hotmtlnovel Chapter 466 To the Empire
Chapter 466 To the Empire
helliana, lora and sigurd tried their best to remain normal, but asura could feel their feelings of worry, frustration and desire to join him. though xavida was more obvious to her feelings, thanks to earlier today, he could clear her mind from these negative feelings at least temporarily.
"mm, you have to stay safe, darling." xavida hugged asura's chest while stroking his cheek, her lovely cheek scales changing between a dark pink and peach colour. she sat on his lap while kissing and hugging him for some time, trying her hardest to brighten up the room, even if causing a slight argument between the other girls.
'she's so warm and comfortable~ i hope she doesn't miss me too much.'
"i will be fine. your husband is powerful, haha."
there was a sense of foreboding in the room, but thankfully, asura's confidence at least gave them a slight sense of reassurance. xavida closed her eyes and looked towards sigurd while hugging asura's chest and rubbing her face against his chest, letting her tail slide along his thigh with a slight pat.
"so, how long are you leaving me, asura?" sigurd wasn't like xavida, who was fine with just a simple reply and a few kisses; she also didn't feel too bad. instead, she would return to attend the school back in the phoenix glade that would open to all people in the next few months.
she wanted to help guide the children to be stronger and able to have independence like herself, though it was mainly the thought of being a teacher of kids which helped her overcome the feeling of loneliness. she wanted to continue fighting alongside asura, but she knew that because he trusted her with the academy, sigurd didn't need to become trapped by those feelings.
"i don't know, and maybe you might be insecure or worried because of this. however, i can only promise to come back to you in one piece after our task is over."
however, because of these emotions, sigurd approached asura with a blushing expression. she bent down so their faces met, and they stared into each other's eyes while kissing a few times until she finally let out an exhale of her sweet, warm breath against his lips.
"i really want to be with you every second of every day. however, i know it's impossible, so please, when you return... come to me with your arms wide open and spend an entire day with me. if you could grant me that, i promise not to worry too much and fall apart."
sigurd held asura's hands gently and leaned forward, bringing him into a warm embrace and whispered against his ear before kissing and giving it a playful nibble. xavida was almost crushed against asura's chest because of sigurd's muscular abdomen pressing her face against asura's chest.
'haha, sigurd~ you have become so bold and seductive.'
asura's hand slid down the smooth cheeks of sigurd, while his spare hand wrapped around xavida, treating them both with affection. "then i'll promise you both, when i come back, i will make time for both of you and fulfil wish you each might have."
'ignis seems so casual... but she doesn't fool me. she seems a little angry... is it because i didn't bring her earlier today?'
"yes, we will be fine and await your return."
there was no way for her to come with him, and likewise, for ignis, one was pregnant with his children, the other could not hide her inhuman characteristics, and the empire hated hybrids.
"really? well, think about what you want when i come back—i promised those two, so of course, you both can ask the same."
he caressed their cheeks while bringing them both into a hug. feeling their bodies press against him, especially ignis, made him feel rather excited—though he was already used to restraining himself, it felt even harder knowing he might not see these lovely women for a while.
"make sure you keep lorem safe, okay, ignis? i hope you'll protect her and helliana while i am away."
ignis nodded solemnly with a dark expression and held asura tighter. she showed very few emotions, yet somehow, he could read her as if she were an open book.
"i swear, i won't let you down..."
"good girl, that's why you are cute. i won't let you down either, i promise." asura smiled down at the beautiful knight with silver and red hair.
after this, asura spent the time saying goodbye to his lovers and making sure they felt even a little better before he, mu xue, féng he ran and lucia climbed into the carriage that was pulled by monsters that looked like a mixture of a horse, camel and wolf to cross the sandy plains leading to the empire's capital.
he looked back once more. a huge amount of people with connections and bonds with him, their eyes looking at him with hopeful gazes, praying that he'd survive. then, among the crowd stood several specific people whom he could recognise instantly without using his demon eyes—his closest women, standing close by one another, holding hands.
'it's rare for them actually to be so harmonious.'
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"let's go. we have to reach the first town before daybreak." he called out as the carriage and animals began to rush away from the city of arachneas.