It took Arabel a while to realize that her mother had become a cultivator.
Using her power over the Kingdom, she sought them out and found that Anna, although she was a little confused, was very excited. Ivette, on the other hand, was completely perplexed, not understanding how such a thing could happen.
Arabel looked at her father and saw that he was happy for Anna, but at the same time he was filled with deep concern and even horror.
Soon after, Irene and the others came, and they also shared similar information with her. Some awakened ones have gained an affinity with the element of Darkness.
"To be more precise, those of us who have a Rare System have immediately awakened an affinity. And those with the Ordinary System, as some admitted, received the so-called "Seed of Darkness." If they can increase the rarity of their System in the future, they can use this seed to awaken an affinity with the element of Darkness," Irene Arabel transmitted through the Soul Force.
Arabel nodded understandingly, listening to Irene. When she finished speaking, she turned to her and asked:
"Have you awakened an affinity with the element of Darkness?"
Irene was slightly surprised, but nodded.
"And you?" Arabel asked her younger brother.
"Yes, me too," Arslan confirmed.
"Well, that was expected," Arabel sighed.
"Is something wrong?" worried Irene, noticing Arabel's strange mood.
"Oh, no… It's just..." she paused, looked at Arslan and Irene, and said with a slight smile:
"Arslan, our mother and Irene's mother have both awakened an affinity with the element of Darkness."
"Eh?"— Irene and Arslan froze in surprise, their eyes wide open.
"How?" Irene squeezed out after a short silence.
"Well, as the older sisters say, it's all about the uniqueness of the Sierra phenomenon," Arabel said, wondering how the Sierra phenomenon could have such an effect. She helped ordinary mortals become cultivators.
"It was a bit like what the Beings of Light did to help others improve, although that's not possible in the current growth of the world," Arabel continued. "But what big sister did was a little different."
"Big sister had no intentions of helping others cultivate. It was just a side effect of her phenomenon, and as the others suggested, Anna and Ivette made a breakthrough naturally under the influence of this phenomenon, awakening their innate affinity with the element of Darkness," Arabel added.
This was not a forced breakthrough, which was most similar to the actions of Beings of Light towards ordinary mortals. After all, they all awakened an affinity with the element of Light, regardless of whether they were predisposed to it or not.
"Does this mean that if someone else, like Sierra, can take the Spirit Form and cause a phenomenon, the result will be the same?" asked Arslan, voicing the question that worried everyone present.
"Perhaps," Arabel said.
"It's impossible to say for sure, but the chances are high, and we won't know for sure until someone else tries to do it," Geminia added, and everyone turned their gazes back to Lucinda.
Of all the people they knew, Lucinda was the most suitable candidate.
"I can try, but..." Lucinda didn't finish, looking around.
"The Elements of Light in the Kingdom are in short supply right now, and they won't be enough for her to try," Sierra finished for Lucinda.
"We'll have to wait for it to recover, and also find the crystals of the element of Light," Arabel added.
Lucinda nodded and then looked at Aliya, and following her example, the others also paid attention to her.
"What?" — Aliya cringed slightly under the gaze of so many people.
"Little sister, you obtained these Darkness crystals from that other world, didn't you?" smiled Sierra.
"Yes, we got all those crystals from there, from the Darkness side," — Arabel confirmed, realizing what Sierra was hinting at.
"If that's the case, then there should be crystals of Light on the Light side," Lucinda nodded, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
After receiving the symbiotic Being of Light and communicating with Aliya, Lucinda felt an irresistible curiosity about this world, especially the Light side. Sierra, although interested in the Darkness side, did not show as much interest as Lucinda.
"You know how to get there, right?" Lucinda asked Aliya, and Aliya, after a slight hesitation, nodded.
"As we discussed earlier, Dan and I also have the opportunity to go there, but to the Darkness side," Arabel reminded.
Lucinda thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"There are Rank 6 creatures in that world, and it can be dangerous to appear on the Darkness side."
Everyone agreed with Arabel's suggestion.
"Okay, let's go," Arabel said, putting on a Ghost mask, taking the form of Elsa, and together with Irene and other guild leaders, she went to let all the guests out of the Kingdom.
After opening the portal leading back to their branch in the capital, she found Iona.
"Be careful when you get back," Arabel decided to warn her.
Iona nodded with a serious look.
She already knew that there were beings from other worlds associated with the Element of Light in the Association, and that one of them had recently tried to enter here, but had been expelled.
Iona looked around again, hoping to see someone, but when she couldn't find them, she sighed in disappointment.
"Leave the Association and join us, Iona," — Arabel suggested.
After a moment's thought, Jonah replied:
"I'll think about it," she didn't flatly refuse this time.
"Okay," Arabel nodded and did not insist.
The rest of the guests were being talked to by the people who invited them, so Arabel didn't have to worry about them.
When almost everyone had left the Kingdom, she noticed that one figure had not moved from the very beginning, but was standing in one place.
It was the leader of the Dojo Guild, Ren Trask.
"Let Irene and the others deal with him on their own." Arabel left Irene to deal with this issue and went over to Edgar and the twins.
"How did it go?" she asked.
"Hehe hehe, Mistress, everything went just fine!" said Ashley happily. "Everyone really enjoyed our cooking."
"Really?" — Arabel asked, glancing at Edgar.
"Yes, thanks to your constant teachings and practices, our level has increased significantly," confirmed Edgar, who was also in a great mood.
"Hmm, hmm, hmm," Emily nodded silently.
"Good. You guys did a great job," Arabel praised them. "If you need anything, contact Irene and we'll look into it."
"Also, Edgar, if you haven't started yet, I recommend you start cultivate the Path of the Beast Tamer," she reminded.
"Yes, Mistress," Edgar nodded.
The last few days for Edgar and the twins were calm and peaceful, and they really enjoyed it. They were not people who aspired to travel; they liked a measured life and, of course, cooking, which became an integral part of their existence.
If Edgar didn't really like cooking before, then his younger sisters' desire was contagious, and he began to like it too.
Leaving those who came from Limbo in the care of Sierra and the others, Arabel teleported to the winter part of the ring of the seasons. She ended up in the exact spot where she had planted the Seed of the Ice Elemental earlier.
After filling the seed with her ice energy, Arabel walked to the place where she formed her First Constellation and sat down. In less than a couple of seconds, three rifts opened, from which two small and a large fox appeared.
The three foxes stared at each other.
"Come here," Arabel called before Coco could kick her subordinate out.
Octo and Coco happily threw themselves into Arabel's arms. An adult fox, which was larger than usual, came up and wrapped itself around her, and Arabel happily leaned back on the soft and pleasant fur, holding two cubs in her arms.
Surrounded by three foxes, Arabel momentarily forgot why she had come here.
She came here to finally pay attention to the changes in the "Path of Magic" window. Recently, it has been constantly transformed: new bloodlines, Spirit Form, and even new elements have appeared.
If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.