“I did it! I did it! I made her go away! Yay!”
“Am I still dreaming?” Triska slowly asked. “Or… did Pip… just…”
“She just killed that succubus with a single attack,” Specca breathed out while shakily adjusting her glasses.
“Is that even possible?” Kroanette asked with disbelief.
“I’d say that bitch is dead,” Clover answered as she saw the smoking crevice that was torn through field. “Really dead.”
Pip flew over and landed on Triska’s chest, watching the human with a worried eye while everyone looked at her with wonder.
“Are you alright now?” Pip softly asked.
“Pip,” Triska said while feeling speechless. She looked over towards where a Darker One was completely destroyed then to the little Darker One that was smiling worriedly at her. “That was you that saved me from her, wasn’t it? You stopped her before she could convert me into a monster.”
“I didn’t want to lose you,” Pip said shaking her head slowly. “I love you.”
“Pip, thank you. Thank you so much,” Triska said as a few tears started to form in her eyes. Pip hugged the girl’s chest and nuzzled her head against her, with the human smiling thankfully at the fairy. She was then hugged by Daniel and also Specca and Alyssa, all of them along with Squeak holding onto the girl they were grateful to have returned to them.
“Oh my, you had us scared to death, Triska,” Kroanette said dropping down onto her legs again with a relived sigh. “We thought you were a goner.”
Clover watched Daniel and his girls holding Triska close on the ground then glanced to Luna and Falla as the two were sitting up behind them while trembling with frozen faces, both sisters still looking towards where they saw a succubus up close and also where the Darker One was killed by Pip who completely shocked them with her display of power.
“What’s with you two?” Clover asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Nothing, we’re fine,” Falla squeaked out.
“Pip… really is strong,” Luna shakily said before the two girls fainted and dropped back with thumps.
Clover saw the two girls remain motionless on the ground then looked at the tiny fairy holding onto the human girl she saved from a succubus. The elf held in her scowl at the Darker One then looked away while crossing her arms with a dull expression on her face.
“She’s something alright.”
Chapter 5
Aftereffect
In the world of Eden unfortunate events could happen to anyone at any time. A village could be destroyed by a sudden quake, a healthy person could fall ill to an infectious disease, or perhaps a traveler would come face to face with a lustful monster in The Outerlands. This wasn’t to say that these dire instances would end in death though. After all it was possible to survive a fearsome tremor, there was medicine and magic to cure many infections, and monsters could be fought off or even run away from. These occurrences were perilous, but they didn’t always end badly.
Of course sometimes what came after could be just as bad, if not worse.
*****
A gentle breeze rolled across the fields and charred crevice that lay before Daniel and his companions, with banks of smoke drifting over the long trench that had been carved by a very powerful fairy who was at that moment doing what she was very well known to do.
“Boobies!” Pip cheered while her legs were kicking about out of Triska’s shirt above her bosom.
This time however nobody was stopping the tiny fairy from indulging in her perverted fetish, with Daniel and all the surrounding girls watching Pip with amused smiles while Triska quivered and shook a bit while sitting on the ground with them.
“Alright, Pip,” Triska laughed while feeling the tiny fairy squirming around between her breasts. “Go ahead, knock yourself out.”
“I can’t believe she did that,” Specca said looking back to the smoking crevice nearby. “She overpowered and defeated a succubus with such force.”
“I’m thankful she is a Darker One herself,” Alyssa said looking at the fairy with relief. “It helps having one of them on our side.”
Squeak nodded and squeaked with a caring smile as she watched Pip enjoying herself.
“Hey, Pip, that tickles,” Triska giggled while trying not to shake around. “Just go easy- AH! Stop, I’m still sensitive there.”
“What happened to you, Triska?” Daniel asked as Triska shivered with a weak smile on her face. She glanced to him then down to Pip with concern as the tiny fairy turned about and popped her head up between her breasts.
“Katie was about to turn me into a succubus,” she explained while remembering the close encounter. “I couldn’t move, I couldn’t fight back. All I could do was sit and watch as she… did something to me with her magic. I felt myself dying inside, like I was becoming somebody else entirely.”
“She was converting you,” Specca worriedly said. “What happened, what did she do?”
“She kissed me, pushed my thoughts out of my head and kept my body writhing in… I didn’t want to enjoy it, but I wasn’t able to help myself. Then as everything started to fade to black she said she would give me one final kiss and make me her slave.” She then looked at Pip with relief as the tiny fairy was watching her with a troubled eye.
“But then suddenly she didn’t, she was just gone. Pip came and stopped her just in time. You actually fought off a succubus and killed her to save me. Thank you, Pip.”
“Nobody touches my boobies,” Pip purred while nuzzling closer to the girl and holding onto her chest. She then looked to Daniel and around at the girls before giggling again. “Except for you all of course. Go ahead and touch them, it’s okay.”
Triska smiled at the fairy then looked at Daniel with wonder.
“Daniel, you were amazing. The way you fought that demon like you did, I thought I was dreaming with seeing you like that. You really fended off a Darker One all by yourself.”
“Well, not by myself,” Daniel replied glancing around at the girls with a small smile. “I couldn’t have done anything without their love helping me like they did.”
He then showed a saddened frown and lowered his head while shaking it slowly.
“But I couldn’t save you, Triska. I tried, with everything I had, but I couldn’t stop her from taking you away from me. I’m so sorry, I failed you.”
“No you didn’t,” Triska promised him. “Daniel, you were incredible, you came after me like a real knight in shining armor. That was so brave of you. And the way you fought her, it was like something out of a dream.”
“How did you move like that?” Alyssa eagerly asked him with a few hops. “I couldn’t follow you half the time, you were so fast!”
“You blocked her attack and even pushed her into the defensive with how strong you were,” Specca added while smiling brightly at Daniel. “You were amazing!”
Squeak nodded and squeaked something at Daniel while waving her hand around before pointing to him with a curious smile and squeaked some more.
“I have to admit you took my breath away as well,” Kroanette mentioned while she was kneeling down by Luna and Falla, gently fanning them with her hands while they were still unconscious. “How in Eden did you do that, Daniel?”
Daniel chuckled and rubbed the back of his head as all his girls were watching him with amazement then looked at Clover as the elf was keeping her eyes down at the dirt with a dull expression on her face.
“Thank you, Clover,” he dearly said, with the elf glancing to him with a raised eyebrow. “Thank you for bringing Triska back to us.”
“Wait a minute, that’s right,” Triska curiously mentioned as she looked at the elf. “You came and took me away while Pip was fighting Katie.”
“So?” Clover dryly replied.
“Why did you do that? Why did you of all people come for me after a succubus took me away?”
Clover merely looked away and grumbled something while all eyes were on her.
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�She reacted so quickly,” Kroanette recalled. “We were devastated that you were taken away, Triska, and were still weakened by Daniel’s magic. But she didn’t hesitate. She ran after Lucky, got on him, and then took off after you like a bat out of hell.”
“Why did you do that?” Alyssa asked.
“I want to go home,” Clover declared while avoiding eye contact with them still. “Now that I saved her life you have to take me home. That’s all.”
“That’s not true,” Daniel said shaking his head, with the elf turning to him with a scoff. “We were already taking you home, you didn’t have to save Triska to get that. You wanted to save her, you chose to all on your own.”
“It’s not like that at all,” Clover snapped at him.
Daniel slowly stood up and walked towards her, the elf showing growing ire as she bared her teeth slightly with a low growl. The girls all watched as he then hugged Clover, the elf looking over his shoulder with a small amount of surprise as he gently held her in his arms.
“You went after Triska and brought her back to us, to me,” Daniel gratefully praised. “Thank you so much, Clover. That means so much to me.”
He leaned back and smiled at the elf, with her staring at him with wonder as all fell silent. She blinked then grabbed him by the shoulders and kicked her leg straight up between his with a stern grunt. The girls jumped with surprise at seeing Daniel struck in a very painful manner to him, so much so that he dropped to the ground immediately afterwards with a high-pitched whine.
“Who do you think you are touching me like that?” Clover shouted down at him while he was curled into a ball with his hands held down between his legs, straining not to cry in front of so many girls who gasped at seeing him knocked down like that. “You think you can get all handsy with me like you do with all of them? I’m not your little bitch, you have no right to touch me like that! If you expect me to get all weepy and fawn over you like your little harem does then you’ve got another thing coming!”
“Daniel!” Triska cried out.
“Oh my god, are you okay?” Specca urgently asked while holding her hands over her cheeks.
“I’m sorry,” Daniel squeaked out.
Clover growled at him with anger then marched towards the girls and pointed at Triska with a stern expression.
“I brought you back to your friends, I risked my neck saving your ass from a succubus, so you are going to take me home no matter what. Got it?”
All the girls watched Daniel whimpering in pain while on the ground then looked to Clover with stunned faces as she crossed her arms with a scowl at them.
“Now let’s move it and find your missing witch or whatever so then you can get me back to my home. Let’s go!” she shouted before walking over towards where the charred crevice was while looking around at the damaged terrain with a frustrated grunt.
“If it wasn’t for the fact she brought Triska back to us I’d be furious right now,” Alyssa growled with anger.
“Daniel, are you alright?” Specca called out as she quickly raced over to him. Kroanette and Squeak followed after her while Triska slowly stood up with Pip still nestled in her bosom, the teen’s eyes going from where Daniel was shakily reassuring the girls that he was alright over to Clover before setting into a glare. She held in her voice and closed her eyes, taking a slow breath to try to calm her nerves then walked over towards the elf with Alyssa.
“Clover,” Triska said as the two got closer. “As grateful as I am you came for me, don’t you ever touch Daniel like that again.”
“If you hadn’t done that for Triska we would be killing you right now,” Alyssa added with a dull glare.
“Whatever,” Clover scoffed. Triska and Alyssa shook their heads with disdain for the girl before she looked down then jumped with a shocked gasp. “Is that… is… that…”
Looking down the girls saw something in the blackened dirt, with Triska and Alyssa jumping with surprise as they recognized what it was while Pip tilted her head curiously. Lying on the ground where the succubus once was they saw a fragment of Eden, the relic giving off a faint blue glow along its etchings as the trinket seemed to have just appeared where it wasn’t a moment ago.
“Wait a minute,” Triska softly said. “That’s… that’s…”
“What is that?” Pip asked looking up at her.
“The priestess’s treasure!” Clover cheered, for the first time ever sounding excited and joyful. The other girls looked over to seeing the elf quickly dropping to her knees and holding her hands out over the artifact. “Fuck yeah! About time something goes right for me! It’s a fucking miracle!”
“What is she shouting about now?” Specca scoffed while she and Squeak were helping Daniel up onto his feet by an arm each.
“Must she always swear with every sentence she makes?” Kroanette dryly commented.
“Yes!” Clover cried out as she grabbed the relic and held it close to her chest. “I don’t know how the fuck you got here, but I’m never letting you go again!”
“That’s your priestess’s treasure?” Alyssa asked pointing to her with surprise. “A fragment of the Key to Eden?”
“Key to Eden?” Specca repeated with a jump as the others watched Clover turn to Alyssa with a puzzled expression.
“What are you talking about?” Clover questioned. “This is my priestess’s divine treasure. What’s a Key to Eden?”
“That is!” Alyssa exclaimed pointing to the artifact.
“Daniel?” Triska called out while staring at the relic in the elf’s hands. “You need to get over here, right now.”
Daniel and the others walked over towards the girls then stared with wonder at seeing the fragment. Clover backed up a step as she saw everyone looking at the relic then held it back from them while tensing up.
“Why are you all staring at it like that? You planning on stealing this from me? Is that it? You lay a single finger on this and I’ll fucking tear your guts out and shove them down your throat!”
“Seriously, are all elves as violent as you are?” Kroanette asked with concern for the answer.
“Clover, we need to talk,” Daniel said carefully, with the elf glancing to him questionably while the others exchanged troubled looks.
*****
Overlooking the village of Rystone from her manor’s balcony Charlotte gazed out at the homes to her fellow witches while leaning forward on the railing, gently bobbing her wand in hand while she watched the local monsters going about their day as usual. Many were skipping merrily about, greeting one another with a tip of the hat or wave of the hand, while others gathered in smaller groups to gossip or show off their magical spells with one another.
Walking out onto the terrace behind her Apoch and Astreal approached their alpha with perfectly mirrored steps before bowing together and lowering their crescent ended staves.
“We have delivered your message to Ms. Alyssa, Ms. Charlotte,” they both reported in unison.
“You’re never going to stop doing that, are you?” Charlotte quietly groaned before glancing back to them questionably. “How did she take the news?”
“She appeared shocked beyond belief,” Apoch recalled.
“She wasn’t aware Ms. Ember was alive still,” Astreal added. “The news of her daughter’s vengeful return caused her much distress.”
“I see,” Charlotte said turning her eyes back onto her village. “So she admitted Ember is her daughter. I’m surprised we never knew about her.”
“Ms. Alyssa kept her a secret from everyone,” Apoch informed her. “It was only after a year of having her child that a sales expedition to the east took her away. Seems a landslide supposedly claimed Ms. Ember’s life then, or as least that’s what Ms. Alyssa believed.”
“She wishes to find her daughter, despite your generous warning,” Astreal mentioned. “She wishes to see her daughter and try to talk her down from her crusade against her life.”
“She’s become quite the pacifist traveling with her human,”
Charlotte curiously mused. “Speaking of which, how are they all doing with his little quest?”
“We did not ask,” Apoch said shaking her head. “However they had traveled farther than we expected. They are very close to Flairwood as we speak.”
“I wonder how far they’ll get,” Charlotte distantly replied.
“Ms. Charlotte, is something wrong?” Apoch and Astreal asked together.
“I should have killed her,” Charlotte said looking down with a glimmer of frustration. “I should have killed Ember when I had the chance. Instead she got away. Had I known she would burn my witches as she had, that she would have killed you two like she did, I would have destroyed her upon first laying eyes on her in Ritherwood.”
“It’s not your fault, Ms. Charlotte,” Apoch assured her. “Nobody even knew she was alive at all. You didn’t know what she would be like.”
“Alyssa may be feared amongst this village, but it is Ember who is the true threat,” Charlotte bitterly scorned as she looked at her wand. “The amount of power she wielded, her control over fire, she could cause great pain if she comes back here. I will not allow any more of my subjects to perish from her flames.”
“We will find her, Ms. Charlotte,” Apoch promised. “We will not be taken by surprise again.”
“We’ll make her pay for what she’s done,” Astreal agreed with a nod. “Never mind her killing us, nobody mocks our alpha or touches her subjects and gets away with it.”
Charlotte sighed and turned to face the girls while leaning back on the railing, her eyes going from one witch sister to the other with a small remorseful smile on her face. Each of the twins were smiling calmly at their alpha, holding their staves upright at their sides while they even blinked in unison, and appeared as healthy as ever.
“I’m sorry she did that,” she apologized. “If I had only killed her as I should have she wouldn’t-”
“Please stop blaming yourself,” Apoch kindly insisted.
“Our deaths mean nothing, you know that,” Astreal reminded her.
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