When Nix and Lyric arrived home, they felt the exhaustion hit them. The last two days have been stressful. Dayan had gone straight to his mate, so they were alone. They washed themselves and dragged themselves to bed. Neither of them came up with the idea of trying anything, they fell asleep immediately in each other's arms.

Finally they had time to recover and slept properly which was good for them. The whole burden of the last two and a half months had fallen off their shoulders. They had made it. Nix yawned and snuggled up to Lyric's chest. Even though they were awake, he didn't think about getting up.

Lyric laughed. "Is there anyone in need of cuddling?" the rune demon teased his beloved.

"Of course, who wouldn't want to cuddle with such a cozy pillow?" he lulled at Lyric's chest.

Lyric played with Nix' hair and kissed his crown. But he straightened up despite Nix' protests. Nix' head slipped from his chest onto his lap.

"Oh, that's what I call a greeting," Nix whispered, and shortly afterwards Lyric felt his wet tongue.

Lyric closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a moment. Hell, he's just perfect. Then he pulled Nix' head away, who growled again in protest. "We can't laze around all day," his rune demon said.

Nix saw it differently, he lounged naked on the bed and demonstratively spread his legs to show his demon what he had to offer.

Lyric growled. This demon is my doom. But the sweetest downfall.

"What is that?" Nix asked, drawing his attention to a piece of paper on the table next to the bed.

Lyric picked it up and two platinum rings fell out. These looked suspiciously like those that Lyric had received from Tori. He unfolded the paper and read aloud.

"Hello Lyric and annoying appendage,

I had a little conversation with Fate.
Let's put it this way, we won't dare to stand in the way of your happiness.
If you unite, the best case scenario will occur, I made sure of that.
So you don't have to wait anymore, you can just enjoy it.

Best regards,

T.

PS: The platinum rings are for your annoying appendage. I expect a visit to decency in a week at the latest, after all, I am the father of the bride."

"Father of the bride? Does he mean you? Does that mean that if I take you as a mate, will this crumbler God be my father-in-law?" Nix asked, bursting into resounding laughter.

Lyric smiled and pressed the letter to his heart. Now, thanks to divine assistance, nothing stood in the way of their bond. He took the platinum rings and the letter and put it back. Then he leaned over his laughing oracle and his face became serious.

"Latíz, do you want to become my mate here and now?" Lyric asked, and without hesitation Nix replied: "Yes, of course."

Butterflies spread in Lyric's belly and he laughed with joy.

"I'm ready," Nix said, pulling Lyric to his chest. "I have been since I first saw you, Lyric."

Lyric's heart contracted. Finally, their time had come.

Lyric moved upwards so that their faces were at the same height. "Before we begin, do you want to be taken from me at the unification ritual or do you want to take me?" Lyric asked his sweetheart, leaving him the choice.

Nix laughed and said, "I would let you take the lead as the older one."

Lyric also had to grin. "All right."

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Then the atmosphere changed from cheerfulness to a deeper one. Lyric's eyes began to glow. It had begun. "I'm going to kiss every inch of your body," he whispered to Nix' ear, gently biting into it. And he made good on his threat.

He started gently on Nix' chin. He nibbled on it and wandered down his neck. Nix' hands were on his head and shoulders. Slowly he wandered down over the oracle's collarbone to his nipples. Lyric's left hand stroked down his beloved one's belly and enclosed his cock. Today he would be tender and loving.

He began to stroke Nix' hard dick with his hand and rub it while caressing his nipples. His sweetheart moaned non-stop and moved his hips slightly, which Lyric loved. He continued to kiss down Nix' belly and sunk his tongue into his navel. His oracle gasped and began to tremble. He then caressed Nix' arms and nibbled and sucked on every single finger.

"You're driving me crazy," his sweetheart gasped.

As he reached Nix' crotch, Lyric knew his demon was on the edge. "And your sweetness drives me crazy," he replied in a smoky voice. He then licked Nix' wet entrance and dipped into it with his tongue. His oracle reared up, trembling all over his body.

With his tongue, he then licked upwards and sucked his hardness into his mouth. Lyric let his tongues circle around it and absorbed him deep within himself. He drove Nix over the abyss with his tongue and Nix came into his mouth with a loud moan.

"Lyric!" he gasped.

"That was just the beginning," Lyric said, straightening up.

Nix laughed. "You're right, now it's my turn. I will pay you back for everything," he replied. Then he turned them both around so that Lyric was under him. With glowing eyes, he looked at his rune demon begrudgingly, "Only I'm not going to be so nice."

The excitement in Lyric grew as he felt Nix' dominance. Nix' also kissed Lyric's chin and wandered down. He licked every single rune. But instead of stroking Lyric, he pushed two fingers into his tightness and bent them. Lyric groaned and reared up. Nix rubbed his pleasure point while caressing his upper body. He bit into Lyric's nipples and sucked on them.

Lyric had the feeling of melting. A heat accumulated in his lower abdomen and he began to tremble. "I... just like...", he gasped. His sweetheart was relentless. He rubbed and sucked on him until he reached the climax. Lyric moaned Nix' name and clawed his hands into his hair.

Nix lasciviously licked the fingers that had brought Lyric to a halt. Lyric growled and his demon came close to the surface. This also attracted Nix' demon. Dark tribal marks stretched over Nix' upper body. Lyric grabbed his oracle and threw him on his back. Their faces were only a few centimeters apart.

There was no turning back. Lyric gently penetrated the soft body of his beloved and connected them. Nix groaned and embraced him tightly, welcoming him. They crossed their hands and looked deep into each other's eyes.

"Are you ready?" he asked Nix, who nodded.

But Lyric wasn't the one to start to speak the words. The words that would bind Nix to Lyric flowed like a melody off of Nix' lips. A heartbeat later, the bite followed. He buried his teeth in Lyric's neck and he moaned loudly. His sweet blood flowed into his mouth and rejuvenated his body. The oracle gently closed the wounds and looked up to his beloved.

Lyric smiled and also began to speak the words. With every word, they felt an invisible bond connecting their souls, which was getting stronger and stronger. Nix then felt the soft lips on his neck, the sharp teeth that lowered into his skin and sealed their bond with the bites. They were now one. When Lyric broke away from his neck, he moved over Nix' face.

It was time. Both had been waiting for this for so long, longing for it. Lyric had never dared to dream that his curse would ever be broken, but now it was time. Finally. Then his lips met those of his heart for the first time. At that moment, a deep magic flowed through it. He felt his curse unfold its effect and wrap around their bond, strengthening it.

For a moment, Lyric was afraid. Fear that everything had been just a deception. But the deep love in Nix' eyes dispelled any doubt.

"Finally," he gasped and pulled his heart to his lips again.

Lyric opened her lips with relish and their tongues touched, caressed each other. The kiss was intense and captivating. Lyric began to move in Nix, but their mouths didn't part for a second. Together they reached the abyss and fell.

Slowly, Lyric broke away from his beloved. They weren't finished yet. "Little butterfly, I'm going to mark you now," he murmured, and Nix' eyes glowed with anticipation. When his demon put his tongue on his chest, a glowing fire passed through his body. Nix groaned and tensed up.

With every inch, ecstasy increased. The tension grew until he finally exploded. It was so intense that every nerve in his body tingled. When Lyric finished his work, he straightened up and looked at the most beautiful being there was for him in this world.

Nix needed some time until he regained his breath. Then he rolled over Lyric, ready to send him to the same heights and even further. He put his tongue on his collarbone. Lyric felt his body begin to vibrate. Every cell of his body began to burn, to burn for this demon that burned his mark on his body.

While he was burning his mark to Lyric's body, he penetrated the demon with two fingers and riled him again. Lyric's wheezing became louder and his hands clawed into Nix' hair. He wandered deeper and deeper.

"Latíz, what are you up to?"

A devilish laugh told him that he was planning something.

The trace of his tongue wandered over Lyric's lower abdomen, then over Lyric's dick and along it. Lyric shouted his name and riled him up more. When he arrived at the tip, Lyric exploded like he had never done before in his life. He saw only stars, couldn't think or breathe.

Without warning, his oracle invaded him and buried himself deep in his body. Lyric clawed into Nix' back, leaving red straps as he took him with hard thrusts. Nix' lips lay on those of his mate and their tongues began to caress each other.

Until the end, their mouths didn't part from each other.

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After spending another day in bed, they managed to somehow crawl out of it. They washed each other, which inevitably led to another bout. But at some point they managed to leave the washroom. Both had only one pair of pants on and dried their wet hair with a cloth.

The door to Nix' bedroom was torn open.

"Will you stop it at some point?" an angry Dayan grumbled. "You can't fuck day in and day out. Tíz, you have a job and if you don't do it quickly, I'll quit."

Nix raised his hands reassuringly. "Calm down D, I'm already coming."

Dayan looked at his best friend and looked at the mark on his skin. A rose whose flower reached from Nix' left shoulder over his chest and whose stem with leaves stretched from his chest over his lower abdomen at his navel to his right hip. It was a true piece of art.

Lyric, on the other hand, had a crescent moon on his solar plexus with ornate tendrils that spread across his body. One of them crawled from the chest over his lower abdomen and then to his crotch, where it disappeared into his pants.

Please don't tell me he pulled the mark up to Lyric's dick. He didn't want to know the answer.

"You bonded?" he asked his friend, who replied with a big grin. Dayan went to his friend and embraced him with joy. Finally he had found his heart, he was so happy. At the same moment, he realized what he had done and quickly flinched back. "T-Tíz, I'm sorry. I..."

But Nix just looked down confused at himself. He showed no signs of collapse.

"Are you okay?" he asked his best friend.

Nix nodded in disbelief. He immediately pulled Dayan into another embrace. Nothing. No voice in his head, it was just quiet. Tears of joy ran down his face and he began to cry. He was finally able to hug his best friend. Finally.

Nix found that he had not lost his oracle abilities but could actually turn them on and off at will. If he wanted, he could turn on the voices of the threads of fate, if they became too much for him, he simply turned them off. It was a completely new attitude to life.

Lyric at his side made his happiness complete. Finally, they could both see into a happy future because both curses were broken. They had shown the middle finger to Fate together and would do it again.

"Are you ready to ruin Fate's plan for life?" Nix asked his heart.

"I was born ready. Let's really kick its ass," Lyric replied.

"That's what I wanted to hear. You hear, Fate, you are being fucked by us in such a way that you no longer know where up and down is."

Lyric laughed and closed the vulgar mouth of his heart with his lips.

Fate began to laugh. These two would still serve as good entertainment. It was curious to see how they would try to prevent the downfall. Relaxed, it leaned back.

"Then let the game begin."

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That was the eagerly awaited bonding scene.

Did you like it?

Are you satisfied with the (premature) happy ending of the two?

I had a lot of fun writing this book because Nix and Lyric are incredibly deep and complex characters. They often stood in their own way, but eventually found each other.

Now there is a slightly different epilogue than you are probably used to, so let yourself be surprised ;D

Your Mouse Goddess