Adventures Of A Goblin

"old man, I am only going to ask this once, and I want a direct response from you. How, did my infernal mana finds its way into your hands".

His eagerness to understand why Shakir's flame is a fitting match to his had made him forget the language barrier separating them, and no matter how many times he asks, he will never get a clear response from Shakir.

"answer me human. Why do you have the same flame that I do?..."

He pestered Shakir again this time louder and shaking his body aggressively, wanting a response from him.

"i repeat!!!!"

[Master...].

Orun had to stop his assault on Shakir after hearing the sudden voice he had been waiting to hear since his awakening.

'O.... Oracle, is that you...'

[yes it is master].

He felt his mind at peace listening to the word of confirmation from Oracle. It was safe and had only temporarily left him. This made Orun from the bottom of his heart, deeply happy.

'what happened to you?.., why was I not able to get in touch with you after my awakening'.

[forgive me for that master. There were some complicating issues that needed my presence. That is what I was dealing with and why I could not congratulate master on his Awakening].

'you don't have to apologize Oracle, I am not reprimanding you or anything like that. I was worried and just wanted to know why you were not available is all'.

Orun made sure to express that he was only concerned on the absence of Oracle and not annoyed.

'so, what were the complicating issues that required your attention'.

[it involves a certain human master is holding unto].

'certain human?..., you mean him...'

Orun said, dangling Shakir's body.

'what does this wrinkled old man have to do with your absence'.

[that old man, is the main reason that master was able to awaken in this time period rather than later].

'him?....., are the reasons also tied to why we have the same flame constitution".

[yes it is master].

[master's time in hibernation had gone beyond the initial time status limit predicted. If I had left things as they were, it would have taken master thousands of years more to awaken].

[to prevent such outcome, I sketched up a plan that would hasten master's Awakening, and that plan needed the presence of a second-party with physical body to put into motion].

[I forcefully dragged humans to the part of the dungeon master was in, and infused into the human a part of master's core].

'that explains why I felt a sense of familiarity with his flame, because it originally belongs to me'.

[that is correct master. The human's task is to continually fill your core with mana and indirectly transferring it to master's original core. This would speed up the mana gathering process and also increase the chances of master waking up earlier].

[the human did his part with excellence. Strengthening him and in return he spends his whole life chasing after monsters and unknowingly accumulating mana for master. With his contributions, the mana guage had surfaced enough to have master awaken in two hundred years to come].

'two hundred years?...., but I am awake now?, why is that'.

[that is true, and my calculations were on point, until an unexpected variant showed up].

'hmm...., are you referring to one of the little girls I met in the Dungeon, because I could have sworn I felt a slight spark from her, similar to the one I feel with this old man. I thought of it as nothing because she was small and did not pose any threat whatsoever'.

[the gene of her grandfather's temporary inferno core had mutated with her body, giving her potential beyond an ordinary's thinking and making her the one thing closest to becoming a true fire herself].

'and all this simply because of my core?..., I know crazy shit happens, but is this crazy shit really possible'.

[that is what being an half spiritual entity is master. You have the power to influence the growth of another. Mind you, the granddaughter already has enough potential as it is, your influence only made her potential easily accessible than normal].

[her entrance into the Dungeon master layed dormant in, triggered master's core and forced open the Awakening process. I did not account for such an occurrence taking place, and to prevent any damage done to master physically and mentally, I had to excuse myself so I could accelerate master's spiritual body to matching its pace with master's physical body that had been abruptly awakened].

Oracle senses that Orun was completely lost from the expression he was making.

[as an half spiritual entity, it is important to have the spiritual body and physical body be on the same wavelength and growth process. If the physical body's growth overlaps with the spiritual body's growth, or vice versa, it could lead to master not having full control over the body, mind and rationality. Master would undoubtedly go on a mindless rampage until you run out of mana].

'wow..., that little midget almost has me going on a rampage, how cruel is that?'.

Orun found it ridiculous that the little girl he had brushed off as nothing, is not only the reason why he is awake now, but is also the reason why he almost lost his rationality.

'just to be clear, you have fixed the problem right'.

[yes I have master].

'nice. This is one of the reasons why it is so good having you around. Also, can you help me!!!'.

Orun was interrupted by the sudden movements from the old body he is holding unto. He let's go of Shakir who stumbled on the ground and starts to foam out blood from his mouth, ears and eyes.

'what's his deal'.

Orun asked knowing full well that he had done nothing to put Shakir in such condition.

[he is dying master, due to the effects of being exposed to your Aura].

'my Aura?. You mean that thing where I get temporarily angry and the humans just fall on the ground?. I am pretty sure I did it to him earlier, but he was not affected by it'.

[that was before master absorbed your infernal core from his body and left him with nothing. Now, he is just like any old man that can be found anywhere].

'so it's the end for him?....'

Orun said, still looking at the Shakir's shaking and dying body littering the space around him with his blood.

"you brought this on yourself human, not me".