Lumian fell down with a thud . Piercing light immersed his vision . With effort he opened his eyes.
Surrounding him were trees , lush bushes , and a serene atmosphere .
" Forgotten shore is not like this , am I in a illusion , is it a mind effecting nightmare creature. "
He stood up observing his surroundingsire carefully . Mustering his courage he decided to explore the area carefully .
He moved in cautious motion . No creature attacked him yet .
In moments he made his way past into a clearing . Down lay a steep cliff in front to him .
With cautiousness he looked at what lay below .
Pure darkness shimmering with glistening stars greeted his vision .
"Wait..t" He assesed the area once more . In the distance he could see large chains connecting to majestic flying islands . In the sky a lone island stood .
"Flying islands, chains..., I'm in the
"Chained Isles"
The realization hit him like a rock . He was at most certain that he would be sent to the Forgotten Shore .
Being sent to this place instead gave him a slight relief but as he thought more and more fear ran climbed through him . He knew what would most happened in forgotten shore .
But he barely knew about chained isles .
He did not remember more than half of sunny's vendetta here from the novel . The wilderness survival did teach him about this place but that strictly not enough.
There were simply too many unknowns .
Not to forget this place did not lose to forgotten shore in its power level of nightmare creatures .
In the underside of the Islands Lay atlest creatures at the corrupted level .
Some islands were called Inhabited by unimaginable horrors called Death Islands .
And Awakend , Fallen creatures were found without modesty .
And the islands layout was like a web and difficult to traverse .
Not to mention the thing above it all "The crushing "
"Well There is no need grieving about it ,atleast there are human saints and a citadel here"
"First This island I am on could be dangerous , I should summon my memories and get out of the open ."
Only then did he realize that he was naked from top to bottom , his naked body displayed to the world in its full glory .
" Well That's certainly a first "
As a wierd feeling consumed he summoned his memories specifically boot of pace and the Cloak of Concealment .
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Lumian was sharpening a piece of hardwood . Perfecting it for combat .
" It's a bummer that I Don't have a weapon memory , In the academy I tried to trade that useless charm of standing still but As I expected no one wanted it "
" Not that a Dormant tier one memory is going to make a difference ."
After looking at the array of weapons including two Spears, and a handful of sharp projectiles . He thought " The trees here are built like iron to withstand the 'crushing ' , making them suitable for making weapons .
He had also selected the most sturdy tree with hardwood as taught him by Proffesor Julies .
" I will never regret taking that class ' He thought .
With that he began exploring the Island .
His Innate Ability allowed him a premonition of danger , effectively making him avoid the dangerous creatures .
Added to that his Awakemed level Concealment memory It had a potent effect .
But It had a limit . It did not take long that a ominous flying bat like creatures stopped him .
In its display of power . It lunged at him from the sky .
Lumian quickly dodged to the side . Throwing down his wood projectiles .
"It seems It's a Dormant creature of the Demon rank "
Ignoring the shallow wound by the projectiles. The Bat lunged at him once again .
Lumian parried with his pear . Pushing the Bat back .
He activated him Cloak of Concealment ability making him invisible from the creature for a set of time .
With swift motion . He threw down a pear at the Bat . It tried to dodge but Ithe spear impaled a part of his skin .
Now in furious rage . The creature once slain lunged at Lumian . Lumian parried one the bat's claws but its teeth sank into his arm .
He had already used him Soothing ability to numb the oncoming pain but still a shocking jolt of pain though significantly reduced hit him. Adreline coursing through him and hand a aching in constant stings . Lumian clenched the jaw of the bat and threw him off .
The second spear now impaling the creature.
Lumian once made a distance using his Cloak memory .
The impaled creature now was hit with another wave of small wooden darts .
The now limping bat once again rushed him . Lumian stopped it by catching the Spears impaled in it . And pinned it to the ground .
Using the last sharp small wooden stick he had. Lumian striked at the beast neck . Cutting his way through it .
As it's nape lay exposed Lumian saw a crystal shimmering in it . With quick force enduring the bats relentless claw scratches he pulled it out .
The jolting body now fell silent .
[You have Defeated a Dormant Demon , Lunging Merbat ]
[You have recieved a Memory ]....
Quickly he moved the bat's body from there and laced it with a strong smelling plant .
In case a creature gets attracted by the smell of blood .
He asked his body, other than that bite wound . His hands were hit with a few scratches here and there . The Cloak had protected him main body .
The wound on his hand was not too deep at all .
'Thankfully it's teeth is not a speciality , and I held it back from sinking in its canines . '
He used his Soothing powers . Numbing down a significant portion of pain and making the injuries heal faster .
An awakened body has the ability to heal and mend itself from any injury even without external help .
Though His abilities made them extremely faster .
Looking at the glowing dark crystal in his possession he shattered it . Essence flooded his soul . His soul Core one step closer to being refined .
Unfortunately he could not creature new ones and only has the ability to refine the one he had .
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Night had fallen upon The Chained Isles .
In a hidden campfire he sat eating some
meat.
Lumian thoughts
" I defeated four of those identical bats today , the injuries from the other three were minimal . With The two memories I got defeating such things is going to be even merrier "
He checked his runes .
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Memories : [Unbroken Focus ] [Boots Of Pace ] [ Cloak of Concealmant ] [ Hunting Blade ] [ Lunging Kunai ]
Hunting Blade was a simple long blade . The Lunging Kunai acted as a projectile .
Traveling a vast distance after throwing .
With that he extinguished the fire and went to sleep . New adventures awaited him tommorow .
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Well how was the chapter , I know the implementation was bad . The fight scene also felt rushed . But do you find the progression of the story different and a little fresh ?
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