Later on, Ru was still crying with her tearsome eyes and frightful face, while she was embracing him tightly, even though there was a smile on her face. Zeran didn't utter any other word and just hugged her tight too. For quite sometime, The air around both of them was quite chilling yet, it was filled with sudden intensities. Fluttering lavander butterflies were swarming around the two such as those were flowery petals and glistening gemstones. Zeran was feeling the amazing warmth of her body and even her scarred emotions deep inside. Thereon, he was in his thoughts,
("I guess she was scared too...")
("But really...any woman would be afraid of that...").
The both of them were heavy on their deafening silence. Since they were somehow traumatized with the previous experience they had witnessed upon. His eyes weren't showing any sign of hatred instead, it proved much concern for the evil Goddess Ruhime. Sometime soon, she had dried up her tears and calmed herself down. She removed her arms upon him. More than that, her usual teasing self and dazzling smile was back. While, Zeran had noticed that she returned to her normal self, he sat on the bed near her and asks her,
"Ru...I just wanna ask something..."
"What just happened back there?".
She looked up and somehow replies to him in an unsure way but, a sinister smile was also on her face too, such as she had the appearance of a tricky woman, that would make any man twist their minds,
"Hmmmmm♪"
"Let's just say...We were able to escape..."
"Unharmed and my whole body untouched by that abusive putrid creep...".
As he heard her direct words, his face turned puzzled, since fast-paced things had happened in a glimpse, while he was in deep slumber. He was confused in his thoughts later on,
("Hmmm...So we escaped...but how?")
("Ru's telling the truth...")
("Wait...Ru's telling the truth?").
Though he just nodded, since he doesn't want to delve deeper into the mind-boggling mystery so, he asks another question,
"Oh and...what about the artifact...".
She pointed out her wooden desk to him and replies,
"Well it's already there...at that desk...".
He saw the inexplicable mini statue of the mandragora tinged in golden brilliance. Ru showed a grateful face to him in a very daring way, that would entrance any man's feeling and said,
"And thanks to that...my home is bigger now...".
Trying to grasp on what she had said, he looked around the place with his suspicious eyes. It seemed she was telling the truth, as his immediate eyes took a glance of the place, in which it had a wider and bigger space than ever before. Moreover, the wooden floor was no longer visible, instead it was covered by a luxurious but, simple red carpet all-around. Soon upon, he was convinced deep in his thoughts,
("Hmmm...so that's how it is...").
While she had been seeing him being quite awe-strucked in his very expression. She adds upon with her pleasing voice, trying to appease him more,
"Oh!"
"And not only that...".
She brought out a small picnic basket weaved in amazing sophistication. It was ladden in a thin yet, strong material and the handle was thicker but, it was still the same material used. Soon, she offered the basket and said,
"Here...".
Zeran had noticed her and turned around his look upon the basket she had offered in front of him. He had seen the fresh and healthy looking root crops in pale pinkish color, that looked very delectable and edible, making him to utter out his words,
"Turnips?".
She nodded to him with a subtle smile.
"This was also due to the artifact you retrieved for me..."
"Now my small garden is growing turnips..."
,as she had said and shown him in a grandeous way beyond the window. He turned his face and he was inexplicably surprised with, an optimistic expression, since he had witnessed upon his very eyes outside the window, that the turnips were growing quite rapidly in the loam and rich soil. There were more lavander butterflies flutterring in the fleeting winds outside. Soon, she lifted Zeran's chin with her goddessly flawless left hand. He took notice of her action and turned his head and saw her entrancing face yet, again. She went very close to his face. Next, she closed her eyes. Her subtle smile upon her face was sinister yet, intensely seductive as the eye can see. She opened her eyes that was very truly mesmerizing to observe. He had looked with rising nervousness up to his very spine. More than that, the whole room was emanating heavy and unusual passionate feeling around. Though, their inner feelings were somehow bonding with each other through their eyes in such a way of wreathing petals. Sudden warmth was felt throughout the place. She went near his ear and left out a soothing whisper upon him,
"And for this 1st quest done..."
"I shall reward you...".
As she felt upon his cheek with her soft and steaming lips that even left out a velvet kissmark in a quite sudden manner just like any flirty woman would to her prey. Then she said in front of his face,
"That was just the first...".
She released her mesmerizing hold upon him. She took the basket filled with turnips and walked away quite gracefully for Zeran can see. Sometime soon, a magically enchanting door at the wall appeared before her. Though, as she was still in front of the door. Her eyes took a glance of fleeting interest to him midway and even slipped out a grateful smile filled with hope too, despite she was revered as a menacing deity. Then, she expressed with her soft voice,
"Thank you...Zera..."
"You saved me back there...".
While he heard her sudden appreciation, he was dumbfounded in his thoughts,
("Saved her there...wait what?!)
("What did I even do there?!").
Meanwhile,in another occasion, Mai was at the lively run-on-the-mill tavern in any medieval fantasy world of Florence village, that Zeran and Ru had stumbled upon previously. More than that, Mai was now drinking her whiskey and her eyes were seeing the rowdy men brawling with their fists and even sharing their kinda adventurous stories with each other that was causing the a huge ruckus all-around. Soon, Mai recalled her thoughts,
("I guess I'm back at...Florence village...").
Her recollection went deeper as she even flashbacked the situation she saved the queen from the sudden invaders. Then, the queen ordered her to find him and his recent whereabouts here, since there was something awry with the agreement. Soon, she went deeper unto her sea of memories. She remembered the times when Zeran, Gav and her were travelling around the place, trying to find a way to calm the berserked dragon before. A little while later, her recollection had stopped, as she overheard two burly people talking with no finesse at all,
"Oi haven't ya heard?"
"There was something that had happened here at this peaceful village of ours?"
"But noone knew who did it?"
"Strange..."
"Well it's true...and somehow those beautiful females were even looking with evil grins on their faces..."
"Instead of being shocked, they were laughing like maniacs when they saw what happened to him..."
"Wow...they must've gone insane when they saw him...well..."
"I think he deserved that too...after all he—".
As soon as she had heard those rumors from them, she was alarmed with grave worry in her look, riling up her shocked thoughts,
("Don't tell me...it was...him?!").
She had left in a sudden manner but, she still left a tip and made the folding door slam so strong. The rough guys at the tavern were all shocked in mute but, returned to their usual selves later on. Mai was now outside and the air was dense and whorled in strange mourning. The sublime night sky was visible to the naked eye. Later on, she had noticed upon the center of the village that she wouldn't believe her eyes. At the distance, were 5 beautiful females with their sheer insane happiness and not heartfelt mourning upon their expression. While they were looking at the gruesomely dismembered pieces of Gav's arms and his heart ripped-out inside-out, that was oh so excruciatingly painful to see as it was slathered and spilled in dark blood too. There were also some concerned villagers looking upon with great suspicion upon the dead corpse too. Afterwards, she heard the murmuring of the beautiful females with various hair colors and hairstyles,
"Good riddance...you cheater..."
,as the tall woman with dark red hair uttered.
"Not only you had 2 wives...you had 5 wives...and we were all idiots to believe your sweet lies...like you are the only one I truly love...bleh..."
,while another woman in straight black hair added upon with disgust in her eyes.
Though, the other woman with pink hair and looked younger amongst them there says with such regrets,
"If only I believed in Zeran...he could've been a better husband..."
"I wonder why Lady Fae overthrew and broke her vow to him..."
"He's too loyal even as a King...".
Mai, was truly convinced as she had seen upon and felt her chest, feeling the ever pain of a dismembered companion and ally. Thereupon, she was in her thoughts feeling the heavy winds,
("So Gav was killed...")
("I know you hated him as a companion...for stealing one of the women you admire here in this new world...")
("But please don't let my intuitions be correct...")
("Zeran...").
That sudden moment, the atmosphere around the place became frozen and stiff. The malevolent winds and dark miasma coursed throughout the place that broke the windows into fragments. The villagers were scared and terrified for a moment. Thankfully, the sudden air of destruction was gone immediately. Mai felt suspicious of the sudden phenomena. The strange thing she had witnessed was the terrifying winds came from the chaotic white sky above and gushed down through an unusual turbulence.
On the other hand,
in an exquisite-looking bedroom. That revered of great royal value. Lights of dimmed yellow and the bed of glistening glamour. Fae known as the queen was staring by the window.
Queen Fae who has eyes of deep sapphire. She was wearing a black crown embedded with opal gemstones in which, it depicted shrill glory. Her apple hairstyled silver hair that shines with brilliance. Though, there was a streak of her hair that is dyed in the color of the abyss. She had a skin of porcelain whiteness, her young-looking face of calming yet beautiful to the eyes. Her slim body was cloaked in regal and queenly clothes that any woman of high stature would wear, blended in the harmony of black and white.
She was looking at the glass window. Thereon, she saw the strong rains and dark clouds outside, while she was holding a steel fan at her right hand.
Soon upon, Queen Fae turned around, as she had sensed their presence. The two shady masked guys from Florence village before, appeared in a very mystical manner of billowing miasma in front of her. They knelt to her in a noble way and said,
"Our apologies my queen..."
"For we have failed to capture him..."
"But we have observed that he was being accompanied by a beautiful and voluptuous woman...".
As she heard their statements, she left out a calm yet terrifying look on her face, turning the place to be filled with a thick air of darkness. Then, she replies to them with a soothing and relaxing tone although, it was filled with chilling coldness,
"So...he's on the move now...".
Yet, in her thoughts were something much darker and deeper,
("My dear Zeran...soon I shall smite you down...")
("For my ideals better than yours...")
("Aswell as...for my BETTER PLEASURE...").
"Hm-hmp♪!"
,while she giggled in a childish yet, menacing way. A little while later, a middle-aged butler in a black suit entered and bowed down to Queen Fae and told her with utter respect,
"Your highness...the other 3 Kings of other nations are now interested to see you...".
Her face was then riddened in a calm yet devious smile, filled with such perversions and lewdness. Her eyes were ready for the carnal passion and intense pleasure that she shall experience later on.
"It...seems they're eager to see me..."
,while she said. Thunderstorms were at large and strong winds of wooing death were all outside the deathly room of hers. She left her bedroom after, as she was in her thoughts too,
("Though...I wonder who this...WOMAN you're with now Zeran...")
("I have a feeling...you're with MAI AGAIN!").
Back at Ru's humble home although, it was gradually getting better than it was ever before. Zeran was still wandering in his very thoughts, while he was eagerly waiting for Ru's reward for him,
("Atleast Ru's unharmed and untouched...")
("And most importantly...")
("SHE'S STILL A VIRGIN!")
("Wait...why am I...so concerned for Ru?").
"It's done♪"
as Ru said in front of him with an endearing smile, while she was holding out a tray. Though, as he heard her beautiful voice, he snapped out of his convoluded thoughts. He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice Ru was already there. He witnessed that Ru had her fluffy tail and twitching foxy ears yet again. More than that, he saw the tray having a plate filled with baked turnips, that were steaming and mouthful to look at, despite it's simple appearance. Later, she left out a satisfying smile upon her face and said,
"This is somehow your 2nd reward...Zera...".
Zeran responds with a cool smile,
"Thanks...Goddess Ru...".
As soon as she heard his sudden compliment, her face went red as a sweet strawberry ready to be eaten. Not only that, she looked feverish even though she wasn't sick. Her animal-like ears were twitching more frequently. Her way of talking is even strange, as she uttered out her words,
"G-Goddess R-Ru?...".
It seemed, he noticed there was something unusual about Ru. So he asks her with a concerned look on his face, and tried to hold her flawless hands that were somehow shaking,
"Ru? Something wrong?".
Yet, Ru just brushed it off but, she was obviously fidgeting,
"N-nothing's wrong!".
He had witnessed the embarassed Ru in front of his eyes although, he didn't mind her that much. Though, he was also mesmerized by the sudden cuteness of the evil Goddess, that was quite a rare sight and experience. Later, he just says to her with a convinced look upon his face,
"Okay...if you say so...".
Later on, he ate the meal with a whole hearted-feeling that swelled inside of him. The firm texture and hot sensation whirled-out both in his mouth and stomach in a harmonic way. The flavors weren't that intense though, it didn't felt dry as he had thought. Its firm texture similar to a meat, made him to boost his appetite even more. He just noticed by now that there was a special sauce of sweltering honey. He took a piece of the baked turnip and dipped it. As soon as he ate the piece seeped in honey, his mouth tasted the sudden licorice that wasn't overpowering but, mixed in perfect blend of meatyness and sweetness. Sooner or later, Ru was no longer feeling feverish. Zeran was done eating the whole dish. Thereon, Ru says to him in an eager smile, while her tail was swaying in interest,
"There are still more of these Zera...".
"Guuuh...I'm stuffed..."
,as he replied back feeling he can no longer eat more.
Ru suggests in a gleeful yet cunning manner,
"Hmmmm♪"
"Why not...put it into your..."
"DIMENSION INVENTORY?".
As he heard her funny suggestion, he complimented her,
"Why not...thanks for the great idea Ru!".
Though, he was also puzzled in his thoughts,
("So she does know of my ODD Abilities...")
("And yeah...it can also preserve food...").
Soon, Ru brought out the other baked turnips that were even more than before, that almost amassed the whole room. Zeran was surprised with those flooding the whole place but, he still managed to stash it away in his own hidden storage called "DIMENSION INVENTORY". The baked turnips suddenly vanished into nothingness later on. Although, Zeran left out a confident grin on his look and says in his thoughts,
("Those might be gone here...but when I need them...")
("I could just bring them out anytime anywhere...")
("Just like what I do with my golden claw weapon...").
His supernatural vision then sees,
["...BAKED TURNIPS: x150"...].
Afterwards, the loads of trays were gone too. The atmosphere wasn't filled with intense vibes. His vision returned to normal and he asks her on other matters, feeling great excitement,
"By the way...what's the next artifact we're after?"
As she heard his question, she brought out her smartphone that has a little foxy tail strapped to it. She swiped its screen and said, while she was glancing on her smartphone's screen,
"Let me see..."
"It's something called...oops...".
Suddenly, her smartphone's screen went black, since the battery had dried out. Ru sighed with a little girl's frowning face and her foxy ears were down like a sad little puppy. Though, Zeran noticed something strange and his eyes looked very suspicious and he was in his thoughts after,
("Wait a minute...").
He blurted out with a shocked face afterwards,
"WHY DO YOU HAVE A SMARTPHONE?!".
Though, Ru just responds to him in a normal manner,
"Oh this...well all Goddesses at the HEAVENLY CELESTIAL SYSTEM have it...".
Yet, later on, she held his chin and looked at him with her devious but, sexy expression directly, that was oh so daring and succubus-like. Her tail was swaying in great eagerness, added with her menacing voice, oozing of a sexy diva,
"And I'm sure...you know what I mean...ZERAN NOAH AETHER...the..."
"REINCARNATE HERO KING...".