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Synopsis: A Prince blinded for the seeking of vengeance; a warrior with no other feeling that isn't the thirst of blood.
Two priestess been abducted by these warriors, with no hope of ever being free again and forced to obey their insane demands.
Do they think that they will be as tamed as little lambs after being abducted and separated?
Guess the answer....
Cords Of Fate
Chapter 3
"Temptations"
Van's POV.
It was midday of the next day, and still the damn woman hadn't awoken.
I cursed my fate.
Trying to free myself from my line of depressing thoughts, I tried to see the landscape.
-It truly is breathtaking- I had to accept grudgingly
All the leaves in the trees were of different colors, since we were at finals of autumn.
The ones that weren't attached to the trees were dancing in the air making strange, but beautiful patterns.
By the atmosphere, I instantly knew that something relevant was going to happen.
I got nervous.
I was almost sensing the rash wind trying to murmur things in my ear.
Like trying to tell me a secret.
Now, I was really psychotic.
Wind that talks…nah!!
Maybe I was beginning to suffer illusions from the lack of food.
In fact, I haven't eaten a thing since yesterday.
Listening attentively for any strange sound, I began making my way towards the city below us.
But first, I had to take off the woman's clothes.
It will be kind of weird to see a man carrying a priestess.
I stopped near a tree.
From the back of Phantom, my horse, I took a little sack.
It contained some of my mother's clothes…
A wave of nostalgia flooded me.
But strangely enough, I didn't feel so alone in my pain.
Putting aside my thoughts, I began undressing the woman.
My cheeks began to burn.
I felt like a little peeping Tom.
But it was not my fault. It was hers!
My hands began to burn with each single touch to her creamy skin.
And I hadn't even begun to undress her!!!
Taking a deep breath, I put off her robe.
Surprise flooded in my senses.
What kind of priestess used a warrior vestment under a robe?
And it was not any kind of vestment.
It was an Amazonic one.
I, again, shook my head.
It was impossible to mix a priestess with an Amazon.
I get rid off the garments.
Now, she was totally undressed, almost naked.
Damn woman… why she was so strikingly gorgeous?
For any other man, perhaps she would be an average pretty woman but…for me…she was a goddess.
I began to feel something strange began to grow in my pants…
Now, I feel like the worst pervert on Gaea.
As fast as lighting, I dressed her with a simple green dress.
Well…one problem resolved.
Now, how I was going to get rid off the strange bulge in my pants?
I looked desperately at my surroundings.
Finally, my eyes landed on a specific spot. Like at five meters from my position, it was a beautiful lake.
I make a sigh of relief and thanked silently God.
Hastily, I left the woman there.
There was no use in carrying her up to the lake.
It would only slow my mission.
I turned again deep red.
Better if I began with my "mission".
I ran to my cure.
Hitomi's POVFinally, I opened my eyes.
I trembled at the lack of his touch and began to rub my now, cold skin.
I remembered his hesitant caresses.
A deep blush spread over my cheeks.
I was acting like a dumb peasant girl!!!
I looked at my surroundings trying to forget the strange sensations that the stranger had awoken on me with his touch, his damn touch.
I was in a forest, the autumn leaves were playing with the wind, and the soft grass was the color of hay and moving with the compass of the leaves.
A little far away, more or less 5 meters, was a beautiful lake.
I wanted to get rid of the sudden heat in my body, especially between my legs.
So seeing that I was totally by myself, I decided to take a dip in the water.
So I began to walk towards the lake with a slightly accelerated pace.
I really needed a bath.
Minutes later, I was finally in front of my salvation.
I began to undress myself and realized that I was no longer using my clothes.
I was using a simple green dress.
I had to accept, that it was very comfortable and it fitted me perfectly.
Not giving it a second thought, I put my clothes in a random branch.
Not really looking at the black garment that also was there.
-Nah! Maybe someone forgot it -I thought.
So I slide myself in the icy cold lake.
I immediately regretted my prior decision.
What I was thinking?
I tried to swim to the border of the lake.
Suddenly, to powerful arms circled my waist and slammed my petite body against something hard but oddly warm.
I was going to give the stranger a piece of my mind, when I realized that he, my kidnapper was the one that was hugging me with an iron grip while looking to the front.
I followed his hard gaze and my blood began to boil.
There, holding our clothes was a group of nearly 20 thieves with sickening smiles.
They were looking at me.
Unconsciously, I began to tremble and hugged my kidnapper as if he was my lifesaver.
He, to my utter surprise, responded my desperate grip and began caressing my naked arms in a soothing manner, while looking at the thieves with a look of death.
Something stirred within me by his touch.
It was a strange sensation.
Like when you are cold and then, a blanket is put over your body.
I felt like dejá vu.
A rash voice interrupted my voyage to la-la land.
-Well, well…what do we have here?
I, again, began to tremble.
The man was sickening, with that horrible glint in his eyes while looking at me.
I had never seen that look before.
And it scared the Hell out of me.
I felt like a defenseless child.
And the forgotten cold water began to make my limbs numb.
Suddenly, I felt the warm body that was pressed against my back, began to vibrate, and dissipate the feeling of numbness.
-Problems. - He said with his rich, baritone voice.
The other gross man only smirked, showing his horrible yellow teeth.
-We only want a little fun with the whore. – He said - she'd be yours in no time.
My blood ran cold.
Would he give me to that herd of men?
-It would be rather easy for him – I thought darkly - to give me, wait until they finished, and then take me again and continue with his trip, without further problems.
-I would not give my wife to a bunch of sickening men – he said, surprising me.
-So she is your wife eh? – The fat man with yellow teeth said. – Very well, what would you think of seeing your precious wife being rapped by a "bunch of sickening men" eh?
-That they ought to be pretty brave to try to dare me – he dryly said.
-And who are you to be afraid of?
-Well… I have a lot of names- he said- but despite that, I'm very well known.
Have you heard of Dragon?
The faces of the thieves suddenly went pale.
I didn't understand why.
But I was relieved that my husband wasn't a weakling.
-Wait a minute, my husband? - I asked myself.
He was my kidnapper, not my knight in shining armor that would propose to me and be my holly husband.
But seeing his beautiful, determined maroon eyes, I was not so sure of myself.
The sickening thieves began to retreat.
There were only 10 remaining.
Still… we were out numbered.
And adding the fact that we were both naked…made impossible our opportunities of winning.
Sudden rage began to flood through my veins by thinking of my husband getting harmed.
I had no time for contradicting myself that he was not really my husband.
An animal instinct clouded my senses.
I preferred death than seeing my man getting harmed.
My hands began to glow and my pendant began a frenetic swinging.
It was time.
A big sphere of red energy appeared in my awaiting hands.
Dragon went stiff.
-Don't move –I murmured in his ear- please, trust on me-I said in what seemed a sigh
He only increased a little his grip on me.
But strangely, it didn't hurt in the minimum.
He was giving me his trust.
And I thanked that by giving him a reassuring smile.
And, although he was in my back, I knew he knew that I was smiling.
-Sorry to interrupt your lovey-dovey thing- the gross man said. – But it's time for a little fun for me.
With that the ten men began to enter in the lake.
I patiently waited for all of them to be the most near possible to us.
I felt his arms go stiff.
And in a protective manner crossed his arms to cover my nude chest, but giving me the necessary mobility to complete my purpose.
It was time.
Swiftly, I let free the sphere of light.
The lake turned a bloody shade of red.
For us, the temperature went up a few degrees.
But, for them…it ought to be scalding.
All of them began to turn a deep shade of red while trying to frantically swim towards the shore.
Incredibly in a matter of seconds, the lake was deserted.
I maneuvered my energy to make the chilling cold water stay warm.
Dragon, surprising me, turned me around… and hugged me frantically while asking me if I was all right.
I smiled weakly.
The attack had drained most of my energy.
Carefully, he lifted me up in his arms, and swum to the now empty shore.
But it was impossible for him.
The lake was now too cold to swim in it.
And it was now pitch black.
There was no way to found our way to the little village.
I begged him to leave me.
There was no use in carrying a useless burden.
His eyes gleamed with fire and determination.
I felt secure.
With that, I let the darkness claim me.
Van's POV.
She was dying, closer to her death with each minute that we stayed in the cold water.
When she lost consciousness after begging me to leave her to her death, I went wild.
Seeing her defenseless, made my heart ache.
I felt the all too familiar pain in my back.
White wings appeared in my back.
I laughed darkly.
My curse was going to save her. How hilarious.
With a powerful stroke, I went out the cold water.
My little charge began to tremble.
I hugged her even more trying to give her some body heat, and to avoid looking at her naked form.
I quickly arrived at the branch at took our clothes.
Thanks God that I have a very good night sight due to my blood.
Again, I was saved by my curse.
I put aside my thoughts.
She was dying because of me.
There was no space for dark thoughts.
I had to save her.
I arrived at the tree where Phantom was.
Taking a blanket from the sack where previously the dress was, I wrapped my woman in it.
I took a little ax and began cutting some branches of random trees.
I put rocks in a circular pattern and put the wood in the middle.
I really don't know how I was able to do that.
Maybe it was the adrenaline but, 10 minutes later, a bright fire was illuminating the valley.
But she was still shivering.
I didn't really think much after that.
I took her in my arms, and hugged her with ferocity, while wrapping the blanket around us and carrying her near the fire.
Now she was a little warmer, but still cold.
So I began to rub her stiff limbs with my hands praying to all the Gods above to save her.
Maybe they heard my prays, because seconds later, her body was much more warmer and she was now only sleeping.
I gave a sigh of relief.
She was alive!!!
I tried to convince myself that I was only interested in her welfare due to my intentions.
I was only seeking revenge for my family; I was not trying to find love.
But, putting aside that, even if I tried, no one would love a cursed one.
A draconian.
I again, steeled my will.
I would not fall for a priestess.
I would not be heart broken again.
But that didn't mean that my heart was according with me.
As all already know, a heart has it's own brain.
I closed my eyes.
There was no use in wasting sleep time in senseless thoughts.
Fast enough, I fell asleep.
But not before putting an iron grip in my woman.
No one but me had the right to touch her.
She was, after all, my rightful wife.
She, in response, put her head in the crook of my neck.
And softly began to murmur strange things in a foreign language.
A language that I was sure solely I understood.
Because deep inside me.
I knew it was the real language of love.
Far away from there
Dilandou's POV.
-Enjoying what you see? - I asked her in an unusual sexy tone.
Her flushed face was price less.
I began to unbutton my shirt.
She began to tremble and looked away.
I continued to undress myself.
But there was no point in torture someone if that someone wasn't looking.
I got a sickening idea.
-Witch; come here –I said in a commanding tone.
She came without looking at me.
-Oh!!!! Revenge was so sweet.
I tried to put aside my confusing feelings.
That was why I pushed her away.
Her nearness made my heart beat with a strange rhythm.
Like if I had run a marathon.
But it was time for a little fun.
I was not going to accept that some puny woman was driving me mad.
A strange bulge began to form in my pants by looking at her robe.
Why did she have to put a rain spell?
I tried to cover myself with my sword.
There was no way that I would let the witch see the effect she had in me.
It was time for me to play…not for her.
Lazily I began caressing her face, while feeling her body go stiff.
Her face was as red as a tomato.
I grinned to myself.
This was life.
Suddenly, I realized that she was no longer in my control.
Her face was normal again.
And she also lazily began to touch my chest, while nibbling my right ear.
She was crazy or what?
I was the one to torture her… not the other way around.
She was tempting me, daring me.
And I was beginning to enjoy her caresses.
What was happening to me?
I pushed her body again against mine.
The only way for me to find out the meaning of these feelings was reviving the previous moment.
It was like an empiric exploration.
You had to repeat and repeat the experiment, until you finally find a conclusion.
I felt again the odd sensation of being part of a whole again.
Like to finally have the part in a missing puzzle.
But the strange thing was that I didn't know of he existence of that part in the puzzle up to now.
I didn't' know that I had a missing part in the puzzle that was called my life, until now.
I again…kissed her.
But this kiss was strangely different to the previous one.
It was more confusing, more demanding, giving, and more truthful.
This made the previous one opaque. Like comparing a diamond with any other precious stone.
There was no comparison.
Finally, I realized that there was no more rain.
Instead of the gray clouds, there was a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
A smile was in my lips.
But strangely, this smile was not my typical one.
This was not the smile that scared to death millions of people.
This was not the smile that only wanted to see blood and killing.
Suddenly, I realized that there was no bulge in my pants anymore.
So, I noted in an imaginary hypothesis, what I felt for the red headed was not carnal desire
It was something more but… what?
I wasn't able to identify this feeling.
And being in the dark was one of the few things that drove me nuts.
Slowly, I deepened the kiss, like searching for answers in an unknown ocean.
Being precautious to not scare the answers.
Precautious always.
There was no room for sudden movements or decisions.
Now, I was an explorer. Not a destroyer as I always had been.
I didn't want to taint the young one.
I only wanted to see what was she and why she was controlling me like that.
Why was she so special?
Why I wanted to protect her instead of destroy her?
-Those questions ought to have an answer- I thought- it's only a thing of searching in the right places, for the right answers.
I slowly broke the kiss hearing her moan as music to my ears.
I made a soft groan in response.
It was time to continue with our trip.
Also, I had too much information at the moment to process.
I remembered myself again that I had to be slow.
This quest was not to destroy the young one.
It was to understand her and my feelings.
This was a quest for exploration.
Yukari's POV.
I wasn't able to believe that he was kissing me again!!!
This time, I tried to hit him squarely in the shins but something stopped me.
It was the kiss.
This kiss was totally different from the previous one.
It was… almost magical.
And when he smiled… I felt something begin to awaken inside my chest.
He was so handsome with that smile… that I answered the kiss with all my heart.
There was not thirst for revenge, not blood lust, not anything.
I felt myself in 7th heaven.
So blissfully I felt…
When he deepened the kiss, it was not harsh…it was demanding but at the same time giving.
When he broke it, I moaned in displeasure at the lack of his touch.
He answered me with a sexy groan.
In that moment, I knew that if he ordered me to go to Hell with him, I would gladly have accepted.
-Oh holly lord! Why you sent me the most gorgeous and dangerous man in the planet?
But the mixing was exciting and unique.
When he extended his hand for me to take it.
I realized that I was in a situation far beyond my control.
I was no longer so sure of my sanity as I mounted the silver stallion in a swift movement.
My feelings were so confusing…love and hate, hate and love…all towards a certain silver haired warrior.
Was I developing the Estocolmo's syndrome? -I asked myself totally confused. While watching the autumn leaves playing with the air and a beautiful rainbow leading our way.
Author's Notes.
Well…new chapters again…hope ya like it.
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