Magical Acts of Intimacy

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**Magical Acts of Intimacy** was the 9th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around May 9, 2021. In part one, Toa and Roy were available at the start of the event. Rio was added a few days later.

Part 2 of Magical Acts of Intimacy was released around May 27, 2021. Lynt and Guy were available at the start of the event. Fenn was added a few days later. This was the 4th event to feature two endings. The normal ending could be unlocked with crowns; upon completion, players received the event path prize for that consort. Players could alternatively unlock the the premium ending with gems. The premium ending would grant players a CG and the event path prize for that consort upon completion.

On June 12, 2023, there was a rerun of the event. Toa, Roy, and Rio were available at the start of the event. Guy, Lynt, and Fenn were added a few days later on June 17th, 2023. This was the 1st rerun of a story event.

During the Coldish Cleanse, which happens but once every few years, you're whisked away to a magical kingdom. What awaits you is an obstacle to your future. Overcome the trials that separate and fall fall deeper in love than ever. Come together as one. Heated looks, sensual touches. Tonight, sink into your beloved's arms and be lost in one another.

## Prologue

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Class ends and MC is talking to Sherry. She's tired of being stuck on the island and wants to go on a trip. When MC asks if long vacations are a thing, Roy answers there aren't any with fixed terms, but once every few years the Isle of Colde closes with little to no notice; everyone has to leave. It's known as the Coldish Cleanse. During this time, the wards are renewed.

MC leaves the classroom and bumps into Lynt and Tino. She asks them where they're going to go during the Cleanse. Lynt answers that they'll be going back to Akedia. Nix arrives and says Lou's summoned all S Ranks and MC to his quarters. Once there, Lou tells MC that he's secured a place for her to stay; she'll be there for one week.

After she leaves the headmaster's quarters, MC bumps into Rio. She asks him where he'll be going during the Coldish Cleanse. Rio tells her he's going home to Voleri and asks if she will be going home too. When she says no, Rio invites her to go to Voleri with him. Fenn appears and says it would be fun to spend the week with MC. Roy arrives and agrees. MC asks if both of them are returning to their countries. Roy confirms that he will be going back to Invidia, but Fenn doesn't seem sure where he's going to go.

MC parts ways with the three only to run into Toa. She asks if he'll be going to Qelsum during the Cleanse. He says he is and tells MC if she visited she'd likely learn a lot. Guy appears asking what she could possibly learn in Qelsum. This creates a tense moment between Toa and Guy. MC tries to diffuse the situation by saying she'd like to visit both of their countries. Jasper encourages her to ask the headmaster about it. When MC seems hesitant, Guy tells her not to dismiss something as impossible before she's tried. So, she leaves to talk to Lou. Lou tells her she can go to one of the other countries instead of staying in the inn he arranged as long as she's in the company of a prince. Lou asks if she has a country in mind. MC thinks of her paramour.

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## Routes

### Toa Qelsum

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On the boat ride over to Qelsum, Toa tells the main character that the racial tensions between Qelsans and Avarians is high. She'll have to take caution while walking around. She wouldn't be terribly safe at the castle either. It's full of traps (some even Toa doesn't know about and thinks he might have difficulty disarming) and his father and sister wouldn't let her leave if they found out about her powers. He explains that Knight's arranged for her to stay at an inn. As long as she stays there, she should be safe. Also, Toa won't be with her at first. His family knows he's coming, so they're expecting him to make an appearance.

When they arrive, Toa goes to make sure the crew stays quiet about their Avarian-looking passenger. MC waits for Toa, but is attacked by three men. They have a brief exchange while the men try to grab her. Toa fends them off and sees to MC's wellbeing. He apologizes for things being more dangerous than he realized. MC tells him the attack wasn't random; the men had been specifically looking for an Avarian woman. Plus, despite there being next to zero Avarians in Qelsum, they somehow knew to find her at the dock.

At the Qelsan Castle, Idina is talking to the men that tried to kidnap MC. She's disappointed they failed. However, one mentions he marked her so they could track her no matter where she went or what disguise she wore. Placated by this information, she allows the men to scurry away.

Back at the inn, Toa changes his mind about going to the castle. He decides it's too dangerous to leave MC's side and he needs to stay with her. After one night at the inn, Toa tells MC they're switching to a different inn. Before they can leave, the three men from the day before try to break into the room. Since it's too dangerous to fight inside, Toa takes MC and runs. Knight and Toa make sure they aren't followed.

At the Qelsan Castle, the men explain their failure to Idina. She thinks about killing them since they don't seem to be useful as tools, but they convince her all they need is a fighter. They think if someone can distract Toa, they can grab MC. Idina agrees to this and they run off again.

While hiding in an alleyway, Knight brings the group something to eat. Toa passes on the food in favor of standing watch. MC worries that this isn't good for him. She's grateful she's not alone in all this, but wishes she had more confidence in herself.

Knight says the new inn he's found is primarily used by Avarian merchants, so it's foreigner friendly. Toa leaves to sign whatever paperwork needs completed in order for them to rent a room. In his absence, a bird lands on MC's shoulder. Idina speaks through it. The bird gets really big, grabs MC and takes off. Toa returns when he hears his group screaming, but is too late. Toa and Knight are surrounded by assassins meant to slow them down. However, Toa dispatches him quickly. He notes the bird must've been his sister's familiar.

The bird drops MC off in a clearing. More assassins tie her up and Idina appears. The two have a brief exchange before Idina starts choking MC. Toa arrives. He takes to Idina for a while before taking off his sigilllum arcanum and threatens to use ancient magic on her. The assassins around them are so interested in watching the siblings argue, they just stand around doing nothing. MC loses consciousness since Idina's been choking her this whole time. After confirming that Toa is serious. Idina gives up. She notes that their father had nothing to do with all of this before leaving. The assassins follow suit.

Toa makes sure MC is okay before taking her to the second inn. Looking at MC's hand, Toa sees the magical tracker the assassins put on her. He removes it. MC notices that Toa's hurt and says she wants to help him. He takes his clothes off so she can see his injuries better. She tries to help him without magic. Toa kisses her. When she realizes he's using the magic boost to heal his own injuries, she feels relieved that she's helping in some way. After he's healed, Toa says he wants to return the favor. MC's feeling shy, but Toa assures her that he's sound proofed the room so Knight and her familiar, who are in the room next to them, won't hear them. He uses his magic to allow MC to hear what her familiar and Knight are talking about. Satisfied that it seems the two can't hear them, MC proceeds to consent to some intimate activities with Toa.

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### Roy Invidia

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MC and Roy are having tea at the rooftop garden. MC wants to go to Invidia with Roy, but doesn't feel comfortable inviting herself. Roy pulls MC into his lap and asks if she'll miss him while they're apart. She says she will, and Roy says he would too. Then he asks her to go to Invidia with him. She agrees and they snuggle.

MC goes to her room to tell her cat and start packing. Sherry comes in, very excited that MC will be going to Invidia and insists on helping her pack. MC also asks a few questions about Invidia like if it be weird for Roy to show up with a stranger as his paramour. Sherry tells her that their countrymen would be happy to meet the partner Roy chose. She also says MC shouldn't worry because Invidia is a safe place and everyone's very friendly. Sherry tells MC that she unfortunately won't have a chance to meet her parents since they'll be out of the country during their visit.

They take a boat to get to Invidia and then a carriage. MC looks at the town from the window and wonders when they'll stop and explore. She's a little disappointed when they go straight to the castle, but figures they should put their bags away first anyway. She's impressed by the size of the guest room. Roy comes to see her and invites her and her familiar to a banquet later that evening. At the banquet, she socializes with a lot of people. MC thinks to herself that Sherry was right about everyone being nice. Roy, who had been temporarily separated from MC, returns and asks her to dance after flirting with her a little.

The next day, Roy gives MC a tour of Invidia. MC, however, notices very quickly that the tour only consisted of the castle grounds. MC asks if he's allowed to leave the castle, but Roy dodges the question. During the tour, they come across several servants. Roy enjoys talking talking to them and one asks MC if she's heard any stories about Roy's childhood. When she says she hasn't, the servant tells her that Roy's always been proficient in magic, academia, sports, and horseback riding. This gives Roy an idea. When they're done talking to the servants, Roy takes MC out to a garden. There, he introduces her to his familiar, a white Pegasus named Aurora. He and MC go for a ride. Roy covers MC's eyes because he wants their destination to be a surprise. When he tells her she can open her eyes, she sees that they're in a meadow with a view of the town.

The following day Roy plans to show MC around some more, but has some visitors. The first is Malik, a silversmith, who seems very comfortable around Roy; the two are good friends. Roy seems uncomfortable around the second visitor, and Malik quickly escorts him out of the palace.

Sherry goes to MC's room the following day with Grayson and plans to be her guide for the day. MC asks Sherry to take her into town and Sherry agrees. Grayson notes that Roy forbade them from taking MC out of the castle. Sherry is called away on business, but instructs Grayson to take MC on a tour of the town anyway; if her brother gets mad, she'll take the blame.

So, Grayson takes MC and her familiar into town. On his tour he tells them at the heart of the town there's a clocktower that was built when the city was founded. MC notices a girl struggling with a cart of flowers and helps her. MC is then grabbed and dragged into an alley. Her cat saw what happened a flew off to Grayson who had just noticed his tour group was missing. When he tells Grayson what happened, they go back to the castle to alert Roy.

Meanwhile, MC is faced with the unnamed visitor from the other day. He explains that Roy was like a grandchild to him when he was little. He's happy Roy's found someone and wanted a chance to talk to her. He saw how MC helped the girl with the flower cart and says he's glad Roy has someone as kind as she is. He asks her to look after Roy. At this point Roy, Grayson, and MC's familiar arrive. There's an uncomfortable, formal exchange between the man and Roy. It occurs to MC that Roy's putting up a wall so he can continue his princely act. So, MC tells the man not to worry; she'll take care of Roy like he asked. This causes Roy to drop the formalities and relax. The conversation afterward is casual and pleasant.

The next day, Roy goes to MC's room. He's wearing casual clothes. It's her last day in Invidia, and he wants to show her the town. This tour is very relaxed and he tells her everything about everything they come across. The man from the day before appears again. He asks if they're planning on getting married soon. MC gets embarrassed and says they hadn't talked about marriage at all. When she turns to Roy for help, he says they would get married soon if it was up to him. Roy then has a brief conversation with the man about his wife.

When the sun sets, Roy calls his familiar. He and MC then ride to the meadow. He says he used to come out there a lot by himself when he was little to think about how he could be of use to his country; he felt the only value he had was as a prince. He doesn't think that way anymore now though. Roy says he's not alone; he has MC. Roy hugs her and says he wants to uplift the country with her. He asks for her answer. She says yes and they start to make out. MC stops him because they're outside. Roy asks if she'd prefer to move things indoors. He doesn't wait for an answer before taking her to his room and telling her that he wants to give her all of him. They get naked and start off with Roy on top of MC. However, he soon switches their positions so MC can take the lead. Things intensify from there.

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### Rio Voleri

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MC goes to Rio's room to tell him she's been approved by the headmaster to go with him to Voleri. Rio's excited and they start making out on the couch. His hands start to wander, and MC stops him. Kisses make his magic go haywire, so she's worried what sex would do. She also thinks they'd be stopped by the headmaster. Rio notices that she seems uncomfortable and backs off; he asks if she's hungry. He remembers that she likes sky apples and starts peeling one for her.

Before leaving for Voleri, Fenn asks if he can join MC, Rio, and Thoma. They're surprised he's not returning to Luxure, but happily take him into their group. When they arrive, MC sees the streets are lined with food stands. Some of the stand are selling raw foods and others are selling foods ready to eat. MC wandered off to look at another stall down the street. Rio catches up to her and warns her against straying too far; the side streets can be dangerous. It sounds as though the kingdom isn't entirely peaceful.

They head to the Volerian Castle where Rio tells MC and Fenn that they're having a feast in their honor the following night. Fenn was hoping to go undetected and avoid being fussed over, but is talked into it by Rio. Fenn grabs Thoma's butt asking if he'll stand in for Knight. Thoma says he's butt's not for squeezing, but Fenn notes his butt is firm which would indicate that it is for squeezing. Thoma's not sure how to feel about that, but thanks Fenn for the compliment.

Rio asks MC to go somewhere he spent a lot of time and takes her to Foundling House, an orphanage. He tells her it's where he met Thoma. Once they arrive, they play with the kids, making MC think Rio seems more like a big brother than a prince. The caretakers then inform Rio that a mystical beast ate about half of the food in the pantry. Rio and the caretakers go looking for the beast, but can't find it. Rio tells them he'll take care of things before taking MC back to the castle. When they arrive, he apologizes to MC; he plans to take the food for the banquet and redirect it to the orphanage. MC doesn't mind the party being canceled. Neither does Fenn, but he does warn that it might not go over well with the Volerian nobles. This party was a way for Voleri to show off to a foreign prince (Fenn) and canceling it last minute will cause them to lose face. Rio says he'll take care of it. He tells MC and Fenn that it might be dangerous for them to wander around the castle, but they should be find in town if they stick to the main streets before he leaves to talk to the nobles. Fenn heads to town and Thoma says he'll look after MC after taking the food to Foundling House.

She helps Thoma take the food there instead of hanging around in her room. Everyone is grateful for the help. The kids give MC a drawing of Rio and tell her they hope he becomes king soon. The caretakers ask after Rio, having heard he was given a hard time by the nobles. Thoma assures them that Rio would be fine.

When MC returns to the castle, she finds Rio in his room. She comforts him. When things start heating up between them, MC thinks to herself that she'd be okay going further because they're not at the academy. Rio, however pulls away and apologizes for taking things too far.

A few days later, there are a bunch of people outside the castle needing assistance. Fenn says that charity should be distributed evenly, and that the nobles would likely be unhappy at this outcome.

Rio tells the main character he plans to solve this by going around to all the charities in the different regions of Voleri and explaining what happened at Foundling House. He figures this will be enough to calm everyone. The night before he leaves, MC visits him in his room. He tells her he'll be gone for a few days and she and Fenn shouldn't leave the castle during that time. They kiss and he asks her to spend the night with him. They cuddle all night. When MC wakes up, she finds that Rio has already left.

She returns to her own room and is approached by a lord. He asks her to go with him to the great hall, which she does. She's met by a bunch of other lords. They ask her a bunch of questions with the reasoning that she is Rio's paramour and they've not spoken to her yet. However, they say they will treat her as his schoolmate for the time being. After the interrogation, she returns to her room. Out of concern, Fenn goes to check on her. When she wonders why they would do what they did, Fenn offers that they mean to either use her as a weapon against Rio somehow or want to leave him friendless. He also notes that they couldn't question him because the king would've taken notice if their rude behavior had extended to a visiting royal. It's clear Rio won't use his authority as a weapon because he views these lords as his countrymen. Fenn, however, suggests a little tough love wouldn't be a bad thing. He also notes that the lords are also making things as bad as possible to in an attempt to discredit Rio. The following day, the lords call MC to meet them again in the great hall. Armed with her knowledge from her talk with Fenn, MC criticizes the lords. Not only did they fail to support their price (as Rio was doing the right thing), but they also weren't doing anything to help improve the situation. When they get defensive and say it's none of her business, MC says that as Rio's paramour, it is her business.

At this point, their conversation is interrupted by a returning Rio. He learned that the lords were doing this on purpose and heard what they were doing to MC from Thoma. He thanks MC for standing up for him and says he understands that he can't rule with kindness alone. He has all of the lords arrested and has them await their punishment in their chambers. When the room is empty, Rio and MC hug. Rio seems to want to do more, but says he'll wait until he officially announces her as his paramour.

The next day, they're able to the throw the welcome party they hand originally planned. However, Rio opened it up so anyone could attend. Later, Rio introduces MC to everyone as his paramour and someone who would make him a good king.

MC and Rio go back to his room. Before things between them get too far, MC asks to take a quick bath. After she's done, Rio takes one. While she waits, she tries some poses on the bed, but gives up and opts to distract herself by playing with the sleeves on her shift. Rio comes out of the bathroom naked. MC is surprised, but Rio says it didn't make sense for him to put clothes on just to take them off a few minutes later. Things start happening between MC and Rio, and she's shocked that Rio seems to know what he's doing. He admits he had a chat with Fenn earlier, who explained a few things. Then things proceed to escalate.

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### Guy Avari

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After class, Aquia asks MC if she wants to review the lecture with him. She declines because she's planning on asking Guy if she can go with him to Avari. Aquia is very excited by this and is looking forward to introducing her to everyone, including his mother.

Once in Guy's room, MC brings up the subject of going to Avari during the Coldish Cleanse. Guy isn't receptive to the idea at first. Jasper then gives Guy a letter from his father. It's about a betrothal. Guy tells Jasper to send a refusal letter. Jasper suggests Guy take this opportunity to introduce MC to the king, and Guy agrees. Guy moves next to MC and she hesitates kissing him because she thinks Jasper's still in the room. When she realizes he isn't, she and Guy kiss.

When they arrive in Avari, MC is told to go to her room while Guy greets the king. A maid escorts her there, but leaves before MC can ask why the people they passed in the hall were whispering about her. A woman walks in without knocking. She apologizes and says she thought the room was hers before leaving. Guy and Jasper come in to take MC to meet the king. Jasper instructs her to keep her head bowed the whole time and only take action or speak if instructed to do so. Once in the throne room, Guy introduces MC as his intended. Surprised, MC lifts her head and immediately lowers it again. She thought he was going to introduce her as his friend. Guy apologizes on her behalf, but the king doesn't seem bothered. He tells Guy he can't marry a girl of unknown origin. Guy whispers something to him, and the king is suddenly on board with the marriage. Guy then takes MC back to her room. Things start to heat up between the two, but they're interrupted by MC's familiar. Having lost interest, Guy leaves.

A maid is helping MC get ready for a gala celebrating Guy's return. She's not sure about the hair, makeup, and dress (since all seem old-fashioned), but doesn't say anything. When she finds Guy at the event he asks what she's done to her face and what dungeon she got her dress out of. MC tells him she was told it was in the fashion of Avarian tradition. Which was true a few centuries ago, but none of that stuff's still in fashion now. A noble walks over introducing himself as Leos Vingard. He introduces his sister, Swilyn, as the woman Guy was marrying. Guy informs him that there has been a change of plans and MC is his fiancée. This causes a stir, and MC recognizes the girl as the one who walked into her room earlier.

As the trip goes on, MC hasn't been able to spend much time with Guy since he's been busy. She's spent most of her time with Aquia's mother, who's been teaching her how the kingdom came to be, to conduct herself properly, and to take tea. Aquia takes MC on a walk. After hearing about the rumors, etiquette lessons, and history lessons, he wanted to make sure she was doing okay. He tells her that Guy has no idea any of this is happening to her and asks if she wants him to talk to Guy on her behalf. MC declines and is determined to soldier on. Not too long after, Aquia sees Jasper in the hallway. Jasper's keeping an eye on MC from a distance. She's in a very uncomfortable position in an attempt to learn to curtsy properly at Queen Rahm's request. Jasper tells Aquia that she's been in that position for an hour and Aquia frets over what he should do.

MC is invited to a tea party being hosted by Queen Rahm at night in the garden. She's seated next to Swilyn. It becomes quickly apparent that the queen would prefer Swilyn to be Guy's fiancée. The two ask her about her background and qualifications to be queen.

As this is happening, Guy finishes his work for the day and returns to his room exhausted. Jasper and Aquia arrive and tell him that MC had gone to the queen's tea party. Guy is annoyed because he gave the staff instructions that MC wasn't to be disturbed. He grabs his jacket and goes to the garden.

When he arrives, he sits next to MC. Queen Rahm and Swilyn realize they can't keep harassing MC so overtly, so the queen asks them to sing. Swilyn sings something in a style similar to opera as MC wonders what she's going to sing; she doesn't know any songs from Saligia let alone Avari. When it's her turn, she sings a song her parents used to sing to her. Queen Rahm didn't care for the song, but Guy liked it. He said it reminded him of his mother and asked MC to sing it for him again privately. He asks for some tea, and MC pours some out of her own teapot. Guy takes a sip and realizes it's been poisoned. Guy's calm, but MC starts panicking. She calls for help while the queen calls for the guards. Queen Rahm claims MC tried to poison Guy. Before the guards have a chance to grab MC, Guy uses his ancient magic to freeze everyone in place. MC remembers that Guy's power aren't being inhibited by his sigilllum arcanum since he's not at the academy. He announces that he believes that MC is innocent, that the poison was likely used to make her sick rather than kill her, and he's going to use his ancient magic to force to culprit forward. MC asks him to reconsider. MC doesn't want someone to be executed for trying to make her sick. She also worries that this incident would create more trouble down the road if it was permitted to escalate. Guy agrees to let this go, but only because she asked. He also tells everyone that he wouldn't consider marrying anyone but MC. He releases everyone from his ancient magic and heads off with MC.

On their way back to his chambers, they stop so MC can heal (kiss) him. Swilyn sees the two together and MC asks Guy if she can talk to her alone. Guy tells her to meet him in his chambers when she's done. After he leaves, Swilyn mistakes MC's powers for Guy being stronger than she thought; MC doesn't correct her. Swilyn also talks about having dreamt about marrying Guy since the first time she saw him when they were kids. MC asks if they were friends, but Swilyn says they weren't. She also says that Guy had closed himself off to anyone not already in his inner circle after his mother died. She says she's envious of MC and the two part ways on okay terms.

MC meets up with Guy in his room. He uses his magic to float MC onto his bed and takes their clothes off. They talk about what happened at the tea party and he asks her how long she was going to keep the harassment a secret from him. The conversation doesn't last long before things get intimate.

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