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Beastmen Love-Chapter 219: Eternal Souls
Chapter 219: Eternal Souls
Astri cries quietly, looking at the graves, and lets Nature comfort her. She feels Nature taking control of her body, and then she starts to speak in another language, sounding like she is singing softly and slowly.
"Tele yee manae Zdant Xzan.. Oh manuma lo.."
Everyone watched, confused by what they were hearing; it took some moments for Kangki to realize which language she was speaking. Everyone can feel that a very pure energy is radiating from her.
"Which language is that..? I can’t recognize it." Claud asks Kangki.
"If my ears are not in some sort of spell.. That language is the most ancient in the World. It’s the language of Nature. I only heard it when I was a cub.." Kangki answers. freёnovelkiss.com
Her spouses watched Astri in amazement. The earth in front of Astri, where Xzan and Dante were buried, shone softly, and then their forms appeared in front of Astri. Everyone gasped in shock when they saw that Xzan and Dante were there, but not in their real bodies. They had a transparent white color, but everyone can see their faces and be sure it’s them. They open their eyes and aimed their eyes in front of them, they look at her, impressed, and ran to her.
Even though they’re spirits, they could hug her, and she could hug them.
"You’re back.. You’re safe.." Xzan says, thrilled.
"I missed you so much.." Dante says, also thrilled.
"I’m back.. Thank you for everything you did for me. And I’m sorry, too." Astri says.
She touches their transparent faces and kisses them slowly.
"Don’t apologize.. I don’t regret a single moment. I love you and I will always love you." Xzan says.
"Me too. My life was worth just knowing I could meet you and be your spouse in your heart." Dante says.
Even though they never became completely spouses, what matters for them is that in their hearts and souls, they were her spouses.
"You can now rest in peace, knowing I am fine and that I will always love you, too." Astri says to them.
"We will always be with you. You know that." Dante says.
"I know. In all ways."
She kisses them once more, and then they fade away. She sighs, more relieved, and then cleans her face. She promises she will be back to make their graves prettier. When she looks back, everyone was still in shock, and that’s when she realizes the whole tribe was watching somehow.
"Well.. That’s a bit awkward. I’m sorry." She says with an awkward smile.
"They were dead.. For years..." Shung says, impressed.
"They’re still dead, unfortunately."
"How.. Is that possible, then?"
"Our body might die one day, but our soul never dies. That’s why we must cherish every life, because depending on how they pass to the next phase of life, after death, they might affect us. Dante and Xzan would never harm anyone. I just wanted to say goodbye properly, and Nature granted my wish, that’s all." Astri explains.
No one there, besides Shinkou and Kenzou, knew or even had the faith that after death, souls still live.
"Lady Astri... I’m sorry to ask, but if you’re back... Does that mean that the Monster Emperor will be back, too?" A female asks.
"What question is that?! What do you mean by that question?!" One of the participants of the tournament says he’s wearing his medal on a long necklace.
"Why can’t I ask?! If he’s the only Monster that can pass the shield. If she’s back, that means he might come back, too, because she’s here."
"Are you saying she’s not welcome here?" Shung asks the female in a very serious tone.
"I’m not saying that..."
"What is this vulgar female talking to you, Astri?" Shinkou asks, not liking the energy that the female created for Astri.
Claud walks to Shinkou, touches Shinkou’s shoulder, and passes the language knowledge he needs to understand what everyone is talking about. Then does the same for Kenzou.
"Is there any way to guarantee that this Monster Emperor to not come here? With all..respect, but we were living peacefully while you were missing." The female asks.
Most of the people start to scream at the female, angry, but Astri asks them to quiet down with her hands.
"Why were you living peacefully?" Astri asks.
"Because.. we’re prosperous. We have the shield." The female answers.
"Who made you prosperous?"
"...I don’t know. The leaders, I believe."
"And you want them out? Or you want me out?"
"I’m not saying that.."
"Just to make something very clear. If it wasn’t for Astri’s knowledge, this place wouldn’t be even half of what it is. If you don’t want any of us here, I’ll gladly move and bring all this knowledge to use somewhere else. Also, I’ll gladly ask Astri to remove the shield of the city that makes you sleep peacefully every night." Lee says, stepping forward and making the female quiet, and looking down.
Astri goes to Lee, holds his hand to calm him down.
"I understand you’re worried. But feeding fear into the people’s minds is irresponsible and it’s exactly what the Monster Emperor needs to feed him. He doesn’t have a form yet. But there’s nothing for you to fear. He doesn’t want any of you. He wants my spouses and family. I promise you that if he appears again, you won’t even look at his face like last time." Astri answers the female, silencing everyone.
"He doesn’t want you?" Fraz asks Astri.
"No. He can’t kill me. He doesn’t want to kill me. He’s just envious that we got stronger to keep the balance, and he can’t just dominate everywhere the way he wants. Like a spoiled teenager." Astri shrugs her shoulders.
"You say, as he didn’t make you stay away for almost 8 years."
"Well, he didn’t kill me. If he does, he dies with me. I’m not saying he can’t send someone to kill me, but by his own hands, he can’t. And by others’ hands need to be Monsters or corrupted people who don’t like me." Astri answers and smiles at the female who was questioning her before.
The female looked down again.
"I might envy you, but that doesn’t mean I want your death.." The female softly says.
"I know. Sincerely, I don’t care if you like me or not, but do not spread what is wrong. It won’t be me that will be calling the evil here, it will be you."
"Don’t mind her, milady. She didn’t meet you before. I’m sure that most of us are happy to have you back." Yank says.
"Thank you, Yank. It’s good to be home."
"When will we have another Guards’ Tournament?" A male asks.
Astri giggles.
"I don’t know. I just arrived. I’ll check with Galion." Astri answers.
"Sure.. Welcome back, milady. I’m happy you’re safe."
"Thank you."
Astri looks at some young males and is shocked when she recognizes the cubs she used to play with.
"Look at you! What are you eating?!" She says, and they giggle shyly, happy that she remembered them.
Astri recognizes Jerry, the paper producer, and that he has a son on his side. She congratulated him on his son, and then she kept greeting the people that are also greeting and welcoming her. She greets the children who are now young adults or teenagers. Even though there was a bit of hostility from people who didn’t know Astri before, they ended up being quiet and warming up to Astri. They saw that for making souls appear like they were back to life, it’s because she’s a powerful beast, and it’s better to stay on her side.
The people who have been there longer have gone through things that could make them decide if they wanted Astri and her spouses there. If most people want them there and see that they bring more safety than danger, it’s because it’s the truth.
When they’re back home, Astri focuses on giving attention to her family. Shung and Fraz went there to spend time with her, too. Astri tells all about Hinokishi Village, where her body appeared, and how everything works there. She tells about their culture, economy, the way their technologies. Astri’s spouses are listening, but they’re mostly more focused on looking at her. Every moment, feeling her energy is healing their hearts, bringing their life back.
They were more than happy to see her cooking. She made so much food that she got tired, but soon she felt better when she saw everyone eating so much, especially Zin and Cyprian, who were worrying her heart the most since they looked sicker than the others.
Everyone loved the rice, and they ate all that was saved. Her spouses helped with the cooking, but Astri was the one who led and flavored all the food. Even the guards were called to eat, and they were more than happy to eat her food.
If there’s something Astri likes, is to see her family eating happily. Astri looks around happily, knowing that life is back to normal. Already filling her head with projects and new ideas to improve the tribes. And everyone is happy to watch her usual behavior that they missed so much.
Astri knew that at night she wouldn’t be resting much. She imagined that soon her spouses would start their line to spend the night with her, and Kangki couldn’t wait...