Chapter 37 - Maya Rosenwald P20

Chapter 37 - Maya Rosenwald P20

~37.20~

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"I'm Elysia Alexandria, King of the World."

"King? Of the world?"

"Yes. Rather than a queen, in Eden when a gay couple or single woman reigns, the regent is the King and the consort chooses their title. Though there are many nations in Eden, Alexandria was the greatest and most powerful. You share a name with my queen, and quite often remind me of her. Her name is Maya Velinova."

She looked down. I had an idea what she was thinking about, but I wanted for her to speak her mind either way. "What do you plan to do here? Do you mean to be a conqueror? A protector? What if a monster from the Phantom Lands comes that only you can defeat?"

I felt a slight smile on my face. "It's been a long time since I had a challenge. If a monster existed in this world that only I can defeat, the world would have already ended. Save for one very special exception, I am the most powerful Transcendent in history. So long as I'm here, I can promise the world won't fall to those monsters."

"Is it possible for you to wipe them out on your own?"

"I already have once, but they came back. I suspect another Transcendent is controlling them. I mean to end the threat for good, but I don't know how to stop them from returning after I destroy them, so I destroy the threats that make it to the frontlines."

"I see. You said you're the King of the World. Why are you here?"

"I was exiled to this world. You might ask how could the King of the World be exiled. Honor. I allowed it to happen. Being viewed as a tyrant goes against my very being. So then I was exiled, and now here I am."

She had a mixed expression, with tears in her eyes. I had a hunch what she was thinking, so I kept talking.

"I've been questioning my feelings for the better part of the past couple of months. Thoughts like 'Would she approve of this?' 'What would she say?' 'What would Adele say?' 'What would Adara say?' 'What would Luma say?' And yet, I never asked those questions as if I was in their shoes. That's why I mentioned it in the bath. If one of them were here, and they fell in love... of course I'd cheer them on. I want them to be happy, and I think they would want the same."

I took a breath and sat on the couch next to the computer.

"But there was another line of thought. What if I'm developing feelings for you because you remind me of my Transcendent wife? You are kind the same way she is. You are assertive the same way. You look similar, aside the cat person features. And you have the same name. I've been feeling guilty about that."

"You didn't get my hopes up did you?" The tears in her eyes made it hard to keep going, but I did, hoping what I said next would wipe them away.

"Let me finish. Trust me for a few more moments."

She hesitantly nodded.

"When I thought about things from the other point of view, I also thought about that from a different perspective. I didn't fall in love with you because you are similar to her. I feel in love with you for the same reason I fell in love with her. Those traits you share are certainly part of it, but it's not because you share those traits."

"Then... your feelings for me are genuine? My feelings aren't unrequited?"

I smiled and continued, "I've noticed myself feeling more and more attached to you every day. Every little thing that I find out about you gets me excited. And every time I hear about somebody bullying you or wronging you in whatever way... those girls that abandoned you... I felt anger."

"You feel that strongly when others are bad to me? I don't give it much thought. I just think that we weren't meant to be friends and move on."

"Yes. I feel strongly in those cases. And I feel compelled to act. But Maya, I need you to know one more thing. I have feelings for others, too. Rhia, Aira, and Lena. I've come to like them, too."

She smiled warmly at me. "You have a lot of love in your heart."

"If you're okay with all of my... things... whether you believe the parts about the Transcendent Realm or not... if you're okay with everything I've told you, will you be my girlfriend?"

"It's quite a lot to take in. Regarding the Transcendent stuff, I might need a bit to really absorb all of that. I don't believe you're lying about anything. You've never struck me as someone that will make things up or lie, especially after bringing me here to have a serious conversation like this that you wanted nobody else to overhear. I believe you. And about your feelings for Rhia, Aira, and Lena. I have absolutely no problem with that. I will never interfere with you dating other people. Just imagining you dating another girl makes me feel happy for you." She smiled and took my hand. "As a matter of fact, we both have feelings for Lena."

I gripped her hand. "I want to help her out of her unwanted arrangement... but that's something we should talk about another day."

Maya shook her head. "It doesn't need to be discussed at all. I have the authority to stop that, especially if I tell my mom I like her."

"You don't pull any punches."

"I've held myself back for a year and a half, but I'll never hold back again." She leaned in and shared a long passionate kiss. "Girlfriend."

I smiled. "Girlfriend." Then I smirked. "I want to tell those two girls from your previous school."

"Don't mind them, it makes no difference to me."

"They made fun of you! I want to tell them to shove it again, but this time adding something like 'Seventh time is the charm'."

"Pfft." She burst out laughing. "Haha."

I grinned. "Corny ain't I?"

"A little bit, yeah." She leaned in again. "You can tell them whatever you want. Just let me be there to hear their reaction."

I smirked. "Heh."

"But Eli..."

"Hmm? What's up?"

"Umm..." She was fidgeting, and her face was even more red than before. Her breathing was uneven.

"Maya?"

"I don't... I think..." She pushed me over on my back and climbed on top of me. She kissed me again then said, "I think I'm in heat."

"Oh."

"I'm sorry, I'm having trouble reigning myself in. But... pre-marital-"

"Shh. Just go with the flow."

"Huh?" I could tell she was struggling with everything she had to hold herself back.

"I'm willing." I reached up and pulled her down. "I want it, too. Do whatever you want. And use whatever you want."

She gasped. "You... Whatever I want..." She rose up, quickly shedded her top, and her demon wings appeared.

I grinned and licked my lips as I took in the sight. "Looking at you naked in the bathhouse and looking at you like this…"

"Yeah. Here, it's just for you." She tossed her bra aside and grinned. "Give me your everything, and I'll give you my everything."

I smiled and rose up as well. Leading her to the bedroom, I added, "That's exactly what I want."

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A few hours later, I woke up and she was lying next to me under the sheets. I smiled and stroked her hair. She stirred awake and smiled at me.

"We should head back. Serah and Stella won't be worried, but there's a fair chance one of the others will be."

"Just a while longer." She held my hand and kissed my cheek.

I gave her a nod and nudged my nose up against hers. "I love you."

She giggled and said, "I feel compelled to say something silly."

"How silly?"

"Well, in cat culture, having sex means we're engaged."

My eyes shot open for a moment, then I remembered she said "silly".

"And in demon culture, it means we're married!"

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Revision: 2025-2-12