hotmtlnovel Chapter 96: Lorem's Question
Chapter 96: Lorem's Question
Asura and Xavida slowly ventured home after the great haul. Almost treating the assessment without care, wrapped around each other.
Their wings thrashed through the air, sending them booming towards their camp.
'She seems to have calmed down since the battle, but her alternate state is very volatile to things she hates.' Asura thought back to the small rat that appeared during her last mood.
Xavida then used her vanishing dragon's breath to melt the rat and the entire area to ensure they were all dead...
Yet when she returned to her usual self, she became sweeter and more loving. Now half asleep while hugging his chest tight, her drool dribbling down Asura's robe.
'The base seems to be strange. It feels like someone has been here. But the barrier isn't broken.'
Asura grasped Xavida's soft buttocks, making sure she didn't fall.
Her body was almost floppy, and she was accompanied by her quiet snoring as he lands at the second watch post, safely placing Xavida on the bed.
"I'm hesitant to leave you alone, but I must check the other platforms, little Xavi."
His gentle words pleased her as the dragons stretched out and released a lovely sound. Before, he kissed her forehead and stroked her horns.
A moment later, his figure faded, leaving the strongest barrier activated in her room.
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⁜ Lorem POV
The argent light of the moon shone upon Lorem's worried face. She waited in the same spot for so long dust started settling on her black knight mantle and hat.
'Why isn't he here at such a late time? The monsters become stronger at night, and the assassins could strike anytime!'
Lorem waited for Asura, her feelings towards him given time to settle. She wasn't as extremely obsessive or under his spell as Lucretia.
He was not Sura, the boy she had hoped to meet and waited for, but he had never returned. She accepted that the similarities were just that.
'He seems considerably stronger than before... How is he improving so fast?'
Suddenly, the sound of someone approaching echoed ever so quietly. Thanks to her experience and enhanced senses, she knew he used the dark element to hide.
'Slowly, that's it. If I were an enemy, you shouldn't rush to meet me. Good boy.'
Asura's movements seemed visible to her as if he wasn't even hiding as she stepped forward, cloaked by the darkness as the moon hid behind a pillar of wood.
From the moment they learned about the prince, she felt uneasy.
'I have to know...'
The next moment, she attacked, not trying to hurt or damage him. But to teach him a lesson about dealing with the existence of absolute power.
Lorem's hand reached Asura because she lowered her strength when dealing with her students. She misjudged because of his recent changes, allowing him to grab her wrist.
'Huh!? What happened?' Lorem found her arm locked by Asura, twisting before throwing her into a tree trunk.
But her free arm grasped his body, pulling him together as they collapsed onto the ground; suddenly, her eyes widened as she saw a figure—nostalgic, an old friend and rival—before a powerful suction came from Asura's palm.
Asura and Lorem instantly suffered before losing consciousness as the figure became more visible with the moonlight, her face one of sorrow and a bitter smile on her lips.
It was Helia. "At least you might realise this time you always were a slow girl, Lor."
The entire world became dark for Lorem; her mind and body felt the pleasant release of her curse being taken, a pleasure that she didn't understand. Helia's words sounded distant, like whispers. The pressure of losing her curse and pleasure built up, almost instantly bringing Lorem to an unbelievable climax as she lost all sense of reality from the foreign feelings.
"Ahhhhh!"
Before falling unconscious, Lorem's mind registered Helia's last words.
"Thank you for waiting for him even after all these years, Lor..."
⁜ Lorem POV (The Distant past)
The Black Dragon Kingdom Zur'tek was a neutral kingdom between the Scarlet Imperium and the Abyssal Phoenix Empire.
Lorem's body suddenly awakened, her eyes opening wide upon the familiar scent of roasted pine nuts and various meats sizzling while she leaned against a huge brown tree...
A nostalgic scene, the area just outside of the Royal Academy's campus.
'I would rest her with Helia and Sura so often...' Lorem recognised the surroundings and wondered why she awoke here. 'Wait, Helia!? Sura! Where are they!'
She stood up and looked around, searching for her two childhood friends, but only silence greeted her.
"That's right... they are dead. Even waiting several thousand years... They never returned. Is this the nightmare version of my memories, or the dream?"
'This is just a dream... Yet it feels like my heart and chest are lighter. That heavy weight is slowly vanishing.' Lorem closed her eyes, enjoying Sura's embrace before his next words...
"Is being a royal knight tedious?"
Lorem opened her eyes, seeing Sura's handsome smile, a scar across his missing right eye, and messy raven hair. "Not really; the pay is good, and the king is fair unless it comes to his damn son."
"Do you have any friends?"
"Mmm... Lucretia, she is strange but fun."
"Anyone else?"
"...No..."
Lorem noticed Sura's smile widening as his thumb wiped the last of her tears before wiping her lips gently. "Good, I don't enjoy sharing Lor, anyway."
She felt the situation too strange. Why did the dream change this time? Not in a thousand years or more had she dreamt of Sura changing, or had he asked about her current life... Usually, they trained or enjoyed a happy picnic.
"You are acting weird..."
"How about we eat your wraps and go to the library? There is something I want you to see."
Lorem nodded before Sura took her hand, holding her closer than usual. Their shoulders bumped against each other as Sura walked faster, his actions odd, excited.
"Come on, Lor; hurry up."
"Idiot... Just give me a few seconds."
'Why is he faster than me!? This is before he became a subject...' Lorem felt confused by the dream's sudden changes but didn't dislike it.
She liked Sura acting spoiled rather than the shy and dull man he became after his father's death.
'Maybe this is my subconsciousness telling me to move on? Or just twisting Sura into my ideal man. Is it mating season?'
Lorem didn't worry anymore and enjoyed herself.
Sitting on a bench under a giant tree near the library entrance, they ate their wraps.
The dream felt so real, her eyes closing to smell the fresh grass, flowers and food... 'Amazing, this dream feels like reality.'
Lorem enjoyed Sura's company and the delicious wraps as they finished before entering the library. It was massive, filled with bookshelves and students studying or reading various subjects.
'Wow... The library is fuller than I remember.' Lorem looked around before Sura led her through several bookshelves until arriving at the far corner.
Several students sat around this section, but Sura didn't hesitate to move them away. "Hey, this area is reserved for us." His stern voice caused everyone to run away before Sura pulled Lorem inside, closing the door behind them.
"Eh? What are we doing? Sura!?"
"Shhh, Lor, this is a library."
Lorem glared at Sura before looking around the bookshelf area. It had a small couch, a desk, and some chairs.
The pair sat on the small couch—because she was a little taller than most other girls and had large buttocks and thick thighs. She almost sat on Sura's body. It was a tight fit.
Yet Lorem felt she never wanted to leave this dream.
"So what now...?" Lorem asked.
Sura didn't speak. His hand moved identically to Asura before they fell, grasping her chest as she let out a moan.
Once again, the feeling of something heavy was removed from her body. "I'm sorry, Lorem. I cannot get rid of all your burdens and pain yet... Can you wait just a little longer?"
Lorem felt speechless from Sura's hands, kneading her breasts before his hot breath whispered into her ear. "Can you wait just a little longer...? Lor?"
"...Mmm... I can wait thousands of years for you, idiot Sura."
"Wrong~ that's not right anymore. Look properly and stop being so slow." A voice sounded from behind the door. Lorem could swear it was Helliana, her rival, but she felt the dream becoming hazy...
"Helia!? Wait, Sura! No... Don't leave me again!"
"Lorem~ it's okay. Open your eyes and look carefully."
Her vision darkened, tears building in her eyes as she heard his voice fading further.
Using her last determination to remember this strange Sura that made her feel things she hadn't before.
Only to see the man peering down back at her with raven hair, crimson eyes, and a charming smile that made her want to beat him up...
However, the first person she met upon waking gave the red phoenix another shock.