This is a stand alone story set in the novel storyline. It'll be after the 15th novel or so. It's also for, you know, adults. It's delightful smut. NSFW. All that. Now that you have been informed:
It was a gray afternoon. The light dripping through the high windows was watery and dour. Zel bit back a sigh as another one of Sailoon’s citizens was led through the door to voice their complaints to their patient and attentive princess.
Amelia sat, hands clasped listening to the small mousy man spin his tale of the deepest woe. If it hadn’t been the umpteenth one he’d heard that day Zel might have felt more for the man. Instead, through the corner of his eye he observed Amelia. Her freshly polished tiara glinted in the warm light cast by hanging oil setting atop her shining black hair. For such a mundane duty she wore a conservative day dress in a fine linen. It was beautifully tailored to enhance her sumptuous curves and added a more mature look. In the few years he had known her, her face had lost some of its girlish roundness and her lips had filled out into a full pink pout perfectly matching the rose embroidered along the neckline of her dress and nestled between her thighs…
“-isn’t that right, Zelgadis-san?”
Caught off guard he answered automatically. “Of course, your highness.”
Amelia narrowed her eyes at him briefly but then turned back to the small man. “Please rest assured we will do everything we can to get your daughter back to you safe and sound. Agents of justice do not rest until evil has been banished!” Amelia was out of her chair, eyes sparkling with a fist raised towards the ceiling.
“Oooh~ thank you! Thank you your highness!” The man bowed and wrung his hands as an attendant led him out of the room.
“That will be all for today.” She informed the soldiers outside. They bowed and closed the double doors.
Zelgadis racked his brain for details from the conversation. “So,” he started coolly. “That’s the seventh disappearance in a little over two weeks.”
Amelia narrowed her eyes again. “Well, here I was thinking you weren’t listening. You’ve been zoning out a lot lately.” She pouted. “Is working for me not as interesting as you’d hoped.”
Zel cringed mentally. “No, I’ve just been distracted by this case. There’s something that’s been bothering me.” He lied smoothly unwilling to tell her what had actually be distracting him.
Amelia started to reply when a solider burst into the room helmet askew. His eyes wild he screamed. “Your highness! I beg your pardon but the Dramata has been sighted just outside the city! The enemy of all who live! This is a creature of pure destruction! An absolu-“
“Lina-san!” Amelia cried happily her hands clasped. The solider choked off his babbling stream and stared at his princess.
“You must be new around here.” Zel said dryly as the terrified man fought to regain composure.
“Prepare my horse! We’ll ride out to meet her immediately. Oh!” She turned to the worried solider. “Please go and war… inform the kitchen that we will be having Lina-san and Gourry-san for dinner. They’ll know what to do.” He nodded mutely then scurried off.
“I’ll finalize preparations.” Zelgadis bowed to Amelia then left the room feeling uneasy about seeing his former travel companions. He couldn’t help but feel the further away from Lina Inverse he was the longer a life he would lead.
Nevertheless Amelia and Zelgadis rode out and found their friends not far from the city gates just as dusk set in.
“LIIIIIINNAAAA-SAAAAN!” Amelia squealed, launching herself off her horse and into the surprised woman’s arms. There was an unpleasant crash as both women toppled off the road and into a ditch.
Zelgadis dismounted much more smoothly and went to shake the lanky, blond Gourry’s hand.
He gave a toothy grin. “Long time no see.” Zel smiled back wondering if Gourry had forgotten his name.
“Dammit, Amelia! I’m getting wet.” Lina complained, pushing the girl off. She was smiling all the same.
Their time apart had suited Lina. She was still lacking as far as feminine curves went, but she was a least a couple of inches taller and her fashion sense had seemed to improve. She walked over and clasped Zel’s arm.
“Hey, it’s been a while, huh?” Zel agreed. “We were just passing through. I didn’t expect you to roll the welcome wagon out.” She laughed.
“I couldn’t let the opportunity to hear a first-hand account of all the rumors I’ve been hearing slip by.” She gave a half-hearted chuckle and Zelgadis saw a glimpse of age behind her eyes.
“Ah, well, treat me to dinner and you might hear some of it!”
“Let’s go back to the castle. We have a lot to talk about.” Amelia finished after hugging Gourry.
~*~
The fine oak table groaned under the weight of dishes loaded upon it. Lina and Gourry ate with gusto battling each other for the finest cuts of meat and fruit. Even after watching her friends put away enough food to feed a small battalion Amelia’s smile hardly drooped. Zelgadis aimed a few choice questions at Lina about rumors from the kingdom of Dils. She expertly evaded every one of them by steering everything back to the missing girls.
Zelgadis told them everything he knew. A little over two weeks ago the first few girls disappeared from surrounding villages but no one made a connection between them. But when several more around the same age vanished mysteriously into the night people started panicking. Street patrols had been increased in the city. But only the night before another girl had been whisked away after walking to the ice house behind a well-known tavern filled with off-duty soldiers. A scream was heard but the soldiers found little other than a patch of flattened grass and one of the girls long chestnut hairs.
“The one thing that links all the girls is that they were all soon to be married.” Amelia added as a servant poured everyone a glass of port. They had moved to the library where Zelgadis spread out maps and notes. “The girls were all around the same age but they came from different backgrounds. A few were upper class, but a few were just working girls. One is an alleged “working girl” and one the daughter of a Zephilian merchant just passing through town.” Lina’s ears perked up at the mention of her home country. “From the patches of flattened grass found at the scenes and the fact no witnesses saw anyone coming or going on the streets I’m think we might be dealing with a sorcerer.” She sighed.
“So, the perp levitates down from the rooftops where they’ve been waiting, casts sleep on their victim and is back up on the air before anyone ever sees them all under the cover of dark.” Lina surmised from the notes.
Zel shrugged. “That’s the best we can come up with. But…” He paused. “We did have one witness’s account.” He pulled out a sheet of paper from the others. “The Zephilian merchant had a son. He’s barely five years old but he claims a witch came down on a broomstick and enchanted his sister with a magic wand. His sister then climbed onto the back of the broom and rode away with the woman. He claims he clearly heard the woman say that they were flying back to the “Love Cave”.”
Lina scoffed. “Well, he’s just a kid. Witches on broomsticks are just some wild tale they tell kids in Zephilia to make them behave.”
“What do you mean?” Gourry spoke for the first time having zoned out of the conversation after the first course.
“Well, you know, like how they tell kids that Goblins will eat them if they don’t finish their vegetables or Boogeymen will hide under their beds and flog them if they disrespect their parents. Just the normal kids tales.”
Amelia looked stunned. “Your parents told you those sorts of stories when you were a kid?”
Lina looked uncomfortable. “Well, my sister used to tell me about the witches that lived in the woods and baked the kids who ran away from home into pies. And there was her favorite one about the old witch who would capture annoying little girls and bathe in their blood so she could live forever. I’m sure you’ve heard all of them.”
Gourry, Zelgadis and Amelia looked at each other. “That explains a lot about your personality.” Gourry commented, the others nodding along.
“What the hell is that supposed to mean!” Lina yelled, banging her fist on the table.
“Anyway, your tramatic childhood aside,” Zel continued. “There is actually a place called the “Love Cave”.” He pulled out a map with recent marks scrawled upon it. “It’s deep in the southern forests and it was said that a cult once used it as their base. Many years ago the cult was rounded up and charged with kidnapping young virgins to sacrifice to their god and to use for their…uh… rituals. After the leader was imprisoned they were never heard about again. This recent string of kidnappings is very similar to events from this era and it’s the only lead we have.”
“So you’re going to investigate this cave?” Lina said regarding her empty glass of port sourly.
“Well, Lina-san.” Amelia began, smiling. “If you aren’t too busy we were hoping you could come along.”
Zelgadis glanced at her. He had already made his feelings known about including Lina. He wasn’t against it per se, but he couldn’t really say he was for it.
Lina didn’t answer letting Amelia sweat it out a bit. “Of course,” she added quickly, “you’ll be well compensated for your troubles!”
“Well, I guess I can’t turn down an offer like that!” Lina agreed as Amelia refilled her glass. “I bet Gourry’s looking forward to a hike to the Love Cave, aren’t you?” She suggested with an exaggerated wink.
Gourry was picking at his fingernails. “Whatever you say, Lina.” He answered.
~*~*~
The hike through the southern forests was picturesque and uneventful. Ancient oaks towered over their heads as Zel expertly navigated the terrain. They had had to ditch their carriage and travel by foot well over two hours ago. The sun was almost at its zenith and Lina was having doubts this would be done by dinnertime as she had hoped. The path had turned rocky and they were heading down a small slope into a valley when Gourry, with his unnaturally good eyesight, spotted the cave.
Amelia passed out the lunch she had packed as they stared at the entrance of the cave. It was perfectly round having been cut smoothly into the side of the mountain. The sunlight didn’t penetrate very far into the entrance but from what Zel could see it was very deep.
“Let’s get this done quickly.” Zel advised as everyone finished their lunch. “From our reports the entrance had been mortared up. Someone has opened it.”
Zelgadis led the way being followed closely by Lina. Both had a light spell bobbing over their heads. Gourry brought up the rear as Amelia cast a light for him. The cave was empty of any signs of life, animal or human. They traveled deeper as the ground gradually sloped.
“Look.” Lina commanded, casting a second light spell and directing it towards the ceiling. A great natural stone arch hung over the space decorated with detailed paintings of a variety of sexual acts.
“They weren’t ones for subtlety, were they?” Lina laughed her ears turning red. She cleared her throat awkwardly and tried to look everywhere but up.
Under the arch the cave branched. “So, which way do we go now?” Lina turned to Amelia.
“Why are you asking me?” She blinked her big innocent eyes as she looked away from the murals.
“You’re a priestess aren’t you? Use your divine magic or whatever to decide our path!” Lina grumbled. She vaguely recalled having this same argument with another of Sailoon’s priestesses.
“Oh. Right.” She closed her eyes and grit her teeth in concentration. “We should go,” she declared triumphantly pointing, “Um, I’m not sure.”
“Gaaaaahhhhhhhh!” Lina collapsed on the floor. “What use is having that if you can’t use it?”
“One cannot command divine power, one must be blessed with its presence.” Amelia huffed in her haughtiest voice. Lina was not convinced.
“Yeah, well, anyway we should split up and check these tunnels.” She suggested with a frown. “The faster we get this done, the faster I can enjoy a nice five course meal and a bath.”
Zelgadis hurriedly looked away sure that Lina had caught him staring at Amelia.
“Hmmm, so Zel and Gourry, you take the left fork and Amelia and I will take the right one.” Lina offered.
Zelgadis grumbled internally wondering if Lina was conspiring to keep Amelia and him apart. He immediately cut that thought off. Lina might be conniving and vindictive but she didn’t really seem like the sort of person to meddle in personal affairs. She got too flustered for one thing.
“But Lina,” Gourry offered. “If there’s some witch brainwashing girls or something should you two really be alone?”
Unusual for Gourry, he had made a salient point. Zelgadis found himself nodding in agreement.
“Ha, get real. You think some old hag on a broom’s gonna be able to catch me off guard? Or do you think we need a big strong man to protect us?” She scoffed.
“Ooo, we could make it a race!” Amelia volunteered. “The losing team has to buy the winning team dinner!” She bounced on the balls of her feet. “The first one to find the witch or the missing girls wins!”
Zelgadis frowned. “I don’t think you two are taking this seriously enough.”
“Oh relax.” Lina brushed him off. “That hoodoo’s just an old legend. We don’t even know that a witch exists at all. For all we know there’s some serious bandit loot back there.”
“And the girls disappeared of their own accord?”
Lina turned away from him without answering. “Now that that’s settled. GO!” Lina and Amelia dashed down the tunnel while Zel and Gourry stood staring. They were soon swallowed by darkness and their footsteps faded away. How childish.
“Should we go after them?” Gourry shrugged towards the right tunnel.
“Tsk. They’re adults. If they say they can handle themselves they can handle themselves.” Zel said as he started down the left branch. Gourry fell in step behind him. “You don’t seem very worried about Lina taking off.”
Behind him Gourry shrugged. “I kinda agree with Lina. I’m not really feeling anything weird about this place. I mean, I’ve been wrong before and so has she, but they’ll have their fun and everything’ll turn out fine.” Gourry’s casual optimism did little more than irritate Zelgadis. He couldn’t help but feel he was the only one sensing malice in the otherwise empty cave.
The floor started to slope gradually and the smell of damp and dank rocks grew stronger. He could hear the faint sounds of rushing water bouncing off the tunnel walls. They were nearing an underground stream. The lighting spell reflected off of damp stones. They stood at the bank of a large underground river. More faded murals decorated the far walls, some worn almost completely away by the water. These paintings were decidedly more sinister than their naughty counterparts at the tunnel entrance.
Gourry’s expression darkened. Zelgadis declined to remind him of his cheerful prediction from earlier. “Grab my arm.” He commanded and Gourry complied. Zelgadis levitated them over to the opposite bank to get a closer look at the paintings. He cast a brighter light spell.
“Oh sick!” Gourry commented under his breath. Zelgadis was inclined to agree. The paintings varied widely from being simply pornographic to sick and deranged. “We need to find Lina and Amelia.” Zel nodded.
“Wait,” he looked closer at one of the images. “Does that lady have a…?”
Gourry leaned over his shoulder for a better look. “Oh weird. Yeah I think that’s a…”
“Th…They all have one.” Zel reeled back from the wall as if it had lashed out at him. “It’ll take too long to go back. We have to keep going and hope we catch them before…”
Zel raced top speed down the continuing tunnel, Gourry just a stride behind him. The little boy had described a witch on a broomstick but that could only be because he was far too young to recognize things for what they really were. Zel hoped that he was wrong.
~*~*~*~
The fun of ditching the boys had worn off but Lina still felt strangely optimistic about the venture. The cave despite being a little creepy and perverted made her feel energetic. This day was turning out alright and she was confident that if there was anything to find she’d certainly be the first to find it and she would revel in making Zel pay for her top choice steak dinner. Amelia had been filling her in on family drama and choice anecdotes about taking over some of her father’s stewardship duties. Lina glossed over some of her recent adventures and focused on turning the conversation back to Amelia.
“Well, to be honest I was a little surprised to see Zelgadis still hanging around.”
Amelia told her that Zel escorted her home after the events in Sairagg. Amelia offered up the great libraries of Sailoon to help Zelgadis research a cure and invited him to stay. Soon after a distant cousin boiled up some trouble in the palace keeping Sailoon’s Royal Family troubles alive and well and Zelgadis helped the princess out of a tight spot earning the approval of Prince Phil who asked him to stay on as a guard for his daughter until the troubles were sorted out.
“I told Daddy that Zelgadis-san was a great ally of justice and had helped you, me and Gourry-san greatly in our travels. Daddy still values your approval.” She said in a curious tone. Lina narrowed her eyes ready to demand what the princess meant by that.
“Lina-san!” Amelia gasped in a hushed voice.
Lina scanned the tunnel ahead of them chanting a spell in the back of her mouth. “Lighting!” She whispered casting a bright orb of into the air above them. The tunnel had widened considerably and opened up into a great chamber. The chamber, however seemed to be empty. Lina could sense nothing, counting on Amelia’s abilities as a priestess to sense things she couldn’t.
“What is it?” Lina whispered.
“Well…” Amelia suddenly sounded unsure. “I thought I heard a voice.”
Lina stiffened listening intently. Then she heard a faint sight coming from the very back of the chamber. Lina extinguished her bright light leaving only Amelia’s faint orb. As their eyes readjusted Amelia pointed to the back of the chamber.
“I think I see another light.”
Lina started towards the back of the chamber and saw that the tunnel constricted then widened into another great chamber beyond. Rosy light leaked from the connecting chamber. Over the smell of damp rock came stronger scents of incense and perfumes. Amelia extinguished her light and they crept along the wall to peek around the edge.
In the chamber beyond Lina’s first impression was of a lump of malformed flesh slithering and breathing awash in the rosy glow. Her stomach dropped out as she had sudden flashbacks to an event from her more recent travels. She fought down the sick fear that flooded her belly and looked more closely still. Amelia noticed first.
“Lina! I think it’s the missing women!” She hissed. Lina held her back from running into the chamber. The mass of flesh was a pile of naked women curled around each other. Limbs entagled and entwined into one glistening, sighing beast.
“Why are they naked?” Amelia wondered.
“Maybe they’re huddling for warmth.” Lina offered blandly, knowing the answer certainly wouldn’t be that innocent.
The smell wafting out of the chamber was muddling her thoughts.
“We need to check on them.” Amelia crept forward. Lina was right behind her keeping a watch behind them.
This chamber was lavishly decorated with blown glass lanterns in a lurid pink color. The floor was strewn with rugs and throws and silk pillows. The incense barely covered the stale sex smell. Lina noticed the painted murals in this room were much more detailed than the previous ones they had seen. Some of them took on a rather violent flavor as the chamber stretched back to another tunneled opening. Lina’s optimistic thoughts soured in the pit of her stomach.
Amelia was waving her hand over one of the women whose face was peaceful as if she were sleeping. Lina recognized some of the chants as sleep reverse spells and Flow Break. The woman never stirred her breath deep and even. There was a slender hand resting atop one of the woman’s breasts from a younger woman nestled against her, their legs entangled.
“They’re under some sort of enchantment. It’s powerful enough that my Flow Break can’t reverse it.” She sighed, her brows knit in concentration. “I think there must be something… a seal or talisman boosting the spell.”
Lina had figured as much. Amelia was too skilled to be thwarted by a simple sleep enchantment.
Lina turned towards the farthest chamber which was sill dark. Amelia stood beside her but stumbled. Lina caught the girl by the arm.
“Ugh, I think the smell in here is getting to me. I need some fresh air.” Amelia panted. Lina noticed her eyes were a little glazed and her cheeks pink.
They picked their way across the chamber, the women occasionally shifting or sighing in their slumber. Amelia whispered about sending a signal or Zelgadis and Gourry. Lina shook her head. Lina thought their presence hadn’t been noticed yet and was sure a flashy signal would raise an alarm. As they got closer to the back chamber Lina could see flickering lights. Maybe candle light or a small fire. She heard faint chanting. Lina signaled Amelia to stay put just outside the entrance. Under the cover of darkness Lina crept forward.
Bingo. A dark, hooded figure swayed and chanted in front of a cluster of candles. Few lanterns on the wall were lit but their green glass cast a ghastly glow on the surroundings. The room was ringed by statues of girls in a variety of poses from sexual to tortured. This was turning out to be a hell of a lot creepier than promised.
Lina chanted a spell in her mouth as quietly as she could.
“Oh ho. What have we here?” The figure stopped moving.
Shit! Lina stuttered out the last of her spell but there was a grinding sound behind her and rock hard limbs closed around her windpipe. Her spell died on her lips as she struggled for breath. The statue was a golem!
“Lina-san!” Amelia cried, dashing around the corner. She threw a spell at the old woman but it was evaded easily. Lina flailed.
“Stop your attack girl or I’ll crush your friend’s skull like a grape.”
The voice was a deep and throaty purr. Little stars popped in Lina’s vision but she could hazily make out the figure.
Amelia froze then dropped her hands. The golems grip slacked just enough so Lina could draw a ragged breath.
“There’s a good girl. I like the ones that do what they’re told.” The woman purred in her sultry voice. The hood dropped from around her face and Lina saw a glamorous middle aged woman in a skin tight velvet gown. Hardly the hideous old witch they’d come to believe they were chasing. She looked like a Madame of a wealthy brothel.
Amelia struck a dramatic pose. “Evil temptress! What perversions have you been inflicting on the fair maidens of Sailoon? I, Amelia Wil Tesla Sailoon have come to punish you for your evil deeds!”
“Perversions indeed.” The woman purred. “That’s what I deal in, but evil: that’s a bold statement to make. Is pleasure so evil?”
Amelia gulped. “You abducted these women from their loving homes!”
“Oh, no, pet. These girls came of their own will once I showed them what I had to offer. I could give them much more than a weak marriage to some two bit horse wrangler or peddler of trinkets. Men like that can’t give a girl what she wants.” The woman didn’t so much walk as slink. The gown shimmered as she walked, her hips undulated in ways that made Lina nervous.
“I could, of course, show you. If you’d like.” The woman smiled and offered her hand to Amelia. “I could teach you the ways of pleasure.”
Lina was alarmed by the glazed look in her friend’s eye. “Amelia! Don’t listen to her!” Lina choked out.
Amelia hesitated, drawing her hand back. “L-let Lina-san go!”
“Oh? Your little friend here?” The Madame smiled. “I had forgotten about her. Look at those sweet little pink lips, untouched by a man.” Her leer made Lina’s stomach turn. Her face felt hot. The woman was not looking at her mouth. “I can read it on your body clear as the sun.” The golem’s grip shifted as Lina started chanting a spell. Her words were choked off and she felt light headed as she sputtered for breath. Damn, she was starting to regret not dragging Gourry along.
The woman sauntered towards Lina and ran her fingers across her face and down her chest. Lina weakly batted them away. As the woman leaned in closer Lina detected the stench of miasma about the woman. No way! Could she possibly be a mazoku? The edges of her vision faded but she could still hear the accusations Amelia lobbed at the woman. The golem’s grip slackened again and oxygen rushed down Lina’s bruised throat into her starved lungs.
There was a flash as the flames flared up. There was a brief image of Gourry and Zelgadis running down a long stone corridor.
“Ah, we have visitors. A man shall only enter my love cave with permission.”
“I’ll make a deal with you, my pure little priestess.” The woman pulled a goblet away from the candle alter. “Have you ever been touched by a man?” Amelia turned beet red and vehemently denied it. “A priestess wouldn’t lie, would she?”
“No!”
“Well then, if you’re as pure as you say this potion will do you no harm. You can free your friend and flee into the forest before the moon rises. But if you are lying…” The woman moved closer to Amelia and whispered something into her ear. Lina could see the girl’s terrified yet resolute expression. The woman handed Amelia the goblet and stepped away to watch.
“What…what if I don’t drink it?”
The woman looked pointedly at Lina.
Shaking hands raised the cup to Amelia’s lips. Lina tried to call out to her not to do it but she just gargled out something intelligible. Amelia downed the contents in one. There was a tense second where nothing happened then Amelia relaxed. She gave a wan smile and the woman laughed and faded into the shadows leaving them apparently alone. The golem once again became lifeless and Lina shattered the delicate arm with a quick strike collapsing to the floor coughing.
“What the hell was that all about?” She demanded, her voice rough from the bruising. “Why did you drink that stuff?”
“Well, she said if I were p-pure nothing would happen.”
“And if you weren’t?” Curiosity nagged at Lina overpowering the pain.
“She said I would be cursed and I would be schooled in c-carnal desire and…and”
“And?” Lina prompted ignoring her better judgment.
“My lust wouldn’t only be slaked by d-desecrating a v-virgin.” She stammered out, her face pink.
“That’s it? That sounds like a bunch’a crap.” Lina coughed weakly. She wanted a warm bath and a nap.
“Well… there was something about the curse could only be lifted before the full moon. I…” She looked up wonderingly. “I could see pictures… I could smell it.”
“This is creeping me out.” Lina said to no one in particular. “Let’s just wake those ladies up and get the hell out of here. We have to find the boys.”
“B…but Lina-san.”
Lina’s stomach sank at the strange desperate tone. Amelia’s cheeks were still flushed and her eyes misty. She was panting, her chest raising and falling rapidly. Lina staggered to her feet and backed away. Her senses told her that something was amiss.
“Wh…when she said pure she meant, like, I-I hadn’t had a m-man inside m-me right?” Her tone rose and octave, shrill and hysterical.
Lina’s mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out. Oh for fuck’s sake… This was not her area of expertise, she had to admit.
“He only put it in a little! We were just…just experimenting on a cure and he got cold feet, said it wouldn’t work and he didn’t want to hurt me and he took it out and I was doing it for a good reason!” Her words tumbled out. Lina had trouble distinguishing the individual words but she got the gist of the story. “I did it to help him!”
Lina cursed mentally. Amelia was standing, fists clenched trembling from head to foot. Something caught Lina’s eye. She looked at Amelia’s pants front and noticed it was tented out in a very unladylike way. Lina blanched.
Seeing that Lina had already noticed the anomaly she fumbled with her belt and slid her trousers down exposing a new addition to her anatomy. It popped out of her pretty silken underwear and stood defiant to gravity. Thick veins adorned it surface pulsing with the girl’s racing heartbeat its glistening top was the same perfect rose pink as her lips. It jerked and Amelia gasped. “It hurts Lina-san.”
Lina staggered backwards, her mouth a round o of horror. She tripped over the broken arm of the golem and fell on her ass. She scooted away from Amelia who advanced on her with a terrified desperate look. “Help me Lina-san!”
“I REFUSE. I DON’T WANT TO BE DESECRATED!” Lina wailed, making her throat burn. “Your temple’s full of priestesses! They can think of something!” Lina’s knees were weak and refused to coordinate with the rest of her body. She wasn’t above blasting Amelia into oblivion but she was having trouble concentrating.
Amelia caught up with her and plopped in her lap pinning her against the wall. “But Lina-san,” She panted softly, her face inches away. “Tonight’s the full moon.” The rod of flesh stabbed her in the stomach like a blunt blade. “I need a virgin. I need you.” Her sweet breath puffed in Lina’s face. Lina was trembling from head to foot racking her brains.
“Zelgadis!” Lina blurted out, ready to shove the princess and her creepy addition off on someone else.
“But I sullied him and he me…” Amelia panted whisper quiet in Lina’s ear.
“G-Gourry…” She barely breathed out, her stomach clenched a little with the offering.
“Really Lina-san?” Lina clearly heard scorn behind the girl’s lustful desperation.
Fingers worked their way down between Lina’s legs, rubbing her through her tight trousers. Lina gasped and tried to shove the girl off.
“But Lina-san.” Amelia looked her right in the eye. “I did this for you. To save you.”
"I didn’t ask you too!” Lina choked out.
With that Lina found herself flat on her back, fingers working at her belt and worming their way into the waistband of her pants. The other was up her shirt rolling her sensitive nipples until they were hard and aching. Amelia silenced Lina’s sputtered protests with a deep kiss, her tongue running along Lina’s bottom lip. Lina soon found that her cloak had been undone and she was halfway out of her clothes. The curse, or perhaps the sheer lust gave Amelia inhuman strength. Amelia had started to shed her own clothes. Her hot skin soft and sensual against Lina’s own. This felt wrong and seedy as they were watched over by the silent statues, dark flames flickering off damn cold stone.
“It’s cold.” Lina whimpered and Amelia pulled her up, her body weakly obeying as she was pulled into the warm rose lit room and laid on one of the lush woolen rugs. Amelia dove on top of Lina, her lust starting to get violent. She yanked Lina’s trousers over her knees, her boots and shirt already shed along the way. Lina clamped her knees shut fending off the cursed princess as well as she could. Her will was being sapped and she could clearly smell miasma in the air.
“Lina, I want you. All of you!” Amelia snarled forcing a knee between Lina’s thighs. Lina’s legs were wrenched apart and Amelia darted her fingers down deep into her. Lina gasped. Amelia’s breasts pressed against her own and Lina whimpered.
~*~*~*~
Gourry and Zelgadis raced deeper down the passage way. It was starting to curve towards the right and Gourry’s keen eyesight saw light through a crack in the cavern wall. They slowed and drew their swords. There was no mistaking the bloodlust in the air.
They heard a chuckle and Zelgadis whipped around. There stood a stunning woman much older than he but still quite beautiful.
“My, my, my. So many guests tonight. I hadn’t prepared. Perhaps I should have changed into something more appropriate.” She purred. In the darkness her dark dress shimmered and became a gossamer thin gown that clung to her bodacious body. A figure like that dressed like that would surely cause a stir. Neither men were perturbed.
“Where’s Lina!” Gourry demanded, his sword steady.
“Oh, I’m sure you’ll find her in quite the compromising position right about now.” Gourry grit his teeth. “You see I left her with quite a problem to contend with.” The woman grinned and stepped closer to the men. She moved like liquid sex. Gourry swallowed hard trying to ignore the scent that emanated from her. It was rather distracting bringing up urges that didn’t belong in this sort of stand-off.
Zelgadis seemed to be having an easier time. “You’re not human.” He quickly surmised adjusting the grip on his sword. Gourry snapped back to attention at the statement.
“It takes one to know one, I suppose.” She purred, turning her attentions to the chimera. She glided towards him, fingers outstretched. Her nipples poking through the gossamer cloth like knives.
Wait a second.
Zelgadis dove out of the way as two projectiles pierced the air where he’d been standing. Two more aimed at Gourry were easily deflected by his skill.
“Hmm… I see you two won’t be so easy to trick. A shame really. Those sweet innocent girls fell into my palm like lost kittens. But you little boys are too late. My curse is laid. Even if you defeat me there’s nothing you can do to stop it.
“What’ve you done to Lina?” Gourry gasped.
“Oh, upset that I got to her first?” She purred. Gourry clearly had no idea what she was talking about. “When her friend gets done with her I’ll ruin her!”
“I won’t let a monster like you touch Lina!” Gourry sprang forward catching the demon off guard and sliced her clean in half. She crumbled into dust on the cavern floor.
Without a backwards glance they dashed towards the faint light and saw the pink glow through a crack in the wall. Gourry skidded to a stop his sword flashing as a nice sized hole appeared in the cavern wall. Zelgadis muffled the falling rock with a windy shield. Gourry had slung a leg into the opening when he stopped dead in a comical stance. His jaw fell open. Zelgadis fearing the worst shoved his head through the open where he saw only a few sword lengths away-
“Ahh!” Lina cried, her head back, one hand pushing Amelia away by the throat the other trying ineffectually to shield herself from a different onslaught.
Zelgadis choked at the sight of the magnificent sword of flesh that rose from between Amelia’s thighs. Gourry’s sight was locked on it as well. Zelgadis couldn’t help but feel a tiny twinge of envy worm around in his soul. They both watched transfixed with horror as Amelia batted Lina’s hand away and thrust deep inside her. Lina arched off the ground her mouth open in a soundless scream. Gourry jerked in a physical reaction to Lina’s plight, his expression inexplicable.
“Oh Lina-san! Lina!” Amelia panted as she thrust back and forth her pace gaining speed. Lina’s eyes were squeezed tight her fingers digging into Amelia’s bouncing breasts. Amelia had her hands entwined in Lina’s long flowing hair wrenching her head back exposing her bruised neck. Zelgadis’ mouth was dry as he watched transfixed. Gourry whimpered behind him.
“Lina-san! Ooo, I’m going to burst.”
Lina’s back ached and she winced as Amelia repeated prong her, hitting the deepest, unexplored grottos of her body. Her throat burned. “Hurry!” She gasped eager for this to be over though her body was responding to the abuse in the most alarming way. The staff of flesh seemed harder and thicker. Amelia’s movements became jerky.
Amelia’s cries became frenzied and she suddenly gasped and hunched forward, her face buried in Lina’s chest. Lina could feel undulating waves though her lower body as Amelia dug her fingers into Lina’s back, whimpering. Then she became still. Lina laid her head back against the rug, her body tight and bruised. The pressure between her thighs disappeared leaving a wet, full feeling that made her back ache. Amelia’s body relaxed. She curled against Lina and whimpered softly in her sleep, one of her hands still wrapped in Lina’s hair. Lina’s head was too heavy to move so brushed her fingers against Amelia’s mound to reassure herself that her friend no longer had a big veiny dick hung between her legs. She sighed as she ran her fingers over the soft curls then let her body relax, her mind drifting into sleep. She shifted to curl around Amelia and heard a flurry of movement. Her eyes darted towards an entrance she hadn’t noticed before but nothing was there. She was sure she was just imagining it as her exhausted body gave into enchanted sleep.
Gourry and Zelgadis pressed themselves into the wall on either side of the makeshift entrance. Gourry’s heart was hammering so hard in his chest he thought it might pop out. Had Lina seen? Did she suspect? Zelgadis was an unhealthy shade of blue, his eyes wide. Sweat was pouring from between cracks in his stone skin. The men trembled, each trying to digest what they’d just seen. Gourry didn’t hear chanting or screaming. After he assured himself that his heart was going to stay put he inched painfully, slowly, to peek into the hole. Lina and Amelia were entangled, soft flesh pressed against soft flesh deep asleep.
[Epilogue:]
Zel couldn’t entirely recall how he’d got back to Sailoon and was eternally grateful to Sylpheil and a group of descreet priestess who accompanied them back to the cave. Gourry had clumsily dressed Lina and Amelia and propped them against the wall of the cave. In a somewhat decent move he’d thrown rugs and weavings over the nude women whose clothes were nowhere to be found. The boys made themselves scarce when they’d reversed the sleeping enchantments on the women. Per Zelgadis’ and Gourry’s request Sylpheil waited until Lina and Amelia were healed and safely nestled in their beds in Sailoon before she reversed the enchantments. Gourry sat sentinel over Lina’s beside ready with a tray of food and a blessing from Sylphiel to protect him. No one could expect what happened next.
Then everyone lived happily ever after.
Maybe.
