Day 125 Post-Impact
The Covenant protocol was real.
Yuki had spent three days reconstructing the fragmented data, her ice powers unconsciously chilling the research lab as she worked through increasingly complex decryption algorithms. Now she stood before the main display, glasses reflecting lines of ancient code translated into modern terms, her petite body practically vibrating with scientific excitement.
"It's a binding contract," she explained, pulling up diagram after diagram. "Both parties must agree to specific terms. The entity gains limited freedom - ability to move within defined boundaries, interact with the physical world, pursue whatever goals it has. In exchange, it accepts permanent restrictions on its power and agrees not to harm designated populations."
Sarnav studied the display. "What happens if it breaks the terms?"
"That's the elegant part." Yuki's eyes gleamed behind her glasses. "The Covenant includes automatic enforcement. If the entity violates any term, you can forcefully rebind it without the usual power requirements. The contract itself provides the leverage."
"So it's not trust-based. It's contract-based."
"Exactly. Both parties have something to gain and something to lose." She pulled up another screen. "The ritual requires a specific location - somewhere with strong natural energy convergence. Based on the seal's original anchor points, the volcanic caldera northwest of here would be ideal."
Fifteen days until the storm alignment. Enough time to reach the caldera, perform the ritual, and return - if the entity agreed.
"This is incredible work, Yuki." He meant it. Without her analytical mind, they'd still be choosing between bad options.
She flushed, the pink spreading across her pale cheeks. "I just followed the data. Anyone could have-"
"No. They couldn't." He stepped closer, and her breath caught audibly. "You're brilliant. You saved us."
Her glasses fogged slightly as her temperature rose. Ice crystals formed unconsciously on the nearby equipment, her power responding to her emotional state. "Sarnav-kun, I... that's..."
"That's what?"
"Embarrassing." But she didn't step back. If anything, she leaned closer, her 34D chest nearly brushing his arm. "When you say things like that, I can't... my cognitive functions become compromised."
"Good."
Elsewhere in the settlement, Meera had found her way to the medical wing.
Sana was organizing supplies, her movements graceful and efficient. She looked up with a warm smile when Meera entered, no suspicion in her soft brown eyes.
"Mrs. Ryan! Can I help you with something?"
"Please, call me Meera." She settled into a chair with practiced casualness. "I was hoping to learn more about how things work here. Mythili speaks so highly of what you've all built."
"Sarnav built it. We just support him." Sana's dimples deepened. "He has this ability to make everyone feel valued. Protected."
"All eleven of you must keep him quite busy." Meera let the observation hang in the air.
Sana laughed, unguarded. "He manages somehow. The bond network helps - we can feel each other's needs, coordinate without words. But yes, he's... dedicated."
"Dedicated." Meera filed that away. "And he treats you all equally?"
"He treats us all according to what we need." Sana's eyes went soft with memory. "Some of us need gentleness. Others need intensity. He pays attention. Remembers everything."
"Everything?"
"What we like. What makes us feel safe. What makes us..." She caught herself, blushing. "I'm sorry. That's probably too much information."
"Not at all." Meera smiled warmly. "I think it's beautiful. A man who truly cares for his partners' needs is rare indeed."
And one who can satisfy eleven of them is remarkable, she thought. No wonder Mythili watches him with such complicated eyes.
[ENTITY STATUS: MONITORING - 2KM PERIMETER][DEADLINE: 15 DAYS REMAINING][COVENANT OPTION: VIABLE]
Back in the research lab, Yuki's scientific composure was rapidly deteriorating.
"We should... the data needs to be... I have to..." Her voice trailed off as Sarnav's hand cupped her face, thumb brushing her cheekbone.
"The data can wait."
"But the protocols-"
He kissed her.
She melted into it almost immediately, her body remembering what her mind tried to categorize. This was their second time - she'd given him her virginity just fourteen chapters ago, in this very lab - but she was already responding more eagerly, her mouth opening for him without hesitation.
Ice spread across the floor in delicate patterns as her powers reacted.
"The temperature is dropping," she gasped when he pulled back. "I can't control it when you-"
"I know." He lifted her onto the research desk, sending tablets and equipment scattering. Her lab coat fell open, revealing the tight sweater beneath, her 34D breasts straining against the fabric. "I like it."
"You like that I lose control?"
"I like that I'm the one who makes you lose it."
He pulled her sweater up, revealing a simple white bra that somehow made her look even more innocent. Her glasses had fogged completely now, and she reached up to clean them with trembling fingers.
"Leave them on."
"But I can't see-"
"You don't need to see. You need to feel."
He unclasped her bra, freeing her breasts. They were perfect - full and firm despite her petite frame, with pale pink nipples already hardening in the cold air her powers were generating. He took one into his mouth, and she cried out, her hands flying to his hair.
"Sarnav-kun! That's... oh god, the sensation is... unprecedented..."
He sucked harder, his hand finding her other breast, rolling the nipple between his fingers. She was already squirming, her hips rolling against nothing, seeking friction.
"Please," she whimpered. "I need... I require..."
"Tell me what you require." He bit down gently on her nipple, and she squeaked.
"Your... your cock. Inside me. I've been thinking about it since last time, analyzing the sensations, wanting to replicate..." She gasped as his hand slid under her skirt, finding her soaked through her panties. "Oh! The data suggests I'm extremely aroused."
"The data is correct." He pushed her panties aside and slid two fingers into her pussy, finding her tight and dripping. "You're soaked, Yuki. Have you been touching yourself? Thinking about this?"
"Y-yes." Her hips bucked against his hand. "Every night. I tried to recreate the sensations manually but it wasn't... it wasn't sufficient. I need you. Only you can make me feel like this."
He freed his cock and positioned himself at her entrance. She looked down, her fogged glasses barely allowing her to see, her expression a mix of anticipation and lingering shyness.
"Ready for more data collection?"
"Please-"
He thrust into her in one smooth stroke. She screamed, her pussy clamping down on him immediately, ice exploding outward from her body in a burst of crystalline beauty. The lab equipment frosted over. Her breath came out in visible puffs.
"Still so tight," he groaned, beginning to move. "Even after last time."
"I've been doing exercises," she gasped. "To improve performance metrics- oh god, right there!"
He fucked her on the research desk, watching her scientific composure shatter with every thrust. Her glasses were completely fogged now, her long dark hair coming loose from its neat arrangement, her pale skin flushing pink wherever he touched her. The contrast between her innocent appearance and the desperate sounds she was making was intoxicating.
"Harder," she demanded, surprising both of them with her boldness. "I want... I need more intensity than before. The standard parameters aren't sufficient. I've been analyzing our previous encounter and I believe I can handle increased force."
He obliged, driving into her with increasing force. The desk shook with every impact, more equipment crashing to the frozen floor. She wrapped her legs around him, pulling him deeper, her nails digging into his shoulders hard enough to leave marks.
"Yes! Sarnav-kun, yes! The sensations are exceeding all previous measurements! Your cock is reaching deeper than before, the angle is optimal, I can feel every-" She broke off with a moan as he hit a particularly sensitive spot. "There! That location produces maximum response!"
Her pussy was getting tighter, her moans louder, her scientific vocabulary increasingly abandoned. Through the bond, he felt her approaching climax faster than before - her body learning, adapting, becoming more responsive with each encounter. The corruption was taking root, transforming the shy virgin into something hungrier.
"I'm going to try something," he said, his hand sliding down between her cheeks. "Tell me if you want me to stop."
His finger found her other entrance, pressing gently against the tight ring. Her eyes went wide behind her fogged glasses, a sharp intake of breath frosting in the cold air.
"That's... that location is... oh..." She trembled as he applied slight pressure, not entering, just circling, teasing the sensitive nerves. "The nerve endings there are... unexpectedly responsive. I've read about this in research papers but the actual sensation is... significantly more intense than documented."
"Do you want me to stop?"
"N-no." The admission seemed to surprise her. "I want... I want more data. For future analysis."
He pressed slightly harder, the tip of his finger breaching her tight ring just barely. She gasped, her pussy clenching around his cock.
"We'll explore that more thoroughly later," he promised, withdrawing his finger. "When you're ready. For now, I want you to cum for me. Let go completely. Stop analyzing, stop thinking. Just feel."
"I can't- the control required to- if I lose focus the ice will-"
"Let it go, Yuki. I want to see you completely undone."
She shattered.
Her eyes rolled back, tongue lolling out in an expression of pure overwhelming pleasure - ahegao, the complete loss of composure. Japanese spilled from her lips without conscious thought: "Iku! Kimochi! Dame, dame, I can't stop cumming-!"
Ice exploded outward in a massive burst, coating the entire lab in crystalline frost. The temperature plummeted as her pussy clenched around him in rhythmic waves, her whole body convulsing with the force of her orgasm.
The sight of her completely undone pushed him over the edge. He came deep inside her, filling her with warmth that contrasted with the frozen air, and she moaned at the sensation.
"I can feel it," she whimpered. "So warm inside me... the temperature differential is..."
She trailed off, too overwhelmed to finish the sentence.
They stayed like that for a long moment, connected, surrounded by ice and the fog of their breath. Her powers slowly stabilized, the worst of the cold receding though frost still coated every surface in the lab.
When he finally pulled out, she slumped back on the desk, her glasses askew, her expression dazed and thoroughly satisfied. Her pussy leaked his cum onto the frozen surface, the warmth creating small pools of meltwater.
"That was..." She struggled to find scientific terms and failed completely. "Really good. That was really, really good. The intensity exceeded all projections by a significant margin."
He laughed, kissing her forehead, then her nose, then her lips softly. "Better than the data predicted?"
"Far better." She smiled shyly, but there was something new in her eyes - a hint of the corruption taking root, the shy virgin transforming into something hungrier. "I look forward to expanding our research parameters. Particularly the... the anal data collection you mentioned. I believe I would like to pursue that avenue of study in future sessions."
"That can definitely be arranged."
She blushed furiously but didn't look away. Progress indeed.
[HARMONY POINTS: +800][BOND WITH TANAKA YUKI: DEEPENED][TANAKA YUKI: D → D+ ADVANCEMENT][ICE MAGIC: ENHANCED][CORRUPTION PROGRESS: 15%]
Later that night, Sarnav stood on the observation deck, looking toward the entity's position in the jungle.
Fifteen days. He had a viable option now. Tomorrow, he would approach the entity and propose the Covenant.
The weight of the decision pressed on him, but for the first time in weeks, it didn't feel impossible. They had a path forward. All he had to do was take it.
[DAY 125]
[SARNAV: S-RANK (HARMONY SOVEREIGN - FIRST STAGE)][PROGRESS TO SECOND STAGE: 42%]
[WIFE CULTIVATION STATUS][1. NISHA - C+ | 2. ISHANI - C+ | 3. ANANYA - C+][4. MINJI - C | 5. JADE - C+ | 6. SANA - B-][7. JIYEON - C | 8. SERENA - C+ | 9. ZARA - B-][10. ELENA - S | 11. YUKI - D+]
[HARMONY SAFE ZONE: 1,378 SURVIVORS | 3 SECTORS][SEAL INTEGRITY: 91.0%]
[ENTITY STATUS: MONITORING - 2KM PERIMETER][DEADLINE: 15 DAYS REMAINING][COVENANT OPTION: READY TO PRESENT]
[WIVES BONDED: 11/32]