28 Cera's Night Out

After satisfying Zara's lips until moon rise and putting her to sleep by injecting Alm into her body every time I nibbled on her tongue, I tucked her in. With the taste of her blood still in my mouth, I planted one last kiss on her forehead before leaving the room, where Viv and Noire were waiting, both on one knee.

"Now, explain." Viv nervously told me everything that happened today, with the second queen being involved and mastermind behind all this bullshit. I haven't forgotten how she attacked Zara at the tournament, now she tries to sneakily attack her? I need to make an example out of her, so they'll leave us alone. Celest's protection can only do so much.

"Noire, you will be the other side of the door. Stand by and if she wakes up, tell her I went to go see Celest and that she's not allowed to leave our room. Viv you will be on full alert until I get back. If a single ant enters the house, I will blow your off your head." I walked past them, leaving them slightly trembling and without listening to their answer. I put on a black sweater with a hood big enough to cover my face along with a pink facemask Zara got me when we went flower watching 3 years ago because she was worried I'd be allergic to pollen. I coated the mask with my strongest wind Alm, making sure it repels all the blood that got near it.

I left the house, heading toward the Estrada residence through the air. I used my power to fly far enough to not be seen, and as I arrived on top of the Estrada mansion, I descended like a hawk, swiftly breaking through the ceiling. I quickly filled the entire house with my Alm, finding everyone currently in the house, ready to enact retribution. Creating hand size, noxious tornados inside every person affected by my Alm, torturingly spinning within their four limbs. As screams erupted from all directions, I began my hunt. Heading to the closest room and dragged the man that was splashing about on his bed by the hair.

Without being able to say anything and only screaming in pain while his limbs were being shredded from the base of his torso, I dragged him off his bed.

"You're first." I took out the dagger Zara gave me two years ago and cut off the bottom half of his mouth, letting them fall to the ground.

"This is just reprisal for what you did to my wife." I kicked his cut open jaw, potting him on the wall with the tornados still spinning, spraying blood everywhere.

"Next." I slowly walked room to room, turning pain filled screams into ear wrecking screeches. Leaving wrinkly lips, large lips, small lips, and even tiny lips, kissing the ground.

A few hours had gone by since I started, and finally, the last worthless target was left. Entering the biggest room of the house, decorated with golden fixtures and a woman inside a blood, drenched canopy bed.

"Good morning, Julia Estrada, or should I say, former princess, Julia Rose Lunite. It is a pleasure to finally meet one of the rising stars of the kingdom." The barely conscious wife of Charles Estrada was trying her best to keep her blood inside of her body. A mangled torso and the remains of what used to be a person, twitching from agonizing pain and struggling to stay alive.

"I'm sure you're aware, but sadly, your husband is already dead. I didn't get the chance to send him to his grave, but since you're here, I'm quite happy. You should atone for the sins your husband committed, don't you think? As his wife, you share his sins and atone for his sins." Unable to reply, she glared and gritted her teeth, her face distorting as much as her body. I mockingly smiled at her and made her torso float with a bit of wind.

"I didn't actually see it, but I assume your husband did something like this." Her eyes tearing from the pain she was suffering stopped when my fist landed on her mouth, smashing her teeth all the way to the back of her skull. Her body hanging from my arm, sullying my shoes and pants with the rotten blood she struggled so hard to keep inside.

"Don't worry, your kids went ahead of you, and I'll be sending your mother soon, so welcome her with your disgusting face when you see her." Swinging my arm as hard as I could, I sent her body into the wall, splattering everywhere, like a squished mosquito.

Since it was still dark outside, I decided to pay Celest a visit. I flew toward Celest's part of the palace, where Stark appeared out of thin air. I never liked him and didn't want to deal with him so I exuded my aura at full power, making him groan under the pressure.

"I have a few things to talk about with my big sister, if you come any closer, I'll tear off your nose. Viv didn't hit you hard enough. Next time you pester my wife with nonsense, I'll tear you, limb from limb. Nod if you understand. I don't want to hear your disgusting voice." He nodded at my words, quickly disappearing from my sight.

I headed toward Celest's office, where I could feel Chloe's presence. I knocked twice on her door, letting her know that I was here to talk.

"Come in, little Cera." celest's tired voice invited me in.

As soon as I entered, a bloody waft hit me in the face. Chloe was chained up on the wall, bleeding profusely from every part of her body. Celest holding a bloodied chain on one hand, and a small, black crucifix on the other.

"Good morning. Sorry for interrupting. I just came to ask for a favor." I made eye contact with Chloe. Holding in my anger, I continued casually.

"Good morning indeed." She flicked the chains, removing the blood.

"Why are you covered in blood?" celest pointed her finger at me, resuming to hit Chloe with the clean chain.

"I got rid of the Estradas. You don't have to worry about them anymore. I also came to ask if you could set up a death match between Olivia and me. The sooner the better." I slowly walked up to Chloe as I talked to Celest.

"Thanks. They were starting to get in the way. Even this little one decided to do something without consulting me." She whipped her again, causing Chloe to howl in pain.

"Ah, yes. Chloe, did you know that because of you, Zara got hurt? That bastard brother of yours made her lip bleed." I grabbed Chloe by neck, imprinting my fingers and digging my nails on the side of her neck. I released my aura filled with bloodlust and anger, her body already beaten up and battered couldn't handle it anymore and she disgorged all over herself.

"Because of everything you've done for us in the past four years, I won't kill you. But if you ever come to our house on unofficial business, I'll kill you on the spot." Looking at her undamaged lips tightened my grip.

"Bite your lip as hard as you can if you understand." At my voice, Chloe chewed through her lip, blood mixing with her putrid vomit.

"I didn't know you were stronger than little Zara." Celest used the black crucifix to heal Chloe. Using a relic requires tremendous amount of Alm, no wonder she looks so tired. She's probably been at this since she found out.

"I have to be. I can't keep my abnormally powerful wife safe if I can't protect her." Removing my aura, I sat down on the couch, watching Celest whip Chloe until sun rise and ordered a maid to bring me a few bags of cookies for Zara.

"As always, thanks for the cookies. If you want me to make an Alm contract for her, let me know." Before jumping out of the window, I thanked Celest.

"Its okay. I like her. she just needs a bit of discipline." After watching Celest beat her for two hours, I started to think of to discipline my servants. Is torture really the best way? I don't like it because it's too time consuming and finding people like Viv is very difficult. An Alm oath would guarantee loyalty, but not work ethic.

"I'll see you later, please discipline her extra hard for me." I flew out of the window, the cold morning air chilling my body. Hoping that Zara would still be asleep, I flew back to her at full speed.

When I arrived, the house was quieter than usual. No servants anywhere and the smell of the morning dew stained with iron. I hurried to our room, where Viv was standing with her sword out, ready to fight at any moment.

"Prepare a bath for me in the guest room." Viv sheathed her sword and ran to the guest room, her breath imprisoned in her lungs. I followed behind her, quickly changing out of my bloodied clothes and putting them in a bag. I carefully took off my pink face mask and inspected it, making sure no blood got on it. I folded it and neatly handed it to Viv when she finished preparing the bath.

"Go tell noire to prepare breakfast, something soft and a soup. Also bring me a pair of pajamas and leave them on the bed." I depressingly endured a lonely bath to get the smell of blood off my body and used extra body soap to make sure there was no lingering scent. Gripping the matching necklace Zara gave me last year as a birthday present, I injected Alm into it, opening it, a small glowing scythe came out.

As I left the bathroom, I heard the shuffling feet of the servants around the house preparing to start the day. Even if late, the solemn atmosphere from when I first entered the house disappeared. I walked back to our room and opened the door to see Zara sleeping restlessly, as she always does when I'm not with her. Her blanket half covering her leg and stomach while her arm was draping the edge of the bed. I grabbed the blanket and covered myself, pulling her leg between my thighs and wrapping my arms around her. Waking her up, she looked at me with watery eyes.

"I had a nightmare." Her teary voice and talking tears invoking my desires.

"Don't leave me. Not even in my dreams. I hate it when you're not with me." Her lugubrious, shaky voice, corrupting my senses.

She's mine and mine alone. Her love, her sadness, her happiness, her body, her tears. No one is allowed to see her cry, but me. I vehemently gripped both her arms, clipping them to the bedhead with my left hand and kissing the side of her elbow before brushing her hair upward with my right hand. Lightly pushing her head into the pillow and kissing her slightly upward nose.

"Your sleepy, crying face is adorable." I put my lips on her cheeks, slowly licking her tears as our feet and toes intimately danced under the covers.

"Don't tease me…please…" Sniffling between her words, she puckered her bleak, pink lips, begging for mine.

I aggressively bit her cheek, making her whimper as I itched closer and closer to her lips, leaving bite marks paved on her sinuous cheek. Her body squirming beneath mine, begging me to kiss her. Our mingling breaths, matching the aggressive rhythm of our dancing toes. After winnowing away our lungs, we separated, jovially looking at each other while gasping for air. Her hot breath reminding me of the first time we met.

"Do you remember what you told me when we first met?" I slid off her, unpinning her and overlapping my hand with hers atop her cheek. Our heavy breaths, filling the room with a tranquil ambience.

"You told me that you wanted me to see you how you see me, do you remember?" She nodded, embarrassingly hiding her face in my breasts.

"I didn't answer you back then. So I'll answer you now. You will always be the first and only person I love. The first and only person I ever think about. The first and only person to ever help me. The first and only person I would kill for. My first and only lovely, spoiled, little wife." Crooning into her ear, I activated the secret Alm ability I've been hiding from her.

"I do. I remember it all." She began crying. Her emotions being transmitted to me, her happiness, and reciprocated feelings, deluging my mind. I raised her chin, forcing her to look at me.

"You're not allowed to cry in front of anyone, but me, do you understand?" Her yearning face, slowly crawling back to mine.

"I promise." And like every morning, we started our day with each other.

"Good girl." Our tongues once again waltzing to our inundating feelings.

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