I've Turned Into A Fox Girl?

Explaining to Luna the secret power that I had took most of the time we had left, but one thing for sure was that Luna was in disblief.

"You got to be kidding? You are saying you've been cheating on life this entire time? I knew some people had an easier time, but this is just another level." Luna couldn't really logically see how it was possible, but rationally there was no reason for them all to lie about it.

"It's real and I can give out the system to other people, which leads me to my final point. Do you want me to grant you a system? The only caveat is that you essentially have to become my follower to keep it." Making my point, I offered her the system and a prompt appeared right in front of her.

Technically speaking, I did kind of lie about the follower part, but that's because I am unable to edit the fundamental rules of the system grant skill. I can adjust them to a degree, but the rule regarding betrayal is something I can't change, even though I've become an admin over the system.

It was clear, though, by Luna's expression that she did not like the sound of that.

"You don't need to pray to Shaman or anything like that, but unless you're willing to stay a loyal friend or companion, then it's a bad idea." Clara elaborated on it further and it seemed that Luna was giving it some serious thought.

It was a tempting offer, as it would allow her to get past any current bottleneck she may be facing.

"This offer extends to you as well Himeko, if you are ready to get your own system. Unless, of course, you changed your mind since last I've offered." Himeko was previously waiting to recover back to her former Tier 10 self, which was the reason why she initially declined, worried that it might cause some issues with her recovery.

"I was about to say, where is my invite? I will accept the system as I have returned to being Tier 10, but you have to promise me to give one to Jane as well." Himeko unexpectedly agreed straight away, but under the condition we give it to her new girlfriend as well… Well, not so new now, although still hard to believe they were together.

"Too easy, but I don't know if accepting the system while in flight is a good idea as it can take some time to adapt." I'd rather not fall out of the sky, especially since we are just about to enter Freya forest.

"Fair enough, just don't forget it later." Himeko flapped her wings with some new vigor, leaving me to wonder whether this was her way of wagging her tail like a dog? Anyway, I moved my attention back to Luna who was still deep in thought.

"If it helps Luna, I'm not the closest to Shaman nor do I agree with everything she does, but nothing bad has happened to me. As long as we do not become enemies and Shaman does not see you as a threat then you will be fine." Elanor gave her 2 cents, as she was both the newest member, as well as the least connected to me out of the gang.

She may be close to Silver… maybe a little too close, but nevertheless, for the rest of us she is just a friend.

"Jeez, you could have worded it better, Mother." Silver looked at me with raised eyebrows, like I should have known better.

"I was trying to make it as simple as possible, alright. That's what the system originally required." I just wanted to keep things simple for Luna, yet somehow I was already about to be crucified for my words.

"I got it now. I think I will wait before I agree to something like this. I know we have worked together under Elaina, but I'd rather not run that risk at the moment." With all that information, Luna made her decision, which was fair enough.

"So do you at least believe us?" Clara asked. I assumed she just wanted to make sure that Luna wasn't taking us as batshit insane people.

"After seeing that weird floating screen in front of me, yes I do. It makes me feel a little envious, but with such a restriction, I am not quite comfortable taking it."

"That's fine, we understand that completely. The offer still stands if you ever change your mind." If Luna ever came around, then I wouldn't mind giving it to her. I might even hand it out to some of our mentors. The more people who have the system, the stronger our side becomes.

"Alright, enough chatter, we are landing." Himeko announced her descent when suddenly the air pressure just skyrocketed.

My heart rate increased tenfold and, looking around, I was clearly not the only one in distress.

"Let's hope for the best." I held on to Himeko tightly as she dove directly down towards the Freya forest. No doubt at this point Freja would know we had arrived.

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<Elysia POV>

"FINALLY, I FUCKING BROKE IT!!! ALICE GET YOUR ASS IN HERE! WE ARE LEAVING!!" The magic circle that I had been working on for months lit up, and the sound of glass shattering echoed throughout the entire city, finally allowing me access back to the outside world.

Alice, hearing me scream her name, rushed in, the excitement clear on her face.

"You're serious? No more fucking around and being all grumpy?" Alice's comment almost made me want to smack her, but I can't deny that I've been a bitch to her lately.

"Yes! Although I will need to teleport out of this place before I get you out, I'll set-up a portal anchor and open it up once I'm outside." With the ability to set down blood portals like Freja, I should be able to get Alice out alongside the maids that were trapped here.

I could also summon Alice to my side, but I wanted to use this as a test run to see if I can even set-up such a long distance teleportation.

"Sounds like a plan, so what should I expect once we teleport?" Alice asked a very good question, as I haven't checked the messages in a while and I knew Shaman was planning to free her parents soon.

'God, I should have responded. I've just left her on read.' I felt bad, as I was so focused on getting out I just ignored pretty much every message.

"Shit, we need to hurry." However, what I thought was still a while away was literally just about to happen.

"What happened?" Alice instantly became curious, as I hadn't told her anything about what's going on.

"Shaman and the gang are about to battle Freja, a Tier 10 beast. It's been almost an hour since they left so they could very well already be in battle." I felt the nerves creep up on me, as I had no idea the kind of progress Shaman has made lately.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go! Aren't you a Tier 10 now?" Alice looked at me confused, but what she said was right. Why was I wasting time talking and stressing? I just needed to leave.

"You're right, I'll set-up the anchor now and when a portal opens up, just go right through it." Giving Alice the rundown, I quickly got rid of my months of hard work and drew up a new blood circle.

Luckily, it now only takes me a few seconds to finish, no longer needing to figure out all that cryptic crap.

"Understood." Alice saluted and patiently waited, eager to get out of here, as evident by the frantic flapping of her tiny bat wings.

"Okay, done! I'll now teleport to Shaman and see how the situation is. If it doesn't open right away, I'm probably fighting, but I will try to open it as soon as I can." Since it had been a while since Shaman sent the message, I expected to enter battle right away.

"Just summon me if you have to, but I don't know how useful I'll be since I'm not exactly as strong as you." If things really came down to the wire, Alice gave her permission to summon her, but I wasn't going to risk her.

She doesn't know how strong Freja is, so I can understand her ignorance.

"Of course you will be useful, but you would be better suited for the smaller battles, not this big one." Looking back at Shaman's messages, there was one that talked about their strategy. It sounded like Silver, Clara and Elanor would be keeping the weaker people distracted.

"If I'm correct, you will go help my other party members once you arrive." Alice was strong enough to take on a Tier 8 so it should be okay.

"That's... Silca, Elayor and Clarack?" Alice made a horrendous attempt at pronouncing their names, but it was close enough.

"Yes, but enough wasting time. I'll see you in a bit." Precious seconds were going by, so I activated my lover's call, teleporting myself to Shaman.

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