Truvale Pandemic

"You've got to be kidding me. You really?"

"Of course. While my brother is napping, I get to have fun. He only found out about Pride as I was leaving, though this might be a little overboard. Even I'm in shock, but it's good for you, Master."

Lust had a smug look on her face, but a quick snap from Mina made her quiet. Ahead of them, many elves were not seen but heard.

"Lady Mina, it would seem that many have returned to their own homes. Even under the effects of Lust, couples and spouses chose to be one with each other."

Rin turned a little pink.

"Oh? The cutie is thinking of Master's other half again. And it's sex, little virgin."

Before Mina could snap again, Lust calmed down as the masculine form appeared.

"Hell. She's always being a problem. While she's quiet, I'll help you get to Pride. Even the Elf King was turned into a ravenous sex beast. By the way..."

His words trailed off as he took point.

"It's my fault that they went for who they love first, but if it's active for too long... well the streets will be filled with men and women diving into carnal pleasure."

"Might it be possible that you are Love then?"

Asahi squeaked from overhead, her eyes scanning the distance. Inferna nodded softly, finally being back in her beast man form. Her arms were crossed and her face was still red, but she could look at Mina somewhat.

"Hmm. Not really. I can't sense, nor force it, so nope. Let's say, I'm the sanity behind Lust. Even if you lust after someone, does that mean you'll instantly take them for yourself?"

Everyone stared awkwardly at Mina. She turned pink, even Hysteria within crying out in embarrassment.

"Point made there, but that's how it is. Control over your lust makes you that much more of a sentient being."

Mina sighed, fumbling with her fingers slightly.

'Hysteria...'

'Mina, no. I'm not gonna be your shoulder right now. Even I'm in a state of freaking out! They ALL looked over here! Rin wasn't looking at you, but holy shit! That look on her face... she was so damn cute I'm losing my mind!'

'Don't forget Mai.'

'Hey... what about you? Kat, Inferna, Asahi, Fubuki, Suriza, Chisana and Melody. You have seven women that desire you, though some to different extents. How are you going to handle that? Six hours of love making with Kat is heavy duty, but with seven women? You're going to- nevermind.'

'They'll feel lonely. I know. Honestly, I never wanted to make a harem of lesbians. I never even wanted to feel the love of another. My past life, it was dull and boring. My greatest pleasure was my mother's cooking, but you know what happened. Here, I ended up finding out so much about my past that was fucked up by some asshole God. The girl I had fallen for, the girl I had chosen as mine for every moment of my life, the girl that accepted me... she brought me here to be with her. To be by her side finally! Is it wrong to feel like I may be betraying her? I kissed Inferna... but I don't love her that way. I treasure them all, but is it right to keep them to myself like this? Sharing... that isn't how I was raised when it comes to relationships. Monogamy-'

'Idiot. I wasn't trying to make you stop trying to live your life with all seven, and sure they may get lonely. You've got to find it in yourself to love them. Even Kat wants you to be shared, though I don't know why. Honestly, Mai and Rin being shared would make me horribly angry. So how would you feel if someone else touched-'

Hysteria was instantly quiet. Mina breathed slowly, her voice echoing from her lips, not just in her mind.

"What's mine isn't allowed to be touched by others."

Her smile was eerie, yet beautiful, while her eyes were almost blank. After a moment, she blinked and turned around. Everyone was concerned, quickly closing in to check on Mina.

'G-Greed... shit Mina, you scared the hell out of me!'

'I'm so sorry. What the heck... why did that happen?'

'You're Greed, you big dumbass! Anything you feel is yours, if it's threatened to be taken... well you saw it yourself.'

Mina shook her head and smiled softly at her companions.

"Sorry, something just came out that I wasn't trying to allow. I'm okay now, everything fine! Hehe."

The group was still worried, but they were prioritizing the Elven race now. Pride was their enemy, so his defeat was their next mission.

"Lead the way, Lust. Hopefully we can finish this off quickly, I wanna go back to the others."

Inferna approached Mina, grabbing her arm softly.

"No one is going to take us. I uh... I was closest. I heard your words. We all spoke about what it means to be with you. Every last one of us is determined to be by your side. Not only will be not betray you, we also won't be so brazen as to beg for your attention... though we all crave it at this point."

Mina turned away, grabbing Inferna's hand and holding it softly. Her eyes became slightly wet as she spoke quietly.

"All I do is for my life to become peaceful. Having each and every one of you beside me, that would keep my heart at ease. Thank you..."

Inferna smiled as she let Mina's hand go, following closely as her mind began to wander.

'Your words... Mina, you don't seem to know what effect you have on us all. Or the dread that my heart now feels about the future.'

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Thank you,

JScott and croix!