Since his rebirth as a Fire Dragon, Surtr had been slowly growing accustomed to the Fire Giant Village within the Great Guardian's Volcano. This volcano harbored a great variety of internal biomes, where the Fire Giants could live comfortably, including fresh water and even caves filled with precious crystals and ores.
Meanwhile, the mountain was covered on all matter of beautiful forests, providing edible fruits, roots, and wood to the tribe. At the same time, weak monsters roamed around, which the mighty Fire Giants hunted to supplement their diet with daily protein.
At first, when he was just born, the young Surtr felt worried, if not scared of everything surrounding him. After all, even if he came from another world, it wouldn't be easy for him to accept such a new life right out of nowhere.
And it took him a few weeks to get over his depression, mostly connected to his harsh death, and the worry he had over the fate of his family, and especially of his dear little sister, which was left behind in Earth.
It was rather clear by now, as Surtr developed more in the village, that this wasn't his world. This world was named Yggdrasil, divided into massive continents based on Norse Mythology's Ancient Realms.
And the Continent he had been reborn to was Muspelheim, a land covered on flames, and one of the most dangerous out of them all, where only might made right, and the survival of the fittest extended even to the organized and intelligent Fire Giants.
In fact, he was rather lucky to have been reborn near one of the most peaceful hidden villages around the continent, as this village enjoyed the protection of this huge mountain filled with resources.
Thanks to the three Unique Skills he awakened after his rebirth, he was able to slowly make the daily life of this village better. When his mother revealed to him his powers within the Draconic Records, Surtr can remember how surprised he was at first…
"Unlike any of us Fire Dragons, my son, you've been reborn with a special soul, and therefore, you've developed Unique Skills!" His mother congratulated him back then.
"Unique Skills?! Is that like… some sort of cheat ability?!" Surtr wondered.
"I guess you could say they're quite cheat-like compared to normal magic or abilities." Her mother nodded. "They are [Origin Flame Rebirth], [Heavenly Smith], and [Beast Tamer]! I have heard that sometimes, otherworldly souls inherit Unique Skills based on their last wishes, or their previous life talents or likings."
The First Unique Skill, [Origin Flame Rebirth] allowed Surtr to wield the Origin Flame Magic, the strongest flame magic that Muspel once wielded herself, capable of bringing back the dead back to life, heal wounds, and cure diseases, while also being able to burn with the strength of pure purifying might.
However, it wasn't just that, this Unique Skill manifested out of Surtr's desire to revive back in earth. It allowed him to create up to three "Spawn Points" where he can revive even after death, although having a cooldown of 24 hours, giving him an "extra life" to use every day.
It was an insane power, which he used recklessly on many occasions to save the life of the people of the village, even sacrificing himself to defeat a powerful Monster that threatened to destroy it all, the Ferocious Volcanic Grizzly King, a strong Rank 7 Monster which he barely defeated when he was just Rank 5 himself, a feat only possible thanks to such powers.
The Second Unique Skill, [Heavenly Smith], gave him the power to transform the shape of materials and combine them just through the usage of Mana. Even now, he is limited to his maximum Mana Capacity, but using this power, he has become capable of creating powerful armor out of monster materials and mined ores to arm better the peaceful Fire Giants of this village, and even build enormous magic cannons and tanks to fight armies of monsters.
This Skill most likely manifested out of his talent for crafting and carpentry back on his life as a young human teenager in Earth. He always liked games where you could collect resources and craft items, so this power was a manifestation of both his talents and wishes.
And the Third and Last Unique Skill, [Beast Tamer] was easy to guess, but it allowed Surtr to communicate with all matter of beasts and tame them through magical contract bonds. He couldn't tame just anything, as he had to defeat powerful monsters first to tame them, but it worked really well, helping him assemble a group of tamed creatures to help him out.
This Skill manifested itself because on his previous life, he always loved animals, and treated them well, often taking time and money out of his pockets to feed animals living on the streets, and bringing them to the veterinary if he saw them looking slightly sick.
With these blessings, and the help of his mother and siblings within the Draconic Records, he worked hard to protect the village and fight off threats that could had otherwise destroyed it. Eventually, as the chief of the village grew older and more tired, he trusted him and gave Surtr the position of Chief instead.
It was rather sudden, but he couldn't reject such a title, as the chief trusted on him and his strength to protect the people precious to him… As the months went by, Surtr grew more accustomed to the village, to the people around, and to every single person.
They became much more friendlier of him, and they loved him, he loved them back. Slowly, this small village became his second home. The chief knew this, and through his last weeks, he made sure to teach Surtr everything he knew, his skill for Alchemy and Crafting which helped the chief create potions for his village and other utensils were all transferred to him.
And of course, one last gift as well…
"Take this, Surtr… Since the premature death of his brother long ago, nobody has been able to wield this." The chief, on his dying bed, handed to the young Surtr a small red jewel emanating a divine power within.
"This is…?!" Surtr was unaware of what it was.
"The last fragment of our God, Lord Logi…" The chief muttered.
