Chapter 17: Talking Mark
"What!? You... How?" Alea gasped. "You shouldn't be able to awaken during the daytime."
"I've admitted defeat and canceled the curse altogether, but that's not a problem. My new dream is to stay with Jake forever and ever."
"What, why?" he asked, moving his hand closer to his face.
"Yesterday night... Aaaauhh," she moaned, massaging her asscheeks. "It was... so magical. I've never experienced something like that, and I'll do anything to be penetrated down there again by you."
"What makes you think I'll forgive you?" he condemned. "You've made Alea suffer for so long."
"I knew you'd say something like that. Even I wouldn't forgive myself if I were you. But I don't care about Alea or anything else anymore. It's like... my body, my mind, everything in me is begging for that moment again."
An awkward sense formed in Jake's mind, sending light pangs of cringe through his body.
"What exactly do you mean?"
"You really want me to use vulgar words, don't you?" she replied. "Fine, I want your big juicy fat cock up my ass again. I would do anything to be utterly buttfucked helplessly again, even if it meant I would give up my plans of taking over Alea. Even if it meant I would never be in control of sexual intercourse again. Yeah, that's right: you've tamed me like an animal with that cock of yours."
"Okay, okay, you can stop now. I get it!"
Jake's sense of normalcy was disrupted, and even someone as horny as himself felt uneasy. "You're addicted or something?"
"Ha... No, I'm completely obsessed!" she blurted.
"How the hell did you even get into my body?" he asked.
Even as a silhouette, one could sense her expression. "Isn't that obvious, though?"
"What do you mean?" Alea chimed in. "Do you mean that the ability is..."
"Yes. That's my unique ability," she said, disappearing abruptly.
"Where did she go!?" Jake shouted worryingly. He was anxious whether she had entered another part of his body, but her presence was nowhere to be found.
All of a sudden, Alea blushed, covering up her crotch with her arms.
"Hmm? What's up?"
"No, nothing, it's just..."
"Wow, it's nicely moist and warm in here," sounded Nova from her body, slightly muffled.
"Woah, where is she?" Jake pondered, putting his ear closer to the sound.
"I'm in here, darling!" she sounded.
Being so focused on finding the sound, Jake's ear eventually pressed up against Alea's upper thighs.
"Um, Jake... She's... She's inside my vagina, okay!" she blurted embarrassingly. "That's where my mark is."
"Ah, oh, sorry, haha," he laughed. "Come back, Nova, there is something I need to tell you."
She came back to his hand immediately, awaiting his words. "Yes?"
"Why don't you go back to sleep?" he said, sliding his ring back.
"Stop, don't do—"
"There we go!" Jake giggled. "We don't have to worry about her anymore for now."
"Haha, I suppose so."
Looking beyond the horizon, he could see the castle at the center of the town. It was impressive, towering high into the sky like it was floating in the clouds.
"Wait, hold on. Isn't that the royal palace?" he questioned.
"Yeah, it is," Alea responded. "Bunch of things happens there, but unless it affects us, going there is generally a waste of time."
"Right... Anyway, thanks a lot for the sword. I'll try it out later."
"Anytime," she smiled, waving him goodbye as she headed back.
"Oh right, I'll have to return this," he thought, pulling out Eiltris' dress. "But she never told me where she lived."
He put the dress back in his pocket and continued on his way, wondering what to do next.
"Maybe she was in the guild?"
He picked up the pace, heading for the adventure's guild.
***
The door to the guild was open when Jake approached, allowing him to enter without hesitation. Inside, he saw a few people chatting and playing games. Heading behind the counters, he looked for the private room where Arthur had brought him.
"Ah, here we go!" he exclaimed, finding the familiar door. "Hey, is anyone inside?"
"You can't go in there, Jake," sounded a female voice behind him.
"Oh okay."
Turning around, he found a woman standing in front of him. She was rather tall and somewhat muscular, wearing simple chain armor and wielding a longsword at her hip. Her skin was fair, with red hair reaching down to her shoulders. Her skin was fair, with red hair reaching down to her shoulders, and her eyes were a deep crimson color.
"Wait, how do you know my name?" he questioned.
"Eh, well umm... Arthur told me about you. If you have any business with him, I can inform him."
"Oh, I actually wanted to meet Eiltris if you know where she is," Jake explained. "Is she here?"
"No, she left early this morning," she replied apologetically.
"Could you bring her this?" he said, showing her the dress he had lent.
"Oh my," she replied. "What were you guys doing?"
"Uh, what do you mean?"
She looked away. "No, it's nothing. I just didn't expect Eiltris to be a little dirty."
"We didn't do anything; she just lent me this dress because it was..."
"Hm?"
"No nevermind," he said. The true story made even less sense.
"Don't sweat it. I'll bring it to her and say it was from you," she said with a warm smile.
"Sure thanks," he replied. "Oh and what was your name?"
"I'm Claire," she introduced herself. "Claire Astrid Hachette. But we weren't supposed to meet each other. But whatever, not that it matters."
"What do you me—"
She had already walked away by then.
He tried to follow her, but it was impossible to find her in the enormous crowd of adventures. Instead, he decided to glance over the commission board, hoping to find a suitable quest. One that he could complete but also difficult enough to improve his skills.
He didn't bat an eye at most of them, but one particular quest caught his attention.
"Now this sounds exhilarating!"
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone