Chapter 181 - Very Eager. R-18
While it was not Hal's first time seeing Emily naked, it was the first time he had seen her naked without her mask and it made quite the difference.
The first time may be likened to viewing a perfect painting and the face of the subject of the painting had not been added. In which case, the painting, while beautiful, would still lack character.
However, once the face is finally painted in, it completes the image or in Hal's case makes it look new and fresh to memory.
Emily was quite proud of her body but it was far from being the reason her heart was thumping so hard. The reason for that was the pleasure she remembered feeling from Hal's hands on her body and the orgasmic bliss it had brought.
While neither of the two suggested it, they both knew what would and should come next as Emily set up a massage table right beside the bed and lay on it with her Ass facing up and her head resting on her arms.
Hal moved towards her and placed his hand to the small of her back, the pleasure it gave her was so much that she shuddered on the massage table and her inner thighs grew moist.
She remembered the feeling, the sensation and the amount of joy Hal's massage once brought her. Also, she remembered how vulnerable she had been when during that very same massage and she began to tense up.
Hal could feel the tension rising within her,
"I can categorically say one of your issues is your inability to simply let go. Place your trust in me and let me take care of you"
Along with these words came the subtle release of his Pheromones that took on a violet shade that quickly saturated the room.
Even as the scent was pleasing and its effects washing over her all for the purpose of soothing her tension, Emily refused to give in and Hal no longer attempted to soothe her with his words.
He decided to rely more on his actions.
His massage went from her shoulder blades to the level of her boobs, his hands reaching to her side and touching the swell of her side boobs. The teasing amount that showed up was large enough to highlight just how ample those assets were.
Hal did not stop short of merely touching the swell and went full-on massaging it. Kneading the little of it he could see with the expression of a professional appraiser appraising a set of jewels.
"Mmmnnhhggg" Emily moaned from the pleasure the touch induced and was secretly glad the pleasure she remembered had not diminished, if anything, it had only increased.
Hal then went from her side-boobs to the small of her back, right before the high swell of her shapely ass.
Emily quickly began to want his touch there, she wanted to feel his wonderful hands kneading that full ass of hers but Hal stayed away from it completely.
Focussing more on the little part right before the swell of her ass. It was as though he were respecting her and trying not to molest her, which Emily knew was him faking for the purpose of getting her hot and bothered.
The annoying part was that it was working!
Her inner thighs were so wet and the spasm she was feeling made it clear that climax was close at hand, also the more Hal touched and kneaded her, the more pleasured moans leaked from her lips and if he did not touch where she wished for him to touch soon, then she might actually ask for it.
Fortunately, it seemed Hal soon grew tired of teasing her and finally reached towards the wonderful arch of her ass and began to knead, rub and massage it.
{Erogenous Touch} turned the whole area of her ass into an erogenous minefield that did not stop on her ass and spread to her hips such that her squirms against the massage table were causing her to moan out loud.
"Ahhhnn" She could no longer hold any of her moans in and neither did she attempt to do so.
There was no point hiding the fact that she was loving his touch on her body. After all, she was well past playing games and might as well be honest.
Hal moved his hand past her ass and towards her sopping wet pussy which he placed a finger to and sent tendrils of pleasure rushing through her.
"Mmngh" Emily moaned and squirmed even harder on the massage table, thereby pleasuring herself all the more and pushing her towards the brink.
Hal, with his excellent dexterity, found the bud at the top of her pussy and held it right between his thumb and forefinger.
At that moment, it was as though a dam broke as Emily''s body suddenly grew taut as she spasmed and squirted her juices right onto the massage table.
Hal continued to lightly touch those sensitive regions of hers and helped ride out her orgasm.
Once it was over, Emily began to breathe deeply and unlike the first time back at Pleasure Inn, she clung to consciousness.
Hal tapped her hips,
"Did you enjoy yourself?" He asked with a smirk.
"You know I did"
"Good, now turn around" Hal ordered and she did so immediately.
Her large breasts finally in view. Hal's hands went straight to them and he began to knead and pinch at her nipples before he lowered his head and sucked her nipple into his mouth.
He suckled hard and Emily grabbed his head and pulled her even closer and not allowing him any room to leave her chest.
Hal stretched one of his hands to her other breast and kneaded that mound while his other hand went lower to her pussy which he began to rub and tease.
Emily clenched her inner walls and was annoyingly reminded of how empty her insides were, so much so that she now wished the rod she had heard so much about would finally pierce her insides.
Her hands left Hal's head and reached over to the bulge in his pants which she grabbed.
Hal separated from her nipple and looked into her slightly gray eyes,
"Very eager" he said.
Emily said nothing as she loosened his pants, showing off how good she was with her hands as she grabbed onto his tool and stroked it.
Her hands went up and down on it, quickly teasing Hal's cock to complete erection.
If Hal believed she was good with her hands before, then it was nothing compared to what her wrist was able to accomplish.
*Fap* *Fap* *Fap*
Emily stroked his cock so well that Hal almost groaned from its pleasurable sensations, but then he stepped back and out of the range of her hands.
He went in between her legs on the massage table and pulled her closer while he lowered his head to her pink opening and gave it a lick.
Enjoying the delicious tang taste of it while thrusting his tongue deep inside her.
While he did so, he teased her very erect clit and literally drove her insane with pleasure.
Emily's tongue wagged and so many dirty words began to spill from her lips as she tightened her hips around Hal's head in an attempt to keep him there.
"Oh yes, right there!
Fuck Me, Hal, please Fuck me"
Chapter 182 - I Solemnly Promise. R-18
"All in due time" Hal said before delving back in and plunging his tongue into her pink opening as though in search of deeper treasures.
Emily occasionally clenched her inner muscles as though it squeeze out even more love nectar from her pussy, and it must have worked because the volume of juices she leaked only seemed to increase and Hal did not let any go to waste.
If Emily was not already lost in the euphoria of countless minor orgasms, she might have had the time to Marvel at how good he was at cunnilingus.
And he was so damn good.
As a Dual cultivator, she had had her fair share of partners but for reasons relating to her condition, they could never last. Anyway, none of those partners could even come close to Hal.
And he had not even made use of his tool!
Just his hands and mouth had already brought her so much pleasure, so her mind was still capable of feeling her anticipation for this session heighten.
However, he could not help but sigh, much as she would have loved him to fuck her, and she had even gone as far as asking for it, she knew that the moment his Cock made its entry into her pussy, it would all be over and her condition would finally ruin the moment.
'Oh well. This is already better than anything I ever got, might as well enjoy it' she thought as Hal's tongue elongated within her.
At first, she thought she might have merely imagined it a bit when she felt it reach even further than the cocks of most men within her pussy, she had to accept that it was really happening.
"Nngghh" Emily groaned while glancing down at Hal between her legs. When she did, she saw that Hal was looking up at her as well, having predicted her response to his lengthening tongue.
Having always wondered just how many secrets Hal had with him, Emily could not help but feel he might not be human.
She was about to open her mouth and ask when she felt what seemed to be a jolt of electricity and it trailed over her body completely.
She began to spasm and clench her toes. Her thighs that had been about Hal's head tightened and with her level of strength, she knew she must have been hurting him but she could not bring herself to care.
Hal of course did not voice out any complain and simply continued to please her from the inside.
"Ohhh, yessss"
While Emily clenched her pussy muscles against the long and limber tongue within her, Hal stretched his hand once again and grabbed one of her breasts and squeezed it. He had no intention of neglecting such glorious assets.
The touch sent Emily spiraling and she finally squirted her juices as she had the largest orgasm of her life.
Hal lapped up all of her juices as her thighs relaxed about his head and he stepped back to look at her.
Emily whose body was still tingling from post-orgasmic bliss took a deep happy breath while she looked at Hal's incomparably handsome face and chuckled.
She found herself wondering as she had done so many times before, how someone as good-looking as this could be real.
It wasn't that Hal looked angelic or anything, in fact, he looked particularly devious but no angel could possibly hold a candle to him.
His black hair that seemed to have gotten darker due to his Devil bloodline gleamed as they reflected the afternoon light and he gazed at Emily with a wide grin as though taunting her to plead for his touch.
The issue was; Emily really wished to plead for his touch as the memory of it and the feeling of it were miles apart.
"That was... Incredible" Emily admitted and sat up a little on the massage table.
Hal chuckled at her naivete,
"Experienced as you are, you are nothing compared to me when it comes to intercourse. Also, what just happened is nothing.
I would like to really show you what I'm capable of but I feel you have something in your mind..." Hal's expression became a compassionate and serious one.
Emily looked away to the side as though it escapes those piercing blue eyes that seemed intent in drawing the truth out of her. Eventually, she could no longer resist their pull,
"I feel it might be better we stop here" She said but it was clear that speaking further than that was difficult for her.
"Because you can't have an orgasm?" Hal asked.
Emily's head snapped up,
"How did you know?"
"You just told me"
Her eyes widened from understanding,
"Oh, you tricked me"
Hal shrugged,
"You could say that" he said and moved over to sit on the bed.
Emily sighed,
"I can have an orgasm, as long as it is not related to intercourse. I climax quite fine during foreplay but once a cock goes into my pussy, it is as though I become dead inside.
I still feel the pleasure but I don't finish, as such I outlast any man I am with and I gather their essence to cultivate while giving nothing back. Of course, it's not that I am so generous as to beat myself up because my dual cultivating partner doesn't get anything out of it.
It's just that it makes the process incomplete and can be detrimental to my cultivation. Dual cultivation as an act, requires sharing of essence and as I am not a succubus, I can't just take, I have to give something in return.
Whether the other party can refine what I give is none of my business and it's why my partner does not have to be a dual cultivator.
Anyway, the time it takes me to refine the essence I get from the sessions takes even longer and it not only slows me down, but it also affects the quality of my cultivation base.
Forcing me to work twice as hard as everyone else."
Emily crossed her legs over to the side of the massage table and looked away from Hal,
"So now you know. I have met more experienced Dual cultivators back home and they were all helpless against it, in fact, since I give nothing back during sessions, everyone gives me a wide berth.
Only the truly perverted and the overconfident attempt to woo me into becoming their partner..."
She stopped abruptly when she felt Hal's hands on her shoulders and he massaged them mildly while he spoke with a little chuckle in his voice,
"Lucky for you, I'm not just perverted or just confident. I am both. As it turns out, this is the only way into your heart. It is literally by fucking your brains out.
Something neither Ford nor any other man can ever do, but that's where you hit the jackpot Emily dear,
I am not a Man.
I'm a Devil and by the end of the Day, I shall have you screaming your lungs out to all who can hear, in pure, total, unadulterated Orgasmic bliss.
On this, I solemnly promise"
Emily turned her head in his direction and her eyes were misty as she grabbed his face and smacked their lips together in a hot and searing kiss.
Chapter 183 - Open Book. R-18
It quickly became a battle.
Whether it was ego and Emily wanted to one-up him or this was just how she kissed, Hal did not know, but he was not complaining.
After all, if she really expected to get the upper hand in this smooching session, then she was mighty naive.
Her tongue stretched into his mouth and attempted to seize dominance, Hal could not help but chuckle into the kiss as he overpowered her with his tongue and lay her back down to the massage table.
His hand went round about her and grabbed a handful of her perfect ass which he squeezed and caused the mother of two to moan into his mouth.
The way his hand handled her ass was with the diligence, firmness and gentleness of a sculptor. Her eyes having been closed since they began to kiss opened up and she was surprised to see that Hal was already naked.
With her pussy already moist, Hal whipped out his cock that was as always ever-ready and pulled her until she was at the edge of the massage table before he placed it at her entrance and sunk into the hilt in one single thrust.
As Emily felt his tool on her pussy, she could not help but sigh as this was the point where the issue was bound to begin, but once it was inside her as deep as it possibly could go...
"Ohhhh"
...she moaned and tightened her inner muscles around the invading cock within her as her mind registered that this was not like any other time she had been with a man.
Already she could feel a difference but it was far from enough to drive her into climax.
Hal grabbed her perfect thighs as he went backward and forward continuously at a steady pace that was neither fast nor slow but was simply for the purpose of easing her into the feeling.
*Pah*
*Pah*
*Pah*
His pelvis continued to hit hers as the volume of the moans leaking from her lips only increased.
Hal seemed oblivious to this fact and only slowly picked up the pace while corrupting her insides with erogenous touch and increasing her yearning.
One thing Hal could tell was that Emily, for one, was someone with a healthy sexual appetite and it was one of the things that caused her 'condition' to persist.
First, she needed to come in contact with someone with an even large appetite and libido than hers. Enough to outlast her a hundred times over and this was a bar that was way too high for any normal man.
But luckily, Hal was no normal man and his appetite and libido as well as sexual stamina would always outlast hers thousand times over. So that was not an issue.
The other was that, while it was not deadly Ir overly detrimental to her, there was something truly wrong with her but Hal knew how to take care of that as well, but would need to make her vulnerable enough first.
"Oh yes. That's it. Come on Hal, give it to me!"
Once moans no longer seemed enough to show off her need, Emily switched to pleads that proved louder than the moans and were already beginning to circulate about the manor.
She was well aware that her noise would birth discussion on how she was being fucked at the moment and not by the lord of the Manor, as she had never been loud with him, but she could not care less.
This was what she wanted and at that moment, in her mind, only Hal and his pleasurable cock and hands could garner her attention.
The pleasure continued to heighten and Emily in a bid to stop Hal from pulling out again, -for every time he did so, she missed it terribly- she wound her legs around his back and trapped him inside of her.
Hal, who felt her tightening lowered his lips to her ear,
"So, how is it so far? How do I compare to all those useless ones" he asked with a smirk
Emily wound her arms about his neck,
"There's no comparison. How can I compare? They were nothing, they were worth nothing and will always be worth NOTHING"
The last part, she yelled for anyone who had ears to hear and clung (if possible) even tighter around Hal.
Hal grinned,
"Good. That's what I like to hear"
*Pah* *Pah* *Pah*
Even as things as Emily held on, Hal's thrusts never slowed down, the only drawback was that he could not pull very far out before thrusting back in, but that did nothing to reduce the pleasure the two of them felt from the act, it just dulled the impact slightly.
Hal groaned lightly as he felt how Emily continued to squeeze around him and make him experience the velvety joy that was the inside of her pussy.
With his legs braced on the ground, Hal straightened up and lifted Emily with him as he did so.
He braced her weight with his hands grabbing her pliant ass cheeks. In this position, he could now pull back out as much as he could and improve the impact felt from their connecting pelvises.
Emily feeling their new position and how much he pussy continued to moisten pulled back enough to connect her lips with Hal's and engage in a hot smooching session with him again as he lifted her and slammed her back down on his cock.
Even if she never climaxed, this was already more than she had expected and for that much, Hal was looking very much like a suitable partner.
If only she knew the pleasure was only just starting,
*Pah* *Pah* *Pah*
"Ohh... More... More... I want more!" Emily separated from Hal's lips and yelled.
Hal chuckled mildly as he came to the realization that it was time to kick things up a notch.
"Emily" he called quietly while slowing down to merely gyrating her pussy on his cock.
Emily heard his voice and as much as she wished to simply shut her eyes and continue enjoying the pleasure she was still feeling despite them merely gyrating, his voice compelled her to open her eyes.
And she did so just in time to see Hal's skin turn scarlet and his hair turn an even darker shade of Black. His eyes were Dark (Sclera and all) and occasionally released small bursts of fog of the same color.
Looking into those eyes should have instilled fear in her and it would have had Hal not been quick to initiate {Mind meld} and infiltrate her pores with Devil energy.
Soon their minds were linked and to Emily's complete and utter disbelief, the debilitating pleasure she was already feeling quadrupled and made her feel things she never thought to feel.
But that was not all. She could also feel as though Hal's mind was now an open book for her to peruse and at that moment if he told her a lie, she knew she would be able to tell.
Of course, Hal had not done this the other times he had made use of Mind meld but it was important he opened a two-way connection with Emily's mind because what he was about to do went further than simple copulation.
Even though it was related to it.
Chapter 184 - Mind-Fucked. R-18
At that moment it seemed as though Emily was no longer in the room. She could still feel Hal inside her but she was no longer clinging to him and she was dressed in a white sleeveless tunic with a plunging neckline.
Wherever she was, she was alone and it was a little eerie as she could still feel her connection to the outside.
She soon discovered that how the room looked depended entirely on her and what she wished. One minute, it was a meadow, and another, it was a luxurious palace that looked a lot like her home.
Hal who could view all that she could see marveled at the sheer size and design of the palace. He could also tell that it did not rely on imagination, it was something Emily's mind cooked up to look like something she was familiar with.
Anyway, even though Hal was there with her, Emily could not sense him or see him but that was all about to change as Hal created an apparition of himself in her soul world.
This apparition did not have Crimson Devil skin. He looked exactly as Hal normally did except that it did not have sapphire blue eyes but the Dark ones of the lesser Devil form that still occasionally released small bursts of fog.
The area he and Emily were in now in the palace looked like a throne room and at the end of it was a throne, at the feet of which Emily sat with her cheek resting on her fist.
Hal stepped closer to her, and as he was completely naked, his feet barely made any sound as he strides towards her confidently.
When he was very close to her, Emily looked up at him and smiled as even then she could still feel Hal slow-thrusting her on the outside.
Then she looked up at the arch of the throne room and sighed,
"I miss my home" she said and Hal having guessed so already simply nodded with a smile and let her continue,
"I haven't been there in 20 years. You know, this..." She gestured at the throne room "This is not how this part of my home looks like.
Since it's a sect, it would be disrespectful to design a throne room that rivaled that of the imperial palace. People have died for less" she said.
Towards the end of it, she faced Hal and it was clear that she was directing her words to him, as though she expected him to one day build a palace and was cautioning him not to design a Throne room that rivaled the Emperor's.
Hal smiled,
"Good to know"
Emily giggled, she found his Dark eyes smoky (pun intended) and enticing as he lowered himself towards her,
"So what now?" She asked.
Hal chuckled,
"Is that not obvious. We are going to repeat what is going on outside right here" he said but Emily was already shrugging out of her tunic and Hal was on top of her and sucking her nipple into his mouth.
"Ahhnnn" Emily moaned, not only from the pleasure but also from the depravity of the situation. After all, while her body was being fucked, her mind was about to be fucked as well.
Hal stretched his hand down toward he already-leaking pussy and began to rub her pussy lips gently before he found her clit and pinned it between his thumb and forefinger.
"Mmmnnggh" Emily groaned as her legs clamped around Hal's hand but the teasing did not stop.
Instead, it grew in intensity and the Hal pierced her pussy with two of his fingers and listened to slushing sounds of her wet pussy.
*Slush* *Slush* *Slush*
Emily moaned constantly and Hal's lips never left her breast while his free hand was groping the other.
The foreplay ended quickly and Hal was at her entrance and piercing deep into her. While they fucked in her mind, they also fucked outside of it so the sensation was two-fold and only made better by Hal falling into sync with the action on the outside.
Plus, with Mind-meld still on, the already two-fold sensation quadrupled and soon caused Emily to lose her mind to Debauchery. Her tongue began to wag and her eyes rolled over as she began to spasm.
For the first time in her life, while a cock was in her, Emily climaxed and she loved the pleasure she felt as her splashing body moved involuntarily and squeezed tighter around Hal's tool.
For the first time, she finally experienced what it felt like to climax and spray pussy juice on a cock, even though it was just in her mind.
However, the moment she thought of it, her body on the outside experienced a spasm of its own and her brain short-circuited from the total sensory overload that made it impossible for her to moan.
Her mouth was open in a beautiful and enticing manner as she made to scream out her joy, but was unable to produce a sound as her legs and arms clamped around Hal.
She gasped and faced Hal full-on with her eyes brimming with affection that could not possibly be hidden away.
Hal himself faced upward and groaned as he burst his nut right inside her love cave, releasing copious amount of his early white seed that warmed Emily from the inside-out.
And then she yelled...
"OHHHH YESSSSSSS. RIGHT THERE!!!!"
...for the whole manor to hear.
...
The maids and servants in the manor heard the yell and a few of them still hoped it was their lord bringing the lady so much pleasure.
A lot of them did not believe it was because as long as they had worked at the manor, they could not remember when the lady had yelled out with such joy.
It was clear that the Lord was now wearing a green hat.
But who was the lady with?
The male servants wondered while the female maids imagined themselves in Emily's place.
-
Amelia who was in her room at the time and had not heard the previous moans of pleasure grinned when she heard the loud yell of her mother finally experiencing orgasmic joy.
Finally!
She had been right. Hal could help and he had.
Her grin remained and she was almost tempted to go there and see for herself but she felt it was much better to let them be... for now.
-
Frank who was cultivating in his room heard the yell and while he was not entirely certain it was his mother, he was upset that whoever it was did not have the decency to worry about those who were trying their best to grow stronger.
Especially those, like Frank, who would be killed by their master if they did not grow stronger quickly.
-
Horst kinsmen who heard the yell and knew it was Emily's clenched their fists in anger. While many of them did not know just how strong Emily really was, they had been witness to how she rode Ford and a lot of them were quite upset about it.
Already many were formulating plans to put that lady in her place which was a treatment they felt she deserved as she just cheated on Ford.
As for how they knew she was not with Ford... Well, let's just say, as Horsts as well, they knew none of their kinsmen was capable of making a woman scream so loud.
And finally...
Ford was in his study and pouring himself a glass of highly alcoholic brew as he had felt, before Emily even yelled, that he had already lost control of his soul.
Chapter 185 - Fuck Off. R-18
Emily soon collapsed after the sharing of essence. Hal lay her on the bed in a more Comfortable position as his Skin and eyes returned to normal and he retracted the Devil energy back into his body.
After which he sat cross legged and studied the essence he had gotten from Emily and his eyes widened at the sheer quantity and potency.
"As expected of a Cosmic Aurora" he said and began to refine the essence.
He successfully advanced to the mid stage of the Cosmic Armament Realm and even moved very much closer to the late stage, even though he was unable to make the final push, he was still satisfied with the results.
He had already accepted that to advance his cultivation as fast as possible, he would need to do as Grimoire had once suggested; Bed thousands of beauties.
Alas, while Salmon did have millions of ladies, most of them lacked good cultivation bases and constitution which was why he knew he would have to spread his depravity outside of the city.
However, he needed to put this city down first.
After all, it was a remote location that was usually ignored and a perfect location to secretly build up his forces.
While he planned to move to the Duchy capital in the future and eventually, to the Imperial city, the center of power on the Haron Continent and the most revered of cities, he was also aware of the mighty experts that reside there.
But all these were underlying plans that have not even begun to have fruition, but it would not be long now.
...
It was late into the night before Emily roused from her slumber and her hair was evidence of the wild night which Hal still considered as a mere initiation party for her.
There would be wilder days in the future.
On that, he absolutely guaranteed.
Emily looked to the side to find him laying with his hands behind his head and staring at the ceiling.
Looking at his laid down body and perfect musculature, Emily could feel her lower body begin to tingle with need and she gulped as the sensation continued to grow stronger the longer she stared.
So she looked away and brushed her hair back in a bid to look presentable.
"So, did I do it?" Hal asked while still facing the ceiling.
"Did you do what?" Emily asked even though she could tell what he was referring to.
"Ruin you for other men of course" he said with a smug smile.
Emily looked away with a pout,
"Can you not infer that on your own?" She asked.
Hal sat up and chuckled,
"What do you think you're doing, acting shy? Since when did this sort of thing make you uncomfortable" he said with his brow raised in Inquisition.
Emily shrugged still not facing him,
"Who knows? Maybe this felt so much like how my first time should have, that it brings back maiden-like tendencies within me"
"Which must be long speech for 'I'm messing with you'" Hal said with a smirk and Emily giggled and faced him full-on,
"Of course I was messing with you. Maiden-like tendencies and I in the same sentence is so obviously a joke.
And if you must know, you did ruin me for other men. I can feel it in my bones, I can never be with someone else. You'll have to take responsibility" she said and her hand snaked lower until she reached his cock which she grabbed and gave a few strokes.
Hal groaned at how good she was with her hand because of her dexterous wrist.
*Fap* *Fap* *Fap*
She stroked a little faster before she lowered her head and tickled the tip of it with her tongue. She moved into an all-fours position that raised her ass high into the air while she twisted until it was close to Hal's side.
Hal smiled as he felt the function of her lips on him while he stretched his hand to her raised buttocks to rub and massage it. With the occasional grope of course.
Emily moaned around the Cock in her mouth and it heightened the pleasurable sensation of her fellatio.
Hal's fingers found her pussy lips and he teased the opening with one while pressing his palm flat on her clit.
Emily licked the ridge below the head of his cock a while longer before she engulfed it totally in her mouth and started working it past her mouth to her esophagus.
It was easy to see that she had a wealth of experience as she made use of her throat to contract about his cock and make him revel in the moist and warm heaven that was her mouth.
Hal groaned and could not help but thrust his hips upward and sink his cock even deeper while he longer two fingers into her wet pussy and fingered her towards orgasm.
*Slush* *Slush* *Slush*
...was the sound her pussy made as Hal stirred it to a froth.
And even while all this happened, Emily did not gag once.
Hal groaned and thrust upward once again as his hefty balls tightened and he shot his seed directly into her stomach.
He did not bother to alert her because he knew that was what she had been sourcing for with her oral stimulation.
And sure enough, once the first shot of it made its way down, Emily retreated and let only the head remain in her mouth so that the seed could pool in her mouth after which she gulped it down while savoring the taste.
Needless to say,
Ingesting Hal's perverted seed revitalized her body with newfound strength and another bout of copulation began all through to the next day.
...
The next morning,
For some the rays of sunlight on this new day was beautiful and a sign of good things to come.
For others, it was the illuminator that would finally shine light upon the face and visage of the one who had placed a green hat on her husband and even had the audacity to do it in his home and humiliate him all the more.
These were those that had always opposed to the union between Ford and this exotic beauty and also finally felt vindicated that what they had predicted had finally come to pass.
That said, they were not going to let such an annoyance stand.
Even if she was unfaithful, she should have at least had the decency to keep it secret and not yell out her contentment to the whole Manor.
These men gathered in front of Emily's door and prepared to assault the lady that was usually quiet and birthed their lord's children. A woman they all believed they could overpower.
Their ignorance was not totally their fault of course. Thanks to her concealment Artifact, Emily's cultivation was always hidden and since she never outright gave any demonstration, it was assumed she was at the very most, a Cosmic Pearl realm expert.
Her hold on Ford was completely believed to be related to the bedroom.
Fidel Horst as Ford's right-hand man knew of Emily's mysterious origins and knew their thoughts were erroneous. He would have loved to stop them but they would not listen to him unless he told them all he knew which Ford had forbidden him to say.
The one at the forefront of the mob opened his mouth to speak when a mellow voice sounded from within the room, accompanied by what seemed to be a little multi-colored cloud,
"Fuck off"
*Bang*
The little cloud exploded with a miniature bang and it was the last thing any of those in the mob remembered as they soon found themselves outside of the Manor grounds with numerous broken bones.
Chapter 186 - The Blue-eyed Witch.
Hal was on the bed with his cheek resting on his fist and his elbow pressed into the bed as he stared at Emily who had sat up on the bed and was looking over her body.
"That was a little harsh" Hal said in a tone that made it clear he was attempting to hold his laughter.
"Oh please! You liked it" Emily is with a scoff.
"True" Hal said with a mild chuckle.
He liked Emily's display a lot and it was quite a treat to see a Cosmic Aurora in action when it wasn't attacking him. It made for a change considering the first time he saw a Cosmic Armament, it was summoned to attack him.
Also, when he had first seen a Cosmic Phenomenon, it had been due to anger aimed at him.
"Besides, since when did it become okay for them to show me dissatisfaction? Who do they think they are?" She said with a natural tone that might make anyone doubt if she truly was dissatisfied.
Hal shrugged,
"I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say that you being their in-law makes it okay"
Emily turned to face him with a sexy smile,
"Then maybe it's time someone breaks the news to them that I am no in-law of theirs"
"Now that is a conversation I have no interest in having" Hal chuckled and kissed her lips.
He then swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat up.
Looking at his muscular back caused Emily to gulp and try even harder to suppress the need. Sex was good and all but she did not want it to be the only thing she thought about.
At least not for now...
"So... Do you want to hear all about where I am from now?" She asked and moved closer to him to wound her arm around his neck and move her lips to his ear to nibble it while breathing the sweet mouthwatering scent his body gave off that did not help to curb the ache she had already been feeling.
"I spent quite a while coming up with my conjecture that you were the Masked lady as well as working past the fog of your artifact so why don't I tell you all I have inferred?" Hal said.
Emily smiled,
"Be my guest. I'm not sure you'll be very accurate though"
Hal chuckled,
"You'll be surprised.
So while I deduced you were the masked lady, I also had other suspects, or you can refer to them as people of interest but only your timeline fit, so I focussed on you.
There are not many sects that Dual cultivate in this Duchy and all of them do not have the resources you bolster. And how do I know you possess expensive resources?
That was easily deduced from the cultivation technique you gave to your ladies which were tailor-made for Dual cultivation. This narrowed down the place you could be from by a large margin and completely removed the Silva Duchy from being a place of interest.
After all, only four powers are capable of displaying such wealth in this Duchy, the Danes, The Fiery Lotus Sect, The Astral Palace, who still care about Cultivation, just not as much as Runemastering, and the ruling Family, the Silvas.
None of which Dual cultivate.
Any Dual cultivating sect in this Duchy is not powerful enough to display such so I needed to look to other Duchys.
As there are Twelve Duchys on this continent, the places of interest would have been much too large, so I focussed instead on the nearest Duchy to Salmon city.
I decided on the Doxon Duchy.
Home to the Sensual Palace, known for their many massage chains, a few of them with happy endings and also the sect itself in the form of a massive palace that has facilitated the rise of many Dual cultivating Experts.
Of course, I couldn't just search for where you were from without reading into its histories well.
It was how I found out the Doxon Duchy was the first not to frown upon Dual cultivation.
It was the Duchy that worked diligently to make the fine art of Essence sharing a Cultivation path that garners respect. Its cries for attention and respect even caused the imperial family to add Dual cultivation as a branch in the Royal Academy.
On a Side note: On the Haron Continent, The word 'Imperial' is only to be used to refer exclusively to those who belong to the Imperial family, so the Academy is called 'Royal' since anyone can be accepted as long as they are talented enough."
Emily nodded with a proud smile that kept breaking up as she attempted to hold her laughter,
"You seem to have put a lot of time into this. It couldn't have been easy"
Hal smugly cleared his throat,
"Well, it really wasn't"
'You liar' Grimoire said with indignation as Hal told such a bald-faced lie.
While it would have been hard for someone else, this were merely outlook information that he could easily purchase from Grimoire with a little bit of Gold.
Hal ignored it and continued,
"The Sensual palace acts as the Doxon Duchy's most powerful academy and also its secondary power source and together, with the aid of their chains of massage places, the Duchy has flourished.
However, with this growth also came a little paranoia as the Doxon Duke and the Sensual palace head monopolize high-grade Dual cultivation techniques. In fact, there are hardly any Green grade Dual cultivation Techniques outside of the Duchy.
As for Blue and Purple grades, aside from the Low Blue grade Vixen wiles Technique you gave the ladies, there is none.
So tell me, Am I wrong to assume that the palace I saw in your mind is the Sensual Palace and that you are from there?"
Emily smiled and took a deep breath,
"No, no you are not" she said.
Hal nodded.
If she was from Sensual palace, her whole life must have been dedicated to Dual cultivation and her condition must have ruined that Dedication.
Especially since she had already mentioned that it got her a bad reputation and she could not get a partner. Now that she had confirmed what he had guessed, he now knew why she left the sect.
She was tired of it all.
The stigmatization must have been too hard for her to bear.
While she was talented and must have been a genius, as she reached the peak of the Cosmic Aurora realm when she could not even Dual cultivate properly, it was of no importance to those who valued a less talented but capable Dual cultivating partner to a talented one that only took and gave nothing in return.
"My father always showed me support but there was only so much I could let him endure as some mocked me and by consequence, him, behind our backs.
So I left the Sect and Duchy entirely. It was a breath of fresh air to find this city. It was boring for sure and its inhabitants were weak but at least they did not know me.
I found those ladies and offered them a chance at strength. It was like my own miniature Dual cultivating sect.
I met Ford and decided to experience what it would feel like to have children and I did that as well."
Her eyes clouded over and Hal was about to offer reassurance when Emily perked,
"If you 'deduced' all this, then you should know who governs the Doxon Duchy by now..."
When Hal looked confused, Emily said,
"It's governed by the Blue-Eyed Witch,
Svetlana Doxon"
Chapter 187 - Might Makes Right.
At the sound of the name, Hal took a deep breath and turned to face Emily much better with an expression she could not read,
"How long have you known?" He asked and it was clear he was referring to her knowledge of who his 'mother' was.
Emily did not quite understand his passive expressions and worried that he was more than a little dissatisfied. It took fighting really hard against her urges for her not to begin pleading that he not be mad.
Instead, she did her best to rearrange her look and try to shrug it off,
"From the start, I guess.
I was in this city after all, when Svetlana sought refuge at Payne Estate. Of course before that, I already knew who she was.
Back at Doxon, I had heard tales of the beautiful shut-in princess of the Duchy. The one who everyone had heard was gifted with Astral sense.
Also, as it usually can't be avoided, our looks were usually compared, and I am humble enough to say that whoever was more beautiful among us two was a matter of perspective"
When she said that, Hal could not help but smile knowing that she was going to add another assessment soon, and sure enough,
"It was me" she said.
After which she chances a glance at Hal who was attempting to hold his smile,
"I think it's you as well" he said.
Emily snorted,
"You haven't even seen her.
Anyway, even though I had taken a sabbatical from home, I still received news and I knew all about why she was here. She seemed to be doing fine on her own and if she ever got a glimpse of me in the city, she did not act familiar.
And I was okay with that.
There was not much to discuss with her anyway.
I did sympathize with her situation though and I also felt, if I had been in her shoes, all hell would break loose. Luckily, MY brothers knew better than to mess with me.
Also, Sensual Palace was having issues as well. Because of the tight-knit friendship between my father and the ill Duke, we were in support of Svetlana who the Duke always doted on.
Also, Father could not help but draw parallels.
Anyway, our staunch support caused us to go to war with the Borels, who at the time, were the ones seeking to wed Svetlana..." At this point, Emily stopped.
Hal was a little curious and turned to look at her,
"What?" He asked with a smile and stroked her cheek.
"Do you want to hear all I know of your mother's challenges?"
The only reason Emily asked was that she felt Hal might hate Svetlana for abandoning him so much that the mere sound of her would upset him.
Hal on the other hand found the tale quite fascinating and wanted to hear more so he shrugged,
"I don't mind. You can continue"
Emily looked him in the eye long and hard before she continued,
"So like I have already told you, I ignored your mother living in the city which was probably a good thing as engaging with her or telling my father I knew where she was could put her in danger.
So I don't know much of what transpired between Gregory and her but I do remember the day the Payne family guards were running around like idiots. It was on that day that I caught up to Svetlana before she crossed the border.
We hardly acknowledged each other before she took off and I watched her leave.
After that, it was a month of silence, and by silence, I mean feud between the Sensual palace and the Borels who had a connection in the palace itself.
The feud or more accurately described as a coup was mostly aimed at taking control of the Palace from the inside.
The whole event was heading to a critical point and it did not help that the Doxon brothers were aiding the Borels and as I was later informed, it was then that Svetlana returned.
I don't know all the details but she single-handedly changed the cause of the war and the Borels were slaughtered. Killed to the very last one.
Svetlana's blue eyes were said to have been narrowed with fury and her justice on the Borels as well as all those who supported them was swift. Families were wiped from the continent in their entirety.
She was said to have been wielding a floating Orb that contained three golden balls. Most likely an Artifact, but undeniably a powerful weapon."
'Well, now we know what she did with Gregory's balls." Grimoire said with a snigger.
'The golden balls or his actual balls' Hal asked with a mind-smirk.
'Does it matter? She took both types anyway' Grimoire said with a cackle.
'You gigantic deviant of a Book, you can't be any more right' Hal agreed with a sage nod.
Emily continued,
"Her brothers were the only ones spared and it was only due to the pleas of the Duke who had then recovered. Svetlana only agreed to let them go as long as her Father abdicated his post.
He did so and she was crowned Duchess.
Many disapproved, claiming her actions against the Borel's had been too harsh, entire family lines wiped off the map, but none of them were courageous enough to voice out their dissatisfaction.
After all, Might makes right"
"Never has a statement been so true" Hal agreed with a nod.
Emily took a deep breath,
"Before you become upset that I never gave any indication or tried to help you, I'd like to illustrate further that Svetlana and I were never close and we were never friends. So, even if I knew that she had a son and he was in this city, which I didn't, I would not have given a damn.
I am no humanitarian."
Hal chuckled and pulled her closer to kiss the top of her head as the older woman half-heartedly tried to struggle from his hold,
"If I were you, I wouldn't have given a damn either, also I am very happy to hear that you are not humanitarian, it will make it easier when we kill a lot of people in the future.
You HAVE killed before... right?"
Emily sighed and rolled her eyes. If he had really researched as much as he claimed, he should know by now that someone who had lived as long as she has would have had a taste of blood.
Either due to skirmishes between her sect and other powerful parties (which proved to be more frequent than it probably should have been) or in skirmishes against the Dystopian continent,
Someone as outgoing as her was bound to have had her first kill already as well as many others to follow.
Even then she answered,
"Yes"
Hal nodded and smiled as though he had seen all she had just thought in her mind,
"Good. Now I have a request..." he said as he stood from the bed and put on clothes he had retrieved from his inventory before he added,
"... I don't want you to fight in the Civil war"
Emily looked shocked,
"What?!!!"
Chapter 188 - Secret Weapon.
Ford's Study...
As he downed another glass of alcohol, Ford could not help but marvel at how calm he was. After all, Emily's screams were so loud and embarrassed him greatly.
It hurt and he was quite sure he would never forget her as she was an exotic beauty that had captured his heart. Even at that moment, he could not bring himself to think badly of her.
He remembered the times he had been with her and being unable to bring her the climax that was clear that she craved. It did not matter how hard he tried or how diligent he was, he could never bring her satisfaction and that was actually what annoyed him in this situation.
What he had been incapable of doing, Hal had done so easily and in the process captured Emily's heart and by consequence, Ford's own soul.
Although the memory of the bet had been a little foggy due to alcohol, it became clear once the conditions were met. The moment he lost control of his soul, he came to three realizations,
Hal was not human.
Hal was a Devil.
And Hal was now his Master.
*Knock* *Knock*
As soon as the knock had sounded, Amelia walked into the study and sighed at the sight of her father.
She had decided to come here instead of interrupting Hal and her mother, fully aware that it would be very difficult for her father to accept the turn of events and might even go in there and let out his anger,
"Father?" She called and Ford who had not bothered to look up from the glass on his hand looked up now once he heard his daughter's voice.
Amelia's mouth opened and Ford knew she was about to ask how he was. Since he was not completely drunk yet, he raised his hand with a smile,
"I'm fine dear. How are you?" He asked. Concerned that his daughter might be feeling betrayed at that moment.
The only reason she would be fine is if she had no idea, right?
Amelia smiled a little sheepishly,
"I'm fine, Father" She said and there was something about her expression when she said it that caused Ford's eyes to widen,
She knew!
His daughter, the apple of his eye knew what was happening in the Manor at the moment, as well as who it was happening between!
Also, he could tell that she was very fine with it. In fact, she looked like she might have suggested it.
Ford's mouth opened wide and he seemed to choke as he grabbed his chest and looked at Amelia with his eyes wide from total disbelief.
Amelia went around the desk and knelt next to him while wrapping her arms around him,
"It's better this way Dad. This is the best solution for everyone."
While her words might have been soothing, the fact that it sounded very similar to what Emily once said to him only served to increase his feeling of despair.
...
Emily's Room...
Emily was indignant. It was not that she was super eager to be involved with the war but the fact that Hal did not want her to be part and just explicitly said so, made her more interested in being a part than ever.
Hal could see that in her eyes and smiled as he put on a coat to complete his attire and told her all that had been deduced about the Plebeian master and his uncertainty on what the Master's realm of cultivation was.
While Hal did not really expect the Master to be stronger than Emily, it would still do well to be cautious.
As such there was no need for Emily to get involved fighting people she could take care of with a single Aurora, just as she had just done.
Instead, it would be wise to keep her as a secret weapon who's strength, he was almost totally certainty Master knew nothing about.
Emily was quiet while he reiterated it all to her and she stroked her perfect chin with one hand while her other arm was below her ample boobs and the way she perked them up caused her boobs to be scrunched up together.
Giving Hal a nice view.
"Fine" Emily eventually agreed and Hal was glad they came to an agreement.
Because much as it would have been easy to let Emily take care of their low leveled forces, what would have been the point of having his men cultivate.
In that sort of situation, they would not even get first-hand battle experiences, which was something he truly believed they needed and was essential to his weeding process.
"Nice" he said and opened her room door to reveal Fidel who had been the only one spared from the Aurora attack but had still being knocked out due to the wind its exploding force released.
Hal shook his head and walked away from the scene. There was someone he needed to speak to...
Emily watched her door get closed again and once he was no longer in the room, she let her happiness spill out and show on her face, such that she could not help but smile.
Thanks to their mind-meld, Emily knew that every time Hal slept with a woman always felt good to him or more accurately, it always felt better.
The next time he decided to sleep with Emily would feel even better than it had today. It seemed like the perfect failsafe to always keep him horny and wanting more. It was a wonder to her, now that she had felt a little slimmer of it, that Hal did not devote the whole of his life to Sex.
And by that, she meant why he did not simply stay home and continue to bed chicks because that's what she felt like doing as the feeling was two-way.
It was not an effect of the Mind-meld because she could tell that this what all those who slept with Hal would feel and why they become addicted to him and the appendage between his legs.
Anyway, now that he was gone, she studied his essence and contrary to what her ladies and Daughter had said, Emily did not believe it was Primal seed. It was something even better.
After all, while Primal seed was in a nutshell, the 'Perfect seed' it did not have the ability to grant a burst in energy and sexual appetite and Stamina.
If it did she would have known.
After all, back home, while Primal was said to be rare, it was only actually rare to be born with it.
There were Techniques that could help a Dual cultivator refine his Essence so that it became perfect. So that it became 'Primal'.
If Hal's seed was Primal, then no other man should even think of boasting that his was Primal as well.
His outstripped any other she had heard or even had spilled into her during the phase where all Tom, Dick, and Harry came over to try and 'fix' her.
She could not help but wonder where it was Hal had gotten such perfection from. After all, while the Doxons did Dual cultivate, she did not believe Svetlana did and the Doxon family bloodline did not have these peculiarities.
Not to even mention the small fry that was Gregory Payne and this city.
There was no way the combination of Doxon and Payne could create the Perfect Devil she now knew Hal undoubtedly was. So what experiences had the young man had to become how he now was.
After all, such blessings did not simply fall from the sky, right?
Emily shook her head to clear away those wandering thoughts.
There were obviously still a lot of mysteries about Hal and she had her whole existence to try and trickle it out of him... while having a lot of fun of course.
She sat cross-legged and her perfect, perky and large boobs wobbled delectably. (A shame Hal was not there to see it) and she began to refine his essence.
She had been at the peak stage of the Cosmic Aurora realm for so long and it had been frustrating to try and advance with Ford's sub-par seed.
Now that she had good quality essence, she could finally complete that push and begin to construct her Cosmic Pagoda.
...
Meanwhile,
Hal walked the Halls of Horst Manor not giving a crap what any of the nosy maids and servants were discussing.
It was time he started seeing this kind of reaction to his promiscuity as an everyday thing...
He arrived in front of Ford's study and having scouted ahead with Astral sense, he knew Ford was in there as well as a certain young lady.
And he pushed open the door to see Amelia comforting her father by rubbing his shoulders,
"Amelia, could you give your father and me some privacy?" He asked with a smile while Amelia looked worried that something terrible was about to happen.
"We'll be civil" Hal promised her with a smile while Ford seemed to perk up and slur his words,
"The hell we will... Hic!"
Clearly, he was drunk.
Amelia gave one last look at the two, Ford behind his desk downing another glass of wine and Hal with his hands behind his back before she walked out of the study.
This seemed like a good time to find Marla and have a girl talk.
Once Amelia was out of the study, Hal took the seat opposite Ford and could not help but have a little case of deja vu. This was after all, how they had been seated on the day Ford had bet his soul.
He was even drunk just like on that day.
The only thing that was different was likely to be what they were wearing.
Hal sighed.
Did he pity Ford? No.
No, he did not.
He wanted Emily so he took her. Whether Ford bet his soul or not would not have changed that.
Since he gave the Masked lady a massage, he had considered her his woman, then and there and nothing as trivial as who she had children with was going to change that.
The look in Ford's eyes was deathly and while Hal knew the sentiment was genuine, he also recognized that it was the alcohol that fueled whatever actions he would take.
He wanted the Horst Lord's head to be clear for this so he stretched a finger towards his chest and siphoned all alcoholic content from Ford's system which he easily refined.
Ford's eyes cleared up and Hal said,
"Now, let's talk"
Chapter 189 - A Visitor.
While Ford indeed was now sober, his hatred for Hal was still burning strong and Hal had to admit that the look was more impactful now that his eyes were clear.
Suddenly Ford stood from his seat and stretched his hand to hit Hal, however right before it made contact, he paused and looked as though he could not get any closer,
"Sit down" Hal said with a sigh and despite struggling not to, Ford still leaned back and returned to his seat.
"You either still don't understand your situation or you're just in denial. Whatever it is, allow me to clear up some details.
I now own your soul and you follow my orders now."
Ford was taking deep breaths and his eyes were red and it was clear he was about to explode. Hal quickly cast a Dome of Astral Energy around the both of them so as not to allow the noise out.
After which, Ford yelled,
"BASTARD! HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH? YOU TOOK MY DAUGHTER AND YOU TOOK HER MOTHER AND NOW YOU TAKE MY FREE WILL?"
"Exactly," Hal said and Ford was so caught off guard that he paused and Hal continued,
"Yes, I took your daughter and I took a woman who was never yours.
By I took your daughter, of course I mean I care about her and finally aiding her in growing up.
By I took Emily, I mean I finally gave her the happiness no one else including you, could possibly give her. So yes I am very selfish" Hal said with a nod.
Ford narrowed his eyes. If he didn't know any better, he would say Hal meant the opposite of that final assessment.
"You can be angry at me and you can hate me. Or you can just accept that this was what was bound to happen eventually. You can finally find someone to care about you. You can finally live your life.
You can finally have the hope of leaving a small city such as this.
You can finally consider broadening your horizons.
Know this though, you are not allowed to take your own life. It's not because I care but because I don't want to hurt Amelia. I could brand you right now and make it impossible for you to be intoxicated but I see no reason to do so.
In fact, if you can find solace in alcohol, then feel free but know that living your life in a drunken slur will not make your daughter happy."
Ford lowered his head and his eyes became misty,
"Bastard, how dare you give me options. You took everything..." He began but Hal interrupted.
"No, I didn't. I took nothing from you. Emily was never yours and you admitted that yourself.
Amelia is still your daughter and she still cares about you.
As for your soul, I didn't take it away from you, Ford. You gave it away.
You gave it away in a moment of foolishness but I can assure you that for the sake of that beautiful young lady, I shall care for it and not allow you to leave her."
"You just love to make me handicapped don't you?" Ford choked.
Hal shrugged,
"You could say that. Or you could say I am stretching a hand to lift you. As long as you fight for me, I can make it so that you will not simply have to look at your daughter and son, might I add, getting further away from you"
So angry was Ford that he even failed to acknowledge that Hal had admitted to taking his son as well,
"Fight for you?" He asked in staunch disbelief.
Hal acted as though he had not heard the underlying rage in Ford's question,
"Yes. Since you are in need of direction. Why not that?" He answered with a nod.
"Be your stooge? Over my dead..." Ford began but Hal stopped him by raising a hand,
"Don't be so hasty! I'd like an answer by the end of Marlon Edgar's remarriage coming up in a few days" Hal said and stood up as he canceled out the Dome
He was at the door when he paused to look back at Ford,
"I doubt it will take you so long to decide" he said and walked out.
Ford looked at the door close and with a dead expression, he picked up a glass and poured himself more wine.
He was about to take a sip when he paused and looked inside the cup and to view his reflection and he must not have liked what he saw because he chucked it at the door...
*Bang*
*Shatter*
"Arrrrghhhhhh"
...and yelled.
Hal was not that far away so he heard the yell as he returned to Emily's room which was fortified enough to not allow Ford's yells to affect her cultivation.
He arrived just in time to see the construction of her pagoda begin as she prepared to ascend to the Early stage of the Cosmic Pagoda Realm.
It was quite a beautiful sight to behold and one that he could not help but anticipate doing someday.
After that, he left her room and prepared to return to his mansion as he had just been informed that he had a visitor and it was not someone he was interested in ignoring.
At least not for the second time.
He was on his way out of the Manor and even saw some of those who been victims of Emily's Aurora limp away or even carried away because of more severe injuries when he saw Amelia who seemed to be waiting for him,
"You're still here?" He asked as he had assumed she would go find Marla who was at the mansion.
"I was thinking of visiting Marla at the Mansion but decided to wait and get a little feedback from you about your meeting with Dad" she said.
Hal nodded and walked to her side to wound his arm around her waist and steer her out of the Manor. Amelia seemed to finally realize he was not going to say anything else so she decided to prompt him,
"So, how was it?"
Hal raised his brow,
"Sex with your mother? Sorry Amy but a gentleman doesn't kiss and tell" He said with a serious expression.
Amelia gasped and hit him lightly on the arm,
"Not that! Father is really upset right?" She said while leaning a little more into Hal's side.
Hal chuckled,
"Not really. He's just in shock. He'll be fine soon. Don't worry yourself too much"
Amelia sighed.
"Maybe I should not have asked you to do it" she said and Hal turned to her,
"If it helps. Whether or not you asked, it would still have happened"
He told her while rubbing her sides to comfort her as they began their slow walk to the Mansion once out of the Manor.
"Why? Because you already messaged her at Pleasure inn?" Amelia said with a hint of a tease.
Hal turned to her with mild surprise in his eyes.
"What? Mother tells me everything" She said proudly.
"I'll be sure to keep that in mind" Hal chuckled.
They occupied themselves with other topics, while mostly steering away from those that related too much to Ford.
Soon they were walking through the gates of the Mansion, passing a luxurious carriage that was not theirs and walking into the lunge where a Dark-haired, green-eyed lady was waiting for them.
Arya had the bangs obstructing her left eye pulled behind her ear as she smiled sweetly,
"Hi, I'm Arya. It's great to meet you, Hal Payne.
You're just the man I've been wanting to meet"
Chapter 190 - Interests And Insinuations.
Arya, the elusive alchemist did not stretch her hand out in greeting, merely satisfied with her hands behind her back and a sweet smile on her face.
Seeing as she was so polite in greeting him, Hal decided to return the favor, granted she was in his home and it was courtesy for her to be polite,
"I wonder what could make me so appealing to you. Besides my incomparably good looks of course" he said with a smile while taking a seat on the luxurious chair that faced the sofa she was on.
Amelia seemed to decide that there was no reason for her to be there and went off to find Marla.
Arya cleared her throat and leaned back on the sofa while folding her hands beneath her breasts and perking them up,
"Now that we are alone, do you mind telling me why you turned down my invitation? I dare say it was quite polite and would have loved if had you taken the time to read it" She said.
'What do you think of her?" Hal asked Grimoire whose senses of detection were nigh-imperceptible and quite more accurate than his.
'There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her other than a very high cultivation base.
She's at the Early stage of the Cosmic Pagoda Realm!' Grimoire assessed and Hal's eyes widened.
'What a big day for me. I meet a Cosmic Aurora and a Cosmic Pagoda on the same day. What else can you sense about her?' He asked.
There was a reason Hal was so inquisitive and it did not go beyond the fact that he felt wired upon seeing Arya.
His instincts were all over the place that he could not just be overly relaxed around her.
"Other than her Cultivation base and her Spiritual sense at the 6th Rank, there is nothing peculiar I can sense and that in itself is suspicious. She is way too... Perfect. There is definitely something up with her. Don't let down your guard!' Grimoire warned.
Hal nodded in his mind,
'I'll do you one better, I'll keep my distance completely.'
'What? You don't want her' Grimoire could not help but tease.
Hal mind-shrugged,
'Even if I do, now is far from being time for that'
After which he quickly cut off his conversation with Grimoire. While their conversation had not taken long at all on the outside, Hal knew that thanks to her Rank 6 Spiritual sense and Cosmic Pagoda realm cultivation, Arya's perception was bound to be frightening.
And he had been right because Arya noticed a lapse in attention and called out to him,
"Are you alright?" She asked and Hal nodded with a smile.
"Yea I am, got lost in thought for a second. Where were we?
Ah yes. Me not honoring your invitation. My apologies but my reasons should be obvious by now" he said as he crossed his legs.
Arya shook get head,
"No they are not" she said with a little bit of confusion.
Hal spread his hands,
"Oh come on! Who am I? I am but a child who has practically being disowned by his father and killed his brother. What is so interesting about me that you would call me over to your home?
Especially after I have heard the rumors of how you have ignored the Great family heads."
Arya leaned forward a little and the low cut neckline of her dress gave Hal a nice view of her cleavage. Whether the action was intentional or not, Hal could not tell,
"So the things you have just said are not enough to make you interesting?
You were disowned but you live in this Mansion, that while is not as large as your Family's Estate, is still large and luxurious enough to act as your bachelor's pad. Or more accurately, philander's pad."
"Good work with the compliments, go on" Hal said and Arya chuckled and continued,
"You killed your brother and that caused quite a stir in the city, and was still able to reconcile with your Father who has been rumored to have vowed to kill you. Is that also not enough?
How about the fact that you purchased the Holger Estate with 100 million Gold coins?
Is that still not enough?"
Arya completed her words with her head cocked to the side.
When she was done, Hal was leaning back in his chair and stroking his jaw with a proud expression as though the compliments were truly going to his head, while he secretly remained alert.
Alert for what it was that put him on edge in Arya's presence. So far he got nothing.
"Well, you are right. All those things do make me sound attention-worthy" he said and just then a voice sounded along with the Click clack sound of heels,
"Oh, stop being modest. You are absolutely fabulous" Melinda said as she walked into the lounge with her calf-length hair dancing lightly behind her.
Her short knee-length gown with its petal designs and cleavage-revealing neckline was surely a sight Hal could never get tired of seeing.
She walked at an even pace, not too fast and not too slow before she sat down on Hal's laps.
"Hiya Baby Girl. Melinda, this is Arya, she's THE Alchemist..." Then to Arya, he said,
"And Arya, this is Melinda, my..."
"Fiancee. I'm his fiancee" Melinda completed for him.
Hal grinned,
"Took the words right out of my mouth" he said.
Arya smiled and her upper lip twitched slightly,
"Well, you two look like a happy couple" She said.
"We are" Melinda said while eying the Alchemist with her light gold eyes.
Hal knew this was why she was really here. She wanted to study this female Alchemist and he was counting on her picking up something he had missed that could possibly explain his barely controlled edginess.
Arya cleared her throat,
"As I said l, you are definitely a guy to watch out for especially with this Civil war on the horizon. I am curious as I am sure many others are, which side will you be siding with?"
Hal looked thoughtful as he said,
I'm going to have to go with... Myself"
"Really? That could be dangerous. Seeing as you could be caught between two strong parties" Arya said and if Hal did not know any better, he would have thought she cared about him. But he knew she was only sourcing for information.
Hal shrugged,
"Nothing great can be achieved without taking a few risks. Besides it's probably not the Plebeians or the Great families that I should be worried about"
Melinda cocked her head to the side and looked at Hal as though to ask him 'what are you doing?'.
Hal on the other hand was actually quite surprised by the direction his words were taking him, but he did well to hide his surprise behind his brilliant smile.
"What do you mean?" Arya asked with a confused expression but Melinda thought she caught a little fall in what could be called a facade. Albeit a good one.
"I mean that there are those who would love to take advantage of this conflict. Use it to further their aims. You know what I'm talking about right Arya. Or should I say 'Alchemist' Arya?"
Hal said with a sly smile and Arya's eyes narrowed to silts while her hostility increased drastically,
"I don't think I like your insinuations. Mr. Payne" she said.
While Melinda's eyes widened at the change and she tensed up in case of conflict, Hal patted her waist as though to tell her to be calm,
Before he smiled wolfishly at Arya,
"Why are you getting so upset? I was only telling the truth. As an Alchemist, I'm sure you've come up with some brilliant schemes to suck those suckers of all of their money.
After all, their quest to be victorious is just going to open up opportunities you can exploit to enrich your pocket.
That's all I was talking about.
What are those insinuations I made that you don't like? Care to share?"