"You, my dear Lilith, I want you! Your mind, body, and soul! I want your everything to belong to me!"
SILENCE
The whole hut turned silent at his bold claims. The trio, Aria, Elara, and Sarah were nonchalant about this, although they don't like Lilith, they can't do anything about it.
'God has made a decision, then we have to make sure to follow it and welcome her as a new fellow devotee!' Sarah mumbled inwardly as she eyes Lilith, as if an employer scrutinised a new recruit.
GRIT
But the recruit, however, was not having it.
'How dare he!' Lilith growled inwardly as she glared daggers at Aurelius. No one claimed possession of her. Instead it was her who claimed possession of others.
'I really want to rip him apart, limb by limb!' She exclaimed, her eyes glowed with pink light, fury raging inside her heart.
But alas, she cannot do anything to him, 'not right now, at least!' She said to herself, calming herself down.
'I will wait until I find these guys so called followers, after that I will taste and dry him of his life force and tear him apart!' She decided.
Aurelius watched all this with a smile on his face. He could see clearly what she was planning.
'My dear Lilith, do you think I don't know what you are planning? You want to search for someone who doesn't exist! And before you can even leave this hut, I will make you mine!'
Aurelius's eyes shone with possession as he eyes Lilith, making a shiver run down Lilith's spine.
'What was that? I felt like I had been eyed by a predator!' Lilith yelled internally as she looked around. But then, her eyes landed on Aurelius, 'is it him!?'
"Of course, by joining me, you will get many 'benefits' as well!" Aurelius said, breaking Lilith's internal monologue abruptly.
Everyone in the hut perked up their ears as they paid attention to his words.
Lilith narrowed her eyes at him and asked, "What benefits!?"
'What can he even offer me!? He doesn't even know anything about me or this village!?' Lilith mumbled as she eyed him with scrutiny.
The trio smiled as they glanced at each other knowingly, they have personally experienced what 'benefits' Aurelius was talking about, and they have to confess, 'It feels really good! I experience heaven when I am connected to His Holiness!' Elara exclaimed inwardly.
Aria and Sarah have the same reaction as Elara.
"Well, as you might have known, my sweet Aria here," Aurelius began as he walked over to Aria. He then went behind her and placed his hand on her shoulder and continued, "She was sick, so much that your village elders have given up on her!"
Aria's friends bit their lips as they hung their heads low. They were really sad that their friend was going to die and wanted to visit her but their mother's had stopped them. 'They were afraid that the sickness she had gotten might be contagious!' Mira said as she clenched her fist in frustration.
"I promise you, just like how I have healed Aria from her sickness. I will heal all my devotees of their sicknesses and make sure they never get ill again in their life." Aurelius declared not only shocking the girls but the trio as well.
Tears formed at the edges of their eyes, 'Just how much does His Holiness love us!?' Aria mumbled to herself as she felt a squeeze on her shoulders.
She looked up to see Aurelius's divinely enchanting smile, reassuring her.
The room hung in silence as Aurelius's words soaked into the girls' minds.
Aurelius smirked inwardly and stayed silent, he knew what to say and when to say it.
'For a poor village woman, the most important things in their lives will be their children and their health. I have promised to keep them healthy for the rest of their lives. Of course, they will be baffled!'
He then began to play with Aria's hair, without caring the silence in the room.
SNIFF
He sniffed Aria's hair and a fresh scent of Lavender hit his nose, pleasantly surprising him.
He then walked toward Aria's friends and continued, "I will make sure that whoever follows me with honesty, never has to become sad because they are poor. I will make sure all my followers have enough food and a shelter, and also a community that they can call home."
'Although, I cannot make the claims of making them rich come true yet, it doesn't matter as long as I convert the whole village. They will have a community of my followers and they won't have to worry about food as I will take care of it.' He mumbled inwardly.
He then went toward Anna, who was a little guarded against him at the start. "I will make sure that they smile out of happiness and not out of desperation and hopelessness." Aurelius whispered, as he inched toward Anna, barely a few centimetres away from her.
Anna's breath became laboured as she saw Aurelius closing in on her. His towering figure and his handsome face was too much for her maiden heart.
Her eyes became cloudy as she bit her lip to control herself, 'what's happening!?' she asked herself as she almost lost herself in his deep blue eyes.
Aurelius smiled as he watched Anna's breathing become quicker and quicker. He leaned on close enough for her to feel his hot breath on her cheeks.
Mira watched in envy as she clenched her fists, cursing her fate, 'Gahh! Why wasn't it me!?' That girl is definitely a lost cause.
"What do you say, my dear Lilith?" Aurelius asked as he swiftly pulled away from Anna, causing her to narrow her eyes on him.
'Why did I want him to kiss me!?' She questioned herself, bewildered by her own desires.
Aurelius didn't pay attention to her anymore and turned toward Lilith.
'System, tell me more about Lilith!' He mumbled inwardly, 'I can manipulate her more if I know more about her!'
[Ding!]
[Information about the target named Lilith!]
[Price: 750 faith points!]
[Do you wish to continue?]
[Yes] / [No]
'What the fuck!?' Aurelius exclaimed inwardly as he almost lost his cool. He looked at Lilith in shock as he looked at the system's price for her information, checking if he was seeing things.
'What the fuck is her background to cost 750 points!?' He questioned internally as he covered his expression.
'That drains almost all my points!' His eyes narrowed on Lilith.
'That many points means that she is definitely not of simple background. And using a disguise can only mean that she is hiding from someone. If I convert her then her problem becomes mine!'
Aurelius deduced as his mind went into overdrive, 'Do I really want a problem this early on? When I am still weak!?'
'But on the other hand I will gain an important piece not for the village but some demon forces?' He mumbled, thinking about the positives of converting Lilith.
Lilith observed Aurelius and analysed his every move. 'He is really good!' She exclaimed as she observed his movements.
'Although I couldn't tell much, the thing I am sure of is that he is thinking something!' She mumbled as she gazed at him.
But she also thought about his offer. 'Do I really have to join this guy?' She didn't like it. Her eyes darted around as she thought of a way out of this situation.
'But only by being close to him I can find this guy's other followers!' She thought in irritation as she bit her lips.
'If I convert her, I will gain 200 faith points, which will definitely help me. As for her background, I will deal with it when the time comes!' Aurelius decided inwardly.
SIGH
'I will observe him for a week. If I can't find any followers of his by then, I will kill him!' She decided.
Both stared at each other, deciding on their respective course of action.
"I will follow you," Lilith said first among the two. "But I want to be your main one. I want to be your priority, before any of your women, I want to be your first choice!" She demanded.
'Even if it's just for show, I still have to act my part!' She mumbled as she smirked inwardly.
Aurelius smirked at her demands, 'We will see if you will have the same tone toward me after I convert you!'
"Very well, we will talk about it after the invitation." He said as he smiled mysteriously.
Lilith narrowed her eyes at him, thinking that something was wrong. 'What is it? I feel like Something's wrong!' She muttered inwardly but couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"Dear Lilith, so what is your answer?" he asked again.
Lilith hesitantly nodded her head while squinting her eyes at him, "....Okay."
Aurelius smiled widely and walked toward Lilith under her suspicious gaze.
He reached her in a moment and grabbed her by her waist and pulled her toward him.
Lilith's eyes widened when she felt his lips on hers!
'I knew it! He was after mother from the Start! That bastard!' Lily cursed as she watched Aurelius passionately kiss her mother.
'System, convert her!' Aurelius said while invading Lilith's mouth with his tongue.
[Ding!]
[Activating the skill, Soul-Binding!]
[Error!: The skill Soul-Binding failed due to its low level!]
[The host is advised to upgrade the skill in order to convert the target!]
'Shit! Why the fuck does this happen to me!?'
Hi guys,
I am sorry that I couldn't upload yesterday. Something urgent came up and I didn't have enough time to write a chapter.
Thank you for your understanding and thank you for reading my novel.
And special thanks to reader_incognito, Patrick_Murray_5703, Some_phreak, Tepey for the power stones!