Ash had returned to Velora a few days prior.
He had slipped away long enough to visit Vaeloria and Nia for six days inside of the Haven, giving them another boost of power through the bond.
He found it a bit weird how the Eternal Bloodline gave him everything they were, yet only they grew stronger when they had sex.
[A/N: Nia and Ash hadn't had sex yet.... I will properly give her a chapter soon... It's only been oral off screen...]
If not for his physique offering a multiplier for sex, then he'd just be doing it for the pleasure… something he didn't mind that either.
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The grand ceremonial plain outside the capital's walls was packed with bodies.
One hundred thousand soldiers stood in flawless, mirrored ranks beneath Elaris's violet sky.
They all wore the fresh crimson-and-white of Ash's regime, with Seris personally ensuring the old colors were gone.
