Hello people, and welcome back to Goblin Slayer: The Team Year 2. With that legion of goblins defeated, and the team having a new member apparently, there's quite a bit to do in the lives of the team. Let's see what I can cook up in regards to the farm girl's progress...
Review Response: Yeah, Sword Maiden helping Ranger is a real big "fuck you" to her fears isn't it?
For those of you that don't recall/know, Summoner taught Wizard how to summon a World Spawn, but her brother apparently beat her to the punch, and since World Spawns are the biggest, baddest, most powerful summons in existence...it's a pretty big deal to summon one. As for Rhea Fighter? Well...see for yourself.
Cow Girl's case is one where people will have to wish me luck in doing her justice. Training her is not a problem since...look who she's working with, but setting her up properly is properly going to be a pain in her watermelon-sized ass. Yes I had to put it like that... GS saying "right" over and over was just a shoo-in.
Hero will see her mission as a way to not fall behind Ranger? What are they a pair of siblings playing "I did more than you"?
Ranger and Fighter talking before bed was something I had to do; they didn't have a sweet moment in way too long.
"Dammit! I was sure that those giants would be able to make a difference." Warlock said as he watched in Limbo.
"Remember why our lord tried to keep us away from this place? This is why. Luckily he's been..busy as of late." Rhea Scout said,
"How so?" Warlock asked.
"He didn't say, but I'm sure he has a plan; he sure showed that dark elf a thing or two..." Rhea Scout said and Warlock chuckled.
"Indeed...the look on his face will long be treasured." He said before Cambion himself appeared and Rhea Scout knelt before him.
"It is lucky for you that this gives us new insight into what they can do." Cambion said.
"And where were you while I was setting up a potential victory?" Warlock snapped.
"I happened to have been going over the damages done to both sides...but our losses are a gateway to a great victory." Cambion said.
"Yes...for them!" Warlock exclaimed.
"Them? Hardly; they were progressing as well as I'd hoped, soon what they have sowed...we will reap." Cambion said.
"What should we do next My Liege?" Rhea Scout asked.
"First, the Temple of Law is no longer a target...I will handle it myself." Cambion said which alarmed both his companions.
Ranger woke up at dawn, and as he predicted, his muscles, and even bones ached from the intense, and elongated fight with the goblins the day prior. Priestess' Restoration miracle was able to heal the damage done with the fight with the goblin high priest, but the rest of the fight took a greater toll than it had a right to take. Then again, most people don't clash weapons with a goblin champion empowered by Hell itself for over a minute straight.
He then felt his beloved Fighter shift and let off a dreamy sigh. He couldn't help but smile at her; she must either be having a sweet dream, or must want to be as close to him as possible, even when unconscious. Either way...the happiness on her face was infectious; she was pretty on a bad day, but when she was laying down on top of him, pressing her lovely breasts into his chest, with her night-black hair flowing down her back with a look of purified joy on her face...Ranger knew he'd fight the Demon Lord, and his armies, by himself if it meant keeping her looking this peaceful. Despite the soreness in his arm, he stroked her hair and felt it's usual silkiness, then went back to sleep.
About an hour later...Fighter woke up and looked at her sleeping husband, then out the window to see the sun. She then stroked his face...which he had yet to shave for a couple of days, but it made sense given what was happening, but she brushed her lips against his cheek regardless. She then watched him stir, then took it up a notch by sucking on his neck and he started groaning and breathing hard.
"Did I wake you up yet?" Fighter teased and Ranger chuckled as she came up and kissed his face in multiple places.
"Good morning beautiful..." He whispered before Fighter pressed her lips against his.
"The way you looked at our daughter last night..." Fighter trailed off and Ranger sighed.
"That baby you held is the fruit of our love in more ways than one. I'm almost anxious to have her grow up sooner so we can train her." Ranger said softly yet seriously.
"So she can clobber, cut apart, or just plain shoot down goblins and demons herself?" Fighter asked proudly.
"Like her dad did on his first mission..." Ranger said while recalling their first goblin fight.
"You killed half of them yourself, and we got the second half...that's one hell of a sign for the rest of our careers." Fighter said.
"Hey, the rest of you did things I could never do, especially Wizard and Priestess." Ranger said seriously.
"And me and Warrior?" Fighter asked.
"My dear Fighter...your place with me speaks louder than everyone in this country put together could...as for Warrior? Well...he probably chewed Her Grace's ear off about he became my protege..." Ranger said.
"He's not wrong; Wizard herself said that's part of why she loves him." Fighter said and Ranger raised an eyebrow.
"Really...?" He deadpanned.
"What? Never heard of girl talk?" Fighter asked.
"Right..." Ranger said and Fighter pouted at him.
"If you weren't so sore I'd pat your chest right now." She said seriously and Ranger glanced at her.
"O.k...seriously..." He said.
"Hey, I'm not that much of a sadist..." Fighter said.
"As a wise man said: I like females with fire." Ranger teased and Fighter raised her hand like she was going to hit him...then ran her hand through his hair...then she licked her lips and moaned provocatively before he slammed his lips against hers over and over with audible sucking sounds between each kiss. She knew licking her lips was a huge turn-on for him...but that's why she did it.
"And I like men that know what they want..." Fighter whispered against his lips as they kept kissing and lashing tongues...even outside of each other's mouths before they pulled back to catch their breath.
"What I wanted from the beginning...other than you, was for us to get to where we are now." Ranger said as he came down to Earth.
"And we did, as a team: you leading us, Priestess healing, Wizard empowering us, me and Warrior putting it all to use...and even others pitching in, like your mother and Abbot." Fighter said.
"Bless their hearts; my mother was probably bouncing off the walls with how much Wizard put her craft to use..." Ranger said.
"And Abbot's book enabled her to enchant our gear, and we all know how much of a mess that made for the goblins...honestly, what would we do without her?" Fighter said before chuckling and snuggling into him again.
"Not much...even though she didn't do much on our first quest, aside from incinerate some archers, but let's face it...where would we be, if we all worked by ourselves? Not very far..." Ranger said honestly and Fighter hummed in acknowledgement.
"That goes for your parents as well, and not just just they brought you into this world..." Fighter said as she looked into his eyes, then kissed him sweetly. "You could use a bath..."
"Join the club..." Ranger said and Fighter raised an eyebrow.
"One more crack like that, and I will hit you." She said.
"Shutting up..." Ranger said with a smirk which made Fighter kiss him quickly several times before running a finger over his face.
"I believe I owe someone a massage..." She said.
"That someone could sure use it..." Ranger said before Fighter smirked and she sat up and noted how she just exposed her bosoms, and watched him reach up to squeeze one of them in various ways.
"Couldn't resist could you?" Fighter teased.
"I'm never too sore to give you my own treatment." Ranger teased back and Fighter actually stopped him.
"I'm supposed to be treating you, remember?" She asked casually.
"Then hop to it..." Ranger said with the same tone, as she uncovered them, and carefully stroked his arms, then squeezed gently to get him used to being touched, and when he eventually relaxed...she kneaded his muscles over his body, from his chest, to his arms, to his abs, to his thighs, calves, and feet. Noting the lines between each fiber, how dense and bulky they were, and Ranger sighed the whole time then chuckled when she analyzed his body.
"I don't recall you being this...developed back in the day..." Fighter breathed out.
"You're one to talk; you've bulked up quite a bit yourself. Does your original outfit even fit you anymore?" Ranger asked.
"Of course it does, as does the outfit I got on Wizard's birthday, which...I haven't worn in ages actually." Fighter said.
"Oh wow..." Ranger said with a huff.
"What?" Fighter asked.
"Love...those dark grey pants you got? They are way too good for your ass." Ranger teased.
"Very funny; we both know you can't get enough of my ass." Fighter teased back.
"We also know that's why you picked it out: to show off at least a little bit, and then some." Ranger said.
"Also because it's easier to take off, much to your enjoyment right?" Fighter asked before stroking his manhood, and Ranger breathed deeper in response.
"Baby you have no idea..." Ranger groaned, and the deep tone in his voice that made Fighter's own heart and lungs work harder.
"Like I said when those two guys hit on me: I only want your attention, which includes your eyes...and hands on me." She said.
"Wish granted..." Ranger teased, and Fighter giggled before she got out of bed and turned around...and saw him stare at her ass.
"What? Not going to call me a succubus?" Fighter asked, and Ranger sighed.
"Fighter...I killed a succubus that tried getting between us; I am never calling you that again." He said seriously.
"Oh...nevermind then." Fighter said thoughtfully before moving to sit back down...but stopped once Ranger lightly spanked her.
"What?" Ranger asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Sneaky one aren't we?" Fighter teased.
"If you think you can show me that giant ass to me and walk away without me taking advantage of it, then you married the wrong man." Ranger teased before Fighter backed up to where she was and half-smirked at him.
"Well...good thing I didn't marry the wrong man then..." Fighter said sensuallu as Ranger gripped and kneaded her round and firm butt cheeks while she let off one horny chuckle after another.
"I remember when your ass wasn't this shapely...or fleshy. It was still shapely and fleshy, just...less so." Ranger said as he kept working her flesh.
"Like you said...I've bulked up quite a bit." Fighter said before moaning as Ranger began to stroke her womanhood.
"In all the right places too..." Ranger groaned out as he watched her tense up from the pleasure he was causing her, and she eventually moaned even more as his fingers slid across her swollen, and moist entrance.
"Just...keep that up...!" Fighter gasped as he kept it up as she asked him to, and her knees buckled as she threw her head back and let out a moan that signaled an orgasm and she collapsed on all fours and really showed off her buttocks.
"I guess we're even now, since you stroked me first." Ranger teased.
"We...aren't even close...to even...and yes I know how that sounded, but you flooded my brain with this feeling..." Fighter said as she got up and leaned on the bed.
"Guilty as charged...Now, will you kindly get me that towel over there so I can clean my hand?" Ranger asked.
"You're lucky I love you so much..." Fighter said casually as she walked away.
"Truest thing you've ever said." Ranger said honestly as his wife wet the towel with a bucket of water, then cleaned his hand herself.
"Flip over..." She said as Ranger did just that...and she started kneading his butt.
"Looking to pay me back?" Ranger asked.
"Hardly...I have a massage to continue...but now that you mention it, I'm touching you alot more than you're touching me." Fighter said as she went down his legs, then back up his sides, and massaged his back and shoulders.
"Well...this massage of yours is working like a charm." Ranger said seriously before Fighter stopped working on his large, dense muscles.
"Ranger...I have some soreness myself, and you actually got rid of some of it by...handling me." Fighter said.
"Sex is one hell of a painkiller isn't it? Even though..." Ranger trailed off.
"If I had anymore potion, I would've downed a shot of it by now...But I do remember how you get in bed. How can I not?" Fighter said before laying down on his back.
"Do you remember when I first touched you? I saw you change outfits...I came inside, you told me to surprise you...and I did?" Ranger asked.
"And I loved it..." Fighter breathed out as she tensed up then flipped him over, and kissed him deeply and he wrapped his arms around her. Their kiss started out with hunger, which quickly turned into passion; she kissed him like he was a bottle of wine to indulge in...but that wine quickly turned into milk and honey. They were always there for each other to cure each other's hurt, fight by each other's sides, and save people together. Their moments in bed were the moments where their love was made tangible, and she wanted nothing to do with the world outside of their room. She eventually broke the kiss...and he saw the tears going down her face.
"What's wrong?" Ranger asked softly as he stroked her cheeks with his thumb.
"Nothing..." Fighter whispered. The context was clear: nothing was wrong, and she was in perfect harmony with the space she was in. This was confirmed when her eyes turned cyan out of reflex and she tensed up; her senses are sharper when her chakras open, and she was already a storm of emotion as it was, and now that they're opened...she buried her face into the pillow and sobbed while her loving husband held her tightly as she bawled her heart out.
"Fighter..." Ranger breathed out.
"I love you...so much..." Fighter said softly.
"And I love you...my strong, beautiful Fighter..." Ranger said as softly as he could into her hair, before she raised her head and they returned to the land of milk and honey only each other's mouths could hold the entrance to.
"Well there's a color scheme I haven't seen in a while..." Warrior said as he woke up and saw Wizard standing in front of a mirror and her dress was green, and purple with red glitter on the green part, especially on her chest.
"I want to wear this when we marry." She said as she spun around with a bright smile on her face.
"If I didn't know better, I'd think you were a princess." Warrior said as he sat up, and heard his fiance giggle as she walked towards him.
"I sure feel like one right now...I even have my own Prince Charming, who happens to be a nightmare for goblins and demons...and apparently dragons and giants; not even the boss can claim that." Wizard said she approached and sat next to him.
"Would my dear princess like a kiss?" Warrior asked.
"Does my Princes Charming need to ask?" Wizard teased before he put a hand on her face and she embraced him as they repeatedly locked lips. They then broke away, and gazed into each other's eyes with soft smiles on their faces.
"You know none of this would've happened without your spellbinding." Warrior said.
"No kidding; how many of you could brew as many potions or antidotes, or enchant as many items?" Wizard asked proudly.
"How many people could put them to as good a use as we did?" Warrior asked.
"Touche my good man." Wizard said before kissing him again. "You know...I took some potion before you got up...and I'm curious about that clone spell..."
"You feel like a princess, yet...you want me to shag you like a whore in an army base? Shit, girl..." Warrior said in disbelief.
"Just shut up, clone yourself and have your way with me." Wizard said before she stood up and removed her dress, revealing her naked glory as Warrior made two clones who both walked up to her and one locked lips and lashed tongues with her, while the other massaged her legs and butt, with her moaning loudly all the while. She eventually, sat down on the second clone's hands as they pressed into her round, plump ass while the original got behind Wizard and fondled her breasts from behind while the clone she was kissing broke the kiss, and saw her throw her head back while her face twisted in bliss.
"One of you...fuck me...please...!" The clone she kissed wasted no time and drove his manhood into her as she wrapped her legs around him, and rested her shoulder on the bed, and the original groped and kneaded her breasts as his clone relentlessly thrusted into her over and over. She gasped and groaned the entire time as the clone shoved himself into her, and yanked himself out of her as faithfully as ever.
The other clones worked the rest of her body while listening to her enchanting moans and gasps, ending with her and the clone groaning from their orgasm, before the clone pulled out of her.
"Well...that was fun..." Warrior teased.
"Now...the other..." Wizard breathed out, and the first clone backed off while she stood up, and the other bent her over the bed and pushed into her with the same power and frequency as she moaned even more with how groggy she already was from the raw, animalistic joy she just felt.
"You having as much fun as my clones are, you hedonistic slut?" Warrior teased as he watched his fiance pant like a dog while his clone kept slamming his groin into her butt.
"Just...wait until...I'm done here...I'm...going to...oh dear Supreme that's so good...!" Wizard said between gasps as another round of orgasms hit her one after the other and the clone treating her removed himself, then both clones re-merged with the original who groaned and spasmed from the pleasure they both felt.
"This...truly was...genius..." Warrior breathed out as he tried to control his heart and lungs as Wizard got back on the bed.
"Now you know how I felt...because of you..." She said before slamming her lips against his as he ran his hands through her hair as they aggressively yet lovingly kissed with the dawn sun shining into the room.
"Well...now we can see better..." Warrior said.
"Good...because now I want to fuck the real you..." Wizard said before she pushed him onto his back, and lowered herself onto his manhood as they both groaned, and she sat up straight while she rode him slowly while he gripped and squeezed her fleshly hips, butt, and thighs...which inspired her to ride him even harder and faster while her heaving breasts flopped around and she grabbed them to keep them still while Warrior eventually met her thrusts with his own, which made them both orgasm sooner. When they did...she collapsed on top of him as they laid there catching their breath.
"Next time, how about four clones?" Warrior asked and Wizard giggled.
"And I thought I was insatiable...but that's a damn good idea..." She said as she kissed him yet again while moaning. She then dangled her breasts over his face as he sucked and licked them while kneading her butt while her moans encouraged him to continue. He then let go off her butt, moved up her sides and worked her breasts instead.
"Dear Supreme these breasts..." Warrior groaned as he squeezed them without pause or restraint, much to his fiance's delight.
"Apparently my body works magic while my brain is occupied with life itself." She said proudl as Warrior kept playing with the twin masses of flesh on her chest.
"And your body works magic on me..." Warrior said before stuffing as much of her breast into his mouth and playfully chewed on him as Wizard giggled and eventually flipped onto her back.
"Fuck me again..." She begged as Warrior got between her legs and pushed into her yet again and she giggled and gasped as he rapidly pounded her tight, moist womanhood.
"How much can you take...Your Highness?" Warrior teased as he kept thrusting.
"As much...as you...have...!" Wizard groaned before another orgasm smashed into her and Warrior collapsed into her swollen breasts and they caught their breath, then they looked each other over as he touched her face, and she held his hand there.
"Marry me..." Warrior breathed out as she smiled at him.
"Yes..." Wizard whispered before her fiance kissed her sweetly.
Back at Ranger and Fighter's manor, Ranger paid his now-awake daughter a visit, before picking her up and holding her close.
"Hello my child. I'm sorry we haven't spent much time together, but me, your mother, and our friends were helping the country; your home. I would love nothing more than to stay here, and watch you become as strong and lovely as your mother, and maybe even be to another man what she is to me." Ranger said as he held his daughter, who kept looking at him curiously. "You may not know what I'm saying, but...I hope you at least sense my hopes and love for you..." He then put his finger in gripping distance, and the baby grabbed his finger with both hands...then sucked on it. "Good thing I cleaned my hands..." Songstress then came in and looked at them, before holding up a small cup of pulped fruit.
"I brought some fruit..." She said in the human tongue.
"You're learning...?" Ranger said in disbelief, and she nodded before they got closer and she fed the baby the fruit. "Thank you for looking after her." She then looked at him funny and he sighed before Bard came in and translated for him, then Songstress spoke to Bard for a while.
"She wants you to know you it's her pleasure to look after your child." Bard said before winking at the elf lady who then got to spoon-feeding the baby who got some over her face which made the three laugh...make that four; Fighter came in and engaged her daughter as well.
"Hello..." She said to the baby.
"Hello..." The baby said and the whole room became dead silent...
"She said her first word?" Priestess asked as she, Warrior, Wizard, Storm Mage and even Noble Fencer sat in the living room while Sword Maiden held the baby. She was back in her archbishop outfit...and Priestess now had an outfit similar to Sword Maiden's greenish-blue dress; she looked more like her surrogate mother than ever.
"Yep. I walked in, said hello, and she repeated it!" Fighter exclaimed.
"O.k...that's just poetic: the baby's first word is the same as the one her mommy said to her." Wizard said.
"Right..." Fighter said.
"Hey, where's everyone else?" Ranger asked.
"Goblin Slayer and company are at Summoner's fortress, and my brother and Rhea Fighter are at the frontier tavern bragging about their new Gold and Bronze ranks." Wizard said.
"Wait...who has what rank?" Ranger asked.
"My brother is the Gold; he did make a World Spawn, take down a giant chief, and help rebuild an entire city afterall. It took him hours to do that last part, but still." Wizard said.
"And Rhea Fighter is Bronze because she was able to kill at least one giant alone, seal one hell rift after another, and kill a heap of goblins in the process, without much help either. All-in-all...not the easiest thing to pull off, and she pulled it off." Warrior said seriously.
"Well, she got her time to shine afterall..." Storm Mage said casually.
"Hey Fencer? You never told us how things were on your end." Fighter said.
"First off...I'm a bit overwhelmed being in a room full of Gold Ranks...and the 11th Platinum rank, despite how lucky I should feel; anyone else would probably feel untouchable." Noble Fencer said.
"No kidding..." Warrior said proudly.
"Anyway...nothing particularly interesting happened...oh who am I kidding, it as one snoozefest after another; working with a national program can be more dull than a club sometimes..." Noble Fencer said.
"Would you like to join us every now and then?" Ranger asked.
"What? You'd train me?" Noble Fencer asked casually...then Ranger lowered his head and raised his eyebrows. "Why do I ask...?"
"You can use lightning can't you? You have not one, but two advocates of the War God, one of which can also use lightning, and the other is a freaking Platinum Rank. You are covered." Storm Mage said.
"Still...I can see myself defending a city more than I can see myself playing offense like all of you." Noble Fencer said.
"Alright, if you insist." Storm Mage said.
"So...how about we go see the others and...get this wedding on the road?" Warrior said and Wizard smiled at him.
"Priestess? Would you like to do the honors?" Sword Maiden asked and Priestess shared looks with her team.
"Are...you sure archbishop?" Priestess asked.
"Child...you saw the way I blessed one marriage, and we are both the same rank now." Sword Maiden said.
"Besides, we don't want a huge wedding like theirs, and you don't have to bless us in the same way." Wizard said.
"On top of that, the celebration for our new ranks counts as part of the wedding...or at least, the two are connected." Warrior said.
"Then I'll do it." Priestess said seriously.
"Alright!" Fighter exclaimed, before the baby starting crying and she took the baby upstairs with Ranger watching.
"Sheesh boss...you look almost horrified." Warrior said.
"That's my child, and she's crying; when you have your own child, you'll probably feel the same." Ranger said.
"Yeah, maybe...although we didn't even think about kids yet." Warrior said.
"Actually we discussed it once or twice, but...the point is it's not on the table, at least not yet." Wizard said.
"I'm sure you'll make pretty good parents, and from what I have seen, you and your wife certainly are." Sword Maiden said.
"It's a shame we can't be here to care for her ourselves..." Ranger said somberly then Sword Maiden put her hand on his face.
"Ranger...you were away to help keep the world safe; I'm sure your daughter will understand when she gets older, and you tell her what happened." She said softly.
"She's right sir, it's in her best interest as well." Priestess said seriously yet as soft as ever.
"I guess..." Ranger said as he snapped out of the funk he was in, then Sword Maiden hugged him.
"Our hearts may belong to others...but I still love you." She said as Ranger returned the hug.
"And I love you...Sword Maiden." Ranger said before turning to Priestess. "By the way...that dress fits you like a glove."
"Thank you sir." Priestess said.
"All you need is a ponytail and...well, a size increase, and you might as well say Her Grace is your actual mom." Warrior said seriously.
"There's only a ten year age difference." Fighter said dryly as she came down.
"Fine...then make it "older sister"..." Warrior deadpanned and Sword Maiden giggled a bit. "Also...Your Grace, I know these two told you about the roles we each play in this team...well, mine is that I fought like Ranger did, and even took more than one page out of his book, which includes how he fights and plans."
"Couldn't keep the flood contained could you?" Fighter asked.
"I can tell you brought quite a bit to your team good Warrior. You never had to say." Sword Maiden said honestly.
"Still...I also helped put my fiance's gear to use, both on and off the battlefield." Warrior said
"Yeah we all did, even myself." Wizard said then she touched her earrings. "I cannot believe I forgot I wore these focus-enhancing earrings this whole time!"
"I still have this regeneration necklace as well. I was injured several times while I was with Goblin Slayer, and this necklace healed me every time." Priestess said as she showed her ruby necklace.
"You still have that?" Fighter asked.
"Of course. It's not just special to me because of what it does; it's something I got from my teammate, no...my sister." Priestess said softly and Wizard hugged her.
"How's our daughter?" Ranger asked.
"She's fine; all she needed was a changing and a minor burping, and she was out like a torch thrown into a river." Fighter said.
"She's coming with us, right?" Wizard asked.
"You want me, to take my less-than-a-year-old daughter, to the frontier, where just about anything can go wrong, and there's noise and action everywhere you look, at a time of celebration?" Fighter asked.
"Alright, point taken..." Wizard said.
"My parents can look after her." Ranger said and Fighter sighed.
"Alright...but I want her back here when things get too hectic." She said seriously.
"Duh..." Warrior said.
"Anyway...boss? May I borrow that portal gem to let everyone know your coming? I'm sure they'd like a chance to roll out the red carpet for the 11th." Wizard said.
"Here." Ranger said as he tossed his portal gem to her.
"This won't take long..." Wizard said before she opened a portal to Summoner's fortress.
"Say hi to my brother for me." Storm Mage said as Wizard, Warrior, and Priestess went through the portal.
"So...Storm Mage? Any demon activity you know of?" Ranger asked.
"Haven't looked yet, although...I should probably get you involved in this case, if not just to see what it's like." Storm Mage said.
"Wait...are you sure that's wise? What if they come back while we're hunting?" Ranger asked.
"Limbo tends to shift everything, including time; we could be gone an entire year in Limbo, and only a few hours will have passed in the quote-on-quote real world." Storm Mage said.
"You lost me at Limbo." Ranger said.
"The world between our world, Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; it's basically a melting pot between the different worlds, and it takes a page out of each world's book; if you're on Earth, then Limbo is like Earth, only...more twisted." Storm Mage said and got funny looks from the couple, but Sword Maiden obviously understood every word.
"O...k..." Fighter said.
"Wow...Heaven forbid you two become official demon hunters..." Storm Mage groaned.
"Hey! That's alot to take in all at once, give us a break." Fighter snapped.
"Right...I'm alittle disappointed I didn't tell that farm girl who helped heal me, but hey...heat of the moment is a pain. Besides, I'm sure my brother told her more than just a thing or two." Storm Mage said.
"Well, no more time to waste, let's check out Limbo shall we?" Ranger asked then Storm Mage walked up to him, touched his shoulder, then spoke in the Demon Lord's tongue...then they vanished with Fighter running her hand frantically through the space they were in.
"Relax, Storm Mage does this plenty of times, and he is completely trustworthy." Sword Maiden said.
"Still..it's odd seeing them just...disappear." Fighter said.
Ranger meanwhile was looking around and noticed the world was standing still...
"Welcome to Limbo." Storm Mage said.
"That language you spoke...what was it, and what did you say?" Ranger asked.
"It was the Demon Lord's language, and I said, world between worlds, I command you to swallow me and my friend so we may rummage through your bowels." Storm Mage said.
"Appetizing...wait, you know the Demon Lord's language?" Ranger asked.
"Yep, lots of demon hunters do; you can work some...pretty interesting miracles with it, like I just did, and don't get me started on how you can twist Limbo itself with the right words." Storm Mage said.
"Can my powers still work here?" Ranger asked.
"They should; Limbo is connected to Heaven as well." Storm Mage said.
"Alright...Lord of the Sword, Master of the Mace, smith me arms for the battle to come!" Ranger prayed and got a pair of copies of Storm Mage's sword-whips, and he let off a whistle.
"Flattery much?" He asked.
"I don't flatter; I was thinking of using these for some time, but never got around to it." Ranger said seriously as he merged the sword-whips into his armor.
"O.k...that was a nice trick." Storm Mage said.
"Hence why I use it so often. Now...what are we looking for?" Ranger asked as Storm Mage used his sword-whips to grapple to the top of a building, and Ranger used a sharp chain to meet him, as he was looking around.
"Just keep an eye peeled for anything suspicious." Storm Mage said as they ran along the rooftops and looked around in the process...and found nothing by the time they were halfway through the city.
"How much longer do we have to do this?" Ranger asked as they kept running.
"Until something serious happens." Storm Mage said simply.
"This is normal for you?" Ranger asked.
"This is what I do all the time. I have help sometimes, and this is only one time I do this daily; the rest of my day is spent co-mingling with my brother and his team, eating and of course, listening to rumors." Storm Mage said.
"Thank the Supreme not much time is passing. Wait a minute, what is this doing to our age?" Ranger asked.
"Not a damn thing; your chronological age is debatably effected, but your physical age isn't at all effected; so you don't have to change your birthday. Yay..." Storm Mage said.
"Good to know..." Ranger said as they kept jumping and running until they got to the docks ten minutes later.
"Hmm...still nothing. Well, let's go deeper into Limbo once, alright?" Storm Mage asked.
"Alright..." Ranger said before Storm Mage said some more incantations, and the environment became more twisted.
"Storm Mage...?" Ranger asked.
"Yeah, this should do- oh shit..." Storm Mage groaned as an imp spotted them and rushed off, before Ranger climbed the nearest, and tallest building and spotted a swarm of Prides rushing at him and knocked him off the building, but he harpooned one and dragged it down to the ground and the drag itself slowed his fall. The rest came back for more...only for Ranger to morph a greatsword and splatter them all over the walls with a single swipe of the flat side of his gigantic sword.
"Shit...I better make a note not to piss you off..." Storm Mage said with an eyebrow raised before Ranger pulled his sword-whips and looked around.
"Now's a good time to test these out I think." Ranger said.
"I...hate to break it to you, but my sword-whips work with lightning, and last I checked...you don't have any..." Storm Mage said, then Ranger took a moment to think.
"Then I'll just will them." Ranger said.
"What?" Storm Mage asked.
"How do you think I swing such heavy swords? I have them do what I want them too. They're my swords; if I want them to be swung despite weighing more than I do? They let me swing them." Ranger said.
"O.k...I know willpower is no joke, but that's abit-" Storm Mage shut up the moment Ranger made his swords go limp, then shredded some hell worms that burst out of the ground with one lash after another. "...absurd."
"Platinum Ranked...hello?" Ranger said causally.
"Alright alright, don't be a smartass; you're only one rank above me." Storm Mage said.
"And don't you forget it..." Ranger said with a smirk as he de-morphed his sword-whips, and they kept running around, zapping, shredding, chopping, and clobbering demons that attack them for about an hour straight. Storm Mage once charged up a beam of lightning that vaporized an entire team of demons that swept it around at a swarm of Prides that were flying around. He raised an eyebrow at Ranger having a pair of guns now, and he riddled a group of Gluttons with bullets until they each popped like balloons and showed the imps behind them with their pulp. Ranger then morphed his gauntlets and heavy armor and splattered them all over the place with one punch per customer...if he didn't just grab them and tear them in half or crush them in his grip. Then a rush of holy energy rushing across Limbo itself.
"Holy crap! Did you feel that?" Storm Mage asked.
"Yeah...what was that?" Ranger asked.
"There's only one thing I know that gives off power like that..." Storm Mage trailed off before saying an incantation, and a phantom mirror appeared...and lo and behold, they saw the Hero, her team, and even Cherub fighting a horde of demonic soldiers not unlike the ones they fought in Water Town, but their battle was downright apocalyptic. Sword Saint danced through the crowd with grace similar to Fighter's, Sage blasted them to bits with energy balls that gave off streams of power as they flew so the ones who didn't get blown up, were vaporized...and Hero herself slaughtered entire swarms just by swinging her blade around.
"Holy shit..." Storm Mage said in awe.
"You know...it never ceases to amaze me how Hero can make me cringe, and be astonished by how she fights." Ranger said before Storm Mage looked at him funny. "I know her sword is nothing to laugh at since...look what it's doing, but the way she uses it is just atrocious..."
"No kidding; Heaven forbid she has to rely on a regular sword, one that isn't so forgiving." Storm Mage said.
"Abbot actually compared my technique to hers at least once." Ranger said.
"I heard; hers does not hold any water compared to yours from what I've seen. She uses holy energy, while you use brute force and finesse...somehow at the same time. I almost feel sorry for your foes once you add holy energy into the mix." Storm Mage said and Ranger laughed.
"I cannot believe we're criticizing her when she's on a serious mission...what the hell are we doing here?" He asked.
"Good point. Here's hoping they can save those people and give the demons what's coming to them." Storm Mage said as he dispelled the mirror and they got the show on the road...which involved taking down two more demon patrols before they could open a hell rift, with Storm Mage unleashing a barrage of lightning balls while Ranger shot them down in both cases.
"Is that all?" He asked before de-morphing his guns and Storm Mage used another incantation which out an orange pulse of energy and when it came back he spoke up.
"Unbelievable...it usually takes twice as long to clear this city..." Storm Mage said.
"That's why you have a Platinum Rank with you." Ranger said proudly.
"Just give some of your tricks to my brother's team alright? They could use the help." Storm Mage said.
"Alright...just send me back please." Ranger said before Storm Mage said an incantation and Ranger re-appeared in his manor, then Fighter looked at him dumbfounded.
"Ranger?" She asked.
"How long was I gone?" Ranger asked.
"A few seconds actually." Sword Maiden said, then Ranger lowered his eyebrows.
"It felt like hours..." Ranger said.
"What happened in Limbo?" Fighter asked.
"Boy...do I have a tale to tell you..." Ranger trailed off.
"And Storm Mage deals with this every day?" Fighter asked.
"Apparently." Ranger said.
"I'm just glad the people captured by the goblins are moments away from coming home in one piece...and I hope they weren't too badly traumatized...nevertheless, you were quite brave slaying those demons threatening our home." Sword Maiden said.
"No kidding...just how strong do you have to be to just...splatter a bunch of demons across the street with one blow, and how hard was it?" Fighter asked.
"Well...I didn't swing lightly, but not as hard as I could." Ranger said.
"Quite impressive Ranger." Sword Maiden said.
"What about Storm Mage?" Fighter asked.
"He's fine, he even asked me to show Summoner's team a thing or two, and I made these." Ranger said as he morphed his sword-whips, much to Sword Maiden's delight.
"You honor my protector Ranger." She said softly.
"He's one of the reasons I got as far as I did; this is no where enough." Ranger said before de-morphing the blades, then a portal opened and Priestess came through.
"Sir? We're ready for you now." She said.
"Well...no sense in waiting..." Fighter said before bowing to Sword Maiden, who returned it, before hugging Ranger again before the pair went through the portal to their old apartment.
"Our old home..." Ranger said, then Fighter took a moment to think.
"Fighter?" Priestess asked.
"Could you give us a minute?" Fighter asked.
"Alright." Priestess said as she went downstairs.
"Remembering the time we took each other's virginity...in this room?" Ranger teased.
"That too, but...I couldn't help but noticed our first I-love-you moment was...kind of lacking." Fighter said, before Ranger hugged her from behind.
"Hey...we showed it long before we said it, and that's what matters. Besides, we told each other "I love you" in some of the best ways since." He said softly and Fighter smiled.
"You're right..." she whispered before tuning to kiss him.
"And I do love you." Ranger said.
"And I love you as well." Fighter said before they went to the tavern...only to find it flooded with people practically worshiping Warrior and Wizard.
"There he is!" One of the female adventurers yelled and the rest cheered and toasted Ranger as he came in, with some swarming him to see his Platinum tags.
"Move it! Out of the way! That's my son!" Ranger's father yelled as he pushed past the crowd to see the tags and look at his son frozen with awe before hugging him tightly.
"Our son...is the 11th Platinum Rank..." Ranger's mother said in tears as she took the tags and hugged her husband with Ranger in the middle of it...before his mom yanked Fighter into the mix.
"Join this family moment girl." Ranger's father said casually as Fighter laughed with him, and Ranger's parents gave the tag back to their son while they back up to have their own moment together.
"Ranger! Fighter!" Guild Girl exclaimed as she rushed over to hug them one at a time, then looked Ranger over.
"It's good to be back..." He said.
"The 11th Platinum Rank...I'll bet you weren't expecting this when you first arrived." Guild Girl said.
"You are not wrong my good ma'am." Ranger said with a smile as Warrior and Wizard got started telling the story of how the team saved the northern capital from a hell invasion, and even a small group of giants. Inspector of course was on stand-by in case he was lying...but of course he didn't the whole time; Wizard had to correct some things and tell her own side of the story, but that's obviously different.
About an hour later, Bard and Songstress arrived with Ranger and Fighter's baby, and Ranger's parents took her from them. Some women, especially Guild Girl and Inspector were all over the baby as well, then Bard and Songstress got started on a song specifically devoted to the team...which was a huge hit if the reactions were anything to go by, what with the team looking each other other and the two pairings touching every now and then. GS, Cow Girl and the rest of the team arrived just as the song was getting started, and when the song ended, Priestess made her way to the temple to prepare Warrior and Wizard's wedding.
Back at Water Town, Sword Maiden was in her room gong over a handful of letters, when Storm Mage came in...with some food.
"I...wasn't expecting you back this soon." Sword Maiden said as Storm Mage sat down and prepared for them both.
"Ranger helped me kill the demons scouring the city, and Hero's ilk are unironically raising hell...in Hell. So...now I'm all yours." Storm Mage said and got a giggle out of his lady as he removed his armored robe.
"And I'm thankful for it." Sword Maiden said as she sat with him to munch on the fish, potatoes, and veggies he brought them. He even got a small bottle of wine.
"Surprise." Storm Mage said.
"Why Storm Mage...I didn't realize you were so devious..." Sword Maiden said casually.
"Hey, I may be redeemed, but I still have my vices." Storm Mage said as he poured wine into a pair of glasses...and Sword Maiden actually grinned.
"For once...I'm happy to be with a sinner." She said as they each downed some wine in one gulp.
"I thought wine was considered holy?" Storm Mage teased.
"It is the most holy, but that's more relative than one would think." Sword Maiden said before taking a bite out of one of the veggies. They spent the next ten minutes eating, drinking, and occasionally touching and even kissing once.
"You taste like fish." Storm Mage teased
"Gee, I wonder why...?" Sword Maiden breathed out, before they set up their dishes to be take out.
"I'll take that out later." Storm Mage said.
"But for now...sit on the bed with me." Sword Maiden said as they sat down and he held her close with one arm.
"Is something wrong?" Storm Mage asked softly.
"No...I just want you to hold me; make me feel like a regular woman, not the archbishop." Sword Maiden said.
"Alright..." Storm Mage said as he continued to hold her and locked their fingers together as they simply sat on the bed in complete peace for a while.
"This is nice..." Sword Maiden whispered, then Storm Mage sighed.
"Love? May I tell you a secret?" He asked.
"What is it?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Before I became a demon hunter...I actually suffered from nightmares...hideous ones." Storm Mage said...then Sword Maiden looked right at him.
"What...?" She breathed out.
"There's one where...I was trapped in a building, the place collapses on top of me, rebuilds itself, then collapses again. Another where...dozens of spiders were sinking their fangs into me, all over my body, and another that made me watch people fall into the sky, then fall down on top of me while I'm tied to the ground..." Storm Mage trailed off.
"Storm Mage..." Sword Maiden whispered.
"But the one that really got to me...the one that really got to me was one involving my brother and sister. They were both standing in front of me, no emotion in their faces...then they turned to gold. They then caught fire, melted down...and were dumped on top of me. I tried to get it off of me, but the gold solidified before I had a chance to move. It even covered my mouth so I could not scream. Then...I heard a voice: Why are you so afraid? Is this not what you wanted? It was at that point I realized I wasn't dreaming...and that voice did not come from my mind; it was a demon, and I doubt it was just any demon..." Storm Mage said as he shook and his eyes watered.
"May I hear the voice?" Sword Maiden asked as Storm Mage pulled his event recaller and steeled himself for it.
"Here..." Storm Mage groaned...then he replayed what he heard. The voice was deep, clear, spoke slowly and elongated each word. Sword Maiden's eyes widened.
"That...that was the Demon Lord himself...!" She whispered.
"That's right. He tried to break me with my own greed. The message was loud and clear: I could not keep living like I did, so I joined some demon hunters, and never looked back..." Storm Mage said seriously.
"And now you are my protector...I'm sure your siblings are proud of you, and will continue to be in the future. I know I am..." Sword Maiden said as softly as he had heard. She then pulled him down and gave him the sweetest kiss she could muster, and they stayed that way, holding and tasting each other for at least ten seconds, not even shifting to get a better position, for which could be better than the one they were in?
"Sword Maiden...My beloved Sword Maiden..." Storm Mage whispered as he embraced her as tightly as he could as his anguish poured out.
"Let it out my love...let it out..." Sword Maiden said softly, and Storm Mage continued to bathe in her presence, and relish her divine touch.
"I have no idea if this...taint on my soul can be washed out, at least until I die-" Sword Maiden cuts him off.
"Stop...I was toyed with by goblins, and that still haunts me, and I feel it will continue to haunt me until death, but until it does...we have each other, to make the journey through life bearable." She said seriously and Storm Mage smiled at her in amusement.
"I knew it...I knew it the second I first saw you. I may have joined those demon hunters to fight back against my sins, but it was you who gave me actual peace. Who else could but this woman, this sweet, glorious woman who looks after a whole city in the Supreme God's name?" Storm Mage said.
"I do not know, but it is a great honor to be that woman..." Sword Maiden said as she kissed him again and pushed him onto the bed, and he slid his hand up the slit on the side of her dress to rub her thick leg as she softly moaned into their kiss. She then stopped him and broke the kiss, much to his disappointment.
"My lady?" Storm Mage breathed out.
"I...I should drink some potion..." Sword Maiden said, and Storm Mage smiled as his lady got up, went to get the bottle, took a small swig, then walked back to bed while removing her dress, and baring her divine figure to her protector. He then removed his underarmor, and laid down just in time for Sword Maiden to crawl into bed like a cat then smile at him before claiming his mouth with hers while he ran his hands through her hair. She then pressed her breasts into his chest and they both felt their hearts and lungs race like horses as they were consumed by their passions. She then kissed his forehead, down his cheek and neck, then licked and sucked on his neck while he held her head in place.
"Sword Maiden..." Storm Mage whispered, and the way the man beneath her said her name so softly tugged her heartstrings, hence the bright smile she graced him with as she sat up as she stroked his face, which had the most awestruck look she ever saw. She then kissed him again flipped them over, with her wanting him on top. He then went down to her lovely breasts and licked one of her nipples while gently pressing his fingers into the other and listened to her pleasured gasps.
" Oh yes...yes...!" Sword Maiden gasped, and the divine sounds she made spurred him to continue showing his love for her by working on her breasts. She continued moaning in bliss and held Storm Mage's head in place as he continued tasting and sucking on her plump, creamy flesh. He then licked the other nipple while rolling the one he just licked with his thumb and index finger before squeezing it as well, and she eventually gasped in pleasure as some milk squirted out, which he licked up like it was full of sugar.
"These breasts of yours..." Storm Mage breathed out as he kept weighing and squeezing them.
"Kiss them...touch them...squeeze them...use them as you please...give me a dream to remember..." Sword Maiden said.
"As my blessed lady wishes..." Storm Mage whispered with pure love in his voice as he kissed her enchanting lips while she kept holding his face. Sword Maiden then broke and repeated their kiss multiple times, with each time being as passionate as the one before, and Storm Mage played along without hesitation. They could kiss for hours on end if they could, but
"You really know how to ease pain, regardless of whose it is..." Sword Maiden said.
"You also know how to use this mouth of yours..." Storm Mage said.
"Kiss it again..." Sword Maiden said sensually, and Storm Mage kissed and lashed tongues with her as she returned the gesture with pure hunger in her movements, as her blissful, throaty moans emphasized. He then broke the kiss, watched her catch her breath as her chest moved up and down and he watched her face. Her eyes were closed, her thick, beautiful lips were parted and her expression had nothing but peace written on it.
"Do you think we had a bit too much wine?" Storm Mage asked seriously.
"I don't care...if it means we get a moment like this...we didn't drink wine often enough..." Sword Maiden breathed out.
"Good point...Your Grace..." Storm Mage teased before she smiled at him as he stroked her cheek.
"If I didn't know better, I would say that you enjoy provoking me, as much as you enjoy kissing me." Sword Maiden said.
"If I didn't know better, I'd say you and Ranger's daughter have the same face." Storm Mage said.
"Are you saying I'm baby-faced?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Maybe, but these cheeks of yours...I could caress them for hours..." Storm Mage said softly as Sword Maiden held his hands against her face and closed her eyes to focus on his thumbs that were gracing her face with their loving touch.
"There really is nothing about me you do not love?" Sword Maiden asked.
"None whatsoever..." Storm Mage said.
"Then I am more proud than ever to be yours..." Sword Maiden said softly, then Storm Mage kissed her forehead which made her stare at him with lights in her eyes.
"Thank the Supreme your eyes are alright now..." Storm Mage breathed out.
"And to Wizard for healing them for me." Sword Maiden whispered as Storm Mage picked her up and they sat there hugging.
"I love you so much..." Storm Mage whispered in her ear which made her hug him tighter and shake with a sob.
"And I love you...my cherished protector...!" Sword Maiden said as she broke down weeping and they held and caressed each other. Storm Mage simply sat there holding the once-broken holy woman who redeemed him while she caressed his muscles from top to bottom for about a minute. In that minute...nothing else mattered but their ocean-deep love, and the pain they were crushing beneath it. She then backed up and let Storm Mage wipe her tears away and she kissed him yet again.
"Ready?" Storm Mage asked.
"Please...make love to me...I beg you..." Sword Maiden said, then pulled him down and when she hit the bed, she spread her legs, allowing her lover to penetrate her. She gasped as soon as his manhood entered her, then he pulled out and pushed in as they took their sweet time swimming in the sea of pleasure they were in. The misery she felt earlier dueled with the blissful friction Storm Mage's swollen manhood was causing between her legs...and once again her misery was effortlessly demolished. Her pleasured gasps and moans inspired the faithful and masterful man hovering over her to continue pleasuring her body, which currently felt boneless in his rapturous embrace.
Storm Mage himself watched the sorrow and desperation on her face give way to peace and relaxation, and listened to her breathe deeply as she felt his thick manhood move in and out of her opening with nothing but precision, and care guiding it. He eventually picked up the pace and watched her moan and twist her face in euphoria until they both burst from the sexual rapture, before he collapsed on top of her. She then stroked his hair, silently thanking him for being so gentle with her.
"Would you like the rest?" Storm Mage asked.
"Yes...my legs are yours...and everything else." Sword Maiden breathed out before Storm Mage removed himself from her womanhood, flipped her over and gripped, squeezed, and fondled her round, supple buttocks as she giggled.
"You are so plump..." Storm Mage said before he lightly spanked her and watched her flesh jiggle.
"A gift from the Love Goddess...a gift to you..." Sword Maiden breathed out as her dear protector pressed his powerful hands into her butt and squeezed it from every angle. He continued to move her flesh around before he moved down her legs, which weren't much worse, and went back and forth between Sword Maiden's butt, legs, and feet. Storm Mage removing his hands from her milky flesh was unthinkable as he faithfully massaged her entire lower body for all it was worth...which in his love-fueled mind, equaled the world itself.
Eventually...she got on her hands and knees before spreading her legs again...and felt him push into her narrow womanhood yet again, and the room was filled with the sounds of her gasps and moans, as well as the sound of his groin slamming into her butt. Sword Maiden's pleasure gasps and moans, combined with the sound...and the sight, of her abundant, pillow-like flesh being struck made Storm Mage pleasure Sword Maiden's body as much as ever. Their dance of love and lust continued until they both groaned with their mutual orgasms, then he collapsed on top of her again. He then brushed her hair out of her face before kissing her cheek.
"Have I pleased my lady...?" Storm Mage asked sensually.
"Yes...completely...but...I want to please you..." Sword Maiden breated out.
"By all means, my good lady." Storm Mage said, then Sword Maiden gasped as Storm Mage pulled out of her, flipped her over then he laid down on top of her as they held onto each other. Sword Maiden then pulled Storm Mage into a kiss, that turned into a series of kisses, then she wrapped her legs around his waist as Storm Mage's manhood began to swell oncfe again. Once he was fully erect, Sword Maiden flipped them over, caressed and massaged the muscles in his arms, torso, and legs, then looked over his manhood, which was still slick with her fluids.
She then gripped his manhood, and lowered herself onto it before she moved up and down while breathing heavily from the minor waves of pleasure hitting her mind. When she got worked up enough, she starting moving so quickly and roughly the bed shook a bit. Storm Mage himself couldn't keep his eyes off of her breasts that were flopping around as she rode him like a horse. He then roughly gripped her flawless butt, which made her yelp from the surprise, then smile.
"Why Storm Mage..." Sword Maiden breathed out.
"I'm sorry...you're just so easy to grab onto." Storm Mage said.
"I do not mind one bit..." Sword Maiden said sensually before getting on her hands as she kept thrusting as her lover fondled her buttocks. Storm Mage then started thrusting up into her in-sync with her, then she pressed her lips to his and they entwined their tongues outside of their mouths. She then broke the kiss as he gripped her breasts again, pressed them together, licked both nipples without pause until they both reached their orgasms. Even then, he wasn't satisfied and licked Sword Maiden's hardened nipples until they squirted more milk...which he happily drank up. She then watched him lovingly rub her breasts while smiling brightly and caressing his hair.
"I didn't think you could be like this..." Storm Mage breathed out.
"Then you must be rubbing off on me..." Sword Maiden teased.
"You said that before." Storm Mage said.
"Yes...about the others, but you rubbing off on me is much sweeter." Sword Maiden said as she ran her finger along his face before laying down on him with a blissful sigh as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Priestess will probably marry Warrior and Wizard soon..." Storm Mage said.
"Blessings upon all three of them. May they calm the storms inside each other, like you calmed the storm in me." Sword Maiden said.
"Indeed... how do you feel?" Storm Mage asked as he kept holding the holy woman close.
"Perfect..." Sword Maiden breathed out.
"Oh...?" Storm Mage asked.
"Yes...this is how it should be: your arms around me as I'm on your chest, reminding me of all the power you use to keep me from my nightmares, and how capable you are of wielding that power, not to mention how...vigorously you make love to me, and how often you do so." Sword Maiden said softly yet sensually as she repeatedly yet gently pressed her chest into Storm Mage's.
"I've never been in a better position either." He said and Sword Maiden giggled.
"I can imagine; you made it quite clear my beauty surpasses that of every other woman you were with." She said.
"It also helps that you needed me." Storm Mage said and Sword Maiden sat up and looked down at him while caressing his face and looking at him softly.
"I still need you, and I will always need you..." She breathed out before slowly coming down to gently press her parted lips against Storm Mage's in a heart-melting kiss as Storm Mage ran his hands through his goddess' hair until she was satisfied.
"You know...you're not just easier to look at, your body is also the most pleasant to touch." Storm Mage said.
"Oh?" Sword Maiden asked.
"Love...there is a reason I...did this before...with others, and that's because of how pleasant it is. What I mean is your body is more pleasant to touch...period." Storm Mage said.
"I see..." Sword Maiden breathed out.
"Although...like I told you before: I don't want you to feel like you owe me this; you're supposed to let me touch you only because you want it, and that cannot be taken lightly, not even by me." Storm Mage said seriously, and Sword Maiden laid down on his torso again, with her head next to his ear.
"Letting you touch the most intimate places on my body is the smallest price I can pay for the love and protection you grace me with...not that I myself don't derive complete bliss from you doing so." She breathed out and reveled in how Storm Mage trembled at the sound of her voice.
"You...deserve every second you spend in the throes of pleasure." Storm Mage groaned before Sword Maiden turned his head for him to give him a series of deep, passionate kisses.
"Thank you so much...for all of it." Sword Maiden whispered before snuggling into Storm Mage's chest again.
"Would you like more?" Storm Mage asked, and Sword Maiden sat up and smirked.
"Please..." She breathed out before molding her lips against Storm Mage's, and once again bathed in the warmth and security of his embrace as he wrapped his arms around her. He himself ran his hands all over her body, from simply combing her hair with his fingers, to caressing the milky skin of her back, to squeezing the plump flesh of her buttocks. Once his hands secured themselves to her butt, Sword Maiden moaned into their kiss and her heart and lungs worked even harder than before. Eventually, she broke the kiss and smiled down at Storm Mage as he continued kneading her butt.
"Enjoying yourself?" Storm Mage teased.
"Very much so. Although...I thought you preferred my breasts?" Sword Maiden asked as Storm Mage continued rubbing her butt.
"Sword Maiden...you're beautiful from head to toe, but you're right, I do love your breasts." He said softly before moving his hands up her back and holding her close.
"I remember you saying so in our first bath together." Sword Maiden said.
"And I meant it...just like I mean it when I say I love you." Storm Mage said.
"And I love you..." Sword Maiden whispered, and with that, the two laid there basking in each other's warmth, and simply breathing and smiling.
"We should get back up soon..." Storm Mage said and Sword Maiden exclaimed and pressed her breasts into his torso even harder.
"But I want to lay here with my lover...!" She groaned.
"So do I, but it's still mid-day. We can fool around even more tonight..." Storm Mage said and Sword Maiden grinned.
"Promise?" She asked.
"Promise..." Storm Mage said.
"I love you so much..." She said before pulling him down into a hungry kiss as Storm Mage fondled one of her breasts.
Back at the tavern, Heavy Warrior was arm-wrestling one of the larger adventurers to a stalemate as Ranger watched while leaning on the wall nursing a mug of ale. To make it a fair match, Ranger was holding Heavy Warrior's strength-enhancing gear for keeps, and who would be stupid enough to try to rob a Platinum Rank? Eventually, Heavy Warrior won the match, and some people cheered as others looked disappointed as coin was flowing between them.
"Yeah! Drinks on the house today!" One of the winners yelled.
"Hey Ranger? You want to try your hand?" Heavy Warrior asked.
"Without my armor, I would lose in no time at all, and there is no sport in this if gear is involved." Ranger said.
"Humility is an endangered species in this place..." Female Knight said.
"That being said about the guy who defeated the fucking vampire queen." One of the adventurers said.
"It wasn't a free win; I got my ass kicked by her in our first fight, even with the Hero helping me." Ranger said.
"So you got that Platinum Rank on a whim then?" Another adventurer asked and Ranger smirked.
"She also tempted me to join her, only to learn what the price of testing my loyalty to Fighter is: a hot blade in her gut." He said.
"Yeah...a hot blade..." Another adventurer teased before getting hit by one of the females.
"Let's see you resist the charm of a vampiric temptress who leads people to their deaths." She snapped.
"I for one would like to see how our Ranger friend would fair if he wasn't already married." An older adventurer in a fine robe said.
"Well, since he is married, and Her late Majesty is dead...we'll never know will we?" Spearman asked.
"I failed to mention that when my blade pierced her stomach and the War God's flames hugged her flesh she was shitting herself beforehand, which is the best I can hope for for anyone in her position." Ranger said.
"So much for humility..." Female Knight said.
"It's only boasting if you cannot back it up, and as the fair Inspector can testify, I speak nothing but the truth. So I raise my mug to all of you. To honest boasting...and dishonest." Ranger said before taking a drink and some murmuring turned into cheers.
"I'm certain you would've been the one to receive a Platinum Rank on the spot if you were there Fighter. Not that anyone would have the stones to face you head-to-head." One of the men said before Fighter chuckled.
"I'll take her for a spin..." Female Knight said as she put her arm on the table like she wanted to arm-wrestle, then Fighter removed her strength-boosting necklace, and tossed it to Ranger.
"Let's do this then..." Fighter said and Ranger watched the two ladies have at it, with Female Knight actually taking a slim lead, then Fighter took her own. The exchange went on for about a minute with the crowd holding their breath and making a few bets, until Female Knight made a push which got her halfway to victory. Fighter then pushed back to even it out again, then the two ladies went at it again for a lengthy period of time before Fighter finally pushed Female Knight's arm to the table. The crowd reacted the same way they did to Heavy Warrior's win: some cheered, some were bummed out. Ranger simply finished his mug and slammed it on the table before handing Fighter her necklace back.
"Oh, now the lady's getting a reward!" One of the adventurers exclaimed.
"Kiss her Ranger." Another said.
"Yeah, kiss her!" Yet another said and others joined in, before Ranger morphed a gun and fired a blank shot into the roof and got their attention.
"That's not something to take lightly between her and me, and certainly not for amusement." Ranger snapped as the crowd got a grip.
"Well, either way, that was the single closest match I ever had, and it's safe to say I lost to the best...but once I finally become a paladin...you better watch it." Female Knight said proudly.
"I look forward to it..." Fighter as the two ladies shook hands and even took a swig of a stamina potion to help their arms recover.
"Hey Ranger! How about you arm-wrestle Orcbolg?" H.E. Archer asked.
"Now that I've got to see..." Guild Girl said, and Ranger looked at her, then GS and took a moment to think.
"Is he even up to it?" Heavy Warrior asked.
"Yes he is, right?" H.E. Archer asked.
"Right..." GS groaned.
"Two goblin slayers facing off. That is truly a marvelous confrontation." Witch said as before inhaling some smoke as GS came downstairs and Ranger joined him at the table as he de-morphed his heavy armor, before locking arms with GS, and they were in a stalemate for so long people were scratching their heads.
"Why aren't you going?" One of the adventurers asked.
"We are..." GS said simply as he struggled against Ranger's arm. The two men sat there going from one side to the other as they tried to surpass the other. Eventually, Ranger made a push and got a lead on GS...before GS pushed back and got the same lead which was negated at the same pace.
"Oh...the suspense is killing me..." Inspector said as she watched the two go at it. From the looks on the crowd's faces...she spoke for them as well; everyone wanted to see who was going to one-up the other between the two infamous adventurers. Eventually, Ranger's arm was starting to tire, and GS took advantage of that and made a final push...and despite GS' own arm tiring...he won the match and the crowd just stood there.
"I can't believe it...Goblin Slayer just beat a Platinum Rank." One of them said in awe.
"A Platinum Rank who said he'd lose to me without his armor, although...that's not saying much." Heavy Warrior said.
"Not to mention Beard-Cutter does the impossible quite often." Dwarf Shaman said.
"It was nothing. Ranger can do things I cannot do; I do not have the powers of a god, nor would I be able to destroy the vampire queen's fortress without help." GS said simply.
"On top of that, I actually prayed for the strength to destroy the vampire queen's fortress, and her. It was really the War God's victory; I was simply his instrument, even though I am proud to have been." Ranger said.
"This War God seems to be quite a noble figure, much more so than people are led to believe. Were I not so faithful to my ancestors, and their spirits, I would gladly serve the War God myself." Lizard Priest said.
"Bard! Sing of my son once again." Ranger's father said as the crowd agreed, and Bard and Songstress played the song about Ranger's team again as some people swayed their drinks, some sang along, and some even danced.
Meanwhile...Warrior and Wizard snuck away to get married at the local temple, with Priestess finishing their simple ceremony. She still wore the dress based on the Sword Maiden's blueish-green one, and Wizard wore her multi-colored dress without the armor, with Warrior wearing a suit with the reversed color scheme and a ponytail and bangs similar to what Ranger had on his wedding day. Priestess' guardian, the temple's head nun, the goblins' former captives and some new acolytes were the only witnesses, but it was enough.
Warrior then slipped the ring onto Wizard's finger, as they looked into each other's eyes, smiled, then kissed...as husband and wife.
Back at Water Town...things weren't so happy...Cambion himself appeared at the Temple of Law via a hell rift, put anyone who saw him to sleep with a curse, and walked off to the main chamber...where Sword Maiden and Storm Mage were. The pair then snapped their heads towards him as he showed himself.
"Hello Your Grace..." Cambion said with a small bow.
"Who are you, and why are you here?" Sword Maiden asked seriously.
"I am an enemy to the forces looking to make this world worse, and I bring a solution to a great many problems." Cambion said.
"What sort of solution? We have a great many adventurers looking into all of the worst ones." Sword Maiden said.
"Yes, yes, the Ranger, Goblin Slayer, and their teams. I've seen their work...but with all due to respect to everyone involved...they are getting in the way." Cambion said.
"I find that hard to swallow..." Sword Maiden said.
"Especially since you serve the Evil Sect." Storm Mage said.
"I am using the Evil Sect; they are pawns. It's no better than what they have done to others, and I am not responsible for the atrocities my right hands have committed. It is actually my hopes that the damage they've done will lead to greater benefits, like the goblins did..." Cambion said.
"You condone the trauma wrought by the goblins...?" Sword Maiden asked in disbelief.
"No...not at all, but the end results are nothing less than glorious." Cambion said seriously.
"What?" Storm Mage asked.
"Think about it. If the goblins had not done what they did...then the light the people are bathing in, the light the two of you bathe in, would not be so warm would it? Now we have an entire army running around the country facing off against Hell itself, tasting glory and showing people that hope is alive and thriving! Yes there are tragedies and casualties aplenty, but that's where the Supreme God comes in...where I, come in. All those pointless tragedies and casualties I mentioned? I mean to put an end to all of that, and like I said to the Ranger...I believe in fairness, but he has forced my hand. He has gotten in the way of other people's chances to make a difference for too long; people like him, his team, and all the rest are keeping the world stale, and I will have nothing to do with it." Cambion said.
"They are keeping the world peaceful! Others don't have the glory you speak of because they are unable to have it, and trying to give them a chance to obtain something they cannot obtain is madness!" Sword Maiden said.
"There is no way the Supreme condones the people's weakness any more than I do. I mean to make them strong, prosperous...alive, and I will use every means at my disposal; every aspect of what the world has to offer, even if that means I must get blood on my hands. I offer you a choice now: join me, and we will use the powers of Heaven, and Hell themselves, to make this world perfect. Or...you can remain stagnant, and fail every man, woman, and child forced to call this broken world home." Cambion said seriously.
"How do we know you are really proposing revolution, and not tyranny?" Storm Mage asked.
"You are already under tyranny! Tyranny of your own weakness, tyranny of vices, tyranny of monsters who dare pretend themselves your masters, when they are little more than glorified pests. At least what I propose is honest, and how could it possibly be worse than...this?" Cambion asked.
"Ten years ago...I might have agreed to what you say, but that was before I discovered that the world isn't as broken as I believed. Those people you threaten are my family and friends, and I will not betray them, even if I were to become the 12th Platinum Rank...or even the first Diamond Rank, as one of them stated. If you want to help this world, then forget this poisonous dream, the methods you plan to use, and help them." Sword Maiden said.
"I wish I could Your Grace...I really do, but I'm afraid I cannot, and as a wise man said: if you're not with me...you're against me." Cambion said as Storm Mage pulled his sword-whips and started sparking. Cambion then dodged one lash after another from Storm Mage's sword-whips, and even dodged a lightning bolt.
"What-? You..? But...no one can move that fast!" Storm Mage exclaimed before he kept dodging lashes by side-stepping, jumping, flipping, ducking down, or to the sides,, and rolling across the ground, then grabbed a sword-whip with his bare hand, and took a burst of lightning from Storm Mage...and it did nothing. Cambion then morphed his arm itself into a blade made of steel and flesh, that was about as large as his entire body, yanked Storm Mage towards him with his own sword-whip...and impaled him just below the chest, through his armor, and out the back leaving Sword Maiden frozen in horror and sorrow as Storm Mage coughed up blood and took his last breath.
"Everyone dies Your Grace...the two of you are no different." Cambion said before he kicked Storm Mage's corpse to the ground by Sword Maiden's feet, rushed to her...and impaled her as well. "You had your chance to make a greater difference then anyone could dream of, but now I must take the power you wield for myself. But don't worry, the people are all...sincerely going to miss you, and you each have worthy successors. So now you can both move on; be free from your pain, and his sins. Heaven holds more than enough riches for you both. I should know...I've been there..." He then removed his blade-arm from her gut, lowered her to be next to her protector as Cambion took the sword-whips for himself and tore open a hell rift, then disappeared once he went through it before Sword Maiden whispered her last word...
"Pries...tess..."
Wow...that last part was harder to write than it had a right to be. So, there you have it: Cambion isn't some evil mastermind looking to take over the world; he actually has a goal in mind, so he's more of a "well-intentioned extremist" than an actual bad guy, which in my opinion, is the best kind of villain. I mean...look at Thanos. Now...I hate to add salt to the wound, but at least he killed Sword Maiden with dignity, if you can call it that. Like the Joker said: in people's last moments, they show you who they really are...and that's precisely what happened here. Anyway, I'm sorry to leave a dark tone to this chapter after all that happiness, but like with Cow Girl's uncle...there is a method to the madness, so please...keep that in mind as you get on with your lives..and please Rate, Review, Share, and stay tuned for the rest.