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Eternal Paragon had been frustrated for a very long time. Fiend Emperor would disturb her free time, which meant she had less time to herself and less time to experiment.
Beings at her level took experimenting seriously since the results would dictate her life. If she succeeds, that means new paths would open up for her. If she fails she would have to start from scratch again.
So when Fiend Emperor disturbs her every chance he gets, she started to get frustrated. It wasn't that she struggled, well she did with the void's will suppression actively restricting her, but because a worm in her eyes was making trouble for her.
A mighty and powerful paragon, her domain was with Rhys, thus unless she brought Rhys close enough and expanded her domain, she would not be able to cancel the suppression, but that meant Rhys's life would be in danger, and if she removed her domain from Rhys, that meant Rhys would be vulnerable towards the void's suppression, and maybe worst.
Because of all of this, she was actively pushed back and injured, which hurt her ego and pride. She would become a laughing stock if other Paragons were to find out she cared about a boy more than her image. But it was the truth.
Unlike the cold, ruthless paragons, she was good to those she liked, in this case, Rhys. So she made sure no harm went his way.
Yet at one point, her frustration reached a new level and she started to get grumpier, her mood plummeted and she would act cold towards Rhys, which he did not mind as they were at most acquaintances, not friends, lovers or family. Sure, it hurt when he saw her acting cold towards him, but he got used to it.
Even though they were closer after a year together, it wasn't as if they were buddies. They were just relaxed and at ease since they would not harm each other. That was called trust, trust in one's personality. But emotionally, their feelings were blocked by a barrier.
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Pant~ Pant~
Rhys panted, his body was tired after hours of back-to-back training, but he was not mad. Eternal Paragon seemed happier, after all, one could notice she was not as frustrated.
It was natural, after letting out her frustration for hours, it was much easier for Eternal Paragon to think rationally. Her frustration was mostly gone. The piled-up frustration from not being allowed to have private time was a lot, especially for a woman like herself, who although did not do much in her free time, she took it very seriously since she could rest or experiment.
'Ah, that was refreshing. Eternal Paragon thought as she felt it was time for her to let out some steam, 'That damn Fiend Emperor disturbing a maiden's free time, I will fucking kill him next time.' Her thoughts were full of hatred towards the emperor of all fiends.
She turned towards Rhys as she saw him panting, yet a smile was visible on his face.
'Good, he is growing well, I'll make sure to make his training harder.'
A vicious smile spread on her lips as she thought of the new training she would make Rhys go through.
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Time one more progressed, during that time, Rhys's fire comprehension increased and so did his cultivation. Eternal Paragon's mood had become so good she would even dance as she flew.
She was graceful as a swan in Rhys's eyes.
Rhys was currently looking at Eternal Paragon humming a tune, Rhys had noticed she was not as hurt nor annoyed.
'Did she get rid of the problem?' Many thoughts gathered in his mind but were erased when he saw Eternal Paragon look at him.
"Boy, it is time to began your bloodline conversion." Rhys shuddered when he heard those words. It was painful, but he wouldn't lie and say it wasn't fruitful, because he felt stronger every conversion. Once it was fully done, an evolution would happen and his bloodline would change.
Even now, he could not be called an Onniano anymore. Rhys did not know what he was, the onniano race was only made up of a mix of beings that had 20% purity, as it was around the time when the three families, phoenix, light spirit, elven, came together and made a new family, the onniano. The combination of a dragon, phoenix, light spirit, and elf.
'What should I call myself now? An onniano is out of the question, for now, hybrid would work, until my bloodline changes I guess.'
Rhys thought as he nodded and prepared himself for the conversion process.
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Rhys and Eternal Paragon stood in the middle of Eternal Paragon's domain which had spread for a few miles to keep watch. Rhys was ready as his body was mostly naked, only his privates were covered.
"Sit down, I will begin now."
Rhys nodded and sat in a lotus position, his breathing calm.
"Good." Eternal Paragon nodded and her aura spread around Rhys, a cocoon was made of purplish material, it slowly grew to cover all around Rhys. This was the conversion process. The cocoon would make the process smoother and channel the aether into specific parts of Rhys's body.
Inside the cocoon, Rhys had his eyes closed as he felt sharp, thin needle-like strings stab into his body. The cocoon had produced them, if one looked closer, they would see aether flowing within.
Baddump!
Rhys's heart beat faster as he felt the aether being injected into his bloodstream and the blood essences in his core beginning to slowly change. The process was slow and painful.
It was like using a syringe to inject a liquid straight into the eye. It was that painful, feeling something that shouldn't belong, being forcefully injected into his body. The aether flowed through his meridians, not bloodstream.
Rhys gritted his teeth as his body shuddered and trembled, his body was screaming at him to stop this, but he didn't. It wasn't all that bad. Although he would have to rest after some time to let his body relax.
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The process went for hours, Rhys's body in the cocoon twitched as the aether was forcefully changing his bloodline.
In the end, everything went well, one could say Rhys's bloodlines were around 3% of the way, it had been a year since they began. One could see how long it would take.
Rhys had passed out from the pain by now, which made Eternal Paragon take care of him until he woke up. His body was still pretty much the same, minus the purple in his blood.
The strands of different colors in Rhys's hair were still present, his blonde hair faded into a purple at the end, the green and silver strands were also present.
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[Zolorix - New Dawn Base]
New Dawn.
That was the name of the new group of all women that had emerged. Led by a woman clad in white robes and golden hair. It was said that this group of women had a very strong hatred towards men.
This was the group that was made after Edea and Ailin got rid of the king and took his harem, which had been abused.
The rumors about their hatred for men were real, but now so much for Ailin and Edea. The group focused on information gathering and the women were all trained in different paths. They all were also taught to be graceful. So one could say it was a group of beautiful women where many men tried to find a partner, just to be rejected.
Their base was located inside the capital city of the Eternal Moon Empire, they had moved there after all those months Rhys spent in the second trial. Since women had more freedom here, they chose to build their group in this place.
Edea currently sat inside her throne within the mini-palace their base was located in. Her daughter, Ailin, had chosen to explore the city with a few of her friends, that is, a few of the women they rescued.
Edea had her golden eyes closed as her legs were crossed, her blessed chest heaved in and out as her breathing was calm, currently, she was lost in thought.
'Ai... it has been so long... over a year since I last saw my Rhys...' Edea lamented, she was in the same place Rhys was last heard of staying. Yet they had not seen him at all. Rhys spent 10 months in the two trials combined, and he had yet to start the third one, combined with the six months he spent in the Eternal Moon Empire with his women, over a year was correct.
Bam! At this time, the door to her throne room was kicked open, by her daughter. She seemed very mad. Her long blonde hair covered her face, making her look more breathtaking.
"Mother! I haven't seen Rhys! Wasn't he suppose to move here!?" Ailin spoke with a pout.
"Daughter of mine, maybe he left this place, who knows. Focus on cultivation, it's time you break into the Saint realm. Still being a True Overlord will not help you find him any faster. The princesses within this empire are all Saint realm cultivators and they are close to your age." Edea spoke calmly.
Ailin pouted even more and snorted, "I don't care. Once I see Rhys and recharged you will see how I will surpass those two vixens!"
"Ailin, don't be rude because you are jealous."
"Hmph!" Ailin stomped out of the room Edea was in and to her room.
Edea sighed, 'Recharge her energy by seeing Rhys... fufufu.' She chuckled in her mind as she thought that statement was funny.
As Edea thought back on their interactions with Rhys, a woman dressed in tight robes walked in and kneeled before her. A show of respect.
"Miss, we have news about your son. It was said that after he went into the Imperial Palace, his sightings got lessened. There is a chance he is living with the Imperial family."
Edea frowned at the words from that woman, she worked as a bartender, it wasn't uncommon for some drunkards to speak nonsense. But if it came to her son, she felt it wasn't all that false. 'He is handsome...'
"I see, you can return." Edea spoke a short sentence, making the black-haired woman nod and leave the room.
Edea sighed and could not help but massage her eyes, 'You have a beautiful, loving sister who does not care about anything else but you, yet you leave for another woman... my son, you have been corrupted.'
'If Ailin hears this she would most likely storm the Palace... I should keep an eye on her.' Edea felt the trouble coming, and indeed, she wasn't wrong. Because soon after, Ailin stormed in once more and her eyes had some tears.
"Mother, have you heard!? Rhys left to 'train' and ended up joining the Imperial family!? How is that fair! I should not have listened to you and stayed behind!" Ailin spoke between sobs, she felt sad she wasn't the first for her brother, Rhys. She had been with him since birth and their whole childhood.
Alas, she would never understand that her Rhys wasn't the same Rhys. Even if he was, he would not love her due to the normal Rhys always keeping a barrier that prevented their relationship from growing. The current Rhys however, would love her.
"I heard... but don't do anything to that brat. I will go talk to him..." Edea frowned when she thought of Rhys's actions. Ailin nodded as she hugged her mother and cried into her breasts.
'Love is complicated, especially when it is between family members.'
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[Eternal Moon Empire, Moon Palace]
Aurora sat on her throne, taking care of her empire as she worked, her two daughters were deep into cultivation seclusion.
As she worked, she saw a guard rush in and speak respectfully. "My Empress, two women with blond hair and golden eyes said they came here to talk to you about someone named Rhys."
Aurora frowned and sent her sense outward, her soul spreading, but it was countered by Edea's. Although Aurora had gotten stronger, Edea's four bloodlines gave her a natural advantage, even if they were all less than 1% pure.
Aurora frowned and looked at the guard, "Let them in." The guard left hurriedly. Aurora also used her soul sense to contact her two daughters, sending them a message to their minds. 'Rhys's family has come to talk, come out and meet them with me.'
Her message was short and to the point, but that made her daughters stop cultivating and come towards the throne room. A meeting between women who are all connected to the same man would begin. The results? Well, Rhys would find out when he returned.
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Author's Note:
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Yes, I will skip this meeting, mostly because I don't wanna spoil how things will be when Rhys returns. Keep on reading, hehe.