WIEDERGEBURT Act VI: Chapter 2

Kari had gone into closed door training two years ago when the Monster Tamer Guild informed us that they checked every known area of the Northern Plains and couldn’t find an S-rank Demon Beast with a light element. That was when Kari decided she wasn’t going to wait around hoping for the impossible. She gathered information on light elemental manipulation from the Spiritualism Research Sect, asked Fay and I to make her alchemy pills that increased her ability to perceive the light element, and locked herself inside of a room of the Nevarian Braves’ headquarters. We had not seen her since.

And now she was finally out.

“It was really difficult,” Kari admitted. “The biggest problem was that I didn’t really know what light is, so I wasn’t sure how to go about absorbing and becoming attuned to it. Even a lot of the books I read from the Spiritualism Research Sect’s library only vaguely described the light element. I guess there really aren’t many people who have it.”

The four of us were sitting inside of our living room, a large space that contained only a few decorations. We weren’t people who believed in living an austere life. We just didn’t like clutter. There were a few bookshelves against the wall, some family paintings that we hired a famous painter from the Painter’s Sect to create, and some weapons we no longer used hanging from the wall. The two most prominent was my old Dragon Tail Ruler and Kari’s ranseur.

I was sitting between Kari and Siv. On the other couch was Fay and Lin. While no one seemed to notice except me, Lin was looking pretty embarrassed, her cheeks flushed as she cast an occasional glance at me. It looked like she was still ashamed about what she’d done to the coffee table in my office.

“How did you reach the Fourth State of Spiritualism then?” asked Fay.

“It wasn’t easy, let me tell you.” Kari wore a proud smile as she thrust out her chest. “The first thing I did was stuff a handful of Elemental Enlightenment Pills into my mouth. Once they began working, I activated the Third State of Spiritualism and began meditating.”

“That’s pretty dangerous,” Fay said with a frown. “You should never take more than one Elemental Enlightenment Pill. You’re lucky you didn’t get Elemental Poisoning.”

Elemental Poisoning was like a more advanced version of Spiritual Poisoning. While Spiritual Poisoning was when the Spiritual Pathways became clogged from trying to shove too much Spiritual Power into your pathways, Elemental Poisoning happened when the Spiritual Pathways were flooded with too much of someone’s element. The effects varied. People with the fire element often became very hot easily, and if the poisoning progressed, they could burst into flames and become ash. I wasn’t sure what would happen if someone with the light element got it.

“I know, but I was in a desperate situation.” Kari did look a little sheepish as she shrugged, and I understood that she had done what she did with full knowledge of what could happen. “In any case, after I took the pills and activated the Third State of Spiritualism, I began trying to absorb the light element. Nothing really happened at first. All I did was waste pills and exhaust my Spiritual Power. However, as I continuously consumed pills and activated the Third State of Spiritualism, I began sensing the light element around me. Once that happened, I was able to figure out what light is.”

“And what is light?” asked Lin.

Kari’s eyes sparkled as she leaned forward. “I’m so glad you asked! Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The word ‘light’ usually refers to visible light, which is the portion of the spectrum that can be perceived by humans and other races. Visible light has wavelengths between infrared, which are longer wavelengths, and ultraviolet, which are shorter wavelengths.”

Lin scratched the back of her head, an uncomfortable look on her face. “This princess… didn’t understand any of that…”

“Neither did I,” Fay admitted.

“Oh, come on! It’s really not that hard to understand!” When Fay and Lin looked away, Kari turned to me and Siv. “You two understand what I said, right?”

Siv looked away, as if to say “don’t look at me,” which caused Kari to pout, but I smiled.

“I understood a little,” I confessed.

“You did?!”

The question didn’t come from just Kari, but all of my wives. Kari just happened to be the only one who looked excited. Fay, Lin, and Siv looked flabbergasted.

“Well… I did reach the Third State of Spiritualism with the light element not long ago,” I confessed.

In the five years since connecting Nevaria to Midgard, I had not been sitting on my laurels. When I wasn’t training my son, my sect mates, or dealing with important sect-related matters, I was training myself.

“Unbelievable,” Fay murmured.

“What other elements have you reached the Third State in?” asked Lin.

This time, it was my turn to puff out my chest. “All of them.”

“WHAT?!”

Since it looked like everyone was shocked by my announcement, I explained how I’d been training. I trained myself in one element until I reached the Third State of Spiritualism, then worked on the next element. I started with fire first since it was easy to understand, then went to earth, wind, and darkness.

“The only thing I can’t seem to do is combine elements like Lin can,” I admitted with a small shrug. “I think you either have to possess an innate understanding for the element like Lin, or maybe I have to reach the Fourth State of Spiritualism for the elements I want to combine them.”

While I talked about combining elements, Fay, Lin, and even Kari stared at me like I was saying something ludicrous. I suddenly felt very self-conscious.

“W-what is it?”

“Nothing.” Kari gave me an aggrieved smile. “I suddenly just feel like I should not be getting excited at reaching the Fourth State of Spiritualism for one element.”

“What? Why? You’re the only person among us who has reached the Fourth State without using alchemy pills! That’s a huge accomplishment!”

I was being completely honest too. Myself, Fay, and Lin had all used alchemy pills to reach the Fourth State of Spiritualism. Siv didn’t, but that was because she had already reached the Fourth State before I even met her. I was also pretty sure that Drakvar were born having reached the Fourth State for their elemental affinity. I’d never seen Siv do any training, but she was still the most powerful among my wives if not the strongest fighter.

“Well… yes, I know it is,” Kari said, twirling a strand of blonde hair between her fingers. “However, I don’t know… hearing that you reached the Third State of Spiritualism for six separate elements in five years is kind of disheartening.”

Fay and Lin nodded in agreement. The only one who didn’t was Siv, and that was because she didn’t care.

“Regardless of that.” I coughed into my hand and tried to change the subject. “Now that Kari has reached the Fourth State of Spiritualism, I believe it’s time we dealt with the Great Overlord of the Seventh Plain.”

Kari, Fay, Lin, and even Siv straightened when I said this. They understood that everything I had done up to this point was for two reasons. The first was to defeat the Sekbeist when they came to invade our realm. The second was to defeat the Great Overlord of the Seventh Plain.

My journey into the past started because of my battle with that man, and now I was going to make sure my biggest goal after coming back in time met its resolution.

***

Because the journey to the floating island wasn’t going to take anywhere near as long as our journey through the Endless Desert, we didn’t need to pack many supplies. I suspected the journey would take less than seven days. That was a generous estimate based around the idea that we might run into trouble.

Kari was packing our supplies, which meant I free to finish the paperwork that required my signature. Lin would be able to do the rest.

It only took a few hours to finish the paperwork. Once I was done, I traveled through the Warp Gate to the Nevarian Braves’ Midgard branch.

The Midgard branch was actually busier than the headquarters in Nevaria; most of our quests came from the people of the Northern Plains, which was far vaster and had more people than my home. I couldn’t avoid bumping into numerous people as I made my way to the training field out back.

“Good afternoon, commander!”

“Howdy, leader!”

“Hey there, boss! How are you?”

A lot of people greeted me as I traveled through the hallways toward the training field. I greeted everyone with a smile, but I tried not to let them force me into a conversation. Fortunately, everyone seemed to realize I was in a hurry and didn’t keep me for long. Maybe they were also in a hurry to take on some quests.

The Midgard branch of the Nevaria Braves had an even bigger training field than the headquarters, but that was not because there were more people using this office. It was because of my guest.

Sitting within the massive training field was a large creature with four legs like tree trunks, massively clawed hind and front feet, and glistening blue scales. A reptilian muzzle surrounded by spikes greeted me. This creature had a wingspan of at least five meters and a body that was probably eleven or twelve meters long. Meerand had grown a bit since five years ago.

He was not alone.

Standing a little ways from the dragon was my wife, Siv. Unlike everyone else who played an important role in the development of the Nevarian braves, Siv did not have any role to play. This was partially because there wasn’t much to do. However, the larger reason was because Siv didn’t deal well with people. She was incredibly introverted, to the point where she only spoke with someone who wasn’t me or my wives when forced to out of necessity. It wasn’t unusual for her to completely ignore someone trying to talk to her.

The only one she didn’t feel uncomfortable talking to aside from us was Meerand.

I guess it was a dragon thing.

“Ah. Big Brother.” Meerand inclined his head as I walked over to him and Siv. “You are just in time. Lady Siv was telling me about how you are finally planning to journey to the floating island and requested the aid of us dragons. I have already informed Mother of this.”

“So you already took care of everything?” As I walked over to them, Siv ran to my side and grabbed my left hand in both of hers. I smiled. “Thank you, Siv.”

Siv’s eyes sparkled, and her smile was like a freshly blooming flower. “You are welcome.”

I turned back to Meerand. “Your ability to speak the human’s tongue has improved a lot.”

“I haven’t had much choice,” Meerand mumbled as he turned his head. “The only people who can understand the dragon’s tongue are you and Lady Siv. If I did not learn how to speak your human tongue, I would never be able to talk with anyone else.”

I thought it was kind of cute that he came up with an excuse to learn the human language, but I wasn’t about to tease him for it. Now was not the time.

“How long will it take for the dragons to get here?” I asked.

Meerand didn’t say anything at first. It was a little hard for me to figure out from his lack of facial expressions, but I knew from experience that when he grew silent, it was because he was either thinking or speaking to his mother. Vydet was one of the elder dragons living in the valley surrounding Westfang Mountain.

Finally, Meerand spoke again.

“Mother said that she and two other dragons from the council of elders will arrive in two days time. They will need a day to prepare for the journey.”

“In that case, I should let Commander Ashten know a pair of dragons will be stopping by. The last thing I need is for them to mistake a trio of dragons for Demon Beasts.”

I’d already had two close encounters of this happening. The first time was when Siv and I flew over the Demon Beast Mountain Range and entered Nevaria, and the second time was when Meerand traveled with myself and Kari back to Midgard after the dragons agreed to an alliance. The stern talking to I got from Commander Ashten still made my ears ring when I thought about it.

“Eryk,” Siv said, looking at me.

I stared back at Siv, who remained silent. She never spoke much even after learning how. This meant I usually needed to infer what she wanted through her expressions.

“Don’t worry.” I reached out and stroked her cheek. “You are coming with me and Kari on this expedition. We need Fay to remain here and take care of Raul, and Lin will be in charge of the Nevarian Braves’ day to day operations while we are gone.”

“Good.” Siv nodded decisively. “Then I will pack too.”

“Kari is in our bedroom back in Nevaria, if you’d like to help her.”

“Okay.”

Siv leaned forward and stood on her tiptoes to kiss me.

She was only about 147 centimeters tall, which meant she came to the middle of my chest. As the smallest among my wives, she was not only short but had a very petite body, with small breasts and a more childish figure.

Even though her figure was not as mature as my other wives, I thought Siv was very beautiful. Her long hair was a shining and silvery emerald, and she had vivid green eyes that contained exotic reptilian slits for pupils. Her skin was pure white. However, several glistening green scales around her feet, legs, arms, stomach, and cheeks revealed her inhuman origins. Parting her hair were a pair of horns that traveled from the sides of her head and curved around to form what looked like a crown. A long tail grew from her back, easily two meters in length, and a pair of leathery pinions jutted from her back.

After enjoying the feel of her lips on mine, Siv pulled back, graced me with one last smile, and then ran off back into the branch office. No doubt she was heading for the Warp Gate so she could help Kari pack.

“Lady Siv is very odd,” Meerand said after Siv disappeared inside. I turned to him and tilted my head. “I have always heard stories of the drakvar ever since I was a child. They are powerful supreme beings that even the most powerful Sekbeist Lords had trouble fighting against. Yet Siv is nothing like that. She is powerful, of course, but she is shy and avoids confrontation. She does not have the fighting spirit of a drakvar.”

I shrugged. “That is just how Siv is.”

“I suppose.” Meerand seemed reluctant to accept my words. He sighed and scratched at the ground with his claws. “You know she sometimes talks to me.”

“Oh?”

“Siv has told me several times that she has been feeling useless.” I frowned, but I was not given a chance to say anything before Meerand continued. “All of your wives support you in various ways, but Siv does not believe she has done anything for you like they have. She cannot manage a sect, does not know how to enchant items, and cannot train your members of your sect. It has been eating away at her for many years.”

I looked back at the door. Siv had long since disappeared, but I pictured her in my mind’s eye.

“I know what you say is true.” I smiled sadly. “Siv wants to be helpful, but she can’t do much when it comes to the day to day affairs of managing a sect.” I ran a hand through my hair. “What she doesn’t realize is that I didn’t marry her because I wanted someone who can help me. All I want is for her to remain by my side.”

“Then you should tell her using more than words,” Meerajnd said. “Siv might be oddly gentler and shy for a drakvar, but that does not change what she is. A drakvar will understand how you feel better if you show them with more than just words.”

“You think so, huh?” I said with a soft murmur that was lost to the wind.

***

I did not remain in Midgard for long. Once I finished speaking with Commander Ashten, I warped back to Nevaria and traveled to my living quarters.

Five years ago, the Nevarian Braves headquarters had been burnt to the ground by the Drage Family. Empress Hilda had it rebuilt even bigger than before. The living quarters I shared with my wives was several times bigger than the previous one, featuring six separate rooms, a private bathing room with a shower installed (a new feature from the Northern Plains), and a main living room that connected all six rooms.

I found Siv inside of our bedroom. Several sundresses had been placed on the bed. It looked like she was choosing her wardrobe for our journey. I wanted to tell her we were traveling to kill someone and therefore what we wore didn’t really matter, but I didn’t have the heart.

Sneaking up to her, I waited to see if Siv would notice me, and when she didn’t, I wrapped the woman in a surprise hug from behind.

“Kya!”

Siv squealed as her wings smacked me in the chest. I released her and stumbled back. I’d forgotten about how strong those wings were.

As I was rubbing my chest, Siv spun around in a panic, though it left when she realized the person who hugged her was me.

“Eryk.” She placed a hand on her chest and heaved a deep sigh. “You scared me.”

“I’m sorry.” I felt just a little sheepish as I toyed with my bangs. “I didn’t mean to. I was hoping to surprise you.”

I feel like I should have known better than to sneak up on my skittish wife, but I never claimed to be perfect.

“It’s fine,” Siv said, then tilted her head. “Did you need something?”

I walked up to Siv and placed my hands on her small hips, but then slid my hands along her dress, wrinkling it as I let them travel to the small of her back. Siv looked confused but didn’t resist as I pulled her to me.

“Have I ever told you how much I love and appreciate you?” I asked.

Siv’s cheeks lit up as she looked down. “You have not… for awhile.”

“Then let me tell you right now.” I placed a hand underneath her chin and lifted it so I could look into her gorgeous eyes. “Siv, thank you so much for marrying me. I love you.”

Siv opened her mouth to say something, but I did not let her talk. I leaned down and hampered her mouth with my own.

Even though Siv released a startled squeak, she did not jerk away from me, instead wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling me close. Her tongue tentatively pushed forward into my mouth. I let her, opening my mouth to grant her access so she could play with my tongue. My cock quickly hardened at the feeling of her kiss, at how her body rubbed against mine. Siv reached down with one hand and caressed my shaft through my clothes as it rested against her belly.

“Eryk. I want to touch it. Can I?”

“Only if you let me touch you in return.”

“Mmm.”

We broke off our kiss. I removed my pants and underwear as Siv slid her specially made underwear down her hips and kicked them off. We sat down on the bed, our legs hanging over the edge.

The feeling of Siv’s small hand as she rubbed my hard cock was bliss. Her scales were on the back of her hand and not her palm. I wondered what it would feel like if she rubbed her scales against me, but those were inane thoughts that fled as she rubbed the tip of my shaft, and I found myself wanting to make her feel good too.

“Ah… hahn… Eryk… that feels good…”

Siv’s small slit of a vagina was little more than two tiny lips pressed together. She was even smaller than Lin. I rubbed my fingers along her outer labia, admiring how soft and elastic they were. Squishy was a good term to describe how they felt. Trace amounts of her love juice leaked from her tiny vagina, and I spread her lips apart with two fingers before dragging my middle finger from bottom of her slit to the top. I made sure to rub her clit.

“Ha… ha… ahn… Eryk… something… is coming!”

Siv’s breathing had grown heavy. Her small chest heaved as she gasped and moaned, though she did not stop rubbing my dick. Some precum had come out and she was using it to lubricate my cock.

As I rubbed her harder, applying a little more pressure, Siv threw her head back and cried out, “CUMMING!” Her thighs clamped around my hand. Her toes spasmed. She stopped stroking my shaft in exchange for hugging my arm to her chest. I winced only a little when she bit down on my arm, but I was used to her biting. This was one of the ways she showed affection.

Once Siv came down from her orgasm, she flapped bonelessly onto the bed, her wings spread wide, tail hanging over the edge. Her breathing was still heavy. However, her stiff nipples were poking through the fabric.

I shifted until I was hovering over Siv and planted kisses across her face. She soon came to, wrapped her arms around my neck, and pulled me down. Her kiss this time was a lot more passionate than before. It was no longer tentative. Siv always needed a bit of time to warm up when we had sex.

“Let’s get your clothes off,” I murmured against her mouth as I reached down and tugged at her dress.

I pulled Siv up until she was sitting, then tugged her dress down. It was easier this way thanks to her wings. After removing the dress, I threw it aside, then reclaimed her mouth as I pushed her onto the bed. Her small breasts rubbed against my chest, stiff nipples sending electric currents through the point of contact.

Sliding my hands underneath her thighs, I lifted Siv legs until her calves were resting on my shoulder, then pushed my way inside of her.

“Ahnnn! Ahh! Ah! Ahn!”

Siv released several loud, rasping moans as I struggled to fit all the way inside. She was so small. Even now, after who knew how many times we’d had sex, fitting all my dick inside of her was still difficult. Her warm and tight walls clamped down on me like fleshy vices. I only managed after using a bit more strength than I was truly comfortable with. Breathing like I’d exhausted all my Spiritual Power, I stroked Siv’s face and kissed her mouth.

“Eryk… harder… please…”

I listened to Siv’s request and began pumping my hips faster and harder. Loud slapping sounds echoed around, the sound of my hips slapping against Siv as I pounded her. Her calves shook against my shoulders. One of them tried to slide off, but I kept them there and pressed down, until Siv’s knees were resting against her chest.

“So good! Ha… ahn… ah! Hahn! Eryk!!!”

I gritted my teeth as Siv came again, staving off my own orgasm as I continued to reaching the deepest regions of her pussy. A new sound mixed in with the slapping of our hips. Lewd squelching as her juices lubricated my dick and made thrusting myself inside of her a little easier. Of course, this was all relative. It was still more difficult than having sex with any of my other wives.

I let go of Siv’s legs and let her lock them around my waist. Her heels pressed into my lower back as though helping me push even deeper inside of her. By this point, Siv was incoherently moaning, her body covered in sweat that trailed over her chest and stomach. I licked the sweat off her chest, making sure to flick her stiff nipples. Her pussy soon tightened once more. I only allowed myself to cum after her third orgasm.

As I let my orgasm wash over me, I placed my head on her small chest. Her boobs had only grown a little bit in the time I’d known her. It was only a few centimeters. I could hear her heartbeat through her chest as she stroked my hair.

“Eryk…?” she suddenly said.

I lifted my head and found myself gazing into a pair of voracious emerald orbs. Siv’s sexual hunger shone through her eyes and in the curve of her lips. I wondered if all drakvar were like this once they were worked up.

“Yes?” I asked.

“I want to have more sex please.”

I smiled. “That is a very fortunate coincidence. I do too.”