Chapter 14: Forming action plans

    Eryndor felt refreshed after the short nap just now, it felt like his fatigue had been washed out.

    I didn''t feel tired from the journey whatsoever. Is it because I used my ability at such intensity that I felt fatigued?

    It checks out I guess, energy of Consciousness huh. So if I happen to completely drain it while using my abilities, will I be knocked unconscious?

    He made a mental note of this point and headed towards the living room of their booked apartment.

    The two women were already present, chatting softly when their eyes caught Eryndor leaving his room.

    "As always, it''s Drakarion who is late again."

    Paulina giggled while speaking, glancing at Valentina before continuing.

    "Alright, I won the bet. You owe me a meal."

    Valentina had a helpless smile on her face while agreeing to it.

    They waited for a while before Drakarion finally joined them.

    "So? How are we proceeding?"

    Eryndor looked around before posing a question.

    "We''ll need information."

    Valentina replied, to which Paulina added.

    "We''ll need to gather information from all the residents of the town first to have an estimate of exactly how many animals were infected."

    "Alright, information first then. But we can directly head towards the town''s mayor for information.

    "We can ask him to notify every member of the town to upload the number of infected animals they''ve seen, preferably with a proof.

    "I''ll make a basic form where they can upload the data and a document which will record all of it."

    Eryndor added his own points. He worked in the IT department before he awakened, so this was just one of the many small skills he had.

    "What next?"

    Drakarion asked while eating from his bag of chips.

    "Then we will first target infected animals which are likely to stay alone.

    "My name is John Altreck. I was informed of your visit. Is there any way I can be of any help to you?"

    "We''ll need your urgent help regarding information about the infected animals."

    Eryndor explained to him about what he expected of the Mayor, and he was very open to coordination if it helped the town.

    He promised to send patrols all over the town to inform people to fill up the form at the earliest.

    Eryndor was tempted to use cognitive scrying as the matter of the mayor''s opposition dying and falling sick were too suspicious, but ultimately abided by his principles.

    He had recently been pondering over the issue, and had a rather far fetched guess.

    He knew that he awakened when he genuinely doubted his identity as a human for the first time.

    He might very well be an Eldritch Entity before he was sealed, but he had no memories of it.

    Eryndor therefore had very little attachment to his life before being sealed.

    If anything, he was simply curious about his past, a few important specifics such as who sealed him, and a hunger to unlock the power locked away within him.

    The hunger for power was related to protecting his and his closed ones'' lives rather than a selfish desire.

    A part of what made him human were his memories, emotions, principles and morals.

    If he let go of his principles, it might be a threat to his identity. Uncontrollable changes might take place.

    What if he lost all memories if the seal completely broke apart? Reverting him to his Eldritch form?

    He would be destroying the Earth where his parents and friends lived.

    He had read in several fantasy books about how truly powerful beings had no personality or a sense of identity. Just actions based on the concept they represented or embodied.

    What if something similar happened to him?

    Eryndor didn''t want to take any risks.

    He simply narrowed his eyes at the mayor before leaving the room.

    Their team would soon have information on all the infected animals along with the experience of people dealing with them by the night.

    Tomorrow would be the day they would set out to capture them.

    Eryndor was looking forward to it.