She stepped forward and saw the two guards flinch at her approach. One of them even held the weapon ready should she decide to attack. But Aurora did not want them dead.

If she killed them, her chances of meeting Clove would reduce to zero. These guards were the reason Aurora had met Clove the first time around.

She needed them alive and to follow the plot.

“I don’t think she killed them. Look, she’s in shock as well. What kind of sane human would walk out naked and covered in blood. Here, you wait while I’ll go and fetch a fresh pair of clothes.” the second guard almost yelled as he made his way out.

And then it was only Aurora and the other guard with her. He gave her a nervous smile and twisted his hands. His behavior made it evident that he did not want to be here.

“Ugh, maybe you should take another bath? Not that you are not alright as you are, but the blood must be bothering you. Also, I think you’re pretty. But you would look much, and I mean, much better with the blood off of your face.” The guard rambled a bit, his eyes darting around to look for a secure way out.

The uneasiness oozing off the guard was evident. The fear was too much as it began to clog Aurora’s senses. She wanted to make him stop whatever he was doing.

“Where is freshwater? I’ll wash all this blood off.” Aurora spoke for the first time, not even recognizing her voice. It did not sound human even to her ears. It had been melodic, a little too high-pitched, and enchanted.

The voice affected the human. The guard was too ordinary to resist the allure in Aurora’s voice and went dazed-eyed. Aurora chose to focus on getting herself cleaned up.

And there it was, a bucket full of clean, non-abyss water. It sat in the pointed corner like an innocent bomb.

Water had become a precious resource ever since the abyss. To see a bucket full of it was a luxury. It showed that these people had been ready for something like this to happen.

Aurora used the water quickly. She wanted to get out of the facility and into the abyss since Clove was waiting for him. She had to find her wife and make her fall for Aurora all over again.

And she also had to scout out her competition. She remembered the batch she had been a part of was excellent in quality. She needed to aim and be better than them.

And this time, she had to make sure to keep those traitorous men away from her wife. The abyss was poison. Aurora would soon see them burn before she ever joined them.

“Here, these clothes should fit you till we get you something else. Please make do with them till we get something better for you. We did not expect to have to provide for someone of your, eh, development” The second guard returned with a bundle in his arms.

Aurora took it from him with a straight face. She had seen where the human had been eyeing her. She did not mind getting a few looks.

Aurora was far from bashful or timid. The abyss had trained it out of her years ago.

She had learned that overdeveloped human females like her did not tend to survive long in the abyss. Most adventurers chose to stick to higher levels of the Abyss. Or have a strong party with them to protect themselves.

Aurora had only met a handful of powerful yet adult females in the abyss. That was why she knew her wife was unique.

Her Clove had been strong and had the perfect pair of breasts, just a little smaller than Aurora’s had been.

God, she missed her wife and all that she had stood for. The world felt a bit bleaker when she was not by Aurora’s side. How would she be now? Would she be like Aurora? Would her growth be like Aurora’s?

Aurora’s pair did seem like it had grown a little bit since she had last felt it. Had it not been a little under-developed at this time of her journey? Aurora remembered being thirteen. It had been an awkward age for her.

But her current body did not feel like it was thirteen.

She felt like she had as an adult, far too old for her age and size. Had she come back in her older body? Or was this a side-effect of time manipulation?

She did not realize that she was giving her guards quite a show as she parted her shirt to look at her breasts. And they did not look anything like thirteen years old’s should look.

*Cough* the guard finally decided to interfere, knowing that he could not handle it anymore.

The beautiful female in front of him was almost indecent and seemed to lack self-awareness. If this continued, then his body would betray him.

“I think it’s time we take you to the rest. Master wants to know how many passed this year” Aurora heard those words and instantly wanted to refuse. She hated the leader of the abyss. That old man and his whole family had been nothing but a thorn in Aurora’s side.

She especially hated the Abyss leader’s Son.

Being the leader’s son, Quince was someone that had tried to one-up Aurora at every step. He had been Clove’s childhood friend and chose to exploit that face quite often. He was also a contributing factor to Aurora’s death.

He would become a thorn once Aurora set up her academy. She would need to have him dealt with later.

She needed to find her wife, and there was the first problem. She needed to see how Clove was doing with her own eyes.

This time Aurora was not weak at all. In fact, she was too strong. Aurora was a goddess, the most powerful being. She had no idea how she would be able to hide her aura and power. They leaked out and affected her surroundings.

“Oi. Stop daydreaming and follow me. We’re already late.” the guard called. Aurora decided to focus on her attempts to reel in her aura later. She hurried to catch up with the guard before she was left behind.

The first step of her revenge had already started. Once she had a clear understanding of the Tower’s general power level, she would be able to start planning her next step.

Maybe it was also time to pay a visit to some potential allies. Aurora had a few in mind.