Chapter 14: About Time (2)

The Twin Headed Serpent Phoenix was not only a Variant Spirit Beast, making it inherently rare, it was also a flying beast!

Flying beasts were often three, four, or even tenfold more expensive than their counterparts. They weren't only convenient for travel, but in battle a flying beast was nightmare to deal with. Though the Twin Headed Serpent Phoenix would take time to mature to the point it could fly, once it was able to, the rise to its effectiveness in combat would be awe inspiring.

Ryker sighed. Memories flashed by in his mind one after another. He remembered when he was eight years old he had told his father how he would definitely contract a flying beast first then build his team around it. He couldn't imagine what kind of hardship his father had to go through to secure such an egg.

His own father was also a 6th Circle Talent. Though he had already left the Enlightenment Stages to a higher Realm, what Spirit Beast egg of this caliber wasn't protected by powerful parents? The current Ryker wouldn't even be a snack to a mature Two Headed Serpent Phoenix.

Ryker took a deep breath, finally managing to dodge the onslaught of another episode. He reached his Spirit Energy forward, wrapping it around the egg and pulling it out.

Ryker's control over his Spirit Energy was unmatched. Before today, the small mirror was unable to float on its own. All the while, it was Ryker controlling it to do so. Completing this same exercise, perpetually, for almost two decades had refined his skill to a ridiculous level. This didn't even mention all his practice sculpting and Mystery Crafting. Doing this much wasn't difficult for him.

The egg was massive. Though Ryker lowered it with care, it still felt like the cabin rocked. Even after standing to his full height of two meters tall, the egg still managed to come up to Ryker's shoulders.

'Feeding you is going to be a ride…'

A Spirit Beast didn't need food, it could be sustained by Spirit Energy alone. However, a well prepared diet would accelerate the growth and maturation of a Spirit Beast.

Ryker knew that he wouldn't be able to afford such a thing, at least not for now. But, he had learned many Spirit Energy Massage and Physical Therapy techniques that would help the little one… or rather, big one, along.

The egg rocked. As though it had sensed freedom, its shell trembled and cracked almost instantly. This wasn't a surprising result considering how long it had been ready.

'The coloration of the shell… Seems a bit off.'

Ryker was still a bit shaky on his feet. It probably wasn't the brightest idea to hatch a Twin Headed Serpent Phoenix right now. After all, even as an Infant, it would have the strength of ten grown men. And that might be an understatement that didn't take into account its Spirit Energy and elemental affinities.

It seemed that he was still in the habit of making poor decisions when he was on an emotional high. What was life without a bit of adventure?

The top of the egg broke free, the shadow of a long, slender beak barely reflecting a streak of moonlight peeking in through a break in the wooden cabin.

The right side of the egg shattered next, a forceful chomp biting out a large piece of the shell with it.

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'It has two healthy heads, that's goo—'

The left side of the egg crumpled beneath a strong force. As though it had been rammed through by a battering ram, a hole was punch through, sending a piece of shell ricocheting across the room.

Ryker's hand subconsciously snatched outward, catching the shell piece before it could leave a dent in his skull. He could feel the moisture on its concave side, the heft that came with it shocking him.

'Three…? A mutation…'

Ryker watched in a stunned silence as three snake-like heads feasted on the egg they had called home for so long. It looked as if long, winding shadows were dancing about in the room, the sounds of crunching and gnawing penetrating down to the bone. Ryker felt the vibration of their movements through the soles of his feet.

The egg vanished in what felt like an instant. Three heads snapped toward Ryker in unison, six orbs of twinkling light of three different colors boring holes through his hand.

Ryker looked down at the shell piece in his hand.

'Well… Shit.'

Ryker reacted quickly, throwing the shell piece like a frisbee. Before it landed, his Spirit Energy surged, an overbearing might descending over the Three Headed Serpent Phoenix.

He reached out a finger, a thick globule of an almost viscous energy forming. Drawing it across the air, a formation of growing complexity began to manifest.

Ryker's sky-blue eyes shone just as bright as the irises of the Three Headed Serpent Phoenix, his body forgetting his fatigue for a moment as he reached a state of absolute focus. His limbs and muscles might have been tired, but his Spirit Energy was as deep as a bottomless well, raging like an eternal flame.

Every Mythical Master had their own contracting process. There were even some Mythical Masters who could form contracts without such complex techniques at all. But, that would require the consent of the Spirit Beast or a docile target like Ryker's small mirror.

In this case, though, Ryker didn't plan on giving this Three Headed Serpent Phoenix a chance to say no. Such a rare beast, it was worthy of being his, Ryker Valorian's, first Spirit Beast.

From the outside, blinding lights shot out from the gaps in the cabin's wood. It looked as though a supernova had gone off, a strong influx of energy rippling outward with a force that traveled hundreds of meters.

All the wind in the surroundings vacated from a brief instant before it all rushed back in, sweeping through the trees, branches and nearby lake with a WHOOSH.

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