"Together they would watch everything that was so carefully planned collapse, and they would smile at the beauty of destruction."
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief.
Twenty second Yuga , Yaksa calendar (1624 C.E. Earth Date) Mating chamber, Elder Vaharaya's palace.
Rava'an leaned back on the cushions, totally exhausted. To make things worse, the pain in his chest had increased, he was sure one rib was broken.
It was the third time they had achieved Div'ra together. After the wild and exciting first experience, it was no longer necessary for Anu'sha to consume more of the Krmih's appendage . The already absorbed hormones were sufficient for several more encounters, but the side effects were fading, before this happened, Anu'sha took the initiative for another round.
She pushed Rava'an, making him fall back over the cushions on the floor. Before he could protest, she spread his legs and massaged his still half-hard ze'pha with both hands, careful not to over-squeeze the sensitive organ. A surge of oxytocin flooded Rava'an's brain, he grunted with pleasure as blood made him swell once more.
When he was ready, she held his legs firmly and sank down on the erect member, seating it deep inside her yon-i. He protested, because the position made it clear that she was the one who was mating with him and not the other way around, but Anu'sha ignored his weak objections and kept grinding hard against Rava'an's crotch, using her legs as a lever. Each slide increased the pain in his chest, now if he was sure that something was broken, but his moans were muffled by the avid grunts of the female.
After they reached climax, Anu'sha stood up, and the thick, strongly-scented liquid trickled down the inside of her legs and dripped onto Rava'an's lower belly.
-"Your performance has been quite excellent so far, K'setra." she purred with a pleased tone and leaned back on the pillows invitingly. "Do as you please. You've earned it."
Rava'an clicked his mandibles in regard, her submission was even more arousing than their first encounter. He found himself hungry for her body again. Perhaps he wasn't good at slaying beasts, but Paya, he knew how to please a female… "No, not just a common female, but Her. The most coveted female of the clan." As Anu'sha laid over the cushions, legs spread open for him and him alone, Rava'an ignored the stabbing pain in his chest and took her.
This time, however, he kept a slower pace, prolonging the act. Anu'sha placed her firm legs on Rava'an's shoulders and he delved deeper inside her than he'd ever been. When he thrust, his whole ze'pha stretched her channel to the limit, their bellies smacked together rhythmically. Anu'sha lowered her legs and wrapped them around his hips. Her throaty growls drove him wild. Rava'an couldn't get enough of her arousing sounds, toned body and soaked yon-i. He took her in his arms and lifted her upright, continuing to slam into her as if his life depended on finding release.
A few moments later, after a draining climax where Anu'sha tore eight new, deep claw-marks onto his back, they finally decided to join the ongoing party. Anu'sha's father and the rest of the Elders would certainly want proof of their consummation. They wanted to know if she was bearing a suckling. Rava'an and Anu'sha put on robes and loincloths before they stepped out of the mating chamber. Immediately, a chorus of loud cheers erupted in the celebration hall. The elders formed a circle around them and awaited Anu'sha as she walked to the center of the circle and in one swift movement got rid of her robe. The silken cloth slid over her shoulders down to her hips. She pointed to the four puncture wounds on the back of her shoulders, where Rava'an had bitten her during mating. Phosphorescent blood still dripped from the fresh marks.
An elderly Yaksi closed in Anu'sha and examined the marks, making sure they weren't fake, she collected a few drops of blood and tasted them and sniffed her yon-i. After a few moments she nodded at the Elders.
-"Jyok!" Vaharaya growled, followed by the rest of the guests, "Jyok Rava'an yak'Sa! Jyok Anusha yak'Si!"
The expression was like a victory chant to Rava'an. Now he was truly a Yaksa -or Yaksi in the case of females. At last he was considered a full grown member of their society in all terms and no longer a child. He could take part in higher and more dangerous trials, like the Chieftainship test. He did not hold back and gave a victorious roar, Anu'sha did the same before the group of females.
Elder Vaharaya stood up and with his open palm ordered silence, when the chorus ceased their chanting, he announced:
- "Let the celebration continue! The Kehrite is open!"
The attendees surrounded the combat arena in the next room, where anyone who wanted to fight could do so.
A green colored Yaksa called Ha'rith stepped in, his opponent, a yellow-brown colored hunter from the Kau'Tika clan called R'Sita, jumped into the arena. They saluted each other and let out defiant roars. Ha'rith striked first, punching R'Sita's abdomen, but before Ha'rith could take a defensive position, R'sita used both fists to hammer the warrior's skull. He fell, but took a hold of his opponent's ankles during the drop and pulled them, making R'Sita fall backwards.
Ha'rith scrambled to his feet and kicked the fallen Yaksa hard, he only managed to cover himself with his hands and slide a few noks across the stone floor. The hunter rose, touching his chest with one hand and spat out phosphorescent blood. He growled, flaring his jaws and attacked again.
R'Sita charged, this time kicking his opponent's side. After three missed hits, he spun around and kicked Ha'rith square in the face. The mighty warrior flew sideways out of the Kehrite... R'Sita had won. The crowd celebrated the bout with roars and chants.
Rava'an was euphoric, had it not been for the broken rib left by Anu'sha, he would have headed to the arena for a friendly match with one of his fellow clanmates. Instead, he set out to enjoy a juicy piece of the cooked Kha'Dga.
The attack came without warning. The semi-translucent walls of the palace flickered and suddenly darkened. Before the assembled Yaksa could wonder what was going on, there was an explosion and the vaulted ceiling collapsed. Elder Vaharaya barely avoided being crushed by a large block of stone.
-"We're under attack!" The Elder bellowed. "Warriors, prepare for battle!"
-"Damn Raksasas!" Adi'Natha growled, spotting the first two assailants descend from the broken ceiling. "I should've known they would try something like this!"
The warriors carried long, organic looking plasma blasters. Their armor was similar to the one Ujesh' wore. Deva in origin.
The assembled Yaksa readied their weapons. The few who had brought their Vaj'ra cannons fired. Blue bolts of overheated plasma bisected the room, leaving hot white streaks in the air. The bolts made contact with the supreme armor and dissolved on impact, causing only minor damage to the attackers.
-"In the name of the Black Warrior, I will avenge my son's death!" K'satr exclaimed. The Elder charged against the old raksasa who was present during the swayambar. "Starting with you, and then that coward you have for master!"
Rava'an didn't spot Ujesh', that traitorous vermin probably would be in the ship hovering the city, having only sent his henchmen to do the dirty work. Kishen', fired his rifle against the old chieftain, hitting his right shoulder with a sizzling blast. His arm fell to the floor, and a second burst turned K'satr's head into a cloud of greenish vapour.
-"Kill them all!" Elder Vaharaya ordered, having recovered from the commotion. The esteemed leader fired a double tipped speargun at Kishen'. The projectiles from the rapid-firing weapon punctured the tiny exposed zone between his chestplate and the waist guard. Kishen' roared and retreated, a Raksasa female called Kapa'lika took his place and roared threateningly.
The female was imposing: dark brown skin speckled with crimson scales. The crest of her jagged skull was crowned with long blood red dreadlocks. Her armor was of the same design as her clanmates, but she wore a skull necklace and a skirt made of Nara femurs dangled from her belt. Most frightening of all, her left shoulder pad had a Yaksa skull mounted on the curved metal plate. Her weapon was a long orichalcum spear fashioned to resemble a spine.
-"I will add your skull to my collection," Kapa'lika taunted the Elder. "At last, the moment we have waited for has arrived!"
-"The only thing you'll take is one of my blades to your chest! I will feed my Z'van with your R'daya," the Elder responded, and in that same moment, his two huge mastiffs attacked the female.
One of the dogs bit Kapa'lika's right arm and the other did the same with her left thigh. She dropped the spear but immediately landed a punch to the dog that was latched on her arm. The animal released her momentarily and launched itself back into the attack. Its charge was thwarted by a flying cha'kra that took its head clean off. The disc-weapon belonged to Kishen', who had recuperated enough to return to the fight. Kapa'lika tried to kick loose from the other mastiff, but the animal wouldn't budge. She managed to pick up her spear and pierce the animal's neck. The mastiff fell to the floor, with a bit of flesh from Kapa'lika's leg trapped in its maw.
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Rava'an, Anu'sha, Skan'dha and others were pinned down by enemy fire at the far end of the room. A Raksasa with a half burned face was shooting them with a particle beam rifle with barbaric customizations. Rava'an saw a sharp blade fixed to the weapon's butt, and a Sak'ti attached to the muzzle as a bayonet, once its battery was drained it could be used as a melee weapon in close quarters combat with devastating effect. None of them had their plasma casters, and their ranged weapons were useless against that class of armor.
Rava'an looked around, trying to find a way to defend himself and Anu'sha. Above them, on the wall, Anu'sha's sire's weapons collection still hung on display. He recalled when the Elder had told him he had killed a Deva with one of those. Anu'sha apparently had the exact same thought.
-"This Cha'kra," She said and took the weapon from the case before tossing it to him. "Sire killed one of them with it. It could pierce their armor, but you're gonna need a targeting system."
-"There!" Rava'an said, pointing to K'satr's body. The warrior wasn't using his mask when he was killed and it was still hanging on his belt.
-"You have to be fast," Anu'sha told him. "Maybe I should be the one to do it, you're hurt," she said, referring to his broken rib.
Rava'an refused, although he was injured, he would not stand there and do nothing. Anu'sha clicked in frustration, as always, the males underestimated her. She would have to make them understand she was a force to be reckoned with.
-"I'll distract him long enough for you to get ready," she whispered.
-"I will not fail."
Anu'sha got up, exposing her body to enemy fire, which attracted the attention of the Raksasa. They immediately opened fire, but Anu'sha dodged it by jumping to a stone pillar. Rava'an watched her mesmerized. "Paya! She is fast."
Indeed, the female had fast reflexes, almost as if she could guess when the shooter would fire next, she evaded the burst by jumping to the next column.
Rava'an snapped out of his daydreaming. He needed to focus on the plan. When he was sure Anu'sha had the killer's full attention, he rushed forward. With a nimble jump, he skipped the overturned stone table and some other obstacles, then swept down when enemy fire passed right over it.
"Jyok K'satr Yaksa, Smrti'Paya Riti" He prayed to the fallen warrior's body and only then, he took the mask and put it on, the world was transformed into a palette of blue tones with orange and reddish spots, the plasma of the shots flashed in bright white balls.
"Yabh!" Rava'an exclaimed, taking cover, as the Raksasa discovered his intentions and was now alternating shots between him and Anu'sha.
Anu'sha reacted instinctively when she saw Rava'an take enemy fire. In the few seconds that the killer turned his attention to Rava'an, she jumped from the column and landed right next to their attacker. She tightened her right arm around the Raksasa's neck, forcing him to drop the particle rifle. He fought to slip away from Anu'sha's grip and tried to butt her with his head, but it was useless, the female had him firmly held.
Rava'an couldn't launch the Cha'kra without risking hitting Anu'sha, the Raksasa's plasma cannon activated and spun, targeting the female behind him.
-"Throw it!" Anu'sha yelled, "We don't have much time!"
Rava'an took aim and threw the disc, but not at them, but higher. Anu'sha understood what he had planned and without letting go of the Raksasa, she supported her legs on his back and jumped, just as the weapon flew overhead. She caught it in the air, made a complete turn, and with the same energy redirected it towards the head of their opponent.
The head fell cleanly off and tumbled to the ground. His Vaj'ra cannon shot without hitting any target just before the body fell limply to the stone floor.
Across the hall, another drama was unfolding.
- o -
Elder Vaharaya focused on Kapa'lika, his warriors were engaged in battle with the other Raksasa. The female was larger and stronger, but she was injured by his mastiffs, and the Elder was agile, although many cycles had passed since his last combat.
-"I will send you to Cetanu slowly and painfully," Kapa'lika taunted him, limping slightly due to her wounds.
-"He'll be pleased when I give him your head as a gift when I finally meet him, Raksasi," the Elder responded. "You talk too much, Fight!"
Kapa'lika roared and flared her mandibles, she hung her blaster and unsheathed a huge scythe-like H'rpe. Vaharaya extended a long Dah'kte from his wrist gauntlet.
They circled each other, looking for the right moment to attack, then Kapa'lika struck with an up-and-down swipe that Vaharaya blocked with his blade. The clash of metal on metal produced a shower of sparks. Vaharaya threw a punch to the female's abdomen, but she responded with a hammer punch to the Elder's back. Vaharaya fell to the ground and rolled away, avoiding another blow from Kapa'lika's H'rpe.
-"You are fast Elder," Kapa'lika shouted, "but that won't matter." The Raksasi swiped again with her weapon and missed. Vaharaya stood up quickly and kicked her legs, making her fall to her knees. The Elder drew back his blade to cut off her head, but Kapa'lika reacted and captured both of his hands tightly. The evenly matched wagrappled for a moment.
-"Today, everyone will die, Elder, starting with you," she hissed, and Kapa'lika's Vaj'ra cannon hummed into action as she aimed it directly at Vaharaya's face.
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Hello again Readers, I hope you did enjoy this chapter, thanks to iterations for the editing and expanding the sex/action scenes. The end is near and two more chapters to go, well... one chapter and the epilogue.
But don't worry, this unierse had a lot stories left: iterations is working on a WWII story and I still have the Ice Age/Ancient predator story plus one crossover more.
In case you didn't get them, here's the yaksa glossary.
Div'ra - orgasm
Jyok! - Hooray! farewell (expression)
Yaksi - Female predator.
Kau'tika - Poacher, skin hunters. They hunt creatures for their skin and sell them.
Raksasi - a female bad blood
R'daya - Heart
H'rpe - Scythe-like scimitar
Dah'kte - Wristblade.
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