Glory of the Sun

by Cosmic Sky

Ritsuka was one of the handful of people who could say he'd touched the sun. Chaldea had several embodiments of it running around, but one in particularly always drew his attention. She was loud, she was boisterous, and to her regret, had something of a bloody history behind her. To him, none of that changed the fact she was glorious. Coincidentally, she thought the same of him.

Hey, everyone. Hopefully the new year's been treating you all well. Sorry for another bit of a break between pumping out a story. As the first Grand Order lemon of the new year…we start with the Aztec Sun God(dess), Quetzalcoatl!

I do not own anything.

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Glory of the Sun

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Sunrise was something Ritsuka never thought he'd see again. He'd felt that way a lot thanks to his…new line of work. Sometimes he thought that everything he'd experienced had just been a long and incredibly wild dream, but when he felt the sun on his face he knew it was all real. All the life-or-death situations, the darkness of the night, the pressure of death, he'd been through it all, and he'd survived. The teenager had survived to see another day. Of course, more often than not that meant another day of fierce struggles. For some people, that nullified any relief morning might have brought, but not Ritsuka.

Every day of life was a day to be treasured. And treasure the people you had beside you.

"Oh, buenos días, Ritsuka!"

The voice rung in his ears, empowering him as he sat upright. Indeed, the sunrise was shining, directly in front of him. Few people could say that they could literally reach out and touch it, or have the sun reach out and touch them.

Brimming with excitement, Quetzalcoatl took his hand and pulled him to his feet. He was guided to the ledge where he saw the actual sun coming up above the horizon. It was definitely a sight were seeing, and so too was the image of Quetzalcoatl gazing at it beside him.

He inhaled, feeling warm and fresh air fill up his lungs.

"Do you think you'll ever get tired of looking at it?" The Servant beside him inquired.

"Nope, I don't think I will. Honestly, I think I've been through too much to take things like this for granted." When he looked back at her, he found that her smile had gone from invigorating to sullen. He searched his mind for reasons why, eventually coming upon them. "I'm sorry that I woke you up last night."

She shook her head, reaching out and taking hold of his hand. Ritsuka inhaled again, feeling pure euphoria and relief spreading through him, starting from his left hand. Before he knew it, he was leaning against her. Both of them sat cross legged to watch the sunrise.

"You don't have anything to apologize for. You should never apologize for being human." The towering blonde stated. "Ritsuka, it is not like you are alone in your suffering. Bad memories seem to trail all of us, and strike when we least expect them to. I suppose it's part of living life."

His blue eyes looked between her and the jungle landscape that lay before them. "Quetzalcoatl," he began. "Do you…think about Babylonia too? Or…does looking at these ruins stir up some bad memories for you?"

"Yes on both accounts." She openly confessed. "As for Babylonia, even we goddesses can be shaken. That was one hell of a tough battle. I'd even say that it was on par with some of my worst brawls with Tezcatlipoca. Hehehe, I'm glad that he wasn't summoned. If he was, I'm not sure I would have been able to remain at Chaldea, or that anyone would be left alive."

Laughing as a sign of his rising attitude, he broached a question that had been quietly gnawing at him. "What's he like?"

"The absolute worst! Honestly, he can never be straight-forward about anything! He loves tricking people for his own amusement, especially me!" The Aztec god cried with puffed out cheeks. Given how bombastic she could be, even that look of irritation looked cute, or at least it did to Ritsuka. Quetzalcoatl looked to him and noted the amused yet lingering curious glint in his eyes. Heaving out a sigh she decided to give him want he wanted. "Fine, fine, he did have his finer points from time to time. For a guy who used so many dirty tricks and pranks, he hated it when other people did the same, particularly with malice. He also took to aspiring warriors quite well. I…believe he would have taken to you."

Ritsuka tried to picture a god like Tezcatlipoca taking to him. One of his fervent wishes was that the god would appear in his male form; he felt like he had enough goddesses in his life. He liked them all, especially the one sitting beside him, but he felt like he could do without more.

Deep within his heart, he knew that the goddess beside him was likely the only one he truly wanted. Even needed.

He wished he could tell her that though.

"Would you…want him here, Ritsuka? If he was willing to help? Tezcatlipoca can be such a pain, but I believe he would be willing to lend his aid in preserving human history."

"I'd appreciate his help if he was here." He honestly answered. As brief as it was, he saw the darkening of Quetzalcoatl's face. Guilt immediately gnawed at him for dampening the light of the sun. His words had pushed dark clouds over her, and his words would push them away. "Still, I'm happy that I got you, the Aztec god of the sun-"

"And Lucha limbre! There can be no substitute for that! Right!"

Warm and fresh, that's how he would describe Quetzalcoatl as she leaned so close to him, practically pumping their foreheads together. Ritsuka had long since learned to keep his composure at times like this, just barely though. Fixing her with a grin, he gave her the answer he knew that she wanted to hear. "You and your Lucha Limbre are absolutely irreplaceable, Quetzy." It wasn't a lie; he could feel it in his heard. Every word he spoke came straight from there, perfectly on display for the Aztec god of the sun.

The sun god exploded in joy. "Aaaaah! Ole! Ritsuka!" As he knew would happen, she threw herself on him, literally. He'd been ready for it, but from time to time he could still be overwhelmed. Not only did Quetzalcoatl still have a few inches over him, she had way more physical strength she sometimes forgot to hold back. When she got excited like this happened to be one of those times that she forgot to migrate it.

That said, being caught in an encouraging bear-bug like this wasn't all that bad in Ritsuka's book. He returned it as best he could, then quietly asked for the blonde woman to let him go before she accidentally started breaking some bones. There'd be plenty of opportunities for that later on in the day.

While she heeded his request, she remained atop of him, her emerald-green eyes staring down into his turquoise-blue orbs. Neither of them looked away from each other, nor did they say a word.

Both of them were wrestling with their own internal feelings.

Here he is…right beneath you, yet… When the possibility of visiting a remnant of ancient Mexico popped up, Quetzalcoatl nearly jumped for joy at the prospect of seeing a little bit of home. She loved Chaldea and the people in it, but she had an undeniable longing for her birthplace, the era that she was born so to speak, and loved. By sheer chance, Ritsuka wanted to see it for himself; in all his adventures, he'd yet to visit any era containing a version of Mexico.

"Hmm, alright then, how's about just the two of you then? Quetzalcoatl, you'll be a good tour guide and bodyguard for Ritsuka, won't you?" Da Vinci had goaded.

To the side, Quetzalcoatl remembered seeing Mash's eyes widen. She expected for the pink-haired Demi-Servant to speak up at any second, yet she remained eerily quiet. While she didn't say it, she really didn't want to think about it, she was ultimately happy the Shielder hadn't said a word. Quetzalcoatl could tell that she had feelings for Ritsuka, feelings beyond mere friendship-love.

The problem was that Quetzalcoatl recognized that she wasn't the only woman in Chaldea to have such feelings.

Those feelings had been given an unneeded but much appreciated boost when she turned to Ritsuka and saw how he was quietly digesting Da Vinci's offer. He had a growing blush on his face; Quetzalcoatl fed it with a wink aimed at him. It was a shameless show of affection that went unnoticed by no one in the room. The way that his lips curved into a smile Made Quetzalcoatl's heart flutter in excitement. She was hoping that he would say yes to the whole idea, just the two of them.

"Q-Q-Quetzalcoatl," Called the short-haired girl. Her voice shocked everyone, their heads all snapping to her. "I know that you can be…well, you, but just promise to look after Master."

Her words brought Quetzalcoatl down to reality, if only temporarily. "You have my word, Mash. He's the sun of Chaldea, so of course I'll keep him safe!"

Their words seemed enough to push Ritsuka over the finish line. "How soon can you send us? How long can we stay?"

Da Vinci herself had looked mighty pleased at the outcome.

As she continued to hover above him, Quetzalcoatl could say that she was pleased herself. They'd spent one of their allotted four days sight-seeing and wrestling. Rather understandably, Ritsuka had tensed a little when she flat out told him she wanted to help him practice his fighting ability, help him practice her way.

While she did want to help him train, Quetzalcoatl knew in the deepest depths of her heart that she wanted Ritsuka alone to herself. Just like she had him now.

But the question was, now what?

The wind blew across the jungle, which had begun to come to life in full with the rising of the sun. Neither she nor Ritsuka knew how long they'd held their positions; it was kind of surprising that neither of them had made a move. All they'd done is breath, their respective breaths intermixing due to their proximity to each other. They could also hear each other's heartbeats. Quetzalcoatl heard the steady yet frantic beat of her Master's, a sound that she'd heard many times before. It was also a sound that she'd became somewhat enamored with.

Her worst fear was for it to ever stop. The possibility inspired the coldest, darkest dread within her the likes of which she didn't think she'd ever known.

"Quetzy," Came Ritsuka's whispering voice. His use of that nickname, borderline pet name, snapped her back to reality.

In the midst of her pondering, she'd moved her right hand over his chest where his heart lay. Feeling her cheeks redden, she pulled her head away and sat upright.

"S-S-Sorry about that. I-I got a little riled up again." It was a pathetic defense, but it was the best that she could muster at the moment. "C-C-Come on, there's a few sights that you simply must see before sunset! Not to mention we have much luchre limbre training to do!"

Ritsuka maintained the smile on his face, even as his heart beat in dread. "Y-Yeah. Training…" It really said something that he preferred Spartacus and his literal Spartan training to training with Quetzalcoatl. Albeit the latter wasn't without its perks.

For starters, he truly did enjoy spending time with Quetzalcoatl, more so than he did with any other instructor.

A familiar roar caught their attention. Smiles grew along their faces, though it was biggest on Quetzalcoatl. Turning to Ritsuka, she silently asked a question that got an immediate answer. Holding tightly onto his hand, she leaped forward, taking him with her. The ground was hundreds of feet beneath them, yet Ritsuka wasn't worried in the slightest bit. Maybe it was the fact that he'd been in situations like this numerous times before. Alternatively, he trusted the woman beside him.

The prehistoric flyer named after her came flying in, catching both of them on its back and flying off so the pair could truly begin the second day of their expedition.

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Ritsuka Fujimaru had not been born a fighter, something he shared in common with thousands, perhaps millions of others before him. He well and truly started from the bottom and worked his way up. By human standards, he was nothing short of miraculous. In Quetzalcoatl's eyes, that was still very much the case. Ritsuka Fujimaru was spectacular, both as a warrior and as a man.

Even as he laid on his backside, sweat having completely soaked his t-shirt. His mouth hung open wide expelling air and receiving it; he never seemed to be able to get enough of it. Which was understandable given he'd just put himself through another round of intense physical exorcise. Most people would have given up and ran away in terror after going through such a thing the first time, but not Ritsuka. That said, he was a bit of a special case. He didn't have the luxury of giving up and running away. Quetzalcoatl knew that, she'd seen that her dreams-his memories.

"Breath in and out," she said while holding a water bottle. Though tired, his blue eyes snapped to attention, locking in on her face. The way he smiled at her lit a spark within her that laid her to putting her water bottle down and holding her hands out. Before Quetzalcoatl knew it, she was already concentrating, drawing on her divine power as a sun god.

In between her hands appeared a miniature sun that glowed golden-yellow. Its rays fell over Ritsuka's dawned form. Shutting his eyes, he let them flood into his being; as he expected, he felt his exhausted strength returning to him. Not only was it returning, he was willing to bet that he'd be stronger than he was before.

"I didn't know Tamamo had been teaching you." He said off-handedly.

Her face brightened, yet it also darkened with sadness.

"Sorry, didn't mean to step on your pride like that. Just…popped into my mind." The human explained.

Quetzalcoatl shook her head. "No, no. The truth is, I've seen her revitalize you like this so many times that I…decided to give it a shot myself. Not just her, Nitocris and even Ozymandias did it for you. Hehehe, that's quite a thing, you know, getting a person like him to heal you."

"Well, he did say that I'm one of the most expectational servants who's had the privilege of serving him." Both of them got a laugh over the antics of the Egyptian pharaoh whose legacy had been engrained into history. That legacy more often than not was the backbone for his arrogant attitude; still, he was willing to give respect where it was due. Like many, many Servants, he'd given his respect to the black-haired human who they all called Master. Well, most of them anyway.

"He's too stubborn to say what you've become-a warrior, a warrior for humanity." The blonde Rider mused. "If you want, I could challenge him to a match to get him to admit it."

"Nah. He'll probably say it one day." Sitting upright and stretching his arms, he felt fully rested and restored. Just as he thought, he felt fully charged, enough so that he could probably go another round with the woman beside him.

Their sparring session had resulted in exactly fourteen craters around the clearing. Most of them she'd created with her missed strikes, blows that would have turned him into colored past if he hadn't dodged them in time. The rest though, where his, a result of the strength that he had been cultivating for what felt like years. Sometimes Ritsuka wondered if he had spent years in Chaldea; he knew at least one had went by as noted by the anniversary part they'd held a couple of weeks ago.

Stretching his fingers, arcs of golden lightning cackled between them. Upon clenching his fist, the arcs grew, encircling his fist until it was a mass of pure electricity. His ears picked up the cackling of flames.

He turned to his left and saw Quetzalcoatl had lit her fist aflame. She held it up, illuminating the excited grin on her face.

"Ready?" She said getting into a fighting position.

Ritsuka nodded, doing the exact same. All the renewed strength in his body was channeled into his fists causing them to become twin masses of cackling lightning. He'd worked hard to not only create such an effect, but maintain them in live battle. It was hard to tell how often he'd came close to destroying his hands, but he could maintain the electric charge, and increase it when he needed to.

Perched on a nearby ruin sat Rider's Quetzalcoatlus watched over the practice match, or rather, the continuation of it. From start to finish, it'd watched its rider and the human boy exchange blows. If the prehistoric Divine Beast could smile, it'd have been grinning from the start until now.

Ever since Babylonia, the flyer had taken a liking to the human known as Ritsuka Fujimaru, just like its rider had. It wasn't often that a human with such incredible will came about. It was even rarer that he was in the right place at the wrong time. All of human history owed Ritsuka.

And so did the Aztec sun god. It was obvious that the boy's life ignited a fire in her already burning spirit. Ritsuka tended to have that affect on people, including the darkest of beings. Perhaps not surprisingly, he seemed to possess an affinity for lightning and fire magecraft…after several months of hard work and trial and error. As he exchanged fists with the Aztec sun go, the fruits of that work were shown to be ripe.

Not just fists. As one would expect from Quetzalcoatl, what started as a fistfight devolved into a free-for-all brawl. In other words, more lucha limbre. Quetzalcoatlus laughed as best it could watching the human get continuously tossed about across the practice field. This was absolutely nothing new.

In human society, the grin that Ritsuka wore as he was tossed around would have been seen as "concerning". At the very least his grin could be seen as one of determination. He always got up, the fight never leaving him no matter how hard or how many times he was knocked down.

Spreading its wings out, the prehistoric flyer wondered if there would be an opportunity for-

KA-BAM!

The second that Ritsuka felt his fist connect with Quetzalcoatl's face, he froze. It wasn't just that she could have avoided the blow, it was the way her face froze, her eyes going dead-still. They remained that way even as she sat upright. Quetzalcoatl immediately began looking around, desperate to find out what was amiss. The power died around Ritsuka's arms and legs as he looked around too.

"Quetzalcoatl, what is it?" The human asked.

"Somethings wrong. Something is very wrong! Quetzalcoaltus!"

When they didn't hear anything, Ritsuka's eyes widened in terror. By now, the ancient creature would have flown in, landing at its master's side. Every second that passed in silence further confirmed that something was wrong. It should have came to Quetzalcoatl's side, if not immediately then at least within minutes of being called.

Eyes widening in worry, Quetzalcoatl began searching the surrounding area, shouting for her beloved mount. Ritsuka did the same, all while feeling an icy chill up his spine. He'd had this feeling hundreds of times-they always told him one thing. As he looked around, Ritsuka looked up at the sky and saw that a number of clouds had rolled across the sky. The sun had been bloated out casting an eerie darkness over the land. As if on cue, a cold wind rolled across the jungle.

Kidnapping a Divine Beast wasn't easy, especially when its owner was within a hundred feet. In fact, Ritsuka thought it was nigh impossible. Anything that could do that wasn't something to be trifled with, even with a Servant like Quetzalcoatl there. In fact, Ritsuka had a sneaking suspicion that she may have been the focus of this.

You've got a good head on your shoulders. No wonder you've made it this far. I wonder though, how much further can you go, especially speaking by her side.

Whipping his head directly around, Ritsuka found himself staring into another pair of blue eyes, cobalt blue eyes in fact. The face it belonged to wasn't human.

"What the…" he muttered in response to the feline face that stared back at him. The gears in his head grinded together. "Quetzalcoatl!"

Her movements leave behind a trail of superheated wind that nearly knocked him off his feet. He had to throw his hands up to shield himself from the explosive impact that Quetzalcoatl made with her downward punch. The ground beneath his feet shook in such a way that Ritsuka almost lost his balance. A combination of that and the sudden heat nearly did put him on his knees.

"Come out, you vile bastard! Show yourself and return my Quetzalcoatlus! Now! Do so or else I'll stuff that ridiculous headdress of yours down your throat!" Shouted the blonde Rider.

Hahahahaha! Like you're one to talk! At least mine is stylish and intimidating! Wouldn't you agree, Ritsuka Fujimaru?

There were several things Ritsuka could have said at the moment. He doubted any of them would have defused the situation, but that was his first impulse. His thoughts were supposed to be his, but a heartbeat later and they were aired to the pocket dimension.

If you know our history, then you know that you have little power to stop us from fighting it out. Honestly, I'd enjoy it since it's been a while since Quetzalcoatl and I sparred. I'd love the chance to knock him, or in this case, her, ass on the ground. Especially in front of you, Ritsuka. You've had your fill of sun gods, I'm sure.

Ritsuka was a heartbeat from answering when he was forced to shield his face from the explosion of solar energy surrounded Quetzalcoatl. He knew it was coming the second that Tezcatlipoca started talking. The Rider had made it clear that her archrival's very mentioning infuriated her to no end. Hearing his voice now as he'd seemingly kidnapped her familiar? He might as well have been standing front row to a nuclear reactor about to explode. Sane people would have started running for their lives, even if it was futile.

"TEZCATLIPOCA! SHOW YOURSELF, NOW!"

Again, the sane thing to do would have been to turn tail and run. Ritsuka was pretty sure that he'd lost his sanity a while back. Not to mention Quetzalcoatl herself had called him mad when he decided to take her wrestling move head-on. He wondered if she'd said the same about him when this little mess was over with.

"QUETZY!"

Suddenly, the aura of burning fire lost its fuel. On either side of the flames, feathery avian-like wings receded. The once predatory look in her eyes softened as they looked down at the ordinary human being who'd dared to stand in the way of her wrath. His presence immediately tempered it.

Looking down at him, the Aztec sun god began to cool down. Feeling the physical presence of Ritsuka's hand on hers was all the more incentive for her to do so as she knew his fire-based protection would only last for so long. She'd yet to bless him with full protection from flames, especially her flames which were enough to burn up the vile sea that Tiamat had generated to an extent. Quetzalcoatl had no intention of ever letting Ritsuka suffer the heat of those flames.

As quickly as it came, the blaze died down, though the ground had already been scorched deep black. Ordinarily, Ritsuka Fujimaru would have been as well, but he stood tall, holding onto the Aztec god's hand. The latter was focused entirely on him, not the large jaguar that sat atop a pile of stone several feet away. Its blue eyes intensely observed the silent exchange ensuing between the two.

Gods and humans rarely had such encounters, so this was rare. Even rarer was the fact that this human had quelled the wrath of Quetzalcoatl, incited by her, or his, archenemy. It further intrigued the dark god's curiosity, and verified that he was right to sneak up on them observe them up close.

After several deep breaths, Quetzalcoatl turned to face the animalistic manifestation of her eternal rival. She took a single step forward; though not standing in front of Ritsuka, her body posture was that of a defender. At the first move against him, she would be there to defend, and retaliate with extreme force. It was enough to make Tezcatlipoca chuckle.

To Ritsuka, hearing a jaguar chuckle was actually unsettling. The big cat had more than enough power and speed to kill a normal human being. While he wasn't exactly normal, neither was the jaguar. "What is it that you want, Tezcatlipoca?"

"First of all, I commend you for getting my name right. I can tell that you've gotten used to speaking in native tongues…including perhaps a little Nahuatl." Remarked the divine avatar. Jumping from its porch and striding toward him, the jaguar's bright blue eyes stared deeply into Ritsuka's. He could sense that same chill, but he didn't falter under it. "I want to spar with you, Ritsuka Fujimaru."

"What?!" Quetzalcoatl shouted. "En absoluto!"

"Last I checked, I asked your Master, not you, flying worm." Tezcatlipoca casually fired back. In response to her literal flare up, the nocturnal god merely chuckled. His chuckles ceased as he turned his focus back to Ritsuka. "What say you, Last Master of Humanity? Would you honor this god's request? You have my word that I shall not kill you, and I shall return Quetzalcoatl's little pet."

"Your word," Quetzalcoatl growled. "Ritsuka,"

The Japanese teenager stared at the fellow Aztec god that stood in front of him. This was understandably the last thing he expected to happen to him, but he was taking it in strides. By now, strange incidents like this had became common place so he shouldn't have been too thrown off. Still, to run into the other chief deity of Aztec mythology, the one associated with human sacrifice…Ritsuka once again questioned exactly what kind of luck he had.

He liked to believe luck and just a little bit of skill had helped him get this far. Evidently, he'd attracted the attention of more gods than he thought.

Tezcatlipoca is also the patron god of warriors. A warrior… The word left an odd taste in his mouth that he was never quite able to shake. As much as he would have liked to dwell on that, he knew he didn't have the time to. Tezcatlipoca was looking at him, expecting an answer. The longer he waited the more there was a risk that Quetzalcoatl would lash out again. There was a slight numbness in his right hand from his earlier intervention. "If you promise to return her Quetzalcoatus and leave us in peace, fine. I'll spar with you."

Ritsuka didn't look to his left, but he could certainly feel Quetzalcoatl's green eyes staring at him, and her mouth gaping open in passed and her expression was still the same. Giving her a proud smile, he raised his fist and pressed it against her chest.

"Weren't you the one who said I'd be a perfect ally to face down even Tlaltcuhtli." The human declared.

"Hahaha! You told him that! Now I really, really want some alone time with the human!" The feline god shouted.

Quetzalcoatl's face darkened as she shot him an aside glare; it fell once she looked back to Ritsuka.

"Alright, alright. I'll let you go. But," she reached up and grabbed him by the back of the head. Lowering her head, she touched their foreheads. Ritsuka tried not to think about the extreme closeness they now shared, especially since Tezcatlipoca was just a few feet away. "You'd better come back. Take too long and I'll be chasing after you myself."

His cheeks turned bright red with the addition of the wink she threw it. It was almost a quirk of hers, one that he noticed she tended to use more often than not with him.

"I will, I promise." After that, he turned around to face Tezcatlipoca. His feline tail wagged while a swirl of black smoke leaked off of his body. Ritsuka could feel the strong divine power emanating from it. It wasn't scorching hot like Quetzalcoatl's, it was cool, just like a nightly breeze. The cloud of smoke grew, eventually shaping itself into a circular portal beside Tezcatlipoca. "Just out of curiosity, when does this sparring match end? When I tap out?"

"Oh, you'll be free to tap out. If you do so and I'm not satisfied with your performance, well…" The jaguar let the thought hang in the air. Apparently, he was preferring to let the pair's imagination fill in the blanks.

For Quetzalcoatl, the picture was undoubtedly grim and furthered her dislike of this deal. Still, her Master had spoken. She watched him move toward the portal, ignoring how every fiber of her being was screaming for her to stop him.

Ritsuka turned back at her and gave her a V for victory sign. That simply motion provided fire to her hope and optimism. She hadn't lost him to Tiamat, and she sure as hell wasn't going to lose him to her archenemy.

Speaking of said archenemy, his jaguar guise turned into a mass of blacken smoke that reshaped itself.

"Oh, so you haven't completely lost your touch." Quetzalcoatl cackled.

"Come now, you didn't think I would have you sit on your hands and knees while I play with your mortal, did you?" Laughed the humanoid shape. A right arm was held out and a spear manifested. The glistening black blade sharply contrasted the gold of Quetzalcoatl's summoned macuahuitl. "Two for the price of one, my favorite."

The sharpened teeth revealed in Quetzalcoatl's smile further contrasted the blacken coloration of her foe. She was eager to add red to the mix, bloody red that would stain the ground beneath them.

"You know, I'm a little happy you showed yourself now, Tezcatlipoca. I was beginning to miss kicking your fur-covered ass."

Within the next second, the two gods clashed, shaking the entire Singularity. Back in Chaldea, various sensors went off. Alerts went out and panic exploded throughout the facility. Da Vinci demanded to know what was going on, but all they could get was static and the howling of the wind.

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KLANG! KLANG! KLANG! KLANG! KLANG! KLANG! KLANG!

He kept his focus the man in front of him, his opponent, his would-be-killer if he wasn't careful. From the moment that he'd agreed to this fight, he knew that Tezcatlipoca would be coming at him with the intent to kill. How serious he was though would be though would be up for debate.

Tezcatlipoca wasn't pulling punches, he was going for the kill with every sweep of his obsidian spear. Ritsuka parried them with his macuahuitl. Normally, he wouldn't have wielded such a weapon, but this was a special occasion, not to mention he wanted to show as much respect to his opponent as possible.

Respect. Whenever he stared into the seemingly glossy black eyes of his divine opponent, that word gnawed at him. Had he earned Tezcatlipoca's respect?

With every strike of the spear and kick of the legs, Ritsuka felt no hatred or spite. From what he'd come to understand, most gods didn't think too highly of humanity. From their perspective, humanity wasn't worth much.

In Aztec mythology though, that wasn't quite accurate. Humans were still insignificant in the cosmic wheel, yet it was their blood that kept it turning. No one knew that better than Tezcatlipoca.

He attacked and attacked, like a wild cat after its prey. Ritsuka was prey that was determined to fight back. He didn't know what he was in the face of the giant black jaguar that had set its fangs on him. Whatever he was, he wasn't going down without a fight. He struck back with his sword, keeping his eyes and eyes and nose alert for the slightest change. Doing so made him able to react in time when Tezcatlipoca's counterattack came.

Each counterattack made his muscles ache, yet Ritsuka held strong. He wouldn't say it aloud, but Tezcatlipoca didn't quite have as much strength as Quetzalcoatl. There were a couple of reasons for that; ultimately though, none of them mattered so much as the fact that he had one more thing in his favor.

Hundreds of stars shined overhead as the human and god continued their ferocious sparring match. They glistened like celestial spectators to the match held at the top of the Aztec-style pyramid. Blood stains dotted the stone floor. Ritsuka had given them only a second's thought; he knew what they were and he refused to dwell on it. Steely determination pumped through him, affirming his resolve to keep the promise he made to the Aztec sun god, and so many others.

Tezcatlipoca lashed out with his right foot, the foot that he'd lost. Ritsuka had read that what it was replaced with varied from myth to myth: an obsidian mirror, a snake, and so forth. As they thought, Ritsuka found that he could transmute his foot into a jet-black snake with green diamonds. He didn't ever let himself find out if the snake's fangs were poisonous.

Periodically, he'd catch Tezcatlipoca grin in approval.

THUNK!

Ritsuka's left arm throbbed feeling the impact of the spear. Still, his shield held against his divine opponent's thrust. Not dwelling on it, he rushed forward, his macahuitl raised high and brought down on his opponent's head. He tracked the black blur that was Tezcatlipoca avoiding the attack. When he struck at him in retaliation, the human was ready.

THOOM!

The circular shockwave fanned out in all directions, seemingly shaking the trees dozens of feet beneath them. Ritsuka's arm rung from the vibrational shock, yet he kept his grip on his saw-tooth sword. It rose again in several arcs, repeatedly clashing against the obsidian-tupped spear.

Raising his spear up to the night sky, Tezcatlipoca seemingly gathered energy into his spear. This next attack was likely going to be the finishing blow. The previous attacks had all been strong, but this next one was undoubtedly going to be stronger than all the others.

Lips curled back revealing four fangs that glistened just like Quetzalcoatl's own razor-sharp teeth. Ritsuka really could believe that she and the god in front of him were two sides of the same coin. They both derived a fierce love of battle. This battle was about to reach its end. In Tezcatlipoca's case though, the feeling was a little stronger. He chalked that up to the fact that he savored bloodshed more so than his solar counterpart.

That was something he'd used to keep himself in the fight, and something he'd use in this very moment.

Shouting in the ancient tongue of the Aztec people, the black spear was thrusted forward, a literal black whirlwind surrounding it. The cyclonic spear rammed straight through the circular shield that Ritsuka had constantly used to defend himself. It punched right through it, and then through Ritsuka.

Poof!

"Huh? What in the-!" Shouted the night god. The plume of wood smoke was so intensely blown away by his spear thrust. Swerving his head skyward, he saw that the human had jumped upward, raising his macuahuitl upward. In his left hand something was glowing with the brightness of the sun. Tezcatlipoca's eyes widened, then narrowed in aggressive acceptance. He'd made his finishing blow and it was time for the human to make his.

Ritsuka put the feather against the wooden sword. The enhanced wood caught fire, becoming a torch burning in the darkness of the night sky.

"Yes, you truly have thrown your lot in with that damned snake, Ritsuka Fujimaru!" Spinning his spear about, he amassed energy in his spear again. A shadowy jaguar appeared around the dark-skinned man. It roared a challenge at the descending human. Tezcatlipoca saw into his turquoise blue eyes.

His eyes were those of a warrior, those who looked to him as their patron god. Instead of his darken power, he wielded the flame of the sun.

That flame collided with the black wind of the night, resulting in an explosive flash that lit up the top of the temple. The stone complex shook beneath the force of the blast, pieces coming undone.

Just as quickly as the explosion had happened, it was over.

Ritsuka Fujimaru had came down with a crash, his macuahuitl broken into splinters, yet his eyes still burned with that same determination. Already back on his feet, he stared straight ahead at Tezcatlipoca, even as blood dripped down from his hands, his face, and all across his body.

Standing tall, the six-foot-two god lowered his spear. He stood tall above the foreign youth, a literal ant before a jaguar. The difference in their power was absurd, plainly shown in how the dark-skinned god had not one scratch on him in comparison to the human boy. Raising his spear above his jaguar-themed headdress, he called out to the teenager.

"Ritsuka Fujimaru! You have earned the favor of another god, the Smoking Mirror acknowledges your warrior spirit! Just as the Feathered Serpent does…hahaha, albeit my admiration doesn't quite extend that far."

His focus held, even as he felt his heart skip a bit at the dark god's last words.

Planting the obsidian spear down, Tezcatlipoca said, "At ease, boy. The match is finished. You gave me my excitement for that, your heart shall continue to beat. There is still much for you to do with it." Finally, Ritsuka fell backward, the exhaustion hitting him in full force. Laughing, Tezcatlipoca walked over, expecting him with his own eyes. "I'm glad we stuck to weapons. I would have taken a pound of flesh if your tried any of those ridiculous luchre moves on me."

"I…take it you're not a fan?" The Japanese teacher huffed.

"Oh, hell no. Way too constrained for my tastes. That said, if I stepped into a ring with Quetzalcoatl, have no doubt, I would be the victor." Wearing a fierce smile, he leaned down, putting the frills of his headdress in Ritsuka's face. "Would you be keen on seeing that match, Ritsuka?"

"No, not really." He plainly admitted. After a deep breath, he focused his gaze on the trickster god's eyes. "If it were to happen though, I'd be rooting for Quetzalcoatl all the way."

For a person in his situation to say such a thing would have been akin to suicide. He'd made it this far though by pulling off such crazy moves though and having them somehow work out in the end.

Based on how Tezcatlipoca laughed and pulled him upright, he'd succeeded again. "That just makes me more eager to make that match happen. Nothing would be more gratifying than humiliating Quetzalcoatl in front of her most fervent worshipper."

Minutes later and both men were sitting across legged atop the temple overlooking the spectral forest. Ritsuka hadn't questioned where they were, if they were still in the Singularity or some pocket dimension. His primary focus had been staying alive in his sparring match; having succeeded at that, he felt he had little else to worry about.

Sitting beside him, he noted more differences between Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca. They were indeed like day and night. The former was bright and bombastic, the latter was quiet and subdued when not in motion. Ritsuka felt like he was sitting next to a jaguar in the aftermath of a hunt; simply lazing about.

"You've been…watching me through her, haven't you?" Ritsuka inquired.

"Clever boy. Being around so many gods has taught you much about us. We are separate entities, opposites, yet at the same time eternally tied to each other. I believe on your side of the world, there's a concept of that-yin and yang."

"Yeah, that's a definite way to look at you two." Ritsuka nodded. "Especially since you're associated with black and Quetzy's sometimes called the 'White Tezcatlipoca'. She told him that she hates that name."

"Hahaha, I imagine she told you how much she hates that name, hasn't she?" The human nodded leading Tezcatlipoca to grin. "Ever called her that before?"

"Do you think I'd be here if I did?" Ritsuka fired without missing a beat.

Again, the jaguar god laughed. "Like I said, clever boy. Getting back to your original question, yes, I have been watching you through her. The second she incarnated as a Servant, I sensed it. When I felt she was having so much fun, I decided to take a peek. What I saw made me more curious."

"Curious enough you risked her going nuclear by-"

"Stealing you away during your date. I believe that's what they're called nowadays, right?"

In spite of the chilly air, Ritsuka felt his face hitting up. "I-I-I, uh-uh, I…um, I-I guess that's what you could call it." Tezcatlipoca smiled. His feline-like grin made Ritsuka feel like any second the jaguar was going to pounce on him and really tear into him. The night god no doubt knew the effect he was having on him. "Um, this question doesn't have to be answered but-"

"You realize that technical Quetzalcoatl is a male, right? Were she to manifest in another form…would that change anything?"

Lacing his hands together, Ritsuka thought about the answer he'd give. He didn't know what to expect from Tezcatlipoca, but his question hadn't been one he hadn't pondered himself. "I…I honestly don't know. Quetzy…is…Quetzy. She's who I've…I've…damn, this feels so awkward."

"We're not the Olympians. We don't fall in love with mortals…at least not often. I'll admit, centuries ago, there were a few mortal women that I fancied. Even now, there's one or two that I've taken an interest in." Quick as lightning, the warrior god's eyes turned sharp, literally. "You know, contrary to what she's told you, she's not as 'good' as you may think."

"I know." Ritsuka nodded. "Just like how…you're not as bad as she's told me you were. Things aren't always black and white, especially when you're talking about foreign values, and gods representing those values." His hands tightened in subconscious replacement of the words he didn't say. Growing up and learning about the world, he understood that different cultures could have different values. Still, there were some things that…just couldn't be accepted. Ritsuka was reminded of that as he looked toward the stairs leading downward.

His sight seeing didn't go unnoticed. "Contrary to what she'll tell you, she was fueled by blood just like the rest of us. You humans…that power pumping through your veins and in your chest, it's more miraculous than you could imagine." In the blink of an eye, a clawed hand was at Ritsuka's chest. He didn't recoil from the sudden touch. "Tell me, Ritsuka Fujimaru, would you give your heart to her? Even if it went against her wishes?"

Babylonia was at best a month old, the Temple of Time less so, yet the former remained etched in his mind for a number of reasons. He'd fallen in love, and watched the woman he'd fallen in love with sacrifice herself in a ball of blazing fire…and it hadn't been enough. Ritsuka remembered the sheer anger he felt in believing that Quetzalcoatl was dead. Then came the relief in knowing that she was alive. In seeing her, exhausted but alive none the less.

"If it meant keeping her alive, then yes, I would. But more importantly, I want to live for her."

"…Hehehe, no wonder the flying serpent took such a liking to you. She'll like that answer…provided you're bold enough to say it to her."

His shoulders tensed, Ritsuka looked up to the moonless yet star-stunned sky. "I won't know until I try, just like how I wouldn't know we had a chance until I tried to fight her myself back in Babylonia."

"For what it's worth, that was a reckless but brave move none the less. My respected was earned just like hers." In the blink of an eye, the hand on his chest had moved to his back. Ritsuka found himself being lifted into the air; he didn't panic, much to Tezcatlipoca's amusement. "Go, Ritsuka Fujimaru! Continue to impress the gods! And see if you can tame that blasted serpent!"

He had a few seconds to brace himself before he was thrown into the darkness. Ritsuka felt a scream rising in his throat. Just as it threatened to burst from his lips, he heard a familiar roar. Instinctively stretching his arms out, he saw a light in front of him. As it drew closer, he reached for it, wrapping his arms around it as tightly as he could.

White light exploded in front of him, and for several seconds that's all he knew.

---

Quetzalcoatlus' piercing cry made him snap his eyes open. "W-W-Woah! H-H-Hey! W-Welcome back!"

The prehistoric Divine Beast let out a cry of happiness as it flapped its wings. Looking from side to side, Ritsuka saw that numerous wildfires were burning across the land. He winced, already knowing who was responsible for them. That same person was also likely responsible for some of the craters…albeit she probably had help in that regard.

His ears rung with Spanish curses. Ritsuka had heard those Spanish curses numerous times, he'd even committed some to heart. Just for…future uses.

Air rushed into his lungs as he leaned his head back. "QUETZALCOOOOATL!" Ritsuka shouted at the top of his lungs. Beneath him, the Quetzalcoatlus roared in its own voice. It flew straight toward the epicenter of the omnipresent heat wave.

The numerous fires illuminated the night sky. Ritsuka wasn't surprised to see it, nor was he surprised that Quetzalcoatl had been kept…occupied while he was gone.

Gradually, she came into view, huffing as proof that she'd been in battle. Ritsuka was willing to wager ever since he left she'd been fighting another of Tezcatlipoca's avatars. Based on the destruction, more power hand been put into this one than the one he fought. Completely understandable.

Her green eyes lit up seeing him and her mount. Before they even hit the ground, she launched herself at them.

"Oh boy." Ritsuka groaned seeing the incoming blonde. This too was something he felt like he should have seen coming. Still, he was more than happy to be back in Quetzalcoatl's arms, even if that came with being knocked to the ground in a wild bear hug.

"Oh, you're both back! Especially you, Ritsuka! You're alright, right? That bastard didn't try anything funny on you or leave you with some scars or curses, did he? If he did then I'll-"

"Quetzy!" Ritsuka shouted through the squeezing of her arms. Again, he was grateful that he'd gotten used to this. "I-I-I'm fine! Really! Sure, we sparred and he kicked my butt, but otherwise I'm fine!"

It took another several seconds for her to let go. When she did, Ritsuka let out a gasp and inhaled air as rapidly as he could. You know, maybe I should just wait until tomorrow to talk about…it. While Quetzalcoatl welcomed back her favorite pet, he looked around them, noting the dozens of wildfires that had came about as a result of Quetzalcoatl's own sparring with Tezcatlipoca. They'd demolished almost the entire jungle, and most of the ruins with them. Ritsuka couldn't help but let out a sigh of despair. "So much for that."

His words didn't go unheard.

"Um, I'm…sorry about that. So sorry, Ritsuka." Looking straight up, he saw Quetzalcoatl looking…not quite like herself. She looked shy, apologetic even. Her green eyes couldn't remain locked with his for long, something that had never happened before. "While you were gone, Tezcatlipoca and I got to brawling and I…I…I just lost control of myself. Way more than I should have. The ruins that I know you wanted to photograph and study…I…I…"

It hit Ritsuka like a thunderbolt, and in its aftermath, he felt anger. Not at the god in front of him, but at the god that had pulled him aside for a sparring and a chat. His fists temporarily tightened, then loosened as he brought his fury under control. "Quetzy," he called. She looked up at him. It felt so unnatural seeing her eyes tinged with worry and unease. "It's okay. I'm just glad that you're alright. I…seriously, I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you."

Just like that, her face brightened. Without any hesitation, she ran forward and enveloped him in a tight hug. "Ole. I feel the same way. Ritsuka."

The hug ended up going on longer than it normally would have. Both Master and Servant wrapped their arms around each other, a clear show of the mutual affection between them. To any onlooker, it was clear that said affection wasn't just platonic. It certainly didn't look that way to Rider's Quetzalcoatlus, who was the only spectator to the scene. As best a pterosaur could, it chuckled before strutting over. Using its massive beak, it nudged its rider deeper into the hug.

Stirred by the motion, Quetzalcoatl looked up, her cheeks bright red. Ritsuka chuckled at the sight of them.

"I…um, I…I'll put these fires out! T-T-There should still be one or two temples untouched by all this mayhem! I'll take you to them so you can see them with your own eyes!"

"Great! Then led the way, Quetzy!" He knew he'd made the right decision when her cheeks flushed red at the nickname. It wasn't the original one she'd asked people to call her by, but it was one she'd accepted. Maybe because Ritsuka had been the first to call her by it. A sudden crash brought him out of his admiration; it reminded him that they were still in the middle of a burning forest. "Um, after you, uh, take care of this."

"Hehehe, y-yeah. I'll get right to that." True to her word, she raised her hand up, absorbing all the fire into herself. In just a few seconds, the flames were gone, condensed back into her body. As a sun god, it was like inhaling fresh air.

"Hey, Quetzy," he called. "Thanks for the feather. It came in handy."

Yet again, the sun goddess' cheeks turned bright red. "Well, you are my favorite mortal…and in a sense, my champion. I couldn't let you go face the night without being properly equipped, could I?" Behind her, her Divine Beast let out a loud of cry of seeming approve.

---

Quetzalcoatl always felt her temples looked best in the daylight. Given what her domain was, that was no doubt intention. Stone that glistened in her presence, especially at the start of a new day.

Just before that time was also when some prisoners were sacrificed to her. She hated it, yet for all her protests, her people never stopped. Sometimes she felt foolish for thinking they would as Aztec gods like her needed the lifeforce of humanity to continue to exist, to do their duties. Without which the world would fall to ruins.

There were times she was envious of other pantheons for not needing such a thing.

She wanted to curse Tezcatlipoca's name for leaving one such temple left standing. A more rational side of her told her that maybe she bore some of the blame too. After all, by her own admission she'd lost control in fighting her old rival. She didn't care what they destroyed in their brawl, all she cared about was knocking all of his teeth out then perhaps skinning him alive. Even if it was just an avatar of him, the gratification of destroying it would have been immense.

The greatest gratification she found though was spending time with her Master, with Ritsuka. After surveying the temple, they decided to make their new camp at the top of it, where ritual sacrifices were once carried out. Quetzalcoatl tried not to think about it, she refused to. Especially in the presence of the most incredible human that she'd ever met. She felt that without a doubt, humanity's future had been placed in the right hands…and she was lucky to have been a helping hand to him.

Still, in the depths of her heart, Quetzalcoatl realized she wanted more.

He fell asleep faster than her, which was to be expected. Even if Tezcatlipoca had held about at least ninety-five percent of his power, he'd still fought Ritsuka tooth and nail. He wouldn't have been satisfied until he saw everything the young man had in him. She knew that he'd been impressed just as she had been. While she was happy for that, she was also worried because it meant that now her old rival might be watching Ritsuka.

The very thought terrified her and made her want to wrap him up in her arms and hold him close. Potentially even forever.

Even when she realized her fingers were caressing his face, Quetzalcoatl couldn't bring herself to stop. She'd been so terrified when he vanished into that dark portal, but than she'd let on when they reunited. It was her deepest fear that the next time she'd see him, his chest would be torn open, and his heart removed. If that happened, forget Chaldea's reaction, forget the heartbreak of her comrades, Quetzalcoatl knew that she might never recover from the loss.

Her hand glided down to his chest, resting over his heart. Quetzalcoatl felt its continuous beat. It was a sound of incredible reassurance that she never grew tired of.

"Have you forgotten what kind of gods we are? We live on blood, we need it! Why not ask him for his! I'm sure he'd gladly give it for you!"

"Never! The last sun will shrivel up and die before I do such a heinous thing!"

"Hah! Even if that meant letting him die? Him and the rest of the humans that you claim to love?"

"Silence! Not another word out of your lying mouth!"

"Quetzy,"

"Huh?" In the low darkness of the night, Ritsuka's eyes seemed to glow. As he sat up, he kept his hand atop of hers.

"S-S-Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up." She said.

"Well, it's almost morning, so I was bound to wake up in a little while anyway."

She laughed. "Heh, after the day you had, I think you would have been entitled to sleeping in just a little. Especially since you wouldn't have anyone to disturb you." They both got a laugh out of that. Without a doubt, a good night's sleep could be interrupted by a number of things at Chaldea. Here though, it was just the two of them, well, hopefully just the two of them. "Ritsuka," she beckoned in a quiet voice. "About what Tezcatlipoca said about me…I…I want to tell you it's all lies. But not all of it were lies. I wish they were though."

"I know. I mean, you're an Aztec god and you guys have always been a little…unique compared to most pantheons." He hadn't been blind to the age old blood stains on the walls and floor…or the skull and bones here and there. "One thing he asked me was if I would give my heart and blood to you. I said I would." Her face tightened, a retort no doubt building up in her throat. Before it could, Ritsuka spoke again. "More than my heart or my blood though…I…told him I'd like to give you my life. Hopefully at least eighty to ninety years of it. I'm not sure how long that'll be with-ufff!"

Seriously, he was really grateful he'd gotten used to Quetzalcoatl's tackle hugs. In the immediate aftermath, he felt her wrapping her arms around him in a way different from before. Ritsuka responded in kind, moving his arms around her waist. For several minutes, neither of them said anything, even as the first rays of sunlight began to make their way across the land.

She pulled him up and leaned in to whisper into his ear. "I'd take every year you could give me, Ritsuka. I don't care how long it is…or how short it may be." Her grip on him tightened even more; along with that, he noticed a change in her breathing. It'd grown much heavier. "Your life, Ritsuka…a life with you in the modern world. I'd like that, I like it so much that I want to take it for myself."

Chuckling in spite of the geyser of heat and euphoria rising within him, Ritsuka did his best to remain calm. "W-W-Well, y-you're more than welcome to have it. Truth is I'd actually like it if you took it. If you…gave me a chance."

Pulling away, she grinned at him. It wasn't her predatory smile, but instead more…humane, kinder, and with a hint of amorous affection that grew by the second. "Ole, Ritsuka, I already gave you a chance, and you succeeded, you impressed me. You amazed me. You took my heart…and now I believe it's time you took the rest of me. Oh, and I did the same to you." A quick wink went along with that last remark. Then she kissed him. Her warm lips gently pressed against his, but only for a few seconds. The human's lips were forced apart allowing her tongue entry into his mouth.

As he felt Quetzy's tongue rolling against his, Ritsuka's hands regained the ability to move. He immediately reached for her sides, her naked sides and began to subconsciously stroke them. What followed was something he never thought he'd hear, Quetzalcoatl moaning in what was undoubtedly erotic bliss. Ritsuka ended up moaning with her. He couldn't help it as her mouth and tongue, they both felt so…warm. In truth, her entire body felt that way, but now there was something different to it, something rawer. Whatever it was, that heat washed over him, especially as Quetzy's body came to lay atop of him.

This situation wasn't new to him, but undoubtedly what was involved the connection between their lips. Both of them possessed a hunger for each other that apparently couldn't be satisfied. When Ritsuka pushed her away, it wasn't for too long. He sucked in as much air as he could before the Rider reconnected their mouths. The teenager shivered in delight as he felt her quickening pulse through her sides. Ritsuka could feel the fire burning within her, just beneath the skin. If they continued, he was going to strip away that outer layer leaving only the flame to scorch him to his bones.

He welcomed that incineration.

While kissing her, his mind and body seemingly fell out of order. Suddenly, he thrusted his hips upward, letting the tip of the tent in his pants hit the sun goddess.

"Ooooohh," she moaned, breaking away from him. In doing so, she seemingly realized that she lay atop of him. Quetzalcoatl giggled at the positions they were in. It certainly wasn't one fit for wrestling, at least…not the violent kind that she loved. "So, Ritsuka…did you enjoy my kiss?" She asked, pushing a strand of golden yellow hair behind her ear.

"Yes, I did. You…you taste like gold." She laughed at his rather foolish remark. Admittedly, it wasn't his best line, but Ritsuka couldn't think of anything else. The Japanese teen was obviously making things up as he went along, just as he'd always done. It was one of the reasons Quetzalcoatl had apparently fallen in love with him. "What about you? How did my kiss taste?"

"Hmmmm," she hummed in satisfaction. "If I had to guess, like cherimoya, which is now amongst my favorite flavors." Wrapping her arms around him, she leaned in again. This time, she took firm control of the kiss, and him. The sun goddess rocked her muscular yet beautiful body against her human Master's. His reaction was immediate and welcomed. Quetzy could feel his member brushing up against her, poking at her through his pants. Just burn them off. Burn off every bit of clothing he has and take him as yours. Her ravenous side snarled. Its influence led her to biting down on her Japanese Master's bottom lip. She didn't mean to, but it just ended up happening.

In response, he moved his arms all the way back to her buttocks and gave them quite a squeeze. Quetzy broke the oral lock and visibly shuddered atop of him.

From where Ritsuka lay, it was one hell of a sight. He was once again enchanted by her radiant beauty, beauty that belayed a savage warrior woman who could break anyone and almost anything like a twig. With just his one move though, he'd brought the Aztec sun god to heel. Ritsuka did so again in squeezing her ass. Quetzalcoatl shuddered again, shutting her eyes as ecstasy rippled through her. Ritsuka grinned at the sight and continued to squeeze and shake her ass. He was quietly amazed at how soft they felt in contrast to the rest of her body. A stray thought crossed his mid-if her ass was soft, what about her breasts…or even her pussy?

Would she even let me go that far with her?

While he thought that, his body moved on its own. His right hand was reared back, then came down against the Servant's buttock.

"Ooooohhh! That…ooh, that felt so good, Ritsuka." She purred after a long stretch of the body. Seeing her and hearing those words made the human's cock strain even more against his pants. Did she have any odea how sexy she looked right now? Wearing a lewd grin, she leaned down, blanketing him in her golden strands. "Do you want to smack my ass again, Ritsuka? Perhaps even beat it like a drum?"

He stopped himself from answering for a split second, then the restraint gave out. "Y-Y-Yes, Quetzy, I…want to."

She cocked her head to the side. "Why are you nervous about that? There are many things a man is permitted to do to his woman." Smiling, she pecked him on the lips. "Especially assert his dominance over her in the most…pleasing of ways."

His eyes widened while her face lit up with laughter. The Mesoamerican goddess had probably planned this, a feat that caught him off-guard. Relief and excitement settled within him as he reached up and claimed her lips. Quetzalcoatl had seemingly been expecting it as her mouth was open, waiting for his togue. Hers shot out, meeting it in a sudden but tender collision. Both of them lost themselves to the loving embrace. Arms and legs wrapped around each other, turning the two of them into a tangled ball of ecstasy.

All around them, the forest quietly hummed and the temple sung. It felt like quiet encouragement for the Master and Servant. At the moment though, neither Ritsuka nor Quetzalcoatl would have defined themselves as such; they'd have called themselves lovers. The latter's words certainly furthered that description.

Ritsuka wasn't sure how he ended up on top, but he wasn't complaining. He got a perfect view of the Aztec god turned Servant laid out beneath him. Her golden hair yet again fanned out behind her as she huffed in erotic excitement. His jaw fell and remained there while the goddess laughed.

Quetzalcoatl reached up and stroked his cheek, shaking him out of his temporary stupor. "Well, Ritsuka, what do you think? Are we a man and a woman who belong to each other?"

He swallowed a lump in his throat. "Quetzy, I…I want to, I want to-mmmmpppphhh." Her kiss was silencing enough, but she yet again rocked her body against his own. They ended up moaning into each other's mouths, feeling white-hot ecstasy racing through them. Ritsuka felt Quetzy rise up, lifting him into a sitting position on her lap. A part of him was vaguely aware that thanks to their size difference, this was a little…awkward, but he'd long since gotten used to such things. "Quetzy," he whispered when she pulled away from him.

"I've been thinking and I've decided…goddess or not, Master and Servant, I don't care. Ritsuka Fujimaru, you light a fire in me, a deity of the sun. That fire…is not the flame of comradery as I once thought. No," titling his head, she leaned in close, again surrounding him with her blonde mane. "I love you, Ritsuka Fujimaru, and if you love me back, I will be your devoted woman. The sun will always be at your back, come what may."

Her words lit a fuse in him that quickly led to a shattering explosion.

For the first time, Quetzalcoatl was thrown onto her backside, both her hands held to the ground with her Master looming over her. A second ago and his gaze was so soft and filled with wonder, but now they were hard, but not devoid of love. In fact, they were filled with love, such a burning love that even Quetzalcoatl was temporarily left in awe of its searing radiance.

"R-R-Ritsuka?" She whispered, her previous flirty tone gone.

"Always…do you mean that?" He asked with quiet intensity as he burrowed into her with his eyes.

Quetzalcoatl loved those eyes, the determination that could fill them. They could quell warring gods and even set fire to the stars as far as she was concerned. Within them was the resolve to face down the end and say "No!" at full force. In them also lay the resolve to inspire others to do the same.

That said, doing so could come at a cost, a lesson they'd all learned in the battle against Tiamat. The answer to his sudden change struck her like a droplet of rain.

"Oh, Ritsuka," she whispered. "You know if there is a battle to be fought, I will be there." He nodded in understanding, yet the slight sense of unease remained. "But…now, I have a reason, an incredibly strong reason to return from these battles alive. Hehe, as a warrior, I have someone that I want to return to." He smiled in joy at her words. Quetzalcoatl let him have that moment, then she turned them over. Ritsuka's mouth formed into an "O" as he realized he was back on the bottom and she was on top. And giving him her sharp-toothed smile that could chill terrify almost anyone. "Having said all of this, know that I'll be expecting the same. Surely with a woman like me, you won't be seduced away by another woman, right?"

At first, he merely stared at her. It was a step up from those times he was paralyzed with fear by her expression. In fact, when Quetzalcoatl looked back on it, she realized his fear of her sharp-toothed smile hadn't lasted all that long.

Excitement raced through her as he smiled at her. Using his legs, he brought her down atop of him, sandwiching their respective waists together. Her tribal skirt obscured most of her waistline, including her panties. A stain was growing in the center of them. Ritsuka couldn't see it, but he let her feel the sharply raised tent in between her legs. She had to look away as an erotic shudder rippled through her. While she may have tried to hide it, Ritsuka still took notice of it.

His hands rose and rested on her cheeks. Quetzalcoatl tried to maintain her threatening smile, but against his soft touch, she couldn't. The harshness of the sun fell away to reveal only the warmth, the radiance, all of which was now his. Ritsuka Fujimaru held the sun in his hands and smiled at it, and the sun smiled back.

"Deal." He said with that beaming smile that made the Rider's heart flutter.

The human let her have almost an entire minute of squealing and pumping her fists skyward in joy. Once she realized what she was doing, how she looked, Quetzalcoatl looked more than a little sheepish. Beneath her, Ritsuka merely laughed in acceptance of her mannerisms.

"Ritsuka," she whispered.

He sat up and reached for her golden hair. Their lips met in a loving kiss that all but sealed the commitment that they just made to each other. However, as they kissed, they knew to really seal it, to truly solidify it, they had to go further. No, gazing into each other's eyes the couple accepted that they truly wanted to go further. Ritsuka remembered how good it felt squeezing Quetzy's ass and how he'd wondered if her other womanly parts would feel as soft and tender as her ass did. For the sun goddess, she longed to feel his touch again, his hands groping and stroking her most intimate parts.

Her own waring and declaration reverberated through her head. If she wanted to ensure Ritsuka never looked at another woman, it would help if…she was all the woman that he needed. Those two feelings meddled within her; between the goddess legs, her arousal grew.

"Take me." She gasped. "Take all of me for yourself, Ritsuka. Take the sun for your own."

The black-haired teen suddenly kissed her. Within seconds he overwhelmed her, surprising the Rider-Class Servant. Quetzalcoatl decided she was perfectly fine with his dominance. She knew Ritsuka could certainly rise to the challenge, and in making love, she had absolute faith in his ability to satisfy her. Oh, and the sun goddess was absolutely confident that she'd be able to sexually satisfy him. After all, she already had him hard and ready t go; to think neither of them had relinquished not one piece of clothing.

That changed in the next minute.

Yet again, their bodies rolled over putting her on the bottom and him at the top. In the same breath he used to flip them up, his hands shot to her tunic and flipped it up. Quetzalcoatl was surprised by the move, pleasantly surprised. She giggled feeling warm, daytime air tickling her nipples. Oh, and Ritsuka staring at them like they were polished gemstones; in his eyes, they might as well have been.

"So…it was…magic." He finally said after what felt like hours of silence. The horny teenager was trying to keep a straight face, but the crimson tint of his cheeks gave him away. It was hard to stay neutral while staring at a pair of melon-sized tits that belonged to a woman who'd just proclaimed her eternal love for you. His right hand rose and loomed over her left-side breast. Quetzalcoatl merely smiled and waited; she let out a hot and heavy sigh of bliss when his hand finally fell on her mound.

"What's…magic?" She said through the stream of euphoria trickling over her body.

"Your…tunic." Ritsuka confessed. "I mean, I've seen a bunch of the stunts you did and wondered how in the hell your tunic keeps your breasts covered. Its clear that you don't wear a bra." As he spoke, he was groping his Rider's tit. One hand and one tit weren't enough. Two hands and two breasts. He leaned back and let out a shuddering groan as he felt up the gorgeous blonde woman.

"Bras…too…constrictive. Granted…I imagine I'll start wearing them in the…real world. After all, isn't that the norm nowadays?" Quetzalcoatl had never indulged in self-pleasure, and now she was glad she didn't. In a way, it made Ritsuka's fondling of her tits all the more special. He was truly the first one to treat them as such; Quetzalcoatl was also happy that her mortal body held such massive assets for the first time in her life. "Ritsuka…how do you think I'd look with a bra?"

"Great." He spoke in earnest while still having his way with her chest. She more than welcomed him to do so as her breasts, and the rest of her body, belonged to him. He was undoubtedly getting the most out of them, letting his long-held desires finally run wild. "Your boobs would really pop when the bra gets ripped off."

Both of them laughed at the sexy remark. He was right to the point that it might as well have been fortune-telling. Even if she wore a bra, it'd come off, especially when in his presence. Quetzalcoatl lifted her legs up and wrapped them around her lover. Ritsuka wet low, kissing her while viciously groping her breasts. The message was clear-she was his woman, and she was more than happy to be his. Their kiss and cuddling was a representation of all of that.

The human broke from the Servant with a pop going off between their lips. Both were red and panting, clearly eager for more. Quetzalcoatl would have liked to have continued kissing him, but she had an idea. Looking up at her Master, she winked.

First, her hands sat atop of his, gently motioning for him to stop. Ritsuka did so, a somewhat sheepish looking coming over his face. Giggling, Quetzalcoatl reached up and pecked him on the cheek.

"I enjoyed it, Ritsuka." She affirmed. "It's just I think we'll both enjoy having my breasts massaging your penis." The human's eyes flew open at her words, causing her to giggle even more. "What? Is that such a strange thing to picture? We are lovers now. Oh, I think I get it." His heartbeat was incredibly audible to her, pounding like a drum. Hearing it further excited the Rider. "You've thought about such an experience, have you not?"

"…Yes." He answered.

The arms powerful enough to bench press mountains wrapped around his neck again. With minimum effort, they could snap his neck like a twig. "Aaaah, good, very good. Over the past couple of weeks, I've thought of the same. It took me a little while to figure out why." Quetzalcoatl laughed, and Ritsuka found himself laughing with her. "Let's do it then. Our first time…our first of many intimacies."

Having said that, one would have thought they'd get started immediately. Ritsuka, instead wrapped his arms around the Rider's abdomen and kissed her. Quetzalcoatl didn't mind the kiss; she squealed in joy while kissing him. She'd have taken control of the kiss, but Ritsuka managed to beat her to it. The Servant further squealed, or perhaps moaned, in delight as her mortal lover began to assert his dominance over her. Quetzalcoatl rocked her hips against his, feeling his erection once more poking at her loins. This time though, she also grinded her chest against his, letting him feel her harden nipples. She felt Ritsuka's fingers dig into her sides and his kiss grow lewder. Tongues happily slapped against each other, even when mouths pulled apart. With every push and pull against each other, the couple felt the flames of ecstasy burning all the hotter around them. Gazing into each other's eyes, they decided it was finally time for them to delve deeper into the blaze. They wanted to see how deep they could go while burning themselves to a crisp.

Finally, the human lay on his backside, the bright blue sky and puffy white clouds high above him. He knew what it felt like to soar through them thanks to multiple people. The sun moved in front of him, its golden rays cascading down around him.

Another tingle of euphoria shot through as he tasted the sun on his lips again. Ritsuka felt like each time was never going to be enough; odds are it probably wouldn't. At least the feeling was mutual as Quetzalcoatl intentionally dragged the kiss out, moaning her enjoyment of it just like him. Even when it ended, she hovered mere inches above his face, gazing down upon him with nothing but affection in her emerald-green eyes. That affection turned seductive as she rubbed her waist against his. Ritsuka winced feeling his erection once more straining in his pants.

Kissing her probably wasn't the best thing to do about it, but he couldn't help himself. She was so close and the erotic move had his blood pumping even more. Quetzy herself didn't mind at all, affectionately moaning while battering her tongue with his. Their oral duel continued the entire length of their kiss, ending when it did.

From the way the Aztec Servant hovered above him, it seemed that another kiss was sure to come. Ritsuka could see it in her eyes and hear it in her breathing. He'd gotten good at reading people, and that included gods. When it came to Quetzalcoatl, she very rarely held much back from him. Embers of happiness and glee danced within him as he saw the goddess wrestling with her inner lust for him. She'd already given into it, but it was a question how she was going to express it. A kiss, a blowjob, cuddling…he like to say he wouldn't have minded any of them. All of them would have been enjoyable, but there was one he was looking forward to the most. The Japanese teen showed her which one it was with a slight thrust of his hips.

Quetzalcoatl sealed her mouth shut, yet her cheeks burned red. Eventually smiling at him, she leaned down again; this time, her kiss was directed to his cheek.

He shivered feeling her hot breath pass through his ears. "I'm going to claim your cock for myself, Ritsuka. You're my man." Her teeth were razors and her voice had a tinge of maliciousness to it…yet it still sounded so arousing. At the core, it was actually a loving statement.

Ritsuka lived a very interested life with interesting people.

She removed his t-shirt, exposing his car-laden chest. Quetzalcoatl took a minute to drink in the sight, even though she'd seen it before. Countless times in fact. What made this time different was the sense of ownership she had over it, and the soul that dwelled within. Her green-colored nails gently clawed at his skin, and then not so gently. Ritsuka did his best to remain still at her touch, but that wasn't easy. He genuinely felt like a pile of tender wood waiting to be set ablaze. Quetzalcoatl was the flame waiting to do so, and she was relishing the seconds in-between the great blaze.

"You are a warrior, Ritsuka." The Aztec sun deity declared. His breath temporarily caught in his throat like it was his first time hearing it. He'd heard it before, from countless other legendary figures, especially great and powerful warriors. Quetzalcoatl herself had never spoken it to him until now. She felt a little foolish for waiting until now to say it, but as the saying went, better late than never.

"I'd…like to consider myself your warrior, Quetzalcoatl. I mean, I know you can fight on your own, better than I ever could but-mmmhh~"

For such a fierce god, she could give some surprisingly sweet and tender kisses. Quetzalcoatl wondered if that was part of her human host, her association with Venus, or a genuine part of herself. Whatever it was, she was glad for it. There were times she wanted her touch to be gentle warm rays that gave life.

Instead, she almost felt like Ritsuka was giving life to her in kissing her back.

"Yes, you are…my amado." The blonde whispered.

Her kisses came down like droplets of rain. Ritsuka had a perfectly sculpted body, and Quetzalcoatl felt a sudden need to leave her mark on that body. With her sharpened teeth, she occasionally did so. In the back of her mind, she knew this sort of thing probably wasn't proper, but thankfully Ritsuka didn't seem to mind. Plus, she liked the little sounds he made when she sunk her teeth into his flesh. It was never enough to hurt, but she was making sure he was "marked" in a way.

Once she was finished with his chest, she moved to his waist, where the tent of his pants stood. Quetzalcoatl stared at it for a few seconds, practically feeding its hardness with her gaze.

Quetzalcoatl's hands moved like the wind, with all the slicing power that came with.

SHHHEEER!

Ritsuka sucked in a breath. Yep…this finally happened. A girl ripping my pants off. Once he started to take notice of how much female attention he was getting, Ritsuka quietly realized there was a chance he was going to be forcibly stripped. His only wish was that it was by a woman whose feelings he recuperated thus making him willing. Oh, he was willing alright, and now completely exposed from the top of his head down to his toes.

"Ole," Quetzalcoatl whispered in awe. The sun god reached forward and gripped his seven-inch cock like it was some otherworldly object even her godly eyes had never seen. "Ritsuka,"

"Ooooh…" He gasped feeling her hot hands gripping his member. "Q-Q-Quetzy,"

"So, this is what a man's penis feels like, or rather, my beloved Master's." He outright arched upward as she licked the tip of his cock. "Delicious, I can't wait to have my feel of it!" Feeling it twitch in her hands only excited the busty and muscular woman even more. Quetzalcoatl began to eagerly pump the teenager's penis. Her memories of lovemaking were somewhat jumbled up, but she knew the basics, and she had the determination to make her Master happy. So far, she was succeeding as evident by his quick-paced breaths and rapid-blinking eyes. "Feel the touch of the sun, Ritsuka." Whispered the buxom blonde before taking his tip into her mouth. Quetzalcoatl's tongue gently danced across his member drawing forth a great reaction from the human. She felt his member shoot upward, pushing more into her mouth.

Giggling to herself, the sun goddess licked and pumped her Master's member. Ritsuka's growing groans made her already racing heart beat anew in eager joy. His rising voice were complimented by the growing thrusts of his member. If he'd been trying to keep some measure of control before, he lost it as the pleasure of his first blowjob washed over him. Quetzalcoatl was willing to say that the pleasure was washing over her as well. Every second she spent servicing her lover was another second she spent growing addicted to him. It wasn't long before she could hear her heart thundering alongside his; adding a finishing touch to the mutual rhythms was the quiet yet lewd sound of her mouth on his penis.

If her beloved ever doubted his size, Quetzalcoatl vowed she'd drop to her knees and blow him, wherever the hell they were.

Anywhere…anywhere. The Servant thought to herself. Quetzalcoatl didn't think of herself as a lewd person, but now that she'd sampled the fruits of pleasure with Ritsuka…well, maybe her thinking was changing a little. For one thing, she knew that sometimes a man needed a little pick-me-up, and as his lover she could give him that. As she sucked and pumped him, Quetzalcoatl happily realized she could be…creative in doing so. Not to mention she was sure that he'd return the favor when either she was feeling down herself or just wanted some loving.

At the latter thought she felt her vaginal walls squeeze together in erotic excitement. With a continued giggle, she brought more of Ritsuka's cock into her mouth. Her own hands slid further down to his balls, which she began to massage. The goddess' nickname flew from her Master's lips, tinged with undeniable pleasure.

Shit…shit…shit! Who knew…Quetzy's hands could feel…this damn…good. Was the lone thought of the seventeen-year-old Master. If anyone asked him if the boastful and aggressive luchre loving Rider could have such a gentle touch, Ritsuka would have gone to bat for her. Now, he knew just how gentle and downright incredible her touch could truly be. Her fists that could lift and shatter mountains, ignite with the flames of the sun, were pleasuring his member like he had a right to it. Her warm hands had slid from the middle of his cock to his balls; the Servant's mouth had taken in more of him allowing him to feel more of her mouth's warmth. Ritsuka couldn't help but groan, shudder, and occasionally scream at what he felt.

"Quetzy…Quet…zy…oh my God, aaaaahhhh! Y-Yes, dammit, yes!" Feeling himself truly beginning to get into the spirit of the blowjob, the teenager began to rock his hips forward. In response, Quetzalcoatl let out an adorable moan while she went down even harder on his member. Within seconds, the euphoria Ritsuka had been experiencing got better, much better he'd say. He felt like a warm fire was encircling his member, they were hot, yet only gave him warmth and bliss, never a hostile burn. The teenager immediately lavished in it, utterly losing control. "Quetzy! Quetz-aaaaaahhh!"

"Mmmmmm!" Moaned the blonde woman, accepting her first shot of cum. Ohhhh, such a wonderful taste! And it's all mine! Mine! With the shot of cum came a surge of magical energy that was unlike anything Quetzalcoatl had ever felt before. Clearly, there was difference between having mana transferred into her the "normal way" and having it done so in the more intimate way. She immediately decided that she liked the latter much better; she was looking forward to more such transfers.

Ritsuka took several minutes to calm down. His cheeks blushed red, turning red as Quetzalcoatl sat up and looked at him, cum dripping from her lips; her gorgeous smile made his face burn even hotter. "S-S-S-Sorry, about cumming so soon. I-I-It just happened."

"And I'm grateful for it." She jubilantly laughed like there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. In her eyes, there wasn't, not one thing. Licking her lips, she leered at him with that seductive smile-it got his member all hard again. "I'm still going to give you that titfuck, Ritsuka. You've more than earned it, amongst a few other things." Her voice made him shiver and his eyes glow with arousal. Quetzalcoatl was more than happy to see that.

Scooting back a little, she took her uncovered breasts and pressed them against her lover's penis. Ritsuka's head hung forward and he shuddered. That shuddered passed onto the goddess, feeling the harden shaft between her mounds. It was unlike anything she'd ever felt before, yet it felt so…invigorating. As a testament to Ritsuka's size, his tip stuck out of her twin mounds. She grinned at the sight and leaned forward, curious if she could reach it with her tongue.

"Aaaahh~ Qu-Quetzy!"

Evidently she could, and Ritsuka liked having his tip licked while her mounds smothering his penis. Her eyes flashing with a hungry glint, she began to fervently lick his tip while pumping his base with her tits. It was a perfect combination of blows that had her Master groaning and screaming beneath her. Every shout he made fueled the fire already raging within her. In turn, she eagerly squeezing and liked his member. Her every action brought forth a twitch from his member, however best it could while sandwiched between her two mounds. Somehow, it felt like it was getting harder between her tits.

"Aaaaaahhh!"

"Ooooohhhh! Ole, this feels incredible!"

"Yes, yes! Quetzalcoatl!"

It was a surprise to Ritsuka that he managed to get her full name out. At the rate they were going he doubted he was going to be able to say one coherent word, let alone the at times mouthy deity's name. Her name…it had become engrained into his mind, into his very being; that certainly went for now as she pillowed his member with her breasts and continuously licked his tip. Ritsuka couldn't stop running over the scenario in his mind-he was getting a titfuck from an actual goddess, a goddess. In the back of his mind, a snark voice reminded him that this goddess had once tried to kill him and play a part in the destruction of humanity. It actually got a laugh out of him more than anything. His life was strange, having taken many strange turns, but Ritsuka wouldn't complain about any of them.

"Quetzzzzzzy!" Howled the young man. The raw heat of her breasts were smothering his member just as much as their physical size. Ritsuka looked down at the two mounds whose sides he always caught glimpses of. Only in his wildest dreams did he ever think that he'd be able to touch them, and have them smothering his member like this. "Aaaaahhh~! Oooooohhh~!" Then there was the Rider's tongue. Ritsuka squeezed his eyes shut, yet that only intensified the sense of pleasure he got from the titfuck. Veins grew along his neck and his member, signs of the orgasm fast building within him. His previous one felt so long again and he was eager to experience the next one, but he didn't want this euphoria to end just yet.

"Mmmmm! Aaaahh~ So good, ahhhh, yes, all mine. All mine and no one else's~" Cooed the Rider. It was such an odd tone for her to take; neither Ritsuka nor any other member of Chaldea had ever seen it, but none of them had ever seen Quetzalcoatl in love. Save for Ritsuka, who was the happy recipient of her love and affection. She pummeled his member from both sides with her tits while her mouth worked on his tip. Quetzalcoatl could feel the pressure building up within him. Her mouth watered with the memory of his cum blasting its way into her. She wanted to taste his essence again, and she was determined to have an even greater amount of it. That drove her to near suffocate his cock with her breasts.

"AAHHH! Q-Q-QUETZY!" The teenager cautioned.

"LET IT OUT, RITSUKA! LET ME FEEL THE RAIN OF YOUR ESSENCE ON MY FACE!"

"AAAAHH! OOOOHHHH~!"

She got her wish, and it was glorious. The Aztec sun god was indeed doused by rain, the white rain of her Master's semen. It gushed out in one majestic bush. Quetzalcoatl had a few seconds to admire it before it began to descend, falling on her face, and her mouth. Her fangs showing, she eagerly allowed the masculine juices to down her maw. The euphoric feeling that she felt before returned in spades as it wasn't just her mouth that was satisfied, so too were her breasts. As she used them to strangle Ritsuka's cock, they too were doused in his semen. His cock was a volcano of white fire and lava; Quetzalcoatl spread herself out and allowed it to douse her, burn her down to her very bones.

While her face and breasts were coated in cum, she felt a tingling between her legs. Far in the back of her mind, she recognized it for what it was.

She couldn't wait to have his cock inside of her, but for now she was happy with having his seed dousing her face and throat. Her mind was awash with bliss and lewd imagery-him on a throne face-fucking her, him against the wall and howling in bliss as she serviced him, the two of them in a training room being loud and proud in their lovemaking, and even a more traditional bedroom.

In the midst of her erotic showering, Quetzalcoatl worked her breasts one final time, squeezing out another surge of masculine love nectar from her Master. He howled her name to the sky and let loose another blast of cum that rose then fell on her face and chest. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of the sun, felt like she was burning. It was such a new yet incredible sensation, and by the touch of a mortal none the less.

Ritsuka was her mortal, her Master, her lover, and his touch could set her ablaze just as hers could the entire world, as it'd threaten to from time to time in the past.

The two of us…oh, we shall light up the skies for as long as we can. The blonde thought. After swallowing another load of cum, she buried the tip of his cock into her mouth. Ritsuka cried out, suddenly shooting forth another squirt that hit the rough of her mouth. She enjoyed the mana surge, but the sheer feeling of his cum inside of her mouth was the absolute best.

For the human, the sense of erotic love was nearly enough to make him pass out. He laid back against the floor, heavily panting. The aftermath of his second orgasm was hitting him, yet he also felt an upsurge of energy. Ritsuka had a feeling that his rest wasn't going to last long.

Raising his head and looking down at the golden mass between his head, he felt it come to an automatic end. Quetzalcoatl removed herself from his cock, still shooting small squirts of cum. Her golden strands and enchanting face were smeared in white-in his essence. It somehow enhanced the radiance of her emerald-green eyes, especially as she smiled at hm.

"Ole, that was…absolutely incredible, Ritsuka! A girl can get addicted to this!" She boasted with a wide smile.

His cock twitching, Ritsuka laughed. "A guy can get used to what you just gave him-the best titfuck of his life. Heheh, well, that was my first to be honest."

"I know," she whispered. Her right thumb swept up a glob of cum which was licked up. Quetzalcoatl looked to him with gleaming eyes. "And I plan on giving you many, many more in the future, my love."

Ritsuka's smile was serene even as his member twitched in unapologetic horniness. It remained so as Quetzalcoatl licked her face clean of his semen. He seemingly waited until she'd almost finished before he spoke again. "I'd love that, Quetzy…but first I'd like to get my first real taste of the sun."

His voice was like a mystical wind that ripped right through her. It wasn't cold, quite the opposite. Yet again, Quetzalcoatl felt hot, she felt burning hot as she looked to her Master. His smile was still serene, but there was now an undercut of devious lust in it. Quetzalcoatl rather liked it.

With most of the cum swallowed up, she leaned in to kiss him as she crawled upward. It was of course long and drawn out. If Ritsuka had any complaint about the residual taste in her mouth, he didn't let it stop him. As for Quetzalcoatl, all she could taste-all she wanted to taste-was Ritsuka. That's exactly what she got, much to her delight. In the midst of the kiss, she ended up on her backside, her lover looming over her. The size difference between them was once again on display, but again, neither of them minded. She actually found something erotic in how he moved down her body, almost like a snake slithering down way.

Powerful as she was, the sun goddess was brought low by each of his kisses. They barely lasted a couple of seconds, but by her fellow Aztec gods, were they tantalizing. Quetzalcoatl was never one for composure, but what little she did have was fast crumbling thanks to Ritsuka. He was seemingly aware of it as he dragged a few of his kisses and strokes out. Nowhere was this more evident than her breasts.

"Y-Y-Yours, t-t-they're yours, Ritsuka." Quetzalcoatl declared in an unusually meek voice. She was burning hot, yet she felt oh so fragile. Normally, she'd reject this paradoxical state, but instead she found herself loving it.

Ritsuka took her words to heart and began to play with her tits. He'd confessed to his interest in them, and he was now free to take that interest in any direction he wanted. His rough yet soft hands pulled and squeezed them, then came the stinger-like blows of his kisses. The worst, or the best, were the ones where he suckled her breasts. Ritsuka's teeth bore down on her nipples just as her teeth had his skin. It wouldn't have been a stretch to say it was payback, or things coming full circle.

Him atop of her, that's how it all ended, well, how it temporarily ended actually. Quetzalcoatl felt a rush of excitement as her lover once again hovered above her, utterly naked like she would soon be. She still had her skirt on, though that wouldn't stand for much longer.

"R-R-Ritsuka," the Mesoamerican woman stuttered. She found it surreal how there was a sliver of nervousness in her. There indeed was a difference between undressing herself and having someone else-a man, do it for her. With the impress intent of taking her for himself. Quetzalcoatl shivered in excitement as she waited for Ritsuka to take her.

She knew he could have torn her tribal skirt off with his bare hands, a part of her actually wanted him to. Like her though, he managed to hold onto some bit of restraint and go slowly. Quetzalcoatl would have said painfully slowly as he was seemingly taking his time with this. She supposed she couldn't blame him for this was an opportunity he likely never thought would happen; neither did she.

"R-R-R-Rituska…" The tall blonde woman called again. Cheeks aflame, she watched him pull down the brown piece of cloth. He sat up and waved it front of her with a rather smug grin, like it was a trophy. In a sense, it was. "Ole, I'll let you keep that one."

"Sweet." He laughed. "And for your undies?"

"Hehehehe, those two. When I said I belonged to you, that meant for every part of me. Besides…you can keep them as a testament to your victory over the Aztec god of the sun."

Behind a childish grin, he was pulsating with erotic excitement. It guided him in removing her dark green underwear. "You've got good taste, Quetzy." Spoke the teenager as he guided the stained clothing down her muscular legs. He never thought he'd do something as lewd as what they'd just discussed, but he supposed it was one of the many ways in which he'd changed. Not to mention he couldn't help but get a sick sense of dominating joy from asserting himself over the divine woman beneath him. Her pussy glistened with pre-cum waiting for him to devour it, and that's exactly what he did a heartbeat later.

"OOOOOLE!" Howled the green-eyed woman, her back forming a perfect arch. Being struck by lightning never felt like this, hell, nothing she'd experienced in her divine lifetime felt like this. "Aaaaayyyyy! R-R-Ritsuka! Your tongue, y-y-you never told me you've been practicing with your tongue so muuuucccch!" His only response to her statement was to thrust his tongue eve deeper into her pussy. Quetzalcoatl welcomed it, feeling the fleshy whip utterly tenderize the inside of her vaginal lips. "OOOOOHHHH! RITSUKAAAA!"

He felt both her vaginal lips and her legs wrap tight around his head. Ritsuka had known what it felt like to be inside of a trash compactor before; this was the first time that it ever felt so…good. The growing pressure didn't stop him as he dove deeper, slathering his tongue against every portion of Quetzalcoatl's pussy. She responded with the squeezing of his entire head and mouth-it all sung of a woman ascending the mountain of ecstasy. Ritsuka was more than happy to both pull her up and share the journey alongside her. The Rider's pussy was better than any meal he'd ever had the pleasure of sinking his teeth or tongue into.

When he first dove in, Quetzalcoatl had felt warm. Naturally, as he continued to eat her out she grew warmer. Ritsuka quickly became addicted to that growing heat, combined with the pressure. In between his legs, his cock twitched at the thought of being inserted into her, pounding her until she was utterly broken and committed to him. His tongue was doing a fine job of that as he felt her thrashing about beneath him. Her legs continued to squeeze his head, yet no matter how hard they pressed, Ritsuka kept on going. And he found sensual ecstasy in feeling her strong and thick thighs squeezing his cranium. He didn't fear she'd crush him like a grape, either because he loved her too much, was too drunk on her pussy, or he trusted her enough not to; there was a possible combination of the three, but he didn't really focus on the why. Ritsuka Fujimaru had directed all of his energy to her pussy, and it had the sun goddess raging.

"AAAAHHH! OOOOOHHHH! OOOH, YESSSS! YESSSSS! MORE, RITSUKA! I CAN FEEL IT! I CAN FEEL MY INSIDES ABOUT TO BURST!"

"MMMMMMHHH~!"

"AAAAAAYYYYYYY!" She thought his tongue was great, but adding his fingers? Quetzalcoatl's words rang true, she could feel her insides tightening as a mass of raw euphoria was fast-building within her. It felt eerily similar to a supernova, yet instead of heralding death she felt it would bring life. "RITSUKAAAAA!"

For the briefest of seconds, her body relaxed, then tightened up as she exploded in an orgasm. Quetzalcoatl's voice echoed across the forest, across the entire land in fact. Birds rapidly took flight and beasts scattered. With her resounding shout came a sudden burst of heat that seared the greenery around them. The initial heat burst lasted for only a second, but its effects lingered, just like the euphoria of Quetzalcoatl's orgasm. Her post orgasmic breaths seemed to exert an in-and-out control over the heat and flames.

She felt exhausted yet invigorated, a feeling that had once been completely alien to her. The goddess felt her love nectar constantly being expelled through her pussy. Rather than simply leak out, the juices were eagerly drunk up by her mortal lover. It took her several seconds to push through the haze and look down. She smiled at the familiar mass of black hair between her legs.

"Ole, my pussy belongs to you, Ritsuka." She declared with a loving smile. Evidently, he heard her as she shivered at the sudden and sharp thrusting of his tongue and fingers. "Aaaahhh, that felt so good."

A couple minutes later and her lover's face emerged. He grinned at her, cum leaking from the corners of his lips giving him a ravenous yet appealing look. "Happy to hear that, it's a man's job to make his girlfriend feel good."

"Oh, my love, you've done that. You have excelled at that." The goddess giggled.

He continued to piston his fingers inside of her making her shiver. If he kept on going, then she was going to cum again.

Sitting up and looking at her, his eyes seemingly glowed. "I can do better, Quetzy."

She read the look in his eyes. Her walls promptly tightened even more around his fingers. "Then do it, Ritsuka." Those simple words were all she said, all she needed to say.

The loss of his fingers in her pussy disappointed her, but Quetzalcoatl took stock in the fact it was temporary. Her green eyes locked in on his penis, hard and ready to enter it. Ritsuka's eyes darted to her face, she rose to meet his stare. In spite of the fire running through their veins, they shared a serene mutual smile. One look at that smile and it was clear that the mortal and goddess were lovers, barriers between them be damned.

In one swift move, that bond was cemented in the most intimate way possible.

"OOOOOHH! SO BIIIIG!"

"QUEEEETZZZZZYYY!"

Ironically, the Rider was mounted and rode by her mortal Master and lover. It wasn't exactly surprising given the height difference between the two. For her part, Quetzalcoatl loved it, she loved the feeling of Ritsuka's cock filling up her pussy. The second he was in her, he was moving fast, pumping his dick in and out of her. Her mind spun with ecstasy that spread through the rest of her body. Quetzalcoatl shouted to the sky as the ecstasy grew stronger with each second. Ritsuka's hands fell on her jiggling breasts, squeezing and massaging them as he turned them into handle bars.

"Quetzzzzzzzyyy!" Howled the seventeen-year-old with gusto. The second he was inside of her, he felt like he'd reached into the interior of the sun itself. Ritsuka burned, yet the searing heat was empowering and inviting. He couldn't help but dive deeper, eager to reach the sun's sweet core and claim it for himself. Bucking his hips against Quetzalcoatl's, he did just that, feeling her jiggle and shake beneath him. Ritsuka pulled his hips back, then rammed them straight forward.

"OOOOOOHHHH!" Screamed the blonde goddess. "RITSUKA! MORE! OH, BY THE GODS, MOOOORE!" Both of her legs rose and wrapped around his waist in a familiar squeeze. He answered her calls with more thrusts, each one hitting her core ad making Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of the sun, see stars. Words couldn't even begin to describe the levels of euphoria that she was reaching. Quetzalcoatl always thought that she found her greatest bliss in battle, but with every thrust, Ritsuka proved her wrong. The greatest rush of joy she could ever feel was instead found in him, in intimate bonding with him. "HAAAAAAHHH!"

While he fucked his blonde-haired Servant, Ritsuka remained acutely aware of the irony-he was riding his Rider. One of the strongest Riders in all of Chaldea in fact, and he was riding her, pushing his cock into her nonstop while fondling her breasts. His eyes moved up and down her upper body. There was a part of him that couldn't get over the iron-hold he had on her boobs, then he looked to her face. He'd never seen Quetzalcoatl sporting an expression that could best be described as "fucked silly", but she was, and he was the one fucking her.

"OOOOHHHH! YEAAAAHHH!" The teenager shouted in unapologetic triumph. His member was squeezed and smothered in solar heat making it feel like it was in an oven. Instead of trying to completely get out, he pushed deeper and deeper, feeling the constricting heat growing with each thrust. "QUETZZZZYYY! YOU FEEL FUCKING AMAZINGGGG!"

Driven up the, well, the sky, by the ecstasy pumping through her, the goddess reached up and grabbed her moral lover's shoulders. "MMMMMMM!" She moaned feeling the sweet feel of his lips. Quetzalcoatl felt like she was in a perfect lock-her pussy, her chest, and her lips, all perfectly held, but by him instead of the other way around. Ritsuka quickly accepted the new position, kissing her with vigor, squeezing her breasts, and thrusting his iron-rod penis into her with force. "MMMMMMMHHHH!"

"MMMMMMMM!"

The kiss ended with the two of them staring at each other, yet their bodies still moving in erotic tandem. Quetzalcoatl felt the boiling hot mass within her, it was on the verge of exploding. Likewise, Ritsuka gritted his teeth as he felt his own release close at hand. With strength born from the white-hot lust racing through him, Ritsuka pulled his hips back, breaking his Servant's leg hold. She had a brief moment to widen her eyes, realizing what was coming. For Quetzalcoatl, she knew it was the knockout blow that would end the match.

And she was ready for it.

"QUETZZZZZZZYYYY!"

"RITSUKAAAAA!"

At the final thrust, the human came, shooting his semen straight into the Servant's pussy. Quetzalcoatl felt herself finally go supernova, her insides exploding while taking in the rich essence of her Master. She returned the essence with her own, her juices dousing his member like a majestic, blazing white waterfall. It was an equal exchange that resulted in a sensual mixing that drew them both in. Ritsuka and Quetzalcoatl were drawn in with orgasmic smiles on their faces.

The two held their positions for several seconds, during which the sunlight from above seemingly shined even brighter than it had before. It'd been fluxing earlier, but in the moment of the couple's orgasm, it seemingly flared up. How the forest wasn't incinerated was a miracle.

Or maybe it had been and neither Ritsuka nor Quetzalcoatl cared. They didn't care about anything except each other.

Morning sunlight completely washed over their bodies through the holes in the wall and the ceiling. Their sweat glistened even brighter. They occasionally felt it as their hands moved across the other's body.

"Seems like we have a new day before us." The goddess affectionately mused. This was the first time she'd ever awoken to something like this. It was a happy first as far as she was concerned.

"Yeah, we do. Got any ideas on what to do with it, and the one afterward?" Ritsuka asked in a chuckle.

Climbing back over him, the Aztec sun god shot him a toothy grin. Instead of blood, it was more bliss she was hungry for, and Ritsuka had a feeling she was going to have her fill of it. Hopefully though after he got in a couple more minutes of rest.

When she pressed her lips against his, those couple of minutes turned into seconds. He felt the invigorating power of the sun rushing through him. Ritsuka held the sun itself in his hands, once more showering it with the love he'd promised to give.

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Alright, getting this one out took a really, really long time. Sorry for the delay, everyone. Part of the delay was trying to figure out how I wanted things to go this story around. In the end, I settled on bringing in Tezcatlipoca, who, being a trickster and archrival to Quetzalcoatl, wouldn't pass up the chance to embarrass her (or him from his perspective). Admittedly, some of my desire for him to appear as a Servant (either Lancer or Assassin) in grand Order slipped in. While doing research on him, I found he was the patron god of slaves, young warriors, and practically change through conflict. In other words, he'd take a shine to Ritsuka who's had to change himself significantly in order to survive the events of the story.

Even though Quetzalcoatl states she didn't like human sacrifice to her, sacrifices were still made to Quetzalcoatl, certainly aspects of him. From the Aztec point of view, this was a necessity since they believed without blood, the gods would lose their power and the world itself would come to an end. This could be seen as a more extreme version of gods needing worshippers, and I do mean extreme because even without potential embellishments from Europeans, the Aztecs still sacrificed plenty of people throughout their reign. I always liked to think in-story Quetzalcoatl never liked this, but because of her nature and that of her fellow gods, they still knew it had to be done. Pretty complex place to be morally speaking. It seemed like something Tezcatlipoca would poke at her at, and maybe even take a crack at Ritsuka over.

A trip to Mexico to see modern Aztec ruins might be the plotline for a sequel story with these two. Personally, I'd love to go there myself to see them and I'd be interested in exploring how Quetzalcoatl feels about how the civilization ended. Until then though, let me know what you all thought of this story!

Hopefully my next Grand Order lemon will be out by the end of the month! I don't plan on making you all wait for months on end for the next one. It'll either be a sequel story or featuring a new girl! Until then, stay safe and healthy, readers!