Death... and me

3035  You Have Good Taste

Rean looked at Little Fisha and Foliana training in the two sides of the room, getting used to their powers. Then, he had an idea. "I'll be right back. Just continue whatever you are doing."

In the Dimensional Realm, Rean gathered a few of the materials he had and began to craft an orb. Seeing that, Sister Orb immediately understood. [Oh! Right! We still don't know her talent.]

Rean worked exactly on that. He didn't have his Blacksmith Workshop anymore, but crafting a talent check orb was pretty simple for him. An hour later, he exited the Dimensional Realm and called Foliana. "Come here a second."

Foliana stopped her Red Lightning and got to Rean's side, looking at the orb with curiosity. "What is this thing?"

Rean smiled. People from the Werdlem Empire used much more advanced methods to measure talents. Back in the village, Rean and Roan were measured as Level Two Talents by the Gondel Clan hidden methods. They did not use the color system like the Lisan Universe did. So... Rean explained it to her.

"Oh! So that's what Globian meant with Purple Talent, is it?" Foliana asked back. Globian did indeed mention that she could absorb the blood earlier if she had a Purple Level Talent. Now she knows what Globian was talking about.

"Yes, that's basically it," Rean confirmed. "Now, touch it and wait. From what I felt from your body before the pill, I would say you were a Yellow or, at most, Green Talent. But the pill should have improved that a lot."

Foliana nodded and touched the orb. After a few seconds, the result appeared. "Red color!" Foliana spoke, excited. That was only one level below purple, after all.

However, Rean narrowed his eyes. That was indeed red, but not the same red as the Red Color Talent. 'So she is basically like Roan and I. After she got the pill, she also got her own type of color in the orb,' Rean thought, feeling satisfied. Those with special affinities usually show different colors in the talent orb, and Foliana just so happened to be the same. Let's not forget Rean and Roan showed White and Black Colors as their talents when they were tested for the first time.

"Okay, go back to your training. I'll call you back once we got six hours remaining before the closure of the pond," Rean spoke to her, not revealing her talent was actually different from others.

Foliana nodded, feeling happy to see her talent go up that much. She even wondered how well she would fare if she was tested by the powers of Rusbav Country. Would they have an interest in her?

Rean also helped Little Fisha and Foliana in the next hours. He even put the two against each other, even though Little Fisha's cultivation was much higher. Obviously, Little Fisha trashed Foliana easily, but it was all a good experience for the girl.

When they were only six hours away from the closure of the Spiritual Cayon, Rean called Foliana forward and healed any injuries she might have had. "Good. I'll be by your side, so just absorb the blood without worries."

Foliana nodded but then got confused. "By the way... how exactly do I absorb it?"

Rean sighed and took out his Black Star. Right after...

*Swish!*

A deep cut appeared on Foliana's chest, making the poor girl cry in pain. She totally didn't expect Rean to attack her like that.

"Focus!" Rean talked with a serious expression. At the same time, he used his Spiritual Energy and pulled the blood from the altar while also holding Foliana's blood in place. He got the blood close to the big cut, where the blood gushed out. "The best place to absorb the blood is obviously the heart. Control your Spiritual Energy, stop the bleeding, but do not try to close the injury. You already experienced the pain of the pill, so the pain of absorbing this blood with such a low cultivation should be that difficult to deal with."

Foliana gritted her teeth and nodded. It was her future. She had to do it! "Send it!"

Rean smiled and forced the blood through the cut straight into her heart. Even though Foliana now had a little bit of Essence Blood, that one she was receiving was still not her own blood. The Red Lightning Power inside it was excruciating.

*Gh...*

Yet, she did not lose her mind like she did with Roan's pill. Roan's pill was special since it also carried his signature Dark and Light Element properties. One to corrode away the impurities that couldn't be eliminated normally and the light element for boosting. The pill, without a doubt, was even more painful than this blood.

Rean helped her with his own Light Element. But, just like he did with the pill, he did not use his Light Element to eliminate her sense of pain. That was not good for the girl. The two worked together for two hours, and Little Fisha even stopped to check on her. "Is she okay?"

Rean looked back at Little Fisha. "Oh? Are you worried about her? What made you change your view of us so suddenly?"

"H-Hmph! Who is worried?! I'm not worried! You are worried! Your entire family is worried!" Little Fisha immediately turned around and returned to her self-training. She was still far from getting used to her new body.

"Hahaha!" Rean just laughed and continued to help Foliana. He was truly enjoying this moment of leisure while helping the girl. Truth be told, Foliana was doing better than he expected. He asked to start the process six hours before the Spiritual Cayon closed. Yet, the way things are going, she wouldn't need more than three hours.

Sure enough, the blood was merged with Foliana's body, increasing her concentration of Red Lightning Hawk Essence Blood by thousands of times. The process, although painful, was also completed with some ease. Globian wasn't kidding. Calling her a Half-Demon Beast after the absorption wasn't completely wrong.

The sparks of Red Lightning finally ceased to dance around Foliana's body as she got full control of its properties. Rean released the girl from his Spiritual Sense, allowing her to stand on her own. At first, there were no changes to her body. However, when she opened her eyes, they now had a deep red color, the same color as the Red Lightning she controlled.

*Clap, clap, clap...*

Rean clapped, feeling happy for the girl. "Congratulations. I know you don't care about your strength, only about your lifespan. However, your new power will sure be beneficial to you in the future, especially your cultivation speed. All I ask you is that you never forget your dream."

Suddenly, Foliana kneeled in front of him, showing her profound respect. "Rean, I will never forget this, nor will I disappoint you. I will never give up my dream, either."

Rean shook his head. "There is no need for all of that. It might look like I did something incredible for you, but truth be told, it truly wasn't anything hard to achieve on my side. Nonetheless, I will hold onto your promise. Just remember that instead of being afraid of disappointing me, you should be more afraid of disappointing yourself. Now that you got this new strength, you might feel compeled to pursue more power instead of your dreams. If that comes to happen, it might become a mental demon that will follow you for life. Remember that."

Foliana took those words to heart. "I will not forget that. I will always pursue history. Cultivation, power, wealth, or whatever... they will all be on the side. My view hasn't changed now, and it won't change in the future. I want to travel and learn more about the history and culture of the various planets of our Universe and beyond."

Rean smiled and got up, stretching a little. "Well then, our business here is over. Let's go back." It was then that Rean heard a voice reaching his mind. 'Rean, I want her!' It was Tony, speaking from inside the Dimensional Realm.

Rean faintly smiled, already expecting that. 'You have good taste. I'll give you that.'

And as always, any Golden Tickets and Stones are welcome. ;)