Chapter 121: Arcane Revelation

The moment they left the Prince’s mansion the trio took to the skies. But there was no wind spinning around them. Instead, they flew effortlessly forward through Rainer’s use of [Eldritch Flight]. The spell itself kept any pesky wind resistance from ruining the trip.

“How nice…”Luna remarked, completely ignoring her own capabilities for flying. Both Rainer and Kara shared a smile as they headed towards the now crowded area around the Ruler’s Palace.

“Where are we heading to first,” Rainer asked the beaming Luna as others around them joined in flight. Though nobody was interested in flying too close.

“It starts with a ceremony honoring the First Queen, and from there it divides. Dancing, food, games, your donated Arcane-Water,” Kara added the last part with a laugh, already looking forward to seeing a gaggle of drunk Fae, Luna included.

Rainer suppressed a small grimace, remembering the last time Luna had drunk Arcane-Water. She had dubbed herself a sword that was not to be contained by his pockets and did her best to reveal herself to any Goblin in the area.

Rainer glanced around. While several of the Fae flying around them to the start of the festival gave them looks, he couldn’t find anything other than female Fae, a couple of males, interested in his Arcane-laden Mana as usual. Just as with Elru, Luna’s class didn’t elicit any interest. And Yulia’s full name and appearance wasn’t well known enough to make the connection that Luna looked like a very close relative.

Though he was quite sure her presence, in general, elicited jealousy.

They landed soon after. The once empty fields around the palace were filled with an assortment of magically constructed stalls, arenas, and buildings. In the center was a stage, the forerunner of the festival, already prepared.

Rainer himself found a small open wooden tower reserved by Laneth as their family had done every year, given freely to the trio this time around. It wasn’t as if the social family couldn’t find a place elsewhere. At the top were comfy seats and a slathering of food and drinks, not for human consumption, however.

A penetrating look with [Arcane Sight] and a check with all his detections later, Rainer found the food and drinks clean.

“Let’s not chance it. I watched Laneth’s chefs prepare food for us, and I took it in my Spatial Ring.”

Luna pouted but removed all the magic and mana laden food with a wave of her flame. Rainer avoided a face palm at the blatant display of her flame, but no one paid them anymore mind than usual. Instead, he just laid out everything he brought as the three sat on the comforting chairs provided.

Materials made from Fae Magic like all these buildings and everything else would disappear in a day. It was more than enough for the festival.

Rainer sat with an arm around Kara as they awaited the start of the festival. Several female Fae took center stage on a round stone platform. In the heart of it was what could only be a statue of the First Fae Queen.

Without any introduction, the four masked and cloaked Fae, each facing a separate direction began singing. And yet it was not in words easily translatable. Rainer didn’t even have a chance to answer his curiosity with [Appraisal] as they were all quite heavily blocked. Not even a combo with [Arcane Sight] helped.

Each of their voices overlaid with one another’s along with themselves sounding like there were 40 women on stage each singing a different song. And yet somehow each song harmonized to perfection.

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A tingle of magic entered the air in the massive plain surrounding the Ruler’s Palace. Numerous of the more Mana-abled Fae offered their own power in cooperation. The bright sky of the Fae Realm turned to night, as a swathing of stars lit the sky. Torches of blue and green flame appeared all across the area, lighting it up alongside the starry sky.

Even Luna who had been gorging herself on the brought food sat back on the sofa with Kara and Rainer as all three listened in silence.

Wherever their thoughts trod, or the day and night led, they all at least agreed coming here had been a rewarding experience from the start.

--

The end of the song prompted cheering and a rush of crowds towards various attractions. Rainer looked at the system’s clock in amazement as nearly 2 hours passed while the song was sung.

And yet it felt no longer than a few minutes. Had he not been using [Void Detection] the entire time he would have not even thought to check because of the strange feeling. It kept him a bit more in the moment than anyone around him.

“Let’s start the night with a dance then?” Rainer asked, standing up and stretching his hand out to Luna. Earlier, before he could even ask, Kara had agreed that tonight was to be focused on Luna.

Luna happily agreed as he Void-walked the trio to an open platform. A band of strangely shaped and stringed instruments were off to the side as Fae had already begun dancing. A rare event truly as members of Court danced with farmers with no issue. After all, despite how history truly went one of the First Fae Queen’s dearest wishes was for Fae kind to live in happiness and love. The protection from the rest of the realm provided by the tree provided for that. It was a shame her own children; each established a Court in their name after her death. It completely altered her goals.

Even if they opted to honor her wish a single night.

Kara went back to the waiting crowd. She was quite happy that the Fae’s love of Mana meant she would be left alone and wouldn’t have to rebuff some annoying princeling. While doubting Rainer would actually care if she danced with someone else, the height difference made it an unpleasant prospect. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

At almost 5’10’’ Kara was taller than any male Fae she met thus far. Even Luna at 5’6’’ was one of the tallest Fae, at the very least more than most females.

So instead she watched the bright look on Luna’s face as she engaged with Rainer in a formal dance, matching the recent shift in the music.

She quite enjoyed seeing the formerly trapped Fairy enjoying herself so much. Luna’s personality made any of her requests rather than being tiresome to answer, pleasant. Which was exactly what made Kara rush over and ask Rainer for Luna to come to this festival. She knew the considerate Fairy would never put Rainer in that spot.

Several others left the dance floor leaving the two to attract most of the eyes on them. Rainer alone being a celebrity at least in fame among the Fae, and the Fairy that looked far too much like Yulia as his partner only added to that. Higher ranking members of the Court were after all fully familiar with Yulia.

Rainer locked gazes with his violet-eyed partner. A small exchange of Mana went between the two, less as anything pleasurable but more just a merging. The two were entirely in sync as they danced.

But hearing several gasps and pointed looks from several older enchanted item adorned Fae left Rainer feeling annoyed. Letting none of that show or travel through the familiar bond he carefully picked out and memorized every Fae giving them strange looks.

With a far more pointed use than he ever had before, a wave of violet overtook the dance and its surroundings. [Arcane Presence] lashed at the speed of whip for the briefest of times at several of the more shocked and now calculating Fae.

The already pale-skinned Fae turned as white as snow as an impossible sight displayed before them. As if time slowed to a halt the happy looking [Archon] turned akin to a multi-headed hydra, somehow glaring with the assurance of death at multiple directions simultaneously. And as quickly as the pressure acted did it leave. Apart from his targets, none were the wiser.

And so too did it’s affected realize this was not a place for them.

Luna tilted her head at Rainer as he broke their Mana connection for a moment. But seeing it return soon after she didn’t ask any questions. Such was a nice benefit of Rainer always taking care of troublesome things so quickly. And she could only guess whatever he had just dealt with was most certainly troublesome.

Her own people always seemed to act annoyingly enough.

The music slowed as Luna instead now leaned her head into the much taller Rainer’s chest.

In a moment of fancy, Rainer lifted them both a few feet in the air to continue their dance.

Not completely aware, but still enjoying the weightless sensation, Luna relaxed into the dance for quite some time longer, before Kara too shared a few.

--

Luna rushed ahead with Kara in tow. She had found a game she really wanted to play, or rather a prize. And having the martially skilled Wolfkin with her would be a boon.

Unlike most of everything else, the prizes themselves were carefully crafted with real materials, and even some enchanted items were up for grabs. A truly decadent display for what was the most important of Fae holidays surpassed only by the Trial for picking their Ruler.

Rainer walked slowly behind. [Void Detection] spread out as he found three Fae hiding amongst the crowd in a glamour. Security for the festival was obvious. So long as they stayed away from him and his, he had little issue with them. Thinking of the earlier Fae, he realized their shock could have been related to Luna’s title as a [Homunculus]. Either way, he didn’t particularly regret scaring away a group of annoying Fae.

He paused his stride for a moment, looking at Luna from afar. Just seeing how happily she listened to a Fairy explaining the game to her and Kara was enough to take the risk. The risk of anyone recognizing parts of Luna’s class for what it was.

The earlier trouble with those older likely Court affiliated Fae could have been anything. Her similar appearance to Yulia as well as sharing a last name, which was not a well-known fact due to Yulia’s obscene skill in resisting [Appraisal] could have been just as much of a reason. And politicians were misers with information. It’s quite possible very few actually knew much about the former Queen.

At the very least, he was sure no one would recognize the exact class due to the Arcane part in it.

Rainer froze for a moment as he felt a familiar feeling. Having spent a month by Amer’s side, he was all too used to the fluctuations of space that accompanied teleportation. But it was not Amer coming to them.

[Arcane Awakening: Surge] activated as the base skill flared to its maximum of 100%. His high Intelligence caused the moment almost to freeze as he watched with an over strengthened [Arcane Sight].

A Fae covered in the strongest glamour he had yet to witness was reaching out for Kara. The Wolfkin was already turning, but it was too slow. Too slow to stop the fluctuations of space around the Fae that could only mean a single thing, Teleportation.

And yet, a flash of Arcane determined a different fate.

The now unglamoured Fae did not even let out a cry as the ends of his fingers were cut by a Void-walking [Archon] and his blade. Instantly, the experienced Fae leaped back and began teleporting away.

But he was not the only one here capable of bending space and time.

A violet haze stretched out in every direction as a domain descended upon the festival. Nary 60 feet away from Rainer, the Fae bounced against the edge of it, cutting his teleport short.

Rainer stood tall, blocking the way to Kara, [Arcane Blade] in hand as he squared off with the would-be Assassin and kidnapper.

A pregnant silence passed. Appraisals were exchanged. The gray-cloaked Fae was visible only through his blue crystalline eyes, and yet every member of a Court here knew his name.

[Fairy, Male, Spectral Assassin(2nd) lvl 24, Spatial Twister(2nd) lvl 9]

[Title: Spectre]

And before the eyes of the entire crowd…they vanished.

A flash of an enchanted dagger sent Rainer’s hilt flying away. Now facing off, the [Archon] lashed out with a fist and a slam of gravity on the quick Fae in concert. Using [Arcane-Spatial Domain] to block off long-range teleportation and more accurately slow down and detect short range ones was something Rainer developed with Amer.

But it had a huge flaw; he couldn’t cast any other spells while maintaining the same level of pressure.

[Arcane Blade] was only an exception to the rule when he had prepared it beforehand. But now he had only his body to rely on.

Sensing the magic behind him, the assassin charged forward, ducking under the far taller [Archon]’s swing. He flipped his dagger in his hand and stabbed towards the human’s back. His eyes widened in shock as even him reinforcing the dagger with a spatial blade related magic had barely penetrated the surface, stopping at the coat.

He leaped away. Eyes darted around as he now looked for a method to flee. Had he known the translucent violet shielding around his target was a limited effort, he might have attacked again. But alas, the shock was too much. And he did not earn his reputation and old age for his profession through reckless behavior.

Rainer spun around a pained look and a trace of fury in his eyes.

Two chains of Arcane lashed forward, the ends of them pointed and sharpened. Rainer threw it forward not only with his body but with his mind, manipulating the chain to achieve a speed otherwise impossible.

The Fae Assassin parried the flying chain and dodged another, only to watch in shock as they both twisted around his arms and tugged him forward.

The [Arcane-Spatial Domain] pushed down on him as he tried to teleport out of the [Archon]’s grasp. The chain too gripped tighter as for a brief moment the assassin considered cleaving his own arms with spatial magic. But such a thought was too late and with far too little conviction.

The strength of the supposed mage surprised him greatly as he could only watch in awe as the [Archon] grew a foot in height. He couldn’t even resist as the giant reached out for his head.

Rainer gripped his hand around the smaller Fae’s head, prepared to slam him to the ground. A barrier of mana wrapped around the falling Fae’s head, preventing a quick squeeze from taking his life.

But even with all Rainer’s will focused on him, he could feel the assassin slipping away. He couldn’t maintain the pressure of the Domain and use [Void Hold] at the same time. The switch would take too long.

Rainer stared at the eyes that glared through his fingers; Time shortened as he watched the Fae's floating body all but disappear.

But a cracking of bone and a snapping of tendons deigned a different fate.

Gravity surged downwards, slamming both of them into the ground. Rainer’s bones left his sockets; his arm all but tore off. Even through his massive Constitution, his hand shattered under the massive force of the gravity slam.

And so too did his target’s head.

A cracking of a mana shield reverberated, giving an end to the battle.

--

The battle was vicious and quick. Nearly all the Fae in the area had by instinct appraised both participants before the Fairy side of the conflict lost his head.

Those watching were brought back to the present by the snapping of bones. Rainer’s gravity crushed hand twisted and broke in macabre ways as [Arcane Invigoration] healed it. He popped his shoulder and various other bones back into place, giving a dark grin at the message that appeared.

[Pain Resistance has reached level 2]

The air still teemed with magic as Rainer’s domain remained in effect. He could feel the anger boiling in him. The desire to grab every Glamoured Fae that just started to run away from their possible fallen comrade and make a scene out of it. To threaten any of the Fae Court present. This Fae’s goal didn’t seem like an assassination this time, and flashing memories of a Fae Queen stealing Luna from him only served to increase his rage further. Even if the target was different this time.

Were it not for his far higher Constitution; his palms would have bleed from his clenched fists.

But a reminder of how bright Luna smiled as she enjoyed the festival had him taking a different route. Rainer understood as he watched Luna’s face fall, likely already preparing to leave the festival. Rage on behalf of another could often be nothing more than self-satisfaction.

As he made his decision, he glanced for a moment at the ruined and dissipating corpse beside him. Death in battle didn’t matter to him anymore, it seemed. It was just another dose of experience.

Did it truly ever?

He let any lingering tension out with a long breath and did his best to think of making Luna and Kara happy. And with their current enemy already dead, getting angry about it was not the answer.

Flashing a bright smile toward Luna and Kara still at the booth, he spoke.

“So, how close are you to winning something,”

“Ah, very close. One more try for sure,” Luna answered holding up a single finger before turning back around. Without even looking a violet Faerie Fire cleaned the blood and its additions off of Rainer.

Kara looked at him annoyed, before sighing and returning to watching Luna play. If he wasn’t making a big deal of it she hardly could. But knowing how close she came to being snatched away likely to a place filled with enemies she couldn’t match, sent her mind reeling. Another reminder to why she needed to take the Trial as soon as possible.

Recalling an earlier sentiment of Rainer’s at how done he was with the Fae Realm, she found herself agreeing.

Luna continued her game, throwing darts at the strange glamour created creatures. Even the small stall seemed to hold within it an entire world of bizarre creatures to aim at. In her excitement, the Fairy had completely forgotten why she dragged Kara with her to the booth.

A few hidden nudges by Rainer with a light as possible [Arcane-Spatial Domain] and Luna had won her prize. But seeing the prize she chose soon after left the [Archon] wondering if perhaps he shouldn’t have helped her gain it.

The multi-limbed monstrosity was difficult to look at. The item was certainly a soft plushy if one ignored the crooked, but soft, claws adoring seven different hand-like appendages. Inky skin that were it like the real monster in the flesh would feel absolutely horrid. A single massive green eye made up the head of it, now being squeezed by Luna.

Kara and Rainer shared a grin that spoke to both the ridiculousness of her choice and how they both had no interest in trying to dissuade her from the toy creature.

They could only hope they never came across such a thing.

--

Arriving in their room soon after the three shared a toast. Luna with a cup of Arcane-water, and Kara and Rainer with a nice, but very strong wine. Poison free for a change.

“Then let’s have a toast for…” Rainer paused, trying to come up with something meaningful to say, but opted against it, “our eventual leaving of this irritating Fae Realm.”

His words produced a few giggles as the goblets clashed. Luna wasted no time drinking the Arcane-Water, her larger size making her a bit more resistant than when she was far smaller.

“Ah, Kara you said tonight was my night, but you decided to look so pretty,” Luna shamelessly added, moving over from her own chair to Kara’s lap.

“I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do about that, though I would say you have the greater advantage,” Kara smirked before locking lips with the Fairy on her lap. Rainer opted to watch, more than happy to see Kara and Luna getting long. Both of them had been far more chummy than usual after all the time they spent together talking about things they could do even if in the end, they’d likely leave the Fae Realm before they could do most of it.

At least the Dragon Isles should prove entertaining for them, he mused. It would mark the first time Luna could travel with them without needing to hide.

Minutes passed as Luna and Kara only passed to drink further, and Rainer joining in that effort. Suddenly a bout of flight magic had all three floating to the bed.

Hands roamed between the three of them as kisses interchanged. With an applied amount of Arcane it took only moments for the girls to be divested of their clothes, and with Rainer throwing his jacket to the ground, the rest faded in turn.

“I liked this dress,” Luna mumbled before turning her attention to Rainer this time.

Kara moved herself a bit off to the side, more interested in watching for the occasion. After all, she owed the favor back to the Fairy who had quite clearly watched them numerous times no matter how much Rainer had pretended she hadn’t. It was easy to think of the Fairy as innocent with how she talked when it had often been the opposite. Who else but Luna would act the way Rainer fed her Mana for months was completely normal?

Luna sat down on the bed as Rainer’s arms went to either side of her. A minute of intertwining tongues later and she returned for a breath of air, his hands now on her hips.

She watched his member with interest uncommon of her race. Not exactly having a normal upbringing she lacked the normal aversion to physical love that Fae had, let alone any outright disgust some member of the race shared for anything other than the exchange of Mana.

Before she could act on any thoughts about it, Rainer lightly pushed her down on the bed, fully intending to take it slow despite the fact that at least by Fae standards this was nowhere near their first time. His hands moved her arms above her head. She pushed her mana against him, reaching out to exchange as they always did. But with a different idea in mind, he pushed back, stopping the process and building up pressure.

Luna inched towards him a bit confused but returned her attention to the tongue in her mouth. She opted to trust Rainer with whatever he was doing.

With one hand still holding her arms above her head, another moved down her body teasingly slow. She inched closer to him a bit, reaching out with her Mana as well but only found that he pushed even harder as she tried. The pressure building up.

With just a few minutes of his hand at her opening, he found her more than ready to go on. One part in not wanting to hurt her, and another in teasing the impatient Fairy further he entered as slowly as he could, surprised by the heat he felt. In fact, the more he used the technique he looked up at keeping Mana from joining the hotter her entire body got.

Luna unable to wait anymore moved herself forward as well. A small gasp left her lips as she felt herself tighten around him.

Rainer settled inside for a moment longer, his free hand pouring Mana around her hips to reduce any pain.

Minutes passed as he began moving. Every slow thrust brought up another loud moan from the Fairy as she desperately tried to push against Rainer’s Mana and mix together with it. But he wasn’t having it, just yet.

Kara sat in the background, fingers pleasuring herself as he watched. Her slow rubbing turned far faster as even she felt the burst of magic as Rainer let Luna’s Mana join with him all at once, resulting not only in a physical release but a magical one. The same magic that even spread to the low Mana Kara.

Luna gave out a shuddering gasp as she all but fell into darkness as Rainer filled her. The earlier blocking of Mana enacted the pleasure all at once, extending Luna's final moan into a loud uncontrollable yell as she gripped the sheets futility. The bursts kept coming from a few second brings in and out of unconsciousness at will until a final burst of Mana and fluids ended the built up encounter.

Rainer collapsed to the side of the Fairy, breathing just as hard as her.

“Wasn’t that a bit much,” Kara said walking over a few minutes later. though the look she gave the nearly passed out Fae conveyed something different than her words.

“No. And you’re next.”

Kara found herself laying right next to the downed Fairy, her legs wrapping around Rainer as he slipped into the already wet wolfkind with ease. The soft fur of her tail went in-between his legs, and moved by Kara had him fully ready to go, mana improved body or not.

Luna awoke fully minutes later. Her mouth reached, and her body touched against Rainer as she leaned closer. In a strange movement, all three of their Mana pool’s reacted on their own. Kara’s own smaller one reaching out to the two larger ones.

With his hand pressed behind Luna and fingers entering as he continued his thrusts into Kara the very air become charged with magic.

With a gentle hand, Kara separated from Luna and used her legs around Rainer's waist to push him flat on the ground behind him. His hands gripped her legs as she moved up and down, letting her own Aura as well mix into the amalgamation of power swirling around the trio.

With beckoning from Rainer, Luna found herself positioned above his mouth. A skilled tongue moved around before the rampaging energies around them became too much for him to hold back.

A final shuddering moan from all three signaled the end as the buildup triggered multiple orgasms for each of them.