Making the God of Love

"That what happened? Jorn taste blood of god, then I taste his blood, become real... you say Jorn need me. But he a god too, how he need Silly Spritty?"

"Jorn not full god yet. Need you many ways. Learn to make love, to show it as man and woman and more. Will love all. Not just each other. Then, to ascend, need great sacrifice. High Father demand it. Price of immortal breath. Not time yet, though."

I nod, but confused.

"Why you here then?" I ask.

"Curious," she grin. "High Father influence you. He add you to my plan. Sense it. So, I give bold blessing to ease Spritty fear. Now, forget me until later. Go, be strong and bold."

Daphne blow kiss, feel it in lungs, then she vanish. I blink, confused. Standing by mirror for some reason. Not remember walk over. See reflection and smile. I pretty for Jorn. He work hard. Spritty need to work hard too. Find new dress, learn Mudruff ways, help like Jorn. Maybe I feel water in bones like Jorn. Hmm... nope, no feel water. Damn. Must do something or go crazy. Time to explore.

I leave Jorn apartment for city center. Mudruff busy, hurry about, live life. Bump Spritty. I laugh. They no fear me. Spot merchant stand of pretty clothes. Sign say, "Pons' Finery." Have closer look. Beautiful green dress displayed on wall. I stare. Stand owner see me. She old woman, look rough, desert worn skin, thick hands, burnt by firespark.

"Fine clothes not for poor. Move on," she say.

"Poor? Spritty poor?" I ask.

"Have coin?" she ask.

Shake head no.

"You poor. Move," she say.

"Wait. Want dress. How make coin?"

"Work. You look pale, soft. Ever work before?"

Shake head no.

"Humph, too pretty for real work. Look like Lord Sabbot Lady. You over twenty?"

I nod.

"Then go ask Kalla for work. She train ladies for Lord Sabbot and dance cave."

Old lady point to cavern at street end. I see woman that rode Sabbot fleshy stick day before. She greet passing Mudruffs, wish them good day. Wave pretty ladies into cavern. I thank old lady and go. Kalla see me approach. Her dark eyes wide. She step forward to greet me.

"Hello pretty lady. No see you before. Name, age?" she ask.

"Um, Spritty. I more than twenty. Need work."

"Good, Kalla need pretty ladies, and you dazzling. Bring lots of coin," she smile, pet my hair, stroke my cheeks.

Kalla take hand, lead me into cavern. Fancy. Lit by narrow tunnels in ceiling, bring sunlight from surface. Candles light shadows. Confusing round cavern, many small room between orange and white walls. Rhythmic music from band by drink bar. Love flute sound. Pretty Mudruff ladies dance for men and woman all around. Handsome men dance too. Not handsome as Jorn though. Kalla pull me to side room, pretty clothes everywhere. I smile at new shiny green dress on wall.

"Show best dance, Spritty," Kalla say.

"Oh, not know dance. Teach me?"

"Sure. Not hard. Copy me."

Kalla raise arms, spin, shake butt, sway hips, roll belly, step around room on toes. Look fun, make me smile. I follow. Not as smooth. Kalla laugh. Say my moves manly. Tell me slow down, move like flowy water, not falling boulder. Learn fast, learn seductive dance like Kalla. Then she give me pretty green dress. Say it match eyes. Look stunning on Spritty. It show off belly, legs, and back. Barely cover breasts and butt. Kalla comb my hair, make it fancy smooth, shine like oil. Then say I ready to earn coin.

"Okay, Spritty. Men dance orange walls, ladies dance white walls while minute sand fall." Kalla point to sand counter on drink bar. Sand inside glass fall slow. "Sand timer flip when empty, ladies and men rotate right, dance next wall until next flip. All dancers seen that way. Take break after whole circle."

I nod, stomach flutter. Excited to work.

"How we earn coin?"

"Customer pay for seat, drinks, and personal dance. House take sixty part seat profit. Only take thirty part personal dance profit. Dancers keep big chunk. I give them coin when day end. Go now. Dance."

I hurry to empty wall. Smile at two seated Mudruff men. They sip drinks, nod to greet, nice clothes, no red mud stains. I take deep breath and dance. Keep eye on ladies around room. Copy fun moves. Make men smile. Then go next wall when sand timer flip. Kalla dance at my last wall. Her moves good. She shake breasts in man face, make me laugh. I shake too, make men smile. Big group enter cavern. Lord Sabbot in front of Dredrook guards. He buy everyone drinks. He happy when I dance for him. Clap and tell me come closer. I stay close to wall. Kalla look concerned. She dance over, sit on Sabbot lap, he grin, whisper in her ear. He smile at me afterward. Then he go alone to back room. Kalla wave me over, say Sabbot request private dance with me and her.

"That good, yes? More coin?" I ask.

She look annoyed, concerned.

"Spritty, Lord Sabbot too friendly with new ladies. He drink and want to poke them."

"Poke them?" I ask, confused.

Kalla shake head and sigh.

"Yes. Poke between legs. You not make love before?"

"Oh! I did. With my love Jorn. Don't want Sabbot do it. Shudder at thought."

"Hmm, we careful then. If he try poke you, I distract, you run out. Find your Jorn. Meantime, we dance for Sabbot, bring him more drink, please him, take his coin. Good to keep Sabbot happy. He mean when not happy. Um, he want to see us play too. It okay if I touch between your legs? I gentle, respect you, will stop if you ask."

I stare, shocked.

"Um, okay, I guess. You no have fleshy stick, right?"

Kalla laugh.

"No. Not that kind of lady."

I follow Kalla to Sabbot private room. He wait on big puffy chair, relaxed, chug strong drink. Cushion bench sit across from him. We stand before it, bow, dance, twirl. Kalla pull me close, roll belly against mine, feel nice. I smile, do same. She run fingers in hair, pull face close, kiss me. Body feel hot, surprised. Kalla mouth sweet, lips silky, but spit burn a little. Firespark in her water. Sabbot smile, lick lips. Kalla dance round me, hug from behind, run hands up body, squeeze my breasts, feel nice. She pull dress straps down, let whole thing fall to floor.

I shiver, nipples hard. Kalla twirl away, face me, push me down on bench. I gulp as she kneel, shove my knees apart, expose me to her and Sabbot. Heart pound, feel nervous, wet. Sabbot smile and chew bottom lip. He untie pants, pull fleshy stick free, stroke it as he watch. Kalla kiss my inner thigh and work inward. Push legs wider, then invade me with her tongue. I gasp as she lick inside hole, make me feel wild. I groan, lean back on arms, try not to shake. Kalla lick deeper, make me twitch. It feel too good. Then, Sabbot stand, kneel behind Kalla and invade her with fleshy rod. She groan against my hole. I shocked by scene, it make me feel hotter. Sabbot pump inside Kalla, jar her. Her tongue pump inside me. Then, she slide finger in me under tongue. I groan, eyes roll back. Stroking and licking feel wild. Push me out of control. I run fingers in Kalla hair, ride her tongue, she finger me deeper, lick harder inside hole. Can't take it. I cry out and tense, ride her tongue through burning pleasure. Sabbot groan, smile. He watch me as he gasp, explode inside Kalla. She groan and shake, ride his flesh through her own pleasure. I whimper as she lick me harder, lap up juices, make me twitch. When pleasure fade, I fall back on bench tired.

I smile. Eyes fuzzy after pleasure. Feel weak. Kalla move away for second, then feel tongue inside me again. Lap up more juices. I chuckle. Her mouth feel different, though, scruffy. Strange. I hear Sabbot groan. I look down, Sabbot tongue inside me, not Kalla! I scream, try to scramble off bench. He grab legs and not let go, lick deeper.

"Lord Sabbot, no! She not want!" Kalla say, try to pull him back.

He shove her aside with one arm, she fall into wall and cut cheek on stones, no match for his strength. Sabbot raise up, lick lips. Then say, "Lord of Shadrock can have all pretty ladies. You most pretty I see in decades. My meat hard for you."

He grab fleshy stick, try to shove it in me. I twist and kick, halfway fall off bench. Almost free! Try to crawl away, but he grab lower leg and yank it high, drag me back, keep legs open, push tip against wet hole. Feel flesh start to open me, I panic more.

"No! Don't go in!" I shriek.

I kick between his legs, hit squishy egg sack, he yell like scared baby and fall on floor. Curl up like ball. I scramble away, grab dress, quickly pull it on.

"Spritty, run! Find your Jorn!" Kalla say.

"Jorn? Jorn Vegas?" Sabbot groan, hands between legs.

I kick him in ass, hurt toe before run out. Sabbot yell for Dredrook to grab me. Two gray suits take chase. I scream. Heart pound crazy hard as run up Medio Row. Open apartment door, empty, Jorn not home yet. Look down walkway, guards too close, can't escape. Go inside and lock door. Guards pound and yell, try to break in. My only escape kitchen window. Jump into waterfall. Dive before guards break door. I slide down waterfall through heart of city, scream whole way, firespark water burn eyes and mouth. Splash in big pool at bottom. Almost drown. Kalla see me, run down path, pull me out. I cough and gasp for minute.

"Run Spritty! Sabbot coming! Find Jorn in construction cavern down lower path," she say.

Can hear beautiful hum of Sand Devil drill in distance. So close, but I cough, can't focus. My limbs shake, can't stand, feel thin. Firespark water make me less human. Toe throb, burn with pain, think broke it on Sabbot's ass.

"Can't, Kalla, exhausted. Body hurt. Find Jorn for me. Tell him what happen, please," I beg.

Hear Dredrook yell to Sabbot, "She in pool!" They found me. See them on upper path. Kalla run, turn down lower path, it narrow, deep fall in canyon if not step careful. Small crowd behind Sabbot as he march down, block view of Kalla. Sabbot face red with rage as he stop at my feet. I recoil, but can't go far, pool at back. Water might kill me. No way out.

Sabbot declare, "Desert trash disrespect Lord Sabbot and Shadrock City. She attack me without warning. Refuse my affection, reject my love, she deserve death. But, since Lord Sabbot noble and generous, will offer second chance. Trash can be pretty lady again if she take Lord Sabbot meat in her mouth, pleasure him before witnesses, pledge loyalty to me. What you say to kind offer?"

I stare, disgusted. Then hear familiar whirl sound in canyon. Devil come.

"What you say, witch?" Sabbot yell.

I glare, heart pound with rage.

"I bite off meat and spit in pool, you real desert trash!" I yell back.

Sabbot eyes grow wide, shocked.

"No one speak to Lord Sabbot like that... you pay with life."

He grab my dress, jerk me forward, slap my face. See lights, hear ringing. Then head shoved under water. Can't breathe, fight and scratch Sabbot arm, but too strong. Push me deeper. Instant later, Sabbot hands gone. I sit up and gasp, cough burning water out of nose. See silver Sand Devil tower over crowd. Sabbot body dangle from mech arm, he pinched in half, only skin hold him together. My eyes blur, muscles tremble, about to faint, but see Jorn. He climb out of Sand Devil cockpit, jump to ground. Skin shine like gold in dim light. Beautiful. Strange. He run to me, wrap me in strong arms, world focus, glow fade, Jorn look normal again. I touch his cheek, it stained with muddy tears. He pull me close, kiss me, share his water, some strength return.

"Spritty, what happen?" he ask.

"Found trouble, sorry," I whisper, voice half gone.

"Silly Spritty," he sigh, hug me close.

"Jorn Vegas," Gold Dredrook say, approach with gun.

Jorn pull energy pistol from belt, point it at Dredrook head, he back up fast. Know rare laser weapon instant death. No match for rail gun.

"Sorry, Water Seeker, hear me. You murder Lord Sabbot, last heir of Shadrock. He have no son. We have no leader... how we survive?"

Jorn sigh, lower gun.

"Choose new leader. Someone good, liked by all Mudruff," Jorn suggest.

"We choose new leader?" Dredrook say, confused.

"Yes," Jorn nod. "Who here everyone like? They make Shadrock better place. Help keep order?"

"Hmm, I like Kalla," announce Old Lady Pons from market. "She organize merchants. Make Dredrook uniforms. Pretty lady dresses. Help me choose fair price for stuff. She smart!" she nod.

Kalla stand behind crowd, looked surprised by old lady words. A young Dredrook with copper stripes step forward, look between Jorn and Gold Dredrook.

Copper say, "I Dredrook Letto, copper rank. Agree with Old Lady Pons. Kalla smart. Help Sabbot guide city. She my lover. Hate to share her with Sabbot, but no choice. Will follow her now."

Kalla smile, hurry to Letto, kiss his lips, make him blush.

"Jorn," I say, pull his pretty blue eyes to me. "Kalla helped me, saved me. She find you so Sabbot not kill me. She my friend."

Jorn smile, nod. Lift me in strong arms and face crowd.

He declare, "Kalla new Lordess of Shadrock City. Follow her rule, or I snap your bones with Sand Devil."

Crowd gasp, Dredrooks murmur, nervously nod. Kalla blush, thank me and Jorn. I groan, exhausted. Jorn carry me to apartment on Medio Row. He dry me off, clean himself up too, lay with me on bed.

"Spritty, you scare me. What happen today?" he whisper.

"Worked at dance house to make coin. Want to buy pretty dress. Sabbot come, try to poke me, I fight him. Hurt toe. Got chased by Dredrook. Jump down waterfall. Almost drown. Kalla save me. Then she find you and you save me from Sabbot. Bad day. Just wanted pretty dress."

Jorn laugh, hug me, kiss me, make me smile.

"Spritty amazing. Sabbot deserve what he got and you discover new friend. Kalla make Shadrock City better I bet. You think so?"

"Yes. She kind and smart. She help people, not hurt like Sabbot. She work hard. Remind me of Jorn."

Knock on door surprise us. Jorn go see who visit. He smile, let Kalla in. I sit up to greet her. No stand, toe still throb. Sabbot ass hard.

"Oh Spritty! So sorry for today. I brought your coin," she say, hurry over, sit on end of bed with me.

Her pretty face in tears as hand me small bag.

"Thank you, Kalla. I okay. You save me twice. Had fun before Sabbot came. Want to dance again when toe better."

"I glad," she smile.

Kalla touch my cheek, lean forward, sweetly kiss mouth. I kiss back, enjoy her touch and burning firespark taste. It not too bad. Feel warm when she pull away. I glance at Jorn, his eyes wide, cheeks red. Very cute.

"What wrong, Jorn?" I ask.

He scrunch up lips, try not to smile, shake head and shrug. Kalla look at him and laugh. She lean over and whisper in ear.

"Jorn innocent. Probably not see women kiss before. Men like to watch women kiss. Make their sticks hard," she chuckle.

I laugh, nod, then whisper, "Will bring Jorn to dance house soon, we give him private show. Make up for last one."

Kalla giggle and nod. She kiss me one last time, then say goodnight. Jorn lock door before return to bed.

"Um, what happen at dance house today?" he ask.

"It fun before Sabbot ruin it. Kalla and I dance. She kiss me and lick me, make me feel good like you did. It wild."

Jorn gulp, nod.

"Um, she lick you between legs?" he whisper, cheeks red.

"Mmhmm, I wish you there to watch and lick me too."

Jorn smile, kiss me deeply. His water not burn. He gently lay me down on bed, climb over me, kiss me more. Love his body against mine. Make me feel safe and loved. He kiss down neck to breasts, gently suck nipples, make them hard, flick with tongue. Then kiss down belly, tickle sides with lips. He spread my knees wide and crawl between them, then lick my sensitive skin. I gasp as he tickle little bulb at top of opening, then he push tongue inside me, massage deep into hole, flick tongue wildly, make me hot and squirm. Run my fingers through Jorn soft hair, pull his face tighter between legs, ride his tongue until cry out. Jorn groan and lick deeper, make my eyes roll back, pleasure steal breath. About to relax, but he climb over me, guide hard stick into hole, push in like slippery drill. I gasp as he fill me up, so thick, make hole feel raw with pleasure. He kiss me and move inside me, shake body with trusts. Hips powerful, make eyes roll back again and lose control. I whimper and squirm as pleasure make hips buck. Jorn trust harder and tense, grunt as hot gush soak hole. He groan and move slow, feel extra slippery, send warm drips everywhere. He relax and sigh, kiss mouth slowly. Love his taste. Then Jorn stomach grumble, make me chuckle.

"Jorn hungry?" I ask.

He raise head and nod, search my eyes. He look worried.

"You hungry, Spritty?"

"No.. tired and weak. Rough day."

He sigh, nod, look sad.

"What wrong?" I ask.

"Worried. You human now, but not eat. Food give energy. Human die without food and water."

"Oh... maybe I still Sandsprit. Not full human."

"Maybe... I give you blood again tonight. See if it make you stronger. Try to eat again tomorrow. If not work, take energy from Sand Devil battery. See if still Sandsprit."

"Okay," I smile.

Jorn stab finger and make me drink before he blow out candles and snuggle close. Blood sooth achy body, but not give strength or heal toe. Waterfall lull us to sleep. I dream, drift in dark cold before appear in warm garden. Flowers and trees like precious stones, white fountain drip diamonds, godly beings stand by. I see Daphne, remember her, she call me Cypress. Then she blink, surprised, call me Spritty too.

"I see both spirit in one now. Miracle!" she say, voice like thunder.

I recoil, afraid.

"No fear, Spritty. I understand now. You can touch Jorn in any form. Hold to him, never let go," she say as garden fade.

Hear BANG on door, jump awake. Another BANG, followed by CRASH! Door busted, people rush in. Dark, can't see. Hands grab me, I scream, Jorn cry out, bag go over head. Captured. Fight hard, but tied up, can't break free. Men carry us somewhere. Feel footsteps on paths. Go down for many minutes, twists and turns. Then ankles bound tight with rope. Bags pull off heads, see Dredrook guards all around. Gold Dredrook scowl down at us. Jorn beside me on ground, we look at each other, scared. Both bound with ropes. Rope tied to end of crane that jut over deep black canyon.

"Last words, Jorn Vegas?" Gold ask.

"What is this?" Jorn demand.

"We no take orders from outsider," Gold snap. "You powerless without machine. We kill Kalla next. Shame to make her leader. I be new Lord of Shadrock. Will rule as Sabbot ruled. Hoist them!" he call.

Dredrooks turn big crank, hoist us in air by ankles. I scream as we swing over black canyon.

"Let Spritty live! This my fault!" Jorn scream, thrash against bonds.

"No chance, Water Seeker. She start mess. Men, shoot straight!"

Dredrooks hoist railguns, aim at ropes, fire in sync. Bullets pelt ropes, snap strands, we sink lower. I scream, fight bonds, useless. Men laugh at our struggle. Hoot when hit rope. Make bets who fall first. Jorn heavier, rope break faster.

"Jorn! No!"

"Sorry, Spritty. I love you," he say right as rope snap.

My soul scream with my voice as he fall into darkness. Energy sizzle inside me, BOOM! Electrostatic discharge! I scream like sonic blast as energy speed my being. Ropes and clothes explode off body as I turn Sandsprit again. I race after Jorn, not fall, bolt like lightning. Cavern bright with my light. Reach him in instant, grab him, both our beings sizzle. His eyes wide with pain and shock. This time, I not let go. Daphne say not to. SNAP! World spin too fast. Can't see. WHAP! Body land hard on canyon floor. Fell five hundred feet, but not hurt... how it not hurt? Lay on back for minute, confused. Feel drafty. Clothes gone?

"What happen?" we ask, voice sound like Jorn. Weird.

"Spritty? How you inside me?" he ask. I ask too! What?