Chapter 196: Strangely Haunting, The Nafa (1/2)

Mex looked at me like I was crazy as I put my arms out.

”What? I just carried you up here like this, and hey, why don't we just fly over?” I asked, and Mex shook his head no fast.

The sky's the last place you want to be! The fact that we weren't eaten getting out of the valley was pure luck! Why don't you think I would have suggested this before?” Mex asked and then added, ”Also, I am not dying, and I need to swing the sword. I will just ride on your back.”

That was fair, but what was this about the sky not being safe? What was with these worlds and their crazy ariel wildlife?

[None of this is natural.]

Fireden's voice surprised me.

'What do you mean?'

I motioned for Mex to get on my back as I listened. I agreed that nothing was natural, but what did that really mean in the grand scheme of it all?

[This world, and the previous all came into being, now of them were formed, but past that, I have no idea why. Not even the rocks that were here when each world appeared to know how it happened Grogvel asked.]

It was awkward to have Mex climb on my back, but not because he was a guy. I was buff when I came into this world, but now my body was lean, and Mex was much bigger than me.

Once he was on, I leaned forward and forced heat to pour off of me like a jet engine, lifting me into the air. I want to use some of my other totems, but Fireden warned me against it because It would be burning my reserves.

”So, you want to be flying downward slightly, but you will lose your sense of direction right away. You will need to use the sun to make sure that you are going in the right direction. As long as you keep it to your left, we should be through in less than ten minutes,” Mex explained, and I nodded and waited for him to get comfortable on my back.

I felt Mex stab his hand out to the side, and after the count to three, and started to move forward. There was no sensation as I entered, but I did feel Mex get lighter, and he locked his legs around my waist.

”What is up in the sky?” I asked as Mex started to poke the stone.

Mex was worried about getting lost, but while I didn't have a map of the planet, I did have one of where I was and a compass. I thought I might keep this to myself this time and make it look like I was just a pro afterward.