World Seed

"Where did that tiny star come from and why didn"t it hurt like last time? In fact the pain in my chest isn"t as bad and my body isn"t as sore." The young man was lost in thought and didn"t notice Rorik entering the clearing until a b.l.o.o.d.y boar was dropped in front of him.

"Rorik?.. Good boy, you brought food!" He smiled and began salivating at the delicious lump of meat. He found it odd that he knew what a boar was and knew that he could eat it, but couldn"t recall ever seeing one. Rorik snarled at him for once again treating him as if he were a pet before lying down in the shade of a nearby tree.

The young man stared at the boar for a moment before grabbing his spear and cutting of a small piece of meat from the boars leg. He put the small piece of fatty meat in his mouth before immediately gagging and forcing him to spit it out.

"AWOOOOOOOO!" Rorik raised his head in anger howling at the young man spewing his hard work all over the forest floor.

"Shut up, i"m not a d.a.m.ned wolf like you. Boar is obviously an acquired taste... Yeah, i just have to get used to it.. Then it won"t be so bad. I thank the mighty Rorik for his generous and delicious meal!" Wiping the blood from his lips, he cut another small piece of meat from the boar and threw it into his mouth using all his willpower to swallow the fatty meat and hold it down.

He found the process was much easier to bear when he cut small pieces and swallowed them without chewing. It didn"t even occur to him that humans didn"t eat boar raw, that they used fire to cook it. It wasn"t like that knowledge would"ve helped him though as he didn"t know how to start a fire to begin with.

After eating his fill, he rested for a bit allowing his stomach to settle before the pair headed off once again. They traveled upstream until night fell, the young man was growing accustomed to sleeping on the forest floor and fell asleep quickly while Rorik kept watch.

The next morning the young man noticed Rorik was far more alert than he usually was.

"Everything alright? You seem on edge." He asked, curious at what could make the ma.s.sive wolf seem so nervous.

"AWOO!"

"Only being able to communicate with howls and growls is frustrating... Not that i"d know what to do with the knowledge of what has Rorik spooked. I only beat Rorik by sheer luck and although i"m not as sore as i was before, i doubt i could put up much of a resistance against a large mouse if it decided it wanted to eat me." Shrugging helplessly he motioned for Rorik to lead the way.

When the sun was high in the sky they stopped so the young man could get a drink from the river. Rorik stuck to him closer than usual and he could smell the foul stench coming from the giant wolf.

"Ugh! Rorik you reek! You need a bath or something... Jump in the river when-"

"AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Rorik"s howl set the young man on high alert. He held his spear out in front of him while scanning the area for whatever had Rorik spooked. He could hear the rustling of leaves from the direction they had just came from. Turning around as quickly as he could manage he saw what looked to be a larger than average house cat.

The creature was covered in sleek crimson scales that reflected light in an odd way making it almost seem like a mirage. It had long pointed ears that were much larger than its head, eyes that were entirely black, and its innermost front claws was much larger compared to the rest. Staring at the creature for too long hurt his eyes as if he was trying to focus on something close and far away at the same time.

"KWEEE!"

The small creatures made a high pitch screech that blurred his vision momentarily, forcing him to close his eyes. When he was able to open them again the sight of a dozen more creatures met his gaze.

"KWEEEEEEE!"

The creatures screeched in unison and the sound caused his head to pound. It felt as though the echo of their screech rattled his brain making him dizzy, forcing him to close his eyes once more. Rorik on the other hand was unaffected, he stood tall growling and baring his fangs at them, seemingly ready to attack if one of the creatures was bold enough to make a move.

A creature paused its screeching and motioned to pounce while the others continued their painful melody. It rapidly darted forward, zig-zagging its way to the young man. When it was only a few meters away Rorik shot into action and swiped the creature down mid leap with his ma.s.sive paws.

The beasts overwhelming strength sent the creature flying to the ground, crippling it. While Rorik was dealing with the first, three more shot out from the group in the same zig-zag motion as the first. Rorik roared and grabbed the closest with his mouth before shaking his head and slicing the creature in two with his ma.s.sive jaws.

"AWOOOOOOO!"
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The other two creatures were already on him as he killed the first, slas.h.i.+ng deep into his thick mangy fur. Black smoke poured from the wound encapsulating it momentarily before dispersing and revealing the wound had been healed. A bright white star shot out from the creatures corpse that was ripped in half by Rorik"s bite, then another from the creature who was crippled by his swipe.

The tiny white stars shot into the young mans chest as he was beginning to recover from the mind numbing screeches. He felt the same soothing sensation that he experienced the first two times however just like the last time no pain followed.

Two creatures darted towards him, he stabbed his spear downwards as fast as he could in response but missed both of the agile creatures. The creatures each slashed one his calves leaving a deep wound before zig-zagging away.

Turning to defend against the two who had just slashed him, he heard two more leave the group behind him and charge. Fighting through the pain he quickly turned around and swung his spear downwards at these new challengers, catching one in its leap.

The small creature was nailed to the ground at the end of the spear while the other landed another deep cut on his ankle causing the young man to fall to his knees. Another three bright white stars shot out from where Rorik was fighting, diving into his chest and momentarily numbing the pain.

Once again two more creatures darted at him from behind. The young man was unable to stand so he hastily swung his spear horizontally at the oncoming creatures, successfully slicing one apart and knocking the other away with his spear shaft. The first creature he had killed released its tiny star and it plunged itself into his chest.

The warmth made the wounds on his legs ache less but that warmth was quickly replaced with mind shattering pain as the tiny purple tendril reached from out his chest. The excruciating pain was unbearable but it was nowhere near as painful as the first time he experienced it with Rorik.

He watched helplessly as the purple tendrils inched their way out of his chest until he could see a tiny purple star enshrouded in black smoke hurl its way to the creature he had impaled. Before the pain subsided another white star plunged into his chest from the creature he had just sliced apart. The excruciating pain in his chest flared up once more but he refused to take his eyes off the first creature now that the purple star had entered its corpse.

He needed to know more about this power if he had any hope of regaining his memories. He saw the creature begin convulsing, black smoke pouring out of the wound where his spear had impaled it. The creature opened its eyes and revealed the same dark purple flames for eyes that Rorik had.

It casually stood up all the while locking its gaze to his. Another creature began charging at him without his notice and the purple eyed creature charged in response. The creature was caught by surprise by its allies sudden betrayal, having its head separated from neck by the purple eyed creatures oversized claw.

The remaining four creatures attempted to flee but Rorik was enraged and leapt onto one ripping it apart. The last few white stars plunged into the young man"s chest as the second purple eyed creature awoke.

The young man fell onto his back and gave a sigh of relief. He looked to Rorik who was licking his nonexistent wounds. The young man a.s.sumed it was just a habit.

"Are you alright?"

"GRR!"

"Good, because it looks like you"ll be carrying me the rest of the way!" He said with a pained chuckle.

"AWOOOOOO!"

"Alright stop complaining. I won"t make it very far with my legs looking like this and unless you want to stick around here until it heals, carrying me is the only way." The young man spoke while a.n.a.lyzing the deep cuts on his ankle and legs.

He stood up using his spear as a walking stick and hobbled over to the river for a drink. While he was there he decided to wash his legs in the cool water. The wounds were fairly deep but the bleeding had mostly slowed after he dipped them in the water. When he tried mounting Rorik the beast howled in displeasure but despite his protests he didn"t prevent the young man from getting on.

The pair headed off once again, however this time there were two small cat like creatures in tow. The young man watched them as they traveled. The two looked almost identical except one had droopy ears while the others ears looked solid, almost as if they were made of bone.

"Rorik what should we name our two new companions?"

"AWOO!"

"That"s a terrible name. Shame on you Rorik, learn some new words." The young man giggled at his poor attempt at a joke. Anything to take his mind off the pain that seemed to be growing with each pa.s.sing day.

"AWOOOOOO!" Rorik howled even louder and shook his body halfheartedly as if to knock him off.

"Yes, yes. I know it"s not your fault Rorik." Patting Rorik on his neck he pointed towards the straight eared cat creature.

"You! Your name is...Ren."

"KWEE!"

"And you!" He pointed at the droopy eared creature.

"Your name is...Rin."

"KWEE!"

The sun was hanging on the horizon when the young man got off Rorik to rest. He felt light headed and nauseous, probably from hunger or pain but he couldn"t even differentiate the two any longer. His very existence was in a permanent state of being uncomfortable.

He found a somewhat clear spot and fell asleep under a tree. When he awoke a few hours later his body was drenched in sweat and it felt as though a fire was cooking his legs from the inside. He inspected the wounds and to his horror, they looked as though they had a black spider web growing underneath the skin. Swollen and oozing pus he knew he would die soon if he didn"t find someone to help quickly.

"RORIK! Something"s wrong with my legs, are we close?" He yelled at the beast in a panic.

"GRRR!"

"Carry me, get me there as quickly as you can!"

The four took off running into the dark forest. It wasn"t long before the young man could no longer hold onto Rorik"s back forcing the beast to bite down on the young mans s.h.i.+rt and drag him through the forest as fast as he could.