Chapter 146
Kaiden frowned fiercely.
"What the hell? That thing looks like that damn brat?"
"Sorry to disappoint you. This is who I originally am."
"What, Zenas? What did you do to your body?"
Zenas looked at them with a very interested expression.
Enoch and Kaiden realized that Margaret, who was in his arms, was in an unusual state.
They moved to subdue Zenas, but somehow he used Mana. Zenas easily shook them off and disappeared in an instant.
Kaiden found Tentationem densely packed in the place where Zenas had disappeared.
At the same time, a huge magic circle appeared in front of the Tentationem Flower. It blocked the front of the flower like a wall, as if to protect it.
"Damn it, what is this...?"
Judging from the pattern of the magic circle, it seemed to be protected by Magic.
Kaiden belatedly remembered Enoch and Margaret, who would not be immune to the Poisonous plant.
"Damn it. Lord. Lord! There's Poisonous plant here...! We have to go up!"
However, it was already too late.
"Damn it."
Enoch muttered a curse and sat down, coughing dryly, as if the poison had spread.
Kaiden stopped trying to approach him. Suddenly, light Manifestation from the magic circle that blocked the Tentationem Flower.
The magic circle slowly rotated. A faint breeze blew as a result. Eunji breathed fire at the flower, but the rotating magic circle swallowed all of his fire.
Kaiden rushed to Enoch and Margaret.
"We should get out of here quickly."
At that moment, the Tentationem Flowers that filled the walls began to shake and fluctuate in the wind created by the revolving magic circle. Soon, the yellow pollen from the flowers was sucked into the magic circle.
Pot -
The yellow powder that came out through the magic circle spread widely throughout the basement with a huge whirlwind.
"Cough, cough, damn it."
Kaiden inhaled as much of the powder as he could and sat down.
Until just now, it was okay to smell the flower scent, but the things that passed through the magic circle felt different.
'Shit. Right. If the purpose of the magic circle is to protect something, there might be a trap like this.'
It wasn't poison, it was closer to Magic.
'How could I be such an idiot not to calculate this?'
His cheeks were burning. Kaiden let out a hot breath, feeling the heat rising. This thirst that made him want to touch others was the same as the Tentationem's addiction symptoms.
At that moment, Enoch picked up Margaret, who had fallen to the floor, and shouted at him.
"Lord! Get a hold of yourself!"
It was truly amazing self-control. Kaiden, barely holding on to his mind at Enoch's cry, exerted as much patience as possible and moved Margaret with him.
They tried to get out of the pollen, but found a bedroom inside the Bunker.
It would be better to be in a secret room than outside in a poisoned state, where Monsters might appear at any moment.
They went into the bedroom, and after closing the door, there was no scent of flowers. They laid her on the bed as she was.
That was all Enoch and Kaiden could remember.
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When I vaguely opened my eyes, I was on a soft bed. A headache swept over me as if my head was breaking. My body was still hot and my mind was hazy.
It was so itchy that I couldn't stand it, as if tiny silkworms were crawling all over my body.
Ugh.
As I let out a painful groan, I suddenly felt a gentle touch on my forehead. Only the part of my forehead that someone's hand touched became cool and calming.
I was panting from a thirst that was about to drive me crazy, and I was struck by a joy as if I had found an oasis.
I anxiously grabbed the arm of someone who had put their hand on my forehead. I felt a sense of stability when my skin touched, but it was very insufficient.
I squinted and looked at the other person, and I saw Enoch with reddened cheeks. He was frowning as if he was enduring something with his teeth clenched.
I struggled to get up.
Enoch's eyebrows furrowed sharply as he grabbed my hand and helped me get up.
Then someone came from behind and hugged me and lay down. It seemed to be Kaiden.
It seemed that I was not the only one addicted to Tentationem. Both men seemed to be addicted to the poison.
In fact, I was so dazed that I couldn't even properly recognize what I was doing.
How did this happen? Everything was confusing.
I found a magic circle in the Bunker and learned a shocking fact, then I became addicted to Tentationem, and I think I saw Zenas...
When did Enoch and Kaiden come?
Is this a dream?
Kaiden, who pulled me from behind and hugged me, buried his face in my shoulder. Enoch was in front. It's the same position as last time.
Sharing body heat with others made it a little easier to breathe.
Enoch had a fiery look of desire in his eyes, but he didn't approach me rashly. It was amazing patience. Yes, Enoch was always like that. He always looked at my reaction first and was considerate.
'But I can't stand it...'
I pulled on Enoch's arm, which was tickling me as if he was about to touch my face.
He was pulled as I pulled him and carefully hugged me.
I stretched out my arms and hugged him back, letting out a satisfied sigh at the rising sense of elation. I rubbed my cheek against his curved chest and stroked his back as if searching for the elixir of life.
But it was still not enough somewhere. I was still thirsty. I felt that something was lacking and empty with just physical contact.
At that moment, heat suddenly rushed to my face.
Heo.
I suddenly had difficulty breathing, so I grabbed my neck. As I writhed in pain and sobbed, Enoch grabbed my hand as if to calm me down.
"...Margaret. Calm down."
Enoch's forehead touched my forehead.
His sharp nose gently brushed the tip of my nose, and his sweet Golden Eyes scanned my face. His body was even hotter than mine.
Kaiden's body temperature, who was hugging me from behind as if holding on to a lifeline, was also quite high.
Enoch, who was facing me, put his hand on my cheek. In a state of mental confusion due to difficulty breathing, I followed him and put my hand on his cheek.
I felt the soft touch of lips on my shoulder. Kaiden kept looking for me anxiously.
"Haa."
As I let out a satisfied breath, I heard Kaiden's low laughter. He rubbed his cheek against my exposed shoulder.
If I am so severely addicted to Tentationem, I know that it cannot be solved simply by the passage of time.
Enoch, who was sitting across from me, seemed to be enduring this with the mental strength that had suppressed his Berserk state. However, there would be a limit to enduring in that way.
Enoch, who overcame his trauma because of me.
Since when did he start looking at me and caring for me?
"...Enoch."
Enoch's Golden Eyes reached me.
'I did think that you might really be someone else. Quite often, too.'
'But I'm not confused. What I liked was the current you. I hope you know that.'
Is the heart contained in that statement still the same now?
I was still so confused by the shock I had just received.
Am I Lee Jin-joo or Margaret?
Now even I don't know what I am, but can these perfect strangers say they like 'me'?
While I was thinking about that in a hazy mind, Kaiden, who was pressing his lips on my shoulder, called me in a subdued voice.
"Margaret."
My neck shrank without me knowing as the low voice tickled my ears. Kaiden grabbed my chin and turned me towards him.
Soon, his soft lips touched mine.
It was a soft kiss.
The moment our lips touched, the maddening difficulty in breathing gradually began to subside.
"Haa... Margaret. I like you so much..."
The soft yet aggressive movements made me feel ashamed of all the worries and hesitations I had had until now.
My eyes welled up without me knowing.
I hope that statement was sincere.
Does he like me more because I'm the real Margaret? Or does he like me more because I'm someone else?
No, if I tell the truth, won't he hate me for deceiving him?
I hated myself for thinking like this. Kaiden wanted me so much, as if all the thoughts I was having were useless thoughts.
Kaiden frowned as if he couldn't stand it and let out a painful breath. He tilted his head towards me again. The moment his face came close to my nose,
"Margaret."
Enoch pulled me. As if asking me to look at him too.
His gaze slowly swept down from my forehead to the bridge of my nose and lingered on my lips.
Kaiden looked at my lips with regret. He would have been angry if it had been normal, but Kaiden turned his head nonchalantly.
"Ah."
Then he gently kissed my neck. Warm and careful, as if treating a precious person. I closed my eyes tightly without knowing it at the tickling sensation.
Enoch, who was facing me, stroked my cheek with a soft touch. I slyly opened my eyes and looked at him.
"Margaret..."
Enoch only moved his lips with a face that desperately wanted something. But in the end, he clenched his teeth and said nothing. His sharp eyebrows furrowed painfully.
"Are you okay...?"
I asked him carefully.
Actually, it wasn't a question I should be asking. I'm not in my right mind either.
"Do I look okay?"
I was startled by those words and avoided his gaze. He grabbed my chin and fixed it on him. As if telling me not to avoid him.
"I'm not okay. Not at all. Even if it wasn't for this damn flower... I was on the verge of going crazy."
I could see him swallowing a sigh as if suppressing the surging emotions.
"It hurts so much that I can't breathe just imagining how scared you must have been alone."
He closed his eyes tightly with a choked face.
"I'll hold your hand as many times as I have to. So you can do whatever you want. I'll wait."
Enoch was always so careful with me.
Kaiden was the type to act before he spoke, but he was the opposite.
That must have been why. That's why I thought it would be okay for me to approach him first. I reached out with both hands and grabbed his cheeks. Then Enoch widened his eyes in surprise.
I slowly tilted my head towards him and closed my eyes. Soon, our lips met, and hot, humid breaths intertwined.
"Haa."
Enoch's sigh, which seemed to be suppressed, leaked out through his lips. Following him, I also groaned. This was a reaction that had nothing to do with Tentationem, so a slight sense of shame washed over me. I felt like my foggy mind was clearing up.
Kaiden pulled my stomach tightly with his thick arms and hugged me.
"Margaret. Me too... I can't live without you either."
Kaiden pulled me once again. Enoch's face slowly moved away.
"I didn't like you because you were Margaret. I just liked you because you were you."
Kaiden, who was behind me, leaned his upper body towards me and whispered. As if he had stolen a peek into my mind.
He tilted my chin, and only my head turned slightly. The moment his approaching face came into view, my wet lips were swallowed by him.
Kaiden didn't close his eyes when he kissed. He was looking at me clearly with his burning red eyes. As if he wouldn't miss a single expression on my face.
He was like a hungry beast.
Enoch, who was hugging me from the front, gently pressed his lips on my wrist. The soft sensation roamed the inside of my wrist.
My head was gradually clearing and my mind was gradually stabilizing. Enoch and Kaiden must be having a hard time, but they were exerting their best patience. I could feel that warm consideration so deeply that I felt like crying. I was grateful to them.
At that moment, Kaiden, who noticed that I was thinking about something else, grabbed the back of my neck with his large hand.
As my head tilted back slightly, Kaiden tilted his face towards me and swallowed my lips even deeper. So much that it was hard to breathe.
Enoch, Kaiden, and I were all going crazy.
Tentationem made us like this.
This is because of the Poison Flower.
Because of the Poison Flower...
Really...,
Is it because of the Poison Flower...?