Time passed little by little, and Abel looked at his twelve masterpieces with satisfaction.
Twelve familiars representing the order of the Chinese zodiac.
A Azure Dragon and a Vermilion Bird circled in the sky, and a six-legged, four-winged giant snake slithered on the dry ground.
A large hamster holding a green trident stood on the shoulder of a black ox, who wore black armor and a red cape, and held a large, long axe.
Next to the old ox, there was also a monkey holding a stick.
Behind the ox and monkey was a blue wild boar lying on the ground, holding a rake.
(Based on Yellow Wind Great Sage, Bull Demon King, Sun Wukong, and Zhu Bajie.)
Beside Abel stood a rabbit-eared girl wearing a feathered dress, holding a jade mortar in her left hand and a jade pestle in her right, quietly pounding medicine.
(Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, a healer.)
A white tiger with wings lay on a giant rock, with a phantom long saber behind it.
(Referencing Tiger Soul from the 'Divine Weapons' animation.)
A Qilin stood to the right of the white tiger, a brown Qilin to its left, and a four-eared, nine-tailed white sheep to its right.
(There's a saying that a horse gives birth to a Qilin.)
A black dog frolicked in the open space.
Thus, the twelve Zodiac Beasts were complete.
Rat — Yellow Wind Sand Rat.
Ox — Mighty Mad Ox.
Tiger — Slaughtering Tiger Soul.
Rabbit — Healing Jade Rabbit.
Dragon — Sky Azure Dragon.
Snake — Drought Feiyi.
Horse — Earth Qilin.
Goat — Valiant Boxi.
Monkey — Belligerent Battle Ape.
Rooster — Blazing Red Bird.
Dog — Sun-Devouring Howling Sky.
Pig — North Kan Fierce Boar.
At this point, the familiars based on the twelve Chinese zodiac signs were all complete.
They were created by referencing some mythical creatures, but being creations, they naturally couldn't compare to the originals.
So, the next step was to integrate them into his body, making them true familiars.
"Children, come!"
Abel said, looking at his twelve creations before him.
He just wondered how long it would take to drain his magic power to materialize these twelve into reality.
As Abel spoke,
the leading hamster transformed into a yellow wind and drilled into Abel's body.
Immediately after, the Mighty Mad Ox let out a roar, turning into a black light that rushed into Abel's body.
Then, the Slaughtering Tiger Soul entered like a bolt of lightning.
The Sky Azure Dragon, the Drought Feiyi, and other familiars successively transformed into light, all drilling into Abel's body.
As the last water-controlling blue pig entered his body,
Abel nodded with satisfaction.
Fusion was nothing, after all, this was his world. The next step was to materialize them into the real world.
"Telos Karma!"
("Ultimate Karma"!)
The dark terminal appeared in his hand.
"Ability Materialization 100%!"
As Abel's words fell, the "Ultimate Karma" emitted a dazzling light, then completely enveloped Abel.
Feeling the rapid ebb and flow of his magic power, Abel lay there, both in pain and joy.
12 familiars, 12 abilities.
Materialization completion was not instantaneous.
So Abel created a cloud he could lie on, and then lay inside it.
At this moment, Abel was like a water tank with water flowing in and out, wondering how long it would take to fill the tank.
"This in-and-out feeling is really uncomfortable."
Abel complained.
Then he used the power of the Sheep Talisman to directly project his soul, floating in the air, waiting for the light on his body to dissipate.
Time passed little by little.
The next day, early morning.
The soul floating in the air suddenly woke up.
Looking at his body lying peacefully on the cloud as if dead, Abel, as a soul, shook his head.
Then he raised his hand to check the time, and then paused.
He was still in soul form.
"My brain really isn't working well."
Saying that, Abel directly drilled back into his body.
"Hmm, comfortable."
Abel stretched his body and said, then raised his right hand and glanced at the time.
It was already 8 o'clock.
He raised his hand, and a blue terminal appeared in his palm.
"Divine artifact, exit."
As he spoke, his body glowed.
Then he directly returned to his original bedroom.
As soon as he appeared in his bedroom, Abel felt that something was very, very wrong.
He looked directly towards his bed.
He saw a small bulge under his quilt, and a small tuft of golden hair exposed outside.
He didn't need to guess who it was.
Aurora, of course.
By the way, shouldn't she be sleeping with Himeragi Yukina?
How did she end up in his bed?
At this moment, Aurora sat up, the quilt covering her head, her fair skin exposed to the air.
Her sleepy little face emerged.
The moment she saw Abel, Aurora smiled and said, "Good morning, Abel."
"Good morning, Aurora."
Abel also greeted her, then asked, "But why are you here?"
"Hmm~ I wanted to sleep with you, but yesterday when I came to your room, I found you weren't there, so I fell asleep while waiting for you."
Abel smiled, looking at the just-woken Aurora.
What 'wanted to sleep with me,' she probably wanted a bite of his blood, to be precise.
After all, the Fourth Progenitor was crying and making a fuss because she hadn't drunk his blood.
Moreover, they had only known each other for a short time.
But knowing without saying makes for good friends.
"Alright, I'll believe you for now."
Abel watched Aurora, then continued, "Since you're awake, get up early and change. I'm going to register at school later, and of course, if you want to go, you can come along."
"Go to school?"
Aurora asked in confusion, then continued, "Can I?"
"Of course, you can."
Abel nodded affirmatively.
After all, a certain Witch of the Gap wouldn't let the Fourth Progenitor run around outside.
And most of her power was within the school.
Just then, the door was knocked, then pushed open.
Himeragi Yukina, looking anxious, walked in and said, "King, have you seen the Fourth Pri—"
Before she finished speaking, she saw Aurora, disheveled, in the King's bed.
At this moment, Himeragi Yukina first froze, then felt as if struck by lightning.
The scene before her made her imagine many, many scenarios.
And then summarized it into one sentence, which was...
Aurora became the King's consort!?
Looking at Himeragi Yukina frozen there, Abel felt that this girl was imagining some things, some bad things.
Then he decisively interrupted her thoughts.
"Himeragi Yukina."
"I'm here!"
Himeragi Yukina subconsciously stood up straight.
Abel looked at her and asked.
"My Lady Protector, is breakfast ready?"
"Ah, not yet."
Himeragi Yukina came back to her senses, then walked towards the kitchen, "Please wait a moment, King, it will be ready soon."
Watching Himeragi Yukina leave, Abel then turned his gaze back to Aurora.
"Since you're awake, get up and change."
After saying that, Abel took a set of clothes and went to the bathroom to wash up.
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