Blood & Carrots - Celestial Ep. 02

"A council... like a court of vampires?" I couldn't help but laugh the words, earning glares from both of them before I showed my teeth and fluffed my wings out. "Come now, you would willingly go out and slaughter your own kind? What sort of savages are you?"

I could see I struck a nerve, the sheep giving me a furious glare that made my blood run cold, then my knee seemed to drop to the ground, an overwhelming sense of absolute will crushing down upon my spirit as I barked out in shock.

"You do not mock our ways, celestial. Do not misunderstand my intentions, we keep ours in check for our own safety, if not for your lot, then for the mundane that would rise up and find us in the day." She hissed the words as she hopped off her horse and started walking right over to me, a confident sway in her hips.

My teeth clenched and my eyes widened as she approached, I demanded my body to rise to defend itself, but it wouldn't respond, the force of her will seeming to have simply ceased any control I had. I cursed myself for trying to talk to them, Rachel or Ezekiel would have been strong enough to shake this off, but I was too weak like I always had been.

She stopped right before me, even on my knee she was only just over my eye level. I showed her my teeth in as much of a snarl as I could manage, but she just rolled her now red eyes and planted a boot to my chest, casually kicking me over onto my back. It wasn't a violent blow, more of a shove, but I collapsed all the same with a bark, clenching my teeth as she pushed her foot down on my chest, peering down upon me.

"You stare death in the eyes, celestial, yet you defiantly show your teeth and snarl like the dog you are. What an interesting one you are, most can't even respond once I get serious, their jaws simply slack and they get a distant look upon their eyes."

"I-Is that some sort of... compliment?!" I snarled the words, having to force them as the ewe before me casually withdrew two shortswords, pushing the tips both into the ground on either side of my throat. My teeth clenched again as she casually pulled them closer together, crossing the blades and letting the sharp steel rest right at my flesh.

"Give me your name, angel. Not the full one, just what you go by." She spoke the words in a commanding tone, but I could feel she wasn't using her will to do so, as if giving me the choice.

I winced and swallowed hard before snarling up at her, my eyes focusing as I met her red ones and spat out. "Ryder, friends just call me Ry." My teeth showed in a defiant smirk, I'd at least not let her end me whimpering like a puppy.

She offered me an amused smile, casually dragging one of the blades along my throat, forcing a thin cut along it. My blood rolled against the steel before she pulled it up and slid her tongue over it, lapping up the divine blood, making a show of tasting my essence before fully standing once more. Even in that moment, I found the display stunning, her cute little tongue lapping at my blood, I felt like a fool for having the emotions run through me, but she was so confident and beautiful.

"You may stand and heal yourself now." She spoke the words as she sauntered back over to her horse, sheathing both blades at her backside. I rose with some hesitation, feeling I had full movement again, quickly making a silent prayer as I touched the thin cut at my throat, having gotten a quick lesson from Toroah before I left.

"We will find those vampires, if they are wild, they will die, if they can be reasoned with, we will take them into our fold and educate them. Regardless, the problems for your flock will cease." She spoke the words calmly as she hopped back up onto her horse.

"Why... why only ask my name and not just kill me? Were you just trying to humiliate me?" I spat out the words as I picked up my sword, sheathing it as she had already shown I had no chance against her.

"No, Ryder. Simply making a point." She pushed her horse into motion and they started to casually trot right by me.

"Wait!" I barked out, thinking furiously of what I should say or do. Both the vampires halted and looked upon me, the sheep cocking her brow curiously. I stared hard at her, feeling my heart pounding, her red eyes having shifted back to their natural soft brown.

"Y-you... you have my name, at the least... uh..." I snapped my teeth together and fluffed my wings out, pointing at them. "It's rude! At the very least give me yours!"

She showed me an amused grin, both her large canines plainly being displayed on purpose. "Lorelai, Lorelai Silverpaw."

The fox next to her gave a nod before speaking, "Elias Silverpaw."

I gave a nod to their names, then frowned. "How will I know? What should I tell my superiors?"

"That's your problem Ryder, the attacks will stop, I don't care if you take credit for them, or tell them word for word of this encounter." Lorelai huffed out as she pushed her horse back into motion.

They just moved along, as if I were nothing to them. I stood there, feeling weak and powerless. Even if I tried to ambush them, I knew she would have seen me coming, she knew I was approaching before I even landed. I felt weak, and I felt sorry for myself, a Knight first class, brought to heel like a child. I cursed my heart for pounding in my chest, her scent when she was upon me, the haughty confident look in her eyes, I knew I'd not be able to forget it.

I couldn't just go back so I kept watching them from the air. I followed them from a few miles off, though I'm sure the sheep would still sense me all the same. Eventually, they came upon a small village that had two other similar energy signatures. From the distance I watched as one simply faded out, no doubt killed as they said, the third left with them, the home the original two were in, bursting into flames upon their exit.

My head shook as I hovered there with my arms crossed, flapping my wings as I just let the three go, not feeling I had much choice in the matter. The vampire had kept her word, the attacks would stop now, the threat had been removed as it were.

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Bloodstone Noble:

The Bloodstone Council does not maintain an elaborate title system, referring to most of their members simply as 'Nobles'. Heads of a family are often referred to as Marquess, Marquis, or Marchioness. The title is largely interchangeable and left strictly to the preference of the head of the home, regardless of their gender or lack of.

Heads of the family may choose to assign other members as lesser titles at their discretion, but the council at large is not obligated to acknowledge these titles. A Count, Knight, or Baron, would receive little more consideration than any other noble in a multiple-family gathering.

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"Quite an interesting turn of events to be sure. Great job, Ryder." Toroah spoke the words in a surprisingly proud tone of voice towards me once I finished giving him my report.

"Great... job? How was that a great job, sir? I was humiliated, helpless, and didn't do anything!" I barked the words out, clenching my fists as I felt the anger and helplessness grip me full-on now that I was back at the citadel.

"Humiliated? What did I say earlier about humility, Ryder?"

"So it's just as well I disgraced our people before one of our greatest foes?!" I snarled out, feeling tears come to my eyes, shuddering as I came to grips with how close I had come to death.

"There are worse foes than the vampires, my brother. Also..." The rabbit sighed and shook his head. "I've heard of that one. I didn't know she was a sheep, but the name Lorelai is one that we are familiar with."

I wiped my eyes and growled at my own self-pity, before composing myself. "Yeah?"

Toroah smiled and shook his head. "It's okay to feel that way, but I'll let you in on a little secret, even the mightiest of warriors have to shed tears, it means we're emotional, it means we can draw upon that passion when we need it most."

"Really?" I huffed out and blinked at the rabbit, feeling a little lighter for the words.

"Of course... but it also means we're more prone to getting ourselves killed in a fit of rage or passion, so, moderation." The rabbit gave me a wink.

I couldn't help but chuckle at his words, then put my hands on my hips. "So you've heard of this, Lorelai?"

"Yes, a few times actually. She is very powerful and frankly, I question how well I would even do if I faced her." Toroah gave me a grim nod, showing he was serious.

"Woah..." I took a seat in the chair, realizing I had been facing down something that even gave one of our mightiest warriors pause.

"You kept your cool, came out with your throat intact and even gathered some important details. I'd say that's a win, Ryder." He gave me a smile, resting a hand gently on the top of my head, my ears flicking as I blinked up at him.

"Would you? I mean, I didn't even stand a chance..." I huffed as he started rubbing at my ears and I clenched my teeth.

"Ha... knowledge is much more valuable than corpses. We now know the vampires are organizing and even seem to be leaning away from killing, which is a boon for us, it makes our jobs much easier. We also know Lorelai is within that general area, it's good to keep track of the powerful ones." The rabbit hummed the words, then I grunted as I felt him rubbing at one of my ears gently.

My cheeks darkened, my ears had always been sensitive. I glanced up, seeing him giving me a relieved smile. "I'm also glad you are safe, I paced around most of the time you were gone, unable to focus because of concern."

I felt my heart pounding as he looked upon me with those relieved eyes, feeling my stomach twisting in a knot as he continued to rub my ears. It may have been the near-death experience, but my desire turned straight to desperate as I stared into those beautiful eyes of his.

"Toroah, uh... You know, when I thought she was going to kill me, I thought about Rachel and Ezekiel, but you also came into my mind. It made me want to cry to think that I wouldn't see you again."

He showed me a grin and shook his head. "That's a sweet thing to say, truly."

I took a deep breath, making my mind up as I met his eyes with a fierce glare. "Toroah... You're driving me crazy, you know that, yes?"

The rabbit showed me a surprisingly playful grin and flicked his ears. "Well, yes, I do actually."

Giving him a look over, I growled before meeting his eyes once more. "Can we ignore rank for a bit... sir?"

Toroah gave me a shrug, then met my eyes with a smile. "What is this rank you speak of?"

I snarled and grabbed his shoulders, pulling him right down into the floor with me. The chair I had been sitting in clattered off to the side as the archangel fell to his back, his wings spread out on the floor as I moved right in, pushing my mouth to his own.

He gave me a soft approving groan as I felt his tongue push forward, my own eagerly meeting it as we fully embraced in the kiss. My hands moved up to tangle into his platinum hair, rubbing at his ears curiously and hearing the excited sounds he made at my touch.

"You drive me mad..." I snarled the words as I pulled from his lips, my tail wagging as I moved in, dragging my tongue against his throat, feeling his hands move up to rub at my own ears.

"My apologies... huff... you certainly made my own sleep restless last night." He cooed the words into my ears, giving a soft little gasp as I bit at his throat a few times while suckling his soft skin.

"Ngh... careful, Ryyyder, I bruise easily." He cooed the words as I pulled from his throat, admiring the large dark mark I had left before me, signifying he was mine.

"Oh, should I be gentle with rabbits?" I growled the words as I pushed his robes open, my tail wagging harder as his smooth chiseled muscles came into view. His ivory skin made him look like a perfectly sculpted statue, an archangel with a glorious figure to behold.

"No, you should be however you want with them, especially me." He hummed the words, then I heard him hiss out slightly as I dragged my nails down his chest, the thin red lines plainly visible on his milky skin.

"Oh good, I should warn you, I get a little... eager when I'm rearing to go." I barked the words as I rose up and shrugged off the armor I had already unlaced when I returned, peeling the undergarment off as well to fully expose my own chest to him.

"What a view... you are one gorgeous fox, I have to admit..." Toroah hummed the words, his own hands pushing over my chest. He may have been slightly taller than me, but my figure was much more built than his, my muscles a little broader and harder than his own. His soft ivory skin was stark against my own which had a natural tan to it, no doubt showing some of the origins of my past life.

"Yes, such a lovely dog..." Toroah sighed, dragging his nails surprisingly hard down my front, digging in at my abs as I gave out a laugh, thrashing my tail as I grabbed his hands.

"H-hey, careful down there!" I barked out, feeling him try to move in again, as if eager to attack the new tickle point he had found. I grunted and kept a grip on his hands as he resisted me a little, both of us grinning before I showed my teeth, forcing his wrists up and above his head, pushing them to the floor before I moved in for more of his mouth.

We kissed harder this time, our tongues rolling and flicking, as if in a mock battle for dominance. He huffed against my mouth as I squeezed his wrists, my tail wagging harder, my hips awkwardly pushing up against his own, feeling the hard display of his own eagerness in the lower portion of his robes.

Parting from his lips I looked down, biting my lower lip as I moved to release his wrists, dragging my nails down his chest once more before parting the midsection of his robes, fussing with the sash there before snarling in frustration and just tugging it away with a huff.

The rabbit offered an amused laugh as he watched me fuss the robes open, then grinned out as his length came into view, swollen, hard, and already dripping with eagerness for me. I blinked at his size, not sure what I expected out of him. "Gods... you're almost as big as me!"

"Don't take the god's names in vain, Ryder." Toroah cooed the words, then showed an excited grin at me. "Allllmost he says?"

I showed the rabbit my own grin and casually tugged down the trousers I had worn with my armor along with the undergarments. My length sprang forth, dripping its own eager pre, the flesh tannish and darker compared to his own once again.

With a growl I pushed right up, spreading my legs to straddle his own, pushing my length up to his, rubbing the underside of mine against his. "Uhuuuhh.... See... just by a little bit thooough... you've got a great one, Toroah..."

His teeth clenched in a grin while I rubbed against him, pre oozing from both our tips, smearing along our throbbing flesh as his own hips worked with my own, teasing my length as much as I worked his own. "Gods... you're already so fun, Ry...der... huff..."

"What was that about taking the god's name in vain?" I hummed out while looking down into his eyes. The rabbit gave me an amused grin, then hummed out as he shifted under me.

I bit my lip as he slipped fully out of his robes, then turned around on his knees. The rabbit looked over his shoulder, giving me a hungry grin as his tail hiked up high as if it were one like mine and he needed to get it out of the way. "Ah... there is a small vial on the desk, just a little something I had put together in case, you know?"

With a quick search, I found the little vial that had some sort of lubricant in it. Clicking my tongue I shook my head. "Damn rabbit... planned this all along, eh?" I growled as I dripped some of the liquid right at the base of his tail, watching it drip down along his exposed tailhole and off his sacs which were slick with both our precum from earlier.

"I just wanted to be prepared in case. Are you maaaad at me, Ry?" He hummed the words as I dripped a little more on my own length, then grabbed his hips.

"Hold still, bunny." I snarled the words as I began to rub the underside of my length right against his tight little rabbit hole, watching him jerk each time my tip bumped the small fluff of his tail.

After only a few moments of teasing, the rabbit was panting hotly now, his tongue lolled as I pushed the tip of my cock right to his entrance. Toroah tucked his tongue and clenched his teeth, both his large white ears folding down the back of his head as I slowly ground against his entrance.

"Fuck... why are you so... tight!" I barked out as I finally pushed past, just the head in and he was already clenching like a vice, making me halfway afraid to keep going.

"Well, it's been a few... ngh... don't stop Ry... Take me like a dog!" Toroah moaned the words in a surprisingly needy tone, sending my heart straight up into my throat. I showed him a grin and did as he asked, climbing to the balls of my feet as I moved over him, both my palms slapping to the floor near where he was resting on his elbows.

He looked up at me with his tongue showing, ears folded as I grinned down at him and started to slowly push forward. Every inch slowly moved past and I was treated to the rabbit's soft moans as I slowly filled him. Inch by inch I made my claim until I finally came to rest fully, my aching sacs pushing to his own as he gave me a throaty huff, blinking back and up at me as I leaned down, nuzzling at his cheek. "Like... thiiiis my bunny?"

He nodded and tucked his tongue back in, grinning wide and with a somewhat haughty look, jerking in time to my hips as I took him like a fox normally would, looming over him while he braced on his knees and elbows. "Perfect... amazing... oh yes, Ry...you're so good at this..."

I growled in response, panting into his ears as I hugged him as best I could in the position. "You're so tight in there Tor... huff... also really... really hot..."

With an excited grin he flicked his tail against my belly, giving me a lusty look as his tongue showed slightly. "Ohh... that's the lubricant, my fox... ngh... it heats up as we do."

My own tongue lolled and I collapsed onto my own elbows next to his, the rabbit grunting as he felt my full weight on his strong back. My hands grabbed his wrists, holding him down as I bucked and ground my hips, shoving deep again and again, both of us panting loudly.

"Yes... gods yes... I'm going to lose my mind at this rate..." The rabbit's words came out slurred, then he gave an excited huff as he glanced back at me with a wide grin. "Ryyyyder... what is thaaaat I'm feeling?"

I barked a laugh and pushed hard into him, making him yelp out as I ground deep inside him, feeling my knot starting to push at his entrance. "Ngh... you never banged a dog before? You know damn well what it is, bunny rabbit!"

"I- I haven't, but, but... I've read... about... ngh!" He cried out again and again as I showed my teeth in an excited grin, my tail wagging hard now as I pumped up against this divine rabbit's rear, my own wings pushed out in full display as his own pressed to my chest, folded and trapped under my arms.

"Come on! Give it to me my bunny! You're giving in first, that's the rules!" I bark out excitedly as I lost myself to the frenzy of our mating, slamming into him hard as he yelped and huffed out, feeling my knot rapidly growing as he jerked with each stroke as it slapped against his entrance.

"I- This... T-this rule is news to-" He huffed out, his eyes wide, tongue lolling as I gave a proud grin and final shove into him, feeling my knot force in at last. It lodged nice and deep before blooming to full, trapping him with me.

"Ha!" His nails dug hard into the wood of the floor and the rabbit arched his back, yowling out in a throaty moan, his pent up lust erupting forth, spilling all over his discarded robes under him.