Ares took a few deep breaths to calm himself. It''s not that he was nervous, quite the opposite actually. He was raring to go and wanted nothing more than to tear off the dress and kick things off but that was the problem. The dress. There was no way Ares could ruin it in good conscience. Plus Enyo still had her lingerie ready to be worn so not using it would be a waste. He walked over to the bed and leant over Enyo, gently holding her chin as he lowered his head for a kiss. Enyo''s breathing quickened as he took control and massaged her chest through her dress.


    When their lips parted Enyo stood up and looked Ares in the eyes before heading into the en suite bathroom. She closed the door behind her and slumped back against it, holding her hand over her heart. The last thing she''d seen before walking away was a kind of ferocity in Ares'' eyes that was completely alien to her. She was realising that when he was like this Enyo may just never be able to muster confidence in his presence. Ares being this sexually feverish was intimidating in a way that made Enyo feel small. If she wanted control her only hope was to let him vent his excess desire on her until he ran out of steam and mellowed out a bit. All of her earlier pride as an unflinching nymphomaniac vanished in the face of this new Ares. It was exciting in its own nerve racking way.


    As Enyo undressed herself she kept looking in the mirror. This was something she''d never planned on doing but she wanted to check and make sure she was perfect. Something about this ''take no prisoners'' Ares compelled her to look pretty for him. It was a servile and submissive act, like a lamb shearing off its own wool before the slaughter, but she was curious enough to see what would happen if she let this Ares have his way with her. After tiring him out she would make her own moves but for now... For now she put on her lingerie and stared in the mirror.


    Enyo told herself she was incredible. She wasn''t wrong either but that just made her all the more nervous. After she switched to dedication cultivation and exited this room she would be throwing herself at Ares, that man / beast waiting outside to enjoy every inch of her body. It was a strange kind of exhilaration and thrill, acknowledging her position as nothing more than prey before a predator and allowing it. Actually, given how she was dressed, she was doing more than allowing it, she was encouraging it. Though she''d not stepped outside yet, her cheeks were flushed and she could feel the embarrassment that Ares'' gaze on her nearly nude body would cause her. She gulped before shaking her head and sitting down on the floor in the lotus position and focusing.


    Swapping to dedication cultivation should have been a simple task but Enyo was not a simple woman. She was a far more complicated being than even she knew and now that she was going down this path she was about to learn a lot more about herself.


    I''m jealous.


    "Hm?" Enyo opened her eyes and looked around. She''d definitely heard a voice just now and there was no mistaking it as some weird imagination trickery or hallucination tomfoolery. It was a woman''s voice too so it wasn''t Ares on the other side of the door...


    It''s hard to believe I actually fell in love. I''d hoped for this for millions of centuries but never truly expected it.


    "Who''s there?!" Enyo backed up against a wall, narrowed her eyes, and readied her barriers just in case.


    Calm down. I am you. You are me. If you cause a fuss here your special night will be ruined. You can speak to me in your mind so stop yelling lest you worry that man out there and he barges in to check on you.


    What do you mean ''you are me''?


    Exactly as I just said. I am you from a long time ago. A Goddess, and a real one at that. Not like the fakes created in this play pretend world you live in.


    How do you know all of that?


    I already told you, I was a real Goddess and I lived in the real world. Naturally I can tell the difference. As for you... Are you sure about this? That man, I mean. You will cause him a great many problems if you go through with this.


    Why? What problems? I still don''t understand any of this...


    And you won''t understand properly for quite some time. I cannot share all the information I know with you because you simply cannot handle it in your current state. What I can tell you, is that you and I share a similar relationship to that man outside and Dominus inside him. The major difference being that we are one and the same being. I will not go into detail but I will tell you this. Enyo, we are otherworldly. Our beauty is unfathomable and our form immaculate. I was the Goddess of pleasure in my time and I was sought after by countless men and women alike. No matter how much ''love'', which was more akin to lust, and reverence they felt towards me I never felt any in return. Many were not content with this and tried to take me away by force but I defended myself each and every time. The one time it looked as though my efforts would be in vain, and my chastity taken by force, I chose to kill myself to prevent it. I lived my life refusing to give my body over to anyone I did not love and I never did find anyone who earned it up until my suicidal end. I wanted to live a more normal life after my rebirth so I sealed away some of my inherent charm. Your affinity for pleasure was not something you would ever discover before falling in love, I made sure of that. The magic you will wield does not come from the pillar, that is not your source of strength. Your affinity comes from a greater plane of existence that you alone possess. If you go down this route, if you choose dedication cultivation and unlock that charm within you that I had hidden away, you will cause that man inestimable strife. You may wish to devote yourself to him, and I envy never having had a chance to feel that way myself, but you should consider what effects your looks and charm will have on those you do not care for. Of what I''ve seen that man has correctly prepared himself to fight wars over you but the extent of his persecution at the hands of jealous admirers of yours will not be so simple. Enyo you, no, we, drive living creatures mad. Even that man out there will not be able to control himself immediately when he sees you if you go through with this. Furthermore, you will only grow more beautiful the more you cultivate. Pleasure is not love. You already love him, ask yourself if that''s truly not enough for you. You already have something that I would have slain millions for during my long, dull life. Think carefully and act wisely.


    … Then the answer is simple. I will do it. Enyo heard the sound of a deep sigh resounding in her head in response to her quick reply.


    Why? I would have thought love was something to be cherished. Why would you willing make the life of someone you love that much harder? Isn''t that selfish?


    Somewhat, but that proves to me you really haven''t ever understood love. Maybe if you had ever experienced it you wouldn''t be saying any of this. Love can be selfish, there is nothing wrong with that. I want to love him. I want to be the best version of myself I can be for him. Does that mean he''ll have to work hard? Yes, but he''s no stranger to that and I know he''d encourage this. He wouldn''t think for even a single second that I should deny myself the chance to be as perfect as I can be just because it would hassle him. There are no lengths he wouldn''t go to for me and I feel the same. You said ''pleasure isn''t love'' and you''re right. You do not love someone because you pleasure them, you pleasure them because you love them. Knowing that I can make myself more attractive for the man I love, and knowing that I can elevate the pleasure I give him, is what allows me to make this decision with ease. My body and all the pleasure I can muster belongs to him. You only ever saw your pleasure affinity as a curse that drew attention, I see it as a boon that draws attention from the one man I want it from. We may be the same person but that is at least one important difference between us. I appreciate the warning but I will not heed it. Do you see this? Enyo raised her ring finger and kept her eyes on Ares'' heart piece. I can make this decision without a second thought because I have this. If he can give me this, there is nothing I can''t or won''t give him in return. He deserves all of me, not some half complete version just because I''m scared to make a hard decision.


    … I really am jealous.


    But you''re me aren''t you? Shouldn''t you see what I see and feel what I feel?


    It''s more along the lines that there are two identical versions of us that exist separately and I''m buried deep inside your psyche. Right now you are essentially having a conversation with yourself.


    Then what about you? What will happen to you after I switch to dedication cultivation?


    For now, nothing. You might not be able to converse with me for a while, this situation, swapping to dedication cultivation, is special so it''s more like a one off for now. Until I give you all my memories I will remain, after that we become one. Neither of us disappear or anything of the sort and functionally nothing changes other than new memories being added to those you already possess. Still, you won''t be able to handle that for a long time. We may be able to talk more as you raise your cultivation but I don''t really have anything else specific to tell you that''s important right now.


    You should finish preparing yourself for what''s to come after leaving this room. I would also recommend you avoid looking in the mirror after switching to dedication cultivation. You may wind up falling in love with yourself and spending the whole night in here schlicking yourself in front of the mirror. I remember doing that myself, good times. Anyway, go enjoy yourself in a way I never could. And share that feeling with me the next time I pop up, I''m seriously curious to know what it''s like. What kind of Goddess of pleasure dies a virgin, am I right?!


    That is a mistake I will not be making. Goodbye for now, me.


    Enyo started cultivating again but not without thinking to herself this was incredibly ironic. Hadn''t she given Ares shit for hearing voices in his head back in Baja? At least he was hearing someone else, Enyo was talking to herself like some kind of bipolar nutjob. She almost felt delusional after everything was said and done because the voice had just disappeared without fanfare. She reserved judgement for now. If nothing about her changed after switching to dedication cultivation she would just assume the nerves were getting to her and she was conjuring all sorts of wackiness to distract herself from the incoming love making session.


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    Her breathing was steadied and she flowed mana through her body in the way that was required of her to swap cultivation methods. At first she felt nothing, and that was normal, but as soon as she reached the point of no return a flash of pleasure assaulted her groin and she climaxed on the spot. She managed to keep the noise coming out of her mouth down but was seriously shaken by the powerful jolt she''d just experienced. Was that a result of dedication cultivation coming into effect considering her strong affiliation, or was it a sign that her previous conversation with herself was all true? Enyo closed her eyes to take stock of everything happening inside her body but, as she did so, she started to feel her body''s shape altering itself.


    Although her ass didn''t increase in size, the curvature of her waist did change which made it look bigger indirectly. It stood out more and Enyo could tell that, like the rest of her body, it had gotten softer. Her abs weren''t reduced much, if at all, but they were now smoother in a way that more closely resembled the outline of her body without jutting out as much; they were more compact. Her breasts were a tad bigger but the more noticeable change was that they were fuller and more rounded than previously. Enyo could no longer join her hands together in front of her without unintentionally pushing her breasts inwards with her arms. She felt like she had more dexterity too and could elegantly sway her wrist in whichever way took her fancy with precision and hypnotic grace. Her facial structure remained near enough unchanged with only slight adjustments here and there that were mostly irrelevant. Combined the changes would probably make a bigger difference but until Enyo could look in a mirror she wouldn''t know to what extent. The last change she could tell, without having to look at herself in the mirror, was that she was physically stronger overall. Her flesh may have become softer, and her mounds more bountiful to the touch, but her muscles underneath it all were mighty. This last change surprised her when she stood up as she instantly realised how much more power she packed. She also realised another new difference; she was considerably more flexible. She could bend her joints more freely than before and her range of available motions had drastically improved. She felt like she could coil around Ares like a snake if she so wanted.


    Enyo moved back over to the mirror and had to grasp onto the sink underneath when she nearly fainted upon seeing her reflection. She couldn''t do it. She absolutely could not look in the mirror again otherwise her other self''s warning about spending the entire night in this bathroom was actually going to happen. Fuck I''m gorgeous! Enyo threw all modesty out the window. She''d been a stunning woman before but now she was convinced she actually had the looks needed to make a man drop dead from shock upon seeing her. Her own knees had gone weak let alone what someone else who wasn''t prepared for this would have involuntarily happen to their body. Was she about to murder Ares?!


    As it turned out, the small changes to her face were a big deal after all. Her eyelashes were neat, darker, and slightly longer which really drew out her femininity. Her eyes were a bit narrower, giving her an even sharper gaze than the one she possessed previously, and they were a bit further away from each other than they used to be. Her stern countenance was only emphasised by this change and Enyo was thankful she retained her dignified and regal look. It''s just now she looked sexy as all hell on top of it! And that wasn''t even mentioning the other changes too. Her nose was closer to being triangular in shape and was more in line with the rest of her well-defined features, adding a layer of solidarity between them all. Her mouth was a deeper shade of red now and stood out on her face even at a glance. Her mouth was a clean slate with no visible creases or bumps and was flawless. Her cheeks had actually gotten a tad thicker and compensated for the fact that her cheekbones had raised slightly. From a viewing angle below, the cheekbone was more pronounced which made her more conventionally attractive. From above, the cheeks themselves stood out a bit more and made her cuter instead. Depending on what Ares wanted to see in her, different positions would bring out a different look each time. Every single change to Enyo was like this, designed to please a partner. Enyo''s form, her aesthetic, and her innate charm radiated raw sex appeal. She had a certain aura about her that almost challenged those who were caught in it to defile her and this must have been what led the previous version of her to have so many issues. It didn''t help that she now had a faint flowery smell to her that was intoxicating in its own right.


    Enyo was basically a sex bomb and she was about to throw herself at Ares, there was no other way of looking at this situation. Enyo was worried she might actually have to start wearing a helmet again in public considering how drastically improved her looks were. It''s not even like she''d been ugly and got an upgrade, she was already the prettiest woman in nine out of ten rooms and now she''d just forever cemented herself in the ten out of ten role for life. It might not actually be humanly possible to outdo Enyo''s attractiveness at all. And to think she would only get more attractive as she cultivated?! It was pretty unthinkable and Enyo wasn''t even sure how on earth that was possible. Right now though, she had a bigger concern.


    Enyo had to face the music. She''d gone through with the change and now she was going to have to accept letting Ares go through her. Her earlier skittishness was in overdrive because Ares had been pretty stirred up prior to the change, now he was going to be amped to eleven and Enyo seriously had no idea what manner of things he was going to do her body. Her glossy, soft skin was going to rope him in and he was not going to stop exploring her for a good while. God only knows what changes had taken place inside the holes he was going to be familiarising himself. If Enyo''s mouth was warmer and wetter like she thought it was, but couldn''t confirm because she was experiencing information overload and that was the least of her worries, then Ares was going to be very aggressive with her head!... Then again, she felt like she would be able to take it better now... Enyo stuck a finger in her throat and, sure enough, she could thrust it in quite deep without gagging. She might actually be able to comfortably take all of Ares'' manhood as things stood currently. That task had been quite monstrous before, and she''d never managed it, but like this she stood a decent chance. He''d probably be over the moon... The more Enyo kept discovering about her new self the more she came to understand that she was becoming more and more of a plaything for Ares to toy with. Every change facilitated Ares'' road to euphoria and Enyo was definitely pleased but also really worried! Was Ares actually ever going to let her go when he got his hands on her?! A part of her hoped not. For al her shyness and hesitancy to open the door, this was still a night she''d been fantasising about for a considerably long time now. She knew that she just needed to outlast Ares and then it was showtime on her end. She would wrest control from his tired body and then push him further until he was aching, begging to be let go. And for all the rapture he was about to put her through, she would deny him any reprieve when it was her turn to be domineering. Reassured by such a thought, she started moving towards the door and put her hand on the handle. This was it, the culmination of her relationship with Ares up until this very moment. Her deepest desire from back when she mounted him in the hotel back in the snatcher village was about to come true.


    Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Ares was waiting patiently. Enyo had been gone for some time now but he had faith she was just jittery and not trying to plot her escape or something similar. She could take as long as she needed to get ready. As for him, Ares had stated taking his clothes off and was now left with nothing but his trousers and his shirt. Taking off the white tie paraphernalia and bundling it neatly in the Primordial Blade had been quite an ordeal but he was done with that now and in the process of removing the rest. As he did so, he looked at his own wedding ring in the Primordial Blade and smiled. It was identical to Enyo''s but without the heart. There was a different, small red gem inside it but that was the only difference. He wanted to wear it now but it was a bit of a weird situation. The ''engagement'' ring he''d given Enyo was literally her ''wedding'' ring, she was just wearing it now because if Ares tried to keep it from her until they actually got married she would probably maul him for his transgressions. It was a long way away and she wouldn''t want to wait which was fine by him. The problem was whether he should wear his or not! He kinda wanted to but traditionally, in Red Sun, men didn''t wear engagement rings... But it wasn''t an engagement ring anyway! It was a wedding ring! But he wasn''t married! But he didn''t want to wait because he wanted to match with Enyo! Decisions decisions… In the end, he just wore it. So what if he wasn''t married yet? He would still be calling Enyo his wife from now on regardless and she would no doubt call him her husband going forward.


    After slipping the ring on, however, Ares had to seriously start considering a problem that had just occurred to him... Where the bloody hell was he going to fit the other eight rings?! Even if he used one other finger for each that would be awkward as all hell because then he would have one bare finger left over! Plus he would have to use a thumb and that would be disastrous aesthetically... Not that wearing nine rings wasn''t already a fashion disaster. What was he? Some kind of blinged out budget backstreet gangsta rappa?! The only consolation here was that he might be able to get away with one ring for two wives if his guess about ''ambivalence'' being intertwined in some way turned out to be correct. At least then he wouldn''t have to use his thumb of all things... Whatever, what mattered right now, and in the future, was that Enyo got the ring finger on his dominant hand. That needed to be set in stone here and now. It was the least respect he could show her given the circumstance... The one she herself had created? Enyo was a bizarre person sometimes...


    Click


    The door to the bathroom opened and Ares stopped unbuttoning his shirt momentarily too get a good look in at his sensuously dressed wife. He saw her leg first and before the rest of her followed he could tell something was amiss. This was already not the Enyo he knew and the fact he could tell that just from a leg was actually quite impressive. Still, he waited to see what exactly it was Enyo had done before making any judgements, Naturally he would be supportive regardless, and a woman like Enyo was probably couldn''t make herself ugly even if she tried with all her might. Ares genuinely believed he was prepared for whatever would come next, but when Enyo''s full body adroitly drifted out of the bathroom, and he got an eyeful of her current state, his brain switched off. For the first time in Ares'' life there was nothing more than a single thought inside his head. Copulation. Enyo''s new self was unfathomable and all he wanted to do was hold her tight and ravage her body, he could ask questions later. Every other thought took a backseat as his heart rate spiked and his breathing became rapid. He felt hot in his groin and flushed in his face as he became fully erect in a matter of seconds. Seeing such an alluring woman wearing the lingerie he''d picked with the wedding ring he''d given her was devastating to Ares'' reason. Enyo was breath-taking and had deprived Ares of his sanity just by entering the room. Now, she was going to have to face the consequences of her actions as Ares slowly approached her. His wordless aggression and posturing was menacing to Enyo but rather than back down, she pushed him further. She looked up at him and stared deep into his eyes before biting her lip and placing her palms on his chest. She spoke in a small but sultry voice.


    "All of this is for you. Whatever you want from me, don''t ask, just take it."


    Ares wasted no time in doing so. If he could take what he wanted, he would take everything.