Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World

Later that day, the afternoon had arrived and the sun hung above the sky. The usual breeze was absent and the heat was creeping up.

Far away, dark clouds could be seen approaching, they would soon cover the sun and cover the whole mountain in a blanket in a blanket of darkness.

The leaves and grass blew slightly as the air rushed above the ground. The contrast between the heat from the sun and the air rush from below was very unnerving.

Many wolves could be seen having their mouths open and their tongues extended out, they were panting like they had not had water for a long time.

Their lack of sweat glands caused them to have to resort to this to disperser the heat in their bodies.

Still, something seemed to be happening around the vicinity of the mountain. All the wolves moved in an orderly fashion.

They moved in groups of two and three, sometimes four, all with a clear destination. They weren't patrolling, they were just…moving.

It was the same with the foxes, birds, and snakes. The birds who were usually scouting and the snakes who were usually hidden had come out and moved among the rest of the Kingdom's citizens.

An undercurrent.

They could see it in each other's eyes, uncertainty mixed with eagerness. This was a campaign they had never experienced before.

While all these preparations were going on, a group of high-level creatures were on the other side of the mountain, getting ready to leave.

On the side of the mountain that faced the direction of the faraway sea, at the very foot of the mountain.

"So," Kael said as he looked at the sky, observing the weather, "We should be on our way,"

He was talking to the three women behind him.

One was Chloe, with her grey clothes, black wings, and black tail. The second was Eidel, naked and having two tails swinging from left to right behind her.

The last was Ruda, who looked exactly like Eidel in facial structure. The only difference was her short pink hair and purple tail swerving behind her.

Eidel and Ruda had already been filled in on everything that happened while they were away hunting.

Added to the scolding they had received from Kael, they were not in a good mood. Occasionally, they glanced at Chloe with hatred clear in their eyes.

Chloe could only try her best to ignore them, she didn't understand how she was supposed to survive as a pride member among these people if they all hated her.

At least, she was fortunate that Katari wasn't available…

Kael twisted his neck from left to right, massaging his shoulders and stretching his legs.

Then, he began to transform. Once again, the limiter in his body was removed and he reached his full power.

He stood on all fours in front of the three women, exuding an aura of majesty and authority.

Chloe blinked, now that Kael stood there in his true form, she was able to appreciate his beauty.

As a lioness, she was naturally more attracted to the lion form than the humanoid form. She wasn't like Kael who was a reincarnated human and leaned more toward the humanoid forms.

Kael's golden fur, added with his dark gold mane, would make him an eye candy for all lionesses in heaven.

Chloe even suspected that Alora, her cold-hearted best friend, would be moved by the sight of Kael.

Just when she thought she had seen everything, Kael did something that completely blew her mind.

Two bulges appeared on Kael's back, close to his shoulders. The bulges kept growing and squirming like something was about to burst out.

And indeed, something burst out.

Two golden wings grew out of Kael's back, each large and composed of beautiful feathers.

Not just Chloe, even Eidel and Ruda had their mouths open in surprise. They already knew that Kael could borrow their powers, but didn't know that he could borrow Chloe's powers. Only now did they realize that Kael had added Chloe to the pride.

Kael turned around, flexing his shoulders and feeling the new appendages in his back. He felt that he could easily retract the wings if he wanted to, just the way he could do with the horns and extra tail.

He focused on the two wings, causing them to move slightly. It was a weird feeling.

At the same time, he could feel his metal bones temporarily becoming hollow, like a bird's. His whole body was adjusting to accommodate the power of the Air Lion.

Feathers sprouted from his skin and mixed in with his mane, giving him an exotic feeling.

Kael felt himself becoming lighter, his whole body weight seemed to have been cut off slightly, making him feel a bit tipsy and taller.

Another thing Kael noticed was his vision, it had become significantly clearer. Truly, the Air ions had the best eyesight among all the lions.

His golden irises stretched and became more pronounced, having rings in different shades of gold. His eyes had become mesmerizing.

A casual glance and most people would just assume that his eyes were still regular gold, only upon closer observation would they notice its peculiarity.

Kael blinked his eyes, allowing the glow to return and overshadow the change, his eyes had become more beautiful and captivating.

"Come on Chloe, show me how you do it," Kael said, bringing Chloe and the two sisters out of their thoughts.

Kael stretched his wings to the limit, revealing a wingspan of thirty feet, this was far more than Chloe's wingspan which was just twenty-five feet.

Kael, in his lion form, stood at a height of nearly six feet; he would be seven feet if he activated his War State. Normally, he had a body length of ten feet, excluding his tail.

A wingspan of thirty feet was very reasonable and realistic for Kael. Each wing stretched to a length of fifteen feet.

As Kael stretched his wings, a gust of wind magically blew out from his body, blowing the hair of the three women.

Chloe immediately transformed into her lioness form, followed by Eidel and Ruda.

Still compared to Kael, their forms looked pale and unremarkable.

Kael looked at Chloe, he was aware of their thoughts, he was aware of his own awesomeness, he just refrained from feeding his ego.

Chloe could feel Kael's gaze on her body, "Wait, you want to learn how to fly? now?" She asked, surprised.

Kael nodded, "Yes, all you have to do is demonstrate, I'll copy you," Kael stated.

Perhaps for a regular natural-born Air Lion, it would take them some time to learn how to fly with their wings, but for Kael who had the muscle control of the War Lions and the analytical mind of a Magus Lion, such a thing was easier.

Kael was tempted to just force his way into Chloe's mind and extract all the information he needed, but that came with harmful consequences. He was still unsure if he would need her in the future.

After all, he originally wanted one of each lion species as his consorts, now he finally had an Air Lioness. If he killed Chloe, he didn't know when next he would find another Air Lioness.

For now, he simply didn't know whether she could be an asset or a liability. If not that Priya had suggested adding her to the pride, Kael might have just killed her long ago.

"Oh, okay," Chloe said skeptically. Still, she had seen a lot of weird things happening today, it wouldn't be weird if Kael kept on giving her more surprises.

Chloe spread her wings, revealing her own wingspan of twenty-five feet. She flapped them slightly, causing powerful gusts of wind to spread out.

She ascended into the sky, one flap at a time. Kael watched her carefully, his pupils shrank and expanded as he meticulously observed every motion Chloe made.

Then he flapped his large wings, causing more winds to blow the surroundings.

He flapped once to get used to the feeling and flapped the second time to prepare himself. When he made the third flap, his front paws left the ground slightly.

Kael used his hind legs to push himself off the ground. Soon, his whole body was above the ground, going up and down.

The trees were bent back and the grasses were being scattered around. Kael could not control the new power over Air and this resulted in him damaging his surroundings.

Chloe was surprised by this, she could see that Kael was mimicking the way she took off from the ground. His clumsiness with using the power of Air didn't excuse the fact that he succeeded on his first try.

Kael continued copying Chloe as they slowly flew away from the mountain. Eidel and Ruda looked at each other, a short private agreement was made between them before they chased after Kael on the ground.

Only two people had been present to see the four of them leave. The two were Priya and Zabita who stood close to the mountain peak.

Zabita had her usual lazy gaze as she gazed at the horizon while Priya had her shoulders slumped as she released a sigh.