Chapter 14: Want
A/N: I did take a break and work on other things but this story would not leave my head. So I did work on it again and whip this up.
Also there will be a small poll posted for chapter 15 should there be some who wish for it, Second to that point this will have some deep Elias/Chise Lemon so you're warned here.
It was slow for her to regain her consciousness but even when she felt the stirrings return there was little room for her to move, every part of her body felt heavy although she was so warm and sleeping in a pile of soft feathers. It was so calming but even as she remained lost in the darkness she began to listen to the world around her and what she heard was soft but deep snoring.
The more she listened the more she heard the tethered whispers escaping from a mouth that had laid beside her for many months. It was intimate and close, even with effort she focused on speaking she barely managed to squeak out his name… 'Elias…'
His snoring stopped immediately and the bed she was laying in moved around as well, however her bed was Elias Himself. She felt the soft plumage of his neck more correctly as his body shifted confirming to her that he was in his complete monstrous form with his naga like tail that was holding up her body that lay against his upper torso and his head no doubt was close to her own. Perhaps they were somewhere nice and indoors as she couldn't feel the soft tingle of her undergarments and the rolling hot breath running over her bare chest making her nipples harden.
The creak of wood below her echoed as she could no doubt imagine there being some poor bed bearing the full weight of Elias curled up like a snake while holding her. Still she was so exhausted but she felt the gentle lap of his tongue against her cheek then he spoke to her. "I will not leave your side until you are well again, I'm sorry but I had to drain a majority of your mana while you were under that dead fools trick. It is fortunate that I was able to partake in the abilities of the creature I devoured some weeks ago. I could drain your mana and I took too much of it, but at the moment I believed it would help subdue you before more harm came from the unstable release of your magics."
That certainly explained why she was completely out of it. Although there was nothing but fog in her mind when thinking back to when she had been captured. A few voices and flashes of light but either than that she didn't remember anything of relative substance from then… however long ago that actually was.
"Shh," He whispered, "I will tell you everything once you have recovered your strength, for now I am slowly returning your mana through my tendrils in your body, but it will be awhile longer for I wish to keep you here with me selfishly." One of his hands gently rolled up her naked body, the long smooth stroke making her almost whimper as his fingers touched her sensitive chest up to her throat only to have it be slowly joined by his tongue. He was playing very dirty and being completely wrong in how he was behaving, but this was Elias. He did things his way and she was in no real position to stop him. "Having you here again, you can't imagine the stirring I feel within my loins, how I wish to devour you both inside and out so that I might claim you with my essence a dozen times over."
The only response she mustered was a whimper as he began to touch her, both of his long clawed fingers running over her skin. Foolishly she made the unknown mistake of speaking, the second was not being able to calm him down. There wasn't any resistance she could put up and tell him that this was not the time nor place, but he would be persistent. He rolled his fingers up and over her sides while the other moved her hair into his large boney nose that inhaled . She could feel the smooth press against her ear as he did so, sending a slight shudder up her body. 'P-please…'
"I will, oh I will." Elias rumbled in her ear, the deep reverberations sounded more hungry. Her head twisted in his grasp and her lips were pushed open by an elongated tongue that wormed its way into her mouth.
They were joined at the mouth, through his feathers and black tendrils that crawled through her skin, he was her everything in that moment. Elias could feel such a raw desire coursing through him, for Chise was everything, he who walked in shadow had found the light once more. A wanderer no more for she was his companion.
Time had been nothing to him as he had passed through millenia without thinking of it, but every moment with his bride was captured in his mind and through his heart. Despite the odd thud from between his ribs he remained in his current place. For he would not let her be lost, he could not lose her. If this short separation had been an incredible torment the thought of losing her forever for she was cursed with a short lifespan… that would truly be the human definition of hell.
There was time to savor moments and time to rejoice in the sharing of one another. This was the latter in his eyes. So began his exploration and much to Chise's dismay and pleasure Elias would not let her rest so peacefully anymore.
Suppressing such inconsequential thoughts Elias remained content to continue 'french' kiss Chise, even if she was weak he knew that she wasn't in any discomfort, she was rather enjoying it. Drawing back his tongue slowly the thin trail of their saliva connecting their mouths fell and landed on her skin Elias's eyes only became redder, their flames burning hot and bright. "I wish to be inside you, to wrap my limbs around your entire body so that I might cover you completely so that there might be a part that we do not share Chise."
He could feel the tiny shudders, the sharp but minute flinches of her body that reacted as he moved his hands all over her. Even still, his tongue lathed across her skin. His serpent-like body moved up and caught a foot or a leg between their coils and rubbed over them. Spilling her sweat from her body as her soft gasps and cries that began to flow freely from her lips only encouraged him to act upon it.
Swallowing her hand into his mouth so that his tongue might roll over each one of her fingers, lifting up and memorizing every individual digit while her head was held aloft by his feathery mane. Drawing it out only to gently nuzzle the now saliva covered limb. "How long has it been that I could hold you like this?" He mused to himself while moving to take her other hand into his orifice.
"Were there nights like me that you feared we might never reunite?" His tongue slipped to stroke over her lips. "I admit that I worried about you, that they might do something horrible to you and I am grateful that nothing of the sort occurred. I still feel uneasy, that even with you so close that this is but a fleeting dream despite knowing that I am not asleep."
Elias continued and swept one of his hand's lower and pushed apart her legs, her slight twitch and attempt to close them were only answered by a husky laugh. "No pain, I will be gentle. I will-"
"Knock-Knock." A voice said not bothering to wait and pushed open the room's large door. It was met by a viper hiss as Elias's serpent form completely blocked Chise letting her sink down thanks to his coils that rolled beneath her muscles to where only her legs and head could peek out if not covered by the thick main of his feathers. Standing there was Raphtalia, Filo, and Melty who had come to see the more 'removed' member of the Hero's party. Raphtalia gave the giant beast a hard stare, Filo glared, and Melty looked away uncomfortably.
No doubt they had listened in to the sounds coming from the other side of the door until the Tanuki intervened and disrupted Elias's festivities for their happy reunion. "Get… OUT!" He bellowed loudly to which she shook her head. But he did not move any part of his figure save his head, like a jealous child protecting their most coveted of toys that he did not wish to share.
"Hey you can't just touch Chise like that Bone Head you are being so selfish!" The Filoliali child stormed forwards but a heavy slap of Elias's serpent tail in her direction paused her and Raphtalia from moving forwards.
"Chise is Mine-" His arm wrapped around her upper torso pulling into his chest so that his dark mane hid her body from sight.
"You don't own Chise! She's a person and you will let her go so she may rest!" Raphtalia barked, her one hand drifting towards a new scabbard and hilt of what could be seen as a blade rested. "I will look after her while her restorative potion is made, you do not need to be- be doing whatever you are!" Seeing the slight state Elias was in now caused her face to visibly flush.
Right below his waist was a dark plum covered phallic shape, it was more than evident what had been on the Magus's mind.
Elias only snarled even more forcefully, almost bidding a fight to start, but fortunately Melty noticed a figure that could- hopefully- stop this before an all out brawl took place over Chise. "Mother- Errh ummm Your Majesty!" correcting herself to avoid a small scolding from her mother about etiquette while in public.
Nodding in affirmation the Queen made her way into the room and what was supposed to be a pleasant conversation became a headache already. "Sir Elias." Her voice controlled as she brought out a personal hand fan from the pockets of her clothing to obfuscate the sight before her. "Would you kindly place your genitals away." A slight miff showing on her face as the twitching organ was hard to ignore.
He was ready to launch himself into a frenzy, and another party came to interrupt him. To steal away more of his time, they had been together a mere few days and not once did he ask them for anything but what was needed and now the moment he is about to share intimacy or to be in plain speech love her vigourously he was now given an audience! But Chise's hands grabbed at his feathers.
"No… No fighting." She spoke, forcing herself to barely flick her green eyes open. It was a strain to talk and even more to try and move but the effect upon her lover took hold immediately and also came around her. His arms wrapped around her as his tail slowly withdrew back into his body, the elongated feathers of his mane pulled back, his bulk turned humanoid and it wasn't but a few moments more did Elias sit in his refined form, the long exterior of his cloak covering her body as he now sat peacefully behind her but his one hand still grasped her waist and the other slightly moved around one of her breasts.
The group remained almost at standstill as Elias looked at the 'intruders' while they all looked at him, each side showing the same manner of contempt for each other. But the Surei Beggah leaned into the crook of Elias's arm and let her eyes fall close again. She was conscious but still too weak to keep up any strong front. A reminder of just how draining her powers were and how her life was going to be cut short if nothing was done.
"Ahem, well shall we start our business sir Mage?" The Queen moved her fan from her face as she looked towards the homunculus that stared back at her blankly.
Filo took the opportunity while Elias's attention was gone to slip up onto the small bed frame that was now free from the majority of his mass and slid right up into Chise's front and lay her own head against the Redhead's stomach.
"Annoying child!" Elias spat but before he could knock her away the hand of his bride covered the blonde Filoliali's head, she was spared any further action which only made the light grind of his molars more evident and he then just raised his head towards the Queen. "Then speak of our business. I have spent months apart from Chise and you all seek to claim her as if she is yours when I finally have but a moments peace."
She was unperturbed by the Magus, "You said a day of quiet and I gave you exactly one day and I have made no effort to use your bride, I have been tending to my own countries politics and so I came to see if you were ready to start cataloging the magics we agreed upon."
Bartering that he would gain access to their magic to take them both home, return to their world and be given a chance to leave without further issue. The summoning of the cardinal Heroes was done by the country's highest mages and with royal authority… The previous summoning and the church's own intervention proved there were flaws that needed to be corrected to have no future rogue summonings.
Accidental or intentional.
Setting his jaw Elias ignored Filo as he spoke with the Queen, "Once Chise has recovered to the point that she is safe to move around on her on I will begin the work I need, considering everything that has transpired I am hesitant to abandon her until I know that she is well enough to look after herself."
"Then why not let us look after her? I don't mind taking care of Chise, I've been doing it since she pretty much saved me while Master Naofumi is still resting thanks to the sleeping spell." Offering a small gift of thanks but also because the Tanuki was finding herself growing restless, while being close to the redhead was often enough to keep her calm the overwhelming presence of Elias that masked her aura had been making her body feel almost ill and while resting near the shield Hero did help abate some of her anxiety the fact that there was a beast lording over Chise right now- friendly or not- had been enough of a reason to tag along to go check on her.
Raphtalia did not trust Elias, he wouldn't hurt Chise but in her own eyes he certainly wouldn't be looking after her as well as she had done before. At least she believed that.
Of course, the mage knew, he understood the affliction affecting many of the demi humans and monsters in this world. "Your captivation of Chise is why I trust none of you. All Humans in this world have treated my innocent bride like a tool and a commodity, while you beastmen of sorts all seek to cling to her like insects. It's the same of any fae creature: you crave the attention and touch of your beloved Queen even if you do not realize it. There are only five people that I would 'trust' with Chise's care, Her familiar, Silky, Angelica, The priest, and her acquaintance's human friend. They all have looked and shown concern for her beyond the frenzied idolization and craving fae hungry for her essence like so many others."
"Do you believe that after everything that has happened we would be looking to betray you now, we all fought the church, we helped you if you don't remember!" Melty said, stepping into the debate, "You tried to use me if you don't recall and still we're here trying to help you and Chise and despite all of that you refuse to believe in us no matter how much faith we put in you."
His boney head turned towards her, "You were a means of securing the thing I cared the most about and if certain royalty did not collude within this empire I might have more of your so called faith. But time and time again I am proven right about humans," His head scanned the entire room. "All of you are aware of her power and potential and while the demi's would seek her just for her aura alone I do not doubt for a moment that any human in this palace would seek to exploit Chise and I shall not let it happen again."
"So if her recovery is needed then that shall be done." The Queen's fan slapped into her palm, two coweled figures appeared in the doorway behind her on their knees, heads tucked in a bow. "Bring forth the elixir, see to it quickly." She didn't even turn her head but the two figures who appeared vanished just as they had arrived.
"Mother?" Melty questioned looking to her senior.
"Do not worry, there are times when sacrifices are to be made and this young woman shall be present for them." As royalty her highness knew her position and if a gesture needed to be offered to assure her in diplomacy then this would be the moment.
A few moments passed and all parties remained quiet until the Queen offered up her hand to the side and when she did a crystal white vial was placed into the outstretched palm. "Thank you my shadows, please keep watch over the Shield Hero until I am finished."
Both members of the Queen's honor guard disappeared without another word, perhaps resuming their hidden responsibilities as the Queen walked forwards towards Elias and offered him the vial. "You said until she is ready, this is a restorative potion and of the highest quality. Let her drink this and she will be well."
The Magus looked at the item studiously, taking it within his palm and examined the contents with his own magical abilities. He popped the lid and covered the exposed top with his thumb letting it splash against his gloved hand before bringing it up to his face, his tongue rolled over his thumb several times until releasing a grunt.
"I may be a ruler but I am not going to poison a guest in my own castle, but I also know very little about you and if it did harm to either of you I would not be here in person."
Elias said nothing but brought the vial to Chise and gently pulled her mouth open and then let it ever gently pour it down into her mouth. All eyes watched as the liquid flowed out until it began to drip its final contents into the young girl's lips. His hands gently massaged her throat to help her swallow and in no time the liquid passed down through her mouth.
It was but a minute later Chise felt her strength return, her energy actually giving her a chance to open her eyes and not feel like she was in a medical coma. That thought was pushed aside… She gave Elias a solid smack upside the head the moment she came around. "Elias!" She said her green eyes lighting back up with her old fire. "Just what were you doing!?"
He pulled back as Chise glared at him, the other occupants of the room noticing the immediate shift in dynamic as the supposed Saint began to yell at the master mage as if he were a child. "You can not just go around touching me like that while i'm trying to rest even if it has been awhile you know exactly how I feel about things like that!" She turned into him as Filo released herself from the Sleigh Beggy's legs as she began to command herself again. "Another thing, why did you get into a fight with Naofumi and you attempted to use a little girl as leverage to procure my safety!? You can't do that with people no matter how many times you think it's okay if the ends justify the means!"
"I- It was-" Elias was now looking up at her as she stood fully upright despite her nudity she was surrounded by women and the man who had seen her naked enough times to where clothes were a non issue. She was less than pleased, "Your safety was my highest priority. I was trying to do anything to get you back."
Chise leaned right into him, her face almost touching him, "That is still not-" Her finger poked him right in the skull. "-Okay! Melty was trying to help you and you would treat her like that?"
"I merely offered a suggestion to expedite your freedom, the entire country was working against me and all the rumors and stories surrounding you were making me desperate. Even if you don't approve I had to act, I couldn't be certain that more harm might not have come to you!" He reached up to grab her wrist, his fingers curled around her skin to hold her carefully. His worry was still showing, "I would do anything for you Chise, I do not know the rules of this world nor how it's magics function and everyday I languished in a chain of burning light wondering if the moment you were stolen from me would be the last time I would ever see you for none of these humans know what you are, they did not care about your condition or abilities. You do not have your protective charm from our world and you expect that I would remain passive?'
"Just because my life might be in danger doesn't give you any reason to put someone else in harm's way Elias! One life doesn't equal another you can't just. Just…" Chise's tirade stopped as she felt the rush fade away into dizziness and she began to cough, hard.
The mage snatched her up in an instant holding her closely as his body's tendrils flared out and pierced her skin in a painless manner and within moments began pumping her with the mana he had taken from her earlier, knowing that she was still very imbalanced. No doubt the quick rush of healing that had taken place had worn off and she needed to be reinforced with her actual mana that was far more potent than some little elixir.
Still he was worried for her, as always her health and safety was his top priority-whether she agreed with it or not- but for now she still needed rest but was doing better. "I will speak with you about this in an hour, leave me and Chise alone so that I might help her recover her strength and then I will speak with you." Elias said holding Chise against his shoulder like a child his hands stroking her back while her front was covered in his tendrils that were worming their way into her magical pathways and restoring the energy that was within him. "When I leave, you-" His eyes looking to the demi humans, "may watch her." Conceding that he could not do everything he wanted and the sooner he got them back to their own world the better.
"Acceptable, until that hour is up I will expect your presence at the Shield Hero's quarters. I hope to have a prudent conversation with the both of you regarding what will happen next." The Queen then turned and left the room without a further word of protest. She'd seen far more than she had actually wanted to but nevertheless it had been her deal with the devil and no one else's.
"Hmmm." Filo glared up at Elias who still clung to Chise far too greedily in her eyes, but that was a fight she could have with him later. Since the pretty redhead needed to sleep she decided to keep her focus on checking back in with her master. He had been stirring more and more and hopefully he would be awake when they returned.
"Come along Filo," Raphtalia said acting more the role of the older sister and grabbing her by the collar of her clothes and pulling her out of the room while the child Filoliali kept her arms crossed and let herself be dragged out of the room almost comically, while still giving the eye to the Magus.
This left Melty and the ancient Homunculus alone for the moment, Chise's current state didn't give her much in the way of choice as both parties looked at one another. Both were silent until the purple haired royal cleared her throat to address him, "I am no longer mad at you Elias." The princess spoke but Elias said nothing as his fingers just ran through fiery red locks. "You haven't been treated well by anyone and while I can't condone what you did I do understand why you would, I hope that one day you learn to forgive humans, that is all." She bowed her head and left as well following behind the gathering of the Shield Hero's party leaving him with that peace he had so desperately wanted.
Still he offered nothing in response, simply holding his bride to his chest and lowered his head to hers.
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It was a happy reunion, Naofumi having recovered his strength although was still incredibly weakened by the debuff caused by Blood Sacrifice was still showing. His wounds had healed but were still sore and his whole body just felt completely whipped. His head, arms, ankles, and waist were still covered in bandages he'd been still bleeding even slightly once they rushed him back to the capital his rapid recovery or safety might be attributed to the Queen who had frozen him to prevent further blood loss while they awaited proper healers to begin sealing up his massive injuries.
"Well I might feel like road kill but I'll take it considering we were almost at that psycho's mercy." He said sitting up in bed with his back against the headrest.
Raphtalia was sitting on the edge of the bed, her raccoon tail slightly swishing as she got to have a moment with her savior/master again. "It was terrifying what kind of power you have as the Shield Hero, I don't ever remember hearing of an ability like that before."
'They probably wouldn't considering it was a cursed move.' The Shield Hero thought, deciding that such information would probably be best left unsaid for now. It was certainly something he could deny but he didn't need to start shouting that using the flesh from the defeated dragon, T-Rex, and Elias's own power to enhance his strength would probably raise more eyebrows than applause. "Well I used what I had to even though it cost me a lot, it was still worth it to make sure everyone made it out okay." He gave both of his demi-human girls a pat on the head. Their safety and well being had always been his top priority.
"Speaking of that Naofumi, My Queen wanted to speak with you about something more personal once you were ready." The princess knew that her mother had something planned and it involved the royal family but she hadn't been given access to the full information yet but she could imagine that it had something to do with why her father and sister had disappeared from the limelight. She'd been ordered to instruct the spear Hero that Malty was indisposed at the moment when the Cardinal Hero had come looking for her.
"I suppose I owe her my thanks, if it wouldn't have been for her appearing I don't know if we would've overcome that madman in the final fight if she hadn't given us a chance to recover and let Elias remove Chise as a factor in the battle. One might only guess what would've happened if they allowed the false pope to continue utilizing Chise's powers as he did. Naofumi certainly wouldn't put it past the crazed madman to even killi his supposed saint if it meant victory. "Speaking of, are they…"
"Yes sir Shield Hero, we just sort of came from that situation. It was rather awkward." Melty stated finding her face a bit flushed as even as a young lady she found the sight of a large nude homunculus with an engorged genitals to be a bit distressing to the mind.
'Well they're both okay I guess I can consider my deal with Elias over then.' The Hero thought with a sense of satisfaction, safe with the knowledge that the two of them were well was another plus for him as it meant there was a way to go home for him if he so desired. However, his eyes looked over Filo who sat on his bed with her legs indian style with a happy smile and a slightly blushing Raphtalia on the other side he was finding it a little hard to just walk away from all of this.
'Perhaps you could bring them with you Sir Naofumi? You're ward and Filo could remain at my home until better arrangements can be made and even then they would more than be welcomed by the Queen of the Fae and live peaceful lives within the Faerie kingdom… I would even say that Queen Titania would even permit you to stay should you wish.'
It was an old offer from the Magus promising to return him back home and in doing so take Raphtalia and Filo back home with him as well. And while he thought it a good idea, the Shield Hero remembered that Raphtalia had friends still here in this world and people that she cared about. The dungeon and prisons for Lord Rabier were a testament to the hard life she had to put up with until he purchased her.
His hand stroked the back of the Tanuki's back, giving her a smile that she missed just the meaning of as he gently ran his hand up and down her back. Recalling the times when she was still a young child that was sick, afraid, and alone relying on him to use the slave crest to help her to overcome her fears.
That constant question he had been putting into his mind was creeping its way back into his thoughts about this whole experience but considering for once, just once he had actually landed on his feet-figuratively- and wasn't being persecuted by the royal family. It actually felt like he was doing okay. He might be down for a while but there was time until the waves which he could begin preparing for.
He enjoyed the peace of the moment, talking and laughing with his party again as the nurses fixed his bandages and cleaned his wounds without complaint. They told him healing magic could help with the recovery but his body would need to heal naturally due to the sheer power that had ruptured outwards. Mending wounds was one thing, fortifying the body was another. Still he let himself just live in the moment until the sun shifted in the sky above.
A tap on the door revealed the presence of her majesty the Queen. Dressed in her noble attire and not that of a warrior queen that he had seen when her army had come to aid the Heroes. She resembled Melty except a clearly more developed woman. "Ah it is good to see you awake Naofumi Iwatani, the Shield Hero."
Inside the SHield Hero, the wound that had never truly healed and remained festering upon the light of his soul wished to reply and smile and say that everything would be better, that he could just simply carry on with what had transpired so far. But no, no Naofumi felt the pain within himself flare up at the mere sight of the member of the royal family, with only Melty being the exception due to her cooperation and working alongside him.
This however was the person who had indirectly caused him so much undeserved pain, frustration, and misery. She was the tether that held so many threads of fate to him for she was the one who sired such an arrogant sow of a daughter and left a man so angry and bitter to remain in charge while she was out performing diplomacy. It probably was never her intent, but still she was responsible for the majority of his hell.
The smile on his face receded, falling into a flat line, his fingers once loose now found themself clenching together. THe old aches and pains that were but a dull memory now became more apparent as the blood rushed through his veins and into his head.
She was not going to be welcomed by him, she may have come to save him but that was only after the litany of mistakes and faults that had been placed upon by those she called her own family. If there was to be an expectation of a warm reception she would receive nothing from him.
Purple eyes closed and she clasped her hand fan and began to wave it in front of her. "I see that there is a great deal of animosity between us and while it is a mere token gesture on my part for what you have gone through, I shall offer my deepest apologies for all the wrong that has perpetrated and continued against you." Her head tipped into a bow as she drew her other hand across her stomach.
"M-Mother!" Melty was not expecting this reaction from her matron sire, humbling herself especially after she had come to save the Heroes personally, her magic and forces rounding up the false apostate of a Pope and his followers so that they would not perform such an evil again. So why would she bow her head, for in her mind it was the opposite of the Shield Hero's though neither knew it.
"I believe you would have many questions to ask of me Shield Hero and so I shall attempt to answer them and once we are done I would discuss a personal matter with you." The Queen pulled herself back up as Naofumi released a breath he did not know he had been holding.
But as both parties moved to speak a dark shadow appeared in the doorway. One cradling a figure bound in soft linens. "I have come to speak as well," It was the bone face of the Magus who moved his hands up and down over the back of the form in his arms, but all inside knew who was within his reach without it being asked. Walking forwards he laid the figure down upon the bed. "Keep watch of her, I think it best that all three of us have a chat."
All eyes then looked to The Shield Hero who just shook his head, "Yeah yeah, fine let's have this talk."
He moved to get up but Raphtalia grabbed his hand, her eyes asking him, 'Will you be okay?' Giving her a slight nod of his head, "Thanks." He said before moving to stand upright the two men followed the Queen outside, leaving the three to tend to the still weakened Chise.
Gathering on the balcony, the evening slowly began to make its descent down and towards the horizon gathered the three most unique individuals in the kingdom. The Queen sat in a chair as the other two took their respective seats. Elias' arms crossed, Naofumi having both hands on his knees.
"My apologies once again for both of you, I am truly regretful for everything, I had left capable hands in charge of my affairs when I left but the man was unfortunately killed during the initial waves leaving control over everything up for grabs and stolen by my Husband the Church." All of it had been completely unexpected, the summoning of not only the four cardinal Heroes but also the entire hidden summoning of Chise and Elias. "My own failings to know that the Church had the ability to draw forth beings from another realm and almost specifically two of great magical power although one of you was brought along simply by proximity… My interrogators have been working to unravel that mystery and while there hasn't been any direct confessions as to who gave them the knowledge and ability to summon you and your bride," her eyes looking towards the mage who remained quiet while she talked, "I can only suspect that the information was passed along through my own noble family. Whether those actions were partook of my daughter or the King I have yet to discover although I plan on knowing that information soon."
That raised Naofumi's brow. "What exactly does that mean?"
"I- no the Royal family must atone for what has happened, this kingdom was nearly brought to ruin, the four cardinal Heroes used as pawns and nearly killed. Even with that, two beings from another world, one imprisoned, another threatened and put on display like a puppet for an agency not of the people but for themselves… It is something as a leader and Queen of Melromarc I can not and shall not let go unpunished. The people need to know that there are repercussions, that nobility is not above the law and reproach for their actions." Her posture seemed defeated or more ashamed. Head tilted, her back slightly slouched, fingers holding onto the edges of her dress and eyes looking more towards the table as she spoke. She felt guilt and pain although neither man at the table knew why.
After a short moment she sat back upright, her regal satire returning. "It is why I speak so plainly with the both of you, tomorrow there is to be a trial and during that trial I shall begin fixing all of the wrongs that have been done to all of you. First to you Sir Naofumi, you were manipulated and framed by my daughter. The King then set about punishing you based on mere allegation and then stripped you of any help and held tightly to a personal grudge." Her attention shifted towards Elias who hadn't so much as twitched the entire time.
"Despite what you are and I know little of that, you deserve to be cleared and no longer feared by my people, hiding in shadow is not something a being must do so I shall make your presence know and have all of them know of the man that I have seen- but some parts shall be left out." She added with a slight flush to her face, she could not understand how she was still affected by the sight of a monster ready to engage in carnal acts and yet still the thought refused to pass from her mind.
The mage shifted his crossed hands up to fold under his chin. "Why do you tell me this? You and I are different beings, animosity is often expected. No human aside from Chise has ever been able to approach me without fear or hesitation. I simply do not need that," He paused for a moment, "However, it is a human desire to profess one's sins and if you wish to continue I will not stop you but I ask that my beloved apprentice be given no mention of her powers or abilities, she is merely a young woman with potential and the magics performed were tricks of the church and the now dead Pope."
Naofumi understood that reasoning, although it should really be Chise's request… 'but considering she's currently asleep in my room I don't think she's in the position to ask for such a thing.' "I don't care either way, although I would like my name cleared and that I would be able to get back to preparing myself for the next set of waves."
"There is another thing I wish to speak with you about personally, Naofumi... " She looked at Homunculus who kept his pose and stared directly at her.
"I already am aware of your plans," Which made the Queen react with start, "Yes I have been following your activities with my magics while resting and I am curious to see if you actually plan on going through with it?" He sounded curious about her plan, but the look from Naofumi perhaps required further elaboration. "Naofumi she has both the second princess and King currently shackled within the Dungeon of the palace and there are only the Queen and her personal retinue that are aware of this fact… not even that foolish spear child is even aware of this fact correct?"
Her majesty should've been more prepared mentally for this interaction. Elias or more of his personality expected perhaps this natural curiosity or boredom as he explained it. He was far more cunning than she had imagined, but that he was willing to do anything to achieve his ends also made him all the more terrifying of an opponent… but he was not one now.
"Are you serious?" Naofumi was lost as to what to say to this, "You seriously imprisoned the King and your own daughter?"
"There are laws and rules that must be followed, as nobility myself I must make the most extreme examples of this on display so that there is faith in my rule once again… If I let this go, what kind of message does it send and my oldest child will only become further emboldened if there is no harsh discipline."
"It's just not what I expected and does that mean that the trial tomorrow is going to be involving them?" She nodded her head in affirmation to his question, "And then what?"
"What will happen is that I shall distribute justice depending on what I hear tomorrow, regardless of the severity or lack of action there will be a punishment whether it is disownment or death they will have to answer for their failings."
This new revelation shocked Naofumi and while he felt a sense of satisfaction that their might be retribution that he and his friends would be vindicated publicly… the problem was simple. Did someone deserve to die for it? 'Isn't that what I want? To see their faces as they finally get punished and receive their just desserts for everything that they did to me?'
Grayed out images flashed in his mind of the consequences of the trial, their bodies shackled to the dungeon walls in punishment or the latter of them meeting the headsman's axe or guillotine and have them in their last few seconds and all of the crimes and guilt they had earned up until that point would come crashing down upon their literal heads.
'SO why? WHy do I feel torn up inside, this is what I want!?' Yet his mind played with him the flashes of a beheaded King and princess hefted up on pikes, it was all too much for him to imagine at one time.
While Naofumi struggled, Elias didn't even flinch to the revelation. He had killed people before, they had been prey to him at one point before his 'domestication' by Lindel. So he was hardly concerned whether people lost their heads over something that he felt was justifiable. Abuse of one's grand authority… it was why he stayed out of human affairs such as this.
"Would that be all that you wish to convey to us?" The Mage put his hands to his knees and looked to the Queen who was obviously still struggling with what she planned on going through.
"I have a few more words with the Shield Hero but you may retire Sir Elias." Casting him away though he did not protest and swiftly ventured back into the room as the sun had lowered itself to begin touching the tops of the castles and buildings all over the capital.
The Shield Hero looked straight at her Highness who stared squarely back at him, both parties sharing the same look until she broke the silence first. "I know it's almost too late of an act but I promise that tomorrow you shall be vindicated everyone will know the truth and even still I shall have a hundred gold brought to you as further compensation for you and your party."
'All of this is apologizing, yet she's the one who is hurting…' "I appreciate that but are you seriously going through with this? It's your husband and your own daughter? Are you actually going to have them put to death if they are guilty?" 'Please I don't want to have the burden of knowing that they might die because of what they did too me, strip them of power or something… but death? Death… I… I just-'
It was too much at once, despite his mind wanting such a response there was but a glairing problem. His soul and very core wanted to reject it, he'd been spending all this time working to save people. This kingdom and now he was going to have to stand there and watch more people die… because of him.
[***]
The evening settled in shortly afterwards with the parties separating, the Shield Hero's party in one room after he came back still heavily in shocked silence by the news that had been given to him.
This left Elias and Chise alone once again and Chise herself had regained enough consciousness in the later hours to finally be able to really talk to her man of many titles. Fetching a pair of biscuits and fresh tea from the cooks who did not argue with his presence and took the tray straight up to their room. She was sitting upright in the bed leaning against the headboard as the Magus entered.
"I know you were not hungry but a little snack and tea is always good." He spoke, setting the tray beside the nightstand near her.
She still smiled, "Thank you." She said knowing that he was probably looking for her to eat and wouldn't let it go. Plus she wouldn't mind a little biscuit to nibble on while she had an actual chance to talk with him while he sat on the edge of the bed next to her. His hand touched the top of her thigh over the covers. She pulled at one of the assorted biscuits and took a bite while looking at him, giving him the reassurance that she was doing better but she still had some things to address with him. "Elias I know you worry about me endlessly…"
'I suspected this conversation would be coming.' "If this discussion is over my treatment of the child that action can not be undone, I will change my behavior should such a situation arise in the future though I would like to doubt that this exact scenario might play out." He had to begin directing her away from the topic while giving her the knowledge that he understood what she meant. 'But I will not change my actions, you are still my everything… and what is one human, no an entire country of humans to what you are my puppy?' The answer was nothing, they were all nothing compared to her.
But she always surprised him and when she touched his hand he felt the long forgotten spark that he desired so much with her. "No, I shouldn't have berated you like that. I know you don't feel the same way about people as I do, you would sooner have told Naofumi to 'Die'," using a poor impersonation of his monotone threat. "Than often ask someone for help and I had a chance to talk with the other girls while you were outside and how I was the only thing on your mind and Filo also told me the story of how the bandits were saying some cruel things about how I was being treated and you went into a rage." He didn't handle pain, rejection, or anything that threatened her well being at all. With her situation precarious at best and uncertain at best she was able to calm herself down so as to not be completely furious with him.
Her Elias just didn't understand people or how to handle complex situations that were outside of his comfort zone. Had it been fairies, or alchemists he could have a different response to how things would play out probably. Sure he may not like it but he could probably predict their actions or be able to anticipate their intent. A brand new world, all alone, with his only companion taken and shackled up painfully beneath a church for weeks if not longer? She should've given him a little more leeway in how he was reacting to all of it.
"Come here," she bid, opening up her arms to him in a clear invitation. He paused for a moment before moving, his own arms opened and brought his arms around her back, his head moving to the side of her own as she brought her own limbs behind his head. Hugging one another in apology as he slowly relaxed and just held onto her.
So simple, the act itself was insignificant but it was able to invoke such a response from within him. He could feel that beat within his chest along his ribs. The warm tickle of her soft breathing, the closeness of their bodies… it was what he had been missing for so long. "I love you Chise." He spoke to her while his fingers moved up into her hair holding her frame snug against his chest.
The torment and hell was finally at an end and… his ribs thudded again… and then once more. Everything was tightening inside of him.
She should have expected it, or maybe… she wanted it too. Elias pulled back his long tongue sliding out from his mouth and into her own and she accepted it swirling within her orifice, her dainty pink tongue no match for the large purple appendage of her lover. Her eyes closed as he kissed her and let herself be drawn backwards and fall upon the bed while Elias's hands threw away his cloak and pulled at his gloves. Exposing his plum colored skin that moved to cup the side of her head while the other held to her shoulder. 'He's been so impatient… but then again once we started having sex he never could get enough and put together a schedule to make sure I was never too worn out… oh well.' She just let her eyes closed and let him take control. His tongue rolled around with her own while he just lost patience and tore away at his shirt and yanked down his pants to the floor with the eagerness of a young boy experiencing his first time, the kick of his shoes landing somewhere else in the room as the large king sized bed was just them.
The nightgown she wore was too big for her and he pulled the thin shoulder straps to her side and let it bunch around her waist as he still hungrily kissed her while gently pinning her to the middle of the bed. "Shooo needy-" she spoke against his tongue to which he only growled hungrily.
Slipping back just far enough though he did not remove his large head his tongue slipped back into his maw. "My need is great, therefore my actions reflect it and do not remain passively there while I smell the damp arousal from your loins even now." He said drawing up one of his hands through her hair and coming to rest alongside her ear. "My sweet Suregi Beggah, my Queen Bee, feed me please, feed me that delicious nectar that I have not had in far too long."
How she wanted to just roll her eyes at him but Elias wasn't for flowery words, just raw and animalistic. "Alright, just BEEE-'' Her voice hitched completely as her Master dropped his head to between her legs, his elongated purple tongue seeking out the warmth emanating from between her legs and tasted the dampness with almost painful pleasure. His tongue swept upwards, across, downwards, and around the apex of her thighs.
"Oh my sweet Chise, Oh how delicious you are! Ah I must have more! Feed me more!" Elias cried out in ecstasy as his tongue swept upwards causing his sweet victim to cry out in long forgotten ways. Her hands grasped his boney face trying to find purchase as her feet kicked and flailed as his gnarled brown horns kept them from locking together.
The spicy taste of her female juices infused with the thickest and most pungent of mana was truly divine. Devouring mana raw was also sweet depending upon what he would eat, but the potency of a surei beggah was a hundred times more flavorful. 'Human's have their drugs, their alcohol… but I have this. This sweet treasure is all mine! MINE- MINE!'
She squealed as his tongue swirled around the outside of her sensitive folds, the rough texture stimulating her clit before it corkscrewed right into her body, the elongated tongue could reach deeper than any human tongue touched every single inch of her all the way up her cervix until it pressed against the entrance of her womb. Her back arched off the bed as her hands slapped at Elias's skull. She released a hard feral grunt as she ground her teeth together.
"El-Elias' ' She ground from her molars as she shut her eyes tight. 'F-Fuck!' She hadn't well… done anything since her capture, with her sex life being almost constant she had gone quite awhile without any real relief, but now she had her lover back, her body was tensing up, her nails dragging across the pearl white skull, all while her insides were being invaded by a thick purple tongue.
It hit her hard, and the entire room felt a small burst of magic as the drapes and doors were rattled by a gust of wind but that was a pale shadow to the loud scream that tore from her mouth, "C-Cumming!" The wondrous sensation of her orgasm caused her hips to grind and twist and pull at her lover's head to get him to go deeper wanting to prolong the ecstasy just a few more moments longer.
His mouth remained steady allowing her to move around but never stray from him until she finally ceased twitching. The elongated purple tongue withdrew from her body and straight back into his mouth. It was invigorating to the highest degree, watching his sweet bride, her eyes glossy, face flushed and body beginning to show the nice sheen of sweat forming. "You were delicious." Extending one of his index fingers to swipe at the excess of her juices still showing from her sweet honey pot before drawing that up to his mouth.
Forming words took her a moment as she just laid on her back panting. Still as she looked up she saw Elias towering above her by the bed, the hunger showing in the intensity of his eyes. Like a man starved of water in the desert, he was yearning for her and no doubt just one of many 'highs' she was no doubt going to undergo too this evening. Chise did give him a smile, "You really did miss me." A slight giggle followed as Elias nodded his head.
"Indeed I haven't been able to state my desires with anyone but you my sweet Sleigh Beggy, but I feel left out my dear." His accent became a husky purr as felt his engorged cock twitch at the sight of her. "I need to mark you again or at least feel you once more but please I can not wait!"
"So, so impatient." Chise chided with a laugh, deciding to push herself up onto her backside, but as she moved she slid the nightgown away from her waist and let it be discarded amongst the other gathered clothing. Being playful Chise ignored him a little bit longer as she fixed her hair and turned to the side pretending to not notice the situation.
"Chise…" His voice growled, "if you do not-"
"Oh hush." She said, "You can wait can't you?" Her head looked up to him as she sat back on her legs just in front of him and let him catch that teasing glint in her eyes. After so long she waited to poke him just a little bit more. The redhead did not push her luck that far though knowing Elias might take this as a challenge and dominate her should she not provide him with that sweet release. But… She smiled devilishly as she brought up her hands to touch the engorged purple phallus, bigger than any human man's and could always be made bigger if he wished. Her fingers touched the heated sensitive skin causing the red eyes to vanish as if he had closed them.
Bringing her lips close and softly planting a kiss alongside the head of his cock while both of her hands began stroking him. "Did you miss this?" Her eyes looked up at him as she planted several small pecks against his skin.
"Ughh, yes… yes…" He breathed letting himself feel the smooth strokes of her hands overtop his sensitive flesh. He needed this, everyday and from his bride. She was his opposite in structure to his own form which is what made them perfect. Her tongue slipped to lick along his veins following the contours of each ridge which twitched in response to her ministrations. Followed by more kissing and soft touches. Still wholly in her palms she decided to surprise him, one hand slipped down from his base and gently squeezed the large sacks of his genitals. Elias's red eyes popped open as he looked down at her with a devilish little grin, her nose blowing warm air over the head. "Now." He warned her.
Nodding her head, Chise opened her lips and openly took his cock into her mouth, sliding only just enough into her mouth as his sheer size was hard to take. Her one hand continued to fondle his sacks while the other worked the length of his shaft. While her tongue ran under the most sensitive underside while moving her head back and forth.
This was so wonderful… now that she was done teasing him. How he wished she would not play such a devious little minx and instead perform as he had with her, but the torment only made him reveal in it more now. Red hair bobbing up and down as she accepted only several inches into her mouth, letting her hand take some of her drool and spittle to twist around his flesh.
No more pointless masturbation, that gave him hardly any true satisfaction, he wanted the real thing. Yet he could feel his body tensing, the lack of any sex was making him weak to her minstrations and while he would love to let her continue to feast upon his dick like he had her warm cunt he was hopless but he would make sure she would drink just as he had her. His large hands grasped her head holding her place to which she couldn't pull away, her eyes panicked a bit as he held her firm and he let loose a tremendous howl of pleasure as he flooded her mouth with his rich taint. "Have it all!" He shouted as he felt her hand grab tightly to him but she had no choice but to swallow. Gulping audibly several times over until he released her head but even still his erection sprayed her face with several more small blasts of his thick seed.
Coughing slightly Chise gave Elias a look, "You can let me breathe you know." It wasn't the first time and she doubted it would be the last he would do something like that.
Yet the Magus was pleased with himself though his face did not visibly show emotion his hands stroked alongside her face before moving down and under her shoulders grasping her by the joints he gingerly picked her up and laid her down on the bed, squarely in the middle so that he could climb into it. But he was too engrossed with the moment to care, all that he wanted was his beloved desperately. "I am going to fuck you, I will be gentle as I can but I am going to drive you into this bed, this I promise you." Grabbing her legs he pushed them open as he knelt before her thighs.
Chise felt a shiver of excitement run down her spine, Her hands moved up to touch his hands currently splitting her thighs. "I still need to walk tomorrow." She told him though as he leaned in letting the head of his thick phallus push apart her nether lips the Mage just looked down at her.
"We shall see." Was all he said before pushing forwards burying half of his mass inside of her before Chise slapped his chest with both of her hands. Her nails curled and twisted into his skin as her tight heat swallowed him. "Oh… My sweet Chise, my Queen… YES!" His voice bellowed so loudly that the walls shook, windows rattled and nearly opened, and the entire room was filled with a glow and magical hue that began to emit from the Surei Beggah.
Pushing in another inch she could already feel herself stuffed to the bursting point. Words didn't come as she struggled to just breathe, her hands dragged along his flesh as she wished to find something to grab. Her legs were unable to lock around Elias's waist and just kicked and dragged along his sides as he rocked his hips slipping another inch up into her womb making her tongue fall out of her mouth as she felt a rush of pain and pleasure. Yet in a fluid movement he pulled back out leaving just the tip inside of her allowing her but a moment to suck in a gulp of air before he surged back into her.
"So tight, so warm!" He was losing all sense of respect for himself, yet it had been months of being deprived of this greatest of treasures. He began to rut, the pace quick and animalistic but he did not savage his tender love. She cried and gasped with every push of his hips, her tightness even greater than normal with the forced abstinence making it all the sweeter for him. The smell of her essence was almost enough to drown him, her mana was spiraling outwards from her body with the rivulets of sweat that poured down her skin.
Each small just of his hips he could see the pleasure shine in her eyes, there was pain but still her body welcomed him time and time again. Her hips rocking to meet his thrusts and attempt to take him deeper but he could not, her legs kicking and flailing around his back as she fought both to stop and push him faster. There was nothing more beautiful than her as her green eyes shined with mana, her mouth open and calling his name over and over, this was everything he wanted.
His tongue snatched her open mouth asn the two shared a frenzied kiss, his body lowering to almost smother the poor girl but his elbows braced on either side of her head as he continued to hammer away at her, the wet slaps of their joining hips. His balls striking the soft pillow of her ass and the soft feathery touch of her erect nipples against his skin.
He could only keep himself going for so long and with such a drought… he didn't last.
"Yes, Yes I am going to give you my taint, I am going to soil you completely!" He was already reaching his peak quickly, his cries announced to all Elias thrust himself one final time and unleashed a bellowing cry that shattered glass and cut completely silenced the scream of the woman beneath him.
Chise squirmed and twisted as her body reached his peak doing everything she could to ride that momentary piece of heaven. Where she wasn't Chise, a Sleigh Beggei, an Orphan, in this moment she was just a woman, Elias's woman and writhing in pure ecstasy. Feeling his thick cum spew through her body despite having climaxed once already he was spraying her womb and marking it as his. It only kept her body twitching and gyrating for those few fleeting seconds as her own walls wrapped tightly around Elias's cock and held him there squeezing him for every single drop until he was but spent and he panted atop her head.
Still her head twisted towards his and planted a small kiss along his jaw causing him to sigh into the act. "How I have missed you." He spoke, the bestial rage gone for the moment as he let himself just remain here. His body only slightly pressing down into hers, his limp flesh still inside of her heat and unwilling to depart as his seed spilled down her legs and onto the bed.
"I see… you did." Giving him a smile to which he nuzzled her with his jaw along her head.
It was quiet for a moment until Elias took in a full breath and then sat himself back up. His hands grasping at Chise and setting her up to receive him once again. "Elias, no I need a few more minutes!" She protested yet the Magus did not seem to be bothered.
"I will see any injuries tended to," He told her, ignoring her cries as he aimed his newly hardened erection to take her again, and again, and again, and again…
The Capitol and primarily the Castle heard the screams and howls carry on throughout the night… but the power of the Sleigh Beggi had an effect upon all demi humans.
Standing by the bed wearing a loose nightgown was the form of Raphtalia and her checks and body a more brilliant shade and eyeing her Master with desperation.
R&R
Chapter 15- Naofumi x Raphtalia Lemon yes/no poll