Chapter 10: Like a Siren
"K-Kiss? Here?" Somner turned completely red from his neck to his ears.
"You don't want to?" Hermes asked, drawing closer.
The changing room was also as fancy as the bathroom, and there were three giant mirrors with gold filigree borders inside. That way you can see yourself on all sides.
"I do want to but…" Somner became more flustered when he saw his own reflection. "Why? You just kept rejecting me until now…"
Hermes touched the dog tag on his neck. "You're stubborn. So I'll accept this one and repay you with a kiss. Just one."
He placed his hand on Somner's waist, and the S-class user shivered. "H-Hey… It's so cold, that caught me off guard… Are you really ok?"
Hermes then remembered that he does have the Cryoshift ability after all. His body would probably be cooler than normal temperature for the whole duration of this ability.
And he had it in the first place because he attacked someone.
His expression darkened. What the hell is wrong with him? He almost killed someone today, and yet here he was going on dates and kissing in changing rooms?
But…
There was no going back now.
He had to admit, he was also looking forward to it. He never actually rejected Somner's request now that he thought about it.
He can't just stop now and leave him hanging. He pushed a strand of Somner's golden hair, then leaned closer until their lips were almost touching. Letting him feel his cool breath…
"Why don't you help warm me up then?"
Somner could almost feel himself exploding just from how sensual those words were.
He stood on tiptoes and wrapped his arms around Hermes' shoulder, and pressed their lips together. It was much more intense than their first one, as they kept on pushing and pulling like magnets.
Hermes gripped him tightly, feeling the smaller guy's warmth more strongly now that his body temp was almost that of a dead man. Somner really was warming him up, and he wanted more.
He slowly pushed his tongue between Somner's lips, and the boy accepted it eagerly. He greeted it with his own, and they did their dance. Sharing each other's taste. Breathing in each other's air.
Then, Somner's teeth accidentally pressed a little too hard on Hermes' tongue due to his excitement.
"Mmpfh." Hermes groaned, then slapped his plump bottom as punishment.
Somner just made a pleased sound at this, and started nibbling more. Hermes furrowed his brows at this, his eyes opening.
He pulled away just slightly to whisper. "Bad boy…"
He continued to spank Somner, who kept holding on to him as if for dear life. The naughty little minx kept on hungrily kissing and biting him just to provoke him more.
Hermes eventually pushed him off, his hand on Somner's chin.
Somner looked like a puppy that just got his treat taken from him. He had this innate ability to make his eyes sparkle more, and draw attention to his juicy cherry pink lips every time he pouts. Using his wiles to get his way.
"I'm sorry…"
Hermes would not fall for it.
"No, you're not."
He then turned Somner over, making him face one of the mirrors. Then…
He bit his neck, letting his true fangs protrude a little so he could taste a bit of his blood and flesh. Like some hungry vampire or zombie.
"Ah…"
Somner could feel his clothes strain as Hermes tugged hard at it to bare his shoulders.
The Void beast kept a hard grip on the hero's chin, making sure Somner could see himself being devoured in this moment.
As if saying 'Is this what you want? Huh?'
And this was exactly what Somner wanted. To become under someone's spell, to be the one being charmed and taken advantage of.
"Ah… Please… Please…" He kept saying, holding on to Hermes' strong arms.
Unlike earlier, Hermes can control himself more now. Yes, the taste was exquisite and his stomach rumbled up a storm. But…
Unlike earlier, this feeding was on his own terms.
He had prepared himself mentally earlier, and his emotions were calmer. He slowly retracted his canines, and reluctantly let go of Somner after just two to three gulps.
Even so, Somner was lightheaded.
This was the greatest high he ever had. So much more than what he gets from party drugs and booze.
"Ah… Hah… Hah… Why did you stop?" He said, touching the puncture marks on his neck.
Hermes closed it using Cryoshift. "I don't want to accidentally drain you."
Somner's green eyes widened like two moons when he felt the ice needles freezing his wound. "You…. You were the one who attacked Ymir, aren't you?"
Hermes stared at his reflection darkly. "Yes. It was self-defense. He was—"
"I know how Ymir can be." Somner said softly. "You don't have to explain. I never liked that ice cold bitch."
It seemed like the two of them had history.
Hermes couldn't help imagine what a cat fight between these two powerful S-classes would be like. That would be something else.
Even though Sirentone might seem like an easy win, Cryoshift can easily kill someone if they made a mistake. These powers had equal ranking for a reason.
Speaking of powers…
Ding!
[You have stolen the Sirentone Ability.
Class: S
Duration: 1 day 4 hours and 3 minutes
Strength: 72%]
Somner turned to face Hermes: "So… Did you steal my ability? My system said that it's unavailable now…"
Hermes nodded. "Yes. My system just reported that I'll have it for a day and some hours."
"Hehe… Consider that as my second gift." Somner grinned. "And I will be giving you a third one right now…"
He leaned in to whisper to Hermes. "You can command me to do anything for that whole day."
Hermes could feel his missile launching again.
"Are you sure?"
After all, total control was something that one shouldn't give lightly. Especially to a stranger.
Somner gave Hermes a wink as they exited the dressing room. "I'm sure. I don't think you'll make me do anything too crazy. You're a good boy, right?"
He paid for everything, and then they got back to his flashy car. Somner turned to Hermes, his eyes half-lidded and alluring like a siren.
"So… What's your first order, Master?"
Hermes thought about it, then replied using Sirentone:
"Let's go to a hotel."