Bojji

## Background Story

The woodland saw unexpected visitors every day. One day, a Gembeast was napping when an odd rustling noise woke it up. Yet when it looked around, it didn’t see anything unusual. It was only when it lowered its head that it finally noticed a short, skinny human boy standing before it.

A confident smile stretched across the boy’s lips as he stood akimbo. He patted his chest proudly and declared in a deepened voice and comical tone that the Gembeast had been chosen by the esteemed and honourable knight Bojji Saverdra to be his exclusive mount.

The Gembeast dismissed the boy’s absurd words with a loud snort. However, it soon realised that the human boy who called himself Bojji wasn’t joking, for he was trying to climb onto its back.

Unfortunately, it had no intentions of playing around with the little knight. The huge Gembeast shook Bojji off its back and started ambling into the woodland.

But before it could get far, the Gembeast heard footsteps coming from behind. It was Bojji, who wasn’t giving up. The Gembeast grew impatient and quickened its pace, yet no matter where it went, Bojji simply kept appearing before him.

Disgruntled, the Gembeast decided just to ignore Bojji. After picking a comfortable spot in the lowlands and laying down, it went to sleep, ignoring anything Bojji did to get his attention.

Gradually, the skies darkened and thunder began to rumble. A storm was coming. Well, this should send that pesky little one running now, the Gembeast thought.

Yet when it slowly opened its eyes, he saw Bojji’s bright, clear eyes. The boy had lugged over a gigantic leaf bigger than himself from somewhere and was holding it above the Gembeast to shield it from the rain. Never mind that the storm felt like a drizzle for the beast used to bad weather.

Bojji then took out a few wild berries and stuffed them into the Gembeast’s mouth. Although they were not particularly rare, it took quite some work for such a young child to obtain. After staring at Bojji for a while, the Gembeast finally swallowed the berries in a gulp. Then it appeared to shift a little to the side, leaving a pocket of space for tiny Bojji to take shelter from the rain.

Without hesitation, Bojji took refuge next to the Gembeast. Though the storm was still raging, both the human and beast enjoyed a moment of respite.

Bojji gave the Gembeast a name: Domi. The boy happily explained the meaning of the name, but his words, which the beast couldn’t understand, only made Domi drowsy. However, the audience’s lack of interest did not affect the chatterbox’s enthusiasm.

About to doze off, Domi heard Bojji beginning to talk about his past. The boy had always dreamed of becoming a knight. After his parents died during a bandit attack, he was sent to a dreary, rundown orphanage. The director of the orphanage not only abused the orphans but also forced them to do back-breaking work. However, the boy with the spirit of a knight would not take such injustice lying down. In retaliation, he set the director’s coffers, where all his ill-gotten money was stashed, ablaze, burning it all. Afterwards, he left the orphanage and embarked on a journey to realise his dream of becoming a knight.

Though Domi didn’t understand even a word of what Bojji said, from that day on, it no longer displayed animosity toward him, it even allowed him to ride on its back, though it still paid no heed to his commands. This was enough to keep the boy in high spirits for a few days.

The woodland wasn’t always a tranquil and beautiful place. Danger often bared its fangs at unexpected times. One day, while Domi was wandering in the woodland, it suddenly detected danger. It’s nemesis, a Clawbeadt, was rapidly closing in.

Domi quickly threw Bojji off its back and let out a low, threatening growl at him. Frightened by Domi’s sudden aggression, Bojji turned and fled, vanishing in an instant. It was what Domi wanted. The Gembeast knew that it was in for a fierce battle, but it had no other way of guaranteeing Bojji’s safety.

The Clawbeast soon showed up. It brandished its huge, razor-sharp claws towards Domi, to which the latter stomped on the ground in response. Then the two beasts began to clash.

Battles in the woodland were especially brutal. Toward the end, Domi, which was no match for its opponent, was already covered in wounds. The Clawbeast let out a few taunting cries as it approached Domi, ready to deal the finishing blow with its sharp claws.

Suddenly, out of the corner of its eye, the Clawbeast saw a tiny shadow leaping down from above. In the next moment, a wooden sword was plunged straight into its eye. Blood started gushing out as it howled in pain. It swiped its claws madly at the shadow, battling it onto the ground.

Domi had already identified the shadow the moment it appeared. It was Bojji. It turned out he hadn’t fled and was lying in wait for an opening this whole time. Domi seized his chance. With a fierce roar, it whipped its tail right at Clawbeast’s weak spot! The gigantic Clawbeast cried out and slowly slumped lifelessly to the ground… Domi and Bojji had won.

Bojji laid down on the battle-scarred ground and gave Domi a thumbs-up. Domi, who was resting on its belly and panting, gave Bolli a look of gentleness and warmth for the first time.

This battle established a bond and mutual trust between the human and beast.

From that point on, they were an inseparable pair that could often be seen in the forest. The adventure of Bojji the Little Knight and Domi had begun.

## Hero Skills

 Ferocious Swipe
 Crystal Shield (Passive)

## Hero Lines

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