Dangerous loyalty『Tartaglia x MR』

XV

A ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴏғ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀsʜɪᴘ?!

M/n yawns as he sits up from bed, the earlier events still in his head.
"I didn't mean to go that far but meh, who cares...I do need a bath however and new sheets.."M/n sighs as he stands from bed; not bothering to close the robe he changed into when he returned to his room. As he slowly trudges to his couch to wait for Verose to come to the room. As M/n passes a mirror, he froze from what could be seen in the reflection.
"Is...is that what I think it- VEROSE!!!!"M/n screams at the top of his lungs, and the poor male nearly fell through the door from the scream.
"What happened?! Where's the fire?!"

"There's no fire but look at this!"

"Dude I don't want to see your- WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?"

"THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU!!"The two stop talking once they realize they're screaming at an ungodly time in the morning. M/n closes his robe then plops down onto the couch with a heavy sigh.
"Fuck...I knew I should have kept it at the first reward but I was feeling greedy...Hehe very greedy~"

"Well, to answer your question. It alines with the three states of humanity here on Teyvat.
You of course have your normal humans; those without visions, Subhumans or the enlightened; those with visions, and last the Abyssal beings; those who have both vision and Delusion-"

"What does this have to do with the glowing mark on my stomach?!"

"I was getting there! Geez, Abyssal beings have special abilities. They can range from anything, even territorial marking...That is territorial marking; it wards off other Abyssal beings from laying claim to what they deem as theirs. The mark's glow will fade but it will still be there, however, on you, it'll become almost invisible to the naked eye."

"......I wish I thought that through!"

"Hell, I wish you thought that through. He probably did that because of Scaramouche....Or he had no idea what was happening and went with his Abyssal instinct.
This world is strange in classification. We also have the Seven and the sub-Seven."M/n picks his head up and looks over at Verose, wanting him to continue.
"Ah! You're probably curious about the sub-Seven! Well, it's a term used for the children of the Seven Archons. So, you don't fit in the category of humanity, like the rest."

"Then... Doesn't that mean I have a Gnosis?"

"Yes but it takes the shape of a normal Vision however It's been with you since birth. Meaning if you throw it away as he did in the book, your throwing all of your memories away."

"How do I prevent myself from losing it if something were to happen?"Verose chuckles lightly then point at his mouth.
"You swallow it!"

".....No fucking way..."

"Yeah, I read it in a book here! But don't worry, you'll be able to reach into your body to remove it at any time."M/n huffs, throwing himself back onto the couch; making sure not to flash his friend.

"So...That means I could have marked him as well?"

"Probably."As the two continue to chat and eventually change the subject on the preparation for travel, Tartaglia was in his room, a blushing mess from the blueish purple snowflake on his lower stomach; in view for all to see due to how he wears his shirt.
"... I've been marked by a royal and my master at that. Just as La Signora has her mark from her highness."Tartaglia knew it was a common thing for certain guards to have a sexual relationship with their master but he didn't think about it ever happening for him.
He covers his face then runs his hands over his face feeling as if he did something wrong but he knew he didn't.
"Should I speak to him about this? O-Or should I wait until he brings it up?" The poor ginger was stuck on making a decision so he took to mulling it over until a knock sounds off from his door.

At first, he thought to ignore it but heads to his door anyway; throwing it open expecting it to be Verose or Heidi.
"Hello, Tartaglia~"

"Your majesty! Come it and have a se-seat!"His voice creaks at the end, this invokes M/n to chuckle and ruffle the hair of the other. Of course, M/n takes the invite and makes himself comfortable.
So many shades of blue, I'll admit it's quite nice and bright compared to my room that has darker shades of blue.
"How are you feeling, your majesty?"

"Empty."

"Huh?!"

"I'm joking, lighten up but I do need to bathe in a bit but I wanted to show you this."M/n shows the harbinger the mark on his stomach and that is when he also decided to show M/n the snowflake on his lower stomach; right above his where his belt is.
"I like that on you. I guess the world will know you belong to me."