Chapter 86 - Spreading the mark [2/3]

Although Kane's reaction to Aelia's rejection was pretty mild, Luna was far less amused. She didn't want to interrupt his moment, but she did glare at Aelia with a certain level of hostility. 

Any perceived insult towards her or Kane was unacceptable, and she promised herself to make Aelia submit properly to her Master. Unfortunately, Aelia didn't care, for the simple reason that she was more powerful than the catling. 

Naturally, the bandit's indifference only angered Luna more, who immediately promised herself to quickly outgrow Aelia, and proof she deserved to be Kane's right-hand. 

In the meantime, it was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the excited ramling who jumped ahead of the embarrassed human and the fearful Anna. "I'm next!" she exclaimed with an eager grin, not even taking the time to ask Aelia if anything was wrong. 

Something that Kane didn't fail to notice. 

"You're awfully eager," he pondered, stroking his own chin with an amused smile. "What's your name, anyway?" 

This ramling had light brown, slightly curly hair, and similarly coloured eyes, while the large, curled, and robust looking horns coming out of her head were far darker but fit well with her overall aesthetic. She was the shortest person in the room, but not by much, while her face was soft, round, and pretty. 

Her chest was quite large compared to her height, easily reaching D-cup, and her body was a little chubby, but that didn't take away from her looks, instead making her seem cuter. 

"My name is Mira, Lord," the ramling spoke with a mixture of respect and excitement. "And why wouldn't I be excited? To serve a Lord blessed by The Mother is a great honour! And you are the first to appear in more than two hundred years!" 

Then, she grinned a little, and licked her lips, "And to be kissed by one is akin to being kissed by The Mother. Which reminds me, I'm absolutely available if you want to have a little more than a kiss." 

A little surprised by her proposal, Kane blinked, but then chuckled with amusement. 'Why do I feel like this Mira is the hareling, rather than Anna over there,' he thought to himself. 

Meanwhile, Luna looked at Mira with satisfaction. 'Now that is the proper way to treat Master!' she thought to herself. 

As for Kane, he dismissed his own thoughts and focused on Mira with an amused smile. "I'll think about it," he started while gently grabbing her chin. "But for now, let me reward your enthusiasm." 

He used his grip on her chin to pull Mira slightly upwards, forcing her to stand on her toes, before he leaned forward slightly and pressed his lips against hers. The ramling instantly closed her eye and parted her lips, intending to enjoy this to the fullest, unlike Aelia. 

Kane appreciated her eagerness, and quickly invaded her mouth, starting a pleasurable dance between his and Mira's tongues. At the same time, energy started flowing from him to her, encountering no resistance, and causing her to moan in pleasure. 

While Mira melted into the touch of her new Lord, the embarrassed, still un-named human started talking with Aelia in hushed tones, likely inquiring if everything was as Kane had promised them. 

Anna, on the other hand, didn't seem worried about that. In fact, she seemed more afraid of the application process, than the mark itself. 

Soon, Kane separated from a softly panting and somewhat hazy Mira. Just as happened with Aelia, the rune from his shard of lust shortly flashed in her eyes before disappearing again. 

Kane continued to hold her chin while he looked into her eyes with a small grin. "Still eager?" he asked her. 

First blinking to clear the haze on her mind, Mira's lips then curled upward slightly, before nodding a little. "Absolutely," she purred. "If anything, I'm even more interested now." 

Kane chuckled, and released her chin, causing the ramling to sink back to her feet. "Perhaps we can make it happen then," he told her, before turning to the last two remaining women. "But first… we should finish up here. Which one of you wants to go next?" 

The embarrassed human woman who'd just spoken with Aelia shot a quick look at the scared hareling, before sighing in resignation and taking a step forward. "I— I'll go next…" she gulped slightly. 

Kane looked at his next target with a curious gaze. This one had ash-blond hair with grey eyes. She was the youngest among these four women, with most of the other's looking like they were in their late twenties, Kane judged this one to be not much older than him. 

She had a heart shaped, beautiful face, only marred by a scar on her left cheek, and her gaze was filled with sexual inexperience. She was tall, being only slightly shorter than Kane, and sported modest breasts. She was one of the weakest among them, with some of her cores actually still being third rank. 

He realized she needed a more gentle touch, so he reached out his hand to her and smiled softly. "Don't be nervous," he said soothingly. "What's your name?" 

"It's, uhm, Lyra… Sir?" she gulped softly and gingerly put her hand in his. 

Kane couldn't help but wonder how a seemingly innocent creature like this ended up among these rough bandits, and how she'd managed to live among them without gaining any experience in these matters. 

To the side, he noticed Aelia was glaring at him with narrowed, frustrated eyes, and he quickly realized that she had likely taken Lyra under her wing in order to keep her unmolested. When he realized that tough, prideful woman was probably feeling protective of Lyra, he smirked slightly. 

To Lyra's shock, he gripped her hand tightly, before instantly pulling her against his body, causing her to yelp a little. Once she was there, he put one hand on the small of her back, and the other grabbed her chin. 

"Well, Lyra," he smirked slightly, while keeping one eye on the increasingly annoyed Aelia, "I'm going to kiss you now, alright?" 

Unlike Kane, Lyra's focus was entirely on him. Her body was stiff, and her nervous grey eyes looked deeply into his amber ones, while her breath softly trembled. She gulped again, and nodded, "O— Okay…" 

With her permission, Kane pressed his lips against her, before softly prodding hers with his tongue. 

Lyra began trembling harder, but she also felt a soft pleasure that started radiating into her body. Instantly, her eyes widened a little, before instinctively parting her lips. 

Naturally, Kane took advantage, and slipped his tongue inside, which quickly caused Lyra to start moaning. The pleasure of a lust shard holder's kiss rapidly invading her inexperienced mind, causing lust and desire to awaken inside. 

A few feet away, Kane could see Aelia becoming increasingly impatient, which just caused him to want to extend this kiss longer, even after the mark had already been applied. 

Something that Lyra didn't appear to have a problem with, as she was lost in the new experience, which felt better to her than anything else ever had. It felt like a magical moment to her, and the fact they were surrounded by corpses was inconsequential. 

Finally, an anxious Aelia decided to step in. With a huff, she pulled Lyra out of Kane's hands, something he didn't try to resist. "That's enough now!" she exclaimed grumpily. "Are you trying to devour the poor girl?!"