Chapter 170: _Main Weapon Is Tension Elian’s POV
"Alright, so the main goal would be to manipulate the main traits of each of them to my advantage," Elian said to himself the second he stepped into his chambers, closing the black door behind him. The red crystal lights automatically turned on when they sensed his presence, the room’s cooling system activating as well. He walked in closer, rubbing his knuckles as his mind spun. "Lucian and his intense jealousy and possessiveness. Axel and his fierce loyalty and protectiveness. And then there’s Kyren who seems to be a sharp blend of both." Elian rubbed his chin, sitting on the edge of his bed. "How do I use these to my advantage?" [Not you trying to evaluate your mates like they’re zoo animals.] Elian’s lips pouted. "What do you suggest I do then? You said I can use my charm Aura to my advantage. To lure them." [Yeah, duh. But it wouldn’t work perfectly to influence their behaviour on its own. You need something more. Something primal that’ll rustle their restraints past what one would call "normal".] Elian squinted as he racked his mind. But it didn’t take long for something to hit his thoughts. "My heat cycle!" He snapped his fingers. "That’s it. I can use it to my—" [Need I remind you that your heat is currently suppressed? Your next cycle isn’t coming for another month.]
"Alright, so the main goal would be to manipulate the main traits of each of them to my advantage," Elian said to himself the second he stepped into his chambers, closing the black door behind him. The red crystal lights automatically turned on when they sensed his presence, the room’s cooling system activating as well. He walked in closer, rubbing his knuckles as his mind spun. "Lucian and his intense jealousy and possessiveness. Axel and his fierce loyalty and protectiveness. And then there’s Kyren who seems to be a sharp blend of both." Elian rubbed his chin, sitting on the edge of his bed. "How do I use these to my advantage?" [Not you trying to evaluate your mates like they’re zoo animals.] Elian’s lips pouted. "What do you suggest I do then? You said I can use my charm Aura to my advantage. To lure them." [Yeah, duh. But it wouldn’t work perfectly to influence their behaviour on its own. You need something more. Something primal that’ll rustle their restraints past what one would call "normal".] Elian squinted as he racked his mind. But it didn’t take long for something to hit his thoughts. "My heat cycle!" He snapped his fingers. "That’s it. I can use it to my—" [Need I remind you that your heat is currently suppressed? Your next cycle isn’t coming for another month.]
Elian shrugged. "Yes, but what if we forcefully spin the cycle? Make it show up faster than usual."
[Have you lost your marbles?]
It was indeed a risky plan but Elian was running out of options. He needed them all to be intimate with him—at once!
Whether that was through touch, kisses or something more. How would he get them to do that without risking a war?
[There are safer ways to get your pheromones slightly active without changing the natural flow of your cycle...]
. Elian’s eyes lit up as he adjusted his sitting position. "Wait, you’ll really help me come up with something? Oh, my—"
[Oh, no. I’m only dropping a hint. What’s the point of it being a mission if you can’t use your brains for it? Or body in this case.]
Sigh... He should’ve seen that coming.
[Here’s the hint: Back in Lunaria, you were able to get Lucian to do something you thought would be impossible. Something really hot.]
Elian blinked, his brows slowly furrowing into a frown. "That’s it? That’s your hint?"
[Anything more and I’ll deduct the current prize pool I had for you. 200 Ascension points instead of 500.]
Elian’s heart skipped a beat. "Don’t you fucking touch my points!"
[You mean the points you haven’t won yet? Don’t worry, they’re safe.]
He ignored the system after that, thinking hard about what it was trying to reference earlier.
Back in Lunaria he was able to get Lucian to do something really hot that he thought would’ve been impossible.
The only thing he could recall that fit that description was when he was tasked by the system to get Lucian to give him a blow job.
"Wait..." Elian muttered, his jaw tightening. "My main weapon that day was tension. Lucian was sparring with Axel. Pheromones were high from his end..."
If he were to pull the same stunt again and seduce all three of his mates at once... He’d need a training hall. And a way to get them to show up.
"Elian you’re a fucking genius." He grinned from ear to ear, getting on his feet and dusting the collar of his shirt.
[Genius my imaginary ass. You’re lucky I’m in a charitable mood, if not, I would’ve charged for that hint.]
"Yeah, yeah..." Elian waltzed toward the room door, his mind set for his simple plan.
.
.
His steps were slow as he walked into a training hall, led by Farrell, whom he had called to help.
For all the commander knew, Elian wanted to use the large hall to practice his fighting skills after the events of the previous day.
The hall was large and dome-shaped, with a curved ceiling supported by obsidian beams. Red crystals lit up the place and the ground was floored with black marble.
There was a spot in the middle meant for sparring, marked by a white padded floor. But lined on the walls were also weapons, ranging from laser guns to plasma swords and even regular steel swords.
"What’s that?" Elian pointed at a machine in the corner that caught his attention.
It was large and shaped like a pot of sorts, the walls made with crystalline glass.
"Oh, that’s a pressure chamber," Farrell explained, glancing back at him. "It helps with training in increased gravity environments."
Oh... Wow.
Elian nodded, clasping his hands in front of his face and smiling thankfully. "Thanks. I think I’ve got it from here."
Farrell seemed hesitant for whatever reason but eventually nodded. "If you don’t understand anything or need help in using the equipments, ask the room’s training system. Good luck."
With that, the commander walked out of the room, leaving Elian standing there. When he heard the footsteps fading into the distance, he drew out a communication ring.
[So the plan would be to call three of them and pretend there’s an emergency. It’s most likely Kyren will come first though... No pun intended.]
Elian’s face heated up with a blush but he didn’t let the system’s innuendo distract him.
A holographic screen projected from the ring, letting him type out a message before sending it simultaneously to the communication devices of all three of them.
The message read: "Help".
That was it.
[How creative.]
Elian pocketed the ring, cracking his knuckles before he tugged at his shirt. He slipped out of it, dropping it on the floor and leaving his naked upper body bare.
After that, he walked toward the pressure chamber and stepped into it. His eyes scanned the buttons, noticing they were numbered 0-10.
It didn’t take too much thought for him to click on number 5. But when he did, he almost instantly regretted it as the pressure of the heightened gravity hit him with full force.
"Fuck me sideways..." He cursed, falling on his knees, his body dripping with cold sweat.
[So you managed to turn the mission into a life-or-death situation. Great...]
He slowly turned his head to face the entrance of the training hall just in time to witness Kyren appearing in front of it after a flash of red light.
"Elian, what’s wr—" Kyren’s words died in his throat when he saw him. "By the gods..."
Elian heaved heavily, struggling to raise his right hand to wave at him. "I... I think I need some help with—"
To his surprise, incoming footsteps sounded just then. Soon enough, Lucian and Axel popped up at the entrance of the hall, both of them staring at him with alarm.
"What the heck is going on?" Lucian snarled, running first before the rest followed.
As Elian watched them approaching, the corner of his lips curled up into a faint smile.
He could almost see the mission reward in his grasp.