บท 26: Monster Sanctuary!

By the time Ohta had left to return to his village, it had turned to dusk. But all the while darkness descended upon the land, Albert's home stayed filled with light. His small lanterns had been littered around his home, burning with warmth but with silence.

Albert? Well, he went on a small visit to the Frost Islands to take a few things.

"*Huff* well that makes about 30 ores and stones, Time to head back home..."-Albert

Looking around he saw nothing to help him, and he was too tired to shift back home using his quantum trait so he had to find another way back. He couldn't simply walk back, he was on an entirely different island! He needed to find something to fly him back, something with wings and...

*HARAAAAAGH*

A roar permeated the Frost islands as a new monster entered its territory. Coincidentally this territory it had stepped was that of a Goss Harag, a creature that looked like a mix between a yeti, a bear, and a Japanese demon. The Goss Harag walked with cracking steps towards the source of the sound while Albert followed from a distance.

It was a Barioth! Its appearance was of a white-furred saber tooth tiger with white wings and orange claws and teeth, but do you know what it had? Wings! It attacked the Goss Harag with its whip-like tail creating a small gash across the Goss Harag's chest. The Barioth attacked the Goss Harag with all that it could but it could only do small injuries and cuts, by the end of the battle the Goss Harag had beaten the Barioth into the snow. As it was about to do the finishing blow it stopped in its tracks and was lured away by a delicious smell.

Albert was the delicious smell.

"I'm so fucked, I'm so fucked, I'm so FUCKED!"-Albert

Behind him was a giant cloud of snow being raised by the Goss Harag sprinting towards him like a train, what did he do? He fucking ran.

He ran and climbed and did anything to escape but no matter what he did it always caught up with him, climbed up an ice wall? It simply jumped over it, Hid under a pile of wood? Its body slammed the wood!

But what did he do? He threw his dinner at it, a nice bamboo box storing some of his Bullfango stew and that stopped the Goss Harag for a little bit, keyword a little bit. After it inspected the box it ate it in one bite (box included). It immediately started to give chase again, mile for mile, they had run through the entire island!

"Wait, wait a second I have to take a leak"-Albert

*Raagh*

The Goss Harag nodded its head and sat while Albert went behind a tree and the sound of trickling liquid was heard. Suddenly a zip sound was heard and Albert walked out of the tree.

"Ah, that feels better. Do you wanna continue?"-Albert

*Raagh*

The Monster shook its head and walked away.

"Well, that was weird. Wouldn't you say so as well menacing eyes behind me?"-Albert

*Haraaaagh*

"Oh it's the Barioth, I wanted to ask you something before but you went ahead and fought the Goss Harag... Oh well, would you look at that it's dawn already! Could I ask you a favor?'-Albert

*Raaaaagh*

The Barioth nodded its head at Albert.

"Could you give me a ride to the abandoned shrine? It is only about a few minutes away if we go by flight."-Albert

*Raagh*

The Barioth shook its head showing Albert its torn wing. Understanding the situation Albert gave the Barioth some of his Day Variety, green Pinberries, surprisingly enough the holes in the torn wing started to close albeit a bit slowly.

"There, your wing will be healed in a couple of minutes maybe, although I don't know if it will be comfortable"-Albert

*Raagh!*

The Barioth grunted at him with thankfulness.

"Now that I think about it you were looking for territory right? Why not make your territory near my house? That area is left without an owner and there is a large area nearby you could make a nest."-Albert

The Barioth almost squealed in happiness at being given this opportunity, but by then its wing had been healed completely, and it felt more energized than ever!

In just a few moments they took off, the frost islands disappearing from behind them as they rose to the heights of the clouds, as they entered the continent they saw a giant desert with monsters burrowing around, a swamp with a waterfall, a giant volcanic area where lava flowed out like rivers, and even a giant citadel area covered in moss and such where they made a small stop to take some goats that they found. Entering the forest area Albert pointed the Barioth to his home as it sat there in a docile manner while he went inside.

After he went outside, of course, he had brought some leftovers from the day before and gave them to the Barioth as he used his tangle trait to make grape wood grow and make a sort of pen for the goats, now these goats looked as if they were carrying the gown of a dress behind them, so he called them Gowngoats.

As he prepared to make another dish with Kelbi this time around he heard a commotion outside. Outside he saw the Bishaten confronting the Barioth, he stopped them just as the Bishaten was about to throw its hard fruits at the Barioth.

"Wait! it is fine the Barioth is just a visitor and will be staying here, he'll just take the territory next to my house okay?"-Albert

The Bishaten tried to argue but Albert shut it down almost immediately.

"Now who wants breakfast!"-Albert

The monsters roared and scrambled around as the Bishaten flew out to get the others.

Albert had already taken off the veal from the Kelbi so he prepared to make a few steaks this time around. He just tossed some herbs and pinberry juice in the giant pan and threw in the veal, he was tired so he just wanted to make a low-effort meal.

"Where's McDonald's when you need them"-Albert

He prepared the stone plates for the monsters and a smaller wooden plate for him as he took out the veal from the pan with a pointy stick. The rest of the monsters were sat around already eating their dishes with meat so tender it melted in their mouths and so sweet it could give a man a cavity. As they ate the Bishaten introduced the Barioth to the others, at least that's what Albert thinks, he doesn't speak monster he speaks human.