The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 314

Chapter 314 Capital Checkup

They walked down a hallway, and found High Priest George, as well as a number of other injured clerics sitting around a radio, listening to a broadcast of the Capital's latest Idol singer, an Ascended Rank, bard Class Elite known only as Su.

She sang in an upbeat pop rock style, and the clerics were enthralled, even through the radio. In person, the Bards could draw the whole crowd in with their magic, and she had an astonishing voice that was helping the wounded recover, if their smiles were anything to go by.

Karl smiled at George and patted him on the shoulder as they passed, and the High Priest smiled back from his wheelchair. He had loose hospital issue pyjama pants on, but it would be some time for his legs to grow back.

As they walked, the group members were taken away one by one, escorted into various rooms. Most of them would be in and out quickly enough, but Karl knew that he would be there for at least a few days while they sorted out whatever was still going on with his head.

Eventually, Doug was the last one with him, and Doctor Xander turned him by the shoulders, into an examination room while two aging High Priests in the white robes of the main faith under their coats escorted Karl into the room across the hall.

"Alright, we will start with the physical injuries, and then we will ask you a few questions about your time in battle. It can do strange things to people, and it's as much for our peace of mind as your own.

Keeping things bottled up isn't healthy, after all. Now, this is going to feel bright, but it's actually in your head and not a physical light." The doctor explained.

He wasn't joking, it was like the whole world went Gold, but underneath the light, he could sense something paying attention to him.

[I told you that Mental Fortitude was an important skill, didn't I?] The voice asked.

[I can't argue with that. At this point I feel like I should be freaking out and breaking down. In fact, it doesn't make sense that I'm not. But like, it's in the back of my head, you know?] Karl replied, used to the sensation of mental communication from interacting with the beasts.

Karl sensed multiple sources of amusement, and then the sensation faded with one last bit of wisdom.

[Even the smallest beast knows when to run and when to fight. Don't forget that.]

The light faded not long after the voice did, and Karl opened his eyes again. He was staring at two very concerned doctors, but he didn't recall any pain or anything other than the voice and the light.

"That wasn't as bad as expected. Bright lights have been my nemesis all day." Karl explained.

"What do you remember?" The doctor asked. "There was a voice in my mind, the same as when my beasts speak to me, but not one of them. It made a joke about one of my class skills, and then reminded me that every animal should know when to run away." Karl shrugged.

"That's all?" The doctor asked.

"I mean, yeah. What were you expecting?" The Doctor frowned. "You were surrounded by Golden Light for over two hours. We expected a longer timeline."

Now it was Karl's turn to frown. Thanks to Rae's shared echolocation, he had a fairly good sense of what was going on around him, even with his eyes closed, he should have noticed if hours had passed. Losing situational awareness was more concerning than anything else.

[What happened while I was out?] Karl asked the beasts.

The only one who had been awake was Remi, and she was as confused as he was. [What do you mean? I didn't even have an opportunity to fix the eyes on this new Totem, and then you were done with your thing.] She asked, unsure what the doctors were talking about.