To Grey Coincidence: Yup, special, right? And don't worry, I'm sure Suya will :)
Back at the restaurant, while Aicha was teaching the Hypnotizing Dance to Viper, Tanchi decided to take a break and learn more about cooking as she liked it more. She was currently in the kitchen with Kitsu who showed her the whole spot which was pretty exceptional for a normal kitchen.
There was a cable tied to the roof on which he could tie papers with the commands on them. On the front part was a bowl filled with fresh water and a grille right beside it. There was one small drawer that contained bread along with a knife to cut it into slices.
Another drawer was filled with ice cubes (yes, it's possible to find some in Egypt) to keep it cold where were stocked fruits and vegetables like apples, lemons, tomatoes, celeries, eggplants, carrots, brocolies, and mushrooms. It alos had some cheese and milk.
The theapot was stocked under the counter with the cups and plates. Right beside them were a few books containing all kinds of receipts. Another interesting item that Tanchi never saw in any other restaurant (the few she had the chance to see) was a put with blades which was called a blender. It was made to mix things into juice by filling it in and then closing the roof before spinning a leveller on the side to made the blades spin.
Beside the cold drawer was a larger one which contained cookies, bottles of grape juice, cherries, corns, potatoes, pastas, and even cherries. There was also a red-orange bottle with a fire drawing on the cover, so Tanchi could only guess that it probably contained a very strong spicy sauce.
This special kitchen was absolutely revolutionnary and didn't failed to impress the female penguin. As good as Mr. Ping was at cooking, Kitsu was way ahead in terms of technic and pratic. Maybe she could tell him about her discoveries upon returning to the valley.
Back to the Oasis' palace, the queen Maghr started Suya's training...by giving her a strange pink peach-shaped fruit that also had two leaves on the root. suya took it in her wing and looked at it and back at the Naga.
"It's an Akbar fruit." She said. "Eat it: you're gonna need it."
Suya didn't understood how it was supposed to help her, but she decided to eat it anyway. For a few seconds, she didn't felt any differences before a strange feeling arrived into her chest and groin. Upon further investigation, the snowy owl realized that her chest, butt and hips have grown larger (just a bit, not too much), much to her shock.
"W-What the heck?! What have you done to me?!" She asked toward the queen.
"This fruit have the speciality of...ameliorating a female's assets. Trust me, it's gonna be very useful for all the things I'm gonna teach you. Now, let's get your training officially started." She said and took a dancing pose. "First with the Hypnotizing Dance. Follow all my moves."
For the next hours, Suya performed all the dance moves the queen Maghr was performing and she was pretty good. So good in fact, that after only two hours, the Naga announced: "Congratulations, it's complete!"
"What?" Suya asked with a confused look. "But we've only been training for two hours."
The queen putted an hand on the owl's shoulder and pointed out of the window. "If you don't believe me, then why don't you go out and try the technique on one of the passing men out there?"
Suya followed her instructions and flew out of the palace and toward a nearby marchand who was selling weapons. "Hum, excuse-me, sir?"
"Yes, Miss?" He responded.
Taking a deep breath, she lifted her wings and started performing the dance as the queen and Aicha showed her. The merchant widened his eyes and seemed to be in trance. It worked! She mastered the Hypnotizing Dance! Smiling happily to herself, the owl flew back to the palace where the queen was waiting for her with a smile.
"I did it! I learned the Hypnotizing Dance! Thank you!" She said with taking the queen into a big hug which made her blush a bit before returning the gesture.
"It was my pleasure, youngling. Now what do you say we take a break and drink some sake?"
"Huh...I never drank alcohol before." Suya excused herself.
"Well, there's a start for everything." The queen said and went to pick a bottle of sake which she filled into a cup that she then gave the snowy owl. "Come on, it's not bad."
Suya hesitated for a moment before shrugging and bringing the cup to her beak where she welcomed the liquid in. Instantly, she felt the inside on fire and almost spat it out, only to drink it in quickly. She coughed afterward.
"For the love of cherries! This is strong!"
The queen laughed at her reaction. "It's true that we drink it more to refresh ourselves than for the taste."
After the two girls drank a bit (Suya simply took fruit juice instead), it was time for the next part of the training. The queen Maghr asked Suya to show her what she was capable of and the snowy owl showed her Petals Chi abilities, her Tree of Life form, her Plant Beam, Cherry Blossom Dance, and tree monsters. Afterward, the queen brought Suya in a secret room that had nothing more than a big pink pearl laying on a pillow.
"What's this?" Suya asked.
"It's the Chakal Pearl. It possesses the power to unlock special powers for those who opens themselves and trains with it. However, I must warn you that to achieve it, you're gonna have to perform a difficult task."
"I'm ready for everything. What do I have to do?" Suya said with determination.
"You're gonna have to sit there" She pointed to a little pillow before the pearl. "and meditate for 12 hours straight."
Suya though she heard incorrectly. "T-Twelve hours?!"
"Yes, and you need to focus during those twelve hours. Should you lose your focus for even a second, the pearl will feel it and the process will have to restart from the very beginning."
Suya was completely shocked by how she was supposed to pass this trial. However, now was not the time to hesitate: she had to become stronger to face the Pharaon and also to protect China.
"Let's do it!"