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Kobolds of all colours and sizes call the village of Emerald Keep home. It is a peaceful place, nestled at the base of the Gem Mountains, a massive mountain range that covers six thousand miles in a winding path across the continent, and is home to hundreds of successful gemstone mines. The biggest mountain, Sapphire Peak, is said to reach the edge of heaven, and legend tells of a weak Kobold who supposedly climbed to the very top, and back down again, becoming the most powerful warrior who had ever lived in the process. Such legends were the lifeblood of young Flynt Redclaw, a Kobold from the village who was about to set out on the biggest adventure of his life. That is, if he actually managed to wake up before the sun set again.

Flynt was dreaming right now. Dreaming he was a fearless adventurer, sat in a tavern, regailing countless warriors and travellers with tales of his bravery and heroism. He had a stein of beer in one hand, a chicken leg in the other, and had two beautiful wolf women cuddling him from either side. For some reason, he also had a six pack, and was seven feet tall, with biceps that could shelter a village. None of this seemed out of the ordinary to Flynt, who was, at this moment in time, convinced that this was completely real. Nothing could snap him out of this dream. Nothing except...

WHAP!

Flynt was woken by a wet mop striking him in the face, sending droplets of moisture all over his scaly skin. A screech of surprise and a thump as he leapt out of bed followed. His mother shook her head and sighed. Such shenanigans were commonplace in the Redclaw household.

"For the fiftieth time, it's time to get up! You're off on your adventures today!" She said, with the tone of someone who was half looking forward to having some peace and quiet round the house, and half dreading it.

This opinion was well justified. Flynt was known for being a little... Haphazard. Numerous times he had tripped over his family members tails, or walked into a doorframe, or fallen down the stairs. Most of the time it was because he was imagining being an adventurer. Ever since he was a hatchling, he had dreamed of being an explorer, heading off into uncharted territory, finding amazing and rare treasures, then bringing it all home and regaling his allies with tales of his antics.

This lack of focus in almost every aspect of his life had almost lead to him failing to graduate from school, but, somehow, he managed to get enough points in his exams to pass, and was now about to set out into the world. When he came to, of course.

In leaping out of bed, he had managed to bang his head on the handle of a sword, a sword that he had been told numerous times to put away, but being the headstrong and lazy Kobold he was, his response was always, 'Later.'

After a few minutes, Flynt opened his eyes and shook his head. Bumps and bruises were common to him, and he had suffered far worse. He had been impaled, burned, poisoned and electrocuted as well, such was his level of clumsiness. The amount of injuries he had survived also spoke volumes about his resilience, endurance and ability to get back up again. Climbing to his feet, he looked in the mirror at himself, and smiled. He wasn't that bad looking. Twenty three years old, Five foot in height, a nice deep azure blue in colour, with ice white scales on his neck, chest and belly, and said scales were in impeccable condition. His eyes were bright yellow, and sparkled with excitement. People had often said his eyes were those of someone who would achieve greatness, or a rather horrible end. Flynt always took the first option as a given.

He hadn't yet gotten dressed, and as such was stood in his boxers. His body was well toned from years of exercise, usually in the form of 'adventures' that involved carrying things back and forth for people in the village. He had become well known as a helpful, albeit clumsy boy, and this hadn't changed at all. When he wasn't at school, he was helping various people around the village, collecting money or goods and taking them to others, assisting in construction of sheds or animal pens, or dealing with rat infestations with his bow. A bow being his weapon of choice, Flynt had very powerful arms. His legs were powerful as well, but it wasn't the kind of power that was immediately visible. Flynt may have been incredibly strong, but his muscles weren't the size of an Orc or Dragons, they were very nicely proportional, and Flynt grinned his signature cheeky grin as he grabbed his tunic and a pair of loose leggings, and, after only tripping over three times, headed downstairs for breakfast.

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When he got downstairs, he was greeted with cheers from his family.

"Hooray! He is finally awake!" His father laughed, nudging him on the shoulder as he sat beside him.

"Bacon and eggs okay, Flynt?" His older sister, Obsidia, who was a Coal Black Kobold, asked as she flipped a piece of bacon with a spatula. The bacon made a satisfying sizzle noise and gave off even more delicious aroma as it landed in the hot pan.

"Yes please!" Flynt grinned, licking his lips. His sister had stayed at home rather than heading off into the world. She was going into business with their mother, and starting a café here in Emerald Keep. Flynt had wholeheartedly approved of this, saying that the only Kobold who could beat his mother for cooking, was his sister.

Flynts younger brother Jasper, a Maroon Brown Kobold, however, was sat on a chair on the other side of Flynt, with a face of pure anger. Flynt noticed him and looked concerned. Had he forgotten something? It wasn't Jaspers' birthday... What could be the matter?

"What's wrong Jasper?" He asked, in a kind and caring tone you would expect from an older brother.

"Don't talk to me you traitor!" Jasper snapped, turning away from Flynt.

Flynt looked wounded. "Why am I a traitor?" He asked.

Jasper turned back, tears in his eyes. "You're leaving! That's why!" He bellowed, sniffling.

Flynt leaned over and gave his younger brother a hug. Jasper hugged him back, sobbing into Flynts chest as he wrapped his little arms around his big brother. "I promise I'll come back and visit now and again, and I'll write to you as well." Flynt said softly, trying to comfort his little brother.

Flynt was Jaspers hero. Flynt had started taking Jasper with him on adventures, and they always shared the 'loot' they earned from grateful villagers. Jasper even once tried to dye his red skin blue so he looked like Flynt, much to their mothers horror. The memory of that incident still made Flynt chuckle. It had taken 3 showers to get the dye out of Jaspers' scales.

"Who's gonna take me on adventures while you're gone?" Jasper sobbed, tears rolling down his cheeks. Flynt smiled and rubbed them away gently with his thumb.

"You can take your friends from school on adventures! I've heard that they need a fearless, powerful leader, and you would be perfect for it!" Flynt grinned, trying to give his lil brother a much deserved ego boost.

Jasper smiled. "I am fearless and powerful..." He sniffled, wiping his nose. "...And they do need a leader. They're hopeless." He giggled, continuing to hug his brother, all his anger vanishing, to be replaced with love for his sibling.

Obsidia walked over with a generous plate of bacon and eggs for Flynt, as well as a knife and fork, and placed them on the table in front of him. "We are all really proud of you, Flynt~" She smiled kindly.

Flynt looked around the table at his smiling mother, father, older sister and younger brother, and sniffled.

"God... Stop it you guys or I'm gonna start blubbering..." He said, his lip trembling as he tried his best not to cry. His mother had nurtured him and treated his injuries, his father had taught him how to fish, how to make arrows, how to shoot a bow, how to do all of the things he knew how to do, his sister had been there when he was having a rough time with school, or needed a shoulder to cry on, and his little brother had always tried to cheer him up when he was having a bad day. But now, he was going to leave them all behind and head off into the world on his own. He was excited, no question about that, but he was also terrified. What if it didn't work out? What if he let everyone down?

"You're gonna do great, son. Just remember, if it doesn't work out, you can always come home. We will be here for you no matter what." His father said, smiling.

"...Thanks Dad~" Flynt sniffed, rubbing his eyes and managing just about to keep his emotions in check. His father always had a way of knowing what was on Flynts mind. He took a scoop of his mothers homemade ketchup, then picked up his knife and fork and began eating the delicious food his sister had made for him, and within a couple of minutes, he was finished.

"Okay everyone, I'm gonna go get washed, changed and packed, and then I'll be off!" He smiled, charging back up the stairs, tripping over them as he ran to his room.

First thing he did was remove his clothes and toss them in a hamper beside his bed, before going into his bathroom, and opening the shower door. Fiddling with the dials, he got water to spray out of the head, before adjusting it to a nice warm stream. Stepping inside, he closed the shower door and began washing, covering every inch of his scaly body with soap, before rinsing off. One thing he always loved to do was sing sea shanties in the shower, and today was no exception. He belted out a rather good rendition of Haul Away Joe, which was over by the time he stepped out of the shower.

Taking a nice clean and soft towel from the cabinet in front of him, he dried himself from head to toe, and walked back into his room. Taking a clean pair of black boxers, he slid his legs through the holes and pulled them up. He then grabbed a pair of black leather combat leggings, and slid them on, being careful not to slice them with his clawed feet, like he had done many, many, MANY times before. He then got a comfy tunic out, and pulled it on over his head.

"Nice and clean~" He smiled to himself, walking back into the bathroom. He took a bottle of mouthwash from the cabinet, and gargled a mouthful of it, before spitting it down the sink, and taking the bottle back with him into his bedroom.

He took out his backpack, made of resilient fabric and reinforced with leather, and put the mouthwash in one of the side pockets. He then rifled through his drawers and took five clean pairs of boxers, five tunics and five pairs of leggings, and put them in the center section. These were followed by Flynts leather-bound drawing book and his pencils, and his book of Sea Shanties and Folk Songs, written by A. Nonimus, a very famous Kobold historian and oceanographer.

After fastening the backpack and doing up the pockets, Flynt grabbed his satchel. This was where he would put the things he would need access to at multiple times; namely his money pouch, his whittling blade, his Ocarina and a small notebook of things he needed to remember. This satchel was fastened securely, and attached to Flynts weapon belt, which had a strap across his waist, and one over his shoulder. On the opposite side was a sheathe for Flynts' dagger. Though his weapon of choice was a bow, Flynt was adept with his dagger, and had learned many techniques from his father regarding its use in and out of combat. Flynt then slung his Quiver over his back, which currently had sixteen obsidian tip arrows in it, and put his backpack on over the top.

Flynt lastly grabbed his bow from his bedside cabinet. It was a beautiful black Ebonwood bow. He and his father had made it one summer many years ago. It was strung to a weight of 100 pounds, an insanely high weight, but Flynt could pull it with no problems. When he first started out with the bow, he found it almost impossible to pull, but after some upper arm training with his father, he was able to not only pull it back all the way, he could loose arrows with pinpoint accuracy. One of the few subjects as school that Flynt excelled in was Archery.

One time, Flynt managed to fire an arrow into the dead centre of a target, and then proceeded to fire three more, into the dead centre of the first arrow, embedding them in it and splitting it right down the middle. His teachers were absolutely astounded, and he entered, and won, every single archery tournament he could enter. Flynt was unparalleled with his bow, and everyone knew it. Many people feared him, or so Flynt would have liked.

Taking his bow in hand, and standing in front of the mirror, maybe for the last time, Flynt sighed. So many emotions were coursing through him. Worry, excitement, fear, nervousness, stress, anxiety, joy and sadness to name a few. But with a few deep breaths, it all melted away. Flynt nodded to himself and walked out the door, and down the stairs.

"Okay everyone! I'm ready to go!" He announced, standing by the front door in his full adventurers gear.

There was a slight clamouring as everyone came to see him off. Flynts father was the first to give him a hug.

"You look like a true adventurer, lad~ Go out there and show the world what us Redclaws can do~" He grinned, embracing his beloved son.

"I will dad. I'll come back a hero~" Flynt smiled.

Obsidia came forward and hugged him next. "Don't forget to write to us when you get to Sijansar." She said, giving him a loving cuddle.

"The first thing I'll do when I get there is buy some paper and write a letter~" He grinned.

Then, it was Jaspers turn. Flynt kneeled down on one knee. "You promise you'll come back and visit, Fwynt?" Jasper asked. Jasper had never gotten the hang of saying Flynt, but Flynt didn't mind at all.

"I promise. And I'll bring you back some really cool stuff~" Flynt grinned, holding his arms open.

Jasper sniffled and threw himself at Flynt, sobbing into his chest as he hugged him. Flynt couldn't hold it in any longer, and cried with him. Tears rolling down his cheeks, he cuddled his little brother with every ounce of love and affection in his heart.

After a few moments, Jasper stood moved back, and Flynt stood up, his mother being the last to say goodbye.

"Well... I guess this is it..." She smiled, sniffling.

"Yeah, I guess it is." Flynt grinned his signature grin.

"Ohhhh I'm gonna miss you so much..." She came forward and hugged him tight. Flynt hugged back tightly, crying again.

Everyone else joined in the hug and they stood for a few moments, not saying a word, until finally, they parted and let go of Flynt, who sighed and headed out the door.

"Stay safe Flynt!" Called his father.

"We love you!" His mother added.

"Goodbye Fwynt!!!" Jasper cheered.

"Do us all proud Flynt!" Obsidia waved.

Flynt stood about fifty feet away and turned to face them, waving as he walked backwards. "I love you all! So long!!! Whoa!" He gasped as he tripped over a rock, rolling onto his back, before quickly scrambling to his feet. His entire family rolled their eyes as he scrambled back to his feet. "I'm fine!" He laughed, brushing himself off, before turning and walking through the town, the start of the biggest adventure of his life.

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Before heading out and leaving Emerald Keep on his journey, Flynt had a few stops he needed to make first. Taking a list he had written out of his pocket, he scanned it and nodded to himself. He had to head to the Fletchers and swap out his Obsidian arrows for Steel tipped ones, and to the Jewellers for some enchanted equipment. But first, he was going to drop in the Tavern and have a chat with an old friend. Flynt folded the note back up and smiled, walking in the correct direction.

As Flynt travelled down the road, his clawed feet made a satisfying click clack noise on the uneven cobbles that made up the majority of the roads in Emerald Keep. They were all smooth from years of rain and other erosion, and they were extremely satisfying for Flynt to walk on, as he always walked barefoot, like most of the Kobolds in the village. Flynt stopped for a moment and stretched his bare feet against the smooth cobbles, letting out a happy sigh. After a few moments, he was starting to get strange looks from passers by, so he hurried along, a light blush on his face.

After a few minutes, Flynt arrived at the door of the Thirsty Lizard, the local tavern, which was run by a very friendly and very old Kobold by the name of Zeda Wraith. Zeda was a friend of Flynts father, as well as a beloved member of the community since he arrived in Emerald Keep fifteen years ago. Supposedly Zeda was some kind of all powerful sorcerer who had the ability to shape shift, call meteors down from the sky and even teleport himself across continents, but Flynt just knew him as the kind old barkeep. He used to keep him and his sister entranced with tales of his adventures, and they were part of the reason Flynt was on his current path in life.

As Flynt pushed the sturdy wooden door open, Zeda was behind the bar scrubbing the countertop with an tattered old cloth, spraying cleaning fluid on the surface after every few scrubs. The cloth against the surface made a very satisfying squeaking sound that made Flynt smile.

"Good morning, Zeda!" Flynt announced, striding up to the bar and taking a seat on his usual stool, the green, padded one on the very far left, closest the door. It was beside a big, clean window that Flynt loved to watch the rain through.

"Ahhhh... Young Master Redclaw~ How has life been treating you, my boy?" The wizened forest green Kobold replied, adjusting his spectacles and putting the bottle of fluid away in it's place, which was a small cabinet behind the bar.

"Can't complain~" Flynt grinned. "Can I have the usual please?"

"One lemonade with ice and a lime wedge, coming up." Zeda grinned, making his way over to the drink taps, with a mug. As he held it under the tap, he used his other hand to pull the tap, filling the mug with a homemade lemonade, before clinking two ice cubes and a lime wedge in the top, and bringing it to Flynt. "There you are my boy. It's on the house~"

"Cheers!" Flynt grinned, taking a big gulp and letting out a happy sigh. "Perfect as usual~" Zeda was a wizard when it came to pouring drinks.

"You're too kind~ Hehe~ I heard from your father that today is the day you leave the village. Is that true?" Zeda asked, perching on a comfy chair behind the bar. Being as old as he was, Zeda needed frequent rests.

"Yep~ I'm off to Sijansar to join the Shining Blade Adventurers Guild~" Flynt replied, taking another swig of lemonade.

"Ahhh... Good choice. I've heard good things about that place. Heck, if I were a couple hundred years younger, I'd pack up a backpack and my staff and come with you. But I'm far too old for adventuring now. My old bones would be filling a grave pretty soon if I started all that up again." Zeda chuckled, stroking his long grey beard.

"Nah... You'd be fine! If you can slay dragons as a teenager, you can fight as an old lizard~" Flynt laughed, taking another swig.

"Hehe~ Maybe I'll travel around a bit again someday, but my old back would punish me if I didn't stay in a comfy hotel every step of the way." Zeda smiled, and then his eyes opened wide, and he climbed back to his feet. "I remember I got something for you to take with you. I'll just go and grab it." He grinned, shuffling off to the back room.

Flynt sat and looked around the tavern. It was relatively empty at the moment, just a few miners in the corner playing cribbage and drinking beers before, presumably, heading back to work in the gemstone mines. Flynt supped his lemonade slowly and waited for Zeda to return, which he did promptly.

"Here we go. I know you use a dagger as a backup weapon, so I had a look and found my old one, Viper Fang." Zeda smiled, handing Flynt a very ornate looking dagger. It was about eighteen inches in all, eight inch handle and ten inch blade. The handle was made of wood, with black leather wrapped around it and a bright green gem in the hilt. The blade was tapered to a fine point, and made of high quality Tungsten, giving it a green hue. The haft was shaped like a snakes maw, opened wide, with an ivory spike, about two inches long, at each end as fangs. It was a beautiful and exquisitely crafted weapon that would probably have cost a small fortune.

Flynt looked at it in awe. "Mister Zeda I... I couldn't possibly take this... I'd have to work for a lifetime to pay you back." Flynt gasped, holding and examining the blade.

Zeda waved a hand in disdain. "Pfffft. I don't care about money. I just know you'll give her a damn sight better time than I can. Daggers are forged in blazing forges for the simple task of dealing damage. The most I could do with her now is chop up veggies. Plus it'll give you something to remember me by~" Zeda smiled. Flynt could see a tear forming in the corner of the old Kobolds eye.

"Thank you Zeda..." Flynt smiled, leaning over the bar to hug him.

"Hang on my boy. I'll come round there and give you a proper hug." He chuckled, shuffling round to the front of the counter. When he finally reached Flynt, he wrapped his arms around him and embraced him lovingly. Flynt started sobbing into his shoulder, and Zeda rubbed his back.

"Thank you for everything~ I wouldn't have been an adventurer if it wasn't for you~" Flynt sniffled.

"I'm glad that even at this old age, I can still inspire people~ Now come on my boy. Finish your drink and be on your way. Just remember, when you come back I'm gonna want to hear stories of your adventures~" Zeda grinned, walking back round behind the bar.

"You'll be the first to hear them, Zeda." Flynt laughed, finishing his drink and replacing his old dagger with Zedas' Viper Fang in his sheathe.

"Good boy~ Stay safe, and most importantly, have fun! The place may be a bit quiet with you hone, but I'll make sure everyone stays safe." Zeda waved.

Flynt waved back as he headed out the door, and back onto the streets of Emerald Hold. His next destination? The Fletchers.

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The Fletchers was a small shop on the other side of the village. It didn't take long for Flynt to walk there, and once he arrived, he stepped inside and had a look around. The walls were covered in various different kinds of bows, longbows, war bows, crossbows, horse bows and even a full size Ballista. Flynt had always wanted to see a Ballista in action.

"Hello howdy there, stranger~ What can I do for ya~?" Came a rather sultry voice from behind the counter.

Flynt turned to see who it was. A young female Kobold, with Red scales all over her and bright red eyes was smiling at him. She was wearing a black sports bra that barely covered her rather large breasts, and she spoke with a southern accent. Flynt could feel his cheeks turning as red as her scales as he looked at her.

"Y-yes. I'm looking for two dozen Steel tip arrows please. I was hoping I could get them a lil cheaper if I trade my old Obsidian tip arrows." He said nervously, taking the dozen Obsidian tip arrows he had and putting them on the counter.

"I'm sure I can help ya out with that, hun~ Name's Amber~" She purred, examining one of the arrows. Flynt went back to examining the bows on the wall, when Amber exclaimed. "Hang on a second... You're Flynt aren't ya?" She asked.

"Yes I am. Flynt Redclaw." He replied, being very careful not to ogle Ambers breasts while she was looking at him.

"I'm best friends with Obsidia! She talks about you all the time!" Amber chuckled, grabbing the arrows together. "I must say, you're a lot more handsome than I imagined~" Amber turned and walked out, swaying her hips and tail, and giving Flynt a wink as she went into a storeroom.

Flynt was dumbstruck. He wasn't used to attention from females. He had dealt with it a few times but it had never amounted to anything more than a smooch.

Amber walked back in with two dozen Steel tip arrows, and a rather expensive looking archer glove. Flint walked over and checked the arrows, before sticking them in his quiver. "Whats this?" He enquired, pointing at the glove.

"Oh it's a new Magic Shot glove. If you're a magic user, it'll allow you to channel your magic through your bow easier. I thought you might have use for it." Amber smiled, her tail wagging.

"Awesome! Thanks Amber~" Flynt grinned his signature grin, before putting the black leather glove on, and taking his money pouch from his satchel. "How much will that be then?"

"For you? Ten gold please handsome~ Or seven and a smooch~" She giggled, blushing.

"Seven and a smooch it is~" Flynt winked, trying his best to act cool, when inside he was panicking wildly.

He handed Amber seven gold coins, before putting his pouch away. Amber put the money away, and walked round to meet Flynt. She was a little bit shorter than him, so he leaned down and gently pressed his lips against hers. She responded in kind and took hold of his hands as they kissed, pressing them against her firm, round breasts. Flynt blushed madly, shuddering in pleasure and gave her breasts a good, firm squeeze, making her yelp in joy. "Mister Redclaw, you naughty boy~" She purred, giggling.

Flynt winked and kissed Amber on the cheek as he pulled away, smiling handsomely.

"...Is it true you're leaving town, Flynt?" Amber asked solemnly.

"Yeah. I'm heading off to Sijansar to join the Shining Blade Guild." He replied.

"...Maybe I could come visit you sometime~?" Amber smiled, her sky blue eyes sparkling as she wagged her tail, giving her best 'innocent' face. Flynt knew exactly what she wanted to visit for.

"That sounds like fun! Feel free to stop by if you get the chance~" Flynt grinned, blowing her a kiss and winking as he left.

"See ya then, Flynt~" She giggled, making a heart shape with her hands.

As soon as Flynt closed the door behind him, he nearly blacked out. All the adrenaline and bravado rushing through his body suddenly vanished, and he felt embaressed beyond belief.

"That was... That was something~" He said to himself, walking down the road to his last destination before heading to the town gates; the Jewellers.

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The Jewelers was run by a gruff old Kobold named Chisel. Chisel used to be a soldier, before retiring to become a miner, and then started up this shop. Chisel had a fearsome reputation around Emerald Keep, as a brutal and sadistic fighter, and Flynt believed every word of it.

Flynt stepped inside and was met by the six foot six tall, black scaled Kobold.

"Flynt." He growled.

"Ch-Chisel." Flynt gulped.

Chisel stared at him for a good ten seconds, before bursting into fits of deep, raucous laughter. "How ya doing ya scallywag? Been keeping outta trouble?" He asked, slapping Flynt on the back and nearly knocking him over.

"Yes sir! Hehe~" Flynt replied, the tension vanishing.

"Good lad. How's your old man?" Chisel asked, heading behind the counter.

"He's doing great! So is everyone else!" Flynt added happily.

"Good, good. I assume you came here for some supplies?" Chisel growled, putting his hands on the counter and leaning across.

"I sure did." Flynt nodded.

"Well, you're in luck. I have something you may find interesting." Chisel smiled, taking a Platinum and Diamond ring from the stand below him. It shone with a magical aura that betrayed its true power; It was enchanted. "This is an enchanted Diamond ring, and its made to improve defensive spells by a considerable amount. Try one out without the ring."

Flynt nodded and aimed at an empty part of the store. "Flame Shield!" He yelled, thrusting his left hand forwards, and summoning a small barrier of fire about two feet across. It soon dissipated.

"Impressive. Now try it with the ring." Chisel grinned.

Flynt took the ring and slipped it onto his index finger on his left hand. It felt extremely comfortable. Once again, he cast the spell. "Flame Shield!" He bellowed, and this time, not only was the barrier three feet across instead of three, there were now licks of flame sprouting from the front, making it burn even hotter. "Damn. That's a good ring! How much is it?" He asked.

"Well, normally I'd sell it for a hundred and thirty gold." Chisel replied.

Flynt's jaw dropped. A hundred and thirty was more than he had.

"Buuuuuuuut... Seeing as how you are a friend, and I'm in a good mood today, call it fifty gold~" Chisel grinned.

"Deal!" Flynt splurted out, quickly counting fifty gold pieces out of his pouch. It only left him with eighteen gold.

"Good lad. Consider it a farewell gift from me." Chisel added, putting the money away. "You go get em, Flynt. I expect a round of drinks on you when you come home~"

Flynt grinned. "You can count on it~" He replied, before leaving and heading towards the town gates.

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Just as Flynt reached the town gates, he stopped. This was it. The world lie beyond these walls, and he was going to head out and claim his destiny.

"FLYYYYYYYYYYYYNT!!!" Came a familiar voice from behind him. He turned round to see Obsidia sprinting towards him.

"Obsidia? What's wrong? What happened?" Flynt asked as she stopped beside him, panting for breath.

"No... Hahhhh... Nothings wrong... Hahhhh... You just... Forgot your necklace!" She panted, doubled over, her hands on her knees.

"My necklace!" Flynt gasped. Obsidia held out his necklace. It was a Dragons head shaped piece of Titanium, with Emeralds for eyes. On the back, engraved in it was the word Flynt. Obsidia had made it for him when he turned 18, and it went nearly everywhere with him. "Thank you!" He smiled, putting it round his neck and fastening it securely.

"No worries~ Also, it gives me another chance to say goodbye." Obsidia smiled, moving closer and hugging him tightly.

Flynt hugged her back, smiling and sniffling. "I'm really gonna miss you, Sis..." He whimpered.

"Hey hey! You can't wimp out now. You gotta go out there and make us proud~" Obsidia grinned, kissing him on the cheek.

Flynt nodded, giving her his signature grin.

"That's more like it! I'll take care of everyone while you're gone. I promise. Now go and have an amazing adventure~" Obsidia smiled.

"Okay! See ya when I come back! I love you!" Flynt called, as he charged off out the gates, whooping with joy.

"You crazy nutcase. Go fuck em up, Flynt~" Obsidia grinned, wiping a tear from her eye as she started heading back towards home.

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Flynt followed the pathway that lead from the gates of Emerald Keep and into the wilderness. Sijansar was just under a couple of days walk from his current location, and Flynt knew all he had to do was head in this direction and keep going. Before long, he came to the end of the pathway that caravans and wagons used to transport various goods to and from Emerald Keep. Flynt passed one such wagon on his way down the path. A large shire horse dragging a wagon full of coal, being driven by a Kobold as black as the coal itself. The Kobold gave Flynt a friendly wave and offered pleasantries as they passed each other, and Flynt responded in kind, giving a two finger salute and his signature grin as he continued on his way. The Coal Black Kobold replied with a hearty chuckle, driving the horse onwards with some gentle encouragement, before disappearing from view further up the path. Flynt kept going down the path, and pretty soon, his feet fell upon soft soil and lush grass, fresh and cool from the morning mist that rolled down from the mountains. He stopped for a moment and felt the cool, dew covered grass between his toes for a second, and let out a long content sigh. Now, he was truly on his way.

It was a beautiful day today. The sun was shining brightly and there were very few clouds in the immediate vicinity. Flynt had a happy smile on his face as he put one clawed foot in front of the other, keeping going in the same direction as he had been since he left Emerald Keep. He knew that it wouldn't all be a walk in the park, so to speak, but while the going was easy, he was going to enjoy it. In fact, he decided that it was the perfect opportunity to get out his Ocarina and play a few tunes to give him something to do, which is exactly what he did, after attaching his bow to his backpack to free his hands up.

Flynt's Ocarina was a beloved item of his. It was lemon yellow, made from clay that Flynt had gathered, shaped and fired himself in a big furnace back in Emerald Keep, and shaped like a smiling dolphin. You blew air into the dolphins mouth, and played tunes by covering various patterns and numbers of holes located on the dolphins back. Flynt was a natural at playing it, in the words of his music teacher, and had already memorised many many tunes, including quite a few sea shanties. Currently he was playing Blow The Man Down, his steps taking a more rhythmic stance as he practically danced his way through the fields.

After a good hour of this, Flynt came to the edge of a rather large forest. At this point, he put the Ocarina away, as the journey would require his focus, lest he get lost in the forest and end up disorientated. Such a thing had happened many, many... Many times before. Flynt headed into the forest with a smile, making sure to keep facing the same direction by using his tail as a sort of reverse compass. If he changed direction at any point, be it to look around or pull a twig from between his toes, his tail was always pointing in the opposite direction that he needed to go.

Travelling through the forest was almost as easy as going across the field was. Sure there was the odd fallen tree to traverse, a small stream to leap over, or a large boulder to navigate, but overall it was smooth sailing. That was, until Flynt came to his first real obstacle; A rather wide, deep and fast flowing river.

Flynt stood there for a few moments, surveying the area, looking for anything he could use to get across. There were a couple of wooden posts opposite each other on either side of the river, the remnants of some kind of rope bridge that once stood there, but the waters had long since destroyed it and carried it away. If he had a rope, he could shoot a line across and make a crude bridge, but he hadn't packed any. Taking his backpack off and aiming the back of it in the direction he had to keep going, he sat and thought for a moment. When he focused, Flynt's' mind was very sharp. It's a shame he didn't focus more often.

Then, an idea hit him. Vines. Flynt could make a rope out of vines.

Heading back into the forest, Flynt searched for vines hanging from trees. It didn't take long for him to find a few, and he quickly grabbed them all and headed back to the river. Tugging hard on the vines yielded no breaks, so Flynt was convinced they would hold his weight. By knotting the ends together, he managed to make about forty five or so feet of rope, enough to easily go across the river three times. Now, Flynt sliced the vine in thirds, and laid all three pieces together, before twisting them together into a braid. Not only would this make the rope much stronger, it would result in a larger surface area for the second part of his plan.

After a good ten minutes spent braiding the vines together, Flynt smiled and admired his handiwork. It would take a pretty heavy weight to snap the rope he had made. The braid worked on the same principal that gave steel cables their strength. On their own, each thread is somewhat weak, but when wrapped around other threads, their combined strength is much much greater, due to friction and some other forces that Flynt didn't have time for. Taking one end of the rope, he fixed it to one of the wooden posts on the side he was on with two arrows fired from point blank range. This would guarantee it would stay put. He then grabbed the loose end and launched it at the post opposite, hoping to lasso it over the post. It took a few attempts, but eventually he managed it, and quickly fixed it in place with another two arrows. It had taken a couple of hours, but Flynt had managed to create a bridge.

Now came the second part of the plan. Flynt had to balance his way across. Taking his backpack and slinging it over his back, he climbed on top of his makeshift bridge and started slowly making his way across. He had to strike a perfect balance of grip now. Not enough grip, and the natural elasticity of the vines would send him toppling into the rapids below, too much grip, and he risked slicing the vines with his foot claws. Every step had to be perfect.

It took a good ten minutes, but eventually, Flynt reached the other side. He leapt upwards and punched the air in joy. And then he had a decision to make. He could take the arrows out from the post on this side and take them with him, or use the arrows to destroy the ones holding the vine in place and take the fifteen foot length of rope with him. In the end, Flynt decided that four arrows was a worthy sacrifice for fifteen feet of rope, and plucked the arrows from the post.

Nocking the first arrow in his bow, Flynt aimed carefully and released. The arrow smacked straight into the other arrow, obliterating it. Flynt repeated this process and freed the rope from the post. He immediately grabbed the rope and pulled it across, and wrapped it around his waist and shoulder in a coil, before carrying on his way.

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After another ten minutes of walking, Flynt realised he had made a very, very dire mistake; He hadn't packed any food. His stomach was starting to growl and it would be starting to get dark soon. Trying his best to ignore his hunger, Flynt strode on through the forest, hoping a source of food would make itself known.

Another two hours passed, and still Flynt had found nothing in the way of food. His hunger was now great, but still bearable. His stomach was making gurgling noise as he travelled. The forest had been forgiving in its terrain layout, thankfully, so Flynt didn't have to expend much energy while travelling. But the sun was starting to set now. Flynt needed to find somewhere to make a camp, and fast.

Another hour later, and the sun was just reaching the horizon, casting a beautiful orange hue across the sky. When it seemed as though Flynt was going to have to sleep against a tree, cold and hungry, he came across a beautiful lake. The waters were crystal clear, and, far more importantly, teeming with fish. A smile came across Flynt's face as he quickly set to work.

First of all, he fired an arrow into a nearby tree to mark the direction he had to continue on in the morning, and then he took the rope, and his backpack and satchel off, and put them by the base of the tree. Heading into the forest a small way, he selected some branches with wide spreading limbs and leaves, and hacked them off with his dagger. Once he had gathered ten branches, he dragged them back and set about arranging them to form a tepee. The wide limbs created a fairly effective barrier against rain, and completely blocked out the wind.

Next, Flynt headed back into the forest and gathered as many dried twigs and sticks as he could find. Once he had a good armful, he headed back to camp. Separating the largest from the rest, Flynt took a straight one from the other pile, and wrapped the string of his bow around it once. Placing a large flat twig on the floor, he held the stick against it and dragged the bow left and right, causing the stick to spin rapidly against the twig. Eventually, Flynt created enough friction to start a fire, and quickly blew on it to make it burn brighter. Once the stick was ablaze, he put a good pile of the short and bent sticks on top, and made a campfire. It immediately made the nearby area illuminated, and gave out a good deal of warmth.

Now, to deal with food. Flynt unbraided the rope he had made, and tied the ends back together securely, giving him a thin but strong forty foot long vine. He took one end of this and tied it around the base of the shaft of one of his arrows, and nocked it securely, before heading to the waters edge. Looking and aiming carefully, he pulled the string back and fired. The arrow pierced the water and embedded itself in the body of a large Rainbow Trout. Grabbing the vine, he immediately pulled it in, and delivered the killing blow with a swift stab to the throat of the fish.

Pulling the arrow free of the fish, he repeated this process five more times, accumulating six rather tasty looking trout. Heading back to his camp with his haul, he grabbed a long stick and sharpened one end with an arrowhead. He took this sharp stick and speared three of the fish through the center with it. He then used three long sticks, tied together with a small amount of vine, to make a stand. Another three sticks were fastened in the same way to make another stand, and the stick with the speared fish was put between these stands, with the fish cooking over the fire.

About half an hour of slowly rotating the fish yielded three perfectly cooked trout. Flynt immediately set about devouring them, the moon now out and the sky fully dark by this point. Once he had eaten all three, a feat which took less than two minutes, Flynt let out an extraordinarily loud burp, which echoed across the surface of the lake and disturbed a few geese that were quietly floating along the water. Flynt giggled as they took to the skies, clearly offended by his belch. Using another small length of vine, Flynt hung the three uncooked fish from the tree, and sighed happily. It was now around midnight, and the Kobold was starting to get drowsy.

Taking his ocarina from his satchel, Flynt began playing a tune that would be recognised by Studio Ghibli fans as Always With Me from Spirited Away, but to Flynt, it was just a beautiful melody he had learned from his music teacher back in school.

Once the tune came to and end, and the final note had died down into silence, Flynt put the ocarina back in his satchel and sighed happily, looking up at the stars.

The night sky was always a source of entertainment for the young kobold. Many many times he had spent the night camping and conversing with his family while they stared up at the sky, with his father telling stories about the various constellations that adorned the starscape. Flynt was certain a lot of the stories were made up, but hey, they were entertaining.

It was then, that Flynt started to feel homesick. He missed having swordfights and going on adventures with Jasper. He missed watching Obsidia make jewelry and eating her cooking. He missed cuddling his mother, and having shooting practise with his father. He was on his own now, and even though it had only been a day, he still wished he was back home, in his bed, snoring peacefully and dreaming that he was an absolute ladies man and world renowned explorer.

But then he looked at his necklace. Turning it over, he realised that Obsidia had engraved an additional message in it. It simply said 'You can do it, Bro~'. Flynt read it and smiled happily, clutching it against his chest.

"Don't you worry, Obsidia. I will do it. I'll make you all proud, just you watch~" Flynt said to himself, grinning happily.

After a while of staring at the stars, Flynt yawned loudly and rubbed his eyes. It was time for the young Kobold to go to sleep.

Clambering under his makeshift tepee, he used his backpack of clothes as a pillow and curled his tail around himself. The fire was still burning away brightly, providing warmth, light and protection as Flynt got comfy.

Just as Flynt was nodding off to sleep, he heard the tell-tale rumble of thunder in the distance, and caught a glimpse of a flash of lightning. A particularly loud and violent crash of thunder woke Flynt with a start, and he took a good ten minutes to get settled down again before closing his eyes. This was a herald of a violent thunderstorm that was going to arrive in the next few hours, and make Flynt's journey somewhat hazardous.

Just as Flynt drifted off for the second time, he had the sensation that he was being watched, like someone was out there in the darkness, staring at him, making him uneasy. The thought terrified him, and started to make him feel paranoid, so he drew his dagger just in case. Eventually, sleep overcame the Kobold, and he began snoring peacefully, the dagger falling from his grip and landing on the soft soil beside him. There was indeed something watching him, and his instincts had been one hundred per cent correct. A small creature, about three and a half feet in height, dashing about, observing him. It didn't move towards him however, and after a while, it vanished again, letting Flynt drift off into a peaceful slumber, his thoughts on the journey ahead.

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Flynt woke up the next morning refreshed and happy, and let out a powerful yawn. The storm that threatened to move in had thankfully not arrived, and while it wasn't very bright out yet, it was still enjoyable weather. Flynt crawled out of his teepee and examined the vicinity. Nothing much had changed while he had slept, except the fire had gone out. This was quickly rectified with a fresh pile of twigs over an ember created with bowstring and stick, in much the same manner as he did the previous day.

Taking the three uncooked fish from the tree, he speared them with the sharp stick and put them over the fire to cook. While they cooked, Flynt took his tunic and leggings off, and put them in his backpack. Just as he was about to take his boxers off, he got a strange sensation. Not that kind of strange sensation, get your mind out of the gutter. He felt like someone was watching him. The same feeling he had yesterday when he was laying in the teepee. Having a quick look around, Flynt shrugged and took his boxers off, leaving him naked.

Flynt was rather well endowed, not that it was visible at this moment. His balls, or rather his ball sack, was completely visible, and sported the same Arctic white colour as his neck, chest and belly. Each orb was about the same size as a walnut, held in a pouch the same size as an apple. Weird way to think about it, but hey, it the best I can think of... Don't look at me like that. You try and describe the size of someone's package in a 'normal' way that accurately conveys the size. Yeah. Not so easy is it? Anyway, back to the story.

Flynt walked over to the lake, and leapt in, the cold water invigorating and fully waking him up. He was an excellent swimmer, and could hold his breath for five minutes easily. However, his intermittent clumsiness was also apparent under the water, and often he bumped into fish, or rocks, or sometimes got tangled in seaweed or kelp. This caused him no pain or danger, however, it was just a mild inconvenience.

Sufficiently awake now, he swam up to the edge of the lake he entered from, building up speed as he went, and leapt out of the water, arcing through the air and landing... Flat on his front with a thud and a loud 'Oof!' He grunted as the wind was knocked from him. Again, he was physically fine, but his pride took a minor injury. Or it would have done, had there been anyone around to witness his antics.

Flynt climbed to his feet after a few minutes and closed his eyes, focusing himself and breathing deeply. "Lightning Cloak!" He yelled in a loud clear voice. Almost instantly, his body was enveloped by electricity, evaporating any water left on him immediately. Such were the perks of having some magical blood; Flynt never needed a towel to dry off.

Now before you go off on one with comments like 'Oh but Flynt used a towel in Chapter one!', I said he never needed a towel. It didn't mean he doesn't use towels. Okay? Okay. Back to the story.

Walking back over to his makeshift camp, Flynt turned the fish that were cooking over the fire and sniffed the air deeply. The aroma of cooking fish filled his nostrils and made him smile. He then grabbed hold of his dirty clothes and stuffed them in a separate section of his backpack to the clean clothes, and took out a fresh tunic, pair of boxers and pair of leggings. His clothes were all pretty much the same colours, it saved him having to pick stuff out, and meant he could devote more brainpower to more important things, like thinking up adventures.

Walking back over to the fire, he sat down and sighed happily, turning the fish every few minutes until they were cooked. At this point, he took the stick holding them off the stands, and began hungrily devouring the fish. Not a single scale nor bone escaped his maw, and once he finished, he used the sharp stick as a toothpick. He then walked back over to the lake, and scooped up water with his hands, and swilled it around his mouth to clean his teeth and spat it back in the lake. He then scooped up another load of water and drank it happily, letting out a satisfied sigh as he did.

Once again, Flynt returned to the campfire and got dressed, strapping his belt on, then his quiver, and lastly the backpack. He quickly extinguished the fire, but left the teepee and stand in place. Some desperate creature may happen upon it at some point in the future, and potentially it could save their life. Flynt was always doing these random acts of kindness, and it gave him a little joy making strangers lives easier.

Now fully dressed and fully equipped, Flynt grabbed the arrow he left in the tree to mark his direction, and nocked it in his bow. Aiming in exactly the same direction, he loosed the arrow straight across the lake, and listened carefully. On the opposite side of the lake, he heard a thunk sound, which signified the arrow had found its mark and buried itself, hopefully, into a tree. Putting his bow on his backpack, he happily walked around the outside of the lake, though he couldn't shake the sensation he was being followed, prompting him to check around him every so often...

Once he reached the other side of the lake, it didn't take him long to find the arrow he fired. It was embedded in the trunk of a sturdy tree, exactly where Flynt wanted it. He quickly pulled it out, and carried on walking in the same direction he had fired the arrow.

After about half an hour of walking, Flynt came across something rather peculiar. A small tree, about nine or so feet tall, had been bent over partially. The trees around it were absolutely untouched and unscathed, but this one, it looked like a giant had leaned on it and it hadn't fully recovered. Walking closer to examine it, Flynt was mystified. It defied all reason and logic, but then, rather quickly, he learned why it was like that. He had just put his foot in a snare trap, and was quickly hoisted up into the air by his ankle, causing him to yelp in surprise and shock as the tree straightened up.

Flynt was extremely unlucky, as his instinctive flailing caused his trajectory to include slamming his head on a nearby rock, which drew blood and left the poor Kobold feeling rather dizzy. He looked around for the culprit, but the light was quickly fading from his vision, and blood was beginning to drip from his wound, causing a small puddle to form below him.

"Fuck... Not like this..." He gasped weakly, his inverted state making it even harder to stay conscious, and just as a figure emerged below him, everything went black.

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Flynt woke up a few hours later, the sun now high in the sky, but obscured by some clouds. He was still upside down, hanging from the tree, but his gear had been removed. His bow, his quiver, his dagger and satchel and his backpack were all gone. All he had left was his clothes. He looked down, or rather up, at the ground, expecting to see a pool of blood below him, but there was very little. Running his hand over his head, he found that his wound was gone.

"What the..." Flynt mumbled weakly, the upside down...ed-ness causing him some discomfort and brain fog.

"Lilaxi healed the Kobold." Came a female voice from somewhere below, I mean, above Flynt. He quickly looked around, but couldn't lift his head very far as dizziness came quickly once again. Flynt could feel his consciousness slipping again, but just before he passed out, he suddenly fell from the snare and crashed into the ground, groaning as he rolled on his back.

A female Goblin stepped over him. She was about three and a half feet tall, with fur garments on that barely covered her, lets say quite a bit larger than average assets. She had piercing red eyes, bright blue warpaint on her cheeks, nose, her large pointy ears and her thighs, and was holding a spear that was almost as tall as her. Her hair was very unique, a huge red spiky swoosh, like a burst of flame, and she had a tooth necklace dangling down above her rather large breasts. Flynt couldn't speak very well at the moment, so he waited for the Goblin to talk to him.

"Lilaxi didn't mean to injure the Kobold. Lilaxi wanted only to find food and money." She said, in a voice that was rather pleasing, not too forceful, or too quiet. "Lilaxi apologises to the Kobold, and wishes to make amends. What is the Kobolds name?" She asked.

"F... Flynt... Redclaw..." Flynt panted, his strength returning slowly as he waited for some kind of attack. Seeing as the Goblin could have easily slit his throat or burned him alive while he was unconscious, he decided that she wasn't a threat, and lowered his guard a little.

"Flynt Redclaw. Lilaxi Togren likes this Kobolds name. Lilaxi hopes Flynt will follow Lilaxi to receive reparations for injuries caused by Lilaxi's trap." Lilaxi replied, before wandering off through the forest.

Flynt quickly got to his feet and followed, still a little dazed from the landing, but otherwise okay. Lilaxi lead him to a small hut beside a river that flowed from the lake, which he assumed was the Goblins home.

Lilaxi opened the door and headed inside, holding the door open for Flynt as he caught up.

"Thank you." He said as he walked inside.

"Flynt is most welcome." Lilaxi replied as she closed the door.

Inside was pretty basic. A large rug covered the center of the floor, circular in shape and red and blue in colour. A single bed sat against the back wall, a basic wooden one with purple and blue covers. It looked rather soft and inviting. A large table nearby was covered in all sorts of trinkets; a few daggers, a large sword, some scraps of fabric, the same fabric that seemed to make up Lilaxi's clothing, coins, organised into various piles, and on the right side, sat Flynt's belongings. He quickly rushed over and checked everything was still there. Surprisingly, it was. All his gold, his arrows, his clothes, nothing had been taken.

"Lilaxi kept Flynt's items safe, before Lilaxi healed Flynt's head wound." She chimed happily, leaning her spear against the wall.

"Thank you. For keeping me safe and not killing me." Flynt chuckled.

"Lilaxi is no killer. Lilaxi merely traps people, takes a few items and releases the people again. But Lilaxi hurt Flynt, and now Lilaxi will make up for it~" She replied.

Flynt turned to face her, about to ask what she meant by that, but he got his answer before he even said a word.

Lilaxi had removed her clothes and was now stood in front of Flynt, totally naked. Flynt's eyes nearly flew out of his skull as his cheeks turned red. Lilaxi had an amazing body, her breasts were large and perky, tipped with nipples that were a green a few shades darker than her skin. Her skin, apart from the war paint, was immaculate. It looked smoother than Flynt's scales, and glistened in the afternoon sunshine that poured through the one window in her home. Her thighs were round and smooth, a sure sign that she was extremely fit. Her pussy looked tight and inviting, and she had a little patch of pubic hair, the same striking red as her hair, and cut into the shape of a star. Flynt tried to compliment her on her beauty, but all that came out was a squeak, which made him blush harder and shrink a little in embarrassment.

Lilaxi giggled and smiled, turning around to show off her back. She was just as immaculate, and was sporting a rump that could easily have doubled as a whole percussion section, let alone a bongo. She was gorgeous, and by the way she was acting, she was fully aware of it.

"Lilaxi hopes Flynt has fun with Lilaxi's body as an apology~" She giggled, winking at Flynt.

Flynt very nearly passed out again. He was hardly a virgin, in fact he was quite experienced in sex, but this kind of attention, from such a gorgeous female, was enough to make him go nuts.

"You... You want to have sex with me?" He asked, confirming her intentions.

"Yes. Lilaxi saw Flynt's body at the lake, and Lilaxi was impressed with what Lilaxi saw~" She replied, making Flynt blush even harder. He removed his tunic and tossed it on the chair that sat at the end of the table, and then removed his leggings. His natural clumsiness rolled a natural 20, and he tumbled over as he pulled his foot out of the leg hole, making a thud as he landed on the floor. Lilaxi giggled and blushed as he slowly stood back up again, only wearing his boxers now, which were bulging considerably.

"Ooh~ Lilaxi is yet to see Flynt's dick~" She chuckled, licking her lips.

Flynt closed his eyes in embarrassment as he pulled his boxers down, exposing his tapered seven inch member, and his round, smooth balls. Lilaxi blushed and gasped as she stared at him.

"Wow... Lilaxi is very impressed! Flynt is a very attractive Kobold~" She smiled.

"Th-thanks~ Y-you're a very sexy Goblin as well~" Flynt replied, tapping the claws on his index fingers together nervously.

"Lilaxi is thankful for the compliment~ Would Flynt please sit on Lilaxi's bed? Lilaxi would like to start off with a blow job~" The Goblin giggled.

Flynt awkwardly strolled over and sat on the edge of Lilaxi's bed, his legs spread slightly to allow her access.

Lilaxi walked over and kneeled between Flynt's legs, gently gripping his shaft with her hand, which eased a pleasured gasp from the Kobold.

"Is this Flynt's first time?" Lilaxi asked, licking Flynt's shaft as she stroked it.

"Ahhhhh~ N-no... Ohhhh fuck~" He moaned, clearly enjoying the Goblin's handiwork.

"Ah. Good~ Lilaxi can be more rough with Flynt then~" She giggled, letting go of Flynt's cock and wrapping her lips around his tip, sucking gently as she began bobbing her head.

"Ohhh fuck~ Lilaxi that feels amazing~" Flynt purred, his tongue lolling out as his cock throbbed in the little Goblins mouth.

"Mmmmmmm~" Was all that she could reply with, she was far too busy bobbing her head up and down Flynt's shaft, making him moan more and more.

Flynt's right hand eventually found its way to Lilaxi's head, and he caressed her hair and cheek as she bobbed further and further down his length. She scrunched her eyes shut in pleasure, letting out a cute yelp of enjoyment as her cheeks turned red. Her bobbing got slower the further down Flynt's shaft she got, going only half as fast as she took his entire length in her mouth and down her throat over and over again. Flynt could feel his tip hitting the back of her throat every time she forced her way down, and her lips sucked his entire shaft like a vacuum every time she pulled back up. She had opened her eyes again, and was staring lovingly up at him with an innocent, yet lust filled gaze. Flynt continued stroking her cheek, making her nuzzle against his hand as she bobbed faster and faster.

"Ohhhhh fuck~ Ahhhhhh~" Flynt moaned out, feeling his climax nearing. Lilaxi could obviously sense this, as she took his cock from her mouth, and swirled her tongue around his tip, stimulating him in a way he had never felt before, but wouldn't have stopped for anything. After a few moments of tongue swirling, Lilaxi resumed bobbing her head up and down the Kobold's shaft, only this time, she was going much faster.

"Lilaxi... I'm gonna... I'm gonna~ Ahhhhhhhhh~" Flynt gasped, bucking his hips and forcing Lilaxi's head against his crotch as he unloaded rope after rope of warm, gooey cum in her mouth. She let out various garbled squeals of enjoyment and satisfaction as she tasted his seed, her eyes rolling back in her head as she slurped his shaft with her tongue.

Once Flynt had finished climaxing, he released his grip on Lilaxi's head, and began panting. Lilaxi opened her mouth to show off how much fluid she had sucked out of him, and with a wink, she swallowed the lot.

"Mmm~ Flynt's cum tastes like sweet tree sap~ Lilaxi loves it~" She giggled, planting a kiss on his still rock hard member.

"Hahhh... Hahhh..." Flynt panted, his chest rising and falling as he breathed. "That was incredible~ Thank you so much~" He added, gently stroking Lilaxi's cheek again, making her nuzzle him again.

"Hehe~ Silly Kobold~ Lilaxi is far from done with Flynt~" She grinned, fondling his balls in her hand.

"Ahhh~ R-really?" Flynt moaned, secretly jumping with joy. He was enjoying this immensely, and he sure as heck wasn't leaving yet.

"Next Lilaxi wants Flynt to fuck Lilaxi's tailhole~" She giggled, winking at him.

"Okay~ Are you okay going on top~?" Flynt replied, laying on the bed, his head on the pillow as his cock stuck up in the air.

"Hehe~ Lilaxi loves riding~" Lilaxi purred, climbing on the bed and moving between Flynt's legs, facing away so Flynt had an amazing view of the Goblin's butt. Lilaxi rubbed her formidable rump against Flynt's cock, hot-dogging him with a cheeky grin on her face.

"Does Flynt enjoy this~?" She asked seductively.

Flynt nodded and moaned, panting happily. "Yes I do~ Very much~ Ahhhhh~"

Lilaxi chuckled and kept sliding her ass up and down Flynt's cock. "Lilaxi is glad Lilaxi can make Flynt feel good~" She chimed, sitting up and lifting her butt up. "Could Flynt please poke Flynt's cock in Lilaxi's tailhole now?" She asked, blushing in anticipation.

Flynt grinned and happily obliged, pushing his cock forwards until his tip slipped inside the Goblin's ass, making them both moan in pleasure.

"Ahhhh~ That's it~ Now Lilaxi can show Flynt what Lilaxi is really made of~" She growled seductively, and began slamming her ass down on Flynt's crotch, taking his entire length in her tailhole with every bounce.

"Ohhhh fuck! Lilaxi this is fucking amazing!" Flynt panted and moaned, his noises joining with Lilaxi's moans of pleasure and the rhythmic plapping of her buttcheeks against his crotch, making an absolutely beautiful symphony of lewdness that filled the entire room.

"Ohhhh fuck~ Lilaxi hopes that Lilaxi's mother forgives Lilaxi for worshipping Flynt's dick~ Ohhhhhhh it feels so good inside Lilaxi's butt~" Lilaxi moaned, her enjoyment and pleasure immediately discernable in her slightly trembling voice.

"I'm sure she will~ Ahhhhh~ Fucking hell~ Your ass is absolutely spectacular, Lilaxi~" Flynt moaned out, his hands itching for something to do.

"Ohhhhh~ F-feel free to slap Lilaxi's round butt while Lilaxi rides Flynt's perfect cock~" She added, giving him a lewd wink.

Flynt didn't need telling twice. He slapped Lilaxi's ass firmly, but not hard enough to cause pain, making it jiggle beautifully.

"YESSSS!!! JUST LIKE THAT! LILAXI LOVES BEING SPANKED!!!" Lilaxi screamed out, climaxing in ecstatic joy as Flynt repeatedly slapped her butt. Somehow she managed to keep riding Flynt, her pace even accelerating as Flynt played her ass like the world's sexiest drum.

"Ohhhh fuck! Lilaxi I'm going to cum again!" Flynt moaned out, grabbing and spanking her ass.

"Inside! Lilaxi demands that Flynt climaxes inside Lilaxi!" She panted, moaning in pleasure.

"As you wish, sweetie~" Flynt groaned out, pulling Lilaxi down on his cock as he throbbed and ejaculated inside her, making them both yelp in pleasure. Lilaxi came again, soaking Flynt's balls with her fluids, and collapsed forwards, panting lewdly.

"Flynt... Flynt is a wonderful fuckbuddy for Lilaxi~" She panted, giggling happily. She let out a yelp as she felt Flynt grab her waist, and cried out playfully as he pulled her onto his chest, before giving her a loving kiss on the lips.

"I feel the same way about you~" Flynt chuckled as Lilaxi pulled back a little, blushing madly. She yipped happily and wrapped her arms around the Kobold's chest, nuzzling him lovingly.

"Lilaxi loves Flynt~ Lilaxi wants to fuck Flynt with Lilaxi's cunt, but... Lilaxi is out of energy..." She said sadly, looking up at Flynt with eyes sparkling with tears.

Flynt gently rubbed her eyes and smiled. "I could go on top, ya know~" He grinned deviously.

Lilaxi's innocent smile became a mischievous grin. "Ooooh yes~ Lilaxi hope Flynt ravages Lilaxi until Lilaxi cannot walk~" she giggled, licking her lips seductively. "Should Lilaxi be face up or face down for Flynt?"

"Oh face up definitely~ That way I can stare into your beautiful eyes while I pump you full of my warm dragon jizz~" Flynt purred, kissing her cheek.

Lilaxi was so embarrassed by this last statement, that she squeaked adorably and covered her face with both hands. "Lilaxi loves dirty talk too~ Ahhhhh~" She cried out happily, rolling on her back.

Flynt immediately moved over her, waiting for her to spread her legs, which she did without hesitation. Flynt caressed her thighs and used his thumbs to gently spread her dripping pussy, before sliding his member inside her.

"Ohhhhhhh fuck that's wet~" Flynt grinned excitedly, beginning his thrusting as soon as he was inside her.

"Ahhhhhh!!! Flynt's cock feels magical inside Lilaxi's cunt! Lilaxi never wants to stop!" She cried out, her body limp, her breasts bouncing enticingly as Flynt pounded her.

Flynt's thrusts were gaining strength and speed as he continued, which pleased both of them immensely. Lilaxi could do nothing but moan and groan as Flynt fucked her like a sex doll. She was powerless underneath this handsome, powerful Kobold, and she loved it. The wet slaps and slurps as Flynt's length filled her vagina, spilling her fluids out, and his balls smacked against her rump and sprayed the fluids over them, were music to her ears.

"Fucking fuck~ I've never felt so alive~" Flynt moaned out, leaning down to smooch the Goblin.

Lilaxi accepted the kiss and put a hand on the back of Flynt's head, pulling him in tighter as she slid her tongue in his mouth. Lewd moans were muffled by each others mouths, and Flynt sped up his thrusts even more. They were both racing towards their orgasm, and they both knew it.

Flynt pulled his mouth away and kept thrusting, moaning as he did.

"Ahhh~ Ahhh~ Ahhh~ Flynt~ Sh-Show Lilaxi how much strength Flynt has in Flynt's hips~ Give Lilaxi the fastest and hardest pounding Flynt can muster~" She practically begged, panting and purring.

"Sure thing~ But can I cum inside~?" He asked.

"Pump Lilaxi's cunt full of dragon sperm, Flynt has permission to make Lilaxi drip with jizz~" She begged harder, stroking the Kobold's chest.

Flynt nodded, and started thrusting faster than he ever had done before. Lilaxi was so overwhelmed with pleasure, she couldn't even moan. She just let out a pleasured squeal as she made a picture perfect ahegao face.

Not even ten seconds later, Flynt slammed in and unloaded his balls inside the Goblin's pussy, growling in pleasure as he did. Lilaxi responded by clamping down on his cock with her walls and releasing her load, and screaming in joy. Their fluids soon spilled out all over them, and Flynt collapsed on Lilaxi, panting in ecstasy as he pinned the Goblin to the bed.

"I... I can't move..." Flynt panted weakly.

"Don't~ Lilaxi is comfy~" Lilaxi replied, kissing the Kobold on the nose.

Flynt smiled and kissed her back, and they both soon fell asleep, the room falling into a blissful silence as their bodies had a well deserved rest.

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Later that night, Flynt, who had rolled over beside Lilaxi, was woken by the Goblin making noises in her sleep.

"No... Please... Don't hurt Lilaxi..." She groaned, her breathing becoming rapid.

"Lilaxi? Lilaxi wake up, you're having a nightmare." Flynt whispered, gently nudging her.

"Ahh... Lilaxi is weak... Please leave Lilaxi be..." She pleaded to whoever was tormenting her in her nightmare.

"Lilaxi! Wake up!" Flynt tried shaking her awake, but she wouldn't snap out of it.

"No... Ahhhh!!! AAAAAAGH!!!!" Lilaxi screamed as she sat bolt upright, shaking and crying. Flynt quickly embraced her and stroked her head.

"Shshshshhhhh... It's okay.... I've got you..." Flynt said reassuringly as he cuddled the Goblin.

"Li... Lilaxi had dream Lilaxi was back in Lilaxi's village when raiders came..." She sobbed, gripping Flynt's chest as she cried.

Flynt kissed her head and cuddled her tighter, wrapping his tail around her too. "I promise, Lilaxi, if anyone comes after you, I will slaughter them. You're safe as long as I am around." He whispered in her ear.

"Flynt is Lilaxi's hero... Lilaxi is very glad Flynt got caught by Lilaxi's trap~" She smiled and giggled, still crying.

Flynt giggled as well and laid down with her. He had a glance out the window and saw that the moon was still up, and the sky was pitch black behind the numerous dots of starlight.

"It's still night-time." He said quietly. "Do you want to try and get more sleep?"

Lilaxi nodded and rubbed her eyes cutely. "Yes please... Lilaxi is very sleepy... Flynt can play with Lilaxi's breasts if Flynt wishes while Lilaxi cuddles with Flynt~" She purred, pressing her body back against him so they were spooning. Flynt's hands went to Lilaxi's breasts and massaged them gently.

"Like this~?" He whispered.

"Mmmm~ Yes... That feels nice to Lilaxi~ Goodnight Flynt~" She purred, falling back asleep.

"Goodnight Lilaxi~" Flynt giggled, just resting his hands on the Goblin's breasts as he fell asleep too.

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The next morning Flynt woke up and stretched, yawning happily and scratching his head.

"Good morning Li..." He was about to say, but realised Lilaxi was gone. There was no sign of her anywhere. Even her clothes and spear were gone. Flynt was about to rush out of the hut, but his eye fell upon something on the table. Picking up the piece of paper, he began reading:

"Flynt. Lilaxi has gone to catch breakfast for Lilaxi and Flynt. Lilaxi saw Flynt eating cooked fish and wanted to make Flynt the same meal. Flynt can rest longer if Flynt wishes, Lilaxi will wake Flynt when Lilaxi returns. Love from Lilaxi." And the note had a cute little drawing of Lilaxi's face at the bottom, smiling adorably, with a heart surrounding it.

Flynt smiled and folded the note neatly and walked over to his stuff, putting the note in his satchel, before returning to the bed with his Ocarina in his hand. He got comfy under the covers and began playing a tune, specifically In The Hall Of The Mountain King.

After playing the tune a few times, Flynt looked out the window. The sun was just barely over the horizon, and the sunrise looked magnificent. Flynt got back out of bed and put the Ocarina away, just as Lilaxi came in, humming the same tune. She was holding four cooked trout on a piece of wood in her arms, was fully dressed and had a look of happiness on her face.

"Ahhh~ Good morning Flynt~" She chirped happily, giggling and blushing. "Lilaxi hopes Flynt slept well?"

Flynt nodded, walking over and giving her a kiss on the cheek. "I slept amazingly~"

Lilaxi almost dropped the fish in embarrassment. "Lilaxi apologises for waking Flynt up in the night... Lilaxi has suffered from nightmares since Lilaxi was a little Goblin girl..." She said rather solemnly.

"You don't need to apologise at all, Lilaxi. I've had nightmares before. It's horrible." Flynt replied, sitting on the edge of the bed. Lilaxi walked over and handed him the wood with the fish on it.

"Lilaxi will be right back. Lilaxi must retrieve Lilaxi's spear from beside the lake." She smiled, waving happily as she ran off. "Lilaxi loves Flynt~" She added, blowing him a kiss before vanishing back outside.

Flynt blushed and smiled. "I love that girl~" He said to himself, his tail wagging happily. "Maybe I could ask her to come to Sijansar with me..." He thought to himself, but his thoughts were soon interrupted by the delicious aroma of the cooked fish. Flynt sniffed the air hungrily, and though his stomach was rumbling, he mustered all his self control to wait for Lilaxi to get back.

It didn't take long for the mischievous Goblin to return, spear in hand. Flynt's tail wagged as soon as he laid eyes on her.

"Flynt is like a big scaly doggy~" Lilaxi giggled, resting her spear against the wall, before stripping naked and leaping on the bed beside him. Flynt couldn't help but get aroused as she jiggled and bounced, nuzzling against his side lovingly.

"You are an absolute cutie, Lilaxi~ Shall we have breakfast?" Flynt asked, nuzzling her.

"Mhmm! Lilaxi is starving~" She replied, grabbing one of the fish and taking big bites of it, chewing loudly and making happy and satisfied groans and gulps. Flynt was amazed at how savagely she ate. He picked his up and took larger bites, but chewed them slower and more deliberately.

Lilaxi finished her two fish before Flynt had finished his first. He just started on his second as Lilaxi let out an enormous burp, her cheeks going bright red in embarrassment as she covered her mouth.

"Pardon Lilaxi~" She giggled, licking her lips and laying back on the bed. Flynt giggled and ate his second fish, taking not much time at all. Once he swallowed his last mouthful, he too let out a burp, though not as impressive as Lilaxi. She giggled and leapt up, pressing her lips against the Kobold's, smooching him lovingly.

"Lilaxi loves Flynt~" She purred.

"Flynt loves Lilaxi too~" He replied, blushing wildly.

Lilaxi gasped and squealed with delight, bouncing on the bed happily before leaping onto Flynt, making him put his arms out to catch her. She smooched him more and giggled.

"Lilaxi wants to travel with Flynt wherever Flynt is going. Lilaxi will follow Flynt to the ends of the Earth~" She smiled, making Flynt blush and clutch his chest.

"Be still my beating heart~" Flynt thought, hugging the Goblin tightly. Had he just fallen in love with the first girl he found on his travels? You bet your fanfic-reading ass he did~

"I would love for you to come with me, Lilaxi~ In fact, I'm travelling to Sijansar to join the Shining Blade Adventurers Guild." He explained.

Lilaxi gasped. "Sijansar? Lilaxi knows the way there. Lilaxi will lead Flynt to Sijansar and join the Guild with Flynt~" She grinned, giving him a mischievous look. "Then Flynt and Lilaxi can have adventures during the day, and fuck like rampant, horny animals at night~" She purred.

Flynt blushed madly and nodded. "That sounds perfect~" He replied.

"But... Before Lilaxi shows Flynt the way, Lilaxi wants Flynt to ravage Lilaxi~" She grinned, laying on her front and wiggling her butt at Flynt.

Flynt shuddered in pleasure and nodded. "Okay then~" He grinned, moving over and spreading her buttcheeks, exposing her tailhole and pussy. "Which hole shall I fill~?"

"Hehe~ Cunt please Flynt~" Lilaxi purred.

"As you wish, my Goblin Queen~" Flynt giggled, pushing his tip against Lilaxi's pussy lips.

"Ahhhhh~ Flynt is Lilaxi's Kobold King~" She gasped, her tongue hanging out in lewd enjoyment.

Flynt finally slipped his cock inside her, and it was so much tighter in this position. It was like fucking a wet, fleshy vice. Still, he started thrusting, moaning as he built up a rhythm.

"Mmmmmm fuck~ Lilaxi's body belongs only to Flynt~ Ohhhhhh Flynt~" She moaned desperately, panting with each thrust.

"You're such an amazing girl, Lilaxi~ I hope I get to fuck you and cuddle you and kiss you every day for the rest of my life~" He moaned, speeding up and plapping her cheeks much faster now, even adding a good hard spank every few thrusts.

"Lilaxi wants this too!! Aaaaahhh!!!" She screamed out, climaxing from the spanks and Flynt's thrusts. Her walls tightened even further and practically milked Flynt of his orgasm. He moaned and throbbed inside her as he shot ropes of cum in her cunt.

"Ahhhhhhhhh~ Fuck~" Flynt groaned in pleasure as he very slowly pulled out, letting both their fluids seep out onto the bedsheets.

"Hehe~ Lilaxi makes a good cumsock for Flynt's beautiful cock~" Lilaxi giggled, wiggling as she got up.

Flynt laid back and panted as he recovered. "You are much more than a cumsock, Lilaxi~ You are my lover and my girlfriend~" He smiled.

Lilaxi blushed wildly and nodded. "Lilaxi is honoured to be called such names by Flynt, but Lilaxi was talking dirty to Flynt when Lilaxi said Lilaxi makes a good cumsock~" She giggled. "Now come on... Lilaxi and Flynt must wash in the river before getting dressed, then Lilaxi will take Flynt to Sijansar~" She added, tugging on Flynt's hand.

Flynt followed and went with Lilaxi to the river just outside for a well earned wash.

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After about half an hour, Flynt climbed out of the river and helped Lilaxi out.

"Wanna see a cool way I can dry off?" He asked.

Lilaxi nodded enthusiastically.

"Lightning Cloak!" Flynt yelled, and sheathed his body in electricity, drying himself with very little effort, before dispelling it.

"Wow... Lilaxi is impressed with Flynt's magic~ Would Flynt like to see Lilaxi's magic?" She replied, smiling.

Flynt nodded. "Of course!"

Lilaxi closed her eyes. "Yol Kopraan Viing!" She yelled, and a cloak of fire enveloped her, as well as two beautiful wings of fire behind her. Flynt was dumbstruck.

"Holy heck." He gasped, his jaw hanging open.

Lilaxi giggled and winked. "Lilaxi is full of surprises~" She winked, closing her eyes again and dispelling her flames.

"Let's go get dressed and packed up, and then we are off to Sijansar!" Flynt cheered.

"Yay!" Lilaxi cheered in response, running inside ahead of Flynt and giggling as she got dressed.

Flynt put on a clean pair of boxers, a clean pair of leggings and a clean tunic, before stuffing his dirty clothes in the same pocket as before. He then put his belt on, his quiver, his ring and enchanted glove, and his backpack, before taking his bow and smiling.

Lilaxi watched in awe as Flynt got dressed. "Flynt looks extremely cool~ Flynt looks like a hero~" She giggled, grabbing a satchel from the table and filling it with the money she had, as well as one of the daggers and the pieces of fabric, as well as a few apples and a chunk of bread that Lilaxi had kept, and slung it over her shoulder.

"You ready to go then?" Flynt asked.

"Lilaxi is ready~ Lilaxi will lead the way. But first, Lilaxi must leave a note on Lilaxi's door." She smiled, grabbing a piece of paper and scrawling on it, before sticking it the the front door. It read 'Lilaxi has gone to Sijansar. Strangers are welcome to use Lilaxi's bed to rest.'

Flynt smiled warmly as he read the note. Clearly she shared more similarities with him than he thought, and he just felt more and more attached to her~

Lilaxi smiled and closed the door behind them as they began walking through the forest, hand in hand.

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After an hour or so, Flynt and Lilaxi came to a rather large gorge. It was quite wide and very deep, and seemed to stretch for miles in either direction.

"Lilaxi and Flynt must cross this ravine to continue." Lilaxi pointed out, before looking up at Flynt. "Any ideas?"

Flynt was already scanning the area, looking for any way to get across. He noticed a tree that was easily taller than the gap was wide growing right on the edge of the ravine. An idea formed in his head, and he walked over to it and examined it.

"Lilaxi can see Flynt has a plan~ Lilaxi wants to watch~" She smiled, sitting cross legged and observing the Kobold.

Flynt pulled an arrow from his quiver and fired it into the base of the tree. He then grabbed hold of the metal arrowhead and closed his eyes. "Lightning Cloak!" He yelled, and the electrisity surged into the arrowhead, detonating instantly. The explosion made Lilaxi jump, and it also caused the tree to topple over, making a bridge across.

"Yay! Flynt is a big brain Kobold!" Lilaxi cheered, dancing for joy.

Flynt giggled and climbed up on the fallen tree, before helping Lilaxi up. "Be careful on here. If we slip, there's no way we will survive that fall." He said.

Lilaxi nodded and followed Flynt across slowly. One step after the other.

Eventually they reached the other side, and hopped down, before continuing on their way.

Flynt realised something. Since he met Lilaxi, he had less clumsy accidents. He felt more focused and more present. Probably because he was in love with her and wanted to impress her at every opportunity. While he was thinking, he felt Lilaxi's hand slip into his, and he held it lovingly. She looked up at him and giggled cutely.

"I can't wait to be guild mates with you, Lilaxi~" He grinned.

"Lilaxi can't wait either~ It's going to be so much fun, sharing a room with Flynt, being able to cuddle and snuggle and fuck whenever Lilaxi wants~" She chuckled.

"You certainly do love having sex, don't you~?" He giggled, blushing happily.

"Lilaxi loves having sex with Flynt. Lilaxi is only a slut for Flynt~" She purred.

"Hehe~ Naughty lil Goblin~" Flynt grinned, picking her up and smooching her lovingly.

"Mmmmmm~ Big horny Kobold~" She giggled, kissing back, before continuing to walk hand in hand with him.

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After another hour or so, Lilaxi heard Flynt's stomach growl, and stopped walking.

"Everything okay?" Flynt asked, a little concerned.

"Mhm! Lilaxi wants to stop for a food break. Lilaxi heard Flynt's belly rumble~" She giggled, rummaging through her satchel for the apples and bread. Eventually she found them, and gave half the bread and two apples to Flynt, and kept the other two apples for herself.

Flynt happily took the food and sat on a rock nearby. Lilaxi sat against a tree next to the rock, both of them happily munching away.

"Do you mind if I ask what your nightmares were about, Lilaxi?" Flynt asked, chomping on an apple.

"Not at all. When Lilaxi was a young Goblin, Orc raiders came and ransacked Lilaxi's village. Most of the Goblins were killed, but Lilaxi and a few others were kept as sex slaves..." She said sadly. "The Orcs only used Lilaxi a few times before they got fed up with Lilaxi, and locked Lilaxi away in a shed. Lilaxi could hear the screams from Lilaxi's village mates, though, and Lilaxi heard everything as they violated them..."

Flynt was stunned. He knew Orcs were perverted, brutal evil creatures for the most part, but kidnapping and raping young Goblins made his blood boil with rage.

"One day, when the Orcs fed Lilaxi, they left the door unlocked. Lilaxi waited for the Orcs to leave, and then ran. Lilaxi ran and found a very strong stick and a super sharp flint, and tied them together to make a spear. This spear." Lilaxi explained, waggling her spear.

Flynt nodded, amazed that she still had the same spear after all this time.

"Lilaxi snuck back in the dead of night, executed the Orcs and freed Lilaxi's village mates. All of them ran and Lilaxi never saw any of them again. Lilaxi then spent a couple of years wandering around, hunting animals for food, until Lilaxi made a hut. Then Lilaxi spent time trapping and robbing unsuspecting travellers, and that's how Lilaxi met Flynt." She sighed, wiping a tear away.

Flynt leaned over and scooped her up onto his lap, cuddling her silently. Nothing needed to be said. He was just doing his duty in calming and soothing Lilaxi. Just as they started cuddling, thunder crashed overhead, and rain started pouring down, making both Kobold and Goblin wet. Retreating inside a nearby fallen tree, that had decayed and was a hollow shell, Flynt and Lilaxi cuddled and waited for the storm to pass.

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After about an hour of waiting, it was pretty obvious that the rain was going nowhere.

"We could be here all day and all night, Lilaxi. We should probably get moving, rain or no rain." Flynt said to the Goblin beside him.

"Sijansar is only a couple of hours away. Lilaxi and Flynt could make it easily by running." Lilaxi replied, smiling. "It is Flynt's decision."

Flynt looked at Lilaxi and smiled. "Come on~ Lets go for a run~" He grinned.

Lilaxi squeaked in excitement. "Lilaxi will get to see Flynt's powerful legs at work~" She giggled.

"You certainly will~" Flynt chuckled, scooping Lilaxi up and sprinting through the rain. His clawed feet gripped easily even in the wet conditions, and his strong legs propelled the twosome through the forest at an incredible speed.

"Wheeee! Lilaxi is enjoying this!" She cheered, clinging to Flynt like an adorable green limpet.

Flynt giggled and held her tightly, making sure to avoid trees, streams, caves and ditches as he bound effortlessly through the rain. Lilaxi even began falling asleep, feeling safe and secure in the arms of her hero and guardian, but she shook herself awake so she could give directions to Flynt when he needed them.

Flynt continued running, his scaley feet making slapping noises on the wet grass as he strode, fatigue and tiredness having seemingly no effect on the athletic Kobold. Lilaxi was impressed he could keep going for so long without stopping. After half an hour, he was still sprinting at a remarkable pace.

"Flynt is insanely strong! How does Flynt have so much endurance?" Lilaxi asked, astounded by it. Her little legs, though fast, were no match for Flynt's stamina.

"Hehe~ I learned some techniques while I was at school. Correct breathing, leg movements, lung capacity training, plus I have good endurance anyway. I can run for over twelve hours without a break. Provided I have had lots of sleep beforehand." Flynt explained, breathing deeply, one in breath for every seven strides he made, and one out breath for every seven.

After an hour and a half, the forest started to thin out, and Flynt and Lilaxi looked at each other happily. They both knew that the forest thinning meant they were getting closer to Sijansar.

"Flynt is almost there! Sijansar is on the other side of this field!" Lilaxi cheered, the rain still following them.

After a few minutes, Sijansar came into view as Flynt crested over a small hill. It was huge. Buildings and houses spread out across the land like trees in a forest. Roads wound between the buildings like the veins on a leaf. And even though it was a rainy evening, Flynt could see creatures of all kinds moving about in the comforting glow of hundreds of street lights. The rain made the lights look magical, and Flynt's eyes sparkled.

"Finally~ Finally I've made it~" He grinned, slowing down to a walk, before rummaging through his satchel with one hand. "I made it here, Obsidia, Jasper~ I..." Then he stopped talking and started to panic. "No... No no no no no!"

Lilaxi climbed to the floor and looked up at Flynt. "What's wrong?"

"Fuck... I've left my necklace on your table back at the hut..." He said, heartbroken. The gift his sister had made for him was gone.

Lilaxi thumped the base of her spear on the ground. "No. Lilaxi will go home and fetch Flynt's necklace." She announced.

"I can't ask you to do that... Especially not in this weather..." Flynt replied, sighing at his own stupidity.
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"It will take Lilaxi no time at all!" She closed her eyes. "Qo Fus Viing!" As she cast another spell, two wings made from lightning sprouted from her back, seeming to burn away the rain before it could touch her. As she flapped the wings, he lifted up in the air and smiled. "Find an Inn for the night, Lilaxi will be back in the morning~"

Flynt was about to protest, but he realised there was no way he would stop her. "Please be safe, Lilaxi..." He told her. "I love you..."

Lilaxi purred and flew closer, giving Flynt a loving kiss on the lips. "Lilaxi loves Flynt too~" She smiled, before flying off back to her hut.

Flynt stood and watched her fly away, getting smaller and smaller until she disappeared from view. Flynt still watched and waited for a few minutes, before turning to face the large, imposing walls of Sijansar, alone.

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Flynt walked over to the entrance, a huge rampart with a gap in the center for people and carriages to enter. It was manned at all times by a team of heavily armoured and heavily armed soldiers. They wore sturdy metal helms that bore the crest of Sijansar, a hammer, sword and magic staff crossed on a rainbow crest. Sijansar was know for being accepting of anyone, be you male, female, trans, Kobold, Goblin, Human, Bird, Lower class, upper class or anything in between. Flynt had heard this as a youngster and it made him want to go even more.

As he walked through, the guards eyed him judgingly, as if he was smuggling in contraband. One of the guards, a Thri-Kreen warrior, basically a humanoid Mantis, walked over, wielding a polearm with an axe head at either end, and a big metal shield, and stood in front of Flynt, blocking his path.

"I-is there a problem?" Flynt asked, nervously.

"...You're not from round here are you, Kobold?" He asked in a very chirpy voice.

Flynt shook his head.

"Mind telling me your name?" The Mantis asked.

"Flynt Redclaw." Flynt replied.

"Redclaw? You mean Redclaw of Emerald Keep?" Came the response.

"Yeah. That's me." Flynt smiled.

"Good lad! Your father, Granit Redclaw, was a guard here long ago. How is the old devil?" The soldier grinned.

"Doing great~ I'm the middle of three kids he had~" Flynt smiled, his nervousness replaced by an eagerness to learn about his father. "Was my father a good guard?"

"Granit was the best guard we ever had. He was brutal and lethal in combat, but friendly and kind to the innocent. My name is Zikay. I used to work with him. Best damn teammate we had." Zikay laughed.

"My father was really that good?" Flynt asked, his eyes sparkling in admiration.

"You bet your scales he was. Come on, you're free to roam the city. Have fun, and stay outta trouble. Oh, and when that Goblin comes back, I'll be sure to let her through." Zikay smiled, heading back to his post.

"I will! Thanks Zikay!" Flynt smiled happily, walking through to Sijansar.

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Once Flynt was inside the walls, it was incredible.

Even though it was still raining, creatures of all shapes and sizes were going about their business. From Dwarves to Nekos, Goblins to Orcs, Dragon Folk to Stryx, and everything in between. Flynt was awestruck. So awestruck, in fact, he became a bit overwhelmed and quickly realised he had no idea where to go.

Just then, Flynt heard something bouncing towards him. He looked to his left, and down, to see a blue Slime sat a few feet away, smiling.

"Greetings stranger! Welcome to Sijansar!" He said in a very cheerful and friendly voice.

"Hello!" Flynt replied, kneeling down to get a better look at the gooey creature.

"My name is Oozey! I'm a Slime and I basically work as a helper for newcomers to this wonderful town." The Slime chuckled, bouncing up and down in such a way that he looked like he was getting ready to leap up in the air. A small golden crown with a round red gem in the center sat atop his head, and he had a small red silken cape, adorned with golden thread in the shape of a happy slime, around his... Shoulders? Where you would expect the shoulders on a Slime to be.

"It's nice to meet you Oozey! I'm Flynt. I travelled here from Emerald Keep~" Flynt replied happily, completely unfazed by the rain that was still pouring down. And why should he be fazed? His scales were completely waterproof, as was his backpack and satchel.

"Emerald Keep!? That's a loooong way away! It must have taken goo a long slime to get here." Oozey giggled, equally unfazed by the rain, being a creature made from gel.

"Only a few days. I travel pretty fast~" Flynt replied, giving the ooze a gentle stroke on the head. Oozey squirmed happily and his eyes sparkled adorably as he did.

"Eeeeee~ I looooooove head pats~ Thank youuuu~" Oozey nuzzled up against Flynt's hand as the Kobold petted him. Flynt giggled and kept stroking the Slime as he spoke.

"I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of a tavern or an inn that I could stay at, please Oozey." Flynt asked.

"Certainly! I'll show goo the way! Follow me!" He grinned, bouncing off down the road. His cape fluttered and his crown bounced as he jumped along the cobbled path. Flynt's feet felt comforted by the cobbles. They reminded him of the paths back in Emerald Keep. It wasn't hard for him to keep up with Oozey, so he looked around as he went after the Slime.

Most of the buildings Flynt passed were homes, but the odd café and merchant stood between them, with wonderfully original names, like a merchant named the Greedy Goblin. Flynt chuckled to himself as he followed Oozey.

"Heeeeeere we are! The Sleepy Serpent Inn!" Oozey smiled, stopping in front of a small cosy looking building at the end of a row of houses. The sign for the Inn had a drawing of a snake in a nightcap curled up on a big cushion, and it immediately made Flynt smile.

"Thank you very much, Oozey! I hope we get to meet again while I'm here." Flynt grinned, kneeling down to stroke the Slime once more. It was very pleasant. It felt like stroking a thick water balloon filled with cool water.

"Goo are most welcome, Flynt~ And I hope our paths cross again real soon~ Gooooood luck with your endeavours!" Oozey gave a happy wiggle dance, then bounced off again, back towards the entrance gates.

Flynt walked up to the door and gently pushed it open. It squeaked noisily.

"Hello?" Flynt asked as he went inside.

"I will be right wittttthhhhhh you darling!" Came a serpentine voice from the other room.

Flynt walked over to the front desk and leaned against it as he looked around.

"There we go~ How may I help you today, my dear?" Came the voice from right behind Flynt.

"Gah!!" He jumped, the suddenness of the voice startling him.

"Hehehe~ Sssssssorry my dear~ Before I sssssstarted thissssssss inn, I wasssssss an assssassssin~ Sssssssneaky entrancccccccessss are my ssssspeciality~" The Naga chuckled.

"No worries~" Flynt replied, looking at the Naga. She looked rather cool. Her head was that of a Cobra, complete with a regal looking skin hood on her neck. She had bright green scales everywhere but her neck and belly, which was silver. She wore an ornate looking breastplate over her bust, and a battle skirt to cover her lower parts. A beautiful long tail, at least twenty feet in length, sprouted out from where you would expect to see legs, and around her neck, she had a pendant with a green gem, probably an Emerald.

"My name isssssss Ssssseraph~ I assssssume you are interessssssted in a room, my Kobold friend~" Seraph asked.

"Yes please! Just for one night if that's okay." Flynt replied, scratching his head.

"Cccccertainly my dear. That will be Ten gold piecccccesssss pleasssssse~" Seraph added, handing Flynt a room key, and taking the money he produced from his satchel.

"Thank you very much Seraph!" Flint replied, wandering off up the stairs to his room.

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He reached the top of the stairs and turned left, before heading for the door marked 016, the number printed on his key. Just as he got to the door, the door opposite opened and out came a rather handsome Kitsune. He was a bit shorter than Flynt, and had silky brown hair and adorable pointed ears. A big bushy tail poked out from his rump, and as the two creatures locked gazes, it began to wag cutely.

"H-Hello..." The Kitsune said nervously.

"Hai! My name is Flynt Redclaw! I'm new here~" Flynt grinned in a friendly manner.

"M-my name is Nicky... Nicky Darkfur... I-it's nice to meet you, Flynt~" Nicky smiled, blushing a little.

"It's nice to meet you too, Nicky!" Flynt giggled.

"I-I'd better get going... If I see you again, we should hang out~" Nicky waved shyly as he headed off down the stairs.

"Sure thing! Goodbye!" Flynt called after him, and turned his attention back to his door.

Finding the door had been easy, and with a satisfying clunk, Flynt pushed the key in the keyhole and twisted it, before opening the door and heading inside, locking it behind him.

Inside the room was rather cosy. A single bed sat against the wall to the left, with a bedside cabinet sporting a lamp and an alarm clock. Opposite the bed was a single armchair next to a large bookshelf. Having a quick look at the titles of the books, he quickly realised something. The bottom shelf had simple books with lots of pictures and educational books, like Atlases, animal books and the like. The next shelf had fiction books, like Flynt's favourite book ever, White Fang. The third shelf had much more advanced books, like The History Of Magic, Bestiary of Earth and Almanac Of Plants and Herbs. The fourth, final shelf, had adult books, mainly hentai and porn. Flynt blushed wildly as he read some of the titles. "How to Mate your Dragon... The Lusty Argonian Maid... Orcish Orgies... Goblin Deez Nuts..." The last one made Flynt burst out laughing.

Taking his backpack off, he put it, his quiver and bow, and his belt on the armchair and sighed. He was missing Lilaxi. Hopefully she would get his necklace and be back sooner than expected. He removed his ring and glove and put them on the bedside table, before sitting on the edge of the bed. The bed was so soft, he sank into it. As he laid back, he realised just how tired he was. Quickly getting naked and putting his dirty clothes in the same pocket of his backpack, he scrambled up under the blanket and rested his head on the pillow. He was comfy, but it would never be as good as the bed in Lilaxi's hut that they had shared.

"Please be safe Lilaxi..." He thought to himself, picturing her gorgeous face as he drifted off to sleep, the rain pounding down on the window outside not ceasing for a second.

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Flynt was woken up very late in the night by rattling on the door handle. He hadn't fully woken up when he tried to get out of bed, and ended up falling on his face, and dragging the blanket with him. The thump he made was quickly followed by an 'Ow!', as he rubbed his snout.

The door to his room opened quietly, and a familiar voice was heard whispering.

"Flynt? Is Flynt there? Lilaxi has returned with Flynt's necklace, and some food." Lilaxi whispered, closing the door behind her as she entered the room.

"Down here Lilaxi." Flynt groaned, tangled up in the blanket.

"What is Flynt doing on the floor?" Lilaxi asked innocently.

"You startled me and I fell out of bed." Flynt chuckled.

"Oh... Lilaxi apologises for making Flynt jump. Does Flynt need help getting up?" Lilaxi asked, putting Flynt's necklace beside his ring on the bedside table, and a package of food beside it, before putting her own satchel with Flynt's backpack and turning the lamp on to illuminate the bed area.

"No it's quite alright. I'm a big boy after all." Flynt groaned, clambering out of the blanket, revealing his naked body to the Goblin, and allowing him to get a good look at her. She was completely and utterly soaked, and trying her best to hide the fact that she was shivering.

"Lilaxi knows Flynt is a big boy. In more ways than one~" She giggled, rubbing her shoulder.

"Jeez, you must be freezing, Lilaxi... Quickly get your clothes off and I'll warm you up." Flynt told her, replacing the blanket on the bed and getting under it, sitting with it round him like a tepee, before opening it to allow Lilaxi to get on his lap.

"O-okay~" Lilaxi replied, getting her clothes off and tossing them in a pile, where they landed with a wet thump. She then walked over and clambered onto the Kobold's lap, wrapping her arms around him while he wrapped the blanket around them both. Flynt could feel that Lilaxi was chilled to the bone, and her skin was like ice.

"Does that feel better?" He asked her.

"A little... Lilaxi got soaked after crashing into a tree and falling in a puddle..." She replied, still shuddering.

Flynt wrapped his arms around her and kissed her wet forehead. "You poor thing... How about this, then? Everglow Embrace." Flynt said, his body starting to glow and his body temperature beginning to rise a little, warming up Lilaxi as he held her against him.

"Ohhhhh~ Lilaxi feels wonderful~ Flynt is a wonderfully good cuddle buddy~" Lilaxi giggled, her temperature rising in tandem with Flynt's.

"I'm glad to hear it~ I'd hate for you to get a cold because of me..." Flynt replied, nuzzling Lilaxi's cheek.

"Why would it be because of Flynt? Lilaxi is the one that fell in the puddle." She said, confused.

"I know, but you were only in that situation because I forgot my necklace. If I hadn't forgotten it, you wouldn't have been there to fall in." Flynt added.

"Well... Yes. But Lilaxi wanted to help. Is Flynt not grateful for Lilaxi's help?" Lilaxi sniffed.

"No no no no... Of course I am! I just meant that if you got ill, I would have felt responsible. I'm grateful for everything you do for me, Lilaxi... You are my gorgeous lil Goblin~" Flynt smiled reassuringly, smooching Lilaxi on the cheek.

Lilaxi teared up and kissed him back on the lips, sniffling as she did. "Flynt is Lilaxi's big sexy hero~ Lilaxi thanks Flynt for being such a wonderful boyfriend~" She whimpered, trying not to cry.

Flynt sniffed and held back tears too. "It's my pleasure~ If you're happy, I'm happy~" He giggled.

Lilaxi nuzzled against his chest and sighed happily. "Lilaxi loves Flynt with all Lilaxi's heart~" She smiled up at him.

"I love you with all my heart too, Lilaxi~" Flynt replied, holding her against him, his body still warming the Goblin up.

After a little while, Lilaxi moved and grabbed the package of food. "Lilaxi was told by a bouncy Slime that Flynt would like this food~" She smiled, handing Flynt the package.

"Bouncy Slime? Do you mean Oozey?" Flynt asked, taking the package.

Lilaxi nodded. "The little blue slime with a cape and a crown."

"Hehe~ I wonder what this is..." Flynt grinned, opening it up, to reveal a platter of various types of Sushi. Flynt's jaw dropped open and he smiled widely.

"Lilaxi can see Oozey was correct about what Flynt would like~" Lilaxi giggled.

"I love Sushi~ It's my favourite food~" Flynt giggled with glee, leaning over and kissing Lilaxi.

Lilaxi blushed madly in response and giggled. "May Lilaxi share some with Flynt?" She asked, giving Flynt her cutest pleading eyes.

"Of course! Grab a piece~" Flynt smiled, putting the pot between them.

Lilaxi picked up a Salmon Hosomaki roll. She sniffed it and examined it carefully. "What is the black stuff around the outside?" She asked.

"That's Nori. It's essentially seaweed which is dried out and crushed into wafer thin strips. It's super healthy and delicious too~" Flynt explained.

"Okay." Lilaxi replied, still a little unsure. She popped it in her mouth and chewed it, her eyes opening wide as she tasted it. "Oh goodness... It's delicious!" She purred, grabbing some different ones.

"Hehe~ Sushi is awesome~ I'm gonna learn to make it myself someday~" Flynt smiled, popping some in his mouth and chewing happily.

Lilaxi scoffed more and purred happily, looking like she was eating the best food she had ever eaten. "Lilaxi will get Flynt more Sushi~ Lilaxi will be right back!" She grinned, leaping up and out of bed before running to the door, opening it hastily and running out.

Flynt giggled. "I wonder if she will realise that she is naked~" He said to himself.

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Flynt was relaxing reading a book when Lilaxi came back with two more packages of Sushi. Her face was bright red and she looked rather embarrassed.

"I see you realised then~" Flynt smirked.

Lilaxi nodded, staying silent as she walked over.

"You realised at the shop, didn't you?" Flynt asked.

Again, Lilaxi nodded, saying absolutely nothing as she put the packages on the bed beside Flynt.

"Wanna tell me what happened?" Flynt asked, stroking the Goblin's back.

"Shopkeeper let Lilaxi have the Sushi for free, if Lilaxi bounced up and down for Shopkeeper." She replied, blushing madly, but having a little cheeky smile on her face, that said she was embarrassed by what happened, but also proud of the fact she can get away with not paying for stuff by using her body.

"Hehe~ You enjoyed it didn't you~?" Flynt grinned, teasing her.

Lilaxi nodded and giggled. "Lilaxi did enjoy it~ Lilaxi didn't enjoy walking there and back naked though..." She smirked.

"Come on. Lets get this Sushi eaten then we can curl up and sleep for a few more hours." Flynt smiled.

"Yay! Snuggling with Flynt makes Lilaxi happy~" Lilaxi grinned cutely, and the two of them scoffed another two helpings of delicious fish and veggie sushi.

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Once they had finished, they turned the lights out, and Flynt curled up under the blankets with Lilaxi facing him, cuddled up against him.

"Flynt?" Lilaxi asked quietly.

"Yes my dear Goblin?" Flynt replied, his eyes still closed.

"Why does Flynt like Lilaxi?" She asked innocently.

Flynt opened his eyes to look at her, and she looked worried, like she had been pondering this for a while.

"I don't like you." Flynt replied.

Lilaxi looked like she was going to burst into tears. "Wh-what?"

"I love you, you silly lil green bean~" Flynt chuckled, kissing her on the lips.

Lilaxi immediately kissed back and calmed down.

"As for why I love you? You are beautiful, funny, a fantastic lover and a wonderful companion, and it makes my heart flutter to see you smile~" Flynt added, cuddling her tight and smooching her.

Lilaxi giggled and blushed bright red. "Lilaxi loves Flynt because Flynt is big, strong, handsome, smart and fun~ Not to mention sexy as fuck~" Lilaxi grinned, stroking the Kobold's back.

"Hehe~ Come on... Lets get some more sleep~" Flynt yawned, nuzzling Lilaxi.

"...Can Flynt have sex with Lilaxi first?" She asked cutely, rubbing her breasts against Flynt's chest.

Flynt immediately started getting aroused, and looked grumpily at Lilaxi.

"Okay~ Hehe~" Flynt giggled, rubbing his growing erection between Lilaxi's legs. She immediately moaned and started rubbing her pussy against his tip, making them both moan out.

"That's it Flynt~ Ohhhhh yesssss~" Lilaxi moaned and purred, groping her own breasts as Flynt slipped his cock inside her.

"Ohhhhhh yeah~ This is just amazing no matter what we do~" Flynt moaned happily, speeding up his thrusts.

"Ahhh ahhh ah ah ah ah ah ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhhhhhhhhhhh~" Lilaxi moaned, her sparkly lil eyes rolling back in her head as she moaned.

Flynt could tell he was doing particularly well, and kept speeding up. "Ohhhhhh fuck~ I'm almost done~" He moaned.

"Lilaxi is too! Ohhhh fuck!" Lilaxi moaned, gritting her teeth as Flynt pounded into her wet, tight pussy.

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!" Flynt yelled as he slammed in and unloaded, shooting rope after rope of warm cum inside her.

Lilaxi climaxed as soon as his cum hit her insides, and her walls clamped down on Flynt's cock, milking him for all of his delicious cum.

"Ohhhhhh fuck~ Lilaxi is seeing stars after that pounding, Flynt~" She purred, panting as her eyes closed and opened again.

"That was amazing~ Hehe~ We could sleep like this if you wanted~" Flynt chuckled.

"Y-yes please~" Lilaxi panted, purring happily.

"Night night cutie~" Flynt yawned.

"Goodnight... Handsome~" Lilaxi replied sleepily.

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The next morning, Flynt woke up first as a beam of sunlight went across his face.

"Dammit... I was enjoying that dream..." He sighed.

Lilaxi was still fast asleep, and Flynt got out of bed very carefully so he didn't disturb her. Heading into the bathroom, he turned the shower on and had a quick wash, before hopping out and using his Lightning Cloak to dry off.

Luckily the shower hadn't woken up Lilaxi, so Flynt grabbed a piece of paper, and wrote a note on it that read as follows:

Dear Lilaxi. I've gone to get us some breakfast, and to get some intel as to where the Guild is located. I will be back soon~ Love from Flynt~

Flynt then put the note on the table beside the bed, and grabbed his jewelry and glove, quickly putting them on. He then grabbed another clean set of clothes, and got fully dressed, before putting his belt around his waist, and his quiver and bow on his back. He then took the room key and put it in his satchel, and headed out the door, not before blowing Lilaxi a kiss.

Heading down the stairs and outside, he looked around. It was quite quiet, being so early in the morning.

Flynt was then startled by a loud snore coming from beside him. He looked down to see Oozey the Slime, asleep in the doorway of the inn. His crown had tilted a little and was in danger of falling off.

"Hehe~" Flynt chuckled, and leaned down to adjust the Slime's crown, and Oozey opened his eyes.

"Huh? Oh it's goo, Flynt. Good morning~" Oozey yawned, smiling tiredly.

"Hey Oozey~ I didn't mean to wake you up, I was just adjusting your crown, it looked like it was gonna fall off." Flynt replied.

"Oh? Well that's nice of goo~ I appreciate it~ The last thing I want is for my crown to fall off and go bouncing down the street." Oozey giggled, yawning again.

"I suppose so~ Say Oozey, you wouldn't happen to..." Flynt began to say but was cut off by a scream from nearby.

"STOP!!! THIEF!!!" Came a shrill female scream, and Flynt looked up as a hooded creature sprinted past, clutching a bag of gold.

Flynt jumped up and started sprinting after the thief, his bow already nocked as he took aim and loosed a single arrow. It whizzed through the air and caught the bag of gold, impaling it in a nearby wall. The thief struggled to try and free the bag, and Flynt had already caught up by then.

"Hold my crown and leave this to me, Flynt..." Oozey said, bouncing slowly over to the thief as Flynt watched.

"Back off slime boy, or I'll make sure you spend the rest of your days as a puddle." The thief growled, pulling out a knife.

Oozey giggled. "Goo really have messed up by stealing, buddy. But I will give goo once chance to apologise and leave, and I won't hurt goo." He smirked.

The thief, who had revealed himself to be a Dragonfolk by removing his hood, laughed.

"You? Hurt me? Fuck off. You don't have a snowballs chance in hell against me." He laughed at Oozey.

Oozey took a deep breath and smiled. "Don't say I didn't warn goo~" He grinned, bouncing towards him, and straight past.

"What the..." The thief pondered, watching the Slime bounce past him, and ricochet off a wall, before hitting him with very little force. "Is that all you got?"

"Nope~" Oozey chuckled. He continued bouncing around, off walls and signposts, building up more and more momentum, until he hit the thief again, this time making him double over in pain.

"Fuck!" He yelled, clutching his stomach, but was quickly silenced by Oozey slamming into his face even faster than before.

On and on it went, and Flynt smiled happily as he watched the heroic Slime bounce around like a sentient pinball, slamming into the thief over and over and over, eventually pinning him into a wall, and slamming into him with such force that he embedded into the wall. Oozey bounced off and landed in front of the thief, who was bloodied and bruised from the repeated impacts, and smiled. "I did warn goo~" He smiled, and bounced back over to Flynt to rapturous applause from the onlookers, including Flynt.

Flynt put the crown back on the Slime's head and chuckled. "That was impressive!" He grinned, watching as two armed guards arrived to take the thief to the hospital, and then prison.

Oozey giggled. "It's a lil skill I learned from playing games in the forest with my brothers and sisters. We would bounce around trees trying to tag each other." Oozey explained, a proud smile on his face. "I was always top Slime~"

"Hehe~ Ooh! We better return the money!" Flynt realised, rushing over and pulling his arrow out of the wall and taking the bag of gold.

"I believe the victim was this way." Oozey said, bouncing along beside Flynt.

"Yeah. Let's go find her." Flynt replied.

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Flynt and Oozey were stood back outside the inn again, but Flynt was a little richer and Oozey was a lot happier.

"Yay she gave me head pats~ Hehe~" Oozey giggled, still trembling with joy.

"Well you certainly deserved them~" Flynt grinned, counting the ten gold pieces into his pouch.

"Oh yeah. Weren't goo gooing to ask me something, Flynt?" Oozey asked.

"Hmm? Oh yeah! I wanted to know where I could get some bacon and eggs." Flynt smiled.

"Oh! There is a small vendor that is just beside the gate every morning, he sells breakfast and is a really good guy. I'll lead the way if goo like." Oozey smiled happily.

"Thanks! I certainly appreciate you helping me out, Oozey. I'm learning a lot about the layout of this town thanks to you~" Flynt giggled.

"Awwww shucks... It's nice to be appreciated! You're a very friendly Kobold, Flynt, and I'm happy to help goo out~" Oozey replied.

Flynt was about to reply, but was cut off by his stomach grumbling.

"Hehe~ Now lets get goo some breakfast~" Oozey chuckled, leading Flynt down the road.

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Oozey led Flynt to a small wooden cart that had pulled over to the side of the street. There were no horses at the front of the cart, which Flynt found strange. Usually a cart of this size was pulled by at least one sturdy horse, but Flynt thought nothing more of it. The delicious smell of various foods cooking was wafting from inside the cart, which was about the same size as a cargo wagon that horses pull.

"Are goo in there, Fynick?" Oozey asked, hopping over to the front of the cart, which had been converted into an opening so that it looked like a takeaway food shop. "It's me. Oozey!"

A small fox with rather large ears poked its head out, and smiled widely. "Oozey! It's great to see you buddy!" Fynick exclaimed, coming out from a door at the side of the cart, and rushing over to give his gooey chum a hug.

"How have goo been?" Oozey asked, nuzzling into the small foxes chest.

"I've been great! How have you been ya gooey goober?" Fynick grinned.

"I've been magnificent! Me and Flynt just foiled a thief who tried running off with some poor lizards coin pouch at knifepoint." Oozey replied.

"Flynt? Who is Flynt?" Fynick asked, looking at the Slime.

"That'd be me." Flynt smiled, clearing his throat.

"Ah!" Fynick smiled, putting Oozey down and standing a few feet away from Flynt. Fynick was quite short, only about three feet in height, but his impressive ears added another foot on top. He had light orange fur all over his body, with creamy white fur inside his ears, and on his neck, going down to his chest. His tail was big and fluffy, and he had a clean chefs outfit on, minus the hat. His eyes were bright orange, and he had a big grin on his face. "Any friend of Oozey is a friend of mine. Name's Fynick Fawkes. It's a pleasure to meet you, Flynt!" He said happily.

Flynt shook his hand and smiled. "Flynt Redclaw. It's nice to meet you too!"

Fynick giggled, shaking Flynt's hand politely. "I assume you boys are hungry after your heroic deeds?"

"I'm starving!" Flynt replied, his stomach rumbling audibly.

"Me goo~" Oozey bounced happily, licking his lips.

"Hehe~ Lemme whip you up a couple of my signature dish then~" Fynick grinned, heading back inside his cart and closing the door. Inside, various sounds and smells were emanating from the cooker that he had, and after about ten minutes, he reappeared at the opening. "Ta-da! Two Medipacks!" He grinned, handing Flynt a cardboard container, and putting Oozeys on the floor in front of the Slime.

"Why are they called Medipacks?" Flynt asked curiously.

"They are called Medipacks, because you could be on the verge of death from starvation, and one of these babies will give you enough energy to survive~" Fynick grinned happily.

Flynt looked inside. There was a pile of French fries, topped with cheese and bacon, with an egg fried sunny-side-up on top, and on top of that was a sprinkling of chopped spring onions, chopped bell peppers and various herbs and spices. Flynt took a big sniff of it and started drooling. Fynick chuckled and watched intently as Flynt took a wooden fork from the container on the cart, and took great care in getting a bit of everything in on go. As he put it in his mouth, his eyes opened wide and he froze in place.

"Good eh?" Fynick grinned.

"Good? This is the best thing I've ever eaten!" Flynt exclaimed, scoffing what remained in less than a minute.

Fynick giggled and looked down at Oozey.

"Perfect as always, Fynick~" The Slime cooed, chowing down on the delicious grub.

"Good to hear!" Fynick grinned.

"Can I get another one to go, please? My girlfriend has got to try it~" Flynt grinned, handing the Fox his empty container.

"Sure thing!" Fynick replied, getting back to work in his kitchen.

"You wouldn't happen to know where the Shining Blade Guild is, would you Fynick?" Flynt asked while he waited.

"Of course I do! I work for the Guild!" Fynick called back.

"Oh really? What's it like?" Flynt replied.

"Eh... It used to be much better... But when the Fury Guard came along, people came to the Guild less and less for jobs. There's only a handful of members left, and most of them had to take other jobs to keep the Guild running." Fynick explained.

"Whoa wait. Who are the Fury Guard?" Flynt asked.

Oozey shivered and looked very angry. "The Fury Guard are the town guards now. Ever since the old town guard leader died, they've been in charge. They ooze brute force and all manner of underhand tactics to get their target. Even if it means other people get hurt along the way. Civilians are just collateral damage to the Fury Guard." Oozey said, not even once trying to hide his anger.

"They sound like bad news." Flynt replied.

"They are." Fynick added. "Their leader, Sebek, is a bloodthirsty Crocodile mercenary. He doesn't care about keeping people safe, he just wants to line his own pockets. But the Fury Guard get the job done, and so people go to him when they have problems."

Flynt looked crushed. Had his dreams of joining the Guild ended before they had begun?

Oozey looked up at him. "They are still taking members, they even ditched the initiation requirements so anyone can join."

Flynt clenched his fists. "Mark my words, I'll make sure the Guild returns to it's former glory!" He growled.

Fynick grinned. "Here's hoping, buddy! As long as I'm breathing, I'll be right beside ya!" He chuckled, handing Flynt a Medipack.

Flynt took it and smiled. "Thanks Fynick. How much do I owe you?"

"Pfffft. Owe me? You don't owe me a penny. Guild members eat for free~" Fynick replied, smiling as he scratched his ear.

"Oh okay~ Thanks!" Flynt smiled.

"Also, if you want, I can give you a lift to the Guild! I gotta head there anyway to get more supplies." Fynick added.

Flynt looked confused. "Did you say lift? In what?"

Fynick tapped the side of his cart. "In this~ Watch~" Fynick grinned. He disappeared inside and pressed a button. Immediately, the cart began to move. Two shutters came down, filling the gap in where food was passed through, and the legs that held the cart up receded into the base. Four sturdy looking wheels dropped down and made contact with the floor, and Fynick started steering it, turning the whole thing round so the front was facing Flynt and Oozey. Oozey was grinning like he had seen this a hundred times before, but Flynt was gob smacked.

"How the... Did you make this Fynick?" He asked.

"Damn right! Not only am I a chef, I'm the Guild's mechanist! Now hop on, and lets go get your girlfriend, and head off to the Guild!" Fynick replied.

Flynt helped Oozey to climb on top, using the ladder that was now visible as the cart had rotated, and sat beside him. He had only been in Sijansar for less than a day, and he had already seen amazing things. He smiled and watched as Fynick drove them to the inn where Lilaxi was still sleeping.

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"Lilaxi? It's time to wake up~" Flynt whispered, gently nudging the Goblin. He waved the food he had acquired from Fynick below Lilaxi's nose, making her wake up even faster.

"Food~" She purred, sitting up and taking the Medipack, and beginning to eat, still half asleep. "This is amazing~ Where did Flynt get this?" She asked.

"I'll explain on the way~ I found us someone who can take us to the Guild~" Flynt smiled. He was already writing a letter back to his family telling them everything that had happened. About Lilaxi, her snare trap, the journey to Sijansar, about Oozey and the thief, and Fynick and his amazing transforming cart.

Lilaxi shrugged and continued eating. She trusted Flynt, and thought her time would be better spent chowing down on this delicious meal.

Once Lilaxi had finished her food, and Flynt had finished his letter, Lilaxi got dressed, they both gathered their belongings, and headed downstairs to meet Fynick and Oozey.

They climbed on top, and Lilaxi looked amazed. "Lilaxi is too tired to question this, but this is cool~" She smiled sleepily.

"Everyone on board and ready to go?" Fynick called out.

"Yep! It's slime to goo!" Oozey exclaimed, bouncing excitedly.

"Okay then! Lets be off!" Fynick grinned.

Just as he was about to drive off, a familiar face came from the Inn.

"Wait!!!" Nicky came barreling out, clutching a backpack and a rather ornate staff. "Did I hear you say you were going to the Shining Blade Guild?" He asked, panting for breath.

"Indeed you did~ You wanna come with us?" Flynt asked.

"I-If it's not too much trouble..." He said rather meekly.

"Hop on!" Fynick cheered.

Nicky smiled, climbing on top and sitting opposite Flynt, beside Oozey.

"And we're off!" Fynick exclaimed, steering the cart expertly through the streets.

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The Cart didn't travel very fast, it was a little slower than a brisk walk, but it was nice to not have to walk.

Flynt looked at Nicky and smiled. "So you're joining the Guild too?" He asked.

The Kitsune nodded. "Mhmm." He replied. "I'm guessing you're a Ranger, Flynt, and Lilaxi is a Spearmage."

Flynt nodded back. "Yup! What are you? Some kind of Sorcerer?"

"I'm a Summoner. Basically, I summon creatures to fight for me." Nicky replied.

Flynt had heard of Summoners. A lot of the time they got in trouble when the things they summoned turned on them.

"What kind of things can goo summon, Nicky?" Oozey asked.

"Dire Wolves, Giant Wasps and Bat Imps. Nothing very impressive, but I'm learning." Nicky replied, looking rather disappointed with himself.

"On the contrary! Being able to summon anything at all is a highly specialised skill that takes many years of training! You should be proud of your abilities, Nicky~" Oozey added.

Nicky smiled. "Thanks Oozey~ I can also perform some basic defensive and buffing spells. I was hoping to learn more at the Guild, but after hearing it's on its last legs... I've been pretty depressed since I heard it..."

"It won't be for long, Nicky. I promise." Flynt smiled.

"Lilaxi will help as much as Lilaxi can!" Lilaxi added.

"I'll lend my assistance goo!" Oozey giggled.

"I tell ya... It warms my heart seeing more people wanting to revive the Guild..." Fynick added, sniffling.

"Oh yeah! Fynick, what discipline do you follow?" Flynt asked.

"Me? I'm a Ninja~ The ultimate in stealth, agility and misdirection~" He replied.

"Its true~ I've seen him slime up sheer walls before. Fynick has insane skills." Oozey confirmed.

Flynt was secretly wishing that Fynick could give a demonstration, and maybe teach him how to climb up walls, but that would have to wait. It was rather strange to be on a cart such as this without seeing horses pulling it, but by the fact that no-one that they passed was particularly amazed by the Cart, Flynt assumed that either this kind of thing was commonplace, or everyone knew Fynick and knew he was a Mechanist and as such, got up to mechanical mischief.

Soon, the buildings and shops began to thin out as the cart headed out to the outskirts of Sijansar. On a hill in the near distance, stood a rather formidable building. It was like a fortress, but not walled, instead, the ramparts were built into the structure. Flynt could make out figures training in the grounds around the building, three of them to be exact.

"Hey Fynick! What's that building?" Flynt asked.

"That is where we are headed!" Came the reply.

Flynt, Lilaxi and Nicky's jaws all dropped in awe. The building was very big, easily able to take a hundred inhabitants.

"Oooooh I can't wait to see what its like~" Flynt giggled, practically vibrating with excitement.

Oozey chuckled. "Goo really are looking forward to this aren't goo?"

"I've been dreaming of this moment since I was a youngling~ I am so exci..." Flynt suddenly disappeared off the cart. He had leant back to far and toppled off the top, landing with a thud on the grass.

"Flynt!" Lilaxi yelped. "Fynick stop!"

Fynick did as instructed and stopped the Cart. Lilaxi and Nicky jumped down and ran to Flynt's aid.

"Flynt? Is Flynt okay?" Lilaxi asked.

"Yeah! I'm fine!" Flynt grinned, leaping to his feet.

Nicky chuckled. "You startled us. You were there talking to us and then all of a sudden you just vanished."

"Hehe~ I tend to be a lil clumsy~" Flynt giggled, climbing back aboard.

Lilaxi and Nicky followed suit.

"Everyone okay?" Fynick asked.

"Yup! Everyone is fine! Onwards to the Shining Blade Guild!" Flynt cheered.

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Before long, the Cart pulled up outside the Guild building, and the three creatures that were outside training came over to investigate. They were a female fox, a female Ratfolk and a male shark.

"Afternoon, Fynick!" The shark smiled.

"Good afternoon Shane! How's training?" Fynick replied.

"Not bad! These all new recruits?" Shane asked, gesturing to the cart full of creatures staring down at the guild members.

"Yup! There's Flynt, the Kobold, Lilaxi, the Goblin, and Nicky, the Kitsune." Fynick smiled.

"And me!" Oozey grinned, bouncing up.

"Hai Oozey!" Shane smiled. "Well, newbies. I'm Shane. I'm a water mage. This here is Astrela." He pointed at the Fox. "She is our resident medic and bard. And that is Jessi. She is our barkeep, and one hell of an Assassin~"

"Nice to meet you all!" Flynt grinned, jumping down.

"Lilaxi is happy to make new friends!" Lilaxi added, climbing down beside Flynt.

"...nice to meet you..." Nicky added, rather shyly.

"Welcome to the Shining Blade Guild!" Jessi smiled, tossing a dagger from hand to hand.

"I look forward to serving with you all~ It's been a long time since we had any new recruits, never mind three at once." Astrela added, her voice melodic and charming.

"Indeed. Guildmaster Kaiser will be thrilled to see we have reinforcements. Lets all head inside, and wait for the Guildmaster to return." Shane grinned.

Will you be joining us, Fynick and Oozey?" Astrela asked.

"Hmm? Yeah of course! Lemme just park the Cart and I'll be in." Fynick replied, steering the Cart over to a patch of bare soil that was the exact size as the Cart.

"Yep! I'm sticking around too!" Oozey added, bouncing happily.

The others headed inside, but Flynt just stood there, shaking.

"Flynt?" Lilaxi asked. "Is Flynt okay?"

Flynt was looking like he was going to cry.

"Oh my God! What's wrong?" Shane asked.

"N-nothing... I'm just... So excited~ I've been dreaming of this moment for so long... And now its finally here~ I... I'm a little overwhelmed..." Flynt gasped, trying to gather himself.

Shane chuckled and walked over.

"That's the spirit~ Come on. I'll help you inside." The Shark smiled, clutching Flynt around the shoulders and walking beside him.

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As Flynt was helped inside the Guild, he looked around at the amazing building.

The main room was set up like a Tavern, with benches and tables and chairs around, and a few cosy booths off to the side. The back was dominated by a large stage, presumably for performances by musicians, comedians and dancers. On the left as you walked in, was a well stocked bar. There was also three doorways leading off the main section, one on the left side marked 'Guild Member Bedrooms', one in the middle marked 'Bathrooms', and one on the right side, in front of the stage, marked 'Storage'. There was also a stairway over one of the benches that lead to a second floor.

Shane helped Flynt over to one of the chairs, and Lilaxi immediately took a chair next to the Kobold, making sure he was okay.

Jessi came over with a glass of Whisky for Flynt.

"I don't drink alcohol... Sorry..." Flynt replied.

"Oh?" Jessi looked surprised. "What can I get you then? We have Root Beer, Lemonade, Vegetable Juice or Tea and Coffee."

"I'll have a Root Beer please~" Flynt smiled.

"Make it two please!" Nicky added.

"Lilaxi would like one too!" Lilaxi exclaimed.

Jessi grinned. "Looks like Root Beers all round!" She chuckled, heading behind the bar and grabbing eight bottles of Root Beer, plus a straw for Oozey, and passed them around.

"Flynt said that he's gonna make it his mission to revive the Guild to it's former glory." Fynick smiled, taking a swig.

"Oh really?" Shane grinned. "Well you've got all of us behind you, buddy. If you think you can do it, we will back you to the hilt."

"Agreed! I'd love to be able to perform to crowds of people again." Astrela chimed, sipping her drink.

"If it means we take down those evil Fury Guard then count me as a member of the Guild too." Oozey chuckled, sucking on the straw in his bottle.

"Hehe~ Looks like you guys are gonna be welcome members in the Guild." Shane smiled. "As soon as Kaiser gets back, we can get you all signed up officially~"

"Who is Kaiser? He sounds powerful." Nicky asked, supping his drink.

"Guildmaster Kaiser Steel is a Lion Berserker. He is extremely powerful, but very friendly and kind. You'll love him." Jessi explained.

"Before he became our Guildmaster, he was the resident Blacksmith. Well, he continued being the blacksmith, but is also the Guildmaster, so we all report to him." Fynick added.

"What happened to the previous Guildmaster?" Flynt asked.

The room fell silent.

"...it's not a pretty story..." Shane replied, shuddering.

"He was murdered by one of the Fury Guard." Jessi said bluntly. "Our old guildmaster was a Falcon by the name of Jack Swift. The Fury Guard kidnapped him not long after they got into power, and left him outside here with a bomb strapped to his chest. Needless to say... We didn't get the bomb off..."

Lilaxi and Nicky's jaws fell open, but Flynt was fuming.

"I hate these bastards even more now..." He snarled angrily.

Shane grinned. "Good~ Use that anger and channel it through your weapons and magic~"

Jessi raised her bottle in the air. "Here's to Jack. We will get vengeance for you." She exclaimed.

Everyone else, except Oozey who physically couldn't, raised their bottles in salute.

"To Jack!" Everyone cheered, before downing the rest of their drinks.

"To Jack." Came a powerful voice from the door. Everyone looked over to see a six foot six tall Lion, with a mane of glorious golden fur and a cheeky grin, carrying a brutally powerful Greatsword across his back. The sword had a curved blade and looked more like a Scimitar or a Sabre, but even with its massive size, the Lion wielded it like it was nothing.

"Good Afternoon, Kaiser~" Shane smiled.

"Good afternoon, Shane. I see we have some new recruits eager to join our ranks!" Kaiser grinned, walking over.

"Indeed we do, Sir." Shane added.

Kaiser first came to Flynt. "Nice to meet you. Kaiser Steel is the name." He smiled, holding a hand out.

Flynt shook his hand happily. "Flynt Redclaw. I'm an Archer with magical abilities, which I think makes me a Ranger." Flynt smiled back.

"Good stuff!" Kaiser grinned, moving to Lilaxi.

"Lilaxi Togren is Lilaxi's full name. Lilaxi is Goblin Spearmage." She chuckled, shaking Kaiser's hand.

Then Kaiser moved to Nicky.

"Nicky Darkfur... I-I'm a S-Summoner..." Nicky stuttered, clearly intimidated by the Lion.

"No worries son. I won't force you to shake my hand if you don't feel like it." Kaiser said.

"Th-thank you Sir..." Nicky said thankfully.

"Well, I must say I am looking forward to seeing what you three can do! There is no need to see what Oozey can do, we have all witnessed his Ricochet Barrage." Kaiser smirked.

"Hehe~" Oozey chuckled.

"If you'd all like to follow me out to the training area, we can begin!" Kaiser grinned.

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Kaiser led everyone outside and around the back of the building, where a few training dummies were sat. Grabbing one, Kaiser tossed it to an open patch of grass and gestured to Flynt.

"Show me your most powerful attack, Flynt." Kaiser smiled, crossing his arms.

Flynt nodded and drew an arrow, nocking it and breathing deeply. He pulled it back as far as it would go and growled. "Electron Storm!!!" He bellowed as he loosed the arrow. It slammed into the dummy, knocking it back a few feet, before it was demolished by bursts of bright blue energy that emanated from the arrowhead. The dummy was torn asunder and Flynt went to retrieve his arrow, while everyone else cheered and whistled.

"Addaboy Flynt!" Fynick cheered.

"Impressive!" Kaiser smiled, clicking his fingers. The dummy reformed itself and stood back in position again. "Now it's your turn, Lilaxi."

The Goblin walked over to where Flynt was stood. "What does Lilaxi do?" She asked Kaiser.

"Just hit that target dummy with your most powerful spell~" Kaiser grinned.

Lilaxi nodded. "Very well." She turned towards the dummy, and suddenly, her demeanor shifted. Her eyes turned pitch black as she pointed her spear at the dummy. "Unslaad Hahvulon..." She bellowed with unbridled fury.

As she did, the sky went dark and Flynt looked around. "What the..." He gulped.

A pitch black swirling vortex opened up below the dummy, causing it to droop like it was being drained of stamina and life force.

"Oh my god..." Nicky gulped, cowering in fear behind Kaiser.

From the vortex, black jagged hands reached out, accompanied by demonic growls and snarls, and began clawing and ripping at the target dummy, tearing its legs apart.

"What the fuck kind of magic is this?!" Shane exclaimed, a genuine look of terror in his eyes.

Soon, chains lashed forth from the vortex, one wrapping around each wrist, and one around the throat of the dummy, dragging it to its knees. More chains came out like possessed snakes, and began lashing the dummy, aiming primarily at the face and head.

The whole time, Lilaxi was grinning and chuckling malevolently, her spear still pointed at the dummy as it was brutalised and tortured.

"This... I pray that no-one has ever been on the receiving end of this spell." Oozey gulped, shivering in fear, his crown almost falling off.

From both sides of the dummy, a cursed figure emerged, screaming evilly at the dummy from both sides, with such a high pitch that the dummies head burst like a ripe tomato.

At that moment, Nicky passed out, but was luckily caught by Fynick, who had almost gone white with horror.

Then, Lilaxi raised her spear in the air. A massive skeletal hand, at least fifteen feet tall, sprouted from the vortex behind the dummy. Lilaxi slammed her spear into the ground, yelling as she did. "Dinok Nah!!!"

The skeletal hand crashed down on the dummy, crushing it into the vortex, which vanished along with the hand. The dummy was left on the floor, broken, shredded and absolutely destroyed. Lilaxi's eyes turned back to normal and she turned back to face the crowd with a gleeful smile. "How did Lilaxi do?"

No-one spoke.

Everyone had been utterly and completely horrified by what they witnessed. Even Flynt looked scared.

"That was something else..." He gulped.

"Remind me to never piss you off, Lilaxi~" Jessi smirked.

"I think it's fair to say that is the most... Horrific and insanely devastating spell I have ever witnessed. How do you even... How do you even learn that kind of magic?" Shane asked.

"Lilaxi learned it in a nightmare. Lilaxi survived the spell in a nightmare, and was given control of it." Lilaxi replied.

"I think 'impressive' is a bit of an understatement." Kaiser laughed, rubbing Lilaxi's hair.

"Ummm... Kaiser? I don't think Nicky is gonna be able to show any powers off today. He's out cold." Fynick gulped.

Kaiser turned and looked. Nicky was fully unconscious. "Jeez. That's understandable after what he witnessed. Fynick, Astrela. Take Nicky to a spare room and make sure he is comfy. Jessi, grab his belongings from the bar and put them in his room."

"Yes sir!" All three chorused, saluting stiffly, then going about their orders. Astrela and Fynick carried Nicky by the shoulders while Jessi ran off ahead of them to open any doors for them.

Lilaxi looked ashamed. "...Lilaxi didn't mean to hurt Nicky..." She sniffled, tearing up.

Flynt walked over and gave her a hug. "It's okay... We know it wasn't intentional..." He said, cuddling and consoling the Goblin.

"This is not your fault, Lilaxi. The you did exactly as I asked. The blame lies with me for not checking with you what your spell would do." Kaiser patted Lilaxi on the shoulder. "Flynt. You and Lilaxi can share a room if you desire."

"Yes please, Sir." Flynt replied.

"Very well. Go get your belongings and get settled in. We will call you when dinner is ready. Good work today you two. I expect big things from both of you with powers like that." Kaiser smiled.

Flynt and Lilaxi smiled. "Thank you~" Flynt grinned, walking inside with Lilaxi.

"Oozey, you can go about your business. Unless there was something you needed from me?" Kaiser asked the Slime.

"Nope! I'm fine. Imma head to the bar and have a nice nap in one of the booths." Oozey replied, bouncing off towards the Guild.

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A little while later, Flynt was in his room with Lilaxi. Flynt was organising his belongings on the shelves and table tops, while Lilaxi was laid on the bed, having a nap. The bed was against the far left wall, and sat opposite a wardrobe. Next to the wardrobe was a modest bookshelf, its shelves lined with various books and trinkets. Beside the bed was a small cabinet with a lamp, upon which Flynt had arranged his jewelry. On all the walls were various maps, charts, lists of rules, guidelines and all kinds of other helpful things. The light fixture that hung from the ceiling was in the shape of a Dragon, made from a light, silvery metal, with a light emitting crystal sprouting from its mouth. At the foot of the bed was a doorway which led to the bathroom. Every bedroom was equipped with its own bathroom to avoid queues.

"Flynt?" Lilaxi asked.

"Hmm?" Flynt replied.

"...Does Flynt think Lilaxi is evil?" She asked sadly.

Flynt turned to her. "Of course not! That spell you used is the most evil thing I have ever seen, but you are a sweet, kind, caring lil Goblin~" He smiled, leaning down and kissing her on the lips.

Lilaxi blushed and kissed back, stroking the Kobold's chest as they embraced and smooched.

"Lilaxi is very thankful for Flynt's kind words~ Lilaxi loves Flynt~" She smiled happily.

"I love you too, cutie~" Flynt giggled.

Lilaxi purred and kissed Flynt's chest. "Does Flynt want to have a lil fun before dinner~?"

Flynt nodded and sat on the bed beside her. "Hell yeah~" He grinned, getting undressed and tossing all his dirty clothes in the hamper that sat by the door. Lilaxi got undressed too, her breasts jiggling as she kneeled between Flynt's legs and stroked his emerging member.

"What does Flynt want today from Lilaxi~?" Lilaxi purred.

"Ohhh my~ A blowjob please~" Flynt giggled.

"Hehe~ Right away~" Lilaxi grinned, wrapping her lips around Flynt's shaft and suckling it gently, making the Kobold moan in pleasure.

"Ohhhh that feels fantastic~" Flynt moaned, gasping and drooling.

"Mmmmmmm~ Flynt has such a tasty cock~" Lilaxi moaned back, bobbing her head up and down Flynt's shaft.

"Your mouth is just beyond compare~ Ohhhhh fuck~" Flynt panted, gripping the soft bed tightly as Lilaxi pleasured him.

"Mmm~ Mmm~ Mmm~ Mmm~ Mmm~" Lilaxi moaned lewdly every time she bobbed down Flynt's length, purring and blushing wildly.

It didn't take long for Flynt to reach his climax, which he did in spectacular fashion, blasting twelve ropes of warm jizz in Lilaxi's mouth, before collapsing back on the bed. Lilaxi swallowed every last drop and purred.

"Flynt has the best tasting cum~" She giggled, weakly climbing up and cuddling beside him.

Flynt giggled as he looked over and stroked her head. "You okay, cutie?" He asked, slightly concerned.

"Yes... Lilaxi is fine. Just a little tired. Lilaxi put most of Lilaxi's energy into performing the spell, and now Lilaxi just feels drained.. Physically and mentally." Lilaxi replied, yawning.

Flynt scooped up Lilaxi, got her and himself under the blankets, and cuddled up to her. "Let's just relax and rest before dinner then."

"Okay Flynt..." Lilaxi yawned, nuzzling against Flynt's chest while he cuddled her.

"No worries cutie~ Have a nice nap~" Flynt smiled.

"Lilaxi wants Flynt to have a nice nap, too~" Lilaxi giggled, before her eyes fluttered shut.

Flynt kissed Lilaxi and nuzzled her more, and soon, he fell asleep as well.

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Oozey was sat in one of the booths, when Jessi came over and sat beside him.

"Hey Jessi. How is Nicky gooing?" He asked.

"He's fine. He just needs some rest." Jessi replied, taking a swig from a bottle of beer.

"I tell ya something, both Flynt and Lilaxi are incredibly powerful..." Oozey remarked, pondering something.

"Yeah. As soon as I saw Lilaxi's spell, I knew that she needed to use that on Sebek. Even that bastard wouldn't be able to fight that kind of power." Jessi chuckled.

"And when he dies, we can disband and destroy the Fury Guard, and then Sijansar will be relatively safe again!" Oozey cheered.

"Indeed. I better get back to work now, Oozey. I'll see ya later." Jessi smiled, heading back to the bar.

"See ya Jessi! Hope you have a good slime~" Oozey giggled.

Oozey was left alone, bouncing slightly on the seat he was occupying. He couldn't quite shake a feeling of dread, like something bad was going to happen very soon, but he quickly brushed it off and continued napping, his crown tilted to the side.

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"Flynt! Lilaxi! Dinner is ready!" Came Shanes voice through the door, followed by his footsteps walking away again. For a Shark he sure had loud footsteps.

Flynt woke with a start and fell out of bed, which woke up Lilaxi. "Is Flynt okay?" Lilaxi asked, concerned about the Kobold.

"Yep. I'm fine~" Flynt chuckled, climbing to his feet. "We better get washed and dressed. I'm starving~" Flynt grinned.

"Lilaxi is hungry too." She yawned, following Flynt into the bathroom. They both got in the shower together, which Flynt promptly turned on, and they helped each other wash extra quickly. A few minutes later, they both got out again, and both used their own spells to dry off, before getting dressed.

Flynt put his jewellery on and his satchel, but decided to leave his bow in the room. Lilaxi grabbed her spear and smiled at Flynt.

"Ready?" She asked, a mischievous look on her face.

"Yup~ Lets go get some food~" Flynt grinned, hoping that Fynick had cooked up something.

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Flynt and Lilaxi walked out into the main room, to find everyone sat around a few tables in the centre of the room, with various dished covered by lids on the tables, chatting and talking amongst themselves. They took the two empty spaces, and everyone cheered.

"Glad you two could join us! Now we can begin!" Fynick grinned. "Shane, if you'll do the honours."

Shane clicked his fingers and the lids flew up and off to the bar, revealing an array of different foods; Smoked Salmon, Roast Beef, a big bowl of steamed veggies, chicken legs, a large jug of gravy, roasted potatoes, French fries and big chunks of fresh, aromatic bread. Flynt started drooling as he smelled the delicious food, a gentle blush spreading across his face.

"Well don't just sit there! Dig in everyone!" Fynick announced, and everyone started passing the plates and bowls round, taking some for their own plate, before passing it along to the next person. Flynt took some of everything, as did Lilaxi. They both looked at each other with similar expressions of glee as they tucked in.

Flynt looked out of the window and realised it was dark out. Not only that, but it was raining hard. A crash of thunder nearly made Lilaxi leap into the rafters, which was met with raucous laughter. Not derisively at Lilaxi, but with her. Kaiser, who was sat to Lilaxi's left, gave her a pat on the back and smiled, before returning to his plate of food.

After about ten minutes, Jessi came around with drinks for everyone. Oozey's, as usual, had a straw poking out of it, which he slurped at happily, before returning to munching on a lump of beef.

Flynt sipped his root beer and sighed happily. He was in paradise. Finally a member of the Shining Blade Guild, sat next to his beautiful Goblin girlfriend, surrounded by amazing, mysterious and downright cool allies, eating some of the best food he had ever eaten. Lilaxi looked at him and smiled, before leaning over and giving him a smooch on the cheek, making the Kobold's cheeks glow red.

After a while, Flynt had finished his food, and was sat back, happily rubbing his belly with a big smile on his face, when there was a thump at the door. Not thumping, a single, solitary thump.

Kaiser looked puzzled and looked over at Flynt. Flynt knew exactly what to do.

Drawing his dagger and holding it in his hand, he moved over to the door and slowly opened it, ready for anything... Or so he thought.

As he did, someone who was leaning against the door suddenly collapsed inwards, laying on the floor.

Flynt screamed in fright, and everyone rushed over.

The poor Goblin that had collapsed in, was missing an arm, drenched in blood and rain, but somehow still alive. He was face down, and was definitely unconscious, blood oozing from the relatively fresh wound.

"Astrela! Jessi! Prep the medical room NOW!" Kaiser bellowed.

Astrela and Jessi ran to prepare the medical room, and a few moments later Jessi came back with a stretcher. In one gentle movement, Kaiser, Flynt and Shane rolled the Goblin onto his back, exposing his front. He was missing an eye too, again, the wound fresh, with vicious claw marks surrounding the empty socket. His throat had been ripped open as well.

Oozey gasped with recognition. "Raydel!!!" He cried, bouncing over.

Kaiser looked at Oozey as Shane and Jessi took the Goblin away on the stretcher. "You know this Goblin?"

Oozey nodded. "He was a freedom fighter, basically he was one of the people trying to stop the Fury Guard from taking over Sijansar completely. Last I heard he was trying to infiltrate the Fury Guard by himself." Oozey explained.

Flynt was agog. How the hell had this Goblin managed to get to the Guild in this condition? Clearly he was a fighter. His thoughts were interrupted as he heard a noise and his head span to face the door. There was someone else there!

A cloaked figure turned and ran.

"STOP THERE!!!" Flynt bellowed, sprinting after the figure, the rain cascading down his body as he got outside. The figure was already a good twenty metres away, but Flynt ran, vastly stronger than the person he was chasing, and he caught up in a matter of moments.

As soon as Flynt drew level to the figure, he tackled him, slamming them both into the ground as they rolled over and over. Flynt ended up on top of the figure, and rained blows down on where his face would have been. Only a couple found their mark, as the figure blocked with his forearms, before landing an uppercut on Flynt's jaw, knocking him back.

Flynt clambered back to his feet just in time to see the figure pull out a vicious looking dagger. Flynt went for his, but realised he dropped it when helping with the Goblin. Flynt dodged the first swipe and grabbed the figures hood, ripping it off and revealing another Kobold, one with purple scales and red eyes. The second swipe, however, slashed across Flynt's side, cutting him across his hip, making him stumble as he grit his teeth. A third swipe aimed at his head, but he never finished the swing, as the Kobold was taken off his feet by a tackle from Fynick, who was also being followed by Lilaxi.

Flynt clutched his side as blood poured from the wound, while Fynick, Lilaxi and the Kobold grappled on the floor. Flynt could feel his consciousness fading, the wound much deeper than he first thought. But just then, the Kobold got the upper hand, knocking Fynick out with a swift punch in the jaw, before landing a devastating kick to Lilaxi's ribs, making her grunt with pain.

Flynt saw red. He staggered towards the Kobold and drove his knuckles into the side of his head with such force, the Kobold's eyes span round and he collapsed, unconscious before he hit the floor. Flynt gave him a couple of kicks in the ribs for good measure, before falling to his knees, blood now dying his trousers red.

"Lilaxi!" He called out, crawling over to the Goblin, who was coughing and spluttering.

"Flynt..." She groaned, struggling to catch her breath. The way she was writhing in agony made Flynt feel helpless.

Flynt got hold of her and hugged her tight. "I've got you... I'm not letting you go..." He panted, the pain surging through his body as the rain soaked them all. Fynick had come to by then, and was rubbing his head.

"Fynick!" Flynt gasped. "Are you okay?"

"I've been better... You two okay to walk?" Fynick asked, grabbing the Kobold by the leg.

"I can walk. Lilaxi can't." Flynt groaned, scooping Lilaxi up and holding her in his arms. She was still struggling to breathe, her breath short and raspy as she panicked.

Fynick dragged the Kobold along the ground as Flynt walked back beside him, and then suddenly, the world started spinning for Flynt.

"What the... Fucking hell... Is going on?" Flynt panted, staggering about.

"Flynt?!" Fynick yelled.

Flynt stumbled and fell to the floor, making sure to land on grass so that Lilaxi wasn't injured further.

She grunted and began breathing normally as she hit the ground. The kick from the Kobold must have collapsed her lung, and the impact from being dropped popped it back to normal.

"Flynt!!! Please don't die!!!" She cried, clutching Flynt as his eyes span round, his movements weakening until he went limp in her arms.

Fynick kept dragging the Kobold along. "Lilaxi! You have to get the Kobold's dagger! It might have been impregnated with poison!" He yelled, the rain pouring down harder now, another crash of thunder making them both jump..

"Okay..." She sobbed, running back down the path and collecting the dagger. Just then, Kaiser, Jessi and Oozey arrived.

"Oh fucking hell..." Jessi gasped, looking at Flynt. His eyes were rolled back and he was convulsing as the venom worked its way through him.

"Lilaxi! Take that blade to Shane! Tell him its envenomated and to find the antidote now!" Kaiser yelled, scooping Flynt up, while Jessi helped Fynick drag the Kobold back.

Lilaxi nodded and sprinted towards the Guild, desperate to save Flynt from whatever was in the dagger.

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An hour later...

Flynt was laid in one of the booths, his head resting on Lilaxi's lap as she stroked him gently. He had been given anti-venom by Shane, but only time would tell if they got it into his system quickly enough.

Astrela and Shane had fixed up Raydel, and he was now resting in the medical room, while Oozey watched over him.

Kaiser had tied the Kobold to one of the chairs and had dragged him into a side room, leaving him there until everyone was dealt with.

Fynick, luckily, had only suffered a black eye from the punch, but he was whimpering from the pain, his ears flat against his head and his eyes filled with tears. Astrela was cuddling him and holding an Ice Crystal against his eye to help the swelling.

"One Kobold..." Shane exclaimed. "One fucking Kobold... And he managed to almost kill three of us..." He growled, kicking a chair in anger.

"Now now, Shane..." Kaiser said calmingly. "We could have done a lot worse, especially considering that two rookies took on a fully fledged assassin and won."

Flynt groaned and opened his eyes. "Where... Where am I?" He asked.

"Flynt!!!" Lilaxi squealed, covering him with kisses. He reciprocated and smooched the Goblin on the lips.

"Good to see you survived, Flynt." Kaiser smiled. "Shane got you the anti-venom just in time."

Flynt sat up and winced, the bandages around his waist stopping him from moving too much. He nodded at Shane and smiled.

"Thanks buddy..." He said, giving a thumbs up.

"No problem. Be a bit iffy to have our first new recruit in months up and die on us like that." Shane chuckled.

The door that Kaiser left the Kobold behind started to rattle, like he was hitting it. Kaiser ran over and took a chair with him. As soon as he opened the door, he swung the chair up over his head and slammed it down on the Kobold's head, shattering the chair to pieces. There was a soft thud afterwards, as the Kobold hit the floor. Kaiser shut and locked the door again, before returning to the group.

"At least we know what we are up against..." Shane growled. "And if the Fury Guard want a war, we will fucking give them one."

"A war? Sign me up..." Came a new voice from the doorway.

Everyone looked over to see Raydel stood there, with Oozey bouncing happily beside him. Raydels voice sounded robotic, presumably from the mechanical work that had to be done to repair his throat.

"Good to see you're okay too, Raydel." Kaiser smiled, eyeing up the Goblin.

Raydel nodded, still missing an arm and an eye.

Fynick held a hand up. "I'll make you a new eye and a new arm as soon as my face stops ringing..." He said quietly, clearly stunned.

"No rush buddy~" Raydel smiled, sitting on a chair.

Flynt smirked as Raydel began eating some of the leftover food. "You hungry buddy?" He asked.

"I am starving..." Raydel groaned, stripping a chicken leg bare in a matter of seconds.

Kaiser chuckled. "You can eat as much as you like, Raydel." He added.

Flynt watched Raydel. He was a rather strange looking Goblin. He was only about 2'6 tall, but like Fynick and Lilaxi, he had huge ears that made him seem much bigger. His spiky purple hair was a sight to see, and even with only one arm and one eye, he seemed a chill kinda guy.

Once Raydel had finished eating, he let out a loud, cybernetic burp, then leaned back against the chair and sighed with relief.

"That feels much better~" He giggled.

Kaiser looked at Shane. "Shane, we need to send word that the Fury Guard are trying to eliminate freedom fighters. Go and tell them to up the patrols and make sure that no more attacks like this happen." He ordered.

"Aye aye, Sir." Shane nodded, grabbing his staff and heading out into the rain.

"As for the rest of you, go to your rooms and lock the doors. We could get attacked by another assassin, so only come out when I say it's okay." Kaiser exclaimed.

"Right away Sir!" Everyone bellowed in unison, before shuffling off to their respective rooms. Flynt grabbed a plate full of food before he went, and gave Raydel a gentle pat on the back, making the little Goblin smile, before heading off and locking the door behind him and Lilaxi.

Raydel got up and saluted Kaiser. "Thank you for saving my life, Sir." He smiled.

Kaiser nodded. "You owe your thanks to Astrela, Shane and Flynt."

Oozey leapt into Raydel's arm. "I thought goo were gonna die..." He gulped.

Raydel chuckled. "It'll take more than that to finish me off~" He grinned, before heading to Oozey's room with him, and locking the door.

Raydel sighed and looked at Oozey. "Are you sure that Fynick can make me some cybernetic replacements?" He asked.

Oozey nodded. "Fynick is a genius. If anyone can goo it, he can. I promise."

Raydel smiled and gave the Slime a hug. "I hope so... Thank you Oozey..."

Oozey nuzzled the Goblin and grinned. "No worries, Raydel. Now come on. Lets get some shut eye."

Raydel clambered into bed, and Oozey got on the covers next to him, enjoying the headpats Raydel gave him as the two drifted off to sleep.

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"Boy that was an eventful evening." Flynt chuckled, getting into bed carefully.

Lilaxi nodded and helped him. "Indeed... Lilaxi was very emotional."

Flynt got comfy and held his arms open for Lilaxi to get in and cuddle him. She did, after she got undressed, smiling happily.

"Comfy?" Flynt asked her.

"Very~" Lilaxi replied, smooching Flynt and giggling.

"Good~ Goodnight Lilaxi~ I love you~" Flynt yawned.

"Goodnight Flynt~ Lilaxi loves Flynt too~" She kissed his cheek, before reaching back to turn off the lamp, plunging the room into darkness. The two of them promptly fell asleep, thought Flynt took a little longer with his painful side. His bandages were already stained with blood, and they would need changing the next morning as soon as he woke up.

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The next morning, Fynick was the first one awake. He wandered out into the open area, dressed in some baggy leggings, and his face was lacking his usual happiness. The injury he had suffered the previous night was still hurting, and his face was bruised where he had taken the punch.

With a paw against his head, he headed to a chair and sat down, having a look around. He soon realised how early it was. The sun was barely even up.

"Stupid headache... Fucking keeping me awake..." He grumbled, sniffling sadly and walking over to the bar and grabbing a beer, and a sandwich, and slowly wandering to his workshop in the back of the Guild.

Closing the door behind him, he pulled the stool out from under his table and hopped on, and began eating his breakfast.

Fynick's workshop was very well equipped. There were shelves around the entire edge of the room, with various tools and pieces of metal all over them. In the centre was a large wooden table covered in various scratches, burns, gouges, cuts, scorch marks and cracks... Oh, and various tools and pieces of metal. Anyone else would have lost their mind at the disarray the room was in, but Fynick thrived in the, as he called it, controlled chaos.

Finishing his sandwich and beer, he tossed the rubbish in a nearby bin, and grabbed a schematic for a Cybernetic Eye. Giving it a quick look over, he scurried around the room collecting the necessary components and set about making Raydel's new eye.

It didn't take the Fox long to create the eye, a mere hour and it was finished. He even had time to paint a few parts of it purple to match Raydel's hair. But now came the difficult part: Making Raydel's left arm.

Fynick grabbed another schematic, and started work immediately. It took him half an hour to realise he had grabbed a right arm schematic, and a mini tirade of swearing and stomping ensued for a few minutes. Once he had calmed down, he found a left arm schematic, and started work again. Fynick was nothing if not tenacious. Even with a blinding headache, he was still capable of swearing, picking himself up, and starting over, and pretty soon, he had a basic framework to fit mechanical devices on.

Fynick was determined to fit lots of useful gadgets into the arm. The first and foremost being a Dynamo in the shoulder and elbow joints. These would generate energy whenever the arm is in motion, and allow him to power other devices. Once they were fitted, Fynick began work on the fingers. If the fingers had a problem, he may as well start over. Thankfully, after an hour of clattering and screwing and welding and hammering and swearing and bolting, the fingers were attached and working perfectly.

By this time the sun was up, and Fynick could hear the others accumulating in the main hall. Chatting and eating and drinking while he toiled alone. A lonely sigh escaped the Fox, and he wiped a tear from his eye. His head still hurt like crazy, but the manufacturing was a welcome distraction.

He was about to continue work, when there was a knock at the door.

"Fynick? You in there?" Astrela's melodic voice came through the door.

"Yeah. One second, Astrela." He replied, getting up and walking over to the door, before pulling it open.

"Hey sweetie~ How's the head?" She smiled.

"Still painful..." Fynick replied.

"Aw... I got something I think will help with the pain. It's a soothing salve that you rub into the injured area." Astrela smiled, producing a small tub from her satchel.

"I'll take any help I can get..." Fynick groaned, moving a little closer.

Astrela took a glob of the paste, kneeled down and rubbed it very gently into Fynick's furry head. It hurt a little at first, but now Astrela's touch was making him blush. Fynick had had a massive crush on Astrela since the day they met, and he had tried his best to hide it. But he was now blushing, purring and panting happily, like a dog receiving pats from its master.

"That feels nice, Astrela~" He grinned cutely.

"Hehe~ I'm glad it does. I'd hate to think I was making it worse." Astrela replied.

Once she had rubbed the salve in, she stood back up and gave Fynick a hug.

"Thanks Astrela~" Fynick grinned, nuzzling her.

"Don't mention it, sweetheart~" She smiled, before planting a kiss on his forehead and disappearing back out with the others.

Fynick smiled and rubbed his head. It felt way better already.

Heading immediately back to the table, he continued work on the arm, a smile on his face now.

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Flynt woke up to find that Lilaxi wasn't beside him.

"Lilaxi?" He called out.

Then he heard the water running from the bathroom and sighed with relief.

"Lilaxi is in the shower!" She replied.

Flynt laid back and winced. "Gah...." He clutched his side and realised his bandage was soaked with blood. The bedsheet was as well.

"I better go to Astrela for a bandage change... I'll be back in a minute, Lilaxi!" Flynt told the Goblin.

"Okay!" She called back.

Flynt got his last pair of boxers and trousers on, and headed out with one arm holding his dirty laundry, the other hand clutching his side.

"Morning everyone..." He groaned.

"Morning Flynt!" Came the chorus of cheers and replies.

"Oh shit. You okay buddy?" Jessi asked.

"Yeah. Just some pain from the wound." Flynt gasped, sitting quickly down on a nearby seat.

"Here. Lemme get these washed for ya." Shane smiled, taking the laundry and heading off to the other room.

"Astrela, I think I need a bandage change." Flynt groaned, gesturing to his blood-soaked bandage.

"Yeah I think that is wise. Lemme go get the stuff." Astrela replied, rushing off to the medical room.

Raydel walked over to Flynt and put his hand on the Kobold's shoulder. "I wanted to thank you for helping me out, Flynt. It's nice to know that there are people that still believe in us freedom fighters." He smiled, leaning down and gently hugging him.

Flynt returned the hug and smiled. "No worries, buddy. I'm just glad you're okay."

Astrela quickly returned and kneeled beside Flynt, unwrapping his bandages and removing the gauze pad that kept the bleeding controlled. Raydel winced as he saw the wound. It was about three inches deep, and a half inch across, right across Flynt's side.

"You really need to keep this immobile, Flynt, or it won't heal any time soon. Just rest for a few days and you'll be fighting fit again." Astrela explained, replacing the gauze and wrapping fresh bandages around Flynt.

"Okay... Sucks that I'm finally here and I can't do work, though..." Flynt sighed.

"I know... But it's only a few days. I promise." Astrela smiled.

"I've done it!!! Fynick bellowed as he ran in, clutching some machinery.

"Done what?" Kaiser asked the hyperactive Fox.

"I've finished Raydels mechanical parts. We can attach them right now if he's ready." Fynick replied.

Raydel smiled. "Yes please!"

Astrela smiled and nodded. "Okay then. I'll prep the room. Raydel, Fynick, follow me." She smiled, leading the two boys out.

Oozey looked down at the ground with worry.

"You okay?" Nicky asked him, giving him a stroke.

"Yeah... I'm just worried... Raydel is a great friend..." Oozey replied.

"Raydel will be fine, I'm sure. Fynick and Astrela are super experienced. He's in the best possible hands." Nicky smiled reassuringly.

Oozey smiled and nuzzled against the Kitsune.

"Thank goo~" He giggled.

"No worries~" Nicky smiled.

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A couple of hours later, at almost midday, Astrela and Fynick came back out, but Raydel was nowhere to be seen.

"What happened?" Shane asked, his washing job finished.

"Everything went perfectly. Raydel is just resting for a while and then we can work on making sure he can control the implants." Fynick smiled, the pain finally gone from his face.

Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.

"See~ I told ya~" Nicky grinned, nudging Oozey.

"Hehe~" Oozey replied.

"Well then. While we wait for Raydel to wake up, let's go see what Nicky can do to the target dummy~" Kaiser announced.

"Yeah!" Everyone cheered.

"O-okay." Nicky gulped, following the crowd back outside.

Flynt went a little slower than everyone else, being careful not to make his injury worse.

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The target dummy was quickly set back up by Kaiser, and Nicky stood about twenty feet away, breathing deeply as he held his staff.

Lilaxi had joined the group having finished her shower, and was currently hugging Flynt.

"Let em have it, Nicky!" Fynick cheered.

"Goo got this!" Oozey giggled.

"Summon Bat Imp!" Nicky chanted, holding his staff aloft. A small blue bat with one big eye, a round, orb like body and a long spike-tipped tail appeared in front of the Summoner. "Use Wingstorm!" He added.

The Imp flew over and flapped its wings powerfully. A miniature tornado flew from each wing and struck the dummy head on.

"Now! Venom Needle!" Nicky ordered.

The bat flew up above the dummy, and then dropped, plunging the spike on the end of its tail into its head, dealing poison damage and spearing it viciously.

"Finally... Use Chiroptera Beam!" Nicky roared.

A powerful ray of energy shot out of the bats one big eye, blasting the target dummy and searing a huge hole through its centre.

"Whoa!" Flynt exclaimed.

"Amazing! Lilaxi must learn Summoning skills." Lilaxi added.

"Very very well done, Nicky." Kaiser smiled.

Nicky took a bow, and clicked his fingers to dispel the Bat Imp.

"Very well done!" Came Raydels robotic voice from the back, along with joyous clapping from the Goblin.

Everyone turned to look.

"Raydel!" Oozey exclaimed happily, bouncing over and leaping into his arms, both of them hugging happily.

"I didn't think it would take long before you were recovered~" Fynick grinned, walking over and giving Raydel a pat on the shoulder. "Any glitches or malfunctions yet?"

"None whatsoever, thank you Fynick~" Raydel replied.

Flynt walked over slowly. "I have to say, you look pretty cool as a Cyber Goblin~" He grinned.

"Thanks, Flynt. I hope your wound heals quickly. Sparring with you would be an honour after you fought that other Kobold in my defence." Raydel smiled. "By the way, Kaiser, what happened to him?" He added, looking at him.

"Let's just say he won't be bothering you again, Raydel. At least, not without a good mechanist like Fynick." Kaiser replied.

"Wanna show the others what your Eye and Arm can do?" Fynick grinned at Raydel.

"Fuck yes~" Raydel grinned, letting Oozey hop down.

Everyone parted for Raydel to walk through, his long, slender tail swaying like a serpent ready to strike. His tail was easily as long as he was, and had a little tuft of purple hair at the end that looked almost like a feather. Flynt hadn't noticed it before, probably because he was so focused on other things.

Once he was about twenty feet away from the dummy, that had repaired itself since being battered by Nicky's Bat Imp, Raydel stopped.

Raydel brought his mechanical arm up to his cybernetic eye and looked at the dummy.

"Activate Laser Pulse." He said calmly, and a purple ray of energy streamed out of his eye, burning through the dummy in no time at all, slicing it in half straight down the middle.

"Holy fuck!" Lilaxi gasped, enthralled by the display.

"Awesome!" Oozey grinned.

Raydel kept slicing the dummy into smaller and smaller parts, until he moved his hand away from his head, at which point the beam shut off instantly. Raydel snickered and looked back at Fynick. "Excellent work with the Eye, Fynick~"

"Thanks~ Now give the Arm a thorough test. You remember the commands, right?" Fynick replied.

"Mhm~ Let's start with this... Thunder Form!" Raydel grinned, and two small devices emerged from the Arm. They created a loud zapping noise, and enveloped the Arm in an electric field, similar to Flynt's Lightning Cloak. However, this looked much more powerful. Raydel waited for the dummy to reassemble itself, and surged towards it, landing a devastating haymaker on its side, sending it arcing through the air and into the trunk of a tree nearly forty feet away. Raydel sprinted after the dummy, grabbing it and heaving it about a hundred feet back the other way. Raydel let out a wonderfully gremlin like laugh, clearly happy with the new Arm.

"Good thing Raydel is on our side~" Shane chuckled.

"For such a small Goblin, he has very impressive speed and agility. And with that arm, he has power, versatility and some elemental control." Fynick grinned, pleased with his work.

Raydel ran back over to where he had started, and looked at the dummy. "I'm guessing that the final form is only viable in life or death situations, correct, Fynick?" He said.

"Correct. However, the second form is totally fine to show off now~" Fynick replied.

"Excellent. Time to exterminate this dummy~ Gustav Form!" He exclaimed, and held his mechanical arm up. The electric field vanished, and the sides opened up and folded into a shape like the body of a futuristic cannon, while his hand and fingers merged and extended to make a two foot long barrel. Twenty seconds after he used the command, Raydel was now wielding a three foot long rifle attached to his shoulder.

Kaiser looked very impressed. "You've outdone yourself, Fynick~" He grinned.

"Thank you sir~" Fynick replied.

Raydel was using his eye to zero in on the dummy, and within a second, he had fired a shot of energy that hit the dummy with such force, it was knocked back a few feet. The shot itself had torn straight through, and dissipated the second it exited through the other side.

"Jeez... That makes my bow look like trash." Flynt gulped.

"On the contrary, Flynt. Gustav form requires twenty seconds to become usable. You can have your bow ready to fire in just over a second." Fynick replied, patting him on the back.

"Heh. So speed isn't it's strong point, power is." Flynt added.

"Precisely." Fynick grinned.

Raydel chuckled. "Deactivate Gustav." He said calmly, and walked over to the group while it was changing back.

"That was so fucking epic!" Jessi cheered.

"The Fury Guard doesn't stand a chance now~" Flynt grinned.

"No it doesn't." Raydel smiled. "I finally have the power to take them down, and with your permission, Kaiser, Sir, I would like to join your guild."

"I would be happy to have you as part of the group, Raydel~" Kaiser replied.

"Yay!" Raydel cheered, jumping for joy.

"Come on. I'd say it's time for lunch. Lets head back inside and get some grub." Kaiser exclaimed.

"Yeah!!!" Everyone cheered, before heading inside.

Once again, Flynt was the slowest, and Lilaxi hung around to help him walk slowly in. "Thanks sweetheart~" He smiled.

"Lilaxi is happy to help~" She giggled.

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Once Flynt had made his way slowly inside, with Lilaxi's assistance, he sat in a booth near the bar and Jessi started making a bunch of sandwiches.

"You want anything in particular, Flynt, sweetie?" She asked.

"Bacon, cheese and mayo please Jessi." Flynt replied.

"Okie dokie~ And you, Lilaxi?" Jessi asked the Goblin.

"Smoked Salmon and mayo please~" Lilaxi replied sweetly, helping Flynt into the booth and making sure he was comfy.

"Coming right up~ You two can go get some rest if you want. I know you are still recovering from an injury, Flynt, so go get into bed and I'll bring your sandwiches in to you." Jessi added.

"Okay~ Thanks Jessi~" Flynt groaned as he got up and started walking slowly to his room with Lilaxi.

"Have a good rest, Flynt!" Raydel called after them.

"I'll come in and check on you after lunch, Flynt." Astrela added.

"I hope you get better soon, buddy!" Fynick grinned.

Flynt smiled and waved at his friends, then slowly made his way back to bed, helped by Lilaxi, who snuggled up beside him in bed.

Flynt sat against the backboard of the bed with Lilaxi beside him, his eyes closed and his arm around the Goblin.

"Is Flynt comfortable?" Lilaxi asked.

"Yes. Very comfortable. Thank you my lovely Goblin~" Flynt replied, smiling with his eyes closed.

"Good... Lilaxi wants to do something for Flynt while Flynt is resting..." She giggled, and then moved under the sheets between the Kobold's legs.

"What are you doing down there?" Flynt asked, looking down.

"Flynt will see~" Lilaxi replied, pulling his leggings and boxers down and licking his crotch.

"Oh goodness~ That's what you wanted, you horny girl~" Flynt moaned, purring as his member slipped out of his body.

Lilaxi immediately took it in her mouth, purring and giggling as she suckled it, her tongue going to work swirling around the tip as her hands massaged Flynt's orbs.

"Mmmmm~ Flynt is so tasty~" Lilaxi murred around his dick.

"Ohhhh good god~ That feels incredible~" Flynt replied, his whole body, except for his cock, going limp as Lilaxi pleasured him.

"Lilaxi wants to drink Flynt's essence like a good Goblin girlfriend~ Give Lilaxi all your fluids~" She moaned, stroking the Kobold's member as his tip rested against her tongue.

"Ohhhh boy~ You're gonna get my fluids soon enough~ Ohhhh fuck that feels so good~" Flynt panted, nearing his limit.

Lilaxi suckled on the tip like it was a lollypop, and a few seconds later, Flynt released, filling her mouth with his warm, pleasant, delicious seed.

"Yummmmmmmm~" Lilaxi purred, swallowing every drop.

Flynt panted and smiled as Lilaxi slid up and laid on him, her head on his chest as she was careful to avoid his wound.

"Lilaxi is good girlfriend?" She asked.

"Hahhh... Hahhh... Lilaxi is best girlfriend~" Flynt panted, smooching the love of his life.

Lilaxi returned the kiss and giggled, her heart racing with joy.

"Guys? I got your sandwiches here!" Jessi said through the door.

"Come... Come in Jessi..." Flynt panted, cuddling Lilaxi to his chest.

Jessi opened the door and stepped inside. "Dawww~ I have to say, you two look absolutely adorable as a couple~" She giggled.

"Hehe~ She's my soulmate~" Flynt replied, nuzzling the Goblin. "She's kind, loving, beautiful..."

"And Flynt has a big dick~" Lilaxi blurted out, smiling happily.

Flynt's face turned red with embarrassment and Jessi chuckled.

"Oh? Is that so?" Jessi replied, giggling.

"Yes it is! Look!" Lilaxi grinned, pulling the sheets aside to expose Flynt's still rock hard dick.

Jessi blushed and couldn't help but stare. Flynt was so embarrassed he couldn't say anything. Lilaxi looked proud, like she was showing off a prize catch.

"That... That certainly is big." Jessi said.

"It feels amazing too~ Jessi should feel it!" Lilaxi exclaimed.

Flynt looked at Lilaxi. "Do I get a say in this?"

"Nope~" She smiled sweetly. "Lilaxi likes showing off Flynt~ Flynt is best boyfriend and lover Lilaxi has had, so Lilaxi wants to share Flynt~" She added, making Flynt blush even harder.

Jessi looked quite embarrassed, but also aroused. "...I-if it's okay with you both... I'm happy to have a feel~"

Flynt gulped. "S-sure~"

Lilaxi squealed excitedly. "Yay!" She then turned to Flynt and kissed his cheek. "Lilaxi doesn't own Flynt's body. The only part of Flynt's body Lilaxi owns is Flynt's heart~" She smiled.

Flynt felt like he was going to melt.

"That is honestly really sweet..." Jessi giggled. "You both are lucky to have each other~" She added, walking over to sit at Flynt's feet.

"Go on Jessi~ Grab Flynt's cock and give it a good pump~" Lilaxi giggled, watching eagerly.

Flynt was covering his face with embarrassment. Jessi reached over and gently gripped his dick, sliding her soft hand up and down his shaft. "Wow... It really does feel nice~" She remarked.

"Oh my goodness..." Flynt gasped, moaning happily.

"See!? Lilaxi will join in too!" Lilaxi grinned, leaning down and licking Flynt's tip while Jessi jerked him off faster.

"Oh fucking hell~" Flynt moaned more, unable to move from sheer pleasure.

Jessi giggled and moved her hand faster. "Hey Lilaxi~ How about you ride him while I suck his balls~?"

Lilaxi chuckled. "Sounds great! Let Lilaxi get undressed then~" She grinned, removing her clothes, exposing her naked body to Jessi.

"Jeez... You both look amazing~" Jessi blushed harder.

"Jessi is welcome to play with Lilaxi as well~" Lilaxi purred, moving over Flynt's dick.

"Hehe~ I might just take you up on that offer~" Jessi giggled, leaning down and suckling Flynt's balls, just as Lilaxi dropped down on his dick.

"Ohhhh my fucking god!" Flynt screamed in pleasure, waves of pleasure surging through his body.

Jessi reached up with her hands to massage and grope Lilaxi's breasts as she sucked the Kobold's nuts, while the Goblin bounced up and down on Flynt's shaft.

"Oh fuck... I can't take... I can't take anymore! Fuuuuck~" Flynt cried out, unloading inside Lilaxi's tight lil cunt, while Jessi continued to suck his pulsating orbs.

"Lilaxi loooooooves when Flynt cums inside~" Lilaxi moaned, flopping backwards and panting.

Jessi giggled and slid her tongue upwards, getting a taste of Flynt's cum and Lilaxi's clit at the same time.

"Thanks for that you two~ It's been a long time since I had fun like that~" She said, standing up.

"Lilaxi... Lilaxi would like Jessi to join Flynt and Lilaxi again~" Lilaxi panted.

"Fuck... I'd be okay with that too~" Flynt gasped weakly.

"I'll keep that in mind~ Enjoy your sandwiches~" Jessi giggled, walking out and closing the door.

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Meanwhile, back in the other room, Raydel had finished his sandwich and decided to go for a walk. He was just heading out the door, when Oozey bounced after him.

"Wait for me!" Oozey giggled.

Raydel smiled and held the door open for him, before walking down the path alongside the happy slime.

"So... How does it feel to be a part of the Guild?" Oozey asked.

"It's great! Wonderful company, wonderful food and a lovely cosy bed to sleep in. Not to mention this~" Raydel replied, gesturing to his mechanical arm.

Oozey chuckled. "Yeah, it is pretty damn awesome~"

"Hehe~ So... Where do ya wanna go?" Raydel asked Oozey.

"I dunno. I'm just following goo~" Oozey replied.

"Oh. Well I was just gonna run some errands. I wanted to buy some new clothes and get some new throwing knives." Raydel smiled. "But first I need to stop off at the bank."

"Okie dokie!" Oozey smiled, happily following Raydel as he walked to the main part of Sijansar. It didn't take long for them to reach the bank, and they walked straight in and up to the counter, behind which a rather proud looking dragon was sat. He had golden scales, and was wearing a long black robe that was so dark, it seemed to absorb light.

"Excuse me Sir?" Raydel asked.

"Yes Goblin?" Came the reply.

"I would like to make a withdrawal please." Raydel said.

The Dragon nodded. "Very well. What is your name?"

"Raydel Restar." Raydel smiled.

"Okay. Aaaaaand can I please have the fingerprints from your left hand... Oh..." The dragon took a sharp inhale of breath, making a cringe face.

Raydel looked down at his robotic hand and sighed. "Never mind..."

"My apologies, Raydel... But if you are Raydel Restar, you should know that your account was emptied yesterday evening by a Tiger and a Hawk. They had your fingerprints..." The Dragon explained.

Raydel growled. "That's why they took my arm!" He headbutted the counter in anger... And immediately regretted doing so. "Fucking ouch!" He yelped, clutching his head as he collapsed on his butt, sobbing sadly.

Oozey bounced up on the counter. "I'd like to make a withdrawal. My name is Oozey Oozeborn." He said to the dragon, nothing but determination in his eyes.

"Yes of course Mr Oozeborn. How much would you like to take out?" The Dragon asked.

"800 Gold." Oozey replied.

"Right away. One moment please." The Dragon bowed and walked out the back of the room.

Oozey bounced down and into Raydel's lap, nuzzling against him. Raydel, who was still sobbing, hugged the Slime against him.

"...I promise we will get every single penny back from those thieving bastards, Raydel..." Oozey growled.

The Dragon returned with a fair sized bag of gold coins. "Here you are Mr Oozeborn. 800 Gold. Thank you for your business. And, Mr Restar? I am deeply sorry for what has happened. If I see those two again, rest assured I will have them arrested at once."

Raydel wiped his eye with his non mechanical arm, and forced a smile. "Thank you Sir."

Oozey leapt up again and absorbed the bag of gold, then leapt back down and spat it out at Raydel's feet. "Here you goo, buddy. Use this to get everything you need. And don't worry about paying me back." Oozey smiled.

Raydel looked at the gold, then at Oozey, then back at the gold.

"I... I can't accept this..." He replied.

"Please Raydel... Consider it a token of our friendship." Oozey smiled happily.

Raydel's bottom lip quivered, and he quickly embraced the Slime. "Thank you so much for this... I don't know what I would do without you, Oozey..." Raydel cried.

"You'd be poor~" Oozey giggled, nuzzling the Goblin back.

They both laughed and smiled. Raydel wiped his tears away, and grabbed the bag of money in his mechanical hand. Then they both headed out of the bank.

Raydel headed to the Weaponsmith first, with Oozey tagging along. Behind the counter here was a rather stout looking Dwarf, about as wide as he was tall, with muscles that shelter a whole continent, letalone a village.

"Afternoon boys! What can I do for ya? Name's Bastian Bulwark." The Dwarf exclaimed in a deep, commanding voice.

"Afternoon Bastian! I would like to purchase some high quality throwing knives." Raydel replied.

"Very well. Lemme just get what we have in stock." He said, walking out and quickly returning with a tray of throwing knives.

The first one was a Kunai, with a triangular blade.

Second was a plain black blade with a handle, the blade slightly curved outwards to give it the shape of a long teardrop.

Third was what looked like a small machete, with a wooden handle and a heavy blade.

Lastly was a curved blade like a Karambit. Raydel's eyes lit up when he saw these.

"I'll take ten of number four please, Bastian!" He grinned.

"You're welcome to try the blades out first. Get a feel for the weight and balance before you buy them." Bastian smiled.

Raydel nodded and picked up the Karambit-esque blade and tossed it in his hand. It was very light, and looked more like an assassin dagger. He put it back down and picked up the second blade. Spinning it in his hand a few times, he smiled.

"Do you have a target dummy?" Raydel asked.

"Certainly do~" Bastian pointed to a large target dummy in the corner.

Raydel turned and tossed the blade at it. It flew perfectly straight, and stuck in easily.

"Excellent~ They feel perfect~" Raydel grinned.

"Good to hear~ 10 of number two it is." Bastian smiled and picked up ten of the blade. "That'll be 350 gold please~"

Raydel counted out 350 gold coins and smiled. "Thank you sir."

"For an extra 50 gold, you can have a Knifesword and a sheathe, plus a container for your throwing knives." Bastian smiled.

"Deal!" Raydel grinned, passing another 50 gold coins to the Dwarf.

Bastian handed the ten throwing knives to Raydel, followed by a belted satchel with a sheathe on the back for holding a large weapon. And then, Bastian handed Raydel what looked like a giant kitchen knife, with and extremely heavy, well made and thick blade. It was two feet long and looked just like a veggie knife, only huge.

"Whoa that's a big knife." Oozey giggled.

Raydel put the satchel strap on, putting the Knifesword in its sheathe, and the throwing knives in their satchel.

"Thanks Bastian!" Raydel grinned, grabbing his moneybag.

"No worries! I hope you get some good use outta that stuff!" Bastian replied.

Raydel and Oozey headed outside and down the road to Raydel's last destination; the Clothier.

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It took about fifteen minutes to reach the clothier, and they headed straight in. Inside was an amazing display of tunics, trousers, underwear, hats, scarves, pretty much any kind of clothes you could need.

Raydel walked up to the display and started examining the tunics. A little old Kobold came out of the back room, not much taller than Raydel.

"Good afternoon young boy. Can I help you?" She said in a voice that sounded hundreds of years old.

"Good afternoon! I'd like some Tunics and Leggings please." Raydel replied.

Oozey sat beside the counter, his eyes closed as he squirmed squidgily.

"Very good... Have you picked any?" The old Kobold asked.

Raydel nodded. "Three of these, these, those and those." He replied, pointing to two tunics, one green, one purple, and two sets of leggings, one purple, one red. "All in an extra small please."

"Right away." The wizened old Kobold replied, heading out to the back room again, and returning rather promptly with six tunics and six pairs of leggings, neatly folded in a stack. She then put them in a leather satchel and handed it to Raydel.

"How much will that be?" Raydel asked, taking the satchel.

"320 gold please." She smiled.

"Here you go. Keep the change~" Raydel replied, giving the Kobold the remainder of the money Oozey had given him.

The Kobold examined it and smiled.

"Bless you my boy. I hope to see you around again soon." She smiled, before shuffling off to the backroom again.

"Thanks! Come on Oozey! Let's get back to the Guild." Raydel smiled, heading outside.

"Yay! I wonder how the others are gooing." Oozey pondered, following Raydel out.

Heading back down the street, Raydel and Oozey took about another hour to get back to the Guild, by which time the sun was starting to set.

"I really owe you Oozey." Raydel smiled. "That money you gave me was a life saver."

"Goo don't owe me anything, buddy. That's what friends are for~". Oozey giggled.

"Seriously though, thank you~" Raydel smiled, kneeling down and hugging the slime. Oozey nuzzled Raydel and smiled happily.

"You're welcome~ Thank you for being my friend all these years, Raydel." Oozey replied.

"You're welcome~" Raydel grinned.

They both headed inside, to cheers from their Guildmates, both hungry and ready for dinner.

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After dinner, and everyone had gone to bed, Fynick felt troubled.

He lay in his bed, unable to sleep, and sat up with a sigh, before turning his bedside lamp on, rubbing his eyes as the light filled the room.

Why was he so anxious? Was it because Kaiser had left for some reason just after dinner? No, he usually went out on late night errands. This wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

Was it his injury? No... Astrela had healed him up perfectly. So perfectly with her beautiful... Soft hands... Wait a minute...

He looked over at his bedside table. On it sat a pencil drawing of him and Astrela that he had drawn when he first joined the Guild all those years ago... He was madly in love with her, but he never thought he had a shot with Astrela. She was like a goddess; Beautiful, Sensual, Loving, and unobtainable. Fynick had learned early on to silence his feelings for her, so why was it keeping him up now?

Then he realised; Flynt and Lilaxi. They were wonderful together. Fynick wanted that. He wanted it so desperately with Astrela. To caress her beautiful red fur, kiss her wonderful soft lips, run his hands over her immaculate body... He had dreamed about it so many nights... So many long... Cold... Lonely nights...

Fynick swung his feet out from under the blanket and stood up, stretching and sighing. He shambled over to the door, quietly opened it and went to the bar. Perhaps he could drink himself to sleep...

Being as quiet as he could, which was pretty easy considering his Ninja training, Fynick grabbed a bottle of beer, turned on a lamp nearby and sat at the bar, staring into space between sups of beer.

"Fynick?" Came a soft voice from the doorway. Fynick looked over to see Astrela stood there in all her glorious finery.

"Yeah it's me..." Fynick sighed, ashamed at himself for not telling the Vixen how he felt.

"Are you okay sweetie?" Astrela asked, walking over and sitting beside him.

Fynick shook his head slowly. "I can't sleep..." He sighed, taking another sip of beer. "How come you're up?" He asked.

"I was replacing Flynt's bandages. Him and that Lilaxi are such a cute couple~ She's so feisty and energetic, and he is handsome and loving. They're perfect together~" Astrela giggled.

"Yeah... They are cute..." Fynick replied, blinking both eyes slowly as his ears hung low.

"Are you okay Fynick? Tell me what's going on... Please..." Astrela said reassuringly, gently placing a hand on his shoulder.

Fynick looked up at her. She looked amazing in the dim flame light. She looked amazing in any light to Fynick. The flickering flame made her eyes sparkle like jewels, and her smile was warm and inviting. Fynick looked down. This was it. Now or never. Either she would say she felt the same, and they would be together, or she would reject him. Fynick wanted closure. Seeing Flynt and Lilaxi together had lit a fire in his heart. And now, nothing was going to stop him from telling Astrela how he felt.

"Astrela?" He said quietly.

"Yes sweetie?" Astrela replied.

Fynick was silent for a few moments, but to him it felt like an eternity. "I... Astrela I..." He gulped. "...I've been suffering from nightmares... I didn't want to say anything in front of the others because its embarrassing..." He said, tearing up. Astrela assumed it was because of the nightmares, when it was actually Fynick crying because he was so ashamed of himself for throwing away the perfect opportunity to say how he felt. He sniffled as tears rolled down his handsome cheeks.

"Awww... You poor thing..." Astrela cooed, leaning over and embracing the smaller Fox. Fynick sobbed gently into her shoulder.

"I-is there any way you can help me?" Fynick sniffled.

"I could try and sing you to sleep." She replied.

Fynick looked up at her. Any time he could hear her sing, he did. Fynick nodded and sniffled, leaving his beer on the counter as he got up from the stool. Astrela did the same, and walked beside him, dwarfing him by just over a foot, but his ears reached the top of her head.

Fynick usually slept in his pyjamas, sky blue with little smiley faces all over them, so he wouldn't embarrass himself any more. He slipped into bed and rested his head on the pillow, while Astrela took out her Lyre Harp, and tuned it.

"It's been a lil while since I played anything on this. I just need to tune it quickly." She giggled.

Fynick stayed quiet. It had been months since the Guild had been flooded with her beautiful music.

After a few minutes, Astrela smiled. "Okay... Are you comfy sweetie?" She asked.

Fynick nodded, tears in his eyes still.

Astrela began gently plucking the strings, making a beautiful melody that was identical to Always With Me from Spirited Away. Fynick had heard her play it many, many times, and each time it strengthened his spirit and rejuvenated his soul.

Astrela played the notes flawlessly, and began vocalising alongside the melody to create a beautiful tune. Fynick could feel himself drifting off into a serene sleep, but he fought valiantly to stay awake. His eyes were slowly closing, and he opened them again every few moments to try and listen to as much of Astrela's music as possible. But pretty soon, he could no longer fight, and his eyes slid shut. Just before sleep consumed him, he managed to say four words.

"Astrela... I... Love you..." He whispered, before slipping into a soothed slumber.

Astrela heard him say it, and smiled, finishing her beautiful melody before leaning down to plant a kiss on Fynick's forehead.

"It's about time you said that~ I love you too~" She whispered in his ear.

If Fynick had heard those words, he was hiding it well, but sadly he hadn't, for sleep had taken the poor, tired Fox already.

Astrela slipped out of his room and went to her own, leaving Fynick to slumber peacefully.

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The next morning came, and Kaiser rang a bell that hung at the end of the bar. This bell had two purposes. Number one was for announcing last orders in the bar, but number two was for announcing a meeting, which required every member of the Guild to assemble in the main room.

The loud bell awoke most of the Guild, and soon everyone was dressed and in the main room in front of Kaiser.

"We have a mission~" Kaiser announced.

Shane cheered. "It's about fucking time!"

Jessi grinned. "What's the mission then, Sir?"

Kaiser cleared his throat. "There is a farm on the outskirts of Sijansar that needs some Skeletons to be eradicated. About fifteen of them." He explained.

"Skeletons? Wouldn't they burn up in the sun?" Flynt asked.

"Ordinarily, yes. But they have been enchanted. So someone must have put them there deliberately. I want Fynick, Shane and Jessi to go eliminate them, and Oozey and Raydel you can tag along to lend a hand.

"Understood!" Jessi smiled.

"Ooooh I'm itching to have a fight~" Shane chuckled, spinning his staff around.

"Lets get this done!" Raydel cheered, clapping and bouncing like a gremlin in excitement.

"I'm ready to goo~" Oozey giggled, bouncing excitedly.

Fynick stayed rather quiet. Clearly the events of the previous night were still weighing heavy on his mind.

The fivesome said their goodbyes, and headed out to complete the mission.

"Ooh. Flynt. This came for you." Kaiser smiled, handing the Kobold a letter.

Flynt took it happily. "It's from my family!" He whooped with joy.

"Let Lilaxi see~" Lilaxi smiled, sitting beside Flynt as he sat down to read it.

"Ahem... Dear Flynt. It's nice to hear from you. We are all so happy to hear you are doing well. And if Lilaxi is there with you, tell her to not be too rough with you." Flynt began reading. Lilaxi chuckled, as did Kaiser, Nicky and Astrela. "We hope you are staying safe and not getting in too much danger. Obsidia is still doing her metalworking, and Jasper is still running adventures with the other kids in Emerald Keep. Zeda also stopped in to ask if we had heard from you. We showed him your letter, and he told us to tell you he is doing fine. We hope to hear from you again soon, Love Mom and Dad."

"Aww~ That's so sweet." Nicky giggled.

"Did you say Zeda? As in Zeda Wraith?" Kaiser asked.

"Yeah. He came to live in our village like fifteen years ago." Flynt replied.

"Zeda is a legend around here. He supposedly singlehandedly killed a Storm Drake that was terrorising this town nearly two hundred years ago." Kaiser smiled.

Flynt grinned. "Yeah that sounds like Zeda. He told me hundreds of stories about the things he used to get up to."

"Hehe~ Well, I have some things I need to do, you four are free to do whatever. Flynt, I suggest you take it easy until that wound heals fully." Kaiser added

"Will do." Flynt replied.

"Lilaxi, if he gets too energetic, you have my permission to poke him." Kaiser chuckled.

"Lilaxi understands~" Lilaxi grinned.

"Okay then. See you all around." Kaiser smiled, before heading out to his room at the back of the Guild, next to the forge.

Nicky sat a little way along from Lilaxi and Flynt. "Hey Flynt? Do you play Chess?" He asked.

"Yeah I used to play all the time! It was one of the few things in school I enjoyed~" Flynt grinned.

"Do you wanna play a few games?" Nicky asked, his tail wagging.

"Sure! Is there a board?" Flynt asked.

Nicky waved his staff and summoned a chessboard between them. The pieces looked like they were made of energy, as did the board.

"Well then. I guess it's game on~" Flynt grinned, leaning forwards to examine the board.

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Meanwhile, Fynick, Shane, Jessi, Oozey and Raydel had just arrived at the farm, and they were a little unprepared for what they saw.

"I thought Kaiser said like fifteen skeletons." Oozey gasped.

"Thats more like fifteen thousand!" Jessi smirked.

"Just means there is more for me to kill!" Shane grinned, practically salivating. He sprinted straight in, obliterating Skeletons left, right and centre with blasts of energy, sending bones flying as he felled one after another.

"Hey! Don't think you get to have all the fun!" Jessi yelled, pulling out two daggers and sprinting through, shredding skeletons with precise blows and swipes.

Raydel grinned and sprinted in with careless abandon, crushing Skeletons with powerful blows from his mechanical arm. Oozey started ricocheting around, knocking them to pieces with his slimy body.

Fynick sighed and grabbed a femur that had been knocked from one Skeleton and walked slowly along, clubbing any Skeletons that the others missed.

After about an hour, the Skeletons were thinning out. Shane had started using explosive magic to take out huge clusters of them, while the others sat around and watched.

"It's good to get missions again~" Jessi smiled, watching Shane going ham.

"Is he letting off some steam or something?" Raydel asked.

"Pretty much. Shane is extremely powerful, and being unable to do missions has left him feeling frustrated." Jessi replied.

Oozey had started bouncing around the area, collecting anything that wasn't a bone. "Hey guys! I keep finding these amulets." He exclaimed, leaving a small pile of amulets that he had absorbed. They were gold necklaces with a black kite shaped gem in the centre. Oozey had managed to find a few dozen of them.

"They're probably what is giving them the ability to not burn in sunlight." Jessi said, examining one.

Shane started walking back over, panting and puffing. "All done." He puffed.

"Feel better?" Jessi asked.

"Much. Come on. Lets get our reward and get back to the Guild." Shane panted, pointing at the house at the edge of the farm.

Oozey bounced over happily and bumped into the door.

"Are the Skeletons gone?" Came a male voice from inside.

"They sure are!" Oozey replied.

The door swung open to reveal an old Panther, his once black fur starting to go a little grey. "Bless you. Here's your reward for freeing me. I'll swing by the Guild with some of the profits I get for selling bonemeal~" He smiled, putting a big bag of gold down in front of Oozey.

"Thank goo, Sir!" Oozey replied, absorbing the money and bouncing back to the others.

Fynick sighed. "Yay. We can go home now..." He said, wandering home ahead of the others, still carrying the femur and one of the amulets that Oozey had found.

Raydel looked at Oozey and Shane looked at Jessi in confusion.

"Is he okay?" Raydel asked, a look of worry on his face.

"He's been seeming a little depressed lately... I hope he cheers up soon. We should do something nice for him..." Jessi replied.

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Back at the Guild, Flynt and Nicky were neck and neck in their Chess battle. The score was currently at fifteen wins each. Lilaxi was watching closely, completely enthralled.

Fynick arrived home first and headed straight to his room, his ears flat down against his head as he sighed.

The others arrived a few moments later, and Raydel slammed the gold bag down on the counter. "Time to share out the loot!" He cheered.

"Okay! In just a minute. Bishop takes rook." Flynt said.

"Ooh Chess!" Raydel smiled, walking over to watch. "What's the score?"

"Fifteen a piece." Nicky replied. "Knight takes Bishop."

Shane chuckled and sat at the bar, while Jessi grabbed them both a beer, and Oozey bounced over to watch the Chess match too.

Fynick opened his door, walked inside, and closed it behind him, tossing the femur and the amulet on his cabinet before walking into the room towards his bed.

"Welcome home, Sweetie~" Astrela purred.

Fynick looked up, and his cheeks turned bright red as he saw what Astrela was doing.

Astrela was reclined on his bed, wearing nothing but a black lacy bra and panties. Fynick couldn't say a single word from shock. His tail just wagged in an act of immeasurable cuteness.

"I heard what you said, Fynick. Just before you fell asleep last night, you told me you loved me, and I also saw this drawing you made." She smiled, picking up the framed drawing and looking at it. "And then everything made sense. You've been in love with me for a long time haven't you?" She asked, her voice much more sensual than usual.

Fynick nodded, his heart racing with excitement. All the shame and despair he felt surged from him, and was replaced with joy and happiness..

"Well then, Sweetie... How about we make up for lost time~?" Astrela grinned, kneeling up and putting her hands behind her head, showing off her curves as she licked her lips.

Fynick took a step forwards, and promptly blacked out, collapsing and hitting the ground like a sack of hammers. Astrela lunged forwards to catch him as his eyes rolled back in his head.

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"Fynick? Fynick can you hear me?" Astrela said softly, worried beyond belief.

She was holding Fynick in her arms, sat on his bed as she waited for him to wake up.

"Ugh... What happened?" He groaned, rubbing his head.

"Fynick! You passed out when you were walking towards me..." Astrela said, embarrassed.

Fynick said nothing, he simply leaned up and pressed his lips against Astrela's, his paw resting gently on her cheek. His heart was beating so fast, he felt like he might pass out again. He had wanted to do this for so long, and it was every bit as magical as he wanted it to be.

Astrela felt her body go a little limp. She had never been kissed in such a passionate, loving way before. If there was any doubt about Fynick's feelings for her, this kiss made it certain he loved her.

After a few moments, Fynick pulled away slightly, staring into Astrela's gorgeous eyes. Astrela stared right back into Fynick's handsome eyes. Fynick kissed Astrela's paw and smiled.

"No need to be such a gentleman, Fynick. I know what you want right now, and I want it too~ I want you to show me how much you love me~" She grinned, standing him on the floor and laying back on his bed.

Fynick hurriedly got his pyjamas off, leaving only his boxers on. He was well toned, his arms quite muscular, as were his legs. He wasn't overly muscular, but perfectly proportionate. He climbed on the bed between Astrela's legs and strokes her thighs, using his teeth in an expert manner to remove her bra, exposing her perky, round breasts.

"You really have been holding back, haven't you~?" Astrela giggled, blushing wildly.

Fynick tossed her bra across the room and nodded, drooling and growling seductively. "You have no idea how much I've wanted to do this... How many times I have gone through this exact scenario in my head... In my dreams... I have years of pent up love and lust for you, and I'll show you a hundred times over how much I adore and love you, Astrela~"

Astrela was breathing quickly, a lewd grin on her face. She was pent up too, and she needed this as much as he did.

Fynick moved up her body, and gently cupped her breasts, massaging and groping them while his tongue lapped at her nipples, which were quickly hardening with arousal.

"F-Fynick~ Ohhhhh myyyy~" She moaned, biting her lip as the younger Fox caressed her body.

Fynick's boxers were already bulging, and he wanted nothing more than to rip them off, rip Astrela's panties off and give her a good hard fuck. But he also wanted this to be an unforgettable night.

Moving up, Fynick pressed his lips against Astrela's once more, his bulging boxers rubbing against her panties. She let out a cute moan as they made contact, her cheeks bright red as Fynick kissed her neck.

"Please... Fynick no more teasing... Just rut me like a wild animal~" She begged, panting lewdly.

Fynick didn't need telling twice. He quickly slid off his boxers, revealing his seven inch vulpine cock, two and a half inches of which was his swollen knot, the sight of which made Astrela gasp audibly.

"Fynick, you're bigger than I expected~" She purred, kissing his cheek and pulling her panties off, revealing her wet slit. She was panting and purring as she spread her legs wide, inviting Fynick in.

Fynick lined himself up with her opening, and slowly slid it inside, making her gasp with pleasure.

"Ohhh fuck that's nice~" He panted, pushing all the way to the knot.

"F-Fynick~ Your cock feels amazing~" She gasped. "P-Please... C-can you use a condom?"

He pulled back out and nodded. "Y-yeah... Sorry I got a little carried away..."

"Don't apologise, cutie~ I wanted it as much as you did. But I don't want to get pregnant. I'll be right back~" She purred, smooching him before walking out.

Fynick lay across the bed, his feet on the floor as he panted. This was real. He was going to sleep with the girl of his dreams. He was excited, terrified, nervous and lust-filled, all at the same time.

"I'm back~" Astrela purred, holding a packet of condoms.

"Hehe~ Wanna put it on for me~?" Fynick grinned.

Astrela winked, taking one out and gently sliding it down Fynick's cock, making him moan.

"There~" She giggled, getting back in position. "Now ravage me~"

Fynick climbed on top of Astrela and slipped his cock inside her once more, and began humping fast and hard, his lips against hers as he thrust.

"Mmmmmmmmph~" He moaned, their moans being suppressed by each others mouths.

Astrela had her hands on Fynick's back, stroking and caressing him as he slammed into her again and again. After a few moments, he slipped his knot in as well, and climaxed, pumping his seed in the condom. The sensation of his knot slipping in, and the Foxes balls twitching against her, made Astrela yelp in pleasure, her walls contracting around him as she came. They both panted and lay there, moaning and kissing, before falling asleep in each others arms.

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The next morning, Flynt was up earlier than everyone else. The sun barely risen above the horizon as he took his bandages off. His wound had finally healed fully, and he could get back into training again.

While he was in the shower, washing his body, he thought to himself. He needed to work on his CQB abilities. He could have been killed in the fight with the other Kobold. So could Fynick and Lilaxi. He had an idea for a close-quarters attack, but it would take a lot of practise to get it right.

After getting dressed and putting on his satchel, quiver and belt, he headed outside and found a nice, sturdy tree.

"Okay... Here we go... Skull Bash!" He growled, slamming his head into the tree with immense force.

Before you say anything, yes I am aware Skull Bash is a Pokémon move. Bite me. It's a cool name, it's staying in.

Unluckily for Flynt, he hadn't activated the ability right, and fell backwards with a ringing in his ears, a pounding in his skull and cartoony birds flying round him in a circle.

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow!" He yelped, clutching his head.

After a few moments, the ringing stopped, and he stood back up, ready to go again. "Skull Bash!" He yelled, slamming his head into the tree again. Only this time, it didn't hurt. But he barely did any damage to the tree.

"Come on Flynt! You can do this! Skull Bash!" He yelled, slamming again, and this time, he made a small dent in the bark of the tree. It was definitely getting stronger the more he used it. He was learning to land the blow more effectively with each head-butt.

After twenty Skull Bashes, he had managed to split a chunk of bark off. His head was still uninjured.

After fifty, a crack had appeared in the trunk of the tree. Flynt started aiming his Skull Bashes directly at this weak spot.

After a hundred and thirty, Flynt had cut his head a little and was leaving blood on the base of the tree with each head-butt. It didn't stop him, though.

Finally, on the one hundred and eighty seventh attack...

"Skull... Bash!!!" He bellowed, ploughing his head straight through the trunk of the tree, splitting it in half. The top half collapsed and landed to the right of the Kobold.

Flynt panted and grinned. "It worked~ It took some time, but I have done it~" He jumped for joy, whooping as he examined the broken tree.

"Good to see you're back to full strength, Flynt~" Raydel said, making Flynt jump.

"Jeez you scared the crap outta me." Flynt giggled. "How are you, Raydel?" Flynt added, walking over and embracing the Goblin.

"I'm doing pretty good~ I've got a new ability I've been tinkering with in my room with Oozey, I was wondering if you could help test it out." Raydel smiled.

"Oh? Sure! I'd love to help!" Flynt grinned.

"Good. It involves you shooting an arrow straight at my head." Raydel smirked.

"...excuse me?" Flynt replied, tilting his head in confusion and disbelief.

Raydel chuckled. "Trust me I know what I am doing."

Flynt moved about thirty feet away from Raydel, and pulled his bow out. He was actually shaking as he nocked the arrow against it. "Oh fuck..." He gasped, trying to clear his mind and focus. If this went wrong... He would basically be executing his friend.

"Don't worry, Flynt! I practised this with Oozey bouncing around at top speed! I'll be fine!" Raydel waved and grinned reassuringly.

Flynt took a deep breath and aimed, like he was instructed to, straight at Raydel's head. Then he lowered his bow.

"What's wrong?" Raydel asked.

"I would be much more comfortable if there was a witness. Otherwise, if this goes wrong, it's going to look like I executed you." Flynt explained.

Raydel laughed and nodded. "I completely understand. Let me go and get Oozey."

Flynt nodded and tried to compose himself as Raydel ran off, his tail swaying happily. A few moments later, he returned with Oozey bouncing along beside him.

"Morning Oozey~" Flynt smiled, quite nervous about the situation.

"Gooooood morning Flynt~" Oozey replied with his usual happy tone.

Raydel grinned and stood ready. "I explained what was going on to Oozey on the way out here. Prepare yourself and fire, Flynt~"

Flynt took a deep breath and readied his aim, the string drawn back, and then, released.

The arrow soared straight at Raydel.

He held his mechanical arm up and grinned. "Inertia Pulse!" He bellowed, and the arrow fell to the floor, all its momentum gone.

Flynt was gobsmacked.

"How the hell did you do that?" He asked.

"It's pulse of energy that distorts the objects momentum and drops it to zero. I could stop a bullet with it~" Raydel grinned.

"That's impressive." Flynt smirked.

"It feels weird to have it done to goo though." Oozey added, shuddering a little.

"Really? Lemme try." Flynt grinned, sprinting at Raydel.

Just as the Kobold leapt at him, Raydel raised his hand. "Inertia Pulse!" He exclaimed.

Flynt felt the pulse hit him. His entire body lost all momentum and he fell flat on the floor. It was like being on a wagon that suddenly comes to a halt, except Flynt is the wagon, and his internal organs are the people inside the wagon.

"Ohhhh God that does feel weird. Eeeuuurgh..." Flynt grimaced, climbing to his feet.

"Hey... What is Flynt, Raydel and Oozey doing?" Lilaxi yawned, wandering out to find Flynt on the floor.

"We are testing Raydel's Inertia Pulse. It's an ability that basically drops the momentum of a target to zero." Flynt explained, clambering to his feet.

"Oh okay..." Lilaxi yawned again. "Wanna go get some breakfast with Lilaxi, Flynt? Fynick is making Medpacks."

Flynt's jaw dropped. "I'll be right there."

Oozey wiggled hungrily. "Raydel goo have to try Fynick's Medpacks. They are soooooooooo delicious."

Raydel looked curious. "Medpack? I'm guessing its some kind of food."

"Yeah! It's French fries, cheese, bacon, onion, herbs and spices." Flynt grinned, his stomach rumbling.

"Fynick is like the best chef ever." Oozey grinned, bouncing inside with Lilaxi.

"Okay! Hey Flynt, before we go inside, come here." Raydel said to Flynt.

"Hmm? Okay. What's up?" Flynt asked, curiously.

"Kneel down so we can see eye to eye." Raydel added.

Flynt did as instructed, kneeling down so he could see into Raydel's eyes. Raydel leaned in and hugged the Kobold. Flynt hugged him back. It was a rather surprising but heart-warming gesture from the young Goblin.

"Thank you, Flynt... I am lucky to have you as a friend..." He whispered.

"The feeling's mutual buddy~ Gosh you're gonna make me cry~" Flynt smiled, embracing Raydel and sniffling.

Raydel kept the hug going for a good few minutes. "...It feels nice to have some physical contact with another living being..." He smiled, his tail wrapping gently around Flynt's tail.

"I agree. Hugs are a wonderful way of reassuring someone." Flynt replied.

Raydel pulled away a short time afterwards. "Thank you."

"No worries~ If you ever want a hug, just tell me and we can cuddle for a lil while." Flynt smiled.

"You're a true friend, Flynt. Come on~ I'm eager to try one of these Medpacks." Raydel grinned, heading inside with Flynt.

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"Omnomnomnomnomnomom..." Was all Raydel could say as he devoured the Medpack. "This is delicious!"

Fynick chuckled. "I'm glad you like it~"

Raydel finished one and let out a burp. "Can I have another please?" He asked very politely.

"Certainly!" Fynick grinned, heading out to make another round of Medpacks.

Lilaxi, Shane, Flynt and Nicky had all also asked for second helpings.

"Lilaxi could eat nothing but Medpacks till the day Lilaxi dies." Lilaxi purred, rubbing her belly.

Flynt leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek, making her blush and giggle. "Flynt gives best kisses~" She grinned, kissing him back.

Nicky chuckled and looked at the two of them. "I wish I could find a guy as cuddly as them..." He smirked.

Shane looked at him and smiled. "...you're gay?" He asked.

Nicky nodded. "Bisexual actually, but I prefer men." He looked a little nervous. "I-I-I hope that's okay..."

Shane nodded. "It's perfectly fine. We don't care about race, gender, sexuality or age here. All we care about is kindness and loyalty."

Nicky sighed with relief. "Good to hear. Phew... It's been a long time since I felt accepted like that..." He smiled.

Shane leaned over and gave him a hug. "I'm bisexual as well, Nicky~" He added.

Nicky looked a little surprised. "Really?"

Shane nodded.

Nicky blushed. "...cool..." He giggled nervously, already imagining being in bed with the handsome Shark.

"Here's seconds everyone!" Fynick cheered as he came back in with a tray of ten Medipacks.

"Yay!!!" Everyone cheered, digging in immediately.

Oozey had fallen asleep against Raydel's leg, his crown beginning to slip off. Raydel quickly pushed it back up, making the Slime smile.

"Thanks buddy~" Oozey yawned.

"No worries~" Raydel replied, before turning his attention back to the food on the table in front of him.

Lilaxi and Flynt were feeding each other their Medpacks, kissing and cuddling all the while.

Everyone was happy, gorging on delicious food, and in the company of a group of others that they loved and trusted.

Kaiser, meanwhile, was dragging the tree that Flynt had destroyed to the back of the Guild, for use in the fire that fed the Forge.

"That Flynt has one hell of a head-butt~" He remarked as he kept dragging the tree, his powerful hands gripped firmly around the base of the once mighty oak tree. The leaves were being deposited all over the floor as he dragged it along.

Little did he realise he was being watched, the entire Guild was being watched, and pretty soon, something big was going to happen. Something that would change the guild's members lives forever.

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Later that evening, everyone was relaxing in the main area of the Guild. Astrela was up on stage, performing for the first time in months, and everyone was either quietly chatting, or watching the beautiful Vixen. Fynick was enthralled by his new girlfriend, who seemed to have had a confidence boost since their little rendezvous. Every so often, she would shoot him a smile or a wink that melted his heart like butter. Flynt chuckled and cuddled Lilaxi, who was sat on his lap, cuddling him and watching Astrela perform. Kaiser was drinking a pint of beer and chatting with Jessi, who was clearly jealous of Astrela's skill, but not in an envious way, in an 'I wish I had the courage to do what you can' way.

Then, there was a knock at the door.

Raydel went over to answer it, and was shocked by who was stood there.

A very familiar Kobold, in a cloak, with his hood down, and missing his left leg. He was instead leaning on a crutch, and looked rather broken.

"What the fuck are you doing here?!" Raydel growled, readying his arm.

The Kobold leapt backwards in fright and toppled over, grunting as he hit the dirt. "I swear! I'm not here to fight! Please listen to me!" The Kobold screeched, shuddering and cowering.

Raydel lowered his arm, and Flynt, Nicky and Oozey came over to see what was going on.

"...what do you want?" Raydel asked.

"I... I want to join you... My name is Shade... After the Fury Guard found out I failed, they branded me, confiscated all my weaponry, drained my magic, and kicked me out..." Shade explained.

"Why the fuck should we trust you?" Flynt snarled, readying his fists.

"I swear! Look!" Shade screeched, ripping his robe off to reveal his toned, immaculate, purple scaled body... Immaculate except for a brutal looking scorch wound. It read "Unworthy" across the Kobolds stomach. Shade's eyes were filled with tears. "I swear... I was following orders..." He cried, curling up in a ball.

Raydel, Flynt and Nicky swapped puzzled expressions. "Let me look at that brand." Raydel said calmly, kneeling in front of the Kobold.

Shade hesitantly exposed his stomach again. Raydel gently touched it, making Shade wince in pain.

"That is not a brand." Raydel announced, standing back up.

Shade nodded.

"What do you mean?" Nicky asked.

"A brand is done by heating a piece of iron until it glows, and then pressing it against the skin to leave a burn. This has been done with electricity." Raydel explained.

Shade covered himself up with his robe, before clambering back to his feet... Well... Foot. "The Goblin is correct... It's how the Fury Guard mark members who fail in their tasks... They strap you to an apparatus, tie a branding iron to your stomach, and then they have their most powerful electrical mage essentially electrocute the brand into your flesh... Those who survive are kicked out... Most don't survive..." Shade explained, wiping tears from his crimson eyes.

Raydel looked unmoved by the display. Shade realised and didn't have the courage to meet his gaze. "...I should never have come here... Forget you ever saw me..." Shade said, pulling his hood up. "I'm truly sorry... For everything..." He added, hobbling away slowly. Every step was clearly causing him pain, which was apparent by the winces he let out with each movement.

Raydel walked up behind him and tapped him on the shoulder. "Shade." He said. Everyone was now watching from the doorway.

Shade stopped and turned to face him, tears streaming down his face. "Yes Goblin?" He sniffled.

Raydel said nothing. He moved closer and wrapped his arms around the Kobold, who was only a foot taller than he was. Shade's eyes opened wide, and then closed slowly as he began crying into Raydel's shoulder.

"I forgive you Shade... And my name is Raydel." Raydel said quietly, closing his non mechanical eye as he began gently sobbing as well.

Shade fell to his knees, still crying. "I do not deserve your forgiveness, Raydel... I want the chance to earn it..." He replied.

Raydel wiped his eye and held a hand out to him. "Then fight alongside us." He smiled.

Shade looked at his mechanical hand, and took it, climbing back to his one foot. Raydel helped him hobble inside, everyone else watching closely.

"For now, welcome to the Guild, Shade. Be warned, any hostile act from you, and this time I will take your head." Kaiser warned the Kobold.

"Understood. Believe me... I swear on my scales..." Shade gasped as he sat in a booth, clutching his stomach, and immediately regretted doing so. "Aaaaggghhhh!!!!" He screamed as he accidentally grabbed his wound.

Astrela came over and held her hand over his stomach. "I'm afraid there is nothing I can do about the scarring, but this will help with the pain." She explained, and her hand began to glow, soothing and healing him somewhat.

"Th-thank you..." Shade panted, feeling better now his wound was healing.

Astrela nodded. "We won't forget what you did to Flynt, Fynick, Lilaxi and Raydel. However, I always believe in second chances." She said sternly.

Shade nodded. "I'm sorry... To all of you..." Then he had an idea. "I know one way I can make it up. I spent most of my life working for Sebek. I know every inch of his stronghold by memory. If you bring me lots of paper, pencils and a ruler, I can draw you a perfect map."

Kaiser looked at Fynick. "Go get what he asked for. Also fetch him some water and some food." He looked at Shade as Fynick scurried off. "I have seen some of the inside of Sebek's stronghold, so I will know if you are lying, Shade." He added menacingly.

Shade gulped and nodded. "Understood... Sir."

Fynick came back a few moments later with some rolls of paper, black, red, green, blue and orange pencils, a sharpener, a bottle of water and a chicken sandwich. Shade grabbed the sandwich and devoured it ravenously. His single minded determination focused so hard on eating the food, Flynt was surprised he didn't eat his fingers. After he finished the sandwich, he drank the entire bottle of water in one go, and panted deeply afterwards.

"...we don't get good food in the Fury Guard... At least, the low level members don't..." Shade panted.

Kaiser nodded. "Very well. Jessi. Get him a few more sandwiches. Shade, get to work on that map. Everyone else, as you were." He said, looking at Shane. "If he tries to run, blow his head off." He said as he walked to the forge.

Shane watched as Shade unfurled a roll of paper and began furiously writing and drawing, sticking his tongue out in focus. It's hard to believe that this Kobold was the same Kobold that cut out Raydel's eye and cut off his arm, not to mention slashing Flynt with an envenomated blade, knocking Fynick out with a single punch and kicking Lilaxi in the ribs hard enough to collapse her lung.

Astrela got back up on the stage and started singing again, and most of the Guild returned to what they were doing. Flynt, however, wandered over and sat beside Shade, watching what he was doing. Shade cowered a little, clearly intimidated by the larger and stronger Kobold.

"Don't worry. I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just watching." Flynt said calmly, trying to put Shade at ease.

Shade became visibly calmer and continued scrawling onto the paper. The speed and precision he drew with was astounding. The only time he stopped was to either switch colours, sharpen the pencil he was using or take a sip of water. Flynt couldn't believe that just two days ago he had wanted this Kobold dead.

"...You really are a good guy aren't you Shade?" Flynt asked.

Shade stopped drawing and nodded. "Both my parents were members of the Fury Guard... I didn't have a choice..." He stared down at the paper, breathing calmly. "They never wanted me... All they were doing was bolstering the Guards ranks..." He sniffed, sobbing quietly as he covered his face with one hand.

Flynt leaned over and gave him a hug. "I can see in your eyes you are a good guy... You're safe with us now, Shade. We look after each other here." He said calmingly.

Shade hugged Flynt back and continued sobbing. There was no way Shade was anything more than the product of indoctrination by, let's face it, a cult. Flynt swore at that moment he would make sure nobody would have to suffer from the Fury Guard again.

As if cued by the heartfelt moment between Flynt and Shade, a massive explosion ripped the wall away beside them, sending them flying. Flynt grabbed hold of Shade to cushion his fall as they slammed into Jessi and Kaiser, knocking them over.

"Fuck!!!" Flynt growled in anger and pain. "Shade are you okay?"

The smaller Kobold nodded, clutching his shoulder.

Jessi had been knocked out cold, but Kaiser was immediately on his feet, his blade in his hands as he moved towards the hole in the wall.

Astrela ran over to assist Flynt and Jessi, while Raydel, Shane, Kaiser and Nicky readied their weapons.

Suddenly, a cloaked figure floated inside the building. His cloak looked similar to Shades, only it had ornate red runes and patterns all over it. He pulled the hood down to reveal a battle scarred Calico Cat. He chuckled and smiled menacingly.

"Good evening~" He smiled, his voice deep and threatening.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't cut your fucking head off, Cat." Kaiser snarled.

The Calico laughed and stared directly at Kaiser. "My boy, you wouldn't stand a chance against me."

Raydel snuck behind Kaiser, looking over at Fynick, who signalled him to do so.

Kaiser growled. "Pretty big talk for such a lil pussy." He smirked, spinning his blade like a baton.

The Calico laughed even harder. "In case you couldn't tell, I am Shiarei, head mage for the Fury Guard."

Flynt stepped forward, having gotten back to his feet and recovered his bow, nocking an arrow against it with lightning speed. "In case YOU couldn't tell, I don't give a fuck who you are, I'M SENDING YOU TO HELL ALL THE SAME!" He drew the arrow back as far as it would go, the enchanted glove he wore glowing bright yellow. The arrow itself was drawing in energy and was now glowing too. "ELECTRON STORM!!!" He bellowed, loosing the arrow, which slammed into Shiarei before he could blink, blitzing him with a barrage of energy that sent him hurtling out the hole he had made, and more than a hundred feet up the pathway.

Kaiser looked behind him to see what Raydel was doing, and then back to where Shiarei was about to return. Shane had charged up a spell in each hand, and Astrela had summoned a firestorm around her. Oozey was ricocheting off walls and the ceiling, building up momentum, and Fynick had three Shurikens readied in each hand. Flynt had nocked another arrow and Nicky was busy helping Shade and Jessi out of the way, while his Impbat stood guard above them.

Shiarei floated back inside, chuckling and coughing. "My my... So you do have some fight in you after all." He grinned, the sickening noises of his ribs cracking back into place filling the area.

"That's just one of us. Imagine what nine could do." Fynick snarled.

"That would be a sight to see. It's a shame that none of you will live long enough to do anything~" Shiarei smiled, summoning an orb of darkness in his right paw. Just as it reached the size of a melon, Oozey surged in and slammed into his arm, driving the spell directly into Shiarei's head, knocking him to the ground with a grunt of pain. Oozey didn't let up at all, pounding the Calico into the ground with hits that numbered in the hundreds, driving the mage into a prone stance.

"ENOUGH!!!" Shiarei bellowed, creating a shockwave which knocked Oozey to the ground, followed by a kick that sent him through the far wall and hundred's of feet beyond.

Shane and Flynt were next, spraying Shiarei with arrows, bolts of lightning and fireballs. Shiarei managed to block most of them, but a few managed to get through, pissing him off more and making him lose more focus. Flynt soon ran out of arrows, and held his bow in his left hand, sprinting at the Calico mage while Fynick span like a tornado, impaling Shiarei with Shurikens. Fynick was deliberately aiming for his hands and arms to stop him from casting spells, and each one that found its mark dragged a loud yelp of pain from the wizard. Lilaxi was pelting the mage with rapid fire bolts of plasma from her spear, and was chuckling with glee as she did so.

Flynt had managed to sprint behind Shiarei, and wrapped his bow around the throat of the mage, dragging him down far enough that he could stand on Shairei's ankles, pinning him down. Raydel had finished charging his Gustav Max form and was about to unleash a brutally powerful beam of energy.

Shiarei was panicking now, his eyes darting about for something to give him a chance, and then, just as Kaiser and Astrela were closing in, he picked up a table leg and slammed it into Flynt's face, knocking him out. As his breath surged back into his lungs, he gasped and bellowed. "ABYSSAL COLLAPSE!!!!" He screamed in rage. A massive explosion of dark energy ripped the ground asunder, sending everyone, Shiarei included, flying in different directions. The Guild building was completely destroyed, parts of it slamming down everywhere like a rain of debris. Most of the Guild's member lay amongst the wreckage, and Shiarei clambered back to his feet as fires started from the Forge.

"I see why that traitorous Shade failed... At least we won't have to deal with them again..." He groaned, floating away clutching his side. He had been well and truly beaten down, blood pouring from his hands and wrists where Fynick's Shurikens had done their job, his throat bloodied from Flynt's bow, his body bruised from Oozey and Lilaxi and Shane's barrage of attacks.

Once he left, everything was quiet. The only noises were the flickering flames that burned through parts of the Guild. Not one member of the Guild was left standing. Oozey came bouncing back in, panicking as he took in the scene around him.

"What... What do I goo?!" He gasped, his breath short and rapid. There were so many of his friends laying lifeless on the floor. Fynick and Astrela lay splayed on the dirt, their hands mere inches from each other. Fynick was surrounded by claw marks on the ground, a sign that he had tried to get to his love before blacking out.

Lilaxi had crawled to Flynt, and passed out on his back, clutching him like a baby.

Jessi and Kaiser had both been speared by shards of wood, neither one looking like they would survive.

And then Oozey saw Raydel, impaled through his hip on a spike of wood from the Guild's upper floor, and bounced over as fast as he could.

"Raydel!!!" He yelled, beginning to cry.

Raydel opened his eye, and smiled weakly.

"Oo... Oozey..." He choked.

Oozey was in tears. "What... What do I goo?"

Raydel gestured for the Slime to hop up in his arms, which he promptly did. They hugged and embraced, full well knowing it may be the last time they saw each other.

"We're done... Oozey... Just stay with me... Please... I... I don't want to be alone... When the end comes..." Raydel gasped for breath, clutching Oozey tight, tears streaming down his face.

"Raydel no... Please... You c... You can't leave me..." Oozey begged, sobbing, the fire spreading around them all.

"It's... It's okay... We fought with everything we had... But now... We have to surrender our bodies to the flames..." Raydel panted, grunting in agony as he desperately tried to cling on, but to no avail. With a final rasping choke, the life fading from his eyes as he went limp, and Oozey fell to the floor beside him.

"R-Raydel..." Oozey sobbed his heart out, not moving from his Goblin friend's side as he too, succumbed to exhaustion and the billowing smoke that plumed from the various fires around the wreckage of the Guild, becoming a puddle of ooze on the floor.

The fires continued to burn bright, spreading around and engulfing anything in its path, while the Guild and it's members lay in ruins...

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Flynt managed to open his eyes...

God knows how much time had passed since Shiarei destroyed the Guild. It can't have been that long, as there were still fires burning around him.

"Fuck... Someone... Help..." He gasped, trying to move. He was being pinned by a huge section of wall that had collapsed on him. As he wriggled, he realised he couldn't feel anything below his thighs. Then, any shred of adrenaline left his body, and he was left desperately clinging to consciousness.

"Come on! We have to search for survivors!" Came a feminine voice from nearby.

"Wha...?" Flynt exhaled, trying to stay awake.

"I vill search over here, Linen. You and ze others start ferrying ze injured on stretchers." Came another voice, this one sounding distinctly German, and almost as feminine.

"Help..." Flynt gasped, his vision fading quickly.

"Oh fuck... Help me free zis Kobold!" The German voice exclaimed, getting closer. He felt a hand against his cheek and one in his hand. "It's okay... We vill help you..." Was the last thing that Flynt heard, before the last of his energy drained away, and he went limp...

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Flynt opened his eyes and let his eyes focus. It felt like he had been asleep for ages. He was laid in a very comfy bed, his head propped up on an unbelievably soft pillow. Something felt strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

As he quietly looked around he realised he wasn't alone. A Goblin was at the foot of his bed, making notes on a piece of paper. She was rather attractive. Light green skin, fairly curvy, a wild hairstyle of gorgeous brown hair that was spiky on top, and trailed down to her shoulders, before splaying out like wings. She was wearing a grey tank-top that said 'GOB!' in white block letters, and a pair of raggedy leggings that looked like they had been through a war.

"E-excuse me..." Flynt rasped. His voice was weak from lack of use.

The Goblin looked up. "Ahhh~ You're awake! Zat is vonderful~" She smiled, showing off very nice teeth, with some pretty sharp looking fangs on both jaws. She spoke with a German accent that was pleasing to the ear.

"Wh-where am I?" Flynt asked weakly.

"You are in ze Shining Blade Guild in Seacrest. Your name is..." The Goblin looked at her notes. "Flynt Redclaw correct? I am Ruby Goodberry, resident Forge master and I help with medical things as vell~"

Flynt nodded. He never even knew there was a second guild. He knew that Seacrest was a fishing village and trading point about three hours walk away from Sijansar.

"Wh..." He gasped, the act of talking now physically taxing on his weakened body. "Where are my Guildmates?"

Ruby's ears seemed to droop. "Vell... I ummm... I have... Some bad news..." She said, sitting on the bed at Flynt's side. Flynt could now see her tail. It was long and thin like Raydel's except the tuft of hair on the end was the same brown as her hair.

Flynt gulped and braced himself.

"Four of the members of your Guild... Ve tried all ve could but ve couldn't save zem... Zere are also two members unaccounted for..." Ruby explained.

Flynt teared up. "Wh-who died and who is missing?" He asked.

"Kaiser, Jessi, Shane and Nicky all perished... And Lilaxi and Oozey are unaccounted for..." Ruby replied.

Flynt sniffed as the tears streamed down his face. He held his face in his hands and sobbed. Ruby moved closer and gave him a hug to comfort him. No words were spoken. None needed to be spoken. Flynt just sat there and cried. Not only had he lost four wonderful friends and allies, his girlfriend and one of his best friends had vanished.

Once Flynt managed to regain his composure, he looked at Ruby. "Where are the others?" He asked.

"Ze others have been helping us to do things around ze Guild. Fynick has been doing machinery and making replacement limbs for those zat needed zem, Astrela has been keeping everyone's morale up with her beautiful singing, and Raydel has been helping out in ze mines. Shade is vaiting for Fynick to finish his new leg, so he has been getting used to a peg leg." Ruby replied.

"...can I see them?" Flynt asked.

Ruby nodded. "Of course. Don't go anyvere. I vill fetch zem for you." Ruby smiled, heading off.

Flynt sighed and looked at the ceiling, and then around the room. It was just like back at the Guild in Sijansar, except the decor was a little more nautical. Understandable seeing as he was in a coastal town. He just couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

"Flynt!!!" Fynick yelled, bursting through the door. He sprinted over and leapt on the Kobold, hugging him tight. Flynt hugged him back burying his face in the Foxes shoulder. "I'm so glad you woke up..." He sobbed.

Astrela and Raydel rushed over to join the hug, and Shade hobbled in after them, clearly not used to his peg leg yet, and joined in the hug, the five survivors of Shiarei's brutal attack, reunited for the first time.

"It's so good to see you again, Flynt..." Raydel cried.

"We all missed you so much..." Astrela whimpered.

"Good to see you made it, Flynt." Shade smiled.

"I missed you guys too... Wait, how long have I been unconscious for?" Flynt asked.

"Just over a month..." Fynick replied. "And I'm gonna have your new legs finished by tomorrow." He added.

Flynt did a double take. "My what?"

"Your leg implants..." Fynick repeated.

Flynt pulled the covers back. He had lost everything from the knee down. He was absolutely dumbstruck.

"Are you... Are you okay?" Astrela asked.

Flynt shook his head. He would never feel Lilaxi caressing his feet again. Never feel the smooth cobbles in the street under his feet. Never feel soft dew-covered grass, or rough gravel, or waves lapping at his heels.

Shade smirked. "Join the club, Flynt~" He chuckled, tapping his peg leg.

Raydel patted Flynt on the back and hugged him. "We know how you feel, Flynt..." He said solemnly, showing Flynt his mechanical leg.

Flynt gasped. Raydel's right leg had been severed at the hip. "How the hell did that happen?" He asked.

"After Shiarei used his spell, I got launched into part of the second floor and I was impaled by my hip. Luckily Ruby, Linen and the others found us, or we would have all been goners..." He added.

Flynt nodded. "Yeah... Hang on, how did you find us, Ruby?" Flynt asked.

"Zere is a spell active on every Shining Blade Guild building, that alerts ze others if one comes under attack. Me, Linen and a few others got ze alert and made our vay here as soon as ve could." Ruby explained.

"Also, who is Linen?" Flynt asked. He had so many questions.

"Linen Burrows is the leader of the Seacrest Guild. She is really nice and friendly, and a brutal sorceress." Raydel explained.

Flynt nodded. "Oh okay." He replied. He was still shell-shocked by everything that had happened.

Ruby noticed and looked at the others. "Come on guys... Lets let Flynt get some rest and gather his thoughts." She smiled, ushering them out.

Fynick ran off to work on Flynt's mechanical legs, Astrela and Raydel went to get back to work, all of them saying goodbyes as they left, but Shade stayed behind, sat on the end of Flynt's bed.

Flynt looked at her as if to say thanks, and she smiled warmly at him. "Don't worry. I vill send Linen to bring you some food in a few minutes." She added, before closing the door behind her.

"...I'm sorry... For everything..." Shade said, staring at his feet.

"No. This was not your fault, Shade. Shiarei would have found us whether or not you were there." Flynt replied forcefully, making Shade jump.

Shade looked at Flynt and said nothing. Clearly he was putting on a brave face in front of the others, a brave face which was crumbling before Flynt's eyes.

"Am I interrupting anything?" Came a voice from the door. Another Goblin had poked her head in, presumably Linen.

Linen was a little taller than Ruby. Her skin was a deeper green, and her brown hair was done up in a ponytail. She was somewhat curvier than Ruby, and was wearing a flamboyant outfit that looked like a cross between a belly dancer and a gypsy soothesayer. It was brightly coloured and looked rather nice. She had a necklace on that was a crystalline marble with a cartoony Goblins head in the center. She spoke with a friendly tone, and Flynt smiled as he heard her.

"No we were just talking." He replied.

"Good to hear. Um, Shade, could me and Flynt please talk alone?" She asked.

"Certainly Mistress Burrows." Shade replied, giving Flynt a final hug before hobbling out of the room.

Linen closed the door behind him and came over to Flynt with a big plate full of various foods. There was smoked salmon, grilled tuna, a small steak, roast veggies, mashed potato, bacon, two eggs, and various sauces. Flynt's stomach rumbled hungrily.

"That all looks so delicious..." Flynt said, drooling.

Linen chuckled and handed him the plate, before sitting where Shade had been. "You've been unconscious for nearly five weeks, surviving on healing magic from our Spellcasters, so it's no wonder you're hungry."

Flynt didn't waste any time. He devoured every scrap of food on the plate in a matter of minutes. He felt much, much better now he had had a decent... Well... Extravagant is probably a better term... Meal. Linen took the plate and put it aside.

"Now then... We need to talk... We need you to tell us everything you can about Shiarei. I've already gotten info from the others, but we need to be prepared in case he attacks us here." Linen said.

Flynt nodded. "He is a Calico Feline. He wears a black robe with red etchings embroidered on it that glow like fire. He used Dark magic on us, and his spell Void Collapse was what destroyed the Guild. Although he seemed to get overwhelmed when we were all attacking him at the same time, so maybe focus is a weak point for him." He explained. He would never forget a single detail about that bastard.

Linen nodded. "Sounds like you have a better memory than the others." She chuckled, climbing off the bed. "I'll leave you to get some rest. Ruby and I will be in and out checking on you, and tomorrow Fynick will be able to attach your legs, so we will help you with physical therapy as well."

Flynt smiled. "Thank you Linen."

Linen winked at him in a cheeky, friendly manner. "No worries Flynt. Have a good rest. Oh! One more thing before I go. Where should I put your belongings?" She added.

"You mean the fire didn't destroy all our stuff?" Flynt asked.

"Nope. We got a backpack, a satchel and a weapon belt of yours." Linen replied.

"Bring them to me please. I wanna check something." Flynt said, moving up in bed so he was sat up straight.

"I'll fetch them now." Linen smiled, and left.

Flynt looked out the window nearby at the bustling town of Seacrest. He had a perfect view of the docks, and there was a big boat full of all kinds of creatures just arriving. They all shuffled off the boat and went in separate directions, some stopping to marvel at the view, some chatting amongst themselves, some haggling with fishmongers and cloth merchants on the dock who had sited their stalls in the perfect place to catch the footfall from boats that alighted. Some seagulls swooped overhead, screeching and cawing before landing on a roof opposite. Flynt could also see a small group of Neko's and Kitsune's sat on one end of the dock, holding fishing rods. Looking at the Kitsune reminded Flynt of Nicky, and he sniffled, wiping away tears.

He hadn't known Nicky, Shane, Kaiser or Jessi that long, but he was still devastated...

Linen came back in wearing Flynt's backpack. It looked ridiculous on her, which made Flynt chuckle.

"Here ya go. Anything else I can get you?" She asked, putting it down on Flynt's lap.

"Can I have a Root Beer please?" He asked.

Linen nodded. "Certainly." She replied, running off to grab one. She returned a few moments later with an open bottle of Root Beer. Flynt took it happily and smiled.

"Thanks." He said, taking a sip.

"No worries. Now get some rest. I'll see you around, Flynt." Linen replied, before leaving and closing the door behind her.

Flynt immediately took out his sketch book and began leafing through it. He had drawn everyone from the Guild in the few short days he had been there. Kaiser stood in a heroic pose with his mighty Greatsword, Shane and Jessi duelling with magic and blades, Nicky bent over, blushing and smiling nervously in a lewd pose that Lilaxi had suggested, Astrela and Fynick cuddling together... Oozey giving his most handsome smile, his majestic crown atop his head and his adorable cape fluttering in the breeze... Lilaxi posing for Flynt, with a speech bubble that said 'Lilaxi loves Flynt, for all of eternity~'... The whole group, cuddled in together like a football team (Or soccer team if you are from Murica.)... Flynt had to keep wiping his tears away as he turned over pages. All these wonderful people... All his friends... So many of them now dead...

Flynt picked up his bottle and raised it. "Shane, Jessi, Kaiser and Nicky... I'm sorry I couldn't stop Shiarei... I hope you are all at peace now... You will live on in the memories of all of us, and we will strike a vicious and devastating blow to the Fury Guard in your memory..." Flynt sobbed, trying desperately not to cry. "You will never be forgotten, now go and enjoy the afterlife... I'm sure we will see you all again, when we too finally cross the bar... Cheers..." He sighed, downing the remainder of his drink, before putting the empty bottle on the table beside him.

Flynt put his book back in the backpack, and took out his Ocarina. After putting the backpack on the floor, he began playing Crossing The Bar, and barely managed to finish it for sobbing. After he finished, he gently placed the Ocarina on the table and slid back down in the bed, getting comfy as he closed his eyes.

What he would have given to feel Lilaxi's skin against his, to tell him everything was going to be okay, and cuddle him tight. He didn't even know if she was still alive...

As soon as he closed his eyes, he was asleep, still sobbing lightly as the worry and emotion came out...

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When Flynt awoke the next morning, he stretched, swung his legs round to the side of the bed, yawned, and clambered out of bed. This was immediately followed by him slamming into the floor, as he had forgotten that he didn't have anything below the knee anymore.

"Fuck!" Flynt groaned, rubbing his head.

Fynick came running in, having heard the clattering, and rushed over to help. "You okay, Flynt?" He asked, dragging the Kobold back onto his bed.

Flynt nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. I forgot I didn't have legs anymore..." Flynt sighed. He was still quite depressed after what he learned yesterday.

Fynick smiled reassuringly and nodded. "That's understandable, buddy. But I have some good news for you. I can attach your new legs now."

Flynt looked at him with an expression of disdain. "...so what... I'll never be able to feel anything again..." He sighed.

Fynick grinned. "Or so you think~" He replied, helping the Kobold into a wheelchair, and wheeling him through the Guild.

As they went, Flynt saw quite a few new faces; a male Rabbit Monk, carrying a Bo staff and wearing a traditional samurai garb, a stout dwarf carrying a rather frightening blunderbuss, and wearing a suit of armour that made him look like a mobile fortress, and a female white Dragoness Paladin, who, judging by her armour, was rather curvy, and carrying a big, thick metal shield and a Greatsword that was almost as big as Kaiser's was, but way more ornate, and many more besides. There were also familiar faces. Raydel gave them a wave as he wandered around, looking for anyone who needed a hand, and Astrela was playing her music beautifully as usual.

Eventually, they reached the Medical Bay, and Shade was there waiting for them.

"Morning~" He smiled.

"Morning Shade. What are you doing here?" Flynt asked curiously as Fynick and Shade hoisted him onto the operating table.

"I'm assisting with the procedure~ Fynick is going to train me to help with medical stuff." Shade replied.

"Oh. Good for you~" Flynt smiled.

"Now then, first things first, you need to be unconscious, Flynt. So Imma inject you with some anaesthetic." Fynick explained, injecting the Kobold with some strange green liquid.

Flynt laid there for a few moments, and suddenly his energy began to drain. The world slowly went black, and he fell asleep.

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When Flynt came to, Fynick was smiling at him.

"Hehe~ Looks like the operation was a success~" He chuckled.

Flynt sat up and looked down at his legs. Where his shins and feet used to be, there were now almost perfect replicas made from metal. They looked really well made, as did all of Fynick's creations.

"Thanks Fynick~ At least I'll be able to walk now." He smiled, still somewhat depressed.

"Well try them out~ Let's see if they work!" Fynick replied excitedly.

Flynt looked back down at his feet. He tried lifting his left knee up, and to his surprise, the bottom half stayed still, which is exactly what he was trying to do. He did the same with the right knee, and again, it worked. He then tried flexing his talons, and again, they worked perfectly. Flynt actually had more dexterity in these mechanical replacements that he ever had with his own feet.

"...This is incredible..." He gasped, astounded at Fynick's genius.

"That's not even the best part~ Watch~" Fynick giggled, blushing a little as he gently caressed Flynt's left foot.

Flynt shuddered as he felt the Foxes soft hand glide gently over the soles of his foot... Wait... How did he feel that?

Flynt was stunned. "...How?" He asked.

"Hehe~ I installed the most powerful sensors I had available and hooked them up to your central nervous system. For all intents and purposes, they are your legs, just made of metal. Once you get used to using them, you will be faster, able to jump higher, more balanced and able to survive falls from great heights, and you'll be able to run for much longer. They are also dextrous enough that you can peel an orange with them, or grip onto a branch with enough force to keep you hanging upside down~" Fynick explained.

Flynt had no words. He never thought he would be able to perform as well as he used to, but thanks to Fynick, he was now far stronger than he ever dreamt possible. He swung his feet round and hugged the Fox tightly.

"Thank you... You are a life saver~" He whimpered, barely holding back tears.

Fynick hugged him back and sniffled. "You're welcome Flynt~ Thank you for giving us all hope~"

Flynt looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"Before you came along, we were lost. The Fury Guard saw us as so little a threat, they just left us alone. But you gave us all hope, you and... Lilaxi... Oozey... And Nicky..." He said, hanging his head.

Flynt sniffled. He was the only newcomer to the Guild, apart from Raydel, left. Everyone else was either dead or missing.

"But you all gave us a reason to fight back. And we have more reason to fight now than ever. We have to make sure we get revenge for our fallen comrades, and protect our new allies." Fynick continued.

Flynt nodded. Fynick was right. All the Fury Guard had done was strengthened the resolve of the survivors. They had left them alive, and that would be their ultimate mistake.

Flynt then remembered something. "Oh yeah. What happened to my bow?" He asked.

"It wasn't recovered? Jeez... It must have burned up in the fire... I'm sorry..." Fynick replied.

"Oh..." Flynt sighed. So not only had he lost his girlfriend, several allies, and his home, his prized bow was gone too. But, he was still alive. As long as he was alive, he could pick himself up, dust himself off, and start over again.

"You could ask Ruby if she could make you a new one." Fynick suggested.

"I could. It'll give me some practise with my legs as well. Thanks again, Fynick." Flynt smiled, hopping off the bed and almost falling over. He just managed to balance enough to not topple over.

Fynick giggled. "You're welcome." He replied.

Flynt smiled and made his way out of the medical room while Fynick cleaned up.

Raydel had made using a new leg look ridiculously easy, but Flynt was finding it difficult to not sway like a bamboo cane in a tempest. He looked like he was completely and utterly pissed as he staggered through the corridor, back to the open room at the front of the Guild, and back to his room. He grabbed a clean shirt, after tossing his old one in the washing basket, then strapped his weapon belt and satchel to himself, and staggered back out in search of Ruby.

Flynt was still wobbling around like he was drunk, and he tripped over at one point, landing with his face against the rear of the white Dragoness Paladin. Or rather, his face bounced off her rear.

He clambered quickly back to his feet, only to be knocked back down again by said Dragoness.

"Who the fuck do you think you are, Kobold?" She growled. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't knock some sense into you."

Flynt groaned and slowly climbed back to his feet, and there were quite a few people watching the two of them. "...My name is Flynt Redclaw..." He began calmly. "Yesterday I regained consciousness for the first time in a month, having lost below the knee on both of my legs after the attack on the Sijansar Guild. Today I managed to get a friend of mine, another survivor, to attach some new legs to me, and I am still getting used to them. Not to mention the fact that I'm ever so slightly distracted by thoughts about the four allies that were killed in the attack, not to mention my girlfriend and one of my best friends going missing. Now if you don't mind, kindly point me towards Ruby's Forge."

Never before over the course of one monologue had someone attitude gone from anger and annoyance to shame and embarrassment quite so quickly. The Dragoness slowly pointed to a nearby hallway.

"...it's at the far end..." She replied, all bravado and self-righteousness disappearing like a wisp of smoke.

"Thank you." Flynt nodded, and wobbled his way along the corridor.

He didn't dare look back, but he could tell she felt ashamed. The normal hubbub of chatter resumed shortly after Flynt left the room.

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Once Flynt reached the Forge, he knocked on the door and waited patiently. A loud hiss of quenching metal was his reply, followed by what could only be described as a Goblin Noise, coming from Ruby.

"Come in!" She called out.

Flynt pushed the heavy, lead lined door open, and collapsed through the doorway as he overbalanced.

Ruby gasped and ran over to help, her body slick with sweat and glistening.

"Are you okay, Flynt?" She asked, helping him to his feet.

"Yeah, just getting used to the new legs." He chuckled.

Ruby smiled and helped him over to a chair. The heat of the room hit Flynt and he started sweating.

"Jeez... I don't know how you can cope with this heat..." Flynt panted, mopping his forehead.

Ruby chuckled. "Thin clothes help~ Vhy do you zink I vear tank tops?" She smirked.

"Good point. Do you mind if I take my shirt off?" Flynt asked, starting to get a little light headed.

"Not at all~" Came the reply.

Flynt smiled and took his shirt off, exposing his toned physique to the Goblin. She didn't seem to mind, she simply went back to her job. She grabbed a pair of pliers and carefully took a piece of metal out of a quenching container, and held it up, examining it carefully. She then walked over to a grindstone and carefully sharpened the blade. Flynt was enthralled watching her go about her work. He had always loved watching things being made. When he was a young child he used to sit at the Fletchers watching them make bows and arrows while he had his lunch.

Ruby noticed him watching her and smiled. "You okay zere?" She asked, examining the blade and sharpening particular spots on it.

"Yeah I'm just happy to watch at the moment while I get accustomed to the heat." Flynt replied, feeling better since he took his shirt off.

"Very vell~" Ruby replied, walking over to a workbench with the sharpened blade. She fitted the blade into a punch, and pulled a lever, taking two small holes out of the bottom end of the blade, presumably the handle. She then took out a wooden handle that had been prepared previously, and examined it. Tossing it back in, she selected another one, and smiled. Taking two metal rods, she slid the end of the metal blade into the handle, and pushed the rods through, fixing them together. She then took a sturdy pair of cutters and clipped a bit off each rod, leaving about two inches poking out each side.

Flynt was silently watching, absolutely delighted at watching an expert at work.

Ruby then took a hammer and began slamming it into the metal rods, flattening them and pushing the flattened part right against the wooden handle, essentially permanently fixing it together. She repeated this process with the other sides, and examined the handle. It fit perfectly. Next, she went back to the grindstone, and smoothed down the metal part until it was flush with the wood, and then she took a piece of sandpaper and smoothed it down with a method that would make any male blush, which is exactly what Flynt did.

Lastly, Ruby gave the handle a rub with a cloth dipped in resin, to fill in any cracks and give the handle a shining finish. And after cleaning it, she was stood holding a perfect, two foot long sword. Any Warrior would pay good coin for such a masterfully crafted blade, and Ruby gave it a final examination by swinging it around with the finesse and skill of a true swordswoman.

"Zere ve go~" She smiled, putting the sword down on her crafting table, before wiping her brow with her hand.

Flynt smiled back. "How many swords have you made, Ruby?" He asked.

"Thousands! But I don't just make Swords~ I also make bows, shields, shurikens, axes, hammers, armour, pans, cutlery, anyzing zat can be made from metal, I can make it~ Zat is vhy everyone calls me ze Hero of ze Forge~" She chuckled. "But enough about zat. How can I help you, Flynt?"

"Well... Actually I was hoping you could make me a bow." Flynt replied.

Ruby nodded and grinned, her tail swaying excitedly behind her. "Vat kind of bow?" She asked. "A standard garden variety vone, or something... Powerful?"

"Powerful please~ The most powerful one you can make~" Flynt giggled, getting excited to see what the Goblin could do.

"Hehe~ I von't let you down~ I vill make you ze most powerful bow I have ever made~" Ruby grinned, excited to show off what she can do to the newcomer. "It vill take me a couple of days vork, but I vill make you somezing you vill treasure for ze rest of your life~"

"Thanks Ruby~" Flynt smiled, embracing the Goblin in a friendly manner. Her smooth, slick skin felt wonderful against Flynt's scales.

Ruby's cheeks glowed red and her mouth hung open with embarrassment, but she quickly hugged Flynt back, her tail coiling up around Flynts tail. "It's no trouble, Flynt~ I'm honoured you came to me~"

Flynt chuckled and let Ruby go, and she grinned excitedly. "I better get to vork~ I vill come and find you vhen it is finished~"

Flynt carefully hobbled out of the forge, and waved goodbye to Ruby.

Flynt sighed happily and put his shirt back on, before walking back down the corridor. He was starting to get used to his new legs, and it still amazed him how he could feel the floor on his feet.

As he reached the open room, Flynt noticed that there was no sign of the Dragoness he had bumped into.

"God... I hope she's okay..." Flynt thought to himself, wandering up to the bar.

Behind the bar was a rather proud looking Owl, whose beak looked as razor sharp as his eyesight. His muscles rippled with strength as he carefully cleaned a glass and put it in a cupboard. Flynt hopped up on a stool and waited for him to turn back to face him.

"Ahhh~" The owl smiled, talking with a slight Japanese accent. "How may I be of service?"

Flynt was just staring at the friendly avian.

"Sir?" He asked.

"Yes, sorry. I just... I've never heard an accent like that before." Flynt replied.

The Owl chuckled and smiled. "I get that a lot~ Hehe~ My name is Fukuro Hu, but you may call me Fu." The Owl added.

"Okay Fu. My name is Flynt~" Flynt smiled.

"Well, Master Flynt. How may I be of service?" Fukuro asked.

"Could I have a Root Beer and a sandwich please?" Flynt replied.

"Right away. What kind of sandwich?" Fukuro smiled, putting a bottle of root beer on the counter.

"Chicken, Mayo and Lettuce please." Flynt replied.

"Excellent choice." Fukuro grinned, and set about making the sandwich.

Flynt felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Raydel sat beside him.

"Oh hey buddy!" Flynt grinned.

"Hey Flynt~" Raydel smiled, hugging the Kobold. "How are the legs?"

"They're awesome~ Plus I'm starting to get the hang of walking again." Flynt replied.

"That's great news!" Raydel chuckled.

Fukuro put Flynt's sandwich in front of him and smiled. "That'll be four gold please, Flynt~"

"Oh okay then~" Flynt smiled, fumbling with his money pouch.

Fukuro started chuckling. "Do you not remember, Flynt? Food and drink is free for Guild members~" He grinned.

Flynt smirked. "Thank you~" He grinned, taking a big bite.

He, Raydel and Fukuro sat there chatting, listening to Astrela performing as usual, and just chilled. For now, they were safe and could have a well deserved rest.

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Having finished his food, Flynt said goodbye to Raydel and Fukuro, and headed outside to have a look around the town. On his way out, he bumped into another Goblin. This one was wiry, about four feet tall, and wore dark grey Warlock Robes. Floating above his shoulder was a glowing red ball of energy, in the shape of a dodecahedron, or to those of you who are less educated, a D20, slowly tumbling and rolling in place, as if some multidimensional being had rolled it. His eyes were piercing and intimidating, and he projected an air of authority such that Flynt backed off slightly. The Goblin looked at Flynt menacingly for a moment, before any trace of hostility left his face, to be replaced by friendliness.

"Good to see you up and about, Flynt~" The Goblin chuckled, his voice way deeper than any Goblin Flynt had ever met, only adding to the impressive aura he gave off.

Flynt looked confused for a moment.

"We haven't met before." The Goblin stuck a hand out for a handshake. "The name's Maly. I'm the resident Warlock here. This is Deetee, a construct of mine." He added, gesturing to the orb of energy. The orb had since manifested two eyes and a mouth, the kind of face you would expect to see on a Protogen's visor. It smiled in a friendly manner at Flynt, its colour changing to yellow.

"Nice to meet you Maly and Deetee." Flynt smiled, shaking Maly's hand. It was quite slippery, like he was covered in grease. Not really unpleasant, but a strange experience nonetheless.

"I'll see you around, Flynt~ Stay safe." Maly added, before heading inside.

Flynt chuckled. "You too~" He replied, before heading out and taking a deep breath.

The air smelled like salt and fish. Hardly surprising in a coastal town where the main exports are Sea Salt and seafood.

As he walked along the wooden walkways that made up a lot of the coastal part of the area, Flynt saw the Dragoness again. She was looking at fresh fish on a stall, and didn't look any happier than she did before.

"...I should probably go and be friendly with her... I hate to see anyone that depressed over a misunderstanding..." He thought.

He started to make his way over to her, walking almost perfectly straight now. She looked up and saw him coming towards her, and immediately started moving away, turning her back to him.

Flynt started jogging towards her. "Wait! Please! I just want to... Whoa!!!" He yelped, tripping over and bouncing off the side of a stall, before toppling into the water with a loud yelp. There was a good six foot drop from the boards to the water, and Flynt hit the water spread eagled, knocking the wind from him, and his metal legs dragged him down quickly.

Holding his breath as best as he could, he couldn't swim back up. His feet hit the sandy depths of the ocean floor, some twenty feet below the surface, and just stood there, slowly running out of oxygen.

"Great... I survived an attack from the Fury Guard's most powerful Mage, and now I'm gonna die from drowning..." He thought, accepting his fate. There was no way he could swim back up in time. This was it. Game over.

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Suddenly, Flynt felt movement in the water from nearby. His vision was darkening and he couldn't make out who it was, but whoever they were, they were very strong. They grabbed him round the waist and kicked off the sand, jetting them and Flynt back up to the surface.

As soon as they breached, Flynt took a deep breath and clutched his stomach, still suffering from the winding. He could see now that it was the Dragoness that had rescued him. As she swam to a low deck built for small boats, a rapturous applause started up from the onlookers that had watched the incident. The Dragoness tossed Flynt up onto the boards and he lay there, stunned, wet, bedraggled, but alive. The Dragoness climbed out of the water and panted.

"Are you okay, Flynt?" She asked, her voice much softer than before.

Flynt nodded. "Yeah... Just winded... Thank you for rescuing me..." He replied.

The Dragoness smiled. "Good to hear."

Flynt laid there, trying to catch his breath, which took a good ten minutes, but eventually he was able to clamber to his feet, using his Lightning Cloak spell to dry himself off.

"My name is Guinevere. Guinevere Diamondwing. I am so so sorry about what happened earlier, Flynt... I really hope you can forgive me..." She added, sounding very sincere.

Flynt nodded. "You saved my life! Of course I forgive you~" He grinned, lunging forwards and hugging her affectionately. Guinevere hugged him back and sighed with relief.

"Thank you... I don't suppose you would want to go for a bite to eat would you?" She asked.

"Sure!" Flynt smiled. He had only just had a sandwich, but nearly dying had made him feel hungry.

Guinevere smiled. "I know a great place. Follow me." She said, climbing the stairs that lead back up to the main walkway.

Flynt followed and walked beside her.

As they walked, Flynt was able to get a good look at the Dragoness. She was big. She was seven foot two tall, with beautiful white scales making up her entire body, from what Flynt could see. She had big white wings that looked extremely powerful, but were tucked safely behind her at the moment. Her eyes were Emerald green, and she had horns on her head that looked almost like a spiky hairdo. She looked very streamlined, however below the neck was a different story. Her thick armour was designed to be defensive while leaving large patches open to minimise weight and give improved mobility. The top third of her rather formidable breasts were uncovered, as were her thighs, stomach and upper arms. The armour itself was very intricately designed, made from Titanium. Flynt could tell by the characteristic white sheen that high quality Titanium had. All over it was a simple but beautiful design, that matched the Dragonesses scales almost perfectly. On her back were the Sword and Shield Flynt had seen earlier. On Guinevere's hands and forearms were heavy gauntlets, which were open on the inside, allowing her to hold weapons easily, but still have a high degree of defence. On her feet she wore Titanium sabatons, which were segmented to allow the Dragoness to move quickly. Her tail was the same colour as her body, and looked like Flynt's tail, only longer. Flynt blushed as he realised how God damn cool she looked.

"Hehe~ Do you ogle all the women you meet in this way?" Guinevere asked, snapping Flynt out of his examination of her.

He said nothing, opting instead to look away in embarrassment and blush wildly.

Guinevere giggled and nudged him gently. "You're allowed to look, Flynt~" She smiled.

"...sorry~ You just look... I mean... I've never seen such a well equipped Paladin." He replied, and then gulped. "I'm sorry I didn't mean it that way."

Guinevere snorted in laughter and grinned. "Naughty boy~ Hehe~ Come on. This is the place." She added, heading into a building right at the end of the wooden boardwalk, just before it gave way to a long sandy beach that stretched on for miles. Flynt followed her inside and sat at a table by the front. Guinevere sat opposite the Kobold and smiled.

"So what do you want?" She asked.

"Umm... What is there?" Flynt replied. He hadn't even read the name of the place he had just entered.

"Well, Japanese and Chinese street food mainly, so Ramen, Rice, Gyoza etc." Guinevere smiled.

Flynt gasped. "Garlic Tonkatsu Ramen with a portion of Prawn Gyoza please, with a lemonade~" He rattled off, in the same way he had many times before in the Ramen restaurant back in Emerald Keep.

Then Flynt remembered something. "Oh fuck! My family haven't heard from me in over a month!" He yelped.

"Don't worry! Don't worry... When you were brought into the Guild, all next of kin and family members were notified. It's standard procedure in the Guild." Guinevere replied, smiling.

Flynt let out an exhalation of relief. "Thank goodness..."

Guinevere chuckled and headed up to the counter to order food.

While she was ordering their food, Flynt turned to look out the window. The ocean stretched out beyond the horizon, and was reflecting the afternoon sun beautifully. A couple of noisy seagulls flew past, landing on the water and bobbing up and down with the gentle waves.

Then, there was a crash of thunder in the distance, and Flynt could see some very big clouds rolling in.

"Looks like there is gonna be a pretty powerful storm later on." Guinevere remarked as she sat back down.

Flynt turned to face her and nodded. "Yeah. I love storms~ When I was a youngster I used to go running in the forest when it rained." He smiled, fondly remembering the memory.

"Hehe. I used to go flying in storms, until one day I flew a little too high..." Guinevere replied, showing Flynt her right wing. He could see a jagged mark running all the way down it that looked like a burn from lightning.

"Holy fuck. You got hit by lightning?" He asked.

Guinevere nodded. "I ended up crashing on the beach about two miles that way." She added, pointing down the beach. "The Guild members found me and took me in, and I never saw my family again. They never came looking for me, no letters to the Guild, nothing."

Flynt looked sad. "That sucks..." He replied.

Guinevere shrugged. "Meh. I'm better off without them. I'm now a well respected Paladin, and Ruby is helping me to learn blacksmithery."

Flynt smiled. "That sounds cool~" He chuckled, blushing as he tried desperately not to look at Guinevere's breasts.

Guinevere noticed and smirked. "Big aren't they~?" She giggled.

Flynt gulped and looked at her face. "Pardon?"

Guinevere looked from side to side to make sure no-one was watching them, and then pulled the front of her chest plate down, exposing her breasts to the Kobold.

Flynt's jaw nearly hit the ground. Her breasts were immaculate. Smooth, perky and tipped with gorgeous Sky Blue nipples. His cheeks glowed red as he desperately tried not to get turned on, but it was a losing battle.

Guinevere did her chest plate back up and giggled. "Later on tonight I'll let you touch them~" She giggled, licking her lips.

Flynt very nearly passed out there and then. It was only the smell of the delicious food that brought him round.

Guinevere nearly fell off her chair laughing. "You are adorable, ya know that? Any girl or boy that spends there life with you is lucky."

Flynt looked at her. "I actually have a girlfriend... But she went missing in the attack..."

Guinevere looked down at her lap. "I'm so sorry..."

"I'm still interested in your offer. This kinda thing has come up before, and her exact words were 'The only part of your body I own is your heart~'" Flynt smiled.

Guinevere blushed. "Wow. Hehe~"

At that moment, a waiter, who happened to be a Dolphin, brought out two trays of food. Guinevere had ordered a Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl and a bottle of beer, while Flynt got his Ramen, Gyoza and lemonade. Picking up his chopsticks, he expertly began ferrying pieces of food into his mouth, salivating over the smells and tastes. Guinevere was watching him in awe.

"How the hell do you do that?" She asked.

Flynt smiled. "Use chopsticks? Hold the first one like this, then grip the other one between these fingers." He demonstrated.

Guinevere tried to copy him, but ended up firing a chopstick across the room, making the waiter chuckle.

She quickly retrieved it and tried again, this time she got it. She smiled happily and began eating with them, and Flynt grinned.

"Well done~" He chuckled, taking a bite out of his Pork Cutlet.

"Thanks~" She smiled, taking a piece of chicken.

Flynt was in absolute heaven right now. The egg was cooked to perfection, the pork cutlet was tender and flavourful, the broth was lip-smackingly good, the noodles were the perfect texture and the veggies were crunchy and aromatic. The entire meal, he had a look of absolute joy on his face, which made Guinevere smile.

"...You really are an adorable guy. What is your girlfriends name?" She asked.

"Lilaxi. She's a sexy lil Goblin that tried trapping and robbing me, but I got injured in the process and she felt so bad she offered me her body. I ended up stealing her heart~" Flynt chuckled.

"Awwwwwww~" Guinevere cooed. "That's sweet and wholesome as heck~"

"Mhmm~ Stepping into that trap was the best thing that ever happened to me~" Flynt giggled, slurping up the broth on the bottom of his bowl, before taking a big swig of lemonade.

Guinevere had finished her beer and was still eating her sticky rice with her chopsticks. "How long ago did you meet her?"

"Ummm... About... Five weeks ago." Flynt replied, now tucking in to his Gyoza.

Guinevere looked dumbstruck. "You had such strong feelings for her after a week being together?"

Flynt nodded. "It was love at first sight~" He smiled.

"I wish I could have that... I just seem to attract guys that are after one thing... Well... Two things." Guinevere chuckled.

"Well they certainly are attractive... Like a fucking magnet." Flynt laughed.

Guinevere smirked. "I'm guessing that Lilaxi is just as lewd as you are~" She said, popping some more rice in her mouth.

"Yup~ In fact I think she is lewder than I am." Flynt grinned, finishing the last of his Gyoza.

"Had enough?" Guinevere smiled, finishing her rice.

Flynt nodded and let out a burp. "That was delicious~ Thank you for bringing me here~"

"You're welcome~ I'll go pay and then you can do whatever for a few hours. I've got some errands I need to run for Ruby and a few other things. Shall I swing by your room later tonight?" She winked.

Flynt grinned. "Sounds good~ Are you sure you don't want me to pay for mine?" He asked.

"Nah~ You can pay for it next time~" Guinevere giggled.

"Next time?" Flynt asked.

"Mhmm~ But don't get me wrong, we aren't dating, we're FWB~" Guinevere smiled, standing up.

"FWB? What?" Flynt scratched his head.

"Friends With Benefits, sweetie~" She chuckled, walking to the counter.

"Friends with... Ohhhhhh." Flynt smirked, understanding what she meant.

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After they left, and Guinevere had headed off to deal with her errands, Flynt had gone to a stall further up the boardwalk to buy a fishing rod. It was very good quality, and only cost him ten gold. The sun was lower in the sky and the rain clouds had come right over the town, but it hadn't started raining just yet. The crashes of thunder and flashes of lightning were getting closer, so Flynt knew it wouldn't be too long until it chucked it down. Heading back towards the Guild, he just got inside as the heavens opened.

"That was well timed~" Fynick remarked to Flynt as he walked in.

"Hehe~ Yeah!" Flynt grinned.

"Nice rod!" Fynick chuckled, blushing.

Flynt burst out laughing. "Thanks~ I'm gonna go fishing tomorrow if ya wanna tag along."

"That sounds fun! Count me in~" Fynick replied.

"Cool~ I'll see ya around." Flynt added, before heading to his room.

He put the fishing rod in the corner of the room against the wall, and went to the bathroom to have a shower.

Fifteen minutes later, dried and in fresh clothes, Flynt laid down to relax in bed and promptly fell asleep.

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Flynt woke up a few hours later to a powerful crash of thunder. Looking out the window nearby, he realised it was raining heavily.

"Cool~" He remarked, sitting up and leaning on his bedside cabinet as he stared out the window. There was an Orange Apple tree growing outside his window, and the rain bouncing off the leaves was immensely relaxing.

Wait... Orange apples? Flynt did a double take, and looked at the tree again. Sure enough, there were Orange Apples hanging from the branches. Flynt opened his window and leaned out, grabbing a nearby one. It was a little wet from the rain, so he dried it on a towel.

It looked absolutely delicious, and after sniffing it, Flynt took a bite. As soon as his teeth sank into the juicy flesh, his eyes lit up and a happy smile spread across his face. It tasted like a cross between an Orange and an Apple. There was the sharpness of an apple, and the sweetness of an orange. Flynt loved it~

He had finished it within a minute, and tossed the core in the rubbish bin that sat in the corner of the room.

"Yum~ Hehe... Guinevere should be here soon. I wonder if she got all her errands done before the rain started.

He walked over to the bookshelf and picked up a book titled The Art Of Fishing, by Rodd Lyne, and sat in the cosy armchair beside the bookshelf to read it. The rain was getting harder outside and thunder crashes and lightning flashes were becoming much more frequent, and more violent.

Flynt was starting to fall asleep again some time later, when there was a knock at the door.

"Ah. That must be Guinevere." Flynt smiled, putting the book back on the shelf, upside down so he knew he was reading that book. Ever since he was a child, when he was reading a book and had to stop, he would put the book back on the shelf upside down. It kept the book out of the way and reminded him which book he was reading.

Walking over to the door, he pulled it open and smiled up at Guinevere.

"Hey there~" He grinned.

"Good evening Flynt~" Guinevere chuckled.

"Wanna come inside?" Flynt asked.

"Surely I should be asking that~" Guinevere chuckled, blushing as she entered the room.

Flynt blushed madly and closed the door behind them, locking it so they wouldn't be disturbed.

Guinevere looked around and sat on the armchair beside the bookshelf, sighing with relief as she made contact with it.

"I have to be honest, I'm a little excited~" She giggled.

"Me too~" Flynt smiled.

"Shall I just... Get naked then~?" She asked.

"If you want~" Flynt grinned.

"Okay then~" Guinevere winked, standing up. She touched her chestplate with her hand, and a few seconds later, it vanished, leaving her perky breasts exposed, which made Flynt purr, his tail swaying and his leggings beginning to bulge. Clearly this was the reaction Guinevere wanted, as she tapped her leg and foot armour. They too vanished after a few seconds delay, leaving the buxom Dragoness exposed fully.

Her body was flawless. Not a single scar or mark sullied her gorgeous ice white scales. Her thighs were thick with muscle, which was shown off as she lifted her legs to give Flynt a good view of her ass.

Flynt started panting like a dog in mating season.

"Hehe~ Someone's eager~" She purred, putting her feet down. "Now it's your turn~"

Flynt nodded and took off his shirt, revealing his toned chest. This was followed by his trousers and boxers in one movement, revealing his tapered cock to the Dragoness.

She blushed and nodded. "That's an impressive length for your size~ Lilaxi is a lucky girl~" Guinevere giggled, beckoning the Kobold to come closer.

Flynt did exactly that, walking over until he was stood directly in front of the Dragoness. She leaned forwards and grasped his member gently, stroking it from base to tip with her smooth hand.

"Oh fuck~" Flynt panted, moaning in pleasure.

"Hehe~ You like that~?" Guinevere purred, speeding her strokes up. Her other hand went to fondle his orbs, making him moan louder.

"Y-yes~ That feels great~" Flynt panted, his tongue hanging out.

"Do you always make this face when you're getting jacked off?" Guinevere asked, giggling.

Flynt nodded.

"Hehe~" She smiled, leaning down to give it a lick.

Her tongue was pretty long, and thinner than Flynt's. It was halfway between a snake tongue and a human tongue for width. It wrapped around Flynt's member like a tendril, massaging and caressing it while Guinevere suckled his cock and kissed his crotch.

"Ohhhh fuck yes~" Flynt panted, already nearing his limit. A final suck from Guinevere drove him over the edge, and he unloaded a good ten ropes of cum in her waiting mouth.

"Mmmmmm~" She purred, swallowing every last drop. "Your seed tastes like Oranges~"

Flynt looked confused "Oranges?" He asked.

Guinevere nodded cutely. "Mhmm~"

Flynt remembered the Orange Apple he had eaten. "Umm... I have a question. Is that a side effect of those fruits on that tree?" He asked, pointing to the tree.

Guinevere looked over and chuckled. "You ate an Orapple?" She smiled. "Yes that is one of the side effects~ They're delicious though aren't they?" She purred.

Flynt nodded. "Yeah~"

"Anyway~ Now on to the titfuck~" Guinevere giggled, rubbing her breasts.

Again, Flynt looked confused. "What's a titfuck?" He asked.

Guinevere looked astonished. "You have a Goblin girlfriend and you don't know what a titfuck is?" She asked.

"No. Should I?" Flynt replied.

"Hehe~ Let me show you~" She purred, pulling Flynt closer. She sandwiched Flynt's cock between her two big smooth breasts, before sliding them up and down his length, bouncing them against his crotch.

"Oh my God!" He moaned, his cock throbbing in excitement.

"Good isn't it~?" Guinevere asked, speeding up her bouncy breasts.

Flynt nodded and grabbed her shoulder to stop himself from falling over.

"Tell me when you're close, cutie~" Guinevere purred.

"...I have got to tell Lilaxi about this~" Flynt panted, moaning louder and louder.

Guinevere giggled and slid her breasts up and down even faster, and Flynt bucked his hips as she did.

"You close~?" She asked.

Flynt nodded and panted.

"Good~" Guinevere replied, sucking his tip as she slid her breasts up and down.

Flynt groaned in absolute ecstasy as he unloaded in her mouth again, panting and trying desperately not to collapse.

"Yummm~" Guinevere giggled, kissing his tip.

"That was... Phenomenal~" Flynt panted, his legs threatening to give way.

"Hehe~ Don't give up just yet, cutie~ There's one more thing I wanna do with you~" Guinevere grinned, scooping Flynt up and laying him flat on his bed. She then moved over him and giggled. "Ever been ridden by a Dragoness?" She asked.

Flynt shook his head. "No."

"That is about to change~" She grinned.

Flynt gulped as Guinevere turned around to face away, her gorgeous rump and beautiful tail now facing Flynt. She carefully lined herself up with his dick and slid down, taking it into her slit, letting out a pleased growl as she did.

"Ohhhhh yessss~" She hissed, starting to slide up and down, moaning every time her butt slapped against Flynt's crotch.

"Fuck... This feels great~" Flynt moaned, exhausted from such rapid-fire climaxes.

"Do you like my pussy, Flynt~?" Guinevere giggled, bouncing up and down on him.

"Fuck yessss~" He panted, spanking her firm, toned butt.

"Ohhhh yesss~ Do that harder~" She moaned, loving being spanked.

Flynt was only to happy to oblige, spanking the Dragoness as hard as he could, making her ass jiggle as she bounced harder.

"Ohh fuck... I'm gonna cum..." Flynt moaned, nearing his third orgasm.

"Do it~ Inside me~" Guinevere grinned, bouncing on his cock even faster.

It didn't take long for Flynt to finish, and as Guinevere felt his warm, gooey seed flood her love tunnel, she released her fluids all over him, screaming in delight.

Flynt panted and his eyes fluttered shut as the last of his energy left his body. The last thing he heard before blacking out completely, was Guinevere giggling and saying: "Get some rest, cutie~ I'll clean you up~"

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The next morning, Flynt woke up and found himself alone, under the covers, completely clean. It was still raining outside, and as Flynt stretched and got out of bed, he found a note on his bedside cabinet.

He picked it up and carefully read it.

'Flynt. Thanks for last night~ I cleaned you up, as promised, and put you under the blanket in your bed so you wouldn't get cold. Hopefully we can have another rendezvous sometime soon, but I won't be at the Guild for a few days. I've been given a mission that is going to take me away, so I will see you when you get back. I hope that Lilaxi returns before I do, I would love to meet the Goblin that managed to steal your heart~ Again, thank you for a wonderful time, from Guinevere.'

Flynt giggled as he folded up the note and put it in his bedside cabinet, before getting up, wandering to the bathroom to have a shower, and then wandering back again. He put on some fresh clothes, put the book he was reading in his backpack along with his sketch book and his pencils, and slung it over his back. His weapon belt and satchel went on next, and he picked up his fishing rod and smiled, heading out the door.

Once he reached the bar, he found Fynick there waiting for him, with a backpack on of his own, and holding a fishing rod of his own.

"Morning Fynick~" Flynt chuckled.

"Ahh~ Good morning Flynt~ Are we still on for fishing? " Fynick replied.

"Yup! Wanna get going or have breakfast first?" Flynt asked.

"Already taken care of~" Fynick grinned, patting his backpack.

"Okay then. Let's get going! Do you know any good fishing spots?" Flynt asked as the twosome walked towards the door.

"Yeah! There is a cave at the end of the beach that has an alcove that makes the perfect fishing spot. Its sheltered, the floor is hard stone so we wont sink into the sand, and its at the edge of a river delta so we can catch lots of different fish~" Fynick replied, opening the door.

"Sound's good to me!" Flynt grinned, stepping outside.

"F... Flynt? Is that you?" Came a familiar voice to Flynt's left. He looked, and there was Obsidia and Amber.

"Obsidia!" Flynt exclaimed, running over to hug his big sister. He sobbed happily into her shoulder as they embraced, and both Amber and Fynick smiled at them.

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Fynick and Flynt managed to convince Obsidia and Amber to come fishing with them. They were hesitant at first, but once Fynick bought them a rod each, they soon changed their minds. As they walked down the beach, Flynt told Obsidia and Amber about everything that had happened since his last letter, about fighting Shiarei, losing the Guild, losing his legs, losing Lilaxi... Obsidia quickly lightened the mood by telling Flynt about everything that had happened at home. How Jasper was starting to get good at magic, how she and their mother were starting up their café, finally, how Zeda had come by to visit multiple times and everything else that had happened in Emerald Keep.

Eventually, they all reached the cave that Fynick had told them about, and Flynt got his gear set up so he was sat against a smooth stone wall that was angled in a way that meant he was leaning back at a very comfy angle. Fynick had given him a Rod Stand that he had made, that essentially holds your fishing rod stable after you cast it, so you can do other things. Fynick was trying to teach Amber how to cast her rod, and getting a little frustrated, while Obsidia came over to Flynt and gave him a hug.

"You okay Flynt?" She asked.

Flynt nodded.

"You sure? You can tell me anything..." Obsidia smiled reassuringly.

Flynt looked at her. She could read him like a book.

"I'm... I'm terrified... Terrified about Lilaxi and Oozey going missing, terrified about Shiarei coming back, terrified that I'm not good enough for the Guild..." He said, sniffling as he tried not to cry.

Obsidia leaned in and gave him a loving hug. "First things first, you are more than good enough for the Guild. You are not just powerful, unmatched with a bow and intelligent, but you are also caring, courageous, loyal and friendly. You could lead the Guild if you put your mind to it."

Flynt smiled. "Thanks sis~"

"About Oozey and Lilaxi. I know they will turn up eventually. I can feel it." Obsidia added. "And about Shiarei... All you need to do is get stronger. Keep training, keep learning new abilities, and you will be able to beat him." Obsidia smiled.

"Thanks..." Flynt wiped away his tears.

"No worries lil bro... Now show me that grin~" Obsidia grinned.

Flynt gave her his signature grin and she chuckled.

"There we go~ Now come on. Let's catch some fish~" She smiled.

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About an hour later, Amber had managed to cast out into the ocean, Fynick had cast into the waters in the cave, and Obsidia and Flynt had just dropped their hooks down into the water. Fynick had brought four Medpacks, and Everyone was busy eating while their rods sat perched on their respective rod stand. Fynick, Amber and Obsidia were happily chatting with each other, while Flynt was reading his Fishing book that he had brought with him from the Guild.

All of a sudden, there was a noise from nearby, getting closer and closer. Everyone looked up to see Raydel running along the beach, and as soon as he got nearby, he stopped.

"You guys! You have to come back to the Guild! Something is going on!" Raydel panted.

"What's happened?" Fynick asked.

"This really strange looking boat has docked right outside, and the Captain was asking to see you, Flynt." Raydel explained.

"The Captain of a boat wants to see me?" Flynt asked, intrigued.

"Yeah! Come on! We gotta get back!" Raydel said hurriedly.

"Okay. Raydel, you go on ahead, we'll pack up our stuff and rush back." Fynick said, reeling in his line.

Everyone else did the same. Thankfully the storm had passed and the sun was still out. Raydel gave a nod and jogged back across the beach.

"I was having fun..." Amber pouted, reeling in her line.

"Don't worry Amber. We can visit again and go fishing whenever." Obsidia replied.

"Fine..." Amber huffed.

"Are you off then?" Flynt asked.

"Yeah. We don't wanna get in the way of Guild business, plus we need to get back home to help with the cafe. Don't worry, we will come visit again soon. I promise." Obsidia smiled.

"Okay then." Flynt smiled back.

"Come on then. Let's get back to the Guild." Fynick added, heading off with the three others close behind.

Chapter Text

As Flynt and the others arrived back at the Guild, Flynt saw Raydel hugging Oozey and Astrela hugging... Lilaxi. Flynt's jaw dropped as he laid eyes on his love. Lilaxi looked over and saw him too, and her eyes sparkled.

"FLYNT!!!" She screamed with joy, running towards him.

"LILAXI!!!" Flynt replied, sprinting at her.

As Flynt drew level with the Goblin, he scooped her up in his arms and held her tight. Lilaxi responded by wrapping her arms around him and sobbing happily.

"Lilaxi missed Flynt so much!" She cried.

"I missed you too Lilaxi~ I'm so glad you're here..." Flynt kissed her on the lips with every ounce of passion and love he could muster.

"Awwwww~ I assume that's Lilaxi~" Obsidia said to Fynick.

Fynick nodded. "Yup. That's Lilaxi, Flynt's girlfriend."

Raydel had put Oozey down on the deck, next to a very strange looking Wolf, who was talking to Linen. He stood on two legs, and had pitch black fur. He stood about five foot nine, and had neon yellow spiky hair. He was wearing black robes with yellow runes that marked him as a Sorcerer, but he had a very powerful looking axe on his back, which made him more likely to be a Magical Warrior. His paw pads, eyes and a lightning-bolt of fur on his cheek were the same neon yellow as his hair, and they all seemed to be glowing. He looked very friendly, but also very powerful.

Flynt held Lilaxi in one arm, and Obsidia came over to meet her.

"Hello~ You must be Lilaxi~" Obsidia grinned.

"Yup! Lilaxi Togren. Lilaxi loves Flynt~" She giggled.

Flynt smirked. "She doesn't use words like you or me, Obsidia. She always refers to everyone, including herself, by name."

"Oh okay. It's lovely to meet you, Lilaxi." Obsidia smiled.

Lilaxi nodded. "Lilaxi has enjoyed meeting Obsidia!"

"Unfortunately we have to get going now. We will see you again soon, okay?" Obsidia added.

"I'll see you next time, sis. Stay safe~" Flynt smiled, putting Lilaxi down as he hugged Obsidia.

"Lilaxi wants a hug!" Lilaxi chirped.

Obsidia grinned and leaned down to hug the Goblin.

"Lilaxi hopes Obsidia has a safe trip back to Emerald Keep." Lilaxi smiled, hugging Obsidia tight.

"Thank you~ We will see you next time!" Obsidia grinned, heading off.

"Bye Flynt. Bye Fynick. Thanks for the fishing rod and the food!" Amber chuckled as she followed Obsidia.

"See you girls next time~" Fynick waved.

Flynt turned his attention to the newcomer. "I heard you wanted to see me?"

The Wolf looked at him and nodded. "Flynt Redclaw, if I'm very much not mistaken~" He grinned, holding a hand out.

"That's me. Who are you?" Flynt asked, shaking the Wolf's hand.

"I am Tesla Darkfang, Zeda Wraith's grandson. He told me, through Lilaxi and Oozey, that you guys needed help taking down some group." Tesla replied. His voice was quite unassuming, halfway between deep and high, but it had some clear power behind it.

"What do you mean through Lilaxi and Oozey?" Flynt asked, confused.

Oozey bounced a little closer. "After the attack in Sijansar, me and Lilaxi headed back to Emerald Keep to tell your family what had happened. I knew where it was, as I have been there a few times in my travels. It took us a few days, and by the time we got there, your family had already been informed about what happened by letter from the Guild here." He began explaining.

"Okay." Flynt replied, still hugging Lilaxi.

"We met Zeda, and he told us that Shiarei was going to be extremely difficult to fight. He said that our best bet was to find his grandson, Tesla, who had gone somewhere to train. Supposedly Tesla is even stronger than Zeda." Oozey continued.

Flynt looked back at Tesla, gobsmacked.

"It took us three weeks to finally track him down, and he brought us here on his boat. And now, here we are!" Oozey smiled. "I must say, It is wonderful to see goo again, Flynt~"

"It's great to see you too, Oozey~ Good to see you still have your crown~" Flynt chuckled, kneeling down to cuddle the Slime.

"Yup~" Oozey grinned.

"Yeah. So I'm here to lend any assistance you guys need. Be that training you in combat, or fighting on the front line alongside you." Tesla grinned.

Shade smirked. "We need all the help we can get. Shiarei is insanely powerful."

Linen nodded. "By the sounds of it, even Maly wouldn't be able to take him on. We are very appreciative of your help, Tesla. You can have your own room in the Guild if you like."

Tesla shook his head. "I appreciate the offer, Linen, but I've got my lodging sorted~" He chuckled, gesturing to his boat.

His boat was, in simple terms, absolutely beautiful. It was a sloop, about twenty feet long and about seven feet wide, with a single sail. The hull was dark blue, and covered in white and yellow dots that glowed like stars. At the front of the ship, under the prow, was a rampant Wolf figurehead. The sail was tied up, so Flynt couldn't see the design on it. At the back was a cabin, and stairs which lead down below deck.

"The Lucky Star is my pride and joy~ I built her myself~" Tesla chuckled, standing proudly.

"Flynt should see the inside!" Lilaxi cheered suddenly, making Flynt jump.

"Hehe~ Wanna have a look on board, Flynt?" Tesla asked.

"Sure!" Flynt replied, following Tesla up the gangplank. As they reached the deck, Tesla led Flynt down the stairs below deck.

"...hang on a second..." Flynt tilted his head as he looked below deck, then above deck again.

Tesla grinned. "What's up?"

Flynt was making measurements in his head, and looked utterly confused.

"How is below deck bigger than the ship?" He finally asked.

Tesla laughed. "I told you I was good~ This ship is filled with cork, making it almost impossible to sink, and that doorway over there is actually a portal into a pocket dimension, which I have locked here. If you look out the portholes, you will see outside the normal ship, even though from the outside, it just looks like there is nothing behind the portholes." Tesla explained.

"Okay that kinda makes sense. Basically, right now we aren't inside the ship at all, we are elsewhere." Flynt said.

"That is correct." Tesla smiled.

The 'Inside of the ship' was gorgeous. At the end closest to the staircase was a living area. Two large bookcases took up the Port and Bow walls, while the Starboard wall was taken up by a desk, with charts and posters covering the wall around it. In the centre of this area was a rather cosy looking corner sofa, with its ends pointing towards the bookshelves. At either end was a small table, each containing a lamp.

The middle section was taken up by a large dining table on the Port side, with four chairs around it, one at each cardinal direction. The starboard side was taken up by an oven, fridge, cupboards, sink and drawers. They were all colour matched, with different black, grey and white patterns adorning it all.

The very back section was clearly a bedroom. A wider than average single bed sat in the centre, with a small table on the Port side, and a small bookshelf on the Starboard side. The bed sheets were pitch black and dotted with white stars, much like the hull of the boat.

All in all, this pocket dimension was at least forty feet long and fifteen feet wide, which was considerably bigger than the size that would normally be possible.

Flynt and Tesla headed back outside. Lilaxi was bouncing in place with excitement.

"What does Flynt think of Tesla's boat?" She asked.

"It's pretty damn cool~" Flynt replied, partially to Lilaxi and Tesla.

"I think that's enough standing around marvelling at Tesla's boat." Linen announced. "We all have work to do. Tesla, you can take Flynt and Raydel to the training area." She added, before heading inside with everyone else.

Flynt and Raydel looked at each other in confusion.

"You two are the strongest fighters from Sijansar, so I hear." Tesla smiled, heading around to the back of the Guild with them. Just like at the Guild in Sijansar, this Guild had a large garden which doubled as a training area. However, instead of a huge open expanse, it was a smaller open area, about fifty feet by fifty feet, with protective walls around it.

"Now then." Tesla smiled as he took his robe off, and made it vanish. His body was now exposed. He had on a pair of black combat leggings, and his wild black fur looked like it was billowing in a gentle breeze, despite there being no wind at all. On his wrists were strange yellow bands which glowed like neon.

Picking up his axe, and holding it aloft, it suddenly changed into a staff. A five foot long metal pole, about two inches thick, with a large yellow gem at the head, held in place by a piece of metal in the shape of a wolf paw.

"Show me what you can do." Tesla grinned, standing in a combat pose.

Raydel grinned at Flynt. "I'll go first~" He chuckled, stretching his joints, his tail swaying excitedly.

"Very well. Hit me with everything you have, Raydel~" Tesla smiled.

Flynt watched as Raydel surged towards Tesla, electricity crackling in his arm as he swung a brutal punch at the Wolf. Tesla blocked it with a swift swing of his staff, before knocking the Goblin back with a spinning swing. Raydel lunged again, aiming powerful jabs directly at the staff, attempting to either knock it from Tesla's grasp, or break it altogether. Tesla blocked them, but was being forced back, so he leapt backwards and held his other hand up flat.

"Icy Spear!" He yelled, shooting a massive icicle at Raydel.

"Inertia Pulse!" Raydel bellowed, blasting the icicle with energy that dropped it harmlessly to the ground.

Tesla grinned. "Impressive!"

Raydel smiled, lunging again, but as he did, he grabbed the icicle and tossed it with his mechanical arm. Tesla only just managed to deflect it with his staff, and retaliated by slamming his fist into the ground.

"Hydro Uppercut!" He yelled, sending a jet of water through the ground that erupted below Raydel, enveloping him completely.

"Holy fuck." Flynt gasped, watching in awe.

As the water dissipated, Raydel was still stood there, seemingly unaffected. Tesla was gobsmacked.

"How?" He asked.

Raydel pointed to his mechanical foot. "I can grip with twenty tons of force using this~ You would have to uppercut me with a oak tree to catch me off guard~"

Tesla smiled. "I'm very impressed, Raydel. I have seen enough of you for now. Flynt. It's your turn." Tesla said, pointing at the Kobold.

Flynt looked worried. "Ummm... I'm still waiting for a replacement weapon to be made. My bow was destroyed in the attack at Sijansar. All I have is my dagger and some magic." He explained.

"No worries~" Tesla smiled, clapping his hands together and materialising a very powerful looking bow between them. It was made from Ebonwood by the looks of it. Tesla then materialised a quiver full of high quality steel arrows, and gave them to Flynt. "They aren't permanent, but they will allow me to see what you can do."

Flynt took them thankfully and examined them, checking the weight of the bow, the balance of the arrows, the string of the bow, pulling them over and over to test it. Once he was sure of how it would perform, he nodded. "Okay. I'm ready~"

Tesla grinned. "Good. Now come at me."

Flynt nodded, drawing his dagger with his right hand, his bow in his right, and surged towards Tesla. Just as he got close enough for Tesla to swing at him, he tossed the dagger into the ground below Tesla's feet and leapt in the air, nocking an arrow and firing straight down once he was at the apex. Tesla managed to smash the arrow off course with his staff, and turned to face Flynt, who was now behind him. Flynt ran in a circle around the Wolf, loosing arrows rapidly. Tesla blocked them easily with a shield spell.

"I was expecting more from you, Flynt~" Tesla smirked.

Flynt grinned, nocking two arrows as he sprinted around. "You have no idea what I've been doing, do you~?"

Tesla tilted his head, preparing for a surprise attack.

"I've been perfecting my aim, so I can do this!" Flynt yelled, lunging backwards and loosing both arrows. One was aimed at Tesla's throat, the other at his feet. Tesla easily disrupted the one aimed at his throat and chuckled, but the arrow aimed at his feet struck the dagger Flynt had stuck in the ground, and bounced straight up, striking Tesla in the wrist.

"Fuck!" He recoiled, growling as he held his injured hand. "Icy Spear!" Tesla growled as a last attempt to attack Flynt.

"Fire Shield!" Flynt bellowed, throwing his burning shield up and incinerating the projectile.

"Fuck that hurt." Tesla grimaced, holding one hand over his severed wrist. His hand began to glow green as he healed the wound effortlessly. "That was tactical genius. Well done Flynt~"

Raydel gave Flynt a round of applause with Tesla, and the bow and arrows vanished as Tesla clicked his fingers.

"I must say I am very impressed with you both." Tesla smiled. "I get the sense that you had a lot more power to show, however."

Both Raydel and Flynt nodded.

"Very good. We should find somewhere away from civilians so I can test your full powers. Fynick, Linen, Maly, Lilaxi, Ruby, Oozey, Shade and Astrela will come too, so I can see how much power you all have. But that will be another day. For now, you two give me very high hopes." Tesla said, putting his robe back on.

"Thanks Tesla!" Flynt smiled. "Sorry about the wrist."

Tesla chuckled. "I've had far worse. I've been clobbered by Orcs, thrown from hilltops by Harpies, been pummelled by all sorts of magic and projectiles. It's nothing~"

"I'm glad that we managed to impress you." Raydel grinned, as they all headed back inside.

Linen and Lilaxi were stood by the bar, waiting for them to return.

"How did they do?" Linen asked.

"I'm very impressed~ They both show extreme tactical and physical ability, and Flynt here even managed to injure me." Tesla grinned.

Linen chuckled. "Well done boys~"

Lilaxi leapt at Flynt and kissed him on the lips. "Flynt is Lilaxi's big tough Kobold Warrior~" She giggled.

Tesla giggled. "Hehe~ Linen, I would like to discuss a trip for a few of your Guild Members."

Linen nodded. "Okay Tesla. We can talk about it in my room." She replied, leading Tesla to her room.

Raydel grinned. "That was a lot of fun~" He chuckled.

"Yeah! I was never expecting that shot to work as well as it did." Flynt replied, hugging Lilaxi with one arm.

"You're certainly getting faster with your mechanical legs." Raydel said to Flynt, as they both sat on bar stools.

"Yeah. I feel like I'm gonna be able to get way faster though~" Flynt grinned.

Fukuro brought them all a root beer and smiled. "If it's speed and endurance training you want, may I suggest running the Skullspike Trail?" He added.

Flynt looked at Raydel in confusion. "Skullspike Trail?"

"It's a mountain trail at the edge of the town. It's about five miles in all, in a loop around one of the mountains, and it is brutal. The terrain is rocky most of the way, and there are sheer cliff faces and steep inclines to push every muscle in your body to their limit. It's called Skullspike because from above, the trail looks like a skull with a spike coming from the top." Fukuro explained.

Raydel grinned. "That sounds great! Training there would certainly make us stronger."

Flynt nodded. "Hell yeah. We could go tomorrow~"

"Lilaxi will come too!" Lilaxi giggled.

"Sounds like a plan!" Raydel chuckled, clinking his bottle against Flynt and Lilaxi's.

"Cheers!" They all cheered happily.

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Later that evening, Lilaxi and Flynt were getting ready for bed.

"Lilaxi is looking forward to travelling with Flynt tomorrow~" Lilaxi called out from the bathroom.

"Me too~" Flynt replied, laying in bed in his boxers, reading the Fishing book. "What exactly are you doing in there, Lilaxi?" He asked.

"Flynt will see~" Lilaxi giggled. She let out a sudden moan of pleasure that made Flynt look up.

"Hehe~ I don't know whether I should be concerned or excited~" Flynt chuckled, turning a page in the book.

Lilaxi appeared at the doorway a few moments later. "Tada~" She announced.

Flynt looked up from his book, and his jaw nearly hit his chest.

Lilaxi was wearing lingerie. She had a black, lacy garter belt and stockings on her bottom half, and a black cup less bra on her chest, with a pair of adorable cat ears on her head, as well as a cat tail butt plug. "Meow~" She giggled.

"That butt plug explains the moan~" Flynt thought.

Once Flynt had picked his jaw up, he put the book on the table beside him and gulped. "You... You look incredible~" He panted.

Lilaxi chuckled and grinned. "Lilaxi hasn't stopped thinking about Flynt for four weeks... Lilaxi wants Flynt to take Lilaxi and pound Lilaxi into the bed~" She growled seductively, crawling up the bed so she was between Flynt's legs.

Flynt grinned and leaned down, putting his hands on her cheeks and kissing her on the lips. She practically melted in his grip, her cheeks turning red. "Let's get started then, shall we~?" Flynt grinned.

Lilaxi nodded and pulled Flynt's boxers off, revealing his erection. Lilaxi immediately grabbed it and began licking and sucking it, her eyes closing as she pleased her lover.

"Ohhhh fuck... I've missed you so much~" Flynt panted, leaning back on the bed.

"Mmmmmph~ Lilaxi has missed Flynt too~" She purred, swirling her tongue around the tip of the Kobold's member.

"Ahhhhh~" Flynt gasped, his cock throbbing excitedly. "L-Lilaxi? H-have you ever heard of a t-titfuck?" He added.

Lilaxi nodded. "Would Flynt like one?" She purred, winking at him.

"Yes please~" Flynt replied.

Lilaxi moved up a little, pressing her exposed breasts against his member.

"Oh fuck yes~" He moaned, laying back down again.

Lilaxi chuckled and sandwiched his length between her breasts, before massaging it with them. Every time Flynt's tip poked out from between her tits, she gave it a kiss, drawing a pleasured moan from the Kobold each time.

"Ohhhhh God... I'm close already... Fuck~" He moaned, bucking his hips as he ejaculated in the Goblin's mouth.

Lilaxi swallowed every drop, purring with nothing but happiness. Once she had her fill, she slowly pulled her lips off Flynt's shaft and panted. "Just as delicious as Lilaxi remembers~" She giggled, moving further up him.

Flynt watched as she sat up straight, her pussy lips pressed against his cock. "Do it~" He panted, his face red.

Lilaxi grinned and slid onto his member, moaning loudly as she did, before bringing her feet up under her, using each one to expertly massage the Kobold's orbs.

Flynt yelped and moaned, gripping the bed tightly as Lilaxi began bouncing up and down on him.

"Lilaxi~ Oh my God~" Flynt panted.

"Lilaxi is in heaven~" She panted, her tongue hanging out and her hands up like paws as she rode him.

A few moments later, Lilaxi sped up considerably, moaning more and more as her passage got tighter and tighter.

"Oh fuck~ I'm gonna cum again~" Flynt exclaimed, pleasure surging through him like electricity.

"Lilaxi will too~ Lilaxi... Cannot hold on much longer... Ahhhhh!" She cried out, her love tunnel clamping down and milking Flynt's dick as she released. Flynt climaxed inside her and both of them filled the room with orgasmic howling and moaning.

Lilaxi soon collapsed on Flynt and kissed him hard.

"Lilaxi... Loves Flynt~" She panted.

"I love you too Lilaxi~" Flynt replied.

They then both fell asleep in each others arms.

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The next morning, Raydel was up bright and early, sat at the bar.

"Hey, Fukuro." He said to the Owl that was currently cleaning a glass.

"Yes Raydel?" He replied.

"How come you know about the Skullspike Trail?" He asked, sipping his lemonade.

"Back when I was younger, I used to run that trail every week. I was a Warrior, and keeping myself fit was very important. But now I'm the barkeep here, and I don't go out on missions anymore, I don't need that level of fitness." Fukuro explained.

Raydel nodded. "Out of curiosity, how old are you, Fukuro?" He asked.

Fukuro grinned. "92~" He chuckled.

Raydel looked shocked. "I would never have guessed that."

Shade came over and sat next to Raydel. "Morning you two." He smiled.

"Morning Shade! How's the new leg?" Raydel asked.

Shade caught the bottle of beer that Fukuro slid down to him and took a sip before answering. "Pretty good. Still getting used to walking again though. Cos it's heavier than my other leg I keep over-balancing. But it works perfectly. Linen and Fynick told me I should come with you and Flynt to the Skullspike Trail, to keep my strength up and get some fresh air, not to mention it'll force me to get used to my leg quicker." Shade explained.

Raydel smiled and patted him on the back. "Good to have you along! We just gotta wait for Flynt and Lilaxi to get ready, and Fynick to make our food."

"Why isn't Fynick coming? Being a Ninja I thought he would jump at this kind of opportunity." Shade asked.

"That's a very good question." Raydel replied, scratching his head.

Fynick came along just then holding a backpack that was clearly full. Oozey was bouncing along beside him, a big smile on his face. "Goooood morning~" Oozey chuckled.

"Morning fellas~" Fynick smiled, handing Raydel the backpack.

"Morning you two~" Shade smiled.

"Morning! Say, Fynick, why aren't you joining us? The Skullspike Trail seems like the perfect thing for a Ninja to hone his skills." Raydel asked.

"Oh... I ummm... Astrela has something for me to do..." Fynick replied, blushing wildly.

Shade narrowed his eyes. "Mhmm... I'm sure it's something bedroom related." He smirked.

Fynick audibly gulped. "...Maybe..."

"Well next time we goo, you're coming with us." Oozey smiled.

Raydel smiled at Oozey. "You're coming too?"

Oozey nodded. "Yup! It sounds like a fun day out!" He grinned.

Just then, Flynt and Lilaxi joined them, fully dressed and ready to go.

"Morning everyone!" Flynt smiled.

"Good morning, Raydel, Oozey, Shade, Fynick and Fukuro!" Lilaxi cheered happily.

Everyone nodded and responded to the Goblin.

"So. We ready to head off?" Flynt asked.

"Yup! We got our rations and everyone is here." Raydel smiled, slinging the backpack over his back.

"Well then. Let's go!" Flynt grinned.

Flynt, Lilaxi, Raydel, Oozey and Shade said their goodbyes and headed out, following the directions given to Raydel by Fukuro.

After about an hour, the sun still rising in the sky, and a few wrong turns, the group reached what is know as Skullspike Park, a huge expanse of forests and plains, dominated by the mighty Skullspike Crag.

"Wow~ It's much more serene than I was expecting~" Flynt smiled.

"Yeah! It's beautiful!" Raydel added, gazing out over the gorgeous scenery.

"Lilaxi sees the start of the trail!" Lilaxi exclaimed, sprinting off down the grass.

Oozey bounced happily after her, followed by Raydel and Flynt, and lastly, Shade.

"Wait for me dammit! I'm still getting used to my leg!" He yelled, running after them.

They all stopped at a large wooden sign, that read thusly:

Welcome to the Skullspike Trail! This is an assault course designed to test your physical abilities, stamina and endurance. This trail is five miles long, and the only rest stop is on the opposite side of the mountain, two and a half miles away. There are flare guns at each obstacle, with multiple flares. If you are in danger or distress, USE THE FLARE GUN AND AWAIT RESCUE. It is recommended that you do not attempt this trail alone, unless you are a Guild Member, Guardsman or other similar occupation that requires physical fitness and combat knowledge, as bandits have been known to hide along the trail. The Wardens are constantly on the lookout for offenders, and have been given permission to shoot to kill any offenders. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Information on the challenge levels can be found below.

Normal Challenge - Get round the trail and back here.

Bronze level - Get round the trail, and complete all six trail challenges.

Silver level - All of Bronze, plus not using magic of any kind.

Gold Level - All of Silver, plus you must be barefoot the entire time.

Platinum Level - All of Gold, plus if you make a mistake on any of the trial challenges, you must return here and start from the beginning.

Diamond Level - All of Platinum, plus you must wear a backpack containing half your body weight in sand.

Iridium Level - All of Diamond, plus you must crawl the entire way.

Once they finished reading, everyone looked at each other.

"Judging by how difficult this looks like it's gonna be, I say we all have a walk round it today, get accustomed to the trail, do the six challenges, and then next time we have a race~" Raydel suggested.

"I agree. Last thing I want is to topple down a hill while I'm getting used to my leg." Shade added.

"Lilaxi agrees too!" Lilaxi cheered.

"Seems like if you aren't doing it for a race it would be a great place for a walk~" Flynt smiled.

"Looks like we all agree!" Oozey bounced happily.

"Well then. Off we go~" Raydel smiled, walking at the head of the group.

Flynt hadn't noticed it before, but Raydel was a born leader.

The terrain at first wasn't all that tricky. It was a gentle slope down on a well worn dirt path, with the mountain on the left, and sturdy trees on the right. Flynt was still amazed at the fact he could feel the dirt beneath his toes. Fynick was an absolute genius.

"Oh hey! It's the first challenge!" Raydel announced, still at the front.

Sure enough, the group came to a small clearing, and in this clearing was the first challenge.

A small lake stood here, with stone plinths jutting out. They were arranged in a cone shape, getting further away from each other, taller and shorter as they went. The final plinth was about fifteen feet high, and the second to last one was around fifteen feet away from it, and two feet lower. The first two plinths were at ground level, and about five feet apart. The plinths gradually got further away, higher up in larger increments and shorter to create a progressive challenge. On the right side of the lake, was a pathway for non-participants to continue along the trail.

"This looks awesome~" Oozey giggled.

"Dibs going first!" Flynt grinned.

"Very well~ Off you go~" Shade chuckled.

Flynt nodded and walked over to the first plinth. It was an easy jump. Flynt basically ran over the gap. The next one was a little higher, and six feet away. A standard jump later, and Flynt was atop it.

"Go Flynt~ Go Flynt~ Go Flynt~" Lilaxi cheered, dancing like a cheerleader.

Flynt giggled, making the next three jumps with ease. Now he was at a ten foot jump going up a foot and a half.

The amount of space Flynt had to get a run up was down to six feet, but he still made the jump with relative ease. His legs were powerful, and the mechanical additions just made them more powerful. He continued upwards until he got to the second to last jump. He mistimed his footing and stumbled, only getting a half strength jump. Lilaxi shrieked and Raydel gasped as Flynt hit the side of the plinth, but grabbed on with his hands. The plinths were made from very strong very smooth stone, so a foothold wasn't an option.

"Come on Flynt! You can do this!" Shade cheered.

"Graahhhh!!" Flynt bellowed with strength as he hauled himself up and onto the plinth. Now he had four feet of run up to launch himself fifteen feet across and two feet up to reach the final plinth.

Summoning all his strength, he ran and jumped, heaving his body through the air.

Everyone fell silent.

Flynt's foot hit the side of the plinth, but he landed on top, and clambered to his feet, whooping for joy.

"Yeahhh!!" Raydel cheered.

"Well done Flynt~" Shade grinned.

"Lilaxi knew Flynt could do it!" Lilaxi bellowed.

"It'll be tough to follow that~" Oozey giggled, bouncing over to the first plinth. Lilaxi took the backpack from Raydel, who was going next, and ran it up to Flynt, before running back down again.

Oozey made it look easy, bouncing from plinth to plinth with no trouble at all.

Raydel also made it look easy, despite being short, he used his agility to great effect, putting hit feet on the edge of the plinth and jumping at the last second to get enough distance.

Lilaxi had no trouble, leaping with beautiful poise and landing quite stylishly.

And then it was Shade's turn. He got up the first eight easily. Then the second to last jump. He leapt and grabbed the plinth, hanging on by his hands. However he managed to swing his legs forwards and backwards, and then up over himself, so he ended up doing a handstand, before landing on the plinth with a thump. Everyone clapped and cheered.

"Come on Shade!" Raydel exclaimed.

"You got this!" Flynt added.

Shade breathed deeply, centering himself. Then he ran and jumped. He only managed to catch on with one hand, but he soon grabbed on with the other. Then he tried to drag himself up, but his arms were wobbling.

"He's not gonna be able to pull himself up..." Oozey worried.

"Yeah... Come on Shade!!!" Flynt bellowed.

Shade growled angrily and managed to get a grip with one foot as well, but his right hand slipped. Flynt leapt for him and grabbed his hand just as he was about to fall.

"I got you!" Flynt exclaimed, trying to help Shade up.

"Pull!!!" Shade yelped, losing grip on Flynt's hand.

Flynt managed to drag him up high enough that he could get hold of the plinth, and haul himself on top.

"Thank you Flynt~" Shade smiled, brushing his hands off as he hugged him.

"No worries~" Flynt chuckled, smiling.

"Can we... Have a break?" Shade asked, clearly exhausted.

"Yeah. Theres a bench over here." Raydel announced.

Everyone sat on or near the bench, having a drink and a rest, preparing themselves for what might be coming next.

"Here's to the Guild! Let's do her proud and complete every single challenge!" Raydel cheered.

"Here here!" Shade giggled, holding his drink up.

"We all got this~" Flynt added.

"Yeah!" Oozey grinned.

"Lilaxi agrees!" Lilaxi giggled.

The four of them clinked their bottles of root beer together and cheered.

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Once they had finished their drinks, the fivesome carried on along the trail. The terrain was getting trickier now, with gravel replacing the soft dirt path.

"Jeez... Doing this barefoot must be ridiculous." Lilaxi remarked.

Raydel, Shade, Flynt and Oozey all looked at her.

She quickly realised what she had said.

"Fair enough. Lilaxi feels like Lilaxi should go barefoot as well." She replied, smirking.

"If you want to, sure." Shade replied.

Lilaxi smiled and knelt down, removing her sandals, that she had gotten at some point after the Sijansar Attack, and vanished them using magic. "There~ No-one here has a foot fetish do they?" She chuckled.

Shade and Flynt blushed. They then looked at each other and blushed more.

"Pffffft~" Oozey chuckled.

Everyone carried on walking along the gravel path, the terrain becoming more arduous, but no less beautiful.

"This is a lot of fun~" Raydel smiled, still carrying the backpack.

"Agreed~ It hasn't been too difficult yet..." Shade replied, suddenly stopping. "Oh fuck."

Everyone looked where he was looking. The next challenge was ahead.

It was a huge drop, just carved out of the mountain path, with a waterfall presumably feeding a pond at the bottom of a hundred foot wide gap. Dotted along the gap were tiny plinths, each one about four inches in diameter. They formed a snaking pathway across the gap. Next to it was the pathway for non participants, and a few picnic benches sat on a small grassy patch nearby, overlooking the break in the trees, which allowed a perfect view over the valley and to the other mountains beyond.

"Jesus... This one looks brutal..." Flynt gulped.

"Yeah... I've got a feeling some of us are gonna fall here." Shane added.

"Lilaxi and Raydel are gonna have the hardest time." Lilaxi realised.

"Yep. You two have a height advantage." Raydel smirked, looking at the two Kobolds.

Lilaxi marched straight over to the start point, sheer focus on her face.

"I guess Lilaxi is going first." Flynt remarked, walking over to watch and cheer.

Everyone else followed and watched as Lilaxi examined the area. It was a hundred foot drop into water if a mistake was made, followed by a ladder climb back to the start. Focus and balance were vital here, as well as leg strength.

"You can do it Lilaxi!" Raydel cheered.

"Go on babe! I believe in you!" Flynt clapped and whooped.

Lilaxi grinned and breathed deeply, moving back a few feet, before running straight at the gap. To everyone's surprise, she ran straight over the tiny plinths, using her momentum to make reaching the next one easier. The gaps got slightly larger and more out of the way as she progressed, and one such gap was too out of the way, and she tumbled off.

"Fuuuuuuuuuuck!" She yelled as she fell, followed by an audible splash.

"At least she hit the water." Shade sighed with relief.

Flynt and Raydel went to the edge to see that she was okay.

"THIS WATER IS FREEZING! IT'S SO INVIGORATING!" Lilaxi yelled up, climbing up the ladder at a rate of knots.

Once she reached the top again, everyone could see just how cold the water was. Lilaxi's nipples were fully erect, making everyone but Oozey blush.

"Oh quit staring. Lilaxi is sure Lilaxi's nipples aren't the first Raydel, Flynt and Shade have seen." She smirked, shaking her hair dry, before setting off again.

This time, she made it perfectly. As for the one she fell at the first time, she adjusted her running to catch it easily, and she jumped for joy once she reached the end. Raydel ran the backpack over to her and smiled.

"Nice job, Lilaxi~ Us Goblins are gonna be the best!" He chuckled.

"Yes!" Lilaxi replied.

Next was Shade. While he was taller than Lilaxi, he was also heavier, and had less balance on account of his metal leg.

He took a slower approach, jumping from one plinth to the next, using his arms and tail to balance, before jumping to the next one. It was slower, but he was making good progress. The last jump, eight feet to the edge, and Shade was balancing himself again, readying his jump.

"Go on Shade! Lilaxi knows Shade can do it!" Lilaxi cheered, clapping him on.

After what seemed like an eternity, he jumped.

He landed on the very edge, desperately trying not to topple back. Lilaxi quickly grabbed his hand and yanked him on to the ground.

"Phew... Thanks Lilaxi~" He panted.

"Yeah!!! Well done!" Flynt yelled happily.

Shade chuckled and got out of the way, and watched as Raydel took his place at the start.

Raydel took much the same approach as Lilaxi, surging across the plinths with ease. He didn't slip at all and made it all the way across in one go, hugging both Shade and Lilaxi in joy.

"You wanna go next, Oozey?" Flynt asked.

"You can goo next~" Oozey replied, smiling.

Flynt nodded and stepped up, and started running across the plinths like Lilaxi and Raydel. However, his running was much more focused and slower. He was deliberately only going as fast as he needed to, so he didn't risk overbalancing.

He soon reached the end, back flipping across the final jump and landing perfectly.

"You absolute show-off~" Shade chuckled.

"That was amazing, Flynt!" Lilaxi cheered, leaping up at him.

Oozey bounced up to the start, and to everyone's surprise, he stretched his body upwards, and simply rolled over the plinths like a slinky.

"That's fucking awesome~" Shade laughed.

Lilaxi was giggling as she watched.

"While I was away, I learned to manipulate my own body into different shapes~" Oozey grinned as he made his way over.

Once he reached the other side, Oozey morphed back into his adorable slime shape, and the group carried on along the trail.

The gravel path was back to being a soft dirt path again, and the foliage grew much denser. Trees that were once dotted along the edge of the pathway now filled the area, so densely in fact that it wasn't possible to see down into the valley anymore.

"I see why they warn people about bandits. There are so many hiding spots in those trees." Shade remarked, looking into the treeline.

"Lilaxi wants to build a new hut in these woods~" Lilaxi smiled, walking along holding Flynt's hand.

Flynt chuckled and kissed her hand. "I promise you, one day, we will make a hut together."

Lilaxi giggled cutely and leapt up, planting a kiss on his cheek.

Before long, the group came to the third challenge, and the halfway point rest stop. At the edge of the treeline, a building stood that looked like a cross between a tavern, a shop, and an inn. Outside were about twenty circular tables with chairs around them, a few occupied by various people enjoying a day out. At a counter facing out towards the tables stood a happy looking Harpy waitress. She was wearing an apron and a chefs hat, with a big smile on her face. She had bright blue hair, light brown feathery wings on her arms, and light green skin. The group walked over and sat at an empty table, before Flynt walked over to the counter.

"Hai! How may I help you today?" The Harpy chirped excitedly. The name tag on her apron said 'Hello! My name is Flora.'

Flynt chuckled. Her joy was infectious and he couldn't help but smile.

"Hello Flora! I was wondering if you could tell me what drinks you have available." Flynt asked.

"Certainly! Let me just check!" She chirped, turning around and bending over to look in a fridge behind her. This gave Flynt a perfect view of her bare rear, which made him blush.

"Hey Flynt, I was wondering what food... Holy Harpy Pussy!" Shade exclaimed, blushing madly as he walked over.

Flynt burst out laughing as the Flora turned back to face them. "We have root beer, lemonade, cola, honey tea and ginseng. Do any of those suit you, sirs?" She smiled, looking at Shade and blushing wildly.

Flynt looked between Shade and Flora, who were both staring at each other. "Excuse me, Flora? We will take five lemonades please, and leave one here for Shade. That's his name~" Flynt smirked, pointing at the love-struck Kobold beside him.

"R-right away." Flora gulped, turning back to grab five bottles of lemonade, and handing four of them to Flynt. Shade took the last one and smiled.

"Thank you~" Flynt replied, walking back over to Oozey and the others.

Raydel was rummaging through the backpack, and took out five Medipacks, placing one in front of each of them. "What's Shade doing?" He asked curiously.

"Well, I think him and the waitress just fell in love." Flynt replied, taking his Medipack and starting to eat.

"Awww~ That's cute~" Lilaxi cooed, nuzzling up against Flynt.

"He deserves love. And that Harpy looks really pretty~" Oozey giggled, sipping his drink through a straw.

"Lilaxi can tell that Harpy is a good egg." Lilaxi smiled, taking a mouthful of food.

After a while, Shade said goodbye and walked back over, sitting down happily.

"I'm going on a date tomorrow~" He grinned, blushing madly.

"Good for you buddy!" Flynt grinned patting his back.

"Here's your food, Shade~" Raydel smiled.

"Thanks Raydel~" Shade replied. His mood had improved significantly.

Flynt finished his food first and went to examine the next challenge, holding his bottle of lemonade. There was a large carved out gap, just like the previous challenge, except instead of tiny plinths, there was a single metal bar, that meandered its way from one end to the other. Beside the start point was a signpost, that read 'AT LEAST ONE FOOT MUST REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE BAR AT ALL TIMES. THIS MEANS, NO JUMPING AND NO RUNNING.'

Flynt examined the bar. The distance it covered was staggering. With zig zags, curves and altitude changes, it covered about two hundred feet, well more than triple the size of the gap. The bar itself was only two inches wide, and made from a shiny metal bar held in place by hundreds of beams from the bottom of the pit. Once again, there was a ladder from the bottom up to the start, for any unfortunate enough to fall in.

Putting a foot on the bar, from the start up to where Flynt's foot touched glowed green. As he lifted his foot up, it flashed red, before staying red. Then, Flynt noticed a small button on the floor that popped up. He pressed it with his foot, and the bar became its normal shiny colour again.

"Interesting..." He thought to himself.

"Everything okay, Flynt?" Raydel asked, walking over.

"Yeah, I'm just seeing what we are up against here. It's another balance course." Flynt replied, taking a sip of his drink.

"Oh really? Looks like I'll be sprinting across this one too~" Raydel grinned.

"I'm afraid that won't be an option, Raydel. At least one foot has to stay in contact with the bar at all times, so running and jumping will not be possible." Flynt replied.

"Fuck. Good thing I have good balance then." Raydel smiled.

"We could take our turns while the others finish eating ya know." Flynt added, finishing his drink.

"Good point~ Imma go first~ If we fall, the other person gets a turn." Raydel grinned.

"Deal. Good luck buddy~" Flynt nodded.

Raydel began walking along the bar, slowly but surely making his way along, the bar steadily turning green behind him.

The first increase in difficulty came in the form of a large three quarter turn that slowly raised in height, followed by a three quarter turn in the same direction that lowered back down, which was followed by a larger half turn that went up and down like a sine wave. Raydel reached the apex of the turn, but as he started going down again, he overbalanced.

"Whoawhoawhoa!" He yelped, comically flailing as he toppled into the water below. Flynt chuckled and waited for him to climb back up before pressing the button and setting off.

"You got this Flynt~" Raydel grinned, shaking himself dry.

Flynt made it to the same point that Raydel did, and very carefully carried on going, his balance impeccable.

The others had come over and started watching now.

"Go Flynt!" Lilaxi cheered.

"You got this buddy!" Oozey grinned.

Flynt got to the Sine Wave, and made it over the first crest, but as he placed his foot on the second one, he slipped and fell in.

"Fuuuuuuuuuuck!" He yelled as he fell, followed by a splash.

Raydel laughed heartily as Flynt climbed back up. Stomping on the button, he started his second attempt, making it to where Flynt did with ease. There were ten crests in all in the Sine Wave, and Raydel fell at the ninth.

Flynt's second attempt saw him get past the Sine Wave. The next obstacle was a ten foot long five foot deep descent. Flynt got his feet on it and started sliding down. However he picked up far too much speed and flew off the end.

Raydel grinned and set off on his third attempt, reaching the Downward Descent, and sliding down much slower, using his non mechanical foot as a brake. On he continued, reaching the third obstacle, a big section of zig zags in the shape of a star, called the Star Beam. The fact that he had to turn sharply at the end of each part required a lot of focus from Raydel. Slowly but surely, however, he beat the Star Beam.

The next section was known as the Twisted Roller. It consisted of a sine wave, that was loosely fitted and able to rotate. Raydel took one step on it and immediately tumbled off.

"Holy fuck, that's impossible." Flynt remarked as he watch Raydel fall in.

He went off and got there within ten minutes, but slowed down as he desperately looked for a way to beat it. He over balanced, but kept gripping with his feet, and hung upside down from the bar. Everyone watching shrieked and gasped when he hung from the bar, expecting him to fall.

Flynt noticed a small bar below him, and managed to rotate so he could stand on it, and continued along, hanging on the Twisted Roller using his hands.

Raydel grinned. "You sneaky Kobold~"

Flynt reached the end and stood on the bar, before carrying on towards the final obstacle; The Death Stairs. It consisted of a staircase going up, then down, then back up again towards the end. Flynt managed to get up five steps before he slipped and fell in.

"Dammiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!" He yelled, making everyone chuckle.

Raydel reached the Death Stairs on his next attempt, reaching the first step back down, before tumbling in.

Flynt reached the final step up, before starting back down again, and slipped, crashing into the bar and bouncing off, clutching his side.

"Fuck!" He yelled, splashing into the water.

He climbed back up slowly and Oozey bounced over.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

Raydel was examining the Kobolds side, and a large bruise had come up as Flynt winced.

"Let me help. Healing Wiggle!" Oozey chanted, his body turning green as energy flew from him to Flynt.

After a while, the bruise disappeared, and Flynt smiled.

"Thanks Oozey~" Flynt added, hugging the slime

"No worries~" Oozey replied, and they both watched as Raydel started off again.

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Raydel finished on his next attempt, soaked, tired and happy.

"Come on Flynt! You can do it!" He cheered as the Kobold set off.

Flynt started off perfectly, but as he came to the second three quarter turn near the start, he slipped.

As he slipped, he landed head first on the bar below. Flynt felt his head whip back, the snap as his neck gave way, and everything went black.

That was it. Gone. Done. Finito. The end...

Or at least, Flynt thought it was all over.

Flynt awoke healthy and fine on a small island. He felt the sea lapping at his legs. A gentle breeze blowing on his face. The sun beating down on his body.

He sat up and looked around. No-one else was here.

"Hello?!" He called out. "Lilaxi?! Raydel?! Shade?! Oozey?! Anyone?!"

He stood up slowly and brushed the sand from his back, before heading inland. He walked through a small forest, before coming to a hill. At the top of the hill, there was a bright orb of light.

Flynt climbed the hill and stood at the top, and before he could say a word, the orb of light transformed into a huge ice white dove, with an emerald in its forehead, and rainbow coloured wings.

"Greetings Flynt." She said in an ethereal voice. "My name is Evidea, the Goddess of luck and second chances."

Flynt was gobsmacked. Was he really talking to a Goddess?

"Where am I?" He asked.

"This is the Spirit Island. It is where lost souls come to be judged by one of the Deities." Evidea replied

"Wh-what am I doing here?" He asked.

"I am afraid that you are dead, Flynt. Your body is floating on the lake at the bottom of the pit in the Skullspike Trail." Evidea replied, bowing her head.

Flynt sniffed, tears streaming down his face. "I... I can't be dead..." He sobbed.

Flynt fell to his knees and cried, and Evidea put a wing on his shoulder to comfort him.

"However. I have an offer to make you." She added.

"What do you mean offer?" Flynt asked.

"Do you know the name Sebek Ironfist?" Evidea asked.

"He's the head of the Fury Guard. The psychopath that tried to kill all the members of the Guild by sending that stupid mage after us." Flynt nodded, growling in anger.

Evidea nodded slowly. "He must be killed. His existence threatens us all. He is a power-hungry, sadistic, ruthless, evil creature, and his ultimate goal is to hold the world in his grip. We Deities have predicted a future where Sebek rules over the Earth as its king, with swathes of undead, demons and other evil creatures. Every future that doesn't have you as part of it, is doomed to be ruled by Sebek. That is why I have been watching over you since you hatched."

Flynt narrowed his eyes. "Since I hatched?"

"Yes." Evidea replied. "Do you not find it strange the number of times you should have died?"

Flynt thought back over the years. He had fallen out of trees, down stairs, tripped and fell, and landed inches away from blades numerous times. "So you're like my guardian angel?" He asked.

"Precisely. But now, this is your last chance. You must kill Sebek. I will return you to the land of the living, but when your quest is complete, you will pass on to the spirit realm. Once Sebek dies, you die for good." Evidea replied.

Flynt nodded. "I accept."

Evidea gasped. "Are you sure?"

Flynt nodded again. "I will not let that psychopathic crocodile hurt anyone else."

Evidea smiled. "Thank you, Flynt."

Flynt smiled. "I intended to leave this world a better place than when I entered it. Killing Sebek will accomplish that."

Evidea nodded. "Very well. But remember, your time is up, when Sebek is dead."

Flynt soon passed out again, landing in the soft grass at the top of the hill.

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"Is Flynt okay?!" Lilaxi screamed, panicking as Raydel dragged the Kobold up the ladder.

"Ohhh jeez..." Oozey gulped, fearing the worst.

"We need to do CPR." Shade added.

"Oozey! Jump on his chest!" Raydel ordered.

Oozey bounced over and slammed down on Flynt's chest, and he immediately sat bolt upright, spluttering as he coughed up a load of water. "Fuck!" He yelled.

Lilaxi leapt at him and cuddled him tight.

"Good to see you're okay, buddy." Raydel sighed with relief.

"Come on. We need to get back to the Guild." Shade announced.

Flynt coughed up more water and gasped. Raydel and Shade helped him to his feet and they were about to walk him out, when Flora came over.

"If you need to get him back to the Guild, I would be able to fly him back quickly while you all head back." She said.

"That would be really helpful, Flora. Thank you." Raydel smiled.

Flynt managed to take a good breath but was on the verge of passing out again. He nodded his consent, and laid down on the ground. Flora grabbed his shoulders gently but firmly and took off, using her powerful wings.

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About ten minutes later, Flora landed outside the Guild. Flynt weakly stumbled over to the door and Flora helped him stay upright. Fynick and Linen came to the door to see what was going on.

"What the fuck? Flynt?! Are you okay?!" Fynick yelped, grabbing him to help him to the medical room.

"What happened?" Linen asked Flora.

"He was doing one of the trials on the Skullspike Trail, and he hit his head, and landed spread eagled on the water. By the sounds of things he took a serious impact." Flora explained.

"Very well. Fynick and Astrela should be able to find out what's wrong." Linen replied. "Where are the others?"

"They're on their way back now." Flora added.

"Okay then. Thank you..." Linen replied.

"Flora." Flora smiled.

"Thank you Flora." Linen smiled back.

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Flynt awoke a few hours later in the Medical Room, his chest feeling much better, but still troubled by what Evidea had told him.

"Seems like injury prone is a lifestyle choice for you, Flynt~" Tesla smirked. The Wolf was the only other person in the room.

"Yeah..." Flynt replied, sighing.

Tesla could tell right away that something was wrong.

"You okay? You should be feeling better. You collapsed a lung when you hit the water, but we managed to pop it back out." He explained.

Flynt nodded, sniffling like he was going to cry. Tesla went wide eyed.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"...When I hit my head... It killed me... It actually killed me... I met someone called Evidea in the Spirit Island... She said I am needed to kill Sebek, and after I kill him, I have to return to the Spirit Island..." Flynt whimpered. It was just now dawning on him what it meant.

Tesla watched Flynt closely. "Jeez..." He remarked, walking over and giving Flynt a hug. Flynt tried his best to stay composed, and managed to just about keep it together.

"...Please don't tell anyone..." Flynt whispered.

"I won't. I promise." Tesla replied.

After Flynt had a few minutes to calm down, Tesla moved back. "Are you going to be able to keep this secret?" He asked.

Flynt nodded. "Yeah. I can't let anyone know..." He sighed.

"Okay. I'll tell the others that you're okay." Tesla replied, walking outside.

A few moments later, Lilaxi came barrelling in and tackle hugged him, smooching him all over.

"Stop getting injured!" She scolded him, kissing him madly.

"Hehe~ I can't promise anything~" Flynt chuckled, kissing her back.

Raydel, Shade and Oozey came in as well, chuckling at the two of them kissing.

"Someone up there must like you, Flynt~" Oozey chuckled.

"Yeah. You're either the luckiest guy, or the unluckiest guy I have ever met." Shade smirked.

"Hopefully you'll stay out of harm's way from now on." Raydel grinned, his tail swaying happily behind him.

"Yeah... Sorry about ruining the trip..." Flynt sighed.

"Nonsense. We're just glad you're okay." Shade replied.

Flynt smiled and hugged Lilaxi as he stood up.

"Well we still have the rest of the day to do some stuff." Flynt added.

"You need to take it easy." Raydel said, nodding at Lilaxi.

Lilaxi nodded back. "Flynt is staying with Lilaxi until tomorrow. Come on." She smirked, leading the Kobold to their bedroom.

"I'm gonna go see how Flora is~" Shade smiled.

"We could go and practice our combat techniques, Oozey." Raydel suggested.

"That sounds like a gooood idea~" Oozey chuckled.

"Okay then. See ya later Shade~" Raydel grinned.

"See ya boys~" Shade replied, heading out to the Skullspike Trail once more.

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"I don't need to take it easy, Lilaxi." Flynt moaned as they arrived at their room.

"Don't make Lilaxi tie Flynt up. Flynt is staying here, and that is final." Lilaxi replied, giving her best stern face.

"...Fine..." Flynt huffed, sitting on the bed.

"Don't pout... Flynt could draw Lilaxi naked if Flynt wants~" Lilaxi giggled.

Flynt blushed. "Okay~"

Lilaxi chuckled. "Lilaxi knew Flynt would like that~" She grinned, getting on the end of the bed.

Flynt quickly rummaged in his bag for his drawing stuff, and opened his book to a blank page.

"Ready~?" Lilaxi grinned.

"Very much so~" Flynt replied, his pencil ready.

Lilaxi giggled and removed her clothes, before kneeling with her legs spread, her hands behind her neck and her arms up, with a cheeky grin on her face.

Flynt began drawing straight away, his cheeks bright red as he sketched his Goblin girlfriend.

"Lilaxi can't wait to see how Flynt draws Lilaxi naked~" She giggled, blushing wildly.

Flynt didn't respond. He was focused on making it look as good as he could. Inside though, he was still stressing about Evidea and Sebek. There was no way he could let Sebek keep living. He was a brutal, evil, corrupt tyrant, and Flynt would happily sacrifice himself if it meant ridding the world of him. But how could he leave Lilaxi, and Fynick, and Raydel, and Oozey, and his family, and all the friends he had made? He was going to do it regardless, but leaving everyone behind... It was going to be devastating once they learned the truth...

"There we go~" Flynt grinned.

"Let Lilaxi see~" She giggled, leaping over.

The drawing was like looking into a mirror. It was perfect. Almost as perfect as Lilaxi.

"Wowwwwwww~" Lilaxi gasped in awe.

"You like it?" Flynt asked.

"Lilaxi loves it! And Lilaxi loves Flynt with all Lilaxi's heart~ Lilaxi wants to be with Flynt forever and ever and ever~" She squealed happily, hugging him tight.

It took all his focus to not burst into tears there and then. Flynt hugged her back and smiled. "I want that too, Lilaxi. I love you more than anything, my gorgeous Goblin Goddess~" He sniffled.

Lilaxi giggled and kissed his lips. "Does Flynt want to have some fun~?" She asked.

Flynt nodded. "Hell yes~" He replied, quickly getting undressed. His member was already hard and exposed once he was naked, and Lilaxi quickly started stroking and kissing it.

"Lilaxi will never get tired of Flynt's beautiful erection~" She purred, nuzzling and smooching it.

"Fuck... This feels amazing as usual~" Flynt moaned, panting and watching the gorgeous girl massage his cock.

"Lilaxi wants anal~" She grinned, getting on all fours and shaking her ass at Flynt.

Flynt slapped her ass and made her squeal with delight. "Want some spanking first~?"

Lilaxi nodded and laid happily across the Kobold's lap, ready to receive her spanking with an adorably lewd grin on her face.

Flynt stroked her butt cheeks and slapped her firmly, but not hard enough to hurt.

"Ahhhhh~" She moaned out, panting excitedly.

"Such a sexy ass~ I could spank your butt forever~" Flynt grinned, slapping her again.

"Mmmmmmmmmph~" Lilaxi groaned ecstatically, panting and staring up at Flynt, begging him to do it more.

He happily obliged, slapping her booty again and again, making her moan in absolute pleasure, her pussy getting wetter as arousal surged through her body.

After about twenty spanks, she reared up and pushed Flynt on his back, panting like a feral beast.

Flynt gulped and looked up at her. "You okay, Lilaxi? I didn't do it too hard did I?"

She shook her head and straddled him, rubbing his member between her butt cheeks. "Lilaxi needs penetration... Now~" She growled, practically drooling over him.

Flynt grinned and grabbed her ass, pulling her down on him, impaling her tailhole with his member.

"Ohhhh fuck yes~" She cried out, instinctively bouncing up and down, riding Flynt like she had done numerous times before.

"Lilaxi~ Ohhhhh fuck~" Flynt gasped, his breaths short and rapid as Lilaxi fucked him.

She leaned back and sat up straight while she bounced, giving Flynt an amazing view of her breasts bouncing up and down. A view that he took full advantage of.

Reaching down, Flynt began stroking Lilaxi's pussy lips as she rode him.

"Ohhhhh Flynt! Lilaxi is gonna cum~ Lilaxi wants to cum everywhere~ Ohhhhhh fuuuuuuck!!!" She screamed out as she slammed down on Flynt's dick, squirting her fluids all over his stomach. Her tailhole contracted as she came, and milked Flynt hard, making him climax as well.

"Fuuuuuuck yesssssss~" Flynt yelled, unloading inside Lilaxi's tailhole, before she toppled forwards onto his chest, both of them panting and smiling at each other.

"Lilaxi has never had a male that could make Lilaxi cum so hard~" She giggled, panting hard.

"Hehe~ I'm glad I make you feel that good~" Flynt grinned, kissing her lovingly.

They both smooched for a good while, caressing and stroking each others body.

"Wanna go again?" Flynt grinned.

"Fuck yes~" Lilaxi replied, rolling over on her back. "Fuck Lilaxi's throat now~"

Flynt moved over her and kissed her, before getting into position, trying desperately to keep his emotions in check...

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Raydel was outside with Oozey, practising Raydel's new attack.

Oozey was bouncing around, and surged at Raydel without warning. Raydel swung his mechanical fist at him and knocked him back.

"Projectile Punch!" He bellowed, landing his hit perfectly.

"Hehe~" Oozey chuckled, bouncing back over. "Your reaction slime is getting pretty damn fast, Raydel~" He added.

Raydel was deep in thought.

"Raydel? What's up?" Oozey asked.

"I'm sure it's nothing... But..." He replied, replaying Flynt falling, and hitting his head over and over in his mind. "...The way that Flynt’s neck snapped back when he landed on that bar... He shouldn't be alive..."

Oozey gasped and moved closer. "Maybe he really is just lucky. After all, it's a good thing he is still with us, right?"

Raydel nodded. "Very much so! Sorry, I'm just over thinking. Come on. Let's go again." He smiled.

"Okay!" Oozey replied, starting to ricochet around the training area again.

Raydel kept his eye on the Slime bouncing around, but something was telling him he witnessed Flynt die. There was a niggling feeling that he had, but he couldn't think why he felt that way. Returning his focus back to Oozey, he hoped the feeling would go away on its own...

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Shade stepped out of the Guild and headed down the boardwalk, when Tesla followed him and coughed.

"You okay Tesla?" Shade asked.

"Perfectly fine. I had a proposition for you, Shade." Tesla smiled.

Shade blushed. "Excuse me?"

Tesla chuckled. "No no, not like that. Though in all honestly you are a rather handsome Kobold~" He added, winking.

Shade blushed even harder.

"I wish to see the branding on your stomach. I have a way I can remove it, using magic of course." Tesla explained.

"Wait, really? I would be very grateful. I hate having this mark on me... It's like a stain on my soul... A constant reminder of all the horrible orders I carried out under the Fury Guard." Shade replied, clenching his fists.

Tesla nodded. "Yes. But I won't make you do it out in the open. Where were you heading?"

"Skullspike. I was going to spend some more time with Flora." Shade replied.

"Ah yes. The Harpy that brought Flynt in. Very well. Let's be off." Tesla smiled, walking alongside the Kobold.

Shade looked at the Wolf curiously. "I have so many questions about you, Tesla." He said.

"Well ask away~ It's a long walk after all~" Tesla smirked.

"Okay... How are you such a powerful Sorcerer?" Shade asked.

"Well, most of my powers I inherited from my grandfather, Zeda Wraith, and I have spent many, many years training and developing spells and techniques to make them as fast and powerful as possible. I've spent years travelling across the world, meeting Clerics, Paladins, Shapeshifters, Wizards, Elementalists and all manner of other creatures, learning their techniques, basically becoming a walking, breathing spell book~" Tesla began explaining.

Shade was enthralled. The way Tesla talked was not dissimilar to his grandfather, who had captivated Flynt with tales of his adventures.

"For example. My Fire Bolt spell..." Tesla continued, summoning a small orb of flame in his hand as the two of them walked along. "I don't even need to think about it. It's instinctual. And I have learned how to control the flame a thousand times better by learning from others than I could have done alone." He added, clenching his hand and dispelling the flame.

"It's a world of difference to what I've been used to... Collaboration is unheard of in the Fury Guard..." Shade began. "You get given spells to learn, and if you don't learn them well enough in the given time, you get severe punishment. They brutalise and beat us into becoming stronger, indoctrinate us into following their orders to the letter, and ridicule and chastise us when we step out of line. It's like a cult, only worse..."

Tesla nodded. "It's a good thing you survived. Raydel and Flynt are most likely the reason you are able to walk alongside me and tell the tale."

Shade looked at Tesla. "Indeed. I owe them my life. I just wish I still had my magic. I could be more use to them if I had any kind of abilities left..." Shade sighed sadly, his head drooping as he walked.

Tesla grinned. "Hehe~ I may have the very thing you want~ And it involves that branding on your stomach."

Shade looked confused. "How will my branding help?"

"Wait and see. I promise I will explain everything in due time." Tesla smiled.

Shade nodded. "Okay. I have another question. Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Tesla whistled. "Yes I do~ I've not met anyone who has had that effect on me yet, but I know there is someone out there that I will fall in love with."

Shade smiled. "Anyone would be lucky to be with such a powerful Sorcerer~"

Tesla chuckled. "Thanks~ I'm guessing the reason you are asking is that you are in love with Flora, correct?"

Shade blushed and nodded.

"She certainly is your type~" Tesla added.

"What do you mean by that?" Shade asked.

"Well, no offense, but you are a broken, damaged Kobold in need of a loving, caring partner." Tesla replied.

Shade nodded in agreement. "Yeah. I am broken..."

"Flora is selfless enough to risk herself by taking a complete stranger in need of medical assistance across the town to the Guild, not knowing if it a trap or not. The level of trust she shows is astounding." Tesla smiled.

"Yep. She's absolutely gorgeous too~" Shade added, blushing as he remembered her face.

Tesla grinned. "You see? You two are destined to be together. Hopefully you can spend the rest of your lives together."

Shade blushed and smiled happily. "Thanks Tesla~"

"No worries buddy." Tesla replied.

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After a while, the twosome reached the Skullspike Trail.

"Here we go~ The first trial area will be suitable for me to remove your branding." Tesla said, looking at the Kobold.

Shade nodded. "Let's get going then."

It only took about half an hour to reach the first area, and Tesla took Shade over to a large tree, and pushed him against the trunk.

"I thought you said this wasn't sexual~" Shade chuckled nervously.

Tesla laughed. "It's not. Now remove your shirt so I can see the branding."

Shade nodded and took his shirt off, exposing the deep embedded mark in his stomach.

Tesla examined it and ran a hand gently over it. "Fuck... That is beyond brutal..." Tesla looked up at the Kobold. "I apologise for you having to suffer this."

Shade nodded. "I deserved some kind of punishment for the things I have done." He replied stoically.

"Okay. This won't hurt. Just stay still, or it will hurt a lot." Tesla said, breathing deeply.

"Okay..." Shade gulped.

Tesla held his hands over the brand, and his hand began to glow. Shade watched in awe as Tesla moved the letters that had been burned into his flesh, like they were magnets on a fridge door. Gathering half the letters under each hand, Tesla crushed them into two symbols, both identical. They consisted of a triangle with a circle in the center, and said circle was cut in four by two lines, one vertical, one horizontal. Tesla then dragged these symbols onto Shade's palms, one on each.

"There. All done." Tesla smiled.

Shade was astounded. "Okay first of all, what?"

Tesla chuckled. "I turned the writing into Runic Sigils. In this case, Summoning Sigils. They give you access to a vast library of weapons, made from energy, which you can summon using your hands."

"Okay... How do I summon a weapon?" Shade asked.

"Put your hands together, palms against each other and fingers together, and focus on the Sigils." Tesla explained.

Shade did exactly that. As he did, the Sigils began to glow, and a bright purple Bo Staff appeared between Shade's hands. "Holy fuck!" He gasped, smiling as he span the staff around.

Tesla grinned. "That is the starting weapon. The Sigils will only let you have access to other weapons when they believe you to be worthy, and trust me, they will let you know when they believe you to be worthy. All you have to do is practise with the weapon, and eventually you will be able to summon more and more weapons. Ranging from Spears, Bows, Naginata and Katanas, to Crossbows, Cannons, Greatswords and Windlances." Tesla explained.

Shade smiled and held the staff against the ground. "Thank you... Thank you so much for this~ I feel like a weight has been lifted from my soul. I feel free~" He said, welling up.

Tesla moved to him and gave him a hug. "You're welcome, Shade. Now go and get to Flora. If you need any help or want a sparring partner, just give me a shout."

Shade hugged him back and nodded. "I will. Again, thank you."

Tesla turned to head back to the Guild, while Shade carried on along the Trail, when he stopped suddenly.

"Uhhhh Tesla!?" He yelled.

"What?" Tesla replied.

"How do I dispel the weapon?" Shade asked.

"Just drop it!" Tesla smiled.

Shade opened his hand and dropped the staff. Before it hit the ground, it dissolved into nothing. Shade summoned it again and smiled. "Thanks!" He called back, before turning and walking along the path once more.

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Shade reached the building where Flora worked about an hour and a half later. The sun was still up, nice and bright in the pre evening sky. The entire journey, Shade had been using the staff, trying to get it to give him more weapons. He had been spinning it, tossing it around, performing like a martial arts instructor, but he hadn't unlocked anything yet.

Once he reached the building, he realised there was someone different at the counter. A young male Anthro Goat, with woolly grey hair and a bored look on his face was there.

Shade dispelled his staff and walked over. "Excuse me? Is Flora there by any chance?"

"One second." The Goat, who's name was Erik, replied, before disappearing into the building.

Shade stood there waiting, using the time to practise with the staff again.

"Shade!" Came Flora's unmistakable voice.

Shade turned around, just in time to be tackle hugged to the ground by the Harpy.

"Yay!!!" She squealed with delight as she smooched the Kobold and hugged him with her feathery arms.

"Hehe~ It's good to see you too, Flora~" Shade giggled, kissing her on the cheek.

"Would you like to go for a walk with me~?" Flora asked, getting up off of Shade and helping him to his feet.

"I would love that~" He replied, taking her hand and walking beside her along the path.

"So... Tell me about yourself, Shade~" Flora smiled at him.

"Okay~ Well..." Shade replied. While they walked, Shade told her everything that had happened; his indoctrination into the Fury Guard, the things he did there, the meeting with Raydel, getting exiled from the Guard, being taken in by The Guild, Shiarei's brutal attack, joining the second Guild, getting a replacement leg and getting his weapon magic.

Flora listened eagerly the whole time, nodding and smiling as she did.

"Wow... That's quite a lot to take in. I'm glad you aren't part of the Fury Guard anymore." She smiled, nuzzling the Kobold.

"Me too. I hope the Guild can destroy them all." Shade replied.

"Wanna hear about me?" Flora asked.

"Of course!" Shade replied, kissing her hand.

"Heehee~ Well, I'm the youngest of three sisters, we had a loving family, all of us went to school together, college together, and then we all went our seperate ways. I came here to be a waitress so I could get enough money to get equipment and join the Guild~" Flora began. "I've always wanted to go on adventures~"

Shade giggled. "That's awesome! I could get you in the Guild if you wanted~"

Flora gasped. "You'd do that for me?"

"Mhm!! I don't want anything in return, just seeing you happy will be enough~" Shade giggled.

"Awwwww~ You absolute sweetie~" Flora replied, smooching him on the lips.

Shade smooched back and hugged her tight. "Mmmmmmmmm~"

They held the kiss for a while, before Flora broke away. "Come on~" She grinned, dragging him along.

"Whoa whoa where are we going?" Shade asked, following quickly.

"A secret den of mine~" Flora replied, taking a right into the woods. At the base of one tree, deep in the woods, was a hatch. Flora opened it and climbed in. Shade followed her in, and closed the hatch behind them.

Inside was a small single room. There was a big cosy bed, a small bookshelf to the right, filled with books. Next to the bookshelf was a small fridge. On every wall and the ceiling were stars painted with luminous paint, so they glowed in the dark.

"This place is beautiful!" Shade remarked.

Flora giggled and smiled. "Thanks, Shade~"

"So... What do you want to do..." Shade asked, but he was cut off by Flora's shirt hitting him on the back of the head. As he turned around, she was laid in bed, on her side, completely naked. Shade's jaw dropped and he started panting.

"You like~?" She cooed, licking her lips.

Shade just nodded, his voice completely absent.

"Wanna join me?" Flora asked, sensually stroking the bed in front of her.

Again, Shade nodded, his cheeks bright red from excitement, embarassment and lust.

"Well come on then~ Don't keep me waiting~" Flora giggled.

Shade got undressed, leaving his boxers on, and got in bed beside her, clearly very nervous.

"Are you okay?" She asked, stroking his cheek with her feathery arm.

Shade nodded. "Y-yeah... I'm just... Worried..."

Flora looked sad. "Worried? Why are you worried, sweetheart?" She asked.

"Well... I've never done this before... The Fury Guard forbade sexual contact for lower ranks..." Shade admitted, looking embarrassed.

"Awww~ Don't worry, sugar~ I'll make sure your first time is enjoyable~ I promise~" Flora smiled, lovingly kissing his hand.

"Okay... Just, be gentle..." Shade purred, starting to get a little more comfortable.

Flora slid down the bed and laid between Shade's legs, her own legs up in the air so Shade could see her powerful talons. She gently wrapped her hands around the waistband of his boxers and slowly slid them down, exposing his member. It was just like Flynt's, only Shade's shaft had small ridges running down it. Flora started drooling at the sight, and looked up at Shade.

"It's gorgeous~" She smiled, gently kissing the tip.

"Oh my word~" Shade gasped, his member twitching excitedly against the Harpies lips.

She continued kissing it gently, before dragging her tongue from the base of his shaft, all the way up to the tip. She did this over and over, each time making the Kobold moan in pleasure.

"F-Flora~ Oh fuck~ This is amazing~" Shade moaned out, his hand instinctively moving to her head and stroking her lovingly. She tilted her head and nuzzled against his hand, blushing bright red as she began suckling on his tip.

"Mmmmmm~ Your cock is delicious, Shade~" Flora giggled, bobbing her head up and down his length, sucking the whole time.

"Ohhh God.... I'm going to cum~ Ohhhhhh fuck~ Ohhhhhhh yes~ Ahhhhhh~" Shade moaned loudly, as he suddenly burst inside Flora's mouth, coating the inside of her mouth with sweet, fragrant seed.

"So good~" She purred, taking it all before swallowing the lot.

Shade laid there panting happily, looking down at his beautiful partner.

"You want a talon-job next, sweetie~?" Flora giggled, licking her lips.

"Y-y-yes please~" Shade gulped, trying to contain his excitement.

"Hehe~" Flora smiled, sitting up and lifting her legs up to bring her feet close to Shade's cock, which was still rock hard.

Shade watched as the Harpy gently gripped his shaft with her precise and strong talons, and began slowly stroking it up and down.

"Oh fuck~" Shade gasped, the muscles in her talons rippling and flexing against his sensitive member.

"Mmmmmmmmm... You like that~?" She asked, speeding up her stroking.

Shade nodded and panted, clearly in ecstasy.

"Good boy~ Just relax and enjoy this, my lizard lover~" Flora chuckled, stroking him faster now.

She began rubbing his tip with her thumb, making him buck his hips instinctively. Flora could tell he was getting close again, and grinned.

"Ready for a powerful orgasm~?" She asked.

Shade just nodded, gripping the bed in anticipation.

Flora began pumping him way faster than he had ever experienced. Her talons were almost a blur as she rapidly jerked him off. It wasn't long before he had another screaming, moaning climax, shooting ropes of cum all over the Harpies talons.

Flora lifted her talon to her face and licked it clean, her gaze not once straying from Shade's eyes.

"Oh my fucking God~" Shade gasped, panting hard.

"Just one more hole, sweetheart, then we can rest~" Flora giggled.

"W-wait... Can we leave it until tomorrow please?" Shade asked.

"Wh-why?" Flora asked.

"I feel like I'm going to pass out... I want to be fully awake when you take my virginity..." Shade replied.

"Awww~ Okay sweetheart~ We can wait until tomorrow. Can we stay and cuddle?" Flora asked.

Shade nodded. "Nothing would make me happier~"

Flora smiled and cuddled up to Shade, smiling and kissing him happily. Shade wrapped his arms around her and she did the same. Before long, both of them were fast asleep...

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Later on that evening, Shade awoke still feeling groggy and tired. Flora was still beside him, fast asleep with her body wrapped around him. Her wings were a wonderfully soft and comfy alternative to a blanket. Shade nuzzled his nose against Flora's cheek, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Morning, sweetheart~ What time is it~?" She asked, yawning.

"Uhhh... Well actually its only evening..." Shade replied.

"Oh. Well close your eyes, snuggle me tight and go back to sleep, sweetheart~ Unless you're hungry?" She asked.

Shade nodded. "I am quite hungry..."

Flora got up, walked over to the fridge, and opened it. She took what looked like a sandwich and handed it to Shade, before getting back in position around Shade.

Shade looked at the sandwich. It was made of ham, cheese, lettuce and barbeque sauce. Shade smiled and quickly devoured it all, before resting his eyes once more.

Flora nuzzled him and smiled. "I love you Shade~"

"I love you too Flora~" He replied, before finally drifting off to sleep.

Flora welled up and hugged him tight, soon falling asleep alongside him.

Chapter Text

The next day, back at the Guild, Flynt and Lilaxi were awoken by a frantic pounding on the door.

"Flynt!" Came Ruby's voice from the other side.

Flynt rubbed his eyes and hastily put on a pair of boxers, while Lilaxi stayed in bed. "I'm coming!"

As soon as Flynt opened the door, Ruby leaped up and hugged him. "It's finished!"

Flynt was shocked by the sudden hug and smiled. "What is?"

"Your bow~ Here~ It is ze most powerful bow I have ever created~" She grinned, handing Flynt a black metal bow about four feet long, with yellow leather strapping on the handle, and yellow runes engraved all the way up the length of the bow.

"This is amazing! Thank you Ruby!" Flynt grinned, lifting the little Goblin up and hugging her tightly.

Ruby blushed and giggled, hugging the Kobold with her arms and tail. "No worries~ I also made you some special arrows~ At full power, zey vill be able to go through boulders~"

Flynt took the Quiver of black metal arrows and took one out. Its shaft was twisted in a way that would make it spin through the air, and the head was basically indestructible. Flynt tried to snap one to test its strength, but he couldn't even bend it. The flights were made of yellow feathers, and they looked amazing.

"I also engraved ze Archer's Mantra on ze arm above ze handle~" Ruby added.

Flynt looked closely and read the words that Ruby had engraved;

My arm is strong
My sight is true
My bow is unyielding
My arrows are too

We fight from a distance
With precision and grace
Fight back the darkness
Keep light in it's place

"Damn~ That is awesome~" Flynt remarked. "Lilaxi check this out!"

Ruby blushed heavily as Flynt showed Lilaxi her work. "You really like it zat much?" She asked.

"Fuck yeah! This is the best bow I have ever seen!" Flynt grinned.

Ruby covered her face in embaressment and giggled. "Would I be allowed to see it in action?"

"Of course! Lemme just get dressed and I'll meet you outside." Flynt smiled, grabbing his clothes.

"Oh! Zat reminds me! Maly made something for you too. Let me go grab it." Ruby exclaimed, scurrying off.

Flynt looked at Lilaxi.

"Lilaxi wonders what Maly left for Flynt." Lilaxi smiled, examining the bow and arrows.

A few moments later, Ruby returned carrying a package, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. "Here it is! I didn't open it, so I have no idea vat is inside."

Flynt smiled and took the package, examining it. There was a note attached to the top, which he promptly read out:

To Flynt
I found this Archers Robe on my travels long ago, and it has been sat in my wardrobe for many years. I hope you get more use from it than I did.

From Maly

Ps. It is enchanted with a few spells that should make combat easier. Ghost Form, which makes you almost invisible in darkness, Silence, which makes your footsteps and any arrows you loose inaudible, and various defensive enchantments that make you immune to fire, electricity, ice and poison, as well as reducing damage from projectiles and weapons by a great deal.

Flynt grinned. "This is gonna be awesome!" He exclaimed, tearing open the package.

Inside was a hooded leather robe, the kind of thing that assassins, rogues and rangers would wear. It was dyed black, with blue runic patterns on the sleeves, and had a belt so it could be done up securely. Flynt put a shirt and his leggings on, and put the robe on over the top. He then did up the belt, put his satchel and quiver on over the top, and pulled the hood up over his head.

Ruby and Lilaxi were both gobsmacked.

"What?" Flynt asked.

"You look so cool!" Ruby exclaimed.

"Flynt looks like the God of Archers or something~" Lilaxi added, giggling.

Flynt looked in the mirror and smiled. "I have to admit, I look awesome~" He remarked, giving his signature grin, before turning back to the two Goblins. "Ready to go and test this bad boy?" He asked.

"Hell yeah!" Lilaxi yelled, getting fully dressed.

"I cannot wait to see how powerful zis bow is~" Ruby giggled.

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Outside, Flynt had set up a few targets for testing his new bow. Namely, an archery target, a log and a large rock.

"I really should give the bow a name." Flynt remarked, examining it once more.

"I didn't vant to give ze bow a name in case you vanted to, Flynt." Ruby replied.

"I'll name it after I see how well it performs." Flynt added, taking an arrow from his quiver.

As he nocked it against the string, he felt a sudden rush of energy. The runes on the bow started glowing as he drew the string back, glowing brighter the further back he pulled.

"What the..." Lilaxi gasped.

"Vat is going on?" Ruby exclaimed, clearly surprised.

Flynt drew the bow back fully. It felt much easier than he expected to draw back. He aimed at the target and loosed the arrow. It flew with such speed and precision, it ripped through the bullseye and embedded itself into the back wall before anyone could see it move.

"Holy fuck." Flynt said, his eyes wide open.

"Lilaxi has never seen such a powerful bow." Lilaxi added.

"I have made bows before, but none of zem have ever been that strong." Ruby replied.

Unbeknownst to them, Tesla had joined them, and had seen the shot that Flynt took. "Flynt. Nock another arrow and hold it fully drawn." He said, walking over to the Kobold.

"Uhh... Okay." Flynt replied, doing as instructed. Just like before, the runes glowed yellow, but this time, a hazy black aura emanated from Flynt's body as well, like the vapour that surrounds a Reaper or a Lich. His robe began to billow slightly, like he was in a breeze, but no wind was blowing.

Tesla smiled. "Just as I thought. That is your True Weapon." He grinned.

"True Weapon?" Flynt asked.

"Magic is a living, breathing thing, Flynt. Magic weapons, as a result, have their own life force. Certain magic weapons have a link to certain individuals, and those individuals can unlock a magic weapons true powers. If you would like, I can tell you this bows true name." Tesla explained.

Ruby and Lilaxi were in awe of what they were witnessing.

"Sure!" Flynt replied, carefully handing Tesla the bow, after putting the arrow back in his quiver of course.

Tesla held the bow firmly in both hands, and closed his eyes. Flynt retrieved the other arrow from the wall and returned, watching Tesla closely.

After a while, Tesla opened his eyes again. "Its true name is Gailfein. It means Tempest in old Irish. And I have also learned its True Ability. It is called the Fragarach Bolt, a shot that no physical armour can ever stop." Tesla smiled, handing Gailfein back to Flynt.

As soon as Flynt touched the bow, the runes glowed bright for a moment, as if acknowledging its master. "Thank you Tesla." He replied, stunned by what he had learned.

Tesla grinned. "You take good care of that bow. That is the most powerful Magical weapon I have ever seen. Even more powerful than my Soulrend." He added, gesturing to his axe.

"I will." Flynt smiled.

Then Tesla noticed something else. "Ruby, do you normally use Ogham Runes to decorate weapons?" He asked.

Ruby looked confused. "Ogham Runes? Vat are zey?"

"Ogham Runes are an ancient Irish writing system, dating to nearly two and a half thousand years ago. If you look at the runes you have engraved on the bow, they spell G-A-I-L on the top half, and F-E-I-N on the bottom." Tesla grinned. "You spelled the weapons true name without realising."

"I just make up designs for each weapon. That... That is honestly mind blowing." Ruby replied.

Flynt grinned. "Sounds like destiny, or luck, or some magical interference to me~" He chuckled, putting Gailfein on his back.

"Lilaxi wonders just how powerful Gailfein is. Maybe Maly or Linen could help test Gailfein?" Lilaxi pondered.

"Excellent idea! I vill go and get zem~" Ruby smiled, running off to get the two other Goblins.

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After a while, Ruby returned, with Linen and Maly, but also Astrela, Fynick, Raydel and Oozey.

"Jeez. You all wanna see the show?" Flynt chuckled.

"Hell yeah!" Fynick grinned.

"The opportunity to see a true weapon in action against some of the most powerful sorcerers we have ever met is once in a lifetime stuff~" Raydel smiled.

"I must say, the robes look good on you, Flynt." Maly grinned.

"Thanks~" Flynt chuckled. "Who is going first then?"

"I am~" Maly replied, moving over to an open space in the area. Deetee was floating around him excitedly.

"Ready when you are, Maly~" Flynt replied, watching the Goblin.

"Okay... Let's try something simple first. Infernal Wall!" He bellowed, summoning a raging torrent of flame that took the form of a impenetrable wall.

Flynt nocked an arrow, and drew the string back. "...don't let me down now Gailfein... I know you are powerful... Show everyone how powerful you are..." Flynt whispered.

As the Kobold drew a deep breath, he loosed the arrow. It slammed straight through the wall of flames, and the slipstream it created extinguished the fire almost instantly.

"Holy fuck." Maly exclaimed. Even Deetee was agog.

Everyone was silent.

"Hehe~ I thought you were some all powerful Wizard, Maly~" Flynt chuckled.

Maly laughed. "Let's see how you fair with this then! My ultimate defensive spell! Critical Shield!" He bellowed, summoning a force field that looked exactly like Deetee, glowing like plasma and rotating slowly around him.

Linen smiled. "No spell that anyone has ever used has managed to breach Maly's Critical Shield." She remarked.

Raydel nodded. "Even my Gustav Max Ray couldn't get through it."

Flynt took another arrow out and smiled as he nocked it. "That's about to change... Fragarach..." He began drawing the string back, and Gailfein began glowing black and yellow, the arrow visually twisting like some kind of Eldritch entity.

"This is insane!" Oozey gasped, watching in awe.

"Bolt!!!" Flynt bellowed, loosing the arrow. It smashed straight through the Critical Shield like it was made of glass, and embedded in the far wall.

"That is scarily powerful..." Linen gulped.

"That is the first time anything has gotten through my Critical Shield..." Maly gasped, looking broken.

Deetee hovered in front of him and made noises that only Maly seemed to understand.

"...you're right Deetee. I need to improve it. Hehe~ Well done Flynt~" Maly smiled, shaking the Kobold's hand.

"Thanks~" Flynt replied.

"Looks like it's my turn." Linen smirked, walking over to where Maly had stood.

"Don't hold back, Linen~ I want your most powerful defence." Flynt grinned.

"Very well... Goblin Colossus!" Linen spoke, clicking her fingers. Almost immediately, the ground began shaking as a huge towering behemoth rose up from the ground. It looked like a Golem, almost fifty feet tall and made from enchanted stone and metal.

Flynt nocked an arrow and took aim at the Colossus' head. "Fragarach Bolt!" He exclaimed, loosing it. The arrow went straight through like a laser through the air, blowing its head to pieces. It promptly collapsed and returned to dust.

Linen looked at the Colossus as it broke. "Huh."

Flynt was giddy with excitement. "Well done Gailfein~"

"Well... Looks like it's down to me~" Tesla grinned, stepping forth.

"Come on Flynt!" Lilaxi exclaimed.

"Don't let us down, Tesla!" Maly cheered.

Tesla chuckled. "I have three spells to test. First of all, I want you to shoot juuuuuuuust to the left of me, Flynt." He smiled.

Flynt nodded and shot exactly where he was instructed.

Tesla swung his axe with full force at the incoming arrow. "Megaton Cleave!" He bellowed. The arrow connected directly with the axe head, and made a ear splitting clang as it knocked the axe from Tesla's hands, spinning it across the garden with such force that it embedded into a tree trunk nearby. "Hm. That didn't go as planned."

"What's next?" Flynt grinned.

"This." Tesla replied, recalling his axe by holding his hand out. "Seismic Wave!" He exclaimed, slamming the axe into the ground and creating a huge wall of energy, like a force field.

Flynt took another arrow out and breathed deeply. "Fragarach Bolt!" He yelled, and just like with Maly's Critical Shield, the arrow smashed through the Seismic Wave like it was mere glass.

Tesla smiled. "Hehe... This is fun~ Let's see if you can get through this defence then... The most powerful defensive spell I have ever created... Prismatic Guard!" He yelled, creating a colossal rainbow coloured shield that looked like it was made of enchanted Diamonds.

Everyone watching was in awe. Not a single word was spoken.

Flynt breathed deeply, and reached for an arrow. He didn't have any left in his quiver.

Then... He heard a voice. "...Magnet Grip..." It whispered.

Flynt looked around, confused. Then he heard it again.

"Magnet Grip..." The voice whispered again.

Flynt then realised where it was coming from. It was Gailfein. The bow was talking to him.

"Magnet Grip!" Flynt repeated the spell Gailfein had told him, and all the arrows he had loosed shot to his hand.

Tesla gasped as he watched, but shifted his focus back to holding his own spell.

Flynt put all the arrows back in his quiver, except for one. He nocked this arrow and aimed at the Prismatic Guard.

"We can do this, Gailfein..." He thought.

"...Together..." Gailfein replied.

"Fragarach Bolt!" Flynt and Gailfein roared, and as soon as he loosed the arrow, it smashed into the shield.

Tesla growled with effort, putting everything into keeping the shield up. But it was no use. The shield shattered and Tesla was knocked clean off his feet by the slipstream created from the arrow.

"Tesla!" Flynt gasped, running to help him up.

"No!" Tesla growled, stopping Flynt from getting closer. He stood up slowly and smiled. "That was without a doubt, the most powerful shot I have ever seen. Well done." He chuckled, rubbing his back.

Everyone else erupted into cheers and applause.

"That was amazing!" Astrela cheered.

"With that kind of power, we will destroy the Fury Guard once and for all!" Raydel grinned.

"Yeah! Three cheers for Flynt and Gailfein!" Tesla added, clapping. He was nothing if not humble in defeat.

"HIP HIP HOORAY! HIP HIP HOORAY! HIP HIP HOORAY!" Everyone cheered, swarming around Flynt and lifting him up on their shoulders, like he had just won them a war.

Flynt looked at Gailfein and smiled as he bounced around on top of everyone.

"...good boy..." Gailfein whispered. Its runes glowed brightly, as if it was happy.

Flynt held the bow aloft and cheered. No matter what the Fury Guard sent, he was well and truly prepared.

Chapter Text

Later that night, after dinner, Flynt and Lilaxi decided to take a romantic walk along the seafront.

"Lilaxi?" Flynt asked.

"Yes Flynt?" She replied, smiling up at him.

"How long have we known each other?" Flynt asked, looking at Lilaxi, her eyes glinting in the moonlight.

"About... Five or so weeks. But Lilaxi was away from Flynt for a lot of that..." Lilaxi replied, looking ashamed.

"That doesn't matter to me. I thought about you every day I was awake, and you were in my mind the whole time I was unconscious." Flynt smiled.

Lilaxi leapt up at him and smooched him on the lips. "Lilaxi never stopped thinking about Flynt either~" She cooed, knocking the Kobold to the sand. It was cool in the moonlight, the suns rays long gone.

Flynt grunted under the Goblin's weight and giggled. "Careful cutie~ Someone might come along~"

Lilaxi's mood suddenly changed. She went from a playful mischievous Goblin, to a lust-filled Succubus in a matter of seconds.

"Lilaxi doesn't care~ Lilaxi wants Flynt~ Right... Now~" She panted, pulling her clothes off.

Flynt gulped and blushed, looking around quickly. Luckily they had made it quite a way down the beach, and no-one else was on the beach to stumble across them. When he was convinced they wouldn't be caught, Flynt grinned.

"Oh really~? Well then, let's have some fun~" He purred, licking his lips.

Lilaxi had already undone his cloak and was lapping at his erect member. Flynt moaned in pleasure as he laid in the cool sand.

It didn't take long for the Kobold to get fully hard, and once he was, Lilaxi allowed him a few seconds to remove his clothing. Flynt took this window of opportunity gratefully. He had only just gotten this robe, he didn't want to get it dirty.

Once they were both naked, Lilaxi leapt on him like a feral beast, smooching him on the lips as they caressed each other under the moonlight.

Flynt could feel Lilaxi's feet caressing his member, and he moaned out in pleasure.

She turned on him so she was laid on her back, still expertly using her feet to masturbate him.

"Flynt loves Lilaxi's feet, doesn't Flynt~?" She purred, grinning wickedly.

"Fuck yeah~" Flynt moaned out, reaching up to fondle the Goblin's breasts.

"Ahhhh~ Yes Flynt~ Massage Lilaxi's boobs~ It feels so good~" She gasped, speeding up her movements with her feet.

Flynt growled in pleasure and rolled over, toppling Lilaxi onto her back on the sand.

"Oof! Flynt?" She asked, looking up at the Kobold.

Flynt didn't reply, he just spread her legs and grinned. She purred and used two fingers to spread her pussy lips for him.

"Do it~ Make Lilaxi scream~" She giggled, licking her lips.

Flynt slammed his member into her folds, both of them yelling out in pleasure as Flynt began pounding her mercilessly.

"Ohhhh... Ohhhh fuck~ Flynt~ Yes Flynt~ Harder baby~" Lilaxi moaned, her body rocking with every thrust.

"Ohhhh fuck this feels so damn good~" Flynt moaned, kissing Lilaxi every few seconds.

After a while, Flynt pulled Lilaxi up into a Mating Press position, jackhammering down into her with even more force.

"Flynt! Lilaxi is going to pass out!" Lilaxi gasped, moaning in absolute ecstasy.

"Want me to ease up, sweetheart~?" Flynt grinned, not slowing down at all.

"Flynt better not dare slow down~ Lilaxi wants it hard~" She moaned, licking her lips.

"I'm getting close~" Flynt moaned as he slammed in harder.

"Inside~ Flynt~ Release inside Lilaxi~" Lilaxi moaned heavily.

Flynt did as he was asked, and fully hilted the Goblin, before promptly unloading his balls.

"Fuuuuuuck!" Lilaxi screamed in joy, cumming simultaneously.

"Lilaxi! Ohhhhh God it feels so good!" Flynt moaned out as he hugged her.

After a few moments, the two of them laid on the sand, staring into each others eyes and kissing, happy and satisfied.

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Shade was just arriving back at the Guild, and Ruby, Raydel, Tesla and Fynick were still up, sat at the bar, talking with Fukuro.

"Heya Shade~" Ruby smiled. "Vat time do you call zis?" She giggled, taking a sip of her beer.

"Hehe~ Sorry... Flora kept me busy all day, and I was practising my Rune Weapons on the way home." Shade replied.

"Flora? Is that the girl that works at the Halfway Rest on the Skullspike Trail?" Raydel asked.

"Yeah~ The one I was talking to when Flynt had his accident." Shade replied.

"Ooh! Shade has a girlfriend?" Fynick giggled. "When do we get to meet her?"

"Well... I wouldn't say girlfriend... We only just started dating. At least, I think we are dating. I have no idea. I'm kinda new to this." Shade giggled, sitting on a stool beside everyone else.

Just then, Shade got a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see Flora.

"Wait, what are you doing here, Flora?" He asked.

Flora looked sad and teary eyed.

"Wh-what's going on?" Shade asked.

"Not long after you left, I got a letter that my... My mother is really ill... She needs me to go back home and take care of her..." She sobbed.

Everyone was watching silently.

"Oh... I'm guessing that means... We can't be together anymore..." Shade said, trying to hide the sadness in his voice.

Flora shook her head. "...I'm so sorry..." She whimpered.

"Hey hey... Don't apologise... It's not like it's the last time we will ever see each other." Shade smiled, taking her hands in his.

Flora sobbed and hugged him tightly. "I'll never forget you... I don't know when, but I will be back someday. I promise." She cried.

Shade hugged her back tight and desperately tried to hold back his tears. "I won't forget you either, Flora... Thank you for the time you spent with me..."

Flora looked into his eyes and kissed him deeply, before pulling away and heading out the door.

Shade watched her leave, and then he just sank. His head fell forwards and he sighed sadly. Raydel and Tesla came over to give him a pat on the back.

"Sorry Shade..." Raydel said empathetically.

"That sucks, buddy..." Tesla added.

Shade wiped a tear away and stood up straight. "I think I'm gonna head to bed early... Thanks guys..." He replied, walking slowly to his room.

Tesla watched him go and sighed. "That must feel like having a dagger plunged in your heart..."

He and Raydel took their seats again.

"Poor guy... I hope he doesn't do anyzing stupid..." Ruby replied.

"Yeah... We should check in on him in a lil while." Raydel agreed.

Fynick's ears drooped. "I'm such an idiot... So when can we meet her? Why the fuck did I have to say that?" He laid his head on the bar and sighed.

Raydel patted the Foxes shoulder. "We know you didn't mean anything by it, Fynick." He said comfortingly.

Tesla looked to the doorway that Shade had left via, and put his staff on his back, before heading down after the lonely Kobold.

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Shade was sat on the edge of his bed, his clothes in the hamper beside the door. He looked down at his mechanical leg and sighed, wiping his eyes which were full of tears.

"Shade? Are you in there buddy?" Tesla's voice said from the other side of the door.

"Yeah... You can come in, Tesla. It's open..." Shade sniffled.

Tesla poked his head around the door and smiled. "How ya holding up?" He asked as he stepped into the room and closed the door.

"...could be better... But I've been worse..." Shade replied, wiping his face.

"I thought so..." Tesla said, sitting beside Shade and putting a hand on his shoulder.

Shade looked at the hand, then at Tesla. "...did Fynick make you a fake hand?" He asked.

Tesla smirked. "No I borrowed it from his box of spares. I always was one for practical jokes, and I thought it would cheer you up."

Shade wiped his eyes and chuckled. "Thanks..." He smiled, still crying.

Tesla sighed. "Come here. Gimme a hug." He said, taking the prosthetic hand from Shade's shoulder and tossing it aside.

Shade moved over and wrapped his arms around the Wolf, and Tesla hugged him back. For a few moments, Shade and Tesla sat in complete silence, hugging.

"Thank you for everything, Tesla..." Shade said, breaking the silence after a short while.

"Everything? What do you mean, Shade?" Tesla asked.

"Giving me the Weapon Spell, freeing me from that branding mark, tutoring me, and now comforting me. You're a good guy~" Shade smiled.

"So are you, Shade. You may have started badly, but you have definitely taken your second chance and used it well. I'm proud of you." Tesla smiled back.

Not a moment later, Tesla was taken aback as Shade pressed his lips against the Wolf's muzzle. Tesla's eyes opened wide for a moment, but soon fluttered closed as he returned the kiss. He could feel the tears rolling down Shade's cheeks. The poor Kobold needed this, clearly.

After a few seconds, Shade pulled back, a small trail of saliva linking the two males lips.

"I-I-I'm... I'm so sorry... I-I don't know what came over me..." Shade whimpered, thinking he had done something atrocious.

"Sorry for what? You're a good kisser~" Tesla giggled.

Shade's cheeks glowed red in embaressment. "Y-You aren't mad?"

"Of course not~ Why would I be?" Tesla asked.

Shade scratched his head. "I-I-I don't know..." He stuttered.

Tesla grinned. Shade was extremely cute when he stuttered. He was extremely cute anytime in his eyes. Their gazes met again and they both just sat there, looking into each others eyes.

"I... I should probably get some sleep. I'm gonna try and unlock the next weapon from the Runelock tomorrow." Shade said, yawning.

"Excellent. I don't have anything I need to do tomorrow so I could give you a hand." Tesla replied, standing up.

Shade looked down at the ground, then back up at the Wolf. "Thank you..."

Tesla leaned in and planted a kiss on the Kobold's lips. "You're welcome, handsome~" He grinned, before heading back out.

Shade watched Tesla close the door behind him, and wiped his tears away. "Hehe~ Good thing he didn't notice how hard he made me~" He giggled, getting comfy in his bed, and closing his eyes.

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Early the next morning, everyone was awoken by a loud, constant alarm noise.

"What the fuck is that?!" Fynick bellowed, stumbling into the hallway in his pyjamas.

"Zat is ze Guild Warning System. Linen only uses it in life or death situations." Ruby replied, having been sleeping in her room, opposite Fynick and Astrela. She was wearing a white pyjama top that said 'Minotaurs make me horny.', which made Fynick chuckle. "Everyone in ze Guild is expected to be present ven ze GWS is used."

"Oh. Well we better get ready then." Fynick said, rushing back in to his room.

About five minutes later, every member of the Guild was dressed, assembled and waiting for Linen.

"Any idea what is going on?" Shade asked, still thinking about his meeting with Tesla.

"I haven't a clue." Raydel replied.

"It could be something to do with the Fury Guard." Flynt added.

Everyone went silent as Linen appeared.

"We have been sent a message by the Fury Guard." She began speaking, her voice much more powerful than Flynt had heard before.

She held up a note. By the looks of it, it was written with blood.

"The Fury Guard are now in complete control of Sijansar. If any of the Shining Blade Guild dare set foot in Sijansar again, not only will we destroy you on the spot, we will raze Seacrest to the ground. Not just the Guild, every single building that makes up your pathetic town. Let this be a warning. Sebek Ironfist is soon going to become the most powerful being to ever exist. If you value your lives, live them for as long as you can before we trample you into the dust, and stay out of our way." Linen read the note.

Flynt was clenching his fists in anger, Gailfein on his back.

"...destroy Sebek..." Gailfein whispered.

"No doubt about it, Gailfein... That sadistic bastard is going down." Flynt whispered in reply.

"No way are we gonna let him get away with this!" Oozey bellowed.

"Yeah!" Came various other voices.

"QUIET!!!" Linen yelled over everyone, causing everyone to fall silent once more. "I agree we need to take action. However, if we send every member of the Guild to Sijansar, we would leave Seacrest unprotected. I have spoken with Tesla, and he agrees we should send the members from the Sijansar Guild, namely Fynick, Raydel, Flynt, Astrela, Oozey, Lilaxi and Shade, along with Tesla, and only those. Should the need for backup arise, we will send Maly, Ruby, Fukuro, Myself and anyone else who wants to volunteer for this." She continued.

Tesla came out beside her. "You heard Linen. Anyone with the Sijansar Guild, gather your weapons and meet me outside immediately." The Wolf announced.

Maly, who was in the crowd, came up to Tesla and handed him a crystal. "If you need us, smash this, and we will be there in a matter of seconds." He told the Wolf.

Tesla nodded. "Thanks Maly."

The Goblin saluted him and smiled. "Good luck."

"And you. If they try and invade while we are there, do not hold back. Destroy every single one of them." Tesla replied, before heading outside.

Everyone not part of the Sijansar group went about their usual business, some of them hesitantly so. They clearly wanted to be a part of the fight. Some of them looked like they were itching to get in a scrap. Fukuro was his usual calm self, and immediately went behind the bar.

Flynt and the others got their gear and met Tesla outside the Guild, as instructed.

Astrela was wearing her new Sorceress Garb, which was purple and black, and made her look like a cross between a Djinn and a belly dancer. Flynt was in his Archer Robes and holding Gailfein in his hand. Lilaxi was wearing a set of enchanted robes she got from Linen, and holding her spear ready. Shade was holding his Rune Staff and wearing his Rogue Armour. Oozey had a spiked helmet instead of his crown, and a Royal Blue cloak instead of his usual red and gold one. Raydel was in his usual attire, checking on his mechanical arm. Fynick was in his Ninja Tabi, his hood pulled up and his ears poking out the top.

Tesla looked out over them and smiled. "Okay. It looks like everyone is here. Come on. We are going now. We can set up a camp in the woods near Sijansar and plan our course of attack." Tesla explained.

Fynick smiled, rolling a shuriken across his knuckles. "Course of attack? So we are going to war~" He chuckled.

Tesla nodded. "If the Fury Guard want a fight, we will give them a fucking fight."

A cheer went up from the small group, and they started on their way back to where it all began.

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Tesla and Flynt lead the way towards Sijansar. The others followed close behind. All of them were on the lookout for any signs of a trap or an ambush, set by the members of the Fury Guard.

Shade was practising his Rune Staff technique, when after landing a feinting blow in mid air, it vanished. He looked at his hands, and noted that there was an extra mark. A single notch below the rune on his left hand, on the right side.

"Tesla! I think I unlocked something!" He exclaimed happily.

Tesla stopped and turned to face him. "Oh? How so?"

"Well, I was practising just now, and the staff vanished. And now I have an extra notch on the rune." Shade replied, showing Tesla.

"Ah~ Well to summon the new weapon, you need to hold your hands how you would summon the Rune Staff, but reverse the direction of your little finger on your left hand." Tesla explained.

Everyone stood and watched as Shade did so, and summoned a glowing blue Naginata. It was basically a staff, but at one end it had a vicious Sword blade, and at the other, it had a spike like a Spear, only smaller.

"Whoa!" Shade grinned, spinning it around.

"Good job, Shade~ Now keep practising~ We need all the abilities we can get." Tesla smiled, and the group pressed on, with Shade spiralling the Runic Naginata around like a dervish.

After a couple of hours, the group reached the forests around Sijansar. Tesla quickly scouted the area nearby, and found a perfect spot for them to set up a camp.

There was a small glade here, with a pond in the centre. Next to this pond was a small cave, about fifty feet deep. A waterfall nearby was fed by water flowing from the pond, and a river kept the pond full.

"Okay everyone. This is our base. We are staying here until Sebek is dead." Tesla announced. He summoned a portal using his staff, and a large wooden transport crate fell out. "I had Linen and Maly prepare us some supplies, so lets get it all set up."

Flynt and Raydel levered the crate open and started making a pile of the contents. There was some sleeping bags and hammocks, boxes of food, blankets, various potion vials, arrows, smoke bombs, throwing knives, some sharpening stones and towels.

The majority of the equipment, namely the weapons and ammo, went back in the crate, which was carried into the cave by Tesla. There were five sleeping bags and two hammocks, so two of the group were going to be sleeping outside. Tesla offered to take the first one, and almost immediately, Shade followed suit. The others took their sleeping bags inside the cave, and put their backpacks and personal items next to them, before returning outside. Tesla and Shade, meanwhile, picked a suitable location for their hammocks, and settled on two sturdy trees about five feet back from the edge of the pond.

"Me and Oozey will go get some firewood." Raydel announced.

Oozey nodded in agreement, and followed the Goblin into the forest.

"Lilaxi. Fynick. Astrela. I want you three to go scout the area out. Do not go anywhere near the town. If you get spotted, we are fucked." Tesla ordered.

Lilaxi nodded, and followed Fynick and Astrela into the trees, the opposite way to Raydel and Oozey.

"Shade. You just keep practising. If you can unlock a ranged weapon, that would be a huge advantage." Tesla added.

"On it." Shade nodded, continuing to hone his skills with the Naginata.

"Flynt. Come with me." Tesla said, before heading into the cave.

Flynt followed the Wolf inside.

"...how ya holding up?" Tesla asked.

"Terrified... If we fail, Sebek will kill everyone... If we succeed... I'm going back to the Spirit Isle..." Flynt gulped.

Tesla nodded. "That's understandable. But we cannot quit now. I promise if we succeed, you will be remembered as a hero."

"Please don't tell my family what actually happened, Tesla... Please tell them I died in battle..." Flynt spoke quietly.

"Understood. I'm guessing that when the time comes, you will tell Lilaxi and the others yourself." Tesla replied.

Flynt nodded.

"Okay then... Come on. Let's go set up camp and have some dinner." Tesla added, patting Flynt on the shoulder.

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By the time they had had dinner, and Lilaxi, Fynick and Astrela had returned from their scouting mission, it was starting to get dark. In order to get up as early as possible, everyone decided to go to bed early.

Only Tesla and Shade were left outside, in their hammocks. Shade's was above Tesla's.

"Tesla?" Shade asked.

"Yeah Shade?" Tesla replied.

"...can we cuddle?" Shade asked cutely.

Tesla chuckled. "Hehe... Sure thing~ Come on~" He replied.

Shade clambered out of his own hammock and stood beside Tesla's. "Is the hammock gonna take both of us?" He asked.

"Hmm... That's a good question." Tesla replied, climbing out and looking at the hammock.

Tesla grabbed Shade's hammock and stitched it onto his own using a spell, and climbed back in. It was now twice as wide and could easily fit both of them.

"There we go~" He grinned, beckoning Shade in.

Both males were only wearing their boxers, and Shade blushed as he climbed in beside the handsome Wolf.

"Comfy?" Tesla asked as he put an arm around the Kobold.

Shade nodded and smiled, still blushing.

"Good~ Hehe~ I'm glad you kissed me last night~ I have to admit, I've been thinking about you a lot today~" Tesla chuckled.

Shade gulped. "Th-thinking about me? H-how?"

Tesla nuzzled his neck and smiled. "Just about cuddling you, kissing you... Doing... Other things with you~" He chuckled.

Shade blushed even harder. "O-oh really~? Like what~?"

"Well... Like kissing your neck while my hands slowly work their way down your body to your underwear... My thumbs slip inside your waistband... And slooooooowly pull down~" Tesla purred, his voice deliberately sensual.

Shade was panting with arousal, his boxers starting to pitch a tent. Tesla was doing the same, both of them enjoying the teasing.

"I've been thinking about you too, Tesla~ I want to kiss your gorgeous body... Every inch of it... And make you shudder with pleasure~" Shade replied, still panting.

"Is that so~? Let's have some fun then~" Tesla grinned, kissing Shade on the lips.

Shade practically melted into Tesla, his arms and legs going limp around the Wolf as they kissed. As promised, Tesla's hands slid down the Kobold's body, tucked into the waistband of his boxers, and slid them slowly downwards, exposing his erect member.

Shade returned the favour, gently pulling Tesla's boxers off, releasing the Wolf's eight inch tapered cock. It looked just like a canine penis, with the absence of a knot. Shade looked down at it and blushed harder than he had ever done before.

"I-i-it looks... Amazing, Tesla~" He huffed, biting his lip.

"Thanks cutie~ Now let's see yours~" Tesla replied, pulling Shade's clothes off, revealing his reptilian member.

"It's not as big as yours..." Shade replied, blushing insanely.

"Size doesn't matter, Shade~" Tesla replied, gently grabbing the Kobold's shaft and stroking it.

"Ohhhhhh fffffffuck~" Shade moaned, biting his lip. For some reason, he felt even better with Tesla than he did with Flora. But... Why?

"Hehe~ You like that~? You like having that gorgeous Serpentine Slit-filler stroked like this?" Tesla purred, squeezing Shade's shaft gently as he stroked it.

Shade could barely form a word. His body was so full of pleasure, it was messing with his head. He never wanted this feeling to go away. "Y-yesss... T-Tesla~" He finally managed to moan.

It was then that Tesla had an idea~ Using his magic to tear a small hole in the hammock, he grabbed Shade and moved round with him, so that the Kobold was face down over the hole. Just as he had planned, Shade's dick slipped out of the hole and was visible below the hammock.

"Wh-wh-what are you doing Tesla?" Shade gulped, half excited half worried at what the Wolf had planned for him.

"I'm gonna hump you while jerking you off~ If that's okay with you of course~" Tesla purred in his ear.

Shade nodded enthusiastically, his body wanting nothing more than to be Tesla's plaything, his mind wanting nothing more than to be his lover. Shade even used his hands to spread his buttcheeks for Tesla, showing of his tight scaly tailhole as he lifted his tail.

Tesla blushed wildly and grinned. "Someone's eager~" He remarked.

Shade said nothing. He was feeling far too shy. But he wanted this more than anything. He wanted Tesla more than anything.

Tesla moved over him and slipped his member into the Kobolds tailhole, slowly but surely sinking inch after inch of his rod inside.

"Nyahhhhhhhhhh~" Shade cried out, his body adjusting to Tesla's meat.

"Fuck that feels amazing~" Tesla panted as he went deeper and deeper.

Tesla fully hilted the Kobold, and cuddled against him, letting him get used to having such a big dick inside him.

Shade was desperately clinging to consciousness. His body wanted to shut down from the sheer amount of pleasure coursing through him, his dick throbbing against the cold forest air, leaking his pre-cum all over the ground as it twitched. He couldn't even reply to Tesla, his mind couldn't put together any words that weren't nonsensical moans and groans.

Tesla knew exactly what he wanted. The Wolf slowly reached his hand round the outside of the hammock, and gently grasped the Kobold's warm cock, stroking it lightly.

"Let it out you handsome Kobold~" Tesla whispered in his ear, licking his neck as he jerked him off.

Shade moaned and panted, his heart racing with every stroke, his tailhole clenching around Tesla's member. Tesla felt so powerful, so in control, and Shade loved it. Shade felt so dirty and bad being like this, but he wanted it. He wanted to feel submissive. He wanted this big, strong Wolf to make him feel good.

Tesla's grip tightened and his pumping sped up, clearly he wanted to make Shade cum. Shade was so close to an orgasm that all he could do was pant and moan.

"Fuck~ I can feel how close you are, Shade~" Tesla giggled, before speeding his pumping up to an insane pace, making the poor Kobold cry out with pleasure.

It didn't take long for Shade to empty his balls on the forest floor, Tesla kissing and licking his neck and jerking his cock the whole time. After fifteen ropes of cum had hit the floor, Shade stopped, his balls aching and twitching.

Tesla moved his hand from the Kobold's member and licked his fingers, savouring his new lovers taste.

"Very nice~ Are you ready for me to begin humping, or do you need a minute to compose yourself?" Tesla asked.

"D... Do it.... Don't... Don't hold back... Tesla~" Shade moaned, panting and looking back at Tesla.

Tesla took hold of Shade's shoulders and starts sliding his member in and out, slowly at first, but soon picking up pace and making them both moan out in pleasure.

"Ohhhh fuck... H-has anyone fucked you up the ass before, Shade?" Tesla asked, panting as he sped up.

"Nooo... Ohhhh fuck it feels so good~ Ohhhhh my God~" Shade panted, moaning in pleasure. "Don't stop~ Don't stop until you unload those baby makers in my ass~" He added, his body getting weaker and weaker as he gave in to the pleasure.

And then, he felt it. Something that made him moan even harder, his eyes open wide and his pleasure go through the roof.

Someone was below the hammock, sucking his cock while he was being fucked.

It felt so good. Shade had never felt this level of pleasure before. Being taken from behind, and being orally pleasured at the same time. It was enough to drive him crazy.

"T-T-Tesla..." He stuttered. "S-someone... I-is sucking... My dick..." He moaned, barely able to form a coherent sentence.

"Oh really~? Well they're doing a good job by the looks of it~ Your tailhole got tighter when they started~ Hehehe~" Tesla giggled, still slamming away, driving Shade closer and closer to the most powerful orgasm he had ever had.

The mystery creature below him was still sucking him hard, like a milking machine was attached to his cock. It was clear what they wanted, and Shade was seconds away from giving them a warm, gooey mouthful.

"OOHHHHHHHH FUUUUUCCCCKKKK!!!!" Shade screamed out, bucking his hips as he unloaded fifteen ropes of cum into whoever was sucking him off, his balls twitching and his tailhole tightening even further.

"Fuuuuuck yesssss!!!" Tesla cried, Shade's tightened pucker milking him of his orgasm. He unloaded both balls into the Kobold, who promptly passed out from the sheer pleasure coursing through him.

Tesla pulled out and laid on top of Shade, cuddling him protectively as he heard footsteps scurrying back to the cave, but it was too dark to see who the mystery cock sucker had been. He chuckled to himself as he cuddled the now unconscious Shade.

"Damn... That was fun~ A lot more fun than I've had in a long time... I hope we get more fun times like this, Shade. I'm glad that you feel the same way about me... That I do about you..." Tesla whispered, wiping a tear away as he kissed Shade's neck.

The night fell silent once more, both Kobold and Wolf sound asleep, tired, spent, and in love~

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The next morning, before the sun had even risen fully, Shade woke up first. He yawned and wondered why he couldn't move. But then he remembered what had happened the previous night.

Sure enough, Tesla was still sound asleep on top of the Kobold, his tapered dick still stretching out his tailhole. Every time it twitched, Shade had to bite his lip to stop himself from moaning loudly and waking up Tesla.

"Thank you, Tesla..." He thought. "Thank you for accepting me as your lover~ I was terrified what your reaction would be when I first kissed you, but had I known it would have been that, I would have done it long before I met Flora."

Then Shade sighed. "I hope she understands... I still love her... But I love you more Tesla..."

Then Shade remembered what else had occurred. "I wonder who was sucking me off? They must have some ability to turn invisible, otherwise Tesla would have seen them coming. Astrela is a Mage, so she could have done it. Flynt has an enchantment on his Archers Robes that causes Ghost Form, and Fynick is a highly skilled Ninja. It is entirely possible that either of them did it too." He thought to himself.

"Let's think a little more. Fynick is the most likely, as he has been trained in Ninjutsu techniques the longest. Flynt's Ghost Form could easily be the culprit, but he only learned the ability a few days ago. He would have been spotted by an expert like Tesla."

Then Shade gasped internally. "Unless Tesla arranged it. Maybe that's why he cut the hole in the hammock for my dick to pop out. In which case, it could be anyone."

Shade closed his eyes again. "Eh... I'll think about it later. I want to enjoy every second I get to spend with Tesla. For all I know, one of us could die in the next few days..."

With that, Shade fell back asleep again, his hand on Tesla's, happy and comforted by the Wolf on his back.

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"Shade? Shade its time to wake up, cutie~" Tesla whispered, gently nudging his partner.

"Hmm?" Shade grunted, opening his eyes slowly.

"It's time to wake up. We better have a bath and get dressed before the others wake up~" Tesla giggled, kissing Shade on the cheek.

"Mmmm... Okay~" Shade smiled sleepily, still spent from last night.

Tesla grinned and helped Shade get up, both of them still butt naked. "You get washed and clothed first. You need to unlock a ranged weapon as soon as possible okay? I'll bring you some breakfast and help you train." He added.

Shade rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Sounds good." He smiled, leaping in the pond and swimming around, the crystal clear water cleansing his scalie body.

Tesla watched him as he swam. It looked effortless. Tesla hopped in close to the edge and washed his fur, wasting no time as he did so.

Soon, both of them were clean and dressed, just as the others started emerging from the cave.

"Morning everyone!" Shade smiled, summoning his Naginata.

"Morning Shade. Morning Tesla. Shade are you back to training again?" Fynick asked.

Shade nodded.

"I might join you if that's okay with you." Fynick smiled.

"I'd enjoy having a training buddy~" Shade chuckled.

"I'll join you once I've had some food." Fynick replied.

Shade nodded and headed off to a small patch of open grass that sat about ten minutes walk from the camp. The group had agreed that this was the spot to train.

The others, meanwhile, were organising breakfast. Tesla had his food quickly, and then he and Fynick went off to find Shade.

Once they reached the training area, Shade was nowhere to be found.

"Shade!?" Tesla called out.

"Shade! Where are you?!" Fynick called.

There was no response. Just the gentle whisper of the wind through the trees.

"Where could he have gone..." Tesla thought to himself.

Little did he and Fynick know, Shade was nearby. He was being held at knifepoint by a Fury Guard Scout, a grey Wolf with green eyes, on a low branch in one of the trees nearby.

"You say one word..." He growled in Shade's ear. "And not only will I empty your throat all over this branch, but I'll do the same to every one of your little friends.

Shade snarled angrily, but stayed quiet. He was thinking of a plan. He couldn't move with the Wolf holding him in an arm lock, and pressing the cold steel of a very sharp dagger against his throat. However, his legs were free. All he had to do, was wait. The Wolf would look away sometime, and when he did...

"He must be somewhere nearby. Keep looking, Fynick!" Tesla ordered, looking in the undergrowth nearby.

The Wolf holding Shade looked to see where Fynick had gone, and Shade wasted no time in springing his plan.

"Hiyah!" He bellowed.

Before the Wolf could react, Shade's mechanical leg swung up into his skull, making him yell out in pain and drop the knife. Both Tesla and Fynick looked over in the direction of the yelling, and watched as Shade followed up with a Staff swing that knocked the Wolf a good twenty feet out of the tree.

"Shade! Are you okay?" Fynick asked.

"Yeah I'm fine. This bastard was here waiting for me." Shade panted, hopping down from the tree, readying another attack on the Wolf.

He never got a chance to attack, however. Tesla surged out of nowhere, scooping the Wolf up by his throat and launching him into a tree. Before he hit the ground, Tesla followed up with another attack, driving both forearms into the Wolf's chest, slamming him into the trunk. The Wolf groaned in agony, but laughed.

"Aghhh... Hehe~ I'm guessing fucking with your lil fuck buddy struck a nerve, eh Tesla~?" He chuckled.

"How did you know we were here?" Tesla snarled, clutching the Wolf's throat. Fynick and Shade watched, in awe of Tesla's power, and a little scared.

"Master Sebek knew you would come... As soon as people are in danger, the great hero Tesla Darkfang, will always poke his fucking nose in. Master Sebek knows all about you. And it doesn't matter one jot... He is going to destroy you all..." The Wolf continued, spitting blood in Tesla's face.

Tesla growled and slammed his fist up into the Wolf's chest, embedding him in the trunk even further. "Believe me, I will take you apart, piece by piece, if you don't answer me. HOW DID YOU KNOW WHERE WE WERE?!"

The Wolf laughed more, coughing up blood. "That fool, Shade... He has a tracker in him. We have been following him the entire time using our Scryers~ And now, not only is there an army waiting for you morons in Sijansar, we have sent a battalion of elite soldiers to wipe out the Seacrest Guild~" He laughed maniacally.

Shade looked like he was going to cry. "I... I didn't know... I swear!" He sniffled, barely keeping himself together.

"Linen, Ruby and the others can handle anything you throw at them." Fynick growled.

"Your friends are pathetic... We will be victorious! Master Sebek will rule the world, as God King Ironfist! GAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!" The Wolf yelled, but was cut short by Tesla.

Tesla kicked him even deeper into the tree trunk, and used a spell to slam the entire tree downwards, crushing the Wolf into splinters as he did. He didn't once scream, he just quietly crumpled into death, beneath the shattered remains of the mighty Oak.

Tesla growled as he turned. "Fuck the plan. We are going in, now. Get the others ready." He ordered.

Shade and Fynick nodded, but Shade couldn't move. He was too busy trying not to cry.

Tesla walked over to him and hugged him. "It is not your fault, Shade... I promise. We need to focus now, okay?"

Shade hugged him back and nodded, summoning his Naginata as he and Tesla ran after Fynick, to ready themselves for battle.

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Flynt and the others were sat around chatting when Tesla, Shade and Fynick arrived back.

Flynt saw the look on Tesla's face, sheer anger and focus as opposed to his usual grin, and immediately his smile turned into a frown. He also noticed the blood splatter on him, a sure sign that a fight had ensued.

"...they know we're coming, don't they?" Flynt asked.

"Yup. The bastards put a tracker in Shade before he was kicked out." Tesla replied, heading into the cave and dragging the ammo crate out.

Shade looked ashamed, and Fynick patted him on the back.

"So now what?" Raydel asked.

"We need to split into two groups. Oozey, Astrela, Lilaxi and Fynick, you four go back to the Guild in Seacrest. They've sent an elite attack group to try and conquer the Guild while we are fighting Sebek. As soon as you have killed them all, and I mean all of them, bring the entire Guild to Sijansar." Tesla growled, looking more focused than ever. "Me, Flynt, Shade and Raydel are going to Sijansar now." Tesla added, giving ammo and potions to each of them. Once the crate was empty, he kicked it back into the cave. "No matter how this ends, it ends today."

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Lilaxi gave Flynt a goodbye kiss, trying not to cry. "Lilaxi will be back. Lilaxi promises. Please don't die, Flynt..." She whimpered.

Flynt smiled and hugged her tight. "I won't~ You do the same~" He replied, giving her his signature grin.

Lilaxi giggled and wiped her tears away.

"We'll make sure she is safe, Flynt." Astrela smiled.

"Good luck everyone! Let's try and see each other alive at the end of the day!" Oozey cheered.

Everyone else cheered in unison, and with some more quick goodbyes, the two groups headed in opposite directions.

Tesla was marching quickly, the others managing to keep pace.

"When we reach the outer walls, I'm going to scout the entire town using a spell. Once we know where all the enemy lie in wait, we are going to slaughter our way through to Sebek. As soon as you have a clear shot, Flynt, you take him down." Tesla explained.

Flynt nodded. "Understood. Gailfein won't miss, and neither will I." He replied.

Raydel patted Flynt on the back. "We got your back, buddy." He grinned, electrisity surging through his mechanical arm.

Shade was spinning his Naginata around like a dervish as they moved, desperately trying to unlock a ranged weapon.

Then, the Naginata vanished. Shade grinned. "Yes! I unlocked something!" He whooped.

Tesla and the others stopped to look. "What did you unlock?" Tesla asked.

Shade summoned his new weapon, and everyone was stunned. Shade was now holding an extremely long, shoulder mounted Crossbow. As he pulled the string back, a huge, twisted bolt formed in place to be fired.

"That's a fucking Windlance." Flynt laughed.

Raydel looked confused. "A Windlance?"

"It's like a standard Crossbow, except it is so powerful that it has to be fired from your shoulder. The Bolts it takes are capable of taking down Dragons in one shot. Imagine the power of a cannonball, focused down into an area the size of an arrowhead, and then double the speed. That is a Windlance." Flynt explained.

Raydel whistled. "It's gonna be fun seeing that in action~" He grinned.

"Indeed." Tesla agreed. "But we gotta get moving soon. Shade, fire a bolt at that tree to see how it works."

Shade took aim at a nearby tree. As he pulled the trigger, the bolt flew like a bullet, slicing straight through the tree and ripping it in half. As soon as the bolt made it through the tree, it vanished.

Raydel and Flynt were gobsmacked. "That is a thing of beauty~" Raydel giggled.

Shade swung the Windlance round like a staff, smiling happily. "It's good for melee too~" He added.

Tesla smirked. "Good aim~ Now let's go. Sebek dies today." He growled.

"YEAH!" The others chorused.

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Before long, the foursome had reached the outer wall of Sijansar. They were hiding under a rampart, part of a new, bigger and stronger wall system. Clearly the Fury Guard had bolstered the cities defenses in case of an attack.

Tesla summoned a Wisp, a small spirit with wings that Summoners use for recon and interference missions. Tesla whispered to the little yellow Wisp it's mission, and it nodded, before flying quickly up over the wall.

"How long will the Wisp take to look, Tesla?" Raydel asked.

"About ten minutes. He is fast, and better yet, he can turn invisible." Tesla smiled. "His name is Ichor. I first summoned him when I was a cub~" He added, giggling.

Flynt looked up at the sky, smiling. "You've gotta teach me how to summon a Wisp, Tesla. If we all survive, that is." He spoke, trying desperately not to remember just how impending his own demise was.

Tesla nodded. "Consider it done. When we are all back home, victorious and alive, I will teach you."

Raydel grinned. "I want something a bit more robust."

Tesla smirked. "Then this would be your kinda thing~" He added, clicking his fingers and summoning a small rock golem. It looked like it was built out of tiny stone bricks, standing about three feet tall, with two big eyes and a big mouth.

"Graah!" It growled, throwing its arms up in the air.

Raydel squealed in delight.

"Raydel, meet Orich, my Golem." Tesla smiled.

Raydel was only slightly taller than Orich, but he walked over and gave it a hug. Orich responded in kind and let out a happy growl.

"I want one!" Raydel giggled.

Tesla chuckled, as did Shade and Flynt.

A few minutes later, Ichor returned and hovered in front of Tesla.

"Ah Ichor. What did you find?" He asked.

"Mi mii! Mi mi mii mi mii mi mii mi mi!" Ichor chittered.

Shade looked confused. "What's he saying?

"He says that there are thousands of troops marching the streets of Sijansar. Sebek is in his home, being guarded by Shiarei." Tesla translated.

"...Must...Destroy...Sebek..." Gailfein whispered.

"I know, Gailfein. I promise you, we will get him." Flynt replied.

"...Goooooood..." The bow whispered back.

"Mi mii mi mii mi mii!" Ichor chittered, floating over to Gailfein.

"What did he say?" Raydel asked.

"He said he has never seen such a powerful Magic weapon before. Flynt is lucky to have Gailfein." Tesla smiled.

Flynt nodded. "I agree~" He grinned, giving Ichor a gentle stroke.

"Hrrrrrrrrrrrr~" Ichor purred, enjoying being stroked, his expression changing to one of absolute enjoyment.

Flynt giggled and kept stroking him. "Now I want one even more."

"Hehe~ Enough now. I don't want Ichor getting injured. Ichor, time for you to go back home." Tesla said, summoning a small portal.

Ichor chittered sadly, giving Flynt a kiss on the cheek, the same to Tesla, and a hug to Shade and Raydel, before vanishing into the portal.

"Bye Ichor!" Raydel giggled.

"Before we attack, I'm changing into my siege form, a Canitaur." Tesla spoke.

"Canitaur?" Shade asked.

Tesla nodded and transformed in a flash of light. Where the Wolf once stood, was now a powerful Canine Centaur. His body looked lithe and powerful, his powerful muscles looking extremely strong. On his head sat a red and gold Spartan helmet, and armour covered his chest, legs and upper arms. In his right hand was a sturdy Gladius, a thick combat blade originating from ancient Rome, and in his left hand was a thick Mythril Shield, circular in shape and looking like it could block anything. Tesla had also gotten much bigger. In Wolf form we stood about five and a half feet tall. In this form, he was easily seven feet tall and just as long. A confident grin adorned his face.

"Whaddya think?" He asked.

"You look awesome!" Shade giggled.

"There is no way they are going to take us down." Raydel grinned.

"You could carry us on your back while we annihilate them from range~" Flynt realised.

Tesla grinned. "That was exactly my plan~"

Flynt nodded, climbing aboard the Canitaur. "Your back is more comfortable than I was expecting."

Tesla chuckled. "Thank you~"

Flynt was now sat five feet off the ground. It was like being on horseback.

Leaning down, Flynt helped Shade and Raydel climb on top, all of them getting comfortable before Tesla started moving around.

"Are all three of you able to hang on tight?" Tesla asked.

"Yep. I'm pretty good so far." Flynt smiled.

"Try going faster, Tesla." Raydel proposed.

Tesla nodded and started bounding around the area they were in, taking sharp turns and stopping abruptly.

"Perfect. We are all still on." Shade grinned, summoning his Windlance.

Raydel readied his cannon into Gustav Mode, and smiled. "Let's get this done."

Flynt had nocked an arrow into Gailfein, and licked his lips. "Sebek is as good as dead."

Tesla reared up, bellowing a mighty battle roar, and charged towards the gates, tackling them so hard they flew off their hinges and clattered twenty soldiers behind them. Tesla started swinging his sword with wild abandon, while his three passengers let loose bolts, arrows and shots. The fight, was well and truly on.

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Flynt leapt off Tesla's back and ducked into an alleyway, while the others demolished the Fury Guard troops.

"Okay... You and me gotta find Sebek as soon as possible, Gailfein." He whispered to his bow.

"...kill... Sebek... Save... Others..." Gailfein whispered back.

Flynt nodded. "We take him down, we save everyone." He replied.

Skulking through the alleyways, Flynt kept his eyes and ears open. Any troops they came across were quickly and silently dispatched with lethally accurate arrows. All the while, he could hear Tesla, Shade and Raydel destroying the Guard.

"Where the hell is that coward?" Flynt bellowed, hoping to draw him out.

"That coward, good sir, is readying himself for battle." A familiar voice spoke nearby.

Flynt growled as Shiarei stepped out from the shadows, chuckling evilly.

"You... I thought I'd be seeing you again. How are your hands?" Flynt chuckled.

"Perfectly fine~ How are those friends of yours that I cut down like blades of grass?" Shiarei replied.

Flynt surged towards him and punched him in the jaw, sending him spiralling into a nearby trash can. He laughed sadistically as he clambered to his feet.

"Hehehe~ I'll give you that one." He smirked, brushing himself off.

"I'm gonna take you apart, Shiarei. I'm gonna avenge my friends by sending you to hell." Flynt growled, readying Gailfein.

Shiarei laughed and floated into the air, summoning orbs of fire around him. "My my my. Such confidence~ You're much stronger than you were when we first met, too. Hehe~ I'm actually excited for this fight~ Come on then Flynt... Show me what you can do!" He screeched, launching a barrage of flames at the Kobold.

Flynt easily dodged them, loosing arrow after arrow at Shiarei. He also dodged these, the arrows embedding in the wall behind him.

"Come on Flynt~ I've heard tell that your bow is the strongest to have ever been made~ Was that just smoke and mirrors to intimidate us?" Shiarei giggled, throwing a bolt of ice at Flynt.

Flynt slammed Gailfein into the bolt and shattered it easily, before loosing an arrow straight up in the air.

Shiarei watched it and laughed. "What the fuck was that? You're just messing around!"

Flynt grinned. "What gave you that impression~?" He replied, firing more arrows into the walls around him.

Shiarei was getting frustrated, his attacks becoming more and more aggressive, slamming ice and fire into the walls as Flynt dodged them.

"Stop messing around and fight me!" Shiarei screamed in rage.

Flynt chuckled. "Very well. Magnet Grip!" He bellowed, dragging every last arrow out of the walls towards his hand. Cracks formed between where the arrows were embedded, and before Shiarei could react, he was buried beneath three buildings whose walls had been weakened by Flynt's arrows, and by Shiarei's spells.

"Good riddance to ya." Flynt laughed, putting his arrows back in his quiver as he turned to walk away.

"Gahhh!" Shiarei gasped as he crawled out of the debris.

Flynt turned and looked at him, surprised that he survived.

"How the..." He exclaimed.

"What? Did you think it would be that easy?" Shiarei laughed, brushing himself off again.

"I hoped it would be, but it honestly wouldn't have been fun if I beat you that quickly." Flynt chuckled.

Shiarei stretched and clicked his shoulder back into position with a sickening crack. "Looks like its time to let loose~" He chuckled, summoning a vicious looking Sabre.

Flynt drew his dagger and put Gailfein on his back, already in position to surge forwards and attack. "No more holding back. Only one of us is walking away from this. And it's gonna be me!" He growled, sprinting at Shiarei and swinging with all his might.

Shiarei raised his blade to meet Flynt's attack, and was surprised by how much force the Kobold put into it. He staggered and barely managed to dodge Flynt's follow up; a brutal swipe at the Feline's throat which would have taken his head clean off.

Flynt wasn't giving Shiarei any room to manoeuvre. His swipes with Zeda's dagger were met each and every time by Shiarei's Sabre, and before he could retaliate, Flynt was already swinging his next attack.

Every single swipe was accompanied by a grunt of exertion from the Kobold. He was putting everything behind every single slash, forcing Shiarei to back up. Flynt knew that if he let Shiarei start landing blows, he was going to lose. The Feline was way more powerful, but Flynt was faster, and as long as he kept up his relentless assault, Shiarei would eventually run out of energy, or make a mistake, and then it would take one blow, one lethal swing to finish him for good.

But, it was Flynt that made the first mistake. He swung a hit, that slid down the Calico's blade and off, allowing Shiarei to retaliate. Suddenly, it was Flynt backing up and retreating, blocking a rain of blows from Shiarei's Sabre.

Flynt was easily able to deflect Shiarei's attacks. The Calico had used most of his energy blocking him. Flynt waited for Shiarei to slam his sabre into the dagger he was holding, and in one fluid movement, Flynt drew an arrow from his quiver and stabbed Shiarei in the neck with it.

"Fuuuuuuck!" Shiarei screamed in agony, dropping his weapon.

Flynt didn't hold back. A second later, he had plunged his dagger into Shiarei's chest, and was pinning him to the wall by it, the Calico's feet dangling and twitching.

"Game over." Flynt growled, twisting the knife into Shiarei's chest.

Shiarei winced in pain, choking on his own blood. "You... Fucking... Idiot..." He spat, laughing. "You really think you've won?"

Flynt looked shocked, but didn't move at all, his blade still embedded in Shiarei's ribcage.

"Sebek... Master Sebek will turn you to dust... He makes my powers, look like nothing... Remember the spell I used back at the Guild?" Shiarei continued, choking and growling.

Flynt narrowed his eyes.

"Master Sebek has spells that make that look like a mere spark... No matter who you fight alongside... You will all die at his hands..." Shiarei laughed maniacally, before Flynt ripped the blade from his chest, and plunged it into his temple, silencing him for good.

Flynt slowly pulled the knife back out, and Shiarei fell lifelessly to the floor. Blood oozed from his various wounds, and his eyes, blank and lifeless, stayed open, never twitching, never again seeing anything.

Flynt collapsed against a large piece of rubble. He was exhausted. His arms were battered and bloodied from parrying and swiping. There was no way he could fight Sebek like this. Shiarei was one thing. But Sebek would be, like Shiarei had said, much more powerful.

Then, he noticed something. The sounds of combat from nearby had stopped. Had Tesla and the others beaten them all? Or had they been captured?

Slowly, Flynt dragged himself to his feet, drew Gailfein from his back, and walked out into the street.

There were hundreds of dead Fury Guard, littering the streets. The vast majority looked like quick deaths, any and all injuries aimed at vitals to minimise suffering.

Flynt headed towards the town square, and found an army still waiting. In the centre of the gathering, Tesla, now back in his wolf form, Raydel and Shade had been shackled up, and were unable to get free. Standing over them was an eight foot tall Anthro Crocodile, dressed in armour that could only be described as demonic, and wielding a seven foot tall claymore that looked like it was made from shadows. This, Flynt knew, was Sebek.

"HEY!!!" Flynt bellowed, making everyone, Sebek included, stop and look at him. "This isn't over yet! I challenge you to a one on one fight to the death!" He growled.

Sebek smiled and waved a hand. The masses of troops between them parted, allowing Flynt to walk through. He did, ignoring the snickering and insults from the troops he passed. Once he was about twenty feet away from Sebek, he stopped, and the soldiers returned to their positions, effectively sealing him in.

"Well now... You must be Flynt..." Sebek chuckled. His voice was deep and powerful, so much so that Flynt felt fear like he had never done before. But nothing was going to crush the Kobold's spirit now.

"Yeah, I am." Flynt replied, not once showing any signs of weakness.

"Fucking run Flynt!" Shade yelled, and was quickly silenced by a soldier smacking him in the face, knocking him unconscious.

Flynt growled internally, again, not giving anything away. Sebek walked over to the soldier and picked him up by his head, lifting him into the air.

Tesla, Raydel and Flynt watched on in horror as he crushed the soldiers skull, through his helmet, before tossing him into the crowd, and out the other side.

Flynt, once again, betrayed no emotion.

"I accept your challenge, Flynt. In fact, I'm feeling quite generous. I'll let you have the first shot." He grinned, walking into the centre of the area.

Flynt smirked. "One shot is all I'm gonna need..." He reached into his quiver and took every arrow out, except for one.

"Fuck him up Flynt!" Raydel cheered.

"You got this!" Tesla added.

Flynt breathed deeply and fired the whole bunch of arrows in one go, all of them missing Sebek, instead, embedding themselves into the ground around him. Flynt winced and stumbled, a wound in his arm opening up and pouring with blood.

"Fuck!" He yelled, dropping to one knee and keeling over, almost blacking out from exhaustion.

"FLYNT!" Tesla yelled, tears streaming down his face.

Sebek made no move to go in for the kill. "Can you continue, Flynt, or do you submit?" He asked.

Flynt coughed and shakily clambered back to his feet, summoning electricity into his hand and pressing it to the wound to cauterise it. "I... I will never submit..." He replied, growling in anger and pain.

Sebek smirked and held his sword, ready to strike.

"I will allow you to retake your shot." He chuckled.

Flynt panted, drawing his last arrow. "...no need..."

Sebek looked at him. "What do you mean?"

Flynt aimed straight upwards. "I mean, that was part of my shot!"

"Do it!" Gailfein added.

Flynt drew the arrow back, and it took in an immense amount of energy, becoming so bright that people had to look away. "Fragarach Hypernova!!!" Flynt bellowed, releasing the arrow, which soared high into the air, gathering energy all the while.

Meanwhile, the arrows around Sebek had started crackling with energy, and bolts of electricity shot from each one, zapping Sebek and holding him in place.

"Gaaaaahhh!!" He growled angrily.

The arrow that had been fired upwards was now coming down, like a meteor made of plasma, and was heading straight for Sebek.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Sebek screamed in anger as the shot hit him, detonating with immense force. The shockwave scattered everyone, sending soldiers flying, launching Flynt through the window of a house opposite, and sending Tesla and the others in various directions, shattering their manacles in the process.

Once the dust had settled, there was a massive crater where Sebek had once stood, and scorch marks covering at least a hundred and fifty feet around.

Flynt lay unconscious in a room On the second story of the house he was sent hurtling into. Tesla quickly found him and Gailfein, and scooped them up, before carrying them down to the ground where Raydel and Shade were. Tesla had brought Shade round as soon as his manacles broke.

Flynt was bleeding heavily, his scaly skin shredded by the glass in the window. Tesla held a hand over him and all the glass shards slowly rose out of his flesh, before disintegrating into dust.

"You can do it, Tesla..." Shade egged him on, tears rolling down his cheeks.

Raydel couldn't even speak, for fear of crying. He was just praying that Flynt would survive.

Once he had removed the glass, Tesla stitched up the hundreds of wounds with magic, before laying him down gently on the ground.

Flynt didn't stir.

Tesla clenched his fists. Had he been too late?

Raydel gave in and cried, burying his face into Shade's side. Shade held Raydel back, using the back of his hand to try and stem the tears flowing down his face.

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, Maly appeared with Lilaxi and the rest of the Guild.

"Tesla! Is everything... Oh fuck..." Maly asked, before realising what had happened.

"FLYNT!!!!" Lilaxi screamed, running to the Kobolds side and clutching his body. "NOOOOOOO!!!" She sobbed into his chest.

"I'm... I'm so sorry Lilaxi..." Tesla sobbed. "I... I couldn't save him..."

Linen, Ruby, Astrela, Fynick and Maly all hung their heads in respect.

"Come on... We need to take him back to his family..." Linen said sadly. "They should decide where he is buried..."

Raydel walked over to Lilaxi, and she threw her arms around him, sobbing her broken heart out.

Tesla and Maly scooped Flynt's body up, and hoisted him up on their shoulders. Any soldiers that had survived the explosion were already leaving, not caring about the Fury Guard now Sebek was gone.

"Ugh... My fucking head..." Flynt groaned.

Maly and Tesla stopped, their eyes wide open.

"What the hell? Put me down!" Flynt added, wriggling in their grip.

They dropped him in shock, and he hit the ground with a thud. "Ouch!"

"Flynt!!!" Lilaxi yelled with joy, sprinting over and tackle hugging him into the ground, before assaulting him with kisses.

Fynick chuckled. "Looks like he's fine~"

Tesla growled. "Flynt you bastard! We all thought you were dead!"

Flynt was far too busy being attacked by Lilaxi to care. But a sudden thud nearby drew all of their attention.

"I hate to break up your little celebration..." Sebek growled menacingly.

Everyone growled angrily, preparing for a fight.

"But I'm still here you underhand little Kobold..." He added.

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Flynt growled angrily. "Underhand? UNDERHAND?"

Flynt used his Magnet Grip to quickly recover his arrows. "Who is the slimy, disgusting bastard that strapped a bomb to the last Guild Leader we had?" He snarled, advancing on Sebek. "Who has kept this town under his thumb for far too long? Who had our Guild Hall destroyed and our team massacred? Who tried to execute an entire town?" Flynt spat, getting more and more furious. Everyone was murmuring in agreement, getting louder and louder.

"Underhand doesn't even begin to describe..." Flynt continued, but was soon smacked by Sebek against the wall, grunting in pain.

"Silence you cretin!" Sebek snarled.

"Fuck you!" Fynick snarled, tossing shuriken at the Crocodile in rapid succession.

Lilaxi started shooting hundreds of bolts of fire at him, screaming in anger. Raydel was firing bolts of electricity, Linen was tossing tornados, Maly was launching arcs of plasma, Oozey was bouncing off Sebek like a slimy pinball, Astrela was burning the ground beneath Sebek, Tesla was throwing spears of ice, and Shade was battering him with shots from his Windlance. Everyone was laying into Sebek, and he was shrugging it all off.

"Is that all you fools have?! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Sebek laughed maniacally, before knocking everyone to the ground with a burst of energy.

Flynt and Lilaxi were the first to get up again, watch as Sebek laughed.

"Lilaxi!" Flynt yelled.

"Yes Flynt?" She replied.

"USE THE SPELL!" Flynt bellowed.

Lilaxi nodded and held her spear aloft. "Unslaad Hahvu...." She began chanting, but before she could finish, a blade of dark energy rose from the ground and speared her through the stomach, making her gurgle and choke in pain.

Flynt was dumbstruck. "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" He screamed. The blades soon retracted, and Lilaxi was left in a pool of blood, gasping for breath.

Maly and Shade both recovered next, and saw what had happened, rushing to help Lilaxi.

Flynt meanwhile, was crouched over, his fists clenched in fury. "SEBEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!" He bellowed, releasing a massive burst of energy. Once it dissipated, Flynt was hovering above the ground, surrounded by a cloak of bright blue energy and electricity. He was panting and gripping Gailfein tightly, his eyes burning bright blue.

Sebek merely laughed. "You think you are going to scare me~? Prepare to join your little Goblin slut in the afterlife, Flynt!" He bellowed.

Just then, more blades erupted from the ground. Their target was Flynt, but before they could get anywhere near, Flynts aura obliterated them. He just slowly floated towards Sebek, snarling like a feral beast.

Sebek backed up a few steps, and readied his sword. As Flynt got closer, Sebek swung at full force.

"Time for you to die!" He bellowed, and then watched in awe as Flynt raised his hand, caught the blade and shattered it.

"Your time is up, Sebek..." Flynt snarled, raising both hands above his head, and summoning bright blue energy between them.

"No no, dear boy. My time is just beginning! Dark Realm!" Sebek bellowed, clicking his fingers. In an instant, he and Flynt vanished from the stone courtyard of Sijansar and found themselves in an almost pitch black area, void of almost all light.

"F-Flynt..." Lilaxi gasped weakly, clutching her stomach. Maly and Shade were still tending to her wounds as she tried to stand up.

"...What the fuck just happened?" Fynick exclaimed, looking around.

Tesla growled angrily. "They are in Sebek's Dark Realm spell... I've heard stories about it... Supposedly he takes you to another place where his powers are magnified. It's a one of a kind spell, and I have no idea how to counter it..." He explained, helping the others as they all came too.

Fynick gulped. "How will Flynt get back?"

"...There is a good chance he won't..." Tesla replied. He turned as nearby Fury Guard soldiers came too as well.

"What the fuck? Where is Master Sebek?" One said, rubbing their head.

"Shit... We better run..." Another replied.

"You had all better run!" Tesla bellowed. "When we are through with Sebek, any of you still alive are going to be sharing the same fate!"

The few soldiers that were capable helped the ones that weren't, and fled as fast as they could, in all directions, leaving Tesla and the others surrounded by the broken bodies of the ones they had slain.

"Come on Flynt... Fuck him up..." Tesla muttered.

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Flynt was trying to see through the darkness, using the light from the aura surrounding him.

"What's the matter Sebek? Too scared to fight me properly?" He growled, hoping his goading would draw the crocodile out.

"Hehehe... You have no idea what I am about to do to you, boy..." Sebek's voice replied, and then Flynt was struck three times from different angles, the third strike knocking him off his feet.

"Fuck!" Flynt gasped, quickly getting back up, and promptly being knocked down again.

"You are pathetic... You are nothing... When I am finished with you and your stupid little allies, nobody will even remember your names..." Sebek laughed.

Two more swift strikes followed, knocking the wind out of Flynts lungs. He gasped and coughed up blood as he struggled for breath.

"You fucking coward..." He growled furiously, climbing back to his feet again, when a barrage of strikes to his chest, stomach and upper legs knocked him down onto one knee.

"That's it Flynt... Bow to me~" Sebek laughed derisively. "You are an embarrassment to magic users. Just lay down and accept your fate."

Then, something in Flynt broke. He had been holding back. But now he realised, win or lose, he was dead. He was going to fight with every ounce of strength in his body. He was going to destroy his own body if needs be, but he would not lose.

"I... I will NEVER BOW TO YOU! SEBEEEEEK!!!" He screamed, catching Sebek's fist as he tried to make another attack. In one swift movement, he dragged Sebek from the shadows and slammed him onto the ground, knocking the wind from him.

"Gahhh!" Sebek gasped, stunned by the force applied to him.

Flynt took the opportunity to channel his aura into his fists, making them glow like stars. "I am far better than YOU WILL EVER BE!" He bellowed, slamming his fists into Sebek's head. Sebek only just managed to throw his arms up to block the attack, and was continuing to shield himself under the furious assault from the Kobold.

"My family are proud of me, my guildmates are proud of me, my girlfriend is proud of me, and I am proud of myself! That pride and love gives me my strength!" Flynt roared, his punches becoming more and more rapid.

"Gaaaahhhhh!" Sebek yelled in agony as he pulled his arms down, his skull now taking the brunt of Flynts attack.

"All people feel for you is fear... Nobody respects you... Nobody cares about you... You are pure evil! AND I AM GOING TO DESTROY YOU! RIGHT HERE, AND RIGHT NOW!" Flynt screeched, bringing his right fist back, channelling all his aura into it, making it glow even brighter.

"Hahhh... Hahhh... Hahhh..." Sebek panted, catching his breath as he recovered from the assault. "Dispel..." He choked, taking both him and Flynt back to the normal realm.

Everyone watched in shock as Flynt and Sebek reappeared, Sebek bloodied and broken on the floor, Flynt towering above him with his aura flaring wildly.

No-one dared move. Sebek clambered to his feet slowly and stood to his full terrifying height. Flynt waited until he did, before slamming him in the chest, sending him hurtling backwards into a wall, and bringing the wall down on top of him.

Flynt turned and bent down, and grabbed Gailfein.

"Finish... This..." Gailfein whispered.

Flynt nodded and took one arrow from the ground, nocked it and waited.

Sebek clambered out of the rubble, steeling himself for one final attack. "You... Dirty... Stupid... Little Kobold..." He snarled, starting to run at Flynt.

Flynt said nothing, pulling back the arrow and channelling every last ounce of energy in his body into the arrow, and into Gailfein.

Sebek built up more speed, his right arm overflowing with darkness. "This is my kingdom! YOU WILL NOT TAKE IT FROM ME!!!" He roared.

"I've already taken it." Flynt replied calmly, breathing deeply. "Excalibur's Judgement!!!" He bellowed, loosing the arrow.

There wasn't even a second between the arrow being fired, and Sebek stopping moving. Sebek collapsed to his knees, and roared like some feral beast. Then, his body began to disintegrate and blew away like dust, the battle over, and Flynt the victor.

"...He did it..." Linen gasped.

"Flynt won!" Astrela cheered.

Everyone burst into cheering and laughter, even Lilaxi, who was about to run over to Flynt, but she stopped suddenly.

"F... Flynt?" She asked, fear in her voice.

Flynt dropped Gailfein, who clattered on the stone floor, and collapsed. All movement in his body ceased, his breath silent, his heart still, his life, finished.

"Flynt!!!" She screamed and ran to his side, followed by everyone else.

Suddenly, a spectral form rose from Flynts body. It was Flynt, but it was his spirit.

"What the..." Oozey exclaimed.

"What's going on?" Shade asked, puzzled.

Tesla sniffed. "Looks like this is it then buddy..." He smiled, stepping forward and hugging the Kobolds spirit.

"Yeah... Looks like it~" Flynt replied, tearing up.

"What it?" Maly asked.

"I have to go now... To the spirit world..." Flynt admitted.

"What?!" Raydel yelled. "Why?!"

"When I fell at the Skullspike trail, I died. The only reason I was kept alive, was to destroy Sebek. Now that I have accomplished my goal, I must pay my debt." Flynt replied.

Raydel welled up, tears running down his face.

"I fucking knew it... But... You should be allowed to stay!" He cried.

Evidea screeched and swooped down, landing beside Flynts spirit. "I am sorry, but the spirit world requires Flynt. His soul was only allowed to exist here while Sebek still drew breath." She explained.

Lilaxi looked up at the gorgeous bird, her eyes filled with tears. "Please... Please don't leave Lilaxi alone..." She begged.

Flynt kneeled down and kissed her. "I will..." Flynt wiped his eyes. "I will never forget you, Lilaxi..." He smiled.

Lilaxi whimpered. "...But... Flynt promised to spend the rest of forever with Lilaxi..." She hugged him back.

"Lilaxi... We cant let people just get revived willy nilly." Tesla tried to explain. "It would throw the spirit world into disarray..." He gulped, wiping his tears.

"...We're gonna miss you, Flynt..." Linen said, walking forward and hugging Flynt, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I will miss you too..." Flynt replied. "All of you..."

"You bastard..." Fynick growled, tears streaming down his face. "You cant abandon us now that we finally won! The only reason any of us are here is because of you!" He cried, falling to his knees.

Flynt walked over and hugged him tight, and everyone else piled in, hugging Flynt tight.

"I'm sorry... P-please forgive me..." Flynt sobbed. "And... Please don't tell my family what really happened..."

Tesla nodded. "I know. They will most likely have your body buried back in Emerald Keep. I will make sure you are remembered as a hero, Flynt."

Flynt nodded and walked towards Evidea, a portal now open beside her. "It's time to go now, Flynt." She spoke.

"Wait!!!" Lilaxi yelled, running towards him.

Flynt grunted as she leapt up on him, hugging him tightly.

"Please... If Flynt must leave... Let Lilaxi have one last kiss..." She sobbed.

Flynt pressed his lips against hers, kissing her with every ounce of love, lust, respect, admiration and every other feeling he had for her.

After a moment, she pulled away, sobbing whole heartedly.

"I will always love you Lilaxi... My Goblin Queen~" He smiled.

"Lilaxi will always... Always love Flynt..." She sobbed.

Flynt gently put her down, and her hands hung limply by her side.

"I'm ready Evidea..." Flynt spoke.

"I'm truly sorry..." She replied, helping Flynt through the portal.

Everyone was in tears, and Lilaxi watched as the portal shrunk, and finally vanished, with the only person she had ever loved, now gone forever...

"Flynt..." She sniffled, and fell to her knees, crying her broken heart out. Everyone else came together around her, hugging and trying not to go to pieces. They may have saved the day, but they had lost their leader, friend, and ally.

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"Wh-What do we do now?" Shade asked, still sobbing.

"We need to take him home..." Maly replied, wiping his tears away.

"Now?" Ruby asked, wiping her cheeks.

"Yes. Now." Tesla growled, summoning a coffin for the poor Kobold.

Tesla, Linen, Lilaxi and Raydel gently put his body in the coffin, along with Gailfein and sealed it shut. Then they hoisted it up, and everyone carried it slowly down the path. They were broken, battered, bruised, but still they continued, for nearly three days, only stopping to eat and sleep.

On the third day, they reached the gates of Emerald Keep, Flynts hometown. Tesla asked around and soon learned the location of Flynts family home. Then, the journey continued. Through the streets, carrying the body of their fallen comrade.

It took an hour to reach the Redclaw Home, and Tesla walked over to the door, and knocked. Obsidia answered the door.

"Yes? How can I..." She stopped as she saw the coffin, and her heart sunk. "No... I-Is that..."

Tesla nodded slowly. "I'm so sorry..."

Obsidia screamed and cried, drawing the rest of the Redclaw household out, including Zeda who had been visiting. They too learned what had happened from Tesla, who burst into tears multiple times as he recounted to story. All of the Guild members joined the Redclaw family in grieving, as they all carried the coffin to the back garden.

"Open it!" Flynts mother sobbed, wanting to see her son one last time.

Tesla nodded his approval, and Ruby pried the lid open, revealing Flynts battered body. His mother leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek, and stroked his head.

"Sleep well my little angel..." She cried.

Jasper looked inside too, his little eyes full of tears. "Goodbye Fwynt..." He sniffled.

Flynts father and Obsidia were inconsolable, and as Ruby watched, so was she.

"...It... It isn't fair..." She cried.

Lilaxi was silent. She looked like someone had hollowed her body and left her a husk. She was so overcome with emotion, that she couldn't release it. She walked over to the coffin, and leaned in, kissing Flynt on the lips.

"When Lilaxi's time is up, Lilaxi will be with Flynt again..." She sniffled.

Ruby put the lid back on, and Lilaxi walked off.

"Lilaxi? Where are you going?" Astrela asked.

She didn't reply. She just kept walking, not once turning her head, not once giving any confirmation that she heard her, not once speaking at all. She just walked, down the street, towards the town gates, and straight through them, into the vast beyond outside.

Tesla watched her, and made a mental note to find her later, but for now, he had to help the Redclaws grieve their lost son and brother...

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The next day, Lilaxi still hadn't returned. Preparations had been made for Flynts burial service, and almost the whole village had turned up. Everyone from both the Sijansar and Seacrest guilds were there too, and in all, around three hundred people were all packed into the Redclaws back garden.

Tesla and Zeda were stood at the front, beside Flynts coffin, and unbeknownst to them all, Flynt was watching them.

Flynt was on the Spirit Island, sat beside Evidea, watching the ceremony through a Time Screen, as Flynt called it.

"Thank you for letting me see this, Evidea..." He smiled, looking up at the mystical bird.

"It is the least I can do, Flynt. The sacrifice you made has ensured a peaceful future for everyone, god, spirit and mortal alike, so I should be the one thanking you, Flynt." She replied, smiling.

Flynt blushed proudly. "No worries~ I'm just happy that everyone is safe." Then, he sighed. "Would have been nice to have stayed though..."

Evidea nodded. "I understand, but even we Deities must abide by rules, otherwise, we would be no better than Sebek."

Flynt nodded, and was about to respond, but he fell silent as Tesla began speaking.

"Well... It is wonderful to see so many people that have turned up. Though, I wish it were under happier circumstances..." Tesla sighed. "We are gathered here today, to mourn the passing of one of the friendliest, most courageous and funniest little Kobolds, I have ever met. Flynt Redclaw. Without him, we may all very well be dead." Tesla sniffled, and took a seat, and Zeda stood up at the front, patting his grandsons shoulder as he went.

"Flynt Redclaw was a bright and clumsy young lad. He was headstrong and reckless, but he was also generous, strong willed, intelligent, brave and wise beyond his years. It is a tragedy that people like him get their lives cut short, and this village will never be the same again without him..." Zeda sniffed, before sitting down again.

Fynick was the next to stand. Flynt was already in tears, watching from the Spirit Island.

"Gods... Where do I begin... Flynt was such a bundle of energy, everyone around him worked harder just to keep up. Even having his legs shredded didn't slow him down!" He began.

A chuckle went up from the crowd, and Flynt giggled through his tears.

"He was a part of the Sijansar Guild for just over a month, but he did more for us in that short time, than anyone had in years. And... Him and his wonderful girlfriend Lilaxi, who I am saddened to say hasn't turned up yet, gave me the inspiration to tell to woman I love, how I truly felt..." Fynick's voice started catching in his throat as he spoke.

"I owe him so much... And I never got to repay him... Thank you Flynt... Wherever you are... I hope you are at peace..." Fynick sobbed, quickly comforted by Astrela.

"Thank you Fynick..." Tesla added. "Who would like to come up next?"

Flynts mother got up and walked over, Tesla stepped aside to give her space.

"My son... He was... Hehe... He was tough~ He never wanted to get up in the mornings, he was always bumping into stuff... But... I wouldn't have changed any of that for the world. He was a wonderful young man, always helping out around the village, always making sure everyone was safe, always putting everyone else first. I couldn't be prouder of my special lil guy~" She smiled, gently patting the coffin, before walking slowly back to her seat.

"Jeez mom..." Flynt sobbed, wiping his tears away. Suddenly, he felt Evideas wing around his shoulder. He looked up and saw that she was holding back her tears.

Raydel was the next to stand up. He cleared his throat and began speaking, his robotic voice carrying far.

"Flynt quite literally saved my life. When I was a freedom fighter back in Sijansar, I was attacked by an agent from the Fury Guard, and Flynt chased him down before he could kill me." Raydel sniffled, turning to the coffin for a moment, before turning back, tears in his one intact eye. "I never got to show him how grateful I was... And that fucking kills me... If it were possible to swap places with him, I would do it in a heartbeat..." He sobbed, before walking back to his seat.

"Raydel... You silly Goblin you told me loads of times~" Flynt sniffled.

Next was Ruby. She was wearing a black tank top and trousers, instead of her usual attire. "Flynt vas a very, very friendly kobold... He vould light up a room vith his smile, and made everyone feel at ease. He vas friendly to everyvone, no matter zere race, gender, age or profession. He vas truly a vonderful creature, and the vorld is much dimmer now he is gone." She spoke, her unmistakable German accent making Flynt smile. He wanted to float down and give her a hug.

Ruby wiped her tears away and sat down again, beside Raydel. He gave her a pat on the back, and she held her face in her hands.

Obsidia was next. "My brother was an absolute nut job." She chuckled.

The crowd laughed as well.

"He could never sit still, he was always off on adventures, be that helping folks in Emerald Keep, or slaying skeletons that wandered into the village, or even just hanging out with people around us. He would see someone having a bad day, and make it his mission to make them smile. I... I honestly cannot believe... I am never going to see him again..." She sobbed, wiping her face. "I love you Flynt, keep adventuring, lil bro~" She added, before sitting down.

"Thank you Obsidia." Tesla added, wiping his eyes. "Would anyone else like to speak?"

Maly raised his hand. Flynt was surprised. They had only met two or three times.

Maly stood up and walked to the front.

"Flynt was... Beyond exceptional. He remains the only person to ever break my Critical Shield spell, and for that, I thank him. He made me realise that I needed to keep getting better. Before he came along, I was just... Stagnating... But thanks to Flynt, I wanted to do better and try to keep up with him. The world needed him, and we will all now have to task of filling in the gap left in our hearts..." Maly sighed, performing a magical salute to the coffin, before sitting down again.

Oozey was the next one to head to the front. He bounced over and turned to face the crowd, making himself bigger to increase his own volume.

"I first met Flynt when he came into Sijansar, and I knew he was destined to goo something huge. Little did I know... That he would end up saving us all..." He sniffled, his mouth wobbling. "He made all of us feel like a part of his family, and nothing will ever be able to replace him..." He added, before bouncing back down to his seat.

Shade was the last one to speak.

"Like so many of you, Flynt saved my life... I was the Fury Agent that tried to kill Raydel, and if Flynt hadn't stopped me, I would have been forced to do more horrible things. I was indoctrinated into the fury guard, and I am still ashamed and disgusted about the way I acted." Shade began. "My life has become... Infinitely better now that I am free. I've made friends, found love and become a person that I am now proud of. Its all thanks, to Flynt. Rest in peace brother... I didn't deserve your hospitality or your friendship..." Shade sobbed, sitting down again.

"Well... Is there anyone else who wants to speak?" Tesla asked the crowd.

Nobody responded. They were all too busy balling their eyes out. Until, Linen put her hand up, and came up to the front.

"I have never met anyone who could create so much energy in people, just by existing. He was like a morale boosting battery that just never ran out~" Linen chuckled.

Flynt giggled, tears just flowing from his eyes.

"As such... Me, Tesla and Maly have all agreed on this, we are going to posthumously give Flynt the title of Sijansar and Seacrest Guildmaster, for his heroism, loyalty and wondrous spirit. Nobody deserves it more than him." Linen wiped her face and sat down again.

"Linen... Thank you so much..." Flynt cried, rubbing his eyes.

"Now, is there anyone else who wants to speak?" Tesla asked.

Nobody stood up.

"Very well... Ruby, Maly, Fynick... If you would like to help me, Mr Redclaw and Obsidia lower the coffin into..." Tesla began, but was cut off.

"STOPPPPPPPP!!!!!!" Came a voice from the back of the crowd.

Everyone turned to see Lilaxi at the back, slowly making her way forwards.

"Lilaxi!" Flynt gasped, pressing his hand against the Time Window.

She walked through the crowd of people, and came to the front, wearing the same ragged clothes she always wore.

"Lilaxi was gathering something..." She sniffled. Walking slowly over to Flynts coffin, she placed a bouquet of beautiful flowers on it.

"Lilaxi..." Flynt sniffled, wanting desperately to be with her again.

"When Lilaxi met Flynt... Flynt had fallen into one of Lilaxi's snare traps. Lilaxi wanted to take some money and food from Flynt, but Flynt git injured by the trap..." She began, managing to keep it together. "Lilaxi wanted to apologise to Flynt the only way Lilaxi knew how: By offering Flynt Lilaxi's body. Flynt instead stole Lilaxi's heart." She smiled, blushing at the memory.

Flynt blushed and giggled as well.

"Lilaxi was blessed to have met Flynt. Flynt made Lilaxi feel loved." She started shaking. "B-But now Flynt is gone... And Lilaxi will never again feel Flynts hands in Lilaxi's... Flynts tongue in Lilaxi's mouth..." She sobbed. "Lilaxi is broken... Because Lilaxi's true love and soulmate is gone..." She collapsed to her knees and cried. Ruby, Fynick and Shade all ran to comfort her.

"Thank you for that Lilaxi..." Tesla whimpered, nearing his breaking point. "Everyone, lets lay Flynt to rest..."

Flynt meanwhile, was in pieces. Sobbing his heart out. "I don't want to watch anymore... It hurts so much..." He cried.

Evidea hugged him close. "You must watch..."

Tesla, Ruby, Flynts father and sister, Lilaxi, Shade and Raydel all helped gently lower Flynts coffin into the ground. Once it was in, Guinevere, who was in tears as well, took flight, and cast her most powerful blessing spell on the coffin.

"Maximum Sanctity!" She bellowed, aiming her talons at the Coffin, and striking it with holy energy.

Once she finished casting the spell, which would protect Flynts body long after everyone else was dead and gone, she landed, and helped the others fill the grave in.

"...This is the worst day of my life..." Flynt sobbed, wiping his tears.

Evidea looked shocked. "How so?"

"...I wanted to bring peace to the world... All I've done is tear everyone's heart out..." He sighed.

Evidea nodded. "The pain will fade, and the happy memories will survive. You gave everyone a second chance, and for that you should be proud."

Flynt nodded. "I know..."

Tesla raised the gravestone and set it in place. It read; Here lies Flynt Redclaw. He once was, now is no more. The greatest hero, the truest friend, the bravest soul, until the end. In heaven we will meet again, where no longer we will feel pain. Rest now dear Flynt, your journeys done. Lover, ally, brother, son.'

Flynt felt his heart shatter as he read his epitaph, the tears flowing down his face like a river. "Please make it stop... Evidea please..." He begged, clutching his chest as he cried.

Evidea nodded. "Very well..." She replied, and closed the Time Window, Flynts view of the mortal realm now finished.

He got up and headed over to a tree which held a hammock, crawled into it, and cried himself to sleep. Evidea walked over and stroked his head gently, trying to soothe his tormented soul.

Even Evidea was in tears, the sheer feeling of emotion affecting even a goddess. Flynt just slept, sniffling every so often...

Back in the mortal realm, the ceremony was finished, and everyone was in the Tavern. Not one person had a smile on their face.

"...this sucks..." Shade sniffled.

"I dunno if we will ever recover from this..." Fynick added.

Lilaxi just sat there, staring out the window.

Tesla stood up and held a stein of beer. "What's the matter with you people?!" He bellowed, making everyone jump. "We are not here to mourn Flynts death. We are here to celebrate his life. Sure, he is gone... And it hurts... But would he want us to be sat around moping into our drinks?"

A few murmurs of agreement went up.

Tesla held his drink up. "Here's to Flynt. Our saviour."

"Our friend." Astrela added.

"Our brother..." Obsidia sniffled.

"Companion..." Lilaxi added, wiping her eyes.

"Hero." Raydel added, holding his glass aloft.

"Here's to Flynt, our fallen comrade!" Tesla bellowed.

"CHEERS!!!" The entire Tavern rocked as everyone shouted cheers, clinked their glasses and downed them.

Before long, conversation was flowing freely, as people reminisced about Flynt. Maly, Tesla and Zeda talked about his prowess as a Sorcerer. Ruby and Obsidia talked about how Flynt loved to just watch them working, and they both shared a giggle. Oozey, Raydel and Astrela shared stories about not only Flynt, but their fallen allies from Sijansar. Even Lilaxi shared stories with Guinevere, about the things they got up to.

As long as they remembered him, he would never be gone. Flynt would live on in the stories his friends told about him, the songs and poems written about the Hero of Sijansar, and the books that were meticulously crafted from talks with his family and allies. Truly, Flynt would never die. He was immortal.

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Twelve Months Later...

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In the year since Flynts passed on, a lot of things had happened.

Ruby was made the new Guild Leader of Sijansars Shining Blade Guild, and, along with help from the Seacrest Guild, managed to rebuild the Sijansar Guild. It was made in almost the same design as before, with a few key differences.

First of all, a statue to Flynt was put up at the front of the building. It is made of Titanium, and depicts Flynt and Gailfein in a happy, heroic pose. Everyone agreed it was a perfect copy of him, and thus, it was cemented in place.

Secondly, thanks to advancements in technology made by Shade and Maly, a Portal was created between the two Guilds, allowing everyone to come and go as they please. Plans are currently underway to add portals in the Skullspike Trail, Emerald Keep and Lilaxi's Forest Hut.

Lastly, with Ruby being the new Guildmaster, her forge was copied exactly in place of Kaisers, but a memorial for the fallen Sijansar members stands in the front of the building, alongside the statue of Flynt.

Also, a few familiar faces had joined the Guild as part time members, namely Zikay, the Mantid Guard, and Seraph, the Naga Innkeeper. Both of them were part-timers as they continued their old jobs at the same time.

For most of the Guild, it was business as usual. For one particular Goblin, however, a mission was underway.

Fynick and Astrela were sat at the bar, and noticed Lilaxi go past with a stack of books. Almost every week since Flynt died, she had been going to every bookshop, library and antique shop in Emerald Keep, Sijansar and Seacrest, searching for anything that could bring back Flynt.

"She's back with more books..." Astrela noted, sighing.

"Yeah. She's never gonna give up is she?" Fynick replied, taking a sip of his drink.

"I don't blame her. I know I would do the same if you died." Astrela smiled, stroking her now husband under the chin.

Fynick growled happily, his leg twitching cutely. "Likewise~" He chuckled, enjoying the chin scritches.

Lilaxi headed to the room that she and Flynt had shared before it was destroyed, locking the door behind her, and laying on the bed, slowly and carefully reading through each and every book. She wasn't the fastest reader, but she was improving, having read over a thousand books since Flynt left.

"Lilaxi will find something to bring back Flynt..." She muttered to herself as she leafed through a spell book, trying to find some kind of wish or resurrection spell. So far the only ones she had found required multiple sacrifices. There was no way she would kill people to bring Flynt back.

After another hour of reading, she was starting to grow angry and frustrated. "Stupid fucking books!" She bellowed, smacking one across the room in a fit of temper. It struck the wall, and what looked like a few pages fell out.

"...Oh no..." Lilaxi gasped, rushing over to see if it was repairable. However, she soon realised that it wasn't part of the book. It was a small pamphlet detailing an area called 'The Isle Of Dreams'.

"What the..." She remarked, picking up the pamphlet and reading it right there on the floor. As she kept reading, her eyes got wider and wider. "This is what will bring back Flynt!!!" She yelled for joy, running out, clutching the pamphlet and trying to find Ruby.

Ruby was, as usual, hard at work in the forge. Lilaxi sprinted in and stopped, the insane heat of the forge catching her by surprise.

"Ruby! Ruby! Lilaxi found... Phew... Lilaxi found something!" She yelled, wiping the sweat from her face and panting.

"Hmm? Vat have you found, young Lilaxi?" Ruby asked, walking over to the younger Goblin.

"Lilaxi... Phew... Its so hot... Lilaxi has found a way to... Bring Flynt back!" Lilaxi replied, wiping her face again.

Ruby gasped and made her signature Goblin noise in happiness. "Vere?! Let me see!" She cheered, looking at the pamphlet. She gave it a quick skim read and smiled. "You may have found somezing of interest. Vere vas zis?"

"In a book Lilaxi got in the library." Lilaxi replied, wiping sweat from herself.

"Hmmm... Go and take zis to Tesla. He will be able to tell you if zis is legit." Ruby smiled.

Lilaxi nodded and saluted Ruby, before running off and searching the Guild once more, this time for Tesla.

"Tesla?!" Lilaxi yelled, sprinting up and down the corridors, clutching the pamphlet. She ran past Fynick and Astrela about three times before they stopped her.

"Tesla is at the Seacrest Guild, Lili~" Astrela smiled.

"Oh... Thank you Astrela~" Lilaxi smiled, and ran to the Portal Room.

The Portal Room was a big circular room made of the strongest stone bricks the Guild could acquire; Ironrock. Ironrock is made of stone that has been melted with Iron, and then solidified into whatever shape is necessary, in this case, bricks. The Iron content makes the bricks extremely strong, and a whole building made of them is nigh indestructible, especially when the bricks are enchanted.

In the centre of this room is a big stone circle, about ten feet across, and in this circle is the Portal. It glows bright purple and black, like a bowl of neon.

Lilaxi had used the Portal many times, and leapt into it quite happily. The way the portal works is quite simple. Imagine a slide that joins two points. Now imagine that as you travel down the slide, the gravity around you changes to keep you moving at the same momentum that you entered at. Congratulations, you just learned how a Portal works.

Lilaxi popped out of the Portal in Seacrest, and immediately ran out, intending on running through the Guild to find Tesla. However, Tesla was sat at a table eating a bowl of ramen in front of the Gobbo.

"Tesla! Lilaxi needs to speak to you!" Lilaxi yelled, making the Wolf jump.

"Hmm? What's up Lilaxi?" He asked, putting his bowl down.

"Lilaxi found something that could help bring Flynt back!" She replied, putting the leaflet in front of Tesla.

"Really? Well lets have a look." Tesla smiled, reading through the leaflet. "Interesting... The Island of Dreams? I believe I have heard of this place." Tesla spoke. "And this leaflet, it is designed to look like mass produced garbage, when it is actually hand written. That leads me to believe that this was written by someone who has actually been there."

Lilaxi's eyes were getting bigger and bigger, the thought of having Flynt back made her heart swell. "So?! Is it possible to bring back Flynt?" She asked hopefully.

Tesla nodded. "Technically yes. But judging by the descriptions in this leaflet, no-one actually knows how to reach the centre of the island." Tesla admitted.

Lilaxi leapt off of her seat in joy. "Then Lilaxi will be the first to figure out the puzzle~" She giggled.

Tesla grinned. "That's the spirit~" He replied, finishing his ramen and standing up. "Come on. Lets go ask Ruby if we can mount an expedition~" He smiled, walking into the Portal Room. Lilaxi quickly followed, and they both leapt one after the other into the Portal.

Once they popped out the other side, Tesla and Lilaxi went to find Ruby, who, thankfully, was no longer in the forge. She was sat eating a sandwich in the bar.

"Ruby!!! Its real!!!" Lilaxi cheered, leaping to hug Ruby and almost knocking the poor Goblin off her chair.

"It is? Fantastic!" Ruby giggled, hugging Lilaxi back.

Tesla chuckled as the two girls hugged. "Yes. I have heard many tales about this island. And its ability to grant wishes is entirely true. Supposedly." He spoke.

Lilaxi and Ruby both looked at him.

"Vat do you mean supposedly?" Ruby asked.

"Well. No-one has ever actually managed to find the centre of the island, which is where the Temple of Apothesis resides." Tesla added.

"Who is Apothesis?" Lilaxi asked, scratching her head.

"Apothesis is, or was, a legendary wizard, who claimed he could do anything. He was arguably one of the greatest wizards who ever lived. But he wanted exactly what Sebek wanted; To have to power of a God. While Sebek tried to get it through force and tyranny, Apothesis did it by locking himself away on a hidden island, the Island of Dreams, and mastering every type of magic there was. And I mean, EVERY type." Tesla explained.

"Whoa..." Lilaxi remarked.

"Apparently he succeeded, and the last anyone heard from him, he had created his Temple, and sent information into the world about the island, hoping someone would be able to reach him and share in his gift. That was fifty years ago." Tesla continued.

"Fifty years?!" Ruby exclaimed, enthralled by Tesla's story.

"Mhm. Anyway, I really think we should mount an expedition. I can take six people on my ship, not including myself, so other than you two, who should we take? Judging by what I know about the Guilds members, I think the other four should be Shade, Raydel, Guinevere and Oozey." Tesla added.

"Sounds fair. I vill have to talk to Linen and confirm the details. It's getting late now, so go and get some sleep, I vill talk to Linen first zing tomorrow morning, and ve vill probably be able to set off first zing the following morning~ Sound good?" Ruby replied.

Tesla nodded. "I could speak to her now if you like. And then you two can confirm the details tomorrow."

"Okay zen!" Ruby smiled.

"Bye Tesla!" Lilaxi cheered as Tesla went off to go back through the portal.

"You go get to bed too, Lilaxi. Ve vill be spending all day tomorrow preparing for zis expedition." Ruby added.

Lilaxi gave a smart salute and smiled. "Lilaxi will go straight to sleep. Nighty night Ruby~" Lilaxi replied, heading out.

"Night Lilaxi~" Ruby chuckled.

Lilaxi walked down the corridor, and straight into her own room, locking the door behind her.

She immediately leapt into bed, after turning the light off, and smiled.

"Lilaxi will bring Flynt back~ Lilaxi doesn't care how long it will take, Lilaxi will succeed~" She giggled, sighing in pleasure as the memory of her getting fucked by Flynt came back.

"Mmmm... Flynt could always make Lilaxi scream~ Heehee~" She giggled, slipping a hand under her loincloth and stroking her folds. "Mmmmmmph~ Oh Flynt~" She moaned, fantasising about having the gorgeous Kobold back with her, his voice in her ear, his breath on her neck, his hands on her body... His dick inside her~

"Ohhhh Flynt~ Ravage Lilaxi's pussy with Flynts gorgeous cock~ Ahhhhhhnnnn~" She panted, slipping two fingers in her pussy to stimulate herself even more. After a few moments of stroking, fingering and squeezing her own breasts, she promptly climaxed and laid there, panting and gasping.

Sure. It felt good. But it was nothing compared to Flynt.

"Hahhh... Hahhh.... Hahhh~" Lilaxi panted and moaned. "Even... Even the memory of Flynt... Gets Lilaxi all fired up~ Ohhhhhhh~"

She then looked at a drawing on the side table of the two of them, that Flynt had drawn. As she looked at it, her eyes filled with tears.

"Poor Flynt..." She sniffled. "Lilaxi misses Flynt so much... Lilaxi needs Flynt back..."

She pulled her blanket over herself and began crying, loud enough that someone walking past heard and knocked on her door.

"Izz everything okay in there?" Came an unfamiliar voice.

Lilaxi sniffled and quickly cleaned up, walking over to open the door. Behind it was Buzzy Zirega, a part Mantis, part Wasp, part Dragonfly Archer and Summoner who was a relatively new recruit in the Guild. He had got along with everyone almost instantly, being a wonderfully friendly and charismatic young creature. He always looked out for everyone, and many considered him almost as good an Archer as Flynt.

"Lilaxi is fine, Buzzy. Sorry to worry Buzzy..." Lilaxi sniffled, wiping away her tears.

Buzzy looked down at her. "You were thinking about Flynt again... Weren't you?" He said softly.

Lilaxi nodded, and hugged him tightly.

"Itzzz okay..." He buzzed soothingly, stroking her back with two of his four arms.

Once Lilaxi had stopped crying, she stood up straight and smiled. "Thanks Buzzy... Lilaxi needed a good cry..."

"My pleasure Lilaxi. If you ever wanna just talk, come and find me. I will be happy to lizzzen." He smiled, waving goodbye.

"Goodnight Buzzy..." Lilaxi waved back, and headed back to bed.

Lilaxi sighed and remembered something. She quickly hopped out of bed and walked over to her wardrobe. Opening the doors, she reached inside and took out Gailfein, Flynts legendary bow, that was originally buried with him, but had been recovered on the basis that Gailfein may be able to help bring back Flynt. However, since Flynt died, Gailfein had been silent. Not a single whisper had emanated from the bow.

"Darn..." Lilaxi sighed, and put Gailfein back. She had checked on Gailfein every day before she went to sleep, and had never heard a single noise from it.

After closing the wardrobe door again, she walked back over to the bed and hopped in, leaping out of her clothes in the process. She pulled her blanket over her and turned down the lamp to minimum, before closing her eyes and drifting off into a gentle, peaceful slumber.

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Lilaxi awoke the next morning to the sounds of movement outside her door. She opened her eyes and was promptly greeted by the sun blaring through her window, as she had forgotten to pull her curtains closed the previous evening. Once she regained her eyesight, she pull the blanket across, sat up, stretched and yawned, and hopped out of bed.

After having a wash and brushing her teeth, Lilaxi got dressed, and then sat in her chair and started reading a book. She was about five paragraphs in, when there came a knocking at her door.

"Lilaxi? Are you in zere?" Came Ruby's unmistakable voice from the other side of the door.

"Yes! Lilaxi will get the door for Ruby." She replied, putting the book down and heading over to the door, which she promptly opened.

"Vhy are you still here? Ve need to get ready for zee expedition, remember?" Ruby said, surprised that the other Goblin wasn't packed.

"...Oh yeah!" She realised, smiling happily. She had forgotten that they were heading out first thing the next day. "Sorry Ruby. Lilaxi forgot." She giggled.

Ruby chuckled and gave her a hug. "Get all your stuff ready and head to Seacrest. Tesla has already started loading ze ship. See you zere~" She smiled, and headed off to get her own belongings.

Lilaxi let out a squeal and quickly began gathering her things; changes of clothes, her dagger and spear, Gailfein and the arrows that went with him, and her money. After gathering everything in her backpack, she rushed out, almost forgetting to lock her door behind her.

The Guild was quiet as usual this early in the morning. Only nocturnal members were usually up and about, like Owls, Moths and the odd Night Elf, but with the number of jobs that came in, many members had taken to sleeping during the day to take on jobs at night.

Lilaxi made her way past a few Owls, and headed straight to the Portal Room, and dove in head first. Once she reached the other side, she came out and landed perfectly on her feet. She then took off running again and got outside, where the Lucky Star was docked, bobbing about on the waves.

"Ahoy Lilaxi! Hehehe~" Tesla called from the top deck. He had switched forms since last they spoke. Once a black and yellow Wolf, he was now a rather adorable black and yellow Axelotl, with cute frills on his cheeks, and his usual happy attitude.

Lilaxi giggled and saluted up at him, before running along the dock, up the gangplank and up on deck with him. Oozey, Raydel and Shade were there as well.

"Morning Lilaxi!" Oozey smiled, bobbing about happily next to Raydel.

"Morning Lil! Are you excited?" Raydel added.

"Fuck yeah!" Lilaxi giggled. "Lilaxi has never been on an expedition before."

"Me neither~" Shade replied, spinning a sword made of energy around. He had unlocked nearly fifty different weapons now using his magic.

"I've lead expeditions before." Tesla smiled, scratching his head.

"Ooh? Where to?" Lilaxi asked.

"All over the world~ Mount Skyspear, the Fire Plains, Arcane Ridge... Loads of places~" Tesla replied happily.

"They all sound like really cool places~" Oozey smiled.

"Yeah!" Shade added, sitting on a bench that was against the railing on the ship.

Just then, Ruby, Guinevere and Buzzy came up the gangplank, carrying their belongings and chatting amongst themselves.

"Hey you guys!" Raydel smiled, waving.

"Morning Ray!" Ruby grinned.

"Good day everyone~" Guinevere added.

"Hey guyzzz!" Buzzy giggled cutely.

"How's it going?" Shade asked, still spinning his sword. Lilaxi watched him, still just as easily distracted.

"Can't complain. Would have preferred getting up a lil later in the day though." Guinevere chuckled, putting down a large chest.

"You can all take your personal belongings down below deck if you like. All of you get your own lil room." Tesla smiled, leading the group down below.

The area below deck looked a lot different from the last time Lilaxi had seen it. There was still the kitchen area, and Teslas quarters at the far end, but now there was a corridor between the two, with lots of rooms branching off, with a door to each one. There were Six rooms in all.

"Ahhh goood. Me and Raydel will be sharing a room~" Oozey chuckled happily.

"You two really are close~" Shade remarked.

"You bet~ Oozey has been my buddy since I first came to Sijansar nearly twenty years ago~" Raydel replied, scooping Oozey up in a cuddle.

"Wait..." Lilaxi added, counting the rooms. "If Oozey and Raydel are sharing a room, who is the sixth room for?" She asked.

"Me!" Buzzy giggled, looking rather happy.

"Buzzy is coming too?! Yay!" Lilaxi cheered, cuddling the Bug.

"Hehe~ There is a sign on each of the doors that tells you who it belongs to. Go get settled in, put belongings in their place etc, and in an hour or so we can start loading up the ship with supplies." Tesla instructed them.

"Lilaxi wants to be first!" She giggled, racing off with her backpack and quickly finding the door marked Lilaxi, and opening it.

Inside was a tiny, but very well contained room. A small bed, perfectly sized for Lilaxi, about five feet long and three feet wide, was against the back wall, with the head on the wall perpendicular. Next to the head of the bed was a set of cabinets which had multiple different size sections. The largest of which was for hanging clothes, and the others were for placing trinkets and books. Lilaxi put her battle dress here, and her other belongings on the various shelves, making it look very homely. Gailfein and his arrows also went in here. Lilaxi the hung her backpack on the hook that hung next to the shelves.

Overlooking the bed was a large, round window, allowing Lilaxi a wonderful view of the dock. She could see Tesla outside, talking with Linen, Maly and Fynick, stood next to a big pile of crates. Lilaxi assumed these were the supplies they were going to be loading on to the ship in a short while.

At the foot of the bed was a small desk, with a lamp, and a drawer that contained paper, pencils and a fountain pen. A small comfy chair also sat here, and Lilaxi made a very cute noise as she sat in it, amazed by how comfy it was.

Lilaxis Spear and Dagger went in the weapon rack behind the desk chair, and beside that on the wall was a Radio System. It allowed three things; One, it allowed Tesla to communicate with all the rooms at the same time, two, it allowed whoever was in the room to send out emergency messages, and three, it allowed the occupant to listen to some music or ambient noises while inside the room. Lilaxi quickly looked through the different stations and found an ambient one that played Rain sounds. A happy smile spread across her face as she listened.

Rain always reminded her of Flynt. The night before they met, there had been a massive thunderstorm, and rain had become Lilaxi's go to for relaxing. Back at the Guild, she had gotten a powerful Sorcerer in town to make her a Rain Crystal, which had a special mount, and played rain sounds not stop. Sadly she couldn't bring it with her, as it weighed nearly fifty kilograms, and was rather big. The radio was a very very good replacement.

"Ahhh... Lilaxi could spend a long time in this cosy room..." She sighed happily, sitting on the bed, and immediately realising how comfy it was. "Wow! This bed is softer than the ones in the Guild!" She exclaimed, resting her head on the pillow and giggling.

Lilaxi smiled and turned the light in the room off via a switch that was beside the bed. The light coming in through the window was plenty enough. Resting her head back on her pillow, she decided to have a nice nap. It didn't take long for her to drift off, the super comfy bed cradling her body into a peaceful slumber...

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"Lilaxi?" Came Flynts voice from the other side of the door.

Lilaxi jumped up and opened the door, staring up at the familiar face of her Kobold lover. "FLYNT! Flynt came back to Lilaxi!!!" She cried, burying her face in his chest and sobbing.

Flynt smiled and hugged her lovingly. "I missed you so damn much..." He sniffled, scooping her up and kissing her on the lips. She responded with gusto, slipping her tongue into his mouth as he closed the door behind him.

"Flynt~ Lilaxi needs Flynt inside~<3" She purred, grinning up at the Kobold.

"I don't doubt that for a second~ How about we make up for lost time, my sexy lil Goblin Queen~?" Flynt grinned, laying her on the bed and kissing her neck.

Lilaxi shuddered in pleasure and moaned, her body trembling in excitement. "Please~ Ohhhh fuck~ Lilaxi needs Kobold cock in Lilaxi's pussy~" She panted, moaning in lust.

"Then spread those legs for me~" He giggles, fondling her sizable breasts with both of his scaly clawed hands.

Lilaxi panted lewdly and pulled her clothing aside, and spread her legs. Flynts gorgeous cock slipped quickly out of his slit, and straight into Lilaxi's awaiting pussy.

"Ahhhhhh! Lilaxi has missed this so much! Please Flynt! Make Lilaxi scream with joy!" She begged, moaning and gasping.

"Ohhhh fuck yesss~ Lilaxi your pussy is just as tight and perfect as the day I left~" Flynt moaned, pile driving his cock into the Goblin.

All Lilaxi could do was moan, whine and pant. Her body was completely at Flynts mercy, as he jackhammered her cunt. She had waited for so long, and now she was on the verge of...

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"All Lucky Star Crew members. Report to the gangplank." Tesla's voice resonates through the radio system, waking Lilaxi from her dream.

"...God fucking dammit... Lilaxi was dreaming..." She sighed, getting up and stretching, before heading out with her clothes back on.

Once she was outside, she realised that everyone else was there already. Lilaxi had a very grumpy face as she joined the crowd.

"You okay sweetie?" Guinevere asked.

Lilaxi shook her head. "...Tesla woke Lilaxi from a dream... A dream about Flynt..." She replied, sighing.

Tesla looked ashamed. "I'm really sorry, Lil..." He said to her.

Lilaxi nodded. "It's okay Tesla..." She replied, her eyes filling with tears.

Tesla walked over and hugged her lovingly. The poor lil Goblin buried her face in his shoulder and sobbed.

Shade sniffled, and Raydel had tears rolling down his cheek. Oozey was doing his best not to cry, as was Buzzy.

Tesla and Lilaxi hugged for a few minutes while Lilaxi gathered herself. "Are you gonna be okay, Lili?" Tesla asked.

Lilaxi nodded. "Yeah..." She replied, wiping her eyes.

"Okay then. You can go below and relax if you like. Oozey can go with you." Tesla added, looking over at the Slime. "You keep her company, okay Oozey?"

"Will goo!" Oozey smiled, hopping over to Lilaxi.

"Thanks Tesla. Lilaxi will be in Lilaxi's room." She smiled, carrying Oozey down below deck and to her room.

"As for the rest of us. We gotta start loading all these crates up onto the ship, and getting them below deck in the storage hold. I want three people per crate, No exceptions. Got that?" Tesla explained.

"Zzzir yezzz zzzir!" Buzzy replied, saluting.

"We got this, Tesla." Raydel added, cracking his knuckles.

The two groups of three started loading the crates carefully onto the boat. Pretty soon, it was starting to look like a cargo ship.

"What even are all these cratezzz, Tezzzla?" Buzzy asked.

"Mainly food. But some of them have ammunition, one has weapons, and one, the last one, is loaded with coins. Linen insisted that the Guild funds the expedition, so she wouldn't allow me to use my money." Tesla chuckled.

"Yeah, Linen has a heart of gold." Raydel smiled, blushing a little.

"Too right she does." Shade agreed.

"Come on. Only a few more crates to go, then the money crate. Then we can load them all into the cargo hold." Guinevere cheered.

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Back below deck, Lilaxi and Oozey were relaxing in Lilaxi's room. Lilaxi was laid on the bed, while Oozey was sat beside her, enjoying a headpat from the Goblin.

"...Oozey really likes headpats, doesn't Oozey?" Lilaxi asked.

"Yesssss~ I love headpats~" Oozey giggled, a big goofy smile on his face.

"Lilaxi has a question for Oozey." She said, stroking the Slimes chin.

"Oh? Goo ahead!" Oozey replied.

"How did Oozey meet Raydel?" Lilaxi asked.

"That happened a long time agoo. Back when I first came to Sijansar..." Oozey began...

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20 YEARS AGO...

Back when I was a younger slime, I set out to see the world. But I fell in love with Sijansar the second I oozed through the gate. It was so lively and friendly~

But I got to exploring, and found a young Goblin boy being picked on, by a Dragon, an Elf and a Hobgoblin.

"You better pay up, Raydel... Or we won't just put you in a hospital. We will put you in a grave." The Hobgoblin growled.

"You better listen to Acka, Raydel. You owe us a hundred gold." The Elf added, leaning on a nearby wall.

"A hundred?!" Raydel gasped. "It was eighty yesterday!" He growled, clutching his bloodied arm.

"Yeah. Yesterday it was a eighty." The Dragon replied, examining his sword. "But it goes up the longer we don't get paid."

"Yup~" Acka giggled sadistically. Clearly the Hobgoblin enjoyed inflicting pain on others. "Pay us the money, and me, Leon and Zeigar will leave you alone. Keep holding out on us, and we will leave you a bloodied mess."

"...I don't have any money..." Raydel whimpered.

Zeigar raised his blade to Raydels throat. "Too bad. Looks like today is the day you die."

"Hiiiiiiyahhhhhhhh!!!" I yelled, bouncing off nearby walls to build up momentum, and I slammed straight into the Dragon, knocking the sword from his hand and sending him sprawling. I immediately altered my trajectory, and slammed the Elf into the wall, and he promptly collapsed from a broken ribcage.

"What the fuck?!" Acka yelped in fright.

I promptly bounced on the ground in front up him, then up into the little cowards chin, sending him into a tree. I stopped and bounced over to Raydel, and he looked gobsmacked.

"...Thanks for that buddy~" He smiled. Looking at him then, I realised he also had a black eye and a cut on his stomach. He was wearing tattered clothes and looked pretty down on his luck.

"No worries! No way would I let a bunch of hoodlums get away with hurting an innocent Goblin..." I said, and then narrowed my eyes at him. "You are innocent, aren't you, Raydel?"

Raydel looked wounded that I had asked that. "Of course! I borrowed ten gold from Leon to pay for a Dagger so I could earn some money, but they wanted it back the very next day. The amount they ask for has been going up every day that I can't pay them, and..." He replied, tearing up and sobbing. "I can't take it anymore..."

I bounced into his arms and cuddled him, before dropping to the floor in front of him. "Come with me. My name is Oozey." I smiled, bouncing slowly down the road.

"O-okay..." Raydel replied, following close behind.

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"I took some of the money I had and paid for Raydel to get some treatment for his injuries, and got him a Sword. A few days later, he became a freedom fighter and started roaming the streets, helping victims of crimes recover their belongings, dignity and pride. We have been best friends ever since!" Oozey smiled.

Lilaxis jaw hung open like a Koi. "Wow... Oozey was a hero!" She cheered.

Oozey blushed and giggled. "It was nothing~ I couldn't sit by and watch him get hurt. I'm glad I met him that day. He's always been there for me, and I've always been there for him." Oozey smiled.

Lilaxi giggled. "Oozey and Raydel are cute together~ Heehee~"

Oozey blushed more and made a cute yelping noise. "You're gonna make me melt from embarrassment!" He giggled.

"Sorry~ Lilaxi will stop now." She giggled, returning her hand to the slimes head.

"Mmmmmmm~" Oozey purred happily, enjoying the affection.

Above them, the rest of the crew were hard at work loading the crates into the Cargo Hold, getting the Lucky Star ready for a long and arduous journey across the seas, to return the beloved Flynt into their ranks.

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Tesla wiped the sweat from his brow and looked up at the evening sun. The crates were finally all loaded up in the Cargo Hold, and the Lucky Star was ready to sail.

"Boy am I glad thatzzz over..." Buzzy panted, resting against the railing of the ship.

"You and me both, Buzzy..." Shade gasped, laid on the deck beside the Hornetfly, breathing heavily.

"How are you two so out of shape?" Raydel asked, feeling perfectly fine.

"Yeah! Ve vere lifting ze same boxes as you." Ruby chuckled. "You must be pretty veak if zat tired you out so much~"

"Maybe they're losing their edge~" Guinevere smirked. "We should probably leave them behind. Wouldn't want them messing up the mission."

"HEY!" Shade yelled angrily, pointing at Guinevere. "You are a huge Dragoness Paladin..." He then pointed at Ruby. "...you work in a Forge most days..." and finally he pointed at Raydel. "And you are a Cyborg! You three are practically made for heavy lifting! Me and Buzzy are lithe and scrawny compared to you three!"

Guinevere, Ruby and Raydel all looked rather ashamed.

"Sorry..." Ruby replied, scratching her head.

"Yeah... We didn't mean anything by it, Shade..." Guinevere added.

"Though I do have to point out, you are technically a Cyborg too, Shade." Raydel pointed out.

"Yeah... Okay." Shade huffed. "Come on Buzzy, I need your help with something." He added, climbing to his feet.

"Oh. Okay. I'm right behind you, Shade." Buzzy replied, following Shade down the gangplank and back into the Guild.

Ruby looked like she wanted to cry. "I feel really bad now..." She sniffled.

"I didn't think that Shade would take it so hard." Raydel added, patting Ruby on the back. "We give each other far worse jibes."

"Maybe being physically weak is a trigger for Shade." Tesla proposed.

"Maybe..." Guinevere replied.

Lilaxi and Oozey came up on deck and looked around.

"What's going on?" Lilaxi asked, having just awoken from a nap.

"...We finished loading the crates, and Buzzy and Shade were exhausted, so we gave them a few jibes about being weak, and Shade stormed off, and took Buzzy with him." Guinevere explained.

"Ohhhh... Yeah... Shade really doesn't like being called weak..." Oozey replied. "He told me the story about how he wanted to be an Axe Wielder in the Fury Guard, but he got laughed out of the training cos he was a scrawny Kobold. He had to learn magic as it was the only thing he had the strength to do."

Raydel and Ruby swapped ashamed looks. "Ve should go and apologise... Its going to weigh my soul down if ve don't..." Ruby said, heading down the gangplank.

"Wait up, Ruby." Raydel replied, following her, and Guinevere followed behind him.

They were just about to go into the Guild to find Shade and Buzzy, when both of them came out the front door, carrying rather heavy looking backpacks.

"Shade!" Raydel gasped. "Listen... We really are sorry about what we said."

"Ve didn't mean to hurt you, Shade..." Ruby added, looking very sincere.

"You too Buzzy. It doesn't matter to us how strong you are physically. You are strong willed and strong hearted. That's all that matters." Guinevere smiled sweetly.

Buzzy smiled happily. "No worriezzz!" He buzzed.

Shade, on the other hand, was unmoved. "...move outta my way..." He growled, clearly still angry as he stomped back up the gangplank. "Come on Buzzy. I need that backpack too."

Buzzy nodded and caught up to the furious Kobold, and left Raydel, Ruby and Guinevere feeling rather deflated. They slowly walked back up the gangplank and sat on one of the benches that were around the top deck.

Shade and Buzzy had gone below, but only Buzzy came back up.

"Where did Shade go? And what was in those backpacks?" Raydel asked.

Buzzy looked somewhat uncomfortable with the question. "Ummm... Shade made me promizz not to tell anyone..." He replied.

Guinevere sighed and got up. "I'm going to bed... I'll see you guys tomorrow..." The Dragoness said, before disappearing down below.

Linen, Maly, Fynick and Astrela all appeared at the entrance to the boat.

"Hey guys." Tesla said to them.

"Whoa... What happened?" Fynick asked, immediately sensing the low mood.

"...Me, Raydel and Guinevere made a joke about Shade being weak, and now he hates us..." Ruby sniffled, a tear running down her cheek.

"Oh..." Linen sighed. "I'm sure he will forgive you. Just give it some time..." She added, walking over and giving Ruby a hug.

"We're all gonna miss you guys. Place is gonna be quiet without you." Maly smiled, shaking Teslas hand and patting Buzzy on the back.

"Don't worry. We will be back before you know it~" Oozey grinned, bouncing up into Astrela's arms.

"Fynick and I will keep the Guild safe, Ruby. Don't worry about a thing." Astrela smiled.

"Thank you Astrela... And you Fynick..." Ruby replied, still sounding down.

After everyone had said their goodbyes, Linen, Maly, Astrela and Fynick headed back home, and Ruby, Oozey, Raydel and Buzzy headed down to their rooms, leaving Lilaxi and Tesla alone on deck.

Tesla walked over to the sails and tugged on the rope that held them up, allowing them to drop down and catch the wind. After pulling the gangplank up, he raised the anchor and expertly steered the Lucky Star out of Seacrest and into the ocean.

Lilaxi was staring back at the Guild. She was going to miss everyone, but she missed Flynt more, and if there was an opportunity to bring him back, she was going to take it, no matter what the cost.

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Later that evening, once the Lucky Star was out in the open sea, Tesla had organised dinner for everyone; a huge pot of veggie and ham stew. Nobody had seen or heard from Shade the whole afternoon, and Ruby was wracked with guilt.

"Is Shade in his room?" Raydel asked, gently patting Ruby's back to try and soothe her.

"I think so." Tesla replied, filling bowls up with the stew. "Someone should take him a bowl of food."

"I vill..." Ruby jumped, taking the bowl and a spoon and knocking on Shades door. "Shade? Are you in zere?" She said, waiting for a response.

Everyone else was busy tucking into their food, various moans and noises of enjoyment going up from them.

"Come on Shade... Ve have dinner. Please come out and have food viv us..." Ruby added, tapping on the door again. There was no response.

"Shade?" Ruby asked, opening his door. His room was unoccupied. "H-he isn't even in here!"

"Where the hell did he get to?!" Tesla asked, worried for the Kobolds safety.

As if on cue, Shade walked into the room, looking battered, bloody, sweaty and still angry. "I've been down in the storage hold..." He growled, taking a huge bowl of stew and walking back down below into the cargo gold.

"Has Shade been down there the whole time?" Lilaxi asked.

"Yep. I helped him take the backpackzz down there, then came back up to you guyzz." Buzzy confirmed.

Ruby looked at the bowl of food she was going to give to Shade and sniffled. "I'm going to eat in my room..." She said, wiping her eyes as she went into her room and closed the door.

"Poor Ruby..." Oozey sighed, munching on his stew.

"I hope this all gets resolved soon..." Raydel added.

"Me too..." Tesla replied, sitting down to eat now everyone had their food.

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After everyone had eaten, Tesla gathered all the bowls together and started washing them up. After saying goodnight and heading off to bed, Tesla was left alone, cleaning up the washing from the stew.

He then heard one of the bedroom doors open, and Ruby came into the room.

"You okay Ruby?" Tesla asked.

"Not really... I spent most of my time in zere making a peace offering for Shade." She replied, showing Tesla an Iridium Bracer that she had made. It was engraved with protective runes, and a Kobold head design, and lined with dark blue leather.

"...How did you make this so quick?" Tesla asked, in awe of the quality of the Bracer.

"...I do some of my best vork ven I am sad. I channel my emotions into my hammer, and my tools." Ruby replied.

Tesla smiled. "It definitely shows. He is going to love that. Iridium is his favourite material for accessories."

Ruby sighed with relief. "Good. I knew it was Iridium." She looked down at it. "I'm going to go take it to him now..."

"Okay. See ya later then, Ruby." Tesla yawned, heading off to bed himself.

Ruby walked over to the stairs that lead down into the Cargo hold, and slowly descended them. Once she reached the bottom, she walked quietly past the crates and saw Shade. He was holding a long steel bar with weights on either side, and lifting it slowly off the ground.

"272..." Shade growled, his body aching, his eyes burning from sweat, his muscles starting to give up.

"Shade!" Ruby gasped in surprise.

"Ruby!?" Shade jumped, dropping the barbell on the floor with a loud thud.

Ruby walked over to him, and he growled. "What do YOU want?" He spoke angrily.

"Shade... You need to rest..." Ruby replied. "You are going to kill yourself if you keep zis up."

Shade growled. "I don't need your help Ruby... I know the limits of my own body..." Shade huffed, picking up the dumbbell and immediately regretting doing so. "Aaaaaagggghhhhh!!!" He screamed in pain, unable to move.

"Shade! I told you!" Ruby gasped, rushing over to help.

"My back has seized up... I can't move..." Shade whimpered, his body finally giving up.

"Let me take ze Dumbbell." Ruby said calmly, taking it from the Kobolds grip. "Holy heck. Zis zing is so heavy! How much veight do you have it set to?"

"...120kg... I started at 60kg earlier and just kept adding more..." Shade gasped, collapsing to the floor and panting hard.

Ruby helped him back up again and supported him over to a crate he could sit down on without too much effort. "You don't need to do zis, Shade. I promise you..."

Shade sighed and nodded. "I know..."

Ruby sat beside him. "Zen vhy are you doing it?"

Shade sighed. "I just wanna be strong like you guys... You, Tesla, Guinevere, Raydel, Heck, even Lilaxi is physically stronger than me... I'm willing to break my body in order to make myself stronger... Its already been broken so many times before..."

Ruby gave him a hug. "You don't deserve all ze bad zings that have happened to you, Shade. You are a kind soul, a vonderful friend and a hard-vorking Guildmate. Please don't do zis again. If you vant to get stronger, I vill help you."

Shade looked at her. "Really?"

Ruby nodded. "Of course! Vat are friends for?" She giggled.

Shades bottom lip trembled and he hugged Ruby tightly. "I'm sorry about earlier..."

"Me too... Come on. I vill help you get to bed." Ruby replied, helping the Kobold up.

Shades muscles were severely weakened by his strenuous training, and unless he rested soon, he could end up permanently damaging himself. Ruby took most of his weight as they climbed the stairs, and Ruby then helped him to his room.

"Vill you be okay from here?" Ruby asked.

Shade hobbled to his door and opened it slowly. "I should be. Thanks Ruby." He replied.

"Don't mention it~" Ruby grinned. She walked over and gave Shade another hug, which he returned whole heartedly.

Shade grinned and blushed. "See ya tomorrow." He said, and closed the door behind him.

Ruby stood there for a few moments, her soul feeling much lighter now. "I am so glad he forgave me..." She said to herself.

"Well done, Ruby~" Tesla chuckled, walking out into view.

"Gahh!" Ruby exclaimed, falling over in fright.

Tesla chuckled and walked over to help her up.

"How long have you been zere Tesla?" She asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Long enough to see how much of a kind soul you are, Ruby~" Tesla replied.

Ruby blushed again and held her hands behind her back, shuffling nervously. "Zank you Tesla~"

Tesla yawned and chuckled. "No worries~ Go on. Get some sleep. We need everyone at full strength." He smiled. "Night Ruby."

"Night Tesla..." Ruby yawned and headed into her room, closing it behind her.

Tesla shuffled back off to bed, and just like that, the Lucky Star was quiet again, the only noises coming from her timbers creaking, and the waves breaking against her hull.

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A few hours later, Buzzy was laid in bed, his eyes wide open. He was suffering from nightmares again.

He sighed and sat up, stretching and standing up before heading to his door. Grabbing the handle, he opened the door and walked to the kitchen.

"Where are the cupzzz..." He muttered, looking for something to get a drink with. Eventually, he found a glass tumbler and turned the tap on. Filling the glass about halfway, he turned the tap back off and sipped the water slowly. It was crystal clear and invigoratingly cold, and brought a small smile to Buzzys face.

"Ahhh~" He sighed, fluttering his wings.

"You okay Buzzy?" Guinevere asked, having woken up herself.

"EEEEE!!" Buzzy squealed in fright, almost dropping the glass.

Guinevere giggled and tried desperately not to laugh hard. Buzzy narrowed his eyes grumpily at her, before rinsing the glass off and putting it on the draining board.

"I'm sorry, Buzzy... But that noise was so cute~" Guinevere grinned.

Buzzy smirked. "Thank you, Gwen..." He replied sitting beside her.

Guinevere put a hand on his shoulder. "How come you're up this late?" She asked.

"Nightmares again..." Buzzy replied. "About my parents... My brother..." He sighed.

Guinevere leaned over and hugged him tight. "I'm sorry, Buzzy..."

Buzzy hugged her back and sniffled.

"Come on... You can sleep in my bed with me... Once you fall asleep, I'll take you back to your room when you are sound asleep." Guinevere smiled.

"Okay... Thank you Guinevere..." Buzzy said, looking up at her with tears in his eyes.

"Don't mention it sweetie." She giggled, leading him to her room.

Guinevere got in bed first and made herself comfy while Buzzy waited. Once she was comfy, Buzzy hopped in as well, and faced away from Guinevere. Guinevere then wrapped her arms and wings around the Hornetfly, cuddling him against her.

"Comfy?" She asked.

"Mhmm..." Buzzy replied, starting to drift off.

"As long as we are around, you are safe..." Guinevere said softly to Buzzy, just as he drifted off. Guinevere considered taking him back to his room, but after a long, tired yawn, she decided to keep him in her bed. She promptly fell asleep too, and once more, the Lucky Star fell quiet...

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The next morning, Raydel was the first one up. Oozey was still asleep on the end of his bed, so he decided to leave him asleep.

Stretching and yawning, Raydel got up, and quietly opened the door, and left it open so Oozey could get out. Then he headed down the corridor, and up the stairs to the top deck.

As he reached the top, the ocean breeze hit him instantly, filling him with energy.

"Wow~" He remarked, surprised at how invigorating it was. He headed over to the railings and looked around. Before the Goblin, stretched seemingly endless expanses of beautiful blue ocean. They had only been sailing for around 18 hours, but there was no land to be seen. The sun had just started to rise, and Raydel watched as it slowly peeked over the horizon.

"I have never seen a sunrise this gorgeous before~" He smiled, his purple eye sparkling in the morning sunshine. Morale had been low around the Guilds ever since Flynt had gone, but seeing the sun rise like this, it was enough to give anyone hope. Don't just take my word for it, Grovyle agrees.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Tesla spoke, making Raydel jump.

"It sure is~" Raydel replied, leaning on the rail.

Tesla joined him, leaning beside him.

"So... What's the plan for today then, Tesla?" Raydel asked, still staring out over the sea.

"Hmmm... Breakfast and then whatever. Everyone is free to do what they want on here." Tesla replied, smiling.

Raydel smiled back. "Cool~ Any idea where we are?"

"Yep. Tomorrow we should reach Waters Edge, which is a lovely little fishing village. We will stop there for a couple of days with a few buddies of mine, and then we will set sail for the Isle of Dreams~" Tesla replied, smiling happily.

"Ooh! I've heard of Waters Edge. Apparently the fish caught there is to die for~" Raydel grinned, licking his lips. He was very hungry.

Oozey came bouncing up the stairs just then. "Morning you two! What's for breakfast?" He giggled, licking his lips.

Tesla chuckled. "I'll go get it started~ See ya in a bit~" He said, heading back below deck to get breakfast made.

Oozey bounced over to Raydels side and looked out over the ocean between the slats of the barrier. His eyes sparkled in the morning sun, and his body seemed to glow gently.

"I'm so glad I came on this journey~ I think this is the first time I have ever been on a boat for this long." Raydel smiled, giving Oozey his obligatory headpats.

Back below deck, Shade was awoken by a knock at the door.

"Hmmmph?!" He grunted, in a very strange position as his eyes opened.

"Shade? Its me, Ruby!" Came Ruby's voice from the other side.

"Okay! Lemme just get dressed." Shade replied, remembering he agreed to train with Ruby. He quickly pulled his leggings on and put on his top, before opening the door. "Morning Ruby."

"Good morning!" Ruby smiled. "Ready to start training?"

"Yup! Lets go get breakfast first and then we can get started." Shade smiled back.

"Sure zing!" Ruby giggled, and they walked down the corridor where Tesla was just serving up Eight plates of breakfast, consisting of bacon, eggs and toast.

Shade was sniffing the air and Ruby licked her lips as Tesla placed one plate at each place. "Morning you two! How'd ya sleep?" The black and yellow Axolotl asked.

"Very well thanks~" Shade replied, taking a seat and grabbing his knife and fork.

"Zose beds are very comfortable, Tesla~ Ve must get ze same vones back at ze Guild~" Ruby giggled, sitting beside Shade.

Tesla grinned. "Yeah I love them~ Its like sleeping on a cloud~" He giggled. "BREAKFAST IS SERVED EVERYONE!" He bellowed so everyone could hear.

Lilaxi, Buzzy and Guinevere soon cane scurrying down the corridor, and Raydel and Oozey came down from the top deck, and everyone soon found a seat and were conversing happily.

After about half an hour, everyone had finished eating. Tesla gathered all the plates and cutlery together, and put them all in the sink. He was just about to start washing them, when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Lemme do that~" Raydel smiled.

Tesla giggled. "Thanks~ You sure you're okay to do it? I'm happy to~"

Raydel nodded. "Yeah! I don't have anything else to do, so why not?" He grinned, starting to wash the plates.

Tesla patted Raydel on the back and headed off to his room.

Lilaxi and Oozey headed up on the top deck to play games, Ruby and Shade went to the storage hold to start training, while Buzzy remained at the table, summoning things on the table in front of him. First an Ant, then a Wisp, then a teeny little Golem.

Then he got a tap on the shoulder. He turned around to see Guinevere. "Oh hey Gwen. Whatzzz up?" He asked.

"Can you meet me in my room? I wanna discus something with you~" She smiled, blushing before walking down the corridor, swaying her hips as she went.

Buzzy blushed as he watched the sensual Dragoness, and didn't hesitate to immediately run after her. He waited at her door for a few moments, before tapping on it.

"Come in~" Came her voice from the other side.

Buzzy opened the door and headed in, and his face turned red immediately. "Gwen?!" He gasped.

Guinevere was sat on her bed, clad only in some black lacy lingerie that left very little to the imagination. Her tail was swaying playfully and she was giggling. "Hey cutie~"

Buzzy quickly shut the door behind them so nobody would see. "Wh-whatzzz going on?!" He asked, stunned by the Dragoness.

"I'm horny~ Plain and simple~" She grinned. "Wanna help me out~?"

Buzzy collapsed forwards like a sack of hammers, and Guinevere caught him. She giggled to herself and held him close, making sure he was comfy while he woke up.

She had him cradled in her lap when he finally regained consciousness. "Hehe~ You okay there cutie~?" She asked, stroking his chest gently.

He blushed wildly and nodded, his leggings starting to bulge.

"Don't feel like talking~?" Guinevere purred, sliding her hand down to his belly.

Buzzy shook his head. Clearly he was nervous, but made no move to stop Guinevere. He wanted this as much as she did.

Guinevere expertly removed Buzzys shirt and trousers, revealing his toned, smooth torso and leaving him in only his boxers, which were bulging even more.

"Heehee~ Someone's excited~ Shall I take these off too~?" She teased, purring beautifully.

Buzzy nodded, and waited for her to expose his body fully.

Guinevere pulled his boxers off, revealing the Hornetflys six inch tapered cock. It had ridges on it like his Chitinous body, and Guinevere was drooling at the sight.

"I've never had sex with a Bug before~" She giggled, blushing. "Lets get you nice and relaxed~" She added, flopping her round breasts onto the poor Bugs face and chest, while she gently stroked his cock.

"Mmmmmmph~" Was all Buzzy could say, in absolute ecstasy as this sexy Dragoness pleasured him in a way he had never experienced.

"Heehee~ Such a good boy~ I bet you are enjoying this aren't you~" Guinevere grinned, stroking him a lil faster.

"Y-yezzzz~ Oh Gwen~" He buzzed in joy, his tongue hanging out as he moaned.

"I'm glad~ Hehehe~" Guinevere purred, leaning back and pulling her panties aside. "Go ahead, Buzzy, give me a good hard fucking~"

Buzzy didn't need telling twice. He stood slowly up, grabbed Guinevere's thighs and rammed his Bughood into her pussy, moaning in ecstasy.

"Ohhhhh fuck!" She moaned out, not expecting that much force from the lil Bug. She loved it nonetheless~

Buzzy immediately set to work, humping Guinevere as hard and fast as he could, moaning and panting heavily as he thrusted.

"Buzzy~ Ohhhhhh fuck yessss~" Guinevere gasped, her breasts bouncing up and down, such was the force that Buzzy was using.

"I'm so clozzze~ I cannot hold it much longer~" Buzzy Buzzed, nearing his absolute limit.

"Ohhhh fuck~ Do it~ Dump that baby batter into my cunt~ Ohhhhhhhhh God~" She squealed in delight, panting hard.

Buzzy was only too happy to oblige, and promptly dumped a torrent of jizz into her pussy.

"Fuuuuuck!!!" They both screamed in unison, Buzzy collapsing forwards, panting heavily.

Guinevere caught him and hugged him close, still enjoying the warm cum in her pussy. They both fell asleep in each others arms, utterly exhausted.

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Meanwhile, up on the top deck, Lilaxi was playing tag with Oozey, and was somehow losing.

"Heehee~" Oozey giggled, easily dodging the Goblins attempts at tagging.

"STAY STILL!" Lilaxi bellowed, getting frustrated.

"If I goo easy on you, it won't be as fun~" Oozey chuckled, stopping bouncing for a second. Lilaxi saw this opportunity and swung her hand out, making a perfect contact with Oozey's rump.

"TAG!" She grinned, following through beautifully, practically firing Oozey out to sea with such force, his crown and cape flew off and landed on the top deck of the boat.

"WHEEEEE!!!" Oozey yelled as he bounced across the water, and before long, bounced totally out of sight.

Lilaxi panted and caught her breath, and suddenly realised what she had just done.

Lilaxi started panicking, and sprinted down below deck. "RAYDEL!!! TESLA!!! COME QUICK!!!" She screamed, hyperventilating.

Raydel ran over and Tesla joined them quickly. "What happened?!" Tesla asked.

Raydel looked around. "Where is Oozey?" He asked.

Lilaxi was still panicking. "Lilaxi and Oozey were playing tag... Lilaxi tagged Oozey and knocked Oozey out to sea..." She sobbed.

Tesla looked stunned. "How far did he go?"

"Far enough that Lilaxi couldn't see Oozey..." Came the reply.

"Oh fuck." Tesla gulped, rushing up to the top deck with Raydel and Lilaxi in tow.

"Oozey went that way." Lilaxi said, pointing in the direction she had knocked him.

"Okay. Time to swim." Tesla spoke, about to leap into the water, but something stopped him in his tracks.

Raydel saw it too. "What the hell is that?" He asked.

The thing they were looking at was Oozey bouncing back across the surface of the water, trying to dodge attacks from a flock of Razorwings.

"HEEEELLLLLPPPP!" Oozey yelled, bouncing as fast as he could.

"Oh shit. Those are Razorwings!" Tesla growled. "Raydel! Shoot them down!"

"Aye aye, Captain!" Raydel grinned, his mechanical arm switching to Gustav Mode, and one by one he started taking the Razorwings down.

Oozey leapt up onto the boat, and straight into Tesla's arms.

"Raydel! Lilaxi! Take them out! NOW!!!" Tesla bellowed, using his body to protect Oozey from the barrage of Razor Feathers that the Razorwings were unleashing.

Lilaxi started blasting them with her spells, and Raydel continued shooting them.

"Where the hell did these things even come from?!" Raydel asked, smashing one Razorwing off the boat.

"I crashed into them when I flew across the water. I thought I could lose them before I got back to the boat, but they are too agile!" Oozey admitted.

"No worries, Oozey. This was Lilaxi's fault." Lilaxi growled, firing bolts of fire at impressive speeds.

After a few minutes, the majority of the Razorwings were dead, and the few that remained were retreating.

"Bloodthirsty bastards..." Tesla growled.

"Uhhhh... Tesla?" Lilaxi gulped. "Look at the sails."

Tesla looked up at the sails of his beloved boat. They had been torn to ribbons. They were going nowhere now.

"Oh dear." Oozey frowned, jumping out of Tesla's arms.

"Well... This isn't good." Tesla said, removing a Razor Feather from his cloak. Evidently, his cloak was blade proof.

"Is there any way we can fix them?" Raydel asked, his hand now back to being a hand.

"Nope. They're made from magical material that makes them magic proof. Unfortunately it doesn't protect against blades." Tesla replied, scratching his head.

"So what do we do?" Oozey asked.

"I'm gonna have to push the boat all the way to Waters Edge." Tesla smiled, clicking his joints.

"Wait what?" Raydel gasped.

"You heard me." Tesla grinned, back flipping off the boat and swimming against it. As he swam, the Lucky Star started to move again, much faster than it had been going.

"Whoa! Tesla that is amazing!" Lilaxi cheered.

"Next stop; Waters Edge!" Tesla called out from below them.

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Buzzy and Guinevere came out onto the top deck and looked around.

"What's going on out here?" Guinevere asked, now back in her usual Titanium attire.

"Me and Lilaxi were playing tag. She tagged me too hard, and I went flying out to sea. I crashed into a bunch of Razorwings, which attacked and followed me back to the boat, where Raydel and Lilaxi eliminated them. However, some stray Razor Feathers shredded the sails, so Tesla is now pushing the boat, and us, to Waters Edge, so we can get the sails fixed." Oozey explained.

"Okay then. Thankzzz for catching uzzz up~" Buzzy buzzed happily.

Soon, Ruby and Shade joined them all on the top deck, tired and sweaty from their exercise.

"Vat happened here?" Ruby asked, wiping her brow.

"Yeah! It looks like you had a war up here while we were away." Shade added, puffing and panting.

"Well, we kinda did." Raydel explained, in the same way that Oozey had done just moments before.

"Vait... So zese are Razor Feathers?" Ruby asked, her eyes sparkling in the afternoon sun.

"Yup! The sails got absolutely shredded by them." Oozey added helpfully.

Ruby started gathering all the feathers together, her tail swaying happily. "Zese are very very gud for making armour und shields." She grinned.

"Ruby wait!" Lilaxi exclaimed suddenly, and then sprinted off below deck.

"Hmm?" Ruby asked herself, scratching her head.

Lilaxi returned a few moments later clutching her backpack. "Here Ruby! Ruby can use this for as long as Ruby desires~" She grinned, handing Ruby the reassembled backpack.

"Zank you Lilaxi!" Ruby smiled, hugging Lilaxi before scooping up the hundreds of Razor Feathers and loading them into Lilaxi's backpack.

Raydel and Buzzy chuckled, helping Ruby to gather all the Feathers from the hull of the ship. Eventually, they had gathered well over two thousand of them, and being so thin, they easily fit in Lilaxi's backpack.

"Heehee~ I vill take zese down to my room, and zen come back up here~" Ruby smiled, heading down below deck.

Everyone was stood around chatting when Ruby returned, and she joined in the conversations, all of them happy and safe. Except for maybe Tesla, who was still in his Axolotl form, pushing the boat ever close to the gorgeous beaches of Waters Edge.

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Later that evening, Tesla was still in the water, pushing the sail-less Lucky Star along. Oozey had bounced down beside him and was keeping him company, the happy blue slime effortlessly bouncing along the water beside the Axolotl. All the others had retired to their rooms for the evening, all except for Buzzy, who was stood on the top deck at the very front of the boat, his head resting on the railings as he watched the sun set.

Buzzy was keeping lookout for Tesla, and finally, just as the sun was beginning to set, he saw land on the horizon.

"LAND HOOOOOO!!!" He bellowed, giggling.

Tesla gasped and quickly swam to the front of the boat, and, after tossing a Magic Rope over the figurehead, he dragged the boat into the dock. Once the Lucky Star was safe and secure, he slowly climbed out of the water, and promptly collapsed.

Oozey and Buzzy gasped and ran over, checking on Tesla.

"Tezzzla!" Buzzy gasped, shaking the Axolotl, trying to bring him round.

"Goo get the others!" Oozey said loudly.

"Right away!" Buzzy nodded, and then ran back onto the ship.

"Stay with me Tesla..." Oozey spoke, trying to keep Tesla from slipping into unconsciousness.

"...I'm... I'm gonna black out..." Tesla panted weakly.

"Tesla?!" Came a voice from nearby.

Oozey turned round and was faced with a Goblin, about 4 feet in height. He was unlike anything Oozey had ever seen. He had big green hair tied up in a big green ponytail, big ears, one of which had earrings in that were black, purple, white and yellow, and antlers that looked like branches. His right eye was a shiny Amethyst crystal, and his left eye had red war paint in the shape of a hexagon surrounding it. A bright purple cut-off shirt adorned his chest, and black and purple shorts covered his bottom half. The bottom half of his legs looked like tree stumps, only thinner and taller.

"Who are you?" Oozey asked, taken back by the rather flamboyant looking Goblin.

"My name is Milo Lantscuff. I am the leader of the Waters Edge Shining Blade Guild." The Goblin replied.

Oozey gasped. "Can you help Tesla? He dragged his boat through the water all day cos the sails got shredded by Razorwings."

Milo walked over and kneeled beside Tesla, checking him over.

"L-long time... No see... Milo~" Tesla chuckled, his voice sounding very weak.

Milo gently stroked Tesla's cheek. "Shshshshsh... Save your strength. We will get you fixed up in no time at all~" He smiled, gently scooping the Axolotl up. Milo wasn't big by any stretch of the imagination, but he was clearly very strong. Tesla groaned as Milo hoisted him up, his muscles absolutely broken.

"Thanks... Milo..." He grunted, coughing.

"What do I do about the others?" Oozey asked.

Milo turned back to look at the Blue Slime. "You wait here, and I will send Xan along to collect you all."

"Sure thing. Thank you for helping us out, Milo." Oozey replied, sitting in the middle of the path.

"Don't mention it!" Milo giggled, helping Tesla down the road.

Oozey sat there for a few moments, and Buzzy came rushing out followed by the rest of the gang.

"Wherezzz Tezzzla?" Buzzy asked, looking around.

"A friendly Goblin named Milo came along and took Tesla back to the Guild." Oozey explained.

"The Guild?" Guinevere asked, scratching her head.

"Yeah! The Waters Edge Shining Blade Guild." Oozey smiled.

"I had no idea there was a third Guild." Shade added, looking around. "It's such a nice looking town too. I bet it's pretty busy during the day."

"Yes it is rather." Came a new voice from behind them. Everyone turned to see another Goblin, about the same height as Milo, with smart brown hair and a Goatee that was just as smart. He had a blue gem replacing one of his eyes, though his was the left eye, and on the opposite eye he had the same red hexagonal war paint. He was wearing a very smart suit, dark blue in colour and holding a Shortsword. "Water's Edge is a wonderful place." He smiled.

Oozey smiled up at him. "You must be Xan!" He grinned.

Xan chuckled and nodded. "Yep! I see my reputation preceded me~"

Oozey grinned. "Milo told us you were coming to get us."

Xan looked crestfallen. "Oh."

Lilaxi smiled and shook Xans hand. "Hai! Lilaxi is pleased to see another Goblin!" She said enthusiastically.

Xan chuckled and smiled. "It's nice to meet you too, Lilaxi. And long time no see Ruby!" Xan added.

"It has been a while, Xan~ How are you and Milo keeping?" Ruby replied, walking over and giving Xan a hug.

"Brilliantly~" Xan grinned happily, embracing Ruby. "We have been recruiting lots of new people too~"

"Excellent! I look forvard to meeting zem all!" Ruby replied happily.

"Do you all wanna come with me then?" Xan asked the small crowd.

"YEAH!" Came the reply.

"Okay then~ Follow me~" Xan grinned, and started leading the group through the quiet evening streets of Waters Edge.

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5 minutes later, Xan and the group were stood in front of the Waters Edge Guild, a rather ornate looking building with plants everywhere. Magical blue lanterns hovered around, casting a beautiful glow over the whole building.

"Wowwww~" Raydel gasped, staring in awe at the Guild.

"It certainly is beautiful~" Shade smiled.

"It's amazing!" Lilaxi cheered.

"Heehee~ Thank you all~" Xan replied. "Come on, let's head inside." He added, leading the group through the front doors.

Inside was a lot more cosy than the other Guilds. Chairs and tables filled most of the floor space, and booths lined the edges. One edge was taken up by a counter made of glass. Behind the glass were all manner of pastries, cakes and various other delicious snacks. Leaning on the top of the counter was a rather tired looking Feline. He was white furred with black stripes, wearing a Purple shirt, and falling asleep against the counter.

"Gilp? You okay buddy?" Xan asked the tired kitty.

"Hmm? Yeah, just didn't get much sleep last night..." Gilp replied, stretching.

"Well go get some sleep then. I can keep the place running~" Xan smiled.

"Really? I would appreciate it~" Gilp smiled.

"Sure! Go get some sleep and I'll see you in the morning." Xan nodded, giving Gilp a hug.

He returned the hug and staggered off through the place. "Night everyone~" He called out, before disappearing from view.

"Hehe~ That's Gilp, our resident baker and a very silly kitty~ He is an absolute God when it comes to baking, and an absolute sweetheart~" Xan chuckled.

"He certainly looks like a friendly guy!" Oozey giggled, leaping up on a table.

"Indeed!" Ruby added, grinning.

"Ahhhh! Evening everyone!" Milo smiled, heading out of the corridor where Gilp had just exited. "Tesla has told me about you all~" He giggled, walking over to Xan and planting a kiss on his cheek, which made him blush wildly. "I see you have all met my wonderful boyfriend~"

"We certainly have!" Buzzy grinned/

"Where's Tesla?" Shade asked.

"He is in one of the bedrooms, resting. He never ceases to amaze me, the amount of damage his body can take without giving up." Milo chuckled.

"Yeah, he is a resilient bastard~" Shade chuckled back.

"True. But everyone has limits." Ruby added.

"Yeah." Raydel added, yawning.

"You all need some rest too. Go and pick an unoccupied bedroom and get some sleep, and we can all chat in the morning." Milo smiled.

Everyone said various goodbyes and thank you's, before heading off to their own rooms. Before long, the Guild was quiet again.

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Later that night, Shade opened his door and wandered out to the main area of the Guild.

"I'm starving... I wonder if Gilp left any food out..." He whispered to himself.

Shade snuck through and behind the counter, checking for any pastries that the Feline had neglected to put away. Sadly, they were all gone.

"Dammit... I'm so hungry..." Shade sighed, rubbing his belly, which promptly rumbled.

"You okay over there?" Came a new voice from behind Shade.

Shade turned around and was met by a bright blue Canine. He had rather a curvy figure, but was only a little taller than Shade. He had a very friendly smile, and wore dark blue booty shorts and a dark grey shirt.

"Yeah I'm okay. Mind if I ask who you are?" Shade asked.

"Not at all! The name's Hyper~ I'm Gilp's helper~" Hyper giggled happily.

Shade smiled and blushed. Hypers' smile was infectious.

"My name is Shade. It's nice to meet you Hyper~ I uh... I don't suppose you have access to any food do you? I'm starving." Shade asked, hoping and praying that the Canine would be able to help him.

"Oh sure! Lemme just go get you something." Hyper smiled, before strolling off through the Guild.

Shade assumed that Hyper would come back with some food, so he sat at the nearest booth and waited. After a few minutes, Shade started to drift off. He was tired from all the training he and Ruby had been doing, but the hunger in his stomach wouldn't let him sleep. Just like had happened all night, a sudden spike of hunger pain jolted Shade back to consciousness.

"Dammit..." He sniffled, holding his head in his hands.

"I'm back~" Hyper announced as he re-entered the room, clutching a tray of food. "I didn't know what to get you so I got you a little bit of everything."

Shade watched as Hyper placed the tray in front of him, before taking a seat beside the Kobold. On the tray was an array of different foods; A sausage roll, a steak pie, a ham sandwich, a bowl of soup, two iced buns and a big chunk of cheese. Shade started drooling as he looked it all over.

"Hehe~ Go ahead and dig in~ I don't want any~" Hyper chuckled.

Shade wasted no time in digging in. Shovelling food in his mouth at a rate of knots, he very rapidly finished the entire plateful of food. Hyper watched in awe, his eyes open wide.

"That was... Impressive~" Hyper giggled.

"Hehehe~ You should see the way I choke down cock~" Shade joked, blushing a little.

Hypers cheeks turned red. "I b-bet that w-would be a sight to behold~ Heehee~" He chuckled.

"I thought I heard voices..." Tesla wandered out, yawning as he came to sit with Hyper and Shade.

"Evening Tesla~ You feeling better?" Shade asked, wiping his mouth with a napkin.

"Much better~ Milo's restoration magic and Gilp and Hypers food could save people from the razor's edge of oblivion~" Tesla replied, yawning again.

"I'm glad you liked it!" Hyper giggled.

Tesla grinned and yawned again. "I really should go back to sleep..."

"Then why don't you?" Hyper asked.

"I don't wanna." Tesla chuckled.

Shade rolled his eyes. "I'm not gonna let you stay awake, Tesla. You need to rest."

"Oh really? What are you gonna do about it?" Tesla taunted the Kobold, giggling.

"Comatose Cloud." Hyper spoke.

A small cloud descended over Tesla's head, before dissipating. Tesla blinked once, twice, and then promptly fell forwards, fast asleep.

"Holy crap. Now THAT was impressive~" Shade grinned, looking at Hyper.

Hyper blushed and giggled.

"You wait here and I'll take Tesla back to bed." Shade smirked, standing up and hoisting the sleeping Axolotl over his shoulder, carrying him back to his room.

After a few moments, Shade returned and sat back next to Hyper, sighing with relief.

"You know, Shade..." Hyper smiled and said once Shade had sat back down. "...You really are a handsome Kobold~"

Shades face flushed red. He looked at Hyper to see the downright gorgeous canine resting his head on his shoulder. He could feel his heart start to race.

"Wh-what's with the sudden affection, Hyper~?" Shade asked/

"Well... Life is too short to sit around wondering what if, so I say what is on my mind~" Hyper smiled up at him.

"Hehe~ To be perfectly honest, I think you look gorgeous, Hyper~" Shade replied, blushing madly.

Hyper giggled. "Woof~" He exclaimed goofily, blushing just as hard.

*Hehehe~" Shade nuzzled against Hypers head, and their hands met on Shades thigh. They interlocked fingers and just sat there, enjoying each others company.

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Lilaxi was having another restless night. Try as she might she just couldn't get to sleep. Then, there was a knock at her door.

"Lilaxi is coming!" She called out, quickly slipping on her top and wandering over to the door. As she opened it, she saw Raydel stood there. "Raydel! How can Lilaxi help Raydel?" She asked innocently.

"Well, I was wondering if you had seen Oozey. He said he was going for a walk earlier, and I haven't seen him since." Raydel explained.

"Hmmm... Lilaxi hasn't heard anything, but perhaps Lilaxi and Raydel could go look for Oozey!" Lilaxi replied, hoping the exercise would tire her out.

"I would appreciate the help, Lilaxi. Thank you." Raydel smiled.

Lilaxi could tell he was stressed, and trying to hide it. Lilaxi got dressed and grabbed her spear, before following Raydel out to the main area of the Guild. Hyper and Shade were fast asleep in each others arms, but both Raydel and Lilaxi were too busy to comment on it. They went straight to the front door and went outside, in search of their gooey blue friend.

The cold sea air hit Raydel and Lilaxi as soon as they stepped outside. Raydel started to shiver, having spent most of his waking hours in light clothing. Lilaxi was fine, her magic allowing her to keep herself warm.

"Brrrrr... It's chilly at night..." He shuddered. "I wish I had more clothing..." The poor Goblin's temperature wasn't helped by the fact that a substantial proportion of his body was made from metal.

"Raydel come here." Lilaxi smiled.

Raydel walked over to Lilaxi. To his surprise, she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug. As she hugged him, he could feel his body temperature start to rise.

"Lilaxi is using Everglow Embrace, a spell Lilaxi learned while researching how to get Flynt back." She smiled.

"Wow~ It feels very nice~ Thank you Lilaxi~" Raydel replied, his strength renewed.

Lilaxi stepped back and smiled happily. "Raydel is welcome~ Now come on, Oozey must be around here somewhere."

Lilaxi and Ratdel started searching in the area around the Guild, and found nothing. Raydel soon found a trail. A pattern of small, round indentations on the pathway. They seemed to be leading somewhere.

"Lilaxi. Come and look at this." He announced, checking the indentations with his hand. They were smooth, like a cannonball had been dropped on this spot.

"Strange." Lilaxi mused as she looked. "They are the same distance from each other as Oozey's bounces." She realised.

Raydel gasped. "Do you think Oozey made these dents?!" He asked.

Lilaxi nodded.

"Let's follow them!" He smiled.

Lilaxi smiled back, and the twosome started following the trail of strange indentations, unaware that they were being watched...

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Shade awoke an hour or so later and gasped, startling Hyper, who was still there beside him.

"You okay Shade?" Hyper asked, a little worried about his new companion.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just can't get comfy like this." He replied, wiggling in place.

Hyper suddenly blushed, his tail wagging. "We could... Always... You know... Go spend some time together in bed~ I-If you want to that is... Shade~" He smiled cutely, giving the Kobold his best bedroom eyes.

Shade blushed wildly and grinned. "I would love to~" He giggled, kissing Hyper on the cheek.

Shade and Hyper stood up and snuck through the Guild, giggling excitedly. They soon reached Shade's room, and Shade opened the door, letting Hyper in first before closing the door behind himself. Hyper immediately headed over to the bed and sat on the edge, blushing madly.

"So... How do you wanna do this, hot stuff~?" Shade asked, already imagining all the lewd things he was going to do to the handsome and sexy Canine sat before him.

"C-C-Could I watch you... You know... Strip~?" Hyper giggled nervously.

Shade grinned. "Sure thing~" He replied, slowly pulling his shirt off over his head, revealing his toned Kobold body.

Hypers eyes opened wide and his cheeks turned red. "Woof!" He exclaimed, his leggings starting to bulge a little.

"Hehe~" Shade giggled, noticing the bulge. "Like what you see~?"

Hyper nodded and giggled, rubbing his bulge enticingly. Shade couldn't help but watch, imagining what the gorgeous Canines member looked like.

Shade slowly slid his own leggings down, leaving only his boxers on, which were also bulging quite considerably.

"Woof~ Shade? Can you do me a favour?" Hyper asked rather nervously.

"Heehee~ Sure thing, Hyper~ What's wrong~?" Shade asked, about to take his boxers off.

"W-well... C-can you... Bend me over and grind against me with your boxers on~?" Hyper replied, nervously tapping his index fingers together.

Shade tilted his head curiously and nodded. "I'd be happy to~" Shade grinned, pulling his thumbs out of his waistband.

Hyper giggled and quickly took his leggings off, revealing his bulging boxers. He then turned to face away from Shade, showing off his big round butt.

Shade grinned and moved closer, his bulge mere millimetres from the Canines buttcheeks. As the Kobold grabbed him, Hyper blushed and giggled, and as Shade's bulge made contact with Hypers butt, both let out a pleasured moan.

"Oh God~" Shade purred. "I haven't done this in a while~ Ahhhhhh~"

"Me neither~ Ahhhhh~ Wooooof~" Hyper moaned in joy, his twin fluffy tails swaying rapidly, showing just how much the lewd Canine was enjoying this treatment. "Ohhhh fuck~ Y-you can... G-go inside now if you want, Shade~"

Shade didn't need telling twice. He grabbed his own boxers and whipped them off, revealing his cock. He then whipped Hypers boxers off, exposing his butt and backsack to the Kobold.

"Holy fuck that's a good sight~" Shade grinned, licking his lips. "Let's get you lubed up, cutie~" He added, leaning down to spread Hypers buttcheeks and start licking his tailhole, an action which drew a deep, primal growl of pleasure from Hyper.

"Ohhhhh fuck! W-Woof! M-More please, Shade!" He gasped and panted, his own seven inch cock throbbing excitedly.

Shade was only too happy to oblige. He started pushing his tongue deeper, slurped around more and thrusted it more rapidly. Hyper was rapidly approaching his limit, and with a final yelp of pleasure, he climaxed all over the bed. Hyper's eyes rolled back in his head as he collapsed, panting in ecstasy.

Shade slid his tongue out and Hyper moaned in ecstasy. "That was... So good~" He giggled, panting deeply, trying desperately not to collapse into the soaked bedsheets.

Shade quickly hoisted him up and onto the other side of the bed, before laying on his chest. "You are so fucking handsome~" He grinned up at the flustered Canine.

"You look gorgeous as well~" Hyper giggled, nuzzling the Kobold.

"Do you want to do anal now, or get some sleep and do anal in the morning~?" Shade asked, taking Hypers paw in his hand and gently kissing it.

"Heehee~ I think tomorrow~ I'm super tired~" Hyper replied, yawning and stretching adorably.

"Sure thing~" Shade grinned, looking at the cum-soaked patch of bed beside them. "I uhhh... Can we go sleep in your room?"

Hyper giggled and nodded. "Sure~ Let me show you my room~ I'll clean up in the morning~" He replied, leading Shade out of the room and down the hall.

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Lilaxi and Raydel, meanwhile, were still on the lookout for Oozey. They had been following the trail for a good hour, and were at the outskirts of Waters Edge. There, the trail stopped/

"OOZEEEY!!!!" Raydel called out, his worry returning. There was no reply.

"Where could Oozey have gotten to?" Lilaxi pondered, looking around, when her eye fell upon a note that had been nailed to a nearby oak tree. She wandered over and ripped it off, opened it, and started reading. As she read, her face went white with fear. "R-Raydel?" She spoke, almost shaking.

Raydel looked over and gasped. "Lilaxi? What's wrong?" He asked, walking over.

Lilaxi handed him the note and he began reading:

DEAR SHINING BLADE GUILD
WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE UMBRAL SHIELD, HAVE
KIDNAPPED YOUR BELOVED SLIME. IF YOU EVER
WANT TO SEE HIM ALIVE AGAIN, YOU WILL FOLLOW
OUR DEMANDS TO THE LETTER. FIRST, WE WANT
THAT BASTARD MILO TO COME TO THE BLACK
TOWER, ALONE AND UNARMED. WE WILL GIVE HIM
OUR NEXT DEMANDS. IF MILO DOES NOT COME TO
THE TOWER, OR HAS ANY WEAPONS OR BACKUP WHEN
HE COMES, WE WILL EXECUTE THE SLIME, AND MILO.
YOU HAVE 24 HOURS TO COMPLY.

Raydel began shaking as he finished reading. "Those fuckers..." He growled in fury.

"Lilaxi and Raydel need to go and tell Milo. Now." She gulped.

Raydel nodded silently, barely able to contain his anger, and they ran back to the Guild as fast as their legs could carry them.

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About half an hour later, with the sun beginning to rise, Lilaxi and Raydel arrived back at the Guild. Tesla, Xan, Guinevere and Buzzy were awake, and all of them jumped when Raydel kicked the door open.

"WHERE'S MILO?!" He yelled, puffing and panting.

"Still in bed." Xan replied. "Why? What's wrong?"

Raydel ran over and slammed the piece of paper down on the table. Everyone began reading it, and Tesla growled furiously.

"Xan, go wake Milo up now." He said very calmly.

Xan nodded and ran to fetch Milo. He came back with the tired Goblin a few moments later. Poor Milo was still in his pyjamas.

"What's going on? What's this about an emergency?" He yawned, flopping down in a seat beside Tesla. Xan slid the ransom note in from of Milo, and he began reading. Once he had finished, he was wide awake, and growling in anger.

He stood up, stormed back off to his room and slammed the door shut.

Even Tesla looked surprised.

"I don't think I have ever seen him that angry before." He remarked.

"He hasn't. I'm honestly worried." Xan added.

Lilaxi and Raydel waited with the others, and watched as Milo came back out, fully dressed. He stormed straight over to the front door and swung it open.

"Xan. If I am not back in an hour, bring the entire Guild and raze that tower to the ground." He ordered.

Xan nodded. "Please stay safe, Milo..." He replied.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Milo growled, storming out to rescue Oozey.

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Outside the Black Tower, Oozey was being held in a very small enchanted cage. It had been given all manner of enchantments to stop the Slime from escaping. He was being guarded by two rather large Minotaurs in pitch black cloaks and hoods, both of them wielding huge Warhammers. Around them were various other members of the Umbral Shield, and at the front, stood its leader, Umber Lightbane, a dark and mysterious Raven, clad in Blacksteel armour, and holding a Battleaxe.

"If I know that Milo..." Umber began, walking over to Oozey. "...he will turn up here soon after he gets that message. Then we will see just how much you're life is worth, little slime~" He chuckled.

Oozey said nothing, trying to stay strong, but he was terrified. He knew Milo would come rescue him, but what if Milo got hurt or even killed? He would never forgive himself for getting caught...

"UMBER!!!" Came Milo's voice from nearby.

"Ahh~ Right on schedule~" Umber chuckled, walking over to meet the Goblin.

Milo emerged from the woods that surrounded the tower, looking as awesome as ever. He stood about thirty feet from Umber, a look of pure rage on his face.

"Milo!" Oozey cheered, smiling for the first time since he had been captured.

"Silence you!" One of the Minotaurs growled, banging Oozey's cage with his hammer.

"AAGH!" Oozey yelped in fright, cowering in fear.

Milo snarled in fury. "You have always been a nuisance that needed to be dealt with, Umber, but kidnapping a Guild Member is a step too far. I hope you realise I cannot let you walk away from this." He spoke calmly, the serenity of his voice giving away nothing of the burning rage that simmered just below the surface.

Umber chuckled, and then laughed loudly, almost falling over. "You may have bested us in the past, Milo. But remember, as long as that Slime is nice and 'safe' in my Lock Box, you will do whatever I say, or he will find things a little constricted..." He replied, clicking his fingers.

Immediately, the bars in the cage that held Oozey started to grow. It was very, very slow, but sure enough, the area inside the cage was getting smaller. Oozey was panicking and started to cry in fear, his cries turning to screams of pain as the impenetrable metal bars started to crush him. He may have been an amorphous Slime, but with nowhere for his mass to go, he would soon be crushed to death.

Milo gasped and snarled in fury. "STOP IT NOW OR I WILL TAKE YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF!" He bellowed.

Umber clicked his fingers again and the bars returned to their normal size. Oozey stopped screaming and began breathing rapidly, trying to calm down again.

"Now you see that we aren't fucking about, Milo." Umber spoke calmly, a smile of satisfaction on his beak. He started pacing as he spoke. "Now that that unpleasantness is dealt with, I will give you some orders, and if they aren't followed to the letter, you will be joining Oozey in the afterlife. Do I make myself clear?"

Milo growled, holding a hand behind his back and trying to use some very precise magic without anyone realising. "Very well... What is it you bastards want?"

"You are going to disband the Shining Blade Guild. And not just the one here in Water's Edge. The Sijansar and Seacrest Guild's as well. Once that is done, you can have Oozey back. Understood?" Umber grinned.

Milo continued casting his magic, and narrowed his eyes. "Never gonna happen." He spoke clearly.

Oozey gasped, any hope of his escape immediately shattered. He was about to start crying again when he saw something appear in the metal of the ceiling of the cage. It was a small portal. Milo was obviously trying to get him out using a portal, and was distracting Umber so he could jump through. Without hesitation, Oozey leapt through, and ended up in the top of a tree nearby. He had a perfect view of what was going on, and could see that Milo had put a perfect copy of him in his place.

Umber chuckled. "I will give you a second to rethink your response, Milo. I know you don't want this Slime's blood, or ooze or whatever on your hands. You either get the entire Shining Guild group disbanded, or he will die in that cage, and you will die at the hands of my Acolytes. What is your response?"

Milo smiled, crossing his hands behind his back. "Go fuck yourself with a cactus~" He chuckled.

Umber snarled and clicked his hands. The bars of the cage grew insanely fast, pulverising Oozey in an instant. "Get him." He spoke to his minions.

Milo laughed and threw his hands out. "Gaia Blast!" He bellowed, causing a huge explosion on the two nearest Acolytes, blowing them to pieces. Umber didn't even look at them as they fell apart, his other minions running to follow his orders.

Milo sent them flying with swift blasts of energy, until it was just him, the two Minotaurs and Umber stood standing. "Might wanna get yourself some better followers, Umber." Milo chuckled.

"True. But at least I took one of your number." Umber smirked, gesturing to the cage.

Oozey leapt down from the tree, landing on Umber and knocking him to the floor, before bouncing over to Milo. "Guess again dickbag!" He yelled, almost turning red with anger.

Umber grunted and got back up, looking furiously at them both, before grinning. "I thought as much. Hehe. You two, deal with them. I'll see you back at the base if you survive." He added, before vanishing in a puff of smoke.

The two Minotaurs raised their hammers to their shoulders and started walking towards Milo and Oozey. "Got any ideas how to take these two down?" Milo asked the angry Slime at his feet.

"Do you have any spells that can make me go super fast?" Oozey replied.

"Yeah I do. Why?" Milo said, backing up further.

"Just use it on me and aim me at one of them." Oozey grinned. "Steel Slime!!!" He bellowed, turning his body a silvery metal colour.

Milo chuckled and scooped Oozey up. "Ultra Vacuum Cannon!" He called out, and shot Oozey like a Railgun. Before Milo could even blink, Oozey had drilled a hole through the first Minotaur, and knocked him back about a hundred feet. A second later, the second Minotaurs head vanished as Oozey ricocheted and obliterated it. Oozey came to a stop a few seconds later, back in his squishy blue form.

"WE DID IT!" He cheered, hopping into Milo's arms.

"That was very impressive~" Milo giggled.

"MILOOOOOOOOO!!!" Came Xan's voice from behind the trees.

Oozey hopped out of Milo's arms and chuckled. "That sounds like Xan."

"Yeah. I gave him orders to raze the tower if I wasn't back in an hour." Milo giggled.

Xan came charging out of the treeline, followed by Hyper, Raydel, Lilaxi, Gilp, Tesla, Buzzy, Shade and Ruby.

"WHERE ARE THEY?!" Xan bellowed, brandishing a rather formidable looking Greatsword.

Milo walked over to Xan and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Everything is fine, Xan~ We won~"

Xan blushed and visibly calmed down as Milo kissed him. "I'm so glad~" He replied, throwing his hands around the Goblin.

"Oozey!!!" Raydel yelled happily, leaping at the Slime and hugging him tight.

"Raydel!" Oozey cried, nuzzling into Raydel happily.

Tesla smiled. "Hehehe~ It's good to have you back Oozey~"

Gilp giggled, putting his Stave back on his back. "Well, looks like we weren't needed after all~"

Milo grinned. "Guess not~"

Suddenly, there was another puff of smoke behind Milo, as Umber reappeared and grabbed him from behind. "Guess again, Milo~" He grinned.

Xan saw him and his jaw dropped open, his eyes wide as his gaze fixed on Milo.

Milo gave him a look of utter despair as he and Umber vanished into nothing, the puff of smoke all that remained.

Everyone was in shock, Tesla included.

"MILOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Xan screamed in desperation.

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Xan fell to his knees and sobbed as Milo vanished in front of him.

"Tesla!" He gasped, tears streaming down his face. "Tesla you must have a spell to figure out where they went!"

Tesla looked down and shook his head. "I'm sorry, Xan..."

"DON'T YOU DARE!" Xan yelled. "YOU FIND OUT HOW TO BRING THEM BACK!"

Gilp sniffled and walked over to Xan, and wrapped his arms around him.

"He... He can't be gone..." Xan sobbed, burying his face in Gilps shoulder.

"All we can do is either hope that Milo breaks out, or that Umber sends us a ransom note or something..." Tesla replied.

Xan collapsed against Gilp, crying his heart out. Everyone else came close and hugged him tight, hoping and praying that Milo would be okay...

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Milo woke up in a small, dark prison cell. He was naked save for a pair of purple boxers and his jewellery.

"Where... Where the heck am I?" He asked to no-one in particular.

"You are in a cell in my real base, Milo." Umber chuckled smugly.

Milo wanted nothing more than to punch Umber square in the face.

"...What are you going to do to me?" Milo asked, not looking at the Raven.

"I'm going to take you apart... Piece by piece." Umber grinned. "I never wanted to disband your Guilds, Milo. I want to destroy them. I want to crush you all like the bugs you are~" He laughed, walking off. His sadistic laughter echoed through the empty room, empty save for Milo's cell.

Milo felt genuine fear. Umber had changed. He was nothing but a petty criminal before, running around causing mischief with his Umbral Shield gang. In a few short weeks he had turned from a harmless miscreant into a ruthless killer. And without his spells in this magic suppressing cell, he was completely at his mercy...

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Everyone else had gone back to the Guild, and Xan had to be knocked out by Hyper to stop him freaking out. He was now sleeping peacefully in his room.

"What the hell are we going to do?" Raydel spoke, saying what everyone else was thinking.

"I don't know. I really don't know..." Tesla spoke, pacing up and down in his Axolotl form, trying to think of anything that could help.

"What about Jar?" Gilp announced.

"Who?" Lilaxi asked. "Jar is a strange name."

"Jar. He is a scryer Goblin that lives in a hut at the base of Mount Sunpoint. He might me able to tell us where Milo was taken." Gilp replied.

"A Scryer huh?" Tesla pondered. "How far is Mount Sunpoint?"

"About three hours north of here." Gilp replied.

"Okay then. You head over there and see if he can help. You can take Buzzy with you." Tesla nodded.

Buzzy looked up and looked around. "Huh?"

Gilp chuckled and patted him on the back. "You are coming with me to see a Goblin Scryer." He smiled.

"Oh." Buzzy replied. "Okay then~" He smiled, standing up and stretching.

"See you guys later! We should be back before nightfall." Gilp exclaimed as he and Buzzy set off.

"Raydel. I want you and Oozey to go and see if you can find out any information about the Umbral Shield. Check the local Library, and ask anyone you see along the way." Tesla ordered.

"Understood." Raydel nodded.

"Okay Tesla." Oozey added, following Raydel outside.

"Guinevere. I want you to fly around the area and see if you can find any buildings that could be a hideout for the Umbral Shield." Tesla added.

"Can I come?!" Hyper smiled.

Tesla tilted his head. "Can you fly?"

Hyper grinned. "Angel Form!" He cheered, and two massive feathery wings appeared on his back.

"Well that answers that. Keep Hyper safe, Guinevere." Tesla grinned.

"Will do!" Guinevere grinned, and both she and Hyper flew off out of the Guild.

"Everyone else, stay around. We can't leave the Guild unprotected."

"Okay!" Lilaxi smiled.

"Don't vorry about a zing, Tesla~" Ruby added.

"Yeah. We won't let anything happen, Tesla." Shade grinned.

"Good. I am going to see an old friend. We are gonna need her if we are to take on the Umbral Shield." Tesla replied, heading to the door. "I should be back by tomorrow evening. If not, Ruby you take command."

"Aye aye, Tesla." Ruby nodded.

Tesla smiled and headed out, leaving Ruby, Lilaxi and Shade alone.

"...Is Milo back yet?" Xan mumbled as he wandered out of his room. He looked so stressed and tired.

Lilaxi pulled him onto the seat next to her and hugged him.

"Sadly no, Xan, but ve have multiple groups looking for him. Ve vill find him in no time, just you vait und see~" Ruby smiled.

Xan sighed and rested his head on the table. "Okay..."

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Back in his cell, Milo was just about to go to sleep. The bed he had was hard and uncomfy, but the stress had exhausted him so he fell asleep within minutes.

That was until minutes later, when Umber walked alongside the cell, banging each metal bar with his Battleaxe.

"Wakey wakey Milo~ " Umber chuckled, obviously taking great pleasure in causing Milo to suffer.

Milo simply chuckled, and looked at Umber. "The more you make me suffer, the more Xan is going to enjoy tearing you apart." He smirked.

"Hah! You think I care what your slutty little bitch thinks? I'll..." Umber began, but was cut off by Milo surging forward, wrapping his arms around Umber, and slamming him against the bars.

"DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT XANDER THAT WAY! I WILL GUT YOU LIKE A FISH!" Milo bellowed in rage, trying to choke Umber out.

Umber gasped and struggled to breath, but was saved by an Orc guard who gripped Milo's arms and twisted them off of his master. Umber fell to his knees, gasping for breath. "T-teach him some manners, Krai." He coughed.

The Orc nodded and stared directly at Milo. Milo gulped and watched as Krai snapped his arms backwards, and immediately screamed in agony, falling to the floor. "FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!" He bellowed, quickly using his Fullheal ability to reset his broken arms. The sickening cracks his arm bones made echoed through the room. Once he finished, Milo, stayed on the floor, crying with pain.

Umber smirked and stood back up. "Let that be a lesson to you." He spoke, before walking out of the room, followed by Krai.

Milo sobbed quietly, crawling back into bed as he rubbed his painful arms. "You fucker..." He growled, directing the barb at Umber.

He looked around and laid his head down on the pillow. "...I miss you Xan..." He sniffled, and fell back asleep...

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Gilp and Buzzy had reached the outskirts of Oceans Edge, and Mount Sunpoint was visible in the distance.

"Whoa. Thatzzz a big mountain." Buzzy marvelled, his eyes sparkling with wonder.

"Mhm! I know the place pretty well. I used to live there~" Gilp smiled, gazing fondly at the gorgeous mountain.

"Oh? That muzzzt have been cool~" Buzzy replied, following Gilp along the path that lead to the mountain.

"Yup~ I had a big farm, grew my own veggies, farmed Salmon in a man-made lake, grew a big field of wheat, and then used everything I farmed to make food. It was lonely though..." Gilp began. Buzzy watched and listened intently. "My cooking was actually how I joined the Guild. I had made a fresh batch of stuff from my farm, and was bringing it into town to sell it. I bumped into Milo and he bought one of my Pies. He said it was one of the best things he had ever tasted~" Gilp smiled and giggled. "I still feel proud of that~"

Buzzy giggled. "I would too~"

"Hehe~ Milo said that I should come and be the resident cook at the Guild, and I could be an adventurer at the same time. I jumped at the opportunity and never looked back~" Gilp grinned proudly.

"Cool!" Buzzy smiled.

After another hour of walking, a small shack came into view at the base of the mountain.

"There it is~ Jar's Shack~" Gilp smiled, rushing off to the makeshift structure, with Buzzy close behind.

Gilp tapped on the door, and some scuttling and toppling of objects, plus some panicked obscenities could be heard from behind the door.

"Come in! Come in!" The voice behind the door said after a few moments.

Gilp chuckled and opened the door. Inside was a pretty standard home; Bookshelves packed with books, comfy seating, various alchemy instruments and ingredients on a table, and in the middle of the table, sat a jar. This jar was about a foot wide, and about two feet tall. Poking out of the top of the jar, was a rather adorable looking Goblin's head. He had rather large ears, big round eyes and a tuft of wild green hair in the middle of his head. Buzzy was agog at the strange Goblin in a jar, but Gilp acted like it was the most normal thing in the world.

"Hey Jar~ How ya been?" Gilp grinned, walking over and hugging the Goblin.

"Gilp! It's been so long!" Jar cheered, nuzzling against the Feline's chest.

Buzzy was still just looking puzzled at Jar. "What... How are you in that Jar?" He asked.

Jar laughed. "Well, I simply climb in~" She giggled.

Buzzy. "Fair enough."

Gilp smiled. "We need your help, Jar. Milo has been kidnapped."

Jar gasped. "Oh my goodness! Who by?!" He exclaimed, looking shocked.

"The Umbral Shield." Gilp replied.

Jar growled. "Those miscreants..."

"We need you to find Milo with your psychic abilities." Gilp added, hoping that Jar would be able to help.

"I'll be happy to help. Lemme just focus and try and find him." Jar replied, closing her eyes.

Buzzy and Gilp watched as Jar floated up into the air, his jar floating with him. A bright light started emanating from the jar, slowly but surely enveloping the small Goblin entirely.

Jar then started humming. A deep, resonating hum. The kind of note that you can feel in your bones. Buzzy started to wobble as the thrumming note went through him. He held his hands to his head as the noise pierced his skull.

"Buzzy? Are you okay?" Gilp asked, realising the Scorpionfly was in serious discomfort.

Buzzy nodded, trying to endure the powerful vibrations, but his little body couldn't handle it anymore. He fell to one knee, then collapsed forwards. Gilp lunged and managed to catch him before he hit the ground.

"Hehe... I remember the first time I saw Jar's magic. The same thing happened to me." Gilp smiled, cradling Buzzy in his arms.

Jar continued humming for a few minutes, and then stopped, the light disappearing soon after.

"Oh. Is he okay?" She asked, looking at Buzzy, who was completely unconscious.

"Yeah. It's the same thing that happened to me all those years ago when I first witnessed your abilities first hand. He should be fine." Gilp replied.

"Oh good. Though, in sadder news, I cannot get a lock on Milo. It seems as though his magic power is being subdued." Jar explained.

"Damn..." Gilp sighed. "Well, is it okay if we stay here until Buzzy wakes up?"

Jar smiled. "Be my guest! Make yourselves comfy and I'll make some berry juice for us~" Jar announced, floating outside where she kept his berry bushes.

Gilp grinned and carefully hoisted Buzzy onto the comfy sofa that sat next to the bookshelf. He rested the Scorpionflies head on the arm of the sofa, and then sat down by his foot end. Scanning the bookshelf, Gilp saw a book titled 'Mystical And Mythical Plants' and took it off the shelf. Opening to the first page, he began reading to himself...

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Hyper and Guinevere were up in the beautiful, clear blue skies, scouting the area around Waters Edge, searching for any signs of a fortress or structure that could be hiding the Umbral Shield. Funnily enough they weren't very far from where Gilp, Buzzy and Jar were.

"Seen anything yet, Guinevere?" Hyper asked, looking around.

"Nope. Nothing yet... Wait..." Guinevere replied, when something nearby caught her eye.

One mountain nearby looked a little strange from above, like a chunk was missing from it. It was on a sheer cliff, and thus wouldn't have been noticed from the ground. Now that she had gotten closer, Guinevere could see that in this gap was what looked like a wall, with a symbol on it. That symbol was a Shield, with a crescent moon on it.

Hyper gasped. "That's the Umbral Shields marking!"

Guinevere grinned. "Let's go back and tell the others!" She cheered.

Hyper was about to follow, when his expression turned to one of absolute terror.

"What's wrong?" Guinevere asked him.

Hyper pointed to the wall they had just been looking at. There was now a large energy cannon pointing straight at them, charging an attack.

Guinevere's heart raced. "That must be their aerial defence system!" She yelled. "We need to get out of here! Now!" She bellowed, and both of them flew off rapidly, just as the cannon opened fire. Its shots were fast. Faster than anything Guinevere had ever seen. Hyper was easily able to dodge the shots from the cannon, but Guinevere wasn't as fast, and one shot struck her in the back, knocking her out of the sky.

"GUINEVERE!!!" Hyper bellowed, unable to help her as he tried dodging the shots from the energy cannon. He could only watch as Guinevere slammed into the ground, throwing a massive cloud of dust and dirt up. Once Hyper was out of range of the cannon, he swooped down to where Guinevere was...

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Gilp was sipping a glass of berry juice and chatting with Jar, when Buzzy groaned beside them.

"Ugh... My head... What happened?" He asked, looking around.

"You passed out after Jar started using her mind powers." Gilp explained.

"Yeah... Don't worry about it, it happens to everyone the first time." Jar added.

Buzzy was about to respond, when the sound of a huge impact nearby made them all jump.

"What the hell wazzz that?!" Buzzy gasped, leaping to his feet and running outside.

Gilp and Jar were following close behind, and when they saw what had happened, Buzzy screamed.

"Guinevere!!!" He cried, running over to the mighty Dragoness, crumpled in a heap. Her once beautiful armour was stained with her blood, and she was struggling to breathe.

Hyper swooped down out of nowhere and landed beside them. "Guinevere!"

Gilp and Jar stood back, Jar not really knowing what was going on, but Gilp was in tears.

"D... Don't l-let them... G-Get aw-way with thi-is..." Guinevere choked out, and within seconds, she was gone, her body going limp.

"No..." Buzzy sniffled, not quite believing what he just witnessed. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Hyper fell to his knees and cried his heart out.

Jar started crying as well, the sight too much for him to handle as she floated away.

Gilp walked over, and closed Guinevere's eyes. "Come on you two... We need to get her back to the Guild... We cannot leave her here..." He sniffled, barely keeping himself together.

Buzzy nodded, tears streaming down his face, and with Hyper and Gilp, they hoisted Guinevere up onto their shoulders. Slowly, they carried her down to Jar's Shack. Jar had fetched a large piece of cloth for them to use to carry her, so they didn't get covered in her blood. After saying their goodbyes, Gilp, Hyper and Buzzy carried on their journey, carrying their fallen comrade every step of the way...

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It was nightfall before Gilp, Hyper and Buzzy made it back to the Guild, a trail of blood marking their journey through Waters Edge.

Shade, Ruby, Lilaxi and Xan were sat at a table playing cards when they came in.

"Oh hey Gilp!" Shade smiled. "How was... Jar... Oh my god..."

As Shades face dropped, everyone else looked up to see the three of them holding a blood soaked bundle.

"Wh-who is that?" Xan asked.

"G-Guinevere..." Gilp replied, physically and mentally exhausted.

"S-she got shot down by an aerial defence cannon on the Umbral Shield base in Mount Sunpoint..." Hyper added, his cheek stained with tears.

Xan stood up and walked over to them, pulling the cloth off of Guinevere's face. He pulled it back over her and stepped back. "...You can bury her in the garden... I... I will be back in a little while..." He spoke very calmly.

Gilp watched him as he went out the front door. "Oh no..." He gulped.

"Wh-what?" Ruby asked, trying her best not to break down in tears.

"Xan may be about to do something very VERY reckless." Gilp replied. "Come on. We need to get Guinevere safely in the ground."

Buzzy and Hyper nodded, but just as they started heading out, Buzzy stumbled. Ruby and Lilaxi leapt forward to catch Guinevere, and Buzzy laid back on the floor, puffing and panting.

"You take a break, Buzzy." Gilp told him.

Buzzy nodded, and Shade helped him up into the booth, before rushing out to try and talk some sense into Xan...

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Raydel and Oozey, meanwhile, were on their way back to the Guild, having learned next to nothing about the Umbral Shield from the townsfolk. Oozey took the opportunity to demonstrate his new Metal Slime spell to Raydel.

They were almost back to the Guild, when someone in an alleyway, covered by a cloak, hissed at Raydel.

"Psssssst! You there! Goblin!" They spoke in a loud whisper.

Raydel stopped Oozey and looked at the cloaked figure. "Who are you?"

"That is of no concern... I hear you are looking for information about the Umbral Shield." They continued.

"Yes we are." Raydel growled. "But I will not listen to a word you have to say, if you don't show me who you are." He summoned his electrical energy around his mechanical arm, ready to strike them down if necessary.

"Okay! Okay..." They replied quickly, clearly not wanting to fight. They slowly raised their hands to their hood, and pulled it down.

Behind the hood was a rather scared looking Owl. She had pure white feathers, a bright yellow beak, and bright Cyan eyes. She stood about five feet tall, a little taller than Raydel. "I swear I mean you no harm. I was a part of the Umbral Shield." She spoke clearly, but there was fear in her voice.

"What is your name?" Oozey asked, now beside Raydel.

"I am Icara. Icara Lunawing." The Owl replied. "I was a mage for the Umbral Shield until they started worshipping that damn book..."

Raydel tilted his head. "Book? What book?" He asked.

"The Liber Nihilo. The Book of Nothingness. Apparently it was a book used by someone named... Sebek I think it was?" Icara explained.

Raydel and Oozey froze in shock. "Did you say SEBEK?!" Raydel yelled.

Icara jumped. "Y-yes I did. W-why?"

"Sebek was a brutally powerful and wholly evil Dark Magic user that nearly killed our entire Guild. It took one of our guys using the most powerful spell we had ever seen to kill him." Oozey replied.

Icara's eyes opened wide. "Wait... Sebek Ironfist?!" She screeched in fright. "Oh Gods... If I had known it was THAT book, I would have stolen it!" She punched a nearby wall in frustration, and immediately regretted it. "Ow..."

"Icara, we should take you back to the Guild. If you are a turncoat from the Umbral Shield, they will be after you." Oozey realised.

Icara seemed hesitant. "W-will you guys keep me safe?"

Raydel nodded. "Of course we will. You can count on us." He grinned.

Icara smiled. "Okay. Lead the way."

Icara started following Raydel and Oozey back to the Guild, not realising they had just missed Xan heading off to exact revenge...

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Tesla, meanwhile was flying over the ocean and heading to meet his old friend. He was in his Merlin form, hence his ability to fly. For those of you less educated, a Merlin is basically a smaller variant of a Falcon. Tesla, however, was slightly different. Instead of the usual light brown and white feathers, he had bright lemon yellow and black.

He had been flying all day, and was just coming to his destination, a big mountain with a rather impressive little castle about halfway up it. In this castle was Tesla's friend; Fluffy Deiyno, an insanely powerful Dino-Spearmaster. She would be able to help take down the Umbral Shield and save Milo.

Tesla landed on the grassy area around the castle, and smiled. He hadn't seen Fluffy in a long time.

He walked straight up to the big wooden door that stood in the centre of the wall, and banged on it.

"WHO GOES THERE?!" Came a loud Scottish voice from the other side.

"Pizza delivery!" Tesla chuckled.

The door swung open and there stood Fluffy. She was a six foot tall Feathered Dinosaur, bright pink and white, with a sky blue face and hands, and forest green eyes. She was clad in blue armour made of hundreds of hexagonal plates that hugged her curvaceous form perfectly. There were patches on her inner thighs and inner upper arms left bare for mobility, and on her back was a rather brutal looking Glaive, essentially a cross between a Spear and a War Scythe. She also had a big white tail with pink feathers on the end. As soon as Fluffy saw who it was, she sighed and smiled.

"Pizza delivery indeed. How ye been ye silly bastard~?" She chuckled and gave Tesla a hug, which he quickly reciprocated.

"Not too bad. How are you?" Tesla replied.

"Same here! Been perfecting the recipe for my Ayern Brew~" Fluffy replied. "That and fighting off those fucking nuisance seagulls."

Tesla chuckled. "Ayern Brew? What is it, beer?"

Fluffy shook her head. "Nah, it's Cider~ Ye should come in for a mug or two. After all, you did fly here all the way from Waters Edge. Ye must be knackered~" She chuckled, slapping Tesla on the back good-heartedly.

"Very well, but after that, we need to discuss something very VERY important." Tesla replied, following Fluffy inside.

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Xan was walking angrily down the road, heading to Mount Sunpoint, and Shade had finally caught up with him.

"XANDER!" Shade yelled, getting in front of the furious Goblin.

"Do not try and get in my way, Shade. I will not hesitate to strike you down." Xan replied angrily, trying to push past the Kobold.

Shade growled, shoving Xan back. "You cannot take them all on by yourself! Start thinking for a fucking second and you'll see that this is stupid!"

"I DO NOT FUCKING CARE ANYMORE! I AM GOING TO GET MILO BACK!" Xan screamed in rage. "THEY WILL SEE THE TRUE FURY OF A TIMELORD! CHRONOMAGIC, TIMELINE PAUSE!" He bellowed, firing a projectile of pure energy at Shade.

Shade summoned a huge shield with his magic and easily blocked it, before surging towards Xan with a Sabre. "You are not going to save him! You will get both of you killed! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT XANDER?!" He yelled slashing at Xan.

Xan drew his Shortsword and began expertly parrying Shade's attacks. He may not have appeared strong, but Xan was clearly a formidable fighter. He even managed to knock Shade back and start going on the offensive. Shade started blocking and parrying with perfectly timed swipes.

Xan's attacks were getting more and more aggressive, until Shade blocked him so perfectly that the Goblin toppled over and his sword went clattering along the pathway. Xan lay on his back, sobbing desperately. Shade dispelled his weapon and pulled Xan to his feet, hugging him tightly.

"I can't lose him, Shade..." Xan sobbed, hugging the Kobold tight. "If I lose Milo... I... I don't know if I will be able to go on... I'll be alone again..."

Shade looked into his eyes and slapped him across the face, making the Goblin's ears ring. "You have an entire Guild full of people willing to fight alongside you! You have countless friends and allies, one of whom has already given their life! You just abandoned them all in favour of trying to do something that is impossible!" Shade yelled at him.

"...I'm sorry..." Xan replied, rubbing his cheek. It had already turned red from Shade's stinging slap.

"...Come here..." Shade sighed, holding his arms open again.

Xan hugged him again, and they stood there silently hugging in the moonlight.

"I understand your anger, Xan... But what would Milo say, if he knew you were trying to rescue him on your own?" Shade asked.

"...He would slap me harder..." He chuckled.

Shade chuckled as well, and Xan looked down at the floor, sniffling.

"...I love him, Shade... I love him so fucking much..." He sobbed. "If we manage to rescue him, I am gonna ask him to marry me. I've wanted to ask him for so long, and the moment the opportunity comes along, I am taking it." He added, wiping his eyes.

Shade smiled. "I promise you, you will have the opportunity. I swear on my life." He grinned.

Xan smiled. "Thank you Shade. Come on... Let's get back to the Guild..."

The two of them walked slowly back to the Guild, about to meet the newest member of the group.

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"They kidnapped Milo!?" Fluffy spluttered. "How in the fuck did they manage that?"

"They captured Oozey and used him as bait." Tesla replied, finishing his drink.

"Well, needless to say I will help ye. Lemme get some supplies ready, and we can set off in the morning." Fluffy smiled. "Ye can sleep here if ya like, Tesla."

"Thanks Fluffy. Much appreciated~" Tesla replied, stretching out and curling up on the sofa he had been sat on.

"No worries, Tesla. Ye have a good nights sleep." Fluffy chuckled as she left the room.

Tesla got comfy, and with his head on a nice, soft pillow, he fell promptly asleep.

Fluffy headed to the Castle Larder and grabbed a bag of fresh strawberries, and a bottle of Ayern Brew Cider, and packed them into a satchel. She then headed down to the armoury and grabbed her War Shield, before heading up to her bedroom to get a good nights sleep.

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Back at the Guild, Raydel and Oozey had been told what had happened over the course of the day, about Guinevere, and Jar, and Xan, and Oozey and Raydel had told everyone what Icara had told them about the Liber Nihilo, about Umber and Sebek. Everyone had then eaten dinner together, including Icara. After dinner, everyone had gone to their respective bedrooms, and Icara was just heading to bed when she heard sobbing coming from one of the bedrooms. She gently tapped on the door.

"Is everything okay in there?" She asked.

"Yeah... I'm fine..." Buzzy replied from the other side of the door.

"You sure?" Icara asked. "I could come and give you a hug if you like."

She heard Buzzy sniffle and walk over to the door, which promptly opened. "...A hug soundzzz nice right about now..."

Icara smiled and gently embraced the Scorpionfly. She giggled as she felt his four arms wrapped around her and hug her back.

Buzzy sniffled and smiled too. "Thank you, Icara~" He said as he stepped back again.

"No worries~" Icara replied.

Buzzy looked at Icara. She had gotten rid of the robe she was wearing when she met Raydel and Oozey, and was now showing her usual attire; A Shiny Silver circlet with a crescent moon in the centre on her head, a beautiful vivid Cobalt Blue bustier top, with yellow stars dotted all over it, a pitch Black battle skirt, with leather straps around the waist for attaching potions, satchels, sheathes etc., and a silver pendant with a star on it.

"I uhh... I better get some sleep..." Buzzy smiled, yawning.

"Yeah, me too. Thank you for being so welcoming to me... I hope I get to spend a long time with all of you." Icara grinned.

"Likewizzze!" Buzzy giggled.

Icara headed off to her room, and Buzzy closed the door, and just like that, the Guild was silent once more...

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Milo had gotten no sleep thus far, and he was highly unlikely to get any during the night. Umber had set up a magic crystal that made a piercing screech noise every 100 seconds. However, he had neglected to leave a guard outside Milo's cell, which gave the Goblin more than enough opportunity to find anything to knock it over and shatter the crystal. He had tried to use his magic to do so multiple times, even by holding his hands outside the bars of the cell, but it was no use. As long as any part of him remained within the confines of the cell, his magic was useless. So he had spent the last half an hour scouring the entirety of his tiny cell for anything he could use as a projectile. He had found two pebbles, and a small, sharp fragment of metal. The metal he had already concealed on himself for future use, but he was currently eyeing up the pedestal upon which the crystal sat. It was a good twenty feet away, and about 4 feet off the ground. To make matters worse, the crystal was surrounded by iron bars. The bars were spaced apart enough that the crystal could easily topple out between them, but actually hitting it with a projectile would be many times more difficult.

"Okay... You can do this..." Milo muttered, psyching himself up as he tossed the stone in his hands a few times, gauging its weight. He leaned his arm out of the bars, and swung, releasing the pebble.

It clattered noisily against the bars and bounced along the ground, finally coming to rest a few feet away from Milo. He quickly grabbed it and sighed with relief. He had been lucky enough to get another attempt with this stone, and he was going to take it seriously.

Once again, he lined up his shot, and tossed the stone. It sailed through the air, and smacked into the top of the plinth that the crystal was resting on. This second shot had been much closer, but it had cost him a stone.

"Last try..." He muttered, gauging the weight of this new stone.

This was it. Do or die. All or nothing.

Milo tossed the stone as hard as he could, and it ricocheted off the side of one bar, and inside, where it struck the crystal perfectly,, knocking it over. It toppled down, slid between the bars, and fell out, shattering into a million tiny pieces as it struck the cold, hard stone floor. Milo cheered internally and rapidly got into bed. Who knows how long he had before Umber or one of his minions would come down and replace the crystal, so he was going to make the most of the peace and quiet by getting some well deserved sleep. His eyes fell shut as his head hit the pillow, and he was asleep moments later, his mind thinking of only one thing... Xan.

Chapter Text

The next morning, Icara was the first awake, and walked out into the main area of the Guild.

As she sat down at one of the booths, she looked around and smiled.

"It's about time I was part of a nice group~" She thought.

At that moment, Shade and Hyper came out and saw Icara.

"Morning Icara! How did you sleep?" Shade asked.

"Pretty good! Those beds are soooooooooo comfy~" Icara giggled.

"I know~" Shade smiled, looking at Hyper with a wink.

Hyper giggled and blushed. "How about I make us all some breakfast?"

"Yeah!" Icara cheered, throwing her hands up in the air.

"Need any help~?" Shade asked.

"Hehehe~ Nope~ Watch and learn~" Hyper grinned, and then started zipping around the kitchen area in a way that made his name seem slow.

"Holy crap he is fast." Icara gasped, her beak open in awe.

Within a few minutes, Hyper had cooked a big plate each of scrambled eggs with cheese and pepper for all three of them.

"There we go~" He grinned as he sat down to eat.

Icara was still agog in awe.

"There is a reason I am called Hyper~" He smiled.

"I'll say~" Icara giggled, tucking into her breakfast. After the first mouthful, a dreamy smile spread across her beak. "Yummm~"

Just then, Oozey and Raydel came out. Oozey was bouncing along happily, but Raydel looked like he had gotten almost no sleep.

"Morning everyone!" Oozey smiled, bouncing up onto a nearby table. Raydel sat beside him and muttered a greeting, and promptly fell asleep.

"Huh." Shade remarked, looking at Raydel, before continuing to eat.

"Morning you two! Want some breakfast?" Hyper asked.

"Yes please!" Oozey grinned.

"Yes... Thanks..." Raydel groaned.

Hyper nodded and went back to work, cooking at a rapid pace, when Tesla, back in his Axolotl form, and a strange, brightly coloured feral Raptor came through the door.

"Morning everyone!" Tesla grinned.

The feral Raptor changed into an anthro Raptor in the blink of an eye, and smiled warmly. "Mornin'!" She grinned.

"Hey Tesla!" Shade smiled, but the frowned as he remembered that Tesla didn't know about Guinevere. "...Before we do anything else, I need to show you something..." He sighed, having finished his food and stood up, and started walking out the back to the garden.

Tesla looked at Fluffy, puzzled, but followed nonetheless.

"You get acquainted with everyone while I see what this is all about, Fluffy." He told her, before heading out to the back of the Guild with Shade.

"Aye, Tesla!" She smiled.

Tesla stopped beside Shade outside.

"What's going on?" He asked.

Shade simply gestured in front of them. Tesla looked. There was a gravestone, that read 'Here lies Guinevere Diamondwing. Rest In Peace.'

Tesla felt his anger boil. "...How..." He growled.

"She and Hyper were scouting from the air, looking for the Umbral Shield base, and they found it. It activated some sort of Aerial Defence system, and Guinevere took a direct hit. She died shortly after." Shade explained as best as he could.

"...This ends today. No matter how it ends, whether its with with all of us ending up with her, or us rescuing Milo and killing Umber, this ends TODAY!!!" Tesla bellowed.

Shade nodded. "I agree. Let's take their shield and pierce straight through it." He smiled.

Both of them headed back inside, and Tesla stood at the front of the group.

"Shade and Hyper, go and wake everyone up, and get them fed and ready to go." Tesla spoke assertively.

"On it." Shade nodded.

"Will do, Tesla." Hyper smiled.

The others waited, as Tesla sat at a table and began planning something.

About an hour later, everyone in the Guild, was fed and awake, and sat in a cluster together.

"OKAY! LISTEN UP EVERYONE!" Tesla bellowed, making sure everyone's attention was on him. "Today we are assaulting the Umbral Shield base to rescue Milo. We have already lost a very good fighter, and to be perfectly honest, we may lose more. But we cannot let these cultist scumbags get away with it."

Everyone muttered among themselves in agreement.

"I know many of you were friends with Guinevere, as was I, so we are going to get vengeance for her, and for Milo. Not one of the Umbral Shield will leave the battlefield alive. We will hunt them down and destroy them all!" Tesla exclaimed.

Everyone raised their fists in solidarity and cheered with Tesla.

"Everyone get ready while I iron out the plan with Shade and Hyper. You two, over here." He added, gesturing to Shade and Hyper. "You two, get over here."

Shade and Hyper walked over and sat at the same table as Tesla.

"Do you have a plan, Tesla?" Shade asked.

Tesla nodded. "Yep. What is the most powerful weapon you have unlocked with your Runelock Magic, Shade?" Tesla asked.

"Gotta be my Grand Hammer." Shade chuckled, summoning the hammer. It was easily 6 feet in length, with a massive head, about 3 feet long and 2 feet wide and tall.

Tesla grinned. "Perfect~ Hyper, how fast can you fly?"

"Faster than you, that's for sure~" Hyper giggled smugly.

"Excellent~ Well, my plan is for me and Hyper to fly over the base, and turn you, Shade, into a living projectile to take out their defences in one fell strike. Then when their troops come out, we all run in and massacre them." Tesla grinned.

"Sounds good to me~" Shade chuckled, dispelling his hammer.

"I'll be with you all the way, Tesla~" Hyper grinned.

"Okay then, let's tell everyone the plan, and go put it into action." Tesla smiled, standing up and walking back to the group. "Everyone! We have the battle plan!"

"'Bout time!" Lilaxi cheered.

"Hehe~ Okay, the plan is this; Hyper, Shade and I will destroy the Aerial Defence System with a combination attack, and then when the Umbral Shield comes out to attack, we all run in and slaughter them!" Tesla explained.

"Sounds good to me!" Icara smiled.

"Ve vill destroy zem all for Guinevere and Milo!" Ruby added, holding her Sword aloft.

"I wanna get payback on Umber for locking me up too." Oozey growled.

"...Umber is mine." Xan said calmly, readying his Greatsword, obviously not choosing his Shortsword today.

"Okay then. Time to go prove what the Shining Blade is made of!" Tesla cheered.

"YEAHHHHH!!!" Everyone cheered in response, and surged out of the Guild together.

"Ready Shade?" Tesla asked the Kobold running beside him as he changed into his Merlin form.

Shade summoned his Grand Hammer and nodded. "Let's do this."

Tesla nodded at Hyper, and the Canine summoned his wings. Tesla and Hyper grabbed hold of Shade by his arms and lifted him high up into the sky, surging towards the Umbral Shield base in Mount Sunpoint, while all the rest carried on running towards the same destination.

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A few minutes later, thanks to Fluffy's Warp magic and Tesla and Hyper's flying speed, everyone was in position. The group on the ground were all spread out over the area near the mountain, ready for the signal to attack. Tesla, Hyper and Shade were high in the sky, out of range of the Umbral Shields Aerial Defence System.

"The higher we are when we launch Shade, the faster he is gonna go." Hyper told Tesla.

"Yep. How high are you okay with, Shade?" Tesla asked the Kobold.

Shade grinned. "We are probably only gonna get one shot at this, so go as high as you can~" He laughed.

"You heard him, Hyper~ Up we go!" Tesla chuckled, and both he and Hyper soared even higher.

"Jeez... This is gonna be insane." Gilp remarked, his Staff ready across his back.

"Zis is vone hell of a velcome, Icara~" Ruby yelled to the Owl on her right.

"Yeah! And don't worry about getting injured, I will be able to heal almost anything! Just... Don't get killed!" Icara replied, loud enough so everyone could hear.

"Isn't that always the plan?" Raydel replied, still looking out of it.

"True." Lilaxi chuckled, twirling her Spear around her.

Meanwhile, even higher above them, Tesla and Hyper were preparing to launch Shade at the cannon that made up the Umbral Shield's Base Defence.

"Okay, let's do this!" Tesla bellowed, and he and Hyper began spinning vertically, preparing to slingshot Shade straight at the Cannon.

They released him perfectly, and Shade went straight into a diving position, his Hammer behind him. He knew that only the perfect impact would do, and he wasn't about to let his Guild down. Once he reached terminal velocity, and just within range of the Cannon, he started spinning vertically. The Cannon below him was just starting to aim at him, but he knew he would hit it before it cold fire. He and his Hammer were now a blur, spinning like a dervish as he got closer and closer.

"Come on Shade!" Tesla grinned as he and Hyper flew back down to join the others.

"This one is for everyone who has had to suffer at the hands of Sebek and Umber... This is for Milo... For Guinevere... For Nicky... For Shane... For Jessi... For Kaiser... And for Flynt! And for the thousands of others!" Shade snarled, readying his Hammer. "TERATON..... SLAM!!!!" He bellowed, transferring all his momentum through his Hammer, which he swung perfectly into the end of the Cannon.

The Cannon was forced backwards into the side of the mountain with such force that it crumpled. Shade quickly summoned a huge Shield and slid down the side of the Mountain to join the others. But there was something that nobody planned on.

"Uhhhh.... Tesla?" Fluffy asked the Merlin as Shade joined up with them. "That is a magic powered cannon, and probably has reserves of energy to allow it to fire multiple times right?"

"Correct." Tesla replied.

"Now that Shade has essentially smashed it into it's own energy reserves, isn't it about to blow up?" Fluffy added, gulping.

"...Oh fuck." Tesla realised Fluffy was right. With nothing to control the magic power and focus it into the Cannon, it was about to be released all at once. "EVERYONE GET BACK!!!"

But it was too late. The Cannon and its mounting platform erupted, and a massive explosion ripped the side of the Mountain clean off, sending huge fragments of rock in every direction at lethal speeds. Everyone fast enough to throw up shields or use defensive spells did so, but a few of the group didn't have such abilities, namely Raydel, Buzzy, Lilaxi and Gilp.

Raydel was using his Inertia Ray to stop larger pieces of rock from hitting him, but a single fragment the size of an apple blasted him in his chest, taking him off his feet and about 30 feet backwards. He was dead before he hit the ground. Gilp was somehow managing to deflect projectiles with rapid strikes from his staff, but some were getting through. He took a shot to the knee and the hip, and collapsed, screaming in agony. Buzzy tried to outmanoeuvre the larger chunks, but got hit by one and sent flying, way further than Raydel. Lilaxi used her Fire Wings to deflect as much as she could, but her spell was weakening.

Tesla, Hyper and Xan started getting the injured safely away from the rockfall, and Icara started healing those that were injured.

Then, to make matters even worse, Umber appeared at the opening that had just been created at the side of the mountain.

"YOU BASTARDS WILL PAY FOR THAT! PREPARE TO FACE THE FULL POWER OF THE UMBRAL SHIELD!!!" He bellowed furiously, surging down the mountain with hundreds of cloaked soldiers following behind him.

"Fuck. We need to protect Icara while she heals everyone." Tesla growled. "Anyone who can stand, get ready to fight!!!"

Xan surged off through the chaos, his Greatsword held ready. "I'M GOING AFTER UMBER!" He bellowed. "TIME TO SHOW THESE HEATHENS THE TRUE FURY OF A TIMELORD!!!"

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Xans mission was simple; Break out Milo, Kill anyone in his way, then get back out and hack Umber into tiny pieces.

It didn't take long for the Goblin to fight his way through with his trusty Greatsword, and reach the Umbral Shield base itself, at which point he put his Greatsword on his back, and drew his Shortsword. The sounds of fighting were heavy behind him as he started searching for his beloved.
"MILO!!!" He called out, desperate for any response. The only response he did get was Umbral Shield soldiers charging at him, which he quickly cut down with well placed slashes and Chronoblasts.
Eventually after sprinting through many tunnels, Xan came across the prison cells.
"Milo?! Are you in here?!" He called out, sheathing his Shortsword.
"...Xan? Is that you?" Milo replied from a cell nearby, sounded weak, extremely tired and near breaking point.
Xander gasped and sprinted over, both hands on the bars of the cell as he stared in at his beloved.
Milo saw him and rushed over as fast as he could, planting his lips against Xans, kissing him with every ounve of strength left in his broken body. Xans hands slipped through the iron bars and wrapped around Milo, hugging him tightly.
"You know... You could break open the door and we could do this properly~" Milo giggled, blushing madly.
"...Oh yeah." Xan smiled, clearing his throat as he drew his Greatsword. "Stand back Milo." He commanded.
Milo did as instructed, reyreating to the far corner of the cell. Xan took his sword in both hands and swung it back over his head. In a single brutal slash, Xan cleaved straight through the mechanism being held in place by a lock, shattering the lock itself and sending chunks of metal clattering along the floor.
Milo wasted no time in knocking the cell door open and feeling his magic flow back into him. All the colour returned to Milo's face and skin, and he felt whole again now that his lover had saved him.
Xander quickly put his sword away again and ran over to Milo, hugging him tight and kissing him once again. Milo happily reciprocated, wrapping his legs around Xan as well as his arms.
Xan struggled to hold him up, and pretty soon he had collapsed on the floor on his back, with Milo sat on his crotch.
"Heehee~ That's more like it~" Milo grinned, rubbing his barely clothed rump against Xans crotch, easing a lewd moan out of them.both.
"Oh dear god~ Ohhhh fuck~" Xan moaned, covering his face in embarassment. "If someone walks in right now..."
"Then I'll spear them with vines and continue riding you~" Milo replied, rubbing himself against Xans steadily growing bulge.

"M-Milo~ A-As much as I w-want to do this, we are k-kinda at war ya know." Xan panted, rather quickly losing brain power as all the blood rushed elsewhere.
"Yeah... I kinda figured that one... Come on~" Milo smiled, standing up slowly and helping Xan up. "Lets go find my equipment and rejoin the fray."
"Okay." Xan replied, and then he remembered the promise that Shade had made to him. He quickly pulled Milo back and stood there looking a little nervous.
"...are you okay, Xander?" Milo asked, looking a little worried.
Xan nodded and rummaged through his pockets, looking for something. "Milo... I wish I could have done this in a more romantic spot, and under better circumstances... But either one of us could perish today, so I am doing it now." Xan began, looking into Milo's eyes.
Milo gasped and blushed wildly as Xan got down on one knee.
"I have loved you since the moment I first met you, Milo. Losing you to Umber was the most painful thing I have had to endure... And I promise, nothing like this will ever happen again. You are my everything~" Xan continued, smiling as he produced a ring from his pocket. "Milo, will you marry me~?"
Milo dragged Xan to his feet and kissed him all over his face. "Of course I will you silly Goblin!"
Xan whooped for joy and kissed Milo back, before slipping the ring onto his finger. "Thank you~"
"No... Thank you~" Milo replied, sniffling happily. "Come on. Lets go help the others."

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Back outside, Tesla and the others were obliterating the Umbral Shield, but the sheer numbers were starting to take their toll. Muscles ached, hits started to lose their strength, and the enemy were starting to push Tesla and co back.
"Come on ye fuckin' heathen scum!" Fluffy bellowed, eviscerating and beheading enemy troops with ease.
"How are there so many of them?!" Lilaxi asked, dodging a strike, and counterattacking with a brutal burst of fire.
"THATS BECAUSE THEY ARE CLONES!!!" Umber laughed maniacally, hovering over the battlefield like a lich.
"What?!" Tesla remarked, spinning his axe round to smash an enemy in the head.
"WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL SORCERORS IN THE WORLD, JUST PUMPING OUT CLONES OF MY TROOPS! FOR EVERY ONE YOU KILL, FIVE MORE TAKE ITS PLACE!!! BAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!" Umber yelled, doubling up with laughter.
Everyone felt their hearts sink. There was no way they could win. Even Fluffys attacks started losing their lethality. Everyones morale was completely and utterly wrecked.

Nobody stopped fighting, but the fight had gone from everyone, even Tesla. Everyone, except for Icara. She saw the change in everyone, she could feel everyones injured spirits, their injuries.
"Come on you guys!" She called out, still holding up her own spells to heal and boost everyone. "It doesn't matter how many clones they have, they will run out."
Tesla nodded and pulverised another twenty with a beam of energy, before taking aim directly at Umber.
"Calamity Ray!!!" He bellowed, immediately switching to his Wolf form, and spinning Soulrend like a tornado, creating a beam of energy that arced and spiralled its way towards Umber.
Icara watched with her fingers crossed, metaphorically of course, as the beam struck Umbers magic shield.
"Come on! Go through!!!" Tesla screamed furiously, putting everything he had into the attack.
"You call yourself the Master of Sorcery?!" Umber laughed, holding a single hand up to absorb the attack.
Tesla was gobsmacked, and his strength was dwindling. Everyone had been fighting almost non-stop for three hours, and it was taking its toll. It seemed like Icara was the only one with any reserves of energy left.
"You are PATHETIC!!!" Umber spat, as if the act of looking upon his enemies was staining his soul. "Roaring End!!!" He bellowed, gathering masses of dark energy in his hands, and releasing it as a huge bolt of lightning. It made the light around it bend and distort as it smashed into Tesla, who only just had time to throw up a defensive spell.
A huge explosion of dark energy ripped scores of the clones to pieces, and sent Tesla, Buzzy, Lilaxi and Fluffy flying. Everyone else, even the clones, stopped fighting to look over at the carnage.
Milo and Xan appeared at the opening in the mountain just as the hit landed, and Xan fell to his knees.
"No..." He gasped, tears rolling down his face as he saw his allies scattered like bowling pins.
Milo started snarling like a feral beast, and surged down the mountainside, clutching the piece of metal he had harvested from his cell.

Ruby and Shade were both injured in the blast as well, but Hyper managed to grab them both and drag them inside Icaras shield. Oozey was still ricocheting around, taking out masses of clones by utilising his metal form.
Gilp had performed an activation spell on his staff, turning it into a brutal Billhook, which he was using to carve through waves of enemies at a time. They had gotten a second wind, spurred on by their injured comrades. But Umber was charging up what may have been the most powerful spell ever conceived.
"Its time that this was finished. Say goodbye, Tesla. And everyone else as well! Oblivion Finale!" He bellowed, about to release a massive blast of energy.
"Moon Jump!" Milo yelled, launching himself up into the air, aiming directly at Umber. Before Umber could fire his attack, Milo plunged the metal shard straight into his shoulder, grabbing hold of him in the process.
"Aaaaaaaaggghhh!!!" Umber screamed, trying to grab hold of the Goblin as he plunged the shard into him again and again.
"DIE YOU FUCKING SCUMBAG!!!" Milo screamed, but his attacks were cut short when Umber grabbed him by the throat and hurled him at the ground. A cloud of dust was thrown up as Milo hit the dirt, knocking the wind out of him and breaking a few ribs in the process.
Then, Xander saw red. "UMBER!!!!" He howled in absolute fury, taking off like a rocket. "CHRONOMAGIC! FASTFORWARD!"

Xans speed increased by a factor of ten, as he drew his Greatsword and held it out, aimed straight at Umbers heart. Umber had no time to react as Xan crashed into him, both of them slamming into the ground. The only thing stopping Xans blade from going straight through Umber was a powerful defensive spell. They were stuck in a deadlock, Xan pushing down with every ounce of strength on Umber, and Umber pushing back using his defensive spell.
"SHADE! DO IT NOW!!!" Xander screamed.
Shade looked over and saw the sword that Xan was holding straight up, aimed at Umbers heart, and nodded. Icara quickly used a speed boost and rapid healing spell on the Kobold as he summoned his grand hammer, and leapt up into the air, spinning rapidly.
Umber knew what was coming, and took precautions to stop it.

"Liber Nihilo! Final Shield!" He growled, creating a huge, immovable shield of pure darkness over himself.
Xan kept the greatsword aimed at Umbers heart with one hand. "Chronomagic! Ultra Fastforward!" He bellowed, aiming his other hand at Shade.
Shade span so fast that he began to create a maelstrom around him. Still he kept his hammer poised and ready.
"NOW!!!" Xander ordered.
"Teraton Meteor STRIIIIIIIIIIKE!!!!" Shade bellowed, slamming his hammer down on the handle of the Greatsword, blasting it straight through the Final Shield, and straight through Umbers chest.
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK!!!!!!" Umber screamed in agony, and one by one, all the clones began to vanish, disappearing like smoke. Umbers shield evaporated, and Fluffy. Who had since recovered, leapt through the air, planting her Glaive straight through Umbers throat, cutting off any chance of him casting more spells.
Milo held his hands to the ground and weakly spoke. "M... Metal Vines!" He gasped, causing razor sharp wires of metal to burst from the ground, pulling Umbers arms down and keeping them still. But somehow, Umber easn't dead. The Liber Nihilo was keeping him alive.
"Icara!" Tesla coughed, clutching his stomach. "You need to get over there... And use your most powerful holy spell! Now!!!" He grunted, and fell forward, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Icara sprinted over and flew up into the air, flying about fifty feet above Umber.
"Everyone get back now!!!" Fluffy bellowed, retreating with everyone else. Xan ran to gather Milo, and hauled him to safety.
Icara started focusing all her energy, and a massive pair of glowing angelic wings appeared behind her. Umber was desperately trying to cast anything, but the weapons and spells keeping him tied to the ground were too strong.
"You will not corrupt anyone anymore, Liber..." Icara spoke, her voice booming from the heavens.
The Liber Nihilo was trying to seperate itself from Umber, but Umber was keeping it from escaping.
"P-please... End this..." Umber begged, using all his strength to stop the book from getting free.
Icara nodded, and held her hands up. "ARCHANGELS RETRIBUTION!!!" She screamed, and a huge beam of light blazed down from the heavens, enveloping Umber and the Liber Nihilo in all-consuming fire.
Everyone who was conscious could hear Umber screaming in agony, as well as the book itself, being wiped from existance by the sheer power of Icaras spell. After what seemed like forever, but was actually only a few moments, the beam of light subsided, and Icara, drained of all her energy, plummeted to the ground. Fluffy surged over and caught her before she hit the ground, and looked at the patch of charred soil where Umber was, and now only contained her Glaive, Xanders Greatsword and two hoops of Metal Vines.
"We did it." She spoke quietly, panting.
Shade, Xander, Oozey and Gilp all hugged Milo in celebration, leaping in joy.
"Oy! There will be plenty of time for that later!!!" Fluffy bellowed, making them all stop. "Get and help everyone!"
They nodded, and scoured the battlefield for survivors.
Xan helped Milo over to a large boulder and pulled his shirt open, examining his chest as he struggled to breathe.
"As soon as Icara wakes up, we can heal you." He said calmingly.
"Hahh... I... I could do it myself if... I could move my damn arms..." Milo growled, furious at his own injuries. Xander held his hands and pushed them against his chest, and Milo chuckled, now able to heal his own injuries.
Fluffy laid Icara down beside Milo, and ran to help Hyper carry Tesla over to the others.
Shade found Buzzy and Lilaxi at the base of a pile of rocks. Lilaxi regained consciousness a few moments later, but Buzzy...
"Come on Buzzy. It's time to get up buddy..." He said, shaking the Scorpionfly.
He got no response at all. Tears streamed down Shades face as he realised that Buzzy was dead. The blast from Umbers spell had sent pebbles through his skull with the force of a shotgun blast. He wasn't going to leave him though.
Lilaxi helped hoist Buzzys body up, and carried him over.
Ruby and Oozey found Raydels body, and Oozey melted into a puddle of tears beside him. Ruby started crying as well, unable to stop herself even a little. Fluffy saw them and quickly rushed over, giving both Oozey and Ruby a hug.
"Come on... We need to get him back to the Guild..." She spoke softly.
Icara woke up not long after, and looked around at all her dead and injured comrades. She didn't give any thought to grief, she just went to work, healing anyone who needed it. One thing was certain, however. The battle was over, and good had triumphed. The Liber Nihilo was gone, Umber was dead, the Umbral Shield had been vanquished, and the survivors would soon be back at the Guild, making preparations for paying respect to the fallen.

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Later that evening, under the light of the moon, everyone was gathered around to pay respects to Raydel and Buzzy. They had already been buried so that they didn't have their injuries on show. Shade was stood between the two graves, and after a period of silence, he spoke up.
"...It seems like all we keep doing is burying our allies... Raydel... Buzzy... Guinevere..." He sniffled, wiping a tear away. "Nicky... Shane... Jessi... Kaiser... Flynt..." He continued.

Most of those present were in tears already at this point.
"The only solace we can take in their death... Is that their suffering is at an end... And as long as there is one of us left, we will keep the memory of all those we have lost alive. Raydel was a proud freedom fighter, and played a major part in the freeing of Sijansir from Sebek. Buzzy, was a newcomer, and had bucketloads of potential. Both of their lives ended far too soon..." Shade sobbed, barely able to keep speaking.
Hyper rushed over and grabbed him as he stumbled, hugging him tight.
Tesla stood up from his chair, a massive bandage wrapped around his waist. He slowly hobbled over to Shade, and put an arm around him. "We have all suffered greatly in the last few days. I think I speak for everyone, when I say that we all need some time. Time to heal, time to grieve, time to remember, and be together. If anything, the only plus side to losing two allies in this way, is that it has made the bonds we have forged between each other unbreakable." He spoke with his usual air of authority, before slowly turning to the graves behind him. "Raydel and Buzzy, may you now find peace in the afterlife."

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The next morning, the mood was still very low in the Guild. Most of the members hadn't even ventured outside their bedrooms. One person who had was Milo. His injuries had all but healed, and he left Xander asleep in bed to wander into the Guild Hall. Gilp was sat at his post in the bakery, his eyes closed as he rested his head on the counter-top. Two injuries, one in his right shoulder, the other in his left leg, had been treated, but were still giving the poor feline problems, so he soon stirred awake. As soon as he opened his eyes, he noticed Milo, wandering.
"Oh hey Milo... I didn't hear you come in." Gilp spoke, rubbing his eyes.
"Hey Gilp... Sorry if I woke you... I was just... Going for a walk..." Milo sighed, taking a seat at the bakery section.
"The mood round here sucks... I know everyone is still grieving, but... Surely everyone staying in their rooms alone and away from everyone else is gonna make things worse isn't it?" Gilp asked.
Milo nodded. "Yes. It is. But... We need to wait..."
Gilp nodded, and looked over as he heard footsteps coming down the corridor.

Icara came out, and it was clear that she had been crying. Her cheeks were bright red, and she looked absolutely exhausted.
"Icara..." Milo spoke softly, wandering over to her and giving her a hug. "You should still be in bed, sweetheart..."
"I don't wanna be alone..." She replied, burying her beak in Milo's shoulder.
"Aww... You can stay out here if you want. I can grab you a pillow if you like." Milo replied.
Icara nodded and flopped in a booth next to Milo, resting her head on the table. Milo quickly scurried off to get some fresh pillows, and Gilp came and sat in the same booth, opposite Icara but a bit further down. Neither of them said a word until Milo returned with an armful of pillows.
"Here ya go." Milo smiled, tossing the pillows across the table.
Icara grabbed one and rested her head on it. "I wish I had invited Buzzy in to my room..." She sniffled.
"Hmm?" Gilp asked, leaning back with a pillow behind him.
"When Guinevere was killed, Buzzy was really upset, and I heard him sobbing. We had a hug, and it felt really nice~ I just... I wish I had told him to stay with me..." She sobbed, burying her face in her pillow.
Milo gently rubbed Icaras back as Gilp wiped away a tear.
"I know it's unfair... If there were a way to bring him back, I would. Heck, I would bring everyone back." Milo sighed. "Unfortunately, revival magic is very very dangerous. Ive seen wizards get vaporised getting the spells wrong..."
At that moment, Gilp noticed the ring on Milo's finger.
"Hey... When did you get that?" He asked.
Icara looked up and wondered what Gilp was talking about.
"Oh the ring? Xander gave it to me when he busted me out of Umbers cell." Milo smiled, blushing at the memory.
"Wait a second... That's his engagement ring isn't it?" Gilp gasped.
Milo nodded. "Yeah. I wasn't gonna make a big deal about it, under the circumstances..."
Gilp nodded. "But... It could be just the thing to raise everyones spirits. We could put notes under everyones doors saying that they are invited to your wedding, and we could have the ceremony here."
"Sounds good to me." Came the voice of a very tired sounding Xander. He walked over and sat down on Milos lap, giving him a kiss.
"I guess we could. Having a celebration would be a welcome distraction." Milo agreed.
Icara looked up. "Do you know anyone that is ordained? Cos... I could perform the ceremony if you want."
"If you feel up to it, we would be more than happy for you to do it~" Milo smiled.
"Definitely. It's thanks to you that we are all still alive, Icara." Xan added.

Icara smiled, proud that she had helped.
"I'll go get the invites written out then, then post them under everyones doors." Gilp smiled, heading off to the library, which was down the left corridor.
"We better get decorating then, Xandy~" Milo chuckled.
"Yeah. I really hope this cheers everyone up..." Xander sighed, standing up and looking around.

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Later that evening, it was still just Gilp, Xan, Milo and Icara that had ventured beyond their rooms.
Mili had gone outside to use his nature magic in order to grow flowers for decorations, and Xander was moving chair around, creating three lines of seats, with a split down the middle to act as an aisle.
Mili had had a word with Gilp previously, about making three specific invites, one for Shade, one for Lilaxi, and one for Oozey, giving them some extra jobs to do with the ceremony. Gilp had long since finished making all the invites, and sealed them in envelopes with each persons name, and a time they were allowed to open them, before slipping them under the correct doorways.
Icara was now helping Gilp make a buffets worth of food, and learning a lot from the Feline in the process.
It wasn't long before Milo returned, his arms full of various flowers. He had a big smile on his face as he practically cuddled the flora, and Xan blushed as he looked at him.
"...He's so gorgeous~ Meine Liebe~" Xander sighed happily.

Milo saw Xan staring at him, and giggled, sitting on a nearby table to weave the flowers into various decorations. One red rose he set aside for Xander to wear in his lapelle, and a few Tulips he set aside to make a headpiece for himself.

Before long, the entire hall was decorated, and ready for the ceremony, but it was the middle of the night.
"Well... We're done~" Xander smiled.
"Yep~ The place looks great~" Gilp grinned.
"The food does too." Icara added. "We should all go get some sleep now. We wanna be bright eyed and bushy tailed at sun-up tomorrow."
Xander nodded. "You guys go off to bed, I'm going to stay out here and sleep. I can't see Milo before the wedding anyway. Tradition and all that." He chuckled.
"I can go grab you a pillow if you want, Xan." Gilp said to him as the Goblin curled up in one of the booths.
"Nah, I'm good. I got a cushion here." Came the reply.
"Alright. Goodnight Xander~ Goodnight Icara~" Gilp yawned, before heading off to his room.
Icara aaid her goodnights as well, and wandered off, leaving Xander alone.
While he drifted off to sleep, Xander could only think about how lucky he was. He had found his soulmate in Milo. His kindred spirit, his love, his one and only. A big smile spread across his face as he drifted off to sleep.

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At dawn the next morning, Xander was awake, and quickly eating some soup for breakfast. Icara came out to meet him and smiled.
"Morning Xan!" She chirped, in a much better mood than yesterday.
"Mmmmph." Xander spluttered, nearly spilling his soup. "Morning Icara."
Icara was wearing her battle gear, looking like a combat priest as usual, and she was going through notes to remind herself of what to say.
The next person to come out, surprisingly was Shade. He was in a smart shirt and trousers, as per the invite, and looked rather dapper.
"Hey Xan~" He smiled, putting on a brave face.
"Morning Shade~" Xander replied, giving the Kobold a hug.
"Remind me why you picked me as your best man." Shade asked, looking a little confused.
"If you hadn't stopped me that night, I would be dead. I owe you my life, Shade. This is, at least someway of me trying to repay you." Xander replied.
Shade sniffled and hugged him again. "Thanks man~"

Meanwhile, in Milos room, Oozey and Lilaxi had just turned up. Oozey was in a humanoid form, or as he called it, Goomanoid, and made Lilaxi giggle.
"Come in you two!" Milo called from behind the door.
The twosome pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Milo was stood in an elegant, flowing robe, made from silk, and the flower crown that he had made the previous day. Oozey and Lilaxis jaws hit the ground.
"Wowwwww!!!" Lilaxi exclaimed, staring in awe.
"You look beautiful, Milo!" Oozey smiled.
"Heehee~ Thanks~" He chuckled, walking over. "Lilaxi, I was hoping you would want to be the ring bearer during the ceremony."
Lilaxi's eyes lit up, and she nodded enthusiastically. "Lilaxi has no idea what a ring bearer is, but Lilaxi would love to!"
Milo laughed and handed her two plain gold rings. "When Icara says, 'Do you have the rings', you need to come up, and give me one ring, and give the other one to Xander. Okay?"
Lilaxi took the rings and nodded. "Will do!"
Milo then turned to Oozey. "I want you to be my Slime of honour, Oozey. You will be the one walking me down the aisle~" He smiled.
Oozey nodded, welling up. "I am deeply honoured that you would pick me for this~ Thank you Milo~" He sniffled, leaning forward to hug the Goblin.
"I'm so glad~" Milo grinned.

Back out in the hall, everyone had started coming in. There was a chorus of gasps and wows as everyone saw all the decorations.
"Zis place looks amazing~" Ruby smiled.
"Yeah! Great job you guys!" Hyper giggled.
Xander and Shade were already stood at the front with Icara, in position and waiting as everyone took their seats.
A few moments later, Lilaxi joined them, sitting at the front on the seat closest to the aisle.
Xander started breathing rapidly, like he was panicking.
"Dude, are you okay?" Shade asked him quietly.
"Y-yeah I just... I feel really nervous all of a sudden... Wh-what if Milo doesn't want to spend the reat of his life with me?" He shuddered.
"Xander look at me." Shade replied.
Xander did as he was instructed.
"Milo loves you with every fibre of his being. There is no way on this planet he doesn't want you for the rest of his life." Shade smiled.
Xanser started to calm down and smiled back. "Thank you~"
Suddenly, the front door opened, and Jar bounced in, alongside Fluffy, clad in her armour.
"Sorry I'm late! I tripped on the pathway and fell out of my jar." She chuckled, bouncing over onto an empty seat.
"Aye. Wouldn't a missed this for tha world!" Fluffy grinned, taking a seat in the middle. Gilp chuckled and looked over at Jar. "You are just in time~" He grinned.
"Excellent!" Jar smiled, and watched.

Just then, from the back of the room, Oozey and Milo started walking in, up the middle of the hall, slowly towards Xander. As soon as Xanders eyes fell upon Milo, he knew Milo loved him as much as he loved Milo. Any doubt, nervousness and fear quickly vanished as Milo reached the front, standing beside Xander, ready for the ceremony.
"You look amazing~" Xander smiled.
"So do you~" Milo replied.
Icara cleared her throat and began speaking.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to bear witness to the union of Milo Lantscuff, and Alexander Lantscuff. Have you written vows for each other?"
Both Milo and Xander nodded.
Xander went first, taking his notes out of his pocket, which promptly fell on the floor.
Tesla had to stifle a laugh as Xander scrambled after his notes, and Milo giggled as well.
Xander stood back up again, looking a little flustered, but soon calmed down.
"Milo... From the moment I laid eyes on you I knew I wanted to be with you. You gave me a reason to exist, a reason to fight, and a reason to love. You are, without a doubt, the only one for me, and I hope that I get to spend the rest of eternity at your side, Meine Liebe~" Xander spoke, tears rolling down his cheeks.
Gilp sniffled and Oozey was in tears as he stood to the side of Milo, who was also holding back tears.
"Xander... You are such a special Goblin. You are courageous, loyal, and so fucking handsome~ I remember all those years ago when you joined the Guild, and you kept blushing whenever I looked at you~ I mean, you still blush whenever I look at you, but at least now you don't go completely gooey and fall over~" Milo giggled.
Everyone chuckled at the idea of Xander falling over, including Xander.
"I could never love anyone the way I love you, and if you will have me, I will be the Yin to your Yang until we end up in heaven together."
Xander burst into tears and Shade quickly handed him a piece of cloth, which Xander wiped his eyes on.
Even Icara had to choke back tears. "Is there anyone present that knows of any lawful reason why these two should not be joined in union?" She spoke.
Everyone stayed silent.
"Good~ Now, do you have the rings?" Icara asked.
Again, everyone was silent. Milo looked over at Lilaxi, who was sat watching intently. Then, the penny dropped.
"Oh right!" She exclaimed, quickly scurrying up to the front, handing one ring to Milo, and the other to Xander, before heading back to her seat.
"With this ring, I promise to love and protect you, in sickness and health, until death claims me, forever more." Milo smiled, placing the ring on Xanders finger, who was starting to look very flustered again.
"With this ring, I promise to prove and lotect you, in healthness and sick, until forever claims me, death more." Xander blushed madly, completely getting the words mixed up as he put the ring on Milos finger.
Milo was desperately trying to hold in laughter, tears rolling down his cheeks at the same time.
"Hehehe~ Icara giggled. "By the power vested in me, by the Guild of the Holy Cross, I now pronounce you Husband and Husband! You may now kiss~"
Xander looked away, feeling ashamed he messed up the words. Milo gently pushed his cheek so that he was facing him again.
"Kiss me~" Milo smiled.
Xander leaned in, and pressed his lips against Milos, both of them embracing lovingly.
Everyone jumped up, clapped, cheered and whooped as Icara fired a bolt of energy over them, raining harmless sparkles over the crowd.

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Gilp and Hyper were responsible for overseeing the buffet table, and everyone was having a great time chatting and conversing. It seemed that the pain from the last few days had been at the very least, subdued by the wonderful event.
"Hey, I have a question. If you two weren't married before, howcome you both had the same last name?" Shade asked, taking a bite out of a sandwich.
"I actually didn't have a last name until I joined the Guild." Xander replied. "I was just Alexander the Traveller. I was orphaned at a very young age and nobody bothered to give me a last name. Once I got here, Milo said I could use his surname to make filling out forms easier, and it just stuck~" He giggled.
"Aww~ That's sweet~" Lilaxi smiled, her cheeks rosy red. "When Flynt is back, Lilaxi will ask Flynt to marry Lilaxi."
"That's something I wanted to ask. Who is this Flynt?" Xander asked.
"Flynt Redclaw was a warrior Kobold responsible for saving us all from the previous owner of the Liber Nihilo; Sebek Ironfist. He had died previously, but was allowed to stay in the mortal realm until Sebek was killed." Tesla explained, holding a plate full of food. "We were actually sailing to the Isle of Dreams, inorder to try and bring him back, but our boat got attacked by Razorwings and shredded our sails."
"Did I hear shredded sails?" Milo spoke, hugging Xander from behind, making him blush madly.
"Yup!" Lilaxi chimed in helpfully.
"I know a Clothier that will be able to fix them. I can take you to see him tomorrow if you like." Milo smiled.
"That would be wonderful, Milo. Thanks~" Tesla replied, going to find a seat and eat his food.

Icara sat beside him and watches him for a moment.
"Tesla?" She asked, seeming a little nervous.
"Hm?" Tesla replied, looking up from his plate. "What's up Icara?"
"When is it that you guys are heading off again?" She asked.
"Well... It'll probably take a few days to get the sails fixed, so probably by the end of the week. Why?" Tesla replied, scratching his head.
"I was wondering if I could come with you. Now that I am free of the Umbral Shield, I wanna go out and see the world!" She smiled.
"Sure thing! I'd love to have you on board! Truth be told... We need a couple more people on the ship..." Tesla sighed, looking crestfallen again.
Icara did the same. "Yeah... Losing Guinevere, Raydel and Buzzy..."
"But, now isn't the time for being depressed. We are celebrating two of the best Goblins on this planet finally getting married~" Tesla smiled, trying to stay positive, when he suddenly clutched his stomach. "Agh..." He grunted.
Icara gasped. "Are you okay?" She asked
"Yeah. It the wound that Umber caused with that dark magic of his. For some reason healing spells don't touch it at all. Even Milo couldn't heal it." Tesla growled.
"Maybe we should change your bandages." Icara suggested.
"That's a good idea. I don't suppose you could help me with it, could you?" Tesla asked.
Icara smiled. "I'd be more than happy to~"
Tesla smiled back. "Thanks. Come on, lets go." He replied, standing up slowly.
Xander noticed Tesla struggling as Icara helped him out.
"Hey buddy. Are you okay?" He asked, his voice full of concern.
"Yeah. Icara is gonna help me change my bandages" Tesla replied.

Xander nodded and patted Tesla gently on the back. "Let us know if you need help."
Tesla nodded, and walked with Icara to Tesla's bedroom.
"Okay. Get that bandage off, lets see whats going on." Icara said, watching the Axolotl.
Tesla slowly began unravelling his bandages, and once he finished, Icara looked in shock.
"Oh my word..." She gasped, staring at Teslas stomach.
"What?!" He yelled, starting to worry.
"You are really fit~" She chuckled, blushing and laughing.
Tesla pouted and huffed. "I thought you were panicking cos something was wrong! ...jerk..."
Icara rolled her eyes and gently caressed the injured area, examining it carefully. Teslas flesh had been lacerated by dark energy, which had acted like a hot blade, slicing and burning it. It was a wonder how Tesla wasn't in screaming agony.

"This is a really serious wound, Tesla. I'm amazed you are still standing." Icara remarked, pressing her hands either side of the wound gently.
As soon as she did, she felt something powerful. Something horrible. Something dark and evil. Her vision went completely black, and a twisted face, grimacing in abject horror and pain, materialised from the void in front of her.
"YOU CANNOT HEAL THE WOUND... THE END IS NIGH... THE TRUE LIBER NIHILO IS AMONG US... ALL WILL PERISH... ALL WILL DECAY... ALL WILL FALL BEFORE THE POWER OF THE DAAAAAAAAAARRRRKKK!" The voice screeched, the final word echoing into nothingness.
As fast as the vision had appeared, it vanished, and Icara was thrown back, rolling and landing a good fifteen feet away. She was panting and sweating.
Tesla looked unperturbed. "...You saw it too didn't you?" He said calmly.
Icara was in shock, on the verge of tears as she tried to make sense of what she saw. "What was that?!" She exclaimed, clambering to her feet.
Tesla sighed. "...This wound was inflicted by the Liber Nihilo... Apparantly, not only will it not heal, but it will spread. It will eventually engulf my whole body, and kill me."

Icara couldn't believe what she was hearing. Tesla had been a beacon of hope for everyone, easily the most powerful member of the group, and now he was condemned to death from a single wound.
"H-how can you be sure it will kill you?" She asked, still horrified.
"Me and Milo tried every healing spell we know on it, and it had no effect." Tesla whimpered, desperately trying to hold back tears.
Icara gulped. Tesla was scared. She had not seen him like this before. Granted she had only known him a few days, but hr had been stalwart, strong and resiliant that whole time. To see him like this... Crumbling like a broken wall...
"...How long do you have?" Icara asked.
Tesla walked over to the nearby dresser and leaned on it with both hands. "...I honestly have no idea... It could be a few hours, it could be a few decades... There is no way of being able to tell." He spoke, sounding resigned to his fate. "Milo, however, reckons that by the rate of spread, I have around three months before it reaches irreversibility. Me and Milo..." Teslas voice caught in his throat as he tried to speak.
Icara wanted to run over and hug him so badly.
"We... We cast a failsafe spell on my body. If the darkness takes over me, I need you to cast this spell." Tesla continued, handing Icara a piece of paper. On it were scrawled the words, Diallis Finito Moria Icarum Descendum.
"Do not ever say those words out loud. If you do, I will die. Only use it if there is no other option. Promise me that you will, if the time comes, cast that spell and end my life." Tesla spoke, his hands shaking as he tried to stay calm and collected.
Icara was in tears. "I... I promise Tesla..." She sobbed, rushing forward to embrace the Axolotl.
At this moment, Tesla finally broke too. He buried his face in Icaras shoulder and sobbed.
Just then, Milo came in. "Xander wanted me to check and see wh... Oh..." He spoke, seeing the two of them hugging. "You told her then..."
Tesla nodded, unable to speak.
Milo walked over and embraced them both. "I promise you, Tesla. We will find a way to reverse it. I swear on my life." He spoke confidently, but Icara could tell he was scared too.
The three of them just stood there hugging, nobody wanting to speak.

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Once they were able to keep themselves together, Tesla, with a fresh bandage around him, Milo and Icara returned to the party.
"Please... Do not tell anyone..." Tesla whispered in Icaras ear.
Icara nodded, and once she had memorised the spell, she burned the paper using a flame spell. Just to be safe, she wrote the spell quickly in her spell tome, on the very back page. Before grabbing a bottle of root beer and sitting at a booth, where Shade and Hyper were cuddling.
"Hey Icara!" Shade smiled.
"How are you enjoying the party?" Hyper added.
"It's great! I'm starting to get tired though. Helping sort out all the decorations beforehand is starting to take it's toll." She replied, smiling as she took a sip of her drink.
"Yeah. It is getting late." Hyper yawned, resting his head on Shades shoulder, making the Kobold blush.
Icara giggled, looking around.
Oozey had changed into a gelatinous dragon, and was swooping around the room. Clearly he had been practising his form abilities while he was in his room.
Lilaxi, Ruby and Xander were playing ludo with Jar, and Fluffy was dancing with Tesla, who was still moving a little sluggishly, while Gilp and Milo were dancing seperately, but still conversing.
"Come on Tesla. Ye can dance better than that~" Fluffy chuckled.
Tesla grinned and shook his head. "Nah... It's this damn wound from the battle. I'll be fighting fit again once its healed." He chuckled.
Icara smiled looking at them all having fun. This was the kind of group she had wanted to be a part of her whole life. A loving, friendly group that looks out for each other.
But now she knew that their peace could at any time be shattered, and she may have to execute Tesla if he becomes controllrd by the evil in his wound.
She had to keep it a secret. For Tesla's sake...

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The party continued long into the night, but eventually Fluffy and Jar said their goodbyes, before heading off home. They both had long journeys ahead of them.
Tesla called it quits then, and headed off to bed, closing his door behind him.
Ruby headed off a short while later, still finishing a sandwich as she went in her room. Shade and Hyper then went, giggling about something as they scurried off.
Lilaxi and Oozey headed off next, both of them yawning loudly as they went their seperate ways.
Gilp, after tidying up a little and putting the food away, went to bed next.
Then, Milo and Xander were about to head off to bed, but Milo saw Icara sitting alone.
"Hey, Xander. You go get the bed warmed up, I wanna have a chat with Icara about something." He smiled, giving his new husband a kiss on the lips.
"Mmmmph~" Xander moaned, returning the kiss.
"Alright~" He giggled, scurrying off and closing their door.

Milo walked over and sat in front of Icara, who was holding a bottle of beer, half empty.
"How are you holding up?" He asked, looking a little worried for the bird.
"...I could be better..." Icara sniffled, taking another swig of beer.
"If you ever, EVER need to chat, just tell me, and I will make some reason up that will get you and me alone. Okay?" Milo said calmly, gently stroking Icaras shoulder.
Icara rested her head on Milos shoulder and looked at him. "Thank you... I really appreciate it." She said softly, atarting to fall asleep.
"Do you need help getting back to your room?" Milo asked.
Icara ahook her head. "Nono... You get back to Xan. I know it's your wedding night after all. I'm gonna go for a walk to try and clear my head." She smiled weakly, leaving her unfinished bottle of beer as she stood up.
Milo immediately moved to her and gave her a hug. "I know you are scared. But trust me, I am not going to let Tesla die." He spoke like a true leader.
Icara nodded and hugged him back. "...thank you~"
After a few moments, Milo let go of Icara, and walked off to his room. Icara picked up her staff and walked out of the Guild, closing the door behind her.

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The next morning, Oozey was the first to venture outside, in his Gel-Dragon form. He was rather a strange sight in this form; about four feet tall, seven feet from nose to tail, and he had two wings that were almost completely seethrough. His entire body was, literally like a dragon made of goo. (For an extremely accurate representation, imagine Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon, but half the size, blue and gelatinous all over, and with rounded teeth all the time)
He took a deep breath and looked up at the sunrising, a smile on his face.
"...I wish you could have been here to see this Raydel... Guinevere... Buzzy..." He sighed, before walking down the road a short way. He did a double take, when he saw what looked like Icara, asleep under a hedge a few doors down.
He wandered over to the sleeping Bird and nudged her gently. "Icara? Icara are you okay?" He asked.
Icara stirred and opened her eyes, looking up at Oozey. "Oh... Morning Oozey." She smiled.
"You okay? What happened?" Oozey asked, sitting in front of her.
"Well I went for a walk last night, and I must have fallen asleep here." She replied, scratching her head as she stood up.
Oozey chuckled. "Is that so? Hehe. I was planning on going for a walk before breakfast."
At that moment, Icaras stomach made a noise like a minecart falling down a mineshaft made of meat.
Oozey looked surprised. "...Or we could eat first~?" He laughed.
Icara couldn't help but laugh with him. Oozeys laugh was infectious.
The twosome headed back inside and quickly grabbed some of the leftover buffet food from last night, before heading out again.
Icara felt revitalised as the food went down into her stomach. Every so often she would toss a lump of goof to Oozey, who would snap it up and swallow it with ease.
"Are you okay, Icara?" Oozey said out of nowhere.
Icara nodded and smiled. "Yeah just... Stressed. Grieving... Worried..."
Oozey nodded back. "Yeah... I totally get it..." The Gel-dragon replied, nuzzling up against her as a sign of affection. "You just gotta remember something, Icara. This too shall pass."
Icara smiled and stroked his head.
The twosome walked in relative quiet, while Icara thought about what Oozey had said. He was right. No matter how hard things got, it wasn't forever, and there would be good times too. The point of life, is to celebrate the good times, and survive the bad times, and Icara would make sure that she made the most of it.

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By the time Oozey and Icara made it back to the Guild, everyone was awake.

"Morning everyone!" Oozey chimed, flying inside.
Icara chuckled as she followed him, on foot. "Morning~"
A chorus of good mornings and did you sleep wells soon followed.

Tesla had started moving a lot better since yesterday. It was hard to tell there was anything wrong with him.
"Hey Milo! Do you think we could go get the sails repaired now?" He asked.
"Sure thing! Lemme just drop some food off for Xander. He umm... Used a lot of energy last night~" Milo blushed adorably, gathering a plate full of buffet food together.
"I bet he did you lewd Goblin~" Shade laughed, making everyone giggle and chuckle.
"Shush you~ Or I'll tell Hyper to go full speed on you~" Milo smirked, winking at Hyper.
Shades face turned bright red.
Tesla laughed and nodded. "Sure thing buddy. I'll go get the sails off the ship."
Ruby suddenly jumped up out of her seat, almost toppling Oozey over, whom she had been chatting with. "Tesla! Do you zink I could have access to ze ship please? I vant to do some forgework, so I need to grab my tools and some materials." She asked.
"Sure! I'll let you in now~" Tesla smiled, leading Ruby outside.
A few moments later they arrived at the dock, where the Lucky Star was sat bobbing merrily.
"Poor girl. She's been through a lot since I got her." Tesla remarked, patting the Lucky Star.
Ruby smiled. "It is very clear you take great care of her. I respect people zat look after zere property~" Ruby smiled, her tail wagging.
Tesla blushed a little. "Thanks! Come on, you can spend as long as you like on the ship, I'm gonna be a while unhooking the sails." Tesla announced, climbing the rigging, now in his Goblin form.
Ruby nodded and headed below deck, heading to Oozey and Raydels room first. She grabbed Raydels backpack and opened it, taking out a spare eye that he had obviously kept for emergencies.
"So... He wants me to make zis into a necklace? I don't know how to begin, but heck, I vill try." She smiled, closing Raydels backpack back up, and putting it back.
As Ruby exited, she checked to make sure nobody was around, before quickly slunking into her own room. Closing the door behind her, she grabbed her own backpacks, the first one containing her tools and equipment, the second one containing all of the blades that had shredded the sails of the Lucky Star. Stuffing Raydels second eye into the first backpack, she did them up and put them both on; one at the front, and one at the back.
"Zere ve go. Hopefully Tesla is ready to head off." She said to herself as she closed her door behind her and headed up above deck.
Tesla was ready. He had removed all the sails, and had folded them into a big bundle, which was tied with string. He had changed into his Wolf form, making them a lot easier to carry.
"Ready to head back?" He asked, holding the bundle on his shoulder.
Ruby nodded. "Yep!"
"Okay then. Back we go!" He grinned, and they walked steadily back to the Guild.

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Once they got back, Milo was waiting for Tesla.
"You ready to head off then?" He said, looking up at the Wolf.
"Yep!" Tesla grinned.
"Um, Milo? Could you point me in ze direction of ze forge?" Ruby asked, still carrying both of her backpacks.
"Sure thing! It's at the far end of the left corridor." Milo replied, pointing in the correct direction.
Ruby nodded and headed down there. "Thanks!"

Everyone waved goodbye to Tesla and Milo as they headed off, and as Ruby entered the forge, she took a deep breath and smiled.
"Time to get to vork~" She thought, finding a large table and putting her backpack of tools on it, and emptying the one that was full of feather-blades next to it.

She then took out Raydels second eye, and started thinking of a way to make it into a necklace for Oozey.
"Hmmm..." She thought, looking at it from all angles, trying to come up with something.
"What if... I make it into a shield?" She said to herself, lining up some of the metal feathers around the eye into a shield shape. "I had better ask Oozey first."

Walking back down the corridor, she looked around and called to Oozey, who was still in his Dragon form. He came over and followed Ruby back to the forge.
"I know you asked me to make Raydels eye into a necklace, but I came up with another idea." She explained as they walked, gesturing to the layout she had made when they arrived.
Oozey looked and realised immediately. "A shield?" He asked.
"Mhm." Ruby replied.
Oozey stood there, deep in thought for a few moments. "Yes. A shield is perfect~" He smiled, walking over and hugging Ruby tightly.
Ruby hugged him back.
"...I miss him so much..." Oozey sniffled, tightening his hug.
"I know... Ve all do, Oozey..." Ruby replied.
They stood like that for a few moments until Oozey let go, smiling. "I'll let you get back to work. Thank you for this Ruby." He told her.
"You are velcome, Oozey." Ruby smiled back, and watched as Oozey wandered back out to rejoin the others.

Ruby got right to work, bending the ends of all the necessary feathers over, and melting them in the forge to make sure they stayed in place. Then, using a clamp to hold Raydels eye in place, she melted the folded edge of one feather, and pressed it against the eye. She repeated this process over and over until she had essentially a flower shape.
Next, she took another folded feather, and melted almost the entire thing, and hammered it into place between two that were already attached, filling in the gap. Again, she repeated the process until she had a shield shape.
Now, she placed the entire thing into the fires until it glowed, before taking it back out, with tongs, and hammered it into a more refined shape, removing any dents or notches where the metal hadnt fused properly. Over and over she did this, hammering away until it looked perfect. She then quenched it in a huge container of water, steam gushing out and making her sweat.
For some reason, Ruby looked over at the seat behind her, half expecting Flynt to be sat watching her. She still remembered that first time he sat and watched her make a Sword, back in Seacrest, asking about how she made stuff, and requesting that she make a bow for him, the very bow that saved the world. Every time she remembered, it filled her with sadness. This time was no exception.
She let out a sigh. "...I really hope ve get you back Flynt... Ve need you back..." She said to nobody in particular, before getting back to work.
The last thing she needed to do was make a handle. She took a length of metal rod, about eight inches long, and placed it on the table. Next, she took a thick Ironwood handle, about six inches long, and created a hole down the center about a millimeter narrower than the width of the metal rod. Using a hammer, she forced the metal rod into the wooden handle, leaving an inch of overhang on each side. Taking her Mason Hammer in hand, she slammed each end of the metal rod as hard as she could, flattening it against the wood, and locking it in place.
Next, she took two pieces of eight inch long, one inch thick metal bars, flattened and thin, and bent the end two inches over. She then melted the opposite end and fused them to the handles metal ends, making a C shape.
Next, she melted the folded ends in the flames, and stuck it to the inside of the shield, hammering it into place with titanium bolts. This would ensure that the handle would never fall off.
Lastly, Ruby took some larger Titanium bolts, and hammered them into the shields front at each cardinal point, about a third of the way in from the outside.
Quenching the entire thing again, Ruby examined the shield. It was perfect. Perfectly weighted and balanced. All that was left was to sand and polish the entired shield, which took about twenty minutes. Now it was something that would sell for at least five hundred gold. A two foot diameter Fethyrsteel buckler, with a purple glass center that had once been a mechanical eye.
Ruby held it and smiled, walking out of the forge to show Oozey.

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Milo and Tesla, meanwhile, were on their way back from the tailors. The tailor, by the name of Alexis, had wanted to examine every inch of the sails to see what needed to be repaired; A process which had taken nearly two hours. But, he had agreed to take the job on, and said he would have it done by evening the following day, for the price of 2000 gold.
Such a high price was understandable, and Tesla happily paid it.
"Looks like you'll be leaving sooner than you thought then, Tesla." Milo remarked as they walked along.
"Yep..." Tesla sighed.
Milo could tell he was still worried.
"Tesla. Don't worry. I promise you I will find some way of reversing that wound. I've got a couple of people scouring nearby towns for the most powerful clerics and priests that exist. One of them will be able to heal you." Milo spoke, patting Tesla on the shoulder, who was back in his axolotl form now.
"Thanks Milo. I really appreciate the help." He replied.
"What else would I do? Stand aside and let it kill you?" Milo chuckled.
Tesla chuckled as well, putting an arm around Milo.
Milo responded in kind, trying to reassure him.

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When they got back, Oozey was in his Goomanoid form, leaping around with his new shield.
Ruby and the others were watching him, everyone laughing merrily.
"Thank goo so much Ruby!" Oozey exclaimed, taking the goblin off her feet with a hug.
"Hehe~ You are more zan welcome Oozey~" she replied, giggling as Oozey span her around. "If you vant, I could make you a sword to go with it~"
Oozeys eyes sparkled. "Yes please!" He grinned.
"Okay zen~ Vat type of blade vould you like?" She asked him.
"Hmmm... How about a Partizan? But a Shortspear variant, so like four feet long." Oozey replied.
Ruby looked stunned. "Did you just pluck zat from thin air?"
Oozey shook his head and chuckled. "I've been thinking about getting my own weapon for a long time~" He chuckled.
Ruby grinned. "Very vell. I vill get started as soon as I have had lunch~"
"Again, thank you Ruby~" Oozey blushed, hugging Ruby tightly.
"It is my pleasure, Oozey!" She smiled, hugging him back.

"Hehe~ You really are a close bunch~" Milo remarked to Tesla, both of whom had been watching the whole conversation.
"Yeah~ Makes me proud how much we look out for each other." Tesla replied, sitting down and having a sneaky check of his wound. Milo saw him doing this and moved to cover him from view.
"How is it?" He asked.
"No worse than yesterday. Thank God." Tesla replied, tightening his bandages.

After lunch, Icara followed Ruby to the forge with Oozey, wanting to watch the Goblin at work.
"You'll soon get used to the heat, Icara~" Oozey chuckled, watching Icara as she struggled to deal with the intense heat.
"I see now why you wear such light clothing Ruby." She panted, removing her battle gear, leaving just her underwear on.
Ruby was busy hammering away at the head of Oozeys Partizan. "Yup! It's also vhy I am so fit~ Constant heat and strenuous physical vork~" She replied.

Ruby had made the base part of the Partizan; a thick, drill bit shaped hunk of metal that would act as a counterbalance, and also work as a Mace head. Now she was making the main blade. It had three parts; the main central blade, which was teardrop shaped, and then two hooked spikes which sprung out of the base of the central blade. Ruby had already created the actual blades shape, she was now fixing the three together and thickening them with more metal to make them much more resiliant. After a good hour of heating, hammering and quenching, she had finished it. The blade was about six inches long, and looked phenomenal.
"Hows that look, Oozey?" Ruby asked, grinning at her own work.
Oozey and Icara got up to look at it.
"Whoaaa!" Icara remarked, in awe of Rubys skill.
"It's perfect! All you need is the handle now~" Oozey grinned.
"Yup!" Ruby nodded, taking a 40 inch Titanwood pole from the collection of weapon handles, and examined it. It was perfectly straight, as you would expect from Titanwood, which is probably about twenty times stronger than Ironwood.

Ruby melted a cylinder of Titanium to each part of the weapons blades, and slotted them over each end of the wood. Then, with powerful blows from her Masons Hammer, she forced metal rods through holes in the metal cylinders and into the wood, bolting it in place. With more hammering, they were squished flat against the wood, ensuring that they would never come out again.
After some sanding and polishing, Ruby took a looooong strip of dark blue leather, and bolted one end of it to the wooden handle of the Partizan, about a foot down from the blade. Slowly, she pulled it and wrapped it round, slamming another bolt in after every three revolutions. Once the leather reached about an inch above the bottom, she slammed in another bolt and cut off the excess.
The whole time, Icara and Oozey were silently watching, absolutely hooked on observing and learning.
The final step was to soak the entire thing in a mix of resin and polish, to treat the wood and make it even harder, as well as make the leather more supple so it doesnt break.
With a quick clean afterwards, it was finished~
Ruby held the Partizan out, examining it carefully, then gave it a few swings. "Perfect~" She grinned.
Oozey walked over and smiled as Ruby placed the Partizan in his hands.
"Thank you so much~" He sniffled, lunging forward and hugging Ruby tightly.
Icara giggled as she watched the two hug.
"Wanna go practise with it?" Ruby asked.
"Heck yeah!" Oozey grinned, sprinting out of the forge, hell bent on using his new weapons as soon as possible..
Ruby and Icara burst into laughter, and followed after the lunatic Goomanoid.

"Are we gonna fight him?" Icara asked.
"Nah. Ve can set up some training dummies for him. I feel like in his current excited state, sparring against Oozey vould be a tad dangerous." Ruby replied, chuckling.
"True that." Icara laughed, as the Goblin and Bird went outside via the side exit, to find Oozey leaping around, swinging his shield and Partizan like a true Hoplite.

"Welp. We better get started!" Icara grinned, grabbing a training dummy and heaving it into a patch of grass.
Ruby chuckled and nodded, following suit as Oozey slashed powerfully at the first dummy, sending it a good ten feet away.
"Zis is gonna be a loooooong training session." Ruby smirked.

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Later that night, all was quiet in the Waters Edge Guild. Everyone had long since gone to bed, and all the lights were off.
Everyone was asleep, all except for one Axolotl.

Tesla was scared. More scared than he had ever been before. He had woken up in the night, and looked in the mirror on his way back from the bathroom. His body had changed.
The wound had spread faster than anyone could have predicted. His left side now had a web of pitch black veins spreading down to his thigh, and up to his face.

The entirety of the left side of Teslas chest was pitch black, as was the base of his throat on the left side. The left side of his face was covered in black veins, and his left eye had changed from his usual yellow iris, to completely pitch black, with a yellow dot in the center.
His left arm and shoulder had changed form, his once friendly hand now a collection of pitch black, razor sharp talons.
He had removed the bandages from his waist, and the wound was now healed, but where it once was, now there was a glowing purple mark, the same size and shape that the wound had been.
The once handsome and adorable Axolotl had become a chimaera, half Axolotl, half Shadow Demon. Well, almost half Shadow Demon. His left leg was still unchanged, apart from the very top of the left thigh on the front, as was the left side of his posterior, and genitals.
"What the fuck am I going to do..." He asked himself, rocking back and forth on the side of his bed. Tears were streaming down his face as he considered his options; go back to sleep and try and get help from Milo in the morning, run away, or... Utter the spell he had given to Icara and end it all right here and now.
He wasn't in any pain, but, he could feel the darkness trying to control him. Trying to make him do things. He had far too much willpower for it to affect him at the moment, but what if that changed? Would his friends still stay with him looking the way he does? What would happen if the darkness made his lash out, or cast a spell, or kill one of his friends?
All these thoughts running through Teslas mind were making his head spin, but a sudden noise snapped him back into reality.
It was someone knocking on his door.
"Tesla?" Icaras voice spoke on the other side. "Are you okay in there? I heard you moving about."
"I-Icara... Y-yeah I'm... I'm fine." He replied, unable to hide the worry in his voice.
"Don't lie to me, Tesla. What's happened?" She replied, trying to open the door.
"P-please... Please don't come in... You... You won't want anything to do with me..." Tesla sniffled, standing up and walking to the door, pressing his corrupted hand against it.
"What do you mean? Please let me in, Tesla... I'm worried about you..." Icara said, her voice sincere.
Tesla sighed and stood up straight. "Okay... But... Please... Just... Please don't hate me..." He whispered, slowly unlocking the door and moving back, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down at his feet.
Icara slowly opened the door and stepped inside, turning to close it before looking at Tesla. In the dim light of his room, she could see everything apart from his face, and she almost cried.
"Oh Tesla..." She sniffled, rushing over to hug him.
He hugged her back, being extremely careful with his corrupted arm. He broke down as she hugged him tighter, sobbing into her shoulder.
"I'm... I'm a monster..." He cried, trying to suppress himself so he didn't wake everyone up.
Icara immediately moved back and used her wing to turn Teslas face directly to her. She could now see his corrupted eye and face. Her expression took on a stern tone.
"You are not a monster. You are still the same adorable, powerful, sexy Axolotl as before." She smiled, pressing her forehead against his.
He silently reciprocated, tears still streaming down his face. Icara pressed her wing against his heart, and felt it beating. It was thumping faster now that she was touching him in this way.
She looked into his eyes and put both wings on his face. "You are still... The same heroic warrior... That I have fallen for..." She whispered gently, before leaning in, and kissing him on the lips.
Teslas eyes opened wide, but soon fluttered closed again, his hands moving to interlock with her wings, which she allowed instantly. Icara pulled away slightly, planting gentle and loving kisses on his cheek, neck and chest, specifically on the corrupted side.
"I-Icara..." Tesla moaned out, loving being treated this way, especially when he felt at his most vulnerable. His corrupted hand moved quickly to the bed, so that he didnt cut her with it by accident. She responded by using her now free wing to stroke and massage Teslas shoulder, the soft, silken feathers caressing his smooth, aquatic skin in such a way that felt incredibly pleasant for both of them.
"If you think I am going to let you carry this kind of burden alone, you are mistaken Tesla~" Icara purred, nuzzling his chest and smiling.
Tesla stroked her back with his normal hand, and felt something inside him break. He sobbed his heart out. All the worry, stress, anger, anxiety, despair and depression he had suffered through silently for the last few days came pouring out. He had been putting on a brave face since the moment the injury occurred. The very first second he looked down and saw that wound. But now, he couldn't hold it any longer. He felt safe with Icara. And Icara felt the same way with Tesla.
Icara looked up at Tesla and kissed his cheek, using her free wing to wipe his tears away. "I will stay with you, until the end, Tesla~" She purred.
In the dim light, Tesla could see that she was crying too, her beautiful Cyan eyes sparkling with tears as she told him how she felt.

"Th...Thank you... Icara~" He smiled, kissing her beak. She giggled and wiped her eyes, climbing onto his lap and hugging him tightly.
"I love you Tesla..." She whispered, kissing his neck gently.
"I love you too, Icara~" He replied, his non corrupt hand moving to caress her thigh.
Tesla heard her squeal with joy, but whether that was from his words or his touch, he wasn't sure.

Icara slowly ran her wings up his body, taking in every contour and muscle as she did. Tesla shuddered in pleasure as she massaged him, her wings stopping at his chest. She leaned in and started kissing his chest again, the kisses devolving into licks within a few moments. She began licking his nipples, an act which forced a long adorable moan out of the Axolotl, which in turn made her giggle.
"Icara~" Tesla panted, his body going limp under the loving treatment. He soon flopped backwards, laying with his arms almost at his side. Icara looked down at him and giggled.
"Is someone going gooey~?" She trilled, stroking his thighs with both wings.

"You... You know damn well I am feeling weak... You are taking advantage of me~" Tesla panted, a smile on his face as he sat back up partially.
Icara smiled and leaned down over him, running her wings lovingly over his head. "Are you saying you want me to stop~?" She cooed, staring into his eyes.
Tesla took one wing and kissed it, pressing it gently against his face. "No chance~ I've wanted this since the first time you put your hands on me~" Tesla grinned, a tear forming in his corrupted eye.

Icara grinned as Tesla rubbed his face against her wing.
"Please don't cry, sweetie~" She sniffed, kissing him on the cheek and lips.
"Believe me I'm trying... I'm broken, Icara..." Tesla replied, kissing her back.
"Well I'm gonna be the one to keep you together~" Icara smiled sweetly, and they both wrapped their arms around each other, rolling onto their sides as they kissed.
Tesla rolled on top of Icara and sat up, looking down on her as she laid there, panting, her cheeks bright red.
"Oh no~ The big, scary axolotl is pinning me down~ Whatever shall I do~?" She giggled, letting her tongue hang out of her beak.
Tesla grinned and began kissing her neck, making her moan out in pleasure.

"Oh god~ I haven't had... Nyahhh~ Anyone treat me this way in so long~" She gasped, gripping the bed tightly with her wings and feet.
Teslas kisses went slowly down her body, to her shoulders, then her collar, then, when he reached her brassier, he took it in his teeth and pulled it off in one fluid movement. Icara blushed wildly in embarrassment as he exposed her, but she made no move to stop him. She just laid there, staring longingly up at him.
"You just gonna stare at them, big boy~?" She giggled, drooling in anticipation.
Tesla tossed her bra aside, and licked his lips, before kissing her firm, perky breasts. Icara moaned out in absolute pleasure, her legs spread slightly to allow her to slip a wing inside her panties and toy with herself as she was pleasured by this big, handsome male.
Tesla started swirling his tongue around her nipples, making them stiffen as he stared into her eyes.
"You... You naughty boy~ Oh my goodness~" Icara panted, her eyes going glossy with lust.
"You like this~?" Tesla giggled mischievously, planting a sloppy kiss on her right nipple, before slowly dragging his tongue right up her cleavage.
Icara was panting heavily, her mind and heart racing as she sped up her fingering, or in this case, feathering.
"Oh sweet fucking heavens~ I'm gonna... I'm gonna cummmmmmm~" She gasped, plunging her feathers in deep as she climaxed all over the inside of her panties.
Tesla grinned and slowly kissed all the way down her belly to her waist, kissing and nuzzling her navel, not letting her rest for one second.
"Ohhhhh Tesla~ Don't you dare stop~" She panted, her face bright red as she moved her wings to stroke Teslas shoulders.
"Believe me, I won't~" He replied, tugging at the knot which held her panties up until it came loose. With a swift tug, he pulled them off and tossed them aside, exposing her tight, glistening pussy.
"Ohhh fuck~ My pussy~" Icara blushed even harder, slowly spreading her legs for Tesla to see it fully.
Tesla wanted to plunge his cock in her so badly, but he kept his cool and continued kissing downwards, now at Icaras round hips.
"F... Feel free to... E-eat me out, Tesla~" She purred, her tongue hanging out again as she panted, spreading her pussy with two feathers as she tried to make herself look as irresistible as she could.
Tesla grabbed her around the waist, and hoisted her upwards, making her yelp in surprise, a yelp that soon turned into a cry of ecstasy as Tesla plunged his tongue into her folds, slurping her delicious seed up from her previous climax.
"Ohhhh my fucking fuuuuuck!!!" She moaned out, her wings on her face as she tried desperately not to scream. Tesla was making her mind spin, and it wouldn't be long before she climaxed again.
Tesla dragged her to her limit, his tongue expertly caressing her folds. Icara grabbed his head and pushed herself against him, forcing his mouth and tongue deeper as she came.
"Fuuuuck!" She yelped, flopping backwards and panting hard as Tesla slurped up her fluids again.
Once he licked her clean, he kissed her clit and sat up, looking down at her.
"How was that~?" He asked, grinning adorably.
Icara didn't respond. She simply caught her breath, leapt up and tackled him onto the bed, pinning him down on his back.
"Whoa! What are..." He began to protest, but stopped as she pushed a feather against his lips.
"Sh sh shhhhh~ Just relax, my Axolotl Amore~" She whispered, kissing his lips and making him blush hard.
Sliding down his body, she went off the edge of the bed, between Teslas legs. She began stroking his inner thighs, making the rather sizable bulge in his boxers twitch in excitement. Tesla could see the excitement on her face as she nuzzled and stroked his bulge.
"My god~ I never knew you were this hung, Tesla~" She giggled, wrapping her beak gently around the bulge, using her tongue to tease his tip.
"Ohhh fuck~" Tesla moaned, nearing his first orgasm. "You're gonna make me cum in my pants~"
Icara giggled and rapidly rubbed his balls with her tongue. "Naughty boy~ Heehee~ Cum for me then~ I wanna see how much you want this~" She purred, returning to his bulge to suckle it.

"Oh my god~ Ahhhhhhh~" Tesla squirmed, moaning as he bucked his hips and released. The end of his bulge became instantly soaked, and Icara leapt at the opportunity to suckle his seed as it oozed out. A dreamy, lust fueled smile spread across her face as she slurped it all up.
"Sooo... Tasty~" She purred, licking her beak clean.
Tesla was seeing stars after that orgasm, looking a little dazed.
Icara grinned and slipped his boxers off, tossing them with the rest of their clothes as she saw his member for the first time. In his Axolotl form, Tesla had a seven inch cock, tapered like a bullet, with a slight bulge in the middle that made it more of an elongated teardrop shape. Icara started drooling as soon as she saw it, and she grasped it gently with her wing as Tesla came round, looking up at her.
"Tesla~" She cooed as she rubbed her cheek against the tip. "You never told me your little friend was so mouthwatering~" She giggled.

Teslas eyes were spinning as Icara caressed his member, a sight which made Icara giggle even harder.
"You are such an adorable lil cutie, ya know that~?" She purred, swirling her wet tongue around the Axolotls throbbing tip.
"Ohhh fucking hell~ I'm gonna cum~ Ahhhhhhhhh~" Tesla moaned out, and sure enough, he erupted like a geyser, shooting ropes of warm, gooey cum in Icaras waiting beak. The Bird purred in absolute joy as she lapped up his fluids, a lusty and mischievous grin spreading across her face as she licked herself clean.
"Hehehe~ I wonder how far I can get you to cum~" She chuckled, sliding across his body and straddling his member. "You ready to... P-penetrate me~?" She gulped, clearly nervous.
Tesla was still out of it, riding the high of his last orgasm, his eyes now spirals as he gathered himself.

"Ohhhh Tesssslaaaaa~?" Icara cooed in her most sultry voice, wiggling her thighs against his member. This promptly brought him round, as Icara expected.
Tesla realised where Icara was, and his cheeks turned red. "...oh my..." He gulped, smiling adorably.
"Heehee~ Which hole do ya want, big boy~?" Icara winked, leaning down to kiss him.
"Mmmmph~" Tesla kissed her back, his arms around her back. "What would you prefer for this position~?"
"I'd honestly prefer anal, cos then, you can go as fast as you want with my tight lil pussy afterwards~" She purred, blushing and grinning.
The thought of riding Icaras pussy as hard and fast as he wanted almost made him cum again, a single rope of pre squirting out and onto Icaras tailfeathers.
"Oh my~ Does that idea sound good then, cutie~?" She cooed again, clearly happy to get a reaction out of the adorable Axolotl.
Tesla nodded, his blush almost overtaking the corruption on his face.
"Such a good boy~" She smiled sweetly, lining up Teslas cock with her tailhole. As soon as she was in position, she dropped, taking the entire thing in one go, making her shudder.
"O-o-o-o-ohhhhhh its sooooooo biiiiiiiiig~" She giggled, wiggling from side to side to get acclimatised to Teslas length.
Tesla gripped the bed tightly, using all his focus to make sure he didn't cum the second he slipped in. "Fucking hell that's tight~" He panted, almost passing out from the pleasure.
"I can make it even tighter~" Icara grinned mischievously, putting her wings up, holding the back of her own neck, and clenching her muscles, making her tailhole even tighter as she gyrated her hips. "Fuck yessssss~" She moaned, her tongue lolling out as she rode Tesla like a cowgirl.
Teslas only reaction was a pleasured moan as once again, he was reduced to a 'head empty, no thoughts' state by Icaras body. Icara took this as a good sign and started slowly lifting herself up, then dropping back down, making a gorgeous plapping noise with each collision between their sweaty bodies.
"Ohhhh fuck~ If I'd have known it would have been this good, I would have straddled you the second I laid eyes on you, Tesla~" Icara panted, speeding up a little.
Tesla moaned and put his hands on Icaras rump, being extra careful with the corrupted hand, giving her a good, firm spank on both buttcheeks whenever she dropped.
"I'm gonna cum so fucking hard inside you, Icara~" He growled seductively, grabbing her asscheeks.
"You fucking better~ Ohhhhh fuck~" She replied.

"I'm so close~ Ohhhhhh fuuuuuck!!!" Tesla howled, almost forgetting he was in Axolotl form and not Wolf.
"Me too~ Just... One... More.... Ahhhhhhhnnnnnn~" Icara moaned out, her tailhole clenching even tighter as she climaxed, squeezing Teslas cock between her walls and forcing him to climax with her. Her head lolled back and she giggled maniacally as Teslas sweet semen snaked its way through her tailhole, a little leaking out as she fell forwards on top of him.
"Ohhhhh Icaraaa~" Tesla moaned out, hugging her tightly as she kissed his neck.
"That was fucking amazing~" She giggled, laying on her side next to him, her wings around him. "You are without a doubt, the perfect male for me~ Its... Its like a lock finally finding its key~" She smiled, nuzzling the Axolotl.
"I know how you feel~ Its like two pieces of a jigsaw fitting together~ And I'm not just talking about the sex~" Tesla giggled, nuzzling her back.
"Naughty boy~" Icara purred.
"Horny girl~" Tesla murred, stroking her side as they caught their breath.
"That I am~ Heehee~" Icara chirped, looking down at their bodies. "Tell me, Tesla... Have you ever had a foot job from a bird?" She asked, stroking his thigh with her talon.
"Hmmmm... Can't say that I have. Dragons, yes, but no birds. Why do you ask?" Tesla smiled, not realising what Icara was getting at.
Icara rolled her eyes and chuckled. "No reason~" She smirked, promptly stroking his still rock hard cock with her talon.
"Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyy~" Tesla moaned, his tongue lolling out in pleasure.
"Hehehe~ My good boy~" She giggled, stroking his cock for a little longer, before getting up and moving away.
Tesla stayed in place for a moment, then looked up. "Icara? What are you..." He began to ask, but then he saw what Icara was doing.
She was on her back, spreading her legs wide, showing off her wet, needy pussy. "I need cum in my cunt, Tesla~ Come and fill me uppp~" She purred, licking her wing feather seductively.

Tesla didn't need telling twice, he leapt over to Icara, kneeling over her and leaning down to get a nice steep angle.
"You gonna go deep, big boy~?" She moaned, wrapping her wings around his neck.
"You bet your sweet pink pussy I am~ Now hold on tight~" He grinned.
"Hold on? What are you..." She asked, but was hoisted off the bed into a stand and carry position, making her blush wildly. "Ohhhh Tesla~ You gonna pin me to the wall~?" She practically begged.
"Fuck yes~" Tesla grinned, walking over to the wall beside the bed and pinning Icara against it.
"Do it~ Ravage my pussy~ Make me scream~ You sexy fucking Axolotl~" She moaned and begged, losing herself to the lust and excitement.
Tesla moved her a little, lining his dick up with her pussy, and started hammering away at her, her eyes almost popping out of her head as he thrusted rapidly.
"O-o-o-o-ohhhhh fucking helllllllllll Tesla!!!" She moaned, holding on for dear life as Tesla started pounding her feathery fuckhole.
"That's it baby~ Moan for me~" Tesla growled, his corrupt hand against the wall to hold himself steady, his regular hand wrapped around Icara to hold her up.
"Tesla~ You're gonna... F-fuck my brains out~ Ohhh my godddd~" She gasped, her legs wrapped around Teslas waist.
Tesla pressed his lips against her beak, and their tongue danced together as he slammed in over and over and over again. They stared into each others eyes, kissing and moaning as both raced towards their final orgasm.
Tesla couldn't take it any longer and slammed in as deep as he could go, pumping a torrent of cum inside Icaras pussy. She screamed in joy and climaxed on his cock, wrapping her legs and wings around him to make sure it all stayed inside her.
After a few moments, Tesla began to wobble, all the energy gone from his body.
"You okay Tesla~?" Icara giggled, seeing him struggling to stay awake.
"Y-yeah just... A little dizzy~" He giggled weakly.
"I'm surprised you have any fluids left with the amount you just pumped inside me~" She chuckled, nuzzling him lovingly.
Tesla just managed to make it to the bed before collapsing, Icara slipping off of his cock and leaking their fluids as he flopped over.
"Hehe~ Looks like we ruined the bed~" She giggled, kissing Tesla deeply.
Tesla kissed her back, not having felt this kind of all-consuming love in a long time, and for someone who literally pulled him back from the edge of Oblivion.
"You really did a number on my feathers, ya know~" Icara giggled, caressing Teslas corrupted cheek.
He nuzzled against her. "Sorry~"
She purred. "Believe me. It is totally worth it to get a fuck like that~"
Tesla grinned and nuzzled deeper into her. "I agree~"
They tossed the blanket off and snuggled together on the bare sheets, cuddling each other close as they started to drift off.
"Icara?" Tesla asked, his eyes wide open.
"Yes sweetie?" Came the reply.
"...Can you... Can you tell everyone what happened to me tomorrow, so that they aren't too surprised when they see me?" Tesla asked, still a little worried.
"Of course~" She smiled, kissing his clawed hand.
"Thank you Icara~" Tesla sniffled.
"Of course~ Heehee~ Now lets get some sleep." Icara purred.
"Okay... I love you Icara~" Tesla smiled, drifting slowly off.
"I love you too~" Icara replied, falling asleep with him.

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The next morning, Tesla woke up and looked at himself. Nothing had changed since last night. He was still a part demon. But, still hugging him tightly was Icara. She had a smile on her face that told Tesla she felt safe in his arms, and he promptly went back to sleep, wanting to spend every second he could in his loves arms. He fell back asleep in no time at all, Icaras heartbeat soothing him.

When he woke up the second time, however, it was to absolute horror. Icara was screaming, and covered in blood. It looked like something had clawed her chest out. Then... Tesla noticed his corrupted hand... It was dripping with blood... Her blood...
Tesla panicked and Icara screamed louder, as the rest of the Guild kicked the door in.
"Guys! You have to help me! I... I didn't mean to do this!" Tesla pleaded, begging his allies for help.
Milo and Lilaxi ran over to Icara to help her, while Shade summoned his Windlance.
Tesla froze. "Sh-Shade? Wh-what are you doing? Its me! Tesla!" He spoke, tears streaming down his face.
"No you aren't..." Shade growled, loosing a bolt that pinned Tesla to the wall by his throat. As he gurgled on his own blood, he watched Shade readying another bolt.
"Finish him off, Shade. We don't want it coming back." Gilp growled, readying his Billhook incase Shade missed.
"P-please... D-don't..." Tesla gargled, blood pouring out of his mouth.
"Die with some dignity, demon." Shade snarled, before loosing the bolt between Teslas eyes.

Tesla sat bolt upright in bed, in a cold sweat and clutching his neck. When he realised he was still actually alive, he looked over at Icara. She was totally fine. He checked his hand, his corrupted hand was free of any blood.
Teslas bottom lip wavered and he burst into tears, which promptly woke Icara.
"T-Tesla? What's going on?" She asked, still half asleep.
Tesla couldn't speak for crying.
Icara sat up and hugged him tight, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Did you have a nightmare?" She asked.
Tesla responded with a nod.
"What happened?" She replied, moving closer so she could hug him tighter.
"I-I-I woke up... And you were bleeding, cos I had clawed you in my sleep... Then Shade... P-Put a Windlance bolt through my throat..." He sobbed.
"Awww..." Icara cooed, kissing his cheek. "Its okay... It was just a dream..."

Tesla wiped his eyes and nodded, still looking rather depressed. "I'm gonna go take a shower... Can you go get Milo please? I want him to be the first to see me like this..." He said, making his way to the bathroom.
"Sure thing Tesla..." Icara replied, opening the door. "Tesla?" She called out.
"Yeah?" Came the reply as he poked his head back round the door.
"I love you~" Icara smiled.
Tesla smiled back, albeit a weak smile, but it was a smile. "I love you too~" He blushed, before heading back to the bathroom.
Icara giggled as she headed out to find Milo.

Milo, Shade, Gilp and Lilaxi were already sat out in the hall eating breakfast. Icara, thankfully remembering to put some clothes on, walked over to Milo, poking him gently. "Milo?" She asked politely.
"Hmm? Whats up Icara?" He replied, biting a piece of toast.
"Tesla wanted to see you. He is... In his room." Icara told him, before wandering back into Teslas room.
Milo looked at the others present, a look of confusion on his face. "I'll be right back guys." He said, standing up and following Icara to Teslas room.
Icara was sat on Teslas bed, an embarassed look on her face.
"Sorry about being vague, Milo... Tesla wanted me to get you first so you can see what has happened." Icara explained.
"What has happened? Is everything okay?" Milo asked, sounding quite worried.
"Yeah. I'm fine, Milo. Just... The situation has evolved slightly." Tesla called in from the bathroom, the tap squeaking off as he stepped out of the shower. "All I have to say is... Prepare yourself." He added, sighing.
Milo nodded. "Very well. Show me what has happened."
Tesla quickly wrapped a towel around his waist, and stepped out of the bathroom. He scratched his corrupt arm with his non corrupt arm, and smiled nervously. "See?"
Milos jaw dropped. "Oh my god. Well, for one thing, I didn't think it would become this way so fast. Second, you look... Pretty cool I have to admit~ Were you worried about everyone freaking out or something?" Milo smiled.
Tesla nodded. "I did have a nightmare where Shade killed me because I hurt Icara, so... There was that worry. Hehe..."
Milo walked over to Tesla and touched his corrupted skin gently, running his hand up and down it, examining it closely. "Remarkable..."
Tesla started to blush. "Easy there Milo, you're making me all tingly~" He giggled.
Milo chuckled and looked at Teslas corrupted eye. "Are you in any pain or anything?" He asked.
"Nope. Just some... Bad thoughts that are like the corrupted part trying to take over." Tesla admitted.
"Thats probably to be expected by something like this. I'm guessing you aren't having any trouble subduing these thoughts, right?" Milo asked, narrowing his gaze at Tesla accusingly.
"Of course. I have a mind like a fortress~" Tesla smiled.
"Good~" Milo smiled back. "Has he been here with you all night Icara?" He turned to the bird.
"Mhmm." Icara answered quickly, her cheeks flushing red.
"Hehehe~ Good girl. Icara, I want you to keep an eye on Tesla. If he does anything silly, give him a slap." Milo smirked.
Tesla huffed, folding his arms grumpily.
"Is that anything silly, or just to do with the corruption? Cos he is pretty silly normally." Icara smirked.
Tesla huffed again.
Milo laughed and turned to Tesla. "It looks like it won't get any worse than this. It was trying to break your will by suddenly accelerating its spread, but clearly it has been ineffective. Whether that is through your own strength of will..." Milo explained, glancing at Icara. "...or through other means, like distractions and/or positive reinforcement..."
Icara blushed more and giggled.
"...we may not know. But as long as it stays like that, you should be able to control it." Milo smiled.
Tesla sighed with relief. "Thank the Gods... Hehe~"
Milo chuckled. "I'll go prepare the others, you two should come out and get some breakfast. Okay?"
Tesla nodded. "Agreed."
Icara smiled. "Maybe we could go out for a walk afterwards~?" She purred.
"Sure thing~" Tesla smiled, giving the bird a kiss on the beak.
Milo smiled. "Cuties~ See ya in a lil bit~" He grinned, before heading out.
Tesla took off his towel and dried himself off, leaving his entire body exposed now. Icara took full advantage and moved closer, fondling him gently.
"Ahhhhhnnn~ Icara~" Tesla moaned, almoat flopping over in shock. "Stahp~ Wasn't four times last night enough~?" He chuckled, grabbing her wing gently.
"Not at all~ Hehe~" She purred, winking.
"Come on... We can play more later. Lets go get some food~" Tesla smiled, pulling a clean pair of boxers on, followed by his shirt and robes. His weapon, currently a twin edged Trident named the Twin Wave, went on his back, and stayed in place thanks to his magic.
"Spoilsport..." Icara huffed playfully, already in her full gear.
"I'll make it up to you later~" Tesla smiled, holding her wing as they walked out.

Milo, meanwhile, had explained everything that was going on, and his ears pricked up as Tesla and Icara started walking through the corridor.
"Okay. Here they come." Milo smiled.
Tesla and Icara stepped out into the hall, and Gilp was the first to comment.
"Holy heck." He exclaimed.
"Damn Tesla. That actually looks really cool!" Shade giggled.
"Agreed! Tesla looks like a Chimaera!" Lilaxi added helpfully.
Milo smiled. "You had no reason to worry, Tesla. Demon, Axolotl or anything, you are still you."
Tesla teared up and smiled. "Thanks you guys~" He sniffled.

"Lets see all of it!" Gilp smiled, genuinely curious.
Tesla rolled his eyes and took his Trident, and handed it to Icara, who was now round the front, ready to get an eyeful of Tesla. Next he removed his robes, and tossed them on a table nearby, then he removed his shirt, exposing the mojority of the corruption. "And that's all im taking off~" He chuckled.
Shade and Lilaxi were blushing a little, while Gilp was genuinely fascinated. "Whoa... Does it hurt?" He asked.
"Nope. It just feels like me. Though I have noticed one problem. I haven't been able to change form since it spread. I'm stuck in my Axolotl form." He replied.
"Huh. Maybe its good that you can't change." Gilp proposed.
"Hm? How do you mean?" Tesla asked, putting his clothes back on.
"Well, your Wolf, Merlin and Goblin forms have more power than this form right? If they managed to get corrupted, it would be a worse situation. At least in this form, if you do go... Berserk or something, we have a hope in hell of subdueing you." Gilp explained.
Tesla nodded. "Very observant, Gilp~"
"Thanks!" Gilp smiled.
"Yeah. I don't think even the entire guild could stop you in your wolf form." Shade chuckled.
"You do realise I have way more powerful forms than Wolf, right?" Tesla smiled.
"Like what?" Icara asked.
"Like my Canitaur form, which you saw a long time ago, Shade. In fact, you are the only person left alive who did see my Canitaur form." Tesla replied.
"Who were the others?" Milo asked.
"Flynt and Raydel." Tesla sighed sadly.
"Oh..." Milo bowed his head in respect.
Tesla nodded. "I also have a few forms that none of you have seen. My Dragon form, my Raptor form and my Anubid form are all more powerful than Wolf. If I ever get this corruption removed, or I regain the ability to change form somehow, I will show off all my forms so you can see~" Tesla smiled.
"Awesome!" Lilaxi grinned.
"Now then, about that breakfast?" Tesla added, his stomach rumbling loudly.
Milo and the others laughed heartily as Tesla and Icara sat down and grabbed some food.
Oozey, Ruby, Xander and Hyper soon joined the others, and they were just as surprised at Teslas new look.
Tesla meanwhile, was putting away a lot more food than normal, and Ruby looked a little concerned.
"You uhhh... Are you feeling hungrier than normal, Tesla?" She asked, taking a bite of a fried egg.
Tesla nodded, having put away his third helping. "It must be the corruption. Either that or the fact I didn't eat much yesterday."
Hyper laughed. "Me and Gilp can make you something more filling if you'd like, Tesla." He smiled, patting Tesla on the back.
Tesla looked at him with hungry eyes. "Such as?"
Hyper and Gilp looked at each other.
"Uhhhhmmmm... How about a sandwich using a whole loaf of bread?" Gilp suggested jokingly.
Tesla nodded. "Yes please!" He smiled.
Icaras beak fell open in surprise, as did Gilps mouth.
Hyper grinned. "Time to get to work!" He chuckled, zooming into the kitchen and grabbing a whole loaf of bread, and beginning to make the biggest sandwich he had ever made.
Gilp rushed over to help, and everyone paused their own eating to watch this behemoth sandwich being made.
It ended up about a foot tall, with eight different meats, five different cheeses, various condiments and sauces, vegetables and a half-dozen fried eggs.
Gilp and Hyper had to use a platter to serve it, and as they put it on the table in front of Tesla, his eyes lit up and he started drooling. Hyper and Gilp, indeed everyone there, watched eagerly as Tesla eyed up his prey.
"Here goes nothing~" Tesla grinned, slicing it into more managable pieces with his corrupted hand, before grabbing one piece and eating it in two bites. This continued, with everyone cheering him on, for a good fifteen minutes, until he finished the whole thing.
"I think goo could beat me in an eating contest, Tesla~" Oozey chuckled, finishing his own meal.
"That was sooooooo delicious~" Tesla purred, leaning back in his chair and licking his fingers clean in such a way that Icara started blushing. She also noticed he had a little bulge in his belly now, which looked adorable.
"Gilp? Hyper? Can you make me a bunch of those and put them in storage for me, please? If I'm gonna be sailing for a while, I am gonna need a lot of food to keep me satiated, and I can't eat everyones food." Tesla asked.
Gilp laughed and nodded. "Sure thing buddy. With Milo's permission of course. We will most likely need to do a supply run after this."
Milo nodded. "Of course! Wpuldn't want you eating your crew, would we?" He laughed.
Everyone joined in the laughter, including Tesla, who felt something in his stomach. He quickly clutched it, and didn't have time to react as he let out an almighty burp. It was so powerful, he knocked himself backwards off his chair.
Someone would have helped him up, but everyone was in fits of hysterical laughter. Even Tesla was, tears of joy rolling down his cheeks as he laughed.

Soon he managed to get up with Xanders help, and drummed happily on his belly.
"I think a couple dozen of those sandwiches should keep me happy for a while. Is that okay?" Tesla asked.
Gilp and Hyper nodded, immediately getting to work.
"I can go get supplies for you if you want, Milo." Tesla added.
"Nah. That's Xans job~" Milo chuckled.
Xander narrowed his eyes at Milo. "Thanks. So I have to lug all those crates back one by one like last time?" He huffed.
"Me and Shade could lend a hand, ve have nothing else planned for today." Ruby suggested.
"I would appreciate the help, Ruby. Thank you." Xander smiled.
"Don't mention it!" Shade chuckled, and the three of them headed off to get supplies.
Tesla, meanwhile, was looking at his corrupted hand. "I wonder if channeling my own dark magic through this hand will make it stronger." He said, flexing his hand.
"Well, we could go test it if you want." Milo smiled.
Tesla smiled. "I would enjoy the oppurtunity to spar with you Milo~" He grinned.
Milo chuckled, and scratched his chin. "Oh you want to spar eh~?" He laughed. "You should know, I am a lot more powerful than I let on~"
Tesla grinned, winking. "So am I~"
Icara watched the two boys and laughed. "Can I watch? It'd probably be a good idea for you to have a healer nearby in case one of you gets carried away." She smirked.
"Excellent thinking~ Plus you can cheer me on as I do my impression of a cleaner~" Tesla grinned.
Milo cocked his head confusedly. "I'm sorry, what?" He asked.
"Yeah. When I'm mopping the floor with you~" Tesla laughed.
Milo grinned. "Well then, let's go right now then!" He jumped up and ran outside to the open area at the back of the Guild.
Tesla and Icara slowly sauntered out there, and Tesla had felt like a massive weight waa gone from him. Not only had everyone been accepting of his current predicament, they were helping him in so many ways. He was blessed to have friends as good as he did~

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Milo was lining up some training dummies when Tesla and Icara finally got out the back.

"Before we spar properly, let's see what kinda skills you have, Tesla~" Milo grinned. "I have heard a lot about your abilities, and seen a few of them, but I get the feeling I haven't seen you at full power yet~"

"Well I was hoping to check something out. I have a feeling that channeling my dark magic through my corrupted hand will make the spells more effective. So, I would like to practise a little first." Tesla smiled.
Milo nodded. "Very well~"

Tesla walked about ten feet in front of a training dummy, and raised his uncorrupted hand. Icara and Milo were both watching eagerly.
"Black Shot!" Tesla yelled, and fired a pulse of dark energy at the dummy. It flew fast and true, striking it beneath the heart and knocking it back a good three feet.
Then, Tesla raised his corrupt hand. "Black Shot!" He yelled again, but this time, the shot flew faster, struck harder, and singed a hole in the dummies chest. It also knocked it back further, almost five feet this time.
"Whoa." Tesla remarked, looking at his corrupted hand.
"That is a... Significant shift in power between the two hands." Milo gulped.
"My Dark magic has always been my weakest type, but with this corruption..." Tesla chuckled.
He looked over at Milo and Icara, who were both worried. "Oh don't look at me like that. I have always had dark energy and dark magic. It was one of the first types I learned. The truly evil stuff is called Forbidden Magic, and while I know some forbidden spells, I have never used them except for in life or death situations, which to this day has been only once." Tesla explained.
Both Icara and Milo looked more relaxed after the explanation.
Tesla chuckled. "Now then... I have a couple of other spells I want to try out. Icara could you chuck a training dummy in that patch of open ground please?"
Icara nodded and smiled. "Sure thing! Hhhhhup!" She grunted as she heaved a dummy a good hundred feet, exactly where Tesla wanted it. Tesla looked over at her with wide eyes.
"That was impressive~" He chuckled.
Icara blushed. "Thanks Sweetie~" She winked.
Tesla blushed back and smiled. "Now then..." He said, moving his non corrupted hand once more, but to his side, down by his hip. "Shadow Cut!" He yelled, swinging his arm up and throwing a wave of dark energy at the dummy. It sliced clean through it, bifurcating the dummy from shoulder to hip, before dissipating on the other side of the dummy.
"Hm." Tesla remarked, then flexed his corrupted hand, taking the same stance as before. "Shadow Cut!" He yelled again, and swung his corrupted hand. This time, the blade thrummed menacingly as it flew through the air, striking the dummy much faster, and slicing through it just as before. However, instead of dissipating straight away, it flew an extra hundred feet and sliced clean through a tree, before dissipating.
"Holy fuck." Tesla grinned, in awe of how effective his spells were now. "Looks like this makes any dark spells more powerful!"
Icara was deep in thought at this point. "Tesla? Can you try casting a non-dark spell with your corrupt hand?" She asked.
Milo smiled. "I was just about to ask the same thing~"
Tesla shrugged. "Sure! Fireball!" He yelled, and shot a ball of flame from his corrupted hand. It wasn't as powerful as Tesla was used to, striking the dummy directly and only knocking it back about ten feet. Normally it would have gone twenty five feet easily.
Icara smiled. "Just as I thought. All other spells are weakened using your corrupt hand."
Tesla smirked. "Good thing I can dual cast, and cast every spell I know using a single hand~" He gloated smugly.
"Hehe~ How about I show you some of the things I can do now, Tesla~?" Milo smiled sweetly.
"Go ahead nature boy~ Impress me~" Tesla chuckled.
Tesla had grown a little bit of an edge to his attitude since the corruption happened. Icara liked it~
Milo clicked his neck and held his hand out. "Vine Spike!" He yelled, and a vine twisted around his hand, before shooting like an arrow at the dummy. It pierced straight through its head and grabbed hold. "Explosive Whiplash!" Milo yelled, whipping the vine with immense force, sending a burst of energy down the vine at insane speed. Once it reached the dummy, the dummy detonated, and the vine retracted to Milos arm.
Everyone else inside the guild came out as they heard the explosion. Oozey was still a Goomanoid, and was brandishing his Trident and Shield menacingly.
"What's gooing on?!" He asked Icara.
Icara chuckled. "We are about to witness a battle between Milo and Tesla. They want to have a sparring session~"
Shade gulped. "Is that a wise idea? They are easily the two strongest people here."
Xander patted Shade on the back. "No need to worry. The grounds of the Guild have a shield around them that means any offensive spells cast here have no effect outside, and vice versa. The building has also got every possible manner of protection, so a direct hit from their most powerful spells wouldn't so much as scratch it~" He explained.
"So cool~" Lilaxi exclaimed. "Tesla is the most powerful!" She cheered.
"Fuck him up, Milo! Show us how powerful you are!" Gilp yelled, holding his Billhook aloft.
Pretty soon, everyone was cheering one way or the other.
Milo and Tesla looked back at the crowd and then at each other, grinning.
"Looks like we have an audience~" Milo smiled, moving back from Tesla a few paces.
"Indeed. Shall we put on a show?" Tesla replied, moving back, charging a spell behind his back.
"Yep~ Remember, we aren't gonna kill each other." Milo smirked, doing the same as Tesla.
"Yeah, I know, but we aren't gonna hold back, are we?" Tesla grinned.
"Fuck no~ Solar Blast!" Milo yelled, launching a beam of energy at Tesla.
"Plasma Ray!" Tesla bellowed back, firing a beam at Milo.
The two beams collided, smashing into each other with equal force, neither combatant giving an inch.
"Whoa!" Icara gasped.
"Grrrrr... Hiyah!" Tesla yelled, guiding Milos attack off to the side before surging towards the Goblin.
Milo swung a punch aimed at Teslas head, his fists cloaked in bright green energy, but Tesla dodged it with ease, before swinging his corrupted claws at Milo. His claws gave off a dark aura, almost absorbing light as he swung them. Milo dodged this and retaliated with another punch, aimed lower, which was dodged by Tesla.
On and on this went, both Milo and Tesla swinging brutal punches at one another, none of them landing as they dodged with finesse.
Everyone watching was glued to the edge of their metaphorical seats, watching these two powerhouses fight against each other.
"Shadow Fang!" Tesla yelled, swinging his corrupted arm up and summoning razor sharp blades of dark energy in a wave, chasing Milo as he backflipped out of their reach.
Before he landed, Milo charged up his own spell. As he landed, he slammed his foot into the ground with an axe kick. "Flora Surge!" He bellowed, and a mass of vines, roots and plant stems wound their way around the shadow blades, shattering them before surging at Tesla.
"Blazing Shield!" Tesla retaliated, summoning a huge wall of fire that incinerated the oncoming plantage. Tesla then struck the back of the shield with a brutal cross kick, sending it surging towards Milo at breakneck speed.
"Torrential Storm!" Milo grinned, creating an intense storm out of nowhere that dissipated the fiery shield in a matter of seconds.
Tesla laughed and smiled. "Excellent job so far, buddy! But now it's time to get serious~" He chuckled, summoning a ball of light energy in his non corrupt hand, and a ball of darkness in his corrupt hand. "Yin Yang Blast!" He screeched, slamming his hands together and sending a black and white ray of insanely powerful energy surging towards Milo.
Milo smiled sweetly and held a hand out. "Quantum Bend!" He grinned, curving the beam of energy around himself and making a ring of energy, like a hula hoop. Once Tesla stopped firing his attack, Milo grabbed the ring of energy and spun it around himself rapidly, dancing with absolute focus and precision as he launched the ring. It spiralled towards Tesla faster than even he could deal with, coming in at an angle like a frisbee. Tesla only just managed to throw his arms up in defense as the ring smashed into him, blowing up and launching him a good eighty feet through the air. He bounced a couple of times, making his supporters in the crowd gasp in shock, before he landed on his feet, a good hundred and twenty feet away.
"Nice shot, Milo..." Tesla grinned, wiping a cut on his chest. "But not even you can keep up with this one~" He chuckled, vanishing from view.
Milo quickly looked around, and was struck by a lightning quick punch from Tesla as he warped behind him. It wasn't powerful, but it was a direct hit to the back of Milos head.
"Flash Barrage!" Tesla yelled, laughing as he launched hundreds of punches and kicks while warping around Milo.
Milo somehow managed to block more than half of these strikes, relying on pure instinct to give him a chance, but some hit him directly, knocking him off balance.
Tesla stopped warping and landed about twenty feet away, panting and sweating.
"Time for my own combo attack! Yggdrasil Drive!" Milo panted, surging towards Tesla and swinging his feet at the Axolotl with blinding speed and accuracy. Tesla couldn't dodge a single shot, but using his forearms he blocked every single hit, until one broke through, and Milo kicked him straight in the face, sending him spinning through the air and landing in a heap about sixty feet away.
"Holy shit! Tesla!!!" Ruby gasped in shock.
"Oh my god..." Oozey gulped. "How the hell did Milo break his defense?"
Milo smirked and got back into a combat stance. "Had enough~?" He giggled.
Tesla clambered back to his feet and wiped the blood from his face, rubbed his forearms and growled. "You may knock me down Milo. But I will not stop getting back up~" He grinned, howling powerfully. "Wolfpack Heart!!!" He screamed, and his entire body started to give off a powerful aura. He then sprinted towards Milo, on all fours like a wolf, swinging punches and slashes even faster than before.
Milo was still able to dodge the majority of them, only taking a single hit to the thigh. This hit, however, cut him and made him bleed. He yelped and leapt back, rubbing his leg.
Tesla grinned. "Running away are we~?"
Milo held his hand over his wound and healed it in a second. "Why would I do that? I'm just about to win~!"
Tesla tilted his head. "What?"
Milo leapt up in the air, materialising a huge tree in his hands and swinging it downwards at Tesla. "Oaken Hammer!" He yelled, slamming the trunk into Tesla, who took the hit head on, before disappearing again.
"Now where did he go..." Milo growled, looking around.
Nobody could see him, until...
"Hiyah!" Tesla yelled, bursting from the ground and grabbing Milo from behind in a neck and arm lock.
"Do you submit?!" Tesla growled.
"Submit? I've had rougher treatment in bed from Xander~" Milo laughed.
Xander started blushing insanely, prompting a few giggles from the others.
Milo slammed his foot down on Teslas foot, making him let go of the Goblin and yelp in pain. Milo then span round and landed two brutal kicks on Teslas shoulder, bouncing him up in the air, before swinging both hands upwards. "Tectonic Punch!!!" Milo bellowed, and a huge chunk of earth shot up from the ground, slamming into Tesla and sending him soaring into the sky.
Milo climbed up onto the cliff he had just created, and watched Tesla as he continued flying upwards.
Tesla, meanwhile, was getting annoyed. He had never had someone not only keep pace with him in a battle, but surpass him in certain aspects. Enough was enough.
"I HOPE YOU ARE READY FOR THIS MILO! MY ULTIMATE SPELL!!!" He bellowed down, and Milo was just about able to hear him.
"Hehehehe~ Bring it on~" Milo chuckled, readying a brutal spell of his own.
Tesla started gathering energy as he fell, cloaking himself in a dazzling shroud of pure white energy. On the corrupted side of his body, the energy was as black as the night sky, and both halves were growing in size all the while he was falling.
Milo had summoned an array of ten orbs of energy, all different colours, circling round him slowly. These orbs of energy started to speed up, before colliding with Milo, cloaking him in a rainbow, and giving him the aspect of a huge rainbow coloured serpent.
Tesla was falling faster and faster, the energy surrounding him giving him the aspect of a huge falcon, and as he tucked his arms in, his speed almost doubled. "Spacebird Extinction Blast!!!" He screamed, surging even faster.
Milo gathered up all of his energy and blasted upwards, flying straight at Tesla with just as much speed and ferocity. "Fractal Basilisk Fusion Pulse!!!" Milo screamed, picking up speed as the serpent snaked its way up into the sky.
The two warriors were gaining speed and closing the gap, and everyone else watched on in shock and silence until finally...
KABOOOOOOM!!!
They collided, creating a gigantic shockwave that knocked everyone off their feet. As they quickly got up to see what had happened, they saw two shapes falling out of the sky, and both of them slammed into the ground with immense force.
"Oh my god!!!" Icara gasped, fearing the worst.
"We gotta get over there and make sure they're okay!" Hyper exclaimed.
The entire group exclaimed their approval and began running over to where the two combatants had landed.
To their surprise, both Milo and Tesla were still standing, panting hard, both bloodied and bruised. Tesla started swaying on his feet, before collapsing backwards, completely unconscious.
Milo fell to his knees, coughing and spluttering as he put a hand on the floor.
"Get them back into the Guild so we can treat them!" Shade yelled.
"Forget about me." Milo growled. "Go help Tesla." He added, clambering to his feet.
Icara, Shade and Hyper sprinted to help Tesla inside.
Xander and Gilp went to assist Milo, while the others helped however they could.
"Tesla you idiot..." Milo coughed.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Xander asked.
"He pulled back at the last second and only glanced me." Milo replied, coughing again.
"So?" Gilp asked, confused.
"I hit him head on." Milo growled, angry with himself.

"Oh my god..." Gilp gasped, starting to hyperventilate.
"Xander, Gilp, you get in there and you help Tesla. Now." Milo growled, slowly walking in of his accord.
"Surely he won't have taken that much damage, right?" Xander replied, following close behind.
"I was going all out, and so was he, right up until the last second when he backed off." Milo groaned, tears rolling down his face.
"Oh fucking hell..." Xander replied.
"Yeah. I may have just killed Tesla." Milo sniffled, moving as fast as he could to help the poor Axolotl.

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Tesla was hoisted into a bed in the medical bay, with Shade, Icara and Hyper all checking him over.
Milo arrived a few moments later, in tears with Xander and Gilp just behind him.
"Icara!" Milo growled. "Use your most powerful healing spell on him!" He ordered.
Icara was panicking, but managed to focus and steady herself, putting her wings on Teslas body.
"Grand Healing Touch..." She spoke calmly, a huge pulse of energy radiating out from her wings, enveloping every inch of Tesla.
Once the energy dissipated, Teslas body was completely healed, but he didn't open his eyes.
"Whats wrong? What happened?" Icara gulped, starting to panic again.
Milo had no answer. "He... He isn't dead. I can see him breathing."
Icara hugged Tesla tightly, crying into his chest.
Milo put his hands on Teslas head and focused, as best as he could with tears streaming down his face. "Restoration Pulse..." He said, and bright white energy surged through Teslas head. Once again he remained unconscious.
"What the..." Milo growled in anger. "FUUUUUCKKK!" He yelled, storming out of the room, burying his head in hia hands and sobbing. Xander followed him and hugged him tightly.
"It's not your fault, Milo... I promise you that this was an accident." He spoke softly, trying to calm Milo down.
Everyone else was around Tesla, silently watching him breathing, but no movement otherwise. Icara was holding his hand, trying her best to not burst into tears again.
"Please wake up... I'm begging you Tesla... Please..." She sniffled, holding his hand against her face.
Slowly one by one, everyone left, leaving just Icara alone with Tesla.
The entire guilds mood, only just having recovered from the loss of Guinevere, Raydel and Buzzy, was shattered again as Icara held her lovers hand, praying for a miracle...

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"Please... Wake up..." Tesla heard Icaras ethereal voice echoeing from somewhere, and he opened his eyes to find himself in a dark room, laid in a bed with a single torch lighting the area.
"What the... Where am I?" He asked nobody in particular, but very quickly noticed something strange.
His body had gone back to normal. No corruption, just Axolotl.
"Huh. Weird." He remarked, standing up and grabbing the torch before walking into the darkness.

He hadn't even taken two steps outside the confines of the room before he started plummeting through a void.
"FUUUUUUUUCCKKK!" He screamed in surprise and fright as he fell, landing with a thud and a groan in another room that was decorated similarly to the previous one. A wooden floor lead out of the room, into what looked like a corridor. Tesla slowly dragged himself back to his feet and rubbed his stomach, before retrieving his torch and slowly moving to the corridor.
Here he found various pictures, and he recognised all of them. They were memories of his life. His first steps out of his home village as a youngster, enrolling at Magic College, perfecting his first spell, hugging his grandfather, Zeda, meeting Flynt and the others, the war with Sebek, saying goodbye to Flynt...
Tesla stopped looking at them after that one. He wiped away a tear and realised he was in his own mind.

"How the hell am I gonna get out of here?" He thought to himself.
"Perhaps... I can help~" A sinister voice said from the darkness as the end of the hallway.
Tesla growled and held the torch with one hand, ready to cast a spell if necessary. "Who are you? Show yourself!" He yelled.
A familiar figure crept out of the dark.
It was Teslas Corrupt form. Only it was fully corrupt.
"Ah... If it isnt the corrupt version of me." Tesla smirked.
The corrupt form hissed angrily. "I am not corrupt! I am Dark Tesla." It growled.
"Very well, Dark. Why do you exist?" Tesla asked.
"I am your lust for destruction made flesh. I am basically your inate ability to kill, given a body." Dark smiled.
"Then why are you trying to take over my body?" Tesla growled.
"I am not. That moron Umber hit us with a Forbidden spell that is trying to swap us, essentially make you hell bent on destroying anything and everything nearby." Dark growled.
"So what do I do then? How do I go back to normal?" Tesla asked.
"You will as soon as you wake up, now that you know the truth." Dark smiled.
"Oh. Okay then." Tesla looked away for a moment, then narrowed his eyes back at Dark. "You have been surprisingly forthcoming with answers. Why is that?"
Dark chuckled. "When you take us back to our bases, I am still you, Tesla. I am simply the part of you that doesnt hold back. And if you die, I die as well. It is in my best interest to help you."
Tesla nodded. "Fair enough. One last question. How the fuck do I wake up?"
Dark shrugged.
"Don't fucking shrug at me. How do I wake up?" Tesla growled.
"What are you asking me for? You are the one that pussied out in your fight with Milo. You are the one that redirected your spell just as you were about to hit him. Perhaps your body shut down because it was embarrassed to have such a coward at the helm." Dark spoke, crossing his arms.
Tesla saw red. "I am not a coward!!!"
Dark sighed and walked off.
"Where the hell are you going?" Tesla asked, following close behind.
"To sit down. It looks like we are gonna be here a while." Dark flopped in an armchair in the next room, and Tesla sat on a sofa.

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Icara was still at Teslas side, despite it being night again.
"Hey Icara. We just finished putting the sails back on Teslas boat if you wanna see." Gilp said, knocking on the door as he entered.
"No thanks... I'm just gonna stay here..." Icara replied, yawning.

"Alright... Come out and let us know if anything happens okay?" Gilp added.
Icara nodded and rested her head on Teslas arm as Gilp headed out, probably heading to bed himself.
"I told you... I'm by your side until the end..." Icara said quietly, her eyes slowly fluttering shut until she fell asleep.

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Tesla looked down at his arm suddenly. There was a warm, pleasant feeling radiating from his arm.
Dark looked over and smirked. "What's the matter? Spider land on you?" He laughed.
Tesla growled and bared his teeth.
"Fuck off." He replied.
"Hey, the sooner you learn that I am a part of you, the sooner we can get out of here." Dark replied.
"I made peace with my dark side a long time ago. You should know that." Tesla huffed.
"Did you? Did you really? When was that then? When you watched Spirit die trying to save you? Or when you sent Zaphyra away because you couldn't bear to have the same thing happen again?" Dark chuckled.
Tesla was getting angrier by the second.
"Maybe it was when you stopped that convoy of royal carriages from going into a ravine, only to watch them get erased by a Dragon attack? Or when you stopped that kidnapping and extortion ring, only to have the entire place blow up, killing everyone. Everyone except you." Dark continued.
"Stop it..." Tesla growled, his anger turning to sadness, his eyes filling with tears.
"Face it Tesla. You are a bad luck charm. A curse. A hex!" Dark laughed.
Tesla buried his face in his hands and cried. "I said STOP IT!!!" He bellowed.
"You couldn't even save your guildmates... Raydel, Buzzy, Guinevere, Flynt... All of them died because you were too weak. You, the great and heroic Tesla... Too weak to save them..." Dark howled in laughter.
Tesla looked up from his hands. "Yeah. I am weak. But I try. I try to make myself better. And incase you forgot, I sent Zaphyra away, two days before I had a mental breakdown and blew up my house. Thats not weakness, I saved her." Tesla growled. "Yes you are a part of me. You are one of my many parts. Just like my friends. Just like Icara. And believe me, the days where I blamed myself for no reason are OVER!!!" Tesla shouted, and as he did, Dark gave him a wink, before disappearing.
Tesla felt something. Like a huge weight was gone from him. Even more so than Icara relieving him of burden. Tesla fell backwards, and everything went black...

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A week had passed since Tesla slipped into unconsciousness, and everyone had been getting on with Guild work. Well. Everyone except Icara. Just as she promised, she stayed at Teslas side. And on the seventh morning, she woke up and noticed something.
"Hang on... Wh... Where is his corruption gone?" She gasped. She felt his once corrupted hand. It was back to normal.
Icara ran to the door and yelled out of it.
"GUYS!!! SOMETHING IS HAPPENING WITH TESLA!!!" She bellowed, and ran back to his side.
Shade, Ruby, Xander, Milo and Lilaxi all rushed into the room, along with Fluffy who happened to be visiting.
"His corruption is gone!" Milo gasped, smiling.
"Aye! This is good news. Right?" Fluffy asked, looking at Milo.
They didn't have to wait long, as before Milo could respond, Tesla opened his eyes and groaned.
"Ugh... Where am I?" He said groggily, sitting up.
Icara squealed in happiness and leapt on him, planting kisses all over his face.
Everyone laughed and cheered, and Milo shed a few tears. The whole time, he had been blaming himself.
"Its good to have you back, Tesla~" He smiled, patting Tesla on the shoulder.
"Its good to be back~ And Milo, it wasn't your fault. I shouldn't have pussied out." Tesla grinned.
Milo sniffled and hugged him. "You were a hell of a sparring buddy. Perhaps one day we can have a rematch~"
Tesla laughed. "Not for a while though~ By the way, how long was I out for?"
"A whole week. We fixed up your boat for you and Icara spent the whole time at your side." Xander smiled.
Icara was burying her face in his chest.
"Thanks~ Oh yeah! My corruption is gone! I promised you guys I would show off my other forms~" Tesla smirked.
"You sure you are up to it?" Shade asked.
"Yeah. Lilaxi doesnt want Tesla to end up in a coma again." Lilaxi chuckled.
Tesla nodded. "Go gather everyone and get them to meet up outside." He smiled, hoisting Icara up in his arms and kissing her on the beak, which made her melt.

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About half an hour later, Tesla was stood in front of everyone in the area that he and Milo had been fighting in only a week ago. Even Jar had come along to watch.
"Okay, first of all I will go through the forms you already know." He announced, switching from Axolotl, to Wolf, to Merlin, to Goblin, to Canitaur, and back to Axolotl again. "Now I will show you all the forms I have which you haven't seen yet~"
"This is soooo exciting~" Oozey giggled, still in his Goomanoid form.
"Starting with my Slime form!" Tesla smiled.
Oozey looked even more excited, watching as Tesla changed into a lil Yellow lemon drop. He had an antenna with a little lightning bolt on the end, which jiggled when he moved. He was about 2 feet tall, a lil bigger than Oozey in his Slime form.
Oozey quickly changed into his Slime form and bounced over to Tesla. "Slime brothers! Do you know the Slime Salute?" Oozey asked hopefully.
Tesla grinned. "Of course!"
Oozey squealed, and they started to perform it. Both of them jiggled to the left, then to the right, jumped up and span in the air. Then they jiggled to the right, then the left, leapt up and bumped off each other. They both did a backflip, span round and bumped each other again, before rolling about laughing in joy.
Everyone watching was squeeing in delight as the two gooey gumballs danced.
"That was awesome, Tesla! Gosh, I haven't done that in so long..." Oozey smiled, nuzzling Tesla.
"I'm glad you liked it! I'm super pleased I managed to remember all the moves~" Tesla laughed.

Oozey returned to his Goomanoid form, and Tesla went back to Axolotl form, and they both hugged. "Thank you for that Tesla~" He remarked, before rejoining the others.
"No worries Oozey!" Tesla smiled. "Now then, next is my Anubid form." Tesla added, before changing into a six and a half foot tall wolf warrior, clad in Ancient Egyptian battle armour, and holding a pair of brutal looking Khopesh blades. He was wearing gold bracelets and chains, and looked like he could have been a Pharoah, with his silken black fur and regal appearance.
"Holy hell, Tesla. You look awesome!" Hyper remarked, giggling happily.
"Thanks~ This form is best at using Earthen and Fire magic, like this! Breath of the Desert Sun!" He bellowed, and breathed out a massive plume of flames that shimmered bright orange in the air.
Everyone cheered in awe and wonder as he did it again.
"Next, is a form that you have all seen half of." Tesla smiled, before turning into Dark, or at least, how Dark looked. His eyes were big, round and glowing white, and so were his jagged teeth and razor sharp claws.
"Whoa! Thats a Shadow Demon! That's what the corruption was gonna turn you into!" Icara gasped. "Still fricking sexy though~" She giggled.
Tesla chuckled, his voice sounding truly demonic and echoey in this form. "Dark magic is my forte like this, as you already know~"
Tesla changed back into an Axolotl after a little while. "Next is hands down my biggest form, and possibly my most powerful." He smiled, stepping back as he transformed into a huge Dragon.
Everyone was in awe!
Tesla now stood 9'10 in height, and almost 14 feet from nose to tail. His head was adorned with horns and spikes, and his wings were vast, almost 16 feet from side to side. His chest was covered with thick protective plates abd his entire body was yellow with black markings. His tail had a mass of spikes at the end, which would have been a brutal weapon in combat. But, he still had the same smile as before. "Whaddya think~?" He asked, roaring impressively.
Everyone ran towards him and hugged and petted him.
"I have always wanted to see a Dragon!" Xander smiled.
"Lilaxi has too!" Lilaxi giggled.
"Can you take us for a ride?" Shade asked hopefully.
Tesla rolled his eyes and sighed. "Alright... Everyone who wants to take a flight on my back, get on now!" He grinned.
Xander, Lilaxi, Shade, Hyper, Ruby, Gilp and Jar all hopped up, sitting in a long line.
"Everyone hang on tight!" Tesla announced, before soaring up into the sky, flying almost straight up, with everyone hanging on and screaming in joy.
Icara, Fluffy and Milo stayed on the ground, watching their Guildmates go soaring up into the sky in the bright morning sun.
Icara sniffled and waved up at Tesla.
"I'm so glad he is okay~" She giggled.
"Same here Icara~" Milo added.
"Aye~ That makes three o' us!" Fluffy chuckled.
High above them, Tesla was showing off his aerial prowess by doing various stunts and tricks, showing off to the world how happy he was~

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Once Tesla had landed, everyone either slid or fell off, giggling from excitement and adrenaline.
Milo helped Xander up, and couldn't help but smile at how happy he was.
"That was fucking awesome! Next time Tesla, you gotta go all out~" Xander chuckled.
"Hehe~ Sure thing~" Tesla smiled. "I only have a few more forms to show you all. Next is my Raptor form~" He grinned, and morphed into a very powerful looking Velociraptor, in his usual black and yellow colour scheme.
Fluffy grinned and switched into her Raptor form. "Oy Tesla~ Wanna race?" She asked, staring at him.
Tesla chuckled, scratching his head as he nodded. "Sure thing~ Where to~?"
Fluffy looked around, her gaze settling on a tree. "That tree~" She smiled, pointing at the very tall Oak tree, which stood about three hundred feet away.
"Alright~ What does the winner get?" Tesla asked, stretching himself out.
"Hmmmm... The winner gets to eat Xander." Fluffy joked.
Xander looked over at them both in shock. "What?" He exclaimed, only half hearing them.
Tesla laughed. "Nah... How about... The loser has to cook lunch for everyone?" He smirked.
Fluffy grinned. "Deal! Who is gonna be the referee?"
Ruby stepped forwards. "I vill!"
"Okay then!" Tesla grinned, preparing himself.
"On your marks..." Ruby smiled. "Get set... GOOOO!!!" She yelled.
Both Tesla and Fluffy surged off. Tesla was slightly faster than Fluffy, and pulled into an early lead. However, in order to keep that speed up, he had to take a wide berth around the tree. Fluffy was able to scooch past it and zoom back.
Everyone was cheering and yelling wildly.
Tesla lost a lot of ground on the turn, but was catching up fast. Fluffy lowered her head to pick up more speed, but Tesla was gaining fast. The finish line was only a hundred feet away, and just as Fluffy reached the line, Tesla zoomed through, beating her by a matter of inches.
"Fuck it!" Fluffy yelled, panting hard.
"Yeahhhh! Better luck next time Fluffy~" Tesla smiled, dancing happily.
"Aye~ You have gotta teach me how ye can go so damn fast Tesla~" Fluffy replied.

Tesla changed back into his Axolotl form, and smiled. "I'll give you some tips someday, Fluffy."
Fluffy changed back and gave him a hug. "Thanks~"
Tesla hugged her back and grinned.
"Alright everyone, thats enough shapeshifting for now. I'm fucking knackered after all that. Imma go back to my room, get some rest and I'll be organising our trip to the Isle of Dreams for tomorrow evening." Tesla smiled.
Everyone cheered and whooped in celebration, before heading back inside, along with Tesla, who, after giving Icara a kiss, went into his own room and closed the door behind him. He leapt into bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

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Later in the day, after everyone had eaten a delicious meal of Haggis, Mashed veggies and gravy cooked by Fluffy, the sun was just starting to set, and Tesla was awoken by a knock on the door.
"Tesla? Are you awake sweetheart?" Icara called from the other side.
"Yeah! You can come in, the door isn't locked." Tesla replied, groggily wiping his eyes and yawning.
Icara came in and shut the door behind her, locking it in the process. "How was your nap, cutie~?" She asked innocently.
"Perfect except for one thing." Tesla replied, getting out of bed and stretching.
"Whats that?" Icara asked, tilting her head curiously.
"You werent in bed with me~" He winked.
Icara blushed and giggled. "You naughty boy~" She chuckled, and then her demeanour changed, like she was embarrassed about something.
Tesla noticed immediately. "Everything okay?" He asked.
"Mhm! I just... Wanted to ask you a favour... Could you... When we... Have sex... Could you be in your... Dark form~?" She asked, blushing heavily.
Tesla blushed too. "Sure~ Hehe~ Liked what you saw eh~?" He giggled.
"V-Very much so~ I've spent my life around light and holy magic. Creatures of darkness are just so cool and mysterious and... Well... Sexy~" Icara grinned, her blush growing.
Tesla smirked and switched into Shadow Demon form, crouching down like he was ready to strike. "Like this~?" He growled, his voice becoming echoey and demonic.
Icara stared at him and nodded.
Tesla slowly slinked his way towards her, his claws clicking on the wooden floor as he circled her. He made sure his hot breath went on the nape of her neck, making her shudder in anticipation.
"If you want some fun with this form... You had better be a good girl for me~" He growled, trying to get a reaction out of the Owl that was trying her best not to show how aroused she was. She nodded and whimpered a little, before moving over to the bed.
"Care to join me, cutie~?" She giggled, having regained her composure.
Tesla leapt on the bed beside her and licked her neck with his forked tongue. It was just like a snakes tongue, and made Icara shudder again.

"You... Seductive~ Mmmmmmmph~" Icara moaned, rubbing Teslas cheek with her wing.
"You want more~?" He growled, right in her ear.
Icara grabbed him and kissed him hard, unable to control herself any longer. After a few moments, she threw Tesla on his back and grinned, crawling between his legs.
"Get that dick out now~ I want it down my throat~" She panted, pulling her own clothes off in under a second.

Tesla grinned and ripped his own boxers off, revealing a hard, throbbing, eight inch tapered cock.
"Holy fuck~" Icara grinned, drooling as she grasped it. "You just relax and let me make you feel good~" She added, licking the tip, fondling Teslas balls with one hand and stroking the shaft with the other.
"Oh holy fuck yes~" He panted, laying there with his tongue hanging out as Icara went to work.
Pretty soon she was bobbing her head up and down his length, making slurping and gagging noises as she did. It didn't take long for Tesla to blow his load in Icaras beak, and she swallowed svery last drop before licking both herself and Tesla clean.
"So tasty~ Hehehe~" She giggled, moving up a little.
"Whats next my little birdy~?" Tesla panted, looking at Icara.
"I'm gonna give you a titfuck~" She grinned, rubbing her bare chest against Teslas still rock hard cock.
Tesla blushed hard and waited for her to start.
Icara grabbed her breasts and sandwiched Teslas cock between them, before slowly sliding them up and down, caressing every inch of his sensitive member.
"Hows that feel, cutie~?" Icara purred, licking Teslas tip slowly and gently while she titfucked him.
"Ahhhhnnnnn~" He moaned out, panting and purring in joy.
"Hehehe~ Such a good boy~" Icara grinned, dragging her tongue along his exposed tip.
Tesla released a big glob of precum as Icara licked across his tip, and she blushed insanely as the liquid trickled down her throat. "Give me more of that~"
"S-Sure thing~ Ohhh fuck~" Tesla panted, moaning as Icara left her tongue hanging against the tip of his cock.
"Say... Tesla... How would you feel if my tits were bigger~?" Icara asked, still titfucking him.
"I wouldn't care~ I love you for you, not... Aaaaaahnnn~ Not what you look like~" Tesla replied, letting out some more pre in the process.
Icara blushed and smiled proudly. "I love you too baby~"
Tesla gently used his talons to caress Icaras face, making sure not to cut her as he did. Icara pressed her face into his hands and trilled, still stroking Teslas rod with her boobs.
"Heehee~ Wanna cum on my titties~?" She grinned.
Tesla nodded and blushed. "I uhhh... Cant exactly jerk off in this form though." He chuckled.
"No worries~" Icara replied, using one arm to push her breasts up, making them look even better, and the other hand was rapidly jerking off Tesla, making him moan hard.
"Ohhhhh fuck yesss~ Oh my fucking fuck~" He moaned helplessly.
"Thats it sweetie~ Let it all out on my birdy boobies~" Icara giggled, stroking him even faster.
Before long, Tesla climaxed, shooting ropes of warm cum all over her smooth breasts, including one rope right across each nipple. "Fuck~ Did that feel good~?"
She panted, giggling.
Tesla had his eyes spinning again, adorably so. "So good~ Ahhhhhnnnn~" He laughed and moaned.

Icara giggled and licked up as much of his cum as she possibly could, before wiping the rest off with her feathers and licking it up. "So tasty~"

"So good~" Tesla moaned, his eyes rolling around as his focus was drained by pleasure and exhaustion.
"Have you had enough for today, Tesla~?" Icara giggled, giving him a kiss.
Tesla nodded weakly, barely able to keep his eyes open after two powerful orgasms.
"Don't worry cutie~ You lay there and rest, imma go have a shower and then go get us some dinner, okay?" She smiled.
Tesla gave a thumbs up, and promptly fell asleep.
Icara giggled and went to the shower, needing to wash herself all over, including her inner thighs from cumming while she sucked Tesla off~

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A couple of hours later, Icara sneaked back in with two platefuls of food, and slid into bed beside Tesla, who was still fast asleep. She had gotten two plates full of chicken legs, mashed potato and gravy, with fried veggies on the side. It looked and smelled delicious, and it wasn't long before Tesla awoke, his nose twitching.
"I thought this'd wake you up~" She chuckled, waving a plate under Teslas nose. He followed it closely, before taking it and digging in, foregoing any cutlery and resorting to using his talons, which were hilariously effective.
Icara used her fork and ate with a little decorum, even though she was starving.
Both of them finished very quickly, and Tesla put their plates on the table next to them, before snuggling up beside Icara.
"Want me to stay in this form while we sleep?" He asked.
"Yes please~" Icara giggled, blushing and kissing him on the lips.
"I love you~" Tesla smiled
"I love you too~" Icara replied, nuzzling the Shadow Demons cheek.
Tesla giggled and hugged her tight, yawning loudly and falling asleep, Icara joining him a few moment later.

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Meanwhile, Hyper and Shade were getting ready for bed, and Hyper looked worried.

Shade noticed and sat beside him. "What's wrong?"
Hyper sighed and looked at him. "You're gonna be leaving soon aren't you? To continue on your mission with Tesla and the others..."
Shade looked down at his lap, and then back at Hyper, holding his hand. "No. I'm not."
"Wh-what do you mean?" Hyper asked.
Shade smiled. "I'm staying here with you~"
Hyper looked at him and kissed his cheek. "Don't they need you?"
"I don't care~ I'm staying here with you~" Shade blushed and grinned.
Hyper sniffled and leaned in, pressing his lips against the Kobolds lovingly. "I'm glad~"

Shade nodded and kissed him back. "Me too~ I've been thinking about it for a while now and I know I want to stay with you~"
Hyper blushed harder and got comfy in bed. "Thanks~"
Shade got in beside him, and the two cuddled each other as they fell asleep.

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The next morning, Fluffy was up first, and was out in the back garden practicing her combat abilities. She had her Battle Glaive in her hands, her full battle armour on, and was leaping around, landing brutal strikes on various target dummies. Every single hit that she landed was either a kill shot, or very close to one. In one particularly vicious swipe, she managed to take the heads off of 5 dummies at once. A grin spread across her face as she carried on swiping and slashing. "Good to know I'm not getting rusty~" She chuckled to herself.

After a while, Gilp came out and started watching, leaning on his Billhook.
"Letting off some steam eh Fluffy?" He asked, smiling.
"Huh? Oh mornin' Gilp! Aye, keepin' the auld spear skills up to scratch~ You and I could spar for a bit if you wanted!" She replied, grinning as she walked over to grab a drink from the side wall.
"I could spare some time for a spear battle~" Gilp grinned, stretching himself out and giving his Billhook a twirl.
Just as they were about to get into a ready position, Lilaxi wandered out, holding her Spear.
"Oh. Hai Fluffy and Gilp!" She smiled, giggling in a happy manner.
"Mornin' Lilaxi!" Fluffy smiled.
"Morning!" Gilp added.
"Lilaxi was coming out here to get some practise in~" She grinned, noticing Gilp and Fluffy had their weapons ready.
Before Fluffy or Gilp could respond, Tesla and Oozey came out, Oozey in his Goomanoid form wielding his Partizan, and Tesla in Axolotl form wielding his Trident.
"What is this, a call to arms of Spear wielders?" Gilp laughed.
Tesla grinned. "Looks like we have enough for a competition~"
Lilaxi jumped about excitedly. "Hell yeah! A spear competition sounds like fun!"
Fluffy smirked. "What kind of events would we have?"
Oozey smiled, thinking of ideas. "We could have distance, swipe power, accuracy..." Tesla thought for a moment. "Give me ten minutes and I will come up with something. It'd be a good way to spend the day together, seeing as we are sailing off tonight."
"Alright then~ Tesla you go work out some events, we will get some practise in while we wait~" Gilp grinned.
Tesla nodded and rushed off inside to write out a list of events, while the remaining spear wielders began sparring amongst themselves. Lilaxi and Oozey were having a battle on one side of the garden, which was extremely tame compared to Fluffy and Gilp slamming their weapons into each others about fifty feet away. It got to the point where Oozey and Lilaxi stopped to watch as they went ham, swiping and stabbing at each other with reckless abandon. Gilps hits were bouncing harmlessly off of Fluffys armour, and Fluffy was skilled enough to deliberately go between Gilps arms, meaning that neither combatant was in danger of getting injured. At least not seriously injured.

"OOF!" Gilp grunted as Fluffy landed a blow in his ribs, winding him.
"Oh fuck. Sorry about that Gilp." Fluffy gasped, rushing over to help the poor feline.
"N-no it's fine~ Just winded me is all." Gilp panted, trying to catch his breath.
Fluffy helped him over to the wall where they both got a drink and had a rest, everyone still waiting for Tesla to return with the list of events.
"I hope he hasn't come up with loads of stuff." Fluffy chuckled, swallowing a mouthful of water.
"You know Tesla. It'll either be really concise, or over a hundred different events. It depends what mood he is in~" Oozey smiled.
They didn't have to wait much longer, as Tesla wandered out shortly after, with a list of five different events, each one described and organised in enough detail to be concise, much to the groups relief.

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"Okay, so the first competition is an accuracy challenge." Tesla smiled.
"How are we gonna measure it?" Fluffy asked.
"I'm going to place a target dummy fifty feet away, and then you have to throw your weapon and hit as close to the targets head as possible. If you don't hit the dummy, you keep going until you hit it." Tesla explained.
Gilp nodded. "Sounds simple enough~"

Tesla nodded and grabbed a training dummy, and dragged it to a point fifty feet away, before returning and grabbing his Trident. "Okay. Who wants to go first?" He asked.
Lilaxi bounced around excitedly. "Lilaxi does! Lilaxi does!" She yelled, taking her position.
Oozey had rushed back inside to grab a book to lean on, plus some paper and a pencil to keep track of everyones scores. "Oh yeah, how many points do we get for hitting it?" He asked, writing down everyones names.
Tesla scratched his head. "Hmm... How about this; A hit in your first throw gives ten points, minus one for each miss. If you hit a limb, you get one bonus point, the chest is two, and the head is five~" Tesla smiled.
"Sounds fair to me!" Fluffy grinned.
Oozey jotted down notes to work out everyones scores. "Oh, and Lilaxi? How do you spell your name?"
Lilaxi smiled. "L I L A X I~" She replied, grabbing her spear near the center.

Oozey nodded and watched Lilaxi, as did all the others present.
Before she could take her throw, however, Ruby, Milo, Shade and Hyper had wandered out.
"Whats everyone doing out here?" Milo asked, stretching.
"We are having a tournament of spear users~" Gilp replied, grinning.
Shade perked up, summoning his War Spear. "Mind if I join?" He asked.
"Go right ahead!" Tesla grinned.
Oozey quickly wrote down Shades name.
"Ooh! Me too!" Ruby exclaimed, rushing back inside.
Fluffy looked quizzical. "Where'd she run of to?" She asked.
Ruby soon returned, wielding a rather ornate and brilliantly crafted Brionac Shortspear. "Heehee~ It's been a vile since I got to flex my muscles in zis vay~"
Oozey added Rubys name to the list and smiled. "Thats seven of us now! This is gonna be awesome!"
Tesla nodded. "I better come up with a couple more events while we do these ones~" He grinned. "Alright Lilaxi. Fire away!"
Lilaxi nodded and took a step back. With a grunt of effort, she launched her spear towards the dummy. It just missed the head by inches, sailing past and hitting the ground.
"Fuck." She huffed, running over to grab it and return to her spot.
"You got this Lilaxi!" Oozey cheered.
"Go on! Do it for us Gobbos!" Ruby giggled.
Lilaxi smiled and heaved it a second time. This time, the spear tip buried itself firmly in the dummys shoulder.
"Woohoo!" Lilaxi cheered, sprinting off to retrieve her spear and put the dummy back into its original position.
"Adda girl!" Shade clapped.
Oozey scribbled down her score and smiled. "So, correct me if I'm wrong, Tesla, but a second attempt Limb shot is Ten points right?"
Tesla nodded. "Correct!"

Lilaxi sat on the grass and smiled proudly.
"Okay. My turn~" Shade grinned, stepping up and stretching himself out.
"Go Shade! Go Shade!" Hyper cheered happily, dancing around like a cheerleader.
Shade leaned back and heaved his spear low and hard. It fell a few feet short, smacking into the ground not far from the dummy.
"Whoops. Went too low with that one." He remarked, dispelling it and summoning a new one.
With his second attempt, it landed at the dummys feet.
"Fuck!" Shade yelled, dispelling it once more.
"This time... Its going in!" He bellowed, heaving it, and everyone watched as it tore through the dummys hand. "Yeah!"
Oozey jotted down his score, which was 9.
"I'm just happy I hit the damn thing at all~ That distance is a bitch~" Shade chuckled.
Tesla nodded and span his Trident a few times. "Now its my turn~" He smiled.

Everyone watched in silence as Tesla launched his Trident. It sailed cleanly through the air and struck the dummy in the throat, sticking it to the ground as it tipped over.
"Jeez!" Milo remarked.
"Nice shot!" Oozey grinned. "Uhm... How many points for a throat shot?" He asked.
Tesla, Fluffy, Gilp and Ruby all replied at the same time. "3!"
They all looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"Looks like we all agree on that then~" Fluffy laughed.
Oozey jotted down Teslas score of 13, making him the current leader. But, next was Gilp. His Billhook wasn't very good for a traditional throw, so he was going toss it overhead like a battleaxe.

Taking his position, he swung back, then forward, launching it spinning through the air. It went so about thirty feet past the dummy, which made everyone chuckle.
"That's a hell of a throw, Gilp!" Tesla grinned.
Gilp held his hand up, and the Billhook returned to him.

With a slight alteration, Gilp launched it again, and it missed again, but by a much shorter distance. Once again, he held his hand up and summoned the Billhook back.
On his third attempt, Gilp smacked the dummy straight through the head with a brutal strike.
"Holy fuck! Nice shot!" Tesla remarked, chuckling.
"13 points for Gilp!" Oozey smiled, jotting down the score.

Oozey took his turn next, and what nobody had noticed, not even Tesla, was that they were being watched. A small creature, about two and a half feet tall, had wandered in from the forest, and was sat just behind the treeline, observing the group. She made sure she wouldn't be seen, by hiding beside a bush. She wasn't hiding because she is evil. Far from it. The creature in question is simply a little shy.

"Haaagh!" Oozey grunted with effort as he heaved his Partizan down range. It struck the dummy in the left leg, and Oozey cheered and whooped as he ran to collect his weapon.
The creature watching from the shadows clapped her soft, fabric paws together in approval, a smile on her face.
Oozey ran back and jotted down his own score of 11, and then it was Rubys turn.
"Go Ruby!" Lilaxi cheered happily.
Ruby smiled and readied herself, taking a few breaths, before spinning round and hurling her Shortspear towards the dummy. It sailed beautifully through the air and went straight through the dummys chest, sticking it to the ground.
"Nice throw!" Fluffy grinned.
Ruby blushed and giggled. "Wow. I vasn't expecting to hit it first time~" She smiled, rushing off to retrieve her spear.
The Pink-purple creature stood up and watched as Ruby ran past, wanting to call out to her, but at the last moment, she lost her nerve, and sat back down again. She sighed and continued watching the group.
Last but not least, it was the turn of Fluffy. "Come on Fluff. Show us what ya got~" Tesla chuckled, confident that he and Gilp would be sharing the lead after Fluffy went.
Fluffy tossed her Battle Glaive in the air a few times, before absolutely heaving it towards the dummy. It went straight through its head, ripping it to shreds.
Everyones jaws dropped. Even Tesla. Fluffy just stood there, chuckling. She didn't say anything as she jogged down to retrieve her weapon.
The creature in the treeline leapt up, and overbalanced, letting out a yelp as she fell forward.
Fluffy heard the noise, and stopped, looking over to see what looked like a two and a half foot plushy, face down on the ground. She walked over and scooped it up, examining it. It appeared to be a Deer-Fox, a hybrid of two very common species. It had a little blue vest on and a smile on its face.
"Huh. Strange lil thing." Fluffy smiled, holding onto it as she grabbed her weapon.
When she returned, Tesla noticed the plushy and tilted his head.
"Whats that?" He asked.

"I dunno. It fell out of a bush over there." Fluffy replied, sitting the plush on the chair. It fell forward a little, and then, to everyones surprise, it started to shake, like it was nervous.
"T-too many people..." She shuddered, covering her face.
Everyone looked shocked, but Lilaxi walked straight up to her and gave her a hug.
"Lilaxi be careful!" Gilp gasped.
"Lilaxi will be fine!" Lilaxi replied, still hugging the plush.
The plush calmed down considerably and hugged Lilaxi back, resting its head on Lilaxis shoulder.
Tesla smiled. "Hehe. She's cute~" He remarked, walking over and kneeling down to be less intimidating. "Do you mind telling us who, and what, you are?" He asked the plush.
She shaked her head. "N-not at all." She replied, still a little nervous. "M-My name is Myla. I am a species known as a Skaelah. We are essentially what you would call a living plush toy." She explained.
"We? Are there more of you?" Shade asked.
"...Not anymore..." Myla sniffled, falling forwards sadly.
Tesla looked at her. "What do you mean not anymore?"
Myla looked back at him. "A Dragon torched our village and killed everyone... I only survived because I was away gathering water... That was five years ago..." She said sadly, sobbing into her paws.
Tesla scooped her up and gave her a hug. "Well you don't need to worry. You can stay with us. And I promise that no dragons will get you while we are around." He told her.
"Thank you..." Myla sobbed, hugging him back. "Do you mind if I ask all of your names?"
Tesla smiled and sat Myla back down. "Not at all. I'm Tesla. Thats Lilaxi, Gilp, Fluffy, Shade, Oozey and Ruby~ And those two are Milo and Hyper!"
Myla nodded with each new name. "It's nice to meet you all!"
"Lilaxi wants to sit with Myla~" Lilaxi smiled, sitting on the floor, cross legged.
Myla happily leapt onto her lap and sat down, while the Goblin stroked her head.
"She's cute~" Milo chuckled, watching the Skaelah.
"Mhm!" Hyper agreed, smiling.
"Okay, so the scores thus far are as follows; Shade has 9, Lilaxi has 10, I have 11, Ruby has 12, Gilp and Tesla are tied second on 13, and Fluffy is in first with 15!" Oozey smiled.
"Woo!" Fluffy cheered, throwing her arms up in the air and making everyone chuckle.

"What's the next contest then Tesla?" Gilp asked.
"Distance~ Whoever can launch their weapon the greatest distance gets 15 points. Every place down gets 13, 12, 11, 10, 9 and 8. One thing, no magic is allowed. This is purely a brute strength test." Tesla grinned.
Everyone upped their stuff and moved as far back as possible, to give the throwers as much space as they can.

Xander, Jar and Icara had since joined the party, and having had everything explained by Milo and Hyper, were sat watching and cheering along.
Once again, Lilaxi was up first. Each participant was allowed at most a three step wind up. They were allowed two attempts, but, if they discounted their first attempt, they had to go with their second, even if it was shorter.
Lilaxi took three steps, and then heaved her spear with all her might. After a couple of seconds, it stuck in the ground.
Milo was called in the measure, as he owned a device for just such an occasion; a tape measure.
After a few minutes of measuring, Milo announced Lilaxis distance.
"212 feet, 7 inches!" He called out.
Lilaxi nodded, happy with her throw, and retrieved her Spear from Milo.

Next up was Fluffy. She smiled and gripped her Glaive, taking a single step before heaving it beautifully. It sailed almost double the distance of Lilaxi's throw.
"...Can we surrender now and give the title to Fluffy?" Shade asked.
"Yeah, none of us are gonna come close to that." Oozey chuckled.
"You guys can give up if you want, I'll take Fluffy on one on one if you like~" Tesla grinned.
A loud 'oooooooooh' went up from everyone else, and Fluffy chuckled.
"Sure~ If you wanna embarrass yourself~" Fluffy smirked. "Its one nil to me in that case."
"Is everyone else gonna forfeit?" Tesla asked.
Lilaxi, Oozey, Shade, Ruby and Gilp all nodded.
"We can take part when we have had more practise~" Oozey smiled. "I'm fine with conceding to a clearly more skilled foe."
Fluffy smiled. "I'll give you all some spear training afterwards if you like~"
Oozey, Gilp, Lilaxi and Ruby cheered.
"Uh guys? We are setting sail tonight." Tesla reminded them.
"Ah... Well, I'll have to come with ye then!" Fluffy grinned.
"You sure you are okay with that?" Tesla asked her.
"Of course! Its been a long time since I set out on an expedition~" She smiled.
Gilp nodded. "I can practise with Milo while you are away, Fluffy."
Shade stepped forward. "...So can I."
Tesla looked at him and tilted his head. "What was that Shade?"
Shade gulped. "...I'm staying here..."
Ruby, Oozey, Lilaxi and Tesla looked shocked.
"I want to stay with Hyper. If that's okay, Tesla." He added.
Tesla sighed and nodded. "That is totally fine. We're all..." Tesla was about to speak, when Shade cut him off.
"Now isn't the time for goodbyes. Later. For now, you two have a tournament to finish~" Shade smiled, sniffling.
Tesla wiped his tears away quickly. "Right. Okay." He smiled. "It's my turn."
Fluffy had retrieved her Glaive and returned, while Icara had gone up to Tesla and given him a hug. "Are you sure you are okay, sweetie?" She asked.
Tesla nodded. "Yeah. I'm sure. Thanks~" He replied, giving her a kiss.
After a quick stretch, Tesla was ready. He stepped forwards, stepped again, leaned and hurled his Trident through the air. It landed, after a good while, about two feet behind Fluffy.
"Fuck." Tesla sighed. "So its two nil to you."
Fluffy nodded. "Whats the next... Challenge..." She stopped, noticing Tesla had dropped his spear.
"Nah. I know when I'm beat. Good job Fluffy." He sniffled. As he walked inside, Icara and Shade followed him.
Fluffy sighed and retrieved Teslas Trident.
Everyone slowly went back inside and continued about their usual day to day activities, while Tesla went to his ship, climbed up the rigging and sat in the crows nest, looking out over the sea.
Icara and Shade stood at the edge of the dock, looking up at him.
"...I broke him..." Shade sniffled, wanting to cry.
"No Shade... He wants you to be happy, he is just upset that you won't be with us anymore." Icara comforted him.
"...I hope so..." Shade replied, giving Icara a hug.

Tesla tried desperately to keep his composure, but as he sat there, the memory of all he had been through with Shade, all that coming to and end, it hit him hard. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he sobbed. He knew that this might be the last time they see each other, and Shade knew it too...

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After a while, Tesla was left alone. Shade and Icara thought it best to leave him to his own emotions. Tesla actually fell asleep at the top of his ship, the gentle rocking of the waves lulling him off into a gentle slumber.

Shade and Icara had returned to the Guild, and as soon as they arrived, Fluffy looked up. "Hey guys... Is Tesla feeling any better?" She asked.
"Im not sure. He is asleep at the top of his ship..." Icara replied.
"You mean the Crows Nest?" Hyper asked.
"Yeah." Shade replied.

Hyper sighed and gave Shade a big hug and a kiss. "Hopefully he will feel better in the morning..." Hyper said, his arm around Shade.
"Agreed. Ve don't vant Tesla to be so emotional vile he is at ze helm of ze ship. He could end up crashing or somezing." Ruby added.
Fluffy nodded. "Aye. But if he wants to hide in his room for a while he can. I know how to pilot a ship~" She smiled.
"That's good to know~" Oozey smiled, still in his Goomanoid form.

"Should we load the ship up in the meantime?" Icara asked.
"That is probably a good idea. But first of all, everyone who is actually leaving with Tesla, raise your hand." Fluffy exclaimed, raising her own hand.
Ruby, Oozey, Lilaxi, Icara and Myla raised their hands.
Then, so did Gilp.
Milo, Xander and Hyper looked at him in shock.
"Y-You're leaving too, Gilp?" Xander asked.
Gilp nodded. "I feel like we owe Tesla. He has lost three of his crew because of problems that were between us and the Umbral Shield, and he almost lost Oozey as well. Not to mention Shade is staying here." He replied, smiling over at Hyper. "I'm sure you two can run the food side of things while I'm gone~"
Hyper sniffled and nodded. "I-I'll try..."
Shade hugged him and grinned. "Of course! Just give me a quick rundown of where everything is and I'll be good to go!"
Milo smiled at Hyper and Shade embracing, then at Gilp. "If this is what you want, then I will not stop you. I wish you all the luck in the world Katzchen~" He sniffed, moving forward to give the feline a hug.
Gilp embraced him back and sniffled as well. Xander joined in the hug, as did Hyper.
"Hehe~ Don't you worry, Milo. I'll bring him back in one piece~" Fluffy chuckled.
Gilp blushed and chuckled, so did Milo.
"Alright... We'd better get everything loaded. I'll go see if Tesla is awake..." Fluffy turned to head out the door, but Tesla was stood there in his Dark form. "Oh. Hey Tesla."
Everyone turned to look at Tesla, who shrunk a little as he felt everyones eyes on him. "I uhhh... I may have... Over reacted a little... And I apologise." He said calmly, his gaze lowering to his feet.
Shade walked over to him and hugged him tightly. "I'm happy that you care for me, Tesla. But I want to be with Hyper. Everything that has happened over the last couple of weeks has taught me how important love is, and now that I have found it, I'm gonna keep hold of it~" Shade smiled.
Hyper giggled cutely.
Tesla nodded, tearing up. "I completely understand. I wish you both all the best. And same goes for you two as well, Milo and Xander. When we bring Flynt home, we will stop in here for a few days on the way back."
Milo grinned. "You better, or I'll give you another pummelling~" He laughed, walking over and hugging Tesla tight.
Tesla hugged him back and sighed. "Come on guys. I don't want to drag this out. Lets go get everything loaded up onto the ship and head out. If we get to it, we can be sailing out of here before nightfall."
"Yeah!!!" Everyone cheered.

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After a couple of hours of ferrying crates to and from the Lucky Star, and all the crew putting their belongings in their rooms below deck, the time had come to say goodbyes.
"Ven ve get back to Seacrest, I vill get Maly and Linen to start vork on Portal between here and Seacrest." Ruby told Milo as they hugged.
"Thanks~ It'll be nice to see everyone again!" Milo replied.
"You guys stay safe, okay? I don't wanna have to bury anymore friends any time soon..." Xander added, shaking Teslas hand.
"Don't worry. Me and Fluffy will keep everyone safe." Tesla grinned, pulling Xander into a hug.
Everyone soon piled in to the hug, even Myla. Tears were shed, laughs were had, and after a few more minutes of goodbyes, Tesla, Fluffy, Gilp, Ruby, Lilaxi, Icara, Oozey and Myla all headed up the gangplank, hauled it on board, and waved goodbye as Tesla lowered the sails. Milo, Xander, Hyper, Shade and Jar, who had turned up during the loading, all stood at the dock, waving and cheering as the Lucky Star sliced effortlessly through the water, the last dying rays of the setting sun casting a beautiful light on the calm oceans surface. It wasn't long before the members of the Waters Edge Guild disappeared from view, and soon, so did the town, and then, the land followed suit. Just as the sun finally sunk below the horizon, and the moon cast its bright light upon the sea, the Lucky Star was surrounded on all sides by seemingly endless water, a water that reflected the starry twilight sky in such a way that it seemed as though the ship was floating amongst the stars. Tesla had climbed atop the rigging, and, still in his Dark form, stared out at the eternal night before him. He may be leaving behind friends, but he would see them again soon enough. He knew he would.

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Below deck, Oozey went into the room that he and Raydel had shared. Sighing sadly at the prospect of life without his best friend, he looked over at his shield. The shield that Ruby had forged for him, from Raydels spare parts. As he picked it up, a smile spread across his face.
"I'll find goo in the afterlife... When it's my turn to face the end." He promised to his shield, before hugging it tight.
After a few moments, he put his shield, and his Partizan in a corner, along with his backpack, and climbed into his bed. Laying atop the covers, he stretched his hand out to tap the buttons on the intercom system, and soon the sound of waves crashing was being played into his room. Pretty soon, the Goomanoids eyes flickered shut, and he fell soundly asleep.

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Lilaxi was out in the eating area, sat at the table, sipping a glass of milk. Icara soon joined her, having been putting things away in the room she shared with Tesla. As Icara sat down beside the Goblin, Lilaxi rubbed her shoulder and made a pained expression.
"Are you okay?" Icara asked, a look of worry on her face.
"Hmm? Yeah! Lilaxi is fine! Its just a pulled muscle. Probably from trying to lift one of those crates on Lilaxis own." She laughed.
Icara rolled her eyes. "I knew you would injure yourself. Come here." She said calmly, placing her wings upon Lilaxi's shoulder. "Healing Wings..." She spoke, and Lilaxis shoulder began to glow.
"Mmmmmm~ That feels nice~" Lilaxi smiled, purring cutely. Before long, the pain had vanished completely, and she gave it a quick check before grinning. "Thanks Icara!"
Icara smiled. "What are friends for?"

Lilaxi grinned and continued drinking her milk.
Ruby and Fluffy soon arrived, chatting amongst themselves.
"...so you reckon you could forge me a Glaive out of Fethyrsteel?!" Fluffy asked the Goblin, clearly incredulous.
Ruby nodded. "It vill cost, but yes, I could~" She replied.
"What's Fethyrsteel?" Lilaxi asked, watching Fluffy and Ruby sit down at the table.
"Fethyrsteel is an extremely strong and very light metal used by a few Avian and Dragonic species, as it doesn't have as much impact on flying as standard metals would." Icara chimed in, smiling.
Ruby looked impressed with the Birds knowledge. "Being an Avian species, you probably own some Fethyrsteel, don't you Icara?" She grinned.
Icara nodded. "Yep! My circlet and breastplate are made from it~"
Fluffy stared at the circlet and breastplate. "I have been wanting to get my hands on Fethyrsteel for fucking years. Isn't it like twenty times stronger than Titanium, and only a third the weight?" She asked.
Icara nodded. "Yep! Supposedly there is a way to make Damascus Fethyrsteel, which, in theory, would be the second strongest material in existance." Icara replied.
"The first being Supernovanium." Ruby smiled.
"Supernowhatium?" Lilaxi replied, looking confused.
"Supernovanium is a mythical material that is supposedly formed when a star collapses on itself, and becomes so dense it turns into metal." Ruby replied, always eager to show off her knowledge.
"Aye. But Supernovanium is a load of bullshit. Noone has ever found any of the stuff, and even if they could, it would be so heavy it would be useless." Fluffy added.
"True. It would be something like a million pounds per cubic inch." Icara smiled.
"Not if you piledrive it into a flat plate~" Ruby smiled, her eyes sparkling at the thought of being able to use such a legendary material.
Fluffy laughed. "How in the heck do you think you could piledrive a lump of Supernovanium flat? You'd need like twenty tonnes of TNT to even dent it."
Ruby grinned. "I have been vorking on a spell for just such an occasion~"
Icara tilted her head. "What spell would that be?"
Ruby folded her arms and smiled smugly. "Singularity Hammer~"
Fluffy whistled in awe. "Sounds like it would do the trick~"
Ruby grinned. "I have been vorking on it for nearly two decades~ It is a non-combative spell, as it only vorks on metal or ore, but Linen says it is the strongest spell of its kind~"
Fluffy realised something. "Hang on... You said it only works on metal or ore, right?"
Ruby nodded. "Correct. If you try to use it on a living creature, it vill just pass straight through."
"What's to stop you using it on armour, or constructs?" Fluffy asked.
Ruby was about to reply, when she stopped to think. "You know, I have never actually tried zat." She admitted.

Fluffy grinned. "Wanna test it out? I'm sure Tesla would be fine with it."
Ruby chuckled. "Vat ze hell. Let's go~" She replied. "Vant to come vatch?" She asked Lilaxi and Icara.
"Hell yeah!" Icara nodded.
"Yeahhhh!" Lilaxi grinned.
"Lets go up to the top deck!" Fluffy chuckled.
All four of them got up and rushed up to the top deck.
Tesla was at the wheel, making sure the Lucky Star kept going in the correct direction. He very quickly noticed the geoup of females barrelling onto the deck.
"Everything okay ladies?" He asked.
"Yep! Ve are going to test a spell of mine!" Ruby replied.

Tesla smiled. "Oh okay. Any way I can help?" He asked.
"Do you have a big, thick sheet of metal we can borrow?" Fluffy asked.
Tesla scratched his head. "Well, not on the ship, but I can create one. How big do you need it?"
Ruby thought for a moment. "About three feet square, and about six inches thick."
"Okay then. Any particular metal?" Tesla replied.
"Titanium please~" Ruby replied.

Tesla nodded. "Very well..." He closed his eyes and held his hands out in front of him. Soon, a sheet of Titanium began to slowly form just above his hands, materialising in a way that made it look like it was being made in a 3D printer.
Lilaxi, Icara, Fluffy and Ruby were watching in awe as the sheet got bigger and bigger. Pretty soon, it was the requested size, and Tesla used his magic to float it down gently next to them. As he let go of his magic, he collapsed, gasping for breath.
"Tesla!" Icara yelled, rushing up to help him. "Are you okay?"
Tesla nodded and smiled. "Yeah just... Haven't used that spell in a while. I forgot how physically draining it is. I'll be fine in a few seconds." He panted.
Icara helped him to his feet and gave him a kiss.

Ruby examined the chunk of metal that Tesla had just created. "Why ze heck did you not tell me you could create metal from nothing like zis, Tesla? Zis is incredible!" She remarked.
Tesla chuckled, leaning on the railing. "It causes me more damage if i do anything bigger or higher quality metal. I can't just pump out blocks of metal like a conveyor belt~" He smiled.
Ruby nodded. "Fair enough. But zis is perfect for vat I vant to test." She smiled.
Tesla narrowed his eyes. "What exactly are you going to do to it?"
"I'm gonna hit it with a spell of mine, known as ze Singularity Hammer." Ruby replied proudly.
Tesla looked shocked. "Nonononono. Absolutely not. I'm sorry but that is an extremely powerful spell. If you mishit a chunk of metal that size, or miss it completely, you could do massive damage to the Lucky Star." He exclaimed.
"Fuck. I never thought about zat." Ruby sighed. "I'm sorry."

Tesla moved over to Ruby and gave her a hug. "It is fine, Ruby~ I tell ya what. If I spot any islands that we can land on, I will steer us over to them so you can practise your spell on it. Okay?"
Ruby smiled. "Deal!"
Lilaxi and Icara chuckled as Tesla and Ruby hugged, while Fluffy was examining the chunk of Titanium.

Tesla saw her eyeing it up and smirked. "You wanna try and lift it don't ya~?" He grinned.
Fluffy nodded. "Ye know me well, Tesla~ That must weigh about 1300 pounds. My record so far is around 900, so I have a ways to go."
Tesla chuckled. "My record is about 800 pounds on my Wolf form, but I can carry well over 2000 in my Canitaur form." He added.

Fluffy yawned and stretched. "It's getting late. We should all probably go get some sleep."
Everyone apart from Tesla nodded and yawned in agreement.
"I'm staying up for a good few hours yet. Gotta keep an eye out for reefs and islands." He smiled.
"Night Tesla!" Lilaxi yelled as she ran below deck.
"Goodnight Tesla~" Ruby added.
"See ya in the morning Tesla!" Fluffy smiled, and as they left, only Tesla and Icara were still above deck.
"You not heading to sleep?" Tesla asked his Owl companion.
Icara shook her head. "Nah. I'd rather wait until we can go together~" She winked.
Tesla smiled. "Naughty girl~" He chuckled, checking the ocean. "Alright, let's go have a lil fun. I'll see you in our room, cutie~"
Icara giggled and ran below deck, while Tesla slowly made his way after her yawning and stretching all the way. He was exhausted, and was gonna enjoy some quality time with his lover.

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Tesla soon made his way through the quiet ship to his bedroom. Icara was waiting on his bed, in a seductive pose, wearing only her circlet. Tesla immediately started blushing hard.
"God damn~" He spoke, starting to drool.

"Hehehe~ I'll never get tired of you ogling me~" Icara giggled, trilling as she spread her legs.
Tesla was very nearly undressed at this point. "So... Which form do you want to play with this time~?" He asked, tossing his boxers aside, leaving his Axolotl form totally naked.
Icara grinned mischievously. "Dragon~" She replied.
Tesla tilted his head and did a double take. "Pardon?" He asked.
"You heard me~ I wanna get fucked by your Dragon form~" Icara purred.
Tesla chuckled. "Have you gone mad? My Dragon form is my biggest form. Not just in stature~"
Icara licked her beak. "Now I wanna see it even more~" She giggled, getting wet from just talking about it.
Tesla shook his head and smirked. "Okay then. If you think you can take it, then okay. But don't come crying to me when you can't walk~" He laughed, changing into his majestic Dragon form in a dazzling flash of light.
Icara was staring at him in awe. "So handsome~ Heehee~" She tittered, making Tesla blush. "Wanna show me what I'm working with~?" She asked, sitting up and looking innocently at him.
Tesla walked over to her and growled seductively, using one talon to push her on her back. "First things first, my love~" He growled in his deep, powerful voice.
Icara looked a little worried. "What are you..." She began, but was promptly cut off by Tesla lapping at her pussy lips, dragging a long, sensual moan from the Owl.
"Ohhhh myyyyy~ Your tongue is huge~" She gasped out, moaning as her body went limp.
Tesla grinned and kept licking her, slowly slipping his tongue deeper inside his adorable partner.
"Mmmmph~ Fuck~ Your tongue is as big as a cock~ Your cock must be an absolute monster~ Ohhhhh yessss~" Icara panted, her eyes spinning.
"Mmmmmm~" Tesla growled, one talon now pulling Icaras' leg up so he could get deeper.
"Ohhhhhhhhhh~ Please don't stop~ Ohhhh fuck~" Icara moaned louder, fondling her own breasts as Tesla feasted on her feathery nethers.
After a few minutes, Icara's crotch was absolutely saturated with her own cum and Tesla's saliva, at which point the Dragon withdrew his tongue and licked his lips.
Icara looked up at him, an expression of sadness and longing on her face.
"Wh-why did you stop? I w-want more~" She whimpered, panting lewdly.
Tesla grinned. "I'm fully hard now~" He replied.
Icara stopped panting for a moment, and smiled. Slowly sitting up, she looked between the Dragons legs, and her face turned red.
"Oh my god~" She exclaimed, a look of pure joy and excitement replacing the previous disappointment.
Tesla was fully hard. Between his legs was a magnificent member, almost 20 inches long and three inches wide. At the base was a five inch knot that pulsed and throbbed enticingly, pushing the total length to 25 inches. Below this, hung Tesla's balls, each one the size of an Apple, and gorgeously smooth. The tip tapered like a reptilian cock, a much smoother incline than a canine cock, and the whole length was the same bright lemon yellow as Teslas body. In the relative darkness, however, Icara could see that not only did Teslas body glow, his cock and balls did too~
"Holy shit~" She gasped, starting to tremble.
"Hehehe~ Regretting your choice are we~?" Tesla grinned, swaying his cock from side to side, making his balls jiggle as well.
Icara watched intently, like she was hypnotised by the Dragons colossal cock.
She slowly shook her head and licked her beak again, her pussy glistening with even more wetness than before. Her heart was racing and she wanted to scream in excitement.
Tesla tilted his head. "Are you okay?" He asked. "I'm gonna change back to a smaller fo..."
"Don't you fucking dare~" Icara purred, interrupting Tesla. "Come over here~"
Tesla slowly walked over, standing side on so Icara could access his body. She immediately leaned in and nuzzled his cock, breathing deeply to fill her senses with his scent. She let out a long satisfied sigh and began planting kisses on his cock, fingering her folds as he held Tesla's gigantic rod.
"Mmmmmm~" Tesla growled happily, clearly enjoying the treatment. "Gotta say, its been a long time since someone wanted to do this with my Dragon form~ Ahhhhh~ Last time was with... A... A Centaur~ Ohhhh fuck~" He reminisced, his thoughts starting to go blank as Icara stepped up her game. She now had one wing massaging Teslas knot, and was licking his veiny shaft, a look of pure lust in her eyes.

"Goddamn Icara~ If I'd have known you would have treated my Dragon form this way, I'd have shown you weeks ago~" Tesla panted, his tongue hanging out.
"So big and hard~" Icara giggled, absolutely enthralled by the Dragonmeat in front of her. She immediately began sucking on Tesla's tip, making him moan even harder. A few moments later, she began bobbing her head up and down, slowly but surely taking more and more in her beak. Tesla was seeing stars at this point, moaning and panting in absolute ecstasy.
"I'm in heaven~" He gasped, panting excitedly as Icara swallowed around his shaft.
Icara began fondling the Dragons balls as she started taking more than half of his cock down her throat at once, still slowly getting deeper. The look in her eyes was one of equal parts steadfast conviction, and all consuming lust. She gagged and moaned and swallowed and slurped, her cheeks bright red and her heart racing as she practically devoured Tesla's shaft.
Pretty soon her beak reached Tesla's knot, and he looked a little worried.
"Y-you don't have to take the knot, Icara~ I-I promise this f-feels more than g-good enough~ Ohhhh fuck~" He pleaded, concerned for the Owls well being.
Icara was far beyond the point of listening, however. After a few seconds of psyching herself up, she pulled back a few inches, then slammed her head down, taking Tesla's knot in her beak, and swallowing around his shaft even harder.
"FFFFFFFFFUUUUUCCCCCKKKK!!!" Tesla bellowed, unleashing a torrent of cum down her throat.
Icara's cheeks turned dark red as she began swallowing mouthful after mouthful of Dragonic Fuckmilk, her tail wagging like a dog, and her eyes half lidded.
After a moment, Tesla stopped cumming, and slowly pulled his knot and shaft out of Icaras throat, panting heavily. Icara started coughing and spluttering, but was smiling ecstatically.
"That was... The best thing I have ever experienced~" She giggled, licking her beak. "Your cum tastes magnificent as always~"
Tesla panted and grinned. "Thanks~ Your beak feels amazing with my dick buried in it~"
Icara giggled and smiled, giving Tesla another innocent look.
"So... Hahhh..." Tesla panted. "What now?"
Icara grinned and laid back, spreading her legs. "Fuck me~" She replied, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Tesla gulped and chuckled. "You sure~?"
Icara nodded and spread her pussy lips with two feathers. "I need you inside me~" She panted, staring at the handsome Dragon before her.
"Very well~" Tesla replied, putting his front talons on the bed either side of Icara, a foot or so above her head. He then slapped his cock on Icaras' stomach and tits, making her grunt and giggle.
"Which hole~?" He asked.
"Pussy~ I wanna feel your balls smacking against my ass~" Icara replied, panting and watching.
Tesla pulled back and started lining his tip up with Icaras vaginal lips. She promptly assisted by stretching her pussy wide for him.
After a moment or so, Tesla eased his tip into Icaras pussy, making her scream in joy.
"Ohhhh fuck yessss~ It fucking fits~" She screamed, excited for what was going to be the best fuck of her life.

"Fuck this is gonna be tight~" Tesla growled in pleasure, looking down at his partner. "Are you sure you'll be okay taking this, Icara?"
Icara nodded excitedly, panting in anticipation. "Put it this way, I could take longer~ Maybe not wider, but yeah~" She giggled.
Tesla smirked. "Very well~ Brace yourself~" He remarked, before slowly and gently pushing deeper inside Icara.
"Ohhhhhhhhh fffffffuck~" She whimpered, her body trembling as she stretched around Tesla's rigid member. "Its so fucking big~ Ahhhhhnnnnnn~"
Tesla was having to use all of his self control to not just ram balls deep. Icaras pussy was gripping him tighter than he had ever been gripped, and he had to be careful not to injure her.
"Mmmmmmph~" The Dragon moaned out, now more than halfway inside.
"Ohhh fuck~ Keep going Tesla~ I wanna kiss your knot with my cunt~" Icara giggled, somewhat maniacally, her excitement and lust starting to boil over.

Tesla nodded and pushed the last few inches inside, his knot now pushed against Icaras pussy. "Fuuuuuck~" He moaned, trying desperately to not blow his load already.
Icara was just laying there, giggling and moaning in absolute ecstasy. "Its perfect~ Ahhhhhhnnnn~" She moaned, panting.
Tesla giggled and looked down at her. "God~ If you're like this just from me putting it in, you're gonna lose your mind when I actually start thrusting~" He chuckled.
Icara looked up at him and gulped, still panting. "Do it~ Use me like the cockslut I am~" She grinned.

Tesla adjusted his front legs, using one set of talons to balance himself, while the other held Icara in place. Icara let out a squeal of delight and anticipation, her body now a little more accustomed to Teslas gargantuan cock.
Tesla promptly swung his hips back, dragging a good fifteen inches of his ridged rod out, before sliding them back in again, over and over, letting out grunts of pleasure with each thrust.
Though slow and calculated, the sheer size and varied topography of Teslas dick was driving Icara mad with lust, her body convulsing and twitching from the waves of pleasure surging through her. She couldn't even work up enough thought to scream in pleasure, she just laid there, moaning and panting, her beak hanging open and her tongue lolling out as Tesla ravaged her gorgeous pussy.
"Fuck~ This is the best sex I've ever had~" Tesla groaned out, starting to speed up.
The sudden shift in velocity snapped Icara out of her trance, and she began screaming in joy and pleasure.
"FASTER! OOHHHHH FUUUUCKKK!!!" She yelled, startling Tesla a little. To his surprise, she reached down with one wing and started rapidly rubbing her clit. The added stimulation made her cum even faster, and more frequently than she had ever done before.
Tesla grinned and started going even faster, and harder, hitting the poor defenseless Owls G-spot, along with every other spot inside her with each and every thrust.
"Such a good girl~ My god this is fucking amazing~" Tesla grinned, Icaras pussy clenching around his length every time she climaxed, which was becoming more and more frequent. Already her fluids were lubing up Teslas dick, allowing him to go faster, and had started leaking out onto the bedsheets. The gorgeous noise of slurps and suction mixed with Teslas deep sensual growls and Icaras lust fueled screams and moans, making an absolute cacophony of sexual energy that filled the ship.
Tesla shifted his stance a little, going slightly lower and at a shallower angle. This meant that he could go even faster than before, and now his pendulous orbs were pummelling Icaras feathery tailhole with every thrust, much to her continued joy.
"Tesla~ Ohhh my fffffffffucking god~" She groaned out, slick with sweat and drool as she climaxed again. "Y-you're gonna kill me~ Ohhhhh fucking hhhhhhellll~"
Tesla grinned down at her, not once slowing down. "Want me to stop~?"
Icara moaned out as she climaxed again, her fluids spraying out from the force and frequency of Teslas thrusting. "Don't you dare~" She groaned, her breathing rapid and shallow.
Tesla moved his front legs, pinning Icaras wings to the bed as he leaned down and kissed her, his thrusts getting harder.
Icara happily suckled on the Dragons tongue, her body writhing from the continuous barrage of climaxes. It was all she could do to stay conscious between each ejaculation, but they were so frequent at this point, almost once every five seconds, that she was just constantly jumping between exhaustion and otherworldly euphoria.
Before long, Tesla was reaching his limit. His thrusts were getting harder, not that Icara minded, and he was grunting and moaning in pleasure.
"I'm getting close Icara~" He announced, scrunching his eyes shut as he continued slamming the avians slick passage.
"I-Inside~" Was all that she could respond with, her body being assaulted with almost nonstop pleasure.
Tesla nodded and kissed her once more, before shifting his stance again, this time a much sheerer angle, almost lifting Icara off the bed. The Dragons girthy knot was smacking into Icaras pussy lips with even more force, and before long, Tesla was at the brink.
He drew back almost completely, before plunging his entire length, knot included, into Icaras vagina, erupting inside her with a torrent of hot, gooey cum. Icara let out a scream of such ecstasy and euphoria that Tesla almost had to cover his ears. Teslas pulsating balls were completely smothering Icaras tailhole, which was rapidly clenching and unclenching as she climaxed over and over and over again, her body now totally limp as Teslas massive dick filled her. Almost immediately their combined fluids were ejected from Icaras pussy, and flowed out onto the bed, and the floor. Icara passed out from the sheer pleasure, her body absolutely drained from so many successive orgasms.
Tesla was careful not to pass out on top of Icara, quickly rolling onto his back to keep her safe, though hilariously his cock was still so rigid inside her, it kept her sat completely upright.
As Tesla reached the end of his load, he too passed out, his head flopping back on the bed which was now almost completely saturated with cum.
Little did they know that someone had been watching them. Two someone's actually. As Tesla and Icara lost consciousness, a certain Goblin and her new Skaelah friend quickly scurried off back to their room...

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The next morning, Tesla was still in his Dragon form, still on his back, and still balls deep inside Icara. As he opened his eyes and yawned, he gulped. Icara was already wide awake, and chuckled.
"Good morning~" She giggled.
"Morning~ Sleep well~?" Tesla replied.
Icara nodded. "Like a log. Though I have a little problem."
Tesla giggled. "What might that be?"
"Well, my legs are so weak from the absolute fuckfest last night, I cannot stand up. Your knot is anchoring me to your body." She blushed and smiled.
"Oh. Well I'll have you off in no time~ " He grinned, bringing his back legs back and using them to gently pry Icara off of his knot, making her cum again in the process.
"Fuuuuuck~" She gasped, collapsing on Teslas chest as her body gave up. "I have never... Ever... Ever had such a thorough fucking in my life~"
Tesla grinned, his dick still rock hard. "Hehe~ We could do it every night if you wanted~" Tesla winked, licking his lips.

"I think doing that every night might kill me ~" Icara giggled, wrapping her wings around Tesla and cuddling him.
Tesla responded with a lick right across Icaras face, making her giggle more.
"God... What if someone walks in on you like this?" Icara gulped, gesturing to Teslas still completely rigid cock.
"Simple fix to that~" He replied, changing back into his Dark form, before pulling the blanket over himself and Icara.
"Hehe~" Icara giggled, nuzzling him.
"Is anyone awake yet!?" He called out.
"Yeah!" Came Oozeys voice from down the corridor.
"That you Oozey?!" Tesla yelled back.
Oozey soon appeared at the doorway, in his Goomanoid form. "Everything okay?" He asked.
"Yeah. I was just wondering if you could get breakfast started." Tesla asked.
"Breakfast? It's almost midday~" Oozey replied cheerfully.
Tesla and Icara swapped embarrassed looks.
"I'll get lunch started though if you want~" Oozey added.
"Uhh yeah, thanks Oozey~" Tesla chuckled.
"No worries!" Oozey grinned, before heading off back down the corridor.
"Hehehe~" Icara giggled. "We slept in~"
"Yep. No wonder after last night~" Tesla replied, planting a kiss on Icaras beak.
Icara promptly retaliated by leaping on Tesla and showering him with kisses on his cheeks and neck, making him laugh hysterically.

"Stahp it!" He laughed uncontrollably, trying to fend off the Owls attack.
"Neverrrrr!" She giggled, nuzzling and smooching him.
Tesla soon grabbed hold of her and held her in place, both of them staring into each others eyes.
"I love you Icara~" He smiled.
"I love you too, Tesla~" Icara replied, both of them sharing a long, passionate kiss.

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After they had gotten washed and dressed, and finished lunch, Tesla, Ruby and Oozey started performing some routine maintenance on the ship, while Fluffy started giving Gilp and Lilaxi some training with their spears. This left Icara and Myla alone to do whatever they wanted.

"So... What should we do?" Icara asked Myla, who was watching Fluffy performing martial techniques with her Glaive.
"Hmmm... Maybe we could keep watch from the Crows Nest?" She replied. "I've never been in a Crows Nest before."
Icara smiled. "Me neither! Come on, hop onto my back and I'll carry you up there~" She grinned, crouching down.
Myla smiled and wandered over, leaping up and wrapping her soft, plushy arms around Icaras shoulders.
"Got a good grip?" Icara asked.
Myla nodded. "Yep!"
Icara smiled and walked over to the main mast and began ascending the rigging, slowly and steadily so that she didn't shake Myla off of her back.
Before long, they reached the Crows Nest, and Myla hopped onto the railing and sat down, looking out over the ocean.
"Wow~" She smiled, her eyes sparkling with wonder.
"This is an amazing view~" Icara grinned, just as awestruck.
The seas were calm and clear, and the skies were bright and sunny. The breeze felt amazing blowing through Icara's feathers and Myla's... Fabric?
"This was a great idea, Myla~" Icara sighed happily. "It's good to relax. Especially after last night~" She added, giggling at the memory.
"I know. Lilaxi showed me what you and Tesla were up to~" Myla chuckled.
Icara felt her face flush bright red. "That Goblin..." Icara huffed, looking a little embarrassed.
"Heehee~ I won't tell anyone. I promise~" Myla smiled, looking at Icara.
"Thanks~" She replied, her cheeks returning slowly to their normal beautiful white.

"25 Inches?!" They heard Gilp yell from below. Icara and Myla looked down to see Lilaxi rolling about in laughter, while Fluffy and Gilp swapped looks of embarrassment.
"Uh oh..." Myla gulped.
"Grrrrrr..." Icara huffed, resting her beak on the railing with a look of equal parts annoyance and embarrassment.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY, LILAXI?!" Tesla bellowed, currently in his Wolf form.
"Eep!" Lilaxi exclaimed, and ran off round the ships deck.
"Come here you!" Tesla yelled, running after her.
Lilaxi was giggling maniacally as she ducked and weaved around the deck, Tesla only just missing grabbing her multiple times.
Icara sighed and smiled as she watched the pursuit from above.

"Hehe~ Tesla's gonna throw her overboard when he catches her~" Icara chuckled, her cheeks bright red again.
"Lilaxi is a really mischievous Goblin isn't she~?" Myla asked.
Icara nodded. "VERY mischievous~"

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After a while, Tesla caught Lilaxi and was about to spiral the Goblin into the horizon, when Fluffy and Gilp stopped him. After a few exchanges of words and an aplogy from Lilaxi, Tesla gave Lilaxi a big hug and they all got back to their duties.
"I wonder how far he would have been able to throw her..." Myla remarked, looking quizzically at Tesla.
"Probably back to the Guild~ I have a feeling that none of us have seen the true extent of Tesla's power." Icara replied.

"Wow. We're lucky that he's a good guy!" Myla remarked.
Icara chuckled. "Very true~" She replied, looking out over the horizon. It was then that her eyes fell upon land. A moderate sized island, with a few smaller islands nearby.
"TESLA!!!" She called out, prompting Tesla to look up from the side of the ship in surprise.
Icara pointed at the island with her wing. "LAND HO!" She cried out, giggling with glee.
Tesla looked in the direction Icara indicated and grinned, vaulting the side of the ship and sprinting to the helm. Within seconds, the Lucky Star was heading towards the island.
Most of the island was covered with dense forest, with a few mountains and crags poking up through the lush canopy. A huge beach covered one side of the island, and this beach was Tesla's target.
As the Lucky Star got closer, everyone on board could see that it was inhabited by at least a large number of tropical birds like cockatoos, parrots and macaws. Once they got a little closer to the shore, Tesla swung the wheel round and almost pulled the ship into a drift, and dropped the anchor, which hit the seabed with a thud and brought the Lucky Star to a safe and secure stop.
"Whooohoo!" Tesla cheered. "Ruby! Give me a hand pulling the sails up! Everyone else, stay put until I've checked what island this is on the charts.
"I'll do that for ye, Tesla!" Fluffy smiled, rushing below deck.
"Alright then." Tesla grinned as he and Ruby heaved the sails up into the rigging.

After a few minutes, Fluffy returned. "We are at Four Point Island, Tesla." She announced.
Tesla grinned, having changed into his Merlin form. "Perfect~ Everyone! Feel free to explore the island, it is absolutely safe and uninhabited." He cheered, taking flight and whooping.
Everyone cheered in response and headed onto the island, including Icara who took flight after Tesla, soaring around the beautiful clear sky with him.
"Hehe~ Hey there gorgeous~" Tesla grinned.
"Hey there yourself~" Icara replied, flapping closer and planting a kiss on Tesla's cheek.
Tesla responded by comically pulling his wings across his chest and plummeting out of the sky with a goofy smile on his beak. After a second or two, he swooped back up and nuzzled against Icara.
"You silly fucker~" She giggled, blushing heavily.
Tesla laughed. "I love you~" He grinned.
"I love you too~" Icara replied.
However, their loving embrace was interrupted by a loud explosion which startled both of them.
"What the fuck was th..." Tesla remarked, before being struck by a cannonball.
Icara screamed, fearing the worst, but Tesla caught the ball and tossed it out to sea, angrily looking around for the perpetrator.
Sure enough, a few hundred meters away, another ship was hoving into view, and its crew were readying another shot at Tesla and Icara.
They both swooped down back to where the rest of the Lucky Star crew were.
"BATTLE STATIONS EVERYONE!" Tesla bellowed, startling them all.
"What?!" Lilaxi replied.
"We are under attack from pirates!!!" Tesla growled, changing into his Dark form and preparing himself for a fight.

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Everyone got ready to fight. Oozey, Ruby, Gilp and Fluffy rushed below deck to get their equipment and weapons. Lilaxi summoned her spear and Icara summoned her staff.
"Myla!" Tesla exclaimed, looking at her.
"Yes Tesla?" She replied, looking a little nervous.
"You go below deck and hide. Lilaxi?" Tesla added.
"Yes?" Lilaxi smiled.
"You stay on the ship and guard Myla. If anyone tries to get on the ship, you have permission to eviscerate them." Tesla growled.
Lilaxi grinned. "Will do Tesla~" She replied, scooping Myla up and rushing below deck, leaving just Icara and Tesla on deck.

The others soon joined them, fully clad in their armour and ready to fight. Just as Tesla was about to go over the battle plan, the enemy ship moved into view around the corner of the island, and Fluffy's face dropped.
"Oh no..." She gulped, running off the Lucky Star and towards the enemy.
"Fluffy wait! What's going on?!" Tesla called after her.
"THEY AREN'T ENEMIES! DO NOT HURT THEM!!!" Fluffy replied, surging towards the enemy. Tesla quickly realised that she wasn't talking to him; She was yelling at the captain of the ship that was readying to fire on them.
"What the..." Icara gulped, clutching her staff. Tesla had stood in front of her protectively.

Fluffy had leapt up onto the deck of the other ship, named the Shadowfang, Glaive in hand.
The captain of the ship, a Goblin clad in a royal purple captains jacket and a big purple hat, gasped and almost fell back.
"Fluffy!" He exclaimed. "What the hell are you doing here? Did those guys capture you?!"
Fluffy growled. "No they didn't capture me Verran! They're good guys! We're on an expedition!"
Verran gulped, rushing down the ship to two of his crew, a Hyena and a Kitsune, who had just lit the fuse on a cannon, aimed at the Lucky Star.
"Fire in the hole!!!" The Hyena yelled.
"NOOOOO!!!" Verran bellowed. "JACKIE! LILLITH! DON'T FIRE!!!"
They all scrambled to try and put the fuse out, but it quickly fizzled away, and fired, sending a solid steel cannonball screaming towards Tesla and crew.
"Oh fuck..." Fluffy exclaimed, watching in horror as the ball struck Tesla directly.
Tesla growled in abject fury as he clutched the ball, taking the hit and being pushed almost 30 feet along the deck of the ship, grunting with effort as he somehow managed to slow it down. His Dark form was strong, only just strong enough defensively to survive the hit. Everyone on the Lucky Star rushed over, stopping a few feet away as he wrangled the cannonball.
"T-Tesla? A-are you okay?" Icara asked, starting to panic.
Tesla didn't respond, he continued breathing hard, holding the cannonball for a few moments, before dropping it, and then promptly collapsing.
"Tesla!" Oozey gasped, running over with Icara to help him.
Icara began immediately healing him with her spells, but they were having no effect.
"No... No he can't be dead..." She growled, tearing up.
By this time, Fluffy and the crew of the Shadowfang had boarded the Lucky Star, and Verran ran over to Tesla.
"How the fuck did he not get obliterated by that shot?" He asked in wonder.

"Tesla is insanely strong, Verran." Fluffy replied, watching as the others tried reviving him.
"Full Power Heal Pulse!!!" Icara bellowed, blasting Tesla with a huge amount of energy.
The wind rushed back into Tesla as he spluttered and coughed, breathing rapidly. "FUCK! That fucking hurt!!!" He exclaimed, sitting bolt upright.
"Tesla!" Icara gasped, hugging him tight and crying with joy.
"Phew..." Verran sighed with relief.
Jackie, the Hyena, sighed with relief as well, and Lillith, the Kitsune, hugged Jackie tight.
Tesla hugged Icara back, wincing in pain. He looked up at Verran and growled.
"Wanna explain why you opened fire on us?" He growled, clearly angry as he stood up, slowly and with Icara's help.
"We got word from the Guild that there was a suspicious ship in the area. Shoot on sight was the order as your ship is unidentifiable." Verran explained.
Tesla tilted his head. "What do you mean the Guild?" He asked.
"The Shining Blade Guild of course!" Lillith replied, smiling, her three tails swaying.
Tesla, Icara and the others looked astonished.
"Zere is a fourth guild?!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Fourth?! We only know of our guild." Jackie replied.
"Aye~ There is another guild in Steelbolt, which is where this gang of ragtag sailors is from~" Fluffy smiled.
"Who are you callin' ragtag?" Verran huffed, smirking.
Tesla clutched his stomach and looked at his crew. "I think it's fair to say we can put our weapons away~" He chuckled, coughing.

Everyone visibly calmed down and put their weapons away, while Verran, Icara and Fluffy accompanied Tesla to the medical bay on board the Shadowfang.
Tesla was startled when a rather effeminate looking zombie leapt out at him brandishing a knife.
"At ease Danni!" Verran quickly ordered. "False alarm. Turns out the other ship was an expedition from another of the Shining Blade guilds. This is the captain of their ship, Tesla Darkfang."

"Oh." Danni smiled, sheathing the knife. "Sorry about that, Tesla." He added, holding a hand out. Tesla couldn't place the zombies accent. It sounded somewhat American, but with a hint of Nordic. Whatever it was, it was pleasing to the ear.
Tesla chuckled and shook his hand. He half expected it to come off in his hand. Many times he had been pranked by zombies, wights and skeletons who thought it was funny to detach limbs at will. Tesla usually responded by beating them with their own limb.
"No worries, Danni." Tesla responded, clutching his side again.
"Tesla needs some medical attention, Danni. He tanked one of our Nightfall cannonballs." Verran explained.
Danni's eyebrows nearly flew off his head. "Did you say he tanked a Nightfall round?" He asked, incredulous.
Verran, Fluffy and Icara all nodded.
"I'm surprised we aren't picking up pieces of you~" Danni chuckled, adjusting his shirt. He was dressed in punk gear, black and silver and chains and such. With his bright green hair, and slightly less green skin, it fit him well.
Danni and Icara helped Tesla onto the medical table, while Fluffy and Verran watched. Tesla had changed back into his Axolotl form to make helping him easier.
"You don't need to stand around waiting and watching, ya know~" Danni chuckled.
Verran smirked. "Okay then. We will leave Tesla in your and Coin's hands." Verran replied.
"Coin?" Icara asked.
"That'd be me..." A rather tired looking Goblin remarked, yawning and stretching as they emerged from a back room. They had a wild hairdo that was green and purple, and was wearing a rather cosy looking onesie with an animal design on it. "Who are we putting back together today?"
"That'd be me." Tesla chuckled, moving his hands from his side as Danni examined his torso.
Coin walked over and smiled. "And you are?"
"Tesla. I'm the captain of the Lucky Star." Tesla replied.
Icara, Verran and Fluffy all headed out, after Icara gave Tesla a kiss, and left Tesla on the table.
"Okay, Tesla..." Danni began after a few more minutes of examination. "It looks like you have a few broken ribs."
Tesla looked incredulous. "How? Icara used a Full Power Heal Pulse on me." He replied.
"That only fixes lethal wounds, internal or external." Coin responded, scratching their ear. "The broken bones aren't lethal so the spell didn't touch them."
Tesla shrugged. "Fair enough. So how are you gonna fix them?"
Danni looked at the Axolotls chest. "Well first we need to sedate you, then I'll cut you open, apply some metal plating to the broken bones to keep them in place while they heal, then sew you back up again. After a few days, I'll open you up again, remove the plates and apply a serum that will accelerate the final stages of healing, and sew you back up again, before applying another serum to remove any scarring." Danni explained.
Tesla nodded along, and smiled. "Sounds pretty simple. Sedate me and let's get on with it!" He grinned.
"Well first things first, we need your consent to sedate you." Danni replied.
Tesla looked confused. "I just gave you my consent."
Danni looked at Coin, who was grinning.
"Well, you see, Coin here has an ability that allows them to... Sedate individuals using magic. However, it only works if the patient is in a state of..." Danni began explaining.
"Orgasmic Release~" Coin chuckled.
Tesla blushed wildly. He had heard of Nymphs and Sirens with this ability, but never a Goblin. "Oh. Well okay then. Sure, go ahead."

Danni chuckled. "Okay then Coin. That's your cue~" He smirked, moving away from Tesla's table.

Tesla watched Coin as they slid over to him, gently caressing his chest and stomach. Already, he could feel himself getting hard.
"Hehe~ Haven't met a guy yet that didn't have that reaction~" Coin giggled, sliding Tesla's leggings down to reveal his erection.
Tesla blushed madly and looked away, putting images of Icara in his mind, which got him fully hard almost instantly.
Coin licked their lips and began caressing Tesla's length, gently massaging it in such a way that Tesla couldn't help but moan out in ecstasy. Coin then placed one of their hands on Tesla's stomach, numbing the pain slightly so he didn't injure himself reacting to the... Treatment~
A moment or two later, Coin lowered their head towards Tesla's crotch, and began kissing and licking his tip, again drawing pleasured moans from the Axolotl.
"Good god~ Ahhhhh~" He panted, getting ever closer to his climax.
Coin noticed this and lowered their head further, suckling and slurping on Tesla's dick as it slid deeper and deeper in the Goblins mouth.
Before long, Coin was deepthroating Tesla, swallowing and sucking around his shaft.
Tesla grit his teeth as his orgasm drew closer, and before long it engulfed him, causing him to climax hard down Coins throat. The immense pleasure that swamped Tesla was soon replaced with numbness, and he promptly fell unconscious as Coin used their magic.
Coin giggled as they slowly dragged their lips up Tesla's smooth amphibian member, catching all of the cum that had just been ejected. As Tesla's rapidly softening member slipped out of Coins mouth, the Goblin swallowed and giggled, pulling Tesla's leggings back up.
"Hehe~ He's all yours, Danni~" Coin remarked, licking their lips as they walked out to join the others above deck.
"Th-Thank you, Coin." Danni replied, returning to Tesla's side, his cheeks bright red as he began work.

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Meanwhile, everyone above deck was getting acquainted. Lilaxi, Oozey, Ruby, Gilp, Myla and Icara were introducing themselves to Verran, Jackie and Lillith, and as they joined them, Coin as well.

They also told the story of why they were actually on the expedition.
"...so now Lilaxi is going to the Isle of Dreams to bring back Flynt." Lilaxi finished explaining.
Verran and the others looked amazed. All except Coin who had their usual look of sleepiness, mixed with a little dreamy satisfaction from 'anaesthatising' Tesla.
"Wow. That's quite a long story. This Flynt must be very important to you all." Verran responded.
"It's fair to say zat none of us vould be here vithout Flynt. Ve all in vone vay or another owe him our lives." Ruby added.
Lillith was hugging Jackie the whole time the story was bring told, and Oozey noticed this and giggled. "You two are a really cute couple~" He remarked, and everyone chuckled and nodded in agreement.
Jackie grinned and gave Lillith a stroke on the head. "Thanks Oozey~" She replied.
Lillith smiled, albeit a little shyly.
"Yeah thanks~" She added.

"We know where the Isle of Dreams is, we've been there loads of times." Verran smiled, scratching his ear and adjusting his hat. "You could follow us back to the Guild and we could give you an escort there~"
Fluffy nodded. "Aye that'd be most helpful, Verran. But we cannae make any decisions without Tesla." She replied.
Verran nodded. "Understood. Danni shouldn't be too long now."
As if on cue, Danni emerged from below deck with a smile on his face. "All done, for now."
Verran looked at him and smiled. "Good job~"
Icara looked a little worried. "What was wrong with him?" She asked.
"Three broken ribs. I've put metal plates over them to help them heal, and sewn him up. In a few days, I'll open him up again, remove the plates and aplly serum to help heal faster, and then he'll be fighting fit in about a week~" Danni explained.
Icara sighed with relief.
"But he cannot do anything strenuous until he has healed fully. So that means no sparring or fighting, no sex, Icara." He continued, looking at the Owl.

Icara blushed and giggled.
"No intense physical labour and no changing forms for at least a week." Danni added.
"Well we're all gonna have to pitch in and keep the ship... Well... Shipshape while Tesla is recovering then." Gilp smiled.

"Tesla should be waking up soon, so I'll go down and explain everything to him and bring him up." Danni smiled, before heading back below deck.

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Tesla was just waking up as Danni was wrapping a bandage round his gut.

"Welcome back to the world of the living, Tesla~" Danni smiled, securing the bandage with a small spiked metal pin.
Tesla stretched and yawned, rubbing his eyes. "That Coin... Goddamn~" He chuckled.
Danni laughed and nodded. "Yeah, they're a character~ Way different from when we first found them." He replied, tidying up his tools.
Tesla stood up slowly and grunted, feeling a little less pain. "How so?" He asked.
"Coin was close to death when we first found them. They washed up on the shore of Steelbolt a few years back, and they would have died had it not been for Jackie spotting him." Danni explained. "We gave them a home and tried to find out what happened to them, but Coin couldn't remember anything. But the clothing they were wearing told us what we needed to know. They were a slave being trafficked via a boat, and they had a price tag on them that had partially torn, leaving just the word 'Coin'." He continued.
Tesla gripped the bed in anger. "Did you get vengeance for them?"
Danni grinned. "And how~ Verran and Jackie found the boat a few days later, saved all those being trafficked, and sank the boat to the bottom of the ocean with the traffickers tied to the mast."
Tesla nodded. "Good~"

Tesla and Danni walked back out to meet the others, and Icara ran over to hug him as soon as she saw him. Tesla grunted in pain, but hugged her back.
"Go easy on me, cutie~ I'm still injured~" He chuckled, stroking her head.
"Sorry..." She replied, nuzzling his chest. "Did Danni tell you about all the stuff you can't do until you have healed?"
"Yeah..." Tesla replied, sighing.
"Verran has offered to help in our expedition, Tesla." Gilp told him, smiling.
Tesla looked at Verran, who nodded in approval.
"What are we waiting for then? Lead the way, Verran. Fluffy, you and Gilp take the helm of the Lucky Star." He smiled.
Fluffy saluted smartly. "Aye aye!" She chuckled, rushing off with Gilp.
Verran turned to face his crew. "You heard em! Let's go home!"
Jackie, Lillith, Danni and Coin all cheered, and ran to their respective stations.
Tesla, Icara and the rest of the crew of the Lucky Star got back onto their ship and watched as the Shadowfang turned around and started to sail off, the Lucky Star soon following behind. The sun was just starting to set as Tesla stood at the front of the ship, Icara at his side, stroking his back. Tesla looked down at her and gave her a kiss on the cheek, making her blush.

"Hey... There's something I need to tell you..." Tesla spoke quietly, sighing as he looked back out over the horizon.
Icara's mood shifted to a slight worry. "What's wrong?"
"You know Coin? They are the... Anaesthetist, working with Danni." He continued. "The way they apply the anaesthetic is by using magic that... Can only work if the patient is in a state of... Orgasmic euphoria..." He added, looking guilty.
"Oh? Ohhhhh..." Icara grinned. "What did they do~?" She asked.
"Stroked me and sucked me off." Tesla admitted, still looking guilty.
"Hehehe~ Sounds like it was fun~" Icara giggled, stroking his arm.
Tesla looked at her. "Y-you aren't mad?" He asked.
Icara shook her head. "Why would I be~? We aren't exclusive ya big goof~ You can fuck whoever you want to, as long as you come home to me every day~" She smiled, leaning up to kiss him.
Tesla sniffled and kissed her back. "You're amazing~ Hehehehe~" He giggled, feeling like a weight was lifted from him.

"Hehe~ Look at you, ya cutie~ Heck, I'd be open to three... or maybe even fourways with you~" Icara grinned, winking seductively. "Though it'll have to wait until you're fully healed~"
Tesla nodded and chuckled. "Yeah. Though I think hand jobs and blowjobs will be fine while I'm healing~" Tesla grinned and winked back, licking his lips.
Icara blushed and giggled. "Oh yeah~? You want one now, handsome~?" She asked.
"Yes please~" Came the reply.

"Hehehehe~ Come on then~ Let's go get comfy in your bed, and you can fill my beak with some delicious seed~" Icara chirped, blushing madly as she helped Tesla across the deck.
Ruby was coming up from below just as they entered. "Everyzing okay, Tesla?" She asked.
"Yep. Icara is just helping me with something in my room. You can keep watch at the helm if you want, Ruby." Tesla blushed, giving the game away almost immediately.
Ruby chuckled and nodded. "Vill do~ Don't go too rough on him, Icara~" She smirked.
Icara giggled. "I won't~ See ya later Ruby~" She replied, and she and Tesla went down below deck to Tesla's room.
Ruby walked over to the railing where Tesla and Icara were just stood, and leaned against it, looking out over the beautiful sunset.

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As the two ships made their way ever closer to Steelbolt, a massive mountain suddenly came into view.
"Holy shit! That place is massive!" Ruby exclaimed.
"That is our destination~ The mountain stronghold of Steelbolt, the strongest city in the world~" Fluffy replied, standing next to the Goblin while Gilp had the wheel.

The sun had almost set, and as the Lucky Star got closer to the mountain, the glowing lights of Steelbolt started appearing, throwing an amazing glow across the mountain. As they got closer still, they could see that the settlement spread all the way up the mountain, with walls, buildings, shops, roads and pathways spreading from the very bottom, almost to the very top.
Oozey and Myla had wandered out, and were agog at the sight.
"Oh my god~ This place is beautiful~" Oozey remarked, a little sad that Raydel, Buzzy and Guinevere weren't there with them to see it.
"It's amazing~ Someone please keep near to me so I don't get lost..." Myla added, looking a little nervous at how big the city looked.

It was almost pitch black as the Shadowfang and Lucky Star pulled into port. Most of the crew on both ships was fast asleep. Only Verran and Jackie of the Shadowfang, and Tesla, Fluffy and Gilp of the Lucky Star were awake.
"Here we are~" Verran announced to the others as they got off their ships. "The Invincible City of Steelbolt~"
Tesla yawned and chuckled. "Calling a city invincible is just asking for someone to come along and challenge it~"
Verran and Jackie laughed. "Yeah you got a point there~" Jackie smiled.
"We should all get some sleep and get to the Guild in the morning." Gilp added, stretching and yawning.

"Captain Verran! You're back!" Came a rather friendly voice from seemingly nowhere.
Tesla, Gilp and Fluffy looked around for the source of the voice, finding nothing.
"Who is that?" Tesla asked.
"Oh that's Gill~ Come on out Gill, these are allies~" Verran replied, and almost instantly, a magical elemental appeared beside the Goblin.
"Whoa!" Tesla remarked, looking at Gill. "A Chaos Elemental~ Haven't seen any of your kind in a long time."
The purple elemental looked like a slime in texture, but had bubbles of water flowing upwards from the top of his arms and shoulders, and flames licking downwards from his hands and feet. He stood about 5 feet tall, and was wearing a loose red and yellow linen tunic, a pair of bright purple trousers, and a Jesters hat with twinkle bells at the end of each point. He looked very friendly, and had a big smile on his face.
"Its a pleasure to meet you all! I'm Gill Gilliam~" Gill grinned, bowing and making his hat bells jingle.
Gilp saw him and his eyes opened wide, a light blush spreading across the felines face.
Gill looked at Gilp and saw the blush, giggling at him. "You okay there~?" He asked, a little blush appearing on his face too.
Gilp nodded and blushed more, and Tesla chuckled. "Hey Gill. I think Gilp likes you~" He grinned.
Gilp gasped and rushed back onto the ship, looking embarrassed.
Tesla's face fell. "Oh no... Did I fuck up?" He asked.
Gill put a hand on Tesla's shoulder and looked at him. "I'll go see if he's okay." He told him, before wandering up the gangplank and below deck.
Gilp was sat at the dinner table, his head on the wood and his arms around his head. Gill walked over and sat at the table beside him.
"You okay?" He asked, prompting the feline to look up at him.
Gilp nodded and blushed more.
"Tesla was right wasn't he~?" Gill asked.
Again, Gilp nodded and blushed more.
"I like you too~" Gill replied, putting a hand on Gilp's paw.
Gilp squeaked nervously, but soon calmed down, a smile spreading across his face.
Gill smiled as well, leaning in to plant a gentle kiss on the Feline's face. Gilp moved before he made contact, and got him on the lips, both of them blushing, both of them shifting their chairs closer and holding hands. Love at first sight? Very much so~

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The next morning, Tesla was the first one awake, and walked out onto the deck of the Lucky Star into the bright morning sun.

The cold sea air was invigorating and enlivening, and the view of Steelbolt on the mountain in front of him was awe inspiring. Get rid of the pain in his stomach, and put Icara by his side, Tesla may as well have been in heaven.
"Morning Tesla!" Came a voice from nearby.
Tesla looked down over the railing of the Lucky Star to see Gilp and Gill stood on the dock, arms around each other in an adorable way. Tesla chuckled and waved.
"Morning you two! Sleep well?" Tesla asked.
Both Gill and Gilp blushed lightly, but nodded.
Tesla laughed internally and smiled. "Good. Any news on the others, Gill?" Tesla added.
"Yeah! Verran went up to the Guild to get Jacob about an hour ago." Gill replied.
Tesla tilted his head. "Jacob?"
Gill nodded. "The Guild Artificer. He's got a motorised wagon that we can use to get everyone, and all our stuff, up to the Guild building. Its all the way up there!" He continued, turning to point at a building almost three quarters of the way up the mountain.
Tesla gulped. "How the... Why is it so high up?!" He asked, staring up at the building.
Gill chuckled and smiled. "It's far easier to defend, it works as a perfect lookout, and we can see almost the whole town." Gill explained.
Tesla shrugged and chuckled. "Fair enough. Any idea how long they'll be?"
Gill shook his head. "Jacob might need to make repairs to the wagon, or Neo might be there and want a report of what happened."
Gilp interjected. "Didn't you say Neo was the Guildmaster?"
Gill nodded. "Mhm! Neo Spekta. The Phantom Assassin~"
Tesla grinned. "The Phantom Assassin eh~? Sounds like someone I wanna fight~"
Gilp look annoyedly at Tesla. "Not till you are healed."
Tesla sighed and flopped over the railing, groaning like a scorned child for comedic effect.

"Aye its colder than a witches tit!" Fluffy exclaimed, emerging from below deck just as a large gust of wind blew through.
Tesla laughed good-heartedly. "Good Morning Fluffy~" He chuckled.
"Mornin' Tesla." Fluffy replied, wandering over to the edge of the ship with Tesla. "Morning Gilp and Gill."
"Morning!" Gilp smiled.
"Good morning!" Gill added.

Coin emerged on the deck of the Shadowfang and yawned loudly. "Mmmmmmph. Morning everyone~" They smiled, still clad in their puppy onesie, and looking rather adorable.
"Morning Coin~ Sleep well~?" Tesla called over to them.
"Wonderfully thank you~" Coin chuckled, yawning again.

Just then, Tesla and the others could hear loud chugging and clanking coming down the road towards them. After a few moments, a twenty foot long and ten foot wide mechanical spider came down the road towards the docks. Inside the cabin, were Verran, two creatures that Tesla assumed to be Neo and Jacob, and a pretty, two-tailled feline. Tesla had no idea who she was.
"Morning everyone!" Verran cheered and waved.
The sheer noise was causing people nearby to head off in different directions, but the spectacle was making some of them stay. As the Spider-Mech drew level with the edge of the dock, it stopped and let out a few hisses as various mechanisms cooled and vented, before lowering slightlt, and falling silent. Everyone who was inside got off, the last being a mint-green furred rabbit, who stood just over five feet tall, had long, fluffy ears, and an excited look on his face. He wore a pair or light blue linen trousers, and a muscle belt around his chest. It had four straps made of leather that were connected to steel hoops on the rabbits chest and back, almost like handles.
"I told you I could get us all here in less than an hour, Neo! You owe me a blowjob!" He laughed, practically parkouring his way out of the spider.
A strange purple ghost-like creature replied, who Tesla assumed to be Neo. He stood five and a half feet tall, had gemstones for eyes, and a rather large grin filled with pointed teeth. He wore a pair of dark grey leggings that look like they were made of smoke, and a pitch black cloak that covered his back. Around his waist on the back, under the cloak, Neo wore a Katana sheathe, and inside it was a small Katana. Just by looking at the handle Tesla could tell it was a very expensive blade, and he was dying to see it all. Underneath the sheathe, Neo had a long, imp-like tail that was about two feet long and ended in a point that looked like a purple metal arrowhead. It swayed around effortlessly, like it was in water.
"How many times do I have to tell you, Jacob, that isn't the kind of thing you yell. Especially not in front of newcomers~" Neo sighed, like he had dealt with Jacob this way before.
"Oh lighten up, ghostbutt. I'm sure they've heard far worse~" Jacob giggled. "Right Snowy?" He asked the Feline to his left.
Snowy was between Neo and Jacob in terms of height, and had long, flowing white hair. Her two tails swayed around like ribbons in a breeze, and her body, or what could be seen of it, was covered in silky smooth white fur. She wore a well fitting light pink and silver dress, and had bright blue eyes. She had a smile on her face that was friendly and warm, and her voice was sweet and calming.
"I'm pretty sure you have done far worse, Neo." She chuckled. "We all know what you and Jacob get up to~"
Neo's face turned red and Jacob almost fell over laughing, his cotton-tail that was poking out the back of his trousers was wiggling in joy.

"I know me and Jacob have done far worse for sure~" Coin added, hopping down from the Shadowfang.
Neo sighed. "I apologise Tesla. I had hoped my Guildmates could show some decorum for guests."
Tesla was laughing as well. "It's fine~ I prefer people being themselves around me any day of the week~" He grinned.
Verran nodded and smiled. "Here here!"
Neo smiled as well. "Very well~ Can you wake up the rest of your crew so we can start ferrying stuff up to the Guild, please Tesla?" Neo asked.
"Sure thing!" Tesla replied, walking over to the edge of the Lucky Star and making his way up the gangplank.
"Verran, you do the same." Neo added.
Verran saluted smartly and ran up the gangplank of the Shadowfang.
"Things are about to get a wee bit crowded~" Fluffy chuckled, now warm thanks to the slowly rising sun.
Sure enough, a few moments later, Lilaxi, Oozey, Ruby, Icara and Myla came down the gangplank of the Lucky Star behind Tesla, fully dressed and chattering excitedly, and Jackie, Lillith and Danni followed Verran off of the Shadowfang. Along with Neo, Fluffy, Gill, Gilp, Jacob, Coin and Snowy, the noise of chatting and conversing soon became cacophonous.
After a few minutes of everyone getting acquainted, Neo clicked his fingers, which were quite similar to Tesla's Dark form, more like talons than fingers, and rose up a few feet into the air so he could see everyone.
"Now then everyone!" He called out, and everyone soon fell silent. "The members from the Sijansar, Seacrest and Waters Edge Guilds are going to be here for a while. We have offered them our time, resources and manpower in order to make their expedition a success." Neo continued, his voice rather powerful. "I know that you have all suffered hardships along your journey.." He added, speaking directly to those not in his own Guild.

Oozey clutched his Shield tighter, Tesla and Icara held each other with one arm, and Gilp sniffled lightly. They had all been through hell together.
Neo continued after a few moments. "...but you will find nothing but welcoming arms, open hearts and new friends here. As long as you are here, you are our guildmates, our allies, and you have unfettered access to anything and everything that you need." Neo grinned, before starting to clap.
Coin, Lillith, Jackie, Jacob, Verran, Danni and Snowy all joined in, applauding their new friends.
Tesla and the crew of the Lucky Star all bowed respectfully, some of them blushing lightly, some of them grinning from ear to ear.

"Really not necessary, Neo, but thank you~" Tesla smiled.
Neo nodded and floated back down.
"Now then, I think it's high time we started getting everyone up to the Guild, Don't you Jacob?" Neo smirked.
Jacob nodded and hopped back in the Spider, turning it round to face the road they were going to be travelling up.
"Okay, This can take five people at a time, plus all your personal belongings." Jacob explained. "Who's gonna be the first five?"
"Lilaxi will!" Lilaxi exclaimed.
"Me too!" Oozey smiled.
"I wanna go first. With Gill~" Gilp added, nuzzling his elemental counterpart.
Gill giggled and nodded. "Count me in!"
"I'll go and make sure everything goes shipshape back at the Guild, Neo." Verran smiled.
Neo nodded. "Thanks Verran."
"Okay then, everyone get all your stuff loaded up in the bottom of the Spider." Jacob exclaimed.
Lilaxi, Oozey and Gilp went back onto the Lucky Star and gathered all their belongings, before loading them into the cargo section of the Spider. Then they all climbed up onto the back of the Spider and sat down. The back of the Spider was like a small room, with a bench going round the outside. A large clear plastic roof covered the back, protecting riders from the elements, while still allowing a view of outside. Jacobs control center was situated in the head. As soon as everyone was inside and comfy, Jacob raised the Spider on its legs, and started scuttling down the road.
To Oozey, Lilaxi and Gilps surprise, the ride was perfectly stable.
"How are we staying so stable despite the changes in terrain?" Oozey asked.
Verran chuckled. "The entire area we are sat in is on a Gyroscope. Basically, two huge rings connected at two points each, that rotate and spin with the base, allowing us to stay level while the Spider moves around.
"Fynick would have loved seeing this." Oozey remarked, incredulous at the marvel they were sat in.
Gilp and Gill didn't say much at all. They were too busy sat looking out over the city, arms around each other, cooing and purring in each others ear. Lilaxi looked at them and sighed. She missed Flynt more than ever. But, thanks to this Guilds wonderful members, she was closer than ever to bringing him back.

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Back at the dock, everyone else had just watched the Spider scuttle off down the road.
"Zat really is an amazing piece of technology." Ruby smiled.
"Agreed~" Neo chuckled. "Jacob is truly a genius. Though a lot of his machinations are for... Questionable means." Neo smirked.
Icara blushed. "Questionable how?"
Neo grinned knowingly. "I believe you already know the answer to that~" He winked.
Icara blushed harder, trying to imagine what Jacob had come up with.

Coin chuckled. "Yeah~ Jacobs come up with some amazing stuff~" They grinned nostalgically, getting a light pink blush across their face.
Tesla smirked. "I can see we will fit in pretty well with you all~"
Jackie smirked. "Hehehe~ A lewd bunch are ya~?" She asked.
"Well, some of us are. Oozey has never shown interest in that kinda stuff, and neither has Gilp until Gill came along. Meanwhile Lilaxi is a horny Goblin, Me and Icara are always doing stuff, and Ruby has a shirt that says 'Minotaurs make me horny~'" Tesla explained, grinning.
"True zat~" Ruby laughed.

Everyone shared a good natured laugh, and Icara gave Tesla a hug~

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Back near the top of the mountain, the Spider had just arrived. The Guild building was a lot bigger than it looked from the ground, stretching out over a large plateau, and into the side of the mountain someway.

Balconies and walkways at the edge of the mountain allowed an amazing view of the entirety of Steelbolt, and the ocean beyond.
Jacob steered the Spider right up to the doors of the Guild building and, then lowered it. With a mechanical hiss, all eight legs lowered, allowing everyone inside to get out safely and gather their belongings.
"Thank you for choosing Spider Walkways, I've been Jacob, your driver. Don't forget to take all your belongings with you when you leave the Mech~" Jacob announced over a small speaker inside the Spider, making everyone giggle.
Once Oozey, Lilaxi and Gilp had their belongings, and were stood next to Verran and Gill, Jacob started the Spider back up again and clattered back down the mountain to get the next group.
"Now then!" Verran smiled, opening the doors of the Guild. "Lets get you all in your own rooms~"
"Woooooh!" Lilaxi cheered, running inside.
The other followed in and looked around. The inside was just as impressive as the outside. A large central plaza filled with plants and seating areas dominated the majority of the area. Off to the side were peoples rooms, set out like apartments in a complex, stacked three high and numbering about ten stacks in all. Each gap between a stack had another room coming off of it, one being the Forge, one being Storage, one being a Workbench and Kiln, and so on between each pair of stacks.
In the very center of the Plaza sat a large water feature, consisting of a man made waterfall about thirty feet high, and fed by a system of pipes that kept water flowing upwards to feed the waterfall infinitely. The noise it created was enthralling and relaxing. The front half of the roof and walls of the building were made of super strong glass, while the back half were rock and metal, as they were embedded in the mountainside.

Lilaxi's eyes sparkled as she looked around.
"Wow~" She remarked.
Oozey and Gilp were doing the same.
"This is a paradise!" Oozey giggled happily.
"And I thought our Guild was cool. This is just on another level!" Gilp remarked, his awe-struck expression making Gill giggle.
"Come on. You get to share a room with me, Kimty~" Gill grinned, nudging Gilp.
Gilp looked at him and his cheeks glowed red. "P-pardon?" Came the reply.
Gill then lead Gilp to his room, the bottom floor of the second stack, and closed the door behind them. Lilaxi very distinctly heard the door lock, and giggled.
"Heehee~" She chuckled knowingly to herself.
"Well then. Let's get you two settled before the others get here." Verran smiled, leading Lilaxi and Oozey towards one of the other stacks.
The fifth stack had two empty rooms, and Oozey got the highest one. Lilaxi was directly below him. (Not in that way. Get your mind out of the gutter~)
As Oozey looked around, still in his Goomanoid form, he smiled happily. There was a big comfy sofa, with a pod chair next to it. A large soft bed took up one quarter of the room, the furthest one, and had a privacy screen that could all but surround it. Next to the bed was a wardrobe, weapons rack and an end table, with a lamp on it.
Beside the sofa was a fireplace with a chimney that went outside, and in front of it was a big soft rug made from faux fur. Oozey changed into his Slime form for a few moments to sit on the rug, almost drooling in pleasure as the soft material caressed his squidgy body.
Next to the pod chair was a large bookshelf with loads of books on it.
In the remaining corner was a kitchen area, with a cooker, counters, a fridge, and a doorway that lead to the bathroom.
After putting away all his stuff, Oozey changed into his Dragon form and climbed up on the bed. Almost immediately he started to doze off, feeling a sense of peace that he hadn't felt since the Battle of Waters Edge. Sleep soon embraced Oozey, and he slept curled up on top of the covers, his wings fluttering every so often as he did.

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A few hours later, Oozey was woken up by gentle knocking on his door.
"Hmm? I wonder who that could be." He thought, clambering out of bed and wandering over to the door, still in his Dragon form.
On the other side of the door was Myla, holding a small satchel that had been modified into a backpack for the diminutive Skaelah.
"Afternoon Myla!" Oozey smiled, his wings flapping.
"Hey Oozey. How's the room?" Myla asked, a little nervous.
"Oh its great! The bed is amazing, there's loads of books, a fridge full of food, and lots of comfy places to sit~" Oozey grinned, his cheeks going a little red.
"That's great~ I was... I was wondering... Could I maybe... Live with you?" Myla asked, a pleading tone in her voice.
"Of course! Come on in and make yourself at home~" Oozey smiled, moving back so Myla could come in.
Myla smiled and hugged him. "Thank you~ I was dreading the thought of staying in one of these rooms by myself." She admitted.
"Awww... Well, goo are welcome to stay with me~ I'd love the company, as long as you are happy to give me headpats~" Oozey replied.
Myla narrowed her eyes and chuckled, giving the Slime Dragon a pat on the head.
"Eeeeeeee~ I love headpats~" He murred, nuzzling against Myla's hand.

"Hehehe~ I'm glad you do. I do as well~" Myla replied, smiling.
Oozey immediately responded by stroking her on the head with one of his talons.
"Thank you~" Myla giggled.
"You're welcome~" Oozey grinned.
"You know. I never met Raydel, Buzzy or Guinevere, but I can tell that they meant a lot to you all." Myla added, making Oozey stop.
"Yeah... It's still hard... Raydel was my best friend... Guinevere and Buzzy had so much more life to live in the Guild... And we lost them all..." Oozey sniffled, tears forming in his eyes.
Myla covered her mouth with her paws. "I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to make you cry, Oozey..." She exclaimed, rushing over to hug him.
"It's fine, Myla. Nobody has really talked about it since it happened. But... Every time I look at that shield... I see them. I remember how much they meant to all of us... But I also remember all the good times. And there were lot's of good times~" Oozey chuckled, hugging Myla to his chest. "I'll never forget any of them, just like I will never forget Shane... or Nicky... or Jessi... or Kaiser... Or... Flynt..." Oozey's lip trembled as he spoke Flynt's name.
"He's the one we are here to bring back right?" Myla asked, pulling her head from Oozey's slime.
"That's right. I can't wait to see him again~" Oozey grinned, wiping his tears away.
Myla giggled. "Me neither~"

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Tesla and Icara had gotten the ground floor room in the sixth stack. All the rooms were pretty much identical, with the only differences being the art on the walls, books on the shelf, and the patterns on cushions, pillows and blankets.
"I hate to say it, but this bed is even comfier than the one I have on the Lucky Star~" Tesla smiled, laid spread eagled on the bed.
"I know Danni said no heavy lifting, Tesla, but can you at least help a little?" Icara begged, giving him her most pleading voice.
Tesla got up as fast as he was able without hurting himself, and walked over to Icara.
She giggled. "I knew that would work~ Come on, lend a hand~"
Tesla nodded and started carefully putting stuff away, clothes, weapons, books, his sandwiches from the Lucky Star that only just fit in the fridge. He still had three of them left.
"Those sandwiches really are ridiculous." Tesla chuckled, closing the door of the fridge. "What I wouldn't do for one of Fynicks Medipacks~" He added, licking his lips at the memory.
"Who is Fynick?" Icara asked, having never met the shuriken slinging, mechanism toting artificer slash chef.
"Fynick Fawkes is a member of the Sijansar Guild. We left him and his wife in charge while Ruby came with us." Tesla replied, putting his Brionac in the Weapon cabinet.
"What's he like?" Icara asked, sitting on the bed.
"He's a Fennec Fox, about this high, way higher with his ears. He's an artificer and a ninja, and can turn a handful of scrap into a bomb before you can say 'Prestidigitation'" Tesla chuckled.
"Whoa whoa whoa wait. He's a Fennec Fox, named Fynick Fawkes? Talk about lazy." Icara remarked.
"Tell me about it~" Tesla replied, raising an eyebrow and looking in the direction the screen would be if this were a TV show.
"What about his wife?" Icara pondered, ignoring Tesla's blatant 4th wall break.
"Astrela Fawkes. She's the Sijansar Guilds resident entertainer. Singing, dancing, music, she's very talented~" Tesla smiled.
"They sound awesome! Do you think they'd go for a fourway?" Icara blurted out, her filter obviously on the fritz.
"Hehe~ I'm not sure. Possibly~" Tesla replied, putting the last of their clothes away.

Tesla stopped suddenly after the last item of clothing went into the drawer. "God... I can't believe it's been over a year since Flynt left..." He remarked, deep in thought.
Icara watched him, not saying anything to jolt him out of his thoughts. "A-are you okay?" She asked after a long silence.
"Hmmm?" Tesla replied, snapping out of his trance. "Yeah I'm okay it's just... What'll I do if this doesn't work..." He added, walking over and gently rubbing his stomach.
"You mean bringing Flynt back?" Icara asked.
Tesla nodded. "I don't think any of the others would trust me again... Especially Lilaxi..."
Icara slapped Tesla directly across the face, almost knocking him over. Tesla's eyes opened wide as he rubbed his cheek. "What the..."
"You have been leading them for over 12 months now. They have fought wars under your guidance, killed and died for you and the others around them. There is no way on this planet that they would lose faith in you if this turns out to not work!" Icara exclaimed forcefully.
Tesla sat down on the bed beside Icara and nodded. "Yeah. I know you're right. Thank you~" He grinned, leaning in to kiss Icara on the beak.
"...Sorry that I hit you so hard sweetie..." Icara replied, a little sheepishly.
Tesla chuckled. "It's fine~"
Icara wrapped her wings around Tesla's neck and kissed the cheek she hit, before licking it gently. "I love you~" She smiled.
"I love you too cutie~" Tesla grinned, hugging her tightly.

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Lilaxi was examining Gailfein as she sat alone in her room. The magical bow was still silent, and hadn't even glowed since Flynt's departure.

Then there was a knock at the door.
"Lilaxi is coming!" Lilaxi smiled, putting Gailfein back on the weapons rack, before heading to the door.
"Vell clean yourself up and answer ze door, zen~" Ruby replied from behind the door.
Lilaxi was laughing as she opened the door and gave Ruby a big hug.

"Is everything okay?" Lilaxi asked as she let Ruby go.
"Yeah! Just vanted to see if you are okay~" Ruby replied.
"Lilaxi is fine. Just a little lonely." Lilaxi admitted.
Ruby smiled in a friendly way. "Vell, I could keep you company if you'd like~"
Lilaxi nodded whole-heartedly. "Lilaxi would like that~"
Ruby smiled and closed the door behind her. "So... Is zere anyzing you vould like to do?" She asked.
Lilaxi shrugged. "Lilaxi has just been examining Flynt's bow to see if it was alive again."
Ruby looked over at the weapon rack to see the bow that she had spent days making for Flynt. Her ears drooped as she remembered the way Flynt died. "...I miss him..." She admitted, sniffling.
Lilaxi was close to tears. "Lilaxi does too..." She muttered, and then her emotion took control. She started sniffling, then sobbing. Ruby rushed over to hug her tight, stroking her back as Lilaxi threw her arms around Ruby. It was all Ruby could do to not break down in tears as well, but she knew that if she started, she wouldn't stop. She had to be strong for Lilaxi.
After about ten minutes, Lilaxi calmed down and nuzzled against Ruby, and promptly fell asleep.
"L-Lilaxi?" Ruby whispered, gently nudging the Goblin.
Lilaxi didn't respond, except with a gentle inhale of breath.
Ruby smiled and gently hoisted Lilaxi up into her arms, carrying her effortlessly over to her bed. She then laid Lilaxi down, her head on the pillow, and pulled one of the blankets over her.
"Sleep vell, Lilaxi~ I promise you, ve vill bring back Flynt~" Ruby whispered, before heading out and closing the door quietly behind her.

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Later that night, Gilp was laid in bed beside Gill, unable to get to sleep.

"Are you okay, Gilp?" Gill asked, watching the tormented feline toss and turn.
"Yeah... I just can't get comfy..." Gilp replied, sitting upright.
"Come and cuddle me then~" Gill grinned, a sultry tone in his voice.
Gilp smiled and nuzzled the elemental. "Lemme get a glass of water first." He purred, standing up and walking tiredly over to the kitchen area and grabbing a glass. As he went, he just happened to look over at the door, which was open.
"Didn't you lock the door, Gill?" Gilp asked, shutting the door with a click.
He received no response, but thought nothing of it. Standing in front of the sink Gilp turned on the tap and filled the glass with cool, clear water. After turning it back off again, Gilp drank about half and sighed.
"You couldn't even wait for me to join you before falling as..." Gilp fell silent as he turned around. Now he knew why Gill didn't respond.
A very familiar Raven in a pitch black robe had Gill in a brutal armlock, and had a knife to the elementals throat.
"U-Umber?" Gilp spluttered, eyeing up his Billhook in the cabinet nearby.
Gill had a look of sheer panic in his eyes, and was trembling.
"Make one move..." Umber hissed, his eyes glowing in the darkened room. "...and your friend here will need a lot of stitches~"
"D-Don't hurt him..." Gilp begged, now eyeing up the glass in his hand.
"G-Gilp..." Gill gasped, starting to struggle.
Umber looked away from Gilp to focus on Gill, and Gilp took the opportunity. He heaved the glass with all his might at Umber, but Umber was faster. He deflected the glass and it shattered against the wall nearby.
"Wrong choice, furball." Umber growled.
Gills eyes filled with tears and Gilp gasped. "Umber. Don't..." He panted, but Umber flicked his arm back in the blink of an eye, slicing clean through Gill's throat, before dropping him on the bed. Gilp could hear Gills rasping breaths and choking as he struggled to take in any oxygen. The bed turned red with his blood, and Gilp clenched his fists, ready to rip Umber to pieces.
Before he could even react, Gilp felt warm feathers against his back, and cold steel against his throat.
"Worthless..." Umber hissed in his ear, before slowly drawing the dagger across his throat.
Gilp felt intense pain surge through his body, and just as the last ounce of strength left him, he cried...

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Gilp sat bolt upright in bed, screaming and clutching at his throat.
Gill, obviously woken by the noise, immediately grabbed hold of Gilp and held him tight.
"Gilp! It's okay! It was just a nightmare!" Gill exclaimed, trying to calm him down.
Gilp stopped screaming, tears streaming down his fuzzy face as he looked at Gill.
Gill smiled. "It's me. Okay?"
Gilp buried his face in Gills shoulder and sobbed. "U-Umber came back and c-c-cut your throat open..." He whimpered, his heart trying to recover from seeing the love of his life slaughtered before his eyes. "A-a-and then he k-killed me..."
Gill held Gilp tight, nuzzling and kissing the poor feline.
"I promise you, no-one will ever come between us, Gilp. You are stuck with me till we are both old and grey, complaining about back problems and loud kids." Gill giggled, planting a kiss on Gilps nose.
Gilp smiled and blushed. "Y-you promise?"
He sniffled.
Gill nodded. "I promise~" He replied, wiping Gilp's tears away.

Just then, the door burst open and Neo jumped in. "Everyone okay?!" He asked, an aura of shadow and darkness surrounding the pint-sized slayer... And the Katana he had held ready.
"Everything's okay, Neo. Gilp was having a nightmare." Gill explained, still cuddling the terror-stricken tiger.
Neo checked the entire room, his red eyes glowing in the dark. "Very well." He replied, sheathing his blade. "Sleep well you two. If you need any sleeping medicine, Gilp, the storage room is opposite." He added, pointing to the corridor opposite the stack they were in.
Gilp nodded. "Thank you Neo. Sorry for worrying you."
Neo shook his head. "No need to apologise. I know only too well what nightmares are like. See you both in the morning." Neo smiled, before leaving and closing the door behind him.

Once he was sure Neo was gone, Gilp looked at Gill. "How did he hear me? I thought these rooms were soundproof." He asked.
"They are. Neo has an extraordinary sense of emotion. Specifically danger. If any of us is ever in danger, or feels like we are, Neo will always turn up to help. He's saved all of us so many times." Gill explained.
"Wow." Gilp remarked, looking back over at the door in awe, then back at Gill.
Gill was smiling at him in a way that made Gilp blush. "W-What?" He asked.
"Nothing~ I'm just now realising how handsome you are~" Gill giggled, blushing himself.
Gilp blushed wildly. "H-Handsome?! Me?!" He spluttered.

"You bet your stripey ass you're handsome~" Gill grinned, kissing Gilp on the cheek, and the neck, the latter of which drew an embarrassed but pleasured moan from the feline.
"Hehe~ Sounds like someone enjoyed that~" Gill chuckled.
Gilp's face was getting redder and redder. All that he could say was a panicked and flustered "Wehhh!", which made Gill laugh even more.
Gill gently kissed Gilps neck again, making him moan again. This time the moan was less embarrassed, and more lust filled. Gilp's eyes scrunched shut as he threw his arms around Gill, dragging the elemental on top of him as he laid back. Gilp then pressed his lips hard against Gill's, and wrapped his legs around him as well, his tail swaying excitedly as the two smooched.
Gill was only too happy to reciprocate, kissing his feline companion back with just as much passion and lust.
Eventually, Gill broke the kiss, a small trail of saliva between the two boys lips. Gilp was panting submissively as he laid there staring longingly up at Gill, his heart racing and his eyes half lidded. His paws were up either side of his head, and Gill leaned back a little, taking advantage of Gilp's open position to stroke the felines chest. Gilp purred happily, his enjoyment far outweighing any embarrassment he once felt.
"Want me to... Take your clothes off~?" Gill murred quietly, looking Gilp straight in the eye.
Gilp nodded, still purring loudly.
Gill grinned, slowly pulling Gilp's shirt off, and tossing it aside. As soon as Gilp's chest was exposed, his blush increased threefold.
"B-Be gentle with me~" He panted, giggling adorably.
"I intended to anyway~" Gill smiled, taking his own shirt off and throwing it with Gilp's. Gill was about to remove his jester hat, but Gilp stopped him.
"What are you..." Gill questioned.
Gilp stared up at him, a mischievous grin on his face. "The hat stays on during sex~" He giggled.
Gill laughed and leaned down to kiss him again. "Sure thing~ You wonderfully strange kitten~"
Gilp melted under the kiss, his paws stretching out as he felt completely at ease, happy and in love.

"I think it's about time we got the rest of these clothes off, don't you~?" Gill grinned, removing his leggings to reveal a pair of dark blue boxers, patterned with bright yellow stars, with a rather large bulge in them.
Gilp caught sight of the bulge and stared, biting his lip gently. His eyes sparkled and his mind started racing as he imagined the things Gill was going to do to him.
"Come on~ You'll have to unlock me if you want me to take yours off~" Gill grinned, referring to the leg lock that Gilp still had around the elementals waist.
Gilp nodded and slowly moved his legs. Gill grabbed Gilp's leggings and removed them in one fluid movement, accidentally taking Gilp's boxers as well.
"Wehhh!" Gilp exclaimed, embarrassed, but making no move to cover up. He wanted Gill to see him like this. The felines fuzzy balls hung down between his ample thighs, his feline length already starting to emerge from its furry sheathe.

"God damn~" Gill grinned, licking his lips as he stared unabashedly down at Gilp's member.
Just the attention from Gill made Gilp get aroused, his barbed cock slipping further and further out, before resting on his belly, throbbing every few seconds as Gilp got more and more turned on. His tail never stopped swaying, the blush never leaving his cheeks.
Gill reached down and gently grasped the felines fuckstick, and started stroking it, the warm, exposed flesh being caressed by Gills soft hand. Gilp had no chance of hiding how much he was enjoying this treatment, all manner of pleasured moans and meows escaping his mouth.
Gill was enjoying this just as much, if not more. The thought of pleasing his lover made him very happy.
Before long, Gill couldn't hold back any longer, and slipped his other hand inside his boxers to caress his own member.
"Mmmmmm~ Fuck~" He exhaled, still stroking Gilp at the same time.
"Sh-Show me yours~" Gilp gasped, writhing adorably as Gill stroked him off.
Gill grinned and pulled his boxers off, exposing his humanoid member.
Gilp blushed even harder than ever, his breathing also getting faster as he stared at Gills dick. It was about an inch longer than Gilp's, and the same purple that covered most if not all of Gills body.
"S-so b-big~" Gilp exclaimed, gulping.

Gill grinned and giggled. "Want it inside you Kimty~?" He asked.
Gilp nodded slowly, looking a little worried.
Gill reached down and slowly pulled Gilp's legs up, resting them on his shoulders. He then leaned forward, pushing his cocktip against Gilp's tailhole, forcing a meow of pleasure out of him. With a giggle and a moan, Gill slipped his member inside, forcing a much louder meow from the feline. By this point, Gilp was completely red faced, his tongue hanging out and and a small pool of drool forming as he breathed rapidly.
"Fuck~ You're a tight kitten~" Gill grunted, moaning as he pulled out slightly and slid back in again.
Gilp didn't even respond at this point, he just laid there, meowing and purring in absolute ecstasy.
"Hehehehe~ Such a cutie~" Gill grinned, leaning over and kissing Gilp on the lips as the elemental began humping, making Gilp's body jump a little with each thrust.
"Mmmmmmmmphhh~" Gilp moaned into the kiss, his eyes half lidded and his cheeks deep crimson. He wrapped his legs around Gill once again, and held his hands tightly in his own.
Gill responded by speeding up, making Gilp's eyes roll back in his head.
"Such a good boy~" Gill grinned, pulling back a little and humping faster and harder, his hips making a gorgeous noise as they collided with Gilp's butt.
"Ohhhhhhhh fuck~" Gilp moaned, gripping the bed tightly as his limit got closer and closer. "I-I'm gonna cum~"
"M-Me too~ Want it inside~?" Gill moaned, speeding up more.
Gilp nodded, moaning desperately.
Gill sped up to a flurry of thrusts, before fully hilting Gilp, and unloading a good load of cum inside him. "Fuuuuuuuuuck~"
Gilp meowed loudly and climaxed all over his own stomach, panting hard as he stared up into Gill's eyes.
"That felt... So good~" He giggled, panting hard.
"It really did~" Gill replied, stroking Gilp's chest and face gently and lovingly.
Gilp leaned up and kissed him again, and Gill laid down on Gilp's chest, still inside him.
"I love you Gill~" Gilp giggled, his eyes fluttering shut.
"I love you too Gilp~" Gill replied, resting his head on Gilp's shoulder, their hands interlocked as they both fell asleep.

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The next morning, Verran wandered out into the central plaza of the Guild Building, and sat in a comfy seat opposite the fountain. He let out a long, satisfied sigh, and closed his eyes, savouring the peace and quiet.

Before long, other began to join him; Tesla and Icara wandered out, Neo, Ruby and Lilaxi following soon after. Coin, Danni, Lillith and Jackie then followed, and Neo then stood up and stretched.
"I'll be back in a few minutes everyone. I'll make us all some breakfast~" He smiled, wandering off to the kitchen.

"You guys are gonna love Neo's cooking~" Lillith grinned, clearly excited.
"Oh really?" Lilaxi replied, her stomach rumbling at the thought of food.
"Mhm~ I'm quite impressed at how many skills Neo has. It's almost like he made a pact with the devil or something." Jackie laughed.
Everyone joined in the laughter, including Tesla.

Neo could hear the laughter and smiled, but it was a hollow smile. What Jackie didn't realise, what nobody realised, was that they were right.

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Gilp woke up before Gill did, the elemental still draped across the Feline after last nights... Antics~
Gilp sat up and looked down at Gill, and then he remembered what had happened in the nightmare... How helpless he felt... How easily Umber overpowered him... Tears started building in his eyes. But they weren't tears of sadness, they were tears of pure anger.
He wiped them away and stood up, heading over to the bathroom. Gill was jostled awake and looked up groggily.
"Mmmph? What's going on Gilp?" He asked groggily.
"I'm just getting washed and dressed, then I have a couple of errands to run." Gilp replied, smiling happily.
Gill smiled back and yawned. "Alright~ Stay safe my Kimty~" He giggled, before falling back asleep.
Gilp nodded and continued to the bathroom. After a quick wash, he dried himself on a towel, and headed over to the kitchen area to grab some breakfast, namely a few apples. While eating one, he got a clean pair of boxers on, followed by his combat leggings, tight fitting and missing patches of fabric around the thighs for unhindered movement. These were followed by a well fitting purple shirt, and his Billhook belt. In the belt went his Billhook, and in his mouth went another apple.

After grabbing another apple, Gilp began writing a note to Jacob, detailing a new weapon he wanted. Once he finished, he took the last bite of apple, and tossed the core in the bin.
"I'm heading out now Gill~ Be back soon~" He purred, getting a sleepy groan in response. After closing the door, he headed down the stairs and along to the stack which made up Jacob's workshop. Slipping the note under his door, he was about to skirt along the outside of the plaza to avoid conversation with everyone, when Neo came out from the kitchen area. He had a rather large pot of stew floating beside him, along with a large stack of bowls and spoons.
"Everything okay Gilp? You look like you are ready for war~" Neo joked, smiling.
"Hehe... Yeah. I was gonna go get some practice in. Do you have any training dummies I could use?" Gilp replied, scratching his head.
"Of course! They're in the garden, just through there." Neo grinned, gesturing through a corridor off to his right.
"Thanks Neo." Gilp smiled, before heading out to the garden.
Neo shrugged and continued to the group with the pot and crockery following him.

Omce he got outside, Gilp was amazed at how soacious it was. Trees, rivers, pathways, it was ten times bigger than the Waters Edge garden, at least. Off to the right, past a mighty old Oak tree, was a battle scarred patch of grass, about fifty feet by fifty feet. Gilp assumed this was the Guild training area, and wandered over, clutching his Billhook tightly.
As he reached the patch of grass, he found a small shed at the edge that had a bunch of training dummies inside. Grabbing one and chucking it a few feet away, Gilp got into a battle stance and began assaulting the dummy with a plethora of wide, far reaching swings. But this wasn't what he needed. He needed to be able to fight closer. So, slowly but surely, Gilp got closer to the dummy. And the closer he got, the worse his accuracy became.
"God fucking dammit..." He growled, getting frustrated. He wiped sweat from his brow and started again, getting closer and closer. Again, the result was the same; His accuracy suffered when he got closer.
"Fuck!" He yelled angrily, puffing and panting.
"Ye know Billhooks aren't made for gettin' up close, right Gilp?" Fluffy announced, wandering over as he took a rest.
"What... What do you mean?" He panted. "Surely it's just a matter of technique?"
"Aye. But being able to get up close with a weapon like that, that takes a lot of training." Fluffy replied. "Ye need somethin' smaller as a backup weapon. Like a Dagger, or a Hatchet, or a..."
"Or a War Axe." Gilp panted.
"Aye, that'd do it." Fluffy grinned.
"Good thing I asked Jacob to make me one." Gilp puffed, standing back up again.
"Ruby woulda been my first choice, unless you're going for something mechanical." Fluffy replied.

"Yeah, I was hoping for a War Axe that could become a Halberd, and vice versa." Gilp replied, readying himself to attack the dummy again.
"Sounds like it'd be a good weapon~" Fluffy smiled.
Gilp nodded, growling as he began swinging again. His hits were landing closer this time, but only with the handle of the Billhook. Try as he might, he couldn't maneouvre the blade to hit the dummy when he was closer than the length of the weapon itself.
Fluffy was watching intently. "Aye, it's just as I thought. It's the weapon throwing your balance off when ye get close to the target. With a War Axe, you'll be hitting the target every time." She told him.
Gilp was panting hard again, clearly giving it his all to try and get better.

"You'd be better off waiting until Jacob makes ye weapon, Gilp. You're gonna end up injuring yourself." Fluffy said, walking over to Gilp and putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah... You're right." He panted, standing up slowly. Suddenly, Gilp was taken off his feet by a kick that came from nowhere. He bounced back about ten feet, grunting as he came to a stop. Fluffy was flabbergasted.
"Agh!" Gilp growled. "What the fuck was that for?!"
Fluffy was just as shocked as he was. "That wasn't me!"
"Then who was it?!" Gilp growled, clutching his Billhook.
"Me." Neo snarled, appearing from nowhere.
"What..." Gilp replied.
"If you give up now, you are beyond saving." Neo barked, holding his Katana up.
Gilp readied his Billhook, and only just managed to block Neo's swing with the handle. Before Gilp could react, however, he was knocked off his feet again by an attack from behind. Neo teleported behind him and landed a kick in his hip, sending him sprawling again.
"Fuck!" Gilp yelled, leaping to his feet.
"Neo what are ye doing?!" Fluffy yelled, incredulous at the small ghosts skill... And brutality.
"This is called training!" Neo barked back. "Do you think your enemies are going to go easy on you? Did Umber go easy on you?" He yelled.
Gilp snarled furiously as he stood back up again. Just hearing Umber's name drove him mad.
"If you make one mistake in a real life fight, you will die. Do you want that?!" Neo yelled, teleporting rapidly and swinging strikes at Gilp.
Gilp managed to block three of them, but the fourth got through, cutting him in the shoulder.
"Aghh!" Gilp gasped, but didn't let his guard down. The next seven attacks Neo swung at him, he managed to block perfectly.
"Good job!" Neo grinned. "Now do it again!"
He yelled, swinging and teleporting again and again.
Gilp was becoming faster and more defensively minded with every swing he blocked.
Fluffy was amazed. It was clear that Neo was holding back, but only enough to force Gilp to keep up with him. As soon as Gilp caught up, Neo would ramp up again. And the longer it went on, the faster Gilp caught up. Some attacks still got through, but Gilp didn't flinch, after a while, he didn't even react, such was his focus and anger.
"Again!" Neo yelled, teleporting even faster now, forcing Gilp to rely on instinct alone. It went badly the first time, and Gilp was knocked to his knees by a barrage of strikes from Neo.
He grunted and coughed, but in under a second he was back on his feet, ready to try again. Just like before, it took a little time to get honed in, but once he did, Neo found it extremely difficult to find an opening, and by the time he did, Gilp had closed it.
Fluffy was watching in excitement, amazed at the level of progress Gilp was making. The sun was high in the sky when Neo stopped and stood back a few paces.
Gilp was puffing and panting, but he was still ready for more.
"You've done excellently, Gilp. But now is your toughest test yet. If you can land a hit on me, we are done for the day." Neo grinned, before surging towards Gilp faster than ever.
Gilp watched, and realised that he was starting to see telltale marks in the air where Neo was about to teleport. Like little wisps of smoke. He continued defending just as before, but when the opportunity arose, he took a swing at one of the wisps of smoke. Neo blocked the swings easily, but grinned.
"Excellent! You're getting faster! But you need to be much faster to hit me~" Neo laughed.
"Graaaaahhh!" Gilp roared, swinging with all his might. He was learning how to maneuver the Billhook with far more accuracy now, his blocks flowing into attacks with almost liquid ease. Soon, he was able to keep pace with Neo, and after almost three hours, Gilp shoved his Billhook forwards with lethal accuracy, right where Neo teleported.
The blade sliced straight through the ghost, making him grunt in pain. Gilp and Fluffy both gasped in horror as blood trickled from Neo's wound. He flopped forwards onto Gilp's weapon and stayed there.
"Oh fuck..." Fluffy exclaimed, covering her face.
"N-Neo?!" Gilp exclaimed.
Neo was silent... For about five seconds. He suddenly gasped and stood back up.
"Fuck! Excellent strike Gilp!" He grinned, sliding backwards off of the Billhook.

Both Fluffy and Gilp were astounded, and shocked by the fact that Neo was still alive.
"H-How..." Gilp shuddered, genuinely scared.
"Hehe... I have an ability. It's called Innate Heal. Basically, unless my body is completely and utterly destroyed, I can't be killed." Neo smiled. "It's a blessing and a curse."
Fluffy looked at Neo. "That's amazing." She exclaimed.
Neo chuckled, coughing.
"D-does it hurt?" Gilp asked.
"Oh yeah. Hurts like fuck. But I'm used to it." Neo smiled. "Come on. I said if you hit me, your training is done for the day. Go inside, see Danni about your injuries, and then take the rest of the day off. You've earned it." Neo grinned, vanishing into thin air.
Gilp chuckled, and promptly collapsed forwards, the fatigue finally catching up with him. Fluffy surged forwards and caught him before he hit the ground.

"Don't worry Gilp, I got ye~" Fluffy smiled, helping Gilp to his feet and grabbing the felines spear, before helping him inside to Danni's room. "I tell ya, I haven't seen anyone fight as hard as ye did today in a long time. Ye did us proud~"
Gilp smiled. "Thanks Fluffy~"

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Tesla and Icara were just heading out from the Guild's front entrance, when Ruby and Coin caught up with them.
"Vere are you guys going?" Ruby asked.

"We're going down to Steelbolt to have a look around~ You wanna come with?" Icara replied.
"Hell yeah! You vanna come too, Coin?" Ruby asked.
"Sure thing~ You guys will need a guide anyway~" They replied, smiling.
"Well then~ Let's get going~ Beats sitting around the Guild. Though I have to be back in a few hours for Danni to remove the plates from my ribs." Tesla smiled.

"Fair enough." Coin replied, stretching. "So, what kinda places are you looking for? Food? Weapons? Materials?"
Ruby piped up. "Materials!"
Tesla chuckled. "Materials it is."
Coin nodded. "Very well. Follow me." They smiled, wandering down the pathway and staircase that lead down the side of the mountain, and into the bustling heart of Steelbolt.
Tesla, Icara and Ruby followed Coin down and into a winding pathway of houses, shops and cafes. Creatures of various sizes and demeanours were dotted about, some chatting, some shopping, some youngsters playing tag. It was just like Sijansar, Emerald Keep, Seacrest, Waters Edge, all the places that Tesla and the others had been on their journeys. Tesla remembered all these places and smiled as he walked along.
Then, a sudden bang shocked Tesla out of his thoughts. The noise was like a firecracker, but focused. Tesla, Icara and Ruby turned to see someone what looked like a metal pipe with a handle, and smoke coming out of the end. They began yelling something about handing over belongings at the passersby, and Coin sighed.
"These idiots never learn..." They chuckled, pulling the sleeves up on their onesie, revealing two rather brutal looking weapons. They were modified Bahg Nahk, or Tiger Claws, that were attached to Leather gauntlets to stop the wielder from dropping them. The Leopard with the 'Thunder Pipe' started reloading it, and Coin stepped forwards.
"Two options buddy. Drop the gun and surrender, or I'm gonna embarrass you in front of everyone here." Coin announced, in their usual tired tambour.
"Fuck you, Goblin scum. Hand over those blades and anything else ya got~" He snarled, almost finished reloading.
Coin started laughing, and flicked their hair over. At once, the Goblin changed from calm, quiet and tired, to sadistic and demonic.
"Wrong answer buddy~" They snickered, and began teleporting towards the Leopard, in much the same way that Neo was doing right now around Gilp.
The Leopard couldn't get a clear aim at Coin as they warped back and forth, and suddenly had the gun kicked from their grasp. Before they could react, Coin teleported behind the Leopard, stuck their claws in the ground, and went into a handstand, locking their legs around the neck of the Leopard.
They immediately began trying to claw Coin's legs off of them, and Coin reacted by swinging their legs back, piledriving the Leopard flat on the ground. They grunted and coughed hard as all the air left their lungs.

Coin then flipped round, sitting directly on the Leopards chest, one set of claws aimed directly at their groin.
"Make one move, and I will perform a free neutering~" Coin grinned.
The Leopard froze as he felt the razor sharp blades press against his genitals. He held his hands up, still coughing and spluttering.
Tesla, Icara and Ruby were gobsmacked.
"That was amazing Coin!" Icara exclaimed. "You keep him pinned, I'll go get Jackie." She added, flying off back up to the Guild.
Tesla was very impressed. "Your Guilds crew is full of surprises, Coin~ I can see we all need some more training."
Coin smiled, back to their usual chilled self.
"I think that can be arranged~" They smiled.

A few minutes kater, Icara and Jackie came jogging down the mountain, and Jackie smiled.
"Another one with a gun and no brains?" She asked Coin.
"Mhmm. I'll keep hold of the weapon. You take him in." Coin smiled, standing up so Jackie could heave the perpetrator up. She took a flat piece of metal and bent it around the Leopards wrists, locking them together. She then hauled him across her shoulder and started marching down the mountain.
Ruby's jaw dropped. "Did she... Did she just bend Titanium like is vas nothing?" She asked.
Coin nodded. "Mhm. Jackie isn't just a huntress and cannoneer, she is an enforcer. Basically a one woman police team." They explained. "I wouldn't mess with her, not unless I was into having the shit beaten out of me." They laughed.
"No kidding." Icara smiled, somewhat in awe of the Hyena.
"Makes me wanna see even more what Neo is capable of, if he is stronger than all of you." Tesla grinned, wishing more than anything to be able to fight again.
"Yeah, Neo is something else." Coin smiled. "There is no doubt he is stronger than Jackie, faster than me, smarter than Danni and Lillith, and more tactically minded than Verran. He is just... Unparalleled. Apparently he used to train with someone called Zeda." Coin continued.
Tesla grinned. "Zeda Wraith by any chance~?"
Coin nodded. "How'd you know?"
"Zeda Wraith is my grandfather~" Tesla replied.
Coin's jaw dropped now. "Wow."
Tesla then realised something. "Wait, how could Neo have trained with him? Zeda has been retired for well over a century."
Coin smiled. "Neo is nearly 200 years old~ He founded this Guild when he was a teenager, and still training with Zeda."
Ruby looked at them both. "So... Zeda had a direct influence in ze founding of ze Shining Blade Guild?" She asked.
"That's right~ You'll have to ask Neo and Zeda for the full story." Coin replied.
Icara smiled. "I definitely wanna hear that story."
Tesla smiled as well. "Me too~"
Coin grinned. "Anyway, back to our shopping trip~" They chuckled, putting the gun in one of the pockets of their onesie.

Tesla and the others followed Coin along the streets, but there was something niggling at the back of Tesla's mind. Howcome in all the years he had listened to his Grandfathers stories, the name Neo Spekta had never come up once? How come Zeda had never suggested to visit the Shining Blade Guild located in Steelbolt? Did Neo actually know who Zeda was? Did Zeda know Neo by another name? There would be no way of finding out any time soon, because Zeda was hundreds of miles away, and Tesla was unable to change into his Merlin form to get there in a matter of days. He would have to talk to Neo later and straighten this out. For now, he was enjoying the time with his Girlfriend and a couple of his friends.

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Danni smiled at Gilp as he finished cleaning up his wounds.
"That should about do it, Gilp. You should go rest for the next 12 hours." Danni told the feline.
"Thanks Danni." Gilp smiled, standing up from the bed and stretching his back.
"Again, well done~" Fluffy grinned, handing him his Billhook.
Gilp was still a little uneasy on his feet from fatigue, and Fluffy kept hold of him as he walked out. "I'll help ye up to ye room, Gilp, then Gill can take care o' ye." She chuckled.
"Shush you~" Gilp smirked as they left, the door closing behind them.
Danni sighed and cleaned up the gauzes and plasters that he had used on Gilp, before turning the light off and leaving the room. There was only a few hours until Tesla was going to need his metal plates removing, so Danni was going to relax for a bit.

He decided to head out to the garden, for some fresh air and maybe find a cool patch of grass to lay down in. Once he got outside, he found Neo and Snowy meditating beside one of the water features.
"Hey guys~" He smiled, walking over to join them.
"Hey Danni." Snowy replied calmly, her eyes slowly opening.
"Hey Danni..." Neo grunted, still in pain from the would Gilp inflicted on him.
"You okay boss?" Danni asked him, sitting beside him.
"Yeah, I was training Gilp and he got a good shot in on me~" Neo chuckled, trying to cover the pain.
"Come here." Danni told him.
"Nonono, I'm fine." Neo replied.
"I said, come here." Danni replied more forcefully.
Neo sighed and moved over, closer to Danni. Danni laid Neo down and looked at him.
"Where is the injury?" Danni asked.
"My stomach." Neo replied.
Danni nodded and slowly pulled Neo's shirt up, exposing the wound. Snowy saw and gasped. "Oh my god..." She exclaimed.
It had started to heal, but was terribly scarred. "Jeez, Neo. Did he run you through?" Danni asked.
"Pretty much. He predicted where I was gonna teleport and went all out." Neo grinned. "I'm proud of him~"
Danni laughed. "You may be virtually indestructible, but you can't just endure this pain all the time." He told the ghost, stroking his head affectionately.
"I know..." Neo sighed, blushing as Danni stroked him.
"I'll get you some soothing salve from the medical bay." Danni smiled, standing up.
"Okay..." Neo sighed, watching as Danni walked off. "I don't deserve this treatment..."
Snowy looked at Neo and tilted her head. "You're our guardian, Neo. You've saved all of us multiple times. Of course you deserve to be treated~" She purred.
"...You wouldn't say that if you knew how I came to be here..." Neo muttered.
"What was that?" Snowy asked.
"I said I guess you're right. I must just be going through some stuff..." Neo lied.
"If that's the case, you know you can always talk to us~" Snowy smiled, standing up and stretching. "Imma go get something to eat. See ya in a bit Neo~"
"See ya..." Neo replied, and as Snowy left, Neo remained laid on the floor, listening to the noises of the water splashing nearby.

A few moments later, Danni returned with a small tube of salve. "I'm back Neo." He announced, sitting next to the ghost.
Neo had dozed off, and was snoring gently.
"Hehehe~" Danni smiled, opening the tube and squeezing some onto his hand. He started gently rubbing it onto Neo's wound, waking him up.
"Agh!" Neo jumped, looking up at Danni. "Oh... It's you."
"Sorry to make you jump, Neo. You fell asleep~" Danni chuckled.
Neo soon calmed down and closed his eyes. "You know... Coin may get more recognition for their ability, but I definitely prefer your hands, Danni..." Neo mumbled sleepily.
"R-really?" Danni asked, his cheeks slowly turning red.
"Mhmm... You're much gentler than they are. Probably comes with years of medical expertise." Neo continued. "You don't need an ability to be soothing..."
Danni got a little flustered. "It's been a long time since anyone gave me a compliment like that." He chuckled.
Neo looked up at him. "I'll make sure to do it more often, Danni. You are a vital member of this Guild, and I'm sorry I don't tell you as much."

Danni chuckled and blushed. "Don't worry about it~ I appreciate everything you do for us, Neo~" He smiled, leaning in to gently kiss Neo on the cheek.
Neo blushed wildly and grinned, before leaning up to kiss Danni on the lips. Danni chuckled, and his strokes started getting lower... and lower~ And lower~
"Mmmmmmph~" Neo moaned as Danni started rubbing his bulge. "If I were at full strength right now, I would get you back for making me hard~" He chuckled.
"Is that so~? How about I bounce on you a lil~?" Danni asked, standing up.
"Well, I'm sure as fuck not gonna say no~" Neo grinned.
Danni laughed and slipped his leggings down, showing off his rather curvy lower half, along with his 6 inch humanoid erection.
Neo whistled. "Impressive~" He giggled, pulling his leggings down to reveal his 8 inch tapered cock.
"Don't tell the others we did this please..." Danni blushed, straddling Neo carefully.
"I won't. I'm not gonna rat you out, I promise~" Neo smiled, blushing bright red.
"Thank you~ Ahhhhhhh~" Danni replied, moaning as he lowered himself onto Neo's length.
"Mmmmmmm fuck~" Neo moaned as well, grabbing hold of Danni's buttcheeks as the zombie started bouncing.
"God, Neo~ Your dick feels amazing~" Danni moaned, leaning back to get a better angle.
"Your ass feels better~" Neo grinned, giving him a good slap on the ass.
"Fuck~" Danni moaned, bouncing faster, gyrating from side to side as he did.
"God you're getting me close~ I'm gonna cum~" Neo panted.
"Feel free to fill me up~" Danni chuckled, bouncing faster.
Pretty soon, Neo moaned loudly as he shot ropes of ecto-gasm inside the fem-zombies ass.
"Ahhhhhhhh~ That's it~" Danni panted, dropping down on Neo's dick and stroking himself off.
Neo slapped his hand away, and leaned up, taking Danni's cock in his mouth.
"Ohhhh fuck~ Neo~" He moaned desperately, soon filling Neo's mouth with his cum.
Neo did no more than suck every last drop out, and swallow it. "Gahhhhh~" He panted, licking his lips happily.
"Hehehe~ Enjoy yourself~?" Danni grinned.
"Very much so~ Thanks Danni~" Neo grinned.
Danni slowly pulled himself off of Neo, moaning as he did so, before pulling his boxers and leggings back on. "I better go get washed up~" He chuckled.
"Yeah~" Neo smiled, slowly standing up to give Danni a hug.
The Zombie and Ghost hugged adorably for a few moments, before Danni went off. "We have to do this more often~ Maybe tonight~?" Danni giggled.
"S-sure thing~" Neo replied, pulling his leggings on.
Danni disappeared inside and Neo sat down, smiling to himself. He laid back down and promptly fell asleep again, much happier this time.

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Later that evening, Tesla, Icara, Ruby and Coin had got back from Steelbolt, all of them poorer, but all of them happy and tired.
"That vas a great day out!" Ruby smiled.
"Hell yeah it was!" Icara agreed, looking rather elegant in her new dress. Said dress was bright blue, with gold trim, and accentuated her assets nicely, making Tesla blush every time he looked at her.
"I'm glad we got to spend time together~" Coin chuckled, wearing a brand new tiger onesie.
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Tesla was about to respond, when he spied Neo asleep in the garden. Figuring now was as good a time as any, he nodded to himself. "You guys go on ahead, I'm gonna go have a chat with Neo." He announced, before heading off.
"Okay. Stay safe sweetie~" Icara smiled.

Tesla sat down beside Neo and gently nudged him awake.
"Hmm? Oh. Hey Tesla. Everything okay?" Neo asked, yawning.
"You knew my grandfather, Zeda?" Tesla asked, getting straight to the point.
Neo sighed and nodded. "Yes. I'm guessing you want to know why we don't talk anymore." He asked.
Tesla nodded.
"Okay. But please... Don't tell the others..." Neo begged.
"I won't..." Tesla replied.
"Well... It started a long time ago. I was a young warrior and Zeda was my best friend. We both trained together, fought together, we were basically inseparable. We became mercenaries and basically travelled all over, funding our adventures by being bounty hunters." Neo explained. "Everything was going great, until I got greedy..."
Tesla was listening intently.
"I took a job that would have paid our way for years, but what we had to do was horrible..." Neo continued. "The target was a child. The spoilt son of a rich, corrupt prince. I know now that I should never had accepted that mission, but back then, living from job to job... I was willing to do anything. Zeda refused to do it and tried to talk me out of it, but I didn't listen. I went ahead and got myself ready, lying in wait for the child to stray, and then I would strike. But Zeda tried to stop me. We ended up getting in a fight, neither one of us backing down."
Tesla continued to listen.
"We went at each other with everything we had, and Zeda won. He plunged his dagger straight into my chest, and severed my aortic valve. I died a few minutes later." Neo sniffled. "The disappointment.... The sheer disappointment... Even as I died I could feel it..." He sobbed. "I thought that was it for me, but I woke up in some dark hellscape. A demon wanted me to make a deal with him, and of course, I did. He said he would bring me back to life if I completed the mission that I took. As soon as I got back to the mortal realm, I hunted the child down and slayed him without a second thought. The demon made good on the deal and I was alive again. But..."
"But what?" Tesla asked.
"But, I didn't know that that child had some kind of magic ability that was stopping the demon from being able to have any effect on the real world. As soon as I killed the child, the demon summoned a Dragon that tore the town we were in to pieces. Zeda nearly died fighting it." Neo continued.
"You mean... The dragon... That was in Sijansar?" Tesla asked.
Neo nodded. "I was so ashamed, I went off and never saw Zeda again. I travelled for months, eventually ending up here. I started building the Shining Blade Guild as a way to pay the world back for everything I'd done..." Neo sighed. "It took me twenty five years to build this building with my own hands. By which time I had heard that Zeda was a world famous wizard, slaying dragons and demons and monsters left and right. Then Jackie and Lillith and Coin and all the others came along, after decades of doing jobs on my own, and the rest is history."
Tesla nodded. "Well, first of all, you need to stop beating yourself up. You have more than paid your debt. This Guild has saved thousands, if not tens of thousands of lives." Tesla smiled.
Neo looked like he was about to cry. "I just... I just wish I could apologise to Zeda... I'm sure he must be long dead by now..."
"Nope. He's alive and well in Emerald Keep~" Tesla smiled.
Neo looked at Tesla. "Emerald Keep? The Kobold village?"
"The very same~ Also the home village of Flynt Redclaw~" Tesla grinned. "Funny how things work out isn't it~?"
Neo chuckled and leaned over, giving Tesla a hug. "Thank you... I feel like a weight has been lifted from my soul~" Neo sobbed.

Tesla hugged Neo tightly, and let the Ghost rest his head on his shoulder. After a few minutes, Neo pulled away and sighed, wiping his tears.
"I guess I better go tell everyone. I'll never be able to sleep if I don't." Neo sniffled.
"I promise you, they will all react the same way I did. You may have done some horrible shit, but look at how much better the world is thanks to the Guild you created." Tesla began, then he realised something else. "Wait, howcome Zeda didn't know you founded the Shining Blade Guild?" He asked.
"I used a fake name, and other members who are since long dead created the other ones." Neo replied, standing up.
"How many Guilds are there in total now?" Tesla asked.
Neo simply shrugged. "Last I heard there were 20, but that was a good fifty years ago. There could be hundreds now."
Tesla chuckled. "Fair enough. I better get to Danni to get these plates out." He smiled, standing up carefully.
As soon as Tesla was stood upright, Neo hugged him again. "Thank you Tesla. I thought I would someday take that secret to my grave. It was eating away at me like a parasite, but now I'm free~" He smiled.
Tesla could see the sincerity and happiness in Neo's eyes.
"You're welcome buddy~" Tesla replied.

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"Alright, you know the procedure, hop up on the bed for me." Danni smiled, a light blush on his cheeks as he prepared to remove the plates on Tesla's ribs.
Tesla smirked as he hopped up. "What's with the blush?" He asked.
Danni gasped and blushed even more. "N-Nothing. I wasn't doing anything." He replied quickly.
Coin narrowed their eyes at the Zombie and chuckled. "Someone got some, didn't they~" They grinned.
"Not at all! I'm just happy today is all." Danni snapped back, making Coin and Tesla laugh.
Danni scowled and finished getting ready to operate.
"Do your thing, Coin." Danni huffed, still blushing.
Coin chuckled and walked over to Tesla, grinning suggestively. "Anything you want in particular today, Tesla? Or dealers choice~?" The Goblin asked.
"Dealers choice~" Tesla grinned.
"Okie dokie~" Coin winked, pulling Tesla's leggings down and exposing his Axolotl-hood once again.
Danni was watching intently this time, blushing harder.
Coin leaned down and started licking and slurping Tesla's balls, caressing them with their tongue. In mere seconds, Tesla was at full mast, and moaning in ecstasy.
Danni moved closer and tapped Coin on the shoulder. The Goblin looked up at him, not stopping licking the side of Tesla's cock as he did.
"Hm?" Coin asked.
Danni made some hand gestures to indicate he wanted to join in, and Coin chuckled, nodding his approval.
Danni breathed deeply, a little nervous, and leant down, licking the other side of Tesla's throbbing cock. This had an immediate effect on Tesla, who screamed in joy and pleasure.
Danni blushed wildly as he continued, but Coin just carried on as if it was nothing new. Tesla couldn't contain himself longer than a minute or two, and promptly erupted. Both Danni and Coin went to stem the flow, ending up kissing each other around Tesla's dick. They both blushed wildly, but neither one made a move away, both letting out little moans of pleasure.
Coin quickly used his ability to put Tesla under, and then swallowed what he had drained from Tesla in one gulp.
"Hehehe~ I knew one day you'd wanna try, Danni~" Coin grinned, licking their lips.
Danni swallowed his share more carefully, not as used to it as Coin. "Hmmph..." He replied, clearly embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I'll make a slut of you yet, cutie~" Coin grinned, winking as he walked out.
Danni huffed again and got on with the task at hand, a little embarrassed about how much he enjoyed that. Neo and Coin had started something in the Zombie that couldn't be quelled, and along with his natural curiosity, he wanted to explore it more.

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Neo had just finished explaining everything he had told Tesla as Coin walked out to join them.

Everyone was silent. Neo looked worried.
"What's going on?" Coin asked.
"Neo just told us about how he started this Guild." Snowy replied.
"Mhm..." Neo sighed.
"Well explain why everyone is looking so shocked." Coin asked.
"Well..." Neo sighed again, explaining the story... Again.
After he was finished, Coin understood.
"Damn." They replied.
"Mhm... I'm sorry... I've let you all down..." Neo sobbed, clearly feeling like he was about to be lynched. He ran off to his room, and slammed the door behind him.
"Neo wait!" Ruby yelled after him.
"He hasn't let us down..." Verran added, looking down at his feet.
"Lilaxi is amazed that Neo is over 200 years old." Lilaxi added, her usual innocence shining through.
Everyone looked at her and chuckled.
"Come on... We should leave Neo to calm down before we go get him. Everyone back to what you were doing." Verran announced.
Everyone got up, chatting amongst themselves as they went about their business.
"Hey Gilp! Wait up!" Jacob called to the feline as he was walking off with Gill.
"Hm? Everything okay Jacob?" Gilp asked.
"Yeah! I finished making you a mechanism for a shapeshifting Halberd/War Axe, but I need an Axe Head and a Spearhead." Jacob smiled.
"Oh. Well I'll go ask Ruby if she can help." Gilp replied.
"Help vith vat?" Ruby asked, as she walked past.
"Can you make an Axe head and a spearhead for a Halberd, Ruby? I'll pay you for your work." Gilp asked.
"Pffft. No need for payment~ Ve are friends~" Ruby smiled.
Gilp smiled back and blushed. "Thanks Ruby~ You can talk to Jacob about the dimensions, cos I have no idea what they are."
Jacob chuckled. "Come on. I'll show you in my workshop."
Ruby followed behind, leaving Gilp and Gill in the corridor. "Let's go get lunch in a cafe in the town." Gill smiled.
"Sure thing handsome~" Gilp replied, smiling happily.

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An couple of hours later, Neo was curled up in bed, sobbing.
"Tesla you bastard... You said they'd react the same way as you..." He muttered to himself between sniffles. "They looked like they wanted to hang me from the yardarm..."
Then there was a knock at the door.
"Go away!" Neo snapped, still sobbing.
"Neo? It's Danni. I heard about what happened from Coin and Verran. Come on... Let me in please... I just wanna make sure you are okay..." Danni replied from behind the door.
"I'm not letting anyone in! Tomorrow you guys can all look for a new Guildmaster... I don't deserve the title..." Neo sobbed, burying his face in his pillow.
Danni rattled the doorknob. "Neo, listen to me... You deserve the title more than anyone. Sure you may not have had the best start, but look at what you've done since. You gave us all a reason to live." He told the Ghost. "Everyone else feels the same! They were just shocked. I promise you... Please let me in."
Neo stayed silent. He got up slowly, walked over to the door, and unlocked it. Danni gently pushed the door open, and Neo was stood there, his cloak stained with tears, his face red from rubbing them away. Danni rushed forwards and hugged him. Neo reciprocated, sobbing into the Zombies shoulder.
"It's okay, Neo." Danni cooed, trying to soothe the poor Ghost.
Neo just hugged him, sniffling and wiping away tears.
After a few minutes, Neo pulled away, looking up at Danni. "I think I'm gonna call off tonight, if that's okay..." He spoke softly.
Danni nodded. "I understand completely."
Neo looked down at his feet. "Not that I don't wanna do stuff with you. I just wanna have this evening to... Rest."
Danni smiled. "Take all the time you need buddy. I'll be here, and so will everyone else~" He replied, rubbing Neo's head, before standing up and walking out.
"Thank you~" Neo smiled, watching as Danni closed the door behind him. He then crawled back into bed, removing his cloak and leggings, getting under the covers, and promptly falling asleep.

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Later that night, Oozey was laying in bed in his Goomanoid form, and thinking of a new attack. One that would put all his others to shame, and maybe even surpass some of Tesla, Neo and Fluffy's attacks.

Myla was asleep on the pillow beside him, and he snuck out of the bed without disturbing her, got up and went out, making sure not to make any noise.
As he got out onto the staircase, he realised that nobody at all was out in the Guild, so he changed into his Dragon form and flew down, before switching back again. He then ran out the front door, with his satchel on his hip, and his Partizan and Shield on his back.
As soon as he got out onto the mountainside, the cold night air hit him hard.
"Wow! This feels invigorating!" He exclaimed, changing into his Dragon form and flying high in the sky. "WHOOOOOOO!!!" He cheered, looping and somersaulting through the starlit sky.
After a few more minutes of screwing around, Oozey remembered why he came out into the night. He swooped down to the docks and landed gracefully, changing back into his Goomanoid form mid fall.

Immediately Oozey walked along the dock to the area where boats are stored and sold. An old Turtle was asleep at the booth, so Oozey gently coughed to wake him up.
"Huh who wha?" He spluttered and coughed, looking over the counter at Oozey, who was smiling happily.
"Hello sir!" Oozey smiled, speaking very respectfully.
"Hello there to you! How can I help ya?" The turtle replied, scratching his long grey beard.
"I would like to buy a rowboat please. Any kind will do, I need it for target practice." Oozey told him.
"Target practice? I got a few beat up ones round the back, come on round and I'll show ya." The turtle chuckled, standing up slowly and walking out of the booth. "Name's Jack." He smiled, leaning on his walking stick as he lead Oozey round the back of the warehouse.
"Nice to meet you Jack! I'm Oozey Oozeborn~" Oozey replied, happily following.
"Oozey eh? Good name for a Slime that." Jack chuckled, leading Oozey to a small pier where a few rowboats were moored. They all looked old and well used, but Oozey picked one that had no oars, and an old lantern on the end. He pointed to that one and smiled.
"I'll take that one please~" Oozey announced.
"Aye, target practice is the best use for that old thing. Tell ya what, lemme watch what yer gonna do to it, and ya can have it fer free." Jack chuckled.
Oozey grinned. "Deal!"
"Need any help hauling it along?" Jack asked.
"Nah I'm fine~ Watch this~" Oozey grinned, before turning into his Dragon form, swooping down and scooping the rowboat out of the water.
Jack laughed heartily. "Well that's one way to do it~" He grinned.
Oozey put the boat down on the pier and landed next to it, changing back into his Goomanoid form. He looked it over, examining the entire craft.
"Do you have some tools I could borrow, Jack?" Oozey asked.
"Sure thing! Lemme just grab em." The old Turtle replied, wandering off to one of the warehouses, and returning a few minutes later with an old rusty toolbox. The red paint that once covered the outside was all chipped off and falling away, but other than that it was in very good condition. Jack was clearly one to look after his tools. "Will these do?" He asked.
Oozey opened the box and looked inside. There were various wrenches, spanners, a couple saws, screwdrivers, hammers and various nails and screws littered throughout.
"Perfect~ Thanks Jack!" Oozey grinned, taking out a saw and getting to work.
"No need fer thanks, Oozey~ It's good to see youngin like you with some respect for their elders. Not like most of em... I'd keelhaul em if I had the strength in me back." Jack replied, chuckling.
Oozey grinned and began sawing off the wooden structure at the front of the rowboat that held the lantern up. It was rather ornate, with swirls and whirls carved into the wood. Clearly Oozey wanted to preserve it. With the wood being in less than good condition, Oozey soon sawed straight through it, and caught the whole structure, laying it gently on the pier. He then put the saw away and took out the hammer, using the claw end of it to remove the nails keeping the storage chest that served as a seat in the boat. After pulling out a good thirty nails, the chest came free easily, and was placed beside the lantern structure by the tool-wielding slime.
"Ye definitely know yer way around a toolbox, that's fer sure, Oozey!" Jack laughed, watching him closely.
"Thanks! I've been helping with the upkeep of my friends boat, so I've learned a thing or two~" Oozey replied, moving round to the other side of the rowboat.
"Oh? Which boat might that be?" Jack asked curiously.
"The Lucky Star~ That one over there!" Oozey grinned, pointing with the hammer.
"Ohhhhhh! That be a fine craft if ever I seen one~ I'd have given a leg for a ship like that back in me sailin' days~" Jack grinned.
"Tesla would probably let you have a sail on it if you ask him. He's really friendly~" Oozey smiled, removing the second seat from the rowboat with the hammer.
"Oh really? Aye I'd be honoured. Been a long time since these old bones have felt the ocean breeze through em~ I'd be very grateful if ya could put in a good word fer me, Oozey." Jack replied.
"For sure! You've been very helpful!" Oozey smiled.
"Yer a very kind slime, Oozey. I won't soon forget it~" Jack smiled back.

Once Oozey had removed all the interior parts from the rowboat, it was basically just the shell left.
"There. All done~ Now for the target practice~" Oozey grinned, putting the tools back in the box. "Here ya goo Jack!"
"Thanks~" Jack replied, heading off to put the tools back.
"Do you have a crate I could use to store all these parts? I wanna keep them to make a boat of my own." Oozey asked, gesturing to the pieces he had removed from the rowboat.
"Aye sure thing! Though I'll need some help shifting it." Jack replied.
"I'll get it! You just show me where it is." Oozey grinned, changing into his Dragon form again and following the Turtle into the warehouse.
On the boardwalk there were various sized crates, obviously used for shipping various goods. One crate was about 3 feet long, 3 feet wide and 3 feet tall. It was the perfect size~
Oozey grabbed hold of it in his talons and heaved it onto his back, using his wings to keep it in place.
"How much do ya want for it, Jack?" Oozey asked, walking back out beside the old Turtle.
"Ahhh ye can 'ave it fer free lad~" Jack grinned.
"Thanks!" Oozey smiled, setting the crate down beside the pile of various pieces, and changing back into his Goomanoid form. He then took the lid off, and started loading the crate, bench, lantern structure, cladding and figurehead into the crate, before closing the lid back up. "I'll be back in a few minutes, Jack. I just need to take the crate back up to the Guild Building." Oozey smiled, changing back to his Dragon form.
"Oh ye're a Guild member? A fine trade, that~" Jack smiled. "I used to be a member of that Guild~ Looooooong time ago now. In fact I believe one of my apprentices still works there~ How is old Verran?" He asked.
"He's great! Still captaining the Shadowfang~" Oozey grinned.
"Good lad~ He was the finest captain I ever saw. I won't keep ya, get that crate up to the Guild, and I'll keep an eye on yer boat fer ya~" Jack smiled.
"Thanks!" Oozey grinned, scooping the crate up in his talons and flying up into the night sky, his body glowing blue as usual. Jack watched him fly all the way up the mountain, before he vanished from view.
"Hehehe~" Jack chuckled to himself, sitting down on a nearby bench and sighing. "Good lad that Oozey." He smiled.

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Oozey returned a short while later, and Jack had fallen asleep. Oozey, now back in his Goomanoid form, coughed again to wake the old sailor up.

"Who wha huh?" He spluttered, looking down at Oozey.

"I'm ready to show you my target practice~" Oozey grinned.
"Oh well then! I'd better get up!" Jack chuckled, standing up with the aid of his walking stick. "What exactly are ye practicing?"
"An attack I call Artillery Strike~ Basically I use my Dragon form to build up a huge amount of speed, then drop, switching to my Metal Slime form and land on the target, destroying it~" Oozey explained.
Jack nodded. "Sounds like a good attack~" He replied.

Oozey nodded and changed into Dragon form, picking up the Rowboat shell and carrying it out into the harbour. Once he was happy that no other vessels were nearby, he dropped it on the water, before flying back to Jack.
"Now then, I'm going up to the Guild to get a run up~ You'll probably see me hit the boat~" Oozey grinned.
"Yer gonna jump from the Guild?!" Jack chuckled. "This is gonna be one helluva shot if ye pull it off~"
Oozey winked and flew up high, soaring up to the large expanse of flat area in front of the Guild.

Once he landed, Oozey took a few deep breaths and readied himself. His changes had to be flawless, his aim had to be dead on, and his focus had to be laser precise.
"Here goes~" Oozey grinned, sprinting forwards and taking flight, flapping his wings hard and fast to get as much speed as possible. Soon he was soaring up through the night sky, and soon after that he began plummeting towards the dock, picking up more and more speed.
"WHOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" He cheered, creating a sonic boom as he continued to pick up speed.
Jack was down at the dock watching as he soared. "Holy heck~" He grinned.
Oozey switched into his Metal Slime form just as he hit terminal velocity with his Dragon form, his added weight making him pick up even more speed. After about 30 seconds of falling, he smashed into the dead center of the rowboat, shattering it into fragments and creating a massive swell in the water. The wave created by the force of Oozey's impact reached 10 feet high, washing over the boardwalk that Jack was currently stood on.
After some spluttering and flailing from Jack, and a quick swim to land from Oozey, the two were once again stood on the boardwalk.
"So~ Whaddya think~?" Oozey asked, back in his Goomanoid form.
Jack chuckled. "Other than soakin' me, that was fuckin' spectacular~" He grinned, patting Oozey on the back.
Oozey grinned and cheered, giving Jack a hug.
"Thanks~ I better get back to the Guild. I'll talk to Tesla about you sailing on his ship!" Oozey smiled, changing back into his Dragon form, and soaring off one last time.
Jack stood there waving. "See ya around, Oozey!"

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The next morning, the entire Guild was in a frenzy. Oozey hadn't come back.
"When did you last see him, Myla?" Neo asked.
"Last thing before bed. We sleep in the same bed and I never heard him get up, but he was gone this morning." Myla replied, panicking.
"Scour the entire Guild from top to bottom!" Verran yelled, and everyone began searching the entire Guild as instructed.
After about half an hour, Gilp happened to walk outside, and sighed with relief. "Guys! I found him~" He chuckled.
Oozey was fast asleep, in his Dragon form, in the bright morning sunshine, on top of the crate that he had obtained the previous night.
Gilp walked over, his brand new Halberd Axe in his belt, the weapon being completed by Ruby and Jacob the previous night.
"Hey Oozey. You okay?" He asked.
"Mmmmmmm... Tired... Spent all night making a new attack..." Oozey grumbled, rolling over on his back, sunning himself.
Neo, Tesla, Fluffy and Ruby had come outside and seen that Oozey was safe.
"Hehe~" Fluffy chuckled.

"Come on~ Everyone back to work~" Neo smirked, leading the others back inside.
Gilp, meanwhile, decided to take the opportunity to practise with his new weapon. In Halberd form, it was just like his Billhook, far reaching and powerful. However, when he switched it into War Axe mode, the long handle retracted into a shorter form, allowing Gilp to get closer and faster with his attacks. It took almost no time at all for him to become accustomed to the smaller weapon, spinning and slashing violently with it soon became second nature.

After a while, Gill came out to watch, Lilaxi and Danni coming with him. Gilp grinned and started to show off, performing acrobatic spins and flips while practising. He started switching his weapons form mid attack, and even throwing it. Thankfully his recall spell worked on the Halberd Axe.
Tesla came out after a while as well, munching on one of his ridiculously oversized sandwiches. He sat beside everyone else, and one by one they started looking at him.
"...What?" He asked, crumbs falling out of his mouth.
"You look absolutely ridiculous eating that~" Danni chuckled.
"Can I have some?" Ruby asked.
"Lilaxi wants some too!" Lilaxi added.
Tesla sighed and tossed it up in the air, slashing rapidly with his Trident, and one equal share dropped into each waiting hand. Pretty soon, everyone was happily munching on the sandwich.
"Yummmm~" Lilaxi giggled.
"This is delicious~" Gill grinned.
"Mhm! Who would have thought that a sandwich that's almost as tall as my head, filled with ridiculous amounts of meat, eggs, cheese and sauce would be delicious~" Danni smirked, taking another bite.
"Don't forget the veggies. It is healthy on account of the veggies." Tesla laughed.
Everyone laughed happily, and Gilp soon came walking over, wiping sweat from his brow.
"Here ya go cutie~" Gill smiled, handing the fatigued feline a bottle of water.
Gilp happily took the drink and guzzled it, sighing with relief.
"You're getting really good with that, Gilp~" Tesla grinned.
"Thanks Tesla~ I'd appreciate some tips if you have any." Gilp replied, downing the last of the drink.
"Well... With Danni's permission, I could show you a few tricks~" Tesla smiled, finishing the last of his sandwich.
"You should be okay, provided you don't go overboard~" Danni replied, mid mouthful.
"Okie dokie~" Tesla grinned, picking his Trident back up and walking over to Gilp. "First of all; Do not underestimate how powerful a simple thrust can be, especially with a weapon like a Halberd or Trident, that have a spiked end~" He grinned.
Gilp nodded, wiping a bit more sweat away.
Tesla reared back and thrust forwards, the end of his Trident stopping an inch before Gilp's face. "If done right, not only will you catch an enemy off guard, you'll completely go through them~" He grinned.
Gilp didn't even flinch, giving Tesla a wry smile.
"Hehe~ I see you're also getting a lot more confident~" Tesla grinned, pulling his Trident down.
Gilp chuckled, and looked away, rapidly taking his Halberd Axe out, switching it to Halberd form and thrusting at Tesla, the point almost making contact with the Axolotl's face. Tesla didn't flinch either.
"Hehehe~ Good job~ I look forward to being able to spar with you when I'm back to full strength~" Tesla chuckled, poking Gilp's weapon away. "The last trick I have for you, don't be afraid to use the handle as a weapon. It may not do as much damage, but a swipe from the base of the handle can stun an enemy or even knock them out, saving the need to kill them."
Tesla continued.
Gilp nodded. "Understood. I'll give those practise as well. Thanks~" He grinned.

Tesla nodded and sat back down with the others. What nobody had noticed was that Oozey had since woken up, and was sat upright watching the feline.
Gilp was only a foot away from the Slime Dragon when he turned around.
"GAH!" He jumped, not expecting Oozey to be staring at him.
"Hehehehehe~" Oozey laughed.
The others laughed hard as well, Lilaxi at one point literally rolling around laughing. Gilp joined in the laughter soon after, all of them in fits of hysterics.
After a while, they all calmed down, and everyone looked at Oozey.
"You realise you had the entire Guild on red alert, right Oozey?" Tesla asked.
"I did? Ooh heck, I'm sorry... I was out most of the night practising a new attack I came up with. I fell asleep here." The slime dragon explained.
"No worries, just tell someone where you are going next time buddy~" Tesla grinned.
Oozey smiled and nodded. "Will do Tesla~"
He clambered off of the crate and stretched out, wandering over to the group and laying down. Lilaxi immediately began stroking him, making him growl happily.
"What's in the crate anyway, Oozey?" Gilp asked, looking at the wooden box.
"They're cool pieces I harvested from an old Rowboat that I got from the docks. Jack let me borrow his tools so I could get them all~" Oozey grinned.
"Jack?" Who's that?" Lilaxi asked, just now finishing her section of the sandwich.
"Jack Tarr is an old sailor who runs the Boat Shop down on the docks~ He's a legend 'round here~" Danni smiled.
"Ooh! That reminds me! Tesla! Jack want's to know if you can take him on your boat for a ride. He said he wants to feel the sea wind in his old bones again~" Oozey smiled.
"Hehehe~ Certainly! As soon as I'm back to full health again, I'd be more than happy to!" Tesla grinned.
"Yay! I'll go tell him now!" Oozey cheered, taking flight rapidly and soaring down the mountainside.
Lilaxi looked disappointed. "Aw... Lilaxi was stroking Oozey..." She moaned.
"He'll be back soon, Lilaxi~" Gill smiled.

Chapter Text

Icara, meanwhile, was wandering around the Guild, looking for something to do.
Jacob came out of his workshop in the Stacks right in front of Icara, the green Bunny obviously excited about something.
"Icara!" He exclaimed.
"Hey Jacob! Everything okay?" She asked.
"Absolutely wonderful! I am looking for a test subject for an experiment. Would you be interested in helping me out?" He replied, a grin on his face.
Icara was about to reply with a yes, when she remembered the reputation that Jacob had around the Guild.
She narrowed her eyes at the Bunny. "What kind of experiment?"
Jacob chuckled and winked. "Purely sexual, Miss Lunawing~" Jacob replied, his cotton tail wagging madly with excitement.

Icara rolled her eyes and chuckled. "Go on then~" She smirked. To be honest, she had been feeling extremely horny since Tesla had to stay inactive. She was still gonna ride him into oblivion when his ribs had healed, but a little fun would be just that; Fun~

Jacob stepped aside and let Icara into his workshop. All over the place were machines for assembling, manufacturing and creating various constructs. Fynick would have fallen in love with the place. Most of the machines and workbenches seemed pretty standard; a Heavy Workbench for hammering heavy bits of machinery together, stations for creating simple tools like hammers, screw drivers and saw blades, along with screws, nuts and bolts. But then there were things that looked far more... Lewd~
In one corner was a mechanised breeding mount, next to it was a makeshift gloryhole. In another corner was what looked like a device for extracting semen, with handles on it so the user could, well, thrust. Icara was equal parts excited, intrigued and aroused.
Jacob locked the door behind them, giving the two some privacy.
"So... What sexual experiment are you hoping to perform on me~" Icara chuckled.
"I would like you to be the first... Well... Second person~" He explained, blushing brightly at obviously fond memories. "...to test my latest invention.
Icara watched as Jacob took two almost identical circular devices, about three inches across, and each one consisting of a metal hoop with small devices attached to each.
"What are they?" Icara asked, her interest piqued.
Jacob chuckled. "They are Portable Portals~ Whatever goes in one, comes out the other, and vice versa~" He explained.
Icara's beak fell open. "No way..." She exclaimed.
Jacob nodded. "The Warp Crystals that power them were very hard to come by. But they work~ I have tested them... Numerous times~ Heehee~" He grinned, blushing again.
"So, you want me to test it with you~?" Icara asked, smiling.
Jacob nodded hard. "If you want to of course~"
Icara grinned. "Hell yeah!"
Jacob gave her one of the devices, along with some leather strapping should she want to wear it. Icara was amazed as how light it was.
"So basically, you could use this to fuck someone who is on the other side of the world~?" Icara asked, grinning.
"Uhhh sadly no. They have a range limit of about five kilometers." Jacob sighed.
Icara smiled. "Five kilometers is still insane~ Imagine how much you could get selling this technology to brothels, nightclubs, all that kinda stuff!" She grinned.

Jacob was attaching his device to his own leather straps, and nodded. "Yeah~ I could live like a king~" He giggled, atarting to get undressed.
Icara blushed as she saw his toned physique. Clearly Jacob was very strong from years of work with machines and tools. He wasn't as hot as Tesla, but even Icara internally thought 'Damn~'
Jacob noticed her ogling him and chuckled. "Hehe~ See something ya like~?" He grinned.
Icara started getting undressed as well. "Maybe~"
Jacob pulled his boxers off, revealing his nearly six and a half inch humanoid member. Unsurprisingly, the lewd bunny was fully hard already. He put his leather straps on and smiled. The front of each collection of straps had a circular frame for inserting the device. Neither of them had attached it yet.
"Boy, you certainly have a well looked after body, Icara~ Tesla is a lucky boy~" He winked, giving himself a little stroke.
Icara giggled and smiled. "Thanks~ You're a very handsome bunny~"
Jacob blushed more and grinned. "Shall we get started~?" He asked.
Icara nodded.
"Okay. There is a little switch on the outer frame. Flick it~" Jacob grinned, doing so on his own device.

Icara did so as well, and immediately the portal opened. It was a swirling vortex of bright blue light that looked mesmerising.
"Ready for it to work~?" Jacob grinned.
"Hehe~ Go for it~" She replied.
Jacob nodded and began slowly pushing his cock into the portal. As soon as he did, his cock started sliding out of the device Icara was holding, making her blush. Once he had fully hilted the device, he attached it to his leather straps, effectively locking his cock in place.
"There~ Feel free to try it out~" Jacob giggled, his tail once again wagging adorably.

Icara grinned and began licking the Bunnies shaft, forcing a long, pleasured moan out of him.

"Ohhhh fuck~ That feels good~" Jacob moaned.
After a while of licking, Icara started rubbing his cocktip against her folds, moaning as she did so. "Mmmmmm~ Such a hard dick~"
"Ohhhhhh goddamn~" Jacob panted, his legs getting wobbly as he sat down in a comfy chair.

"You ready to go inside~?" Icara grinned, panting lewdly.
"H-hang on~ How about I take control here~?" Jacob replied, taking his portal off and winking. "You attach yours to your belts and sit back and relax~"
Icara did as instructed and grinned. "Okay handsome~"
Jacob walked over to the breeding mount and dragged it out into an open area. He attached the portal to the part where you would normally mount, and secured it tightly. Climbing up and putting both feet on the foot supports, and grabbing hold of the handles, Jacob was ready. "Hehehe~ How hard do you want it~?" He asked.
Icara grinned. "As hard as you can give it~"
Jacob chuckled. "Noted~"
With that, he slipped his cock all the way into the portal again, and into Icara's pussy.
"Ohhhhhhhhh fuuuuuuuuck~" She moaned out, panting desperately.

"Mmmmph~ No matter how many times I have sex, it will always feel amazing~" Jacob moaned out, starting to thrust, holding the handles of the breeding mount tightly.
"Ohhhhh fuck~ So good~ Jacob~" Icara moaned, the rabbits cock sliding in and out of her wet cunt with ease. "I see what they say about Rabbits is true then~"
Jacob perked up his ears and grinned. "Hehe~ You want me to go full bunny mode~?" He asked.
Icara nodded, panting hard already.
Jacob put his feet on a slightly higher set of grips, and wrapped his arms around the mount. Almost instantly, he began thrusting at a ridiculous pace; almost five times a second.
"Holy Fffffffffuuuuck!!!" Icara screamed out, her cheeks bright red as she panted.
Jacob was moaning and groaning as he somehow picked up more speed.
Icara started rubbing her clit with one wing, and her breasts with the other, drawing nearer to an orgasm.
Jacob suddenly started spurting cum inside her, his pace not slowing down at all. His seed started spraying out of Icara's pussy, some coming out of Jacob's portal, but most of it was leaking down Icara's thighs and ass. It was all she could do to stay conscious, and she climaxed on Jacob's dick a few moments later, letting out a long, ecstatic moan.
Jacob slowed down as he felt Icara cum, puffing and panting as he slowly pulled out.
"Phew~ That was a welcome workout~" He chuckled, his throbbing dick leaking a little.
"I'll say~ Hehe~" Icara panted, exhaustedly removing her straps.
"You can just leave those wherever~ I'll clean up after I've had a nap~" Jacob panted, walking over to a nearby sofa.
"Thanks Jacob~ See ya around~" Icara replied, grabbing her clothes and slowly making her way out, and back to hers and Tesla's room for a shower and a rest.

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Tesla and Neo were stood at the edge of the Guild's land, looking down over Steelbolt and chatting.
"I think we should be able to head for the Isle of Dreams in a couple days. I'm feeling almost full strength again~" Tesla grinned, still stuck in his Axolotl form.
"Just remember, do not push yourself too hard too early. You don't wanna have to start the process all over again, do you?" Neo replied.
Tesla chuckled. "I dunno. Might be worth it to have Coin and Danni kissing each other around my cock again~" Tesla giggled, blushing at the memory.
Neo smirked. "Danni joined in?"
Tesla nodded, grinning.
Neo smiled. "Imagine what the four of us could do~" He winked.
"Don't tease me. I can't do any of that until I'm fully healed." Tesla huffed.
Neo laughed. "Didn't say anything about you having to do something~ Me, Coin and Danni could have some fun with you~ Heck, I bet Jacob would wanna join in too~"
Tesla blushed and grinned. "Sounds like you're trying to organise an orgy~"
Neo turned and leaned back against the railing that bordered the edge. "We have orgies quite often~" He chuckled. "Looking up in the sky. "Surely you must have be..." Neo began asking a question, but soon fell silent.
Tesla narrowed his eyes. "You okay?" He asked.
Neo pointed up in the sky. "What's that thing?" He questioned.
Tesla turned and looked up where Neo was pointing.

Sure enough, there was a strange creature flying across the sky. It was big, just shy of ten feet in length, and black and yellow in colour. Tesla recognised it immediately.
"Oh my god~" He grinned, and then let out a bellowing, reverberating whistle that made the creature stop, and turn to look at him. It quickly shifted course, now swooping rapidly down towards where Tesla and Neo were stood.
"It's gonna hit us!" Neo yelled, bracing for impact.
Tesla laughed. "No she isn't~" He replied, holding his arms out as he moved closer to the center of the clearing.
Neo looked at him. "She?" He questioned.
The large creature swooped down and hugged Tesla lovingly, stood in a way that made her the same height as the Axolotl, but with a good four feet of tail trailing along the ground behind her. She looked like a cross between a Wyvern, a Cat and a Caterpillar. Her body had round segments like a caterpillar, but she only had two appendages; two big feline paws on the end of strong but slender arms, which were wrapped around Tesla. Along her back were fins shaped like a squished semicircle, and her tail ended in more fins that were shaped like the head of a Trident.
"What is that thing, Tesla?" Neo asked, amazed at her appearance.
Tesla grinned and looked at him. "This is Zaphyra~ She's a half pet, half companion from a long time ago." He explained, stroking the Felvernbug on the head, makimg her emit a deep purring noise.
(Felvernbug is Feline Wyvern Bug for those wondering)
"I missed you too sweetie~" Tesla replied to seemingly nobody.
Neo walked over and Zaphya smiled growling happily.
"Can... Can you understand her?" Neo asked, now only a few feet away.
"Yep~ She talks through telepathy, but for some reason she only talks to me. Or at least, she did the last time I saw her." Tesla replied.
"That isn't true anymore~" Neo heard a smooth, soft female voice in his head, and saw Zaphyra grinning at him.
"Whoa..." Neo chuckled. "It's nice to meet you, Zaphyra~" He smiled, holding a hand out.
Zaphyra grabbed his hand in her paw and yanked him into a hug.
Tesla giggled. "I should warn you, if you are friendly to her, she is very affectionate~"
"I noticed!" Neo choked, being squished by the much larger Felvernbug.
"Sorry Neo." Zaphyra spoke to him, and loosened her grip a little.
Neo smiled and hugged her back. "No harm done~"
Lilaxi and Oozey, in his Slime form for the first time in while out of training and combat, wandered out and saw Zaphyra hugging Neo.
"Holy hell!" Lilaxi exclaimed.
"What is that?!" Oozey yelled.
Tesla, Neo and Zaphyra turned to face them.
"Don't worry! She's friendly!" Tesla exclaimed quickly, calming his friends.
Oozey and Lilaxi, both much, much shorter than her, wandered over.
"Wowwww~" Lilaxi grinned. "What is that, Tesla?" She asked.
"That is Zaphyra~" Tesla grinned.
Zaphyra looked at Tesla. "Friends?" She asked him.
Tesla nodded, and immediately, Oozey and Lilaxi were scooped up into a hug.
"Heehee~" Oozey closed his eyes as he leaned into the hug.
"Zaphyra is a good hugger~" Lilaxi grinned, hugging her back.
"How strong is she?" Neo asked Tesla, having recovered from his hug.
"Oh she's ridiculously strong. She could kill me easily." Tesla grinned, watching the threesome hug happily.
Neo looked a little worried. "How so?"
"She has some ridiculously powerful spells, and she has physical prowess to match a fully grown Red Dragon. I rescued her many years ago as an youngling from illegal hunters that were trying to sell her. She became imprinted on me and she's been following me ever since~" Tesla smiled.
"Oh okay~ Wait so why wasn't she with you this whole time?" Neo asked.
Teska scratched his head. "Well..."
Zaphyra interrupted him. "He sent me far away to protect me. He was going through a very rough patch, and he actually saved my life, because a few days later, Tesla had an... Episode... And blew up his house, leaving a crater about five hundred feet wide." She explained, making her voice audible to everyone present.
Neo once again looked worriedly at Tesla.
Tesla looked at him and sighed. "Don't worry, I haven't had an episode like that for over thirty years." Tesla smiled.
Neo nodded and looked back at her, smiling.
"She's awesome~ Kind, loving, powerful, intelligent~ All words I'd use to describe Icara too~ Hehe~" Tesla grinned.

Neo smirked. "You talk as though Zaphyra was a mate~" He chuckled.
"She may as well have been~" Tesla replied, grinning.
"Oh really~? Is she spoken for, or..." Neo blushed.
Tesla looked at him and laughed. "Not at all~ But she is capable of deciding for herself. So ask her, not me." Tesla smiled.
Neo saw Coin, Myla, Fluffy, Gilp and Gill coming out to see what was going on.
"...I think I'll wait until there are less people around..." Neo smiled.
"Hehe." Tesla grinned.

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By the time evening came around, Zaphyra had been introduced to every member of the Guild. The Felvernbug was now asleep, curled up at the edge of the central plaza of the Guild, directly in front of the door of Tesla and Icara's home.
Everyone else was in the center, enjoying bowls of thick, hearty stew made by Gilp and Neo. Gilp had a different meal, being a vegetarian, but was eating his meal with just as much fervour and enthusiasm.
Icara had wandered over to Zaphyra, still clutching a half full bowl of stew.
"You okay over here alone?" She asked Zaphyra.
"Hmm? Oh, hello Icara~" Zaphyra replied, smiling. "Yeah I'm fine~ I'm just glad to be back with Tesla again~ 20 years is a long time..." She added.
Icara thought back to how much she missed Tesla when he was locked in for a week. "I can imagine..." She replied, sitting next to the Felvernbug and eating some more.
Zaphyra stroked Icara with a big, soft paw, making her smile. "You two are partners I hear~" She asked.
Icara nodded, smiling. "He's so kind, brave, funny... And fuck, he is so hot~" Icara replied, blushing.
"Mhmm~ I agree~" Zaphyra laughed in Icara's head. "What's your favourite form of his for... You know~"
Icara blushed harder, swallowing a mouthful of food. "His Dragon form~" She replied, a surprised look now on Zaphyra's face.
"You can take his Dragon form?!" She asked, amazedly.
Icara nodded again, blushing even harder.
Zaphyra giggled. "It's gorgeous isn't it~?"
"Yeah~ His scales, those muscular, strong legs, his voice~" Icara grinned, fighting the urge to rub herself at the memory.
"Not to mention that cock~" Zaphyra replied, sounding equally as turned on in Icara's mind.
"God yes~" Icara giggled, finishing her bowl of food.
"Hehe~ I have a feeling we are gonna be good friends, Icara~" Zaphyra smiled.
"Me too~" Icara replied, the two of them hugging for a few moments.
Afterwards, Icara held her bowl up in the air. "Hey Neo! Seconds please!" She called out.
"Coming!" Neo's voice replied over the hubbub of chatter. A large bowl of stew floated its way over to Icara, and she grabbed it.
"Thanks!" She yelled back, quickly grabbing her spoon from her first bowl as it floated away.
She immediately began eating again, blushing happily as she felt Zaphyra wrap her tail around her.
"What do you eat, Zaphyra?" Icara asked between mouthfuls.
"Sharks, Giant Squid, Cows. Depends on what I'm hungry for." Came the reply.
"Wow. That's a lot." Icara chuckled.

"Incase you hadn't noticed, I am quite big~" Zaphyra chuckled.
"Hehe~" Icara giggled, continuing to eat and enjoy the company.

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Later on, just as everyone was getting ready for bed, there came a soft knock on Neo's door.
"Hey Neo. It's Myla." Myla's voice came through.
Neo, wearing only his pants at this point, opened the door and looked down.
"Evening Myla!" He smiled.
Myla blushed up at the ghost, moving back a little to see past his bulge. "I wanted to ask something about maybe getting the Guild more members." She smiled.
"Oh really? How?" Neo replied.
"Well, you know how people release messages in bottles into the ocean?" Myla asked.
"Yeaaahh?" Neo replied, unsure as to where this was going.
"Well, why don't we do that? Put some recruitment notes in bottles, and launch them out to sea and across the land?" Myla suggested.
Neo thought for a moment. "Well... If we enchant the bottles to stop them from smashing, or hitting people, that could work~ We can put it into action tomorrow with Fluffy and Tesla... Oh wait, Tesla has that injury... Eh, we can see how he feels in the morning. Thanks for the suggestion Myla!" Neo grinned.
"No worries!" Myla giggled, about to leave. "Oh ummm... Before I go, could you... Show me that?" She asked, gesturing to Neo's bulge.
Neo blushed and giggled. "Sure thing~" He replied, pulling his pants down to reveal his cock. It was starting to throb into life as Myla watched, her cheeks bright red.
"Th-thank you~" She replied, wandering off back to her own room.
Neo chuckled and pulled his pants up, before closing his door again.

Chapter Text

The next morning, Fluffy and Tesla were told to meet Neo out on the plateau after breakfast. Now they were stood there, waiting for Neo to show up.
"What has that ghostie got planned now?" Fluffy asked, scratching her head.
"No idea. But Neo wouldn't have bought us out here if it wasn't important." Tesla replied.

After a few more minutes of waiting, Neo came clattering out, arms loaded with empty glass bottles, parchment paper, a quill and ink, and cork.
Tesla and Fluffy both looked incredulous.
"Uhhh... What's all that for, Neo?" Fluffy asked, watching the ghost wander over and dump his cargo on the floor.
He grinned and folded his arms. "It's a brilliant plan to get more recruits that Myla came up with~" He explained. "Basically, we enchant these bottles to make them indestructible, put a recruitment note inside them, and then heave them into the ocean, and across the land~"
Tesla smiled. "That's actually a pretty good idea~ What do you need us for though?" He asked.
"Well, Tesla, you know more enchantment magic than anyone here, and Fluffy is by far the strongest thrower~" Neo grinned.
"Aye~ You set these little buggers up, I'll send 'em~" Fluffy laughed.
"Okay then! Let's get to work!" Neo cheered.
Neo began writing the notes on the parchment, his best handwriting looking like it was done by a printer. Tesla was enchanting every bottle with as many defensive and protection spells as he could, including one to stop it from killing living organisms, and Fluffy was warming up to heave the bottles as far as he could.

"Okay. I think that'll do it!" Neo smiled as he rolled the last note up and stuffed it in the bottle, before putting the cork in the top. "You ready to throw, Fluffy?"
Fluffy grinned and picked up a bottle, tossing it in her hand a few times to gauge its weight. "Born ready~"
Neo and Tesla watched as Fluffy got a run up, and, aiming into the distance, heaved the bottle with a grunt. As soon as the bottle left Fluffy's grip, the bottle created a sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier, before disappearing into the horizon.
Tesla and Neo were both agog.
"Holy shit." Tesla remarked.
Fluffy just grinned. "I've been working on a new throwing technique~"
"Remind me never to piss you off, Fluffy~" Neo laughed, chucking Fluffy another bottle.
She altered her aim by about 10 degrees, and repeated the process, launching 25 bottles in all. After the last one sailed into the distance, Fluffy rubbed her shoulder and grinned. "There we go~ All done~"
Neo and Tesla nodded.
"And now we wait~" Neo smiled.
"Aye~ Hopefully some adventurous sorts'll find them bottles and head here~" Fluffy smiled, stretching in the midday sun.
"Well, If anyone needs me, I'm gonna go have a snuggle with Icara. See ya later~" Tesla grinned, heading back inside.
"Imma go out for a run." Fluffy added, continuing to stretch. "Take advantage o' the nice weather~"
"Sounds like fun! See ya when you get back, Fluffy~" Neo smiled, waving as she ran off down the path.

Neo looked around and sighed happily. It had been a long, long time since he didn't feel weighed down. He held his arms up and flopped back on the soft grass, basking in the glorious sunshine. After a short while, Coin came out and looked down at him.
"You okay down there?" They asked, wearing a long sleeve hoodie and loose trousers.
"Yeah I'm fine, just relaxing~" Neo smiled.
"Mind if I join you?" Coin asked.
"Not at all~" Neo replied.
Coin chuckled and laid down beside the Ghost, folding their hands behind their head and sighing happily. "It's good to kick back every once in a while. Keeps your brain from overheating~" Coin grinned.
"True that." Neo grinned, his eyes closed.

The twosome laid basking in the afternoon sun for an hour or so, Coin staring up at the sky, Neo now fast asleep, his body warming up to the point that he turned a little more red.
Coin looked over at Neo and cleared their throat. "Hey. You awake?" They asked.
"Hmm?" Neo replied, his eyes opening. "What's up?"
Coin sat up and looked at the Ghost. "...Thank you." They smiled.
Neo looked a little confused. "What for?"
Coin looked away. "For... Taking me in and keeping me safe all these years. I know I act like I'm untouchable, like I have no fear, butI really appreciate the way you and everyone else took me in, despite knowing nothing about me." They continued, chuckling. "I mean, I could have been a violent prisoner that escaped from a transfer ship~"
Neo smiled and sat up. "You could have been. But I knew you weren't. The way your eyes lit up when we fed you, the sincerity in your voice when you talked, I knew from the get go you could only be a good Goblin." He grinned.
Coin chuckled. "Thanks buddy. I appreciate that." They replied, leaning over to give Neo a hug.
Neo pulled the Goblin onto his lap and hugged him tightly, prompting a squeak of surprise from them, but they soon hugged him back.
"I would die for you, Coin. Just like I would die for any of our Guild. You aren't just my friends. You are my family." Neo sniffled.
Coin smiled and rested their head on Neo's shoulder. "I feel the same way buddy~" They replied.

After a few moments, Coin broke the hug and smiled. "Now that that's out of the way, wanna have some fun~?" They grinned.
"Hehehe~ Sure thing~" Neo replied, blushing.

Coin immediately slid on top of Neo, straddling his lap and grinding their round rump against the slowly growing bulge in Neo's shorts.
"Mmmmm~ I forgot how curvy you are, Coin~" Neo purred, moaning in pleasure.
"Well, prepare for a reminder~" Coin grinned, grinding even harder and faster.

As they said that, Coin leaned back and pulled their underwear aside, as well as pulling Neo's boxers down, the Ghosts fully erect cock slipping between the Goblins buttcheeks, making them both moan in pleasure.
"Fuck~ Nice and hard for me eh Neo~?" Coin moaned.

Neo panted and blushed wildly, his hands moving up Coin's thighs to massage their butt, winking at them as they did.
"Looks like you're hard for me too~" He grinned, his hands now on the front of the Goblin.
Coin giggled and blushed deep pink. "Shut up you~ As if anyone wouldn't be hard with that rod of yours up their ass~" They replied, panting and grinding their buttcheeks up and down either side of Neo's cock.
"Ohhhhh fuck~ B-But it's not up..." Neo puffed, cut off by a yelp escaping from his mouth as Coin pushed downwards, forcing Neo's length inside them.
"You were saying~" Coin giggled, puffing as they gyrated, massaging Neo's entire length.
Neo could do no more than lay there and moan, his tongue hanging out and his arms limp beside him. "Holy fuck~ You're gonna make me blow in a second~" He panted.
Coin giggled and made a kissy face at him.
"Before I've even started bouncing~? You're getting weak, Ghosty~" Coin chuckled, winking.
Neo growled and grabbed Coin by the shoulders, flipping over and ending up pinning the Goblin down on their back, still fully hilted in them.
"I'll show you weak, Gobbo~" Neo purred.
Coin blushed and yelped as he landed with a soft thud, but soon grinned mischeivously.
"There's the Gemlin I want to get railed by~ Hehehe~" They replied, clearly egging Neo on to get this reaction. "Go on~ Fuck me~"
Neo used one hand to pin both the Goblin's wrists to the ground adjusting his position a little before thrusting downwards, a picture perfect mating press making them both moan and groan in pleasure.
"Ohhhh fuck yesssss~" Coin panted, loving being dominated just as much as they enjoyed being in charge.
"Hehehe~ That's it~ Take it all~ Ahhhhhhh~" Neo growled, slamming in over and over, Coin's legs wrapped loosely around the thrusting Ghost's waist.
Neo was already close, and started leaking cum inside Coin after a few moments, his moans getting more desperate.
"I'm almost there~ Harder Neo~" Coin panted, moving their clothing aside to expose their 8 inch erection.
Before Coin could do anything else, Neo leaned forwards and began suckling Coin's cock, making the Goblin moan out even harder.
After a few moments, Neo grabbed Coin's waist with both hands and pulled them down hard, forcing himself balls deep as he unloaded, the sudden burst of warmth making Coin's orgasm explosive, right down Neo's throat.
"FUUUUCKKK!!!" Coin screamed, their cheeks turning bright pink as they moaned.
Neo muffled a moan of pleasure as he drank Coin's seed, before pulling off with a pleasured sigh and collapsing backwards, his dick springing free of Coin's tailhole and flicking a rope of cum over the Goblin's face.
Both of them laid panting and exhausted for a few moments, before Coin crawled over to Neo and hugged him.
"Feel less pent up now~?" They asked.
"Much~ Hehehe~" Neo replied, hugging them back.