Chapter 32: Spirit Realm [2]
"Nice to meet you, Mother of Spirits. I am Klein Faress."
The moment the title left his mouth, the woman’s eyes widened slightly in genuine surprise.
The playful smile on her face deepened into something more intrigued "Mother of Spirits..."
She kept her arms loosely wrapped around his neck, looking athis face curiously "You know quite a lot for someone so young."
She tilted her head, her green eyes narrowing slightly "And you’re not afraid of me."
Klein maintained his calm smile, though he was fully aware of how precarious the situation was.
This woman was no ordinary spirit. She is one of the oldest and most powerful existences in the Spirit Realm.
"Fear won’t change anything. And I don’t think you came here just to scare me."
The Mother of Spirits let out a soft laugh as she released his body completely from the time freeze "Sharp tongue as well. I like you."
"I came because I sensed an abnormal level of spirit essence within this realm."
"Though I was quite surprised when I found out it belonged to a man."
She reached out and gently lifted a strand of his black hair "And a Half-Elf at that. But I thought Elves hated half-breeds..."
"Seems like your parents hid you in the Human Domain."
Klein shook his head slightly. "I am not sure. Never seen my parents."
She tilted her head "Aww, that’s sad. Don’t worry, from now on I can be your ’Mother.’ "
E-Eh? Klein smiled wryly, a bit caught offguard ’I didn’t say that to get sympathy.’
Looking at his face, she quickly clarified with a light laugh "I mean symbolically, ofcourse."
"Since you have such high spirit affinity, you are naturally one of my children. Other than you, there is an elf girl I met a few days ago who also possesses great spirit essence, almost on par with yours."
Keeping her smile, she spoke "Two promising children appearing in the same era... how rare. The Spirit Realm has been rather quiet lately."
Klein squinted his gaze slightly ’She is the best person to ask about this world’s [Curse Realm] ’
’However, it doesn’t seem like the existence of the Curse Realm is common knowledge for people in this world.’
’In my previous world, the Curses and Spirits were hostile to each other.’
She tightened her arms around his neck, pressing her soft, full breasts firmly against his chest.
"But there is something else you are hiding from me, aren’t you?"
Klein’s hands instinctively moved to rest on her hips, feeling the smooth curve beneath her flowing green robes.
"I’m not sure what you mean."
The Mother of Spirits leaned in closer, her nose brushing against his as she looked at him intently.
"There is something else inside you... something strange."
Klein’s gaze flickered for a split second ’Is she talking about the cursed heart? It’s better she doesn’t know about that.’
Before he could formulate a response, she looked down at his lips "I will just take some of your body fluids to test it."
Huh?
And before Klein could say anything, she closed the distance and kissed him.
Her lips were incredibly soft and warm, carrying the sweet taste of nectar and wild honey.
Klein blinked in surprise at the suddenness of it.
’What the hell-?’
But the Mother of Spirits didn’t stop there. She slowly pushed her tongue past his lips to get his body fluid.
Klein’s gaze condensed ’Well, if you’re coming at me like that...’
He closed his eyes and reciprocated the kiss, his tongue meeting hers in a heated tangle.
The Mother of Spirits’ body tensed in surprise for a brief moment.
’W-What...?’
She clearly didn’t expect him to fight back so boldly.
Klein’s hands tightened on her hips, pulling her closer as he took control of the kiss.
He tilted his head slightly and kissed her harder, his tongue dominating hers in return.
The ancient spirit woman let out a muffled sound of pleasure, her fingers threading into his black hair as she melted against him.
When they finally parted, a thin string of saliva connected their lips for a moment.
The Mother of Spirits was breathing slightly heavier, her cheeks flushed with a faint pink.
"I... Haa... just wanted some body fluids."
She stared at him for a few seconds, processing the taste she had taken from him. Then her gaze suddenly narrowed in shock.
"...Curse energy?"
Klein: -_- Well, shit.
The woman’s gaze lowered in thought ’...Maybe.’
After a few moments of silence, she raised her hand and a small, glowing green seed materialized in her palm.
She stepped closer again and gently pressed the seed against Klein’s chest.
It sank into his body painlessly, merging near his heart and a warm energy spread through him for a few seconds before settling down.
Klein blinked in confusion "What was that?"
"When you are alone, use the seed. It will bring you to me."
She glanced sideways toward the still-frozen Erica, then back at Klein.
"That Master of yours is quite powerful. She might break out of the time spell soon. I will see you later, Klein Faress."
With those words, her form began to fade into countless glowing green motes of light, scattering into the frozen air like fireflies.
Time resumed.
The world exploded back into color and motion.
Erica blinked, finishing her sentence as if no time has passed.
"-to you."
She paused suddenly and frowned, looking at the surroundings. "...Strange. For a moment, I felt something..."
She turned to Klein, "Did you feel anything just now?"
Klein shook his head, keeping his expression neutral "No, Master. Everything feels normal."
Erica stared at him for a few more seconds, then slowly nodded.
"...Perhaps it was nothing. Let us continue."
