The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1222: Cultural Differences

Almost as if they could actually hear him, one of the Pixies did come back to stroke his head and smooth the fur on Tian’s ear while the Immortals watched with bemused smiles.

This Stonefur Divine Fox was clearly an orphan, they decided. The species was a proud one, and the mere notion of allowing the Fae to braid their fur, much less to pet their head, would have sent most Divine Foxes into a rage.

But Tian? He liked his new row of braids, and he was thoroughly enjoying the scalp massage.

“Getting nervous yet?” Lord Drodh asked Karl, who was sipping coffee and watching the chaos around the room.

“Nope. Excited, but not nervous yet. I’ve been looking forward to this for some time now, and it’s going to be quite a relief to have the bond solidified and confirmed by all these guests.” Karl replied.

Behind him, Thor chuckled. “Exactly, you can’t be letting the Dana Mage escape now.”

“That shouldn’t be a concern for much longer. With all of us here today, who would dare to say that they didn’t know that was Karl’s wife? Anyone who tried to steal your Dana Mage away probably wouldn’t live to regret it.

Unless the first one to catch them was the Badger.” Lord Drodh agreed.

The Immortals and Demons laughed, but a few of the others, including Karl’s father, looked confused.

“Is the Badger actually the merciful one?” He asked.

“Oh, not at all. But while Rae or most of the men here would simply kill them and put them out of their misery, Cara would make sure that they lived in the most horrific way possible.

Though, letting Remi catch them might have the same effect. She’s constantly looking for test subjects for experimental alchemy concoctions, and some of those are bound to have less than desirable outcomes.” Karl explained.

Jake frowned for a second, trying to remember which one was Remi.

“Oh, the Naga. She seems to be popular, but I don’t speak Naga.” He realized.

“Well, you might be able to understand her now that you’ve awakened a Class. The System usually translates for us.” Karl explained.

Lord Drodh nodded. {If you can understand me, then you can probably understand her as well. It’s the same System Function.}

Jake nodded. “I can. It’s a strange thing, knowing that your words are being translated, but I certainly understand that language.”

“That will be very helpful to you in the future, as there are a number of monster species that have spoken languages, and if you’re defending your hometown after you gain some power, you will be able to hear them strategizing.” One of the Immortals agreed.

Karl chuckled. “And most of them are too stupid to realize that you can hear them, so they go ahead with the plan as soon as they’re finished making it.”

“Does your world have an antagonistic relationship with the Titan Clans as well?” Axiom asked.

Karl nodded. “With all species of Giants, really. They’re just not easy to get along with. My home nation, where my father still lives, just finished a war against the Giant Clans, and the Titan Clan is causing trouble on another continent, trying to suppress the System.

They’re just generally a nuisance to every other species.”

Axiom sighed. “All these years, and they’re still holding a grudge. I suspect that it is personal between their gods and ours, and that is why they simply can’t let it go and get along with any other species.

I can see that your world gets along better with the Demons than most other worlds, but that could be the human influence. Humans love to pick sides in the Demons versus Seraphim wars. They’re almost like the Orcs that way, itching for a good fight.”

Everyone in the room nodded in agreement. The humans did love a good fight. Not as much as the Orcs, but they were getting there. And they did get along surprisingly well with the Demons.

“We also have a lot of beastkin among our population, and they form a sort of buffer between the Dragons, the humans and the Demons. On my home world, it’s not uncommon for species to mix.

Take Deve for example. He’s got a bit of Owl beastkin in his lineage, and his wife is a Badger type beastkin. Lyric, the little one chasing the Green Dragon Priestess and the Forest Dragon around, is half Elven.” Karl explained with a smile.

Axiom winked at Gregor, the quietest of the Darklight Host Guild Leaders, and then began to laugh.

“That’s a human trait everywhere. Gregor has a theory that half the species only exist because humanity can’t keep it in their pants. Take Lamia for example. What sort of genetic evolution would have naturally led to that form? A fully human upper body with a snake lower body?

That’s unlikely to be natural.

More likely, one parent was either a Serpentine Demon or a Magical Beast, who got involved with humans. It would also explain why all Lamia are female. The genetics only matched up on the X Chromosome, so males were impossible. Or, some human magic user with a fetish ensured that all offspring of his pairing would be female.”

Lord Drodh snorted in amusement. “I wouldn’t put either one past them. My thoughts were always that the Lamia and some others might have been a result of the Chaos Dragons getting bored.

But them being created by horny humans left unattended makes sense.”

Lyric stepped into the room and giggled. “So, this is what men talk about when they’re alone with each other. Were there any more of the raspberry pancakes left? We’ve only got blueberry left in the kitchen.”

Karl nodded and pointed to the side of the room, where the buffet was still fully stocked.

“Breakfast is still being served out here. But if she’s driving everyone insane, bring Button out here, and we will keep her entertained.” Karl suggested.

“It won’t interrupt men’s time?” Lyric asked.

“Not at all. Besides, there are plenty of women here as well. Not everyone is part of the bridal party, and they wouldn’t all fit in the suite anyhow.”