Unstable Steps
Wheel Picker choices- Character A: Alpha OC Male, Character B: Omega Alhaitham, AU: AOB, Bond Status: Mate and Breed, Location: Desert
He was in a bad situation.
Alhaitham rubbed his temple with the heel of his palm as he examined the vast land of sand for any form of shelter. The rush of heat up his neck under his thick collar hit him so hard after his discussion with the traveller, he had rushed out the doors as if the Withering were at his heels causing the blond youth to call out his name with concern. The urge to high-tail his way back into Candace's home was strong, then he caught the potent scent of three Alpha's…
He refused to have Cyno or Dehya help him though this… he rejected most alpha's; he had only accepted two in the past and the other times he handled his problems himself. And he didn't trust Candace either… His trust went just as far as their own and he knew none of them did.
But now this was a danger. He was in an open area, unsure of what beasts or people would be drawn in by his scent, and he was about to go into heat. His scent gland throbbed as it released the call for a mate, but luckily the collar he hid under his clothes stifled the stronger smell. And the steel chainmail sewn inside should protect him from an alpha trying to bond him in a blood-red haze. He would rather die than be tied down… his work and freedom was everything to him.
Everything he fought to keep. No alpha demanding him to stay home with their pups or live the rest of his life on their knot will take that from him…
"Ugh!" Alhaitham crashed to his knee as he slipped on some sand and clenched his ponding chest, a chilly sweat dampened his brow and he furrowed between his eyes as his body was crushed with enough pain to make his vision blur and swirl in a brilliant mix of red and golds.
"Don't move!" A thickly accented voice called out, and there was a shattering bang a few meters from him. Alhaitham whipped his head around when his body froze in instinctual obedience to follow the command to watch a tall Eremite mercenary smash the ground with what looked like a strange arm shield-weapon. Beneath the glowing gold from his weapon, was the crushed exoskeleton of a large scorpion that must have crawled out of the ground when Alhaitham disturbed the sand. A shiver ran up Alhaitham's neck as he watched two more come out of the ground behind the Eremite, "Stay where you are. They can't dig through the rock!"
Even if he wanted to fight, Alhaitham felt like his body was locked in place. He was curled into himself from the pain and as he watched the stone-wielding Eremite smash through the scorpions while their stingers bounced off his bright shield, he caught strong whiffs of an Alpha's musk and instantly felt his body melt. He was protected and his eyes drooped.
"Don't fall asleep here." The thick voice whispered his covered ear like warm caramel making Alhaitham give a quiet moan. The Eremite alpha tensed when he caught the Scribe's scent and halted as he reached out, "You're going into heat? What are you doing out here, alone!?"
"I…" Alhaitham tried to cut back with a snide comment at the snappish tone he had received but broke into a whine as the Eremite brushed back his clammy hair from his forehead. The other man's darker toned skin was cool, just like the stone he commanded.
The Eremite seemed to examine him even through his red eye-veil. The thin fabric was only for intimidation purposes and to protect his eyes in sandstorms. "You are already reaching a peak in your heat… do you have someone to help you?"
"No… alone…" Alhaitham melted into the Eremite's hand as it came down to cup his entire cheek in one palm, and he stared at the larger man with misty eyes. He felt the other man tense and Alhaitham's mouth dropped down in a needy pant, he could feel the Eremite's eyes staring at his mouth so he licked his lips in a tantalising way. "I am all alone…"
His long purr made the Eremite growl deeply from his chest. Strong arms lifted Alhaitham up and the scribe was left stunned before leaning forward to snuggle against the man's large chest, he wasn't a small guy… he went against the typical omega stereotype and bulked himself out and learnt how to fight. Due to his work and close relationship with many alphas, he gatekept his second gender like its secret would ruin his entire life.
It sort of would… several of the Sage's were alpha, and he had pissed off several others with his sarcastic sense of humour. He would be a rich man if he had a mora for each person he annoyed and would guess majority of them would have a fieldtrip if they found out.
But despite his weight and size, the other man carried him easily down the rocky cliff-face towards the curve of stone at the base. Wedged between rocks was a well-hidden camp covered in camouflage and sand to hide it from human eyes… this concerned him. Why was this Eremite alone? And why was he hiding?
They travelled in groups like a pack of wolves. One lone Eremite could mean several things… one being a criminal among his own people… the other was a scout preparing for a war.
"You will be safer here." The large Eremite lowered to his feet and let Alhaitham use his arm to stabilise when the scribe wobbled on his jelly legs, "You probably already know due to the scent… but I am an alpha."
"Alpha…" Alhaitham moaned in agreement while nuzzling against the Eremite's solid forearm, rubbing some of the other's scent onto himself. The large Eremite swallowed and was starting to pant as he watched Alhaitham try to scent him.
"Calm down… I need you to have some food to build up your strength…"
"I need you… alpha…"
The world swirled and Alhaitham felt the blood rush to his head making him stagger as he was pinned against the stone, he wrapped his leg's instinctively around the wide waist in front of him and pulled close. He gave a low whimper when he felt the other man rub against his clothed core… the Eremite was not hard enough, this aggravated Alhaitham and his body release more needy smells. It had the larger man gasping deeply like a fish out of water and his arms trembled with exertion from trying to resist going into a blind rut.
"S-Shit…!" The Eremite swore thickly in a different language that sounded like a growl and Alhaitham moaned as he vaguely recognised the dialect, "…"
Despite the tautness in his biceps, the Eremite lifted Alhaitham's chin gently so that he could clash their lips together. Alhaitham gave a low moan and deepened the kiss, his body released thick pheromones and wiggled his hips when he felt the bulge against him get bigger. Slowly the Eremite rolled his hips forward.
"Hm… ah… alpha." Alhaitham tried to chase the other man's mouth as they parted even though his lungs screamed for air, but the man ran his lips down to the soft flesh just above Alhaitham's collar where he kissed and scented the needy omega, "Don't… play with me!"
A small chuckle broke from the Eremite and they gripped his thighs so that they could press as much body onto Alhaitham, quickly quelling his moment of dissent. "I am not."
"Just take me… knot me… pup me." His words did many things to the Eremite, those were the words that riled up every alpha. But even so, the mercenary took things slowly. He dropped Alhaitham to the ground and began to remove his own clothes, and the scribe felt his mouth salivate at the sight.
Even though his clothes did little to hide his skin already, the fact that he was stripping away his armour (his defences) before Alhaitham's had him grow desperate. The alpha was showing him trust, that was more than what even his 'friends' showed him… His eyes examined every pale scar that crisscrossed the Eremite's battle worn body to commit it to memory, and he noted even in his heat-mush brain that several looked lethal.
One long scar ran from shoulder down to a prominent hip bone as if he had almost been dissected at the end of a sword, and Alhaitham followed it down towards the large package that the alpha had to offer and his throat clenched, he needed to feel it stretch his body. He reached out numbly as if his body was on strings and earnt a low growling hum as he wrapped a fist around the length, the tip began to drip as Alhaithman weakly stroked the warm shaft and the Eremite carefully focused on removing Alhaitham's many layers. He treated the dendro vision at his hip with gentle care making the scribe purr in satisfaction.
He was a good alpha… He was going to take care of Alhaitham.
Things were moving fast, but still not fast enough for Alhaitham. When his legs were bare and skin tight shirt was thrown to the side, he wrapped his legs back around the Eremite and tried to line the man up…
"No… not yet." The Eremite unwrapped his legs and pushed him up the wall making his spine rub against the rough stone and the Scribe whined in annoyance and discomfort, "Your body can't take me yet."
"I am in heat… your job is to just breed me." Growled Alhaitham in reply, but all he got in reply was a dominating snarl of warning and he swallowed back into silence. He knew that what the Eremite said was true, but Alhaitham was too desperate.
"Not yet." The Eremite said again in his own language and Alhaitham found himself submitting as he was lifted higher, "Hook your legs over my shoulders."
He did as told and moaned as he was pressed further into the stone, thick fingers filled his dripping core making him hum and close his eyes.
"AH!" A soft shout bounced off the curved stone as Alhatham gripped the Eremite's short dreadlocked hair causing his head-scarf and eye-veil to shift, the Eremite moaned as he pushed Alhaitham's cock into his mouth. The sensation of heat around him, as well as the finger's pumping into him had the Scribe losing all focus and break into loud moans. Even he would be mortified to hear such sounds in a regular state of mind, "Alpha!"
"Mmhm?"
"Please… P-Please." Shit, he had reverted to begging. Alhaitham felt his face become inflamed and bit into his forearm making the Eremite look up from where he pressed his lips against Alhaitham's groin. The scribe could feel the burn of the man's eyes and he just knew his ears were flushed. One of the reasons he covered them was because they showed his emotions too easily, blocked out unnecessary sounds, and protected them since they were overly sensitive.
His needy juices ran down the Eremite's forearm as the man began to press more in and spread him, the mercenary glanced down at the mess he was making before returning his lips onto the pulsing manhood in front of him, he gave it kisses between each word as he whispered, "You should almost be ready for me."
"Yes…!" Alhaitham moaned as the Eremite unhooked his legs from his shoulders and slid him down so that he could spin the smaller omega around, he bent him forward into the stone and Alhaitham dug his fingers in to it as he felt the other man rub against his dripping core to coat himself in slick, it glided across Alhaitham's own base making him leak. "Achon's please… please alpha."
A shuddering suck of breath was his reward. The alpha Eremite kissed the flesh not covered by Alhaitham's collar and nuzzled his nose to get as much scent as he could through the potent stink of steel, "Your scent is strong… you are a powerful omega."
Being told that had Alhaitham melt with a small moan. This alpha was praising him.
"Relax…" His words were punctuated with gentle kisses and pats that had Alhaitham become limp, his body tensed only when he felt something wide press into his hole and he winced. Even with preparation the stretch as the alpha pushed into him stung, and he was grateful the Eremite took the time to do so. Alhaitham struggled slightly and the Eremite stopped his push… which also upset the omega scribe despite having trying to get away from the discomfort.
He wanted it, but at the same time didn't. His mind was overthinking all problems his body could suffer…
"It will be ok. You just need to be able to take all of me." The Eremite mercenary kissed Alhaitham until the smaller man was breathless, and felt like he was floating along a drugged high. "I am barely half way in… you need to stay relaxed."
He wasn't even… half way? Alhaitham shivered and arched as all thoughts washed away when the Eremite began to drive forward again. This time the bigger man didn't stop and continued to nudge his hips forward despite Alhaitham's small whimpers. A large, hot hand covered his mouth and Alhaitham bit into it drawing blood with his sharper canines, he tried to crush the offending hand when white hot pain filled him before everything became still.
"My knot isn't in you yet… hopefully you relax so that your body can accept it later." The Eremite kissed Alhaitham's tear filled eyes and gave the omega a guilty look, "Take a moment…"
"Ah… hurts…" His voice was muffled under the clammy palm.
"I know, and I am sorry. I swear an oath to make sure you feel better than this during your heat… I won't force you into anything. Do you want a code-word for me to stop, something you won't accidently say?"
Alhaitham slowly went over what the Eremite said, he was offering to stop? Could an Alpha even do that when surrounded by the pheromones of an omega? "Then… novel…?" He said the word in the Eremite's language and felt the man tense.
"Hm…" The Eremite smirked warmly before giving gentle kisses along Alhaitham's bare shoulders, "Very good. Take some breaths for me, and tell me if you feel any discomfort."
"Just hurry… I can't… think. Need to you to move!"
"Yes sir." Obedient to the omega's demands, the Eremite pulled out slowly before sinking back inside at the same pace. The pain became a dull throb as the man's thick manhood rubbed against his insides and touched against the bundle of overly sensitive nerves just before his cervix, the scent of stone soothed the rest of his fears as he felt protected in the thick arms that wrapped around him. The alpha was observing him closely and it had Alhaitham thrown his head to the side. Baring his covered neck… cough… the fabric felt extremely tight as his glands swelled. Maybe he needed to get a new size in the future.
"Are you choking?" The Eremite pushed his finger past the collar to check the amount of room and he found he could barely fit his smallest finger in, "I can remove it if you can't breathe. It feels too small."
"Don't…" Alhaitham moaned as the man thrust inside and he struggled to get the words past his droop-soaked lips as a tinge of distress crawled up his neck, "… I don't want…"
"I know." The Eremite cut in while kissing Alhaitham's shoulder, "I will not force my bond onto you, but if that collar becomes a danger to you, we will need to remove it. I can muzzle myself… it will be easier to do now. I don't want to kill you…"
That was true, Alhaitham heard many horror stories of Omega's dying during mating due to a smaller collar. He didn't even want to imaging how the alpha's felt when the realised they knotted someone already dead… he shivered and reached up weakly as the muscle in his biceps felt like wet noodles. Alhaitham pushed his own finger past the collar and the Eremite moved his hand back to the stone to brace as he held still for a moment, waiting for the omega's reply.
Only one of his glands was swollen to the max, the other will start further into his heat to try and tempt to alpha into a bond. And since there were chainmail links inside the fabric there was no room to stretch. "It needs to be removed…"
"Understood." The Eremite was gentle as he unlatched the collar with a struggle and let it fall into the rocky sand with a muffled thump, he rubbed Alhaitham's tender neck to get the circulation running again before placing a gentle kiss on the pulsing scent gland before they shared one last kiss full of clashing tongues. This had the scribe whining and chirp, "Give me a moment to fix myself."
The tall Eremite knelt to the ground along with Alhaitham and grabbed some of his discarded armour, he folded a leather strap and shoved it into his mouth and used his head-scarf over the top to tie it in place. Alhaitham watched over his shoulder as the Eremite drooled around the leather and he expected it not to be very comfortable, making sure the Eremite had it secure before relaxing with a soft sigh.
"Thank you." The Eremite hummed in understanding to his grateful words before beginning to thrust inside again, Alhaitham gasped and spread his legs. He wasn't feeling any more pain and his body released strong puffs of pheromones that had the Eremite picking up his pace. "Right there, Alpha!"
All the Eremite could do now was snarl and groan as he began to thrust almost recklessly, beneath his veil his pupil was slitting as he let himself fall into a 'rut' stage thanks to the pungent scent now he was confident that he wouldn't bite the omega. His panting soaked his muffling strap and his teeth pierced the leather, leaving marks that will never go away. His knot was beginning to swell as it pressed against Alhaitham's dripping core… the sounds coming from the heat-struck omega was driving him crazy. This wasn't his first rodeo with an omega in heat, but this one's scent was so strong it filled the gaps surrounding his camp and he release his own to try and stifle it.
This scent could draw in several monsters and other alphas from the miles, it was almost musky rather than sweet meaning this omega had great strength and it screamed out to the Eremite's warrior soul. Strong omegas were rare to come by, since they usually were kept away from the battlefield due to their sacred scarcity among the tribes. His own mother had been an alpha and so had his dad, it was a common theme since the need to increase their population was difficult to produce due to the limited omega's.
His former leader's daughter was an omega… there had been an accident, but he accepted his banishment… they expected him to die in the first sandstorm and the warriors from the other tribe in revenge, but he survived the storms and ambushes for several years. And will continue to do so.
Even the great Archon's were watching over him, he glanced at his shield-weapon. His vison was hanging from a crimson rope wrapped around the handle beneath the curves of metal… it's light shimmered through the cracks like liquid gold. He received it on his first night alone, he was left bleeding after the other tribe's leader dealt a fatal blow during a small attack… the scar down his chest was proof.
The glow of his vision had summoned the attention of the Aaru village's guardian in the darkness of the storm… they patched him up without asking questions and let him walk away. Aaru were now his only allies, and he made sure to pay back the kindness he was shown in any way. That was why he was out here… searching for information on the missing scholars.
And in seemed like the Archon's also watched over this omega. He felt his fingers brush the other man's vision on the pile of clothes beside them and he stroked its emerald surface. Dendro and Geo… two earthly powers.
"Alpha…!" The broken voice of Alhaitham pulled him violently from his thoughts, he felt fluid bubbled around him and the walls shudder rapidly as they tried to suck him deeper… "Agh!"
"Hm!?" The Eremite gave a rough laugh as he slowed his hips so that the omega could breathe through their firsts orgasm. He observed as Alhaitham sunk into the stone as muscles gave away and he braced the man with his hands over theirs. Alhaitham leaned against the Eremite's thick bicep while sucking in desperately, his hazy eyes lowered to where he had coated the stone with white, and tried to see where they were joined.
"Don't stop…"
They had no intention to.
Alhaitham arched and felt his body tense as the Eremite started to slam into him at a neck-breaking pace. His knot hit his puckering entry each time and he tried to relax his body so that he could take it, he moaned and angled his neck. The Eremite nuzzled against his gland, scenting him. At the end of his heat, he was going to smell like an alpha for a long time.
"I… cumming again…" Alhaitham flushed brightly down his chest as he felt another high hit him. It was embarrassing how quickly it rushed onto him, but it was no surprise. His heat was taking over his entire life right in this moment… the Eremite growled when the scribe came again and slowed when they wiggled slightly, "Can you… face me?"
He was hesitant to ask, but he wanted to have full view of the Alpha taking him. Something he found common amongst Alpha's was that they liked dominating the omega from behind… but he could still try… A shock of surprised rapidly ran down his legs and had his toes twitch as the Alpha pulled out, and couldn't help by whine as he felt empty, his walls pulsed around air. But excitement filled his core as the Eremite rolled him to his back.
Now that he was facing the huge man, Alhaitham could reach up and cup their face in a trembling palm. His mouth went dry when they melted into his touch immediately with a deep purr and felt the throbbing manhood slide slowly back into the base, "You feel so good…"
"Hm." The Eremite hummed in agreement as he slowly rolled his hips, gently Alhaitham moved his palm upwards pushing the veil higher so that he could have a good look at the alpha claiming his body on the rough rock and unstable sand. His body twitched when he had full view.
The Eremite was older than he imagined, faint wrinkles were visible around his ember eyes… eye… Alhaitham ran his thumb across the scars that marred the mercenary's left eye, the pupil was milky and seemed to struggle to stay open due to the burns that clearly stole his sight. It looked like someone hit him in the face with the end of a torch. The Eremite close his eyes and leaned further into the touch almost like he was starved for human touch, this made Alhaitham sad. Eremites were all about family and being in contact with their tribes… he wanted to ask the man's history but his words failed him each time the Eremite thrust into him.
Instead, he settled with pulling the Eremite down so that they surrounded him, and kissed along the angry scars. Mismatched eye flashed open and flickered with fond appreciation as Alhaitham kissed every inch of the scar until he was certain he left his mark, before peppering his way down the alpha's jaw towards their own scent gland. He nuzzled into it and matched the alpha's purr.
"Please knot me…"
"Hmph!"
"Alpha, I can't take anymore! Please I need you to breed me."
"Mmhmm…" The alpha pressed his huge palms against the ground above Alhaitham's shoulders to brace him tightly and the desperate omega put his own against the rock wall as his instincts told him he needed to prepare. His shoulders dug into the Eremite's forearms as they picked up the speed. Each thrust was so strong that Alhaitham was sure he would be sliding along the ground if not for the two of them bracing. Each thrust had him gasp and struggle to breathe… his manhood felt like it was being shocked balls to tip as he felt another release coming. He needed the alpha to knot him.
His body was already at its limit.
As if know his thoughts, the Eremite shifted his knees so that Alhaitham's hips were raised on them and the omega wrapped his legs around their thighs in expectant glee. It was time!
"Alpha!" Alhaitham gave a loud groan as he arched and his heels dug into the Eremite's spine, and his voice broke into a shattering scream as he felt something large thrust into him… the flash of pain was instantly forgotten as Alhaitham coated his own abs with cum and his eyes rolled backwards. The feeling of the knot burying into him (spreading him wider than he ever had been), a blunt object impaling his womb's entrance, and the molten seed that filled him had him dry-cumming. His vision went black as all he could do was feel the multiple sensations that overcame him.
His body clamped around the alpha in an attempt to hold every drop inside making them growl and release deep sounds that only Alhaitham could hear with his sensitive ears, it was a comforting sound that had him chirping in response.
Gently the alpha nuzzled Alhaitham's neck while giving small concerned sounds. Was he trying to ask something?
"I… am ok…" Alhaitham rasped out with a sniff, his whole body was starting to throb.
After counting to thirty, the Eremite lifted Alhaitham so he leaned on his chest then managed to raise to his feet with the heavy Scribe in tow. He carried them into the small tent and laid Alhaitham onto the layers of fur and blankets tenderly.
Instantly, the Scribe dragged over everything he could reach to start creating a nest. This was the backwards order of things, but at least he could make a nest without it being destroyed in their coupling. The alpha helped bring things like bags and clothes closer but nothing else, letting Alhaitham have full control on how the nest had to be. The Scribe fussed over it for a moment until finally settling down with a sigh, wrapping his arms around the alpha tied to him.
"Thank you."
"Hmm."
The lack of voice snapped Alhaitham out of his daze, "Archon's! You can remove that." He began to untie the crudely put-together muffle, the Eremite snapped and rubbed his jaw once free then wiped the drool away with the back of his hand.
"Appreciated… keep it close, in case you peak again."
With a nod of agreement, Alhaitham put it in arms reach before snuggling up against the alpha's chest. He breathed in the man's scent with an exhausted sigh. "I am sorry to have thrown this at you so suddenly."
A laugh vibrated against him and the Eremite brushed Alhaitham's silvery hair from his face tenderly, he gave Alhaitham's forehead a soft kiss while continuing to brush a callused hand against his head, it soothed Alhaitham to the point that his eyes drooped. The omega shuffled forward with a small whine as he felt the alpha pulsing inside him.
"You only need to ask if you need my assistance." Softly the Eremite kissed Alhaitham's eyelashes, his hands cupped the scribes face so he could tilt it up for a more direct kiss. Alhaitham melted into it. This was so unlike him… damn omega hormones to the depths, "I will be yours."
The growl sounding words had Alhaitham's ears inflame at how diverse those words could be taken and he ducked his chin to hide his face into the broad chest in front of him. "Have you… looked after an omega before?" He asked for some other distraction. His chest was beating with hope that the alpha would take this further. That was just the heat… there was no way he was actually considering accepting a bond from a random mercenary.
There was a moment of hesitation and Alhaitham felt dread. Was there a mate whose territory he had stepped onto? "I… was used during an omega's heat…" The sad tone had Alhaitham looking up with wild eyes… what did he say?
"Used?" He repeated, as if not believing he heard the right word.
"You might know already, but in the Eremite tribe's have been getting scarce with omegas. So often the tribes give their omegas for more strength and people, it melds tribes together as one." The large man sighed sadly, "My tribe's leader… his daughter was my best-friend and our only omega. She was being sent off to be mate for a cruel rival tribe."
"Oh…" Alhaitham was able to deduce what happened but he let the Eremite continue.
"So, she confronted me during her heat… said if I didn't help her then she will curse me from beyond for driving her to her death… she was holding a knife to her own throat so my mind was blank. I ended up breeding her, was lucky to only be banished from my tribe." He shook his head with a small sigh, "I was such a fool."
"How is that your fault?" Alhaitham gripped the man's face with such aggression it had their mismatched eyes widen slightly in surprise, "She forced you into it… oh Archon's I am so sorry… I am so sorry! I did something terrible!"
The guilt that washed over Alhaitham and instant self-loathing at basically putting the man through a similar situation as what got him kicked from his tribe. He tried to break the nest and get away causing where they were joined to pull uncomfortable, Alhaitham felt sick in his stomach as he tried to separate in a frenzy and his heart painfully leapt against his ribcage. It hurt…
But the alpha latched onto his wrists and rolled so that his smaller body was pinned, the large man quickly hushed the panicked omega in a soothing way. "Stop… you will hurt yourself. My knot is not ready to release."
"B-But I did something horrible… I d-didn't mean to…"
"It is not you fault…" The alpha cut off the scribe with soothing kisses and growling purrs, "Calm down for me. There… breathe."
"I shouldn't have done this…"
"You were not in control of yourself, I could never be mad for this." The Eremite released Alhaitham's wrists so that he could kneel, he was still bent over since his shoulder blades rubbed against the roof of his tent. "If I didn't want you, I would have said so."
Alhaitham shivered and sunk into the ground when the man ran his battle worn palms across his abs, the sensation felt amazing. His eyes drooped once more as the Eremite continued, stroking along his full stomach fondly with an expression akin to love.
"I needed you the second I caught your scent." The Eremite continued in a low voice that hit Alhaitham right in the lungs, "And I feel honoured to have had even a taste of you. You are a prime omega. If not for the muzzle, I would have taken pleasure in leaving my marks."
He traced a thumb across the pulsing gland on Alhaitham's neck sending a pleasant feeling through the omega's body, his toes curled and felt his body become lax in submission. His breathing got heavy when the Eremite leaned forward to lap along the swollen gland, his sharp canines grazed the sensitive skin and it had Alhaitham's own manhood twitch between their stomachs. The pearl of cum attached its self near the Eremite's scar, joining them together in another sense.
Alhaitham moaned as his body did several actions as the teeth lightly nipped him in a dangerous show of how serious the Eremite was with his tempting words. First his head lulled to the side weightlessly, next his legs spread wide and his heels dug into the underside of the Eremite's stone hard ass cheeks, and final thing he did was roll his hips upwards.
"Carful." The Eremite warned between sucking the gland, the flesh was red an angry, a faint copper taste had his eyes slitting. His tooth had grazed the skin just hard enough to draw a small amount of blood, it was almost enough to drag him into the deep end. "Any further and I will need to muzzle myself again."
"Mmmm!" Alhaitham gave a small moan as he angled his hips upwards and opened his dripping mouth in a long moan as he felt the Eremite roll forward to press the groins together, his vision got spotty.
"You are going into another peak?" Asked the Eremite in a strained voice, his muscles tightened and pupil slit. The scent of the needy omega filled his tent and made his head swirl, he wobbled slightly as it almost knocked him aside. "My knot will ease down soon… try to hold out for me."
"Alpha… I need to be full of you…"
"Such a spoilt omega…" The Eremite gave a pained growl and bared his fangs making Alhaitham instinctively tilt his head back expectantly. His manhood twitched when teeth latched onto his shoulder, missing his scent gland by inches.
Before he can voice his dissatisfaction, the Eremite began to move his hips fast and despite the lack of length pumping in and out of him the fact that his manhood was being rubbed against the other's stomach had Alhaitham seeing stars. He hugged the Eremite close and responded with a rebellious bite to the man's own gland. The taste of iron had him whimpering… a deep bestial growl was the first warning before the knot was ripped from his body.
Alhaitham release a pained cry and dug his nails into the other man's back, he tore the skin as he ran them down the other's broad muscles. The aggravated alpha gave another dominating growl and the weakened Scribe tried to pull him closer, again! He needed the alpha filling him up.
"You are playing with fire," Snarled the Eremite. Everything about him seemed dangerous now, a vast difference to mere moments ago, his ember eye seemed to glow with power as he stared down at the begging omega in his arms, "and making it difficult for me. I want to breed you, fill you with my pups… I will raise them myself."
Raise them himself… he didn't expect Alhaitham to? "You would… raise them?"
A small smile softened the alpha's face, "You are a scholar… are you not? Would you not rather continue your work while your mate guards the nest?"
Shit! Alhaitham's eyes almost crossed when his body was impaled again on the Eremite's large length, those were the golden words he always wanted but thought never to get that had him almost screaming for a mark. Even as his words failed, his body spoke instead and he shuddered when the Eremite chuckled.
"I will raise our pups to be strong. Just like their fathers…"
"You think I am strong?"
"No… I know you are." The Eremite's eye glint with satisfaction.
"I am no desert folk…"
"I wouldn't ask you to be." The Eremite tilted his head while licking his bloodstained lips, "I refuse raise my pups in the land that failed me. Near people who want my head on a pike… I will follow you."
That almost had him admitting defeat right there, but one thing had him need to speak out in a rushed voice.
"I might die soon…" His words made the Eremite tense, their expression became dark and examined Alhaitham for any sign of illness or falsehood. "Me and my companions are going to fight against the Akademiya, their fake god they are creating, and Fatui Dottore to save the Dendro-archon." He explained in a rushed manner unlike his usual collected self. He felt so stupid in this moment… for all his intelligence and pride…
His words seemed to erase some of the alpha's heat crazed hormones. He felt guilty that he regretted saying it… that he wanted this to continue down its snowballing path. No matter what kind of butterfly effect it may cause to the plights of the Traveller, Dehya, and Cyno. To his own plans.
"You go into a fight without expecting to win? Against your own people, and a god?"
"I will not hold onto false hope." It was not his nature… he thought of all outcomes and understood that anything could happen. The thoughts of a future in the Akademiya (or a family) had to wait until after the chaos was resolved, and that was if anyone would keep their trust in him. He knew Cyno had no trust for him, neither did the villagers in Aaru… Paimon was vocal on her dislike to his personality and ties to the corrupt Sages, and the Traveller seemed focused on saving the Dendro-Archon. They seemed to show him some trust, but not all of it.
He sensed that they seemed reluctant to let out their trust too easily and expected they have had their fair share of betrayals.
"Even though they do not trust me, I wish to continue my work and that can't happen if the Sages win. That is all I care about…" Lies… he constantly was lying to himself and others. "I don't want anything else."
"You try hard to convince yourself." The Eremite's eye was sharp and Alhaitham tensed at being caught, "Your eyes were clear when you spoke so I sense there is more to it than just wanting to continue for work. You want their trust?"
"Aaru and its people are never going to trust me… same with the others."
"Hm… I am a friend of Aaru." The Eremite averted his eyes in thought before giving a committed nod, "I will help."
"What!? Did you hear me say that it had a high probability for failing!?" Alhaitham pushed his forearm against the alpha's chest and was stunned to find them immovable.
"And? Its success rate has now increased…" He gave a proud grin, his eyes hooded as he looked Alhaitham up and down. "The fact that you are so willing to risk your life has piqued my interest more."
"You… rut-crazy alpha!" Alhaitham almost rolled his eyes in exasperation, he arched backwards as the alpha began to slowly thrust his hips, "You would still want to breed me, even in the face of failure?"
"As I said, I would follow you." The Eremite laughed softly when he noticed how much his words twisted within Alhaitham's brain, "Aaru trusts me."
"Why?"
"Their guardian is the sole reason I still breathe." Slowly he traced the scar on his own chest forcing Alhaitham to follow his finger with his hazy eyes, "I have spent over ten years repaying them… and I don't intend to stop."
"You only want to breed me because of my pheromones…" They all did.
"Your scent is the first thing to draw me in sure, but not the sole reason I want you." The Eremite traced the taunt muscles in Alhaitham's stomach, "You are strong. And I dare say, you are just as clever, am I wrong? I find myself wanting to know more about you…"
When Alhaitham didn't deny his words, the Eremite pressed down his palm so that his fingers spread wide on the omega's stomach. The pressure had some cum seep out of his body and instantly Alhaitham tensed, inside his mind his omega instincts wanted to fight the alpha for daring to do such a thing. The cum is supposed to stay inside, that's why alphas had a knot, to make sure his womb was filled with the future generation.
A small snarl escaped him before he could stop it and it made the alpha tense with realisation, his hand snatched away as if burnt. "Ah… did you want that to stay inside you?" They chuckled nervously.
"Don't you dare let another drop out!" Alhaitham clashed his teeth in warning and yanked the alpha forward with a tight grip in his brown dreadlocks. This riled up the other man and they growled in retaliation, "I need your knot to stay inside me."
"I will knot you, I promise." The man gave a toothing smile as he pulled Alhaitham down onto his knot with a slap, the omega threw his head to the side with a whimper. His original defiance was instantly snatched away. "My patience is thinned out… little scholar."
"Ugh." Again, the Eremite thrust into him, his knot filling him with a pop before tugging as it was pulled out again. Cum dribbled out making Alhaitham vibrate in frustration as he felt it run down his back.
"I want to fill you with my pups." The alpha snarled as he fucked Alhaitham into the bedding, causing the nest walls to topple over. "I want to be your alpha… but I need you to say the word. Make me yours, omega. I will submit myself to you and you alone."
Suddenly he felt parched, "Mine…?" The alpha was offering his future to him.
"Yours." Growled the Eremite. His brow glistened as he continued to thrust into Alhaitham, his hand fisted around the leather strap but hesitated to muzzle himself before getting answers.
Everything was blurry as Alhaitham twisted his head so he could nuzzle his nose against the alpha's gland, taking in his scent in a thoughtful way. The Eremite stilled to let the omega check him, they were being serious… his body shuddered when he realised Alhaitham was actually checking whether they were compatible and his glands released more pheromones to help the omega decide.
Whatever he found had Alhaitham moaning into his skin and mouth the gland, he was satisfied with what he smelt and the sudden change in his hormones was instantly caught by the alpha. "Your scent… do you…" The Eremite was hesitant to hold out hope.
"Alpha…" Alhaitham swallowed the lump in his throat as he tried to steel his voice but the small tremor was difficult to push down but even so the Eremite held onto every word with a stony expression, "You will follow me?"
"Yes." The alpha gasped out in an eager voice.
"Will you allow me to continue my work without expecting me to quit or stay home?"
"Yes…" Again, no hesitation and this had Alhaitham purr in satisfaction. "I swear on my Ancestors that I will treat you to and beyond the best of my abilities. Your body and life are not mine to control, work is your territory and I will not ask you to quit for selfish reasons."
"Now I want you to take time with this next question," Alhaitham covered the alpha's mouth before finally working up the courage to ask, "Will you become my mate?"
He held his hand still for a few heartbeats, he watched the thoughts cross the Eremite's mind and felt his heart race, he was sure the lone mercenary could feel his pulse in his fingers. Once he was certain he gave the Eremite enough time to seriously analyse the question (and also because he was making himself anxious) Alhaitham removed his hand.
The Eremite caught his hand and brought it up to his lips, he kissed the centre of his palm and held it firm as he stared down at Alhaitham with an unyielding expression… for a moment Alhaitham feared the alpha had a change of heart.
"I want to be your mate, now and forever only yours." His words had Alhaitham giving a sigh of relief… a heavy emotion washed over him and he didn't even notice that he was lurching forward and tugging the alpha closer until their tongues were clashing.
"Mmm!" Alhaitham gave a small sound as the Eremite pounded into his body again, a searing hand wrapped around his own manhood and pressed a thumb against his dripping tip. The Eremite did not relent as their hips snapped together, the throb of pain signalled the strong possibility of bruising in the morning.
Even when his lungs burned, he denied them oxygen as he continued to chase the Eremite's lips to prolong their kiss. A warm hand pushed him down at the chest and his lungs screamed in relief as they heaved, Alhaitham stared up at the alpha through his lashes before their head vanished into his throat. Mouth and teeth ravished his scent glands, and he returned the favour.
His teeth buried into the thick flesh and moaned when he was overwhelmed by the gush of pheromones that filling his nose and mouth. Each thrust he was jarred into the ground with a lost rush of air.
"My omega… my mate…" The alpha repeated the mantra between each thrust before he became a mess of growls and grunts. His fist around Alhaitham pumped to his pace, smearing cum down the length. It was driving Alhaitham crazy as he felt like he was in an endless storm of pleasure that refused to end.
"Please, alpha!" Alhaitham cried out around the flesh in his mouth and wrapped every limb around the larger man, "Claim me! Make me yours!"
A snarl blocked out all other sound as the alpha gripped Alhaitham by his hips and pulled him down so hard onto his knot that the omega once again was seeing nothing but black, his seed shot out against their stomachs as he felt sharp fangs pierce his throat and hold him in an iron grip that threated to snap the bone. His own teeth dug deeper into the alpha's neck to make sure they both successfully placed their claims.
Hot cum filled him again, replacing that which was lost with twice the amount. He could feel it swirling inside his womb as his body was plugged shut, he became slack and purred as the Eremite placed more bites and marks along his throat on both sides. Affirming his claim.
"My omega…" The Eremite wrapped Alhaitham up so that there was barely any room to move, his manhood twitched as he continued to fill up the omega.
"My alpha." Alhaitham agreed with a satisfied hum and pressed his cheek against the solid chest in front of him after placing a couple kisses between the other man's pecks. Slowly the Eremite rolled to his side, they both examined each other with blissful smiles.
"When daylight returns, we will make haste to Aaru." The Alpha spoke in a tired drawl, "I want the battle to end swiftly… I want to spoil you in your own home. "
"Our home, my home is now your territory. Remember what you promised." Alhaitham rested his pams against his full stomach almost protectively when the Eremite mentioned the battle. They won't know if a seed has taken root for a few days, but his instincts told him that it will. His chosen alpha was strong, stronger than him…
The Eremite chuckled while peppering Alhaitham's crown with little kisses, "I will make it a worthy nest for you and our pups. I will teach them how to fight and survive…"
"Just how to fight?"
A small peep of embarrassment escaped the alpha making Alhaitham chortle lightly, "The Eremite's are not the most literate people."
"You don't know how to read?" Why did this surprise him? He knew that Eremite's did not learn how to read, even Dehya barely read a word. She only knew some words because the woman she was hired to guard taught her.
"I am a warrior, even our tribes-women have limited abilities with the written words." The Eremite looked away with a bashful expression, "I can only teach them hands on and personal experiences."
"I guess the theoretical education will have to fall to me… or my roommate to make himself useful for once."
"Roommate?"
"Yes… an unfortunate annoyance." Alhaitham sighed as he thought about Kaveh, "Fool got himself in debt so now he squats with me. Don't let him have his way."
The Eremite seemed hesitant.
"His not an alpha, if that's what you are concerned about." Alhaitham chuckled when he felt the man relax immediately, "I am more bothered about you being near him."
"Ah… another omega?" The Eremite gave Alhaitham an chaste kiss, "I have sworn myself to you."
"Remember that." He teased lightly while holding the large man's gaze. The air around them rapidly cooled down making them shiver, he began to pull the piles of blankets and clothes back around them. Tutting his tongue in disappointment to find the walls fallen.
When everything was satisfactory, Alhaitham snuggled into the Eremite's arms.
As they drifted into a blissful rest, the omega broke it with a chuckling sigh.
"Hm?" Hummed the Eremite.
"We are mated… and yet have not even introduced ourselves." His words had the alpha laughing at their own mistake, his laugh was like smooth honey to Alhaitham's sensitive ears. "My name is Alhaitham."
"And I am…"
The alpha stayed awake as the omega fell asleep, when his knot shrunk, he pulled out slowly as to not wake his mate while tittering when he saw cum bubble out. Cautiously he left his tent with a wash cloth, he stepped lightly in fear of disturbing the carefully piled walls…
Quickly as the cold desert air threatened to give him hyperthermia, the Eremite washed down his body with the cloth dipped in water from a small pool of water that he had carved into the stone himself over a course of a month. A small valley he carefully made carried rare rain down where the sun could not evaporate the water, so that he had a source of water without having to go into Aaru to trade.
When he was clean, he gathered his clothes and pulled on his trousers and boots. Slowly he transferred their clothes into the tent after dusting off sand, and leaned his weapon against the tent entrance. He sniffed the air and ran his sharp eye across the blue, moonlight lit dunes. The soft scent of an alpha had his hackles rise… he felt them hesitate when he gave warning bursts of his scent and echoing snarls.
"It is just me." The woman's voice called out softly, and instantly he calmed down allowing Candace to come into his small camp. Her different coloured eyes glanced only for a second towards his tent as she caught the scents coming from it and she froze with realisation, "I see you found our missing friend. I now understand why he left in such a hurry."
"Don't worry, he did not run away from all of you." He didn't mean to sound prickly and his face flickered with apology. Thankfully Candace understood and kept her distance without offence.
"Ah, he told you about what is happening?" Candace seemed mildly surprised, clearly, she expected something else with Alhaitham's personality. Her eyes fell on the Eremite's throat, "Did you mate him?"
"Yes." No hesitation.
She examined his face with a serious expression, before her lips lifted in a warm smile. "Congratulations. It brings me joy to see you finally finding someone… a family. You always looked so sad."
"Thank you, Candace. For everything." He gave a stiff bow.
"You have already repaid your debt, so much so that Aaru is more in debt with you." Candace crossed her arms while looking out at the sea of sand, "Do you plan to leave the desert?"
"It is time I let go."
"I know why you have waited this long. I promise, if your child comes searching for you, I will send them your way." Candace held her hand over her heart in promise, "And Aaru will always welcome you."
"Thank you, my friend."
"Does this also mean you will help in freeing the Dendro-Archon?" She looked at him with a raised brow.
"I have sworn that I would follow Alhaitham." He nodded in agreement, "The Archon may not be the god I was raised to worship, but to be imprisoned by her own people and a fake god of man's creation… I cannot condone that."
"I will return to Aaru and tell the others not to worry about their Scribe." Candace unravelled her arms and sent him a firm nod, "You focus on taking care of your new mate and take all the time you need to come to the village. Take these incenses, they will keep monsters away… but they should also help cleanse his scent. And I will cleanse on the way back."
"Thank you." Whispered out a hoarse voice making the pair jump, Alhaitham stared at them through the shadows of the tent. He must have been listening to them for a while, "Now… I need my mate."
Without hesitation, the Eremite returned to the tent at his mate's call and Candace gave a short laugh at seeing her friend move so quickly with a star-struck stare. "I will take that as my time to go… Alhaitham, treat him with respect and don't you dare hurt him… you do not want to see how I settle blood-debts."
"Noted." He grumbled while curling around the Eremite when the man laid back down beside him. He pressed his nose into the man's chest to try and stifle out the scent of the other alpha, it made his face curl and his chest rattled with a small growl.
"I give you my best wishes." She left the outcrop after lighting up an incense.
"I brought in your things," The Eremite pointed out the clothing beside them but Alhaitham ignored it, opting to touch what he could of his mate. Commit everything to memory just in case something happened to either of them in the coming fights… "We will only leave to Aaru once we are certain your heat is over."
"Since you mated me, it should dissipate tomorrow." Alhaitham began to kiss his way along the large scar on the other man's chest. "Those incenses will help."
"They stink so bad." The alpha grimaced at the bitter medicinal smell, it was already doing wonders and he buried his nose into Alhaitham's hair to try to replace the foul smell.
"When we get home, you will not need to worry about such things again." Alhaitham smiled as his eyes drooped again. He woke when he smelt Candace, the fear that had filled him was quick to disappear when he heard his mate's voice between them. "Are you sure that you want to leave the desert?"
"I trust Candace and Aaru to keep their promises."
"You were waiting for your child to find you… from your old Tribe?" He felt the alpha tense and smiled had to laugh, "Even though I am jealous that you already have a child with someone else, I am not going to reject you."
"That gladdens me."
"After all, you are mated to me… and I will be having your pups in the future." He possessively growled and felt the pleased purr from his alpha vibrate through him.
"Then we must sleep and prepare for the battle. I intend to fill you with as many as you desire…"
The words rattled through Alhaitham and he pulled his mate closer. They snuggled each other with no intention to let go even as they both let sleep claim them.