Surviving in the Abyss as a Wind Spirit
Chapter 3: Peter Pan and Tinkerbell
As soon as I woke up I found myself on the table inside of some makeshift moldy tent. Looking around I was startled to be greeted by his curious azure eyes staring straight at me. I stared back at him in trepidation. He attempted to pet me. I instinctively reeled back. He stopped. I stopped.
‘This was awkward. Terrifying, but awkward.’
“s-sorry" he said whilst adorning a longing and somewhat regretful expression.
‘Now this makes me feel bad’ she thinks to herself as her perspective of him shifts
Sure, he was a relentless murder machine in the story however, now, he was just a child, not yet the Childe but a child. A child like any of the other millions. He was scared, curious, friendly……not murder-y(yet?)
With great hesitation, trying my best to resist my survival instincts I trudge toward his open palm and
It was so much bigger than me. It was soft and warm. Against my better judgement, I let out an audible purr as my small black fur-like feathers puffed up in contentment.
“How interesting”, Skirk remarks as she enters and walks towards us causing me to hide behind his hand only to be picked up and grabbed by her to inspect me.
“While it has been some time since I’ve returned to the surface if memory serves me right, this is a wind spirit. They often appear in areas with high anemo energy concentration, however….I had thought this species went extinct….or evolved and became the Anaemograna” she continues
After a good minute, she tosses me back to Ajax saying “It’s harmless, do what you wish, however don’t let it get in the way of your training” before walking away to give the both of us some space.
If I had a proper digestive system, I’d probably soil myself with the predatorial stare she was giving me. It felt as if she was dissecting me with her piercing pink eyes.
“Are you ok?” He asks with a worried but curious gaze as he looks down at me. I give a small chirp in reply
“Good, my name is Ajax and that was my master Skirk earlier. She’s a bit…..different from normal adults but she’s not a bad person”
“How about you, do you have a name?” I shake my head at this and look up expectantly hoping he’d give me one to complete the quest.
“Oh, can I give you one?” I nodded eagerly
“How about….Feathers?” Really kid, is this all you’ve got I thought to myself as I prepared to nod and accept my faith right before a notification popped up
[STYSTEM NOTICE: THE NAME ‘FEATHERS’ IS A D RANK NAME]
[IF ACCEPTED (*1) MULTIPLYER WILL BE USED ON REWARDS]
‘System, what’s the highest multiplier with their rank possible?’ I ask with curiosity
[STYSTEM NOTICE: A rank gives a (*2.5) multiplier for rewards]
I see Ajax looking at me expectantly before I shake my head ‘Sorry kid but I really need those rewards’
He looked a bit dejected and then all of a sudden with a newfound determination he took a deep breath and started going through names one by one
“Aria, Zamir, Chip, Paulie, Pixie, Tori” he said speeding through names only for me to shake my head and reject each and every one.
By the end of the whole ordeal, he was gasping for air and looked slightly frustrated.
“Common, I think Mr. Beaks is a lovely name” he said desperate
[STYSTEM NOTICE: THE NAME ‘MR. BEAKS’ IS AN F RANK(*.5) NAME]
‘Deny, Sorry kid, hard pass’ I think to myself as I shake my head much to his desolation.
Just before he was about to start round two Skirk entered, holding two pairs of swords and handing one to Ajax saying “Get ready, some slimes are approaching the base. If you defeat them in under 5 minutes, I might give you a break for today”