Aethernea : Soulbound [Book 1]

Episode 95 - Practical Exam Start

Previously:

Kiel and Elaru talk about important stuff inside the Black Pearl restaurant.

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"Can you repeat that? I didn't quite catch it?" Kiel finally squeezed out.

"I said..." Elaru stared right into his eyes. "Let's talk about sex."

Silence descended on the room.

Kiel stared at Elaru with his own version of a gobsmacked and dumbfounded expression that consisted of a stiff, pale face, wide eyes and tightly pressed lips. Cold sweat was pouring down the side of his face making him look quite miserable.

How can you say that with a straight face?! What is with this air of solemnity?!?

Kiel's right eyebrow started violently twitching. He had to cough a few more times so get his voice back. "You...want to..." Kiel swallowed down the saliva. "...to talk about..." I can't believe I'm saying this... "... sexual intercourse?"

"Well, not the intercourse part specifically..." Elaru stated blandly.

Thank the gods! Kiel let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, but Elaru's next words made the remainder of his breath get stuck inside his throat: "What I want to talk about is making babies."

I don't... I don't even...what? Kiel stared at Elaru speechlessly. I... I can't even... begin to fathom what is going through her head...

His entire body stood completely petrified, as if he had turned into a statue.

Perhaps if it was a few days earlier, he would have just gotten up and walked away. But today, his mind turned completely blank. And then countless question marks popped up inside his head, overpowering any sense of rational thought.

Elaru's hand twitched as if it wanted to try poking Kiel again. However, this time she managed to restrain the urge.

"To create an offspring, both the mother and the father need to provide their seed of inheritance. When their two seeds meet, if they are compatible, they will combine into a seed of life."

When she mentioned the combining of two people as one, Kiel finally woke up from his stupor and his face fell. "Stop. I know how children are made!"

Elaru gave him a wise look as if she was an ancient scholar. "Patience, young mageling."

Is she making fun of me because I haven't had... intimate... relations with females!? Kiel placed his fingers on top of his eyebrow to forcefully stop the uncontrollable twitching. "Mageling? Did you just make that word up?!"

Elaru completely ignored his question and continued. "The seed of life is then nourished inside the mother's womb, or the egg, depending on the species, until it grows into a fully functional body."

Kiel covered his face with his hand. I can't believe we are having this conversation...

"The seed of life eventually gives birth to the consciousness - the mind. The mind contains memories and knowledge and is the source of thoughts and feelings. The mind is the essence of what makes you - you."

Kiel let out a low grunt of displeasure, however, Elaru continued to ignore him.

"When the mind gains self-awareness, it creates a projection of consciousness - the Mind. The Mind is simply an extension of the consciousness, a way for the consciousness to perceive the energy of the world. If the consciousness is the sun than the Mind is the light emitted from the sun."