”I think I can remember you well enough already,” Viktor said as he shook his head and then got distracted by the sight of all the fairies and pixies surrounding him, including Felia.
”Please return safely, Allmother, Viktor,” All of them said at the same time, almost sounding like a chorus.
Even Miri, Pina, and Uria said the same thing as well, and feeling his gaze, Miri pursed her lips as she looked away while the other two shyly lowered their heads.
Apparently, it seemed that Viktor wasn’t a ‘bad guy’ anymore in their eyes.
They also didn’t seem to be in the mood for anything mischievous for obvious reasons.
All of them had worried and anxious looks, some even crying upon seeing that these two were going to involve themselves in dangerous things to get back their fruit. Of course, they knew there was no other choice, but still, they couldn’t help but feel apprehensive about them returning safely.
Seraphina could feel her daughters’ worry and sadness and said, “My daughters, don’t worry. We will come back with what was stolen from us. Until then, listen to Talia and stay safe, okay?”
Every one of them nodded with misty eyes while Talia was trying to play with Viktor’s cute rabbit ears, making him roll his eyes.
”We have prepared the Realm Bridge, Allmother,” One of the fairies said as Seraphina looked at Viktor and nodded, indirectly telling him it was time.
”Please be safe,” Felia shyly tugged Viktor’s sleeves, making him smile as he patted her head, “Of course. I will.”
The two were about to teleport when Talia suddenly grabbed his hand, “Honey, you better return fast with that fruit, or I will come to you.”
Viktor got used to her nature and said as he stroked her cheek, “Be a good girl and I will return before you realize it. Otherwise I will get really angry. Our business is still unfinished.”
”I am already good,” Talia said with a pout as she saw the two disappear.
Viktor and Seraphina arrived on top of a waterfall, and when he looked down, he just couldn’t even see the end of it. It was all misty below, and god knows where all this water was falling into.
”We should jump,” Seraphina said, seeing Viktor’s visible confusion.
”Jump? So this is the Realm Bridge? We get to the Darkstar Realm by jumping here?” This was obviously a first to Viktor and what he was seeing wasn’t what he was expecting.
”Don’t worry. We will surely reach our destination. I guarantee that. I will go first if—”
”Nah, let’s jump together. I was just surprised, that’s all. I have been wanting to jump off a waterfall for a while now, anyway,” Viktor said with a wink as he offered his hand.
Seraphina hesitated before timidly placing her hand on his, thinking that it was better to jump together to avoid any risks.
Viktor held her soft and lissom hand as the two jumped over the waterfall. If anybody else saw this, it would look like a couple was trying to suicide.
Viktor unconsciously expected to fall into the water, but the moment his body fell into the mist, he felt his body becoming very light and felt as if his body was being pulled apart, though not to the point it was painful or anything.
However, this feeling lasted for only a few moments, and the next moment everything felt normal as he found himself in a new environment, the skies dark.
”We are in the Darkstar Realm now,” Seraphina mumbled as she looked around.
Viktor saw that he and Seraphina were standing in an empty field with nobody around, and a mile ahead, he could see bright lights and even hear the bustling noise of people. It was obvious that it was a town ahead, and he could see people walking to and fro on the road.
And not even one of them looked exactly human. Some of them had tails, some had horns, and some had different skin colors altogether. This literally screamed that it was a place for demons.
Viktor had learned that demons were actually a broad category, and within it, there were a lot of races involved like the beast race, half-beast race, elves, and sometimes even other spirit creatures.
”Let’s go, Sera,” Viktor tugged at a dazed Seraphina, who quickly got out of her reverie and awkwardly removed her hand from his as she nodded.
Since both of them were in disguise, they had mutually agreed to call each other according to the names printed on their permit, which Seraphina made up.
On the way, Viktor also learned why Seraphina picked the rabbitmen race to be their disguise since they were harmless and had no conflicts with any other races. So in her perspective, nobody should give them any trouble for no reason.
However, Viktor had doubts about that, and after observing Seraphina getting distracted by her surroundings, he could sense that she was nervous and not used to going out and being near other people, especially ones that might exploit her if they knew about her true identity.
It was as if she felt she had walked into a den full of hyenas who would prey on her the moment they realized that she was not just a fairy but the fairy queen.
That was why she had told Viktor she would be unable to use her powers here unless it was really an emergency, and it was also the reason she was glad Viktor came with her, feeling a sense of security and comfort.
Even when walking toward the guards guarding the entry into the two, she unconsciously moved her body closer to Viktor while scanning her surroundings with her eyes.
The demons walking past her, especially the men, couldn’t help but have their burning gazes fixed on her bootylicious body, especially her oversized breasts, making her feel even more uncomfortable.
Usually, even on the rare occasions she went outside of her realm, she always remained in her original form, thus having her pure aura shield her from such gazes, making even the most licentious men not look at her like that.
However, now that she was purposefully suppressing her own aura and using a disguise, she was completely exposed and felt vulnerable.
However, not all men were staring at her, especially ones who didn’t have any preference or attraction towards the rabbitmen race.
Viktor could see that she was acting like a fish out of the water and held her hand as he whispered into her ear, “Relax Sera. Just take a deep breath and stay close to me. You will be alright.”
His voice was gentle and soothing, and before she knew it, her heart calmed down as she looked at the tall figure walking beside her, who gave off the feeling of a large mountain shielding her.
”Halt! Show us your permits, rabbitmen,” One of the guards who belonged to the lizardmen race demanded.