Shadow parasite

"This ability is so mysterious and useful. I don't know how freely you can use it but honestly, I'm jealous," said Lora while both of them landed on top of a rooftop far away from her home.

Even now she was trying her best not to ask how was it possible for him to have such power and abilities. Lora wasn't stupid, she knew very well that in these kinds of situations, there were usually some hidden factors in play. On the other hand, it was also very basic knowledge that such matters were kept secret, and even killing people to silence them was not uncommon.

'Will he try to kill me?' thought Lora while looking at Gorn with a hint of fear in her eyes.

'He is not that kind of person, right?!'

Gorn noticed the subtle changes in her behavior: "What? Are you afraid that I might silence you?"

Lora made a very weird face while at the same time backing away a few steps. Seeing her reaction Gorn wanted to laugh, but could not muster even a single smile. What he said was just a joke, never thinking that might be the case.

'Was it a mistake to use my skill in public?'

Initially, he wanted to keep this particular skill as a trump card. However, he changed his mind sometime after that. The skill was just too useful to keep it under the bed, unused.

'No one knows the limits of this skill. I also need to increase my image. It might cause trouble, but at the same time, paradoxically, it could also keep trouble away. I surely wouldn't want to fight with someone that has peculiar abilities.'

At the same time, this wasn't the only possible trump card to be had. With seven available slots, other useful skills could be acquired and kept more hidden.

"You push me around, then you are very interested in me and want to be together. Next, you push me away, after which you want to be together again, and now, you are afraid that I might kill you."

Gorn sighed: "It is alright to be careful no matter what, I understand that, and I don't blame you. I also understand that you have a very special situation at home."

Lora's eyes became a little teary: "I want to make things work. I want to become that perfect companion, but things are starting to become less and less controllable, and I don't like that."

From the little time spent at her home, Gorn could see that her mother was in charge, and in a rough way at that. It was, however, a different situation. Being together with someone for years versus being together for a short time was a very big difference. Nonetheless, Gorn had a limit on tolerating certain situations. This was such a case.

'I think that, after all, she is still a little far away from being compatible with me. Well, I tried...'

She wanted to be able to control the other person, just like her mother, but that wasn't something he wanted.

'I don't need this kind of drama,' thought Gorn.

"If you need my help, feel free to send me a message."

"What do you mean?" asked Lora, puzzled.

"I mean that from now on we will be just friends and nothing more."

It was very hard to say those words to a beauty, nonetheless, it had to be done.

'Taking advantage of such a person could be possible, but I don't want to become that kind of man, nor do I have the disposition.'

"No!!! I don't want that!" yelled Lora.

"Until you are very sure of what you want and the risks involved, there is no point in continuing."

"You are joking right?"

Looking at Gorn she went into a frenzy: "How dare you, you piece of shit!"

All the accumulated bad emotions started to erupt. Lora started to punch and kick him like mad while swearing at him.

'There were moments when she was so calm and calculated, and now...well, she looks like a different person.'

Her punches were a little painful, but Gorn endured it. The process lasted for a few minutes, after which she calmed down.vRushing some things could work out, unfortunately, this wasn't such a case. Gorn stayed with her until she calmed down, then walked away.

Feeling somewhat tired Gorn returned to his new home in the higher part of the city. On the way, he grabbed a few snacks for his family. The monster cores he gave Lora remained on that table. Despite the fact she told him to take them back, Gorn did not want to do it. Such a thing would ruin his mood, and he did not want that. In addition, she earned them.

His new home was built on a big tree fairly high in the sky. The quality of the materials used, as well as the tree being there as a support allowed for the houses to be made at a higher altitude than the standard recommandation. There were multiple houses on a tree, and each one of them could be accessed without invading the neighbor's intimacy. Furthermore, there were specially protected passages built to make it safe to move during bad weather.

The passages were made out of special glass that allowed one to see outside, but at the same time made it very difficult to see what was happening inside. Gorn chose his house with a similar design. There were of course curtains in case you didn't want the sun to get inside or you felt too weird.

There were also a few other big facilities built for everyone's families like a cafeteria, a private school, a kindergarten, and relaxation places. All these were free of charge and optional. The quality of all of these things was decent, and miles apart compared to what one could receive in the lower part of the city. Of course, the more premium things were not free and needed to be paid for.

"What a wonderful system!" thought Gorn to himself while looking around.

Except for certain places, this part of the city was not crowded at all, giving off a very pleasant vibe to it, or at least to Gorn, who liked such an atmosphere. Entering inside his new home Gorn was in for quite a treat.

"Surprise!"

Different kinds of balloons and colored papers flew all around, while four girls looked at him with great love.

"Welcome home!"

At the front table was a delicious-looking cake waiting to be eaten. Smiling, Gorn closed the door behind him.

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After a few hours of 'partying', the family's little princess Ella went to sleep together with her sisters. It was already late in the night. The house had multiple levels and plenty of space for everyone.

"How are you feeling?" asked Elisa while sitting next to Gorn.

If it wasn't for the last few years of hardships Elisa could have blended in among the twins with no problem. The twins looked almost identical to their mother. Long black hair, clean white skin, clear eyes, and an attractive figure. Their clothes were of the simplest, and no fancy accessories or any form of make-up was present.

"I'm feeling good. A little stress from all the changes, but nothing serious other than that."

"Come here," gestured Elisa, while touching her leg, and indicating he should put his head there.

Gorn did just that. Next, Elisa started to massage his scalp with great care.

"This feels so good!" exclaimed Gorn automatically.

Elisa smiled gently, and after a few minutes she asked: "So, what happened to the people that hurt my girls?"

"I beat them ruthlessly, breaking at least half of their bones. Then I cut one of their arm and put two of them in jail, and one on house arrest. They are to receive 'proper' care for the future, or else I plan to kill them all."

He was very sincere with his answer, curious about how Elisa would react.

"You did good!"

'Oh?'

Gorn was a little surprised by the answer. He somewhat expected her to say that he went overboard.

"What would you have done in my stead?"

Gorn's curiosity was boiling inside him, so he had to ask. Elisa's hand stopped for a moment: "I would have cut all of their limbs, and their necks after that!"