The large clearing was full of the stench of iron and blood while ravens and crows began to land on the branches, ready to contend for their feed.
Quietly Grendel moved around the bushes and tree, moving away from the west where the Knight Captain, Derek and the Orc Leader were confronting each other.
Since it was amusing, Grendel wanted to see the true Derek and what he hid from everyone during their time together as Savants.
His colours were a mixture of greed, Lust, envy and a touch of wrath...
The four people didn't move, unsure where he was now that he had vanished.
They were probably worried he might sneak attack or something, so his eyes moved down towards the Runic board, causing me to smirk at the details... as Grendel looked towards the carriage, a plan formed in his head.
"Besta, why do you get in orcs' way? We want to mate with females in heat... Then we go."
The Orc Lord bellowed with his poor common language, almost making Grendel laugh as if on cue.
"YOU DIRTY COCKROACHES WON'T TOUCH MY FIANCÉE!"
Grendel began to whistle while skipping towards the carriage, wondering how to deal with the so-called fiancée of Derek as his eyes moved back down to the Runic board, now full of information about him.
[Former Prince]
Name: Derek Li Zendrim
Age: 28
Allegiance: Zeduras (Small Human Kingdom East of Lionetta), Lionetta (1st Princess, Fiancée)
Level: 19
Skills: [Sword Mastery - Lvl 5], [Shield Slam - Lvl 4], [Betrayal - Lv5], [Acting - Lv4], [Cowardice - Lv3]
Weakness: Since he was ousted from the crown prince position by his younger brother Derek became obsessed with his "Fiancée."
However, before he was thrown out of the capital, the second princess was already married to his younger brother and had consummated their marriage right before him.
Due to the shock of seeing her sleep happily with another man, his mind was damaged.
Because of his deranged pride and greed, he used his connections to forcibly make the 1st princess his bride, a deal made with his brother and his former love.
'That fool...' Grendel shook his head, smiling as he came to the open window on the opposite side of the carriage. 'Not even aware they are using him to discredit the 1st princess losing her right to inherit her mother's throne.'
However... What he saw was insane... The Princess seemed to have killed the maid as she lay on the ground, blood. Her eyes glowed like a ravenous beast—while breathing heavily, it was like visible steam leaving her mouth with a flushed face.
'What?'
⟪Lust Activated⟫
"Hah!?" The moment he spoke, the Princess snapped her head, looking at him with bloodshot eyes glowing with a fierce red light. "She can hear me!?"
*Sniff!* *Sniff!*
The Princess began to sniff the air, her body moving towards the window, her dress dishevelled and blonde hair a mess—now Grendel realised why the Beast Kingdom was called Mon-Beast's instead of Beast kin...
He quickly checked the Runic Board to see what Lust did... but instead of the usual screen, a strange series of questions were listed with a timer counting down!
[Lust Module]
-> Hurry! The 1st Princess is entering a period of heat! Choose a selection from the list!
1. Climb into the carriage and throw caution to the wind! [Level + 1, Attributes + 1, Harpy Type Spirit Form Unlocked.]
2. Take the coward's way out and flee! [Level +2, Title: I let the fattened hen get away]
3. Kill the 1st Princess! [Level +1, Relationship with the Lionetta Tribe: At War]
'...'
Grendel watched as the timer began to run out, the clashing of Derek as he tried to fight the Orc Lord with the Knight Captain, the clash of steel and shouting from both sides honestly annoying him.
Then the eyes of the Princess met with his... tears were slowly pouring from her eyes, "Please... help me...." It wasn't an order like he expected from a princess, and neither did it seem to trigger his pride... Suddenly her lips trembled before she started tearing off her underclothing. "I can smell your scent... You are the boy from the Savant merchant...Right?"
"I beg you... I don't want to sleep with an ugly man if I am to die... or be ousted..."
'What?'
He continued to look at the timer on the choice—there were over 40 minutes, so that must mean the battle of those idiots would last that long? 'damn...' Grendel didn't jump into the carriage.
Neither did he run, cancelling his stealth and revealing his handsome figure in the black tunic with a faint smile.
"I... my body is going into heat... that, normally, at our age, we have a partner..."
"So, will fuck the first handsome guy who enters your sight?"
Grendel leaned against the white carriage with his back to the Princess as she leaned out of the window, her lips drooling with her saliva and breathing heavily as her soft nose brushed along his neck, with a slight growl coming from her throat.
"That...."
'I don't like this system and the choices it gave... Ra... I will choose my option.'
[...]
"Princess, I'll give you two options." He turned to face her, their noses brushing together as she tried to kiss him, but he measured the distance perfectly due to his improved dynamic vision from the high Agility. "First, I kill you now and let you keep your honour as a chase and cute girl."
"Grrr....." It seemed she didn't like that option, but he had power, not her.
"Second." His hand stretched out, palm up before her with a welcoming gesture, "You take my hand now—we run into the forest, and I will do anything possible to soothe your current state that doesn't involve fucking you."
"In return, you will sign a spirit contract with me and become my possession; you will lose your throne anyway, right? Come with me, let's see the world, get strong together and if you really cannot stand it..."
"How about we form a mercenary group and crush those that fucked you over?"
[Grendel, you cannot do this... that is no--]
'I can, though, Ra. Look at the Runic Board again.'
There was a new option.
4. Convince the Princess to live another day, only with her pride slightly damaged and not shattered! [Level +2, Attributes +2, Gain Spirit form: Primal Harpy Transformation]
His emerald eyes locked with the now fluctuating eyes of the Princess, from the bloodshot red to the beautiful azure blue he saw when they met eyes together earlier.
"I.... please!" Her soft hands grasped his, with a beautiful blue and red light entering her body from both hands, slowly invading her veins and spreading throughout her entire body before even her spirit was dyed in his colour.
⟪Princess Aruru's Soul Bound!⟫ -> ⟪Primal Harpy Form Unlocked!⟫
[How!?]
Grendel ignored her as he lifted the cute Princess from the carriage, her light wings flapping gently as she landed against his chest, her body still burning up, looking up at him with lustful eyes.
"So, how do you normally calm this feeling?" He asked her with a warm smile, enjoying the first sensation of a woman's body against his that he could remember.
'Maybe a cold bath or fighting...'
"I use my fingers... but they are not thick... or long enough this time... As I am finally a fully grown woman..." Aruru's face filled with a deep blush as she tried to hide it inside his chest.
"Heh?" Grendels voice was almost loud enough to grab the Orc's and Knight's attention.
"Princess, you mustn't! The sleepy voice of the maid sounded, causing the scene to become even more chaotic as she came to the window—seeing the handsome man, she breathed a sigh of relief before giving a thumbs up. "Handsome is ok! Let me taste him after!"
'How interesting is my life suddenly!?'