Sweet, warm, gentle, magical... that is how Saria will always rember her first kiss with Lucien.
That's not by far Lucien's best kiss. Rather, that is just a peck on the lips, the first contact between their mouths. Yet, that's enough to leave a deep impression on any woman.
It is also unique to Lucien as he rembers the first kiss with each of the won he cares about. And Saria is already a very important woman to him.
The first ti he sought an army, Neola's bandits were the only people he found in a situation susceptible to his command.
And he will never regret bringing the L Secret Group girls into his arms as their loyalty has always been unquestionable.
Then he t the Nagas. They are a strong breed that is in a complicated situation. He doesn't mind helping them in exchange for getting more loyal soldiers as well as powerful wives like Mira and Kamala.
Yet, Lucien has never been as determined to help a group of people grow stronger as he thinks of the rmaids. He really wants to help the gentlest creatures he's ever t to be so powerful that no one will abuse them ever again.
And Saria is the key to the bright future they have together. That's why he wants to make everything perfect with her; one step at a ti.
So after the first contact between their lips, he slowly backs away and gets fascinated by the confused but also happy expression of the beautiful rmaids Princess.
She is speechless, as are all the other rmaids watching that scene.
[Did he actually kiss her???] All those rmaids who respect and love their Princess can't believe what they just saw.
A wave of chaotic feelings hit them, leading to their hearts confusion, anger, indignation, and though no one wants to admit it, jealousy, so much jealousy.
"That devil screwed up the purity of the Princess!?!?!" Ramla exclaims, not because she really thinks that way, rather because she feels it is her duty as the Queen's right arm.
"..." But no other rmaid cares for those words. Saria doesn't seem to have hated that kiss at all, and neither do any of them think that kissing the most attractive man they've ever seen could be bad.
"What is she going to do next?" Another rmaid thinks aloud, and those words represent the actual thoughts of all those rmaids.
[What should I do next???] That thought pops into Saria's mind. She's really never been so confused.
If soone asked her, did you like it? She would undoubtedly answer yes, so much!
But how could she do that to her people? She just said that she would not let anyone abuse the rmaids anymore and that she would have the determination to kill anyone who tries that.
But then she let that arrogant, mysterious, devilish, and... damn handso devil kiss her so easily.
Embarrassed. That's how Saria feels right now, more from having enjoyed the kiss so much than from letting Lucien get ahead during their not-so-innocent competition.
[The competition! That's it; he wants to prove he's stronger than !!] She tries to focus on sothing other than the wonderful taste on her lips and that so-powerful urge, consuming all her will.
[He's fast, alright... but I wasn't really serious.] She points her rapier at him again and focuses her water magic on strengthening her body instead of creating traps he could destroy.
"Looks like you didn't like the kiss…" Lucien makes a fake disappointed expression.
[No, no! Of course not!!!] Saria exclaims in her mind. But she clearly doesn't want to say that out loud.
"Maybe it was a mistake..." He makes a fake sorry expression.
[No, no, please... don't tell you didn't like kissing ???] That reaction further stirs Saria's feelings, leaving her frustrated and upset.
While Saria doesn't say anything, Lucien lowers his head as he slowly turns around. His performance is perfect, and everyone can see just a poor guy who has declared himself to the woman he loves, but the girl said sothing like 'I just want to be your friend,' breaking his heart into a thousand pieces.
'Really??!?' Lust exclaims in Lucien's mind. She can't believe how with just one sad look, he managed to make all those rmaids feel sorry for him and upset with Saria.
'I don't like to deceive such gentle creatures, but I have to start teaching them not to be so naive.' He tries to explain, but Lust knows he's trying sothing like mass seduction. The poor devil, first act.
And that works perfectly. Mainly due to the envy that the other rmaids are feeling for Saria, they think she shouldn't ignore Lucien's obvious feelings.
The fact that he's a mysterious demon that appeared out of nowhere along with the Nagas isn't a good thing, but now everyone thinks he just wants the attention of the beautiful rmaid Princess.
Even Saria thinks that way. [He's so handso... but so am I, so it's no wonder he fell in love with at first sight.]
[But what am I supposed to do now?!?!] Breaking the 'poor' devil's heart certainly seems very cruel, at least as much as not satisfying that growing desire in her heart.
"Wait there!!" She speaks in a tone not as determined as she expected.
Lucien doesn't finish turning around and looks at Saria with a pleading expression. Those droopy eyes and quivering lips make her and all the other rmaids want to give him a thighs lap and pat his head until he starts smiling again.
[That's definitely not the thought I should have about my opponent during a battle!!!] Saria shakes her head.
Lucien starts to feel bad about how his sad performance affects the rmaids. That would never work with other people, but they are so sentintal and have an absurd level of empathy enough that he can communicate with them without using any words.
Saria can see in Lucien's eyes that he really feels bad, and she starts to bla herself for that. And when she thinks about how she can fix that, only one word cos into her mind, fight.
"Don't be a coward!!" She shouts and charges towards him, initiating an attack that carries the power of her water magic.
Lucien can't help but smile. He knew Saria wouldn't attack him with all her power as she wouldn't feel any hostility from him. But now, their not-so-innocent competition is enough motivation for her to fight with determination, thus allowing him to also prove his strength and ability to take care of the rmaids.
He raises his red katana and blocks Saria's powerful attack, which generates an incredible force wave.
*BAM*
"Whoa!!" The other rmaids are impressed by Lucien's strength again as they already know how amazing their Princess is.
Saria tries to put on a fierce and determined expression; however, she can't help but look excited. "Don't think too much of yourself just because you made the first point! I was just distracted, but I won't make that mistake again."
Lucien smiles as he forces his red katana against Saria's rapier. "Then show your best."
"My best is too much for you!" She smiles in reaction to his smile.
While simply blocking her attack, Lucien plans his next move, but then Lust speaks to him ntally. 'There's sothing wrong!'
'What is it?' He quickly asks as he notices Saria's body turning even brighter blue.
That mystic blue color seems to even influence the water around them, which starts to glow too. Saria's beautiful white-blue hair begins to swing under the power of her aura, which gets stronger and stronger.
Lucien also feels Saria's strength growing fast, forcing him to use even more strength to hold the position; it is evident that she is doing sothing similar to the bost he gets using his demonic energy.
'It...' Lust uses her abilities to the fullest to find out what Saria is doing, but she can't believe the only possible answer. 'I've never heard of anyone below the Cosmic Realm who made it...'
'Just tell what is this.' He asks as he is forced to use his demonic energy to the fullest to hold back Saria's strength.
'A domain.' Lust responds and quickly explains. 'Only when soone has mastered an elent to the maximum can they make a domain. It is a space where that person has control over a specific elent in ways that only they understand, being able to use it in ways that only they could imagine.'
Lucien can't help but be more impressed by Saria's strength. So he smiles at her. "You weren't exaggerating about your best."
"Thank you." And she can't contain her proud smile. For so reason, his praise affects her in a unique and special way.
They could stay there, flirting indefinitely. But that's a battle, and Saria keeps pushing Lucien back.
He feels her strength growing more and more as if the water around them is strengthening her, which is precisely what is happening.
Seeing that he can't compete using brute strength anymore, Lucien flaps his wings forward, creating a powerful force wave that pushes him back and her forward.
Ti seems to go into slow motion as both Lucien and Saria have their senses active to the fullest. As his body is thrown back, he thinks about using his teleport ability to catch her off guard from behind.
But their eyes t again, and he can see that she is very confident with that beautiful smile.
In that second, Lucien stops to appreciate Saria's beauty, and her body becos one with the water, disappearing.
He is baffled, but his higher senses scream in his mind as he feels the minimum change in the water around his body. [Behind!]
Acting at full speed, Lucien activates his spatial mana and teleports, not forward, but one ter back.
His body and Saria's body appear at the sa ti, she behind where he was a second ago and he behind her now.
Both are shocked at each other's abilities, but also both smiling, happy, and proud of each other.
"You are incredible!" Both speak at the sa ti.
Saria giggles, and Lucien wastes no ti trying to put his black katana on her neck, but water hands co out of her shoulders and grab his arms before he can do anything.
[Plan B!] He thinks as he materializes his red katana in front of her.
The red katana moves toward her neck, but she holds it by the blade while her hands glow brightly.
[No way!] Lucien is again impressed by Saria holding his red katana by the blade as if it ant nothing.
He rests his nose behind her neck as the water hands hold his arms; then, he starts laughing. "Hahaha... you are really formidable, my dear."
[My dear???] Lucien's words again have an impact on Saria's feelings that she can't control. In any case, the more he praises her, the more she wants his praise, and not just that, of course.
Again Lucien thinks about using the teleport ability to get out of that situation. But then his senses again scream in his mind. [Above!!!]
However, this ti he knows it's too late. His senses are faster than his own body, and Saria's rapier's cold tip is already touching the back of his neck.
[How???] Lucien doesn't understand what's going on as Saria is still in front of him. [Does her rapier also move willingly like my red katana??]
His question is imdiately answered when that 'Saria' pulls his red katana towards her neck. The blade pierces her skin, and her body explodes in bright blue water.
[A clone!!] Lucien thinks as he sees that fake Saria turning water and the real one is above him, holding the rapier that could take his life, maybe before he activates the teleport ability.
Even Lust couldn't have warned him about that in ti as the speed he and Saria move is very fast.
He should feel bad for falling for such a trick, but how could he be upset that his future wife is as beautiful as she is powerful and smart?
Well, she'll only have the chance to be his wife if she doesn't try to kill him now.
At that mont, as Saria slowly creates a blade of water and puts it on his neck, he gets concerned; not about dying, but that he's done sothing wrong that takes such a perfect woman away from him.
"Your senses are unbelievable..." She comnts as she makes him looks up to see her smiling face. "But within my domain, I make all the rules."
"Alright…" Lucien can feel that despite a blade of water, that could quickly kill him. Yet, he doesn't show any fear as he looks into her beautiful eyes. "So, what's next?"
[An innocent competition...] Saria rembers Lucien's words and reflects on them. [Every ti one of us gets a chance to kill the other but not do it, I will kiss you.]
[So, did he already expect it?] She concludes.
Kill the most interesting man she's ever t, or let him kiss her? The doubt doesn't even co close to Saria's mind as she's sure what's next.
"Hehe..." Her teasing smile reveals to Lucien another part of the beautiful rmaids Princess, one he is also sure he already loves.
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