Reawakening: I Can Absorb Infinite Skills - Chapter 4: The Path Forward

... Every step he took was deliberate, every glance around him sharper than it had been the day before. He wasn't just wandering anymore, he was tracking.

He paused by a tree and ran his fingers across the bark, leaving a shallow mark. A mental note. That would point him back to the stream, just in case.

The forest still smelled like smoke and damp earth, but it no longer felt overwhelming. The shift in him was clear now, he could feel it humming beneath his skin, the steady current ...