Chapter 3: Little Bunny

Chapter 3: Little Bunny

Darkness fell in the woods as the buzzing of insects grew. Obviously, none of the giant bugs that attacked him still lived.

[Congratulations! Strength has reached the 25-point mark. You're now near impervious to normal physical attacks.]

Warden let out a breath and opened the system page to check on the increase.

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[Warden]

Race: Human (Prime/Corrupted – 27%)

Title: [Redacted] [Redacted] ... [Redacted]

Fatelock: [Void Prison Realm]

Disposition: Chaotic

Rank: [Broken Calamity]

Attributes:

[Strength: 26.4]

[Mind: 12.3]

[Spirit: 74]

[Recovery: 99]

Skills/Abilities:

[Imbuing: Normal - 38%] [Left Hand of Calamity: < 5%]

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The status page still confused him mostly, and no matter what he tried, he couldn't get any more information out of it. In the end, he could only put it away.

His Strength got the most benefit from killing those beetles, and he did find some improvement in Mind. His body seemed to be slowly recovering from the obnoxious tiredness as well.

The 99 points in Recovery working their charm, he supposed.

He held onto one of the twelve channels and led his way to finally find the source of the magical energy. There was a core alright, but it seemed different from the beast cores.

In his abdomen, the Warden found a dark sphere pulsating with thick energy. Somehow, it appeared vast, even though it was within himself. He was just about to look deeper into the dark core when the howl of a wild beast woke him up.

Warden leapt up to his feet and peered towards where the howl came from. A dire wolf again, but this time it was a couple of feet bigger counterpart than the one that attacked him before. Moreover, it seemed to be after something.

A bunny? Warden's eyes lit up as he charged at them, sword ready in his arms.

The dire wolf was just about to bite the head of the small bunny when his movement flashed and he swung his sword, which plunged into the beast's head. The void energy surged through the open aperture, digging through the wound.

Blood smeared onto the grass and onto the white fur of the bunny, which was already bloody to begin with. The dire wolf wasn't dead, it was stronger than the one he killed before and seemed more intelligent as well. It growled at him for once and shot the direction it came from, its speed far higher than what Warden could match.

The rabbit stopped running, its small heart pounding like drums. Even he could hear it. Covered in blood, it eyed its saviour, squeaking a little.

Warden returned to the bunny, resting on the grass pitifully.

"Aren't you looking tasty," Warden mumbled, stooping down to check on the bunny to see if it would survive or not. Surprisingly, there wasn't any threatening physical wound on its body. It was a near miracle that it survived a predator many times its size.

"Now what am I to do with you?" he said, nuzzling the little beast. "Eat you?"

Somehow, the small bunny had the wit to look horrified. It gave a pitiable look at its saviour, playing all the cuteness it could muster.

Warden's heart melted easily as he picked up the injured bunny. "Well, I got plenty of food."

He carried the bunny near the fire and cleaned its wound, which seemed to be already healing. Of course, it was a magical beast, or how else it would survive the wolf?

Done with cleaning and finding nothing else to help it with, the Warden left it near the fire. His dinner was ready, although they didn't look all that appetizing. Well, the roasted meat had to do it for now.

Chewing his first bite, he turned to the resting bunny again. Is it hungry? He wondered and held out the meat towards it. Wait, wasn't a rabbit supposed to be a herbivore?

Warden wasn't so sure of himself, yet to his surprise, the bunny actually took a small bite of the meat, after smelling it. It ate showing no reservation.

"A carnivore bunny?" he raised an eyebrow towards it.

In response, the rabbit squeaked timidly, its crimson eyes watching pityingly.

Eventually, the Warden shrugged as if it was only natural. He gave the small creature more meat, and it turned out just as ravenous as him, almost contending with him to finish the meal.

The following day, the little bunny hadn't left after recovering miraculously from its injuries. It rested on his lap, taking his body temperature after the fire winked out.

"What I'm to do with you?"