Interruption(Hebi-san Heroine route)

“You will cease this!”

The voice boomed and Femto sighed. “Again? My apologies, Sir, but this is getting rather tiresome. See, this is exactly why contracts are signed behind closed doors.”

Femto certainly had a point. This time it was Hebi-san’s turn to interrupt. The Galmon made her displeasure very well known before but now she seemed even more irate.

“Open your foolish ears, foolish Mari Beta. We have needs to discuss matters in private. You will follow us at once.”

At this point I couldn’t help but getting annoyed. “Hebi-san, this is no longer…”

“Silence, foolish Mari Beta!”, the angry Galmon interrupted me. “This pertains to your sister! We have to tell you something!”

...

What?

“Hey, Hey…”, Femto scowled. “Come now, come now, Sir, you are not going to fall for that old trick will you? I hate to repeat myself but tick tock, tick tock.”

…

I glanced at the clock. I still had fifteen minutes until midnight.

“It is of vital importance and it can not wait!”, Hebi-san assured me. “You will hear me out now, foolish Mari Beta!”

…

“My good Sir. This is obviously a Filibuster. Eye on the prize!”, Femto gestured towards the contract.

“Alright, Hebi-san”, I nodded. “You have until midnight.”

“B-But Sir! I fear you are not quite appreciating the massive, immense bargain I am…”

“I said I hear her out!”, I snapped towards the devil.

...

It won’t change a thing. There was nothing Hebi-san could tell me that would cause me to change my mind.

But if it was information regarding Ceri, I couldn’t ignore it. Especially not considering what the Galmon told me yesterday.

And so the two of us retreated to the Master Bedroom one last time.

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..

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It took Hebi-san surprisingly little time to make her case. And yet, what she was saying shocked me to my core.

I even made sure to order her to tell the truth, but her story did not change.

I needed to sit myself down. There, on the bed, I took a deep breath to collect my thoughts. “Why are you only telling me this now?”, I finally managed to ask.

“Because we were not sure until now”, Hebi-san responded. “No, perhaps we would have not told you either way until you **** our hand with this lunacy.”

“I…” I swallowed. Suddenly my throat felt very dry. “I...I could never tell...that…”

“That is normal”, Hebi-san replied surprisingly calmly.. “Your memories of Ceri Beta are entirely fabricated. It was impossible even for us to replicate them perfectly. You do not have any true memories of her.” And then, she hesitated. “We...are sorry, Mari Beta.”

“Eh, don’t worry bossman, I don’t see it either”, Gilbert butt in, much to Hebi-san’s annoyance.

Right!

“H-Hold on, you might believe it’s the truth but you have no proof, do you?” I stared at Hebi-san, clutching at that final hope. “You could be wrong.”

“You could ask her”, she responded calmly.

...

...could I truly?

I had to, right? Ignoring it and just go along with the plan. It’s impossible.

Could I face the truth?

...

There was another solution. One that was easier on me. “Hebi-san. I need to know what happened on the day my sister disappeared.”

Hebi-san was not pleased to hear that. “We already told you, that is not advisable. Doing so…”

“I don’t care!”, I shouted. “I can’t confirm it without that information, Hebi-san! If you don’t do it voluntarily, I will order you!”

I was too agitated. But how could I not? I almost wish Hebi-san didn’t told me this. At least that way I could focus on the task at hand.

But it was too late for that now. I had to face reality. And my past.

Hebi-san stared at me for quite some time, before she finally relented. “You are as stubborn as you are foolish, Mari Beta. Very well, we shall do it. But you WILL follow our orders, is that understood?”

I nodded.

“Strip yourself nude.”

My dumbfounded look was immediately rewarded with a hiss. “Do not question us, foolish Mari Beta!”

Thinking it might be quicker to just go along with it, I quickly took my clothes off. Hebi-san watched me all the while. It felt strangely embarrassing, even though there shouldn’t be a person alive that saw me more times naked then her.

“We will assume even deeper control then normally”, the Galmon told me. “Lay on the bed. Face up.”

I did as I was told, still feeling slightly awkward, but that emotion was overshadowed by my pounding sense of dread. I will see the truth with my own eyes.

Hebi-san quickly joined me. In fact she climbed on top of me and…

“W-what are you doing?”

“Did you listen to a single word we said, you fool? We will go deeper. And we will go together.” Then, as if it was the most normal thing in the world she slipped my dick inside of her.

“That’s so gay”, Gilbert complained, only to be quickly shushed by Hebi-san.

I was in too much shock to respond. But Hebi-san wasted no time in gliding back and forth on top of me. It didn’t take long for her to get into it.

“Gaze into our eyes, Mari Beta”, Hebi-san commanded through her moans.

I did.

While Hebi-san has hypnotized me many times before, this was a first. It was always an intimate affair but never felt I that deep of a connection. Even after the multi hour long session with Sylphid my dick went hard inside of her with no issue.

Before long I found myself floating through time itself.

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And suddenly I was back there, in the freezing cold winter forest.

I was walking through the woods, the snow crunching softly beneath my feet.

Zachs was there, but he looked so much younger, still nothing more then a child.

And Ceri.

She looked just how she was in my memories. Hebi-san must have seen to that.

...

That said.

That irritated expression. The angry glare. It wasn’t one to one but the resemblance to Beatrice was uncanny.

Although I suppose Beatrice does look older. Slightly.

“Stop slouching, big bro”, Ceri called out to me, grabbing my hand in the process.

“Yeah...yeah…” I found myself replying.

I quickly noticed that I had no control over my body. All I could do is watch as this child version of me followed his big brother.

“Remember Mari, Ceri! If you see a lethargic mushroom, don’t step on it!”, Zachs warned us. “Call me!”

“Obviously. Mari is already lethargic enough”, Ceri responded with a groan.

Right. We were foraging for mushrooms. I remember now. We needed to sell them at the market. My father was a soldier and died in some war when I was two. My mother perished a year later. At least that what Zachs told me. Even now in this child body I don’t remember either of them. Zachs basically raised us on his own. He couldn’t have been older then twelve here.

...

It happened so quickly that for a moment I thought I must have imagining things.

A crash in the underbrush, the whistling of air and then with a mighty leap and an earth shaking pound it landed in front of us.

A huge, lumbering giant.

A power gorilla.

A formidable monster even for an adult. We children stood no chance.

I instantly tried to reach for my dirks, but of course I didn’t have any weapon on me. Even if I had, I was only a passenger in this body. I tried to will myself to move, but it was impossible.

“Mari, Ceri! Run!”

Despite how outmatched he was, my brother readied his weapon. Nothing more then an old iron sword really, but it was the most valuable thing we possessed. An heirloom from our father. I wanted to cry out to him, tell him that it was pointless but all my child self could do was stay frozen in terror.

The power gorilla let out a terrifying roar and lunged. By a small miracle, Zachs managed to dodge his first punch and retaliated but his sword didn’t even nick the thick hide of the beast.

Then the white monstrosity effortlessly swatted him aside.

With a grunt of pain Zachs crushed into a tree. His leg made a hideous sound upon impact.

N-No!

The fear rushing through my body gripped me with a cold terror I never felt before. I noticed a warm dampness running down my legs as I was frozen in place.

Now having disposed of the most dangerous threat the monster moved towards us, his breath visible in the cold winter air.

He made a weird huffing noise.

Huff Huff.

I couldn’t move. I couldn’t do anything.

He stared at us...no.

Not at us.

At me sister.

Huff Huff

Huff Huff

Ceri looked back to me, still clutching my hand.

“M-Mari…”, she pleaded. “I…”

Huff Huff

Huff Huff Huff Huff

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…

…

I knew what the monster wanted. Even my child brain instinctively knew.

And that’s why I…

That’s why I...

I...I…I

I shoved her.

I shoved my sister towards the monster.

“AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In this moment I had no other instinct then self preservation, I ran away as fast as I could. But in my panic induced frenzy, I didn’t pay any attention to my footing. I stumbled and smacked my head on a stone. The pain almost knocked me out but pure adrenaline kept me conscious.

Oh, Goddess.

I looked back, tears and snot staining my face but the monster was gone.

Instead there was a different one.

In front of me stood something incomprehensible. I couldn’t make out what it was. Female. My brain told me. She carried both Ceri and Zachs.

“Oh my…” the female had a sultry smile on her lips as her eyes moved over my body. “Are you sure, little girl? Is he truly worth the price?”

I believe it was at that time that I lost my mind. Even now, everything inside of me was screaming, the scene in front of me appeared distorted and monochrome.

And yet, despite all of it I saw Ceri nodding with an unyielding determination. “He is my brother. I pay your price.”

And then my mind went white.

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..

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“AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH”

His eyes jolted open, his body jerked upwards.

This was no longer in the woods? Where is this? Where is Ceri?

Where, Where?

“Aaaahhh….aahhhhh..”

“Calm down, Mari Beta!”

A voice..aaahh..haa..w-what is going on? Where am..where? This is..no...ahh….

The heart was pounding so hard it felt like it could rip out any moment. Mind was racing with thousands thoughts all jumbled together. m...m...

“Calm yourself, Mari Beta”, the voice stated again. “Whatever you saw can no longer hurt you.”

No..no...nononono No….was shaking. “Ce... abandoned...No No.No..Ceri Ceri Ceri CERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERICERI!!!!!!”

clutched my head and shrieked.

“THREW HER AWAY!!!!!!” He howled and scratched at my body as grit my teeth so hard felt they would break.

Someone embraced. “You are no longer the same Mari Beta, we made sure of that. Calm down.”

“N-No...No.....nmeeeemeeee..ah...aaaaahhh….”

His entire body started to shake and convulse. His mind...it was melting..Ceri...noo..mmm..meee...haaa...I….haaaaaauuuaaa….hhhaaaa…...hhha!!!!!!!!!!!”

And then she stared into his eyes. And I stopped caring.