Maha have decided that for the next 1 year, he will try to build his newly created body into one that is as fit as possible within that year. Minimum of 100 pushups, 100 situps, 100 squats, and 10 km run. It is not the ideal one, but none the less he want to see with his own eyes how this workout change his body.
While Maha was doing something that a regular person would usually do, the 9 individuals that luckily obtain each, a different version of the book that Maha hide around the world, is starting to cultivate.
On that particular week, 9 odd unnatural phenomenon happened around the world. This sent the world into a buzz as some predict this to be a sign that the end of the world is coming...boy was he right this time.
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“Hah, this house should do for the next year or so…maybe a little more wood.” In front of Maha is a handmade wooden hut of sort, big enough to fit the small him, and small enough to go unnoticed...in the woods.
In the Eternal Garden, there are many books for the various crafts using different kinds of magic or skills, but using the basics of these books, Maha became an expert of all crafts. No matter it be mansion or dirt hut, he can built it, using very minimal energy and material in the process.
There is a bare bed made of dried straws that he collected from the woods within the hut, there is also a container carved from coconut. He made himself a small bow for hunting, a pocket knife he found, and a backpack he looted from the dumpster of a clothing store.
While he was busy setting up his hut like house, the sun gradually set. The sky turned red and orange like a massive canvas painted in the sky, it looked unreal.
‘Hm, it’s getting dark...I should prepare to go hunting to stock up some food, while also gain some experience.’
Looking up towards the sky, determining that it would not be long before it turns dark, Maha sat in his perfectly concealed hut and meditate.
Night came rather quickly, only an hour later Maha heard the howling of wolves which wake him from meditation. Silently getting up, collected his bow, knife, and backpack, Maha opened his hut to a pitch black forest.
‘Mmm, this is indeed scary, vision in the forest in the night is truly nonexistent...let's try to find a prey in this kind of terrain.’
Randomly picking a direction in the forest, Maha move toward it and periodically slash at trees to mark his way. After 45 minutes of careful sneaking, Maha finally founded a prey to his immediate left.
It is a deer, about 2 meters long and a meter in height, to add to that, it was by itself.
‘Ah what Luck, to find a stray like this is perfect for my first hunt. Alright let's observe it.’
Which is a lie because he cannot see very far with glasses, and also at night in a forest at that. The only reason why he actually spotted it in the first place, is because the deer’s head is visible due to moonlight.
He made the new body as close to the one he had before as possible, for extra difficulty. Also, from just a few 45 minutes of walking he is already tired out and is breathing weirdly due to him trying not to scare the deer.
The deer who is still oblivious to its own peril is enjoying the turf of grass only 10 meters away from Maha. Waiting for the next 5 minutes to see if there's any sign of danger, Maha deemed that it is time, to hunt.
‘Alright, let's see if I can shot it dead with one arrow.’
Taking a sharpened stick from his backpack, he loaded the bow and pull on it slowly but steadily. He then released the bow when the deer looked up.
“Swoosh” “Shuck”
The arrow not only did not hit the deer in the eye, it actually lose its flight momentum and hit the ground just a few feet away. It also successfully scare the deer away, it dash with superb speed away from Maha.
‘Ah sh*t, that went awfully well, what better thing could possibly happened…’
“Roar”
Maha jinx himself all too soon, there was a random stray bear that was very close to him. It was alerted by him when he shot the arrow due to the sounds. From its position, it charged at Maha with alarming speed.
“Ah, f*ck you bear, nobody ask you to appear you ugly hunk of hot slimy sh*t!!!” While cursing, Maha dash for the tallest tree he see and climb the tree to the best of his ability, while going as fast as he can. When he got high enough he looked down, to see the f*cking bear climbing too!!!
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“Aye, what the f*ck man?! This ain't fair man!!! Not fair at all!!” Maha was indignant and shouted out loud. What did he ever do that that damn bear for it to chase him up a tree? Did he kill his family and make bear stuffed honey pie or something?!
Thinking fast he decided to jump to a nearby tree...but it's not an option he could take, the nearest tree is about 10 meters away? Why haven't he notice this when he was sneaking about?
Looking down, the bear is literally within reach if he decided to lower his arm.
“Man, screw your wife, screw your whole family, I'm gonna hunt every damn bear I find in the future...Yahhh!!!” Maha jumped down with his pocketknife and hang onto the back of the bear while stabbing into its left eye with his pocket knife. While the left arm hang on for dear life around the bear's massive neck, the bear let go and fell back to the ground along with the furiously stabbing Maha.
The bear was actually smart and fell backwards with Maha on its back, but it did not take something into account, Maha jumped off its back while they were still in midair and rolled away on the ground.
The two stood up and is face to face, separated by a small margin of 5 feet. The bear is blinded in one eye and blood gushed out incessantly. With its remaining good eye, it stare at Maha like it want to rip him apart, piece by piece.
“Yea how did that feel huh ya furry bastard?! I'm gonna stab your ass till you die f*cking bear!!!” Maha was extremely tired, he’s just trying to act tough now in front of the bear. He have been working on his house and was sneaking around for quite a bit, adding to that the running to a tree and climb it.
He was indignant as to why a random bear would even chase him up a tree on their first meeting, even worse it wanted to kill him. He expended a great deal of energy just hanging on to its neck and stab away but it did nothing...the stabbing made it more mad rather than injured.
The bear snort and charge at Maha with renewed fury. Maha dodge out to the side, but his tired body was sluggish which allowed the bear to get a good swipe at his abodement, and fling him a few feet away.
Coughing up blood, Maha slammed into a tree and felt that his world was turning black, never in his life did he felt so much pain. It was a chore to even try to sit up, and when he did eventually sat up at the bottom of the tree...the bear hover over him like the reaper.
“Phitoo...damn bear...you already broken like 4 ribs and also my leg with that one hit…still want to go at it ya big bastard?...hahaha...come.”
Body covered in his own blood, Maha weakly laugh and looked up towards the bear as it come down to bit at his head. He closed his eyes and ready for his ‘death’, that's just how it is, there is no fair game in the jungle...only the strong and their prey. He accepted his failure.
“Plock”
However what he felt was not a split second pain that would end his life, but a warm splatter of liquid on his smiling face.
“Hehe...boy, why are you out here in this dangerous forest and not at home with your mommy?” An alluring voice spoke out to Maha right beside his ear.
Still keeping his eyes closed he heard another voice a rather strong voice called out to the alluring voice, with a tint of arrogance “Yishana, stop playing around and interrogate this inferior being. We need information on this strange world, we might get Huala Gathering Pill as a reward for this...so hurry up.” The male voice now sounded full of arrogance as he rush the female named Yishana.
“Oh please Falon, you suck, you should loosen up and enjoy once in awhile. Look at this boy here, he is the first we saw in all the time we are here no? Also he looks like he is about to die so heal him Falon.” The female seemed rather playful from her tone but also disregard as she did not mind Maha dying in the least.
“Hmp, that thing does not deserve my healing, rather that furry looking one is more enticing to heal, but you just had to put a hole in its head.” Falon moved towards the bear and ignite its body, which became ash in seconds that scattered in the wind. “Hurry it up I’ll get rid of its corpse once you're done interrogating it.”
“Ah geez, look see he’s breathing on his last breath...fine I'll heal him if you not gonna.” Pouting Yishana rub a glowing hand over Maha body which heal his insides slowly but surely. “Ok boy, now that you're better, tell us what is it that inhabits this world of yours.”
Maha slowly open his heavy eyes and see before him two humans, except they have parts of their bodies in the form of animals. The guy have golden dragon like horn that adorn his head, and the girl have blue scales that cover her bosom and gills which move occasionally.
“Hm? You guys are the Demi-humans...ah so you guys must be trays that they sent to die...” Nodding his head Maha slowly stood up grunting at each motion as it cause him great pain.
The Demi-humans looked quite confused, they did not understand the language that the boy spoke but oddly enough the boy seemed to understand them. Furthermore, rather than fearing the aura that they are releasing, he seems fine.
“Boy what are you saying?” Kalon asked in a deep voice while wildly releasing his aura. “We won't ask again, I said wh-”
Before he could finish both the Demi-human felt an aura that they have never felt before in their entire life, it was ancient and powerful, like a lurking beast of old.
They stood petrified as their eyes scan around rapidly, and then they heard a monstrous voice boomed in their heads.
“Leave this place and tell your world, do not come over to this world before the seal the lifted. If you break the seal again your world will end…”
Scare witless by the voice, the duo bow deeply while apologizing to the monster and dash back to their portal as fast as their tiny legs can take them. They want to get away, FAR away from that monstrosity that threaten to destroy their world, they did not know why they held such instinctual fear for it.
After the duo made it over to the other side of the portal and back in their original world.
“F-Fa-Falon… you don't think that, t-tha-that being is the one our ancestors talked about for ages?” Yishana is shaking and sweat beads flow from her head like rain.
Falon was in no better shape, he is also shaking and sweating bullet, he responded, “Y-y-yeaaa, I-i think it is, but I c-c-can't really tell let's tell our ancestors about this and see what they think.”
The two nod to each other, they silently made their way back to their ancestors, bringing either good or bad news.
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