Royal Citadel. Kingdom of Azuria.

  Banquet Hall

  July 17th, 1427

  7:27 PM

  The barracks and training areas were disassembled to make space for festivities. People and soldiers alike dance along with the music being played by the royal orchestra. Sounds of laughter and drinking can be heard in every corner, turning the usual quiet nights into one of celebration. Farmers, soldiers of both Azuria and Elysia as well as merchants joined in together, indulging in the free drinks and food offered and paid for by the Duke’s treasury while children took part in the night’s activities as the streets of Anzuri shone brighter than ever thanks to the the magical lighting in the history of the kingdom.

  “That’s one way to throw a party.” Ambassador Anderson comments, observing the festivities down below from the Duke’s banquet hall.

  Duke Kalush ad Azuri stepped up behind him, his hand already holding a full wine glass. “I thought you people would take advantage of being the ones that did most of the work.” He smiles. “I was mentally prepared to surrender to the Federation if you decided to turn on us, you know?”

  “We would never do such a thing, your Highness.” Anderson reassured him before turning around, raising the glass of wine up to the Duke. “We prepare for war not because we desire it, but because we want peace.”

  “If you want peace,” Duke Kalush said, tapping his glass of wine against Anderson’s “Prepare for war.”

  “So is the way of life, your Highness.” He took a sip at the Azurian wine, which was made from some kind of magically enhanced berries. “Good lord, this must be some of the best wine I’ve ever tasted!”

  “Azuria is a blessed land, Ambassador. I doubt anyone could produce a better wine than us.”

  Anderson gave a friendly smile to the Duke. “I have no doubt about it, your Highness.”

  Colonel Stanford joined in the conversation with a large beer mug in hand, his normal militaristic toughness seemed to fade ever so slightly from the booze. “Worry not, your Highness. The Strategic Assistance Act will help modernize your forces over time. The Federal Parliament has also approved new radical policies to help put ourselves on track to stability and prosperity again, of course that would also benefit Azuria as well. Our Department of Armament and Defense has already approved the next shipment of rifles and armor.”

  “That’s good to hear, Colonel. The new territories acquired by both our countries also pleases me greatly.” Kalush returned a smile as well.

  “Your Highness, you mentioned someone named Miritta in your speech… was she a god?”

  “Indeed, Colonel. She was the one who blessed our land with unmatched fertility so we can prosper,” Duke Kalush looked down through the window, admiring the festivity below. “It was truly a divine gift.”

  Anderson raised an eyebrow, still not believing the Duke’s words. “You’re telling me god is real?”

  Kalush looked at both men, their expressions filled with anticipation for an answer.

  “There are many Gods in this world, gentlemen. Miritta, our God whom we worship, is the Goddess of Nature. However she has long left us and disappeared since long ago, preferring to stay quiet and out of mortal’s business. Does your world not have gods?”

  “No, your Highness. Not physically, at least. People believed in gods in our world to give their lives meanings, purposes and to explain phenomena that they themselves cannot understand. I’m not a believer in gods though, the only thing I believe in is science.” Anderson answered.

  “That seems to be the trend with your people, believing in science over the arcane, much like the Florentines. Although we are not believers as Mirrita is real, I just know that she’s somewhere out there and she’s looking over us.”

  “Do you think she’s watching over you now?” Anderson asked him, finishing up with his glass of wine.

  “Who knows… I just hope she’d be happy seeing us in peace.”

  Training Yard, Royal Citadel.

  8:12 PM

  Miritta focuses on the wooden target ahead as she holds up a longbow, using all her strength to pull the string back before releasing the arrow. Despite her effort, she misses it entirely as the arrow flew short of the target.

  “That’s too bad, young lady.” The Azurian wolfman in an archer uniform said to her as he laughed, chugging down an entire mug of beer afterwards.

  “I’ll show you how you’re supposed to shoot.”

  Grabbing another bow, the wolfman quickly puts three arrows in on the target despite being half drunk, demonstrating his unmatched skills in archery as dozens of people clapped their hands at his skills.

  “How’s that!? That’s how you do it!” He looked around for the girl. “Hey mis- wait, where did she go?”

  Mirrita walked away angrily towards the Royal Citadel’s main gate while pouting aggressively, frustrated at her lack of skills in weaponry. “What’s the deal with that jerk?! I was trying my best! Does he not have any decency towards women? At least he could’ve teached me how to shoot!”

  Cooling herself down by sitting on a bench for a while, Miritta looked down at her new watch to check the time as she let out an exhale. “It’s a bit late already, I should probably find a place to stay.”

  Walking through the upper class area of the capital, she noticed fewer and fewer patrols by Elysian soldiers. The Duke preferred to keep order with his own troops more or less, she assumed. It would be folly to use foreigners as security in an area as important as the wealthy Merchant district where some of the most valuable warehouses are located.

  Miritta passes through the Scarlett House, a popular brothel in the Merchant district. Famed for its high quality women, the Scarlett House attracted many wealthy merchants as well as the rich seeking the finest pleasure that money can buy. Though the establishment looked simple outside to avoid standing out too much, Miritta had passed through this area more than enough time over her life span to know that the inside was more than just the average whorehouse, it was pure luxury of the highest form.

  A peculiar group of three Elysian soldiers walked towards the establishment, showing their papers and paying the burly guards in front of the brothel with some silver coins before proceeding inside. They were welcomed by a slim, nearly two meters tall blonde elf with a lewd body structure unmatched even by other elves in suggestive lingeries.

  “C’mon Milton, get your raggedy ass inside! She’s waitin’ on ya! Don’t be a fuckin’ pussy!” Two of the Elysians push the first one inside first before walking in themselves.

  “This place is usually packed, thanks for help buddy.” One of the Elysians patted the burly guard on the shoulder while stepping in the brothel, which the man returned with a nod and a chuckle before returning to his duty.

  “Shit… I kinda get why Milton took the risky bet. Now he gets to fuck that hot elf on my paycheck…”

  Miritta sighs internally after eavesdropping on the soldiers. “Men are the same no matter what world they’re from… they even booked the place in advance.”

  She continued down the street until she arrived at an upscale inn near the department store she went to in the morning. The place was relatively quiet but humble in appearance. The wooden floor was meticulously cleaned by a team of maids every day, as well were the walls. Unlike the flamboyant street outside, the humble inn was modestly lit by several energy gems contained inside a chandelier in place of candles due to their superiority in lighting capabilities as well as being hung on the walls.

  “Hello there, miss. You looked weary. Looking for a place to stay?” The well-dressed and bearded owner behind the wooden counter asked Miritta, huffing a cigarette in his mouth.

  “Yes. I’d like a room.”

  “Alright then. How long would you like to stay?”

  “How much will this get me?” She puts her heavy bag of gold coins on the counter, letting the owner count it.

  “This is quite the amount, miss… enough for two months in one of our standard accommodations. How long do you want to stay?”

  “As much as that amount permits it.”

  The owner grabs the pair of keys hanging on the wall before handing it over to Miritta. “Staying long term, I see. Well then, we got free breakfast and tea every morning, thank you for staying over at our establishment! Your room is on the second floor, 004.” He gave her a friendly smile before retreating himself back to the chair behind the counter.

  Miritta walked upstairs, turning left at the hallway before seeing a familiar face standing there anxiously, slightly blushing. “Alice?”

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  “Woah!” Alice turned to her in surprise. “I… didn’t know you’re staying here for the night.”

  Miritta leaned right a bit, checking the room number. “The room next to yours, apparently.

  A voice suddenly rang out behind Miritta. “Hey, Alice. Do you mind opening the door for me? My hands are kind of busy with these grocery bags.”

  Turning around, she realized it was Lewis whom she had met earlier in the day. “It’s you!”

  “Oh hey there… we met earlier in the mornin'.” Lewis said, barely hiding the awkwardness plastered all over on his face as he fumble around with the grocery bags.

  “Hi…” Miritta said as she stepped up to her room’s door, unlocking it with the key. “Anyway, you two have fun. Just don’t make too much noise.” She said to them as she entered the room. “I’m gonna go to bed so… see you both in the morning. Goodnight, Alice.”

  “Goodnight, Miritta.” Alice said to her before quickly pulling Lewis into the room as quietly as possible before shutting the door, locking it with her keys.

  00:46 AM

  Several banging sounds woke Mirrita from her short slumber. She looked around, finding nothing out of the ordinary inside the room. Checking her silver watch for time, she stood up to open the window, finding most of the festivities had already ended as the capital fell asleep to the night. The street is almost empty, saved for a few drunkards and Azurian patrols chasing them away with only the brothel and guard stations remaining open with their magical light on.

  The ominous shuffling sound continued as Miritta noticed that it was coming from Alice’s room. “They’re still up this late?” She said to herself.

  She knew couples were usually active at night, especially on holiday. But it couldn’t be right? They’ve been in there for hours already. Probably just fell off the bed or something, but then why would there be banging and shuffling sounds over and over again?

  Unable to sleep, she decided to investigate herself. Miritta leaned her head against the wall separating her room and Alice’s, closing her eyes as she focuses on what’s going on whatever melodrama is happening in the other room.

  Ah~!

  Keep going! Don’t stop!~

  Miritta immediately jumped away from the wall, curling her lips in disgust. “They’re still going at it!? Unbelievable… I told them to be quiet. Girl, you’re not even married yet and now you’re at that stage already!?”

  She laid down on the bed, trying to muff out the lewd sound going on in the next room by covering her head with a pillow. But it was for naught as her bed was securely attached to the wall, transferring Alice’s moaning and Lewis’s heavy grunting even more clearly through the solid wooden wall and floor.

  “Fine…” Miritta’s eyes glowed slightly as she took control of the small plant sitting in a pot on her room’s window.

  The plant mutated slightly, forming a small eye at the center of its only flower. Connecting her consciousness to the plant, she moved it slowly, creeping the tiny humanoid eye up to the window connecting to Alice’s room. “Might as well watch them both going at it.”

  She peered inside slowly through a small gap of the window, making sure that they wouldn’t notice the cosmic horror-looking mutated plant she had created in order to spy on them.

  The room was as messy as it gets, a pair of wine glasses sat on the table next to the window with a half-empty bottle of wine, clothes strewn all over on the floor leading from the front door to the bed, groceries bag were emptied of their content, saved for a few strange boxes. A strange, black metallic contraption sat silently on a belt hanging on the wall, Miritta identified it as Lewis’s holster used for carrying weapons much like a swordsman’s used for carrying backup knives and blades. The gift box which Alice had bought for her brother sat neatly on the table, standing out against the messy background of the room.

  Lewis was sitting on top of Alice, thrusting his hip against her bottom aggressively as she began to grip the pillow with both hands, trying to hold back herself from moaning. He eventually leaned forward, biting Alice’s neck softly as she wrapped her legs around Lewis’s waist.

  “Yes~! Keep doing that~! I like it~!” Alice moans to him in a high pitched voice, not knowing that she and Lewis were being spied on by their neighbor next door.

  Lewis lifts his head up. “What if Mirrita heard us?” he asked her, worried about being caught in an awkward situation.

  “Ha~… don’t worry, she’s been asleep for hours already.~ It’ll be fine.~ C’mon, give me more love.~ I want it.~”

  “You’re a very naughty girl, aren’t you?” Lewis asked her sarcastically, continuing to thrust his hip into her repeatedly

  .

  Alice breathes heavily, her sex drive still heavily active. “Yes, I am.~ I can’t help it, I love you too much.~”

  “... Fine. I’ll give you what you want.”

  He moved his head next to her ear, whispering something into it as her eyes lit up like a star in the night sky. Lewis moved forward, picking up speed slowly but surely before thrusting as deep as he could into Alice, causing her body to tighten up aggressively as she hugged him as tight as she could as well, barely able to contain the pleasure from what Miritta thought was Alice’s first time climaxing from having sex.

  “Nngh~ AHH~~~!” Alice’s hug turns into an aggressive claw, almost giving him laceration as his skin turns red from her sharp.

  Feeling the warmth slowly being pumped inside her belly, she looked at the man she loved with a seductive smile, breathing slowly as Alice cooled herself down. She pulled Lewis towards her as she opened her mouth, letting him enter her one last time. Their tongues met, with Lewis’s digging inside her mouth forcefully yet she put up no resistance, submissively taking him in from both her top and bottom as she once again wrapped her legs around him before letting him go completely.

  After pulling it out and rolling over to Alice’s left side, Lewis layed next to her completely exhausted, having satisfied his girlfriend’s unexpectedly insane lust level despite her average and innocent look. He pulled the condom out, putting it on the desk next to the bed.

  “That thing is so convenient, I don’t have to worry about getting pregnant!”

  “Yeah, I suppose the concept is new to you.” He put his arm on the head, catching his breath.

  Miritta watched the entire scene unfold silently even though her heart rate was increasing steadily throughout the act. Alice’s constant moaning and the wet, lewd sounds of flesh rubbing each other didn’t help calming her down either. When was the last time she had slept with someone? When was the last time she had sex? It must’ve been hundreds of years, she thought to herself.

  “Liam…” She mumbled to herself, recalling the time when she was still a human. “I miss you…”

  Being a near immortal goddess isn’t without sacrifice and sorrow, nor would it be full of joy. Miritta recalled her old husband, Liam, whom she was betrothed with when she was 15 years of age. Despite being found out to be infertile, unlike the others, she was still loved by her husband regardless. He gave her life meaning and happiness, until one day when she was chosen by Vienra to be the new Goddess of Nature nine years into her marriage at 24, to look over the people of the Azuria and to grant blessings to those that are worthy.

  She had tried to be with him for several short years until he was conscripted for war with the old Elvish Kingdom around 400 years back. Still young, inexperienced with her new role and power as a goddess, she couldn’t intervene in the war that led to Liam’s death, leaving her all alone with no one to care for. She cursed herself internally for almost a decade because of her incompetent and inability to prevent war. By isolating herself in Vayur forest, she thought she could eventually find a way to bring him back but time eventually took away most of her memories, and she finally moved on.

  Looking back at Alice and Lewis, Miritta couldn’t help but recall her first time with Liam and smiles. “Good for them two, at least she wouldn’t be knocked up before getting married. Wouldn’t want to be called a whore by her family.”

  She moved body in bed slightly before noticing her bottom was drenched from all the touching she didn’t realize she did when she was watching them both. “Oh…”

  “This is your fault, Alice.” Miritta said as she ignored the slimy mess under her blanket before going back to spying.

  The pair eventually calmed down, laying calmly on the bed trading casual conversation, albeit far more romantically.

  Alice puts her hand on Lewis’s bare chest, caressing the firm muscle. “Hey Lewis, what was your home like?”

  ‘My home?...”

  “Yes, your home. What was your place like? The Federation?

  “Well, it was inside an apartment complex, similar to this inn here but much bigger and taller. We live on the 42nd floor.”

  Alice chuckled, not believing him. “You must be lying, no building gets that tall.”

  “I came from a different world, Alice. Though we left our world behind, I’m grateful. If not for the Transference I wouldn’t have met you.” He gave her a smile and a light kiss on the forehead before slowly falling closer to sleep, having exhausted most of his stamina to satisfy Alice for the past 4 hours.

  “Hey!~ Don’t fall asleep now, I still want more!~” Alice said seductively, putting herself on top of Lewis. She began grinding herself against him lightly, causing juice to flow out from her bottom.

  “I-I don’t think I can do it anymore, Alice…” Lewis said in a tired voice. “Couldn’t we just go to sleep? We still have two weeks…”

  “You say so but,” She looked down at him and smiled deviously. “Why are you getting hard again?”

  “Ugh… fine… let me grab another piece of cond-”

  “No.” Alice said in a cold voice before effortlessly switching back to her lustful personality, her hands holding Lewis’s as she stopped him from reaching for the box. “I want to do it raw! I want to feel you inside me entirely! You wouldn’t deny a pretty lady like me her request, right~?”

  “What if you got pregna-” Lewis tried to protest but was shut down quickly by Alice who gave him a deep smooch with her tongue forcefully entering him this time, not giving him time to think straight.

  With his mind clouded, Alice slowly moved her slim body forwards as she pushed herself against him to restrict his movement, breathing heavily, ready to put the thing inside her. “Don’t worry, I’ll do most of the work this time.~”

  Suddenly, something stings her on the back of her neck and her body stopped moving before losing all motor function, falling asleep on top of Lewis unnaturally quick which surprised him.

  “What the?...” Lewis yelped in surprise, pushing his girlfriend aside next to him. “Alice?”

  He also felt a sharp sting behind his neck, which also caused him to fall asleep immediately as his body slumped into the bed.

  The cosmic horror-esque mutated plant retreated back slowly away from Lewis's neck to the blanket to pull it with its small tentacle-like petioles, covering the naked pair in the soft, fluffy cotton.

  “Time to sleep, horny bitch.” Miritta said nonchalantly as she looked through the eye of the mutated plant, retracting the natural tranquilizer needles that were hastily formed before Alice inserts Lewis into herself, eventually moving the plant away from the bed to the window before closing it gently.

  “Thanks for the porn anyway, but I can’t let you get yourself knocked up irresponsibly like that. The line was drawn right there and you've gone too far, Alice. You can thank me sometime later.”

  The plant eventually returned to normal, shedding the alien features conjured by Miritta as the humanoid eyes dried up before dying out completely, returning the silent night back to the inn. She wrapped herself up in the warm blanket as she let herself sink fully into the soft bed and fall asleep peacefully into the long night.

  Zzzzzzzzzzzzz