Chains of Corruption Pt. 02

"Yeah, I don't know how she does it, but C.C.'s cooking really can cure hangovers." You say with a smile.

C.C. overhears and replies, "Thank you, not to sound conceited, but I always like to hear how much people enjoy my cooking."

Astrid laughs and says, "Yeah, totally not conceited."

C.C. folds her arms and says, "I enjoy hearing people tell me they like me for something besides sex, there a problem with that?"

You shake your head and say, "I think it's great, even when we were all together back then, your cooking saved us from having to eat little snakes and lizards and stuff in the wild. I was always grateful."

C.C. smiles and says, "Thanks Mika, anyways, the docks are pretty busy right now so when you're all ready we should get going."

"Do you have a ship ready?" Priscilla asks.

"Yeah, I always use a certain transport company to move girls between my businesses. I already paid for our tickets." C.C. responds.

"When are they leaving?" You ask.

"In about two hours, so no rush. They're going to Cyldell but they need to stop in Valen to refuel, so we can get off there." C.C. says.

"We? You're coming with us?" You ask.

"Well yeah, why wouldn't we? This sounds like so much fun!" C.C. responds.

Astrid scoffs and says, "What do you mean we?"

C.C. smiles and says, "Oh, you're right Astrid. There's no reason for you to go. We'll just go see what's happening out there and leave you here, all by yourself."

Astrid folds her arms and says, "Hmph, whatever. I guess I'll go along, it's not like I have anything better to do."

You look around and say, "Where's Mara?"

You feel a tug on your shirt and turn around as Mara says, "I woke up a little while before you."

"Sorry, I wasn't feeling well earlier, how are you? Remember anything new?" You ask.

Mara shakes her head and says, "Nothing yet."

"If Mara wouldn't mind, I'd like to run a few more tests when we get to Valen. Kira helped me put together something and when I connect it to my computer, it should give us a few more answers." Priscilla says.

Mara nods and replies, "Ok, sure. It's kind of fun seeing the machines light up."

After everyone has finished eating, you let C.C. take the lead and follow her to the docks where you take the lift to the top. C.C. leads you to a modestly sized airship and she waves at the crewmen who stumble as they race to extend the ramp for her.

You follow her aboard and ask Astrid, "Why does she only use this company?"

Astrid shrugs and says, "They're reliable I guess, they are transporting very expensive merchandise you know."

C.C. greets the captain and he introduces himself, "Greetings, my name is Lokan Murgello, but you can just call me captain. Make yourselves comfortable, down below we have a few rooms and a fully stocked bar."

You follow everyone but stop and ask the captain, "Um, excuse me, are you going to use a magicore on this trip?"

The captain looks confused and says, "No, I'm afraid this ship isn't outfitted with magicore engines. Even so, it should only take a day and a half to get to Valen City."

You nod and say, "That's perfect, do you mind if I go out on the deck during the trip?"

He shrugs and replies, "I don't see why not, what are you going to do?"

You won't be able to hide it if you start training, so you decide to just tell him and say, "I'm going to be using magic."

Lokan doesn't look thrilled but before he can protest C.C. says, "Just let her, I promise she won't break anything."

Lokan sighs and says, "Fine, just be careful."

You thank him and enter the bridge, making your way down to the lounge area where Priscilla says, "This is quite nice."

C.C. sits near the bar and says, "I wanted to make sure my girls were comfortable when they traveled."

You lead Gwen over to a sofa and say, "I'm gonna go outside, stay here with Kira ok?"

Gwen nods and Kira says, "Don't get blown up this time."

You smile and as you walk away you begin to focus and can feel your energy swirling around inside you. You step out onto the deck as your hair flows in the wind and concentrate on your energy. Compared to when you fought Iliya, your energy feels different now, like it has no limits, but you know how easily you could end up hurting yourself. You go through the motions slowly, directing energy into your hands and gathering it as flames dance around your fingertips.

You extend your hands over the railing and a maelstrom of fire erupts from them. The heat is intense and you try to weaken the blast to a more manageable level. You are barely using any energy to create this fire storm so it is difficult to use less, but you manage to decrease the size of the blast.

It shrinks until it is about the size you could create a year ago. This level of restraint is demanding and you carefully cut the flow of magic and sit against the railing as the wind rushes through your hair. You look at your hands and wonder if this is why Mara has such a hard time controlling her power. If so, it makes a lot more sense why she doesn't want to try and help Gwen yet.

You sink deeper into your thoughts as you think to yourself, 'Mara said not to rely on this power like I used to, but I can feel the energy resonating with me. I know I can learn to control it, and then maybe I can fix Gwen, and even take us back home...' You clench your fist and are more determined than ever as you stand back up and continue firing spells into the air as time flies by. You decide to skip lunch since you aren't using that much energy.

As the hours pass, the sun begins to set and as you charge your energy again, C.C. exits the bridge and says, "Hey, you hungry?"

Her words distract you, just as you release the spell and it only gets a few inches away before it explodes.

You are thrown off your feet and C.C. rushes over and says, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to distract you! Oh gods, look at your hand!"

You look down and see the tip of your middle finger has been split wide open, as blood gushes down your hand. The blood makes it hard to see, but you can feel most of your hand is covered with similar cuts.

"It's alright..." You say in pain as C.C. helps you to your feet.

She quickly takes her shirt off and wraps it around your hand as she ushers you inside and calls for Mara. C.C. leads you to one of the rooms and Mara enters not long after.

"Can you heal her Mara?" C.C. asks.

Mara nods as she places her hands over yours and a soft green light envelops them.

C.C. sighs in relief and you say, "Don't feel bad C.C., in a fight, there's gonna be a lot more going on than someone talking to me. I need to be more careful."

Mara looks worried as you smile and C.C. says, "I know. Well hurry up and get better, dinner's ready."

C.C. walks out of the room and a few minutes later Mara is finished healing your wounds.

"How are you feeling?" You ask.

"Healing something small like this isn't hard, I'm ok." Mara replies.

"That's good, sorry about overdoing it again." You say.

Mara hugs you before she says, "You're the first real friend I've ever had. You have all these people willing to help, so please don't try to do everything yourself."

You are surprised by her words and hug her back while saying, "I'll be more careful, I promise."

You stand up and lead Mara to the lounge area where everyone is eating. The two of you sit and C.C. serves you both.

"You ok Mika, I heard that explosion from in here." Kira says.

You nod and say, "Yeah, Mara fixed me up."

After eating, you spend some time chatting with your friends before yawning and deciding to call it a night. Gwen takes your hand and you lead her into one of the rooms as Kira and Mara follow close behind. The rooms are decently sized as are the beds, but as Mara climbs in next to you and Gwen it feels a little cramped.

Kira lays herself on the pillow next to Gwen and you say, "You know there are enough rooms for everyone, right?"

Mara looks surprised and says, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't... I'll go then."

You let out a small laugh and say, "You can stay if you want."

Mara smiles and gets under the blanket as you close your eyes. You are tired after that big meal and try to sleep but Mara keeps fidgeting under the blanket and then she rolls over and looks at you.

"Um, Mika? Can you..." Mara whispers.

You feel her small cock, slick with pre cum, rubbing against your arm. You sigh and roll over to face Mara. She turns around and lays her back against you as your hand slowly feels its way around Mara's slender thighs. Her cock drips more pre cum as you wrap your fingers around the shaft and begin slowly stroking. Mara is breathing shallowly and you lean your head down and nibble on her ear as your finger traces around her sensitive dickhead.

She moans softly and her hips hump into your hand as you close your eyes and stroke her cock. A few minutes later, Mara whimpers and you feel her warm cum spurting onto the bed. You release Mara's cock as she breathes heavily and lay your head back on the pillow. Mara whispers a thank you under her breath and you nod as you cuddle the small girl and fall asleep.

Chapter 7 - The Divine Link

Sometime in the afternoon, you wake up and see Mara and Kira are still sleeping. You climb out of bed and head to the lounge where you see Gwen eating with Astrid and Priscilla.

You join them and C.C. serves you before sitting down herself and saying, "We're almost to Valen already, you slept for a long time."

"Yeah, I guess I was more tired than I thought." You reply.

After eating Priscilla says, "Do you mind if Mara comes with me when we get to Valen? I want to get started as soon as possible."

You nod and say, "Yeah sure, I don't mind. What kind of machine did you build this time?"

"It's only a component, but when I connect it to the scanning machine it should give more accurate information." Priscilla says holding up a small silver box in her palm. You take a closer look as she says, "With this, hopefully we can make sense of those abnormal readings we got from Mara last time. I made sure to calibrate it to handle the improbable numbers it's likely to encounter."

You nod and say, "Ok, so it's an upgrade for your machine back home and it will be able to tell us more about Mara?"

"Yes, in theory." Priscilla responds.

"Sounds boring, guess I'll have to find something to do while you're experimenting on that girl." Astrid says.

"Experimenting would imply I'm trying to invoke a change. No, I'm simply studying Mara as she naturally is. As it stands, when she regains her memories her powers also return and that alone is a fascinating process to watch." Priscilla explains.

Astrid scoffs as you return to the room and wake Mara and Kira so they can eat before the ship lands. As they finish their meal, the ship touches down and you gather your belongings before taking the lift down into Valen City.

Priscilla takes Mara's hand and says, "Well, shall we go then?"

Mara nods and follows Priscilla as Astrid says, "I'm gonna go to the tavern, see you later."

C.C. taps Kira and says, "Hey, wanna go shopping with me? I'll buy you some cute stuff."

Kira cheers and they head towards the market as you turn to Gwen and say, "Let's go home."

Gwen follows you home and once inside, you remove your armor and Gwen's as well.

You set your sword down by the leather armor and say, "Hey, wanna go say hi to Lenore?"

Gwen nods and you lead her outside. You take her to the centaur's weapon shop and Lenore greets you as you enter.

"Hello Mika, what brings you here?" Lenore says with a smile.

"We just dropped by because I wanted to thank you again for taking care of Gwen. I was thinking I could take you out for dinner or something."

"That's sweet of you, but how about you come over to my house instead. I'll cook you a meal better than any restaurant can." Lenore says.

"Are you sure? It doesn't seem much like a thank you if you cook for me." You reply.

Lenore laughs and says, "I insist, in fact, I was thinking about closing shop early today. Why don't we leave now?"

You shrug and say, "Ok, if it's alright with you."

Lenore smiles and says, "Give me a few minutes to close up and I'll meet you out front."

You exit the shop and a few minutes later Lenore walks out with Lilith and locks the door behind her.

"Oh hey Lilith, I didn't know you were here." You say.

"I was in the back, we've been pretty slow today." Lilith responds.

"Lilith, why don't you take Gwen out to eat?" Lenore says.

"Ok sure!" Lilith replies.

The snake girl grabs Gwen's hand and they giggle as they walk away.

You look at Lenore and ask, "Have something special in mind?"

Lenore smiles and motions for you to follow her as she says, "Maybe, you'll just have to wait and see."

You follow Lenore down a few streets and she stops in front of a small house.

"This is me, and by the way, the furniture might look strange but it's made for centaurs, that's all." Lenore says as she opens the door and leads you inside.

You notice the odd looking chairs and assume this is what Lenore meant by weird furniture. They are low and the seat is long and padded to allow her horse half to sit while her human half rests at table level.

"Well, what do you think?" Lenore asks.

"It's cozy, it reminds me of my old house." You reply.

Lenore cocks her head and says, "I thought the house in Valen was your first?"

"Well yeah my first house here, but I meant the house where I grew up, back in my world." You say with nostalgia.

Lenore begins rummaging through her pantry and says, "Do you ever miss it, your life before you came here?"

You think for a moment and take a seat before saying, "A little, it's kind of scary to think how much I've missed in my world. My family probably thinks I was kidnapped or something, but I don't regret what happened. As long as I can get Gwen back to normal and we find a way back, that's all that matters."

"That's a good attitude to have. Stay positive, right? Do you have a plan?" Lenore says with a smile.

"Maybe, I think the little girl that was with us might be able to help." You respond.

Lenore raises an eyebrow and says, "You mean the 'goddess'?"

You let out a small laugh and say, "It's a really long story, but yeah, she might be able to help us get home."

Lenore looks worried and says, "Are you sure you're not putting too much of a burden on that child?"

You smile and raise a finger as purple electricity sparks around your fingertip.

"She was able to give me my powers back, and she hasn't even regained all of her energy yet." You say as the energy around your finger wanes.

Lenore is surprised and says, "My word, I... is she really the goddess?"

You nod and say, "I know she acts childish sometimes, but she lost her memory. I think once she starts to remember more, she'll be closer to what you imagine."

Lenore shakes her head and says, "Well, enough about that, the food is ready."

She serves a simple looking meal, but as you catch a whiff, you smile.

"It smells great Lenore, I can't wait." You say excitedly.

Lenore softly laughs before saying, "Then let's eat."

The food is wonderful and after eating, you sit back and say, "Wow, you could give C.C. a run for her money. You're a great cook."

"Well I'm glad you enjoyed it." Lenore replies.

You relax while Lenore cleans up and then sits across the table from you and says, "Can I ask you a question Mika?" You nod and Lenore continues, "Do you find me attractive?"

You are caught off guard and then notice Lenore looks a bit flustered.

"I, um... well yeah of course, I mean..." You stammer.

Lenore smiles and says, "We're all adults here Mika, if I'm not your type then that's just how things are."

You look her in the eyes and say, "To be honest, I noticed you the very first time I saw you. Vivienne took me to the bar and you were there. There was a lot going on back then, so I haven't really thought about it, but I do think you're beautiful."

Lenore smiles and says, "And I've had my eye on you for a while now but honestly, I thought you would have made a move sooner."

You feel slightly embarrassed and say, "I guess I didn't want to seem like I was just fucking everything that moved."

Lenore laughs and says, "Even so, if that's what you really wanted, why be ashamed? Be yourself and do what makes you happy, that's what I believe anyway. Who cares what anyone else thinks?"

Lenore looks at you and you feel like she is undressing you with her eyes.

"No regrets, huh? Yeah, you're right." You say with a smile.

"So then, do you find me attractive?" Lenore says in a seductive voice.

She leans an elbow on the table and her loose white tank top slides down her slender shoulder, revealing more of her sexy olive skin. You stand up and walk over to Lenore as you caress her cheek and lean in for a kiss. Lenore meets your lips and as you embrace her, you feel her heart is racing. You kiss her deeply until she finally pulls away and takes off your shirt. You unclasp your bra and let it fall to the floor as Lenore pulls off her shirt.

Her breasts are about a B cup, and as they bounce free you feel your cock twitch. You become aware of a heavy aroma and as Lenore gets up, you see a large wet spot on her cushion and she leans over the table and pulls her skirt around her midsection. You understand her cue and move behind her where the smell hits you full force. It's powerful, but it's also enticing and as Lenore slowly waves her ass and waits for your cock, you get an idea. You take off your pants and begin running your fingers around the mare's dark pussy lips.

Lenore squirms as you tease her and she looks back at you and says, "Come on honey, I can't wait anymore."

You smile and then lean down and bury your face in her pussy. Lenore gasps and moans as her juices flow down your face and onto your breasts.

"Oh! I didn't think you would, oh gods... ooohh, right there." Lenore moans as she pushes back into your face and you increase your efforts.

Lenore grabs the edge of the table as you lick her large clit and slurp up her juices. Eventually Lenore gets impatient and lightly stomps her front legs, so you stand up and wipe your face before grabbing her hips and pressing the tip of your cock against her pussy. You must have teased her more than you thought because when she feels your cock, Lenore quickly backs up and you slide all the way in. You're nowhere near large enough to fill her, but her inner folds still grip your cock and you hope she feels as good as you do right now. Your hips loudly slap against Lenore's as she moans and you begin fucking her.

Lenore looks back and says, "Oh that feels good."

You feel embarrassed but say, "Are you sure you can even feel it?"

Lenore gives a lustful smile and says, "You might not be the largest, but you're hitting the right spots. Don't worry, I'm enjoying this too."

You want to kiss her but her anatomy prevents it, so you focus on her other hole instead. You lick two fingers and trace around Lenore's asshole before plunging them into her, making the centaur gasp and moan. You fuck her until you feel your orgasm approaching and you increase your pace, making Lenore moan even louder. You plunge into her wetness and grab onto her wide hips as you pump your cum into her with a long moan. You catch your breath as you caress her tail and when you finally pull out, Lenore steps aside and pats the table.

"Come here cutie." Lenore says with lust in her eyes.

You smile and sit on the edge of the table as Lenore moves between your legs and caresses your thighs. You lay back and Lenore begins licking your pussy as she slowly rubs your cock. Your hand moves to your breast and you rub your nipple as Lenore's tongue dances around your clit. Her soft hands stroke your cock and you close your eyes and let the feeling of pleasure wash over you.