Tiamat's Revenge: A LITrpg Harem Adventure! (Blackest Night Book 1)

by Jack Crosby

  The ancient devil dragon gave it some thought, at least I think she did. “I could give you the normal explanation – greater forces at play and all that. Odin already told you more than he should have,” she said offhandedly.

  “You mean about being a pure blood? He didn’t quite explain that any further.”

  “For good reason. If the truth got out, I could only imagine what the idiot General Victor would do,” she barked.

  Victor, that guy was going to get his. With my new ability… “Don’t even think about it.”

  “Stop reading my mind,” I snapped.

  “I don’t have to,” she countered. “It’s written all over your face. You will get your opportunity, but not yet. You’re not ready.”

  If I wasn’t ready now, then when? “I feel as strong as I ever have. My abilities are growing each day!”

  “Exactly.” It was almost as if I made her point for her, the way she reacted. “Victor is gathering the darker summons right as we speak, creating a war council. The more allies he gathers, the more of their energy he syphons. Those idiots don’t even know they are being played.”

  It was only then I realized that we weren’t on the planet together. “Zara, just where the hell are we?” I asked, panic building fast and quick.

  “You’re fine, stop it,” she chided me. “This is the Star Temple. It took me a great deal to figure out the path to open this one.”

  Star Temple? “I don’t even want to know, do I?”

  She put her arm around me and guided me around. The extraterrestrial landscape was like never I’d ever seen. Grey rock formed mountains and valleys that sprawled all around. It looked very much dead, as if no life could survive in such an environment. I almost asked how in the world were we able to breathe, but I let that one go. I’m sure whatever bull crap answer Zara had would only make my head hurt.

  At the end of the little valley we were in was a fortress carved out of the space rock. It looked daunting, that was for sure. “Pleasant spot for a vacation,” I joked.

  “For us, it will be quite pleasant actually.”

  I wasn’t sure if I was ready to buy what she was selling. “How so?”

  “To enter the Star Temple, we must create an orgasm that shakes the ground,” Zara said, very seriously.

  Nothing – I didn’t say a single word. I stood there, in disbelief. It didn’t help that soon after I began laughing. “Oh, you’re screwing with me, aren’t you?” Then I laughed harder at my own bad pun.

  “Dante, there are two things I don’t joke about,” she said as she held up two fingers. “Just know one of them is sex.”

  “You’re serious then?”

  “Yes, yes I am.”

  The long walk down the valley towards the temple was harrowing to say the least. Twice to this point, we’ve come close to getting to that magical point. I was being completely honest with myself – Zara was in fact my dream woman. Sure, she was also the dragon that destroyed my home, but as we’ve come to grips with the fact, she hadn’t had any control as much as I had in losing it, we were both prisoners of fate.

  Maybe that’s what we bonded over.

  The temple door was in sight. “I’m going to warn you, this will be the longest and hardest of the journeys we go down together. The Star Temple was sealed off for a very good reason.”

  “Why?”

  She took both of my hands into hers. “What we are trying to accomplish will give free will to the summons. If we are successful in our missions, we will break the hold that others can have over us,” she explained.

  It dawned on me. “You’ll be given total free will.”

  “That’s right. To not have to worry if Victor will once again find a way to harness my powers to do something awful, I can’t tell you what that means,” Zara told me.

  Sadness started to creep upon me. “Will this be our last adventure together?”

  “Do you not want it to be?”

  “No, I don’t,” I answered truthfully.

  Her hands began to squeeze mine. “It won’t be. If all goes right, this will only be the start of something grand.”

  ::Zara joined the party::

  It was the moment of truth. Before we could go any further, we needed to open the door. I knew what needed to happen; was I up for it?

  I was no slouch when it came to women, and sure, Zara and I had been caught up in the moment before. This was different. This was premeditated with a lot on the line. Knowing you were going to have to rock a woman’s world before the whole act began was a lot of pressure. Knowing that if I failed, chances were high I’d be thrown back into the real world without a clue of how bad I screwed up. Would Zara even try to reach out to me again?

  “Stop thinking about it and let’s just enjoy the moment, shall we?”

  Her offered advice was sage and surprisingly sexy. Zara, the one I’d probably cherish above all others if I had my way. Her mage robe was dangling there, daring me to open it. I knew just underneath were her glorious breasts; orbs that had magical powers, I swear. The dark skin that surrounded her nipples was especially intoxicating, hinting at the dragon that lay just under the surface. I wanted her to be mine.

  I wanted this dragon to be mine.

  I ran my hand through the opening, parting the fabric as I went. As soon as it unclasped, it swung off to the sides revealing the marvel that was Zara. The way she stood there, with her hair shifting around yet there wasn’t a breeze, was perfection. Her leather boots that reached up to her knees only added to the moment, a moment that I knew couldn’t possibly be screwed up. The two of us joined together, lips locked and tongues dancing.

  The Star Temple was about to feel the shake all right.

  Much like I expected, Zara was fast and furious. Hands grabbed whatever they could, whether it was mine pinching a nipple or hers stroking my cock. When that wasn’t enough, it was fondling her wet lips and pushing me away so her mouth could take down my stiffened organ. The Maker help me as her eyes looked up and met mine, the deep need for each other that’d been growing finally being able to be sated. I could grunt as loud as I wanted as no one was around to say otherwise.

  When she slid her mouth off of me, the time for foreplay was over. It was short, sweet, and to the point. It was time to finally make love, to cross that bridge we’d try to before. I guided her to the ground, her long legs lifting into the air. I ignored any self-doubt I might’ve had when it came to this beautiful woman in front of me. I trusted the feelings that were radiating off each other.

  The moment my erection entered her, the world as I knew it changed.

  “Dear Maker,” I whispered.

  “It’s only about to get better,” she promised.

  I believed it as the full length of my cock entered until the base smacked gently against her puffy womanhood. “I didn’t think that was possible, but here we are,” I muttered as my eyes began to glaze over.

  “That’s the power, the bond we have. Now, shhhh, let us embrace our passion and let it run free.”

  The grinding of hips took over as Zara pushed down, feeling the full length of my member inside her. The only thing my body wanted to do was pump my hips harder and faster against her, feeling the rhythm of the moment. The more she wiggled herself on me, the more I pistoned into her to match. It soon became a race of who could push it harder, faster. Zara, as an eternal creature with an unlimited power supply eventually won out, but it was damn fun to try!

  Then she started to glow.

  When I say glow, the summon magic inside of her began to shine through. How did I know? Because it took the shape of a dragon around us. In that moment, my lust went from normal guy levels to out of this world levels (literally!). I grabbed on to her, determination in my eye to make this wonderful creature shake this temple to the ground.

  When her eyes met mine, for just a moment I saw Zara’s expression shift to submissive, allowing me to take control. This is what she wanted.

  This is what I wante
d.

  The pounding of our sex organs rumbled over the Star Temple. It was soon time for me to fill her up with my Skylonian seed, the climax approaching. As it built up in the tip, her slick walls inside began pumping my cock to release it all for her. And I sure did. Spurt after spurt blitzed inside her, on a mission to do the impossible.

  “Give me your cum,” she hissed. Maker above! She sounded just like a dragon.

  “You’re getting alllll of it!” I moaned back.

  That was the truth. Never in my life had an orgasm been so full, so potent. The more I pumped, the more love liquid came out of me. It was like I was on a mission to get this beautiful being to rumble under me. And oh boy, did she ever. It started as a shudder and within seconds, turned into a full-blown fit. Her nails dug into my skin as Zara’s body began to tremble. I was just about out of cum, but she wasn't letting go.

  I just had to hang on for the ride. She said things, things that aren't really appropriate to repeat, but here we were. In the middle of her eruption, she switched over into a language I'd never heard before; it sounded quite old though. Possibly the original tongue of the summons - that was my guess anyway.

  There was something so sexy about the way she rubbed her boots on me as she began her descent back into the real world. It actually got me hard again and I was able to top her off as they say. Even as I had my short second wind, I honestly doubted I was the full reason behind such a reaction. Did I dare ask once we were finished?

  I did.

  Granted this was after the moment and the astonishment of the Star Temple's door roaring open for us to come in. No, I let those moments of awe happen before I questioned the realness of the sex that was just had.

  “Be honest, did my love making skills really cause all this to happen?”

  Zara must've been prepared for doubt. “Remember when I marked you? That wasn't just something done for protection or for fun. That was me marking you as my soul mate.”

  Whoa, I didn't see that answer coming. “The last prince of Skylonia and the dragon that destroyed it? If that's not the definition of irony,” I said.

  “The two of us are tied together, for both better and worse,” she agreed.

  “This was definitely for the better.”

  She cleaned herself up and closed her robe. “As always, the dangers lurking inside are great, but this time, an ancient evil is waiting for us,” Zara warned.

  Maybe at some point that would've scared me; not today. “To Hell with ancient evil,” I declared.

  “That's the spirit!”

  With that all behind us, it was time to move onward into the Star Temple. We crossed the threshold and immediately you could feel something different. Danger was everywhere. No more than a few steps in and we were already encountering our first monster.

  It was a five-armed alien type creature with three eyes. I was prepared for a tough battle but I forgot how awesome Zara was.

  Her turn triggered right away; Red lightning

  It appeared someone else got new skills, too. As the skill said, red streaks of lightning shot off her fingertips and ripped through the green oddity. Ash was all that was left of the encounter.

  Afterwards, we each got a small experience gain but no equipment. “That was quick and disappointing,” I mentioned.

  “This temple is full of lunar type creatures that you'll have never seen before.” Then Zara inspected me. “A level twenty-four knight, that needs to change,” she added.

  Change? One does not simply change their fighting class. “How are we going to do that?” I asked.

  “Simple, you just defeated Odin in combat; now is the perfect time to undergo the necessary change if you're to fulfill your goals.”

  “The battle with Odin is over?”

  “Oh yes, even Odin can't recover from that attack.”

  That sort of took the fun of finding out once I was back away; then I remembered I wouldn't recall any of this anyways. It was just best to see what Zara was planning and go with it. Actually, when dealing with her, that seemed like all around sage advice.

  She walked around, tapping her chin. “With your build and strengths with a sword, I'm thinking that the Drakken Knight status would suit you.”

  “What's that?” I asked.

  Long story short, the Drakken Knight class was a type of warrior that used dragon arts to deal max damage to their enemies. But the class was rare; only the two great dragons, Tiamat and Bahamut, could grant the designation. Zara informed me that it'd been a thousand years since a Drakken Knight walked Alfheim. The last one apparently went dark in a bad way.

  When she finished her history lesson, a choice was presented:

  ::Stay Knight or accept Drakken Knight?::

  This felt like a turning point. With Zara watching, the choice was simple.

  ::Job Class - Drakken Knight::

  ::Zara left the party::

  “Hey, where are you going?”

  “In this temple, you can gain experience. It's time to embrace your new job class and learn its skills,” she instructed.

  Before I knew it, I was put back into level grinding mode. Monster after monster encountered me as Zara stayed on the sidelines. I had no skills at first; after the fourth freaky creature I defeated, I gained Drakken uprising.

  “I think something a little bigger is coming,” Zara called out.

  The creepy feeling of the entry way didn't make that proclamation any more welcome. Whatever was coming, it snuck up fast, putting me right back into the heat of battle.

  This wasn't one of the small aliens I'd been dealing with up to this point. Nope, my new friend was a cross between a wolf and a shark. White fur covered a massive body with a head that looked as if it was poached right from the oceans. Oh man, I really missed the little aliens with the arms and the eyes flailing all over the place.

  When I went to my skill screen, I saw that Scan was back. That seemed like an excellent place to start.

  ::Star Wolf, level twenty-eight, ice elemental::

  That was good stuff. With my turn used up, it was Mr. Fuzzy's turn to go. I wasn't looking forward to this.

  Chomp chomp

  It jumped over and snapped twice at me. Both bites did some damage, but I was okay. My defense stats were high enough to hold him off for the most part.

  As much as I wanted to try my new skill, I was going to play this smart:

  Slash

  The attack landed hard; so hard that it actually delayed the Star Wolf's next turn. I took the opportunity:

  Slash

  As the fight settled in, I came to realize that I was up to par here. My attacks were dealing more damage than his. A potion here and there kept me healthy and strong. As my next turn approached, i felt much better going for the gusto:

  Drakken uprising

  The attack was an uppercut flash with my sword. Behind me, a blast of fire followed up, knocking the wolf into the air. Three total hits as he went up plus one additional hit as the wolf fell to the ground. His HP bar was already teetering on the brink and that attack out him firmly under five percent; berserker red.

  The Star Wolf reacted just as I'd expected. He came after me with high powered abandon:

  Chomp chomp

  Tail whip

  Paw crush

  I was prepared. The triple attack doled out the pain and sent me to one knee. Down but not out. It was my turn. Another skill joined my page, an old one but good one:

  Bane of Gibraltar

  It was complete overkill, but man did it feel good. As the attack finished and the Star Wolf disappeared, a new confidence settled upon me. That grew even more as the spoils of battle came to light. The experience boost brought me to level twenty-five. The wolf dropped two pieces of gear, too; the lunar greaves and the lunar gloves. But the best part was being granted another new skill: Claw of the dragon.

  “Well done, Dante!”

  Seeing Zara clapping was almost as rewarding as seeing her naked. “Thanks,” I said,
feeling my face blush.

  “Three skills plus a hidden talent? I think we're good to keep moving, don't you agree?” she asked.

  It would be nice for a change of scenery. “Let's do this!”

  We walked through the doorway to the back of the entry way and entered an auditorium of sorts. In the center was a glowing orb that projected against the ceiling. I knew exactly what this was from the stories Rex had told me.

  “This is a star map,” I proclaimed.

  “This temple used to be a place of worship for ancient Skylonians.”

  I stopped, mid step. “Why didn't you tell me sooner?”

  Here I was, in a holy place to my people and that had been left unknown until now. Why wasn't I angry? I should be angry, I told myself.

  “The truth about your home and about the way it was destroyed wouldn't have made sense if I told you sooner. When we entered this room and the map was active, it told me you were pure Skylonian, from a family that had a direct line to the ancients.”

  “Pure blood,” I replied.

  “Watch above, let the story tell itself.”

  **Cut Scene**

  Skylonus Past

  It was like watching a history unfold. The stars disappeared and visions of Skylonia took over. It showed them coming into contact with summons, building bonds with them. A general feeling of peace and prosperity was evident with how the reacted. The first summoners, they used the power for protection and learning, not to be used for greed and war.

  Then it changed. A new generation took over and cast out the summons. The old ways sere shunned, seen as making contacts with demons. Some of the summons understood and backed off graciously. Others were offended and vowed revenge. What transpired next was akin to war. Led by the dark summons Typhon, Ifrit, and Shiva, they attempted to wipe out this new generation who shunned them.