Project: Socialize

My hand shivered as I realized what the missions had finally come to. I stared at the text on my phone screen. Although the words appeared quite playful, for some reason I could sense a hint of danger and threat from it. I immediately replaced the phone back into my pocket, closing my eyes so that it would not wander over to Loriana so that I would not have second thoughts.

I stood there in silence, trying my best to allow my rapidly beating heart to return to a normal pace. However, as a healthy high school male that has just recently been in close contact with the borderline nude body of an extremely sexually developed female, it was quite difficult to regain my composure. However, if time is what it takes, then I'll wait. I'll wait here for the entirety of the night if I have to.

It's only 500 SP, and that's a value I can afford to lose at the moment. Therefore, I don't need to pay particular attention to the quest. Like what's the worst that could happen? I get penalized 500 SP and get punished? That's not as bad as taking advantage of Loriana while she's not sober. Plus...she's someone whom I had called my "aunt" for the past few years now. It's...it's...just not right.

I shook my head rapidly, trying to rid myself of all those impure thoughts that my healthy adolescent mind has been delivering to myself.

I can't believe I was uncertain whether or not it was morally acceptable...What the hell's gone into me?

With a suppressed chuckle, I opened my eyes once again. I avoided glancing over at the bed where Loriana laid almost naked, and walked over towards the door. I had my hand on the door handle already, and just when I was about to turn it and exit, my phone started buzzing inside my pockets. This made me quite cautious since I don't have any friends so there should be no one calling me.

I took my phone out of my pocket and checked the caller's info.

Ralus

This angel is calling me...They have phone service in Heaven?

I pressed my finger on the green phone prompt on the screen and answered the call.

"Hello?" I whispered.

"Hey, it's Ralus here!" The voice on the other end sounded quite energetic, and it didn't sound like it would belong to a pervert that would issue such moral challenging missions. "How's everything going? You gonna complete the mission I sent you?"

"I won't," I responded.

"Well, the intent of this call is to notify you that I messed up when entering in the SP rewarded category," Ralus said. "Therefore, the true points rewarded is more about 2000 SP."

"2000 SP?" I repeated in surprise. This is a large number, a number that I cannot afford.

"Right," Ralus said, and for some reason, I can imagine him nodding as he answered me. "Are you going to do it now?"

"It's fine," Ralus whispered into his end of the phone which then went into my ear. His voice was soft and almost hypnotic. "You don't need to worry about any ethical or moral issues. The two of you aren't even related by blood."

"B-but she's not sober," I insisted. "I would be taking advantage of her, doing something to her without her consent."

"So what she didn't give consent?" Ralus objected my reasoning. "Your maker has given you consent. I am the voice of God, and as you know, God is your maker. Therefore, you can treat this as the will of God."

"I..."

"It's okay."

Ralus's words had a special effect on me, causing me to turn around to face the almost naked body of Loriana. I gulped as I eyed her body with what I would believe to be lust in my eyes, which led to me fantasizing about what I would do if I were given free reign over her body.

"It's totally fine," Ralus continued his whispering, which gradually became clearer and clearer, almost as if it was no longer coming from the other end of the phone but directly from his mouth to my ear. "The divine is on your side, Alevian. You can do whatever you want and it'll be fine because we said so."

"It'll...be fine?" I repeated almost maniacally as if I was influenced by some type of cult ritual.

"Just do it."

Ralus's voice slowly drove me to walk back over to Loriana's bedside, where I fell onto my knees as I brought my face closer to her body. From here, I can smell the aroma of her body, which intoxicated me.

"She'll forgive you for what you've done anyways the next morning," Ralus whispered into my ear. "She'll always forgive you. Just like that last time she did so when she took you in."

I recalled the incident that Ralus mentioned, and a sudden fear gripped my heart as I remembered what I had done back then.

"I..." I could feel tears forming in my eyes as I remembered.

"Right," Ralus said in his calm and soothing voice. "Do you remember? Four years ago, when your father had died and you have no where to go, Loriana took you in. Back then, she was in a relationship with someone, and because of you, she ended that relationship. She neglected her boyfriend and chose to be with you over him. But the problem is this: Loriana had truly loved her then lover."

Ralus's every word clawed at my heart. It was almost as if he knew exactly what to say to stop me from thinking.

"You know it too did you?" Ralus continued on. "But because of your selfishness, they broke up. And ever since that, Loriana has not truly smiled, did you ever notice that?"

I did...

"Even though you did that, she still forgave you. Not only did she continued to provide for you, she even celebrates your birthday with you. She accompanies you when no one else does, even after you ruined her happiness. You know the two were originally about to be engaged? But she chose you over him. Therefore, you know Loriana will forgive everything that you do."

"...She will?" I asked.

His words were an anesthesia for my brain. It numbed my senses and my ability to reason, which prompted me to fall victim to my lust.

I edged closer to the bed and put my face against the back of her hand. I took a deep breath, taking in her pleasant aroma which stimulated my body even more. Slowly, I crawled up the bed until my upper body was hovering over hers. Directly in front of me was her breasts, and they were so close that if I had stuck out my tongue I would've probably been able to make contact.

"You want to play with those?" Ralus asked. "I know you do. You're just a boy after all. Go ahead. They're all yours tonight."

"They are?"

With trembling hands, I dropped my phone on the ground and brought both hands up to Loriana's breasts and gently laid them down. I realized that her breasts were of a size that my hands were not able to cup them in their entirety. In addition, that was the first time I realized how soft and smooth a woman's breast were.

My breathing intensified as I felt something protruding from underneath her bra. Slowly, I lifted my hands up into the air and stared at the two protruding points, one on each breast, that was concealed by her purple laced bra.

The nipples...

My brain slowly lost all control of my body, and my desires took over. I yearned to undo her bra and reveal her naked breast to the elements. I yearn to bring my mouth onto that protruding point and swallow it whole.

"Don't just settle with that, go all the way." For some reason, Ralus's voice continued to echo in my head even though I was no longer holding onto my phone. "Go ahead. Use her body to satisfy your needs. She's all yours for tonight."

"She's mine."

With a twisted smile, I brought my face closer and closer to hers. I stared at her beautiful lips and longed to bring my lips to hers once again. I began taking action and our lips met again. This time, I took the initiative and stuck out my tongue, and as I did so, I realized that Loriana had half opened her eyes but was still in a state of slumber.

I ignored her opened eyes and continued on with the kiss. My tongue was able to enter her mouth and our tongues intertwined once again. This time, however, I could savor the sweetness of her saliva and the soft textures of her tongue and inside of her mouth.

Our kiss only ended because my body was slowly running out of breath, and after it ended, I thought to myself that it was time for me to continue on to the next part of her body. I thus moved my head down to her chest and kissed a protruding point on her bra. As I applied pressure down with my lips, I can feel an equal and opposite force pushing back. I then didn't even wait until I undone her bra and just cupped my mouth over the nipple and the bra that isolated it from me. I sucked on it gently, and as I did so, I moved my hands around her back and unclipped her bra and slowly removing them. Soon, the two orbs of holiness was exposed to me in all its glory.

The faint slivers of moonlight that entered illuminated her body for me perfectly, and because of that, I could admire the perfect shape of her breasts. Her nipples were of the perfect size in proportion to her breasts and everything was just perfect about them. I then brought my mouth over each individual nipple, licking them and sucking on them until something in my head that sounded oddly like Ralus's voice told me to proceed even further down.

I obeyed the commands of that voice and moved down to her pelvis area. There, underneath the purple lace underwear is the holy land, and the voice in my head wants me to enter the holy land. However, to do so I would have to reveal the entrance first. Therefore, I brought my fingers to her underwear and began to pull downwards slowly. As it went past her hips, I glanced up and admired the beautiful woman that was mine for the night. My primitive emotions smiled and the desire to go all the way strengthened.

However, what occurred next brought me out of my trance.

"Erin..." Laurina whispered, "you're back..."

Immediately, I paused what I was doing and looked up. I discovered that Loriana had once again fallen asleep, almost as if she had not woken up before at all. However, I was sure that I heard her say those words. I am certain that she did say those words.

What am I doing? Why am I taking off her underwear? What happened to me?

I felt a brain-splitting headache that tormented me as I stood there in horror at the realization of what I had almost done. I immediately picked up my phone off the ground and rushed outside into the living room and from there back into my room and out to the balcony. Once there, I gasped for air as I grabbed onto the handrail to support myself due to how fast I had left Loriana's room.

"What the hell happened to me?" I whispered to myself as I once again regretted everything that I had done earlier. I can recall everything that had occurred, but I couldn't control my body at that time. It was as if my whole body was obeying instructions from someone else and not me.

In front of me was the Helliger River, which sparkled as it reflected the beautiful city skyline of Nocsinis on the other side of the river. This scene before me of the city skyline reflected the corruption that I felt had occurred within me. In this city that I lived in, underneath the surface of this glory and prosperity must lie humanity's most primitive desires. These desires run this city, it is what makes the city function, that is when the desires are kept in check. When it is these desires making the decisions, then the city will crumble. The only reason this city is able to prosper is because of the wise and rational control of the government.

My phone rang once again and I answered it immediately.

"You were so close," Ralus said to me through the phone. "Why did you stop?"

"I can't do this," I whispered. "I can't."

"Why?" Ralus's voice implied that he was bored. "Because she didn't say your name?"

"..."

"That's just stupid. I'll give you another chance. Go back into that room and finish. If not, you'll have your 2000 SP deducted. You should know what happens once your SP balance reaches zero right?"

"I know," I said, "but... go ahead. I don't want to take advantage of her or anyone when they're not at their best of mind."

"Ralus Satanael Betran!" I heard the familiar voice of God call out in the background of the phone call. "What the hell are you doing?"

"S-sorry sir," Ralus immediately apologized. "It's just that I was bored."

"Bored? I'll make you not bored then. Give me that phone!"

I could hear the sound of God snatching the phone away from Ralus.

"Alevian?" God said to me through the phone. "Don't worry about the points. I'll give them to you this time. And...if you did something that's abnormal during the past few minutes, don't blame it on yourself. It's all Ralus's fault. That's all for now. Bye."

God immediately hung up the phone, leaving me standing there alone facing the nighttime city. Directly in front of me, the Helliger River flowed, and it's water reflected the skyline of Nocsinis on the other side of the river. The gentle nighttime breeze blew by, moving my hair and caressing my sorrowful face as it went by.

I repented what I had done, and even if God had told me to not lay the blame on myself, it still is hard to not do so. I...I had done something very wrong and even if nothing truly happened, it still was wrong. I...I don't know how I'll face Loriana the next morning.

I recalled the words Loriana had said that had broken me out of that trance-like state.

Erin...That name sounded oddly familiar yet alien at the same time. Who is it? And why is it causing me such pain? Why is it that there exists an awful feeling within me?

The answers to those questions never came to me that night no matter how hard I tried to reason and analyze the situation. How that I know for sure was that...I felt...weird.

Slowly, I unlocked my phone with my fingerprints and clicked on the Socialization APP. In the SP balance section, the number displayed was 3075 SP.

"Looks like God did give me the SP..." I whispered to myself with a look of sorrow on my face. For some reason I can't feel any joy for this.

I then navigated to the SP Market, and searched though it for the item that I wanted to purchase.

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Memory Alternator

Price: 200 SP

Alter the memory of those around you. (1 time use)

Special Deal: Buy 3 for 500 SP.

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I clicked on the option to buy one, and then immediately, I received a confirmation notification on my phone which directed me to the Inventory section of the APP. I clicked on the Memory Alternator, and it pulled up a new window.

[How to use: Focus on the memory that you want to alter and think of a new memory that you would like to replace it with.]

I then began to focus my mind on the memory that I would like to alter, which is the incident where I pretended to be Loriana's boyfriend. In place of it, I made it so that it was Yerith and Cheral that had taken her home, and thus eliminating my presence from that place completely. Then, a confirmation prompt popped up, and on it existed a Yes and a No.

With a press of the Yes button, you all will forget what truly happened. Your so lucky that you can so easily forget. I will have to live on with the guilt of what I did today...

With the wind blowing by me, I clicked on the Yes option. It would appear that nothing had changed, but the APP ensures me that something did in fact change and that the effects will be felt.

There will be no going back now, it said.