Chapter 100 - The greatest height

For a moment Aeolus just looked at him weirdly before suddenly realization hit him.

"Kaiser?! How are you here?"

"This was the arena that was chosen for me so I could ask you the same question. By the way...". Grabbing into his coat he pulled out the sleepy and struggling Gaia. "Meet Gaia. She's the second one that joined me as I've told you before. Why don't you greet him as well, Gaia?"

"I don't want to. Let me sleep master!"

"And I've told you to stop calling me master."

"~~Not gonna do that~~"

Seeing the interaction between both Aeolus turned towards his mother and brother. "Well I told you we would move out one day and it seems that day has come now. I will miss both of you but I'm sure we'll see each other occasionally for a while until I'm completely gone."

Both were shocked by what had happened so suddenly and in surprise just accepted Aeolus nuzzling in their feathers before turning away. Not wanting to second guess his decision he hopped over to Kaiser. "Let's go...Master."

"So you're starting with that as well?" Kaiser sighed loudly.

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Shaking his head Kaiser began to move towards the left rim of the plateau where the herd had disappeared after seeing the eagles occupied, heading back from where they had come from. Over their heads Aeolus began to fly in large circles, looking out for any life forms in the near vicinity. Soon after arriving Kaiser found a position where he could look at the side of the mountain and he managed to get a good look at the retreating goats that didn't even think about turning around. Seeing that his further ascent to the mountains had become a lot easier through the removal of said threat he turned around to return to the path that would lead him to the top. However, before he had come far he heard a small voice nearby.

"Don't leave. Please don't! I don't want to die! I want to live! I'll do anything but please take me with you or don't go!"

Walking to where the voice originated from he soon laid eyes upon the goat that had managed to avoid the brother of Aeolus. Trapped within the steep walls of a hole it had no way to escape and after it's group had fled she had a low chance of survival alone in the wilderness. While he was still busy judging the goat the system had already gone to work.

[Hey! I didn't even state whether I agree or not. There wasn't a Yes/No option!]

[Remind me to change your settings later!]

Before Kaiser could even try to stop it in his surprise the goat had already been added to his growing company of familiars. Feeling their connection the goat relaxed. Calling for it to retreat Kaiser began pushing large boulders inside the hole until the goat managed to jump out.

"I thank you Master! From now on my life belongs to you."

"Great...Another one of those."

Gaia, now inside his mantle began giggling. "Accept it master. You'll never get rid of it now."

After the system had given her the usual Adapt&Improve ability causing the goat to collapse for a while as she grew and her horn became even more powerful and intimidating. Seeing that it wouldn't take long he turned around to sit on the rock nearby. After a few minutes she stood up and remained a few meters away from him. Shaking his head Kaiser made his way further towards the path that lead to the top while he made sure that she followed them. Stopping in front of it he turned around.

"I guess there is no point in waiting anymore. Although I wanted to recruit a strong carnivore rather than a goat like you I think that you have a lot of potential and will become a good addition to my team if you try hard enough. What you just experienced was a Soulbond, a result of my skill that ties two individuals together. From now on until my death we can never truly separate as our souls will be ripped to pieces if we do. Our goal is to climb the top of that mountain and since you are now part of our group you can come with us. Is there anything else you might need?"

"No Master. Although I may disappoint your expectations I'll try my very best to serve you well. Since I promised to follow you forever just a few minutes ago I'll keep it."

Hearing her response his expression softened, feeling a bit sorry for his earlier comment. "A name might be something that you'll require. It'll be just bothersome if we don't grant you one."

"If that is your wish Master then grant me one."

"Then your name shall be Cirb."

The goat nodded and so they began to climb the mountain, Aeolus easily soaring in the skies above without any trouble while Cirb easily moved besides them although Kaiser noticed that she held back a lot to not embarrass him. "You can go ahead if you want. I'll follow after you. The Soulbond won't kill us because of a few meters. Being worlds apart is the only problem."

Cirb shook her head as she waited on a bolder on the side of the path. "Despite the words you said I'll stay by your side, Master. If you were to die because I was unable to aid you then I would die as well. Please don't argue."

Although Kaiser wanted to reply that he was fine by himself he decided to keep it with himself. She was right and if it didn't inconvenience her then why shouldn't he accept extra protection. Although she didn't seem as powerful as others she had a kind heart and in time she might grow more powerful through training in other worlds. Once more silence grew among them as they climbed the tall mountain where the howling of the wind grew louder and the snow danced even more wildly. Somewhere along the path they stopped and began eating. Soon Kaiser ate the rest of the meat before drinking some left over water that had almost frozen during their climb. At some point in time Aeolus had grown bored and flown back down to gather meat from the dead goats and carry it up to them. Sadly as Kaiser couldn't eat raw meat all was given to the others. Luckily Gaia had the passive Energy&Matter Creation so she didn't need to eat much and due to her small size which also saved a lot her portions were nearly nonexistent. Actually neither her nor Kaiser really needed to eat but the feeling was nice. For the rest of the day they continued up the mountain, the air getting thinner with each step and climb. Luckily none of them were really affected by the change. As soon as they had passed through the clouds which had been looming above them their vision cleared up and the path became clear before them. Just as the sun began to set they reached the top. From the snowy surroundings illuminated by the reddish and yellow sun rays they stepped into a large stone circle the same color as the mountain surrounded by seven tall pillars which supported a large stone dome above. Close to the center four smaller pillars, which were just below one meter tall and had small indents at their top, surrounded a central pillar which was a few centimeters taller with a golden colored bowl atop of it.

Speaking in the general language for the people of the capitol to understand "So to fully use this I need to go back to the center of each region and retrieve artifacts from there and place them on the pillars before something can really happen. Seeing this I realize that my voyage was almost useless. Now I need to go down again. I think I'll go see how Aster is doing. She should have at least one kill by now."

Having finished his short speech he began asking the System. [Hey System! Why haven't I gotten the Quest reward yet?]

[By the way I haven't forgotten about the stunt you pulled before. Once we're off this mountain I'll change you up.]

Sighing Kaiser left the stone circle and began climbing one of the seven tall pillars and finally scale the dome. Once he reached it's center he gained a new message.

- Saddle for a creature of Air Origin (completely adjustable)

[Well. Show me it's abilities.]

- Weight nullification: The weight of all carried creatures will not pressure on the mount

- Complete adjustment: Saddle can be fitted for any creature of Air Origin

- Indestructible: This saddle cannot be destroyed or harmed in any way

Although Kaiser was tempted to try out the saddle his actions would cause too much suspicion. Instead due to his knowledge of the arena he sat down in a spot where his actions could be concealed partially. Sitting down on his backpack he began to sew something with the fur of the ape. At least he made it appear that way. As the sun went down and the moon rose he stored away the fur of the ape and packed the unused roll of threads as well as the needles away before taking out the saddle from his inventory. As he walked towards Aeolus who, with all other sat waiting at the opposite edge of the stone circle, closest to the land of fog beneath them. Throwing the saddle over Aeolus, it changed and made itself suitable for him. Climbing atop with Gaia inside his cloak he turned to Cirb. "I'm sorry my dear. I'd like to let you fly with us but there simply isn't enough space. We'll fly to the edge of the foothills, close to the opening which separates the misty plains from the desert. If you ever loose sight of us then just follow the bond between us. Should you encounter great danger then use our newly formed telepathic communication to alarm us and we will assist you immediately."

Seeing her nod he gave Aeolus the command and not a second later they began soaring in the clear sky above the clouds and ground below.