(TRIGGER WARNING: To fit the general theme of overlord a bit more accurately. This particular fic delves into some darker subjects. If you get uncomfortable at any time. Please stop reading. To give you a taste: Non-con, bdsm, mind break, pain and beastiality)
Grass plains
For miles that was all Albedo could see, with the odd smoke from some campfire lightly carried by the breeze every now and then, stirring the luscious grass faintly. She sighed, shielding her eyes as she looked up at a clear blue sky, the flaming hot ball called the sun radiating its glow. She was getting baked in her armor, much different from the mildly cold tomb she called home.
She rode along the well-maintained cobblestone road on her bicorn mount, or Unicorn mount to be more specific. After relentless teasing from Shalltear, Albedo decided it was time to eliminate it. However, she never found the courage to do so. She wanted that first time to be that special, but neither could she stand the teasing from shalltear. She had requested Aura to pimp out a unicorn for her, as embarrassing as it was. Fortunately Aura was understanding and got it done, much to the annoyance of the unicorn she had in stock. Shalltear's teasing ceased to be after that, but now questions arose from her on who she did it with. One problem disappeared, another took its place. Recounting that situation made Albedo sigh, god did she hate being a virgin.
"Go out, and find value in the world" Albedo said under the mallet, pondering her lord's words. Ainz had told her that three days ago, he reasoned that she was working too much. Albedo did not care much for the world they were teleported to, what little there was came simply from the wishes of Ainz. She wouldn't even bat an eye if everything would just cease to be, with only nazarick staying behind. All she needed to stay alive was just him. "Forgive me for questioning your wisdom lord Ainz…..but I can't see the point in all of this…."
NO! Ainz gave me a mission, sort of, I can't face him without completing it! Albedo steeled herself on the "bicorn", renewed with newfound purpose. But in those days she had ridden this province, she had experienced nothing that sparked anything remotely considered wholesome. Sure she had run into a couple of adventures and groups of refugees.
Albedo reigned in the "bicorn", getting down from the horse and sitting down on the grass. She removed her helmet and stared into the horizon, the gentle breeze making her hair flow in fluent waves. God it was boring. She leaned on her arm and rested her head, closing them and reminiscing of some events that had transpired over the past few days.
On her second day, she ran into this small team of young adventures, sitting around a campfire. They seemed to be overly joyful, and invited her in. Initially she refused, but the insistence of the adventures and Ainz words playing in her head caused her to join them. They were a merry bunch, a group of 6 with 2 females and 4 males.
They were celebrating their first major quest together, and the boys had gotten drunk along with one of the girls. The last girl seemed to be their healer, she seemed shy and stayed away from the drink, rarely did she even speak. Albedo found her shyness quite amusing. One of them were flirting with her constantly, and it took all her willpower not to slaughter the lot.
The quest was simpel, they had to clear out a cave filled with monsters. They expected some low level goblins, and while Albedo did clear some lower level trash in a seperate part of the cave on her lonesome, the rest of the party encountered a basilisk. The poor souls never stood a chance, even with their numbers. When Albedo came to the rescue and killed the beast with little issue, they had all been mauled to death, their insides just splattered all over. The shy girl had the most terrified look on her face, and god did Albedo find it satisfying.
Albedo smiled contently at the remembrance of that event, and began to ponder it's significance in regards to Ainz words. The insignificance of the party and their overconfidence, what value did that have? Perhaps the value Ainz had her seek was truly not existing, and this was a wild goose chase to reaffirm any disbelief in the contrary? Albedo quivered in excitement over her lords infinite wisdom.
However in her olympic level mental gymnastics, she never noticed the figure approaching from behind. Had it not been for the "bicorn" braying to alert her, it might have gotten her. She turned quickly and backhanded the roaring figure in the ribcage, sending it flying and crashing a few meters away. She calmed down her "bicorn", patting it and caressing it till it's whining ceased. Once it had fully calmed down again, she looked at the twitching figure that had rolled down the side of the road. She must have busted it's rib cage and pierced the lungs. She stood over the furry creature as it squirmed, coughing up blood as life left it. Once it had died, Albedo went down to inspect it.
She turned the body on it's back, raising a brow as she inspected it. The creature carried gray fur, slightly hind legs with paws. It was about the same height as her, with the some toned muscles of a standard soldier. The wolf shaped head topped it all off, this was a werewolf. Albedo didn't know creatures were around these parts, and shrugged it off as a lone wolf trying to murder an adventurer.
She looked to the armor the creature used, a standard chainmail and belt used for protection. Albedo grinned when she inspected the broken chainmail, her backhand had ruined it completely, and the damage was visible with the right part of the torso being caved in.
Albedo took pride in the damage she had done. Albedo looked over her shoulder and looked on the other side of the road. The grass was tall enough to clearly show the path it had gone. Albedo wondered on what she should do next. She was bored out of her mind, some senseless slaughter of savages might be a fun experience if this wolf actually belonged to a pack.
She heard a grunting sound coming from the wolf. Stunned, she saw the wolf move again. The wound by the chest had begun to fix itself. This wolf had a healing factor. Once the wound had healed and the torso returned to it's original state with a nasty purple scar, it's eyes began to open again. The yellow irises fluttered, and the wolf looked up at Albedo weakly.
Albedo didn't waste anytime, she grabbed it by the throat and held it to the ground. The wolf began to flail around, punching and kicking to get her away. But no matter how hard it hit, Albedo didn't budge even a milimeter. She pressed harder and the wolf gagged and whimpered, stopping it's resistance and surrendering.
"Do you understand me?" Albedo asked sternly, keeping her grip and pressure. The wolf gritted it's teeth as it struggled to breath, but it found time to nod. "Ah, so a savage like yourself can actually understand normal language? Quaint. Tell me this, do you want to die?"
The werewolf was visibly sweating, it shook its head weakly.
"I will let you go, on one condition…" Albedo stated, pausing to make sure it was listening. "Show me where your friends are, I would like to meet them"
The werewolf hesitated to give it's answer.
"We clear?" Albedo asked, tightening her iron grip. The werewolf was clearly shaken at the prospect of death, but it nodded in order to survive. Content, Albedo smiled sadistically. She let go of it's throat and allowed it to get up. As it was coughing and catching air, Albedo mounted her "Bicorn". She looked down at it as it looked up at her in shame. She merely waited for it to lead the way.
After a few seconds the wolf got on all fours, beginning to run back the way it came. Albedo followed it on her mount, it tried to get away from her but her "bicorn" was more than an equal in speed. She rode for 15 minutes before they entered some forest, and she through the undergrowth effortlessly. The Werewolf was clearly taking the hardest route to lose her, but the "bicorn" moved around the terrain with grace and showing no signs of fatigue.
Eventually they got to the foot of a large rock, covered with vines and moss. Albedo looked at her guide, the werewolf looking at her in awe and horror. Albedo gestured for it to show her the access. Hesitantly it went to the front, pulling apart a huge collection of vines to reveal the entrance to a cave. Albedo dismounted, patting her mount before telling it to stay. Albedo walked past the wolf and into the cave, the werewolf simply had lowered it's head in shame and stood outside as he allowed what he considered to be a monster into his tribe.
Albedo was met with a lit up cave going downward, carefully she made her way down the rocks and descended. The torches had been hanged by hinges knocked into the wall, and while primitive was surprisingly well made. She had expected to make one herself since werewolves don't need the torches to see considering their superior eyesight.
It took about 1 minutes to reach the bottom of the slope, and there she was faced with a rapidly expanding cavern. The walls of the caverns were all covered with carvings, weird glyphs and scramblings, none she could read at any rate. The carvings depicted what appeared to be their history, all the way from when they first found the cave and worked their way to what they were today. This small cavern must have been where the pack began.
two openings had been made in the rocks, a mineshaft held up by wooden pillars. These "savages" kept surprising her. The other was another similar creation, much larger and going downwards. Albedo wanted to investigate the first one. She made her way down the corridor, the entire way being lit. The further in she got the more the silence irked her, eventually she began to hear sounds and a foul smell hit her nostrils. she was approaching a turn and began to hear sobbing and crying. When she did the turn she walked into the scene of a horror movie.
It was another large cavern, but this one was filled with cages on both sides. Some were empty, others had human women in them. They were all naked as the day they were born, all bound and gagged and some sitting with swollen bellys of varying sizes. The horrible smell came from their unwashed bodies, urine and feces lying in buckets. Albedo remained relatively unaffected by the sight, if anything she was content with seeing humans in this state.
"Atleast they know how to treat their humans right.." Albedo said under her helmet smiling gently. A door opened by the end, an another werewolf walked in. This one was different from her guide, this one was taller than even her, but with black fur and further toned muscles.
(A/N: Picture the worgen from WoW)
The way the women reacted, some with excitement, others with fear. The werewolf had removed his cuirass, dropping it to the side and he pondered on what woman she should pick. Some were begging, others were cowering in fear. It didn't take much more for Albedo to piece things together. She had just walked into this tribes breeding den.
Another werewolf entered, beginning to speak their languages to what she thought was his pal. This one was of similar body and build, but had a more brown texture. They were gesturing towards the women, and were clearly debating on what women they should pick. Albedo wondered what was beyond that door, and decided not to take the ladder they had made down. Instead, she merely dropped off the edge and landed hard on the ground.
The two werewolves turned their heads towards the source. Before the women and werewolves was now a warrior clad in purple. In response to facing this new foe, the werewolves quickly drew their weapons. Albedo lifted a brow when she saw the weapons, they were not crude clubs, but falcions and maces of decent quality.
They charged at her, roaring and raising their weapons. While quick, Albedo was far more agile and with two quick swings they were felled. Their blood gushed out and many woman screamed into their gags for help, they thought their saviour had arrived. But Albedo could not care less for them, she didn't even give them a glare, instead she walked towards the door the werewolves walked in from. When the woman saw their "saviour" wasn't here to save them, many broke down crying and filled with despair.
Albedo stood before the wooden door leading to the next area, on the other side she could hear noises, crude laughter and moans. Entering she had expected some desolate cavern where the werewolves where. But what she walked into made her stop.
This cave, was unlike any she had seen. It's size was gargantuan, propably big enough for Gargantua to fit in here. The amount of werewolves present were enormous, all doing their buisness in this huge lair. On the left some were relaxing in a lake filled with crystalline water. In the back it was clear there was a large fighting pit, where the beasts settled their disputes violently. On the right was an altar where some was praying, and a shaman wearing robes was chanting something. Infront of her was a sitting area, where a dozen or so werewolves were sitting by makeshift tables. They were drinking a weird mixture, eating meat and some were even fucking some of the poor woman she had just seen. A pair had just begun to wrestle each other over an insult, while their friends were laughing by the tables.
Albedo lost count of the many details, what caught her eye the most was a huge throne on top of a pair of rocks, right in the middle. A considerably armored werewolf was sitting at on it, no doubt he was the leader of the tribe. When Albedo took a step forward, they were finally alerted to her presence. All the noises stopped, and dozens of werewolves were fixing their gaze upon her.
Their gaze shifted again when someone came out of another larger opening, it was the werewolf that had led her here. Albedo figured that it was the ending to the other opening she was faced with all the way back. The gray werewolf looked upon it's brethren, and then to Albedo who caught eye contact. Albedo waved at it, and their relation was quickly figured out by the other wolves. They began to growl at him, and he shrunk in place. It was clear he was different from the other werewolves, the gray fur and apparent healing ability made it clear he was the runt of the entire tribe. And now Albedo had effectively made his standing worse.
Albedo stepped down from the ridge she stood upon, walking slowly with her axe over the shoulder. Blood was still on her armor and weapon from her previous bout with those two from before, so she looked extra intimidating to the wolves. As she walked thorugh the gathering crowd, some seating ones began to stand, paws on their scabbards. Albedo smiled under her helmet, a fight was about to happen.
"So whos the leader of this sorry pack of mutts?" Albedo asked mockingly, and this caused a few werewolves to lash out. One charged at her from the side, cutting down in an overhead slash she blocked with her gauntlet. More seemed to attack from other directions.
She lifted up her giant axe in the air, before doing a similar move on the werewolf that had attacked her. She cleaved it right down the middle, and the sheer brutality caused a few who were about to rush in to take a step back. Albedo duck from a blow coming from behind, elbowing the attacker in the liver and no doubt shattering it completely. It collapsed revealing two more coming at her, armored in the chainmail and helmets. A quick horizontal swing got them done quickly.
She kept moving through the clearing crowd, killing any werewolves that stood in her way. Killing some in more satisfying ways. She headbutted one. Another got fingerflicked. Another came running at her full speed, and got a makeshift chair tossed straight into his face. Only when about a dozen or so of the ever growing horde were lying dead all around her, did the wolves cease their advance. They were all silent, intimidated by the power of this warrior.
Albedo simply stood still now, tapping her feet and whistling. This was much more fun than she had initially thought it would be, she was covered head to toe in blood and intestines at this point.
"What's wrong? Are you too weak to fight back? I honestly expected more from you lot!" Albedo continued her mocking, pointing at individual werewolves to challenge them. None took it, they knew they stood no chance after she had killed so many so quickly.
Now some were pushed out of the way, a massive werewolf pushed his brothers aside and approached her. This was the wolf she had seen on the throne, the leader of the werewolf pack. It was clad in gray iron armor, head to toe, armed with a massive glaive with ears nailed into the shaft. This was the most seasoned warrior of the pack, the alpha. Albedo smiled confidently under her helmet. While towering 20 centimeters over her, Albedo knew that she would win no matter what.
She thrust her axe into the ground, stepping forward without a weapon and leaving herself wide open. This agitated the alpha, who saw this as a huge mockery of his prowess. The crowd was clearing, making room for the two warriors to duke it out. The alpha stepped forward, taking a fighting stance as their fight was initiated.
The Alpha struck first, releasing a roar that echoed across the entire cave before spinning his glaive in over him, before crashing it down on Albedo who took the hit straight on. The ground beneath her broke, and she sunk into the ground slightly. Dust was kicked up, and the wolves were shocked at this power display. Albedo however, was unharmed. The blow had not done any damage to her armor, the blunt force trauma only reached past the first layer of armor.
Albedo stood still, and the alpha was shaking. He was feeling something he had never felt before, fear, and his subjects noticed. Albedo grabbed the heft, pressing her thumb onto the wood. All looked in horror as Albedo was breaking the wood with her strength. It got snapped in half, and the alpha stepped back in shock and awe. Albedo picked up the blade before it hit the ground, grabbing it and slicing it across the alphas throat. Despite the chainmail, Albedo easily cut through it. It stood up for a moment, blood pouring from the wound in it's throat, before falling over.
The rest of the pack was muttering to themselves, surprised that their alpha went down that quickly. Albedo took off her helmet, revealing her face to the werewolves. They were all shocked by her beauty, they had never seen a marvel like her and were all instantly captivated by her.
"Well with your alpha dead, I guess I'm your new Alpha!" Albedo said jokingly, giggling sadistically as she was about to put on her helmet again to continue her slaughter. But one wolf bent the knee, then another. Albedos joke held truth, you beat the alpha, you take his place as the leader of the pack. A fact she learned when the entire pack bend their knees for her.
Now it was Albedos turn to act surprised at all the kneeling werewolves before her. She was a bundle of smugness as the "savages" surrendered to their new alpha, their new goddess.
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"And now they consider me to be their new leader" Albedo said finishing her report to her beloved lord, she bowed as she had relayed all pieces of information regarding the incident. "Is this satisfactory for the mission you sent me out on?"
Ainz remained silent, he had not expected these developments. Initially he just wanted her to catch a break for once, she was without a doubt the most hard working individual in nazarick, he thought sending her out on adventure would clear her head and make relax for a bit. But now she stood before him, claiming to have tamed a huge conclave of werewolves.
"W-well I guess you did find value in the end" Ainz said, adjusting himself as he pondered the details. During his times as Momon, he heard rumors of the werewolf tribes and their way of life. Composing entirely of males, their numbers stem from interbreeding with other races. But seeing them out hunting was very rare, they were considered myths by many. Being faced with the possibility of studying an entire tribe like this was gold for understanding this world, and may even provide able warriors. With these thoughts in mind, Ainz came up with new orders for Albedo. "Albedo, I have new orders for you!"
"Yes, lord Ainz" Albedo said, bending the knee as she awaited her lords command.
"Take a vacation"
"heh?"
"Take a vacation to the conclave you've conquered, I want you to take note of their behaviour and customs" Ainz ordered. "And relax while you are there, you definitely deserve some time to relax"
"Apologies for questioning your orders Lord Ainz, but my place is here in Nazarick…" Albedo objected, not overly willing to be stationed in that hole of a place. Tho if Ainz insisted, she would carry it out.
"Demiurges will handle administration in your abscence….he is not as skilled as you in that department, but he has the intelligence to keep things together" Ainz told her sternly, making the order clear. Can't they just relax every once in a while?! Ainz said in his head. "Do you have any further objections?"
"No my lord….I shall depart shortly"
"Good luck to you Albedo" Ainz said. "You are dismissed"
As Albedo was walking out the door, Ainz was having a few doubts about the whole thing. Although he wasn't afraid something bad will happen to her, he still considered the worth of this mission.
Albedo had just opened the door, when Ainz gave her an additional order.
"By the way Albedo…"
"Yes my lord?"
"Take Lupusregina with you, I'm sure she will enjoy being amongst her own kind for once"
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Slurp
"Ahhhhh that is very refreshing, good boy!" Albedo said to one of the werewolves serving her drink, on his knees bowing while presenting a cup of fruit juice. Albedo leaned back onto the hands holding her up. She exhaled and relaxed her muscles while leaning in on the werewolf supporting her.
"Careful, you will get them too short…" She told the one busy using a nail file to tend to her nails. She closed her eyes as she simply took in the moment, now she was quite happy with her decision.
About a month and a half had passed since she had taken the place as the leader of this tribe. And Albedo found herself really enjoying essentially having hundreds of servants. She would chime in with Ainz and ask if he needs help constantly, but he would always shut her down and tell to just relax and continue her support. While she would prefer to have stayed in Nazarick, this place wasn't as bad as she thought it would be. The wolves were carrying out every order she gave them, and they carried them out without question.
She had seated herself on a standard trunk that werewolves themselves use, she had no interest sitting on the throne. Only Ainz deserved to sit on a throne that high, so she settled with the basics. The wolves seemed confused on her insistency to not sit on the throne, but none dared question her. All they did was stroke her wings, fetch her food and tend to her needs. But Albedo was not the only one having a good time.
"HAHAH that tickles!" Lupusregina shouted seated from one of the tables, busy eating a huge steak and surrounded by male werewolves. From the day she arrived Lupus caught the eye of the entire tribe. Her scent was intoxicating for them, they don't seem to have females among them, so a brown skinned beauty with the same scent and features is bound to draw some eyes. Lupus had to prove herself first, but once she had established herself as strong, most wolves fell head over heels for her. It helped that she could vaguely understand them, adding extra amusement when she caught on to a flirt. Over the course of the time they had spend here, a few had presented their defeated opponents to her as a means of gaining her favor. Of course, she turned them down but loved all the love and attention they gave her. "fufufu, you aren't very subtle~"
Albedo suspected that many wolves may have gotten attracted to her as well, Albedos and Lupusreginas beauty made their breeding stock seem dull. The matings that happened often grew less frequent, much to the dismay of a few of the captured girls.
While Albedo was relaxing 90% of the time, she still made it a habit to observe their way of life as she was ordered by Ainz himself.
From what she understood, there seemed to be divide between two classes within the tribe. The "whelps" as Lupusregina told her they were called, which were the newer and unproven members of the tribe. Unlike their experienced brethren, they weren't as tall or muscular. Only those that proved themselves fighting grew up to be accepted among the upper class. The more fighting they did, the stronger and taller they got. Their entire social structure was build upon a "survival of the fittest" mentality, the weak perish while the strong dominate them. Albedo had definitely seen that over the span of her time here, with warriors abusing the whelps and the whelps fighting among themselves to grow stronger. It was a feral place that acted as a breeding ground for warriors, which was a fact that Ainz seemed content with knowing.
Albedo had begun to nap when the werewolves grew silent. Remarkably silent. The only audible thing was Lupusregina chewing slowly on her steak. Albedo opened one eye, half asleep. Among the crowd a familiar figure had emerged. It was the werewolf from earlier, the one that led her here, but the difference from how he was now was like night and day compared to the wolf she knew then. He had gotten considerably taller, a few centimeters more than the others. His body was riddled with scars and his muscles were toned as hell. Albedo looked back upon the events of the past month, and remembered what had happened to him.
This one was considered a whelp among whelps, he had a mutation that made him different from others. Since he had followed the commands of someone else, their treatment of him had only gotten worse. Group beatings were constant, he was neglected food, constantly insulted and kicked around. Albedo could have stopped them, but she never did for she did not care. Now the constant suffering had honed this werewolf into one of the upper class, with a fierce hatred for their alpha for making his life hell.
Everyone was silent as the two shared eye contact, the grey werewolf growling at her. It was clear as day what his intentions were, he was issuing a challenge, and the werewolves were ready. Albedo chuckled, she would be more than happy to end this one. She got up from the chair and moved over to her axe, stuck in the ground. Albedo had no time to put on her armor, the dress would be okay, tho the blood would no doubt be an issue.
She grabbed the heft of the axe with one hand, but when she tried to lift it, it wouldn't budge. Albedo looked at it confused, pulling with both hands now. Even when she put all her strength into it, it wouldn't move an inch. A fact that the werewolves and Lupusregina noticed. Albedo let go of the axe,maybe some strong roots had wrapped around the axe blade. She had to go unarmed, more dangeorus, but no sweat for her as she should still be considerably stronger than him.
The grey werewolf was on guard since the challenge had been issued, but now he had lowered it upon the display before him. Seeing this woman walk towards him unarmed, the challenger tossed his weapon too. This would be the fight to prove himself, tho he thought himself the chances were slim of victory. He did not care what the outcome was, he just wanted to have a go at the woman he hated.
He did not hesitate anymore, he rushed her to grapple her. While Albedo reacted quickly to his fast advance, her speed was slow. Very slow in fact. She barely got to put up a guard before the werewolf grabbed her arms and tackled her. Albedo landed hard, enough to knock the breath out of her. She tried to push against him, but he wouldn't move an inch. What was happening to her? This one should have the power to overwhelm her like this.
"Lady Albedo!" Lupusregina yelled getting up and instinctly casting a healing spell. Magic was frowned upon among the wolves, interfereing in a duel was another offence to them that added weakness to whomever the intervention favoured. It did not help Albedos current situation in the slightest, especially when she couldn't get the spell to cast. Lupusregina stared at her hand in shock, trying again with no outcome. Albedo continued to resist, her wings flapping wildly as she tried to get free, but found her strength waning. Eventually she couldn't resist anymore, and she surrendered, panting.
And just like that, the duel was over, with a new alpha established.
Albedo and Lupusregina were confused, how could this have happened? The tension in the air was intense, everyone were silent. Fear struck the two of them, what would they do next to two weak, stunning women? A few seconds later, a werewolf placed it's hand on Lupusreginas shoulder.
Albedo stared into the face of her dominator, a big grin on his face.
"Oh no…." Albedo whispered weakly as she saw an intense fire suddenly erupt in his eyes.
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Ainz was sitting in his office, going over the reports that Albedo had given him. These creatures were quite remarkable, perhaps their strength could be of much gain to Nazarick. He wanted to take a look at them for himself.
But it would have to wait, Momon had just been contracted to put down a small insurrection by a local duke who went against the crown.
"I guess visiting those werewolves can wait a bit. Albedo can surely manage them for a few more hours…"
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"MMMPH MMMPGH!" Albedo yelled into her cleave gag, squirming and thrashing to free herself from the ropes binding her. Mere seconds after her defeat, the wolves brought out the rope and cloth and went to work on her and Lupusregina. They were quick to do it too, the two girls barely got to let a sound out before they shoved some fabric into their mouths. Once they had been silenced, their clothes were torn off. A shock to Albedo, her dress was supposed to be resistant to tearing. She had to make wings disappear too, they were about break them, just so they go grab her dress. Once they were done, Albedo was left in her white underwear, lingerie, gloves and her stockings. Lupusregina was done in a similar way, she was left in underwear and stockings too. Her hat was knocked off, letting her wolf ears free for the first time in forever.
when the ropes were secured firmly around her wrists and Ankles, the werewolves lifted both of them up and they began to be lifted amongst the crowd. Albedo lost sight of Lupusregina as she was carried off. She desperately tried to find her to make sure she was alright, only vaguely catching her groans, but it was hard to look for her and get free at the same time. She squirmed and felt a chill run up her spine when one of the wolves was brave enough to give her ass a lick. Others followed suit as she was riding the wave.
After what felt like forever, Albedo seemed to head back towards the throne. Eventually she was tossed, and found herself slamming into someone. She laid on the ground for a few seconds, catching her breath before looking at who she hit. It was lupusregina, equally dazed from the hard impact. The werewolves surrounded them in a circle, licking their lips and salivating at the two bound beauties at their mercy. A resounding clap from the top of the throne silenced them all, it was the grey wolf. Albedo stared at him with nothing but hatred, much to his amusement.
Suddenly he spoke, or rather growled in whatever language they spoke. Lupusregina understood vaguely what he said, while Albedo continued to free herself. The grey wolf was holding up a short speech about them, detailing what the general sentiment had been recently. Lupusregina froze when the speech came to them. Every illicit remark thrown to describe her and Albedo was agreed by the rest, who laughed and nodded. It was clear they had pent up frustration and lusts for them, held back by their status within the tribe. It was both terrifying and exciting to Lupusregina.
After finishing his little speech, the new alpha propositioned two outcomes for them: 1) They would be caught up and eaten or 2) join the other woman as prime breeding stock.
Albedo finally got her gag loose, spitting out the fabric in her mouth onto the ground.
"YOU UNCIVILISED BEASTS! FILTHY MUTTS! I AM A CHERISHED SERVANT OF AINZ OOAL GOWN. WHEN HE LEARNS ABOUT THIS, I SWEAR TO YOU THAT YOU WILL SUFFER THE MOST HORRIBLE OF FATES! YOU STINKING-MMMPHHH" Albedo yelled with all her rage, until a wolf got up from behind and shoved a worn out sock into her mouth. The old gag was reapplied, with another one put over it now covering her entire mouth over the nose.
The alpha thanked his kinsmen for shutting her up, before initiating the vote. Unsurprisingly, being used as breeding stock won by a huge margin. The matter was then settled, and the lusting began. All the Alpha would do was say the word and their fate was sealed. He caught eye contact with Albedo, and he grinned at her. He pointed at her and ordered a few to throw her up to him, he wanted a go at her first before the gangbang would begin.
She tried her hardest to break free from their grasp, but Lupusregina had already accepted what they were about to face was inevitable. Albedo was tossed into the air, flying all the way up to the top where she landed on the alphas lap. His fur rubbed up against her thighs and her nipples just about touching his muscular chest through her bra. He grabbed her chin and forced her to look him in the eyes, he took great pleasure in her angry expression, all that rage expressed by such beautiful features was a great sight to see. He leaned in, Albedo instinctly tried to turn her cheek away in disgust when his wet tongue licked her face. Several times his tongue would lick her, enjoying the softness of her cheek.
Albedo merely closed her eyes in shame as the wolf enjoyed her face, but as he did so, Albedo could feel something brewing in her stomach. It warm, buzzing feeling she had felt a few times before. Always in regards to Ainz. Was this treatment sparking a similar feeling? She was a succubus, a demon of sex in the end. She hated the feeling right now, because she knew what it meant. Her succubus "instincts" were beginning to fire up at the stimuli.
Amidst her thoughts the alpha lifted her up, just enough so he could rub his face on the stomach. Albedo opened her eyes, looking down at him and groaning as he began to give her stomach long licks. Circling around the navel, and licking the midriff. Her abs were glistening with his saliva by now.
He gave on massive lick, starting all the way from the bottom and moving up to her bra. The fabric got stuck in his teeth intentionally, and he tore them off and tossed them to the side. Some wolves grabbed them and began to fight over who got to keep them. Albedo gasped into her gag as her bountiful breasts were released into the cold air. The grey werewolf was mesmerized by the size of her globes, licking his lips as his paws grabbed both of them. Albedo hissed at the uncomfortable touch on her breasts, but as his grip became firmer, Albedo moaned just a little bit. The grey werewolf groped her for a few minutes, enjoying digging his fingers into her soft and large breasts. It was his first woman afterall, he wanted to feel everything.
His paw went behind her back, keeping her steady and caressing her back as he licked his lips at the gripped breast in his paw. The thumb went over her nipples, stiff from the cold air. Albedo whimpered into her gag, a big blush on her face as he continuously flicked her nipple. Then he gave it a lick, and Albedo quivered as a chill went through her body. She closed her eyes and looked away in shame as his wet tongue circled and flicked her nipple, even beginning the gropping again.
Her eyes shut open again, when she felt the paw give her breasts a light smack. She emitted pained groans as her chest wobbled, something that both aroused and amused him greatly. Then another came and another.
Lupusregina just stared in horror as the smacking noises, and the pained yhelps from Albedo were audible even from where she was. And all the werewolves were grinning at the sounds that were being produced, some were starting to get very stared at them, trying to ignore the pained sounds coming from Albedo. She got eye contact with a few wolves not staring at Albedos sexual torment, they were all grinning and salivating at her. Her eyes travelled down, and saw just how excited they were. Many had their red dicks out, throbbing and wet at the tip. Some even had the audacity to jack off to prepare themselves for the inevitable. Lupusregina stared, as one werewolf slowly stroked himself. She was hypnotized by the size, being a female werewolf she would be much more appealed to what she saw than someone like Albedo. She began to salivate a bit, and the werewolf she stared at noticed. He winked at her as he just continued to show her the goods.
After what felt like forever, the slaps ceased. Albedo was having tears running down her eyes at the pain her boobs were feeling, yet despite the pain, Albedo found herself being wet in her grey wolf pulled her closer, licking up her tear. His paw moved to the back of her head, undoing her gag and letting her speak. She regained her composure, gritting her teeth and staring him deep in the eyes with nothing but resentment.
"You filthy mutt…" Albedo growled at him, but before she could follow up on her insult, the wolf opened his mouth and let his tongue slip into her mouth. It got halfway into her mouth before it went to town. Albedos face contorted as she was tongue kissed by the alpha. This did not go on for long, after removing his tongue. Albedo began to spit, trying to get the bad taste out of her mouth. Before she could throw another insult at him, he spread his legs and let her sit between his legs on the floor.
She looked up, opening her mouth to say something but was stopped when his dick fell on her face. It was big, girthy, weiny and hot.. From it's tip dripped small droplets of pre-cum, falling down and gently landing in her smooth hair. She stared with a mixture of shock and awe, even Lupusregina grew wide eyed at the sight. The musk it produced filled Albedos nostrils, and she fell herself get lightheaded from it. She breathed through her mouth, panting, the entire scenario was beginning to get to her whether she liked it or not.
He leaned down with his powerful hands. Grabbing her by the breasts and lifting her up. He personally wrapped her breasts around his shaft, keeping them in place as he waited for Albedo to get the memo. Albedo continued her defiance, stalwartly opposing him. He gritted his teeth, as he began to yank Albedos chest up and down his dick. Albedo emitted yhelps of pain, eventually she moved along on her own. Up and down she went, her breasts getting smeared with precum as she did. The grey wolf kept her breasts in place, and exhaled pants of relief.
It touched her delicate lips slightly, and Albedo turned cheek when she felt his dick hit her lips, disgusted by his actions. As he continued his tit fucking, Albedo closed her eyes to reminisce. Other than feeling his dick hit her cheek over and over again, she felt weird after her lips came into contact with his dick. She let the precum inside, unwillingly tasting it. The taste did something to her, her defiance was slipping away. The faintest contact had caused such a shift in her. The taste was addicting for her.
no! I must remain strong for lord Ainz! I mustn't falter to these vile beasts, I mustn't….Suddenly a now familiar taste hit her lips, her eyes went up in shock and found her head turned once more. The tit fucking continued at a steady pace, now hitting Albedos lips as an end destination. Albedo did not understand, why did her head suddenly turn? And why wouldn't she turn it again?! She felt like her body was on fire, she could only feel a mixture of hate and love at the sensation.
Eventually, the mere tease of Albedos facial orifice was too much to bear for the grey wolf. He let go of her breasts, moving up and grabbing her by the horns instead. Albedo let out a shocked gasp, she about to shout her dismay when she felt the first inch enter her mouth. Already the senses were going in overdrive. Her body grew hotter, the smell of cum and musk filled her nostrils and the tasty semen was indulged by her taste buds.
His dick went deeper, a few more inches entered and was now bordering to dive down her throat. The taste of the dick made her grimace, and the sheer size caused her jaw to ache as it was strained. The tip was just about going down her throat, precum dripping down. Despite the intrusion not being complete, Albedo gagged as she felt it. She began to dread the scenario of a deepthroat, and while it was overwhelmingly frightening, yet a part of her could not wait to get her throat fucked.
Albedo closed her eyes, tears swelling and running down her cheeks once again as she continued to suck his dick willingly. Even her tongue, inactive till now, began to stir the underside. The blowjob had devolved into a messy one too. Her saliva mixed with the insane amount of precum produced from the alpha. The mixture leaked out from the corner of her mouth and dripped onto her already stained breasts, some even went further down and joined the growing puddle between her legs. She was incredibly wet now, she could feel her groin cry out to be used. She whined at bit amidst the blowjob, but it was quickly replaced by a moan.
Lupusregina was looking with envy at Albedo, by now she had decided to not put a lid on her lusts. If there was one thing she was particularly interested in, other than the dicks around, was Albedos ass. All the masturbating werewolves were mesmerized by how well formed it was, it was even enough to make a few of them cum. Lupusregina stared at it too, salivating as well. It was a little secret among the maids of Nazarick. A lot of the regular maids, had a crush on Albedo. It was never their creators intention for them to do so, but many developed such feelings from the few times they have seen her. Even among pleiades there were some mixed feelings, Lupusregina, Yuri, Nabe all had some dug down feelings to various degrees.
So being in this situation, these pent up lusts spilling forth, Lupusregina could not help but stare longingly at Albedos ass. How she was fantasizing about burying her face between them and worshipping her body.
The grey wolf wanted to go a bit deeper, and with a smile he put one hand behind Albedos head and began pushing down. Albedo opened her eyes again, resisting and gagging as she felt it go down her throat. More and more went down slowly, eventually only an inch remained. He savored the warmness and tightness of her throat, keeping himself in place as Albedo squirmed to try and make it easier to breath.
He continued to thrust slowly. in and out it went. Albedo was gagging like crazy as she felt the dick push deeper down her throat. She was getting light headed as air had a hard time getting in, mixed with the already mind numbing musk of the wolf violating her, she had been rendered into an almost vegetable state for the time being. Especially when he grabbed her by the horns and began to fuck her face. it was like music to everyone present, the sounds of that goddess gagging was arousing to all of the wolves.
For some time, that was the state of things, Albedo being facefucked by the managed to regain her sense to some extent, taking in quick breaths when he was out of her throat. Eventually the wolf almost pulled out, keeping the tip inside and holding her head. He took a good look at her eyes. Tears had run down her fluttering eyes, strings of saliva and precum connected her lips to certain parts and a mixture of whimpers and moans were muffled by his tip by the occasional cough as she cleared her throat from any pre-cum that annoyed it.
It was the greatest thing he had ever seen, bringing the woman he hated this low.
Albedo looked down at the shaft, then up at her violator with pleading eyes. She whimpered him to stop, over and over again. The werewolf turned his head, his ears twitching to tell her to speak louder. Albedo began to yell, her muffled cries incoherent. The werewolf looked down at her again, smiling. Albedos eyes lit up with hope, would he let her go? His smile quickly turned to a malicious grin, and that hope died as quickly as it emerged.
The entire cock was shoved back inside, all the way down to the base. Albedo gagged violently, whimpering and moaning again. He leaned down and grabbed her body, he had an idea he wanted to try out. Albedo did her best to accommodate his size as he began to lift her whole body. His muscles flexed as he lifted her body up. Once she was lifter higher than his own legs, he began to turn her while his dick was still fully engulfed in Albedos warm mouth. Albedo shut her eyes, flincing and gagging at the uncomfortable feeling of the rotating rod in her throat.
He grabbed her legs and put them over his shoulders, licking his lips as her soaked pussy was in his face. Albedo tried her hardest to breathe, looking desperately at Lupusregina who remained with a lusty facial expression. She was pleading to her to do something, but when Lupusregina continued to stare unfazed, Albedo began to cry as she fully accepted the hopeless situation she had gotten herself into.
The thrusts were rapid, his movements were akin to that of a rabbit and Albedos throat was filled.
This is bad...I can't breathe! Albedo thought, feeling her breathing being cut off. She tried to relax herself as much as possible to conserve the air she had managed to take in, but it became increasingly hard to do so when she felt her panties being torn off. That first lick by his long, wet and warm tongue send shivers down her spine, her entire body tensed as she felt her pussy being ill touched for the first time.
His powerful paws began to grope her ass cheeks, filling his paws with her heart shaped ass. The tongue work was on point and efficient. He carried himself expertly as his tongue departed the folds and hit all the right spots, labbing up any pre cum Albedo may have leaked. He grinned as he found himself enjoying her far more than he had initially anticipated.
While the alpha was busy enjoying his "meal", Albedo was gagging and moaning like crazy. She desperately tried to move her head to get some breathing space, but he was just too big for her to get any significant amount inhaled.
Then the floodgates were opened.
The first rope came in hard, and Albedo could instantly tell that these cumshots would be thick ones. The alpha stopped eating her out, instead he gritted his teeth and got his entire dick inside her throat, rocking through the orgasm. Albedo felt her throat heating up and filled even further, the ropes were large and every possible gap not filled would get their share. It filled out her mouth cavity, giving Albedo a good taste of the semen as her cheeks bulged slightly. It even went out of her nose, the musky scent turning her mind to mush.. Her pupils dilated, and all of a sudden everything went dark.
Albedos eyes flickered, as she was regaining her conscious. Through her blurry vision she saw a familiar shape, and as the rest of her sense came too she felt fur touching her chin and lower body. When her vision cleared, she saw the smiling face of a grey werewolf, and she was reminded of the hell she was in.
The fire in her eyes reemerged, and she tried to pry her head free from his paw. His grip was firm, keeping her cum filled mouth open and savoring the sight. Once her tongue rolled she realised the sheer volume in her mouth, and the semen still in her throat. She wanted to spit it all out, but before she could, he put his paw over her mouth. He stared at her intensely, as he hoped that Albedo would understand what he wanted. She kept breathing heavily, staring him down as she did before. His unoccupied paw when to the back of her head, gripping it tight.
Albedos eyes opened in shock, a small gasp released into his palm. She could feel his paws move very slowly, his stare carrying murderous intent. It was clear what the message was, swallow or get your neck snapped. Albedo stared him into the eyes, preparing herself for death as she would not indulge him any longer. All the spectators were staring in suspension, when all of a sudden a gulp could be heard. Albedo swallowed. The alpha grew a grin again. The fire in Albedos eyes got snuffed. The paws got removed, and he saw a clean mouth. Albedo stared in horror, she had done it subconsciously.
Albedo lost her defiance once again, collapsing onto him and shut her eyes. As she simply listened to his heartbeat, she felt him grab her by the hips, rubbing her butt along his still erect length.
"Just put it in me already…." Albedo stated, utterly defeated. "Get it over with and fuck me"
As her plea was finished, a chuckle came from the alpha. He felt the shape of ass one more time, before he lifted himself and aligned himself with her wet snatch. Albedos lips quivered, she wanted to point out she saved herself for Ainz, but she realised by now that nothing she said would change the outcome.
Slowly he went inside, the tip passing with ease. Upon it's entrance Albedo let out a loud gasp, followed by moans as he slowly went further up. He pierced her hymen with no issue, causing slight pain and a hiss from Albedo, along with brief pause from her current partner. He looked confused, he was in disbelief that she was a pinnacle of beauty with a gorgeous body, was a virgin.
He couldn't help himself but chuckle at the concept.
"H-hey don't laugh at me!" Albedo yelled with a flushed face. The alpha stopped, leaning in and licking her cheek once before continuing. Atleast it explained why she was so tight. He savored the way her walls just clung to him so tightly, had he not orgasmed earlier it would have been harder for him to not release once more. Albedo closed her eyes and grit her teeth as he forced the last few inches. When he thrusted the last inch inside, the tip hit the entrance to the womb. Albedo gasped upon the collision, jolts of pleasure and pain traversing through her entire body.
He howled at how good she felt, earning cheers from his brethren as he confirmed to them her quality. He pushed a bit harder, hoping to get just a little bit further, Albedo groaned and biting her lip in pain at his advance. He lifted her up, holding her by the ass cheeks. He pulled out halfway before he began to go back inside again at a considerably steady pace.
"G-god...I feel so full" Albedo said with gritted teeth, small yhelps of pleasure and pain as his red tip kept kissing her cervix. The alpha had leaned himself back, tongue sticking out of his mouth as the sensation of Albedos walls gripping him so tight. Both were panting in unison, Albedo especially. With every thrust she felt herself becoming more riled up. She bit her underlip hard to suppress her moans to salvage what little dignity she had left.
He took notice of that, and began to use his hands a bit more productively. Using his right hand, he caressed her ass cheek, raising his index finger and retracting the claw. He kept eye contact with her as he stuck it into his muzzle, making it wet before it went down to her ass again. Albedo quickly realised what he intended to do.
"N-no wait!" Albedo exclaimed, followed by a loud moan as the alpha inserted his declawed finger into her anus. The fur took some of the pleasantness away, but the action itself still caused Albedo to open her mouth and stick her tongue out slightly. His other paw caressed Albedos ass cheek, before giving it a hard slap. To top it all off, his thrusting with his hips became a little faster.
"Ah...Ahhh please….not so r-rough" Albedo yammered, her eyes going into the back of her head as her back end received all the stimuli in the world. Her body tensed up as it received this pleasure, especially in the anus. The alpha took quick notice of how hard her ass was clenching, and he licked his lips as he made a quick decision in his head.
He lifted her up so his dick got out, covered in her juices and throbbing with a yearn to get back inside her body. Albedo looked at him in confusion as he turned her around, hugging her close to his body.
"W-what are you doing?" Albedo asked him. He didn't make a sound, instead his hands went to her chest. He groped them for a second or two, pinching the nipples before he went again. His arms went under each leg, and were lifted up as he secured a solid grip on each side of her head lifted up a bit more, so his dick would line up with another hole. It didn't take long for Albedo to realize his intentions. "No wait!"
But it was too late, he had thrusted up and begun pounding her anally. Like before he went balls deep, howling once again as her ass clenched so tight around him. Albedo opened her mouth to scream at his sudden entrance, but no screams came out. As he rummaged himself deeper into her, her face of anguish quickly melted into one of pleasure. Now she was moaning.
Albedo grit her teeth as he forced his way upward, the alpha straining himself as Albedos anus clamped down like a vacuum seal. It was tough and pleasurable for both of them as grunts and moans came from both. Albedo couldn't lie to herself, she was feeling good. Her body ragdolled in his arms as his pounding intensified. Her stocking clad legs and boobs bouncing up and down with every thrust. Albedos face quickly became very slutty looking.
Lupusregina grew wide eyed at the display before her, she never would have imagined Albedo making faces like that. Faces that belong on a common street whore, not the dignified leader of the floor guardians. She rubbed her thighs together as her own orifices cried out for stimulation, and Albedo being taken in the ass sparked a great sense of jealousy within her. Her heart was pounding faster than ever in excitement, especially with the inevitable situation of her and most likely Albedo being gangbanged by dozens of her own kind. The thought alone made her pussy quiver, and she yearned to take Albedos place. She licked her upper lip as she stared at Albedos body, yearning to have a go at it herself.
Lupusreginas fixation with Albedo, was something Albedo herself noticed amidst her anal pounding, and as she looked at the bound maid her thoughts became increasingly lewd. She looked really cute, all defenseless and naked like that. As she stared at her companion, she found herself developing some feelings previously unheard of. She tried to push them away knowing how wrong it was, but the thoughts persisted. She looked at Lupusregina directly, making sure to get her attention. When their eyes connected, Albedo made a warm face and sent a blow kiss towards her. Lupusregina heart almost stopped as Albedos act sparked something in her chest. Albedo went back to the panting and moaning slut from earlier once she had come back to her senses. Some other instincts had overwhelmed her just now.
The alpha grit his teeth, feeling the moment approach once more. A split second decision made him let go of her, letting her body fall forward towards the floor. The alpha grabbed her by the hair, keeping her suspended. Albedo screamed in pain as he yanked her head back, continuing his thrusting in this position.
"Ah-ah...I'm gonna…..i'm going to b-break" Albedo stuttered, her vision going blurry as she was taken over by the pain and pleasure. The alpha increased his speed, wanting to finish this in the most dominating way possible. And as he hit her deepest bowels, something in Albedos head cracked.
The alpha cut her arms loose from her bindings, letting them fall limb. He did this as a display of power, how despite her being unrestrained she could not match him. Yet what Albedo did next, shocked everyone present. Her gloved arms moved, and grabbed her own boobs, one in each rolled her own nipples with her fingers. The alpha cocked his head when Albedo turned her head despite the pain, crazed eyes staring directly into his with a smile on her face. The albedo from before was gone, lost to her succubus instincts.
"You better not stop till you have filled my ass to the brim~" Albedo told him sternly, and god was her words the sweetest kind of music. He went hard into her, pounding away and letting his free paw land slaps on her ass. Albedo looked forward again to the crowd, eyes going into the back of her head and biting her lip hard in a dumb grin while giggling. They went wild, some of them erratic in sheer excitement over how much of a slut she was, while some expressed disappointment that she was so willing now.
Not long after, the alpha came, unable to hold himself back.
"ah yes~" Albedo mewled, feeling his hot, thick spunk fill her ass to the brim. The sheer pleasure was enough for Albedo to finally cum herself, the wave hitting her like charging horse. Her juices were released onto the growing puddle on the floor, mixing with the werewolf cum too. Albedo closed her eyes, stuck her tongue out and let out a loud, slutty moan. It was enough to make a few of the watching wolves orgasm. A few scuffles broke out as a few got offended that they had the audacity to cum on them.
When he had finished cumming, he let go of her. She dropped to the floor with her ass in the air, thick cum streaming out and down her legs. The alpha leaned back in his throne, exhausted with his dick finally going flaccid. Albedo exhaled, turning herself around and lying on her back as she looked up him. She rested on her elbows and spread her legs, licking her lips as she send the signal that she was completely submissive.
She stood up, her knees buckling as the intercourse had been very rough on her. She stood before the alpha, putting on the dignified look from before and standing tall again. He stared at her in confusion. She smiled seductively at him as she quickly licked some cum of her finger. She moved forward again, placing herself in his lap. Her arms locked around his powerful neck, cum still spilling from her rear.
"Before you have your hounds run a train on me….There is something I would like to do~" Albedo stated in a sultry voice, catching the attention of the alpha. Lupusregina stared at Albedo as she whispered something into his ear. Whatever it was, it caused him to be erect again. Albedo got up again, walking to the edge of the stairs. She turned around and pointed at his dick. "Make sure that thing stays that way….Once i'm done down there, i'm coming back for round two"
The alpha laughed at her comment, and gave her a thumbs up to assure her. As Albedo strutted down the stairs, she left small cum trails after her. The fighting that was occuring stopped, and Albedo caught the eyes of everyone again. She walked towards Lupusregina, looking down at her and smiling condencendingly. Lupuesregina stared up at her beautiful form and was awestruck by her magnificent aura. Albedo knelt down, moving her hands behind Lupusreginas head and undoing her gag.
"L-lady Albedo….are you feeling okay?" Lupusregina called out concerned, but Albedo simply sent her a warm smile.
"I'm feeling wonderful" Albedo told her, running her gloved finger over Lupusreginas lips. "Perhaps you want to feel wonderful as well?"
"Wha-" Lupusregina uttered, before Albedo connected their lips. She pushed her onto the ground and broke the kiss.
"Before we let them have their fun with us, let's give them a proper show~" Albedo said, licking her lips and caressing Lupusreginas cheek. Something in Lupusregina changed too, a crooked smile appearing on her face and her eyes brimming with lust.
"Gladly~" she said, as the two closed their eyes and begun to tongue kiss. Albedo cracked a smile as she could hear the howls of the rest of the tribe. Their footsteps getting louder as they closed in to get a better look at the two beauties~
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I have emerged from the depths of quarantine to bring you another fic. My best work yet I would say. Though If I have to be honest, i got kinda terrified at my own mind at some points man. Though I will admit, I was rushing through it because I wanted it out Quick after staying silent for so long.
As you can guess, this will be multi-chapter story too. The next chapter will invovle an erotic scene between Lupusregina and Albedo. Third chapter will be an all out gangbang between those two and the rest of the pack, and also explain why they became weak to begin with. I initialy wanted to write it all within one chapter, then go on to the next scenario. I want Albedo to have some fun with the other maids(futa yay), lizardmen, slimes and perhaps have some fun with tentacles too.
On what I should write next, i don't know, I'm kinda stuck at a crossroads. I want to do another chapter of android euphoria(my nier fic), another shield hero fic, the follow up to this chapter and a My hero Academia fic involving Miruko and maybe Camie (I think Tifa Lockhart and Yang Xiao Long would have fun with Miruko in a fitness center though huehue).
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