"What are you thinking about, Your Highness?" Asked Sarah curiously as she skipped towards Elif, who was hovering in place, meditating above the training grounds.
"Did it look like I was thinking to you?" Replied Elif with a twitching expression as he opened his eyes and looked at Sarah, who nodded, causing him to click his tongue.
"I was wondering what happened to Comet; ever since the Spire of Generational Might, he had vanished from the Realm Sect, and now that the Triad Constellations has occurred, I feel the annoying artifact will swiftly increase his strength." Added Elif lightly as he glanced at Sarah before shifting his focus to the right, gazing in the direction where Comet's residence resided.
"Hehe, it sounds like you're scared of him." Said Sarah teasingly as she looked at Elif with a smirk, only for his Qi to suddenly bare down on her, nearly forcing her to the ground.
"I-I apologize, Your Highness!" Added Sarah quickly as she struggled to remain on her own two feet, though just when she was about to collapse, the surrounding Qi vanished along with the overbearing pressure.
"How about you use your brain and try NOT to purposefully irritate me?" Asked Elif lightly in annoyance as he eyed Sarah, who grumbled under her breath before nodding.
"Hmph, to think he'd treat his concubine so heavy-handed, unbelievable." Said Sarah quietly as she brushed her hair and fixed her clothes while Elif simply scoffed at her words.
"If he grows powerful, it'll make killing him all that much more difficult. Instead of just waving my hand and crushing him with a palm, I'll be forced to actually engage in a fight, which, if you haven't noticed by now, isn't something I love doing. I'd prefer to deal with that insignificant plebeian quickly; I don't wish to waste my time on him." Remarked Elif calmly as he slowly lowered himself to the ground before approaching Sarah, who folded her arms while nodding.
"I see. Anyway, where is Her Highness? I haven't seen-oh, never mind, there she is. What timing?" Asked Sarah curiously as she walked beside Elif, only to raise her head with a surprised expression while gazing at Elaine.
Catching Elaine out of mid-air, she planted several kisses on my cheek before snuggling into my embrace, though without even looking, I had this feeling she was glaring at Sarah behind my back.
"Glad to see you've returned, Elaine, but you've been leaving rather frequently lately; what are you doing out there?" Asked Elif curiously as he looked at Elaine, whose expression quickly morphed into that of an innocent woman, causing Sarah's face to twitch.
"Hmm, well, it's nothing special, Brother; I'm really just killing people… A lot of people." Replied Elaine with a lovely smile as she kissed Elif while resting her head on his shoulder, causing him to raise an eyebrow.
"I'm taking a wild guess, but I'm assuming these people are mostly women?" Asked Elif lightly as he eyed Elaine, who cutely chuckled while tilting her head to the side.
"Ah, now that you mention it, Brother, they have mostly been women. Hehe, oops." Said Elaine softly with a lovely expression as she stared at Elif, who merely sighed while shaking his head.
"You do know, it'll be impossible for you to kill every woman in existence… Right? Also, the only woman I care for is you; the others couldn't matter any less to me." Remarked Elif lightly as he gently stroked Elaine's cheek before sitting down in a chair on the porch while Sarah sat beside them though she remained silent.
"Fufu, you never know until you try, Brother…" Stated Elaine softly as she raised her head and looked at Elif while madness dangerously swirled about her eyes, making even Demons seem innocent when compared to her.
"... Besides, just because you don't care about those women doesn't mean they don't care about you." Added Elaine as she gently trailed her hand across Elif's exposed chest, causing her breathing to turn uneven.
I couldn't find fault in Elaine's argument, so I just nodded in response.
"You should know, Brother, I'm not killing all these women because I'm worried about you; you're perfect and could never do anything wrong, like my knight in shining armor from the same story you used to read to me when I was little. I'm killing them because I'm worried about them and what they would do if they ever got close to you." Declared Elaine softly as she stared into Elif's eyes, conveying her deep and eternal love, only for her voice to turn cold while intense killing intent laced her every word.
"Hmm, I see. If that's the case, what if I were to sleep with another woman beside you?" Asked Elif with a nod as he rubbed his chin before curiously looking at Elaine while Sarah froze in place, attempting to remain as inconspicuous as possible.
I waited for Elaine to respond, and after several minutes, she finally blinked her beautiful silver eyes before suddenly smiling.
"Fufu, well, first, I'd make love with you until whatever was left of that woman disappeared…" Said Elaine softly as she mounted Elif's lap, grinding her plump butt against his crotch while wisps of yellowish flames emerged from her body.
'Yellow flames? Madness flame!' Thought Elif in confusion as he gazed at Elaine, only for him to widen his eyes, watching as her long, lustrous silver hair slowly turned yellow.
"... Then… Then, I'd imprison her within the Royal Dungeon for eternity, where I would perform cruel torture methods on everyone she ever cared for. That is just the tip of the iceberg… I'll save the details for my first victim." Remarked Elaine with a demented expression of joy as she forcefully grabbed Elif's chin, causing him to stare into her yellow eyes.
Ignoring how unbelievably attractive Elaine looked right now, I firmly grasped her shoulders before blasting her with my Immortal will, knocking the madness out of her, causing her hair and pupils to return to normal, though her expression remained fixed.
Retracting my immortal will, I waited a few moments for Elaine to regain her bearings before releasing a deep sigh.
"Elaine… Did you ever happen to visit the Forest of Madness again?" Asked Elif as he narrowed his eyes at Elaine, who awkwardly coughed before averting her gaze, finally noticing Sarah.
"Hmph, what are you looking at?" Asked Elaine in annoyance as she eyed Sarah, who rapidly shook her head while closing her eyes.
"Elaine." Said Elif sternly as he forcefully turned Elaine to face him, causing her to sigh as she lowered her head.
"I-I may have returned to the Forest of Madness a few months ago. I-I also may be housing the Flame of Madness in my body." Remarked Elaine softly as she tapped her fingers together while avoiding eye contact, only for Elif's expression to worsen.
"Oh, I should bend you over my knee immediately!" Stated Elif in anger as he glared at Elaine, who shrunk away in fear.
"I-I said maybe." Muttered Elaine weakly as she looked at Elif, only to lower her head immediately afterward.
"Maxim!" Yelled Elif, prompting Maxim and Illumia to suddenly appear, kneeling before them.
"Oh, you're already kneeling!? You clearly must've known about this, then!" Exclaimed Elif in anger as he glared at Maxim, who lowered his head in shame.
"I-I didn't, your Highness, I only found out right now." "You're her personal butler. How did you find out about it only right now?" Remarked Maxim and Elif, respectively, as the former shook his head while the latter's frustration grew.
Snapping my gaze to Elaine since, despite how much Maxim irritates me, he is an excellent butler to Elaine, so there was no way he should've only known about this right now.
"M-Maxim was sleeping when I visited the Forest of Madness." "Oh, let me guess, you MAY had something to do with that as well?" Said Elaine and Elif, respectively, as the latter gnashed his teeth in anger while the former didn't elaborate further.
"Do you not understand how dangerous the Flame of Madness is!? Every previous user has been corrupted by it! It was stated even the Chaos Lord didn't dare risk the Flame of Madness… And he already knew his own cultivation technique would corrupt him!" Exclaimed Elif in fury as he glared at Elaine, his chest heaving up and down from his rapid breathing, only for her to nod.
"I-I know. I-I read about it within the Royal Library." Replied Elaine softly as she cautiously glanced at Elif, only for him to raise his head to the sky and deeply sigh.
"Haa, alright, I'm done. Maxim, turn around." Stated Elif firmly as he clapped his hands before suddenly bending Elaine over his knee while Maxim turned around.
"E-Eeeek, B-Brother, w-wait!" Said Elaine anxiously as she attempted to stop Elif, though her cries fell on deaf ears.
Firmly holding Elaine down, I lifted her dress and pulled down her underpants, revealing her dark brown, utterly delicious butt that I would love to plant with tender kisses; however, today wasn't one of those days. No, today, I would leave a bright red handprint on it… Then, I would kiss it afterward.
Without further ado, I ignored Elaine's pleas and raised my hand, only to violently smack her butt, causing it to jiggle while a loud sound erupted from our flesh hitting.
"Ouch! B-Brother p-pl-Ouch!" Asked Elaine pleadingly as she looked at Elif, only to tremble in pain from the stinging of her backside.
"No. I'm already incredibly lenient with you, Elaine; however, this is too far!" Declared Elif sternly as he slapped Elaine's butt, causing her to cry out in pain.