*Secret technique*

On the way back, Axel realized that he had initially thought he amassed a small fortune by participating in the expedition to loot dungeons with the Sun Sect, but in reality, he was mistaken. Over the past six years, he had collected just over 80,000 gold coins, as the Sun Sect provided meals and a single room for free in exchange for their share of the dungeon loot. Aside from buying weapons, he had never spent any money.

But today, with just one dungeon, he had earned more than during the last six years. He still struggled to grasp that it was real. He thought back to what Kevin had suggested and found the idea even more appealing. Now that he knew how much a dungeon could earn them, he would try at all costs to find more dungeons in the future for them.

He arrived at the hotel and wondered again if Kevin was awake; he couldn't wait to share the good news with him. He slowly opened the door to his room, and when he saw Kevin, he turned pale immediately. Kevin was tossing and turning in his bed; the blanket was gone, and he was sweating profusely, clearly in the throes of a nightmare.

Axel rushed over to the bed and grabbed Kevin's shoulders, calling to him to wake up. But Kevin was still trapped in his nightmare and didn't realize it was Axel trying to wake him. He pushed Axel away and began to fight. Axel, who had just been taken aback by this sudden attack, managed to avoid the strikes aimed at his vital points, but Kevin seemed possessed. With only his fingers, he touched some parts of Axel's body.

After that, Axel found himself completely paralyzed, lying on the ground at Kevin's mercy. Kevin was sitting on top of him, and Axel could feel the killing intent emanating from him. Damn, he was in trouble now.

He kept calling out to Kevin, but Kevin still had his eyes closed and his head down. When Axel saw Kevin fling his wrist, he thought he had done well to remove all of his blades before going to bed; otherwise, he could have been in a worse situation right now. Oddly enough, the fact that there was no blade hanging from Kevin's wrist brought him back to consciousness. When Kevin saw that he was straddling Axel, he blushed and cursed, "Fuck, Axel! What happened?"

Now that the crisis had passed, Axel let out a sigh of relief and told him, "You were having a nightmare. I tried to wake you up, but you tried to kill me instead. If I hadn't taken away your blades before putting you to bed... Well, do I really need to finish this sentence?"

He added, feeling a little helpless, "Damn, Kev, what the hell is that fighting technique with your fingers? I'm completely paralyzed."

When Kevin heard that, his face changed from crimson red to ash gray in an instant. "Fuck, not that technique..." He quickly took off Axel's sweater and t-shirt, seeing the bruises start to form on his chest. Luckily, he still had time to undo the technique.

He used the technique again with his fingers, but this time it was to restore proper blood circulation. Kevin massaged the bruises so that Axel would regain his mobility faster. He said sincerely, "I'm sorry, Axel. I don't know what came over me, and I don't remember anything. This technique is a secret method I learned a while ago. It allows you to change the circulation of the blood. At first, you're just paralyzed, then the blood stops flowing to the brain and heart. The lungs, on the other hand, fill with blood, leading to a truly horrible death. But don't worry; I stopped the process, and you should be able to move again in a little while."

Axel was puzzled; he had never heard of such a technique before, but his brain was struggling to stay focused as Kevin continued to straddle him, his legs on either side of his waist, and massaging his pecs. To add to this delicious torture, Kevin's fingers occasionally rubbed against his nipples as well.

It was way too much stimulation for Axel, and he felt himself growing harder. Soon, Kevin also felt the change and stopped massaging him. He told Kevin, a little embarrassed, "Sorry, Kev, but I still can't move, so just bear with it."

Kevin blushed again and said reproachfully, "Fuck, Axel! I just tried to kill you! What's wrong with you?"

Axel chuckled and said, "It wasn't intentional, so it doesn't count. And you're just too sexy like this."

Kevin shook his head; he didn't see what was sexy about what he was doing, but it wasn't the first time Axel had shown him his desire. So, he finally relaxed and asked, "How is it? Can you move now?"

Axel tried to move and finally managed to regain his mobility. He put his hands around Kevin's waist, sitting up while holding him against him and hugging him.

Kevin still found this position very awkward, but Axel seemed to like it, so he let him do as he pleased and stopped overthinking, enjoying the moment too.

Axel then said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have left you. As long as I was with you, you were sleeping peacefully."

Kevin was still angry with himself, and this experience had really scared him. "Maybe we shouldn't sleep together. I'm dangerous, Axel. It's not the first time I wake up and realize I fought and killed someone."

Axel kissed his neck and said, "Forget it. I let myself be fooled because I didn't know your technique, but I'm not that weak. If it ever happens again, I will protect myself from you. Don't worry; your fingers won't be able to disrupt my blood circulation again."

Axel added, "On the other hand, I forbid you to sleep with a weapon; you don't need it anyway."

Kevin stroked his lower back and said, "Okay, no more weapons, I promise."

Kevin needed time to change his habits, but he knew that if Axel stayed with him, he wouldn't need weapons to protect himself. He thought back to what Axel had just said and asked curiously, "By the way, where did you go?"

Axel rested his forehead against Kevin's and said, "If you let me kiss you, I'll answer."

Kevin frowned, not understanding where Axel was going with this sentence. He asked, "You've kissed me a few times already today, so why are you suddenly asking?"

Axel bit his lower lip and whispered, "I would like to kiss you on the lips, but with what happened just now, I'd rather ask for permission first."