Chapter 45 — The Goddess Retreats: But Not Forever
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3:17 AM | Tokyo Loft — After the Binding
Aika slept in Yuuto's arms.
Naked. Glowing.
But not peacefully.
Black veins crept up her thighs.
Her skin shimmered faintly — a sigil pulsing under her navel.
> "What did I do to her…?" Yuuto whispered.
He touched her cheek.
And in that moment—
He saw her dream.
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Aika's Dream: The Sealed Goddess
Inside her—
The Mirror Goddess screamed in chains.
> "You let him choose her..."
"You let him love..."
She clawed at the glowing red cage in Aika's soul.
But Aika stood before her — naked, defiant, arms outstretched.
> "Stay inside me."
> "You'll never touch him again."
The Goddess hissed—
But something else growled behind her.
A darker figure moved in the reflection.
> Something older.
Something that feeds on goddesses.
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Back in the Real World
Reika stirred.
Her eyes opened — blank, silver.
She spoke for the first time in days.
> "She sealed the Goddess…"
> "But something worse walked in behind her."
Yuuto turned.
> "What do you mean?"
> "There are other mirrors, Yuuto.
Deeper than hers.
Ones that even the Goddess feared."
He stared at her.
> "You mean—this wasn't the final curse?"
> Reika shook her head. Slowly.
> "You broke into her world with climax…"
> "Now they know your name."
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Hana's Corruption Deepens
Elsewhere — Hana writhed in her sleep.
The sigil between her legs cracked open.
Not bleeding.
Crawling.
Tiny shadow-hands slipped out, whispering ancient names.
> "Yuuto… Yuuto… we tasted him… we want him…"
She screamed.
Her mirror shattered.
And in the shards—
She saw her own face laughing back.
Not hers.
Not the Goddess's.
Something else.
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Yuuto's Resolve
Yuuto sat beside Aika.
Her breathing was ragged.
But her hand gripped his wrist like a lifeline.
> "If something darker is coming…"
> "I'll protect her. Even if I have to become the curse myself."
Aika stirred in her sleep—
And whispered:
> "Don't leave me, Yuuto…"
> "Not now. Not when I'm becoming her."
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