Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Human Woman
Somewhere deep in the eastern forest was a small group of humans, all doing various activities which were being given to them by what seemed to be a butler. Once said butler finished giving out orders, he walked to a nearby carriage before opening the door while quickly bowing afterward. Stepping out of the carriage was a young woman wearing expensive silk clothes and a veil covering her face; however, the cloak did little to hide her inborn arrogance and pride.
"Young Mistress, everything has been taken care of." Said the butler respectfully while still bowing.
"Have the scouts returned yet?" Asked the young woman as she fully exited the carriage, yet her feet never once completely touched the ground while walking, signifying she was a Saint as only they could fly.
"Yes, young mistress, and as you've requested, they've found a hidden spring only two kilometers away." Answered the butler as he carefully walked behind her.
"Hmm, good. I'll be back in one hour." Said the young lady before quickly heading in the direction where the spring was located, not even giving time for the butler to respond.
'There it is.' Thought the young lady after having flown in the air for a bit before landing on the ground directly in front of the beautiful spring reflecting the moonlight.
Standing before the spring, the young lady slowly removed her clothes one by one, showing off her immaculate body before finally removing her veil, allowing her beautiful face to be set free; unfortunately, no one would get to bear witness to such a rare and pleasant scene. With the young woman completely nude, she gracefully entered the spring, only stopping once half her body was submerged. She then meticulously washed herself, ensuring every body part wasn't left unattended.
After roughly thirty minutes of cleaning and resting, the young woman stood up, allowing two people standing on the edge of the spring to witness her exposed body. Only when she turned around did she finally notice the two people.
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"Hmm, perfect timing, we had just arrived-" Said Elif as he and Idonea stared at the nude young human woman in the distance, though he was rudely interrupted since the young woman violently attacked Elif in anger; well, she tried to at least.
"HOW DARE ANOTHER MAN WITNESS ME NAKED!! I'LL KILL YOU!" Said the young human woman angrily, though before she could fully manifest her attack, she was slammed face-first into the ground.
I had peacefully come to talk with this human woman, yet the moment she saw me, she violently attacked me, quite annoying if you ask me. Thankfully, I didn't have to act as Idonea quickly suppressed the women with her cultivation, leaving the human women completely immobile.
"You humans are so violent, trying to kill me over such a shallow reason like seeing you naked. At this rate, I'd prefer interacting with beasts if this is how the humans of this tiny realm behave." Commented Elif, quite irked as he was still feeling annoyed at his parents, and this only further enhanced his annoyance while also giving him a target to vent his emotions on.
After venting some of my annoyance out on her, I ordered Idonea to set her free, neither one of us worrying about if she would attack us again since if she was stupid enough to do so still, that was her funeral, and while we elves are known to be peaceful, I'm not going to let her live after she tried to kill me twice. However, luckily she wasn't stupid, as the moment she was set free, she quickly stood up while doing her best to cover up her breasts and vagina with her arms, and though she still had her pride, I could see the lingering fear in her eyes.
"Now, can we have a civilized conversation without one of us trying to kill the other at first sight?" Asked Elif blandly, with his arms crossed while tapping his feet, as Elif wasn't very patient when it didn't involve things he was interested in.
Seeing her gently nod her head, I let out a sigh of exhaustion while already imagining the terrible time I'll be having in this realm.
"Good, hurry up and put on your clothes; I'm not very interested in seeing your plain body. Once you've done that, we'll head back to your camp in the distance." Ordered Elif while waving his hand, to which the woman quickly did while showing a hurt look when Elif mentioned her plain body.
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Once I was no longer standing directly in front of those two, I could finally focus on myself, and only then did I realize how fast my heart was beating in fear for my life.
'What type of pressure was that!? Not father, no, not even the ancestor, could display that type of power! And his cultivation base is a peak Half-step Divine! What type of beings did I encounter? After finally reuniting with the reinforcements from my sect after a couple of months, the first thing that happens is this!? I should've never begged my father to explore the outside.' Thought the human woman in terror and slight curiosity while putting on her clothes, making sure to do it quickly and not possibly anger Elif or Idonea.
I arrived quickly before the two beings again while fully clothed, and now that I had somewhat calmed down, I could properly observe their appearance.
'Purple star mark, long silky silver hair with strands of purple, pointy ears, and all that comes together to exude a charm never before seen in this realm. He looks very similar to a human; however, the feeling I get from him is not that of a human, nor does he seem to be a member of the beast race. Could he possibly be a demon? No, they were all exterminated in the great war several tens of thousands of years ago, leaving only the humans and beasts. WAIT! Didn't he mention "tiny realm"? Could he possibly originate from the legendary Heavenly Realm up above!?' Thought the human woman as she observed both Elif and Idonea some more, which only further solidified her belief.
When we arrived near the camp, we all landed, and James, my butler, quickly approached me while also eyeing the two new guests I had brought along.
"Young Mistress, how was the bath? And if you don't mind me asking, who are these two you've brought along?" Asked James with a smile as he suspiciously eyed Elif and Idonea, who were observing the camp.
"These two are important guests I met by the spring; make sure to inform everyone to treat them like they would me." Ordered the human women; however, a different conversation was transpiring between them via divine sense.
'James, be incredibly careful when interacting with these two; I'm almost certain these two hail from the legendary Heavenly Realm! And even if they aren't from the Heavenly Realm, they are incredibly powerful, especially the one wearing the armor; I'm her power surpasses even that of the ancestor!' Urgently said the women via divine sense, sounding incredibly serve.
'I-I understand, young mistress.' Replied James, finding it hard to believe what she said was true, but having been her butler since birth, the only one who could know her better was herself and maybe her father, so he looked over at Elif and Idonea with fear and curiosity before quickly leaving to carry out his assignment.
Releasing a sigh, I quickly led the two through the small encampment while getting several stares from everyone, but since they were accompanying me, no one tried stopping them. Once we arrived near my carriage, we entered, with me stepping in last and closing the door, separating ourselves from the outside.
"We got off on the wrong foot; allow me to introduce myself formally. I'm May Hagrid, heir to the Colossal sect. How should I address you two esteemed cultivators?" Asked May, trying to be as friendly as possible while still retaining her pride.
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"You can call me Prince Elif, and she's Idonea." Replied Elif with his eyes close as he slightly hovered above the seats in the small carriage, not wanting his body to touch anything.
"If you don't mind me asking, why come to this Spirit realm? And If there is anything we could help with, I'll gladly offer my assistance, Prince Elif." Asked May, seemingly full of curiosity, though she was really trying to get as much information out of them as possible.
"Tch, my parents forced me to come down to this wasteland; otherwise, who in their right mind would ever wish to come here? Also, what could a tiny sect like yours even do? The strongest person you have is merely a peak Half-step Divine, and he is nearing the end of his lifespan." Stated Elif, and while to May, his words might've sounded harsh and full of mockery, from Elif's point of view, he was speaking his true feelings, just like he always does.
After that, May stopped talking for some reason, and I kept my eyes shut while meditating in this tight carriage.