CH37: Test Against The Charm Laws
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CH37: Test Against The Charm Laws
"Alright. I'm ready."
Navia nodded.
"Emeka, do it!"
The little fox on Navia's lap merged with her body.
Nine beautiful fox tails extended out from behind Navia's form.
However, I soon realised these tails were as deadly as they were beautiful.
I saw eyes with glowing purple pupils manifest at the ends of the tails. The eyes gazed at me, who was still seated on the sofa, and I felt something pierce into my consciousness.
A strong urge overcame me.
My breaths became laboured as I felt the teenaged hormonal lust that I had been suppressing all these while break free.
If it was just that, I could have managed.
The freed lust was empowered by whatever broke into my mind multiple times over.
My mind became clouded by a strong lust. I desired a woman insanely. I had never felt such a strong desire... in both my lives.
At that moment, Navia opened her arms as if to welcome me.
That already enchanting female form and temperament gave a sense of seduction so... magnificent that the last thin mental barrier keeping me sane cracked.
My lust took over my judgement and I pounced on her.
I pushed Navia down with the chair.
I heard a grimace of pain. When I looked down, I saw a pained expression on her face from the fall.
However, this didn't help me recall my sanity. Instead, it struck whatever control I had left.
The thought of this strong, independent woman showing me such a weak expression was... ah!
My masculine ego was stroked as I saw myself asserting my dominance and bringing this enchantress to submission under my crotch.
I could almost see the scene... could almost taste her rosy lips... could almost feel the enjoyment I was going to receive from her body.
The spear between my legs had completed its preparations long ago. It was as hard as it has ever been. I could also feel that its ammunition was fully loaded and ready to discharge at full burst.
My dragon spear was urging me to release it from its confines so that it could pierce through the prey's guarded castle gate and lay waste to her pleasurable cave.
The sixty-year old willpower I was so proud of, was nothing before the charm of a Kitsune.
I... gave in.
I removed the mask on my face and leaned in to kiss Navia's tempting red rosy lips.
I reached close enough to hear the soft disappointed sigh escape between them.
Then suddenly, a bit of clarity return in that moment, just enough to make me realise that I was presenting my head to the scythe of death!
The scent of death encapsulating me caused my arms to lock in position, preventing me from getting closer to those still-tempting red lips.
I noticed two things in the little clarity I had in that moment.
The first was the pleased flash of surprise which I saw in Navia's eyes in that moment of resistance.
It was a fleeting thing, yet it strengthen the little part of my mind keeping me sane, albeit barely.
The other thing I noticed was the flashing virtual window before my eyes.
[Notice: Host's mind is being invaded by a strong charm law.]
[Assessing...]
[Conclusion: Host's mind isn't strong enough to resist the Law.]
[Notice: Lady Sigyn's Blessing {Bind of Love} is activated.]
[{Bind of Love} is assessing relationship between Host and source of Charm.]
[{Bind of Love} has determined source isn't Host's Lover. Action is determined as hostile.]
[{Bind of Love} request to interfere...]
[Notice: Host's Mind attribute is far too weak to bear the level of interference required. An external source of power is required.]
[Notice: Mischief Points are temporarily available for use.]
[Notice: {Bind of Love} requires 100,000 MP to fund safe interference.]
[Accept/Decline.]
[Notice: If Host declines, you will have to rely on yourself to withstand the attack. Possibility of failure: 99.999999999999999%]
[Notice: If Host accepts, the attack will be directed back at attacker].
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[Accept/Decline]
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I didn't understand how this large window went unnoticed to me before.
From it, I understood why Emeka's Charm was so powerful. She had actually touched upon Laws. No wonder it could affect even Saints.
Even without the Interface pointing out my chances of failure, I would've accepted the interference without hesitation.
I knew myself well. And I was barely holding on. The little sanity I had left was about to be corroded.
'I accept!'
I shouted in my mind.
[Notice: Mental Command accepted. Proceeding to deduct MP from Host's account.]
[Notice: 100,000 MP deducted.]
[Balance: 65,000 MP]
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I felt a small pain when this happened.
I didn't even know what an MP was worth, yet I lost more than 60% of my earnings in one moment.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't complaining. I'd spend everything to save my life, it was just that I couldn't help grieving the loss.
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Anyway, a beautiful golden light shot out from the core of my mind. The light was so warm that I showed no resistance against it.
It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.
I involuntarily remembered how I felt in the short time Annabelle and I spent together on the run in the neighbouring country.
The light reminded me of the ease and bliss I felt in that moment.
Then, I remembered Lady Sigyn's dominion.
'The virtuous wife, huh...' I thought. 'So, this is the feeling one has when they have a partner they love and can rely on. It's not a bad feeling at all.'
A sphere of warm golden light spread out from the core of my mind to slowly engulf it. As it spread, it slowly pushed out the Charm Laws which were trying to occupy my mind.
Soon, the struggle between the two forces reached the outer edges of my mind.
One more push and the Law would be expelled from my mind.
Unfortunately, the Charm law didn't want to give up without a fight. More purple light invaded my mind as the Law gathered itself for a final siege.
The golden light, which I guessed was the manifestation of the {Bind of Love} also concentrated to resist the final attack.
The fact that the invading Charm Law gathered into a singular point made things easier for the Blessing. It didn't need to encapsulate my entire mind anymore, so it converged into a barrier (shield form) before the concentrated form of the Charm Law.
Boom!
An explosion went off in my head as the two entities collided.
I felt like I experienced the paradoxical question of, who would win between the unstoppable object against an immoveable wall?
The result of the ensuing tug of war gave me a realisation of the answer to the question.
It was simple really.
The winner was the side that had the most energy!
The unstoppable object (the Charm Law) was stopped by the immoveable wall (the {Bind of Love}) because the latter was powered by a greater energy source.
Goes to show that the 100,000 MP I spent didn't go to waste.
Then, the {Bind of Love} pushed back the Charm Law until it left my mind.
(P.S: I know what you're thinking... the paradox wasn't exactly solved because the Charm Law can't be described as an 'unstoppable' object since it was in fact stopped. Well, I have no response to that. Nor do I particularly care. I just forking survived a calamity)
The {Bind of Love} was very ferocious. It didn't stop at just pushing the Charm Law out of my mind. The Blessing made dam sure it chased the Law back to the source.
The purple light left my mind and was chased back to Navia, who I was still awkwardly on top of.
[Notice: Charm Law has been purged from the Host's mind. {Bind of Love} is returning to dormancy.]
I didn't take much stock of this notice from the Interface.
A change was happening in the lady beneath me.
Navia's cheeks grew a strong red blush. Her breaths became laboured as her eyes became cloudy.
Without warning, she pulled me down into a deep kiss.
I resisted at first, but Navia was so feisty. Plus, those succulent lips, which I had been targeting since I met her two days ago, were pressed against mine.
I eventually gave in and reciprocated the kiss.
We shared a very passionate kiss which went on for about five minutes before we had to stop to catch our breaths.
However, that wasn't enough for the aroused Navia.
She began tearing her clothes as if blaming the hateful thing for obstructing her goals. At same time, she reached for my belt and was looking to release my spear from its restraints.
I won't lie, I was very, very, very tempted to let things continue, however, the last decency in me won over in the end.
I am not a good person, this is a fact that I know too well and made peace with.
I could do anything for my goals. I had made use of women, children and the elderly to further my goals.
If I told you all the things I did as part of Taskforce 47, you might see me as scum. I wouldn't blame you nor do I regret my actions for they achieved the goals I believed in at the time.
However, a great scum I may be, even I had my bottom-line and lengths I wouldn't cross.
Taking advantage of a defenceless and vulnerable woman was one of them.
I have never and will never sleep with a woman unless she was fully conscious and gives her consent.
This was one of the restrictions I set for myself.
As tempting as Navia was right now, it was clear that she wasn't clearheaded and was under the influence of the Charm Law that rebounded into her mind.
So, I stood up from her.
Expectedly, she got off after me and stuck to my body. I could feel her erect nipples even through all the clothes.
It gave me an idea of just how horny she was.
I led her to the bed, which she accepted willingly.
I guessed she still had a bit of reasoning in her mind. At least one that aligned with the Charm law ravaging it. The little reason in her mind allowed her to retain the consciousness that sex was better on the bed or something like that.
I played along and got her to the bed, where I pushed her down in a prone position.
I quickly removed my tie and before she could react, I tied her arms to her back.
Crude, I know, but this was what I could think of in the heat of the moment.
Suffice to say, she was less than happy with what I did. She thrashed around and tried to free herself from the bindings.
I wondered why she was so against it. She wasn't a fan of bondage play perhaps?
Jokes aside though, I quickly got on the bed and held her down, fearing her thrashing about would cause her to fall to the floor and injure herself.
I held her from behind in a sitting position on the bed. I also crossed my leg over hers to reduce the strength of her thrashing.
Let's just say it wasn't a pleasant experience. It was a toll on me both physically and mentally.
Anyone who has tried to hold down a 'determined' person for a long stretch of time knows how physically demanding that is. Then there were the matters of her soft, bountiful chest rubbing my arms as well as her bouncy, endowed behind rubbing my erect spear.
It took a lot of willpower not to give into the sexual urges rushing to my brain.
It was torture. Every part of this dammed woman's body was rife with temptation.
Fortunately, I could tell that the spell of the Charm Laws was weakening, albeit slowly. It was a matter of time before she regained her sense of self.
This took longer than I expected.
A whole two hours.
My torture lasted for two hours until the spell passed.
Suddenly, I felt something connect to my mind.
[Notice: A mental connection is being built to the Human female, Navia, and the spiritual entity, Emeka. Does Host want to allow the connection]
[Y/N]
'What is the nature of the connection?' I asked.
[Answer: Host's mind will be connected to the Human female, Navia, to withstand the overflow of the Spiritual Entity, Emeka's innate ability which is caused by its current lack of control over its Charm Laws. Effects of accepting the connection are calculated to include the following.]
[Effect 1: Host's Willpower will constantly be consumed to withstand the overflow of the spiritual entity, Emeka's innate ability.]
[Notice: Host may avoid this effect by paying 10,000 MP yearly. The cost will reduce as you increase your Mind points.]
[Effect 2: A better understanding of Host and Human Female, Navia's nature by the other.]
I ruminated on the effects for a moment. I couldn't decide if the effects were acceptable or not.
Eventually, I decided to accept the connection. After all, if I didn't, the 100 thousand MP I paid would go to waste.
Thinking about it after that, the two effects didn't seem so bad after all.
Navia herself had told me about the first effect earlier while the second effect would come in handy in the future since we would be in a partnership as Agent and Broker.
It would be an advantage if we both understood each other's personalities better. That way, we can be sure of what the other would do in any situation.
Looking at it from this perspective, the second effect was welcomed for our future partnership.
'Yes.' I accepted the connection.
I felt two consciousness link to my mind.
'Is this what it feels like to be connected to a Pangea,' I wondered.
I've been told that a Pangea felt like having another consciousness in your mind. The type of Pangea determined how active this secondary consciousness was, with Summon-type Pangea being the most active.
(That's obvious, right? Considering that Summon-type Pangea are alive and have active personalities.)
The feeling was novel, but not necessarily in a good way. I was used to being the only resident of my mind, so it will take some time getting used to having... visitors.
Given some time, I was sure I could ignore the presence of the two connections in the back of my mind.
What I didn't think I could bare was the toll on my Willpower coming from Emeka. Fortunately, I could spend money to allay the problem.
'I wish to spend 10 thousand MP to remove the toll on my Willpower.'
[Confirm: Deduct 10,000 MP to defer the effects of the Spiritual Entity, Emeka's innate ability on Host's willpower for a year?]
[Y/N]
'Yes!'
[Notice: Order confirmed. Deducting 10,000MP.]
[Balance: 55,000 MP]
I sighed in relief as the pressure on my mind disappeared. The two connections were still there and it looked like nothing else happened.
(To be continued...)