Chapter 14: Dark Bear pt 1

Deep inside of a forest, in a house where two lives is living, they were waiting inside of the house as the thunderous storm wailing at the sky. Rain drops are hitting the roof which making a heavy sound, Rael and Ana is sweating, a cold sweat forming at their back, and also at their fore head; as they feel the cold atmosphere slowly turning into eerie and heavy feelings...



I gulfed down, saliva pass through my throat. I have sweat in my fore, cold sweat at my back. I don't know why, but only thing that I know is that, we are in a precarious situation. What's more the noise of the angry lightning is giving me more bad vibes.



What kind of being is watching us?



"... Rael..."



Ana holds my hem; it seems that she finally notices it too... Well, even I myself will completely be alert when a killing intent is pointed at you; without you knowing where did that killing intent came. You have no clue where it is...



I patted her head and awkwardly smiled at her.



Katak. Katak. Katak.



Chills run down my spines, as I heard the sound of a big step splashing outside, when I looked at the window... I saw it, 197 cm height. Two arms with large Sharp claws, dark fur with brown color.



Its feet are leaving a mark on the watery ground. It was a bear... But...



"holy shit..."



I read it in a book... This is one of the types of monsters that is dangerous, there's no chance of survival, well you'll be lucky if you manage to survive... But that survival percentage is only 3% of what the book said...



"dark demon bear, rank A Disaster class..." I said ", why a God damn monster like that is here...?"



The bear monster looked at me.



We look at each other, I'm scared but I can't help myself to look at its eyes.



The bear suddenly smiles but for me that smile scared me, the bear stopped smiling and opens its mouth widely.



That's when my instinct tells me to get out of the house immediately, I quickly grabbed ana's hand then lift her in a princess style, then I run rashly and get out of the house.



When I open the door I leaped, but because I leaped quickly, I lost my balance after I hit the ground. I still holding Ana to me.



However



When I looked at the house... The house turns into dust together with the trees at the back of our house... No, instead of saying it turn to dust, it got incinerated instead, there's nothing left remain. The blow left a mark at the ground it was a big and long wave lines. I can also see some dark mana at the ground.



"holy f*ck...!"



Sweat surprisingly pouring at me, if I didn't follow my instinct back there, we would have died and be incinerated...



I was thankful that I followed my instinct, then, I notice that Ana is trembling...



I hugged her.



"it's okay, everything will be fine."



I said, but I have no clue what to do!



What's more that blast doesn't have a sound! Nor an object sound that got incinerated!



It was a sudden attack!



I looked at the bear, the monster was smirking at me, veins popped at my head, I'm angry.



" you... M***er f**ker!" I said angrily " Ana, hide on my shadow..."



"b-but!!!"



I quickly use my shadow to swallow Ana and hide her inside of the shadow.



Now, you bear head.



"you f*cker..."



Now that I think about it, I could also hide in the shadows back then, right? Never mind.



I pose myself into an athlete runner. While my two hands are touching the ground, I kicked the ground and...



"uooh???"



The dark bear made a sound of confusion, of course. Because I run away, I fled.



So fast as you won't able to see using your naked eye. I have confidence at my speed.



Even if it were managed to caught up with me, I can distract that monster using my shadows. Of course, I spread my shadow clones everywhere to cast distraction and confusion to that bear.



I had to get out of here, in this forest.



I guess, I could say that I had to find a way to get out of here, then go to that kingdom

Alberyl Kingdom, where the Otome game will start 1 year later.



I will enroll Ana there; I don't care about the game but I care about Ana's well-being. She needs to learn and befriended with other people. Albeit, I hope there will be someone who can take care of her sharp tongue.



I jumped and climb on a tree and begun leaping to branches of each tree.



I thought it was a great escape because the bear is nowhere to be seen



However.



SCRAAACHH!!!



I quickly jumped to my right side and dodge the sharp sound coming at my back.



When that sharp sound hit the tree, the tree got cut into devastating state. That sharp sound even scratches my sleeve.



I feel uneasy, the sharp wind sound was like a claw. Yes, a claw.



I started running quickly, there's no point in standing there getting surprised nor felt something unpleasant, it will only a burden in running away, running away for our life.



One wrong move and we're dead.



But I had to look at my back. Yeah, I regret it later on.



The bear is 50 ft away from me, and that monster is getting closer and closer.



But I'm not worried, I have my plans, and alternative plans.



I hope I won't use that alternative plan, because it's too risky.



I look at my back again and the bear is right in front of me...



I smiled at the bear as if saying that I tricked that monster.



When the bear was about to give me, a blow using its claws, two shadow clones started to attack the monster. Of course, the clones have no match to that monster and got destroyed after 3 seconds, but it's enough for me to run away.



But even if it's enough for me to run, it's still not enough and not big enough for me to completely escape to that monster grasp.



Again, the bear was about to attack me, it was angry and lost its control. It's really angry, maybe because the monster didn't expect this kind of situation? well. Still.



Clone is still not good huh...



I imitate an animal... Lots of crows like shadows started to appear in my shadows, humanoid clones keep appearing in the bear shadows then started to attack...



While the clones attacking the bear the shadow crows started to attack as well.



"GUAAARRRWW!!!"



The bear growled angrily, then it opens its mouth.



That is!



It was the same thing that incinerate our house!



I got panic for a second but I got myself and calms down, this power will have a recoil I guess, because back then that bear didn't attack us when we manage to escape, instead the monster just standing not moving.



Thanks for myself, for being calm. I hided inside of the dark bear's shadow.



When I was inside, Ana suddenly hugged me.



"are you okay...?"



"y-yeah..."



Somehow, this feels like, this is not the way of a sibling’s relationship? Where are we going?



Never mind that, inside of the shadow I can see the dark bear.



A large ball appears to its mouth, it's sparking and the color is navy blue, with dark-ish aura, it gives of a sinister look.



Then when the bear releases it, the monster rotate itself so that it will hit everything.



"PWWIIIIINGGG!!!"



A ray of dark ish light started to incinerate every object, other living beings. Its range is around 60 meters,



"SHWAABOOM!!!"



That destructive power!!!



It incinerates everything! Trees, grass, all the living beings that got involve in that attack.



Everything turns to ashes.



I want to ask, is that monster really a disaster class not a calamity or something?



If it's a disaster class, then how strong are those adventurers, knights, mages, who can defeat a disaster class type monster?



It seems that I'm still weak, I'm strong but also weak either. The world is seriously wide...



*



Now then, we are trapped inside of that monster shadows, but I at least gathered some information about this bear monster.



First is, it can smell us, the bear isn’t leaving, it only waiting on us while gnashing its own teeth. second, that blast before, I'll call it dark ray. It was a destructive power you won't be able to survive even if you cast a barrier, I notice that; that power can nullify magics, so magic won't do any help if that thing hits you.



Thirdly, that power has a demerit, because after the bear release that destructive power, a recoil will hit the one who used it. The user/monster won't be able to move for 5 seconds, so if that monster/other user, want to used it, it should be a sure kill.



I don't know if this power can be learned by humans, and if it did. Then it would be an intermediate magic, no. Maybe even higher than that.



Even if I know the recoil of that power, I still don't want to used that as an advantage to me. Because if that monster used that again, the forest will turn into ashes. And turn into wasteland.




And lastly 4th, the skin of the bear is hard like a metal, normal weapons won't be able to help when I want to slice its skin, hell even a scratch won't leave a mark on its skin.



So, I need something outrageously strong weapon, something sharp and durable. A blade that a single swing will cut the monster in half, shred the monster until nothing is remain.

I switched place with another shadow, while thinking.



‘Where can I find that kind of weapon? It's impossible to find some here in the forest...’



RRAAAWWRRR!!!



"!!!"



OH shit

Chapter end