The Notorious Misadventures of an Alchemist and a Phoenix, Chapter 21.5
Honey Badger
It wasn't just humans that were transported to a new and magical world where the system held sway. It was a common thing and most of the individuals were animals, one of those animals was the honey badger.
The first thing she did was to hunt for some food, a giant hornet's nest was her target. By using her claws and stubbornness she entered the nest from the back, plundered the massive grubs, killed a couple of hornets, got stung and went to sleep with a full belly.
The second thing she did, completely by accident was to save a party of the City Watch patrolling team from a vicious poisonous snake. She was bitten by the snake but before the poison could take effect she ripped the snake's head off, the poison flowed through her veins and she went to sleep to shake over the effects.
The city watch patrol team felt sorry for the little beast and buried the honey badger as a lame apology and a deep, sincere thank you for the little beast that saved their lives. The surprise on their faces when the little beast dug itself up and started to tuck into the snake was priceless.
The third thing that happened to the honey badger was she was taken in by the city watch as a mascot, promoted to corporal and given a city watch badge. The city watch looked after their own and now the little honey badger had free rain of the city.
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It was a strange series of events to make a wild animal into a corporal but to the honey badger, it was just a new day with new interesting foods to eat.
The weirdest thing was just how useful the honey badger was. She went where the most interesting smells were and that just so happened to be the slums. She stalked the streets causing the toughest adults to leap for cover. She went where the other city watch dare not go. Some stupid or far too young bushwhacker had tried its luck with the honey badger but soon regretted it when they threw a knife at her.
In her world, the honey badger had thick and loose skin that allowed them to shrug off the biting power of lions. In this world, the system had reinforced all of her natural gifts and added some more. The blade that should have pierced her skin instead bounced off her and clattered to the floor. If the culprit was astonished by the lack of damage it was nothing to the fear they felt when the honey badger turned and locked eyes with them.
Madness, pure madness, the type that would make you stand up against giants and gods with the unshakeable faith that not only she would win but cause any of her opponents to wish that they were never born.
The stories on what happened to the dagger thrower were enough to start rumours and warning not to mess with the new city watch corporal. These stories were further elaborated when Suicide Ally was filled to the brim with warm bodies of the most despicable scum of the city and on top of them a single, snarling honey badger. She was later promoted to Sergeant Honey of the City's Watch.
Of course, Honey hadn't excepted the promotion. She didn't care either way. Instead, she went to sleep in her favourite place. A particularly worn down storage warehouse, up a sturdy pole and in her comfortable bag.
The rumours that followed Honey allowed the city watch to do proper patrols in the dangerous areas of the slums. After all, no bandit was willing to go up against the watch when there was a chance encounter with Sergeant Honey the Fearless.