The Chronicles Of Rhaxtyx

"Oooo. What's that?"

Asked Rhaxtyx to himself while hiding in bushes and looking at a small bird.

"I want it. I want it so bad! Come here!"

"Chirp?"

Rhaxtyx ran towards this small bird while yelling "COME HERE YOU CUTE LITTLE FUR BALL!"

He chased it for a while until it disappeared in a thick bush.

"Fur ball? Where are you? Fur… Ball… Fu- F*CK!"

Angeline was preparing breakfast when she heard Rhaxtyx's scream. When she looked, she saw him getting chased by a Gleam Beak. They were mostly mild magic beasts but when agitated they could even kill a unit of 10 soldiers. And currently one of them was chasing Rhaxtyx.

"UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F**********************CK!!!!"

"Looks like he got caught."

Gleam Beak was currently stabbing his beak to Rhaxtyx. After a while it got bored and with a final stab, it left. Its baby came after it's mother and stabbed its beak one last time and followed after its mother proudly.

"*Groan* That hurt." (Rhaxtyx)

"If someone went after your baby, you too would do something like that." (Angeline)

"I would destroy that fool."

"Exactly. So you should be thankful that it did not choose to kill you."

"It could not kill me anyway. I'm immortal."

"It doesn't know that and it would try until you died."

"That would be painful. *shudder*"

"Yes. That is why you should be thankful. Breakfast's ready."

"Coming!"

They ate their breakfast. Rhaxtyx would try to make Angeline laugh but would irritate her instead. This was their everyday. Rhaxtyx would do something stupid or bother Angeline and she would berate him, sometimes physically. They accepted each other as friends since Feraz Village and started to depend on one another more.

They left Feraz Village a couple of days ago and now go wherever. They had no particular goal and reason in their mind. They were about the leave Helenia Forest and enter the territory of Vulca City.

"We must be careful from now on. There will be patrols around here from Vulca and my face is kind of infamous around here." (Angeline)

"Okay. I should change mine as well then. Disguise! By the way, why is your infamous?"

"Vulca City's lord doesn't want people living in his territory without his permission. And that's what I was doing at the time."

"I see."

As they went ahead, they started to meet less and less wild life. Signaling frequent human influence. This forest was dividing Vulca City and Leilo City so it was used as a hunting ground for both cities. And Leilo City was a military city as well, training the soldiers of Kingdom of Herron. That's why Helenia Forest was used as a training ground for new recruits from Leilo City as well.

Vulca City was west of Leilo City, which is farther away from the capital. Also, Vulca City was near the border of Kingdom of Herron as well, so the capital's influence cannot reach Vulca City that well. That's why Vulca City's city lord became braver with his actions.

"We have to be careful you know." (Angeline)

"You said that a little before. Why are you repeating?"

"Because you are eyeing out another animal for capturing."

"Y-you don't know that!"

"You are literally holding a stone and aiming towards it."

"N-no I'm not!" *Thud* "Umm."

"Haah. Let's just go."

"Yes ma'am."

They moved until sky got darker. They found a nice enough clearing and began setting up camp. Fuel for the camp fire was Rhaxtyx's and dinner was Angeline's duty as always. As Rhaxtyx lit the fire, Angeline returned with their food on hand.

"You really are good with hunting, aren't you?" (Rhaxtyx)

"I had to learn. When you are on the run for six months, you learn some things."

"Right... Sorry."

"It's okay, I know you didn't mean anything by that."

"So, you said we are near Vulca. Are we going there?"

"No. Like I said, I'm wanted over there. If I go there, they'll catch us."

"Then let's get out of here! Why are we getting closer and closer to Vulca?!"

"I want to return to my village."

"To check on your mother?"

"Yes. I've been away for so long, I'm getting homesick."

"Your mother told you to never return though!"

"So? Wouldn't you return anyway?"

"I don't know. I've never had any parents or family."

"Oh I'm… I'm sorry."

"Why? I'm a god, I just am. I don't have family because I didn't need one to exist in the first place!"

"Being an orphan is not something to be ashamed of, don't worry."

"You! Are you even listening?"

"Let's prepare our dinner before it is too late."

After dinner, they chit-chatted for a while and Angeline went to sleep with a warning.

"If you try to capture an animal while I'm asleep, you will suffer in the morning!"

"Sheesh! Okay! I get it! Just go to sleep already!"

"G'night!"

"Good night."

After making sure Angeline is really sleeping, he stood up and went deeper into the forest.

'If we are to go to Ange's village, I have to get going with my magic practices. I've been slacking off for a while now but I have to be able to cast a spell successfully soon. What do I need to do for that? Let's see….'

He closed his eyes and went over what he knew about this world's laws. He got hit by a Fireball spell so he knew how that worked and got a grasp on this worlds law of elemental fire. But there was nothing on how one can cast it. No material component information and no verbal information as well. He just knew what it was.

"What if I try its original chant? I think he said this."

{Flames that came from the deep, awa-} *Boom*

After trying it, the spell exploded in his face and he found himself under a tree. The cracked stump indicated that he hit it quite hard

"*Groan* That hurt. Looks like it doesn't work. Why though? Maybe because I haven't grasped it completely yet? No that's not how it feels like. Maybe it is because of me but not for some reason that I'm thinking of. Is it really the chant? Let's try it."

{O' flames of the deep, awa-} *Boom*

"Sh*t! Still a fail. But the feeling is different. There's more affinity towards the spell. This may be the case! Let try a different one."

{Eternal flames of the deep, awa-} *Boom*

And so, he tried chant after chant until dawn. When it was about time for sunrise, he finally had a grasp on the root of the problem and started working on the solution. With a grin on his face, he wiped the sweat from his brow and blood from his mouth.

"Finally. This will do! Let's return to-"

Just as he was about to return to camp site, he saw a funny little creature watching him. It had white fur on his body and black face and belly. It stood on his four feet and was standing at about half a meter from ground. It had a bushy tail and was watching Rhaxtyx curiously.

"Hello little fella. How are you?"

As soon as Rhaxtyx said that and went down to eye level, the creature came trotting to him. It smelled his hand and circled him, as if it was checking him out.

"What are you looking at? If you want food, I don't have any, sorry."

With that, the creature started to walk away, indicating that it lost interest.

"But don't leave! You would make an excellent test subject!"

Right after he said that, Rhaxtyx made his move. He jumped on the creature, intent on capturing it and conducting experiments on it. He swung his arms, jumped on it again and again but was not successful. The creature was nimble and cunning. Like it knew what Rhaxtyx would try next.

It looked at him one last time before running. Rhaxtyx, after being provoked like that roared and ran after the creature. It ran towards the camp and sat on Angeline's c.h.e.s.t.

It was a silent and calm morning. Angeline woke up to sounds of birds, smell of fresh flowers and a heavy feeling on her c.h.e.s.t. When she looked, she saw the cutest face ever. It was a wild beast she once read about. It was called a honey badger and they usually would not live around to where they are now.

"Good morning Mr. Honey Badger. Are you lost? What are you doing here?"

With that, badger looked at Angeline with a crying face and looked towards her left. When she looked, she saw Rhaxtyx standing next to a tree, out of breath. What she didn't notice, however, is that on the face of honey badger a smug look appeared.

"Damn! Even this little beast is underestimating me! Come here!" (Rhaxtyx)

"What are you saying Rex!? It's just a cute little honey badger. Isn't that right?"

Honey badger nodded to those words and Rhaxtyx got more and more frustrated.

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At around the same time, at the clearing that was once Feraz Village, a troop of soldiers under the leadership of a mage came out of the forest.

"Damn! What the hell happened here! Wasn't there supposed to be a village here?" (Mage)

"Yes sir. Even if you ask, I cannot explain." (Captain)

"And what's more, the mana concentration here is high. Like really high! Probably even higher than capital!" (Mage)

"How is that possible sir?!" (Captain)

"I don't know. What I know is I'm not qualified enough to investigate this. Let's go! I have to return to capital and report this! Hyah!" (Mage)