Chains of Corruption Pt. 02

As you enter you hear Kira says, "Finally, I thought we were gonna have to drag you two back here."

"Did you have a nice time?" Priscilla asks.

You nod and say, "Yeah, thanks for waiting. We had fun, the city is beautiful at night."

"That's what drew me here initially, I still remember how strange it all felt at first." Priscilla says.

Kira chimes in and says, "Are you ready to leave now?"

"Yeah I guess so." You say as the doors of the small cafe open and you see Farah walk in.

A waitress greets her and takes her coat while saying, "Welcome, please have a seat over here."

Farah follows the catgirl waitress until she spots you and she walks over with a smile.

"Hey Ms. Champion! How've you been?" Farah says as she walks past the confused waitress and sits at your table.

"I'm good, how are things for you, I heard you've been pretty busy lately." You say with a smile.

Farah looks back at the waitress and says, "I'll sit over here, thanks."

The lithe catgirl shakes her head and then quickly comes over to the table and says, "I'm sorry but, are you Mika?"

'Great, here it comes.' You think.

You sigh and respond, "Yeah, that's me."

The girl beams with excitement and says, "I'm so sorry, I didn't know it was you ma'am. I'll get your friend's meal on the house. A-are you hungry too?"

You shake your head and say, "Thank you but it's ok really, we can pay for our own food. Now that you mention it though, I guess I am a little hungry." You look to Gwen and then say, "We'll have two of whatever Farah orders."

The girl smiles and looks to Farah as she browses the menu. "This all looks so good, I love the food here. I guess I'll have the pasta."

Farah points to the menu and then hands it to the waitress before she heads back to the kitchen.

Farah smiles and says, "I bet you get that a lot huh? Anyways, what were we talking about again? Oh right, business. It's been great as far as I'm concerned. I still don't know how your little friend was able to convince the mayor of Valen to approve the airship docks, but it's really convenient having a place to refuel before making the last leg of the trip."

You assume she is talking about C.C. and you doubt she had a very hard time 'convincing' him of anything.

You let out a small laugh and say, "Well I'm glad things are going so well."

Farah nods and replies, "Yeah but it's not business that has me worried."

"What do you mean?" Priscilla asks.

"Ever since Iliya died, the demons have pretty much disappeared. Besides Astrid, only a handful have been seen until recently. For some reason, they've been gathering in the southern wastelands and building some kind of monument." Farah responds.

Priscilla raises an eyebrow and says, "A monument, of what? Iliya?"

Farah shrugs and says, "Who knows, nobody wants to get close enough to find out, and that worries me."

"Have they attacked anyone in the area?" You ask.

Farah thinks before saying, "I haven't heard any reports of demon attacks, but you never know."

"What could be the purpose of exposing themselves like this after going to such great lengths to vanish?" Priscilla thinks aloud.

The table goes quiet until the catgirl waitress brings three plates of food and says, "Anything else?"

You shake your head and say, "No, thank you. This smells delicious."

She smiles and says, "The chef made it special just for our Champion."

The girl winks and then resumes her duties as Farah says, "Something is definitely going on down there, and I for one don't want to just sit around and wait for them to finish whatever it is they're doing."

You nod but catch yourself before you say anything. Without Mara's blessing, would you even stand a chance against a demon?

Priscilla sees the look on your face and puts her hand on your shoulder before she says, "Don't think you can just duck out of this one because you can't use magic. Even if we end up fighting demons, I'm sure you'll be just fine, you have a knack for surviving impossible odds."

You laugh and say, "Yeah, you're right. I don't know what they're up to, but it can't be good."

After you finish your meal, Kira folds her arms and says, "It's so late now, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to leave, unless we find that camp again."

"Why are you in such a rush to get home?" You ask.

"I'm not, it's just a long walk back." Kira responds.

"Don't you usually get tired of flying and end up sitting on Mika's shoulder?" Priscilla asks.

Kira's face slightly reddens as she says, "You know what I mean!"

You laugh and Farah asks, "Where are you all going?"

"Back to Valen, we thought it would be fun to walk like we used to." You reply.

Farah laughs and says, "Only you would think that, things are still pretty dangerous out there."

You nod and say, "Yeah we ran into some trouble in the marshes."

Farah looks around and says, "Well none of you seem injured, so that's good I suppose. Are you really going back on foot?"

You look back at Gwen and then say, "Maybe we shouldn't, Priscilla has been having to protect everyone. I'll just pay for an airship in the morning."

"I'm doing just fine, but I won't turn down your offer." Priscilla says with a smile.

Farah laughs and says, "To hell with that, I have to stop in Valen to refuel anyways so you're all coming with me!"

You laugh and say, "I guess we will then."

Farah downs the last of her ale and then says, "Come on, I'll show you the ship."

You nod and as you follow her outside you ask, "You added another one to your collection?"

She laughs and says, "Not exactly, it's still the Ashstep, but we've made some... modifications."

"How so?" Priscilla asks obviously intrigued.

Farah shrugs and says, "Without any demons flying around and tearing up our ships, it was brought to my attention that we could profit even more, if we sacrificed some of the weaponry. The extra space freed up more room for cargo and even lightened the ships, making them a little faster. I had our mechanic tune it up to handle the increased speed so it's still a smooth ride."

You smirk and say, "Why do you sound unimpressed?"

Farah sighs and says, "You haven't fired one of those cannons so you wouldn't understand, it's... a powerful feeling. Plus, they ended up taking away more firepower than I thought."

Priscilla laughs softly and says, "Well then we'd best stop these demons before you need them again. I can only imagine how large you would make them this time."

You laugh as you follow Farah to the docks and board the elevator. Magical light encircles the platform and it rises into the air as Gwen takes in the view. Upon arriving at the top, you recognize the Ashstep among the other airships.

"Wow, you weren't kidding. There's only one cannon on each side. They aren't that small though, looks like they still pack a punch." You say.

Farah sighs and says, "Those are secondary engines, you couldn't really see them before with the cannons in the way."

"Oh..." You say awkwardly.

"Diedra!" Farah calls out.

The short goblin woman hurries out of the bridge and extends the ramp to the docks.

"Welcome back captain, and... Mika? It's good to see you again ma'am." Diedra says as she gives a salute.

Farah leads everyone onto the deck and says, "Diedra show them around a bit, I'm going to do the pre flight checks."

"Yes ma'am." Diedra responds.

You follow Diedra into the ship and notice she keeps looking back at Mara.

"Something wrong?" You ask.

Diedra shakes her head and says, "No I was just wondering why there's a kid with you. She's too old to be yours..."

"What? No, this is Maria. She was lost and we're helping her get home." You reply quickly.

Diedra laughs and says, "You won't stop until you've personally saved everyone will you?"

You shrug and say, "What was I supposed to do? Leave her alone?"

"I guess I shouldn't be telling you what you're capable of huh?" Diedra giggles and comes to a stop in the middle of a corridor.

"These rooms are free if you want to wait here, I can bring some food if you'd like." Diedra says as she opens one of the doors.

As Mara, Gwen, and Kira enter you say, "That's ok, we just ate."

Diedra nods and says, "Very well, you may walk around inside the ship but once we take off, do not go out onto the deck."

"Alright, and why is that?" You ask.

Diedra responds, "If you thought this ship was fast before, well, let's just say you would end up as a big stain on the hull. Don't worry though, it only takes us a few hours to get to Valen now so it won't be long."

"Really, only a few hours? That's a lot faster than the last time we rode with you guys. Is it those magicore things?" You ask.

"No, it was impractical to use them up all in one go like that, if we wanted to keep this business running that is. The cannons were unbelievably heavy, they had to be to withstand the energy they harnessed, so the engines had to be equally powerful. Without all that weight, and the new upgrades, we can go even faster than when we used a magicore." Diedra explains.

Kira says, "Wow, so if you used one of those magicore thingys now, we would like, teleport there?"

Priscilla shakes her head and says, "If the wind pressure during flight is as extreme as Diedra claims, I doubt the ship would be able to withstand the increase in speed. It would simply tear itself apart."

Diedra nods and says, "That's exactly what our engineers said, so they removed the magicore engines and gave us a complete overhaul. Some of our fleet still use them, but they're nowhere near as fast as the Ashstep, so they'll be fine."

"Ok then, we'll stay in here. Thanks for the warning." You say.

"Of course, I'll let you know when we arrive." Diedra responds.

Diedra returns to the bridge and you enter the room and sit next to Gwen while Priscilla stretches out on the bed in the other room. You point to the window and Gwen sees Cyldell lit up in all its magical beauty against the moonlit ocean. Her face lights up and you smile as you watch the city get smaller until the engines kick on and it disappears into the darkness as the ship gains altitude and races through the sky. Gwen looks to you and gives you a quick kiss on the cheek.

Mara smiles and says, "That's so cute."

"I still want to believe she can go back to normal, but she's been like this for so long..." You reply.

"I will return her to the way she used to be, I promise Mika." Mara says with a determined look on her face.

You look to her and feel a little more hopeful as you say, "Thank you. Anyways, have you remembered anything else?"

Mara puts her hand to her chin and thinks for a moment before saying, "Only a little, from when Iliya held me captive. I can't remember anything from before you came to Thanos though. It's all fuzzy."

"It'll come back sooner or later, I'm sure of it." You say with a smile.

Mara responds, "Yeah, I've remembered more in the last few days than I did for the first few weeks I was in this body. It has to be because of you."

"Glad I can help." You say and Mara smiles.

What seems like a short time later, Diedra returns and says, "We've arrived in Valen City."

You sit up and say, "What, already?"

Diedra raises her arm and pulls back her sleeve revealing a small watch and she says, "Three hours, fifty eight minutes. I suppose we did get here a few minutes early, the weather was nice."

"I'm impressed, I didn't think removing the cannons would have such a large impact." Priscilla says as Diedra leads you to the bridge.

"Goodbye Mika, I hope we can see each other again." Diedra says as she opens the doors and motions for you to enter.

"Yeah, me too." You reply and enter the bridge where Farah is waiting with a smile.

"Sorry to cut and run but I have a delivery to make in Ardent City, so as soon as we're fueled up, we have to get going." Farah says.

"That's fine, we're going to rest before heading to the wastelands. It was nice seeing you again Farah, take care of yourself." You reply.

Farah laughs and says, "That's my line, you're the one always throwing yourself into the fire."

You laugh and say, "See you around."

You step into the elevator as Priscilla says, "I would never have imagined Farah parting with her guns."

You laugh and say, "Yeah, it must have been one hell of an argument."

The lift reaches street level and you step off as Priscilla says, "I'll see you in the morning, not that there's much time left before sunrise."

You yawn and say, "Yeah, probably gonna be a late start tomorrow."

Priscilla waves goodbye to Gwen and heads home as you walk towards your house.

Kira floats in front of you and says, "I was thinking, we should show Mara the lake sometime. It helped you when you were feeling down."

"Yeah, that's a good idea. How about it Mara? Wanna camp by the lake tonight?" You ask.

Mara nods excitedly and Kira says, "Wait, tonight? I thought we could go some other time."

"If it helps her remember something, we should go now while we have the chance. Who knows what we'll run into when we track down the demons." You reason.

Kira sighs and says, "I guess so, I was looking forward to my comfy bed though."

You change direction and head to the front gate and as you approach, the guard opens the doors with a smile and a nod. You thank the man and the four of you walk the short distance to the lake near the city. You make your way through the trees and see the water shimmering in the moonlight. As you set up a tent, Gwen and Mara sit near the edge of the water.

"Hey Mika, can I ask you something?" Kira says.

You finish the tent and turn to her before saying, "Yeah, what's up?"

"What if Mara can't get her memories back, or what if she can't help Gwen?" Kira says with concern.

You sigh and look at Gwen while saying, "I guess if that happens, then we're stuck here. If Gwen can't be helped, I'll keep protecting her until the day I die, but I believe in Mara. I think she'll be able to help Gwen, we just have to get her memories back first."

Kira smiles and says, "I do too, she's a goddess right? She can do anything. I think... she could even..."

Her words trail off as she yawns and Mara walks up behind her. Kira can't even keep herself in the air and she falls into Mara's hands. Mara lays the sleeping fairy inside the tent and you notice Gwen is already asleep as well.

"What did you do?" You ask.

"I just put them to sleep, nothing bad I promise." Mara says. Before you can respond, Mara smiles and says, "You and Gwen were being so cute today, I was getting a little bit wet. You love her, don't you?"

"What!? What are you saying? I... I just..." You stammer.

Mara giggles before saying, "They're both asleep, you can just say it. It's really obvious you know." You take a step back and Mara takes a step forward as she says, "Come here Mika."

You know she could easily use her magic on you, or maybe she already has, so you relent and embrace Mara. You take off your clothes and sit against a tree as Mara takes off her dress and sits in your lap facing away from you. She leans her head against your breasts and you wrap your arms around her small body as she spreads her legs and your hand makes its way down her belly. Your fingers bump into something and you look over Mara's shoulder and see she has a small cock.

"You, didn't have that last time, did you?" You ask trying to remember.

Mara blushes as she says, "No, but you have one and it looked like a lot of fun, so I made one for me."

You look back at her dick, it's hard, but only about five inches long. You begin to wonder what would make her do this to herself, but notice she is staring at you.

"Oh, ok then." You say.

"Is it weird?" Mara replies.

You shake your head and say, "No, I just wasn't expecting it, that's all."

You smile and give her a kiss as you softly grasp her rigid cock. She coos and moans as you run your fingers over the head and your other hand reaches down and rubs her pussy. Mara squirms in your arms as you nibble on her ear and she lets out a soft moan. You begin kissing her neck and you feel her body tense up as warm, sticky cum spurts from the tip of her small cock and you slow your motions.

Mara looks back at you and says, "I had no idea, that felt so wonderful!"

You smile as you bring your hands away from Mara and begin licking the cum from your hand. Mara giggles and grabs your other hand and mimics you, not caring one bit about tasting her own cum.

After she sucks the last of it from your fingers, she says, "Can I... um, you know..."

You smile and lay on your back, spreading your legs wide as Mara crawls up and aligns herself. She plunges in with no hesitation and if she were bigger, it might have hurt, but you hold back a laugh as the small girl humps away and makes some of the cutest faces you've ever seen. She pants in delight as she pumps her tiny dick in and out and you begin stroking your cock.

You slowly jerk yourself, letting Mara have her fun, and then you feel her small hands around your cock. You let go as you look down and see she's stroking it, but also using it for leverage as she slams her hips into yours with reckless abandon. Eventually, Mara slows down and coos softly as she cums and her cream leaks from your pussy as she pulls out.

"That feel good?" You ask with a smile.

Mara nods and says, "Yeah, now you do me!"

She grabs your cock and puts the tip into her mouth as her tiny tongue flicks around your head. A long line of spit connects your cock and Mara's mouth as she lifts her head and smiles before standing up and stepping over you. She lowers herself and you hold your cock in position as her pussy makes contact and she slowly impales herself on your cock. You've never really thought of your cock as huge, but compared to Mara's body it feels that way. Her inner walls hug you tighter than any other pussy you've been inside, and you have to hold yourself back from hurrying her along as she slowly lowers herself onto your cock.

Fully buried inside her, you both revel in the moment until you place your hands under Mara's legs and help her rise back up. She takes the hint and slowly builds speed as she bounces up and down on your cock. As she rides you her small cock flops around and she holds onto your shoulders for support. After a few blissful minutes, Mara leans back and puts her hands on the floor as you start to take over. You increase your pace, being careful not to hurt her as her tiny cock smacks her belly repeatedly.

"Ahh, ahh, I'm, ahh, gonna, ahh..." Mara says as her cock begins spurting cum into the air as it bounces around.

Her cum hits your breasts and her own chin as you feel yourself getting close. You grab her small hips and pull almost all the way out before thrusting back in. Your cock erupts and you cum inside Mara's pussy as she is overwhelmed with ecstasy and hugs you tightly. After a few moments, she climbs off and lays down next to you with her head on your thigh.

You lay back and admire the stars for a while before saying, "They're so pretty."

You get no response and you sit up to see Mara is fast asleep. Letting out a soft laugh, you carry her to the water's edge and quickly clean yourself and Mara before carrying her to the tent and laying her next to Gwen. You lay beside them and close your eyes as you fall asleep thinking, 'I'm going to be exhausted tomorrow.'

Chapter 5 - Reawakening

You awaken to noise coming from outside the tent and when you step out, you see two women trying to sneak away. They stop when they hear you emerge from the tent and as they turn around you get a better look at them. One of the women is a catgirl with curly blonde hair and the other is a harpy with long light green hair.