The Primal Blood Demonic Dragon

Mira looked at him strangely. "You know, multiple pills only Alchemy Masters can create."

"Yes, i have read that in many books on Alchemy. But so?"

"What do you mean so? only Master Alchemist can create them because they have the means at that level to create."

Gin fell into deep thought contemplating what is different between them and him.

"Gin." Lucy called out to him, breaking out of his thoughts and look at her.

"May use spiritual energy to refine her pills."

"Oh!" His fist bumped into his other palm. "That makes sense. So as long as i use spiritual energy with core energy to refine pill together then control will be world difference."

"Wait a minute, how can you use spiritual energy with your energy rank so low." She knew from Lucy that his soul is above Supreme rank, but one must have spiritual sense to be able to use spiritual energy properly.

He fell into dilemma hearing Mira’s words. ’Tell her or not that i could use spiritual energy even before becoming an awakener....

Forget it.’ Hesitating he refrain from saying anything. It might need him more time to open up about himself to his close ones.

He turned around to leave feeling multiple pill refining should be possible now. ’Having people close who are engaged in various profession and spread around the worlds sure is lucrative.’

"What is your exact soul rank?" Mira’s words rang in his ears as he had taken one step.

He turned around and looked into her eyes. "Sure what to know?"

"Of course, what is there to hesitate about." She had taken her hands off from Lucy’s back and Lucy also stared at him wanting to know his precise rank.

Red head only stared at their interaction.

He smirked looking at them "Supreme peak." And turned around to leave. but stopped thinking about something, since he already said this he should also warn them about another matter. So turned around again and indicated toward red head. "Also she has more far higher soul than me."

Both already had look of astonishment hearing his rank but they became further dumbfounded and looked at red head.

"I was knocked unconscious just to transfer information through soul first time. So try to coach her about souls, not to accidentally use her soul energy on you guys." He turned around, walked back through tunnel to underground cave.

Both of them only came to their senses when he had long departed from there.

"Saira, wasn’t Supreme Tier highest level?"

"Yes, as far as through childhood to now, have only heard upto Supreme Tier."

"Then her soul could be at highest grade of five star. And Gin’s soul at three or four star."

"Possible, after all just one star makes too huge difference to let higher star individual to battle many stages above a lower star one."

"And we were preparing for that scroll that is rumored to be able to increase soul star right?"

"Yes."..!!!

Silence lingered between them. Red head just stared them.

"Since when." Only two words flowed out of Mira’s lips.

"Few days, when you showed such anger on hearing another’s man’s presence. I have never met another person who shows that kind of disgusting and angry expression at the same time on mere mention of a male. Hmm, maybe not anymore. One have to be excluded from the rest of the males exists."

"Sigh! Just keep it only to yourself, remember....only to yourself. Don’t mention about me to anyone, not even by mistake."

Lucy nodded. "Okay, i will remember. You have my word. And remember something, no need be so stubborn and self-independent, always trying to conceal what you do. You have everyone of us to rely on to achieve what you are trying to do through years."

Silence linger with her speech ending.

"Lucy, you of all people shouldn’t lecture about being stubborn. From the time when you were rescued by us to until now from that bloodied, half-broken state, you have never uttered a word about what happened before, why happened, who did, why did."

Another silence followed.

Lucy broke the silence finally by changing the topic "Does Gin know who you are? you two have such sudden unspoken trust on each other without unnecessary words."

"Yes, years ago." Her tone ringed somehow nostalgic while her eyes clouded hazy as recalling certain visions of moments.

Saira, Saira, Saira! Saira!! Mira!!!

"Wh..what." Her eyes finally cleared after repeated calling from Lucy.

"Where have you been lost?"

She gently shook her head with a smile "Nothing."

But Lucy still have doubt seeing her smiling ’Did she ever smiled such happily before.’

Mira continued her task by placing her both palm on Lucy’ back again. Lucy turned her head at front seeing Mira silent and closed her eyes on her own thoughts.

After a while Mira broke the silence lingering herself "He is no longer impotent like you used to know Lucy."

!!! "Since when!" Lucy literally screamed with surprise turning her head.

"Few months." Mira also stopped channeling energy.

Lucy wanted to say something but stopped recalling the fishy smell her nose felt just after waking up.

"That time when i woke up, where you two?" She didn’t complete the words but Mira understood so she nodded. "We just had stopped our activity."

"When did you start to become so close with him?" She didn’t felt disheartened but became too curious about how their bond started.

Mira shook her head "We only even have been together just few time at...."

"Uh? then how suddenly?"

"After waking up i... felt something attracting me toward. I followed my instinct and moved into water, a head slowly emerged from the water in front with green glowing eyes looking at me."

"Gin?"

She nodded and continued "I...i felt myself resonating those eyes that i was seeing for the first time, his hungry desire while looking at me. I was lost within them. As he came closer, more i wanted to surrender myself to him. And finally when he touched me,.... i already gave myself to him completely."

Lucy stayed silent staring her.

"And most surprising for me is, i didn’t feel any regret or guilt after. More we bonded, more i perceived very identical closeness similar to m..." She stopped midway not finishing the word that she was about to say.

"May? Blood bond similar to her?"

She stayed silent for long moment and only gave an uncertain response later "Maybe."

Underground cave, energy essence pond.

Two equal part of liquid substance suspended in two layered furnace of water and grey spiritual energy on surrounding and compressing.

Sweat trickled down along cheeks not because of tough control or using much force but heavily focus and temperature.

Water is more hotter than all successful refining but substance isn’t getting destroyed, is protected within layer of spiritual energy.

"So water wasn’t supposed to be the actual furnace, just like flame heating a cauldron hot water should provide heat to refine the furnace made of spiritual energy. In creating only one pill from one portion of ingredient isn’t needed precise and light touch of control.

Higher the number, more precise the control and touch of energy. Which core energy can’t provide since, it itself is rough energy one the other hand spiritual energy is calm and smooth."

Both portion substance quake inside but he stayed very calm, only observed everything unfolding.

Soon quaking liquid splashed apart but still stayed suspended only inside, controlled by spiritual energy.

"Basically core energy and spiritual energy can’t be merged together and use as only one systematic energy until Supreme realm."

Using spiritual energy he obliterated the charred substance.

Bundle of spirit grass have reduced to half due his numerous attempt to create more than one pill at a time. Yet not even paying attention to them he took another one and put it in water but didn’t use spiritual energy.

"Best for the purifying is to use core energy and spiritual energy from after then."

Cleansing throughly, controlling spiritual energy he compressed them after dividing. Minute after minute passed as the both substance shrank, taking the shape of a sphere.

Finally no longer shrinking glass like transparent pills lay on his palm.

"85% and 88% properties. Both Three Star F rank pill. Not Bad."

Next he went on refining spree with all left out 100 year old spirit grass.

88%, 90% - Two Three Star pill.

86% - Three star pill, 91% - Four Star pill.

90%, 93% - Two Four Star pill.

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95%, 95% - Two Four Star pill.

......

More he refined more perfect pills became.

Two months passed as he experimented with various formulas he knew. Only leaving for once in middle to take breather due to mental exhaustion.

Water vortex stopped rotating leaving three red pills on his palm. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"All 99%, just a little bit away from Perfect Blood Circulating pill."

Putting it inside bracelet, he looked at the pond of essence.

"Liquid energy essence is already at state of devoid from impurity. It should directed at last."

Next he looked at the soul essence vortex absorbing essence from pond. He stood up walking toward the vortex.

"He should be finished soon, maybe few more hours." He stood in front of vortex motionless with both hands folded in front. Ready to suppress the wave of energy from spreading further and effect them outside at open roof cave.

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To Be Continued.