Champions Vol. 02

Growling, David's arms struck like coiled vipers, moving faster than Sapphire could follow they wrapped around her waist and dragged her back to him so that he could resume soaking in her scent. Sapphire put up a half-hearted struggle, not really wishing to be free, and David tightened his grip firmly. She was not exactly immobilized, as his arms only encircled her waist, but his actions were so powerful and dominant that Sapphire quickly submitted to his predations. The way he worshiped her body stoked the flames of her passion, but his confidence and control of her -- especially in bed -- rapidly turned it into a raging inferno.

David had felt the teasing playfulness of his love through the bond when he first moved behind her. Now, he could feel her passion flame to match his own. Realizing that his captive had given up on the struggle, David released her enough to rise up and sit behind her. With his legs to either side he pulled her to him, wrapping his arms tightly around her middle so that they pushed her shirt-clad breasts together and up, further deepening her already mouthwatering cleavage. Nestled in his arms, Sapphire's back was pressed tightly to his chest and she luxuriated in the feel of his muscled arms and chest encircling her. His nose was buried in the top of her hair, breathing deeply of her, and his erection was so hard now that she could feel it pressing into her butt and lower back -- even through the many layers of clothing they were both still wearing.

Sapphire purred in happiness, exposing her false irritation for the ruse that it was. Chuckling, David used his chin to nudge her mass of hair to the side, and began planting lusty kisses at the nape of her neck through the remaining strands. Sapphire was at once appreciative of his lips, and annoyed at the reduced sensation she was receiving through the tresses his chin had missed. Reaching up and back she deftly gathered the rest of her hair to the side, exposing inches of glorious pale blue flesh to his lip assault. With her other hand she cupped the back of his head, encouraging his efforts.

For many glorious minutes he worshiped her neck, his lips and tongue caressing her silken skin. Eventually Sapphire could stand no more, and pushed him back. By now David knew his love well, and allowed the move with the certainty that she was more than ready for him. That certainty was well founded, as Sapphire spun on the bed to face him while whipping her shirt from her body. Moving up to kneel between his thighs, she leaned over and deftly opened his trousers. No searching was required, as she immediately found his swollen cock and pulled it out, exposing its length to the passion warmed air.

"I did promise you a victory blow-job after all," she said with a sultry smirk as she lowered her lips to his crown.

David would have loved to reply with a witty retort -- something about the promises of women perhaps -- but his mind was short-circuiting from the view. Leaning forward above his thighs, Sapphire's hair was pushed to one side in a tangled wave, her blue eyes sparkled with lust and humor, and her glorious breasts were hanging like succulent ripe fruit waiting to be plucked. As her lips slowly lowered around his length, her tongue teased the underside. The magnificent pleasure of her mouth was tempting him to throw his head back in rapture, but her glittering eyes were locked on his, and he found himself trapped in her gaze. He was powerless to do naught but moan in response, his adoration in that moment more powerful than any words could describe.

Sapphire did not need his words. She could read his thoughts in his eyes, and in their bond. They projected what words could not, and told her that for all his strength and power, it was he that was well and truly captured by her. Relishing the power and control that the simple act granted her, Sapphire worshiped his cock as he had worshiped her neck. Kissing, licking, teasing, caressing, and sucking his length. Paying close attention to the bond and his body's reactions, she pushed him to the edge of explosion quickly, and then kept him there for what David rapidly felt was an eternity.

Finally his moans changed from appreciative to frustrated. He refused to beg her, but she could feel his control was slipping. Winking, she finally broke his gaze, and put her full efforts into drawing forth his climax. A scant handful of heartbeats later he exploded in her mouth, shooting a massive load of pent up cum.

Sapphire had been 'tuned in' to his emotions from the beginning, and as she had brought him to the edge her own body had been along for the ride. Her panties had already completely soaked through from his earlier attentions, and the power she felt with him in her mouth and at her mercy. When that mixed with the ecstasy flooding from him through the bond her own barely controlled excitement slipped its leash and she came mightily as well, the moment she felt the familiar rush from his seed hitting her tongue.

She swallowed quickly, wishing not to spill a single drop of his delicious essence. Spurt after spurt he shot nearly a dozen powerful ropes of seed into her mouth, but she eagerly claimed as much of it as she could despite the distraction caused by her climax. What she could not contain dribbled past her encircling lips and dripped down his shaft to be stopped by her hand, which wrapped the base tightly. Finally David was spent, and Sapphire, determined to get every drop, sucked hard on his tip, drawing any of the remaining creamy delicacy forth. Only after she made certain that the source was completely drained did she lick along his length, capturing the few trickles that had dared to escape her.

Once David was completely cleaned of his seed, his rod glistening from her tongue bath, Sapphire leaned back, kneeling between his splayed thighs. Seeing her lover's attention focused on her breasts, she reached up with the hand that she had yet to clean and rested her fingertips in the valley between her globes. Teasingly she used the lightest of touches to trace a line up the center of her chest, across her neck, and along her jaw-line until they reached her pouty lips. Recognizing that she now had his full attention once more, Sapphire extended her tongue and lasciviously licked the last remainders of him from her hand. She struggled not to smile as his cock twitched mightily in response. It would have ruined her presentation.

*** Chapter 23: Meeting the Challenge ***

261900MAY13 DW

6^th of Pyanepsion, 2351 EC

Erosian Army Training Camp, Western Wolfsvale, Erosius

"How went training today?" Astinus asked his assembled commanders. They were seated around a table conducting the end of day briefing. With him was the command group of the Western Mora.

"Quite well Polemarch," replied Lochagos Linos. "The enomotiai (40 men) are drilling well, and we plan to conduct the first pentekostys (160 men) drills tomorrow. I plan to begin with Alpha Pentekostys first and work through each of my pentekostyes over the next few days."

"Any serious injuries?" Astinus inquired.

"Not since we switched to wooden swords and padded spear-tips Polemarch," Lochagos Linos replied. "Plenty of minor injuries still occur, but the healers sort them out quickly."

Injuries had increased by several magnitudes once the trainees had begun drilling in enomotia size. After two soldiers had nearly died the decision was made to swap their blunted metal training blades and blunt metal spear-tips for lighter wooden blades and padded spear-tips. Minor injuries were still common, but these were easily repaired by the healer trainees.

"What is the status of Second Lochos?" Astinus queried Lochagos Isidora.

"The archers of Alpha Pentekostys are coming along nicely," she answered. "The horses of Beta Pentekostys are still skittish conducting a charge any larger than homada (10 men) size though, and even then they tend to avoid the targets rather than trample them. We are also having difficulty securing enough horses to mount the full pentekostys. At the moment we only have sixty mounts total, and of those at least twenty are unsuited for cavalry use. One the plus side, the call for horses we sent out has begun to yield results, and with luck we should be able to assign at least half of Beta Pentekostys reliable mounts by the end of next month. The challenge will be training the horses we have for combat, and securing enough additional mounts for the rest of the pentekostys.

"The healers of Gamma Pentekostys have mastered conventional aid techniques," Isidora continued, "and today we began training on how to combine conventional and magical methods together. I believe you are already aware of Delta Pentekostys status," she finished with a laugh.

Astinus smiled in reply. He had spent half his day with the magic-slingers of Delta. The most magically capable recruits had been separated early on, and collected into a single unit to train in magical combat. They also received an additional half-day of cross-training with the healers twice a week, focusing solely on magical healing. Offensive and defensive magics were their primary responsibility, but an important secondary responsibility was assisting the healers after a battle had ended.

"Third Lochos?" Astinus continued around the table, addressing his final Lochagos, Inquisitor Mnason. Mnason was the kostagos of Gamma Pentekostys in the infantry lochos, but when the recruits from Calavius finally arrived a third lochos was created, and it now housed all of the militia trainees.

"Still working hard Polemarch," Mnason replied. "A few of the infantry have improved enough to request assignment to First Lochos, and a handful of the militia healers requested re-evaluation and transfer to Second Lochos, Gamma Pentekostys. They were at the very edge of the militia cut-off and have progressed quite well in infantry and healer training respectively since. Lochagos Linos has already agreed, and if you and Kostagos Sostrate agree as well then I see no reason not to allow it."

Astinus considered his temporary lochagos' request. At the end of training the soldiers of Third Lochos would return to their home cities and villages under the command of their local priests/priestesses. The decision of whom to assign to the militias and whom to assign to the mora had been a difficult one for Astinus.

Nearly all of the recruits wished to fight for Eros in the mora, but that was not possible. Nearly half of his force needed to be returned to their homes to defend them. So Astinus, his lochagoes, and his ypolochagoes had chosen to evaluate each recruit based on their abilities, and assigned those of lesser skill to the militia. Most trainees had accepted their assessments, but a sizable minority in Third Lochos still desired to fight in the mora, and worked hard for the chance. As a result the soldiers of Third Lochos trained harder and longer than First and Second -- often on their own or in small groups -- hoping to change their fate.

"If Kostagos Sostrate agrees then I will support the healers moving," Astinus announced. "The need for them in the mora is far greater than in the militia. I am hesitant to allow the infantry soldiers to transfer however. We need them as much in Third Lochos as we do in First."

"May I offer a suggestion, Polemarch?" Linos asked.

"By all means," Astinus answered.

"Allow militia infantry who outperform the mora infantry to replace them in First Lochos," the lochagos suggested. "There may be some hard feelings initially, but it will inspire all the soldiers to work harder and perform better."

"They are your soldiers lochagos," Astinus replied. "If you think this is the best way, then do it."

With that matter resolved the group moved on to discuss a few other minor issues, and ended the meeting after only half an hour. As the leaders of the western mora left the tent, they lamented that the meeting had taken so long. Had David been there he would have stated this was simply another bit of proof that none of these men and women had ever served in a real military before, because any meeting of the top brass that was less than two hours long was a miracle. But the US Army officer-turned-Champion was otherwise occupied at that moment...and also hundreds of miles away.

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Reclining on the bed, David accepted that he was probably the luckiest son-of-a-bitch on this planet. Having thoroughly enjoyed Sapphire's 'victory blow-job' and her accompanying wanton display he was hard once more, and it looked like he and his lover were about to rock each other's worlds.

Just then there was a knock at their cabin door.

Rolling her eyes in annoyance, Sapphire crawled to the edge of the mattress to open the cabin door. Over the last month every member of the crew had seen both of them naked at one time or another during the few worship services they attended. Thus neither of them bothered to correct their state of partial undress. With the bed frame lowered the door would only open part way, but it was enough to identify their visitor.

"Laurena!" Sapphire exclaimed happily, reaching forward to pull her friend through the narrow opening. "I'm so glad you're here!"

"Are you certain that I am not interrupting," Laurena asked with an amused smile, noting their disheveled and/or missing clothing, and the hint of sexual release in the room.

"Oh no," Sapphire replied, closing the door. Reaching over she took her friend's hand and pulled her onto the bed. "I'm completely innocent but David is being an absolute beast! I'm afraid for my safety, I swear."

Laurena snorted in amusement at the obvious exaggeration, and then hugged the welcoming Dracian.

"Can I get one of those?" David asked jokingly about the hug.

"Oh no, sir. You feign innocence in the presence of purity, but I know your true colors. You lay a trap to ensnare us in your devilish grip," Sapphire replied with faux wariness. "You would capture us and have your dastardly way until we lay near death; our bodies exhausted and minds broken from your predations."

Rolling her eyes at Sapphire's over-the-top acting Laurena moved to hug David, but was quickly pulled back by Sapphire.

"Champion, you mustn't," Sapphire continued in her role as a fearful maiden. "He would lure you in with his beguiling charm and gentle smile, but I assure you he is a fiend in disguise. He would have you at his mercy before you realized the danger."

Deciding to play along, Laurena affected a serious expression. "I have heard your warning, Sapphire, and I heed it. But I am the Champion of Eros, and as such it is my duty to go forth and defeat this man who has struck such terror in you."

"Then we must prepare you for battle," Sapphire said solemnly, and began to remove Laurena's robes.

"That is an excellent idea," Laurena replied, trying to match Sapphire's serious mien while fighting desperately to keep from breaking out into laughter at the ridiculous situation. "In such close combat we cannot afford anything to interfere with my slaying of this monster."

Despite her inconvenient position on the bed, Sapphire had Laurena's robe stripped off of her in seconds. Beneath it she was already naked, and the Dracian cooed in appreciation.

"I apologize, Champion," Sapphire said reverently. "It seems you came prepared for battle."

"One must always be prepared," Laurena quipped.

During all of this David had moved further onto the bed, giving the ladies more room. Lying back against the far wall of the cabin, he patiently watched the pair banter in amusement. It appeared they were going to have a guest in bed with them tonight.

"Be careful, Champion. He has a mighty sword," Sapphire whispered her final bit of advice, struggling not to laugh.

Prowling forward on her hands and knees, Laurena moved in and kissed David passionately. Without hesitation he returned the kiss with feeling. He was no longer hesitant with Laurena, having come to accept that Sapphire had no issue with their coupling. Most of the time Sapphire was in fact the instigator -- like tonight -- but that was not always the case. He had grown comfortable with their unusual arrangement, and had initiated sex with Laurena on more than one occasion.

Reaching down during the kiss, Laurena's hand encircled his still hard cock, stroking it lightly. When the kiss ended Laurena pulled back enough to address Sapphire, but kept her gaze locked on David. Laughter and desire shimmering in her eyes she replied, "Yes, his sword is mighty."

Sapphire's valiant fight to restrain her amusement finally ended, giggling at her friend's response. Smiling in the triumph of getting the Dracian's façade to crack, Laurena decided to continue in her assumed role for a bit longer so that she could savor the victory as she stripped David of his remaining clothing.

"Know this fiend," she said, addressing David once she had finished his disrobing. "I shall resist you with every inch of my being. I shall not be conquered, no matter how 'great' your weapon," she continued, reaching forward and squeezing his sizable erection to emphasize her usage of the word 'great'. Sapphire giggles resumed at her antics.

"My Champion, I have no wish to harm you," David played along, as amused as Laurena with Sapphire's continued giggles. "On the contrary, it is my heart's desire to grant you every pleasure imaginable tonight."

Moving to straddle him, Laurena ground her hips into his hardness, energetically rubbing her rapidly moistening vulva along his impressive length. "I see your plan now monster. You intend to seduce me through honeyed words and passion...(gasp)...and then strike when I am weakened," she replied. "I warn you that I am strong of will and resolute of purpose. I shall resist you through as many orgasms as it takes to force your submission."

Smiling like a fat kid with a plate of bacon, David leaned forward to fondle, kiss, and lick her breasts. They had been teasing him since Laurena stripped, her bountiful mounds calling to him with their siren's song.

Wrapping her arms around David, Laurena basked in his attentions. He had grown from a student of her body to a master in the past month, and she appreciated the rewards of his diligent study. As his lips worked the slow burn of her passion into an inferno of desire, he occasionally rolled his hips as well, grinding his length against her core.

"By Eros," Laurena moaned her bliss, "I believe I may have underestimated this foe."

Feeling the mattress to her side dip, Laurena took a moment to pierce her lust-fueled haze and saw Sapphire had joined them. The Dracian was fully naked now, having removed her breeches and panties.

"I shall aid you, Champion. Together we will distract and conquer this beast," Sapphire purred with a devious grin.

Nodding in approval, Laurena disengaged one of her arms from David and pulled her friend in for a kiss. Their lips teased one another as their tongues battled. The steamy kiss served to further heighten Laurena's passion, and when their lips separated she struck.

Pushing David flat onto his back, Eros' Champion reached down and guided his cock inside of her. It was coated with her dripping essence -- and a liberal amount of pre-cum that had leaked from its tip during their play -- so despite his size he slid in with minimal effort. She moaned in delight as his turgid member stimulated her core, rubbing deliciously against her inner walls as she slid down its length. Giving the now entranced Dracian a significant look, she motioned for Sapphire to mount David's face.

Not one to miss a golden opportunity, Sapphire quickly moved over her lover, straddling his head on bended knees. As she lowered her dripping sex to his lips David reached up and began fondling her breasts. She considered batting his hands away playfully -- after all he was supposed to be at their mercy -- but the first touch of his tongue on her lips changed her mind. She moaned in ecstasy as he repaid her earlier oral attentions.