Some things that happened in the Dungeon were horrible, truly horrible. And some things that happened there were wonderful. And some things could be horrible or wonderful, depending on the person...and for some people...it could be both at once.

Hauuu...

Haruhime shook heavily, she just had to avert her eyes. The party was in the Dungeon, again on the 37th Floor, for some adventurers it was truly terrifying down here. But their party moved carefully and was big enough to be as safe as possible.
Also, Haruhime was well protected, she was down here in the past but only carried in a cage. Like in the past, Lena watched over her...but now she did it out of worry...and guilt.

"Haru-Haru, you okay? You are so red."

"I-It´s okay...hauuuu..."

"You sure?"

"Y-Yes..."

Haruhime´s problem was...Bell...or rather...his look. It wasn´t rare that a huge wave of monsters attacked down here, they had fought for a long time and defeated countless monsters. Right now they were able to take a short break, while the supporters were busy picking up all those magic stones, the others took care of their equipment. And Bell...had taken a few unlucky hits. His chestplate was ripped away and so was his shirt... Right now Bell´s chest and stomach were bare, sweat covered his well shaped, muscular upper body...it even glistened lightly and he was still panting.

This sight was too much for Haruhime, she didn´t fainted but...it was very distracting. Lily was the same, but she focused on the magic stones. Haruhime´s ears twitched when she noticed a sweat drop, running down from Bell´s neck...over his muscular chest...his well toned stomach...and vanished...in his pants.

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She had to turn around and cover her face, Bell wasn´t even aware what he did to them. And what he did to someone else...

"Huff...huff...huff..."

Bell panted heavily, his arms hurt from blocking all those attacks. He had sheathed Hakugen for now and relaxed the fingers of his left hand. But the right with the Hestia Knife...he leaned it against his chest...so the broad side of the blade...came in contact with his sweaty, muscular chest...

Kyaaa! O-Orion!

His eyes widened and he moved the blade a bit away from his chest, looking at it. The runes always glew lightly blue when he heard Artemis´ voice...but now there was a hint of red in them...as if...she was flustered. His arm twitched and he had to relax it, leaning the blade against his chest again.

Mmmmmh!

Bell didn´t thought about what he did to that pure, innocent goddess right now...

They had to stop and return, Bell´s armor had taken too much damage and it would become dangerous.

"Don´t worry brother, we have earned enough so it won´t be a failure."

"Good...to...know.." Bell was a bit out of breath.

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Bell took a long shower when he returned to the Mansion, the day was exhausting...but it felt really good to work like this. After returning to his room, Bell sat down on the bed with a free upper body, since it was pretty warm. As many times in the last days, Bell took the Hestia Knife and looked at it...the feeling of holding it had changed.

He smiled and went to sleep...

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"O-Orion..."

"Artemis, is something wrong?"

Bell met her on the glade, it was always night here. For some reason, the soul orbs and Artemis had turned away from him, but he could see that her ears were red. He wore the usual outfit he had here, so there was no reason why she should be embarrassed.

Slowly he came closer, Artemis remained on her knees, hiding her face behind her hands. The souls of her children slowly backed away from him, each of them with a red taint...clearly flustered.
Bell knelt down next to Artemis and looked at her.

"Artemis?"

Slowly...very slowly...she parted two of her fingers and looked at him.

"Orion..."

Bell smiled lovingly to her. "What happened?"

"Y-You know that!"

"Huh?"

"You did "that"...it´s...too early...WAY too early...Orion..."

"Artemis?"

Now she put her hands hastily on her knees, making fists and yelled out in embarrassement. "Y-Y-You pressed me against your bare, sweaty, muscular chest! D-D-Did you know how that felt for me?!"

Bell understood...he had forgotten for a moment that the Knife was technically Artemis´ body... An image filled his mind, he stood in the dungeon like before...but pressed the heavily blushing Artemis against his chest...still panting.
He squealed lightly and got red himself...that was indeed...lewd.

"Y-You understand? I mean...we were holding hands...unprotected...bare...sweaty...handholding...while you...did that..."

Steam came out of Artemis´ head, but she didn´t hid her face again. Despite the situation...Bell had to admit that Artemis looked really cute when she was so flustered...but he would never make her embarrassed on purpose just to see her like this.

"I´m sorry...is there...anything I can do?...To make up for it?"

At first she didn´t said anything...then Bell noticed a small tap against his pinky. Artemis touched him with her own pinky...slowly they entangled the two fingers...it was the most innocent way of doing it that he knew. Artemis looked at him with red cheeks...waiting.

"Artemis...I love you."

A happy smiled appeared on her face. "And I love you...Orion."

Slowly and gentle...their fingers entangled and they held hands for real. About ten minutes they just sat there and looked into each others eyes..until her eyes got this special shine that Bell knew.

"Orion..."

"Artemis..."

Their faces got closer and closer...when their lips touched...Artemis had already forgiven Bell. She even got really daring...for her standards...her other hand moved to Bell´s...soon they knelt in front of each other in the moon light, holding hands with both hands.
When their kiss ended, the had leaned their foreheads against each other and smiled happily. Artemis chuckled...she was so happy. Unnoticed by them, the soul orbs of her children drifted closer and closer...too curious what their beloved goddess did.

They kissed again, Artemis sighed happily.

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Bell really enjoyed the time with Artemis, it was so peacefull here. At some point, both sat down on the shore and let their bare feet dangle in the water.

"Artemis?"

"Yes?"

"Say...is there..something...special...in your temple?"

"Eheh..ahm...w-well...you could say...that..." She smiled, slightly abashed.

"Something you can´t tell me?"

"Ahm...if you...want to...I ahm...can bring...you there..."

Bell gently took her hand. "Not if you don´t want to."

Artemis fidgeted slightly. "Could you...close your eyes?"

"Of course."

Bell heard Artemis snap her fingers, the feeling changed. His feet were now dry and in his shoes again, the ground was hard, but he kept his eyes closed.

"Girls...hurry."

His ears twitched surprised...Bell heard...footsteps.

"Artemis?"

"Oh I should have told you, in my temple, my children can take on their real forms...I don´t know why that doesn´t work outside...but even here it only worked since a while ago."

"About when?"

"Hmm...about when you were on your journey with that elf."

"Hmm..maybe..."

"Orion?"

"Hestia told me...the Knife gets stronger when I get stronger...maybe...and only maybe...since it is your body...you will gain more strength...when I...level up again."

"That sounds interesting."

"Maybe you can even leave the Knife?"

"Ahm...actually...there is a day...or a night...where I can...do that."

"Oh? When?"

"In ten months and thirteen days."

"Is that a special date?"

"My descendance from heaven."

"So..." Bell smiled to her, eyes still closed. "Like...your birthday here?"

"I-If you want to call it that."

"Then...mylady...may I...get the chance...to spend it...together with you?"

"Gladly."

Artemis kissed Bell gently on the cheek...he heard faint giggles.

"H-Hey, stop staring at us and keep moving!"

Bell waited a few minutes...maybe they were cleaning up the place...but he couldn´t imagine Artemis allowing her children to let the temple become messy.

"Orion...there are..some things you shouldn´t see right now...my children sleep here...so..."

Now it made sense...they used the big room as their bedroom.

"I wonder...do souls...need sleep?"

"It is part of what we do to stay sane if you want. I don´t need sleep here too, but can you imagine how long a day is if you don´t sleep? And how exhausting if your mind gets information non stop? It is quite relaxing to sleep for a while."

"Hmm...would I be able to sleep while I´m sleeping anyway?"

"Ehe...an amusing thought...but...Orion..."

"Yes?"

"Sleeping together...is a bit...too early..."

"I didn´t meant it like this...and...ahm..." He blushed.

"Orion?"

"I mean...we are...basically...sleeping together...right now.."

"Mmmmh..."

Mylady...we have...finished...

"Eh?! I...can hear them!"

"Really?! Oh ahm Orion, you can open your eyes now."

Slowly, Bell started to open his eyes. "Wow..."

He was inside a big temple, like the ones that his grandfather had shown him in the past in picture books. Columns supported the ceiling and everything was made out of stone, except for the furniture. The main room was quite big, with all kinds of benches and armchairs. At the back of the room, there was a statue with the symbol of the Artemis Familia.
When Bell saw this symbol, he let bowed down with one hand in front of his heart to pay his respect.

"Thank you, for all that you have done...that you have sacrificed your lives to give us enough time to stop Antares."

There were twenty women present in the room, all of them transparent and shimmered slightly. The children of Artemis smiled happily, but some fidgeted and averted their faces, flustered.

"Thank you for your kind words Orion...but please don´t look them in the eyes directly..most of them...don´t have experience with men."

"Ehe, I´m sorry."

Bell´s smile let even more of the souls blush.

"Oooooriooon...no charming my children."

He looked at her and smiled. "I´m sorry...I am just so thankfull to them...and they are all so beautiful."

Poof!

Now every soul in the temple turned red...and fled from the room.

"Hah...Orion..."

"I´m sorry...I just wanted to be friendly...are you mad?"

"No, of course not...but please be carefull with them, okay?"

"Of course...and ahm...you are the most beautiful here anyway."

"Mmmh...charmer...that´s...not fair..."

Artemis smiled abashed to him, she couldn´t...didn´t wanted to stop Bell when he kissed her gently. Kissing Bell in her own temple...it felt too wonderful to be lewd... Maybe it was due to her temple, but Artemis´ feelings overflowed. She put her arms around Bell´s neck, his around her waist and they kissed for a long time, hugging the other lovingly.
After some moments, Artemis´ hands wandered from Bell´s neck down to his chest...she was really weak against his muscular chest and squeaked a bit.

"Eheh."

"I love you...Artemis."

"Mou Orion...have some self restrain..." She smiled flustered. "I love you too."

And...they kissed again.

After five minutes both were able to separate from each other...the souls of her children peeked out of various doors.

"Y-You watched?!"

Artemis got deep red, as did Bell. The souls giggled and vanished again.

"Ahem!" Artemis coughed to cover up her embarrassment. "Sh-Shall we go?"

"Sure."

Bell followed Artemis through her temple, there wasn´t much in the main room, but then she showed him one of the doors with stairs behind them, leading downwards.

"There is a trainings room down there, but my children don´t use it since...well...you know."

Artemis showed Bell the various rooms of the temple, even if there weren't many. Eventually they stopped in front of a door, with something hanging over the door...somthing familiar.

"Is...that..."

"The arrow...yes." Artemis smiled.

Bell looked at her...his eyes wandered down a little bit.

"Don´t worry Orion." Artemtis placed a hand over her heart, where the scar was. "For me...this is a mark of your love."

He still looked like he was feeling bad. "But...your body...I mean...a scar."

Artemis gently placed her hand on Bell´s cheek. "If it is from you...I have nothing against a permanent wound."

She knew that the memory haunted Bell up to this day...he never forgave himself for ramming his Knife into her chest.

"Orion."

"Hm?"

Artemis took his hand and gently placed it above her chest, he could feel the scar under his fingers...and something else.

"This is..."

"My heartbeat...thanks to you...it still beats." She smiled lovingly. "You could say...it beats...for you...now."

"Artemis...is this...okay? I mean...I´m...touching...your body."

"Ehehe...it is okay Orion, you are very special to me after all."

"Special?"

"Weeeeeell...I love you...and you are different from every other men I ever met."

"What do you mean?"

"Back in heaven and on earth, many, many men tried to peak on me...especially Hermes...but no man had ever seen my naked body. You on the other hand...back on the glade...you had the chance to see me...and you looked away. I heard that many men would see it as a big price to see me without clothes...and you find that thought awful...that makes you...special."

"I would never try to peak on you...that is not proper."

"And I thank you for that, Orion. Maybe...well...I mean...maybe...you will...but...I will the one...showing...it...to you."

Artemis only mumbled to the end and got red ears. Bell gently moved his hand from the scar to her back and hugged her, softly.

"We have time..."

Being held in Bell´s strong arms...to inhale his scent...Artemis loved it.

"Ehehe..."

"Orion?"

"I...just rememberred the moment we met...when you...ran to me...and...hugged me so suddenly."

Artemis looked bashful to the side. "I was...just so glad...to see you.."

Slowly...she leaned her turned head onto Bell...on his chest. "Ehe...your heart is beating quite fast too.."

"W-Well of course..."

Both couldn´t help it...they were really in love.

"So Artemis...what is inside that room?"

She glanced up to him and smiled flustered. "My...bedroom..."

"O-Oh...t-then we should go somewhere else..."

"Aren´t you...curious?"

"N-No...it isn´t...the time."

"Mmmh...this is what makes you special...Orion."

Artemis leaned her head back on Bell´s chest and hugged him softly, Bell put his arms around her. Behind his back, Artemis snapped softly.

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"It is...like that...evening..."

"You are right."

Both stood on the shore of the lake, leaned close to each other. Artemis let her children in the temple, they should rest a bit...and she wanted to be alone with Bell. They looked into each others eyes...fireflies flew around them...and slowly...both started to move...to turn left and right.
They danced, like the night at the lake before...a gentle music started from everywhere and nowhere. It was Artemis´ world after all.
Instead of holding hands, both danced slowly while hugging the other, Artemis´ head was on Bell´s chest, his was leaned on her head.

"Orion?..."

"Yes?..."

"Will you love me...for...10.000 years?"

"Even longer...forever...for all eternity..."

"Mmmh..."

Bell´s shoes were a few feet away, they danced barefoot, sometimes moving a step in the shallow water, then on the sand again. The night was only for them, the full moon their only witness. It seemed to be like hours...after a while, both separated from the other and they danced while they only held hands. Artemis let go of one of Bell´s hands and turned herself, while Bell held her other, raised hand.
She slowly turned on her own axis, Bell took her other hand in the moment that her back touched his chest. Artemis snuggled against Bell for a moment and glanced to him, they kissed for a moment and kept on dancing.

They danced and danced and danced...until Bell woke up again.

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"Dah!"

"Hya!"

Bell made a fast step back to evade Artemis´ blade, slashing forward with his Knife, which she blocked with her Knife. Artemis wore her full hunter armor, Bell his usual outfit here, she had her sword and Knife, Bell only the Hestia Knife.
His status as a level five adventurer meant nothing here, they were equally strong, it was a question of skill. Due to her cute and beautiful look, it was easy to forget that Artemis was also a warrior. Bell had seen that in the past, when she jumped into the crowd of scorpion monsters to save a woman and her daughter.
The souls of Artemis´ children clapped and whistled while they watched the fight, after Bell had leveled up to six, Artemis had become stronger in a way. Her children could now use their real bodies...well the soul version of it...in all three locations...which made them very happy. They fought against each other in the upper part of the waterfall, before it fell down over the cliff. Their spot was technically dangerous if they would fall, but here...nothing could happen to them...only getting wet from that.

Never before had Bell met such a warrior, Artemis was...perfect. The perfect combination of experience, agility, dexterity, strength and martial skill. She had asked him to have a trainings fight with her, just for the fun. Bell couldn´t hear it, but Artemis´ children cheered for Artemis...well she was their goddess.
Half a year ago, Bell had met Artemis for the first time in the Knife...both really enjoyed their time together. The time here went different than on the outside...on earth, half a year had passed...inside the Knife...they had spent two years together now.

It was a wonderful time.

Artemis jumped forward, thrusting her sword at Bell, sparks flew when he blocked the tip with the broadside of his Knife. She let her sword slide upwards and both wrestled with their strength against the other.

"Not bad, Orion!" She had a "wild" smile on her face.

"You too!"

Goooo Mylady!

You can win!

You two look cute together!

Her children cheered for her...or for them...in a way. Bell yelled out as he thrusted his Knife forward, breaking the stalemate. Artemis´ sword hand came up, her defence was open, but her other hand with her hunter knife came forward and forced Bell to take a few steps back. Instead of thrusting again, Bell sliced with his Knife to prevent Artemis from using her Knife against him. New sparks flew and she danced backwards. It wasn´t the first time that they fought...they had much fun doing that.
Artemis hacked with her sword, Bell blocked with his bracer and sliced with the Knife. She ducked under the Knife and jumped backwards, making a somersault and landing skilfully on her feet. Artemis lowered her body and got ready to jump forward again, but instead of jumping...she sprinted. Bell was surprised by the speed she was capable of, he turned his body to the left to evade the sword thrust, turning around his own axis when she thrusted a second time, on the other side. Artemis was fast!

A series of rapid thrusts forced him to block and evade, she gave him no chance to counter. Bell would never think that thought, but Artemis had thousands and thousands of years more experience...and since their bodies were on the same level here...
If she used her full strength, her sword blows literally hammered down on him. Her expression was focussed and serious...how much Bell loved her! It got his blood pumping to fight with her like two whirlwinds.

Artemis´ sword blow forced Bell to open his defence, she turned herself around and kicked into his stomach, sending him flying. His feet stopped him before he could fall over the cliff, Artemis waited until he charged at her, readying her weapons. Bell rememberred a trick that was once used against him.
He threw the Hestia Knife in his left hand and attacked Artemis´ Knife, her sword came down, but Bell rammed the palm of his hand against the pommel of her sword, closing his fingers around her hand.

"Eh?!"

She tried to break free...but Bell used a dirty trick...for once... He suddenly ripped his Knife away and pulled on Artemis´ hand, it broke her balance.

"Kya!"

That sound alone was worth it...she was too cute. Artemis stumbled forward and Bell catched her in his arms, her cheeks got red and a tiny squeal escaped her lips.

"My...win?" Bell smiled, panting.

"M...mh..."

They had fought for nearly an hour against each other, so they were sweating quite a lot, that was why Artemis blushed...Bell´s scent was really strong...and she loved it.
But both were too focused on each other to pay attention to their environment...and they slipped.

"Ah!"

"Oh no!"

Thankfully...they couldn´t get hurt here...so...

"Buha!"

"Pffft!"

The souls of her children looked nervous when both came to the water surface of the pool that formed under the waterfall...completely drenched.

"Mou...Orion..."

"I´m sorry...mylady."

Bell had turned them around when they fell down, making sure that his body was between Artemis and the ground. It was a reflex that he just couldn´t fight, and didn´t wanted to...and Artemis found that very chivalrous of him.

"What do you say...shall we...wash ourself?"

"Sounds good..."

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A few minutes later, they sat together in the shallow water of the pool, Artemis between Bell´s legs, leaned against his chest, cuddling and enjoying the others presence after they washed.
Even if they enjoyed it, both were a bit red in the face, being together naked was still embarassing, especially when it was still bright. They had taken their time...after about one and a half year, they had bathed together for the first time.
While they now managed to do that, both averted their eyes when...special body parts would be seen.

"It is really nice here in the forest." Bell gently put his arms around Artemis´ waist, he was the only man in existence who would be ever allowed to do that.

"A bit loud...but it is relaxing to have something like that from time to time." She looked up to the waterfall.

"Especially when I am with you."

"Mhm.." Artemis leaned her head back and closed her eyes for a while.

"Artemis?" Gently, Bell closed his hands in front of her waist, meticulously careful to not move his hands to low or high.

"Yes?" She placed her arms on his, their hands entangled.

"I...hope you won´t get mad but...your body...is indescribably beautiful."

The tip of her ears became slightly red. "Thank you, O-Orion..."

Thankfully the souls of her children had left after they fell down the waterfall...it wasn´t the first time that happened. No one who knew Artemis from the past...and not even she herself...would have thought that there might be a day where she would sit naked in the arms of a man, inside a pool of water.

"I really love the color of your hair..."

Bell gently kissed the back of her head, Artemis shivered comfortably. Slowly...she raised her left hand...and looked at...a ring. A ring made of unicorn horn...was on her ringfinger.

And Bell...had a similar one.

He placed his hand on hers and the rings touched slightly.

While they cuddled in the water, both rememberred a moment half a year ago.

One year after they were reunited...Bell and Artemis had married.

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It was night on the glade with the lake...well it was always night here.

Artemis sat on her tree stump and tried to calm down her pounding heart...she was really nervous. She wore a long white dress, similar to the one she wore when she had danced with Bell at the glade for the first time. Her feet were bare, but she had a bracelett made out of flowers around her right wrist. Her blue hair was tied up and held in place with a hairpin in form of her symbol. In addition, she had a long veil, for now not covering her face. It was a simple wedding dress...but she liked it very much.

"Haaaah..."

She sighed again...the souls of her children giggles while they kept their goddess company. All of them were really excited...it had started with Lante back then when she told her that love could change a person...Rethusa had agreed...as well as every single one of her children. They were all very happy to see their beloved goddess like this, fidgeting and blushing like a young girl at her first love...well Bell was Artemis´ first love.

You look good, lady Artemis!

Really good, Mylady!

Sir Orion will be heads over heels for you!

Sir Orion is heads over heels for her...

To see lady Artemis like this...*Sniff*...a dream comes true...

Agreed!

Lady Artemis you look so cute!

Her children were really excited about the wedding...and Artemis was too. She didn´t saw Bell for the whole evening, he was preparing himself too. At first they wanted to do it in the temple, but the glade had a deeper meaning for them.
after spending the day walking around the forest, shyly glancing at each other the whole time, they returned to the glade. Artemis looked up to the sky, no clouds...a soft wind...
the full moon hung right over the glade, reflecting in the water. The moon and the fireflies were their only light source...as it should be. She couldn´t stop the pounding of her heart.

Today...we will...I will...Orion...

She heard footsteps and looked up. Bell walked slowly towards her, he wore the usual clothes, Bell couldn´t change in this world.

"Artemis..."

"Orion..."

For minutes they just looked at each other without saying something, the souls whispered with each other so quietly that they couldn´t hear them. After a while, Bell closed the distance to Artemis and offered her his elbow, she hooked her arm up to him and together they walked slowly in the direction of the lake. Artemis´ beautiful green eye shone as she looked into Bell´s rubelite ones. They stopped in a ring of flowers, the souls waited in four rows of five souls, they would be the maids of honor.

"Artemis."

She waited, she wasn´t allowed to answer yet.

"By this full moon and in the presence of our witnesses, I swear my eternal love to you. I promise to love you for 10.000 years and longer, you will be in my heart as long as I breath. And when the day comes and I will go to heaven, I will find you...and if I return to earth...I will find you.
I bind my soul to you...for now and forever. I take you as my wife...my eternal soul partner. I love you, Artemis."

"Orion."

She only took a short deep breath to calm herself down.

"By this full moon and in the presence of my children, I swear my eternal love to you. I promise to love you for over 10.000 years and longer, you will own my heart as long as I exist. And when the time comes and we return to heaven...I will find you...and when you will be reborn on earth...I will find you.
I bind my eternal being to your soul...now and forever. I take you as my husband...my eternal partner...my love. I love you, Orion."

Before their promise was finished, Bell took something out of his pocket. He had experimented for a while if it was possible to bring something into this world, it worked when he put it on his body when he went to sleep. It was a small box.

Bell got down on one knee in front of Artemis.

"Artemis...will you take this from me?"

He opened the box, inside were too identical, white rings, made out of unicorn horn. Actually there was a slight difference, in Bell´s ring was a tiny blue gemstone, in Artemis´ a red one.
Tears dwelled in her eyes and ran down her cheeks.

"Gladly."

Her hand shook when she held it to Bell, very gentle, he put the ring on her ring finger. After he got up, Artemis took the other ring and put it on Bell´s finger.

You are now, husband and wife.

Rethusa had walked forward, her right as the captain.

Artemis and Bell looked into each others eyes, Bell gently lifted the veil from her face...then...

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They kissed.

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Artemis snuggled more against Bell´s body, both looked at their rings and cuddled for a while in the water, just happy with each other.

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And then...came the day of Artemis´ descendance.

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They had talked the night before, Bell waited in his room, the door was locked. A crescent moon was in the sky, it looked like a giant bow. The Hestia Knife lay in his lap, she runes glowed blue.

Orion...

In their time...the time of "their world"...they were a couple for three years now...a wonderful time.

Bell whispered. "Artemis..."

The runes in the Knife glowed stronger, Bell closed his eyes.

"Orion..."

He felt a gentle touch on his face...and opened his eyes.

There she was.

Artemis stood in his room, in front of his bed. The gentle moonlight illuminated her...Bell was again and again surprised how beautiful she was...his wife.
She could only come out of the Knife for this special night, wearing only the white dress from back then...from the glade...where they had danced in the moonlight.

It would be a special night.

They gently touched each others hands and smiled.

"I am here...Orion..."

"You came...Artemis..."

A gentle breeze came through the opened window and they heard the leaves of the trees rustle gently. Both kissed for a long time...it was finally the night...the special night.

Artemis´ cheeks got slightly red...when Bell´s hands wandered to the two buttons above her right shoulder, that kept her dress in place.

"Orion..."

The dress slipped down her body...leaving her...naked. Bell admired her beauty in the moonlight, her slender shoulders...those two beautiful mounds...her slim waist...those alluring hips...and...

Bell wore something similar...she opened it for him, blushing heavily...but happy...by the sight of his well trained body.

"Come...Orion..."

They kissed lovingly, slowly sinking down on the bed.

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"Orion...I´m so happy."

"Me too, Artemis."

They cuddled in Bell´s bed, halfway covered by his blanket. It was the first time they ever made love...it was wonderful.

Artemis slowly moved her hand over her lower stomach.

"I can feel your warmth inside me...it feels wonderful."

Bell smiled and they kissed.

"O-Orion?..." Artemis noticed something, blushing a bit.

"I´m sorry...I..."

"Ehe...you don´t need to..."

She kissed him and they gently put the blanket away...

Both enjoyed their first night together...loving each other in a very gentle way...and cuddling afterwards until the sun rose...and Artemis had to return.

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Bell his grip on the Hestia Knife, a braid of blue hair dangled from the handle...a gift from his love...his wife... An army of monsters charged towards him...no...towards them.

I am with you, Orion!

"Let´s go, Artemis!"

With a warcry, Bell and Artemis charged forward, the runes in the Knife shone in a bright blue.

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Those two...would love each other...for eternity.

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Authors Note: Hello everyone, I´m happy that you liked the first chapter. Artemis wasn´t planned originally, so she is like the prologue to the Harem story, that´s why her story has time jumps in it. Other arcs will also have time jumps, but between chapters mostly. This doesn´t mean that the arcs play one after the other, but at the same time. I simply want to focus mostly on one girl each arc. It would be strange if I start to write Riveria´s arc and suddenly Bell goes on a date with Lefiya, Ahnya or someone else, that would...break the immersion a bit. In my eyes.

Tomorrow comes the new chapter for "Spirit Child", then Blood of Zeus (Ero), then Spirit Child again, I use the time were I am on sick leave.

And thanks as always for all those Reviews.