Chapter 5: Prologue(Part 5)
"Okay, I think I've got that under control now," Raven nodded to himself, shooting a wave of purple flames up into the air, before letting out a slow exhale as the flames petered out and dispersed.
About two weeks had passed since he woke up in Pearl Forest, and he'd been working tirelessly to get used to his new body and figure out how to use the various abilities that came with it.
While he certainly hadn't mastered any of it, he was now able to use his abilities with a semblance of control.
Deciding against wandering the forest and potentially ending up even more lost than he already was, the young man opted to stay by the lake he'd woken up next to, which also secured him a water source.
For the first few days, he'd sustained himself on nuts, fruits and berries that he'd gathered from the surrounding trees and shrubbery in the area.
He was then attacked by a pack of Hornboars, which are Low Level Monsters, defeating them without too much trouble and getting his first taste of meat in years.
He was also able to capture birds for food too, and while he had no idea how to start a fire to cook them in, he didn't need to thanks to his new ability to create his own flames, though it did take a bit of trial and error before he figured out how to cook them without burning them.
Having lived off mostly stale, near-expired bread, watery soups and overripe vegetables for the last several years, basically food that was about to be thrown out and therefore could be bought at heavy discounts, getting to eat fresh fruits and meat was like a dream to him.
The irony of the fact that he was eating far better in the wild than he did in human civilization wasn't lost on him, and he kept finding himself wishing that he could share this experience with his sister, who had always been much more outspoken about their barely-edible meals than he had been.
"Alright, let's see here...my flames are probably my most useful attack, I can cover a wide range with it and it seems to burn much more intensely than normal flames do. The lightning ability isn't very useful beyond close-range, I can't shoot it out, I can only form it around my body. It makes for a good defense though, no one can hit me without getting electrocuted, and it makes my physical attacks more effective too. Then there's the beams from my eyes, they're my best option for long-range attacks and can reach much farther away than my flames, but accuracy with aiming is important since they're pretty thin and narrow. But they're also really fast, so they probably won't be easy to dodge.
I've also got immense physical strength, I think I can probably kill most Monsters with a single direct hit. Well, I haven't encountered anything above a Mid Level Threat, so I can't be too sure of that, I suppose. My senses have been greatly heightened too, though maybe a bit too much...using my hearing and sense of smell at their full extent overwhelms me and makes it hard to focus. Same with my sense of touch, even a small pinch feels excruciatingly painful if I don't dull my sense of touch somewhat. I can even suppress it fully, which makes me feel no pain...that could be useful in a fight against someone or something stronger than me, I'll be able to keep fighting even if I'm badly injured.