Chains of Corruption

You begin to smell fresh food and can faintly hear children playing as the room gets a little brighter. You must have awakened Mara's blessing again. The surge of magical energy gets the sphere to change shape, although it just twists in on itself and crooks at an odd angle. Just before you can to look to Priscilla, the icy shape arcs with black electricity before turning to ash and falling to the floor.

"It's a lot harder than it looks." You admit.

"Indeed it is, but for you to be able to change it at all without any training is remarkable. You really must be Mara's champion." She says looking you over thoroughly.

"I guess so... About my, circuits..." You reply.

"Ahh of course, anyway, the way your circuits are set up, it looks like you should be able to use almost any type of magic. What's more, with all of these interwoven so tightly, you should be able to concentrate a vast quantity of magical energy into even the most mundane spells." Priscilla says, not seeing that she is slowly losing you.

"She means even if you're just trying to use a simple spell, it'll be really strong because you can put a lot of energy into it!" Kira says casually flying into the room.

"Yes, exactly Kira! I am truly intrigued by you Mika." Priscilla says with a smile.

You thank her and say, "I'm not sure if Kira told you why we're doing all of this."

"Yes, she mentioned your friend was kidnapped by demons and you are trying to get her back." She replies.

"Yes, but alone, I'm no match for them. Hakon has agreed to fight by my side, but if I'm going all the way to the demon's island, I might as well try to put a stop to the corruption while I'm at it." You say confidently.

Priscilla has a serious look on her face and says, "I want to fix this world too, it could be such a beautiful place again, but there are certain realities you must face. Most people abducted by the demons are never seen again and those that do return, they're mindless sex slaves with no free will remaining. Also, anytime we've banded together to fight the demons, they've won. The chains of fate aren't something that can be broken easily."

You begin to lower your head when Priscilla adds, "So it's a good thing you've got someone like me who doesn't take no for an answer." She smiles.

"So, you'll help us?" Kira asks excitedly.

Priscilla says, "I'm curious to see how much Mara's champion can accomplish. I want to get the demons back for making the world like this too, so I'm in."

"Yay!" Kira cheers and you also smile in relief.

"You said your next destination is Ardent City, correct?" Priscilla asks.

"Yeah. There are rumors of a demon there that might help us fight." You reply.

"Typical Hakon. The enemy of my enemy blah blah blah. Let's hope his information is accurate, he hasn't left that mountain in over sixty years, you know."

The life spans of these creatures still amazes you, A lifetime for a human is trivial compared to them.

"I can book us passage on an airship, but it won't arrive until tomorrow. In the meantime, why don't we grab a bite to eat? You must be hungry." Priscilla offers.

As if answering her question, your stomach grumbles and you agree. Priscilla leads you and Kira to a small cafe nearby and treats you to a meal.

A cute puppy girl waitress with long pink hair and beautiful purple eyes brings your food out and says, "If you need anything else, just ask, my name's Selene!"

She happily trots off, her tail wagging behind her.

"She's always been a lively one." Priscilla remarks.

You let out a small laugh and then dig in to the delicious looking food.

Kira joins you as Priscilla slowly sips on wine and says, "So after Ardent City, then what?"

You were just following Hakon's advice and don't really have a plan for once you've assembled your team.

"I'm not sure, do you think with only five of us we even stand a chance?" You ask.

Priscilla thinks for a moment before saying, "It's hard to say. There were a lot more of us back then, but we didn't have Mara's champion by our side."

More and more, this 'champion' is becoming something that you must live up to, not only for Gwen's sake, but also to help the people of this world. If you have power, then you should use it to help people, right? Somehow your goal has shifted focus, rescuing Gwen will put you right in the middle of demon territory, so it would be a waste if you simply left without at least trying to stop them. Helping Gwen will help everyone else reclaim their world from the corruption. This all seems like a bad B movie plot from back home, but you're going to have to live through it.

You look up at Priscilla with a fiery determination in your eyes and say, "I'll do whatever it takes to stop the demons and save my friend. I'll kill every last one myself if that's how it has to be."

Priscilla raises her glass and says, "Well I'll drink to that!" She takes a long drink and sets her glass down before saying, "I doubt things will go smoothly when we're up against the demons, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. For tonight, let's just relax and enjoy ourselves."

"Yeah!" Kira cheers in between mouthfuls.

You agree and decide to take it easy. A few glasses of wine later, Priscilla leads you and Kira back to her home. The night air is chilly, but the stone fireplace keeps Priscilla's home nice and warm.

"Alright girls, the airship leaves early in the morning, so get some sleep." Priscilla says before retiring to her bedroom.

"Hey, Mika? Can I ask you something?" Kira asks giving you a concerned look.

"Sure, what is it?" You respond.

"Do you really want me here? I mean, I'm not as strong as Priscilla or Hakon." Kira says ashamed.

"Kira, if you don't want to go I won't force you. It's going to get really dangerous where I'm headed so if you want to leave, I won't hold it against you, but I know your skills will come in handy and I would be happy if you came with me." You say with a smile.

Kira hugs your arm saying, "Thanks Mika, I'm not sure how much I will be able to help, but I want to stay by your side and see this through. Friends till the end right?"

You laugh, remembering the drunken Kira from last time and agree, "Right. Friends till the end."

The conversation goes on for a short while until both of you are fast asleep.

Chapter 16: Elysium

"Come on girls, time to wake up." Priscilla's voice ends the peaceful dream you were having and you and Kira climb out of bed.

Looking around, you notice it is still pretty early and wonder how Priscilla has so much energy after drinking like that last night.

"Grab your things and let's be off, the port will be a bit crowded if we wait much longer." Priscilla adds before making her way to the front room.

You and Kira gather your things and follow Priscilla through the bustling streets of Cyldell. If things were different, you would love to take Gwen here and show her all these amazing things. Lost in thought, you blindly follow the rainbow glint of Kira's wings as she buzzes around behind Priscilla and before long, you arrive at a series of platforms on the edge of the city overlooking a sheer cliff side with the ocean waves crashing below.

"These will take us up to the docks. Our ship should be arriving any minute now." Priscilla says as she steps onto a platform.

You cautiously follow her and Kira follows right behind. Priscilla slightly raises her hand and her eyes glow for a moment before blue light forms a circle around the platform and it begins to rise.

"Whoa!" You say instinctively as your face lights up in amazement.

You slowly reach out and touch your hand against the blue light. Surprisingly, it is like a wall and your palm comes to rest against the surface.

"It really is something, huh? I've been here for a while now so most of this is normal for me now, but I don't want to forget how amazing it all really is either." Priscilla says as she too touches the barrier of light.

You nod in agreement and say, "If you ever forget you can just look to me, I don't think I'll ever get used to all of this, it's all so... incredible."

Kira giggles to herself and you look up and see the elevator has nearly reached the top. When the barrier fades, you see a bustling marketplace and several huge gaps in the floor, and floating in them are what look like huge boats but with multiple engines attached in various places. These must be the airships you think to yourself as you look around and take in the sights.

Priscilla attracts your attention as she says, "There it is, Elysium, the fastest airship in Thanos."

You look over and see a ship docking on the far side. The Elysium looks like a high tech pirate ship but with two gigantic engines on either side. It's sails are slanted backwards rather than pointing up like normal, giving it an aerodynamic look. The outside of the ship is adorned with beautiful gold and dark wooden trim that accents the shiny silver machinery that allows this behemoth aircraft to fly.

"They usually don't take passengers aboard, but I know the captain quite well and she agreed to take us almost all the way to Ardent City." Priscilla brags.

"Almost? Where will we be dropped off?" You ask hoping it's close.

"Well no airship can travel too close to Ardent City because of their defenses. The entire city is a machine, and the engineers who built it also included a defense system. It's wildly outdated, but still very powerful. The demons seem to have gotten it working again, although I don't know how. The city was designed to need as little magical energy as possible, so I don't think they could have used their magic. Long story short, we get too close in an airship and we will be shot down. Instead, we will get dropped off just outside their range and travel the rest of the way on foot. It shouldn't take more than a few hours from there to reach Ardent City." Priscilla explains.

You nod and follow Priscilla aboard the small lift up to the Elysium where a woman in a captain's hat greets you. She has dark green skin, not unlike the goblins that captured Gwen, although she is quite a bit taller than you and two of her lower teeth stick out like small fangs pointing upwards. She has long dark blue hair and intense yellow eyes and besides her light grey tank top, the rest of her attire looks professional.

"Welcome aboard you lascivious lizard!" The woman says as Priscilla walk towards each other and embrace tightly as they share a laugh.

"I want to introduce my friends, Mika and Kira." Priscilla says gesturing back towards you.

Kira waves and you say, "It's nice to meet you, um..."

The woman walks over and grabs your hand and shakes it while saying, "The name's Farah, good to meet you two as well. How about we go inside and talk?"

You agree and follow the tall green skinned woman into the ship.

Kira must have noticed you staring because she says in a hushed tone, "She's an orc, they're known for being really strong and hard headed, but they're also known to be a bit soft hearted at times too."

Farah leads you to a meeting room everyone takes a seat.

Farah sits down at the end of the table and says, "Alright, let me hear it. Priscilla knows how tight I run my ship so when she asked to hitch a ride, I knew something was going on."

The three of you explain the situation and as your tale progresses, so too does the look of worry on Farah's face.

After you finish, Farah sits and thinks for a few minutes before she says, "I think it is very noble of you to risk your life to try to help us, but I wonder if you fully grasp the reality of what you're throwing yourself into. As callous as it sounds, no one could blame you for assuming the worst and protecting your own life."

You shake your head and say, "I could never live with myself if I just gave up on her like that. Even if I die, as long as I know Gwen is safe, it would be worth it."

Farah smiles and says, "I see, in that case, feel free to explore the ship. The trip to Ardent City will take three days, and if you need something, just ask Diedra or myself."

As you wonder who Diedra is, a short green skinned girl appears from behind the captain. "I'm Diedra, your rooms are this way." She says and leads you inside the ship. "These will be your rooms." She says, pointing to two doors. "If I may Mika, I'd like to speak with you, privately."

You walk into one of the rooms and Diedra closes the door behind her and says, "Alright you little bitch, what kind of bullshit did you get the captain to believe? I've never seen her act that way before, so what makes you so special, huh?"

You are surprised at the foul language coming from such a small woman.

"I'm... just trying to get to Ardent City. Priscilla said she knew the captain and spoke to her beforehand, is there a problem?" You ask.

"You're damn right there's a problem! You're the fucking problem. The Captain is strict and she runs this ship at maximum efficiency. We don't need tourists, we have a business to run, so get off this ship!" Diedra's orange colored eyes glare at you with contempt.

"I need this ship to take me to Ardent City, after that, you and the captain can return to business as usual." You say, trying to explain you have no other choice.

Diedra is about to say something when Farah walks in and says, "There you are Diedra, I need you to help out in the engine room. The crew need some of your goblin muscle."

"Of course captain, right away!" Diedra salutes and runs off.

"Let me apologize for anything Diedra might have said. She can be, a bit overprotective of me at times." Farah says with a smile.

You laugh and say, "It's alright, I'm sort of used to it by now."

Farah gives you an unconvinced look and says, "Even so, I can't have my crew just doing whatever they please, I'll make sure she is punished accordingly."

Sounds like Diedra's going to be even angrier with you now.

"Make yourselves comfortable, I'll check in with you later alright?" Farah smiles and walks off.

The Elysium starts to rattle and you can see the docks slowly getting further away. You sprawl out on the bed and wonder what Ardent City will be like. A knock at your door gets you out of bed and Priscilla stands between her room and yours.

"I thought you might like to practice using magic. We might as well not waste this time while we have it." She says.

You can't argue with that logic.

"Yeah, I need all the practice I can get." You reply.

The next few hours are filled with powerful magical energy being blasted into the air from the deck of the ship. Priscilla shows you how to conjure illusions, however, they are still a bit too difficult for you to feel comfortable using them in a fight. Instead, you focus on trying to shape the energy into a weapon like Hakon. It is still complicated, but you feel your skills improving with every attempt. You and Priscilla notice it is getting late and decide to stop for tonight.

"Thanks again Priscilla, I think I've got the hang of it now, I just need more practice." You say as Priscilla enters her room.

"No problem hon, you're a fast learner." She says with a wink as she closes her door.

You think about turning in yourself, but remember your argument with Diedra. You should really find her and set things straight. The last thing you need now are more complications. You wander the ship until you arrive at the crew quarters and look around a bit. Most of the bunks are all in the same room, with a few large tables in the center. Further back, you see a door with a plaque beside it. Upon closer inspection, the sign says this is Diedra's room. Perfect, now you can clear things up between you two. You knock and wait for a response, but there is none.

"Diedra?" you say as you slowly open the door.

The room is dark, but with the moonlight you can make out her bed. The room is empty and you decide to look elsewhere, wandering below deck and into the cargo bay. It is a massive room filled with crates and shipping containers, but in the corner, you see what looks like a door and beyond it you can see light. You proceed to open the door and are taken by surprise by what you see.

Captain Farah has tied up Diedra in some kind of bondage gear and is mercilessly flogging her ass. You are about to stop this unnecessary punishment when Diedra yells.

"Yes mistress, I've been very bad! Please whip me harder! Ooohhhh yes!" Diedra cries out.

She is actually enjoying this? You decide not to interrupt but you can't deny, this is turning you on. Farah ceases her assault and picks up a strap on dildo.

"What have I told you Diedra? Don't be rude to guests. I'm beginning to think you do it on purpose just so I will punish you." Farah says menacingly.

Farah slaps Diedra's ass with the dildo and her soft globes of flesh jiggle with the impact.

"No mistress, I would never defy you, I just need some motivation once in a while." Diedra replies as her pussy leaks juices onto the floor.

"Is that right? Well then why don't we have our guest give you some extra incentive.

Crap, Farah knows you're here!

"No need to be shy Mika, she's all tied up and can't do a thing." Farah grins.

"I'm sorry for interrupting. I'll just be going now..." You try to say.

Farah cuts you off and says, "I'm the captain of this ship and I'm ordering you to fuck this goblin until she gets her shit together, or would you prefer walking to Ardent City?"

Shit, she's pulling rank on you?

"No... I need to get there as quickly as possible." You say.

"Then teach this little whore a lesson!" Farah commands.

You look at Diedra, who is writhing against the straps she is bound with, trying to get away in vain. Hesitantly, you reach out and touch Diedra's clit, eliciting a moan from the tied up goblin. You feel your cock begin to stiffen and your armor becomes uncomfortable.

"Let me help you." Farah says as she quickly disrobes you. "I guess you won't need this either then." Farah says, tossing the strap on across the room while staring at your cock.

It's a bit embarrassing to have someone watching intently as you prepare to penetrate this goblin girl, but you have been through stranger things since you arrived here. You press the tip of your cock against Diedra's dripping wet pussy and rub it up and down her slit until a good amount of her wetness has rubbed off on your cock. A sly grin appears on your face as you slowly slide your dick down until it rests against her puckered green asshole. Lubed up with her pussy juice, you begin pushing your cock into the goblins tiny ass as she moans in pleasure.

As soon as you are fully inside her, Farah comes up behind you and kneels down. Her hands rub and squeeze your ass and soon you feel Farah's hot breath against your puckered hole. You notice Diedra is suspended from the ceiling and begin to use her like a toy, sliding in and out of her easily. Farah's tongue makes contact and pleasure surges through you making your pussy even wetter. A few of Farah's fingers find their way into your pussy and begin working your g spot.

Meanwhile, Diedra is drooling in ecstasy as you continue to pound away at her ass. From this position, you can clearly see Diedra's pussy spasming as she reaches yet another orgasm. Her pussy squirts onto your tits and it drips down sloppily. This proves too much and you can't hold back any longer. Your cock floods the tiny goblin's ass with cum and Diedra seems to be loving every minute of it.

"See? Now you both feel better and we can have a nice voyage." Farah stands up, still nude, and puts on only her captain's hat before she leaves.

You are about to leave as well when you remember Diedra is still tied up. You help Diedra down and she looks at you cautiously, not having forgotten the argument earlier, but also pleased with your recent performance.