A few days passed after that. During the new morning, Alm and Bruno found themselves dealing with what they deemed a transcendental challenge as they watched Ruri sleeping. It had been a few days since, whenever she woke up, she was in an unusually bad mood, and her emotions fluctuated strangely, changing very rapidly.
The reason was obvious. Almost a month had passed, and her time was coming again. ’She didn’t even know what happened to her body when she was asleep. And now it’s coming again... we have to explain these things to her...’ Bruno muttered a bit tensely.
’She already understands quite a bit about the relationship between couples, thanks to the former owner of this whale. We just have to approach it... in a straightforward way... or maybe an analogy?’ Alm spoke, completely unsure and a bit serious.
’Would asking Langrum or the women from the city be the best choice?’ Bruno was thinking frantically.
Alm quickly retorted. ’Let that maniac woman do it? I don’t know what she’s going to teach, and I don’t trust her. As for everyone in the city, they adore us in a very strange way. You saw it, on that statue of ours, they made a point of putting Ruri on our shoulder, and they look at her in a way very similar to us.’
’If we ask them, Ruri will become someone with a problem like anyone else. Soon, our divine image will be stained. Appearances and reputation are very important to us now... what a problem...’ Bruno muttered.
Soon, to their horror, Ruri woke up. Alm and Bruno felt, analyzing her internally, that at most, it would come in a day. So they couldn’t postpone the strange situation they got themselves into any longer.
She noticed their piercing gaze and felt the strange nervousness in the whale’s words. "Uh... you must be feeling strange lately..."
Thus, Bruno began to speak as if walking on eggshells, part by part. The scientific and technical knowledge from Earth proved useful again. Soon, to their dismay, Ruri asked exactly how children were generated inside her. Another long explanation was given; Bruno spoke everything he remembered. Ruri listened to everything, and even though she didn’t fully understand, she was intelligent enough to associate some things and comprehend them.
’Our torturous years studying science on Earth finally paid off. It was simpler than I thought it would be; her being unusually intelligent helped a lot.’ Bruno spoke mentally with a sigh.
Alm agreed. ’I feel like our whole life on Earth existed just for this moment...’
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’That’s quite a cheap reason...’ Alm and Bruno thought at the same time.
"So now, I’m a woman and can have a child, right?" The golden question came from Ruri. Bruno just remained silent; he did the dirty work, it was Alm’s turn to contribute.
"In technical terms, yes; but in practice, being a woman goes beyond the simple physical fact. You are still in development, both physically and personally. Staying pure is important for your mental development and the blossoming of who you are. Your mind and body must be in total harmony, and when the right time comes, you will become complete alongside another person."
’Who are you? What did you do to Alm?’ Bruno suddenly spoke in their minds.
’Fuck you!’ Alm spoke in anger.
Bruno was shocked by those metaphorical words with a romantic view of things. Where did he get that? Bruno thought, but he knew immediately, a bit embarrassed. In their little free time on Earth, they immersed themselves in games and books. This came from some strange romance they read.
Ruri’s eyes shone slightly upon hearing this. It was unknown what was going on in her head, but she buried her face in the whale’s belly and stayed there for a while. They only felt her frantic heart, but they thought it was the nervousness of such a sudden change in her body.
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After that fateful day, the whale headed towards the forge but was stopped. The bull-headed beast was still present in the city, and when it saw him, it ran to his side and knelt in front of him.
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"Get up. If you want to stay and become a member of the city, nothing is stopping you. Just work hard to protect it; in the future, you can simply go out and see the world. This city will always be waiting for you like a safe home." The whale spoke dryly and turned away, leaving him standing there.
The bull’s eyes were fixed in the direction of the whale’s back; soon, Ruri turned to him, smiling and waving. He then stood up and waved back. The whale had the final say, but the little girl was the one who coordinated and gave orders; everyone in the city already knew that.
The bull-headed beast got a name from Ruri. He was now called Pooh, a cute and strange name for a powerful demonic beast. But he didn’t grumble accepting it, and now, adapting to the desert, he kept watch over the surroundings. He acted carefully, and whenever he found it necessary to move away, he asked for help.
Almin, Langrum, Loeus, and he could sneak around and set a trap for the high elders, whose senses were severely affected in the storms. At first, they only drove them away, but quickly, they managed to evolve as a group and even killed one of them.
The patriarchs didn’t come directly; this storm, combined with this beast, was a serious danger if they weren’t careful. They gained some time, but everyone knew it wouldn’t last long. The high elders were slowly creating a map of the area. Soon, the patriarchs would knock on the city’s doors.
The whale focused its days, thinking about the next step. In a few months, the abyss would be opened, and they had to enter it at all costs. It was then that Bruno remembered something equally important. Within this storm, it was impossible for cultivators to collect the belongings of the elders killed by them. So, now that Ruri was stable and could stay awake all day, only the two of them ventured into the desert.
With the Behemoth Bloodline, Alm and Bruno were like fish in the sea within that environment. The laws of the earth were everywhere, and they felt much more powerful than usual. But they didn’t take unnecessary risks and avoided all the high elders who sneaked trying to approach the city.
Soon, they approached the battle area. An extreme elemental disturbance still existed in that place. Yin, Yang, and mental power were present, suppressing everything around furiously.
And to their delight, that place, despite being a beacon for everyone, was the epicenter of the entire storm. In that region, the sandstorm was tens of times stronger than everything around. Even if a patriarch came there, there was a high chance he would never return, and he could only rely on luck. Obviously, the whale ignored all of this and entered easily.
The patriarch they killed was the focal point of their strike. Unfortunately, nothing of him remained: his weapons, his spatial ring, not a single piece of his powerful body survived. The moment they unleashed the strike and half of the power fell, they already felt the outcome for the patriarch. Then, they used the remaining power to finish off all the elders around.
Alm and Bruno couldn’t just attack recklessly; otherwise, Loeus, who was a bit away, and Ruri on his back wouldn’t survive. Moving and deflecting that power was very risky, resulting in severe damage to their bodies and also causing injuries to Ruri, but they had no choice.
So, since they didn’t need much to finish everyone off, it wasn’t necessary to give them the same fate as the patriarch; they all turned into a bloody mist, preserving, however, their spatial rings. After a few hours of searching and collecting dozens of rings, they finally found the golden ring!
Quickly, they looked inside excitedly and then frantically dug all the earth around. Finally, the greatest treasure appeared.
’Yes! Our baby survived!’ Bruno exclaimed while lifting the heavy bone club that the wealthy elder had bought.