Upon waking up the m, the sky was still overcast with drizzle which was a bit better tharight downpour, but Lumian decided that it was best to wait out the drizzle before leaving the cave jus in case it gets worse. While he was waiting, he decided that it was best to get in some training before he leaves thus began with a basic workout of simple exercises such as sit ups, push ups, ches and a little bit of shadow boxing.

  Ohe drizzle came to a stop, Lumiahe cave to a freshly sted forest with some sembnud developing on the ground and dew dripping from the pnts.

  After leaving the cave, Lumian decided to go hunting for a det sized animal after that simple workout and came across a small boar pack travelling in his dire. This could be a suitable time to practice with my shadows. After having this simple thought, Lumian summoned Aethon, the spiders and the rats out of his shadow.

  Issuing a mental and, Attack. Lumiahat the rats ran into the boars hind legs nipping at the while Aethon fps their wings against the boars faces causing a major distraeanwhile, the spiders, crawled up to a couple of boars by the bad sunk their fangs into them causing them to drop down on their sides. However, amongst the fusion, Lumiahat is mind was tearing a little from not being used to eg with so many shadows at once making him clutch at his forehead for a couple of seds allowing some of the boars to run away in escape.

  It seems that I will o practice using multiple shadows without getting a headache from now on. Ohe headache subsided Lumian was able to have this thought as he gazed at the boar corpses. Return, anding his shadows, they came bato his shadow as he started prepping the boar for a quid simple meal. The boar meat juid tender upon his taste buds, the greasy juices spilling from his lips.

  Allowing the meal to go down, he tinues on his part of the jourhrough the forest as the temperature bees a little more humid from the sury into the dense foliage. Along the way, Lumian practices some simple ands to his shadows every now and again to avoid the monotony of seeing tree after tree.

  After a long period of time, Lumian decided it was best to take a quick break uhe shades of a nearby tree for about half an hour. I wonder when I'll get to civilization, its taking quite a while after all. When the break was over he figured that if the journey will take a long time, he may as well extend it by polishing his knife fighting skills for whenever he hem.

  Starting off with a jab in front, then a diagonal upward ssh, followed by a thrust, ssh and jab repeating these exercises ging his form, and which hand he uses the knife in case he finds himself uo use one arm. Over time, Lumian works up a bit of a sweat, wiping it from his face using his robe before stretg his figure ensuring that his body stays limber and flexible.

  Another ge from his previous body knowing that this bodies flexibility was in exge for his previous orength, something that he has only just started to get aced to now.

  This body isn't as bad as I thought it would be, at first it was a bit to much of a shock but I feel... Lighter? is that the right word? But I still find it a bit unfortable to look at after all I spent the vast majority of my time of the opposite gender. Lumian ptes to himself, while assessing his arms skin which felt softer to the touch, much more than his old male body. Actually, I feel much happier but... why is that the case? Shouldn't I be freaking out wanting my old body back? but, it just never felt right uhis one.

  "Urgh so damn fusing!!!" Lumian excimed out loud as he used his fio scratch at his hair in frustration.

  To take his mind off of this, Lumian's stomach growled making him realise he hasen anything in a while thus causing him to search the outskirts around the area he was resting, finally finding something to eat, a few foxes. Deg to tinue his practice of using his shadows to hunt, he eventually found that it no longer brings an absolute headache only a mere pain only when one of the summons die while trying to order each of them effectively.

  Finding a pce suitable to set up a fire in this damp atmosphere, Lumian thought it best to use the charcoal as the branches are too wet to use leading to a small fire. While this was going, he got his ko skin the foxes and put the meat above the fire. While doing so a thought occurred to him, why not tan the fox fur and use it as a quilt to help him keep warm from the enviro.

  ing to that simple thought, Lumia ahead and did so whilst eating the fox meat which was a bit gamey to his taste buds. After a log period of time passed by, dusk was finally happening and the fox hides were finally tanned enough that they no longer smelt so bad. When he climbed up a tree to do his ritual, he bed himself up in the fox fur immediately providing some sembnce of warmth through the freezing night.

  Waking up to a rustling sound, Lumian looked down at the foot of the tree to see a pair of rabbits. Looks like breakfast is prepared. Salivating at the thought, he summoned Aethon to snate of them and kill it.

  Breakfast being served, Lumian decided it was best to get a move on and tinued his journey north through the forest w what else he may e across during his time there.