People say that love can radically change someone whether in a positive or negative aspect.
Deva's wives can be an example, Era and even Deva herself changed a bit because of love.But there was also something else that can make someone change to a different person to their past selves.
Time.
A long amount of time can change a person's heart and mind.
Deva saw it with her own eyes.From the gentle and a bit naive Era to a one that does not care other than one person, Deva saw the process Era went through to become a god and act like a god despite having mortal origins.
Even Deva changed when she went through the fifth scenario and also when Era showed her entire life Deva changed, as to how much she changed Deva didn't know.
But she knows that with love and time, people tend to throw their values and pride to pursue their object of desire and fundamentally tend to only focus on that.
Era is no exception, the eyes and figure of Ophiel softened her heart.Era expected to Ophiel to break and only love her after going through several 'sessions'.But never expected to hear so soon the words she yearned for so long.Everything she did since she decided to take Ophiel for herself was all in vain.She didn't need to do all that but to just wait for the two to properly develop their feeling to each other.
Nonetheless Ophiel loved her and that was enough for Era to appear near the collapsed Ophiel and embrace her.
The act of Ophiel not yet fully accepting Era, the mixed emotions on Ophiels face and body was enough for Era to believe that Ophiel is genuinely saying the truth and not acting.
The image Era has of Ophiel is that of a cold person that does not express their emotions too much but also sincerely show her emotions when needed.The fact that Ophiel might acting was only a possibility to Era but can really Era change how she viewed the object of her obsession?
No, she couldn't.
That was why love and time are considered as poison to some people.
And for Deva those poisoned people are the most vulnerable to break with just the correct words.
*crack*
Another minuscule crack along the first appeared in the collar around Deva's neck.
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From afar one could see two figures that seemed to be two lovers, one leaning to the other.The two were giving off a lovely and sweet atmoshere.Despite all of that one of the two had their wrists bound behind their back and their neck collared, it seemed that the restrained one was being blackmailed or that the two were unto some kind of strange kink.
Whoever none of the two mentioned before are true...maybe the last one not for Deva.
It was not false if we say that Deva loves those kind of plays, in fact she had done all kind of things with her wives from using potions to enchance and extend their 'sessions',using different kind of tools and toys, use special scrolls to summon tentacles or temporarily create a penis just above their vulva or to feel the excitement of being humiliated by each other.
Fortunately or unfortunately for Deva, after her actions with Era she has been only restrained and showered with pure love by Era.
Deva was internally perplexed to see Era stutter and act all shy when the two just acted a normal couple.
Deva didn't expect Era would act like that but still knew the reason why.
Era had never an intimate relationship with anyone nor know how to act in a relationship.
Deva saw Era as a pitiful being despite being a goddess. Since Era was a pitiful thing in Deva's eyes, Deva decided to play along for a bit more before ending at last this affair.
Era cannot coexist with Velena,Ira, Theresa and Edea.
They will clash for eternity and treat each other with hostility even if Deva somehow manages to create separation between the two sides.
In a harem there seems to tend to create factions as more and more people enter on it.But not with Theresa,Velena, Ira and Edea.Yes, they want Deva for themselves but in the end decided to share her without creating a disturbance or hostility with each other that might only worsen the relationship of the four or even with Deva.
Deva might integrate Era in her harem but inside on it, it will only become straining to interact with and with the tension on the air between the two sides.
There is also another reason and that is that Deva does not love Era, there are still lingering emotions from the fifth scenario and some mixed emotions from Ophiel but overall Deva does not love Era and only see her as a threat to her and her wives.
The goddess known as Era is not loved by Deva nor Ophiel, both of them consider Era as a threat.
Three days.
Deva gave herself three days before ending the whole thing with Era.
"...Three days..." Deva subconsciously muttered.
"Mhh?Three days?"
"Mm!In three days I'll give you a surprise."
Era seeing Ophiel's smile couldn't help but give a kiss on her cheek before blushing from her own action.
"Heheh.Era seems to be more pure than what she seems."
"I am pure."
"Sure,"Ophiel laughed."The same pure Era that said the words 'break you' dozen times a day."
"Hmph!"
"Ah!Don't pout!Forgive me,okay?"
*crack*
Again a crack appeared and could be heard by Era if not for the fact that she was more focused on the heartbeats released from her heart and the heat on her cheeks.
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A pair of eyeballs were floating inside the sea of consciousness of Deva, they were releasing a bright red light a phenomenon that was not uncommon inside the sea of consciousness.
The pair of eyeballs were next to a sprout of a world tree and under the two there is a wooden cabin.
Normally there should be also the Tower of trials and Tower of supervision but the two were outside, one is on Intris existing as a bridge between the city created by Deva and the outside while the other is inside Devi's consciousness.
A strange noise started to be released by the eyeballs.
And the pair of eyeballs that shouldn't make any noise spoke.
[You shall see the 'End' with these.You shall see the 'End'.The'End' shall arrive and you will be another 'Beginning'.]
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