I don't remember my childhood; I only recall small fragments of someone I once called mother.
She was like me, with long, rosy hair and naturally rosy cheeks, without any makeup.
She was a tall woman, that I do remember. I didn't know how old I was, but I remember running after her inside our home, a humble house she had built herself in the countryside.
Yes, the countryside.
It was a beautiful, calm, and peaceful place. I remember playing with a little orange kitten every day. I remember running through the rice fields, happy, as if nothing could go wrong, as if my world was perfect.
But... That world completely shattered.
I was sealed, sealed in a place I never thought I'd be, a dungeon made for me, to contain me while they waited to sell me—yes, the humans.
The humans I once swore to expel completely, the same humans who... brought, my Dear.
Yes, the Dear...
Meeting the Dear brought me back to a perfect reality. I wanted to follow him, I wanted to possess him for myself, even against his will, but I never did. I teased him, made him think of the darkest things possible, so he wouldn't abandon me, yet I still couldn't have the Dear for myself.
"My princess, follow your dreams." I heard in the vast darkness. "Mommy..." I tried to say, but it seemed like no sound came from my lips...
Gradually, in that darkness, I fell. And slowly, my memories returned.
The memories came in flashes, like glimpses of a long-forgotten dream. I saw myself back in that small house, with wooden walls that creaked at the touch of the wind. The familiar smell of herbs and fresh tea filled my senses, and the sound of laughter echoed through the corridors.
"Come here, my little one!" My mother's voice, full of warmth, called me from a room beside me. I saw myself running, my bare feet hitting the wooden floor, as I headed towards her with a smile. She was always there, a constant presence, always ready to hug me and make me feel safe.
I remembered starry nights, lying beside her in the field, watching the sky. "Every star has its own story," she used to say. "Just like you, my shining star."
But those memories also brought the pain of separation.
That fateful day when unknown men invaded our house, their rough hands tearing me from my safe haven. "Mommy!" I screamed, but she was far away, unable to save me from the darkness that engulfed me.
The reality that followed was cruel.
The dungeon where I was kept, the coldness of the stone walls, the sound of chains, and the emptiness that filled the endless days and nights. Loneliness was my only company, and darkness, my only shelter.
Yet, even in the deepest darkness, hope persisted. That's when I met the Dear, a beacon amid the despair.
He was different, with a kind heart that stood in stark contrast to the cruelty around me. He was my redemption, a chance for a new beginning.
What the hell am I waiting here for? I'm going to my Husband.
My body needs to change, I need to be able to give my best to my master, I will be the best.
In Vex's mind, her world began to reconstruct itself, her life revived from zero, all her impure human blood was expelled and replaced with the blood of the Progenitor.
Her fragmented memory rebuilt itself, her entire life now clear.
She lived as a child, loved her mother, and lost her. Then she was imprisoned and lived years inside a sealed dungeon until finally meeting the one she loves.
She didn't need much; she only needed Dante, and she was satisfied with that.
Her body evolved calmly with the Progenitor's Gift, her body completely reconstructed and matured, her reserve of Demonic Energy, previously that of a Lesser Demon King, now comparable to that of a Superior Demon King.
The cocoon that held her cracked, and Dante and Evangeline felt the entire tenth floor tremble.
"What did you do?" Dante questioned his alter ego, who just grinned at him. "I made an upgrade." He remarked, shrugging his shoulders. "You wanted her alive, didn't you? Now, she'll never have problems again... hahaha." He laughed...
For some reason... "In theory... you are me and I am you, correct?" Dante questioned...
"Yes."
"Since when did I become so cheeky?" He asked himself, while Evangeline...
"Yes, you are very cheeky, master, sorry." She said, breaking Dante's composure... "Well, I follow my desires." He said, waiting for Vex to rise...
He felt movement and turned his attention to the woman, but he was surprised by a very tight hug that made him partially choke with the force. He only saw the pink hair flying, and the figure quickly pulled away.
"S-sorry! I'm not used to it yet!" She said quickly. The woman in front of him was... very sexy.
"V-Vex?" Dante questioned, analyzing the mature woman's body in front of him, different from before, which was a more controlled and less developed body now...
"Hey..." Dante murmured in his mind to himself. "I'm amazing, aren't I?" the Alter Dante said, for a second...
"Hey! What are you waiting for! Compliment me! I look beautiful, don't I!" Vex said, spinning around...
Her body had completely changed, she now had a pair of large breasts, her buttocks were well accentuated, and with curves of an hourglass that...
"Oh, and I'm no longer Vex Gremory! Yes, that's right, now Vex Scarlet! After all, I am entirely my dear husband's!" She said enthusiastically... she was eager to test this... new body with her husband.
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