Prince of Deception

Aeric stared at the interface for a moment, unimpressed. 'Well, that's a good thing I guess.'

He sat there still, and a few more seconds passed. 'I'll think about Tier Progression later. For now, what I have to worry about is her.'

The interface disappeared and his gaze shifted slowly to Erimyra's lifeless body.

The stillness of death was something Aeric wasn't all too familiar with. His breath hitched in his throat as reality settled over him like a thick, judgemental fog. She was really dead. A weight began to settle on his chest, heavier with each second that passed. He started to think if killing someone had changed him already, because there was a strange feeling he was having.

Or maybe..

It was all just becoming too real for him.

He had already died once before, back in the real world. This reincarnation into this world was his second chance. Even though it was a game and he was nothing else but a Player amongst many others, he realized now that he had a bigger burden on his head because he had a secret to keep.

Even though Eros had made the decree, it was only a temporary reprieve, Aeric knew that. Everyone still believed him to be an abomination, especially outside the borders of Starlight Region. What would happen when they found out that he was an imposter as well, here to [Claim] everything they had.

They wouldn't hesitate to kill him. All the powerful Mothers from other Regions and even the Snake Queen he had heard from stories would certainly make sure he was killed.

He wasn't even sure his mother would still love him, and even if she still did, she wouldn't be able to defeat all the other Mothers of the other Regions. God Eros will certainly want him gone too.

No outsider would be allowed to taint their beautiful world.

It was clear what he had to do now. No more messing around. Aeric of Starlight had to lock it in.

He had to level up as fast as he could and become stronger! He had to [Claim] everyone's Main Skills, all the Mothers and Daughters and make them his Sub Skills. With this, he could become super overpowered! A Diamond Ranked Ascendant!

So that even when they discovered his secret, he would be too powerful than any of them! He was going to [Claim] the powers of Eros himself! Whatever it took to remain alive in this game world!

Aeric took a deep breath of resolution.

As for now, he had to get rid of the issue of this dead lover on the floor.

"Argghhhh!" he suddenly shouted, sitting there casually. He yelled once again. "Arrrgghhh!!!"

Then he rose to his feet and crashed on the door intentionally, following this, he began to bang on it as hard as he could, trying to open the handle.

He heard hurrying footsteps marching to the door and so he quickly stepped back.

"My prince! Are you okay!" a booming voice of a Knightguard echoed from the other side.

Aeric did not answer, and the knight ordered another to break open the door. With a bang, the door shattered in and a team of ready knightguards marched in with swords at their grasps.

"She's a damned assassin!" Aeric shouted, hurrying to his bed and covering himself with the sheets, quivering in his half naked body.

"Young Master!" one of them bowed. "My prince. Are you okay."

The others hurried to where Erimyra lay lifeless.

"The Moonlight Region! They sent her here to kill me!" Aeric cried, pointing at Erimyra's body, squeezing his shoulders in fear.

The knightguard tried to comfort him as he asked his cohorts for an update.

"It's true, commander. The sigil of the Moonlight Region is inscribed at the back of her lower neck," one of them said, tilting her over. "This woman was planted here from the Moonlight Region."

"What is happening here!" Mother Guinevere's voice of panic thundered as she hurried into the room. "Where is my son? Where is my special boy?"

Aeric jumped from the bed like a baby and hurried to her, they locked in a tight embrace. Some would say a little too tight of an embrace, but neither seemed to care.

"Mother!" he exclaimed as he rested his chest on her heavy, soft breasts while his hands wrapped around her as she wrapped hers around him.

"It's okay, son. You're okay. I'm here for you, my special son." She held him tightly and greedily, then her eyes turned cold as she spoke to the knightguards.

"What happened? Someone speak!"

"Your Majesty, it appears that this woman's name is Erimyra of Moonlight not of Starlight," the knightguard replied.

Guinevere's eyes turned even colder as she narrowed them. "Are you saying that Mother Selene sent a woman here to harm my son?"

The knightguard nodded respectfully. "I'm afraid that it was what it seemed. She appears to be an assassin. To kill the Son was her intention."

"That vile hag!" Guinevere cursed. "I knew she despised me but I never thought for once that she would go as far as trying to kill my child!"

"Prince Aeric was able to subdue her because of his greater strength and he took her to the ground and strangled her to death with his bare hands. Seems you have a very strong and capable son, Mother Guinevere."

She looked at her son, who raised his head from her shoulder to look at her as well. They both smiled at each other. "I've always said it. He's a very special boy."

They returned to their embrace.

"Take her whore body and dump it in the ocean, let it feed the wild sharks. I will send a message of warning to Mother Selene to never defy my Region ever again. Any harm attempted on my Son will be met in a thousandfold!"

Aeric remained in the hug with her, keeping up the act as his plan was going as smoothly as he expected. He lifted his gaze and saw his sister Rosette at the entrance of his room, folding her arms and scowling at him with disdain, envy and suspicion.

Aeric gave her a mischievous, mocking smile. Let her hate him, it only made the game more interesting.