Chapter 212: I heard something....
In a dimly lit room, two figures lay on the bed, their eyes locked in a silent exchange.
"You love me, right?"
After a prolonged silence, an ethereal voice pierced the stillness, its sky-blue eyes fixed on the other person.
"..."
With no response, the sky-blue eyes glistened with unshed tears.
Observing this, the other person gently kissed away the tears and whispered,
"I love you more than you think, My dear Lilith"
Hearing those words, a small smile graced Lilith\'s face. However, her expression darkened upon hearing the continuation of his statement,
"Just like how I love Scylla and others"
".....W-Why? I-I love you more than any woman in this world" Lilith\'s voice wavered as she rolled on top of him, fixing her gaze on him with emotionless eyes.
"..."
"W-What do you want? I-I can give you anything you desire, anything that no other woman can offer... even if it means gifting you the entire world" Lilith pleaded, her voice choked with unspoken emotions.
"..." Eli simply stared into her sky-blue eyes, gently wiping away her tears, and tasting them with a lick.
"Salty" Eli remarked casually.
"..W-Why aren\'t you saying-"
"Because you already know the answer to every question" Eli cut off her words.
"..." Lilith looked at him for a moment before pouting, "Hmph, you are no fun, Darling" dismissing her previous vulnerability.
"Hehe....You can put on all the acts you want, but...." Eli leaned forward, closing the small gap between their lips, "I am your husband, Lilith. If you think your acting is going to work on me, then go ahead, My lady".
"~Hmm~"
Eli\'s lips met hers. Lilith responded with a lascivious smile.
\'Slurp\'
.
"~Hmm~"
Their kiss deepened, hands entwined, each pulling the other closer as if they sought to merge into one.
After a lingering minute, they parted, their heavy breaths brushing against each other\'s faces.
"Lilith" Eli gazed at her flushed face.
"Hmm?" Lilith smiled, their eyes locking.
"Lilith" Eli whispered, gently taking her hand and placing it over his heart. He spoke with sincerity,
"I\'ve said it before, My dear. No matter how many women find a place in this heart, my love for each of them....for you, will never diminish. It only grows, for my love for you knows no bounds".
"..." Lilith looked at him, tears shimmering in her eyes. She was certain....absolutely certain....that her husband\'s love for her had been intensifying over the past week.
At one point, overwhelmed by Eli\'s love, possessiveness and anger for longing, she feared he might confine her. A chill passes through her spine.....This fear led Lilith to force Adriana into making that call to Eli, preventing him from entering the Fallen Continent....an outcome she wished to avoid.
Even now, his love surged with increasing possessiveness. She wondered if Eli had been more powerful than her, he might have imprisoned her. Strangely, Lilith found herself unfazed by the idea. She didn\'t mind. In her thoughts, there was only him....eternally.
and Yet,
....Yet,
"I-I am s-scared" Lilith\'s voice trembled.
"!!!" Eli jolted, startled by the rare display of vulnerability, "What happened, Lilith?"
Eli patted her back, lifting his body to embrace her tightly.
"Lilith?"
"I-I am scared that o-other woman might take y-"~hmm~"
Eli immediately silenced her with a kiss. After a minute, he pulled away and looked into her eyes.
"No one is taking anyone"
"~Hmm~"
Saying those words, Eli kissed her again as he slowly removed his clothes. Lilith was about to remove hers when,
"~mm~ No need~" Separating, Eli stopped her, leaving her puzzled.
\'rustle, rustle\' Eli removed his clothes, except for his underwear.
Looking at his sculpted body after a long, long, long time.....Lilith\'s breath quickened and what\'s more his physique changed so much.
"Lilith" Eli called as he moved away from the bed, signalling for her to come.
"Huh?" Lilith didn\'t understand what was happening, but she complied with his request.
"Hold your hand on the top" Eli caught her hand and placed it on her head, making her body arch slightly as he posed her seductively.
"D-Darling?" Lilith\'s face turned red as she couldn\'t comprehend why her husband was doing this.
"Do not move an inch" Eli ordered her.
"Huh?" Lilith flinched for a second before nodding her head in shame.
"Hmm..." Eli moved a little away, observing her from every angle. "You look sexy from every angle."
"...." Lilith felt a bit embarrassed.
"With that body of yours, do you think some other woman could take me away from you?" Eli said as he took scissors and started cutting her black hanfu dress.
\'chuk, chuk, chuk...\'
"....N-No, It\'s just y-you kno---"
"Others spending more time with me than you?" Eli guessed.
".....Yes" Lilith answered with a dejected face, though her face turned redder.
She was genuinely scared that others might spend more time with him than she did. She visited him every 3rd day and only spent 24 hours with him, not even an extra hour... \'Curse me\' Lilith screamed inwardly, thinking about the bracelet\'s time limit that restrained her immense power.
"Hmm.....I see. Are you scared of Scylla?"
"...Yes"
"....." Eli then crouched down and cut the lower half.
"Sigh, Lilith, I love you" Eli said as he stood up, gazing into her eyes with affection.
"..." Lilith\'s body trembled.
"I Love you, Why are you scared of others?"
"...I-I..It\'s ju--"
"...If a day comes when I forget you....then it is the day, I will die....
I, Asher Eli, will swear on My body, My soul, My mother, and My mana. If a day comes when I forget my loved ones, especially \'Lilith\', my body will perish from this world, and my soul will be tormented for etern---hmmm".
Lilith kissed him as warm tears ran down her cheeks, her sky-blue eyes glaring at the black mist that emerged out of nowhere.
"...." The black mist disappeared as if it had never appeared before.
Lilith gradually moved Eli.
Eli, who was happy, suddenly frowned when he saw Lilith\'s furious face.
"Don\'t you dare to swear on Mana, Okay?"
"..."
"O.K.A.Y?"
Eli nodded when realized her seriousness and asked back, "Hmm...What happened?".
However,
"Where did you learn?" Lilith\'s words sounded more like an order as her eyes turned lifeless.
"Lilith, I am just joking--"
"My husband, Asher Eli, tell me where did you hear that?" Lilith\'s voice showed no emotions, though a hint of worry appeared on her face.
"...." Eli stared at Lilith\'s serious face, thinking, \'Did I mess up something?\'
"Yes, you did" Lilith said, hearing his thoughts.
"Well...hmm, sigh, I guess, yeah...I heard those words when I summoned Kitty" Eli said awkwardly, scratching his head.
"Tell me those words exactly" Lilith turned even more seriously, thinking, \'If I fucking knew these would happen, I should have killed that cat... argh\' she thought with sudden frustration.
"..." Eli stared up and down, \'I know I shouldn\'t be saying this, but with the current getup of her... I don\'t think it is necessary to discuss serious topics now--\'
"Darling!!!"
"When I finished chanting the summoning ritual.....I momentarily saw the illusion of a huge old pyramid..."
"...." Hearing those words, Lilith\'s face turned grim.
Eli continued his story,
"I know it might be weird, but those words echoed from the pyramid, and I nodded. Finally, it told me to call a name that I should never share".
"...ggrrr" Lilith gritted her teeth.
"Lilith?" Eli turned worried.
"Repeat exactly those words"
"...Lilit--"
"Please!! Darling, Please!!"
"...sigh"
"It said,
\'I, An####### will swear on My body, My soul and My People, that I will never betray My Master, Asher Eli and He who has sworn to protect My body, My soul and....My people.
Call My name, Asher Eli....I will give you My Eternal....Love.\'
Something like that, I guess" Eli said pondering, finding it hard to remember the exact words.
With each word, Lilith\'s face turned from disgust to anger and worry.
Lilith looked at Eli, a mix of worry and terror in her eyes.
"What?" Eli asked as he hugged her.
"W-Why?" Lilith\'s voice trembled as she felt her legs grow weak.
"Lilith?" Eli began to worry for her and....also for his little brother who was raging.
"I-I..." Lilith started thinking of every way to avoid \'something\'.
"I have to just annihilate the cat" Lilith decided to finish off Anna but,
\'Slap\'
"Ouch!"
"D-Darling?" Lilith snapped out of her thoughts when she felt a stinging sensation on her butt.
"I told you not to move, right?" Eli\'s words turned serious as he thought, \'I wanted to speak with our bodies, but she kept asking annoying questions\' Annoyance ran across his face.
"D-Darling?" Lilith was taken aback by Eli\'s actions.
"Lilith"
"Y-Yes" Lilith moved and looked at his blank face.
"Do not move, my cute little Lilith" Eli whispered in her ear seductively as pink pheromones released from his body.
"!!!" Lilith was shocked to see some kind of pink mist from her husband.
"Stand here and do not move"
"Y-Yes, Darling"
Lilith\'s body turned into a statue.
"Why don\'t you look at yourself first, Dear?" Eli smirked as he put the scissors away.
"Huh?" Lilith, upon hearing that, looked down... only to see her face turning red with shame and... excitement?
"Liking my art?"