Chapter: 7 new beginning

After checking if my body ok, i walked to the place where the two monsters use to be, and in their place two gem like thing can be seen on the ground, i also decided to call the gems as monster core mainly because it comes from monster and because i'm familiar with the term after all almost every novel i have read that has a monster with a gem like things in their body calls the thing monster core.

Alright it's decided ill call you guys monster core from now on, so i picked the two cores up and immediately i felt the boundless energy coming out of it, Hmmmm.

Strange i didn't feel anything when i picked the boar monster core.

So i went back to my backpack trying to look for the core ive found inside the boar like thing, got it,

hmmm i can also feel the energy in this core, even though when i first found it i didn't feel anything.

As i thought its not the core, its my body that's change, hmmmmm...

Is this the effect of the tattoo on my hands?

Well maybe! But there's no use thinking about it, sooner or later ill be able to find the reason for it, thinking about it will only give me headaches.

so i started to compare the three cores and i can feel the difference in them, the core i got from the boar is a lot weaker compared to the cores of both the panther and behemoth, well thats obvious even their size is different, but cores of the boar and the panther has the same type of energy in them, there's only a slight difference in the panther core.

I can feel two type of energy in the core of the panther, and it is slightly bigger and has more energy in it.

As for the behemoth's core the energy in it is different from the both the boar and panther, but the amount of energy is slightly the same as the panther's core.

If my guess is correct the cores difference is like this,

Boar core= lvl 1 earth element

Behemoth= lvl 2 lightning element

Panther = lvl 2 fire/earth

The lvl is referring to the amount of energy the cores have, and cores has their own elements of course all of it is just my guess but i feel like it's more or less correct.

I also tried to check the crystal flower that i found, i was expecting it to be in pieces, but to my surprise its actually completely intact and in good condition.

No matter how many times i looked at it, it really is a beautiful flower, i tried checking it to feel if i can also feel some kind of energy from it, hmmmm. I felt some kind of energy it's just i can't tell what it was, or what element...

i didn't bother thinking too much about it, after all i decided to not think too much on thing i can't explain, until i found someone who can explain to me all the things regarding to this world, and besides spending more time on things i can't explain is only me asking for a headache..

So after checking the crystal flower and see that nothing i can do about it for now i decided to return it to my backpack..

but when tried to put the crystal flower back in my bag its root accidentally touch the tattoo in my left forearm, suddenly the flower is instantly sucked inside the tattoo, i almost jump back in surprise.

And then there's a huge energy suddenly flows from my left hand to my whole body, it felt cold and amazing at the same time, like drinking ice cold water in a hot summer day, it's very refreshing and at the same time i can feel the energy being sucked from every part of my body like a rain in the desert it absorbed all of it, i was so surprised i stood there with my mouth wide open for long time,

WOW! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, then i started to laugh like a crazy person, hahaha i got it! I got it! I immediately understood what these symbol supposed to be, immediately i picked the three cores and put them one by one on my forearm and right away it didn't disappoint me, as soon as i put the earth monster core from the boar, i instantly felt the energy flows into my body i can feel my skin hardening like it's being tampered with, like steel being reforge to increase its strength.

its not an unpleasant feeling but not a good feeling either, it felt like a thin layer of rough skin wrapping my whole body, and sure enough my defense and my strength has slightly increased.

Although there's no visible changes in my body, but i can feel the changes inside my body and that what matters.

And soon as i put the panther core the fire energy and earth energy similar to the boars core flows in my body again my body defense and strength greatly increases, the fire energy went in the center of my chest and stays there creating a whirlpool like energy of fire, that gently but continuously flows, Like a never ending whirlpool.

Its strange although it's not like i can really see the change happening inside my body, its more like i can visualize it in my mind, i can imagine it vividly it is an amazing yet confusing feeling especially for someone like me who lives in the modern world without magic, very strange feeling...

And at the same time i understood what that represent i have no idea why or how i manage to understood instantly but i did and that's what matters, i flick my fingers and instantly a small flame appeared on tip of my fingers. WOW!

Hahahahaha again i started to laugh like a mad man, this is nice, i can't believe i can now control fire although it's still weak but it doesn't matters as long as i can control it, sooner or later ill be able to increase its output. Now it's your turn, i said to the dark yellow core I'm holding in my hands, don't disappoint me ok.

And soon enough the moment the core touch my forearm the core is sucked into it and a great flow of lighting energy spreads in every corner of my body, and instantly every muscle in my body started to relaxed and become more flexible then the remaining went straight in the center of my chest creating a yellow like ring of flowing energy, now there's two type of energy flowing into it one is a thin layer of red and the second is the yellow energy twice as thick as the red energy, hmmmm! i see so thats how it is...

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Because the panther is a dual energy monster it has two type of energy inside its body but that was also the reason the power of the elements is only half of the original power, ok! let me explain so its easier to understand.

So for example, if the body has 100% energy, if you are a single elemental then 100% of the energy will be given to your element, consequently if you are a dual elemental then the energy will be divided into your two element, so on and so forth.

But of course the division of energy depends on your elemental affinity as well, so if you have multiple element in your body, depending on your affinity to the element, the higher the affinity you have to the elements the greater the energy in your body will be given to it, it's quite simple if you think about it.

But of course there's always an exception to that rule like me, because i don't have any elements in my body so naturally the energy in my body is not being divided into the elements that i manage to acquired, so in order to strengthen my acquired elemental power i'll have to rely on external source and that's where the monster core comes to play.

Some people may view it as a disadvantage because i cant use my body natural energy to strengthen the elemental power i manage to acquired, but to me it's a blessing, why?

Because it means that all my natural energy will be concentrated in my physical attribute, and besides when it come to monster core now that i manage to acquire the power to fight back, i will be able to hunt monster if i wanted to, i may not be able to hunt strong monster like the behemoth or the panther but there's plenty of weaker monster i can hunt easily, so sooner or later hunting a behemoth class monster will be possible as well, and as long as i don't get impatient all is well....

Hahaha... I'm so happy my grin never left my face...

And true enough i can now create electrify in my fingers, it's a wonderful feelings it's really hard to describe, and although i was endlessly cursing the monster that brought me closer to death, now I'm secretly thanking them..

After playing with my new toys for awhile, i decided to clean myself of all the soot and dried blood in my body, i smell kind of bad as well so i decided to take a bath...

So i took my clothes off and i tried cleaning myself in the waterfall near the cave entrance, and looks like i was right on my earlier assessment i really am in the center of the giant waterfalls, the water flowing in the waterfall is so strong and thick it's impossible to see through it, looking at the side i can't tell how wide this waterfall are, and judging from the sound of the water hitting below i say I'm roughly about 100 or so meters above ground, if i jump I'm confident i'll be able to survive, with my new body, but won't be unharmed either so jumping is only a last resort.

After cleaning myself up i immediately put on some new clothes in my backpack, took out the boar's meat, i was hoping its not spoiled yet unfortunately the apples are crushed during my ordeal, so there's nothing i can do about it, after cleaning my bag and organize my things i immediately unwrapped the meat that's being wrapped by leaves, nice!

"I said to myself"

looks like the meat is still fresh maybe because the meat is from a magical monster, so it won't spoil easily.

So i tried gathering some firewood to be used when i try to barbecue the boar's meat, it's not hard to find woods in this cave, the cave entrance is littered with broken wood and other things, after collecting some of it i started to create fire using my finger and soon enough i manage to set the woods in fire even though the woods is soaking wet, if i just relied on a lighter i'm not sure how long before i manage to create fire.

So im really thankful to my newly acquired power, i use some of the branch that i trim using my Swiss knife to make a barbecue sticks.

And So i immediately started cooking the meat, and moments later i can already smell the meat being cooked, regrettably i didn't have any spices, but there's nothing i can do about it, later on i will try to acquire some spices to be used in cooking, wow its delicious, like a high quality beef, yeah it really taste like high quality beef, not like pork, i mean i expect it to taste like pork because the it comes from a boar liking monster.

well anyways its very delicious and before i know it, i manage to eat all the meat, looks like even my appetite has greatly increase, burp!

Thats really good, after eating my meal i didn't try to leave immediately, instead i started to practice and get more familiar with my new body and powers.

And soon enough the whole day has passed, food is not an issue here every now and then fish will be trapped in this cave from falling from the top of the waterfalls, so i created a small pond to where i can gather the fish alive, and when fish fall from the water fall and ended up in this cave, i grabbed it and put it the pond i made, every now and then fish will die from the impact of falling, but most of the time its still alive..

And that's how my days are spent, if i'm not cooking of catching fish i was practicing, and training my new power,

And just like that two weeks has passed, at least i thought it's two weeks there's actually no way of knowing for sure, but i think its about right, alright it's time to go, I've already done as much as i can to practice my new power, and staying for more will be useless, only after i manage to increase my power i can start practicing again..