Chapter 28
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The feeling of weightlessness caused Alec's heart to drop. Just as the darkness enveloped him, he caught a glimpse of the monster's frustrated expression, which caused him to feel a brief moment of glee. At least, he thought it was frustrated as it tried to reach in to punch him or something.
Basically, it already knew that Alec was out of its grasp since there was no way those horse hooves were grabbing anything. Alec strangely felt the urge to cackle madly. He didn't though. That was probably the high talking.
The loud, echoing roar followed Alec down the hole as he fell.
Alec briefly panicked after he fell for more than fifteen seconds. Just how long was he going to fall?!
Though he was already out of the monster's grasp, how was he going to survive this fall instead?
Whether what greeted him at the bottom was rock or water, he would still die from the impact.
With a hand on the squirming bunny, the other reached out blindly as far as he could manage to try and grip onto something.
With this weak body of his, he wouldn't ever be able to take any impact, and neither did he have any skills that would allow him to escape unscathed. He was only seven years old, after all. Not to mention puberty, he hadn't even reached double digits yet.
Miraculously, his hand brushed against a wall, shocking himself. Could it be that he would have such good luck? Given the depth of the hole, he had assumed that the width of it would be much wider, but it looked like the Mainframe was shining on him today!
Then, he remembered that it was the Mainframe that got him into this mess in the first place, and he quietly put aside the thanks he briefly had for it.
Before he could think too much about it, with his single hand, he slammed it against the rocky wall, desperately hoping to get some friction to stopper their fall.
And he did.
The pain that assaulted his pain receptors were no joke in this weak, scrawny body. The most he got was cuts and bruises from the various falls and trips in The Great Expanse. They were nothing too much to look at, with how they healed quickly.
Whatever pain tolerance he had could not hold a candle to the sharp, all-encompassing pain that sent a vicious signal to his body.
Alec gritted his teeth down hard, not letting a single cry escape him. Instead, he breathed heavily through the shock. It was painful beyond belief, and the wet glide against the rocky wall spoke of the bloody mess his fingers became.
However, what he did seemed to have an effect. His body, which was already light to begin with, began to slow its descent. Alec resolutely clung onto the wall with his single hand, ignoring the pain.
By the time his feet hit the floor, he slid down as his body flung itself across the ground from the rough impact, dizzy. Even as he lost control of his body, he never once moved the hand across his chest.
Immediately, he passed out due to the rough tumble that disorientated him.
-
Bunbun, who didn't have much of a complicated thinking process, felt the vast, varied range of emotions that had assaulted his owner earlier while they ran from the monster, and couldn't help but feel a great amount of regret at so rashly acting on his reflexes to defend his owner.
In the process of this, Alec's latent magic had seeped into his body, boosting his core greatly as he fled frantically. Something within the bunny seemed to change as its mind became clearer and sharper than before.
Whereas before he only understood the barest of instructions due to the feelings that Alec gave across from their bond, Bunbun now understood a great deal of the other nuances from the words that Alec previously told him.
Since his mind was now clearer than ever before, even though he already felt a great amount of regret at his rash actions earlier, there was nothing he could do to help his owner other than holding completely still so that he wouldn't cause more things for Alec to think about.
Hearing the monster's roars, Bunbun couldn't help but tremble lightly. How had he ever thought that he might have been a match for something so far out of his league?
Then, when Alec started falling down the hole, Bunbun had been terrified. Not for himself, no, but for Alec.
Instinctively, he knew that his owner would not be able to survive the fall should he not be able to stop it. Bunbun had witnessed a bull fall from such heights, crashing to the bottom, only to stop moving in a few scant minutes.
The thought of something like that happening to his owner caused him to feel frantic and desperate. However, Alec put a hand over his body, and Bunbun felt like tearing up. Everything had been his fault in the first place, but his owner was still looking out for him even at this stage.
The short, laboured breaths that he heard his owner's usually calm breathing turn into caused an upsurge of desperation in the bunny's mind. One never knew how much ignorance was bliss until they were enlightened.
When they hit the ground, there was a sheer spike of terror as they rolled. His owner!
Bunbun tried to wriggle out from under his owner's tight grasp, only to find himself stuck.
There were no other movements from Alec, so Bunbun flattened his body as much as possible, causing Alec's hand to go slack as it fell off his body.
The bunny darted out, looking at the horrific picture his owner made, and gave into his instincts, running a round Alec's prone body. There was so much red! What did he do? What did he do?!
The bunny forcefully calmed himself down, slapping himself across the face in a manner he had seen one of the people in Alec's human tribe do.
Water! He had to get some water!
Bunbun looked around, but there wasn't anything he could see in the dark.
Pricking up his ears, the bunny tried to hear whether there was a running water source nearby. Even as he did this, he made sure not to neglect the fact that there could be other predators in this dwelling.
His owner was already defenceless and in danger. He did not know how much longer his owner would be able to sustain himself, but he would do his best to protect him before he woke up.
There was nothing that was setting off danger signals to him, but Bunbun still felt reluctant to leave his owner defenceless here like this.
He hesitated briefly before steeling himself. He should not be wasting time like this.
Luckily, he heard a soft, trickle of water in the far distance.
With all the speed available at his disposal, the bunny darted off towards that direction, taking no care whether or not there were obstacles in the way. Though he was unable to see in the complete darkness they found themselves in, he was still able to navigate his way rather well.
Before long, the darkness of the place lightened up, and there was a pool of transparent, sparkling water before him. The pool of water didn't seem to be naturally formed, judging by the faint tails of grass that spread out across the little alcove. How was it that grass grew on the rock, Bunbun didn't know, but it didn't matter right now.
The place was dimly lit from some type of stones in the ceiling, but there was enough light for him to see the entire place.
There were a few fish swimming in the water, and a few patches of green below. The water was so clear that he could see all the way to the bottom. It reminded him much of the lake where he first encountered his owner. There was a faint trail of water trickling down from a rock wall above, which was the sound he previously heard.
Bunbun moved closer to the edge of the water, sipping it before determining it was safe enough for his owner to drink.
He looked around for something to bring back the water with, but –
In the far corner, away from the pool of water, he spotted the human remains left behind, wearing some sort of metal plating. Bunbun ignored it, and instead zeroed in on the bag left at the dead human's side.
Using his teeth, the bunny tugged it, causing it to spill over. Within, there was some sort of pressed wood that he saw his owner carry around a lot, along with a few bottles containing unknown liquids.
When the bunny sniffed the bottles, he recoiled at the pungent, repulsive smell that assaulted his nose.
Resolutely ignoring them, Bunbun zeroed in on a rounded metal thing, dragging it by the handle towards the still pond.
With the cup half full, Bunbun quickly navigated his way back to his owner, retracing his path.
The scent of red grew stronger, and Bunbun quickened his pace, finding his owner again. He felt around carefully, making sure to avoid the places were the red smelled the strongest, carefully tipping the water into his owner's mouth, making sure nothing spilled.
At first, nothing happened, but then Alec stirred slowly, coming back to his senses.
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The feeling of weightlessness caused Alec's heart to drop. Just as the darkness enveloped him, he caught a glimpse of the monster's frustrated expression, which caused him to feel a brief moment of glee. At least, he thought it was frustrated as it tried to reach in to punch him or something.
Basically, it already knew that Alec was out of its grasp since there was no way those horse hooves were grabbing anything. Alec strangely felt the urge to cackle madly. He didn't though. That was probably the high talking.
The loud, echoing roar followed Alec down the hole as he fell.
Alec briefly panicked after he fell for more than fifteen seconds. Just how long was he going to fall?!
Though he was already out of the monster's grasp, how was he going to survive this fall instead?
Whether what greeted him at the bottom was rock or water, he would still die from the impact.
With a hand on the squirming bunny, the other reached out blindly as far as he could manage to try and grip onto something.
With this weak body of his, he wouldn't ever be able to take any impact, and neither did he have any skills that would allow him to escape unscathed. He was only seven years old, after all. Not to mention puberty, he hadn't even reached double digits yet.
Miraculously, his hand brushed against a wall, shocking himself. Could it be that he would have such good luck? Given the depth of the hole, he had assumed that the width of it would be much wider, but it looked like the Mainframe was shining on him today!
Then, he remembered that it was the Mainframe that got him into this mess in the first place, and he quietly put aside the thanks he briefly had for it.
Before he could think too much about it, with his single hand, he slammed it against the rocky wall, desperately hoping to get some friction to stopper their fall.
And he did.
The pain that assaulted his pain receptors were no joke in this weak, scrawny body. The most he got was cuts and bruises from the various falls and trips in The Great Expanse. They were nothing too much to look at, with how they healed quickly.
Whatever pain tolerance he had could not hold a candle to the sharp, all-encompassing pain that sent a vicious signal to his body.
Alec gritted his teeth down hard, not letting a single cry escape him. Instead, he breathed heavily through the shock. It was painful beyond belief, and the wet glide against the rocky wall spoke of the bloody mess his fingers became.
However, what he did seemed to have an effect. His body, which was already light to begin with, began to slow its descent. Alec resolutely clung onto the wall with his single hand, ignoring the pain.
By the time his feet hit the floor, he slid down as his body flung itself across the ground from the rough impact, dizzy. Even as he lost control of his body, he never once moved the hand across his chest.
Immediately, he passed out due to the rough tumble that disorientated him.
-
Bunbun, who didn't have much of a complicated thinking process, felt the vast, varied range of emotions that had assaulted his owner earlier while they ran from the monster, and couldn't help but feel a great amount of regret at so rashly acting on his reflexes to defend his owner.
In the process of this, Alec's latent magic had seeped into his body, boosting his core greatly as he fled frantically. Something within the bunny seemed to change as its mind became clearer and sharper than before.
Whereas before he only understood the barest of instructions due to the feelings that Alec gave across from their bond, Bunbun now understood a great deal of the other nuances from the words that Alec previously told him.
Since his mind was now clearer than ever before, even though he already felt a great amount of regret at his rash actions earlier, there was nothing he could do to help his owner other than holding completely still so that he wouldn't cause more things for Alec to think about.
Hearing the monster's roars, Bunbun couldn't help but tremble lightly. How had he ever thought that he might have been a match for something so far out of his league?
Then, when Alec started falling down the hole, Bunbun had been terrified. Not for himself, no, but for Alec.
Instinctively, he knew that his owner would not be able to survive the fall should he not be able to stop it. Bunbun had witnessed a bull fall from such heights, crashing to the bottom, only to stop moving in a few scant minutes.
The thought of something like that happening to his owner caused him to feel frantic and desperate. However, Alec put a hand over his body, and Bunbun felt like tearing up. Everything had been his fault in the first place, but his owner was still looking out for him even at this stage.
The short, laboured breaths that he heard his owner's usually calm breathing turn into caused an upsurge of desperation in the bunny's mind. One never knew how much ignorance was bliss until they were enlightened.
When they hit the ground, there was a sheer spike of terror as they rolled. His owner!
Bunbun tried to wriggle out from under his owner's tight grasp, only to find himself stuck.
There were no other movements from Alec, so Bunbun flattened his body as much as possible, causing Alec's hand to go slack as it fell off his body.
The bunny darted out, looking at the horrific picture his owner made, and gave into his instincts, running a round Alec's prone body. There was so much red! What did he do? What did he do?!
The bunny forcefully calmed himself down, slapping himself across the face in a manner he had seen one of the people in Alec's human tribe do.
Water! He had to get some water!
Bunbun looked around, but there wasn't anything he could see in the dark.
Pricking up his ears, the bunny tried to hear whether there was a running water source nearby. Even as he did this, he made sure not to neglect the fact that there could be other predators in this dwelling.
His owner was already defenceless and in danger. He did not know how much longer his owner would be able to sustain himself, but he would do his best to protect him before he woke up.
There was nothing that was setting off danger signals to him, but Bunbun still felt reluctant to leave his owner defenceless here like this.
He hesitated briefly before steeling himself. He should not be wasting time like this.
Luckily, he heard a soft, trickle of water in the far distance.
With all the speed available at his disposal, the bunny darted off towards that direction, taking no care whether or not there were obstacles in the way. Though he was unable to see in the complete darkness they found themselves in, he was still able to navigate his way rather well.
Before long, the darkness of the place lightened up, and there was a pool of transparent, sparkling water before him. The pool of water didn't seem to be naturally formed, judging by the faint tails of grass that spread out across the little alcove. How was it that grass grew on the rock, Bunbun didn't know, but it didn't matter right now.
The place was dimly lit from some type of stones in the ceiling, but there was enough light for him to see the entire place.
There were a few fish swimming in the water, and a few patches of green below. The water was so clear that he could see all the way to the bottom. It reminded him much of the lake where he first encountered his owner. There was a faint trail of water trickling down from a rock wall above, which was the sound he previously heard.
Bunbun moved closer to the edge of the water, sipping it before determining it was safe enough for his owner to drink.
He looked around for something to bring back the water with, but –
In the far corner, away from the pool of water, he spotted the human remains left behind, wearing some sort of metal plating. Bunbun ignored it, and instead zeroed in on the bag left at the dead human's side.
Using his teeth, the bunny tugged it, causing it to spill over. Within, there was some sort of pressed wood that he saw his owner carry around a lot, along with a few bottles containing unknown liquids.
When the bunny sniffed the bottles, he recoiled at the pungent, repulsive smell that assaulted his nose.
Resolutely ignoring them, Bunbun zeroed in on a rounded metal thing, dragging it by the handle towards the still pond.
With the cup half full, Bunbun quickly navigated his way back to his owner, retracing his path.
The scent of red grew stronger, and Bunbun quickened his pace, finding his owner again. He felt around carefully, making sure to avoid the places were the red smelled the strongest, carefully tipping the water into his owner's mouth, making sure nothing spilled.
At first, nothing happened, but then Alec stirred slowly, coming back to his senses.
The feeling of weightlessness caused Alec's heart to drop. Just as the darkness enveloped him, he caught a glimpse of the monster's frustrated expression, which caused him to feel a brief moment of glee. At least, he thought it was frustrated as it tried to reach in to punch him or something.Basically, it already knew that Alec was out of its grasp since there was no way those horse hooves were grabbing anything. Alec strangely felt the urge to cackle madly. He didn't though. That was probably the high talking.The loud, echoing roar followed Alec down the hole as he fell.Alec briefly panicked after he fell for more than fifteen seconds. Just how long was he going to fall?!Though he was already out of the monster's grasp, how was he going to survive this fall instead?Whether what greeted him at the bottom was rock or water, he would still die from the impact.With a hand on the squirming bunny, the other reached out blindly as far as he could manage to try and grip onto something.With this weak body of his, he wouldn't ever be able to take any impact, and neither did he have any skills that would allow him to escape unscathed. He was only seven years old, after all. Not to mention puberty, he hadn't even reached double digits yet.Miraculously, his hand brushed against a wall, shocking himself. Could it be that he would have such good luck? Given the depth of the hole, he had assumed that the width of it would be much wider, but it looked like the Mainframe was shining on him today!Then, he remembered that it was the Mainframe that got him into this mess in the first place, and he quietly put aside the thanks he briefly had for it.Before he could think too much about it, with his single hand, he slammed it against the rocky wall, desperately hoping to get some friction to stopper their fall.And he did.The pain that assaulted his pain receptors were no joke in this weak, scrawny body. The most he got was cuts and bruises from the various falls and trips in The Great Expanse. They were nothing too much to look at, with how they healed quickly.Whatever pain tolerance he had could not hold a candle to the sharp, all-encompassing pain that sent a vicious signal to his body.Alec gritted his teeth down hard, not letting a single cry escape him. Instead, he breathed heavily through the shock. It was painful beyond belief, and the wet glide against the rocky wall spoke of the bloody mess his fingers became.However, what he did seemed to have an effect. His body, which was already light to begin with, began to slow its descent. Alec resolutely clung onto the wall with his single hand, ignoring the pain.By the time his feet hit the floor, he slid down as his body flung itself across the ground from the rough impact, dizzy. Even as he lost control of his body, he never once moved the hand across his chest.Immediately, he passed out due to the rough tumble that disorientated him.-Bunbun, who didn't have much of a complicated thinking process, felt the vast, varied range of emotions that had assaulted his owner earlier while they ran from the monster, and couldn't help but feel a great amount of regret at so rashly acting on his reflexes to defend his owner.In the process of this, Alec's latent magic had seeped into his body, boosting his core greatly as he fled frantically. Something within the bunny seemed to change as its mind became clearer and sharper than before.Whereas before he only understood the barest of instructions due to the feelings that Alec gave across from their bond, Bunbun now understood a great deal of the other nuances from the words that Alec previously told him.Since his mind was now clearer than ever before, even though he already felt a great amount of regret at his rash actions earlier, there was nothing he could do to help his owner other than holding completely still so that he wouldn't cause more things for Alec to think about.Hearing the monster's roars, Bunbun couldn't help but tremble lightly. How had he ever thought that he might have been a match for something so far out of his league?Then, when Alec started falling down the hole, Bunbun had been terrified. Not for himself, no, but for Alec.Instinctively, he knew that his owner would not be able to survive the fall should he not be able to stop it. Bunbun had witnessed a bull fall from such heights, crashing to the bottom, only to stop moving in a few scant minutes.The thought of something like that happening to his owner caused him to feel frantic and desperate. However, Alec put a hand over his body, and Bunbun felt like tearing up. Everything had been his fault in the first place, but his owner was still looking out for him even at this stage.The short, laboured breaths that he heard his owner's usually calm breathing turn into caused an upsurge of desperation in the bunny's mind. One never knew how much ignorance was bliss until they were enlightened.When they hit the ground, there was a sheer spike of terror as they rolled. His owner!Bunbun tried to wriggle out from under his owner's tight grasp, only to find himself stuck.There were no other movements from Alec, so Bunbun flattened his body as much as possible, causing Alec's hand to go slack as it fell off his body.The bunny darted out, looking at the horrific picture his owner made, and gave into his instincts, running a round Alec's prone body. There was so much red! What did he do? What did he do?!The bunny forcefully calmed himself down, slapping himself across the face in a manner he had seen one of the people in Alec's human tribe do.Water! He had to get some water!Bunbun looked around, but there wasn't anything he could see in the dark.Pricking up his ears, the bunny tried to hear whether there was a running water source nearby. Even as he did this, he made sure not to neglect the fact that there could be other predators in this dwelling.His owner was already defenceless and in danger. He did not know how much longer his owner would be able to sustain himself, but he would do his best to protect him before he woke up.There was nothing that was setting off danger signals to him, but Bunbun still felt reluctant to leave his owner defenceless here like this.He hesitated briefly before steeling himself. He should not be wasting time like this.Luckily, he heard a soft, trickle of water in the far distance.With all the speed available at his disposal, the bunny darted off towards that direction, taking no care whether or not there were obstacles in the way. Though he was unable to see in the complete darkness they found themselves in, he was still able to navigate his way rather well.Before long, the darkness of the place lightened up, and there was a pool of transparent, sparkling water before him. The pool of water didn't seem to be naturally formed, judging by the faint tails of grass that spread out across the little alcove. How was it that grass grew on the rock, Bunbun didn't know, but it didn't matter right now.The place was dimly lit from some type of stones in the ceiling, but there was enough light for him to see the entire place.There were a few fish swimming in the water, and a few patches of green below. The water was so clear that he could see all the way to the bottom. It reminded him much of the lake where he first encountered his owner. There was a faint trail of water trickling down from a rock wall above, which was the sound he previously heard.Bunbun moved closer to the edge of the water, sipping it before determining it was safe enough for his owner to drink.He looked around for something to bring back the water with, but In the far corner, away from the pool of water, he spotted the human remains left behind, wearing some sort of metal plating. Bunbun ignored it, and instead zeroed in on the bag left at the dead human's side.Using his teeth, the bunny tugged it, causing it to spill over. Within, there was some sort of pressed wood that he saw his owner carry around a lot, along with a few bottles containing unknown liquids.When the bunny sniffed the bottles, he recoiled at the pungent, repulsive smell that assaulted his nose.Resolutely ignoring them, Bunbun zeroed in on a rounded metal thing, dragging it by the handle towards the still pond.With the cup half full, Bunbun quickly navigated his way back to his owner, retracing his path.The scent of red grew stronger, and Bunbun quickened his pace, finding his owner again. He felt around carefully, making sure to avoid the places were the red smelled the strongest, carefully tipping the water into his owner's mouth, making sure nothing spilled.At first, nothing happened, but then Alec stirred slowly, coming back to his senses.
