The Fallen Vampire

Chapter 164: Scoping Out The Scenery

The underground cavern that the family had found themselves under was incredibly long- going on for literal miles.

Taira had all five women resting atop his back, each of them on the lookout for a new avenue to explore or a sudden enemy to attack.

All except for Lucia, who couldn't seem to focus beyond her own depressed mood. "I can't believe... we forgot her."

No one needed to ask about whom she was referring, and their moods took a noticeable downturn.

Especially Taira's.

To him, it didn't matter if he was in some sort of dream world or not.

Inadu was his wife, and they were newlyweds at that.

He considered forgetting her, for even a moment, to be monumentally unacceptable.

Enyo suddenly patted him on the back as if she could tell what he was thinking.

"Nothing good will come of being hard on yourself about it.

You know that she more than anyone else won't bear any resentment towards us over this.

If you feel bad, then let's just smother her a bit when we finally make it home. We'll give her so many snuggles that she'll actually be sick."

"…"Taira said nothing, but the idea seemed ideal to him.

After this, he would indeed never let Inadu go no matter how much she begged.

-

Inadu was in the kitchen, trying to learn how to cook the way she had seen some of the others do a few times before.

She wasn't sure if it was quite going to turn out right, but she would eat it regardless because she remembered how much her husband was worried about the fact that she was underweight.

With the remembrance of him bubbling up, a somewhat dopey smile formed on her face as she overcooked her rice.

'A husband.... hehehehehe...!

As she absentmindedly stirred the pot on the stove and giggled to herself, a chill suddenly ran down her spine and she began looking around the kitchen.

"Why do I feel... like I'm in danger?"

-

Eventually, the group found a tiny spec of light in the far distance, and Taira ran towards it with frantic excitement.

Emerging from the waterlogged cave, he and his wives were immediately blindsided by the majesty of the lands where they had ended up.

Underneath their feet was glowing purple grass like something out of a science fiction movie.

Wilderness went on for miles in the form of a large forest about a mile away from their location.

Several little islands were floating in place within the swirling black and blue sky; each of them teaming with exotic greenery and wildlife.

In the far distance, Taira could see a literal waterfall floating upwards with seemingly no destination in its path.

According to the fallen beast god, that was where the group needed to go.

"Wow…"

"This place is…"

"C-Can we move here?!"

While the girls were taking in the sights, Vermeil ran her hands along Taira's fur to get his attention.

"Did you notice…?"

"Yes…" he answered immediately.

The spiritual energy here was incredibly dense.

It's no secret that the Amarok family had an egregiously quick cultivation speed.

However, around two years ago Taira and Vermeil finally hit a wall and were having serious difficulties progressing their cultivation further.

Not just because they were lacking primeval souls, but because the amount of qi they required to push past existing thresholds was simply far too much.

But now that they were here, they felt as if they could jump five major realms again.

That is, if they were given a few decades to do so.

But since the gate to the real world would be opening again in approximately 21 days, their dreams of cultivating here for any meaningful amount of time would be impossible.

It was nice to be somewhere that made them feel like they could breathe in deeply though.

"This place is amazing!"

Lucia leapt off of Taira's back and started pulling off her kimono. "Get ready to climb aboard everyone, I feel like I'll really be able to stretch out here and-"

"No." Taira nudged Lucia hard on the butt with his snout.

"What? Why?!"

"I can't allow you to expose yourself so casually like that. We don't know anything about this place so we need as much cover as possible in case there are any dangers."

"B-But I wanna fly!"

"Maybe at a later time, dear. But we're sticking to the ground for now."

Lucia poked out her bottom lip so much that it was almost touching Taira.

"…Don't look at me like that, I've already said no." He reaffirmed.

Lucia's eyes began to water.

"T-There is no reason to cry over this! My only concern is for our safety!" He added.

"I get it…" With her head as low as a stray dog, Lucia re-tied her kimono and crawled atop Taira's back once again.

When she was in place, she lay face down in his fur with an aura of depression oozing off her sensual figure.

Taira couldn't believe it.

Even after 50 years of marriage, she was still pulling this same old stunt when he told her no!

But Taira wouldn't fall for it this time, he was not a man who was incapable of operating just because his emotions were being tugged on.

He was absolutely immune to any and all outside manipulations!

Besides, if Lucia was mad at him now then he would just use his body to make it up to her later.

'Though that makes me sound like some kind of whore…' he thought.

Nevertheless, his mind was made up.

He took one single step forward with his paw- determined to overlook his wife's complaints for the first time in fifty years of marriage.

However, he forgot about the main reason why these attempts of his never worked out in the first place.

He had not only foolishly married more than one woman, but turned them into impossibly close friends at that.

Enyo : 'Honey…'

Keran: 'She just wants to fly a bit.'

Aveena: 'Our destination is only a few kilometers away, so what's the harm in it?'

Vermeil: 'Besides, if anything goes wrong we always have our big strong husband to protect us, don't we?'

"…"

Taira was under assault.

But even still, he had to remain firm in the face of this challenge to ensure their safety!

It just wasn't smart to fly when Lucia was such a big dragon!

Surely they should have been able to see that!

Right?!

"…Fuck.."

-

"YAHOOOOO!!!"

Lucia used her snakelike body to perform several loop-de-loops in the air and gave the inhabitants on her back a feeling like they were riding on a roller coaster.

Even Taira had a small smile on his face as he let the wind blow through his hair and listened to the excited screeching of the girls.

Vermeil: "Aww, he's smiling!"

Enyo: "I told you he would like it!"

Taira wiped away his smile and turned his head to the side.

"Darling, don't be like that!"

Aveena and Keran crawled into his lap and inadvertently stuck their large chests into his face.

"Lucia's having fun, so why can't you admit that you are too? Don't be a spoilsport, honey."

"Exactly, just enjoy the ride."

"…"

Say what you will about Taira, but he was still a man.

It was hard for a man to pretend to be upset with breasts in his face.

His small smile slowly returned and the girls beamed with pride.

"See? That wasn't so hard, was it?"

Keran ran her fingers along his sharp jawline and kissed him happily.

Aveena barely waited for her to move before she did the same.

Taira lifted his hand and the girls shivered in anticipation of what they believed would come next.

However, they missed the moment where the sky rumbled overhead and a large bolt of purple lightning was pulled from the clouds.

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When Aveena finally removed her tongue from her husband's mouth, she found his lips curled in such a large smile that his eyes looked closed.

"While this was nice, next time I try to dissuade you girls from doing something for our safety, I believe it would behoove you all to listen."

"Oh? But why do we need to do that when we have a husband who will always protect us regardless?"

"Mhm, mhm." Keran nodded.

Taira opened and closed his mouth several times as he tried to spit out some kind of defense against that but he never could find one.

And the girls' smile only widened in satisfaction as they realized they had won this battle.

These were the struggles of marriage that no one talks about, and no amount of self help books could help Taira escape the predicament that he had placed himself in six times over.

But they were good predicaments that he wouldn't trade anything for.

Keran: "Why do you look like you're thinking something mildly insulting?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about."