Vixy and Kael discussed where the loot should be kept in the meantime and Kael decided that he would be able to check the loots the next day.
The whole battle only started in the morning and ended in the morning too, although a few hours passed. So now, it was currently afternoon and the hot sun hung above the forest.
Kael estimated that by the coming evening, he would have recovered enough to move his limbs and regain a bit of his strength and stamina. But he would rather that he checked everything the next day.
Plus, he was sure he would have the stamina to do the ’thing’ he wanted to do that night.
As they were rounding up their talk, Commander Bibi picked up a familiar scent and color seemed to drain from his eyes. His ears fell as an act of submission and his limbs trembled slightly.
"Your Majesty, if that is all I would be taking my leave!" He hurriedly said as he turned around to leave the cave.
Vixy was confused as her sense of smell was good but definitely not as good as a wolf’s. Soon, she also perceived that familiar scent, and her eyes shook.
This was a scent that was hard to notice unless the owner was intentionally not hiding it. She had been privileged to perceive this scent in the past when she had been dangerously close to Katari.
’Katari is here…’ Vixy seemed like she was about to faint. Indeed Katari’s reputation preceded her.
There was also a rumor that she had taken on the giant bird called Isiah as soon as she woke up from her evolutionary slumber. Not only did she manage to hold the bird down, she even took the fight to the sky.
As far as they were concerned, Katari did not possess any wings. What sorcery had she performed?
"King Kael, I too would be taking my leave," Vixy said as she also turned around and chased after Commander Bibi.
Kael, seeing this, just smiled. They didn’t even ask for his permission to leave, they were clearly more fearful of Katari than they were of him.
He too had already perceived Katari’s scent and knew that she was nearby. The fact that he could even smell her presence was weird as that was a rarity in itself
He wasn’t dissatisfied by their reaction toward Katari when compared to him, he was in fact more satisfied. He liked it when those under him were proving to be of use without even doing anything.
Just as the muscular grey wolf and the red fox were about to leave the entrance of the cave, space twisted as a large lioness suddenly appeared beside Eidel.
Eidel didn’t seem to be surprised, she had already been conversing with her pride sister telepathically before the latter decided to reveal herself.
The calmness Eidel exuded was a steal contrast to the reaction of Commander Bibi and Madam Vixy.
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His limbs shook fiercely as if he was finding it difficult to stand. His eyes faced forward, locked on the massive paws of this lioness that was so close to him. He did not dare to look up.
Vixy outrightly collapsed, her three tails which were usually up and wavy went limp and lay on the side with her.
It wasn’t just the sight of Katari that scared these two, it was the strange aura that was constantly around Katari that frightened them.
Katari for obvious yet elusive reasons, was emitting killing intent. Even as she stood there without claws or fangs bared, the vibe she gave off was that of a predator about to pounce.
Her brownish-yellow eyes were as calm as a serene lake. Even Kael who looked at her felt his heart race.
"No one is allowed to disturb King Kael till further notice, is that clear?" Katari spoke to them with a gentle voice.
Bibi and Vixy could not even answer back telepathically, they were only able to nod their heads so hard that they almost snapped their necks.
"Sorry for blocking your path," Katari said, stunning both the wolf and the fox, as well as Nalii, Eidel, and Kael.
After saying that, Katari stepped out of the way, her large body moving gracefully into the cave and walking past the two caste leaders.
Once they felt that the killing intent was no longer directed at them, the wolf and the fox rushed out of the cave.
They didn’t even wait behind to tell their followers what happened, they just ran. Their followers could only follow after them with confusion painting their furry faces.
Katari walked deep into the cave to stand in front of Kael. Seeing his resting body, she finally revealed a look of worry.
"Are you…" She began.
"I’ll be fine, don’t worry," Kael said with a smile on his face. He tried to raise his arm to touch her furry face but it only rose a few inches before falling.
Katari felt the needles stabbing into her heart, but she didn’t know what she could do to alleviate Kael from this.
"Forget about me, I’ll be fine. What about that bird, Isiah, he took Darius’s corpse didn’t he?" Kael asked.
Katari straightened her shoulders before answering, "We managed to chase him away without much of a fight, it’s a pity we couldn’t kill him and add his body to the loot."
"Oh, too bad. But what about Darius’s corpse." Kael could worry about Isaiah later, right now, the corpse of that tier 4 tiger was important.
"N’bayé has taken it for safekeeping. Do you want me to tell her to bring it?" Katari asked.
Kael breathed a sigh of relief, at least they got the corpse. "No, I’ll handle that tomorrow too. For now, I just want to rest and maybe do something to you guys later in the evening…"
Kael’s voice turned lustful at the end of his sentence and Katari’s body shook slightly. Eidel also turned around to look at Kael with strange eyes.
Nalii observed this with a more mature look but even she had her mind shaken and multiple scenarios passed through her mind.
The three of them who had taken a month to evolve to tier 3 all coincidentally happened to be in the same cave at the same time, alone with Kael.
"I haven’t seen your human forms, but I’ve seen Eidel’s, that’s right. Care to show me?" Kael said.
Eidel fully turned around at this point, she didn’t want to leave her post to prevent intruders from entering, but she also wanted to see Nalii and Katari’s true form too.
Katari and Nalii blinked as they looked at each other. They could feel that transforming into their humanoid forms was just a matter of will.
But they could also feel that this transformation would come with their powers being limited to a certain level, this was just not comfortable for someone like Katari who felt that she needed to be at her best at all times.
"Can you transform?" Kael asked, seeing that they were just looking a bit perplexed.
"Yes, I can." Nalii was the first to respond.
She walked to the side to stand in front of Kael and beside Katari. Katari and Kael looked at her, waiting for her to move.
Nalii’s body began to shift and change before their eyes. It started with a twitch, then a twist, and then there was the sound of bones being broken and dislocated.
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Kael and Katari could see from the movement over Nalii’s skin how the bones dislocated and rearranged themselves, some growing longer and others growing shorter.
The green fur on her body began to retreat into her skin, leaving behind a pale skin that was slowly turning into a fair tan color.
Her shoulders began to break down before they adjusted themselves to face the sides of her body and the breasts on her abdomen disappeared until there were only two left.
Her large lion paws stretched and turned crooked, twisting and elongating until what replaced them were two feminine hands.
She adjusted her body so that she could stand upright as she was no longer feeling comfortable walking on all fours.
Her tail became slightly shorter and her hind legs also readjusted to look like that of human legs.
Finally, her face pressed on itself until it had turned into the face of a human woman. Fair tan skin that was as smooth as polished stone, with wavy brownish-green hair that fell below her shoulders, and bright green eyes that seemed to pierce into the very soul of whoever she was looking at.
On her head, the two antlers remained, black with green veins running around it. Her legs were fine and almost hairless, Kael noticed that her laps were particularly large and plumpy.
For some reason, looking at those thighs reminded him of noise-cancellation headphones. He could just imagine putting his head in between those two laps and falling asleep.
Suddenly, the lion rod in between his legs became erect.