Slowly opening eyes.
As if the occasional blackouts were some sacred rites. Opening eyes took a while but this morning it felt something new, something different or as if I have changed my perspective altogether. Vision was more sharper than usual. I woke up fully proceeded to get up the height my vision precieved the ground had increased significantly. As if somebody put my skull in the higher place. Examined myself before thinking about what next should I do? The results of examination were I am buck naked down to the toes. Though I may look like a walking seductive pheromone but I will hold my horses right there. I am not quite well informed regarding the customs of this place. So its better atleast to follow customs from the place I hail from till I chanced upon some wisdom. Walking naked to the civilization and becoming a nightmare for the family of monsters dining peacefully in their house. Not wanting to be remembered as freak by the freaks themselves is the basic decorum as a higher species I must maintain.
Looked around the vicinity if I could get something to wrap myself with as the Excalibur was ready for action but the place for action was tad bit concerning. Me running behind unidentified life form hormonally craze just to get action is just the thing I must avoid. Searched for drape like material to craft a single use clothing to cover myself with. But to my bad luck there was nothing close to it. As my efforts bore no fruit it didn't mean that they were vain because just the fact I tried gives me plausible justification to flash myself infront of unknown life forms. With feeling a sense of guilt.
I proceeded towards the brain as it was something I was in search for previously. Reimbarking on the journey of innards of corpse. Hope my action doesn't actually disrespect dead. Even if they did will just add it to my list of sins for now as me touring here is necessary. And the fact that I dug it's heart out, drank its blood, cracked its bones and drank its marrow. With a slight disgust at face I continue to journey as of I am not that sure that the list wouldn't surely need some rediting later. I reached brain in less time against what I estimated before but if estimations were going to be accurate they wouldn't be named estimations. But the margin of error is way too large as to not notice this descrepancy. Then again I look at the roof which was tilted body wall blocking entry of light and then to the ground. Adjusting my vision and remembering that I had some serious body modification just last night. The results were amazing but they robbed me of my teen's as I skipped to adulthood altogether in a span of approximately two weeks. On the other hand it increased my chances of survival. I don't agree to this statement but my body is thankful for such preposterous increase in chances of my eternal beauty sleep.
The brain too seemed analogous to human brain as the two hemispherical structure suggest that it had what it took to be self aware. Yet it died a fish's death, fated to die by falling for a thread and line.
The brain was big in size as big as castle of Colts. Just seen it few times while passing when was generously granted the duty of refilling groceries of Tavern. Pocketed a bit money here and there by grocery money and bought myself a book of infant wisdom. A picture book as I don't know to read. The art of reading was taught to me by homeless beggar in front of Tavern. People often gossiped him for a Primordial Magician of Cyan Empire, the blaze of Khotan(Vast grassland inhabiting tribal monsters), Duke Vastor evaan Igenus. But it was all a drunk talk I guess because he told me he was just hillbilly Scholar. As to why I still remember the gossip, because I was a tavern boy that's why.
Lets call every big brain I encounter as of now Castle brain. As I guess going forward this sight will be more repetitive just my gut feeling. Either way naming it isn't that bad. Maybe I will be held as Pioneer of Monstrology in this world. Who knows?
The ridges and sulcuses were way too similar but the colour wasn't it appeared to be dark red instead of pinkish white. I sensed a sudden moment as my senses got sharper as to this ability is a boon or curse only the future would tell. To confirm if the moment is for good or bad as per my experience any unknown moment is bad. Because obviously I don't know why the holy flame it moved.
Muttered Haldir in my mind as to strengthen my resolve and it was a first for me that I recited Haldir with my own will. When a person Haldir his inner self. He is automatically baptised in a warrior- Oh brave warrior within me I hope you will save me. Again weapon less buck naked me in middle of makers knew what situation in motioned in the air of slashing the brain. As to repeat my miraculous feat of unarmed sword slash. Before doing this notion I convinced myself that previously it happened because it was once in a life gacha like event. This time after failure I even prepared myself to eat away brain as a resort as hunger is root of some evil. Because some of that I read were just straight crazy. Still remembering the Chancellor of Regalis as the image for a refrance for emotion crazy itself. I swung down the hand held in mid air-
Slash
The brain divided itself into two more pieces as to why it happened I am still in shock. I expected nothing but even if this hopefully worked all I wished for a hole big enough to allow me a passage. But contradicting my expectations it cleanly slashed the Castle Brain in four parts. While I slashed I noticed the same glow from core from the wordings engraved on my back of hand in the line of thumb. I admit the visuals were eye appeasing but mechanism behind it was unknown. Which generated a genuine sense of fear within me. But this ability got greatly fancied by my survival crazed body. I fear one day my body will keep me alive agianst my will.
Due to wave of amaze and shock engulfing my perception I neglected the sight in front of me. Which shocked me more as it was something new to beginwith even scribbles of this place are new to me. So fretting over this little things won't be good for me in long run. The sight was of a parasitical entity longe enough to be a snake not that big just eight feet long. Me jesting casually about size of monsters. I sure have come a long way. Maybe the aging did change something within me.
Haahaa
The features of that parsite matched snake kings more as it had clipping scales(projectile scales) which has the ability to make holed practice log from archery practice field. It slithered but the tounge had three instead of two terminal openings. The fact that it had such absurd anatomical advantage along with the fact that it was freaking eight feet long. Just made me remember if I did anything bad with any reptilian species in my life. Maybe I have eaten a few young ones and had Omelette of Arctic snake eggs once in my lifetime. And after weighing every sin I judge myself guilty. The worst fact was not that I had preborn baby on melting hot pan with a side of Psilum paste. But the fact I was unarmed and the dangling thing between my legs hindered my mobilty and not to mention for it to be my strength and weakness at the same time.
I prayed to the maker readied my breathing tempo and braced myself for upcoming invasion. It opened its mouth and spewed bone melting poison. It increased my stress line drastically as this crawling monstrosity had another lineage advantage to him. I jumped to the side still not fully adapted to the newfound strength but managed to dodge it from a grazing distance. I looked at it closely as to try my luck which works pretty well in case of inviting trouble and getting out of them at the same time. It worked as I noticed a huge slash at the side of its body still dripping blood at an alarming rate. To survive this I just have to bid my time as for the damage. It was dealt before counting my griffins before hatching. But just after few tussels it knocked itself up for greater good of mankind. That is me the sole human in the forsaken land.
I butchered its corpse neatly but that too took a surprisingly long time even after my good knife skills. This newfounded strength just negated my years of efforts in mastering the art of flaying. But I took notes from my mistake and improved it in a one go completing it cleanly. While I was removing poison pouch some of that splashed on the seperated skin. It turned the skin into fabric like dimensions in every way possible by digesting the excess fats and loosening fibre.
Finally a drape was vested on me as my exhibitionist adventure had been dealt haunting pause. Still I am greatful that I won't be flashy perv for inferior species like monsters. Stopping to their level by blaming lack of intellect is something that I refuse to do. The difference is what makes us human. After spouting stuff straight from theological session I proceeded wrapping myself high quality original leather. The exoskeleton wasn't too similar with snake as it was not scale but meshy as if it was destined to be my fashion. Due to my lack of crafting knowledge I just split it in half by the fangs I plucked out for butchering , they were very sharp. One half wrapped covering my lower half in overlapping rolls providing free moment. And for the rest I just made three holes by estimation and tailored it to my measurements. It turned out pretty indigenous if I say so myself.
Noble sacrifice of reptile saved the eyes of all possible life forms of this world by blinding themselves by my true form. His sacrifice will never be remembered. The rest of meat was cooked in fire due to poison it tested spicy which was eyes watering. I crafted a make do leather bottle too as to store marrow as it doesn't get coagulated and has healing properties to it too and it was tasty.
Heehee
If I can afford to protect my palate in roughed up situation like mine why shouldn't I. I enhanced the fangs along with bones to make a yavka. I sliced open the wyrm this time to poceed forth and recalibrated slinger in case of another high ground situation. I departed after attaching two bone fang yavkas in my back and slinger wrapped around my wrist. This time I attached another splintered scale of wyrm as its point end. Then I bid farewell unwillingly to my own tavern. But as to move forward we must depart our own taverns someday leaving them miles behind in the track. As sad it seems as sadder it gets.
I moved forward to the region of dusty air once again. The scraping sensation of friendliness greeted me and me with snake armour greeted it back. As to get acknowledged that I too has changed...