An Incubus Life - 167 - The Oasis

Chapter 167 The Oasis

The temperature had plummeted after the sun had set.  I removed and gave the magical sleeping bags from my mind space for Aurora and Bedelia.  The bags drew a trickle of the occupant’s aether to keep them warm.

The two were sleeping as the Molten Fist Clan reached the oasis.  They collapsed at the pool and drank heavily before falling asleep.  I had two more magical sleeping bags in my mind but did not offer them to Sharn.  I had a feeling she would have rejected them anyway. Sharn was out to prove a point.

I had already gotten enough rest in my mind space and planned to remain on watch the entire night.  My aether recovery was faster than it was on Earth or Mercanious, but still not fast enough.  I planned to use my vortex to expedite refilling my aether core.  When the orcs were finally all quiet and sleeping, Bedelia hissed, “Caleb, I’m cold.  Please warm me up.”

“Those bags draw on your aether to make it the perfect temperature,” I replied, staring at the unfamiliar starry sky.

I grinned as Bedelia tried again, more straightforward, “I would appreciate a core enhancement session tonight.”

I heard Aurora roll in her sleeping bag, and with my abyssal sight, I could see she had turned to face us and watch.  I was in my human form, stripped, and squeezed into Bedelia’s bag with her.  Bedelia had removed her orc disguise as well.  She was topless and just had panties on as we fumbled to get comfortable with our bodies pressed together.   My shaft was squeezed between her thighs, pressing her underwear into her moistness.  I let her take the top position as we kissed.  I set up a vortex away from her core to avoid enhancing it too fast and recover my own aether.

Bedelia’s tongue snaked around inside my mouth as she squeezed her thighs together to stimulate my phallus.  It was not long before we overcame the sleeping bag’s ability t modulate temperature, and Bedelia was sweating profusely.  The sweat was a lubricant as our bodies slid against each other.  Her hard nipples rubbed against me.  I willed my own body to sweat as well, adding to the slickness and heat inside the bag as our bodies entwined.

My hands were busy playing with Bedelia’s ass cheeks.  I was massaging them and helping Bedelia move along my body and stimulate my length between her thighs.  “Ugh, you are making it too bloody hot in here now,” she complained, breaking the kiss.

“We can stop,” I threatened with a smile.

Bedelia huffed and reached down to pull her underwear to the side and allow my shaft entry.  The heat between her folds soon enveloped me.  Her lips and tongue returned to mine, and she braced her arms on my shoulders.  This gave her leverage to slide up and down my body with effort as she fucked herself on my phallus.  I aided by realigning myself every time Bedelia came too far forward, and my lower head lost connection.

Our odd rhythm got going, and my glans massaged her vaginal walls as she panted from the effort of moving her body up and down mine. I felt the ripple along my shaft, and some added fluids as Bedelia reached an orgasm.  The ripples extended through her whole sweaty body.  She paused, panting heavily with me still buried inside her.  I squeezed her hips with my hands, and I continued to slide her body up and down.  It was a little bit of manhandling on my part, but Bedelia did not complain.

I increased the tempo, using her body to bring me to my own climax.  My balls tightened, and I released into her.  “That is enough, Bedelia,” I said, sliding out of the bag and standing.  The cold, dry air quickly dried my body off.

Bedelia complained, “My bag is soaked with sweat and other bodily fluids.”   She stood next to me and immediately started shivering.  I retrieved another bag and handed it to her.  She tossed her underwear in the bushes, quickly got inside the clean bag, and fell asleep.  I unzipped the wet bag and hung it over some bushes to dry. I thought Aurora might also be up for a coupling tonight, but she had also fallen asleep.

I walked to the spring, planning to get some water to clean up.  Sharn was sitting against a small tree nearby, “Where will we go from here?”  I was surprised she was still up, serving as the overnight for her clan. Once again, I was impressed by her.

I focused on the ice orc woman.  She was more red than pale right now, and her skin must be burning from the sunburn.  Her clan was stirring uncomfortably nearby, their burns just as terrible.  “I am going to the next highest layer with them,” I indicated to Bedelia and Aurora.  I was washing my naked body in the dark.

Sharn considered her next question, “Why?” It was probably not normal for a subordinate in her orc culture to question those above her. She had asked quietly.

“The demon that turned me from a human into one of her kind is in trouble,” I responded truthfully.

“So she called you to her side to help her,” Sharn was nodding that it made sense.

“Well, not really. Our bond was broken, so she can not order me to do anything,” I said.

“So it is loyalty to your demonic lord that is motivating you?” She was quickly getting more and more comfortable asking me questions to satiate her curiosity.

I started to clean my body in front of Sharn with water from the pond.  “Partly, I think. A friend of mine is a seer. She can see glimpses of the future. She told me that my fate and those I cared for would be better served if I went to Andromeda in her time of need. I might have gone anyway—I am not sure.”

After I finished cleaning and was dressing, Sharn asked, “Are they demons too? Will you be making us into your image as well, making us demons?”

“No,” I replied and guessed that ability was decades away. I sat on a rock across from Sharn and motioned her to continue, “Ask your questions. I will be as forthcoming as I can.”

Sharn looked a little surprised and contemplated what to ask, “How did you make Tevega stronger?”

I nodded as strength seemed to be the focus of orc society.  “I enhanced her aether core. I am an incubus demon. I use lust, arousal, passion, and orgasmic bliss to increase an aether core. I can also create… elixirs that enhance other aspects of my allies.”

Sharn asked, “Can you enhance the cores of my clan? We are committed to serving you, Apollyon.”

“My name is actually Caleb. Apollyon is my demonic name. I do not know what to do with your clan,” I looked over at them, sleeping and exhausted. The shaman, Ganon, was not part of the Molten Fist. I had already accepted his service. I studied the cores more intently and confirmed them with by pulling my reader from my mind space.

Ganon was the strongest among the group at 1.44. He was nearly upper tier two. Extremely strong and had tons of potential as a mage and already knew how to manipulate aether. I told Sharn as much, “Ganon is the strongest among this group. He has the most potential. His aether core is one point four-four. Not as strong as Aurora but close.”

“What about me? I have never had a core reading before. And my daughter? And the others?” Sharn leaned forward, pain from the sunburn ignored.

I studied Sharn’s core, and it looked like an upper-tier one. I used the device and told her, “Your core is zero point six-four. It is very respectable.” I turned to her daughter, Glasha. She was barely in range of the device, “Glasha is zero point six-zero. Again, very respectable. Who are the others?”

“Raguk is my grandfather. The twin boys are Rogan and Kurdan. They are my twin sister’s sons. She was killed three years ago. The gray male is the son of my mate, who is also dead. His name is Cagan.”

I was confused, “He is a gray? How?”

Sharn coughed and scoffed, “My mate would stick his cock into anything. The boy’s mother was a green and ran an inn in a small village. He came seeking his father a year ago, but he had already been killed by then. The boy is a good male. He is very respectful, and I allowed him to stay in our clan house. The young girl is my only other living child. Her name is Ghorza. She will be a strong fighter one day,” she said proudly.

I nodded and started with the old crippled orc, “Raguk’s core is only zero point two-one. It is not terrible, but too weak to go to any higher layer. The aetheric pressure will eventually kill him.” There was a pained look on Sharn’s face, and I assumed they had a good relationship.

I moved on to the twins. I had to walk closer to use my device to confirm their cores before sitting down again, “The twins are zero point four-three. Lower tier one but strong for the twenty-third layer.” Sharn nodded, accepting and happy with the reading.

I was a little surprised when I read the gray-skinned male’s number registered on the device. “Cagan is zero point seven-nine. Upper tier one and very strong.”

Sharn frowned but nodded at the bastard son, “He has never picked up a weapon, Apollyon. He can be trained. All my clan can be trained,” she reinforced her willingness to commit her clan to my service. “You did not mention my youngest’s potential yet.”

I had to get up again and walk to the smallest orc of the group. When I returned this time, Sharn was eager to hear the number. “Zero point seven-one. Your daughter Ghorza is strong as well.”

Sharn smiled, “She has more life in her than any child I have ever seen. She could wear out a Champion.” She looked me in the eye, “The old blood does run strong in my Clan.” It was another affirmation that her clan was strong and worth the investment.

I stood and looked over the orcs sprawled on the ground around the pool of water in the oasis. I looked back at the exhausted Sharn. “Get some rest. I will watch the camp till morning. It is an order.” She gave me a hard look, but she was asleep once she closed her eyes.

I walked quietly along the perimeter of the oasis as the others slept. I was lost in thought. The Molten Fist Clan would be strong on Earth, where anyone with an aether core over 0.25 would be considered strong. Was it even right to take them into my service? How was I going to get them back to Earth anyway?

I found some signs others had used the oasis. Old fire pits on the perimeter with some discarded items. They all looked very aged. Camping away from the water source made sense to avoid contaminating it. I suspected they buried their business out in the sand. We had not been that careful, and I regretted not being more aware of sanitary practices.

The sun started rising, and I watched it from the edge of the foliage. It threatened to bring back the heat of the day. Aurora approached and stood at my left. “Caleb, how long until we leave?”

I checked my banners in my mind space. My life essence was 201/360, and my aether core had 328/1000.  “Two more days. Can you take care of setting up sanitation to keep the pool clean?”

“I watched them last night.  Sharn kept them away from the pool to all but drink,” Aurora stated, watching the sunrise on the desert with me. “It is odd, the different sun, the different moon. This planet was supposed to be a copy of Mercanious, but the environment is vastly different.”

“The Butterfly Effect,” I stated.

“What is that?” Aurora asked.

“A movie I watched explained it. One small butterfly flapping its wings can cause monumental changes elsewhere in time. Maybe a hurricane in a hundred thousand years. I have been thinking about it a lot, as that is what I am. I am the butterfly, causing changes that will ripple across the layers and cause change to occur.”

The odd sun was rising, and I turned back to the oasis. The sunlight was causing people to stir. Sharn was already ordering her Clan members to make a better camp and start cooking. The pink orcs groaned as they moved around to follow the orders. Sharn helped as well the maimed orc. They impressed me.

I sat on a nearby rock, and Aurora went to help as well. I entered my mind space prepared to spend my life essence. I already knew I wanted to upgrade my incubus wings. It should improve my flying speed and the amount I could carry.

Incubus Wings

Lower

Tier 2

200 life essence

improve the strength and   appearance of your wings

I invested the 200 life essence.

Incubus Wings

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

improve the strength and   appearance of your wings

The investment also increased my max life essence up to 380. Just two hundred more life essence invested in my development, and I could strengthen my abilities to lower tier three. I looked at the entire banner, not entirely happy with my progress. I was still no match for an experienced angelic.

Ability

Level

Cost to Increase

Abyssal Eyes

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Abyssal Strength

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Abyssal Speed

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Abyssal Endurance

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Abyssal Smell

Upper

Tier 1

100 life essence

Abyssal Taste

Upper

Tier 1

100 life essence

Chronomancy

Upper

Tier 1

100 life essence

Incubus Form

Upper

Tier 1

1,000 life essence

Incubus Tail

Upper

Tier 1

100 life essence

Incubus Wings

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Succubus Form

Upper

Tier 1

1,000 life essence

Succubus Wings

Lower

Tier 1

100 life essence

Flame Ball

Lower

Tier 2

400 life essence

Melodic Voice

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Aphrodisiac Saliva

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Seductive Gaze

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Mask Aether Core

Upper

Tier 2

400 life essence

Elixir Seed of Strength

Upper

Tier 1

200 life essence

Elixir Seed of Endurance

Upper

Tier 1

200 life essence

Elixir Seed of Recall

Upper

Tier 1

200 life essence

Cleanse Death Essence

Upper

Tier 2

na

Discern Truth

Lower

Tier 1

100 life essence

Male Elf Form

Upper

Tier 1

100 life essence

Ice Orc Form

Upper

Tier 1

100 life essence

Elixir Seed of Quickness

Lower

Tier 1

100 life essence

Elixer of Taste

Lower

Tier 1

100 life essence

Elixer of Constitution

Upper

Tier 1

200 life essence

Elixer of Dexterity

Lower

Tier 1

100 life essence

I had a number of elixirs available to me for my allies. The problem with investing in the elixirs was they would not increase my life essence cap. My constructs were busy in the library, and I let them work.

I returned to the oasis, transformed into my incubus body, and took to the air. The dry, quickly heating air made flying easier, and I knew I was faster. I circled the oasis and went higher and higher. I was searching as my circles got bigger and bigger. My abyssal sight gave me incredible range, and I could spot other dots in the desert—most likely other oases.

I was trying to judge my speed and guessed maybe 75 mph, so not a huge increase. I dove toward the nearest dot, about twenty miles away, and circled high above. It was just a stone wall with a well in the middle of it. Some small trees were growing inside the walls. I returned to our oasis and landed and transformed into my human body.

The young orc Ghorza ran up to me to offer food and water. I looked at Sharn, and it was obvious she had instructed the young orc to do so. I accepted the water but turned down the food. I did not need it, and they might need it. Ganon approached me, “Lord Demon, how can I serve?”

I looked the thin gray up and down. He was looking better, and he was also powerful with a 1.44 aether core. “So, you wish to serve? I think it is time we improve you. I have a few aspects that can help improve you. I can improve your memory to make learning casting easier. I can improve your strength, endurance, quickness, constitution, or dexterity. You can select three,” I informed him.

Ganon was stunned for a few moments. “Whatever you decide, Lord Demon.”

“Ok, we are not going to call me that again. You call me Caleb in private and Apolloyon around others,” He looked conflicted but nodded.

That morning, I prepared three beverages for Ganon. I choose to give him the recall elixir, constitution elixir, and endurance elixir. He was going to have to eat a lot, having all three at once, and I probably should have spread them out, but since I planned to travel as soon as I was ready to the next layer, I gave him all three.

It did not go well for Ganon, who was already thin. His consumption of food could not keep up with his appetite for calories. His muscles ached, and he had intense abdominal pain. I had at least learned something. Any more than two elixirs at once was inadvisable. The other orcs, particularly Sharn, looked on in curiosity as Ganon assimilated the elixirs. I had prepared them in private so no one was aware of what they were, and Ganon took them without question.

I relaxed in the shade while Bedelia and Aurora talked to the orcs. Ganon was slowly recovering throughout the day and realizing what I had given him. He would need a few weeks of heavy eating, but he would be healthier than most orcs ever would. I hoped Bedelia could start teaching him magic as we traveled.

Bedelia told me Aurora would share her bag with me this evening to help me accumulate essence and move us to the next layer. Sharn approached me late in the day and stood over me. “Apollyon. I wish to be taken into your service, Shaman Ganon. Bestow your gifts on me.” She started unstrapping her armor and undressing in front of me. Each piece that hit the rooty earth made a sound—a sound of commitment.

“Your grandfather will be left behind, Sharn. Do you realize that? He cannot survive on the twenty-first layer,” I stated as she was completely naked over me.

“No, he will travel with us and endure. He will die with his clan in service to you if that is his fate,” Sharn said firmly.

“The twins will be in the same state if I have to travel to the twentieth layer. Their cores will not be able to handle it if I have to go higher. You all could stay here and live. There are other oases a day’s walk. Your entire clan can survive here, or there are orcs on other continents…”

“No, I have decided for all of us. We will follow you, Apollyon. You will strengthen our clan, and we will serve. Aurora said mating helps you grow stronger as well,” Sharn stated.

Seeing her resolution, I nodded, “We can go behind the bushes there.”

“No, I am giving myself to you in front of the clan. Subjugating myself to your will, wants, and needs so they know you are my superior,” Sharn stated firmly. She then got on all fours facing away from me, showing me her rear. Orc society did not view sex as taboo, but this all still felt slightly uncomfortable being watched.

I was an incubus—I had accepted that—I had taken ownership of that. I transformed into my incubus form, activated my lust aura, and positioned myself behind Sharn. I spat on my hand and coated my shaft in aphrodisiac saliva. My vortex was set on her core to enhance. We were both facing the clan as I entered her…