasts are born with a trace of their Ancestor's bloodline like her.]

[Evolution Pathways are the different evolutions that the beast can undergo based on the evolution catalyst ingested. Most beasts will be eligible for evolution once they reach a certain level.]

"Uhh… That sounds suspiciously similar to a beast catching game that was popular a long time ago. What was its name again… Pocket Beasts? Anyway. How do I activate her bloodline?"

[She will need to consume the blood of other beasts with the same bloodline.]

Elliot nodded. That seemed simple enough. He will scour the forests for more black bears and slaughter them for Ellie.

At that moment, the wolves finally returned with a few rabbits, squirrels and a weird looking kitten. Elliot immediately motioned for the kitten to be released.

"A Red Lynx kitten!" Elliot cried out in pleasant surprise. It was something that his sisters had professed to like. In fact, they had always talked about wanting to tame one for a pet. If he could tame it, he would be able to make their wishes come true!

"Well done!" Elliot praised the wolf who brought the Red Lynx kitten. It wagged its tail happily.

Elliot approached the Red Lynx kitten slowly. It hissed and swished its tail as well. But as a member of the cat family, swishing its tail signified anger, not happiness. He got 10 XP after reading up on that earlier on, so he knew it to be true.

Its claws were fully extended and ready to deal damage.

GRRRR!

All nine wolves growled menacingly at the Red Lynx kitten. Although it was extremely small, it didn't seem to be afraid at all.

Elliot gestured for the wolves to calm down and moved even closer to the Red Lynx kitten.

Suddenly, the kitten leapt up and tried to attack Elliot!

However, Elliot's fast reflexes allowed him to dodge at the last second and his left hand struck out quickly, grabbing the kitten by the back of its neck.

"MEOWWWWW!!" The Red Lynx kitten meowed and hissed in defiance. It brandished its claws angrily but to no avail.

"Sorry for this!" Elliot said as he quickly made a small cut on one of the kitten's paws. He then dropped his knife and grabbed the paw, allowing the claws to puncture his skin and draw blood.

As soon as his blood touched the kitten's, the private mind space descended once more and the kitten's stats appeared before him.

Beast Type: Red Lynx Kitten

Beast Name: Not Available

Gender: Female

Beast Level: 1

Beast Power Level: 1

Beast Grade: Epic

Beast Bloodline: Primal Feline

Beast Physical Status: Healthy

Beast Emotional Status: Completely pissed-off

Hobby: Hunting

Evolution Pathways: 2

Skills:

Level 1 Stealth - Able to avoid being sensed by living beings beyond a 5 meter radius.

Level 1 Slash - Deal 50% more slash damage.

Level 1 Pounce - 50% faster pounce speed.

AI Comments: An extremely rare beast born with activated Primal Feline bloodline. Its stealth skill is one of a kind and it has an extremely quick pounce and powerful slash attack. Has the potential to reach the very top of the food chain.

Unlike Ellie before who was rather eloquent as a beast, this Red Lynx Kitten did not speak much. Instead, Elliot felt a jumble of emotions assaulting him.

ANGER!

INDIGNANCE!

AGGRESSION!

ATTACK!

SCRATCH!

"Relax kitty. I mean you no harm." Elliot said soothingly to the kitten.

RELAX?

BITE!

SCRATCH!

SLASH!

The Red Lynx kitten hissed and tried to squirm its way around Elliot's hand. But Elliot maintained a firm grip. If he allowed the kitten to turn around, he would have a badly scratched hand within seconds.

"Do you want to sign a contract with me? If you do, you'll get a constant supply of food." Elliot asked.

As the details of the contract flooded both their minds, Elliot pushed the concept of food strongly forward and tried to get the kitten's attention using it.

"Food! Do you want FOOD? Look rabbits! Squirrels! They are all for you if you sign the contract!" Elliot tempted the kitten.

RABBIT!

SQUIRREL!

Hungry. Need rabbit. Need squirrel!!

"Yes. They are all yours. IF you sign the contract. Do you want the rabbit? Do you want the squirrel? Sign the contract first!" Elliot said in a soothing voice.

Contract?

SIGN! SIGN!

Need rabbit! Need squirrel!

Immediately, the mind space shrunk and settled next to Ellie's at the back of his mind.

[Red Lynx Kitten successfully tamed.]

[200 XP gained.]

[Assign a name for the Red Lynx Kitten?]

"Hmmm. Red Lynx… Let's call it Rex!"

[Acknowledged.]

After the contract was successfully signed, Elliot let go of Rex and it immediately went for the rabbits and squirrels. It displayed no fear at all as it approached the wolves.

"RABBIT! SQUIRREL! MINE!" It hissed at the wolves.

Elliot chuckled at Rex's lack of fear and instructed the wolves to cripple the rabbits and squirrels before releasing them.

Rex pounced at the nearest rabbit, broke its neck with a single powerful bite and then trotted back to Elliot with the rabbit in tow.

Master? Rabbit?

It laid the rabbit down at Elliot's feet as a mini offering.

Elliot was touched. "No thank you Rex. You can eat all of the rabbits and squirrels." He knelt down and scratched Rex's head lightly.

Being an orphan living in a merciless society, it had been a long time since someone gave him a gift out of pure sincerity like Rex just did. Even though Ellie and Rex were merely his first two practice attempts to tame beasts, he decided deep in his heart that they would accompany him for the rest of his journey.

Little did he know that his decision that day would eventually lead to the rise and utter domination of the two Beasts that struck fear in the hearts of all the other beasts, fugitives and survivors in the world.

Monsters flee when they sensed Rex and Ellie's aura, alien fugitives and human survivors shuddered at the mention of their names. Names which they rarely used anymore after they spilt rivers of blood in battle after battle.

The rest of the world never called them Rex and Ellie.

Instead, they called the two of them Death and Destruction.

Apt. Very apt indeed.


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Author's Note

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