.
"what? you can't tell me?" Aiden asked, his high tone showing his frustration.
Aiden was now in guard duty, walking around the edge of the mountain-like wall, which he himself created. He looked around, the baldly Scarface, doing his extreme exercise as usual. But that wasn't his concern for now. What his concern was that the demon inside him was trying to play games with him like usual.
{What? you expect me to tell you everything….go search for it yourself. if the world was that easy. your insects like kin wouldn't die so easily, getting blipped from one place to another…..}
Aiden contracted his eyes, on her sudden revelation. 'What, are humans getting teleported or some shit…..no, that isn't the main concern for now…'
"Tell me, what you need. I know how your demon mind works..?" Aiden asked. His finger on his temple.
{....}
Aiden could hear a whisper of a smile in her silence. why wouldn't she. from then until now, she was always giving him offers in times of dire need. always asking for his soul and body. for her wise words. and he could do nothing but wait like he was doing now.
{....a kiss.} she said, her words playful as ever.
"…..what?" Aiden asked, his cautious mind trying to comprehend what she was trying to do.
{you heard me….a kiss, let me kiss on your li...no cheeks. that wouldn't hurt you much right...}
Aiden stayed silent for a couple of seconds. his brain trying to see what she was really scheming. but as she said, it was only a simple kiss, on his cheek no less. what harm could she do to him? 'But…should she ask for permission. I thought she could do anything she wanted. but I guess the level of 'force' is still keeping her at bounds…. well, I guess I will get a kiss from a demon….'
"ok.."
the moment he accepted, his body turned warm as he felt like the force within him lowering down and down. Until his CP was half taken away.
'What the fuck!' he thought, his breath now heavy from the sudden suction of 'force'. But what was happening in front of him, surprised him even more. Something slowly, appearing before his eyes, a chin, her purple lips, and then her nose.
"Surprised..?" asked the newly created mouth.
Aiden recognized her voice right away. the tone of a playful and seductive woman, which always rummaged through his ears and mind.
"Athena….?" he asked. "…how?"
"…no time for explanation. Even if I say. Your puny brain won't understand it anyway…" said the lips, coming near his face.
with that voice full of attitude and pride. there was no question asked. to whom the lips really belonged to. but he was actually surprised. even only half of her face was beautiful. so much so he could even call it a masterful art.
"uuummmwaa…"
the lips kissed him right away, leaving a purple mark on his cheeks. "are you done…?" Aiden asked.
{….haaa…nobles die for such a simple kiss and hear you are. taking it for granted..} she said, her lip figure gone the moment, she kissed him.
"Well, I am a human, not a demon," he said, showing a smile, a dimple appearing on his right chick. Flossing his charm.
{….A..Ahem. I will be gone for a while. I too wasted so much of my abyssal force. figure out yourself what I had just gifte...}
With her last words, her voice went away. The silence which he thirsted for so long finally came to fruition.
"haaa…..finally some silence inside my head?"
[You have been marked by Duchess Athena. her blessings will be on host for three days.
Time: 72:59:03]
"….that's all…?" he thought. "haa….where can I find these blipping places. if it's a concentration of 'force'. then I should feel it when I am near it but….."
he looked beyond, the grand hills and forests, many new mountains and rivers. the new land where most of the man-made structures were now covered with vines and trees.
"haa….it's gonna be a long journey," he said with a sigh. "Can I even feel it, it's so dense already, I feel like the force is much thicker than before?"
he said, walking forward, confused about what to do?
"Aiden!! I think I just saw some people!" Emi shouted from the roof.
Aiden, bewildered from her shout, gazed in the direction she was pointing. he tried using his eagle eyes but knew it would be a waste of his force. only looking at them from afar.
'Are those humans?' he thought his eyes wide open. his drowsy mood turned happy, jumping down from the wall right after. his legs moving like the wind, even without the use of his flash skill.
"Hey!!" he shouted, waving his hand to the people. the more he reached near, the visible they became. he could use his eyes but after getting half of his force sucked. he didn't want to waste it if he could just go near them on his own.
"ohh…its really nice to meet some people," he said, slowing down but what surprised him, even more, was the armor they were wearing. Blue and white clanked armor, covering their whole body, from their neck to their shoulders, from their chest to their arms. Silver chains, covering their stomach as white-lined plates covered their waist, with blue metallic leggings following down to their foot.
"…..who are you?" he asked, his eye now on their ears. Long and pointy ears, unmatched from humans like himself. He gazed at the man standing upfront. His blue eyes, looking fiercely at him like he was just some pitiful animal. His blond and silky hair, not matching his old-aged face, but his build didn't condescend with his looks, and not to mention other ten armorer people behind him. some bigger than the man some thinner but he knew one thing with just a look.
feeling the 'force' ozzing out from them. he knew they were dangerous. "who are you people?" he asked again." his foot taking a step back.
the long-eared man didn't reply, but instead, slowly raised his hand, waving at him.
"sheeenn baak…"
[The mark of the duchess is warning you!]
'What?'
He used his eagle eye right away, his eyes seeing a wide blade, inch away from his face. his battle instincts, running wild, forcing his head to move within the simple millisecond.
'Flash!'
Using the skill flash on his upper body, he scaled away from the blade watching it slide by his face with a single millimeter gap away, only leaving a small scratch on his cheek.
He looked back at the group. using his body strengthening skill right away.
"oh shanii! oerno be lonko." said the man upfront. his eyes surprised. Watching the golden hair boy. "ooo, so nokto lundana." he said, taking out a long and wide sword from his back. his tone turned a bit sorry but before he could attack Aiden, someone placed a hand on his shoulder plate. wearing the same armor but with no white marks. and the main difference being. the long-eared person was indeed a woman. having similar features as the old man by her side.
Aiden would admire her beauty if he wasn't near death's door a second ago. he sought to attack right after he was chipped away but he wanted to make the old man, to make the first move. but who would have thought a saint-like blond beauty would come forward.
'are they elves or something..?" he thought. reminiscing the old but beautiful elves from his many fantasy novels.
she came forward, but Aiden saw the small sword on her waist. being cautious. He concentrated his fist with force but the lady stopped, watching him getting so vigilant, throwing her sword before him.
'what?' he thought in confusion.
"olenda so sanyo…" she said, her voice, kind like her looks. "olanda …so…sanyo…" she again said.
Gazing at the golden-haired man in confusion. something finally popped within the girl's mind. using something mysterious on her neck.
"ahem ahem….calm down. Can you talk, Mr...monkey?" she asked, her language now clearly understandable.
'Wait what? monkey?' Aiden thought.