Elian's POV
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[Alright, you can let the mask down and breathe now.]
As soon as Elian stepped into his room and locked the door behind himself, he let out a heavy breath, placing his right hand on his chest and raising his head to the ceiling.
But then, a small smirk curled up his lips as the system flickered with a blue light at the corner of his eyes, projecting a translucent blue screen that showed some interesting numbers.
[Mate #1 Seduction Meter: 45%.
Host's goal: Pushing it to 50%
Deadline: Nighttime. You have 6 hours left.
Reward: A complete map of the host's home continent, Evaros.]
[Good job, fruit cake! Seriously, you were able to get Lucian horny and thirsty within a few minutes of interaction in that training hall. It must be a... Natural skill set.]
Elian clicked his tongue. "I know you're trying so hard to throw shade at me but I don't care, system. Not when I'm so close to getting my hands on that map."
[Right... So, you have no interest in knowing about some new abilities this system just updated? Okay, no stress. Good luck with—]
"Wait..." Elian blinked, his mouth falling with shock. "New abilities? Come on, mention them!"
Elian pulled off his shoes and walked to his bed, crashing on it and staring at the ceiling with a sigh.
But then his body shivered when he remembered that this was the exact position he was in before that assassin tried plunging a dagger through his skull.
"Fuck..." He shook his head, sitting up and then walking to the large mirror at the other side of the room as the system continued with a soft ding.
[Well, like I said before, influencing the seduction meter of your mates can have positive effects on their possessiveness meter. And once you get the seduction meter of all three mates to 50% each, you'll have access to...]
It loaded a bar for a second before flickering with new information again.
Elian furrowed his eyebrows when he saw a shopping cart icon placed to his left on the screen, while the meters of his mates were on the right.
Wait... A shopping cart?
[Not a shopping cart. That's my "Ascension shop" where you can have access to a wide variety of items, abilities and information beyond anything this continent and even your planet has to offer.]
Elian's jaw nearly fell to the floor when he heard all that.
He had gotten in front of the mirror now and took a look at himself, spinning a bit. His eyes lingered on the purple blazer sticking to his body like a foreign object.
He sighed, unbuttoning it before taking it off, while also speaking to the system about the new update.
"So, a wide variety of items, eh? What kind of items?" His eyes lit up with excitement as he thought about all the possibilities.
For a second he was beginning to wonder how he would ever be able to "ascend" from an Omega at this slow pace.
[Slow pace? In case you've forgotten, you got this system last night. And during this time you've managed to get +1 to your pitiful physical stats, gotten Lucian confused about his feelings for you—]
"Please!" Elian rolled his eyes, waving dismissively as he stepped away from the mirror, brushing his right hand through his blonde white hair. "Alpha Prince Douchebag and 'feelings' in the same sentence? Let's be realistic."
[Realistic or delusional? I'm the system that runs logistics here... Before me, you've run with vibes and the hope that no one notices you. Survival mode on autopilot. With me you don't need that, meaning I can tell you bluntly...]
[You're falling slowly for the Alpha Prince too, fruit cake! Beyond the bounds of even the mate bond.]
Elian rubbed his forehead, sucking in a breath.
He was already getting a headache due to this conversation...
It wasn't much of a conversation, and it sounded like the system was bragging.
Also, him? Falling for Lucian? Pftt...
"I swear to the moon I've never heard of a robotic system as sentient as you. Anyway, come on!" He groaned dramatically. "The Ascension Shop. Tell me more about it."
[Like I said, it'll be accessible the moment you get the seduction meters of your three mates to 50% each. You're already at 45% with Lucian, 25% with Axel and surprisingly... 15% with mate #3. You're almost...]
The system suddenly paused.
Elian's eyebrows furrowed with confusion... Until he spotted something on the semi-transparent blue screen in front of him.
Lucian's seduction bar... It has increased to 46%!
"What the..." Elian blinked as the meter kept pushing slowly, soon jumping to 47%.
What's going on?
[ALERT! Mate #1 is coming in hot. No pun intended. His Alpha Prince pheromones are spiking erratically in a way that's only possible during...]
Elian's face heated up with a violent blush.
Sex?!
[No, dimwit. Masturbation. You know... What you've always done throughout your virgin life. And the best part is he's doing it while thinking of you... Wherever he is. That's what's causing the spike in his seduction bar.]
Elian felt like sinking into the ground.
"How the fuck do you have access to this information?" He nearly yelled.
[You underestimate me.]
Suddenly, Elian heard something that seemed to be coming from his soul. His body shivered when he heard hoarse moans as well as his name being whispered.
"Elian..."
"Elian..."
"Ugh, fuck. That fucking Omega... Those lips..."
He swallowed hard, his dick already hardening so much that he felt like it was going to explode out of his damn pants.
That voice definitely belonged to Lucian.
[You're hearing his thoughts through the mate bond while he's beating his veiny, throbbing, royal dick. Aww... Isn't that romantic?]
Elian grunted, his right hand slowly sliding down his naked chest to his pants.
He bit his bottom lip, his fingers tugging at his dick as Lucian's moans in his head became progressively louder until he felt like he was right there in the room with him.
Arousal surged through him.
[Wow, you really are a fruitcake. And I thought he was the horny one.]
Elian's brows furrowed. He could recognise the not-so-subtle jab from the system.
Damn it… Why did it have to be Lucian, he wanted to stroke himself to, and not Beta Axel?
Now he couldn't help but wonder... Could the Alpha Prince feel him too?
[Ding! Congratulations! Mission complete in record time! Mate #1 Seduction bar just hit 50%.]
Wait... What?
[Activating mental map of host's home continent... Evaros. Stand by for loading.]
Elian almost couldn't believe it.
That's... That's it?
All he had to do was a little extra flirting here and there in the training room... And now the seduction meter was at 50%?
Excitement surged through him, adding to his arousal. He could feel the pre cum sticking to the tip of his dick.
A little "private session" to celebrate won't hurt, would it?
However, just when the map of Evaros flickered to life on the blue screen in front of him, his dick sticking out of his pants after he unzipped it... The door swung open, causing Elian's heart to jump into his throat.