„Oh Kuran~." Called the voice of Sunkren in the throne room, where the Overlord was sitting, dealing with daily court business.
Looking up, he saw the Succubus moved into the room and he smiles to her „Welcome back. How as your info hunting?"
„Got quite interesting things to my ear, but also a few things I prefer not to hear." She replied with a shrug „As long the latter is remaining away from me, the better" and went up to him and sat down in his lab, a finger running over his chest „Enough about me… how about you? Was your trip to the Skeith successful?"
„Yes it was" smirked Kuran with a loud chuckle and put his arm around her hips, pulling her close „And we find even more than we hoped for. It's a little bit messing regarding on the details and how to handle a few things but in the long run it will greatly benefit the kingdom."
„That is great" she mused to him and gave his lips a kiss „I hope I am not interrupting."
„Well you are currently disturbing the daily court so… can we keep it brief? I like to finish so we can have more time for each other."
„But of course my dear Kuran," she mused and leaned in and whispered something into his ear, to which his eyes are widening before staring at her eyes as she grinned to him. He opens his mouth, but she put a finger on his lips and whispered to him „Yes. It is true… and you will know more later. In our bedroom," she grinned and stood up and starts leaving the throne room, catching the attention of the entire present room, one for how casual she was in simply barge into a running court, and for the other of how she is presenting herself to all the males.
Only followed by the collective shudder as they noticed how the Overlord was glaring a them and quickly remember that around him they shouldn't get any funny ideas regarding his mistresses. Before they notice that he is showing a face of deep thought, to which all are wondering: What did that demoness whisper earlier to her master's ear?
While Sunkren decided to do the sensitive thing and goes straight to Lehid to get the latest news around that place. And given that the succubus knew that the Skeith should have laid the egg by now, it wasn't hard to guess where that feathered mother would be right now.
Overlord: Kingdom's Rise
Speaking of Lehid: The Skeith mistress was currently in her room, and tended to her egg with the help of one of the two midwives to keep it nicely warm and also to stay close to her unhatched baby.
A fire was burning in the near to keep the room warm as well to ensure that the egg is undisturbed by anything remotely cold. Even the current servants doesn't consist of not a single minion to minimize the risk of those idiots smashing her precious egg.
She heard the door opening and saw Sunkren coming in. „Lady Sunkren. It has been a while." She stated formally
The succubus only laughed „Lehid. How often do I have to tell you? Just drop that Lady. I may be thousands of years old but still youthful. And we have the same lover boy."
„It's only a presentation of my respect towards you" replied Lehid to which Sunkren just shrugged
„I will not bother you for long. I just got back from a trip, said hello to Kuran and told him that I meet him later in bedroom. And I know already that the business with your people was a success. All I need to know is if there is anything else new at the moment?"
It didn't take long for the Skeith to nod „Yeah… there is. We met a race that calls themselves the Felions. And they… surprised us on how advanced they are."
„Oh? Competition for the dwarves then?" she mused, feeling intrigued about the fact that on this world is anybody that can rival those small mountain diggers in terms of tech.
„If they could pull out the full weight of their technology… the dwarves would be a joke compared to them." Countered Lehid, causing Sunkren to stop in her tracks.
„Dwarves and jokes in terms of tech?" queried Sunkren and as an affirmative nod came from the bird girl , the Succubus bit her lower lips „That… is not good. This world isn't ready for such a sudden spike in tech."
„You… knew about other worlds?" asks Lehid surprised by herself now and stopped what she was doing for her egg, the midwife pickup the work as she did realize that this conversation went to a different level between the two mistresses of her employer.
„Sure." Shrugs Sunkren and took a seat „Every being in the Abyss knows about other worlds. Or at least every being above the second circle of power. But that is something most beings can do within their first thousand years in the abyss. In fact all celestial beings known as well."
„And… the spirits?" asks Lehid unsure.
Sunkren rubs her chin „That… is more complex to answer. In general the grand spirits do know. It's part of their job to try and keep the world at a balance. With so many other players nearly impossible thing. No wonder that here and there one snaps and had to be removed from power. But most of the normal spirits… very mixed bags. Depends on the type of spirit, where they life and their source of existence. A normal tree spirit for example won't care for anything but about the surroundings of his tree. While on the other hand Wind spirits are very curious and usually learned it from one source or another. Earth Spirits seems to know everything on default. Water… mixed heavily. Some do, some not. Depends if it is worth their attention. And fire are… well… fire spirits. And the list goes so on. The only other two types spirits I know for certain are the Light and Dark Spirits. Due to their bound with, well, light and darkness and the representative two clans."
„Then… why is it not a more common knowledge?" wondered Lehid with a tilted head.
„Oh, that is simple: Nobody is asking. And nobody actually goes around telling. And those who do, are labelled as crazy. Mortals cannot take the fact they are not the only ones in the universe very well at certain stages of their growth as a species. So they blend out the possibility. I am surprised how well you seem to take as well the midwife. Either you are further in that growth or Kuran has influenced you already to grow that much. Not really caring which is the case." And she crossed her arms „I worry more of the effect of those guys tech showing up…"
„That is not a big worry. They don't have enough of their power left to keep that level so high. In fact if their leader agrees to settle down under Kurans rule, they would give us a boost. But at best we will be able to go face to face with the dwarves."
To which Sunkren gives a breath of relief „Well… that's more acceptable. Properly you guys get on top of it some nice smithing techniques and the Nagas will be having fun to try and replace some of that energy with magic."
„Is that possible?" asks Lehid in curiosity.
„Possible? Yes. Easy? No." Was the simple answer of Sunkren „To not confuse you: magic and what tech keeps running can be in doubt two different things. Interchangeable in some degree but in most cases, the Nagas will properly reinvent those Feli-guys tech. Its easier and cheaper in magical usage."
Lehid nods in understanding and looks at Sunkren „So… how was your trip? I bet you got a few nice things we can talk about?"
Sunkren chuckles at the change of topic but didn't say anything to that. Instead she used it to have a nice girl talk here.
Overlord: Kingdom Rise.
Kuran were on his way towards the bedchamber after his long session of holding a court and was tired. Thought given what Sunkren had whispered to him AND the fact that the succubus told him to meet him in the bedroom, he was very sure that this tiredness is pretty much gone once he had a talk with her… and whatever she had planned for him in that very specific room.
Thought has he walked he felt some wind… a wind that should be impossible in a tower that is under the earth and he notes that the door for one of the guest rooms were open. It didn't take him long to know the meaning and moves through the door and closed it behind him, finding a familiar vixen standing there in her usual seriousness.
"Hello. It has been a few weeks" stated Kuran calmly and he faced her, while waiting for her response.
The female greeted him. she was as always disturbingly clean for someone who's people lived underground and managed a LOT of dirty work of various kinds. "my liege" she greeted him her head and torso inclined some. She lifted a small thin box of wood, "this is the report…" she glanced about them and instead of chatting on the topic she silently handed the report box to him
Kuran took them and gave them a quick check, only glancing over them as he figured he has to read them later before looking up to Lua "Thank you. I didn't expect you to bring them personally… or in the middle of my tower. Gnarl and every guard would be in panic if they knew you got here without anybody noticing."
She clicked her tongue and moved closer to avoid eavesdropping "then maybe they should keep a better eye on the openings" she tapped a foot paw on the ground, "tsk tsk some hollow spots in some floors and walls, some places could put in some nice hidden passages"
"Hollow spots in the lower half of a tower that is a hollowed out giant stalagmite?" asks Kuran in surprise and rubs his chin "need to talk with Gnarl about that one… cannot have the tower break off and fall into the… whatever is waiting down there." Then he looked back to her "Still… doesn't explain why YOU are here. And not some trusted aid." and looks into her eyes.
The female fox chief gave a soft chuckle "till I can select someone I trust to send things, I feel myself the only proper one to bring the…" she tipped a paw and motioned to the thin wooden box with the unknown number of reports in it. The box of report(s) was so thin and light it could have passed as an envelope based on its weight, though it was clearly made of solid wood.
He clicked his tongue to that "Given what you guys went through, I am slightly surprised that you seem not to trust your own people" he admits to her "Or is it something else as well?" While musing about how they ended their last meeting
She shook her head "not about trust, not… that kind of trust, I mean, hm, efficiency?" She nodded, "that's the word, not the most efficient if given to some random member" she leaned against a wall.
"That can be debated" he only shrugged to her and places the reports on the table for now "Is there anything else to consider, now that we have the chance to talk about it?"
She lifted her head and smirked at him, a finger tapping her flat toned stomach asking a silent question if it was what he was asking about. "You mean…?"
"That but else about the latest changes in the kingdom… after all you might have heard about but not knowing all the details yet as they were only revealed in a meeting recently." He replied to her and moves closer
She waved a hand slowly in front of her "known, i was filled in before I came, I need to file the information and do some sorting" she leaned her chest, soft and pillowy, her breasts may have been covered but she figured he would feel her, pressing her chest to just under his pectorals of his chest.
"Very well… that concludes the business part" and places a hand on her check "Now I formally request that you show me your true self for now. None of us have to face any duties at the moment and should use it to relax" as he learned last time she got another side of her.
One he has to coax out if he wants to see it truly and not when she is too lost in their doings to hide it.
And that she looked around, her ears turing and twitching as she seemed to be sure she wasn't being observed then moved from him to the bed and fell on to it with a groan "uuuugh I miss my ashy world" she complained a list of things she missed the biggest thing seemed to be that she missed being able to lack all subtly carrying her iron halberd out in public for all to see as she cleaved through throes of something called hollows.
He sat down next to her and shrugs "While I cannot help you out regarding those hollows… but regarding fighting you could always join one of the tournaments or those raids on bandits" the overlord explained and then rubbed his chin "And what is stopping you to carry your weapon around?"
She scoffed and reached to the side, her hand looked as if it were grabbing something and when she lifted it the halberd she was complaining about seemed to materialize from thin air. She held it up and tossed the massive 10ft cast iron halberd to Kuran.
Kuran looked at the weapon as he caught it and then at her "How did you just do that?" As he never had seen anybody pull out a fully forged weapon out like that. Weapons yes but they are made by elementalisms and were very crude in most cases.
She chuckled "something our friend called an 'inventory', I didn't quite understand, he also said it was like a 'bag of holding' whatever that is. All i could work out is how to put stuff in and out, but I have to focus and I cant see around me too well, its like i can see everything in it at once and can't see anything else till I 'close' it"
"I gave up understanding that wolf ages ago" admits the Overlord simply as he gave the weapon back "So why complain about the weapon then?"
She groaned "because if I'm attacked then there is no way to get it out without being open to attack for a good while" she paused and sighed "and I just liked having it on my back, it was… a comfort" she shrugged shallowly and held it close.
"And not carry it as normal as any other weapon doesn't work why?" He asked again in trying to get the gist and try to help his vixen asset.
She shook her head, "i can carry it like normal, as i said, it's just… well in the tunnels its not very convenient, small halls and tunnels it catches and bangs about, like a damn bell if it gets hit right" she smirks as her ears twitch from the memory.
"Ever thought of training a sub weapon for that?" He asks, as this is normally the way to go with that problem.
"I have one, yes, but that wont help for how fast i can switch out to the halberd." The paused and noticed his question fully then lifted her halberd up, concentrated and it vanished, in her hand was a short sword, it looked demonic, black with several horns curling around the base as a guard, odd rune script was etched into the blade.
Kuran doesn't even want to know where she got that or what kind of blade it is supposed to be, only stating "Well… not quite what I had in mind but seems reliable"
She smirked "a gift from my world our friend found and gave me, said it needs mana/magic to use its flames for more then a brief moment" she sighed "I'm not a magic user in any regard, so its a glorified hunk of black dragon steel"
"Dragon steel?" He asks "How old is that thing?"
She glanced her eyed to him, then tilted the sword "its from my world, dragons there… well-" she smirked "actually they have been dead longer then the ones here, the original ones at least. It's dragon steel because it was used to kill the ancient dragons, said the fire inside the sword it theirs, for ever burning and spiteful"
"I know a few people that would love to dissect it, piece by piece to know it's secret." He deadpans before asking "So… regarding my other suggestion of joining tournaments? Or bandit raids?"
She flourished the sword and 'swapped' it back to her halberd and smiled at it "I would gladly… " the glanced to him "if you don't mind watching your 'investment' show she is a good investment" she looked up and seemed to be concentrating, the pushed the halberd up into something, and when she let go, it vanished, and she relaxed.
"For that the wolf trained somebody for me… and send an additional one that also acts as secretary" he chuckled "Speaking of which…" he mused and made her look into the eyes "How much you truly want it? And should we make certain it is here?"
"He didnt seem the sort to loan assets so casually, you must be gaining a substantial debt she scoffed with a smirk" and to his other comment she smirked and rolled to her side and patted his chest thinking about it, her people, and him "you have me leaning in good directions then leaned in to kiss him out of the blue.
Caught off guard, while wondering why she managed that again, he froze for a second before starting to embrace her and returns the kiss, letting the flow come to them from here on.
She seemed likely she enjoyed the kiss then leaned back and tapped her finger to his lips, her soft paw pad of her finger was almost as soft as the lips of her muzzle. "Mm yes, good directions" she smiled at him her eyes looking to his as the room was silent, her expression was soft but clear she was juggling some thoughts.
Raising his eyebrows he wondered what she is thinking about, while placing one of his hands on her hips while the other lies between Luas shoulders, scratching her there.
She looked to decide something and rolls to pin him, her lips gracing his as she began to pull at his clothes. Her decision about him likely having been to try something more then just political as she pressed herself to him and began to undress them both. The door to the room being opened as 2 of her guards had been standing watch over the room unseen took it in themselves to give them some privacy, closing the door to the guest room behind them.
Overlord: Kingdoms Rise
Sitting on her desk, the red Meratrix Claret was looking through reports and paperwork. It was only stuff that was normal for a running Kingdom to be dealt with, even with the layers of officials that handle as much possible.
It was clear for her that it was not quite what her master had in mind as he send her to aid Kuran as secretary but also understanding it as she was appearing out of nowhere for him and despite her master being a trustworthy source for the Overlord (in her mind at least, unaware that Kuran has mixed opinions of her master) he wants to know her first before letting her involved in state secrets. Between two reports, she adjusted her clothes and muttered "Why is it so hard to understand for everybody that we Meratrix don't need clothing? I don't get the appeal of wearing this stuff."
But she will endure it...for her orders… and for the prize she was promised. She grinned at this but then as she read the next report she has frown. A stone mason has fallen to his death after ten minions have hit the ladder by running into it as they were on their way from the throne room to the kitchen to grab for Kuran a bottle of wine.
in itself no oddity so far as said stonemason was warned repeatedly to secure himself for work to cover all stupidity that could happen and didn't listen, relying on his luck. At least from what she learned in her short time here. The location of the accident strikes her odd thought. She may not know the layout of the tower in its entirely yet but the Mason was working on fixing a stone gargoyle at the sixth floor of the upper tower. And the kitchen is placed in the Ground caves between the two towers. Not to mention the Throne Room is ground level of the upper tower.
While she also has first hand experience with the… intelligence of the minions, she knows that not even them are so dumb to make such a long detour to get a wine. Tipping her finger on her chin she mused loudly "well… now I know why I am told to have an eye on Gnarl." as her conclusion is: That was somehow a cover up to hide a kill as accident. The only question she is left is why would Gnarl do that? The report self won't help her… it was written by Gnarl. Properly only because one of the rules that Overlord Kuran has places are that for every accident a report must be done, explaining how it could have happened and suggestions how to prevent it.
Deciding to investigate it further, she placed that report away for now and went to the others to get that done and find more "accidents" within the current paperwork… and to go to the archive to get every accident that happened within the tower reviewed.
"Leaves the question… how to find the motive?" she muttered but decides to find a way. After finding her pattern and getting a special meal before going further.
While already planning HOW to convince her current lord to feed any of her entrances with that particular meal~
A giggle escaped her and wondered if she should invite her fellow Meratrix Arise into the fun?
Overlord: Kingdoms Rise
Speaking of the green Meratrix, she was laying in Alexandras bed, with the insect girl snuggling on her body. The two had an eventful afternoon and as result the Chicant was now sleeping while Alisa, as a good caretaker was watching over her and stroke her head gently.
A gentle smile came as she looked over, not caring that her clothes were shredded (At least those that were given to her when playing with the Chicant) or the wound the sharp parts of her body. They would close soon enough.
"One thing is right" chuckles Alisa "You ARE a handful to handle" but then note "Thought we have to find something to make it easier for you to restrain yourself. or not so harmful for others." noting that the adopted girl got already three Taumin siblings… and one Skeith and one human along the way.
Alexandra had taken the green girl quickly to her young heart and had insisted to share the bed after an afternoon of playing, with the promise to see daddy after her nap. It was nice that her training to help with her masters offspring is paying out so nicely from the start though she is hoping that some more children will come soon under her care.
As she were thinking about it, she looked down on her exposed breast and the milk that were leaking. The meratrix was made with natural milk production to feed her masters children. The mixture is even optimised for feeding as many different species and ages as possible and still beneficial.
of course it was confusing for all but her master in this castle how she, a female that never were pregnant could produce milk. On top to the lack of understanding how her species is biological speaking barren. They are created that way. That's a fact. What's so hard to understand?
Shaking the head, Alise was looked again at the sleeping Chicant and smiles as she clicked the mandibles in a small and quiet rhythm that somehow makes the impression of little snoring.
This decade where Alexandra is still considered a child will be wonderful ones alone with her. "Yes… continue to sleep, little princess. You deserve it. And then we will see daddy and you will be showered by his love." and Alise hopes she is showered by his affection for doing well with his daughter.
(Thanks. I will write the next section alone from here as it will involve other charas ^^ Public reveal of the vixen and Lua being his Mistress after he took over the Nagas?)-(not mistress yet, she would decide to be more personal with him, so mistress wouldn't be far off but damn close, maybe she settles to be a mistress once she finds out she is pregnant and does some deeper thinking)
(Imagine she and he have much to talk about in common since they both have to deal with the mad wolf god)- (THat could be one of the other chapters, either after some special time or simply to have some free time for themselves)(approvable, that dungeon deposed had many… fade out, stuff implied, things XD never the act but lots of talk about it, so close to the knives edge)(I see. What next? The Story with Karin or Skype RP? I would be open for some KuranXLua action but not with the usual craziness we use in the RPs. MOre "Normal" like it would be in the Overlord Stories)