Spectral Regalia

Ch 9: Sylph & Nemean

It only took a few hours this time for Avrin to wake up, the reason most likely being he was excited to progress. It seemed he was slowly becoming accustomed to this body, as well as the abilities. He woke up and ate a few rations that he hadn't had the chance to touch. It would be waste to just absorb his food and let it rot. He also began a series of exercises, ranging from push-ups to sit-ups. He even formed a railing bar and stuck it into the ceiling of the shelter so he could do chin-ups.

It wasn't good if one got lazy due to their own blessed abilities. You could only get the best out of your body and your genius once you combined it with hard work. This personal philosophy worked for him in his old universe, so he decided to adopt it again and embrace it as his way of life. After a good solid hour of working out he had built up a sweat.

He gazed at his clothes only to see that they had become quite dirty. He frowned, as he felt like it was just like the time he had been imprisoned with a lack of hygiene. So he decided to do away with them, even though they were made by god. He felt little attachment to them. He began to try something new.

Placing his dirtied white shirt on a flat stone with little bumps, he began to focus his aura around it. It began to engulf the object until it was completely covered. Its colour turned purple. Instead of absorbing it, though, he tried something he just thought of on the spot. This idea was changing an already made object into something else.

He slowly began to think of a differently shaped piece of clothing, something that would fit in this world obviously they weren't modern and, considering its one of fantasy, he figured something from a fantasy video game would do. But also something that would hide his appearance and help him blend in.

It took a good half an hour before Avrin finally managed to succeed. Unfortunately, something that required more detail needed a better trained mind to completely get it right. But thankfully, he managed to lessen the aura that coloured the shirt so that he could see how it was turning out. After getting the right size, determined by sight, he finished with a purple and black undershirt and a deep black leather cloak to go over it.

With some brown straps across the chest and shoulder area, he also attached a hood to the back of it and made sure it would be long enough to cover his hair and face correctly. The cloak also had a long wrap and could cover the body completely, like a cape. It would prove useful later on when running away, if trouble was met.

Avrin continued on with the rest of his clothing until his entire set was finished. That being said, he was still dirty and didn't have the confidence to clean himself with his ability, so he decided to continue outside naked for the moment while carrying a sack containing his clothing. As he stepped outside, eating some jerky he gazed at the cat-like creature that seemed to be sleeping before it raised its head to gaze at the naked Avrin, a little confused, but still worried. After all, he was the man that killed both the Hecates and the Nemeans.

"I'll be back for you later. I have a lot of fun things in store." He chuckled while walking off, as if the Nemean he captured understood his words, it growled like it was trying to form some sort of resistance.

Avrin's destination was the lake he had arrived during his first time on Seleria. He intended to wash up there. And it didn't take long, as he had figured where it was to begin with. That, and he augmented his right eye. He figured that a small augmentation would prove useful as well as easier. It seemed augmenting himself didn't damage or injure him in any way, only cause a slight distorted feeling that he was slowly becoming accustomed to.

So, with one eye with normal vision and the other seeing the mana of other living creatures, he made his way towards the pristine lake. It seemed the predators around him were purposely avoiding him. "Word goes around quick even if it's the law of nature. The top predator is always known by others." He spoke quietly to himself before gazing around the lake. Then, he widened his eyes in a deep state of surprise as he spotted humanoid life forms across the other side of this gigantic lake.