"WHAT THE FUCK! WHY CAN'T I CATCH ANYTHING!!!!" I screamed out into the void of night as for the 20th time in the last few hours Something has come and ripped the bait right off the hook and escaped.
"Screw this I'm going to sleep." I went to throw the fishing rod down but remembered that this wasn't mine and instead I laid it gently up against a nearby tree and went to lay up against Rhonda's side. As soon as I did Shadow came over and laid down over my lap and within moments he passed out. I chuckled as I heard the soft puppy snores and relaxed while feeling the comfort of Rhonda’s breathing against my back, I felt my mind start to go hazy as I fell asleep.
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"That boy is the one with the Cube? Were you just testing him earlier Big Joe?" Rob turned away from watching James and looked towards the river as two giant yellow eyes glowed beneath the surface. A long scaly snout broke the surface before opening and a guttural voice echoed within Robs mind.
"The Creators have chosen him along with others of your kind, it is up to you to guide him as MY Chosen until he is strong enough to fulfill his role."
Rob winced as the voice threatened to collapse his mind just from the sheer force behind each word. He had to take a moment to recover himself before nodding at his master and taking another look at the sleeping James, otherwise known to the Guardians as.... The Avatar of Growth.
"When am I supposed to know when he is strong enough? ........ Master?" Rob turned back to the river, but the eyes had disappeared. "Ugh bastard, always giving me commands but never around when I start asking questions..... Whatever, I'll just do what I can for the next couple days and then pawn off the boy to one of my trusted subordinates." Rob sighed before he sat down under a tree and stared off into the night sky.
"I wonder what this one will do before he dies."
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I woke up startled as Rob shook me awake. "Wake up boy you been snoring for long enough, If your going to learn how to fish then it's best to start early." He pushed the fishing rod into my hands and hoisted me off the ground and onto my feet.
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"Wha-What?" That was all I could think to say as my brain wasn't fully conscious yet and didn't understand what was happening.
"It's time for you to fish boy, don't you remember? Last night I told you I'd teach ya how to fish so you can better survive out here by yourself. Well First lesson. Fish are easier to catch in the hours of dawn and dusk, while some of them are active around noon, those are the fish that you couldn't handle as you are now so we will take a break and eat lunch then. So let's get at it."
By this time I realized that it was still slightly dark and the sky was turning deep purple as the sun was slowly rising. I wanted to go lay back down and sleep but I was already at the river so I just sighed and grabbed another worm.... Until I couldn't feel anymore. Shit! What was I going to do.....
"I ran out of bait." I said as I looked at Rob sheepishly. He sighed as he turned to me.
"Lesson 2. Always be prepared, this is actually a life lesson as you should always be prepared for most situations so you’re not caught with your pants down. Haaaa, but I guess for now it'll be ok if you hop into your cube for a couple hours."
!!!!!!! I looked at him in shock but instantly I had my hand around my axe and sent the command for Rhonda and Shadow to get ready. "How did you know?" I asked in a low voice as I tightened the grip on the axe.
"I guess I should probably explain, shouldn't I? Well first let's do introductions. My name is Rob Donser, Fisherman Extraordinaire but also, I have a hobby of being the Head Inquisitor for the HQ Extermination squads. I take on the more...... Unique cases that the normies shouldn't be involved in. But the main thing is that as soon as you connected to the Cube, we knew about you instantly James, This world has things you couldn't imagine with the view you have now. But I was tasked with guiding you until you gained the strength to survive."
We looked at each other for a while longer until Rob sighed again. "Listen I ge..."
"How did you know about me and the Cube? How did you know where I was, and why are you the one to guide me?" I interrupted him and asked.
"1, Like I said as soon as you connected to the cube we knew all about you. 2, the same answer as number 1. and 3, I can't say." He held up 1 finger for every question. "Now if we are done here, hurry up and go to your little dimension and go grab some bait, you’re wasting valuable fishing time." Rob turned away and started to fish.
I didn't know what to do, I didn't know if I could trust this guy or not..... "How do I..."
"Hurry up while I still have patience boy." Rob didn't even turn to look at me while he spoke. "You can trust that I won't kill you for that Cube, it’s soul bound to you and you alone. Now hurry up!"
An aura of pure pressure crashed down onto me and paralyzed me as he turned his head back to look at me. His eyes were stern and uncompromising. "Go. Now." Then like nothing ever happened the pressure left me and I gasped as I realized I wasn't breathing. I quickly took out the cube and the 3 of us jumped in as soon as the portal appeared and started taking deep breaths to calm myself as Shadow and Rhonda were trying to help by sending calming sensations through the link. Rhonda started to pull up the grown crops with her beak while Shadow started making more holes with his claws to replant. It took more than a couple minutes for me to finally calm down enough after just a few moments under that ridiculous pressure.....
"To think that was just his aura.... How strong does someone have to be to dominate someone with something like that?"
Just thinking about the amount of time or the amount of blood that this guy had to spill to become that powerful.... Could I be like that? Could I get that powerful to where a single look from me can paralyze someone?