A Long Time from Home Ch. 24

"< Remember to relax and enjoy it <" said Verina voice in my mind.

"< Oh, I am doing both >" I sent back. "< But as you know, I enjoy pleasuring women and that makes it difficult to just lay here and take it >"

"< Patience >" Verina chuckled in my head.

A hand carefully took hold of my stiff cock and I jolted at the touch. Like before, the hand guided my cock upwards until I could feel the head resting at the entrance of an extremely wet pussy. The hand on my cock stroked me a few times as the woman wriggled her hips, making the tip go inside.

The hand disappeared and the woman pressed down. As my cock was still slick from the previous woman, she took me inside with surprising ease, sliding all the way down in one stroke. Then she seemed to stop dead for several heartbeats, perhaps longer.

She gave a long, ragged breath and her hips began to rock, moving more back and forth than up and down. At first it was a gentle movement, but soon she picked up speed, grinding her love-pearl against me, her motions making my cock dance inside her.

The bed shifted again when somebody moved on it. The legs were positioned on each side of my head and a moment later something tickled against my chin and mouth.

Inhaling deeply, the scent of an aroused woman filled my nostrils.

Smiling to myself, I opened my mouth and sent my tongue out on a probing expedition. It soon encountered a sparse patch of hair, covering a lovely wetness. A long lick parted the lips, causing a small squeak from somewhere above me. Satisfied, I licked my way to the love-pearl, circling and teasing all the way.

The woman on my dick breathed a long "Uhhhhhh!" of pleasure and changed the movements of her hips to what I can only describe as a ripple, that made her hot, tight pussy massage my cock from top to bottom.

Judging from her sounds of pleasure, it was as good for her as it was for me, and I could feel the orgasm building inside her.

Still making circles around the love-pearl with my tongue, I shifted my attention to the pussy surrounding my fingers for a moment. So far, I had only played lightly, but pushing upwards, I found the internal pleasure centre and started to massage it firmly. A moment later, she started to squirm and the muscles around my fingers started to tighten.

Her hips began to move on my fingers, so I stiffened them and left it to her to use them to pleasure herself, while I kept busy with my tongue, licking, and teasing that small nub of pleasure.

On top of me, the ripples became faster and her groans louder, before the woman suddenly cried out. I felt her pussy clenching down on my cock as she suddenly sat down completely, shivers running through her body and making her jerk on top of me, adding to my pleasure.

More Vis surged into me, but I almost didn't notice as I was lost in a cloud of sexual ecstasy, that carried me closer to my own orgasm.

As the other times, the woman on my hips dismounted when the climax was over and this time there was a shuffling as she traded places with the one laying on my arm.

I moaned into the pussy on my mouth when I was engulfed again. The sensation was different this time. She was tighter and sat more upright than the one before.

When she had taken me in completely, she paused and took a deep breath.

I used the pause to intensify my licking of the pussy over my face, encircling the love-pearl with my mouth and sucked gently, letting my firm tongue dance on the sensitive organ as I tasted her sweetness. She squealed again, louder this time, and her legs tightened around me.

My tongue never stopped. I licked her harder now, determined to bring her over the edge with my tongue.

She was close now, very close, so I quickened the pace of my licking, but the woman on top of me started to move, making me groan.

This woman knew what she was doing as her hips gave me a fantastic treatment, moving in circles and clenching around my stiffness over and over again.

The feeling sent shivers down my spine, and I could feel the pleasure building inside me.

I didn't want to come just yet, so I focused on licking instead. Trying to starve off the orgasm long enough for her to come before I did.

A few heartbeats later, the woman on top of me came in a huge orgasm.

I don't know if it was the sound, sight or a combination of both, that set the other women off as well, but the result was amazing.

The woman on my dick rocked, bucked, and writhed for what seemed like a small eternity, all the while accompanied by cries and whimpers.

The woman on my head, stiffened and cried out as her legs tightened around my head. That blocked out any sounds the one on my finger might have made, but her pussy clenched around my fingers, while her hips shook, and she squirted into my hand.

I was so close to coming that my cock hurt, but needing the Vis, I concentrated on absorbing that instead and was rewarded with surge of positive energy flowing into me, bringing the level back to normal and then some.

Then I noticed two things. The women that had been pinning my arms was gone and another had taken place on top of me.

Instead of taking me inside her as the other had done, she leaned forward and kissed me softly.

With the big, firm breasts pressing against my chest and a familiar scent in my nostrils, I knew it was Verina.

"< I thought you weren't in the mood >" I remarked with amusement, as she placed my cock at her entrance with practiced ease, while still kissing me.

She replied with a mental snort, followed by a "< Seeing you blindfolded and being gang banged by group of horny women changed that >"

I groaned with pleasure as Verina pressed back, impaling herself on me, moaning as her pussy massaged my shaft, each bit of my cock stimulated by tight, liquid, velvet.

I was vaguely aware of the sounds coming from the side of the bed, sounding like the women that had been in the bed were getting dressed, but ignored it. The blindfold told me that they didn't want me to know who they were and more importantly, the feeling of Verina's hot body against mine as she slowly fucked me, was so good that I really didn't care.

Verina kept moving her hips up and down slowly as she kissed me until the sound of a door being opened and closed told me that the other women had left.

The she broke the kiss, lifted her chest and took the blindfold off me.

Opening my eyes, I looked into her sparkling eyes and the sight alone sent a shiver down my spine.

Something passed between us. A mutual understanding of deep affection, bordering on love.

We shared a smile and went back to kissing, enjoying the feel of each other.

Since my hands were now free, I let them wander on Verina's fantastic body, caressing her back, butt, and upper legs. Her pussy rippled around my cock, keeping a steady stream of pleasure going.

She moaned as I moved my hands around to her front and palmed her round, firm breasts, catching the nipples between my fingers.

With a smile, she rose up to give me better access, which also put her body on full display. As always, I found her beautiful and extremely alluring, so I removed my hands from her to drink in the sight.

The smile on her face widened to a grin as she slowly lifted her arms into the air like she was stretching. That thrusted her chest out, and her breasts rode high and proud, the excited nipples pointed slightly upward.

"< I love when you look at me like that >" She sent into my mind. "< It makes me feel like one of the sexiest women in the world >"

"< Well, you are that >" I sent back, still semi lost in the sight.

"< Thanks, and you're rather hot yourself >" She sent back.

Before I had a chance to reply, she broke of the connection and started to move again.

This time there was nothing slow about it, as she moved up and down on my cock, making me groan as her pussy clenched around me.

My hands returned to her breasts, and she purred her encouragement, never slowing down.

I could feel my self-control crumble and it wouldn't take long before I couldn't take it anymore.

Verina must have felt the same, because she kept riding me at the same speed, but just before I was about to explode in her, she lowered her upper body and kissed me, while the fast pace turned into a sensual gyration movement, that prolonged the pleasure.

Bending my legs a little, I found leverage on the bed and started to thrust upward into her.

We moaned into each other's mouths, as our tongues danced.

For once, I reached my climax before she did and with pulses of white-hot pleasure surging through my body, I came inside her with an intensity that made the room spin.

Verina felt it and a few heartbeats later she came as well, screaming into my mouth. Her pussy spasmed around my cock, and she grunted through the contractions.

Gradually the room ceased to spin, and my vision returned to normal.

"Goddesses, that was awesome." Panted Verina when she got her voice back and let herself fall next to me.

Dragging her in for a hug, I agreed. Having sex with a group of horny women certainly had it charms, but if it hadn't been for the Vis, I would rather just share pleasure with Verina. "If it gets much better than that, I think it'll kill me."

With a laugh, she hugged me back. "Let's hope it doesn't get better than this then." Looking me over, she smiled. "You even got all the Vis you needed."

"Yes. All in all, your plan worked perfectly... as always."

"Well, right now my plan is to fall asleep right here and right now. I'm drained."

"Sounds like another good plan." I replied with a smile.

Verina snuggled into me and relaxed.

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When I entered the mess hall for breakfast the next day, Varro and Verina was sitting alone at the end of a table, which surprised me as the whole class usually eat together.

"Have I forgotten something?" I asked as I sat down beside Varro "Where's the rest?"

"Sleeping." Said Varro, while I took a bit of the bread, "It's rest-day and most of them were up half the night talking about the Disease and their families." He drank some of his tea. "So did I for that matter."

I had my mouth full, so I gestured for him to continue.

"Verina have estimated that it will take about a year to find cure for the disease." He said tiredly. "And another half year or so to make enough of it to actually cure the infected people."

I swallowed the bread and sighed. Verina was a brilliant mathematician and if her calculations about the timeframe were right, a lot more people would die. Like the thirty thousand people in Sybaris and the twenty-five thousand people in Bielke. Basically, the whole central part of Baylon and being the area where most people lived in the whole empire, that was about a million people.

The death toll would be a bit less if they managed to keep the Disease out of Gideon and Chava, but not by much. It was going to take a long time for Baylon to recover from such a blow.

Something started to stir in my memory and for a moment, I just sat there looking into the air as pieces of the puzzle stated to fall into place. The picture wasn't complete yet, but at least it was starting to be clearer.

Varro and Verina had gone silent, looking at me expectantly, and when I blinked a few times, Verina softly said, "Share your thoughts."

"This Disease isn't natural." I started slowly. "It was made by the Pulcher family to cripple Baylon, but I think it was set in motion before the Pulcher family were ready for it."

Both Verina and Varro looked at me like I had gone crazy.

"Think about it." I said with sigh. "Varro, you said that the people raiding the Pulcher castles had found a lot of insane people, just like people affected by the Disease, and that the Pulchers had said, that it was too early, right?"

Varro nodded wordlessly.

"I think they have used magic to make the Disease and was working on a cure or vaccine, when their castles were raided." I continued. "There's little chance that we will focus on the outside world now or for the next century for that matter. We have lost too many people."

"Well, that would certainly explain why the Disease is immune to our magic." said Varro with a shiver. "And it also explains why some of them elected to kill themselves, because making such a disease is highly illegal. They were sure to get disintegrated."

I nodded at that. Disintegration was widely assumed to be one of the most painful way to die and was reserved for only the most unspeakable acts. Like making a disease that killed thousands of Baylons.

Verina was silent for a heartbeat more, before she said, "If you're right, the people from the raids would be the first to be affected."

"Yes... But the important part is, that nd we might be able to find notes about a cure or a vaccine on those castles."

With a nod, Verina stood up. "Come. We need to talk to the Dominus Grande."

"Sure," I stood up at well. "But I'm pretty sure that I'm not the first one to figure this out... if it's even correct."

Varro snorted. "Even if there is the slightest chance, that you're right and that somebody else haven't thought about this, the Old Man needs to know. If you're right, it'll cut down the time to find a cure by months... and time is critical right now."

Verina started to walk. "And no-matter what, we're stuck here in Lescare until it's resolved one way or another. Since all Baylon castles are in a state of quarantine, so is Arcem Discendi and I don't think that they care that we graduate in a month and want to get home. Not to mention the fact that the few Ordo Vectio that can gate all the way over here, are probably occupied elsewhere or dead."

"It's going be a long time to wait." Predicted Varro.

He was both right and wrong. On one hand, we were isolated in Arcem Discendi, but since the new students had arrived two weeks ahead of schedule, most of the teachers were still on vacation and couldn't get back due to the quarantine. So, we were put to work as teachers for the new students, which was both more difficult and more fun that I would have thought.

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After some months, I was called to the Dominus Grande's office in the middle of the afternoon.

As usual, he was alone and instead of saying anything, he just gestured to me to sit down.

I took place in one of the office's big chairs and a moment later, I got an incoming mental communication.

"< Hello, Inquisitor Emilian, >" said a male voice. "< This is Master Vibius of Ordo Arbites >"

For a few heartbeats, I thought that I had screwed up and done something illegal without even knowing it, as the judges of the Ordo Arbites enforced the Lex Imperialis, Imperial law, and only talked to low-ranking members of any organization, if something was wrong.

Then he continued. "< As the head of the investigation into the Pulcher family, I would like your recount of the event leading up to the raid and your reasoning behind thinking that the Pulcher family have fabricated the Disease >"

"< Yes, Sir >" I said. There really was no other answer to that request and I spent the rest of the afternoon talking just about everything that had happened on Alashiya and in Wilusa, complete with the mind reading of the captured mages and the thoughts that had led me to think that the Pulchers had fabricated the Disease.

Master Vibius was an attentive listener, asking good question and while the whole interview took hours, it went smoothly.

"< Before we finish, I would like to hear your personal opinion of this >" He finally said, indicating that the interview was nearly over.

"< Yes, Sir >" I took a few heartbeats to gather my thoughts. "< If, and that's a big if, the Pulcher family have done this, they're not working alone. Yes, it'll take a long time before Baylon recovers from this blow, but at some point, we will recover, and they must know that as well. So, building an Empire in the human world simply isn't worth it, unless ... >" a thought hit me, making me lose my train of thought.

"< Unless what, Inquisitor Emilian? >" Master Vibius asked after a moment of silence.

"< Unless our politics regarding the human world changes or the Baylon Empire isn't around to oppose it >" I finished slowly, as I weighted both possibilities in my head.

A change of policy was possible. Especially with the Disease around since the numerous deaths had taken many of the high-ranking Ars Mentalis and Ars Magica members. Most of these were from established noble families with power and influence in the Senate, but with so many of them gone, new senators had to be elected and that could mean a change of power and politics.

Removing Baylon from this dimension permanently was also a possibility. Due to the alignment of the stars, the magical anchors that kept Baylon here could, at the moment, be removed by a relatively simple ritual.

According to Varro, outright dispelling them was also a possibility, but a lesser one, as the ones doing it almost certainly would be killed by the backlash of magical power, or, if they somehow survived that, would be stranded here for the rest of their lives.

I relayed my thoughts to Master Vibius, adding. "< That is why I don't think the Pulcher family could have done this alone, Sir. I don't know much about politics, but according to Decimus Livius Varro they don't have the influence needed to change the laws regarding the human world. Likewise, they don't have the Magi to make the ritual required to remove the anchors or dispelling them. To do one of those two things, others must be involved somehow. They might work for the Pulcher family or the Pulcher family might work for them, it really doesn't matter. The point is, that without a final goal in sight, creating The Disease doesn't make any sense and the Pulcher family are quite an intelligent group of people despite their lack of Power, Sir. >"

There was silence for a few heartbeats, then Master Vibius sent. "< Thank you for your thoughts, Inquisitor Emilian >" and closed the connection.

"A good debriefing." Remarked the Dominus Grande.

"Thank you, Sir."

"You're welcome." He took something from a pocket and threw it to me.

Per reflex, I caught it in the air and looked at it. It was a small leather holster.

"Open it." He said, as I looked questioning at him.

I did and inside I saw the black bdel shield with the golden intertwined SI logo of the Securitas Interna engraved in it. It was the official seal of the Securitas Interna and was naturally only carried by members of that organization.

"Don't say anything yet." He warned. "Now turn it upside down and send some Vis into the seal."

I did as I was told and a moment later the SI logo transformed into the Inquisitorial Seal of the Ordo Gladius, complete with the motto Stare contra malum (Baylon: "To stop an evil" or "Someone have to take a stand against evil") written in golden letters.

"Cur non mihi?" I mumbled to myself, fulfilling a quote from Appius Vettius Flaccus, the founder of Ordo Gladius. According to the story, he was once asked why he would risk his life for his ideals and his answer was "Stare contra malum. Cur non mihi?" (Baylon: "Someone have to take a stand against evil. Why should it not be me?")

Since we had already graduated, it wasn't really a surprise, but he could have given me the seal at any time, so they needed an Inquisitor somewhere, which had to be the reason why I got this now.

"Where am I needed, Sir?" I asked as I slipped the leather holster into a small belt pouch.

"Just about everywhere." He said with a sigh. "But for now, we're teleporting you to Northern Baylon. There are way too many insane mages loose there, so you'll go mage hunting. Don't get killed."