CHAPTER 5(Edited)

"Alright, come on Fluffy, let's clean you up first!" I told the little ball of fur while patting my limbs.

He was stained with mud spots. Probably from before our meeting...now my shirt is a bit dirty too.

How do they make those things anyways, embroidering?

"KYU!" You little-"OH NO YOU DON'T!!" I ran towards the fleeing hare while in my underpants since I was just in the middle of taking my pants off.

"Heh! Got you! Do you think you can escape your fate? Foolis-" I stopped midway while holding the big little bunny at my eye level.

I lowered my vision down as I felt a warm feeling in my ches-

You gotta be kidding me...

"Y-YOU'RE PEEING, IN ME?!" I shook him like a rag doll.

And that's the story of how Mr. Fluffy got his personal, and very. VERY. Intimate moment with his wet rag, that I so kindly ripped off my shirt sleeve for me to use on him...let's not put that in the album.

Next, was my turn to use it, so I went for the water to just wash up...and forget this ever happened.

"*Giggle* *Giggle*"

...Or maybe not. Shit...

"Urgh" Of course. There were other children around this area in the first place. How the hell can I have forgotten?

Great. That's just great.

My first impression of them, and is that of a loving hare, ripped dude that likes to walk naked while holding his beloved bunny...

Not the best, very first opinion you can have of someone.

"See what you did to us Fluffy? Now, every time we see the gals, they won't be able to take us seriously...you don't do that to your bro..." I mumbled with my head down, so as to not let them see the blood flowing up towards my face.

At least I have my underpants on...

Ahh, who am I kidding? That's not much better.

I could already hear those damm sailers in the tavern shiting themselves while laughing.

A 6 feet something guy, in his underpants, holding and being peed by a large bunny. All while standing still in the center of the dead forest, full of deadly creatures...

Somehow really glad this world is backward enough to not have social media right now...

On another note, I can finally see what my face looks like, thanks to the reflection given by the little pond.

And, I gotta say....nice.

Yeah, okay. I look handsome enough to be a top model in my old world.

Maybe I won't have to struggle that much to find a partner. Or two(High Human stamina baby!). Even if I don't have much experience with the opposite sex...

Seeing as yes, the beautiful women in the series were supposedly even prettier in the books, but the men.....meh.

Not that much difference, save for some individuals and the Targaryens, which, of course, are said to be the pinnacle of beauty.

Therefore, when adding this body to the equation, I think I'm pretty good.

Smooth night-black hair that went a bit past my eyes, an almost perfect structured nose, along with sharp facial features and little angled sharp eyebrows.

And, of course, the icing on the cake. Bewitching gray eyes that glowed in the shadows.

All in all, a premium upgrade from my original, average features...

But enough of my aesthetics.

Now that I'm cleaner, and that little bitc-Fluffy is drying/resting quietly in the cottage. I can finally restart my experiments on the uses of mana...

Sitting on the grass side of the pond and closing my eyes, I started to imagine the mana slowly exiting my pool and circulating through my entire body.

(A/N: Cliché, I know, but bear it with me)

Doing so, a warm and soothing feeling comes to my whole being when I achieved the initial image...

"Fuh..." This feeling. I could get addicted to it...

"Let's give it a practice and see how much enhancement did it this time" Opening my eyes, I got back to standing while stretching my limbs and back a bit.

It's important to always stretch before and after an activity kids...

Next to do is get in a boxer stance, and gift punches and kicks like a nonchristian pub on Christmas day.

"Fuh" Again "Fuh!" Another "ha!" And a "Kick!" I shouted while delivering a half-moon kick.

I stood still while the night's winds brushed my naked torso, "Humm, perhaps 30% faster than usual" I hummed. And that's coming from someone who can run as fast as 45 to 50 miles per hour for a couple of hours.

Meaning, screw Captain America and his knock-off body. I'm the real superhuman!

But when I combine these babies(muscles) with magic...

Then it's party time. Because you got yourself a never tiring war machine, stopped only when the 'fuel', that is the mana, it's completely depleted.

My strength should have gone up as well, but not as much as when I infused all of my mana into my arm. So there isn't a reason for me to test it now.

Besides, I don't wanna ask Kimtharr to make me another cleared space. That would be abusing my guest's rights...

And now that I tested my body limits with my current magic capabilities and depleted my stored fuel, I have to, once again, meditate to restore it.

Can't have myself unprepared before morning class starts after all!

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[5 hours meditating and getting used to my body later]

Ahh, the morning sun rays...

Not sure if it's due to my connection to nature, but I have never felt such cozy comfort before...

So warm. So pleasing. So magn-"Enjoying yourself?" The she-Yoda spoke behind me.

Dammit!

Can't she greet me normally?!

Breath in. What did Arya use to say again, calm as a lake, or was it a snake? "Y-Yeah, sorry for that" Getting out of my praise the sun pose, I turned awkwardly towards the little heart attacker elf.

"What was it that you were doing before?" Inquired Kimtharr curiously.

"O-Oh, that? That was....a traditional ritual to my people, you know, to thank the gods and all that" I bullshited my way out of it.

I can't say I was following the teachings of the best Rpg/ Hacking slash NPC ever...

No. Else, I might as well tell her about this planet being round... which I believe it is, right?

I hope so, don't want to trip and fall into space when trying to explore the Sunset sea.

"Ritual? How curious. Does it do something?" I don't know, maybe raise the self-esteem?

"Humm, not sure yet, but I will let you know if something shows up" I answered unsurely.

Kimntharr nodded, " Now, I believe you desired guidance regarding your spiritual knowledge, correct?" Spiritual knowledge, is that what she means by sorcery?

Either way, it should be useful to know their world interpretations of what exactly they think is, magic...

"Yes. I don't know much in respect of my blessing abilities, except for letting me control nature and its inhabitants to a certain degree." No use omitting my 'nature is my henchman' powers.

They are, after all, linked to the jungle spirits...or whatever they are...

"I understand. We too have a deep connection to nature. Through our deceased ancestors, we can use its life force to mold to our desires" Kimntharr began explaining.

They call it life force then...

That's cool. And a bit hurtful to the forest, but life force is what it's not messing around here. Sothoryos is a big, fucking jungle after all. The book says there are big deserts and mountains as well.

I guess in the end, is a mutual partnership too. Therefore, no peril of global warming...

"You, however, are different. You don't need a catalyst to borrow life force. You're...your own tool. It's fascinating how easily nature's natural energy gathers around you," 'I was right then' I thought, "It's something never seen before. It's what it means, to be a higher existence. To be Nature's Gods champion..." She clarified.

I am my own catalyst huh. By that, she means my magic pool?

That would explain why my gathered mana is directly stored somewhere in my chest...

"But, how do I convert it into my desired form?" I enquired.

You bet your ass I am want to spam fireballs and lightning bolts. The last one is super effective in the Dark Souls universe against the dragons if needed...

For I suspect that dragons aren't nature's innate.

It was stated by RR Martin, that the GoT magic diminished greatly with the extinction of dragons, so I'm pretty assured they are a magical product of something else...

Hence, I'm not confident in conquering said creatures.

Daenarys can keep her dragons, for now...

"To achieve your sought image, you must first learn as much as possible of it. You must materialize its shape and properties. Lastly, you must feel it in your skin, experience its effect on you." The first two are easy, but the last one...

I won't have to stand like a pole in an open field until I get hit by a lightning bolt, right??

"Follow me" She instructed with a short head nod, turning around.

"To where?" I asked, already following her small steps.

"To your first lesson, water manipulation" She answered. And I was immediately hooked.

How couldn't I be?

I would finally be able to avatar this world!

My hands itched anxiously, "How are we doing it?" Water should be the easiest element to experiment with...

Its flexibility and composition make it a nice tool to possess in my arsenal.

Ship fighting? Pfft, yeah, just drill holes in the enemy ship and drow the remaining survivors by pulling them down to the bottom of the sea where the marine beasts can shred them apart...

Wow. Somehow it got real dark in the end...must be the High Human blood. Or was it nature's natural disaster trait?

The petite girl glanced back, "We will put you to testing first, to see your limits in handling the life force stored in you. After that, you will see" She answered with.....enthusiasm?

Is she looking forward to teaching me?

That wouldn't be too odd. Who knows how long since her last opportunity to guide someone in magic, especially someone with my potential, as she mentioned before.

Alright, fine by me. I get a knowledgeable teacher, and she gets a little monster in....well, everything.

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