Life was good!

  She was quite fortable, waking up on the bosom of her girlfriend was a blessing, she could feel the warmth from Rossie’s chest on her face, could hear the rhythm of the girl’s heart beating, could taste the sweet taste of the irl’s perspiration… She was quite fortable, and didn’t want to open her eyes.

  She wasn’t sure if the irl had lost her gown during the night or if she had stripped her bare and then snuggled into her chest, if she was to make a bet it could be both, but the fact that she was still dressed in her pajamas made her think that it robably the first. Rossie was a messy sleeper.

  And…thinking about that made her mood sour in an instant. She had projected her insecurities on Rossie when she had asked an i question. It was Elizabeth’s fault, and she k, she had told her that she would ask her hand to her parents. And didn’t.

  They spoke of many things, mostly about her. When iy she had e here to ask for her parent's permission to date Rossie, and instead? She hyper-focused on the pictures of her parents, about her p the world. About the minions, about Aura…

  And when they finished all of that, she spent the rest of the time messing around with Rossie in the Jacuzzi, the moment where she was supposed to pamper her girlfriend, and how had that ended?With her rushing to the irl, because she felt the thread tremble, because she felt fear, pain, and guilt flooding from Rena. And instead of getting angry at her, Rossie helped Rena, she even cast healing spells at the red-haired girl, because Rossie saw her worried, so she helped her. And when Rena woke up?

  Instead of thanking Rossie, she started making out with Rena, in front of Rossie, grahe irl started it, but Elizabeth didn’t stop it, she e, and it was different from Rossie. While with Rossie she had o stop the advances of her partner, where she o measure the pad create the stops, make sure they didn’t cross the point of urn…

  Rena?

  She was so…tame, it as exhirant to see the girl whose [Soul] burned with the fmes e] and [Wrath] so… tame, so shy. Like a maiden in love who didn’t know how to express herself, like an i girl in front of a bad wolf, insecure about her feelings, about her body, about her emotions. It…aroused something within her, while she was the o the end of the unending love and thirst from Rossie, here? At that moment? She was the o the top, she moved the pieces, Rena may have dohe first step with that kiss, but she stopped and almost pulled back away from her.

  All it took was for her to move forward aurned into a sheep in front of a wolf, and she was the hungry [Dragon], she was ready to gobble her up, it was only the reminder of Rossie that made her stop. And she was thankful for it, but at the same time…she was guilty. She was aware of how Rossie was taining her urges, how she wao do so much more, how all their kissing, their pyful touch here and there, all of them had been started by Rossie. Elizabeth ehem all of course, but Rossie was always the oo start them. And here?

  Elizabeth had been the oo do it all. The ohat put the pad the ohat wasn’t showing araint.

  And of course, after that Rossie had asked her what they were. And…that made the discovery, Elizabeth didn’t think of herself as gay, even if she had a love retionship with another woman. Or would that make her a Lesbian?

  She wasn’t quite sure, as she told Rossie, she hadn’t ever looked with lust at another woman’s body, not before Rossie, not after her. Well, she could add Rena to that, but that may have been part of her body or [Skills] telling her how to accelerate the healing. Did that t? And that was the thing, wasn’t it? Was she really in love with the two irls?

  She…khat she loved Rossie, even before she made that thread that would turn into a [Lock] and [s] binding them. Even before she was aware, Rossie had been the first to look at her for who she was, the ohat took care of her without knowing of her parents, the first to see her like a normal girl, it was impossible for her to not love the pink-haired girl, all the advice her Mother ever gave her about pink-haired girls be damned.

  Rena oher hand… She had no reason to love her, if anything she should hate her…or at worst pity her, but to like her? To love her? No, Rena was…in a bad spot, she was to be pitied, to be helped, and she didn’t have any reason to try a into a retionship with her. So why had she liked kissing her?

  Sinking into her [Soulscape] she sat at the office chair in the ter spire. Musing about it, why had she liked that kiss? Why had she retur? She…shouldn’t have. It hurt Rossie, it made her insecure about their retionship. It made the irl want to break their [Lock] to prove that she loved her.

  She…didn’t want to break that, she would respect it, and would go forward with it if Rossie wanted, Agatha had asked her and implied about breaking the link and ref it at a ter date when they were more emotionally mature. Did these create this kind of problem?

  “Aura.” She said aloud, she wanted another opinion, she couldn’t ask Nyx because…he was too adorable to listen.

  She couldn’t ask Beato…She was the daughter of them, asking a daughter about their mother wasn’t something one could do.

  “What I do for you Mistress?” The purple-haired girl said as she teleported into the office, she was the only one. Someohat she was aware that was human, someohat had been a [Magical Girl].

  “What is my retionship with Rossie? With Rena? What do you think of us?” Elizabeth asked without preambles.

  “A toxid dysfunal retionship.” The purple-haired girl answered without batting an eye, “As for Lady Rena… A master-servaionship. Or a sort at best.”

  “...That is quite rude,” Elizabeth said unsure about how to react. “What about us is Toxic?”

  The purple girl didn’t bat a her scowl, instead just giggled, see, she wasn’t getting aroused nor anything, even though Aura was quite cute looking, at worst she felt as if the girl could be a cute little sister. “Mistress, you and Lady Rossaline are entangling yourselves in a retionship built upon lust, wounds, aional instability. You want to tie to you the first oo see you as a normal person, and now that you are taking your first steps to power and are leaving on people far away you don’t want to let it go.” Aura started stabbing her with her insecurities, “And you know that Lady Rossaline will not leave you no matter what, she is too [Damaged]. Lady Rossaline knows that you are someohat will take care of those under you, that so long she grabs your hand you will pull down the heavens should she wish for the stars…”

  …Well, she wasn’t wrong.

  “And she feels guilty for it, but ’t help but grab to you, to your shining aura. To the feeling of warmth that we have under your wings. She knows that you will bleed the world dry should they raise their hand against her, but she knows…As we do, that she is taking advantage of you, because you crave for love and she soothes your lonely heart.” Aura smiled sadly at that part.

  “I’m not alone, I wouldn’t be alone even if Rena and Rossie left…” Elizabeth grumbled.

  “No, you wouldn’t. You have us after all.” Aura’s sad smile remained, “You will always have us, the [Dwellers of the dark]. The pany of the dead, the remnants of a broken world to keep you pany, a dragon made of darko keep you pany at night. And should you crave the pany of the flesh…”

  Aura’s presence ged, from that of a struct made of shadows to a body of flesh. She khe girl started breathing, her heart started beating. “You only o ask, this body you gave me is yours to enjoy…” The purple-haired girl said, one flick of her hand was all it took for her clothes to disappear. “And if it isn’t to your liking…”

  The body morphed, from the purple-haired petite body to ohat was taller, with flowing blonde hair, a copy of her body, “Or…” even the voice of Aura was identical to hers, “...this is an option too.”

  Then the girl’s body ged to one simir to Rossie's, but it had some differences, she was missing a pimple on the base of the neck, and the shade of color in the breast was different. Rossie’s was more tahis one ale.

  “This one is harder to make since I haven’t had time to s her form that often,” And this fake Rossie ged into ohat outwardly looked like Rena, but she was…wrong, she wasn’t quite sure. The one aspect that jumped to her was that this one had a bigger chest.

  “You only o ask, and if you need a male panion…Well, that may take some extra time, but I’m sure we start nurturing a male doppelganger soon enough.” The fake Rena said, as her body shone in purple light as it returo her normal Izanami-robed priestess.

  “I would never…” Elizabeth wao say that she would never abuse of those under her like that, but she stopped herself, she felt herself blush at the idea. Perhaps having a few Rossies to mess around would be fun?

  Not using Aura of course, but she had the skill…surely she could…make a few?

  “We know, but should you ask we wouldn’t bat an eye, we are yours to and,” Aura said.

  “Do we herapy then? Are we really that much of a toxic retionship?” Elizabeth sighed,

  “I wouldn’t dream of having an opinion on therapy. Never went to one and I wasn’t normal either. My parents did sell me to solve their debts after all.” Aura shrugged, they what?

  “...Do we o pay them a visit?” Elizabeth said, cold overbearing tone ihe shadows seemed ready to answer, and she could feel her minions stopping what they were doing and ready to pou her and.

  “No, they either are dead or were sold into svery by the Italians.” Aura answered, “But thank you fetting angry for me, that is a life I left behind, Aurelia Vitelius died when the plots of the Italians didn’t work.”

  ht, Aura was the girl Rossie killed…right…

  “I’m not that girl who helplessly wao survive. I’m Aura Di Starbright, who I was before matters not.” Aura said with a small bow, “And my opinion on your love affairs is…somewhat bad, care to listen Mistress?”

  That ied Elizabeth, this cheeky girl hadn’t held her to was different to Beatrice who seemed to be always ready to follow her orders, or to her [Royal Mages] who acted closer to a puter for her. Or to Nyx who only seemed to care about what she said or wanted.

  “Sure, you are rude anyway, might as well. Just don’t go spreading the gossip around.” Elizabeth said.

  Aura smiled at her and o her, then…”I advise you to not let go of that which you don’t want to let go of. If you think you love someone, grab to them and never let them go. You are who rules over this [Haven], our [Empress]. Stand proud and tall, that which you desire we will get. That which you hate we will destroy.” She decred as such.

  “That isn’t good advice, shouldn’t you advise me to take into sideration the feelings of the others?” Elizabeth asked back to the purple-haired girl.

  “Only if you want, you aren’t a normal person. You are a [Hero], an [Empress], and a [Ruler]. If you wish to listen to those who willingly gave to you, you grant them an opinion. Don’t ever fet it Elizabeth Starbright.” Aura’s presence seemed to solidify even further as if she was an embodiment of all she feared to ever turn into, “While it's true that Lady Rossaline may survive without your aid as she did before, Watanabe Rena will not survive. If you wish to, you mold her into what you wish. Do you want a loyal flesh servant? Do you want a childhood friend? A shy follower? A cheeky lover? Her soul is fragile enough, she is starved for love as is, and you make whatever you want out of her.”

  *sp*

  Elizabeth wasn’t sure how or wheeleported, she didn’t even use her [Shadow Step], but she was standing in front of Aura and her hand stinged, “I.WILL.NOT.BE.LIKE.AKIRA.” Elizabeth said with fervor.

  “Then Lady Rena has nothing to fear, nor you for that matter. You urture your retionship with her as you wish, nothing is set in stone. Should you want to nurture a friendship you .” Aura smiled as she took a step bad nursed her face, her face reformed once more as her sp had been perhaps strohan needed, good thing the girl had ged back to her body made of shadows, “You also nurture love and care, you urture a causal retionship with the pleasure of the flesh. Perhaps a trio with Lady Rossaline?”

  Elizabeth’s face flushed red at the implication, and she suddenly remembered Rossie’s words about a cucumber, why was she thinking about a cucumber? What could she even need one for? “So…It’s okay to love two girls at the same time?” Elizabeth asked to Aura.

  “Speak with Lady Rossaline first, then wheells you it is. Speak with Lady Rena, and when she also says it’s okay. You will have your answer Elizabeth.” Was the answer Aura gave.

  “Of course, she will say yes, they need me. They literally ’t live without me.” Elizabeth said grumpily, “They ’t be trusted to know what is better.”

  “Oho? Then who be trusted to know what is best for them?” Aura smirked.

  Elizabeth almost answered that of course, she would be, but bit her tohat was a trap. Should she ever say that then it would be the same as admitting that she didn’t care about their opinions.

  *Sigh* “...I need an adult.” Elizabeth groaned.

  “Should we build a temple to Lord [Framework] and Lady [Odyssey]?” Aura asked as she poi the ruined city behind them, they had plenty of nd to work with.

  “No, I don’t apa or Mother seeing this pot yet.” She trusted them both of course, but this was her [Haven], a pce where she wahose under her prote to be safe. “...I may o speak again with Rossie’s Mother. She seemed to know plenty. But first…”

  Elizabeth turned upwards, it was a meaningless gesture, “I o wake up and deal with the fallout…Hope Rossie doesn’t want to cut this…” The girl said as she grasped the golden that maed on her chest, its ethereal form seemed to sink into the floor, should she follow it she knew what would be at the end.

  “You always form a new one Mistress,” Aura said.

  “Not as sturdy as this one I ’t. Not without sacrifice. Even if we mao it wouldn’t be the same…It wouldn’t give us as much, I couldn’t use it to send as much mana to Rossie, nor could I use it to keep her safe.” Elizabeth sighed, she wasn’t quite sure how she khat, but her [Instincts] told her that. “Even if we used the [Soul Gem], it wouldn’t be as good as this one, my [Instincts] tell me that I will never mao make one as good as this one again. The [First Love] holds su important meaning, the joining of our [Souls] is this relevant, this important.”

  “Then should we inform Lady Rossaline? I am sure she would think twice about-” Aura started speaking.

  “Don’t you ever dare to imply about this to Rossie.” Elizabeth’s voice came almost as a growl, primal, anding, her words turned ihereal shadow s that tied the maid to the ground.

  “...as you and….Mistress….” Aura said with difficulty, the ethereal s disappearing, but Elizabeth could still feel them.

  “Sorry, I mean…Don’t tell Rossie, if she really wants to firm that our Love is true and isn’t affected by [Skills] then I don’t mind losing this. I like the extra effects, but I love Rossie more. Besides, I have shadons in her shadow already, I use them to pass [Mana] to her should it be needed.” Elizabeth said, “Anyway, good talk. I will wake up now since I have a long day ahead.”

  And Elizabeth did just that, she totally didn’t run away because she didn’t want to look at Aura, who she had just [ed] down just using her words and nothing else…

  “M Sleepy-head,” what she saw when opening her eyes was the most beautiful smile she ever saw, Rossie smiling down at her as she scratched under her ear with one hand. “I thought you were awake, but didn’t feel you in the [Shadow Haven] nor in the apartment there, so you just woke up?”

  Rossie hadn’t felt her when she was in the spire? Iing…

  “Yesh, m Rossie.” But Elizabeth would file that for ter, at least this meant that their versation hadn’t leaked. “What do we have today to do?”

  “Nothing at all, we stay like this all day if you want, we have your [Shadons] getting food here…Or ask one of the maids, but then I would either o put my gown ba or you would o use one of your fancy skills,” Rossie said while still treating her like a cat.

  She liked the touch of the irl, and almost wao purr to make her know that, but why would Rossie o put a gown—ht, she was naked…

  And she her…resting her head oher girl's chest…

  “Ah.” Was what Elizabeth said as she stood quicker than she should making the bhat was c them fly off the bed, exposing the body of the irl, “Sorry…did I hurt you?”

  “Never, you could never hurt me Eli-Eli.” Rossie answered, “But I guess this is enough skin tact for now…Might as well get over to breakfast, Mother sent a message a few minutes ago. Should I tell her to prepare seats?”

  Had Rossie’s mother sent a message?

  “She sent an encoded message to Lady Rossali didn’t tain anything about you Mistress so we didn’t report it. Should we start rep the messages Lady Rossaline has?” Her shadows prompted at her.

  “No, and even if they tain information or questions about me don’t send them to me. Actually, don’t monitor any message that Rossie sends or receives. Ever.” Elizabeth sent to her shadows. She didn’t want to go in that dire, if Aura was to be trusted…then her retionship with Rossie was toxiough as it was.

  “Eli-Eli?” Rossie asked her as she donned her gown again, a shame to be ho. “Do you want to eat here?”

  “No, it’s okay, we will eat with them…But I get her personal information? I o ask your Mother something I fot yesterday.” Elizabeth said trying to sound casual about it.

  “Sure, here I will send it to you. You could ask one of your [Minions] to rey the message you know. ”Rossie said as she fiddled with her phone, a message pinged in her [Iory] and sure enough a new tact was dispyed in her pho read [Mother-in-w], cheeky Rossie. “I told her you would message her, and she said it was okay. It seems that she wao talk to you too.”

  And before she could say anything a kno the door sounded, Elizabeth anded her shadows to open the door, and at the door was a maid, the same ohat was supposed to guide them here.

  “The food is served Lady Rossaline, Miss Elizabeth….Isn’t Miss Rena with you?” The maid asked.

  “We only have one bed here,” Elizabeth answered, atop the said bed, with Rossie at the side.

  “...” The maid didn’t say anything while looking at both girls, “I see, do you need a bigger bed? We will prepare one. For now, the food is served, Lady Singh asked for you to see her befoing to eat Miss Elizabeth.”

  And with that said the Maid closed the door ao the door, she heard the voice of Rena and the maid ing from the other door.

  “...You didn’t refuse the bigger bed Eli-Eli.” Rossie teased at the side.

  “Of course not, more space is always good. That way we be more fortable a more pillows!” Elizabeth smiled at her girlfriend, she didn’t mention the idea of having a certain red-haired girl sleeping with them. Nor did Rossie bring it.

  “Okay, I will freshen up a little, you go and speak with Mother first. I’m sure whatever she wants to speak with you will be pointless, but if she causes you trouble you be rough with her. I would rather leave and sleep ireets than have my [Family] trouble you.” Rossie said with a frown.

  She of course didn’t doubt the opinion of the pink-haired girl, she could feel the trust and hoy flowing through their [Link].

  “Rossie…about…” So she felt it tremble whearted speaking.

  “Not yet Elizabeth…Let me think more about it, I want to be sure. I will see you ter.” Rossie said as she stood from the bed, grabbed a ge of clothes, and walked to the bathroom.

  Elizabeth heard the door lock, unlike usual Rossie didn’t leave the door open for her to enjoy, and she took a ge of clothes so even if she waited she wouldn’t see the naked wet body of the irl after she took a bath.

  That was signal enough for her about it, so she used her skills to ge clothes, the [Garage] evolution didn’t have the same funality as her previous [Wardrobe], but she could still ge easily enough. And a pseudo teleport was all she o remove the grime from her body. She would take a shower ter, right now?

  Right now she had to talk with her Mother-in-w.

  Time to ask the important question to the adult who had Rossie as a priority instead of her. It was time to tell Lizbeth Singh that her daughter had a crippled soul and unstable emotions…And then asked her if she even after knowing that she still approved of their retionship...

  If she was okay with her daughter dating a woman who had the right skills to brainwash her daughter into servitude…To ask if what she was doing was taking advantage of a girl who needed help. Easy.

  Katsurandom