Looking down at the village and its pitiful defenses Nightmare couldn't help but to laugh.
Asteroth joining in on the laughing said; "It will rain blood today!"
"These humans will wish that they had left this town like the women and children had. For I shall consume their souls and gain even more strength! And, draw those who seek out Soul Edge here and take their shards and souls. I will be restoredsoon!"
Drawing Soul Edge across his back Nightmare charged the village letting out a roaring battle cry as to call the attention of those who would waste their lives guarding this pitiful village.
Ivy looked at her with a sly grin. Unlatching the leash from her collar Ivy said.
"Run and this collar will choke you death. Attack me or try and harm me this collar will choke you to death. And, you can not remove it only I can do that. Do you understand cutie?"
Talim nodded.
"Good here take your weapons and finish off these fools quickly."
Accepting Syi Sarika and Loka Luha Talim felt as if part of her had been restored. Following Ivy down the hill a thought popped in her mind. How am I going to get though the day without killing anyone? She shook her head clear of this thought cause she knew she would find the way.
A few humans, armed with pitchforks and fishing spears, stood at the gates of the village ready to fight both him and Asteroth. Nightmare at full charge swung Soul Edge over his removing a couple of heads.
"Yes feast on their souls my blade!"
To his left Asteroth brought down his Kuluthes and split a man in two. Asteroth's victim covered both him and Asteroth in blood. The blood rushed to sword not leaving a drop anywhere.
"More I need more souls!" He shouted as he slowly drifted into battle frenzy.
Asteroth broke down the wooden gates with ease with his giant axe. Nightmare charged in front him to gaze upon the faces of the scared band of farmers and fishermen whom had vowed to stop him even if it cost them their lives. They out numbered his group ten to one, but that didn't matter he could easily destroy them by himself. He could have wiped out the village in one night. That would've been a bad choice if he 'd done that he would've exhausted himself. If that where to happen then he wouldn't be assured victory when the strong souls would come to face him. So he enlisted the help of the Golem and Witch to help take out the trash.
"Massacre!" He roared. Swinging blade across his chest he opened the stomach of one man. Yelping in pain the man begged for his life as he tried to scoop up his small intestine. Nightmare just hacked off his arm and let him bleed out so that his sword could taste the blood of a slow draining soul. The others turned and ran for the harbor for it was the only way to escape the doomed village.
Nightmare watched as Asteroth grabbed a man from the back of the neck and wrapped him around his axe handle. In one swift downward motion he push the man down breaking his legs and back. Leaving the man on his axe still alive but screaming out in pain Asteroth chased after those men who had chosen to flee.
"Yes, let the blood flow. Let the world know that this where Soul Edge will be completed!" Nightmare laughed. With his monstrous hand he drained the soul of another victim.
Rushing into the town Talim looked around for anyone who chose to fight her.
"Go and find them and kill them the sooner you do the sooner the blood shed will end."
Ivy's blade lashed out grazing Talim's cheek causing it to bleed. Soon the screams of a man in pain defined her ears.
"You are going to have to watch your own back for awhile" Ivy grinned at her.
Turning around Talim saw a man on his knees holding his face. In-between his fingers blood poured out like little rivers. Ivy walked past her and stepped behind the man. Wrapping her whip like sword around his neck she put her foot on his back and pulled. Like a saw her blade easily removed his head.
"Go and deal with these weaklings!" Ivy yelled at her
Nodding Talim took off down the street. In the distance she could see both Nightmare and Asteroth laughing as they hacked their way through fifteen men. While she was distracted three men came from the allies behind her and surrounded her.
"You are not getting away not after what your comrades have done to our friends!" Shouted the man in the middle.
"Wait please I don't want hurt you." She pleaded desperately with the men. "You can just run away. I promise I won't go after you or try and hurt you please don't make me do this." Tears welled up in her eyes. Hurting people was something she didn't want to do, and killing people was just out of the question.
"Get her!" They charged at her with spears. Acting in self-defense Talim preformed her wind assault and kicked out of it. Her feet connected with face of the middleman. Managing to knock out one the other looked hesitantly.
"Take your friend and get out of here please I don't want to hurt you."
Dropping their weapons and picking up their friend the two men scurried out of the town like rats leaving a drowning ship.
Breathing a sigh of relief Talim looked around again making sure no one else was going to drop in on her. Through out the morning and a part of the early after noon Talim helped nine people escape their deaths.
When both Nightmare and Asteroth returned from the harbor slaughter. Talim was surprised by their laughter and shocked by the broken corpse on Asteroth's axe. Asteroth also had a live prisoner under one arm.
"Ah it's the little girl from Asia." Chuckled Asteroth. "I hope your ready to pass your final test."
Out of nowhere Ivy appeared.
"I hope no one harmed that beautiful skin of yours." She whispered into Talim's ear while placing her hands on Talim's hips. Ivy began to run her unarmored hand up her back. When her hand had reached the front of her neck Ivy clasped the leash back on to her neck.
"Now is not the Time to play Ivy. The girl must prove her self worthy and capable to join our ranks." Rumbled Asteroth.
"Administer the final Test." Nightmare said sinisterly.
Holding the man by the wrist Asteroth roared at her. "You must kill this man with one of those dinky little weapons you got there."
Stunned Talim couldn't believe it. She had spill an innocent man's blood in order to save the world. Seconds seemed like hours, but knew what must be done. Begging for his life the man pleaded with her not to kill her. Whispering the words "I'm sorry" to the wind Talim prepared herself for the deed. Taking a hold of Loka Luha she trust elbow blade deep into the man's heart. Crimson blood poured out all over Loka Luha and her hands. Both Nightmare and Asteroth laughed. With a heavy haert Talim with drew her blade. Blood shot out the small wound like water bursting from a damn. She had become drenched in red, she white clothes now stained with blood. Forcing back the tears She could not believe what she just did.
Quickly Talim saw the blood lift from her and flow into Soul Edge.
"Yes! Blood, darkness come unto me!" Nightmare shouted. "You are now one of us." Nightmare petted Talim on the head with hideous hand. "What is your name? Now that you are one of us you need to give us your name."
With a sad look on her face Talim whispered, " Talim."
"Welcome Talim, let your haert be filled with malice and hatred." Nightmare exclaimed.
There was a tug at her leash beckoning her to follow Ivy away from the other two.
"We'll staying in one of these houses down by the harbor." Ivy said snobbishly pulling Talim behind her.
Asteroth bent down to speak to him privately. "I don't know if we can trust Her anymore."
"Shut up. We'll need them because I'm sure when those strong souls show up we will need them to take them out so when the inferno appears we can vanquish him with ease and take the last piece of soul edge."
"Fine, just remember I won't be there to watch your back when that vixen decides to stab you in it." Warned the giant stomping off towards the gate.
Entering a wooden house closest to the harbor Talim couldn't help but notice how big it was compared to most the houses in her village. There where a lot of tables and chairs, a staircase, and over by the back wall was a little wall she didn't quite understand why it was there. Walking up the staircase Ivy pulled at her bit to force her to hurry up.
Up the stairs there where many rooms.
"How big was the family that lived here?"
"No Family lived here, this is an Inn where people buy a room in order to sleep in a bed for change, Drink, and gamble."
"Oh."
There was a door at the end of the hall unlike the others this one was shut. When Ivy opened the door Talim saw the biggest bed she had ever seen.
"This where we will be staying for the duration of this so called journey." Ivy said placing her sword on the nightstand by the bed. "Take off your clothes." Ivy commanded.
Stunned Talim blurted, "What?"
"Remove your clothes and get in the bed." Ivy commanded again, this time with authority in her voice. "Put your stuff on the nightstand over there."
Letting out a heavy sigh Talim turned her back to Ivy and started taking off her clothes. Pull off her sandals first wonder what Ivy had in mind. Next came her pink and white had with blue floppy ears. This can't be happening right? Unsure of which article to remove next Talim just looked down at her bare feet. Pulling her shirt over her head she quickly threw it on the nightstand and pulled down her pants as fast as possible. Springing into bed she hid under the covers so no could see her naked body.
Ivy laughed while striping the covers off her.
"You shouldn't hide from me."
Talim tried to cover up her womanly features but Ivy, now wearing a dark purple silk nightgown, sat on her stomach. The soft skin of Ivy's hands grabbed Talim's wrists and forced them above her head. Unclasping the leash Ivy tied her wrists together. Taking the free end of the leash she tethered it to the middle bedpost.
Trying break free Talim's head was pulled back forcing her to stop struggling.
"I like this cute little pony tail you have here." Ivy grinned.
Ivy still had a firm grasp of her ponytail. She wasn't sure what was going on. Delicate lips kissed her neck. New feelings arose in her body, most of them she was quite confused by. Another kiss touched her neck accept this time ivy began sucking on her neck. It felt good.
A wet tongue licked her outer ear. "I Know what you did today." Said Ivy's seductive voice.
"You did?"
"This little cats eye on your collar is more then just for show it lets me see what you see. Don't worry I won't tell."
"You wont?"
"No I wont. I did the same thing. In fact I only killed as many people as you did today."
With those words Talim's gaze fell off to the side. The image of the man's face rushed through her head.
"I can't believe I took a life." Tears welled up in her eyes. "What have I done?" she began lamenting into the pillow. Ivy's hands cupped her face had her look at her.
"I you hadn't had ended his life both you and him would be part of that cursed blade. So stop crying. You helped nine others escape death. Since it was my big mouth that caused you pain allow me to use it to take your mind off such haunting thoughts.
When Ivy's lips met hers she was over come by feelings. It felt right in a way yet in another way it was taboo. Ivy's long tongue forced her mouth open. The soft fleshy muscle began massaging her own tongue. Moaning into Ivy's mouth Talim started to feel a little better. Her first kiss was with a woman it was weird and not exactly how she had planed it, but it felt wonderful. Breaking the kiss Ivy smiled at her.
" I take it that you have never been done this before."
"I haven't even been naked in front anyone before."
"Then tonight I'll make you feel things you will enjoy." Ivy glanced down at Talim's little breasts. "Such perfect little things these are." She bit her bottom lip as Ivy pinched one of her nipples. Unable to back her screams Talim cried out while Ivy began to lick and suck her breasts.
Smiling sinisterly at her Ivy said, "If you scream this much while just do this I wonder what you will do next?"
Ivy's soft lips kissed Talim's stomach each traveling further and further down south towards her womanhood. Electrical impulses ran up and down her spine. Her private area was soon lashed at by Ivy's wet tongue.
"OH!" Talim cried in ecstasy. The feel of Ivy's tongue penetrating her body made her want to jump into the air. Ivy then began to use her fingers instead of her tongue. This made Talim just scream out loud. Giggling Ivy began to lick at her clit, which made reach her peak in no time flat.
Talim's body never felt so good before. Ivy pulled her self up to look her. She wore a smile upon her face.
"I can tell I'm going to have fun with you" she whispered into the ear of a sleeping Talim. Undoing her bindings Ivy pulled Talim on top of her. Dragging the blankets over their bodies Ivy smiled. "You will be fun toy."
Commentary: Well theres chapter 2 sorry for not having more blood and gore, One on One battles are my forte. RR please.
Chapter 3- Merchant of Human Lives
"In eternal darkness he seeks the sword."