Primordial Expanse: I have the Strongest Talent!

With a little hestiance, he reached out his hand towards the huge beast's snout.

Even now, he didn't know exactly what it was, as it looked similar to other beasts he had come across before, whether in person or on the galactic net, but at the same time it didn't.

It had a long snout, with two beautiful eyes the adorning both sides of its head. From a close look, it seemed like it was a lizard type creature, as it had scales adorning its entire body.

If Alex were to put a name to it, it looked somewhat like a huge mix between a crocodile and a tyrannosaurus rex, only on a cosmically large scale.

The sheer size difference between them was overwhelming; even standing on the beast's surface made Alex feel like an insect crawling on a god. Even his new higher life form status felt insignificant in front of it.

Yet the creature remained still, with its enormous crystalline eyes locked onto him with an intense curiosity that made his heart race.

However, the moment his hand made contact with the creature, something he never would have expect in a million years happened.

[Divine class entity 'Aetherion' would like to form a taming pact with you. Do you wish to accept or decline?]

A prompt from the system showed up in front of his eyes, which was the last thing he was expecting at that moment.

Just the first word struck out to Alex, and he couldn't help but mentally reel back in shock when he saw it.

Even though he was expecting it ever since first realising the scale and grandeur of this creature, the fact that it was a Divine class entity still excited him to his core.

This was a genuine divine class entity after all! And he even had the luck of being the first person it saw when it awakened from its egg.

He didn't know much about imprinting or anything like that, only that even with normal animals like dogs and cats, they tended to usually form a bond with the first person they saw upon coming into this world.

But its name itself gave him chills — Aetherion, clearly derived from the Greek concept of Aether — referring to the upper sky or heavens in Greek mythology.

Such a grand name, recognised even by the system, only further emphasised that this creature's status was no joke.

Alex didn't hesitate and shouted.

"Y-Yes!"

He could barely even get his words out right, stuttering at the crucial moment.

Thankfully it seemed the system didn't care whether he actually spoke the words properly or not, as all that mattered was his intention.

He could physically say the word 'No' but mean to actually accept it internally, and the system would only register his internal acceptance as the answer.

The moment he confirmed his answer, a new wave of sensations flooded his mind.

He felt the creature's thoughts — or not exactly? It wasn't in words like he or other sentient creatures had, but in raw emotions and impressions. It was still too early in its life cycle to have gained any sort of intelligence yet, or so Alex had assumed.

Curiosity. Innocence. A faint echo of loneliness even. But above all, a faint but deep trust in the tiny being that dared to approach it first.

[Taming complete.]

Another prompt showed up before Alex, and he waited for a few more – wanting to find out more about Aetherion.

'Is that it?'

However, to his disappointment, it seemed that the system wouldn't be giving him any more information than that. The reasons were unknown, but he knew the System could be stingy at times so he could only click his tongue and pin the blame on that.

Alex exhaled sharply, with the pressure from the new mental connection between the two almost overwhelming his mind and soul.

The difference not only in status and size, but also strength, between the two was simply too large to ignore.

If it weren't for the fact that Aetherion's thoughts and emotions were so simple since it was so young, he would be under much, much more pressure.

"It's okay…" Alex spoke aloud, a little awkwardness in his tone.

"I'm not going to hurt you…"

He felt a little awkward saying that last part — what qualification did he have to even hurt it anyway? Could he even leave a scratch on it even if he put all his full power into it?

He severely doubted it.

But Alex had little to no experience with children, let alone with a child of another race, so that was the only thing he could think of saying at that moment.

He remembered echoes of his own mother using a similar gentle tone to soothe him when he was younger, and those were some of his most precious memories, so he thought doing the same for the Aetherion wouldn't do any harm.

[Please designate a name for your new tame.]

As if he needed reminding, the System sent him another prompt.

'Hmmm… I'll go with— Brontes! Yeah, that sounds good!'

[Name 'Hmmm… I'll go with— Brontes! Yeah, that sounds good' has been chosen, please confirm your choice.]

'The fuck?? No!'

[Name 'The fuck?? No' has been chosen, please confirm your choice.]

Alex couldn't help but stare dumbfoundedly at the screen in front of him, silently cursing the system for trolling him at this most crucial moment.

But he knew that he couldn't say any words about it for the time being, as he could run the risk of ending up with a name for the Aetherion that he would forever regret…

'Brontes'

He spoke internally, making sure not to add any unnecessary words this time.

[Name 'Brontes' has been chosen, please confirm your choice.]

Thankfully, it seemed the System wasn't going to continue pissing him off with its antics anymore, and he quickly confirmed his choice like it was asking.

The reason for this name was both simple and poetic.

Deciding to stick to the theme of ancient Greek mythology, Alex decided on this name. As it was one of the three primordial beings who helped forge Zeus' legendary thunderbolt. He felt this was an appropriate name for the beast.