The Acolyte of Spirits and Curses

Orpheus sat on the edge of the bed, completely naked, her long green hair cascading loosely down her back and over one shoulder.

The soft light of the Spirit Realm filtered through the windows of the wooden house, casting a gentle glow across her bare skin.

She watched Klein in silence as he began to dress.

He pulled on his pants first, the fabric sliding up his legs before he fastened them at the waist.

Orpheus’s eyes followed the lines of his back and the subtle shift of muscle beneath his skin as he reached for his shirt.

Klein slipped his arms into the sleeves and began to close the buttons, starting from the bottom.

Before he could finish the second one, Orpheus stood up from the bed.

She walked over to him without a word.

When she reached him, she gently brushed his hands aside and took hold of the shirt herself.

Klein paused, looking down at her.

Orpheus kept her gaze on the buttons as her fingers worked.

She fastened each one slowly, her knuckles occasionally brushing against the warm skin of his chest.

She continued buttoning his shirt, and her fingers moved higher.

"You’re warmer than usual," she murmured. "The aphrodisiac still hasn’t fully left your body."

Klein watched her face with a faint smile "It’ll fade eventually."

Orpheus finished the last button near his collar, then smoothed the fabric down with both hands, making sure it sat properly across his shoulders.

Her fingers trailed lightly along the line of his collarbone before she finally stepped back just enough to look up at him.

"...You’re really going to leave already?"

Klein raised his hand and gently brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"I have to. I still need to figure out what happened with Eleanor."

Orpheus’s expression flickered with a mix of reluctance and understanding.

She stepped forward again and rested her forehead lightly against his chest as her arms slipped around his waist.

"Come back soon," she said quietly. "Now that you’re half-spirit... your body will need the Spirit Realm more than before. And I..."

She paused, her voice softening further.

"...I want to see you again."

As she looked up at him, Klein saw the cute blush spreading across her face.

Her green eyes were slightly lowered and her cheeks were warm with a mix of lingering embarrassment and genuine affection.

The sight of the Mother of Spirits looking so soft and flustered made something tighten in his chest.

His gaze quivered "Damn it."

Without another word, his hands moved to his belt. The soft clink of the buckle filled the quiet wooden house as he began unfastening it.

Orpheus’s eyes widened for a second but then a light giggle escaped her lips as she watched him.

"Don’t tell me you’re horny again."

Klein pushed his pants down just enough, already half-hard from the simple sight of her standing naked with that shy expression.

The residual heat of the aphrodisiac still lingered in his blood, but this time it felt more like an excuse than the real reason.

"You’re standing there completely naked, blushing like that... and telling me you want to see me again. What did you expect?"

Orpheus covered her mouth lightly with her fingers, still giggling, though the flush on her cheeks deepened.

"I was being sincere. Not inviting you for another round."

Klein stepped closer and in one smooth motion, he grabbed her by the waist and threw her onto the bed.

"Ah-!"

Orpheus’s back hit the mattress, and before she could push herself up, Klein climbed over her.

He caught both of her wrists and pinned them firmly above her head against the bed, holding them in place with one hand.

She looked up at him with a shy smile "I don’t mind... if you want to go a little rough."

Upon hearing this, Klein’s restraint broke, and he immediately dove in.

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"Haa.. Haa..."

Orpheus was lying sprawled on the bed on her back, completely spent.

Her chest rose and fell rapidly as she tried to catch her breath.

Red handprints stood out clearly across both of her breasts and the curves of her ass cheeks.

Bite marks and dark hickeys covered almost every sensitive area of her body along her neck, over her collarbones, across the soft flesh of her breasts, down her sides, and along her inner thighs.

A deep, satisfied flush colored her face and the upper part of her chest as she stared up at the ceiling, still breathing hard.

Klein was sitting beside her on the bed, still catching his breath.

Orpheus turned her head toward him, and then her gaze drifted downward over her own body.

She slowly lifted one hand and touched the side of her breast, where a clear red handprint and several dark bite marks stood out against her skin.

Her fingers trailed lower, brushing over a cluster of hickeys along her ribs, then further down to the reddened curve of her ass.

"...You really went all out," she muttered.

She pushed herself up slightly on her elbows, wincing a little as the movement pulled at the sensitive skin.

"I look like I was attacked. If Elfaria sees me like this, she is going to lose her mind."

Klein let out a chuckle and replied "You told me you didn’t mind if I went a little rough."

Orpheus shot him a look, though there was no real anger in it "I said ’a little,’ This is not a little."

She lay back down fully, staring up at the ceiling again as she felt the lingering soreness.

Klein cupped her cheek gently with one hand and pressed a soft kiss against her lips.

"Sorry, dear."

Orpheus’s eyes softened, and she raised her hand, resting it against the side of his neck.

"I’ll be more careful next time," he said.

Orpheus raised an eyebrow.

"Will you?"

"...Probably not,"

That drew a quiet laugh from her.

She shook her head and then pulled him back down by the neck so she could kiss him.

When they parted, she kept her hand against his cheek "I am going to rest now. You... leave. You still have things to do."

He leaned in and pressed one more gentle kiss to her forehead.

He carefully pulled away and stood up from the bed.

Orpheus remained sitting, watching him as he gathered the rest of his clothes and started dressing.

At that moment, a thought crossed his mind and he turned to Orpheus "Orpheus... Don’t panic... but I am going to die for a moment."

Still sitting on the bed, she blinked in confusion "...You... what?"

Klein took a dagger from his storage ring, and without hesitation, he positioned the tip directly above his heart.

"Don’t panic. I will come back to life."

With that, he pushed the dagger in.

The blade sank cleanly into his chest and his body tensed for a brief second, then went slack.

*thud* He collapsed forward onto the floor with a heavy thud.

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