I have to hypnotize you, Aura!

“As expected, you should just die,” Aura said coldly. “Kill him.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than dozens of purple-black lightning bolts suddenly exploded from the crack in the wall!

The sound of venomous snake scales scraping against the bricks was teeth-grinding, and the triangular head spewed venomous mist, lunging at the throat like a poisoned crossbow bolt fired at the same time.

what?

Fingel's expression changed... Damn! What the hell? Is it a monster controlled by Aura?

"Damn, I messed up! Luckily I was prepared!"

With his illusion magic and the simple memories of learning from Frilian in the world a thousand years in the future, his illusion magic has reached a new level—it is almost impossible to find him without targeted magic.

More importantly, with some almost innate abilities, he can even make the other party 'ignore' the possibility of illusion magic when casting illusions.

It appears as if it were created entirely by nature, and cannot be detected.

In layman's terms, when did you begin to feel that you weren't experiencing a "mirage" or "illusion"?

'Oh right, I can do it like this...'

Fingel suddenly had an idea, and in a flash he made a decision.

He wants to conduct further experiments and do something interesting along the way.

"what!"

In the blink of an eye, the venomous snakes seemed to have bitten him precisely, their teeth piercing his flesh and venom gushing in.

He screamed in agony and then collapsed to the ground.

"Lord Aura...you really did it?"

Fingel stared at him in disbelief, his words and face filled with the despair of betrayal, his fingertips trembling violently in mid-air, showing clear symptoms of poisoning—unable to control his body.

[Did I bite too hard?! Wait a minute!]

Aura's pupils contracted... Had her sneak attack been too sudden? Couldn't this bastard dodge?

She knew perfectly well that anyone bitten by these creatures would die, given their physical constitution.

Although the specific monsters are unknown, these are all highly venomous snakes that Aura has recently collected; one bite could easily kill a giant bear.

"Go away!"

She kicked away a snake-like magical beast blocking her way, then walked somewhat flustered to Fingel's side, spreading her arms wide, unsure of what to do.

'What did I do? Wait... what should I do next?'

Aura's mind went completely blank.

[Is he going to die? Fingel is definitely going to die! Is he really going to die?]

"I never imagined I'd die at your hands... Lord Aura."

Fingel fell to the ground, his arm trembling violently in the air, then he clutched his chest as if in pain, his eyes losing their luster.

Am I going to die...?

A faint layer of gray seemed to be dissipating in the air, making the atmosphere heavy, as if shrouded in ice.

"Tch...yes, you're dead."

"go to hell."

Aura instinctively retorted, but regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth.

What did I say?

She never expected things to turn out this way. With Fingel's speed and reflexes, he should have been able to dodge it... Could he?

Aura recalled that the monster she had sought out was extremely special, not only possessing exceptional stealth capabilities but also astonishingly fast ambush speed—it was possible to be bitten at such close range.

Aura was struck hard. She was furious and for a moment wanted to kill Fingel... but when she came to her senses, she already regretted it.

It felt like a knife had been plunged into her heart; she felt a sharp pain deep inside.

Was it my fault? Was I too agitated? But... they were just humans, they died and that's it! Why did I...?

Aura's eyes were blank, and emotions she had never felt before welled up inside her.

"Sigh... I thought I should have some status in Lord Aura's heart."

Fingel's voice grew weaker and weaker, like a person dying of thirst in the desert, uttering hoarse murmurs.

[Yes, you're overthinking it... No, you're a very important human being? No, how should I put it?]

Aura opened her mouth, but the words stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

She couldn't and didn't want to say "you are important." Her demonic instincts and her own pride prevented her from saying such a thing.

"You're just a toy for my amusement."

As Aura spoke these words, his heart ached even more intensely.

Why would I say something so offensive?

Fingel's fingertips slid down from his blood-stained chest, and his golden pupils gradually blurred.

"Oh, I see... I was overthinking it."

He twitched the corners of his mouth, the last syllable fading into the wind, along with his body heat, falling into eternal silence.

died?

really dead?

Aura knelt indifferently on the ground, seemingly not caring at all, and tentatively placed her hand in front of Fingel's nose.

"She's not breathing. It seems that's really the case."

As she spoke, her mind went blank.

Is he dead? Is he really dead...? Well, if he's dead, he's dead.

【is that so? 】

"So what if he died? He was just a human being who died."

“I’ve always thought he deserved to die.”

Silence fell over the room as Aura knelt motionless, staring at Fingel's body.

One minute...

Two minutes...

About ten minutes passed before Aura finally made a move.

She suddenly seemed to wake up with a start, her whole body drenched in cold water, her brain jolted awake.

"No, that's not right!"

Aura suddenly screamed.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I... I just used to say it that way."

She spoke haltingly, looking at Fingel's corpse, as if something was stuck in her throat.

That cold gaze was gone, replaced by weakness. Aura had never imagined she would look like this.

"I never expected this to happen, I never thought you would die... I... I just..."

She reached out to touch Fingel's body, but then quickly withdrew her hand, as if unwilling to accept the fact that someone was dead.

Suddenly, a flood of memories flooded Aura's mind. Although the time was short, it seemed to have completely changed her life—her first taste of human cuisine, her first experience of a human nobleman's swan-feathered bed, and her first experience of human sexual intercourse.

When did it start?

I've actually started to care about what Fingel is thinking, where he is, and whether he's seeing other women. Why am I even concerned about these things? Although a year is a long time, I've thought about and experienced more things than I've lived for hundreds of years.

Then he died... What am I supposed to do now?

Aura suddenly realized this.

Would he really stay alone in a cave waiting for nightfall? Eating raw meat? Walking through the ancient wilderness every day like a lost soul?

I didn't think there was anything wrong with it before, but now I can't accept it at all. It's like two sticks can only support each other. If it's just one person... I'll just die like a stray dog. In the end, even my body will rot in the ground.

If she absolutely had to have someone by her side, she felt that she could only imagine Fingel.

But now he's dead.

A tremendous panic swept over her. She had never been so afraid before, not even when she was weak and had almost been killed by humans or monsters many times.

Do not!

It shouldn't be like this!

[Triggering physiological responses...]

[Trigger physiological response keywords x2]

[Trigger physiological response keywords x3]

[Triggering an emotion-related keyword...Special emotion detected...]

Looking at the dead Fingel, she was filled with fear, unease, and deep regret.

"Please forgive me? I...I didn't want to kill you, you're very important to me."

"Please... don't die, okay? I... I didn't mean to, please don't die."

As Aura spoke haltingly, her vision began to blur. She wiped her eyes and found her fingertips damp.

I almost cried? Because of a human? Are you kidding me!

No, I would never do that.

That's just a low-level behavior that only humans exhibit... I would never do that!

"Damn it...who gave you permission to die so easily?" She stood up abruptly, gritting her teeth. "Did you think you could escape my control by dying?"

~！！！！

A faint light appeared in Aura's hand, and in the blink of an eye, a scale burning with ghostly flames appeared in her palm.

Mastering Magic - Advanced Version

Because of Fingel's appearance, Aura became aware of the flaws in her magic. Originally, she wanted to overcome the problem of human will resisting control, but she accidentally developed another kind of magic - corpse control.

In the original version, her magic bound human souls, and even if their bodies decayed, their remaining souls had to reside in her armor as her battle pawns. But now, the new magic she has developed has gone to the other extreme.

Even if a person dies, she can manipulate the corpse and use magic to prevent it from decaying.

Even if you die, you will still be my slave.

"You pervert, you bastard with nothing but lust... I want you to serve me forever."

Aura took a deep breath, stood in front of the corpse, and the weak look in her eyes disappeared.

She was too weak to survive; she was already dead.

"Obey my command...you soulless shell..."

On either side of the scales in her palm, a faint red light split off, each about the size of a fist, and flew out, landing on the corpse.

But there was no response?

"what?"

The next second, Aura felt his right hand being grabbed hard by a large hand, and his shoulder being pressed hard against the wall.

boom!

"Hmm~!"

Aura couldn't help but let out a soft groan. When she came to her senses, her hands had been grabbed and pressed above her head, and she was pressed against the wall like a rabbit.

'what happened? ’

She couldn't help but close her eyes; the sudden attack left Aura completely unable to react.

[Aura has serious doubts about you!]

[Aura has some mild doubts about you!]

[Aura has serious doubts about you!]