WIEDERGEBURT Act VI: Chapter 35

Kari did not know how long she’d slept, but she felt more well-rested when she woke up that morning than any other morning since arriving on Vindenket. No siren was blaring in her ears, no danger was going to befall her, and the warm and powerful chest complete with softly beating heart lulled her mind, body, and spirit into a sense of serenity she hadn’t felt since before her battle with the Sekbeist Overlord’s heart.

While some part of Kari wished to remain like this, luxuriating within the warm embrace of her husband, another part wanted something else more.

She had an itch that needed to be scratched.

Pushing herself up so that her upper body rested on her forearms, Kari stared at the man whom she had been lying on. Eryk was still deep asleep. His eyes were closed. Thick eyelashes and thin green eyebrows, a soft and almost feminine nose, and thin lips greeted her.

Even though Eryk was pushing thirty-four this year, he did not look a day over eighteen. His youthful face retained the feminine quality it always had. She knew this bothered him. Eryk would often get mistaken for a girl by people who didn’t know him, though that hadn’t happened recently. Now that she was thinking about it, she wondered if anyone in Gudeverdenen had mistaken him for one.

She wouldn’t ask.

Even Eryk had his pride.

As stared at him, the urge to touch his face, to confirm that he was real, that he was with her, overcame Kari. She let her fingers brush against his cheek. Not for the first time since their reunion, Kari thanked all the nine realms that she had been reunited with her husband.

Once she mastered her emotions, the lust came back. Four years without her husband had taken its toll. She’d been unable to satisfy her desire for intimacy. Even though she often seduced Fay, Lin, and Siv into hers and Eryk’s bed, she would never sleep with one of them when he was not present. She had abstained from sex and anything sexual since their separation for years ago, and now it felt like a damn had burst apart.

She thought about what she wanted to do for a moment. Stroke his dick? Suck him off? He was awfully cute when he woke, gasping for breath as his eyes bulged upon waking up from an orgasm… but she didn’t want that right now.

Kari leaned in and kissed his soft, warm, pliant lips. Then she kissed his chin. She trailed kisses along his smooth jaw, reveling in the feel of her lips on his skin. Heat began pooling in her loins. She held herself back, but only just.

Eryk mumbled something in his sleep, but it was incoherent. She smiled at that. Then she traveled lower, caressing his throat, occasionally nipping the flesh. She felt him begin coming to, his body twitching as he realized something was happening to him. However, he didn’t wake up until she began playfully biting his nipple.

“Kari…?” he mumbled, his voice deep and throaty with sleep. She thought his voice alone might make her cum. She wanted him to talk dirty to her in that voice.

“Morning, my beloved husband.”

Kari traveled back up his body, making sure her breast dragged across his chest. She leaned in and kiss his lips, a pleased moan muffled by his mouth escaping as he reciprocate the gesture.

“Good morning.”

He gave her a sleepy smile as she leaned back--tried to lean back. His fingers threaded through her golden hair and pulled her back down into another kiss. Their tongues languidly stroked each other, saliva mixing with almost lackadaisical lust. Only after he had been thoroughly satisfied did Eryk release her.

“You have no idea how horny I am right now,” Kari said the moment she regained her breath.

“Oh, I could imagine.” He looked down, and she followed his gaze to find a very stiff erection popping a tent in the sheets.

She smiled. “I guess you can.”

“Help me move Siv?”

He gestured to the Drakvar making his shoulder into her pillow. The girl was dressed in cute yellow pajamas. She looked adorable as she lay curled around into Eryk’s side, so cute Kari was almost loathe to remove her.

But this thirst would not be satiated until Eryk’s cock was filling her.

Kari helped Eryk remove Siv from his arm, then gentle set her on her back a little ways off to the side. The bed they slept on was big. She’d even go so far as to call it massive, with enough room to fit maybe six Lamia. Despite that, when the three of them fell asleep, they had cuddled together like there was only enough room for one.

They were kissing again the moment Siv was no longer attached to Eryk. It was still soft, still languid, but there was a need to it now that hadn’t been present before. Kari felt like she was getting swept up in hers and Eryk’s emotions. The runes on her chest felt hot like they’d been lit on fire, though they did not burn. It was a pleasant tingle as opposed to a scorching bonfire.

A pair of hands slipped under the nighty she wore. It was just a slinky with tiny straps holding it up. Nothing more. The material was so thin and sheer that her nipples were perfectly visible. Kari moaned into Eryk’s mouth as he teased her nipples, rolling them between his thumb and forefinger, pinching them just so.

Kari sighed and tilted her neck as Eryk began trailing kisses across her skin, rediscovering the areas that made her writhe with ecstasy. His lips felt like they were branding her all over again. Warmth spread through her chest and crotch. She felt like a bowstring drawn taut, like a coil being wound too tight.

“Eryk… enough teasing me…”

“You say that, but it’s been so long. Let me tease you a little more.”

Before Kari could accept or deny him, Eryk rolled her onto her back and shifted on top of her. She gasped when he pressed his weight against her. It was not pain. Kari was strong enough that even if twelve tons fell on top of her, she would not be hurt. What she felt was nothing so unpleasant.

It was desire.

She wanted him right now more than she had wanted anything in her life.

“Eryk… oh, Eryk. I need you so bad right now.”

“All in due time.”

“Not in due time. I need you--oooh!”

Kari pressed her feet flat against the mattress and arched her neck as a sly hand slipped between her thighs. She wore no string thong to bed. It was uncomfortable. His hand caressed the petals of her sex, already covered in secretions. She panted and moaned with wanton need as his finger moved from the bottom of her slit, all the way up, then rolled the small button once it began poking out of its hood.

It wasn’t just Eryk’s hand that was moving. Even as his hand made her feel like fire was racing through her loins, his lips were branding her bare skin as he trailed kisses across her collar bone, shoulder, and the center of her chest. He avoided her breasts at first. Instead, he placed numerous languid kisses along her stomach and even dipped his tongue into her belly button, but then he came back up, sucked one of her nipples into his mouth and rolled it between his tongue.

“Eryk! Oh, Eryk! Haahn! Ah! It’s been--oh, it’s been too long. This feels so good. K-keep it up! Please! Ha… ha… I need… more!”

Her husband was nothing if not an attentive lover. He’d always paid attention to what she liked and didn’t like, and he brought all that hard-earned knowledge to bare as he slipped a finger inside of her now sopping wet vagina. She released a low grown of restrained pleasure when his fingers curled inside of her, feeling out her walls and pressing against a slightly rough spot that they both knew drove her insane. Her mouth opened in a soundless scream as he rubbed it with his index finger and massaged her clit with his thumb. That combined with his mouth on her nipple was too much.

She came.

Hard.

Kari was almost certain she’d blacked out for a moment, because Eryk was now situated between her legs when she came too. His dick was resting against her mound. She’d only seen one other man’s dick aside from her--the man who stole her first time in their previous life. She had no idea how he compared to other men, but compared to Grant Leucht, his cock was positively monstrous.

“I want that in me. Right now,” she said, looking into his eyes.

Eryk leaned over and pressed his only remaining hand onto the mattress beside her face. He smiled and leaned down to kiss her, but it was only a brief touching of lips before he leaned back up.

“As you wish,” he said. And then he was filling.

“Ooooh, yes! Just like that! Fill me up, Eryk! I need it! I need you!”

“The need is mutual.”

Eryk smiled as he sat back on his haunches, then began moving. He worked out a steady rhythm, mixed it in with rolling his hips and adding in several double thrusts that caused her breasts to bounce. The way he was filling her up made her cry out in satisfaction.

“Haaa! Ahhn! Yes! Right there! Oh, yes! Ahn! Haa… haaa… Eryk. You make me feel… so full! I think you’re hitting my womb!”

“G-glad to know… I’ve still got it,” Eryk said between grunts.

It wasn’t long before Kari felt an incredible wellspring of pressure building up inside of her. She could already tell this orgasm was going to be unlike the ones they’d had previously since reuniting. Those had been fueled by need and desperation, a need to reaffirm their relationship and a desperation to let the other person know that this was real. Now they could take their time.

Eryk soon grabbed her legs, first one and then the other. He only had one arm, but he somehow managed to get both her legs into the air, and then wrapped his arm around them. This new position brought with it new sensations. They were different, but no less intense. Before she could even explore these new feelings, however, Eryk began kissing and licking her thighs, the back of her knees, the soles of her feet, and even her toes.

Little known fact. The soles of the feet were extremely sensitive to touch due to the high concentration of nerve endings they had. Kari learned of this after reaching the Fourth State of Spiritualism with the lightning element. This made the soles of the feet extremely ticklish, but it also could be turned into an erogenous zone.

The stimulation from Eryk’s dicking rubbing against what felt like every centimeter of her vagina combined with what his lips were doing to her calves and feet became far too much. All of that pressure that had been building up suddenly released explosively. Kari felt like her body had been hit with lightning. Every nerve was flushed and alive, thrumming with pleasure. Though her eyes had gone crossed, she could even see the way her toes spasmed as Eryk continued pumping into her.

Then Eryk orgasmed. And Kari felt like she might pass out again.

“Haaaa… haaa…”

As the cascade of mind-numbing pleasure finally subsided, Kari’s arched back relaxed onto the bed. Eryk released her legs, letting them to either side of her, then leaned over her and kissed her softly, gently. She sighed into his kiss, content to just continue as he slowly lowered his body onto her.

They probably should have gotten up, but Kari had no intention of doing that just yet. Eryk rolled onto his side. She went with him. Now facing each other on their sides, they continued to kiss for quite some time before Kari pressed her face into his sweat-slicked chest. His scent permeated her, and she felt like she would never get enough. This was his smell. A scent that was unique to him alone.

“I have missed this so so much,” she said. “Every day without you felt like an eternity.”

“You said that the first night we slept together in Lindwurm,” Eryk said, amused.

“And I will say it again and again, as many times as I need to until I get it out of my system,” Kari said. Eryk nodded and said nothing. He didn’t need to say anything. “Let’s stay like this for a little while longer.”

“Okay.”

Siv chose that moment to wake up. She sat up, sniffed the air, and turned to them.\

“You had sex without me.” There was betrayal in her voice.

“You can have sex with Eryk without me later today,” Kari said, then gestured. “Come snuggle with us.”

Siv grumbled a little, but then she crawled over, laid down on her side, and pressed her petite body against Eryk’s broad back. The next several hours were spent just like that until their stomachs rumbled and let them know they needed sustenance.

***

Kari grunted as she felt the space around her compress. It was hard to describe this feeling, but if she had to, she would have said it felt like her body had been placed inside of a box that was slowly growing smaller. This box, however, was not a physical one. It was a dimensional box created by her opponent.

Chloe stood not far from her, barely two meters, and the placid look on her face as Kari was slowly crushed showed how easy this was for her. Gnashing her teeth together, Kari exploded with Spiritual Power, channeled it into her understanding over the Concept of Time, and froze the box. It was not even for a second. It was barely even a tenth of a second.

But it was enough.

“AAAHHHHH!!!!!”

Kari screamed as she released all of the Spiritual Power still within her and broke the dimensional box. Black cracks appeared in the sky as the box shattered. Sucking in a deep breath, Kari glared at Chloe as the other woman smiled and nodded approvingly.

“That was good. Even among the Guddomelig, there are not many who can create from my dimensional locks. I’m rather surprised a human such as yourself has been able to gain this much power.”

“Ha… ha… hoo…” Kari took several deep breaths to calm down her racing heart. She placed a hand against her chest, to feel the way her heart thundered in her ribcage. “You shouldn’t look down on humans. We are nothing if not adaptable.”

Chloe’s golden blonde hair swayed as she shook her head. “You misunderstand. I am not looking down on humans. Back during the Great War, there were many heroic humans who had achieved great power, but even they lacked the power you have now. Have you never wondered why humans are considered the weakest among Spiritualists? It is because aside from the Great Overlord of the First Plain, no human has ever achieved understanding of a high level concept.”

Kari took a moment to ponder that, then slowly nodded. It made sense and explained why she’d never heard of high level concepts until her battle against the Sekbeist Lord called Dunherr. If the only person to understand a concept like time or space had been Ask, then it made sense that no one else had ever achieved this level of strength.

“I suppose I should take this as a compliment,” she said at last.

“That is how it was intended,” Chloe agreed with a nod.

A few hours had passed since Kari jumped Eryk’s bones, and the early afternoon sun was climbing in the sky. It would be lunch soon.

Kari had found Chloe training in this open courtyard and asked if she’d be willing to spar with her. She said yes, and thus, Kari found herself facing an opponent who seemed utterly overwhelming. Chloe’s use of space, dimension, and creation was unparalleled.

The circumscribed area was surrounded by plane stone walls instead of columns or any decoration. A simple square shape, the courtyard floor was composed of large stone blocks, which appeared to be made from a highly durable stone. Even though their spar had been quite fierce, the stones did not even have a dent in them.

“It is getting late.” Chloe looked at the sun, then back down. “Would you like to take a bath with me? If it would please you, I can tell you a little about the Concept of Time. My understanding is not great, but I might be able to give you some insights that you do not have.”

“I would love to,” Kari replied with a polite smile.

The baths in Lady Schnee’s castle were massive constructions that were more like pools than baths. As Kari stepped onto the warm tiles with only a towel keeping her modesty, she looked at the somewhat oval-shaped bath in awe. Seeing this never failed to impress her.

Unlike most of the castle’s architecture, the bath was an expression of opulence. There were columbs lining the edge and even a few emerging from the waters. They did not touch the domed ceiling overhead, but had merely been placed there for decoration. A fountain sat in the center, depicting a dragon with its wings spread as water spouted from its mouth as if it was breathing fire.

Someone else was already in the baths. Tora sat on the lip, just her calves inside the waters, as she sat with her hands behind her to act as supports for her torso. She had no towel around her body, so her perfectly formed breasts, taut stomach, and wide hips were on display. Kari would admit that if nothing else, Tora was a gorgeous woman.

Tora turned when Kari and Chloe walked in, grunted, and said, “the fuck you two doing here? Decided to take a bath too?”

“Kari and I have been sparring together,” Chloe replied with a slight smile as she walked over to Tora.

Like the other woman, Chloe was not modest about revealing herself to women she didn’t know. The alluring curve of her hips and muscular back were appealing. The scars covering her back made her seem strong too. Kari would love to ask about how she got them, but even she knew that might be considered rude.

“Oh, yeah? Fucking awesome. So how is she? Any strong?”

“Lady Kari is quite powerful. I knew that from seeing her fight the Sekbeist Lords, but it is quite different experiencing that for oneself.”

“Hmm.”

Kari followed Chloe and sat down on the edge of the pool, dipping her legs in the hot water. Steam rose from the surface of the pool, drifting like lazy motes through the air, swirling around and creating odd shapes.

Sweat formed along Kari’s skin as she sat there. One adventurous droplet slipped between her cleavage.

“Hey, I’ve got a fucking question for you,” Tora suddenly said to Kari.

“Oh? If you can ask your question without swearing, I would be more than happy to answer,” Kari said with a polite smile.

Tora paused, hesitated, grimaced, and then asked, “I want to know why you won’t let me fu… er… why you won’t let me marry Eryk.”

Kari didn’t answer the woman right away as she considered the question. There were quite a few reasons she hadn’t let Tora become a member of their family, but she wanted to organize her thoughts before answering.

“There are a few reasons,” she began at last, speaking slowly. “The first is obviously because I know nothing about you. You cannot expect me to trust someone I don’t know to support my husband. However, my biggest reason is because I don’t want to ruin my family’s cohesivity by adding someone who has not gained the approval of everyone.”

Tora looked like she wanted to say something. Kari, however, did not intend to let her.

She continued speaking, staring into the steaming waters as she did.

“Our family is made up of more than just myself and Eryk. There is also Siv--whom you have already met--Fay, and Lin. They are my sisters. I love them almost as much as I love Eryk. The four of us have been through so much together, fought together, bled together, lived together. I’ve known Fay since I was young, and I’ve known Lin and Siv for over eight years now. We have a strong bond, and I will not allow that bond to be broken by letting our husband bed a woman we have not approved of.”

This was perhaps the first time Kari had made a selfish decision like this. In the past, maybe she would have let this woman into their relationship regardless of whether the others agreed with it. Tora was strong--stronger than Kari and Siv. She could help protect Eryk. Yes, in the past, she would have believed the pros of letting her join outweighed any potential cons.

That was not the case anymore.

Her bonds with her sisters were too precious.

“If you want to be a part of this family, then you need to gain the approval of all of us,” Kari finished.

No one spoke for awhile. Tora’s expression was complex, while Chloe looked at Kari with admiration clear in her eyes. It made her feel a bit embarrassed. Chloe seemed to greatly respect Kari’s decision for reasons Kari herself did not understand.

“How the fuck can I do that when you’re not even all here?” asked Tora, sounding frustrated. “Only you and Siv are here. The others are on Miðgarðr, right?”

“Yes, but we will eventually return to Miðgarðr,” Kari said. “If you are interested in marrying Eryk, then you should just come with us and gain Fay’s and Lin’s approval. You will also have to gain Siv’s approval. If they agree you are a good match for not just Eryk but us too, I will have no problem with you marrying him.”

Tora looked like she wanted to argue, but one look in Kari’s eyes suggested arguing would not be a good idea. She let out a slow breath, clenched her teeth, then grunted.

“Fine. I’ll agree to those terms,” she said at last.

“Good,” Kari said with a nod.

Tora did not remain in the pool for much longer. She must have been in there for some time. As she stepped out and walked toward the entrance, Kari slipped off her towel, sank into the water, and sighed as she leaned against the wall. Warmth seeped into her body. It was heavenly.

“You handled that very well,” Chloe complimented as she sank into the water beside her.

“I might not seem like it, but I am a princess.” Kari shrugged and smiled self-deprecatingly. “I know how to deal with a variety of people.”

“I had not known you were a princess, but now your regal bearing makes sense.” Chloe paused. “Do you mind if I ask about those runes are on your chest?”

Kari looked down at her floating breasts as they bobbed in the water. The runes Chloe was referring to were the black ones on her chest. She looked back up at Chloe.

“You can ask about them, but I know very little about myself. I got these runes after I had sex with Eryk and ingested his blood. I believe they come from him, and they allow us to share power.It is actually because of these runes that I was able to reach the Fourth State of Spiritualism with all seven elements.”

“Is that so?” Chloe cupped her hand and leaned in. “It looks vaguely familiar… but I can’t quite place where I’ve seen them.”

Kari traced the runes with her finger, wondering not for the first time what they were and why she and Eryk’s other wives had received them. Not even Eryk knew what they were. However, it was thanks to these runes that Kari had become so powerful, and it was also the reason she remembered her past life with Eryk.

The sound of a door sliding open caused her head to turn. Kari sucked in a breath when she saw who had entered.

Fray was a stunning woman even by her standards, a beauty with a figure that seemed perfectly proportioned, with breasts that were neither too big nor too small, a slender waist, and hips that curved elegantly. Her legs were strong but slender. Even her dainty feet seemed somehow perfect.

Kari was very confident in her looks. However, this woman made her feel inadequate.

That was not why she was nervous.

“Oh, Kari.” Fray smiled as she wandered over to her and Chloe, completely bereft of clothes. She didn’t even have a towel. “I was wondering where you were. I’d been hoping to speak with you at some point.”

“Lady Fray, it is good to see you. Please, won’t you join us?”

Kari felt inexplicably nervous as the woman slid into the water beside her, leaned back, and closed her eyes. This woman was Eryk’s aunt. She was his family. Kari wanted to make a great impression, to impress this woman and let her know Eryk’s decision to marry her had been right. She should say something that would make Fray respect her.

She couldn’t.

Her heart was in her throat.

As Kari wondered if this was how Eryk felt when he confronted her parents, Fray finally opened her eyes and smiled at her. It was kind and gentle. Motherly almost. That smile set her at least, causing her shoulders to relax.

“I wanted to ask about Eryk’s life on Miðgarðr,” Fray began. “He has told me a lot, but it is always nice to hear it from… another… per… spec…”

“Lady Fray?” Kari asked when Fray trailed off.

The woman was looking at Kari, but she was not looking at Kari’s face. Her own face was quite pale like all the blood had been drained from it. It took Kari a moment, but she soon realized that Eryk’s aunt was staring at the runes on her chest.

“Is something wrong?” asked Kari.

Fray took a deep breath. “No… nothing is wrong. But do you mind if I ask about those runes on your chest?”

“Chloe was just asking about them too.” Kari smiled just a bit. “To be honest, I don’t know much about them. All of Eryk’s wives gained these runes after sleeping with him and drinking some of his blood.”

“So I see,” Fray murmured, eyes still locked on her chest.

“Is there… something odd about them?” Kari asked tentatively.

“There is not, no. However, there is something I need to tell you, but it is best left for later. I would like to tell Eryk and Siv about this as well.” Fray recovered from whatever she’d been feeling, gave her a bright smile, and leaned toward her. “Now, I believe I was about to ask you for stories of Eryk. If you have any, particular ones he might not tell me himself because they are embarrassing for him, please do not hesitate to share.”