chapter 3

I awoke to a high pitched scream in the middle of the night. Ah geez. What's happening now? I slowly left my slime host and floated over to the exit of my home. Looking around I tried to pinpoint where the sound was.

Soon I heard another scream. It was coming from the north I could now tell. I casually footed over to wherever the screaming came from. It wasn't too long until I found a group of travelers fighting a large blight bear. This wasn't a very good situation.

Blight bears are of the mid upper ranks for monsters and tend to be extremely dangerous. Normally they hibernate most of the year except for the summertime. But it is spring right now so there would be no reason for this beast to be awake right now. The travelers must have awoken it from its slumber.

I felt kind of bad for these people since they looked pretty weak. After watching for a bit, I decided that I should help them out somehow. I went over to the blight bear in my phantom form and began to possess it. Based on an organism's strength of mind, they could possibly resist my possession. Since I am a grand soul, only someone with an extremely strong mind or is really powerful could resist me.

I quickly took over the beast and forced it to stop attacking the people. The group also stopped what they were doing. With a little bit of struggling I forced the vocal cords to speak. "You are lucky. I just saved your life."

"O mah gawd it just talked holy shit!" screamed a supposedly foul mouthed lady. *Sigh* I almost instantly regret this. I kinda want to just leave them here with a rampaging blight bear. " Listen you idiots. You should have never come here" I said in a commanding voice to sound intimidating. 

"This forest is extremely dangerous and filled with many monsters. I recommend you turn back around and return home."

The group of people looked at each other anxiously. Then, the man who seemed like the leader stepped forward, "excuse me mr. bear…"

"Dumbass, I am not a bear. I am simply possessing this body temporarily. My original form does not allow me to directly interfere with this world."

" I'm so sorry! May I call you the protector of the forest?"

"Protector of the forest?" ooh that sounds cool. I like the sound of that. " Yes, I accept that title. Now tell me, what is it you wanted to say"

"Thank you. You see, my companions and I are adventurers who are currently trying to complete a quest for killing a blight bear. We are unable to return empty handed for this is how we make a living. If you would allow us to kil-"

Filled with anger I suddenly interrupted the man in what he was saying. " How DARE you! You come here looking at these animals that I have decided to protect?!?"

"I'm so sorry we won't bother this place! I swear in the great spirit of the forest." the man cowardly shrunk back and multiple of his friends fell backwards in fear of my fury. I like the looks of this, these people are afraid of me.

"Boy, tell me. What do you call this place."

"Huh?" The man was confused. " Well this forest is called the forest of adventure since only adventurers explore this place."

Hmm. I don't like how they call this place what it is. I want people to know that this is my home… That's it! I know what to call this place! "Ok. in that case I am willing to give the life of this blight bear as a gift. But on one condition."

"What is the condition oh great spirit?"

" I want you to tell your kind that this forest is now to be called the Silenus Forest. For I am called Silenus, I want this place named after me as I want people to know that this forest is where I reside."

" Of course. We will tell others what this place is now to be called."

Knowing that people always lie, I knew that I would need to follow them in my soul form. I then grabbed the neck of the blight bear I was possessing and with the great strength of the beast, I snapped its neck, killing it instantly. I then immediately left my host and allowed it to fall to the ground with life no longer in it.

Wondering if i could possibly talk to them in my soul form, my mind was filled with the answer. I could talk to them, but they can't actually see me. Knowing what I could do now I spoke to the group. "Here is your gift from the Silenus Forest. As long as you don't go against your word, I won't bring havoc to your homes. Now leave me be."

The adventurers quickly put the corps onto a large cart that they were pulling and quickly left. Knowing what  to do, I carefully followed the group out of the forest to see what they would do. After days of following them we finally arrived in their town.