Chapter 5 - Knowledge is Power
I was once again standing outside the clearing we were at, looking upon the herd of cows. At this point they had already woken up, and with a group that size they were slowly advancing, getting closer to here we head for, which was perfect for me.
But damn… shit, everything hurts, like I overdid a workout, making every movement a painful experience, as if my muscles were substituted by blocks of concrete.
Now, as I approached the herd, I do not do it stealthily; instead I let the growl rise this time, alerting them of my presence, and jumped out of the trees barking at them, frightening some that start to run, bringing others with them, but still good part stood still; not enough moving yet.
That's why there is part two. Sorry forest.
With my new magic I made a stream of fire burst out of my mouth like a fan, spreading through the grass and making the cows frightened, and that's when they really start running like mad, stomping on whatever is standing on their path.
Which would be some noisy humans soon.
After directing them towards the path I wanted them to follow to reach the humans I run back to my brother, sweat dripping off my tongue as my muscles complained about the lack of rest and excess of exercise.
Hold on there body, don't give up now.
Not yet.
Without waiting to see if my plan worked I thanked that I was bigger than my brother and somehow manage to put him over my shoulders, being as careful as possible not to hurt him further, especially when grabbing him with my teeth.
Walking slowly, fatigue consumed my mind as I focused all my energy into each step. Paw paw, paw paw, paw pawing my way to who knows where, just further and further away.
To distract me from the self-pity I use appraisal on myself again and on my brother to updates us of our status.
-Appraisal completed-
Name:???
Gender: Male
Race: Hell Hound
Age: 0
Level: 4
HP: 160-160
MP: 20-30
SP: 96-325
Attributes: Fire, Shadow
Titles: The Wise, Angry One, Reincarnated, Older Brother
Attacks: Claw 2, Bite 2, Fireball 2, Fire Breath 1, Sneak 1
Magic: Appraisal 2, Fire Resistance 5, Hell Form 0, Berserker Mode 1
Status: Extremely tired and fatigue
I realize, because of my low MP, that fire magic does not consume mana, probably because we are creatures made of fire, so breathing fire would be like biting or scratching someone, a part of ourselves. My brothers:
-Appraisal completed-
Name:???
Gender: Male
Race: Hell Hound
Age: 0
Level: 2
HP: 15-70
MP: 300-300
SP: 12-125
Attributes: Fire, Shadow
Titles: Younger Brother, Good Boy
Attacks: Claw 1, Bite 1, Fireball 3, Fire Breath 1, Fire Armor 1, Sneak 1
Magic: Fire Resistance 5, Hell Form 0, Bleed Resistance 1
Status: Unconscious, Lack of Blood.
What the hell is that MP?! He had a lower level than I but his magic attack is stronger, how so? Maybe he is built more for a magic user, a druid or a mage, and I would be like the warrior or templar.
…I won't even try to understand where that information came from. Sounds like gibberish!
But this time his information showed up too, I wonder why. I look at a rock again.
-Appraisal – Still a Rock
…
…Someone is mocking me, I can feel it.
Ding – Appraisal level up 3 –
-Appraisal can now be used to clarified abilities-
Oho, can it now?
Most of the abilities are self-explanatory by the mere name of them, but these titles are bothering me. Lest's start looking into mine shall we?
The Wise – Allows the holder to learn new abilities faster than normal, more useful in theory's than practical abilities, for example language, geography, history, philosophy, music, etc.
-Does not work with cooking or household shores.-
Angry One – One that one should not discuss with. Easily angered, losses it's cool for little things. Doesn't like to be questioned. Likes to be in control.
-Earned berserker mode (1): raises the holder status, pain resistance, endurance and blood lust by 3X for 1 minute. Side effects: can cloud the thoughts of the holder making him attack indiscriminately, unable to move for 2 hours and sore limbs afterwards.
Reincarnated – The one that was reborn, lived and died in another body and had the soul transferred. Comes with unique abilities: Appraisal, The Wise. Side effects: may have memories or experience that do not belong to the present body.
Older Brother – Creates a unique bound with the ~younger brother~, able to understand each other with one look. Side effects: As the older brother, you feel compelled to protect the ~younger brother~ with your life if needed.
Wow, some are ok, exactly what I thought it would be, but first: Why not cooking? Are you kidding me? Second, don't even need that title, of course I would protect my brother.
Third… cat's out of the bag. Reincarnated? From where? Which means that I will remember my past life? That may be useful, but sad in a way.
My head was hurting as much as my body once I arrive at a cave. Feeling that the next day would be harder than the present one; if that was even possible; I enter deep in the cave, without the energy to search if it was safe or not and for any other exits.
I didn't even bother to take my brother off my shoulders, I just lay down to sleep, not before analyzing one more thing with appraisal:
Good Boy – Who is the good boy? Who is it? Is you, awww, is you the good boy. Good job, good boy, you deserve all the pats.
…
That explained a lot.