Immortal:Rise

Chapter 4. Start

Kain racked his brain as he removed his shirt and dived into the water. He regretted the part where he thought tha that little guy was an adult. This was a child! He swam towards where  he saw the bubbles. He followed down and held his hand as they swam back to the shore. A smile on Alaric's face like a little monster. He lay on the ground taking time to catch his breath and calm his panicked heart. He sat up and looked at him.

"How do you expect to catch fish using your bare hands. The feat itself is impossible," Kain said as he wiped the water from his face using his hand.
"You said impossible..." Alaric spoke, Kain could feel the foreboding disaster his words would bring. "Then the mighty Alaric will do so before I beat everyone in the city." Kain was sure if Alaric knew there was the whole world he would be saying that he would beat everyone in it in the future. Just where did this kid come from. He was still deep in thoughts when he saw him removing his shirt. " No!" His mind screamed.
" What are you doing?" He asked. The little guy could not be planning to do it, right?
" Learning to swim," Alaric said offhandedly.
" You don't even know how to swim!" Kain almost screamed.
" I don't know yet," Alaric said as he jumped into the water again.

Kain felt his whole world crushing down on him as he prepared to go rescue him again. Was his life really going to be miserable? He stood up and headed to the edge to jump back when he saw two hands appearing and then the head. This was definitely a young monster. He saw him wave at him a big smile plastered on his face. He could only shake his head and continue fishing. He kept glancing now and then as the kid tried to move but most of the time he would sink but manage to get on the top. At one point he was in the water for more than a minute and he panicked. 'Not again!' He almost felt like crying but again he saw the head and his heart calmed again. If this continued he definitely was going to get a heart attack.

After sometime, he had caught enough for himself and extra he would sell at the market. The sun would be setting soon so he called Alaric who was yet to learn better movement in water. Alaric swam to the shore a distance of around ten meters from the lake where he was swimming. It took almost ten minutes but he finally made it. A proud smile on his face. Kain only rubbed his hair as he smiled. Alaric was barely past his knees. He put on his shirt as he led the way. Kain was in disbelief as Alaric led them out of the forest. He was sure that this was Alaric's first time in the forest. He also noted that Alaric followed the same route they used getting in.

They walked to the city gate and the usual checkup routine and they were allowed to enter. They went to various vendors where Kain sold some fish for a silver coin. Silver coins were the cheapest in existence. 100 silver coins equalled one gold coin. After that, 1,000 gold coins equalled one blood stone. The major mode of exchange was silver and gold while the rich had bloodstones.

After bloodstones were origin stones then essence stone which were ranked highest. 10,000 bloodstones equalled to one origin stone while 100,000 origin stones equalled one essence stone. Blood stones were red in colour. While origin stones were purple in colour. Essence stones were in three different colours each varying in value. The blue essence stone being the cheapest then followed by yellow essence stones which were then followed by black essence stone which were the most expensive. Only top powerhouses in the world could you find yellow or black essence stones. It was no doubt in Lotus region there were probably only two origin stones. 1,000 blue essence stones equalled one yellow essence stone while 10,000 yellow essence stones equalled one black essence stone.

It was dark when Kain and Alaric arrived home and found Joyce waiting for them. Alaric ran to her and hugged her as they walked into the house. Joyce had already prepared dinner. "Rice" Alaric said and he downed his first plate. Then second and third. He added the fourth that night shocking the couple.  Kain could at much just finish two at most. He could not help but wonder what he would eat after he grew older. He might as well have a meal prepared for him alone.