The Depths Of Darkness
Ruby felt herself falling for just a moment and braced herself for the impending impact, screaming Weiss's name as she sank. Then the black Grimm surrounded her, engulfing her and pulling her down in a way that felt like it was tearing away at her very soul.
She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. In the darkness there was only silence. The slimy fluid swallowed her whole and she felt a numbness overcome her. Fear was the last thing she remembered before her consciousness was ripped away from her.
Ruby woke up with a start, panicking in a frantic daze. Everything that was binding her and pulling her down had vanished. She opened her eyes, looking down to her body and checking it for any unwanted Grimm. There was nothing there. Her eyes scanned over herself, inspecting her naked, but untainted, white skin. She breathed a sigh of relief, holding her hand to her chest.
Feeling the tension in her muscles lighten, she tried to decipher where she was.
All around her there was pitch blackness. There was no Salem, there was no Weiss. There didn't seem to be anything at all but darkness everywhere she looked.
She took a step forward.
"H-Hello?" Under her feet, she felt the ground sink like warm mud. "Is anyone there?" The red haired girl asked the black emptiness before her, but received no response. "Where am I?"
Then, in front of her, she heard the sounds of her own memories. Sounds of things she hadn't thought about in years swirled through the darkness. A thousand voices overlapped to make incomprehensible noises at first, but they slowed as the ground beneath her bubbled. Upon closer inspection, Ruby gasped and jumped back.
That lukewarm, slimy substance beneath her wasn't the floor at all. It was Grimm. The entire ground itself was actually the pool she had been pulled into. She was in the pool at this very moment.
Just as she came to that sickening realization, a muddy blob started to rise in front of her. Along with it came a familiar voice. The slithering mass started to take on a more humanoid shape, looking more and more like a person with every passing second.
Ruby didn't want to believe it, but as the form continued to come together, the round shield on the humanoid's wrist confirmed her suspicions. It was undeniably Pyrrha. Once the dark doppelganger finished morphing into its intended shape, the reds and golds of Pyrrha's armor began to appear, making it almost seem like the real person. But it was the soulless red eyes that betrayed the jarring fact that this was not her dead friend. It was a monster mimicking her existence.
"Why didn't you stop her?" Pyrrha's broken, saddened voice pierced Ruby's heart.
"You..." Ruby looked pained at first, but she steeled her resolve and stated, "...are not Pyrrha."
The fake's facade disappeared and she gave a coy smirk. The doppelganger deformed, dropping into a muddy puddle with a wet splat.
The floor groaned and the Grimm reformed once more, showing another horror to the poor huntress.
Ruby grit her teeth, recognizing the sight immediately.
Penny's robotic body was sprawled onto the floor, cut up into several pieces.
"I thought...you were...my friend..." the torn apart girl managed to say.
Ruby felt tears starting to well up. "W-Why?"
Giving her no time to rest, the visions started coming faster, each with its own painful sight.
Yang's depressed expression after she lost her arm.
Blake, falling to Apathy's influence.
Qrow's broken state as he excessively drank his troubles away.
Ruby shook her head, covering her eyes. "Stop..."
"Ruby..." The voice made her gasp and she opened her eyes, revealing her fresh tears.
Her mother's smile.
"Mom?" Ruby asked before Summer's smile curled into a sadistic smirk.
"If I couldn't kill her...how are you supposed to?"
Ruby felt her tears stream down her face. "This is just...cruel." And the scene drifted away into nothingness.
These were all horrible memories she bore. Ones that were painful to recall and difficult to face.
"I wish I could have protected them. I was too weak. I couldn't do anything," a voice spoke out from the black void.
It was her own voice, but she hadn't spoken. "What?" Ruby asked, puzzled. She turned her head, darting her eyes around but finding nothing. "I don't think that!"
"I'm a failure," her fake voice continued. There was a sultry intoxication that came with the voice, as if it were somehow soothing her into compliance.
"No. That isn't my voice! You won't play with my emotions like this. I don't want to see this anymore!"
"It's okay...accept your own weakness...your own helplessness..."
Ruby felt herself starting to sink into the ground below, and the slime started to crawl up her body. She tried to lift her feet to get out, but it was far too late. She lost her balance, falling to one knee, feeling fatigue overcome her body.
This pool must be draining me even more. I have to get out of here.
"It is draining your aura. Not that there's much of it left to drain. It'll keep you here as long as needed."
She silenced her thoughts for a moment.
"...Get out of my head," Ruby demanded, feeling like her privacy was completely violated. Even her thoughts weren't safe and this thing was going through her most painful memories.
"Ehehe~ I am just voicing your own thoughts."
"You don't know me at all."
"But I do."
"No...You...Don't! You don't understand anything."
"I do understand. I understand more than you might think."
Ruby's echoing, villainous laughter filled her mind. But that was just the beginning. The twisted laughter warped into piercing screams. She heard those she failed to protect mixed in with the sinister expressions of the evil ones who scarred her memories.
Pain.
Suffering.
Loss.
Anger.
Sadness.
Tears.
"Stop it...STOP IT!" Ruby covered her ears, shaking her head. But she was given no mercy.
"No. I don't think I will..."
Her eyes flickered in the vast emptiness. It was a small and desperate attempt at breaking through this hellish prison. Even with her futile efforts, she felt the darkness close in and the voices only grew louder. Even trying to do anything to resist was both painful and exhausting. Her balance faltered and she fell on all fours.
Though feeling cornered, she forced herself to continue.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Her scream pierced through the voices. Her eyes started to flicker, glowing.
The fake voice gasped before distorting into a monstrous cry of pain.
Ruby's eyes lit up the dark pit, and the entire thing started to crumble.
Ruby's silver eyes pierced through the darkness of the pool. White streaks of light poured out of the black pit, as the entire mass groaned in discomfort. The pool rippled, bubbling and rising before shooting Ruby into the air. She landed on her side and curled herself into a ball, shivering. The pool itself seemed to cringe away from her. Even the Grimm that stuck to her body recoiled and went back to the pool. "No more...No more," she demanded, trembling.
"Ruby! Ruby you're alive. Thank God!" Weiss cried, tears streaming down her face.
Ruby's tired, fatigued eyes met Weiss's and there was at least that small comfort.
"I wasn't going to kill her. She's far too precious." Salem walked forward, moving towards the pool and Ruby. She leaned over, gliding her hand over the surface of the black sludge.
"There, there. I know she hurt you. She won't do it again." Salem stroked her hand along the pool's surface, comforting the Grimm mass like a pet. It groaned in response, satisfied by it's master's touch.
Salem turned her attention to Ruby, who lay nearby.
Their eyes met, and Ruby averted her gaze. "You won't do a single bad thing anymore...will you, Ms. Rose? Unless, of course, you want to experience that again."
Ruby cringed at the thought, and her eyes widened in fear as she hugged her knees tighter to her body. Salem smirked with gleeful sadism, admiring her effect on the young woman.
"You seem to understand your position. And it looks like you're finally finished using those eyes of yours. Shall we continue?"
"...No more," Ruby begged, turning her head away from Salem's touch. But Salem took her index finger, pushing Ruby's chin, turning her gaze back into her red, heartless eyes once more.
"It'll be okay. We'll all get along just fine, very soon."
"W-Weiss..." Ruby whispered under her breath. Calling out to her would do nothing and she knew it, but she couldn't help but seek her out.
Feeling guilty for showing weakness, she put on a brave face, but Weiss knew she must be horrified. The pool had drawn out the worst nightmares her mind could conjure up.
"She's gone through enough! Please, just do whatever you want to do to her to me instead," Weiss sobbed. Behind her, she made another small glyph, feeling it shatter in moments.
"Truly, I understand your pain and your plight. I've endured far worse than you are going through right now. But, unfortunately, she's the most irreplaceable part of my experiment. As I have said, you'll just watch." Salem's patience ran thin, and crimson eyes glared back for a moment. "I don't like repeating myself," she threatened.
Weiss swallowed. I have to do something. Anything to buy more time!
"What plan?"
"That is not really something I need to explain to you, now is it?" Salem asked, inspecting Ruby's current state.
"..." Weiss choked on her words, too afraid to push for more. She continued trying to conjure up enough strength to summon anything to break her out.
Salem cleared her throat, looking at the Grimm pool and cracking her neck. "Let's get started."
Tentacles slowly rose from the depths. The shiny, opaque slime dripped as the tendrils formed and rose into the air, creeping up inch by inch. Salem nudged her head towards Ruby and the tentacles followed, moving towards the young huntress.
Upon reaching the girl, the monster hesitated, stopping a few inches away from Ruby's body.
"There's nothing to be concerned about," Salem spoke to the monster.
Upon seeing what was happening to Ruby again, Weiss found it within her to speak out.
"If you really understand, you'd at least explain to me why?!"
Salem exhaled, pausing for a moment to ponder what she'd do.
"Hmm...Your words are well chosen, I'll give you at least that." Salem conjured a flame in her bare hands, letting it bounce around her fingertips. "Humans have always honed small fractions of the Gods' powers. As you know, this power is what we call magic."
"What does that have to- Gah!"
The flame hurled towards Weiss, missing her by only a few inches.
"Well, I'll be getting to that...fret not. You're the one who asked for an explanation. I've been merciful enough to give one. You should be thankful," Salem noted, smiling. "There was once a time when all humans could cast magic from their very fingertips. But now...the Gods deemed humanity unfit for such power. So you turn to such feeble alternatives." Salem reached her hand towards the pool of Grimm, and a thick tendril rose to meet her. The slime melted away, dripping onto the floor to reveal Weiss's sword.
"M-Myrtenaster?"
"Is that what this little flimsy toy is called?" Salem chuckled as she flicked away the leftover black residue, cleaning the blade. "I suppose it's quite fine craftsmanship...for a human."
Seeing her greatest enemy hold her family's weapon disgusted the huntress, but she bottled up her hatred, keeping herself quiet. I want nothing more than to drive that into-
"Hmmph, it's cute that you're trying to hide your anger, but I can see it in your eyes."
"..." Weiss shifted her eyes away in silence.
"No need to be upset, I'm merely using this as an example," Salem explained, as she finished up cleaning the blade. "My, my... so much effort and research, for such little power. This is what the modern era has come to? Your family knows all about the source of modern magic, so you should be familiar with what I am about to talk about." Salem opened the revolver canister, spinning the chambers to inspect what was inside.
"Do you mean dust?"
"Precisely. 'Dust'. They are mere fragments of true magic that you humans mine and weaponize." Salem spun the revolver chamber, one slot at a time, emptying each one onto the ground. "Fire. Ice. Lightning. Light. Wind. Gravity. And these are just what you have here."
The waste of the precious limited resource made Weiss sick. She was throwing away hundreds of Lien worth onto the floor like it was useless garbage.
Seeing Weiss's distaste for her actions, the dark Goddess stepped on it, rubbing it into the dirt. "You go deep into the ground, clawing at whatever little bits of the Gods' powers you can. But it's laughable compared to what I have, and it is NOTHING compared to what I need." Salem spun the revolver chambers of Weiss's weapon, listening to the satisfying clicks of each rotation.
"...A-And what is it that you need? I'll get you whatever you need if you just-" Weiss reluctantly asked, fearing the answer.
"That's the thing. You've already done it. What I need is already in my grasp. I need a power that no humans of this age currently have. A true magic that you weaklings do not possess, except for the 4 maidens. But that's not true is it? There are also the ones with..." Salem smiled, looking over.
Weiss followed the witch's gaze onto Ruby's slumped body.
"Silver eyes..." Ruby finished for her, staring up defiantly in the face of true evil.
"...That's why you didn't kill her. You haven't just been killing them...you've been experimenting on them..." Weiss's scared voice shook with that realization.
"And after what I found recently, I have high hopes for Ms. Rose. I think I'll finally get the exact result I want."
"What...what result?"
"Distorting the God of Light's power and making it my own. I'll have a power with truly limitless potential...The power of Silver Eyes will become mine."
"That's...That's not something you can just take...is it?"
Rather than answering her question, Salem took her index finger, lubricating it with her black saliva.
"The dust in the ground, is it not yours to take and store in your weapons? This weapon is merely a vessel, converting the raw essence into a stronger, more powerful attack." She pulled back slowly, ensuring the entire length was covered in her black saliva.
"The weapon can take many forms of dust, but what if..." Using one of the empty chambers, Salem pushed her index finger into it, filling one of Weiss's revolver chambers with the opaque fluid. "What if we were to use a different resource for the magic?"
Salem smiled knowingly. Weiss's sword responded, glowing black. Darker flickers of purple and black energy coarsed through it. "What if we used Grimm as my 'weapon's' power source...Wouldn't that just be...lovely? Wouldn't she just be...perfect?"
As Salem painted a clearer picture, Weiss's face twisted into fear. Ruby creased her eyebrows, seeing her goal.
"You can't! She isn't just some kind of object for you to use. She's not a weapon. She's a human being!"
"That, she is." Salem grabbed Ruby by the head. "It's unfortunate. But I'm sure we can come to an understanding. Can't we?"
Ruby weakly shook her head. "I won't become yours."
"When your mother broke down, she became...unusable. I wouldn't want to do the same thing to you. I'll break you thoroughly, but I need you in pieces I can put back together."
Salem rested her hand on Ruby's head, and the redhead flinched, refusing to relax even as Salem started brushing her hair. Salem's words cut deep, and even she couldn't hide that.
"...Threatening me won't change that."
"Hmm...I see," Salem smiled, pressing her fingers onto Ruby's temples. "...Fine."
Ruby let out a piercing scream, feeling the dark memories to surface again. She could feel Salem's magic worming into the recesses of her mind, digging into her psyche. Ruby's resistance was painful and she strained to hold back a scream.
Salem let go after a moment, and Ruby started gasping, trying to recompose herself.
"Ruby?" Weiss asked and Ruby was thankful she still had her friend's voice to anchor her resolve.
"Torturing me...won't change my mind...I'd rather die than become some tool for my mom's murderer."
"Oh, that wasn't torture. Like I said, I'd hate to do the same to you after breaking your mother. You'd be far more useful if you join me willingly...So I'll get what I need from that innocent little mind of yours."
Ruby glanced at Weiss for support, and Weiss quietly stared, giving a small nod to show her she was still there for her.
"I'd never join you. No matter what pain or misery you try to draw out of me," Ruby said, finally.
"Hmm...If you won't accept this darkness, I'll have a hard time making you useful. Humans don't normally submit themselves to such painful memories. The struggles and failures of one's life are not something they look back on willingly. It looks like no amount of suffering will make you change your mind. This is a dilemma, truly. But not every vile emotion requires pain. Grimm can feed off of other things. Gluttony, pride...and most of all...desire. I wonder...what is it that you want?"
Feeling Salem's hand press to her temples, her body went stiff and she held her breath. Ruby bit her lip, getting ready to stifle a scream.
Ruby gasped, trying to hold herself together and resist Salem's unwelcome influence. Salem skipped through those painful memories more quickly this time. She was after something Ruby hid much much deeper. "What could you possibly want to hide more than all these painful, painful memories?"
She felt Salem push into her mind once more.
"..."
"Are you sure?"
"..."
"Guh...No! I won't. I won't show you anything."
"Amazing, even without aura, you're able to stop my influence...you damned brat. Isn't it painful to resist?"
"That's...not...a...problem."
Ruby's defiance was unyielding. Salem smiled, amused, letting go of Ruby for now.
"You truly are something else. If you won't let me bring up the thought, I'll make you think of it. Your shame is adorable. I can't wait to see what makes you feel this way." Salem gestured to the pool that lay dormant until now. "Come now...she won't use those nasty eyes again. I promise."
The pool created tendrils once more, reluctantly grabbing Ruby by the wrists and ankles, lifting her off the ground. The tired redhead tried to break free, but her attempts were even more feeble and weak compared to before.
Upon realizing that the silver eyed huntress was in no shape to harm it any longer, the pool became more aggressive. Ruby recalled the harsh memories the pool had drawn out of her when it consumed her, preparing herself for the worst.
But instead, she felt a tendril start to slide up her abdomen, slimy fluid wrapping around one of her breasts. It lightly squeezed her firm chest, circling its tip around the areola.
Ruby gasped, unsure of what to make of this. "S-Stop!"
"W-What? What are you doing?" Weiss dared to ask, appalled by everything that was happening in front of her.
"Setting the mood. Once I figure out what she wants...well...I'm sure I can use it to make her reconsider."
Weiss, though desperate to do something-anything-for her friend, felt another glyph shatter on her fingertips. Such a thing is happening...and I can't do a thing to help her. Weiss felt tears well up again, and she didn't see a reason to act tough. She sobbed in helpless silence.
"You see, there are only so many types of selfish desires out there. The expressions of greed and selfishness don't match what Ms. Rose here is showing. What it does match is something else entirely. Am I correct?" Salem paced around the huntress, helping the Grimm prepare its assault.
"I won't tell you a thing."
"Unfortunate that you won't cooperate right away, but I have a pretty good guess as to what it is. We'll just have to wait and see."
Another black tentacle coiled around her other breast and Ruby thrashed harder for a moment, but nothing could be done. She whipped her hand forward, trying to pull the things off of her. The pool slid additional tentacles around her arms, pulling them back and forcing them to spread out completely.
Ruby whined in disgust, unable to do anything about her predicament. Salem walked forward, turning Ruby's head to get a good look at her captive victim. "Now this is quite the change of pace for me. This type of torture is quite enjoyable in its own way. Are you ready to show me what I want?"
Ruby shook her head, quietly, knowing what was coming for her defiance wouldn't be pretty.
"Let's continue then, shall we?"
The pool rumbled, and Ruby felt her legs being grabbed. She recoiled, flailing in hopeless distress. Her slender legs bent inward and the slimy creature slid up her thigh. "No! Not there! N-No...W-What is this? It's..It's disgusting..."
The tentacle's touch was hot, unnaturally so, even for a Grimm. It became even more evident as the groping continued.
"There are several Grimm that draw various emotions out of you. You had quite the run in with Apathy before, from what I saw in your memories."
Several more tentacles found their way to her body, coiling themselves around her knees, pulling her legs apart in a demanding motion as she felt the slime prepare to defile her.
Her body betrayed her resistance, the foul fluid bringing up unexpected sensations from her. Ruby whined, but her small squirming movements were getting her nowhere. "This is a special kind of Grimm I created. It can switch the types of emotions it draws out of can tell what this Grimm is doing to you now, can't you?"
"I don't know. I don't care!"
The tentacles teased around her upper thigh, seemingly quaint with its advance. But a sudden lunge forward sent the tendrils straight at her exposed core.
"Gn...Ahh!~" Ruby let out a scream, not of pain but pleasure. Wherever she was touched, the ache grew. It swelled into a disgusting need she would never normally feel.
"That's quite a nice reaction. I've never used a Grimm for this purpose before. Perhaps this is a more powerful emotion than I anticipated."
It's definitely...lust... Ruby thought shamefully.
What felt like a dozen small tongues licked and slithered along her wet entrance. The tiny tendrils pulled her lips apart, revealing her pink wetness, as it rubbed around and along her lips.
Ruby held back her voice, turning her head away in shame.
"This is a perfectly natural reaction. It's so strange to me that humans have such great shame when it comes to the act necessary for their species' reproduction. You can't fight what's coming, just let yourself enjoy it."
"This...This kind of thing should never be done with such a vile creature!"
"Hmm...vile is a bit cruel don't you think? Especially when our friend here is doing so well to pleasure you?"
A small tentacle, the size of a hair, coiled itself around Ruby's now engorged clit, making her whimper. "Nnn...It's not...it's not like that. Nn...Hnn...Nnn..." Ruby stifled her moans, rejecting her body's own growing arousal.
"Come now, you can't possibly expect me to believe that," Salem noted in a sultry voice. Letting go of Ruby's head, she slid her hands down along the young woman's smooth, porcelain skin. She stopped right above Ruby's chest, groping her breast with her bare hand and feeling her firm, erect nipple. "You seem to be quite sensitive."
"Don't touch me...Gnnn...Ahh~..Hahhh~" The ripples of unwanted pleasure coursed through her. The tentacles toyed with her entrance, giving full attention to her clit. The opaque filth now fully covered her pussy, rubbing along her entire slit.
Ruby trembled against Salem's touch. "You're getting close aren't you? Are you scared? It's okay, just let me...take care of you." Salem snuck her hands back up, holding Ruby's temples once more and the memory was forced out of her once again.
"Yes."
...
...Finally."
The hazy thought broke, and Salem clicked her tongue. "Even on the verge of blissful release, it's not something you want to think of? Did I err in my assumption? Was it money after all? Or...was it power?"
All the while, Ruby's defilement continued. The aphrodisiac was taking its toll, and her voice became more coarse. Her breaths were heavier, and any attempt to restrain herself only seemed to please Salem. It was futile. Despite her pride and deep hatred, the pleasure welled up within her.
"You're quite a mystery, but I'll be taking a peek..." Salem stroked her chin, leaning forward before whispering in Ruby's ear, "...really...really soon." The young huntress felt the dark witch's cold breath on her skin, and she felt the hairs on the back of her head stick up.
Weiss had tried to keep her composure, finding it hard to do anything but cry. She turned her eyes away from the scene, staring at the blank rock that Ruby has been tied to, the floor, the sky. At anything but what was happening.
"You are watching, aren't you Ms. Schnee?" Weiss jumped, and her heart raced as she forced herself to start looking out of pure fear. "You won't want to miss this," Salem continued, with her back turned away from her, keeping her gaze on Ruby.
Ruby trembled, panting, trying to ignore the fact that Weiss was there, watching this disgraceful display. The tentacles' invasive friction grew rougher, making her hold back a crude moan. The more she held back, the more intense the build up became, approaching an inescapable explosion that was only growing with her stubborn defiance.
Whether she liked it or not, the Grimm's effect was undeniable and her body responded to the monster's every single touch.
Ruby's sweet, restrained moans were music to Salem's ears.
"It's been a while since I lay with a woman...or anyone for that matter. But, I must say, I am enjoying your company. Your reactions please me. Doesn't that make you just...overjoyed?"
"Who would- Gah!"
The ooze seeped into her entrance, slithering against her vaginial walls with a thin coating of its black slime, making every inch of her core burn with need. Both from inside and out, the lewd desire etched itself into her being.
"You keep denying yourself, but you're only delaying the inevitable. Don't you see that?"
"Nn...Gahhh~...No...S-Stop...Nnn..." Ruby closed her eyes, her quivering lips unable to hold back her voice.
Weiss stared, face flushed as she heard Ruby's forced cries. Even though it's so horrible...Even though I want to save her...I...I... Weiss didn't want to finish the thought. She glanced down, pressing her thighs together and exhaling with a shaky, uneven breath.
She was getting wet.
A loathing self-hatred crept up to the surface with that fact. She felt horrible, filthy, and heartless.
Ruby felt the inevitable climax rising to its peak. Salem brushed her cheek, caressing her in some kind of twisted comfort. "Yes...That's it. Just let it take you there."
Ruby turned the other way, shoving Salem's hand away from her face. A hopeless act of defiance. Salem let out a low, amused chuckle, hardly bothered by it.
In that moment, Ruby had forgotten that she was avoiding turning in that direction, but once she realized that she had made that error, it was too late. She was then face to face with the one person she didn't want to see in this situation.
Weiss.
Ruby's dull silver irises met her blue, tear-filled eyes.
Weiss's face reddened further and she rubbed her knees together. A spike of reprehensible arousal flowed through her just from that gaze. She opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't find the words. She wanted to apologize or at least comfort her, but she couldn't. Neither of them could.
Ruby tensed her pelvic muscles in shock, surprised to meet the eyes of her friend while she was in her depraved state. Her body squeezed out the Grimm fluid that was pushing its way inside her and a loud wet squelch emanated from her as she did. Ruby whimpered in humiliation, knowing Weiss could see and hear all of this.
The Grimm took this opportunity to mercilessly squeeze her clit and Ruby couldn't contain it anymore. Ruby' abdomen tucked inward as she arched her back, taking in one last breath before her body came crashing down.
"S-Sorry. Nn..Weiss I'm sorry...I'm so s- Gah~...Hnn...AHHHHNNN!~" Her eyes shut from the intensity and her whole body trembled. The waves of pleasure pushed her body past its limit and she started to cum. Her feeble attempt to stifle her moan ended in a vulgar scream of pure pleasure.
The tentacles continued and intensified their stimulation, forcibly pushing her orgasm to the highest pleasures.
Why is she apologizing to me? I'm the one that's watching this and reacting like...like this... Weiss's lone, pitiable thought brought no comfort to her and the heat in her loins was growing.
"Shh...that's a good girl...good girl." Salem gently combed Ruby's hair as she rode the climax to fruition.
Salem used her other hand to push into her mind once more. "It's okay...It's okay..."
"Ah!~...Hahhhhh!~"
Ruby felt herself convulsing, an eruption of pure bliss taking over her entire body. Tingles of pleasure from her feet surged up, reaching all the way up to her dizzying head. She melted in it. She drowned in it. Her mind went blank.
Her pussy continued to spasm, squirting out as her fluids mixed with the black Grimm's filth. The Grimm groaned, absorbing her essence hungrily. It sucked her pussy lips, squeezing out all it could from her.
Too preoccupied with her own bliss, Ruby's stubborn resistance lapsed for a moment, and a moment was all Salem needed. In the recesses of her mind the scene played out and Salem watched.
...
...
"...Ahhh...ahhnn..." Ruby caught her breath, her orgasm finally subsiding. She could feel Salem's intrusion into her memories stop. "Guhhh..." The release of the dark magic onto her mind gave her some twisted semblance of relief, but she knew Salem had gotten to the memory.
Salem didn't know what to make of it at first. It was bewildering, but her confusion didn't linger for long.
"...Bahahahaha..."
Salem let go, unable to stop herself from laughing. "Ahahaha...I haven't truly found anything amusing in years. But this...Bahahaha!"
Ruby's head slumped back and she turned her head away from Weiss, her body trembling in post orgasmic bliss.
Salem got what she wanted. The tentacles pulled back from her cunt, exposing her glistening, overstimulated lips. Feeling cold and exposed once more, Ruby blushed in shame. Such a thing...in front of Weiss...I...I... She couldn't bring herself to finish the thought. She felt dirty and used, and that wasn't even the worst part of all of this..
"This is your deepest, darkest desire? Is that all?...Hahaha."
"..."
I failed...Weiss...I failed...
"This is the depth of the darkness in your heart? I can scarcely believe it." Salem wiped her eyes, enjoying the little burst of laughter. "I was going to flood your mind with images to melt away that resolve of yours. But why would I do that when I can use the real thing?"
Salem turned her head an unnatural angle the other way, her neck cracking as she revealed a sinister smile. Her eyes locked onto Weiss. There was this twisted joy that sparkled in that dark soul that made Weiss just want to run away. She felt like prey about to be eaten alive. Maybe she was. She had no idea.
"W-What is it? What did you see?"
"I'm sorry..." Ruby cried again, too ashamed to face her. "I couldn't...I couldn't stop her..."
Salem made her way over to Weiss, the white haired woman fidgeting in place, trying to prepare for whatever Salem would do to her.
"Relax..." Salem grabbed Weiss temples, feeling the young woman flinch at her touch. "Allow me to show you."
Before she knew it, Weiss felt the vivid imagery of Ruby's desire.
"I want to be with you Ruby," Weiss eventually said, cutting through the silence.
"...Are you sure? Are you okay...even though it's just me?" Ruby asked with pessimism.
"Just you?" Weiss was shocked by her words. "No, you don't understand...You're the only one I ever saw this way. I just hoped you felt the same way..." Weiss glanced away, feeling her heart throb. "Do you...?"
"I do! I want you to be mine, I only have eyes for you. I want you to keep looking at me that way...I love you."
Weiss was taken aback, and she pressed Ruby's hand on her chest, letting her feel her racing heart. "I love you too."
"Finally...after all this time, I was able to say it." Ruby smiled, face filled with joy.
Weiss took Ruby's hand off of her chest, slowly intertwining her fingers around her's.
"We both were."
Weiss was brought back to reality, seeing only Salem's sinister smile after that gentle memory. The stark contrast made her heart sink.
"No..."
"It seems Ruby's greatest desire is...you."
Weiss stared, stunned. Hearing such a thing would have made her the happiest person in the world. But the implications of what Salem would do to her made the pit of her stomach feel as if it had collapsed on itself.
Weiss glanced at Ruby, who refused to look their direction, before looking back at Salem.
"So you'll help me after all, Weiss." Salem used a sarcastically familiar tone, as if they were friends. "You did offer after all, didn't you?"
"Wait!" Ruby turned, meeting Weiss's gaze for a moment, frowning. "D-Don't do anything to her!...Please..." Ruby begged desperately.
"You missed your chance to prevent this. Today will be quite an eventful day," Salem noted, licking her lips.
Weiss shook her head as Salem leaned closer, sliding her hands up her thigh.
"W-What are you going to do?" Weiss stammered.
"Whatever needs to be done." Salem smiled ominously.
Yang pushed her girlfriend against the wall with a loud thud, wedging her legs between the faunus's thighs.
"Yang," Blake moaned. "W-Wait...you're being too loud."
"You're the one who needs to keep quiet, kitty kat," Yang whispered before kissing along Blake's neck, using one hand to grope one of her breasts.
"Ahh~..."
Yang slid her mechanical arm down Blake's side, down to her hips as she fiddled with the waistline of her pants. Blake took a sharp breath in response. "What? Expecting something?"
"..." Blake bit her lip, shutting her eyes and preparing herself.
Yang smiled knowingly and slid her hand under her clothes, pressing her hand along the surface of her vagina. Blake whimpered at the touch of the cold metal as Yang lubricated her fingers with her wetness.
That's when Yang's hand started to vibrate. It was a low buzz, emanating from her mechanical limb.
Blake tilted her head back, biting her lower lip harder. "Hnnn..." Blake blushed, having trouble keeping quiet.
"Mmmm...you're so cute, you know that? It makes me want to mess with you more."
Loving her reaction, Yang's vibrations grew stronger. Blake grabbed Yang's metal arm, trying to push her away. "Nnn~...Gahhhnn...Y-Yang. I-I can't," Blake begged in a strained voice.
Yang didn't let up, pushing her fingers firmly into her waiting snatch. "Ahn~...My voice...Yang..."
Suddenly both their scrolls beeped. Blake gasped and Yang pulled away in surprise.
Blake caught her breath. She held her face, red with shame, as she giggled. "Are they done?"
"No, haven't heard from them yet. It's just the stupid reminder Ruby setup. It's the deadline for our rendezvous." Yang checked the time. "They're usually not late."
Blake wriggled her ears as she tried to regain her composure. "Okay...Okay. Let's go look for them."
Yang started to make her way to the exit when Blake grabbed her arm and leaned in for a moment. "And when we get back from this mission, we're going to fuck all night. And since you lost the bet you'll do that thing for me for as long as I want." She whispered in a coarse, seductive voice.
Yang froze, turning her head to hide her embarrassed face. She twirled her hair for a moment and nodded silently.
Blake smiled and walked ahead, leading the way.
They looked around the village at first, thinking they might have stopped somewhere on the way, calling them on their scrolls as they did.
First, five minutes passed.
Then five more.
Ruby and Weiss didn't respond or pick up at all, and their search was fruitless. The couple started to grow weary.
"Maybe they're still fighting?" Blake tried to reason, sensing Yang's rising panic.
"This...This isn't like them...This isn't like her," Yang stated, the concern showing on her face as she spoke of her sister especially.
"I don't like this..."
"Neither do I..." Yang ran forward. "Let's go."
Blake nodded, following briskly behind her.
After leaving the last one on a cliffhanger, I wanted to make some good progress on Ruby. I hope you liked it. As always, I kept this smut in this still very tasteful. There's a lot of exposition as to why Salem is doing this. That was very fun to write. I hope to see you around next time! Let me know what you thought of this chapter if you like. Comments give me inspiration!