Bear Hunt

Baranor started searching the area for any potential tracks left by the bear starting by following the wolf tracks he found on the ground. As the bears of this world would practically hunt anything they could fit in their mouths as long as it was meat and considering the environment and how their were strangely a lot of rabbits around the area he assumed it was because their was a lapse in the environment where their were less predators to regulate their population. Baranor also found quite a lot of bunny bones in the cave he found the ring but despite that their were still an abundance of them. 

As he followed the wolf's footprint's as it was slowly over turned by a larger pair of footprints that over lapped each other all over the place. Although this slowed Baranor it didn't stop him as he kept track with the set that looked the freshest. Following the foot prints he ended up at the entrance of a cave where he entered only to be met with silence. Baranor however wasn't going to drop his guard as he advanced forward yet their was still nothing in the cave even when he went all the way in.

Lunamir looked at the cave in surprise 'This was the first cave the wolf visited'

Baranor thinking the bear simply wasn't home waited and waited for nearly an entire day realizing something wasn't right he left the cave standing at the entrance. While looking over the tracks again he began to be curious of something

'Why am I not hungry?' Baranor thought

Baranor began thinking about this but put it to the side as he found the trail which lead to the cave was actually a cover up. As Baranor kicked some leaves and branches out of the way it revealed the bears tracks even further. Leading to the east of where he was.

'That pesky bear is pretty smart!' Baranor thought slightly annoyed he was fooled by an animal

As Baranor uncovered the hidden tracks he followed a track once more slowly but surely arriving at the entrance to the cave where the bear lives. Feeling the aura the bear was giving off Baranor felt slightly intimidated before raising his left hand and looking at his index finger which held the ring. 

'No I can do this, after all I have this now!' Baranor thought encouraging himself to step forward

As he neared the end of the cave he felt the cold damp air hit his skin as he heard the bears snores grow louder and right before he turned the corner to where he could see the bear.

SNAP!

Baranor looked down at the ground just to see dozens of dead twigs everywhere with a face of shock and annoyance. 

'How in the hell is a bear this smart?!' Baranor thought

The twigs snapping instantly woke the bear which made it quite grumpy as it roared in anger, instantly ready to attack whoever dared to interrupt its sleep. As Baranor heard the roar he felt nervous debating if he could really fell a beast that could produce such a load roar. Baranor once again reassured himself preparing him for the best to come, and come it did. As it charged straight to the intruder, Baranor, who was ready for the beast as he dodged with speed that surprised even him. The bear slowed to a stop turned towards Baranor and swiped at him with its claws ready to take his life.

Baranor reacted instantly deflecting the bears paw to the side as he slashed at its side and jumped back to prepare for the coming onslaught. The bear didn't expect that such a small being compared to its size to put up such a fight. The bear enraged rushed towards Baranor and released an onslaught of slashes at Baranor, who in return deflected every slash flawlessly. As the bear started to slow down Baranor took advantage of this and delivered 2 quick slashes to its chest and kicked off of it. The bear in retaliation attempted to bite Baranor who was still in mid air, however it was futile as Baranor kicked the bears nose causing the bear to cry in pain.

As the bear was dazed Baranor went in once again delivering a stab to it lower abdomen, the bear seeing Baranor coming its way quickly slashed at the approaching Baranor just to met with air. Baranor then delivered a deceive stab causing server bleeding, even if Baranor decided to stop then and there the bear would still bleed out. With Baranor's win basically secured he started to drop his guard slightly and this wouldn't go unnoticed as the bear waited for Baranor to approach it. When Baranor was close enough with the bear it's mouth swelled as it spewed out a form of acid. With Baranor's guard slightly dropped he didn't expect the bear to still be hiding a trick, so he couldn't dodge perfectly, leaving his leg burned with his skin melted.

"AGHHHH! Damn bear!" Baranor screamed with pain

The bear seeing this almost seemed to smile as it stood there in pain, the bear pushing through its injuries thought that if it was to face death might as well take Baranor with it. It rushed towards the injured Baranor who stood there with a aggravated smile on his face.

'This bear got too cocky!' Baranor thought as he readied for its charge

The instant the bear was close enough Baranor activated Sword Aura and flexed the muscles in his legs and with all his power shot off and slashed at the side of the bear. The bear not expecting this could do nothing but watch its own demise as the entire side of it was cut open. Lunamir seeing all this considered the bear defeated and the quest completed.

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Quest: Approval (Completed)

Reward: Skill: Domination lvl 1(Unlocked)

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One Baranor unlocked the skill domination a flurry of information entered his head regarding how to use this skill. It was shown to simply be imposing your will onto another creature and enslaving them to it although in its current level and state, the max it could dominate would be an regular animal however if he were to weaken something on the level of this elemental great bear he just defeated then perhaps....

Baranor seeing the bear still alive, albeit barely decided to test this theory out, as Baranor walked closer to the bear it was in such a weak state that it couldn't even move properly or voice out its aggression. The bear realizing this simply gave up all hope on fighting back and just laid there as it closed it's eye's accepting it's fate. Baranor walked up to the bear who had its eyes closed as Baranor Grabbed the side of its head and activated domination as he felt a intense refusal and mentally battled for control. The bears eyes glowed a blue hue as this was happening and Lunamir just watched as  Baranor was using the domination skill to control the beast.

"You will! heed my command!" Baranor stated which reverberated through the bears head causing it to weaken further

Finally Baranor could feel his will invading the bears mind and overpowering it until their was no more resistance. The bear which was on its death bead, was now being healed although not to its prime state but far from dead as its wounds kept healing faster than normal it appeared it would only take a few days for it to heal to peak condition. The bear, submitted to Baranor's will, touched it's nose to the ground and made a weird sound Baranor could only call a whine. As Baranor petted the top of the bears head as if to signify the acceptance of its loyalty. Baranor then glanced at the ring and thought

'This ring, can surely help me reclaim my throne! No! In my conquest against those traitors!'

When Baranor thought this, he also couldn't help but think that the ring he found was powerful and if it fell into the wrong hands it could cause chaos and destruction. He also found it strangely familiar, but he couldn't pin point as to what it reminded him of.

'Well as long as it's used for the right reasons, I doubt it would fall into the wrong hands.' Baranor thought to himself

Lunamir who was watching all this, was surprised that Baranor could dominate the bear, as Lunamir watched he decided to check the stats of the bear that was just dominated.

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-Name: N/A

-Title: A Great Bear

-Level 32

-Passive: Keen sense: Able to sense prey more accurately: Increases senses by 35% 

-Passive: Gnaw: increases destructive power of a bite by 45%

-Passive: Poison and acid resistance: Able to resist the effects of poison and acid by 65%

-Active: Mana coat lvl 5: Able to coat skin in a thin layer of mana protecting it from damage: Cost 125 Mana: Increases defense in a specific part of the body till a cap of 95% and a wider area with a lesser effect: Time limit 5 minutes

-Active: Poison spray: A genetic mutation, which when used sprays a fog of poison surrounding the area able to paralyze any who inhale it: No cost, however it can affect the user as well

-Active: Acidic spray: A genetic mutation, which when used will spray a small area in a cone like shape: No cost, however it can damage the host

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-Stats

-57 Str

-43 Dex

-62 Con

-16 Spr

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