When Kagemori woke up, it was to utter silence. She was not sure how long she had slept after she had entrusted everything to Maria and Lady Elma but it must have not been long since everyone was still there in the room with her.

Two pairs of eyes turned instantly toward her as she woke up. She could not help but feel hopeful when she thought back to the last thing she had heard Lady Elma say to her. The other might have been a witch but she did care about princess Trisha a lot. In a sense, Princess Trisha was the daughter Lady Elma never had.

“How long have I been asleep for? What about Trisha?” Kagemori asked in a fresh voice. Her body protested against the moment but she did not care. Her mind was fresh and she wanted to fight against anything blocking her way.

She did not know why, but being in the place got her full of energy. It felt like she was back in the palace but without her limiters on. The magic caressed her own and made Kagemori think of Lady Trisha’s gentle touch.

“You’ve not been asleep for long. In fact, it has only been fifteen minutes but we’re glad you are up. We have very important things we need to talk to you about” those words did not sound promising but Kagemori decided to give them the benefit of the doubt.

After all, Maria had risked her life to protect Kagemori and have even taken attacks meant for Trisha. That alone put Maria pretty high up in Kagemori’s respect list.

“Important things? Sure, I’m all ears” Kagemroi sharpened her senses as she took her spot at Maria’s side. She was eager to hear whatever Lady Elma had to tell her.

“You know about the power buried beneath the royal castle? We need an inheritor for it. A demonic inheritor for it and we chose you to be the one. Do you think you can take up that duty now?” Out of everything Kagemori expected to hear, this was somehow the last thing on her mind.

Her? A protector? But she was too young and not ready. Even Trisha was not ready to have that power be unsealed and lose her magic. And if Kagemori did take the power, then what about the princess? It was her inheritance.

“B-But I should not. It’s lady Trisha’s birthright and I have-”, “-She cannot use that power unless she becomes a demon herself. Besides, it would start a war which would be bad for her. You are the only one left”

Lady Elma interrupted before Kagemori could finish, her voice filled with steel. Kagemori instantly felt her mouth snap shut at the glare being aimed her way. Even Maria looked like she agreed with the lady.

“Alright. But, how and what should we do? The king said we needed a conductor and Lady Trisha is not strong enough to play that role yet” and even if she was, Kagemori was not sure she would be able to defile Lady Trisha in such a way.

The way to transfer the energy of the node was through cultivating it with a human entity. That was what made it such a risky job since the node’s energy was unstable at times and carried a risk of death.

Kagemori was not going to risk Trisha’s life for such a meager purpose, even if it meant that Imu would go to war or get destroyed in the process.

“Don’t worry about it. Our dear oracle here should be more than enough” there were two shouts of protest and Kagemori looked surprised to see the oracle look flushed at the prospect.

She had thought that MAria knew what she was getting into but maybe she was just as blind as Kagemori was. That certainly did not make things easier for them.

“We don’t have another choice and you have experience, Maria. Don’t give me that look, think of it as the payment. I did save your life after all” That was news to Kagemori but it did explain a lot of things to her about the odd relationship between Maria and Lady Elma.

“Fine. I’ll do it but just this once” Maria sounded annoyed.

“Once would be enough” Lady Elam sounded smug.historical

No one asked Kagemori if she was alright with spending an intimate moment with a practical stranger and Kagemori felt annoyed, but not as angry as she thought she should be. She felt like she could trust Maria to an extent.

“Let’s begin now. We don’t have much time to lose” Maria finally gave in, her voice soft and Lady Elma chuckled her amused laugh. But her were held loosely in front of her and her eyes flashed before Kagemori felt magic surrounding her.

It changed her surroundings from the room to a place made out of rocks and dirt. Maria did not look as surprised to see all that but she did look paler. Her magical energy also looked pretty high and her face flushed with heat.

These symptoms, Kagemori knew were associated with having too much life force inside oneself. But she had never thought she would meet someone who had such an effect on their constitution.

Kagemroi knew what she had to do, but she was not sure where to even begin. The only experience she had with sexual acts was with her hand a few passing fantasies she had of Trisha.

As such, she had no idea how to treat Maria at this moment. Her hands refused to move from around her and her eyes went wild with shock as the other settled herself in Kagemori’s lap.

Soft lips met Kagemori’s own as something wet ground down on her lap. It was weird, arousing, and overall pleasurable. It made Kagemori forget what she had been thinking about and enjoy the moment.

Her hand finally moved and rested on top of the oracle’s bottom, fondling them hardly. It all seemed natural to Kagemori, something she should have been doing from the start. The fondness she felt inside her felt foreign as if she was channeling someone else but she did not stop.

Or rather, Kaegmori did not want to stop and think. If she did, then she knew she would not be able to go through with it till the end.

‘This is for Trisha. Do it for her’

But even that though fled her head as a tongue entered her mouth and started coxing her one to play. It was an overall clash and domination with teeth and everything thrown into the mix. The magic was overwhelming as well and Kagemori felt herself losing her reason. It was all too much and too little.