bookpower Chapter 167: Step By Step - A Princess Conquered and content
Chapter 167: Step By Step - A Princess Conquered and content
Asura didn't plan to rush his relationships with women anymore. He might have skipped a process because of his past immaturity and youth.
However, he couldn't use that excuse now that he fused his soul and mind with three past lives of his failures and successes. His desires might scream to devour them, but Asura wanted to consider each girl's heart, thoughts and desires now because he could now endure that desire.
'Although it sounds wrong, there are two women I have already stepped over the line with, should I seek the comfort of flesh. I cannot let the meat between my legs direct my relationships.'
"Do you like this fish?"
"Mm. It's crispy and sweet." Vela answered while munching on a seared scalfish.
He watched her soft pink lips, shining from the butters grease, only able to smile as she tried to eat it neatly like a princess but failed. 'She's so lovely. I will save her.' Asura's desire to save Vela changed from a kindness to something he needed to achieve.
'I never intended to fall for her, though—she felt nostalgic for me at first, but I don't know why, but it soon became a deep, lingering affection.'
Asura ignored the voices and flashing memories of his past lives and concentrated on the soft flesh in his mouth as he cut off a piece of fish with a knife and fork, smiling in satisfaction.
'It's delicious.'
A strange meaty texture, but the smooth butter and garlic changed the taste completely, a crunchy skin that used to serve as the fish's defensive structure.
'Why did it evolve to be so delicious if it wanted to use it like armour?'
The scales of the scalfish were hard but tasted sweet and suited the savoury fish meat well; most predators loved this fish because of that.
Scalfish enjoyed using their hardened scales to crush prey.
When fishing, their hide was so tough that fishing nets would snap, leaving the fishermen frustrated.
Asura couldn't remember if this tower had edible food, so he thanked Lucia and his mother for preparing many foods in his storage space when they met in Wolfsheim.
"Are you tired?"
"Mm... a little." Vela nodded with a soft sigh, staring at her plate and picking at the vegetables. It seemed this princess loved meat and fish but hated carrots and peppers. "I killed you a lot, but every time I did, it felt like I hurt myself."
'Can I still consider these feelings of guilt or another emotion?' Asura wasn't sure, but it felt like he couldn't blame her.
The scenes she described felt to him like she was seeing his past lives but living a different version where Auros, Sura and even his past no-mag self were all the current in him.
She fought him like this, which caused him to feel a sense of crisis and the realisation that he and Vela might bond deeper than their mutual affection and desires for each other...
'Destiny... huh?'
It was strange. Vela was also a piece of his destiny in his past lives, and she remained so in this one. He somehow felt that his life wasn't his own. A feeling as if someone's hand guided every single event, from this life to his past lives.
The black ring's scaly surfaces were armoured and protective while the golden plume gleamed inside. Its soft feel, unique red glow, and powerful aura wrapped around the ring like a shining jewel.
Vela held it in the sky, the flames shimmering inside the beautiful gem-like scale and plume. Her lips quiver as her eyes close, trembling as tears stream down her cheeks again. "You..."
"My princess is such a crybaby," Asura smirked but felt relieved seeing her eyes lighten up compared to before. "Haha, don't worry. You have already captured my heart and body," he said as he kissed her again, hugging her tightly. "If you want to stop or keep going, I will support your choice. Vela."
"No... I will stay by your side. I will continue because I have you by my side now."
Vela clenched the ring close to her chest, her lips curled into a faint smile. While it seemed her wavering fighting spirit ignited as her amber eyes glowed with the same light as the plume of the ring, she looked determined.
"Shall we go fight in a dungeon, then?" Asura smiled, watching the beauty before him before nodding, "This ring will keep you safe no matter what."
"Yes! My saviour and love." Vela gave a soft voice before she stood up and blew him a kiss before entering the next-floor portal.
'I feel like Auros made me more of a lady-killer...'
[Heh... just wait till you seduce old women like Sigurd or Valerie because of it.]
He watched Vela vanish and then looked at the messy campsite, feeling she rushed to avoid cleaning up the mess.
With a shake of his head, he couldn't deny the lazy princess might have done so.
"Cleaning is so troublesome... I will just burn this place down and make sure nothing remains. Maybe it can be a torch to scare away monsters. Fufu,"
With a light touch of his finger, he touched the campsite, and flames burst out, burning everything clean.
[Did you just use the flames of destruction to avoid cleaning up?]
'....'
Asura wanted to avoid being scolded by the woman who knew him the best, so he rushed into the black vortex, noticing the higher they traversed, the darker the portal became.
From a bright purple to now, it became a midnight purple close to black.
'Darkness... is that a hint of what's beyond?'
Sighing to himself, Asura stood at the portal's entrance, touching the black flame on his neck.
The wound from losing his black scale soon vanished, replaced by a new shiny scale.
His two phoenix plumes flickered slightly whenever he used the flames of his bloodline—he noticed that this floor no longer carried the same sense of weight as past floors and stepped forward...
Prepared to face the next challenge.