Ch 32. Life-saving Kiss

Third Person's P. O. V:

Kairos futher acknowledged that whatever talent Rosanna was awakening had a connection to his [Order].

The mate bond found it's supporter and fueled a lot of desires in him. But it was pleasurable, and Kairos didn't feel like resisting.

At first when he had the sudden conjecture of Rosanna awakening a talent, Kairos subconsciously perceived the scattered elements in the air. A split second it took and he'd found his answers.

Aside from the Aether in the air, Kairos felt elements that opposed his. Elements that with larger proportions could serve as a nullifier to Kairos's [Order].

[Chaos]-- Kairos had always anticipated seeing this rivalry talent in both lifetimes. A little inkling made him doubt and guess wildly. Because that was the only talent Kairos knew could stand on equal grounds with [Order].

It should be noted that nullifying and opposing talents do not go one way so if the elements in the air could contradict his, Kairoa could also contradict those elements.

Rosanna's soon-to-be awakened talent could be mediated by his. But even if that wouldn't work, Kairos could use one of [Order]'s skill to curb whatever weirdness was happening if he targeted the origin- Rosanna.

Without hesitation, Kairos pressed his lips on Rosanna's. Amazed at how soft, supple and... Sweet it tasted. It was all too satisfying.

Why do lips taste this good? It was amazing nonetheless.

Taking a gamble, Kairos channeled a portion of [Order] through their intimate contact, reducing the amount he placed on mediating the space rift and Aether.

By reducing his control on curbing the space rift and Aether in the air, it should've been worse. But the gamble Kairos took was channelling the energy to Rosanna- the cause.

Seeing the effect take a significant change, judging by how the pressure reduced drastically from him even with using less power, Kairos continued to pump energy into Rosanna.

It was supposed to be just an intimate contact and passing his bodily fluids with concentrated power in her.

After all, Kairos was merely channeling the origin elements that made up [Order]. Not using a skill of [Order]. So a medium would be needed lest the energy dissipated in thin air.

Kairos' goal was to place his tongue in her mouth, lightly coating her tongue with his saliva and making Rosanna absorb his powers through direct contact.

It was for the sake of not letting his power's transfer reduce on its way, passing through the vast and distorted elements in the air. So Kairos chose a more direct method.

With little liquid that contained high concentration, and effectively placing it in Rosanna's body stream.

But the thoughts were far outdone by the act.

Licking, nibbling and sucking on her lips, Kairos felt thirsty. And he was all too aware with his desires, even if his reason chided him that it was not the time to feel aroused.

Kairos wouldn't peg himself as someone led by his third leg because he never needed to chase skirts.

He seldom had desires that needed to be restrained ever since entering adulthood.

The ladies threw themselves at him and Kairos accepted their proposals whenever he desired. He didn't need to curb his feelings to the extreme, whenever he was feeling excited, he'd have company.

But goodness was Kairos feeling like a rogue right now. A rogue lead by his third leg.

His... Little brother was excited just by this small action and made him think about things the unconscious girl should never hear. His control could've been better.

Dropping her head, rogue Kairos leaned downwards and continued kissing her.

He should've transferred all the energy and be done with it, having found the cause.

But Kairos was lingering by the outer walls, sucking her lips hungrily and not doing exactly what he needed.

Kairos knew once [Order] passes into Rosanna's stream through saliva, everything would stop.

Just as he slept his tongue in her warm mouth, relishing in her unusual taste, the young girl stirred and gripped his shoulder abruptly, opening her eyes.

They both froze, and Kairos pulled away slightly. He and Rosanna stared at each other with mixed feelings, their breathes entwined and faces up close.

Kairos could affirm he saw desires in Rosanna's eyes too but it looked much innocent to be the lustful type he had.

Rosanna stared blankly at the beautiful face before her, the uncomfortable heat in her body being mediated by his body contact. And for a second, she just needed that cool relief.

Impulsively, without care of anything, Rosanna reached out to Kairos' hair, giving a small tug and smashing her lips to his.

Moaning slightly, she thought. 'Ah... There's the relief.'

'Wait... W-what?' Head going blank from the abrupt situation and her logic returning, Rosanna almost fainted and went back to lalaland.

Without time for Rosanna to process her thoughts, Kairos responded eagerly to her earlier reaction.

It went back to the teasing assault of lips, light sucking as Kairos softly tugged on her lips with a smile.

Savoring the comfort that relieved her heat, Rosanna once again threw reason away. Wanting to swallow up this ice cream on a hot summer.

Think later, enjoy now.

A bad decision, but pleasurable one.

Opening her mouth up, she gave Kairos the access to evade her mouth.

And then things became rougher.

Two tongues entwined together, tasting and clashing with each other. Kairos had gone from the slow savor to reckless ravaging.

His tongue moved within her mouth like an excited merman exploring the ocean. He tasted, pressed and kept moving about the areas while Rosanna's breathing turned heavier, fighting to not let the warm tongue seize her ability to breathe.

It was futile and Rosanna tugged at Kairos' hair in frustration, eliciting a pleasured groan from him.

He cupped her cheek, thumb brushing against her skin in a slow caress while he devoured her whole. A gentle action in contrast to his rough kiss.

"Mm-!" Rosanna protested, twisting her body and making Kairos more excited than he already was.

He unclasped the collar with astounding swiftness, leaving a little kiss on her jaw.

Kairos changed his posture, pressing unto her more intimately and grabbing her hair, tilting it upwards in a rough motion.

Rosanna's eyes bulged, feeling a hard object press on her body.

'I-is that?'

But thinking it was a chance to be released when Kairos parted their lips- a string of saliva in trail, Rosanna attempted to cuss the rogue out with all her might.

"Rogue! Get- ngh!"

Only for him to dip his head and suck on her sensitive skin.

There was one spot on her body Rosanna will defend with her life- her entire body!

She'd always been hyper sensitive to touch, a sensual creature she inwardly accepted.

But it was very different when a warm tongue and soft lips pressed on her neck, sucking and leaving trails in it's wake. Sharp fangs grazing her skin and sending shivers down her spine.

The sensations and overt sensitivity left her feeling blank. Rosanna's entire body felt like it was lit on fire. Starting from Kairos' kiss to every inch of her being. It was very different from the earlier discomforting heat she faced.

A rumble reverberated from Kairos's chest and the young man released a low laughter, hearing her moan involuntarily.

Rael was feeding on her lust, sending his as compensation- a typical mate thing. It would be abnormal if Rosanna didn't feel pleasured.

But suddenly, Kairos withdrew his lips from her collarbone and gazed at the female with glassy eyes.

Her panting and slight gasps making him ache.

She was rubbing her thighs on his and had the audacity to call him a rogue.

"Rosanna." He said, pulling off her and not letting anything go further. Kairos had done his mission and beyond.

Anymore and he'd consider playing a rogue to far dangerous ends. But he didn't want an intimate relationship coerced from her condition.

The mate bond, [Order] and whatever state she was in was not ideal at the very least.

Kairos pulled away from embracing the young lady. Paying full attention to the surrounding which had calmed significantly.

A distraction to calm his obvious tent.

The red-gold wisps were almost dissipated signifying Aether was going dormant.

And the black dot had disappeared as though it never existed.

"Sierra," Kairos called out. "Report situation."

The electronic female voice replied on command. "Aether is stabilizing, space rift closed. Situation remark: Yellow code."

Red: Danger.

Yellow: Uncertain.

Green: Safe.

The three basic codes of classifying cases.

"What's going on?" Rosanna muttered, biting her swollen red lips in a daze.

Kairos became slightly entranced by his handiwork. Those supple red glossy lips seemed to set an added glow to her brown skin that looked speckled with hints of gold.

He wondered how many marks he could leave on her body, imagining how It'd-

Kairos cleared his throat, "How are you feeling, first?"

Rosanna shifted up, leaning her head on the headboard.

"Like I almost took a vacation six feet. Or possibly- became an almost murder victim."

"You have an idea?" Kairos asked, sitting by the bed side and stretching his legs out.

Wondering how the girl could keep her calm in the midst of the entire situation.

"I don't think that pain was meant for an awakening. So tell me, was it an accident or not? If the latter, who would want to kill me? Me, loveable, innocent, nice, friendly me! I find that possibility too odd to believe."

"Concentrated Aether in your pod can't be a mistake. Your simulation was deliberately manipulated to keep a safe signal throughout the entirety of your attack." Kairos informed.

Though Rosanna jested about someone not being able to kill her- she also believed that she hadn't done anything wrong to warrant a murder attempt.

Rosanna was stunned. "Who is it?"

Pulling her lips in a frown, a certain person came to mind.

Natalie. It had to be her, Rosanna was sure.

If Kairos hadn't saved her-- possibly, or whatever the System did in her last moments, Rosanna was sure to be dead.

And only one human she'd come across could pull off murder on petty or non-existing grounds. That was Natalie Spades.

"I've sent my men on search." Kairos stated, shoulders tensing as his mind wondered about his earlier conclusion.

"You couldn't possibly have irritated a higher ranked figure during your stay in the academy.... There's barely anyone that can manipulate an awakening pod. But if you did irritate someone poweful enough to control an awakening pod, they'd kill you off or torture you privately than do it in an open setting." Kairos paused before continuing.

"My suspicions lean towards Natalie but you should expect a clear response tonight and whatever judgement you deem will be considered."

"...Thank you." Rosanna responded with gratitude, bowing her head slighly. But got angry immediately afterwards.

"You and your serial killer girl friends!" She gritted her teeth, saying out loud before she could filter her words.

"...bedmates, to be exact."

"Same thing. Quickly declare me as your blood sister or something, I can't be pulled into your messy love-life!"

Chuckling slightly, Kairos pulled his lips in a smirk.

"Then we'd have committed incest."

"When? Where? I don't remember. Must be an illusion."

Rosanna had yet to settle scores with him for putting her in a perilous situation with his deranged girlfriends, and now he was bringing up the matter of seizing her first kiss!

She didn't even know how to react to everything!

By now Rosanna was beyond confusion.

"Well then, we'd settle for an older brother lusting after his sister in his illusions."

Fighting the urge to punch Kairos, Rosanna breathed out and turned sideways on the bed, ignoring him.

Standing up and bringing the collar from the floor where it was earlier discarded, Kairos felt slightly displeased covering up his mark on her skin.

"Aether invasion is not a physical or mental attack. It has similitude to radiation. So this collar was rendered useless during your failed awakening. Detecting no 'danger'. Merely treating the changes in the air and your body as you absorbing 'nutrients' and evolving."

"But I assume with the talent you unlocked, you'll have passable resistance or manipulation against high concentrated Aether." Kairos said, giving a little throw and dropping the collar at Rosanna's side.

"Aether... That purple smoke, right?"

Rosanna asked, clenching her fists tightly as she tried to avoid recalling the traumatic experience.

Unknowingly her eyes got teary and she felt the urge to inflict the same amount of pain on whoever caused this. Better yet- hundredfold. Let the animal's last talk plead for death and drag that worthless thing to damnation.

'Get a hold of yourself!' Rosanna pressed her lips in a thin line, wondering where all the dark emotional surge was coming from.

It was understandable she'd be angry but such detailed torture methods had her frightened when her thoughts depicted bloody descriptions.

Kairos didn't hesitate moving his entire body to the bed. Sitting by the headboard and grabbing Rosanna by her waist, pulling her into his embrace in a swift motion.

Rosanna struggled futily on instinct but was held bound by his strong embrace.

"Ya! What are you doing?! Hands off!"

"No." Kairos' responded with a teasing smile.

Crossing his arm around her hands in a tight grip and raising his long legs to grip hers in an awkward lock.

"You little- mm!" Her words were interrupted when Kairos clamped his other hand around her lips, effectively silencing her.

Rosanna closed her eyes tiredly and rested her stiff neck on his firm chest. Letting her body sink into his embrace, her butt pressed on Kairos' crotch which had the latter rethinking his decision.

'Tch. My pillow's better.'

Rosanna had the urge to express her complete disapproval but held it in, even when Kairos removed his palm from her lips. 'On second thought, his hugs are nice.'

"Obedience won't kill you, Rosa."

She ignored the comment with an eye roll.

Rosanna and Rael had a kind of stronger telepathic connection which sent waves of signals explaining the changes she faced- inwardly and outwardly.

Kairos could feel Rosanna's distress and depression which prompted him to place her in a 'comforting' position. But he didn't know if Rosanna felt anything similar to he did.

Kairos wouldn't want to bother her with the empty, shallow feelings and residing bloodlust.

"Why did you kiss me?" Rosanna blurted out, cheeks flaming as she tried to ignore the flashing scenes of Kairos' body pressed on hers, his tongue exploring her mouth.

But it was impossible. Such a thing required a valid explanation and justifiable cause. When finally, her mind was less distorted and stable, leading her to rethink the things that happened.

"Fret not, there was no other intent except saving you."

Lies.

"How...?" It was odd how Rosanna felt slightly disappointed at Kairos' nonchalant words. And here she'd almost felt a little something for him.

'Bullsh!t brain. I'm not the heroine.' She affirmed.

'No assumptions even if everything can be misleading. But that kiss though... Very misleading.'

"It's-" Kairos began explaining but was interjected by Rosanna's frosty words.

"You took my first kiss."

"You drained my body essence." Kairos retorted with a suggestive tone.

"I-"

"Shut up and listen, Rosanna."

His words infuriated her but Rosanna's soft bones made her obedient.

'I'm matured that's why. His tone isn't intimidating. He's not intimidating. I'm just trying to remain civil and understand.'

"Sure." Rosanna responded in a feigned monotonous voice. She wasn't nervous of the punishment she'd face if she disobeyed, Rosanna was just being mature.

'Yes. I'm mature.' She convinced herself.