The journey was long and time seemed inconsequential in the travel. Still, Maru persevered through it all.
This quest was worth more than just idling on his domain and dying of boredom in the end.
Alas, even death was bereft of him since everything that the Primal Author created in the first place would also die together with him.
This made Maru a very special existence indeed. He could not waste the lives of countless souls because of his greed and selfishness alone.
And so he continued to find a new meaning in this empty expanse of space.
Maru searched for the source of the sound but found that he could not determine the origin at all. This was of course pretty expected since he was only a small part of his soul after all.Against someone who may possibly be a Primal Author caliber, a little piece was an insignificant speck in comparison to both power and ability.Another breath passed and a naked baby boy could be seen walking down the white sands of nature.“Well met, Fellow Daoist! I am called Maru.” Maru cupped his fist towards the diminutive child as he realized that this was absolutely a Supreme Existence like that fucking old man who wanted to shove his omnipotenc
"Affirmative, host," the system quickly did what Quickstep wanted. Another flash happened and a shop menu replaced the previous status screen. He saw countless of beings on different columns with their corresponding tiers.F - ordinaryE - uncommonD - rareC - epicB - heroA - relicS - mythical
"Can I borrow shop points?" Quickstep asked the system."Negative, host," the system answered."Bouncing balls! Do you know the nearest human settlement?" Quickstep said to the system."Affirmative, host. There is a map on the menu of the system. You can find your current location and any place in this world using the map," the system replied."I don't know how to read a map. Can you just show me the way like you do these lights on the system?" Quickstep requested to the system.
Fifteen minutes had elapsed when Quickstep approached the unaware Cheetah. He was within striking distance and was ready for the kill. But as he was poised to attack, his body coiled into position and rubbed sections of it together to make a sizzling warning sound.This was a characteristic threat display of a Saw-Scaled Viper which proved the unraveling of his well-planned action."Bouncing balls!" Quickstep swore as his sharp fangs did not land true on its intended target. He has bitten the Duiker instead as the Cheetah was agile on its reactions to evade the sneak attack.Transmogrify target detected…
"Nice. It doesn't hurt as much. More of numbed feeling. What kind of tree is this?" Quickstep asked the system."It is Allocasuarina luehmannii (buloke or bull-oak), host. This tree produces that hardest wood among the Zero Tiered existences." The system replied to Quickstep."How long until I can be completely healed?" Quickstep asked the system. He saw his branches were broken and in his trunk were impact marks, abrasions and scrapes which were likely caused by the Cheetah."It would approximately take 100 years, host. Your tree body will seal the damaged tissue in order to decrease the chances of decay or infection from outspreading to healthy t
"How long before I see them?" Quickstep asked the system after five minutes of flight in the air."The nearest would get you 1,584,537 years of airtime. The other about 2,048,624 years of travel time at your current speed," the system answered Quickstep."Bouncing balls! That long?!" Quickstep said to the system."Affirmative, host," the system replied to Quickstep."Bouncing balls! I want to get there sooner than those many many years!" Quickstep argued to the system."You can
"Stop! Bouncing balls! I will ask if I have something I need from you. Okay? Just, stop it already." The system was about to start another topic but was interrupted by Quickstep. Quickstep was intent on listening to the system at first but quickly found out that what he expected did not happen.The system was spouting nonsense instead."Affirmative, host." The system said to Quickstep."Good. Now show me the cheapest tier E Uncommon Existences." Quickstep commanded the system."Affirmative, host." The system replied to Quickstep. After that, the screen in his fro
"Show me th…" Quickstep was about to say something to the system but was interrupted by a big cat who came out of nowhere. It has dark vertical stripes on its red orange fur. He remembered that its name is Tiger because it was one of his collection of creatures before.Quickstep recalled a Tiger that urinated and scratch his bark when he was still a tree. That beast would roar which made other animals stay away from its territory. The Tiger made Quickstep its home for a year before going off one evening to hunt. It never returned."Bou.. nc… ing… bal… ls… Go awa…" Quickstep stammered as the Tiger bit his throat. Its mighty forelimbs pushed Quickstep's body to the ground. The cat was now on to