Chapter 1057 Reminiscing The Past
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After the huge feast we had with everyone in the party, we moved back to our shared tent with Aquarina, where, below the moonlight, we kissed and caressed one another in the embrace of our fierce love.
Because I rekindled the rivalry we had together, she became quite passionate and domineering, trying to overwhelm me with her love…
The love of Amazon girls is sure in another level. But I held my ground in bed!
Though, eventually, the two of us were exhausted after all of that, I stopped her a couple of times when she tried overstepping her boundaries.
She already wanted to go for what's down there, but I wasn't giving it to her so quickly, I wanted to first take some time to know each other before we step into that part…
I know she's very eager, but I had to make her understand. She eventually understood and even apologized for being too eager.
I couldn't get mad at her to be honest, because I also kind of wanted to, but was restraining myself… I just thought that the more I delayed it, the nicer it would feel once we finally got to it, right?
Maybe it's just me being dumb, but she kind of got the idea as well… Also there are so many parts of her I have yet to explore, so I can't really say I want to go down there right away.
Its better to taste each other's bodies thoroughly through many nights.
Wow, that sounded way too perverted… Aquarina has really changed me a bit.
This is the power of being a teenager… In my previous life, I wasn't even able to experience any of these things.
It felt like I died without even experience the real things of puberty, and right now I was finally being honest with myself.
And well, I had an overly eager girlfriend ready to try out anything, so it isn't hard to get in the mood with her.
However, right now, my silver-haired maiden was fast asleep.
"Zzzz… Guuh… Heheh…"
She was laughing rather evilly… Whatever she was dreaming, it might be something good.
I cuddled at her side, and closed my eyes, while continuing my internal cultivation of the Divine Ring.
I also continued the independent inscription of runes in my magic circle, the circulation of Ki and Mana in my Physique, and the feeding of Spirit Energy to my Spiritual Heart.
My Soul could only realistically grow with the Ring, but now that I had that, I could cultivate all things at once!
It was a pretty tiring task, but I kept my focus as I meditated, until I fell asleep while leaving these in "auto-mode".
I discovered a way to keep it in auto-mode by simply sleeping and then awakening my consciousness inside of my Soul Scape.
I enter a pseudo state of enlightened meditation in this way, and with the ring connection all of their progression, I can leave it on while I sleep.
The process is still stressful, so after half the night, I stopped and just slept normally…
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While mostly everyone slept peacefully, the adults gathered around the camp again, drinking wine around a bonfire.
"This was sure a long day~" Arafunn said, drinking some wine while admiring the moonlight.
"It sure was, a lot happened… And we've also learned a lot too." Faylen nodded. "The children- no, our kids, have really grown a lot since back then, huh?"
"More than we could have ever predicted." Allan agreed. "I knew that giving them a lot of growth-boosters and training them from a very early age would help them develop quickly but… they have continued surpassing my expectations every time. Especially… our daughter."
"Zephyrus is also advancing steadily; he doesn't want to lose to his sister." Giggled Faylen. "His Unique Soul and his Aura are still a mystery to me… I don't know here all this power comes from, but we have to continue teaching him to control it properly, so it doesn't eventually consume him instead."
"Hmmm~ You two are always so concerned about your kids! They're fine, okay? Stop babbling about boring stuff…" Yawned Arafunn. "I swear, straight couples are so obnoxious with their kids and whatnot… I need myself a man to warm my bed."
"Arafunn, do you have to be like this?" Faylen sighed, raising an eyebrow. "Even after over twenty years since then, you still can't move on from Isaac's passing…"
"W-What?! I have moved on already! T-That's old times!" Said Arafunn, crossing his arms. "I-I'm… totally fine, you know?"
Although the handsome elf was trying to pretend he was alright, he had yet to process the death of his only true love, Isaac, the Hero of Stars.
The reason why he had become an alcoholic when he wasn't before, the reason why his songs were always so melancholic, the reason why he sought the warm of other men all the time…
It was all for him to cope with the loss of the love of his life…
Faylen gently hugged him, as Arafunn didn't moved away, letting the warmth of his niece embrace his cold shoulders.
"It's alright, you know? We are here for you. You don't have to act so distant all the time." She sighed. "We are all always worried about you. Despite you not believing us."
Arafunn sighed, his face slowly changing, he was a bit cynical before but… ultimately, the true motions he had been trying to hide resurfaced.
His eyes were filled with sorrow, tears flowing from them the moment he recalled Isaac's face. Everyone remained in silence as they saw their dear friend and companion cry, like the many times he has done since Isaac's death.
"He was such an idiot… Why did he had to sacrifice himself… Why did he had to do that?!" He continued crying. "I-I… I miss him so much… I sometimes feel like I don't want to sleep, because I always dream about him. And when I wake up, I can't help but cry, because I know he's no longer by my side when I open my eyes in the morning…"
"Arafunn…" Allan sighed. "Why haven't you told us these things? We're here for you! Dammit… We also miss him a lot! Isaac was the heart of the party, you know? He was like… I felt like he was always stronger than me, he was my eternal rival after Shade. Someone I simply couldn't surpass no matter how hard I tried. He was amazing in every way… Someone I respected so much…"
"I know…" Arafunn smiled, his tears covering his face as his beautiful and long blonde hair waved by the night's winds. "He was like your big brother in a way, wasn't he? Heheh… I remember how cute you always were, flocking around him and asking him to teach you his techniques. Now most of the ones you have, they're made after his owns, right? I've noticed."
"Compared to his amazing techniques, what I've achieved can only be considered a dry copy." Allan laughed. "He was one of my mentors… I wish he could be here with us, drinking beer or wine, and talking and laughing…"
"Me too…" Faylen nodded. "What about you two?"
"Of course, I miss him…" Shade said. "It's just… it's hard for me to talk about him…"
"Isaac was the star of our party, the man that always led us to the next challenge, fearlessly." Nepheline laughed.
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