43 Aarons Reasoning (1/2)

Aaron had been caught by surprise when he heard the part about the City Lord even being capable of doing something like this out of mere boredom.

Of course, he had no idea regarding stories from before the Apocalypse, so he took Anissa's word regarding that matter.

He did understand the part about meddling with someone's mind, though.

Some of the deadliest predators that Aaron and Woof had come across employed something similar to this to catch their prey.

For example, a Demon Spider was capable of releasing a sweet scent that attracted innocent Teras into the web it would already weave to lie in wait.

Although this wasn't anywhere near as complex as manipulating one's mind in the way that had been mention by Anissa, it was still a case where a Tera caused a change in one's behaviour using some method.

That, in itself, was terrifying, and if it weren't for a few telltale signs that would enable one to see beforehand whether it was a trap by a Demon Spider, which could also spout wings to chase prey if it wanted to, Aaron and Woof would have long lost their lives.

So, Daneel could understand just how terrifying the Tera mentioned by Anissa must be, and this, in turn, made it quite clear that the City Lord was not someone to be messed with.

As for killing the family of those he 'played' with, it made sense, as Aaron had never seen any being with power in the forest that was gentle. All those Teras had used ruthless methods to reach their level in the jungle, and he expected the same from humans, even though he was ready to be proven wrong due to the speech by the Chief before.

However…that last part about him being killed, too, caused a dangerous light to shine in Aaron's eyes.

Being targeted by such a foe whom he couldn't even comprehend was no joke at all.

Initially, this had just been a casual hobby for Aaron, and he had just thought that he could separate himself from it whenever he wished.

Only, he now understood that he had become a part of something so dangerous inadvertendly, which gave him a completely new perspective regarding the human world.

It was unpredictable as f*ck.

However, that did not put Aaron in full-on regret mode. Faced with this situation, many would have lamented that they had done this without their knowledge, before subsequently vowing that they would never do anything similar.

Aaron was different. He knew that the best way to adapt and grow stronger…was to make mistakes, and survive. The lessons learned in the process would be the truth treasure that anyone could rely on to do whatever they wished.

So, right now, he looked at Edmond, trying to decide what to do.

The old man looked like he wanted to say something, but seeing the look in Aaron's eyes, Anissa silently raised her hand, as she wanted to see just what decision Aaron would make.

Would he abandon his friend and insist and distancing himself from this as much as possible?

Typically, a survivor from the jungle would do this, as their only instinct would be to survive, no matter what.

However…she already knew that Aaron was different, as he had an acquaintance as opposed to 99.99% of survivors out there who always began solitary journeys as they were typically incapable of trusting others.

So, she was very, very interested to see what would happen.