"Ishtar…. What is that?" Blake asked. He couldn't hold back his curiosity anymore.
"This is a god slug. They only appear once and a great while, but they are quite good once you cook them up and will help boost your strength quite a bit. You only need a small portion to get the effects. So this will be big enough for everyone. Joy should also join in as well." Ishtar did not want anyone missing out, so she made sure to mention Joy.
"I will go get her now." Lillia stood up and made her way down to the last room at the end of the hall. She set up a sound barrier around the door as she opened it and stepped inside. Joy was laying with five of the servants that Ishtar had brought over, lazily being pampered by them. "Get dressed and come eat with us."
"Oh? Is Papa out!?" Joy's eyes lit up as she jumped up on her feet and was about to run out only to be dragged back and pushed back onto the bed. "Get dressed! And do not get any ideas about your Papa!"
"I know! I just want to see Papa…." Joy pursed her lips as she put on a long shirt and a pair of shorts. She was about to leave again when she was pulled back once more. "Put on your underwear too! Joy I know this is all new to you, and you are in your puberty stage, but you need to control your hormones. Otherwise, you will be banned form seeing your Papa, and he will not be able to help you with your research again when we get back."
"What!? Nooo!!!!!!! Mama Lillia, please don't ban me from seeing Papa, I will behave!" Joy's eyes finally showed a bit of fear. The fear of not seeing her most beloved Papa!
"Then behave. You can hug him and hang on him like you normally do but do not try to go past that. Or else even your Papa will yell at you. He is your papa, and you are his daughter there is nothing more than that." Lillia hated being this strict but Joy was not having an easy time controlling her own natural instincts. She did not know how drakani dealt with their young before, so she was doing her best to try to keep things on a boundary where Joy is not feeling locked up in her room but also not allowed to run around freely.
"I will try… Sorry, Mama Lillia. I try my best to control myself. I have been working on not sucking the girls dry. Luckily they are strong and can replenish blood quickly. But the other part is still hard to do…." Joy lowered her head as she said this, trying to look as pitiful as possible.
"I know. But just behave. Watch where you put your hands. Don't bite your father either." Lillia laid down a few more rules, and when Joy finished getting dressed, raced out of the room and as soon as she saw her papa….
*Chomp!*
She bit into his neck while hugging him. But not even a second later, she felt a sharp pain in her ear. "What did I just tell you!?"
"Mama Lillia, I am sorry! I got too excited!" Joy cried out. Her ear hurt!
"Don't be too hard on her, Lillia. I am sure she is still getting used to things. She has been locked up in her room this entire time." Blake tried to calm the situation. "Come sit, Ishtar is going to be cooking something good for us to celebrate your new mama getting married to me."
"Oh? New Mama?" Joy looked around to see Nanaya blushing slightly while shyly lowering her head. Joy walked over and gave her a hug as she said: "Welcome to the family."
"Thank you!" Nanaya smiled as she hugged Joy back. The hug only lasted a few seconds before Joy pulled away and ran over to Blake, and jumped in his lap.
"Papa! I missed you!" Joy hugged Blake tightly and kissed his cheek. But she controlled herself, making sure she did not do anything to anger her Mama Lillia.
Thirty minutes later, Ishtar came out with a plate of the god slug along with a few other dishes that she personally prepared herself. The entire family sat around a large table that Lillia made from the rock below and dug in.
Blake took a sip of the wine first, and his eyes almost popped out of his head as he felt a surge of power entering his body. Each of his muscles and bones were being strengthened by a lot. "This is some amazing wine…." Blake said as she looked at the purple substance in his glass.
"It is something that not many have ever had the chance to drink," Ishtar replied with a bright smile. She looked over at Nanaya, who was taking sip after sip of the wine but making sure to cherish each sip by letting it sit in her mouth a bit before swallowing it.
The god slug was cut up into a bunch of small pieces. Everyone but Ishtar got four pieces each. She did not need it and wanted Blake and his family to enjoy something that even she had only had a few times.
Once more, after eating just one slice, he felt his entire body growing stronger once again. He could help but feel such things were treasures that no mortal should eat. Joy and Destiny both gulped down a bit of wine before they ate the god slug. It tasted much better than how it actually looked, which surprised the two girls. "It's too bad there isn't any more…" Joy said as she licked her fingers.
"You will be getting something else soon once you gain the ability to take in astral energy, so do not worry. It tastes only slightly worse than this." Ishtar chuckled. Joy's current expression as she looked at the empty plate was just too funny.
