Chapter 323: An Alchemical Bonding.

Chapter 323: An Alchemical Bonding.

How are you? Is the heart cumbersome or something? I checked Parilostros pulse on his arm, noticing it was beating slower than mine. I never tested my pulse, so I wasnt sure if mine was beating faster normally or not.

Good. Good. Its strong, thank you very much, Princess Hestia. Parilostro pressed his hand on his chest, smiling fondly at the lifely drumming of life vibrating in his hand.

With [Miraculous Grace], I managed to create a new heart for Parilostro, replacing the undeveloped one he had since he was a toddler. Now suited for an adult beastmen, Parilostro was finally able to experience a normal life with his real body. Unfortunately, he looked feeble and fragile, a consequence of being stuck in a bed for over 20 years.

He was stuck in his chair or bed and required the aide of his servants and retainers to even move to the toilet. His heart still needed time to grow and adapt to his body, after all. It was literally an entirely new organ. Still, from looking at what he was doing on his workbench, it seemed he was still able to act as an artificer.

I stood up after checking his health and looked around. Your puppets arent around anymore?

The control unit was that chest piece and without the heart, and for some reason, I cannot feel my demonkin blood anymore. I believe you cleanse it when you operated on my heart, so I cannot use my sloth ability anymore. They were the first thing I had to dismantle, the moment I woke up. Parilostro admitted to removing evidence from his time as a sloth contractor. As sly as it was, it was necessary now since Reajaen was Estralias president.

Lady Hestia I turned my head around when Parilostros voice eked out my name. I know what I am about to ask may sound rude to all youve

Stop. But before he could finish his sentence, Reajaen came over and placed a hand on his shoulder. Her frown contorted her face slightly. Weve talked about this. Dont annoy her.

Mother I know, but this is still unfair. You did all of this because of me! Every crime you did, you did it for me. You shouldnt be punished for something like this! Parilostro grabbed his Mothers hand as tears began to drip from his eyes. Reajaen hugged him and called over one of her gang members, bringing the weeping Parilostro out of the room.

I apologize. I know he sounds selfish, but Reajaen tried to find an excuse for her son, but I could already imagine what it is.

I understand. Dont worry about it. I couldnt and wouldnt fault Parilostro for what is happening.

The young Resclave was born with a frail body where if it wasnt for the Prince of Sloth, he would have died. He had a heart that pumped demonkin blood through him, but after I operated on him and gave him a new heart, he mentioned he was back to normal. I did drain a ton of his blood and even used my white flames on him, so probably did cleanse a ton of it away. I even played [The Heir of Hope] during the whole operation, so it made my white flames even more of a counter to anything demonic.

However, before all of this, his mother committed countless sins and crimes just to keep her son alive. She killed people in cold blood as the leader of the Resurrection, she toppled organizations through illegal means to become a senator in Gleisvale, and she was the one who hired the fae hunters who killed Tasiannas previous mistress, Princess Schuri.

She only hinted at these facts during our accord, but after the battle was over, I received a full explanation from Reajaen herself. She admitted to every single crime, and it wasnt a small list. In my opinion, she wasnt irredeemable, since she did all of this for her son and to kill OBloom, but she needed to see justice. She wasnt fully evil, but she wasnt anywhere close to innocent.

Dont worry, Tasianna. I already explained everything to Parilostro. I wont run away. The moment I can hand everything over to him, I will accompany you to Saelariel. Reajaen reassured Tasianna, not smiling.

Take your time. Lady Hestia does not have the time to go there yet., Tasianna replied in an icy tone, glaring at Reajaen with daggers. Even if Tasianna could feel sympathy for Parilostro, she couldnt for the mother. Lady Hestia, please, after the summit.

I nodded. That was Tasianna asking me for a favor. After the summit between the dwarves and Artorias, if nothing terrible happens, we would visit Saelariel. Not only for Reajaens trial, but I could guess the elves would like to invite me over. The dragonewts probably would too, but my obligation was also to make sure the elves would support Artorias.

Until then, Reajaen would serve me. The Resurrection and Layavete cartel were under my authority, and cause of that, I forbade them from doing anything morally black at this point. Shaturein was working with them to control Estralia in the shadows, but I wasnt allowing them to do any cold-blood killings or torture in my name.

I was a killer myself, but there was a difference between hunting for survival and self-defense, and killing an innocent bystander. Although, I had little to no sympathy for criminals. That was why I killed that poison dude after I disarmed him. If you treated others lives with as much respect as the ground you walked on, then I had nothing to feel guilty for.

Is this woman a criminal? Suddenly, from behind me, somebody spoke to us so I turned around. It was Renee and she was holding her hand on one of her swords.

This is my business, I plainly stated and Renee shrugged, accepting it. Anyways, Reajaen, we need to use your alchemy apparatuses and so on. Tasianna, can you and Rita lead?

Of course. Tasianna nodded before looking over at Rita, only to find her watching the potted plants in the corner. Tasianna sighed and went over to the dryad, forcibly pulling her over.

After she settled down and refocused, Rita pointed at the satchel Shay was holding for me. He nodded and opened it up, placing the different ingredients on the alchemy table.

Ooooh! Incredible! Rita grabbed the herbs and other ingredients we needed, inspecting them with wonder, before her grin went downwards. T-This Where did you get all of these?! They are saturated with mana, as if they were grown right inside a monster-infested area! T-They arent perfect in quality, but from their mana alone, these will produce potent potions.

I believe Tasiannas green thumb and my mana helped our garden grow extremely fast. Even Reajaen, a master alchemist, commented how our Belzac herbs were top quality. I wondered what Rita meant with how they werent perfect, and it seemed Tasianna did too.

I grew them. Is there a way to improve on them? She didnt feel insulted at all, in fact, it seemed she accepted the fact our garden products weren't the best just yet.

Oh really, oh! Could you show me your garden?! Please, I want to inspect the status of the plants and then I will give an answer, although if you want a reply now, then it probably would be more quality fertilizer. Rita was pestering Tasianna like crazy, letting her scholarly side show too much. Neill had to rip her away from Tasianna, giving her loud lecture in the corner like a small child.

Ehehe

In any case, once she calmed down, Tasianna asked Reajaen for help, citing she wasnt too aware of Reajaens instruments and tools. Although, I personally believed Tasianna just wanted to learn from Reajaen. Regardless of her past and the tension between them, she was the guild master of the alchemist guild, and Tasianna was mature enough to look past that just to better herself.

Reajaen probably understood that, too, so she didnt argue back and instead began her tour. 80 percent purified fairnite beakers, able to trap 73 percent of the mana from the ingredients. This is something Parilostro made, a rotational mortar. Activate it like any other manatech, and it will grind whatever you need automatically. If you need to make adjustments, do it afterwards.

Reajaens lab was a mix between conventional alchemist tools and manatech her son had made to accelerate her work. There was a manatech drainer specifically designed to extract mana from herbs as efficiently as possible, long-winded pipes connected from one beaker to the other to further purify potions, and also a miniature mana barrier to protect yourself from accidents. This place was fully kitted out.

We need to boil the brew over a hot flame. We need a vial able to endure extreme flames, Tasianna stated after checking the beakers and vials.

How hot? Reajaen asked, but she immediately twitched, frowning just seconds before Tasianna answered.

Strong enough to handle Lady Hestias flames.

Reajaen just stared at Tasianna, showing befuddlement and also vexation at what she requested. After blinking her one eye about ten times and Rita waving at her, Reajaen shook her head slightly and went over to a safe hidden in a cupboard. There, she pulled out two black glass beakers.

After setting it up on the table, including a stand and a mana barrier to protect everything from the flame, Reajaen began her explanation while massaging her temples. Voldunna obsidian glass. Very, very fragile and hard to work with, since its impossible to look through its black exterior. You can throw this into a volcano and it will survive the heat, but smack it slightly with a hammer, and it will show a crack.

Hmm, if it can survive magma, then it should be what we need, Rita accepted.

Tasianna nodded, too. We dont need it to get hotter, so this should be okay. Alright, lets begin.

The trio then began the alchemical process while the rest of us stayed on the side, sitting and watching them work. Rita and Reajaen began discussing the recipe, double-checking the process for the resulting herbal drainer. Tasianna, on the other hand, began separating the different ingredients, especially the dwarven whiskey, into bottles and vials.

Reajaen, noticing the whiff of the alcohol, dipped her fingertips into it, tasting it for a moment before flinching back, shaking her head as she was overwhelmed by it. Giving it a thumbs up, Tasianna smiled for a moment, proud of the hard liquor she and Grimnir have been making all this time.

Hellscream mandragora is quite the rare specimen. Ive seen an Aleistunum alchemist prepare a swampborn mandragora, and he told me the best way to do so for high-quality ones was to dip it into water and boil it for around a bell. This is to extract some of the mana beforehand, to prevent it from overwhelming the final product, Reajaen informed the two other.

Tasianna nodded, documenting the tip onto a wooden slate with some charcoal. Sounds good, that means we can use that as a base. However, we need a high flame to do so, so we need to add some alcohol into the mix. The last thing we can afford is to burn the poor root.

Mhmm. Rita scribbled everything that was said into her journal, before adding her opinion on the matter. I used [Investigate] on the mandragora. It has a high boiling point with all the mana inside it, however, if I could give a guess about three spoons of the whiskey and seven spoons of pure water. Miss Tasianna, youre a water mage, right?

Sure, I'll do it.

The more they spoke, the longer time seemed to last as I couldnt find myself extremely invested into it. Alchemy wasnt boring, thats for sure. I am a toxicologist, in a way, so I did find mixing around stuff for new concoctions extremely fun, but due to my [Corrosive Fire], my process was different. I just needed to ingest them and my body would remember the toxin, for example, I could recreate the venom the poison dude used to hold everybody hostage.

This is boring. Neill finally stated, which Mother seemed to agree with as she went back to sleep. If were gonna wait, then I can do some training. No idea who our tournament opponents will be, so we better make sure were fit.

True but I cannot just leave now, Fargryneill. This is an important process towards my goal, Renee protested, but I had to agree with Sis here.

How about we eat? Outside of the bread and dry meat we ate during lunch, we havent eaten a proper meal, right? I suggested and Neill smiled, seemingly understanding what I meant.

She grabbed Renees arm and pulled the knight up, prompting Shay and Beth to lick their lips and stand up, also. Rajah, too, peeked out from my shadow, looking at me with his big, white eyes. It seemed everybody was hungry.

Alright, Tasianna, if you need me, come into the portal, alright? I called over to her before opening a [Room] portal. After we entered it, I noticed the students and Ellaine werent at the table anymore, but from how Svena and the others were cleaning up, I presumed they just finished.

Jeez, how long did we listen to them talk?

Oh, Lady Hestia, that was quick. I thought you would spend more time on the alchemical concoction? Svena stated the moment I went over to the table with the others.

Tasianna is still working on that. However, weve gotten hungry, so would it be possible for you to cook us something? I asked.

Of course, Lady Hestia. And with perfect synchronized bows, Svena, Josine, Lorena, and Haati rushed to clean the table and prepare it for us to sit down.

Once we did, Neill looked at me as if she had an important question. So, little sis, I have a question. Do you have a training ground somewhere in this place?

Hold on, that was it? It seemed she was still worried about her own training.

Yeah, I got one. Large enough to go wild, but I have something better, why dont we take a dungeon dive? I can get us to Cedaraille, instead of being stuck in here.

Ooooooooooh~ Neill looked convinced.

But, before she could say anything Renee interjected. Hold on for a moment here. I know this is already incredible how we went from Elyonda to the Kingdom of Artoriass capital to the capital of Estralia, but youre telling me we can go to another place? I know I shouldnt be asking here, but Ive been curious, how are you doing this? Ive never heard of something like this being possible.

Hey, come now, Renee, not like you ever met a void-touched before, right? Aleistunum or not, space-time mages are sooooo rare, even a dragon could live a lifetime without meeting one. Of course something like this would be foreign, Neill supported me, trying to protect my professional secrets.

I understand that, but just seeing from how it's used, isnt this the perfect army moving tool? It could turn around a whole war with how it could ease logistics. Renee was obviously looking at my subspace and nexus as a military tool, and while I could understand it, I didnt want to talk about it at the dinner table.

Sure, it might, but can we not talk about war and so on right now? I frowned.

Why not? You are a priestess of the Goddess, no? You should know what is currently going on down south. While the conflicts of the Empire and the Carmaniate isnt to scoff about, I assume you should know the importance of the worlds war with the demonkins, right? The last thing we can afford is BoleTaria succeeding. However, to my chagrin, Renee didnt stop, instead, it seemed my indifference seemed to have fueled her drive even further.

And, apparently, Neill didnt seem to like that at all. Renee, I didnt allow you to ask my little sister a favor, only for you to start trying to pull her into your damn war! As I told you before, we dragons will remain neutral in this conflict.

And for how long? As brave soldiers and mages die down south, all you dragons do is remain on your little island until everything is burned to ashes? Ive read the stories of Kargryxmor. I know what a single S rank dragon or higher could do to turn the tides. Renee then pulled off her helmet, staring at us outside the confines of her armor. Consider your role, Fargryneill. God Kargryxmor swore to the Goddess his race would become the worlds protectors. How come that oath is left unfulfilled?

[You are speaking out of order, human.] Shay lashed out at Renee slightly, irritated at how she was speaking ill of Kramps as a non-dragon.

Hes right, Neill agreed, squinting her eyes in annoyance. Shove this talk away, will you? We dragons have already done our fair share of things during the demon wars. Our Emperor wishes to distance himself, and so do our Empress Mothers. Try peace for once, instead of trying to prolong this war.

Are you insane?! Renee banged the table with her fist, causing Beth to hiss at her. However, this did not dissuade the dame. Do you truly think the demonkins would agree to our demands? Of course, not. The Empire has been waging war with them for over a thousand years now, on and off. Not to mention, the history between humans and the demonkins before the official war began. Its muddied.

Neill facepalmed herself, feeling like she just heard something stupid. So? Are you trying to say this war will only end when one side eliminates the other? The Empire had over a thousand years of conflict to do that, but look where did it get them? A pincer between two factions. In the middle of that, they even angered the elves with the whole faefolk crap and had to surrender to them before it got worse. Goodness gracious, this is what conflict brings to the world.The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

If I had to guess what Neill meant by that, then the War for the Faefolk was held during the whole conflict the Folschreck Empire had with the beastmen alliance and the demonkins. It sounded crazy, but it seemed they were at war on three borders.

The beastmen attacked them from the north while the demonkins came from the south, and even with all of that, they were stupid enough to start hunting faefolk to empower themselves, only to provoke the elves and dwarves to wage war agaisnt them from the west. Although the War for the Faefolk ended, I honestly had no idea how the hell the Empire had not collapsed yet. The military cost alone must be enormous.

S-Sure, stay safe, alright! In the meantime, Ill check on the drainer and see how well it worked. Ill have it done once youre back. She dashed right out and picked up the herbal drainer, before leaving the basement.

Renee then looked over to Tasianna, Rajah, and me. I know this is asking a lot, but I believe I have some unwelcome guests enter my home. Could I ask for some more of your time?

I dont know how fresh all of this is, but Neill stomped the ground, releasing glowing blue lines through the ground and into the long-winded tunnel. I think our thieves are still around. Sis, mind helping my friend out for a moment?

Got it, lets go! I agreed. Tasianna? Rajah?

Of course, Lady Hestia.

[Masters will!]

Rajah slipped into his shadow as I pulled my glaive out from my storage, having no need to hide my [Space-Time Magic] from Renee anymore. Renee unsheathed her curved shortshort and projected a shield of wind with her catalyst, while Tasianna created a few floating ice daggers. Neill was a brawler and used scales as her weapons, so she was ready at any time.

Before we went in, I asked Neill and Renee how well they could see in the dark, which the former said her [Night Vision] was only level four while Sis has it at max. Still, since we didnt know who our opponents were, Renee opted to use her sensory skills instead of exposing our position with fire.

With Renee leading the way while I protected the rear, we quickly formed a party amongst ourselves and entered the tunnel. It felt extremely eerie with how deep the tunnel was. With the fact Neills dragon paths could only tell us something was inside this cave, but not what and how many, we couldnt really relax and the tension was growing around us.

However, it was purely cause our guards were up that when it came for our senses to be tested, I noticed something on the ground. A small indentation, which looked like somebodys attempt to hide their footsteps.

Stop! I called out, pointing everybodys attention to the ground, only for Renee to notice further signs of somebody trying to hide their steps, which all lead right into the wall. Upon further inspection, Rajah noticed there were two small gaps in the wall.

It was an [Earth Wall].

Shit! Hestia!

Got it!

The wall exploded right in front of us, just moments after we narrowly erected our scale barrier around us. Although we survived that attack, in the next second, four silhouettes flanked around our barriers, slashing at us with their daggers. Renee and Tasianna reacted immediately, fending off the attacks with their blades.

Gruuuuuu! A loud warcry assaulted our ears in this tight corridor, prompting me to bring my scale barrier down as I dashed forward, swinging my glaive forward to intercept the large waraxe.

Grouh! The larger creature in full armor snarled at me, showing off his small tusks and the glint of excitement in his eyes.

Grimgarians!

A grim day was awaiting us.

A note from AbyssRaven

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