Beast Evolution Forge

'Hey, what do you think this place really is?' He asked, his eyes flicking from normal to a strange pair. It was as if he was scanning the whole forest.

[I am not sure either but whatever it is, there is something off here.]

'Exactly, There is no end to the mana i am sensing, how far did you say the city was?'

[around 1000 miles, maybe more, why do you ask?]

He looked defeated, 'now that I think about it, that's an outrageous distance, that will take use weeks, maybe even a month. Has anyone ever made it to another city?'

[It is indeed far but it was the only option then. I do agree that its strange, its almost like this section is cut off from the world.]

His gaze narrowed as he scanned around more, the flickering shift in his eyes intensifying. 'Cut off... Yeah, that's exactly how it feels. Like we're stuck in some kind of... bubble.'

[Now that you mention it....]

He crouched low, brushing his fingers against the grass. The air around him seemed to come alive, a resonance that wasn't quite natural. 'something so off here, I am not sure but there us more to this place...i feel like we are being watched.'

His sharply turned around, staring off in the distance, as if seeing the things watching them. He forgot Yenna was behind him and she saw his pupils, falling down in fear. His eyes turned downward to her, eyeing her like a predator which scared her even more.

"V-Vell, are you ok? Are you being possessed?"

His pupils slowly went back to normal, seeing the fear on her face, 'crap, i turned on instincts.' He reached out his hand, with a warm smile, showing he means no harm. "Don't worry, its a skill I got last night, those eyes allow me to scan areas and see further than humanly possible."

"O-Oh, sorry about that, just caught me off guard....they are scary though...those eyes."

"Heh, don't be a baby, i could teach you how to get them if you want." He looked at her with a teasing expression.

"No thank you, i think i will i am better this way."

He smiled at her, before turning around, 'well, i couldn't really teach it to her anyways.'

"By they way," He turned around slightly, "We might be stuck here for a while, it seems this place is a lot bigger than we thought."

"It is, I thought it was just a small forest with strange monsters?" She scratched her head in confusion but this was not a surprise, she is only going off what the association has made her believe.

"Hmm.....hey, i want you to think about this carefully, has any player ever left the zone? not just rumors, but a player who stated themselves that they left the zone?"

This hanged in her mind for a while, thinking carefully but nothing, there was no proof of a player ever leaving the zone, which is something strange that people would be able to pick up on but they are being controlled.

"Have our entire lives been a lie? just how much do we not know? if what you are saying is true... then where are we going? I thought you mentioned something about a city, is it beyond the forest... aren't we just going to end dying in here?"

Her words were starting to get to him, he has been suppressing his rage all this time but her words were beginning to push against the fragile walls of his composure. He clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms as he took a slow, deliberate breath to steady himself.

[Calm down master...her reaction is completely normal...master?]

'I know....I know dammit.'

"Yenna," he said, his voice quieter than before but carrying an unmistakable weight, "I get it. I do. But panicking won't get us anywhere. We have to think clearly if we're going to figure this out. I told you before that we are here to train and that I will look out for you, so please just trust me. We will make it out of here."

She knew by the tone of his voice that he was on the edge of snapping so she had to be careful, "I am sorry....I won't complain anymore."

"Good, lets-"

The feeling from earlier was closer, way too close and before he could react, he was knocked away. A blow so heavy his eyes went blurry, almost knocking him out. But he gritted his teeth, flipped his body and landed, sliding on the ground.

"The fuck was-" Another blow connected to his cheek, sending him crushing to the ground and knocking out a few teeth. He raged and swung blindly but this was useless as he found himself in the air, his torso in pain.

He crushed to ground so hard his body bounced right off. Pain spread through his body but despite all this, his was still trying to track the enemy. 'Fucking hell, whatever it is, it's toying with me. Heh, this is actually good....really good.'

The expression on his face twisted, his pupils became slitted, the air around him hummed as he spun of the ground, landing elegantly.

"Vell, wha-"

He signaled her to be quiet and stay back. She froze, watching him as he stood there, his posture tense yet composed, exuding a strange, feral confidence.

His body language was unnervingly calm, but his aura had shifted entirely. It was no longer the steady reassurance of a leader; it was primal, like a predator cornered yet thrilled at the challenge.

It sent chills down her spine.

His eyes scanned around at insane speed, picking up every little movement, every shift in the air, he was analyzing it all. He locked on to its movements, it was moving around, being stealthy, looking for an opening but it seemed to see none.

'A smart one huh, let's test that.'Nôv(el)B\\jnn

He let down his guard and it wasted no time, lunging at him, its body not visible to the naked eye but it made a mistake, it's opponent was not normal. He dodged to the side, his body twisted midair with uncanny grace, his movements impossibly sharp, like a coiled spring unleashed.

His predator's grin widened as he clenched his fist tightly, veins pulsing as raw energy coursed through his arm. His brought down his punch, tearing from the air with scary precision. It connected, a shockwave of mana spreading in all directions as the creature landed on the ground, the ground cracking massively under it.

"Hmm...." He looked at the creature, it's form laying motionless in the crater, but he was not satisfied as he leaped up and came crashing down, landing another attack.....just to be sure.