Hero Of Harmony

While Lavender was in her room, specifically her closet, changing her clothes as she prepared to face Alexander, let's rewind the day until morning, just when Lavender had entered her office, leaving Alexander alone.

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Watching Master leave, when I heard the door to her office close, my smile vanished as I flopped back into the chair while burying my hands into my face, hiding the deep blush that adorned my cheeks.

"Did I really just say that? Did I really just ask to have sex with Master? What overcame me to say something so ridiculous!?" Questioned Alexander quietly in disbelief, already regretting his actions.

Placing my hand on my rapidly beating heart, I didn't know what to do; in the highly likely chance that Master refuses my request, it'll be awkward, and if, on the off chance she actually accepts my request, we'll no longer be just a Master & Disciple, our relationship will have fundamentally changed.

"Talis, you were listening; what do you have to say? Any words of advice or to console me with." Asked Alexander as he peeked through his fingers and looked at Talis, who had just finished her food.

"Hmm, nope; I don't see what you did wrong; you were straightforward and asked to mate with her. Besides, the worst that could happen is she says no; if that happens, just ask her again; that's what all the other birds do when I reject them." Replied Talis as she lifted her head and glanced at Alexander.

"Haa, what was I expecting from a beast, though I suppose it's better than being called stupid or idiotic." Remarked Alexander lightly, while Talis just tilted her head in confusion before ignoring it as she spread her wings and took to the air.

"Now that I'm full, let's go to the dungeon, Alex! I think I can finally take down an Alpha with the new skill I learned!" Stated Talis eagerly as she lightly flapped her wings to keep her hovering in place.

"Haa, alright; hopefully, it'll keep my mind preoccupied." Said Alexander as he freed his face, displaying his immensely bright red cheeks.

Standing up, I grabbed the three plates and placed them in the sink, intending to wash them later as I wasn't really in the mood to stay in the same area to be reminded of my embarrassing request to Master. Walking down the hallway, I passed by Master's office and stopped for a few seconds before sighing and continuing toward the front door. Closing the door, I jumped to the ground, which was about an eight-meter drop, dangerous to the average human, yet to me, I might as well have been walking down some stairs.

Seeing Talis in the sky flying toward the mountain in the distance, I lightly smiled as I began chasing after Talis; thankfully, she was merely flying at cruising speed; otherwise, it would've been challenging to keep up with her since she was quite fast. Talis has always been pretty fast, even back then, but now, after having lived with Master and I for the past four years, she has been taught to use wind mana, which she has an incredible affinity for, while also undergoing tremendous growth over the years. If she so wished, she could reach speeds higher than Mach-one, also known as the speed of sound.

Though, of course, while she may able to reach such speeds, she can't maintain such speeds for prolonged periods of time; she tires out rather quickly going that fast. Still, as long as she keeps a steady pace, I can easily keep up with her, though I say that, I'm probably running as fast as a cheetah right now.

A few minutes later, I arrived at the mountain, only to see Talis perched upon a nearby tree just before the entrance to the centipede cave. Extending my arm out, Talis flew and landed atop my outstretched arm just as I entered the dungeon. Talis may be a fast flyer, but her walking speed is abysmally slow.

"So you think you can defeat an alpha centipede now? What makes you say that? Didn't we just try a few days ago, yet you didn't manage to break through its carapace?" Questioned Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he took a right, entering deeper into the dungeon as pitter-patter noises sounded about.

"Don't say it like that; I had managed to crack their carapace, so it's not like I was utterly helpless, but I'm confident because I managed to level up my skill, [Wind Strike] to level 7. Now, I should be able to break through their hard carapace!" Declared Talis eagerly with a smile while lifting one of her legs as a gust of dense wind suddenly swirled around her sharp talons.

'Hmm, it's been quite some time since I checked up on her status; I wonder how it's changed.' Mused Alexander as he used [Heroes Gaze], causing his purple eyes to emit a soft glow while eyeing Talis, allowing him to view the entirety of her status panel.

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Name: Talis

Species: Pangu(Legendary)

Age: 6 years

Tier: 0

Level: 48

Experience: [23%]

Sub-Class:

Sub-Class:

Title(s): Last One(Epic)

Lifeforce: 100%

Mana: 1,530/1,530

Vigor: 40

Endurance: 60

Agility: 523(628)

Dexterity: 154

Intelligence: 153

Perception: 78(86)

Traits: Protection of Goddess Eywa(Legendary), Superior Agility(Epic), Enhanced Perception(Rare).

Skills: Flying Dash–lvl4(Uncommon), Wind Wings–lvl6(Uncommon) Wind Slash–lvl5(Uncommon), Wind Strike–lvl7(Uncommon), Wind Gust–lvl9(Common)

Condition: N/A

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Viewing her status, the first thing I noticed was her species. Before, it used to say Pidgey and her species was apparently uncommon; however, now, her species has changed to a Pangu, whatever that is, and it's legendary, which is very confusing and slightly shocking.

'I'm pretty sure one's species isn't supposed to just change like that, though what do I know?' Thought Alexander with a shake of his head as he looked at the rest of her status panel before deactivating his skill.

The rest of her status page was relatively normal, or that's what I'd like to say; along with her species changing, she has two other things that were previously not there, one being her new title [Last One] along with her trait, [Protection of Goddess Eywa], the same goddess Master believes in.

'I've got no idea what her title could mean, though her trait is pretty straightforward; however, I have a feeling both are related to her new species. Well, it's fine; I can think about it later. All that matters is that Talis is safe, and she seems to be doing just fine.' Pondered Alexander as he glanced at a small group of approaching centipedes that screeched in his and Talis's presence.

Looking at the incoming monsters, I simply waved my hands in their direction, casing three balls of fire to appear before they shot towards the monster swiftly; unsurprisingly, they all attempted to dodge out of the way, but even so, they were still engulfed in the explosion, killing them all almost instantly from the intense heat.

Ignoring the burnt monsters, Talis and I walked through the first floor while encountering several more monsters, which were all easily taken care of, before finally arriving at the second floor, our destination. Since we only desired to find an alpha centipede, I killed all the other normal centipedes while walking around until we eventually managed to lure an alpha out from the dungeon walls after killing tens of monsters.

"It's all yours, Talis, just don't make a mistake; you're what they call a glass cannon." Said Alexander with a smirk as Talis flapped her wings and took to the air while eying the incoming alpha centipede.

"Cannon? What's that?" Asked Talis curiously, causing Alexander's face to twitch.

"It's just an expression; I'll tell you later; focus right now." Replied Alexander as he pointed to the centipede while retreating a decent distance away, not wanting to interfere in the fight.

Looking at the two in the distance, I watched Talis as she quickly flapped her wings, causing her to gain speed swiftly, and while approaching the centipede, I noticed her foot, or more accurately, talons, were covered in a dense layer of swirling wind. With great speed, just before she rammed into the centipede, she leaned back and brought her talons forward, slamming right into its head claw first as she pierced through its carapace, causing the monster to bleed, though other than a screech; it hardly reacted.

Thankfully, Talis wasn't stuck, and with a mighty flap of her wings, she exited from the top of its carapace, leaving behind four bloody holes. Although the area wasn't that large, with Talis's impressive agility, she was able to easily fly in the enclosed space as she constantly dived into the centipede before quickly returning to the sky to do so. Just like that, for the next few minutes, she continued doing that, and eventually, she finally killed the centipede; granted, it took some time, and the centipede's carapace was practically gone at this point, but either way, she had taken down an alpha all by herself.

"I finally did it!" Exclaimed Talis loudly while standing atop the dead centipede as she chirped loudly in triumph.

"Congratulations Talis." Said Alexander while lightly clapping with a slight smile as he approached Talis.

Reaching down, I stroked Talis's underside beneath her beak, causing her to practically purr like a cat in pleasure, which is always amusing when I hear it.

"A little lower, Alex; ahh, that's the spot." Said Talis in between her purrs as her wings occasionally twitched in pleasure.

"Alright, alright, that's enough; now then, are you satisfied with defeating just one, or will you continue?" Asked Alexander with a smirk as he retracted his hand, causing Talis to sigh in displeasure.

"Nope, not at all; we're going to stay in this dungeon and hunt alpha centipedes for the rest of the day!" Stated Talis as she quickly took to the air in search of more enemies while Alexander followed her.

'Doesn't she know it's my birthday?' Thought Alexander as he sighed and shook his head.