CHAPTER 113: CHAPTER 113 - CRUXIUS GOT AN EX RANK ABILITY

The grand hall had become a smoldering ruin—pillars cracked, curtains ablaze, the air thick with ash and embers.

Around them, fire licked upward in jagged tongues, casting monstrous shadows across the scorched stone. But in the heart of that chaos... there was calm.

A radiant green light bloomed around their entwined bodies—a dome of soft, shimmering energy that pulsed with life. Her Healing Aura.

It kept the fire at bay, the smoke from choking them. But inside it, the heat lingered—sticky, sweat-laced, humid.

Her body trembled against his, naked skin beaded with warmth, catching the flickering green light in every curve and tremble.

Cruxius could barely think.

Not from pain—that had mostly faded, washed away by her power—but from her. The way she moved, clung, kissed... like something fragile inside her had shattered.

"Mnnhh... hic... y-you... you scared me... y-you scared me so much...!"

Her lips pressed to his cheek—warm, damp with tears, trembling like her voice. Then to the bridge of his nose. His brow. His jaw. Her kisses came fast, erratic, like broken sobs turned physical.

Each brush of her lips trembled against his skin, heat and moisture blending with the sweat that still clung to him.

Her body shook—not with cold, but from something deeper. Her hair, damp and tangled, clung to his shoulder.

Her breaths came in soft pants, brushing hot across his throat.

Cruxius blinked. His eyes, still fogged with what felt like the aftertaste of death, focused only on her.

Her thighs were tight around his waist. Her core pressed firm to his skin, hips shifting unintentionally with every sob.

Her breasts, heavy with each breath, flattened and lifted against his chest.

Her nipples, stiff and flushed, smeared wet warmth against his skin with every movement.

Yet she wasn’t seducing him.

She was claiming him.

"I-I don’t c-care anymore... sniff... y-you’re mine... you hear me...?! M-Mine! hic! M-Mine to love... mine to break... m-mine to fix—uuuwaah~!"

She bit his lower lip. Not teasingly—but possessively. Her teeth trembled as they clamped down.

Not hard enough to hurt, but enough for him to feel the sting, the desperation in it.

She pulled back, lips leaving a wet trail on his mouth before scattering kisses down the side of his face again.

Cruxius flinched—half from the sharp spark her bite left, half from what was rising in his chest.

’Did I push her too far?’

He’d played her. Manipulated her grief. All for that awakening. He told himself it was for survival.

But as her lips trembled against his temple, her tears soaking into his cheek, her hips grinding subtly—not from lust but from broken instinct—he felt the weight of what he’d done.

"Seleyena..." he murmured, his voice strained. "Y-You’re shaking... Are you... are you alright?"

His hand moved to her back, stroking up her spine slowly. Her skin was hot to the touch, slick with sweat and energy.

His fingers traced the fine line of her spine until her shoulder blades arched beneath his palm. She gasped—but didn’t stop.

She just kept kissing.

Fast, wild pecks across his cheeks, his jaw, the corner of his mouth. Her lips smeared tears, dragged heat, left wet, bruising marks that were anything but careful.

"I won’t let you leave... I’ll k-kill anyone who tries t-to take you...! hic I’ll... I’ll tear them apart with my own hands—mnnhh!"

A kiss to his closed eyelid.

Another to his chin.

Then her mouth found his ear—and her teeth grazed it.

Not gently. She nibbled like a starving girl, like a wolf clinging to its mate, her breath panting hot into the shell of his ear.

"You’re breathing b-because of me... so you b-belong to me... nghhh—mine forever, Cruxius... forever, forever, foreverrrrr...!"

Her nails dug lightly into his back, not drawing blood but leaving trails of pressure.

Her whole body wrapped tighter around him, as if she wanted to crawl inside him—to anchor herself so deep that no death, no lie, no betrayal could rip them apart.

Cruxius’s throat tightened.

His cock twitched—of course it did. Her body was sin itself right now.

But what stirred more than arousal... was unease.

’Did I... break her?’

He wanted her obsession, sure. He wanted her power, her love, her loyalty.

But this wasn’t controlled.

This was her cracked open, her sanity frayed at the edges, and he was the one who tore her open to get there.

Still, her lips wouldn’t stop.

She kissed him again—and again—and again, whispering the same chant like a cursed prayer with every feverish brush of her mouth.

"Mine... mine... mine... m-mine..."

Her breasts squished against him with each kiss, the green aura pulsing in time with her heartbeat—bright, alive, defiant against the world burning around them.

While he was processing everything, suddenly a notification popped.

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[ Emotional Resonance Detected: Obsession-Level Love ]

[ Target: Doctor Seleyena ]

[ Amplification Multiplier: x5 ]

[ Ability Upgrade Triggered ]

[ Healing Aura: Rank S ⇒ EX ]

[ Intimacy Blessing: Rank SS ⇒ EX+ ]

[ Special Evolution Path Activated ]

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DING!

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[ Ability Review:

Healing Aura ( Rank: EX )

Applies globally—no range limit.

User permanently gains:

Super Regeneration: Regrow limbs/organs/soul fragments instantly.

+300% to Strength, Agility, Endurance, Reaction Speed.

Immunity to death effects, instant-kill abilities, and time freeze (manually).

Auto-revival: Once per day, revive instantly with full stats if killed.

Nullifies all debuffs, curses, corruption, and dimensional instability.

Create a Divine Zone (1km radius) that:

Silences enemy passives and regeneration.

Continuously heals all allies within range (30% HP/sec).

Grants all skills a cooldown reduction of 90%.

Turns off friendly fire—no accidental ally damage inside.

Intimacy Blessing ( Rank: EX+ )

1. Upon establishing an intimate relationship, all the abilities under Healing Aura can also ve used by the partner.

2. The more someone worships or has faith in the user, the more they will be blessed by Healing Aura’s ability—depending on the value of trust and faith they have in the user. ]

’Huh...’

Cruxius, clearly feeling his mind for a moment, stopped. It was the first time in both of his lives that he felt everything go silent for a moment. His body clearly under the mercy of Seleyena kissing him all over, but his mind slowly started to regain its composure.

Which, in his mind, played a single sentence.

’Did I just... get an EX-rank ability?’