Quentin had given his Heaven Rending Dragon Elephant the name Golem when they formed all those years ago.
As Golem continuously flapped his wings he flew through the sky at the speed of light. As he flew he created a field of Star Qi around himself so as to protect the passengers sitting upon his back from the deathly spatial winds which formed as he flew. Golem flew over massive mountain ranges, forests, and lakes; all of which were contained within the Hightower ancestral lands. The group had traveled for approximately 9 hours before he landed near a massive mountain. The mountain covered an area of 1,000,000 Kilometers squared and was about 50,000 kilometers tall with its peak in the clouds.
The mountain was situated inside of a lake which rivaled an ocean in size. The lake was surrounded by a forest full of massive trees thousands of meters tall and various other life forms filled both the lake and forest. Golem landed within the lake a short distance from the mountain causing the lake's water level to rise.
Malikai, Alyssa, Quentin, and the others jumped off of Golem's back and landed on the water's surface as Mana and Star Qi gathered at their feet.
Quentin looked up and gazed at the gigantic mountain which was covered in glowing Runic Arrays and surrounded by multiple barriers made of Mana, Star Qi, and Fantasia with a grin on his face. He also looked at the lake they stood on and the forest surrounding it. The ambient Mana and Star Qi in the environment were super dense and even a cultivator of his level felt refreshed after a single deep breath.
He sighed before saying; "Every time I visit The Land of Twin Sprites I am amazed by the environment." He then looked towards Malikai and Alyssa before he continued to ask; "The others and I will camp in the forest. What time will the two of you be ready tomorrow ?"
Alyssa responded by saying; "Around noon."
Quentin nodded lightly before he jumped back onto Golem's back. Golem flapped his wings lightly and disappeared into the forest. The others besides Malikai and Alyssa either ran after him while muttering profanities or simply started moving in different directions.
Alyssa giggled and Malikai gave a small smirk as they walked towards the first barrier in front of the mountain. When they arrived before the barrier they began drawing Runes in the air around them with a high level of speed. They worked together to link the Runes and create a multi-layered Runic Array. The Runic Array's layers glowed in different colors and possessed different geometrical shapes. When they completed the Runic Array it released a pulse of Mana as its layers began to rotate while some of the layers expanded and others shrunk. The Runic Arrays caused the barriers surrounding the mountain to wink out of existence one by one.
The two walked to the mountain's entrance which was a set of grand doors. The doors were around 100 meters tall, 10 meters thick, and 20 meters wide. Malikai placed both of his hands on the middle of left door and Alyssa did the same on the right. They both emitted a surge of Mana which was unique to themselves.
The Runic Arrays covering the door began to glow in a golden light and another complex circular Runic Array golden in color appeared beneath their feet.
They then appeared within the entrance way to the ground level which contained the ground floor of the mountain's interior space. The grand doors they had previously placed their hands on while emitting Mana was now behind them.
There were two spiral staircases which followed the mountain's inner walls one to the left and the other to the right. The one on the left led down to the lower levels in a clockwise spiral while the one on the right led to the upper levels in a counter-clockwise spiral. The ground of every floor was a floating singular piece of flat rock which had been carved from the mountain itself to create room for the stairs.
The ground floor and its entryway were separated by 10 meters of empty air. The was a single path of rectangle shaped stones separating the two. Malikai and Alyssa walked across the path side-by-side.
The ground floor was lined with various altars and platforms which held books, robes, and weapons. In the center of the altars and platforms was a 50cm deep pool with a radius of 100 meters. The bottom was covered in complicated geometric Runic Arrays which glowed in blue light and emitted a vast amount of Pure Mana and Star Qi. They both began walking towards the pool. After they arrived before the pool they proceeded to gradually undress.
Alyssa removed the slender yet breathable boots from her feet before she removed her robe which fell to the floor behind her. She then undid the straps of her dress which were tied behind her neck. The forest green dress fell softly to the floor around her feet and revealed her beautiful body. She possessed long and slender legs which lead to an ass which was neither too large nor too small, being able to fit perfectly into one's hands with an amazing suppleness. Her back possessed a delicate arch which pushed her perky B-cup sized breast outwards. Her areoles were the perfect size for her breasts and her nipples were slightly thick making them perfect for sucking or pinching as her breasts were groped.
Her Origin Symbol was a very dark green tree resemblant of Valhalla which was 15cm tall imprinted just above the curvature of her ass. The roots of the tree wrapped around to her front from of her sides and extended chaotically upwards before converging to a fist-sized mound of earth imprinted just below her collarbone. The green tree and its roots were inscribed with golden runes whereas the mound of earth was inscribed with green runes. She ran her delicate hands across her own body while a seductive light flashed in her eyes as she gazed toward Malikai.
Malikai had already removed his clothes. He had a lean yet athletic build with well-defined musculature that was not excessive. His penis had slightly hardened as he had watched his twin sister disrobe as she had him. His tall figure was also donned with an Origin Symbol. His Origin Symbol was two pairs of half-folded wings which resembled Sky's and were a deep blue which was almost black. There were also streaks of white lightning flowing down both of his arms. The wings were inscribed with white and silver runes while the lightning was conversely inscribed with runes deep blue in color.
Malikai walked towards Alyssa and picked her up before he proceeded to walk towards the pool and enter it. He walked towards the center of the pool as Alyssa wrapped her beautiful caramel colored legs around his waist, and her arms around his neck while she pressed her chest against his. She looked upon his face with love, fascination, and slight resentment visible in her expression.
Malikai looked into her eyes and gave a small self-deprecating smile as he said; "Since we're mentally connected we both know why you're angry, but actually talking is better than reading minds. So, speak your mind."
Alyssa smiled resentfully and bit upon her lower lip before she said; " It appears you are going to turn out like father, after all, forced to marry to ensure alliances and future strength. What makes it worse is I told you not to agree and you did anyway."
Malikai stopped walking forward as they had reached the pool's center. He looked into her eyes with a slight smile which gave off a feeling of amusement and said; " It was you or me and I chose me. I told you a long time ago; 'No one shall force you to do anything you do not want to do as long as I shall live'. I will sacrifice myself to ensure this vow as you are the most important person in my life, I am eternally at your beck and call. Now shut up and get ready."
He leaned downwards as his lips enveloped hers in a deep kiss and their tongues entangled and they shared saliva. He grabbed her ass in the palms of his hands his fingers sinking in as he kneaded. As his hands softly kneaded her ass his fingers sometimes rubbed against her asshole and vagina causing her to gently moan.
The Runic Arrays covering the bottom of the pool lit up glowing in a rainbow-like luster causing a massive amount of Mana and Star Qi within the mountain's surroundings to be absorbed into the Runic Arrays. The Mana and Star Qi were then concentrated into clouds of mist floating above the pool. Their bodies slowly absorbed the contracted Mana and Star Qi helping them to restore their Origin Force reserves.
As they engaged in a deep kiss Malikai's penis gently penetrated Alyssa's vagina. Malikai repeatedly thrust into Alyssa causing her legs which circled his waist to quiver as she moaned in pleasure. Alyssa began to softly grind her waist in an effort to escalate the amount of pleasure she felt while also accommodating Malikai's thrusts into her vagina. Their movements caused the sound of flesh slapping against flesh to spread as their moans grew in frequency and sound. Malikai's thrust deep into Alyssa's depths caused her womb to gradually open pushing her ever closer to an orgasm.
Malikai slowed the pace of his thrusts and began to softly knead her ass.
Their mouths parted and they slowly opened their eyes.
"Ahhh...Ahhh...Ohhh...Yesss Brother..." Alyssa moaned as her forehead slight creased and she nibbled softly on her bottom lip. Alyssa once again closed her eyes as she enjoyed the feeling of his slow and deep thrust into her pussy and the grinding of the tip of his cock against the entrance to her womb.
"Sister, how does my cock feel in that tight little pussy of yours?" Malikai leaned forward and whispered into her ear.
"Ohh...Brother, I love the way your thick cock stretches my pussy. Ahhh...Yesss...I almost there Brother." Alyssa said through moans of pleasure.
Malikai once again began to speed up his thrust and enjoyed the sensation of repeatedly piercing through her vaginal folds.
"Ahhh...Brother...I-I'm cummming!" Alyssa said as her moans became longer and more high-pitched.
Malikai covered her lips with his before his tongue invaded her mouth and began to intertwine with hers.
He gripped firmly onto her hips before he withdrew the shaft of his long cock from her tight pussy leaving only the tip within.
Malikai gave a single fierce thrust upwards ramming forcefully against Alyssa's cervix and forcing her pussy swallow his cock all the way to its base. As his cock fully penetrated her pussy Alyssa finally orgasmed causing her vaginal walls to contract.
"Mmmh..." the contracting of her vaginal flesh and the rubbing of her folds forced a groan of pleasure out of Malikai as he ejaculated into her womb.
Their eyes then slowly opened as they bathed in euphoria. Alyssa then lethargically untangled her arms from around Malikai's neck. Malikai then slowly pulled his penis out of her vagina with sexual fluids still covering it. Their tongues then untangled as their mouths then pulled apart with saliva trailing behind them.
He then stood her gently on the bottom of the pool. She then seductively kneeled in front of him on her still weak knees casting him a coquettish yet lustful glance and grabbed his half-erect penis. She gently stroked it back and forth with her slender hands. She used her lilac-like tongue to lick his long and thick penis which was flowing with bulging veins; gently cleaning the sexual fluids off of it before swallowing them. She then placed his penis inside her mouth as she sucked on it and played with it using her tongue. She took it back out before spitting on it and twirling her lilac-like tongue around its head.
She continued to stroke it with her hands as she ran her tongue over the shaft. He moved his hands upwards along the back of her neck before entangling them in her hair as she lost herself in sucking his long and coarse penis.
She cast him a seductive glance as she placed the whole thing in her mouth again and began swaying her head back and forth.
When he was about to orgasm he said; "I'm cumming."
He then started into her eyes and pushed her head toward him while thrusting his penis into her mouth and ejaculated into it.
After she finished swallowing it all and once more licking his penis clean she looked up into his eyes before saying; "You know what I want. If you really are at my beck and call give it to me and I will forgive your transgression."
A seductive light flashed in her eyes as she got down on all fours in front of him pointing her ass towards him in the air. Malikai reached out to her ass his hands slightly quivering in anticipation. He placed his palms on her ass cheeks and began gently knead and pull them apart exposing her asshole and her vagina which was still leaking sexual fluids to the air.
She moaned as he groped and softly kneaded her ass. He released a string of saliva from his mouth which landed on her puckered asshole which was slightly darker than her complexion. As his left hand continued to grope her ass his right index and middle-fingers slowly rubbed her vagina, soaking them in sexual fluids. He then started to rub her asshole in circular motions with his newly lubricated fingers. She continuously released moans with heavy breaths and he tried to restrain the sexual hunger which became ever more apparent in his eyes.
His fingers then plunged into her asshole and he released a subdued groan his hunger becoming more fierce as she arched her back as her moans became more high pitched. He moved his fingers around more and she said softly in between moans; "Yes! Yes! Ahhh..." He then slowly pulled his fingers out causing her to moan again.
He kneeled within the pool behind her and used both of his hands to spread the cheeks of her ass. He placed the head of his erect penis against her asshole as they both quivered in anticipation. He thrust forward slightly, the head of his penis stretching her tight asshole as it entered causing them both to moan as she arched her back once again. He then released her ass from his grasp before securing his hands snuggly upon her waist.
"Are you ready ?" He asked gently.
"Y-yes. Please fuck my ass with your thick cock. Don't hold back, enjoy it to the fullest as you ravage my asshole like a savage beast." She responded and as the words left her mouth the last pieces of hesitation in his eyes vanished.
He pulled on her waist as he thrust forward plunging his penis into her ass all the way to the base. She released a shout which was a mix between pain and pleasure while he released a deep sound similar to a roar as he said; "Tight"
She responded with; "More"
He began to thrust into her repeatedly the movements becoming more and more smooth. Their movement caused the water in the pool around them to splash about as sounds of flesh slapping against flesh spread.
She raised her self off of the pool's bottom as she taking a half-kneeling position, pressing her back against his chest with her legs still spread allowing his penis entry to her ass. The water which glowed in a blue light fell down her arms as they pushed off the ground. He began to kiss the back of her neck and he then moved his hands from her waist to her breast. He softly kneaded them while he thrust into her ass and she accommodated his movements. She ground her ass against his pelvis. The feeling of his dick inside her ass was euphoric and she never wanted it to end. Malikai lost himself in the feeling in the feeling of his cock in her ass as he thrust into her and felt the tightness and pleasurable pressure of her asshole. The sexual fluids leaking out of her pussy and the precum from the head of his penis acted as a lubricant allowing them to move faster. As his left hand groped her right breast and his right her left. He twisted and pulled her right nipple causing her to once again to moan in a mixture of pleasure and pain.
"Cummm..." Malikai whispered as he bit the tip of her slightly pointed ear. This pushed her over the edge and she drowned in pleasure as she orgasmed. As she came her entire body twitched and she released a long and drawn out moan. Her asshole clenched, applying greater pressure on Malikai's dick causing him to orgasm.
He then gently stood up pulling her with him causing her to once again moan as he was still inside of her. He then pulled his dick out of her asshole and she turned around to face him. She raised her right hand and water rose from the pool before running over their bodies to clean them.
Alyssa then sat on the bottom of the pool with her legs crossed and closed her eyes. Mana and Star Qi surging into her body. Malikai stood there gazing upon her for a few seconds before he turned around and left the pool. He put on his clothes which had been left by the pool's side.
After he was dressed he walked towards the entrance before walking up the spiral staircase leading upwards.
Alyssa took long and even breaths. She was shrouded within a cloud of dust-sized particles of energy. Some of the particles were volatile than others while others appeared more subdued. The more subdued group was Mana and was cultivated to foster mental strength and more useful in expanding one's Sea of Consciousness, allowing them to store and manipulate Mana. The more volatile was Star Qi which was cultivated to refine Inherent Runic Arrays, and a cultivators body while expanding their body's capacity to exert and store Star Qi.
She absorbed the Star Qi into her body and used it to refine her bones and blood. The Star Qi also helped to heal the injuries she had incurred to her physical body during the contraction ceremony. The Mana formed a stream which surged into her forehead expanding the boundary of her Sea of Consciousness while also healing her spirit within it.
Malikai walked pass floor after floor as he moved upwards. The layout of the stairs and stone paths which lead to floors was practically the same on every level. Some levels had various defensive measures which protected and isolated their respective floors from the external world.
When he reached the Library which was on the second highest level he stopped just before the stone path began. Using his right index finger he drew a single rune in the air before him. Even though it was a single rune it was very complex Rune which was three-dimensional. The rune was an image of a man and a woman. The man held the woman's right hand within his left as they watched what appeared to be the birth of the cosmos around them. He then focused his Spirit on the Rune and channeled Mana into it.
The rune started to glow in a resplendent blue Runic Light. he applied Mana to his voice and said; "Malikai Hightower The Thundering Sprite".
A blue Runic Array appeared beneath his feet and started to rotate. Malikai then vanished from that place and appeared within the Library which was enclosed within many defensive measures. This was the only way into the Library as the pathway on this level was one of many traps surrounding the library.
He walked toward a desk in the middle of the huge library which had many books stacked on it. He sat in the chair behind it then opened one of the many books already sitting on the desk. It was titled A Comprehensive Text Of All Currently Known Origin Symbionts. He then opened the book to the Divine Tree subsection of the Plant section. He flipped through alphabetically to find the All-Encompassing Divine Tree.
All-Encompassing Divine Tree
Also Known As The Hearth Of Eternal Knowledge and Light
This tree at its peak has an impenetrable defense and has the peak of all healing properties within the tree sub-branch of the plant system Origin Symbionts. It creates a field of Fantasia that promotes both the health and growth rate of all plant-life and most other beings with the exception of the rare few. It has sentience and can distinguish between friend and foe even when not contracted. It manipulates all forms of Aria. As it grows it can use its root system to record knowledge of its environment. Using this ability it may plant its roots within an object and analyze it, using the runes or Runic Arrays within to better its understanding of Aria. It also has a peak level of battlefield controlling abilities. It can absorb, refine, and store all elemental forms of Mana and Star Qi. These trees are birthed by the cosmos themselves; born with the ability to connect with the cosmos once they achieve the Supercluster Realm. The tree possesses the ability to fuse with its contractor on a relatively higher level compared to most Origin Syms, it can perform a complete fusion if it and its contractor achieve the necessary compatibility, strength, and comprehension of Aria.
Malikai closed his eyes in contemplation after reading this passage. He then continued to flip through the book to study more Origin Symbionts inorder o to better understand their abilities and think more about possible plans for his and Alyssa's future growth and development. He continued his reading for a short span of time before stopping. There was a silver ring sitting on the table which he picked up.
He drew three head-sized runes in the air before him after he stood up. All three runes were three-dimensional. He first drew a brown mountain which continuously expanded and contracted. He then drew a shield of rainbow-colored light which rotated at high speeds, horizontally across from the mountain. He drew the final above the other two forming a triangular Runic Array. The final rune was a bag which seemed to hold unstable space within, and the time within the bag kept fluctuating. He focused his spirit channeling Mana into the runes causing blue lines to connect them. He placed the ring in the center of the of Runic Array before he bit his right index finger and flicked the drop of blood which formed onto the ring. His finger's wound healed in the blink of an eye.
The blood bonded itself to the ring before Runic Array was imprinted upon the ring. The ring began to release a dense amount of Mana. He reached out his left hand and the ring floated towards his outreached hand. He grabbed the ring and placed it on his right middle finger.
He then began to walk throughout the Library. The Library was full of large bookshelves and tables. The bookshelves were full of scrolls, bone books, hardcover books, and paperbacks. The tables were full of both maps and books opened and closed. When he passed certain books and maps and sometimes even entire bookshelves or tables he would reach out his right hand and channel Mana into the ring causing it to glow in blue light. The objects would then vanish. The ring contained a separate space where he could store objects. He soon walked throughout the entire Library and finished collecting items.
"Return," he said into the void and once more appeared outside the Library. He then returned to the ground level. He then walked down the spiral staircase leading downwards.
This staircase led to a single level. All of the underground levels required on to come here and teleport directly to one's destination after going through the necessary procedures. Every underground level besides this one was closed off from the outside world entirely and was its own cavern. This level was completely empty and its floor was covered in one giant Runic Array.
Alyssa stood in the center of the Array. Her hair's single long braid laid over her left shoulder onto the front of her body. Her arms were crossed against the front of her body as she tapped her right foot.
"You took too long hurry up. At this rate, we'll have to go to The Warehouse in the morning before breakfast. Since we'll be in The Armory for a while." She said to Malikai without turning around.
"Fine." He replied before walking to stand opposite her.
They then worked together to create a two-layered Runic Array. The layers were identical circles perpendicular to the ground. The runes in the center of the arrays were identical to the rune Malikai had drawn to get into The Library. They were surrounded by various three-dimensional weapon-type runes which glowed on different colors giving of various auras.
Malikai and Alyssa then channeled Mana into the Arrays which caused the Arrays to rotate in opposite directions as they slowly began to merge. Their merging caused the space in the area to become unstable. After the Arrays completely merged they formed a double-sided Spatial gate leading to The Armory.
The two stepped into the Spatial Gate from opposite directions. After they stepped through the Gate it winked out of existence behind them. As soon as they arrived inside The Armory they felt a massive increase in the density of both Mana and Star Qi. It was so dense in fact that at their low level of cultivation they were stunned for a few seconds before they regained their ability to think or move, even after they prepared for the increased density of Mana and Star Qi. They took one look at one another and continued to walk deeper into the armoury while glancing at everything they passed by as it was only one of the few times that they had come to this level as it took a lot of Origin Force and a high understanding of complex runes to unlock the restrictions on The Armory and teleport inside. This was because the Land of Twin Sprites possessed Runic Arrays which increased spatial restrictions.
They passed a multitude of weapons of different varieties and many forging materials, kilns, and cauldrons. They saw many bows, swords, blades, staffs, daggers, shields, war hammers, and axes. They collected everything that they came across that was useful to them now or would be in the future because they were leaving soon and would not return for many years. They were able to take whatever they wanted because this mountain had been created for them and the lake and surrounding forest had been also been given to them as an estate hence the area's name The Land of Twin Sprites. It was given this name because of their contract with the Twin Cosmos Creating Sprites. This contract had also led to their names spreading throughout the entire Kaotik Universe. Alyssa was known as The Guardian Sprite and Malikai was known as The Thundering Sprite by all who spoke of them due to their styles of combat.
As they continued to collect items they eventually came across a circular ash grey shield with a one-meter diameter in the center of The Armory. The front of the shield possessed a single magnificently complex rune in its center while its edges were outlined in slightly less complex runes. The rune in the center looked identical to the Hightower Family's Cosmos Divining Tower with the only difference being three pairs of angelic wings encompassing it. The runes were connecting to one another and formed a complex Runic Array glowing in gray and silver light.
The shield floated above the altar in the middle of The Armory. It was the only item which surrounded in restrictions. It was surrounded in multiple barriers of light one of which isolated in another space. Even when isolated in another space it released an aura of suppression and might.
"The Shield of Hightower; Virgo!" Both Alyssa and Malikai said in unison with reverence in their gazes as their pupils shrunk. Their emotions were unstable even though they had been in the shield's presence before. They walked up to the 10 step altar with slow steps before bowing towards the shield.
This shield was one of their family's Guardian Treasures and was a Spiritual Weapon which had reached the Cosmic Realm. It was created by one of their ancestors Christoph Hightower a famous Runic Blacksmith and Warrior who had vanished when attempting to break through to the Cosmic Star of Creation Realm. His shield had been severely damaged and was the only remnant of his existence.
As it was a Spiritual Weapon[modern_footnote]A weapon which due to special circumstances has developed a higher level of sentience and has begun to develop its own Spirit.[/modern_footnote] it had returned to the family through a Spatial Gateway opened within The Cosmos Divining Tower alone and slowly healed itself.
As they bowed before the altar silver Mana seeped out of the barriers surrounding the Shield. The Mana condensed into the form of a female angel. She had three pairs of fully extended pure white feathery wings. Each wing was two meters long and stirred the Mana and Star qi surrounding her into chaotic swirls.
She was around 1.8 meters tall and wore a steel gray suit of armor which consisted of; a Valkyrie-style helmet, knee-high battle boots, a knee-length battle skirt, a form-fitting breastplate which left gaps for her wings, shoulder pauldrons, gauntlets, a shield identical to the one above the altar was attached to the back of her right gauntlet, and she held a book within her left hand with had a picture of The Cosmos Divining Tower between three pairs of angelic wings.
Her eyes were pure gold and her straight hair was snow white was tied into two French braids. Both braids hung over her shoulders from opposite sides. She had a small upturned-nose which was slightly delicate. She wore a pure white lace dress without sleeves and reached her knees. Her fair arms were left exposed to the air. Her breastplate possessed the same image as the book she held in her hand.
"Hello, you smelly brats." She said with a small giggle, causing her armor to clink lightly and her braids to sway.
The two rose from a bow as they said in unison; "Your excellency Virgo."
They both gave her an additional nod in deference.
"What is it you two have come for this time ?" Virgo asked.
"We are leaving tomorrow and do not know when we will be returning," Alyssa stated with a tone of admiration in her voice while trying to avoid looking directly upon Virgo.
"Oh... Is it really that time already? Who's traveling with you ?" Virgo asked, tilting her head as she gazed upon the two.
"Quentin and the others are traveling with us." Stated Malikai, who had less hesitation to gaze upon Virgo as he stared into her eyes.
"Hmph. That big red-haired oaf. He'd probably get lost every 5 minutes. And his Origin Sym is slow in the head just like him. Have that brat come see me before you all leave. Oh, wait how about I just form a Runic Bond[modern_footnote]A bond a cultivator forms with a Runic or Spiritual Item allowing the cultivator to fully unleash the item's power and preventing others from using the item at all without the Cultivator's permission. The bond is similar to the contract between a Demonic Beast and a Cultivator.[/modern_footnote] with one of you." Virgo said as her eyes moved across them both.
"Are you sure Your Excellency Virgo ?" Asked Alyssa with both anticipation and hesitation finally able to look directly upon Virgo.
Virgo rubbed her right had again her chin in what appeared to be deep thought.
"Due to your low cultivation realms, the process has a high element of danger and whoever goes through it will experience a high degree of pain. Yet considering your talents and forces of will, you should be able to survive and bear the pain." Virgo said before her spiritual body walked to the top of the altar and stepped into the space below her physical body. Virgo's words caused Malikai to step forward as he cast a glance at Alyssa.
"I shall do it." He said with a commanding tone towards Alyssa. As he began to step onto the altar's first step.
"Malikai I am more suited for a Runic Bond with her Excellency Virgo. Allow me this." Alyssa said as glints of both happiness and anger flashed through her eyes.
"I am sorry, but I cannot." Malikai said as he continued up the altar's steps.
"Why are you so adamant ?" She asked even though she anticipated his answer because of their mental connection.
The altar began to glow in steel gray light as magnificent runes appeared on its surface. The barriers surrounding Virgo disappeared one after another and the sense of pressure released from the shield increased exponentially.
"Because I am The Thundering Sprite and you are The Guardian Sprite. You understand what that fact means. I know because you were the one who taught me what it means." Malikai simply stood on the final step with his back towards Alyssa as he said these words to her. He then stepped atop the altar and reached forward with his right hand, placing it upon the last barrier surrounding Virgo which possessed a diameter of 100 meters.