World Seed

Author’s Corner: Not entirely back from the break yet, but the mood to write has been biting away at me(when I didn’t have crushing headaches or computer problems). So, say hello to the first chapter of the new arc. Go ahead, say hello! Also, sorry for the shortness of the chapter, the rest of it was lost after it ran off the cliff at the end.“Daddy, come on~! We’re going to be late.” Tokemi tugged on my hand as we walked through the halls of the X-1 station. She was still the same size as she had been back when we first met her. A couple years ago, I discovered that her body isn’t actually aging at all. It was likely an effect of her race, but she didn’t seem to mind. Worst case scenario, I could artificially age her with my Nature Magic.“I’m coming, I’m coming.” I chuckled as I followed behind Tokemi. It’s been nearly five years now since we arrived at this world, and honestly… It only recently became busy. The day that my quest was completed, the end of the three year timer, was the same time that the first alien ship arrived in Qu’Lopti space. By that time, the Qu’Lopti had already created their Magitek ships. And yes, that was what they called their new branch of technology.Since we had agreed to let me handle the majority of contact with other races, I was the one that ended up talking to the traveler. After that, there was no more contact for nearly a year before people began steadily appearing in Qu’Lopti space. Each time, I would make sure to warn people of the ‘eccentric’ nature of the native race, so as to prevent misunderstandings. However, it seemed that quite a few people were interested in the race not recorded in the future’s information.Naturally, I’ve also been keeping track of the development of other races through Talia. Even though most of the elves chose to return home after the X-1 station was completed, we stayed in contact. By now, the elven ‘empire’ had officially begun. The first of their newly terraformed worlds were being completed outside of their own system, and their population spreading. They had even managed to develop the Void Elf race, through their own studies of auras and genetic manipulation.Speaking of… I had made considerable progress of my own in that field. If it was just a physical change, I was at least eighty percent confident in being able to assume a new form. Special properties, however, were not quite as easy to produce.Now, back to the present. Today is Tokemi’s sixth birthday, so we decided to get together and host a picnic down on the planet’s surface. Right now, Yin, Yang, Tokemi, and myself were all headed down to get things ready. Celeste had planned to come early as well, but her and Sharon were still working on their presents.I was rather proud of Tokemi over the last few years. Once I was able to have her understand the basics of magic, she was able to quickly pick up the rest. Maybe it was the influence of the Qu’Lopti, though I had to ‘save’ her from them a few times, but she was able to easily grasp her own magic after staying here for a while. She even unlocked her own class, likely the only one of its kind in existence, the Time Lord. This was basically a druid class that focused almost exclusively on the Time Affinity. Ever since she acquired that class, she has not had one of her time hiccups, which made both of us happy.Now… as for the other girls? Well, I’ll get to them later. “There you are, master!” I was broken out of my thoughts by the angelic Yang walking over. “You almost missed the shuttle.” She said in a reprimanding tone.Yang has taken the time here to learn, even going to schools to interact and develop herself. She’s no longer just a simple-minded pet at heart. Though… she still insists on calling me master. I swear, I tried to break her out of that habit, but she always just shakes her head with a smile.“Sorry, had a last minute call to take care of. Yin already on board?”“Yup!” She nodded her head quickly. “And your parents said they’ll take the next one down with everyone else. So we’ve got just enough time to get everything set up.” With that, she grabbed my free hand and, together with Tokemi, dragged me to the shuttle.When we arrived at the shuttle, Yin was sitting down, smiling at us happily. Like the rest of the girls, she had become quite used to being a mother figure for Tokemi, so she made sure to help out whenever the little fox girl was involved. Naturally, that included setting up a birthday party.Seeing Yin, Tokemi happily ran to her side, sitting next to her. Grinning slightly, I sat down on the other side of Tokemi, and she leaned back in her seat with a smile. After reaching over and petting her head, everyone in the shuttle got ready for it to take off. Aside from us, there were about ten other people aboard. Most of them were Qu’Lopti going back home from a visit to the station, but there were also a couple of other aliens as well.As the shuttle took off, I glanced at my status window. Although I haven’t spent most of my time learning and training new affinities, I did pick up a few. Most of the time, though, I was busy schooling Tokemi, or doing diplomatic work for the Qu’Lopti, or practicing my skills and abilities.