My Servant System-Chapter 1305 - 1304: Challenging Trial (9)

It didn't take long at all to reach the source of the red glow, and it was also proving one of my theories dead on; there was a sort of temple like structure resting in the middle of these plains, a beautiful yet out of place structure that loomed over the bluish plains shrouded in a mysterious aura.

The white marble walls were cracked with some sort or red material that pulsed like a heartbeat, and it was from that material that this glow was exuded from; the closer we got, the quicker the pulsing became, until it was abundantly clear that this was reacting to us, luring us closer and closer as curiosity took root.

"Well that's not a reassuring sign... Be ready now, pup. This is probably going to be where we figure out what we need to hunt."

Lady Fenyras was no longer leering at my body, straggling behind with the excuse of being more comfortable with the rear guard position - not even veiling her actions as she stared straight at my bottom half with that disgustingly arousing smirk of hers - and instead she was walking in front of me, her blade already held loosely by her side.

The shift from looking at me like a piece of meat that she wanted to savor so thoroughly to now standing before me in a protective stance was just... it shouldn't be doing what it was doing to my heart, and that pissed me off.

A swift release of my Lust Mana to absorb all of these unneeded thoughts and allow me to focus on what really mattered and not the way Lady Fenyras cut such an imposing, powerful figure that exuded a controlled and arrogant confidence that just felt... right.

Instincts were going to be my downfall since she was just doing all of the right things for my Beastkin blood, and yet again there was that whisper in my mind - that whisper from my previous, looser and irresponsible self - that was telling me to leap onto this opportunity and secure myself one of the best possible mates ever.

All I needed to do was spend this entire trial giving her the attention and affection she wanted - the sexual gratification that she was clearly yearning for with how she looked at me - and then I would have one of the strongest Beastkin in the world claiming me as her own.

But that was weak minded and against the new me, so another pulse of my Lust Mana stilled my mind completely as I focused on the temple, noticing that the various pillars supporting the triangular roof were completely and utterly clean, not a speck of dirt or wispy leaf of ivy were diminishing the pearly white marble.

The steps leading to the open door were just as clean, and the grass around the temple was trimmed and lush, but also untouched, like nothing dared step close to this structure for fear of... something.

Something that we were going to discover as soon as we crossed that sea of perfect grass... but the issue became crossing it as the red glow thickened and washed over us in a heavy wave, slowing our approach and weighing down our limbs with some kind of power.

It felt like we were moving through syrup as we pushed forwards, and with each step the power pulsing off of the temple grew in frequency, hitting us more and more as we attempted to reach the door.

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This energy was hot and sticky, clinging to us for a moment after it brushed past us and hindering us even more as it began to stack up, but the further we pushed the more our resolve hardened as we bolstered our determination to reach that door.

We couldn't see inside - there was a writhing cloud of this red energy gathering in the opening - but we knew that inside lay the answer to our questions and the key to completing this trial, so we just kept going.

My body felt heavy and warm again, but it wasn't from lust this time - it was from an induced exhaustion as my energy was sapped from me and dispersed amongst the area behind us - and I was being weighed down by the drowsiness that began to take root within me too.

This was an oppressive yet comfortable heat that lulled me into relaxation, all while it contrasted itself by pressing me down and attempting to break me with how heavy it was becoming; in front of me, Lady Fenyras was struggling as much as I was, her blade no longer tracing circles in the air as she kept her wrist loose.

She was tensed up and gritting her teeth, staring at that door with a single minded determination that helped spur me on as well; I couldn't leave her to head in there all on her own, not when she had yet to show me that her mind was capable of solutions that were not violence oriented.

Time stretched as we pushed for the door, and the moment our feet reached the glimmering white stairs all of that pressure, all of that weight was lifted from us immediately, disorienting us and causing us to almost stumble back into the oppressive red mist that we had just fought our way out of.

Now there was just an even thicker collection of that mist waiting between us and the interior of this temple, but the moment we reached the top step I realized there were layers to this structure, an abundance of pale grey runes that had been carved into random spots of the temple catching my eye.

"Wait!"

Just as Lady Fenyras was going to reach for the mist I called out to her and stopped her, the Demon Wolf pausing so that she could look back at me to demand an explanation; the irritation faded immediately from that single silver eye as she followed my finger and stared at the runes around us.

"Huh. It's trapped. Fun."

Slowly lowering her arm to her side, the Demon Wolf remained rooted in place as she looked around herself carefully, searching for any and all traps that might be near her while also making it clear that I was to do the same, just not as close to the mist - and right in front of the entrance.