Cassandra had dark circles under her eyes, for days she had trouble sleeping. It was not because Naza was in a special time, rarely for her kind, where she craved the physical love of Miach, something called "the Heat". Well maybe it was part of her trouble sleeping, since Naza sometimes got really loud...
No, Cassandra had sleeping troubles because of the feeling of the approaching doom. More and more bad omens came up in her sleep and every single one got true in days. The intervals became shorter, and every night she saw something dark in her dreams.
At first she couldn´t realize what it was, but every night the picture became more clear.
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Scales...lots of black scales...
A deep rumble...Two long horns...
Burning sparks in the air...
The scream of an angry giant...
Smoke over Orario...
A clocktower that broke and started to fall down...
A titanic roar...
Loud hissing...
The scream of a spirit...
Weapons clashing against each other...
A big explosion and the cry of a kitten...
And then...the scales moved...a head came out of the smoke...a titanic black scaled dragon head, seen from the side, with a single red eye.
Under one of his claws lay a wounded fairy, the giant head slowly turned to the fairy and...
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A loid voice woke Cassandra up.
"Aaahhnn! Lord Miach, more...more!"
"Naza! Ah..not so loud my dea-!"
Aaaah...that´s not helping you two!
It just made her a little jealous, being forced to listen to them.
I also want someone for me...
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At the next day, Cassandra and Daphne delivered something for Miach to a "very special customer". He didn´t told them who his customer was or what they delivered, it was a closed package.
They had to walk to an old abandoned house. Somehow that house looked familiar to Cassandra, even though she was never here before.
"Are we correct here, Daphne?"
"Yes...the captain wrote how the house would look...hmm.."
Warily, they entered the house and looked around.
"The note says our customer is upstairs."
Slowly they went up the old stairs, nobody seemed to live here.
"A light."
One of the rooms at the end was half closed, from which light fell from the crack in the door.
"H-hello.." Cassandra looked warily into the room and saw...
A skeleton...sitting in an armchair and reading a newspaper.
Oh no...oh dear gods...NO!
That was one of the great omens!
Cassandra got goose bumps and she could almost feel her heart freeze. The fact that she stood in front of a "naked" living skeleton was unimportant.
"What?!" Daphne looked horrified.
"Eeek! Can´t you knock?!"
The skeleton threw the newspaper into the chair and put on his long dark robes.
"A Spartoi?..No...Whait! Why are you reading a newspaper?!"
"Why not? It is a hobby!"
"But why are you naked?!"
"How else are you supposed to read the newspaper?!"
"Not naked!"
It was the first time for Cassandra and Daphne to meet the mighty sage Fels...a true sage indeed...
"D-Doom..."
"Cassandra?"
"D-Doom...doom is approaching! We can´t stop it anymore! The living calamity is coming! Our peace is temporary...but doom is eternal!"
Cassandra got as white as Daphne had never seen her before and she started to shake in fear.
"Cassandra! What is wrong?!" This time Daphne didn´t made fun of Cassandra, she was too horrified by the expression on her face.
"Is she a clairvoyant?!" The skeleton almost sounded panicked and rushed to the shaking Cassandra.
"She has visions from time to time...but I have never seen her like this before!"
"No...no...no...no!" Cassandra rocked back and forth. "We are too late...he is coming! The end is near!"
"Who! Girl tell me...who is coming?!"
Cassandra turned her face to Fels. "The envoy of the end...the chaos emperor dragon..."
With these words, Cassandra lost conciousness.
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Two days later, the newlywed couple returned to find an untouched normal Orario. The prophesied damnation hadn't come...yet.
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Absent-minded, Ryuu stroked her lower stomach while she and Bell walked towards Orario, they would arive in under an hour.
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Last night she and Bell had loved each other again...their second time.
As they rested for a short time, Ryuu had asked. "Bell...have you...thought about what will happen...when I become pregnant?"
"On that day, I will become the happiest man alive."
Happiness like never before had bloomed in her heart and it had finally defeated her brain. While Ryuu really enjoyed making love with Bell, a small part of her elven nature had asked herself, if that didn´t made her lewd.
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Bell was lying on his back with her head on his chest, his arms around Ryuu, their hands entangled. Ryuu rememberred a talk she had with Syr a while ago.
"S-Sex?! N-No! No way...No way! N-Never! I-I mean...we could...I could never! Th-thats too lewd...and shameless!"
Ryuu was in her room with Syr and was extremely embarassed by Syr´s careful question.
"But why? You two are really in love, are you not?"
"Y-Yes we are!"
"I mean I understand that you want to wait, but it is one of the highest forms of showing your love to each other."
"B-But it´s filthy!"
Syr tapped her lip thoughtfully. "Isn´t that depending on how you do it? And with whom?"
"D-Do you have any e-experience?"
"Me?" Syr´s look was innocence incarnate. "No, but...I..." She smiled abashed and looked to the side. "..have read..b-books.."
"What kind of books?!"
Syr put her hands over her face. "I can´t say that! It´s embarassing!"
Ryuu looked equally embarassed. "But...I don´t know...that...wouldn´t that...make me...lewd?"
"What do you mean?"
Syyyyr...
"I...I...I-I mean...e-enjoying...it?"
"Is that..so wrong?"
"I-It´s f-filthy..."
"But...not when you...are the opposite?"
"What do you mean?" Ryuu looked confused.
"I-I mean..." Syr was fidgeting a bit." When you do.."it"...just to feel good...thats...lewd, I guess..."
"Y-Yeah..."
"But...when you do "it" with...the man you love...and you are married of course!...and you feel good from it...isn´t that...good?"
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Ryuu had discovered that Syr was right. She loved Bell more than she could describe and moving on from kissing to...making love...felt very natural to her. It wasn´t because they got aroused or...she had heard the word once and didn´t liked it because of it´s lewd sound...horny. All that caressing, fondling, kissing, cuddling and...feeling Bell inside her...felt like the normal next step in their love.
B-But only when no one is around!
Her last thought about feeling Bell...Ryuu couldn´t describe with words how it felt for her. Of course there was the physical feeling but...the emotional feeling was way...way stronger than that.
Thinking about her past self...the dark times and now the present... She had never imagined something like that...how narrow-minded her past self was...maybe due to the circumstances.
It was like she could physically feel his love for her. All bad things seemed to be washed away when she was with him.
That emotional feeling and the happiness got so strong in their second night, that Ryuu had stopped in her movement, tears flowing down her cheeks. Bell was lying on his back, Ryuu knelt over him and was slowly moving up and down, while they held hands.
Bell looked up to Ryuu as he felt drops on his chest, not sweat but tears.
"Ryuu?"
But she only smiled. "Don´t worry Bell, I´m just so happy right now...I can't even put it into words."
She had leaned forward, Bell coming up and as she slowly and gently started to move again, they kissed. As if the kiss had triggered something in her or it was the movement from Bell, something like an explosion rose up inside Ryuu. From her deepest core, her body had started to twitch, unable to think or let got of Bell and then...she moaned strongly into the kiss and the "explosion" hit her at full strength.
It was an completely unknown experience, the sheer intensity was nearly too much for her, it only got stronger when she felt Bell´s warmth shooting inside her. It took them minutes to get a clear head again.
Wha...what happened...D-Does that mean...I got pregnant just now?
Ryuu lacked some knowledge on the topic and she would never...could never ask Syr what that "explosion" was, so she didn´t knew that this had nothing to do with what she thought.
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As they entered Orario, they didn´t go to the Benevolent Mistress, this time their destination was the Heart Mansion. For some reason, Ryuu was really nervous.
I will greet them for the first time as Bell´s wife...haaaa...
Bell´s wife...Bell is my husband...ah lady Astr...mother...I want to talk to you...
Ryuu would write a very long letter to her goddess that evening, she was not really good with words or letters, so she would mention seven times how happy she was. The letter would contain six sheets, one alone for the description of the ring. Ryuu wrote the approximate time when her workshift was over and she would be at her room, so that Astrea could watch with her mirror and see it herself.
And the most important parts, Ryuu wrote again how happy she was and she asked Astrea from the bottom of her heart, if she would visit Orario when she and Bell would have the formal marriage.
"I would be so happy if you were by my side on this day, mother."
Ryuu didn´t know that, but Astrea would soon cry for joy throughout the evening she received that letter and read it loud many times in front of the Familia picture, so that her other children in heaven would hear it.
Her heart started to pound as they entered the ground of the Familia´s.
I´m so nervous...
Bell started to open the door.
"Beeeeeeeelll! Ryuuuuu! Welcome baaaack!"
A small goddess jumped onto these two and put her arms around them. Hestia was now one of the few people that Ryuu had no problems with, touching her. She wanted to change herself, but old habbits died hard.
"Goddess, thanks we´re back!" Bell grinned wide as he returned the hug.
"Lady Hestia, thank you for the warm welcome." Ryuu showed her a light smile.
Hestia was also the second deity that Ryuu called "lady" instead of "goddess". Ryuu had taken a liking to the small, friendly goddess, she still refused to visit for one of Hestia´s so called "Ladies nights".
"It´s good to see you two are ba-...NYAH!"
Maybe it was something divine or womanly intuition...but Hestia immediately spotted the ring on Ryuu´s finger.
"Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-What did you two do?"
"Goddess we...made a pledge."
Hestia knew enough about elven custom to understand what that meant."
"My little Beeeeell got married! Bwaaaaa! I´m so haaaappyyyyy!" Crying, Hestia pulled Bell and Ryuu into her arms again.
The Familia members heard the joyfull cry of Hestia and looked curious out of the living room.
"Na! Master Bell got married?!" Lily looked shocked.
"What? Bell is married?!"
"Congratulations, Bell." Naza had her calm, sleepy smile.
"Hawawawa! So Miss Ryuu is now the legal wife."
"Lady Haruhime what are you phrasing about a "legal wife"?"
"M-Mister Bell, congratulations." It was hard as always to see Chigusa´s eyes behind her bangs.
"Ah Bell, miss Ryuu, congratulations." Miach joined the big meeting.
That went on for a while until every single member of the Familia alliance had congratulated them.
After they went into the living room they sat down. It was easy to spot the couples in the group. Bell sat next to Ryuu, Miach had his arm around Naza´s shoulders...very daring in Ryuu´s eyes... Ouka and Chigusa tried not to look in each others direction too obvious and...
Mikoto couldn´t stop smiling the whole evening and slightly leaned against Takemikazuchi. Even Ryuu was experienced enough to detect fresh love. Mikoto had finally confessed to Takemikazuchi two days ago, they had a long talk after that since the god didn´t want to hurt Mikoto with him being immortal and so on. But for one thing Mikoto would live very long due to her Falna and after pouring out her heart to him, Takemikazuchi understood how much she loved him and it was okay for him to love her. So far they had held hands and kissed twice... At their first kiss, Mikoto was so nervous and excited, that she moved too fast and they smacked their teeth together. The pain went away fast and at their second try, Takemikazuchi had put his hands on Mikoto´s shoulders, pulling her slithgly to him, she stood on her tiptoes and then she got her first real kiss.
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A few years later, Mikoto and Takemikazuchi would be the theme number one in Orario. For Mikoto would be the first ever known mortal woman to get pregnant by a god. Until that far away day, everyone believed that was not possible. But that is another story for a later day...
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"I´m just a little bit sad to not see the marriage itself...sniff." Hestia wiped her tears.
"Ahm lady Hestia, actually..Bell asked me for a formal wedding..."
"""""What!""""" The most women of the Familia´s got their ears up by those words.
"I will be able to lead my little Bell to the altar? Juuuhuuu!"
"Master Bell in a suit..."
"Sir Bell, it would be an honour for me to make the food for the wedding." Mikoto looked as happy as the rest of the woman.
Naza and Mikoto glanced to their gods by the word "wedding". As did Chigusa with Ouka, hidden to everyone behind her bangs.
"Ahm...actually...I promised Mama Mia..."
Ryuu looked at Bell surprised. "You talked to her already about that?"
He planned it so long? hauuuuu.
"Well...she took the promise from me...to make you happy...and other things."
Ryuu´s eyes widened in surprise.
"But please don´t tell her I said that!"
She smirked. "Of course not."
"Then we will prepare some far eastern decorations, you two will love it!" Mikoto got more and more excited and glanced to Takemikazuchi more than just obvious.
"Thank..you." Ryuu was a bit taken aback by all those excited people, but it wasn´t unpleasant.
"Master Bell, what about the date?" Lily looked as excited as the others and she was. She wasn´t jealous of Ryuu, not after she saw how much they loved each other.
"F-For now we don´t have one, yet."
"Oooooh much more time to plan things!"
After an hour, Ryuu and Bell wished the Familia´s goodbye. Bell would visit the Benevolent Mistress with her and return later...or so he thought. The girls at the pub would be even more clingy than his Familia.
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Syr only half focused on her work. Out of the corner of her eye she glanced to the door over and over again. She knew that Bell and Ryuu were coming closer to the pub, for her it was obvious since she saw their souls before they even entered Orario.
It was a long, long time since Freya was that surprised over a pair of souls. Ryuu´s and Bell´s souls didn´t shone anymore...they looked like newborn suns! Freya was nearly blinded so bright were they, that was the reason why she saw them that early.
Ryuu´s green orb was even stronger than Bell´s, due to his being mostly colorless. She got really excited and rememberred her promise to Ryuu, she only stopped once in her thoughts.
Is that really me?...The voice in her head didn´t sound like the voice she used as Syr, it was the voice she used as Freya.
Hmm...when did I become so soft? Is it because I spend so much time with the mortals? Or is it just her? Since when did I care so much for the happiness of others? Maybe this is wrong? What is with me?
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NO! This is right! I am so happy and excited right now! It is the right thing to do and I´m having so much fun! The voice in her head was Syr´s again.
Freya never realized it and the only person who had a guess was Helen...but Freya had developed a split personality. Syr wasn´t just an alias or a mask anymore to have fun. There existed two Freya´s...in the physical meaning with her and Helen as her double and...
in the mental meaning in Freya´s head. Syr became so real that she was an integral part of Freya´s psyche. In Freya´s head she told herself that she just did Syr for fun but...unknown to her, deep inside her mind, she craved for Syr. It let her live a part of her that she hid normally. But she was happy with that and since Helen knew that Freya was happy, she never told her goddess her guess. Helen could feel what her goddess felt, since the magic connected her to Freya and she would never make her sad. The mind link also had a big downside for Helen that Freya didn´t cared about. Helen could literally feel what her goddess felt...that included her physical sensations and...dreams... Helen curled and rolled around in her bed more than one time when she got special...signals...from Freya´s body.
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Finally the door opened and these two entered the pub.
Time to play, teehee.
"Ah Ryuu, mister Bell, welcome back!" Syr showed them her big, cute smile.
"Syr, thank you."
"Miss Syr, good day."
So bright!
Seing them directly in front of her was on another scale. Ryuu´s soul orb was nearly perfect now, only a tiny bit more happinness and Syr would finally see how beautiful Ryuu would become, the same could be said for Bell.
Their souls had stopped circling around each other and rested against the other.
My! It looks like even their souls are cuddling! Ryuu have some shame!
The other waitresses nodded or waved to them as they continued their work...at least they did until Syr raised her voice.
"Huh?! Ryuu?! What is that ring?!"
Every single staff member in the pub heard Syr as if it was a trigger word for them.
Mama Mia managed to restrain the girls until the pub was closed, then they were all over Ryuu and Bell and bombarded them with questions. Mia said nothing, she just showed Bell a thumps up.
The questions and small party went so deep into the night, when Bell finally returned home, the sky in the far east started to brighten. The others cleaned up the pub as he went outside with Ryuu to say goodbye.
They shared a long loving, but tired, kiss before they parted.
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They were as happy as never before...but the live wasn´t only made from happiness.
A few days later, Ryuu would ask Bell for help after she heard some customers mumbling about rising criminality in Orario and something that sounded like an criminal organisation.
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Deep, deep under Orario.
"Oy mister chef-boss Sir!" A small figure, about the height of a prum approached a dark hooded figure.
"Yes?"
"The "thing" is starting to change."
"What? Let me see!"
The small and the tall hooded figures walked fast through the tunnels of their hideout. They passed many figures that trained or prepared tools, every figure stopped in their work and bowed deep before the tall figure.
"""My lord...my lord.""" He heard them mumbling but he had no time to react.
He arrived at a huge cavern made from stone, with big glowing runes carved into the walls. In the middle of the room was a big dark pit, about two-hundred meters in diameter and fifty meters deep. The pit was filled with dark smoke and...something...that was moving inside the pit.
In front of the pit was a dark glowing rod, with a tip that seemed to be made of black scales.
The hooded figure looked intently into the pit. That something had a long body...like a snake. He heard a deep hiss and then the monster rose. A black scaled head, looking dragon-like came out of the smoke.
"HIIISSSAAAA!" It sounded like a mix of a hiss and a roar.
"It turned black already?! We´re making huge progress!"
"As I said Mister chef-boss Sir!"
"It has to know who his master is..."
"And ho- AAAAAH!"
The tall figure didn´t let the prum finish his sentence, he simply kicked him into the pit, way faster than any monster that tall should move, the dragon-snake head shot forward and devoured the prum in one bite.
Not statisfied with the small snack, the giant Lambton rose more and more out of the smoke...but the smoke followed the snake-like monster as if it where part of it´s body. It was way bigger than a normal Lambton. With a length of almost fifty meters.
"Bring more food!"
"Yes Sir!"
"Finally...with that...Orario will break!"
Now it won´t even take half a year!
The evil god, Hades, gently stroked the rod that hovered in front of him. It was called "Scepter of the chaos Emperor dragon", no one of his followers had dared to tell him that the name sounded dumb...at least those who wanted to continue living.
"I wonder what else this thing can do."
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Authors Note: Hello Everyone, this will be the last time we´re reading some details about Bell´s and Ryuu´s physical love, I wrote what I wanted write about that and how much it means for Ryuu. I tried to give a bit insight about Freya here. I am making notes for other specials on the side, one will be the Halloween special. For the others I´m thinking about two separate stories. The what-if i wrote about and one were each chapter has nothing do to with the others ( mostly ). A small collection of one-shots were more girls get a chance with Bell...like a harem route? Maybe a bit lemonish but no straight up lemons. And not only Bell, some other couples also get their oneshots. So long.