35 - Chapter 32: 32[D-day 3-3 Purification, Truth of the Dawn]
I quickened my pace toward the Pope's office.
Gasping.
My entire body felt like it was tearing itself apart.
I dragged myself to the door, barely standing, on the verge of collapse.
"I've come to see His Holiness the Pope."
"Are you alright?"
Was he asking because I was trembling all over?
Or because I'd rushed out without even washing?
"Yes, I'm fine. There's no time. Quickly..."
"Yes."
Fortunately, he didn't press further and opened the door.
As it swung open, His Holiness the Pope came into view, busy at his desk.
"Your Holiness."
"Ah, the Hero. What brings you here...?"
"It's Aria..."
"Hmph, you look terrible. What on earth happened?"
"No, there's no time to explain.
Aria, who's gone berserk, will be here any moment."
"Aria gone berserk? How is that possible?"
"More importantly, can you protect me from Aria?"
"CRASH!"
The door shattered.
It flew through the air, smashing through the window next to the Pope and out of sight.
Then Aria appeared.
with Guards hot on her heels.
"Aria, no matter who you are, this is too much!"
Her voice, full of fervor, ripped from her throat.
"Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria! Yuria!"
"Found you!"
I gasped.
"Yuria! Yuria! It's really Yuria! Haa-euh..."
"Haa, Aria, what is the meaning of this?"
Pope Jude's deep, low voice.
Did it finally snap her back to her senses?
"Hee-hee, His Holiness the Pope is here too?"
"Hmph, it seems you still haven't come to your senses."
"What? I'm more sane than ever, though!"
"Aria, I don't know how you ended up like this, but shouldn't you return to your true self?"
"What? Return? That's impossible. Once you know this, there's no going back."
"Haa, it seems it's no use."
"Hero Yuria, I don't know why Aria is like this, but I think I understand her condition.
In this state, could you run out and head to the innermost room?"
"What...? But..."
If he's telling me to go out, he means through that door,
but she'll probably catch me before I even get there.
"I can guess what you're worried about. I'll stop Aria with my own body."
His Holiness the Pope?
But there was no other way.
Rather than prolonging this standoff, I had no choice but to trust His Holiness and take a gamble.
After all, I'd come here seeking his help.
"Now!"
The moment His Holiness spoke, I dashed toward the door.
"Yuria! Yuria! You're finally coming to me!"
As expected, she moved to snatch me.
His Holiness threw himself in her path.
"Huh? Jude Herace, what is this—"
"If you still have any sanity left, even now—"
"CRASH!"
She abruptly slammed His Holiness the Pope against the wall.
But thanks to the fleeting moment His Holiness bought me, I managed to escape Aria's reach and dash into the corridor.
"Cough, Aria, have you truly lost your mind...? Can you hear me outside? Prepare the Purification Ritual!"
The Holy Knights outside, who had been at a loss, wondering what the commotion was, quickly sprang into action at His Holiness the Pope's command.
"Yes, Your Holiness!"
"Yuria! Where are you going, leaving me behind!"
A shout echoed from behind.
At that voice, I whipped my creaking body into motion.
My body screamed that it was truly at its limit.
I felt as if my consciousness would evaporate, consumed by the pain at any moment,
but thanks to my Indomitable trait,
I somehow endured with sheer grit and determination,
pushing forward.
At the end of the corridor, a rather dignified door stood open.
What kind of place was this?
Urging my steps a little more, I went inside.
A massive hall appeared, brilliant sunlight streaming through ornate glass, illuminating its center.
I'd never been to such a place, so its purpose was a mystery, but I moved further inside as His Holiness the Pope had instructed.
Gasping.
After a few more steps,
my vision flickered black,
and my body truly couldn't move anymore.
Is this truly the end?
"Huff, huff. Yuria, how far do you intend to run? Yuria is mine forever, you can't escape!"
Aria had already arrived right behind me.
I could tell she was quite out of breath, as if she'd rushed here.
Just then, arrows flew in.
"Thwack! Thwack!"
The arrows struck between Aria and me.
From them, tree branches grew, beginning to bind Aria.
"Tch, Cynthia, you're really annoying."
But soon, the branches snapped with a crackling sound, as if they were nothing.
That fleeting moment was enough for me to squeeze out my last strength and get away from Aria.
But
there was no more space to advance.
Ah... is this the end?
Just as that thought crossed my mind,
a mighty voice echoed through the hall.
"Commence the Purification Ritual!"
Along with that voice, golden chains appeared,
binding Aria.
"Clank! Clank!"
"Let go of me! I said, let go!"
Aria screamed, but
this time, she couldn't break free. The chains tightened firmly despite her struggles.
Had it finally settled down...?
As relief washed over me, a maddening pain and exhaustion, which had been delayed, surged in, clouding my mind.
But this much should be fine...?
With that, I collapsed to the floor and closed my eyes.
Inside Yuria's room.
In the room filled with scorching heat,
a man and a woman were entangled.
No, to be precise, one was binding the other, but
Looking closer,
Aria was embracing Yuria, who had already fainted, lost in a sea of pleasure, frantically ravishing him.
"Slurp! Kiss! Pant! Yuria! Yuriaa-eut!"
"Gasp! Choke!"
She violated the unconscious Yuria's mouth, and not content with that, began to bite and suck all over his body.
"I'm going to engrave my marks on Yuria's body."
Marks on Yuria's body.
"Slurp! Pant!"
This was Yuria's taste.
This was Yuria's scent.
She began to engrave each one clearly into her brain:
Yuria's warmth,
Yuria's scent,
Yuria's taste.
As she engraved all of Yuria's essence into her mind, her lower abdomen throbbed,
and her pussy continuously spewed out lewd juices.
Every time she left a kiss mark on Yuria's body,
clear, sticky pre-cum oozed from the tented area below.
And Aria continued to leave kiss marks, constantly checking that scene.
Gulp.
A single voice occupied Aria's mind.
Don't you want to put it in there?
How good would that feel?
Aria, this is what you wanted.
You wanted to be connected with Yuria more than anyone, didn't you?
If you miss this chance, there might not be another.
You know Yuria's actually trying to escape you, don't you?
"No, Yuria doesn't lie!"
Well, apart from that, don't you want to taste that sweet dew?
Gulp.
The transparent dew, looking so sweet, was right before her eyes.
She wanted to eat it! But I promised Yuria!
To shut out that base voice coming from deep within her heart,
she diverted her attention.
To Yuria's white, clean skin,
and to his sweet-smelling skin, she diverted her attention.
To avoid listening to such evil voices, she ravished Yuria's body even more.
She strongly sucked his body, leaving teeth marks to leave her trace,
and left kiss marks, deeply engraving the imprint of her lips.
Yet, the voice that lingered in her ears wouldn't disappear.
Every time you kiss Yuria's body, sweet pre-cum comes out. Instead of just glancing at it, why don't you take just one sip?
It whispered ceaselessly.
Like a devil's whisper.
Each time, she embraced Yuria's body even more tightly,
leaving even stronger kiss marks.
To resist that voice,
she embraced Yuria's body as if to break it.
Smelling his scent,
if she held him tightly in her arms,
this desire
would subside, if only a little.
Occasionally, Yuria foamed at the mouth and made strange noises, but
she had no time to pay attention.
And so,
as if marking his skin with her saliva,
she filled it with her scent.
When there was no more space to engrave kiss marks,
she came to her senses and examined his body.
His entire body was now stained red.
No more kiss marks...
Again, an unpleasant voice echoed in her mind.
So now you know it's time to go down there, don't you?
That's right.
This is simply because there's no more space above,
so she's going down to his lower body.
Absolutely,
absolutely
not to taste his sweet dew.
That's right.
This is unavoidable,
so he'll forgive this much.
And so, she pulled down his pants.
Gulp.
His underwear, already soaked with pre-cum, was visible.
The pre-cum flowing through it,
just one sip...
"No! Snap out of it!"
Yes, I am.
As she moved down to his lower body, his scent wafted even more intensely.
"Sigh! Haa-eueueut!"
A sweet scent that tingled her brain.
Snap out of it! Yes, I am.
She shifted her gaze to his pure white and clean legs.
Slurp.
That's right, she's merely engraving a mark of their love.