Desire's Vessel: My Lewd Reincarnation-Chapter 57: Collapse

"Uh..." Lady Siri Lancha couldn’t help but open her mouth in disbeilef.

"Also, Raynold Inca mastered the ability to transform life force to pure Arcane Energy. That ability came from Xena Apotheosis and is about as destructive as my strongest technique. So, if that youth can survive it, he can probably survive me," Isidora gave a more believable answer.

The Obsidian Wyrm Stallion Mutation could send people into heat or cause spontaneous orgasms at peak force. The Shadow Sovereign Flame possessed the red, white and black flame that gave unique perks each. Hillary’s mutation gave her the ability to shapeshift into anyone she has made contact with, and so on.

But in Isidora’s case, her mutation enabled her to strenghten another persons talents by one to two classes, except they couldn’t go beyond the Special Grade class.

Consequently, she could also sense talents... an unusual ability that enabled her to see through many of Zaja’s secrets.

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"This doesn’t make any sense. If our queen is the true leader of the Ember Crown Empire, ruling from the shadows? Why did we go to war with them over a decade ago then?" crossing the sky on Naga’s dragon like figure, Zaja’s group recalled the previous events. Hillary was especially confused and unable to comprehend how Isidora had obtained such powers and authority over the Ember Crown Empire.

She was originally the first child and daughter of the Inca Clan before being the wife of King Percival Ironforge. So how did she get such powers and authority over the motherland she had left due to marriage.

"Isidora and I have been on awful terms ever since she got married to Percival," while holding Zaja’s wrists and checking the state of his arms, Elyria ventured a guess.

Elyria wasn’t the only one to be in the dark. Even the Queen Mother, who had many dealings and arrangements with Isidora. Had no idea the Queen controlled the Ember Crown Empire, seeing her as an ascetic more than a politician.

Isidora would have liked to keep that fact secretive for a bit longer, but due to Zaja’s recent successes, she had to reveal herself.

"She controls the King and you knew it?" taken aback by Elyria’s words, Hillary asked in a slow and suspicious voice.

"Again... I suspected it. While she was studying Arcane Energy Manipulation in the Ember Crown Empire, Isidora awoke a strange mutation that enabled her to borrow the powers of legendary monsters. But she couldn’t control it, casully shifting between dragoness, vixen, siren, and the likes. These are the type of powers that get you killed, enslaved or worse. Thankfully for Isidora, Siri Lancha was the one who discovered her new abilities, referring her to the Queen Mother who taught her Arcane Energy Manipulation. She became the Queen Mother’s best student and learned from her the Maiden’s Harness. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Back then, Percival tried his best to get Isidora’s attention, but was rejected with one phrase: "I’d rather die". So, when she suddenly agreed to become his queen, after the great independence... I felt something a miss," Elyria explained in a somewhat absent-minded tone.

An ancient and forbidden technique made popular by the Apsaras, captivating enchantresses who danced and sang for the great gods of the higher planes, the Maiden’s Harness enabled virgin females to castrate and mind control the men they targeted.

But there were two conditions: One, the caster couldn’t be lusting after the victim.. Two the victim had to be lusting after the caster. When those two conditions are met, the Maiden’s Harness could kick in at any time, binding the victim to the casters will.

Isidora first used that technique against her father, the previous Pope of the church, who was overwhelmed by her charms and attempted to abuse her. From that moment on, the Pope became his daughter puppet. But she only forced him to live in seclusion and stop fighting for power, indirectly helping the Ironforge Dominion to successfully breakoff and become independent.

"Have you ever wondered if Isidora was the one behind the Red Veil Arcane Beasts assault on the House Valthorne estates years ago?"

"I have considered it, but that isn’t her style. Isidora really isn’t the type of person to get dragged down by conflict and politics. She can’t stand either on and wouldn’t kill someone just because she didn’t like them, the one who was most likely to have sent those beast was probably Pope Raynold Inca in his beed to systematically break down the Ironforge Dominion from the inside and seize back control. And truth be told, Isidora Ironforge doesn’t need Red Veil Arcane Beasts to depopulate or cripple House Valthorne."

Elyria revealed.

At that time, Zaja’s eyes opened and purple veins filled the whitish part of his eye as his muscles tore and his bones cracked from the backlash of using his innate mutation to max output without prior preparation or training.

"Which begs the question. Why did the Maiden’s Harness not work on you? I refuse to believe you were not lusting after the queen," Hillary asked, her eyes narrowing at Zaja with a suspicious look.

"With Elyria standing next to me, how could I get distracted by Isidora... or anyone else for that matter? See, for example, you’re standing right in front of me, but all I see is my adoptive mother," Zaja said with an impish smile, instantly making Elyria feel proud and complacent while Hillary’s face twisted uncontrollably as she was filled with waves of jealousy.

Zaja looked down as his mind to work, ’Turning life into pure Arcane Energy using a ritual... I always thought it was just exclusive to my Shadows Edge blade, even Helios seemed to be surpirse when I used it to fight him. Barriers, curses due to killing rulers and more. Arcane Energy manipulation has so many applications and implications, one more fascinating than the other. There is so much to learn and so much to discover. But where, where can I learn it all?’ Zaja asked himself. But as his thoughts reached this point, the pain in his chest skyrocketed and his vision began to spin.

Lady Elyria immediately sensed something was off and reached for the vessel, but barely had she brushed his skin that Zaja reeled forth and puked a downpour of heavy blood on Naga’s back.

"Thornhill son!!??"

"Master!?"

"Oh fuck no... I am not prepared to even entertain the idea of you dying..." alarmed, Elyria pulled Zaja towards her, lowering him on her lap and hovering her hands around him using the Arcane Energy within him to fish out his condition.

She listed out all his injuries and the price of healing them all came about to 500 million Urns.