What Alexander said caused me to stop momentarily before I also widened my eyes in shock and confusion; since, unlike hearing lovely little chirps, which I'm used to hearing, I heard her voice or more like, I understood what she was saying, and while I was astonished, I was also just as confused.
"T-Talis, say something; I think Master can understand what you're saying!" Said Alexander quickly as he glanced between the two.
"Hmph, don't think I didn't forget about you, Alex; you may not have been as loud as Miss Lavender, but your grunting was just as irritating!" Yelled Talis angrily as she shifted her attention to Alexander while pointing her wing at him, causing him to blush, though he ignored it for now.
"Ugh, enough about that for now, Talis. Master, did you understand her?" Replied Alexander as he dismissed Talis's words and gazed at Lavender, who nodded her head.
"Yes, I clearly heard everything, but I'm still confused; how come I can suddenly understand her after four years?" Remarked Lavender in bewilderment as she furrowed her brows, intently observing an angry Talis.
'There doesn't seem to be anything different with Talis, nor do I feel anything strange either, so then, why can I suddenly understand her?' Mused Lavender with a thoughtful expression, though no theory was found.
"Um, Master, I don't know as much as you regarding how the status panel operates; however, since I'm unique, do you think it's possible that after filling you with my sperm, you somehow got a skill that allows you to comprehend Talis?" Asked Alexander with a blushing face, and although his words caused Lavender to blush, neither was too embarrassed about it, given the situation.
"I-I mean, it's a possibility; I had got a trait from drinking your blood, so it wouldn't be too far-fetched to assume otherwise." Replied Lavender as she looked at Alexander while nodding her head, coughing to cover up her embarrassment.
Although I found it weird how being pumped full of Alexander's semen would grant me the ability to comprehend beasts of all things, I figured it was worth a shot to check. However, it's been years since I've summoned my status panel, and I didn't wish to view it either; the feeling of my body decaying was already a daily reminder my time was dwindling. I didn't need a visual representation.
'Ugh, I really don't want to see it, especially not after what Alexander and I did; however, I can't contain my curiosity. What was the phrase he told me? Curiosity killed the cat? More like curiosity killed the Dryad.' Thought Lavender with a mixture of emotions as she willed her status panel to appear.
Seeing my familiar status panel appear before my eyes, I tried my best not to look at my diminishing stats, and although I just glanced at it, that was more than enough for me to view the entirety of my stats, which only ended up depressing me.
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Name: Lavender Vestalis
Species: Dryad
Age: 2376.7 years
Tier: 2 → 0 (7)↓
Level: 124 → 49 (4876)↓
Experience: [32%]
Class: Grand-Warlock (Legendary)
Sub-Class: Botanist (Rare)[Endurance / Intelligence]
Sub-Class: Potion Alchemist (Uncommon)[Intelligence]
Title(s): Grand-Archmage(Legendary), Daughter of Yggdrasil(Epic), Leader of the Gypsies(Epic), SS Rank Adventurer(Epic), Princess of the Dryads(Rare).
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Lifeforce: 11%↓
Mana: 93,670/93,670 → 15,670/15,670 (1,922,440/1,922,440)↓
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Vigor: 553 → 112 (7,436)
Endurance: 982 → 188 (32,613)
Agility: 1,234 → 265 (15,895)
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Dexterity: 1,876 → 296 (22,587)
Intelligence: 9,367 → 1,567 (192,244)
Perception: 2,825 → 365 (35,256)
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Etc.
Condition: Severe Weakening, poisoned
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The only stat that was still within quadruple digits was my intelligence, but even then, it wasn't by much; I've managed to survive this long only because I've been trying my damnedest to suppress the poison with my mana, yet it's only been a temporary solution, one that has been proving to be inefficient as well, but there wasn't much I could do.
'The trait I acquired from drinking Alexander's blood did slightly help, but its effects were hardly noticeable against a Mythical ranked poison; with how quickly the poison is acting, I don't think I'll even make it another year.' Thought Lavender, the sadness she'd usually feel from her situation was no longer present but instead was replaced with wrath, wrath at the fact that because of someone's fragile ego, she'd soon be departing from this world.
Taking a few seconds to calm my beating heart as it pumped rage-inducing blood throughout my body, I ignored my pathetic stats and scanned over my traits in search of anything out of the ordinary, but other than [Natural Regeneration], everything else was the same; moving on toward my skills, yet, the instant I did, I spotted something new, and its rank caused my eyes to widen in utter shock.
'A-Are my eyes deceiving me, or does that actually say Mythical!?' Thought Lavender in astonishment as she rubbed her eyes, though other than her vision turning slightly blurry, nothing had changed.
True Hero's Heart(Mythical): [You're the Hero's heart, you're their source of strength yet also their source of weakness, you're their life yet also their death, you're… Their everything, yet their nothing. Grants a random skill from the Hero, Omni-lingual–lvl2(Mythical)]
As I read the description of the skill, all the anger I felt vanished and was quickly replaced by several other emotions: happiness, sadness, excitement, and disappointment, yet the one that overshadowed all of them was love, pure, unadulterated love.
"Master, you okay? You're crying." Asked Alexander in concern as he instantly appeared beside Lavender while grabbing her hands, deeply staring into her teary eyes.
Looking into the eyes of the man that I love, carrying nothing but worry and concern, was heart-wrenching, yet it gave me a sense of bliss at the same time; though in the end, it only caused the tears that I was trying to hold back to spew forth, as I knew soon, I'd see those mesmerizing purple eyes for the last time before I returned to Goddess Eywa.
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I didn't know what caused Master to suddenly burst into tears, but I could tell her heart was somewhat fragile currently, so I just embraced her in a hug and let her sob onto my shoulder while silently rubbing her back, attempting to soothe her of her worries.
'Now that I think about it, I've never seen Master cry; in fact, I've never seen Master so vulnerable.' Mused Alexander as she gestured for Talis to be quiet, and although she was still upset, she listened.
With the difference in height and the fact Master was still sitting down, it was very uncomfortable for me, and as much as I wished to kneel, I didn't want to move and disturb Master, so for the next ten or so minutes, I was forced to stay in the same position until Master finally stopped crying, prompting me to release her from the hug.
"So, is everything good now, Master? Are you okay?" Asked Alexander while swiftly getting on one knee as he didn't wish to be in the same position in case she were to cry again.
"Y-Yes, I feel much better; thank you, Alexander." Replied Lavender with a lovely smile as she wiped her face, though her eyes were still a little puffy.
"Although, as your Master, that was a rather shameful display for you to witness." Added Lavender with a frown as she shook her head while Alexander smirked.
"That's fine though, Master; after all, you're not just my Master, you're also my Woman." Declared Alexander as he eyed Lavender, though internally, he was berating himself for how corny he sounded.
"Fufu, I suppose you're right; after last night, I'm your woman, just like you're my man." Replied Lavender in a sultry voice with a faint smirk as she looked Alexander in the eye while squeezing his crotch, causing him to sharply inhale his breath.
"I-I didn't know you were the possessive type, Master; there goes my plan to have a harem of beautiful women." Remarked Alexander jokingly with a smirk while backing away as he knew he'd take Lavender back to her room if she continued to tease him.
"And I didn't know you could be so aggressive, Alexander, but I suppose we both learned something about each other." Said Lavender with an amused smirk while Alexander looked away since he did kind of force himself onto Lavender.
"Though, if in the future, during your travels, you happen to fall in love with another woman, I'm not necessarily opposed to the idea of sharing you with another woman; of course, only after I believe she is worthy of your love." Added Lavender lightly as she found amusement in Alexander's surprised expression.
"Hmm, Really?" Asked Alexander while approaching Lavender and carefully picking her up; he then sat down in her chair before setting her down on his lap while wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Don't be so surprised, my dear little disciple; your world may have found the concept of having multiple lovers weird, but in this world, such a thing is rather common; well, only for the strong. Although it's usually powerful men with multiple wives and concubines, some women also have several men at their disposal." Stated Lavender, nodding as she wrapped her arms around Alexander's neck while resting her head atop his shoulder.
I wasn't surprised by her words since, in my past life, rich people also had multiple partners, so It wasn't a shocking thing to hear; I was surprised Master would be willing to share me with other women.
"Eh, while I'm sure it's every man's dream to have multiple wives, I've got no desire to look for other women, especially not after I just got you. It took me 16 years to get you; I wonder how long it'd take me to get another woman?" Remarked Alexander as he chuckled in response while Lavender lightly hit the back of his head, sighing at his antics.
"I'm still present!" Yelled Talis, angry from having been ignored the entire time as she again slammed her Talons atop the table.