CHAPTER 6: Dark Past

Kitsune's Point Of View

A day has passed after I gained my mature Foxnewt Form. I was sitting here in the tree branch staring at the horizon. Then, a familliar voice calls for me. "So you're here, I have been searching for you everywhere". Zero says with a sign of relief in his tone of voice. Soon after he decide to climb the tree and sat beside me. "Are you worried about me leaving alone that much?". I asked him with a smile in my lips. "Well yes, of course I would be since it's dangerous out there". He replied with great concern as he heave a sigh. "Thank you about being concerned but I won't even dare to, it's a suicide to leave alone and be cornered by my pursuers after all". I said to erase hisinner struggles for being involved with a person like me. "I thought so". He says in as he agreed to what I said. "Besides, I run to be free I am not going to let my efforts to be wasted in vain because of recklessness". I said to support my previous claim. After saying those he smiled at me. "I'm glad that you thought it out somehow like that". He says as he suddenly pauses and strech his arms. "Well, if you want to take revenge on them, I'll support you in that regards". He says and became silent. "Even if I murder them in the process?". I asked to be sure if he that determined to do so. "Yes! I maybe a human but I don't support misdoings, They shall reap what they sow". He replied with a quotation mixed in it. Upon hearing it, I felt like something has been lifted up from me. "Oh about you being a run away slave can you tell me?". He suddenly asked me and then looked at me in a very interested way. "Well if you said so, but don't blame me at the end". I said but he just nod so I started to tell the story.

Flashback...

It was 10 years ago, I was searching for fpod as I was wondering in the Forest of Mesoterraria a forest between the borders of Human Kingdom Regalia and Beast Kingdom Leonaria. Seeking for refuge after the War Between Humans and Demons. A war that we the race of Newts and Beastkins also caught off and perished unfairly. Enduring the hunger because of losing our home with rich abundance of fruits. Because of the absence of my mother, the Queen of Magical Beast. I was forced to scavenge for consumable things being desperate and weakened. I didn't sensed their presence. The slave traders, I was caught being helpless I felt a thing seung upon my back. I just woke up in a cage being laughed at by those traders. After being sold to a noble who seemed to be so kind at first. But, after that little moment. Being a maid for five years, I withnessed all of all kind of mischievous deeds the set. But then, a time has come by being a Foxnewt, my appearance didn't change. I was locked in the basement being tied and continuously tortured by my psychopath master. That 20 years of a Foxnewt was for a time for evolution before meeting the destined Mate. 10 years for being a normal human, a year for the mature intellect and appearance and 9 years for the tails to grow. Upon knowing that fact I endured being tortured. After several years later that noble became board and returned me again to that slave trader association. A chance to gain my freedom I attacked the one who guarded me by an excuse of peeing killing the man and run for my life. As destiny favored me. I sense a huge mana pool swelling from this unexplored Forest Of Olympus.

Flashback Ended...

As I finished telling my past to him, my tears flowed upon remembering that tragedy. I was shocked when he suddenly hugged me. "Don't cry okay, I am with you now, I would not let them get away with this". He said wit firm gentleness but at the same time a seriousness. "But tell me, why did you remain in a child-like appearance if you're a half-human?". He asked even though I explained it to him earlier. "Didn't Merleona told you, that a Mystic Beast was attracted to a human with a high density of mana". I said to him. "Yes, she did told me that but I was clueless in that regards". He honestly says that made me smile. "In reference to a perspective of a human,it was a bond of red strings that connected two destined ones". I said and stopped for a second. "In my case I achieved my Mature Form upon direct physical contact". I said and smiled seducingly that made his cheeks turn into red. "Y-You mean, you kissed me because-". He didn't finish saying what he wanted to say because of me interrupting him. "Yes, We were destined to he together". I said with confidence in my claim. "How can you be so sure?". He asked with a doubtful expression but I smiled at him. "You asked me why? because I could clearly see rhem of course". I said that surprised him. "You could, but how?". He is very intrigued in knowing what was it that I have. "Well to tell you the truth a Fox spefies is a hunter so knowing it, It's My Hunter Eyes it is like a Appraisal but This Eye Of mine can detect soul connections between others". I explained it to him as he sermed so interested and dumbfounded at the same time. "That's an amazing and at the same time dangerous skill if I was to tell". He says in all seriousness. "But in Zero's case you're bound to have a multiple destined lovers". I said and chuckles at the end as he became so depressed for thinkingnabout the future of him being a Harem King.