It was heaven.
The simple touch of his lips was like lightning that zapped her body.
She was suddenly floating further away from him. But how she longed, oh how she longed to be back again.
"To be in my presence is already a gift! Do you not know who you are offered to? I am Adam. The First of the Serpents. The Dawn of the Morning. And as I am pleased to have an offering as you, I shall grant you your desires."
Adam's eyes glowed a strange glow.
Crystal was forced to remember various things about her life.
Her family. Her friends. The unfair assaults and attacks of those envious of her beauty. And finally, the political factors of their family.
"Ahh… One born of this faith. To have power and beauty that could have assailed the heavens, but one destined for weakness and pain… Reminds me of an old friend… Sadly, the forces that oppress you will continue to press on. For not even I am immune to the working of Fate and Destiny." The Adam shook his head.
"But weep not my fair maiden. Though you are but a meal to me, I shall grant you this… Pleasure that's worth many lifetimes." For who on this desolate region has felt the touch of one who was born first among the heavens? How long has it been that this world have experienced my Charm?"
His fingers ran across her neck and down towards her shoulder.
"Ahh…" Crystal jolted once more, for his touch brought the deepest desires of a woman and stirred a longing she barely understood, leaving her breath unsteady and thoughts adrift.
"Let us enjoy this…" The man smiled as he controlled Crystal with his power.
A strange and powerful spell had locked Crystal's heart. The man used the power that was his and allowed the vastly superior form of his, that would make the most handsome of men pitiable.
Crystal drew closer to the young man who held her with tenderness,
Bliss beyond heaven erupted from the tender strokes of how the man held him.
Crystal felt a sense of peace. A sense of comfort as her eyes locked at the man.
"This is my gift. You who have suffered. This is the body of a Supreme. By my touch, you experience happiness." Adam drew closer, but he didn't initiate the kiss this time.
Crystal could not restrain herself.
She was innocent and untouched due to her training in the powers of ice. What could her dear heart resist against the powers of this being?
To her, his lips were perhaps the most delicious thing on this wretched earth.
The fear dispersed as she lost control to the poison of his scent and touch.
Her hands grabbed hold of the dragon and forced her lips towards his.
But despite her ravenous actions, the dragon remained calm and did not allow her to indulge in such fantasies.
The astral manifestation of the dragon behind the man became clearer and now took a physical form. And it was ready to maw down and devour Crystal.
The heart of Crystal was led to the darkest depths of her desires. The pleasure that she never ever experienced forced her to press closer to her lips, but the man restrained her.
But despite the unfulfilled touch of their lips, the promise of the man was still true, a pleasure worth a lifetime, a pleasure that surpassed all her pain, a pleasure worth dying for, had embraced her.
Somehow the words of the man perfectly remained in her thoughts. She knew that by kissing the man, she would die, yet she pushed even harder.
Never before had she felt so safe, so at peace than in the arms of this treacherous predator.
Adam watched as he sighed. This girl reminded him too much of her. And in that moment, he felt his hold on the girl weaken as a part of him wanted the kiss to happen.
But in the end, Adam contained his impulse. If he played along, 'that' power would attack him and the purpose of his reincarnation would be made worthless.
The astral manifestation of the dragon drew close and bit.
But right before the maw, Crystal's tongue embraced his, and a strange vision was shown to the dragon.
Adam saw himself on an incredible and lofty throne. A vision of the past was shown to the dragon, and a powerful ice glowed out.
A bright red light flashed out, and Crystal's body was pushed away from Adam's precious lips.
Crystal tried to reach out but felt a power constantly pushing her. The delight and euphoria quickly ended, and we saw a blurring scene.
She was flung with great power and strength and was flying fast away from the faint figure of the man and the astral dragon.
THUD!
But instead of a painful crash, she felt something soft pull her back, saving her from the sudden flight.
Adam now had his hands stretched out, and it was only then that Crystal realized a faint wing had manifested behind her and caught her.
At once, she was pulled back and drawn closer back to Adam.
The man was panting and now had a bewildered look. He glanced at Crystal, and his face turned to rage.
"Who are you?" The man slowly contained his anger and questioned Crystal.
The earth trembled.
Crystal was now frightened and could not move. But not because of the former magic her captors inflicted on her but because of real fear.
The man's eyes pierced through Crystal but somehow saw the fear and terror in her heart.
"Of course… It's not her… It can't be her..." The Man-Dragon told himself.
Suddenly, the pressure and power she felt disappeared as she floated softly toward the ground.
Adam's eyes seemed strange. There was deep-seated anger, but at the same time, there was hesitation and gentleness.
"I should crush her… I should…" Adam's hand was trembling as the dragon's astral form was about to bite her.
Crystal could see the astral approach. She wanted to shout, but the power of the Dragon's Will was paralyzing her.
"Please… Don't." She managed to voice out.
Adam recalled the sour words that were once whispered to him.
His hands trembled in anger and suddenly stopped.
He gazed at Crystal, and his anger slowly dispersed.
"Fate… How you mock me at every step…" Adam sighed.
"I have decided to be merciful towards you. You have quite a soul there. It would have been dangerous if I ate you… And I do not need to kill you anyway. One marked with such Fate and Destiny will not live long, anyway." Adam released the force of Will that kept Crystal hovering, and she slowly descended.
The moment she gained control of her body, she stumbled down. A part of her wanted to run away from the terrifying dragon. But another wanted to stay.
Despite the terror and fear, her heart did not want to leave. It was a fatal attraction, and Crystal had been cursed.
Adam saw Crystal's actions and sighed.
"Use your Ice Spirit. That is one way to disperse these sensations you have of me. Here… let me help you." Adam suddenly appeared in front of Crystal and reached out towards Crystal's chest.
She wanted to retreat from the malicious act of Adam, but at the same time, her heart yearned to feel his touch again.
But what she had both feared and hoped for did not occur. The man pressed his finger exactly to where her heart was.
A cold, rushing feeling began to explode as her body trembled in the frost.
Her eyes turned blue as the power of her soul drew out the frost.