Floating within a void of cascading ethereal purple lights, I opened my eyes and turned my head, glancing at myself off in the distance; however, I couldn't help but furrow my brows as my focus intensified.
"Hmm, something isn't right. I just can't quite put my finger on it." Muttered Elif as he gently rubbed his chin while gazing at himself in the distance.
While staring at myself, trying to find what I found to be wrong, I happened to blink, prompting myself to suddenly appear standing before me, though now that he was so close, I could finally pinpoint what was wrong with my heart demon.
"Ahh, I see. Your eyebrows are a little too thick, your nose points ever so slightly to the right, your hair is slightly too short, you have a tiny mole on your chest, the muscle on your left bicep is a slightly irregular shape, your nails are a little too dark, same for the color of yours skin, your eyes aren't nearly as bright, and those are just what I can clearly see. Oh, I almost forgot, but you don't look intelligent. Though that could just be how all heart demons look." Remarked Elif calmly as his finger pointed throughout his heart demon, spotting various imperfections on his body before raising his head and gazing into its eyes.
"I'm a reflection of you, so what does that say?" Asked (HD)Elif with an uncanny smirk as he folded his arms and looked at Elif, who simply raised an eyebrow before shaking his head.
"No, you're not. A reflection would show a perfect copy, though, as I've just pointed out, you're clearly imperfect, so in that case, you're merely an imitation. A rather poor one at that; how could you make so many mistakes? I know emulating me is impossible, but you could've at least done better. A mole on my chest? That is plain embarrassing." Stated Elif calmly as he reluctantly stood upright while staring directly into the eyes of (HD)Elif, who sported an unsightly expression.
"Hmm, I also didn't notice it before, but you're slightly shorter than I am." Added Elif lightly as he moved his hand between him and (HD)Elif, who grew more frustrated by the second.
"Hmph, if that's so, then it shall really sting when you taste defeat at the hands of a so-called 'imperfect imitation', don't you think?" Stated (HD)Elif with a snarl as he forcefully grabbed Elif's hand before yanking it down, causing him to raise an eyebrow.
"You're not wrong, but this is all under the assumption I would ever lose. Unfortunately, despite being utterly perfect, I have tasted defeat… Once. Though that won't ever be happening again." Said Elif with a nod as he yanked his hand out of (HD)Elif's grasp before thrusting his palm into his chest, knocking him far off into the distance.
Flicking my hand, I gazed at (HD)Elif while commanding my Qi, intending to toy around with my heart demon; however, just as he stopped himself, the place we were in suddenly began to crack, illuminating the rather dim void.
"What is the meaning of this?" Asked (HD)Elif in slight confusion as he observed his surroundings before eyeing Elif, who was entirely composed, causing him to frown.
After a few more moments, the void suddenly shattered into millions of tiny black particles, and our surroundings changed to a rather familiar place I knew all too well.
"Hmm, Yggdrasil?" Mutted Elif in slight surprise as he observed the magnificent capital city of the Elven Immortal Empire.
While it was surprising to learn that Sarah's fight was taking place back home, it did make sense, considering that's where she spent most of her life, especially the unfortunate events.
Sensing the clashing of Qi in the distance, I glanced at (HD)Elif before turning around and flying to the battle off in the distance, which was in the direction of the Royal Palace.
"Where are you going!?" Exclaimed (HD)Elif with a frown as he raised his arm, manifesting a large purple palm that lunged towards Elif, who simply raised his finger.
"To help a friend, now leave me." Replied Elif lightly as he fired a condensed beam of purple Qi, penetrating the incoming palm and destroying it while it continued towards (HD)Elif.
Ignoring my heart demon, I continued to fly through the sky, covering Yggdrasil in a matter of seconds, only to arrive by the Eve estate, where I saw Sarah and Sarah; the two were surprisingly locked in a challenging fight.
'I had somewhat expected to come and find Sarah fleeing for her life from her heart demon; either way, this a most welcome surprise.' Thought Elif with a raised eyebrow as he glanced between the two Sarahs, only to raise his hand, manifesting a large palm before launching it forward toward one of the Sarahs.
"Huh, what the-" Said Sarah with widened eyes as she suddenly glanced to her left, watching as a purple palm filled her vision before violently slamming into her.
"Eh? What j-just happened?" Asked Sarah in confusion as she glanced at where her enemy had gone before looking in the direction of where the attack initially came, only for her eyes to widen in surprise.
"E-ELIF!?" Exclaimed Sarah in surprise as she glanced at Elif, only to speedily fly towards him before lunging into his embrace.
"W-What are you doing? H-How are you here? T-This doesn't make any sense?" Asked Sarah in pure confusion as she tightly hugged Elif while staring into his eyes, causing him to faintly smirk.
"Well, it wasn't that hard; I simply had Illumia and Lynda help me with a little something, though I will spare you the details. Right now, let us focus on you defeating your heart demon as quickly as possible; I'm sure neither of us wants to spend more time here than we have to." Replied Elif lightly as he glanced at Sarah while gently stroking her head, only for them to suddenly vanish, evading a beam of Qi that would've otherwise pierced them.
Floating off in the distance with Sarah in my arms, we turned and glanced at my heart demon, causing her to constantly look between the two of us though I don't know why, but a lustful glint passed through her eyes, causing my face to twitched as I hit the back of her head.
"No, Sarah. Whatever you're thinking of, save it for after we've dealt with your heart demon. Haa, you and Marley are, without a doubt, sisters." Stated Elif firmly as he narrowed his eyes at Sarah, who pouted before nodding while muttering quietly to herself.
"Two Elif's? My body physically couldn't handle that level of abuse, but I'd love to try." Muttered Sarah softly with a lustful glint, only for her gaze to harden when she saw herself emerge from the Eve manor.
"Looks like it's a two-on-two." Said (HD)Sarah as she floated beside (HD)Elif while the two intently gazed at their true selves, only for Sarah's eyes to suddenly widen.
"Elif, is that your heart demon!?" Exclaimed Sarah in shock as she eyed Elif, who calmly nodded before dismissively waving his hand.
"Yes. For me to assist you, I was required to have a heart demon of my own; that was a rather annoying process, to say the least, but don't worry about him. He's merely an imitation; we don't even look anything like each other." Replied Elif as he glanced at Sarah, whose expression softened, only for her to passionately kiss him.
"Mhm, I love you, Elif!" Stated Sarah enthusiastically as she aggressively kissed Elif, who reciprocated before eventually pushing her away.
"Can we continue this later? We've got something more important to deal with." Declared Elif firmly as he gently patted Sarah's head while narrowing his eyes at (HD)Sarah and (HD)Elif, who were both passionately kissing each other.
"Oh, you've finished?" Asked (HD)Elif with a nasty smirk as he wiped his mouth, his erection visible from even a distance.
"Tsk, so uncouth." "You're exactly like that whenever you're with her Highness; we just have the decency not to mention it, as we're not trying to embarrass our Prince." Stated Elif and Sarah, respectively, as he scoffed, only for her to fold her arms while blankly staring at him.
"Hmph, but Elaine is almost always sitting on my lap, so no one even knows." Remarked Elif defensively as he eyed Sarah, who rolled her eyes before shaking her head.
"Oh, trust me, Elif, we know. Her Highness has a body I'd kill for, but even her voluptuous body can't entirely conceal your large cock." Said Sarah softly as she bit her lip while glancing at Elif's crotch, her mind wandering, only for her to shake her head.
Scoffing at Sarah's words, I shifted my focus to our heart demons and decided to attack first, which was precisely what my imitation was thinking; when our two palms collided in the air, I lunged forward and attacked both (HD)Sarah and (HD)Elif. This caused them to respond in kind, with (HD)Elif attempting to attack Sarah, which I didn't allow; I was here to help her and not have my heart demon further distract her.
Since I was an outsider, I couldn't deal the finishing blow to Sarah's heart demon; only she could, but that didn't mean I couldn't overwhelm her by occasionally sending attacks her away, and coupled with the fact she's also forced to deal with Sarah, she wasn't having a fun time.