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1>Reaching the title of "King of Thieves" isn't exactly easy in this godforsaken world.
2>You must be careful where you come in, a house can be the watched by a Kikimora or an abandoned temple the lair of a Medusa.
3>But I'm crazy, crazy enough to attempt the heist of the century - the treasure room of the Demon Realm of Lescatie
4>I did a lot of favors for this, but eventually I was able to get my hands on the map of Lescatie castle (when this was still a human kingdom) and magical ring crafted by the Order: after a lot of failure, they were able to create a sort of protective barrier against DE
5>I can be quickly enough to enter the castle, plunder everything and run away before a Witch can say "Oniichan"
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7(*NOTE:* this started as a short, comic story towards [YOU]/Elt, but I'm going to become more detailed and refining the greentext in a proper story. This is why you see the thief moving directly to Lescatie's castle without a proper story because, well, I'm too lazy for that. Sorry, I really hope to writing a proper chapter about his journey inside Lescatie's capital one day)
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9>The everlasting night of Lescatie is freaking awful scary, and I can feel the pressure of DE on my body - but the ring works!
10>A long ninja time, traveling inside Lescatie avoiding the border patrols and some monsters in the kingdom, walking under this endless night creeping me out... but in the end I can see the capital from a distance.
11>What a degenerates, I can hear moaning and laughs from everywhere. I'm almost forced to walk watching on the ground to avoid eye contact with Succubus... there are so many Succubus here.
12>The secret passage inside the castle is here, outside of the walls next to a ruined statue.
13>Fuck, so many tentacle in this long tunnel. But they are hung like dead. It's better not touching them, thought.
14>Look, the door of the treasure room. No guard
15>Dear diary, jackpot.
16>Okay, the keyhole seems to have no traps.
17>I'm risking everything, my humanity and my pelvic bone, sneaking inside the nefarious Lescatie castle in the heart of the Demon Realm.
18>I was lucky enough no monsters caught me until now, but the ring will not last forever.
19>I turn around, just to grab my bag.
20>There is a man.
21>"Uh... who are you?"
22>Holy crap, I'm dead. Or fucked. Or maybe both, maybe that old Order priest was right about the tastes of the monsters.
23>How didn't I noticed someone was coming? I was lucky it wasn't a Succubus or, you know, a Baphomet.
24>But this isn't monster... maybe. Seems more like a human male.
25>He don't see armed... nor suspicious, just curious? I need to do something, and I need to do this quickly.
26>"I... I'm just a humble servant, milord, I started some days ago and I... I'm sorry, I was lost! Please don't punish me"
27>Fuckfuckfuck, I'm dead I'm surely dead who could ever believe a shitty excuse like th—
28>"There is nothing to apologize"
29>What?
30>"This castle is immense, and I know the royal family is... demanding... but there is nothing to be afraid. I can help you to finding the way for the main hall"
31>Oh. Fuck. I. Can't. Believe.
32>"Y-Yes milord! I—"
33>"Please, don't call me milord... I'm not a noble, although some of my nobles are nobles"
34>... one of his wives?
35>"You can call me Elt"
36>Elt? Is that Elt?! I was wrong, my luck is now back.
37>I'm trying to see his eyes... dammit, curse his bangs...
38>"Uh, is there something wrong in my face?"
39>"Oh no milord, it's just... one of your wives? Sounds like you are pretty lucky."
40>He laughs. "Oh yes, they love me so much... too much, I must admit I need a break sometimes. This is why they take turns."
41>"Turns... for what?"
42>Is he blushing? "Oh, uh... isn't obvious?"
43>Now it's my time to blushing.
44>"And today... I'm going to visit the first wife. My childhood friend. Oh, I see you are married too..."
45>I look my hand. Fuck, the ring started to breaking.
46>"Yes, she is... a Goblin, milord."
47>"Do you love her?"
48>"Why, yes."
49>Elt is smiling at me. "Then, love her with every bone of your body. And speaking about bones, it's time..."
50>The man walks towards the treasure room. The door is unlocked.
51>Sounds like the Chief God is looking at me from the Heaven. Maybe she approves I'm going to rob the monsters.
52>Now, the problem is the protective ring. Since I'm at the epicenter of Lescatie, its power is consumed more faster than I thought. I should run away, now.
53>But.... I can't miss this opportunity. Elt just opened the treasure room. I must act quickly: I grab my bag. Where you are, little shit?...
54>"You need to go to that hallway" says Elt, "then turn left twice. Beware, the basement is like a maze." He's going to close the door.
55>"Wait!" Yeah, wait a second.
56>Elt stops with the door almost closed. "What is it?"
57>"You said..." There you are, my little friend. "Something like bones and time... are you going to walking inside some dangerous place, milord?"
58>"Oh no, sorry for the misunderstanding." Elt smiles at me. "My first wife is a passionate lover... I shouldn't keep her waiting."
59>In the moment he turns around, I roll the iron marble towards the door.
60>The marble fits in the middle of the door. Elt didn't noticed that.
61>I move towards the door four seconds later.
62>I look into the open door. Now, I should decide how much I can grab before to escape...
63>Wait a second, where are the chest? The strongbox? The thousands of gold coins? The jewerly? The treasure room is empty
64>Empty... expect a big canopy bed in the middle of the room.
65>Elt got his back to me. "Sorry for the waiting, my love."
66>"You had me worried, darling..."
67>Holy fucking shit, what was that voice? So lovely and harmonious, and it gives me a shiver of pleasure. I should get in close...
68>I'm placing my hand on the armor to my left.
69>Everything happens in a second. The armor falls on the armor next to it.
70>CLANG
71>As well as the other armor...
72>CLANG
73>... and the other one...
74>CLANG
75>Domino effect. CLANG
76>"What is that noise?"
77>Oh shit. CLANG
78>"... stay here, darling. I'll check it out."
79>OH SHIT CLANG
80>The disastrous domino effect don't stop. I surely alerted the castle. I must run away.
81>I can hear footsteps from the treasure room.
82>The secret passage, I just need to reach to moving behind that statue.
83>Phew, just in time. I closed the door behind the statute before whoever was inside the treasure room could see me.
84>Fuck, this was a complete disaster. I should leave the Demon Realm as soon as possible, before the ring (or my pelvic bone) goes break.
85>I start moving in the dark hallway, my only concern are the tentacles I saw before. But they were inactive the first time I walked here...
86>"So, it was you."
87>The female voice I heard some seconds ago. So beautiful, I can feel my heart trembling... but not for lust.
88>"I didn't expected someone could know this secret passage outside of me, YOU and Francisca. It was a distant past..."
89>The voice is so cold, now. A battle inside my head started: the urge to turn around and look here, and the urge to run away.
90>"And it seemed strange that Elt made me wait when he reached the door. He told me of the male servant."
91>I can feel a note of danger in her voice despite of the passionate vibes coming from my back. But my legs refuse to move.
92>"But we have *no* male servants. So, mister intruder..."
93>Fuck, I forgot the bag. But I have this little toy on my pocket, maybe I can—
94>The footsteps are stopping. I can feel a presence behind me. Even if the rational side of my mind is crying no, I slowly turn back.
95>A naked woman stands out in two foot from me. She shows no hesitation nor shame to exhibit her naked body, her red eyes... her point ears, the horns, bat-like wings, a heart-shaped tattoo under her right eye.
96>And she has no hesitation to wielding the sword with a purple blade in a defensive stance.
97>"... who are you? And what is your goal?"
98>Order says Succubus are demons born to drag humans into a spiral of lust to corrupt mortal souls and those who are seduced by demons are devoured by the Demon Lord.
99>Her nudity don't diminish this sort of aura of nobility, the red eyes staring at me without emotion... and her grasp on the sword is firm. Fuck, no one told me Succubus can use swords. I make a step back. "A-All right miss, let's not get angry..."
100>"Angry? Oh, but I'm not angry." A step forward me, she really shows no shame exposing her naked body. "I waited Elt until today, to finally have my longed-for moment to feeling his hands on me, his lips on my neck..."
101>She changes her stance in an offensive position. If only I can reach my pocket without she notices that...
102>"... and you chose this moment to disturb our intimacy? I'm not angry... I'm *pissed of.*"
103>"I know who you are." The tone of the voice is unchanged, but I feel my back hair rising. "And I know why you're here... *assassin.*"
104>"Assassin? Wait, I'm not-"
105>One Succubus step ahead, now she switch on an offensive stance. "I don't know how did you knew that secret passage... but you got on him. And I noticed the iron marble. A clever move... to sneak inside the room and-" 
106>"No, no! You're wrong! I didn't know him!"
107>"*Liar.*" Another step ahead, whil I back off. I don't like that light in her eyes. "And now I know that the Order is involved." She indicates my right hand with the chin.
108>I look the ring. The Order's symbol. "This is, uh, a personal initiative! The Order has nothing to do with me!"
109>"... I knew it."
110>All right, *now* I'm scared.
111>"On my honor, I, Wilmarina Noscrim, I will not allow you to touch him."
112>Wilmarina?... THAT Wilmarina?!
113>"I should capture you and waiting the return of my mistress... or maybe I should deal with you *right here and right now.*"
114>Scorned. I heard this term once... and this word is the best way to describing the sensation I can feel from this naked Succubus. The eye contact is really hard for the Succubus' breasts - and her sword.
115>"You... You said you are Wilmarina, right?" The pocket, I need to reach the pocket. But it's hard when you have your hands up.
116>No answer from her, she silently come closer with the raised sword.
117>"I heard about you. You were a hero."
118>"That Wilmarina is dead long time ago". No emotion in her voice. "There is no hero in this world... only Elt... and you wanted to kill him~"
119>"Woaaaah, slow down." Time. I need time. "I didn't tried to stab him on the back."
120>Her eyes are now slits. "Only because *you* didn't had the chance."
121>"Or maybe I have nothing against him." The gallery where I come from is behind me. I must wait... and don't look her breasts... fucking boner...
122>"I wasted too much time with you. I must come back to Elt. And now you will-"
123>"No, you won't do that." This game is all about timing. I know what I must do. I slowly put my hands down. Just as imagined, she points her sword against me. I can feel her piercing gaze on my hands.
124>Heavy breathing. "I talked with Elt when I met him." Yes, her eyes are now looking my face. "You were a hero, and he loves you so much... do you really think Elt would be happy if you kill me while I'm unharmed?"
125>"How dare *you* talk about Elt?... I'll turn you over my mistress, she's now in Royal Makai. You will face your punishment when she comes ba-"
126>A matter of second. I grab the little ball on my pocket, throwing against her. "Mph, what a trick..." A rapid movement of her sword cuts the ball in half.
127>Just as planned.
128>I close my eyes just before the bright light explodes in the dark hallway. I turn back, eyes closed, and start running towards the gallery while Wilmarina screams.
129>Fuck, it's worked.
130>"You... come back here!"
131>Fuck, she's REALLY angry now.
132>Run, run, RUN. Just pretend your boner is a third leg.
133>The scream of the Succubus showed surprise, first... then rage. "What a dirty trick! Don't think you can escape!"
134>In other circumstances, being chased by a naked woman would make me flattered... but an angry fallen hero armed with a sword isn't exactly my kind of fantasy.
135>The gallery! I just need to run fast, I already walked here once, I remember where is the exit! I just need to avoiding the tentacles...
136>... wait a second, where are the tentacles? They were here, on the ground.
137>The answer comes two seconds later. Fuck, they're coming outta the goddamn walls!
138>Jump! Dodge! Left! Ri- *a tentacle grabbed me from the belt!*
139>Everything is upside down. The floor becomes the roof. The tentacle is so slimy.
140>Other tentacles are coming towards me. I grab the belt buckle: I need to untie the belt, maybe...
141>I fall to the ground one second before other three tentacles are touching me. Now they have my trousers.
142>The fall wasn't painful, but now I lost my trousers. I roll under a rock, I can see the tentacles moving like hissing snakes. I hope they don't have a nose.
143>"The queen is now aware about the presence of intruders in her castle." Wilmarina's voice is coming from the gallery I just walked in. "This mean everyone are now aware about you."
144>Fuck, the armors.
145>"Where are you? Shows yourself, assassin. You can't escape..."
146>Think, think, think...
147>"... and you can't stay hidden forever, Francisca will find you..."
148>Wait, does these tentacles have a name?!
149>Hidden under a rock, without trousers, with some giant yellow tentacles who are looking for me. I can't run away, I risk to be grabbed and squeezed like a strawberry. And I can't go back since Wilmarina is on the other side of the hallway. I don't understand if she wants caught me or chop my head off. And I need to moving away from the castle because I noticed another crack on the ring.
150>Wait... why Wilmarina don't walk inside? She gives me the impression that she would chase me until Zipangu. And yet... yes, she stays still on the entrance of the gallery, trying to find me with her stare.
151>Maybe because is "Francisca" who makes her hesitant? The tentacles are touching the ground and the walls. They will come to crawl under the rock soon.
152>I feel something of cold next to my hand. A broken straight sword... someone abandoned it here long time ago.
153>I start to have a crazy idea. No, this CAN'T work... but what other choice do I have?
154>Wilmarina didn't spotted me, not yet, but the tentacles are now close to the big rock.
155>I throw a stone on the other side of the gallery, far away from me. The tentacles, attracted by sound and the echo, quickly move towards the source of the noise... just as I hoped.
156>This give me time to crawl outside of the rock with the broken sword.
157>"WILMARINA!"
158>Now, a pantless man who charges a Succubus with a rusty sword should be a pathetic scene... Chief God, please, let this work.
159>My scream is ringing on the gallery, I can hear the tentacles moving now behind me, attracted by the vibrations of the scream and by the sounds of my feets inside some pools. "When I've finished with you, Elt is next!"
160>I've never felt so suicidal. And I've never felt so much hatred on me, again the offensive stance ready to welcoming me and countering any possible attack.
161>Wilmarina is looking at me with such intensity... and her gaze is fixed on me when I throw myself on the ground 5 ft from her.
162>The tentacles continue their chase with unstoppable, blind fury. I heard them surpassing above me.
163>And I har a gasp of surprise from the Succubus.
164>"KYAAAAAAAH!"
165>I supposed Wilmarina was a cold-hearted monster. I was wrong, that scream showed surprise, fear... and arousement. And this awake that certain thrill between my legs.
166>"F-Francisca, stop it! It's me, WilAAAAAH~" The tentacles are around her naked body in an obscene way. One, two, three, four tentacles wrapping her hips, grabbing her from wrist and ankles. "No, no, no!... YOU! I'll sweaaaaah you will pay for thiiiiiiih♡"
167>I stand open-mouthed. I heard a similar story some years ago, an adventurer who was entangled by a forest corrupted by demons... but see this in person is totally different.
168>"D-Don't look me in that way, only HIM can *aaah* only HIM is worthy *oooh* YOU will never touch hi*MPNGHHHHH*!" A fifth tentacle appeared, sneaking inside Wilmarina's mouth. I can see the throat bulge. Another one crawl on her skin between her legs.
169>*Clang.* The black sword drops from her hands. More tentacles are moving towards her: slowly, I take few steps back. I prefer not to think what would happen if those tentacles had grab me.
170>Like a swarm of snakes who are suffocating their prey, the mass of tentacles are shorudind Wilmarina. I can hear nothing but muffled moans under that mass: she is dragged on the roof. The tentacles and the Succubus disappear inside an opening in the ceiling.
171>I need some seconds to go back to myself. Wait... what is it this sparkle?
172>A refined, silver hairpin... maybe this falls from Wilmarina's head when she was caught by the tentacles.
173>Well, this seems a good start.
174>Then, I realize my trousers are missing, taken by the tentacles... and only now I realize my undies are sticky.
175>I chuckled. "I'm in danger."
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179>Everything is a mess. My plan to plunder the treasures of Lescatie, my discretion, my thieves' tools... and my panties.
180>And I faced none other than Wilmarina Noscrim: the fallen hero considered as a damned soul reincarnated in a demonic existence.
181>I wonder what will happen to her, maybe she will be devoured by that thing. Francisca... what kind of a name is for a tentacular monster?
182>I have to reorder my plan. Wilmarina said the monsters are now aware of my presence - and if she managed to find me, any monster of this kingdom will be all over me like crabs.
183>Expect crabs aren't tall something like 10 feet, and ready to attack you with claws, magic and demonic swords. I have to go now.
184>I take the silver hairpin, a little trophy of this absurd adventure. And it would be wise not to touched the Succubus' sword, maybe it's cursed.
185>Time to go home, and the first step is walk inside the gallery reaching the exit.
186>The secret entrance was located outside of the castle wall. I thought I was lucky when the secret entrance was still available...
187>"So, how many we're dealing with?"
188>I freeze. A voice down the hall. On the wrong side of the gallery.
189>"Maybe five? It's been so long since some human adventurers tried to enter into Lescatie."
190>A second voice.
191>"I remember when it happened, they were caught nearby the borders right?"
192>"Yeah, and I know Janice married one of the adventures... after she milked him for three straight days."
193>"What a lucky Lamia! The border patrols have the privilege to hunting humans... while we're stuck to the gates of the castle."
194>This mean I can't turn back since other monsters could be here from the castle.
195>"Don't worry. If we're lucky, maybe Lady Druella will thanks us with some prisoners for our personal use..."
196>Druella?! One of the daughters of the Demon Lord, the Druella who was able to conquer and corrupt the whole Lescatie kingdom alone?! Hell no, I don't want to meet her!
197>Wait, there is a deviation in the gallery. I didn't noticed that before. I don't know where it leads me, but I have no intention to wait these two monsters.
198>Slowly, I move towards this deviation step by step. I can hear these two monsters still talking.
199>"Do you think someone already captured the humans?"
200>"I hope not, I want to caught one man... did you noticed the eyes of the Queen when she ordered us to proceed on this secret passage?"
201>"Yes, she must have been so concerned about the intruders..."
202>Dammit, there is no light. I'm surrounded by the darkness. But coming back on the main hallway is too dangerous.
203>I hope to not finish from pan to fire. I put my hand on the wall, the last thing I need is get lost in a labyrinth.
204>Some minutes after, I rub my nose against a wall. A dead end? No! The wall seems another secret passage.
205>Chief God, please, don't make me find a family of ravenous Manticores on the other side of the wall. I push the brick.
206>The wall opens with a slow, heavy noise. Good job, maybe I alerted the Demon Lord this time.
207>But there is a light source, some torches on the walls. This seems a jail cell.
208>And there is an unconscious woman on the floor.
209>Be discreet. And mind your own business. These are the two unwritten rules of a thief.
210>But since my discretion went to shit thanks to the armors in the castle, following the other rule is now an useless thing.
211>And also because... I could never leave someone in a situation like this.
212>Curse my unselfish heart.
213>I move inside the jail cell, reaching the prisoner. She wears clerical dress... a member of the Order. She is all sweaty, flushed, painting, her eyes half closed. I gently lifts her shoulders. "Are you okay? Can you hear me?"
214>Slowly, the woman opens her eyes. "Why?... Why do you torment me in this way?"
215>I've always known priests and clerics doesn't like me, but we just met for Chief God's sake.
216>"I'm sorry, I'll get you out of here."
217>Now her eyes are wide open. I can feel her hand touching my arm. "Wait, you... are you real?!"
218>I nod. A tear fell on her cheek. "Oh, God... Thank you God for this your gift."
219>I help the priestess to get up. "Did the monster captured you?" "Yes, I was separated by my brothers-in-arms..."
220>The sound of the stone that moves make me look the other way... the secret passage is closing. "No!" I run towards the wall but it's too late. "Dammit! Wait a second, maybe I can open the passage from this side."
221>"No. I've waited for so long..."
222>There is something strange in her voice. I turn around. A lascivious smile appears in the face of the priestess. "I stood by, helpess as a baby while my other companions were seduced and raped by the monsters. But it's all so clear now~"
223>And her eyes are now red.
224>"Stay back!" I scream wielding the broken sword.
225>The woman start approaching me with slows steps, ignoring the broken weapon. "Don't reject me, brother. Don't be like the Chief God... she abandoned my companions and me." A pointed tail comes out under the skirt.
226>My eyes searching frantically in the wall. Where is that brick?!
227>"Your arrival was providential, brother. Allow me to teach you the word of the Fallen God~"
228>I went to prison once. Someone noticed me while I was pickpocketing a merchant: I tried to escape but the guards caught me.
229>I spent four days in jail. During that time, a priestess from the Order lectured me about how to work honestly and earn money with the sweat of my brow.
230>But that time, the priestess didn't changed into a demon before my very eyes.
231>"OPENUPOPENUPOPENUP"
232>"Brother..." The "priestess" has a voice as soft as wild honey. "Fear not the dark, because here the truth was revealed to us."
233>Where are you, son of a bitch? Where?! I throw away the broken weapon, it's totally useless in this situation!
234>"The Chief God taught us that monsters were evil.. but where was she when I was alone in the dark? Her silence to my prayers was so deafening~"
235>Come on man, you were able to defeat Wilmarina Noscrim just few minutes ago. You'll get out of this room.
236>"And when the monsters dragged me here, I've felt like wrapped in flames. And again, her silence was the only answer I got from here."
237>Comeoncomeonco-*FOUND YOU!* I just need to pre-
238>"And then, a voice responded to my anguish."
239>I feel her hands on my shoulders. In that moment, a weird sensation went through my body.
240>"I was terrified, yes. But only because I was blind. The voice told me to not be sad for my friends, as they have reached their happiness."
241>Just like happened with Wilmarina, the voice is like an invisible force that compels me to turn around.
242>"And the voice told me to not fear the dark... because someone would've come for me. *You* came for me."
243>Long brown hair. Red eyes. The shape of her breast under the sweaty vestment *God her sweat smell like a rose's fragrance~*
244>"This was a test of faith *for both of us.* I want to praise the Fallen God for her blessing."
245>Now her hands are touching my face in a loving caress.
246>"Pray with me, brother. In the darkness, I found the truth. In the darkness, you found me."
247>Her body is so warm, her lips so near...
248>"In the darkness, we'll sing our praise to the Fallen God with our bodies~"
249>My back against the wall. My hands on the demon's hips. Our tongues touch each other.
250>My head is spinning. It's just me, the priestess and the tremulous light of the torches outside the jail cell.
251>And yet, I have this weird feeling... it's like someone is singing from the shadows...
252>"Can you hear it?" The priestess' voice whispering in my ear. "The Fallen God purs down Her blessing."
253>"I... I'm not on good terms with the gods..."
254>"I am not judging you, brother." A gentle push from her, I lie down while she comes closer.
255>"Me and you were lost souls, deceived by the false promises of the Chief God. But here..."
256>She grabs my right wrist, guiding my hand to her breasts. Her other hand is touching my chest.
257>"Our hearts beat as one together. Do you know what that means?"
258>I shake my head. Her perfume. Her body. Her eyes. Everything about her is so beautiful.
259>"I asked the Chief God to be saved. Truly, I was saved... but only after I realized that I made the wrong request to the wrong goddess."
260>The chant I hear in my head is now more intense.
261>"Because the Chief God has no love for me or you. Only in the darkness lies the truth... and love."
262>I can feel her chained tail wrapped around my left leg.
263>"Nobody came here to save me. Not my friends... not the Chief God... nobody *but you.* In the end, the Fallen God answered to my prayers. She sent *you.* We were destined to meet."
264>How strange, now I hear a sound similar to drums...
265>No, these are more like heavy steps.
266>"Fear not the dark, brother."
267>I look down to see her bosom.
268>Something shiny on my hand.
269>The ring.
270>"And let our chant begins~"
271>It's like the ring is changing...
272>*SLAM*
273>The door slamming is so loud I'm feeling like waking up from a dream. The chant inside my head is gone. And a big shadows covers the light of the torches. 
274>A big shape walks inside the jail cell. I need a few seconds to see well in this semi-darkness.
275>8 feet tall. Horns. Muscular torso, exposing big breasts. Thick, shaggy fur covers her legs. Hooves instead of feets. A Minotaur. 
276>She points her finger on me. "You. My boss wants you *NOW.*"
277>"What? Your boss? Who- WOAAAAAH!"
278>The Minotaur grabs me from the collar of my skirt, dragging me to the ground like a sack of potatoes.
279>"No, wait..." The priestess reaches out and touches the Minotaur. "We were about to—"
280>"Sorry, those are the orders.. wait, weren't you a human? Oh, whatever." The Minotaur walks towards the cell door.
281>"No! Brother!" There is desperation in the priestess' voice. "Tell me you'll be back, please!"
282>"I—" The Minotaur shut the door.
283>"I will pray for you. The Fallen God will guide you back to me~"
284>Maybe this is still the last remanants of the mesmeric influence, but I'm starting to feel sorry for the priestess.
285>But I have a more pressing problem at the moment. "C-Can you let me go, please?"
286>She grunts. "Boss said to drag to her the first human man I found in this part of the dungeon."
287>I have a horrible feeling. "Do you mean Druel—"
288>"It's LADY Druella for you, human. But no, boss Lady Ciless runs the prison."
289>My poor butt. Maybe I could try to get me out the jacket, but then I'd literally stay in pan—
290>A paw sneaks out from the bars, trying to grab right leg. "I know this smell!"
291>Oh fuck.
292>In a moment, cries, growls and laughs flood the hallway.
293>"A man!" "Leave him to me!" "I already sworn fealty to Lady Druella, now let me have that man!"
294>"These newborn monsters..." The Minotaur goes straight on her own way. "They need discipline before to be released."
295>Maybe it would be better let this giant ox dragging me for the hallway.
296>Sounds like the priestess isn't the only woman who was monsterized in this place...
297>At the end on the corridor, the Minotaur turns left. She opens a wooden door with her shoulder.
298>Some candles lights up the room, there is a strong smell of roses.
299>Black roses. So many black roses in so many vases.
300>The Minotaur lift me up, pushing me towards the table.
301>On the other side of the table, a Dark Elf welcomes me with a grin.
302>"Good evening, man. I was looking for you."
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305>Same time, a different area of the castle. Two Lizardmen report to their superior.
306>"Nothing? No sign of the intruders?"
307>"We went throughout the whole gallery, but we found nobody."
308>The Echidna was brooding. Lady Druella was absent since she had gone to Royal Makai.
309>And just then, some humans had decided to sneak into the castle. And they looked like resistant to DE.
310>The timing was too coincidental.
311>Wilmarina had sent a messenger to warn the Echidna there were human intruders in the castle.
312>Then, YOU reached the Echidna carrying a bag he founded outside of the former treasure room.
313>Lockpicks. Grappling hook. Clothes. Travel rations. And... an old map of Lescatie castle.
314>What could be their target?
315>"We... We found something."
316>The Echidna turned back. "A clue about the identity of the intruders?"
317>The two Lizardmen looked at each other. Then, one of them deposed something on the table.
318>"Wait, this sword..."
319>A black sword.
320>"... Have you met Lady Wilmarina on the gallery?"
321>"We..." The Lizardmen were hesistant. "... didn't see her, Lady Mersé."
322>"Something is wrong. Alert the garrison, search the entire castle. What are you waiting for? Move!"
323>While the Lizardmen ran, the Echidna grabbed her halbed. She needed to warn the other princesses.
324>And if anything ever happened to Wilmarina, Mersé Dascaros swore the intruders would *pay* for that.
325###
326 
327>"Achoo!"
328>"I don't remember giving you permission to sneeze, prisoner."
329>I sneezed because I am half naked, dirty panties and scared. This weird feeling crawling on my back...
330>This must be the effect to have a naked Minotaur behind me, and a Dark Elf wearing an obscene leather dress who is looking at me with a grin.
331>"I... I apologize, lady Ciless, I didn't wan-"
332>"Oh, do you know my name? I'm so flattered" she says, her grin shows me purple lipstick. "Sounds like I have some admirer between the prisoners~"
333>She is smiling at me, but I feel my legs shaking. It's like a wolf who's staring at you licking his mouth. I hear the Minotaur speaking.
334>"I moved into the left block as you said, boss, and I grabbed the first man I spotted."
335>"... Left block? But I told you to check the right block. And this means..." Ciless' grin becomes more satisfied. "This human was found were he shouldn't been. On my knees."
336>"Wh-"
337>WHACK
338>The loud snap of a whip almost deafened me. "I SAID ON MY KNEES, HUMAN."
339>The real reason I obey to her order is not to risk having my head crushed by the Minotaur behind me.
340>"I have a great responsibilities towards you prisoners, especially for a man like you. You must be disciplined", she pulls the whip, "and you'll be ready to embracing your life as a worthy citizen of Lescatie when I say so."
341>I can feel the whip pressing under my chin. The eye contact is inevitable.
342>"This is why you are located on the right block... and the new monsters in the left block. A pleasure denied... you should appreciate the waiting, but sounds like someone was able to escape from his cell to moving into the left block."
343>I can feel a drop of sweat on my forehead.
344>"Nobody was so daring under my watch... someone like you deserves a special punishment~"
345>I want to beg for mercy, but the pression of the whip is so strong.
346>"You can leave us, Kaya."
347>A Minotaur is more easy to escape from. They are big and strong, yes, but stupid. On the other hand, a Dark Elf is smart and wicked...
348>"Do you want to earn freedom?"
349>Maybe I heard it wrong. "F-Freedom?"
350>Ciless doesn't answer immedietaly. Instead, she walks behind me. High heels resounds in the room. Then, a finger touches my earlobe.
351>"Let's say... I owe somemamono a favor. And this somemamono is looking for a man."
352>The finger runs on my neck.
353>"Now, this man should fight in an arena. Just a single match. You win, you'll be free... free to come back to the left block and finish what you started - but judging by your pants I suppose you already done."
354>I blush while Ciless literally laughs behind my back. I have the consolation that she doesn't know why my pants are in this state.
355>This is getting too weird. I dare to make a question "What if I lost?"
356>"Mmmmh, don't worry. This won't be a fight to the death... but in that case you will become the groom of your opponent."
357>Ciless leans over me, I can hear her breath on my neck. "And remember: win or lose, you become a full-fledged Lescatie citizen."
358>Is this a trick? I know Dark Elves, among the monsters, fiercely loves hurting humans in so many ways, including lie and giving false hope to their prisoners.
359>"Of course, if you should refuse..." Ciless grabs my chin, forcing me to move my head backward and looking at her from my kneels. "Says no, and you'll become my personal toy. Right here, right now. My father was like you, he tried to escape from this prison... but my mother was able to subdue him. And I had a lot of practice with my father, so I have experience with bad boys like you. Even our daughters will have their fun with you, one day~"
360>I got some fights with drunk and thugs, but fighting a monster? In an arena? I won't make it...
361>*I will pray for you. The Fallen God will guide you back to me.*
362>"...I accept."
363>"Ara? Accept to become my sla-"
364>"I accept the arena."
365>Ciless is silent for a few moments, looking into my eyes. She looks surprised... and upset.
366>Then, she releases her grip. Her voice sounds cold now. "In this case, human... get up. We need to make you presentable for the arena."
367 
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369>"Ara? Is something wrong?"
370>Ciless led me outisde the dungeon, pointing out a certain room for me. I was relieved to see a sort of armoury, and not some torture chamber, when I came in.
371>"Are you sure this is an armor?" The leather armor had good quality, actually: very light, and yet more resistant than the typical leather armors in the human kingdom... but the design suggests that the armor was *more* suitable for some erotic games.
372>"As weird as it sounds for you, our armies is composed not only of monsters... even their husbands protect their loved ones in the battle. But if you don't believe me, you can reach the arena even now~"
373>"N-No, I believe you." I start to undress when I realize Ciless is still there. "Can you turn around?"
374>Her laugh surprises me. "You're so funny, human. Have you forgotten where you are?" She walks towards me, whip in hand. Her clothes reminds me of some harlot from a brothel, and yet the Dark Elf appears so uninhibited and without shame. "This is *Lescatie.* Human values hold no worth here. And you're here, in the castle, where Lady Druella and the Fallen Brides reside, the heart of the Demon Realm... but you don't look as *passionate* as the other male prisoners of my dungeon."
375>Oh crap. She's right. I didn't consider that.
376>"... but I can understand. Your panties speak for themselves, after all."
377>"... What do you mean by that?"
378>"You have great determination for being a fugitive, but your meat sword is quick to lose its sharpening. I suppose even a Goblin would be able to wear you down~"
379>"Wait, hold on a second!" It's the first time I get angry since I was in Lescatie. Really, I'm fucking pissed off now. "This isn't true, I have plenty of experience with women! And so, my meat sword is good enough to~"
380>The whip moves like a snake, wrapping around my ankle and tripping me, causing me to fall to the ground. "And you still have the nerve to talk back, just like my father~"
381>I can feel her foot on my chest. "You know what? Before I send you to the arena, let me have some fun with your *good enough* meat sword."
382>"W-Wait a second~"
383>"Hush, human. I've heard enough from you." Ciless' grin reappared, this time with a wicked sparkle in her eyes. "You remind me so much Father... he was just like you when Mother captured him."
384>I have this weird feeling from my wrapped ankle. I really hope the whip isn't poisonous.
385>"And you know how she managed to tamed him?... " Ciless removes her foot from my bare chest.
386>"... *like this!*"
387>*WHACK*
388>I instinctively cover my face with nothing but arms just before the whip strikes me.
389>... but I feel nothing. No pain. No bruises.
390>*WHACK WHACK WHACK*
391>The lashes break the silence in the armoury. Again, no pain. I don't understand what's going on.
392>Then, I start to feel a tingling sensation on the chest and arms.
393>"This is Lescatie silver. We mamono have many ways to shatter resolve of humans." Wait, did she just take off her shoes?
394>"And if I remember right, Mother did *this*~" I can feel her foot on my pants. "Ara? What is this?"
395>Just above my bulge.
396>"Mmmh, it seems you were right..."
397>Dammit, watching a naked Succubus and to tongue-kiss that priestess did this to me.
398>"You won't mind if I will check it out, right?... My, my, I can't believe I never noticed you *and this* before♡ I should check the right block more often."
399>It's been a long time since some woman complimented me on my sword... I supposed I should be scared since Ciless is a Dark Elf, and yet I'm feel flattered.
400>Wait, maybe it's just an impression... but seems like my sword is slighty longer and thick than usual.
401>"This bad boy hid such a dangerous weapon between his legs. A little punishment is required~"
402>"*Aaaah?!*" The moan escape from my mouth when Ciless' foot is now touching my sword.
403>"Truely, It's a shame that you chose the arena and not me. You would have made a good husband...  and this is why I should give to your opponent a small advantage exhausting you a little. Now show me how much you can resist me~"
404>I wish I could say that I stood up, really. Grabbing that whip and give to that Dark Elf a taste of her own medicine.
405>But no, I was naked, lying on the cold stone while Ciless had fun teasing my sword with her foot.
406>"Fufufufu, what happened to your rebellious spirit? You seem appreciate my little punishment~"
407>You dirty bitch. Since she appreciated my sword so much, I was so close to pinning her down and riding her mouth slamming my nuts against her lips.
408>"This is like that time Mother said when she started to train Father... so hard and so submitted♡
409>The only reason I didn't reacted in that way was because she was helping me to leave the castle... and she was the prison warden. I didn't wanted to risk her calling that Minotaur or other guardians, they would have noticed I was an uncorrupted human who penetrated inside the castle.
410>*"The whipping had their results, I see: your sword is ready to be unsheated... I'm so curious about your taste, human, so stop resisting and let me see how much you love me~"
411>And not because I loved it. But my cock had a different opinion... fuck.
412>"Aaaaah, you're like a swollen riven... and you are still hard! Truly, it's a shame leaving you for the arena... but I'll be there, too, to watching your battle."
413>I don't know where this arena is located, but I surely started to put some distance between me and the castle inside this wagon.
414>"And if you should ever lose, well... I hope to hear your moans again from the stands♡"
415>I'll win. I have no idea who could be my opponent, but I'll win. 
416
417###
418>The tentacles did nothing when they perceived a presence in a certain subterranean gallery of the castle.
419>Queen Francisca was aware of someone in the secret passage, even if in that moment she was moaning and cuddled by the DE exuded by the throne room. And yet, that sudden struggle of nostalgia... a shy child, ignored by her parents and sisters, who played with a chosen hero and... Elt...
420>The second time she perceived the presence in that zone, Francisca was this time determined to capture the intruder who dared walked inside here. Reviving some memories was unexpected and yet so sweet because she remembered Elt and Wilmarina... but someone chose to desecrate those memories~
421>A Demon with a fierce gaze did her best to appear stoic and cold, but the influence of DE next to the throne shrouded her by an irrepressible lust. Behind her, a little swarm of Devils was giggled. Less organized. More lustful. They were focused on the man's trousers the tentacles grabbed in the gallery. The Demon ignored the undisciplined servants at her service. "You seem happy, my Queen."
422>"Of course..." Francisca was dragging the captured prey from a pit. "Human intruders inside the castle... it's the first something like this happens, but one of the intruders is now ours."
423>The Queen perceived a second presence, although she was so focused to playing with the captured victim. A female. But she wasn't worried: the other intruder wasn't going anywhere anyway, now the soldiers were aware of the existence of the passage.
424>The mass of tentacles reached the throne room, dragging the wrapped prey. "Well well, now let's see who we caught." Francisca released the tentacles...
425>... and a naked, passed out Wilmarina Noscrim, fell for the floor.
426>The throne room fell silent. Even the Devils stopped to play with the trousers. The Queen's mischievous grin disappeared on her face. "W-Wilmarina?!"
427###
428
429>"We arrived." I can hear Ciless' voice while she unlocks the door. "I hope you enjoyed the brief journey~"
430>Fuck, again that wicked grin.
431>... I used to "work" during the night in the last years. It's more easy moving in the shadows, sneak inside buildings and take jewels and gold coins when the moon is high.
432>But I'm still human, after all. The sun comes after the night... but in Lescatie, the moon appears red blood. It's always night, always. I'm in this Demom Realm since two weeks ago... and I start forgetting the sunlight.
433>It was hard adapting to this environment, at first. This constant sensation to be wrapped by flames... I must thanks the Chief God for this ring, I don't dare to think what would be happen to me if the ring hadn't worked.
434>Or if I ever lose it.
435>Now, look at me: my old clothes were replaced with this masterwork leather armor. Although if I'm arm out, the headboard are solid and my chest is well protected.
436>But I'm afraid this armor can't protect me from the dozens of monsters who are entering inside that building with a threatening appearance. God, the screams~
437>"This arena was used for knightly tournaments, once" says Ciless behind me, her hands on my shoulders. "When Lady Druella conquered the kingdom and turned Lescatie into a Demon Realm, she chose to preserve this place for the amusement of her people. Now, here humans and mamono are fighting to the right of the glory and fame..."
438>In that moment, cries and growling of excitement exploded from the arena.
439>"Whoops, sounds like someone just lost a battle~"
440>"Wait a second, but you said..."
441>"... that you will not die if you lose. But we don't waste time for formalities: the winner has the right to mount the loser in front of the audience."
442>Oh fuck, seriously? Getting raped before half Lescatie isn't exactly what I was planning for my escape.
443>... I hope my opponent is a Weresheep.
444>"Now let's go, human. The bettors and the audience enter in the main door - but the fighters must meet the battle matron, first, and then get ready for the battle. Don't make her waiting~"
445 
446@@@
447>Salamander. I only heard about them from an adventurer, some years ago. He was being chased by one of these "flaming lizards", managing to outrun her only by jumping off a bridge. I thought he was exaggerating when he said Salamanders are wreathed in flame... but this one has flames so intense they cast light on the Arena Bloodworks (yeah, what a reassuring name).
448>The Salamander right before me staring at me, completely indifferent about her flames. "I suppose this is the man is here for *that* opponent, right? Where did you find this?"
449>"Oh, he's one of my dear boys in my custody" says Ciless. "As you see, I've kept my promise. Now, about that thing-"
450>"One second." The battle matron comes closer to me, a quick glance at me. "Explain it to me."
451>"Sorry?"
452>"You're wearing leather. A light armor. Tell me why."
453>"To move faster." The words escape me from my mind. I can almost *feel* the penetrating gaze under these flames... and then she smiles at me.
454>"A breastplate can offer more protection... but against your opponent, nimbleness can play a decisive role. Smart. Now choose your weapons, you can pick them for free. Get ready for the battle."
455>I start walking, having the falmes behind me I can see my shadow casted on the hallway.
456>"Hey."
457>I look back. What now?
458>"Do you know who is your opponent?" I shake my head.
459>The Salamander studied me in silence for some seconds. "Then... good luck. And try to hold on for at least 5 minutes, all right?"
460>"I fight to win" I say to her. *And to stay alive.* I make a great effort to don't pronounce these words.
461
462### 
463>"One of the castle's prisonsers in your custody?" The Salamander had her eyes fixed on the man's back.
464>"Oh yes, and he was really naugthy..." Ciless couldn't stop to smile, stroking the whip on her belt. "He was able to escape from his cell and sneaking inside the restricted area where are located the newly turned monsters."
465>"Oh! Now I get it." The man walked through the door. "I thought it was strange you brought me someone like him... for *her.*"
466>"Ara, don't tell me that you feel sorry for him..."
467>"He wouldn't have a chance against that opponent. But we *finally* found a man foolish enough to face that crazy foreigner, that monster given us a lot of problems since she arrived in Lescatie."
468>"Mmmmh..." Ciless didn't stopped to caress her whip. "I had a little fun with that man. His semen smelled so good... but he chose the arena over me. I'd like to see how will end..."
469>"It will happen sooner than you think." The Salamander walked toward the door that led to the stands. "I can start right now for the release of the monster. Their battle will start right after this one."
470>"Wait..." The Dark Elf appeared a little puzzled. "If I remember correctly, it was decised that the Blademaster should announce this particular battle with a ceremony, first."
471>"Lady Mersé granted me the license to skip the ceremony: she will arrive shortly. It seems there was a problem in the castle..."||
472###
473 
474>Why am I feeling this tingling?
475>There are some weapons made with the same material of Ciless' whip. But if I touch them, I feel this sensation.
476>And about the ring... I realized something is wrong. It's still provides me protection, but the ring hasn't just some cracks...
477>The ring was white - and now has some purple spots. This isn't good. Definitely not good.
478>Did the ring already reached to its limit?
479>Look at me, I'm blocked inside one of the most dangerous Demon Realms of this world, fighting for my freedom (and my pelvis bone).
480>Who could my opponent? A Hellhound? Perhaps another Succubus? Or maybe a Demon?
481>I can hear the muffled screams above me... and some moaning in the adjacent cells.
482>Short sword. Dagger. Then, a quarterstaff entirely made of wood. The silver hairpin is still on the pocket of my new trousers.
483>I look the stone stairway, and the iron gate at the end of the stairs. Soon or later, it will be my turn...
484>"Good people of Lescatie, we have a winner! All hail the mamono combatant! You can leaves the Arena now and... oh my, the Black Harpy wastes no time to jumping up the defeated man! What a lovely couple ♡"
485>The Arena Mouth just announced the ending of the battle.
486>It's my turn.
487>Heavy breathing.
488>" Let's go to break some bone."
489>The iron gate get's down the moment I reach the head of the stone stairs.
490>"Welcome, welcome, to the Arena, good citizens of Lescatie!"
491>The audience is almost composed by monsters. I can spot even some men. Crap, an Order crusader is spoilt of choice.
492>"We welcome this courageous Onii-chan..."
493>Onii-chan? I look up. The announcer is a Witch.
494>Great, the prediction I made at the start of this story turned out to be wrong.
495>Just like any other thing happened in the last hours.
496>"... and yes, you've heard right: the time for the long-awaited battle has come...."
497>The eyes of the crowd, Succubus (plus other monsters) and men, are fixed on me. So much anxiety.
498>"... he challenged Hitomi, the former bodyguard of the Zipangu princess!"
499>Surprised gasp from the audience. Some men gives even a hand for me.
500>Sounds like this "Hitomi" is the champion of the arena.
501>I'll make it, I'll win this battle and then running towards the borders of Lescatie as if there's no tomorrow.
502>"But enough talk, I know you monsters and your spouses came here to watch a fight, and a fight you shall have! And about you, Onii-chan... good luck♡"
503>Wait, I can see Ciless in the audience. She is looking at me with the same grin when she tortured me between whipping and footjob.
504>Why am I having this uncomfortable feeling?
505>"And now release the Ushi-Oni!"
506>The fuck is an Ushi-Oni?
507>The gates are lowered.
508>OH CHIEF GOD OH FUCK
509 
510###
511>Although the mamono in far away Zipangu have no interest to actively support the cause of the Demon Lord and her plans, this doesn't mean that the eastern monsters refuses any contact with the outside world.
512>Culturale exchange, business, curiosity (and the search of a husband of course) are some reasons that push these exotic monsters to visit these lands.
513>Unknown to the Order, some time ago Lescatie received the visit of a noble mamono from Zipangu. She accepted the invitation of Lady Druella to be her guest and discussing about a possible relationship between Lescatie and the feud of Zipangu.
514>However, an accident happened.
515>Among the entourage of this noble, there was Hitomi. The Ushi-Oni was the bodyguard of the noble.
516>When the Zipangu noble reached Lescatie, the DE of the kingdom influenced the eastern monsters with its intensity. Usually calm and collected, they were overwhelmed by the blast of indecent lust.
517>Especially the Ushi-Oni. She was in frenzy, an unstoppable hurricane who gave Lescatie some trouble. In the end, she was captured and restrained by Amanomiya Koyoi.
518>The Zipangu noble was able to move away from Lescatie, offended by the way the DE of the Demon Realm altered her monstrous instinct so bad.
519>And she abandoned Hitomi at Lescatie.
520>The Ushi-Oni couldn't be released without the assurance of a man willing to marry her, but the men were so terrified by her.
521>Ciless knew all this.
522>This is why she smiled at the man.
523>His special punishment began.
524>"No man escapes from my watch and then reject me.  No one. Enjoy your new wife~"
525###
526 
527>FUCKFUCKFUCKFUUUUCK
528>Never in my worst nightmare could I ever imagined a monster like this.
529>She is something like 10 feet tall. A spider-like body covered by fur, six legs.. no, eight legs: two of the are small compared to the other ones.
530>She wears a cow skull as belt. What the hell.
531>A green-skinned humanoid torso. Tattoos cover every inch of her chest. Long hair. A pair of horns. Big claws - her hands are as big as my arms!
532>The monster wears a red eyepatch on the right side of her face.
533>And her other eye is looking at me.
534>I can hear the cries of excitement from the stands - and now I can understand why Ciless was looking at me in that way.
535>She tricked me into making me accept this... no, this isn't a battle, this is *an impending carnage*.
536>My legs are shaking. My hands get sweaty while I'm wielding the short sword.
537>"Awww, there's nothing better than watching a future married couple exchanging looks enflamed by passion♡ Just look Hitomi, you can see~"
538>"SHUT UP!"
539>My cry echoes in the arena, shushing the speaker. "YOU!" I point to the Chief God knows what is that thing. "Do you really think to scare me?! Do you really think I'll surrender?! *Bring it on*, at the end of the day you'll beg me to stop!"
540>Silence falls on the arena.
541>Then, the monster smiles at me with a mischievous expression. "*Husbando.*"
542>I have no idea what *husbando* deas mean, but I can feel my sins crawling my pelvis while the arena explodes.
543 
544###
545>What was exactly going down in the castle? He didn't remembered a situation like this.
546>That guy seemed so nice and normal, a little bit shy, a servant of the castle.
547>But when that series of loud noises of fallen armors started, something kind of caught Wilmarina's attention.
548>Elt told her about the servant he met outisde the door.
549>"... stay here, darling. I'll check it out."
550>But she didn't came back. Only then, Elt started to worry.
551>Other events happened in quick succession. Someone raised an alarm. Elt found a bag with various tools (including lockpicks and an old map of the castle). Mers*, who came upon that castle area, took over the bag Elt had found.
552>And now, a Lamia was escorting him to the throne room... but not for a pleasure meeting with Franscisca or the other ones.
553>"Lady Mersé sent me to protect you until we reach the throne room."
554>"What? Protect me? From what?.... wait, where is Wilmarina?"
555>"She..." The Lamia showed some hesitation. "She is fine, but Lady Wilmarina wasn't able to capture the assassin."
556>Assassin?
557>And then Elt found some Devils carried Wilmarina, covered by a sticky substance. Francisca seemed embarrassed.
558>In a few words, they explained the situation to Elt... and he started laughing.
559>The Order wanted to kill *him?* Why? He was nobody. Besides, he talked with that man, and he didn't gave Elt the impression to being a dangerous person.
560>But no one laughed in the throne room. Not Franscisca. Not the Demon. Not the Devils.
561>Then, Wilmarina said: "He told me... he came here for a personal initative... and he's coming for *you*~"
562>"I won't let that happen" said Francisca. "*We* won't let him touch you, Elt... and it's not true that you are nobody. You are *everything* for us."
563>"You're my darling." Wilmarina hugged Elt. "You are my world... and *he* will never take my world away from me."
564>"Don't worry, my Devils and I will find him soon." Said the Demon. "He's probably hiding somewhere..."
565 
566@@@
567>I was chased by various types of people when things got bad: city watch, merchants, even a slaver (it's a long story).
568>Oh yeah, I can't forget a certain fallen hero who became a Succubus.
569>But this is the first time I am chased by a freakish creation escaped from some wizard's lab.
570>That Ushi-Fucker won't stop trying to reaching me with her claws and yelling at me words in the language of Zipangu.
571>I don't understand a word of what she's saying... but she keeps repeating things like *husbando* and *yushoku.*
572>"Onii-chan moves fast, but Hitomi is gaining ground faster! We are witnessing the prelude of a wonderful mating ritual♡"
573>You're fucking kidding me, this monster will grind my bones for her bread if she catches up to me!
574>I'm used to running... and I realize I can run faster than the usual. Instinct for survival, I suppose.
575>But I can't run forever. I only have two legs, she has *six* of them. I will go slower to catch my breath, soon or later.
576>And in that moment, I'll get that walking mountain jump at me...
577>*Will you fight? Or will you perish like a dog?*
578>Words spoken by a war veteran in that inn, during the days of my childhood.
579>I can't give up.
580>I throw away the wooden quarterstaff. I need to remove encumbrance.
581>I can't give up.
582>I draw the demonic silver dagger.
583>I can't give up.
584>I turn around. The Ushi-Fucker is approximately 70 feet from me.
585>I can't give up.
586>"Oooooh? Why did Onii-chan stopped?"
587>The monster's surprised eye is still fixed on me, an obscene smile that spread across her face.
588>45 feet.
589>I run towards her.
590>"Oh my!"
591>Cries of excitement from the audience.
592>25 feet.
593>15 feet.
594>The monster, with a maniacal laugh, tries to hug me in a deadly embrace.
595>Dodge roll. With the dagger in my hand. On her left side.
596>A glancing blow against one of her legs.
597>I got you!
598>... wait a second, where is the blood? 
599>"My, my! This Onii-chan was agile enough to escape from Hitomi's grip - and with such remarkable courage! What a thrill, my heart is beating so fast right now♡"
600>I'm pretty sure I hit her leg. ... why there is no sign of blood on the blade?
601>The Ushi-Oni appears confused, she looks around trying to figure out where I am... and she seems unharmed.
602>Again. That tin- *OH. GOD.*
603>Everything happens in two or three seconds. My right arm shakes. My sight is a little blurred.
604>... and Hitomi, who now turns around me, I never met someone so wild and yet so attractive, I want to reach her and-
605>What is happening to me?! I take a few steps back while the crowd screaming.
606>"Onii-chan teased Hitomi with demonic silver - but sounds like the backlash tired him!"
607>*This is Lescatie silver. We mamono have many ways to shatter resolve of humans.*
608>The dagger... fuck, now I get it - the ring tried to protect me from these cursed weapons!
609>I drop the dagger. My arm is like numb... and my meat sword back to being *hard*.
610>*"I felt that."*
611>My eyes flutter open. What the...
612>*"No man has never ran right at me before... and you hit me! I need a man like you as my husband!"*
613>She speaks my language... no, it's like *I* can understand what she's saying.
614>*"Stab me again - but use your meat sword this time! Come here, I'll hug you... and pet you... and squeeze you~*"
615>Hitomi stretched out her arms.
616>"*ANATA GA HOSHII!*"
617>The moment she talks again in Zipangu I shake my head. Just in time to dodge her claws a second time.
618>I start to run.
619>I can hear confused Hitomi noises behind me... and then the sound of a rampaging Ushi-Oni chasing me again.
620>"Awww, a second round?! Very well Onii-chan, but I hope it'll be soon over♡"
621>I put my hand on the hilt of the short sword...
622>... then I remember even this is done with demonic silver too. Fuck!
623>My right arm is still numb.
624>I have a freaking boner at the most opportun moment.
625>Thousands of people, between monsters and men, are looking me run away from the Ushi-Oni.
626>I can hear the crowd shouting. The ground tremble behind me, the Ushi-Oni yelling at me in Zipangu language.
627>And then, the Witch announcer. "Don't be shy, Onii-chan! You fought well, but now you should stop... gosh, I really want to chase a man like you, so brave and str- *I mean,* looks like our challenger is in trouble!"
628>Thinkthinkthinkth-
629>Wait, the walls of the arena. They are too high to climb (and I don't have enough time with an Ushi-Oni behind me), but maybe...
630>... where did I dropped the quarterstaff? Fuck, it's on the other side of the arena.
631>*Will you fight?*
632>No, I'll never make it...
633>*Or will you perish like a dog?<*
634>A painful death for grip and crashing of my bones, that monster is surely around 400 pounds at least.
635>I start getting out of breath. I remove the short sword from my belt. 
636>*You filthy dog! Someone like you is unworthy to be loved by Chief God!*
637>I turn right. I need to reach the quar-
638>The Ushi-Oni jumps at me.
639>SHIT
640>Dodge roll.
641>I feel her claws on my skin. She almost caught me. *Almost.*
642>"Three time! This is the third time Onii-chan escapes from-"
643>"*STOP CALLING ME LIKE THAT!*" What a waste of breath, but I reached my destination.
644>The quarterstaff is mine. Now I just need-
645>Wait, why the Ushi-Oni stopped?
646>And why is she removing her eyepatch?
647
648###
649>It wasn't her fault, really. Hitomi just obeyed the order - escorting the Inari princess in the nanban lands and reaching the Demon Realm of Lescatie, ruled by one of the daughters of the Demon Lord.
650>But Hitomi noticed the pressure of DE was so overwhelming the moment she and the princess moved inside the borders. It was totally different from the domains of her lady.
651>Hitomi tried to resist the urge to assault men during her journey... it wasn't hard after all, they were all married. But she snapped when they reached the capital.
652>The laughter, the smell of semen, the passionate kisses... nanban were far away from being discreet. 
653>When Hitomi regained consciousness, she was imprisoned inside the arena. Other monsters said she provoked panic and destroyed some buildings in the attempt to found an unmarried man.  And her princess left her in Lescatie.
654>She just wanted a man, be happy like the other monsters...
655>And she waited alone, in the darkness...
656>But in the end, a man approached her.
657>The nanban he pointed the finger to her saying something in that foreign language. But his eyes, the tone of his voice... she saw conquered by such passion. 
658>The first time Hitomi tried to hug him, she was so happy to see the man running towards her... but he avoided her embrace and hit her with the dagger. What a quiver of pleasure.
659>The second time, she almost caught him. He appeared to be like in trance... Hitomi almost convinced him to come closer. Almost.
660>And now, he escaped from her embrace for the third time. In a row.
661>Hitomi was tired to playing with her future husband. She knew this will put her in shame... but she was already disgraced. She had nothing to lose.
662>She just wanted to be loved. Just like all the inhabitants of Lescatie. 
663>And while Hitomi removed the eyepatch, the last fragments of awareness before to succumb the impeding berserk was the little hope the man, in time, will forgive her for what was about to happen...
664@@@
665
666>What did just happened? Why the Witch gasped?
667>Wait, what the...
668>OHCHIEFGODOHFUCKTHEMONSTERBECOMESLIKEAFURIOUSHURRICANEANDSHESCOMINGFORME
669>Even the crowd is impressed... 
670>... and they are cheering *Hitomi.*
671>"This passionate battle comes to an end~" says the Witch. 
672>She's right, because *death* is the only possible consequence of the collision with a rampaging Hitomi.
673>This ring has unknown powers like a magical shield or invisibility, right? 
674>Right?! 
675>"Abracadabra!" Nothing. 
676>"Hocus pocus!" Nothing!
677>"Sala-gadoola-magi-" Nah, it's too long! 
678>What a fool, the ring can't protect me from bone crushers! 
679>Fuck, I supposed to attract Hitomi and jump on her back using the wall, and then trying to choke her with the quarterstaff under her throat.
680>Guess I'll die.
681>... But I'll die trying.
682>Time seems to pass slower while you take a heavy breath in face of the death. 
683>Feet firmly on the ground. Grit your teeth. Ignore the shouting from the crowd... as well as *the other* quarterstaff between your legs.
684>Fuck, I'm going to die for this.
685>*Will you fight? Or will you perish like a dog?*
686>I'm far away from being a warrior, and I'm not a hero...
687>... but I'm not a filthy dog.
688>I didn't choose to born poor.
689>Mother, forgive me if I made you unhappy. 
690>*AND NOW RUN TOWARDS HITOMI*.
691>Ignore the crowd. Ignore the Witch. Ignore the boner, *especially the boner.* Ignore Hitomi. Ignore Ciless. Ignore the demon priestess. Ignore Wilmarina. Ignore Druella. Ignore the Demon Lord. Ignore the Reverend. Ignore the monsters. Ignore the city watch. Ignore your little house. Ignore your father, he never came back. Ignore your mother, her cough never passed. 
692>Ignore the inn, the adventures will never going back. 
693>Ignore the heroes, they don't exist... and you'll never be a hero. 
694>Ignore your heart's desire. Close your heart to love. Don't allow yourself to get distracted by love.
695>Love is nothing if you're not rich. And you are nothing but a filthy dog.
696>Don't become like your father. Don't become like your mother.
697>A filthy dog like me is unworthy of love. 
698>This is why *money* is the only currency in this world. Money is all that matters. 
699>She's coming! 
700>I point down the quarterstaff. 
701>Time to jump. 
702>Lived like a dog, died as a ma-
703>CRACK
704>For a moment, I see the world upside down.
705>The nocturnal sky is *under me.*
706>One. Two. Maybe three times. Flipping through the air where ground and sky, above and below, switch their position.
707>A fragment of the quarterstaff, broken on the impact, is still in my hands.
708>My head is spinning while someone is yelling. I see the red moon with the corner of my eye before landing on the ground
709>Weird, I didn't remember the ground was so soft...
710>... Wait, since when the grounds has fur?
711>"For a moment I thought for the worst - but look, the fearless Onii-chan touched down safely!"
712>Safely... *on the back of the Ushi-Oni!*
713>As if in response to my awareness of the current situation, a crazy Hitomi starts kicking and jumping.
714>Oh fuck!
715>I immediately grab the fur on the abdomen with my hands, leaving the broken weapon.
716>It's like riding a wild horse, expect this horse will going to rape you the moment you lose your grip.
717>Fuckfuckfuck, I'm nauseous. But I can't give up.
718>I'm able to get her back, yes!
719>Oh Chief God, oh fuck!
720>Wrapping my legs around her hips, my feet are touching her two small legs. Check!
721>My right arm around her neck. Check!
722>My left hand on her horn. Check!
723>Her body is so warm... nononono, not now cock not now.
724>Come on, it wouldn't be difficult choke a big monster like her, right?
725>Right?
726>*Right?!*
727>I can't hold the grip much longer.
728>I feel her sweat running down on my body. 
729>My face in her hair. The warmth of her body on my skin.
730>Hitomi is trying furiously to grab me from her back, I can feel her claws scratching my armor. If I should ever lost the grip...
731>... and yet this isn't an angry roar, sounds more like a moan of pleasure... 
732>... and my stupid boner is grinding on her back... 
733>Again, I can hear the monsters from the stands. They seems enraged... no, they are actually amused by the whole situation. "Against all odds, Onii-chan had led Hitomi! This battle had an unexpected ending!"
734>Ending? She's still kicking and trying to rape me!
735>"Now, Onii-chan... what are you waiting for?"
736>What?
737>"You proved to be a valiant mate for Hitomi. Look at her! She's so desperate to have you, and she's ready for you. Can you feel how bad she became horny for you? At this point, it's pointless carry on the battle... do it! Shove your meat sword inside her♡"
738>"Do it!" Monsters and men from the stands seem scream with one voice. "Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!"
739>"*Do it, Onii-chan!* We can't await your union anymore♡"
740>No. It wasn't supposed to end like this...
741>... maybe I should loosen the hold...
742>*Fear not the Dark, brother. And let our chant begins~*
743>"... do you want to fuck me?"
744>I had the impression Hitomi can't understand my language, but even so, I attracted her attention.
745>I leave the arm around her neck...
746>... to grab the other horn.
747>"Too bad, it'll be *me* who will fuck *you*"
748
749###
750>Ciless was so sure of the outcome. Rarely does a man wins in the arena.
751>And besides, this was the perfect punishment for that damn fool. If he was so desperate to have sex with a monster to escape from his cell, Ciless got him the best match for him.
752>An Ushi-Oni is like an unstoppable chariot, nobody can stop her...
753>... but the man lasted more than five minutes. The Witch was right, he fought well despite all odds.
754>Weird, Ciless didn't noticed such pugnacity when she tortured him with the whip and the foot... he seemed so pathetic... 
755>... and she started to reflect that she never noticed that man in her dungeon until today...
756>... Mother spoke so fondly about Father, Ciless never understood why Mother loved a slave, he was as pathetic as that man...
757>... and now, Ciless was regretting to delivering the man to the arena to repay a little debt incurred by the battle matron...
758>And her heart jumped when that fool charged the crazy Ushi-Oni with the quarterstaff, trying to jump above her... and falling on her back.
759>And now, he was grabbing the Ushi-Oni by the horns. Pure madness! He didn't had a chance to...
760>... become a wonderful slave...
761>"You must be mine" said the Dark Elf, trying to ignore the heart beating so loud like a drum.
762>... Wait, what he was doing?
763>Why he stood up on the back of the Ushi-Oni?
764>The roar of Hitomi resounded on the arena. Then, she charged one of the iron gates.
765###
766
767>My kness start becoming dizzy. And the contact with Hitomi's warm body makes me... no, I don't have to think about it.
768>This is my last chance, now or never. It's crazy enough... it might work.
769>Oh sweet Chief God, I'm riding a giant spider using her horns as bridle. I mean... *a moaning* giant spider. Hitomi lets herself be manuevred.
770>Oh crap, it's working!
771>"Wait, what does Onii-chan intend to...?"
772>Get out of here, of course!
773>The iron gate is close, a human would not normally be able to break that. But I'm a human who rides an Ushi-On who runs like an unstoppable chariot. 
774>I know the impact will be-
775>"*Anatawa~*"
776>"What?"
777>I realized too late that I lean our. More than enough to allow Hitomi grabs me with her claws from the lapel.
778>"*ANATAWA WATASHINO OTOKO!*"
779>"*NO! LET ME GO!*"
780>She keeps running, helding me in her arms, eyes fixed on me.
781>The roar of excitment and happiness from hundrends of monsters and men from the stands is like a furious wall of water that hits the coast.
782>Hitomi can't stop laughing while I'm trying to get out of her grasp.
783>"Wait, what the- *NO, STOP IT!*" I can feel her claws tear my armor like butter.
784>My clothes will be the next. "Onii-chan was defeated! I'm feel a bit sorry for him, he was so close to dominate Hitomi... but sounds like he'll be the one who is dominated, now:heart:"
785>Hitomi doesn't show sign of stopping, she pulls a little to right.
786>She grabs me now from the shoulders... 
787>... pinning me up against the wall. 
788>Fuck, I'm dead, *I'm so fucking dead.*
789>And in the same time, she sinks the spider legs against the wall.
790>CRACK!
791>... and she breaks through the wall.
792>What?
793>Hitomi seems to loses her balance...
794>... and the rubble is falling from the ceiling.
795>It all happens in an instant. It's like I heard a collective gasp both from the stands and the Witch.
796>And Hitomi embraces me just before the rubble strike us.
797>Everything went dark.
798>It does take me a few seconds to realize what just happened.
799>Did... Did the Ushi-Oni protected me?
800>... No, it was just a case. She wanted pulverize my pelvis in front of an audience of monsters, after all.
801>But the most important thing is I'm suffocating in here. Being buired under the rubble and a Ushi-Oni is not exactly the best.
802>And I need to move right now, because I have a suspicion than some Succubus can pull met out from the rubble just to rape me on the spot.
803>The Ushi-Oni's body is still warm... she is still alive, but passed out.
804>Never mind, I start to digging into the rubble.
805>I just need... to lift my head from her breasts...
806>*Aaaaah fuck, not again.*
807>I'm going to clean the mess inside my trousers later, I have to go NOW.
808>Easy, man... if Hitomi wakes up...
809>I remove some rubble with a kick.
810>Crawling under an unconscious monster and rubble isn't easy. Nor plaesant.
811>I'm out of breath. And I need to sleep, I'm not used with this everlasting night.
812>I'll sleep later. Now I should...
813>... maybe I should help Hitomi...
814>No, no, no fucking way. Don't you dare.
815>... all right, just put back her eyepatch on her eye. I must admit she's nice with that thing.
816>There's nobody in the hallway, but the place will be soon filled with all sort of monsters.
817>RUN
818>I can't shift something like, you know, 100 lbs of rubble with just my hands. But at least, I removed the rubble around Hitomi's head.
819>"Over here, quickly!"
820>Shit
821>I run on the hall on my right, while the sounds of footsteps come from the opposite side.
822>"Oh no, what a mess! We must ensure the man is fine!" 
823>Slowly, I make some few steps back.
824>It's like play cat and mouse, expect there are a lot of cats in this arena... and I'm the mouse.
825>That door! I walk inside, locking it behind me.
826>Phew, I'm save. Now I just need to take a breath, and...
827>... and only now I notice there is a Hellhound.
828>The monster appears surprised like me - but her surprise is quickly replaced by a grin.
829>"Uuuh, wrong room. Sorry, I-"
830>"Oh no, you can stay." The Hellhound is approaching me on all fours. "I was waiting my turn for the next battle, but... what a lovely smell, *your semen is so fresh~*"
831>"Yeah, uh, maybe fight while I smell so bad isn't a good id-"
832>"*It's a wonderful idea!*"
833>I go out of the room just before the Hellhound caught me.
834>"Open the door, you are so delicious!
835>I run away in the same moment the Hellhound throw herself against the door, breaking it.
836>Left or right, left or-
837>I hear a loud growling behind me.
838>*Left!* 
839>Wait a second, I know this zone - yes, I can reach the exit!
840>One meter, just one met-
841>The Hellhound jumps on me, I can feel her claws on my shoulders.
842>We fall down. The flaming eyes towering over me.
843>"H-Hold on, I don't even know your name!" 
844>"My name is Clementine. And now~"
845>The Hellhound quiets, her ears are straight. There is something in her eyes... uncertainty?
846>*Sniff sniff*
847>She jumps away from me. "What is that smell?!"
848>What?
849>"Ugh, it's so strong... another monster already marked you."
850>Slowly, I smell my wrist. 
851>The sweat of Hitomi.
852>The Hellhound walks away.
853>... You know what? Maybe I shouldn't get cleaned up.
854>I'm finally out of the arena.
855>I have no idea if the Witch and the audience are still looking for me, but the fact that at least one hundred monsters (and a lot of men) saw me isn't a good thing.
856>And I'm tired. Really. This night air... I'm getting sleeping, I literally rode a monster and I almost died for that.
857>I am covered by Hitomi's sweat, this can be useful as repellent. But I don't know how effective can be this solution.
858>I'm tired... hungry... and horny~
859>I look the ring. Purple. From white, the color of the ring has almost totally changed to purple.
860>I don't understand, does this mean the ring already reached its limit? If that's the case... it's over for me.
861>"Yes, I'm getting ready to leave for Lamberia." 
862>I almost closed my eyes, but now I'm aware about the presence of a giant merchant wagon. And there are two monsters who are talking. 
863>"It's a long journey from here."
864>"I know, but that's a good place for selling my products... and finding a good man~"
865>Two voices. Two monsters. And Lamberia.
866>Lamberia is a little kingdom pretty tolerant about monsters. It's something like one month travel to reaching that place from Lescatie.
867>And a little candle lights inside my head.
868>I walk behind the wagon while the monsters are still chatting.
869>The door is unlocked!
870>All right, slowly... they seem didn't noticed anything. Good.
871>Crap, this wagon is big almost like a house. So many chests and barrels.
872>And I just need a barrel to escape from Lescatie. And this monster merchant will help me to get out of this godforsaken Demon Realm.
873>Most of the barrels are sealed, but there is one that can be opened. An apple barrel, it's half empty.
874>Wonderful, in this way I can sleeping and eating inside the barrel for the whole journey.
875>I'm feel a bit sorry for the merchant, but you know the old saying... her loss is my gain.
876>I enter inside the barrel, closing the lis above me.
877>Now, maybe I can start... sleeping...
878
879###
880>"What do you mean the man is disappeared?!". Ciless watched at the angry Salamander battle matron while the little Goblin squad appeared a little scared.
881>"We removed the rubble around Hitomi," said one of the Goblins, "but the man... wasn't here. He was already gone."
882>"Impossible, impossible!What kind of man could ever left a monster untouched after such a passionate battle?!"
883>"Maybe he was scared... "
884>The Salamander's gaze shut up the Goblin. "His battle style was unorthodox, but he had the guts to choose that crazy Ushi-Oni as her opponent. And he was able to ride her. Don't stop the search. And about you," the Salamander turned to Ciless, "what kind of prisoner did you sent send me?!"
885>"I.. I don't understand, that man was weak. He had (stood is a stronger verb choice here) no chance against Hitomi."
886>"It's not a matter of strength, but it sounds like your reformation is pretty disappointing if a man under your custody chose to  not take advantage of an unconscious opponent! Didn't you told me that man escaped from his cell just to have sex with a reformed monster?!"
887>"An escaped prisoner?"
888>For a moment, Ciless's blood froze. That voice... no, it couldn't be possible... "Lady.. Lady Koyoi?"
889>Amanomiya Koyoi, one of the seven princesses of Lescatie, was on the doorstep. "I heard there were problems with Hitomi, but I didn't imagined such mess in the arena. Where is the man?" 
890>"We'll find him soon" said the Salamander. "He couldn't have gone far. I can't explain why he did it."
891>"I know the reason." 
892>"Lady Koyoi?" 
893>The Inari said nothing, but Ciless noticed the princess holding something in her hand. 
894>A silver hairpin. 
895>"That man is dangerous, and he must be captured at any cost."
896###
897
898>"Hey, wake up."
899>"Give me more five min-"
900>"I said wake up, filthy dog!"
901>... Wait a second, where am I?
902>Is this a cell?
903>"Do you think this is an inn, criminal scum?! You are serving your sentence in my cells!"
904>There is a fat man on the other side of the bars, looking at me with a sour face.
905>"You've been caught red-handed while you robbed a honest merchant. I don't know why the magistrate didn't cut your hands off!"
906>Oh... I remember now. Some city guard noticed me while I pickpocket that man. I tried to escaped, but they caught me.. and beated me even if I've surrendered. The worst is over when they dragged me inside the cell. I'll serve the sentence for some days, then I'll be free again. Maybe I should leave this city for some months.
907>"You have a visit"
908>"Sorry?"
909>"Shut up! There is a priestess of the Order who came here to visit you. Now, over by the window! And I swear on Hel I'll smash your head against the wall if you try to escape or touch her!"
910>A priestess? Here? For me? I don't understand, but I should do as he says. "Good. Now stay here."
911>The fat man opens the door, and in that moment I can hear footsteps coming from the darkness outside of the cell.
912>"Be careful, honorable sister." The fat man's tone of voice is now changed. More polite, more humble. "This scoundrel is guilty of robbery against a merchant. "
913>"Thanks for your concern." The priestess walks inside the cell. "You can go, now."
914>The fat man is gone.
915>"I came here for you, brother."
916>I am a little wary. "Why?"
917>"You lost your way."
918>"No. I knew what I was doing."
919>"Are you sure about that?"
920>I almost bite my tongue to prevent a sarcastic answer. She is the Order, after all. The last thing I need is a public humiliation while some pious man using me as bad example for a public lecture.
921>"Talk with me, brother."
922>"About what?"
923>"I need to know... why is your heart so distrustful of love?"
924>*Love?* What is she talking about? The priestess is looking around in the dark cell. "This place... why did you chose to stay here?"
925>"I must thanks the long arm of the law. You heard the warden: I'm a criminal, a filthy dog who is no better than a Goblin. Go ahead, preaching me about how being humble in front of the Chief God before to find some Manticore under my bed, and then leave me alone."
926>"No!"
927>Her cry takes me by surprise. "Don't say that about yourself!... you are a wonderful man, there is nobody like you."
928>All right, now I don't understand any of this. I supposed she was the usual pompous Order member, but maybe she's crazy...
929>... or maybe she's feeling pity for me...
930>... and only in that moment my eyes fall on something in the ground.
931>A broken sword.
932>Thoughts and memories flows like a river in flood.
933>The ring. Lescatie. Wilmarina.
934>*The priestess!*
935>"In the darkness, we'll sing together."
936>Why didn't I noticed the red eyes? The pointy ears? Or the tail wrapped with a chain?
937>She opens her arms. "I'll take you out of this cell. Allow me to show you the real darkness~"
938>*Nonono,* this can't be possible! I was inside the barrel! How did I get back here?!
939>"You came to save me."
940>But this time I know position of the brick for the secret passagge!
941>"You *saved* me."
942>I push the brick. The wall starts to open.
943>"You answered to my prayers. You are my hero..."
944>"I'm not a hero!" I put my foot inside the passage. "Heroes don't exist!"
945>"I don't understand."
946>I just freeze. Is that... sadness?
947>"It took me so long to reach you. I want you. I *need* you. Then, why is this dream of your so... horrible? This can't be true, it's not what I saw into your eyes."
948>I can hear her footsteps. She's behind me. Again.
949>But she won't have me. Not this time.
950>"I can feel your fear... but not by me. Then, wh-"
951>"I told you. I'm not a hero." I run inside the passage.
952>She won't have me. Run. Run away from the monster. Run towards...
953>... a wooden door?! I didn't remember a wooden door when I walked in the darkness of the castle's basement. I see lights under the door. I can hear laughs from the other side. Crap, the monsters chose to made a bacchanal right in front of the door.
954>But I can't go back. I can't.
955>I open the door just a little.
956>Wait, these voices...
957>"*You!* What a surprise! Don't be shy, kid, come here!"
958>This place... is an inn. That inn. But most of all... no, that can't be true...
959>There was an adventurer group who used to frequent this place. They were heroes...
960>... and they're all here.
961>I still remember their names.
962>"You see, Aerith? Your little admired is back! Now you can stop to pout." Lambert, a red-haired swashbuckler with a tongue sharper than his rapier.
963>"Shut up, Lambert." Aerith the Elf mage, she appeared so snobbish and condescending. And yet, she had a smile for me. "This kid is more mature than you."
964>"Wow, now *that* was a low blow."
965>"What's wrong, *otoutobun?* Why are you so pale?" Chrienne the young priestess, she was slightly older than me. She called me in that way... and she was so selfless and kind that I wanted her as a sister.
966>"Yeah, looks like he's seen the Demon Lord herself." Simmond, the warrior with his green plate. Sword and shield. He was known for his strength.
967>"Guys, what... what are you doing here?"
968>"What do you mean? We just got back from our last adventure!"
969>"No, this can't be possible. You are all..."
970>"What?"
971>One day I came here, but the old innkeeper looked at me and said they would never come back here. When I asked him why, he said monsters caught them.
972>I was just a kid that time, I thought he meant they were killed and eaten by monsters. But growing up, I learnt the real term.
973>*Raped.* I can imagine Lambert and Simmond surrounded by a horde of monsters - and Chrienne and Aerith joining the monster ranks and assaulting their friends.
974>"Boy?" I feel a hand on my shoulder. "I told you, this isn't a place for kids."
975>Speaking about the innkeeper... I didn't remember he was *so tall*. "You should go home now, it's getting dark."
976>"Wait, I-"
977>"Don't worry, kid!" Lambert winks at me. "If you see a monster, just whistle! Now, about that journey..."
978>"No! Don't do it, don't go there!" But the giant innkeeper The man pushes me towards the door. "Dammit, let me go! I must warn them!"
979>"We are heroes! And will come back victorious, as always!"
980>The giant innkeeper pushes me towards the door. "Go home, kid... don't make *her* waiting."
981>I see the faces of the four adventurers. Lambert. Aerith. Chrienne. And Simmond. They smiling at me. They were heroes. They were my idols.
982>Heroes are supposed to save people and do the right thing.
983>But... the four heroes never came back.
984>No matter how you stand up, heroes will always fall. They let you down. They disappear.
985>... just like him.
986>"Don't waste time here. Go home *now.*"
987>No, I'm not going back to home. Anywhere but home. Plese.
988>Please.
989>The innkeeper opens the door... and something that looks like the sound of thousands screams almost defeaning me. It's just like a wave is crashing over me.
990>... wait a second, this is an arena.
991>The innkeeper push me out the inn, closing the door behind me.
992>"The sinner is finally here!"
993>No Witch this time: the arena announcer is a male.
994>... and I feel a shiver down my spine because I recognize that voice. It was deep and musical; powerful as a organ, but cold as a freezing winter.
995>The Reverend. A preacher, an inquisitor.
996>"The stench of the corruption... I can smell it from here. Look, brothers: a vile burglar, a miscreant, a blasphemer! I'll show you why he's a cautionary tale. Someone like him will lay with monsters..."
997>"Hey, this isn't true! I have my standards!" But the crowd is booing me.
998>"Not yet, of course. But it's going to happen soon or later... you were pretty close on more than one occasion, remember? But you forgot my warnings about monsters..."
999>The sky goes dark. The crowd fall silent outright.
1000>"The Chief God knows your sins! There will be no salvation for you! You must be punished - and what better way than through a fallen hero, a monster?... *COME, WILMARINA NOSCRIM!*"
1001>What, *what*, **WHAT?!**
1002>The iron gate is opens. Oh no, oh fuck, oh nonono*nonono*. I try to open the door to the inn - but this is like merged with the wall.
1003>"Assassin."
1004>Wilmarina Noscrim stands tall in all her glory. Beautiful. Naked. *Angry.* There is no sweetness, no alluring gleam in her red eyes... an intense, almost impenetrable fiery red color. And now that red colour is similar to an impetuous fire. A fire ready to overwhelm me, with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns.
1005>She fly towards me, I dodge the thrust of the sword almost by miracle. "Wait a second, I'm unarmed!"
1006>"Coward." She raise her hand, releasing a lightning bolt. I throw myself to the ground.
1007>"Swine." "Hey, *YOU* are the one who fights naked!" But I just wasted my breath: I roll on the ground, avoiding Wilmarina's sword.
1008>If only Hitomi was here... no, she could make things *worse*.
1009>"Thief." Again, she raise her hand. I get up and run away while a cone of searing flame shoots from her fingertips.
1010>But I have my back against the wall, now. The crowd observe in silence, there is no noise... just the sound of Succubus wings.
1011>"You're not a man. You're being nothing before Elt..."
1012>"*FUCK THAT SCRAWNY GINGER!*" I am pointing the finger at her. "You, *YOU* of all people, are lecturing me?! You were the *chosen one!* The Order said that you would defeat the Demon Lord and save the world - not becoming a demonic, moaning bitch in heat!"
1013>It was her fault if Lescatie became a Demon Realm.
1014>It was her fault if the Demon Lord is still alive.
1015>And it was her fault if my father never came back.
1016>"He's right, Wilmarina..." The Reverend's voice stands on the arena. "You betrayed humanity to becoming a monster... and all the monsters are demons. Demons are enemies of humanity. Therefore, show this godless thief the true colors of a monster - *kill the human!"*
1017>Slowly, Wilmarina raises her sword.
1018>Oh no, please.
1019>But she stabs the blade into the ground. So many cracks... and the earth splits open under my feet.
1020>I try to grab the edge, but I can't. I fall into the darkness.
1021>OH FUCK, I'M FALLING THROUGH THE DARKNESS
1022>I am trying to hang on something. But there is only air. Only darkness.
1023>I close my eyes. It's over.
1024>Maybe getting tortured and trampled underfoot by Ciless wasn't a bad idea, after all.
1025>... But I deserve this end.
1026>It's all my fault.
1027>"It's not your fault."
1028>I open my eyes.
1029>I'm lay on the bed. I can't see anything, it's dark.
1030>I am a child. And I have a fever.
1031>"Where... Where am I?"
1032>"You're all right, sweetheart. The fever will pass." I feel a gentle hand stroking my hair. "You had a nightmare, but now I'm here."
1033>That voice... I recognized it. She is...
1034>... the priestess' face emerges from the darkness.
1035>"I'm here, brother."
1036>"Why?" I can't get up. I feel so weak, so small... small and insignificant. And not because I'm a child now. "I'm not good. They said I'm a filthy dog. I don't deserve love."
1037>"I told you, brother... you were deceived by the empty words of the Chief God. But you are worthy of love, of *my* love. And we are together again." Slowly, the blankets are removed.
1038>"Wait..."
1039>"And you... you are a beautiful child." She sits up and swivel her hips on me.
1040>"No, wait~"
1041>"Now I finally have you all to myself." I can see her smile... and her hips grinding against mine, even if I still wearing trousers. *Oh shit.* "And I'll feel you inside me while you have this form♡ Time is meaningless in a dream."
1042>"D-Dream?"
1043>"Yes." She leans over me. I feel her heavy, warmth breath on my face, the perjy boobs under the cleric clothes pressed against my chest. "And from your dream, I'll lead you to the promise land of the Fal-"
1044>*"I FOUND YOU!"*
1045>The bed shakes. The priestess' eyes widen while I feel a hand around my neck *AND IT'S DRAGGING ME THROUGH THE BED*
1046>"No! Who-" The priestess screams, I can see fear in her eyes. "*Let him go!* Brother, grab my hand!"
1047>I'll try... but I can't reach her.
1048>*"BROTHER!"*
1049>I'm falling through the darkness once again. The hand's grip around my neck is strong, and I feel suffocated.
1050>"So, it was you..."
1051>No, this isn't a hand...
1052>... these are coils.
1053>"... *you stole the ring!*"
1054>I feel suffocated, the coils wrap around my child's body.
1055>There's nothing but darkness, here. Darkness.. and two red eyes "You are a human..." The hissing voice isn't like any other monster I encountered previously. A voice so deep and melodic, and yet terrible. The red eyes come closers.
1056>I can't see the face that staring at me... which is probably a good thing because I'm pretty sure this monster *isn't* pretty.
1057>"A child?... no, this isn't your true self. But it doesn't matter since I've found you and you're *mine* now. No one can stop the plan my lord has in this world. No one, least of all a miserable, little-"
1058>The monster quiets. The coils it loosens. "There is a presence here, but... no, it can't be. Who are you? *WHO ARE YOU?!* I can sense you! Show me yourself!"
1059>As if in answer, in the distance I hear a song. Why does that sound so familiar?
1060>... in that cell...
1061>The monster appears to be tortured by the song. The coils lets me go. "No, *no!* This is a divine intervention... *YOU!* What did you do to the ring?!"
1062>I look the ring. It glows with a purple light.
1063>Then, I look above me.
1064>It's a snake. A monstrous snake. And the snake is *pissed off.*
1065>The monster opens his jaws. A roar that sounded like thunder. "You corrupted the ring with the filthy essence of the Fallen God! But I can still break the bond *WITH YOUR DEATH!*"
1066>The priestess said this was a dream, and yet the cold scales who restrained me were so real. As well as the jaws that descend upon me.
1067>This is where I realize I'm back to being an adult. And I turn to run.
1068>In the immovable darkness, the giant snake chases me hissing.
1069>If this is a real dream, I can summon Hitomi and jumping on her back and then run away. Right?
1070>... *Right?!*
1071>The giant snake appears to slow down, and yet he won't stop chasing me.
1072>I see someone in the darkness.
1073>Someone who is singing.
1074>The priestess!
1075>The giant snake raises his head. "So, it wass you who altered the ring~"
1076>Trust me, giant snake. I share your surprise, but I'd rather being touched by that Dark Priest than being devoured by you.
1077>I almost reached her. Her eyes are fixed on me, it's like she is ignoring the hideous beast behind me.
1078>She spreads forth her hands to me...
1079>I can hear a roar from my back. No, *above us*. I look out.
1080>The large jaws descends above our heads.
1081>*YOU WILL PERISH TOGETHER!*"
1082>I push the priestess away. I did it instinctively, in a second.
1083>And in that second I can see the surprised, horrified look of the priestess. *Why?*
1084>She is a demon. But... I don't want her to die because of me.
1085>This has already happened before.
1086>The jaws are about to close around me...
1087>*CRASH*
1088>I roll on the cold stone.
1089>I open my eyes, there is a smell so strong and sweet.
1090>*Apples!*
1091>I am lying on the floor. 
1092>It's dark, here. But a different kind of darkness, since I can feel the cold stone on my exposed skin. 
1093>No arena. No giant, talking snakes. No Wilmarina Noscrim. No priestess. No heroes. There's just silence...
1094>... and my growling stomach. Yep, I'm awake. I stopped dreaming.
1095>All right, I need a moment to collect my thoughts. *WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!* I never had a crazy dream like that in my life.
1096>And I wonder if the priestess really was there, in my dreams... as well as what would have happened if the giant snake had ate me.
1097>When I think to the giant fangs I get a chill.
1098>Slowly, I get back up. I'm awake, I'm alive and I'm *hungry.*
1099>How long have I been asleep inside the barrel? It's a miracle that I didn't get caught by the monsters. 
1100>What is this place? Looks like a basement. Is this Lamberia? Did I slept for a whole month? But above all - am I outside of the range of Lescatie?
1101>I can feel the ring is still on my index finger. This thing gave me more trouble than it was worth: it's pointless having immunity against DE if monsters are going to rape you anyway.
1102>I lost my thieves tools, I was almost caught by any sort of monsters (especially by the Ushi-Oni), and I may have killed Wilmarina Noscrim.
1103>I mean... she tried to kill me (never trust a Succubus), but she didn't deserve such an awful end.
1104>Oh well, I'll never come back to Lescatie again, in fact now I need to put as much distance between me and that Demon Realm.
1105>And now... apples.
1106>It's been a while since I ate apples, and there are dozens of them. I didn't had a square meal in days, moving inside Lescatie until you reach the castle and be content with acorns isn't exactly satisfactory. 
1107>*"We must not look at goblin men"*
1108>An old song come back to me vividly, as if I heard it only yesterday.
1109>"*We must not look at goblin men/We must not buy their fruits/Who knows upon what soil they fed/Their hungry thirsty roots?*”
1110>This is food grown by monsters ina Demon Realm. Maybe they fertilize wheat fields with human bones.
1111>Who knows, maybe this apple is poisoned...
1112>... one small bite it won't hurt, right?
1113>... Holy crap, this is the sweetest apple you'll ever taste! Screw the poison, at least I'll die on a full stomach!
1114>And I'm quite full after something like ten apples. These demonic apple were so sweet, and there was that afterstate...
1115>... and I feel some kind of activity going on between my legs.
1116>Oh. Oh no. This is not good. I'm getting a hard on.
1117>Oh, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
1118
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1120
1121>Arnaut Gilberòn was from a noble family. He grew up respecting the Order's teachings since when he was a child. Love the Chief God. Curse the Demon Lord. Curse her creatures. And curse her evil offspring.
1122>He was initiated with the sword, and the guy also knew some magic tricks.
1123>Arnaut fashioned himself as a good guy. Sure, the world was dangerous thanks to the influence of the Demon Lord - and the countless of monsters ready to seduce you and make you to deny the Chief God squeezing your cock between their legs.
1124>... and honestly, Arnaut had a certain attraction for Kikimoras ans Holstaurs...
1125>His father, an influential member of the court, was able to gain the sympathy of the Reverend, the man who reformed the Order and made the church more efficient to fight monsters.
1126>Arnaut had a private conversation with this man. The guy was terrified,l at first, he knew the Reverend's reputation. But the man in black smiled at him, and said to him: "The Chief God will lead you to the glory."
1127>Arnaut was heartened by this sort of approvation. He was ready to becoming an adventurer in name of his noble house.
1128>He was called "hero" by his father. He received even a blessing from the Reverend.
1129>Arnaut felt like he could become a great man, surrounded by pretty admirers and becoming the envy of all the filthy peasants of the kingdom.
1130>And thanks to his father, the wannabe hero could rely on money. So much money to buy better equipment at the start of his journey.
1131>Unfortunately, his hero's career was over before it even started.
1132>"Come back here, schmuck! I'm not done with you!"
1133>Arnaut was running away, leaving a trail of blood behind him. 
1134>One minute ago, the boy was coming back from a brothel (a well-hidden place in the slumbers, Arnaut wanted to have the satisfaction to use his meat sword against a woman before his great starting on the next day as great hero.
1135>He hadn't noticed the red-haired man with long robes and an odd gait on the other side of the alley. But this man, when he came closer to him, spoke to him: "Arnaut Gilbèron?"
1136>Arnaut was blindsided by this unexpected question. That man was tall, and had thick red hair. And he smelled bad, like beer and fish. A peasant, of course, but Arnaut became pretty famous in the town thanks to his father who praised him at court.
1137>This is why Arnaut, waiting to breath with the nose, smiled at the man and said: "Yes, it's me."
1138>"Glad to hear that, I am the Hero Killer." The man pulled out a blade under his robes. 
1139>Everything happened so quickly: Arnaut had only just in time to make two steps backwards before the man hit his shoulder.
1140>Arnaut was confused... but the pain was so intense. He turned back and start running.
1141>The Hero Killer. Arnaut heard about the mysterious and infamous monster who attacked and killed human heroes, maiming their bodies. 
1142>But Arnaut didn't expect the Hero Killer was a *man.*
1143>"I said..."
1144>The boy was grabbed by his coat. That stupid, long coat...
1145>"*...I'm not done with you!"*
1146>The assailant punched Arnaut in the face. The boy collapsed on the ground with a broken nose.
1147>Blood. Pain. Fear. Shoulder. Nose. *Pants.*
1148>"W-Wait, please, wait..."
1149>"Trust me, it's nothing of personal..." The man stopped and shook his head. "Naaah, actually *it's* personal."
1150>"What?!" Arnaut had his hand on the shoulder. "But I never met you! I don't know who you are!"
1151>"Oh, I have many names. For some people, I am the Good man. For other people, I'm the Monster. But for you, and all the heroes I killed before you..." A step forward, blade on his hand. "*Hero Killer.*"
1152>"Money!"
1153>The Hero Killer looked puzzled.
1154>"My father is rich, we are nobles! I can... I can get you whatever you want. Money, *so much money.* Please, let me go..."
1155>"Yes, maybe there is something that you can give me..." The Hero Killer smiled at him. "*Your dick.*"
1156>Perhaps Arnaut heard the man wrong. "What?"
1157>"Oh, don't look me like that! I'm not gay, it's just... how can I put this?"
1158>The Hero Killer raised his blade, and only now Arnaut realized the Hero Killer wielded a rusty sword.
1159>"A dickhead like you is *perfect* to send a message."
1160>"No ple- *HELP, SOME-*"
1161>The rusty blade hit Arnaut right through the other shoulder. The sound of the broken bones muffled Arnaut's cry of pain.
1162>And then again.
1163>And again.
1164>And again. Again. Again. *And again.* Like a pig under the butcher's knife. 
1165>The white coat was drenched in blood. The last thought of Arnaut, before to die, was realizing the blade was blunt.
1166>This means the Hero Killer was *strong... *
1167>"Oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you why it was personal... *I hate heroes.* Now, let's make Lescatie even more popular~"
1168
1169###
1170
1171>Fuckfuckfuck*fuuuuuuuck*
1172>It's like having a lance ready to strike under my trousers. I've never felt so throbbing, sweaty, *hard* down there.
1173>My head's a little off. I breathe slowly. I have to focus on... something...
1174>Think the giant snake who tried to devour you, a creature like that is surely a deterrent for any kind of pleasure.
1175>... *it doesn't work, fuck!*
1176>I almost sink to my kneels. I start having foolish thoughts in my mind. 
1177>I remember the kisses of the priestess. The feet of Ciless. The warm body of Hitomi.
1178>It... It was foolish of me to run away from them. I feel the urge to find them~
1179>... Wait, the arousal is decreasing.
1180>I can feel my meat sword going down.
1181>And the ring radiates a fluorescent light in the darkness.
1182>The light becomes more radiant, almost bright, in proportion to the size reduction.
1183>Soon, I feel like my meat sword is back to being a normal penis. And the ring's light diminishes slowly.
1184>So... the ring saved me from poisoning. No, that wasn't a poison... more like a sort of boner potion.
1185>And I ate *ten* boner potions. I could've died *or worse.*
1186>"Perhaps I am mistaken about you" I say to the ring. 
1187>Then, for a second, a great sadness takes possession of me. 
1188>Because, in that fragment, I realize my meat sword it will be *never* so big without these apples. 
1189>Maybe this is the mansion of some rich, old geezer who just need to eat an apple to becoming a horny bull ready for the mating season. 
1190>And if this is a mansion of some rich, old geezer... maybe I'll have better luck here. Now let's find our way out. And try to avoid apples, all right?
1191>A wooden door. I open it slowly.
1192>Crap, I was right! This seems the entrance hall of a manor house. There is also a large red carpet that covers the main entrance to the hall, as well as the stairs leading to the upper level.
1193>Then, I notice some armours on the wall. It's best not touch them. Seriously. The last time I did that, I was chased by an angry Succubus.
1194>It's late at night, but the curious thing is I have less difficulty to see into the darkness. The red moonlight is so clear...
1195>... *RED?!*
1196>Oh no. This is a joke.
1197>Making sure no one is around, I walk in the middle of the entrance room and looking towards the stained glass windows.
1198>Red. The moon is red. This means I am still inside Lescatie.
1199>What the fuck? That monster said she was heading to Lamberia!
1200>All right, don't panic. I just need to walk towards the front door, and...
1201>... and maybe I can take a look around, first. 
1202>Slow and steady, man. Just the time to skim something, and after that move quickly to a safe place.
1203>Supposing if such a place where no monster can rape me exists in Lescatie, of course~
1204
1205###
1206
1207>One night, the world around her has changed. A wonderful world cloaked in darkness where everyone was happy, including herself.
1208>Any concern about the light and world, any concern about a mask she was forced to wear to suppress her feelings, any concern about the "hero" she was once... everything was like washed away by the waves of a raging sea of darkness and pleasure.
1209>And from the depth of this raging sea, Wilmarina Noscrim rose to new life. She greeted Lady Druella, now her mistress, with open arms. Yes, it's a wonderful feeling be yourself.
1210>It's a wonderful feeling love that person. Elt.
1211>After so many years of deprivation, years that Wilmarina had been separated by her beloved Elt for petty human reasons, the same petty reasons where Wilmarina was forced to follow a path in order to wearing the "hero" mask, now her heart was like a raging fire. 
1212>When Wilmarina was human, she denied herself the dream to spend a night of love and passion with Elt. But now Lescatie was changed: the kingdom was shrouded by an eternal night. The dream became reality: now Wilmarina could spend an eternal night of love and passion with that person forever. And she had to share Elt with the other Fallen Maidens because she was sure his heart was connected with hers.
1213>And nothing could deter her from this intent of love Elt, kissing him, lie with him and feeling his perfume, his skin, his sweat and his semen on her body *and inside* her body.
1214>Nothing.
1215>... or so she thought.
1216>There was an infamous name has come down to Lescatie from some kingdoms.
1217>Someone who roamed from human kingdom to human kingdom. This someone killed targeted human heroes. Hero chosen by the Chief God. Swordsmans, mages, archers, priests. Men, women, children. It didn't make any difference.
1218>There heroes were brutally *killed.* Humans started to call him "Hero Killer", they considered him a monster.
1219>How could a monster do *this?* It was impossible, all monsters loved humans. And no monster would ever laid a finger on a human. Expect maybe to protect her husband, but even so these acts of brutality was unthinkable.
1220>But the worst part was this Hero Killer leaved his mark whenever he killed a human hero.
1221>It was Druella's crest drawn in human blood. The Hero Killer's victims blood.
1222>When she found out this detail, Lady Druella became furious - and this had never happened before in any monster's memory. She never lose her mischievous smile, not even when the rare and occasional human "hero" was managed to find a way into Lescatie's castle and mumbling something about "justice" and "Chief God" before succumbing to the fiendish waves of pleasures right in the throne room - the core of Lescatie.
1223>But when Lady Druella was aware of this grim detail, her smile was replaced with a grimace first... and then with pure rage. Who dared to blacken the name of the Demon Realm in that way? This crazed axe-murderer suggested that he acted for Lescatie. This wasn't possible *under any circumstances.*
1224>The actions of this Hero Killer was against the dream of Lady Druella, as well as the noble purpose of the Demon Lord. They didn't wanted *this.* No way. This Hero Killer, whoever it was, had to be stopped. But the spies Lady Druella sent in the human towns where the assassin struck failed to found him or her.
1225>And then, Wilmarina Noscrim received a letter.
1226>And for as long as she can remember, it was the first time her heart tremble... and not for passion.
1227>But because of fear.
1228
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1230
1231>*Fear not the dark, Brother.*
1232>I should stop thinking about that priestess, dammit.
1233>Be focused on this luxurious manor, instead: the floor almost shining under the red moonlight, the exposed armor on the entrance hall are made of silver, and marble columns support the upstair.
1234>I can only imagine the possible gems and jewels I can find here...
1235>... and the monstrous residents of this house. I remember the brief encounter with the Hellhound in the arena, it was an experience that I don't want to relive again.
1236>And for Chief God's sake, *don't touch armors this time.*
1237>Walking on tiptoe, I move towards one of the doors on the main floor. The place is quiet as a churchyard.
1238>Oh? A dining hall?
1239>The first thing that caught my attention is a large painting over the fireplace.
1240>What an impossible beauty. Golden hair adorned with a flower; expensive and gaudy clothes can't hide voluptuous curves; and a proud look from these bright green eyes, and from the position of the painting is like the woman is looking down on me.
1241>But I can notice pointy ears and a grin more similar to a mischievous smile. This can't be s simple woman.
1242>I get the feeling that painting is watching me...
1243>I shook my head. Nah, it's just an impression.
1244>My attention falls on some silver pots above on furniture.
1245>I recognize the type of silver... the same material branded by Ciless, and the weapons that I used in the arena.
1246>I come closer to silver pots, grabbing one of them.
1247>It's so clean that I can use this as a mirror.
1248>And the mirror shows me there is someone behind me.