As Rocky continued on the hardest trail, he felt mentally fatigued and fearful of what he might face next.
First it was the hypnosis python and next a Druid, however, both these monsters were way out of his league to face as a tier1 fighter.
If he was still alive, it was only because of his education within the university which prepared him exceptionally well for life as a climber, as today he felt like kissing all of his professors on their forehead's once, as the foundation that they had given him as a climber had saved his life not once but twice today.
As Rocky continued down the hardest trail, unsure of which sentient beast he may face next, he heard a low pitched growling sound come from ahead, as a snarling beast seemed to be approaching him.
*GRRRR*
From afar, Rocky saw two angry red eyes staring at him from behind a bush, as Rocky did not hesitate at all and unleashed two powerful sword slashes towards that bush, as he attempted to lure out the beast.
*Smack*
Almost as soon as Rocky unleashed the sword strike, he saw the red eyes disappearing from behind the bushes suddenly as his attack missed its intended mark, however, he felt a sudden fast moving object hit his face instead, as he felt two distinct paws hit his cheeks.
Momentarily dazed, Rocky looked around trying to figure out what just happened to him, as if he didn't know any better, he would have thought that someone just slapped him on both cheeks at once, as the power and intensity of the attacks felt like mild slaps at best.
"Where are your manners... old man.... Why did you attack the little Chun?" Said a low pitched, almost childish sounding voice as Rocky glanced towards the source of the sound, only to see the cutest looking bunny staring at him.
"Mmmm is that snake blood on you? It's a little muddy and mixed with your sweat so salty, but it's still good.... Chun likes it" said the tiny bunny, as looking at it Rocky suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Hey little guy.... I'll let you lick the snake blood that's splattered all over my body, but you have to do one teeny tiny favor for me first" Rocky said, a scamming glint igniting in his eyes as he thought of a ruthless way to survive the situation that he was in.
Back at the academy he had learnt about how to form soul-contracts with beasts where if one of the two died, so did the other.
The downside of having this contract was that the (human) would be forced to share a portion of their soul growth with their contracted ( beast ), making their own progress slower.
However, on the other hand they could store the beast in their own soul space and call upon them for battle when needed.
Had he not met Chun, he would likely have had no chance of surviving an encounter with his mother down the trail as a transforming ice bunny was not a beast that he could fight against and hope to win at his current strength.
However, through sheer luck, he had managed to meet the curious little one, who was attracted to the scent of the blood covering his body.
To survive, Rocky knew that he needed to cleverly trick this cute creature into becoming his soul familiar, as that was the only way he saw to survive an encounter with its mother.
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/// A/N - Bonus chapter for hitting the GT Target. Good Job everyone! Thank you for all the support ///