Questions and Risks

Even After he got rid of all the wolf's meat he still didn't feel that intense hunger to eat it. With even going through all that and still not sensing he it he was now almost 100% sure that it was one of the two reasons he thought of.

"But this could wait until tomorrow I'm getting tired again."

*Yawn*

After the surge of adrenaline was gone after waking up and fighting an Astral Beast his body finally realized it was tired and called out for him to go back to sleep so for now he couldn't test his theories until the morning. That was fine though seeing as how the meat couldn't go anywhere and resting up his body and mind would help him be in a better state to do anything if another backlash or something unexpected occurs again.

"Hopefully though I can get a break."

Within less than a weeks time that was the second time he'd gotten attacked and this was just the beginning. It was frustrating to think about how many times this would continue to happen and how he would deal with it in the future but you could also say that was his future self's problem. Though he thought that he did try and keep his guard up more this time while trying to sleep but that caution and tension was soon gone again once he fell asleep once more. Thankfully nothing happened again in the night but seeing as how it was generally a rare occurrence for something like that to happen you could say he just happened to be really unlucky this time around.

At the break of dawn he slowly woke up and let himself take a couple of minutes to get himself together. His memories were a tiny bit fuzzy seeing as he just got up and he wasn't in top condition to move around or even do much just yet. After a couple of minutes of stretching and yawning his brain and body finally started kicking in. Once again recalling the events of last night and the things he wanted to test he jumped down from his branch

"Now what will I find out this time around."

Setting everything and and this time preparing all the food at once just in case he went crazy again he began waiting for them to finish. Doing everything together was simply for the taste even if either uncooked or cooked still didn't taste the greatest with his skills, it was still no contest to say cooked was better over raw. Last time he was surged into a frenzy and ended up taking a slight risk but this time around he was in a better state of mind and had an idea of what could happen now so he chose the more convenient option to him.

After Finished cooking all the meat he had from the wolf he could finally start proving some things right or wrong.

Bringing it up to his mouth he took a bite. After taking a bite he surprisingly felt his hunger kick in slightly but compared to before it was massively lower and barely there anymore. He could also feel some energy in his body again like before as well but once again compared to before was pathetically lowered.

"So it seems it wasn't just a one time occurrence. But this time around a lot of things have changed but why though? Is it because I'm stronger now or is it because it was the same species or leveled beast that I ate this time around or is there anything else that affects it like state of mind or me having to be weaker than the Astral beast? Also does it work on non Astral Beast things?"

The last of his questions was probably the least one possible but it was never a confirmed thing and the others would definitely require more testing but at the very least he was able to confirm some thoughts and get a stronger base to work off of for future times when he came across more Astral Beasts.

"Thankfully it seems like that crazed hunger won't always occur as well."

if that hunger showed up during a fight or after a fight it could very well spell certain danger for him if anything goes wrong at those times. That was of course something he didn't want to see happen. Last time he was lucky nothing happened afterwards but there's no guarantee it would be like that everytime. At the very least though he knew he could deal with it for a short period of time without letting the feeling get the better of him. Whether the sensation could get worse or easier to control he would have to wait until he found out more about it.

"Alright with this information found out I've calmed some of my worries and with yesterday's training and slight stabilization I'm itching to get back into the Myriad Locked Forest for some more actual experience."

He knew he could continue doing what he was doing with practicing and it did work but it was too slow for his taste at the moment and something like practicing against things that could never fight back against him would never be comparable to things actually fighting back and the dangers that came with it. By fighting Astral beasts and even other people to death his speed of growth would surpass that of just normal training. For him at the moment who was impatient and wanting to change way too fast and too much it was essential for him to try the dangerous method.

In the future he would probably be able to take more conventional routes and he might of settled down the impulse to grow so fast but that wasn't certain and now was definitely not the time were he would think like that all. He may lose his life unlike a couple of days ago where he got lucky and managed to deal with the Astral wolf at the time but not every time would be like that. He knew that but he was perfectly fine with dying while striving towards his goal even if he never reached it with this method in the end because of such things.

To him he was dying for something important to him and that was the goal he strived for and even went down this path for and there would be times where he definitely would need to risk his life regardless of the dangers that came with it so rather then cowardly run away at the time and do nothing he'd rather take this time where he could run away if ever need be and face dangers so that when the time came he could stand tall in the face of adversary and not disappoint himself or others and run away.

"Rushing things may not always be the best thing to do but if you never start something how are you supposed to move forward."

With that in mind he quickly packed and cleaned up everything around his area and started setting off down the makeshift path he created last time while dragging the Astral Wolf's body. After about 20 minutes of walking he started noticing the colours of the leaves start to change once again which was the sign of the Myriad Forests entrance.

"Heh"

A cold but bold snicker left his mouth at the potential dangers he may face up ahead but he wasn't too worried because he knew where to stay and where to stay away from and with his new strength he had now it helped reassure him even more.

One step at a time he calmly made his way into the forest once again.