58 To turn a damsel into a war machine! (1/2)

Wyven's shack in Mercy Forest, two weeks before Jodye's arrival in Little Oasis.

Dessa and Wyven Chimes were standing by the lake in a warm embrace. Dessa's crimson hair was tied into a ponytail, and she was wearing black tights and leather armor that hugged her body perfectly. Wyven was wearing his same old plain clothes and seemed to have aged by at least 5 years.

”Must you truly go, child? Now is the time we have awaited, the time where we can start over.” Wyven Chimes voice contained worry and melancholy. He was genuinely reluctant to see this child leave on her own.

”Uncle Wyven, if I don't follow Mr. Jupiter now then I'm afraid I would regret it for the rest of my life. I have to go,” Dessa Chimes' eyes were resolute, without a single ripple. She knew what she had to do.

”But dear niece, you do not even know where he has gone.”

”I will find him.”

”He is merely a child, he can not provide for you or take care of you. How are so certain that you can rely on such a being?”

”If it is as you say, then it is even more important that I guide him…”

”…Can you not think of it a few days more?”

”Did you not hear me earlier, uncle? About regret? Rest. Of. My. Life.” Dessa Chimes pushed her uncle away and ran off playfully, before turning around again and sticking out her tongue. ”Don't worry about me, uncle! I'm following him by choice, I like Jupiter much more than these other smelly men. He won't let me down!”

As Wyven watched his niece runoff out of the woods, he had many complicated feelings. As an adult man and her caretaker, how could he let her go alone? Merely, she was already 16, that is considered an adult age. Plus, Dessa was not his daughter, and he could not control her. As far as being her caretaker, since when had he ever been able to actually take care of her? Wyven Chimes could barely protect himself, much less Dessa. Thus, he sat and watched as her figure grew increasingly blurry. He imagined that he would never see this niece of his again.

Sadly, Wyven was correct in this notion. He was fated to never see Dessa again.

Dessa, on the other hand, would one day soar through the divine realms disdaining the heights she used to consider tall. Of course, this was a story for another time.

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Ten days after Jodye departs from Little Oasis…

ROAR!

In the middle of a dark forest, a vicious wild cat bounces off the trees as it slashed its aggressive and sharp claws at the dodging Jodye Trill. Jodye was wearing elegant black robes and had equipped the serenity earrings and brave fang collar from his space ring. Jodye felt an affinity with these items, and after probing them with his divine sense, he knew the effects were decent. Especially the serenity earrings which could hide his aura.

Such a thing was just too good! It was a real treasure.

In such a dangerous forest, a treasure that could completely hide your aura was definitely needed. Especially since Jodye had chosen to forego the use of his Baleful Glaive, as the power increase it brought was a bit exaggerated. He couldn't grow stronger by relying too heavily on powerful tools. A good example would be the mercenaries Jupiter often faced when on an adventure. Many of these groups employed powerful weapons that made them fearsome opponents. However, how many of these fearsome opponents had Jupiter crushed with pure strength before they had a chance to utilize their equipment?

The number was too vast to count.

Jodye aspired to possess the strength that could disdain all external measures as well. For this reason, he chose to not use his A-grade combat glaive unless his life was in real danger. Instead, he was now using a D-grade combat saber that he found in one of the magic pouches from Little Oasis town. The D-Grade combat saber only boosted his combat power by 13%. Like this, Jodye would use his own ability to clear all obstacles!

The wild cat's paws looked as if they were dipped in gold paint and released fierce force momentum as it wildly slashed at Jodye's legs again and again. This wild cat was 2 meters tall and 5 meters long with purple fur and glowing green eyes. It had fangs like a saber tooth tiger that appeared to be made of solid gold.