Chapter 635: Only I heard [2/2]
"Calm down, Lilly. You have done well. Beloved is awake, so in the end the situation was resolved only because of you. On behalf of our {Kindred} and Jas, you have my gratitude."
Knowing that my harem meant well, I tried to get up. {Sonar} told me that the rest of my group was nearby. My ears no longer picked up anything that moved. Hopefully that meant everything else was dead.
"Everyone, are the ghouls all dead?"
"They are, beloved. Now can you please tell us what happened? Jas, Lilly and I felt the turmoil of your link. But Delroy and Exa refused to tell us why. Lilly even beat D to within an inch of his life, to no avail."
"Hmph! Well, at least now we know he can take a beating. Still, I'm annoyed that neither of them hasn't talked. Delroy Baxters tolerance for pain is quite high. But ignoring the extras, dear, explain what happened. Now."
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"You muscled brained twit. Can't you see he's still in shock? Husband, ignore this violent gorilla of a woman. Instead, you need to explain why you were paralyzed a while ago."
'Exa.'
[Given the nature of what we saw, I asked Delroy Baxter to refrain from sharing details. I wanted you to be the one to decide what could or could not be shared, my lord. While I know you worship the Sirens, I do not answer to them.']
'I understand. Thank you, Exa. You have judged correctly. I appreciate it. Tell Delroy that I am pleased with his devotion.'
[You should appease Pixie Richards, my lord. Seeing the one she loved beaten seemed to have made her resentful of Lady Lilly.]
I looked toward my {Vassals} and saw the two of them playing around. As my {Vassals}, they were not lacking in souls. I also gave them several vials of my blood. With {Regen} and {Rewind}, it would take a lot to keep D injured.
Still, the scene in front of me was Pixie and D playing house. Pixie was pushing D to rest on her lap. It was adorable and they seemed to be having fun. Feeling that I would just apologize to them later, I turned back to my harem.
Their faces were filled with apprehension. From the body language of the girls to the emotions in their links, they were filled with nothing but concern for my safety. If it was a normal situation, I would have told them everything directly.
But at the moment, there was no point. While I told the Sirens the story of the warriors, I felt that the part about the serpent was not something they needed to know. With my thoughts in order, I began to explain.
"First of all, thank you for taking care of me while I was out. Lilly, thank you for slapping me awake and protecting my {Vassals}. Liv and Jas, thank you for killing all the ghouls. I was having panic attacks because of Delroy's {Fate}."
"{Advent}? Then you tried to see the memories of the zombies? Or was it the ghouls?" Lilly guessed.
"Both, the information from the zombies was useless. But the ghouls were a gold mine of information," I replied as I tried to stand up.
"I was under the impression that D couldn't share his visions with another. Exa, was that your doing?" Jas inquired with an air of authority.
[It was lady Jas. I invoked [Shared Vision] with D and recorded his vision in my memory. I was able to present Limitless with the data he viewed a short while ago.]
"Then could you send those files to us, Exa? Knowing is half the battle, as Beloved's {Kindred} I should have proper clearance for such information."
[Indeed, my lord. Will you allow the video of the {Advent} to be sent to the Sirens?]
"..."
While I originally wanted to hide the voice from the Sirens, the more I thought about it, the more absurd my fears became. The eight of us had already accepted our lives as intertwined. Even the reality that our lives were connected long before we ever met.
"Yes, I change my mind. Let the Sirens watch the video, Exa."
[I understand, my ladies please move to more comfortable positions].
The girls then took my hand and pulled me to one side.
Jas sat on my lap, while Lilly and Liv intertwined their hands with mine as we sat comfortably. If what they were about to see was literally anything else. I would have gotten frisky, but I needed them to be aware of what was to come.
"Everyone. Remember that what you are about to see is only a vision. And I am here with you, okay?"
"Yes." X3
[I will now begin the playback...]
The girls then all stiffened. It felt like a long time, but to an outsider it was only a few moments. I knew the girls were at the horrible parts because Liv and Lilly's hands gripped mine tightly and were extremely tense.
Jas also put her hands on my legs and gripped my thighs like a vice. Their breathing became erratic as they watched. After less than a minute, Exa allowed the girls to return to reality.
"..." x3
But none of them spoke. The two at my sides pressed their faces into my shoulders. While Jas laid her body back into my chest. I could feel the confusion and melancholy they felt from their links.
Strangely enough, they were confused and sad. But they were not afraid. Quite the opposite of my reaction. The girls calmed down on their own, without my intervention.
"Beloved. I am glad you told us to set them free," Liv said solemnly.
Lilly, on the other hand, remarked after a few moments. "It seems that unlike the lizardkin, vampires and reapers cannot coexist. Even if we somehow allowed them to live on Earth, they would kill humans without mercy. They do not even see them as intelligent beings."
"I hope the same thing has not happened to the 31st and 32nd floors. If it did, we should inform North America. Husband. The blood and tragedy that followed was shocking, but it did not warrant your reaction. Did Exa not show us the same thing?"
[No, Lady Jas, the video I showed you and my lord was identical].
Knowing I had to come clean, I began to explain. "Wifey, the thing that scared me was the voices after. When the Reaper had her soul collapse, the voice at the end scared me. It was identical to the voices the warriors heard in my dreams. And it said the same bullshit about calling my name. It is scary as hell."
The girls said nothing, but they all looked at me worriedly. Annoyed by their strange looks, I asked reflexively.
"What? Don't tell me I was the only one who heard it?"
"Beloved, the playback ended with the reaper being eaten alive. There were no voices at the end. Just her being torn apart and devoured to death."
"What?"
"'Dearest, are you sure about the voices you heard? The last words of the reaper were calling to her lover to save her. Her pitiful cries were distressing, but that was all."
"Exa, are you sure we saw the same thing? Why does the husband's version have footage that we could not see or hear?"
I then remembered what Exa had explained when I tried to ask how far D had watched.
[No, my lord. He retrieved the entire experience, but only watched up to the part where the nameless reaper was eaten alive].
'Exa. Show it to me again.'
[Understood]
I retrieved the video again, but this time. I heard nothing more. The latest version of the playback I watched showed only the reaper being eaten alive. A cold shiver ran down my spine as I began to wonder what was happening.
"What the fuck is happening to me?"