Apocalypse Redux - Book 5: A LitRPG Time Regression Adventure by Jakob H. Greif

Author:Jakob H. Greif [Greif, Jakob H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shadow Alley Press
Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

BUYING PETS AND TAKING STOCK

The guinea pigs ran around the cardboard boxes he’d bought them in like beings possessed. Suddenly being snatched from one’s home and stuffed in such a container to be taken to a new, entirely unfamiliar home had to be terrifying. Isaac felt bad for the pair. At least it wouldn’t be much longer.

In the middle of his apartment sat a regular old wire cage, filled with the normal wood shavings, kitted out with two small wooden houses, a grass half-tube that could be both used for cover and eaten.

A water bottle was already filled and attached to the bars, the hay trough was full, and a washed cucumber lay on a plate to be tossed in the moment the guinea pigs were inside.

The first of the two furry potatoes was a beautiful smooth-haired juvenile small enough to fit in the palm of his hand, her coat a shimmering bluish grey. The second he’d put it in the cage, it had shot off like a bottle rocket, taking cover in one of the houses.

The second was just as young and small, but its blond hair was so frizzy Isaac had been tempted to ask if it had been chewing on an electric cable when he’d bought it. And it likewise took cover the second it could.

The pair would acclimate in time, but for now, it was best to leave them alone for a bit so they could calm down … except he couldn’t quite do that just yet.

Whichever person or, well, deity was responsible for designing the ritual he was about to use was a bit of an idiot. Ensuring that pets lived as long as their owners, ensuring that no one ever would have to feel the heartbreak of having a beloved animal companion die before you was a good cause.

But couldn’t a literal god have designed a method that didn’t scare the shit out of anything the process was used on?

Isaac picked up the cage and moved it over to the magic circle, adding the final thing needed.

The other objects present were a few children’s drawings of various pets, courtesy of his sisters, a homemade dog collar, several pieces of guinea pig-suitable animal feed, and two pieces of clear quartz.

“Sorry about this you two.” Isaac apologized as he fed mana into the circles and lights began to rise into the world.

Of course, this surprised the guinea pigs, and they ran around like a pair of startled rabbits, only calming down when the sparkles had touched them, and all of the spooky lights had vanished.

And that was that.

Nothing visible happened; they just looked like regular old guinea pigs.

Still, now that the process was done, his sisters’ future Spirit Pets were functionally immortal. Right now, they were bound to him, but he’d held that bond at a basic level so he could later pass the bond over to his sisters.

They’d stay alive for them for as long as the twins lived, even through accidents and all the various other things that could cost you a pet, including diseases.

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