Elliot was about to initiate the GENDER SWAP skill to transform into his female form, but Michael abruptly interrupted him with a raised index finger, having been stopped by a thought that flashed in his mind..
"Wait a second, Elliot.. What happens if that female version rejects the path and I fail to convince her?"
Elliot’s eyebrows knitted, and his expression darkened as he turned this possibility over in his head; he was completely certain deep down that his female version wouldn’t agree easily.. That was practically a settled matter given the split identity they were undergoing. Worst of all, if that version refused to switch back to the male form after transforming, and Michael failed to trick her into returning, their entire plan would crumble and all their grueling efforts would go to waste!
Elliot turned his face away, looking at Michael with cold detachment and decisive harshness: "She isn’t me anyway, and I don’t care about her fate.. If you can’t convince her from the start, you can choose the PATH OF ABSOLUTE POWER immediately.. and don’t let her fool you or influence you; I am not her at all!"
And right before Michael’s eyes—who was still leaning against the cold wall of the suite—Elliot’s features began to flow and shift in the blink of an eye through a GENDER SWAP!
Those attractive female features returned: the long, bright reddish-orange hair, the breasts that formed with seamless and breathtaking grace, alongside a stunningly beautiful face reflecting allure from another world!
Michael swallowed hard, feeling dryness in his throat; he was clearly admiring that girl’s beauty, but he pulled himself together, realizing he desperately needed to focus on his goal without committing any emotional folly. He wanted to muster all his supreme persuasion skills at this moment.
In those moments, Elliot was genuinely terrified on the inside; he was transforming into a female this time while expecting a violent jolt in his thinking, a headache resulting from conflicting personalities and HORMONES, or collapsing under the weight of fear.. But as his body’s transformation completed entirely and he looked down at his soft, delicate hands, he felt a sudden flash that there was nothing terrifying at all! He and Michael had been blowing things way out of proportion in their heads.. or so he thought; the female versions weren’t evil entities or enemies as they had believed!
He had experienced being in this body before, but when he had previously returned to his male form, a definite distortion occurred in his viewpoints and assessment of things.. Female Elliot immediately thought of the necessity to fix Michael’s perspective and adjust his course before he acted with uncalculated stupidity!
Elliot said in his soft, slightly hesitant female voice: "Hey Michael.. I think I was exaggerating the terror a bit, that’s my bad, man! I was terrified when I changed the first time, but believe me, there’s no terrifying radical shift like we thought."
However, Male Michael remained completely silent, staring at him with dry, harsh eyes without showing any response or sympathy!
Michael continued in a sharp, non-joking tone: "Alright, choose the path ’Seducing Your Best Friend’ quickly now so everything ends and we can rest!"
When Female Elliot heard Michael’s stern words and thought about them deeply, he felt he had severely overreacted earlier.. he felt he hadn’t evaluated things well! The paths and the nature of the System were sick and vulgar from the start, and the System clearly wanted to force them to have sex together, stating so without the slightest shame!
The body Elliot now inhabited was extremely real; he had previously thought his "Female I" and his "Male I" were two separate persons, but in reality, it was the exact same shared entity feeling the full sensations of this sensitive female body! This insidious System wanted them to drift hysterically behind absolute power and forget their dignity so each would look at the other with pure lust!
Elliot didn’t want Michael to sleep with him, for this was his own body; he would be the one suffering real harm alongside Michael if they merely chased after combat power.. He now realized that what Michael’s female version had said earlier was entirely correct and justified: they had to protect their bodies from violation and vulgar sacrifice!
Female Elliot took a step back, stammering as he tried to re-orient: "Umm.. I think we can think a bit and reconsider; we can never trust this System’s promises! Seriously, man.. forget what I told you moments ago, I was just scared and impulsive! I think this path—which the System claims gives legendary power greater than the path of absolute power itself, and which carries a sick requirement—won’t have hidden consequences any less dangerous.. Think about it wisely for the sake of our friendship!"
Female Elliot looked into Michael’s eyes, waiting for any response from him, but Male Michael remained completely silent like a rock.. Suddenly, a sly, mocking smile carved across his lips, and he began to chuckle through his teeth with deep sarcasm and a muffled voice!
Female Elliot tried to calm the situation and sweet-talk him reassuringly: "Alright.. I know you’ll never be convinced by this vision while you’re in your solid male form, it’s tough for you right now.. So instead of agreeing and settling it while you’re a man, swap to your other female self and she will definitely understand the situation..."
The mocking laughter grew louder, echoing in Female Elliot’s ears, as Michael looked at Elliot with his gloomy demonic face and predatory gaze as she spoke cautiously before him..
And in a sudden, unexpected ambush that Female Elliot never anticipated, Male Michael closed in with blinding speed, grabbing both of Female Elliot’s wrists with his iron hands, locking his grip with brute strength! He didn’t speak, nor did he even try verbal persuasion.. he immediately used direct physical force!
Female Elliot gasped, frozen, unable to move or break free, clearly realizing his fatal and deadly mistake when he had told him earlier while in the male form: "Don’t let her fool you..." Damn his own outsmarting that had turned against him!
Male Michael leaned his body in until his breath brushed Female Elliot’s ear, speaking in a firm tone dripping with threat and cunning:
"Hey Elliot... You and her are the exact same person.. You’re definitely thinking of that ridiculous idea! I thought the same thing and hesitated, but I won’t be fooled now, just as you advised me yourself moments ago! You now have only three seconds to choose between two options with no third option: either I sleep with you right now in this suite and choose the PATH OF ABSOLUTE POWER, or you choose the path ’Seducing Your Best Friend Is the Ultimate Sin’! And don’t ever think you can escape from me by swapping back into a man.. I will make your male self put you right back into this female body and I’ll do it with you against your will... So, what do you think now?!"