Chapter 35 - The Beasts Of The Forest (2/2)
”DONT LIE TO ME! I know you're not human! You cannot fool my eyes!” said the oversized lion with outrage before continuing by asking ”What's your name? Mine is Phoebe” while puffing his chest out with pride
”Atlas, now f*ck off. You're annoying.”
”Hey Hey. Calm down there. Lets talk this out. I don't like fighting muc-”Th lion chocked on his words when he felt every hair on his body stand up.
”I said...F*ck off”
I threw my hands in the air before turning my wrist to let my palms face the lake. I plunged my arms down so fast and with so much force that my arms went all the way down to my feet. That is when the oversized lion realised what I had done. As he looked behind him he saw a huge influx of water flowing into a single giant ball of water. The water rivers moved around like snakes before coming into contact with the huge water sphere in the air. Several vortexes can be seen on the sphere from the violent current within it.
The sphere of water I created takes water from the area like splash zone and makes the currents within it collide. This consequently creates vortexes within the sphere that clash and merge while some clashes cause the current to become stronger, other clashes cause both vortexes to explode outwards just to have the water circle around and returning to the sphere, almost like a solar flare. As I moved my hands down I shouted ”RAGING SPLASH ZONE”.
The sphere darted toward the lion before he could even react at speeds that made you think the inside of the sphere was hollow and without weight. When the water hit the lion, the vortexes started to bombard his wings and ripped a few feathers off. Once the bombarding stopped, the sphere swallowed the lion whole before giving it the full brunt of the mismatched colliding currents of the water inside. This further ripped feathers off his wings and squeezed him tight while threatening to break all his bones the moment he relaxed.
After a few seconds of torturing the lion, I couldn't keep the sphere in shape anymore, so I extended my arm before clenching my fists and muttering ”implode”. The resulting shock wave caused the waters to rise and for me to be sent flying. I crashed into a few trees before being able to restore my balance mid air and finally stop myself. The moment I stopped, the waves of water had already reached my position resulting in me being swept away by the currents while continuously crashing into the trees that I failed to dodge.
A few seconds late, the wave subsided allowing me to finally rest for a bit before running away again. I knew that the raging slash flow wouldn't kill the lion, even with its weakness to water and me taking it by surprise. I had already used all my mana to break a bone or two at best, meaning I have become a sitting duck to any beast that would decide to attack me while I'm in this state. I used my remaining energy to jump up a few branches before lying down on one of he huge ones that could sustain my size and weight.
Man I should really eat. I used all my mana up and the only way I'm going to get my mana back any time soon is to eat, yet there isn't a single animal nearby due to the shockwave from my spell. I have to rest of a bit befo-
”To think you would actually beat that buffoon ,hahahahaha” said the wolf with a white mane and yellow fur.
I immediately jumped up while conjuring an ice spear in front of me with the little mana I had regained. Pain coursed through my body the moment I conjured the ice spear but I didn't care.
”wow wow, easy there. I am not here to hurt you and neither was Phoebe. We wanted to talk to you about the humans you had killed before and why your physical prowess is so high. Anyway, my name is Keaurin and I'm a white wolf. I can use light and earth magic so do you mind if i heal you?”
”yes, I do” I said trying to regain the little strength I have left. I racked my brain for ways to get out of this situation without dying but i could find non. If this wolf was as strong as the lion, I'm basically f*cked.
”Come on... If I wanted to kill you I would have done so already. How about you come and meet my tribe? We are friendly with all races but we do have a sore spot for humans so don't mind their attitudes.
”If you heal me ill think about it” I said while gritting my teeth
”that's more like it! Now give me your paw and put it on mine.” he said while extending his paw
I was about to rebuke him for saying paw, but I realised beggars cant be choosers so I obliged without complaining. The moment my hand touched his paw, I felt my stamina be refilled and my body feel healthier than ever
”well that's weird. Not a single scratch on your body and you look like that? Anyway, I can't replenish your mana, but I can fix everything else. We should probably move before Phoebe comes back since he will be pissed at you for plucking his feathers. Hurry up and get on!”
I again, obliged without saying anything, yet the moment my head touched his fur I felt relaxed, without a care in the world.. In that moment I almost went to sleep yet I kept going until we got to the wolf tribe entrance.