Author's note: I was kinda slacking off, but I have a good reason! I was playing Witcher 3! Is that good enough of a reason? Anyways, I found out the direction I want to go with this novel, for now. Oh god, I can only imagine writing the fighting scenes. I usually skip those when reading novels. Not sure how I'll go with them.
Also, during the past couple of days, I wonder if I had inspired anybody with my story. Would be nice to know, especially since I have seen many stories with a similar style to the one I'm writing in suddenly pop up. I'm reading those too.
Anyways, thanks and enjoy the chapter. I plan to do the next one quicker this time.
EDIT: I've also crossed 2000 average views! Really, thank you so much!
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Another year had past since Eos moved into the house. She adored Amaterasu and felt like getting close to her. Amaterasu reminded Eos of a charming little sister that she can be proud of and, as a result, began to look after her. To Amaterasu herself, Eos felt like a big sister and a mother at the same exact time. Whenever Amaterasu encountered an obstacle or challenge, Eos would work with her to resolve it.
During this time, Amaterasu grew even more. She didn’t resemble a loli much anymore, but was more akin to a high school beauty queen. If one was to guess her age, he would estimate Amaterasu to be about 14 to 15 years old. Her flowing hair was kept by Eos at waist level and Amaterasu’s eyelashes became elongated. Her lips had a sweet pearl-ish pink colour that matched her light blue eyes well. Amaterasu stood at 162 cm in height and was fairly slim.
Amaterasu already began to wear bras a couple of months ago. She was hesitant to wear them at first, but Eos quickly changed her mind in a minute. Amaterasu was impressed with the wardrobe, since it had clothes that seemingly matched her body at all times. Eos theorised that, since God Almighty was the one who created this place, he outfitted it with clothes that would fit until Amaterasu reached adulthood. Though, when Amaterasu looked at the big bras located in the wardrobe, she really hoped that it wasn’t the case.
Sadly for Amaterasu, she didn’t get to practice magic much the past year, due to Eos. Eos was actually impressed by Amaterasu’s magic stats, since they were abnormally high even for a future goddess. Not only that, but Amaterasu was able to discover numerous rank A skills, and even an S rank skill which usually took the other gods about five years to discover their first one. For a future goddess, Amaterasu certainly held a lot of potential to be a powerful one.
However, even though Amaterasu’s magic potential was through the roof, her physical stats could only be described by one word, pitiful. Even common people had physical stats that were better than hers, which especially infuriated Eos. After all, Eos specialised in melee combat more than in magic, so she felt that it was a disgrace that Amaterasu didn’t follow in her footsteps as well.
Thus, in the past year, Eos trained Amaterasu using her knowledge of martial arts. This continued every day, and every day Amaterasu was driven to the point of exhaustion. She was thankful that Eos spent time on her, but was disappointed because she didn’t have time for magic. She had many ideas about new and exciting magic that she could have developed, but Amaterasu waited patiently.
And such, a fairly uneventful year had passed.
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Eos: [Well, I think this is enough.]
Amaterasu: [Huh?]
Currently, the two females were standing in the training hall. They were each standing two meters from each with wooden training swords in their hands. Amaterasu was panting heavily from the spar the two just had.
Eos: [Your training, dummy! I’m saying that you already completed the basics of combat. Well, I would have liked to train you more, but I noticed that you are more interested in magic… such a shame, little sister. Anyways, I’ll reward you for focusing on training instead of running off.]
Amaterasu’s eyes suddenly lit up at the mention of a reward. If Amaterasu learnt anything about Eos this past year, it’s that she’s extremely powerful. Anything that could be learnt from her was worth learning. Eos chuckled when she saw Amaterasu’s sparkling eyes.
Eos: [Don’t look at me like that, or else I’ll forget about everything except your cuteness. Now, where was I at? Oh right, I’m going to teach you a magic spell that one of the gods I know of discovered. It took me quite a while to learn it, but with your talent in magic, I think you’ll manage it in a snap. This is called the ‘Shapeshifter’.]
As soon as Eos said those words, she started to morph. Amaterasu could see that Eos started to slightly change shape, starting from the feet. When the transformation was done, Amaterasu could see that Eos was standing there, slightly more beautiful and with pointy ears. Eos was grinning back at her.
Eos: [See this? This allows you to disguise yourself. Currently, I look like an elf. The key to this spell is to choose the race you want to transform into. Then, you start from the feet and go up to the head, imagining your body restructuring yourself. What’s great about this is that you don’t need to visualise how you will look like when transformed, the magic does it for you. You can only become a humanoid race though. Now, go on, try to morph yourself!]
Amaterasu nodded in reply and began to concentrate. She chose to become an elf, like Eos did, and started to imagine her body morphing. The process began and lasted a minute. Amaterasu finished and ran to the mirror in the training hall to take a good look at her new form.
She was dazzled by the new sight. Her beauty that already captivated the eyes of the observers increased even more. Not only that, her ears became longer and pointy, giving her an even more cute appearance.
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Congratulations! You have discovered the skill: Shapeshifter!
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:ShapeshifterSSBeginner 10%You understood the mysteries of your body. As a result, you are able to shapeshift into any humanoid being.
Amaterasu: [T-thank you, big sister!]
Eos: [Ah, don’t mention it. Besides, I would have taught this spell anyways. With all the racial conflicts going on right now, it’s not wise to go around looking like a human. This is elven territory, so stay in that form for now. Disabling it is easy, all you have to do is just imagine the reverse process, and you should be good to go.]
Eos walked towards the exit of the training hall before stopping and motioning Amaterasu to follow her.
Eos: [Let’s go already, we haven’t got all day.]
Amaterasu: [Huh? Where are we going?]
Eos: [Oh, since I’ve trained you already, I thought it’s fine if I give you a little test. We’re going dungeon exploring! Though, I’ll only be watching you from a distance, so you’re all on your own this time.]
Amaterasu: [Is it really okay? I mean, God put up the barrier and all…]
Eos: [Barrier? Fu fu fu, that doesn’t really matter anyways. God only put it up to protect you from danger during the early stages when you were weak. You should be fine now. Besides, this dungeon isn’t that strong, I already checked it this morning before you woke up. I’m sure it’s going to be fun.]
Amaterasu: [Oh, that’s right, what’s a dungeon like here? I’ve read light novels that had them, but what are they like here?]
Eos: [Dungeons here are super fun, or at least I think so. A dungeon is basically a bunch of interconnected rooms within a certain place, like a temple, or a mountain, or a thick forest. Each room contains trap, enemies, or both. You progress through each room until you find the boss room where you fight a powerful monster. The room following the boss room is a room with a teleporting circle. There should be some artifacts in that room, and who knows, maybe you’ll luck out and get a good one. The more powerful the dungeon, the more powerful the artifacts will be. Got it?]
Amaterasu nodded her head.
Amaterasu: [Yes, big sister.]
Eos: [Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go.]
The two exited the house entirely and started walking away from it. This was the first time Amaterasu ever went outside since she had been brought to this world. Amaterasu saw that her house was located in the middle of a clearing that had a radius of about 100 metres. Beyond that, there was a thicket of trees blocking her view in every direction.
Amaterasu: ‘I guess that the edge of the barrier is located where the clearing ends, and the forest begins.’
Amaterasu: [Where are we, Eos?]
Eos: [Oh, I just realised that you never went outside, right? We are currently in the middle of Laliphos Forest, situated in the kingdom of Nephiras. Elves, despite being nature loving beings, don’t actually live inside the forest, only on the outskirts of it. The reason is that the forest is pretty dense, so you can get lost easily here if you don’t know your way. Adventurers regularly come here in search of dungeons.]
Amaterasu: [W-wait, then how will I find the dungeon by myself?]
Amaterasu could see how Eos stopped for a moment with a shocked face. She clearly didn’t think about that part. After a couple of seconds, Eos spoke once more.
Eos: [I know! I’ll create a mana thread all the way to the dungeon! That way, you’ll only need to grab onto it and follow it. Give me a second to prepare it.]
Eos began to concentrate and seemed to be creating something. After a few seconds, a glistening thread appeared. It was attached on one end to the wall of the house and the other end extended all the way into the forest.
Amaterasu: [What is this?]
Eos: [This is a thread that I used my divine mana to create. Only gods should be able to see it, so don’t worry about others seeing it. This should lead to the dungeon that I was talking about. Good luck!]
Grabbing the thread of mana, Amaterasu nodded affirmatively to Eos. She began to follow it and entered the forest. Amaterasu marvelled at the scene before her since she never expected to see this kind of scene in her previous life. It was like a scene out of a Tolkien book. The bright sun dimmed as the tress blocked out most of the sunlight.
Walking along the path, Amaterasu noticed all kinds of exotic animals she never saw before in her former life. There were rabbits with horns on top of their heads and foxes with blue fur. A lot of the flora was also new to Amaterasu.
After about half an hour of walking, Amaterasu finally arrived at the end of the thread. In front of her was a dark cave that seemed to be devoid of all light. She wondered if she would need a torch of some sorts or any other source of light. However, since Eos had already checked out the cave prior to her, Amaterasu was sure that she would be alright inside.
Taking in a deep breath, Amaterasu built up the confidence to enter the cave. However, just as she was about to enter into the darkness, she heard a voice call out behind her.
???: [Hey, wait! Who are you?]