The Village! [Part .2]

Staring at a wall in boredom.

I am just staring at the wall this is mainly because we found out that there are no ways out for Us.

Time is just dragging on!

After the first day, we realized there were things missing like a restroom, a bath, actual entertainment!

Yeah the main problem, we had no restroom.

because of that we had to use the restroom in the same room Rory was extremely shy...

we had a hard time getting used to that as we were not too comfortable, We devised ways for privacy.

I stacked the wagons up and covered them with the spare clothes since we are not going to use them anytime soon.

Along the way we found out about energy sickness.

It took meditation, a lot of exercises, and a lot of food...

Eventually we had to just get comfortable in our new environment.

I began to dig the one dirt wall making another small room for us to use as privacy.

I left the wagon wall and began to prioritize training eventually it became a group routine.

I figured out how to circulate different types of energies!

I am not proficient in it or any specific one at all!

I can manage a small flame for starting a fire, or a cool drink!

We didn't go without water thankfully.

After having to dig with a shovel and my hands for a week I began to manifest an affinity to the ground.

I was able to make a hole after day three of the second week with just the earth magic alone.

Nothing big but enough that we had a way to make an actual restroom.

if we used earth magic to make rooms we could have even more privacy.

I stressing how important this ability is made sure Rory, Perv, and plush practiced.

It seems plush cannot use earth, nor water although it can use Wind like its breathing and fire is a challenging task.

Its either full fury or nothing at all...

I mean Imagine this grey and white feather ball on fire, it certainly was a sight!?

Cute? terrifying? sad?

All of the above!

Perv was able to use anything I showed it so it had its own room also.

The Rooms were made, doors were made, and air vents were made we could open 'n close a door with earth magic giving us privacy.

I made a Vent hole to let air in so we could close it up and have peace.

We got creative!

To creative it didn't take me too long and I ended up making a room for each of us!

Plus a training room, a bath room, a toilet room, a craft room, and even a kitchen.

i explained a lot to Rory having her do what I did it took her two days to figure out the practice.

Surprisingly Rory is a genius i mean like a true genius!

After a short explanation she was able to understand even with my half baked lecture.

Rory also explained the mental realm she was in control of she said she didn't have anyplaces like a galaxy but she had an island.

There was an ocean she explained and that her orbs were fewer in number but were closer to the size of her island its self.

She took a whole three days meditating, hence why I said we classified that as a training style.

In total, after a Two week period, we were able to extend our room to a small apartment.

We each had a room and a restroom now which made us rather happy neither of us had any complaints.

We went a week more before we had a hiccup and it was a minor one!

We just didn't want to see each other or their face...

We didn't have to worry about perv or plush they seemed quite happy and were rather pleased.

Especially when we made them their own rooms, Perv although made its own tunnels and ended up finding clay.

Both Rory and I got restless neither of us wanted to be in this cellar!

We made an attempt to leave what we saw was many female creatures, beasts, and monsters.

There was even magically enhanced ones which looked crazy!

We classified them as such since so many different types were present and all the females were either pregnant or were in the laying egg process.

There was some who had children attached and were rather vigilant if not for the earth magic I am sure I would be dead.

I made us a dome over the cellar doors a mighty looking black scaled, blue eyed, four armed, two legged, and sharp clawed demon.

Saw Me, it had a small bump on each side a different color but I didn't get a good look.

Especially as its claws had such sharp aim the dome barely closed around its dagger like claws!

It yanked the claws from the earth like butter making me flinch and fall back I quickly made two more layers!

I hardened the last layer until I passed out.

Thanks to Rory for taking care of me!

Thus We found out what energy depravity was, if that had happened in a battle...

We decided to wait for a few more days!

Two days into week five, The number of said creatures, beasts, and monsters began to diminish.

The monsters left early off as we could hear them, those with live babies already birthed that is, the others were all in eggs, or sacks, or clutches, or inside the mothers body's.

We finally figured out how to use our auras correctly!

I am not terrible at it the auras come like second nature but it takes me longer to suppress it.

The first night of the sixth week We figured out there were a lot of unsavory things digging for us.

It's not what came from above that actually got in its what came from below which was giant worms.

Like giant earth worms except with these mouths which looked nasty!

We are now able to project Qi into our skin and ki into the air as they turned out to be inner Qi and outer Ki.

That came with a battle of the worms they didn't seem to terrible but they just kept coming even then we realized how lucky we were because the worms were just plain stupid.

We hadn't made any progress in attacking bigger things or things period but we could now resist each other's mana.

Thanks to a few mishaps here and there the Qi and ki showed their differences but we now had a bit of practice in that also.

Thanks to the worms and a lot of friendly fire.

We took our time abusing them after I remembered we could harden and soften the land.

I hardened it once again feeling the exhaustion slip into my mind like a shadow.

It was so easy that I made it hard!

if you can practice it, you can learn it!

I made good use of what I could and also ended up leaving Rory, And Perv in the dark!

Humans retain knowledge way to well.

I retain it much better than I thought I would but even then I have no way for myself to get ahead of Rory...

What we have learned should be equal to what we decided to practice.

But she is far ahead in practice, So I made an effort to work with plush or perv a bit.

I made them my weapons while using them as shields, The idea was simple.

I made perv attack from the side as I went from the front, plush would attack the ones who slipped close enough to attack.

This allowed Rory to fire off arrows while we three distracted them all.

We made it through the last wave of worms after hardening the ground having a squishy floor from the worms covering it.

I put them to use turns out the worms made good soup and even better Jerkey!

I also did crafting as much as I could, making some armor for Rory, Perv, and I just so we don't die!

Although from all the material we had as test subjects it didn't last us forever at most we would be able to put it to practice twice?

As for its actual use I doubt it will block more than a few stabs at the least we will get shallow cuts rather than deep wounds.

but we would need actual training and experience!

Another neat thing is Rory said she has developed a weird feeling in her chest close to her heart.

After our battle she seemed to have made a discovery!

Thus she became a mentor with explanations so well versed I felt small yet understood way more than enough afterwards.

I under her instructions began to Probe inwards I felt a small Tug on my chest not in my heart but somewhere close to it!

After a few days of inspection, I found out I had a core then with more mental probing.

I found a core at the base of my skull and another small core in my gut for a total of three.

She had six in total with her instructions once again I explored each one separately.

The pulsating one sat next to my heart and was greedily absorbing energy not just one type but all types!

I continued to focus on it until I got notice of it and limited it.

when I cut it short I got a flood of energy and information about greed!

It's ability or purpose, in truth, there was no explanation to its use.

It was all about a man named mammon and his overwhelming obsession with things!

Things he had no need for they called this man sin it's self "greed"

At the cost of his soul, he got all that he wanted and more but with it came a terrible and deadly drawback.

He would be sought out for all of eternity for his riches or collections.

Thus He cursed it with his soul, he formed his abilities around it in the art of collection.

But even then he needs conduits like me to continue causing chaos.

What it entails was hard to say for certain.

Only mammon knew the truth about it in full detail.

I am now his heir...

I was given a goal to find him and the others I am cursed by, he challenged me to take control?

I also got visions of the past...

At least I had dreams along these lines that felt all to real!

As for playing with My aura, Rory Has one too the Aura of the moon huntress.

she said Diana blessed her at the beckon of another.

Neat that she actually got a blessing from Diana!

The only problem was my aura was a terrible one and our plan of waiting was canceled.

I had to focus to hard to suppress it at first.

By this time I got a grip it was seven weeks in and I decided to check the outside.

Which brings me to my other cores...

The mothers that had been attacking each other all went wild trying to find me.

When I saw the gore they had caused, I admit I threw up in my mouth a bit.

I lost focus and found out what the core in my head does!

Every single being felt the pressure of the core it was like a natural pull to every presence around me!

It made them all look at me and for that split second I felt death chill my spine.

I figured out how to suppress it fully which I had no choice but to focus on that for quite some time.

As we once again dove into the cellar!

At least progress was made as the mothers upstairs were killing each other and their mates.

Rory said her aura was like oil in water it didn't mix well with her mind she was compelled to hunt and kill.

She explained it was not hard to suppress it with logic, but also she felt a need to control certain creatures!

Her logic was skewed I later found out after coming around to eight weeks with her.

She was certain the beast class creatures she wanted were not near her.

After the eighth week, third day though i could understand her reasoning, We although had finally gone stir crazy I could no longer focus and we damn sure wanted free.

What neither of us had realized was that plush and perv were quiet it seems that we were wrong about gender perv was female and plush was male.

Plush it turns out was a master coordinator, he nailed the plan down as for the current situation we still wanted out!

so we made a break for it!

When we busted out there was nothing but a field of eggs, a crap load of dead creature class, beast class, and a few monster class also.

The ones that were not dead were extremely weak, So I killed them with some rather under handed moves.

They were weak enough from having fought.

They paid no attention to us or they did but were too hurt...

I used earth magic to grab their necks holding them down while Rory aim for their eyes.

We were lucky because all we had was Jerkey meats left from the worms.

Now we had meat, material, and eggs!

Either way we are out of real food, this was rather needed for us as a moral boost!

After months of having nothing but mental training and some crafts learning, we had really done nothing but ate, sleep, and train.

Deciding that we no longer needed to stick to our original plan.

We made the most of it looming around like zombies collecting all the loots.

There was still a field of eggs, sack like eggs, clutches, and weird spiny eggs inside of their mothers body.

Along with plenty of dead beasts, creatures, and monsters material.

We found cores in all sizes also.

We did not go hungry come dinner we ate our fill!

As I said we classified them separately because the our normal beasts that we had living,

Originally from earth were either bigger or evolved in some way So we called them beast class.

The monster class we called them were mainly goblins, orcs, windigos, gremlins, harpies, dragons.

As for the creatures that was worse we didn't know what to call them besides creatures!

Some were just amalgamations, Some were undead, And Most things out of the rifts well they didn't seem real...

I mean zombies, skeletons, chimera of all different types, and much more.

Most were strong, almost all we saw had this evil feeling following them.

They all had a goal after landing on earth they moved with clear distinction.

all of it was completely unnatural but we didn't kill them because I feel if we do something worse will find the way...

if with these monsters living now maybe we can stop something worse I feel just fine with it and they can probably be useful later.

Maybe a lich is controlling them?

With most of our energy wasted on killing helpless things, we got tired so we ate food roasted over a fire under the moonlit sky and passed out.

we didn't care anymore as we were stuck for a month even if we were attacked and killed sleeping outside was worth more than protection!

At least for one day!

After we finally woke up we found comfort in knowing that it was literally nothing but eggs still.

We assumed we killed all the mothers who survived and when we looked in the house we found the same.

All but one mother had died!

She was in the corner and was too weak to even Roar so it made a low growl.

Rory didn't come inside the house and I wasn't afraid of it.

It had a small Blue sack, a small green sack, and a small yellow sack on its body.

It looked to be a tiger and the pattern color of blue, green and yellow.

It had wounds all over standing with its tail to a corner, I flinched mentally.

I stared at it thinking what to do?

Before I knew it I had tossed it some meat then proceeded to gather what I wanted.

I came to a conclusion I didn't need any of the corpses in here, nor did I need to be here.

Thus I began loading everything up the meats, the eggs, and as much else we could Carry.

Fastening the bikes and seven wagons together we made as much carry room as possible.

I was going to make use of everything even if I have to eat them all or maybe feed them to our companions nothing would be wasted!

After eight weeks and six days we finally got on track!

We thought about moving to the location where the far seers said they would be.

But they had already been moved out so we were in no real rush.

We stayed another night, I began to do nothing but think about the poor beast inside the house.

I took a few materials from a soft furred beast and there was a beast with tough thick skin also!

I took its skin and fastened it to two of my shirts.

Making two reinforced collars I connected them making a thick collar.

I made a beast skin armor for that beast things egg sacks it was like a kangaroo sack it seems with three babies.

I then had to get it on the beasts neck, it took me about ten minutes of just staring at it before I grew a set.

All I could do was think back to the giant cat names sparkle and in good conscience, I couldn't be ruthless or just leave.

I took it to the beast inside tossing a carcass to her I began to approach she growled but didn't attack.

Making it cover over her neck I tied it with my shirt pieces.

I showed it how to release it, put it on and tighten it, Using a butterfly knot all it had to do was pull the left to loosen and the right to tighten.

Giving it the other carcass, So it doesn't have to move.

looking at it for a few minutes before I left, for those short few minutes I stared into its eyes, I knew I saw nothing but myself.

My helplessness...

Who will I become?

What am I going to be like?

Why am I like this now helpless and weak?

When do I feel at ease with this mess we live in?

Where is home going to be?

Alas I will have to find my way, both mentally and physically.

The physical part is the terrain it had changed instead of just small plants or small saplings.

All the terrain has completely changed and there was now an entire forest It has now become extremely overgrown!

It was like a jungle but that wasn't all.

There is deep vegetation all around us!

There was a plant that was walking, it had a set of peas hanging in the pod leafs edges were sharp teeth like stitches.

The house that we were once able to see is now covered by a groves of trees and vines.

Our little house was in a small field maybe half a football field in total.

The Grasses and bush plants are all knee-high.

It made it a bit hard to travel by bike but I just cut through it running into Roaches, or the occasional beetle, or the ever so rare lady bug!

Did you know they bite!

We had no choice and it made it even worse because of all the eggs and meat we took.

Having Rory, plush, and perv call it a night we all decided to stay in a Dirt Barn.

Made by us, for us alone it took us minutes!

We found some modifications we could do with earth magic.

Soften, harden, mold, or even move it in mass.

Even though I have used magic I feel like I am not seeing all of its uses.

I am making it seem infinite but it's just my lack of imagination.

I figured out that there are uses to these energies as I invaded the system and its ocean of knowledge from the so-called system's abilities.

The help menu is actually really useful in this way it explained the shop and inventory but it had no information on its own uses.

Unlike system screens mine have turned into these mental connections.

Meaning the way I have my system is not covered by the system!

I no longer need to use the screens Just a thought for me brought up everything.

The system came to the conclusion that I needed more variety, So it also shows various routes and knowledge about useless abilities.

But it showed me how to make a party with Rory and we are now connected mentally.

We have also figured out there is a telekinetic voice chat it allows us to use it like a walkie talkie.

We also found a few other things out like our inventory It is nothing great it only allows one item.

There is a shop screen that Has eleven items

Although the first item We found was for expanding that inventory out.

The items didn't have much use for us especially since we had no currency to buy items.

I did read the descriptions of the first, two items one said "Cell Box: has infinite cells making the inventory slightly more useful!"

The other said.

"Zero Kingdom card: kingdom/station zero, Zeta Alpha Codex Designated "Zero" +Hub +husk +Hanger +castle ~Multiple Rank Z~Q designs included.

I shuddered at the thought of the second item.

Although it said kingdom, I doubt it meant an actual kingdom!

I did on the other hand thank the system for the ingenious idea.

I made a big box out of hardened earth, I made thousands of smaller cells and some cells as large as real rooms.

I did this hoping that I could make the box instead of paying a million credits.

Although we have a currency called credits, I have no clue if our currency is what we are to use.

I put all the meat in one room along with anything that wasn't needed, from there i set rhe eggs into the smaller cells.

It made things slightly easier for tomorrow's travels.

I put every single item we owned except the bikes and one wagon each.

All the rest went into what I am calling my bank box, I gathered each and every egg besides you never know when all these eggs could be useful

Thus I had to make more plans to make things even easier!

Rory said that it's a good idea if we tried a living thing besides eggs.

So she decided to do just that, after some searching she put a small green beetle inside.

We left it for five minutes and brought it out.

It was just fine, so I put it inside my inventory we got the exact same results!

I cut the bug on its side it was a small beetle about the size of a mango.

I set it in her box then put it in for five minutes as I thought it doesn't stop wounds but slowed the blood!

Although when I put the bug in my box the bleeding slowed down by about a tenth.

It doesn't stop it but time slows by a small margin

Rory was happy with her bank box, she made a few small separate compartments to store things like the egg, arrows, her bow, and a few more personal things.

We had a new travel plan as the egg were alright inside of the inventory.

We made a bank box the size of a four story house for me, while Rory only made a box about the size of a small hut.

We took our time traveling the roads after all we had no baggage thanks to the inventory.

After a weeks worth of travels and no run in with a single thing, we started to feel an eerie feeling.

All we did was train our mental ability we stayed on our bikes, using only magic or long range attacks.

I am using a sling shot made from the worm it when soaked becomes very elastic.

Rory is so well versed in the bow she can use it while moving!

Plush sits in the wagon she pulls.

Perv sits in my wagon and has also taken to using a sling shot.

Rory uses her inventory so much that she can sort through the items inside her inventory.

She can pull out things that are as small as arrow heads.

when I tried as she said I just see a black void that seems to consume everything...

I on the other hand have no control of mine!

I can put one item in and pull one item out that is the bank box.

Now we took our time traveling, using our Mud barn.

It was simple to make and had a small bed area in the top.

I set traps and removed the earth ladder, so we were safest up here.

Sometimes we woke up with a few beasts I mean nothing special, we got a few squirrels although they were not the small fluffy kind.

They have grown quite a bit and turned black in color with grey eyes.

These things are viciousness in a bundle they were very agile, to a point that the pit I dug with spears was useless!

They just fall and take no damage, they grab the spears and they just run up the wall and get free.

The thought I had when I saw that was fear!

They are so fast that wall running was like walking for them, I caught it with a rock spear although I didn't kill it Rory did with two arrows.

The first pinned its tail to the wall the second hit its eye...

This was what made us alert since the beginning portion was those squirrels, we met rats that had become rather human.

Those were dumb and extremely clumsy so they fell to the pits some got past and all died by arrows to the head.

After about three weeks of traveling like this We began to manifest a lot of unsavory habits.

One night we woke up to rustling outside the mud barn it seems someone tried to get inside but as everything was reinforced with hardened dirt walls we didn't stress.

I have gotten so-so in making traps.

Or so I thought until the door opened and a man was standing there smiling at us.

His words to us were:

Random guy: "Howdy!

Sorry to intrude but I need to talk with ya.

it's urgent!"

*SMASH!!!*

*Beside him a huge figure slammed down on one of my traps...

I spoke up slowly.*

Rico: Is this a specification, that it has to be ME?

Random Guy: Yes!

You specifically, I know you are heading to a village.

* I felt a sense of alertness at his words and I am guessing so did Rory, she gripped her bow scooting closer to my side. *

Rico: okay well that is a great guess, but it isn't our intention to harm, nor stay with them.

Random guy: OH! No, you see I am not a far seer.

I only know you are headed in that direction, I have seen the tremendous effort they have put in to guide lost kin.

Rico: okay... so why me specific?

And if you mean to attack me it will not go so easy.

Random guy: Calm yourself, I am not here to fight.

its quite the opposite actually!

Rory: -WHISPERS - I don't trust him but we need to be careful...

he is a challenging opponent, I can sense he is not a threat though...

Rico: okay agreed.

I will hear you out, We just need a moment.

Please stand back.

Random guy: Yes I understand!

The sweet newly wed couple needs time to get decent HA!

How the young can adapt is amazing!