Hello people and welcome back to Goblin Slayer: The Team Year Two. Now the team is assembled...out of left-field, but still. Let's see how things go from here eh?
Review Response: There's a reason the Lantern Corps are the best fictional concept. (I will debate in that argument's favor until the sun gets snuffed out)
As for Ranger's bite being cured? Well, he could've chosen to remain a vampire, but...I'm pretty sure I made his reasons for staying human pretty clear, not to mention he got to a priest who knew the miracle of Purify, which is an automatic get-out-of-jail-free card for anyone who's tainted.
Ranger and his team are probably as famous as Goblin Slayer, if not more so after about a year of shenanigans, and having a reward prepared really should be standard since adventurers tend to just be in it for the money, with some obvious exceptions, even though money makes the world go round.
Yeah...given how much hype the Vampire Queen is being given, chances are, Ranger is going to need all the help he can get his paws on.
"I had no idea I'd miss you this much..." Ranger said softly as he held his beloved Fighter as close as possible.
"Me neither, but you're back now..." Fighter said.
"And I'm as glad to be back as I've been from the get go." Ranger said.
"Although you could use a bath." Fighter said, and Ranger chuckled.
"If you'll take it with me..." He said, then Fighter sat up while smiling down at him.
"If I can...what with our guests and baby to keep me occupied." Fighter said.
"Please...I'm starved of your touch." Ranger said seriously, then Fighter purred and stroked his face.
"We can't have that can we?" Fighter teased.
"Baby..." Ranger groaned.
"Luckily for you, Bard and Songstress should be here any moment, and our guests got quite a bit of attention from us, plus they have their own things to do here, especially in light of this news." Fighter said.
"Right...here's hoping they don't panic." Ranger said.
"Well, let's just fill Her Grace in, try to put your new weapon to use, and see what other wonders you can work, o.k.?" Fighter said.
"O.k..." Ranger said.
"Now, you go get ready for that bath, and I'll join you once I'm able to." Fighter said then Ranger scoffed, and shook his head. Fighter then gave him a quick but sweet kiss, stood up, and left the room with Ranger following her. He then groped Fighter's butt, then she smirked at him before Ranger walked toward the bathroom.
He first went to his daughter's room, and found the baby sleeping like one. Ranger then smiled, went to the bathroom and ran the water from both faucets. The manor had a series of special irrigation pipes running through it, and a team of local alchemists installed some magic heat generators that not only had water more pleasant to touch, but also cleaner, not to mention it made cleaning items easier with the heat melting whatever they could. The bath itself could comfortably fit two, maybe three people in it...luckily for Ranger.
He then poured enough soap into the running water streams, took a moment to think, and couldn't help but smile. He then grabbed a knife, and began cutting what little hair there was on his face. After he finished, he removed his shirt, shoes, and socks before setting them on the side.
He then heard footsteps, and he could guess who they belonged to...
"Are you ready?" Fighter asked as she came in to see her husband half-naked, which he made no effort to hide, then turned his head and side-glanced at her.
"I am now..." He said before he removed his pants and stepped into the water as Fighter looked over his large, dense muscles. Ranger then leaning against the rim as Fighter came up behind him, then soaked her hands in he water and massaged his entire upper body, from his shoulders, to his arms, to his chest which made him suck in a deep breath.
"Whoa, I felt that breath..." Fighter said while raising both eyebrows.
"I have a lovely woman treating me after a hard few days of fighting...what man wouldn't feel a rush?" Ranger said seriously.
"Fair point...my dear." Fighter said.
"And when I say hard fighting...I mean it. That vampire I fought kicked the shit out of me." Ranger said.
"And I'll bet you did to him what you do to goblins." Fighter said.
"Naturally." Ranger said, then Fighter caressed Ranger's chest.
"And I'll bet these bigger and better muscles helped alot." Fighter said.
"Quite possible..." Ranger said as Fighter squeezed both sides of Ranger's chest.
"Last year you were barely half as bulky as you are now. All that training you did with the demon hunters really paid off." Fighter said.
"Says the woman who lifted as much iron as I did, as often as I did while pregnant." Ranger said.
"And as I promised...my legs and ass got bigger too." Fighter said.
"Oh...I noticed." Ranger said casually.
"I'll bet you did, you damn pervert." Fighter said.
"You calling me a pervert is a compliment." Ranger said.
"I know." Fighter said before smirking.
"I think your breasts got a bit bigger too..." Ranger said.
"That comes with being pregnant last I checked." Fighter said.
"And from stuffing your face as much as you did." Ranger said.
"Are you saying I'm fat?" Fighter asked casually, then Ranger chuckled.
"No...at least not in the wrong places." He said.
"O.k. it's a officially...you're the most perverted man in the frontier." Fighter said.
"And you still married me." Ranger said, then he smirked at Fighter as she deadpanned.
"O.k. enough joking around, I believe this is supposed to be about me treating your body after a hard day's fight." She said.
"Indeed it is..." Ranger said.
"I'll bet you kicked all kinds of ass in the north didn't you?" Fighter asked.
"You could bet all of our fortunes on that." Ranger said.
"Then less talking, more soaking." Fighter said casually, before she continued to massage every square inch of Ranger's torso. Occasionally she took some of the slightly-steaming water, and poured it over Ranger's shoulders, and watched it run down his substantial bulk. Fighter's motions were only encouraged by the density of Ranger's muscles, as well as their bolstered size.
"You know...while I was drawing this bath, I was remembering the times my dear wife cleaned our baby while she sat on the edge of the bath." Ranger said, then Fighter stopped caressing him, and rested her chin on his shoulder.
"Were you now?" She asked.
"Yes...and those moments of softness between my two favorite girls said everything they needed to." Ranger said while caressing Fighter's face, then he claimed her lips with his own. The two then shared a string of brief but sweet kisses, with each one being as flavorful as the one before it. Fighter
"Sexy and sentimental as ever aren't we...?" Fighter breathed out.
"You expected less?" Ranger asked.
"Not even close." Fighter said, then she continued caressing and fondling Ranger's dense, bulky chest.
"How is everyone else?" Ranger asked.
"I asked Priestess to let Her Grace know that you're back and to mention what you went through, then they left to do their own things, but we have our own thing to do..." Fighter said as she removed her robe and bra...then her pants, and while the great and honorable leader of her team continued to soak in the tub...she took some water from the bath, moistened her ample breasts, and hugged him from behind. He immediately smirked and focused on the sweet feeling of Fighter pressing the breasts the Love Goddess gifted her into her dear husband's body.
"Why am I surprised...?" Ranger asked as Fighter pressed her large, wonderful breasts his back, and made wet plopping, and squishing sounds.
"Don't know...one would think you'd be used to me sharing my gifts with you, my dear husband...you've certainly earned a taste, after all you were just put through..." Fighter said sensually while pressing her breasts into his back over and over. She then reached around and worked Ranger's strong chest with her equally strong hands. As if she wasn't in the moment enough, she glanced at Ranger's manhood, and her own heartbeat spiked as she watched it swell in response to her breasts being put to use on her husband's bulky, battle-hardened body.
"Damn that's good..." Ranger groaned, then Fighter smirked.
"Well that answers that question..." She said.
"What question?" Ranger asked.
"How much does my big, sexy husband like getting treated with my breasts like this." Fighter said sensually.
"Good point..." Ranger said.
"Of course it's a good point." Fighter said before she licked his neck, and Ranger shuddered.
"Keep that up and I'm going to yank you into this tub." He said, then Fighter chuckled.
"Part of me wants you to, but the rest wants us to take our sweet, savory time, don't you agree?" She breathed out as she kept treating her man.
"Yes...a moment like this makes up for everything..." Ranger trailed off...then Fighter moved her lips next to his ear.
"I'm glad, like I said before...my gifts are always available to you...as the gifts you have should be available to me..." She said, and then lowered her hands to his abdomen, then one hand went to his swollen manhood, and began stroking him as his breathing became deeper.
"They're...always available to you...oh baby..." Ranger groaned, and Fighter shushed him.
"Your wife is here, and she's going to take good care of you..." Fighter said softly as Ranger leaned into her more deeply and Fighter used her spare hand to stroke his free-flowing hair.
"Like she always did..." Ranger said, then he simply sat there in the warm water, groaning from the minor but welcome pleasure that came from Fighter's strong yet gentle hand stroking his swollen manhood. He also bathed in her touch, and her very presence, as well as the water. Fighter herself kept smiling as brightly as ever as she watched her husband relax under her touch.
"What's better? This warm bath, or the feeling of your wife sitting here stroking your cock, which is meant entirely for her?" Fighter asked sensually.
"That's not a fair question." Ranger said seriously.
"No...it isn't..." Fighter said, then Ranger relaxed completely and continued groaning as Fighter stroked his erection. Ranger's face was flushed, and his lungs inflated as much as they could as Fighter made pleasure build within Ranger's manhood. The smirk on Fighter's face remained through the endeavor, and Ranger's groans filled her ears.
Fighter then pressed her lips onto Ranger's neck, and began sucking on it.
"Fighter..." Ranger whispered, then he continued letting off blissful groans as Fighter's mouth applied pressure to his neck.
"That vampire that bit you should have known better than to sink her teeth into you. Only I'm allowed to do that." Fighter said seriously.
"I did splash her in the face with holy water..." Ranger breathed out.
"She's still lucky I wasn't there...then again, I'll bet you'd love seeing me kick the shit out of a bunch of vampires right?" Fighter asked.
"Oh yes I would." Ranger said seriously.
"Well...let's see how much stronger I get baby." Fighter said before licking Ranger's neck, and he inhaled deeply.
"You might be able to use that new strength on some vampires in the future." He said.
"Yeah...because my dear husband had to threaten the strongest of the vampires." Fighter said.
"She needs to be stopped, and we can find help." Ranger said.
"Damn right we can, and we're going to. But for now...just keep relaxing." Fighter said, then Ranger smirked.
"I doubt I could get more relaxed baby.." He groaned, them Fighter's stroked Ranger's erection with even more speed and force than before, and Ranger's groans reflected his pleasure.
"I'm sure you'll find a way." Fighter said sensually, then Ranger's groans increased in volume, length, and frequency as Fighter continued to drive him to an orgasm.
"Fighter...I'm going...I'm going to make a mess..." Ranger trailed off.
"So? The bath washes away everything." Fighter said.
"Right..." Ranger said.
"You could sit on the edge, and let me watch your seed fly." Fighter said, then Ranger looked at her curiously.
"Alright..." He breathed out before he sat up, then planted his buttocks on the edge of the bath. Fighter then continued stroking his erection, and looked it over before she gripped it with her other hand. Ranger then tensed himself, and groaned continuously as semen squirted out of his manhood.
Fighter watched as multiple doses of semen coated the wall directly in front of Ranger, and he relaxed against Fighter as she held him up.
"Well...it's nice to see you can still squirt as big a dose as ever." Fighter said.
"Fighter..." Ranger breathed out.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist...although it is no wonder I got pregnant so easily, even if you didn't fuck my brains out at the Temple of Law." Fighter said, then Ranger smirked.
"You remember that?" He asked casually.
"You made it impossible not to." Fighter said.
"Lucky you." Ranger said.
"Just get your thick ass back in the bath...and maybe you'll get a piece of mine." Fighter said.
"You know me so well." Ranger said before he slid back into the water.
"Hey, I didn't spend all that time lifting big pieces of metal just to amuse myself." Fighter said.
"And I'm as thankful now as I was then." Ranger said.
"That's what I like to hear." Fighter said casually, then she reached around Ranger's neck, and rubbed his chest with both of her hands.
"I also used as many tricks I had up my sleeve to defeat the vampires I encountered." Ranger said.
"Did you use any of the moves I taught you?" Fighter asked.
"I didn't even use my own moves, at least the ones that don't involves magic or weapons." Ranger said.
"Alright...but I didn't teach you those moves just so they could sit in that mountain-sized brain of yours. I expect to see you use my moves when we go on quests in the future, sooner or later." Fighter said.
"Deal." Ranger said, then Fighter smirked.
"Although...maybe it's for the better you didn't use my moves. I didn't miss anything that way." She said.
"Nothing the recaller can't show you, and speaking of things you missed...I did use the gun." Ranger said.
"And how did it go?" Fighter asked.
"I killed a vampire leader with one shot. What does that tell you?" Ranger asked casually, then Fighter put her lips next to Ranger's ear.
"It tells me that my sweet, sexy husband is still as cold-blooded as ever...when it's needed." Fighter said sensually, and Ranger trembled as she spoke.
"If you keep talking to me like that...I'm going to get hard again." Ranger said seriously, then Fighter moved away from his ear.
"Hard and huge you mean." She teased.
"Naturally." Ranger said.
"I would keep teasing you, but then I'd have to stroke your cock again, and you've had enough." Fighter said, then Ranger took a moment to think.
"How is your womb...?" Ranger asked.
"I'm drinking as much life potion I can stomach, both for the marks on my belly, and...so you can fuck me again, like that night we had after our marriage..." Fighter said seriously.
"O.k...the atmosphere is apparently getting to you too." Ranger said.
"You have no idea...I remember how you handled my body in the Temple of Law's bathhouse...and gave me a child." Fighter said, then she hugged him from behind, and hung her chin over his shoulder, then began panting and quivering.
"Wow...I could probably feel your lust from across the house." Ranger said seriously.
"I'm starved for your touch as well..." Fighter trailed off, then she put a hand on his face and pressed her lips against his. She then forcefully poked her tongue through his lips and pulled back still twisting her tongue around his. The two mashed their mouths together, backed away, and repeated the process a few times over, moaning all the while. They then finally gave themselves space with a trail of saliva between their gaping mouths and dripping down their chins, especially Fighter's own.
"Damn..." Ranger breathed out, and Fighter continued trembling.
"Ranger...move over, and take me again, like you did in the Temple..." She said.
"Did you-" Fighter cuts him off.
"No...I may not be ready for another child, but I need your touch again, and as much of it as you have..." Fighter said softly and Ranger turned around, backed up as she stepped into the bath, sat down, mashed her lips against his in an even more intense chain of kisses. Again the space they were in was filled with wet sucking sounds, mixed with Fighter's lustful moans...which picked up as Ranger began squeezing and fondling her breasts. Fighter then broke the kiss and leaned back to expose her chest to her dear husband even more, smiling and gasping as he worked on it.
"You wanted my touch...so here you go..." Ranger breathed out and Fighter giggled while Ranger played with Fighter's flesh. She ran her hands through his long, wet hair, and massaged his dense, spacious muscles. Ranger then moved his hands down her abdomen, to her hips, and then she straightened herself up after breaking the kiss. She knew what he had in mind for her...and she was proven right as her husband stuffed as much of the flesh on one of her breasts into his mouth.
Fighter's throat began releasing more moans as Ranger licked her nipple while playfully and softly chewing on the flesh of her breast using as little force as possible; he was trying to please the woman, not bleed her.
"Ranger...you're not going to take all our daughter's milk are you?" Fighter asked casually.
"Oh relax, even if I did, you can always make more." Ranger teased which made Fighter pat him on the chest, which in turn made him laugh before switching to her other breast and gave it the same treatment. More pleasured gasps from Fighter's enticing mouth was his reward...and it was complimented by the additional gasps he coaxed out of her when he dug his powerful hands into her round, supple buttocks and started kneading it. He then caressed and massaged her plump yet strong legs and went back and forth between gripping her butt, and her legs, all while licking and sucking on her neck, which made her lean back in order to offer her neck to him. Fighter continued gasping, giggling, and moaning as her husband went to work on her body while holding his head against her neck as he licked and sucked on it...suspiciously so.
"Are you sure you got your vampirism treated?" Fighter asked casually
"Very...unless you want me to start actually taking bites out of this delectable flesh of yours...?" Ranger teased.
"I have half a mind to concede to that." Fighter said, then Ranger chuckled.
"Well, now you can forget it. I'm still human afterall." He said.
"That's too bad, if you really needed it...I wouldn't mind sharing my blood with you." Fighter said.
"And I would be honored, but you need it more than I do...and those are the only circumstances I wouldn't be distraught while seeing you bleed." Ranger said.
"That's...oddly romantic." Fighter said.
"Isn't that the idea?" Ranger asked casually.
"Just get back to your work." Fighter said, and Ranger huffed in amusement before he turned her head and latched onto the other side of her neck with his mouth. Fighter continued letting off lustful chuckles as Ranger continued savoring her skin's flavor while his hands continued kneading her fleshy buttocks. His hands then went up her sides and eventually her breasts. The goddess in his lap reached down to fondle his manhood after he went up to kiss her again as he groaned into their hungry kiss.
"You're going to make another mess, and I got into this tub to clean the mess I was in." Ranger groaned.
"I said I want everything you have...and I meant it. The water will remove what comes out anyway remember?." Fighter said as she kept handling him.
"Fair point..." Ranger said before getting back to his groaning as Fighter smirked as she stroked him faster.
"I remember how it feels when you cram this gigantic cock into me...and holy shit can you show a girl a good time..." She teased and Ranger groaned even more as he felt his orgasm approached. Once it did, he let out an especially long groan as he squirted a stream of semen out of his manhood and sucked in one deep breath after another and she catches him before he falls back. She then looked at the amount of seed Ranger released thanks to Fighter stroking him, and Ranger then side-glanced at her before she claimed his mouth with her own so they could share a passionate kiss. When she finally broke it, she held his head against her breasts, and Ranger shifted his face against the twin masses of plump flesh as he got his composure back.
"Fighter, you amazing blossom..." Ranger groaned.
"And I'm all yours sweetheart." Fighter said softly.
"What a coincidence...I'm all yours too." Ranger said and Fighter giggled.
"Lucky me, I get a tough-as-nails Silver Rank all to myself, who happens to have the body of the War God, and a loving heart to go with it...not to mention a tree-sized cock..." Fighter breathed out, and Ranger smirked.
"Shall I return the favor?" He asked.
"Please do..." Fighter said as she turned her back to him as he swam them to the wall. Ranger then leaned against it, held Fighter's abdomen with one arm, and used his other hand to stroke her petals. Fighter gasped and trembled as Ranger's fingers glided along each lip between her strong, thick, and creamy legs.
"You're easily impressed aren't you? I haven't even started..." Ranger teased before stroking her entrance even quicker, especially the nub at the top, and Fighter tensed up and gasped as waves of pleasure shot through her body.
"Yes...keep that up, please!" Fighter groaned, and Ranger's response was his fingers going inside her entrance, and adding more speed and force. His movements made Fighter's whole body tense up from the euphoria. Her head thrashed from side to side, and she leaned into Ranger's torso with more enthusiasm, which caused her butt to rub against his thighs, and encouraged Ranger to grope her breasts with his spare hand as she puffed them out. Fighter continued flexing and groaning the whole time Ranger worked her body with a smirk on his face. Ranger's fingers didn't stop working Fighter's petals until she eventually climaxed, threw her head back, and she let out an elongated groan.
Ranger then stopped stroking her womanhood to let her gather her wits, and catch her breath, but his hand remained fastened to the breast it was gripping. His other hand then went to her other breast, and Fighter's inflating lungs combined with Ranger's robust hands caused her breasts to be put under a solid amount of pressure...not that she minded. Ranger fondling and squeezing her breasts as gently and thoroughly as before replaced a fraction of Fighter's lust with purified affection, which made her turn to the man holding her with a smile on her face.
Ranger returned the smile before he stopped playing with her breasts, and simply held her close.
"Enjoy yourself?" Ranger teased.
"Did you enjoy me stroking your cock...?" Fighter groaned.
"I'll take that as a yes." Ranger said, before Fighter tilted her head, and Ranger looked over her neck. He then caressed her face with one hand, then pressed his lips against her neck, and Fighter then began breathing deeper, and trembled in Ranger's embrace. The hand Ranger had on Fighter's face traveled down until it enveloped one of her breasts, and he began fondling her moist, plump flesh as he continued sucking on her neck.
"That's it baby...help yourself to some blood." Fighter said sensually, then Ranger stopped sucking on her neck.
"You're too kind my love and life..." Ranger breathed out, before he dragged his tongue up her neck, and gently fondled both of her breasts.
"You know...if you did become a vampire, I would let you turn me as well." Fighter said.
"As much as I would love spending an eternity with you in this world...the vampires have too many flaws, and from what I've seen, they aren't much better than goblins, if at all." Ranger said.
"Ranger..." Fighter groaned, then Ranger sighed.
"Sorry, I can't help but think back to my time in the north...the damage I was told about, and witnessed personally." He said, then Fighter turned around, and put a hand on Ranger's face.
"Well now it's over, and you're in the bath with me." She said softly, then Ranger relaxed.
"Fighter..." He whispered, then Fighter smiled, and Ranger returned it.
"What better way to give my heroic husband a reward?" Fighter said casually before kissing Ranger deeply.
"I haven't a clue..." He breathed out.
"I didn't think so." Fighter said before kissing Ranger again while caressing his face, and Ranger put both hands on Fighter's butt, and squeezed each cheek.
"So...what happened with the team while I was gone?" Ranger asked.
"Well, you already heard from Wizard's brother, but most of what happened between them and me was just banter, and of course interactions with our daughter. I swear, that farm girl can't get enough of her." Fighter said softly.
"She would make a great mother, if and when Goblin Slayer gets his head out of his ass." Ranger said.
"Given his first serious introduction to the art of love-making...he probably wants nothing to do with the art." Fighter said seriously.
"Sword Maiden conquered it...at least mostly, and who knows where Storm Mage will go with her, so...Goblin Slayer's case is looking pretty good...in that case." Ranger said.
"Well, here's hoping they can get somewhere. True love conquers all they say." Fighter said as she snuggled into him.
"And others say only hope is stronger than fear...it's funny how it all sounds off, but yet stays connected." Ranger said.
"But enough about them...you and I are still not done...and I can feel your hunger, and those goosebumps I just gave you." Fighter said sensually.
"That's what happens when you weaponize that divine voice of yours...!" Ranger breathed out which made Fighter chuckle and the water swished as she shifted her butt against his lap.
"Then pay me back..." She teased as she took his hands and put them underneath her breasts, and he fondled them both. Fighter smiled and chuckled as she leaned into him, and the mixture of lust and affection they had for one another took hold. It became especially potent when Ranger rolled Fighter's nipples between his thumbs and index fingers.
"The one thing I haven't done with your priceless breasts..." Ranger trailed off, and Fighter shuddered at the sound of Ranger's voice in her ear...which did not help her keep composed with her nipples being pleasured at the same time. With her hardened nipples being twisted hard enough to cause pleasure, but gently enough to avoid pain, Fighter couldn't keep herself from gasping and moaning in bliss. Ranger continued his treatment until Fighter stopped him abruptly seconds later and turned to face him.
"O.k...now let me try riding you." Fighter said.
"But...you're womb...?" Ranger trailed off.
"I know, you don't want to hurt me, and I love you for it...but that's why this will be on my terms, that way if I do hurt myself, it'll be my own fault." Fighter said seriously.
"Fighter..." Ranger breathed out, and Fighter put her hand on his face.
"Just sit there, I'll take full responsibility for what happens." She said, and Ranger's face remained as stern as before. He then sighed deeply; Fighter could tell Ranger's fears were fading, but his concern for her was still firm as ever. Fighter then sat there waiting for Ranger to answer her...and his body language remained hectic.
"Alright...but please be careful." Ranger said softly.
"Of course." Fighter said before she kissed Ranger briefly, then lowering herself onto his swollen manhood slowly but steadily. She immediately winced, and her breathing got more labored. Ranger's eyes widened, and he gazed upon the tension on Fighter's face, which disturbed him greatly.
"Fighter?" Ranger asked seriously.
"It's not as painful as I thought...but I'm still not ready for a serious round." Fighter said softly, as she slowly got off of him and leaned back into him.
"This is what I was afraid of..." Ranger trailed off.
"I'm fine...I stopped once I hit my limit; I may be tough, but I'm not unbreakable. I wouldn't have lasted this long if I thought otherwise." Fighter said, and Ranger smiled.
"One of many reasons I love you." He said softly, before pulling her into a deep kiss.
"At least you can touch me all you want." Fighter teased.
"Oh...I want." Ranger said before Fighter started sucking on his neck like he did earlier. Ranger gripped and fondled her butt in response, then Fighter moaned into his neck. She sucked one her husband's neck with more enthusiasm as his hands played with his favorite part of her divine body. She then started licking his neck up and down, and side to side all along both sides as Ranger in turn treated her legs the same way as her butt.
Fighter then backed away, showed him her smiling face, then locked lips with him as he continued gripping her buttocks, and they both moaned into their hungry kiss.
"O.k...as much as I enjoy this, we should get out of this bath eventually..." Fighter said.
"Yeah, or we'll grow faint..." Ranger said...then Fighter sighed and looked away.
"Well...that killed the mood by default by default." She trailed off.
"I didn't think about the fact I was quoting the Sword Maiden..." Ranger said.
"That was the same line she used when me, Wizard and Priestess found out she was...tormented by goblins." Fighter said.
"I didn't think about that, I'm sorry." Ranger said.
"Please...don't go down that road. We had...an absolutely perfect moment just now between me and my dear husband, let's keep it that way." Fighter said seriously.
"I said I'm sorry..." Ranger breathed out.
"It's alright...I really missed you." Fighter said before snuggling into Ranger's torso.
"I missed you too." He said softly, he then helped Fighter stand up as the water ran down their bodies...then he pinched her butt.
"How many times are you going to do that?" Fighter asked casually.
"Until your ass stops being so damn easy to touch." Ranger said.
"Oh really?" Fighter asked before she returned the favor by grabbing his butt...then Ranger smirked.
"Very funny." He deadpanned, then Fighter started laughing.
"All is fair in love and war my dear...and besides, you've got a tight ass yourself." She teased before grabbing two towels.
"Right..." Ranger breathed out before they stepped onto a thicker towel on the floor to dry themselves, and each other off.
"Why exactly did you get your vampirism cured?" Fighter asked.
"Because...as strong as they are, they also have too many weaknesses, like I said. And who knows what their afterlife is like; I just pray that the Supreme sees the people they used to be through. I used to think they're worse than goblins, because at least goblins are naturally disgusting piles of dogshit, but vampires are turned into them." Ranger said seriously, then Fighter put a hand on his face.
"There's no way you would wind up like that." Fighter said softly.
"You have no way of knowing that. Unless I turned you into a vampire as well, living for an unnaturally long life would be torture, and who knows how much time it would take for our blood thirst to turn us into what we swore to fight against. I do want to get strong enough to defeat the Vampire Queen, and whatever else is there besides her...but I could never do it without you..." Ranger said before he removed her hand from his face, held it in both his own hands, then kissed her.
Later, Ranger looked Fighter over as she put on a bright green dress, white blouse, and black pants. The outfit fit her like a glove, and according to what she once said, the whitish-grey robe and dark brown pants he wore had the same appeal. Ranger's white shirt, black vest, and brown pants didn't do his physique any disfavors as Fighter looked him over and smirked.
"Haven't you seen enough in the tub?" She asked casually, then Ranger approached her and held her close.
"I will never see enough of you...you're just too damn beautiful..." Ranger said before he kissed her forehead, and Fighter smiled.
"I love you too." She said before leaning on his side as they left...but there was a problem...
Wizard was outside the manor holding Ranger and Fighter's daughter...and she was crying loudly and flailing her arms.
"There you two are." Wizard said as she gave the baby to Fighter.
"What's the matter?" Ranger asked.
"I think she has an issue, and I can't figure out what it is..." Wizard said.
"I think she just missed us." Fighter said, and she was proven right as the baby stopped crying once Fighter took her. She then stood there smiling until the baby was completely calm, then Ranger then put his finger in grabbing distance. The baby took advantage of her father's gesture immediately by grabbing Ranger's finger, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"That answers that question." Warrior said.
"She definitely has her father's loving heart..." Fighter said.
"Fighter...need I remind you about your own heart?" Ranger asked before kissing the side of her head.
"No...you do not." Fighter said softly before looking down at the baby she was holding.
"Yeah, that sweet girl, is a real chip the old block." Wizard said.
"Here's hoping she's as tough as you both too." Warrior said seriously.
"And here's hoping she won't need to be." Ranger said.
"Right, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Fighter said, then she went back to looking at the baby whose cheek her husband stroked with the back of his finger as lightly as possible.
"Right daughter?" Ranger asked, and the baby cooed, then the team laughed.
"I think she understood you." Warrior said, then GS, Priestess, Wizard's brother, and Cow Girl approached.
"Can we go now?" GS asked seriously, then Priestess groaned.
"Can you let them give that kid the attention she deserves please?" Cow Girl asked.
"You've given plenty. Now let's go get what I asked the dwarves for." GS said.
"Wait...what did you ask them for?" Ranger asked.
"You'll see...although...you should probably leave the baby out of it." Wizard said.
"Dare I ask...?" Fighter said seriously.
"Let's just say Ranger isn't the only one who's going to have a noisy metal launcher before too much longer." Wizard's brother said.
"He is not..." Fighter trailed off, then Ranger motioned for Fighter to follow him inside, and gave their daughter to one of the servants.
"When Bard and Songstress get here, let them know we'll be back when we can." Ranger said.
"Yes sir." The servant said as she took the baby and let the parents see their friends.
The team followed GS to the main square, as they went to a dwarven caravan.
"Hey, aren't they ones Ranger got his revolver from?" Wizard's brother asked.
"The same ones." Warrior said.
"Lovely." Wizard's brother said.
"May I ask how much time you yourself spend with your daughter?" Cow Girl asked.
"I spent plenty of time with her, granted I've been busy, and Fighter spent more time with her than I did, but I still spent more than enough time with her to let it be known I'm her father." Ranger said.
"I sincerely hope so." Cow Girl said as GS was given a long metal case, and it had a small cannon with two side-by-side barrels, and two triggers to match.
"What is that?" Ranger asked.
"It's apparently called a shotgun, and the two barrels each one canister that holds pellets, or shells as they call them instead of bullets. Normally it would take two hands to fire and aim, but this one was cut, or sawed-off, in order to be used with one hand, and unlike Ranger's revolver, this sawed-off shotgun can hit multiple goblins spread out. The closer the target, the more pellets hit it; the further away the shooter is, the more targets they can hit. But like Ranger's revolver, it isn't a long-ranged weapon." GS said.
"O...k...you clearly want the damn thing for killing multiple goblins in one or two shots." Warrior said.
"The beauty is that the shells are loaded from the back of each barrel so it's easier to load than the revolver." Wizard's brother said.
"Supposedly easier you mean." Ranger said.
"Just like the revolver, this sawed-off shotgun is insanely pricey. Four hundred gold plus the shells for one hundred silver." GS said.
"It's lucky as fuck we're filthy rich for all the guild work we did, and the occasional treasure hunt." Warrior said.
"Well, I'm clearly going to need to replicate the ammunition for future use, as if the noise would let them abuse the weapons' power." Wizard said.
"Can you replicate the ammunition?" Fighter asked.
"I should be able to, once I learn how it's made." Wizard said.
"It's made by the dwarves, and they are famous for their work with formulas like this for a reason." Cow Girl said seriously.
"I'm not intimidated." Wizard said.
"And neither am I." Her brother said before smirking.
"Great, with both of you on it, those goblins are so dead." Warrior said.
"That's the idea..." Ranger said, then Wizard spotted a set of helmets with glass visors, and metal frames.
"Hey, how much for those masks?" She asked.
"These? Ten silver a pop." Dwarf merchant said.
"Done." Wizard said as she handed over a bag of silver, and grabbed eight helmets.
"What are those for?" Warrior asked.
"I want to enchant them to let us breathe underwater, and maybe even drown out loud noises, and spare me the jokes please..." Wizard said as Warrior snickered.
"Come on, breathe underwater? Drown out loud noises? That's a shoo-in." Warrior said.
"Oh so clever too. Now can we test out our goblin-slaying friend's new toy?" Wizard's brother asked.
"This is no toy..." GS said as he checked the shotgun.
He then lead the team to a shooting range, and they learned the hard way that, as usual, GS was right. The shotgun tore a hole in a dummy's chest area so large that a person's heart and lungs would be in pieces. When GS doubled the distance, he unloaded the second shell into another set of dummies, and hit three of them all across the torso in a wider pattern. He then loaded shells into the gun, then pulled both triggers, and tore the dummies to shreds.
Wizard kept the fifth shell so she could use her alchemy to make some more, and the same goes for one of Ranger's bullets.
"You got them all! Now stop shooting that fucking thing! We're going deaf over here!" Wizard yelled as GS looked over his shotgun.
"This is too noisy to shoot in a cave...but not in the open." He said as he put the shotgun away.
"Then it's a keeper?" Warrior asked.
"Yes." GS said.
"So...why enchant the helmets to let us breathe underwater?" Priestess asked, then Wizard smiled.
"A better question is who wants to go for a swim in the lake?" She asked.
"O.k...that's just unfair..." Her brother said.
"Get used to it." Wizard said.
"Right..." Her brother said before Wizard looked at Warrior.
"And you, keep your eyes on every prize." Wizard said.
"Even if you're the grandest?" Warrior asked and Wizard stared at him.
"You win this round..." Wizard said.
"How long before I become an uncle...?" Her brother groaned.
"I heard that." Wizard said which made her brother huff, Cow Girl, Ranger, Fighter, Warrior and Priestess laugh, and Goblin Slayer sigh.
The group them went to the docks, and saw no one else there.
"Huh, looks like everyone went fishing." Fighter said.
"Well, that just means we get more of the place to ourselves." Cow Girl said, then GS turned around and walked off.
"Where are you going?" Priestess asked.
"I don't swim." GS said simply.
"What?" Warrior asked seriously.
"I said I don't swim." GS said.
"Even though you've used water to kill tons of goblins?" Priestess asked, then GS stopped walking and turned to her.
"I meant that I don't swim unless it's necessary." GS said.
"I know you can swim, but that's not the point." Priestess asked.
"Come on, don't you want to join us, just to have some fun?" Cow Girl asked.
"Not necessary, besides, I have to think about how to use this against goblins." GS said, then Cow Girl sighed.
"Fine, you're off the hook...for now. But some day, I'm going to get you out of your shell, even if I have to rip your armor off with my bare hands, and throw you into the water." She said seriously while pointing at him.
"O.k." GS said, before he walked away.
"Well, that's the end of that..." Warrior breathed out, then the team began removing their outfits. They stashed their shoes and socks in one area, and of course made sure they each put their shoes and socks in certain locations. The rest of their clothes were going to be placed elsewhere, and they each went to certain locations, and put the clothes they removed in or near those areas.
Warrior and Wizard weren't far from one another, and Wizard even caught Warrior looking over her toned and luscious figure, and smirked at him.
"I knew you couldn't resist." Wizard teased as she removed the last of her outfit, and left only her underwear, which lifted her breasts, and emphasized her buttocks.
"You're a hard girl to resist." Warrior said, then Ranger leaned toward Fighter.
"She's as much of a tease as you are..." Ranger whispered, then Fighter smirked.
"You flatter her..." She said casually, then she and everyone else continued to remove their clothes. Ranger and Fighter didn't look each other's nearly-naked bodies over in spite of their physical history. Their spell in the bath seemed to have satisfied their lust, especially Ranger's...for the time being. Naturally they were opposed to touching each other intimately due to the number of people around them, but not even simple caresses were on their agendas, only their future swim was.
Cow Girl then got her overalls unfastened, then began to expose her skin to the overhead sun, and immediately drew attention. Ranger and Warrior looked over the inhumanly adorable farm girl, but went back to undressing seconds later. Wizard's brother however stopped undressing altogether, and even blushed as his eyes wandered over Cow Girl's robust and buxom body.
Luckily for his dignity, no one noticed that he was wrestling with his lust, and he wisely continued to undress as seriously as everyone else, and no one caught him.
When they finally had their swim, they stayed together, and remained close to the dock. They still put their helmets to use as they dived as deeply as they could, and occasionally surfaced. Sometimes when they went underwater, they found clams, and other mollusks on the bottom, but left them alone. Wizard opened some of the clams, but found nothing.
When she then came to the surface, everyone else surfaced as well, removed their helmets, and paddled with their arms and legs to remain above the water's surface.
"Everyone enjoying themselves?" Cow Girl asked.
"So far, so good." Fighter said.
"I just looked for some pearls in some of the clams below, but no such luck." Wizard said.
"Don't those live near the ocean?" Warrior asked.
"Some clams apparently adapted to live in this lake, and it's not unheard of. It's not common, but still." Ranger said.
"As for the lake itself...?" Fighter trailed off.
"Well, the water was decently clear, but it's a shame we can't see too far ahead. It's also quite unsettling to see how deep and how far that blue void is." Priestess said.
"Sometimes, I half-expected a massive fish to loom in from the distance, but thankfully one never did." Wizard's brother said.
"The imagination is the scariest thing in the world alright." Warrior said.
"I saw some of the various fish in the lake, some of which I recognized as prime catch-of-the-day material for the people of Water Town." Ranger said.
"The water itself was decently warm as well, it's not too warm either." Cow Girl said.
"Have you swam like this before?" Fighter asked.
"Not like this, and it's quite fun." Cow Girl said, then the two shared a smile.
"The water is indeed not too warm, especially since it's summer. I didn't except it to be as warm as the Temple of Law's bathhouse, but it's still decently warm nonetheless." Wizard said.
"Well, does anyone want to leave, or continue swimming?" Ranger asked.
"I want to stay a bit longer." Cow Girl said.
"Me too." Priestess said, then Warrior, Fighter, and the Wizard siblings nodded.
"Alright...dive!" Ranger exclaimed, then he smirked before everyone smiled, shook their heads, or both before they put their helmets back on. The team must've spent a good ten minutes diving, raising and just swimming around. On the off-chance something was in the water, they all stayed in a group to take advantage of their strength-in-numbers.
Warrior's hand then brushed against Cow Girl's thick, creamy thigh, just below her equally-fleshy buttocks, and she turned around and glared at him.
"Hey!" Cow Girl exclaimed.
"Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." Warrior said, then she noticed Wizard looking at him too.
"Well, watch where you're going please." Cow Girl said before swimming away.
"Lucky..." Wizard's brother whispered.
Nearly an hour later, the team swam back to the dock, and sat on either the crates, the floor, or the edge of the piers as they caught their breath.
"That swim was quite refreshing." Cow Girl said before Priestess sat next to her.
"It's unfortunate that Wizard's helmets didn't let us talk underwater." Priestess said.
"I guess I'll just have to work on that." Wizard said, then Fighter looked at Cow Girl.
"I still can't believe even you couldn't get Goblin Slayer to swim with us." Fighter said.
"Eh, I'll get him in the water some day." Cow Girl said.
"Well, even he has to be interested in a swim deep down, especially with a girl he grew up with involved." Warrior said.
"But we're not doing this while there's boats everywhere. I don't want too many men staring at me." Cow Girl said.
"Don't worry, the docks are empty more often than you'd think." Fighter said.
"I'm not surprised." Cow Girl said, then Warrior smirked before looking away.
"I'm surprised that Goblin Slayer isn't interested in swimming with her. How many other men would kill to see her almost naked?" He said seriously, and Wizard's brother shook his head.
After they dried off, and got dressed, they went to Ranger and Fighter's manor...and Wizard went to one of the side rooms, then returned.
"I have a surprise for you..." Wizard said as she revealed the mace she hid behind her back.
"Is...is that a flanged mace?" Ranger asked seriously.
"I took the mace you got from the north...but I changed from a spiked mace, to a flanged mace, like the War God's. I have yet to give it an enchantment, but flanged maces are among the best kind of mace in the country last I checked." Wizard said.
"Nice going." Fighter said as her husband took the mace.
"Maybe you can use it to cast spells..." Warrior said.
"That's not a bad idea...maybe a force or ice spell could put inside it." Wizard's brother said.
"Force would make more sense." Fighter said as Priestess came down stairs carrying the sleeping baby.
"And there's the bundle of joy you mentioned." Warrior said before looking at Cow Girl.
"Can I hold her?" Cow Girl asked.
"Here." Priestess said as she approached Cow Girl and waited for her to take the baby.
"Hey there." Cow Girl said softly as the baby woke up and stared at her, then at Ranger.
"I...think she wants her father." Fighter said before he took the baby who reached up to him. Ranger raised her up to his head-level and got his face stroked by his daughter, and he turned his head to kiss her arms. Ranger then saw Fighter approach, then Ranger gave the infant girl to her mother.
"Well, not that this isn't touching, but shouldn't we check with Her Grace soon?" Wizard's brother asked.
"Right." Ranger said.
The team marched to the Temple of Law, with Priestess carrying Ranger and Fighter's baby, then they saw both Sword Maiden and Storm Mage in the main chamber.
"Ah, Ranger, you're back...and you brought your daughter." Sword Maiden said.
"Yes we have." Ranger said as Priestess approached Sword Maiden.
"Here you are..." Priestess said softly as she brought the baby to Sword Maiden, then Storm Mage held her scepter as Sword Maiden smiled at the baby.
"Did you enjoy yourself with your parents and their friends little one?" Sword Maiden asked, and the baby reached out to the archbishop while she was talking, and she held the baby's hands in her own.
"You really love that child do you Your Grace?" Cow Girl asked.
"Yes...this child may not be mine, but I like to think of her as such." Sword Maiden said as softly as ever.
"And I'm sure she sees you as such Your Grace." Ranger said.
"Thank the Supreme you dealt with whatever you encountered up there." Sword Maiden said.
"There was a vampire issue, and their queen was running the show." Ranger said, then Storm Mage and the Sword Maiden widened their eyes.
"Did...did you meet her...?" She asked seriously.
"No, but she was mentioned...quite a bit. Cherub even showed me her fortress, and the hold's lord- I mean Jarl, told me that she controlled the land, weather, even the bodies of the dead to fight for her." Ranger said and Storm Mage sighed.
"You do not know how lucky you are. I actually fought the Vampire Queen before, at the Hero's side, and even the two of us, well...us and her two companions...the Vampire Queen not only put up a solid fight, but she walked away without any serious wounds." He said.
"Then how are we going to beat her?" Wizard's brother asked.
"We're going to need a whole army to deal with her, not to mention some more power to face her with." Ranger said.
"You have anything to add Goblin Slayer?" Fighter asked, and GS took a moment to think
"Ranger, how do vampires compare to goblins?" He asked.
"Well, they're not much better when it comes to morality, but I noticed that they're crafty, reclusive, and stick to the darkness just like they do. I also killed about a dozen of them with tactics you'd normally use against goblins, so...the only real difference is that vampires are stronger, faster, and don't age." Ranger said.
"So, you fight them like they were stronger goblins." GS said simply.
"Much stronger goblins." Ranger said seriously and the baby started crying softly, and Sword Maiden started shushing and rocking the baby.
"It's alright..." Sword Maiden whispered, and the baby calmed down moments later.
"We should discuss this later. We should also get back to the frontier; we've got alot of stuff to get in order." Wizard said.
"I can help with that." Ranger said as he showed the crystal he got from Cherub.
"What is that?" Warrior and Wizard's brother asked at the same time, then Cow Girl giggled.
"A gift from a friend..." Ranger trailed off, and he opened a portal to their apartment in the frontier.
"Wow...helpful friend of yours." Warrior said, then Ranger motioned to the portal with his arm.
"In you go." He said, and the team went through the portal and it closed behind them.
"It was quite impressive that you were able to deal with the vampires on your own." Sword Maiden said.
"I just asked myself, what would Goblin Slayer do?" Ranger said, then Sword Maiden giggled.
"Clever man." She said, and Ranger smiled.
"Anyway, when I mentioned my plan to get rid of the Vampire Queen, people questioned my sanity...and I can't say I blame them..." He said.
"I remember when Heavy Warrior told you that you weren't much without your team and that it would cost you. Look how that worked out." Fighter said.
"I was bitten by one of them remember?" Ranger said simply.
"You what?" Storm Mage asked seriously...then he looked to see that he didn't disturb the now-sleeping baby.
"I was cured, but...Cherub asked me if I wanted to become a vampire...my answer couldn't have been a stronger no." Ranger said.
"Speaking of whom, that's quite a tool you got from him." Storm Mage said.
"Yep, and I know just the way to use it again." Ranger said as he gave the crystal to Fighter and took his daughter from Sword Maiden.
"Whata re you planning...?" Fighter asked, then Ranger smirked.
"Would you like to have your first portal trip?" He asked casually.
"I guess so." Fighter said.
"Well, get ready to see my favorite place in the world..." Ranger said, then Fighter smiled, and opened a portal to the pond at his old home.
The three went through it to look at the pond with Ranger giving their baby to Fighter and sitting down.
"Even now, trouble's eyes are blind to this place..." Fighter said as she rocked her baby.
"I'll never forget the time I saw you doing a kata on those rocks...that was clearly a sign from the Supreme..." Ranger said softly.
"I should get back into that sometime soon." Fighter said, then Ranger sighed.
"I'll also never forget how radiant you looked when you first embraced me..." He siad.
"You needed my help, and I became an adventurer because I wanted to help people, little did I know..." Fighter said before looking at her daughter.
"The man you helped would give her to you." Ranger said softly as he put his arm around his two favorite females.
"As if it wasn't rewarding enough..." Fighter breathed out.
"On behalf of that broken shell of a man you helped glue back together about a year ago, in this very spot...thanks for everything..." Ranger said softly.
"I will glue you back together a million times over if I must." Fighter said as she leaned into him and held their daughter between them.
"If it comes to that, the Demon Lord himself wouldn't be able to break me when you were finished." Ranger said.
"Why can't it be that easy?" Fighter said before Ranger kissed her scalp.
"I love you both." Ranger said softly before they both looked at their daughter.
"And I love you both." Fighter said, and Ranger looked at Fighter herself. She then returned his loving gaze, then their lips connected for a single moment. Their preparations for their showdown with the vampire queen could wait; in this place and time...nothing mattered but the love between the members of that family.
Well...the baby now knows her parents' humble beginnings, not that she'll remember it, but the sentiment speaks for itself. Anyway, Goblin Slayer got a super shotgun like Doom Guy's, not only is that fitting, but it's going to be treated as a weapon rather than a plot device, just like Ranger's revolver, I swear to the Supreme. I'll bet all of you are wondering how Goblin Slayer is going to handle vampires eh? I'm pretty sure I'm making history by giving him a chance to fill Van Helsing's shoes. Yes, Ranger did it first but...he's Ranger.
Anyway, if you people have any info on what I can do to make the team more prepared for the vampires, and the goblins that'll show up later, please let me know in the review section. That doesn't just give me info on how to make this story better but also boosted my morale, so...while you do that, I'll be here hoping the rest Rates, Reviews...duh, and shares my work...or at least stays tuned...