The thing on Odette’s neck was poison, horrible poison.
His hands morphed into claws, and he silently slashed open the clothes on her arms, revealing her skin.
On her purple skin, the same dark veins remained, but they had lessened slightly.
’Her immune system is already fighting against the poison and has even cleared some of it up... but it has also been weakened at the same time.’
’It needs a boost to continue the fight.’
And truly, there was only one way he knew.
His right hand reached for her jaw, gently pushing it down, opening a slight gap between her lips.
Then his clawed left hand brushed against his own skin, drawing forth droplets of blood.
A total of three drops fell into her open lips before the mark on his neck instantly closed.
Ryuk turned to the dark spot on her neck, watching the veins squirm violently.
It was clear the battle with her immune system had begun once more, but then, on top of that, Ryuk’s hands ignited.
White flames burned across his claws—the sigil of white flames, and he stretched them forward toward the poisoned gap on her neck.
The second they touched, the dark veins squirmed crazily, besieged from both sides, and naturally, they began to vanish rapidly, but not without a fight.
They tried to corrupt Ryuk’s white flames, leaving a shadowy tint across them, but Ryuk simply pulled back his hand, deactivated the flames, and then moved his second hand in, resuming the burning.
Even with Odette’s boosted system and his white flames, it still took a full ten minutes before the last shadow finally escaped her body and her skin regained its healthy purple once more.
Although the gash itself hadn’t fully closed, at least the poison was gone.
He exhaled in relief, collapsing onto his butt as small droplets of sweat rained down his face.
But then—
FLIICCCKKKERRRR!
A sudden flicker of bright light flashed within the room, and in the next instant, the world around Ryuk blurred with speed.
Something slammed into him, pinning him flat against the bed.
SHRRRRRRIIIIING!
The sound of claws tearing out rang as Ryuk froze in place.
He was down on his back, and above him was Odette, the depth of her eyes, a revolving abyss of darkness.
Her hands had morphed into gigantic, deadly claws radiating terrifying sharpness, coated in the heavy Abyssal energy unique to the Nihils.
"Odette, are you okay?"
The question made her pause, her abyssal eyes staring blankly at him for a moment, and he witnessed the dark colors fade, replaced by her usual purple.
"Ryuk?" she whispered, her claws shifting back to normal, and it rose to her neck.
She rubbed it gently, finally confirming,
The poison was gone.
Moreover, the squirming, harrowing voices in her head, along with the soul-splitting pain, had also vanished.
’Did he...’
A thought occurred to her, but it slipped away, just as she felt something warm on her lips.
Blood.
’His blood?’
When she turned to look down at him, all of a sudden,
BADUUUUMP!
Her heartbeat pounded once and loudly, and the next thing she knew was a crazy desire raging through her body, setting it aflame.
Her eyes burned with incredible lust that Ryuk could instantly see, watching her lower closer to him.
"Hey, Odette. You’re alre.."
PUCCHHHIIII!
The sound of fangs sinking into flesh echoed.
"Ahhh—!"
A moan and a gasp rang out in the bedroom.
’It’s different...’ The thought echoed in Ryuk’s head as he felt the world starting to move around, strength being siphoned off him.
The bite this time wasn’t like any bite he had felt before.
For one, there was no stinging pain; instead, a strange, crazed rush surging through his body.
It was a feeling he couldn’t describe, as though his brain was shutting down his reasoning.
His hands automatically shifted into claws, gripping tightly at her waist.
Odette herself had lost all control to the desire.
The blood she drank was no longer just the sweet blood she had grown addicted to.
Now—it was like a drug.
Every droplet sent waves of madness through her veins, fueling her hunger.
She pressed deeper against him, wanting more, but in the next moment, her fangs were forced away as she was pushed back onto the bed, his hands pressing onto the bed by the side of her head.
"Ahhh—!"
"Ahhh—!"
"Ahhh—!"
Turbid, white-hot breath poured from both their lips, the air around them growing both hot and cold at once.
The bizarre desire clawed at both of their minds as they stared into each other’s eyes, purple gazes locked in a storm of desire they couldn’t explain.
Her hands rose to his cheeks, her lips leaning forward, this time, not for his neck, but for his lips.
The sight made Ryuk’s heart pound louder and louder, his eyes gently zipping to a close, but just a moment, an image flashed through his mind.
A golden-haired girl pouting with an innocent face.
His eyes snapped open, and a sharp purple gleam flashed through them,
"No."
He forced the word out, shifting his lips by just a few inches, and her lips landed on his neck, but her fangs didn’t sink in this time.
His head grew fuzzy from losing so much blood, and his arms lost their strength, his eyes fully shutting, and he fell to the side on the bed.
Odette remained where she was, her hands pressed against her chest, trying to calm her tumultuous heartbeat.
It took a full minute before she finally felt it settle.
Her purple eyes blinked twice, her reasoning returning, along with a clear focus on the world around her.
And when it did, memories flashed, causing her to turn her head to the side.
He was already fast asleep, his breath slow and calm.
The fang marks on his neck were as clear as day, a tiny amount of blood dripping out of them, and her hands moved, rubbing it off and licking off the blood.
’So alluring...’