The Child

Aaron stared out into the sunlight, watching as the sun's rays lit up the surrounding landscape. All he could see for kilometres was forest landscapes, the tips of the trees looking like grass upon the horizon. Crystet went out to stand beside Aaron, expecting himself to be affected by the sun, but he was just fine. Lucky. He didn't have to worry about the sun. Aaron looked at him while smiling. "So, we both are unaffected by the sun. This means we wouldn't have to worry about needing to travel solely at night. Not like travelling would be an issue for me." Aaron stated as he continued to admire the landscape. It was beautiful. Almost like nobody had touched it before.

[Hey Aaron, I found out something. You can still access a system menu if you want to see it.] Memica stated as Aaron became curious. 'Would you mind pulling it up?' Aaron asked politely.

[Sure! Just give me a second to grab it for you!]

{System Loading...}

{Loaded.}

{Name: Aaron Stone}

{Age: Indeterminate}

{Race: Skelengel Ultimatum (MK. G) [Boundless]}

{True Race: Skelengelic God [Boundless]}

{Level: ???/infinity}

{Height: 6'1}

{Weight: Unknown}

{Boundless Percentage: 20%}

{See Abilities?}

{See Skills?}

{N0N3}

{See Titles?}

"So, I still have N0N3, huh? I thought I would have lost that when I died after being corrupted." Aaron sighed, accepting the fact that he'd never get rid of this skill.

[Well, it is bonded to your soul, so yeah, you won't be losing that school in the foreseeable future. Now, what do you plan to do on this planet?] Memica asked Aaron, as he just gave her the same response he used on Crystet. 'Explore this world. It has a whole bunch of things ours didn't, so I want to find them. I want to seek out everything this world has to offer.' Aaron answered as Memica simply pondered what she could do to assist them.

'Don't worry about doing anything to help just yet. We need to explore everything by ourselves for a little bit. After all, what the fun in entering a new world without learning about it while there?' Aaron explained, causing Memica to stop thinking about helping him. [Alright then. I'll let you do what you want to do. See you when you need me!] Memica cheerfully responded as she took a back seat in his mind.

"So, what should we do?" Crystet asked Aaron, curious as to what he was thinking. "Well, how about we explore the forest for a bit? It might be fun to see what monsters are here if there are any at all." Aaron suggested, walking towards the forest of dark oak trees. The pair entered the forest, taking in the fresh air and the beautiful view of the trees. It was almost like you could get lost in them.

Aaron walked through the trees with his hands in his pockets. His skeletal wings didn't move as he walked, but instead, they stayed still, almost as if frozen in place. Crystet had his wings furled into his suit, yet the clothes had fixed themselves up. Almost as if he never had them in the first place. Aaron looked around, but he couldn't see any monsters. It was strange. If he was a monster, other monsters would also exist, right?

After about ten minutes of walking, Aaron heard the stamping of feet. It wasn't just one pair, though. It was hundreds of feet, almost as if a group of soldiers were performing a disorganised march. He watched as the trees became thinner as he walked, only to find a swarm of monsters running circles around a child, although Aaron couldn't tell if they were male or female. "Stay hidden," Aaron told Crystet before turning to face the monsters.

"Wow. Aren't you monsters fucking weak? You have to gather hundreds of you to corner a single child? Pathetic.". Aaron stated, walking towards the swarm with a smile on his face. "Mindless servants to your own mind. All you do is follow your instincts."

The child looked up towards Aaron and had a gleam of hope in their eyes, thinking an adventurer had come to save them, but then they noticed the wings floating behind Aaron, and that hope was exchanged with pure terror." M..monster...another monster?" The child stuttered as Aaron simply sighed. He moved his hand out to the side, a ball of cyan energy appearing in his hand. Pure mana. He threw it forward slowly, grabbing the attention of the monsters. They were more intrigued by the ball of mana than the child, so they all rushed towards it. The second the monsters were gone, the ball exploded in a cyan explosion, dark blue tinges of light on the outside. The mana would hurt anything it touched, so he needed the monsters to move towards it.

Once the explosion cleared, the light dying away, Aaron saw one single monster remaining, and he just smiled. "Wow. Imagine being the last one alive. You are very unlucky, you know? You won't get a painless death, simply by nature." Aaron stated as a pink spear appeared in his hand. A physical manifestation of Boundless Telekinesis. He stabbed it down on the monster, uncaring of its thoughts. He couldn't understand it in the first place.

Aaron made the spear disappear, making it look like the monster had been stabbed using the air. He walked towards the child, who looked at him in fear. "Please..don't...kill me." The child stuttered, which confused Aaron, but then he realised what was going on. He was a monster, after all.

"Don't worry. I won't kill you. I was just passing through, and I found you. I wanted to see how strong the monsters were, and they were decidedly weak." Aaron stated, extending a hand to the child. Before the child could grab his hand, however, the sound of footsteps echoed through the forest.

"Oh no! It's him! The Demon King! Run, monster! He's after me!" The child yelled as a blue monster broke the horizon of the forest. It reached the clearing, and it let out a huge scream.

"Wow. This is the Demon King?" Aaron asked before smiling. "How weak."