Tiny wisps of flame could be seen swirling just above the fiery red pet egg. Its shells were semi-transparent, so much so that I could see the faint outline of an incredibly tiny scorpion inside of it. Still, the fact that the egg had so much detail proved that it was no ordinary pet egg.

Chaos Moon’s mouth fell open as she accepted the pet egg and looked at me. "Wow, an Immortal Rank pet? Are… are you sure you grabbed the right gift?"

I nodded smilingly. "Of course. You were the one who kept me company when I was alone and far, far away from home. Without you, I don’t know if I could’ve withstood everything that had happened until now. So, thank you."

Chaos Moon smiled before patting my shoulder once. "Alright, let’s not dwell on the unhappy stuff any longer. This Crimson Scythe Scorpion is an Immortal Rank pet, so it should be pretty powerful. I’m going to hatch it now if you don’t mind?"

"Sure."

……

Chaos Moon unsheathed her sword halfway before slicing her finger against the edge. Then, she dripped a trickle of blood onto the pet egg, which immediately shone brightly and shivered with movement. A moment later, the shell started cracking and falling on...