Chapter 3 - Centaur

"Wait, I still don't know how to use these energies. I can feel that my physique is stronger, and I feel more energized, but I can't physically manifest the energy I want."

"Hmm... Let me first scout out where I am and where I should be heading."

He tries to walk around, pushing the tall grass away. He maneuvers around the tall grass for about half an hour until he hears the sound of water gushing. He pushes his way closer to the sound.

("Ugh... why is it so hard to move in this field? This grass is harder to push than the opponents I fought on Earth, but I can't help but be excited.")

As he pushes closer to the river, he notices a weird hybrid-looking creature a few clicks ahead. It had an upper half that resembled that of a human, with a torso, arms, and head; its lower half is that of a horse, complete with four legs, long flowing hair, much like humans, and human-like hands. It also had a bow attached to his back, and he was holding a long spear.

"CENTAUR, centaur! This is the mythological creature mentioned in various books. So it was real; it did exist! Does this mean God's domain had other Earth dwellers previously or right now?"

It was standing near some trees by the riverbank. Raymond approached the centaur cautiously, but he stepped on a twig. A slight sound escaped, and the centaur quickly caught the sound, running towards Raymond, and pointing the spear at him.

As he gets closer, Raymond dodges the spear by moving to the left. The spear grazes his right cheek.

"Woah! Woah, calm down. I don't want to fight. Stop swinging that weapon; it might hurt someone."

But the centaur mumbled something in a weird language and continued to thrust his spear at Raymond. Raymond kept dodging the spear.

("Fuck is wrong with him? I think he can't understand me. Let me first knock some sense into him.")

As the centaur tries to thrust the spearhead at Raymond's face, Raymond dodges to the right, gets in a wide stance, and throws a powerful right hook at the dominant hand of the centaur, disarming him.

("He isn't that strong. I should probably knock him out and try to question him.")

The centaur drops the spear, and Raymond kicks it away. He then positions himself behind the centaur. While the centaur is bewildered about what's going on, Raymond mounts himself on top of the centaur. The centaur tries to shake him off but to no avail. Raymond then uses his left arm to choke the centaur and throws continuous barrages of punches to the right temple of the centaur, rendering him unconscious.

"Whew... all done. Now, let me tie him to a nearby tree and figure out what I should do."

Raymond goes around the forest, collecting dry leaves and kneads them together to form a long, sturdy rope. Then he pushes the centaur to a nearby spruce tree, ties the rope around the neck, and secures it to the tree. He then kneads more rope, tying the back legs of the centaur to the tree.

An hour or so passed, and the centaur woke up, appearing visibly scared of Raymond. He kept screaming in an unintelligible language, the mumbling persisting for about an hour until the centaur stopped and pointed at a nearby tree. The tree bore a fluffy, cotton-candy-looking fruit with a pleasant smell.

"You want to eat?"

The centaur nods. Raymond goes to pick up the fruit and rolls it toward the centaur, but the centaur rolls it back to Raymond.

"You want me to eat it? It's not poisoned, right? If it is, I swear to kill you before I die."

The centaur answers with a vehement nod.

As Raymond consumes the fruit, a sudden dizziness envelops him.

"What is this? A cascade of words, letters, and numbers entered my mind. Ah, I can understand your words now. It's becoming distinctly clearer."