A blurry figure was moving through the trees at high speed.
His figure was black as darkness and his skin seemed to have a viscous composition that constantly moved as if alive.
Sitting on it was a boy with dark brown hair and brown eyes. Dark complexioned, his entire body was covered in dirt and he looked as if he hadn't taken a bath for a long time.
This boy was obviously Gabriel riding his Black Wolf as they sped through the forest.
After the battle against the Orc and confirming that apart from the Goblins there were no stronger creatures, Gabriel decided not to stay in that area any longer and began to wander in search of another Orc to quickly increase his level.
He originally intended to continue hunting Goblins, but seeing that they didn't give enough Exp and even after killing twenty he hadn't increased a single level, he decided to simply change the target and look for Orcs in other areas.
He thought of walking but quickly dismissed the idea because it would take hours to travel from zone to zone if they did it that way, so he simply mounted his wolf and began a high-speed journey in search of more orcs.
Fortunately for him, shortly after leaving his original area of activity, it didn't take him even an hour to find another, and using Lobo the battle was incredibly fast.
As the Orc died, Gabriel's strength saw an increase due to the level up, which brought joy and even more desire to continue this Orc hunting festival.
Also to his surprise, he encountered some groups of humans, although he did not interact with them and only limited himself to watching over them with the Illusory Butterflies.
These had peculiar abilities, which he could easily identify.
Some could control nature, others summon weapons, flames, or modify the terrain to some extent. He also saw some who could restrain their enemies or even control them to do his bidding.
It was truly amazing to see the myriad of skills that they displayed.
Although the vast majority had Conjure abilities of some kind, followed by those that could be strengthened, and finally those that didn't fall into any of the categories.
If I were to classify myself on this Pseudo list, I would be somewhere in the middle between first and third, being that I could conjure entities but I didn't think they were essentially the same.
It would be like comparing an Orange with a Tangerine, they have similar aspects but are very different.
However, he decided not to interact with them for now, since he didn't need the help of others yet and had no intention of forming a group at this time.
Also their strength was quite high, being able to easily kill even Orcs, which surprised him and made him think that it wasn't as special as he expected.
Somewhat depressed he continued his hunt for Orcs and Goblins, in the process he created some weak entities that didn't consume much life force, this he did to further get used to his powers and test his limits without losing consciousness in the process.
I create from wolves, foxes, cats, dogs and even a lion. Of course, they didn't have any kind of ability and were basically ordinary animals. Even so, he had consumed enough of his life force, leaving him incapable of combat, so he let these animals roam in search of prey like Goblins and if they found any Orcs they would group up to hunt them down.
He also made it clear to them not to attack a human unless he attacks them first.
With that said, all of his creations went in different directions, he could quickly sense that some of them went into combat against Goblins, which didn't surprise him.
While he rested he maintained their bond and continually inspected, although he couldn't see it he could feel what they were doing so it felt great to see the euphoria of one of them at achieving victory against their enemies.
Unfortunately, some of them were killed by the Goblins, which saddened Gabriel.
Sensing Gabriel's emotions, his creations went to look for those who killed his brothers and in a little less than five minutes they were surrounded and brutally devoured by Gabriel's creations.
Gabriel, feeling how his creations were sending him messages to make him happy, he couldn't help but laugh slightly and tell them that he was fine and to bring the corpses of his brothers.
Once they were brought on the back of a Tiger and a Lion, Gabriel got up and walked towards them.
What he saw was the mutilated corpse of a Fox and a Wolf, one was killed by two Goblins and the other by a Goblin with an axe.
Gabriel caressed the destroyed skin of both of them, although he had known them just over fifteen minutes ago, due to the bond that transcended love, he could not avoid sadness and sorrow.
Gabriel caressed the destroyed skin of both of them, although he had met them a little over fifteen minutes ago, due to the bond that transcended love, he could not avoid the sadness and pain to see them in this state.
Really, if he wanted to, he could deny that feeling, isolate it and just treat them for what they are, tools for their survival, but he wasn't going to. They were not only his weapons, but they were his family in a way.
Who wouldn't be saddened by the death of a family member?
She thought, it was then that followed by a voice something urged her to activate his Stigma.
His Stigma, The Book of Creation was resonating with his emotions and desires.
Then a light surrounded both corpses and they were slowly turned into particles of light that entered the Book.
A voice was heard in his mind.
[Lower Wolf absorbed]
[Starting Recreation Process]
[Current Percentage: 0%]
[Lower Fox absorbed]
[Starting Recreation Process]
[Current Percentage: 0%]
Although the voice was mechanical, at the same time it was warm and filled with a feeling of love.
"Is it the mysterious voice?"
She wondered only to deny it almost immediately, she could feel that that voice, unlike the voice that announced his arrival, was coming from inside her.
Was it the Stigma?
Probably, she didn't know exactly how a stigma worked, but considering the current situations it wouldn't surprise her if something illogical like a stigma would not only be alive, but had its own awareness of it.
"Nice to meet you, voice in my head," she said.
[It's really a pleasure to finally be able to talk to you, Master] he Said a voice in his head.
As this was already expected, he was not surprised and asked curiously, "I guess we've known each other since I acquired you a while ago, right?"
[In part, it is. But at the same time you are wrong, master]
"Oh, could you be a little more detailed?"
[Understood, Master]
[As a part of you, I have always been inside you since your birth. I have seen everything you have done as a part of yourself, it can be said that I am the person who knows you more than yourself]
"Is seriously?" Ask surprised.
[I have no reason to lie to you, Master]
"That is both amazing and embarrassing"
He was a bit surprised, at first he thought that the Stigma had gained a consciousness the moment it was created from my thoughts, wishes and dreams, but it may not really be as simple as it seems.
Most likely it's just some kind of fragment of my own consciousness being used as a catalyst along with my wishes so I can create the Stigma and give it a will.
It can be said that the Stigma was not only a manifestation of my desires, but an extension of my own given personality.
This was both surprising and unreal, but he couldn't care less if this made sense or not, after all in the world we find ourselves in now, looking for logic in everything is just stupid.
Remembering something, I ask "Oh, by the way. What happened to the Wolf and the Fox?" Gabriel asked a little worried, but he sighed with relief when he heard the Stigma's response.
[Don't worry about them, Master]
[Both of them are being reformed into new bodies using the information recorded in their original bodies]
[That way they will not only be able to come back to life, but they will become stronger.]
Gabriel was happy to know that he could bring them both back from the dead, almost even crying.
He knew it was really silly to cry considering he had created them less than half an hour ago, but for the hundredth time, he didn't care.
"Thank you, Stigma."
[You don't have to thank me, Master]
[My pleasure is to help you in any way I can]
[If you need anything or just want to talk to someone, you can count on my help at any time]
Gabriel smiled slightly upon hearing his words, so he only said
"Thank you, Stigma."
"From now on we will be together, so I hope we get along well. Stigma"
[Of course, Master] he said with a warm voice, he wasn't sure if he could really feel feelings, but that as always, he didn't care in the slightest.