It was the final day, I could feel the anxiousness coursing throughout my body. Ranulf had taken residency in the kingdom. It had been arranged that he would be the next king, the nymphs couldn't be any happier. But my head was not there, it was somewhere else, still captivated by the image of the beautiful little witch.
I was about to join the others at the main hall when I felt the pull. I could feel it, this was it...it was happening that exact moment. Her voice was calling me.
"Arkael! Come to us..."
My body was sucked up to the surface, I could hear her chanting the old language. But her voice slowly faded to the background, as her beauty captivated me.
Walking to her, I let my hand out to her. She was looking at me, I knew at that exact moment she was affected by my presence. Then seconds later she was back to the ritual.
In front of her, was a large pot that she filled with her concoction. She was back to concentrating while glancing my way every couple of seconds.
"Florence, come...we're doing this now, I need you to relax and put your hand in mine. Walter, would you stay next to her just in case. I've never done this before, but you will know when she needs you. Your bond is already strong..." she was giving more instructions to Florence and her mate Walter, then carry on with the ritual.
The energy in the room was changing, it was cold at the beginning then turn to hot moments later when Shani poured the black potion into the pot.
Then I was feeling the extreme pain all over my body, just like the first day I was sent down to hell. "Argghhh... ugghh....."
She kept on chanting her words, my blood boiled inside me, my vision was blurry. I was gripping the table when my legs were having a hard time supporting my body. I tried to keep it all in, I didn't want to stop her from the ritual. She already glanced back and forth at me. But I looked into her eyes, somehow telling her that I was good and that she should hurry with the process.
Florence was leaning to her healer, her energy was quickly draining as her hand was still connected to Shani. She must've seen my past cause she gave me the look. Her tears fell as she saw glimpses of my first few decades in hell.
Then the ground moved and the house shook as if there was an earthquake. They were holding on to each other, while I couldn't help but let out a louder groan. My skin was painfully peeling itself, it was pure torture. The flakes of skin shattered to magic dust and dispersed into thin air. Then it happened all over again, layer after layer of my chapped skin was peeled off of my body.
The temperature was ice cold in an instant, I was starting to gasp while trying hold in the pain. Shani was chanting louder and putting more stuff into the pot.
She kept on pronouncing her words, she looked at me then to Florence from time to time. I knew that she was trying to finish the ritual, as fast as she could. I was in much deeper pain, as I kept on lowering down my body to hold the pain until eventually Shani put her last ingredient that was on the table and put it into the pot and finished her ritual.
And that was when I changed. My arms were revealing its human skin as the final layer was peeled off. It was the most excruciating pain I've ever endured. "Argghhh.....I...don't... think... argghhh..." I was growling louder. I was just about to give up and call everything off until the pain slowly diminish and the air was slowly warming up.
I was still dragging on my breath as I rest my back on the kitchen wall, the air around us was coming to normal and the ground had stopped to quake.
Shani was resting her hand on the table, I had the most powerful urge to comfort her and thanked her for all that she had done. I know that the ritual had taken more of her energy than she was expecting.
"Fucking hell...that was..." she breathed out her words, and was still trying to form her sentence.
"Thank you..." I said to her, as I lower down my cloak to reveal her work. I felt lighter, and tired but thankful nonetheless.
The small witch was gaping her beautiful mouth as she looked at my face. I smirked at her, deep down I was glad that she was at least affected in some way.
Then she looks at Florence where she finally passed out from the ritual. "You, sit down...I'll go take care of Florence. Walter, carry her to the bed. I'll whip something up for her to fasten the healing process." She was moving her little body around the kitchen gracefully.
She tended Florence and was back moments later with a bag. Then she went to the kitchen to gather her stuff, then she was in front of me in no time.
"Come on, I already said our goodbyes. Now, we leave them alone until she's all better." She said in her soft voice. I was still mesmerized by her appearance and finally snap out of it when she held out her hand.
I took her hand and slowly get up, I was still adjusting to my human body. It felt different, I was less energize, I felt like I need to rest my head, and then suddenly I heard it. My stomach growled, making her let out her light yet sexy laughter. But seconds later I was distracted by all kinds of feelings that were suddenly surging to my human body.
"Okay then, I know just where to go for that. Let's go..." she tugged my hand and hurried me out the door.
We were heading out, then stop in front of some kind of thing with wheels. She put the bag and the rest of her stuff into it. She looked at my puzzled face, and let out another laugh. This time it made my thing twitched.
Okay...
"This is a car, it's how we get around in this era. It's like...a carriage with wheels and horse. This will shield us from the rain and all the bad weather and will take us faster and further." She gave me the sweetest smile and open the door for me.
"It's so small..."
"I know this is an old SUV, but it's hardly small. It'll fit, come on get in and let's get you some food." She nudged me inside the small entrapment, I felt suffocated right away and she noticed it. She put in the key under the round thing and it was alive. I panicked and hold on to my seat, she laughs louder making me squint my eyes at her.
Haha funny...but still is this thing safe? What kind of future is this?
"Aww... you're so cute, I haven't laughed this much in so many years." Her smile framed her freckled cheeks beautifully. She pulled some kind of lever switching it back and forth then the thing move, it rolled a bit too fast for my liking."Erm...maybe we should slow down a bit..." I said lowly at her, while my hands still firmly gripping the seat, but she let the lever go and put her hand over mine."Trust me... just sit back and try to relax, okay? why don't you just enjoy the view?" she smiled and looked at me for a couple of seconds before her eyes were back on the road. The road..so many of this car thing passing by all shapes and sizes. This is very dangerous, how do they know who goes first. My eyes were looking everywhere, gazing at the surroundings so many structures. I was amazed by the tall one that looked like towers, but bi
I was stiff when I woke up, she was latching her delicious body to mine. Her slender yet ample leg was wrapped dangerously close to my bulge. I slowly pulled away from her, and quickly go to the bathroom.Coldwater poured onto my hot skin making me shudder, but the want was still there. I eventually gave in to my urges as I wrap my length and stroke myself, I was groaning while I envisioned her in my mind. I moaned when I was feeling the intensity as I caress my length up and down, I was biting my lip to hold down a louder moan that was about to escape when I feel myself getting there.And that was when she innocently entered the bathroom. "Arkael, are you okay...I heard...ooh ermm...I should...Eh, let you get...back ehm...I mean..." she was struggling with her words, while she stood still unfazed by my naked soapy body. Her eyes shyly
Shani POVI couldn't believe that all the sexy play made me forget about him, the fact that he was destined to be my husband. I roughly pushed him back when he said the word bride, the intense climax that he gave me was beyond my expectation.I was headed for another orgasm when he said the dreadful word, and then I was falling apart in his arms. I wasn't ready for all of this.I hated my life, I hated my elders for putting me in this place. I wanted to escape them but I couldn't, I had tried several times already."I'm sorry, I know this is not your fault. You were sent to hell by them, I just...I hated my life." I felt better in his arms, he let me lay on his chest where I took comfort in his arms.
Later that afternoon I was sitting down in front of the bathroom mirror, with her behind me cutting my long hair saying I need to fit in. I didn't argue with her, I didn't feel the need to. I was feeling all kinds of emotion after our intimate time just hours before.I was sated under her touches, hundreds of years of being with the nymphs, and even the succubus all fade with one morning of our sexy foreplay. I didn't even try to push for more, somehow her feelings matter to me the most. Somehow it gives me another kind of pleasure just to be there for her, to become her protector.Her elders might just alter my way of thinking towards her, but deep down I felt like this was how it was supposed to be."Arkael? Did you hear what I said?" She looked at me through the mirror, looking ador
"Shani?" I asked when she didn't realize that I was behind her."Eh...yeah, Arkael...this is Lionel. He's been helping me around the cottage. Big old tree and an incoming storm are never a good combination." She smiled at me, while Lionel comes and shake my hand firmly.Then I smiled back at him with a smirk, while wrapping my arm around her shoulder and pull her closer, and kissed her cheek.I was marking my territory, I didn't want other men near my woman. Again, this feeling of possessiveness was new to me. I never care if Muriel or Sabina laid with other beings than me. But Shani is a different one, just watching her smile to another man made me want to hide her in my cave."So, his your...?" he asked her questioning my behavior t
The next couple of days she was back to her clients, while I was busying myself with her back garden. I insisted that young Lionel was no longer welcome and that I would do his work.It had been hundreds of years since I had done labor work. The repetition of the work was calming me down, I was sitting down on her garden while taking a break. I took the knife that I had taken from the shed before, and start carving onto the log. I used to do this when I was still a kid, my hands were remembering the techniques. I was smiling, when I was finding the simple pleasure of carving the log.It was not until she brought me some water hours later when I realize that I had been carving for hours and it was noon already."My god Arkael...this is beautiful. I didn't know you could sculpt, and you
Spoiler for Embrace the Lightread it if you haven't ❤️....I quickly pulled up my pants, grabbed my other shirt, and went after her. Then stop when she gasped as she opened the door revealing Florence and Walter. She had an amused expression, while Walter was looking a bit mad.But why?I quickly put on my shirt, when I noticed that Florence was smirking obviously knew what had just happened between Shani and me.Then
The next morning we dropped off Florence to her old house, Shani said that she needed some alone time from Walter. She was a little worried about Florence, so she accompanied her into the house and put some protection for her against evil spirits.She must very good at what she does since she always has people coming to the house. And from the looks of them, these were nice people.But then the thought of her ability took me back to last night when Florence had a vision that I would be going back to hell. I was sitting in her car thing, and which was making me more uncomfortable.Luckily she was out the door minutes later. Then she was saying her goodbye and headed back to the car."I'm sorry if it took a while, but I needed to make s