Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

There were several abilities Fenrir had been blessed with when her Master bestowed upon her a name. She was a peerless [Huntress], able to enhance her senses far beyond that of even True Dragon. At the same time, Fenrir could draw strength from her rage and, in order to enhance her capabilities even further, she could use her [Lunar Cry] to create a moon emblem on her forehead that increased her strength based on the amount of blood she shed. With skills like [Freezing Roar], which allowed her to stun weaker enemies, and the magic she had learned from Eva, Fenrir was confident in her survival.Of course, the most important abilities in her repertoire was her Innate skill, [Insatiable Hunger], and her most powerful offensive ability, [Devour]. With this combination of skills, Fenrir could take on any monster, regardless of how hard their scales were, or how thick their hide was. There was no difference between eating ice cream and devouring indestructible metal, as far as Fenrir was concerned. Thus, when she came across a massive boar covered in scales, Fenrir didn't hesitate at all. Even though it was more than 8m tall, Fenrir saw the monster before her as nothing more than a meal to aid in her growth...Enraged by the small creature attacking it, the boar released a mighty roar that caused flames to erupt all over its body. Fenrir senses that the strange energy in the atmosphere was the same thing powering the monster's flames but it didn't matter. Using her [Shundo], Fenrir appeared at the flank of the monster as it ignorantly charged at her previous position. Using the same technique she had patented against a giant mammoth-like monster in the past, Fenrir jumped onto his rump and began 'digging' in.The boar released a much louder roar this time as it thrashed about in a futile attempt to dislodge the rather petite girl that was tunneling through its insides with the ease of a hot knife through boar-shaped tofu. After a few seconds had passed, Fenrir managed to completely chew through its very crunchy spinal cord and, without any great flair, the boar lost control of its hind legs. Believing it would disappear very soon, as most monsters she had ever fought would eventually turn into dust, Fenrir began chewing her way up the monster's spine.Unlike the tasteless and bland food she had eaten previously, Fenrir noticed that the boar's bones were actually pretty tasty and, after thinking about it, realized it was the strange energy contained within that gave it flavor. This was a big discovery because it meant she could eat to become stronger while also enjoying the flavor of the food she was eating. Now, Fenrir just hoped it wouldn't disappear quickly since she wanted to savor her first meal in this foreign world...To her surprise, unlike the monsters she had slain in the past, the boar never disappeared, even after Fenrir was certain it was dead. She had cored all the way up its spine until she broke into its brain and devoured the surprisingly tasty and gooey insides. This was also the location of its core, which Fenrir knew all monsters would possess, so she ate it as well. Still, even though this would have made other monsters turn into dust, the boar's body remained behind. This was another big discovery because it meant she would be able to eat her fill, even if the 'hunger' became bad...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'After watching Master research for so long, I can't help but feel excited making discoveries of my own. Research is very fun...!')

After devouring her first monster, Fenrir began to wonder what she should do in order to increase her strength quickly. There were a lot of dangerous smells within the surrounding forest and, if they were as good as the monster boar, Fenrir was confident she would be able to grow further. The core she had devoured from the monster's brain had been full of the strange energy and, after her body broke it down and converted into something she could use, Fenrir could 'feel' that her strength had increased. This was very important because, even if she ate hundreds of monster cores in the past, there wouldn't have been much of a change.With no other leads, Fenrir decided that the best course of action was simply to hunt all the monsters she could. As long as she was eating, her body would never get tired and, even if she got injured, she would regenerate quickly as long as she had enough energy. Thus, Fenrir made it her goal to eliminate every 'dangerous' smell in the area and, if she couldn't think of what to do when everything was dead, Fenrir would move to another area and repeat the process anew. Eventually, Fenrir knew something would change and she would be able to make a decision about what to do when the time came.After cleaning up the scraps, which amounted to nearly 22,000kg of meat, Fenrir set out to find her next meal. She wasn't particularly hungry but, in order to stave off the hunger that would inevitably creep up on her, Fenrir decided to be more proactive. Once she found a scent trail, Fenrir activated her [Huntress] ability and, like her Master always said when they played in the past, Fenrir repeated, "Let the hunt begin..." with an excited smile on her face.It didn't take long for Fenrir to track down the monster that had left the markings on the edge of its territory. Even without using [Shundo], her running speed could easily reach upwards of 1,200km/h so she had passed through the woods like a phantom before immediately jumping towards the giant bi-pedal lizard monster. Had she been more educated in such matters, Fenrir would have felt that this 8m tall lizard looked eerily similar to a Tyrannosaurus Rex. The only difference is that its body had dense scales with bristles running down the nape of its neck and onto its back.Noticing something had intruded into its territory, the lizard monster moved to release a loud roar but, before it managed to make a sound, Fenrir threw a sphere of ice elemental energy straight into its mouth. In an instant, the monster's head was completely frozen with the remnant ice energy forming a pristine white flower-like explosion that seemed frozen in time. Then, covered in an icy blue aura that enhanced her physical parameters more than twenty times, Fenrir created long blades with her [Severing Claws] ability and cut straight through the lizard's body. It fell to the ground in five segmented chunks and, without any major flair, Fenrir began devouring her second meal. This time, there was only around 15,000kg, so Fenrir felt like she should have picked up an appetizer on the way...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'It's nice not being able to get fat...!')

She didn't know exactly how long it took, as the passage of time during meditation was hard to keep track of, but Fenrir finally managed to calm down. During her meditation, she noticed that the strange energy she could sense had actually helped out quite a bit. Just breathing it in had allowed Fenrir to absorb the energy into the 'void' within her stomach, allowing her body to break it down into a form of energy she could make use of. It also had the benefit, unlike normal elemental energy, of strengthening her body slightly. Fenrir felt that 'breathing' in the strange energy was almost as good as eating Magic Cores to sustain herself...Since she didn't know how long she would be stuck in this world, this was a very important discovery to make. After all, her [Insatiable Hunger], which allowed her to convert anything she ate into energy, was also the key to her strength. The more she ate, the more energy her body produced and, by saturating the mana circuits and cells of her body, Fenrir's growth could increase without limits. According to her Master, the name 'Fenrir' was derived from the record of a giant wolf that was large enough to even devour the stars.One thing she was absolutely certain of was that, if she wanted to return to her Master, Fenrir needed the strength to survive until they could reunite. At the very least, she needed to survive until her Master managed to track her down. She knew that, even if she was in a distant world beyond his reach, her Master would still come to her one day. However, not content with just waiting around, Fenrir decided she would instead go to him. If she managed to become stronger than anything else, there would be nothing standing in her way.Judging by the words of the voice, Fenrir inferred that this world was one based on Cultivation, the exact thing her Master had been teaching her about. She even speculated that he might have seen this coming, a thought that made Fenrir's desire to overcome this situation even stronger. It might have been a little irrational, but she found comfort in believing this was the case. However, a part of her mind also told her that he would have never endangered Vana in such a way. Remembering this, Fenrir swore that she would punish whoever had tried to steal her Master's daughter, something that, once again, required her to become stronger.The place she had been thrown to after saving Vana was something beyond comprehension but, Fenrir also knew that there was no such thing. Her Master had always told her that the only 'limit' was your perception of something. If you worked hard to understand it, regardless of what it was, you would one day be able to reach an understanding. This was the same principle to growing strong as, much like her Innate, [Insatiable Hunger], there were no real limits to a person's growth, not even time. Thus, in order to return to her Master's side, punish the bullies that had tried to kidnap Vana, and overcome the strange entity that had thrown her into this world...Fenrir decided to become strong...stronger than anything...Even if...she had to devour everything...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'If the other Fenrir can eat stars, I will become strong enough to eat galaxies...! I won't lose to another Fenrir, not after Master gave me this name!')

Chapter 18: Devour