Gaile awoke early in the day as the sun just barely started to creep over the horizon, looking over at his still sleeping wife he silently he got up from the bed. He took the time to make sure Nerco remained asleep, she knew of course that he was always up and out with the apprentice hunters on Tuesdays and Thursdays from dawn to sunset.

He was just about to walk out when he heard her call out, "I'll see you tonight Gaile." she said sleepily as she too rose with the morning sun sitting up in their bed, "Breakfast will be ready when you both come down later." Gaile said as he pulled up the dustmask most hunters wore over the lower halves of their faces, the mask thankfully his the blush on his face at his wife's state of undress "I'll ah," He paused, something Nerco caught on to as she pushed his buttons by letting out a yawn and stretching, giving him a full view of her supple breasts. "You really are a wicked woman sometimes you know that?" Gaile said as she warmly smiled at him "You've mentioned it before once or twice." She said in a playful retort. As she pulled away the satin white sheets that gracefully hugged her form and stood up from her seated place on the bed, she walked behind a violet changing curtain and began to dress for the day, satisfied that she had been able to play with her husband just a bit before he left, but she knew he was sure to make her pay for it in the evening, and that was something she looked forward to as she walked into their master bath and shut the door behind her turning the lock as she did so.

True to his word, when Nerco and Flora came downstairs for breakfast three plates were sitting on the table and Gaile was waiting for them with a warm smile on his face as the three sat down to eat. Gaile had prepared a spiced platter of biscuits and sausage gravy for breakfast this morning, which coincidentally was one of Flora's favorite breakfast meals. "Mmmmmm~" Flora said as she took a bite of her meal and savored the flavor in every bite "It's amazing as always dad!" She said happily as she returned to her meal "You do this old man an honor by saying that Flora." He said playfully "You're not old enough to be called an old man yet dad." She said as she looked at her father happily. "You need to be at least as old as Mister Gehrman before you can call yourself and old man!" She said as she returned to her meal, unaware that she had struck a sore spot with her father. "Well, I'm off." Gaile said as he stood up placing his mask back over his face and donning the old warped cap he wore atop his head, the three tails of his boneash coat trailing behind him as he walked out of their home in the clearing that overlooked Oedon Chapel. The same house Gehrman once called home.

In the Tomb of Oedon sat three young Apprentice Hunters two of whom were brother and sister that enlisted to join the Hunter's Association the moment they were old enough to do so. Garret and Amelia Winchester began to spar with one another to pass the time while they waited for Gaile to arrive the other one was a young man named Merrick Akabane who was gifted with a Hunter's instincts from a young age, he was fast on his feet and agile but suffered under the hand of his Father who was cut down by the same man he trains under. Merrick let out a sigh as he stood upright from his meditative position as Gaile arrived "He's here, I'd stop screwing around if I were you two." He said as he adopted a defensive posture "Come on. It's always me you test so bring it on Old M-" His thought was cut short as he dodged a long winded swing from a beast cutter that burst from out of the thick mist that formed in the tomb as the heat of the day began to evaporate the morning dew. "Excellent dodge Merrick!" Gaile congratulated his student, his form appearing slowly as he walked out of the blanketed mist that covered the training field. "You sensed it was coming long before I attacked." before he fixed Garret and Amelia with a glare, "You two need to work on your stances during sparring, I understand that you are brother and sister but when you spar you cant be so playful, you need to treat one another as enemy Hunters when sparring." He said knowingly as his glare softened "Alright." they both said at the same time as they retracted their weapons and returned them to their sheathes, Garret chose to use a Beasthunter Saif, a weapon used by the First Hunters or the Old Hunters as history knows them. Amelia chose to follow her mentor's example and use a Beast Cutter. Merrick having potent Bloodtinge from birth chose to wield a Cainhurst Chikage, and at his side he kept the very same Evelyn once carried into battle by Gaile himself. It was well maintained and he kept it in the same pristine condition that Gaile kept it in when he used it.

Gaile motioned for his apprentices to fall in before him standing in silence he regarded them with a hard stare "As you three know your apprenticeship will soon end and you'll be taking your graduation tests." Merrick looked excited for the first time since he came to be under Gaile's tutelage, "But with the war breaking out among the many nations of Europe, all able bodied men and women are needed for the war effort," He paused for a moment, still holding the excited gazes of his three students "You, Merrick will be coming with me to the front lines and it is there that your graduation test will be held." he said with a tone of finality "As for you two your tests will be carried out by a close 'friend' of mine" He said once more and as if on cue, Lanius came out from around the massive monument that stood in the center of the quiet graveyard. With that, Gaile walked away motioning for Merrick to follow him.

"You'll need to get acquainted with this as you'll be fighting on the front lines," Gaile said as he handed his Albrecht Repeater to Merrick. "Your test will be to hold your own without me." if I deem your enemies to be too much for you I will step in but I will not aid you in any other way." Gaile finished as they both stood before the front door of Gaile's Home. "This will be the first time you've seen my home..." Gaile said as he opened the door and motioned for him to follow. Gaile instructed the boy to wait in the main room of their home while he fetched something for him stopping in his workshop he brought back with him a brown paper wrapped parcel bound with heavy string, "My wife fashioned this for you at my request wear it with pride as its made with some of the finest materials I have access to as a Hunter." Gaile said as as he offered the parcel to Merrick.

With a nod he accepted it and undid the fine violet string that bound it shut he found inside a three tailed great coat much like Gaile's own albeit made for Merrick's smaller frame, it was the same midnight black as Gaile's but it faded to a dark Cainhurst Red as it reached the hem of the coat tails, as well the inside lining was the same shade of red, "I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the coat in your hands is one of my finest creations." Nerco announced her presence as she stood at the top of the stairs leading to their room, walking down the stairs she stood before Merrick "I expect you to take good care of it." She said with a stern voice "Yes Ma'am" He said with a short bow that was the Hunter's Salutation "Thank you Mrs. Arkenmire" Merrick said as he rose from his bow "You can address me by my first name." Nerco said flatly "Being called Ma'am makes me feel old." She finished as she began to walk back up the staircase to their bedroom "Finish up for the night then come to bed Gaile, its getting late." She said as she closed their bedroom door behind her before her voice echoed in his mind in a sultry tone. "Don't make me wait." She said, as an explicit image of them deep in the throes of passion flashed before his mind's eye. Gaile looked at Merrick with an expectant look on his shrouded face, Taking the hint He bowed to Gaile before he spoke, "Well… I'll be off then Goodnight Mr. Arkenmire" Merrick said as he saw himself out throwing on the coat as he left, the front doors seemingly closing on their own as he passed through them.

After Merrick had left, Gaile turned around, hanging his jacked on a coat rack that stood in the main hall of their home he placed his hat atop the rack as well standing in a black sleeveless shirt and his ashen gray trousers he walked up the stairs and opened the door to his daughter's room, to find that she was sound asleep in her bed, silently he walked in and planted a light kiss on her forehead, sleep well tonight little one. He said as he silently shut her door behind him, finding that Flora seemed to be sleeping peacefully tonight Gaile walked back to their closed bedroom door with great anticipation he twisted the doorknob and entered their bedroom he was greeted with the sight of Nerco laying in a very comfortable position wearing a pair of black underwear and nothing else, giving him another view of her breasts. With a sinister grin he advanced on her slowly, "Oh the things I'm going to do to you tonight Nerco..." Gaile said as he slowly pulled off his shirt giving her a view of his toned and well defined body. He lay down next to Nerco staring into her violet eyes not daring to move lest he come undone. "Shall we Gaile?" Nerco asked as her underwear disappeared in a haze of ashen smoke leaving her form completely exposed to him. Gaile felt himself hardening in his trousers and shrugged them off.

Some of you may Question a lemon in Chapter Two… keep in mind these two dont get to do this very often now that they have a child to care for.

"We shall," Gaile said in a loving tone as she pushed herself up slightly with a warm smile. Lining herself up with him she lowered onto his member, with little resistance it went inside, letting out a light moan she stay still for a moment simply enjoying the feeling of fullness he gave her, as always for Gaile, Nerco felt amazing and it took everything he had not to go over the edge just from their initial connection which was amplified by the bond they shared. Before long she lifted herself up until just his tip remained inside of her before quickly lowering herself back down upon him, letting out another light moan as she did so, Gaile on the other hand let out a grunt of pleasure at the action, deciding he has had enough of the slow pace Nerco was moving at he lifted her off of him, before reorienting himself so that he was on top "Let me do all the work for once" he said, planting a kiss on Nerco's forehead as he sheathed himself within her depths slowly earning a low groan of pleasure from his wife.

With a low growl he picked up his pace and began to thrust into her slightly faster but still with gentle force that she seemed content with, with a moan of his name she coiled her arms around the back of his neck, hanging on to him as he continued to pleasure both himself and her, "Gaile..." she spoke through the pleasure she felt from her husband's efforts, "Faster… harder... please." She begged, obliging, Gaile picked up the pace even more and thrusted harder and faster earning more moans and gasps from the woman beneath him. Before long, his breathing became ragged and for Nerco this meant he was getting close to release, so too was she as her core began to twist like a coiled spring, with a scream of pleasure she went over the edge and her insides clamped down upon Gaile's hardened member pushing him over the edge, with a final thrust he shot rope after rope of his seed into her, the heat she felt from this made her moan contently as she looked at her lover, her husband, with lidded eyes.

Withdrawing himself from Nerco's depths he got out of their bed and she followed, she was no fool and knew what was coming next "And now its his turn." She said with a sigh as Gaile's form was enveloped in a warm aura that came as a sign of perfected Beast Resonance. Gaile's body no longer twisted and broke to assume a beastly form and instead assumed a mix between man and beast, his skin turned ashen and dark, the once bristly beast-like hide that once covered him in his state of beasthood now grew neatly upon his body leaving only his toned abs and waist uncovered as shorter, finer hair grew to cover that. His transformation complete, He picked Nerco up and carried her bridal style back to their bed "I've been wanting to try out this form for some time, Nerco." Gaile's manifested beasthood spoke warmly, "This is definitely new..." She said in astonishment as he gently laid her down on the bed, "This isn't like you, you're never this gentle..." She said with a look of suspicion on her face "if its the old me you want, I can oblige." He said with a light smirk "That won't be necessary." Nerco said as he lay over her once more, his much larger beastly member emerged from a sheath between his legs, it was glistening with its own lubrication, with a loving lick to the face he buried himself inside of her earning a gasp at the swift movement "Ah!, please be gentle." She said as she was still sensitive from her previous orgasm "it feels better when you're still sensitive like this and you know it." He spoke as he thrust into her again, and again his breath hot on her neck, knowing full well what he wanted she craned her head to the side, exposing her neck to him, revealing the scars of the bite marks he left on her in the Nightmare Frontier six years ago, with a growl he renewed his mark upon her earning a cry from Nerco as he continued to thrust into her.

Before long he too began to reach his peak as a familiar bulge began to form at the base of his beastly member his thrusting pace became faster and far harder than Gaile's own as the bulge of his knot swelled to full size slightly smaller than a human fist, each thrust pushing the bulge slightly further into Nerco's entrance, she was just about to go over the edge when he stopped moving "Why?" she asked in an irritated tone, He said nothing instead looking into her eyes as if to ask her permission "Do it." She said, needing no further encouragement he pulled back for a final thrust pushed his knotted length into her entrance tying them together as he emptied himself inside of her, filling her completely. "Ahn~ S-So hot!" she moaned as her body was rocked by a second orgasm. Without warning he pulled himself free of her earning one last tired moan as his form began to return to a semblance of humanity, as he regained his control Sleep took both Gaile and Nerco as he tiredly pulled a blanket over the two of them.

The lemon is over and sadly, so is this chapter. I'll see you all next time in Bloodborne : Godless World