The Golden Line
He gently stroked her trembling lower abdomen and whispered, “The first phase of the procedure is complete.”
“Hngh… ahh…”
“I’m sorry for making it painful. But leaving your magic power as it was would have been far too dangerous, so I had no choice but to resolve it.”
Through the haze of pain, Elisa’s voice reached her.
‘What’s happening now? Why are the warning lights going off again!’
‘Hnn… I had to deal with the magic power issue in the womb.’
‘Good grief, you startled me. Did it go well?’
‘Seems like it.’
The vital energy that had been bound while containing the magic power was now free, and the magic itself had been absorbed into the brand, flowing steadily.
‘Don’t worry me and do it properly.’
‘Yeah, sorry.’
While she was finally calming Elisa down and sending her back inside, he spoke while examining her lower abdomen.
“Now I just need to connect the path for the magic power. This part won’t hurt much, so don’t worry.”
“Yes…”
His fingers began slowly tracing upward from the brand on her womb. Wherever his fingers passed, a thin golden line was drawn, stretching across the center of her body, along her chin, and all the way to her tongue.
“Along this line of magic power, the energy stored in your womb will connect to the brand on your tongue. Think of the womb as the fuel tank and the tongue brand as the engine.”
“That’s fine, but can’t you hide this line? It splits my body in half and stands out way too much.”
The long golden line running from the center of her lower lip down her chin and neck to her lower abdomen was impossible to miss. It became even more noticeable when magic power flowed through it and made it shimmer.
Though his expression was apologetic, his tone remained firm.
“Your body is special, so it had to be engraved on the surface. Please understand.”
“Nngh…”
“Besides, I rather like the feeling that you’re more thoroughly marked with my color this way.”
His tongue slowly licked upward along the line from her lower abdomen to her lips. He sealed her mouth with a kiss, lifted her body, and carried her back into the bedroom.
Even as his tongue stirred inside her mouth, she moved her body in rhythm with his, serving him. She laid him on the bed, climbed on top of him in reverse, and took his cock into her mouth. Because it was so large and hard, she had to open her mouth as wide as possible until her jaw ached, but she used the advantage of her reinforced full-body prosthesis to swallow him as deeply as she could.
“Schlup! Chuurp!”
“Kgh! It feels like it might get pulled out.”
“Puha! Does it feel good?”
“It’s the best. Just like a succubus.”
“Hehe, thank you. Chuuup.”
She took him back into her mouth and diligently served him while he licked and caressed her folds in return. Though he possessed strong virility for a human thanks to his dragon transformation, it was only by Earth’s standards. Compared to her standards, calibrated for Eden’s male population, it was a little lacking. So she grasped his balls, poured vital energy into them, and helped restore his stamina. She could feel his balls, now infused with her energy, twitching and growing noticeably more vigorous.
After pulling his mouth away from her sex and clasping his hands behind his head with his shoulders relaxed, he let out a leisurely sigh.
“Hoo… so that’s vital energy. The power to strengthen stamina without any side effects… it’s a dream ability for men.”
“By the way, would it be all right if I gave you a gift as well?”
“What sort of gift?”
“Among a succubus’s abilities is something called a yin brand. It increases vital energy and strengthens stamina.”
“That sounds excellent. I’d appreciate it.”
“Leave it to me.”
As expected, no male ever refused the promise of greater virility. She poured even more vital energy into his balls while beginning to engrave the yin brand. The pink mark that appeared on his balls according to her will settled firmly and was engraved smoothly.
“It’s done. Your stamina will keep growing stronger from now on.”
“In return for the gift, I suppose I’ll have to hold you even more passionately.”
“Kyaaang!”
He lifted her body in one swift motion, pinned her beneath him, and thrust his cock straight inside. The sensation of the glans pressing directly against her womb drew a heated breath from her lips.
“Haang… it’s touching inside.”
“As expected, your pussy fits my cock perfectly.”
“Hngh… just my pussy?”
“Of course I like your entire body. The alluring lines drawn by your full breasts, narrow waist, and elastic hips. The holy scar on your forehead, the line running down your body, the pattern on your lower abdomen, and even the ring on your clitoris—everything pleases me.”
He pressed his lips to the holy scar on her forehead. It seemed the gold-made mark particularly appealed to him.
Ah, before they began in earnest, she had to offer a prayer to the goddess Erutina.
“I will have sex for the sake of Lady Erutina.”
“Must you say that prayer?”
“It’s a rule a nun must follow.”
“Well, fine. You’re the woman who will bear my child anyway.”
“Aang!”
He pulled his cock out slightly before driving it in hard and spoke with conviction. The rigid shaft, curved upward, scraped against her sensitive spot and sent intense pleasure coursing through her. While savoring the pleasure, she performed with seductive moans, expressions, and movements meant to arouse her partner. Watching her, a satisfied smile bloomed on his face.
“You remain beautiful and captivating no matter the situation. I doubt I’ll ever meet another woman like you.”
“Haang~ I’m glad.”
While enjoying the pleasure and performing to satisfy her partner, she felt a sense of fulfillment at having become a doll. As Elisa had said, the completed form of an angel was indeed to become an angelic doll like herself.
They spent the night enjoying mutually satisfying sex. After that day when they defined their relationship and exchanged gifts, he never sought her out except for sex. The family, especially Ekaterina, seemed satisfied that she had secured his clear favor. She didn’t bother mentioning the promise that she would bear his child, since she honestly had no idea when that would happen.
In any case, the enormous amount of magic power she absorbed from the semen he poured into her over two days steadily accumulated in the brand on her womb and became fuel for casting magic through the brand on her tongue.
“Denamos Fire Kalos!”
Whoosh!
The fierce flames that had been blasting toward Ruya were canceled out by the water barrier conjured by the water spirit circling her, releasing a cloud of steam.
“Wind, please.”
At the sound of Ruya’s voice, the steam filling the training ground was pushed outward by a strong gust. Revealed beyond it were the interior of the hunter-exclusive training hall with its sturdy gray metal walls and the family members watching from a distance.
After giving the wind spirit a signal that it was enough, Ruya spoke.
“Being able to do anything—fire, water, light—with just one syllable… isn’t dragon tongue magic completely broken?”
Hovering beside the exasperated Ruya were a demure-looking water spirit and the wind spirit that resembled a little girl she had seen once before. Ruya’s affinity with spirits was especially strong with water and wind, so the spirits she got along with were usually of those elements.
“If we’re going by that logic, aren’t spirits completely broken too? Beings that judge and move independently, handling attacks and defense on their own.”
Thanks to them, Ruya had blocked every one of her dragon tongue spells without taking a single step. The layered defenses of the water and wind spirits, specialized in protection, were so formidable that she couldn’t see a way through.
“Both of you are broken!”
“That’s right, nyang!”
“Ohoho. Both of you, please be quiet.”
Gwangnam and Charlotte voiced their protests from the sidelines. It made sense; from the perspective of Gwangnam, an ordinary human without magic or spirits, and Charlotte, a beastkin whose only strength was physical ability, their conversation could easily be irritating.
“I think I’ve seen enough of the dragon tongue magic. Shall we try close-quarters combat now?”
“Close-quarters is my specialty.”
“Heh, I’ll show you an elf’s spirit martial arts.”
She loosened up on the spot, wrapped herself in the water spirit, and received the tailwind from the wind spirit before closing the distance to Elisha in an instant.
“First strike wins!”
“Eek?”
Bang!
In the blink of an eye she was right in front of her. Elisha barely managed to block the punch, but the heavy, swift force—water’s weight combined with wind’s push—sent her body flying backward.
“You’ll get hurt if you think water and wind are only good for defense!”
She leaped after her and brought her leg down in a kick.
Crash!
The solid mass of water wrapped around her leg slammed into the floor with a thunderous impact. Though the water’s weight should have made her body heavy, it didn’t seem to hinder her at all thanks to the wind spirit’s assistance.
Thud!
“Kgh, wrapping a water barrier around your body is cheating!”
“You should try applying that dragon tongue you worked so hard to obtain!”
Whoosh!
Her counterattack was stopped by the water barrier Ruya wore. But apply the dragon tongue? Even after hearing that, no suitable method came to mind. The water spirit enveloping Ruya’s body and the wind spirit assisting her movements gave her strength and speed comparable to Elisha’s full-body prosthesis, though her actual hand-to-hand skill wasn’t particularly refined. While dodging attacks that, while decently executed, left many openings, Elisha spoke.
“Hup~ Your hand-to-hand skill is sloppy compared to how confident you sounded.”
“I’m a ranged attacker to begin with!”
“Come on, you’re supposed to be an elite hunter.”
Whoosh—!
A heavy sound brushed past her ear from the passing leg. But no matter how strong the force, it meant nothing if it didn’t connect.
“Just take one hit!”
“Even I would feel pain if I took an attack like that.”
“Can’t you at least block it?”
“Why would I deliberately get hit when I can dodge?”
She dodged a fist that grazed her holy scar by a hair’s breadth, grabbed the arm, leaped up, crossed her legs over the shoulder to restrain her, and twisted hard.
“Eek!”
The moment she saw Ruya cry out from the pain of her arm being twisted, she tried to twist harder, but the water that had been wrapped around the arm suddenly surged over and began covering her body. Sensing something ominous, she quickly released the arm and jumped backward.
Bang!
The water she had shaken off exploded, scattering in all directions.
“Wah, that startled me.”
“Tch, you’re quick on the uptake…”
Water droplets gathered beside the clicking Ruya and reformed into the water spirit. The spirit wore a sulky expression, clearly displeased that things hadn’t gone as planned. Still, it was surprising that what was supposed to be a display of hand-to-hand combat had suddenly turned into a water bomb.
“A water bomb out of nowhere isn’t fair, is it?”
“Why not? It’s an effective attack against a close-range opponent. It works surprisingly well.”
“It was certainly a surprise attack that could catch someone off guard in the moment.”
An explosion triggered by direct skin contact was indeed effective. Anyone without her reaction speed and physical specs would be hit before they could even think of dodging. More importantly, she had tried to apply a joint technique to break through the water barrier, but a counterattack like that left no answer. Hmm, what would be effective against water…
‘Ugh, this is frustrating. Electricity works on water.’
‘Electricity?’
‘Creatures that play in water get shocked straight through. Just electrocute them thoroughly.’
‘Aha.’
Elisa offered advice, apparently having been watching. Electricity—why hadn’t she thought of that?
“Denamos Lightning Kalos!”
Crackle!
As the dragon tongue activated, she felt electricity flow through her mouth while an electric aura settled over her entire body. When her hand, crackling with electricity, blocked Ruya’s arm, the current traveled through the water and delivered a thrilling shock.
“Kyaaak!”
“Feels tingly, doesn’t it?”
“How can you surround your body with electricity when you’re a full-body machine?”
“The caster doesn’t take damage.”
“What the— that’s broken too!”
After being repeatedly shocked by Elisha, who now cloaked herself in lightning, Ruya finally lost her temper and called off the match.
“Stop it! It stings like crazy!”
“Hehe.”
Through the sparring with Ruya, she had learned a useful fact: in close combat, cloaking oneself in an opponent’s elemental weakness was effective.