Shadow parasite

“This is incredible!” Lora was submerged into a world full of feelings. She was going through quite the rollercoaster. From working like a slave, being saved, then being made unsure of the intention of the person she liked, then trusting him again, and now this.

“I used to want to fly when I was a little kid… Never thought that dream would come true today, in this kind of manner,” said Emma, her heart beating increasingly faster.

“This is not technically on my wish list… but it is certain a magnificent feeling,” added Amelia, her long red hair fluttering in the gentle breeze.

Unlike the twins, they were not that afraid of heights. For some reason, the confidence that Gorn was emanating was good enough for them as a safety insurance.

“With power comes certain benefits, however, there is a long way before reaching a decent level,” said Gorn, contemplating a little. “For example, the three of you are stronger than a lot of people from the city. Sadly, that is not enough in the current situation. More is needed to secure a decent level of safety… "

Amelia understood perfectly what he was trying to say. “You have a point, but it is very hard for some people to improve… Me personally, I can’t imagine myself using almost all of my time to train, and absorb the energy from monster cores. That would require years, and a great number of resources, risks… "

Gorn nodded. “Indeed. A lot of time, and little results is not something very appealing. In this case, using some special methods are required in order to obtain certain results. But that is also hard, and tricky. Like you, for example. You want to use your beauty, and rely on other persons for things that you can’t, or don’t want to do yourself, am I right?”

“You are totally correct.” Amelia did not try to hide her intentions in the slightest.

Gorn liked her attitude. “Good, I appreciate your sincerity. This kind of plan is, nevertheless, very risky, and usually fails more times than it succeeds. The larger the difference in power, the little the chances. Am I right?”

“You are right.”

Seeing her answer so obediently made him want to push things a level further. ‘This is so hard… Her attitude and the look in her eyes makes me want to squeeze out everything from her… ’ Lora and Emma were still there, so he tried his best not to go full retard. A level of decency had to be maintained as well. He was afraid that if he crossed the line too much, or too many times, then going back would become very difficult.

“Perfect. If you know the risks, then it is all good… “

Lora and Emma just listened, without interrupting them. While Lora knew that between her and Gorn was a special bond, she was also aware that it was rather thin as of this moment.

“Let’s go!” With these words, he started to teleport without stopping for more than a few moments. In a very short time he reached his temporary base. Teleporting five hundred meters at a time meant that distance wasn’t such a big issue if the numbers weren’t high enough.

Elisa, her daughter, and Rebeca were still busy carving out more space into the tree trunk. It wasn’t that long since he left, but a lot of things happened.

“Welcome back!” said Elisa after seeing him approach their place. She was currently on her way to transport some debris to another place. Putting everything down, she looked at the new faces with a straight face. After seeing Lora, it wasn’t so hard to guess as to who the other two might be.

The rest of the girls also quickly arrived. “This is Lora, my classmate. This is her sister, and this is her mother.”

They already knew Lora, as for the other two, it was a first. “Hello!” The girls shook hands, and introduced themselves to the rest. The whole situation was a little ‘colder’ than what he expected.

‘I guess it will take some time for all of them to get along…’ The situation made it a little difficult for them to be fully open to one another, if that was possible in the first place.

Ella ignored everyone, and jumped into Gorn’s arms, hugging him. “Can we please have some fun? This is too boring for me.”

Gorn laughed: “Of course!” By the look of things, nothing of great importance happened in his absence. “I’ll go with Ella for a small walk. In the meantime, you can all get to know each-other better.”

Taking advantage of this excuse, he wanted to leave that awkward situation. Grabbing Ella by the hands, he spun her around, then threw her a few hundred meters in the air, leaving Amelia, and her daughters with mouth’s wide open. Jumping on air, he quickly caught up with Ella, grabbed her, and then both of them disappeared without a trace.

‘Small walk? Is he trying to kill that poor child?’ though Amelia, not sure what to make out of that situation. Ella’s echoing laughter was, however, a clear sign that she was enjoying everything.

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“So, anything interesting happened while I was away?” asked Gorn while giving the little girl a tour through the massive forest.

Ella was happily sitting on his back, greatly enjoying the ride: “No, we just dug more space into that tree. It’s a very dull job to do.”

“Well, some things that must be done are not a lot of fun. But they must be done, nonetheless.” Gorn was mainly using his air steps ability. This way, it was a lot more entertaining to travel around.

“But to me, it seems that you are always having fun,” somewhat complained Ella.

“That’s something interesting to hear… ” he did not think that was the case, but on a second note, he was able to do a lot of things if he wanted.

Gorn kept jumping from place to place, moving in a circle around their tree base. This way, they could get even more accustomed to the surrounding area. “Are we going to stay here for a long time?” suddenly asked Ella, breaking the silence.

“Not really. This is just temporary. I just need a little more time to sort out a few things, that’s all.” Thankfully, he managed to find that blue spotted deer, and hopefully, in a few more days he was going to get that stealth skill. With that, almost everything was going to become easier. In addition to that, he still had room for two extra skills.

The shop was also full of useful items, and there was generally a very big room for improvement. That, as well as a few other things, required time.