Cosmic Ascension

CH 4: Let's Go!

Noah was simply beyond excited right now.

How long had it been since he actually had a discussion with someone? It had been so long since he had talked that he even forgot who he had his last conversation with by now…

– So I don’t even exist now, do I?

You are different.

He dismissed the voices in his head and focused on the woman before him.

“I am sorry for the current circumstances, but as you should be able to intuit by now, I cannot really afford to put my guard down in front of a geared stranger.”

The armor that the woman was wearing was something he had only ever seen in sci-fi video games and movies till now. They were different from the bodysuits he was used to seeing on Earth. Even he, who had access to the latest bodysuits for battle, had never seen an armor of this caliber.

‘Well. I am pretty sure a very long time has already passed since I was last on Earth. Everything’s bound to change…’

He sighed to himself at that morbid thought.

“Hello…”

Noah tilted his head as he heard her next words, “You can speak… English?”

Was she really an Earthling then… was the thought that went through his mind almost immediately. His eyes twinkled as he nearly shook her by the shoulders but he managed to stop himself from doing such an irrational act.

Simply because she was from Earth didn’t mean that she would be friendly and hospitable, especially to someone like him. He didn’t know what kind of weapon she had on her, so it was better to stay as vigilant as possible at all times.

“My name is Morgiana. I am a mercenary, per se. You might not understand what this means but you need to free me as soon as possible and go into hiding. Warn your tribes or anyone you know to hide and not go out for as long as possible.”

Noah had no time to ask more questions as the woman started to talk to him.

– She believes that you are an aboriginal.

Noah looked down at himself thoughtfully. Here he was, looking like some teen, butt naked under the chilling temperatures of this side of the world, his appendage swinging around, and even had a giant snake-like beast dead behind him right now.

‘Yep. Definitely looking like a barbarian at the moment.’

He contemplated his lack of embarrassment for a moment before realizing that his body was perfect and there was nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, he was sure that even a Greek sculpture would pale in comparison to him. Hence, he should just opt to show it as much as possible. In the first place, that reasoning itself was what made him not seek out any sort of clothes over the years.

– Narcissistic much?

‘It’s not narcissistic when it’s the truth.’

He sighed and dismissed the Voice who could not understand the beauty of his rippling muscles and perfect body. Hence, he focused on the one who seemed to be worried about something like that.

Telling her that he was the only living intelligent being in this —

– Hey!

Telling her that he was one of the two only living intelligent beings on this whole planet would surely make her more wary of him than anything else. He didn’t need that and he certainly didn’t want to enter a death match with the first person he could really talk to in a long while.