Chapter 219 - Marks (1/2)
Bai Lei and I stand in the room with all the constellations, facing each other in silence. He slowly reaches up to the back of my neck and gently touches the skin with his fingertips. His dark red eyes search my own green eyes as he asks ”Are you ready?”
A smile slowly crawls across my face as I say ”I'm ready when you are. But, why here?” This time he smiles as he says ”I somehow felt it would be more appropriate here, among the stars.” I slightly nod my head and say ”Good thinking”
The star constellations spin around my feet, bouncing back and forth between Bai Lei and I but when Bai Lei unleashes his power, the stars begin to burn brighter. Warm energy washes over the back of my neck and slowly seeps down my spin like warm honey.
I slightly close my eyes and enjoy the feel before Bai Lei says ”I'm going to begin... if it's too much, tell me and I'll stop.” I open my eyes again and smile up at him as I say ”It'll be fine, stop worrying so much.”
Was I a little scared of the pain? Yes. I don't like pain but when I think about being taken again... I'd rather have his mark. That way, he can always find me, no matter what. The warm honey feeling quickly starts to fade as the feeling begins to become hotter.
Bai Lei watches me closely so I keep a neutral look on my face as I say ”I'll be upset if you stop halfway through...” Bai Lei gives me a strained smile as he slightly nods. The hot soon turned into burning but just like before, I try to keep my face neutral, even if I was starting to sweat.
If I had to be honest, it was very similar to the pain I felt with Hundun when he did it but somehow this didn't feel as bad. As Bai Lei starts increasing his power and the pain continues to grow, the stars on the ground blow begin spinning around us in lazy circles.
When Bai Lei's eyes begin to glow red, my green eyes start to glow silver as I bite my lip in pain. He keeps his eyes locked on mine, reading my every reaction. He's really trying to take it slow so he doesn't hurt me but in a way, he's making it worse.
I grit my teeth and say ”Like a bandaid, just rip it off in one go. Doing it slowly is worse.” Bai Lei looks at me in confusion before nodding his head and increasing his power. A hot searing pain burns it's way all the way down my back, nearly bring me to my knees.
Bai Lei steps forward, allowing me to rest on his ċhėst as he asks ”Want me to stop?” I scoff and say ”I told you to just do it.” Bai Lei doesn't say anything as another wave of pain nearly takes my breath away. The stars around us are now spinning around us so quickly, it just looks like a circle made of solid light.
Suddenly, the stars begin to lift and spin around us like a tornado made of light. Lightning begins to crawl across the walls and mix with the tornado of light as Bai Lei increases his power yet again. Somehow, it doesn't really hurt anymore.
If anything, I can't seem to stop looking at the tornado of light and lightning spinning around us as Bai Lei says something in a low, soft voice. When I feel the power reaching its peak, I lift my head to see a blinding light headed straight for us!
I suck in, causing Bai lei to look up. I feel his arms tighten around me as he tries to move us to the side but the light tornado wouldn't allow us to move. The blinding light hits us both, causing everything to go dark.
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When I hear Bai Lei groan, I slowly open my eyes and lift my head, quickly realizing that we're both on the ground but I was still in his arms. I reach out and touch his cheek as I ask ”Are you okay?” He groans again and reaches out, cupping my hand on his cheek.