Chapter 32: Cast Down Your Kings (Part 5)

"It's not often you get to breathe air so crisp and cold that it feels like an endless glass of ice water. And the view is certainly nothing to sneeze at either."

"You didn't get many chances to explore natural landscapes?"

"Not really. I saw a bunch during my travels but it was a rare day indeed that I actually got to experience them myself. Not exactly the best of ideas to publicly check in with resorts or travel agencies when someone might be gunning for my ass at that very moment."

Est merely nodded from where she sat atop the larger man's lap, both of them simply appreciating the sight of the Alps as the morning sun rose higher into the sky, casting everything into a mesmerizing glow of natural beauty.

Snow capped rock of slate gray, shimmering grasses and hardy plants lathered with morning dew, vibrant browns of healthy soil and even a few local animals beginning their morning routines, what Harris was fairly certain were a few Ibex scaling a cliff face off in the distance.

"What I would have given to see this back in my old world. Shame there was never enough time. Or safety."

"So how have you been adapting to everything thus far, Est? Any problems or difficulties? I called upon you right on the tail of some pretty active events, we didn't really have time to chat and relax like I did with Robin and Merlin."

Idly kicking her stockinged legs the Sword Spirit replied, "It has been…fun. To be free from what came before, to learn and experience things all over again with a new perspective…"

She paused long enough to lift up her arms and pointedly stare at the shapeshifter as he good-naturedly rolled his eyes, picking her up and placing her on his shoulders before they departed down a random slope, not really concerned about heading in any particular direction as they just enjoyed each other's company.

"I expected to be alone for all of eternity…to live and laugh once more is a strange thing. Almost like I have to discover how it all works once again."

"You've been doing great so far. Going on hikes with significant others is one of the cornerstones of healthy living."

"...You're just saying that to be nice."

"Would I lie?"

Instead of answering Est just contented herself with running her fingers through his hair, playing with the strands and gently massaging his scalp as the morning air ruffled their clothes. For a time neither felt the need to speak, meandering as they would and taking in the calming atmosphere…Harris also partaking of the silky softness of Est's thighs as they brushed against the side of his head. Really, it was an idyllic time and they kept going until a small cliff allowed them to look down on a settlement a fair distance away if one had eyes as powerful as theirs, the distant specks of the local villagers going about their morning routines as the duo looked on.

"It's very different from my world."

"How so? Spirits and Elemental Waffes aside, granted."

A delicate finger pointed towards where a few cookfires had been doused, their plumes of smoke still drifting throughout the air as children chased each other about with shrieks and shouts of delight.

"Communities that were not large or powerful enough to survive through strength of arms had to be silent and wary of wandering Spirits. Some would not take kindly to their presence or served the Demon King."

Harris felt Est tilt her head, a minute shifting of weight that he barely noticed.

"Artificial cookfires like that would have been used only if absolutely needed. They tended to draw fire Spirits."

"Small communities of just a few hundred or thousand would be tough then, if not impossible."

Once again resting on a patch of vibrant grass as he moved Est to his lap the duo watched the community continue about their business, the male elaborating with, "With that many people you need some kind of stable or stationary location to house and feed all of them, their presence having a discernible effect on the environment. Hunting and gathering for that large of a population isn't what I would call sustainable if you have superpowered entities hounding your steps."

His features took on a contemplative edge, musing, "A few dozen would be workable but that's about it."

"Just so. Areshia and I encountered a fair number of those wandering groups during our journey."

Harris pulled the slip of a girl close, enjoying her petite but warm body while stating, "It's an interesting comparison to my old world, what with population control being born out of necessity in yours. The closest the world ever got to that in my time was limiting the amount of children a family could have, something that was pretty hard to notice or observe for a few generations."

Est nodded, pausing before tilting her head.

"Was food really that plentiful in your world?"

"In most places, yeah. Quite a bit of it was nice and delicious as well."

He could sense the girl's smile even if he couldn't see it as she whispered, "I would have liked to see it."

"It might take a while but I imagine we can find a way to create a path 'home'. After all we managed to stumble our way together in this particular universe, didn't we?"

"Mmm."

The man couldn't help but muse that it was going to be a long and involved process though, even with his knowledge of technological advancements and Merlin's repository of magical knowledge, never mind Robin's familiarity with the Outrealms. There were a lot of prerequisite engineering and theoretical models that had to be established before things advanced too far.

Hard to pitch the idea of a car when oil refining, metal composites, electricity and a whole slew of other topics were locked behind several preceding inventions and scientific methods…then again the fact that he knew the basics of those very same things - as well as the materials involved - was a pretty promising start.

Just because he couldn't actually create all of those very things didn't mean he couldn't pass off the broad outlines to smart people who could figure out the rest. Shit, if they got bored of their usual tasks Merlin and Robin would probably lend a helping hand in that regard.

"I want to try a sundae when that happens."

Est's sudden comment drew an amused smile from the shapeshifter as he joked, "Having your dessert before dinner, young lady?"

"I can't get fat."

The blunt response had Harris shaking his head, nostalgically saying, "It's a good thing I had an active lifestyle, if there was one vice I had besides uncontained and unending mayhem it was food and drink."

This time a bark of laughter echoed across the landscape, the male genuinely amused before stating, "I wish I could see the faces of the people who finally saw what the bogeyman Harris Xavier looked like, a guy with a bit of a beer gut munching on a pack of Cheetos as he went over the blueprints of a mansion he was planning to bomb."

Yet again he could sense one of Est's unseen smiles, the Sword Spirit sleepily asking, "Are we going to do anything about the two Angels watching us?"

"Two Angels?"

A lazy nod.

"A hundred meters to our left. You didn't sense them?"

Stretching his arms above his head Harris casually replied, "The very thing that makes me practically impossible to sense for even gods is apparently a two way street, I didn't catch so much as a whiff. I'd likely have to shift into something with a killer nose or other extrasensory ability to do so."

He offered the petite girl a fond pat on the head which she clearly enjoyed.

"Good thing I have you around to make up for my inabilities, right?"

"Not quite the same as Spirits…but close."

Casually getting to his feet and making a show of stretching his limbs - as if he was just preparing for a walk back - Harris asked, "So why don't we go say hello to them? After all, we do need to ask a few questions."

Est just nodded, moving in front of him with her arms upraised as if asking for another ride, hidden from the Angel's sight lines.

"Alright, now how to go about this?"

While he had a positively ludicrous amount of forms he could take on with the recent influx of power from Monad the question remained which would be most effective. He wanted to take the Angel's alive and not end up in a gigantic fight while doing so, so something stealthy or surprising that could also close the gap in a hurry.

"Hmm…well it's a good thing each form carries instinctive knowledge on how to make use of it or this would be doomed to fail right out of the gate."

"Okay then. On three. One, two, three!"

Est briefly shimmered and assumed a small dagger-like form, Harris' body shifting and contorting into a smaller quadrupedal form as he latched his jaws around Est's handle-

-and slipping into a small pool of shadow that would have been very disorienting and horrific to experience if he didn't automatically know how to navigate it, to follow the pathways of the Distortion World as if he'd been born to them.

"You know it's actually kinda crazy how many insane things happen in kid's shows that are presented in more tasteful packages. Shadow Games turning card matches into death battles, eleven year olds traveling to Hell to save the world…and don't even get me started on Digimon."

Those idle thoughts coincided with the duo manifesting in a small puddle of darkness behind the Angel duo, garbed in sensible robes and wrappings of gray and green with their faces concealed by simple masks, just now beginning to react to the sudden appearance of an Umbreon clutching a shining white and gold dagger in its teeth.

"Seriously, Pokemon are overpowered."

With that thought in mind he leaped towards the rightmost Angel, calling upon another form that would be suitable for taking it out of the fight since while the Umbreon was useful for swift movement it was less geared towards subjugation.

The enormous, hairy body of Shelob that flattened the Angel beneath its bulk and rammed a pincer into their abdomen was perfect for the job.

"If it can down Hobbits and Orcs in a few seconds an Angel shouldn't be much trickier."

Sure enough as he forced his body into an awkward leap back the first victim was spasming violently, going limp in some places…all while their companion flared four wings from their back, an enormous spear of light as large as an RV facing down the shapeshifter before being launched at a blistering pace towards his face.

Where it was summarily absorbed with a flash of light and odd humming noise by Est, the blade held in oversized pincers as Harris capitalized on the opportunity, leaping forward as the Angel quickly took to the skies-

-and promptly found themself facing down a Butterfree as it released a storm of pollen and other powders onto the winged individual, wings spasming along with the rest of the body as they tumbled to the ground on unsteady feet, cognizant enough to fire off a storm of light that Harris yet again blocked with the Sword Spirit, returning to his normal body before bringing the pommel of his companion's weapon form down on his enemy's head, slamming them into the ground and putting a rather convincing end to the fight.

"Went better than I expected. Good work, Est."

Also shifting into her human body the young lady remarked, "You used me well."

"Hah! You think that's competency you should have Robin or Merlin wield you, I only know the most basic of basics when it comes to swordfighting."

"...Not Merlin. She would try to sheathe me somewhere I shouldn't be sheathed."

At a loss of whether that was a joke or not - it probably wasn't considering how smitten the Magus was with the adorable girl - Harris just shrugged, gathering the pair of Angels together and removing the first one's mask, revealing an effeminate but nonetheless male face that was locked in an expression of baffled surprise.

That was about what he expected.

He went to the second, pulling off the mask-

-and paused, not at all expecting what he found beneath.

"We really need to stop meeting like this, Telenia."

The small cabin they were currently using as a makeshift base before the Extra Legions arrived wasn't anything special, just a natural formation that Merlin grew out of the ground until they moved on. But what it did have was a number of creature comforts, including soft beds of moss, polished wood furniture, aromatic flower plots and an interrogation room just in case they caught someone early, surrounded by Hemlock, Nightshade and Oleander formations in a mystic sort of bounded field that redirected all their awfulness and lethality inside so that their clients were left weakened and vulnerable.

A lot of Merlin's craft was just as much metaphysical as it was practical, he was coming to realize.

"Not back yet?"

"Nah, I think they're going to be busy for a while yet."

Est nodded from where she sat at the table, eagerly eating the collection of fresh berries and fruits that had grown from the variety of plants around them as Harris relaxed on a cushion of aromatic flowers and lichen, scented to resemble mint and feeling as soft as kitten fur.

The Angel duo were still out cold, Merlin and Robin were scouting out possible routes Heaven's forces would approach through - which was probably coming soon if they already had scouts in the general vicinity - Serafall and Sirzechs were keeping an eye on the Leraje forces with the caveat that if they were discovered they could just pretend to be making contact with Serafall's supposed betrothed while Grayfia had departed to make contact with Lucifer in order to make her report.

…He had to wonder if she was deliberately giving him the chance to screw around by leaving him alone for so long or just fully believed that he couldn't do too much damage during that time.

"Harris?"

"Yeah, Est?"

Cracking open an eye as the Elemental Waffe stared at him from the side of his resting spot she tilted her head, asking, "You had lots of sex with Robin and Merlin…do you want to have sex with me as well?"

Raising an eyebrow at the blunt inquiry the shapeshifter replied, "I sure as hell would. But-"

"That's why you wanted everyone to be gone right now, right?"

"I freely admit it was a state of affairs that I allowed the possibility for."

The pair stared each other down for a moment, Est quickly breaking it as she glanced off to the side, mumbling, "I…don't have much experience."

"And that just means you get to learn. Come over here, Est."

Quickly climbing atop of his couch Harris admired the girl's form with open appreciation, having ditched the dress and gone with the white kimono they had first gifted her and her ever present knee socks, the picture perfect representation of doll-like beauty.

"And I get to play with it. Best deal I ever made."

"Umm…should I do something?"

The slightly nervous words had Harris grinning at her sheer adorableness, responding, "No, allow me to start things off."

Softly engulfing the back of Est's head with his hand and lightly threading her silky hair between his fingers the shapeshifter brought her lips into contact with his, her slim body pressed into his own as a surprised moan reverberated down his throat.

The girl was sweet, if he had to find a way to describe her flavor. Scent, taste…even the way she looked was like the most enticing treat he'd ever laid eyes on, wide open orbs of shining violet brimming with curiosity as a perky tongue carried out aforementioned interest, tentatively poking and prodding his teeth and gums before caressing his own like one would an unknown animal, hesitant and cautious but quickly picking up speed and confidence once assured it wouldn't bite.

"Well, at least not at first."

For his own part Harris merely enjoyed the experience, caressing Est's head with one hand while the other traced the contours of her form, playing with the shoulders and hem of her kimono while caressing the smooth material of her socks as the girl occasionally shuddered at his attentions, her odd sensitivity to things below her thighs a fun little diversion for the man.

A slight tickle to the back of her knee, brief squeeze of her ankle, sensual caressing of her shin…each and every motion drew some kind of squeak or moan from the female as she grew more and more confident with their kissing, now wantonly pushing her tongue against his, swirling it to and fro with blatant passion until he pulled her head away from his, the Elemental Waffe panting slightly as a rosy hue colored her pale skin.

"Enjoyed that, Est?"

"Y-yes…can we do more?"

"Well that is the point of this."

Tone naught but a purr Harris reached up, pushing aside the kimono and revealing the spirit's small but perky chest, Est not reacting to the exposure in the slightest besides curious anticipation.

"Oh, right. She's not shy about that, only her legs and feet."

Inwardly shaking his head at the odd dissonance the male nonetheless raised his waist up, arms supporting Est's waist so that one milky breast was directly in front of his mouth, tongue already eagerly licking his lips in anticipation.

"I think a nice bit of foreplay will make this all the more enjoyable for you, Est."

With that he latched his mouth around the tiny nipple, a surprised yelp of delight leaving the normally composed girl as a shuddering breath wracked her petite form, the sensation entirely foreign.

For his part Harris didn't hold back on the various means of ensuring his little lady was kept in a state of pure bliss, alternating between nipping and stroking the taut bud with teeth and tongue, slathering her breast with his spit and teasing with it adoring bites and chomps as her arms wrapped around his head, holding tight with escalating strength.

"A-ah, it feels…strange…"

Pulling away with a wet pop the male grinned, allowing her to settle on his lap before leaning forward even more, the girl now splayed on her back across his legs as he mused, "I think this next bit will feel even stranger," before putting some of his earlier experiments to use, altering the texture of his fingers to become bumpy and ridged as he reached forward, both digits finding one breast apiece before slowly pressing and massaging Est's hardened buds, a thin gasp and breathy moan his immediate reward.

"Wow. Feels just as good as when I pulled this maneuver on Yasaka. There's much to be said about small tits versus large tits but sensitivity just seems to be an inherent quality of the itty bitty titties."

That thought in mind he stepped up his game, more insistently swirling and pressing his fingers against Est's chest as she squirmed and shuddered, tiny mouth open and glistening as the male felt a steadily growing wetness atop his leg as the girl grew more and more aroused.

"I…I think something's coming?"

The confused and frankly adorable words were the trigger for Harris to drag his altered fingers down the spirit's body with sudden force, the unexpected stimulation causing Est to tense as what was undoubtedly an orgasm ripped through her nerves, loins letting loose with a brief trickle of fluid as the girl immediately flushed red, hurriedly apologizing, "Sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"You didn't pee yourself, Est. That was just business as usual and I have to say you were incredibly arousing when cumming."

"O-oh."

Turning a shade of scarlet that would have made Zeotichus and Sirzechs green with envy Harris felt his erection swell, demanding attention as he gazed down at Est's body, slim chest lathered with spit and legs twitching with the physical afterglow of orgasm…and promptly decided now was as good a time as any to test out one of the things he had wondered about ever since contracting with Monad, one of the more perverse conditions when summoning a soul from another world but one he had imagined and wished for half out of sincerity and half as a disbelieving joke.

Everything else had worked out as agreed upon thus far.

Lifting Est off his lap so that she was standing on his thighs the male shucked his pants, allowing his girth to spring free…and didn't bother imagining it as it was before, overlaying what a cock fitting for his new and improved body would be alongside the alterations he'd made for his fingers as a surprised gasp from Est brought his attention back to the here and now, his partner gazing in wonder at what she was poised over.

A magnificent, throbbing phallus at least a foot long and ridged like some high-grade dildo, an experimental poke from the sword spirit confirming that it was just as sensitive as any normal organ would be.

"So big…"

"Well? Go ahead, Est. Although feel free to take it slow."

"Okay."

Feeling both excitement and anticipation in equal measure Harris watched as the girl slowly and carefully lowered herself onto the twitching meat, flared head pointing up towards her dripping core like a mighty spear as a soft smack noise came from their colliding genitals, Est softly murmuring to herself as she rotated her hips back and forth, trying to find the perfect angle of entry as Harris had to dry swallow.

In any normal situation this would be dangerous for Est, the size difference between her tiny pussy and his engorged cock a bit too much, never mind the length that would have been a rough fit to put it lightly…but with all that he'd wished and bargained for?

"Maybe."

Apparently deciding that she'd waited long enough and found just the perfect angle Est dropped her hips slightly-

-and a strangled hiss left the shapeshifter as utterly ridiculous levels of warmth and pressure hit with the force of a bullet train, Est more restrained in her reaction as she simply moaned, halting in her descent for a moment.

"Are you alright, Harris?"

"Am I alright?"

Somehow managing to choke out an amused response the male glanced down, finding that Est had indeed managed to engulf his head, the slightest of bulges already showing in her loins as her kimono hung open and loose around her body.

"Fucking Hell, Est…you feel this good and I'm barely even inside you? That's dangerous."

"...Pervy."

Before he could respond to that not incorrect assessment the girl dropped her hips once again.

Except this time she didn't stop until his flared head finally dragged against her walls tightly enough that her advance grinded to a halt, stars dancing across his vision as the penetration was almost painful in its intensity. But as 'bad' as it was for him Est was worse off, her mouth hanging open and tongue hanging loose as violet eyes swam with some kind of intoxicated light, breath coming fast and shallow.

"So…so full…sex is incredible…"

Words honestly escaped the male as he stared, transfixed, at the sight of his lover.

Half of his girth still remained, the other half nestled deep within the petite female and causing her flesh to expand and bulge in what he would describe as an enticing manner. All while she used her arms to support herself from his shoulders, legs trembling and weak as he tried to say, "T-take it easy, Est. This-"

Her legs gave out, their pelvises connecting with a muted smack as the shapeshifter had to lock a growl behind his teeth, throwing his head back as neck muscles strained in a vain attempt to alleviate the tension that had caused his body to lock up.

"Holy…holy SHIT."

Finally managing to take a calming breath he gazed downwards, hypnotized by the sight of Est fully nestled atop his cock in what was clearly supernatural magic. From tip to base his girth stood in sharp contrast to her pale skin, each ridge and vessel stretching her wide well past her navel as she somehow accepted him with a cute blush and rapturous expression.

"Huh. I guess this is possible after all. No cervix or anything like that."

"How are you holding up, Est?"

"C-can you move me?"

The blissful and whispered moans were like the sweetest honey to his ears, the girl's arms hanging limply by her side while her legs were spread wide to help accommodate his size, eyes half-lidded with pleasure as her mouth hung askew, drool speckling her lips.

It was with no small amount of reverence that Harris reach forward, getting a good grip on his partner's small waist…and slowly pulled her off his cock, both of them groaning as his altered length grasped and pulled at every ridge of Est's tiny cunt, the shapeshifter heady on her tacit permission to use her as a sleeve.

He obliged, tenderly and gradually lifting and dropping his lover as she moaned and whimpered with hedonistic joy, the male spellbound by the sight of his cock pushing deep into such a cute body and deforming it in an act that felt amazing for both parties rather than traumatic, quickening his pace as their breath came faster heavier, some unspoken threshold fast approaching-

-and it was with an almost guttural nose that Harris felt his loins pulse in perfect tandem with Est, the Elemental Waffe crying out in bliss as he came inside of her with a physical high like nothing he could remember, vision fading in and out of coherence before they both collapsed against each other, sweating and huffing like animals.

"...Want to go again?"

"Don't stop."

The petite girl's dreamy words had the shapeshifter smirking with base lust, adjusting their position so that her legs were wrapped around his waist, flat on her back and spine arched so that his girth looked as if it was trying to poke out of her body, the girl's angelic appearance highlighted by splayed hair of finest silver as he began to move-

-and the door opened, admitting Grayfia to walk inside.

Before coming to a dead stop upon seeing their compromising position, composure completely and utterly annihilated as her jaw dropped and eyes bulged, doubtlessly shocked at what he was doing to his lovely lady's loins.

"...Don't suppose you could give us a minute? Unless you plan on joining that is."

The Devil's mouth closed with an audible clack, skin sporting the slightest shades of pink as she calmly responded, "I will be back within the hour."

The door closed shut, Harris meeting Est's gaze as he joked, "How about we go for two hours?"

"Pervy."