Lord Lucian (2) - Do Not Rush In
Lord Lucian (2) - Do Not Pounce
Lucian's mysterious power definitely had an effect.
Cassian's black, sticky energy, which had been coiled deep within her womb, disappeared.
Rose was no longer a 'monster mad with Lust', unable to think of anything but craving pleasure.
However.
The instincts imprinted on her body had not completely vanished.
"Just once... please, just once, hold me."
Hot breaths escaped between her red lips.
Her body was still too hot.
Her reason had returned, but the scent of the male before her still stimulated her.
'This isn't like Cassian's magic.'
She was already aroused.
Her thighs were already wet and sticky.
If only this bursting heat could be cooled,
if she could just be held in those firm arms and reach climax just once, she felt like she would truly be fine.
With an anxious expression, Rose pulled Lucian's hand and pressed it firmly onto her ample chest.
"Ahhn...."
Her firm, pink nipples were pleasantly pressed beneath his palm. A thrilling shiver ran down her spine.
If only those long fingers would rub a little more,
if they would scratch her sensitive spot with their fingertips....
"......."
But contrary to her expectations, Lucian withdrew his hand and stepped back.
"...?"
Rose looked down with bewildered eyes at her hand left hanging in the air.
What was this?
A woman with such a fantastic body,
wet and sticky, was begging him to hold her.
How could he step back like that?
'Could it be... he likes men? Or is he impotent...?'
The moment Rose, with a face mixed with bewilderment and shame, glanced at Lucian's lower body.
"...Neither."
Lucian, noticing the question on her face, sighed in disbelief and replied.
"...Then why? Am I not attractive?"
"It's not because you're not beautiful. Quite the opposite, in fact. But just because I have power, it doesn't mean I can pluck a beautiful flower blooming by the roadside as I please."
"?? But I want it! I want it so... desperately!"
Rose took a step closer and untied the knot of her clothes.
Sliiiip.
The thin fabric flowed down to the floor,
and Rose's pure white and sensual naked body was fully revealed under the red glow of the campfire.
"Look. See how much my body desires you."
Rose used two fingers to slightly part her smoothly shaved vulva.
The love fluid gushing between the pink valley flowed down her elastic thighs like honey water.
But Lucian's eyes, staring straight at the image of a bitch in heat, were unwavering.
"This might sound strange."
As he extended his hand, the clothes that had fallen to the floor floated into the air and covered Rose's shoulders.
"I'm of the mind that intimacy should only be shared in a loving relationship. Right now, you're merely consumed by lust. If I were to take you, I too would be succumbing to that shallow lust."
"......Huh?"
A breath of disbelief escaped Rose's lips.
What kind of Joseon Dynasty scholar-like talk was this?
No, if a woman with such a body spread her legs and begged in a cave where no one was watching, even the most noble scholar would probably pounce like a beast.
In a dark fantasy world rampant with blood and slaughter, and from the mouth of a Lord with absolute power, she never imagined hearing words like, 'I will only have sex in a loving relationship.'
"But... I can't accept your power like this. Just a touch on my chest drives me crazy, how can I receive mana?"
Rose changed her strategy.
She would ask him to hold her out of necessity, not desire.
Because she was no longer a monster mad with Lust.
She just needed sex to perform the ritual.
"No, there are many ways."
"...Huh??"
Whoosh-
As Lucian raised his hand, silver mana emanating from his fingertips enveloped Rose's entire body.
"Ah... this is...."
Rose could no longer move a single finger.
Lucian approached the frozen Rose.
Squish.
His hand firmly grasped Rose's left breast.
"Haaht...! More, harder..."
Rose wanted him to knead her breasts and fondle her obscenely.
She wanted him to lower his head and suckle her nipples, and touch between her legs with his thick fingers.
And she wanted him to firmly grasp her slender waist and thrust the great Lord's 'meat stick' into her.
But there was no sexual intent felt in Lucian's touch.
"It might be a bit overwhelming."
With a low warning.
Through his palm, a massive amount of mana poured in like a waterfall.
"Aaaahhh-!!"
A scream burst out.
She wanted to thrash her body, but she couldn't move.
It wasn't pain.
Just the sensation of pure mana being engraved into her heart.
But Rose's body, which was fully aroused, perceived the influx of that massive energy as if it were the 'ultimate penetration'.
"Haa... Ahhn... Hngh...!!"
As if being embraced by thousands of men simultaneously, an overwhelming orgasm that felt like it would melt her spinal cord.
Rose's eyes rolled back, and love fluid gushed from between her legs like a fountain.
Reaching a supreme climax she had never experienced in her life, she then lost consciousness.
***
"Mmm..."
When she opened her eyes again, a bluish morning was already dawning outside the cave.
Rose realized that she was lying on a soft blanket, and that the clothes she had cast off were neatly put back on her.
"You've finally opened your eyes. Guardian, Rose."
Lucian, who was sitting across the campfire, smiled gently at her.
"Ah..."
Rose slowly sat up. And she felt it.
A warm, immense energy flowing through her.
An overwhelming power that made her feel like she could do anything if she set her mind to it.
It was an unfamiliar sensation, but not unpleasant.
And though she didn't know why, she knew it clearly.
'This is mana....'
She had finally become a Guardian.
But her wonder was short-lived; as the scene just before she lost consciousness came to mind, Rose's face flushed red.
To be unable to overcome pleasure while receiving mana, to gush and faint.
As she bowed her head with an expression that made her want to hide in a mouse hole, Lucian deliberately cleared his throat, pretending nothing was wrong.
"Ahem. Having created Guardians many times until now, I've noticed that reactions to receiving mana vary greatly from person to person. Of course... a 'violent' reaction like last night's was a first even for me...."
"...Please forget it."
Rose covered her face with both hands and said in a small voice.
"Alright. Then... I'll be outside, so come out when you've calmed down a bit. There's a lot I need to tell you."
"...Huh?"
"About how to become a true Guardian."
As they stepped out of the cave, the cool morning air brushed against their noses.
"Rose, how much do you know about mana?"
A sudden question.
The contents of fantasy novels she had read in her previous life flashed through her mind, but there were no specific settings.
What she remembered was,
"...A power that allows one to use magic? Or a special energy that moves the body?"
"Not wrong, exactly."
Lucian smiled and extended his hand.
Then, the quiet forest air suddenly stirred, and the wind changed direction, blowing towards Rose.
"Ahhh..."
Rose's red hair and thin clothes fluttered pleasantly.
"Mana is the fundamental power that governs and constitutes everything in the world. However, the most important thing when handling this power is 'flow'."
Lucian withdrew his hand and continued his explanation.
"The more natural the change, the more powerful magic can be manifested with less power. Conversely, in unnatural situations, an enormous amount of mana is wasted. For example, trying to manifest ice magic in a scorching desert, or creating flames on a frozen ice sheet."
"So, I need to go with the flow."
"Exactly. Just like I did. Feel the wind around you and send your mana with its flow towards me."
Rose closed her eyes.
She felt the texture of the wind on her skin.
She drew up the warm energy residing in her heart, and lightly extended her hand in the direction the wind was blowing.
Whoosh!
The wind Rose summoned ruffled Lucian's black hair.
"......!"
Lucian's eyes widened slightly.
'Is this the skill of someone who's handled mana for the first time?'
Even if one understood what mana was intellectually, he had never seen anyone manifest magic by synchronizing with the flow of nature in just one attempt like this.
Moreover, the intensity of the wind matched his demonstration with chilling accuracy.
'As expected... she's no ordinary woman.'
But Lucian didn't show it and spoke in a deliberately calm voice.
"Not bad for a first try."
"I... I didn't expect it to go this well either."
Lucian slowly walked towards her.
"If you apply that naturalness and unnaturalness to combat, the most striking difference is revealed between 'the opponent and oneself'."
There was no killing intent in Lucian's footsteps, but as the distance narrowed, a suffocating pressure washed over her.
"Try to stop me with mana."
At Lucian's command, Rose hastily extended both hands forward.
As if changing the direction of the wind, she tried to stop his movement.
But Lucian, as if feeling no resistance, naturally approached right in front of Rose's nose.
"Ah...!"
"If you can't stop your opponent, then try to evade this time."
Lucian reached out his hand to grab Rose's shoulder.
Instantly, Rose concentrated mana into her legs.
Thwip!
Her body leaped backward, escaping Lucian's grasp.
Rose's eyes, after landing, sparkled with realization.
"Ah...!"
"Yes. It seems you've caught on."
Lucian withdrew his hand and nodded.
"Trying to forcefully stop an opponent's movement against their will requires immense power because it goes against the flow. But moving my body quickly or striking powerfully with my own will, is much more natural and potent because it rides the flow."
"...Then, if I work hard, can I also create wings and fly in the sky like you?"
To Rose's hopeful question, Lucian chuckled and shook his head.
"No. Everyone who uses mana has an aptitude that suits them well. You might have a talent for elemental magic like fire or ice, body magic that enhances the physique, or specialize in imbuing magic into weapons or tools. Wings are one of my specialties, so you won't be able to imitate them that easily."
"....Just like Cassian's specialty is manipulating people's minds and corrupting their bodies."
"Yes. But... remember. Mana isn't omnipotent."
Lucian warned with the face of a strict teacher.
"Even if you can't wield mana, knights who have awakened 'aura' through training, other races with overwhelming physical strength, or even ordinary humans who use poison or traps, can take your life if you let your guard down. You shouldn't become arrogant just because you've gained the power of a Guardian."
"I'll keep that in mind."
As Rose nodded seriously, Lucian let out a sigh of relief and spoke.
"Your sense for handling mana is certainly excellent for a first-timer, but it's dangerous to go out into the world like this... so I'll give you some basic training. However..."
"...??"
"Ahem. Instead, like yesterday... suddenly pouncing and clinging to me, begging to be held, is forbidden."
"Of course! That will absolutely not happen!"
Rose flushed and waved her hands.
"Yesterday, my body was already aroused... No, because of Cassian... No, that's not it.... Anyway, now my reason has fully returned, and I'm not having any lewd thoughts at all..."
Rose was desperately making excuses, but.
Lucian couldn't bring himself to speak further and glanced at her chest.
"...Even so..."
"?"
What Rose saw when she lowered her head, following Lucian's gaze, was.
Her nipples, standing erect and asserting themselves through her tight top.
The wind magic Lucian had sent earlier.
Was it because that cool breeze had brushed past her?
Her sensitive body, which hadn't completely lost its arousal, was reacting so easily even to this?
"No... this is... just..."
Rose hastily covered her chest with both arms.
But the sensation on the inside of her thighs, which had already begun to feel wet and sticky, could not be deceived.
Lucian's words about his specialty being reading emotions from people's faces echoed in her ears.