TF Chapter 65 Exposed

***Danny***

Looming shadows, metaphorical or otherwise were hateful things. They gave the impression that there was something imperiously gazing at you from above, like a god. Gods... I ditasted that word.

Like now, for a moment, I had forgotten where I was for a moment. The spiritual powers that were squeezing mine with increasing intensity had woken me up from my daze. I had been so taken in with the worry that senior Nat was on the verge of dying that I had forgotten the threat that was the creature. I chuckled at myself for losing composure, but there was nothing inherently wrong with my actions. Though, I doubted I would have been this careless had senior Nat been switched with Bora.

Fuck it! Now was not the time! Even though I had zero eyes in the back of my skull, I knew 100% that the creature was most definitely behind me, about to strike, but taking its very sweet time.

I panicked... Well, inside! I couldn't... No, didn't have the time to manifest the many fearful and terror facial expressions upon my face, so all I did was simply stay on my knees beside Nathaniel, waiting for death. Regrets? I had some... Like how this situation couldn't have happened had I been a bit more enterprising and bold, but that's life. Spilt milk couldn't be recovered, though in reality that had been made possible... No, metaphorically speaking.

Why was I having this many thoughts? And the fear? The terror? Where were these emotions when I needed them the most?

As the situation was starting to get heavy, the pressure all encompassing, senior Nat's spiritual pressure abruptly vanished, causing my heart to skip a beat for a moment that almost gave me a heart attack if it hadn't been for my powerful willpower.

The question of whether he had finally kicked the bucket circled within my mind, like sharks on prey.

But those motes of light which resembled a billion stars rotating around a single point, a black hole, were still circling his body, signifying that my senior Nat was still alive. My heart, which had been on the verge of stopping, once again took on life with renewed vigor.

I also hadn't missed the subtle shift of the creature's spirit when Senior Nat's had vanished. Even now, it was trembling with an intensity like no other. There was fear, terror, relief, rage and many other feelings being transmitted through its spirit.

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This had been bound to happen, though, too bad it had happened on the very first day here. It had probably bumped into a forger during its life, or probably some genetic shenanigans relating to inherited memory?

Our distinct features from those on this planet had already been given away. Due to the pressure upon my spirit, I hadn't been able to shield senior Nat, and now, it had probably figured out what we were.

I wondered whether I should sigh at this time. I had never truly felt my life being in peril before, but even I was puzzled of the fact that I was analysing everything calmly... Except when it pertained to senior Nat ofcourse.

What was good about all this was the fact that the creature had paused, probably in shock at senior Nat. It was probably wondering... No! It should have already figured out that I too was a foreigner.

Yes. To the inhabitants of this planet, we were foreigners, aliens that should be hunted with extreme prejudice! Or in case where the aliens (namely, us) were too strong, run like hell!

This information had also been part of the briefing provided before we had been hurled onto this planet.

Something came out of Senior Nat's body at this timing, causing me to recoil slightly, but reaction of the creature shocked me to my core!

It leaped back, over ten meters away as if it had been burned by fire. This hadn't been an action that was executed from thought...no, it had been a reflex move! When I turned back to look at where it was, my shock multiplied massively.

It was...trembling?! Shivering!? What was up with that?!

I hurriedly turned my head back to senior Nat, ignoring the pain that had stung a bit with the swift movement of my head.

My spirit, which had been defending my body alerted me to a threat. I felt it the moment that beautiful spiritual mist made contact with my own. It was heavy, way heavier than even that of the creature! This surprised me, not to mention the fact that for some reason there was this weird attractive force that was causing all the particles within my domain to be pulled towards that weird spiritual force!

I frowned, not understanding what this was. It was new, unknown...and most of all, I lacked any sort of forger to ask. I hurriedly leaped to my feet and out of its range the moment I felt the effects increasing in intensity every second.

I was cautious enough not to leap in the same direction as the creature though. Even with it acting weird, there was still a chance that it might choose to annihilate me.

I still made sure that I left a sliver of my spirit connected to that strange spirit gushing out of senior Nat. Its range was equal to mine, but its intrinsic quality had changed.

If I were to explain it... I would say that me and this creature had pure spiritual powers, lacking any sort of taint or trait. But this new spiritual...whatever it was, had become different from ours.

What I felt through my spirit was beauty... If I discounted the strange effects. It was like gazing at a cloud of stellar dust, the kind which gave birth to stars.

As expected of senior Nat! It looks like his time hadn't yet arrived, with the death god going to have to wait a bit longer to claim him. Maybe he will explain to me this strange spirit of his...