Vieraslayer

I think Chapter 31 will be another Myko chapter. Now, the extremely disturbing world of Rael the chief wood-warder of Eruyt Village is revealed. And also Balthier and Fran reappear in this chapter!

I Hate Myko!

Rael was not happy that the stupid Reena had moved in. She was hardly ever happy, ever since Kira had left and Kjrs had been nearly blinded. The only time she remembered being truly happy was the night Jote had eaten the hallucinogenic leaves and ended up in bed with her. Rael liked Jote, but Jote had never been as friendly with her as she was when they were kits after that. The two Viera had grown up together, they had received training together. Rael had guarded when Jote went off into the Wood to give birth to Vinka, and she'd guard her again. Rael would give her life in an instant to save Jote's!

What was Jote thinking, allowing a Reena to live in Eruyt Village? Reena killed Viera; it was a fact of life! Even if the stupid half-Hume had told her never to harm another Viera! Myko was a freak! She was different from other half-Viera!

Rael didn't like Myko for a number of reasons. Fran was a traitor! What business did she have complicating Jote's life by leaving a half-Viera, half-Hume child in her care? Besides, Myko was an uncontrollable, smart-mouthed, assertive little troublemaker. All she did was cause issues among the Viera. And the girl acted like she was smarter than the pureblood Viera, which was an insult to all Viera! And Myko had this necklace she found that she wouldn't get rid of that was dangerous to Viera since it was clearly nethicite!

The day had started out the same as usual, only Rael was getting edgy since she hadn't been able to sneak off and sleep with Rush for a while. She had to see Alja and get a contraceptive, considering it was fall and Rael had to be careful or she'd have a kit. Rael was not willing to have kits. Dana, her daughter, was an accident. Rael was terrified of the thought of having a blind child. Her own mother was very depressed when Kira turned out blind. Rael was not interested in bringing a blind Viera into the world since she was probably incapable of taking care of it! Plus she'd feel bad. She did have a heart, (albeit a tiny one, obviously) and it would hurt her to see her child get picked at like Kira was just because they had been born blind.

Rael had decided she hated Vaan more than any other Hume. She asked Alja what had happened, and it turned out Rael had once again overreacted to something that wasn't as bad as it looked. She used Rush and Kjrs to soothe her rage, and it worked quite well. Kjrs had enjoyed herself and that made Rael even happier. The other Viera deserved a little happiness in her life. Perhaps Kjrs would turn up pregnant and bear Rush a son. Jote would probably pair off Vinka with the next unrelated male born to the tribe so she wouldn't have the same problem as her mother did with finding a suitable mate. Jote had searched for years before the Wood had sent Marl to be her mate.

"Kjrs, are you okay? I know I overdid it, but I didn't hurt you that badly, did I?" Rael asked when she and Kjrs had returned home. The other wood-warder looked very pale after talking to Jote.

"Rae, it's Alja! She's leaving to live with Vaan, as a sky pirate! She went to Tarva Village to pick up her new mini coeurl cub from Mona and then she's leaving the Wood! Mjrn and Jote both tried to convince her to stay, but to no avail! And that's not the half of it! Apparently, Alja is pregnant now too. The Wood says the Gift has been given, and that only means one thing for a Viera! Your sister is going to have a half-Hume child!" Kjrs exclaimed.

"I always wanted to be an aunt. Pity Alja didn't find a Vieran mate, but maybe this is for the best. Now can we go back to Rush to celebrate?" Rael asked hopefully.

"I'm not going back there. We're both full of Rush's seed, and I'm sore already. Rush needs a rest too. You're gonna kill him if you go back now. Let him have a break Rae. You're acting all strange. Are you happy?"

"I haven't been happy since my night with Jote, but I certainly feel a lot better now. I always feel like there's a hole in me, and I try to fill it with all kinds of things, but nothing works for long. And wipe that smile from your face! I wasn't talking about anything sexual!"

"I'm so sore. I need to go lie down. And we both need to talk to the Wood later. We were both in strong heat and Rush slept with the both of us. How are you not sore?"

"I'm used to Rush and everything. I'm always with someone, unlike you I have slept with dozens of people before, and you've only been with a few and you don't do it often enough. And I don't need to talk to the Wood. I used protection."

"I'm gonna go home and lie down for a few hours. I'll talk to the Wood myself Rae. I was kind of hoping there was a chance we were both going to have little Viera. This is a very good year for Viera to breed. Year of the Rabbit, I suppose. That's what we call it, isn't it? The years where there are six or seven pregnancies per village? Don't even think about going back and being with Rush! He needs rest! He had to service both of us, and that takes a lot out of men! Even Janzyn, and that's why Mjrn had to find Rush to satisfy her the night she conceived Janson and Slya!"

Rael hugged Kjrs. "Kjrs… I need somebody."

"I'll see what I can do later, my friend. I've had enough of you for a while. Go bother Jote or somebody."

"Jote says that she's not going to do that ever again. She still swears the one time was an accident! It's a real shame, because she's very good in bed. Very, very good."

"The only real shame here is your utter lack of decency!"

Fran and Balthier had gone back to Rabanastre. Fran had gone off to Clan Centurio Hall to talk with Krjn and Montblanc about something. Possibly about trying to locate another Reena-Kaana even. Balthier was watching a little Viera girl, obviously Ktjn's little Tjla, run around playing. She reminded him so much of Myko. He wondered how his daughter was doing. It had been so long since he had seen her. Myko looked more like a Viera, but there were some things about her that were from her Hume half. Tjla had some Hume characteristics too, but she too looked mostly Viera.

"We want to have one like that." Said a pretty Viera standing with her Hume boyfriend.

"Now Sjra, I said if we get married we can try to have children, but not until." The Hume told the Viera.

"I never regret not realizing Fran was just in heat when she went crazy that night years back. Our daughter is the sweetest little thing. She lives in the Wood with her mother's family, but we get letters through Mognet all the time." Balthier said.

"Max, I want a little Viera so much." Sjra insisted.

"I don't want anything to happen to you. You're so young."

"I'm one-hundred-and-three. Viera don't get married. And if we have to be married for you to want kids, why don't we get married? Are you afraid of commitment?"

"Pregnancy is often very hard on Viera." Balthier commented.

"Listen to him dear." Max said.

"I know the risks, ok? I know many Viera used to die in childbirth, but that was a long time ago. We have better healers now in the Wood, and I'm sure some Hume doctors can deal with Viera these days! I just want to have a baby."

Balthier left the two lovers alone to their conversation and went to find Fran. She would probably have the information they needed and they could go look for treasure somewhere. Helping Alvyne or not they were still sky pirates. And that was why they couldn't take care of their precious little Myko. They loved Myko with all their hearts, but they couldn't take care of her because of the danger they were always in.

Fran was talking with Krjn. The two Viera had struck up a friendship years ago, and they still were fairly close.

"You mean you met a real Reena-Kaana?! I haven't seen one for ages! I thought they had been eliminated. Well, I could check the clan records, but I doubt there would be any Reena without me knowing, considering I am a Viera. We only hunt marks, but perhaps there was once a bill posted for one that still hasn't been hunted down and slain. There's a one in ten million chance, but as my mother always said, that means there still is a chance!" Krjn exclaimed. Montblanc the Moogle was sitting on her shoulder.

"If we find anything about any Reena, we'll be sure to tell you, kupo!" Montblanc said.

"Thank you."

"Fran, if you want to quit pirating with the Hume and join us…" Krjn began.

"No thank you."

Alja had just gotten her new friend, Jarl, from Mona. Jarl was a jet-black mini coeurl and was Whiskers' younger sister. Mona raised mini coeurls, and Alja was going to take Jarl with her. Vaan had given her permission to get one, so long as it didn't hate him like Whiskers hated Janzyn!

The young Viera couldn't believe she was about to leave the Wood behind forever. She had to though. She was going to have a baby, and she needed to raise the little half-Viera with Vaan. She was going to miss Mjrn, and she'd even miss Rael, but she had to do what she was going to do for her own good and the good of her child.

It occurred to Alja that Vaan might've left with Penelo already. Rael told her that sometimes Hume men would leave girls they got pregnant. It happened a lot, especially when the woman was a Viera. Men would sleep with them for amusement, not to mate, and then they'd leave, half of them never knowing the Viera bore their child. And sometimes those who did know didn't want to have to take care of a half-blood child they didn't even want. Humes were known to amuse themselves using Viera. Alja didn't know if she believed Rael. Rael would tell her all kinds of things that weren't exactly true, but the thought still made the young Viera nervous.

"Jarl, you're going to be a flying coeurl! You hear me? You're coming along with me, girl. And we're going to be pirates! And eventually, you're going to have a little sister or brother! We have to find your daddy now." Alja told her new pet. She picked up Jarl and went to find Vaan.