บท 229: Creatures of the Abyss II

Great.

Just great.

I had to be concerned about eternal life, as if I didn't have enough things to be worried about already.

Wonderful.

"What was it like before it turned out like this?" I asked Sensei.

What I really wanted to know was how a creature becomes corrupted. Sensei's explanation was pretty lacking in that detail. 

«The shadow you see was never inherently violent.» He replied. «Before it became a creature of the Abyss, it was something of a forest guardian, a helper of Nymphs and Fae alike. Those rods it creates were originally meant to replenish the forest with new trees.»

"What?!"

I stared at the shadow creature in disbelief. I expected a monster with shadow or dark magic like myself, not the opposite. 

«Are you surprised?» Sensei asked.

I furiously nodded. 

I was curious to know how it went from a fairytale creature to a nightmare monster  with a thing for sharp objects. What a scary transformation!