Chapter 56: Aptitude Reached!

Deep howls reverberated through the forest, signaling that a hunt was being initiated for a pack of monsters. 

Breezes of wind drifted - momentarily lifting the abnormally extensive crimson leaves. This created a fluttering sound, giving the creatures inhabiting the forest an artificial sense of chilliness. 

Everlasting rays of mana light beamed down to give light to the rich thickets, establishing a resplendent scene that was worthy of admiration by all who had eyes to see it.

The trees were tall as mountains, their trunks twisted into bizarre shapes. Their branches reached skyward like giant claws, grasping at the ceiling above with deadly sharp nails. This made certain parts of the forest abandoned by the light, leaving areas of the woodlands dark while others lightened. 

Deeper within this forest - pass an uncountable amount of trees, there was an underground home. A nest.

Within that nest - there was a reptile, almost 7 feet in length.