“And what idea might that be, Kai?” Zugo asked, as his purple scales began to rise on his own skin.
“If Maisie is in the mood to be touched by us all, then the only way to do that will be a mating ball,” Kai’s whisper turned into a hiss, as he slowly let more of his shift take over.
“That’s not fair, Sic can’t shift in his condition,” I protested, but when I looked back down, Sic’s skin was just as covered in scales as the others. Emot’s own grey scales were covering his nose like freckles and I realized this was going to happen, unless I specifically said otherwise.
I slowly crawled out from between Kai and Sic, watching as they eyed my naked body. Keeping my scales from showing was difficult, but I needed to keep them hidden for the moment. “Can Sic get out of bed yet?” My foot touched the floor as I asked, and he sat up as if to follow me.
“Yes, I can get up. I was hurt, now I’m not,” he spoke, as Kai slid towards the edge of the bed. Four sets of eyes tracked my every move, and for once, I felt like prey and it excited me.
“Give me a moment, and then we will see what happens.” I slowly began to walk towards the bathroom but at about halfway there, I yelled, “GO!” and shifted. Making my way to the door as fast as possible, I heard several curses as four very large basilisks fought to get there before me.
Emot raced past me and blocked the doorway, flying through the air, making me turn at the last second. He slid his body up mine, but I managed to get away before he could get close enough to do anything. I laughed as Kai slid over Emot’s back, working his way closer to me. Zugo and Sic were waiting by the bed, and I realized I was pinned in. Sic slithered closer and flicked his tail out to grab my upper body. Pulling me closer to him, I felt Kai’s flared hemipenes enter me for a moment, only to be pulled away again as Zugo pulled me closer, towards Sic.
Zugo’s feathery feelers parted me for a moment, but only teased me more as Emot rolled me. His own barbs replaced Zugo’s ticklers, as he wrapped tightly around me. “That’sss it, love, you like the barbsss, don’t you?” he hissed, as he thrust a few times.
Just as soon as the words were out, so was Emot, replaced by Kai’s flared head. Emot was pressed closer to my body as Kai wrapped himself around both of us. His rapid thrusts were in such contrast to Emot’s, that I couldn’t help the moan that escaped my throat. Sic joined the crazy dance we were doing, and forced his tail in between Kai and I. “Fuck,” was all Kai said, as Sic pushed him away.
I lost track of who was touching me where, when Zugo joined in the fray. Sic slid in several times, and I could feel him swelling, but he was pushed out too soon, then Zugo was sliding in fully this time. The unexpected change once more, had my body start to spasm around him. He hissed as he pulsed a few times, only to be rolled away from me once more.
Sic slid back, rapidly this time, sending me higher, still. By the time he pulsed deep, I was crying out with each thrust. Emot hissed as he pushed Sic out of the way, and I felt the rough scrape of barbs. The sensation sent tingles up my body as he worked himself faster. My body arched back as he sent me over the edge, twice, in rapid fire. His groan of pleasure filled the room as Kai pulled Emot away. “My turn.”
Kai slid in and began rubbing a whole new set of nerves. My body was on fire, and the feelings they gave me in turn had me euphoric. Kai pulsed as my body began to spasm once more, a soundless cry of pleasure left my lips. When the pleasure faded, I realized we were all on the floor, panting in human form. The guys were twisted together by my legs, looking like broken pretzels.
I tried to sit up, but Sic’s head was in my lap and Kai’s arm was twisted around mine. “I told ya she liked the barbsss bessst,” Emot crowed from his position around my ankles.
“What makes you say that?” Kai snapped back.
“She came twice for me,” Emot said matter-of-factly, his laughter making Kai mad.
“That doesn’t mean shit,” Kai brushed him off, trying to untangle himself from the others. Once Kai got free, he helped Sic get free and helped him to the bed. After Sic was in bed, Kai pulled the rest of us free. I climbed onto the bed beside Sic, and looked carefully for any signs he was hurt.
“I’m fine, honey, just worn out,” he smiled, “but pleasantly so.” He squeezed my hand, as Emot and Zugo finally rose off the floor.
“Who’sss hungry?” Emot clapped his hands. “I’m famissshed, I’ll bring breakfassst.” He walked naked out the doors and then I heard the sitting room ones close, and he was gone.
Kai laughed as he flopped down at the end of the bed. “That was wild, and fun.” Sic chuckled as Zugo sat next to me.
“That was definitely wild,” mumbling, I snuggled closer to Sic and yawned. “What time is it?”
“Barely past seven, in the morning,” Zugo spoke, as he laid down on the bed.
“That isn’t late, you said I’d slept late.” I looked at Kai and he smirked.
“We didn’t say you had slept late, just that you had slept several hours,” he pointed out the technicality, as he tried to hide his smile. Rolling my eyes, I laid down next to Sic and waited for Emot to come back.
Four Days Later
Training had resumed the next day, but spending a whole day in bed, had helped restore my energy level. Now after three days, I was hoping for another day off. My body ached so much that even my teeth hurt. Hicca brought Rilag up to the training yard, so that she could watch. “She has gotten so big.” I admired Rilag as she walked closer, her head well above mine now.
“She is here to learn for you today. She will watch your fighting style and learn how to best assist you,” Hicca spoke, as he walked towards the side of the yard. “Rilag, come.” Rilag walked over to Hicca and laid down, so she could see the entire training area.
Viper handed me an axe and smiled. “Time to learn a new weapon. You can passably use the seax, and the short sword, time for the axe.” Her first instruction was how to hold the axe properly, followed by detailed instruction on fighting techniques.
We were just about to start fighting, when a man ran in through the gate, stopping before us. “Your Imperial Majesty, Vago has attacked another village. He is moving his troops closer. Their Majesties would like to see you.” He looked unsure as he stood in front of Viper and I, then bowed while slowly backing away from Viper.
“You should go, you will need to know what happened. Return here when you’re done, and don’t let Sic run off again,” Viper spoke, as she held out her hand for the axe. I placed it in her hand, and Rilag barked before doing the odd puppy crawl towards me. Humoring her, I climbed into the saddle, and she rose, taking off swiftly, as I held on.
We reached the castle gates before the young man did, and Rilag dropped to the ground in front of Kai. “That was fast.” He helped me off her back, then we walked inside. A young Wood Nymph stood off to the side, waiting for us. “The village that was hit, was the Nymph’s wood.”
My horrified look must have shown because the boy stepped forward. “No one was hurt, Your Imperial Majesty, thanks to you, for letting us move here,” I breathed a sigh of relief, as he spoke.
“I should go check it out,” Sic offered to go, but I shook my head ‘no’.
“No, you can’t go, you were already hurt, and I don’t want you going again. We need to ask someone they can’t get.” I began to pace until Kai grabbed me and stopped me.
“Breathe, sugar, we can see if the Cloud Nymphs can check it out, right?” he asked, and the young boy nodded.
“I’ll tell the King, and get as much information as I can.” He ran out the door, hopefully to get more information. Kai kissed my head and passed me to Emot. Emot kissed me, before passing me along. Sic and Zugo kissed me in turn, and then pushed me back out the door.
“Go back to training, we will keep an eye on Sssic for you,” Emot called after me, as Kai walked me back to Rilag’s side.
“Kick some ass, sugar,” Kai whispered as he helped me mount, watching Rilag rise. Rilag turned before trot
ting towards the gates, heading back to Viper and the training yard.
The axe bounced off the wood target and I screamed my frustration. “That was better, but you’re still releasing too late. When the axe reaches the top of your vision, release the axe, not after you see it, but as you see it.” I walked down the range and picked up the axes I had thrown, then walked back to my starting position.
Dropping the axes on the ground, I secured one firmly in my grasp, and aimed at the target. I leaned back, bringing the axe over my head, as I rocked forward, I brought my hands forward and released it as it entered my line of sight. Spinning end over end, the axe traveled towards the target only to bounce off again. I huffed and picked the next one up. Stepping to the line again, I readied my throw.
Taking a calming breath, I did as Viper had taught me and rocked backward. As I rocked back forward, I released the axe when it felt right, and it flew end over end. The loud ‘thunk’ of wood had me dropping my eyes to the last axe, but Viper stopped me. “Look, whatever you did, it was perfect.” She pointed at the target, and right in the bullseye, was the axe.
Gawking at the target down the range, I mumbled, “I just let it go when it felt right.”
Walking to the target she pulled it free, before walking back. “Whatever you did, you did it right. Let’s try once more. Then we will move on to axe combat, so you can disarm someone with an axe.” Handing over the axe she stepped to the side. “Do exactly as you did before.”
“Okay,” I mumbled, while gripping the axe again. Taking a deep breath, I did exactly as before and let the axe fly. It hit the target and stuck, just like the one before.
“Perfect, now that you know how to throw an axe, let’s move on to close combat. The axe is a great weapon for disarming people, and for incapacitating them. A simple hit to the arm will damage the arm enough that the person can no longer fight.” Viper went through points to hit and ways to disarm, while I mimicked her actions. Rilag sat off to the side, watching intently, as we practiced the movements several times.
“Time to see what you’ve learned,” Viper called out before rushing me, before I could even move Rilag was between Viper and me. Her bulk protecting me from Viper’s axe. “Very good, Rilag,” Viper called out, and rubbed Rilag’s side as a reward.
Hicca called Rilag back to his side and smiled. “We will leave you to train now, without Rilag interrupting. She did well, though, and I am very pleased that she is protective.” Rilag licked me on the cheek as they walked by and I gave her a good scratch before they left.
“Now, where were we, oh, yes.” Viper attacked me and I had to duck out of the way. I swung my axe at her as she passed and clipped her arm with the blade. “Very good, Maisie,” She said, as she looked down at her arm. Cobra brought over a healing potion and handed it to Viper.
“You need to be careful. We can’t afford for you to get hurt,” I overheard Cobra’s words, and wondered why she would say that only days after Viper and I had beaten the crap out of each other.
“Let’s call it a day, shall we? Kai can help us with more training tomorrow. I’m a bit distracted at the moment,” Viper called it for now, and I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I could get a bit of rest.
“Alright, I’ll let Kai know, and he can be here tomorrow.” Placing the axe back on the weapon’s rack, I helped clean up the training yard, before walking with Viper and Cobra to the gates. They turned towards their cabin, as I continued on to the castle. When I reached the gates, a large cloud was drifting down towards the ground.
Walking the rest of the way, I met Kai coming out of Ahxezo and Yaga’s house. Three Nymphs stood waiting for us by the doors. Ushering them inside, we found the others sitting at the table, speaking with the Water Nymph King. Sic had explained that, while they lived in the seas, they preferred Water Nymph over Sea Nymph, since the actual Sea Nymphs never surfaced.
“Your Imperial Majesty, it is wonderful to see you again. I was just telling your Kings here, that the Water Nymphs are busy brushing up on their training. Our warriors will be ready and awaiting your orders,” the Nymph King spoke briefly, before standing and bowing to the three Cloud Nymphs. “Amethelia, it is wonderful to see you again. How is our daughter?”
“She is well, and I hope our son is doing good,” the Nymph in the middle replied, and Sic’s brow arched up questioningly.
“Your Imperial Majesty, may I introduce Amethelia, the Queen of the Cloud Nymphs,” Nysali introduced me to the Queen.
“It is a great pleasure to meet you, and I thank you for all your assistance in the upcoming battle.” Amethelia nodded her head graciously and smiled.
“We came for several reasons, Your Imperial Majesty,” she began, but I stopped her.
“Please call me Maisie, and let us have a seat, no reason to be uncomfortable.” I ignored the fact that they were all naked as we approached the table. Zugo pulled out my chair so I could sit, prompting the others to sit, as well.
“We wanted to ensure you that we are ready for this fight. Lasina is all of our homes, and we intend to see peace once more. I have two thousand seasoned warriors who will join your ranks and they can help hide your army. The other reason is to inform you of the damage to the Wood Nymph’s former grove. We were able to get close enough to see that nothing remained but ashes. The trees were burnt to the ground, but thankfully, the Wood Nymphs had already left. There was a small hive of Sprites, but they managed to get out before the fires reached their homes. We sent them to the Sprites who live here,” Amethelia spoke calmly, but I could hear a hint of rage burning under the surface.
“Thank you for helping them, and I am truly sorry the woods were destroyed. I also want to thank both of you for your assistance in this fight. I know that you could stay out of it, and your choosing to fight alongside of us, is humbling,” my words were honest, and they both smiled.
“You are very welcome, Maisie,” Nysali spoke as he stood. “I need to be getting back, we will be awaiting your orders.” He turned to Amethelia and smiled. “Would you care to join me for a bit?” Oddly, Amethelia blushed as she placed her hand in his and rose.
“I would love to.” She turned towards me and bowed. “It was an honor to meet you, and I will be ready with my army,” with that said, the Nymphs left the castle, leaving the guys and I alone.
“Your training is going well,” Sic told Maisie, as we sat alone at the table. “You are picking up her training very swiftly.” My mind wandered as Sic began talking about all the skills Maisie had learned. Maisie rose to walk off but captured my attention before she left.
“Viper would like you to come tomorrow for the axe practice. I don’t know why, but Cobra said she needed to be careful,” Maisie’s words were expected, after what I heard this morning in Yaga’s house. Ahxezo had invited me for tea, and Jeca had been there. I nodded my head in her direction and she kissed my forehead, before walking off. Zugo followed Maisie, but Emot stayed at the table for a moment.
“Isss everything alright, you look like sssomeone just killed a puppy.” Emot slid closer to me and I sighed, closing my eyes briefly.
“Son, I need to tell you something, and I don’t know how you will react,” Jeca had begun, and a knot formed in my gut.
“Is this why we are both here, so I won’t overreact?” I shot back, and he smiled.
“You know me so well,” the fatherly pride in his voice was betrayed by his nerves, and I began to get scared. “You know I mated with Viper and Cobra. Or, I suspected that you knew,” he blurted out, and all I could do is nod.
Mumbling a ‘yes’ he continued on, “While they cannot mate or even breed in the normal manner. We decided to try for a child, and you will be gaining a younger sibling soon,” the shock of his words knocked me on my ass, and I flopped down into a chair. Ahxezo handed me a cup of tea and a cookie to ease the shock my father’s words had caused.
“Kai, buddy, you okay?” Emot’s voice pulled me out of my mind, and my glazed eyes focused on his. �
�Where’d you go?” he asked, as he began to pull away from my face. Without thinking, I pulled him back and kissed him, anything to distract myself from the day’s events. His tongue tangled with mine and he moaned appreciatively in his throat. Breaking the kiss, he looked me in the eyes. “I won’t complain if you need the dissstraction, but you ssstill need to talk about it, eventually.”
Emot slid his hand down my chest and I scooted back in my chair. “I’ll talk about it, just give me a moment to process.” He pulled my shirt off, over my head, and placed it on the table. Walking around, me he pulled the chair out and made me stand.
“You processss, and I’ll processss,” he whispered, as his naked chest touched my back, I didn’t remember him taking his shirt off. He ran his nails down my chest as he slid them towards my waistband. Flicking the button open, his right hand crept into my pants to stroke my cocks.
“I want you,” my admission didn’t seem to surprise him, so he retrieved his hand and pushed my jeans off my hips.
Kicking them to the side, he trailed his hand around my shoulders, and he walked between me and the table. I could feel his cocks brush mine and shuddered. “The quessstion isss, how do you want me?” He pulled me closer and kissed me hard. Biting my lip, he sucked it between his teeth and growled softly as he let it go. “Do you want to take me, or do you want me to take you?”
“There is one thing I’ve never let you do.” Letting my shift take over I willed my cocks back in.
Emot’s eyes widened in shock but he smiled, “You want me to give you the barbsss?” he asked, as he shifted his lower half. He hopped up on the table letting his tail hang over the side. Slithering closer, I slid my chest up his and captured his lips again.
“Yes,” my whisper caressed his lips, and his tail instantly wrapped mine. The feeling of his hemipenes was mind-blowing, as he slid himself in. His moan of pleasure matched mine as he began to draw back out. Barbs scraped softly along my flesh and my nerves fired. We writhed together as his nails scratched my back, adding more pain to the heightening pleasure.
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