"Stop," Zen commanded suddenly.

Valeria froze. She pulled back immediately, a look of pure panic flashing across her heavily flushed face. "Did I do something wrong? Did I hurt you? Please don’t be mad at me."

"No," Zen said, quickly pulling his pants back up. He reached down, grabbed her firmly by the waist, and effortlessly hauled her off the floor. "You did great. But it is my turn now."

He pulled her back up onto the wide, velvet lounge sofa.

Valeria sank deep into the rich crimson cushions, staring up at him with wide, incredibly hungry eyes.

Her bare breasts rose and fell rapidly with each shallow breath, her nipples still stiff and flushed from his earlier attention.

Zen stepped between her parted legs, leaning over her until he completely caged her against the backrest.

He grabbed both of her wrists, pulling them firmly above her head, and pinned them against the soft velvet upholstery with one hand. The position stretched her body beautifully, lifting her heavy breasts higher.

"Zen!" she gasped, bucking her hips upward desperately against him, seeking any kind of friction.

"Shuuushhh," he ordered in a strict, authoritative tone. "Just feel."

His free hand slid down her body slowly, tracing over her flushed skin and the soft curve of her stomach.

When he reached the waistband of her fitted Vanguard combat pants, he didn’t hesitate.

He hooked his fingers under the fabric and pulled them down her hips in one smooth motion, dragging her soaked panties along with them until they bunched around her thighs.

She was completely drenched.

Hot, slick arousal coated his fingers the moment he brushed along her swollen, bare folds.

The sweet and heady scent of her, mixed with the warm glow of her golden Aegis mana, filled the private cabin like an intoxicating perfume

The instant Zen’s fingers made direct contact with her sensitive center, her golden mana sparked violently, sending a wave of suffocating, sweet heat rolling through the air.

"Oh fvckk," Valeria screamed, her back arching hard off the cushions.

Zen didn’t rush.

He rubbed her slowly at first, coating his fingers in her wetness, circling her swollen clit with teasing pressure.

Then he pushed two fingers inside her. Her walls were scorching hot and incredibly tight, greedily sucking his fingers deeper. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

He thrust them in and out with long, controlled strokes, curling them upward to stroke that sensitive spot inside her with every motion.

Valeria’s moans grew louder, more broken. Her hips rolled desperately, trying to meet every thrust of his hand.

Zen lowered his head to her chest, capturing one stiff nipple between his lips. He sucked hard, swirling his tongue around the sensitive peak while his fingers continued their steady, deep thrusting.

"Zen! Zen!" she shrieked, her voice completely losing all of its strict military discipline. Her body twisted beneath him, wrists straining uselessly against his iron grip. "It is too much! It is entirely too much!"

He released her nipple with a wet pop and moved to the other breast, sucking it deeper into his mouth while pinching the first between his fingers, rolling and tugging the stiff bud.

At the same time, he increased the pace of his hand, fucking her with his fingers harder and faster. Obscene, wet sounds echoed in the soundproofed cabin every time he drove his fingers back inside her soaked pussy.

"It isn’t enough," Zen corrected her. He curled his fingers again, stroking that perfect spot relentlessly. "You said you were mine. Prove it. Show me how much you belong to me."

"I am!" she sobbed, tears spilling down her cheeks. "I am yours! Please... ahh!"

Zen sucked harder on her breast, his teeth grazing her nipple just enough to make her cry out.

He added a third finger, stretching her further as he thrust deep and fast. Her walls fluttered and clenched around him, dripping slick juices down his hand and onto the velvet beneath her.

"Look at me, Val."

She desperately forced her tear-streaked face toward him. Her crimson eyes were glazed over, pupils blown wide with overwhelming pleasure. Her fiery red hair was messy against the cushions, lips parted in constant moans.

"Tell me who you belong to," Zen demanded, his thumb pressing firmly against her swollen clit and rubbing in tight, relentless circles while his fingers continued plunging in and out of her.

"You!" she sobbed loudly, thrashing helplessly against his grip on her wrists. "Only you! Forever! I love you so much! I’m yours... only yours!"

[SYSTEM WARNING: HOSTILE DEFENSES DROPPING: 15%...]

Zen could feel her clit pulsing against his finger. Her golden mana was surging, frantically trying to handle the massive buildup of pleasure.

He kept the merciless rhythm going... fingers thrusting deep and fast, thumb working her clit, mouth alternating between sucking and licking her breasts, occasionally pinching both nipples at once.

Valeria was falling apart beneath him. Her thighs trembled violently around his hand. Her back kept arching, pushing her breasts harder against his mouth. Every thrust of his fingers drew fresh, wet sounds and desperate cries from her throat.

"Zen!" she cried out, her entire body locking up tight. "I’m... I’m going to... Zen!"

"Let go, Val," he whispered hotly against her ear, never stopping the movement of his hand. "Give it all to me. Cum for me."

She shattered completely.

Valeria screamed his name at the top of her lungs as a massive, earth-shattering orgasm ripped violently through her body.

Her walls clamped down hard around his thrusting fingers, pulsing and spasming in powerful waves.

Her back bowed sharply off the sofa, muscles trembling uncontrollably as pleasure tore through her. A rush of hot wetness flooded his hand as she came hard, her golden mana exploding outward in a blinding flash of light that illuminated the entire dark cabin.

The orgasm seemed to last forever.

Wave after wave crashed through her, each one forcing broken sobs and whimpers from her lips. Her thighs shook, her breasts heaved, and at that exact, perfect fraction of a second, her defenses dropped to absolutely zero.

She was completely wide open.

[PARTIAL SOUL FRAGMENT ABSORPTION POSSIBLE AT 98.7%]

Zen maintained a firm press against her, using their intimate physical connection as a bridge.

As Valeria gasped and whimpered, her body shuddering while she slowly descended from her blinding high, her massive golden aura remained completely exposed and pliant.

He didn’t need to force his way in. He simply closed his eyes, focused his Mid E-Rank pathways, and began to draw the energy inward.

He latched onto the surface of her venting core and pulled.

A heavy, violently pure stream of primordial energy rushed up his arm and straight into his chest.

It tasted like ancient lightning. It wasn’t just her Aegis mana; it was a piece of his original power, the ’Body’ fragment she had taken from him five hundred years ago.

[SYSTEM ALERT: BODY FRAGMENT RESONANCE DETECTED.]

[SIPHONING EXPOSED ENERGY...]

[20% OF SURFACE POWER RECLAIMED.]

[CONGRATULATIONS. CORE HAS EXPANDED TO HIGH E-RANK.]

Zen gasped as the newly stolen power settled into his pathways, rapidly fortifying his physical muscles and instantly repairing the micro-fractures in his core.

The rush of his original strength returning to him was more intoxicating than any drug.

He opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with raw, predatory hunger.

Meanwhile, Valeria was a melted, whimpering mess on the velvet cushions. Her chest heaved rapidly, her crimson eyes still completely unfocused.

"More," she begged in a voice that was barely a whisper. She reached out with trembling hands, grabbing his belt and pulling his hips desperately toward her dripping entrance. "Please, Zen. I need you. All of you. Put it in."

Zen felt his own restraint completely snap. Flushed with his reclaimed High E-Rank power, he wanted to finish the connection. He wanted to take it all.

"You are mine," Zen growled, firmly grabbing her hips and pulling her to the very edge of the sofa. He aligned himself with her perfectly, ready to push forward and claim her entirely.

"Yes!" she sobbed, throwing her head back. "My Emperor! You..."

Just then, a violent, deafening metallic jolt rocked the entire train.

SCREEECH!

The sheer force of the sudden deceleration threw Zen completely off balance, tossing him from the velvet sofa and onto the carpeted floor. Valeria tumbled down beside him, violently ripped away from the intimate connection she had been seeking.

"What—?!" Valeria snarled. Her blissful daze shattered instantly, replaced by pure Vanguard bloodlust. Scrambling to her feet, she let her golden Aegis mana flare aggressively around her bare fists.

The emergency brakes let out a terrifying, heavy mechanical scream. Above them, the warm amber lights of the luxury cabin flickered violently before instantly dying out.

For two seconds, they were plunged into pitch darkness.

Then, every digital display mounted on the cabin walls flickered to life. Instead of the train’s route or emergency protocols, they cascaded with hostile purple code, bathing the half-naked duo in a neon light.

The purple code rapidly shifted across all the screens, perfectly aligning to form the silhouette of a single, massive, unblinking digital eye staring directly down at them.

Zen froze on the floor, the newly reclaimed High E-Rank power humming in his chest as a cold dread washed over him. He knew exactly what that purple code meant.

Valeria bared her teeth at the monitors, her crimson eyes glowing with continent-destroying murder.

"Nyx," she hissed.