700 Chapter 697

However, both of them stopped when Ilyana gave birth to a girl that resembled her quite a bit. It looked like Ilyana's blood was strong, and the girl only had inherited from Leon his deep-brown eyes.

Given the situation, Leon thought that his alternated version would cry like a little kid, but he only smiled like a fool for days. Just watching the angel-like face of his daughter was enough for him to leave. After a while, Leon began to have mixed feelings about that whole part in his alternated version's life. Those were moments he never experienced or never will, the joy of being a parent… sadness, anger, jealously… at the same time, Leon felt proud, fulfilled, and worried since the baby was like too healthy and never made any fuss.

"What is the name you want to give her?" Ilyana asked.

"How about Serena?" That Leon asked. "She never makes any fuss and spells quite a lot, after all."

"What do you think, Serena?" Ilyana asked while holding the sleeping baby. "What do you think of your father's lack of creativity?"

Although Ilyana stayed calm for a few weeks, soon, he resumed her harsh training. Given how much Serena liked to sleep, they had a lot of free time in their hands, after all. Still, something unexpected began to happen simultaneously when they resumed their training. Serena's mana and body began to grow quite a bit fast. When she was only six months old, she already could walk… and use Telekinesis. When she was one year old, Serena already could run without falling, she could speak clearly, and she also looked as if she was three years old. At that point in time, it was obvious… but Serena could use time magic, and she used it to speed up her growth.

That Leon and Ilyana were impressed by their kid, but Leon, on the other hand, was shocked… why? Because more and more, Serena was beginning to look like Sekundez. Putting her magical abilities aside, Serena was like a mini-version of Sekundez.

"Just… what the hell is going on here?" Leon muttered while his mouth was hanging open.

That was too weird to be a coincidence, but if Sekundez were actually a spirit created based on Serena, then a lot of things would make sense. Her behavior, the fact as to why she was way more powerful than the other spirits… it also would explain why the spirits have been mentioned so far. Ilyana probably created them… why? That was a good question.

Congratulations! The skill Sonar has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status point.

You obtained 01 status point.

Congratulations! The skill Enhanced Smell has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status point.

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Regardless, with lightning speed, Serena began to learn the skills that Leon and Ilyana have just by observing them, and eventually, she even began to help them with the training. Even though she didn't have all that much mana, she already could manipulate time way better than her parents.

"I thought to be able to use so much mana every moment was a rule to control time, but I guess I was wrong," Leon frowned. "That much mana is needed to control time forcefully… Still, I already knew that my kids would have insane control over magic."

In any case, as if things weren't weird enough, things in that movie began to make Leon embarrassed. His alternated version was a good father, but she acted like a fool in front of Serena and was always trying to spoil her rotten.

"You are so talented, Serena," That Leon smiled like an idiot. "Papa is very proud of you! Here, your reward for being so talented is a bear hug from me."

"Father…" Serene looked at that Leon reproachfully. "Stop fooling around and take things more seriously, like Mother. You two are mages, but her skill exceeds yours. Unless you want to be surpassed by me sooner than I expected, you should train more."

Serena was also too smart for her own good… she was talking as if surpassing that Leon was only a matter of time. Although that was true, that Leon couldn't care less about it. Because while he was with Serena, he felt like a normal human being again and a decent one. That Leon wanted to enjoy those precious moments before he inevitably disappoints her.

"I guess it is only natural that someone would feel that way being the sole survivor of the human race," Leon looked away and then imagined what he would do in his shoes. "Still, I can also relate to the feelings of this Ilyana. Eventually, they would become powerful enough to become targets of the black-haired woman… instead of being hunted. It is better to hunt."

Regardless, even though she was just a child, Serena also used summoned monsters to increase her overall capacity to recover mana. It was astonishing… something that Leon only obtained after fighting and training for hundreds of years, Serena had when she was just five years old… which was the power to use dark and light magic.

In any case, even without her parents telling her to do so, Serena understood that using Time Manipulation to speed up her growth process wasn't something she should frequently do, so she stopped doing that when she was ten years old. Still, at that age, she looked exactly like the Sekundez that Leon knew… there was no mistaking. They were the same person.