Queen Kimbera

Finding this creature proved somewhat difficult.

The classification for beasts was different in my former life so my mental image of a mythical beast may have been a little off the mark. I was looking for some epic killing machine in the flesh!

Turns out, this peak mythical beast is a ball of fluff that fits into a human hand. Did I mention that it has wings? And that it likes to bully my giant squirrel?

So, in short, I was now trying to make friends with a fuzzy mouse that was flying around eating my vibrant apples. At least it liked me.

"Kimbu? Kimbu!!!"

'What is it? You ate all the apples again?'

"Kimbu!"

'Yes yes, I'll grow more.'

The speed at which this thing, I had taken to calling it Kimbu, could eat was abnormal. It could devour a bunch of apples that were bigger than itself and didn't seem to have a limit on how much it could eat.

I kept on feeding the little glutton over the next week or so before consulting with the system.

'System, how do I make this contract?'

\u003cSimply ask the beast if it wishes to be your guardian beast and accept your first enlightenment fruit. The rest will happen by itself.\u003e

'Very well. Kimbu! Would you like to be my guardian beast and accept my first enlightenment fruit?'

"Kimbu! (^•.•^) Kimbu!"

It was vigorously nodding and shot towards me. Only to be caught midway by an azure-colored, gloved hand. Kimbu clearly struggled and poofed up its fur but to no avail.

I immediately recognized the lady who had been chasing the dragon with the strange arrow so many months ago. She was still clad wholly in blue and released a dreadful sense of power. A beauty beyond compare, no one I had ever seen could come close to her in charm or aura.

Then, her gaze that had been resting on Kimbu moved over to me. I felt like she could see straight through my body all the way to my soul. An inexplicable fear assaulted my mind. She could kill me with nothing but a thought.

"I'm sorry but I can't let this queen Kimbera be your guardian beast. It doesn't belong in this world and I have come to retrieve it. I hope you can understand."

'Of course! If my lady wishes so I will naturally abstain from taking it as my guardian beast.'

"I'm glad you understand. Still, I feel a little bad for taking such a fortunate encounter from you... Hmmm, yes, that squirrel seems suitable."

She instantly reappeared next to my giant squirrel and grabbed it by the neck. My squirrel was so scared by her overwhelming presence that it simply played dead. The lady in blue didn't seem to care and stuffed a glowing red pill down its throat.

"That should do it. Your name shall be Ratatoskr. Once it wakes you can take it as your guardian beast."

Before I could even convey my gratitude she flicked her wrist and disappeared along with the queen kimbera.

'System, what just happened?'

\u003cI'm honestly not too sure myself. The good news is that once the squirrel wakes up it should be a mythical beast with the possibility of ascending to be a divine beast.\u003e

'But you said I couldn't use a self-grown beast!'

\u003cWhile you did grow it, the squirrel you grew was a normal animal. It is now going through a fundamental transformation and will end up a mythical beast. So technically it is not a beast you grew. It's an animal you grew that was transformed into a beast. Thus, the rules won't be broken.\u003e

'How long until it wakes up?'

\u003cWeeks, months, years? Such a fundamental evolution can take any amount of time. Though at the longest it would take three years.\u003e

'Let's hope it doesn't take three years! Too much can change in three years. My revenge might have become impossible by then.'

So I could do nothing but wait for the day Ratatoskr, as the lady had named it, woke up.