Therapy

Tsu woke up from loud snoring, a fact quickly followed by confusion, only to be interrupted by a fist impacting her face.

She holds her cheek as she shouts in shock, immediately checking her surroundings as clarity returns.

"What happened?" She mutters.

The answer came with a sudden rush of memories. Their bout against the warlock replayed in her mind.

She then looked around in a panic, noticing her surroundings to be nothing but a bedroom.

She wakes up Anne, who slept soundly, her red hoodie hugged tightly to her chest, drooling in her dreams.

"Hey, hey! Wake up!"

"Hmm, what?" Anne says drowsily, rubbing her eyes as she looks back in confusion.

Though before Tsu could answer, Anne widens her eyes in recognition.

She summons her blades, ready to shout.

Only for Tsu to hold her hand over her mouth, shushing whatever battle cry she had planned.

"Dont shout. They might hear us."

Anne licks her hand.

Tsu recoils in disgust.

"Whats is wrong with you? Thats disgusting."

She sticks her tongue out before looking around, "Where's Zuzu?"

"I just woke up, so I still dont know."

She looks around, "Though with our current situation. Theres a chance he's alright."

"But don't lower your guard." She glares.

Anne nods in unusual seriousness.

The two girls then stood up from their bed, exiting the bedroom, minimizing whatever noise they make.

Their eyes vigilant for any sudden movements as they walked through the mansion's hallways. The wood creaks with each step, their eyes roaming every part of the wall as the darkness watches.

Though before they could do anything, a voice whispers into them, whispering something indiscernible, something terrifying.

The hair on the back of their neck stand in attention. They take their stance as they hear a familiar voice through one of the decrepit doors, crying.

They widen their eyes in recognition, busting in with guns blazing, ready for a fight, only to meet with Zauriel wiping his tears as a cute girl hugs a tentacle wiggling in excitement.

"I'm so glad for the both of you."

THREE HOURS EARLIER

Zauriel didn't know how he got into this, but he plans on seeing it through. Well, he also checked on the two girls so, they really were safe, unlike him.

He shuddered to think what would happen if the following events never took place.

With such a thought though, he sat by Charlie, notes on his hand as he fixes his glasses. Watching the boy tell him he- his story about how he met the Goddess Hent~ai.

With a cough, he starts, "So, Charlie. When do you think it all started?"

"I think it all started when I first took my step in my mage school, Gurstein. It was an all boy's school, and it felt weird the first few days."

"I see. Does it have anything to do with?"

"With?"

"...."

"I don't understand what you mean?"

"Nevermind"

Charlie looks back in confusion before returning to he- his story.

"Well, as I was saying. My first day of school went as great as I expected it to be. But there were weird occurrences, like some of my classmates confessing their love to me."

He looks at him, "You know I mean, right?

"Of course, of course." He lies through his teeth, keenly aware of the impact of any revelations at this moment.

Charlie then continues, "Though with each passing day, I realized something."

"You were beau-"

"WEAK!" he squeaks out in anger.

Zauriel nods sagely, allowing her to continue on her tirade.

He gripped his fist tight, "The teachers simply had no desire for the power I wanted."

He looks at her soft balled fists, "It just felt frustrating. I mean sure, most of my friends and classmate always wanted to help me. My school life was never boring."

He then sighs, "But I didnt need that. I wanted something more."

Zauriel nods, "Like?" (Those poor bastards.)

"Power! Power to leave so much more than a footnote! I wanted to be more than just a mage!"

"I see. Then how has this desire for power pointed you into this life?" (Well, this megalomaniac is going to get me killed.)

"Well, I had my teacher help me get inside the forbidden section of the library. From there, I took on all the knowledge I could."

She looks down, downtrodden, "But without the necessary magic, I couldn't really achieve much."

"That's where I found Hen~tai." He then gives a small smile, one filled with happiness.

"She helped me find my path. Helped me in achieving the first step in my dreams. So, I left my school and found my destination here."

"I see, I see. Then how do you feel about that? Your goddess Hen~tai. What do you feel about her?" (What choices did I make to end up talking with a guy that's fucking an eldritch abomination.)

"Well, she has been an important part of my life since. The various rituals I have to go through, she was there, she supported me in every step of the way."

He then twiddles his fingers, looking up shyly with her red eyes, "She even stopped me from going too far. She was strongly against what I have planned to do with you."

Zauriel nods, seemingly unphased, "I see, she seems to be quite important to you. Though a bit needy, perhaps?" (Thank mercy. The tentacle had more of a conscience than this fucking psycho.)

"Yeah, but I am not really all that mad about it. I just want her to avoid being so cling. You know, some space for myself."

"I see, then what about you Hent~ai. What do you think about that?"

A tentacle sprouts out behind Charlie, spurting white mucus. A seeming agreement to his words, her excited dances seemingly forgiving.

"I did not get a single thing from that." (Hmm, I see, I see.)

The two stop at their cherished reunion, looking to him in confusion. Zauriel meanwhile, wanted to die as he stood from his chair, coughing in his hand before he smiles.

"So, I'll give the two of you a bit of time to get reacquainted and forgive one another. So take your time for now and I'll be back shortly." (Kill me now, please.)

He walks out and closes the door behind him and the moment this door close. The sounds of flesh hitting flesh started, like a wet noodle slapping against one another.

Zauriel immediately ran, farther away from the moans and groans.