11 So that's how it is

Chapter 10

So the reason I was almost killed because Moriah thought that I was up to no good. Thank god that she is a reasonable person. Well the greatest factor that turned her views on me is the red stone I

She previously tossed at me. It is called the truth stone, it will glow when a person holding it is having malice or bad intention. Thankfully Moriah is not a good interrogator. Or she will found all my secrets.

Now after hat heart to heart talk I ask her where my equipments are. She pointed towards another tree where it was hidden behind it.

Moriah: you have very strange heavy weapons there. What are those?

"Come I will show you and explain everything."

We went towards behind the tree and I saw all my equipment out of my bag and all over the place. I was still on my camo suit so apparently she did not stripped me but removed all my weapons in my body including the secret placed ones. So the first thing I did was pack all my things back to my back pack. I explained all the things one by one before I put it in my bag to her, because every time I pick-up an obeject she will ask me what it that? So after packing almost all my things I grab one of the ten high grade mana stones and looked at her and said.

"Do you, want this? I can give it to you as a gift for not killing me."

She shook her head indicating that there is no need for that. So I also packed all inside my backpack. Then I grab my damascus jungle machete placed it on the holster at the side of my bag.

Moriah: that is a very beautiful short sword you got there. It has a magnificent pattern but an unusual swort design with one sharp and one dull side.

Apparently the machete design is not known here and also the damascus steel.so I continue to pack the remaining items. Next is the shotgun and its belt filled with ammo. Moriah ask again on what this things is. I told her that I will demonstrate it but be ready not to be suprise of the sounds that it will produce. Then I am it to the tree trunk not so far from us then BOOM! The sound of a shotgun fire echoed. Moriah jolted a little then run straight to the trunk where I shot. She inspect the damage delt to the trunk. I followed her also curious to the result of my shot. When a

I came close, I was shocked. The result im expecting did not happend. The pellets did not embedded themselves in the trunk rather it just scratch the bark of the tree. That I said to Moriah to back up a little then I tried to use my Beretta pistol. BANG! BANG! BANG! I shot 3 consecutive to the bark. This time it penetrated a little embedding itself in the bark. Then I tried my crossbow I reload it then shot the bark point blank. Woosh! The arrow just penetrate itself a little then bounce off the bark.

Moriah: that is a very weird bow. Good velocity and power even if you did not use mana it still made a scratch on the bark of this elm tree. Impressive.

"Wait what? Good velocity and power? Use mana? What do you mean by that?"

Moriah: here teach me how to use that bow and I will show you.

So I gave her the crossbow the taught her how to reload it, how to hold and aim, and how to thr trigger. Then she aim at the tree step back 5 steps away then she concentrated a little. There I saw the arrowhead glow. She pulled the trigger then BOOM! WTF is that sound. I look at the tree and the same damage that her arrow previously made when she shot me earlier only 2 times bigger this time. My jaw dropped.

Moriah: wow nice bow. But very long reload time.

"What. How did you do that?" (Me looking at the damage, my mouth is still wide open from the shocked)

Moriah: what? Oh that. I just armed my mana to your weapon and concentrated on the arrow head more. This is very basic, you know.(finishing her sentence with a mocking tone)

"Basic? You know that im not from this planet so I dont know anything about that mana manipulation."

Moriah: ow I forgot about that. Here wait a little I will teach you.

The she put her finger in her forehead again then closed her eyes concentrating then murmuring some thing in a low whisper. Just like before. "Damn she's so beautiful!" I notice again how she looks. Then she open her eyes pointed her finger at my forehead and approach me. The momment her finger made contact with the skin on my forehead I felt again the jolt of information in my brain. Processing it slowly bit by bit a new knowledge is acquired by me.

"So that is how you did it."

Moriah: yeah very easy yes?

"Yes very easy and simple"

Moriah: now you try it.

Moriah then handed back my crossbow for me to try. I reload it then concetrate my mana on the whole crossbow then add additional mana to the arrowhead point imagining more mana is building in the very tip of the arrow. Then I pulled the trigger. A bright light radiated when I shot. Whish!.

There is no bang because there are to types of arming mana to an object. First is for power transfer like she did. She concentrated on the whole arrow head. While I did the second which is concentrating for a specific point for penetration. So my shot created a 2 inch hole in the tree.

Moriah: nice shot a very good bow in did it can do more if the arrows are improve with some mithril or magisteel.

Mithril, magisteel? Hmm so those kinds of metal exist here. Ithought to myself. Then reach out my hand holding the crossbow towards her.

"Here. I will gift this to you as a sign of thanks for all the things you have given to me."

Moriah: gasp! Are you sure this is a very good bow you know.

Reaching for the crossbow with two hands like it was a delicate piece of art and with an eyes of amazement in her looks, she recieves it.

"I don't mind at all. You gave me knowledge I will gave you that. I do have a question though"

Moriah: ok I will accept this exchange. So what is your question?

"Lets go back first to where my other stuff is ok."

While walking back to the tree where my stuffs were I ask her about the tree and why does it seems so hard while yesterday when I am making a tree camp in the small tree I can cut the branches easily. The she explained that the tree where I made camp is very young and have not yet accumulate enought life mana to protect itself, while the elm tree that we've practiced our shooting is mire than 2 centuries old and have a sufficient life mana to create a thin aura barrier to protect it from harm. Also the very tall tree that I first saw in my phone is more old much more old a thousand plus or thousands old. Wow that is very old, older that the oldest person alive, her previous majesty.

Picking the remaining stuff on the ground I pick up my favorite damascus knife and binoculars and also my jungle knife with its leg holster.

Moriah: that thing I inspected that earlier it cause my vission to multiply and look further more that double. What is it? Also the small knifee is a very weird looking knife how can you use that.

"Oh this it is called a binocular we use this to look far away so we can see in more details on the object when its far and not some blur. And this weird knife is my favourite weapon. I can show you the art on how to use it in close combat but it is very sharp. I might cut you."

Moriah: so binocular huh. Did you use it to spy on me while I was bathing on the lake?

Suddenly I felt a shiver all over my body. Beads of sweat started to form all over. I am beginning to be soaked on my own sweat as looked at the goddess in front of me all I can see is death. Not waiting for her to react I quickly drop all what im holding and do what any sane person do. I quickly do a dogeza pose.

"Oh your most gorgeous highest oh highness. Goddess of all beauty and everything cute. This lowly humble servant of yours is sincerely asking to be forgiven. I did not intentionally did those horrible acts. It was just an accident I didn't know you were there. I am willing to offer this body of mine to be used as my goddess wishes it to be used."

Then I heard footsteps. My heart is going to explode.