A torrent of magical energy poured into the prepared Vessel of the Ten Crowns along with Jun's consciousness and what was previously a vague colorless terminal began turning into a visage resembling its possessor's previous form.
Tall but not overly so, a slim figure filled with lean and compact muscle, divine facial features and pitch black hair along with prismatic eyes.
Jun moved around in his new clothless vessel, seeming satisfied by how well in fit but also feeling somewhat restrained.
Despite this feeling of restraint however, he was far more free than he was before. Thanks to the incredible innate power of his previous body as well as its obscene levels of charm, Jun had to exercise restraint at all times he was with someone else.
Now though, thanks to the Crowns, represented by ten rings with different designs being the source of his power and his vessel only being a conduit, so long as he kept the rings inactive, he had absolutely no need to restrain himself.
The feeling of restraint that he felt was merely his sharp drop in power. His vessel was naturally strong, far stronger than your regular Servant without a noble phantasm but still much weaker than before.
With a grin however, Jun activated the ten rings establishing an active connection to Domina Coronam and drawing on the power of the Ten Crowns well, nine to be more accurate since the Crown of the END was still incapablçe of providing benefits for now.
Gone were any previous feelings of restraint as if they were never there in the first place, power filled Jun's new vessel, power that he knew wouldn't lose out at all to his previous self and maybe even surpass it.
And so, Jun turned an unavoidable nerf into a nice powerup that would propel him even further once the Crown of the END: Babel became operational and granted him the limited power of Apokalypsis to wield as he pleased without Omniverse ending consequences.
After getting a nice feel for his new body and sensing the power of the Ten Crowns coursing through him, Jun decided to analyze his Saint Graph which had no doubt undergone drastic changes due to his actions.
Leaving Jun to ponder over his abilities, Jun's harem as he secretly called it since not all of the girls were yet involved with him was pondering on their future.
Jun was to come out of the Root of Akasha a few days after he had left, not due to restraints but to give the women of his household time to ponder on their choice and make their mental preparations for the future.
Morgan and Scathach felt somewhat unsettled due to temporarily losing the connection to Camelot and Dun Scaith respectively, Jun's doing as he did not wish for the change in Domina COronam to impact them as well as removing them from the equation so as to not hamper his desired transformation.
Other than that however, Scathach was quite at peace and not requiring any pondering whatsoever, already having accepted being bound to Jun for eternity after he had beaten and bound her to himself.
Scathach chuckled to herself thinking on it.
When she put it that way, it painted Jun as a perverted fiend that beat up a proud warrior queen and bound her to his will. And while that was technically correct, said queen was actually quite pleased with the occurrence.
She was no stranger to relationships but was unsure whether she and Jun fit together but their moments of passion, mutual trust developed as she trained him and the fact that they both preferred to to be too clingy to each other all them time made get along surprisingly well.
Onto Morgan, she had shown respect and attraction to Jun from the start, he sensed no falsity in her feelings, leading him to accept her quite easily but knew something beyond his knowledge had to be occurring or the tyrannical queen would have never been as soft as she was to him.
Indeed, Morgan had a secret and knew Jun far better than he realized, hence her feelings for him. How that was possible was a question for another time but safe to say, she was his staunch ally and wife, always ready to assist him in his endless pursuit of power which she appreciated as a power hungry monarch herself.
Binding herself to Jun was an instant decision for Morgan so her ponderings were focused others matters.
She was indeed holding back some information from Jun as revealing it at the current time would possible cause a paradox that would annihilate her existence, she was already courting destruction with her actions so she was very cautious of bending the laws of the multiverse further.
This however, did not stop her from pondering on just how much influence she could exert on current events, how much help and advice she could provide her beloved husband without paying the ultimate prize.
It was precisely this that occupied the Fae Queen's thoughts and after careful pondering, she had found a way to not only strengthen her husband and his forces further, but also a possible way to rid herself of her current restrictions.
The only question was whether Jun would trust her enough to follow her suggestion without her having to reveal anything to compromise her fragile existence.
Penthesilea had no hesitation. Jun had fulfilled er dearest wish, helped her accept her beauty and herself, helped her love who she was while providing the means for her to expand her already considerably power on top of giving her a lare boss himself.
The amazoness queen was beyond doubt pleased with her husband and had long pledged herself to him, body, heart and soul. Bind herself to him in this permanent matter was simply another way way for her to show him her devotion and not something that needed any pondering.
Moving on however, while most of the others were also quite sure of their decision to bind themselves further to Jun, each had their own reasons.
Iri, despite the tumultuous circumstances of their first interactions, felt a tremendous debt to Jun. After all, he had both saved her life and even more importantly, save her daughter while also granting them both an opportunity to enjoy many years, perhaps eternity together.
Unlike many of the others which pursued a romantic relationship with Jun, some unknowingly, she did not do so despite finding him to be the most attractive man she had ever met.
Illya was her life and her motivations, she was fond of Jun and loyal to him because she knew her daughter would benefit from it and, so long as she was honest, Jun would not fault her for it.
Maybe in the future, she would fall for the charming man that gave her everything she wanted in a happy life with her daughter but for now, she followed him due to the future he could provide and the debt she felt would require an eternity to repay.
Jack's thoughts were perhaps some of the more simple ones but she was not foolish by any means. Jun was her everything, he gave her the warmth she sought, cared for her like a daughter and pampered her when he was available.
She felt a bit unhappy due to how much time he spent away from her but thought it a small price to pay for her father's happiness and fulfillment. While not liking to get hurt, she trained harshly in order to help her beloved father in all his endeavours.
He had made her feel loved and powerful and she would give her entire being to him for it with no regrets whatsoever.
Jeanne was a maiden experiencing her first love. Jun had given her a life beyond her divine duty but while she had accepted his offer to go with him of a blooming attraction and love, Jeanne also felt she was serving a higher purpose in doing so.
Jun was an existence beyond anything she had ever seen and her Revelations told her as much, that she was meant to follow him.
It was wonderful for her. She was prepared to fight for her love, to go against the Heavenly Will if she had to but to have its blessings for her pursuit of the relationship she desired made it all the more sweeter.
The decision to bind herself to Jun was one made instantly and without any lingering doubts. Her lack of experience in such matters and shyness in regards to them hampered her progress but her love was strong and she was sure that Jun held a spot in his heart reserved for just her.
Atalanta on the other hand, while making her decision almost as easily, doubted herself. She told herself she followed Jun out of duty, he was a fine master who never let her down and she was his loyal Servant.
She loved taking care of the children Jun had saved from their cruel fates and kept protected, an act which made Atalanta greatly pleased with her master, as did the love and care he gave to the children whenever he was around them.
Despite creating in her head all sorts of reason to follow him, Atalanta knew she was fooling herself. Her decision to bind herself to him was one born from her heart, not her mind.
It was not that rare an occurrence for her vows of chastity made to her beloved goddess Artemis to be tested by her urge to give her to baser impulses and offer herself to her master.
She knew he wanted her and it stoked her desire but he was also very respectful of her. While he flirted with the others he did not do so with herself and while this made her jealous it also highlighted to her that he took her honor and her vows very seriously.
Try as she might, Atalanta had difficulties in denying she had feelings for her master Jun. For now however, she was content playing the loyal Servant, for how long though, that remained to be seen.
Then there was Semiramis . . .
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