Mini Arc 3: New Form-12
My eyes snap open, my body tense as I search for what woke . I relax as I et a pink gaze.
“Good morning, my summoner,” Geneva says.
I grunt in response, resting my head on my wife’s bare shoulder. Kierra doesn’t stir, her deep breaths a clue to her heavy sleep. The room brightens as my succubus goes around opening curtains, tail swishing as she tidies the room. I watch her with narrowed eyes.
The conquering of my wife is going smoothly. She’s next on the list, but I’m at a lost. I know her weaknesses, her bottomless hunger for power and her pride. Exploiting them is an entirely different matter. I wouldn’t be as far along with Kierra if not for her help. Besides, she knows everything I’m thinking right now, doesn’t she? Should I have her stay out of my head? Ah, but that is limiting so much of what she can do.
“I suppose you’ll be spending the day in bed. I’d suggest at least having breakfast before you continue indulging. Your new body is quite strong but it still requires fuel.”
“No.” My victory here is no excuse to get complacent. The exact opposite. Kierra will no doubt quickly devise a strategy against my new form. I have to beco stronger to keep her on her toes. One upping my wife might be one of the most ridiculous reasons for becoming stronger but there it is. “We’ll resu our usual lessons. Just give a minute.” I pull my wife closer.
“How admirable. I have many theories about your elental form that I would like to test. Breakfast?”
“Give …half an hour.”
I close my eyes as she leaves the room, enjoying the quiet and taking a mont to think. While shapeshifting is a great boon, my greatest potential lies in my seven affinities. My pri form makes one of the strongest beings, physically, on the continent. It’s ti to focus on my magic.
The question is, do I want to reveal my other affinities?
From the mont I returned ho, exposure has been one of my greatest fears. Showing off another affinity is one of the easiest ways to do that. To my knowledge, it should be impossible. People will flock to to learn my secret, hoping to beco stronger. They’ll shower with favor, hoping to lure to their sides. And when I refuse them, they’ll turn belligerent. They’ll do whatever it takes to learn my secrets and steal my power for themselves. Forget royals. Everyone who is anyone will have their eyes on . It’s the kind of thing to wake sleeping dragons.
Being a low-born noble taught to avoid conflict with the powers of the continent, that was enough to make incredibly cautious. To go above and beyond to hide my abilities.
The whole debacle with the prince forced to confront one of my greatest fears. I realized that they might be a tad exaggerated. When seriously considering the threat he is, and truly accepting my new identity, there is very little I need to fear. Again, an entire army marching against us would be a problem. Maybe. But why would they do that?
Suppose soone sees doing sothing I shouldn’t. Sure, they’ll be shocked but no one’s going to track down and spirt away in the middle of the night. Diplomacy cos before ard conflict. Who knows, I might even make so interesting new allies. Kierra certainly wouldn’t have taken the interest in that she did if not for my abilities. They also helped hook one of the most power succubi ever docunted.
As for my eventual enemies, they’ll underestimate . How could they not? Gaining an affinity is one thing but they couldn’t they possibly understand the extent of the devastation I’m capable of. I’m sure soone’s considered the threat of Kierra and made plans to counter her but no one knows about my succubi. Not to ntion all the succubi contracted to the Grimoire family.
It’s hard to admit but I think I might’ve been holding myself back. Geneva can teach spellcasting but there are countless other opportunities in the Hall that I can’t take advantage of if I’m expending all my energy trying to hide.
It may be a brief boost to my ego triggered from a night of topping my wife but I feel ready to take on the world. Not literally, saints save , but I’m definitely ready to show the world the new . And maybe spread a little of that chaos I promised Cosmo, hehe.
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