Chapter 68: Winds of Fate.

Travelling on the steam-powered airship really had a kind of serenity to it, well apart from when Ova dragged Xao into their joint room for a bit of cultural exchange anyway, as it turned out thick wooden beams and planks were no match for a proud Beledon woman who was determined to let her man and the whole world know how good she feels.

This had sparked some kind of competitive steak in Ketra off as well as more than once Jay had found himself hauled into their room by his proud Dream Warrior girl who was apparently not going to be outdone by another knight.

The result was both Jay and Xao staggering around like they had just escaped from either a bar or a traction unit of a hospital while most of the sailors looked at them with envy.

But right now the four of them were standing on the bow of the ship looking out at the vast ocean stretched out below them as far as the eye could see in every direction.

Rem could feel the throb of the heavy steam-powered engines thrumming along under his feet, as every cycle of the mighty pistons vibrated through the hull sending what felt like a pulse through his entire body, it kinda felt like being stood on the skin of a mighty beast and feeling its every heartbeat pass through you.

Now Jay had set foot on a multitude of starships in his time in the CMN and this was a feeling he knew well, though granted while a lot more powerful in both their nature and their drive there was always calmness and almost regality to their engine thrum.

You could feel their power in every vibration that passed through the hull but this was far more primal and raw, you could literally feel the power of every single stroke of the mighty pistons as they drove the cranks that turned the fans that propelled them forwards.

Jay glanced over the side at the large struts that extended from the hull out towards the fan that was supported on the ends of them, the massive metal blades turning and pushing them along while the leather sails that were connected to the boom arm helped them to steer and channel the airflow.

He took a deep breath of the sea air that even way up here still tasted of salt, he just hoped that the rest of the journey would be as peaceful as this.

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

"Master I fear we may have to accelerate our timeline," Adem said to the shadowy figure that was pacing around his mindscape as he sat in deep meditation in his chambers.

"Yes I sense it too, those infernal fools from Clan Mason draw near and I believe their intervention could derail the entire project, it is time for you to enact the stage of the project, my loyal warrior, you will remove the Dream Warriors that we have already secured and as many more as you can before they arrive and when they do, well let's just say that little surprise I cooked up will keep them too busy to care about what we take," the figure said before laughing at his own joke.

"Are you sure that's necessary my master I mean surely we could..." Adem began but he felt a wave of pure anger wash over him like a pulse of blackness from the shadow.

"Are you questioning me Adem?" the figure said in such a cold and calm voice that Adem felt his very soul shake, he could feel the dark intent and power behind the voice and the clear silent implications held within them.

"No of course, not the master I was just wondering if there was a way we could secure more for the cause is all, seems like a waste to me, but I will carry out your orders regardless, my prize and purpose are all I care about not some filthy primitives," Adem said and he felt the shadow calm itself.

"Ahh yes your precious Velona, do not fear Adem we will bring the dark truth to them soon enough and I promise you when that day comes you will ride into battle with your fellow exiled brothers and sisters at your back and on that day you will be thankful of these primitives for then they will be your brothers and sisters in darkness, it will be they who will stand alongside your fellow exiles and help you drive the weak from your beloved lands, on that day all of Clan Lunara will never again doubt either Clan Ruara or you ever again, not that they'll get much of a chance what with being dead an all," the shadow said before manically launching again.

"Thank you dark one," Adem said and the shadow nodded approvingly.

"Do not worry yourself young one, I have a plan for all things even your precious Velona, the strong should rule the weak, this is the natural way of things, had you not come to me when you had I would have come to you eventually, I've always sensed a greatness inside you, one that you already have proven when you over came your trainer, she was stronger than you, better than you and through your strength, force of will and steadfast belief you over came her and took what you wanted from her, you punished her for her transgressions against you and she fell into line, this is the way of the darkness, the natural order of things, the weak are nothing more than tools or playthings to be used or bugs to be crushed beneath our heels, this is something that both Clan Lunara and eventually Clan Mason will come to realise, you cannot destroy darkness merely push it back but eventually all light dies and shadows swallow all," the shadow said and with that it was gone leaving Adem alone in his mind once more.

Adem pulled himself out of his meditation and he found his knights all sat in their own silent contemplation, as he rose they all made to as well but he held up a hand to stop them, "Continue your meditation till I return, I must speak to my brothers, the dark one has spoken to me and given instruction," he said.

"Are we to crush the interlopers master?" Wesirai a tall but rather young Beledon woman who was a Dream Warrior who hailed from the Northen territories as was easily seen by her shaggy long fur and very long horns asked looking up at him.

"Yes and this is part of it, they are a cunning bunch and we must be smarter if we are to prevail, so our dark master has rendered instruction and we will obey," he said.

"Yes master," they all chorused.

"Wesirai I will call on you later be ready," he said and she nodded.

"Yes master," she said and with that, he turned and headed to where he had his communications systems stored.

Once he was sure he was alone and unheard he connected the channel to his ship, "Come in Arex," he said into the small device,

"Ahh good to see you haven't forgotten us captain was beginning to think you'd gone native down there you've been so quiet," the voice of his first officer said through the comms unit.

Adem chuckled softly, "Hardly, are the devices ready?" Adem asked.

"Yup, primed and good to go just need the drop-off sites and me and the crew will take care of the rest, though I can't say I liked the way those Draconis lot who dropped the stuff off looked at us boss, had to threaten one of them with my spines to get her to back the fuck off, hope we don't have to deal with their kind much longer," Arex said and Adem nodded, he knew only too well of the Draconis and of their perversions.

"Yeah we can hope my friend we can hope, I'm sending you the co-ordinates now, you'll need drilling teams as these things need to be in deep, though that's only going to need to be for the last two, the first four can go into cave networks and even in a volcano," he said.

"Gonna be a hell of a party when you turn these on boss," Arex said and Adem chuckled.

"That's the point my friend, should keep those idiots from Clan Mason busy long enough for us to get out of here, the last thing we need is them tailing us back to Velona," Adem said.

"You read my mind boss oh I can't tell you how pumped up the crew is to be able to not only go home but to remove those Lunara pretenders, I don't care what the blessed histories say Clan Ruara should have always ruled, they have had all of Velona back for too long, having been out here and having seen what we have seen we all know that Velona could have been a force to be reckoned with, instead thanks to those weak-willed cowards we are nothing more than a little backwater planet who even a Ruzian trade ship could roll right over, that needs to change!" Arex almost yelled.

"And it will brother, you have seen what I have achieved on my own with the help of the power granted to me, now imagine what I will do when not only those that share the sacred blood but this divine gift all stand united together as one! We will lead Velona forwards int a new age, an age where our name will be feared and respected and no more will our brothers and sisters be cast into the void for simply wishing to make Velona a power to be respected," Adem said and he could practically feel the joy of his brothers and sister aboard the ship from here at his words.

"Glad to hear you say that boss and we stand ready to follow you wherever you lead us, we'll get this job done you can count on us," Arex said.

"I never had a doubt brother, I'll see you soon once we are done with these primitives," he said and with that, he cut comms.

He quickly relayed the coordinates through to his ship and then he turned and returned to where his knights awaited him, each of them was a Dream Warrior like himself and he had taken the task of training them upon himself and to be fair they showed promise, especially the one called Wesirai.

Despite her being a primitive brute he had become somewhat fond of the young Beledon woman, she had such a thirst for knowledge and understanding that was good to see in such a primitive creature, she also had quite a lot of natural talent which when combined with her primitive strength made for quite an effective combination.

The airship rocked and swayed under the current of the winds around them, this ship and two others like it had been commandeered by his patron at his request allowing him to deploy his forces in areas where it would have taken them weeks to arrive at previously, though it was still maddeningly slow compared to the ships he was used to travelling in.

He poked his head into the meditation room in the first of the cargo holds, "Wesirai with me," he said and the large Beledon woman sprang instantly to her hooves and moved quickly to his side.

"More training master?' she asked and he nodded.

"Yes, a good Nightmare Assassin must always be ready to undertake any challenge that is thrown their way and to defeat any opponent regardless of their strength, we are the blessed one of the Darkness and it is our right and destiny to rule in his stead over all, do you understand this?" he said and she nodded her large horned head hesitantly.

He knew that she still struggled with the premise of simply taking what she willed from anyone, she had been raised in one of the softer kingdoms where things like mercy and tolerance rained over common sense and discipline, so when he had taken her from their lands after easily besting her and slapping chain on her he had told her that this was to be her first lesson, never let your enemy place you under their control, fight with everything you have and are to be free, always.

It had taken quite a bit of work on his part but he had raised her up to where she was quite a force to be reckoned with and he was even contemplating taking her with him back to Velona to act as his personal bodyguard when he and his fellows from Clan Ruara took the fight back to their beloved soil.

Having a loyal six hundred-pound wall of muscle infused with the power of the Dark Seed at his beck and call was definitely going to be a wise move, it also helped that she seemed to have a bit of an infatuation with him.

"Prepare yourself my apprentice this will as always be a domination match, show me what you have learned and if you beat me you will take your prize but if I best you I will do as I see fit to you understood?" he said with a hard cold edge to his voice.

She nodded her large horned head making the large black metal rings on her horns glimmer in the lamp light, it also caught the large spiked chain that ran between them, "Yes master I will not fail you," she said and he nodded approvingly.

"See that you don't, or I will make you sorry, I have placed my faith in you and I do not say that lightly," he said and with that, he launched himself right at her catching her off guard.

His first blow caught her right in the midriff sending an explosion of breath from her lungs as the pommel of his sword drove home like a heavy metal fist, but this didn't phase her for long and she whipped out her own two swords slashing at him from two directions at once.

Adem dodged both blades feeling the cut of the metal through the air as they passed within inches of his flesh, she really didn't hold back which is exactly what he wanted, they both knew that the aim wasn't to kill one another only to wound and draw blood, part of this training was while channelling your rage and strength you also had to be able to channel your discipline and control, you always had to be thinking and observing so that you could out manoeuvre you opponent, to flail around like a savage beast was simply pointless.

This was something that Adem had instilled in all of his students when he had taken over the Dream Warriors that lived within the territory of his patron when he had first arrived here, he had put on a grand display of walking right into their throne room and besting every single one of their guards one after the other, the non Dream Warrior guards he had simply killed and those that bore the gift he had rendered unconscious to be put to better use later.

This is how he'd gained both the trust and respect of his patrons in the first place, though the plan had not been his but that of the Seed, it had whispered it to him in a dream, had shown him their obsession with strength and power, so a little demonstration had gone a very long way indeed.

Now the entirety of their Dream Warrior knights was under his control, he instructed and they obeyed and when the time was right they would all be sent right to the Seed itself for their indoctrination, all he'd been able to do here was bind them to it, it wasn't as good as full implantation but it kept them loyal at the very least.

Now as he dodged and weaved around the large Beledon's strikes he watched her closely, she was growing angrier and angrier by the moment, her frustration at his agile dodging was obvious, but that was his plan, to make use of her temper and to use it against her, ironically a tactic he'd seen his greatest enemy use more than once, but just because it came from the enemy it didn't mean it was foolhardy.

Oh, quite the contrary Jack Mason was nobody's fool, misguided and self-righteous most definitely but not a fool.

Wesirai swung a blow at him with a bellow that carried enough power to cleave him clean in two if it landed and he saw his opening, ducking under the strike he simply stepped up and slammed his pommel into her armpit first crippling her arm, then he spun and dropped a kick into her knee and that brought her down under her own weight into the floor, when she flipped over and went to rise he flicked his blade out so it sat under her chin at her throat but he did not cut her.

"If you were my enemy I could have killed you a thousand times during that display, your anger is a good thing but you need to learn to harness its destructive force, you need to channel it into destroying your enemy, not yourself, one knick from this blade and you would fall Wesirai, be grateful I chose mercy this day, I may not in the future," he said and she bowed her head in shame.

"Yes master," he said.

Now rise and leave your sword, a weapon is for a knight and now you are not a knight you are a servant, what are you?' he said.

"A-A servant master," she stammered with shame ringing in her voice.

"Good, now disrobe," he said moving over to his large chair near the door which he locked as he passed by it.

He took his seat and poured himself a goblet of wine from the decanter before making himself comfortable as he watched Wesirai place her sword down and then slowly began to disrobe before him.

He could feel the embarrassment and discomfort radiating off the proud Beledon woman growing with each piece of armour and clothing that hit the floor until as the last piece was shed it felt like she had a cloud of pure embarrassment around her.

Now while he did admit to himself that she was not an unattractive woman by any measure of the imagination, she was still a primitive savage by his standards and he did feel that she should feel both blessed and privileged to be shown some attention by the likes of him.

"Good now assume the position, you know the drill by now," he commanded and she nodded her large horned head silently before turning around and bending over a large purpose-made desk.

"Gag and bind yourself," he commanded as he took a sip of his wine.

First, she took a large ball-shaped gag made of polished Ironwood and placed it in her mouth before securing the straps behind her head, he had been kind when he had designed this thing and had drilled holes in it for whoever wore it to breathe, he didn't want them passing out from suffocation after all.

Next up she took a pair of self-sealing manacles and locked them around her own wrists, once shut the manacles engaged a locking mechanism that required a key to unlock.

They were affixed to the wall behind the desk by a heavy chain that was designed so that a Beledon could not break it no matter how hard they tried, they were more likely to yank it out of the wall than break the chain itself.

The manacles were not designed for comfort, they were designed to hurt by being slightly too tight to be worn comfortably, well this was meant as punishment after all.

When she was done she glanced back over her shoulder at him and he nodded approvingly, "Good now your punishment for your failure will begin," Adem said getting to his feet and striding over to her.

He couldn't help but admire her powerful flanks and shapely rear end as it was displayed fully to him, her tail was drooping down between her long legs to cover her modesty and that was his first problem to fix.

Slowly and almost sensually he ran a hand over the thick fur that covered her rear and he felt the powerful muscle that hid below it flexing and bunching under his touch, "You need to learn discipline, my apprentice, you need to learn that while your anger and fury are good things they need to be channelled, blind rage is wasted rage, think tactically how it can be used to your advantage," he said as he felt her shiver lightly under his touch.

Then with a movement like a striking snake he seized her tail by the tip and yanked it up and quick as a flash affixed a manacle to the part just below the fluffy ball tip, he then affixed this to her horns which caused both her head and her tail to be pulled back while her back was forced into an arched position.

This had the delightful effect of fully displaying both her womanhood and her tail hole to him and he could see her trying to cover them by moving her legs together but in this position, it was a wasted effort entirely.

He slowly ran a hand up the inside of her powerful thigh and trailed his fingers lightly over her damp lower lips, relishing the feeling of her silky flesh, granted she was a primitive who was in no way shape or form worthy of the of one such as him, she did not possess the sacred blood and she was not a Velonan so that instantly made her unworthy of him.

But he was her master and as a good master knows a student's failure is unacceptable, so discipline is required to ensure that the student corrects the failure.

So she should not have been in the slightest bit surprised when his hand smashed down hard on her rear end with a heavy slap that was only muted by the thickness of her fur, though this was only the warm-up, he had a way to account for her natural defences.

Wesirai let out a soft muffled bray as his hand once again smashed down on her firm buttock sending ripples through her fur, her tail twitched and he saw her doughnut-shaped tail hole begin to pucker lightly as in between strikes he lightly traced a finger over it, she knew what was coming.

The crop drew much more of a reaction out of her especially when it found that sensitive winking flesh with a resounding crack and slap noise.

The bray that she let out when the riding crop found her tail hole was nothing short of glorious, Adem had settled for ten strikes to both buttocks with first hand and then crop, though every second strike would be aimed at her tail hole itself, making the already dark flesh darken more as it filled with blood.

The final strike which came up between her thighs and collided with the very sensitive flesh of her womanhood was what really got her attention, she bucked and thrashed like an angry bull obviously forgetting that both her hands and also her ankles were secured as she tried to pull back and to kick back at him but failing miserably.

"That's the spirit, let that savage nature out!" Adem said as he watched the massive Beledon woman thrash against her binds, oh he did love these discipline sessions, though the irony of this must have been what he looked like to his trainer when she had done her worst to him was not lost on him, though now at least it did make sense, the power was rather...intoxicating.

He finished up as always with a purpose-built paddle that had a series of little studs embedded into it which ensured that his fur would be no protection from its strikes, this made her bray even loud after hit after hit got her flesh, though this he refrained from striking the more sensitive part of her anatomy with, he didn't wish to injure her simply to teach her a lesson.

As the big Beledon woman sagged over the desk panting from what was obviously a decent amount of pain from her now very sore rear end, Adem manoeuvred himself in front of her, he saw her large amber eyes look up at him as he undid his flies and released his already throbbing manhood into the cool but musk filled air of the room.

Now, this is where the ball gag was rather clever, with a quick twist he was able to pull a solid metal bung from the centre of it which was just large enough for him to shove his manhood through and into her mouth which thanks to the solid Iron wood forced between her teeth she could not close, so no risk of biting.

He grabbed hold of her horns and began to push his manhood along her tongue and the roof of her mouth all at once, revelling in the hot wetness of her mouth, though he made sure to reach the back of her throat with each thrust to ensure she really tasted him and felt him.

He could feel her throat constricting and gripping him as he forced his way into it he could also feel the blasts of hot air that hit his pelvis as she was now forced to breathe through her nose ad he fucked her throat.

He revelled in the gagging and choking noises she made as his cock slid in and out of her throat in a smooth pistoning motion until with a growl he slammed forwards and released right down her throat forcing her to swallow his load.

But he was not done with her yet oh no, this was just the beginning.

After pausing to replace the bung he moved around her with his manhood still both swollen and erect, he let her marvel at the pinnacle of creation that was a healthy Velonan male as he strode past her, he paused to run a hand over her furry flank and he had to admit he did appreciate her thick luscious fur as silky strands slipped through his fingers.

"You know my apprentice I'm beginning to think you fail on purpose so that you will receive my punishment, though I suppose I cannot blame you, I mean for a savage such as yourself it must be truly thrilling to see what a fully evolved species such as mine can do hmmmm?" he said making his voice sickly sweet.

Her defiant snort and angry clomping of her hooves were music to his ears, he knew she hated it when he referred to her species as either backwards or savage, but he wanted her angry he wanted her rage to be flowing because it would make this next part ooh so much sweeter.

"I mean look at it from your perspective, here you were sitting in your shit-filled little mud hut playing with your rocks when this brilliant and handsome alien comes down and shows you just how backwards and unevolved you really are, he comes to you and rips the veil of ignorance from your eyes and shows you that you are nothing more than an animal sitting in her own shit when even compared to the humans of Clan Mason, let alone a mighty Velonan such as myself, it must have felt like such a privilege when one such as I looked at you and told you that I had a use for you, well my dear Wesirai let me fully show you exactly what that use is shall I?" he said.

Oh she was fucking fuming now, every snort from her large flared nostrils was sending blasts of what looked like steam into the air, she was stomping her large hooves on the wooden floor and she was thrashing at her bonds, this was perfect and he was so going to enjoy this.

With one hand he slapped her rear and grabbed a handful of the fur of her ass along with the muscle, with the other he grabbed the root of her tail and hoisted it before with practised aim and using the lubrication of her own thick saliva he thrust his entire length right up her rather sore and swollen tail hole.

Wesirai let out a bray so loud that he thought she was going to break the ball gag with the sound alone, he'd never done this to her before so she had been unprepared for it and that was what made it all the more delicious, he'd taken her before but that had always been in the hole that was made for that purpose, this time not so much.

But to his surprise and he had to admit to himself even in his guilt that he ass felt incredible, her hole swallowed every single inch of him until his pelvis met her tail root and his balls smashed into her lower lips with a muffled slap.

Wesirai thrashed and bucked like an angry bull trying to throw him off but instead all she managed to do was add more power to the thrusts as she smashed into her ass over and over again revelling in the feeling of her rectum squeezing and milking his cock as her flesh tried in vain to eject him but managing only to draw him in further.

After a few minutes it seemed that rage and anger turned to acceptance, defeat and even pleasure as her angry and outraged brays became much more relaxed and almost sensual, he thought about upping the ante once more but decided that maybe she'd had enough discipline and punishment for one day, if there was one thing any good teacher had to know it was when to reward loyalty and devotion.

There was nothing Wesirai was not if not loyal and devoted though whether it was to him or the Dark Seed remained to be seen yet, but she always proved that loyalty again and again in the time he had known her, so he did have to give her that and it as also another one of the reasons he had now decided to take her with him when the end came.

So now rather than fighting him she had relaxed into the rhythm of his movements, so he decided to reward this by both thrusting harder and deeper but also by sticking two fingers into her sopping wet womanhood making her squirm and bray softly under him until a loud bray broke of her and he felt her insides clench and her whole large body shake.

She wasn't the only one who felt the release as Adem himself snarled loudly and thrust into her tail hole as deep as he could go before sending jet after jet of his sacred seed into her bowels, he only hoped she realised the significance of the blessing and the gift he was giving her here, this scared seed was never meant to be shared by anyone other than another Velonan, to her it should be like being fucked by a God.

Once he was finished he stood letting her ass milk him for a few moments just enjoying the sight of her swollen doughnut-shaped tail hole sucking on his flesh as if trying to pull it in as deep as it would go before slowly he pulled free with a wet sticky pop noise and stood there admiring the mess he'd made of her rear end as a little seed trickled from her flesh and into her thick fur where it was instantly soaked up.

He put himself away before moving around to her front and removing her manacles, "You bore your punishment well my apprentice, I do believe that we will make a fine Nightmare Assassin of you yet," he said softly as he helped her remove her gag, he could see her fingers were rather uncoordinated.

"T-Thank you, master," she stammered in a very breathless voice.

"Come, I believe you have earned yourself a reward for your diligence, you will eat at my table tonight and then you shall warm my bed," he said after she removed the final manacles and retrieved her clothing.

She looked up at him in surprise, "Y-Your bed master?" she asked in surprise and he nodded.

"Indeed now do not make me repeat myself or I will rescind the offer, feel privileged apprentice," he said and she hung her head.

"I-I do master, I live to serve you and the Dark Seed," she said and he nodded approvingly.

"Good now get dressed, we shall discuss my plans for the coming days, we must remove this menace from your soil and I believe I know just how to do it," he said and with that, he led her out of the room and along to his.

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

"Come for me beautiful human!" Ketra yell as she thrust her hips down like a furry piston and Jay felt the impact of her driving him into the thankfully incredibly soft mattress which absorbed her weight, it was like the designer of this bed had anticipated an inter-species couple would be using it and that one partner would weigh a hell of a lot more than the other when they'd built it.

But whatever the case he was thankful for it because Ketra was seriously on one thanks to overhearing Ova going to town on Xao again, it seemed to really get his beautiful Beledon girl hot to trot and trot she did, right into the room with him over her shoulder.

Jay let out a roar of passion and pleasure as she forced an eruption from him and she felt her press the neck of her womb right against his tip just as it happened so every single drop was swallowed by her flesh.

"Mmmmm that's what I want, that's the trophy I earned right there, this beautiful male and this beautiful feeling!" she growled as she stoked his face before doubling over so she could kiss him gently.

They stayed locked together until their bodies released one another then Ketra moved off him and laid down at his side to draw him into one of her wonderful hugs, "I do hope that I am not too rough on you my beloved one, if my passions ever get too much for you please tell me, I could not bare the thought of you being made unhappy because I did not take into account your humanity or your frailty," she said softly and Jay smiled as he reached up to stroke his beautiful woman's face.

"Trust me when I say you are perfect Ketra, I know I will never need to worry with you because I see it in the way you move, you are passionate and powerful but also gentle and considerate in every move you make towards me," he said and she smiled and kissed his fingers.

"It's because I love you, you are my everything now and I could not bare the thought of your unhappiness especially if I were the cause," she said before laying her large head on his chest for him to stroke her horns gently.

"Do you think we'll be able to truly drive these vile invaders from our beloved soil Jay?' she asked softly.

"I believe so yes, but regardless of the outcome we will still try, Clan Mason never backs down from a fight and we are not about to start here on this world, we will make sure that the Beledon people remain free and true as your Gods intended you to be," he said softly but also defiantly.

Ketra lifted her head and smiled widely at him, "I love you so much Jay," she said before kissing him.

"I love you too," he said back softly.

Suddenly from next door, there was a pleasured Beledon squeal, it sounded like Xao had just surprised Ova with something and by the squeals and moans that came through the wall the big Beledon girl was under siege and her defences failing.

Ketra gave a little snort then lifted her head with a twinkle in her eye that made Jay chuckle, "Gimme a couple of minutes to breathe yeah?' he said and she grinned at him.

"I'm counting," she said making him laugh, this was going to be some trip.