30 minutes later...
The long silent had returned to the Dark Cave.
There was no grunt heard, no hissing, no crying, just plane old silence.
But in that deep silence, one could hear the breath of two being, hinting at the fact that, the Silence, the darkness wasn't empty, accentuating the presence of two unknown entities.
Black stared at Zephyr, wide eyed like a fool, totally dumbfounded by the sight before him.
"Wh.. the.. " He gasped, stuttered even lost for words.
Zephyr had opened her eyes within a minute of her evolutions completion and instinctively set on the rough ground in a seiza position.
Staring up at Black mirroring his expression.
After the racial evolution completed. Zephyr wasn't a serpent anymore, she was a Quantiarch.
Meaning what sat before Black right now wasn't a magical beast with the appearance of a serpent anymore but a Quantiarch with a humanoid appearance.
Black was only stunned for a moment, because of the sudden metamorphosis in which she gained her humanoid form, from her serpentine one after her evolution completed, which had caught him off-guard but he quickly composed himself.
Then, went towards Zephyr to check if she was alright or not.
After reaching her Black knelt down beside her, checked if she was OK or not.
After conforming that she was alright and nothing was wrong with her after the evolution Black finally heaved a long sigh of relief.
*Sigh...*
In all this Zephyr hadn't spoken a single word aloud, still gazing at him with a confused and bewildered expression.
Concerned Black asked...
"Are you alright Zephyr... can you stand up.. " his voice calm, gentle even worried.
Still absent-minded...
"Hmm..." Zephyr nodded.
"Here take it.. " Black stretched his hands forward, he knew it would be difficult for her to stand at first because of the abrupt evolution and metamorphosis she went through.
Furthermore, Zephyr was still a little disoriented, she couldn't understand what was happening to her, she hadn't even question or realized that 'she was not in her serpent body.. '
Seeing Black hands stretched towards her, she also did the same and grabbed both of his hands, Zephyr tried to stand up, Black helped her.
At first it was difficult, Zephyr even fell on the ground on her second try, but after a dozen or so more attempts Zephyr finally manged to stand on her own without needing Black's help.
During this whole process Zephyr remained quiet, not speaking anything, not asking anything, not questioning anything just trying to collect her thaughts quietly. Black also didn't disturb her and just helped her learn how to stand up-properly first.
10 minutes had passed since she woke up after her evolution, learning to stand up and trying to collect her thaughts. Finally in these 10 minutes she had calmed down enough to think properly.
She took a few steps back and gazed at Black, her gaze was a probing one as though scanning him for the first time, it carried both scrutinizetion and observation...
Black's gaze also mirrored Zephyr as he both observed and examined her new humanoid form in scrutiny and interest even curiosity...
Zephyr had a hight of about 1.7 meters, one could even consider her to be a teenage girl between 17 to 18 years old in human world.
Of course, she could've taken a humanoid form even as a magical beast but for that she had to reach adulthood since as a magical beast her bloodline was only at the Low-Tier/Rank 2 and wasn't that high preventing her from taking her humanoid from since her birth.
Zephyr had raven black hair reaching till her waist like a waterfall interwoven with striking scarlett strands. serpentine scarlett eyes with onyx slits, as Zephyr's Scarlett-Onyx orbs shone in the darkness they gave the feeling of Malevolence, Poisonous even Evil.
However Black could only see the light of innocence, confusion and bewilderment in her captivating, enchanting Scarlett orbs, they had became even more beautiful after her racial evolution exuding a certain aura of mystique, they had a certain allure to them which apparently caught him off-guard, he couldn't help but gaze at them — Dazed.
He was drawn to those enchanting Scarlett orbs like a moth to fire, his heart beating against his chest, his golden eyes widened. He couldn't understand what was happening, he simply stared at that scarlett-onyx gaze, and was lost in them like an addict.
Time Passed, as both Zephyr and Black stood quietly in the pitch-black darkness of the small cave just observing each other...
After 3 minute. Finally, a voice was heard in the calm and silent darkness braking it like a glass...
"Um... Black.. hm.. can you tell me... just what you did to me and... and why do I look like you... I.. I'm confused!!? ~ " Zephyr mumbled her voice was smooth and soft, with an innocent and cute expression as she poked her two index fingers together — cutely.
Black was so lost in her scarlett gaze that he was totally caught off-guard, startled at her sudden question.
He gasped... as he thaught..
'what the what.. '
'What was that... Why do I suddenly feel these strange or weard sensations when looking at Zephyr, and Why is my heart pounding so fast as if it could just burst out of my chest anytime... ' yet still he simply shook his head.
'Forget it, I'll think about it later I'll have to answer Zephyr question first!!!.' Black thought as he looked at her again to answer her question but when he saw her cute and innocent expression again. His eyes widened, he really couldn't stop his heart from racing 'uugghh... what the.. just what is happening to me.. ' he roared in his mind.
Black was confused, puzzled even a little disoriented because of these unknown and incomprehensible emotions he really couldn't understand, he even asked Double but the answer he got was really disappointing.
Double had replied 'I'm just a memory, and only because I'm a Progenitor's memory I can understand simple emotions, not the complex one you are feeling' even his Partial-Omniscint came blank in this regard.
Having no answer to his current predicament. he just sighed, put the matter to the back burner and quickly composed himself and replied to Zephyr's question...
"Ahn... Right!!" Black began trying to gather his thoughts, this time with a calm expression.
"The answer is quiet simple Zephyr, I simply made you into my family!!" He uttered with a big smile on his face. His voice carrying his emotions. Piosed and calm even undisturbed.
"Fa-Family!!? ~ " Confused by the affectionate word, Zephyr stuttered, eyes wide.
She looked at Black her expression screaming 'what did you mean by that.. '
Seeing her confusion Black explained with a light amused smile spreading across his lips, his eyes mirroring his amusement, a little mischievous.
Black opened.
"Yes.. heh... You heard it right Zephyr — Family — You are my family now.. hahaha!!." He paused as he chuckled both happily and Mirithfully. After laughing he continued...
"As a Progenitor I evolved you from a magical beast to a Quantiarch, thus making you my first family members, Zephyr... aren't you happy!!." Black finished again as he asked his voice carrying his eagerness as he waited for her response.
"Progenitor, Evolution, Magical Beast... What are you saying Black, speaking these unknown words I don't understand... " yet Zephyr became even more confused upon hearing his answer, her voice carrying her frustration, confusion even emotions.
Seeing Black happy for her yet she couldn't understand why made her frustrated, she also wanted to be happy with Black.
Finally Black remembered Zephyr just turned 6 hours old, right now, she isn't as old as she looks and hearing her confused, frustrated voice all his eagerness also died.
"Alright, come here Zephyr I'll tell you everything. But first let's get out of this cave. I can't stand another minute in here" Black spoke as he grabbed her right hand and moved towards the exit of the small cave...
He couldn't wait to see the outside anymore...
With eager anticipation, interest even curiosity, he finally left the dark cave —
...
[ Zephyr only looks like a teenage in her humanoid form, she gained after her evolution.
Her real age is only about 6 to 6 and half hour but mentally her intelligence is comparable to that of an adult..
So, she is no minor or a loli.. ]