SHK CH 656 (Patreon)

Sol laughed for a while before lying down on the nap, a smile on his face as he muted the sounds of prayers reaching him. He wondered if the Goddesses went through the same things but now wasn’t the time to think about them.

His hand approached some of the food, but Pandora gently slapped it away, “No touching.” Sol snorted at her joking tone but not long after smiled as she gave him a sandwich.

“Thanks.” He said but she waved it off.

“I mean. Technically, it’s your food. So I am just giving back to the original owner.”

Sol did not bother arguing and simply bit into the sandwich he was given. Nowadays, his need for food was basically non-existent. He could sustain himself for years by simply absorbing the mana in the atmosphere.

Still, good food was good food and he liked tasty food.

“You act like you haven’t eaten anything in days.” She said as she rested her shin on the palm of her hand and observed Sol.

Recently, Sol had been so busy that it was hard to see him. But Pandora knew that she had not particularly sought him either. Their relationship was still quite awkward.

“Well…” Swallowing the food in his mouth, Sol said, “I have been very busy lately, and I need some energy now.”

“I doubt a sandwich can fulfill the energy needs of a dragon.” Pandora shook her head.

“Heh, no matter. The taste alone is good enough. Is Milia the one who made this?” He asked curiously.

“Aren’t you all knowing? Why not find the truth?” She smiled and Sol answered in jest, “Then where would be the fun in life?” Knowing everything that was about to happen before it happened was not a fun power.

Sol was extremely attuned to the Karma Threads. Seeing the future when it was affected by many powerful entities was hard but doing so for something like guessing who made the food was trivial.

“I don’t like saying something as cliché as me wishing to keep a semblance of normality. But it’s really what I think.” He finished the sandwich and he sighed.

“I will live a long life with all of you guys. Wouldn’t it be a shame if I became bored with our shared future because I was too curious?”

“Our Shared Future?” She asked questionably.

“Indeed. Our future. You are included in the Happy Ending I envision. Our meeting was not the best and I made a few decisions I regret. But I refuse to live forever in regrets and self-doubts. What about you?” He asked, his eyes staring fixedly at her face.

“I…” Pandora opened her mouth and hesitated for a short moment before she said what she thought, “I do not think I love you.” Pandora started with a clear confession.

“I think you are an admirable man. You brought on many miracles over the few months since you became active and many people now fear or respect you. Young, skilled, Talented, powerful and so many more. Still, I do not think what I feel for you is love. Though I can definitely say that I feel lust.”

She gave a self deprecating laugh. But there was no shame on her face. Sex with Sol had been…Well, she could not describe exactly since she mostly passed out toward the end. But it had been a world rocking experience.

Sol was not surprised, they had only met two times before they had their first time together. The relationship was as unstable as it could get. But he was kinda used to such. After all, he had a very similar relationship with Persephone in the past.

“I perfectly understand.” He did not push her much and continued to listen.

“Though I do not yet love you and my experience with you is very limited. I believe you are a man worth trusting and following.” Pandora had been a silent observer. She had watched how Sol went and beyond to save Lilith and how seriously he took his job as King in interim.

Sol was a man she would love to better understand. “Furthermore, whether I want it or not, we are getting married soon, right?” She stammered a little even as she said the last part.

Something like a marriage sounded so distant for her in the past. She had never been one to long for such a thing in the past.

“Though, it will just be a marriage of convenience, I wish to be of help to you.” This was an accord they went into for the goal of achieving their respective goal. She would help Sol conquer the world, and he would help her control her Kingdom.

“It won’t just be a marriage of convenience.” Sol finally stopped her, “Well, at least I hope it won’t just be a marriage of convenience.”

He gave a sheepish grin and looked ahead, “Do you know what my dream is?”

His question seemed pretty random given the current topic, but she decided to not stop him, “Becoming the strongest? Ascending to godhood? Because the Emperor of the Lower realm?”

She gave a few of what she thought could be his ambitions based on what she knew about him.

“See. The thing is, becoming the strongest, having everyone bow to me. All of this is pretty good. But the reality is that that is pretty good. But in the end, those points are not what I seek. Only to attain that goal.”

Sol waved his hand a ball of light floated on his palm, “When you seek power for power seek, all that results in is finding yourself alone on the top with no one to accompany you. My wish must be simpler and yet also much more difficult.”

He gave her a large boyish smile, his eyes curved, his mouth showing his teeth and the light of the sun shining from behind him.

“I wish to reach my Happily Ever with all my loved ones. I wish to bring them all eternal happiness and that, even when I stand at the peak, I will never be alone.”

Love, happiness. Those were the feelings that had always filled his heart.

“Pandora. Let me ask you. Do you wish to be part of my Ever After?” It was one direct question. But Pandora knew what she wanted.

“I do.” Love could be developed. But at the moment, Trust would be more than enough.

“I like your goal.”

As a succubus, what she was one followed the path of Dream. Sol’s goal was indeed nothing but a Dream at the moment. But she found it to be one of the most beautiful dreams ever.

Her heart beating, her hand went down in her basket, hoping to take some ham and make a sandwich for herself. But then, she felt strange as her hand floated around without touching anything.

Huh?

She looked down, only to be met with a completely empty basket and when she looked at her right, she could see the back of Sol as he ran away while holding the remaining food in his arms and even a ham sandwich in his mouth.

“Hold on a moment!” She called out but baffled at the brazen.

“You will never catch me!” Was all the answer she received as the distance continued to grow.

What started as a simple picnic ended up as a frenetic and blood pumping chase scenario as Pandora ran after Sol to stop him from devouring everything.

When she finally reached him and tackled him on the ground, she found himself mounting him,

“I got you.” Her heart was beating faster, and she knew that it wasn’t because of the small exercise.

Sol gazed at her with a mischievous smirk, his eyes twinkling, “Indeed. You caught me. What now?”

His voice was low, suggesting a clear invitation. But he made no advance. This time, everything would depend on Pandora.

The answer he received was quite immediate as she bent down and bit down on the sandwich he was holding in his mouth. Once she swallowed she chuckled, her hand gently caressing his chest while her nails tore apart his shirts.

“Well, now it’s time for me to feast on my prize, don’t you think so?” She asked with a sultry voice.

“Well, let’s hope the hunter doesn’t transform into a prey once again.” Pandora blushed. She remembered the last first time they had sex. She also went ahead full of bravado only to be miserably defeated.

But this time. This time it would be different.

As for Sol, he simply pulled them both in his dimension. Fun times were about to start.