"Sir, it's been a long time since he left, there's a high chance he might be dead. What do you think?" a warrior standing near the werewolf asked.
The werewolf, who was sitting in a white chair placed in the middle of the large room, was deep in thought, which was interrupted by the voice. "I was thinking about the same thing. That boy has no combat training, and since he's new to our city, he doesn't even know basic curse information. So, the chances of him surviving are low. Poor boy, I heard about him; he had just gotten a job in our Zone A and started living a peaceful life," the werewolf frowned.
The werewolf suddenly furrowed his brow and asked where Senso was. "Sir, he went into UGC1 city two days ago and hasn't returned yet," said the large-framed guard.
"If that's the end of his life, there's nothing we can do about it. We must be more careful about such things in the future," the werewolf said and left the room.
The broken bridge was surrounded by a graveyard-like silence. Nyxar's body lay unconscious, oblivious to the world. A baby badger was jumping and playing on him, thinking that Nyxar was asleep. In the faint darkness, a figure approached the broken bridge. Seeing some noise coming from the corner of the bridge, the figure immediately extended its right hand, and in that hand appeared something like an axe, five feet long.
It wasn't exactly an axe; its handle resembled the leg of a wild buffalo, covered with short black fur, and instead of a cutting iron at the end, there were two buffalo horns, two feet long on either side, which were white in color.
In short, the axe looked as if it were made from parts of a buffalo's body.
All weapons and powers that inflict curses are solely related to beasts and nature.
The figure was now close to Nyxar. "Beast? No, it's a man; the beast is what's on him," the figure muttered to itself, and as it approached and tried to touch the baby badger, it snarled.
"Ah... scary!" it said, laughing, and picked up the badger in its hand, then looked closely at Nyxar's face.
"You again, and in the same situation."
Nyxar!? How did you get here?...
The figure lifted Nyxar onto its shoulder and began to walk. With the baby badger in its left hand, it soon reached a bushy area and pulled a hidden vine; the bushes parted, revealing an underground tunnel.
"Mr. Senso, when did you arrive? And a baby badger in your hand! Then that boy on your shoulder! Is he alive?"
A guard asked.
"First, take him to Zone B and heal his wound. Bloomi is there."
"yes sir, she is there"
Senso's voice was slightly deep; he was six feet tall, with broad shoulders, around thirty years old, and his face was very imposing. He wore a red t-shirt with "UG4 City" beneath that "Rarity path" written on the right side of the chest, along with a drawing of a wild buffalo's face.
"Good, only she can heal this wound immediately," he said, and placed the baby badger's head in Nyxar's right hand, and the baby badger disappeared into a black portal. The guard watched it with surprise and, thinking to himself, "Did he manage to find a companion in the first curse?", he continued walking.
Nyxar was lying in a glass chamber resembling a sleeping chamber. The room was filled with various plants and flowers that didn't look natural. One plant had two flowers; these flowers were black and triangular in shape, with four petals each. From the center of each flower, a tentacle-like structure hung down, and blood was dripping from its tip.
A woman with yellow hair, who appeared to be about twenty-two years old, entered. She was about Nyxar's height, with sharp eyes and a long eyebrow. She was wearing a brown jacket, on the right breast side of which "UG4 city" was written, and below it, "eco observing path," along with a drawing of an owl's face.
The woman went straight to the black flower and grabbed the tentacle hanging from it. The next second, a green light traveled through the tentacle and merged into Bloomi's body, after which the tentacle withered and hung like a dry leaf.
She approached the chamber and opened it. Then, placing both her hands on Nyxar's chest, she closed her eyes. A green light emanated from her hands and spread into Nyxar's body.
Nyxar's disfigured body slowly healed; the broken left leg returned to its original state, the deep wound on his chest instantly disappeared, and the broken right arm mended.
Nyxar was still unconscious, even though his body had fully healed.
Bloomi, who was standing beside him, looked at him with a questioning expression, wondering why he hadn't woken up yet. After a few seconds, she thought to herself, "Perhaps it's a side effect of using the beast power or some mode for the first time," and then left the place.
The next day morning_____
Nyxar slowly rose from the chamber, pushing his hair back from his face, and rubbing his eyes as he got up.
Looking at the room, Nyxar wasn't afraid, but rather confused. Even more confusing was how he got there, how his wounds had healed, and many other questions raced through his mind. Suddenly, thinking, "Where is that damn baby badger?", he summoned everything he had acquired the previous day.
[Honey badger armor]
[Curse counts ten]
[Honey badger companion]
He touched the last option, which read "Honey badger companion".
[Description: Honey badger level - basic]
[Do you want to summon?]
[Yes - No]
He touched the "Yes" option, and a baby badger appeared near his feet, playing and circling around his legs.
Hmm... interesting. "Not you, this option," he said, frowning at the innocent baby badger playing in front of him. As if understanding something, the baby bit his leg.
Then, upon touching the [Honey badger armor]-[level-light] option, Nyxar's body began to be covered by armor.
Starting from his waist, it covered his face. The armor was black and grey in color, with a white line rising from the back of the armor and extending straight to his face. It also extended along both his arms, and the face resembled that of a Honey badger.
Suddenly, Nyxar's ears twitched, hearing the sound of footsteps. "Wow, I can sense everything so clearly; this might be because of my instincts form," he thought, and immediately dismissed the armor.
At that moment, Bloomi entered and said, "Follow me, Chief Ning wants to see you."