Under the moonlit window, Luna and Lucas had their romantic kiss. Both gushed their love and not wasting a moment; Lucas felt hunger but not to satisfy his appetite but his yearning. Luna, cried but not in sadness but joy.
Lucas' fingers glides through her healthy back skin like an ice. But some obstacle obstruct its path, therefore he removes it. Suddenly, Luna flips; Turning the tides up, now Lucas is a top of her.
Their long hairs tangled; Lucas' the dark purpled-hued hair, and Luna's blood-tainted hair. They grabbed each other's hands and Luna leaned on his shoulders. "I love you, Lucas." She whispered and Lucas replied with a husky voice. "I love you too, Luna." Luna raised herself up and sit a top of him. She let her fingers glides down to Lucas' chest, like what the man did to her. When an obstacle obstructs her finger's path as well, she, too, removes the obstacle by undoing the knot.
"I have no idea how men's anatomy works and—" Luna's gonna speak but Lucas put his index finger to her mouth, not letting her speak. "Both men and women have sacred treasures they kept among themselves." Lucas speaks as he raised himself up, letting Luna lay on his lap. "Guess what? This is what I mean about discovering ourselves." As he speaks, his hand glides down to Luna's, and she's shaking. "I've never imagined this is what you mean." Luna's guard fell and she now became timid, helpless. "Are you scared? I'm going to end this performance." Suddenly, Luna flinched.
"N..no...! Let's do it." She positioned herself well. "The night's still nigh. Let's... d— do it." The screws are fixed and Luna felt pain. "I can't believe it Lucas, it's inside me." Lucas closed the space between them. "Does it hurt? I'll stop if you feel uncomfortable?" But Luna wraps her arms on his neck. "No... Let's keep doing it." Their raised breaths and so is their heart's pulse heard throughout the room. "Your orders, my command my Queen." And so, their love successfully instilled thus, they become a family.
Later...
When it's past midnight, Luna is laying on Lucas' chest. Both are still awake and Lucas ask. "Why? Why you decided to do it?" Lucas seemed confused but Luna gently touched his chest. "You look troubled." She plainly answered. "I thought you were worrying about my injury but it seems it's not."
"I... don't want you to look like that! Not on my watch." She expressed and Lucas listened. "I dunno what you've been thinking since I don't possess an ability to read minds, but I noticed you've acted strange before the raid." She made a circular motion to her fingers. "So I thought you're disappointed I didn't respond. Therefore, I respond late."
Lucas petted her head. "I'm sorry for making you think that way. I was only testing you since you looked troubled from that accidental kiss." He straightforwardly looked her. "But I'm just here, patiently waiting for the moment you'll do it willingly. My love waits until the right time comes."
Suddenly, Lucas' yearn for flesh resurfaced.
"Just like an infernal who newly reached in their teens; blood tasted like a fine wine and flesh like a young lamb. Savor it and all the flavors burst into your mouth down to stomach." Lucas' without a second thought, he unknowingly shared his experience of feasting infernal flesh to her. Good thing she doesn't understand and chooses to laugh it of. "Lucas, you really sounded different this night, I swear!" She giggled. "It feels like— you're possessed!" She expressed. "Am I?" Lucas plainly replied while still intoxicated by his yearn of flesh.
"Say, does Infernal flesh really taste that good? Heh! Are Lunacean's greatest dish is Infernal Flesh? That's nuts!" This statement from her helps Licas break from his infernal instincts. "N— no!" He defended. "Of course not!" Luna giggles. "Then, why are you explaining that infernal flesh taste exquisite than a lamb?" Lucas is panicking. "I'm talking nonsense.... Don't mind me." Luna kissed him again. "Perhaps that's the aftermath of our doing. Let's better sleep it off. Like I said, the night still nigh." Luna set herself aside and sleep while Lucas—
"I crave.... Flesh." His infernal instincts finally kicks in for many, many years.
Few minutes before dawn...
Luna is soundly asleep while Lucas wandered off the streets. The town's peaceful but the remains of the raid still there due to cleaners won't do overtime work. They just pile it up; humans & infernals alike. So, in Lucas' eyes, this is a bouquet. He quickly rushed to the pile of Rogue Infernals' remains and grabbed a portion.
"It's been long time since I feasted these." He wondered. "Though I hated eating it in daily basis but— not being able to taste it for that long is yearning." He expressed as he look around, double checking his surroundings. "I sense no one." He looked at the infernal flesh portion and start feasting like a rabid dog. Suddenly— his gaze obstructed by the sight of human corpse.
The bodies reflects in his eyes, shimmering and tempting, thus, he unknowingly drools. "I've never tasted human flesh. I wonder what they'll taste like?" Lucas slowly draws near but suddenly— "Help! Somebody help me!!!" Few meters, Lucas heard someone calling for help. He hesitated since he wants to take bite of the human corpse but he shove it off and headed where the voice came from.
In narrow space....
Lucas finally located the voice and there, he saw the maiden badly injured. Her right abdomen is bitten off but still trying to survive. "This maiden... she lost her relatives last raid, and left with no connections whatsoever here in town." He recognized and gets closer. "Please, help me! I don't wanna die!" Lucas takes another look but there's no hope saving her.
She attained the same injury as Luna but since this woman is just a regular folk, she can't survive.
"I'm sorry to say this but— in your current state and severity of your injury, I'm afraid there's no saving you." Lucas breaks the news and the maiden is devastated. "No... No..." She persist. "I have yet to find my purpose in life. I refuse to die just yet!" The woman's injury worsen as it gushed more blood than usual. Lucas, who's eyes locked on the injury, is intoxicated by his curiosities; disregarding all manners of good in him. "No, don't say that. You have a great role, miss." The woman flinch and looked at Lucas, expecting a kind-hearted look but—
What she sees is horror that most infernals has in them. "You'll be my appetizer." She's about to scream but Lucas quickly covered her mouth and bites off her neck! Rip it open with his teeth and chow it thoroughly. Suddenly, his feline-like pupil widened. "I needed more... More....!"
Lucas, for the first time in many years, allows his infernal instincts resurface. Suddenly, he spotted a lone teen wandering. He's gonna prey on the boy but suddenly, he remembered Luna's words about parenting. Thus, he lost his appetite and headed to the river to clean himself.
At the River...
As he cleaned himself, he remembered the maiden he killed. "That woman, she's the same kind as Luna. And I— find delight upon feasting her flesh."
He gulps. "There's no hope of saving her! I did it to end her suffering but—! In her last breath, she died in fear, written on her face." He touched his mouth, looking hungry. "Odd, I don't feel remorse killing her. But that's not what concerned me, it's my infernal instincts. Setting it loose for all those years, I feel no regrets and feels all normal." He stares at his hand and remembered what they both did last night.
"Last night, what Luna and I did— I heard from father that, we, the Royal Blooded Anherion has unique form of mating. He said that; before I was born, father and mother used to be madly in love with each other. Their love turned into a a strong magical force that condensed into my mother's womb, later then, I am formed." Lucas rubs his chin. "If that's the case, Luna and I were— well, it sure is. But in mortal realm, their way of mating is through bodily contact and I wanna test it out."
As he speaks, a school of fish jumping near him. "Starting today, I should start searching for healthy food for Luna so she won't end up the same demise as my mother."
There, he start catching the fish.
Months later....
"Lucas, isn't odd that my belly's bloating? I'm certain that I've maintained my diet and proper exercise. What's going on?" Luna seems unaware but Lucas let out a blissful smile. "Hey? What's with that creepy-ah smile? Cut it out...!" Luna feel awkward. "A new lifeform is living inside you, Luna!"
Luna giving him a dumbfounded look and his excitement turned into disappointment. Just then— "What dear Lucas meant is: you'll be a mother soon, Luna." The Soothsayer interrupted, making a grand breaking reveal. The room is filled with silence and suddenly Luna's all shocked. "Wait??? I'll be a mother just like my mother??!" Lucas and the soothsayer nods.
"I... I dunno what to do!!! What should I do?! What's gonna happen?" Luna shows panic but Lucas calm her down but touching her tummy. "Don't panic, Luna. It's bad for our child." Luna looked at him and it seems Lucas felt blissful to hear such news. "You don't have to do anything, dear Luna. All you have to do is take care of yourself and the baby. Let your husband do the fatherly thing."
"How about slaying?" Lucas and the soothsayer exchanged look. "Leave that to me too." He smiled and she pouts. "Maann... This is tough." But then, Luna's expression softened as she touched her tummy. "I'll become a mother, huh?" So is Lucas. "Yeah.... Our love created life."
That time, Lucas took great care of her. He maintained the healthy lifestyle of Luna, especially food. Knowing what happened to his mother, he kept his wife well fed with bunch of healthy foods.
As months progressed, Lucas expects cravings of Luna and he took care of it all like a pro.
When the due date is nearing, something unexpected happened that changed the lovebird's story story.
At the Void....
The Swarm infernal spotted a formation of Rift Reaper and it immediately informed its fellow infernal for the Duskborne to do their mission. "The time has finally come!" Aleksdair speaks. "We will save his majesty from the hands of our nemesis, Lunaria." He faced his team. "My dear comrades, let us leap to his majesty's greatest power and safely return him to our Kingdom." The rest of the Duskborne yells and they entered the portal.
At the Mortal Realm...
Luna, Lucas, and the Soothsayer were having a picnic at a nearby waterfall, far from the town. There, they enjoyed hanging together as family. Luna's sitting as she touched her belly. "Oh wow, my belly bloats bigger than ever! And— oh? Oh??! Lucas! I can feel our baby kicking inside me!"
"Really? Lemme feel it!" Lucas touched her belly and felt the baby's kicking. "You're right! I feel its strong kicking!" Luna smiled. "Anyway, what should we name our baby? If it were a girl, I'll give her a name 'Lucielle'. If it were a boy, 'Luke'!"
The Soothsayer's happy. "Such wonderful names! Have you been thinking about your child's name since, dear Luna?" Luna's face softened. "Well, it's my first time to have a child and having me naming them personally other than my sis. So, I need to think thoroughly for my soon-to-be son or daughter." Luna answers as she gently stroke her tummy. "I see... Quite understandable."
"Lucas, would you lend me a hand? I want to dip my feet at the waters." Lucas aided her but suddenly— Luna felt a sharp pain and screamed. "What's going on??" Lucas' caught off guard and can't process what's happening but the Soothsayer steps in. "Put her down gently, Lucas. She's now in laboring stage."
"Laboring stage??! That's so sudden!" He looks really surprised. "I've taken records of her pregnancy and... and... The expected date should be around 2 1/2 weeks!!!" The soothsayer gave him a look and Lucas remembered that he's not a human to begin with. "Stay in Luna's side. I'll handle the birthing." Lucas stayed beside her and hold her trembling hands.
"Lucas, what's going on?" Luna seems confused and in pain. "Why it's so painful? Am I going to die along with our baby?" Lucas doesn't know what to do because everything's all so sudden. "No, Luna. You and our baby, neither of you is dying. What you're experiencing is— to put it in simpler term, we'll be expecting our baby soon." Luna's panting. "Really? I'm so happy!"
"Everything's prepared, you ready Luna?" The soothsayer positioned herself and the lovers are holding their hands. "Push Luna! Push!!" In that moment on, Luna gave birth not inside the house but outside.
Hours later....
A sound of a whining baby is heard. "Oh?! What a healthy baby boy you had, Luna! Congratulations!" The soothsayer lends the baby to Luna and she held it. Lucas looked at their child, fearing it might inherit his grandfather's and father's features but thankfully, their baby mostly inherit his looks from the mother.
The baby's hair has a hue of dark purple but majority is red. The the baby's skin matched to her mother's, and the only thing that their baby inherited from Lucas is the birthmark or Symbol of the Royal-blooded Anherion that's on the left eye.
Hearing this, Lucas felt relieved. "For nine months, making me suffer, our baby looks a lot like me! I guess my genes were far stronger than your father's, baby Luke!" Lucas smiled. "It sure is." Just then, baby Luke start crying. "It seems our baby is hungry. Might as well milk breast our lil junior, Luna." Luna undressed herself and let the baby feed. The baby's in and Luna flinched. "What's wrong? You okay Luna?" The soothsayer worriedly ask and Luna nods.
"Yes, I'm fine. It's just— our baby's sure drinks a lot, just like how Lucas did." Lucas felt awkward but chooses not to speak up. "A— anyway, everything looks totally unexpected. Let's go home now so you could rest, Luna." Both, aside Luna, kept their things tidy and clean. They're about to leave but suddenly, Lucas felt something ominous.
"This sensation.... there's no mistaking it!" Lucas look ahead and the space ripped opened, giving the entrance of Duskborne . "What an unexpected twist of events! Who would've thought the Rift Reaper leads us to his highness in 0.001% of probability?"
"Aleksdair and his team, Duskborne!" Lucas is shocked.