"Girls, you can come out now."

Nux spoke with a smile on his face.

Astaria's expression changed, seeing this strange portal appearing in front of her out of nowhere, however, this wasn't the end,

Suddenly, Astaria saw Amaya walking out of the Portal.

"That was faster than I expected," Amaya spoke as she looked around with a curious look on her face.

"Indeed, I thought we still needed to wait for a few more days." Thyra, who walked out after Amaya nodded her head.

Soon, the room, that only had 2 people, was filled with 11 more.

"Sister Astaria, it has been a while."

Allura was the first one to rush toward Astaria and hugged her.

"You really turned into a succubus huh."

"I did. How do I look?

Do I look sexy enough?"

Allura questioned as she turned around, showing her features with a playful look on her face.

"Well, you definitely look different than before…"

Astaria commented.

"Do I look sexier though?" Allura questioned.

"Shouldn't you ask this question to Nux?"

"He always changes the topic whenever I ask it." Allura pouted.

"You always ask me to compare the current you to the past you, I love both, how can I make a comparison?

Don't put me in a difficult situation.

You look ravishing, but if you ask me if is it better than before, I won't give a fixed answer,

You are you.

There is no comparison."

Nux defended himself.

"See? He is always like that. Never giving a fixed answer." Allura spoke. She looked like a child complaining to her mother.

"…" Astaria didn't know what to do.

The aura around Allura felt a little different than before.

She looked… more playful…?

"Sister Astaria, it has been a while~"

While Astaria was thinking all that, another woman hugged her from behind.

"It has been a while, Edda."

Astaria nodded.

"How was it? Did you miss me? I am sure you missed me, right? So how about it? A threesome with Nux, are y-"

"No, Edda, I do want any threesome."

Astaria's answer was clear.

"Tsk, you are still as stiff as ever.

Sister Astaria, you need to be more free~ Do you get it?

Freee~~"

Edda spoke as she closed her eyes.

"Let your inner pervert out, embrace the perverted you, feel the joy of completely different wo-"

"Sister Astaria, I missed you~"

"I missed you as well, Skyla."

Astaria smiled as she hugged her cutest sister.

Honestly, out of all her sisters, Skyla was the one she missed the most. Well, she missed Edda as well, for some reason, she got closer to that pervert, closer than she thought she would.

Anyways, Astaria continued to hug all her sisters, exchanging small greetings with each of them.

And yes, everyone, even Melia and Aisha, they all collectively decided to ignore Edda.

Aisha, however, did agree with Edda in some parts.

"Star, let me introduce you to this beautiful woman here,

She is Melia Bloodheart, she will be one of the founding members of our Clan.

Melia, she is Astaria Leander, my wife."

"It is nice to meet you."

Melia extended her hand.

Astaria shook her hand with a warm smile on her face.

"Sister Astaria, you should call her Sister Melia from now on."

Suddenly, Allura jumped in and hugged Melia like she was her best friend.

"Sister?"

Astaria raised her eyebrow.

"Of course." Allura smiled confidently.

Astaria glanced at Nux, she wanted to ask something, but before she could, Allura interrupted.

"Anyways, aren't you curious about something else right now?"

Allura spoke as she pointed at the Place the Portal was formed.

Astaria quickly recalled that and,

"Nux, what was that?"

"It was the newest ability I bought after receiving Bloodheart House's help.

[Core]

Our new house."

Nux replied with a smile on his face.

"Mhm, we will give you a tour later, and trust me, it is the most beautiful place you will ever see."

Allura spoke with a confident look on her face.

"Now I am curious," Astaria commented.

"Hehe~ Be curious, it is definitely worth it."

Allura chuckled.

"Anyways, girls, now since the greeting is over, shall we do what we came here for?" Suddenly, Nux spoke up.

"That's right.

We need to register our clan."

Amaya nodded.

She then turned towards Astaria and spoke,

"Did you find out about anything?"

"Are you talking about the Ancestral Order?" Astaria questioned directly.

Amaya nodded and with a serious look on her face, Astaria started,

"I tried my best, however, the only things I managed to learn are already common knowledge."

"Don't worry, that is what we need right now.

Just tell us how the Ancestral Order is related to forming a Clan, give us some basic information, and since we also have Melia and Aisha with us, we would be able to cross-check what you learned with them."

Amaya replied.

"Hmm, so let me start with the basics,

The Ancestral Order is a power with unknown origin, its influence is quite strong, even the highest powers of the world have to bow down to it.

The Ancestral Order does not involve themselves with World Politics very often, however, it is said that whenever they do get involved, they have the highest authority.

They have their Branches all over Yrniel and oversee all the Clans.

They have a few basic rules every clan needs to follow, as long as you do that, you are good to go,

I'll now give the summary of the rules I am talking about,

It is quite simple actually,

First, all the Clans need to register themselves with the Ancestral Order. exclusive content.

Second, No Clan is allowed to Attack another Clan. If the two clans have any sort of feud, submit it to the Order and issue a 'Challenge'.

Third, If a Stronger Clan challenges a Weaker Clan, the Weaker Clan has the power to select the rules, they can even decide the cultivation level of the opponents they will be facing.

Fourth, Weaker Clans can challenge Stronger Clans, however, in this case, the weaker Clans do not have the power to make rules.

Fifth, A Clan has the right to refuse the Challenge, however, this does not mean you can harass other clans and then refuse the challenge and be untouchable. The Ancestral Order does not protect you. If you continuously reject 5 challenges within 1 month, the Ancestral Order starts looking into the matter and the moment you are found guilty of something, well, you then face not the other clans, but the Ancestral Order itself.

These are the gist of the rules, in conclusion, just don't start a fight without informing the Order, and you are good to go.

Also, in this past year, from all the stories I have heard, I will say this,

Do not go against The Ancestral Order.

It will never end well."