Two days had passed with Dusk now fully roped into this. Now that everything was planned out and looking almost symmetrical according to Leone. She also added that it seemed to be less maintenance inducing and somewhat self-sustaining. To which Dusk replied, read the books I have read. Leone just shot back at that with a simple, if it works, don't fix it. She then walked off.
It was around the time Dusk was about to grind wheat into flour when Trial came out of his meditations very tired, sleep deprived, and starving.
And the first sight to greet him is a large stone windmill in the middle of where he wants to place his garden and crop fields. As for his reaction, he did question the fillies how did it get built so fast when it should have taken at least a month with full manpower. Sweetie Belle just replied magic and taps her horn before they head in to grab some lunch. Leone just looked in pity at him and leads him inside for some much-needed food.
But with nothing much that had happened in the time he has been meditating, there wasn't much to give on catching up. Just getting more food and supplies. But he was slightly interested in this possible breakthrough of multiple nests that branch out. Making him wonder if they can save time and just give certain locations of these 'core' nests to some of the factions and let them handle it. It would certainly be a load off and would show who would stand out more. Though Dusk did then add about the main large creatures and even said that Leone got the rocks of the gargoyle monster's body of the Canterlot nest for possible extra pay from Dusk and how that he can't seem to overload it with enough magic to kill the part off. And now he asked for more help.
"I need your fire. The same one you used on the nest," Dusk asks as they ate a bit with Trial having almost five empty plates next to him.
Trial looks at him with meat hanging from his mouth before he gulps it down. "Simple. Easy. Monsters being weak by magic? I'll give you magic," he says and snaps his fingers, making a little flame on his finger. "But tomorrow, first thing in the morning. Long walks take it out on me," he says snuffing the flame out.
"That's fine," Dusk says, happy that Barb unlocked the basement door without him noticing from working on the mill for the past two days.
"So your magic can't work, huh?" Sentire asks as she walks down into the lab and sees him working over the rocks while she spies the map and sees that some areas have been narrowed down all over Equestria, but in a sort of shape that she can't make out as of yet.
"No. That's the weird thing. I can kill off these regular creatures with magic easily," Dusk says snapping his fingers and makes a rat in a cage pop into the gunk of the creatures. "But a simple dumb rock? Why do you tease me rock?" he demands from the rock in a container on the table. Snapping his fingers and Sentire can see the rock glowing before the magic fizzles out on it.
"That's disheartening. So what about the map? I'm sure Trial will be up in a few," Sentire asks as she turns to face the map again.
"I was able to narrow down some places. Mostly around the lands. Using reports of nests from what prince Artemis gave me. I crossed out the newly made and recent ones. And then started working backward. The first reports actually. The first time anyone saw a nest," Dusk explains as he gets up and walks up beside her as they now both look at the map. "I got some of them down," he says pointing to the middle of some of the circled areas and marks them down. "Three on the list now. More to come."
"Can we give these to the factions maybe? Let them handle it? Because something must have set this off and I doubt it will show up on a map that easily," Sentire suggested.
"The problem is that if I send the word out of these core nests, it will send all the factions crazy and basically try to be the first to kill it. Killing such a cause for this whole world would drive them to be egomaniacs by the end of it. What's more, they would have a say in what to do next," Dusk says sighing. "Almost exactly what Artemis warned me about."
"You're wrong. The Equites would not do that. They have enough on their plates right now with stabilizing their territory for that," Leone says walking down.
"Not if something that would bring recognition and more citizens under their rule," Dusk adds.
"Either way, judging from what we have seen, neither the equites or the princes' factions have the horsepower or the resources to tackle it at the moment," Leone adds.
Dusk sighs. "Any case, how's our sleeping mage?"
"Fixing himself up," Leone says proudly and they hear a yawn before looking up the stairs to see Trial walking down with a sleepy gaze. "And partly looking proper."
"Come back when I have coffee lioness," Trial says before seeing the rock on the table. "Target?"
"Yep…let me make an anti-magic area so you don't destroy the place," Dusk starts.
"No need. Easy. Simple," Trial says snapping his fingers and encases the rock in burning flames. "See? Easy. Now I'm going to get some hot coffee that Barb is making," he says walking off.
"It stopped," Sentire says and makes Trial stop in his tracks to look behind him and see that the rock snuffs out the last of the flame, no scratch on it as it pulsates slightly from the corruption.
Trial growls and claps his hand hard, making an explosion happen on the rock and burst open the container. Leaving the rock still there and Trial confused now as he walks up to it. "It feels like it's mocking me."
"Now you know how I feel," Dusk mutters to the side and gets an elbow by Sentire before Leone could do it herself and makes her somewhat proud.
Trial taps his chin before holding his hand over it and moss starts to grow on top of the rock before it starts to also grow small flowers and grass. Trial smirks at his accomplishment before the grass and flowers all wither and die and turns to ash. Making Dusk start to write all this down as it happens. Trial contemplates his next magic to use and no one notices Sentire leaving. So Trial tries making moss and grass grow around it without touching and hums as it doesn't wither and die, another note in Dusk's book. He then makes one bit of it touch the rock with moss and soon the corruption spreads out and makes the entire circle into dust after it wilts and dies.
"Really? You are pushing it you dumb rock," Trial huffs as he stares it down before a sharp blade knocks on it and it breaks in half.
Everyone turns their eyes to see Sentire holding her scythe in her hands and the bladed tip touching where the rock was standing, no longer pulsating.
"Let me see that," Trial says grabbing the scythe and looks it over before going to another rock and reaches the blade in to knock on it, only to have the blade bounce back. Trial blinks before repeatedly tapping it and then slamming the blade down hard to stab the table and break open the container, the rock still whole.
Sentire gently grabs it out of his grip and takes the blade before tapping it and the rock breaks in half.
"You must be joking," Trial almost demands as they all stare at Sentire looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Sentire…where did you get that blade?" Dusk asks the obvious.
Sentire looks to him for a few seconds before looking to Leone behind Dusk and then to Trial, almost asking for their permission to tell. Only to get a disappointed nod from Trial as he feels somewhat defeated and now starts to realize that he didn't kill the creatures in the end at the nests. It was Sentire.
"Death," Sentire simply says gripping the handle of the scythe tightly. "Um…I did die. But Death brought me back and told me he would give me a second chance if I find out about what caused this and end it. And he gave me this," she partially lied as there was the second Death and it is her scythe.
Dusk stares at her for a long while before sighing. "Do you know what this means guys?"
"That Sentire can only end this mess?" Trial says begrudgingly.
"That Sentire will be the hero?" Leone adds.
"That she will be the most sought-after mare if this ever gets out," Dusk says and makes them both look to her. "If the news that only Sentire can end this comes out, then she will be hunted down and forced to go into the nests to kill it all. And with my soon to be completed map, that's even worse. And I would bet that the Equites faction would hope to breed Sentire, thinking that her foals will be able to do the same. ERM…they'll talk and then they'll send a squadron to train her to the bone till she can't fight in the nests. As for Solaris…take a guess with what he has done," Dusk says, sighing at the end at the thought of Solaris ordering Sentire's capture for a big prize like this.
"Note to self, kill Solaris…soonish," Trial says adding it to Dusk's notes.
"That's one of the times I will agree with you," Dusk says adding of helping Artemis into the plot if he wants to kill his brother.
"Uh…you don't add that," Trial says bluntly.
"Footnote," Dusk says closing the book.
"So…the nest back at Canterlot. It wasn't us at all that made the killing blow. It was her and they were already dead when I kicked it into them…I am so glad you looked weak back then than you do now," Leone says, actually sounding proud.
Sentire smiles a little. "Um…thanks."
"I'll finish the map. But then I'll burn it. Only one copy is going to be made and it will be given to you guys. As for the notes, burned as well. I'll make enough of a false trail so that they will think I'm no closer if they ever come by here. I really don't want Sentire to be put into this kind of pressure from those factions," Dusk sighs as he rubs his forehead.
"You're a good friend," Trial says and surprises even Leone as Dusk looks at him in slight shock. "We'll keep this quiet. No need for anyone else upstairs to hear and they can think that an overwhelming power with me and Leone took it down mostly."
"I'm surprised you want to keep this quiet as well from them," Dusk points out.
"Sentire is the first pony I have seen in a long time that cares that much about me, except Leone. She always stuck with me. So I consider her almost family in a way," Trial admits and makes Sentire hang onto her scythe to steady herself. Knowing what he meant when she first landed after being killed. "So consider this safe and hidden. I promise I won't even tell any of the factions."
"Even your friendly Equites?" Dusk adds.
"I am not friendly. You see, that is what we call professional courtesy," Trial says nodding.
"This is new," Leone says smirking.
"If I was friendly with them like you are implying, Leone would have slept with the general," Trial informs.
"It's true. I would," Leone says actually proud of that.
Dusk just stares at the two now.
Sentire sweat drops now. 'Yep. Still their own interests.'
"Either way, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Sentire needs a lot more training if there will be more of the kind of monster I fought in the nest last time," Trial says.
"Or the gargoyle," Leone adds.
"That too…better get ready for more training. And don't worry. Not to the bone," Trial promises and makes Sentire smile. "Just enough to not make you move once you get into bed," he says grinning now and makes her smile drop.
"Come on. Let's get you your coffee," Leone says grabbing his hand and pulls him away.
"A week from now. Got the farm to set up," Trial calls to her as he is dragged upstairs.
"Good friends," Dusk says while watching Sentire slouch against her weapon. "So…savior of the lands? Big title."
"I now hate my life," Sentire groans while hanging her head.
"And Leone, remember to get the splints for broken bones," Trial adds on their way up.
Sentire groans and falls flat on her face.
Dusk just stands over her before sighing. "Going to need some work. Come on. Up and at em'," Dusk says, pulling her up onto her hooves. "How about that date? Would that make you feel better?"
Sentire just facepalmed. "Got no other happiness to get."
"What about that cake in a can?" Dusk questions and makes her look to him surprised. "Guess it's a dinner date."
"Yeah…going to need a lot of chocolate," Sentire says before trying to leave and gets held back by Dusk.
"You are also going to need a friend who at least helps out your problems," Dusk adds and lets go of her.
Sentire slowly smiles before grabbing her scythe and heading upstairs.
Dusk chuckles before turning back to the map and frowning heavily. "Damn."
"Leone? Do you remember what kind of string was used to train flexibility? Was it regular rope or those with glass in it?" Trial calls.
"Glass. Always cut me to bits."
"And left you naked," Trial adds with a chuckle.
Sentire groans and bangs her head against the nearby wall.
Trial's farm which, as he promised, was made to his wishes. Full of fruits and vegetables, while also having a section for herbs of various types. Even building metal, stone, and wood barriers of different combinations around the building and farm, to at least give the new settlers peace of mind as they made their own homes and living spaces. The settlers coming from Manehattan or even the princes' settlement once they heard about this place. But it wasn't the farm or the protection of the walls, but water.
Seems that most of the water is contaminated that no one can find enough viable drinking sources without falling in various ways. So, with the advice of Dusk, once he saw how much the farm was growing, suggest a water purification system. Using some of the more modern machines to help skim out the bacteria and viruses, making it as clean as possible, but also a hint of magic to make sure no corruption would make it past the filter system. Trial actually joined in of making the magic half and, with a little fast lecture of how the thing works and where the magic should go, was able to devise a spell with Dusk. Using one of Trial's old arcane spell circles and Dusk's powerful alicorn magic to fuel it. And now that system is sitting in the nearby flowing river, able to filter what it can to drinkable water and even attract traders and travelers once word got out of such a device. The only thing close to it is simple machines for groundwater in the major settlements. And those are protected and watch by the controlled factions so taking water is strictly controlled at times and you even have to pay.
So Trial made it free.
This opened up the floodgates for more to join and even made Dusk try to make more of the same machines in various parts of the river so it doesn't drain all of it at one spot to accommodate the influx of those needing water.
So while they were making their own settlement, in a way, Sentire has been training with Trial and Leone, trying to get her style and magic down. Mostly with Dusk as he had noted that since she is an earth pony, her magic reserves are not as vast and she needs to build up her magic pool. In other news, Dusk also noted Trial and Leone's pools to only gawk and shut his mouth at them, which they only became confused at when he did so and never bother questioning. Seems the princes have competition in that area. Otherwise, she will keep facing exhausting at using any of the magic she knows from past fighting and would be vulnerable to anything that attacks her. So with meditating with Dusk, a little boost to train to handle large amounts of magic, and with Trial trying to train her to use the magic she knows from her scythe, even though it still only works when it needs to, she has been getting stronger. If only she could figure how to bring out the magic from her weapon again and not by pure chance, it would be a miracle for her as Trial has been training her to the bone on that.
Though, the big upside is that Sentire is able to spend time with Dusk more. Usually with magic pool training as he talks along with her to make the process easier and less sleep to deal with if she stays too long in one spot and position. And this caused a few times where Trial would 'seem' to count his knives nearby, sometimes training or supervising along with them, but Leone would pass by and make him drop it all. Both Sentire and Dusk knowing what each was doing and let them be. Only making their conversations a bit more fun. Sentire recounting stories of how life went back in her time before the monsters and Dusk adding on, mostly, of how each part changed. But then, all three learned that Sentire was considered the sexiest mare in school, no surprise there as Dusk eyed her more than usual and Trial and Leone gave her a quick glance. So much so that the stallions were always coming onto her and even pressing her into more sexual situations than she can count. But, by the time high school ended, she decided to have some fun with how her body was and teased stallions, and some mares by accident, sexually as she mostly partied and went to raves, almost enjoying how they would react. Seems that most stallions don't like it when the mare, whose body is obviously made for a pornstar, comes onto them and rubs their body against them. Sentire even giggled at the fact she made four stallions in a group run when she danced with them and made it so uncomfortable, they gave her some bits to back off. Leone now would not shut up laughing about how Sentire is a god at making stallions turn tail and run by just rubbing up against them. Though…she did admit to Dusk that she is still a virgin as she never went further than that and only did the teasing to make them all back off.
"I mean…can you believe that the same stallions I dealt with in my school, could not get used to the fact that a hot and sexy mare was rubbing up against them this way? The same mare who hasn't even bedded any of them at all? I mean…it's crazy that such a pony exist…right?" Sentire tries to laugh off.
Dusk could only smile at the fact. "No. In fact, ever since meeting my friends, I learned that anything is possible. And meeting you and your…friends…" he trails off as he looks up to Trial sharpening his knives as he sat at the top of the steps, "kinda reinforces the fact that any type is possible."
"And…you are okay that I was just a tease and using my body to get back at them…right? Like…some type of whorse on the streets trying to get back at others?" Sentire asks carefully, trying to find the right words.
"Not a whorse. Just a mare looking to live her life," Dusk states as Sentire has liked the fact he is able to get closer sitting next to her without Trial or Leone making him keep his distance.
Sentire smiles even more while twiddling her thumbs and looks at him. "Thanks. Sorry for the crazy history."
Dusk shrugs. "Seems crazy is my style anyway," he says dismissively before kissing her to her sweet surprise that she quickly fell into and kissed back.
Trial was prepared to throw his knife before sighing and getting up to grab some food. "Young love Leone. Seems your old books are still true," he calls to her.
"I told you!" Leone calls happily while the two kept their kissing and ignored the two's obvious banter.
Trial let them continue training without him now, letting them know they can continue their relationship without the idea of eyes over their shoulders. And concentrated on their new settlement. Building up more areas for livestock of cows, pigs, and sheep to grow. Taking over the old nest area for mining and cordoning off areas and branches of the nest so most don't get lost and they can keep digging around it, eventually moving to those areas. Then Trial and Leone helped with building shops of varying degrees, some starting with stalls and then moving onto buildings big enough to handle their influx. And finally, both Leone and Trial's favorite type of building, a tavern. Which immediately resulted in bodies passed out and drunk everywhere on the first night.
However, the increase in size and traffic of people have resulted in the need for more security and so, during the building, Trial and Dusk help lead the building of a security force and defenses, with some help from Artemis who would visit at times to speak to them about any matters at hand. This resulted in a better wall than most hoped for, but also high towers and some training of those who volunteered or wanted to work to keep the place safe. And to think, this started from some guy who wanted to build a farm just to live more comfortably.
And now, Sentire was enjoying her free time as much as could with Dusk. Her muscles starting to show, but not as much because of her body type and even her weapon usage started to become more refined. Better than what she did at Canterlot by using the same attack and hoping it hits. But while she healed up the relentless training she had to deal with, she decided to spend that time healing with Dusk, sneaking kisses here and there. Dusk even teased her a bit at how she doesn't blush as much when they kiss.
"Cut that out. You're going to make me blush again if you keep teasing," Sentire giggles as she pushes his shoulder in jest.
Dusk chuckles as he adjusts his robe. "I'm serious. You are getting really used to the love life."
Sentire quiets her giggles and smiles to the side now. "More so than teasing to the point of paying me to leave you alone?"
Dusk nods smiling. "Yeah. More fun than usual I would have. Barb would always half scold and half tease of me treating reorganizing as fun."
Sentire twiddles her thumbs together and slowly turns to him. "So…with all the books and what you would know from others, I guess you know much about sex? Like everything?"
Dusk hums as he taps his chin. "Mostly. But it's only reading books and being told. Never found out how it feels in real life."
Sentire starts to blush and gain the red tint to her cheeks. "Would you like to know…maybe a taste?"
Dusk turns his head and looks at her carefully. "Are you asking for…basically a little taste of your own?"
Sentire starts to walk closer to him now. "If you want."
Dusk hums very quietly before Sentire leans in and kisses him. Him immediately wrapping his arms around her and pulls her close, not letting up on the kiss. Sentire giggles into the connection before breaking it and letting her arms hang behind his head, just enjoying the loving expression he is giving off.
Sentire moves an arm back before slowly sliding it down Dusk's chest and opens his mage robe to show off his shirt and pants which now has a large bulge growing under it. Sentire blushes deeply as her hand finds the area and caresses over it. Dusk groaning quietly before Sentire gives him a quick kiss and starts to bend down, staying on her hooves and spreading her legs, giving quite a show to Dusk as he watches her sink down. She then reached up and starts to open up his pants before pulling it and his underwear down to his knees, showing off the large dark horsecock that is now free and growing.
Sentire gulps as her hand slides up and grabs around the base of it, watching it grow and twitch. Now that she is up close, she wasn't sure that she could fit it anywhere as her hand slides up and hits the medial ring, blocking her way while she leans her head forward. Dusk now leaning against the table as he watches her work. Letting her take the lead before she takes a quiet whiff and then a lick of his tip. The shaft twitching up and bouncing against her nose for the reaction. Sentire gulps down some air nervously before slowly opening her mouth wide and engulfs the tip, almost struggling to get it past her lips before it ends up in her mouth halfway. Dusk groaning deeply as he felt her mouth reflexly massage him in an attempt to either push him out or swallow him.
Sentire moans and breathes in through her nostrils before slowly pulling back until the tip was up to her lips and then moving back down, getting him deeper. Her hand slowly moving along and moving in the opposite direction with her head, trying to ease the cock in more. Dusk clenches the table's edge, trying to keep still while Sentire keeps bobbing her head, bringing him deeper and deeper until she hits something that made her stop. She moans softly through the shaft in her mouth and sees that her lips have hit the medial ring and it is blocking her, too large for her to stretch her jaw farther to let him in.
A hand on top of her head made her look up to see Dusk gritting his teeth while gripping around her ears. Her own hand lets go of him and sink down to his equally large testicles that hang below and she cups it. Lifting it up and giving soft squeezes as Dusk starts to press her head down, moving her against the ring harder before he pulls her back to the tip, letting her catch her breath before going back down. Softly getting into a rhythm as he keeps watching her.
Her eyes looking up at him and watching his expressions while he looks at what is happening to her every time he pushes her back down on him. Her cheeks bulging out slightly and even her throat distending at each pushdown. Even he couldn't deny how sexy she looks with how her breasts jiggle and her flank being shown off behind her. Almost as if she took this stance on purpose to show off her body more for him and it was working. Because of his cock twitches hard and makes Sentire squeal when it hardens even more and went a bit further than before down her throat. Sentire reaches up with her free hand and taps his hand, catching his attention and was able to nod a bit before closing her eyes and taking a deep breath through her nose.
His grip on her ear and head tightened before he starts to shove her head onto him, hearing the squelching and wet slaps as her lips hit against his ring. His shaft getting a generous amount of saliva coating where her lips touch and making the movement slicker. Sentire moans deeply and moves a free hand down to her breast before squeezing one of them hard and moves it around slightly. Dusk grunting slightly as he kept moving her head, watching how much she looks to be enjoying this while also giving a show to him at the same time, and still tries to keep his balance against the table with his other hand.
Sentire moans deeply, trying to suck away and give more of a suction to the horsecock in her mouth, the feeling somewhat alien to her as she only watched videos and seen pictures, but never actually doing anything of this level. Her hand that is on her breast rips down her cloth strap to let her breasts free before gripping one of them again and squeezing hard, feeling the throbbing going on with Dusk and trying to match the heartbeat. Sentire even starts slamming her head down harder than Dusk is pushing her, almost trying to make it past his medial ring, but never doing it. She looks up again to see Dusk with his eyes closed and gritted teeth, enjoying what she is giving him and smiles inwardly at the idea of that.
Dusk then hisses and grips her head hard, pushing her down as far as she will go and makes her squeal in place. His flare opening up and firing off his load, going straight down her throat before she coughs as it quickly fills up and spurts out around her the seal of her mouth. Dusk grunts as he bucks his hips hard and makes Sentire's eyes widen and crossed eyed when she felt cum coming out of her nose when there was nowhere else left to go. Sentire slowly starts to gulp down what she could before Dusk lets go of her and she pulls her head off, coughing a bit as he pants above her and drips what remains down onto the ground while his cock is still covered in jizz and saliva. Sentire coughs a bit more before licking her lips and swallowing down what she could.
"You know…you don't have to…get it all," Dusk pants as he opens his eyes and looks to her. Spotting his cum all over her chest from where she spilled it while some were still being licked up by her.
Sentire gulps down what she could before looking up at him. "I want to. Besides…it is tasty," she says embarrassed and looks to her chest before wiping a finger and licks it up. "Really not bad at all. And…not bad yourself. I never expected you to be so…big or loaded."
Dusk smiles a bit at the sound of her calling him big. "Alicorn mostly."
"Or the phrase of 'It's always the quiet ones.'" Sentire says smiling now before getting up and makes Dusk notice the mess below her while she notices how much her shorts are sticking to her. "Crap…um…want to teleport me to the bathroom…please?"
Dusk grabs a hold of her hand. "I think we both need a bath," he says, pointing out how much of a mess is still on him and she blushes when she looks down before holding around the base of his cock and lifting it up slightly to see the underside and how much is collected while Dusk's horn glows. "Thanks…for that," he says shyly.
Sentire giggles and wipes her muzzle. "Thanks for my first time with a blowjob."
Dusk could only smile and look away blushing before teleporting them away as Sentire kept giggling at his reaction.