Broken World - Part I - Awakening of the Beastmaster - #8CCMay24

Chapter 15 : A Safe Return

Afterwards, I tell the whole story to the beast. Several emotions are drawn on his face, regret, sadness and especially anger.

"Let's go back to the castle and teach this kid a lesson." Said the beast.

"Look at your condition... What can you do?' I ask the beast that is seriously injured. "For now, we need to rest, consolidate our forces and find allies."

The beast remains silent for a while. My gaze wanders through the underground chamber and I see the traveling reptilian cat who has woken up and is happily playing.

"This beast has brought me a lot of problems but in the end thanks to these difficulties, I have gained a lot" I tell myself.

"Where are you going to go now?" The beast asks.

'' I ... I'm going to use one of my emergency apartments while I find a way to get the estate back." I answer hesitantly.

"Originally, I was going to go to the army, but now that it's about the hidden history of our world, it's no longer an option." I say to myself.

"Can you bring me back now?" I ask the reptilian tiger.

"Certainly, but you won't survive the journey." The beast replies. "I am no longer in the grip of darkness, but my body is deeply infected and my energy is corrupted."

The beast concentrates and the energy that emanates from its body forms a cloak of darkness. The reptilian tiger relaxes its concentration and the coat dissipates.

"This darkness absorbs the life energy of everything it touches." Declares the beast. "But, it's not a problem, this little one will bring you back." Said the beast, pointing its claws at the reptilian cat who didn't care about our conversation

''Rooaaahhhh.'' The reptilian tiger howls, cutting short the amusements of the reptilian cat who rushes towards me without wasting a second. It sits in front of me and slowly wags its tail.

"Put your hand on its head and imagine where you want to go. This little one will take care of the rest." Said the beast.

I turn around and look where I left my blades. Strangely, I don't see them. I look a little further and I still can't see them.

"Is it possible that ... "I wonder.

"Look at your forearms," the beast said.

I look down and through the many tears and burns on this shirt I see what looks like tattoos.

"How long have I had these tattoos?" I wonder.

I roll up the sleeves of my shirt and there I clearly see two huge tattoos. Double scythes decorated with writing on the edges and tormented faces in their centers. At the heart of this tattoo is a dragon, long and slender with two legs armed with powerful claws. It gives the impression of bathing in their tormented faces and delighting in their suffering.

"These tattoos are not simple. They look alive." I say looking at the tattoos carefully.

"These tattoos are the scythes you were fighting with. When you need them, they will show up." Said the beast. "It's time to leave... I'm going to stay here while I regain my strength. If you need my help, you know where to find me."

"Thank you. When all this is over, you'll tell me about my grandmother." I say before getting closer to the reptilian cat sitting not far from me.

I bend down and I put one knee on the ground and then I imagine myself in a deserted place.

A multicolored energy envelops me and carries me away. A few seconds later, I find myself in a real desert. I look around and see dunes as far as the eye can see. In front of me, the reptilian cat sits and happily wags its tail.

"I was in my world, my plane as they call it, but I have no idea where I am." I say to myself.

"First I find myself stuck in that castle, then in the bestial plane and now a desert. I'm really very lucky." I say in an ironic tone.

"It went pretty well for the first time." Said a voice not far from me.

I jump back and put myself on guard. At that moment, I see the traveling reptilian tiger emerging from a cloud of dark energy.

"You didn't have the image of a specific place in mind. Imagine the subterranean chamber where we were and start again." Said the beast.

"OK" I answer.

I walk over to the traveling reptilian cat and once again I get closer to it and I clearly imagine the underground chamber I was in. I am enveloped by this multicolored energy once again and I travel through space itself at lightning speed. After a few seconds, the energy dissipates and I find myself again in this vast underground chamber that I know only too well.

"This time, imagine a specific place that you know well." Said the reptilian tiger.

"A few months ago, my family bought a disused industrial zone. It should be deserted." I say before getting closer to the reptilian cat who is waiting wisely. At that moment, I feel like a wave of energy coming from one of the tunnels connected to this vast underground chamber. I look in that direction and I don't see anyone.

"Even if there is something, it's not important now that I can finally leave this plane." I say to myself as I get enveloped in this multi-colored cloud of energy and finally disappear from this plane which brought me many surprises.

A few seconds later, the energy dissipates in a whirlwind of light and I discover with joy the landscape that surrounds me. I'm exactly where I wanted to go. I stroke the scaly skin of the traveling reptilian cat.

"Thank you. You can go home now. Above all, stop playing tricks on humans." I say before getting up.

The traveling reptilian cat wraps its body in multicolored energy and disappears. As I look around in apprehension, I hear a voice that I wasn't supposed to hear.