'What is going on!?'
A sudden pain assaulted her body—she felt hot all over; while breathing heavily, her mind fixated on Ryuji's secret... started to show. Her tails turned silvery white, along with her hair and a painful feeling as if sand got in her eyes. Yumiko's iris turned deep red.
"Ugh... what's happening...!?" Yumiko's voice echoed as she collapsed to her knees—a burning sensation spread through her pelvis and abdomen, like a blade started carving her flesh, yet her arms trembled, unable to see what happened.
The room became filled with heat and the scent of Yumiko's sweat. In desperation, Yumiko took off her white training outfit, yet it became damp by her sweat, exposing the curve and volume that only a high-grade beastkin possesses. Her lean, slender fingers dug into her abdomen while her breaths became violent gasps as if a powerful enemy had a hand gripping her throat.
Soon, tears rolled down her cheeks, falling on the white floor, colouring them watery wet. It wasn't pain but heat that threatened her—it was foreign and uninviting, even overwhelming. Yumiko laid her chest and stomach, showing her beads of sweat sticking on her silky caramel skin.
'Damn it! Get yourself together!' Yumiko cursed under her breath, trying to pull her thoughts through her pain and fever. If Ryuji saw her in her state, what would he say?
That was when she forced herself to roll over, groaning in agony as her muscles felt like lead. The last drop of strength left her body. Only then did she feel an emptiness spread throughout her heart before falling into the chasm. Her body felt like it had fallen for thousands of miles.
And then, nothing.
A short-term relief swept through Yumiko's senses as she opened her eyes.
"Eh?"
There was a marking on her pelvis, clearer than before, thick black lines drawn in a peculiar shape, like tracing a fertility diagram and drawing a womb tattoo across her lower pubic area, just above her flicker of white fur between her hips.
"That word is demonic..."
Yumiko's fingertips traced the marking. It felt smooth, and a warmth spread through her body, both soothing and pleasurable, as she pressed her thighs together, holding back the loud moan of pleasure, she felt tracing the marking. "Ryuji~ I can feel you."
What made her heart race the most was the word written in the centre of her marking, carved in a foreign demonic language. Yet it came naturally to her; an unknown word she couldn't fathom came to her tongue as if it was part of the marking—"Empress."
Yumiko collapsed once more. And shortly fell into a deep, comforting sleep. The marking glowed slightly before it slowly fused with her flesh—but the word remained as if etching permanently on her body—right between her pelvic line... An eternal sign she became Ryuji's soulmate, yet there was no complaint or rejection in her heart.
Not too long later, in her new state, she stood from the ground, covered in blood, dirt and nasty grey goo. She staggered towards the bath, bubbling with healing minerals and purifying herbs, her silvery white hair like fresh snow in the mountains, while her fangs became sharper and more defined as she climbed into the water, a faint smile on her lips.
"I really became a demon fox now, to think your love would change me this much... Ryuji, I won't let you run away after this. Since you gave me this marking, then you must make it come true."
Ryuji's demonic runes grafted themselves inside Erika's soul—becoming the cornerstone for her sudden transformation; using her sword, she climbed to her feet, stumbling and swaying. However, the changes in her already became obvious.
A clear vision, able to see the dust floating amongst the air, wider and more vivid while a flicker of blue, red and green danced around her gaze.
Erika could see magic and the movement of mana, like Ryuji.
"I'm transforming...? A marking appeared and made these runes possible..." Erika realised—taking a shaky breath—surprised it had changed her eyes so suddenly; somehow, she felt Ryuji's presence while shuffling towards her private room, slamming the door the moment she entered and rushing to face the mirror.
Upon the wall, she stared at herself in shock. No longer was her a dull blue but became similar to a lake full of exotic blue crystals.
A heavenly blue replaced her former eyes.
"Ah... so pretty, like the necklace from Tiffan..."
Erika's attention then turned to the marking. Frowning slightly, she ran her fingers over it, and a pleasant shudder ran through her body as warm happiness settled into her heart.
Upon close inspection, strange words of her original world language stood etched, but different from Yumiko's. The words read "Queen." in her native language, so all the heroes could read it.
Erika's fingers obsessively stroked the marking while breathing deeper each moment; she noticed that her body looked filthy, filled with blood, dirt and strange grey ooze... but she couldn't stop... "Ryuji... I can feel your touch... your voice, and your warm embrace... Ryuji....
more... Ryuji.... I miss you."
However, in the corner of her eyes, she ignored the flashing boxes on her status screen, falling onto a stone seat while sliding her fingers across the beautiful marking painted in a magical blue ink.
[Class Changed]
[Duelist -> Shadow Dancer]
[Demon Lord's Knight Lv.10 Added]
[All attributes increased by 10]
[Mana pathways opened]
[Can now use Shadow and Dark magic!]