I watched as Sapphire took a bite of her fry and smiled at me. She seemed to enjoy them. I wasn’t her biggest fan, but I had to keep her happy if I needed her quiet for twenty four straight hours. Maybe keeping her fed would do it?

  Turning, I headed back to the casino. Money was worthless but the arcade had a fun racing game I could try. I had barely made it to the casino when a loud screech reverberated through the entire dome and the glass began to crack.

  “What the..” Before I could finish that sentence, Alia rushed past me and grabbed her bubble rifle from where I had placed it before firing it at the sphere. The moment the bubbles touched the glass, it shattered.

  Nothing happened as the shards fell and I sighed as Alia fired at literally nothing. The eyes opened and I braced myself. The pain was horrible, but after a moment it was over and we were standing in the starting area.

  I waited for Alia to spawn before casually walking over and punching her so hard she actually flew back a few feet and landed hard into the ground. “WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT.” I screamed.

  Alia held her cheek and tears began to fill her eyes. She clenched her teeth and stood up. After a moment, she tackled me to the ground. I blocked my face but she didn’t hit me. Instead, she forced my arms apart and pushed her lips against mine.

  I literally felt her entire body relax as she kissed me. After a long moment, she simply sighed, slid on to her back next to me, then curled into a ball.

  I had been through a lot of iterations. Seen many, many,many strange things. But that was by far the strangest reaction from someone else.. Ever. I.. I didn’t even know how to respond to that.

  I don’t know how long I lay there. Five minutes, six? Seven? Silence aside from the quiet sobbing of Alia was all that remained. Slowly, I gently crawled on top of Alia. She sniffled and looked up at me. Her eyes were red from tears and she had snot running down her face.

  I sighed as I kissed her on the cheek and swallowed before speaking. I barely choked the words out, but I did it. “H..Hero has.. Um.. Hero has dominated you… You belong to me now.” I held back my gag reflex and smiled weakly at her.

  Alia looked at me for a long moment before she smiled and hugged me. “I serve the Hero.” She said gleefully between sniffles. I sighed and simply hugged her back. I reasoned she was just.. Upset, and when you're upset you fall into bad habits.

  After a long moment, I gently stood up, picking her up with me before gently putting her down on her feet. “Why did you do that?” I asked, my anger having faded with her touch.

  She looked uncertain for a moment before responding. “It’s just.. When.. When I heard that screech I panicked. I thought he was going to attack and.. I..” She deflated and trailed off, not making eye contact.

  I froze as I looked over at Sapphire who looked back at me curiously. I looked back to Alia. “Alia.. I.. I thought you did the screech? It was your voice?”

  Alia looked up at me in genuine confusion. “I heard.. Your voice?” We both looked at Sapphire who said nothing. She just twirled her dress and shrugged.

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  “Sapphire, did you make that sound?” I asked her directly. She smiled brightly at my question and shook her head. I felt a chill run down my spine. Turning back to Alia I asked. “Please tell me you are joking.”

  Alia paused for a moment before shaking her head. “No, I definitely heard you cry out for help.” I felt a shiver, stronger than time run down my spine. It seems we had another guest.

  We made our way down to Muosil city again. But this time, I kept both girls in front of me and in my sight. I guided the three of us directly to the hotel lobby and had us sit across from each other. “Okay, I will watch you two, and you watch me and each other. So we will know if anything happens.”

  Sapphire nodded eagerly and continued to stare at me dreamily. I had a feeling she wouldn’t have an issue. Alia looked between me and Sapphire, but her eyes also wandered around the room. It was fine, someone was watching someone.

  There was silence as we all watched each other for a long time. But I felt myself getting tired. Considering I had never actually felt exhaustion in the Toybox. Not really, just fatigue from over exertion.

  But never tiredness or sleepiness. I could sleep and it recovered my fatigue faster. Which is what I did after Alia and I.. you know. I smiled and my eyes closed for just a moment.

  When I opened them.. Alia was gone and Sapphire was still staring directly at me with that same dreamy stare. “What?! Where did Alia go!” I snapped at Sapphire. She frowned and shrugged. She pointed at her lips, her eyes, then at me.

  “So.. you didn’t see her walk past you or anything?!” I asked incredulously. Sapphire just shook her head while keeping her eyes directly on me. I looked around the room, but she was gone.

  I stood and looked back, only to see Sapphire now standing looking directly at me. I took a deep breath. “We need to find her. Something is very wrong.” I watched Sapphire as I spoke. But she simply continued to smile and nodded when I finished.

  Something was bugging me about her… She was acting.. Alia’s laughter suddenly came from down one of the hotel halls and my eyes narrowed. This was obviously a trap, I wasn’t stupid enough to fall for tha… Her cry of pain caused me to jerk a step forward before I caught myself. “Help me!” She cried out and I tensed hard.

  “As if I would buy that! Alia would never beg for help! She is far too prideful!” I snapped at whatever was trying to mess with me. I stared down the hallway across the room as I considered what to do.

  I felt a sharp pain in my back and I fell to the ground. Rolling onto my back, I barely managed to reassert myself when Sapphire, now naked, climbed onto me with her smile widening further. No noise as she leaned in and gently kissed me. A figure stepped out from behind her and leaned in. “Yes, the Hero is all yours now. The girl is gone and you can please him.”

  Sapphire's eyes went wide with excitement and she began to drool. “Sapphire! Sapphire, listen to me!” I said but it was like she couldn’t hear me. She began to lean in but before she reached my lips. She paused and blinked before frowning.

  “Why wait, he is right there. You just need to kiss him. He will be all yours… all.. Yours..” The voice spoke into her ear. Sapphire looked uncertain and I tried to push her off. Only to realize my body wasn’t responding anymore.

  Sapphire looked at me as her eyes seemed to glaze over. She leaned in again, only to stop and look troubled. After a moment, she suddenly stood up and grabbed her head before letting out an ear piercing scream.

  The figure next to her vanished and her eyes cleared. “NOOOOOOO!” She screamed as she began panting, her eyes dilated and bleeding.

  She fell back to her knees and pushed her hands on to me. Shakily, water began to flow down her hands. She suddenly paused and her eyes wandered down. “Sapphire, no, don’t..” Before I could finish the voice returned.

  “Just a little touch wouldn’t hurt. You're not taking it, right?” Sapphire's eyes glazed back over as her hand began to move down my body. “That’s a good girl, serving the Hero like you are meant to. Just a little more. He wants this. You know he does.”

  She reached my private area and gently began to grab. “Yesss, just like that. Now..” A burst of water suddenly flooded Sapphire and she giggled madly before falling over and jerking uncontrollably on the ground before going still and letting out one last giggle.

  She passed out a moment later and the voice vanished. I felt my body return to me and I sat up. My head was killing me.