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Chapter 21 - CHAPTER 21: WATER AT LAST

After the short talk and patting and rubbing off Fray head Shad Darc then moves to the other side of the tree and sat there.

 Looking at the now night sky with the gentle warm breeze gently blowing around while he looked at the bizzare but beautiful night sky his attention was drawn to the crescent moon among the nine moons it was last in the linear arrangement of the moons with it distance much further away from the rest.

 He couldn't explain why he was drawn to this particular moon but he felt little bit of attraction to that moon which made him feel a strange sense of sadness and kinship.

 Still looking at the moons he begin to notice a little discrepancy between all the nine moons the one at the front was bit darker than the rest while the second one seems to have a golden hue of light which spread outward at it centre the third one seems to have a little hole at its middle and something transparent or maybe not but whatever it is he is not sure of it yet.

 The fourth contains a touch of brown and green like Earth and plant natural color, the fifth also seems to have a hole at it middle just like the third one but unlike it there is a faint green color that is barely visible at the centre of the hole but somehow he still saw it.

 The sixth had the natural color of lightening at the middle somehow he feels as if the color is being pulled inward while seventh he couldn't fully explain because at first glance it seems to have a dark orange color at it center which seems to be repel outwardly while at the same time it is been attracted but while looking at it again he wasn't sure no instead what he saw was all the natural colors are being expelled out but when he looks again it looks as if a gray light is being pulled in which greatly confused him.

 Putting the thought of the mysterious seventh moon aside he looked at the eighth which looks as if there as beacon of red flame at the center of the moon.

 He lingered on the eighth moon for while feeling a strange sense of amusement but eventually turning towards the ninth moon the crescent moon.

 The crescent moon looks like the sea waters that reflect the blue sky there is also a light blue color at its middle with a snow white ring surrounding it.

 Shad Darc was subconsciously happy about the nature of the last moon in fact he was smiling without he him being aware of it.

 

 Shad Darc couldn't say or explained why or how he is able to see such things because of such he choose not to bother himself to think on it merely seeing it as a mystery to be uncover later on that is if he survives long enough. 

 After a while he settle his thought away from looking at nine strange looking moons with more questions in his heart than ever waiting to be ask but in the end there was no one to answer all his questions and to satiate his curiosity.

 And he pondered all this deep within his heart hoping that one day if he should be alive that is he would get to know the answer to some of his questions.

That aside he then did something he hadn't done for a while precisely since when he had came to this strange place which was nothing put the questions he most often asked himself while on Earth.

 'Why I am here, what am I here for , what is my purpose for existing, what am I suppose to do' bringing his head low he asked himself the final question which always weigh on his mind "who am I."

 He didn't know when and how exactly this habit of his started or came from but what he does know is that he can't he mustn't forget to always asked himself those questions because anytime he did he seems to find peace even if it is just momentarily which was enough for him.

 Because in truth Shad Darc has never considered himself to be a normal human or even considered himself to be one and nor did he knows why he doesn't considered himself to be human there so many things about him that doesn't makes sense to him.

 It is not like he sees himself as special if anything he sees himself as a complete nobody as someone unassuming and unworthy but then he does sees himself as unique by his own standard.

 One of his ideology is that to him no one is truly special irrespective of who they think they are how they see themselves but at the same time he believes that everyone is unique in his or her own way even though others might be more unique than some it still doesn't make them special in his own point of view.

 "Aargh, this is annoying my thought are wondering aimlessly once again" shaking his head as if to get rid of the unnecessary sermon he spoke softly "now is not the time for such sermons I have other important things to do and think off."

 After saying such he then reflected on his training on control of energy flow.

 Which he finds to be fruitful at the very lest because he was making progress.

 His control on energy flow has increased by a magnitude of one, one because he thought it wise to rate his progress in order of magnitude that is from one to hundred and currently he is at one if he should combine the different form of training on energy flow that he is doing at the moment.

 After a little night meditation he then slept off.

 Waking up in the cold silent morning of the morning of the strange forest opening his eyes the first he saw was Fray staring curiously at him but Shad Darc remain unperturbed by the curious gaze from Fray.

 Looking straight back at it with calm expression he asked in an even tone "why the stare" Fray didn't respond through growling or make gesture with its large head instead it just continue to look at Shad Darc.

 Seeing this Shad Darc sigh out why still looking at the creature he then said "alright enough with the stare I don't like it when I am being stared at for long."

 With that Fray then moved it's stopped gazing at him while it looked boringly look around.

 Shad Darc just shook his head lightly and went on to do some light exercise specifically leg related exercise like squat and others that doesn't involve the intense usage of hands afterwards he meditated for a short to calm himself down afterward he approached Fray and gesture for it to continue there journey with it did without any hassle.

 Shad Darc climb onto its back and gave the same command which he gave it before.

"I am going to close my eyes for the meantime alert me if reached a water source or if there is anything important."

 

Fray just slightly nod it huge head to signal it understood and this another thing Shad Darc doesn't fully understand but have an inclining on how the Cray washy capable of understanding some of his words, well he didn't dwell on that for long as they continue there journey to find water.

 

 The rest of the journey went on in silence as Shad Darc was engrossed in his energy flow training partially oblivious of his surroundings.

 Suddenly he fell to the ground and open his eyes to see what went wrong while his face shows bit of pain as he fell on his injured right.

 "Ouch, what the hell was that for you damned creat.." just before he finished his course he saw the reason why he was suddenly dumped on the ground.

 What he saw was enough to temporarily let him forget about his pains and worries because a little distance away from him was a pool of water and Fray was already approaching it.

 "So that is why" and so he ran to the pool of water kneeling down with one kneel while he strained his left hand to fetched water to his mouth while his eyes calmly survey his surroundings.

 

 Though he was mad tasting for water it doesn't mean that he should let his guard down after all he has been thought and trained by his organization not let down there sense of security no matter what even if one is break or on full relaxation.

 So for that he didn't take the water hungrily but calmly as he surveyed his area.

 After he done taking his feel he let out a relax sigh he looked towards Fray positioned and noticed it was also drinking cautiously as it survey around.

 "Water at last."

 Afterwards he a distance of about 50-60 meters away from the water to nearby huge tree and sat under it shades.

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