"So? You've established the information of my aether skill, what now?" I ask.
"It's alright, I will not take advantage of it. No. It's more like I can't take advantage of it, especially with this tiny amount of info." She say.
"My turn is it?"
"Yes."
"Malvis.. How did you get that dragon?"
"Oh! That dragon?"
"Yes that."
"That was me. I used cloning spell on my self with my blood magic, then I altered my clone's species into that of a dragon. That's why my attacks with the dragon are coordinated." That skill of hers is powerful, that blood magic she has compliment her aether skill well.. I'm now more tempted to make her join me.
"Amazing. So that's why you are subjected to one of the most secured prison. Truly amazing. I know it's not my turn but I have to inquire about why you are subjected to the prison?" I ask.
"Oh.... you don't want to know."
"Come o-
"My turn is it?" She interrupted my begging. "Alright, Killi-
"Shh."
I suddenly shushed her mouth with my finger. I look behind me towards the window.
*sniff*
"This smell could it be.." I mumble as I walk to the window. I opened it and sniffed once more. "Hehe.. so it's already that time." I smiled a joyful smile.
"What is this smell, it's weirdly soothing." Malvis ask.
"It's the smell of nature. Come." I hand her my arm. Her arms was already near mine but,
"Do you really think I would go with yo-
"Just come! Fucking hell." I grabbed her already stretched arm and jumped down. She landed perfectly and followed me to the backyard.
My latibule, my safe haven, the forest behind the mansion, thankfully the forest which has been destroyed is the frontal part from the mansion. My latibule is effected, but not entirely.
"Where are we going, Killigan? I'll kill you if this is a trap." She said as she walks behind me, also curious.
"Trust me, you won't regret it."
"You know that I'm not your friend yet right? I'm not to be dragged around like this."
"Said the girl who barged into an eight years old boy's room."
"An eight year old who killed his own father. I don't think a girl barging into your room would be abnormal for you."
I walk silently deeper towards the forest.
And there it is.. My Remetra garden.
"Wow.." Malvis say.
The flowers radiantly shines and omitted a gentle scent of eucalyptus. A great scent, this scent is said to be one of the most soothing scent to smell. The flower shoots out spores in the air to spread out more scent.
"What a beautiful scene." She say.
"Yeah.. I know."
*STOMP*
"Oh.. They're here." I say.
"Killigan? Is that-
"Relax.. it won't bite." A giant rock monster as tall as the pine trees, emerges from the dark forest into the light.
The rock monster tilted his head. Then, he realizes who I am, he roars melodically. The roar isn't full of wraith, it's instead filled with pure happiness.
I covered the area with my mana to not let any sound get out.
I used my hands to make sign language. The monster nodded.
"Malvis.. meet Yortimba, Yortimba.. meet Malvis." Yortimba waved his hand at Malvis, while looking gleeful at the return of his friend.
"It's- it's a remetra monster, I've seen them once but they're younglings, I can't believe one can get this big." She say.
Remetra flower attracts remetra monster, common understanding amongst adventurist. Remetra monsters have the nature of a dog yet they are smarter. They are curious creatures, that's the only reason not to approach them because they can accidentally squish you with its big body. They are blind however they can use echolocation like a bat, therefore when they accidentally squished a human, they think that the human ran away and don't want to play with them. Most of them got sad, then depression, and after that, they die out of depression. They just wanted to play, yet their big bodies doesn't allow them to.
"He is my friend for 2 years now. Each year the Remetra flower goes radiant, Yortimba will wake up from his slumber and goes to the source of the scent to reunite with his family. I taught him sign language, that's how we communicate." I say, when 3 others akin to Yortimba came surrounding my garden.
I look at the sky to see that the moon is still in the middle, it means that I still have many time to befriend Malvis and convince her to join me once I embark my journey.
"Wanna touch them?" I say.
"Yeah.." She puts her hands out and walked closely towards Yortimba. She seems to be experienced with these kind of things so I let her do it by her self.
Seeing her hand, Yortimba bowes to meet eye to eye with Malvis. Malvis placed her warm hands onto Yortimba's large forehead. She rubs his head and Yortimba purrs in satisfaction. Yortimba looks at her, then onto me. He did a sign language using his hands it says,
"Yortimba. Like. Malvis."
I spoke back to him in sign language, "I. Know. That. You. Will. Like. Her... Treat. Her. Like. You. Treat. Me..." I say.
"Will. She. Join. You. Journey?" Yortimba asks.
"I. Hope. So... Tessa. Dylan. Will. Take. Care. You... Ok?" I say. He looks sad as he nods. He lifted his hands once more,
"Killigan... Yortimba. Love. You." He smiled at me. I smiled back.
He already knew that I won't be here to see him next year. That fact saddens me. Yortimba just as any Remetras will go to hibernation state after eating for around 2 months. Those 2 months will be the last two months I'm going to spend with him for at least 3 years.
"Hey Killigan?" Malvis ask.
"What?"
"No, pardon me, you looked sad and stuff, just wondering."
"No, it's alright just.. reminiscing some memories."
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