Ethan Kane had tasted victory, but the System whispered that the true war was just beginning.
Marcus Blackwood was furious, humiliated, and desperate. Yet Marcus alone wasn't the real threat. His power came from the Blackwood name, his family's wealth, their empire of influence.
And the System knew it.
[New Quest: Destroy Marcus Blackwood's Foundation.] [Step One: Corrupt Vanessa Blackwood – Marcus's sister, heiress of the Blackwood fortune.] [Reward: Incubus Evolution – Stage Three.]
Selene's voice purred with delight. "The sweetest revenge, Ethan. Take his sister. Defile his bloodline. When she moans your name, Marcus's empire will crumble beneath you."
Ethan's smirk sharpened. He already had Aria, Lila, and Professor Cross. But Vanessa Blackwood—the untouchable heiress, Marcus's pride and shield—would be his most devastating conquest yet.
Vanessa's Turmoil
Vanessa sat in her father's luxury office, her phone buzzing nonstop with rumors. Pictures of Ethan spread across campus threads, whispers of his dominance and conquests multiplying.
And worse—she couldn't stop thinking about him.
The night he cornered her, his aura wrapping around her, his words slicing through her defenses—it had left a crack. And cracks only grew deeper.
"Vanessa."
Her father's voice snapped her back. William Blackwood, a towering man in a custom suit, tapped his cigar against a crystal ashtray. His presence filled the room like a storm cloud.
"Your brother is losing control. Ethan Kane—this… nobody—is undermining him. I won't allow it." His gaze hardened. "You will cut ties with that boy. Publicly. Immediately."
Vanessa swallowed. She should have agreed. Should have nodded and obeyed. But her lips hesitated. Her chest tightened.
And for the first time, she wondered— What if she didn't?
The Encounter
That evening, Vanessa stormed into the rooftop bar where Ethan often lingered. Her heels clicked with fury, but when she saw him—leaning back, crimson eyes glowing faintly, women hanging on his every word—her anger tangled with heat.
"You," she hissed, shoving past a girl to face him. "You're ruining my life."
Ethan's smirk curved lazily. "Funny. I thought I was making it more exciting."
Her glare faltered under his gaze. "You think you can just—just corrupt everyone? You think you can take me too?"
Ethan stood slowly, towering over her, his aura pressing against her until her knees threatened to buckle. He leaned close, his voice low and velvet.
"I don't think, Vanessa. I know."
Her breath caught. She wanted to slap him. Wanted to scream. Instead, her lips trembled, betraying her.
"Stay away from me," she whispered weakly.
Ethan chuckled, brushing a strand of hair from her face. "You'll be begging for me soon."
The Breaking Point
Vanessa returned home restless, her mind poisoned with his touch, his scent, his voice. She tossed in her silk sheets, but no amount of denial erased the ache between her thighs.
The System was already at work.
[Target Corruption: 25%.] [Suggestion Seeded: Lust Dreams.]
When she finally fell asleep, Ethan was there—in her dreams, her fantasies, her nightmares. He pinned her wrists, whispered her name, made her body betray her.
She woke drenched in sweat, her body trembling.
"Damn you, Ethan Kane," she gasped. "Damn you for this."
Marcus's Fury
Meanwhile, Marcus stormed into his father's office. "We need to crush him, Dad! Kane is humiliating me, stealing everything. Do something!"
William Blackwood studied him coolly. "If you can't handle one boy, you don't deserve the empire."
Marcus gaped. "You're siding with him?!"
"I'm saying he's dangerous," William corrected, puffing his cigar. "And if he keeps rising, maybe we can use him. A weapon. Or a pawn."
Marcus's pride shattered at the suggestion. But deep down, fear gnawed. Because even his father—the unshakable titan—acknowledged Ethan's power.
The Submission
Days later, Vanessa caved. She found herself outside Ethan's dorm, trembling. She told herself she came to warn him, to demand answers. But when he opened the door, shirtless, aura crackling, her excuses dissolved.
"I can't stop thinking about you," she confessed, her voice breaking. "You've poisoned me."
Ethan's grin was wolfish. "No, Vanessa. I've freed you."
When his lips claimed hers, the last of her resistance shattered. She melted against him, moaning his name as his aura coiled around her like chains.
Her nails raked down his back. "I hate you… I hate that I need you…"
"You don't hate me," Ethan growled, thrusting deeper into her surrender. "You hate that Marcus will never compare."
Her scream of ecstasy was the sound of her loyalty breaking.
[Crimson Thrall Activated.] [Target Resistance: 70% → 20% → 0%.] [Bond Established: Vanessa Blackwood – Heiress Conquered.]
When she finally collapsed against him, tears streaking her cheeks, she whispered, "Marcus… he'll kill us both."
Ethan smirked, kissing her trembling lips. "Let him try."
System Update
[Blackwood Heiress Secured.] [Step Two: Infiltrate Blackwood Enterprises.] [Reward Approaching: Stage Three Evolution.]
Selene's laughter echoed in his skull. "You've taken his women. His sister. Soon, his empire will be yours too. Ethan Kane… no, my Incubus Overlord… the world is trembling."
Ethan Kane looked down at Vanessa, broken and devoted in his arms, and grinned.
The Blackwoods were falling. And he was the one who pushed.