Chapter 9: The Flying Red Panda

Lucian

 

I couldn’t get Cai’s slick naked body out of my head! That wasn’t the image of her I needed right now as we prepared to head off to our little adventure into the dystopian remains of Ligera. After I had taken my shower, I got dressed with the tasteful hand-selected wardrobe that was left in my closet. I didn’t know why, seeing as I wasn’t planning on coming back here anytime soon. But I guess the residents of this palace insisted I wore something more their speed.

I left my western fashion sense behind me, walking into a plethora of fine fabrics, shoes, arm wear, headgear, you name it. But in the middle of my walk-in, I had something special laid out for me on the bench to wear.

Ahh! I felt like a dress-me-up Ken doll!

I could get used to being pampered like this when all was said and done. For now, I would enjoy my attire for the trip: polished armor with cropped torso plates, matching padded leather gauntlets, a pair of dark Locksley pants and knee-high plated boots. Underneath the vest, I was given some type of tough shelled piece to cover my torso. I couldn’t tell what material it was made out of, but it was supple enough to slip onto me like a glove. The entire ensemble was dark for a planet named after light.

I had to wonder—was that so we could blend in with the shadows?

I got dressed, admiring the sleek design. It didn’t make me look bulky at all. And once I stuffed my small backpack with only the essentials, I made my way downstairs with my heavy ass sword to meet up with Cai.

Easy there, take it one step at a time. Don’t want to embarrass yourself in front of your crush…

“Lucian!” The blue-haired girl chimed, greeting me with a peachy smile as soon as I noticed the trio in the foyer. I was halfway down the steps when I caught Cai, Jett, and Mira in front of the grand doors. “Good morning, prince!” she greeted, holding something in her hands. It was a tray, with a plastic see-through bag on it. And inside, snacks? “I hope that you slept well! I see that you got my letter, and your weapon! Looks great on you! I hope it’s not too heavy.”

“Not at all!” I lied through my big white smile. “Good morning Mira, Jett.”

“Morning, prince,” Jett saluted.

“And... Cai,” I breathed, trying not to make my nervousness near her awkward or obvious.

“Morning, Lucian,” she said, her voice less monotone than before—more… flowery… “I have something for you.”

“Oh, I do too!” Mira interjected, stepping in front of me and Cai. “Here! I made these for you. The shelf life on these are really long, so you can eat them whenever you run out of rations or something. Though, I would hope it would never come to that, of course!” She giggled. “Please, take them! They are fruit-based, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. They are packed with vitamins and minerals, less like trail mix and more like an energy bar! We call them Chuchan here in Raito.”

“That’s very thoughtful of you, Mira. Thanks!” I took her offer, giving it a nice whiff through the bag. “Mmm, and they smell great!”

“Really? I made them this morning! And I promise, no rodent parts this time!”

I caught Jett rolling his eyes as his girlfriend drooled all over me.

“I appreciate it, Mira. Honest! I can’t wait to dig into these.”

“I have something for you too, Lucian…” Cai said, handing over to me the long piece of fabric dangling over her arm. “It’s a hooded robe.”

“A matching hooded robe!” I beamed, taking her gift up to my eyes. “As a matter of fact, we are color coordinated. You look good with clothes on! EEhhHH! I-I-uh-erm, I mean, those clothes on! Heh!”

She smiled at me and my terrible fumble. “Thank you. You look great yourself.”

She looked like a dark forest archer, the both of us dressed and geared to fight. It was exciting to say the least. And after we collected our food, supplies, and currency to head out, I tossed Mira’s gift in my bag and gave Jett and Mira a parting wave.

“Come back to us safely, prince!”

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Ehh, I still couldn’t get over them calling me that. I felt far from a prince. I was just doing what any caring person would do, right? Still, it felt nice to be seen in such high regard. I had to get used to it, especially if I was expected to take over for my father.

It was a great day for an adventure; the air crisp, the climate clear, and our forecast looking promising. Because so far, I hadn’t met one shadow elp. And I was hoping it would stay that way until I unlocked my light.

As we walked further and further away from the palace, I started to wonder about our mode of getting from point A to point B. For some reason, I had forgotten to ask Cai about how we’d be getting around not only in Raito, but throughout all of Ligera. She had mentioned Raito alone being massive, and the temple we were headed to was at least two districts down.

But before I could even open my mouth and say anything, she pulled out this small ivory wooden flute and stopped her stride.

I stopped right behind her on the grassy field, dumbfounded, ready to question why we had stopped walking literally after just a minute away from the palace. Then she started playing, a tune I was deaf to apparently. I couldn’t hear a damn thing. And then suddenly, this huge shadow flew over my crown, prompting my head up to the clear blue sky.

“Holy crap!” I cried, falling on my ass with my heart pounding! There was a huge beast of a creature flying about us. And for a second, I thought it was a shadow elp ready to take us out. But as the creature drew closer, I realized it was just a… giant red panda?

Yeah, a giant red panda… with angel wings, two striped tails, and long horns on its fluffy head.

I scratched my eyes on that one.

Honestly, I was taken away, the thing at least 12 meters wide, and six meters tall standing on its stubby black legs. My eyes grew on its way down, landing right in front of Cai as the gusty wind from its descension sliced right through me. That gentle quake when it landed begged me to get up on my feet, my arm shielding my eyes before it tucked its wings in.

“Good boy,” Cai cooed, rubbing the creature’s furry orange head when it bowed down before Cai. It purred, the beast so huge it was blocking the sun off my face.

Cai turned to me with a smile, ready to introduce her friend to me. “Lucian, this is Narro, my champion.”

“Champion?”

“Yes. Ligera doesn’t have many champions left, highly intelligent creatures that can serve as transportation or allies in battle. He is a Nucoon, a species that went extinct over two-hundred years ago. He may be the last Nucoon on our planet.”

“Well, that answered my question. And, he seems friendly.”

“That’s because he is.” She turned back to Narro, who was already strapped down with a long saddle on his back. “Narro, this is Lucian. He is our god’s son, and he is here to help us.”

Narro gave me a bright look, stomping over and around Cai to sniff me. Then immediately, the beast went whooshing! Round and round he went, circling me from sheer excitement. This Nucoon acted more like a dog than anything else, wagging his tails with his tongue out, making a show for me. It had Cai giggling, and it was the first time since I’d met her did I see her break out in happiness like that.

Heh, I liked this flying beast already.

“It’s nice to meet you too, Narro!”

“I think it’s safe to say he likes you.”

“You think so?” I chuckled. “I’m still an alien to this planet, but I feel like there’s a lot more of these huge creatures around here. Maybe not champions, but other beasts that would put some of Earth’s largest sea animals to shame.”

“Well, you would be right on that regard. While we don’t have a panel for our creatures under our stats, we do have a general hierarchy for shadow elps which vaguely puts our creatures in classes. Bring up your stats and go to your general details panel.”

I cocked a brow up. “I have a general details panel?”

She nodded. “All you have to think is left and right to move through your panels.”

“Okay, I’ll give it a shot!” I said eagerly. Trigger self-stats

So I saw one panel, and Cai said all I had to do was think left and right. So let’s try: right…

Hierarchy of Shadow elps:

A Class Shifters/Possess	B Class Shifters/Posses	C Class Shifters/Posses	S Class	Elite Booster Traits	TAGS
Human and demi-humans (L)(S)	Large land and water creatures (L) (S)	Small to medium land and water creatures (L) (S)	Behemoths (V)(P)(S)	Regenerate	Origination (L) Ligerian (V) The Void
Parasites (V) (P) (S)			Wyrens and Champions (L)(S) Shifters/Jackers	Shadow manipulate	Phases (P) Phantom (S) Solid
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Note: shadow emissions, blasts, projectiles, etc are possible in place of wielding light.

Note: There are two phases: phantom phase and solid phase. In phantom phase, shadows cannot attack, they can only possess, go through walls, camouflage, and induce blindness. During their solid phase, they are sacrificing their natural state to become susceptible, while allowing them the advantage to attack.

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“Wait a minute, there’s a column here that just says Elite Booster Traits. Are those specialties that can be applied to any of these classes?”

“Yes they are.”

“And this S Class here, behemoth?”

“Of various elemental and species types. Same goes for Wyrens.”

“So these behemoths if I understand it, aren’t native to Ligera. Whereas Champions and Wyrens are? They can be possessed by shadow elps?”

“Correct. And when they do, they usually remain in the solid phase. But keep in mind, behemoths are known to be more violent and stronger than possessed creatures, making them the more dangerous S Class beasts.”

“Holy hell…”

“Don’t let these classes scare you, Lucian. In time, you will learn to overpower them all. In the meantime, I am here with you for protection.”

I chuckled. “Well, that’s good to hear, Cai,” I said, trying to hide that sheepish look on my face. I was the one who should be doing the protecting, ready to unlock my powers since yesterday.

Terminate self-stats.

“Speaking of protecting me, you never showed me your stats, Cai,” I mentioned, Cai suddenly standing stiff.

“W-what?” she stuttered.

“Let’s see what this general in my father’s army got,” I said, opening her panel with a trigger stats as I looked at her.

“N-no, wait…”

Triggered Stats:

Name: Cahaya Lyhart

Race: Ligerian

Class: Light Warrior

Role: General

Level: 104 - Experience: 99088 / 104000 (next level)

Points to be allocated: 0

[] Agility: 73

[] Brawn: 64

[] Charisma: 12

[] Weapons Durability: 52

[] Core Range (Vessel’s Light Capacity): 340

 

Health: 10400/10400

Light Energy: 100%

Innate Light Specialty: healer

Weapon: Bow and Arrow

Weapon EXP: MAX

 

Skills

Light Classes Learned: none

Light Enabled Abilities: Weapon Infuse: Tethers weapon to user’s light energy, thus empowering it. Slowly draws energy with use.

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“Ughh…”

“My stats aren’t the best,” she said bashfully. “It’s why I didn’t want you looking at them.”

Was she serious?

“Cai, what are you talking about? You’re on level one hundred and four! Not to mention, you’re at max experience with your weapon.”

“I could do better. I’m a light warrior, my stats should be higher. And if you consider how many years I’ve been a general, these numbers are a tad embarrassing.”

“Heh, they might not be impressive to you, but they are to me!”

“I’ve settled down on training when I went looking for your father. But basically, you gain points to allocate depending on your opponent. Though, beating a stronger opponent doesn’t always translate to garnering more points to allocate when it’s time to level up. You have to consider your opponent’s stats as well.”

“So what’s the fastest way to level up?”

“Experience. The more you battle, the faster you level up.”

“Is there a max level?”

“The last I heard, it was two hundred,” she confirmed. “But, you shouldn’t worry about levels right now. Come, let’s ascend. We will reach Rasani faster through air,” she said, reaching into her bag that was five times as long as mine.”

“Rasani? Is that the district where the mother spirit’s temple is?”

“No. Rasani is the next district over, the one closest to Raito capital,” she started. “Once we get to the border, we will have to dismount Narro. I don’t want the wrong set of eyes on him.”

“Heh, I think all of Rasani would see him coming.”

“Poachers are prominent in Rasani. Narro’s species died out because of selfish men and women using their bodies for profit.”

“I’m sorry about that, Cai. I’m all for keeping Narro safe,” I said, then scratched my head on our destination. “Hey, if Rasani isn’t the district where the temple is, then why are we stopping there?”

“Because the Baron’s home is there. And since it’s on our way, it’s fitting that we visit the Rasani Manor and meet the lady.”

My heart skipped a beat. “The lady? As in, the woman I’m expected to sleep with?”

“And mate, if you so wish.”

Suddenly, I didn’t feel like going to Rasani anymore!

Not to say I was nervous about getting it on with a complete stranger, but I was expected to impregnate her knowing that I wasn’t going to be with her long-term. Let alone help her raise our child. It was a different ballgame, one I still had trouble accepting.

Spreading my seeds across the land…

On some farmer John type shit.

I swallowed that lump in my throat as I watched Cai strap Narro down with the headpiece she pulled out from her bag. I took a few short steps closer to her, Narro looking at me with his bright yellow eyes as he panted, like he was ready to happily pounce on me. “So, this lady, what’s her name?”

Cai listened to me speak as she worked the noseband over Narro, keeping her back toward me. “Her name is Isla.”

“Isla, huh?”

“Lady Isla Mautoise of Rasani. That is how you will address her.”

“Huh? What’s with the formalities? Aren’t I a step above her rank?”

“Yes, but that is how she will be addressed,” Cai urged.

“Oh, so she’s a real brat, huh?” I gauged, judging by that passive look on Cai’s face.

“She can be a bit difficult, yes. Hard to please.”

“Then, I’m in. Nothing like a challenging woman to spice things up!”

 

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