She had the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen: big, radiant even despite the redness in and around them, and of the most vivid light blue with a hint of green. A colour that, for so reason, made think about warm sun and salty water. Just like the one that run down her rosy cheeks. These eyes seed even greener because of the woman's glossy pastel green hair, chopped just under her chin.
The rest of her wasn't as good, but it also was worthy of attention. Handful-sized breasts, slim waist, light and smooth skin, so muscle hidden under her baggy tunic and long skirt. Was she a fighter, an adventurer, or just worked out a lot? I was ready to bet she had a good stamina. The idea of how she could apply it made a welco heat gather at the bottom of my stomach.
"Babe, what's wrong? Did soone hurt you?" the man to whom the woman pleaded said. "Don't worry, you fought just the right guy to ask. I, Teren, is one of the best adventurers in this city!"
"Yes, I've heard about you! You've killed the kobold warlord a year ago. I was hoping to find soone like you. Only you can help . It's just there, please, you have to co with , now! They, they, and my father… My house…" the woman gave a pitiful sob, her kissable lips trembling, and shook her head, as if unable to speak further. "Please, co!"
Damn, this guy was going to save this woman, and then she would be grateful to him and have hot, passionate sex with him! With him, not with ! That just wouldn't do. I waited for this way too long to just miss an opportunity because of so adventurer.
I stood up from my seat and made a beeline towards the woman until I squeezed myself between her and the Teren guy.
"Forget about him! I will help you! I'm stronger and better, just point whom to kill!" I bead at her puffed my chest for further emphasis on how good I was. Even without taking a good look at the Teren guy, I had a nagging feeling that he was better dressed and better grood just because he was an adventurer and therefore had money.
"Hey, hey, what the fuck are you doing, pal?" Teren threatened as he began to get out of his seat and closer to .
The woman looked with panicked eyes between the two of us. I leaned closer to her, hoping to influence her decision of a choice of protector, and caught a whiff of her scent. It was sharp and strong, like… onions.
Why was she slling of onions?
"I… I…" she stuttered, turning a shade paler than she was.
"Is there a problem, gentlen?" a waitress asked from the side, holding an empty tray in her hand like she was ready to bash soone's head with it. "If you intend to have a fight, take it outside."
"No fight here," I bead at the waitress too, even though she was just coly at best. "We are already leaving, right, miss? It was urgent, and I will help you."
I grabbed the woman's wrist before anyone could react, enjoying the feel of her silky skin against my sensitive human palms. She opened her mouth, closed it, glanced at Teren, and then, to my relief, nodded. "Yeah, I guess—"
"Then it's decided," I cut her off and pulled her towards the exit, ignoring the sharp words Teren threw at my back. When we got out, I let her wrist go, only to put hands on the girl's shoulders. Any excuse to touch a pretty woman… Yes, I had no sha here. "Co, tell where you need help. And what's your na, miss?"
"Rosha—" she said, looking dazed, then flinched. "I an, it's… Oh, what the hell. Listen, pal—"
"Rosha. That's nice. My na is Voren," I said, feeling weirdly bashful as I did so.
A funny thing was, that—I didn't rember giving my na to anyone else before. I only ca up with it when I was a half-way on my way to becoming the Lord of Nine Hells. At so point, I hoped I would rember my old na, but it never ca to . Maybe it was erased from my soul at reincarnation, or maybe I needed more INT… Either way, by then and later, everyone knew just as Devourer.
Even my na, Voren, ca from that. The core of the word, 'vore' ant 'eater'—or so I rembered then. Now I could only rember that I rembered.
And it felt so personal then, that I didn't want to share it with my enemies and slaves, nor did I have any friends. Now… now that ant that I could use it without fear of gods connecting it with . And I wanted to hear Rosha speak it in her lodious voice.
"Voren," she repeated, looking around the square where the Guild's building stood. "Alright, let's co sowhere quieter first."
Rosha pulled by my sleeve, an expression of grim determination settling on her face. Nothing at all like the panic she wore before. Her eyes still were teary, and she rubbed at them with her free hand, but she didn't sob.
The change made frown. "What's going on?" I asked.
"Shh! Later! Not in public." I got in reply together with a sharp look.
I kept following, but I kept my senses on alert. Sothing was wrong here, but I couldn't force myself to just leave Rosha be, not when I could see her enchanting eyes when I closed mine.
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