“But can it still get hard?” Kitten wondered. “Can you pleasure yourself with it? Can you still fuck each other and-”
“Okay, Q&A is now over,” Eirene called out, holding up her hands. “Let’s take Star to see Doc and then we can discuss anything else but this, okay?”
“I’m not hearing a no,” Kitten slyly remarked. “Sounds to me like you girls take masturbating to a whole new level, don’t you?”
“Kroanette was right about you,” Eirene flatly mentioned before walking off down the tunnel. Kitten giggled and quickly followed after while a few gargoyles continued to peek at her from their perches.
“Anyway,” the copycat loudly spoke up while regaining her composure. “Copycats and gargoyles have a good relationship here. I suppose it’s somewhat poetic that we’re here together given that we’re both skilled deceivers with our looks. The terms of our agreement aren’t anything you need to concern yourself with, however you can take solace in knowing we don’t offer up any sacrificial humans to them in exchange.”
“And why all the deception?” Kitten asked. “Why make yourselves out to be even more barbaric and sinister than you truly are by having fake men and children put up in your markets for everyone to see? Why does this place have a reputation for being a complete shithole that only savage and deranged monsters should ever visit? Why was Calam sworn to secrecy about what you’re really hiding underneath us?”
With that Eirene suddenly stopped, her ear twitching while a few gargoyles turned their heads towards Kitten.
“We know there’s something special under this place,” the cambion warned. “We have a friend who can see far and wide into the world, and when we heard Kroanette was here we were naturally suspicious and asked our friend to check out such a wild claim. She couldn’t see Kroanette, but she saw something strange below the city. Something hidden away by magic. Something you and every monster here are going to ridiculous lengths to hide from the world.”
Glancing back to her Eirene showed a serious look in her eye without speaking a word. Kitten noticed the gargoyles around them watching her closely before slowly breathing out and turning to Eirene with a stern look of her own.
“Just what is it? What is it you’re so desperately trying to keep hidden away from everyone?”
“The doctor is this way,” Eirene said, and then continued walking ahead without looking back. Kitten reminded herself that all of this was for the sake of two girls who belonged to her master, the demon choosing to ignore her urge to draw out the Hellfire’s Edge and force an answer out of the copycat’s mouth and instead followed after the silent woman.
They ventured deeper into the mountain through the large tunnel, with Kitten carefully observing the great number of gargoyles they were passing along the way. After a long walk they came to a stop next to a unique feature within the spacious corridor. To their right was a large effigy standing atop a smooth obsidian base. It appeared to be a gargoyle identical to the many others that stood all around the area on pedestals and perches of old marble, the only differences being she had a stone crown on her head and a rocky shawl that draped down to her tail. Eirene turned to face Kitten who studied the eye-catching centerpiece in the cave before she matched the copycat’s piercing gaze.
“That is a statue of Queen Mahovahn,” the copycat said, gesturing to the huge gargoyle that Kitten had half-expected to actually be alive. “This mountain is rightfully hers, we are only borrowing space from her in good faith. Her rule oversees the entire mountain, and all of what is concealed below us. The magic you spoke of before that hides what we wish to keep hidden from the eyes of Eden was set in place by Queen Mahovahn to assist us.”
“So she’s the one who can create such magic,” Kitten mused with a curious eye on the statue.
“And she’s also the one you’re going to swear to right now,” Eirene ordered. Kitten glanced to her with a raised eyebrow as the copycat had a sharp look aimed at the demon. “We take our secrecy very seriously, and you having a friend among our ranks does not change your situation with that. Just as all must do when they are brought here, so too shall you swear upon your life and in the name of Queen Mahovahn that anything you see or hear beyond this point you shall solemnly keep to yourself.”
“You want to pinkie swear on it for added security?” Kitten jested while holding up her pinkie.
“I’m deadly serious right now,” Eirene warned. The gargoyles around the cave turned their heads to watch Kitten with equally sharpened looks, something the cambion easily noticed and felt upon her. “There are lives at stake with this, many of which who are under my watch and care. Now there is much I cannot elaborate on at this point without your promise, but I can and will say this much. This is our cardinal rule at Stonegate, one we don’t take kindly to having broken. Should you not uphold your sacred vow, then you’d best watch your back from this day forward. In case it wasn’t obvious yet, copycats and gargoyles can sneak up on you wherever you may choose to hide without any trouble.”
“Are you threatening me?”
“Yes,” Eirene firmly replied. “I am threatening you, Kitten. Any who jeopardize our way of life, our people, and those we watch over, I will certainly threaten and make good on said threats if required. Nekos may be known to be skilled assassins in the world, but know that we’re just as skilled in that art when we put our mind to it, the only difference is nobody lives to reveal it was a copycat who was drawing blood. Now, I will grant you access to our best doctor, she can cure Star of her ailment without a doubt. I will show you to your friend, one who has assured us that despite you being a demon of lust and violence you are actually not as abrasive and unbearable as you first come off to be.”
“Wow, never knew Kroanette loved me like that,” Kitten dryly commented.
“I will give you all that, and any answers you seek, if you would kindly swear on your life that any confidential information we tell you remains between us and us only. This is not up for negotiation, and I would appreciate you refraining from joking about this any further in my presence. So, what do you say, Kitten?”
Kitten slowly looked around at the gargoyles who were all now watching her with their glowing green eyes. She glanced up to the giant effigy of their revered queen while the crackling of the fires above could easily be heard amidst the uneasy silence in the cave, taking a moment to speak to her counterpart who shared similar thoughts on what they should do next.
“I don’t keep secrets from my master,” she finally answered, turning her eyes back onto Eirene. “So you’d better prove to me without a shadow of a doubt that Stonegate isn’t the shithole everyone claims it to be, that you and all who reside here aren’t the malicious monsters you’ve so easily convinced the rest of the world into believing, and that Star and Kroanette will be perfectly fine in your ‘care’. You’d better sell me on all of that, Eirene, for only then would I ever allow my master to visit you in person so you can share your secrets with him face to face instead of hearing it from me.”
Eirene raised an eyebrow at her while remaining silent. After a pause Kitten sighed with a roll of her eyes and continued.
“Fine. I swear on my life and Queen What’s-Her-Name that I won’t tell anyone about what I see and hear in your secret little cave tonight. Happy?”
“Happy isn’t the word I would choose right now,” Eirene muttered. “But I suppose I’ll take that as a solemn vow coming from you. Very well then, with that taken care of I can now lead you forward. Let’s get going.”
They began making their way deeper into the tunnel, with Kitten taking only a few steps before a rock struck her in the head with a loud whack. The cambion flinched and grabbed her head with a snarl, the girl then aiming a death glare up at the gargoyles as a few of them were scowling at her.
“You had that coming, my dear,” Eirene called back over her shoulder. “For disrespecting Queen Mahovahn. That is her name after all, in case you forgot. Now follow me, and please, try to shut up for a minu
te if you can.”
“Oh, I’m choosing to bite my tongue right now, believe me,” Kitten growled. She returned the harsh leer back at the stone monsters before hurrying off to catch up to Eirene, something the gargoyles scoffed at before resuming their positions and hardening into stone again. Silence filled the cave as the gargoyles remained motionless in their places, all of them humbly guarding not only the tunnel that led towards a heavily shrouded mystery in Koskaysil, but also a loving tribute to their revered queen.
Their queen who had contributed a fair amount of effort and resources towards a cause she wholeheartedly agreed upon.
Chapter 7
The Merciful Beneath the Mask
In the world of Eden, friendships weren’t always easy to predict. Sure, if enough common interests were shared or personal attraction was a factor, then relationships could easily bloom. But occasionally companionships were found in the least expected of places or times. Even those that appeared threatening or abrasive at first could end up becoming as close as family one day, despite how unlikely that was believed to be at first. Sometimes there just needed to be a cataclysm to help that bond form, something to bring them together and spark a strong connection between them.
Such as a desire to protect, to honor, and even help those who needed it the most.
*****
Slowly Star’s eyes opened, her vision gradually clearing to show Kitten carrying her through an eerily lit cavern. A weak mew was made, with Kitten noticing the jinx struggling to move as she mewled with a strained expression.
“Just hang on, Star,” Kitten said, turning her sharp gaze forward again. “We’re taking you to help right now.”
Star looked around at the corridor of gargoyles and lit basins in curiosity before seeing Eirene glancing back to her with a playful smile.
“How are you feeling, dear?”
The jinx mewed in puzzlement before suddenly cringing in pain, her hands holding onto her stomach as a great deal of uncomfortable force was felt inside her.
“Are we almost there?” Kitten snapped. “She doesn’t have long, you know.”
“Almost. Try to bear it a little longer, Star. You’re going to be fine soon, I promise.”
“It’s okay,” Kitten said as Star clung to her chest and howled in pain. “Hey, calm down and try to sit still, would you? You’re going to be alright, so… suck it up.”
Star felt her stomach grumbling while an aching lump was causing her legs to spasm, the jinx mewling and shaking her head in agony as she felt her body trying very hard to reject something inside her. Kitten saw the difficulty Star had in keeping still, the labored meows and contorted grimaces she made showing her suffering very clearly.
“We need that doctor, now,” Kitten sternly ordered Eirene. “How much further is it? Shouldn’t we be running instead of walking right now? This jinx is in critical condition here.”
“We have time,” Eirene promised. “Trust me, this isn’t the first case of a Violet Princess rape that we’ve dealt with. Star will feel some discomfort now that she’s awake, but she’s not going to succumb to that monster’s seeds just yet. Her body is trying to remove the fluugher’s seeds, they’re in deep in every orifice after all, and unfortunately it just can’t do that. She’ll be in some pain for the time being, but it won’t be anything she can’t manage. Calm yourself, Kitten, that cat isn’t dying tonight.”
“How I wish I could believe you,” Kitten growled as she struggled to hold Star still.
“I swear on my life Star will be just fine.”
“That’s good, because if she isn’t you’ll be paying with your life.”
Eirene chuckled as she calmly led the way, with Kitten finally holding Star close as the jinx clung to her with heavy breathing and excruciating mews. The cambion slowly rubbed the jinx’s back as she held her near her chest, something Star wearily glanced to the demon from feeling while Kitten kept her solemn expression aimed forward.
“C’mon, Star,” Kitten softly spoke. “We both know you’re tougher than this. You’re going to be fine, just… just think about my master for the time being. That always helps cheer me up when I’m feeling down. Imagine him holding you, petting you, or… whatever it is you imagine him doing with you. Think about him fucking you, I do that all the time.”
Noticing the pained look Star had Kitten smirked and twitched her eyebrow.
“Or if memory serves regarding you, think about you fucking him,” she slyly suggested. “That is what you want, isn’t it? To try and tame my master rather than the other way around? You’re not some domestic pussycat, are you?”
Star shivered before showing a slight smile and shaking her head.
“Then stow your whimpering, cat,” Kitten advised. “If you’re going to attempt taming my master in bed, you’d best be prepared for the fucking of your life. And if you plan on coming out on top, you’d better be able to handle anything going inside any of your holes. If you can bounce back from a fluugher raping you, you just might stand a chance with my master in bed.”
Star mewed with a curious look from that. Rolling her eyes Kitten looked ahead again as they began to round a bend in the tunnel.
“Don’t get the wrong idea. I still don’t like anyone else having sex with my master, he is mine after all. But… he obviously cares about you girls, that much has been more than apparent lately. If having you as his love slave will make him happy… I’ll try to look the other way when it’s your turn to fuck him.”
Glancing back she saw Star smiling a little at her, something that the cambion blushed from before quickly shaking it off and averting eye contact again.
“But if you can’t handle him and he fucks you into submission like he did with me, don’t expect any respect from me afterwards. Frankly I doubt you’ll have any luck in the slightest trying to dominate my master in bed. If he could subdue me with his personal sword then surely he could ravage you senseless without breaking a sweat.”
Star smirked with a small giggle from the demon’s words and reaction, the jinx then cringing and holding in her voice as she felt another wave of pain inside her. Kitten merely rubbed her back while carrying the jinx through the tunnel, keeping her eyes on Eirene while inside her mind Triska was having a conversation with her that the demon wished she wasn’t.
“What was all that about?” Triska asked playfully.
‘Don’t read into any of what I just said, Triska.’
“Call me crazy, but it almost sounded like you were telling Star that it was okay for her to have sex with Daniel. You were giving her your blessing, weren’t you?”
‘Triska, now is not the time for this.’
“I want a yes or no from you. Did you just give Star the okay for her to mate with Daniel? Because if so, then… how in Eden did that manage to cross your lips?”
‘Would you shut up?’ Kitten shouted in her mind. ‘I was just trying to help the stupid cat settle down, that was all!’
“So does that mean you don’t want her to have sex with Daniel?”
‘Of course not! I don’t want anyone else to fuck my master but me! I’m the only sex slave he needs! I’m the only woman he would ever need! I absolutely hate the fact that all you girls get to have sex with him while I’m still going wanting here! It seriously pisses me off and I can’t stand it!’
“But you’re not going to stop Star from having sex with him, are you?”
‘Oh my fucking god, can we just drop this already? I don’t want to talk about it!’
“Not until I understand you,” Triska calmly replied. “Or would you prefer I tell Daniel about this when we return so he can ask you himself in front of all the girls?”
Kitten stopped walking and shouted loudly in exasperation, earning a surprised look from Eirene while a few gargoyles turned their heads in question. Holding Star in her arms the demon continued to gently rub the jinx’s back while apparently fuming with rage, a rather stark contrast to her emotions and actions as she cradled Sta
r close, with the cat watching her with a curious eye and a strained mewl.
“You’re coddling her like a sick child,” Triska remarked. “You’ve been fiercely protective of her and even willing to kill anyone in your way so as to save her. And just now I heard you speaking to her in a friendly manner, even telling her that-”
‘It’s okay with me, alright?’ Kitten snapped as she shut her eyes tightly. ‘My master loves her and wants to mate with her, so I’m giving him what he wants so he can be happy. That’s it, that’s all there is to this, Triska. I’m just trying to gain my master’s favor, I just want him to approve of me, to want me like he wants all of you. I just want to be with him, I want to hold him, I want to feel him all the way inside me! I want that more than anything, I would do anything for him, anything to have him!’
Opening her eyes she realized Eirene and a few gargoyles were staring at her in silence, the demon then turning her flustered gaze onto Star as the jinx was struggling with repressing her scream as she tightly held onto the cambion’s shoulder. The cat took a slow, deep breath before seeing Kitten watching her with an almost sad, sympathetic look.
‘I would do anything, including protect the ones he loves,’ she softly thought. ‘I saw the sheer agony inflicted upon my master from losing Squeak. I saw how deep that loss cut him. I hold no delusions that you girls mean everything to him, Triska, I can’t deny that in the slightest. He needs you all to be happy, and… that’s all I truly want for him, to be happy. If my master chooses this cat to be with, then he shall have her. If he wants to take her to bed with him… he may. Because if I can’t give him such pleasure myself, the least I can do is make sure you girls survive to give it to him in my place.’
“Kitten…” Triska remarked in awe.
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