005 First Devotees

Aurelius' hands shone in golden light as he placed his hands on Aria's stomach and her forehead. 

Elara watched intently as Aurelius began to cure Aria. The light on Aurelius' hands intensified, illuminating the whole hut, making Elara forcefully shut her eyes close. 

The light shone for a few minutes before it died down; Aurelius intently watched Aria to see whether she was cured or not. 

Elara, too, noticing the light dying out, slowly closed her eyes. But her heart skipped a beat when she saw her daughter opening and staring at Aurelius. 

'My daughter is healed!' she exclaimed inwardly. She immediately jumped on her daughter and took Aria into her embrace. 

"Aria!" she yelled as she cried; only she knew how much she was suffering because of her daughter's sickness. 

"M-Mother," Arai called out, confused. She didn't feel anything as her body forced her into a coma when Aurelius began his treatment. She felt as if she had woken up from a blissful dream. 

Aurelius gave them space and watched the mother-daughter duo. His eyes darted around the hugging duo, while his mind imagined them screaming his name while moaning in pleasure. 'Soon, they both will be mine!' His deep blue eyes shone with greed and lust, while his little brother slowly woke up from his slumber. 

'Not yet, my guy. Not yet,' he muttered to himself as he tried to cool down his little brother. 

Elara hugged her daughter tightly as if she were going to run away. Ara's back was drenched in tears and snot as her lovely mother cried until there were no more. 

"I-I am sorry, Mom," Aria muttered; she knew that her mother must have suffered a lot. 'I wanted to help Mother, but I became a burden instead.' She muttered to herself. 

Just then her eyes darted toward Aurelius, who was standing a few feet away from them. 'What a handsome guy!' Her breathing became ragged as her eyes took in all of Aurelius' handsomeness. 

Aurelius smirked at Aria, who was checking him out. 'Looks like my Divine Charm works really well,' he gloated to himself. 

Elara, who by now had calmed down, pulled away from her daughter when she noticed that she was staring at something. She followed her gaze when she saw that she was gawking at Aurelius. 

She remembered that he had asked for something in return for saving her daughter but couldn't remember what. 'Will he be angry that I don't remember what he wanted? Or will he ask me something I don't have?' 

But she then shook her head while mumbling, "I gave a promise that I would do anything if he saved Aria, and he did. I should do anything he asks." 

She then glanced at him, her cheeks immediately flushed in embarrassment as a crazy thought appeared in her mind, 'No he wouldn't.... I don't know if he likes old women.' 

She bit her lip in disappointment as she thought that Aurelius wasn't into her. 'Wait, why am I disappointed?' She questioned herself in confusion. 

'Stupid Elara, you only met him a few hours ago!' She scolded herself, but her mind stopped working when she heard her daughter's words. 

"Will you marry me?" Aria suddenly blurted out, proposing to Aurelius. 

Aurelius' smirk widened when he heard Aria's proposal. As he was about to say something Elara interjected him by saying, "Stupid girl, he was the one who saved you. And how can you ask someone to marry you, when you have met him a few minutes ago!?" 

Aria's eyes widened when she heard that he was the one who saved her, she immediately turned toward Aurelius and proclaimed, "Then we should definitely get married!" 

SMACK 

"OW!" 

Elara smacked her daughter's head in annoyance as she acted naively. "Do you know him? How can he marry a poor girl like you? You are from a remote village but look at him! Do you think you are eligible to marry him?" 

Aria's face slumped at Elara's statement, 'That's right, a man as handsome as him can't be a nobody.' Her shoulders drooped as she pouted her lips in sorrow. 

AHEM 

Aurelius, who was calm until now cleared his throat, grabbing the mother-daughter's attention. He was bemused by their chatting but knew that the time has come to steer the conversation. 

"Let me introduce myself again, my name is Aurelius von Victus, a god." Both the women opened their eyes wide, but for different reasons. 

Aria thought that the handsome man was crazy while Elara's mind replayed their whole reaction. Specifically, the part where he cured her daughter. 

'That light definitely felt divine,' She thought as she recalled how she felt when his divine light illuminated her hut. 

"A god?" Aria muttered, her was tinged in disbelief as she stared at Aurelius. 

Elara felt a shiver down her spine when she heard her daughter's question, 'Yes, that abilities cannot belong to a man, Aurelius- lord Aurelius is definitely a god. But what is he doing in a remote part of this world?' 

"Yes, I am a god. I came here to gather followers and start my own religion." Aurelius answered with a smile on his face, captivating both the woman. He activated his ability 'Divine Charm' to influence the women's thoughts. 

Aria turned toward his mother, she was still skeptical about his claims of being a god, "Mother, do you believe him?" she asked. 

Elara nodded her head absent-mindedly while staring at Aurelius in astonishment and answered, "Yes, he has saved you without any outside help. I think only God can do that. And the light he emitted clearly felt divine to me." 

Aria was surprised at his mother's words as she didn't think her ever skeptical mother would believe someone who claimed to be a god. 

She then turned toward Aurelius and commented, 'I think it's true. After all, who but a god can have that handsome face, Damn! he is handsome!' 

Aurelius smirked as he confirmed that his divine charm is doing its part and continued, "Your mother promised me that if I healed you then you both would join my religion." 

Both the women stopped breathing when he said that. Elara stared at him dumbfoundedly while trying to remember when she had said that. 

Aria, however, was ecstatic as she could now be with him, his face was just so handsome! 

Aurelius waited to let his words sink into Elara, he knew that Aria was in the bag as soon as he saw the victory smile on her face while she stared at him, 'I gotta say, this feel snice.' 

"What do you say, Elara? Will you hold the end of your bargain?" He asked, cleverly. He knew that of he asked directly to join his religion there was a chance that she would say no. 

Although he was confident to bag her if she spent a little more time, he didn't want to. 'After all, she isn't the only women I have to convert.' 

That was why he framed his question so that it would be Elara's wrongdoing if she ever rejected him. 

But his worries were unfounded when Elara, who was startled by Aurelius' question answered, "Yes, I will from now, worship you as my god!" 

Aurelius smiled at her answer and turned toward Aria, who quickly kneeled on her knees and said, "You have saved my life. God or not I will follow you for the rest of my life." 

His smile widened when he heard her answer, 'I like this one.' He thought to himself, he was amused by Aria's naivety and purity. 

"Then let me say the rules before I initiate you two." Aurelius said as he sat down on the ground while motioning the girls to do the same. 

Aria and Elara sat on the floor and straightened their backs, listening to him closely, after all, 'Our lives are his now!' Aria mumbled inwardly. 

"First, I am your only god. You can never pray to another god or offer them sacrifices or do any rituals." 

Aria and Elara nodded seriously as they took mental notes. The villagers didn't pray to any gods and only did rituals to their ancestors once in a while, so they had no problem with that. 

"Second, there can never be another man than me. I am from now on, your lord and husband! You can never sleep with any man other than me! If done so, you will be killed." His smile disappeared and his deep blue eyes shone with pride and anger, 'no one can ever touch that is his, never!' 

GULP 

Aria and Elara gulped nervously while looking at Aurelius, his expression frightened to the core. Their entire being trembled when his deep blue eyes shone with divine light that threatened to destroy that he didn't agree on. 

'I should never anger him!' Elara resolved to herself, her husband died in a war, and she had no other man ever since, she knew that she could live by without the touch of a man. But the problem was, 

'My daughter, there will be more women in his religion as time went on. Can my Aria be able to handle that?' She questioned herself as she turned toward Aria. 

But her eyes widened in surprise when she saw her daughter smiling bashfully, 'What happened to this stupid girl!?' She exclaimed in confusion. 

Aria was love stricken by Aurelius' handsomeness and his domination. Her teen maiden heart fell for him the moment he proclaimed that he would kill anyone who tried to claim them. 

'Hehehe, I am his!' She laughed inwardly while her cheeks reddened in embarrassment. 

"If you follow these two rules by heart and worship me daily, I will bestow untold happiness and fortunes to both of you, as this is my duty as your lord and husband!" 

Aurelius' words startled the both of them from their daze. Elara was a little hesitant but then she remembered the promise she gave to Aurelius. They glanced at each other before kowtowing to him and said, 

""We will follow!"" 

Aurelius smirked at the mother-daughter's response. He was glad that this went smoothly and didn't have any major hiccups. 

'System, add these two the devotees list' he commanded, his heart pounded in excitement as the system screen appeared. 

[Error!] 

[Host hasn't initiated the targets into his religion!] 

Aurelius frowned heavily as he squinted his eyes. he lied to the girls about the initiation but he himself didn't know there was one either. 

'System, what should I do to add them to the list?' he asked, he was ready to do anything right now as the food was in front of him, ready to be eaten. 

[Ding!] 

[There are three ways host can add them into your religion] 

[1. The target must drink at least a single speck of host's cum] 

[2. The host must kiss the target] 

[3. The host must fuck the target] 

Aurelius was a little surprised when he read the system's requirements for women to join his religion, but then a perverted smile bloomed on his face as he muttered, "Looks like I will be able to eat the food earlier than I thought!"