Infinite Returns Vol.2 (Part-1)
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Chapter 29: A Talk with System
Fantasy Sex Story: Chapter 29: A Talk with System - Volume 2 begins with danger and betrayal: Ethan faces trials blessed by a hidden power, while Jade confesses her love for her daughter’s husband, sparking a deadly clash with Julie.
Caution: This Fantasy Sex Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Mind Control Romantic Slavery Fiction GameLit High Fantasy Mystery Magic Demons Politics
Ethan lay flat on the cold stone floor of the labyrinth, staring up at the bleak, endless sky.
Hours had passed.
His mind still throbbed, fragile and raw.
It took dozens of bottles of S-grade Mind Strengthening Potion just to keep himself from completely breaking.
If any other awakener from Earth saw him casually gulping down these potions—potions worth more than entire city blocks—they’d probably have a mental breakdown on the spot.
But Ethan didn’t care.
He needed them.
Because what he had just experienced...
Was hell— or close to it.
...
His gaze remained locked onto the dark sky.
His second trial, and it was already this brutal.
The first one had tested his heart. His conscience. His resolve. His wisdom.
But this?
This was something else entirely.
This wasn’t just a test. This was torment.
It was as if the Tower itself was tailoring these trials specifically to break him—to challenge the very ideals that made him want to become a savior.
And the worst part?
It was working.
His eyes shifted to the girl.
She was still staring at him. Unblinking.
Her golden, bleeding eyes fixed on him like she could see straight into his soul.
Ethan suppressed a shudder.
He wanted to help her. He really did.
But saving her meant shouldering her burden.
Taking on the horrors she had suffered.
Living with her pain.
And frankly?
No. Thank. You.
The first time had nearly shattered his mind.
If he had to experience something like that over and over again?
Not even an ocean of S-grade potions would be enough to keep him sane.
Unfortunately...
He had no choice.
The trial required him to save the lost.
To carry their burdens.
But...
Maybe there was another way.
Maybe he could find a soul with a burden that wasn’t so—
His eyes flickered back to the girl.
Yeah.
Not like hers.
...
‘System. In the first trial, did I gain karmic points for helping people?’
[Yes, Host. For aiding those truly in need, you earned 4 million karmic points.]
‘My current balance?’
[16 million.]
Ethan exhaled. Good.
‘Where can I find a soul with a less ... intense burden than this scary-ass girl?’
[Nowhere, Host.]
Silence.
‘I beg your pardon?’
[This girl’s trauma is the least severe of all the souls here.]
Ethan froze.
His stomach turned.
No. No, that had to be wrong.
This girl? The one who had watched her parents get butchered in front of her? The one who had exploded in holy light out of sheer grief?
That was the least scary trauma here?
What the fuck?
His throat felt dry.
‘Where the hell am I? Why is the Tower sending me here?’
[This is the Labyrinth of the Lost Souls. A place for those who cannot pass into the Soul Realm because of their burdens.]
[They either refuse to let go ... or they simply cannot.]
[So they suffer.]
[For eternity.]
[Reliving their past horrors over and over again.]
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