Chapter 205 - Marry Me

"I…isn't it a dream?!"

"Hm," he shook his head slowly.

"Am I really here?" even with her current state, melting, a little self-awareness returned to Alexa's mind.

"About that… I don't know. I don't think you're really here," replied Magnus, scratching his chin.

"So you can't ...?" in the back of her mind, she hoped it wasn't an obstacle, because she was feeling it all realistically.

"Can I…?" the expression of sardonic doubt on the Prince's face confused her.

"Can ...You… Me ..." If she knew before that it wasn't a dream, maybe she wouldn't have said half of what she had said.

"Take you?" he helped.

Alexa nodded, pitifully losing all the self-awareness which had resurfaced in the last few seconds. Everything had been so real! She could have pleasure, and so could he, so why not?!

Magnus shook his head,

"I don't know what happened to you, so you better tell me now."

"We shouldn't waste time talking, we can talk later!" Alexa gave him a confident grin. "I can explain everything later..."

"You hardly know how much your smile could convince me at several other times, but ... You need to tell me now. Where are you? What happened?"

He sat on the bed, and Alexa quickly went to his back, nudging the wide area and wondering if she should ever measure the width of his shoulders. She started by stroking her fingers over his muscles, as smoothly as a feather.

"Our conversation will become difficult if you continue to do this, so please stop while I'm being kind ..." he sighed in some kind of suffering.

"I don't want to talk. I'm busy here," she kissed between his shoulder blades, noticing the tingling wave that caused Magnus. The Prince, however, swept her little greedy hands from his shoulders, and stood up, pointing a finger at the Princess,

"Alexa! Don't!"

"Don't treat me like a dog!" she whimpered, going over her ankles.

"Where are you?" he insisted, frowning.

"With my big brother."

"Your big brother? Isn't your brother in Holstein now?" he sounded quite confused.

"This is another brother of mine," she shrugged.

"How many big brothers do you have, anyway? For someone who was an orphan with all the relatives dead, you have many relatives coming up!"

"Unfortunately, my brother Iacintho ... is not really alive ... But, as I said, these matters can wait for the next night ..." Alexa winked, showing her dimples.

Magnus put his hand over his own mouth, looking shocked, when he saw her playing with the hem of her nightgown.

Then Alexa bit her lips and began to lift the hem of the shirt seductively.

ZAAAAZZ!

Alexa blinked and saw that her nightgown's hem had been stuck by the dagger into the mattress, in a quick movement by the prince.

"Stop it now. As seductive as your offer may be, there are many reasons ... why I cannot and will do none of this tonight. One is that ... Your body isn't even here."

"Pardon?!" Alexa first looked at him, incredulous, then at the dagger between her legs, and again at Magnus.

Magnus pulled the dagger, tearing the fabric of the nightgown ... which in seconds was rebuilt before the princess's eyes.

Magnus said,

"I can assure you I'm not sleeping, and although you are one of the most solid ghosts I have ever seen, I certainly need your other part to do whatever you want!"

Alexa hid her face in her hands, wishing to disappear from existence for being so pathetic!

"The sooner you tell me where you are, the faster we will fulfil your dream," said the Prince.

'Ah! How hateful you are, Magnus! This damn thing will pass and I will make you pay me for your words!'

Magnus pulled away and went to get dressed, while Alexa spied pretending to cover her face. She was still ashamed, but she had to pretend to be much more!

She had no idea what was going on. Wasn't it enough that she swallowed Pandora's Egg, had her soul left her body to come after Magnus?! What if she got lost on the way back? Nothing said that she, being a Light Bearer, she couldn't get lost too! After all, Iacintho was lost!

"I see that some senses are returning to your little head… Come on, my dear. Tell me where I can find you. Before you have to leave because of one thing or another," Magnus crouched in front of her, beside the bed.

However, Alexa felt a shiver and thrust from before, and panic took over her mind,

"MAGNUS! I'm in an underground tower in the cursed forest! An undead wizard and many of those upirs you killed live there. The wizard is powerful and imprisoned my brother and ..."

A noise at the window interrupted the conversation, and Alexa grabbed Magnus' arm. At the same time she felt the thrust drawing her away from him.

"Don't open windows! It's dangerous!"

But Magnus ignored it and even with Alexa clinging to his arm, trying to force it not to, he easily reached the window dragging her, and opened it impetuously.

In the moonlight, Alexa saw the hooded figure, carrying her body in her arms.

"Iacintho!"

His brother looked up, and spoke clearly,

"Magnus. Save my sister."

Magnus held his breath,

"He ... He's one of them!"

"Yes, but NO!" Alexa whispered, understanding now that the thrust force was the attraction of her body on her soul. She could hardly believe that Iacintho had come this far. He himself had said it was dangerous to leave after all that had happened!

After letting himself be seen, Iacintho retreated to the shadows of the arbor. Magnus wasted no time, just grabbing his cloak and sword, and quickly descending the stairs.

Alexa let herself be drawn back by her body, knowing exactly where Iacintho was now.

Near the entrance to the forest, waiting for them.

Alexa woke up in her own body, just before Magnus reached Iacintho.

The effects of Pandora's Egg were far from over, and were even more noticeable now that her soul was back in her body. She wanted to jump off her brother's lap and immediately ran to Magnus, but Iacintho dug his fingers into her shoulder, like iron hands holding her in place.

"Alexa… I have little time to stay here. I am using the moment of distraction while they are busy with the death of three others, and my Master didn't notice my absence."

Magnus reached then, and stared at both.

Iacintho removed the hood,

"Magnus, I'm Iacintho, Alexa's older brother. She is bewitched, but I think you already realized that, since her soul visited you tonight."

"What was this?"

"The sorcerer who owns this forest made Alexa swallow a Succubus Egg. There's no known antidote for this, and it causes..."

"I already understand what it causes."

"When is it over?"

"I had never seen the effects in person. It's only believed its effects vanish once the user fulfills the basic requirement of a succubus, which is to get the male seed..."

"Inconceivable! Never!" Magnus snarled. Alexa bit her lip, delighted by learning Magnus couldn't stand the idea she could even go around doing that.

"I understand. In this case, I need to find help elsewhere. She can't stay here anymore, it's too dangerous."

"This sorcerer, doesn't he have the antidote?" the Prince of Holstein questioned.

"I can try to find it, but not with her around in this state, as I couldn't take care of her," Iacintho explained.

"If you go back there without me, won't it be dangerous for you?" Alexa suddenly became aware of something other than her own body. "I don't want him to do anything bad to you, Iacintho!"

Iacintho sighed, exasperated,

"This is none of your business! You need to go!"

"NO!" Alexa protested, and turned to Magnus, "That insane lich makes sadistic experiences. He will punish my brother! No! I can't leave him again!" Her mind was confused, but Lex knew she would not endure it again!

Her brother, however, refused,

"I already told you, Alexa. There's nothing I can do at the moment, without figuring out how to get rid of that lich bastard permanently..."

But Alexa couldn't accept that easily,

"Iacintho, please! Come with us! You also said you ran away before, and you had to return on your own, by some sort of magic. Come with us as far as you can! We will get to Languedoc and Mestre Petrus will help you!"

Her words gave a brief glimmer of hope in Iacintho's eyes, which broke his sister's heart. She knew he still had hopes of breaking free from his sorry state as a slave.

"Tell him Magnus, tell him he can go with us. Tell him we will return to this forest to destroy the lich and free my brother Iacintho forever! Please, I beg you!"

"You heard Alexa, Iacintho. She has great ideas at the least likely times, and this is one of them. You must come with us," Magnus agreed with her, realizing that Alexa was visibly upset.

Iacintho shook his head, again refusing their proposal,

"You must get out of here now. Take her away and save her. If you can't be her man for some reason,..."

"I will."

"You are too pragmatic, Iacintho!" Alexa's eyes widened, shocked by her brother's words, and taking a while to understand Magnus' response. Then she turned to the Prince, gaping,

"Hey, did you just say that..."

"Yes, I said," Magnus didn't change his expression and took her hand, pulling her to his side. "But not before I married her," he added, this time, addressing to her older brother.

"There is a chapel a few kilometers from here," said Iacintho.

"What nonsense, that was never necessary for a man and a woman ..." Alexa was talking, but Magnus covered her mouth.

"Take us at least to the church, Iacintho."

After pondering for a moment, Iacintho nodded.

The Princess looked at the hands held between her and Magnus, and looked up,

"Are you going to ... marry me?"