Chapter 583 Agnes’s soul avatar (part 1)
After having gotten quite a few spirit jades from the others, Aster ended up betting everything and "losing" against Kana and the little snake who were playing as a team, and that was the last round for today.
Today there weren't going to be any night activities, fighting Alice in all the meaning of the word, did tire him out a bit and while he was always up for a challenge, right now he just wanted to cuddle with the girls and have a nice night of sleep.
Normally the only one that manages to tire Aster out is Lilia, such is the intensity of their lovemaking, but even if it just a fraction of it and it took her quite a few rounds, Alice had started to walk down the same path.
Lilia and the others said goodnight and naturally followed Aster to their bedroom, where Alice was already soundly sleeping on the bed, she was hugging Aster's pillow with a pervy smile on her face while she mumbled things like "there", "harder etc.
Also, she manifested her tail and was moving it in her sleep, luckily since she was dreaming with Aster as her giggles and mumbles suggested, her tail was in cuddly soft mode.
"Even her way of sleeping is lewd", said Aria as she stole a gaze at the eye-catching golden ring that was decorating the base of Alice's tail, she wasn't the only one though, Lilia and also Kana noticed it before their gazes pierced Aster like arrows.
"Don't look at me like that, I have a gift for each one of you, now let's go to sleep", said Aster as he threw himself at the bed, the little sneakily slid through Aster's arm to then wrap itself around Aster's neck.
The girls then each took the position they had won for today and they all cuddled to sleep, Alice was too busy imagining who knows what, so she didn't participate this time.
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The night went on pretty much uneventful and before they noticed the moon was replaced by the sun as morning came to the Battle Planet, Aster whose eyes just opened was welcomed by the sight of the pretty sleeping faces of the girls.
But as much as he was enjoying looking at them, there was a certain girl already waiting for him outside of the room, ready to go as soon as he opened the door, which made him chuckle.
'She is really eager to leave, how cute', thought Aster, he gave all the girls their morning kiss, and then jumped out of the bed to take a quick shower, he had already cleansed with Rigel's flames yesterday, but nothing beats a nice refreshing bath, even if it was a quick one.
Aster put on some clothes and then left the room, as soon as he opened the door, he was met with an Agnes whose face was cutely blushed.
Not only because she has been standing here practically before Aster woke up, as a proof of hoe enthusiastic she was about her date with Aster, but because the outfit she chose for today.
Unlike her normal mainly white outfit which consists in sportsy pants and a blouse as well as flexible armor, she was using a majorly blue outfit, high waist shorts as well as a shoulder-less blouse and a short mantle that covered her cleavage.
Agnes not only didn't really use girly clothes, but she didn't pay any attention things like fashion, as a proof of it before meeting Aster, she wore the same outfit all the time as she had many sets of it.
Only recently, she has gained interest in trying other clothes, though her style was rather tomboyish, her figure was incredibly feminine despite her clothes, probably due to all the exercise she did, but her well-toned and curves were a delight for the eye, not to mention she even combed her honey blond hair in a ponytail adding points to her charm.
"D-Do I look good, Lilia and Sarina helped me buy a new wardrobe while we were gone…", she said as she cutely fidgeted with her fingers.
Aster smiled as he nodded at her.
"You look really pretty", he said, needless to say but Agnes face exploded in red, she looked downwards and simply let out a soft sound as she nodded.
"Mm, thanks", still, the happiness was noticeable in her voice.
Aster chuckled at her cute reaction, this time she really seemed to be considering this a "date" unlike the first time where they mainly focused on training, at least her clothes made it look that way.
"Here, you choose the destination, so I'll be in your care later, but first let's have a nice breakfast", said Aster as he offered Agnes his right arm, she could also transport through the planets due to her special status, despite only being an inner elder after all.
Agnes doubted for a second, but ultimately, she happily held onto Aster's arm.
'There it is, that tingly sensation in my chest', thought Agnes as they disappeared from the mansion thanks to Aster's authority.
The scenery soon changed from the corridor of the mansion to one of the main streets of the Central capital, now, Aster always draws the attention of other disciples, mainly the junior female disciples of the Black Sword and Green Lotus factions.
But this time, all the disciples regardless of their gender, seniority or faction, immediately turned to see him when they appeared, since an inner elder was lovely holding onto his arm.
Of course, that made a vast part of the male disciples to jealously glare at Aster, but they didn't dare to say anything, not only they were afraid of the psycho Lord of the Twin Sword valley, but Agnes was known for being fierce and unrulable too, in that sense they were a perfect match.
"Woah, I had never seen big sister Agnes dress like that".
"She looks so pretty!".
"Is she dating senior brother, so she dressed like that for him, how bold~".
The female disciples on the other hand, couldn't help but compliment Agnes, since she is one of the idols of the sect among the elders and the contrast between her usual image and the outfit she was wearing right now, was that big.
Aster saw Agnes shily looking at him, she wasn't used to receive this kind of attention and of course those junior disciples loved gossiping.
He chuckled and after shortly greeting some of the girls which he recognized, he left with Agnes holding onto his arm.
"Why didn't you say anything, those little girls are going to bombard me with so many questions later", mumbled Agnes with a pout.
Aster softly laughed as he looked at her still holding onto him, to then jokingly say.
"I don't think anything I could have said, would convince them of something else, besides didn't you say that the bastards from the Pleasure Palace always bothered you, now that you are "taken", they won't have an excuse to even approach you".
Agnes's eyes sparkled for a moment, but then she seemed to be lost in his thoughts, it didn't last long though since they arrived at a small coffee local.
Agnes is a princess of the Fey family, so luxury is a common thing for her, though she isn't haughty nor arrogant as one would expect, not she particularly lives in a lavish way, she also doesn't really go out, since most of her time used to be spent on training and cultivating.
Aster normally takes the girls to nice restaurants and all, but variety is good way to keep things interesting, so today they just had a light breakfast of sweet bread, fruit and coffee, of course they will have a sumptuous meal later but for now this was enough.
Agnes seemed to enjoy this simple breakfast too, so Aster took it as a success and once they had their fill, it was her turn to use her authority.
Naturally Aster paid first, before they both disappeared, this time it was different though, the travel wasn't instantaneous, they moved through a dimensional tunnel instead.
"Now that I think about it, where are we heading to?", asked Aster as he observed the dimensional tunnel, it didn't last long but with his dragon eyes he managed to catch a glimpse of all the restrictions and seals that had to be undone for the portal that they entered through, to open.
Agnes previous shy and girly attitude was immediately overwritten by her usual enthusiastic self, the moment she heard Aster's question.
"I saw you using your sword intent in a completely different way back then, so I thought of the perfect place to see it up-close, also I could tell you were curious about my… soul avatar, so it's two birds one stone", she said with sparkles in her eyes.
Aster bitterly smiled, ever since he used his sword intent in a different manner when he fought… no when he massacred Edward and his team at the life and death arena, he felt Agnes's curiosity but she surprisingly refrained from asking or touching the subject, now he knew she was "saving" it for her date, which was rather amusing.
Also, it is true that he was curious about her soul avatar, since she appears to have a soul constitution, which is something about he doesn't have much information, mainly because no one besides him and Sarina have one, and they are the same.
Originally, he thought that Eris had one as well, since her soul avatar has that giant brush, but apparently that is something she obtained thanks to the rune mastering taught by her grandmother, she has the Heavenly Rose lineage which focuses on the energy path instead, as a proof of it she is able to use her Genesis Core as a source of energy for her formations and the like.
But for Agnes, Aster is 90% sure that she has a soul constitution, he felt it through his soul avatar ever since he saw hers, not to mention her soul avatar also had an "armor", like the one he gained after Sarina became a Star Maiden.
The travel didn't last that long, a few minutes and they had arrived at their destination, which from Aster's point of view, was within the Treasure Planet, at least the entrance to wherever they were going was there.
"A secret realm", said Aster to then see Agnes nodding at him.
"Mm, a very special one, among the ancestral places and legacy lands of a big family, this is one of the most important ones, at least for those who have talent with weapons".
"Welcome to the Treasure Graveyard of the Myriad Occupation sect~", said Agnes as they crossed through the entrance.
What lied at the other side was a virtually endless mountain range, which isn't the important part, but the fact that there were countless of different spirit treasures stabbed on the ground all over the place, swords, spears, shields, hammers, cauldrons, brushes, compasses, fans, whips and the list goes on.
"Unfortunately, we are in a middle ranked Stellar System, or I would have taken you to a "Record Tower", on the other hand you have yet to enter the Transcending realms, so it might have been troublesome, anyway this place is supposed to only be accessible once at the end of the year by those in the top three of the Heavenly Ranks, though at William's expense we can use it every once in a while, since he has an exception seal~", said Agnes.
Aster laughed but then he saw Agnes's smile disappear as she put on a dubitative expression, to then walk away and approach some of the random treasure half buried here and there, before she said.
"Do you know anything about the "Fey" family…", she asked as she looked away, which made Aster inwardly chuckle.
She probably took the decision of telling him about her background, due to what happened with the Blacksmith Peak, since she openly announced that she supported him.
"Not particularly, isn't that your and miss Valentina's last name?", casually said Aster, if course he knew a bit about them due to Lilia, but he wanted to see where this was going, not out of malice but because he found her slightly troubled expression rather cute.
"I see, that's only a part of it, you see, both me and Valentina come from… a high ranked Stellar System, similar to that woman of the Blacksmith Peak, that being said her status can't be compared to mine which is why she didn't dare to do anything even when you killed that idiot".
"I know your horizons had expanded a lot due to Eris, Mylene and some of the other encounters you have had, but there are certain families in the Heavenly Quadrants that one should be wary off, you have surely heard about the Drage from Julian right, they are the absolute rulers of this Heavenly Quadrant".
Aster nodded in response and then Agnes added.
"The Fey… are on a similar level and both me and sister Valentina are two of the princesses of the family", Agnes gazed at Aster expecting to see him asking why she didn't mention it earlier, but the result wasn't as she expected.
"Well, that would explain why you and miss Valentina outstand from the rest in every aspect, however Agnes is Agnes and nothing will change that", he said.
'In every aspect', thought Agnes as she blushed, to then clear her throat.
"Ahem, don't try to sweet talk me", she said, but her bright smile didn't match her words, she couldn't help but giggle, she didn't expect Aster to be surprised by her background since they have gone through quite a few amazing situations.
But she was happy to see that his attitude towards her didn't change at all.
"I just wanted you to know about it, since what I'm going to show you and explain, is one of the secrets of the Fey family", she said, the aura around Agnes changed as her body was covered by an orange halo before a perfectly detailed second Agnes, made out of light, appeared floating behind of the real one.
Now, the second Agnes wasn't exactly the same as the real one, she was using quite light clothing, which was basically a crystal armor covering her privates and that was it.
Aster could see Agnes's face reddening, she was fighting against the urge to increase the brightness of her soul avatar, to make it impossible to be looked at, that being said, she scanned Aster to see his reaction and where his eyes were looking at.
It would be a lie to say that Aster didn't find her soul avatar attractive, however if he was going to take a peek, then he would do it on the real one, what caught his attention about Agnes's soul avatar, was the fact that he still couldn't discern if she had a soul constitution or not, but certainly it wasn't a regular soul avatar.
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