The Strongest Beast Tamer

The next morning Lachlan woke up later than usual. Since he had some time to relax he would definitely get back on the hours his missed because of certain operations.

Some of the operations he participated in would begin at night or go for the whole day, he would always be exhausted but have to wake up early the next day for another meeting or mission.

Getting up he walked downstairs into the kitchen where he found no one. Lachlan suddenly remembered that everyone was out trying to calm the situation down, get rid of people's doubts about them. But this was an operation that Lachlan would stay home for, or more specific, be forced to stay home.

"Morning Lachlan!" Sarah came running through the door from the backyard, going straight to Lachlan to give him a hug.

She would do that every morning that Lachlan was at the house, as sometimes Lachlan would either still be sleeping because of a previous mission or already be out on another mission. Sarah really cherished her time with Lachlan.

"Morning Sarah," Lachlan said with a smile as he picked Sarah up, tossing her into the air and catching her.

"Haha, stop it," Sarah loved it. She trusted her brother to never let her fall and he never failed her. She also loved heights, which is why she's picked up a habit of climbing trees, trying the make it to the top. And sometimes she does make it.

Although it hasn't grown yet, she would probably love to climb a fully-grown Ent.

Lachlan put her down and followed her outside to where the other children were. They were all the children he found back at Mount Barker, the ones hidden in the basement. He went a bit further and sat on some stairs, the children had noticed him and stopped what they were doing to look.

"Do you want to play with us?" One of the kids asked. It was a boy who was holding a soccer ball, the children behind him were also staring, waiting for an answer.

"Sure, why not," Lachlan casually said. The children's eyes lit up with joy, they made another friend. Even though Lachlan saved the kids that's what they saw him as, their saviour. They didn't really expect him to be their friend or anything, they just thought it would be nice.

Lachlan went down to the backyard where a small game of soccer was happening. The teams had been rearranged so it was just Lachlan, Sarah, and Faith was on one team vs the rest. They said that having one adult equals to 6 players and there will be 8 players on each team. The two teams would be red and blue, Lachlan and Sarah were blue.

Although Lachlan could easily beat them, that would be no fun. So he decided he would try to win only using a small fraction of his abilities.

The red team started with the ball and quickly got the game rolling. They were well coordinated, passing back and forward to get around Sarah who began to pout. There was no goalie for both teams, so it was just a match of who can get it past everyone.

After getting the ball past Sarah their next opponent was Lachlan, who was not going to go easy on them just because they're kids.

He quickly stole the ball from Haylen and made his way through the team, either weaving past their side or even just jumping over them. Just as he was about to score a foot came out of nowhere through his legs and just tapped the ball enough to mess him up.

Looking behind him he realised it was Bradley. It was rather astonishing that he could move like that, weaving his legs through Lachlan's. It even surprised Lachlan, he hadn't experienced anything like it.

"Analyse"

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Name: Bradley Tyson (Human Hybrid)

Age: 6 (Child)

Soul Contracts: 0/5

Compatibility: Snakes (Perfect)

Level: 0

STR: 13, AGI: 16, VIT: 20

INT: 6, PER: 7, WIL: 2

Weakness: Everything

Strengths: Flexibility

Description: Due to their bodies being too undeveloped during the evolution their cells were corrupted by what they are most compatible with. Changes usually occur around the age of five. However, they are still human, as such, they still have the ability to tame and have the WIS stat.

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'Indeed, just as I thought' Lachlan knew that the children's bodies experienced certain changes, but he was never completely sure whether they were good or not. But it seems they were beginning to adopt some of their compatibility's key features. And for a snake, flexibility was certainly one of them.

There was also Jackson Maine whose compatibility was with an Eagle. Although he did grow wings, they were still rather small and not strong. As such, for now, they were just dead weight and sometimes got in the way when he slept.

His sister Sarah was compatible with amphibians, which gave her webbed feet and hands, giving her an edge on slippery surfaces. Aside from that Lachlan wasn't sure whether or not there was any other benefit.

There were a few others that just had a heightened sense, which would be great in battle or tracking someone down. But for now, it wasn't the best thing that could happen or the worse.

The game continued for another 40 minutes. By the end of it, there was a clear winner, it was the kids. They were ecstatic that they beat an adult, well that's what they saw Lachlan as anyway. Sarah was rather grumpy they lost while Faith didn't mind, she had fun and that was all that mattered to her.

The red team was hugging each other and some of the boy's chest bumped. Their faces covered with a large smile, their eyes filled with joy and accomplishment.

'Huh, maybe I should have had a break sooner' Lachlan thought to himself. He enjoyed it, just relaxing and playing with the children brought him some peace, it also brought back memories from when he began.

When he was enraged to find out the military was murdering these children because they were different and had beast-like features. He looked at their wide childish smiles and confirmed something, 'Indeed, there's nothing wrong with these children, they're just like me from years ago'.

Then after looking at how weak they are, he confirmed something else in his mind, 'I need to get stronger, strong enough to where the government and military will fear me, strong enough to protect these children that trust me'.

After that, they went inside to have a quick break and turned on the TV to watch something. There were a few channels that played cartoons, some of which even Lachlan enjoyed. Lachlan enjoyed Pokémon the most, even if it didn't make sense as to why Ash was still 10 years old or the fact that he still gets beat in those first gyms with a Pikachu he has had since the beginning.

There were a few more adult cartoons, such as Rick and Morty, but he can't be showing that to the children. Not yet anyway.

Lachlan and the children continued to relax till lunchtime, which is when the rest of the group came back. Looking at them walk past Lachlan realised they all looked exhausted, their eyes were drowsy while they were slightly panting.

"How's everything go?" Lachlan asked. The group did go to calm their members, of course not all of them yet but hey started here and spread out a bit. They were going to separate and go to different parts throughout Australia to calm the rest.

"All things considered. Good,' Flynn said as he slouched on the kitchen chair and put his head back.

"We managed to get rid of doubts that people had of us in the area, but oh boy was that mentally draining, some people were just so stubborn," Chloe complained as she was one of the main speakers. The others were Flynn, Simon and Phoebe. The rest were there in case there were any attacks.

"How're things here?" Phoebe asked. She was glad Lachlan took a break, he really deserved it.

"Great, it was really relaxing. Played a game of soccer with the children then watched TV with them, they all really enjoyed it," Lachlan said.

"Good, so when do you think you'll leave?" Flynn asked. It was something they've agreed on, even though he said that he'll leave after they deal with the situation he might have changed his mind.

"In a couple of days, I plan to spend those days with these children and especially my sister. I am going to leave her and make her sad again," Lachlan was rather disheartened by the reminder, even though he knew he needs strength.

Hopefully, his sister can understand him.