"Rivenna..."
[Oh, my beloved golden dragon, you may not be mine in this life, but with this, you will never part from me ~]
"Rivenna..."
[Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, [- - - - -], my name is Rivenna, and I'm a lost traveler... Could you tell me how to get to Alfheim?]
"Rivenna..."
[Oh, I didn't expect we'd meet so soon, %$!#, though this is not the meeting I wished for...]
'Why... Why did you attack these innocents?'
[Why, heh, I didn't expect such a stupid question...]
'. . .'
[It's simple, I did it because I can ~]
'You're a monster.'
[Oh, you're absolutely right, I am a monster, a very bad one, however... you're not much different, my beloved golden dragon...]
The scene changed drastically to that of a man covered in blood and severed bodies, among them that of elves, humans, demons, and even dwarves.
'No...'
[I told you, you're a monster just like me ~]
'I'm not, this is an illusion!'
[Keep repeating it over and over again, lie to yourself, so you can hide the truth, but we both know...]
The corpses began to transform, showing the appearance of all the people he loved the most, even people he didn't seem to know.
'No... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'
[Come with me, accompany me to the end, we are both alike, we are both monsters who want to see the world burn, we are both monsters who want to devour everything, we are both monsters who hate those gods who gave us a destiny we shouldn't have...]
"Rivenna!"
* * * * *
"Rivenna!"
Ren jolted awake as he felt his heart pounding, only to notice how he was alone in his room.
"What was that?" - Ren mumbled as he bit his lip in an attempt to remember everything he had seen in his dream - "Am I starting to see random things?"
Ren was confused, perplexed with his current situation, to the point where he was starting to feel like he was going crazy.
[Oh, I see you've woken up ~]
Ren's expression changed drastically as he recognized this voice, after all, it was the same one he had heard in his dreams - "Rivenna..."
[It's good to hear you say my name ~]
"I don't know who you are, or why you're torturing me, but I'm asking you to stop" - Ren said neutrally.
[Torturing you? I think you're overthinking, I'm not doing you any harm, it's just that every time you interact with me, a part of your memories are unlocked, my beloved ~]
"I will not fall for your deceptions, demon!" - Ren roared, though his expression changed because this made no sense. He didn't know who the fuck Rivenna was, nor did he know her race, but the words came out of his mouth one after another.
[Oh, this brings back so many memories, I guess I'm getting nostalgic too...]
Ren gritted his teeth as he shook his head - "What do you want."
[Haven't I told you a hundred times, all I want is you, my beloved, I want you so much that I've made the sacrifice of merging my soul to you so that we'll be together forever, that's why no matter how many times we die, the two of us will always be together ~! Isn't it romantic ~?]
"You're crazy" - Ren growled as his heart pounded, this strange woman's words were so intoxicating, he hadn't registered that their souls were united.
[You are cruel ~]
Ren didn't respond, he just shook his head as he tried to search his library for information about this woman, but no matter how hard he tried, he was not getting any favorable results.
[Are you done trying to search about me?]
"How?" - Ren asked in surprise.
[I told you, our souls are bound together, that's why I can track everything you do my beloved, too bad I can't access the tower of babel...]
Ren let out a sigh, though now that this woman repeated it, it registered the predicament he was in - "How is it possible that our souls are bonded?"
[It's simple, I used a forbidden technique, one that even the gods can't destroy, this is a unique contract between the two of us, my beloved $"#$"&, oh, it seems you don't register your old name...]
Ren was silent as he felt as if his body was sinking in a strange Black Sea, one that seemed so heavy and viscous that it was impossible to escape.
[Oh, I can feel you sinking into the abyss with me, I can see that you love me as much as I love you]
The woman's words made him react, which caused a strange golden glow to surround his body - "Enough!"
[Tch, damn aura of that trashy goddess...]
"I don't know who you are, I don't know what your ultimate goal is either, but I'm not going to fall before you!" - Ren exclaimed fiercely, not noticing how his eyes with pink pupils, changed shape to serpentine eyes.
[Yes, that's what I wish for! That's the attitude that made me fall in love with your soul besides the fact that it's otherworldly! So naive, so human that you wish to hide your true personality!]
Ren felt how something inside him wanted to debate these words - "I don't hide anything, I am like this, this is my true essence..."
[Maybe that's the case "Ren", but this is not your true essence, my beloved, you are too far from reality]
Ren was silent as he felt his expression darken, for it was as if he approved of the woman's words, as if she truly knew him better than himself.
[Your soul, remember that the two of us are united, you can feel whether I lie or not, that's why agree with my words]
Ren was about to say something else, when he felt how I returned to his room at the moment he heard how someone knocked on the door - "Eh?"
The young prince shook his head and walked towards the door, only to see how Erika was looking at him with concern - "What's wrong?"
"Ren... Are you okay?" - Erika asked with a frown - "I could feel a dark aura coming from your room, one similar to that shadow that attacked us."
Ren was silent before he felt how he had forgotten everything that had happened during the last few minutes - "I'm really not sure..."
Erika nodded when she heard this before walking inside her beloved's room, which surprised him, after all, he wasn't expecting this.
"I'm going to stay with you to make sure that thing doesn't come back" - Erika said firmly - "I can still feel its aura in your body, that's why I'm going to use mine to purify you."
Ren blushed slightly before nodding, not counting that it wasn't as if he could throw the woman he loved away - "I understand, come inside it's cold."
* * * * *
"I was close, so close!" - Altia exclaimed angrily as she felt her eyes change to an intense golden color - "You fucking bitch!"
"Are you okay?" - Artemis asked as she looked at the reincarnation of the demon queen.
"If it hadn't been for the intervention of that bitch priestess, I would have accomplished the first phase of my plan to corrupt Draco!" - Altia roared as she felt she was about to go into a frenzy of destruction, though she quickly calmed down as it was not a good idea to wreak havoc and draw attention to herself - "Calm down, calm down, there is no need to be so impatient..."
Artemis simply observed silently as she let out a long sigh - "Are you really feeling well?"
"Yes, I'm better now, it's just that it was like someone took the prize I had been looking for for months out of my hands" - Altia replied while letting out a long sigh - "But it doesn't matter, I just have to wait a little longer, after all, I have an advantage that that little whore doesn't have, it's the connection the two of us have through our souls"
"What's your plan now?" - Artemis asked as she saw that her future master had calmed down.
"It's simple, I'm going to use the techniques of those nasty succubi" - replied Altia with a huge grin - "This will be easy, though I'm going to need a medium, a source of overflowing lust that can attract a pleasure demon."
"I think I have what you need, however, this will be dangerous" - Artemis said as she presented a strange vial to the black-haired woman - "Winter lotus wine."
"Oh, I didn't expect you to have this delicacy" - smiled Altia as she licked her lips - "And I hope you have a crimson berry"
"Of course" - replied Artemis as he pulled out a strange fruit that seemed to be made of fire.
Separately, the winter lotus wine and the crimson berry were harmless, but together, the effects were... fantastic.
"Perfect, with this all that's left is to set the trap, so we can capture one of those filthy slaves" - muttered Altia as she let out a huge laugh, a relief that the two had put up a barrier to prevent anyone from hearing them from outside the room - "Come on, we have to start with the preparations, as well as identify the humans we'll use as bait, and I think I know who to use..."