It was another peaceful morning when Astasia finally woke up before Kai did. Every time they sleep in the same bed, Kai is always gone by the time Astasia wake up, but not today!
She wanted to make breakfast before he woke up, but when she moved his arm out of the way, he was awoken and pulled her back to bed, "Let me go. I'm going to cook food for us," she sighs.
"Later. Stay in bed for a bit longer," he kissed her neck and went back to sleep. He was exhausted from the raid and his body was slightly suffering from the remaining poison that Medusa implanted. Although it isn't a life-threatening situation, the poison should still hurt like hell, yet he's not even showing any sign of pain.
"That's my fiancé for you," she pinched his cheeks and snuggled. In the end, she fell back asleep and woke up with Kai in the kitchen cooking breakfast, "Ugh, I told you I'd make break-" Astasia suddenly fell on the ground when another wave of memory played in her head.
~Memory~
"Mommy! Can we cook breakfast together?" The little girl hopped on a stool and watched her mother cook eggs, "Of course honey. In the future, whatever race it may be, demon, human, or elves, you must know how to cook!"
"Cook? Is that an important skill?"
"Well yes my dear it is. Not just the planet of Aether, but even other dimensions!"
"But why?"
"Dear, it's needed for survival and one day you're going to be a wife. Wouldn't you want your husband to enjoy the food you make?"
The little girl's eyes sparkled, "Like daddy? Do you cook to make daddy happy?"
~Memory end~
Kai hurried to a passed out Astasia, the sweat visible on her forehead. Why does this always have to happen to her?
Although, the waiting period wasn't as long compared to the last time she fainted. It only took a few minutes before she had woken up, "Ugh. It seems like I was born in planet Aether," she tells herself, leaving a shocked Kai.
"Aether? That sounds familiar..."
"It's another planet filled with a lot of mana. The monsters in the dungeons basically lived in Aether... Well, most of them. Some probably lives in a different dimension,"
The explanation was too unreal for Kai to process so he asked to Astasia to explain it again. Even when she explained it again, he wouldn't believe it until they decided to spar, "Let's fight then," she smirked.
"You sure don't want your fat ass beaten?" Kai smirked back at her. The two of them were quite confident in their skills, so it was hard to give a definite answer on who's better.
"The hunters association has a sparring facility. Let's fight there to be safer," Kai says as Astasia easily accepted the proposal.
After arriving there in no longer than an hour or less, some high rank people were sparring. The training ground was open for rankers that ranged from A and higher unless they have a special invitation from someone, "This spot good enough for you?" Kai asked sincerely. He didn't mean to mock her but that's how Astasia took it as.
"Shut up and fight me," she replied to him. They hadn't realized, but all eyes were on the two. Kai was known to be the strongest hunter in California... Possibly the whole world, and he's fighting his fiancé who isn't even registered as a hunter? It's no wonder it piqued everyone's interest.
They two of them charged at the same time and threw a punch on the opposite direction. Both of their moves were surprisingly in synced and just as powerful, "So it's just a test of combat?" Kai questioned.
"Of course. Who do you think I am?"
When Astasia jumped back, Kai took this chance to attack so he could catch her off guard. In most cases, almost anyone would continue attacking when they step back because it catches the opponent off guard and gives them no time to take a break, but this is precisely why Astasia smiled.
The moment Kai charged at her, she pushed herself forward on the ground and punched his face which landed a clean hit. Although, he managed to not land harshly on the wall as the fight continued.
She was going to charge again at him until she twisted her ankle. The short heel she wore became undone and she sighed at her stupidity, "Y-you're unexpectedly strong," Kai smiled, hiding the fact that he's extremely shock by her capabilities. If she had never tripped, would she have won? No, if she was never wearing those heels then the win would most likely go to her.
To a certain degree, he suspected that she could fight, but this was beyond his expectation.
Suddenly, the crowd around them clapped in amazement, "That was a good fight. I didn't know your fiancé is a hunter," members of other guild spoke, "a beauty and a fighter, I see."
"Right. Well, we will be on our way now," Kai snaked his arms around Astasia's shoulder and pushed her closer to him. However, the people inside the training room didn't end there. Despite knowing how strong Kai is, they know he can't do anything since hurting other members of guilds could hurt his own guild reputation, "Hey. How about we try sparring?" S ranker, Gabe, from Reelers guild, grabbed his shoulder and smirked. The evil intentions he had up his sleeve was quite obvious, but Kai didn't react to it.
"I'll refu-" before Kai could even turn down the challenge, he was punched in the face by Astasia, "Hands off. He politely told you that we're leaving, and you want to keep fighting? If that's what you want, then fight me first. I will take on anyone at anytime who dares to challenge Kai, however, I won't be holding back," she glared at everyone and purposely let out her immense mana.
It was powerful. The same powerful energy as the double S rank dungeon. Perhaps, it was even stronger because they already felt suffocated from the pressure, "You're quite feisty, aren't you? Don't bother fighting these weaklings, they aren't worth your time," Kai chuckles and rested his arms around her shoulder before leaving.
He really didn't care about the reputation of his guild.
"Hoho, they are quite the power couple, aren't they?" Rudolf laughed as he watched the surveillance camera.
~
A week after the training, the popularity of Astasia exponentially increased amongst hunters. So, today, she decided to register and she was classified as a double S rank hunter along with Kai who re-evaluated. SS-rank Hunters was a new rank so many other people tried to see if they were qualified for it but only a few were able to make it.
"My queen is way stronger than a double S rank. She is still growing. My queen, please raid a dungeon so I can see my sister soon," Jack kneeled and requested Astasia.
For a while, Astasia stared at him. She wondered if she would drop the date she planned with Kai and raid a dungeon or ignore him, "Jack, you know how evil and selfish I am right?" Astasia asked him. Such question made him sigh in defeat inside his mind. After all, why would his master go through the effort to grant his wishes.
Throughout the decades, the strong ones who usually obtain the power over the guardians have a sense of justice and a strong will to fight the evil, but for some reason, it all changed when Astasia came along. She may have overcome all the challenges to get the power of the guardian, but she's a selfish woman who only thinks about herself.
"But, I suppose I'd get stronger if I'm able to summon my guardians. Kai, let's move our date at night. I'll raid a dungeon in the morning," she says, making Jack happy.
"Okay. Introduce me to your guardians then,"
"If they like you," she winked.
"Make them"