Hey folks, welcome back. Quick note: the land's name is Belial. Pronounced Bell-Eye-all. Enjoy :3

Elise woke with a soft yawn, Nuzzling into her boyfriend's chest. She smiled softly as Shard murred in his sleep, wrapping an arm around her possessively. She moved up, kissing his cheek and purring as she felt his length, amazingly, still buried within her. She lay there, gazing at the umbreon lovingly as she waited for him to wake up. The moment was shattered, however, when she heard her mother's voice near the stairs. Quickly she sat up, shaking Shard awake.

"What's wrong?" The umbreon groaned groggily, running a hand through his hair. Elise got out of bed, a thin trail of white running down her leg as their bodies were finally separated.

"My mom's here, and I don't want her to catch us together like this." The girl's ears perked up as footsteps came down the hall toward her room. Shard, hearing them as well, ducked into the closet to hide as Elise ran into her bathroom. Soon her bedroom door opened and her mother stepped in.

"Elise, dear, are you alright?" Liara called softly. The younger espeon poked her head out of the bathroom with a smile.

"Yea mom, just about to get a shower is all." She answered cheerily. Her mother nodded, nose twitching.

"What's that smell?" She asked, inwardly grinning at her daughter's deadpan look.

"W-what smell?" Elise stuttered out. She was getting close to panicking, as she had hoped the smell of sex had dissipated over night. Her mother raised a brow.

"You can't smell that? Elise, what were you doing in here?" Her mother questioned, a grimace on her muzzle.

"um….um….i, uh, was…pleasuring myself.." Elise blurted out with a deep blush. Liara raised a brow, but shrugged it off.

"Alright dear," she began, "breakfast should be ready soon… when you get done in the shower tell your 'toy' in the closet that I want to talk to him." The older espeon turned and walked away with a silent giggle as her daughter's jaw dropped. Shaking her head, Elise went to bathe as Shard pulled his clothes on and went to talk to her mom.

When Shard reached the living room, Liara turned to him with a smile, gesturing to the seat across from her. Shard sat and swallowed nervously. The older espeon leaned back.

"Well Shard, it seems Elise has fallen for you hmm?" The umbreon simply nodded in response, and the woman laughed. "Well, let's talk shall we?" She asked. And Shard would find himself very much surprised by their conversation.

Elise came down to the living room to find her mother and Shard laughing. When Liara saw her daughter she smiled warmly. "Well Shard, we'll continue this later." The older woman got up, heading out of the room. As she passed her daughter, she stopped with a smile and whispered, "You've found a keeper dear." With that, her mother continued on, heading to her room to rest. 'If only you knew how more…' Liara thought quietly.

Elise sat beside Shard quietly, nuzzling into his shoulder with a sigh. "If only the rest of the kingdom were so open like my mom….. they'd arrest us if they knew we were together…" Shard seemed surprised by this.

"They would?" He asked nervously. Elise nodded slowly.

"Yea…. By law, relationships between servants and their masters is forbidden…. Yet the servant is the one who ends up punished for it…." She said quietly. "So… please don't show any affection in public… I don't want to lose you." She finished. Shard nodded, kissing her cheek. The espeon smiled and returned the gesture, pressing her lips to his. Shard pulled her into his lap so that she was straddling him. She purred, pressing her body close to his as he slipped his tongue into her mouth.

They stayed like that for what seemed an eternity, before the moment was broken by Elise's stomach growling. They both laughed, and Shard picked her up bridal style and carried her to the kitchen for breakfast.

(Beyond the borders of the Belial)

A small pokemon ran quickly down a massive hallway. To the poochyena, the hall was intimidating. It's massive arches were encircled by carvings of arbok, the serpents' twisting bodies seemingly trying to crush the supports. The large windows on the walls overlooked an empty, gray expanse of dead wilderness. Through the center of the room ran a blood red rug. At its end rested a gray, stone throne carved to seem as though it were made of bone. The cushions were made from the hide of the original king and his queen, and upon them rested the new ruler of this nameless land.

The new king was a mega evolved Houndoom, the thick bone plates adorning his body like armor making him more intimidating. His name was Hades, and he was a ruthless and cruel leader. The small wolf pup ran up and knelt before his king, shivering in fear.

"S-sir, I have news from Baron Elijah…."

Hades shifted in his seat, a bored look in his eyes as he sighed. "And what, pray tell, does he say?" The hellhound asked indifferently.

"H-he….he… refuses your offer…. He will not assist in our invasion of Aurora."

The dark/fire type rose from his throne, going to the window to gaze in the direction of the country that had exiled him.

"Then his people will be crushed with all the others. Gather the armies, we march on Belial in three months' time." Hades spoke softly, an evil smile forming on his muzzle. The messenger nodded with a shiver, running from the room quickly.

"Enjoy life while you can Nathaniel. Yours will end soon."

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