Chapter 27 – Gleam.

Rusty blinked, slightly surprised to find the small ant perched atop him. It seemed comfortable, its small body rising and falling gently with each breath. The white body had become enlarged and was now glowing, most likely a side effect of eating the mana crystals. Despite its initially peculiar behavior, Rusty found himself feeling a strange sense of warmth towards the creature.

“This creature is strange…”

For some reason he didn’t feel like moving as if disturbing the ant’s sleep would be bad. His body parts were sprawled out to the sides as he took a dive after passing out. It seemed that his body seized up in place and fell backward. This created enough force to send his limbs in all four directions, rendering him immobile and a torso. His head was dislodged as well but remained closer to his main body.

“Now I know what will happen if I ever run out of mana…”

It was good luck that this had happened inside of this cave and not somewhere else. It was clear now if he ever used up all his mana at once, he would be pushed into some kind of strange dormant state. He had no idea how long he was out but even the smallest monster would be enough to finish him off if he couldn’t move.

“They are really far away… but…”

Rusty possessed some degree of control over his body. If his limbs were separated, they could reconnect when brought close to his main body. However, in this scenario, he couldn’t move his torso closer, as it was too far away. Without even a single arm, he couldn’t crawl closer, leaving him with the option of perhaps rolling but he didn’t have a proper spine to turn to the side either.

“Hm… wait, there was that new skill, maybe I should use it…”

Before passing out, he noticed a new skill that could help him out in this situation. Gaining skills was a strange phenomenon as whenever he received one, he instantly knew how it worked. It was hard to describe but after using it once, it became part of his being. After passing out, his mana reserves had been recharged back to maximum. It was safe to use it and soon his body started glowing.

From within his chest plate, a strange emerald light emerged. It shot out from the holes that were made by his missing limbs. The glow first made its way inside the hollowed parts before enveloping them all. The Scattered parts then started to float up into the air while Rusty felt a strange sensation. He could feel the limbs as if they were connected to his body, even when they were all far away from his body. His fingers twitched and grasped at the empty air with some force behind them.
Eventually, With a focused effort, he willed his limbs to move and they responded. The dislodged metallic arm that was lying several meters away, twitched and rocketed back towards his torso. It soon collided with his shoulder and connected itself back into the correct place.

Rusty couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief as his arm reattached itself to his torso. The sensation was strange yet satisfying, like pieces of a puzzle clicking back into place. With his arm secured, he focused on his other dislodged limbs, willing them to return to him. One by one, they obeyed his mental commands, flying through the air and reattaching themselves to his body.

Once all his limbs were reconnected he looked at the last issue, the small ant monster on his chest. For some reason, even while his whole armor was glowing and clicking around, it remained plastered to his chest. He wished to ask the glowing orbs about this Minuscule Gleaming Mana Ant but after passing out once, he was now reluctant to activate that Call Guide skill.

“Well, it has to get down one way or the other…”

Rusty moved his reattached gauntlet towards the Ant to give it a small poke. For some reason, it felt rude to interrupt its slumber but he couldn’t get up and look through his skill window otherwise. However, after his digit collided with the monster’s antennae a strange system prompt was given to him

“A bonding contract?”

He moved his finger away while going through the strange prompt. The ant which was fast asleep looked up to him without moving from its spot. It had no eyelids but its eyes turned to his form, it wiggled its antennae in what seemed to be anticipation. Rusty pondered for a moment as he had no idea what this contract entailed. The creature was quite docile and it seemed happy.

“… Fine? I guess?”

As he confirmed his decision, a radiant glow enveloped both Rusty and the Minuscule Gleaming Mana Ant. It was as if an invisible tether formed between them, connecting their fates in some unspoken pact. Rusty felt a surge of energy coursing through him, and a newfound sense of connection with the creature nestled upon his chest.

“What a curious feeling…”

He thought to himself while the ant moved down from his chest and started performing a strange dance between his legs. To make things even more interesting he was given a new window, one where he could see his new friends stats.

Name:	No Name
Classification:	Minuscule Gleaming Mana Ant [ G + ] L1
Type:	Insectoid
Hit Points [ HP ]	5/5
Magic Points [MP]	8/8
Stamina Points [SP]	8/8
Strength	56 [ G ]
Agility Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.	76 [ G + ]
Dexterity	66 [ G ]
Constitution	68 [ G + ]
Intelligence	93 [ G + ]
Wisdom	92 [ G + ]
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