Project - Prometheus Ch. 08

Shazza was nearing the breaking point as Sia had finally brought her tongue to bear on her now protruding clit. She was very sensitive on it and Palesia knew exactly how to keep her on the edge of cumming, without sending her over. Shaz could also sense she had drawn her Prince to a similar position as she could feel his length thickening in her throat as she took it down.

She then felt his massive hands encircle her waist as she was pulled off and hoisted up in the air. Shazza then felt her center-of-gravity shift as she was turned upright, so that her legs were on either side of him. Palesia was staring at the sight of it, awed at the display of strength and so was Shazza. Such displays never ceased to get her hot and riled and she knew why he did that. Slowly, Shazza lowered herself down to where his dick lay against him, hard throbbing and in need of being sheathed.

He looked over to Palesia and without a word; she moved around to the foot of the bed and gripped his cock, lining it up with Shazza's descending pussy. Once the tip and spread apart her lips and nestled inside her, she was rammed downwards, taking the whole length in a single stroke. The Prince's hands still held her waist and now they tightened, keeping a firm grip on her.

"Lick us both," his voice commanded, as he began to slowly fuck Shazza.

Closing in, Palesia planted her mouth firmly on where her master and her love were joined and put her tongue to work. She lavished both her lips and his shaft with her tongue's carnal caress, eliciting moans out of the both of them. She used one hand to steady herself as the pace increased while using the other to fondle and rub his balls.

Sia heard him growl appreciatively at the contact, enjoying the sensation as he ravaged Shazza. The way his massive red tool kept going in and out of Shazza's black lips almost sent Palesia over right there! She kept on licking for a bit yet, before a more feral growl escaped the Prince's mouth. He then sat up, unceremoniously removing Shazza from his dick as he pushed her on all fours. He then lined himself up and shoved it back into her, reaming her as hard as he could.

He then looked down on her, then Palesia, before he commanded Shazza, "Eat her and make her cum, now!"

Nodding, Shazza, grabbed Palesia's legs and pulled her towards them. Palesia squeaked in alarm and pain as she was pulled, her pussy now right Shazza's face. The woman shifted aside the flimsy fabric of the thong she wore, so she had proper access to her womanhood. She then buried her face deep in Palesia's dripping muff, her tongue attacking her while her hands gripped her ass.

Palesia couldn't help but squirm and squawk at the sudden shift, enjoying herself but at the same time, fearful. The danger of this was how she'd look at Shazza after the Prince was done with them. If he was to notice it, they'd be summoned to him again, but for questioning. The only course of action was for Palesia to refuse to look at Shazza afterwards, no matter how much she wanted to.

The thought was quickly banished as she felt her clit being probed by her love's ever inquisitive tongue. Sia threw her head back and felt the buildup of sexual energy reach its crescendo, ready to send her into a spiral of delight. She saw that Shazza was nearing the same precipice as the Prince's vigorous ploughing of her pussy was making Shazza tremble constantly.

She almost stifled her cry but then realized that he would want to hear her scream. Holding nothing back, Palesia keened loudly, the sound of it reverberating off the walls like an echo. Shazza wasn't far behind her as her inner walls spasmed and clenched her prince's behemoth of a dick. She would have wailed too, but was still eating Sia's pussy, so it was a muffled scream, that sent Palesia off again.

Watching this lusty display sent the Prince over himself, as he felt his seed firing up his shaft, ready to fill Shazza. Not wanting to give the lowborn any ideas, he removed his cock before it could shoot and aimed it at Palesia. The first spurt rocketed out of him, splattering on her massive tits and neck, the white liquid a nice contrast to her lilac skin. He then flipped Shazza to her back and blasted her with the second shot, painting her like he did Sia. He alternated between the both of them until he was spent. He sat back and almost fell, but kept himself upright, as he waited for them.

Without hesitation or question, both women rubbed his cum into their bodies, before they crawled over to where he sat. Ever so carefully, they used their mouths and tongues to clean him, taking care not to be too rough. When they were done, they sat on their knees and waited for him to command them. After a few minutes, he moved his hand in a brushing motion.

"You may leave and get yourselves cleaned up. Then get some rest, as there is much to do tomorrow," he instructed them.

"As you wish, my Prince," both women said in unison. They then crawled off, collected their clothes and walked out of his room, leaving the man to think. Once the door to his quarters was closed behind the both of them, they moved quickly to the public bath area. Since no one was around at this hour, they spoke to each other, quietly.

"Do you think he knows?" Palesia asked worriedly.

"I don't think so, but we should still be careful, all the same. This may yet be the last time for the two of us in a while," Shazza replied thoughtfully.

"It's not fair!" Sia pouted. "That we should have to dance around like this, instead of embracing who we are?"

"I know, I don't like it either, but we stick to the plan. I'm getting close now, so close I can almost tell for certain that he will make me nobility, Sia!" Shazza said excitedly.

"But at what cost?"

"Sia," Shazza breathed, "what we are doing borders on heresy within the doctrines of our people. The only reason no one beneath him as even enquired into the possibility of it is because of who I am. I don't enjoy doing what I do much either, but I have to, for both our sakes."

Palesia huffed in irritation as there seemed to be no end in sight to the hiding, but at least they still had each other. Shazza moved to hug her, and she reciprocated, embracing her friend and acourtat. The steam from the baths was making them both break out in a sweat, so they dropped the clothes they had collected and slid into the steaming water.

Despite the hardcore sex they had with their Prince and each other, it lacked the emotional care they both needed. In this instance, they were now free to hug and caress each other, which they did, softly and gently. It was these moments that both women lived for where they kept each other from breaking completely. Though the Prince had tried, they still held on for each other. With most of the ship either asleep or on duty, they took the time to just enjoy one another's company.

They kissed each other tenderly, wanting nothing more than to be there in that moment, where they felt that nothing and no one could break them. Looking into each other's eyes, Shazza and Palesia could have said something to each other to affirm the love they felt, but they didn't need to. They just held each other, feeling their love wash over them as they gazed at one another.

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Shazza felt complete as she relived the encounter that had left her sated with delight. She looked up to the water coming out of the shower head and felt it had cooled substantially. Rinsing herself off with the water, she turned it off and dried herself as she stepped out of the stall. The moment she walked out, the robotic guard walked back over to the panel and pressed it once more, collapsing the partitioned area back into the floor.

She huffed in resignation and teared up slightly at the memory but brushed it away brusquely. Though it seemed like only yesterday, both Palesia and her Prince were hundreds of years dead. She had to find a way to let go and move on with here life, whatever that entailed. At least now, she was free of his influence and could determine her own destiny.

"HERESY!" a voice boomed in her head. Shazza paused in both shock and horror at the sound of the voice. She never thought she'd hear it again and was becoming glad for it.

"TRAITOR!" it screamed at her.

"How can you be alive? It's been hundreds of years! You are dead! I saw our ship, torn apart!" she spoke out loud. "You are gone!"

"Am I? Truly?" it gloated. Hearing those words, Shazza screamed.

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Tahreena was busy playing with the other children of the Ahl'kanin, a game Hidden and Seeker. It was one of her favorite games and despite the business of their elders; she had convinced her dad to be the Seeker of their game. Sohl'kris was good at playing and he always enjoyed playing it, no matter how old she got.

Though she was of a different clan, since the Blood Oath was sworn, the others treated her like one of their own, welcoming her in. It was nice to play again, with all the brutality she'd witnessed over the last year. So much had changed though, in such a short time and she was grateful to Ahl'kanin for not taking her father from her.

She was hiding with a couple of other kids who were Sareetahl, like her, as Sohl had searched for them. Though he liked making a spectacle of finding them, which made the kids either try to sneak by him as he neared. Often though, he'd catch them, and they'd have to join the rest of the kids who were caught.

This time though, they hid at the edge of the settlement, beneath an ice outcropping, hopefully where Sohl wouldn't think to look. She looked outwards to the south, enjoying the bright day that had risen to greet them. Reena thought she saw something in the distance and called the other's attention to it.

"Do you see that?" she asked.

"Hush! You'll give us away!" one of the older kids whispered.

"No, I mean it. Look!" she pointed. Grumbling, the teen turned to her to admonish her when he caught sight of the speck on the horizon as well. He stood up to walk next to her and stared at what came towards them. As they waited, the image became clearer and larger and what they saw astonished them.

"You know, Hidden and Seeker is supposed to be a game where you all hide, you know," Sohl'kris said to them all as he walked up behind them.

"Papa look!" Tahreena said, pointing once again. Sohl indulged her and looked to where she was pointing and was awed as the sight of it. Coming towards the settlement was the Hermes dropship, carrying a payload of no less than four Tashkuun beasts beneath it! Such beasts were no easy prey, and this group had killed four of them?!? They were truly formidable allies if they could manage such a feat!

He gathered the children in and told them to spread the news of what was coming. Sohl'kris quickly ran as he made his way to Valessa's lodge, eager to tell her what he had just witnessed.

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"Seems like folk here appreciate our efforts," Inari said as she maneuvered the ship into position by the edge of the settlement. Already, a substantial crowd had gathered, all of them shouting and whooping in joy. Slowly, she lowered the carcasses of the Tashkuun beasts, setting them on the ground carefully. Once she had managed this, she guided the ship to a small area nearby where they could land.

"If beasts like that have been terrorizing my people for centuries, then I'd sure as hell appreciate someone killing a bunch of them," Taal'ani blurted out.

"I think we all share that sentiment, Talon," Alex said, standing up as the dropship touched down. With the ramp opening and dropping into the snow, everyone aboard walked out into an avalanche of cheers and applause. The entire settlement had turned out to see what the commotion was and were happy that they did. The chiefs that had come from their own lands were there, with Valessa leading them. Sohl'kris stood by her side, dressed as one of the honor guard. Luminia smiled mischievously, thinking her mother quite clever for keeping her new lover close by.

They all stood by the corpses of the beasts, Valessa taking a particular interest in the dead Alpha. The crowd parted for the exploratory party, creating a lane for them to reach the chiefs. Once the group had, Luminia, and the Artucian walked forward and knelt before Valessa and the other chiefs. Commanding them to rise, she then turned to Alex and spoke.

"Captain Tomisic, you bring to us the carcasses of four Tashkuun beasts! Killing one is almost unheard of, yet you have slain four! How is it you have felled such mighty creatures?" she asked.

Sensing that the chiefs and people wanted a tale, Alex did his best to give them one. He spoke of the events that transpired, how they scattered a pack of Sahr'coun hounds, to where the Tashkuun beasts attacked. He told the masses of how Korsa felled one, almost single-handedly, to where they brought down two more before the Alpha arrived.

He told them of the fight, in as much detail as he could, regaling to everyone how no one cowered before it, even though it could have killed any of them. Of course, he gave credit where it was due, telling everyone it was Luminia who delivered the death blow. Valessa gasped in shock at this news and tears filled her eyes when she learned that Luminia had then honored her father and sent his spirit on its way to the mother goddess.

"My daughter..." she cried before scooping up Lumi in a hug. Luminia returned the embrace, tears filling her eyes.

"It is done mother! He's at peace now!" she whispered into Valessa's ear. Breaking apart, Val nodded then turned to the assembled throng of people.

"Clans of the Artucian people, this is a day of joy and celebration! For too long, the Tashkuun beasts of the Dead Snows have terrorized us, without pause or mercy! Their Alpha has taken too much from us to fill its maw with our people! Today, they have been avenged! Luminia, my daughter, has felled this great beast and with the help of our new friends, sent a message to those beasts! That we will not be broken! We will cower no more! Today, they are the ones who will be cower before us!"

With that, the entire crowd roared in approval, glad to see that these new friends of the Artucian had done them a great service. Valessa continued once the shouting and praise had died down.

"For their role in avenging our fallen and bring a period of respite and peace to us all, I henceforth declare the crew of the Perseus eternal guests! Always to be welcomed at our hearths and homes!" Val finished.

Everyone raised their voices in agreement and a cheer went up for their new heroes. Especially Luminia, who was now being viewed as Korsa was, as a goddess, made flesh. With that, everyone who could lend a hand did, to both skin and butcher the beasts. As the grisly work was being done, Valessa led the hunting party away, wanting to speak to them in person. She dismissed the chiefs and the bodyguards she had sent with Lumi before continuing on.

"You and yours have accomplished a great favor for us Captain!" Valessa enthused. "Whatever you wish for, name it and it shall be yours!"

"Since you bring it up, Chieftaness, it concerns the Dead Snows as a whole," Alex said.

"How do you mean?"

"The Dead Snows is a gathering of dead ships, but we can find a way to put them to use. Because of the massive ship that the Perseus is, it can salvage those broken wrecks and remake them into whatever we need them to be," Alex explained. "So, what we want is the salvage rights to all of those ships that have crashed here on Talemkha."

"I do not see a problem with this arrangement, but you must understand that I must bring this proposal before the other chiefs and see what they wish to do with it. Though I hold much sway over the Artucian, I will not make such a decision without their knowledge," Valessa stated.

"Very well, that's a fair way of doing things," Alex replied.

"Thank you for understanding, Captain. Normally, with such an event, everyone would prepare for a feast tonight. But our stores are depleted, we cannot give the people the food they so rightly deserve, even with such impressive specimens," she said sadly.

"How bad is the food situation?" Kasumi wondered.

"Despite everything that has happened in our favor, the one thing we are lacking is food. Our place of growing things has been slowly shrinking over the years and we barely have enough to feed ourselves, much less helping supply the other clans with the food they need," Valessa said.

"We may be able to help," Alex said after thinking pensively for a few minutes.

"How?"

"My ship, the Perseus, is equipped with a hydroponics system, that can grow food for hundreds," he explained. "We have several decks.... settlements," he amended "full of lush and viable growing food."

"You have that much food? How?" Valessa asked flummoxed.

"The ship was designed to be able to feed that many for our journey through the stars, as it takes a long time to traverse through them, without a map."

"Indeed! Could such food grow here?" Valessa, asked, her voice full of hope.

"I believe that it is possible. We would need to see where it is that you grow food and take samples of the soil or whatever you use for growing your food. That way, we can determine what grows best down here and bring you as many seedlings and plants we can spare," Alex continued. "Then, we can teach you how to grow them properly, so you can continue generate high yields of food, so that no one goes hungry."

"Of course! This way please!" Valessa said eagerly. The whole group followed Valessa to a small cave like entrance on the eastern side of the settlement. As they stepped into the ice cave, a small phalanx of guards popped out of various hiding places along the walls and stalagmites. The crew was startled for a moment, until Valessa told them to stand down, that these guests would help them solve their food shortage problem. The guards went back to their posts immediately, watching for other threats.

"You have guards watching the entryway to the food supply?" Korsa wondered.

"We do. Other clans have had their stores raided and, sometimes destroyed by raiding clans who did not care to learn to grow their own food. They were only interested in taking what they thought belonged to them," Luminia explained.

Nodding, Korsa followed the rest of the group as they went deeper into the cave, descending a winding pathway. There were walls on both sides, so the group needn't have worried. There were other passages leading down, but Valessa ignored those. When queried, she responded that those side passages were old dwellings for the Artucian, when the snow wasn't so high.

She explained that every year, the snow and ice got higher, eventually burying the homes they had built. After every generation, they had to leave and travel upwards, so they could still stay in the world's sunlight that had kept them warm enough to live. As they descended, the light reflecting off the ice from the surface faded. Small braziers at regular intervals led the way through the darkening tunnel. They continued to walk until they saw a light from far down the passageway.

"We are nearly there," Valessa told the group. "Just a bit further."

Indeed, they had reached the end of the tunnel in just a few minutes and now it was the crew's turn to gape in awe. In front of them stood a large crystalline dome, with various support struts on the inside and outside. Most of the dome seemed to be constructed of some sort of shimmering crystal, possibly the same kind that most of their weapons were made of. The sheer size of it was staggering, what they could see was maybe about a kilometer's worth of superstructure.

Within the dome, were lights, that were shining on the inside, probably feeding whatever plant life was growing down there. There were many lights on the outside, but there were a few that were on and working. Most of the others seemed to be burned out or broken. On top of which, a good deal of ice had encompassed over three quarters of the dome, the last part was the only part visible.