What is this?
Do I have wings now?
The last thing I remember is falling from the mountain.
But now I am flying, and I have wings.
"I've transformed into an eagle."
The transformation lasts for three minutes.
I feel like I am used to these wings as if I was born with them.
I can move them in any direction I want, whenever I want.
Flying is truly a beautiful feeling. No one can see me, and I can see everyone. No one controls me. There are no restraints.
And my eyesight now is incredibly sharp. I can see everything clearly as if it were right in front of me, no matter how far away it is.
Before I became a criminal in my real world, I loved reading, and I once read that eagle eyes have a million light-sensitive cells per square millimeter of the retina. This is five times the number of cells humans have, which is about 200,000 cells per square millimeter. Humans see three primary colors, while eagles see five. These adaptations give eagles incredibly sharp vision and the ability to detect prey camouflaged from a great distance.
So I can see everything clearly now.
"One minute has passed."
Damn it.
I forgot that the skill only lasts for three minutes.
And I am far from the mountain now and very high up.
I launched quickly towards the peak of the mountain, feeling like I was piercing the sky with my speed.
I can see the mountain, but the distance between me and the peak is still great.
"Two minutes have passed."
I won't reach in time at this rate and with this speed. I need to increase my speed, but how?
Yes, I remembered, Ki. I'll use Ki.
Focus.
Focus.
Focus.
50.
As I channeled Ki energy, a powerful blue beam emerged from my wings.
40.
My speed has now tripled.
30.
20.
10.
I'm getting much closer.
9.
8.
7.
6.
5.
Faster, faster, faster.
4.
3.
2.
1.
"The skill has ended."
I crashed onto the peak with great force; if I had been one second later, I'd be dead now.
Pain surged through my entire body.
I glared at her with intense anger but didn't say a word. I knew that learning a new skill came with a hefty price and certain risks.
"Why are you looking at me like that? You're going to scare me," she mocked, her voice dripping with sarcasm. I didn't bother to respond; the important thing was that I had learned a new skill. One day, I would make her my servant.
"What if I hadn't managed to transform in time?" I asked.
"I thought you were smarter than that. You would have crashed into the ground and died, of course," she replied nonchalantly.
This girl was really starting to intrigue me.
"So, what do we do now?"
"We're not doing anything until I verify your skill first," she said, smiling mischievously.
"W...what?" I stammered.
Before I could finish my sentence, I found myself falling again.
Damn you, you wicked girl. One day, I will make you suffer.