"Alright," Orion nodded in agreement with her words. "What is it that I need to do?"
"Nothing," The Princess of the Garden shook her head in response. "Just follow me; I will take care of it," she responded before swiftly grabbing his arm and turning around, pulling Orion along with her.
Orion followed behind her, matching her pace. Since he didn't know where he was being taken, he took his time to appreciate the scenery around him and noted the areas he passed through. He still had no idea how freakishly large this underground, unnatural garden was.
After a while of passing through various thick vegetation and open fields, they finally arrived in front of a wide lake. The lake appeared large enough to accommodate about a hundred fishing boats and still have space to spare.
Orion stretched his eyes far and wide, taking in the lake's sparkling beauty.
It reminded him of the ancestral sacred pool that Anara had been tasked to watch over and refill.
However, Orion couldn't help but doubt that anyone could fill a lake this size with just their juices.
At least, that's what he thought. He wasn't entirely sure, as he acknowledged the possibility of being mistaken.
"This lake is the water that nourishes the garden. Without it, the garden would not thrive as it does now. You could say it's one of the few things keeping this garden alive," she explained, gazing at the lake with a mesmerized glint in her eyes.
Although she shouldn't be revealing this to just anyone, considering what she had asked from him, she saw this as an opportunity to gain his trust.
"By drinking it, you will be able to calm down and possibly expel that vicious energy within you," The Princess of the Garden added, causing Orion to raise a brow.
'Isn't this the same as the ancestral pool?' Orion thought, recalling how the ancestral pool had worked wonders for him. It had calmed down the Vylkr energy to the extent that it was no longer chaotic but flowed freely, obedient to his control.
If he had had enough time to visit it again, he had planned to secure more for himself. After all, it was because of that pool that he had been able to tap into the Vylkr warrior state, making its uses invaluable to him as a warrior.
Orion's eyes immediately widened as another thought struck his mind. 'It... It can't be, right?' he thought. He remembered that it was at that very moment when he had fucked Anara and released his semen deep inside her flower.
Just thinking about it now, it made sense why he could release his semen inside Dariya without concern, and yet with Anara, she'd complain about how hot and searing it felt.
Reaching this point, Orion gulped.
Was the ancestral lake that powerful?
Had it increased the vitality of his already fertile semen to the extent that he could impregnate a woman from an entirely different race, or did it only work on beings like Anara who not only didn't need to give birth but, due to the way they were created, couldn't?
Orion berated himself wearily, wondering why he hadn't thought of this before. The occurrence should have been a clear sign for him to understand what was going on.
'But there's no use thinking about it now,' he sighed and thought tiredly. He understood that there was nothing he could do about it, being far away from the village.
All he could do was hope that she, alongside his wives, would be alright by the time he returned.
Meanwhile, the Princess of the Garden assumed Orion was shocked and amazed by the view in front of him.
She looked at him with an amused smile as she waited for him to take in the scenery. "Ahem!" She cleared her throat after a while, snapping him out of his daze. She didn't want to waste any more time.
"Stretch out your hands and cup them together," she added.
Orion nodded in understanding, extending both of his hands forward to cup them together.
Observing that he had followed her instructions, the Princess of the Garden gracefully bent down, scooped the water into her cupped hands, then gently stood back up and poured the water into Orion's awaiting hands.
As he felt the familiar sensation that he had experienced when entering the ancestral pool from the water now in his palms, Orion began to wonder about the nature of this water.
However, he pushed those thoughts aside as the Princess of the Garden began to speak.
"Although it might hurt a bit, if you are able to drink this water entirely, the chaotic energy in your body will be heavily suppressed, and possibly cleansed out," the Princess of the Garden explained.
She watched as Orion nodded seriously, bringing his cupped hands to his lips and tilting his head slightly to gulp down the water.
As the water touched his lips and flowed down his throat, Orion felt an immediate sense of refreshment.
A cool, revitalizing sensation coursed through his entire body. While the taste was unique, the aftertaste was unlike anything he had ever experienced.
It was sweet and satisfying, prompting Orion to ponder whether it was better than the juices of the tree nymphs.
Orion was on the verge of doubting whether his body could handle this water, just as it had when he first drank from the ancestral pool.
However, any doubts quickly dissipated when...
"BAAMM!!" Orion collapsed onto the grass, his body convulsing in agony. He jerked involuntarily, desperately attempting to control the searing, bone-piercing pain coursing through his being. It felt… felt indescribable…
"Ahhh!!" Orion couldn't help but scream, the intense pain overwhelming him. The strange energy from the water had blended with his own, colliding with the chaotic Vylkr energy, and was now ruthlessly suppressing it.
The pain was… unbearable!
Even with his formidable warrior physique, he struggled to endure it, a heavy drowsiness settling in his eyes as he fought to remain conscious.
