Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Five days later…

"That undead we ran into earlier said there is a herb called soul revival grass that grows on the mountain cliffs up ahead. They are usually abundant but are highly protected by ghoul demons." Loeri said as she took a sip of tea. 

Currently, Alicia and her group were inside her space taking a break. Alicia was currently breastfeeding Destiny. Although Destiny could drink formulated milk, Alicia made sure to feed Destiny three times a day with her breast milk in order to make sure she was getting all the nutrients she needed. 

"If that is the case then we know where to head to next." Alicia said as she gently rubbed the top of Destiny's head. "Frey, can you get the nanny to prepare a warm bath for Destiny, I want to give her a bath. You can join as well." 

"Okay!" Frey said happily as she flew off into the cottage. Alicia had brought with her two nannies to care for Destiny while she was traveling around. She could not bring Destiny out into the undead territory, so she could only visit a few times a day. 

Alicia loved all her children the same. Just because Destiny was her flesh and blood, did not mean she loved Frey and Nomi any less. This journey itself was to find a way to bring Nomi back from his near death state. She missed the little guy's smile so much. 

"Alicia?" Starla saw a glimmer of tears starting to form in the corner of Alicia's eyes as she gazed off into the distance.

"Hmm? Sorry, I was lost in thought." Alicia said with a forced smile. 

After giving Frey and Destiny a bath, Alicia and her group set out once again. Their destination this time was the mountain range. From what they had learned, this mountain range was called the Howling Peaks. It was said a great undead monster lived in the middle of the mountain range that not even the Lich God of Death Nec'zer would go near it. This of course meant nothing to Alicia who cared not for such things. She was only here for the soul revival grass. This grass if turned into a pill and fed to the person whose soul was diminishing would see a one hundred percent turn around. Their soul would gradually be restored and would bind back to their mortal body. The issue was that many did not dare to get this herb due to its location and the demon ghouls that protected it. 

No one knew why the demon ghouls would protect this plant, but they did. The trek to the mountain range took another two days. Although their journey thus far was slow, the group did not mind. This journey was relaxing in many ways even though the area they were in was very dangerous.

Standing at the base of the mountain, Alicia and her group looked up at the towering peaks in front of them. "Why do we not just fly up?" Rose asked.

"Alicia wants us to train on this journey. This is why we have walked this entire time." Loeri answered. Loeri was also finding this journey very fruitful. She had begun to grasp a bit of her ancient strength. She could now turn her limbs into her ancient dragon forms limbs at will allowing for explosive power.contemporary romance

"I know this but… Nomi..." Rose thought back to the little guy frozen in ice and frowned. She really wished to see the little guy again.

"Rose, I, more than anyone, wish to see Nomi wake up. But this journey is not just for him. But for all of you. When we finally leave for the Machine Empire I want to bring you all along. You will be of great help there but your battle experience is too lacking. Your strength is enough but the number of battles you have fought is nothing compared to your opponents there that can have battle experience uploaded into their brains." Alicia explained.

"I see… Is this why you began replacing your body parts with cybernetics?" Rose asked.

"Yes. The Machine Empire is a race of normal humans with advanced science. They have replaced their entire bodies with machine parts allowing them to live forever. Although I do not need to worry about dying, the advantages of having machine parts has a lot of perks. Especially the ones made with magi tech. They allow for people like us with magicules, cultivation, and such to be able to become even stronger than before." Alicia was truly happy with her new limbs. Even when she used her ancient bloodline form she was able to produce even greater power. This was the key difference that the Machine Empire did not utilize. Her magi tech cybernetics took into account all of the different cultivation types and her bloodline. Nothing was being left out and everything was strengthened. 

"Maybe I should think about replacing my limbs then..." Rose said softly.

"If you wish to do so just ask Tereax, they may even be able to add a few more magic points for you as well." Alicia said with a smile.

"Oh!? Okay, I will when I get back." Hearing more magi points quickly sold Rose on replacing her limbs.

"Alicia, do you think Tereax and his team will be willing to research making some for me?" Loeri asked. She was also quite taken in by the magi points.

"Loeri, I am sure Tereax would love to work on a set for you as well. It might just take a while since you're able to transform your limbs." Alicia figured since they could easily adjust her limbs to compensate for her bloodlines making a limb that could expand and change shape should be no issue with a little research.

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