Young Varian had been fighting since he could remember. He trained his body, ate the most nutritious food he could afford and never missed a day.
After Sia awakened, he only increased his training.
He studied the fighting styles of masters across the federation and was slowly forming one of his own.
"Roar!" The Raging lion looked at the two humans and growled.
It was in an artificial field spanning a few dozen miles.
Every day, bots would feed it and conduct a check up on its health.
However, the raging lion didn't like its life at all.
It was living as a show piece. The whole field was monitored by a security system. If the lion tried to cross the field, it would be electrocuted. It had tried too many times to escape and bitterly learnt the lesson.
Since the visitors were mainly children, they only watched in from afar. No one ventured inside. Even if they did, they were under the supervision of an awakener.
On the other hand, after awakening, no one would visit a level 0 creature.
Thus, the Raging Lion's itch for a hunt was never satisfied.
Instead of dying out, the hunger for a fight only increased.
"Roa-?" As it was about to roar once again, Young Varian already entered the field followed by Sia.
The security system allowed him to enter after seeing the passes. Of course, the main reason Varian was given the pass was because of Sia.
For the park, unawakened children had to be accompanied by awakeners.
'This is so sad.' Varian looked at his children pass and sighed.
"Do your best." Sia said and stopped.
Varian put away the negative thoughts and nodded sharply.
Today, he was going to hunt this goddamn thing.
The Raging Lion sensed Sia's aura and did not approach them.
Even though Level 1 Mind Awakeners were not physically strong, they could drive an unawakened insane and braindead.
Varian kicked the ground and dashed at the lion. He had the gauntlets on.
"Roar!"
The lion's desire to hunt erupted and it lunged at him.
The distance between them was closed in seconds and they met in mid air.
Varian twisted his body and spun, pulling himself to the left of the lion and punching at its side.
Boom!
The punch connected and with a muffled sound, the lion's body shook and it crashed onto the ground.
Varian landed on the ground and shook his numb arm.
"Roar!"
With blood dripping from its side, the lion's eyes turned bloodshot.
Putting strength into its hind legs, it jumped at Varian with breakneck speed.
Varian hurriedly sidestepped and barely avoided the lion's paw.
Boom!
As the lion's paw landed on the location he previously stood at, dust rose and a small crack appeared on the ground.
But as its attack failed, the lion lost its momentum.
Using the opportunity, Varian punched at its underbelly, forcing a whimper from the animal.