Reunion, Secrets, and War Preparations
Author notes: I think there's only two more chapters left in this, maybe a third who knows.
Blackbird is another word for black if you get what I'm saying.
I see Callum as well here ya go: When you cry, he cries. When you laugh, he laughs. When you ask him who he is, he says, "You know." Even when these are many.
Lux Aurea
She heard stories from Runaan that Lux Aurea was a city that never sleeps, the city of gold, but now it was all just a dream. Clouds of smoke filled the sky and the orb of light that gave sunfire elves strength was gone. It seemed the city was in eternal darkness as if the sun never touched this part of the continent. As they walked through the city she saw both humans and elves socializing together a little shaken but still calm. Some stopped and looked at her group, soon the whispering started.
"The Count's wife."
"Look it's the Thunder's son."
"Look it's the daughter of the traitors that left the prince alone unguarded."
"Why her?"
"She doesn't look much to me, sure she got an ass but I'm sure he prefers both a bottom and a nice top!"
"Traitor."
"She's not Queen material I mean look at her." She closed her eyes as they continued to the palace.
"Look at her covered in filth. I bet she eats like she was born in a barn."
"Traitor."
"He'll never love her." She tried to ignore them but it was hopeless.
"I heard she was banished from her village." She hoped they were lying.
"Traitor."
"Traitor."
"Hey Rayla."
"Traitor."
"Traitor." A whisper that haunted her the most.
"Traitor."
"Traitor."
"Traitor."
"Traitor." A hand reached towards her.
"Shut up!" She swung her arm out to strike only to hit something solid. Pain is the only thing that registered in her mind. She looked up to see what she hit and saw that her fist connected to the left side of Callum's face. Blood flowed from his grinning face, his eyes filled with lust.
Before she could pull her hand back and apologize the Count seized her hand and pulled it close to his mouth. His tongue dragged across her skin, passed along each finger and knuckle licking up every smug and drop of blood on her hand. The cooling sensation of his tongue clashed with the heat of her skin, causing her to blushed at such actions, yet here they were seen by everyone that was around. She wished this was over already, but she was wrong. He dragged his tongue beyond her wrist pulling her in just like her blush spreading across her face. Her eyes followed his tongue as it tasted her flesh, as his fangs grazed her skin wanting to pierce her skin.
His other hand caressed the right side of her face, the cool feeling felt nice against her red face. He came closer to her neck, his cool breath caressing her through her clothing. "You taste so delectable my mistress." He sucks against her pulse, as she holds her moans back realizing that people around them were still watching. Lust and blushes filled the crowd.
"Callum." He drags his tongue against said pulse.
"Yyeesss." She knew he was doing it on purpose and he knows it.
"P-Privacy please." His cold tongue flicked her ear.
"Oh but I love the attention don't you? Letting everyone see that I own you, love you, to let them know who can please you as such, and who makes me do such things in public." His hands moved from her hips to her round ass and squeezed it causing her to moan and blush. She bit her lip to silence her moans until it started to bleed which caused him to snap. His lips locked with her's, with blood being passed between the two. "So sweet with a hint of some tang to it." She tried to back away but it caused him to become more aggressive. "Very bold of you my dear, the blood that I crave so much and you spill it right before me. I guess some privacy is in order." Bat-like wings stretched out around the two and the both of them took off.
(Former Queens room)
(Lime)
All she knew was how hot it was under her clothes and Callum's cold hands touching her skin. "Baby, I'm gonna be preying on you tonight." He pulled on her light armor until it gave way and tossed to the side. "You think that you can hide, I can smell your scent for miles." His hands started to pull her uniform apart. "So if you run it's not enough. You're still in my head forever stuck." Soon her supple curves were exposed to Callum. She turned away from his gaze blushing.
"You're lying. I'm not that attractive." He grabbed her chin and turned her attention back towards him, his eyes glowed green lust clashing with violet.
"I love your lies, I'll eat 'em up. But tonight just you and I will act just like lovers, like animals." He kissed her, both tongues battled one another but soon Callum withdrew and started kissing her skin the lower he went towards her legs. "Don't tell no lie, lie lie lie." Kissed her neck. "Because you can't deny, ny ny ny." Kissed each breast causing her to moan. As he started to pass her bellybutton she became nervous shifting her hips but Callum held them in place. He looked up at her and smiled. "It's ok trust me you'll love this." He kissed her thigh as she started to relax and slowly opened to him with each kiss. A small patch of platinum hair rested above her folds that were wet from what has happened so far by their actions.
"I-I never got the time to shave okay." She blushed and closed her legs but Callum kept them apart and looked at her.
"I've never said I didn't like it." Her heart was racing as his tongue came close to her flower. She covered her mouth to hold her moans as he tasted her nectar. "You taste so sweet."
"Sh-Shut up-" He gave her folds a deep lick while looking at her gasping for air. She looked back down and blushed as he was leaning over her with his body exposed to her. A small amount of muscle mass but still fit like the blonde knight, but not to fit. Scars littered his body from many battles. She raised her hand and traced one of them feeling the cold soft texture.
"These scars tell a story. A story of my sacrifices for the ones I love." He took her hand and brought it to his lips kissing each knuckle while looking deep into her violet eyes. "That moment when your blood awoke me back from my slumber I saw your life before my eyes, so much suffering, sorrow, and loneliness. Forgive me for the trouble that I've caused you." Tears started to spill. "I love you! I-I truly do and if you don't love me then I'll leave you be, but I'll still give you a hand in what your heart desires." His vision started to get bleary as more tears started to spill.
She looked at the Count, no the young man that was alone for so long. A man who suffered so much to gain what he wanted only to lose it all in the end. The monster that everyone fears is nothing more than a scared child. She reached out to take his face in her hands and his eyes showed a broken man. She wiped his tears away and waited for him to stop. "Are you done?" He nodded. "Good. Now no more crying my sad prince. You've suffered enough you can't go through this by yourself you got Ezran, his aunt, and me." He smiled. "Now come on let's get some sleep." He started to chuckle.
"Of course my mistress." He dodged a pillow.
"Whatever you say dork knight." He gasped dramatically.
"My pride...it's wounded. How could my love do such a thing." He was yanked back into the sheets.
"Oh yes it was my plan all along Count. Hahaha." The two continued to laugh and cuddle unaware of a pair of golden eyes watching them.
Somewhere in the palace
"You know we have sometime for ourselves sis. No, that sounds too cheesy." Soren paced back and forth in front of Claudia's room. "Hey sis I was around and I was hoping that you may want to hang out for some time. Fuck come on! What's wrong with me! I'm Soren the great, the guy that can do anything, but yet I can't ask my sis out."
"Out for what?"
"Sweet mercy!" He turned to his sister. "Don't sneak up on me like that." She pouted.
"Oh well that's just mean. Maybe I should just go to my room and call it a night." She strolled past her brother only for her hand to be seized. She looked at her brother in rage waiting for an answer as he scratched the back of his neck and started to blush.
"L-Look I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude, but…"
"Yes?"
"I-I. Fuck! Do...Do y-you want to hangout later tomorrow?...L-Look I'm not the most romantic person but I want this to work okay. I understand if you're uncomfortable-"
"Soren."
"Yes?" He stopped rambling and looked at his sister fearing that he was going too fast.
"You should act more like a dork more often it suits you." She stood on the tips of her toes and kissed him on the lips and pulled away. "See you tomorrow Sor-Bear looking forward to it." She closed the door leaving him in the hall frozen in place with a lipstick mark on his lips. He started to chuckle and walk away only to stop and look back at his sister's door.
"Hey I'm not a dork!" Her door opened.
"But you're my dorky bear." She gave a cute pout at her brother.
"Fine." He blushed and turned away. "I'm your dorky bear." Cause her eyes to sparkle.
"Yay! Boop!" She boopped his nose and walked back inside, closing the door behind her.
"Fufufu I still got it." He dragged his hand through his hair. "Ssssmoken!" He straightens his outfit and walks away unaware that his sister's door was cracked open with her watching.
"Fufufu, still a dork but my dork."
Ad perpetuam visio electri (gave the volcano a name since there was no name for it.)
Sol Regem's lair
The volcano was a source of energy for sunfire dragons, where dragon armor was forged, scrapped and now fuels the river that separates the continent only few guard the secret forge.
The ancient doors were knocked over by a raging beast. The guards fled from the beast as it came closer to the source of the forge. "Caminus where are you! I need assistance!" The beast plopped down on the floor resting as a sunfire elf came in.
"My it must be the end if the famed Sol Regem came to me for armor. I thought a dragon of your stature would find those who use such things as lesser beasts." Sol dragged his head towards the elf growling with anger.
"Enough! Now I have but a request for you Caminus."
"And what is this request that you have in mind?"
Lux Aurea
Palace
"So I finally get to meet the infamous mistress Rayla that staked the Count's heart a second time." She looked at the startouched elf that towered over her with his golden eyes filled with mischief studied her as a serpent that circled its prey. "I'm quite simply honored to meet a stunning woman such as yourself." He held out his hand towards Rayla. Her training from Runaan kept blaring in her mind to walk away from this shifty person. She forced a smile and reached for his hand.
"It's nice to meet a stranger such as yourself, care to discuss." As she retracted her hand the older elf tightened his grip and pulled her close to him and his lips ghosted along her knuckles. Gold clashed with violet, eyes of mischief clashed with rage.
"The pleasures all mine my dear, but where are my manners allow me to introduce myself as the Count's second in command when he's not around." He leans closer to her, close enough for skins of white and purple touched. "Aaravos and I do hope that there won't be any problems between us Rayla." She would say the star night skin, white grinning smile, and soothing voice would've fooled anyone even her if it wasn't for the eyes. The eyes of mischief.
"I do hope so now I believe I need to see Callum." She stepped around the elf and continued to walk away from him.
"Please live a bit longer this time little luna. Fufufu." She turned around to address him only to find herself alone in the hall, but she knew she was never alone.
Lux Aurea
Markets
"So what do you have planned for us on this date." She jabbed at the blonde knight causing him to blush.
"I really don't know. To be honest I didn't plan this far." She pinched her nose and sighed.
"And once again I have to save you-"
"Look I'm new to this as much as you so can we agree that we don't know what we're doing and just enjoy today."
"Alright lead the way."
The two walked around the markets seeing such products and foods they would've never seen in their lifetime. From turtleducks and snàgaire do-fhaicsinneach as exotic pets to magic objects such as carpets that fly and some winged shoes. Enjoying foods as pop tarts (Xadian jelly tarts you know Coke v. Pepsi) and sunfire spicy candies. We meet back to our turtleducks with Soren having a burned tongue and Claudia being…. Claudia.
"Fufufu. Told you that you shouldn't try those candies."
"I thought that since we're dead and all that it wouldn't hurt me and I didn't leave empty handed." The knight held up a sack of coins in front of her.
"Idiot." He kissed her cheek.
"Your idiot you mean." She shoved him.
"Fufufu. Whatever."
Lux Aurea
Palace training yard
"So what is it you wanted to talk to me about Callum?"
"I just wanted to see how well you can hold against me."
"Why you already know how I fight. So why?"
"Simple really." He wrapped his arms around her waist. "And you didn't let me finish explaining." Pecks her pouting lips. "You'll fight me but your partners are behind that door." The door was part of an armory that was at the edges of the training yard. "Now off you go get acquainted with your new team." She raised an eyebrow.
"What's the catch?" He gasped at her accusation.
"Oh you wound me so my fair maiden." She slapped his shoulder and walked towards the armory. As she reached the door she could feel Callum's eyes on her knowing that he was grinning. She started to push against the doors.
Earlier
Lux Aurea
Palace
Throne room
She knew she was free as the ceiling was something new than the endless dark void, and the cold stone floor. As her light blue eyes focused she can tell that by the style of room that she was in Lux Aurea. She looked around for signs of anyone in the room for her luck was on her side as she spotted someone. "Lain!" Tiadrin slowly stood on her wobbly legs as she made her way towards her husband. She stood before and nudged his shoulder. "Lain get up my heart." Soon orange eyes opened and he started to rise letting his short messy hair sweep over his right eye.
"Tiadrin uhh, what the bloody hell happened?" She looked around the room to find the dark sorcerer only to find him missing and a human sitting on the throne.
"I think he'll know what's going on." The two elves walked towards the throne, but as they got closer the atmosphere started to become cold.
"Good evening my friends." He took in his stepmother's appearance, hair kept in a wavy bob. She also has a slender figure and is shorter than her daughter. As their eyes locked she glared at him. "Hahaha oh now none of that stuff. You know if I didn't know you were my lover's mother then I'd 've mistaken you two as sisters." He stood and walked towards the two. "Of course a beautiful daughter would come from a beautiful mother." He reached out for her hand only for it to be cut off by a blade she kept hidden in her sleeve. "I see where she gets her temper from." Looks at Lain and grins. "Must be wild at night am I right." Both husband and wife blushed. Only the wife recovered and pulled her fist back.
"Shut up!" He was knocked off his feet from her hit.
"Hahaha! Oh I like you already." She launched herself at him while he was getting to his feet with the hidden dagger aiming for his heart only for her to phase right through. She looked around in confusion. "Oh don't worry I know what it's like to lose to an unknown force, but I won't let her die that I can promise you."
She still kept her stance looking around for any sign of him until she saw him sitting on the throne eyes hidden from view. She dashed towards him up the steps. Victory was in her grasp; it seemed easy to easy. Her blade almost tasted the flesh of its kill only for its master to be held in place by pieces of earth. She looked back at the mage before her. "This is low even for you!"
(Lemon/Rape)
"No this is." She heard Lain called out. She looked towards her lover in confusion only to see his image change into the Count. "Funny how the life of your lover is in your hands and you have butter fingers. Hahaha." She looked back to see her target and was shocked to see Lain that her blade was going to pierce. Callum was enjoying his step family that he didn't react when Tiadrin threw the blade and pierced his heart. "Oh, I'm flattered my dear." A voice ghosted near her ear and soon his hands started exploring her body causing her to grasp in shock. "Oh my, does my little guard like being touched in front of her lover? What naughty elf, bad mommy. Fufufu."
She looked back at Lain to find him out cold. She gasped as Callum's hand found it's way past the waistline of her uniform. "La-!" His hand clamped over her mouth, silencing her.
"Now, none of that we wouldn't want your lover to see how much of a whore you are now would we." His middle finger penetrated her folds before she could answer. "Oh what a nice tight cunt you got mommy. Tell me does daddy not help you anymore be honest you can tell me." She glared at the mage with hatred. Hatred for being in such a position, but her anger was slowly becoming pleasure. "My are you enjoying yourself?" She glared at him again but was broken when he shoved two more fingers in her flower. His speed started to pick up, her mind started to go blank and moans started to spill out. "What a bad mommy cheating on your husband. I wonder what your daughter would say? You a dragon guard now nothing more than a whore of an elf so go on cum, cum for me little guard." He shoved his fingers as deep as he could and she came undone.
"Aaahhhh!" Her mind was shattered by the orgasm that she didn't register herself being placed down on the ground. She looked up at the Count and saw him licking his fingers.
"Like mother like daughter with the same taste as well I might add. Now I hope you're ready for more my sweet." Her rage turned to discuss and fear she tried to turn around to get away from Callum but her legs were still weak from the orgasm. His hands grabbed her hips and dragged her closer and started to pull on the lower part of her uniform.
"Get your hands off of me you monster!" She tried to get the man off of her but the Count's hold was too strong. Her struggling stopped as he slammed one of his fists beside her head. She whimpered as she turned around and looked up at Callum to see his eyes covered by his hair.
He pulled his head back allowing his hair to move away from his eyes. His eyes were pitched black with only a vibrant green slit. He lowered his head to her in a way that she swore she saw a snake. His lips were close enough that they ghosted her ear. "It seems that I have your attention."She whimpered in fear. "Tell me something my sweet little elf. Am I a monster?" She refused to answer which caused him to slam his fists again. "Answer me!" She still refused to answer. His breathing was against her neck where her pulse lies. She was unaware of what happened next as his fangs sank into her tender flesh, and his cock stretched her walls both causing her to gasp at the combined sensations.
She started to feel the touch of death's cold hands as Callum drank from her, her lower abdomen was in pain from the sudden intrusion. She should be fighting back, screaming, yet she could not her strength leaving her as pleasure wrapped its hands around her. Soon moans of pleasure spilled forth as time passed by for the two of them.
Callum withdrew his fangs but continued ravaging her pussy. "Mmmm. I like this side of you my dear, tell me are you starting to like this?" She glared at him in the corner of her eye. "Fufufu, oh don't be like that. You should be more honest like your body." She continued to glare. "I know that look and I love it and I'll enjoy breaking it."
"Shut up!" She turned around and bit down on his neck breaking skin. Lukewarm blood filled her mouth she tried to pull away but the Count held her in place forcing her to drink it.
"Yes drink my dear. Drink until you've gotten your fill." Was all she heard as gulp she took the more tired she became. "Now rest my dear. Rest." Soon sleep overwhelmed her and her vision turned black.
(Lemon/Rape over)
Ad perpetuam visio electri
Sol Regem's lair
The smells of metal and fire filled the air as Sol stood near the forge feeling the heat of it as if it was nothing. "You should get your wounds checked my king before infection takes root." The dragon looked at the direction he heard Caminus.
"No, as long as he walks among us I'll never rest." The sunfire elve rolled his eyes at the beast. "Do you have what I need?"
"Yes, quite hard to find I might add by the way. Blessed gold and silver, lots of holy water and several sunfire primal stones, but the last one was difficult to say at least." He nodded towards the guard. He opened the doors to let a group of guards in that were dragging a human, a dark mage before the former king. "And one dark mage as you requested your majesty."
Sol came close to the human that the smell of death was the only thing that he could smell. "I should kill you now mortal but I have some use for you. For you see that i cannot see-"
"What makes you think I'll help a monster like you, a monster that was going to kill innocent people, children even so tell me oh great dragon king do you deserve my help?" A roar was his only answer.
Sol Regem's jaws were close enough that he could feel the beasts rage. "You dare! You dare call me a monster when you humans are! I should-"
"What kill me? Hahaha! We both know you need me you idiot. Why else would the mighty Sol Regem come to me a dark mage of all things? Oh how the mighty have fallen."
"Are you done insulting like a child or are you going to do as I ask?" His patience was running thin with this mage.
"Fufufu, yes I do as long as you put up with your end of the bargain." If looks could kill the mage would've combust into flames with Sol Regem looking at him.
"Then let us begin. Shall we." The dragon moved to let the human though into the other room. Which caused the man to grin.
"Yes let's, Mallory Persephone's the name."
"I don't care." Yet the mage continued to grin.
"Party pooper no cake for you." The beast knew this was going to be a long day.
Ad perpetuam visio electri
Sol Regem's lair
Later on
"Sirdenet suiuh silos a ihim seriv tu, em anas!" White was all he could see at first then color and blurry shapes soon his eyes focused on the room around him. "Welcome back to the land of the living my scaly friend." He turned towards the voice and saw the dark mage. Dressed in a plague doctor outfit. Seeing the lizards confusion he spoke. "Not something you'd expected to see now did you?" He turned his back towards the dragon. "I quite simply understand your reaction, I mean you were expecting an old and disgusting human, but not a bird. Hahaha. Ironic am I right?" The doctor saw his shadow growing darker. "Fufufu, I see. The world would be a better place without people like you."
"The world needs me to exterminate pests like you!" The flames came forth from his maw and as a hand wrapped around the mage and consumed him.
"He said you'd say that." Before Sol could question him the flames consumed him along with his answers to Sol Regem's questions. As soon as the flames died out all that remained was a pile of ash.
Ad perpetuam visio electri
Sol Regem's lair
Later on
Molten gold filled the molds, some molds were dipped into the holy water to cool. Elves pulled the chains hauling large pieces of golden armor dripping hot holy water moving towards the sun dragon.
"Are you ready for this?" Caminus questioned.
"Of course the world needs to be purified by these apes."
"As you wish my king." He nodded towards his workers to lower the first of many pieces of armor. The smell of burning flesh filled the air as each piece of metal was put into place. As each sun primal stone was placed across the chest piece the more the armor glowed brighter as if Sol Regem became the sun.
Lux Aurea
Armory
"You've been awfully quiet Tiadrin care to discuss about it?" Tiadrin broke from her thoughts and looked at her lover.
"It's nothing Lain, just a headache it's nothing to worry about." He raised an eyebrow at her.
"If you say so just take it easy ok. It's been awhile since we've seen our daughter so try not to push yourself."
"Of course I just hope she was treated properly during our disappearance."
"Fufufu so do I-fuck!" She looked towards Lain to see his hand bleeding. "Looks like I still need some practice am I right?"
The crimson liquid flowing from his hand was the only thing that she was focusing on. Soon the smell put her in a trance by the sweet temptation of said liquid. "Take it!" A voice spoken out. She looked around to see all around her was frozen in place. "Take it! Drink the blood of life and become the night."
"I-I refuse!"
"Fufufu. Say what you want, but I know the truth. You hunger for a taste. You wonder if it'll taste like the Count's blood."
"You lie! I would never say or think such things in my life!"
"Let's see then." Before she could ask the voice what it meant time started to move again but she was watching it all happening.
"Tiadrin are you alright?" He kneeled down in front of her and reached out for her. Her hair covered her face so he reached out to move it only for his injured hand to be seized by her. "Tiadrin?" The pressure on his hand increased to the point that it started to hurt. Then she started to whisper to him.
"Ssshhh do you hear it?." He raised an eyebrow and listened around them unable to hear anything.
"What do you mean my love?" She leaned in close to his ear.
"The beat of your heart." She licked his pulse causing him to shudder. "It callsss to meee." She pulled back.
Before he could ask what she meant she lunged at him and bit down on his shoulder causing him to shove her off. "What the hell Tiadrin?! What is the meaning of this?!" He looked at her for answers only to see two glowing blue eyes.
"Fufufu. The meaning of all this? Well it's simple really. I'm being myself." She turned around away from her lover and held her arms out grinning in the opposite direction.
"Tiadrin. Tiadrin lesson to me this isn't you and you know it."
"Isn't it! I've never felt like this my entire life. Be one with the night my love."
"No. That mage did something to you and it has something to do with our daughter doesn't it?"
She turned around towards him. "The only thing he did was show me what I can do, and I took his power, his offer, but you, you were the reason our daughter was all alone even before the coining. Now she doesn't know what it's like to have us in her life, to be loved by her mother and you took that away from us!"
"I did what was right for her, for you, for us!" She looked at him for a moment and started to frown then smiled, and walked towards him with her head tilted and with a sway in her hips alluring her prey.
"They say 'If you can't handle me at my worst then you can't handle me at my best,' I stuck with that saying for my whole life Lain, and it seems to me that well I'm sure you know what I mean." Her lover looked at her with disappointment. She stood before looking up at him waiting for an answer, but only got a fists. She looked up at him in shock.
He walked towards the weapons rack. "You're not well my love. I think you need some rest." She got back up and walked backwards to the otherside of the room. He turned back towards her and threw some hidden daggers at her only for her to dodge and hide in the shadows. "Come out Tiadrin you're not well!" His only answer was silence. He stood in the center of one of the many racks of blades looking at the shadows for movement. He saw something to his right and lunged at her only to hit a rat. Before he could pull his blade back a shadow tackled him to the ground. He shoved his opponent off only to be stabbed by her.
"I'm sorry it has to be this way."
"I know." A voice spoke behind her. She turned and saw Lain with his blade aimed at her back as the one below her disappeared. "It didn't have to be this way." She snarled at him with a venomous gaze.
"And let my daughter continue to suffer!? Hmm it seems like you're more of a monster then I."
His eyes showed neutrality. "She'll never know what happened." The blade moved and met its target and the floor was dressed in red.
Caminus - Forge (Latin)
Ad perpetuam visio electri - The eternal amber [the volcano] (Latin)
snàgaire do-fhaicsinneach - invisible reptile (Scottish Gaelic)
Sana me, ut vires mihi a solis huius tenebris - By the sun give me strength to heal me of this darkness (Latin)
Author notes: Whew that took a while. Picked up on drawing again so maybe i can make cover art for these stories...maybe.