He now noticed that Kiara's hands, legs and neck were all shackled by the icy iron chains. Clearly, she was the one chained to the wall.
Seeing this, he instinctively took a couple steps back, "How did you end up chained here? Are you in charge of this connection point and the one who summoned me?"
Kiara just smiled. "Why don't you take a guess?"
As she looked at him, an intoxicated smile spread across her flushing face. Her breathing grew ragged as she slowly approached him. "It must be fate for us to meet here like this. You said you'd open a path to freedom in my heart, and you did. So come on now, let's do something that feels good. I've been enduring for so long, I just can't hold it in anymore...!"
What a pervert! Shirou hastily retreated several more steps until his back thudded against the cell door. Gripping his spear, he sternly warned, "I'm telling you, don't come any closer!"
He never could have imagined running into Kiara of all people in this abyssal prison, much less having her try to use him to satisfy her desires. There was no question about the nature of her desires - what occupied her mind was not love, but bestial lust.
"That spear of yours looks great...but I'm more interested in you right now." she slowly approached with a smile. "Come on, Mr. Assassin. Let's do something that'll make us both feel good..."
"Stay back! I'm warning you - come any closer and I'll spear you again, even if it means destroying my Saint Graph."
"Mmm...that spear," She seemed to recall something blissful as her body softened in pleasure, the heat emanating from her intensifying. "It felt incredible. Although it damaged my Authority, nothing's ever given me such ecstasy before. If possible, could you do that a few hundred more times? Or just once more...ahh...I want to feel that again..."
She sauntered toward him lustfully.
Seeing her readiness to push him down, he broke out in a cold sweat. "Hey now, let's talk this out properly! We're both civilized people. And I'm a father, so I really shouldn't mess around."
"Don't worry, as long as I can satisfy my desires, I won't do anything to you, Mr. Assassin." A rosy blush bloomed on her face.
Shirou desperately retreated until his back hit the cell door - there was nowhere left to go. Gritting his teeth, he took out his weapons - Galatine, Excalibur... and every Noble Phantasm he had.
If this pervert tried anything, he would fight with everything he had!
"Mmm...even cornered, you look so charming, Mr. Assassin," she purred. "Run me through with your swords, hack at my shoulders, beat my face with the scabbards...ah...just imagining it makes me feel so good! Let's enter paradise and find happiness together!"
Kiara grew more aroused, her body giving off dizzying bubbles. She looked at him with moist, longing eyes and lunged like a starved ghost.
Damn! Shirou yelled, quickly swinging his spear at the lunging Kiara. But mid-pounce, the iron chains snapped taut with a loud clang, stopping her outstretched hands just three feet away from him.
"Huh?"
She tried a few more times but couldn't reach him. Annoyed, Kiara tugged at her chains, gnashing her teeth. "How irritating!"
Phew...saved... Seeing her futilely yanking the chains, he sighed in relief, wiping the cold sweat from his brow.
He thought nothing could faze him anymore, but now he realized he was still too naive. Kiara had truly made his hair stand on end. Even with A+++ endurance, Shirou knew his body couldn't withstand her attacks.
"Ugh, these stupid chains, how annoying!" She strained against the divine chains, but to no avail. It was useless, only fueling her frustration.
Relieved, he sat back against the cell door: "Don't bother. Not only has your Authority been damaged, but you're also being suppressed by this land. You're much weaker than before."
"You saw right through me, huh," Kiara sighed, sitting down dejectedly. She narrowed her eyes at him. "Mr. Assassin, didn't you say you'd open the path to freedom for me? Does that still stand? Or was it only for that stupid other version of me?"
"Of course it still stands."
"Then come, sit closer and let's have a nice long chat," she patted the ground beside her with a gentle smile.
Shirou scoffed and turned his head away, avoiding her gaze. He knew exactly what this lustful woman was scheming.
...
"I've been cooperative so far, so this isn't an unreasonable request."
"I'm sorry, but that's not allowed," the Valkyrie replied.
"I just want to switch to a different cell!" he insisted.
"If there's nothing else, we'll be going now," the other Valkyrie said. Then they left.
"..."
As he watched the two Valkyries leave, Shirou felt Kiara's greedy green eyes gazing at him intently, and he felt very creeped out. He was like a holy virgin thrown onto an island of men. This gaze made his scalp tingle.
Suddenly, a faint glow emanated from Kiara's body and several glowing hands shot quickly toward him.
He grabbed his spear and swung at the oncoming pale hands, cutting them off with a loud boom before they could reach him.
He stared coldly at her and said, "I'm warning you, don't try anything funny!"
"But it would be so pleasurable, why do you resist so much?" Kiara thrust out her chest, her peaks and valleys heaving. "This body still has some charm, no?"
"I've seen better." He said flatly. "Anyway, stay still, or don't blame me for being rude!"
"Oh, please do be rude to me," she breathed.
Facing this walking personification of hardcore erotica, he was at a loss. If not restrained, he wouldn't need to be so passive.
With his back against the cell door, eyes warily on Kiara, he sidled diagonally toward the corner. Fortunately her chains held her back. She could only watch as he inched away, bit by bit. Of course he didn't go very far. Originally the maximum distance between them was 3 feet, now it was a bit over 5 feet. But even this slight increase in distance made him feel much safer.
She was too intense, this walking erotica!
He summoned Avalon to add a protective barrier, then placed Galahad's shield in front of the barrier, building a fortress around himself.
"There's no need to be like this, Mr. Assassin." she said. "I'm just a normal young woman. No need to be so defensive against me."
Hearing this, he scoffed. "I think you have the wrong idea about 'normal.' Anyway, I don't see you as normal at all. That said, we're fellow prisoners here. I'm not asking to be friends, just to respect each other's space. I've already given you most of the room. Just don't violate my personal space."
"But I'm so lonely and frustrated!" she said. "Aren't you curious why I'm here? Come sit a little closer and I'll tell you the story." She smiled as sweetly as could be.
He smiled back. "I appreciate the offer, but I'll have to pass."
He turned his head away, ignoring her.
Kiara looked at him pleadingly, pouting like an aggrieved concubine. Shirou was stronger than her, so she couldn't force him. She could only gaze longingly, arching her body in an attempt to seduce him.
Unfortunately, he was too much of a gentleman to do more than glare coldly as she posed coquettishly.
Then, a wave of information came through the black mud.
Adam? He raised his brow. The only one who could send him information through the black mud was Adam.
Shirou glanced cautiously at Kiara, then connected to the wave.
"Ah... finally got through," Adam's voice sounded in Shirou's mind as soon as he connected.
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Assassin, I have been successfully summoned like you instructed."
"Oh? Where are you now?"
"I don't know. It's dark all around with flames bursting out occasionally," Adam sounded a bit troubled. "It looks like the depictions of hell in those stories Mash told us about." He was clearly having trouble describing his surroundings.
Shirou asked again, "No snow around you then?"
"No."
Shirou fell silent, thinking. He had first been summoned to Fuyuki, then found himself in this snowy land. But from Adam's description, it seemed his coordinates hadn't changed. The scene Adam described didn't match the wintry landscapes of Midgard either. Could he have been summoned on another Connection Point in this region?