I do not own anything but my characters (Iris, Amon, Axel, etc), the Galileus (but sadly I do not own the creature design) and Cryal.

Quotes and meanings below.

"Speaking aloud"

'Speaking telepathically'

Subconscious thoughts, deep in the mind and cannot be heard by others at all.

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Chapter 22: Exalted

Axel and I got back to the factory in good timing before the sun rose beyond the horizon.

I grew tired after trying to stay up with Axel, but once again he felt a part of him dying and had to get dressed and leave, having recovered his truck from the police station within the last few days.

After I slept through the day in my room, the night was less than eventful. Most of the time was spent drawing, annoying Axel for fun, and talking to him about what I remember from growing up. Even though they are not my true memories, they are the only things I can hold onto until I can figure out where exactly I came from.

I told him about the 'rape', more details about meeting with his mother and the Cryptsin named Vivica.

Axel seems to have taken the words she had spoken to me as a threat, although I tried my best to convince him otherwise, he wasn't going to take it lightly until the Cryptsin herself met with him.

We also spoke with each other about the things that would happen if I were to get pregnant.

He told me once conception occurs, his hibernation will cease until the child is old enough to protect itself.

This is so both parents can participate in protecting the offspring, having just the female raise the young can leave the mother and offspring with a higher chance of death as the males are naturally built to take on the role of protecting both the female and offspring during the 'nesting' period where the offspring is most vulnerable.

The only chance we have to avoid the 23 year separation would be pregnancy, the goal we both want to achieve.

After a night of talking, the sun began to rise and once again I grew tired. And once again, I tried to stay up with him as long as my body could, to try and milk out every moment I could with him in case pregnancy does not occur.

Axel tried to hold off from leaving to heal another body part of his, but the pain became unbearable for him to where he had no choice.

After he left I decided to gather the thick blanket from my room and carry it into his workroom to curl up in and sleep on top of the table I've been using.

Knowing Axel only has less than 24 hours left at this point, I want to spend as much time with him as I can, even if it means sleeping in the room he is in the most.

The candle lights keep the room nicely illuminated, but I decided to blow a number of them out so there is a nice dim lighting to where I can sleep.

After I was finally able to fall asleep, the sound of unbearable screams from what seems like a young boy sounded from the halls, telling me Axel had brought a human back with him.

The cries woke me up, with drowsy eyes and blurry vision I see Axel roughly throw a young teenage boy into the room.

The young teen has blond hair, rough looking clothing and lots of wounds already, specifically a spot on his scalp where it looks like hair was ripped off his head to the point his scalp is bleeding.

The boy hyperventilates while crying through the intense terror and pain, he locks his eyes on me and I use my arms to sit up to look at him better.

Axel steps into the room, an evil grin on his face, looking to torture the kid more.

He suddenly looks over at me, just now realizing I am still in the room.

The boy continues to cry loudly in crippling fear, crawling into a corner in the room in a poor attempt to find safety.

'Why are you not sleeping?' He asks me.

"I was..." I tell him, letting out a yawn.

The boy's fear is so unreal, there is so much of it in this room right now to the point I have begun to feel remorseful, who knows what Axel had already put him through.

Axel moves his attention to the kid again, who immediately begins to panic and try to somehow shrink and disappear into the wall behind him.

Axel slowly begins to approach him, dragging it out for his own amusement, already knowing what he needs from the kid.

The kid looks at me, his begging, tearful eyes looking to me to save him from his grueling demise, to show him mercy.

My heart begins to ache while looking at him, tucking my wings closer to my body I hesitantly look away from him, turning my back on the heartbreaking event unfolding.

The kid's cries intensify drastically, causing me to cover my ears from the guilt and aching heart of mine.

The agonizing cries from the kid drags on longer than I would have wanted it to, but silence follows once it is over.

I begin to regret staying in this room, but that part of me that wants to remain in Axel's presence keeps me from migrating to my room.

Moments later I hear him drag the body and begin to work on it, while listening to him, the soothing comfort of his presence along with my exhaustion lulls me into a deep sleep.

Through my sleep, I unconsciously hear a number of things such as Axel coming and going, working on things in case he does end up hibernating, and whatever else.

Each time he comes back with prey, he has made sure to kill the human before bringing it to the factory to not disturb my slumber.

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Feeling chills all over my body, I shiver.

My body huddles close against a very warm source against me, slowly coming to consciousness, I open my eyes.

The sight of the starry night sky makes me panic and try to sit up, only to realize Axel is holding me while flying.

"...Wha...? ...What are you doing...?" I question him in a drowsy voice.

All he does in response is smirk before we descend.

He lands, trees surrounding us in all directions. He slowly puts me down, now do I realize all of my clothes have been taken off who knows when.

Standing upon the dry, rough ground beneath the trees, a bit nervous about any snakes, I look up at him.

"...You never answered me..." I tell him, rubbing my eyes.

He begins to purr at me before pulling me close against his warm body, he once again uses what he has seen millions of times happen between humans, kiss.

Kissing seems to be something him, or his species, is unfamiliar with when it comes to doing it. Although he may not be familiar with it, I can guarantee he has seen his mother and father do it, the nature of kissing may have just faded from him to where he doesn't feel much from doing it with me.

Just from him observing humans do it, he is very good at it, he deepens the kiss and I kiss him rougher to try and excite him.

At this moment I feel a thick, wet substance come out from between my legs, making me realize I no longer have a tampon inside of me either.

The scent from me becomes much thicker, he grabs me and lifts me off my feet and holds me at his waist, instinctively I wrap my legs around him and wrap my arms around his neck.

He intensifies the kiss to where he begins to use his tongue, I follow his actions, my body becoming heated and teased from all the kissing.

He moves his mouth away from mine, he moves to the ground with me and pins me down beneath him, his deep purring filling my ears.

My urges begin to build inside of me, clearly affecting him as well.

He looks down at me, moving his hips away from mine before gripping onto my right breast, forcing a moan to escape from between my lips.

He grins at me before slowly running his hand down my body, slowly inching his way between my legs.

The closer his hand inches toward my sensitive area, the more my body aches for him and fills me with desire.

My body reacts to the simple touch by releasing more blood to urge him further, his fingers reach my sweet spot and I nervously close my legs a little, not used to his hand down there.

He uses his other hand to push my legs apart and his body to keep them open, nervousness and worry overwhelms me, "Please don't cut me open...or stab me...with those claws of yours..."

He listens to my words, 'You will not be harmed.' Two of his fingers slip themselves inside of my tight, warm depths in one quick motion, forcing a loud gasp of pleasure and surprise from my lips, my eyes wide.

It has been such a long time since anyone other than myself has put their fingers inside of me, and for all I know, the last memory I have of it may not have even happened at all.

He watches my reaction, studying me with his eyes as if to see what other facial expressions he can force out of me in this position.

Quickly I speak up worriedly before he goes any further, "...Someone or something will find us...! We can't do this out here..."

He grins at me, 'We can, and we will. Nothing will be foolish enough to even dare stop me.' He tells me alluringly.

He pulls his fingers out of me before shoving them back in, forcing another moan out of me.

The pleasure and unfamiliar feeling inside of me sends sparks of pleasure through my body, giving in to the pleasure my legs spread wide, wanting more.

He smirks at me as he pulls his fingers out of me and slowly licks off the irresistible, uniquely sweet tasting blood from them.

Watching him makes me pounce on top of him, throwing him off guard to the point he was unable to remain steady.

On top of him, I press my crotch against his lower abdomen hard before pushing my hips back to meet his length with my backside.

He feels the warm fluids on his skin along with the heat radiating from between my legs against his skin, drawing deep growls of anticipation and pleasure from him.

He grins at me in amusement, putting his hands on my hips he trails up my body with them before stopping at my breasts to rub them, my nipples between his fingers so he can tease them as well. Although he does not see breasts as a sexual item, he is fully aware of the pleasure they can send me.

A decently loud moan comes from me, beginning to grind against him, placing my hands on his I move them away from me as my fingers intertwine with his.

Pushing my arms against his I lift my hips up and slowly push down on him, feeling his length slowly fill my tight, warm pussy.

Each inch that buries itself inside me sends my body jolts of pleasure, being able to linger on the blissful feeling of every inch of him.

He watches the pleasure on my face, although he is focused on me, he is also multitasking for our safety.

It is natural for a Galileus to have it's senses become clouded during intercourse, which is what happened the time Priscilla snuck up on us. Even if a Galileus tries to focus on its ability to sense nearby danger, it will have a hard time, making it the moment it is most vulnerable. The same thing happens with the Cryal.

Feeling him completely inside of me, I remove my hands from his before placing them on his chest, he spreads his wings out at his sides while purring at me to urge me further.

I begin to rock my hips back and forth on top of him, feeling him move inside of me. He moves his hands to my hips while I continue to ride him slowly, watching my body move.

Remaining at a slow pace, he suddenly grips onto my hips before lifting me up and slamming himself back up inside of me, lifting his hips off the ground at the same time.

The force from him causes me to scream out in surprise and pleasure, falling into a fit of giggles afterwards, speaking through giggles, "It's my turn! Stop it!"

He grins at me teasingly before lifting my hips off him again before thrusting in and out of me at a fast pace, making me cry out in pleasure on top of him.

He begins to growl in pleasure, wanting to fuck me senseless, yet he slows down to let me have my fun.

Breathing hard, I laugh, "Thats enough!"

He grins in amusement, 'Show me what you can do then.' He tells me with a hint of impatience.

I smirk at him and begin riding him hard and fast, using all my strength to keep a constant pace.

He begins to grip my hips from the pleasure, closing his eyes so he can focus on it and the feeling of my drenched, hot depths.

Closing my eyes tight I continue, trying to focus on showing him that I can give him a lot of pleasure too.

I begin panting, keeping up the pace nicely, he suddenly shifts his hips a little and intense bursts of pleasure jolt through my body each time I move on top of him, making me let out loud whines of raw pleasure.

Axel grins at me, each time I move I can feel my body getting closer and closer to an intense orgasm, in a flash he begins thrusting again, overpowering my movements and driving himself against my g-spot, knowing exactly where it is.

My nails extend into claws, out of pure ecstasy I dig them into his chest, crying out loudly over and over with each movement he makes.

My orgasm bursts, releasing waves of juices all over him, the liquids puddling between his hips and running down into the grass.

He keeps up his pace, each time his length fills me causes my body to spray out around him.

My body trembles hard, screaming out at this point.

Axel hisses loudly in pleasure and anticipation before quickly pulling me off him and moving me onto my hands and knees for him to plunge himself back inside of me from behind, he thrusts hard and fast, almost making me faceplant into the litter on the ground.

Catching myself with my arms, the unbearable ecstasy forces screams out of me, making me dig my fingers into the dirt without a care.

Sensitive now, back to back orgasms shoot through me from his force, he grips hard onto my hip before his other hand goes for my hair.

He grabs onto my hair from behind, pulling it only hard enough to send pleasure flowing through me even more than it already was, forcing more screams out of me.

He grips my hair hard before his wings begin to tremble, he buries himself inside of me completely before a loud screech comes from him as he releases his hot seed against my cervix, thrusting after a few seconds to keep his orgasm going so he can fill me with it.

Feeling the warmth, a long cry fueled by intense pleasure escapes my lungs when he screeches, the loud screech from him shocks me, having never heard him make that much noise during intercourse before, surprised at the absence of a bite as well.

His climax ends and he releases my hair and my hip, my hip raw and bruised now.

I fall onto my arms, keeping my hips up for him, my wings draped at my sides, "...The world heard us..." I mumble quietly.

'Good.' Is all he tells me before beginning to purr at me once again, slowly he pulls himself out of me, knowing this may be the last time he would be in that spot for a very long time.

Collapsing, I move onto my back and look at him, smiling.

He watches me before a small smile forms on his lips, he slowly pulls me to him, becoming distracted by the scar he created on my neck, he becomes lost in his thoughts.

Watching him, I immediately remember what is to happen tonight if conception doesn't occur.

Tears form in my eyes, my mood shifts completely to a deep sadness, "...Don't leave me..."

He is freed from his thoughts once I speak, for me he speaks aloud, "It is only temporary."

Wrapping my arms around his neck, I begin to cry into his chest. He begins to purr soothingly at me to try to comfort me, wrapping his arms around me as well.

Continuing to cry, he softly picks me up and rises to his feet before taking off into the sky with me in his arms.

Crying the whole way there, unable to stop myself, Axel lands at the factory after double checking that he isn't being followed.

He goes inside with me and takes me to my room, lying me down on the hammock.

I look up at him with the saddest look on my face and teary eyes, "...Why do you have to feed on humans..." I mutter.

He listens to my words, watching me closely, "...I have attempted to break the cycle before. You are unable to comprehend how difficult it is..." He responds in a calm, serious voice.

"...Then you weren't trying hard enough..." I tell him, looking him in the eyes.

Defensiveness and slight aggression fills his eyes before the emotions fade, replaced by the familiar tame and tenderness he usually holds in his eyes when he sees me.

"I will try again." He tells me lightheartedly.

Sending him a soft smile, my exhaustion begins to become unbearable.

"Give me your hand." He tells me, holding a hand out to hold mine.

Confused, I slowly give him my hand and he holds it in his, "My mother did this with my father to ensure each other's safety, along with creating a bond using their blood." He informs me, taking his other hand he slowly presses the claw on his thumb into my palm, making a hiss of pain escape my lips as he slices my palm open.

"...How...what do you mean...?" I question him, my blood running down and onto the floor at a decent speed.

He cuts his own palm open, making the cut as deep and large as he made mine, his blood running from his hand as well, "My blood is mixed with that of an angelic being. If I am correct, this will create a bond powerful enough to never be broken. I will be able to find you anywhere on Earth just by thinking about you, and you will be able to find me. We will always know where the other is at all times, sense each other's pain, and distress so we can always protect each other." He reveals to me before weaving his fingers between mine and pressing our open palms together.

I willingly allow him to do so, giving him a loving smile, "That sounds perfect." I purr.

Within seconds I begin to feel strange, our blood mixing and flowing through each other's veins in a strange way.

The feeling of something in his blood moving through my veins and entering my heart makes me become lightheaded, my body begins to heat up from his hot blood and I begin to sweat.

He purrs at me soothingly, reassuring me that the feeling is normal, he uses his other hand to caress my cheek.

Within seconds his blood spreads all throughout my body like a heavy flow of water, making me gasp loudly at the energy change within me.

My wings become more vibrant and I begin to feel his heartbeat with my newly sharpened senses built between us.

He closes his eyes, feeling the same flow of energy balancing itself inside of him.

Seconds pass and the newly formed bond levels out between the two of us, letting both of us know that it worked successfully.

He pulls his hand away from mine and closes our wounds, I smile at him, "...Will you stay here with me until you need to sleep...?" I ask with hope in my voice.

His purrs die down, "I must finish replenishing my body, once I am finished, I will return to you."

Frowning at him, I slowly nod, knowing he needs to do what he has to do, "...Okay. Don't leave me waiting too long, okay?"

He smirks, "I will wake you once I have returned." With that he leaves the factory, redressing himself before going off to the stranded bus.

Sensing him leave, I close my eyes and focus on the new senses of mine, still able to feel and hear his heartbeat at will.

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Random pains and aches disturb my sleep occasionally, knowing I am feeling it from Axel. The pain is mild to me, so I figure the pain must be mild for him as well and choose to ignore it.

Eventually the pain becomes more intense as the night goes on to the point I awaken in a panic, "Axel?!" I cry out, my senses taking a second to wake up.

The pain continues, coming from one leg, one of my arms and one of my wings.

Oh god...What has happened to him?!

In a panic I grab Valkyrie and run out of the factory, not even bothering to get dressed or cleaned up in the slightest. Using my energy to force the door closed, I take flight in the direction my senses tell me to go.

Putting forth a lot of energy in my flight, a sudden pain shoots through my skull, staggering me in the air mid-flight.

I cry out from the shared pain, the pain not intense enough to stop me entirely.

Continuing to fly, my senses pinpoint me to a large field with a truck flipped over on fire, far from the closest highway.

Pain repeatedly erupts from my heart, making me cry out again. Taking in the whole scene, my eyes focus on a sight that fills my entire being with pure fury and anguish.

Axel lies pinned down to the ground by a thick pole that has been shot through his skull, standing over him is an older man stabbing him through the heart and chest repeatedly with another pole tipped with a blade of some kind. Axel's pained cries reach my ears, missing an arm, a leg and a wing from his body as well.

Gripping onto Valkyrie, tears fill my vision as a thick violet fog seeps out from my skin. I dive downward toward them, still quite a ways away from them, just far enough to where I will be able to kill that motherfucker with one nice, hard impact of my body.

A sound clicks from behind me, I dont notice it through my rage until something is felt tightly around my right ankle. The same second I realize, something very powerful slams into my body, knocking me out of the sky with a force so strong my wings would have snapped in half if I attempted to spread them.

My body crashes into the ground harshly, the moment I am grounded someone is felt on top of my back and something cold and tight is snapped around my neck.

Instantly I feel weakened, as if whatever is around my neck is draining me, disregarding my situation I look over at Axel in misery.

Axel lets out a loud roar from the intense pain coursing through his body, only then does the man stop stabbing into him.

I cry out in agony at Axel, tears running from my eyes, not close enough for him to hear me.

"We got 'er." A male voice speaks from behind me, hands are felt on my wings before hard clamps are felt snapping onto them, forcing them to remain folded.

My energy continues to deteriorate, unable to defend myself at all.

Seeing a familiar large crow watching Axel from above, far from view, I try speaking telepathically to Axel, or Amon, to anyone.

No one hears me.

Movement from Axel's mandibles catch my eyes while I stare at him, watching his mandibles spread and fold over his face, being forced to go into hibernation at the hands of those horrible people.

I cry out Axel's name loudly, only for something tight to be wrapped around my head to keep my jaws shut.

Taking this moment to look at my captors, a large group of men in intense body suits made for something even worse than war all stand around me, looking at me through their helmets as if I am some kind of rabid, wild animal.

My lack of energy has been keeping me from moving ever since the device was put around my neck, whatever it is must have been designed with my species in mind.

I begin to hyperventilate, beginning to go into an all-out panic attack from Axel's situation, my situation, my broken, shattered emotions and mentality.

Jolts of what feels like electricity flow through my body, making me cry out into the device over my mouth. The jolts force my body to shut down, knocking me out cold.