chapter 14

Next day after his meditation and bath. 10 mints later he was out, wearing some clothes washing his old ones.

For now he was very hungry so he cooked his breakfast, leaving the scales there he took out a big piece of meat from the beast and stored it, setting it on the fire he waited.

As he was waiting he thought how every time his clothes were getting covered in blood. For a solution he made a decision to make his own clothes. He took out his sewing set he got and a big piece of panther skin.

Taking some measurement he carved out some pieces to make a shirt and a pant, carefully and very-very slowly sewing all of the pieces tightly with each other.

After some hours his pant and full sleeves shirt was finally ready, but it looked a bit bland being totally black from top to bottom even though the sewing quality was on a higher level.

Thinking for a while he got an idea and he went towards the scales he left aside and took many pieces of scales from there placing them on top of the shirt according to the size, bigger piece on chest for, similarly for the back. For hands he used the scales from tail as those were curved and perfect for the hand.

For the pants too he used the scales from the tail but he had to these from the second one, after gathering all the scales he took out a bigger needle and a metal string carefully binding all the scales together along with beast skin below it.

He made the shoes too, when he was finally done it was after noon.

Wearing it he was feeling very comfortable because he had used the skin in such a manner that the rough part is outwards and the fur covered part is inwards giving him all the comfort he wanted and the steel wires were also tightly covered with fur giving him discomfort.

Taking his sword he set out to find a lizard, after sometime he came across one and attacked it, the lizard also fought back in confusion.

In few moments his enemy was stable enough to fight so he got serious, and charged at it channelling mana in his sword and sliced at its scales, giving it a shallow cut, and got back ready to dodge the fire ball hurled towards him.

Charging at again he tried targeting its eyes but missed it hitting few centimetres below getting back he waited for the beast to charge this time, as it came at him he side stepped infusing mana in his arms and sliced powerfully at its size.

The lizard feeling it screeched loudly, and turned to throw another fire ball at him, which he didn't had any trouble dodging.

Seeing that any more attacks will make its condition critical, he just sent the sword to his inventory and punched the living day light out of it, making it unconscious.

He didn't killed it because he had his food and any more would just use his storage space, also the more of them alive will give him more opponents to fight.

He went back to eat his lunch near the river after which he again set out to find a new opponent to fight.

This time it was also a lizard he first was set on to fight with his sword but he also realized that he had not used his new and improved set of claws in any fight so he placed the sword aside and took out his claws.

There was this new shine in them he got attracted to and the smoothness was also on another level. The feeling which he got from these was that they were meant to kill, while the old ones gave a feeling that they were just for slashing and slicing things apart.

Ready with his claws he charged at it with heavy steps taking all it attention he went ahead and did a spin coming to side all the while slashing at it and dodging a fire ball at the same time.

Getting injured so easily the lizard got angry and tried stomping at him but Dale retracted his claws and punched at one of its legs turning it upside down.

Not attacking it he waited for it to get in a suitable position, and it really took time approx. 30 mins. After it got up he was hurled a fireball at in no time.

He dodged it and charged again with his both claws slicing it a multiple places, and then nocking it out cold.

Going back to his place he took a small bath and changed his clothes, as there was still some time before dinner he decided to absorb the two crystals he got which took him till dinner time.

Taking a part of lizard he placed it one the fire to cook while thinking about random things. After a while his food was ready which he ate and went in his tent to sleep.

For the next 4 months he alternated his targets between lizards, snakes and scorpions after which he finally approached the leopard like beast.

4 MONTHS LATER

Dale was facing a leopard like beast nearly 15 Ft with his double axe the leopard was bleeding from a few places while Dale was covered in sweat. Charging at it he evaded an attack and climbed up its feet slicing the neck of the beast bringing it down finally.

Getting away from its underside before it fell, he sat down and rested thinking about his fight. First few hours were a drag he had to fight the air current it released while also dodging its air blades and physical attacks.

After some hours the beast's mana was low enough for him to properly give some slashes here and there but reaching the neck was a real brainer he had to think for at least an hour how to do it. When he was just about to fall he got the idea to climb its legs.

After resting for an hour he got up stored the beast and went at the oasis he found in this area to camp and cook his food for today night.

Arriving he removed his battle clothes and bathed for a while washing away all the sweat and blood on him. After 20 mins he got out and cooked the leopard after cleaning it.

This one took some time to cook as the concentration of its meat was very high, he had to burn a large amount of outer layer to get an edible piece. And that low than usual size of meat was enough for him.

After having his food he went ahead to sleep. Next morning he got up did his meditation, bathed, had his breakfast and went ahead to fight another leopard.

As he was in their area he didn't take much time to find a new one and they were huge too so it was difficult to miss them.

He took out his double axe and waited for it to attack him, after eyeing him for a while the beast snorted and turned around.

Seeing he was being blatantly ignored what first came was confusion about what to do but sometime later he picked a stone and threw at it, which definitely enraged it.

It growled at him in warning and sat back again, this time Dale was angry he placed away his weapon and charged at it with his fists, just as he was about to reach it he jumped with all his might and landed a solid blow at the top of its head.

And stepped back it took some time for the beast to come back in focus but Dale waited for it, as it finally was able stand he charged at it again, jumping again he punched its jaw disorienting it once more.

"ROOAR" seeing that the beast got serious, took out his sword and got in stance. By now the air flow was also diminished.

As the beast charged at him he took few steps back came forward running and jump at it, as its mouth was open he just used the upper jaw as footing placed one leg at it and with other one kicked at it closing its jaw and jumped back.

Now he removed his sword to and fought bare handed, it got him some injuries but nothing to serious.

Punching it at many places made the beast sluggish and it fell, leaving it like that with a big piece of lizard meat and went back to his place.

Arriving there he took of his clothes and laid down in the pond of the oasis. Thinking about the future when he will finally go to the human community being a human he also had a chance to be discriminated against.

He just wished he was in a better one at least the one in which humans are not took for week race.

After an hour he got out, wore some light clothes and placed a piece of meat on the fire he made to cook it as it was cooking he sat down and rested.

After few hours his food was ready, he ate it and slept early as he was very exhausted from all the jumping around.