A journey through the universes

Chapter 178: Prologue – Partas

Howling like a hungry beast, the icy wind circled over the yurts of the Partas clan.

It was a fairly ancient, albeit small, clan of hunters that was located in the north of the Empire.

Almost nothing grew in these frozen lands except for some adapted species of trees and shrubs.

But there are countless Dangerous Animals who are only too happy to taste your flesh.

But it wasn’t a problem for the clan, thanks to their ideology.

“The strong survive- the weak deserve to die.”

That is why, since adolescence, they train and accustom their offspring to the harsh world and train them in the most banal way – by throwing them into the inferno. Survived – it means there is potential, no, it means he was not worthy to live.

It was because of this that the clan was relatively small, but also because of this, everyone was distinguished by remarkable strength.

It was in this clan, today, that the leader had a son who was destined to become the one who would inspire terror and awe with his name alone.

…

A little girl with short blue hair was approaching the largest yurt in the village with small, calm steps.

Her right hand was clutching a snow-white rabbit, from whose mouth a thin trickle of blood was flowing.

When she was already approaching the dwelling, a tall man blocked her way – You can’t go there yet, your mother is now giving birth to your brother.

The girl raised her eyebrows in surprise – Is Mom giving birth?

– Yes. It’s been quite a long time, it looks like everything is not going too smoothly…

Just at that moment, the skins that served as the door lifted and a tall, blue-haired man with many scars on his body came out. In his hands rested a small bundle with a baby. – Esdes, you did it. – with a small proud smile he said

As soon as the man left the yurt, the guard nodded and left the relatives alone.

The girl also smiled and stretched out her hand, showed the prey – Look! This time I had the strength to wring his neck! Everything is as you taught.

Meanwhile, the baby in the bundle had already opened his eyes and slowly covered his small face with his palm, from understanding where he had been thrown.

– You are my pride, Esdes. – the man said with a satisfied smile and squatted down, showed her the baby – Here, look, this is your stepbrother.

– How cute and beautiful! – the girl jumped joyfully on the spot, shaking the hare’s tripe – He has such beautiful blue hair! And such beautiful blue eyes!

– Ah-ha-ha-ha, you have the same as the whole Partas clan.

– No, he’s much prettier! Esdes exclaimed and stretched out her little hands to the baby, and he grabbed her finger tightly, to the joy of the girl

– Haha, I won’t even try to dispute this, you, as a woman, should be more aware of his boyish beauty, although I must admit, your brother is really unique.

– Yes? Esdes tilted her head

– Yes. – the man nodded – He was supposed to die with Yumiko, but survived. Even while still inside her, he had already fought for his life and won. A real warrior. Moreover, since he came out of Yumiko, he hasn’t screamed once. Like a hunter, he is calm and collected.

The girl’s smile faded slightly, and sadness was reflected in her eyes – Is Mom dead?

Father calmly nodded with a little anger – Yes, she was too weak, and therefore died. Moreover, she almost killed your newborn brother with her weakness. Shame.

Esdes cautiously said, looking into her father’s eyes – Father, can we not talk bad about her. She’s already dead.

The man froze for a second and sighed, replied – Oh, you’re right daughter. The living should not cling to the dead.

Nodding, Esdes looked at the baby and a smile returned to her face – What is his name?

– Ryuu. I gave him the name Ryuu because I believe he is capable of becoming a dragon among humans.

Esdes was obviously pleased with such a good name, and therefore she leaned over to the baby with a joyful smile and said – Ryuu, I am Esdes, your older sister. I can’t wait for us to be able to turn hares’ heads together.

Meanwhile, though Ryuu was smiling, inside he muttered with a tired, but at the same time anticipating sigh – “I can’t wait for the future Hitler in a skirt.”

…

For a while, Ryuu took the attention of all the villagers, as everyone considered it their duty to praise the newborn son of the clan chief and say that he would be an excellent warrior.

After about an hour, everything more or less calmed down, and Ryuu was finally able to exhale – “Okay, this time, I’m Ryuu, not bad. I was lucky to get into this world… There’s probably nothing much for me to catch here, but it’s not really important, the main thing is the tasks and abilities that I’ll get for doing them.”

He turned his head and looked to the side, saw a small sleeping Esdes. Apparently the girl had already exhausted herself during the day, and Ryuu finally finished her off. As a result, the baby, leaning on the crib, fell asleep.

– “Esdes… A woman you can only pine for as long as she’s on the other side of the screen. I really don’t care, I’m desperate, so even such a sadist can’t hide from me. The main thing is that the hunter and the prey do not change places… It will be necessary to keep an ear sharp with her.”

At this moment, the girl rubbed her nose sweetly and Ryuu could not help but be touched – “Yes, it’s a pity I’m not her age, so maybe I would have at least some chances to nullify her sadistic tendencies, but in my situation, I hope so far only that I can teach her, at least a little, empathy… Okay, it’s time to inspect the updated system.”