Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World

The power that the Conqueror Mode came with was different from what the mushrooms delivered.

Whereas the mushrooms provided him with raw and violent energy, upgrading his body beyond the limit, the Conqueror Mode did something different yet somehow similar.

Compared to the effects of the mushrooms, the Conqueror Mode came with a certain level of clarity. It enhanced his overall strength, overwhelming all the effects of the mushrooms with its own, but the enhancement was calm and fluid, not aggressive.

Kael saw the conqueror mode as a new ability he could add to his arsenal. But since he was still in recovery mode, he didn’t try to experiment with it at all, at least not yet.

’Maybe there are other powers that are specific to the Primordial Lion…’ Kael was thinking when something occurred to him.

’What did it mean to be a Primordial Lion?’ He asked himself while closing his eyes.

The more he observed his golden figure, the more he felt like the word ’primordial’ was just too simple.

When he had been in the Conqueror Mode, he felt that he had gained a certain level of connection to something ethereal, something beyond the material world.

If he could use a mortal world to describe it, he would say that he had been connected to a Law, one of the building blocks of the universe.

But this was just a connection, not actual control.

Many questions ran through Kael’s mind but he refrained from thinking too much about it, there were other things to do, especially now that three of his lionesses had attained tier 3 and could have a human form.

Kael’s eyes glanced at the two figures who were with him in the cave. Close to him was Nalii in her lion form, she attended to the vine chair, ensuring Kael’s speedy recovery.

Then close to the entrance of the cave was Eidel, standing guard in her naked human form.

She faced the entrance, staring into the vast land and the expanse of broken trees below. Her heart-shaped buttocks shook slightly when she leaned against the wall.

Kael lost a bit of control as his lion rod twitched slightly. Nalii, ever vigilant to any change in Kael’s body, noticed this.

Her green eyes locked on the fleshy and veiny rod with focus and interest. Then she looked up to lock eyes with Kael’s.

Even as Kael rested with his eyes half closed, they still couldn’t hide the passion that threatened to burst out of those eye holes.

"Kael son, is anything the matter?" Nalii asked. Her eyes were teasing as she waited for Kael’s clumsy answer.

She knew what Kael wanted.

Kael was about to respond when a noise came from outside the cave.

"I wish to see the King," The voice of Commander Bibi, borrowing the power of a nearby spirit wolf, spoke to Eidel.

"I also wish to see the King." Vixy’s telepathic voice also resounded from the entrance.

"The king rests, you should all wait for his recovery," Eidel said, her voice form and her stance unmoving.

Her fiery eyes stared down at the muscular wolf and the red fox, contemplating about something.

The muscular wolf stood beside a spirit wolf while the red fox stood with two other foxes, one white and one red.

"But the matters are important," Bibi said, insistent on speaking with Kael at the moment.

Eidel frowned as the temperature around her rose slightly. Bibi began to feel the heat and could not help but take some steps back.

Vixy simply stepped back without saying anything, but she didn’t leave. She too had something to tell Kael, it would be bad if Kael blamed them later for not speaking up on time

"Let them in," Kael spoke into Eidel’s mind, only then did she step back and make way for the two creatures to enter.

"Only the two of them, the rest of you can wait here," Eidel commanded, her two tails swishing from left to right as she stared down at the other wolf and foxes that dared to enter.

The wolf and two foxes could only step back with dejected expressions, they wanted to see the King that had killed that monster.

Bibi and Vixy walked into the cave with cautious expressions. When they didn’t see the rest of the lionesses inside the cave, they breathed a sigh of relief. Vixy was especially thankful that Katari and N’bayé were not here.

"Vixy, Commander Bibi, you have news for me I presume?" Kael’s deep voice sounded in their minds, startling them at how masculine it had gotten, a bit different from before.

They stared at the humanoid form that rested lazily in the vine chair with Nalii standing beside him.

His body wasn’t moving except for his fingers which had started tapping on the armrests.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bibi was the first to talk. He paused, waiting for Kael’s permission to continue.

"You may proceed," Kael said calmly.

"Your Majesty, the casualties of this battle were by no means small," Bibi started.

"First of all, of the close to one hundred and fifty warriors that joined this fight, nearly half of them are dead." He stated.

"Hmm," Kael didn’t react visually to these words, only humming while he tapped his fingers on the armrests, playing a rhythm that was familiar only to him.

"There will always be casualties. I’m more concerned about the enemies you fought, are they all dead?" Kael’s words were like a blow to Bibi’s psyche.

Kael didn’t care about the lives of the wolves, he had merely been thinking wishfully. He had hoped that perhaps, Kael would show some form of concern for his soldiers.

"Yes, Your Majesty, most of the enemies we encountered on the mountain are dead. However, we have one who has been forced into unconsciousness by N’bayé.

We don’t know what to do with him."

Kael went silent again, thinking of N’bayé’s reason for not killing this enemy. Then he remembered that he had mentioned the possibility of subjugating one of the mountain kings.

’Maybe she took it seriously,’ He thought.

"Leave it there then, have her keep the creature until I’m in the mood to look at it," Kael commanded.

Bibi nodded, he had said all he had to say but he didn’t leave, he couldn’t, not empty-handed.

Kael, of course, was not oblivious to the thoughts of Bibi. All kings had to treat their generals in a certain way to ensure their loyalty, Kael was no exception.

He looked at Vixy and asked, "Did you prepare the stacks of meat like we discussed?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Vixy answered.

"Then hand it all to the wolves after you leave this place." Kael declared.

"All of it?" Vixy asked, shocked. Bibi felt his heartbeat speed up. From Vixy’s expression, he assumed that the meat stack was going to be a lot.

"Yes, all of it. Brave soldiers deserve rewards." Kael said.

Bibi immediately bowed his head, "Thank you, my King, I and the wolves are truly grateful." He said with a loud voice.

Kael simply nodded, finding the energy to now move his neck. He was gradually recovering his strength faster than he predicted.

"King Kael, the root of the battle…" Vixy said at this point.

"Ah yes, I hope little was destroyed during the chaos?" The golden-haired humanoid asked. Only now had his interest been awakened.

Vixy, seeing the light glimmer in Kael’s eyes, was very satisfied. She felt like she would soon know the kind of things that made Kael happy, if that happened, then her position would be secure.

"Actually, me and my foxes were able to gather all the loot we could find. And from our scouts, there are no damaged bodies behind.

We counted a total of fifteen high-power bodies as well as thirty low-powered bodies…"

As Vixy began to recount and give account for all the things she recorded, her three tails swung mesmerizingly, albeit without her doing it intentionally.

Kael listened with rapt attention, not willing to pull his mind away from whatever distraction surfaced in his mind. As sheisted the specific types of animals that had died, Kael’s fingers tapped faster on the armrest, a sign of his growing excitement.

The profits of the battle far outweighed the losses. Kael was already thinking of what he would do with these spoils of war.

"...Should I bring them to you?" After Vixy finished telling Kael what she accounted for, she asked this question.

Bibi began to wag his tail uncontrollably. He had listened to everything and he didn’t even know what to say. The wolves had really contributed a lot to the success of this battle.

Although they had the superiority of the lionesses backing them, it didn’t change the fact that they had helped.

"No," Kael said, shaking his head. "Once I’m done resting I’ll check it and distribute it all by myself."

Vixy’s body shook, same with Commander Bibi. What did he mean by ’distribute.’

Suddenly, Bibi could see one of his long-forgotten dreams within reach, the dream of evolving and becoming a tier 3 wolf. Finally, that dream could come to reality because of Kael.

But he tried his best not to show his excitement, still having some doubts about what Kael wanted to actually do with the loot.