They exited the room, closed the door behind them, and strode across the hall, their footsteps echoing against the walls. They continued descending the stairs to the second floor until they reached a door.
When they entered, Maeve gestured for Orion and the others to take their seats on the comfy chairs before she proceeded to the shelf on the other side of the room. She retrieved three vials the size of a thumb and returned to their side.
"We need a drop of your blood to process your Identity plaque. This will guarantee its security and make it harder for anybody to use it if stolen," Maeve explained as she handed out the thumb-sized vial to Orion and the others.
Orion, High Prince Kael, and Prince Alden nodded in response and pricked their fingers before dropping their blood into their respective vial.
Maeve collected back the vials, "I will be back in a minute; please wait here," she said before quickly exiting the room.
After a minute of absolute silence, Maeve returned to the room and approached them.
"Since Mr Orion is not a Pixie, he must go through additional procedures before we can prepare his identity plaque," Maeve explained, addressing High Prince Kael and the others.
High Prince Kael nodded, "Just get it done as soon as you can," he responded, sweeping his right hand towards her.
"Mr Orion, can you please follow me?" Maeve said, shifting her attention towards Orion.
Having heard Maeve's explanation, Orion nodded and stood up. He followed Maeve's lead as they exited the room.
Prince Alden exhaled in defeat again as he and his first brother were alone together again.
…...
As Orion followed Maeve, he couldn't help but look at her attire again. He had seen several attires worn by the Pixies in the Kingdom and could tell that hers was one of the most expensive and unique.
But what caught his attention most was Maeve's figure. Although she was lacking in the buttocks and breasts area, her voluptuous thighs more than compensated for it. Her light yellow mid-thigh dress hugged her curves, but the black tights peeking out from beneath drew his gaze even more.
They clung to her full thighs, causing them to swell outwards, and the fabric stretched sensually as she moved.
"We've arrived," Maeve said as she opened the door and gestured for Orion to enter.
As Orion entered the room, Maeve guided him to a chair and sat him down before she disappeared through a door. Moments later, she returned carrying a small crystalline brown box. She opened the box and retrieved a fist-sized crystal orb, which she handed to Orion.
"This special crystal orb is used to gauge an individual's power level and record their energy signature. Our artisans need your energy signature to create your identity plate accurately. This ensures that if the plate is stolen, it becomes useless to the thief. To activate it, you simply channel your energy into it. We've considered the type of energy you use, so there's no need to worry. The orb has a safety mechanism to prevent issues when testing other energy types," Maeve smiled reassuringly.
Orion nodded in understanding. Though he couldn't fathom who would be stupid enough to steal from him, he saw no reason not to go through the process. Nonetheless, this reminded him of when Clan Mistress Olivia Quatzwraith had wanted to test his strength.
Orion figured this might be a good time to gauge his strength compared to the pixies. Without hesitation, he channelled his Vylkr energy into the crystal orb. The orb soon glowed with an inky black hue, emanating an aura of eerie stillness before the colour rapidly changed into a light rose hue.
"The Pixie race possesses ten ranks that classify its hierarchy of power: Spark Novice, distinguished by its light rose hue; Spark Adept, distinguished by its dark rose hue; Spark Guardian, distinguished by its emerald hue; Spark Sentinel, distinguished by its dark emerald hue; Enchanted Sage, distinguished by its light sapphire hue; Enchanted Elder, distinguished by its dark sapphire hue."
"The Fey King, distinguished by its light amethyst glow; Fey Overlord, distinguished by its dark amethyst glow; and lastly, the Pinnacle tier—an exalted realm of ascension and godhood distinguished by its light and dark Opal hue," Maeve explained, detailing the Pixies' hierarchy of power to Orion.
[Authour's Note: Don't worry; the comparison of their strengths will always be explained when necessary]
Orion nodded in understanding. He watched as the hue from the crystal orb shifted to dark emerald, dark amethyst, and swiftly changed to light opal. The light opal hue shone brightly for a moment and remained steady.
Witnessing the lightopal colour, Maeve's eyes widened in shock.
Pinnacle tier!
No! Maeve shook her head swiftly. Although she had mentioned that the Crystal orb couldn't correctly gauge an individual's strength, there was only one flaw: it couldn't measure ranks beyond the Pinnacle tier, which was godhood.
Something as simple as the Crystal orb could not perform such a task and gauge the strength of an individual on that level. So, seeing the Crystal orb still shining with a lightopal glow, Maeve understood that there was still more to his strength that the Crystal orb couldn't gauge.
Maeve gulped the air in her mouth down her throat. Almost instantly, she shook her hand and pushed those thoughts away from her mind. Surely enough, the man before her was truly as unfathomable as she had imagined.
Soon, the Crystal orb began to dim until it returned to normal.
"That's it; your energy signature has been recorded," Maeve said; however, just as she was about to complete her sentence, the Crystal orb before her cracked, shattering into pieces and falling to the ground.
Witnessing this scene, Orion frowned before he sighed lightly. If he had known, he would have used his Celestial energy if this was how things would turn out.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault it broke," Orion said, shifting his attention towards Maeve.
Maeve looked dumbfoundedly at the shattered glass scattered on the floor before she swiftly snapped out of her daze and shifted her attention towards Orion.
