"You... how dare you seduce a goddess so openly!"
Serena's body became black mist before it swirled around his body. Then, her soft hand stroked Ryuji's face before she vanished. "Don't cry where I cannot see you, silly boy. I'll be watching how you struggle and overcome your fate. My Asmodeus."
With that, her body vanished, and the aura that made him feel a sense of charm, elegance and affection vanished, leaving him in the desecrated keep.
"How do I inform people of a destroyed dungeon..."
[No need to worry.]
[This dungeon is a place only YOU could ever enter. It was one of my former kingdoms in the north that the church of Light destroyed over two thousand years ago.]
[It is also the reason I will never forgive Lumina]
'I see... so there is nothing here for me to do, except visit in person in the future and rebuild it...'
[Rebuild... You would do that?]
'If it would make you smile.'
[.... Stop seducing me, and I am like your second mother!'
'You know I have a raging mother complex.'
[!!!]
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Ryuji looked around with his black and ocean blue eyes, observing the area. The skeletons, the destroyed keep that his second evolution destroyed, and Serena's solemn gaze when she looked at its appearance remained in his mind.
'It seems everything, from the moment I came here was all mixed between the two goddesses and some kind of twisted fate.'
He stepped with long strides, making sure he took in the damage and devastation created because of his transformation. Silence filled the entire city as he walked towards the exit that appeared the moment Serena vanished.
"Let's go home. I miss my lovely girls."
Ryuji took his cloak and usual outfit from his storage before returning to his normal form but noticed that his fangs remained, and he could summon the black-coloured hide without transforming now.
With a flash of purple light, his body began to warp inside the portal while his thoughts lingered on the changes in his body. He closed his eyes and embraced the swaying inside the ebb and flow of the portal home.
While he relaxed, he noticed quite a few messages from Serena while he was sleeping or maybe just after defeating that skeleton monster.
[Gained Greater Blessing of Serena (Goddess of Darkness)]
[All attributes increased by 20.]
[Weakness in Holy and Divine magic nullified]
[Resistance to dark magic +50%]
[Goddess Serena has appointed you her Apostle.]
[Gained 5 Levels]
[All Attributes Increased By 50]
[Level Limits Removed]
[All Magic Resistance +50% (Immune to Fire/Shadow Damage)]
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Status
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Name: Ryuji Vincenzo (Asmodeus)
Title: Deathbringer (Kobold), Murderer (Human), Apostle of Lust, Blessing of Serena (Goddess of Darkness),
Main Class: Demon Lord: Lv.25 (Stage Two, Evolution Lv.50)
Sub Class: Sanguine Berserker: Lv.31
Rage: 0/120 (0 Reserved) [40% damage resist] [50% Magic Resistance, (Immune to Fire/Dark Magic)]
Rank: SS+ / A
He noticed how her eyes looked at his face, then gazed deeply into his eyes. In the mirror behind her, he noticed they were still black with glowing glue iris, despite returning to his normal form; with a single thought, the black started fading like ink, another thing he no longer needed to transform to activate.
"It's nothing to worry about. I guess my eyes have always been like that since I left the dungeon and I didn't realise until now. A bit like my hair, I guess."
"I see... I guess it suits you."
"Really? You're not lying to make me feel better, right?"
"O-of course not!"
"Well, in that case, I have to reward a good little elf princess, right?" Ryuji's hands wrapped around her shoulder as he curled his lips into a smile.
"Wait, R-Ryuji..."
"Hmm, I wonder what I should do, maybe a kiss or..."
His right hand caressed her cheek, brushing her dark green before his hand moved down the side of her neck. Ryuji's left hand slid around her waist, feeling the softness of her warm skin, before he pulled her closer.
"Or maybe you don't want that?"
"I wan.... ah?! You... tricked me!"
"Hmm, maybe."
"Hmph, you're so strange, why come here when my hair is a mess and I look horrible..."
"What are you saying, Alicia? You always look beautiful to me, and you know the moment I saw you, I couldn't stop myself from wanting to be close to you."
"Silly..." Alicia turned away, her brown cheeks now bright red, while her soft lips pouted. She appeared to want to say something, but her eyes glanced at Ryuji in secret.
"I know you're lonely here, so why don't you move in with us?"
"E-eh? I can't. I have my apartment, and I'm a working adult, unlike you lot, so I can't just follow you everywhere..."
"I don't want to be so far away from you anymore, come with me, Alicia."
"But... Won't Yumiko and Erika be angry?"
"Those two already like you, so they'll be happy, and even if they were, I'd fight for you, you know."
"That's so stupid, I can't believe you would say that, hmph... so... where's that kiss...?"
"Eh? Did you just say something?"
"N-no."
"Are you sure? I could have sworn you asked for a kiss, but maybe my ears were mistaken."
"You clearly heard me!"
"Hmm, I don't know, why don't you say it again?"
"You're so silly, just kiss me already..."
"I will."
"Ah..."
Her soft lips trembled when his hot breath fell on them, causing her to feel a fluttering in her heart. It was the first time she had ever felt like this, and it felt so strange. Although it wasn't their first time, she felt something different. His eyes stared at her, filled with nothing but affection and desire.
'His eyes... they look so beautiful.'
Alicia felt the heat building up in her body and the warmth coming from his touch, yet she remained motionless. She watched him, waiting for his lips to move closer.
"Mmm!!!"
Ryuji's hand cupped her head and pushed her against his lips. His tongue parted her lips and entered her mouth. The soft sensation was like a serpent seeking its mate, wrapping around hers and devouring her.
'So sweet.'
"Mm... ah..."
Ryuji's left hand moved to her hips, causing her to tremble from the sudden touch, yet it made a flame flow through her body as she felt a rush of pleasure and desire.
'It feels so good.'
His right hand stroked her long green hair, stroking the strands of silk with his fingers. Their tongues intertwined, and her body felt the fire growing hotter inside as a wet, sloppy kiss echoed in her front room.
Neither of them could see, but an armed group of elves marched along the road towards her apartment, all of them wearing elegant elven armour, as Ryuji pushed Alicia back onto her sofa while she unfastened his black cloak.