-Break-
Location: The Bastion Kingdom, Dá; Capital City Jīnyínqì; Captivant's Hotel Room
Staring at the roof, they both take a series of deep breaths to let the sensation swirl all around their bodies as they lie covered by the sheets, naked as the morning sun bursts through the window.
Captivant turns to Asclepius, as Asclepius does the same to him, then they both stare back at the roof as Captivant says, "Sex can feel this good?"
Φ What the hell did I just experience? Every touch, every kiss, every look between us sent massive waves of pleasure throughout my body; it was as if I was having all the sex I have ever had in my life all in this one moment. Did she drug me? Is her flesh covered in some kind of mutant chemical?
Staring at her face, I try to comprehend what I see. She is average by every measure, nothing special; she has no chance of ever being picked as an emperor's wife, as she would never be discernible from the rest of the crowd with the exception of the little freckles across her face.
Yet she is shining, she is glowing, as the sun moves towards her, I feel a heavenly aura emanate from this woman to the point my very existence is warped over and over again. Is this she some kind of goddess?
Φ Captivant reaches out his hand towards her, as she reaches out her hand towards him, and as their fingertips touch, they both pull back, and jump up, sitting with their back facing each other as nervous smiles roars across both of their faces.
"Umm," they both say in unison, before they turn and say, "Let's go get some food."
They both stare as their words come out perfectly in sync, causing laughter to quickly follow them as they both decide to stand up and take a few steps forward, preparing to get ready.
Yet as both of their feet hit the ground, they slip off the leftover clothes that the other has on the ground, making them fly into the air before bashing their heads against the ground.
Φ As my hand rubs against the bump on my head, only one thought moves through it; That was so lame, that was so lame, that was really, really uncool!"
Yet my eyes quickly fell onto the sight of her bra and some items hanging within it. It's so pretty, she would look amazing in this, and I had the chance to see it last night, but I was too busy kissing her that I took it off before I could get a good look.
I wonder if it smells like her. I quickly turn my head back, where I see her doing the same thing, and as our eyes meet, we both quickly turn our heads back to our front. Now or never.
Grabbing her bra, I stuff it against my nose and take a deep sniff, understanding and appreciating all of her essence. Yet as I do, one of the items falls from her bra, and I quickly grab it before it smashes against the floor.
Holding it close, I let out a sigh, but my eyes soon fell onto the front of it. It's a notebook, and on the front of it, it says, "Asclepius notes." Huh? Asclepius notes? Like notes she took down on that bitch's book?
"ARGHH!" I hear her scream, forcing me upwards, causing me to say, "Are you okay!"
Standing up and holding a pair of my boxers along with my notebook in hand, she points at me and says, "You're Captivant?"
"Yeah, that would be me?"
Staring down, she says, "No way, I was sleeping with the object of my scorn?"
Object of your scorn? In an instant, it all comes together in my brain, and I ask, "You're Asclepius!"
She turns to face me in shock, as the two of us come to a mutual understanding that makes the world around us shake and break into pieces. Yet before I can say anything else, she grabs and pulls out a kunai from under the bed and rushes towards me, trying to take off my head.
Grabbing her, I slam her onto the ground, then say, "If such an attack killed me, Fu would be laughing at my grave."
"Let me go, you hack of an author!"
"You're a parasite who can only gain fame from writing about those bigger than you."
"I don't want to hear that from a bra sniffer!"
"Says the woman holding my underwear, and anyway, you smell really good."
Her face begins to blush, and she turns her head, saying, "Your shitty compliments are like you writing, hollow."
"And your beauty is just like your writing, mathematically perfect, towards a shitty goal."
Bashing her forehead against my own to get me off, she says, "I know I am ugly, stop making up shit."
Sitting up, she turns her back to me, forcing me to say, "Are you really fishing for a compliment, you vapid bastard. You are literally glowing like the sun itself."
She turns her face and punches me in mine, saying, "Don't lie to m-." Yet her words come to a halt as she stares at the tree trunk rising again in my pants. Shaking, she says, "You're one of those perverts who enjoy violence, aren't you?"
"I AM NOT! Maybe."
Covering her body, she says, "Then you're just that horny you would get turned on by someone like me."
"Stop being obtuse. When you touched me, I remembered the sensation from last night, and my mind went back to it. The smell you have, the sounds you make, the looks you had, it was all too much for me."
Crawling closer to my body, she slams her hand against my shoulder and then looks down, saying, "Really?"
"Yes, now stop touching me!" I say, knocking her hand off, though as my actions shatter her balance, she falls forward, landing on my chest.
Our eyes meet as our noses touch, and she says, "Do you really enjoy touching me?"
"Yes, I don't know why, but when we touch, a single thought moves through my head. That I was made for you."
Her lips press against mine, and we start kissing. I pick her up, and as the moment of our kiss keeps increasing, we slam from wall to wall before lying back on the bed. Our faces pull back from one another, then we start kissing each other once again.
-Break-
Φ As the two sit with each other staring at the roof, Asclepius says, "I am never doing that again."
"You said that five times ago."
"SHUT UP!" Placing her hands over her face, Asclepius says, "I can't believe I got seduced by a woman hater!"
"I do not hate women, I understand women."
"Oh shut up! I read what you write, in the way you describe women in your books, there is obviously a high level of contempt and superiority, as if you think all women are just animals."
Moving closer to her, Captivant's eyes grow soft as a smile crawls on his face, and gentle guiding his hands from her arm to her shoulder, and down her back. He moves his head closer to the woman and says, "All human beings are beasts, especially when in the face of someone like you."
"You're lying, I am just an average woman, you know I am," she says as her face starts to turn red.
She avoids his eyes, and reaching his mouth closer towards her neck, he whistles into it, "It makes me feel wild," before biting her neck, making an unladylike sound come out of her mouth.
"See easy, like the animal all women are," he says, pulling back with a face so punchable the world starts to stand still.
Seeing him, she pulls her fist back and slams it into his face before she can react, and standing up, Asclepius says, "You bastard, you took advantage of my insecurities, it doesn't mean all women are like this."
"Sureeeeeeeee!"
"I don't want to hear that from the man who cried and called me mommy."
"You're not allowed to bring that up!" The boy says after recoiling from taking more damage than any blow ever dealt to him in battle.
She snickers as she turns her head, eliciting rage from the young boy, then says, "Can dish it out but can't take can you, little boy."
"Low blows, and character assault is all you're good for, as I would expect from is essentially just a gossiper."
"How dare you, I write the truth covering the reality of this world, you're nothing more than a propagandist war monger who spends his entire time piling up bodies without the balls to actually take a life on the battlefield."
"Don't talk down to me, I am CAPTIVANT! The man who captivates all that exists in this world and changes it all till it bows down beside me, I have shaped wars, conflicts, history itself, unlike someone like you, I will be a living legend who exists throughout all of time. Who I am and what I do will never fade and will inspire all those who come after me to keep moving forward!"
Scoffing, Asclepius, throw the blanket to cover Captivant's face, and as the boy throws it off, he sees her fully dressed, and stares as she says, "Captivate the world? Don't make me laugh, you are nothing more than a Dá Wèilái dog, who simply tricks as many people as possible into accepting everything he does like he is an angel. You don't promote thought or truth; you send your emotions like poison into others' minds at the behest of those greater than you. No one knows of the man you speak of, the know of the tool wielded by Wèilái. You're just a monster who stacks up corpses without even understanding it's not your choice. Nothing but an embarrassment."
"You bitch," Captivant says, scowling at her.
Turning, she says, "Call me that all you want, but personal attacks mean nothing in the face of truth."
She moves towards the door, then freezes before turning back, and says, "My real name is Ai, Kumo Ai. You better not forget the name of the girl whose first time you took or I will kill you!"
With those words, she rushes out of the room, and staring at her back, I place my head into my hand and say, "Dammit."
-Break-
Location: The Bastion Kingdom, Dá; Capital City Jīnyínqì, Golden Moon Palace; Banquet Hall
The words my long-time friend said to me earlier that day ran through my mind like a knife stabbing into my chest again and again, and as the banquet went on and the light flashed in my eyes, I couldn't contain it and went to prove her wrong, to deny everything Ai had told me. So I went around and questioned everyone whilst hiding my identity.
"Captivant? Oh, the author who serves Wèilái!"
"I know of him, by Wèilái's command, he helped defend the nation."
"Standing beside the glorious figure Wèilái must have been a benefit."
"He truly was able to grasp how great Wèilái and the six generals really are?"
"A scribe like him must've been honoured to see such great battles commanded by Wèilái and his generals up close."
"One of the many tools that Wèilái used to conquer this world."
"Wèilái's achievements have been amazing; he has pulled off a military feat that will go down in history."
"The people of Dá are sure to hold their heads up for generals believing in the strength that Wèilái holds."
"I wonder when we will finally get to see Wèilái. I wish to gaze upon such a presence with all my heart and soul."
"Who are you talking about, sorry I am only familiar with Wèilái and his generals."
I talked to many people that day, more desperate with the next than I was ever with the last, yet each one without fail could only focus on him who stood above me, on Wèilái.