Bab 3: The first chapter of their lives together

Narrator POV:

Lying on the altar, Mikhael slowly opened his eyes. Somewhat puzzled by his current state. Not noticing the strange golden glow on his hand that disappeared a moment after appearing.

Not only were his senses disordered by how sharp they were, above all, his hearing and sight were more noticeable. Because now he could clearly see all the details of that room.

It was also strange to feel such a...healthy body. Full of so much vitality and energy. Mikhael felt as if he could run a 10-hour marathon and still not get tired, even going for a second lap.

Compared to how his entire body was during the last years of his life, he honestly felt great, almost rejuvenated.

Mikhael stretched out both of his hands, flexing all the joints of his fingers little by little. In the process, he noticed with joy that his body was more muscular than the previous one, more masculine.

Rising from the altar, Mikhael looked down and nodded in approval. He then looked around before noticing a pile of clothes placed right next to the door, a few dozen meters away from him.

In the midst of that, he noticed something strange, something moving and it was not something else. Reaching out his hand, he touched his ears in curiosity and discovered that they were now pointed, almost like the ears of the elves.

"So this is what you meant by I being only part human, well, I can live with it. They're just ears, what trouble can they cause me?"

Walking over to the clothes and putting them on, he looked at himself and nodded again before hearing a voice inside his mind, it was a female voice.

[And with this...The greatest system in all of creation is online! Come and witness my greatness! For I am the one and only...!]

Mikhael watched with some interest and curiosity as a small smoke bomb seemed to explode in front of him, before revealing a certain being.

"I am the great Pandora (The All-giving)!!!"

What looked like some kind of demonic fairy of about 10 centimeters turned around and struck a pose, even mini spotlights came out to illuminate her.

"Remarkable." Mikhael even applauded her, to which the shameless fairy smiled confidently and began to bow slightly to the audience.

"So a system, huh? I guess that's one of the things Kurma saw in me." Mikhael commented, causing the fairy to pout.

"Not fair, the master wasn't surprised at all! Where are the stars shining in the eyes? Where is the excitement and disbelief!?"

"Meh." Mikhael shrugged. "I've already died and come back to life, met a real dragon, and even now I think I'm partly not human."

Honestly, Mikhael still wonders if this was all some kind of hallucination. But, it's not like he could have survived that fall...

Besides, between finding out you have a system and signing a suspiciously marriage-like contract with a nearly omnipotent dragon, which would be weirder? Obviously the latter, duh.

"So many cool lines planned in vain...!" The red-haired fairy, Pandora, crouched on the ground, pounding it in frustration with those tiny fists and raising her head to the sky.

"So... Can you tell me what you can do?" Mikhael twitched the corner of his mouth as he saw the state of the fairy muttering about her ruined preparation for her performance.

As if a switch was turned on, the fairy stood up reinvigorated with flames in her small eyes. "That's right, I still have that left, I'm still worthy of being called the best system of all!"

A holographic screen suddenly appeared on Mikhael's retina. White words filled the black and red background, fitting for the fairy.

"Here are the functions of this great system!!!"

[The system consists of different modules with various useful mechanics and skills, please read everything:

-Travel module: With this, you will be able to travel between worlds, come master, to infinity and beyond! (Safety and speed are guaranteed~)

-Map module: It offers the useful tool of a small or large map full of information, with this ultimate GPS, getting lost is no longer possible!

-Companion module: So that the master does not feel alone, this system is personified in the form of the sexiest and brightest demon fairy to travel with him through stars, seas, and mountains! (Note 100% objective and realistic of Pandora)

Stealth module: Naturally, the privacy and protection of the master's information is vital! The system will take care of hiding the important things! (It will also hide the presence during the travel.)

Status module: A general status of the master and his skills, as well as other useful information that will help him maintain order in his path!]

"What do you think, huh? I'm impressive, aren't I?"

Pandora flapped her fairy-like wings, behind her, and a succubus-like tail unconsciously moved with reflected joy.

Mikhael smiled looking at the fairy who was waiting for his praise, then to the fairy's stupefaction, he touched her head with a finger. "You're great."

Without seeing the fairy touch her head with disbelief marked on her face, Mikhael began to see his status, curious about what would be reflected in it.

[Personal status:

-Name: Mikhael Ascart.

-Gender:Male.

-Age:18 years old. (physically)

-Height:181 cm. (5'11")

-Weight:75 Kg. (165 lbs)

-Alignment:Chaotic/good.

-Races/Bloodlines: High human/???.

-Spiritual essence:???, ???, Demon King.

-Origin:Love.

-Affinity:Love, order, light, darkness, stars, sun, moon, eclipse, space, fire, beauty, lightning.

-Alias: The little monster of the Ascart family. Dragon's song. The god of the awakened. God of lightning. The one who strikes before the sound. King of ballads. Mercurius. The new god of Kage.

List of skills, powers, and gifts:

•???:[Innate Ability] Unfinished Gift:

-Pleasure:The master naturally causes a greater than normal pleasure in his companions. This pleasure is not only a carnal one, but it is also spiritual.

-Beauty:One of several aspects of this spiritual essence. The master has a beauty that encompasses almost all tastes or types, universally.

-Attraction: The natural charm of the master's beauty ignores most barriers such as species, language, alignment, type, or personality.

•[Ability] Seven deadly sins:

-Wrath: Allows electrokinesis with different uses and forms. The master's anger plays a key factor in the power and generation of lightning or storms.

-Pride: Works as a sixth sense that helps in decision-making. The master feels things beyond the five normal senses. He can feel things like emotions or a "better direction".

-Gluttony: "Calamity spiral" yet to be mastered.

•[Innate Ability] Fateless:

-Void star: Does not figure in the entire network of fate and can even change it. The master is capable of assuming a limited number of other people's fates with all that they would entail and mean. (1/5:Demon King, ???, ???, ???, ???)

•[Innate Ability] Demon king:

-Body and Mind Manipulation: The master can innately manipulate every part of his body and mind at will, including memories and vitality.

-???: "Ultimate Power" yet to be awakened (1/3: Only one of the three pieces has been obtained yet.)

•??? [Ability] (The ashes of what was once bigger than the sun)

•[Bloodline Ability] The answer of the stars.

-Love of the Stars: All stars love the master. Total affinity with the stars. All stars will provide their support if needed.

-???:???(Very special connection with each sun.)

•[Bloodline Ability] Mirror eyes:

-Perfect Replication: The master can perfectly replicate all techniques, fighting styles, and martial arts after two glances. One for an imperfect copy and two for a perfect one. The level of what is copied is limited by the body itself.]

'So this was the "necessary talent" that Kurma was referring to' Mikhael thought, more at ease knowing that he could fulfill his part of the deal. As well as deeply puzzled by several things.

The sixth sense was called [Pride]? And his scarlet lightning actually had another name beyond scarlet lightning? What the hell was going on with that first ability, was he really an incubus?

What was that supposed "ultimate power"? And that gluttony? Where did the other sins go? Whose bloodline exactly does he have? A very special connection to the sun? What is it?

There were quite a few questions that he would surely seek an answer to. He wasn't surprised about the existence of [Void star], because...Why was it again...? He should know, but for some reason...

Ah, it was that point in his memory. Which he had sealed for some reason, but which he knew he shouldn't touch for some reason. It was... a promise, yes...but [Pride] was telling him that he would be able to break that free soon.

'There are some questions I need to ask Kurma.' Mikhael thought about that spiritual essence, [Pride] was saying that the dragoness probably knew something.

As for when he took the fate of the "Demon King", it was probably before he was born or perhaps in another life. Because as long as he could remember, he could already control his body and mind.

"Master...master...master...master... master..."

Snapping out of his thoughts, Mikhael looked at the fairy who was looking at him with her hands on her hips and pouting at being ignored.

"Sorry for ignoring you, Pandora. How about we talk while we walk?" Mikhael took the fairy by surprise when he extended his hand towards her. The fairy looked at him in confusion at his hand.

"For some reason, I can sense a huge longing and loneliness in your heart. I won't ask why you didn't come to me sooner, but you also wished to meet me, right?" Mikhael smiled at the fairy.

Pandora looked at the hand with complicated emotions before taking it and letting the young man place her on his shoulder, where she sat down, looking at him.

"You are right...the great Pandora wished to meet you, for a long, long time..." Pandora spoke softly as he walked. "Feel honored and treat Pandora well, okay?"

"Of course, it is a pleasure to meet you, my dear companion. Let us go together to infinity and beyond." Mikhael joked, sharing a laugh with the fairy who gave him a small punch on the cheek.

***

Sounds of voices and laughter came from the hallway. Kurma set the teacup down on the table and turned to see the ones coming, Mikhael and that crazy bitch.

"Pandora," as she called herself now, looked like some sort of mix between a fairy and a succubus, with red hair and obsidian eyes fixed on her knight. A 10cm package, full of obsession and "love".

As for Mikhael, Kurma was captivated by him for the second time in her life. 'As expected of a personification of love, he really is…'

Golden blonde hair that screamed royalty, sprinkled with a few flaming red locks like flames. Mesmerizing blue eyes like the sky itself, looking serene and almost melancholic.

Attractively handsome chiseled facial features along with a body more muscular than a swimmer but less than a bodybuilder. It was an appearance worthy of a celestial spirit of the sun.

Mikhael now had his holy disposition of the biblical ones, but also one of decadence like that of the Olympians. It was a contradictory mix of purity and corruption, one that suited him perfectly.

'His ears are a little less pointed than those of the other celestial spirits. Is it because of his human blood? He is the first hybrid of that type so I guess it is for that reason...'

Kurma saw the young man's eyes light up a little when he noticed her sitting in her chair, where they were before. Her tail moved unconsciously as if it was "excited" and "eager" to "grab" a certain young man.

Mikhael had no idea of all the reactions he caused in her body with his simple gestures. It could not be helped, she fell into Pandora's trap and looked directly into the depths of his soul.

The soul whose terrifying "beauty" [dominates] everything.

Kurma's draconic instincts chose him the moment they sensed the potential in him, what kind of being he was, and what kind of love he could give her.

"Congratulations on getting to incarnate, Mikhael."

Kurma congratulated when the young man sat down in front of her. She suppressed for now all the arousal and longing that bubbled like lava inside her and spoke to him.

"How does it feel to be brought back to life? You should know that the minds of your new race don't wear down over time, so you should feel like "rejuvenated" or more "refreshed" now."

"I feel better than ever," Mikhael said, with that crazy bitch sitting calmly on his shoulder.

"But, I think I should finally thank you for everything, words aren't much, but I can say that I will be eternally grateful to you, Kurma."

It was almost unfair to give a sun-reflecting smile to someone with that charm. Or maybe he could always smile like that? No, it's true. He could before.

"You can thank me by working diligently for me." Kurma smiled back. "But you should know that I won't give you everything on a silver platter. Arduous tests are awaiting you to prove your worth."

"Of course, I would be embarrassed if you give me more than this." Mikhael nodded, not distrusting or asking what the tests were about. "I'll accept any kind of test you want to give me, Kurma, any~"

'You damn and magnificent empathetic.' Kurma bit her lower lip as she thought that Mikhael may have already felt everything she was feeling for him.

"Oh, by the way, this little one here is Pandora." Mikhael suddenly pointed at the fairy, clearly changing the subject to tease and mock her. He was truly a sore loser who wanted to win.

"Kurma, Pandora. Pandora, Kurma." Mikhael pointed at them consecutively to introduce them.

"It is a pleasure, Your Majesty the World King." Pandora smiled and bowed slightly towards her. Already acting as if she did not know her at all.

"Likewise, little 'companion'" Kurma refrained from making that companion sound very mocking and turned her gaze towards the young man.

"It is time to leave," Kurma said as she stood up, walking towards Mikhael, who did the same. Curiosity was evident in the young man's face. And Pandora returned to "that space" of hers.

"Where exactly will we go?"

"To my main world. More exactly as you say, to my castle." Kurma took the young man's hand and led them to his world in less than a blink of an eye, disconcerting Mikhael.

A starry sky illuminated the night along with the moon. A sky that could only be seen without any light pollution. Just like in the old days of earth.

The grasslands and plains were filled with all kinds of animals and beasts that ran rampant in packs, next to it was a deep forest.

And next to the forest, there was an ancient and enormous stone castle. Several towers rose towards the sky. A wooden bridge was low.

It was a landscape completely out of fantasy.

And Kurma loved every moment of Mikhael's look of fascination. The same look he had when he looked at her dragon form when he only unconsciously said that she was beautiful.

"It's impressive." Mikhael sincerely praised.

"It is, this is my castle after all."

"Does that mean I'm the princess kidnapped by the evil dragon?" Mikhael joked, to which Kurma simply nodded very seriously.

"Congratulations, being aware of your situation is the first step. Now you can regret all you want." Kurma smiled somewhat evilly at him.

"Then I don't need anyone to rescue me." Mikhael joked. Probably without having seen her mark on his neck. Kurma instead felt a great pang of satisfaction seeing it there, on him.

"Mikhael"

"Yes?"

"For the next year, you will live here. I have already prepared someone to teach you about techniques and combat, and another to teach you etiquette and manners. Just as I myself will be teaching you the knowledge."

"That man" would be in charge of passing all his techniques to one of his children in exchange for a favor. And her left hand would teach Mikhael how to act as her representative and Kurma would give him what she knew.

Just as "Pandora" and Kurma had planned some time ago. When Pandora approached her first and proposed a deal that she couldn't refuse after seeing that soul more valuable than her treasures.

"Kurma...Kurma...Kurma...my dear dragon."

Kurma came back to herself upon hearing that affectionate nickname suddenly. And she realized that her tail surrounded Mikhael unconsciously, he looked at her with a mockingly raised eyebrow at her cute action.

"Your dear dragon? Don't be confused, you are my dear treasure and knight." Kurma pulled him towards her with her tail and they kissed under the moon.

That was the first episode of life between the three.