Guilty x Creatures Ch. 04

The dark elf's eyes widened as she watched in horror and Anton became stoic as her eyes turned to him and became pleading, he never stopped his movement until finally her desperation at its limit she clamped her eyes shut and let out a tiny almost inaudible whimper.

Anton grinned at her and the dark elf, her eyes open again and never leaving his, lowered her head and gave him another slightly louder but no less pitiful little whine.

A thin grin still on his face, Anton set the glass back upright and stood up from his seat.

The dark elf's face took on a look of apprehension as he approached her but raw fear immediately filled her eyes as he knelt down in front of her and casually picked up the controller for her sybian.

"Well this is quite the awkward situation now isn't it?" said Anton as he flipped the controller right side up in his hands "I'd imagine that this is not exactly how you expected things to go whenever you decided to bring me here..."

The panicked dark elf remained motionless as she stared unblinkingly at the controller in his hands.

"...I'd like to have a little talk with you" said Anton as he stared at the dark elf and absently tapped his finger on the controllers knob "And in order to do that. I'll need to remove your gag. At least for a few minutes..."

Moving only her eyes, the dark elf shifted her gaze upwards and silently stared back at him.

"...You must be frustrated. And I understand that" said Anton "But be that as it may. If I'm going to let you speak. Then I expect you to be grateful for that opportunity, and to condone yourself appropriately"

The dark elf remained completely silent as she tightened her eyes in annoyance.

"...So, are you willing to behave yourself?" asked Anton as the dark elf's eyes shifted to the controller in his hand "Or do you need to be punished a little more?"

The dark elf's eyes remained fixated on the controller as she breathed out through her nose in a vague manner.

"Hm, so you're not ready to behave yet?" tested Anton as he made as if he was about to turn the dial on the controller "Well, if that's the case..."

With a sudden surge of motion the dark elf pulled wildly against her chain and growled furiously though her gag as she frantically shook her head and made an obvious, though futile, attempt to swing her bound arms forward and strike at Anton. Failing in her efforts to attack him, and glaring now with her ears pointed straight back in anger, the dark elf turned to Anton with fire in her eyes but was stopped short by the stoic look on his face. They both remained silent and still as they stared at each for several moments. Easing back up on her chain, the dark elf sighed through her nose as she lowered her eyes to the floor in front of her.

"...Are you done?" asked Anton after a moment of stillness.

The dark elf's eyes tightened as she nodded her head.

"I'm not going to tolerate another outburst like that" explained Anton in an eerily calm tone "You will control yourself from now on. Am I clear?"

The dark elf's ears remained pointed straight back as her eyes tightened even further.

"Am I clear!?" repeated Anton as he narrowed his eyes at her.

The dark elf blinked and moving only her eyes, she looked back up at him. They stared at one another for a long moment before the dark elf broke their eye contact and looked back at the floor. Slumping against her chain she darted her eyes back and forth before taking a deep labored breath through her nose.

Lifting her head up just enough to tilt it, the dark elf turned to her left side and stared at the still slumped form of her sister. She stayed this way for several moments as her eyes began to tighten themselves up in obvious worry.

Blinking slowly, she brought her eyes up even further and locked gazes with Anton.

Finding himself now under her scrutiny, Anton did his best to remain still and unimposing.

The dark elf's large, shimmering eyes stared unblinking at him for several long, silent moments as she seemed to be studying both him and his eyes. At some unseen signal she blinked slowly, and apparently satisfied with her examination, she eased her head back and hunched down on her shoulders as her own eyes softened and became imploring.

As Anton watched the dark elf very slowly and deliberately lowered her ears and then folded them back until they disappeared from sight and were laid completely flat behind her head, in a manner that was very much like a submissive animal.

"...Does, this mean something?" he asked as the dark elf finished her odd display and went completely still "...Does this mean that you're going to behave yourself now?"

The dark elf stared at him for a moment before lowering her head even further and nodding slowly.

"...Hm, well then" nodded Anton as he switched off the sybian "That's good to know"

The dark elf's hips quivered uncontrollably as she hunched in on herself and whimpered in relief. She chirped out another little whine and clamped her eyes shut as Anton took hold of her head-harness and pulled back on it to lift up her head. With his free hand he released each clasp that attached her head-harness to her face plate and gag. Once it was free, he peeled the plate away from her face whilst slowly and gently pulling the large bulbous gag out from between her stretched jaws.

Anton went to set the gag down next to his bent knee but stopped short as he noticed that the harden rubber that made up the gag itself had somehow been heavily damaged in several places and was covered in what appeared to be deep puncture marks. Upon closer examination it was immediately obvious that the shredded areas and odd markings were the impressions left by the dark elf as she repeatedly bit into the gag with her apparently very strong teeth and fang-like canines.

"Hm" mused Anton as he set the gag down and turned back to the dark elf "Looks like you Dark Elves have got a pretty mean little bite. Not that I didn't already know that!"

The dark elf apparently didn't register anything that was said as she was currently preoccupied with her newest bit of freedom. Her half-dazed eyes were now completely unfocused as she drearily stared off at nothing. She made a halfhearted attempt to close her mouth completely but winced in pain as the muscles of her jaw began to tremble on their own. Giving up on this effort, she instead left her mouth to hang limp and rest in the strap of the head-harness that looped beneath her chin. With the tip of her tongue resting on her lower lip, she began to take in deep labored breaths through her newly freed mouth. Each of her ragged breaths not only had a coarse and dry sound to it but also appeared to be a somewhat painful endeavor for her. Despite this, the corners of her mouth still curled up to form a relieved looking smile.

The dark elf's smile disappeared instantly as Anton cupped her chin in his palm and began to run his thumb up and down her jawline. Holding her head by the chin now, he released his grip on her head-harness and gently tilted her head from side to side as he looked her over. Shifting her bangs to the side and away from her face revealed that this was the meeker of the two dark elves, Kianna.

"Kianna?" questioned Anton.

Kianna's ears rose slightly upwards and her breathing became shallow and even more labored as she blinked and focused on him. Her bright, but exhausted looking eyes were framed on three sides by the black leather straps of the harness that was still wrapped tightly around her head. Though they were still bloodshot with fatigue, the dark elf's large eyes were now coherent and clearly full of mistrust.

"Can you hear me?" whispered Anton as he leaned in close.

Kianna's eyes tightened in acknowledgment.

"Good, very good" nodded Anton as he eased back and let his face become stoic "Because I have a question for you Kianna. There is something very important that I need you to answer for me. And I want you to take a moment and really think about it before you do"

Kianna's eyes tightened further in suspicion as her ears rose up so as to hear him better.

"...Who is your Master now little Dark Elf?" questioned Anton as he stared into her eyes.

Kianna remained still for a moment before her eyes went wide as she registered his implication. Taking a stance as her pride resurfaced, she leered angrily at him and pointed her ears straight back as she closed her mouth as much as she could in a failed attempt to clench her jaw.

"Answer me Kianna" demanded Anton as he continued to stare into her glaring eyes.

Kianna curled her lips back angrily as she tried to speak. Though it was obviously unintentional, the visual of her bared teeth coupled with the broken hiss that came out of her parched throat gave the impression that she was snarling like a beast. Albeit an adorable little beast that was far more endearing than actually fearsome. But a furious little beast nonetheless.

Anton couldn't help but to chuckle as he shook his head.

"Well, it looks like this vicious little Dark Elf needs a little more discipline" he said as he reached up with his left hand and roughly grabbed a handful of her hair "How unfortunate..."

Kianna gasped in pain as Anton twisted the handful of her hair and pulled back and up on it to lift her head even higher. Letting go of her chin he raised his right hand and made as though he was about to smack her across the face.

Kianna's eyes were clamped shut as she tried in vain to pull away from his grip. Blinking them open, she glared angrily at him until her eyes darted over to his raised hand. She froze as a look of confusion spread across her face. Her eyes slowly went wide in shock as she realized what he was about to do.

Anton hesitated as he watched the dark elf slowly shift her eyes back to his. She stared at him for a moment before a sense of determination reached her eyes, and with a quiet mumble, she finally closed her mouth completely and clenched her jaw. Clamping her eyes shut, the dark elf scrunched up her face in preparation as she waited for the strike to land.

Anton continued to hesitate as he watched the dark elf begin to tremble. Breathing out softly he closed his hand into a fist and lowered his arm.

After a moment of stillness Kianna cracked open a single eye and looked at him.

Anton slowly released his grip on her hair as he watched her blink in confusion.

"You're a pretty brave little Dark Elf Kianna" stated Anton as he nodded slowly "I like that!"

Kianna leaned back and away from Anton as he let her go. Her confusion and apprehension were both still clear on her face as she pointed her ears straight upwards. Her large eyes had become probing as they shifted slightly back and forth in their sockets as she again seemed to be studying him.

Anton tilted his head as he watched Kianna's eyes suddenly begin to drift and lose focus. Blinking she went to shake her head and with the shift in momentum she suddenly lost her balance. The dark elf made a tiny panicked sound as she toppled forward.

Anton's face was stoic as he reached out and caught her by the shoulders before she would have been jerked back by the chain.

Kianna was still for a moment as she registered that she was being held up by Anton. She immediately tried to lift her shoulders up and away from him but in her exhausted state her body refused to obey. Groaning in frustration she clenched her teeth angrily as her head lolled to the side under its own weight. Sinking in her shame she did nothing as her head fell forward and hung freely. As she stared straight downwards at the floor below, her eyes began to burn in their sockets as they tried to form tears from nothing.

Anton eased the dark elf down until she came to rest at the end of the tightened chain.

Kianna clearly wanted to pull away when Anton took her by the chin and began to lift her head but she just didn't have the strength left to even try. She pointed her ears back behind her head and clamped her eyes shut as Anton gently cupped both her cheeks in his palms and tilted her face upwards. Without a word, he let his aura flow into the dark elf.

Kianna visually tensed as she felt the flow of power slip into her very being. Her eyes shot open and went wide as a sense of warmth began to permeate throughout her body. Blinking she found herself staring directly at Anton and was surprised to find him staring back at her with a look of concern on his face.

"...You've got a strong will Kianna" he whispered as his eyes tightened in worry "And you should be very proud of how long you've lasted. But this fight is over now. And for you to prolong your own suffering like this is unnecessary"

Blinking again, Kianna raised her ears as she listened to him speak.

"We both know you've already lost Kianna" said Anton "And all we're doing now is waiting for you to accept it"

Kianna's eyes tightened as her ears drooped.

"When you're ready to do that" continued Anton "I promise you that this pain will end"

Kianna clenched her teeth and and broke away from his eyes as she looked down towards the floor between them. Gathering her strength she went to pull away from him but again she was just too exhausted to even lift her own body. Grunting in frustration she began to vibrate violently as her body started to quiver from her rage.

"Stop it Kianna!" commanded Anton "That's enough!"

Kianna's eyes shot back up to him and then softened in surprise at the sight of the concern that was back on his face.

"No more" Anton implored quietly "It's over now. You're done"

The dark elf's eyes widened to their fullest as the power that was seeping into her body began to resonate with a soothing calmness. Clamping her eyes shut out of suspicion, Kianna hunched her head down as she attempted to fight back against the effects of Anton's aura. But pushed to the limit as she was, there was little she could do to hold back the surge of power that flooded her being and with a last grunt of protest she gave in and let the dam break around her.

Kianna's eyes opened slowly and focused themselves on an invisible spot on the floor between herself and Anton. She exhaled numbly as the intensity of the fear, anger and the will to fight that was swirling within her was melted away and immediately replaced by a sense of warm, numbing relief.

With a quiet whimper the dark elf lost all the tension that had been holding her body rigid and with a tiny sigh she let her head rest limply in Anton's hands.

Anton remained still as he held the dark elf and listened intently to each of her breaths as they became more even and less desperate. As he watched, her eyes slowly went distant and without a sound she began to lower her ears. The tips of Kianna's ears came to rest against her shoulders as she again folded them back behind her head and laid them flat in a seemingly submissive manner.

"...Are you done now Kianna?" whispered Anton.

The dark elf was still for a second as she registered that she had been spoken to. Moving only her eyes she looked up at Anton and stared at him for a moment before letting her eyes fall back towards the floor.

Although silent, her message was clear.

"Who is your Master now little Dark Elf?" asked Anton as he pressed his thumbs softly against her cheeks.

Far too dehydrated to form proper tears, Kianna's eyes again began to burn painfully as her body was racked with a noiseless sob. Keeping her eyes cast down towards the floor she took a deep breath through her nose.

"...You!" she whispered softly.