Velmaria’s Ultimatum – One Night, One Flame, One Heart

Chapter 14: Velmaria's Ultimatum – One Night, One Flame, One Heart

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The flames of the Golden Archive were still burning behind them when Kai felt a pull—not from danger, not from the system—but from her.

Velmaria.

The goddess of wrath, chaos, and crimson judgment hovered beside the smoldering ruins. Her wings shimmered with heat, her glare burning through the divine smoke.

She said nothing at first.

Just floated.

Then pointed at Kai.

"You. Me. Now."

Kai blinked. "Can you be more specific?"

Velmaria's wings snapped open. "No team. No distractions. No damn archive files. You and me—tonight. One night. One truth."

Yui whistled. "Is that goddess code for 'bang me or die'?"

Nyxa answered with a smirk. "No. That's goddess code for 'If you don't take responsibility, I'm going to explode. And not the fun kind.'"

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Later, in the ruins of a forgotten cathedral...

The ceiling was half-collapsed, the moonlight cascading through torn arches. Velmaria had chosen the place herself—sacred once, now ruined like her patience.

Kai entered alone.

Velmaria stood in the center, armored only in flame and attitude.

"This isn't a seduction," she began.

"Didn't think it was," Kai replied.

"It's an ultimatum."

He stepped closer. "I figured."

"You keep breaking fate. Breaking goddesses. Breaking me. And every time I try to hate you—"

"You end up wanting more?"

She didn't answer.

She just launched at him.

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The kiss was a war.

Her lips crashed into his with the fury of a dying star. His hands gripped her waist, not to control—but to survive.

Flames burst around them. Statues cracked. Reality glitched.

> [Warning: Passion Level Exceeds System Thresholds]

> [New Title Acquired: Goddessbreaker – 4/7 Conquests Complete]

> [Velmaria Affection +10: "I Still Hate You. Just Less Violently."]

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They lay together hours later, stars swirling in the ruined ceiling above.

Velmaria traced a line across Kai's chest with a fiery finger.

"I burned half a planet for you once," she said.

He blinked. "When?"

"You were dying. Back in the Trial of Reversal. You don't remember."

"I blacked out after the hydra tried to eat my soul."

She smirked. "Yeah. That."

There was a pause.

Then she added, "Don't die again. Or I will burn the rest of the universe."

Kai turned to her. "I think... that's the most romantic threat I've ever heard."

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Elsewhere...

Nyxa, Yui, and Eirnys watched from a distance, camped among broken pillars.

Yui popped a grape into her mouth. "They done yet?"

Nyxa, eyes glowing faintly, smirked. "Almost."

Eirnys tilted her head. "She marked him. With divine fire. Permanently."

"Oh yeah," Yui grinned. "That boy's gonna smell like wrath-flavored cinnamon forever."

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The Next Morning

Kai emerged from the ruins, shirt half-burned, hair tousled, and absolutely glowing.

Velmaria followed, calm for the first time in forever.

Nyxa raised an eyebrow. "So... happy ending?"

Kai shrugged. "Let's say... intense ending."

Velmaria grinned. "I left a crater in his spine."

Yui gave a thumbs-up. "10/10 goddess experience."

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Back at the base...

The Harem Council (Kai didn't name it, but no one stopped calling it that) gathered for a war meeting.

The Archive burn had drawn attention. Not just from system agents—but other factions. Rogue gods. Exiled demons. Something called The Order of Reboot was moving.

Eirnys projected a map of divine rift activity.

"We've got incoming. Three corrupted ex-goddesses, one void dragon, and a preacher with a reset button."

Kai cracked his knuckles. "Sounds like a fun week."

Velmaria sat beside him now, calm and smirking. Her aura no longer flaring chaotically.

She whispered, "Remember what I said."

He did.

"Don't die again."

He didn't plan to.

But fate had other ideas.

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