WIEDERGEBURT Act VII: Chapter 31

I think meeting with Fray was becoming a habit, but all of us were once again sitting in Fray’s parlor. Myself, Kari, and Fay had one couch. Siv was sitting on my lap. I didn’t know if that meant she counted among us couch sitters. Lin was on the floor, resting her head against my leg as her tail slowly thumped against the carpet.

I ignored the look Fray gave me the first time she saw this.

“I find the Sekbeist’s actions regarding the Great Overlords very… disturbing,” Fray said at long last. We had finished telling her about what happened during our mission to find out whether or not the Sekbeists knew where the location of at least one Great Overlord was. She’d been silent up to this point.

“I can’t help but agree.” Kari cupped her chin and furrowed her brow, thinking deeply about the situation. “Why go through all this trouble to release the Great Overlords from their seal just to let them be killed? It seems pointless to me. However, it is precisely because what they are doing seems to have no point that I find myself worried.”

“Since we can’t see a point in their actions, we can’t predict what they are going to do,” Fay added in a quiet voice.

“Exactly,” Kari said.

Several cups of tea had been placed on the table in front of us. I, of course, could not drink any because I had a Drakvarian sitting in my lap. I could hardly even see past her wings, which were folded against her back to limit how much space they took up, but were still big.

“It could be that they have a need for the Great Overlords to be unsealed… but perhaps they don’t need the Great Overlords alive?” I said, tilting my head as I tugged on my bangs. “I imagine what they want is what’s been sealed inside the Great Overlords, yes? Could they somehow acquire it the remains of their overlord if we kill the Great Overlords?”

“That is… not entirely impossible,” Fray stumbled over her words. “I cannot imagine how they would regain the sealed remains of the Sekbeist Overlord. When they were sealed away, each piece was converted into pure Spiritual Power. That is why all of the Great Overlords who were unsealed became corrupted. The Sekbeist Overlord’s Spiritual Power is like an insipid poison, corrupting the minds and hearts of our heroes over the course of centuries.” Fray paused long enough to grimace. “This is not an unforseen consequence. It was, in fact, the very reason the Great Overlords sealed themselves away immediately after the deed was done.”

Someone walked into the parlor from the door leading into the kitchen. It was Stelys. He was being followed by none other than Chloe. Stelys was carrying a trait of what appeared to be tarts, while Chloe had a cart full of meat.

The moment Lin and Siv saw the cart being pushed, they shot to their feet and followed it with their eyes like predators stalking their prey. I almost shook my head. Instead, I reached over and grabbed my cup of tea, sighing as I finally took a sip of that sweat nectar.

“Thank you, Father. That looks delicious,” Fay said as Stelys set down his tray.

“I hope you enjoy it,” Stelys said. “They appear to be a favorite of Feinrea… though I think she’s been having odd cravings lately.”

“How far along is Feinrea?” I asked suddenly.

“She’s due any day now,” Stelys admitted with a happy smile. “I’ll be glad when she finally gives birth. She has been complaining everyday about not being able to work on her alchemy.”

“I’m afraid it will be awhile yet before she can truly work on her alchemy even after the baby has been born.” Fay’s fond smile was that of remembrance. I had no doubt she was recalling what it had been like to care for Raul when he was just a baby. “It takes even more work than being pregnant.”

“I’m sure she will love that,” Stelys said with a chuckle.

Curious, I reached out and took one of the tarts. It was very much a work of art. The shortcrust was perfectly spherical. In the center was a kind of custard with several fruits arrayed inside—sliced strawberries, oranges, blueberries, and kiwi.

I took a bite. My eyes widened as the sweet yet somewhat tart flavor filled my mouth. I wasn’t sure what had been added to the dish, but the custard perfectly complemented the fruit filling. Hard to believe Stelys had made this. I would have expected it from a professional pastry chef, though I suppose a man would learn a lot to please his wife.

“These are very good,” I complimented.

“I’ll say,” Kari added as she polished off one tart and went for another. “These are delicious enough to be sold at a shop. If you and my father ever decided to start up your own cafe, you could make a killing.”

“Me and Valence starting a cafe? Now there’s an idea,” Stelys said, amused.

Now that she’d brought it up, though, I imagined these two buff men owning their own cafe. What would that be like? Would Valence stand behind the counter as he greeted guests with that gruff exterior? I imagine most of his customers would turn tail and run.

The thought made me snort.

“Something funny?” asked Fay.

“Just imagining Valence in a butlers outfit, attending to people whose name isn’t Hilda,” I said.

“Yeah.” Kari’s smile was mild but amused. “I don’t think he’d much care for that.”

After setting the stray on the table and chatting with us for a moment, Stelys left to attend to his wife. He’d only come here because he’d heard Fay had returned. Chloe, in the meantime, moved to stand behind me. She had already set the cart in front of Siv and Lin, who were devouring the freshly cooked steak like it would disappear if they didn’t.

Watching Chloe made me think of Tora. I turned my head to the couch she would have taken—only to sigh at seeing it empty.

“I will look into this if I can,” Fray said. “There must be a reason they are unsealing the Great Overlords and letting them get killed. I don’t think it’s simply a matter of revenge either. There is definitely more at work here. In the meantime, you might want to check in with Axel and your other friends in the Explorer’s Sect. I believe they might remember something about the other… let’s just call them tombs for now.”

“Sounds good,” I said. “We’ll pay them a visit before heading back to Vahn.”

I stood to my feet along with the rest of my wives. Fray smiled as she also stood up, stepped forward, and gave me a hug that I readily returned. She also had a kiss on the cheek for each of my wives.

“Take care of yourselves,” she said.

“We will.”

I turned toward the door, about to travel outside, when another voice spoke up.

“Master Eryk, there is something I must speak with Lady Fray about. Please go on ahead without me,” Chloe said, hands clasped together as she bowed toward me.

“Yeah. Okay. Sure. The Warp Gate is already created, so we can head there after speaking with Axel. See you back in Vahn.” I waved at her before leaving with the rest of my wives. I was sure what she wanted to talk about was the Sekbeist Lord she had killed.

***

Chloe wouldn’t say she felt nervous as she stood before Lady Fray, but her emotions were so running so rampant inside of her that she wasn’t sure what she felt. They were all mixing together like ingredients in an alchemist’s cauldron. Except Chloe wasn’t sure what came out from her would be anything as useful as an alchemy pill.

“Why don’t you sit down, Chloe,” Lady Fray said with a gesture.

The couch, chairs, and table were suddenly pushed back as if touched by an invisible and another chair appeared in front of Lady Fray’s. It was the same type. A lounge chair made with soft foam and padding. It amazed Chloe that even while holding up a barrier strong enough to keep even the Zehn Todesharr out, Lady Fray still retained enough power to pull items from her personal dimension.

“Thank you, Lady Fray,” Chloe said softly as she sat down. She sat with her posture erect, hands in her lap. Even when sitting, her habits as a maid were something she could not, would not, erase.

“What it is that you needed to speak with me about?” asked Lady Fray, lips easing into a tender smile. Chloe almost blushed. She felt like a little girl again.

She took a deep breath, mastered the redness in her cheeks, and said, “I killed Rache.”

Lady Fray’s eyes widened in surprise. Chloe had not said anything about Rache during their conversation regarding what happened in the Demon Beast Mountain Range. All she knew was the Zehn Todesharr had succeeded in reviving the Great Overlord of the Third Realm, and that they had been forced to kill him.

“So I see. You’ve finally succeeded in accomplishing your goal.” Lady Fray’s surprise left and joy replaced her expression. “I am very proud of you. That little girl I rescued all those centuries ago has grown up.”

“Thank you, Lady Fray, for your kind words.” Chloe bowed her head a little in acknowledgement.

Lady Fray reached out, delicately curled her fingers around the handle of her teacup, and took a sip. She closed her eyes and sighed in content. Chloe wondered what this woman was thinking.

“May I ask what your plans are now?” she asked at last, opening her eyes to pierce Chloe with her gaze. “You have accomplished your goal and avenged your family. What do you want to do now that you have achieved that which you longed for?”

Chloe thought about the question for a moment, but she already knew what she wanted. It was something she had wanted ever since Eryk arrived in Ásgarðr.

“I think… I am going to pursue Eryk in earnest now that I have nothing tying me down,” Chloe admitted.

Lady Fray’s grin was both mischievous and knowing, and it made Chloe’s cheeks feel warm again. This woman always had a way of making her feel like a child.

“I assumed as much. You really fell hard for him.” Giggling like a young girl, Lady Fray pressed a hand to her chin, tapping her lower lip with a finger as though thinking about something. “I wonder what it is about Eryk that made you fall for him? Would you care to share this with an old woman?”

“Hardly old,” Chloe said with a smile before considering her answer. Then she shrugged. “Nothing. Everything. I remember seeing Eryk walking by your side when you first arrived at the palace. He didn’t even give me a cursory glance, but I was watching him. The ease at which he walked by your side, the confidence he displayed in your presence despite being so much weaker than you… the moment I saw him, it felt like my cold heart had suddenly come alive. I suppose you could say it was love at first sight.”

“I imagine his looks have nothing to do with it,” Lady Fray hummed.

“That might be a part of it,” Chloe admitted. “He is very handsome.”

“He looks a little like a male version of me,” Lady Fray said with a snort. Chloe looked away. “Well, I certainly won’t deny his attractiveness. Were he not my nephew, I might be in the same position as you. In either event, if you do plan on pursuing him, I hope you take his wives and their feelings into account.”

“Of course.” Chloe nodded with determination. “I would never do anything that would put me at odds with Eryk’s wives.”

***

The midday sun hit our faces as we left the building belonging to Axel, Felicia, Markus, and Danivon. A brisk wind swept through the chilly area. Snow hadn’t formed on the ground yet, but it was getting cold enough that I imagined it wouldn’t be long before this place became a vinter wonderland.

“Well, that was completely useless,” I said with a sigh. “‘Head west across the ocean and you’ll come upon an island nation that worships the Great Overlord of the Fifth Realm’ is such a vague statement. West from which starting point? Do we need to be further north or further south?”

“At least we know there is a nation to the west,” Fay said, laying a hand on his arm. “That is something.”

Eryk placed his hand over hers. “I guess so, but it doesn’t really help us right now. Knowing the latitude without the longitude will never bring us closer to our destination. You’re studying the Concept of Dimension with Fray, so you should understand what I’m saying here.”

“I do,” Fay said with a sigh. She squeezed his arm once and stepped back. “And I do agree with you, but at least they remembered something. We know there is an island nation far to the west of us. We just need to acquire a little more information.”

“This princess can see if maybe there is a world map at the library in Vahn,” Lin said as she slithered along beside us, her hypnotic sway of her hips when she moved attracting my attention. “If there is not one there, she will send out more of our people to scour the Northern Plains for maps. There must surely be someone, somewhere who had created a world map at some point in the past.”

“That is probably the best we can hope for,” Kari said.

Siv had been very silent up to this point. Her brow was furrowed as if she were deep in thought. I didn’t want to interrupt whatever she was thinking of, so I didn’t call out to her.

“There’s nothing we can do about this right now,” Lin continued. “We should focus on doing what we can. Darling, there is something you must do as well right now, isn’t there?”

We had made it to the building with a Warp Gate, which wasn’t that different from the other buildings, though it was a lot bigger. The Dweorgs had made it so that didn’t surprise me. They liked making everything big despite being such a short race, or perhaps it was because they were short that they made everything so big.

“You are talking about Tora… right?” I asked.

“Who else would this princess be talking about?” asked Lin with a huff.

I chewed my lip as we walked inside, the air shifting as we entered. The Warp Room was always kept at a mild temperature with runes that controlled cold and heat. They were middle level concepts that could be used in conjunction with the elements.

Tora had been quiet ever since she woke up after our battle with Riesener. The moment we arrived in Vahn, she’d locked herself in her room and refused to come out. That even Lin was worried about her spoke volumes.

“Do you think I should?” I asked. “You still don’t seem to like her very much.”

“T-this princess might not like Tora, but she is magnanimous and kind to those less fortunate than herself,” Lin stuttered, turning her head to the side as though that would hide her blushing cheeks. The rest of us snickered at her, which prompted the poor Lamia to cough into her hand, try to regain her bluster, and start again. “An-anyway, you should be happy. This princess is saying that she will accept Tora as your fifth wife. And don’t you dare laugh at this princess. She has been thinking long and hard about this. She will not allow herself to be mocked over this matter.”

“I understand.” I reached out and rubbed her head. “I’ll talk to Tora when we return home.”

This Warp Gate looked a little different than the other ones. It was bigger for one thing, about two times larger than the average Warp Gate found on Miðgarðr. The reason for this was because it actually transported people from inside Fray’s spatial barrier to the corresponding Warp gate outside of it. Kari had said more space was needed because the rune array to pass through the barrier required more runes.

A Valkyrie guarding the gate spotted us and activated it, placing her hand on a small monster core embedded inside of a pedestal. The whole thing lit up before a portal appeared inside of the archway.

Nothing felt out of place as we stepped through the archway. The transportation was instantaneous. I looked around at the building we had walked into, which looked identical to the one we just left.

Thoughts swirled around me as we made our way back home—most of them on Tora and what I would say to her. Thus far, I’d done my best to keep her at arms-length, to treat her like a comrade and friend but nothing more. Now I was going to make her mine. How should I do that? Be more forceful and upfront? Ask her to become mine? Knowing Tora as I did, I felt like being forceful might make her happier, but then I thought about how forceful her father had been and wondered if that was the best approach.

“Looks like Eryk has stopped paying attention to us,” Kari said with a snicker. “I guess this means we should begin poking fun of him by telling embarrassing stories.”

“Do that, and you’ll be sleeping on the couch,” I said without thinking.

“Our couch is pretty comfortable. I’m sure I’ll be fine,” Kari said with a grin. “Speaking of embarrassing stories, did I tell you all about the time Eryk and I were having sex and he suddenly farted on me?”

I felt my face burn with shame at the mention of that particular incident. To be fair to myself, it had happened in our previous life, not this one. It was still embarrassing though.

“You did not,” Fay said with a raised eyebrow. “When was this exactly?”

“Tell them about that moment, and I will tell them about the time you tried to create an expanding glass phallus,” I said with a bright smile.

Kari paled. “Er… some other time… Fay. I don’t think we are in the appropriate setting to discuss this right now.”

Fay looked between me and Kari for a moment, obviously realizing these events happened before she and the others came along. She sighed, gave us a resigned look, and remained silent.

“This princess is very curious to know about these events,” Lin said.

“Me too,” Siv added.

“Some other time,” Kari repeated.

We eventually arrived back home, and I immediately went to Tora’s bedroom, knocked on the door, and waited for her to respond. She didn’t.

“Tora?” I called, knocking on the door again. “Tora, are you in there? I’d like to speak with you.”

When Tora still didn’t answer, I frowned, debated what to do, then unlocked the door and stepped inside.

Tora’s room was not much different from the other bedrooms, though it was smaller. A large bed with dark blue and gray sheets sat in the very center. Off to one side were maps and scrolls hanging from the wall. A desk was pushed against the window, which offered a great view of Vahn and the mountain standing smack in the middle of the city.

“She’s not here,” I said with a frown.

Leaving the room, I wandered into the parlor, where I found a rather interesting sight.

“Raul, you should come over and check my alchemy some time. I’ve improved a lot. I think you will be impressed.”

“Do not listen to her. She hasn’t improved at all.”

“I have too!”

“Instead, you should do some alchemy with me. We can make pills together.”

“Raul can do that with me too!”

“Uh… listen… ladies, could you maybe stop fighting?”

Raul was sitting in the middle of his two girlfriends, Lilac and Sana, trapped between the pair as they argued over the other. He seemed to be having problems, but he was always having those issues. I hoped he would learn to take a firmer hand soon. There was no sense in letting yourself become a doormat.

“Have you three seen Chloe?” I asked.

“F-Father?!” Raul nearly leapt from the couch, face paling. “How long have you been there?”

“Not long,” I assured him. “Anyway, have you seen Chloe?”

“Chloe?” Raul furrowed his brow. It was clear to me that he hadn’t seen her.

“I saw her,” Lilac said. “It was on my way here. She was heading toward the north gate.”

“The north gate. Got it. Thank you.” I waved at them as I turned around. “You can continue arguing now.”

I didn’t stick around to watch my son blush and headed for the north gate. There were still a lot of people coming in. A line at least two kilometers long had formed on the dirt road. There were caravans, individuals, people on Struts, people on foot. I spotted a group of pale-skinned Lamia standing alongside a beastfolk male with wolf ears and a bushy tail.

The Spiritualists saluted me as I wandered through the gate, but I waved them off with a smile and continued walking down the road. I could have flown. There was no need, however, as I was fairly certain I knew where Chloe would be.

She was not too far off the beaten path. I found her at one of our training grounds, which we used because it was far enough away not to disturb the city if we got rough, but close enough that we could return in an instant. She sat on a log next to our fire pit, though no fire had been lit, arms wrapped around herself as she stared into the distance. I don’t think I had ever seen her look so desolate before.

I sat down beside her. Chloe didn’t even shift. I assumed she had noticed my presence long before I arrived.

“It’s almost funny. I’ve been longing to confront Gorrick ever since Lady Fray told me about him. I’ve dreamed of it since that moment. Yet when the chance to kill him finally came, I was too weak to do anything. He beat me black and blue and left me for dead. How pathetic is that?” Tora released a mirthless laugh as she mocked herself.

“Did you expect killing him would be easy?” I asked.

“I expected it to be doable,” Tora spat.

I rolled my eyes. “Right. Because beating a member of the Zehn Todesharr is so easy.” Tora glared at me, but I ignored it. She needed to hear this. “If killing them was so easy, they would not have been able to survive all these thousands of years. There’s a reason they haven’t had to change members. Because until we all came to Miðgarðr, only one of them had ever been killed. I hate to break it to you, but if you thought you could just… brute strength your way to victory over someone like that, then you have another thing coming.”

“I fucking know that, okay?! I get it! I fucking get it!” Tora looked like she might yell some more, but then all the energy seemed to leave her, and she sighed. “It’s not like I don’t understand how hard it is. But it’s still galling that I had Gorrick right in front of me and couldn’t do anything.”

“All that means is you need to get stronger,” I said.

“That’s easy for you to say,” Tora said with a growl, the fire back. “You’re a fucking genius, and you’ve got genius wives. All you need to do is fuck them and your powers will grow. I, unfortunately, will have to train the normal way.”

She was of course talking about dual cultivation, a method of training that relied on sharing Spiritual Power and knowledge through sex. I had not used this method yet… at least, not to the full extent that it could be used. Fray had told me the reason I could use my wives’ elements was because the Shared Power Rune Array that bound us allowed for the exchange of power, but that it was incomplete, which is why I had been forced to train in the other elements and hadn’t just mastered them.

“Who said you’ll have to train the normal way?”

“What?”

Tora gave me a look like I’d said something stupid as I stood up. The look was replaced with surprise as I grabbed her hands, pulled her to her feet, and leaned in.

“What the fuck are you—mmph?!”

Tora’s entire body locked in place when I kissed her. She didn’t move at all, like she had turned into a block of solid ice. While she didn’t kiss me back, she also didn’t move away, allowing me to enjoy the warm softness of her lips.

“T-the fuck was that for?” Tora shouted, but her voice was more of a squeak and didn’t hold even a speck of anger.

“Tora,” I said, and I think the seriousness in my voice caught her attention. She stood ramrod straight and looked at me, even though she was blushing. “Will you marry me?”

Silence descended upon the plain. Tora blinked several times like she wasn’t sure she’d heard me right. I waited patiently to see what her response would be.

I wasn’t disappointed.

“Wha… why the fuck are you saying this now?!”

I shrugged and tried to hide my grin. Tora was looking at everything except me, eyes darting around like she was searching for an escape.

“Because Lin finally said you can,” I answered. “I figured, ‘why wait?’ And so I came to find you at the first opportunity I could. What’s wrong? Do you not want to marry me anymore? Where did all that bravado go when you chased after me so ardently?”

“That’s… well… look. You can’t just fucking spring this on a girl,” Tora tried.

“But you can spring marriage on me?” I asked, raising an eyebrow. Tora’s cheeks became so red I thought her face might catch fire. Trying to contain my mirth, I placed my hands on her hips, pulled her to me, and peered into her startled eyes. “Tora, I want you. Will you become mine?” When Tora said nothing, I sighed. “I won’t force you if you don’t want to.”

“I-I do. Just give me a fucking second, okay?” Tora moved away from me, placed a hand on her chest, and took several deep breaths. It felt like she was centering herself. When she finally looked at me, her cheeks were only mildly red instead of blazing like a sun. “So, like, what the fuck do we need to do here? Do we just fuck and suddenly we’re married?”

My lips twitched. “We could do that. We could also hold a large wedding if you’d like, or we can wait until you are ready.” I stepped into her personal space again. Tora looked like she might step back, but she didn’t, holding her place and lifting her chin. “Right now, however, what I want to do is take you to bed with me.”

Watching this crass woman’s emotions shift so quickly would never get old. For all Tora’s bravado, she was a very pure maiden who blushed at the mention of sex. I found that dichotomy in her personality cute.

“Fine then.” Tora huffed and placed her hands on her hips. “Just don’t come to fucking regret this.”

With a smile, I scooped the woman into my arms. Tora squeaked as she found herself being carried like a princess. I think her actions were instinctual, because I was certain she would have never wrapped her arms around my neck otherwise.

“Don’t worry. I would never regret this moment.”

Tora said nothing as I left the ground and began flying back to Vahn. She just buried her face in my neck.

Because we had created laws against flying into Vahn, I set down at the gate and walked through, ignoring the stars of the guards and people trying to get in. A thousand scents assault my nose as I wandered through the city. Tora’s shampoo was the most prominent scent, however. It was a surprisingly soft fragrance that reminded me of chocolate.

We soon reached our home.

“You can set me the fuck down now,” Tora said in a soft, shy voice.

I set Tora down, but then grabbed her hand and walked into the house. Raul, Sana, and Lilac were no longer in the parlor, and I didn’t see my other wives. I imagined they were all doing something right now.

We traveled up the stairs. I held open the door to Tora’s bedroom, then walked in behind Tora, closing and locking the door behind me.

Tora walked over to the bed, but she didn’t sit on it. She remained standing there for a moment as if unsure of what to do. Then she turned her head and looked at me.

I walked up to her. Placing my hands on her hips once more, I leaned down and kissed her neck. Tora bit her lip to keep her moans muffled. Kissing my way up her neck, then her jaw, I eventually reached reached her ear.

“Are you nervous?”

“O-of course not. Why the fuck would I be nervous—ahn.”

Tora’s cheeks burned when a delicate moan escaped her mouth after I nibbled on her ear. She tried to stop from moaning again, but I slid my arms around her, one going to her breasts and the other between her thighs.

The clothing she wore was thick. I was fairly certain she couldn’t feel much through them, but the sounds she produced as I rubbed her crotch and breasts suggested otherwise.

“Mmm. Ahn. E-Eryk. That feels funny.”

“Funny how? Good funny or bad funny?”

“I… I don’t know. I’ve never… felt this way before. Oh…”

“Never? Not even when you masturbate?”

“I-I do not fucking masturbate—ahn!”

A loud moan echoed around the room when I slipped my hand down her pants, her underwear, and cupped her sex directly. I didn’t waste time. Sliding my finger between her pussy lips, I uncovered the hidden gem and began rubbing it. Her clit was bigger than anyone’s I had felt before. Kari’s and Fay’s was around the size of my pinky, but this one was about the size of my index finger.

“Ahn! Ooh! Haaaa! What—haaaa! What is this? This feeling?!”

“That’s called pleasure,” I said into Tora’s ear before I licked it. Tora gasped, though whether that was because I took her ear into my mouth or because I pinched her clit was anyone’s guess.

Tora’s knees suddenly buckled. I pushed her onto the bed as she lost strength. Only her torso fell onto the bed, while the rest of her hung over the edge, but that was fine. In fact, that was perfect.

While Tora breathed heavily from her first ever orgasm, I undid the buckles on her belt and pulled down her pants until they were hanging around her knee-high boots. Her pure white underwear was drenched. The scent of her aroused sex was already getting me hard. I reached out and pulled her panties down as well, exposing her pussy and ass.

This was my first time seeing Tora. Her pussy was puffier than I expected, the petals of her vagina expanding like a flower. Some of that was just arousal. However, it was her clit that really got my attention. It was much bigger than any clitoris I had ever seen. The way it throbbed and pulsed as juices trickled down her thighs made me wonder what would happen if I pulled it.

“What are… what the fuck are you doing?” Tora asked as she finally regained her breath.

“I thought that would be obvious,” I said, kneeling down before the woman, placing my hands on her ass, and spreading her cheeks apart.

“Ah. W-wait! Just hold on a minute!”

I stopped. “Problem?”

“Yes, there’s a fucking problem! What are you doing?”

“Like I said, it should be obvious. We can’t have sex if I don’t get you ready first.” I paused. “Do you want to stop?”

I had never forced myself on a woman before, and I wouldn’t start now. If Tora wanted to stop, I would, though I was also certain I’d never come to her bed again if she told me to stop now.

“N-no… um… you can keep going, I guess,” Tora mumbled quietly.

“Oh, good. That means I can have my meal.”

“What do you mean by thhaaAAAAT OH FUCK!”

Tora’s butt cheeks clenched as I pressed my mouth against her snatch and gave it a thorough kiss, pushing my tongue into her folds and exploring them. She had a much more acidic taste than my other wives. I remembered one of her favorite foods was a very tart kind of citrus fruit. Maybe that was why? Well, whatever. Why she tasted the way she did didn’t matter.

“Haaaa. Mmmm. Hrrrrn. Oooh! Fuck! That feels… so fucking good. Holy shit. Why the fuck does that—ahn! Why does it feel so fucking good when you lick me like that?!”

I would have answered her, but my words would have been muffled, so I focused all my attention on pleasing this crass yet pure woman. I ate her snatch, enjoyed her taste, and played with her large pearl. She probably wasn’t aware of what she was doing, but Tora was also grinding her ass and pussy into my face. It was a subconscious action. She’d probably be embarrassed if she learned of this.

Barely a few minutes passed before her juices flowed into my mouth. Tora’s legs lost their strength again. I leaned back and took a deep breath as she fell onto her knees. I wiped the remnant juices off my face, then crawled forward and grabbed Tora before she could fall to the floor. Placing her on the bed again, I turned her over and finally got a good look at her face.

It was kind of a mess. Her face was flushed bright red, a bit of drool was leaking from her mouth, and her eyes were glazed over.

I removed my boots, pants, and underwear, though I kept my shirt on. Since it would be hard to have sex with her still basically dressed, I removed her boots, slid her pants and underwear off, then pushed her legs apart so I could stand between them. After another moment of thought, I pushed her shirt up her chest, glad that she wasn’t wearing her armor. The black shirt slid up centimeter by centimeter, until it exposed her breast bindings. I wanted to growl. Those would be hard to remove unless I tore them off.

“Eryk…”

I looked at the woman underneath me as she came to. Her eyes had regained their clarity. She was clearly aware of what I had done, but the look in her eyes was completely different than before.

“Eryk… I want you to kiss me.”

“Hmm. If you want me to kiss you, then stick out your tongue,” I said.

Tora’s cheeks burned, and she looked like she might curse me out, but then she closed her eyes and stuck out her tongue. She was… surprisingly obedient in bed.

I leaned down and pressed my tongue against hers. Tora jolted as I began to dance around her tongue. She tried to closer her thighs, but I was between them already, and when she tried to retract her tongue, I caught it in my mouth and sucked.

“Mmmmm!”

Tora reached out and placed her hands on my chest as though to push me away, but then she grabbed my shirt and pulled me in. She leaned up and kissed me hard. It was sloppy and wet and full of passion. So much passion. It had been a long time since I’d kissed anyone this inexperienced, and some part of me hoped her kisses would always be like this.

I was far too lost now to care about not ruining her breasts bindings. With a small application of the wind element, I cut her bindings apart, allowing her large tits to spill free. They were massive. Her breasts spilled around my hand as I grasped them, my fingers sinking into them. I thought they might even be bigger than Kari’s.

“Haaaaaa… hhmmmm… hrrrrrnnnn!”

Tora’s muffled gasps and moans echoed around us as I played with her nipples, rubbing them, pinching them, pulling them, circling them with my fingers. Like her clit, they were bigger than I was used to. She had large nipples and large areola.

I eventually wanted a taste, so I stopped kissing her and licked my way between her tits, enjoying the salty taste of her sweat.

“Eryk! Haaa… haa… the fuck are you—by the nine fucking realms!”

I’d never heard anyone say that before, but as I took one of her nipples into my mouth, I could agree with the sentiment. Her nipple filled my mouth as I swirled my tongue around it. I didn’t bite down on her, but I did give her a gentle nibble, which caused Tora to grasp my hair and pull me down.

She had already orgasmed twice now, so I was pretty sure Tora was ready. I stood up. Tora was breathing heavily and looked like she wasn’t all there, but she still had enough sense to eye my cock. I wasn’t sure I liked the way she was looking at it like she was staring at a Demon Beast.

“I’m putting it in now,” I said.

“Is that thing even gonna fit?” she asked as I placed my dick against her lips and rocked back and forth to lube up.

“It fit inside Siv just fine.”

“That woman is tiny,” Tora muttered. “I guess… it will fit.”

“One way to find out.”

I hooked my arms underneath Tora’s legs, pulled them up until they were on my shoulders, and grinned at the woman. Her eyes widened. Before she could say anything, I pushed myself inside of her. She didn’t have a hymen. I didn’t know if she’d lost it during training, or if she’d lost it another way, though I knew from her very demure demeanor that she was definitely a virgin.

“Oh, fuck! Fucking hell! You’re gonna fucking break me! I feel like I’m… losing my fucking mind! Haaa… haaa… Eryk! Eryk! It feels so fucking good! I… I can’t… ahhn! Hmmm! I can barely think!”

Tora was a lot more vocal than I expected her to be. I pulled back until just the head of my cock was inside of her, then slammed my hips back and repeated the process. Her warm, wet, and wonderful insides rubbed against me.

As I pounded her, Tora’s back arched off the bed, her tits flopped, and her mouth opened wide as she released a string of expletives.

“Fuck! Fuck fuck fuck fuck! Fucking shit! Ahn! Ahn! Why the fuck did I… why did I wait so fucking long for this?!”

“Don’t know,” I grunted as I slid in, then out, in, then out. I worked out a steady rhythm and moved my hips based on how vocal Tora was. Sweat formed on my shoulders, back, and chest as I continued to pound her. Tora liked it hard. The amount of “fucks” she gave when I really slammed into her pussy was at their greatest.

It must not have been enough for Tora, however, because she quickly grabbed at her tits and began pawing them. The action was so wanton and needy that it surprised me. Because her legs were resting on my shoulders, I couldn’t quite lean over unless I wanted to squash those lovely breasts, so I turned my head and began kissing her calves. This seemed to do it for Tora, who swore louder before she grabbed a handful of her own tit and sucked her nipple into her mouth.

The fact that her breasts were big enough for that impressed me.

As we continued fucking, runes began inscribing themselves into Tora’s chest. I don’t think she noticed, busy as she was sucking on her own nipple, but I did notice. This was the proof that she was mine. However, it would not become complete until she took some of my blood.

Unable to hold on for another moment, I came inside of Tora, which triggered her own orgasm. She screamed around her nipple. Her body tightened and convulsed, then slackened as the afterglow washed over her.

I wasn’t done.

Pulling out, I rolled a surprised Tora onto her stomach, raised her ass in the air, and slammed my stick hard cock inside of her.

“Mother fucker! It feels like you’re reaching even deeper than before! Fuck! Yes! Haaaa! Ahn! Hhhrrrrn!”

Her ass cheeks shook I thrust my hips. The sound of skin slapping together was loud, though not loud enough to overwhelm Tora’s swearing. Her pussy felt different at this angle. It felt like I was hitting new places.

Sticking my index finger into my mouth, I bit down hard enough to draw blood, then leaned over her and placed it against her lips.

“Lick it,” I ordered.

Tora didn’t even hesitate. She sucked my finger into her mouth and swirled her tongue around it. The sight and feel was so erotic that I kept my finger there even after she’d ingested my blood. I lifted her head up as I fucked her from behind, relentlessly thrusting even as I kissed her ear, neck, shoulder, and any other part of her that I could reach.

Tora screamed around my finger as she came again, but I was still not satisfied. I continued to thrust my hips, bringing her to two more orgasms before cumming one last time. As I shuddered from the ecstacy of my last orgasm, leaning over Tora and dripping sweat onto her back, I thought about how different this had been from any of my previous love making sessions. It started off demurely enough, but once we began going, our sex had become a lot more animalistic.

“Is this… what sex feels like… with you?” Tora gasped as she regained her bearings.

“If you want it to,” I said.

“Shit… I think… I might grow… addicted to this…”

“That’s not even the best part.”

“It’s not? Then what is?”

“This.”

“What—oh.”

I laid climbed underneath the covers and took Tora with me, laying down on my back and holding the woman close. She seemed shocked for a moment. Her eyes were wide as I held her to me, letting her use my shoulder as a pillow. Then she smiled and closed her eyes.

“You’re right. This is nice.”

“Right?”

“I like the sex better though.”

“You have no taste, I swear.”