章節 2: Blood Stone
Chapter 2 Blood Stone
(Have not been proofread)
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I woke up once again finding myself in darkness. I tried to recall what happened a while ago, so I felt a little confused.
"Am I asleep?" I muttered but I was startled as my words suddenly echoed in the darkness.
I look around but found only the void.
Then suddenly, I heard an enigmatic voice and a somewhat kind voice.
"Hey, old man… I was looking for you for a while now. What are you doing here?" the voice asked.
From the tone of that voice, I could tell that he is talking to another person.
"Go away… I'm busy here." A slightly grumpy and a bit hoarse voice replied.
"Oh… It seems that you are into your mischief again."
"What mischief… I just discovered something new."
"Wait a minute… That is immortal reincarnation. The combining of body and spirit… but… what is this? It is not using celestial energy but instead still blood. This… this is one of the failed experiments from before, right?"
"Yep… I just discovered something strange. So I thought of a way to make it possible." The hoarse voice seems happy.
"No… This cannot be. If you continue on this, you will be punished heavily…"
"I know… I know, but look! It's a success… out of the thousands I created… this one is the only success." The hoarse-voiced person seems to be really happy.
"I'm going to test it now…"
"Wait no!"
Thump!
I heard something hitting something.
"Look what you've done! That mortal kid was killed because of you… And… sigh… it seems that I failed. That kid is not getting up soon enough… He even thoroughly died."
Pak!
Something being hit sounded in the void.
"Ow… Why did you hit me? Humph… Anyway… I should have called it, the immortal stone or the stone of the immortal if it was a success. But since it is a failure, let's just call it… bloodstone."
"Enough… don't do this foolishness again. You still have a long way to go… Stick to your duties…"
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I did not understand what is happening right now or to whom that voice belongs to. But I think they are talking about an immortal stone or a bloodstone or something.
As I confusedly muse, a bright light suddenly jolted my consciousness.
It seems that someone is talking.
"Everyone! Tomorrow is quiz time, so all of you should…"
I observe the woman in front of the room where I am in with some children my age.
She seems to be frozen on the spot while looking outside the window.
As I followed her sight, I noticed three people walking down the corridor wearing heavy-looking silver armor.
"Stu… Students… Listen… The… the soldiers are here."
I confusedly watch as the three enter the room and one of them takes out a black crystal in front of us.
The black crystal emitted a light that scanned the room with a light particle.
In that room, a few children showed dim light on their bodies as the light from the black crystal pass through them.
"Ah… This is Ether's reaction…" I muttered as a thought appeared in my mind.
"That is all mam… Those that are chosen, send them to the principal office…" the soldier said as he turns around and left.
I still felt confused, but seeing the pained look on the teacher's face, I knew that something is not right.
Then I was then brought to the principal office where I saw the other kids and some are already crying.
Before I could deduce what is happening, my mind suddenly blacked out.
"What… What just happened?" I thought.
I suddenly opened my eyes. Still feeling a bit confused about the situation.
But then… suddenly…
I forced my body to move to the side and use the dagger which is still in my hand to stab the tree bark.
Then with the swing of my body, I was sent swinging in the air to another branch.
Roar!!!
I locked my gaze on the black creature that suddenly destroyed the thick bark I was lying to a while ago.
My heart skipped a beat and my body almost froze upon feeling that strong killing intent from that creature.
I did not hesitate to hit my head with my palm to jolt myself from the creeping fear.
The black creature did not relent and quickly pounced toward me.
If I am not mistaken, this thing is called Grizzly Black Jaguar. It is one of the most dangerous predators in this part of the forest. The way I knew this is still a bit confusing in my mind.
I watch it fall to the ground from its stupid move.
The thick branch fell with the creature.
But it seems that it was not that lucky as even though it landed on its feet, the heavy branch fell after it, hits the trunk first then landed on its back.
Growl!!!
It cried in pain but with one move, it shattered the thick branch with its powerful paws.
It looks powerful and scary but my instinct is telling me that it was wounded heavily.
I did not have time to think about what to do as I saw it suddenly running back to the tree I was in.
With its agile movements, it easily scaled the tree like it was nothing.
I quickly move and jump from one branch to another. I have to run away as fast as I could.
As I move, I could feel that strong killing intent right behind my back.
It was as if a blade is following right behind me, waiting to stab me in the back.
"Damn that crazy thing…" I muttered as I could see it following behind me with crazy fervor.
I knew that I could not escape that black creature no matter what and I am already running out of trees to jump into.
As I leap forward, I noticed it moving weirdly, and suddenly, it pounces like there is no tomorrow.
I was shocked to see it opening its large mouth.
Before I knew it, I could already see its large maw filled with razor-sharp teeth nearing the back of my head.
"Damn it!" I exclaimed as I suddenly tilted my body.
Thump!
Crash!
Ump!!!
I felt like my world is spinning around while my body is filled with pain being hit repeatedly by something really heavy. I could not focus on my strange vision as if it is following the fall of my body.
Before, everything stopped… I could feel my vision already blacking out.
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I did not know how long was I asleep but the pain I was feeling before I passed out is now gone.
I feel like something heavy is above me and it is hard for me to breathe.
Something pungent is filling my nose and it is nauseating and suffocating at the same time.
But before I could move, I noticed the wriggling lines forming familiar words flashing in front of my eyes.
"Host has gained a new compatible inherent beast skill… sharp sense and advance muscle."
"What… What do you mean by sharp sense?" I asked subconsciously.
But still, I did not wait for it to answer as I tried to push that thing on top of me.
Surprisingly, I could actually easily move that thing.
As I regained my strange vision, I noticed the Grizzly Black Panther's corpse with a metal sword pierced directly into its head.
It seems that for some reason, I accidentally stabbed one of its eyes.
After freeing myself from the creature, I look at my surroundings and could detect that there are no big creatures around me.
"It seems that the sharp sense is making me see more than I should," I muttered as I could now perceive everything around me without a radius of around 50 meters.
From the tiny creatures everywhere to the rustling of the trees... everything is clear for me to see.
"This is… amazing…" I muttered in amazement.
I clench my fist and opened it again feeling the strength that is coursing through my veins.
"Hey, are you there?" I asked as I wanted to find some information.
But there are no replies within my subconscious mind.
"Hmm… What is that thing?" I muttered trying to think of a way to communicate with my subconscious mind.
But no matter how hard I think, I could not think of anything.
I decide to move on. I could not stay in this place as it would be far too dangerous.
From the breeze in the air, I could deduce that it is already nighttime. So I somewhat knew that most hunters are out at night.
I reluctantly look at the dead creature but still decided to move and go out of this forest tonight.
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5 days later…
I could already see the light showing me a way out of this gloomy forest.
At last, I think I could not go out of this horrible place.
In these 5 days, I have learned a lot about myself, and a part of my memory I have discovered through dreams. It was a daunting experience but somewhat rewarding.
Today, I have assimilated a few inherent beast skills. I now have, sharper senses, and enhance muscles, my agility has risen a bit, and a lot more… I also learned a weird skill called the exoskeleton. This is when a part of my skin hardens like it's my bone.
I also discovered how to absorb an animal skill… and that is through dying while being bathed with their blood.
That's right… I finally accepted that I truly could not die. My resurrection is a somewhat inconsistent thought. I guess it depends on the gravity of the damage in my body.
And also, I could not absorb everything that an animal could do. Only those that are compatible with me. I don't know why that is, so I did not think about it deeply.
However, right now, that is not what is important. What is important is that in front of me is the exit to the forest. I can now go out of this place and to society.
I may not have any memories, but I sure want to mingle with other people and prevent myself from being hunted and getting eaten by some wild beasts in this forest.
That situation is causing me too much… emotional damage.
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