Darkly Seductive Dreams

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**Darkly Seductive Dreams** was the 5th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around March 4, 2021. Guy and Lynt were available at the start of the event. Toa and Grayson were added a few days later.

In a world where desires become real, see your consort in a whole new light.

## Prologue

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MC is summoned by Nix. Upon arriving at the headmaster's office, she notices all the S ranks are there too and all of them start to wonder why. The headmaster arrives and explain they were summoned there because there were strange things happening in the forest around the Academy, a presence. He also says that since the information is unreliable and unspecific, he needs their help. MC wonders why he needs her help as she has no powers and the headmaster tells her that it is no matter and wants her to investigate; MC accepts, the S ranks are visibly doubting the need of her assistance.

After leaving for a while, the S ranks and MC are to meet outside the dorms, Fenn is late. Violet appears and says she cannot find him anywhere and they get annoyed, assuming he has absconded. They decide to leave without him and, while walking, MC asks Lynt if the headmaster asks this of them often, to which Lynt answers he can't say for certain but, this time, the headmaster seemed to need them; Tino tells her that the headmaster does ask once in a while but Lynt never refuses. Guy jumps in, saying the headmaster asks far too often for his liking; Jasper tells him that it means that the headmaster trusts Guy.

They arrive at the edge of the forest and MC notices that Toa makes no move to enter, instead, he stops and studies the area. MC asks why and he tells her that there is no reason to be careless and jump right in and that he will continue to investigate so she would wait there; Knight appears and tells her that Toa is brilliant, always thinking two steps ahead. He tells them it's okay to go and they start walking, MC then notices Grayson is walking several steps behind them and asks why, to which Roy replies that he's watching the rear in case anything happens and that he will keep them safe.

Already deep in the forest, they have been walking for a while and nothing seems to be around. Toa tells them that the headmaster wouldn't send them there for nothing and that they should keep searching. MC then notices a strange mushroom, the likes of which she has never seen before, and finds it too pretty not to touch. Upon touching, she notes the cap is fuzzy and Guy asks her what she's doing. Hearing that, Toa tells her to get away but it's too late. The mushroom shoots a few darts and soon she can't see anything, someone calls her name and MC reaches out for a consort's hand.

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## Routes

### Guy Avari

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When MC wakes up, she's in an unfamiliar room which she notices is small but has all necessities. Guy is with her and she asks him what happened, he tells her she's in the first floor of Dorm Nivalis and implies he doesn't know what happened. She then asks whose room is this and Guy tells he it appears to be his; The first floor of Dorm Nivalis is for C rank men. MC asks him how could that be and he tells her that he knows every one of the books in the room, looking gloom, he says he will take a walk and MC tells him she will join.

They leave the room and bump into Aquia, who calls MC's name. She asks him to tell her something to which he replies that the lecture has just ended and, then, asks who is that. MC notices that Aquia is looking right at Guy and, upon telling his name, he says it's a pleasure to meet Guy. Aquia says he doesn't believe he has seen Guy around and asks him if he's a C rank like MC and that he doesn't need to worry as there is a lecture for all the ranks later that day, and takes his leave as he has official matters to attend, citing that B rank or not he's still the crown prince of Avari.

As it is implied Guy is just a regular student now, MC has a flashback where they were supposed to have a date but Guy calls it off because of his duties. She is saddened by it and tells him that it's no probably, she has a test and needs to study. Jasper appears and tries to make MC understand that Guy is busy but Guy interrupts, MC offers to accompany him to the foyer at least but he tells to have some tea he procured for her, implying she needs to stay away. MC thinks it's because there is a crowd of his fans outside his door and he wants to avoid them seeing, Guy asks her if she wants anything to which she replies she just wants to share a cup of tea with him when he comes back. He leaves and MC voices her true feelings, saying the tea won't taste the same when drinking by herself and she whishes Guy was just a regular student.

Back to the present, Guy deduces it is the mushroom's doing and that they should wait until it wears off. MC agrees and asks how, Guy tells her that they should go out as they have time. They go on date, MC offers Guy a raspberry and instead of accepting, he plucks it from MC's hand with his lips and MC gets embarrassed, with Guy laughing at her.

After they go back, they attend the lecture for all the ranks. There are A, B and C ranks there, Roy is the lecturer and he asks them to light a paper on fire. Guy does it but the fire extinguishes rapidly, he then asks the paper how dare the fire disappear. MC lights her own fire but it is too much and it almost hurts her, Aquia helps her and burns his hand; Roy notices and takes him to the infirmary.

Guy and MC leave the lecture and go to Aquia's room, Jasper appears at the door as his valet and they tell him they want to apologize. They go in and MC apologizes to Aquia, to which he says there's no need and then accidentally grazes his burnt hand against MC. He gets spooked and they discover that it is because her touch healed him, Jasper tries to make MC do an agreement with Aquia to utilize her powers for his benefit and Guy refuses for her, almost starting a fight. They leave Aquia's room and Guy says he's going to his room to take a bath, MC tells him that C ranks don't have tubs in their room and Guy despairs. She tells him that he could bath in the communal bathroom and he looks disgusted, but agrees.

The other day, they go to an almost empty lecture room to practice lighting papers on fire. Guy helps her and MC gets happy, he notices and asks her what is it to which she tells him it's nice having him there, he snorts and asks her if she likes being on display. They keep practicing but, somehow, end up kissing and his powers flair. The other students see this and start making assumptions, wide eyed, and start reaching for them to which Guy protects MC and they leave the room.

They find Jasper, who proposes to MC again. Guy intervenes one more time and Jasper gets taken aback, implying that the aura Guy emanates is the one of a prince. They get interrupted by the students catching up and MC pulls Guy and they run away. Guy stops her in the garden, saying that this is a nightmare and MC gets sad, telling him the truth and that she never wished he wasn't a prince. Guy tells her that it isn't her fault and that it was his wish to not be a prince but it backfired as he was powerless and couldn't protect her. They are interrupted by the students catching up once again. Jasper appears once again, with Guy standing up for MC but, this time, Jasper is not interested in that and helps them hide. The students then ask Jasper if he saw a couple, to which he replies he only saw prince Fenn. The students get mad and leave to search for them the other way.

They get out of their hiding spot and Guy asks Jasper why he's doing this, Jasper tells him it would constitute betrayal to the man he currently serves but, still, he felt inclined to help Guy. Guy tells him it was the correct decision and Jasper searches his gaze, Guy also asks Jasper for forgiveness, to which Jasper starts saying 'Your Highness' but is interrupted by the world getting blurred and fading away.

Guy and MC wake up in the forest where it all started. Guy asks how long they were gone and Jasper tells them they've been gone for an hour and asks what happened, Guy explains how it came to happen and tells him they've been transported to a shared dream but offers no more details. Still, Jasper asks what manner of dream it was and Guy tells him it was the embodiment of the idiom 'be careful what you wish for' but it showed him where he went wrong and he had Jasper to thank for that. MC's familiar cat is also there and asks her if the dream was frightening, she replies that it wasn't and was fun in parts but reality is better.

MC hears Guy calling her name, turns around and goes to him, spotting the mushroom that suddenly goes up in flames. She gets scared but then realizes it was Guy's doing, who tells her they are leaving. MC thinks about being sorry for the mushroom and thanks it for giving her a date with Guy, who turns to her and tells he that if she sees a mushroom like that again she should not touch it and that he's perfectly capable of taking her on a date without one. Jasper asks her if she wanted to go on a date with Guy *that* bad and Guy tells him that she was just pretending to be patient, Jasper chuckles and tells them it was very charming. Guy tells Jasper to not tease MC as it is a privilege reserved just for him, then asks MC if she's so desperate for a date with him that she would risk another dream or if she's satisfied now. She tells him not at all and that she would like another date with him, she answers so vehemently that they laugh at her.

After a few days, MC finds Guy outside the gates and they finally leave for their date.

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### Lynt Akedia

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MC breathes in some of the spores, which spurs a coughing fit. Someone grabs her arm and pulls her out of the spore fog. The person tells her she'll be fine and lightly slaps her back to help her cough out the spores. She knows the person who's helping her is Lynt and she relaxes in his arms. After a minute, she's able to see again. Lynt's holding her closely and doesn't seem to have any intentions of letting go, but MC doesn't mind. Lynt asks if MC is okay. After she confirms that she's fine, Lynt takes her hand and says they should leave. MC protests because they didn't accomplish what they set out to do, but Lynt insists it too dangerous for them to stay. They are rejoined by the rest of the group. Roy notes that the sun will set soon and it would be best to pick up their quest the next day. His suggestion is met with agreement. The group then talks about how weird the mushroom was. Knight wonders if that was the thing the headmaster wanted them to find. Toa wants to investigate it more, but also thinks they should report what they found so far to the headmaster.

Once they are back at the academy, they are greeted by Guy's fanclub. Lynt and MC feel bad at first for the girls due to the way Guy treats them. This feeling quickly turns to confusion when they realize the girls like being treated that way.

Lynt and MC go back to Lynt's room. He beelines for the couch and asks MC to sit with him. Lynt is still worried that the mushroom did something to MC. She assures him that she's fine and will tell him if she notices anything different. She asks how he feels. He responds that he's fine since he didn't breathe in any of the spores. They proceed to make out on the couch until Tino comes back. Lynt and MC go to bed shortly after, cuddling like they always do. Lynt falls asleep quickly leaving MC to wonder why Guy's fangirls like being treated harshly. She falls asleep trying to picture Lynt acting that way, but can't manage it.

When she wakes up, she's not in Lynt's bed anymore. She's in the lounge shared by the A, B, and C ranks. Lynt's asleep next to her, but he's wearing his normal clothes rather than his pajamas. As MC shakes Lynt awake, he catches her wrist and calls her a naughty girl. MC wonders if Lynt's still half asleep before he adds she should ask him for attention if she wants it provided that's not too hard for her. MC can't believe what's happening, and her face is red. Lynt tells her that her face is reflecting lust and asks if he's wrong. He lifts her chin and leans in to kiss her. They are interrupted when Rio and Sherry walk in. Sherry scolds Lynt for his behavior, but Rio doesn't seem surprised by it. MC is very confused by all of this and whispers a question to Rio. She asks him if Lynt is acting weird, but Rio says his behavior wasn't out of the ordinary. As MC tries to figure out what's going on, she looks around for Lynt, who has left the room. Curious if others will say that this odd behavior is normal for Lynt, MC sets out to find Tino.

She looks in several places, but can't find him. She ends up going to Lynt's room, but he isn't there either. Lynt is though. When she asks if he knows where Tino is, Lynt cuts her off midsentence asking her who she belongs to. MC is confused, so Lynt tells her if she doesn't remember, he'd remind her. He gets up from the sofa, walks to where she's standing by the door, and starts kissing her. He holds her closely afterwards and tells her that her heart is racing. MC can't get over how differently Lynt is acting and wonders who's crazier: him for acting this way or her for liking it. They hear a rustling sound and a note from Tino falls out of Lynt's cloak. It's addressed to both of them, so they read it together. In it, Tino informs the two that they're asleep, and he begs them to wake up because he's worried about them. Neither know what to make of the letter at first. Lynt says that was the first time he saw it. MC starts brainstorming what the letter could mean while they look for Tino. He's nowhere to be found. MC thinks the two may have somehow stumbled into an parallel world. She tells Lynt something's not right with the world they're in and they need to get home. Lynt agrees as a second letter from Tino falls out of his cloak. This one says the cause was likely the weird mushroom they encountered in the forest. Lynt teases her by saying he shouldn't have believed her when she said she was fine earlier. MC apologizes, but Lynt isn't angry with her. He tells her he wants to treat her with love and kindness because she's special. MC is too flustered to respond. Lynt suggests that they go back to the forest where the mushroom is.

He tells the main character to hold his hand so they don't get separated. Thinking it's a good idea, she takes his hand. She's happy she has an attentive partner like Lynt. Her happiness is apparent on her face. Lynt compares her to a gem and teases her about her face bring red again. MC tries to distract him with looking for the mushroom. They find it quickly, but MC isn't sure what they're supposed to do with it in order to get back to their own world. Lynt isn't sure either, but reaches forward and touches it.

MC wakes up this time in a bed. Lynt is asleep next to her, and she tries to shake him awake. She asks if he remembers the mushroom. He does. MC notices that Lynt seems to have gone back to normal. Lynt opens his eyes and tells her she's been holding back her true feelings, but she doesn't know what that means. Her vision starts to blur. She panics wondering where they'd end up next, but Lynt holds on to her.

When they wake up this time, they're back in their original world. Tino is sitting by the bed and is relieved to see them finally wake up. Lynt smiles at MC and combs his fingers through her hair. She asks if all of that was a dream. Lynt says it wasn't; dream sharing wasn't possible. After Tino brings them something to eat, he tells them they had been asleep for a full day. He explains that when he couldn't wake them up, he researched the mushroom from the forest. He found that it was capable of making people's desires a reality by dragging them into a parallel world. MC asked how they escaped, and Lynt explained that the condition for leaving was discovering the nature of the world. Tino notes that Lynt is correct, and them having to figure it out was the reason the notes he sent were vague. He then leaves to return the book he borrowed from the Headmaster. MC is immediately embarrassed that Lynt had seen how she wanted him to act in the first world they were in. When Lynt asks her what's wrong, she makes up that she may never have gotten back if he hadn't been with her. Lynt notes he figured it out when he touched the mushroom and it made his desire of being in bed with her a reality. He then asked if she wanted him to be more of a tease. She gets very flustered and tries to deny it at first, but eventually says that it would be nice if he was like that every once in a while. He kisses her forehead and works his way down saying he doesn't mind acting that way for her every now and again.

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