As i laid my eyes upon the village, i knew where to go next. Maybe somone there can help me! I slowly slide down the small hill the cave entrance is on and make my way towards the village.
As i walk i see many things that confirm my theory that im now in a fantasy world. On my way to the village i saw fish with wings jumping from lake to lake, these also weren't the flying fish from earth. These fish had bat like wings and they didn't just glide they could actually fly.
After observing the fish for a while i saw the next weird creature, a lizard that looks like a rabbit. It had the same body build of a rabbit, bulky legs in the back small legs in the front. The tail was from a lizard, extending 2 feet away from its body. No ears, or at least not visible ones. And if the whole thing didn't look weird enough someone decided to slap a oversized gator head on it. The eyes were also way too big, they werent eyes from a gator but from a gecko. It was sitting next to the river and snapping at the fish flying away. After a few of its lunging snaps missed, it jumped forward once more and *SNAP*. It finally caught a fish and was now happily munching down on it
After it swallowed the fish, it finally noticed me. After looking at me it froze, and you could feel the heavy aura of fear it gave off. After recovering from the shock the poor thing ran of at incredible speed making this weird yelping sound mixed with a gator like hiss. After a few seconds it vanished into the woods.
This made me feel both relived and concerned. Relived because i don't seem to be far down on the food chain. Concerned because this will probably make any contact with the village difficult if not impossible. I let out a small sigh, wich sounds more like a low grumbling noise. I hope golems aren't seen as monsters, despite hoping they aren't i already see the adventurers stand on my rocky body triumphantly.
With this thought i continued my journey, being a little more carefull as not to spook the wildlife or any people who might be out here. This was quite difficult since a golem isn't really built for "stealth".
Coming up on a clearing, i saw something that shocked me to my core. The small rabbit thing surrounded by 3 giant wolves, it's leg was injured while it was laying on the ground letting out distressed high pitch squeaks. Ok i might not have know the thing for long but, this was just cruel. The wolves where toying with it, hitting it with their paws or faking bites. While seemingly grinning.
The wolves where tall maybe 1 and a half meters tall, with white streaks mixed with black fur and ruby red eyes. And again one of the wolves jumped forward and swatted at the poor thing, this time it did so with it's claws extended leaving 5 long gashes in its face. And that's when i had enough.
I let out a loud scream directed at the wolves. But instead of a scream or rumbling sound, i heard something that frightend even me.
The sound was... Horrifying
Like the souls of the dead, damned to the underworld screamed in anger at the living for having the audacity to even exist!
The wolves all immediatly turned in my direction, seeing me made all three of them freeze and stare in horror. Directly after i stopped screaming, i charged at the wolves. They were about 25m away, and after getting to about halfway the biggest wolf seemed to snap out of its stupor and charged at me with a growl.
I raised my right arm and as it came into range...
*WHAM*
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I slammed my fist into it's side, the wolf immediatly coughed up blood.
And i seem to have underestimated my strength A LOT !
As i hit the wolf it went FLYING, it soared through the air and after a short flight slammed into a tree. And like some twisted pinata the wolf ripped in two, spilling guts everywhere.
And one thought crossed my mind immediatly, im lucky that wasn't a person!
Now i know to hold back a little so i don't kill someone on accident.
Turning my gaze back to the two other wolves i found them to be petrified. They were looking at the tree wich was now stained in red. And after a few seconds they ran off as fast as they could, wimpering and yelping as they ran.
With the threat gone i looked over to the small gator rabbit thing, wich was looking up too me seemingly in awe and concern.
I leaned down and gave it a few headpats to calm the poor thing down. It was hesitant at first but quickly began wagging it's tail, seemingly happy.
Suddenly a blue flame appeared before me, wich to my suprise turned into a scroll. I jumped a little before rembering i can't burn. So i leaned forward a bit to read what it said.
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You have gained a new minion !
Species: Obsidian Wolf
Lvl: 1
Skill: Shadow Manipulation, Dark Visage
Obsidian wolves are known for being stealthy and cunning, waiting for the right moment to strike.
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Huh... im guessing that the wolf i just defeated was an obsidian wolf, and sure enough a second later a new scroll appeared.
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Congratulations you have reached a new level!
Level: 4
You can now gain 15 more minions. Minions are gained by either slaying them in combat or exchange of mana with the creature you want as a minion. Once bound to you the minion is not able to break the contract unless you want to. To summon a minion you must exchange a fitting amount of mana.
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This is pretty detailed. Well that's good to know that i can summon minions! If i can make any creature a minion. Then that's really OP!
That gives me an idea. I slowly bend down to the small lizard bunny and try to vocalise my idea." Do you want to join me as a minion?". What comes out instead is a small assortment of rumbling and grindstone sounds. But even through my garbled mess of a voice it seems to understand, since it gives a small nod.
Alright but what now? I haven't trained in magic or even know how to use it! It said i have to "exchange mana".
Well lets try it like this. I slowly bend down to the creature and put my rough rocky hand on its head. I imagine a tether bonding us and my mana flowing through it's veins. After a minute i look up a little and sure enough there floats a scroll.
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You have gained a new minion !
Species: Snabbit
Lvl: 1
Skill: Iron Maw
Snabbits are small crocodile like rabbits roaming the forests and sometimes deserts. They are known for their strong jaw
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Neat! After i read through the scroll another one appeared.
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You have gained a guardian !
Name: [none]
Species: Snabbit
Lvl: 9
Skills: Iron Maw, Sharp Tail
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A guardian? Maybe because instead of fighting it i made a contract, and that's why it became a guardian? And a name for it. Hmm.....how about Nemu. Yeah that sounds good let's go with Nemu!
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Name: [none] has been changed to Nemu
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After i was done with the scrolls i saw nemu sitting there wagging his tail and panting like a dog. I really wonder who was able to make a gator rabbit dog this cute! Anyway i make a follow motion to nemu and he starts happily jumping along beside me. I need to get some kind of medicine for the poor thing.
As Nemu and i walk along i suddenly remember i forgot something.
How did i forget something like that !