Opportunity

“Good girl”

A loud spank echoed throughout the hallways of the secret underground beneath Edrick’s residence as he slowly pulled out of the rosy pit he had just flooded with his noble seed. Fingmi was breathing heavily, her body covered in sweat, trembling from the sheer pleasure she had just experienced… A crystal blue bell had manifested upon her solar plexus, surrounded by a circle of deep purple.

This sealed the deal completely. The shame she had previously experienced faded away in full, leaving only the profound love and lust she felt for her beloved master. The only negative emotion she experienced was the sadness of knowing that, having been made into a maid, she would no longer be allowed to kiss Anoteros, a privilege she hadn’t realised she had possessed until so late.

“Th-Thank you, Master~”

His sceptre now lay pressed against one of her lower mounds, but it was quickly removed as he spun her around, grabbed her head, and pushed himself deep inside her throat. She serviced him to the best of her capabilities, doing her best not to leave even a speck of his nourishing elixir behind. Every motion of his made his heavy pouch touch her chin.

She could feel herself growing wet even after all of this as his hand caressed her hair. She had never felt safer and more protected than now. Truly, her past self had been a fool not to prostrate before him and offer her services.

However, unlike other maids, she still felt affection for Linfeng even now. The reason was as Anoteros had explained earlier. The bell signifying her position as a maid of the residence bore half a symbol.

The symbol was some sort of crystal, certainly in reference to the crystal-like appearance of her and her Alrinir’s eyes, the same reason why the bell was of this colour to begin with… The other half of this crystal would have to be found once a crest was placed upon Linfeng as well, and it would mark the first instance of a maid couple.

Edrick was quite fond of the idea of taking a full couple as is into his service. Although breaking a marriage or the like would definitely be satisfying, there was also allure in simply claiming both halves yet letting them still be together, but mostly making it so they would both be of service at the same time for their master’s sceptre.

It is similar to taking Alris together, like how he did with Jania and Tylia. It is a bit hard to explain the deep reason why it was so alluring, but the fact was that almost everyone could agree that bedding Alrinirs together was a concept that would interest any man.

After a while, Anoteros pulled Fingmi off his one-headed hydra, patting her on the head for a few moments.

“Now, rest, Fingmi. You did well to finally accept your place. I’ll be off to visit Yen’mila next. Stay here for now… This is the first time you get to receive anything but the least effective version of my Cleansing Elixir. Take your time absorbing it”

“Savour it”

Edrick got dressed, left the room, and then shut the door. He found Xiaolie waiting for him outside.

“We’ll do the same thing with Yen’mila. How is Linfeng looking after hearing his beloved little Alrinir getting pounded and enjoying it?”

“For now, he seems more angry than he is despairing. He probably deluded himself into thinking that what he was hearing wasn’t actually proof of enjoyment on Fingmi’s part”

“That’s about what I had been expecting from him… Well, this is only the first stage anyway. Let’s proceed”

Edrick and his personal maid headed to a room that was directly in front of Fingmi’s. Inside was the plant cultivator, wearing bracelets that prevented her from channelling her nature energy, or doing anything a cultivator should be capable of.

She was still quite a fair bit stronger than the norm even then, but nothing that could be of any use against the scion or his maid.

“Hello, Miss Yen’mila. I don’t think we’ve had the occasion to properly greet each other until today”

Her posture immediately shifted into a defensive one–A posture that instantly revealed where her weakness lay.

“What do you want?”

She didn’t seem too enthusiastic about making Edrick's acquaintance, but that was to be expected.

“No need to be scared, Miss Yen’mila… I have come to ask that you accept to serve me. The benefits of being a maid of mine are quite great”

His smile seemed to irritate the plant cultivator to no end.

“If I accept, will you let Linfeng go?”

“I’m afraid that wouldn’t be enough for me to do such a thing”

If stares could kill, Anoteros would have been deader than dead by now.

“...What about letting you get Natucor on top of this? That’s the name of the realm you invaded. As you probably noticed, it is a realm rich in nature energy and filled with unique beasts and plant life… You could grow anything you want there to great effect, but you can’t control it as you see fit without me”

The scion’s smile broadened.

“You’re quite good with negotiations, huh? But I still can’t promise you to let Linfeng go. Besides… Shouldn't you be negotiating for your own liberation? As well as the liberation of the Allin within you? Is your love for this pathetic man really worth that much? He is weak. He’ll only amount to something under my supervision”

Yen’mila retreated a few steps, but ended up backed up against the wall opposite to the door. Her arms were poised defensively, specifically around her stomach area.

“Now… You don’t need to be so guarded around me. I want you, Yen’mila. I want all four of you for my collection. This also includes the Allins you and Fingmi are waiting for… Now that I have you right where I want, why would I need to take such drastic action anyway?”

He suddenly stepped closer, one hand pressing up against the wall, right next to her head. The other instead went and propped her chin up.

“Submit to me out of your own free will, Yen’mila. I can promise that once my plans are accomplished, all of you will be safer than you ever were. I have no intention of killing Linfeng… I intend to make him into Fenglin instead”

His hand then went right over her stomach.

“Do not force me to threaten you like this. Simply do as I say. Follow my orders, and I can assure you that all will end well. There is no need to bother negotiating or resisting. You haven’t fallen by being captured by me... You’ve been given the chance to be better–To be part of something bigger than yourself…”

“...So… Open your heart for me, Yen’mila”