Epilogue: The fractured duo

Karuisawa stared at the mirror as she looked over the two outfits in her hands. One was a simple red top with matching skirt while the other was a business suit more for a corporate job. She looked over each outfit again and again before turning to her kids who were sitting on the couch with no life in their expressionless faces.

“Do you think she would like the cute and seductive look or the more prim and proper look?”

“This would depend of the functional purpose of the psychological reaction you wish to invoke, mother,” the brother said.

“Are you hoping to engage in sexual intercourse with our teacher, Miss Nishinaki?” the sister asked.

Karuisawa blushed slightly. She had not dated for some time but she wanted ensure this date with Hime Nishinaki was the best it could be. While this was their first date, she felt she had connection with her. It was strange but at the same time relatively normal for someone like her who had kids that did not fit the normal reality of the world.

“You two are right, red dress it is.”

Making her way into her bedroom, Karuisawa changed into the red dress and skirt. Exiting back into the living room she showed off the dress.

“How do I look?”

“Like a deer ready to be devoured by a wolf,” her son said in a monotone voice.

“I’ll take that as a complement.”

Once she had checked over her outfit and fixed up her hair, Karuisawa headed for the exit and slipped her pair of red high-heels on at the door.

“The two of you be good and try not to blow up the house, please.”

Exiting the house and making her way to the car, Karuisawa could feel her nerves starting to get to her. She did not want to screw anything up. The drive was quiet as she tried to compose herself. Pulling up to the apartment building she climbed the stairs and looked at the note Miss Nishinaki had written. The apartment number was 221B which she noticed was falling apart. Knocking on the door, she was greeted by the cheerful smile of the teacher.

“Hey! Feel free to come in. I was still trying to get ready,” Miss Nishinaki said as she held open the door.

Karuisawa entered the apartment and removed her heels at the entrance. She could see the room was in need of a good cleaning.

“Sorry about the mess. I wanted to clean but just did not have the time.”

“It’s fine. My kids will sometimes make a mess and I have to deal with it.”

Miss Nishinaki continued to fix up her hair and make-up in the bathroom as she spoke.

“How are they doing?”

“Same as always. They did help me pick out this dress. I was torn between a suit and this.”

Miss Nishinaki giggled.

“The dress looks lovely on you. Psychologically, red does evoke love and can be attractive.”

“Yeah, they had asked if I wanted to engage in sexual intercourse. Trying to understand their thought process is… difficult.”

“Do you?” Miss Nishinaki asked as she exited the bathroom.

“Do I… what?”

“Want to have sexual intercourse.”

Karuisawa could feel her cheek heat up from embarrassment.

“Well, I mean… this is just our first time going on a date right? So, um… we uh… should—”

Miss Nishinaki gently placed her hand under Karuisawa’s chin and forced her to stare into her eyes.

“Here, let me help you out.”

With a gentle kiss on the lips, Karuisawa felt her heart beat start to speed up. She was unsure what to think but she could not pull away. The passionate kiss only lasted a minute but for Karuisawa it felt like an hour. Once Miss Nishinaki was finished, she smirked with an almost devilish smile.

“I think I know what type you are now.”

“What does that mean?”

“You will find out later tonight. Shall we get going, Karui?”

Miss Nishinaki put on a pair of black heels and grabbed her cell phone. The two of them made their way down the stairs and into the car. While the drive was silent for a brief moment, Karuisawa finally broke the silence.

“Miss Nishinaki I—”

“Hime, please.”

“Hime, I just want you to know that my kids truly appreciate you and I want to thank you for looking out for them at school as well as helping them to have more engaging interactions with others.”

“You don’t have to thank me for that. I am their teacher and it is my job. Plus, I enjoy your kids. They teach me things on a daily basis.”

Pulling into the parking lot, the two of them exited the car and entered the restaurant. The place was reserved for luxury five-star dinning. It was a place that Karuisawa reserved in hopes of trying to impress Hime and was in part a way of saying thanks for everything she had done. Unlike other restaurants, this one had a sense of prestige to it with wooden trim walls and crimson red carpet. The tables were able to seat two people and were draped with a white table cloth that flowed down to the floor.

The two of them were shown a table near the back that saw little traffic and were few people were. As they sat down, the waitress handed the two of them a menu and poured them a glass of wine. After telling them to take their time, Karuisawa looked over the menu. The menu was typeset to perfection with a typeface that was luxurious and modern at the same time. Colours were subtle but the prices were not.

“Do you know what you want?” Karuisawa asked.

“You,” Hime coughed.

“I’m sorry?”

“The sashimi and you?”

“Tempura.”

Once they had given the waitress their order, they causally sipped on their wine as they waited. Before long the food came and they each enjoyed their meals. All they had to do was pay for the bill. Karuisawa handed over her debit card to pay and watched as the waitress headed off to begin the payment process.

“So, here is a question,” Hime asked with a smirk.

Karuisawa started to feel something touching her leg. She could feel Hime’s barefoot rubbing slowly up her leg against her skin. The feeling was enough to make her lose her train of thought for moment.

“What do you look for in a girl?”

“W-Well… I uh…”

As Hime’s foot slid upwards to more sensitive areas, Karuisawa found herself unable to string a coherent sentence together.

“That… um… depends.”

“Oh? Depends on what?” Hime giggled as she continued to tease Karuisawa with her foot.

“I… uh…”

Karuisawa struggled to find the words as her brain stopped processing.

“Here is your card and thank you for choosing our establishment,” the waitress said as she handed Karuisawa her card back.

“Thank you for the service,” Hime said with a smile.

Hime watched as Karuisawa continued to process everything that was happening under the table.

“I can drive you back to your place. Maybe then we can explore some pleasurable ways to de-stress your body,” Hime said as she put her heels back on.

Driving back to Karuisawa’s place, both of them could no longer hold back what they were feeling. Getting out of the car with haste and unlocking the door, the two of them entered and began a passionate love that grew deeper with each second. Each of them peeled away each others clothes one by one from the heels to their accessories. Before they could enter the bedroom, they noticed the light in the living room turning on. Standing at the bottom of the stairs was Karuisawa’s kids – staring at the two of them with a half-moon gaze.

“Are the two of you planing to engage in sexual intercourse?” the kids asked in unison.

“Well, not now…”

There was a slight disappointment in Karuisawa’s voice.

“Yes, we are,” Hime said with a smile.

“W-What?”

“Karui, your kids are intelligent and just want answers. No need to be shy.”

“Should we let them watch too?” Karuisawa asked in a sarcastic tone.

“We have already confirmed the sexual positions between opposite sexes, it would be of value to see how relationships between—”

“You two are not watching us have sex! I was being sarcastic!”

Hime giggled as she gently placed her hand on Karuisawa’s shoulder to try and get her to calm down. She could tell Karuisawa was overworked and needed a break.

“If you two behave for an hour or so, I promise to discuss biological functions and reproductive orientation between homosexuals. Deal?”

“Understood, we shall proceed with our hobbies until you two are finished with your sexual desires.”

The two twins started their way back upstairs to their room.

“Oh and kids?”

“Yes?”

“Don’t breathe a word of this to anyone at school, okay?” Hime said with a wink.

“Understood.”

The siblings said no further words and headed back to their room. Hime turned to Karuisawa.

“There, now we are able to enjoy our time in peace.”

Hime wrapped her arms around Karuisawa as she used the force of her shoulder to open up the guest bedroom door on the first floor. Removing her clothes and Karuisawa’s clothes, she pushed her onto the bed.

“I don’t know how you did that but please marry me,” Karuisawa said as she allowed Hime to pin her down.

“I would say we should wait but we are probably a bit past that point. Based on your stress, I am sure you need this.”

“Having two genius kids can be a lot to deal with as a single mother.”

“We can help each other here,” Hime giggled as she gently bit down on Karuisawa’s bottom lip.

A soft moan escaped Karuisawa’s mouth as she interlocked her fingers with Hime’s fingers.

“Now, let’s explore some of your desires,” Hime teased as she traced a finger slowly down to Karuisawa’s bellybutton.

“I do have some rope, candles, feathers and other toys in my bedroom.”

“Sounds like niether of us are getting much sleep tonight.”

For over two hours, the siblings waited in their room as they heard the faint sounds of their mother enjoying her time with their teacher and exploring the field of fluid dynamics and thermal conductivity.

“Do you think we should inform them that their decibel volume is able to be heard from here?” the sister asked as she calmly solved calculus equations for fun.

“Perhaps not best to impede their sexual desires. We can simply pretend we heard nothing.”

“Strange how loud they can be. I recall you did not make a sound,” the sister said as she continued with her equation.

“Likewise, your heart rate did increase and there was a slight pause when your muscles relaxed but you too were silent during our moments of sexual intercourse.”

“Also, brother what are you watching?”

“This is an animation about two fraternal twins who fall in love.”

The sister made her way over to her brother and laid her head against his shoulder.

“He appeared to be enjoying having sexual intercourse with his twin sister. How is this any different from what we did?”

“Perhaps it is the romantic build up? I do not quite understand it myself. He does seem interested in her body throughout this animation.”

“Any body parts? Should I try and see if it works?”

“Indeed. Maybe we are understanding the workings of sexual intercourse incorrectly.”

The sister made her way over to her bed and sat down.

“I actually wish to try this. During my time online, I noticed one popular fetish was feet. Perhaps, that is something that will stimulate a proper sense of sexual arousal.”

Holding out her foot, the sister stared at her brother.

“Do you feel sexually attracted to my feet?”

The brother checked to see if anything had been stimulated.

“No. I sense no change in my growth or size of my genitalia.”

“Shall we try other areas then?”

“Yes. It is likely the key to understanding how sexual interactions work between two people.”

The next day, Karuisawa awoke in her own bed with a slight pain in her wrist and ankles. She took a second to sit up and look over her body. Much of it had been a blur but she remembered a vast amount of pleasure her body felt upon her climax into a peaceful sleep. Looking at her wrist and ankles she could see mild rope burns and some spots of dried candle wax on her feet, legs and thighs.

Grabbing her phone from the night-stand she nearly fell over. She quickly rushed out of the room only to smell something cooking in the kitchen. Sitting at the table was her two kids and in the kitchen was Hime, calmly humming a tune as she fried some bacon. Looking at the table, Karuisawa was surprised by the amount of food there was.

“Did you cook all of this?”

“I did. Figured you wouldn’t mind since I am your wife now,” Hime teased as she placed the bacon on a plate.

“Good job, mother,” the brother said with a thumbs up.

“You should have engaged in quantum entanglement with our teacher sooner,” the sister added.

Hime smiled and took the plate of bacon over to the table.

“Please sit down and eat,” Hime said.

“I would love to but I need to get to work or I’ll be late,” Karuisawa said as she started back up the stairs.

“I can drive you to work and take the kids if you like. I did also pack you a small lunch.” Hime said as she followed Karuisawa up the stairs.

“Normally, I would say no because of how quickly this relationship of ours is moving but I trust you.”

Hime giggled as she watched Karuisawa strip and change into her work clothes.

“I promise not to kill you or the kids. I will however take your last name,” Hime said as she wrapped her arms gently around Karuisawa.

“Did you practise that line?” Karuisawa asked as she kissed Hime’s lips.

“Yeah, did you like it?”

“I like you a hell of a lot more.”

Once Karuisawa was dressed and ready, she and the others exited the house and drove off. The car ride was silent with small bits of conversation thrown in. When topics of science popped up, Karuisawa sometimes felt a bit left out due to her lack of understanding. She realised Hime had a connection with her kids that she could never have. While it did hurt, she was happy that her kids had someone to talk with besides themselves and each other.

Parking in a nearby lot, Hime smiled as she kissed Karuisawa on the cheek.

“I get off around sixteen hundred,” Karuisawa said as she handed Hime the house key.

Without another word Karuisawa exited the car and made her way to the large building. The architecture firm she worked for as one of her jobs was of decent value. She barely managed to pay the mortgage on the home they owned. Still, she needed two jobs as a single parent to help cover everything. Hime looked into the rear-view as she started up the car and drove off. The twins were busy staring out the window, likely their brains working overtime with a vast array of thoughts.

“Your mom, is truly a kind person.”

“She is of incredible value,” the twins said in unison.

“I admit it is rather quick how things are going but I do love your mom.”

“It appears vociferous to us. She would often stare at you with eyes that insinuated passion of probable entanglement. Likewise, your eyes fixated on her eyes many times.”

“And her legs,” the sister added.

“Ah, well, keep this between the three of us but I enjoy specific areas of the body,” Hime giggled.

Pulling into the school parking lot, Hime looked over to the twins.

“I’ll see you two in class.”

The twins nodded and exited the vehicle as Hime took a moment to unlock her phone and check her e-mails. Once she was finished she exited the vehicle and made her way to the main school building. She made her way to the teacher’s lounge and readied herself for another day of teaching and moulding the minds of children.

#

The city of Peruvibelia was known as the golden city throughout the Aystaria kingdom. It was the second grand city behind Pesadilla – one of the demonic kingdom’s capitals. Known for its soft hazel golden dawn and twilight dusk hours, the city was a well-spring of gold. Citizens of the city were considered wealthy and many wanted to live in the city due to its rich culture, economic jobs and picturesque landscapes. Sometimes called the city of art, much of the people were artists or designers who dreamed of being known throughout the world.

Peruvibelia appeared, on the surface, as a functional city that rewarded its citizens but in truth, there was a darker abyss lurking in the shadows. The cost of living was double the price seen in places like Pesadilla. In most cases, people struggled to earn a living while the few elite nobles lived well.

Yet, none of this detoured the twins and their party. Using the mass wealth that Talizyora had collected, they were able to gather any information, weapons or items they needed. While they did not wish to draw attention to themselves, they decided to stay at the cheapest inns the city offered. While it is considered the cheapest, the design of the architecture said otherwise. Built on a waterfront that overlooked a large lake, the inn had three stories.

The design of the inn roughly resembled 16th century Spanish architecture in the twins old world. Entering the establishment they were greeted by a maid with white hair. She bowed and welcomed each of the party with a heart warming smile.

“Welcome to the Devil’s Omen, we hope you will enjoy your stay here and wish to serve you as best as we possibly can.”

“Do you have one room available?” Syaiori asked.

“Just one, ma’am?”

“Yes. We only need one, unless you come with with the room too,” Syaiori said in a seductive tone as she winked at the girl.

The maid blushed slightly and averted her gaze as she played with the tips of her hair.

“We… uh… do not offer those services but I could perhaps provide service during my off-hours.”

“Perfect.”

The maid bowed her head and headed to the front desk. As she was busy sorting out the paperwork and what room to give Syaiori, Syora stepped in.

“I hope you know we are not here to engage in adult fantasies.”

“Come on brother, I want to experience this world and everything in it. Please nii-nii?”

“We both know that is a lie.”

“Yeah, but still. I want to play with her.”

Syora sighed.

“Fine. If you get to have fun than it is only fair I get to take part too.”

“What is mine is yours, big bro,” Syaiori giggled.

“Real smooth, boss.”

“Please tell me you will take me as well, lady Syaiori.”

“Tali, you get to watch when you finish your task.”

“Ah, my lady, you are such a cruel one.”

The maid returned with a key. She smiled as she handed it over to Syaiori. As she headed upstairs to the room on the third floor, she looked out one of the windows overlooking the city. In the twilight, the city shone brightly against the sky and various environmental elements. It truly was the golden city.

Entering into the room, the large area of the living room was enough to hold a small party. A large bay window overlooked the waterfront. The bedroom was large with a single king sized bed that could fit five people. Other rooms like the kitchen and bathroom were of a decent size.

“So, what is the plan, boss?”

“First, we should probably bathe. All of us have been travelling for about a week now.”

“Does this mean we can bathe together, my lady?”

“Yay! Bath time with the boss!”

The bathroom was simple in design with a toilet that appeared similar to the ones used in the other world during the early 20th century. The only difference was these toilets ran off of magic and surprisingly worked well. Turning on the water and removing her clothes, Syaiori smiled as she stood before her comrades with nothing hide every inch of her body. The others followed and allowed themselves to relax in the warm water. In total, the bath was a large square and acted more like a hot tub and was big enough to hold all of them with room to spare.

“This feels nice,” Lyumina said as she allowed her body to relax.

“There is something I wish to try,” Syora said.

“Oh? You hoping for a harem with all these pretty girls and your little sister?” Syaiori teased.

“I want to try setting up a magical communications link. That way we can speak telepathy and understand what Soyphetia is saying.”

“Forgive me for saying, sir but Miss Soyphetia is just an infant.”

“And?”

Syora used his fingernail to cut deeply into his wrist until a steady stream of blood flowed out.

“Drink.”

“I cannot allow that—”

Before Femiealyus could finish her sentence, she felt something pulling on her hair. Syora had managed to get within distance of her without her even knowing. Syora carefully grabbed Soyphetia before he gently kissed Femiealyus’ lips. In an instant, Femiealyus could no longer move her body as it collapsed. Thinking quickly, Talizyora caught her and ensured she did not fall on her head or into the water.

“Let me clarify any doubts you may have about me or my sister, Fem. We see no value in life. Human, elf, demon, monster. For us, it is meaningless. The value of a person’s life can only be in one of two states: value or valueless. Things that hold no value are merely discarded. Soyphetia hold value and as for you, you do not. The only reason we even allowed you to come along was due to Soyphetia. It is care she sees value in you though I doubt it is founded in logic. Right now, you are alive but allow me to make this point clearly with no miscommunication. You have no value at the moment. So, if you wish to be of value to us, ensure you do everything to rise your value otherwise, we will discard the useless and broken tools,” Syora said.

“Okay! Now, that we have that cleared up. Soyphe, please drink the blood,” Syaiori said with a cheerful tone.

As Syora and Syaiori held out their arm, they watched Soyphetia open her mouth and reveal her fangs. They already knew she was a vampire based on her status window. Soyphetia sunk her fangs deep into the wrist of the twins and sucked the blood slowly. A few seconds passed as Soyphetia felt various things happening to her body. Pain forced her cry out for moment before subsiding like all the others. Once finished, she was able to see the status window.

“Now that you have the same blood as all of us, let us see if this will work,” Syora said.

Syora began to construct a magical telecommunications link between him and Soyphetia. Once he was finished, he tested the connection.

«Konbanwa— I mean, good afternoon. I’m Soyphetia but please, call me Soyphe.»

Both twins had heard the Japanese that Soyphetia spoke. She was another one that had reincarnated from their class.

«Greetings, Soyphe. I am Syora.»

«And I am Syaiori!»

«Pleasure to meet you both.»

Syora turned to the others.

“The link works so now I will try and construct a multi-link that allows all of us with our blood to remain in contact even from afar,” Syora said.

The construction of the communication network between everyone took a bit of a toll on Syora mentally but once he was done, all of them could hear each over through their minds – and even mute conversations when needed.

“Sis, if you do not mind can you please take over? Constructing this network was actually a lot of work.”

“No problem! Okay, so now we can talk to Soyphe.”

“Goo-goo gah-gah.”

Syaiori looked down Soyphe. While she could now communicate through a telepathic link, she was still unable to communicate through voice and speech.

«Sorry, I thought I could speak normally. Guess I have to do this for now. Master, what do you plan to do with Fem?»

«Killing her was one option that had crossed my mind,» Syaiori said as she sat down in the warm water.

«If you will allow it, allow her to drink my blood and become a vampire like me. She would serve me and be bound to my orders.»

«You will be responsible for your own tools. If she betrays us, you will discard her.»

«I understand, master.»

Syaiori handled Soyphe over to Ryakaria and made her way to the paralysed body of Soyphe’s maid. Holding her wrist over Fem’s mouth she allowed a few drops of blood to enter her mouth before healing her paralysis. Constructing one last connection, Syaiori made it possible for Fem to communicate with Soyphe.

«Fem.»

«M-Miss? Is that—»

«Fem, I need you to promise that you will not oppose or attack anyone in this party. You will serve me and carry out any orders I give you. Do you understand?»

«But Miss—»

«Fem, if you are going to serve me like you said you would then you need to promise. No one here will harm us and we can grow in strength. Please, trust me on this.»

Fem was silent for moment.

«Very well, Miss.»

“Good! Now that all of that is settled, let us take a minute to just enjoy this time in the water,” Syaiori said as she closed her eyes.

After their moment in the bath, everyone gathered in the living room to discuss the plans that both twins had thought up during their travels.

“First, we need to find the Witch of Dreams that was talk about in Muerte. She is said to be in this city for a time so I want all of you to gather whatever information you can. Second, we need to gather information on this cult that plagues Soyphe,” Syora said.

“Now go, while we enjoy our fun time with the maid,” Syaiori giggled with sadistic grin.

Everyone left the room as Syaiori looked out the window to the city. She and her brother were both thinking the same thing but wished to confirm it.

“So, brother, did you hear what Soyphe said?”

“Yeah, I caught that. I have a vague idea of who it could have been but I cannot say I recall.”

“I believe it was a girl we conversed with. She held value in how easily she could be manipulated. If I recall, I used to use her for various experiments to see how far she would go.”

“Stockholm Syndrome.”

“You make it sound as if I ruined her life. She was better off with me.”

“That is a logical fact. She held no value without you. Anyway, what are you planning for the maid?”

“I figured we could try some different Abyssal magic, torture, you know just some fun,” Syaiori said as she heard a knock on the door.

“Do try to be careful, sis.”

Syaiori made her way over to the door and opened it. Standing in the doorway was the maid who was still dressed in her outfit. With a cheerful smile, Syaiori invited her in and started to work her charm. The maid was fairly young and had her hair tied in a ponytail. She had tan skin and appeared as flawless as a gemstone.

“I’m sorry I could not—”

The maid was unable to finish her sentence as she was forced against the wall.

“Let me make this clear to you. All I need from you is to do as I say. Understand?”

The maid nodded.

“Good, now remove your shoes.”

“What?”

“Shoes. For what I have planned for you, shoes, socks and clothes are not needed.”

As the maid removed her shoes, Syaiori watched carefully.

«Hey bro, you getting aroused by feet yet?»

«No, I told you I have no interest in that. Why? Are you feeling something?»

«You have no idea…»

The stockings drew up the maid’s thighs and accented her feet and legs well. Her toes slightly peaked through the stockings. Syaiori watched as the maid carefully pulled her stockings down and removed them, revealing her petite bare feet.

«Yeah, bro… feet are life.»

«Interesting, is this due to the fact other races have a certain sexual attraction factor?»

«Perhaps. Be glad though for this body. Sexual arousal with men can be painful from what I understand.»

«Hmm. We should do some tests.»

Syaiori smiled and gently kissed the girl’s lips.

“Now, you are going to be my slave for a while,” Syaiori said as she held the girl tightly.

The maid had felt her body go limp from the kiss. She was unable to move her speak but she could feel everything. Syaiori carefully carried her to the bedroom and looked over her body.

“Now, let us get started with all the wonderful things I am going to do to you.” Syaiori giggled.

“I would like to apologise for my little sister’s behaviour.”

“Hush bro! I want to enjoy my doll in peace.”

“Fine, fine. Have fun while I take valuable data.”

#

Syaiori stared up at the ceiling as she laid on the bed. She looked over to the maid who was sweating heavily. Her body had yet to recover from what it had went through. Kissing the maid’s forehead gently, she smiled as she played with the girl’s hair.

“That was amazing…”

“I know. You provided me and my brother with valuable data and information on how better to use our magic,” Syaiori said.

“Can we do this tomorrow?” the maid asked as she laid her head gently on Syaiori’s chest.

“Brother, can we keep her? Please?”

“Only if you take care of her.”

“Yay! Well… what’s-your-name, you are now my pet.”

The maid blushed.

“Gyemtia Aurea. But I am bound to work here,” she said as she pointed to the tattoo on her stomach.

“Ah. You are a slave until your service is completed. Easy enough to fix,” Syaiori said as she got out of bed.

“What are you planning to do?”

“You wait right here, my pet.”

Without another word Syaiori left the room. Gyemtia was unsure what Syaiori was going to do but she was nervous. She had been working at the inn for years and never known her boss to agree to anything that was not making him money. An hour passed before Syaiori returned with a piece of parchment in her hand.

“This is the contract that binds you. Now, you belong to us.”

“B-But… how?”

“I paid him. So now you are truly my pet,” Syaiori said.

“Our,” Syora interjected.

“Yes, our pet.”

“T-Thank you so much… This—”

“Yeah, we do not care. Get dressed and come out into the living room.”

Gyemtia nodded. Out in the living room, Gyemtia was feeling nervous as all eyes gazed on her. She slowly made her way over to Syaiori before she felt her grab her hand and pull her close to her body.

“Before we begin, this is my—”

“Our.”

“Our pet, Gyemtia. If any of you harm her there will be consequences. Everyone clear on that?”

Everyone agreed.

“Now, what did all of you find out?”

“Lyumina found nothing!”

“I was able to dig up information that the witch was here in the city still but nothing beyond that,” Ryakaria said.

“I learned that she is currently teaching at one of the prestigious universities here. There is a lecture tomorrow that is open for the public to attend,” Talizyora said.

“Okay and what about the cult?” Syora asked.

“They appear to be based someone in the elven forest lands of Vastarya. That is due north of here somewhere along the border, my lord.”

“Good then we know what to do. All of you are to go and scout the area and bring back any information of value.”

Everyone nodded and headed for the exit without a word.

“Now as for you Gyemtia. You are going to entertain me,” Syora said as he stared at Gyemtia with cold and lifeless dead eyes.

The next day, Syora and Syaiori awoke to attend the lecture of the famous Witch of Dreams called Faerlyia Zelkar. Entering into the university, they made their way to the lecture hall and noticed a massive crowd of people. They had just arrived to see the witch make her appearance. The applause was loud before dying down to allow her to speak.

“How many of you think there is life beyond space? Well, allow me to tell you that there is various monsters that live out their beyond the sky. Black holes are vile beast that swallow up life.”

Syora and Syaiori were surprised for a moment. They knew the term black hole was not of this world and only existed in their old world.

«Do you think that is our old teacher?» Syaiori asked.

«Which one?»

«The valuable one.»

«Only one way to find out.»

“From research we can—”

Before the witch could finish her sentence, Syora spoke out.

“If black holes exist, can you truly determine they are out there within the functional confines of the space-time continuum?”

«That should get her attention.»

Both Syora and Syaiori could see the visible expression on the witch’s face. She understood everything within that moment and tried to hold back the tears.

“We can discuss this after the lecture if you would like.”

Syora nodded and allowed the witch to continue on with the lecture. The hour passed until the lecture was finished and everyone slowly exited the hall. Only Syora, Syaiori, a young demon and the witch remained.

“Lylith, please go make use some tea,” the witch said as she approached Syaiori and Syora.

Lylith nodded and exited the room.

“It has been… so long…”

“There is much for us to discuss, Miss Nishinaki,” Syora said.

“Yeah, we have to introduce you to everyone,” Syaiori said with a cheerful tone.

Faerlyia was surprised for a moment to hear two different voices come out of a single body but she could never mistake those two. She smiled as a single tear fell from her eye.

“Indeed, we do.”