"These are not good too. I'll have to hunt a Beast so we can wear something," Aurum stood at the edge of the lake, staring at their blood, torn clothes made of animal pelt.
"Maybe I can make something," Aransae sat at the corner of the lake, looking towards the golden-haired girl who sat between his legs.
She blinked her deep ruby eyes, and her body rose. She found herself hung on the threads, her heart beating, her arms and legs got wrapped around by the threads. Along with her waist.
She moaned as the threads dug between her legs, tightening around her nipples, "Sir Aransae…"
She moaned when he pulled his palm towards himself and her body shifted along with it. It captured, twisting front of him and her big brother.
"Woah, you actually put her in that position with your threads," Aurum teasingly looked at Eve, blinking at her.
"I told you I could do it," Aransae chuckled, having completed the challenge that Aurum gave him.
"You two…ahmmm…stop it…" Eve tried to break free of the silk threads. She moaned harder, unable to break them.
Aransae smiled at her. More and more threads came out of his fingers, circling around her body, slowly starting to take shape of a sleeveless black dress, transparent.
He moved his palm down her breasts, putting the finishing touches on the dress, and eve closed her eyes.
She felt his palm over her ass, spreading her ass cheeks, and the thread formed between them. She felt so comfortable.
With that silk cloth covering her precious spot as the threads raised her thighs. He stoked them, bringing the new dress, bringing them to her knee before he finally put her down on her two feet as the threads left her body.
She slowly landed on the ground, looking at her black dress, "this is so good...! Thank you, Sir Aransae!"
"You like it?" Aransae softly asked.
"I love it," she answered, "Why is it...see through?"
"Your big brother told me to make it so," Aransae didn't bat an eye, pushing all the blame on Aurum, who rolled his eyes.
"Hey, that preference was all him," he put his arm around her, holding her shoulder to shoulder, hugging her, "he was enjoying teasing you with those threads."
"Sir Aurum, I was not."
"Uh-huh, and I believe you," Aurum chuckled.
"You two! I don't care whose idea it was, please make me proper clothes," Eve pouted.
"I feel so tired...I need a good night rest before I do that," Aransae shook his hands, watching them like they were about to fall off.
Aurum held back his laughter. Hearing Eve complain. He kissed her cheek, "Ok, fine. Fine. He can make you a dress. For now, why don't we have some fun."
Eve moaned, seeing him raise her head as he slowly planted a kiss on her lips. She took a deep breath, feeling her body tense up. She slowly raised her hand towards Aransae who took in his, "you look absolutely amazing in that…"
Eve moaned, raising her body on her toes when Aurum kissed her neck, grabbing onto her breasts, "thank you...Sir..."
Present,
Aransae did the last finishing on the two statues. He happily watched them. He was so disappointed when he didn't gain a memory on the second floor. He rushed to the third floor, then fourth floor, and finally the fifth floor.
It was only a tiny memory. At first, he thought he was getting portions of Spindra's memories of incident, but it was only when he saw the second memory that he could compare. He came to a realisation that he wasn't regaining memory of incidents, but people.
He knew about Aurum and Eve. Although he couldn't put it into words, he knew. Since he couldn't put into words, he decided to make these statues, and put everything he knew about them into these statues.
These statues not only carried all the subconscious memories. They carried his desire and passion.
When he finished the statue of Aurum holding Eve from behind, it looked absolutely amazing. Even a little of his emotions got into it. The lust and passion as she looked back at him, their lips about to touch was clear.
He sat in the middle of the large hall, watching the two statues, letting out a warm sigh, "Aurum and Eve..."
"That looks great."
Aransae pressed his lips, nodding, feeling the tug from behind as the seductive half-devil, half fallen angel hugged him from behind.
"It does..."
"Master, you are not happy," Akeno softly whispered.
"Hm, I don't know...I have you...Rias...and everyone in the Peerage. I even have Sona and others. And if I reach out then even more people...then why am I so stuck up on these memories?"
"Because they are your family. When I lost my mother...I felt the same. You want them because you want your family around. The girlfriends, the Peerage Members, the pets, nothing would fulfil you, Master. And that is for a normal person...you still haven't become the whole you. I can't even fathom the emptiness inside of you."
Aransae placed his palm on hers. He brought it to his lips, planting gentle kisses on her fingers. He twisted his body to get a look at her. He slowly planted a kiss on her lips, "thank you, Akeno."
"Mmm, Master~!" Akeno wrapped her arms around Aransae's neck. She sat on his lap, straddling him. Her tongue slid against her master's lips, trying to open them up. Akeno locked him up in a deep and long kiss. She bit on his lips gently and sucked them. Aransae slowly leaned in, deepening the kiss.
Akeno continued to kiss, feeling Aransae's hands crawl down her back and finally grabbing her ass. She gasped, breaking the kiss.
Aransae laid Akeno down, kissing her collarbone. His lips trailed down to her breasts. He lifted her clothes and grabbed her perky right tit, massaging it gently. He brought his lips to her left tit, gently nibbling the hard nub.
"Ah~...Master, do as you please," Akeno smiled. She was always happy to do as Aransae pleased. She felt him tug at her nipple gently with his teeth. He sucked her breast, leaving hickeys and love bites on the pale surface.
She arched her back to shove them in more. She pulled him down on them. Akeno felt Aransae slide his hands into her clothes, rubbing her wet cunt gently. "Haah...ahh! Master"
Aransae sat up, staring at the body, her messy clothes. He slowly took off her clothes, and she took off his. Soon, both of them were nude, showing their bodies off to each other. Aransae dug in again, this time sucking her flat abdomen gently. He brought his lips down to her wet pussy, "you're a mess, Akeno."
Akeno laid on the sofa with her legs spread open for Aransae. He held her thigh gently and licked her clit gently. "Mghh...Master! Oh my~!"
Akeno bit her lip, watching Aransae lick her. Aransae got his entire face soaked in Akeno's fluids. She tried to catch her breath, but all that came out was a moaning mess. Her legs trembled as she held Aransae down on her pussy, forcing him to taste her juices more. She covered her mouth tightly.
Aransae loved seeing her squirming from pleasure. He rubbed her thighs gently, and she shut her eyes tightly, feeling the wave of pleasure roll through her body. She squirted onto the floor, dripping Aransae's face in her fluids. She let out a loud scream and laid back on the floor, relaxing finally.
Aransae sucked her fluids off his lips gently and rubbed his wet cheeks. He crawled on top of her and stared at her naked body. He grabbed her legs, pulling her closer, rubbing his cock against her wet pussy.
"Woah, now this is awkward. Do you think we should join in?"
"I don't know, big brother. I am enjoying the show."
Aransae and Akeno froze. They were on the Fifth Floor, inside the secret room, beyond the Boss Room. She sprung up, looking to their side, seeing a couple sitting there with a smile on their lips.
The man had snow-white hair that framed his face, square jaw, crystal blue eyes that seemed to contain all the stars and endless sky. He hugged the gorgeous golden-haired girl from behind. She was so perfect, her face was symmetrical, her deep ruby eyes were like abyss filled with desire.
Her pink lips made Akeno feel wetter. Seeing both of them made her heart go crazy. At first, she thought her Master was so obsessed because he was seeking himself. Now, she had another thought, 'those two...there is absolutely something strange about them.'
"Akeno...am I dreaming? Is this what dreams are like?"
"No, you are not. Sir, Aransae," Eve held Aurum's arm that pressed and hid most of her breasts.
"How...is this happening?"
Aurum scratched his head, "I swear, man. Did you hit your head against a universe or something? You look pretty shaken up."
"Big brother, I think the correct expression is to hit the rock."
"Yeah, in his case, he would be hitting the universe to lose his memories."
"Um...uh..I am not Aransae Spindra...I am Aransae Caelum..." Aransae never felt more human. He was so shaken from the sudden turn of events that he couldn't even string a sentence together.
"What is he saying?" Eve questioningly looked towards Aurum.
"Oh, I think this is the beginning. That's why he's so confused," Aurum whispered back, "No wonder he did something as stupid as making our statue."
"It's not stupid," Aransae shot back. He felt this feeling coming from deep inside him. There was a part of him that respected this young man so much, and there was a part of him that had to sharply reply to him.
"Yes, it is."
"It..."
"Is," Aurum smirked. He tilted his head into a softer smile, "Now. Would you get me some clothes so I can hug you?"
Aransae scratched his cheek. Asking, "are you...really alive?"
"Sadly...yes, yes we are."
Aransae stood in front of a two-story house. It wasn't grand or anything, it was perfect for two people to live.
"Nervous?" Rias gripped his palm.
"This is being nervous," Aransae placed his palm on his chest, whispering in his hoarse, warm voice.
"Yes, master," Akeno linked her arm with his, "it is perfectly fine. You are about to meet with old friends."
"Yeah," Aransae was about to knock again when the doorknob turned and it opened. The three of them felt their breath being taken away, seeing the golden-haired girl. She was angelic, and that wasn't giving her enough credit.
Her deep ruby eyes curved into a smile as she opened the door, not hiding behind the door any longer, "Oh, oh, you are not..."
Aransae nearly stammered, seeing her wearing a transparent above knee lingerie, along with visible sky blue panties, "did we come at a wrong time...?"
"No, you are on the right time," Eve blushed, pouting, "if it was on my big brother then he would have me walking around naked. I am lucky that I am getting to wear these."
She welcomed them inside the house in an open area, surrounded by trees, and fresh air, more than enough sunlight pouring through the windows. Aransae looked at the wall, seeing paintings, some familiar in his memories, most of them weren't, "these are...?"
He touched one where they were a few shadows on top of a mountain peak, looking at the sunrise, "was I here?"
"Yes, you were," Eve tucked her hands behind her back, giving him a smile. She greeted the two girls who came with him, "Would you like to have a seat?"
"There is no need for formalities," Rias greeted her back, looking over Eve's body, pressing her lips, "He makes you wear that even at home? I wish Master would do that for me."
"Big brother is a sadist," Eve rolled her eyes, "He loves putting me in awkward positions."
"Right, right, what positions?"
Eve groaned, feeling his breath hit her ear. She looked over her shoulder, seeing her big brother standing right behind her, watching her with a smile. She pecked his lips, "I wonder..."
Aurum looked towards Rias, who nearly took a step back, "are you...alright?"
"I am," Rias regained her poise. He connected dragon Floors to different worlds. Even her Master didn't have the idea that the Dungeon Masters or Floor Masters could partially control these worlds. One of those things was like rewinding timelines in which Floor Masters hadn't interacted with.
Or changing the relative time flow of the worlds. Or, even ban all use of superpowers inside this universe, which had been cast on all of them. Yet, they managed to get a house. They got furniture, had enough time to paint all these and turn this place into a home, all within one month.
And now, he managed to appear behind Eve without running, teleporting, or anything supernatural. If he hadn't spoken, then she probably wouldn't have realised he was standing there. Which seemed impossible to miss because of his overwhelming presence.
She looked towards Akeno, who nodded back at her, clearly understanding the thoughts going through her head.
"Do they always think so loudly," Aurum whispered towards Aransae. Though they clearly heard them.
"Sometimes..." Aransae tilted his head, "they are very obvious, aren't they? And sometimes I can't understand them at all."
Aurum chuckled, "Yeah, that part is the same as before. You were always so innocent in some matters."
"I am not so innocent now. I house so many desires, so many voices. There is nothing I don't know," Aransae turned to face Aurum, declaring.
"Hence the cause and effects of why you were innocent."
"What?"
"Nothing, man," Aurum shook his head, "It is one of the two great mysteries. Why were you innocent, and why did our statues come to life. I am sure you can take it to seven."
Aransae tilted his head, looking confused, "are you mocking me?"
"No, no, actually, no," Aurum stopped joking. He gestured towards the couch, waiting for Aransae to sit before he sat down in front of him, on the table, looking at him closely.
"I was going to do the whole routine where I would say that yes I was mocking you without saying I was mocking you. Then Eve would tell me that yes, that is mocking, and you will say I don't like you, and I will say that I am not likable. That I am surprised you like me the first time."
He said all that in one breath. He took a deep breath, exhaling, looking back at Aransae, "this is bad...you can't even join me in the scripted joke because you can't understand them."
"That's bad?" Aransae awkwardly sat there. He wanted a friend. There was that desire deep inside him, to get back a part of himself, and that meant having his friends, but now that they were in front of him, "I am not your friend...oh..."
"Don't be silly," Aurum smiled, ruffling Aransae's here, "You are more like our child. On that nose, want to fuck your mother?"
"Big brother!" Eve pouted, slamming her heel down on his foot.
Aurum grinned. He reassuringly smiled at Aransae, "Don't worry so much about it...trust me. I will teach you how to be a sarcastic, sadistic bastard in no time."
"That sounds like a good idea," Aransae pursed his lips into a smile, unsure about the whole thing while Rias and Akeno rubbed his arms, reassuring him.
"Now, let's get to the goods and bad. You made statues of us...terrible. Do not do to anyone in your memory again. There are beings there that could destroy the worlds with their presence. You were very lucky that it was just me and Eve. Well, you weren't. Still, our presence is not destructive."
"How...?" Rias looked at them in confusion.
Aurum looked towards Rias and Akeno, "Well, uh...I don't want to explain. I like it when it remains a mystery and people use their brain to figure things out. And I know, my personality sucks. I love it."
Eve pressed her palm over her lips, giggling. She noticed the three pair of eyes, "I love it too...sorry."
Aurum chuckled, "That's why we get along."
Aransae smiled at them, "that is so beautiful...what you have with each other."
"And as usual, you can say the cringiest things without cringy," Aurum shook his head, "now back to...goods and bads. Good. We are here...and no one can tell you more about Dungeon than me. Who has been a Dungeon Master in another timeline. Again. I am not going to explain, find out."
"No, I think you should explain that. That sounds really important," Rias pleaded.
"Nope. Now, I am sure you have completed five floors. Yet, you haven't gained five memories. Why?" Aurum questioningly looked at him.
"Because...they are distributed unevenly?"
"Oh, boy. Ok, Aransae Spindra Caelum. Spindra. Of the Spiders. Spiders. Threads. Threads - Connecting. Connecting?"
"Oh, these world connecting tunnels!" Aransae happily clapped his hands, "These are my memories?"
"Yes, they are," Aurum shrugged, "I mean, how did you not figure that out earlier."
"I thought that was more of the dungeon thing," Aransae gave a silly smile.
"Bro, you are the dungeon," Aurum laughed, "Stop thinking about Dungeon as something you made. Dungeon is fucking your body. What is inside is your soul, mind, spirit, and will."
Aransae parted his lips. It wasn't just him, even Rias and Akeno blinked, exchanging a look, coming to the same realisation, "Ohhhh."
"That's why..."
"Yeah, that explain a lot."
"That explains everything."
"Yes, without you in control. The Dungeon has no identity. It is basically a chaotic mess of desires, and the stronger desires are having a war, whichever is at top shapes the Dungeon and its insides."
"That is why I said you were lucky that it was us. Maybe the memories you gained were a part of you in the Dungeon helping you."
"You see, with Eve here, there is one group of ghostly desires to overpower others because that is how her presence would affect the Dungeon."
"I'll try my best...to stand there for a while," Eve joked.
"Great, all that you are good for."
Eve puckered her lips, pinching her big brother's cheek.
Aurum chuckled, "Moving to the next part...how to regain your memories. Now, choose. Cut off the contact with these universes. Or absorb them inside the Dungeon."
"What would he have to do to absorb them?"
"You catch on fast," Aurum narrowed his eyes, "You got a good one there?"
Aransae tilted his head, trying to catch up to Rias's thought, "Absorbing Universes will strengthen my floors...and increase my powers in turn?"
"Exactly," Aurum smiled, "Now, among the five worlds. I rearranged the tunnels to connect them based on their powers."
"This is the weakest world. And I overlapped now first and second worlds since they are both zombie worlds. It will set in motion when people turn into zombies at the start of apocalypse and souls would move into the afterlife."
"Afterlife...?"
"The Hidden Village you created? Now, if you keep going, you will see villages upon villages of souls. That's your Dungeon Afterlife."
"Can't you just stop it?" Akeno didn't understand, "Stop the Apocalypse."
"Yes, and no. When you truly understand time, you understand what you are killing off. If I stop the Apocalypse now, then the people who don't become zombies and survive will go on with their lives. Most of them live so far, have so different lives that they would never come together..."
Aurum looked distance, "Now, I see a timeline here...where these people came together. Their children, and children's children repopulated the society. And this further spread out, becoming a whole new repopulated world. Now, stopping the Apocalypse would mean destroying this timeline that will be created unless someone from outside like us interferes."
"For most people, a question like this is simple. Let people of now die. Or kill the people of the future. One would answer. Save the people of now. Because future is vague and illusionary. Well, not for me. For me...future is as clear as you are. That's why I can't make this decision. That's why I chose to remain human and die human with human limits."
Aurum felt the heaviness in the air, "anyway. Leave that aside. I have cleaned up a bit of mess. Now, is there anything else I should tell you?"
"Hm," Aransae leaned back on the couch, "anything else...."
"Hm...I can't think of anything..." Aransae shook his head, "Nothing...outright..."
"Great, then work is out of the way," Eve walked up to Aransae. She sat down on his lap, putting her arm around his neck. She planted a kiss on his lips, "It's good to see your again..."
Aransae closed his eyes. He got such a familiar feeling from that kiss, "Miss Eve..."
"Sir Aransae," Eve kissed his lips again, stroking the back of his head. She leaned in, whispering in his ear, "please come and enjoy me once you have the zombies under your control."
"Can't I now?" Aransae whispered.
"Not yet," Eve stepped away from him. She chuckled, sitting back down beside Aurum, "Big brother has different plans."
"Hey," Aurum looked at Aransae, "Want to play a game...?"
"Like Sex Game?"
"No," Aurum chuckled, "I am going to teach you more about this Dungeon, and yourself and your powers."
"For that purpose. You need to become a villain."
"I don't get it."
"Aransae. As much as it saddens me to say...you are incomplete. You are somewhat yourself...but not fully. That's why, this time, when you are not taking support from the personalities of your servants and pawns, you are feeling at a disadvantage."
"Which is understandable after you what went through. No one is rushing you to get together right this instant. Look at these two, they understand, but they are silently supporting you."
Aransae looked towards Rias and Akeno. He let out a smile. He took their palm, feeling slightly more confident than before, "What is this about being a villain?"
"You want to find yourself...? Put yourself in a unique position. Try new things. For this world, your job is to be a villain. Be a good villain, try if you can do that. You take control of the zombies, and use them however you like. I will stand alongside the people of this world in our struggle to survive. Whereas, capture us all."
"Since you will be using ghostly desires to transform these zombies into Dungeon Monsters. And their surrounding into Dungeon Territory, you can take over the monster, worlds, and use the women all over the world to purify the desires. That is, if you can."
"Oh," Aransae leaned forward, "what do I get if I win?"
"You win...if you can capture me," Eve nibbled her lip, spreading out her legs a little. She arched her back to make herself look more seductive, and she was clearly succeeding, "you can have me, and do whatever you want with me..."
"That's...a superb reward," Akeno licked her lips, running her eyes over Eve.
"One more thing," Aurum breathed in, "I have already lived a life...I chose to die a human. That is why...I plan on sealing most of my memories of the future, and with that will go most of my knowledge...and hers. When you come again, we will probably be normal high schoolers or college students."
Eve hugged Aurum's arm, "that's why...Sir Aransae...it was sad that you made a statue of us...we never planned on living again. That's why...I can't be with you today."
Aurum gave him a soft smile, "To be honest...it was really great seeing you again."
"Didn't you just say...that you were going to teach me everything?" Aransae didn't know how to react to that news.
Aurum smirked, "Don't worry so much about it. That game will help you learn everything you need to. Also, in this world, the Dungeon is not there to keep you stable. With what little you have been able to scrape together, you will be unbalanced, instable …emotional…"
"Emotional? Me? I don't even know emotions."
"You do, you don't recognise them," He got up on his feet, putting his hand towards Aransae, who hesitantly took it. He pulled Aransae up, giving him a quick hug, patting his head, "everything will be fine...kid."
He pulled away, and Eve gave Aransae a hug, kissing his cheek, "It was so nice to see you again."
She whispered in his ear, "please treat my next reincarnation well."
Aransae hugged her back, "I will..."
For him...he blanked out. He saw himself talking to them, saw himself walking out the door...and the next moment, he was standing in the Dungeon. He stood there in silence, blocking out the world, until Rias hugged him, "Oh, Master...."
Aransae put his palm between them, gripping his chest, "Rias...Akeno...what is this feeling...?"
Akeno hugged him from behind. She pressed her head against his shoulder, putting her palm on top of his.
"Master...that's...the pain of losing the one you love...your family...something I had hoped you'd never know..."
Aransae took a deep breath, "I don't like it..."
"Master...you don't have to..."