Chapter 63 — Aika vs. the Cult of Rebirth
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2:33 AM | Temple of the Flesh-Bound Dream
Flames from incense urns flickered—
casting perverse shadows of Yume's statue across the walls.
The cult chanted louder, bodies swaying like they're already possessed.
Yuuto was backed into a black-marble altar—hands bound in spirit-thread.
The three hypnotized girls crawled toward him, moaning his name.
But then—
a slice of silence.
> "You picked the wrong goddess to worship."
Aika moved.
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Her Blade Was Not Steel
It was curse.
Refined.
Rebirthed.
Forged in Yuuto's love.
A single sweep of her blade sent two robed cultists flying into walls.
Their masks cracked, blood gushing.
The crowd screamed—some charging, others dropping to their knees in ecstasy.
> "You think you can use him?" she hissed, eyes glowing violet-black.
"You want his body? Fight me for it."
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The Lust-Maddened War Begins
Aika spun, her naked legs slicing air.
Her blade sang.
Blood sprayed across the Yume statue—staining the womb.
Masked women came first.
They didn't speak—they moaned.
Their bodies covered in runes that pulsed when they touched her.
> "They're enchanted!" Yuuto shouted.
"Aika, don't let them touch skin!"
Too late.
One latched onto Aika's thigh, lips pressed to flesh.
The rune ignited.
> [SPIRIT DRAINING: INITIATED]
Aika screamed—but didn't fall.
She smiled.
> "You want to suck my power out?
Try it, slut."
Her hand pierced the girl's chest—
and absorbed it back.
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She Evolves
As the girl fell, Aika's body shimmered—
black sigils crawling up her thighs, across her belly, up to her collarbones.
She moaned—but in pleasure.
Her own strength awakened.
Her curse had become weaponized lust.
> "Yuuto," she growled, her tongue licking blood from her lips.
"Don't look away.
This is me—fighting for us."
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The Final Guardian
The cult leader removed his mask.
A young man.
Beautiful. Pale. Marked with Yume's third eye sigil.
> "She was never yours, boy," he snarled.
"She was ours. And through me—her new vessel—
she will ride you until you're emptied."
He leapt at Aika, blade glowing with Yume's memory.
And when they clashed—
time cracked.