An ethereal realm of white smoke.
A full moon that was somehow colored in shades of blue. The night's domain was just getting stronger as the clock was drawing close to midnight.
A platform made of clouds floating above the surface of Lake Moonlight Death. The white smoke also served as the staircase. It connected the lake bed to the platform in the air.
The smoke was the manifestation of Kirin's powers. It also had spatial properties, allowing Eren to stand on the cloud as if it was a tangible thing.
The surface of the smoke mingled with the innate moonlight radiance of the lake and created patches of bright blue shades. These blue spots would sometimes get diffused from one spot only to have their presence registered at another.
This cloud platform was floating over 200 meters from the surface of the lake. It provided a picturesque view of the lake as well as the forest region surrounding it.
The winds carried the scent of nocturnal freshness. A calm and serene freshness that was enough to relax anyone into a good night's sleep. However, for the couple, this night was bound to become a pleasantly restless one.
Eren found out that Kirin had disappeared from beside him when he tried to kiss her. And she was nowhere to be found even with his mana sense. He didn't use his soul sense because– that was not what this game was about.
The half-elf summoned this realm of clouds and hid within it. The butcher could only smile mirthlessly at her playfulness.
Lightning arced through the clouds as Eren started looking for Kirin. He appeared at various places over the cloud platform at the same time, making it feel as if the white clouds were turning into thunderclouds. The blue radiance would reveal itself wherever Eren stepped his foot over the clouds. Thus, his steps were traceable for a few moments before they were covered by the regeneration of the white smoke.
"Come out, come out wherever you are."
Eren said playfully as he searched for his wife. He would try to follow the faint footsteps Kirin would leave behind. The blue radiance of her footsteps however would only stay visible for a few moments before it disappeared into thin air.
Eren eventually came to realize that the traces of blue light Kirin left behind were misleading. She would control the white smoke and cloud formation and reshape them into traces of footsteps. She would allow the blue radiance to show itself, making Eren feel as if she had walked on the clouds not long ago.
"Well played."
Eren said to nobody in particular and laughed. He stopped and closed his eyes. Taking a long breath, he suddenly turned around and tried to embrace something that wasn't there.
"You… you cheated."
Kirin appeared in Eren's embrace out of thin air. She looked at him and said this in a complaining tone. Her expression told the butcher that she wasn't expecting to get caught this early.
"No. I just guessed based on your personality."
Eren smirked before caressing Kirin's back with his hands. His embrace provided her comfort. It gave her the warmth she didn't know she needed.
Eren lifted Kirin's face with her chin and looked her in the eyes. The lightning mana around him surged as his excitement grew. Eren's lightning and other elemental manifestations dispersed the white smoke that was rising over the couple's bodies.
The butcher kissed Kirin on her lips and embraced her tighter. The half-elf did the same and wrapped her arms around him.
"Hmmm!"
Kirin welcomed Eren's tongue in her mouth. She sucked on it as her body felt it was turning into the same smoke she was manifesting around her.
Eren felt like he had either lost his footing or the space around him had changed its orientation. He was standing a moment ago. But now he was sleeping on his back over something that felt as plush as the word plush could describe.
Kirin had pinned Eren down with her body weight. She had created a bed out of clouds and smoke and bent the space for them to get into their current position.
The smoke around the bed caught fire as a pair of fire snakes manifested. They climbed over the bed in no time before coming to their master's rescue.
Kirin was drowning Eren in her kisses and affection when she noticed the two snakes climb over her body. They started destroying the pink dress she was wearing with their breaths.
Kirin had to break her lip lock when the snakes' forked tongues started licking her inner thighs. She was too stunned and turned on by that sought-after intrusion to continue kissing Eren.
"Haah! I feel like I'm being molested by my wife."
Eren began dramatically gasping for breath. He had his hands pinned to his side by Kirin just a second ago. And he let them stay that way even after she released them from her grips.
"Hmph! I have seen your training with Alephee. You can endure a lot more than this."
"Kirin said unabashedly, kissing Eren on the cheek. She bit the tip of his nose and nibbled on his earlobes. Next, she bit his lower lips and licked his chin.
She felt a slight tingle on her tongue when she did. That was because Eren's lightning attainment inadvertently made itself known whenever she did that.
Eren had a blank face when he heard Kirin's reply. He felt like maybe he shouldn't have let Kirin see the bloody training that he often conducted on himself under Alephee's guidance. He didn't know his diligent work would get used against him one day.
The pill of regret would always be too bitter to swallow easily.
Kirin's pink dress was destroyed by the two snakes slowly and surely. They left her in her undergarments that she had recently bought. A white brassiere with pink petals embroidered over it. Her now-wet undies followed the same pattern.
Kirin finally released Eren's hands from her grip as she focused on his neck. He was getting kisses and hickeys on his neckline from her.
The half-elf had her legs folded on either side. She was sitting just above his groin, feeling the bulge Eren had developed in the middle of her buns.
Eren knew why Kirin had released his arms and decided to put them to good use.
