33 Stealth, Seeker's trial, Age?

[Author Here: So, I found some very interesting fanfictions, especially about Ben 10, that had some edited, or added predators, and other races I really liked. I liked some of them so much that I decided to add some elements from their fan fiction to this one. Credits for certain names or races will be added at the end of the chapter. Enjoy the chapter!

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Aldrif POV:

Getting closer to the Hellhound territory, Uncle Logan, and Kraven both stopped and looked at a cliff, then into the distance of the savanna-forest mosaic, for a few seconds, leaving me confused. After that, they both looked at me, and Uncle Logan started speaking.

"Alright little runt, the most important thing in this game will be what?" He asked with a very serious expression.

"It will be STEALD! OL DA SNEAKY, SNEAKY WAY!" My answer seemed to lighten his tense face, but then Uncle Kraven spoke up.

"And what did we teach you was the best way to be 'sneaky, sneaky,' and stealthy?"

"Oh! Oh! I know, I know, it is too NOT ewase all sounds, colols, and smells.

To be da bewy best, we must smell like da places we hunt, making us inbisible by smell, like da Wulpimandol. We must look like da places we hunt, like da Da-..., Ta-..., Kameliel! Dat one! We must also sound like dese places, like Sonolosians.

In da end, we must be like da mightiest Susan, completely impelceptible, but not intellupting oul space in any way!" I finished with a biiiiig smile at the uncles.

Uncle Logan smirked at Kraven with a glint in his eye and said. "Exactly Champ, perfectly mask your smell like a Vulpimandor, your appearance like a Chameliel, and sound like a Sonorosian.

Once you are at your future level, you should also learn how to mask your spirit and mind, and therefore your emotions as well, basically making you completely invisible in the hunt.

But, with your blessing, those last three are naturally taken care of.

So, now that you have mastered the first three, your localized hunting stealth training will be considered done, at the extremely young age of 25 no less." Uncle Logan looked at me with pride not at all hidden in his eyes.

Uncle Kraven, in a strict but proud voice, then said. "The human equivalent for that is around 2 years old. I really could not have asked for a better cub. But do not get complacent now youngling, that is only the stealth training.

You are still missing tracking training, diversion training, weapon training, and self-defense training, among others.

Now we are going to put your stealth training to the test. After all, Cerberus-descended hellhounds are known for being the best guardians in the universe. At least the one where these ones originate from.

Thus, if you can play hide and seek or tag in their territory without alerting them or you are able to lose their tail on you, then your stealth training will be officially considered done."

With bright wide eyes, I say. "Yay, I'm da best at sneaky, sneak!"

And so, we all continued on our way to the Hellhound's territory.

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Spectre POV:

Watching Aldrif, Logan, and Kraven in the distance, alongside a surprisingly free Lady Death, from a scenic cliff situated a little away from the savanna-forest mosaic full of high brown stalks, that fill the air with an earthy smell, and from which you can hear the rustling of creatures running through them.

Alongside a mix of green and brown trees, with either robust or twig-like trunks and branches, that suffuse a slight decaying smell into the air, attracting the insects and other critters that can be clearly heard even from here.

While staring at this scene of the hellhounds' territory Lady Death and I sparked a conversation.

"Did you finish your work for the day Sis?"

Looking at me with a deadpan expression she answered. "What do you think baby brother?

Of course I did, I also took care of her present.

I honestly cannot understand why you would care to celebrate her birthday and give her gifts, but I think that like The Einvald she will really like this one.

Of course, if she proves herself worthy then she will obtain it. If not, we will have to look for another gift then."

Looking back at Aldrif I say. "I honestly still can not believe she managed to completely master the skill of blending in her environment, to become perfectly imperceptible while still being an infant, at least infant for an Asgardian."

Nodding at me Lady Death adds. "And on top of that, she did it through being taught of special creatures, being shown them, and simple games like hide and seek!

Being your Champion and having a divinity like Hunting and Battle is seriously no joke for unlocking early potential huh!"

Chuckling lightly, I answer. "Not a joke, at all. Seriously, if I were not the one who blessed her, and also the literal embodiment of matter and the nothingness her mind and spirit have been fused with, I would not be able to locate her at all.

At least with all the focus on stealth games, and creatures, she should be ready to complete the Seeker's Trial.

Flashing me a grin only Death herself could make my sister asks. "Worried, are we?

Do not worry my dear baby brother, she will pass the test.

After all, the only ones who will know where she is are her trainers and the judges, and as you said, only because you are sending them her constant location, otherwise, they would not even know where she would be.

But back to my initial confusion, you do realize that technically speaking, she IS older than you, right?

Well, neither of us know how old you actually are, but you first woke up five years after her birth, a few days before she would have been almost killed, and taken to be brainwashed by the Heven realm.

You really are just a newborn huh..., you are not even half a century old yet, heck you are barely twenty years old now, right?"

"Worried? I admit I am slightly worried about her success in the eyes of the judges. But you are right, they should love her.

Especially considering that with imperceptibility alone, she would pass all the tests they could throw at her anyway. Except for a very limited few, which we already warned them against anyway.

Adding on that she would absolutely demolish those few tests with The Einvald, gives them a pretty good reason to stick to what they initially proposed.

About birthdays, it just came with the knowledge of the Multiverse, and from visiting and investigating Earth 616.

Why do I celebrate hers? Well, she IS my Champion, and in a way, although she is arguably older than me, and we both know that is not actually true, I am helping in raising her, and thus to me, she feels almost like she were my own daughter in a sense."

Replacing her smirk with a thoughtful expression Lady Death nodded towards me and said. "True, we Abstracts are weird like that, we are as old as our concept, and if replaced we are reborn.

But still reform memories, and knowledge concerning both the Multiverse, and anything and everything related to our concepts.

So, although your consciousness first 'woke up' five years after Aldrif, your knowledge and understanding of the Multiverse and more already make you considerably older than her..., at least mentally.

On other aspects, we cannot be sure, given your realms existed for a MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME before your consciousness even woke up. While those same realms are supposed to be your true bodies, and that is without even taking Nothingness into account...

So, technically speaking besides myself, you are the oldest being in our little friend group we have going on. At least physical existence wise, mentally though, both Frigga and Odin as well as myself are all older than you."

I cringed so hard at the thought of Odin, being mentally older than me. That should not be real.

"Wait, why are we talking about my age again? That should literally not matter for our initial conversation."

Lady Death with her signature grin back on her face answers. "It matters too! It matters, because you are, at least consciously, younger than her, and it interested me to know how you came to these reasonings.

Alright listen, I know you are completely different from the original Oblivion, but it is BECAUSE you are so different that I am fascinated by you.

For example, you have so many emotions, and knowledge concerning everyday life, especially in relation to humans, it almost feels like you were one, before being reborn as Spectre Ouroboros.

This is especially distinct when you look at the old Oblivion's behavior, emotional intelligence, desires, etc. You are a completely different existence.

Even when an Abstract is reborn, or replaced, we generally do not change THIS much. So, the only logical thing that comes to my mind, is your additional concepts, as well as your status as a newborn Abstract that on top of that was also blessed BY HIM HIMSELF!

And since we were talking about amazement at Aldrif's achievements for her age, yours just popped into my mind."

"You know what, I am done, let's just focus on Aldrif and her test." I said to my temporarily unbearable Abstract sibling...

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[A/N: Some questions first, the credits and links will be below;)

- Was Aldrif's baby talk too confusing?

- How would you rate my first intentional world-building attempt? (Referring to the Hellhounds' territory and surrounding area description)

- What do you think the Seeker's Trial reward(the gift) will be?

Time for Credits where they are due:

Kameliel(Baby Aldrif Speak) = Chameliel from Mosaic, Stan Lee Presents, unknown comic book characters page.

Wulpimandol(Baby Aldrif Speak) = Vulpimandor = Predator of Vulpimancer(Wildmutt) from Ben 10. I read about this on Ben 10: The Ultimate Predator / Chapter 4: CH 3: Yet Another New Alien & Predator (E1) By That_One_Dead_Ali. I also wanted to warn as a disclaimer that if you see a Ben 10 race name you do not recognize and cannot find it on the internet, it probably came from Ali.

Mind you I mean specifically from Ben 10, If there is another alien franchise or an original race then I named them myself, like Spectre's special breed of symbiotes in the future which I named Amalgamorphs.

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