Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"Wow, congratulations!" Emily congratulated Freya excitedly.

"Thanks, hopefully now I can get stronger faster and be more useful in battle" Freya replied with a smile on her face.

"Well, as long as you're happy. Was she difficult to talk to?" Emily didn't try to remind Freya that she was already enough as she was since Freya wanted to be more. Instead, she asked about how the deal with Iris went.

"Umm, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be actually. She seemed more than willing to take it. The reason I took more time to come out was for another reason. I was asking her about what the leader mentioned before" Freya told Emily why she took a little more time than expected.

"Oh... So, what did she say?" Emily asked curiously. Like the others, she was also eager to know the finer details of what took place the previous day.

"Let's go down first. I'm sure everyone is waiting for us. I'll tell you then, along with them" Freya replied. She didn't want to keep the others waiting any longer.

"Ah! Right! I had completely forgotten, let's go" Emily spoke with a jerk as Freya reminded her about the others.

She then grabbed Freya's hand and dragged her downstairs. Which was not too different from how Layla had dragged Chloe away before. Freya didn't mind as she just let herself be dragged forward. She was well aware of Emily's sometimes hyper personality.

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Downstairs...

"Finally..." Jade spoke as her ears twitched a bit.

Before anyone could ask what she meant. They noticed Emily and Freya come down the stairs. Everything became clear. While the feat wasn't anything too crazy, it was still impressive since Emily and Freya weren't making any noise as they walked forward. Which was a tendency most people in the apocalypse had subconsciously developed.

Soon the two girls reached the others and took their seats. No one said anything, after all, Freya already knew why they were gathered there. So there was no need for anyone to say anything for her to speak.

"Where are Chloe and Layla"? Emily asked before Freya could speak. I'm such a small group where everyone was close, it was easy to notice someone's absence. So both Emily and Freya had noticed the missing people from the moment they laid their eyes on the group.

Emily, who should have been able to sense them around the mansion if they were around, couldn't. Freya, who had a connection to the mansion, which allowed her to sense everyone's position if she wanted to, also couldn't find them. So Emily couldn't help but ask. After all, they rarely separate.

"They went on a recon, slash bonding mission. They should be back soon enough" Muku replied.

The way he spoke in a somewhat uneasy tone made it easy to guess that he didn't particularly like the idea of them going out alone. It was already a good thing that he wasn't secretly stalking them actually. When it came to the girls, he was no different from an overprotective papa-bear.

"Oh... Okay. Anyway, I'll let Freya speak now. I'm sure we're all dying to know" Emily replied.

She was a little surprised by Chloe and Layla's sudden departure, but she had a lot of trust in their abilities, so she wasn't too worried. She didn't delay anymore as she made way for Freya to speak.

"Umm, so Iris said that she's only allowed to review that the owner of the voice we heard was someone with high authority. The being won't do anything to us since we're too weak. Oh, and this isn't the first time our world has gone through an apocalypse. Other than that, she can't say anymore. Literally, she tried speaking, but it was censored, like in a video or something. It was honestly quite off-putting" Freya didn't waste any time as she immediately told the others what Iris told her.

There were even goosebumps on her arms as she spoke. Which showed just how creeped out she was by what she had witnessed.

The information wasn't a lot, but it was better than nothing. At the very least, if they were to trust Iris' words, they wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by such a being. While Ares seemed to be way stronger, he couldn't randomly appear in the sky above them. Which made the Authority a lot more dangerous in the short run.

So knowing that they were safe was reassuring. As for it not being the first time the world faced an apocalypse, they didn't care. After all, that was then, which has nothing to do with them. All they cared about was surviving their current apocalypse. So there will be no quest of "seeking the truth". None of them particularly cared about history.

"Is that so?... Oh well, as long as we're safe. So, are you going to show us your new power or what?" Muku replied, clearly not too bothered by the lack of deeper information.

While he was curious to know, he wasn't willing to go out of his way to attain it. I'm fact, he kinda didn't want to know. The information sounded like the type that would get you into trouble for just knowing it. The Ares problem was enough for him.

Though if by some twist of fate the information falls on his lap in the future. He won't mind taking a look. After all, even a cat with nine lives died because of its curiosity. Meaning, that even after multiple deaths, it still came back for more. What's a human who hasn't died even once compared to that? Of course, the human would give in to their curiosity.

Anyway, that wasn't too important. This was shown by how Muku showed more interest in Freya's ability display.

"Please don't laugh since I'm still getting used to it... This is all I can do for now" Freya spoke a bit shyly. She was a lot more self-conscious when dealing with a larger group compared to when it was just Emily. After all, it wasn't just any random group of people. It was likely the strongest group of humans in the apocalypse.

So her shyness was understandable. However, she still showed them what she could do to the best of her abilities. Like before, vines sprouted out from inside her palm and wrapped around her whole arm. If one looked closely, however, they would notice that the vines weren't actually coming out of her arm. They were forming from mana just a few millimetres above her skin.

Not wanting to only do what she did last time. She then tried her best to straighten the vine. Which she managed to do. So it turned into what seemed like a pointy green stick that was protruding out of her hand.

"Interesting... Can you shoot it?" Jad was the first to comment, and she also paused a question that made Freya wonder. It wasn't out of malice but she was actually helping Freya open her mind more.

Something her Beast Aura had taught her was how to be versatile and open-minded. She noticed that the current Freya seemed to lack. It was obvious that the idea hadn't even appeared in Freya's mind.

Of course, Freya might have thought of it on her own eventually, but Jade didn't want to wait. Besides, wasn't helping each other out the point of being allies anyway?

"Hhm, I don't know. Let me see..." Freya replied, then trailed off at the end while trying to digest what Jade asked. She really hadn't thought about it. Which was understandable since she had only had the ability for a few minutes.

In the moment of trying to figure it out. Freya ended up closing her eyes without noticing it. It was like she entered into a trance. The others just looked on quietly. They were curious to see if she could do it. They could tell that a "borrowed" element was harder to use than an "inborn" since they knew how to use theirs from the start. While Freya seemed to be struggling a little.

It was like an "inborn" element user already has the instincts to use their ability from the start. Even if it's to a minor degree. However, a "borrowed" element user needed to start from scratch and develop those instincts themselves. So if Freya actually manages to do what Jade asked, she would be quite the genius.

Soon, thirty seconds passed by. Then a minute. Then two, but no one said anything or moved. They could sense that Freya was close to archiving something. They were barely blinking, not wanting to miss anything.

It was then that Freya, who still had her eyes closed, raised her hand and did the "Ironman" firing pose. She held her hand in front of her. The one-metre-long vine with a pointy end then shot forward before at an astonishing speed. The speed could easily penetrate the body of a MR1 beast. Even a PR1 would be killed if caught off guard by the attack.

Unluckily for Jade, she just happened to sit directly opposite Freya. So the attack flew directly at her face. She was completely off guard, not expecting the attack. Her eyes widened as the arrow-like vine approached...

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Three kilometres away from the mansion...

"I think we should go back and tell the others" Chloe spoke in a serious tone while looking forward.

"I second that; let's go", Layla replied. It was quite surprising how she didn't just say something like "agreed" and then go quiet. She really was trying her best to get closer to Chloe it seemed.

The two girls then nodded at each other before turning back. Their destination being the mansion. They had come across quite an odd occurrence which had to be reported as soon as possible...