Midnight War

by Eden Redd

  Thorrin couldn’t believe what he was seeing and feeling until he stepped back to marvel on them. “Talisa…Emma…,” He began.

  Talisa smiled, “I was just in Talon Guard, fighting against the undead and then suddenly I am here.”

  Emma nodded. “I was in a Lythor dungeon. I was captured when the city was taken. I thought I would die down there after the guards ran away and the undead started to pour down into the dungeon areas. Now, I’m here.”

  Thorrin’s eyes gleamed in happiness. “I’m…just glad you’re here. Lukken’s world ends at Midnight but when it happens, we can escape to a new world.”

  Talisa touched the paladin’s cheek, “A lot has happened, hasn’t it?”

  Thorrin nodded. “I’ll fill you all in but right now; I want to introduce you both to my daughters and their mother. Talisa, Emma, meet Tessa, Kessa, Nekka and their mother Nessa. We are going to be one big family.”

  Talisa and Emma smiled. The three young bog hags looked to the troll and dragon before small smiles appeared. The group began to shake hands as Thorrin suddenly felt his heart grow bigger in his chest.

  ***

  Vass sat against a stone building, Venner leaning into her arms in a comforting hug. Renner and Lydia sat next to them; the young Awakened leaning her head on her father’s shoulder. The family was quiet, taking in the growing celebration around them. Elora reveled in the knowledge that they would be leaving in a few hours for a new home. Like all celebrations, clothes became optional and wine flowed. Bodies caught in the blissful storm writhed while the Wulf family simply enjoyed their private company.

  The air vibrated as woman appeared with a pink braid. Eyes turned to Andrea before she faded away from sight. Eyebrows went up as the air continued to vibrate. A golden flash burst into the air before the family and a golden skinned fairy appeared, trepid confusion in her tiny brow.

  Renner and Vass’s hearts began to pound in their chests. Jumping to their feet, they rushed forward. Gylda looked up, seeing the two rogues rushing at her. Light flashing, she grew into her five-foot frame, arms out. Renner and Vass crashed into the luck fairy, holding her close as tears began to fall. Sobbing filled the area as Venner and Lydia stepped closer.

  The crying grew as the three parted slightly, all eyes on each other.

  “I…I don’t know what to say,” Gylda said through the tears.

  “There’s nothing to say,” Renner sobbed.

  “We…are so happy your back,” Vass sniffled with tears streaking her smooth cheeks.

  Gylda looked past the rogues to the two black and golden-haired children. The fairy’s heart hammered in her chest as she knew who they were instantly.

  “Mom,” Venner and Lydia said in unison.

  Gylda pushed past Renner and Lydia, her arms circling around the two Awakened, her shoulders shaking in joy. Renner and Lydia moved in close. Vass hugged them and Renner hugged all of them. The family of five simply held each other, lost in the bliss of being reunited.

  ***

  Oksuna, Jinn, Juna, Sonja and Lornus stood among the crowd, bottles of wine in their hands and guzzling it down. Juna watched as Jinn and Oksuna couldn’t keep their hands off of each other, kissing and drinking. Sonja twirled while holding Lornus’s hand. The troll dipped the blue knight and brought her close as bards played music in the background.

  The air took on a new vibration. Juna turned from the couples to see Andrea appear with a smile. The two gazes met and both smiled before the servant disappeared. The air continued to vibrate until two figures appeared on the cobblestone street.

  Jinn turned his eyes to see a beautiful woman with white hair and pale white dragon wings flex behind her. She wore a regal robe as her eyes fell on the assassin. Next to her, a troll in only a loincloth stood. His dark eyes looked over to the troll standing with Sonja.

  Lornus stopped in his tracks, eyes growing wider as he looked to the handsome troll. “Lorn?”

  The small troll burst into tears as he rushed the larger troll. “Lance…,” Lorn said as he hugged the troll tight.

  Jinn smiled as he looked to the humanoid white dragon. “It’s good to have you back.”

  Lady Slytha smiled. “It’s good to return.” The regal dragon looked to the aura above the city and the sensations of death tickling her skin. “I assume much has happened.”

  Jinn and Oksuna stepped to the beautiful dragon and held her close.

  “When we are all safe, we will fill you in,” Jinn said softly. “We’re just so happy your back.”

  Lady Slytha kissed Oksuna on the lips and then Jinn on the lips, “I will need some wine for the adventures you will tell me.”

  Jinn handed her his nearly full bottle, “Here is one to start.”

  Myn lifted it to her lips and took a deep drink. Savoring the taste, she looked down on everyone gathered, a small tear in the corner of her eye.

  Rayna watched from a distance as Jinn and Oksuna began talking to the white dragon. Juna was all smiles, as was Sonja, Lornus and Lorn. The mood turned to a welcoming cloud as the outside world seemed to fall away, the group caught in the gravity of their love.

  The bard turned her attention to Gray Haven Keep, remembering Edric was led away during the celebration. Rayna bit her lip as anxiety swirled in her stomach. A deep need pushed at her but not the one she expected. Claudia slid in close, arm circling the bard and tracing her vision to the Keep a few streets away.

  “We can go see him,” Claudia said simply.

  “Let’s bring Faye. I have something to say and I want us all together when I say it,” Rayna said, her mind made up and the darkness in her heart parting.

  ***

  Edric stood, eyes trembling in shock. The moment drifted along his senses as Elora stood a few feet from him, her eyes wet as emotion curled into her brow. The stunned silence only grew as hearts thumped to song they haven’t heard since they first met.

  Edric broke the silence, “Is it really you? This isn’t some kind of dream?”

  Elora shook her head. “I’m…really here.”

  “What happened…” Edric trailed off, his heart beating faster in his chest.

  Elora gave a faint smile before it melted away. “I…came back. I remembered what happened after I died. I was in Lythor, lost and confused. The city was conquered and everyone on the street was rounded up and imprisoned. I spent many months, wondering what happened to you.”

  Elora looked away, “A Dread Lord came for me one night. They interrogated me, asking if I knew you. I fought them, not giving them a shred of information. They used potions and magic to make me talk. I worried they were coming for you next.”

  Elora looked to the silent summoner. “They put a bag over my head before they shoved me into a portal. They brought me to a city…pulled off the hood…and I saw you.”

  Edric stepped closer, eyes drinking in Elora’s beauty. The woman looked up into his eyes before rushing forward, wrapping her arms around his waist. Edric wrapped his arms around her, holding her close and the familiar scent he remembered floating along, filling him with love.

  “The elf tried to save me. I saw you coming to help. I gave her a message before…”

  Edric held her tighter as tears streamed down from her purple eyes.

  “Faye told me what you said.”

  Elora looked up, “I never stopped thinking about you. You kept me alive. I knew as long as you were out there, we could find each other again.”

  Elora looked down, “Even when everything turned black, I remember screaming at the void. Then a new light shined and I appeared here.”

  “I…,” Edric began before his lips closed. The flood of emotions and thoughts rushed him but he couldn’t bring himself to speak. The past was filled with jagged edges and pain but it seemed to float away as he held Elora close, never wanting to let go ever again.

  Elora looked up, seeing the shadows in Edric’s eyes, the pain as it curled along his body.

  Edric’s body relaxed as
a small smile returned. “It doesn’t matter what happened. You’re here and that’s all that matters.”

  Elora gave a slight nod, “We are here, together.”

  Edric watched as Elora leaned in close, pressing her soft lips to his. A flame burned between their bodies as they held each other, lost to the gentle touch of lips. Edric’s mind began to spin, tasting Elora as her tongue slipped into his mouth. Elora held the summoner closer, pressing her body against his. The song played on until it reached its zenith, a fire blazing between them. Edric didn’t want it to ever end. Her touch was more than he ever imagined. Confusion fell away to primal needs but it was Elora who broke away and began to undress.

  Edric stared as Elora undid buttons and her leggings loosened. Fingers grabbed the edge of her shirt and pulled it up over her head. The summoner was frozen, her plump breasts defying gravity and hard pert nipples unencumbered by her clothes. A nervous energy spiked as he gazed on the beautiful woman, her hips snaking out of her leggings and a heat in her eyes.

  “Elora…we…,” Edric began.

  The shopkeeper gave the summoner a sultry smile as her leggings touched the floor. “I wanted you the first moment you stepped into my shop. Not even death could keep me away from you.”

  Edric seemed to stop hearing her as his arms and hands moved on automatic. The summoner’s robe opened and fell away. Hands worked the chainmail armor underneath for it to fall away next. Small clothes slipped off as it all puddled at his feet. The summoner stared at Elora’s alabaster beauty as she stood nearly naked. Panties were the only item on as she eyed Edric’s naked body.

  Heat and blood rushed as Edric could barely think. Eyes traced down sensual curves and smooth skin, drinking in Elora like a fine wine on a cold winter night. The celebrations outside seemed to grow louder, matching the rushing vibration in his ears. The summoner’s cock thickened, breaking the bonds of gravity.

  Elora stepped closer, eyes dripping with wanting need. Purple eyes took in his slender but toned form. Fingers reached out to glide along his throbbing member but her purple eyes stared into Edric’s, unspoken words touching their minds with understanding. The air around them took on a dreamscape gloom, the sounds outside the keep fading into the night.

  Elora slipped her thumbs into her panty line and pushed down. The thin fabric fell to her ankles and she stepped out, one foot at a time. Stepping close again, she pressed her naked form against Edric, her hand between them and stroking his shaft. Edric’s hands reached around, touching the small of her back and keeping her close. The couple basked in maddening heat.

  “I need…” Elora began before she was interrupted by Edric bending slightly and picking her up in his arms.

  The young woman giggled as the summoner brought her to the king-sized bed and gently laid her down. Elora’s giggled turned to a soft gasp as Edric crawled in after her, hands taking hold of her legs and parting them slightly. The player became obsessed as, wet dreams coming to reality as he moved between her legs, lay on his stomach and kissed her budding valley. Elora looked down, her hips moving slightly and another sultry gasp falling from her lips.

  Edric needed her, wanted her in the worst way. A burning need to taste her consumed him. Tongue snaking out, he ran it along her inner thigh, savoring it until he reached her glistening line. Body settling in, the summoner licked along her womanhood, ecstasy filling his body. Elora stared down with half closed eyes as the summoner explored her pink line and grazed her glowing clit.

  “Edric…please….I need…Ooooooo,” Elora’s eyes nearly rolled into her head as Edric began licking her clit.

  Hands on creamy thighs held Elora in place as the summoner’s tongue whipped and slathered against her clit. Edric couldn’t help himself as love and lust spiraled together. The beast was unchained as his member was rock hard. The pulse of wetness spilled and Edric lapped it up like he had wandered the desert for decades. Loving warmth spiraled as the player pushed and ran his tongue along her sensitive folds. Small whimpers spilled from Elora as she gazed on the handsome man between her legs, lost to her honey.

  “Edric…” Elora whimpered again, unable to speak as bliss bloomed between her legs.

  Trembles ran along Elora’s body as Edric licked like a beast before its meal. When he pulled away, Elora quivered before she took hold of his hair and pulled him on top of her. Bodies touching, Edric was slightly lower, his throbbing cock touching her sensual womanhood. Hips moved with a private dance, teasing each other with slight movements.

  “I love you,” Elora and Edric said in unison before his cock pushed at her opening and she pushed against his cock.

  Bodies moved closer, the connection between them blazing. Groans and whimpers filled the air until they met in the middle. Edric pressed his forehead to Elora’s forehead. The couple smiled, eyes lost in each other. A happy giggle filled the space between them before it turned to sultry gasps. Hips moved as swollen inches appeared and disappeared between them. Elora’s hands wrapped around Edric’s waist; giving her leverage to push against him while he drove his thick spear deep within.

  Lips touched as Edric’s hands grabbed at her breasts. Thumbs ran over nipples as hips thrust with loving power. Elora’s gasps turned to moans, nerves tightening. The snug space between them roared with seductive power as bodies moved to the rhythm, the tempo increasing.

  The sound of skin on skin played on as they could not keep their hands off each other. Edric’s vision turned white at the edges. Elora cried out as bliss caused her to squeeze every invading inch. Time lost all meaning as two hearts glowed like stars caught in each other’s gravity. Edric couldn’t believe what was happening as they moved with the tides of their private dance. Despite his disbelief, it felt beautiful and natural, like they always belonged together, like it was always meant to be.

  “I…want..this…all the time,” Elora whispered before she moaned loudly.

  “Me too,” Edric said, his face flushed with a deep need.

  Elora gasped as Edric’s cock thickened. “Don’t…stop…”

  Edric’s hips pushed between parted thighs, each stroke more powerful than the last. Elora’s moans grew louder and Edric couldn’t help himself. He tried to hold back the need for release. Caught in her seductive beauty, he pressed on, holding on by a string.

  “Edric…” Elora moaned before her body bucked.

  Edric felt her squeeze him as bliss stormed. The summoner let out a grunt as his cock thickened. Elora’s body was a lightning storm of orgasms, body shuddering as warm heat filled her belly. Edric drove his cock deep, molten come bursting from the tip and flooding her tight, wet valley. Bodies mashed into one another, unable to stop themselves. Light shined in their eyes as they held each other close, hips thrusting and bodies moving of their own accord.

  The storm abated and bodies slowed. Edric found he was still hard as wetness spilled between them. Elora moved, coaxing his cock along, milking it of every last drop of come. The heat burned as Edric fell to his side, Elora moving with him, the couple still joined. Bodies moved as they lay side by side. Elora’s eyes were half closed, her fingers moving into Edric’s hair as he held her waist.

  The tempo was slow and steady, hands exploring each other in wondrous beauty. It played against senses as the scent of love filled the air. Elora moved to Edric’s rhythm, her own needs causing an increase in the tempo.

  “I need more,” Elora said with a demanding, sultry tone.

  “Me too,” Edric said, his cock rock hard.

  The two found themselves pushing and squeezing with renewed wanting.

  “Are we going to spoil each other,” Elora asked in a breathy whisper.

  “Yes…,” Edric smiled.

  ***

  Rayna walked along, Faye and Claudia behind her. The wood elf and lancer were silent as the bard moved with some unseen purpose they didn’t understand. Rayna kept her eyes forward, butterflies filling her stomach. The nervous energy seemed to grow with every step. When the bard saw
Edric’s bedroom door, she slowed to a stop and simply stared ahead.

  Claudia moved up behind the bard, “Rayna?”

  Faye simply stood, an eyebrow raised.

  Rayna’s shoulders deflated slightly as she remained facing forward. “Are we truly family? I need to know before we continue.”

  Claudia touched Rayna’s shoulder, “I think you already know the answer, from me at least.”

  Faye stepped closer, “Rayna, what is it? What is bothering you so much that we have come together for you to talk about it?”

  Rayna turned her head slightly, looking to the beautiful wood elf. “I want to know….if we are really close…or just say we are.”

  Faye smiled. “I think it’s safe to say, we are all in love with each other.”

  Claudia nodded, “This isn’t just a game. I’ve fallen hard for you, Faye, Edric and Juna.”

  Rayna looked away, “If we met in real life, could we still share this love?”

  Faye’s smile grew wider, “After tonight, I was going to invite you all to my home.”

  Claudia let out a small laugh, “I was thinking the same thing.”

  Rayna let a small smile slip before it faded away, “Do you think…Edric would want the same.”

  “It’s something we have to ask him but I feel he would love for us to be together,” Faye said.

  Rayna exhaled a sigh before standing up straighter, “After all the drama and fighting. After all the heartbreak, could we live our lives the same when Lukken is destroyed?”

  Faye nodded. “I know we can.”

  Claudia also nodded. “It was meant to be.”

  Rayna nodded and began walking again. Faye and Claudia followed until they reached Edric’s door. The sounds of gasps, giggles and lovemaking touched the air, causing Rayna to hesitate before knocking.

  “There’s someone in there with him,” Rayna whispered.

  “Leeta was downstairs with Drakkus and Magnys. Juna was with her parents. Who could be in there with him,” Faye said in a soft tone.

  “Should we come back,” Claudia said.