Flesh and Magic

; ; Shakaam knelt by the carriage, examining the foot prints that led away ; and onto the cobblestone road.  There were two obvious sets leading ; away from it, both barefoot.  He found it strange that they could ; travel so far without shoes, but there were more than likely many ; things he didn't know about them.  The cobblestones would make ; tracking them nigh impossible, especially since it was a ; well-travelled road leading to one of the city gates.

; ; If Kemaj hadn't been such a nexus for trade, they could have stopped ; every traveller at each gate and examined them, but even then, Shakaam ; figured the women could get by somehow.  As it was, stopping everyone ; would only cause long lines and dissention among the people of the ; city and travellers.  No, they had to think everything was alright. ; And for now, it was.

; ; Jarif's crew was investigating the death of a gate watchman, and how ; three of his companions couldn't have noticed anything.  No doubt ; Jarif would literally have their heads by the dawn, unless he was ; convinced to head north to Elezan.  His zeal for catching these women ; made Shakaam quite uneasy, and each day spent with the man made the ; lieutenant like him less.

; ; "No."  The lieutenant said to himself, "They've already gone north to ; the capitol.  There will be much killing there."  He shook his head ; despairingly at the idea of how many could die at their hands.  Even ; Kemaj couldn't compare with the population of Elezan.  The one thing ; they had working for them was that Jarif claimed to know the prince, ; which more than likely meant the prince owed him favors, or he had ; some sort of sway over the Imperial family.

; ; Shakaam felt a drop of water hit his nose, then immediately another ; brushed past his hand.  It was beginning to rain, as he'd expected. ; There was a great storm coming in from the bay, which could make ; travel difficult if they didn't leave soon.  Already there had been ; reports of shipwrecks and other ships blown far off-course.  As if ; they didn't have enough difficulties as it was, now they were going to ; have the weather working against them as well.

; ; "We've gotten all the information we can here.  Let's see if we can't ; find Jarif and move on to Elezan."  Shakaam said, mounting his horse. ; The two guards Jarif posted with him nodded and mounted their horses ; as well.

; ; By the time they reached the gate Jarif and the rest of his men were ; at, the rain was coming down hard.  Jarif was standing under an ; overhang, talking to his men.  Shakaam dismounted and approached him.

; ; "Jarif, we have to get moving - the storm is coming much quicker than ; expected."  he yelled through the loud rain.

; ; "We're not done here, lieutenant.  We need to -"

; ; "If we don't get moving now, the storm could put us days behind them. ; I think they're already on their way to Elezan.  I'd stake my life on ; it."

; ; "But would you stake the lives of those in this city, lieutenant?  If ; they haven't left, they could run amok here while we had to wait-out ; the storm in Elezan and then double back."

; ; Shakaam knew this would happen.  He was still standing in the rain in ; a show of defiance, as if getting out of the rain would be giving in ; to Jarif.

; ; "Alright then, I'm going to Elezan.  Right now.  If you want to send ; someone along with me, fine, but there's nothing more I can do here ; except wait."  Shakaam protested.

; ; Jarif stared hard at the lieutenant.  Deep inside he knew Shakaam was ; right - they were probably just wasting time here in Kemaj.  He ; thought about how his companion was right the last time they had a ; disagreement - they should have just tried to kill the girl instead of ; following her.  It was no matter that they had found her dead inside ; the carriage the next day, the lieutenant had been right.  Now he was ; forced with the possibility that he might be right again, only this ; time, much more was at stake.

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; ; Tavra gasped in awe at the lights of Elezan, capitol of the Empire of ; Akeryn.  It was still far in the distance, but the fact that she could ; see the lights from this far away amazed her.

; ; "See, just like I said, over the next hill.  It won't be long now." ; Jynn said, smiling at her companion.

; ; "What's that light in the sky over there?"  Tavra said, pointing.

; ; "That's the Holy Fire of Atsuin.  It's atop the Emperor's Tower.  It ; hasn't gone out for over three millennia, and is a symbol to the ; people of the holiness of the Empire."

; ; "How many people live there?"

; ; "In Elezan?  Nobody's sure.  There are hundreds of small outlying ; villages that contribute to the population, but the city itself is ; huge and overcrowded."  She paused a moment, glancing at Tavra. ; "We're going to feast well there."

; ; "Yes.  I want them all."  Tavra said, almost in a trace-like state.

; ; "First we'll see Byen.  You two should really meet.  Then we'll track ; down my master and drain him, then we can take Elezan by storm."

; ; "And then what?"Tavra said, still looking at the lights.  Jynn paused, ; leaving a short silence between the two.

; ; "Then we find your master, I guess, and play it by ear from there."

; ; "Good.  Lead on."

; ; The two began moving down the hillside towards the city.  They had ; been travelling for six days and nights, nonstop, paralelling the main ; road.  Both of them were somewhat worried about their encounter in ; Kemaj with Adjra and her hunters, and thus they had taken strayed ; further from the main path to the capitol than most travellers cared ; to wander.  Though she wasn't sure if their adversaries were headed ; towards Elezan, Jynn did think it best to stay off any main routes so ; as to not be noticed.

; ; Six days.  Six days since they last felt someone's energy coursing ; into them.  Though she missed it, Jynn didn't seem to mind these dry ; spells.  Tavra, on the other hand, got more and more greedy for ; lifeforce with each passing day without it.  She imagined herself ; running into the city gates and draining the first guards she met, but ; that might give them away.  Still, the thought was tempting, and grew ; more tempting as they neared the city.  There was, however, one other ; option she'd been prying at all week...

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; ; Ahgran suddenly awoke in a cold sweat.  She was at it again.

; ; "Ahhhgraaaannnn..." she called to him in his mind.

; ; "No!"  He thought, "No, I've resisted her before!"

; ; "Baaaarooonnnnn..."  she called again.  All week she had been slowly ; wearing away his willpower.  At meals, during training, but worst of ; all, while he tried to sleep.  He was exhausted from trying to resist ; her, and the fact that he couldn't sleep while she was tempting him ; did not help his situation.  She'd deprived him of so much sleep in ; the past week, but he was determined not to give in to her.

; ; As she travelled, Jynn noticed Tavra was rolling her thumb over her ; fingers in a strange motion.  She thought nothing of it and continued ; their slow jog.

; ; He felt her hands on his fleshy member, massaging it.  Spasms of ; pleasure shot through him as it grew hard.  His defenses were ; failing... she was slowly prying her way into his mind.  He could feel ; her smiling as she sensed her victory.

; ; Ahgran rose from his bed and quietly moved to the far corner of the ; encampment.  Though it was normally hard to see in the shroud of ; night, he found himself strangely aware of his surroundings now, as if ; it were almost twilight to him.  He could hear the night watch telling ; stories, but their attention was focused away from the camp, not ; within it.  There were also the sounds of snoring among the crowd, and ; the flicker of firelight in the distance - the false camp they'd made ; to lure any would-be attackers.

; ; The baron stopped and knelt by one of the sleeping bandits.  He could ; feel her hunger, tearing at his own, using his own lust as a weapon ; against himself.  Again the urge to satisfy her swept through him, and ; he gently bent over and took the sleeping man's hand.  Arvord ; shuddered as the energy rushed through him.  His lust only grew, as he ; saw her in his mind...

; ; Tavra's mouth became an open smile, growing wider and more blissful ; with each second.  She inhaled deeply and slowed her walk.  Lifeforce ; pulsed into her, causing her own flesh to convulse and spasm.

; ; "Yeeeesssssss..." she whispered loudly, exhaling and closing her eyes. ; She found the ecstasy not quite as distracting as it once was - her ; senses still reeled at the intensity of the pleasure, but she was ; focused enough to continue walking, though at a much slower pace.

; ; Ahgran came, his penis throbbing small gobs of liquid into his pants. ; With the mixture of energy gushing into him and his own orgasm, it was ; all he could do to keep from crying-out.

; ; The lifeforce of the bandit began to dwindle, and Arvord's pleasure ; subsided.  He stayed in contact until the man was a lifeless husk, ; then the baron slumped over on the ground, panting heavily.  He knew ; that each time he gave in to her and fed her energy, it strengthened ; her powers, even if only a little.  Ahgran hoped that her ability to ; tempt him like this was not one of her powers which would grow ; stronger, for if it was, he was headed for a slow spiral downwards. ; He didn't even want to consider how powerful she would grow by taking ; in lifeforce on her own.

; ; Suddenly there was a disturbance in a nearby tent.  The baron saw the ; bandit king's bodyguards carrying Gathim out of the tent in a rather ; forceful manner.

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; ; Now was the time.  He moved quietly out from under his covers, ; carefully avoiding the guard posted at his end of the camp.  The ; darkness made it nigh impossible to see anything at all, but he'd ; rehearsed this for days now, and this would probably be his only shot.

; ; Carefully he stepped, measuring each stride and following his ; measurements with silent footfalls.  Sixty steps.  He turned slightly ; to the left and was able to barely make out the silhouette of the tent ; against the trees.

; ; At sixty more steps he stopped and knelt, feeling around for the rock ; he'd left, hoping that it hadn't been kicked or moved out of the way. ; Luck was with him - it was a few inches from where he'd left it. ; Standing once again, he continued on, clutching the rock tightly.  It ; was a good rock, heavy, and sharp on one end.  It would do the job.

; ; Or so he hoped.

; ; Another sixteen steps and he stopped and knelt again, fumbling around ; for the lip of the tent.  He was a few feet off, but was still in the ; general vicinity.  He got on his back and lifted the tent lip ; slightly, sliding under clumsily.  Once inside, he went to where he'd ; seen his captor pull the dagger from.  He may not have been the ; brightest of the bunch, but he knew what had happened when the bandit ; looked into the ruby - he saw something, something important, ; something about his beloved Tavra.  Whatever he'd seen, it was so ; important that he didn't share it with anyone.  In fact, the only ; thing the bandit king had said about the whole affair was that he ; understood the situation much better, and that he'd have to think a ; while on a course of action.

; ; There was a sharp pain as he cut himself on the dagger.  He withdrew ; his finger to his mouth and sucked on it, taking the dagger from its ; ritual cloth with the other hand.  The thought of trying to use the ; dagger crossed his mind, as he was already bleeding, but he knew ; better than to mess with magic untrained.  The fates of those who ; dabbled in the arcane arts were said to be decided by their skill to ; control magic.  Worse fates than simple death awaited those who were ; not skilled enough or had a flaw in their spellcasting, and he was not ; about to find out what those fates were.

; ; He moved the rug and found the stone tablet which held the arcane ; markings.  He placed the dagger at the center of the tablet so that he ; could see a faint reflection of the firelight in the ruby.  Raising ; the rock high above his head, he took aim at the glimmering stone and ; brought it down hard.  There was a dull crack and a whoosh as the ; dagger flew past, narrowly missing his ear.  He heard it clang ; outside, hitting something metal.  For a moment he didn't know if the ; rock had shattered, or of the ruby had.  Quickly feeling around the ; stone tablet, he almost cut himself on shards of glass.  He smiled, ; knowing the job was done.

; ; Suddenly there was a pungent, choking smell in the air.  He coughed ; loudly and got to his feet just in time for two sets of very large ; arms to grab him and drag him outside.

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; ; Strigori fumed as he picked up the dagger, seeing a large gaping hole ; with chips of red glass where there once was his precious ruby. ; Looking through the hole he saw his bodyguards in the torchlight ; hefting the boy, Gathim, towards him.

; ; "He's the one responsible." one of them said.  Strigori's eyes grew ; wide and his mouth turned to a bitter frown.  Gathim smiled at his ; handiwork.

; ; Strigori's temper flared at the sight of the grinning boy.  He charged ; at him and plunged the knife deep into the boy's stomach.  Gathim ; gurgled, his tongue hanging from his mouth.  Strigori twisted the ; knife with all his might, hoping to cause the boy as much pain as ; possible in his last moments.

; ; "Oh thank Charnus!" a thick, male voice from the tent said, "I don't ; think I could have dealt with having to serve a mere boy!"  Strigori ; and his men turned, swords were drawn all over camp - even Arvord took ; up a spear.  What they had heard sounded inhuman on some instinctual ; level, causing a gut-reaction in all of them.  There was a prolonged ; silence as they all waited for something to emerge from the tent.

; ; "Who's dere?"  Strigori called-out, waving a torch at the tent ; entrance.

; ; A slim old man stepped slowly from the tent.  He was clad in forest ; green robes, dirty and torn, and his skin was a sickly pale green. ; His eyes were pure black, without whites or pupils - no one could tell ; who or what he was looking at, if anything.  The wrinkles on his face ; made him look to be in his sixties, but something in all the men in ; the camp made them feel like he was far more ancient.

; ; "Ah, good."  he said.  His voice made them all uneasy, and the men ; stirred at this.  "I am Th'ula Stiv, and you are Strigori - I know you ; well my friend."  he continued, smiling widely at the bandit.  His ; teeth looked silvery, perhaps even made entirely of metal.  Strigori, ; still enraged at losing his artifact, deftly lunged forward with the ; dagger.

; ; "Now you are dead!" he screamed, driving the blade into the old man's ; ribcage.  Th'ula Stiv's smile quickly became a look of terror, and ; then pain.  Strigori wiggled the blade around inside the wound, but ; there was something odd - it felt as if he had stabbed a bag of grass!

; ; The old man suddenly began laughing, and looked up at his attacker.

; ; "Had you for a moment, eh?" the old man patted Strigori on the ; shoulder, "Don't you know that you can only harm demons with special ; metals?"

; ; Strigori withdrew the dagger and stepped back in shock.  All of his ; men also took a step back, weapons still raised.  Only Arvord stood ; his ground.

; ; "A demon...  Wh-where did you come from?"  Strigori asked, wide-eyed, ; "And...why are you here?"

; ; "Ah, from Charnus, of course!  Where do all demons come from?"  Th'ula ; Stiv continued to smile happily at the bandit.  "I was imprisoned in ; that gem you called 'Ghirza,' but the boy freed me."  He stopped and ; looked at Gathim's corpse.  "I would normally serve him, but since you ; killed him, now... I serve you, my old friend!"

; ; "I don't know you... we are not 'friends.'"  Strigori spit.

; ; "Ah, but I know YOU!  I've shown you things, remember all those times ; in the tent looking into the gem?  Yes, that was me.  We've spent an ; awful lot of time together, yes, and you may need my help in your ; future ventures against these women who have wronged you so." ; Strigori's eyes grew wide again at the demon's explanation.  His men ; took another step back, the baron again stood his ground.

; ; Th'ula Stiv turned his head towards Ahgran and raised his eyebrows. ; He turned his whole body and walked slowly towards the nobleman, all ; the while his finger was pointed at Ahgran.

; ; "For instance, I know this man's secrets... Yes, he has maaaany of ; them.  Ahgran..." the demon chuckled, shaking his finger slightly at ; the baron.  Again his men backed away, and again Arvord stood his ; ground.

; ; He didn't know what to think - did this man really know his secrets? ; If he did, and he told Strigori of his noble lineage, Arvord might ; find himself nothing more than a hefty ransom piece who would be ; executed if he were ever returned to the Empire's clutches.  He knew ; running would do him no good, as the bandit king's men would shoot him ; before he even got out of the camp.

; ; "If you know my secrets, demon, then speak them and be done with it!" ; Arvord growled, resigning himself to whatever cards fate had dealt ; him.

; ; "Oh, I will... unless you make a pact with me, of course..."  Th'ula ; Stiv smiled, stopping in front of the nobleman.

; ; "Only fools make pacts with demons!"  he said, glancing quickly at ; Strigori, who was eyeing him carefully.

; ; "And only dead men do not.  It's your choice - everlasting life and my ; services, or a slow and painful end, either at the hands of time, or ; perhaps at the end of a blade."

; ; Ahgran swallowed hard.  He'd made a deal with Tavra and wished he had ; died instead.  Still, if he could use this demon's "services" to get ; back at her, then it might be worth it.

; ; "What are your terms, Charnusite?"

; ; "It's Charnusian, and we'll discuss them later, in private."  Th'ula ; Stiv turned and began walking towards the bandit-king.

; ; "What if I don't agree to them?"

; ; The demon only stopped and turned his head slightly, almost looking ; over his shoulder.  "Then I tell everything about you to everyone I ; meet, including where you are.  Someone's bound to want you dead, ; aren't they?"  He turned back towards Strigori, smiling.

; ; "What price do I pay, demon?"  the brigand said disdainfully.

; ; "What don't you understand about the word 'servant?'  You killed the ; one who freed me, now you are the master.  You run the proverbial ; 'show' here.  All I do is advise you."

; ; "You do not fight?  I taught all demons were great fighters?"

; ; "Well, some are, but not I.  No, I may be invulnerable, but it would ; take me a long time to kill anyone.  I'd rather just outlive them and ; then piss on their rotting corpses."

; ; "Alright denn," Strigori said almost defiantly, "advise me!"

; ; "Ah, well...I say get some rest because tomorrow we will be looking ; for your foes, Tavra and Jynn, in Elezan.  You'll need all of your ; cunning, all of your..."

; ; The demon was cut off by Strigori's loud outburst of laughter. ; "Duothi!  HA!  Elezan's almost two weeks march from here!"

; ; "I have magic that will get us there.  Anyhow, the women have enemies ; we'll need to contact once we find out what they're up to.  They're ; still dragging their feet leaving Kemaj though, and we can't really ; wait around for them."

; ; Strigori had stopped laughing, and again was looking on in confusion. ; "Wait, who says I want to kill dem?"

; ; "Trust me, my lord, that's the best way.  There are three powers ; struggling here.  Tavra and Jynn, who laid waste to your primary camp, ; the Order of Stewards, who want to destroy all seven remaining women, ; and finally, the women who work for their master.  There's only five ; of them left, and two of them have gone renegade.  Tavra and Jynn are ; after their master's energies, and if they succeed in taking them, ; they will be nigh-unstoppable.  Considering how powerful they already ; are, and how close they already are, I would count on that happening. ; If we help THEIR enemies, we can win their trust and work our way into ; their ranks, where you can eventually, with my advice, get rid of them ; as well and rule by yourself!  If we were to side with the women, ; they'd try to bring their god back, and nobody can contro- ."

; ; "Enough!" Strigori interrupted, half annoyed that his "servant" had ; given-away so much information already.  "I follow your advice."  The ; bandit king turned towards his men and continued, "Tomorrow we look ; for dees women, in Elezan, with the help of our new friend, Th'ula ; Stiv!"

; ; With that, the men warily returned to their sleeping places and laid ; down to rest.  They knew it would be an uneasy rest, as the mere ; presence of a demon shook their souls on a level they couldn't ; comprehend.

; ; Ahgran remained though, watching Th'ula Stiv intently, wondering what ; HIS interests were.  The demon whispered something to Strigori and ; returned to the tent he'd first stepped out of.  Strigori stared at ; Arvord as he watched the demon.

; ; "You stood your ground when my men retreated.  Why?"  the bandit ; asked. Arvord, still watching the tent, thought briefly of Tavra and ; Jynn, and what had been done to him.  Without looking at Strigori, he ; replied,

; ; "I've seen worse."

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; ; Jynn could feel Tavra's lust to take the energy of every guard at the ; gate, and the look in her eyes could have made anyone suspicious.  She ; was proud of the restraint shown by the both of them.  At least Tavra ; had some energy over the trip, Jynn hadn't felt the rush in days. ; They quickly passed the gate inspection, Tavra kept looking behind at ; them, wanting to go back, but as soon as they made it inside the ; walls, she could sense the energy before her.

; ; It was after dusk in Elezan, and the streets were still somewhat ; crowded.  Before them the Emperor's great palace of Ghar Dhuszat ; loomed high in the sky, domintated by the Emperor's Tower.  Beyond the ; sandstone and brick walls of the nearby buildings they could both ; sense their crop of lifeforce, waiting to be harvested.  The two ; decided to head for the bad part of town where the deaths they would ; cause would be explained easier, and investigated less.

; ; After another hour of walking, they had finally reached the slum area, ; where they began to pretend to be lost.  However, their hope that ; someone would take note of two beautiful and overly dressed women in a ; bad part of town seemed to be in vain, as the streets were empty - ; even beggars were not to be found.

; ; Suddenly dark shapes emerged from surrounding alleys and buildings. ; There was a definite chill in the air.  A brief gust of wind blew ; Tavra's skirt aside, revealing her genitalia, which she made no effort ; to cover.  She brushed her silky hair from her face and examined the ; people before them.  Both Jynn and Tavra didn't know what to make of ; them - they sensed no energy in these beings.

; ; "We know what you are, and what you do."  One of them spoke.  "We know ; you leave unsolved murders in towns, murders that cause certain ; parties to look for answers.  This leads them to us, which we do not ; appreciate.  Consider yourself warned - if you kill in this town, you ; will answer for it."  They drew in closer around the women, six of ; them, forming a loose circle.  "There are thousands of us" he ; continued, his voice thick and serious, "and we have others who watch. ; You will abide by our rules here or suffer.  Consider yourselves ; warned."

; ; Tavra felt a chill run up her spine at his threat - a feeling she'd ; never felt before.  Her eyes widened a moment, then the figures all ; turned in unison and left as quickly as they came.  Jynn leaned over ; and whispered to Tavra.

; ; "Vampires.  It's a good thing they didn't try to drink our blood."

; ; "Why is that?"  Tavra whispered back.

; ; "There's so much energy floating around in us, I'm not sure what would ; happen.  They might become extremely powerful, or they might transform ; into true vampires or something."

; ; Tavra gave her a puzzled look.  "So those were... fake vampires?"

; ; "No, just minions.  Servitors created by a true vampire.  True ; vampires are beings of great power - a mortal must use a very old and ; very rare ritual to turn themselves into one.  They are nigh ; invulnerable, like us, though in different ways.  It's no matter ; really, because once we take the energy from my master, we'll be ; powerful enough to destroy anything together."  Jynn smiled at her ; companion, who smiled back.  Both of them knew their powers had grown ; a great deal since they first met, and if Jynn's master had been ; gathering energy for thousands of years, there's no telling what they ; would be capable of after draining him.

; ; "So," she continued, "we should watch our step until we can take them ; on at our leisure.  Right now, let's head to the palace."

; ; "Why?"

; ; "I want the prince.  I've heard stories that the males of the Ghosamm ; Imperial line have abnormally large genitalia, which is how they came ; to power."  She started in the direction of the palace, Tavra ; followed.

; ; "What do you mean?"

; ; "They managed to outbreed, intermarry, and seduce the other houses ; into submission or destruction.  There are tales of noble women ; seeking them out for satisfaction.  I want to experience them ; firsthand.  The emperor has been deathly ill for years now, but the ; prince... I've heard he's young and quite dashing."  Jynn smiled as ; she spoke.

; ; Tavra and Jynn made their way to the palace grounds.  At the first ; gate stood several well-armed men milling about.  Their eyes lit up at ; the two beauties approaching them, and the one who was obviously in ; charge stepped forward.

; ; "Can I... help you ladies?"  He bowed slightly.  Jynn looked deep into ; the guard's eyes and focused her will.  She could see into his mind ; for a moment, and his own will became a plaything to hers - an ; unexpected progression of her powers, no doubt.

; ; "Take us to the prince.  Now."

; ; The guard looked suddenly surprised, and the others were too awestruck ; by Tavra to notice.  He turned and led them through the gate, and then ; past two more gates.  At each one, the men could do nothing but gawk ; in awe of the women as they passed-by.

; ; Entering the palace proper, they weaved their way through halls and ; rooms, all eleganly carved from stone with the utmost care.  Every ; wall was smooth and cold to the touch, the floors were well-kept and ; covered in most places by rugs, woven of the finest cloth and imported ; from the furthest reaches of the empire.  Though they had no need for ; material wealth and could take what they wanted, Tavra and Jynn still ; marvelled at the expense of the decor.

; ; At last they came to a set of oak double doors which opened into a ; great dining hall.  The room was filled with nobles, some dancing, ; some eating, most talking.  There were several scantily-clad and naked ; women about, sitting in noblemen's laps, feeding them, dancing with ; them, providing their company for a price.  It was easy to tell they ; were all noblemen who had come here to be with women other than their ; wives.

; ; In the middle of the room was a young man sitting in an elegant ; throne.  His skin was light and smooth, and his features quite ; appealing to the two women.  He smiled at a woman who sat in his lap, ; but like the others in the room, his smile faded into a look of awe ; when he noticed Tavra and Jynn.  All was silent after a few moments as ; everyone in the room turned to marvel at them.

; ; Tavra approached the young man in the throne, standing to his left and ; putting her hands on her hips.  Looking down at him with a very ; serious expression, she was about to speak when he interrupted her.

; ; "What fortuitous omen brings two exquisite beauties into this ; gathering?"  He said, meeting her gaze.  His hand began to move up her ; thigh.

; ; "My name is Tavra, and you will..." she stopped when his hand moved up ; and under her loincloth, gently massaging her clitoris.  She inhaled ; suddenly and closed her eyes.  It had been some time since someone had ; touched her there, but she tried to regain her focus and continue ; speaking.  Opening her eyes once more she attempted to continue.

; ; "You will take me to..." she stopped, mouth agape, and moaned as he ; inserted two fingers inside of her.  Probing his fingers around inside ; of her, he dextrously stroked her labia and clitoris with his thumb.

; ; "What was that?  Were you saying something?"  he asked, smiling as she ; tightened around his fingers.  She leaned over and braced herself on ; his throne with one of her arms, the other still on her hip.  She ; began to squat a little so as to spread her legs a bit more.  The ; young man continued his assault on her genitalia, and all she could do ; was close her eyes and gasp in pleasure.

; ; Tavra gripped the chair tightly as the orgasm worked its way across ; her body.  She cried out and trembled as his hand worked faster, her ; eyes squinting at the intensity of the orgasm.  Others in the room ; couldn't help but stare in awe at the lovely woman whose face was ; contorted from the rush of pleasure she was feeling.  After a few ; seconds of cumming, she was panting quite slowly and deeply.  She ; backed away quickly, his hand sliding from her as she did.  Still ; panting, she began to speak

; ; "You will follow me.  Now."  Tavra focused her will upon the young ; man, bringing his lust out.  He leapt out of his seat and briskly ; walked to her, taking her hips in his hands and kissing her ; passionately.

; ; Jynn, who seemed to be focused on one of the merchants all that time, ; quickly moved to join her companion.  She had tried to penetrate the ; man's mind and see how far she could go, but could get nothing more ; than surface thoughts of his lust for Tavra.

; ; "Are you the Prince?"  Tavra whispered, looking up as he finished ; kissing her.  He nodded quickly and was about to speak when she put ; her hand over his mouth.  "Take us to your bedroom then, my prince." ; She smiled.  He pulled her to a door and opened it, looking back at ; the assembled nobles and merchants.

; ; "I'll be back soon, no one leave!"  He said, smiling.

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; ; They travelled down several long corridors and up some stairs, all the ; while, the Prince was leading them at a slow jog, his lust for them ; was obvious.

; ; "What is your name, Prince?"  Tavra asked.

; ; "Viestro."  He responded, not even stopping to look back at her.  He ; led Tavra by the hand, though she had no trouble keeping up.  As they ; rounded a corner he called down the hall to have his door opened. ; Viestro held the door open for the two women, smiling and motioning ; for them to enter.

; ; He made his way to the bed as the two marvelled at the splendor of the ; room.  Laying on the bed, he put his hands behind his head and smiled ; widely at them.

; ; "Ladies - shall we get started?"

; ; Jynn looked at Tavra, who was already disrobing.  The two of them were ; naked in no time, but just as they began moving towards the bed to ; join him, he shook his finger at them.

; ; "No no, we're in no hurry here, ladies.  First, you must pleasure each ; other for me."

; ; Tavra raised an eyebrow quizically at him while Jynn gasped with ; excitement.

; ; "Trust me my dear," Jynn whispered, leaning in close to Tavra.  "I'll ; make it enjoyable."  She reached over and fondled her companion's ; clitoris.  Tavra's confusion exploded into pleasure.  Jynn had somehow ; touched her EXACTLY where she'd wanted to be touched in precisely the ; right way.  She leaned over and lapped gently at one of Tavra's large ; nipples, sending the girl spiralling further towards orgasm.  Tavra ; spread her legs a bit and threw her head back, grunting weakly as Jynn ; massaged her vital areas.  Stepping closer, Jynn inserted her other ; hand into Tavra's cunt, and began pistoning two fingers in and out of ; her.  Tavra began to climax long and hard the instant her companion's ; fingers entered her and targeted just the right spot - it was almost ; as if she were touching herself.  Her breathing accelerated and she ; brought her hands up to feel Jynn's breasts as her flesh was overcome ; with the tingling of orgasm.

; ; As she finished up, Tavra pulled Jynn in close and embraced her, ; kissing her companion passionately, their tongues entertwining.  Jynn ; gave in to the lust for the girl that had built up all this time they ; had travelled together.

; ; Tavra dragged Jynn down to her knees with her, sucking on her mentor's ; nipples the whole way.  She moved down to the crotch and began to ; flick her tongue at Jynn's clitoris.

; ; "Yes!"  Jynn gasped, a victorious smile on her face.  Tavra began to ; return her previous favor by penetrating three fingers into her ; companion, rubbing at the same spot she thought she would enjoy.  Jynn ; squirmed in bliss, knowing that no amount of lifeforce could compete ; with the sensual assault she was experiencing right now.

; ; Tavra felt Viestro's hands on her hips, and she arched her hind ; quarters into the air, kneeling with one knee.  The Prince entered her ; and began sliding in and out, causing Tavra to tremble slightly and ; lose her focus for a moment.  She quickly regained it and continued ; pleasuring Jynn, who was tightening around her fingers in orgasm. ; Viestro slowly thrust in and out of Tavra, causing her to tremble and ; gyrate as she continued to work on Jynn.  Finally Tavra could focus no ; more, and called out as Viestro quickened his thrusts into her.  Jynn ; lifted her and twirled her onto her back so that she could use her ; tongue on Tavra's clitoris while the Prince hammered into her.

; ; The sensation was incredible, and Tavra screamed and arched her back ; in orgasm.  Viestro lost control at the sight of this and began to cum ; as well.  Tavra drew some of his essence into her through his seed. ; The rush of absorbing it was almost unbearable, and her orgasm ; lingered on for some time.  The prince felt himself weaken and slowed ; his thrusts into her until he was dizzy from being so tired.  Then he ; suddenly felt strength return to him, and with a great wave of ; pleasure he began to cum inside of her.  She channeled energy back ; into him, stealing away what was his and giving him her own.

; ; Viestro felt confused for a moment as he came - it was strange that ; there had been no warning, no buildup to the orgasm, just a sudden ; explosion of pleasure and he was firing his seed into her.  However, ; the sensation was so great and unlike any other he'd ever had that he ; could only hold the thought for a couple of seconds.

; ; Hours seemed to pass, perhaps even a full day.  They had somehow ; managed to move to the bed as the three of them writhed in ecstasy, ; pleasuring each other, limbs flailing about in a mass.  Viestro seemed ; no larger than normal, as the rumors had said, but he came again and ; again, more than either of the women thought possible.  Tavra ; repeatedly drained the Prince and filled him with her own energy, even ; leaving him with a little extra.  She was certain that he belonged to ; her now.  Viestro did not penetrate Jynn but once or twice.  Instead, ; they both concentrated on Tavra, who was being pleasured by one of ; them at all times.

; ; Finally the women had their fill of him.  Tavra rose from the bed and ; walked towards where her clothes were.  Immediately Viestro sat-up in ; bed and called to her

; ; "Tavra, my darling, I didn't say I was done with you."  She turned and ; brought her will to bear on her new slave, nonchalantly saying

; ; "Well, then why don't you cum again?"

; ; As she finished speaking, Viestro's member began to spasm gobs of ; white goo.  His body was wracked with waves of ecstasy as his seed ; spewed forth, hitting himself in the chest and running off onto the ; bed.  He let out a gurgle and quickened his breathing, spreading and ; straightening his legs until the orgasm subsided.

; ; Jynn giggled, Tavra shot her a victorious smile and approached ; Viestro.  Just as Viestro was exhaling the finishing stages of his ; sudden climax, she bent over and cupped her hand over the head of his ; member.  Leaning forward to look him in the eye, she said

; ; "Cummmmmmmmmm..."

; ; Again, the orgasm took him by surprise.  He made fists with the sheets ; and grunted a few times as the creamy slime shot forth into Tavra's ; hand, where it ricocheted and pooled among her fingers.  This time he ; continued cumming for much longer, causing him to cry out in pleasure ; a few times and arch his back.  His penis throbbed uncontrollably, ; each time firing forth more of the ooze that was covering Tavra's hand ; and making the bed around him fairly damp.

; ; After a few very long moments of utter bliss, his orgasm subsided ; again, and fatigue began to overtake him.  Tavra brought her cupped ; hand to his face and said

; ; "Clean my hand, lover, and then we'll be off."

; ; Instantly he was wide awake again, and began licking his own cum from ; her.  His eyes met hers, and the satisfaction on her face was ; apparent.  It pleased him to know that he was her servant, and that he ; made her smile.

; ; Tavra rose and began walking back to where her clothes were, but ; stopped halfway and turned again to the young prince.

; ; "Oh, there's one more thing, lover.  Call in one of your servants."

; ; Viestro, smitten, clapped and called for a servant.  A young man ; dressed in imperial livery entered the room.  His eyes grew large at ; the sight of the naked women, and his attention seemed to be directed ; entirely at them.

; ; "Now, go shake his hand."  Tavra gently commanded, smiling at the ; prince and then at the servant.

; ; The naked prince did as she asked, rushing over to the young man and ; taking his hand.  Instantly he felt a surge of pleasure and inhaled in ; surprise.  Drips of cum began to slide down his erect penis, he panted ; and looked at Tavra.  She had her hands on her neck with her head ; slightly tilted back, her eyes half squinting.  He somehow knew that ; she shared the same ecstasy as he did - some kind of energy was ; flowing through him and into her.  Tavra moaned as the power rushed ; into her.  It wasn't much, but the feeling of it always gave her ; pleasure.  Viestro roared and gripped the man's throat, allowing more ; energy to rush into and through him.  He could feel the servant ; struggle, but he was quickly growing weaker, and his lovely Tavra was ; growing stronger because of it.

; ; The servant collapsed, weakened by the draining.  The prince did his ; best to hold him up so he could continue doing whatever he was doing. ; The feeling rushing through him was greater than any kind of pleasure ; he'd ever felt before, and he luxuriated in the decadence of it.  He ; intently watched Tavra gyrate her hips and writhe as she shared the ; strange sensation.  The feeling began to subside, and the body seemed ; to get heavier, and finally he dropped it and sighed deeply.  Tavra ; closed her eyes, smiled, and felt her large breasts with her hands.

; ; "Tavra, my love, what was that?"  Viestro said, his eyes wide.  "I've ; never felt so good before...I felt as if... were you... feeling the ; same thing?"

; ; "Yes, I felt it too.  It is quite amazing, isn't it?"  Tavra said as ; she nodded.

; ; "And it was making you... stronger somehow, wasn't it?"

; ; Jynn raised her eyebrows in surprise, still looking at Tavra.  She ; found it interesting that he somehow knew about the energy ; transference.

; ; "Why, yes, that's exactly correct.  I want you to do that each day if ; you can."

; ; Viestro turned towards the door and called for another servant.

; ; "But, don't do it too often, lad."  Jynn blurted.  Tavra could hear ; the concern in her voice.  Remembering their run-in with the vampires ; and the men in Kemaj, Tavra spoke out as well.

; ; "She's right, my prince.  If you draw attention to yourself, our plans ; may be endangered."

; ; "Plans?"  the prince asked as another servant entered the room.  Tavra ; drew in close to Viestro and whispered

; ; "Yes, great plans.  Now, have the body disposed of."

; ; The young prince gave the order and the servant dragged the body out ; for disposal while the women got dressed.  All the while the prince ; hovered around Tavra, staring in awe at his mistress.  At his door ; Tavra finally turned to him and said in a seductive voice

; ; "Rest now.  I'll return for you...later, lover."

; ;

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; ; She raised herself on her arms to look at the shaft penetrating her, ; thrusting in and out rapidly as she approached orgasm.  She found it ; erotic to watch herself be pierced as such - the flesh rod entering ; and leaving her.  There was a wet, slurping sound each time he thrust ; inwards - several men had already cum inside of her a few times each, ; leaving her wet and dripping with their seed, and lubricating the way ; for others.  The feeling of her large breasts swaying up and down from ; the intensity of him driving his cock in and out of her only ; heightened her pleasure.

; ; Her breathing accelerated and became staggered until she began to cum. ; Tavra winced as the sensation took hold.  Her insides tightened, and ; she gurgled, still focusing on the image of her penetration.  The man ; pushing into her lost his concentration as he saw her face displaying ; her rapture, and he roared loudly and grasped her soft breasts as his ; own orgasm began.  Tavra willed his cum to carry with it some of his ; energies, which she absorbed, arching her back as his stolen essence ; spread through her body.  She channeled some of her own power back ; into him, causing him to continue his calls of ecstasy and thrust ; harder into her.

; ; Finally he was hers, and she could sense it.  She un-arched her back ; and waved him away.  He eagerly pulled out of her, his penis dripping ; with his own cum and that of other men.  Panting heavily from such an ; intense series of copulations, Tavra leaned forward and examined her ; crotch.  Whitish slime oozed forth from between her still-spread legs, ; dripping onto the table she was situated on, and even on to the floor.

; ; The men in the room were all hers now.  There were roughly twenty of ; them, all the richest and most influential men in the city, and ; perhaps the empire, and they would all do anything for her now.  They ; were staring in awe at her, save two of them who were pleasuring Jynn. ; Looking to one of them, she spread her legs wide again and commanded ; him

; ; "Clean me."

; ; Immediately the man rushed over to her and began lapping at her ; clitoris and the surrounding area, his eyes locked on hers, looking ; for signs of approval.  She gave it as she inhaled and half closed her ; eyes.  Tavra slowly threw her head back and grunted, spasming as the ; clitoral orgasm took her.

; ; Jynn finished with her two pleasure slaves and slowly stood, surveying ; the scene.  She moved to one of the men who was watching Tavra and ; took his hand, running it across her breasts.  He was only distracted ; for a moment, glancing at Jynn briefly and then going back to staring ; in awe at Tavra.  Jynn moved his hand to the breast of one of the ; prostitutes standing beside them, who was also transfixed with Tavra. ; Instantly the man gasped and sqeezed the breast.  He grunted and ; looked at her with wide eyes, moving his other hand to the woman's ; other breast.

; ; Her orgasm was over with, but Tavra suddenly felt energy flowing into ; her.  She could sense one of her new minions in the room draining a ; woman of her life essence and channeling it into herself.  She arched ; her back and opened her mouth, gasping.  Tavra could feel the woman's ; lifeforce streaming into her, mixing with her own - she could almost ; feel her own strength growing with the new power.

; ; The man gasped as cum shot from his member onto the prostitute.  She ; seemed somewhat flattered, though her eyelids quickly became heavy as ; her energy was drawn from her.  She collapsed into the man's arms, he ; held her up and groaned for a few more seconds as he finished her off, ; and her life essence was taken in by Tavra.

; ; She sat up, eyes still closed, and sighed heavily with a smile.  The ; satisfaction was painted on her face as she looked at her new minions.

; ; "I want all of you to be careful how often you do that for me.  Be ; discrete, and I will reward you well."  She said, smiling at them.

; ; "Mistress, is there anything else we can do for you, o most beautiful ; one?"  One of the rich merchants asked.

; ; Tavra thought a moment and smiled again.  "Yes, actually.  I want to ; know about Saradite and P'jurium.  I want to know if any shipments of ; the metals are coming into the city, who is responsible for them, and ; where they are going.  If any of you have records of such metals going ; from place to place, I want to know."

; ; Jynn grinned and thought how well she had shaped her companion, how ; she had surpassed the teacher, how beautifully deadly she was now. ; With the help of her minions, they could now turn the tables and hunt ; the hunters.

; ;

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; ; The two moved through the dawn-lit streets quickly.  Peasants were ; already stepping from their hovels to begin their daily work, and were ; momentarily distracted by the two beauties walking briskly through the ; city.  They came at last to a small tower with the name "Hegensheil" ; on the door.  Jynn raised the heavy bronze knocker and beat the door ; seven times, paying close attention to the pattern.  Once finished, ; she stepped back and smiled at Tavra.

; ; They both sensed a lifeforce approaching the door, and then the sounds ; of locks being undone.  The heavy oak door opened and a young man ; peeked his face out, instantly meeting Tavra's gaze.  His eyes drew ; her in, almost hypnotizing her for the few seconds she looked into ; them.  He was tall, as Jynn had said, with black hair parted in the ; middle, dipping down almost into his eyes.  The two stared at each ; other for a long moment, and then he looked to Jynn and opened the ; door wide, ushering them both in.

; ; "It's good to see you again, who is this?"  The man asked, looking ; from Jynn to Tavra.  Standing behind the young man, Jynn put her arm ; around him and another hand on his bare chest, facing Tavra.

; ; "Byen, I'd like you to meet Tavra.  Tavra, this is the man I've been ; talking about."  Tavra awkwardly held her hand out, smiling weakly. ; Byen took her hand and bent over to kiss it, his eyes locked with hers ; the entire time.  She could tell he had strong hands, but he was ; perfectly gentle.  The touch of his soft lips on her skin was almost ; erotic, sending a shiver up her spine.  He had something she'd never ; encountered in a man before, though she wasn't certain what it was.

; ; Behind him, Tavra saw that Jynn had removed her leather bikini and was ; unbuttoning her cape, which met at her breasts.  In seconds she was ; naked.  Jynn placed her right hand on Byen's left shoulder.  He turned ; and seemed surprised at her nakedness.  She smiled and raised her left ; leg, bent at the knee, and used her other hand to reach under his ; loincloth.

; ; "Jynn?"  He said, somewhat confused.  She guided his semi-flaccid ; member into herself, inhaling with wide eyes as he filled her.  She ; smiled and exhaled as she began sliding up and down his shaft, feeling ; it harden and expand.  Within moments he was thick and hard inside of ; her, his girth stretching her to the limits of her ecstasy.  Jynn ; wrapped her legs around Byen's back and hung from his shoulders by her ; arms.  She could tell her first orgasm wouldn't be far away now.

; ; "Sorry, I just had to feel you in-...." Jynn started to speak, but was ; soon lost in the feeling of the moment just before orgasm.  The rest ; of her words turned into gurgles as the sensation took control.  Jynn ; closed her eyes tight and cried out.  Byen was fondling her breasts ; and gently running his fingers around her anus.  Somehow, he always ; knew exactly where to touch her, at exactly the right times.

; ; Tavra watched, a little heartbroken with jealousy.  Byen was by far ; the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen, and he was already thrusting ; his shaft into Jynn, who had cum once already and was beginning ; another ascent to climax as Tavra stared.  It almost seemed as if ; neither of them paid any attention to her, except that Byen turned his ; head slightly to look back, as if to silently invite her in for the ; fun.  She pretended to ignore them and walked past, into the next ; room.

; ; They were there for what seemed to be hours.  Jynn's calls of pleasure ; started to annoy Tavra, who tried to explore the small tower.  Still, ; the cries of her companion echoed through the halls, almost mockingly ; seeking her out.

; ; She found the baths and thought how nice it would be to have a warm ; bath.  It was about that time that she realized in all her travels, ; she'd never stayed dirty for long.  Even running through the ; countryside for a few days, both she and her clothes were still in ; pristine condition.

; ; The bathwater was already warm, and was steaming at one end of the ; bath.  Tavra guessed it was magically-heated somehow.  She slid off ; her clothing and slipped into the water.  The warmth of the water ; relaxed her, and she closed her eyes, resting her head on the stairs ; into the bath.  She slipped in and out of sleep, or so it felt.

; ; She was startled by the sudden presence of lifeforce in the room. ; Opening her eyes, she saw Byen standing there, looking down at her.

; ; "Oh I'm sorry, I... didn't know you were -"

; ; "No, it's alright.  Don't mind me.  We're your guests.  I wouldn't ; want you to go out of your way or not do something that you normally ; do."  Tavra responded.  She began to stir, looking about the room for ; her clothes.

; ; "No...please, stay."  He smiled weakly at her.  There was no resisting ; him - she met his gaze and sunk slowly back down to her original ; position.  Her heart beat a little faster at his presence.

; ; Byen removed his loincloth and stepped into the water.  Tavra couldn't ; help but glance at his massive member.  Although it was flaccid, its ; size was still impressive.  She quickly moved her gaze to meet his - ; he was watching her eyes the entire time!  Byen only smiled and sat ; down in the water, still watching her.  The two stared at each other ; for a few long moments until he finally spoke.

; ; "Are you alright?  You seem... distant.  Or are you always like that?"

; ; "No I'm... fine.  I haven't really had a chance to relax much. ; Not... not like this, at least." She responded, looking around the ; room uncomfortably, half smiling.

; ; "You seem a bit tense."  He said while moving over and sitting on the ; steps next to her and putting his hands on her shoulders.  He had ; strong hands, a feature she suddenly found she liked.  Byen massaged ; her gently, she turned and positioned her back to him and closed her ; eyes.  His touch was driving her insane with passion.

; ; He moved his hands under her hair and brushed it in front of her so as ; to get more access to her shoulders.  As he was pulling his hands ; around front of her to lay the hair down, his left hand grazed her ; nipple, and he shuddered at the touch, gasping quickly in surprised ; lust.  He definitely seemed to know what he was doing.

; ; She could take it no longer.  His assault on her flesh had brought her ; to the height of desire, and she rose from the water and turned. ; Tavra squatted down, holding his head with one hand so she could kiss ; him passionately.  Her other hand she used to take hold of his cock ; and guide it into her as she sat down again.  Her kiss faltered as she ; felt him enter her.  She froze, and for a few seconds he was still ; attempting to kiss her, but she was unresponsive from the shock of his ; size within her.

; ; Tavra began to slide up and down his shaft.  She exhaled deeply and ; closed her eyes, grasping his head with both hands and touching her ; forehead to his.  She half-opened her eyes to look at his massive ; member penetrating her, and how she glided along its smooth surface ; because of her own juices.  The sight was extremely erotic to her, ; bringing her to orgasm swiftly and unexptectedly.  She shut her eyes ; tightly and arched her back, gasping and finally calling out loudly.

; ; Byen, surprised at how quickly her climax came, took the opportunity ; to gently suck on her large nipples.  He found himself quite aroused ; at the size of her breasts - not too large, but also larger than most ; other women's.  Never had he been so attracted to a woman before.  He ; had seen comely women up close many times, some of them naked, but ; even they had SOME flaws.  Tavra was several steps beyond that - ; beyond perfect, almost freakishly beautiful.  Even the ; infernally-enhanced beauty of the Succubi from the lower realms could ; not compare to something such as her.

; ; Tavra shared his passion.  After her orgasm had finally subsided, she ; looked into his eyes and smiled, panting heavily.  She had never felt ; this way about a man before - all the others were merely energy ; sources to make her stronger.  Something very different was going on ; here though, something far beyond any lust for energy.  She wanted to ; see him satisfied as well.

; ; The two stared into each others eyes for a few long moments, and then ; she kissed him passionately.  She wasn't used to doing such a thing, ; but she felt it was right.  Still kissing him, Tavra began to slide up ; and down his shaft again.  She hadn't recovered enough to have another ; orgasm, but he still hadn't had his, and it was important to her that ; he did.

; ; After a few more moments of sharing passion with her, he put his hands ; on her hips, which aroused her greatly, and she felt herself beginning ; to climb to orgasm again.  He was locked in the moment, enjoying each ; second as if it were a lifetime in itself.  Both of them had never ; shared something this special with another being, and both were in, ; their own ways, intent on making the most of it.

; ; She tried to distract herself with something else, anything else, so ; she could maybe outlast him, make him cum first, but she heard the ; slapping of her flesh on his and immediately lost her focus.  Her ; riding motions accelerated as she neared yet another orgasm.  Byen ; reached around and gently inserted his finger into her anus, which ; caused her to reach orgasm immediately.  Tavra panted quickly, closed ; her eyes and arched her back a little.  As she was coming down, she ; joined her hands behind his head and pulled herself in close to him, ; pressing his face against her breasts.  Her waist-length obsidian hair ; draped around the both of them, enshrouding the lovers and their ; passions.  He again sucked on her nipples and listened to her heavy ; breathing calm-down.

; ; She was still riding him slowly, trying desperately to make him have a ; climax as well.  She leaned back, brushing her hair away, and ; supported herself on her arms.  He looked down at his penetration of ; her.

; ; "You like to see it?"  Tavra said, smiling and gyrating her hips. ; Byen nodded and smiled, looking into her eyes briefly before looking ; back.

; ; Then Tavra suddenly froze with a startled look on her face, looking ; off into space.  One of her minions was drawing energy forth from a ; prostitute.  She could see him on top of her, thrusting away, groaning ; at the ecstasy of the lifeforce running through him.  The girl's ; essence was transferred to Tavra, whose eyes grew wide at the feeling. ; She was still frozen, gasping, with her new lover still inside of her. ; Byen began to piston in and out of her rapidly, causing her to begin a ; climb to orgasm as well.  Across town, her minion was also driving his ; cock into his prey, cumming uncontrollably at the feeling of her life ; essence rushing into him.  Tavra's whole body trembled as the ; sensation took her.  Byen could feel her insides tense and placed his ; hands on her thighs, trying to push even faster into her.

; ; Byen was now thrusting furiously in and out of her, and the sensation ; of new life energy flooding into her combined with her newfound lust ; for her lover brought her to a level of climax she had never had ; before.  Her eyes rolled-up into her head, and the moment seemed to ; last for hours.  Byen was surprised at how long her orgasm lasted. ; The sight of her breasts bobbing up and down in such a fluid motion ; was incredibly erotic to him, and he reached up to feel their ; softness.

; ; Her skin was left tingling from the intense pleasure.  She breathed ; heavily, and pulled Byen in close again, wrapping her legs around ; behind him, kissing him passionately.

; ; "When are you going to have one?"  She asked, her face on his ; shoulder.  Byen had never felt so obligated to a woman in his life. ; She pulled back and looked him in the eye.  "It's important to me that ; you are satisfied too."  He knew that arguing with her would ruin the ; moment, so he merely smiled and kissed her.  Taking her arms in his ; hands, he slid his hands to meet hers, entwining his fingers with ; hers.  Tavra was aroused by this, and the look in his eyes told her ; that he was ready to give in to her.  She began to slide up and down ; the length of his shaft again, slowly at first, but her pace quickened ; as she felt the feeling take hold again.

; ; Tavra clenched Byen's hands tightly as her orgasm began.  Time began ; to slow down again.  She closed her eyes tightly and arched her back, ; feeling Byen glide deep into her.  As the first wave of orgasm hit, ; she felt Byen's cock spasm within her.  He pistoned out, and another ; wave of orgasm hit.  She called out and felt him spasm within her ; again.  She felt herself quiver as he thrust deep within her again, ; spasming as he went, as both of their orgasms continued.

; ; Tavra's climax ended quicker than Byen's, in fact, when she was ; finishing her orgasm, she opened her eyes slightly to see him ; squinting at her, a look of obvious strain on his face.  He was still ; barely spasming inside of her, no doubt leaving copious amounts of ; semen.

; ; She smiled at him and leaned over, embracing her lover tightly, his ; cock still inside of her.  Byen let out a long sigh of relief and ; embraced her as well.  The two nuzzled for some time on the warm stone ; floor, Tavra eventually drifed-off to sleep.  Byen was too engrossed ; in her sheer presence to try to move her off of him, and he eventually ; drifted-off as well.

; ;

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; ; "Magus Byen, your master has been dead for far too long.  You are to ; accompany us to the Imperial Court where you will recieve ; re-assignment."  The husky voice echoed through the halls.  Tavra and ; Byen awoke to it suddenly.  Byen's eyes went wide with surprise and ; Tavra could sense the fear within him.

; ; "The Volerim!  They've come for me!"  he whispered, rising slowly. ; Tavra quickly stood-up and helped Byen to his feet.

; ; "What is a Volerim?"  She whispered back.

; ; "They're beings bred to control the S'rinkali, the Mind Mages, so that ; we don't run around controlling nations.  My magics won't work on ; them...  Tavra, I'm sorry, I can't stop them.  I'll have to go with ; them.  I'll have to do what they say or they'll kill me."  Byen ; replied, putting his hands on her face and matching her gaze.  His ; fear became more visible than ever, and there was a great pain at the ; threat of losing him.  Byen could see the sadness in her welling up, ; and he knew he would have to deal with his own feelings of loss ; shortly.  Suddenly, her despair turned to anger and she clenched her ; teeth.

; ; "No.  They're not taking you."  She said, removing his hands from her ; face and turning to leave.  Byen looked on in disbelief and confusion. ; Thoughts raced through his head of what he could say to stop her, but ; behind it all, he realized that if anyone could fight the Volerim, it ; would be she and Jynn.

; ; Tavra stormed out of the room and into the entryway.  Two hulking men ; stood there, ugly, scarred, and clad only in loincloths.  Their faces ; bore scars as well, obviously in some sort of pattern which identified ; them to others.  They both looked to her and scowled.

; ; "Where is the mage?  Tell us now, whore!" one of them growled.  Tavra ; only smirked and pressed her powers of will upon them.  She called to ; the lust in them, making it take precedence over their rational ; thought, but something was wrong - nothing was happening.

; ; "She is trying to use mental magics on us, brother.  Perhaps the whore ; is a S'rinkali as well and she is trying to resist us." one of the ; hulking men said, staring at her.

; ; "Good." the other one said, smiling.  The two chuckled and crossed ; their arms, standing their ground with confidence.

; ; Hearing this, Tavra decided to change plans.  She used her fingers to ; spread the lips of her labia and willed the lifeforce from one of them ; into her.  The smoky white cord of life energy shot from his torso and ; snaked around behind her leg before entering her.  She inhaled ; suddenly as it entered her, and let out a soft whimper shortly ; afterwards.

; ; "Ah!" the one she was draining laughed, "More mind magics!  She does ; not give up!"  The two chuckled for a moment as she continued to ; siphon life energy into her.

; ; Byen peeked his head around the corner and watched in confusion at ; what was going on.  For a moment he thought the two Volerim with ; triumphant looks on their faces were doing something to Tavra, who ; almost seemed to be in pain, or in pleasure, he wasn't sure. ; Whispering a short incantation, their auras appeared to him.  He could ; actually see her aura slightly growing in power, while the aura of one ; of the Volerim diminished rapidly.

; ; "There he is!  Come, S'rinkali, bring your whore with you, we will ; take you to your new masters."  One of the men said, looking at Byen. ; The Volerim who Tavra was draining fell to his knees and held himself ; up with his arm, gasping.

; ; "Yes..." Tavra whispered, closing her eyes and tilting her head ; upwards a bit.  The man was more full of energy than most others, and ; draining him from a distance always took much longer than her touch. ; Sometimes she enjoyed the more time-consuming method more than the ; more intense pleasure of their energies rushing into her in a few ; moments.  She felt his essence penetrate her, running the length of ; her vagina and being absorbed by the walls.  From there his energy ; dispersed throughout her body and became hers, adding to her already ; great power.

; ; The one who was speaking to Byen turned and noticed his compatriot ; struggling on the floor.  He looked at Tavra and took a step forward, ; growling

; ; "What are you doing to him!  Stop it!"  Clenching his fists, he ; charged at her.  Byen tried to call out and warn her, but Tavra was ; too wrapped-up in enjoying the other one's essence, and the Volerim ; was too quick.  He punched her with all his might, right in the chest. ; Tavra flew back several feet, hit the wall, and slid to the floor, the ; white line of energy withdrew back into the crippled Volerim, who was ; now face-down on the floor, barely breathing.

; ; Just as the massive man drew his fist back for another blow, Jynn ; darted into the room with amazing speed and reached-up to grapple his ; arm.  She let out a grunt as his energy rushed in to join hers, and he ; turned and tried to pry her off of him with his other hand.  On the ; ground, Tavra parted the long, silky hair which had fallen around her ; face and spread her legs, commanding his energies to pour into her.  A ; smoky tendril of his life essences emerged from the Volerim's back and ; sped forward into her cunt.  Tavra purred as he fed her with more ; power.

; ; The Volerim hit Jynn in the face with his fist and she released her ; grasp and slid to the floor, but he was beginning to feel very weak. ; Jynn swept her leg across the floor and kicked his feet out from under ; him, causing him to come crashing down as well.  The white line of ; energy leading from his back moved to his front, arcing over him and ; into Tavra.  He attempted to swat at it, but it moved away from his ; hand as if he had pushed it.  Jynn took the opportunity to reach over, ; clutch his leg, and continue stealing precious essence from him.  He ; sat-up and tried to pry her arms from his leg, but she was too strong, ; and he was getting weaker by the second.

; ; The two women writhed as their bodies filled with new life energy. ; The Volerim continued to struggle against Jynn for a few moments, then ; collapsed back to the floor, exhausted.  Tavra and Jynn continued to ; take what was left of his essence, and when he was finished, Tavra ; quickly rushed over to her first target and finished him off as well.

; ; "Tavra, my dear, are you alright?"  Byen said, looking concerned. ; Tavra only smiled coyly and wandered over to him, taking hold of his ; cock in one hand and caressing his face with the other.

; ; "I feel great!  Fantastic!  In fact, every time I do that I want ; someone inside of me afterwards."

; ; Byen only smiled and licked his lips as she began to slowly pump her ; hand on his cock.

; ; "Oh really?"  Jynn said, walking over to the two of them.  She placed ; two fingers into Tavra's labia and channeled power into her companion, ; causing Tavra throw her head back and close her eyes, gasping in ; ecstasy.  Jynn poured as much energy as she could into Tavra for a few ; moments, then withdrew her hand.  She enjoyed watching her friend's ; face contort like it did, and even the heavy breathing after she was ; done continued to turn Jynn on.

; ; "Well, I certainly hope that put you more in the mood.  You two have ; fun, I have things to do."  Jynn said, smiling at the two of them, ; then turning to leave.  She knew there was no reason to be jealous of ; Byen, for he would eventually grow old and die, unlike her and Tavra. ; All she had to do was be patient, very patient, and one day, perhaps ; she would have Tavra all to herself.  It was exactly like Jynn to plan ; these things far in advance, and exactly like Tava to seek short-term ; satisfaction.  She would learn though, eventually.

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; ; The night was dark.  Unusually dark.  The sky was overcast and there ; was no sign of the stars or the moons.  Even the false campsite they ; had set-up seemed far in the distance, and barely visible.  Ahgran ; stood by the torch and surveyed the campsite.  It had been two days ; since that infernal creature had been released from the gem, and they ; had not moved from their camp.  Strigori had been in counsel with that ; being, Thula Stiv, for many hours now, and the Baron wondered how long ; the demon would keep his secret, and more importantly, what it wanted ; in exchange from him for keeping it.

; ; His thoughts turned to Tavra, and the power she had over him. ; Sometimes he could see her in his mind, when she was draining someone. ; Her fair form writhing in ecstasy as her victims gave themselves up to ; strengthen her.  Ahgran wondered how long it would be before she could ; control his every action, every breath, commanding him to his eventual ; doom.

; ; Still, he lusted for her, for her flesh, for her hair, the gurgling ; noises she made when she was in rapture from drinking someone's life ; essences.  Ahgran often thought back to that eventful night when they ; first met, how he fired his seed onto her, and then inside of her. ; Arvord's shoulder where Tavra gripped him hurt for days afterwards, ; but even her great strength turned him on.  His roar of defeat and ; ecstasy during his orgasm filled his mind over and over again. ; Indeed, some nights he fantasized about being with her again, ; masturbating furiously at the thoughts of what he would do to her.

; ; Suddenly he was brought back to the real world by the sound of ; thunder.  He was right, there was going to be a great storm soon, and ; they would be on the outskirts of it.  Tomorrow they would be using ; the demon's spell to get to Elezan quickly, so they could begin ; hunting their prey.  This would put them in the direct path of the ; storm, making them more reliant on the demon to help them find shelter ; and their prey.  Strigori had already discussed the possibilities of ; sending his men into town on patrols to get more information.  Ahgran ; wasn't sure how much Th'ula Stiv knew about him, but he'd somehow ; convinced Strigori to allow the demon and the baron to go into town on ; a patrol with minimal guards.

; ; "He's planning something... something he hasn't shared with the rest ; of us yet."  Arvord thought to himself.  There was no doubt of it in ; his mind either.

; ; In the ancient times, the demons of Charnus came forth and ruled the ; lands in the East, turning large tracts of land into rocky wastes and ; enslaving humans by the millions.  Eventually, The Fourteen Mages and ; their allies drove forth deep into their territory and enacted some ; sort of ritual which banished all but the most powerful demons from ; the realm, but the remaining demons conspired and tricked the Mages ; and their allies.  What happened to them was still unknown, but it is ; said that they formed the State of Ghugal, a mysterious nation, thick ; with magic.  This one small nation had fought the entire world to a ; standstill several times, and it was rumored that the demons were ; still in control there.  No, Arvord knew Th'ula Stiv was up to ; something - he was a demon from Charnus, he had convinced Strigori of ; his servitude, and he had displayed his ability to manipulate others ; with information.  There was no demon which served anyone without ; getting something more in return, at least as far as Arvord was ; convinced.

; ; He hadn't been sleeping much at night, but he also wasn't tired.  For ; a few days after he took someone's energy it would keep him from ; having to rest very much.  Perhaps it was a side-effect much like ; Tavra and Jynn's ability to stay awake and refreshed as long as they ; took in energy every so often.

; ; The sky began to grow lighter again, just barely.  The sun would be up ; in a few hours and they would get moving.  He would be paired with ; that damned demon on their trip into town.  Just when he thought his ; position in life could not get any worse, it did.  No doubt Th'ula ; Stiv would use Arvord to track Tavra, though how Strigori and his ; group would kill them was still in question.  Th'ula Stiv never seemed ; to mention that they were immune to most weapons, a fact that made ; Ahgran sure that the demon had something else in mind.

; ; The thunder sounded again, this time much closer.  Arvord looked ; confused and sat up in his bedroll.  The storm hadn't been that close ; last time the thunder sounded.  Was it moving that fast?  Suddenly, he ; noticed a burning fire in the distance.  His eyes grew wide as he ; recognized it.  It was the Holy Fire of Atsuin, in the Emperor's ; Tower, in Elezan.  When they had made camp for the night, they were ; still almost two full weeks from Elezan, but suddenly they were on the ; far outskirts of the great city.

; ; "The demon's magic." Ahgran whispered to himself, still in awe.  "He ; is one of the powerful ones that was not banished long ago..."

; ;

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; ; "Three of them, down there, do you see them?"  Jynn said, pointing to ; three men on the ground far below them.  Tavra looked over the tower ; wall and saw the guards she was referring to.  They were not clad in ; the standard colors of Imperial Guardsmen, and in fact had no symbols ; on their livery, only a black tabard with a single yellow stripe in ; the middle.

; ; "I can make that landing easily."  Tavra responded, confident in her ; abilites.  The wind whipped around her face and made her hair go in ; all directions.  Jynn paused a moment to look at Tavra, who was ; beautiful, naked, her hair almost blending into the blackness of the ; night.  Only its radiant shine made it stand-out.

; ; Tavra wanted to see the Prince and tell him in person not to send any ; more Volerim after her new lover.  Apparently the Empire's grasp on ; stray mind-mages was tighter than anyone had thought - the two Volerim ; which came for Byen somehow had keys to get in.  More were sure to ; show up if those two didn't return, but she was hell-bent on pressing ; her will upon the Prince so that wouldn't happen again.

; ; Neither of them counted on their enemies being here already.  Jynn had ; voiced her opinion that they should turn back and try again after they ; had drained her master, when they would be much more powerful, but ; Tavra wanted this done now, and Jynn could no longer resist the wishes ; of her companion.

; ; "Good.  Remember, they won't be easily influenced by our powers of ; seduction, and they will have weapons which can harm us.  We must kill ; them quickly and get inside to the Prince as fast as possible."

; ; Tavra nodded and raised her arms into the air, preparing to leap off. ; She gauged the distance to the three guards and took a short jump, ; timing the landing enough so that she didn't fall over with broken ; legs.  If it weren't for her increased senses and incredible agility, ; she would have done just that.  Instead, she landed right where she ; wanted - behind one of the guards, bringing her arms down onto his ; shoulders, knocking him to the ground with her strength and the force ; of the fall.

; ; Quickly catching him by the head before he fully hit the ground, Tavra ; grappled his face with one hand and forced the energy from him as ; quickly as possible.  The other guards began to turn, but one was ; crushed under the force of Jynn's elbow as she landed.  The sounds of ; snapping bone and sinew could be heard as he crumpled into the dirt. ; Jynn reached down and drew his knife, instantly evaluating that it was ; indeed made of P'jurium, and threw it to the side.

; ; The third guard drew his knife and backed-up when he saw he was ; outnumbered.  Tavra was reveling in the new strength that flowed into ; her body, but her eyes were open enough to tell what was going on. ; The guard in her hands was struggling to get her off of him, but his ; struggle only lasted a few seconds, as his strength was rapidly adding ; to Tavra's.  Jynn was standing above her victim, siphoning the power ; from range, squatting slightly as the white strip of life energy made ; its short trip up to Jynn's cunt.

; ; The guard turned and ran, screaming the whole time.  Jynn stopped what ; she was doing and sped after him.  Easily catching up, she tackled ; him, tearing the dagger from his hands and putting her hand over his ; mouth to cover his screams while she drained his energies.  Tavra had ; finished her guard and moved over to get what remained of the one Jynn ; left.  She felt a raindrop hit her shoulder as she bent-over to touch ; his face.  Soon the storm would hide their retreat, but first they ; would have to get in.

; ; Jarif rounded the corner with a contingent of guards.  Seeing the two ; targets he had devoted his life to destroying, Jarif drew his scimitar ; and quickened his pace.  As Jynn finished the guard, she got to her ; feet and noticed Jarif coming towards her.  She had fought him before, ; a few years ago, when she was still under the thrall of her masters. ; Because he was so well-armed, she was commanded to flee rather than ; risk her life attempting to destroy him.  She'd seen him in the ; visions since then, learned that he and his men trained with mind ; mages to make themselves more resistant to the hypnotic powers of ; their enemies.  He would be a difficult foe to defeat, even with ; Tavra's help.

; ; Jarif drew from his belt a small silver disc and threw it at Jynn. ; With her increased senses, she easily moved out of the way, but as it ; passed her, it disappeared, and Jynn found herself in a large circular ; cage.  She gripped the bars tightly and pulled, but her strength ; seemed to be gone.  All of her powers seemed to be gone!  Looking ; about frantically, she saw the guards were no longer paying attention ; to her, as she was no longer a threat.  Some of them were raising bows ; and taking aim at Tavra, who was still far across the courtyard. ; Jarif was charging towards her companion with his scimitar in hand.

; ; "TAVRA!"  Jynn screamed, hoping she would hear in time.  Tavra opened ; her eyes to see arrows headed her way.  She deftly leapt to the side ; as they went sailing past.  She saw that Jynn was in a very large cage ; and a man with a scimitar running was sprinting towards her, while ; more guards behind him were reloading their bows.

; ; "Tavra!  RUN!" Jynn yelled.  She could only hope that the girl would ; do what was smart and come back later.  Her companion looked like she ; was still in shock, standing there not knowing what to do.  The ; charging fanatic looked very dangerous, but he was still a few seconds ; away.  She could try to bolt past all of them, make for the palace ; interior, and hope that her control of the Prince would keep her safe, ; but that would be very risky at this point.  Tavra heard the twang of ; a bowstring, and another arrow headed towards her.  She moved her head ; out of the way as it whizzed past her.  It was obvious that they were ; very good shots.  Three others had reloaded but were holding their ; fire.

; ; "They're waiting for me to turn my back so I can't get out of the ; way."  She thought to herself.  Kneeling, she picked up the body at ; her feet and flung it at the charging man with all her might.  It came ; at him too fast for him to get out of the way, and he was knocked ; backwards onto the dirt a few yards from the force of the throw.  The ; fourth archer was reloading, and more guards were coming out of the ; palace.  Getting in was no longer an option, but she had managed to ; buy herself a few more seconds.

; ; Turning, she began to run for one of the walls.  She heard another ; bowstring and saw the arrow on its way to her, but she was already ; moving too fast, and it easily missed her.  Tavra looked up at the ; wall, measuring the distance as she ran, and leapt as she heard ; another bowstring.  Her great strength vaulted her up to the wall, but ; not quite over it - she had to catch hold of one of the stone merlon ; of the battlements.  She hung there for a moment and heard another ; bowstring.  Knowing she was an easy target now, she used her arms to ; vault up onto the wall walkway.  The arrow clicked off the stone where ; she had previously been hanging.  Tavra heard two more bowstrings and ; turned to see two arrows sailing towards her.  In a show of her speed ; and accuracy, she reached out and caught the first one, then the ; second, and glared at the archers, who gaped in awe at her.

; ; Tavra took one last look at Jynn, who was watching her the entire ; time, and then leapt to the other side of the wall.  Thunder sounded ; as she landed, and the rain began to fall.  She had no choice now but ; to face Jynn's master alone and hope that if she survived, she would ; have the power to free Jynn.  Tavra set off in the direction of the ; ruins which Jynn had indicated held her master...

; ;

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; ; The rain fell all around Jynn's cage.  She had tried several times to ; bend the bars, or to seduce one of the guards, but to no avail - her ; powers were negated while she was imprisoned here.  The cage was quite ; large, probably meant to trap some kind of magical beast.  Whatever ; magic was in that disc that was thrown at her was obviously very rare ; and potent.  The others had left her for the time being, and now only ; two guards stood watch over her.

; ; Even still, she did not blame Tavra for this mishap - it was her own ; plan that went awry when the third guard screamed, alerting the ; others.  She should have taken a more stealthy route in.  But even ; blame didn't matter to her now.  All that mattered was escape.  Jynn ; could only hope that her companion remembered the discussions about ; where her master was, and that Tavra would be able to take him on ; alone.  If she could, then it might be possible for her to return and ; free Jynn.  She had no doubt in Tavra's abilities, for she had ; surpassed Jynn's power long ago, but her execution left something to ; be desired.

; ; Shakaam and Jarif stood in the entryway to the courtyard, looking out ; at their captured prey.  A bald man in a black robe joined them, ; standing next to Jarif and looking out.

; ; "She is magnificent, is she not?" he said.  Jarif looked at the man in ; disgust.

; ; "She is vermin, and she will be dealt with as such." Jarif growled.

; ; "Oh no, I do believe your mother has other plans for her.  Wonderful, ; wonderful plans..." the man replied, giggling as he spoke.  Jarif ; sneered, staring at the man.

; ; "Lieutenant, this is Evishen, a... mage, who serves my mother. ; Evishen, this is Lieutenant Shakaam, my investigative expert."  The ; lieutenant looked to the mage, who did not seem to be paying attention ; to anything but the caged woman.

; ; "A pleasure to meet you, sir."  Shakaam said, extending his hand.

; ; "Yes, yes, I'm sure." Evishen replied, still looking out at their ; quarry.  "We should get her inside.  Will you two help me?"  Jarif ; grumbled something and Evishen nodded, still smiling.  The three of ; them went out into the rain together and stood around the cage.

; ; "What do we do?" Jarif yelled over the rain and wind.

; ; "Stand around and make sure she doesn't escape somehow.  I will move ; her inside."  The mage concentrated on the cage.  It raised into the ; air a few inches and glided towards the entryway, all three of them ; following.

; ; Shakaam was in awe of Jynn's beauty.  He couldn't help but stare at ; her for a long moment, and she took notice of his behavior.  If she ; weren't still in shock from losing her powers and being caged, she ; might have even smiled at him, but as things stood, she wasn't sure ; why he was staring at her, or where they were taking her.

; ; Thoughts raced through her mind - this may be the end, they may be ; taking her to be executed.  This man staring at her did not wear the ; colors of the others.  Perhaps her and Tavra had killed someone he ; knew, and he was here to witness her death as a sort of revenge.

; ; Her cage levitated through the wide hallways into what looked like a ; huge dining room.  As they came into the room, Jarif shut the doors ; behind them.  When they were sure there was no on else in the room, ; Evishen walked to a wall, leaned-in, and whispered something to the ; stone.  He then walked straight through the wall as if it wasn't ; there!

; ; Shakaam and Jynn both looked surprised at the sudden disappearance of ; the mage, then Jynn's cage began moving towards the spot on the wall. ; Jarif nonchalantly stepped-through the wall as well, just before the ; cage.  Taking a leap of faith, Shakaam took a step through the wall ; and found himself in small, very well-lit, oval-shaped room.  An old, ; red-haired woman sat on what looked like a rickety throne, discussing ; something with a guard.  Beside her, a strange bunch of moss hung from ; the ceiling.

; ; Jynn knew this woman from when she first awoke from her mind-control. ; She had Jynn dead to rights once, surrounded by guards, any of which ; could have killed her, but this woman, Suz'aan, wanted Jynn.  She was ; obviously very decadent in her tastes, as her own sexual conquest ; delayed the guards and gave Jynn the time she'd needed to escape. ; Since then she'd wondered what control Suz'aan had over these elite ; warriors, now it was all coming together.

; ; "Wonderful."  The red-haired woman said, smiling.  Her wrinkled face ; lit up with delight as she rose from her throne and approached the ; cage.

; ; "Mother," Jarif spoke, bowing his head slightly, "we have captured ; this vile woman with the use of the Scavian Disc.  If I'd had another, ; I could have brought you another tonight as well.  Please let me have ; the honor of killing this one."

; ; "Killing?  Oh by the Many Heavens, no.  I have her right where I want ; her now.  With her help, I will live forever, and we will hunt the ; others of her kind."  She said, smiling at Jynn.  "And as for the ; Scavian Discs, there is only one left in all the world.  Our Stewards ; have already found it and are bringing it back to us as we speak.  You ; will have the other woman soon."  Jarif was visibly displeased, but ; said nothing.

; ; "Mistress, shall I prepare the spells?"  Evishen said, giddy with ; excitement.

; ; "Spells?"  Shakaam asked, confused.

; ; "Ah, forgive me, mother.  This is Lieutenant Shakaam of the Ghosamm ; Imperial Guard.  He is my investigative expert.  If it were not for ; him, we would still be held by the storm in Kemaj, while they were ; here wreaking havoc."  Jarif said, putting his hand on Shakaam's ; shoulder and smiling slightly as he looked to his companion. ; "Shakaam, this is my mother, the Lady Moonet.  She is the head of our ; order."

; ; "Yes, well... good work, Lieutenant.  We shall see that you are ; promoted for your distinguished service."  Suz'aan responded, also ; smiling slightly.  Turning to the mage, she grew stern and commanded ; him, "Evishen, prepare your magics.  Tonight I become truly immortal." ; Evishen nodded eagerly and left quickly through the wall once more.

; ; "*Truly* immortal?"  Shakaam questioned, glancing quickly at Jynn.

; ; "Yes, I will live forever, to combat our foes, of course.  Her kind. ; I will use her body to destroy the others like her.  Her... body..." ; The red-haired matriarch replied, almost seeming lost in Jynn's ; beauty.  Suddenly she clapped her hands and yelled to one of the ; guards.  "Bring in a virgin, I will demonstrate."

; ; Turning to the Lieutenant, Jarif spoke "For many thousands of years ; these women have hunted and killed men for pleasure.  Our family, and ; our order, are bent on stopping them.  Our order has been around ; longer than they have, and it has always been our duty to hunt them. ; You, Lieutenant, have brought us our second victory in all that time."

; ; "Just what is the name of this 'order' which you belong to?"  Shakaam ; asked, not moved at all by Jarif's display of friendship.  All this ; talk of how well he had served them convinced him not of their trust, ; but that it was time for them to disclose certain details to him. ; He'd been slowly learning to despise Jarif, and now that this beauty ; was in a cage because of him, he began to despise himself a little ; too.

; ; "At one time there were a myriad of noble houses."  Suz'aan replied, ; moving back to her throne.  "A few gathered into a group with the ; common interest of destroying these women.  Over time, those houses ; intermarried or were killed off by the vile creatures, and now we are ; only one house, the House of Tirek.  Our members are specially-trained ; to resist them, and we are equipped with the finest blades of the ; metal which can destroy them.  The only problem now is finding them ; all."

; ; Shakaam nodded.  He was thinking of asking why they hunted the women, ; but he knew that in their zeal they would claim that they were doing ; their duty by eradicating this threat to the Empire and to all ; humanity.  Though they were finally giving him information, he could ; tell they were still withholding some as well.

; ; Evishen returned with a naked young man whose hands were bound. ; Shakaam judged him to be no older than fourteen, and the look of fear ; in his eyes gave him away as someone who they had just grabbed from ; off the street.

; ; He led the captive over to a strange bunch of moss that was hanging ; from the ceiling.  As the lieutenant examined it closer, it looked ; like the plant had grown into the shape of the lower portions of a ; human body, with legs and female genitalia.  There was a long vine ; wrapped around it, which Evishen began to unravel and hand to Suz'aan. ; The young man was distracted by the presence of Jynn.  He obviously ; had never seen anyone so beautiful in his life.  She, however was ; watching the entire affair in confusion.

; ; Evishen waved his hands in front of the young man's face, who ; instantly moved his attention to the hanging plant.  The appendages ; had swept-up to resemble a woman who was spreading her legs.  He ; quickly inserted his member into the mossy vagina and began pumping as ; fast as he could.  The young man yelped as he did so, reaching a ; climax very quickly.  All in the room watched him as he came and then ; slumped to the ground, apparently unconscious.

; ; Suz'aan smiled and put the vine into her mouth and sucked on it like a ; straw.  Shakaam, Jynn, and Jarif all noticed the wrinkles on her face ; fade slightly, making her look a little younger.  Jarif sneered a ; little, turning away so as to hide it and so that he didn't have to ; look at his mother being involved in such a despicable act.  Shakaam ; noticed though, and he instantly realized the scope of the ; relationship Jarif had with his mother.

; ; "Ahhh..."  Suz'aan exhaled, removing the vine from her mouth and ; opening her eyes.  "You see, the lifeforces of virgin men have ; sustained me for very many years now, keeping me from dying of old ; age.  But the harvesting process is imperfect, and I have had to kill ; more frequently over the years."  She rose and walked towards Jynn. ; "I have waited for this for eons.  And now, I will have her body, ; forever..."  Suz'aan stared at her captive for a long moment until ; Evishen interrupted.

; ; "Mistress, the spell is not yet fully researched.  It may have ; unforseen side-effects upon -" "I don't care, Evishen.  You will begin ; casting it immediately."  Suz'aan said, cutting him off.  She was ; still inspecting Jynn with lustful eyes.  Jarif and Shakaam both ; noticed how she was looking at Jynn, and both were a little sickened ; by it, though for different reasons.  Evishen hesitated, then nodded ; quickly and closed his eyes in meditation.

; ; "What is it he's doing?"  Shakaam asked.

; ; "Preparing to exchange my mind with hers.  I will be in control of her ; body, her powers, and her... beauty, for all eternity.  She will die a ; withering death, like she deserves."  Suz'aan replied, finally ; breaking her stare at Jynn to look over and smile at Shakaam.  He ; could see why she wanted to escape her body.  It was old and ugly. ; Her smile looked almost like a sneer, and her red hair looked like it ; was thinning.

; ; "Mother, please don't do this.  I beg of you!  She is the enemy, not ; something we want to become!"  Jarif said.

; ; "Jarif, I am taking this burden upon myself, to help us find others ; like her, so we can defeat them once and for all.  With her body under ; our control, we can learn more about their weaknesses.  And besides, ; my mind is made-up.  You don't have to like my decision, but it has ; been made."  His mother replied, firmly asserting her opinion on the ; matter.  Jarif scowled and turned, heading out the illusionary wall. ; Suz'aan turned and gazed upon Jynn again.

; ; Jynn shrank back in her cage, hoping beyond hope that she would be ; saved somehow...

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; ; Tavra wandered the ruins on the outskirts of Elezan for hours the rest ; of the night and most of the day.  The rain had drenched her, the ; intense winds blew sand and debris around, making it difficult to see, ; and there was no sign of her target.  This was all her fault, and she ; was determined to see that Jynn would be free.  It was getting late ; again, and the already dark sky began to get darker, and finally it ; was night again.  Though not fatigued, she was growing tired of ; looking and began to jog amongst the ruins, hoping to cover ground ; faster.

; ; Then she felt it.  From the east there was an enormous amount of life ; force gathered in one place.  It was barely within the field of her ; perception, but it was there.  She ran for it at top speed, dodging ; between ruined walls and fallen sections of buildings.  Jynn had said ; this area was believed to be haunted, and was thus not inhabited. ; Though she'd seen no sign of spirits, there were also no signs of life ; other than plants and small animals.

; ; Finally she stopped, practically on top of the energy.  Concentrating ; on it further, she realized that she was in fact on top of it - it was ; underground, whatever it was.  However, there was other life force ; about, also beneath her, but off a bit, mostly in a straight line.

; ; "A cavern...  clever hiding spot."  Tavra smiled to herself at finding ; her prey's mistaken sanctuary.  "Now all I need to do is find the ; entrance..."

; ; She wandered about, following the energy sources she sensed below her. ; The rain was still coming down hard, drenching her, but she didn't ; care - she was so close to her goal now, a little rain would not stand ; in her way.

; ; Rounding the corner of a ruined building, she saw a gaping hole in the ; ground, and beyond it, she sensed the energies she had been following. ; There was no light, but she could see a short distance in the ; darkness.  The floor was only about twenty feet below, some sort of ; stone brick room with large supports.  Tavra leapt into the hole, ; landing perfectly on the slick surface.  The room was at an incline, ; and the rainwater was trickling to the other end of the room.  Several ; large stone arches led to tunnels exiting the room.  She sensed ; lifeforce down all of the tunnels, but the greatest amount was back in ; the direction she had come from when she was above ground.  Tavra took ; a guess at which way would lead to her target, and then jogged into ; that hallway.

; ; As she neared the first sense of lifeforce, she saw what looked like ; thousands of very large ants crawling on the floor.  The formation ; parted and went up the walls at her approach, coming back down the ; walls as she passed.  The ants were roughly the size of her fingers, ; and had pincers that looked like they could leave a nasty bite.  She ; figured they must be some sort of magical guardians to stop anyone but ; the servants of the masters.  Fortunately for her, they didn't know ; what her purpose here was.

; ; Further up, the tunnel widened, and she could see what looked like ; very large bat creatures hanging from the ceiling.  They had somewhat ; human-looking heads and a leathery maroon skin with patches of hair ; here and there.  She was disturbed at how they watched her with ; eyeless faces as she passed, their heads all turning in unison.

; ; She travelled onward for quite some time.  Ahead she could see what ; looked like torchlight.  As she moved towards it, she noticed the ; floors of the hallway had more and more leaves and plant-like growth ; on them.  Tavra increased her speed as she sensed the incredible ; amounts of lifeforce ahead of her.

; ; She came at last to a small stone room, overgrown with a carpet of ; leaves and vines along the floor and walls.  Two Everburning Torches ; in sconces on the wall lit the room, and she could see her targets ; clearly staring at her.  Two naked twins with muscular bodies and ; short, dirty blonde hair stood at the other end of the room.  Their ; hair was the same color as Jynn's, exactly.  They were beautiful, but ; posessed of a cold beauty, and didn't inspire the passion within her ; that Byen did.

; ; "Brother, one of the renegades has come to give her energies to us." ; One of them said, smiling.

; ; "She is a fine specimen.  Tavra, daughter of beauty.  It is too bad we ; will have to end her little rebellion now."  The other replied, moving ; towards her.

; ; Tavra focused herself and willed the lifeforce from the first one. ; The familiar misty white line serpentined its way from his abdomen to ; her cunt, and she felt his energy begin to surge through her.  She ; instinctively spread her legs a little at the feeling, and the twin ; only looked down at the energy flowing from him and took a few steps ; forward, his cock in his hand.  He inserted it into Tavra, cutting-off ; her draining of him and making her gasp in pleasure, wide-eyed.  She ; grasped his shoulders tightly and began to take as much of his essence ; as possible, whimpering as the rush of ecstasy overtook her.  He began ; to thrust in and out of her, his hands on her legs, which had ; naturally risen to clasp around his back.

; ; Through all the pleasure, Tavra noticed that her body was giving up ; some of her own energies to him, though under no control of her own. ; Still, she was taking-in more than enough to compensate for the drain ; being put upon her.

; ; From behind, she felt a pair of hands on her ass, spreading it open. ; She knew what was coming next.  The other twin inserted his cock into ; her anus and also began to pump in and out.  By now she had ; involuntarily spread her legs so much that she was off the ground, ; held in place by the massive arms of the twins.  Tavra opened herself ; to their energies, taking in as much as she could from both of them, ; almost completely lost in the ecstasy of it.

; ; Behind the pleasure was a sudden horrific realization though - she was ; now losing.  Her body was instinctively giving-up more lifeforce than ; it could take from either one, and the pleasure of the two of them ; inside of her was too great for her to resist.  She had to escape ; somehow, but the extreme sensations of pleasure distracted her ; thoughts.  She came again and again as the twins pistoned in and out ; of her, slowly siphoning her energy away from her...

; ; End of Part 3 ; [1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4]
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