Sword God in a World of Magic

Crackle.

A fire was burning as several pieces of meat hung around it.

In the middle above the fire hung a bucket.

Alex had felled an entire tree with his sword and had hollowed out a big part of its trunk, creating his bucket.

Then, Alex had felled an even bigger tree, creating two round bowls.

The sharpness of Alex's sword was what allowed him to achieve this feat.

Alex had filled the bucket with pig blood and hung it above the fire.

Alex put one of the bowls over the bucket and put a long branch on it, which led to the side.

The bowl would catch the evaporating water, and when enough water gathered, it would trickle down to the lowest edge of the bowl, where the branch was.

The branch led the trickling water to the side, to a different bowl.

This was how Alex would solve the issue of water.

Sadly, this would be distilled water, and he also couldn't wash his tools since he didn't have any water to begin with.

The water in the other bucket didn't look refreshing or delicious, but it was water.

Strewn around the clearing were the remaining parts of the hog.

Alex couldn't finish the entire thing on his own, even if he ate for several days, and the meat would go bad anyway.

So, Alex decided to cut the pig apart and scattered the pieces around the clearing.

Why?

To ward off predators.

Sure, the smell of blood would gather many of them, but predators were also just animals.

If they could get food for free, they wouldn't want to fight.

If a predator came to the clearing, they would see a black creature of unknown size, thanks to the coat, sitting beside a hot fire.

Every normal predator would grab one of the pieces of the hog and would run away, leaving Alex alone.

While Alex's food and water were being prepared, Alex decided to get some more training in.

Alex put his coat away and climbed the tree.

BOOM!

As Alex hit the ground, a loud slam echoed throughout the forest.

This sound would also deter any animal from coming to this spot.

After all, only something big and powerful could make such loud sounds.

After three jumps, Alex heard some rustling.

His entire body hurt, but all of the pain was forgotten as he realized something else was close.

In the light of the fire, Alex could see two eyes in the dark.

They weren't very high up, and the animal was looking at Alex warily.

However, it didn't look at Alex with fear.

like an evaluating

Alex looked back.

see the

had killed two

on one of

Alex saw the lizard

coat and put it around himself

Why?

ability to shoot fireballs. If one beast could shoot fireballs, it was possible that other beasts could do the same. However, the coat of the creature should offer some protection. Even if it caught fire, Alex could always

after a couple of

forward to this part of his training since this was the part that

that, it wasn't as painful

Thunk! Thunk!

heard rhythmic, loud

the direction of the sounds but couldn't

came from too

that sound?'

Thunk! Thunk!

sounds continued, and Alex only looked in that

Spring! Spring!

being stretched and snapping back into place could also

Creak! Creak!

sounds of bending and cracking wood joined in the cacophony of sounds, and the sounds

Alex's eyes widened.

Something big was coming!

immediately abandoned everything and climbed

found a good spot, he stopped

continued and grew

Snap!

created these

an

probably four meters high,

Needles?

Alex had seen when

loud thumping sounds

sounds of wood were its flexible

its flexible needles jumping

the hedgehog as it bent all of the

moving slowly and in a relaxed manner

it consumed a huge part

forgot! Even though hedgehogs are cute, they are also technically omnivores. They eat a ton of insects! A hedgehog of that size obviously also eats meat!' Alex thought as

monster was far above his

had killed by luck was nothing in comparison to

the hedgehog came closer, it ate all the pieces of the pig, including the ones

it reached the fire, it

was confused for a second, but he realized what the hedgehog

warming

sizzling fire directly below its belly

was an

his breath as he watched

Thunk!

the fire wasn't warm enough, so it lowered its

this suffocated

the hedgehog stood up

fire with his hind leg in displeasure but

goes food,'

hedgehog was done, it turned its

looked into

realized that the hedgehog had known where he