Chapter 467: Asher
“You know,” Derek said to Alanah. “I think you’re right. We’ll call it quits for Void Beast hunting today.” Then he turned back to look at the Void Beast in the air in front of him. “Would you mind coming down with me and answering a few questions about the void and other things?” He asked because the beast didn’t seem too opposed to having a conversation with a human, and he didn’t know when he would get another opportunity like the one he currently had.
The Void Beast shifted its eyes back and forth between Derek and Alanah, then, after a moment, it said, “Very well.”
“Great!” Derek replied before checking their surroundings one last time to make sure that there wasn’t anyone around. Then, he canceled his Void Steps skill and started his free fall to the ground. This time, the ground wasn’t muddy, so when he landed, it was perfect. Moments later, there were three reclining chairs—one for each individual.
“This is interesting… decoration,” the Void Beast said. It had sat down and even showed a hint of emotion on its face when it did.
Derek had only smiled at this scene. There was nothing like a set of comfortable chairs to ease a tense situation. “So, first thing I have to ask since I have you here and it seems that you are open-minded… do you have a name?”
“A name?” the beast said back, then ever so slightly shook its head. “No, I do not have a name. I have never had a reason to obtain one.”
“I see…” Derek said. “It’s odd calling or thinking of you as the ‘Void Beast’ or ‘beast,’ so I thought I would ask.”
“If it is better, you can call me whatever you like,” the beast said.
“Great!” Derek replied. “I’ll call you Asher!” He smiled widely when he said the name. It was true that the name didn’t fit the Void Beast in front of him as well as it did the first beast he battled in Cydaria—as this one was more of a pure void purple and not the ashy color of the others—but the name had been stuck in his head ever sense he met that Void Beast and thought it was his summoned creature, so he was finally going to use it.