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(AKJ)Chapter 120 - A Bond never comes alone, and heartfelt talk
🕑 Added 2025-07-19 14:16:41 +0000 UTC[A/N: Hello, dear patrons! here's chapter 120! Following my new writing style changes, this chapter is filled with interesting, and much more humane, interactions. Hope you'll enjoy it, because it's a 4000+ words chapter! Anyway, I'll see you guys later!
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Bright Star City, Bright Star Island, Flowing Stars Archipelago, Earth
Omniscient P.O.V.
As soon as she voiced the acronym, the three burst into laughter, soothing the last trace of awkwardness between the sisters-mother trio, with the matching relaxed grin gracing each of their face being the best proof. Falling into a peaceful silence for a moment with their gazes conveying much without the need to say anything, it was only when Bryn’s voice resounded in the room, her tone slightly hesitant, that the atmosphere regained a hint of the previous seriousness. “So... Now that we agreed... Who’s going to talk to Demian about it?” Noticing the other two’s gaze focused on her, Sera let out a sigh before saying. “You two are really something else. I’m already sharing my man with you, and you even want me to act as the middleman... Fine! It’s not as if I haven’t been doing the same thing for a few months now. God, I’m really too kind.” Immediately, Liya’s and Bryn’s expressions relaxed before turning delighted. The two even hugged Sera again, with Liya kissing her forehead while exclaiming. “I knew you were amazing!” Bryn even added. “Best sister ever!” ‘Rolling her eyes’, Sera retorted, the corner of her lips slightly lifted in a small grin. “Amazing, my sexy ass! You’re just happy you get to share my Godly-looking boyfriend. And Sis, I’m your only sister, so your compliment doesn’t count.” Pausing for a second, she then continued. “Whatever, I love you guys too. I guess that’s what I get for being so considerate. You can let go, by the way.” With the two following her words, an amused smile gracing both of their lips, Sera could not help but smile back and say. “Since we agreed with my role as female Jesus, minus the crucifying, of course, I’m leaving. I do need to get some rest after going through this insane day.” The other two nodded, Bryn replying. “Same here. I’m even thinking about taking a day off from training tomorrow. Not sure...” Giggling at her words, Liya retorted. “That’d be a first, sweetie. But it’s a good idea, I’m really exhausted. Actually, we could spend the day with Demian tomorrow. It’d be a good way to unwind. And no, I’m not talking about having sex. I don’t think my healing factor is good enough to deal with him. Yet. At least, if what you just described is true.”
A chuckle escaped Sera’s lips, who then replied. “Being self-aware is the best way to avoid painful ‘surprises’. But back to what you suggested. I’m in. It’d be nice to spend the whole day, just the four of us. Cultivating is great, but it gets a bit dry after a while. A good thing that I’ve got a very willing partner for bedroom yoga. It does a wonder to clear your mind, I’m telling you.” Shaking their heads with an amused grin on their faces, the two did not comment on her teasing remark but instead chatted for a few more minutes before bidding each other good night, with both Bryn and Sera walking back to their bedrooms, leaving their mother alone in her own room, her Mind filled with expectations for the future. Feeling a mix of sweetness and arousal, the redhead wondered inwardly. ‘Mind-breaking, uh? I really can’t wait to experience that...’ Back to Seraphine, her steps were much lighter than before the ‘Council of SMUT’ meeting. ‘I wonder how Dem will react when I tell him about Mom and Sis. Well, he’d pretty much agreed about Mom already, but...’ Without noticing, her steps had already led her to the bedroom she shared with him, leaving her ‘official’ one empty, her body stopping briefly before the closed door. With a thought, it opened automatically, unveiling the main area with the massive bed set at the back of the room. A quick sweep of her Soul Sense, which, without her eyes functioning ‘normally’, was the only way for her to ‘see’ anything. Catching a light breathing sound, she immediately noticed the sleeping figure of Demian lying on the giant mattress, his body half covered with the thin dark-blue blanket, leaving his incredibly well-defined torso completely visible. With each breathing cycle, his chest slowly rose and fall, emphasizing those two ridiculously magnificent pectoral muscles when rising, while the downward movement showcased those delicious-looking abdominal muscles of his, with the cherry on top being those two ‘diagonal abs‘, or whatever they were called, that looked like an arrow pointing toward his Divine quality ‘tool of the trade’, hidden below the silk sheets. The captivating image made her freeze for a few seconds, her Mind unable to do anything else but admire the view silently. Only after having her fill of mental sugar from that eye candy did she let out a discreet sigh while thinking. ‘Textbook definition of ‘illegally attractive’. Damn it! It was already annoying to watch for other women, but now I’m sure even some men might be wanting to get boned by him.’
Shaking her head, she simply decided to deal with those potential problems when they crossed that bridge. In the meantime, she vanished her clothes into her Void Ring before triggering a simple cleaning Spell to make her baby-smooth ebony skin sparkling clean. Not that she really needed to cleanse herself. After all, ‘toilet breaks’ were clearly a thing of the past, and had been so for a while now, not only for her, but also for the other three, perks of being a superhuman magical warrior with the metabolism to match. To be fair, she still sweated each time she experienced Nirvana with Demian’s heavenly techniques, but her (and his) sweat’s pleasant smell made it hard to associate it with any ‘impurity cleaning cycle’ like normal sweating function, especially since it had some aphrodisiac properties, something both Demian and she had experienced many times. Many times, she wondered if that effect was due to her bloodline or if it came from the Bond they shared. Objectively, it could be both, with the latter triggering the apparition of the former or amplifying it? The fact that with a single whiff of Demian’s sweaty odor, her lower lips turned into the physical representation of the Niagara Falls, minus the annoying picture-taking tourists, did suggest that the Bond might have been the main culprit. ‘Oh well, we’ll see what happens when those two ‘get bonding’ with Dem...Get bonding. Why does it sound so dirty?’ She thought playfully, her toned legs leading her slowly to the bed, her generous breasts swaying gently with each step, while her thick buttocks slightly clenched and unclenched, proudly showcasing their spherical presence to the world. Her movements screamed ‘I’m incredibly hot and I’m not even trying’, something she did not even seem to realize, probably because her own man was as mind-fryingly gorgeous as she was, with her sister and mother not far behind the two of them. Was she biased when she said she was more attractive than her mother and sister? Of course not... Alright, maybe a little. Anyway... With random thoughts swimming in her head, the young woman swiftly reached the bed before sliding herself beneath the blanket until her body brushed against the sleeping man’s torso. With a bit of adjusting due to having a much larger than average bust, she finally found the perfect position against her man’s naked chest, her head set on his left shoulder and her eyelids fluttering close while a small smile graced her full purple-colored lips, grin that grew slightly bigger when she felt Demian’s left arm automatically embrace her waist despite being fast asleep. “Good night, my handsome playboy of a boyfriend...” She murmured sleepily before her consciousness shut down, leaving her previously tense body completely relaxed. Having fallen asleep, she did miss the slight upturn of Demian’s lips when she uttered her teasing, but gentle words.
Time passed by with late night turning into early morning. As sunlight started to brighten the room little by little, Demian’s eyelids twitched slightly before fluttering open. ‘Did I fall asleep? And I wanted to know about the girls’ chat... I guess I’ll have to wait a bit more, ugh?’ He thought while noting the naked beauty lying in his arms, with a peaceful smile gracing her lips. Gazing at her expression, a grin matching hers appeared on his face as another thought surfaced in his Mind. ‘I really can’t get used to how adorable she looks when she sleeps so peacefully...’ He contemplated with quiet delight, his heart experiencing an even more intense ‘attack’, when he noticed her subconsciously rubbing her cheek against his chest, as if to imprint her smell on his body. Or was it to imprint his own smell on her face? Whatever the case, the view had an incredible impact on his love-addled brain, prompting him to give her a gentle kiss on her head over her silky smooth purple hair before saying. “I’m falling more and more in love with you, Seraphine Mikhailov, my lovely elven wife.” Wife. A word with strong implications, at least for him, and one he believed should not be uttered casually. Technically, with the two not being officially married, he thought it too premature to use it. At least when it came to everyday life. However, with the woman sleeping soundly on his chest, he could not help but say it out loud. ‘Wife. I wish I could say it all the time, but...’ Letting out a complicated sigh, he then added. ‘Like we agreed earlier, it’s better to wait for Liya and Bryn to fall for me and accept my marriage proposal. Speaking of which, I’d first need to propose to them before they can actually accept it, I guess. Asking those two to marry me, uh...?’ Moving his gaze back to the ceiling, his gaze turned absent-minded when he realized. ‘Well, I do think it’s doable, especially with Liya, who accepted me already. And from how Bryn reacted earlier, she’s definitely got feelings for me. I think. Maybe. But even if that’s the case, proposing to them... I should also do the same for Sera, even if I already know her answer. After all, I can’t exactly favor one over the others, right?’ As images of him kneeling on one knee before the three and popping the question, a sliver of tension began to rise in his heart, making him realize something. ‘Am I scared? God, I am, aren’t I? I’ve gone through three life and death battles already, not knowing if I or any of the girls could survive, and now I’m frightened about asking a simple question to the women I trust and love deeply. Sure, they’d probably say yes, but then again, they could also say no. And if they said no, wouldn’t that make our relationship awkward? Could we even go back to ‘normal’? I...’ His brain was beginning to go into overthinking mode before he caught himself and started to focus on his breathing. Inhale slowly. Exhale slowly. Inhale. Exhale. After a few minutes, his breathing returned to normal, as deep as the great sea. Feeling much calmer, he told himself inwardly. ‘Let’s take one step at a time, Demian. Let nature take its course. I need to listen to my heart. That’s the best way to deal with matters of the heart... Right?’
While Demian was busy planning on what strategy to use to persuade the three women into marrying him, creating and discarding plans after plans, he did not notice the time passing by minutes after minutes, hours after hours, until he sensed a slight movement from the naked beauty lying on his body, her arms encircling his waist and her legs doing the same to his left leg. Interestingly, that octopus-like position should have been very uncomfortable for the woman after an entire night being pressed down by his body, now easily weighing a few hundred kilograms. However, with a Peak Elementary Special Physique and access to his Perk, Sera clearly did not feel a thing and even mentioned how it felt ‘super cozy’. Well, it was not as if he did not like being tightly embraced by his woman, so he would not complain about it. ‘She’s waking up.’ He noted as her body movements became a bit greater, her eyelids fluttering slightly before a languid moan escaped her lips. When her eyes opened completely, the sleepy woman noticed the playful grin plastered on her man’s face, prompting her to ask in an amused tone. “What’s so funny?” Shaking his head, Demian replied. “Morning to you, too, beautiful.” Closing her eyes again, the young woman gently rubbed her cheek on his chest while replying. “Morning, Babe. Now, tell me what’s so funny.” Chuckling at her reaction, he responded. “Nothing much. It’s just that you behave more and more like a cat. A beautiful, sexy, and smart human-like cat. Are you sure your bloodline is really related to Dark Elves and not some kind of feline Beast?” His words made her freeze, prompting her to open her eyes, her narrowed gaze and dangerous smile directed at the man’s irritating smirk. “I gotta say, you’re really something else. Making a compliment that makes me both want to kiss and punch you is truly a talent.” With a playful smirk, he replied. “What can I say? It’s all natural.”
After a few light chuckles escaped their lips, Sera moved her body to lie completely on his own, her chin resting on the back of her hands stacked unto each other while her arms were set on his prominent pectoral muscles. With her grey orbs meeting his deep blue ones, she said, her tone gentle but with a hint of seriousness. “Let’s put the flirting aside and get to the more important topics, shall we?” Feeling intrigued, although with an inkling as to what was coming, he replied, his tone as gentle as hers. “Sure, Love. What do you want to talk about?” Instead of answering right away, she just quietly looked into his eyes for a few moments, wondering how to broach the subject. Was she supposed to just say, ‘Mom, Sis and I decided, without consulting you by the way, to bond with you? Also, we won’t accept any refusal. You’re fine with that? Not that it matters, but you know, I thought I’d inform you anyway...’ Well, that would be a bit too blunt, wouldn’t it? Then again, she knew Demian would not really mind if she did put it like that. ‘Getting two more women without even asking, and not only am I fine with the situation, but I’m even playing the middleman here. Middlewoman. Whatever.’ She thought, noting how patient Demian was while she was dilly-dallying with her thoughts, his gaze filled with tenderness. With an inward sigh, she concluded. ‘Forget it. Let’s just say he deserves it and get on with it.’ Having made her decision, she responded. “I’m talking about Mom and big Sis.” Cocking his brow, he only replied in a flat tone with an ‘Oh’, prompting her to retort sarcastically. “You trying to win a prize for least expressive response or what?” Her words brought a teasing grin to his face before he said. “You were saying something about Liya and Bryn?” Who was she trying to kid? After knowing her for so long, coupled with the fact that they were bonded, he knew perfectly well that she was trying to stall. Not on his watch. Seeing that she could not fool him, she finally let out the truth. “They... Both want to bond with you. After your breakthrough. As in a ‘bond 1, get 1 free’ kind of situation. Or bond 1 get 2 free since we’re already bonded...?”
Her first sentence made his brain freeze, making him miss the more light-hearted part of her monologue. Were those words what he wanted to hear? Hell yes! Did he expect to hear them so quickly, though? Definitely not. Well, Liya had already made her intention clear a few days prior, and Bryn’s actions were pretty obvious, and that was saying something for someone whose favorite expression was ‘Poker Face with a side of polite smile’. With all that having been said, he expected much more difficulty to get everyone on board, with drama, refusal, pursuit, etc... In other words, the whole shebang that was shown in those TV novellas, or other romance novels. But what was the situation? He was about to receive everything in his lap with (what he thought) no effort on his part. Was it supposed to be like this? Was getting a harem so easy nowadays? Or was he that special? ‘Well, I’m not dumb enough to think it’s the former, but thinking it’s the latter seems a bit narcissistic... Then again...’ He pondered absent-mindedly before shaking the distraction away with a firm thought. ‘Can’t mess it up now that I’ve got that opportunity!’ He then asked out loud, his tone relatively calm, though, because of their Bond, there was no way to hide his inner puzzlement from the elven woman. “That’s what you talked about yesterday?” With an expression that said ‘I know exactly what you’re thinking about’, the older woman responded. “Yes. And you should thank me because Sis was pretty much acting like I was speaking nonsense when I broached the subject at the beginning. It took me a while, well, with Mom’s help, to convince her to go through with it.” While subconsciously furrowing his brows at the implications, Demian mumbled with some subconscious disappointment. “So, she was against it...” Understanding his train of thought, Sera’s expression became a mix of amusement and caring as she retorted while shaking her head. “You can be so smart at times and so dumb at other times, Babe.” Before he could comment, she continued. “Did you really think she could’ve been convinced by us if she was really against the idea? I can tell you with 100% certainty that she was just waiting for an excuse to jump your bones, and by excuse I don’t mean for others but for herself.” After letting out a sigh, Sera’s tone turned distracted. “All those years, she’s been acting like a protector for the three of us to the point that she didn’t even try to date anyone. She never said anything, but I can tell that, if it wasn’t for your transformation, she might have stayed single for a long time, maybe even her whole life...” Falling silent for a few seconds, Sera then shook her head slightly before she added. “That’s also why I don’t mind having her as a ‘sister-wife’, or whatever you call our relationship. She deserves to be happy for all she’s done for us... Same thing for Mom...”
Looking at her captivating face, Demian immediately noticed her soft expression, a side of her that was usually hidden behind a mask of playful maturity. With a tender smile on his face, he tightly hugged her soft body, whispering gently but firmly. “You all deserve to be happy, not just them. I’ve told you the same thing already, but I’ll keep saying it: You’re one of the most amazing women I’ve ever met, hands down, and I’m the luckiest man on this planet—no, scratch that—this universe—to have you as my partner. Thank you for being who you are and for choosing to deal with my annoying self without complaining.” After saying his piece, he gave her a simple kiss filled with pure care on her forehead, triggering a flood of emotions in the older woman’s heart. After a few seconds of silence, which she spent gazing into his eyes, Sera mumbled in a shaky voice. “You’re not annoying...” She then fell back into silence for a few moments, stabilizing her emotions before adding with a steadier voice, her tone regaining a hint of her characteristic playfulness. “At least, not too much...” The teasing remark brought a few deep chuckles from the young man, who retorted. “That’s the Seraphine I know: A smart and sexy woman who never goes out without bringing her reserve of sarcasm with her!” Rolling her eyes while failing to control her delighted smile, she replied. “What can I do when you all make it so easy to tease you?” The two then bantered with each other for a few minutes before the purple-haired woman questioned, her voice much steadier than previously. “So... What do you think about—I mean—About Mom and Sis bonding with you?” Now having had a bit of time to get used to the idea, Demian was also much calmer than he was previously, and thus, while subconsciously stroking her lower back, his fingers barely brushing against her skin, he responded, not noticing the slight shiver of pleasure coursing through her body from his touch. “I would lie if I said I was against it. To be honest with you, I just didn’t expect all of you to agree so quickly to the ‘proposition’. Even you, despite how much you’ve been trying to convince me for a while now.” Feeling confused, she replied, her tone slightly shaking, although it was not certain if it was because of the topic or because of his caress. Maybe both? “You knew?” This time, it was his turn to roll his eyes before replying. “Did you really think I couldn’t tell? It was one thing when it was just pitching the idea, but I noticed right away how reluctant you felt about it when Liya started getting... ‘Chummier’ you could say, with me.” Noticing the surprise and slight embarrassment on her face, he added teasingly. “You’re not the only one paying attention to others, you know?” Letting out a sigh, she then lay her face on his chest and closed her eyes while muttering. “I didn’t want to worry you or influence your decision...” While moving his left hand lower to caress her toned buttocks, his right hand started brushing against her silky smooth hair, his gestures filled with love and care, matching the tone he used with his following words. “You need to trust me more, Love. Remember what you said about Bryn’s feelings for me and convincing her? Well, I’m the same. If I didn’t want to bond with them, I would‘ve refused right away. Plus, knowing you, I could tell that even if you were a bit reluctant, picking the ‘no-bond’ choice would have made you much more unhappy. Me as well, to be honest. Call me greedy if you want, but I don’t see myself living without you three Goddesses by my side. Not now that I know about how you all feel about me.”
Hearing his words, she only let out a dull ‘Sorry’, which prompted him to correct her. “There’s nothing to be sorry about, Love. You’ve done everything with our well-being in Mind, so why would I be mad at you? As long as we talk about it, there’s no need to feel guilty about it, alright?” Noting the light groan she let out, he stated, his face sporting a playful smile. “I’ll take that as a yes, then.” Pausing for a second, he added as if an afterthought. “With what you just told me, I guess I can’t be lazy in the next few weeks. I need to master my Body Techniques, Soul Skills, and Elemental Spells so that I can go through my Tribulation faster.” With a tired sigh, he continued. “Well, I guess it’s not as if I wasn’t already planning to increase my training regimen...” His words reminded Sera of the plans the three Mikhailov women had discussed the previous day, prompting her to interject. “Actually, Mom, Bryn and I want to spend a day off with you. You don’t mind, do you?” Chuckling at her hesitant tone, he replied. “Why would I? Spending the whole day with three absolute beauties? I’d be a moron to disagree!” Pausing for a brief moment, he added. “Plus, it’s been a while since we’ve spent the whole day together. I guess I‘ve neglected you too much recently...” Shaking her head, she said in a gentle tone. “We’ve all been busy, so don’t worry about it.” Looking outside, she continued. “It’s already daylight outside, so why don’t we get out of bed and go see Mom and Sis?” Nodding his head, he exclaimed. “Let’s go!”
