"How big is the giant wolf, gramps?" Jessica asked Brock.
"It's almost as tall as me, but much thinner." Brock replied in Elliot's mind as he trotted steadily through the gradually thinning forest. "I am the biggest and fattest ancient beast in this continent!" Brock boasted shamelessly.
Elliot dutifully conveyed Brock's reply to Jessica's question once more.
It was probably his fiftieth time conveying Brock's answers to the many questions that the two girls had about EVERYTHING. Literally everything, from Brock's age, his wives, his offspring, his hobbies, his bear friends, his enemies, his favorite food... EVERYTHING.
"And the softest and the most comfortable!" Jessica added with a giggle.
Brock snorted with laughter at Jessica's words.
As a solitary King, Brock had not had a good conversation in many long years. Having a little girl tease him that way was rather novel and entertaining for him.
"Ooohh that's really cool! Can I have him as my personal mount after you tame him, brother?!" Jennifer asked.
"Sure! Anything you want, Jen." Elliot replied easily and laid down lazily on Brock's back with a contented sigh.
"I want my own personal wolf mount too!" Jessica immediately said. "Gramps, how many giant wolves are there?"
"There's only one." Elliot answered without waiting for a reply from Brock. "But there are many giant ancient beasts in the world, and I am going to tame them all. You can pick one for your personal mount later, alright?"
"There are many giant ancient beasts?" Jessica's eyes shined with awe and wonder. "What sort of beasts? Are there dinosaurs?"
"Are there giant birds to ride on? I want to ride on a giant eagle!" Jennifer said excitedly.
Elliot sighed and resumed his unpaid job as a message boy between Brock and the two girls.
Elliot and his two sisters were riding on top of Brock's large back, and were having a great time chatting (read: interrogating Brock). They enjoyed the feel of the wind rushing through their hair and the lolling motion of Brock's gait while watching the forest steadily pass them by.
It had been a long time since the three siblings had a relaxing time such as that moment. And for their best and most relaxing moment in many long years to occur just one day before the earth turned into living hell was an irony that Elliot truly lamented.
Elliot had finally brought his sisters to meet Brock two hours ago after they had completed their preparations for the apocalypse as well as for dealing with the Snow Wolf and his pack.
As expected, the two girls were very shocked and very scared when they first saw Brock and his building-size frame.
"My other tamed beast is very large. But he is also very kind. And is fully under my control So don't be afraid okay?" Elliot had said to the girls, who had nodded distractedly at him while playing with Ellie and Rex.
Apparently they weren't paying attention to his words at all, because when they finally saw Brock…
"EEEEEEEEK! MONSTER!!! BROTHER! JESSICA! RUNNN!!!" Jennifer screamed loudly in fear as she grabbed Jessica's shirt and pulled her back so hard that she almost tripped.
As for her, she bravely got in front of Elliot and took on the position of "rear guard". BROTHER GO!!!" She screamed and pushed Elliot backwards really hard!
Jessica didn't need much urging as she quickly grabbed Elliot's shirt and tried to drag him away too!
"BROTHER LET'S GO!!!" Jessica yelled.
"Girls! GIRLS! Don't be afraid! That's my tamed beast. THAT MONSTER IS MINE! IT'S TAME!" Elliot had quickly shouted to calm them down.
"Wha-what? That giant monster bear is YOURS?" Jennifer gasped in shock and whirled around to look at the giant bear which was… snorting and grunting as though it was laughing really hard.
"Yes. It's mine. Don't worry! It's under my control!" Elliot patted his chest and said.
"Whaaaat… You could have warned us before hand that your other beast is huge!" Jessica said accusingly at her brother as she straightened her clothes which were almost ripped by Jennifer when she pulled her earlier.
"Yeah brother, you should have warned us!" Jennifer grumbled as she took deep breaths to calm herself down, all the while keeping her eyes trained on the giant bear.
"I did tell you girls." Elliot sulked. "You were too busy playing with your new pets to listen to me."
"It's ok brother. We forgive you." Jessica reached up slightly to pat Elliot's shoulder.
"People make mistakes sometimes and forget things. It's totally normal." Jennifer patted Elliot's shoulder as well and winked at Jessica, who immediately winked back.
'I totally missed the part where he told us about his huge beast! Hehehe.'
'Yeah me too! Hehehehe.'
Still, even though they know that Brock belonged to Elliot and was fully under his control, he was still a MASSIVE, building-sized bear! Both girls gulped nervously as they walked closer to him.
However, they quickly overcome their surprise and fear when they saw him lie down as low as possible to allow Elliot to climb on top of him.
They bravely followed Elliot up onto his back, and squealed loudly in fear, then excitement and then exhilaration when Brock took off at a run into the sparse forest.
Very soon, their fear of Brock turned to complete adoration when they discovered that they could communicate to him via Elliot. They had even taken to calling Brock "Gramps" because he was so old!
Elliot had never heard his sisters laugh so loud and so happily before, and he felt really, really happy in spite of the looming doom and gloom.
His happiness had not dissipated one bit even after two hours of boring travel and nonstop conveying messages.
However, the relaxing atmosphere was soon broken.
A sharp screech from one of Elliot's hawks sounded from the sky and immediately, Brock slowed down and stopped. He sniffed the air and nodded. "We've entered the Snow Wolf's territory. His pack is nearby."
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"Already?" Elliot asked in amazement. "I thought you said we'll reach her lair in a day!"
"Her lair is still many hours away. But her territory is vast, and we are already in it." Brock replied. "You better hang back here while I take her and her pack down. Do as we had planned earlier."
"Oh. Okay." Elliot quickly clambered down and got Jessica and Jennifer to do the same.
"Remember what I told you earlier? Wolves are afraid of fire and aggression. So don't be afraid if some of the wolves get to our position. Just point the fiery end of your wooden staff at them and wave it while screaming loudly. They won't attack." Elliot reminded his sisters as he lit up the wooden staffs that they had prepared beforehand.
"Don't worry brother, we'll be fine." Jessica assured him. "We may be young, but we are tough!"
Jessica winked at Jennier, who grinned at her.
"En. We're braver and stronger than you think." Jennifer told Elliot seriously. "You don't have to worry about us at all!"
"Alright then. Even if the wolves get to us, we should still be fine. Afterall, the Snow Wolf isn't the only one with a wolf pack." Elliot grinned. "Summon wolves!"
Grey mists immediately swirled all around him and quickly disappeared, revealing 11 beautiful grey wolves who trotted up to Elliot and sniffed at the girls in a friendly manner.
"Kyaaa! You have wolves too? They are so beautiful!!" Jessica squealed as she patted the furry head of one near her.
"Oh they are so cool! Can I have one? Pretty pleaseee??" Jennifer immediately asked Elliot as she hugged the one sniffing at her fearlessly.
"They are not real wolves." Elliot smiled at his two cute sisters and said. "They are summons and will disappear after a few hours."
"Awwww boo." Jennifer pouted.
"Don't worry! We'll be taming the Alpha wolf. She'll probably have many baby wolves in her lair. You can have as many baby wolves as you want!"
"YEAH!!!" Jennifer brightened up considerably at his words and shoved her pinky toward him. "Pinky promise!"
"ME TOO! ME TOO!!" Jessica poked him with her pinky as well.
Elliot laughed and pinky promised them.
"Alright, now let's get serious. Stand by that tree, hold your staffs properly and stay behind me. Wolves, circular defensive formation. Hawks, stay close and blind any wolf that dares to get close."
The girls, the wolves and the hawks immediately obeyed.
All of them remained absolutely silent and prepared their hearts.
A battle was about to erupt.
And erupt, it did.
AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Awoooo!! Awoooo!! Awooooo!!
GRAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!
BAM! CHOMP! BAM! BAM!
CRASH! CRASH CRASH!
Sounds of a massive fight between Brock and the Snow Wolf aided by her fearless pack reverberated throughout the forest.
Elliot and his two sisters gulped and waited anxiously for Brock to end the fight.
"Damn it. I want to see what's happening! But I can't leave my sisters alone." Elliot cried out in his mind. "Hawk! Is there a way for me to see using Brock's eyes or something?"
[Beast Link mode is not available at your level. Please reach level 25 first and purchase the Beast Link mode for 20 points.]
"What? I can actually do that? That's pretty cool! I was actually just grasping at straws there mwa ha ha ha!" Elliot laughed happily in his mind. He didn't mind not watching this battle as long as he could watch all the other battles in the future.
"What else is available at level 25? There is Beast Link and Potion Crafting already. Both seem like excellent skills to have!" Elliot asked Hawk.
However, before Hawk the AI could answer, Elliot felt a small hand grab hold of his shirt. It was Jennifer. "Never mind. Tell me later." Elliot told the AI.
"I hope gramps is ok." Jennifer whispered as she edged closer to Elliot and Jessica for comfort. Elliot glanced at Jennifer and realized that it must be a very stressful moment for his two sisters who had not been in such a dangerous situation before.
As an apocalypse veteran for the past 11 months, the current situation was absolutely well within a manageable level for Elliot. It was definitely not the case for Jennifer and Jessica.
"He'll be fine, don't worry. He's extremely powerful! Hey by the way, you girls want to hug Ellie and Rex?" Elliot asked.
"Yes! Yes please!" Jennifer said with shining eyes.
"Yes! Definitely!" Jessica said as well.
"Alright. Give me your staffs. Rex, Ellie, come on out!" Elliot took his sisters' staffs and got the two baby beasts to come out. Without being told, both immediately jumped into the girls' arms and began to purr and snort contentedly.
"Ah Jess Jess. Ellie miss Jess Jess!" Ellie said as she made herself comfortable in Jessica's arms.
HUG! NICE! NICE! Came Rex's thoughts from within Jennifer's embrace.
Elliot chuckled helplessly. His two tamed beasts were beginning to prefer his sisters compared to him! But he was gratified. He loved both his sisters and his two new beasts.
Having them like each other and take care of each other seemed perfect to him.
Screech!! Elliot's hawk suddenly gave a cry of warning.
"Little Master, some wolves are leaving the battle! Prepare to defend yourself!" Brock shouted in his mind.
"Wolves! Hawks! Get ready to greet the enemy!" The words barely left Elliot's mouth when twenty, huge and ferocious-looking wolves burst through the trees in front and appeared before them.
SCREEEE!!
AWOOOOO!!!
Elliot's hawks began their dive attack at the same time his wolves exploded into action.
Instantly, a desperate battle ensued.
The enemy wolves were slightly bigger than Elliot's and outnumbered his by nine. Although Elliot had three hawks on his side, they were largely ineffective against such huge targets.
Elliot's wolves were immediately placed in a defensive position. They could only try to dodge and slowly retreat from their enemies. Even so, they were very quickly sustaining small to medium injuries.
Author's Note
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Check out also my other novel: I Devour Mechas. It's epic!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
2 CHAPTERS TODAY!!
HO HO HO!
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