Luckily he does not need to venture into the wilderness, just like how he could creat a gateway to peer into the past, he can also create a gateway anyplace else.
As he was exhausted from looking into the historical gateway, he decided to go back home. Back to the sanctuary, Sacrarium, a place he created himself in times of danger.
More than a decade ago, the young man 'awoke'. With no memories as a child. At the time he didn't realise his powers and was merely a lost child in a dangerous world rotting at its core.
Luckily there was someone still alive when he awoke. When I was almost attacked after I awoke, he saved me. His left arm was extremely toned and monstrous, this was his own power like the young man's gateway. Due to this he was called Arm.
There was a vine attached to the monstrous arm running up towards his neck, which seemed to radiated a golden glow.
The child was attacked by a monster which was originally a small dog but had been corrupted into a large and grotesque monster. One that stalks it's prey until it sees an opportunity and lunges, growing five times the size. With a momentary burst of power its bite strength can overpower any normal human.
Just as it gaped its mouth open to consume the child, it stopped mid air frozen in place. Losing its opportunity it shrunk again and tried to run from whatever has stopped it. However Arm had grabbed it with his extreme power in his left hand stopping it's attack mid-way.
Once it shrunk again, Arm took the opportunity to use his strength to crush the beast's head form sheer strength.
That was how the child and Arm first found eachother, and to cut a long story short he took care of the child until it became the man he was today.
Once he discovered his power he was able to protect others and form a colony, Sacrarium. This was his life's achievement, he was able to craft a semblance of civilisation within chaos.
It wasn't large but almost everyone had something special like Arm and could defend from beast until they could be moved using his power. Sacrarium didn't have a permanent position, it moved every time a group of disciples too big to defend attacked.
Back to the young man as he formed an instant connection to his destination, as soon as the connection was made, a bustling street of vendors and shoppers flooded his eyes and ears.
Taking a step in and he prepared for the greetings,
"Saviour is back!"
"You've returned! Arm was looking for you"
… The full street seemed to stop what they were doing to greet the leader.
Since he gathered everyone, saving them in the process, he got a nickname, Saviour. He really didn't like the name but it stick no matter how objections.
People normally got a nickname based on their 'power', he at least counted himself lucky he wasn't called "Mr Door"
Immediately after hearing Arm was looking for him, he once again took a step and simultaneously created a gate to the strategy room. Hearing his arrival Arm came bursting into the room.
"where were you?! You're a leader now, you cant just leave without announcement" Arm betrayed.
"Just let me know why you wanted me first" Saviour cut to the chase, he didn't want to have come back for nothing.
"we found a new Symbiote…"
"is it one we know of?"
"no, this is a completely knew species" Arm reiterated.
Powers and abilities are based on symbiotes. Essentially the same as parasites, plants filled with divinity. However, unlike parasites hosts retain most of their sanity. There are two main things that change what abilities are gained from symbiotes, location and species. Vine type plants, like Arm's, give an enhancement such as super strength. But this is only in the location the symbiote latches onto and therefore can effect. Just a mere thought will trigger sunlight to be released and the ability to be activated.
This is why Arm needed to inform Saviour of a new symbiote, it can give someone an ability. However, because it's power is unknown that need to decide who to give it to and where.
But there's a problem, symbiotes contain large amounts of sunlight, divinity which is beneficial. This can attract the miasma divinity like that in monsters. A human host is needed to bond in order to suppress the divinity quickly.
"lets go through the candidates, announce to all eligible that a new power has been located"
"yes sir"
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