The Corrupt
As i sent i scanned the nearby area for the largest humanoid settlement I was washing Istrie and Undiel at a nearby lake but, things weren't going as smooth as i thought they would " I hate water master it make me feel icky!" Istrie said "Mmm i am not a fan either master water bad" Undiel replied. Ugh just the thing i was hoping to not happen "Come on both of you really need a bath you both smell disgusting we can have you guys going around like this" they both whimpered and tried to fight back as i grabbed them but eventually they gave into there fate. Now that i think about it i don't really know how beast races are treated in this world in some of the others I've been in they have been equals even the rulers of the humans its unpredictable really so i think ill teach these 2 some basic magic and a humanoid transformation spell although ill have to cast it for them i don't think they have enough mana to keep the spell running at all times. As we finished there bath and were drying them up I explained to them what was about to happen since we don't have time to teach them by normal means ill have to do it the old fashioned way its the same way Light and Dark taught me and Life after they created Mana but, it might be a bit taxing on them "Istrie Undiel i'm going force my way inside your mind ok don't fight back i'm going to give you both the knowledge of how mana works and different spells for each of you after i'm going to cast a humanoid transformation for both of you it might hurt a little since it will be your first transformation but don't worry it wont hurt for too long only around a hour then the aching will be done" Istrie stared at me for a bit before replying "We understand master we ready" as she said that Undiel Nodded. I guess its time as i willed my essence into there consciousness i planted bits and pieces of my knowledge deep into there minds in a place they will never forget i gave them both an understanding of what mana truly is and how you can use it while i also gave them both knowledge how to truly control there main elements i wont quite tell them how to use the sub-elements such as ice,magma, and lighting just yet i wouldn't want them to hurt themselves and those elements are quite dangerous even if you know what your doing one wrong move and you could destroy your very soul.
As i was finishing up i could hear them softly purring "Mmmm light master mind feels warm" Istrie said while Undiel just sat there looking satisfied. Well now then i guess its time for there bodies. Wait a second i just realized i don't know what gender they both are how bad of a person could i possibly be I've been with them for 2 days now and i don't even know there gender oh no how to go about this in a way they wont notice hmm "Hey Instrie who's the older sibling hmm" I tried to say it as confident a voice i could muster. She waited a bit trying to understand what i asked its understandable no matter how you look at it there only a year old "I'm the big sister master Undiel is little sister hehe that makes me smarter" she said in a enthusiastic voice. Phew hopefully they didn't notice once she told me i immediately started to work on there bodies i willed them into being kinda how i made my body but not exactly the same for me i was just changing the outer essence to get my appearance but for them i'm changing the actual structure of there bodies so i have to be kinda careful to not misplace some parts in different areas that's why i warned them it would hurt the first time i'm pretty sure there not used to this kind of pain i feel kind of bad but it is necessary if we are to enter a humanoid settlement. Around 2 hours passed as i finished up transforming humanoids when you have no clue on there genetic makeup can be pretty brutal i wont deny i almost messed up 2 or 3 times a misplaced tail here and there but in the end we got it. As i looked to see my finished work 2 beautiful 80 cm girls stood in front of me Istrie had long flowing black hair with 2 canines coming out of her mouth along with her slightly pointed ears and of course the beautiful vivid blue eyes i didn't really know what to do with the horns so i placed them right on top of there heads makes them kind of look like one of those dragons light Life created. Undiel looked just the same with a slight difference her hair was white and no i wont lie i did it so i could tell them apart i mean come on they look exactly the same other than the hair color give me a break.
As they got used to there new forms Undiel was the first one to speak "Master my paws feel weird" i just laughed at her statement "You have the form of a humanoid now you'll be spending a lot of time in that form as we travel get used to it" i winked at her after i explained she just accepted her fate. Istrie on the other hand was loving this "WOOOOOOOO I have thumbs master THUMBS I can pick things up this is great WOOHOOO!!!" She was running around so much you'd think she was crazy "Calm down Istrie calm down we still have much to do were still visiting the humanoid settlement today you 2 need to be on your best behavior i don't to have to burn the town to the ground now so let it out now i guess" and so 30 minutes of picking up things and climbing trees Istrie had finally calmed down. Once that was over i checked the internal map i made with the scan i sent out with mana earlier hmm it seems that the largest humanoid settlement nearby is around 1200 kilometers south of us "Istrie Undiel hold onto me i'm going to teleport us" as i said that they rushed to grab onto me after i made sure they were holding on i teleported us. I made sure to bring us around 2 Kilometers south of the town as i don't to just teleport straight into the town i'm trying to observe not cause a mass panic. Once we arrived we started walking towards the town it was beginning to be around mid day it would be night in a couple of hours so we wouldn't have much to see until i had to get us an inn luckily gold is just another thing you can make with enough mana although i don't think any humanoid would be able to convert materials like me the mana cost is horrendous even those precious elves of Lights wouldn't have the required mana I grabbed some dirt and willed it into a dozen small gold coins well this will have to do until i can see just what the currencies of this world are like i don't want to go walking around with tons of gold if its rare in this world.
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As we continued walking we ran into a merchant wagon being attacked by bandits ugh why cant they just attack somewhere else for a bit actually wait this could work out nicely "Istrie Undiel go kill those humans that are attacking the wagon make sure to do it cleanly i don't want to have to make you bathe again" I said "Yes master" they both replied as they took off this should be a piece of cake for them and they must get used to killing as i am Death people always die around me if they cant get used to it it'll just get awkward but, it seems my worries were for nothing. I watched as Istrie propelled herself forward with a burst of air and sliced at the bandits with a blade of water coming from the tips of her claws all those around her died in seconds but, Undiel was no push over either instead of air she used the earth to create platforms she could launch off of while she used her fire like a whip her enemies suffered a more painful end as the fire slowly ate them ah that's the difference between truly understanding mana and not if you truly understand it spells do not require chants you can just imagine the effect you want humanoids use chants because they cannot comprehend mana so they need a middleman to allow them to get the desired effect these chants are that. As i walked over to the wagon the owner seemed frighten until i came over and pet Istrie and Undiel i guess seeing 2 people completely dominate the attackers you were having so much trouble with has an effect "Oh thank you so much for saving me i didn't know what i was going to do" the merchant said "It is no bother however i did not do it for free give us a ride to the nearest town" I told him in my most oppressing voice "By all means good sir it would be my pleasure by the way by any chance your selling one of your slaves here there mighty fine specimens" as he said that my eyes flared i don't think he noticed as he just continued rubbing his hands Istrie and Undiel got behind me but now i know what kind of social standing beast races have hmm i would kill this human here and now for that insult to my 2 companions but we need him to enter the town or else he would have suffered a far crueler fate than death "No there not for sale they are mine now take us to the nearest town" he looked a little disappointed but he hurried along to get ready as we sat down in the wagon Istrie and Undiel looked at me worried and i could not help but whisper "Do not worry children i will never leave you" with that they looked at me with tears in there eyes we couldn't help but hold on to each other the entire ride there. Now that i know what kind of social standing beast races have i have to make sure no one dares touches my 2 companions if anyone dares hurt them there world will crumble as i thought that to myself the human town came into view.