Chapter 436: Beast Procreation (1/2)
Cynthia looked at the regenerated Gravis with a slightly opened mouth. She seemed rather shocked by what she saw. ”You look incredible,” she commented.
Gravis blinked a couple of times out of confusion. Then, he pointed at himself with a questioning look. ”Me? How do I look incredible?” he asked in genuine confusion. Where did that comment suddenly come from?
Cynthia looked back at Gravis with an annoyed expression. ”Don't act like you don't know,” she said.
Gravis shook his head in surprise again. ”But I genuinely don't know. I really don't get it. No one has ever said something like that to me,” Gravis said.
Cynthia was a bit taken aback. ”No one?” she asked.
Gravis nodded. ”Yes, no one. I really don't get it. You're some kind of cat, and I'm some kind of lizard thing. My body doesn't even conform to any general look of any other beast. How could something like this be incredible or attractive?” he asked.
Cynthia lifted one of her eyebrows in confusion. ”So, you really don't know?”
Gravis groaned. ”No, I don't,” he said.
Cynthia looked at Gravis again and scanned his entire body. ”The more powerful we beasts become, the more we realize the combat potential of different bodies. At the beginning of our journey, we mainly look at beasts that look similar to us, but at some point, we can only see the inadequacies of other bodies. This completely changes our tastes for a mate.”
Gravis was still confused. ”But you have fur, while I have scales. You walk on four legs, while I walk on two. You have paws, while I have hands. We both are nearly as far away from each other in terms of looks as it gets.”
”That's why you look incredible,” Cynthia said. ”When you didn't have any arms and legs, you looked weak and vulnerable, something we powerful beasts despise. After all, we all want to reach supreme power, and mating with someone like that would produce weak offspring.”
”But as soon as your limbs have regenerated, all these weaknesses left. Yes, you look entirely different to me, but that is why you are so attractive, and I'm definitely not alone in that opinion,” Cynthia explained.
Gravis closed his eyes a bit to get the mental image of mating with a cat out of his mind. He was a human, and he really didn't have any romantic interest in a cat. He hadn't felt any attraction for any beast. It felt disgusting to him.
”Could you explain it in more detail, because I still don't get it,” Gravis said.
Cynthia scoffed. ”If I weren't so sure that you're not lying, I would suspect that you're fishing for compliments,” Cynthia said but then sighed.
”It's like, by looking at you, I can see the weaknesses in my own body,” Cynthia slowly said as she scanned Gravis, which made him really uncomfortable. ”Your scales are superior to my fur, which means your defense is better than mine.”
”Your tail is longer and more powerful, and I can see that even if you lost that tail, you would still have no issues with your balance. You can use that tail more effectively than I can use mine. Your legs have claws and have a form that gives you optimal acceleration.”
”Your waist is thin and flexible, but the defensive weakness of your waist only exists in theory. Your claws, chest, and forward-leaning position keep your waist protected. Like this, your waist has no disadvantage while simultaneously granting you great flexibility.”
”Your chest is wide, which allows you to use more power with your arms. Your arms are long, powerful and allow you to grab stuff. Additionally, you can injure your enemy with them. Your mouth has strong teeth and a powerful jaw, but your head isn't big enough to become an obvious target for the enemy.”
Cynthia sighed again. ”All in all, you have the most effective body for combat I have ever seen. I see no weaknesses at all. The only thing I could criticize is that you only have two arms. A second pair of arms could make you even more powerful,” Cynthia said.
Gravis scratched his chin with his right claw. ”Hm, so it's all about the power of the eventual offspring, right?” Gravis asked.