The entirety of the next day was spent studying the layout of the city around the building I had followed the thug to, a map of the streets sitting on the left of the coffee table and a sewer schematic sitting on the right as I stared at the maps. Earlier in the day I had taken the shape of a rather haggard looking earth pony stallion, my light blue mane hanging limply over my yellow furred shoulders as I had approached the group of ponies across the street from the vampony den feigning nervousness.
Between purchasing foalflower and seemingly harmless questions as I hung around with the young stallions secretly watching the building, I learned that the sentries guarding the front door changed out every four hours. Among the ranks of the guards were three unicorns, five pegasi and four earth ponies. The earth ponies looked like they could possibly be a threat considering their muscles, but if the combat magic displayed by the one unicorn I saw was an indication of the general abilities of the other two, would definitely be a problem. After a full day of getting high and watching the coven I made my exit and returned to the hotel.
Umbra hadn't been idle at all, as it turned out. She had done her own reconnaissance on the other coven, watching from a nearby rooftop through a powerful pair of binoculars. She had chosen a position that was far enough away to not be noticed but close enough to hear. There weren't many visitors, but each one had to be let into the estate through a pair of seemingly enchanted iron gates and escorted to the manor itself by a pair of burly griffins. At the front door the visitors had been greeted by a proper butler and ushered inside. She had been contemplating sneaking over the wall between the sets of roving guards but quickly changed her mind when a single bird tried to fly over the property and burst into flames.
"How are we going to handle both covens", Umbra asked as she hugged me from behind, the smell of her damp fur tickling my nose.
"About that", I murmured and turned my head, kissing her scarred cheek. "I suggest we go in disguise to the manor first. Maybe we could get some kind of information before we deep six the master of the coven."
"How many terms do you know for killing", she asked with a smirk.
"A fair few", I shrugged.
"Fair enough. But how do we get out afterward", she whispered, nibbling my ear lightly.
"Just like we did in Aetrus with the minotaurs", I smiled softly.
"Kill everything in our path", she nodded and pulled away, trotting into the kitchen to pour us both a cup of coffee. "We leave at sundown?"
"We leave as soon as we arm ourselves and I disguise us", I replied and accepted the steaming mug from her, taking a sip. "Suit up, love. I think we're in for a long night."
I continued studying the schematics as Umbra busied herself with her armor and weapons, checking mechanisms and working gears to ensure she was combat ready. At a word from her I stood and cast both the disguise and scent masking spells before we left the room, locking the door behind us. Our wings brushed together as we walked down the hallway to the elevator sending delightful whispers of pleasure through me. I stole a simple kiss as we rode the elevator down. I let her exit first before draping a wing across her back and leaving the hotel with her. We pretended to take in the sights as we made our way through the city toward our destination.
Just over an hour later we found ourselves approaching the high stone wall and I held her closer, whispering last minute advice to her. Her only response was a gentle kiss to my lips and a saucy smirk that heated my blood. Before I could make a lewd comment we were stopped by the unicorn guard at the gate.
"Can I help you", his voice rumbled, surprising me with its deep tone.
"We have business with the lord of the manor", I replied with a slight inclination of my head.
"Are you expected", he asked as he eyed us.
"No, but I have information that will ensure he continues to enjoy his many nights", I grinned, my fangs flashing in the light from the street lamp.
"Bitten or born", he asked.
"Bitten and loving every moment", I replied, pulling Umbra closer.
"Very well, but you may have to wait for the master to see you", he nodded and tapped his hoof twice, opening the gate.
"I have all the time in the world", I grinned, causing him to chuckle as we entered the gate.
The sound of our hooves echoed slightly as we began our trek up the paved path to the front of the manor, a stark contrast to the silent stillness of the walled in estate and the noiseless gait of our escorts that wordlessly fell in step on either side of us. Gone were the sounds of the city, and conspicuously absent were the city lights allowing a perfect view of my aunt's mastery overhead. The lights of the manor shining from the windows illuminated the perfectly maintained grounds, various windows showing servants going about their duties and I couldn't help but notice they all seemed happy to be servants. My thoughts were cut short when we arrived at the front door and said door was opened by a graying earth pony.
"Two to see the master", one of the guards said with a surprisingly feminine voice before the two turned to return to their hiding spot.
"The master has been expecting you", he slowly said, no emotion in his paper thin voice. "Please follow me."
He turned and led the way into the mansion with a slow and steady pace, his bearing more regal than even the servants at the castle in Canterlot. I looked around as we followed the geriatric gentlecolt up a grand staircase, my mind memorizing the exits. Silence reigned as we followed the butler through hallways and into a rather impressive library, a pair of couches covered with fine black velvet around a beautifully crafted coffee table with high back chairs at the ends of the table. The butler motioned us in and we entered, my eyes roaming to the massive windows nearby.
"The master will be with you momentarily. Please make yourselves comfortable", the butler bowed and backed out of the room, closing the door silently.
Umbra and I shared a look before we each took a position on one of the couches, our front hooves intertwined as we quietly spoke of inconsequential happenings in my castle. One topic we discussed was the expansion of the hive population and need for more room for the new generation of changelings. My suggestion was to get the mine operating again, selling the ore and gems to fill our coffers. We were in the middle of discussing the most recent display of accidental magic where Aliyah blew the entire wall out of the nursery when a soft chuckle drew our attention.
"Children are truly a blessing", a pegasus stallion smiled, his voice like silk brushing against stone and his accent just barely thicker than Umbra's.
Adrenaline raced through me as I stared at the stallion, his resting aura drawing my attention into his very being. The ambient light caused his deep crimson fur to nearly shine, and the gray of his goatee and mane stood out in an aesthetically pleasing contrast that quickly put me at ease and made me feel as if I were in the presence of a kindly grandfather. Just under the surface I could still sense the deadly power he commanded as prickles raced across my flesh.
"Be at ease, Lord Everfree", he said softly, barely raising his right front hoof. "You are in no danger here, I promise you."
"You know who I am", I replied, more of a statement than a question. "But who are you? We took every precaution to hide our identities."
"I am Lord Silent Mist, and we are not ignorant of who enters our city", he smiled as he took slow, purposeful steps to one of the chairs and took a seat. "I knew of your arrival before you even left Canterlot."
"Premonition", I asked as I settled back on the couch. "Some other manner of foretelling?"
"Spies and wards", he chuckled, staring at me with eyes so gray they seemed silver. "Not every vampony is gifted with arcane talent."
"Then you know why I'm here", I stated evenly, my muscles tensing.
"My dear boy, you would be dead before you even began to transform", he grinned, his fangs flashing in the light. "If I thought you were a threat to me you would not have even entered the gate."
"Is that so", I smirked as I slowly let my aura out, reaching for him.
"Ah, a young vampony, just beginning to... live", he chuckled again, pushing my aura back with his own. "My friend, we are not the ones you are here for."
"And how am I supposed to know that", I demanded softly.
"Dispel your disguises", he said as he waved a hoof. "Never be ashamed of who you are."
"It is not shame, it is prudence", Umbra replied with bared fangs as our disguises fell away and Silent Mist nodded.
"Artifice", Silent Mist nearly shouted, slamming a hoof on the arm of the chair. "Do not presume to come into my home and try to mince words with me! Do you wish to have my assistance or not?!"
"You would help us kill our own kind", Umbra demanded.
"They are not our kind", Silent Mist actually shouted. "This other coven... they are little more than animals, preying upon the weaker races. They poison them with their foul drugs! Married stallions are waylaid by rampant prostitution! Businesses barely remain open, choked to near destitution by extortion! Shop owners are forced to pay for 'protection' but get robbed with no relief in sight! This other coven is killing the city!"
"And what do you do besides sitting in your fortified mansion bemoaning their fates", I spat. "Why haven't you done anything about them?!"
"Mind your tongue, boy", he hissed. "There is nothing I can legally do. My family has been a prominent part of this city since it was founded. We pay our taxes and make our fortune through legitimate business practices. Imagine the bedlam that would arise if our family was to openly attack seemingly random ponies."
"Then it's a blessing that I have no ties to the community or the city", I grinned and drew a dagger from my armor.
"I'm glad we're on the same page", he replied, unamused.
"So what's the deal", I asked as I cleaned my nails with the knife, Umbra settling against my side. "Are you gonna help us take them down or what?"
"Unfortunately not", he replied and shook his head. "I personally cannot get involved due to... ancient history, but I can provide some assistance."
"What, like an assault force", I asked and scoffed when he nodded. "No offense Mist, but they would be in the way or possibly merced by mistake."
"I would gladly outfit all of my forces with a common uniform", he said quietly but firmly. "Including the both of you."
"And what makes your armor so much better than ours", I asked, absently stroking Umbra's ear gently.
"For one, magic resistance", he replied with a cocked eyebrow. "Why do you treat your mate like a pet?"
"She's my wife's clone", I answered and laughed at his shocked expression. "Long story. Any other buffs from the armor?"
"Shroud of darkness", he said when he finally recovered. "The material is also impervious to cuts and punctures, making it ideal for fighting vamponies."
"Neat", I shrugged casually and scratched down Umbra's neck causing her to groan appreciatively as her eyes closed. "As long as I can see it beforehand so I know who not to murder to death. Anyways, when do we go take them out?"
"I can have my troops ready to go at midnight tomorrow night", Mist said with a nod.
"Then we can be here at nightfall", I replied and stood, prompting Umbra to roll to her feet as well while I replaced the dagger in its sheath.
"Would you not be willing to be measured for your own set of armor", he asked as he rose as well.
"Nah, I'm good", I replied as I held my hands out and cast the disguise spell over myself and Umbra. "See ya later."
Not a word was said between us all the way back to the hotel room. I let the disguises disappear and I knelt down, pressing a kiss to Umbra's lips. She leaned into the kiss and moaned appreciatively, her hoof lifting to my chest as her tongue lightly caressed my lips. I gladly acquiesced and moaned softly as our tongues danced with slow passion, my arms snaking around her to cradle the back of her head and stroke her back. Without warning I lifted her and carried her to the bedroom, laying her on the bed with my body pressing against hers as our kiss became one of pure need.
Her front hooves clung to my body as her tongue danced with mine, a delicate mix of lustful need and budding love that sang to the changeling part of my mind and begged me to feed. As soon as that thought crossed my mind it was washed away by the sensation of her back hooves trying to find a loop or pocket to pull my pants off of me. With a grin I pulled away from her needy grasp and stood on my knees straddling her torso, slowly releasing the buckles securing my bracers to my forearms and tossing them aside.
"Why must you tease me so", she whispered softly as she squirmed beneath me.
"To make the anticipation so much more enjoyable", I replied just as quietly and trailed my fingers down her belly, brushing her teats with a feather soft touch before beginning to unbuckle my cuirass as I stared into her eyes.
I couldn't help but smirk as she leaned up and used her tongue to pull the end of a strap free before biting the leather and pulling to release the buckle, letting it fall free. My hands caressed the back of her head and massaged her ears, causing a cute little moan to slip past her tongue. As the last buckle fell away I carefully removed the garment, wings flaring before folding tight to my back, and tossed it aside. Chills raced across my flesh as she gently kissed and licked her way up my body to claim my mouth hungrily. Our passion continued to grow as I released the buckle of my armored leggings and pushed her back down onto the bed allowing her back hooves to eventually push the garment free.
As my manhood brushed against her belly I saw her eyes flash red before she used a spectacular display of wing strength to flip us over with her on top of me, her body between my legs applying an enjoyable pressure to my shaft. She broke the kiss and slid a little lower, showering every inch of the scar on my chest with tender kisses and playful licks as I ran my fingers through her mane. Slowly she kissed her way to the lowest point of the scar before she burrowed her muzzle into my pubic hair and took a deep breath.
"I love your scent", she whispered softly before using an ankle joint to gently pump my shaft.
Before I could respond she took my entire length into her mouth, the tip rubbing the back of her throat. I couldn't help but moan as she curled her tongue around me and slowly began bobbing her head. Pleasure blasted through my body when she fondled my sack, sucking greedily at my thickness as her eyes dilated with loving need. Thankfully the blissful torture didn't last long before she let my cock slip free with a pop.
"Master, can we try something new", she asked, panting lightly.
"We already discussed anal", I replied while rubbing her ear. "Nothing is going up my ass."
"No, it's something else", she fidgeted slightly. "It's the ultimate display of adoration from a vampony mare to her lover."
"Okay", I nodded after a few seconds of silence.
She smiled brightly and continued sucking me, her efforts causing my eyes to close as I rested my head on the bed. Her mouth left my shaft and I lifted my head just in time to see her bare her fangs. Before I could process this I felt two sharp pains in my cock that instantly changed to mind numbing pleasure as she began sucking the blood from the side of my shaft. In my euphoria I gripped her mane tightly and pressed her face against my groin harder, moaning as my eyes rolled back in my head.
Far too soon for my liking she sealed the wounds and impaled herself on me, moaning with a closed mouth as she settled against my hips. She dipped her head to kiss me and to my surprise I was rewarded with a mouthful of my own blood. I swallowed the hot, thick fluid and my mind imploded, the unexpected magic boost coursing through my body. Umbra moaned softly into my mouth as our tongues fought for dominance and began grinding her hips against mine, alternating between grinding and slowly arching her back to slide up and down the thick meat spreading her wide.
As she slowly and sensually made love to me, something she had never done before, I filled my fingers with magic and gently massaged one of the few pleasure nodes in each wing. Mere minutes later she was a trembling mess, her tongue hanging from the front of her mouth and her eyes clenched shut as she panted and rode me for all she was worth. Her marehood felt as hot as a furnace and was wetter than a lube factory as she turned around, pulling her wings from my grip momentarily before she arched her hips and slowly rode me with pulsing wings. I listened to the wet slaps as she began bouncing on my cock and grabbed her wings, tugging lightly as I attacked her pleasure nodes again. To my delight this resulted in an instant screaming orgasm for her, her head thrown back as moans and screams in a dead language rolled from her mouth.
Once the heaviest waves of her orgasm faded to a full body afterglow I pulled my shaft free with a wet squelch and lay her on her back i couldn't help but smile as I stared down at her. Her entire face was blushed fetchingly and her front legs were curled against her chest. Her wings and back legs were spread wide giving me the perfect view of her spastic and glistening marehood that even now winked with a need to be filled. Her lovely tail swished frantically as her ponut throbbed.
Without a word I dipped my head and took one of her perky nipples into my mouth eliciting one of the sexiest moans I ever heard from her. My fingers slipped into her honey pot and spread, stimulating four points within her making her squirm and clutch the back of my head. I let her nipple slip from my mouth with a pop and turned my attention to her swollen, sensitive clit with instant results. Her legs clamped around my head and she thrust her hips up, squealing cutely as she came hard. My tongue went into overdrive lapping up her sweet juices as she rode out her second orgasm, eventually going limp beneath me panting with lidded eyes and her tongue hanging out.
I climbed up and gently kissed the scars on her cheeks as I pressed the tip of my throbbing penis between her folds, causing her to whimper with desire. Our lips met again as I slowly pushed in, moans coming from both of us and mingling in the heavily scented air. My tongue wrapped around hers as I started a slow and gentle pace, making gentle love to her as she had done for me. Sweat glistened in her fur with every loving thrust as my hands caressed her curves and ran through her mane, nothing else existing aside from her and me. Her breathing began to speed up slightly as she hooked her back hooves around my waist and pulled me deeper with every thrust, small squeaking moans slipping past her lips.
My own breath began to come in slight panting gasps and appreciative moans as my caresses became firmer but I maintained the slow pace even as her tail teased my scrotum, alternating between lightly swishing against and curling around my balls. Her eyes closed and she moaned deeply, trembling as her body released another rush of fluids and flooded her mind with endorphins. The look of pure bliss on her face filled me with a sense of pride and proved to be just the push I needed. With a few final thrusts I hilted myself within her and poured my hot seed into her waiting womb releasing a mix of a moan and a growl before capturing her lips in a simple yet passionate kiss as our breath mingled.
Once I stopped spurting I slowly pulled out and rolled us over, cradling her to my chest as she continued trembling and panting. My hands slowly stroked her back as we drifted in the afterglow and I could feel her smiling dreamily against my chest as her tail swished back and forth between my legs. We had no desire to leave the bedroom but a growling from my stomach startled both of us and she giggled as she slid from the bed to start a shower. After calling down for breakfast I joined her for a quick shower and cast our disguises before we began toweling off.
I noticed a type of pedal on the floor I missed somehow and stepped on it, jumping back as a blast of heated air hit me from above and below. Umbra laughed at my reaction and pulled me back over, stepping on the pedal again. Minutes later we were completely dry and she released the pedal, both of us bursting into laughter at our poofy manes and tails. A quick application of brushes and combs set our appearances right and we migrated to the living room, cuddling on the couch until our breakfast came. After eating we returned to the room and climbed up on the other side of the massive bed, neither of us wanting to sleep in our mess from earlier, and curled up together.
"Te amo, Magister", Umbra breathed just before sleep claimed her and I froze, staring at the ceiling in the darkened room for several minutes.
"Well, fuck."
