In the Dreamworld, Bryan exited Detective Watson's house and stood on the lawn with a slightly dazed expression. This was the very place where Detective Watson used to teach him hand-to-hand combat.
Thinking back to those simpler tis, Bryan couldn't help but smile faintly, a smile filled with grief and reminiscence.
He suddenly had a thought as he turned back around to look at the house. He mumbled under his breath, "I wonder if little Amy will accept as her teacher when she grows up?"
Amy was not even a year old and had already lost her father. Hence, Bryan decided in his heart that he would be to Amy what Detective Watson was to him, a teacher and a father figure.
Deep down, Bryan strongly felt that this was his responsibility and he wanted to be able to live up to it.
Sensing Bryan's thoughts, Benny who was sitting on his shoulder, spoke ntally, 'The girl has a high affinity with illusion magic!'
Bryan was taken aback, "Benny, you can even feel sothing as elusive as a person's magic affinity!?"
Benny nodded, 'Inside the Dreamworld, my powers and senses are exponentially boosted. So, yes! I can confirm that she has a high affinity with illusion magic and perhaps even…'
"Even what?" Bryan inquired.
'Perhaps, she could even practice dream magic!' Benny replied with bright eyes, 'After all, illusion and dreams are very closely related.'
Bryan thought about it deeply and felt that it made sense. However, it would be very difficult for soone, even for him, to practice dream magic because no such Path has ever existed in the history of this world!
It would be completely up to him to pioneer into uncharted territory and create the Dream Path!
Bryan thought with a pensive expression, 'It would take years, perhaps even decades of research and experints to even remotely succeed in this endeavor.'
The ideal age for a person to beco an Apprentice was 16-18 years old. That ant Bryan had at least sixteen years to research and create the Dream Path.
In the end, a sigh escaped his lips, "How can creating a Path be so easy… But I'll do my best, nonetheless. Through trial and error, I'm bound to make so progress at the very least."
Bryan felt this way because he knew he had a special connection with dream magic as well as the Dreamworld. Otherwise, he would have never been able to arrive at this fantastical world every ti he advanced.
"One step at a ti…" Bryan muttered under his breath as he walked towards the main exit of Detective Watson's house compound.
Benny hesitated for a few monts and asked ntally, 'Bryan, what are you planning to do now?'
"We're leaving for Nadir with Victor and his two students in a week," Bryan replied, "So, I wish to spend so ti with the Strike Team mbers before I leave. I also want to check up on Jamie's siblings at the orphanage."
'What if…' Benny proposed, 'What if I told you I have a way to permanently cure the curse affecting your eyes?'
"What!?" Bryan froze in his footsteps, "Benny, do you an it!?"
The only thing currently stopping Bryan from exacting his revenge was his physical disability. This was the very reason why he was so dependent on Victor.
But if Benny had a way to cure him, then he wouldn't have to stick with Victor. He would much rather prefer working alone. Because deep down, Bryan had severe trust issues after being betrayed by Ron.
'Yes, I an it!' Benny then lowered his head and asked softly, 'D-Do you trust ?'
Bryan was taken aback. He then suddenly realized why Benny would ask him such a question. It was because even Benny realized that he would have problems trusting others after Ron's betrayal!
Bryan grabbed Benny by his shoulder and gave him a warm hug, "Benny, I may not trust anybody else in this world. But you…I trust you with my life.
"I can feel your thoughts and emotions just as you can feel mine. Then why would I not trust you? When all I can feel from you is your love, warmth, and concern for ?"
Benny's eyes began to water, 'Bryan…'
Bryan smiled warmly, "It's us both brothers against the world, rember?"
'Mmh!' Benny nodded vigorously as he nuzzled his head again Bryan's chest. The latter smiled warmly as he continued to hug him.
A few monts later, Benny looked up at Bryan and stated ntally, 'Then, let take you to a place. I want you to et soone!'
"Who?" Bryan inquired curiously.
'It's Uncle Octopus!' Benny replied with bright eyes, 'He had told before that you'd require his help. At the ti, I didn't realize what he ant. But now I finally do!'
Bryan was greatly shocked! He had heard Benny ntion this 'Uncle Octopus' to him many tis but whenever he had asked Benny about him, Benny would always dodge the question.
And now, Benny was telling him that this 'Uncle Octopus' was finally willing to et him! Although Bryan was a little apprehensive about this, he decided to trust Benny.
After all, Benny had told him earlier that whenever he would co to the Dreamworld, this mysterious person would always look after him. This person was also the one who had taught Benny how to utilize his powers.
But Bryan wasn't shocked about the fact that he was finally going to et this mysterious person whom he'd heard so much about.
What he was actually dumbfounded about was the fact that this 'Uncle Octopus' knew that he would require his help!
Bryan looked at Benny incredulously and asked, "Benny…just how powerful is your Uncle Octopus?'
Benny stretched his paws wide open in an exaggerated manner, 'VERY!!!'
'I'm not sure exactly how strong Uncle Octopus is, but according to human's ranking system, he should be a High-String Transcendent at the very least!' Benny added ntally.
Bryan's mouth was wide open and his body began to tremble in sheer disbelief, "High-String!!? Benny, are you telling the truth?"
Benny nodded confidently, 'Yes, of course! It's only natural for Uncle Octopus to be this strong. After all, he's one of the five guardians of the Dreamworld!'
"Five guardians…" Bryan muttered in shock. He stood there in a daze for a very long ti.
'Bryan!' Benny called out to him ntally.
Bryan snapped out of his daze and muttered, "If he's as powerful as a High-String Transcendent as you say he is, then he can definitely help . But…why would he help in the first place?"
'Isn't it obvious?' Benny looked at him in confusion, 'It's because you're my brother. Besides, Uncle Octopus has always had an interest in you.'
Bryan was instantly on guard against this mysterious person. Benny read Bryan's thoughts and began to giggle, 'Don't worry, Bryan. He would never try to harm you.'
"Why do you think so?" Bryan asked dubiously.
'It's because you were acknowledged by the motherland!' Benny replied.
Bryan thought back to the ti when he first entered the Dreamworld with his physical body. He vividly rembered how the sky had changed to a shade of purple when he had arrived.
At the ti, Benny had ntioned to him that this was a phenonon that ant that the Dreamworld had acknowledged his existence!
However, Bryan was still on guard against this mysterious powerhouse. After all, this person was supposedly a High-String Transcendent and he was rely a Rank 1 cripple.
Benny could only sigh as he realized that he wasn't able to change Bryan's mind. In the end, he stated, 'Let's go to his domain! You have to see it to believe it.'
Bryan thought about it for a long ti, but ultimately he agreed. After all, this was a chance at curing himself. If he remained the way he was, he would never be able to avenge his teacher!
In the end, he decided to trust Benny, "Okay, which way?"
Benny chuckled, 'If we walk the distance, it would take us weeks to reach.'
"Then how do we go?" Bryan asked in confusion.
Benny jumped from Bryan's arm and stood at a distance away from him. Bryan was about to ask what he was doing but right at that mont, Benny's entire body started to glow with a terrifying black light!
Bryan was dumbstruck when he observed this with his spiritual sense. This was the sa black light that he had seen when he had injected his spiritual force inside Benny's egg for the very first ti.
In but a few monts, the black light receded. Bryan extended his spiritual force to observe what had happened. And when he did, he was shocked out of his wits!
Benny had transford into a creature that was completely unrecognizable! He was no longer that small cute cat from before. Currently, Benny was already taller than Bryan!
His body resembled that of a black panther, except he had four yellow eyes that were shining with an otherworldly intelligence, and in place of his tail were four black tentacles!
This was the sa form that Benny was born with when he hatched from the egg, except he was now a dozen tis bigger.
"B-Benny…is that really you?" Bryan asked in disbelief.
Benny, on the other hand, ran towards Bryan and began to lick his cheek, causing his entire face to beco wet, 'Of course, it's !'
Bryan couldn't help but chuckle as he wiped the saliva off his face, "It's you, all right!"
He then got on Benny's back and the duo sprinted away from the city at extrely high-speed. All of a sudden, Bryan thought of sothing and asked Benny ntally, 'By the way, Benny. Does your Uncle Octopus have a na?'
Benny asked back, 'He goes by many! Would you like to know his honorific na?'
"Yes," Bryan replied.
Benny replied solemnly with a hint of excitent visible in his eyes,
'The Sleeper of R'lyeh,
'Him Who Lies Dreaming,
'Lord of the Watery Abyss,
'Cthulhu!'
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