Chains of Corruption

You look at her and say, "I'm not from around here, so this is all new to me, but if you're comfortable with it then you shouldn't be forced to live way out here."

Asleif laughs and says, "No one has ever forced me to do anything. I came out here because I was tired of everyone staring, and having to beat up the people that made fun of me. I don't need anyone, I'm doing fine out here on my own."

You feel kind of bad for her but she doesn't seem sad about it at all.

"So what, my no good brother sent you out here because he can't make a decent suit of armor?" Asleif says shaking her head.

"Actually he said that you might be able to enchant this." You reply, taking off one of your wrist guards to let her examine it.

"Oh I see, Haevar never was good with magic. Ok then, strip!" Asleif says with a smile.

You take off all of your armor and hand the pieces to Asleif, who looks more than a little disappointed that you were wearing underwear. She sighs and begins going over each piece of armor thoroughly. You and C.C. sit on a bench against a wall and Kira floats around the room investigating the space.

Asleif looks back and says, "It shouldn't take long to repair it, but the enchantment will take a while."

You explain that you are in a hurry and Asleif says, "Hmm, I suppose if I work all night, I could have it ready by morning, but you would have to do me a favor."

"Yeah sure, what did you have in mind?" You say gratefully.

"Oh I don't know, let me think about it and I'll tell you in the morning." Asleif says as she collects your armor and places it on a workbench.

She begins hammering away, stopping periodically to cast a spell or two, and then she continues. Minutes turn to hours as the idle chat between you, C.C., and Kira eventually dies out and you yawn. You get as comfortable as you can, sitting on the stone bench, and manage to get a little sleep.

"Ha! Now that's something beautiful!" Asleif's voice wakes you some time later.

She is standing beside your armor staring at it with her hands on her hips. You also notice your armor looks to be in pristine condition once again and it even seems to faintly glow.

You get up and stretch before making your way to Asleif and say, "Wow, you did an excellent job."

Asleif looks a bit startled and says, "Oh sorry, did I wake you? I just got excited seeing it all done and everything."

She looks back and sees that C.C. and Kira are getting up as well.

"Now then, as for my payment..." Asleif says to all three of you, "As you can see, I'm doing fine out here by myself. The only thing I don't have is, well... someone to get me off. So that's what you three are going to do, kay?"

You had a feeling it was going to be something like this.

"Oh? You want to play with me? Well, I couldn't refuse even if I tried, haha!" C.C. says.

She undoes her skimpy top and lets it fall to the floor as she glides to Asleif and plants a kiss on her neck.

"Hey, hey, no slacking! I worked hard on that enchantment, so you two better get over here too or I'm keeping it." Asleif says.

You and Kira look at each other and shrug. At least it's not a fight to the death or something, but isn't she really old even though she doesn't look like it? Her brother sure was, but whatever, you need that armor. You undress and join C.C. as each of you take one of her nipples in your mouth. Asleif moans and runs her fingers through your hair. Kira transforms and kneels between Asleif's legs, and begins rubbing her soft fur, slowly making her way to her pussy.

Asleif is breathing heavily and after a few minutes she says, "Why don't we take this to the bed? My legs feel like they're gonna give out after working all night."

You and C.C. back away and Asleif sits on the edge of the bed.

"Come here, Mika." Asleif says seductively and as you approach, she grabs you and lays you on the bed.

She tells Kira to get you hard and the fairy lays on the bed with her face hovering just above your cock. C.C. gets behind Kira and starts kissing her ass, while Asleif climbs on top of you, pushing her breasts into yours. Kira puts her mouth around your cock and you feel her tongue moving over the tip rapidly. You moan and the put your hands on either side of Asleif's face, pull her in, and begin kissing her passionately.

The next several minutes are filled with moaning and wet suckling sounds until Asleif says, "I can't wait anymore, just fuck me already!"

She resumes kissing you and Kira takes your cock from her mouth and presses it against Asleif's pussy. You push a little and it slides right in.

"Wow, you're really wet!" Kira says as each of your thrusts lets a little more of her juices out.

Kira licks around Asleif's ass for a moment before inserting two of her fingers.

"Ohhh." Asleif moans as you increase your tempo. "I- I'm gonna, cum!" Asleif yells as she clutches you and her whole body tenses up.

You feel her juices flowing out around your cock and you let your orgasm crash over you. Your cock erupts inside Asleif and she moans in response. You and Asleif lay there for a moment until she lifts herself up. You think she's getting up, but instead, she turns around and sits back on top of you, facing away from you this time. She wiggles her ass as she grabs your cock and lines it up with her hole.

"I don't get chances like this very often, so I have to squeeze them for all they're worth, you know?" With that, she lowers herself onto your cock in one motion. "Ahhh, I forgot how good this feels." Asleif says as she pulls Kira up so she can kiss her.

C.C. follows and buries her face in Asleif's pussy, still dripping with your cum. Asleif bounces on your cock, her massive breasts swaying while Kira tries to play with them and kiss her at the same time. C.C. giggles and tries to catch the cum that spurts out every time Asleif bottoms out on your cock.

When there is hardly any left, the little succubus says, "I feel left out... Oh I know!"

C.C. glides up and hovers between Kira and Asleif. They let her in between them and start eating her out as she hovers above them. Kira's tongue darts in and out of C.C.'s ass while Asleif massages her clit with her tongue. You moan softly as Asleif fully lowers herself on you and begins grinding her hips into yours. Your hands move to her stomach and follow her movements while you gently rub her fur.

"Yeah that's it, right there, don't stop!" C.C. yells as she clutches Asleif's head against her pussy.

"Mmm, you taste so good, is it because you're a succubus?" Asleif asks between slurping sounds.

C.C. just smiles and lowers herself onto the bed beside Asleif and Kira.

"I'm just naturally sweet, inside and out." C.C. says confidently as she starts rubbing both of their clits.

Kira and Asleif both moan and Asleif stops riding you, but you pick up where she left off. Lost in the bliss, you absentmindedly thrust harder and harder until your hips clap loudly against Asleif's furry ass.

"Ahh, ahh, ahh, I"m gonna.." Asleif says and you feel it too as you hug Asleif tightly from behind and you both reach orgasm.

Your cock pumps Asleif's ass full of cum, somehow producing even more than the last time. Asleif rolls off of you and your cock slides out of her.

"It's been so long, I forgot how much I like the feeling of hot cum inside me." Asleif says rubbing her belly.

You catch your breath and Kira's transformation gives out with a small puff of smoke. You feel bad about wanting to leave already, but you can't afford to waste time, so you sit up and begin getting dressed.

Asleif says, "Aww, leaving so soon?"

You look back and say, "Sorry, but my ride leaves today and I can't miss it."

C.C. and Kira get dressed as Asleif helps you into your armor.

"I increased it's conductivity, so it should be easy to transfer energy into it and it will absorb a small portion of any spells that hit you. Also, I put my best defensive enchantment on it, even the demons are gonna have a hard time cracking this baby now! My magic can only do so much though, so don't go thinking you're invincible or anything." Asleif says proudly.

You thank Asleif for all her hard work and she shrugs and says, "You did your part too, so don't mention it."

C.C. smiles and says, "Are we ready to go then?"

Your group makes its way to the door and as you exit Asleif says, "Feel free to come back if you're ever around again."

It is still early in the morning and the sun is already baking the landscape. You're sweating, but not as much as the other times you've trekked across the desert, and you wonder if this is part of Asleif's magic. A while later, you make it to the rocks again, letting you know you're about half way back, and you decide to take a short break.

Chapter 26: The Corrupted Champion

You chat with Kira and C.C. for a while until you see Ardent City in the distance, with thick black smoke rising from behind the walls.

"Oh no! What happened?" C.C. says concerned.

"Maybe the demons came back." You say as you focus and awaken Mara's blessing. "I'm gonna go on ahead, we'll meet up at the brothel." You say as you direct your energy into your legs.

"Alright, be careful. We'll catch up later." C.C. replies.

You nod and begin running towards the city, steadily gaining momentum until you are moving at a blinding speed. You kick up a large dust cloud that gets even larger as you dig your feet into the sand, sliding to reduce your speed as you approach the walls. With one leap, you are over the wall and land on a street. The city looks just like it did the other night and you rush to engage the first demons you see.

Among the demon soldiers, a few of them stick out. They are shorter and have black skin instead of red like the others. You see one of them is hunched over a centaur and recognize her as the girl you saved last time. You yell and rush them, trying to get their attention off of her, but as the smaller demon turns toward you, you see the girl's face. Most of her flesh looks like it has been dissolved, leaving only half a bloody skull attached to her shoulders, as toxic looking green slime drips from the small demon's mouth.

A demon soldier swings his sword as another throws a fireball at you. You forgot that you don't have your sword right now and dodge to the side, barely avoiding both attacks. You clench your fists and let your energy flow into your armor, as the demons lunge at you. You raise your arm and block the first strike, grabbing the demon with your free hand and slamming him into the ground with such force that it cracks the stone street. The other demon hurls a fireball, but when it hits you, you don't even feel an impact.

You quickly rise to your feet as the demon tries running back towards the others. You chase after him and when you're close, you unleash a volley of electricity. The demon flails uncontrollably until he bursts into flames and collapses. Two of the demons flee as you approach, but there are still three left standing in your way, including the smaller one.

As they slowly encircle you, the demon on the left lunges at you, but you're ready and when it is close, you sidestep out of the way and grab the demon by the head as it lands. You twist hard until you feel it's neck snap and then swing the demon like a bat, knocking over the other one who was lunging towards you into some rubble. You are prepared to rush him, when out of the corner of your eye you see something green flying towards you.

You leap backwards, the slime barely missing your chest, and it splashes onto the floor. Even the stone street starts to dissolve and it creates a small amount of smoke. You look towards the smaller demon and it hisses, dripping more of the slime onto the ground in front of the creature. If that stuff can melt through solid rock, you know you can't fight it in close proximity without being hit by it. Long range attacks are your only choice.

As you wonder how to deal with the new threat, the other demon runs toward you bearing its claws. You focus your energy into your armor again and just as the demon is inches away from you, you release the energy and a shockwave erupts around you. It isn't very powerful because you didn't put much energy into it, but it causes the demon to stagger for long enough for you to close the gap and place your right hand over the demon's face. You discharge electricity into the demon until it stops screaming and limply twitches, then you release your grip and let the lifeless body fall to the floor.

The spitting demon hisses as it rushes you and you immediately leap up on top of a building, trying to stay out of range from it's attack. The demon looks at you, then rears its head and spits acid at the base of the building, melting the entire side and causing it to collapse under its own weight. You manage to jump away as the building crumbles and land across the street from the creature. It rushes you, running on all fours, and spits again. You stomp hard and a chunk of the street bends upwards, blocking the acid, although it quickly begins to melt.

The demon slides around the stone and lashes out at you with its claws. You block with one arm and ready ice magic in your other hand. The demon rears its head again just as your magic impacts it. The creature moves in slow motion as it is completely frozen over and you take a few steps back before releasing electricity into the ice. As you expected, the ice shatters and the demons blood sprays over a small area, melting the ground until its shattered body falls into the slowly growing hole in the ground. You breath a sigh of relief but then you see a demon flying towards you. It passes a few feet in front of you and crashes into a building hard. You look in the direction it came from and see Astrid.

"Finally." She says, "Took you long enough, come on, they're attacking the brothel, we need your help." As you and Astrid run through the streets, she says, "Oh yeah, here!"

Astrid tosses you a sword and when you catch it, you feel it resonate with your magical frequency. You attach it to your hip and follow Astrid to the plaza in front of the brothel. Priscilla is fighting the demons by the front doors and Astrid takes the left side. You run to the right side of the building and a few demons rush follow close behind.

You redirect your energy into your blade and put your hand on the handle. When the demons are in range, you draw your sword in a flash and cut cleanly through them all in one giant arc of energy. Frost really did a great job on this new sword, as it is much easier to infuse with energy now. The demonic horde continues its relentless assault, sending soldier after soldier to their deaths at the hands of you, Priscilla, and Astrid. Kira and C.C. eventually make it to the brothel and join in the fight. A few minutes later, the demons seem to stop attacking and begin grouping together in the center of the plaza. The ground begins to shake violently and cracks in the streets grow into large fissures.

You see the stones erupt in the center of the demon horde and a hand reaches up from the depths. It pulls itself up and you get a good look at him. He is covered in white armor, similar to yours, although where the plates meet, you can see what looks like glowing magma. His eyes glow red under his helmet, which covers his entire face and the mouthpiece looks like a gaping maw of razor sharp teeth. The armor on his back and shoulders protrude out into spikes and in the center of his chestplate, there is a glowing red hole. Suddenly, a massive transparent image of Iliya appears over Ardent City.

"You are becoming a nuisance, champion. I want to show you what happens to those that go against my will. This man was once like you, blessed by Mara herself, the first in fact. He struggled admirably, but now he is mine."

You stare in disbelief at the fearsome man standing before you.

He lets out a bestial roar and Iliya continues, "Did you think you were special? The only one? Even a goddess can be corrupted, her servants are no trouble at all. Now, bring me their heads!"

The corrupted champion roars again and black energy swirls around him as the image of Iliya disappears.

Priscilla gets close to you and says, "Be careful Mika, this one is much stronger than the others. We'll take care of the demons, you and Astrid deal with him."

You and Astrid nod and walk towards the man, while the others rush in to fight the demons. Astrid creates a sword from her energy and you charge your blade with yours. The corrupted champion speeds toward you and you have trouble keeping up with his movements. You manage to block his first strike but it is so powerful, you are forced to take a knee under the immense pressure.

Astrid lands a vicious blow against the man's head, but he doesn't even flinch. He looks towards Astrid and fire spews from beneath his helmet. Astrid leaps back to avoid the flames and you take this chance to tilt your sword and let his blade slide off of yours. You roll to the side and the man roars towards the sky.

You and Astrid charge him from both sides and attack simultaneously, but the corrupted champion doesn't even try to dodge. Your sword lands against his neck and Astrid's against his chest, but his armor doesn't even chip. He lashes out and grabs both of you and throws Astrid into a building which collapses on top of her. He pulls you in close and you can partially see into his helmet. His skin looks bloody and ragged, almost like it is falling off of him and his glowing red eyes burn with hatred.

You can see flames building up in his mouth and quickly charge ice magic in your hand. You release your magic directly into his mouth, but his fire seems to cancel out your ice. You punch the corrupted champion with all your might, but it is like hitting solid steel, and doesn't have much of an effect. Astrid frees herself from the rubble and rushes to your aid, grabbing the man's arms from behind and slowly prying them apart.

"Now! While I've got him!" Astrid yells.

You don't have time to think and plunge your blade into the man's chest, piercing Astrid as well. The man roars and slams his head back against Astrid's, causing her to let go and fall onto the ground.

"Don't worry, this is nothing, perks of being a demon." Astrid says as she stands clutching her wound.

The corrupted champion's eyes change color and now the red glow is replaced with an eerie black smoke. He roars again and unleashes a massive amount of energy around himself, throwing you and Astrid to opposite sides of the street. You get to your feet just as he closes in on you. His hand has black energy swirling around it and as he enters striking distance, the energy instantly forms into a sword and it crashes into yours once again.

He seems even stronger now and you are having a hard time maintaining the deadlock. You push back against his blade with everything you have, but he sidesteps and lets you stumble in front of him. His blade is moves faster than you can see and comes to rest in your left shoulder. He draws his blade quickly against your flesh and blood sprays from your wound as his sword withdraws from your armor.

Astrid, who seems to have healed somewhat, throws a large piece of debris at the corrupted champion, knocking him through a wall and giving you a chance to retreat to Astrid's side. The man quickly rises to his feet and knocks away some of the rubble blocking his path.

"Remember the big one last time?" Astrid asks, "Just like that ok? I'll keep him busy until you're ready."

Astrid meets the man in the middle of the street and begins trading blows with him as you close your eyes and focus. The sounds of Astrid and the man grunting in pain as they fight intensifies as you begin to sense fighting going on in other parts of the city as well. You open your eyes just in time to see the corrupted champion stab Astrid through the chest. He quickly withdraws his blade and slashes her a few more times before kicking her off to the side of the road. Astrid tumbles across the street and slams into some rubble, but she isn't getting back up, or moving at all.