The oment Ryuji awakened. In the distant palace, a beauty with crimson hair grabbed her chest. Flashes of black lightning and arcs of electricity began to flicker and spread through the air. From her body, the bolts began to destroy the walls and surroundings as she felt agony building up from inside her stomach, spreading through her organs.

"Ughh.... what... Kyaa!?" The next moment, her body was flung through the air and pushed down onto her bed. It felt like two hands held her down.

No. They did not hold her down alone. Something was entering her body from underneath her clothes, searching, conquering everything that dared defy it. Even though the crimson-haired girl wanted to resist, her strength was locked in place by a higher will.

"Stop... stop....!" Her eyes and struggling moved the quilts covering her body to reveal the true culprit.

However, before she could scream or speak again, the black hand covered her mouth, causing her to gasp and start struggling to breathe. In the moment of pain, shock and confusion, her eyes widened.

A dark black stained her sclera while her iris turned bright red with small ruby crystals and runes flashing under her lens, etching themselves into her pupils and iris before it became purple, a mixture of red and blue.

"Ngh...! Urgh-?!?!"

An unknown feeling seeped deep into her core, splitting, clawing, injecting, connecting, and assimilating itself deep into every fibre, molecule and strand of the girl. However, Liana no longer felt uncomfortable; she could feel him.

Ryuji''s existence and how he affected her. She didn''t understand. Ryuji existed, and Liana submitted, no longer seeing a reason to refuse. His existence gave her absolute euphoria and comfort, the pain and of her insides feeling like a pot boiling over lava.

Every second passed, the boiling lessened and soothed as if something was tempering her with an ice-cold hand.

A part of her core, mind and even her heart now felt refreshed and cool, bringing her comfort to soothe the burns. She felt as if Ryuji had embedded himself into her pelvis. The shadowy fingertips of her power drew his emblem, his marking across her pubis, the soft crimson pubes sticky with her sweat.

"...."

Liana''s throat became bruised as the black arm released her; floating above her, she watched in a daze as the darkness transformed. It started with a small dot of red, a single crystal the size of her thumb. Next, like a gemstone forming, many more grew as they melded and bonded, creating a huge blood-red surface that covered the arm that extended from her back.

She couldn''t comprehend what was developing.

All Liana could see were crystals slowly cracking before forming a beautiful scarlet red flame that flickered around the arm floating above her until it lowered to her pubis. Where she noticed the other arm also transformed. The colour matched her hair and demonic eyes, and the complex runes on the top side were so detailed she could have mistaken them for tattoo art.

Slowly, a heat arose inside Liana, spreading out from her core through her groin as both arms converged and reached towards the fabric of her nightwear. She pulled the seams and ripped them apart as something else came from within her. The lightning was still arcing from her body, while flames now flickered as she stretched out and began to stroke her pubic area with a blissful face.

"What will I tell my father... you''ve stained me on such a deep and personal level... Ryuji~ I can''t believe how good I feel.... but I need a wash. Ugh..."

Her hands could feel the nasty grey goo and disgusting dirt that started to seep from her pores while she felt too good to move. Liana, after stretching a bit more, laughed and sat up. "Haha, maybe washing is the best choice for now." With her red eyes flaring, arcs and flames flickered along her now-transformed skin as her expression brightened even further.

"I can control both the lightning and flames much easier..."

***

Alicia stood outside the dungeon, her eyes closed as she once again told the knights about what had happened. Her agitated state was hidden behind her tightly clasped hands. "But it''s true, we were transported to a strange dungeon where all of the monsters were irregular---"

The beautiful woman that reflected in the mirror looked like her oldest sister, beautiful and filled with an exotic charm. The only difference was her skin became an alluring caramel shade of brown, and for a moment, she felt her stomach drop.

A sense of terror filled her mind before her eyes gazed down at the beautiful green marking. Alicia''s fingers stroked around its shape, and suddenly, she no longer felt fear or worry. "This mark must be from Ryuji, right? I can feel his mana, his scent... flowing through me."

''But my Mother is really going to be mad—how did I become a dark elf? They were supposed to be a myth!''

***

Meanwhile, at the Bazaar, Ryuji stepped out of the dungeon portal, his mind clearer than ever while his hands returned to normal, as if he never used his demon form, only the slight height increase and his muscles becoming more defined and adjust for combat and sex.

"It seems I made it back, that strange dungeon... I should speak to Alan. I don''t want to hide these things from him when he does so much for me."

"Ah, Lord Tyrant! Princess Alicia seemed to be worried about you and made several claims you were almost killed in the dungeon! Hahaha, I told her it was just her imagination. But the girl was just too insistent that we summon an archmage to save you." One of the Guard Knights who worked at the bazaar began speaking, but Ryuji didn''t care after hearing the first sentence.

''I see, that girl was so worried about me. When should I see her so she doesn''t worry?'' Ryuji thought to himself before looking at the knight.

"Where is her residence?" His ocean-blue eyes seemed to glow when he asked; the guard swallowed his saliva before nodding.

"I shouldn''t say this but she lives...."

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It was as if Ryuji''s charm and his demon lord class having a bonus for such questions and actions had skyrocketed. "Thanks for the information." He parted from the knight with a light greeting, his eyes narrowed and a wicked grin on his wide lips.

''Let''s see how the little elf princess is doing, as her future teammate, of course...''

Many of the adventurers and knights watched the black cloak of Ryuji''s cape floating in the light wind while he casually walked towards the private residence district where the rich and noble knights would live.

However, no one recognised the tall, towering, handsome young man walking down the streets.

After all, Ryuji changed slightly after his transformation and awakening, and the cloak covered his lower face, and his crown hood his upper appearance.

''Let''s visit the little elf princess...''

Several shops and stands lined the street and called out Ryuji.

They wanted him to try to test out their new products and their wine, but he continued with no distractions until finally.

The lovely house covered in flora and beautiful trees on the western path came into view.

"This place just screams Elf..."