Chapter 374: A new day (1/2)

(AN.: Got some family troubles, making me barely have any time in the last 5 days to write. Quite a hectic situation...)

After the eventful day, the long-awaited night, and with it, their rest could not be any more welcomed.

From the first ray of daylight until late into the night, this day was filled to the brim with the unexpected coming at them one after another. After finally managing to convince Lily to go rest in her newly rented room with Sam and Biggy standing like guards, Aiden heaved a sigh of relief as he closed the door behind him.

He looked at the peacefully resting Galina on the bed, smiled at her soft little sighs before she nodded at the still awake and bored-looking red-haired Ryg leaning against the windowsill.

No words were exchanged, yet they both understood each other. Ryg nodded in acknowledgment at her master before her body turned into golden sparks of light and entered Aiden's body.

He then sat down in the center of the room in a lotus position, closed his eyes, his tired mind slowly ascended to a relaxed, trance-like state as Aiden entered into his usual meditation once more.

Similar to him, in the room next to his, after washing up and cleaning herself from the dust and grime of the daily chores, Lily followed her brother's footsteps and sat down on the floor as well.

She closed her eyes, slowly exhaled a long gasp of air. Her lips parting, she muttered before she as well began her nightly meditation.

”Rest well, brother… I will catch up to you someday!”

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When the first morning rays peeked through the window glass and illuminated the dark room with the bright pillar of morning light, Aiden was already up and was just returning from the bathroom. Her tanned, bronze-tinted skin, toned, muscled upper torso, was glowing, the drops of water were glistening as they traversed towards the floor one after another.

A short white cotton towel was hanging around his neck as he entered the room, silently, making sure not to wake the slumbering princess in the bed.

Still, even before he entered he could feel movement from the bed, and a cute little yawn coming from deeper in the room. He smiled at this, slowly pushing on the door only to be met with the stunned, and blushed look of the long black-haired, golden-eyed little beauty.

”Good Morning, Galina. I hope you have slept well and are well rested!” Aiden greeted the girl with a bright smile as he entered the room and closed the door behind him.

”Anyway…” He smiled, seeing the girl's totally still and frozen look. He almost laughed seeing as her eyes silently followed his every step. He walked closer to the bad and sat down at her right side. ”How are you really feeling after your sudden evolution? Besides the obvious, have you noticed anything different?

Whilst her master took his time getting to her side, Galina eventually managed to snap out of her daze. Though still looking like she ran a marathon with her colored cheeks, she nodded at his question.

”Yes… Master…” She spoke, suddenly jumping in a seating position in surprise as it dawned on her. ”I… I can speak common?!” She exclaimed with a shocked look.

Aiden who noticed this small little detail last night, simply smiled, reaching out with his right hand and gently rubbing the top of her head.

”Yes. Although I can't check it, for now, I believe that you somehow gained the ability through our Master-Servant connection. I'm not entirely sure about the details, and if you have gained anything else, but you inherited some of my skills and abilities.”

He explained, his warm smile suddenly turned serious as he looked at her in the eye before continuing.

”This is why it is important that we understand the full length of your changes. Do you know what else has changed? For example, what are you currently? You look just like all the humans out there, but I feel something familiar coming from you.”

Galina was listening to her master intently, she yelped in surprise when she was reminded that she now looked like the humans. She looked towards the bathroom door, wanting to check how she looked in the mirror, but in the end, remained at her place and instead nodded at Aiden's words.