Varian's daily life had been fixed and a month passed, just like that.
The typical day would start at 4 am sharp.
Enigma liked to run. Perhaps it's because she was confined in a small space for so long and wanted freedom, she enjoyed the feeling of experiencing the world through her senses.
So, she turned off her powers and ran in a garden…well, with how big it was, it might as well be a small forest. Of course, there was no one else allowed here. Not even the maids.
Varian would accompany her every morning for the run.
The run was enjoyable, the weather was nice and the forest was beautiful.
But somehow, he always ended up horny.
Varian had always been the one in control of his libido but when this happened every morning, it's his libido in control of him.
'I knew it! They're mixing something in my food!'
Enigma dressed in tights and gym bra was always a few steps ahead of him, shaking her body excessively like an amateur.
Normally, she wouldn't wear these type of clothes and she didn't need to. But not only were the tights very sensual, highlighting her figure, the gym bra was also soaked with sweat and somehow turned transparent, showing the skin underneath.
This wouldn't have troubled Varian previously. No matter the situation, he didn't think with his lower head.
But now…
"E-Enigma,"
The silent lady's lips curled up and she glanced at his trousers with a smirk. Then, without another word, she dragged him to the forest.
Varian and Enigma returned home an hour later with rosy faces and clothes drenched in sweat.
'Come to think of it, the time of run has been going down every day, damn it! Is this really a run anymore?'
Varian wanted to bury himself. He never wanted to be a horn dog.
"Oh, freshen up! I've got Torta!"
Sia looked out of the kitchen partition and said while patting her gloves.
Varian's face froze up and he nodded powerlessly.
In the early days, he tried to prolong the bath to delay the inevitable. But it ended with Sia infiltrating the washroom, bathing together and eventually leading to the holy act.
So, he didn't delay and sat down at the dining table for breakfast. It was delicious and healthy food, made with love and care.
But once the eating part ended, Varian was dragged into the kitchen and Sia twisted her apron with a sly expression.
Somehow, he didn't even notice when the dress under her apron vanished. Now, she's naked except the apron and teased him with it.
Varian recalled the difficult periods in his life to resist the temptation. He repeatedly told himself he had a brain above, not below.
…And his body started to heat up. It wasn't just normal, his throat dried up and he felt like he was thrown in a furnace.
Sia stretched her arms at him.
'Fuck.'
And that's what he did.
After the post breakfast union which lasted nearly two hours, Varian reached the living room where Sarah prepared a new movie for him today.
He didn't fully understand why she had developed this new interest. But if he had to guess, she didn't really care about the movies but enjoyed the experience of watching it together with him.
So they watched the movie in full immersion, using the advanced technology.
Instead of calling it 'watching', it'd be apt to say they 'lived' through the story, becoming a pair of companions who survived the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse.
"It's nonsense. Undead wouldn't be allowed to infiltrate so deep inside Genes—"
And he was 'attacked' near the climax of the movie by Sarah.
When he didn't even notice, the immersion equipment was thrown off and they were making out on the sofa.
This took the entire afternoon.
When Varian reached Isadora calmly fishing in the quiet lake, it was already evening.
Without saying a word, he sat beside her with a complicated expression and looked at the lake.
"You seem to hate the current life." Isadora commented.
"Not really." Varian shook his head with a wry smile. "It's very carefee and I'm showered with so much love every day. I don't hate it. It's my dream life, you know? This is how I would like to live if I don't have any worries.
But that's the problem. There is a big problem on the horizon and I'm living like this. I know I'm ignoring it."
"Hm, your heart is conflicted, huh."
"If it was that simple!" Varian hugged her waist and pulled her closer. Isadora leaned her head on his shoulder naturally.
Out of the four, she remained the most stable in the face of their long seperation. And she's the only one who didn't go very physical. In a way, their relationship remained more or less the same despite the gap of thousand years.
"I know this is wrong. My brain does, so does my heart. But…as time goes on, it feels okay to live like this. To ignore the problem for tomorrow, to kick the can down the road and let my future self solve it someday.
I…I want to act tired with this life but I can't. I understand why they're behaving like that.
They're trying to make up for the thousand years. It'll take some time. It's just…I don't know if I'll have it in me to say enough when I can."
Isadora listened to his worries with a lot of care and showed a soft smile. "Everyone has a weakness and we are your weakness. If you were even a bit strict, this wouldn't have even started. But you didn't want to hurt their feelings.
I don't understand, you're very rational in your decisions all the time. But now you're willing to do something so…absurd."
Varian sighed deeply before letting out a chuckle. "If I cut off my emotions, I would be like Aphosis or Equilius. I don't want to be like that. It's useless if we survive this ordeal and lose the very thing that gave us the reason to come this far."
"I'll convince the three." Isadora kissed him softly and pulled him into a comforting hug, pressing his head against her chest. Rubbing his hair gently, she said.
"They're too young. So, they'll take some time to adjust. But don't worry. They already understand, it's just that they'll need time to come to terms with it. And they're also scared they'll lose you again."
Varian exhaled.
"I saw some pretty terrible things back the—"
"Shhh~" Isadora covered his lips. "Since the status quo will remain for a few more days at least, don't worry about anything else.
I know you've seen some unimaginable things and they're taking a toll on you. But that conversation will come later.
Since we can't stop this now, take it as a vacation. Enjoy your time.
Those three…had a very, very hard time adjusting to seclusion.
Sia would break into tears every night.
Sarah would call your name out of nowhere before falling silent.
Enigma's eyes would brighten and dim suddenly. And she'd spent weeks gazing at the sky.
The three suffered a lot."