As the One Tailed Fox returned to the Fox Tribe in the forest. A family was grieving over their lost. The One Tailed Fox slowly approached the family.
Within moments of wrapping arms around the family. A massive shadow covered the Fox Tribe. No one knew what it meant. All of the guards went and began to get the civilians inside.
Not long afterward, Rex and Tetsuo showed up at the Tribe. The guards were less than happy with the situation.
"Tetsuo, you might be a hero in the making. That does not mean we accept humans in our Tribe!" A guard shouted angrily.
Tetsuo continued forward with Rex. A spear got launched at the duo.
Rex flicked the spear in midair. The guards were scared. The guard who threw the spear had thrown it so many times at enemies. He never missed the target, or the target could not react in time.
"My reaction time is still good." Rex thought.
The duo continued forward.
The One Tailed Fox saw Rex and Tetsuo. The fox wanted to thank them for saving its life. The One Tailed Fox immediately sprinted towards the center of the Tribe.
It beat Tetsuo and Rex there. The One Tailed Fox bowed and began to whimper around.
Some more whimpers came from the inside. The One Tailed Fox immediately jumped into a tree and headed home.
Rex and Tetsuo were walking slowly. First, because they were tired. Second, Rex wanted to see more of the Tribe itself. Lastly, they were going to get a room to sleep. Tetsuo did not own a house.
This news made Rex frown. Rex was not going to complain much. He figured since Tetsuo was going to be a hero. He would at least have a house.
As the duo walked around. There were many upset faces towards Rex and Tetsuo. Neither one showed any displeasement. Finally, the duo arrived in the center of the Tribe. A set of stairs guarded by statues of Foxmen. The bottom statues were facing towards the Rex and Tetsuo. There were two on each step facing inward. The final pair had three heads each.
One looking down, one towards the center, and a final one facing the Tribe Leader's Sanctuary.
Once the duo arrived at the top. Rex slowly began to open up the left door. Tetsuo followed and opened the right door.
The duo walked in, and a massive Nine Tailed Fox statue overshadowed a throne. A Foxman was sitting on the throne.
Immediately, eight tails sprung from the back of the throne. Each one is a symbol of the Qi types it can control.
A blue tail on the very left for Water Qi. A red tail for Fire Qi next to the blue. A green tail next to the red on for Nature Qi. A yellow tail for Lightning Qi next to the green.
A black tail for Dark Qi on the very right. A white tail for Holy Qi next to the black. A black and red tail for Demonic Qi next to the white tail. The final tail was a pink tail. This tail was extremely special because the Qi it controlled would change for every situation.
Extra Fire Qi to blow away a massive threat. The Eight Tailed Fox would get two tails controlling Fire Qi. Some Love-making is going on, and extra stamina is needed. The tail will absorb extra Qi to make the Love-making session go longer.
In front of Rex and Tetsuo, the pink tail was currently absorbing extra Holy Qi. The Eight Tailed Fox could tell that Rex was a True Demon Threat.
"Tetsuo, what is the meaning of a hero bringing a True Demon Threat inside my Sanctuary?" The Eight Tailed Fox asked politely.
"Sir Leader, during a test of wills. The two of us have gotten connected together like this." Tetsuo showed the locked hands, "We can barely sleep because of the dreams we have. No matter what we have tried, the only way is to cultivate near some Nature Qi."
"I believe once we do, there should be enough Qi there to help us break out of the lock." Rex began, "I am sorry for not introducing myself. I am Rex, the New Demon King and husband to Lilith. Also, there are some friends of mine and Tetsuo waiting to enter. I hoped that Tetsuo would have had a house. Since he did not, we need a night to spend trying to rest."
The Eight Tailed Fox looked at Rex and with a sudden jump into the air. He landed in front of them.
"Even though I have Eight Tails in the Third Realm. I have a little foundation to fight against you. I hope you do not have the will to fight here. I can assure you, Tetsuo will die, and you probably will, too. Just know for my introduction that I am currently the leader of the Tribe." The Eight Tailed Fox said.
"Tetsuo, lead Rex to the houses of the One Tailed Foxes. Inside, there is a singular fox that is willing to help you both." The Eight Tailed Fox said.
"Of course." Tetsuo answered.
"Then go. We will talk in the morning." The Eight Tailed Fox retorted.
The duo walked out of the Sanctuary and headed towards the tree that the One Tailed Fox jumped to earlier.
"This way to the One Tailed Foxes' houses." Tetsuo pointed.
The duo walked forward. There was not a singular word spoken as the duo walked towards the One Tailed Foxes' houses.
Finally, the duo arrived at a tree. A burrow big enough for one of them to go in was there. Rex went in first, and once his arm that was connected to Tetsuo was left outside.
Tetsuo began to crawl inside, doing his best to avoid hurting them while going in. Once the duo opened a door.
Several hundred foxes were seen eating and being happy. These foxes did not notice that Rex or Tetsuo entered.
In the corner of the room. A singular fox was waiting for the duo. The fox made sure not to make a scene going to the duo.
Gently, Tetsuo got a hand and was led to the house that the One Tailed Fox had. It was mainly two beds, a couch, and a rug to cultivate on.
Since the area they entered was a canteen. There was no need to have any cooking utilities. For anything special, the foxes would have to increase the number of tails they had.
"Please send the night with me as a thank you for saving my life today." The One Tailed Fox asked.
"We do not mind. Just hope that we do sleep." Tetsuo said.
Rex went over and laid down on a bed. Tetsuo did the same. The duo enjoyed a great sleep for once this journey.
That sleep only lasted for two hours before the duo had a dream of war.