Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix

Chapter 75: A Dragon's Confession - I Only Feel Alive Beside You

The group spoke for nearly an hour before the conversations ended, and the departing caravan was soon preparing. Asura smiled at Glade and hoped nothing would happen to him and that he could again be a good big brother to their feisty daughter.

Watching the back of Asura and Xavida leaving... both with horns, hands tightly clasped together, Glade felt a sense of relief, wondering how his lord walked with a long dragon's tail wrapped around his leg.

"My dear how many times did you almost cry just now? Are you that happy?" Agatha knew Glade loved children and their inability to have one for the longest time. He saw Amalia and Asura as surrogate children. Now, she had great news and felt relieved that even Asura accepted the child with a warm smile.

"I am so happy and proud... My Lord, who was so unstable, now looks more astute and stronger than his father at the same age. In the early parts of stage two, the aura of his power made me feel a sense of danger."

"By the way, my wife, what was the paper he handed you? It wasn't a love letter, right!? Lord Asura is so handsome... I worry you might even sway my lovely Agatha—Guha!?"

Agatha gave her husband narrow eyes; although he was eye candy and very handsome, to her, the most handsome and wonderful man was Glade, and that wouldn't change no matter how charming someone else was.

She felt strange... the new Asura made her feel so at ease that she wished he were more than just an Earl... a little treasonous, but... his note touched her heart more than anything she ever expected.

— I apologise for the problematic note.

When I noticed you were pregnant, it made me worried as there were rumours of a sickness that only affects those without magic cores or children yet to develop them going around...

I am attaching the recipe and ingredients to make the antidote for that sickness. I might be overcautious, but the little girl in your stomach will be like my future sibling, so let me worry instead of you.

Symptoms include dark bruising around the chest and belly button; sometimes, the eyes of the child will be dull or have a red ring around the iris.

If it gets worse, then you might notice that the child will lose all appetite and continuously vomit, so please, even if you aren't sure, the medicine isn't harmful and can be drunk before getting ill as it helps nurture the awakening of a mana core and healthy body.

Asura.

Rubbing her stomach as they finally left vision, Agatha whispered. "I'm more worried our little girl might fall for this charming big brother of hers..."

'Demon King Asura... it has a nice ring to it.' The witch thought before dragging her silly husband to the carriages to leave.

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Meanwhile, Asura and Xavida were walking calmly along the dirt path, with Asura considering that Fenix would soon have cobblestone and cemented paths made with smooth and durable concrete.

"Asura?" Xavida's voice was quiet, like a butterfly's wings fluttering.

"Hmmm?"

He looked down at the quiet dragoness; since meeting Agatha and Glade, she became even more mature and well-behaved, her body almost glued to his as their hearts were in sync... the four hearts of dragons seemed special.

When together, Asura noticed they would always synchronise, which increased the rate of him devouring magic and restoring it to her body as Anima.

"Can we enter there?" Her delicate fingers pointed to an enormous building called the Black Dragons Respite... a rather high-class inn.

Looking at the sign, Asura felt amused, noticing it was a dragon-themed hotel. Wouldn't it be amusing for two dragons to use it together?

They seemed to offer various hours and times, but Asura would just book an entire night and day, just in case. It seemed Xavida had something to speak to him about.

'Black Dragons, huh?'

"Sure, let's stay for a while."

The interior was luxurious, with expensive-looking carpets, magical chandeliers, and various paintings of black dragons and even a bronze dragon on the walls, and Asura couldn't help but laugh as he booked a VIP Suite room with a king-size bed and bath.

After paying 10 gold coins, Asura and Xavida entered the suite.

The room looked like a luxurious lounge with a kitchen, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, and a study with bookshelves and a desk, but they found it comfortable, with the bed large enough for six people. Xavida was already lying on it, patting the soft covers as she waited for Asura.

Walking over, he sat beside her before seeing her turn around to sit up, moving closer to hug his waist. "Asura... Can you promise not to hate me... and continue loving me?"

Xavida sounded vulnerable as she leaned against him, rubbing her soft cheeks against his shoulder as he rested his hand on her head, stroking through her long, silky hair. He found it lovely that when her heart raced through embarrassment or arousal, her hair would change from a pale silvery pink and purple like magic...

"Hahaha, Xavida, I promise to love you no matter what. Even if you hated me and wanted me dead, I would love you unconditionally, so say whatever is worrying you."

Xavida blushed as Asura said these words without hesitation, knowing he meant every word, which caused her to hug him tighter, pressing her breasts against his chest as she looked up at him, opening her mouth. Her eyes glowed with magical light. It seemed she couldn't speak for a moment, like something got caught in her throat.

"You... with Mu Xue... go all the way..." Xavida mumbled with a blushing face, looking away with wet eyes as she spoke, causing Asura to realise what she was so worried about.

'Mu Xue and I have gone all the way... but with Xavida, I was yet to do anything more than use my fingers...'

Asura understood she was worried that Mu Xue was better than her... that he would abandon her if she weren't perfect in his eyes... so he leaned closer, gently kissing her forehead as he embraced her, pulling her onto his lap as her beautiful, teary eyes looked up at him, surprised he didn't seem annoyed or angry, her heart beating so fast, he could hear it so clearly.

"Is that what you want, Xavi?" His hands wrapped around her soft cheeks, brushing her smooth cheekbones, enjoying her narrow nose and pretty face.

"Mmm... Asura wants... Xavida is happy." Her tears seemed to dry as she answered honestly, leaning into his hands, enjoying the warmth coming from his body.

Asura kissed her lips, feeling her tongue quickly wrapping around his as she moved around in his arms before her buttocks were sitting atop his member.

She had a bright smile on her face as the hard shaft slipped between her bare buttocks, enjoying the intense heat, their tongues wrestling as her small hands grasped his shoulders, her tail swaying excitedly behind her, showing she was happy.

"I will do anything you ask of me, Xavida; from the moment in that cavern, I have fallen too far for you to let you go," Asura whispered, kissing her neck, his tongue tasting her smooth pink scales, savouring the sweet and salty flavours.

"Nnn.. bad guy tongue feels so good... I just... want to Hmmm." She moaned as Asura continued kissing her neck, sucking her scales before biting lightly, leaving red marks, enjoying the cute moans as he slowly stripped her clothes off, revealing her pure white skin and pink cherries.

Her palms pressed against his exposed muscular chest, and the look in her eyes showed that serious and composed look. Asura realised he had absorbed the last parts of her curse. He devoured everything, healing her completely.

"Asura... from the moment my father died... killed in the plot of his brother... I felt like my world had died... even if my heart beat rapidly from fear or exertion... inside, I felt dead." She spoke calmly and serenely while stoking along his chest, sliding up to his cheeks and caressing them affectionately.

"Until I met you... inside, I felt dead... but you brought back my world... the colours that faded returned, even if you made me feel annoyed, strange and scared... I couldn't resist you. When you healed my curse, giving me back my magic, making my heart race from happiness, fear, excitement, and lust...

Asura... I... the thought of you dying or leaving makes me terrified..."

"Because now you are my world... I only feel alive when beside you." Xavida finally confessed her feelings, even so deep that she hid away out of shame.

She kissed his cheeks, her tears dripping onto his scales, before hugging him, both hearts racing with a drum-like beat, waiting for Asura's answer, fearing rejection or mockery...

"I don't care if the feelings you give me are pain, love, affection, teasing, bullying... anything from you I accept with open arms..."

Asura's arms wrapped around Xavida, kissing her cheeks and lips as he pushed her down, looking deeply into her eyes. He couldn't help but feel enchanted by her wet eyes and lovely smile as their lips gently pressed together—a soft and abrupt kiss.

"If we do this... Mu Xue may be angry... but I will take it all and make her accept you fully... because. I want both of you, Xavida. Mu Xue and you are my most important people."

Xavida giggled as Asura spoke, kissing him once again, feeling her heart beating so fast, it felt like it would burst from joy as she wrapped her legs around his waist, her tail slipping his pants down to his knees and then flicking them off the best.

The moment she felt his fiery dragon lance rubbing against her, the heat and scent stole all sense of reason from her mind.

"Then fertilise my eggs and make me her equal."