"Awww..." Reina suddenly gushed over the little girl, who was up on her feet now, having watched them practise for the last one hour.
And little Gigi was trying to perform the sword dance that she had just seen the twins perform.
"Not bad." Amira, who was paying more attention to the form of the little girl, was very surprised to see her footwork and the movement of her body.
Keith too curiously looked at the child, and a smile crossed his lips when she finished the dance and giggled.
"It's so fun!" She cutely said, enjoying the sweet ache in her small body, and the twins showered her with a lot of praise over the beautiful sword dance that she had just performed.
"Do you want a sword?"
The sudden question made everyone turn to look at Keith, and Gigi's mouth cutely dropped open.
It was the first time he had spoken to her, at least, as far as she could remember, and he now even offered her to have a sword, something she had been yearning to try and hold.
"I want it."
She cutely nodded her head before hopefully looking into his eyes.
Keith smiled at her and then bought a sword from the System Shop, which was a special weapon, worth 100,000 System Points.
"You are giving her a real sword?" Amira frowned for obvious reasons.
Firstly, the sword was for an adult. Secondly, it was a real weapon that could lead to accidents. And lastly, Gigi had no use for it.
However, surprise flashed across her face when Keith knelt and offered it to the little Qin, who grabbed the handle with her small hands.
Suddenly, the sword changed its form and started shrinking, ending with just over one and a half feet in length. Still, a little long for a child of three, but not something that dwarfed them.
And by the looks of things, Gigi was not having any difficulty lifting it.
She was just an ordinary child who had not even started cultivating, and the only reason why she was even able to stand in this world was because of the Runes Amelia had planted on her body, which protected her from being quashed by Amaya's gravity.
"Like it?" He knowingly asked as he found the little girl's eyes transfixed on the shiny blade, and she subconsciously nodded her head before smiling at him.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." He gently ruffled her hair, and then poked her chest, right where her heart was situated.
Gigi furrowed her brows in a slight discomfort, but it was gone before she could truly feel the pain.
"Let's see if you can perform the same dance with the sword in your hands." He said and stood up, stepping away to give her some room.
Seeing all of them eagerly looking at her, she became a little nervous, but then she looked at her sword and smiled, feeling happy again.
She started by testing some hacks and slashes, and then under the astonished eyes of Yingying, Amira, and Reina, she slowly performed the Sword Dance that had taken Reina and Amira two years to develop.
Minutes later, when Gigi could no longer continue and dropped on her little bum, panting heavily, she immediately became nervous at the way the girls were looking at her.
However, her nervousness was put to rest when she found Keith smiling at her.
"You were brilliant." He complimented her, evoking the most innocent and bright smile that had ever crept on her face. "Want to try again? Let's see if you can improve."
Gigi was but an innocent child, and so, she tried to get back up on her feet, despite her exhaustion, and pushed her body to lift the sword again.
She wanted to hear some more praise, so, she swung her sword again.
Her form was all over the place this time, but she managed to finish the dance once again, forcing the girls into a deeper shock.
"I feel..."
"Gigi!" Reina panicked when the girl suddenly stiffened and lost consciousness, but Keith was faster than her and had already caught the child in his arms.
"She's fine." He gently said and then created a wooden bed for her, placing her on it.
The twins were still a little worried for her, and when Reina gently caressed the child's forehead, she frowned as she found it burning.
"She has a fever." As she said this, she utilised her Aura to inspect Gigi's body, but Keith placed his hand on her shoulder and stopped her.
"She has just opened her first Aura Node. Don't worry."
"What?" Amira looked at him in shock, and even the ever-so-silent Yingying was dismayed to the core of her being.
For a moment the three girls wracked their brains to make sense of what they had just witnessed, and soon some ideas popped up in their minds.
"She has a Special Physique?" Amira looked at him and asked, and seeing him nod, her twin immediately became excited.
"Which one?"
"It is a type of Battle Physique and an extremely rare one at that. It is called the Nine Innate Spirits of Intent." He informed them.
"Intent?" Yingying furrowed her brows. "Weapon Intent?"
"Yes. Anyone who possesses the Nine Innate Spirits of Intent can master any weapon they pick up, and they can do that very quickly. However, this is not the most outrageous Trait of this Physique."
"What is it?"
"Anyone who possesses the Nine Innate Spirits of Intent can awaken their Weapon Intents without any hindrance. It comes naturally to them and they don't have to put in the work to awaken these states. Even more outrageous is that they do not need the help of any treasure to create their Weapon Spirits." He smiled at their shock. "And like everyone who possesses a Battle Physique, they have an unyielding Will and refuse to be defeated. She has the potential to become a Goddess of War, and on her path, she will evolve this Innate Physique into a Physique unique to her Divinities."
"Wow." Reina amazedly looked at the cute little girl who was sound asleep right now, and she found it a little funny that such a cheerful and adorable girl would one day become a Goddess of War. "She's amazing."
"She is. But to live up to her potential, she will have to work very hard. Just like the three of you need to." Keith smiled at them. "Time to get back to your training."
The twins pouted at his words, but his Shadow was very excited about the prospect of training. It was her turn now to spar with him, and it was something she eagerly looked forward to.
Yingying pulled her sword, Queen, out of its scabbard, and then took a deep breath, clearing up her mind.
Seeing her seriousness, Keith smiled in his heart.
Day by day, his dearest Shadow was growing more and more competitive, and it was something he wholeheartedly welcomed.
"Come." He summoned the Wicked Sword out of his Storage Ring, just in time to block her blade that was coming for his neck. "My, my, I wonder why the Shadow wants to kill her Master. Is it because he hasn't poured his love into her in a long while?"
Yingying failed to hold back the blush that resulted his words despite trying her best to not get distracted, and it was only after she heard and felt that sharp slap on her ass that she managed to regain her bearings.
"You're dead." He lightly said, and chuckled when she angrily attacked him again, this time, keeping all her guards up.
Hearing the clanks of metals and watching the beautiful sword dance that the two of them were engaged in, Amira and Reina enjoyed the show to the fullest, cheering for Yingying to win against him.
This spar was also a lesson for them, and both of them managed to learn and understand a few things. Which they started working on as soon as Yingying lost against her Master.
Even though Reina had called Sword Training boring, she ended up practising for hours without paying any heed to the passage of time.
It was not until noon that the girls stopped, and it was Gigi's excited cheer that had grabbed their attention and forced them to stop.
"Unicorns!" She cutely screamed, having already jumped off the bed and running towards the lake, and the twins followed right after her.
Keith too was a little surprised to see these Magical Beasts, who were white as snow, with beautiful horns and sparkling golden eyes. Their long manes and tails were so neat that it was almost as if someone had carefully brushed them, but he knew that they were naturally this fine.
And then there was their height.
These Beasts easily towered over him, who was nearly seven feet tall, and they oozed majesty and serenity that blessed their surroundings with tranquillity.
A feeling of happiness washed over all of them as they watched these Beasts walk on the water, still staying under the shade of the tall trees, and then start drinking and bathing. The water simply rose from the lake and splashed onto them, and some even made it fall on them like a waterfall.
"How can they walk on water?" Gigi curiously asked, cutely tilting her head as she tried to make sense of it.
"They do it just like we can." Keith smiled and patted her head. "It's magic. And they have perfect control over the Water Element."
"Oh." She did not understand what he was saying, but still accepted his answer.
"Where's your sword?" He asked, and she panicked as she started looking around for it.
The little Qin sighed in relief when she saw that it was lying on the bed that she had just jumped out of to run here.
"You can get it later." Keith chuckled at her antics and then picked her up in his arms. "Want to touch them?" He asked, and she longingly looked at the beautiful Beasts.
"Can we?"
"Watch." He told her and then looked towards the side of the Unicorns, where Minami emerged out of the woods, riding one of them, and Kiara, Alana, and the Carmilla Princesses were right by her side on other and younger Unicorns.
Now they all knew where the girls had run off to early in the morning.
"I want to meet them." Gigi requested, and he smiled before stepping on the water and walking towards the herd.
Amira and Reina were not going to stay behind either, and even Yingying followed him.
From the other side, Qingyue, Celine, and Ayesha approached the Beasts, having forbidden the Zurks and Blood Guards from creating a commotion.
Amelia, Nana, Zoey, and Kashish could not help themselves either. And after Keith assuredly nodded to them, Sibyl, Ginara, Fiona, and Viola happily stepped onto the lake as well.
On the side, the Zurks watched in shock and awe as the Demiliore Family approached and started playing around with these Heavenly Beasts, and the keen ones, who were well aware of what these majestic Beasts of Light represented, fell into deep thought.
It was well-known that a Heavenly Unicorn would never willingly let anyone evil touch it. These Beasts possessed the ability to see past the nature of people, and they attacked anyone who bore an ill will or carried evil in their hearts.
The Patriarch of the Nemeron Family watched Keith gently brush the hair of the Celestial Beast, carrying a child in his arms, who was laughing merrily as the Beast sniffed her and playfully blew air on her face.
He was very surprised in his heart, and at the same time, a lot of his worries were put to rest.
Sylos' eyes glanced around the children of his Tribe, and found them, as well as the women, smiling at the Magical scene that was happening on the far end of the lake.
For some reason, he could feel that every one of them was going to live a life fulfilled, and this invoked a desire in his heart to see how far the people of his Tribe would go under their New Lord's rule.