MEMOIRS OF AN OUTSIDER The OC and NPC's belong to Obsidian. This chapter contains adult language and a small amount of sexual situations. Reviews are welcome. Some errors in grammar were left to enhance the story and character dialogue.
MEMOIRS OF AN OUTSIDER
Chapter: 16 "The long road back"
It had been six days since Khy had recovered from the voluntary trance that had kept her trapped within her own subconscious. Most things had
reverted to their normal order and everyone appeared content with the circumstances of day-to-day life. Sand and Elanee spoke often on the
condition of their leader noting the persistent mood swings that seemed to overtake her. Her frame of mind jumped from one emotional state to
another, intensifying with the passage of time. Elanee blamed the fluctuations on the brutal suffering that she had undergone with Lorne, but
Sand thought it was something more. "I would like to consult a few colleagues of mine", Sand said, "Just to ease my mind". Elanee nodded to the
man as he left saying he would return soon.
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Neeshka came bounding into the flagon with Khy and Shandra not far behind. The girls had been shopping and Khy appeared to be in high spirits
when she returned. Khelgar shouted, "There they be"! Khy went to her room to change as the others gathered their equipment and waited for her
return. They were heading to Castle Never to speak with the King and receive new orders. Khy emerged from her room wearing the new
garments she had obtained from the city's merchants. The cream-colored breeches were made of thin linen and clung very tightly to her
shapely behind. The leathers she was dressed in could not really be called armor, they resembled a blue waistcoat or vest that laced up the front and
were sleeveless. Silver gauntlets adorned her wrists and she wore her hair down, free of the long braid that she usually sported. "My lady", Casavir
said, "Your..er..outfit does not provide the protection you will need". "I'll be fine", she said as she walked toward the door. Her friends looked at one
another in astonishment and then followed her out the door and on to the castle.
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The king looked pleased to see her and told her of a few situations that he wanted her to investigate. After learning the details of the missions,
she left Lord Nasher to act on his orders. Before she reached the entrance to the throne room, Sir Nevalle caught her attention and asked to
speak with her. Nevalle led her to a small out of the way alcove and proceeded to tell her of his great relief in seeing her well. Khy's companions
waited patiently for her to rejoin them after her business with Nevalle. However, Bishop moved closer to the pair to watch, and was soon
followed by the paladin. They could see the woman they both loved, shamelessly flirt with the handsome knight, and Nevalle returning her
advances by stroking her silvery hair. Anger raged through the jealous ranger as he attempted to rush over to the couple and drag her away.
Casavir too, felt the stir of resentment, but stopped Bishop saying, "She belongs to herself". The spectacle ended with Nevalle kissing the palms of
her hands and bidding her farewell. Khy strolled toward the gates as her friends trailed behind.
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They were to guard Lord Tavorick, who it seems had another of the obscure shards. After dealing with imps, Erinyes and an unscrupulous demon,
it became known that Tavorick had given the elusive shard to one of Ophala's girls. Melia, as she was known, had returned to the Moonstone
Mask and they must now pursue the girl. Entering the Mask, Ophala rushed into Casavir's arms, hysterical from the invasion of her establishment.
People were lying dead throughout the room as Khy discovered that the assailants were upstairs. She quickly ascended the stairs, began slicing
her way through the mixture of fiends, and finally found the deceased girl along with hell-hounds and a malevolent wizard. She threw herself into
battle, taking on the numerous scoundrels with utter abandonment having no regard for her own safety. She gave herself over to the primitive
urges rushing through her as her blades danced to the rhythm of death.
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Upon returning downstairs, Khy saw Casavir comforting the panic-stricken Ophala, holding her extremely close and whispering softly as he
cradled her head against his masculine chest. As she neared the two-some, she could sense the love and passion between them. "If he is in love
with her, why in the hells did he say he loved ME"! Khy thought. She felt a mixture of hatred and resentment at the sight of the couple and turned to
leave. She then caught sight of Bishop surrounded by women, and watched as they fumble about showering the ranger with hugs and kisses.
"That fucking bastard"! She said to herself. She ran from the building and headed home to the Sunken Flagon, seething with emotions she could not
understand.
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Khy was incensed by the actions of the two men she cared for and deeply desired. She felt out of control, as if someone else inhabited her body
or commanded her soul. She walked past Duncan to the bar and grabbed a cup along with a large bottle of elven brandy. She sat at a table in the
back of the room, filled the cup, and drank deep of the burning liquid, coughing from the experience. The group stared as their young leader
consumed half of the liquor and then staggered to her room. The shock of the overwhelming scene created a sense of urgency among her friends.
Something was terribly wrong with the girl and no one knew what to do to lessen the situation. "Sand should be back tomorrow", Elanee said, "I
suggest we all retire for the evening and discuss this on the morrow". Heads nodded in agreement as the party dwindled with each one going to
their individual rooms.
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It was midday when Khy emerged from her room, looking pale and despondent. She went to the table from last evening and sat down calling to
Sal. Neeshka carefully moved toward her friend and asked how she was feeling. "Go away"! Khy said as Sal brought another bottle of brandy.
Each of one of her companions tried throughout the day to engage her in conversation. The results were the same. She would not eat or talk to
anyone. She just sat and drank until she eventually passed out. It was getting late as Casavir carried the intoxicated girl to her room and put her
to bed. Finally, Sand ambled in and relief came to the many faces that crowded around him waiting for his advice. Before he could speak, Qara
loudly proclaimed that Khy was obviously insane and the only decent thing to do would be to put her out of her misery as soon as possible.
Shandra told the sorceress to shut up and urged Sand to tell them of his news.
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"Well my friends", he began, "I discovered that her kind develop much differently from other people". "No one could tell me of the specifics
surrounding her change, but some believe it is quite profound". "What are we going to do"? Shandra said. "I told you what needs to be done",
Qara shouted, "But no one wants to listen". "That's it"! Neeshka yelled as she lunged at the witch with her dagger drawn. Khelgar grabbed the tiefling
and held her down saying, "Let 'er be girl, she's not worth yer time". Qara laughed as Bishop grasped her shoulders and told her to sit down and be
quiet, she then retreated to the other side of the room as the others discussed alternatives. "What about asking that aasimar we saw in Port Llast"?
Neeshka exclaimed. "Neeshka", Sand said, "That is a splendid idea my dear". Neeshka was overjoyed at the praise given her by the scholarly elf.
Shandra and Khelgar volunteered to go to Port Llast and bring the girl back with them. They would leave in the morning, be there and back in a few days,
hoping that the strange woman could help their friend.
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The next day began as the previous two. Khy asked Sal for a bottle and he replied that her uncle had cut her off. She marched behind the bar and
snatched the brandy for herself, then returned to her chair. She uncorked the large bottle and filled her cup drinking the harsh liquid down
without stopping for a breath. Bishop watched as she repeated the process and quickly snatched the cup from her hands saying, "That's enough"!
Her eyes narrowed and she growled at him, catching him across the face with the back of her hand. "Leave me alone you fucking prick"! She
screamed at the stunned man. "You're becoming a drunk Khy". He said as he tried to force the bottle from her hands. She threw the container across
the room, which shattered against the far wall. "Everyone", she shrieked, "Just leave me the fuck alone"! She stormed out of the room as the faces
of her companions looked horrified. She returned a few minutes later wearing the tight breeches and her bodice that was partially unlaced to
show her deep cleavage and a good deal of her large breasts. Her hair, which was unbraided, hung down long and straight, and swished across
her buttocks when she walked. She sauntered toward the door, when Casavir blurted out, "Will you be going out my lady". He had been distressed
at her appearance and at the same time embarrassed by his unexpected arousal. Khy turned with a mocking sneer upon her face as she
seductively walked over to the standing paladin.
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"So", she said as she ran her hands over his broad chest, "Did I hear a hint of concern in your voice"? "Yes, my lady", he replied, "I… "Save it". She
said as she continue sliding her delicate hands down his thighs and purposely brushed against his growing hardness. He jerked from her touch and
she laughed softly moving to his firm behind. "My lady"! He said as he removed her hands from the receptive area. "Come now", she said, "You were
not this shy the last time we were together". She reached up and quickly tore open his shert and stroked his sensitive nipples with her fingers.
"Please,my lady". He protested. Khy laughed loudly and said, "I thought you were concerned"? He nodded pulling together the remnants of his
clothing. "You didn't seem so concerned when you were nearly fucking Ophala at the Mask". She said angrily. "That is not what was happening"!
He said defensively. "Forget it". She replied turning to leave. She caught sight of Bishop laughing at the spectacle that everyone had witnessed. She
moved toward him as Qara shouted, "Stay away from him, he's mine"!
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Khy smiled at the red headed witch as she continued toward him. She stood close to the man and said, "He's yours is he". She put her arms around
his neck and drew him close, grinding herself into him as she pressed her lips against his. Bishop held her close as he returned the ferocity of her
kiss. Her hands inched down inside his breeches and grabbed his buttocks, forcing him closer to her. He moaned softly as she drew back
suddenly, caressing his face and looking into his eyes. "The witch told me about your plan", she said, "Fuck the virgin and gain another notch in
your belt of conquests". He knew what she said had been true. Now, his feelings toward her had changed, he wanted her because he loved her. "You
don't need me", Khy said angrily as she cupped his crotch and squeezed, "Those women at the Mask were most eager to impale themselves on
your stiff sword". The torrent of fire released by the sorceress missed Khy as she rolled away and threw her dagger with exceptional reflexes. The blade
pierced the girl's hand and embedded into the wall as Qara screamed in pain. It happened too fast for anyone to take action to prevent the
terrible events, as Khy pulled the dagger from the wounded girl's hand and wiped it clean on the witch's robe. "You got off easy bitch"! Khy said
sliding the knife back into her boot and walking to the door. "Heal the slut". She said as she passed by Elanee. "Now if you will excuse me", she said
standing at the doorway, "I'll be going". "There's got to be one man in this city", she said as she clutched her breasts and sighed, "That would give
anything to fuck me"! With her last comment, she walked through the door.
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A whirlwind of activity buzzed in the Flagon as everyone attempted to come up with a plan to deal with the fanatical girl. "We can not wait for the
others to return". Sand said. "We must act now for her safety". Everyone agreed and a quick scenario of tasks were assigned. They left the inn with
Bishop in the lead, tracking her path since her departure. They found her near the gates of the castle talking and laughing with a couple of
Greycloaks. Casavir heard her mention "Nevalle", and he told Sand to begin. "Together now". Sand said as he, Elanee and Qara chanted and
unleashed a combined sleeping spell upon the unsuspecting girl. Khy crumpled to the ground and Casavir ran over picking her up and then hurried
back to the Flagon. Her friends and companions stood around her bed once more as Sand announced that they must keep her sedated until help
arrived. The shrewd elf placed several vials of sleeping potions near Khy's bed and explained to everyone how to use the concoctions.
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Late the next day, Khy walked into the common room and said "hello" to her companions. Her strength against the potions prevailed and her friends
had no choice but to let her roam the inn. Elanee told the others that she had spoken with Khy and that she had very little memory of the last few
days. "She told me", Elanee said, "That she sometimes felt she was on the precipice of sanity". Khy called to Sal and asked for a cup of tea as she
knelt down and scratched Karnwyr behind his ears. Bishop watched as she played with the wolf and sighed with relief that she seemed like her normal
self. Just then, help arrived in the form of the strutting female warrior from Port Llast. "Greetings". She said to the anxious group. "What are you
doing here"? Khy asked. Sand called the young girl over and told her of the behavior she had been exhibiting and their search for an answer to her
crisis. At the end of the long tale, Khy looked around at her friends and allies and apologized as she burst into tears. "I don't understand what could
be doing this to me"? Khy said through the tears."I warned all of you," Light of Heavens said, "It's the Me-Phos". "What does that mean"? Khy
asked the woman. Light related the information that the parents of aasimar usually guide their offspring through the process, but she was told that Khy
was an orphan and with that knowledge, she was willing to help. "I understand that it was your father who passed his aasimon to you", the woman
said. "Who was your mother"? Duncan stepped up and told her of Esmerelle. Light asked him what she looked like, to which Duncan described her as
beautiful with long blond hair and lavender eyes. The aasimar shook her head and asked Khy to come forward. The girl shyly walked over to the
woman as Light pulled her hair aside and looked at the nape of her neck.
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The woman traced the red swollen area at the base of Khy's neck and said, "Lathander be praised". Khy whirled around and stared at Light asking
what she meant. "Sit down all of you", the woman said, "I have much to tell you". Light of Heavens began to tell them that "Me-Phos" was the short
term for metamorphosis. "An aasimar", she explained, "goes through three stages of development to adulthood'. Khy it seems was much too young
to be experiencing the later stages and that her recent trauma and increased stress from the quests she took on had thrown her body into a state of
unique growth. The first stage is called "The inclination", in which one develops personality, intellect, empathy and adaptability. This stage ends
around adolescence, and then begins the second stage called "The Principality". This entails standards and codes, such as morality, ethical traits
as in good or evil, and ones character. Khy listened closely as the woman went on with the facts about who she was. Light continued. "The
second stage usually ends when the aasimar reaches the age of about thirty". "The third stage", she said as she looked intently at Khy, "is the
"Neoteny". "This is the stage of sexual maturity, where you begin experiencing attractions to those who will fulfill your needs". "You will exude
sensuality to help in satisfying the arousal and heightened sensations you seek". "We aasimar are a lusty lot, and we are forever trying to calm
the insatiable sexual appetite we feel". "The intense anger and enhanced euphoria you have been experiencing is a mixture of the second and
third stages". "I will try to help you come to an understanding on how to control and use these aspects of yourself". Khy looked frightened, trying
to comprehend all of the things that Light had told her. Her friends also seemed overwhelmed with the knowledge. "One thing more", the woman said,
"the mark you bear reveals that your mother was also an aasimar, and your father is a celestial or more likely a half-celestial". "I believe that
in time you will discover the true essence of your heritage and the truth behind your divine nature".
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Light of Heavens and Khy had hidden themselves away in one of the out of the way rooms at the inn. Intense meditation and study left Khy tired
and crushed that she had not grasped the teachings Light gave to her."Khy", Light said, "Pieces of yourself are scattered and jumbled which leads to
your confusion". "I can feel that your heart is true, and together I will show you how to connect your disjointed soul". Light explained that Khy
walked the path of the righteous, but had not given herself fully to the choice of good. "I do not want to immerse myself in faith as the paladin or
cleric", Khy told her, "Sometimes I use questionable resources to aid in my goals". "Yes", the woman said, "And what are those goals". "To help
those in need or to right a wrong". Khy answered. "Are those evil acts"? Light asked. Khy shook her head and suddenly she looked up at the woman
and smiled. Light grabbed the girl and embraced her tightly, knowing that Khy now understood the concepts. Light told her that she could not accept the
fact that her actions were morally just in the pursuit of honorable ends. "That is why ill will began to emerge into your psyche", Light clarified, "Now
you can feel the energy of your course and it will never wave".
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"Now we must resolve the neoteny". Light said. "Should we not seek out someone with more experience", Khy asked, "Maybe someone who has
completed the third stage". Light laughed and slapped the girl on the back saying, "Child, I am forty-seven years and I have long ago finished my
neoteny". Khy stared incredulously and wide-eyed at the beautiful woman. She looked to be just a few years older than herself, how could she look so
young and vivacious. "We live to be quite old and until death, never show our age". Khy realized that she had only begun to comprehend what it was
to be aasimar. "Shall we begin"? The woman asked. Khy nodded and prepared herself to learn the mysteries of love and pleasure.
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Light of Heavens asked Khy to remove her clothes as she also unclothed. The two naked women stood facing each other as Khy stared at the bare
woman. She was much taller than Khy with broad shoulders and large defined muscles. Her breasts were small with dark pink areolas and
jutting nipples that led to her slim waist and thick hips. She radiated the same soft glow that Khy had and she smelled of fresh rain. The woman
moved closer to Khy and whispered, "Have you chosen the sex"? Khy looked confused as Light attempted to explain by asking which sex she was
drawn to for stimulation. "You mean men"? Khy replied. Light nodded and said, "Or women". "Women"! Khy replied with embarrassment. "How can
you produce offspring with women"? She said. "Some of us have no need to procreate", Light said softly, "We want only to love and be loved".
The woman put her arms around Khy's waist and pulled her close. A tingling raced up her spine as Light kissed her with soft rich lips. She let herself be
swept away with gentle caresses as Light stroked her shoulders, then her hips and buttocks. The woman stepped back and said, "What did you
feel"? "I felt you". Khy said. "No, child," Light said as she pressed her hand over Khy's heart, "Was it here in your heart"? "No". Khy answered.
"Then the choice has been made, that is the way your heart leans and it can not be changed". "Pity", Light said, "I would have enjoyed making
love with you".
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The two women had been behind closed doors for two days and Bishop began to worry for Khy. He saw Neeshka in the kitchen area of the inn
preparing a tray of food and drink for the reclusive females. He casually asked her if he could accompany her in the delivery of the meal and she
nodded. Neeshka rapped on the door, which was opened by a very naked and beaming Light of Heavens. Bishop could see Khy sitting naked on
the floor and a wave of fear and jealousy engulfed him. Light took the tray and closed the door leaving the two standing outside with shocked
faces. "You may be too late". Neeshka said to the man.
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Light taught Khy various ways to please herself and the man of her affections. Khy asked the woman how she knew the many ways to please a
man and was told, that she occasionally sought stimulation with males. "The information your uncle gave to you is correct", Light said to the girl,
"However, when you find your true love something miraculous will happen". "Your soul will join with his in the passion you feel for one
another". "How will I know he is my true love"? Khy asked. "You will know", Light, replied, "Your soul will have found its missing piece and you
will feel complete only with him". Khy thanked the woman for helping her to discover herself. After dressing, Light of Heavens informed Khy that she
would be waiting to challenge her. "You'll know where to find me". Light told her. The two women walked into the common room of the inn, and Khy
nodded to her companions sitting at the various tables. "Until we meet again". Light said then she softly kissed Khy's lips and then waved goodbye as
she left.