The Knight and the Acolyte Book1 Chapter 3 The Hopless Quest
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Torch in hand, Mercy made her way silently through the damp moonlit wood. Her nose twitched as she passed yet another moldering corpse. "He should have ducked." She whispered as she toed the still occupied helmet aside. The steel incased head clanked softly against its former body. Four limbs lay several paces in four differing directions. This was the sixth armored body she had passed. The king had sent his six most trusted knights in a bold attempt to rescue his only offspring, Prince Alexis. As Mercy had suspected, the plan had failed.
The leather-clad woman's full bosom rose in pride. Armor was fine if you wanted to show off your youthful manly strength while parading through a village, but she would choose speed any day! Simple but wicked mechanical and magical traps had ended the lives of the king's champions. At a full forty seasons her eyes were still keen and her body still agile enough to win the day. Of course the stench of the dead near each trap had helped too.
There was a soft rustle in the trees ahead. Without thinking, Mercy threw herself to the ground. A blast of flame roared over her prone body. It felt as if she stood too near a smith's forge. Three seconds! Three seconds before the beast could draw another breath and exhale burning death over her. Three seconds was all she needed!
Mercy leapt to her feet and charged the dragon as it entered the clearing. It was unknown where these creatures had come from. Some say they were a folly of the olden times, when man had dared to tamper with the very essence of life itself. Others say they were sent from the pits of hell itself to punish the wicked. Either way, Mercy didn't care. She just knew it was the beast's life or her own! The dim light of the fallen torch flashed on burnished steel as she drew her sword. The Hell beast opened its maw to discharge another blast. The warrior had only one chance. She screamed in wordless rage as she thrust! Her steel plunged deep into that hideous maw! Mercy felt the solid jar and crunch as the blade continued through the back of its throat and severed the beast's spine. Yanking it free, she danced aside as the dragon convulsed in death. Flame erupted as the foul creature twisted and writhed much as a headless chicken running across a farmyard. No chicken was as dangerous as this! Burning death rained everywhere as the dragon died. Thankfully, aside from a large squirrel that happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, the creature only managed to incinerate itself.
"Damnation!" Mercy cleaned her blade with a scrap of cloth as she watched the funeral pyre burn. The scent of the beast's cooking flesh made her mouth water. It was such a crying shame that dragon meat was pure poison to humans! It would have been quite a bonus to be able to increase her supplies. Still, it was better to keep her pack light. Mercy satisfied herself with grabbing the burned squirrel. It hadn't been properly butchered, but beggars couldn't be choosers.
"That Hell spawn beast had the feel of a guard." She muttered softly as she skinned, and then tore the legs from the squirrel to make her dinner. She tossed away the rest of the animal and picked up her torch. "Guarding what though, I wonder?" Eating with one hand, she bit into steaming meat as she followed the dragon's tracks by firelight. Mercy soon discovered just what it was guarding. Wiping squirrel grease from her hands, she stood and studied the stone outcropping before her. Set into the living rock was a massive oaken door. "Now things are getting interesting!"
The warrior knew the risks involved in opening such a door. She had no way of detecting if any spell were placed upon it. Just touching the surface could give the witch warning of her approach. She had come this far. She just had to see this through! Mercy grasped the iron ring and gave a pull. With a squeal of protest, the door slowly creaked open. The air from below was surprisingly cool against her skin as she entered the stone structure. Thrusting her torch forward, she eyed the stairway ahead of her. This must be it. Down in the bowels of the earth was the witch's lair. Why else would there be such a fearsome guardian? Mercy had no option. Down she must go!
The warrior pulled the door shut behind her, and began her decent. The rough-cut stone steps soon gave way to the evenly spaced cast stone of the ancients. She held her light to the dingy white tile of the walls. Mercy was proud of her learning as she made out the lettering. "PATCO?" she wondered. "Just what was a high speed line?" Few people would dare enter those places that still existed from the olden times. Trust a witch to set up her workshop of evil in such a wicked place! Just in case, she made a sign of warding. One never knew what forces still held after all the passing ages!
The stairs came to an end. Wreckage was all around her as Mercy followed footprints through the dust. Someone had come this way recently. Did the witch carry Prince Alexis? While a full grown man of eighteen seasons, he was slight of build. The warrior smiled grimly. How had the gentle lad reacted to being kidnapped right from his own bed? If only the king had listened and permitted her to bed down for the night on the floor of his chamber! If nothing else, six knights would still be in the land of the living!
"It would not be proper!" the king had shouted at her suggestion. "I can not permit a commoner to sleep with my son!"
Mercy sighed. "Highness, you know the stories and rumors about me. I have no interest in men. I would not be tempted into his bed! Now if you had a daughter that shared his beauty, this would be another matter!" her tone softened. "Even you wouldn't keep me away from her."
The king had smiled at that. "Yes, I have heard stories of your conquests among the serving wenches. I hear tell that even the iciest hearted maiden melts at your touch. At least you do not leave my servants heavy with child!" The smile left his face. "I must maintain the appearance of propriety! You may sleep outside of his door, not within! The matter is closed!"
Thus, on the fateful night, Mercy had slept in the corridor outside the Prince's bedchamber. No sound had come from within to alert her to any danger. Never the less, something had taken the lad during the night. The warrior cursed herself despite bearing no blame. When the knights failed to return on the third night after their departure, she had set out on her own.
Mercy had come to the end of a sort of platform. She faced a tunnel that obviously had originally run in two directions. A massive cave-in made the choice of direction simple. She jumped lightly down and eyed the rusted metal rails set into the ground. "Carts must have been pulled along these tracks." They looked very much like the tracks miners used to hail ore from deep within mines. The footprints had ended. "Perhaps the witch has such a cart!"
Onward she went. Unaccustomed fear gripped her heart as the torch's flame guttered and grew weaker. After another hundred paces, the flame went out! Mercy froze as she was plunged into a darkness the likes of which she had never known! Her normally keen eyes could detect not the slightest glimmer of light! She took a shuffling step, and then another. Catching her toe, she pitched forward to land painfully on the rail she had been following. Soft fur brushed her face and the warrior lashed out.
"Let go!" something screamed as Mercy gripped tightly to what felt like some creature's tail. "Let go or by all the demons of Hell, I'll claw the eyes from your face and eat them!"
"What good are eyes in this pit!" she shouted back while squeezing the tail tighter. "Do you think darkness will keep me from gutting you, whatever you are?"
"I don't suppose it would!" There was a sudden glare of light. "My Mistress would be cross if she had to resurrect me again so soon! Now let loose my tail!"
Mercy blinked her dazzled eyes until she could focus on the creature before her. "A talking cat, what demon work is this?"
"That's right! I'm a demon!" The cat spat. "Have a care, human, or I'll rend the soul from your body!"
The warrior regained her feet and glared at the thrashing feline she now dangled by the tail. "Rend away, puss. I believe you would have already if you had such powers!"
The rather lovely black cat twisted and writhed. "Release me!" she screamed. "Release me or my Mistress will destroy the boy!"
Mercy let the cat drop to the ground. It landed gracefully on all four feet. "Where is the Prince!" she demanded as she once again drew her sword.
"Put that dragon tickler away! If you hurt me in any way, the boy will die screaming!" The cat curled around and licked the base of her tail. "You almost maimed me! You almost ruined my beauty! Humans are so cruel!"
"You say that after kidnapping a member of the royalty itself?" The warrior sighed and sheathed her weapon. "Talk cat. I gather you were sent for me?"
The cat continued grooming herself for several minutes before speaking again. "You're smarter then you look, human! My Mistress sent me when your torch was failing." The cat nudged the brilliantly glowing cylinder that lay between them in the dust. "This is a gift for you. Mistress would meet with the woman who faired so much better then all the king's men."
The human picked up the cylinder. A fiercely bright light glared from the flat of one end. The body was clear as glass, but felt odd. Mercy pulled the knife from her belt and tried its edge on the clear cylinder. A sliver curled up as she carefully carved. "This is a tool of the olden times!" she declared, very nearly dropping the object. She peered closely. A much smaller metal cylinder moved freely within. Giving the glowing device a shake made the metal cylinder travel back and forth inside a centrally located coil of hair fine wire that gleamed not unlike her own fiery red locks. She shook it harder. Did the light grow brighter? Yes it did! Shaking it must be the way to renew the spell! Pressing her finger over a stud on the side of the main body made the light vanish with a soft click. Mercy wasted no time pressing again to bring it back.
"Oh bravo!" the cat cheered. "You figured out its function quite quickly! Mistress will be pleased!"
"I care not how pleased your mistress is! My only care is the safe return of the Prince!" She aimed the light at the feline and watched the flame-like reflection of its eyes. "Lead on, cat!"
Tail held high, the cat spun around and strutted gracefully along a metal rail. "Betsy!" she sniffed disdainfully. "You are not to address me as cat!"
"Betsy?" Try as she might, Mercy could not suppress her laughter. "The mighty demon that threatens to rend my soul is named Betsy?"
The tail bristled. "Betsy is a fine name for a demon! It is not cute in the very least! Betsy is a perfectly fitting name for a creature such as me! Is that understood, human?"
"Perfectly, oh mighty demon!" The warrior followed the feline in silence for several paces. "You are not to address me as human. My name is Mercy."
"That's pretty." The cat stiffened. "I mean what a foolish name! How could you dare mock mine with a name like yours? Betsy and Mercy sound almost alike!"
"I call for a truce, fearsome Betsy of the night. I have no quarrel with you!" The human grinned slightly. She rather liked the little fur face. It was just a shame she was in league with the witch! "Just lead me to your mistress."
The cat looked back over one shoulder. "Truce, Mercy. We're nearly there. Extinguish your light and look ahead."
The tunnel turned towards the right. A bright cheery glow came from some point just around the bend. "Is that her lair?" The warrior could not help whispering. "Is that where she holds the Prince?"
"Yes and yes!" The feline sighed. "Mercy, have a care. You amuse my Mistress for the moment. Be on your guard and you will leave this place with your life!"
"We will see who amuses who!" The human stood tall and strode purposefully towards the light. "Witch, I demand an audience with you!"
A woman of indeterminate age turned from her seat before a glowing device atop her workbench and grinned toothlessly. "The woman warrior demands?"
Betsy raced to the hag's side. "Mistress! That is just her way. I am sure she meant no disrespect!"
The witch lashed out and kicked the small creature. "When I want an opinion out of you, I will give you one!"
Mercy gripped the hilt of her sword tightly as she watched Betsy scramble to the safety afforded under the workbench. "Is this how you treat harmless animals?" she demanded. Betsy hissed as if in anger over the harmless animal comment, but Mercy could detect gratitude in the feline's lovely green eyes. "I have come for the Prince!"
The witch dramatically threw back her rag of a cape and stomped across the cavernous room to face Mercy. The creature was a tiny thing. Her shock of snowy white hair only reached eye level with the warrior. "I know why you have come! I may even grant your rude request. As for now," The witch motioned with a hand that looked like old and wrinkled parchment, stained with the marks of advanced age. "You have no need of armaments here!"
Mercy felt her body stiffen as the sword jerked free from her hand and her knife leapt of its own accord from her belt. Both flew slow and stately through the air and came to rest above a wooden tub of water. "Parlor tricks." She stated firmly, hiding the sudden unease she felt as the steel of her weapons began to glow. Within seconds the metal began to flow. Globules of molten steel fell only to make the water hiss and boil.
"I can always refine the steel." The witch explained as the last of the metal splashed. "If you are very good, I shall gift you with new blades that will put your crude weapons to shame!" She returned to her workbench and tapped her fingers on a platter of many small squares below the glowing rectangular panel. "Yes, I think I'll create some fine carbon steel to replace that crude base metal trash you call a blade!" A soft musical tone sounded. "Blast! The power grows weak again!" The witch frantically tapped the squares again and a tinny fanfare played just before the glow faded.
Mercy looked all around, but saw no sign of any windows shutting down. Why would such a message appear on the small panel the witch was staring at? Did it have anything to do with the large tome on the bench inscribed "Windows for Dummies?" She forced herself to relax. "Who are you?" she asked calmly. "What is that object?"
The hag cackled. "The kingdom of Delphia has known me as The Witch of the Wood for generations! You are actually the first to dare ask my name in these last two hundred years! You may call me Lady Amanda." The tiny hag pulled the now dark panel down to click it in place over the section with all the squares. "This is knowledge!" she announced excitedly. "The ancients called it a laptop. This ancient wonder contains more medical information then all the healers in every kingdom on Earth have in their heads! With the library of books and disks I have unearthed, I have used it to re-learn secrets lost for over four thousand years!" The witch pounded the workbench. "I really must make time to recreate lithium ion batteries! The blasted internal battery can no longer hold a charge!" The hag shrugged and pulled wires from the large earthen jugs on the floor next to her bench. "Oh well, lead acid cells work well enough. I'll need fresh acid and more copper to renew the power supply though."
It was a small price to pay for more information. Still, it galled the warrior to address this creature in such a pompous manner. "Lady Amanda, what is your reasoning for kidnapping the Prince?"
"Four thousand years ago, a great Citadel stood above where we now stand. Those that dwelled there claimed it was a city of brotherly love. From the fragments of information I have gathered from it's downfall, and other Citadels like it, it was destroyed in a single instant! What type of love is that? The fools used nuclear weapons! Who started it, I do not know. I do know that every kingdom capable joined in. They unleashed hellish forces found only within the sun itself to wipe themselves out utterly! What good is conquering your foe if you poison the very land you want to claim for your own? What good is using a weapon so fearsome, if your enemy also will use his? No land was left untouched by this man made firestorm! No matter. The fools did leave me a gift."
The witch jumped up and moved with surprising speed to a rough wall that stretched across the back of the tunnel. She whipped a curtain aside. "See all these old and musty volumes? They lay forgotten and safe all these centuries until someone found this underground complex of tunnels and tracks. Their knowledge is mine! I have brought all I could find and build a library the likes this world has not seen since that foolish civilization fell! I have studied them along with the laptop for decades to reach my level of skill!" As far as the eye could see, the tunnel was lined with endless shelves of books. The warrior had never seen so many in one place before! "The time of learning has ended! Now I begin to add my own knowledge to the library!" the witch grabbed Mercy's arm and tugged. "Come along! I must show you my masterpiece!"
The warrior let herself be lead across the cavern. The witch released her arm and tugged another curtain aside. There finally, was the Prince. The youth was strapped tightly, wrist and ankle to a gleaming metal table. His slender nude body writhed as if suffering the pains of Hell itself! Mercy considered herself to be battle hardened, but what she was in time to witness made her feel ill! As Prince Alexis twisted and moaned something unspeakable happened. His penis sloughed off! The organ fell free to land with a wet splash of blood on the metal tabletop. The warrior watched in horror as the blood flowed down a drain so obviously placed there for just that purpose! The testicles were soon to follow. First the sack slipped free with a small splat. Finally one then the other manly jewel joined the phallus in its pool of bloody gore.
"You neutered him!" Muscles tensed and strained as a killing rage overcame her. Try as she might, Mercy could not move! "You sick filthy creature! You destroyed him!"
The self-proclaimed Lady Amanda laughed. "Nothing as crude as a neutering I assure you!" The hag hurried forward and picked up the fallen penis. "This doesn't look like much now. I wonder if he'll even miss it." The insane woman collected the testicles and their sack too, tossing them phallus and all carelessly into a brightly burning brazier. "Now keep watching. The Prince is dead. Long live the Princess!"
Mercy tried to ignore the scent of roasting flesh. It smelled much like a suckling pig on a spit. This time the aroma made the bile rise to burn the back of her throat. She could not tear her eyes from the open bloody gash between the Prince's legs. "Heavens preserve us!" she muttered as the raw meat began to shift and change. "Lips?" she gasped. "He, he's growing a, a vagina?"
"Of course!" Amanda applauded herself. "Did you think I was some simple butcher? Behold my masterwork!"
The form was more distinct now. The raw bloody look was fading as clean healthy flesh grew. Mercy felt her face grow warm as she gazed on an absolutely perfect flower of womanly love. "Why?" she breathed. "Why shame him like this?"
"No shame! I have brought about his betterment!" The witch motioned to Alexis' chest. "Watch carefully now!"
She knew what was coming next. The hips of the slender youth had already started to widen. Shifting her gaze higher, Mercy watched as the small nipples of a man grew and blossomed into those of a young woman. Now the chest itself was changing. The bosom filled out and swelled. The warrior hated herself for feeling a slight twinge of pleasure when the growth ceased at what she considered to be a pleasant handful. The last change she could detect was when the throat of the youth lost its tell tale bulge and took on a more smooth an supple appearance. Oddly, the face remained much the same. The wispy goatee that Alexis was so proud of had fallen out. The fine golden hairs had sprinkled over the smooth flesh and fallen to the metal table.
A sob escaped Mercy's lips. The handsome young man was gone! In his place was a winsome flaxen-haired beautiful maiden! "Why?" she cried again. "How did you manage this foul deed?"
"Magic my dear!" The witch laughed. "My magic has unlocked all the secrets of the ancient ones! Where they took years of probing, trial, error, and just plain guessing, I can perform a masterpiece in just hours! They had a vast study effort called "The Human Genome Project" Once I discovered this from the old knowledge; I was able to use my gift of sight to see into the very essence of life itself! It was child's play to convince every Y chromosome in his body to become an X! I then merely gave him the required energy to force his organs to change and grow. Behold the result!"
"Change him back!" Mercy managed to take a small shuffling step towards the filthy witch. "For pity's sake, restore his maleness before he awakes!"
"Not so fast! This is where leverage comes to play!" The hag shoved Mercy back. The warrior fell to the floor. "Imagine just how much land the king would grant to have his simpering boy restored to him! I will settle for nothing less then half the kingdom! Remember, I can create all manner of weapons to drive my point home"
"He would never agree!" Mercy didn't doubt that for a moment. The king had a thing for propriety. Nothing about this was proper! He would consider his son dead and wage war! "I'll kill you myself rather then let the kingdom be plunged into war against magic!"
"You, kill me? I think not!" Once again the witch lashed out a boot. Mercy saw stars when the boot connected with the side of her head.
"Mercy, please wake up!" soft fur rubbed against her cheek. "I know well the hardness of her boot, but please wake up!"
The warrior moaned. "Fierce Betsy?" she muttered as the world spun back into being. "How long was I out?"
"Two hours, maybe more! Mistress grew tired of waiting and went to gather firewood. She won't be back for some time." The feline butted her face against the humans. "I was worried about you! I told you to be on your guard! Mistress isn't amused by you any more!"
"The feeling is quite mutual!" The warrior sat up on the straw filled pallet and looked around the cage that surrounded her. One thing became obvious immediately. "The witch stripped me? Why in heavens did she remove my leather?"
The cat looked frightened. "Mistress used her sight on you! She said she was gifting you with what a lover of other women and a warrior of your years so clearly wanted!" The petite cat seemed agitated. "She thinks you will be beholden to her. She thinks you will become her creature, like I am!"
Anger burned the fear from Mercy's heart. "Not much chance of that, Betsy of the darkness!" What had the foul witch meant? The warrior looked down at her body and froze. The scars! The scars of many years of battle were fading! "That filthy monster!" Mercy wore her scars with pride. They were a record of battles fought and won! Several healers had offered to lesson or remove the worst of them. She had only laughed that they thought her so vain. "How dare she remove the chapters of my life like this?" That's when she noticed her hands. The lines of age had faded too! "Betsy! What is happening to me?"
The cat flinched. "Mistress has undone the ravages of time for you. She calls it complete cellular regeneration. Mistress claims any woman would trade her soul for such a gift!" Betsy slowly backed away in fear. "Mercy, I told her you were too strong and just for such a tactic to work! She doesn't listen to me!"
The warrior's eyes opened wide as her bosoms slowly rose on her chest until they rode firm and high as they did when she was a mere girl. She closely examined the smooth supple flesh of her arms and legs. She pulled the long leather tie from her hair and shook the thick mane free. Look hard as she might, she could see none of the invading strands of silver that had been slowly building over the years. Her hair was the uniform blazing flame red she remembered it being when she was..."Eighteen?" she asked softly. "Am I really eighteen again?"
Betsy had burrowed under a pile of straw. "That's what she said she was aiming for! Please don't blame me!"
"No blame falls to you, demon-spawn Betsy!" She clenched her fists. "As for your mistress, she will pay!"
The cat peeked out of the straw that hid her. "Mercy, she granted you another gift! I am so sorry!"
Before she could answer, pain burned deep in her guts. She fell back on the pallet and cried out. "What else?" she gasped as her insides squirmed.
The cat raced forth and sprang up to join the fallen warrior. A raspy pink tongue licked the human's cheek in an offer of comfort. "Something a lover of women would welcome! She gave you a prod of your very own!"
Mercy traced her fingers over the center of the pain. A hard lump was rapidly growing about an inch over her sex. "No!" she screamed when understanding dawned. "Being made a monster is no gift I would welcome!" She groaned and writhed, as the lump grew bigger.
"I know it hurts!" Betsy cried, remembering the long ago pain in her head that brought understanding, speech and cognitive thought. "It will ease soon! I promise it will be over soon!"
The lump was now nearly as big as her fist. "Knife!" she gasped through gritted teeth. "Get me a blade!"
The cat ran as if the demons of Hell were hot on her heels and slipped effortlessly through the bars of the cage. "Hold on Mercy! Please hold on!" It seemed like hours, but the cat returned only moments later. A tiny but gleaming knife was gripped carefully in her teeth. "Scalpel!" she announced as she dropped it into the human's hand. "It is very clean and sharp!"
Mercy was panting as she gripped the tiny blade. Before she could think to change her mind, she acted! Moving swiftly, she traced the blade around the huge blister of tightly stretched skin. A gout of blood burst free as something long pushed its way into the open air. "It's not all out!" the warrior cried as she forced her fingers down along the base of the bloody shaft. Squirming and moaning, she freed the two other objects trapped under her skin. "The worst is over." She gasped as she could finally still her straining body.
The little black cat shivered. "I, I thought you would cut it off!"
Mercy sighed. "Couldn't risk that." She hid the little blade carefully amid the straw. "A male's organ has a vast blood supply. I would have surely bled to death if I did!" She sat up and dared to look between her legs. What had she become? Her own sex remained. Her questioning fingers confirmed that. Now she also sported the shaft and balls of a man! She felt ill as she examined the gore-covered organ. Why had the witch done this to her? Did she think this cursed thing would please her? Such organs had never interested her before. Why in Hell would she want one of her own? She staggered to her feet and headed for the corner of her cage. The warrior shivered as she poured a bucket of cold water over the bloody thing. It looked no better clean.
Betsy wandered over and inspected her friend's new addition. "That is what will please women?" she asked innocently. "That is the second one I have seen, but I still don't understand the attraction." The cat sniffed in disdain. "It looks like a sausage. Why would women like you with a sausage thing sticking out of your body? Yours is bigger then the Prince's was though."
"Surely you jest. Haven't any toms come sniffing around your furry little tail?" Mercy poked the thick shaft and shuddered. Yes, she felt that quite plainly. "Haven't you wanted one to cover you and give you kittens?"
The feline sighed. "No, Mercy. I was born underground. In all of my fifty seasons, I have never been to the surface. I gather toms mean cats that are boys. I never met any of those. The only other four-legs I ever see are mice." The cat cheered considerably and licked her chops. "At least the eating is good down here!"
The now young warrior eyed her feline companion. "Fifty seasons? I gather the witch has worked her age spell on you too."
"Of course. She claims two years is the optimum age for a prime mouser like me." Betsy sighed. "My lot in life is to keep rodents out of her lair. I fear it will be a very long one."
Mercy smiled kindly. "Would you like to see the world up above? Would it interest you to meet any of those toms I mentioned?"
Betsy paused in her seemingly never ending grooming. "Kittens? If only I could!" A note of longing entered her voice. "If you escape, can, can you take me with you?"
Mercy knelt and stroked the sleek black fur of her friend. "Betsy of the demon realm, I swear on my honor to not only escape, but to free you and the Prince!"
Soft purring filled the air. "I'm not really a demon, you know. Mistress reworked my brain so human like capacity would fit in my skull. Then, of course, my lifespan had to be augmented so she wouldn't have to keep creating other's like me. She then gave me the organs of speech. I think that was mainly so she could hear me praise her." Betsy sighed. "I'm no demon. I'm only Mistress's first successful biology experiment."
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My name is Jolene Brenner, Jojo to my friends, and I am on a quest. I am looking for the perfect mate but my approach is anything but typical. I have figured out that the standard method used by almost all women just doesn't work. The most important factor to be considered in a relationship is good sex. I feel that most women compromise in this area, and marry a guy even though the sex isn't that great and figure it will get better as the marriage progresses. This does not make sense to me....
Back again with another Story. This on is loosely based of Mei from Overwatch. As you can see by the image below.Please be sure to leave the dirtiest comments you can think of."Mmmph.", I moaned, my mouth completely filled with the hard, throbbing member as I sucked it, my tongue working along the underside with horny zeal on it's way towards the tip. My head moved rhythmically back and forth as the head of his cock grazed my tonsils, then back out to the tip until my mouth was flooded with his...
The Quest for Innocence by Carol Collins Steven Dillard received his Honorable Discharge papers from the US military. He had served his country and felt it was time to start his own life. That meant finding a girl, settling down and raising a family. Steven had an incentive for finding the perfect wife. His uncle had recently passed away and left him several million dollars in a trust fund as long as he was married by...
Still, he preyed on the livestock of the village, not really eating more than a hungry fox or wolf, but being so frightening and inexplicable to the villagers, they thought him much greater of a menace. So that they complained to their Lord, loudly and frequently. The Lord, wanting to quell the threat of an uprising, called upon a hunter to dispense of the menace. The hunter who answered the call in the remote village, was in fact, a Huntress of some reputation--despite her lack of experience...
Celtic Warrior 1: Ulrike’s Quest On the receding edge of the great Northern ice sheet Approximately 11,000 BC He was tumbling through the air when he became conscious. The cold rushing past him tried to pull his breath out of his lungs. He flayed his arms and legs desperate to find some stability and leverage. His falling body rotated and the earth below came into view, a great expanse of white to his left and bright shades of green to his right. He landed against a gentle sloping wall of...
Introduction Evolution Quest is a story that borrows a lot of themes from monster evolution 'Isekai' manga, if you're unsure of what to expect then I would recommend titles like 'Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?' (So I'm a spider, So what?), 'Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta - Saikyou Igai Mezasa Nee' (Reincarnated as a Dragon’s Egg ~Lets Aim to Be the Strongest~) and RE:Monster to name a few of the ones I have read. The story starts with your (John Dwellers) death. John was an American born miner...
FantasyWelcome to mage quest. In this world, before a mage can fully graduate a leave the mage tower that they've spent the last 10 years in (imagine if high school to masters were all one building) to face the final trial, the hall of near infinite dungeons. If they pass the trial, they will receive their degree and be able to journey the world. Your name is Taylor. And you are eager to get out. And all magic requires you to have your magical tool. Though occasionally magic will happen wildly around...
FantasyHey, it’s my first time and been over this site reading all your fantastic stories every day. Well, today I am here to share mine, please do indulge me. Let us start with an introduction, my name is Kris Aggarwal, age 24. And for how I look, I am fair, 152.6 centimeters (5 feet). Finally for my figure. I am quite dashing, 32D – 28 – 32. Location is secret though. Now, that we have finished up with our introduction I should start up with my story. I was young back then even my stats were low....
JUNGLE QUEST © 2001, 2012 by Anthony Durrant I set sail on the transport ship Edward The Benevolent for Llendos for my health on a bright winter's day, and for the first part of the voyage we had smooth sailing. The view from the deck was excellent: I could see jellyfish in the water below where I stood "Flying fish off the port bow!" a sailor cried out. "Thank you, sir!" I shouted back. After about thirty minutes I grew tired and went to the...
These are troubling times for the Domina Kingdom. The wealthy and powerful patriarchal empire stretches far and wide in every direction, ruled by a tyrannical queen ever-hungry for power. She rules with an iron fist and quickly makes an example of all those who oppose her. Savage barbarians from the frozen wastes of the north and the jungles of the south threaten the kingdom's borders and take more and more of its people as slaves with each raid. Evil sorceress and witches plot to take over the...
BDSMCat and Mouse: Nine Interesting Vignettes and Two New Quests By Bluto WEEK 13 "The Bronx Zoo, boy, it's been a long time since I visited here, I still remember when all da animals was in cages.? What did you say the purpose of dis expedition was again?" Tony Bass wasn't exactly a nature lover, but when Cat, Lupe and Micki told him they were going to visit "The World's Greatest Zoo" he eagerly joined the excursion.? With no more baby-sitting duties, he had abundant time on his...
This story begins the week I graduated from High School. At this point, I had never had a piece of ass. I had come close a few times, but never had been able to slide my virgin cock into a warm pussy and fill it with my hot cum. I was a tight end on our football team, three time 5A State Champions. I was fast and had good hands. Once I had the ball, not many guys could catch me. I was popular and several girls flirted with me continuously, but I had eyes for only one. My...
Spring Break. The time to party and have the best time of your life. Time to hook up with as many people as possible and go home and not worry about a thing (unless you’re a girl and could get pregnant). Thankfully me and my friends had plans this spring break, we were going down the coast of California. It was me, my friend Lucia and Andrea and her boyfriend Luke. We took the convertible BMW, so thank god we were traveling in style. Arriving to our first destination, the streets were...
The upcoming road trip held all my hopes.My buddy and I were not getting together nearly often enough and this road trip promised 5 days of constant companionship. It had been nearly a year since our last intimate night and my desire for him had only grown more intense. When we did get together it was usually at a party with other buddies and the vibe was very machismo as we postured to gain the girls attention. We were 18 and close to finishing High School. This was in 1980. The pants were...
The night was young. Jan left the cubicle after a long hot shower, beads of water dripped from her skin to the floor, wetting the towel mat and the cool tiles. She took a towel from the rail but did not wipe her glistening skin with it, but draped it over her shoulders. She opened the bathroom door, looked left and right down the corridor, then boldly walked slowly down to her bedroom. It was early evening and she could have run into a member of her family. Jan half-wanted that to happen but...
Why did life have to be so hard? That question kept running through Rhiannon’s head as she walked by the McClintock Cemetery. She kept asking herself this as her witch senses went into overdrive. ‘Did you just realize I was standing here? I thought you were the best vampire hunter around. People need to get their stories in order,’ she heard behind her. Natasha jumped from her ledge. ‘And you need to know when to learn that I don’t want to deal with you tonight,’ Rhiannon retorted, as she...
The waters were calm, the faint lapping of the sea the only sound as you laid on the ship’s deck. The lilting noise almost lulled you to sleep, until a strong wave hit the ship. You gasped and sat up when you heard a shout from below. Four soaked men stumbled up the steps, and their eyes were wild with panic. “The boat’s sinking!” one wailed. The captain of the boat, James Callaghan, came up. “Men! If we are to die today, let it not be in vain! Each of you take a portion of treasure. The lost...
FantasyStarting college was exciting. And hard. It took a little while for John Doe to get used to the swing of things, but once a few weeks had passed, he finally noticed that he was surrounded by gorgeous women. "College is amazing!" "What was that?" He turned to see his old friend Jane, who he went to High School with. She was an athletic, olive-skinned babe, and first_name had always been attracted to her. "Oh, hey Jane. I was just expressing my appreciation for Higher Education", he said with a...
We'll start with a "hub" of sorts: pick the path you want to take, then embrace the madness that ensues. This hub page will be updated from time-to-time as we come up with more milky adventure scenarios. Please note that multiple characters across the different scenarios share names, appearances, and personalities. Consider these scenarios alternate universes. For example, the male protagonist of each story will be named Grimm; each story will also contain a major female character named Mars. I...
FetishDanger is lurking everywhere in the Blackling Lands. It is a time full of perils, adventures and mystic creatures. Each forest is gloomier and more unforgiving than the other. One must be careful and wise in one’s decisions since each one could be the last… Fina was running. Her legs hurt and her eyes brimmed with tears. She was only wearing a thin dress that barely covered more than her abdomen. Her small, firm breasts bounced softly with each step she was running. Kretchers, human-like...
FantasyJara holds little interest to the rest of the kingdom it's within and outside of maps held by the nobility no mention of it ever reaches past the borders. This is where you grew up, thatch roofs and rough stone walls are a sign of wealth here, most people live in roughly woven tents pitched against the cliff walls that hide your childhood home. Traditional and paranoid nothing has changed much in the last five hundred years and before that only one major event was ever forced upon the...
FantasyYou place your last few gold pieces on the table. You, John Doe of Fallen Woods, have finally saved up enough money to buy adventuring gear! You leave your quiet hometown, in search of adventure and love, with the ultimate goal of reaching the mighty city of Solaris. You are equipped with a slightly rusted sword and cheap leather armor--nothing special, but it will do in a pinch. You follow a road, but eventually it splits into three ways. Dammit, you forgot your map...But you're not about to...
FantasyThe Kingdom of Celibas has always been under siege. Located in the central Chastelands, she faces constant attacks on the purity of her people from all sides, from tribes of Amzonian giantesses, sex-crazed goblins, devious demonic spirits, horrific monsters of all shapes and sizes and much more. But none pose a threat to the kingdom more than the Sorceress Sadista. Cunning as she is cruel, Sadista is the most powerful being in the world. Her attempts to enslave your kingdom have only been...
BDSMYou saw the warning signs before anyone else. As soon as the news started airing reports of crazy biters, you started stocking your apartment up with supplies for a zombie apocolypse. Luckily, you live on the second floor at your apartment building and only have one neighbor across the hall and two below you. You figure your odds of survival are pretty good compared to the rest of the world. DAY 1 So far so good! You have enough food and water to last you weeks and your windows are boarded up...
It is another day in the Overwatch HQ. The girls are all minding their own business, except for a particular one... which girl is it?
"So you wish to know the story of my life and un-life young one? It is a fairly long tale, but I will recount it with the limitless patience of the dead if you will just sit with me..." "Even now, I am uncertain about my early life, my first memories which I can fully trust are from the catacombs of Lost Troika..." "I woke in a small padded space, not much larger than my own body, there was no light to see by so I explored my surroundings and myself entirely by touch." "I found I could...
FantasyEver since you were a child, you'd dreamed of joining the ranks of Overwatch. After they were shut down, however, it seemed your dreams were unobtainable. So you fell into a deep depression, one which you never truly pulled out of. Now you lead a life of tedious mediocrity, working a minimum wage job and barely scraping by. You exit the bus, the brisk Autumn air nipping at you. Leaving the bus station, you start the final segment of your journey to the small studio apartment you call home....
You wake up in a dark place. You think you hear a strange voice in your head. You do and he is repeating everything you say. Yes I will say whatever you think. *Sigh* really is this where we are going. Fine I like ass on a stick. There you happy I said it. Now back to the story. Ah I seem to have forgotten who you are. You dont know either. Well then I guess we get to choose who we want to be! Lets start with the basics Male or Female?
FantasyThere are infinite worlds with an infinity of realities. This is the story of one of them. ********************************************************************** “Are you sure this is the right place toots?” The gruff cabbie asked as his car continued down the long and winedy drive way. Ellie glanced down at her written directions once more and then back out the window. Lush trees blocked her view on both sides, the leaves eager to spring to life again now that winter was finally over. Reddish...
Click "Oh no, not again! " pestered Lucy. She just heard the door click behind her and was now locked out. Well it was embarrassing to have to seek help to get inside the house but there was worse. She was naked! The worse part was that it was not a new experience to her. In the last years she seemed to be cursed with some bad luck that ended with her being stripped or humiliated. And now once again she was locked out without a stich on and no way to get inside. Lucy was a tall blonde with...
Jo'alcar began to open his eyes as he felt himself moving and a bump under him. The Khajiit found himself setting in a wood carriage being driven by a man in brown arm. https://e621.net/post/show/459310/abs-anthro-armpits-biceps-black_background-blue_ey Jo'alcar is a attractive male Khajiit weighing 200 lbs. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall. His cock is 8 1/2 inches long. "Hey you. You were trying to cross the border. Got caught in that Imperial ambush just like us and that thief over there." A...
GayTom couldn't wait to play Dungeons and Dragons for the first time. Sure, it was nerdy, but after transferring to a new school, since the death of his father, Tom had wanted nothing more to make new friends. New friends meant that he could get away from his mother, who had become quite mean in the last few years. Also, it mean that Tom got a chance to try out his new camera. He had been told the boys had always done wacky things while playing D&D, and he wanted to get pictures of these things....
GayYou are Jason Demores, was a young man of simple birth. You were born the son of a traveling merchant who went from city to city, in a medieval world. You grew up traveling from town to town just like your father did. Each town you passed was very much unlike any other town you would go to. Each had its unique culture, and each town had things which you remembered, and learned from. Still there were some things that were similar about each town that you went too. In every town, you traveled...
FantasyYou have finally come of age and its time to choose which profession you will be trained in for the next 5 years. 3 masters eye you, each bearing a unique set of weapons. You shift uneasily at their scrutiny and finally get the courage to speak. “I'm ready to begin my training.” you say with a sliver of nervousness in lade within your resolute tone. They all chuckled quietly in unison, and the master holding a large Axe responded. “We can see that lass, but from this point on you're going to...
Fantasy“Welcome home, Akiriya,” smiled Antoine Richards.“We’re happy to have you,” added Jason McGee.“Thanks,” the pregnant teen fidgeted with a ring on her finger.“It’s okay,” said the social worker. “Antoine and Jason are kind.”“Okay,” the 15 year-old replied.“Thanks, Shavon,” Jason gestured towards the door.“Come with me, Akiriya! I’ll show you to your room,” Antoine said. “You can leave your suitcase there. Jason will bring it.”The apprehensive minor mother-to-be followed behind the five-nine,...
I came downstairs still groggy with sleep. I could hear Roger and Freddy and a strangers very deep voice laughing and talking about something on the television. I had turned to go grab my other robe when I heard Roger say. “ Here she is Miss America “ I cracked up and said yeah you wish.Where you going asked Roger? I told him to get my other robe. He said, oh you’re fine ( with a wink )come on down and grab us a few beers would you and watch some TV.? I wrapped my kimono tighter around me and...
Why did life have to be so hard? That question kept running through Rhiannon's head as she walked by the McClintock Cemetery. She kept asking herself this as her witch senses went into overdrive."Did you just realize I was standing here? I thought you were the best vampire hunter around. People need to get their stories in order," she heard behind her.Natasha jumped from her ledge. "And you need to know when to learn that I don't want to deal with you tonight," Rhiannon retorted, as she looked...
The upcoming road trip held all my hopes.My buddy and I were not getting together nearly often enough and this road trip promised 5 days of constant companionship. It had been nearly a year since our last intimate night and my desire for him had only grown more intense. When we did get together it was usually at a party with other buddies and the vibe was very machismo as we postured to gain the girls attention. We were 18 and close to finishing High School. This was in 1980. The pants were...
Gay Male(All characters are 18 or older btw.) You wake up in a weird room, it's full of expensive decorations such as a crystal chandelier and ancient looking pots. On the floor is a strange circle with weird symbols and runes surrounding it. "W- where am I? This isn't the martial arts competition. " While you were dazed an extremely beautiful blonde walks up to you. She has a crown and ia wearing a skirt, she has a card with a heart on it in between her skirt. "Welcome brave heroine, you are currently...
Fantasy“You are joking, right?” Sneha said with a hint of uncertainty. Her eyes darted left and right, eyeing the two men seated in front of her. The man on her right failed to meet her eyes. The man on the left leered at her. “Honey, we can try again. Couples never get it right the first few times. Maybe the pills will work now,” she pleaded with the man on the right. He shook his head. “Sneha, it’s my fault. I am not…,” he trailed off, unable to speak the words into existence. “At least, we can...
IncestCarrie could never be sure the exact day, or even the month, the handsome older man had first started coming through her check out line. One day... , he was just there. Being surrounded by people is the loneliest job in the world, she thought. Living each day in a world full of strangers—after a while, none of it seemed real. It's like watching some kind of a weird distorted music video. It had not always been that way. In what now seem like another life; Carrie had spent her innocent...
Yesterday I wanted to find a new massage place, growing tired of the Thai massage parlor I have been going to. During my walks I had since this place on the third floor of a building that looked good. After I had climbed the three flights of stairs, I found that no one would answer the bell. After ringing the entrance bell a few times I game up and went back down. At the bottom there was an older Japanese guy who in broken English told me that place was closed. He told me that there was a...
I pulled the old Yamaha behind the tree and turned off the motor, immediately missing the thrum and vibration under my legs. Dropping the kick stand I allowed the cycle to lean over as I slid my leg across the tank and dismounted. Slapping my helmet down on the point of the sissy-bar backrest and stretching I took a deep breath of the early-morning mountain air. I unbuttoned my denim jacket and allowed it to hang open, I wore no shirt and the cool air felt good on my bare skin. Dropping the key...
It was Carol's first trip to Hawaii and so far she was really enjoying herself. The travel agent had booked her into a two week vacation in a quiet resort on the north side of the small island of Lanai and it was everything she had been led to believe it would be. The resorts accommodations were perfect; the restaurants were as close to five stars as she had ever eaten in and the blue Pacific Ocean was literally right outside her front door. It was only her second full day on the island but...
The next morning saw Gnusyl collapsed not far from Jonar's tent, exhausted and oozing blood from a half dozen minor injuries, most of which would be closed and half-healed by nightfall. Myka was the first to wake in the area in which Jonar and the others had decided pitch their tents within the camp. She nodded to the nearest guard as she made her way over to the unconscious Gnath who was almost snoring in his exhaustion. She gingerly probed the four wounds she could get at, breathing a sigh...
The receptionist smiles at you gently. “Please touch the orb to determine your rank within the guild, sir.” The orb she is referring to is a milky-white glass ball that is about three times larger than any human palm that would be placed on it. The ball sits in an indent within the receptionists desk at chest level. Despite the fact that the attractive brunette receptionist behind the counter called you sir, the crowd gathered around the desk snickers. You are younger and more slight than most...
Marielle rowed her little sloop across the channel. The seas were calm, but the entire channel was blanketed in a thick fog. She navigated the waters cautiously. If she ran aground on the island of Vangel it would be incredibly difficult to get home. Furthermore, to get stranded on her first missive alone would not reflect well on her or Helios, her god and savior. She was a paladin in the church, her job was to investigate supernatural reports and, if necessary, act on them. The temple of...
Fantasy21. It's not a mystical number by any means, its easily divisible by 3 and 7, and it doesn't hold any place in the heart of a supercomputer as the answer to everything. In fact, it's quite dull if you stare at it long enough. Still, 21 holds the key to unlocking the life hidden just beneath the surface as everyone, no matter of age or race or gender, everyone has had the thought once that maybe if they were just a bit different, if they could change just a small bit of themselves, they would be...
TranssexualTanya, the equestrian rider ???????????????????????????????????????????????? Paula, the equestrian rider ??? I had arrived to this small swedish town to take care of my saw-mill business. I had been a C.E.O to this german company for seven years which had been a quite an accomplishment considering my 37 years of age. I had rented a brand new Saab 9-5 from Stockholm and now I had driven nearly 300 kilometres north-west of swedish capitol. This particular town was populated not much...