10 Departure from Red Winter Fores (1/2)
Jonathan soon left, joining his uncle as they began packing up and preparing to head further into the forest. Apparently, they are only a week away from reaching the other side of the forest. After another half day of walking, they would then arrive at a city called Evergale. Evergale is the biggest city in the Eastern regions of this Kingdom, the Falcio Kingdom.
Now alone, the little kitten once again went into meditation, ready to practice this cultivation technique to make a breakthrough into the late stage of Minor Rank. She first traveled her Subconscious Eye towards her chest and quickly found her own soul. It was rather small, no bigger than a pearl and It glowed a light blue colour that was calming to the eyes. It also seemed to pulse, almost like the beatings of a heart. After letting out a readied breath, the little kitten got to work and started to redirect her aura into the soul. It seemed to work quite naturally and she could faintly feel her soul change as she did this. She could feel her soul becoming more and more concentrated and could see it pulse brighter at an incredibly slow pace. She could tell that this was going to take quite a while for her soul to be ready to evolve and make a breakthrough to the late stage. An hour passed like this and she only stopped when a familiar voice sounded in her little ears and broke her concentration.
”Little lass, it's time to head out.” It was naturally Jonathan.
”Meow!”
”I'm gonna carry you in my arms, so feel free to continue your cultivation. 'Kay?”
”Meow!”
Jonathan picked her up and laid her comfortably in his crossed hands, giving her soft fur a few pets every now and then. In this comfort, she was barely distracted as she continued to meditate, her mind constantly at work, fueling her soul with a constant stream of aura. Hours passed before she and the rest of the group suddenly heard a loud growl from afar.
”That's a powerful roar! Most likely a Transcended Beast. Jonathan, join me. Everyone else, stay back.” Uncle Kil immediately responded, his four limbs were in a martial pose in a flash.
”Sorry little lass, you're gonna have to part with this young master for a little!”
Jonathan stuck his tongue out before placing her in the hands of one of the Wilderwolf soldiers. With quick steps, the uncle and nephew duo vanished in a great leap as they headed in the direction of the loud roar. At the same time, the little kitten could hear loud foot steps bellow closer and closer in their direction. Eventually these two forces clashed and she could feel an intense wind streak pass her fur as a loud thunderous boom was emitted in the direction of the clash.
”Everyone, retreat backwards! Their magic is so powerful it can hurt us even at this distance!”
One of the soldiers barked, sweat rolling down his face as a look of anxiety hit him. Minor Transcended beasts are powerful beasts, even for a magician of the Spirit Rank like Uncle Kil.
”Meow!”
Seeing the worrying looks around her, the little kitten looked on anxiously as the surrounding men retreated by around a dozen feet. Meanwhile, in the darkness of the forest ahead, clashing sounds could be heard and the flashing of sparks could be seen. Minutes passed until finally they could hear a loud pitiful howl... the sound of death. The faces of all the men brightened immediately.
”Haha! They got it, we'll get some good spoils from this one!”
”Is this our second Minor Transcended Beast then?!”
”Sigh... It only took them less than five minutes. Those two really are world class Magicians.”
”Yeah, Young Master is only 16, yet he's already at the peak of Inner Haven Rank!”
”I heard he's also closing in on his breakthrough.”
”What? If he becomes a Spirit Rank soon... That's gotta be close to the record in Falcio.”
The little kitten was amazed at what she heard. These bumbling morons were that amazing?
'I mean, I knew they were powerful... But, to think they are that well regarded. It seems I have hit the jackpot by having these people be the first people I encountered in this world.'
”Hahaha! Look it this, boys!” Uncle Kil's cackle roared aloud as he came sauntering back to the group dragging a large carcass behind him. The beast was double, no triple the size of a person. It had brown and black fur over it's whole body, it had large claws on its bottom feet, but even larger claws on its upper feet. It's teeth were so large, they spilled out from it's mouth, showing off its fearsome fangs that, even while dead, gave off a fearsome presence.