Chronicles of Eden - Act VII

by Alexander Gordon

  “Impossible.”

  Behind the shield Daniel ran forward with a furious yell, his arm holding the magical barrier donned with a magical gauntlet of light. His clothing was burned, his cheeks were smudged with ash, his eyes were glaring, and in his other hand which was also sheathed in a similar translucent glowing gauntlet was his summoned blade of light held firmly in grip.

  “What the hell?” Ember gasped.

  All of Daniel’s mates simultaneously felt the sudden pull from Daniel drawing upon their auras. Doku and Clover’s eyes remained locked onto Daniel in surprise, neither seeing the other girls dropping to the ground as they were suddenly hit with a wave of arousal and fatigue. Alyssa’s vision blurred slightly, though from Daniel drawing upon her aura or from her own injuries it wasn’t certain to her. She was able to make out Daniel running through the flames, brandishing not only a sword forged from the energy of his loved ones but also a shield which had protected him from Ember’s attack.

  “Have it your way!” Daniel yelled as he charged towards the Hellfire Witch. He closed the gap between them in haste, the aura of his beloved centaur moving his body faster than Ember could believe.

  “How?” Ember shouted as she quickly jumped away and swung her hand at him, throwing her fiery blade towards Daniel who took the strike dead-on with his shield. The strength coursing through his muscles allowed him to stave off the attack with ease, his beloved ant girl’s aura powering him to literally bash the witch’s sword away to the side before he leapt towards her.

  “Get away from her!” Daniel roared as he followed through with a heavy swing of his sword. The witch dodged back with a burst of flames erupting around her. The fires burned high above the girl before Daniel’s sword sliced through them, parting the flames and revealing Ember to be gone. He quickly regained his footing and looked behind to see the witch’s sword spiraling towards him from the air. Everyone watched in surprise as he quickly swung around with his blade and knocked the dark sword away with a loud clang and bright flash.

  “Daniel?” Alyssa wearily said as she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

  Without a word Daniel quickly spun around and ducked down with his shield before him, blocking another fiery spear which exploded and blasted past on either side. The girls looked over to the side to see Ember having appeared further away from the sword wielding boy with flames burning around her feet, her fists clenched in even more rage as she snarled at the human who remained unharmed by her attacks.

  “Dammit, just who the hell are you anyway?” Ember roared out.

  Daniel slowly stood up as the flames burned away from him on the ground, eyes remaining locked onto the witch as he then held up his shield high to block Ember’s blade which clanged against it at an angle and spiraled away. The girls all stared in awe as he remained firm in his poise, having deflected the powerful attacks with Squeak’s strength as well as seen them coming beforehand thanks to Specca’s clarity. The dark sword spun around and struck into the ground next to Ember, the witch growling furiously at the human who held his sword out towards her.

  “My name is Daniel Sorres, and nobody is taking my girls from me.”

  Chapter 17

  Burn No More

  When a fire is about to go out the last flame will flicker violently, as if grasping for anything it can to continue to burn. Whether remorse for its inevitable demise is felt or relief as it finds new material to burn with, those that watch a flame’s final moments sometimes feel a sense of semblance with the fire. It can represent the will to live on, the fuel for passion and love, or the cost of what one’s choices will reflect. As the flame begins to waver and fade, some will feel a need to reach out and help it, offering it a hand with living on. There would be times where the fire could be saved and allowed to burn brightly in life once again.

  And there were times when the fire would go out, leaving only silence in its wake.

  *****

  Triska struggled to draw in a proper breath, her body trembling uncontrollably as she lay on the ground on her side. The rolling waves of pain that were going through her shoulder were being mixed with a sudden boom of excitement that was coursing through her body, spiking exceptionally high between her legs as she felt something lighting up brightly within her. She noticed Specca out of the corner of her eye, the nixie also having dropped to the ground beside her with a stifled gasp at the same time she did. Specca was blushing brightly as she was facing Triska’s chest, her hand grabbing hold of Triska’s tightly while her other was between her legs with her hips squirming about in her unexpected hit of arousal.

  “Triska?” Kitten called out in her mind. “Triska! Get a grip! Hey!”

  ‘Daniel…’

  “Are you seeing this? Look at him!”

  Triska’s eyes wearily gazed out at the smoky field where she saw Daniel holding a magical sword and shield that glowed with iridescent lights. She watched as he pointed his sword towards Ember and said something to her, however the words were muffled as Triska felt a powerful orgasm roll through her body, knocking her senses out momentarily as her world faded to white then back again.

  “Look at him,” Kitten spoke in awe. “Are you seeing this? My master is so brave, and goddamn he’s so hot! I can’t wait until I get to roll around under the sheets with him now! Or he could just take me out here, I wouldn’t mind getting fucked senseless in a battle-scarred field. That’s actually more romantic if you ask me.”

  ‘Shut… up…’

  “You’re really out of it, aren’t you? That power of his knocks you girls flat on your faces, doesn’t it?”

  Triska struggled to climb up onto her knees and good arm, her body shuddering as the pleasure was starting to overpower the pain the more Daniel kept drawing from her aura. Specca let out a shaky moan while gripping Triska’s hand, her body reeling from the sudden spike of pleasure going through her while her eyes refused to focus properly.

  “Triska… I can’t move,” Specca whined before gasping and arching back. “I’m going crazy… what’s happening? What’s… what’s Daniel doing?”

  Triska shook her head to try and gather her senses then watched as Daniel blocked Ember’s flying sword with his shield, taking the strike without faltering before he swung his blade and knocked the witch’s weapon away with a sharp clang. Ember yelled in anger and swung her arms at him, throwing a rising wave of flames outward at Daniel as he stood his ground near Alyssa. Daniel blocked Ember’s sword with his shield as it spun around again for another strike then quickly slashed down at the incoming wave of fire with his blade. A blinding flash of light shot out and sliced through the ground, tearing through the wave of fire and dissolving it before continuing on towards Ember. The witch darted back while swinging her arm in front of herself, casting a torrent of dark flames from underneath that surrounded her before Daniel’s attack struck through.

  “You wouldn’t believe… me if I told you,” Triska panted while feeling her excitement drenching her panties now.

  Daniel watched as his magical attack carved through the ground past where Ember’s flames disappeared then exploded into a bright flash. The witch’s sword spun around again towards him with flames whipping off its edge, something he didn’t even give a fleeting glance to as he used his shield to block the strike at his side. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a flash of fire erupt. Turning his head he watched as Ember appeared from her jump with pillars of flames twirling upwards at her sides from the charred ground.

  “Just die you stupid human!” Ember roared as she swung her hands forward, casting out the pillars of fire that grew into small tornadoes.

  “Daniel!” Kroanette cried out as she struggled to sit up. “Get away from there!”

  Ember’s sword spun around wildly in the air then arced back towards Daniel. This time however he dashed towards Ember with the sword following after, eyes locked onto the witch as he approached the twin flaming whirlwinds that kicked up scorched dirt and smoke from the ground.


  “I didn’t mean in that direction!” Kroanette screamed shaking her head.

  With a powerful slice from his sword Daniel cast out a blinding flash of light that struck into the fiery pillars. They wavered and exploded into flames and smoke as Daniel used his shield to plow through them.

  “What the hell?” Ember shouted out in shock.

  She watched with wide eyes as Daniel leapt through her flames that then exploded behind him, the fires and smoke ripping open as her sword followed after the speedy human. He raced towards Ember with a furious yell, swinging with his sword as the witch dodged to the side with a scream. Using great force Daniel halted his run, cracking the ground with both feet as he anchored himself before bashing back with his shield to knock Ember’s sword away.

  “I won’t let you hurt them!” Daniel yelled as he swung at Ember with his sword, the witch rolling back before grabbing hold of the ground with a furious snarl at him.

  “I hate you!” she cursed as she clutched the dirt with her fingers. A twisted casting ring of glowing red and white light formed beneath her, the broken circle and searing hot emblems within it sizzling on the dirt. Three crevices of burning flames spiraled outward from Ember’s hand in all directions, the fractures blasting steam and blazes out of them as Daniel tensed up in defense as the moving fissures slowly banked towards him.

  “Never would have guessed,” Daniel muttered.

  He quickly dodged to the side as one of the fractures curved around to him, the end then blowing up violently with fire and rocks flying out from the blast. Daniel rolled over onto his feet then quickly swiped his blade to knock Ember’s flying sword away. Without pause he leapt to the side as another of the witch’s firebombs raced towards his feet and detonated.

  “Dammit, just die!” Ember yelled as Daniel swung his blade and parried her magical sword once then twice, knocking it side to side before he jumped back as the third firebomb blew up where he was standing.

  “He’s incredible!” Doku applauded as she quickly hopped up and down while fluttering her wings. “I don’t understand how he’s doing this but I can’t take my eyes off him!”

  “What’s happening?” Specca moaned as her tail whipped about behind her.

  “He’s beating her back,” Triska marveled as she saw Daniel knock the dark witch’s sword away before charging her again. Ember pulled her vanishing act to avoid his strike, the boy then quickly parrying the dark sword once more with his shield.

  “Am I seeing this right?” Clover called out in disbelief. “Dan’s kicking her fucking ass! How the fuck is he doing that?”

  “I can’t see straight,” Falla gasped while she clung to Squeak with a deep blush. “What’s he doing?”

  Squeak wearily squeaked something while trembling and holding the butterfly girl in her arms, her eyes rolling around as she couldn’t focus so much on Daniel fighting against Ember rather than the surges of pleasure rolling through her body.

  “Squeak, I love you, but goddammit I don’t understand you!” Falla cried out before burying her face in the ant girl’s bosom and moaning deeply.

  “I feel hotter than before,” Luna panted as she trembled uncontrollably on the ground. “But in a really good way.”

  “Can’t… move…” Pip squeaked as she twitched on Clover’s chest. “Feels… better than… boobies…”

  “Daniel,” Kroanette breathed out as she tried to follow his movements. “You truly are… my mate for life.”

  Daniel parried Ember’s sword then caught sight of the witch further away, the infuriated girl yelling at him with a deep glare while holding a hand up. Flames swirled around her from the ground to her raised palm before launching into the air in volleys towards Daniel, his eyes remaining locked onto Ember while he again blocked the witch’s sword with his magical barrier.

  “He’s really doing it,” Triska breathed out while her body shook from the overwhelming sensation rolling through her. She watched as Daniel dashed towards Ember in a blur, easily sidestepping each fiery hail that struck down at him, and closed in on the witch who cursed in frustration and anger.

  “Why won’t you burn?” Ember roared while stomping her foot.

  Daniel raced towards her and swung down with his blade, the witch holding out both hands and halting it with a burst of magical force. The two glared at each other as they pushed against one another, with Daniel then reaching back with his shield and blocking Ember’s sword that clanged against it with a crosscut. The dark blade pressed against his barrier with flames and sparks crackling from it, however Daniel held it at bay while continuing to push against Ember’s magic with his other hand.

  “Who the fuck are you?” Ember snarled through her teeth.

  “I’m Alyssa’s mate,” Daniel sternly retorted. “And I won’t let you harm her anymore.”

  “How can you be this strong? No human is this powerful!”

  “I’ve got a large family to protect. They give me the strength to stop monsters like you from hurting them.”

  “I won’t be stopped,” Ember hissed. “I’ll kill Alyssa, and then I’ll kill all of you as well if it will bring her more despair in the afterlife.”

  “She’s your mother, she loved you. How could you be so cruel to her?”

  “I have no mother. I only have a witch who left me for the goblins to abuse when I was just a baby!”

  “She didn’t leave you!” Daniel shouted out. “She lost you in a landslide; she searched night and day for you. Ember, wake up! She never abandoned you!”

  Ember yelled with a furious blast of fire erupting around her. Daniel braced from the heat then quickly dodged to the side. The witch’s sword followed around and knocked his shield aside before spinning towards his head while Ember held her hand out towards him with flames quickly channeling into her palm from around her body.

  “Stop this now, Ember!” Daniel ordered as he swung his blade and knocked Ember’s away. “If you push me any further I’ll be left with no choice!”

  “Silence!” Ember shouted as she fired out burst after burst of fire at him. Daniel held his shield in front to block the attacks, each one striking against the barrier and pushing him back along the charred dirt.

  “I don’t want to hurt you, Ember!” Daniel called out. He dodged to the side to avoid another blast then quickly swatted away Ember’s overly persistent flying sword with his own. “You’re Alyssa’s daughter and I’m sure she still loves you even after all you’ve done. But if you’re going to make me choose between her life and yours then I’m sorry to say you will lose!”

  “You’re both going to die,” Ember cursed before she vanished within her flames again.

  Daniel looked around quickly in search of where she would appear, growling with frustration from the choice she was forcing him to make along with having to knock away her sword that just would not stop hounding him. As the sparks and cinders flew from their blades clashing Daniel caught sight of Ember reappearing over Alyssa.

  “I’m going to kill your pet human,” Ember snarled down at Alyssa, the wounded witch trembling with small gasps as she was not only weakened from Ember cutting her down but also from Daniel drawing upon her aura which was giving her some relief to numb the pain she was enduring.

  “Ember… please…” Alyssa whimpered.

  “But first, I’m going to deal with you, mother,” Ember hissed before she stepped down on Alyssa’s throat. The witch feebly tried to grab her boot, eyes widening as she gasped and choked as Ember pushed down on her windpipe.

  “Alyssa!” Daniel yelled as he ran towards them. He stopped and parried Ember’s sword then quickly used his shield to block a powerful blast of flame that struck against him.

  Looking over his barrier with the cinders flying past him he saw Ember holding down Alyssa by the throat while having her hand outstretched towards him with fire racing along it. A crimson casting ring formed in front of her palm, the fires from her body leaping over onto it and setting it ablaze before it began
rapidly firing out searing fireballs towards Daniel. He quickly blocked one, the force knocking him back along the dirt, then dodged to the side and tried to run forward again before Ember’s sword swung in front of his face.

  “Ember!” he shouted out in anger, swinging his sword to knock hers away before having to duck down behind his shield from the fiery onslaught. “You’re not going to get away with this!”

  “Alyssa!” Triska called out before dropping down onto her side.

  “Alyssa!” Doku fretted while still hopping about and fluttering her wings. “No, somebody… somebody help her! Please!”

  “Doku, can’t you stop them?” Specca panted heavily while struggling to get up. “Pull their spirits out like you did with ours. Stop Ember from doing this.”

  “I can’t,” Doku sadly replied at her. “It takes a lot of magic to do that, and my reserves are nearly empty from healing Clover this morning. Wait, what’s wrong with you girls?”

  “Daniel’s drawing his power from us,” Triska strained out as she crawled over and slumped against the boulder. “We can’t… resist it. His magic makes him stronger… and gets us worked up at the same time.”

  Doku stared at them in bewilderment then looked over to see Alyssa weakly batting her hand against Ember’s leg, the dark witch glancing down at her while she continued to press her attack against Daniel. He swung his sword and shield around, blocking fireballs and Ember’s flying blade, but wasn’t able to advance from the relentless assault of fire and steel being thrown at him.

  “She’s killing Alyssa,” Doku whimpered, holding her wings over her face and peeking over them. “And Daniel can’t get to her now.”

  “Dammit,” Triska growled as she watched Alyssa choking beneath Ember’s foot. “Daniel needs our auras to fight, and we can’t do anything when he is.”

  “Triska, let me out! Now!” Kitten desperately called out in her mind. “I need to help my master!”