The last few days were very easy for him. Something try to kill you... [Dragon Ligting]. Want to kill something...[Dragon Lighting]. Are you bored... [Dragon Lighting] might help you with this as well.
There was something really fascinating in a bolt of pure energy ravaging anything he wanted, taking away any stress and anxiety he had for a while.
While he couldn't find the reason why he would be able to do it nor who he is or why he woke up in the middle of the forest, besides some random fact about the world he had been living before , what was even more confusing. The situation he is in, is so contradicting to anything from his shattered memories it was baffling. He should have been caught long time ago by some agents for violating property of some corpo asshole who owned this forest. There was no chance place like that wasn't someones property in times where it was hard to even find a piece of untouched by human nature.
Anywhere he turned his sight there was something new to discover. In one place he had found a crystalike jellish substance gleaming in rays of the sun. Curious he touched it and regretted it immidiately. In one momment it enveloped his finger in what could be desribed as not very friendly way. Perhaps if he switched into his battle mode as he started calling it, he would be able to shake it off in the dame moment, but in magic form he wasn't that fast. Intstead [Dragon Lighting] was put into use again.
Very beautiful and amazing but at the same time dangerous and unpredictable was place he found himself in. Hovewer after few encounters with weird local fauna he was sure there was nothing to be afraid of. Only everything he have met were beast with whom he couldn't communicate in any form. After he had killed few of them, an over one meter big grey spider who thigerred big disgust in him, he has never liked insects, a giant dark bear and an enormous snake at the first day after he had woken up, these encounters became less and less frequent. Now most animals he have seen were running for their lives seeing even glimpse of him. He could sense them without a problem and catch up with his speed but that didn't led to anything other than panic in their eyes. Nothing alive wanted to have any contact with him, escaping at best or attacking at worst.
Here Mage lost in thoughts caught his right foot on branch but before he fell in instant his left one hit the ground in such manner his body twisted freeing his blocked leg. In one swift move he landed
on ground struggling to maintain balance for a while. After few days he was able to use even his magical form with some degree of flexibility. It wasn't even a quater of what he could do in his battlemode but still satisfying, giving at least some sense of progress in this cursed, still amazing, forest.
This little accident knocked him out of thoughts. Mage was really astonished how much time passed
since he had moved out of his last camp. In a dense forest it's hard to tell given trees cover most of the sky but on the other side his vision was so perfect he could look throught thinner layers of leaves when he really focused, so again he had just forgot about time messing aroud, great.
Right now sun was hiding behind the horison giving off that amazing reddish colour he has never seen before. Mysterious it was, as he was sure he has seen the sun before, however right now it was not very important issue.
Mage looked around. He was in a place where woods became less dense compared to the part he was it his past days, still it was quite dense. The biggest space he could find near was a small triangle where in each of three corners grew a big tree. Without any bigger choice he aproached it and began to make it good enought for sleep which meant looking for stones and other similiar object.
After that boring yet necessary procedure he proceded to gather nearby branches he needed to start fire. Fortunately for him it haven't been raining since he appeared in this place so it was done quickly. Now he put them all in a pile, took one very big and thick he put aside and silently chanted
[Dragon Lighting]. In a briliant flash a big lighting hit it, breaking in half, then the rest of the power
went throught him, doing nothing mpre than gentle tickle. Mage frowned and shook his a little. It was unconfortable feeling, lighhting crossing the body but he didn't knew other way to get what he wanted. On both parts of the branch a layer of ember could be found, illuminating the area with it's dazzling dance of different shades of red.
Mage sticked them both into small mound of dry leaves and small sticks. When the embers set them aflame he took them without fear and put into the pile where it could fed itself with next small pieces of wood.
This immunity to fire he had discovered on the first night when desperated for any soure of light, afraid that blowing wind might extinguish what he managed to make ofter an hour of tries he tried to shield it with his own body, unknowingly putting a part of his hand into flames. It was few minutes after he had realised his finger is right inside bonfire. As any sane individual he instantly pulled it out of ther frightened as hell it might have burned to the point he don't feel anything, but the finger itself was completely fine. Curiosity won agains reason so he started more and more confidently stick his finger into the fire. At first only tip of the finger to check, then more and more until he sticked whole fist almost killing the fire.
He had checked next night also his hair and horns, completely fireproof. He only perceived a comfortable warmth. It gave him a stupid idea to make a giant pile of wood, light it and lie on it, but the fear of sufflocation was strong enought to stop him, he didn't want to test that obviously
With fire getting bigger and bigger expeling darkness he sat and leaned on the tree. Truth be told he didn't have to make all of this. He could see in the dark as good or even better than in the light, hence there was no need to bother with fire, as well as resting at all. He didn't fell any fatigue even after whole day of walking. He needed this, that fire gave him that sense of comfortability and security. An oasis at the night where shadows and demosn of fear come out, what else could in a place where besides him there was no one he could speak to, look on.
Having night vision might be relief for someone who sees monsters lurking in shadows, which for him are as bright as in the daylight , but creative mind can easily creates monsters lurking in the corners of the eyes which no matter how powerful your sight is, you won't be able to see. That a reason why he lean on hard tree instead of laying on a bit more comfortable ground
To chase shadows away he shuts eyes firmly and listening to the cracks of burning wood, he switches again. He had become very good at it in the last few days, as well as using his body . Right now he knew what he wanted to do, do it somehow automatically without voice first suggesting what he should do first, like it became more his own. Creepy to some point it was, for he didn't have any guarantee what will happen with his personality and memory by letting them mengle with him, in the same time the more he was one with them, he felt more and more complete, right to be in a place and body he is now.
With a switch he did his awarness began to expand throught wood. His senses picked up any possible signals in surroundings, from rustling leafs on trees to silent stomps ant's make while moving on their trail. Calmed after checking everything in one hundred meters range he turned of this ability. At first night he had been to scared to do it. Instead he keeped his ability at max throught whole night what only strained his nerves more and more, each time he sensed something new, only to discover after instant charge a pair of screwing rabits or something similiar.
Thuth be told, he didn't want to turn it of even now, but a constant stream of information picked by his over-saturated senses wouldn't allow him relax even a little bit, so his bielief into his armor and over powered body had to be enought to keep his fears at bay.
With a warm fire next to him he immensed himself into the morpheu's embrace... or at least he tried.
No matter how hard he tried he could't fall asleep even for a while. It was like hanging between an abbys of sleep and a consciousness. He couldn't get in, but at the same time part of him sailed away.
The unableness to sleep was the biggest con he could think about right now. It was so inhumane and
wrecking. Humans sleep, it was a basic. Everything what is somewhat inteligent sleept to regain strenght. If he could't do that, what he was ? Whas he even real?
Perhaps it was his awarness that was false, as the everything he knew that was added to that body that truly existed in reality rather that he got his awareness "magically" teleported into a new body.
Was there anything real about what he knows in a world which breaks most of laws of the world he know from his memories?
"stopstopstopstopstopstop,STOP"
He ordered himself. Thinking about this could not give hime anything, but should he care if he's not even real ?
"Nope, I have leags, I have hands, I have head...with horns, I can think, so I exist."
Dimissing those disturbing thoughts made him feel better immidiately. He curled himself to stop any warmth loss, despite being able to withstand cold without a problem, focused on thinking on nothing and slowly forget about almost anything.
Hours were passing, and fire slowly began to fade. There was nothing until...
" Such insolent intruder this one han't seen since a long time"
A serene bass voice suddenly rang in his head, like a wrecking ball, drawing out of sweet lethargy. A warning bell inside his head turned his brain into danger mode, causing him to roll on the left side and get up in defense position.
"Who's speaking." After few day completely alone in woods he wasn't sure if it's not another nightmare he imagined. It seems this time he was mistaken.
"Oh dear little one. Thou is crossing this one's territory not knowing whom it is ? Thine legs shouldst be trembled upon aura this one creates. Thy ignorance beseech enlightenment this one out of courtesy shalt give. In a tongue of man this one is known as a Wise King of the Forest."
Each word said by that entity was so ceremionial. It seems he has fallen into some deep shit but on the other side, he knew now, there is someone inteligent on this world besides him.
"Hey, I'm sorry I have stepped into your territory but there wasn't any sign or warning. Can you give me a pass pleasee?" It's better to apologise right now, than risk getting killed. [Dragon Lighting] may not help him deal with this foe. Who knows, what an owner of such powerful voice is capable of. Also he might tell him if there is some town or something near.
"This one see thou han't stolen any herbs nor preys from min lands. As an act of mercy this one shalt withdraw from thou . Time thou is given to depart is two days. Thee life here after wilt be short. Praise generosity and wisdom of The Wise King of the Forest to the end of thy life. Now farewell"
It seems the mysterious being let him live for the time being. While the mysterious entity was speaking it's over-pompous speech he tried to spot the place from where that voice was coming.
It wasn't very hard. There was a big shape hidden behind trees. While he couldn't tell what it was, thanks to his dark vision he could tell that mysterious persona was over two meters high best with silver silver fur and long weird scaled tail.
Warrior came back to the fire looking on creature moving behind the trees.
"Hey, why won't you stay for a while."
Question just somehow left his lips. It was a stupid move like putting hand to lion den .An aura of killing intent bursted forth from the beast as it turned towards him. A scaled tail bursted towards him at a great speed. It was far more faster than anything he has meet before but his body easly dodged it with quick stride on left.
Scaled tip clashed with the base of the tree, leaving a deep hole in it. As it was pulled back voice rang again, this time with tone suggesting anger of it's owner.
"Thine life was spared by this one in act of mercy thou treats with mockery. Who dare to be such impudent individual towards their benefactor!?"
That casual request of him must have hit the beast ego.
"That what I'm trying to find out." Killing intent was withdrown. Now a raising curiosiy could be felt.
"Thou hast thy memory erased? Is it how in these days it is lied to achieve trust. Curious this one is about thine whereabouts hovewer one thing sure is- a very suspicious individual thou are."
Who wouldn't be suspicious about armoured randy in forest, it's fucking obvious, what makes him even a bigger dumbass trying to coerce this ton of meat and muscle.
"I'm not even armed, and I'm sure o mighty king of the forest you realised I'm here totaly, like totaly alone."
"This one title is wise not mighty. Thee memory truly is flawed , or such impression thou try to forge."
"You're saying I'm lying . Hence try to prove at least prove it. Put yourself in my situation. If you had woken in a damn forest without any damn clue what would you do in my place you oversized cow."
He started to get pissed at this big sack of fat. He was so nice to him. What this talking animal want. A fucking no drama declaration, friendly one hundred precent, being addded to friends on social media. He would't be so cold hearted towards someone who as him to stay a little longer, propably...
maybe. Accually for fucks sake he asked animal? He hoped it will explain to him where he is? Take him to the nearest city? Transform into hot girl with cute ears!? Wake the fuck up! You exist, this world exist and it's not a sixgrader perwerted dream!
He was so pissed at himself he didn't noticed the mysterious moster aproached the fire.
"Thou couldst think about this one position too . Upon discovery of thee this one decided to spare thy life, then thou asks this one to stay for reasons unknown. Following claim thou lost thine memory creates very suspicious situation for this one. Thou is unarmed but perhaps a magic arts are thy weapon. Now what this one in thine opinion shouldst do."
In front of warrior stood a giant body akin to... silvery big bun with black eyes. The mysterious, mistic beast was a cute, perhaps a bit over-grown, hamster all along. Well, he might be in dream as well.
The Wise King was on guard with low centered body and tail aiming towards him. He felt he was much faster and stronger than hamster, enought to force him to answer to his question, but so cuteeee! He needs to check later how smooth this fur his, but right now back to business.
"I misspoke. Could you tell me where is nearest town or willage or a place. As I said I don't remember a lot of things so now even if I wanted to leave your territory I wouldn't know where should I go." Scrathing the head the gave the best and most innocent smile he could get on his face, at least he hoped it was a smile."
"Oh, this one understands thine problem. Apologises must be given to thee. This one has't seen any inteligent being since a long time, only preys and enemies. Hostility is only feeling this one needed towards anything in past century."
"It seems the wise king felt a little stupid about his earlier outburs, Well this is price of being edgelord... but wait did it said that he lived in solitude for whole century. Was there an apocalypse or what ? Don't tell me I will be stucked with this rodent until death, on the other side It's soooo cute when embarassed. This fur must be like a cat's one, definitely."
"Thou has a weird expression on thy face. Is there a reason for it?"
"Nononono, completely no, my face was a little stiff, so I'm strething it" There he proceded to use his face muscles to absolute extent hoping hamster don't have powers to read mind. Fortunately it propably didn't and got back to prewious topic.
" This one knows there is one inhabitet by humans in this direction" It proceded to show towards opposite the tree he had leaned on.
" However this one sees thou is not one of the human kind. Humans don't act friendly towards other
races or so this one thinks."
"Great at least there are others on this world beside him. Still as Wise King said it wouldn't be good idea to parade in village with horns, I need some kind of hood or helmet ? Warrior was relieved until next question hit him like a bullet.
"Also this one is curious about thy name, woulds thou be so kind to reveal it to this one." Hamster leaned towards him expectantly.
What his name was ? There was no reason to think about this earlier hence he didn't think about
himself in third person, so there was no need to think about that before, but this issue will be more and more troubling when he appears in willage. He can't just call himself "this one", he had no nerve to withstand this level of cringe.
"It's seems I don't remember that too, heh" Another fake ass smile couldn't hide his puzzlement.
" It's a enormous problem for thee. Names and titles reveal one's status and might. Without it thou mights not exist as well."Tilting it's head, this time hamster was considerably symphatetic towards his problem.
"I hope it will come back by itself in it's own time. By the way, what did you mean by magic arts a moment ago. Perhaps you also can use magic."
"By magic arts this one meant magic caster, users of one of magic systems, moreover as thou suspects this one is capable of performing magic feats, glad also is that thou admittet to be capable of performing magic as well. Thine strengt musts be great to be fast enought to avoid my strike and posses magical might."
Shit, he bit his tongue but the words were let, but this mistake opens new dors before ocasion he sat down on the ground and asked
"You see, I don't have any weapon so maybe you could tell me how you use your magic. Perhaps I might recall some knowdle thanks to it, and walking throught forest without any means of defense isn't a good idea."
The wise king stretched his adorable paws and sad on the ground too, seeming more comfortable with his presence now. Warrior looked with expectation into those black eyes. After a while of wondering wise king responded
"Skills this one posses weren't gained throught learning magic in a conventional way, rather those powers always had always lied within this one's body. There is no advice this one can give you except what this one is doing to invoke his own magic, so listen"
There Wise King made a dramatic pause seeming very proud of knowdle she decided to pass.
"To harness the magical might this one focus on power weiling inside him and then chant a magical incantation of spell thou have to perfect first."
Warrior processed this information, that what he is doing when using [Dragon Lighting], there is that weird feeling of touching something and then using phraze he invoke lighting. There he frowned upon realizing something.
Does that mean he had learned those magics earlier, wait, it could be the same case as with Wise King, perhaps it is body that have this power. He didn't remember anything connected to magic from place he came, besides some fantasies.
Now he realized the Wise King stopped talking and looked on him with scorn on her face so he turned his attention back on her with quiet „sorry". Satisfied hamster continued it's lecture.
"With learning and obtaining magic spells this one cannot help since powers this one's posses are inborn but perhaps a small presentation will be for thee more educating."
Here Wise King raised and pointed towards big tree on left from the dying fire.
"Now look at this one and try to copy the way the magic is relased with any spell that come to thine mind"
Wise King pointed it's adorable paw again using it as a crosshair and chanted [Icicle].
Thick sharp poited piece of ice in size of big knife materialised in front of Wise King's paw and flew towards loud thump, It drove into the massive trunk, diving about fifth it's lenght into wood making splinters and chips of bark fly everywhere.
It looked quite spectacula, leaving warrior with his mouth open. Wise King made self-satisfied humpf.
"You witnessed this ones powerful magic, now it's thine turn to try. Thou don't need to be worried if thine spell would fail or come very weak. This one spent many years to practise powerfull magic thou had chance to see, thine might be much weaker however that's not reason to falter, training is key to be master." It seems Wise King went into full sensei mode right now.
It went back on his earlier spot, looking with it's black eyes on him.
Okay I will try "teacher" He answered earning an ooooo from self proud King.
With switching into his "magic mode" he raised, aimed his left hand at the same tree and waited ansure what to do. Besides two spells his brain had given him earlier there was nothing what he could recall. For a while he tried to dive deep into his memory and hook something out of there.
Looking at him with pity in it's eye's, Wise King decided to give another piece of advice.
"If thou don't remember, thou could try to use spell this one casted, perhaps it's one thou had known before thine fatal accident."
Well, for mage it was better than nothing, so he looked at his target, held breath and chanted [Icicle]. A pinch of power he could felt coming from that pool inside him.
A giant, over two meters long sharp pointed column of light blue ice appeard before him and wrecking throught anything it could it smashed into the same tree with so much power it pierced throught it, taking a big chunk of wood with it only to smash on rock with a loud crack managing to leave a small dent in it.
Both of them first looked on damages, on each other, damages, each other and then
"eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" a loud sqeak coame from Wise King while Mage stood unsure what to do.
"such power in thine spell ... thanks to this one teachings obviously" a sensei aura intensified
Unsure what to do mage, went back to place he sat previously. There was only one explanations for what happened he could think of. There must be some kind of ability when it comes to casting spells, so when he uses the same one it's power depends on that skill. He watched the Wise King as it was looking at him with mix of curiosity, proudness and fear.
Perhaps now she would allow him to pet her ifhe asked but first he had to break the ice that arosed brtween them.
"Wow, that was amazing!" he said using moe girl cuteness technique to look as confused as it's possible in the same time.
"Hey, by the way could you tell me just how you know what to chant when you use magic for the first time." Apparently only now he discovered in how bad state the fire is so eagerly Mage started adding wood to feed it. One after one. Of course just to make sure it is put evenly.
Wise King observed his actions and finally murmued but loud enought to make him hear
"Swift tongue thou posses"
He looked on his speaker with shock in his eyes.
"Sorry if O'm prying into personal maters, I was just curious, hehe." Here another smile came into play.
" Thou don't have to pretend nothing have happened, this one saw thine shock when thy powerful spell took effect. Thy ine story this one believes is true since no point there would be for assasin or liar to show his powers, but that spectacle of power suggest who thou might be." Mage took a breatch of relief but last King's sentence made him hold his breath in anticipation.
Giant hamster took his time to create a suspense and said
" This one thinks thou might be someone of great importance in the world, great dragon perhaps in human shape given thy horns. "
"Dragon ? You mean a giant reptile with wings." To make sure he asked
"This one lack knowdle about meaning of word reptile but Yes dragon this one thinks thou is."
"Do you know where dragons live, or perhaps you know where I can get information about that ." He almost stood up, almost begging hamster with his eyes for answer."
"Unfotunally for thee this one haven't been outside the forest for a long time. Besides that small willage outside the forest the is nothing this one knows about outside world." Wise King seemed sad he couldn't give him that info.
"Ok I see, but as I asked eariel could you tell me more about using magis as I asked before, or is It some personal thing." Lack of way to know what he is downcasted him strongly. Hit by this he still asked about other things that might come in handy later
The Wise King raised itself a bit to find a better position, looked deep into now raging fire and continued in different way than expected
"In past days, when this one was only a little pup, weak and small, there was time when a group of beings aproached this one. They were calling themself thirteen heroes. Each one of them was really powerful, even today this one would be able to fight with one of them only for a while before inevitable loss. At that time this one had a hard life, with little power this one possesed back then. One of them called Cursed Knight took the pity over this one and helped him gain strengh. This one tried really hard to copy fight style of this mighty warrior but realised that his way of fighting has no use for him besides few basics. Those basics were fundation of this ones power but most of it this one had to gain himself throught finding what make sense and what not. Those who seeks true power has to seek for it for their own" Wise King looked on the stars
„ Thine situation is tragic this one admits but upon witnessing thine skills thine knows there is no point in trying to put in use this one's knowdle . Strong and confident individuals carve their own path with their own strengh, and thine strengh proves thou had gone throught this path one." Wise King looked on him once more
"Besides thine inquisitiveness starts to be annoying." and she broke that mystic moment
Mage looked at her shamed a bit since he felt that treating someone as npc (this is what came to hio isn't the nicest thing propably, then realised and bursted in laught
"Does this one said something funny to thee" Wise King's made his tail stiffen as well as the rest of the body as it looked dumbfounded upon laughting
"What ? Does this one said something funny?" Unsure she was about this, perhaps her solitude made her unaware of something obvious for him.
"Well, you just have told me half of your own biography. Tsundere is perfect way to describe such shy lad."
"Look upon yourself first. All in smiles when in need, yet so eager to jerring." Wise King chuckled too.
They had both a good laught, which went through forest like a storm, disrupting it's natural silence.
Mage finally stopped rolling on the ground
"Your the most amazing hamsters I have ever seen. Teacher, warrior and even poet when need arises."
"Hamster thou say?" In instant Wise King focused completely at him raising the tip of tail like an antenna.
"Aren't you hamster?"
"This one hasn't known what species belongs to... until today" A tone of Hamster's voice was serious, she moved like a lighting towards him as if to ensure if he's speaking truth.
"Wait , I meant you look like a hamster but you're much bigger than them. It's possible you're some sub species but I'm not someone who have knowdle about things like that."
"So thou don't know."
"I'm same case with you as with me."
Disappointed hamasuke went back to his seat steping again on what was left of he fire. Now it looked like a sad hamster. He had to do somethink to make sad hamster happy, it was to much negative kawaii power. So he asked
"Why won't you try to seek for the answer like you had adviced me to do."
Wise King looked on the sides averting eye contact.
"See, this one hast his own domain which cannot be left be for the reason " there she stumbled a bit "I't might be taken over by... say humans" Still she tried to avert any eye contact.
" Does the humans are these powerful or you're scared of leaving." He mocked he a little. An unconfortable silence arose bettween them two and just as he decided to apologise she responded
"It's hard you know, to leave all you have. This one want to meet her kind, it's required to create a new generation of such great species as mine, but having place where no one disturb you and so long life span makes you put aside again and again those plans."
Black pupils darkened and her body shrinked a little. Wise King arose and in one swift move crossed the circle of light made by fire. Before she left, she turned
" This one thanks you for talk, It has been long since this one had possiblity of talk with someone like that. Forget about what I said before, you can be on this one teritory as long as long as you want, but don't treat it like a playground where you can test your magic, understood." she gave him stern glance.
"Now Farewell"and before he managed to say something In one long jump she passed twenty meters and then disappeared in the maze of bushes and trees.
Now Mage was left alone. Not sure what to do he sloped on the ground and tried to process all informations he gained.
"So, in this world are humans, dragons, some heroes like in some kind phantasy, wait does this mean I was transported here from my true world." He swung his head hitting the wood with tip of his horn.
"No, it doesn't make sense. I'm sure this body is not mine, I was human as everyone back there, in conclusion I was... " He pulled out his horn leaving deep scar in wood
"Reincarnated!" Yes it must be that, He had terrible accident in real world and by isekai laws got transported into another reality. An immense liblary of data he collected from every isekai back there opened it's doors before him. He knew now how to react to present circumstances.
First he will go to the willage, by isekai laws there will be a big bad monster he will defeat and then a cute big titted farm girl will fall in love with him and become the first in his harem.
He should also get something for Wise King there, maybe some carrots or other vegetables. Normal hamster like this stuff so it should do for him also, he will just bring a lot of them, then he will also pet that shy bastard oh he will do it.
Mage didn't even notice he started walking throught his camp again and again in excitement, when he did finally he slapped his cheeks to regain control.
Right, he should use this time to develop some new powers. He sat on ground cross-legged in typical meditation pose.
"okay, how should I do it. The Wise King sensei said I need to find my own way. When I first used magic, that lighting I almost shitted my pants thanks to horns. I hadn't realised then than internet medical knowdle is usually poison, so I fear I wanted to get rid of them as fast as possible so my braint gave my chant to zap myself so I can regain my senses. In summary my head gave me what I really required."
Wriggling his but he tried no make list of what he really had to have.
First were helmet and katana. Farm girl propably will find him just right her type but rest of the willage might be sceptic seeing a guy with horns, and sword becouse he had to kill monster in typical most heroic way. Epicness raise chance of getting laid and killing some ogres and goblins with one lighting is kinda anticlimactic.
So now what should he do to get powers which will provide what he need.
"Ask myself I guess ? So he did it.
"Please please please I'm really in need of something to make some cool helmet and sword, really. It's not like I'm not looking good but going like that is as sefe as parading in nazi costume in front of feminist or antifa demontstaration please please please." It seemed it wasn't enought so he went on
"Please please please gimmie that cool magic I need cause sword is literal guarantee of making harem girl went and want to screw at next inn, besides going cool edgy way with looks and face reveal in some romantic place is guarantee of making girl wet please please please"
Then a quiet voice buzzed in his head something, but too fainly to be undersood. In great determination he stretched his conscioussnes more and more
"It's [Create Greater Item] you horny twat.
Uuu, that's rude, he only wanted to fulfil his role as isekai protagonist. His brain could be kinder for him sometimes, it's not like he has some pervy idea, that girl will surely want that by herself.
He noticed he was drooling with some pinkish substance so he swallowed what he had in mouth and wiped the rest. It was completely fine, his eye's weren't covered by hair so he knew he wasn't that type of protagonist. Now back to magic his attention went back .
So he had that spell his brain had told him but how to use it.
"First researh sample" Without doing anything he chanted [Create Greater Item] and nothing happend. There wasn't that special feeling of something being drawned from his inside pool. That mean he need to do something more. There wasn't any panel or something where he could make what he wanted so there have to be other way. What ? Imagination obviously ! Imagination is magic! HIs brain would't give him an invalid spell, it's not that wicious creature.. or at least it wasn't so lets try it out.
He closed his eyes imagined a pure black katana with immense sharpness and durabily, ableto cut block of steel only by putting blade on it. With that image in his mind eye he chanted again [Create Greater Item].
A small amount of something was taken from his inner pool again so convinced he openeded his eyes to see the effects, and there it was a pure black katana. Glad this time it went as it should he took what he made and try a small swing still sitting on the ground. Even it that position he could say he has screwed up.
The whole weapon was made out of the same material so there wasn't any balance betwen handle and blade, also the handle made out of metal wasn't very pleasant to hold.
Annoyed by the result he threw away his creation to try another time but some feeling contact with the blade remained. Some kind of link was between him and the blade as well a mysterious feeling
inside him. Like a small void something was actively sucking out anything what appeared in place which energy was used to cast the spell similiar to gentle tickling.
Before he didn't thought that mysterious power might deplete someday since there wasn't any sense of actual loss inside him as if hiss powers were regenerable so he haven't paid any attention to it but
no he was stressed out.
He stood up again and took the blade, placed it on nerby rock not sure what to do about it. That magical reserve was important, he couldn't just waste it on tries. Maybe if he destroys it
Mage swithed himself to warrior mode and with great strenght punched the weapon. Alongside unpleasant sensation katana cracked in two pieces but void didn't disappear. Discouraged he threw what remained of blade deep into woods and decided to try again, this time taking in consideration every important and not important aspect.
And somehow the link he had with broken blade broke as well as void started filling itself again. Suprised he went to check what happened with weapon and just managed to see as one part of it evaporate. It seems he had to like reject his creation and it will just disappear by itself, great. Now he has a lot of work to do.
As the san was in the middle of it's daily travel again, Throughout the forrest lone figure was walking. Clad in armor with a helmet made out of unknown material resembling a mistic mask with
three (or two depending which horns are included) coming out of hood connected to the mask with scales sewn into it. Near hands clothed in gloves made of some kind of fur was sword in luxurious scabbard.
Mage was really proud of his creations to make which throught the trial and error menthod he stayed in camp until late morning.
To catch up with time he did a jog in direction mentioned by Wise King. Even two hours of running
made almost inpercetible diffrence, but when woods finally started clearing he slowed the pace, caution was more important near habitated areas than speed, he had to hunt a bad beast attacking willage so better be on guard, but as he approched the small colums of smoke screams of fear and terror filled his ears.
Concerned he won't make in time before the willage will be destroyed by monsters he switched into battle mode and did instant rush towards the source of sounds .