I fell on my ass onto a bed that bounced, and I landed in someone's arms. My body shivered as soft arms surrounded me. I yelped in surprise as something fell through the portal behind me. It landed in the exact wrong spot as those arms enclosed on me. The arms felt familiar, but that was the last thing on my mind as the object hit me. I let out a loud groan as pain from my sensitive balls ripped through me. I curled up as I heard an exclamation as I took that hit.
The cloth-covered breasts pressed against my naked back as I felt those arms tighten on me. I heard worried words come out as my mind centered on that pain ripping through me temporarily. Soon though, I started to get a grip of myself through the pain. My eyes closed in pain, began to open back up, and I noticed I was in Iona's arms.
"Hey," I said with pain coloring my tone. "I'm back," I told Iona.
Iona smiled, and her expression showed relief at my reappearance. "The other ladies are out starting to look for someone to join us." Iona told me, "Are you okay?" She asked; The care in her tone was evident.
"I-" my voice cut off with the pain I was still feeling in my stomach from that object that hit me in that place. Something told me that Vinar did it on purpose, and I groaned again. The strong arms of Iona held me tight, though. I could feel the care in those arms, and the sensitivity and pain slowly disappeared in my body as I was held in Iona's arms. "I- I am still a little raw from the punishment the Demon gave me," I told her honestly.
Iona responded by storing my hair softly. "Thank you for saving me again," Iona said softly, and I heard another Notification ping in my head. I had a backlog growing, and when the pain subsided, I would check on it. "Thank you for saving us all. The demon was truly pissed off this time. I don't think we would have survived if he took it out on us." Iona finished one arm holding me the other hand stroking my hair softly.
I reached a hand up, letting it leave my crotch, and place it on the side of Iona's face. "No, Problem," I told her softly. "I want you around. We still need to where your homeland is as well." I reassured her that I remembered that quest.
Iona's eyes softened even further, "Thank you again," Iona's lips met my lips. We softly kissed in a kiss with nothing sexual behind it. The pain seemed to have finally completely disappeared, and our kiss ended. I smiled up at her, and Iona returned my smile. Soon we kissed again as I was held in her arms, cuddling. It was healing to be in her soft muscled arms.
I needed some cuddles last night with Victoria, and I needed more today. It was healing those cuddles and kisses. I found out more and more that I loved these strong women more and more. It was such a large difference that I could feel for women when I was so indifferent before in my life. It was like the game had broken some wall inside me that I never even knew about it. How that had happened was something I would never condone to anybody else. But as I felt held in Iona's arms, I felt much better.
Finally, I looked at the notifications that I had shied away from when I came back. I read through the first one as I leaned back in Iona's arms, no longer even caring about the world around me.
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Quest Completed: Survive!
The Demon you have learned, his name is Vinar, has unleashed his wrath upon you instead of your group. You have used his lust for the unique and satisfied his vanity. His anger still is there, but he feels that you now understand your transgressions if you do it again; who knows how he will react.
Rewards: The return to your party; Bracers of Bestowal of Thorns.
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The reward for surviving this time was much less than the first time. I think that the demon doesn't want to reward me, though, for pissing him off. I do not know if asking for the Growler pedal might have pissed him off further. I think we should abandon the werewolf mission, though. I do not want to go around actively pissing off people of my faction. I came across the understanding that I needed to learn how to identify Demon-affiliated organizations. Or how to identify them once in contact with them.
Gloom already realized that we were affiliated with demons and Fidel seemed to understand that too. However, she hasn't said much about it. Iona understood that joining me; she was already down this path as well. Viccy was here because of me and simply enjoyed playing the game with me. To move forward, though, we needed to make planned moves.
I looked at more notifications and noticed something from my most recent.
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Iona York Favorability + 5
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I was astonished, and I realized when that happened was just after I told her I remembered her quest. Iona seemed to have softened further when I told her that. It seemed she might have doubted that we would get to it. Then again, we have not done any research towards finding it. We had been gathering a party then going towards finishing Megan's quest.
With that in mind, it really did seem that I had forgotten. To me, though, I was more sidetracked from it. I still think we will have to get ourselves more prepared before we start that way too. Still, I never really talked about it with her at all. She must have thought that I forgot about it. It also made me shocked how amazing Victoria's world she created. None of the NPC or computer programs felt anything like programs. This artificial intelligence technology could be serious in military hardware in and of itself. I think many hadn't even realized the implication of how amazing it seemed on its own.
I looked into the notifications and found quest; the reason for my punishment was completed. I needed to return with the party for the rewards to be handed out. There were other notifications in there, and I found one that made me worried.
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You Have been given a dose of Succubus heart. Increased sensitivity on all sexual stimulation. (Permanent Effects)
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My mind blanked with that. That would explain the increased sensitivity I felt the entire time. Hell, I could still feel it now, that extra sensitivity. When I was unconscious was when that demon did it to me. It also made me realize something about this game. Your sleeping body could be assaulted. He could have done it when I was offline as well as when I was blacked out. It could have been the reason why I was kicked out into the pod early. It would also explain how I felt so sensitive when I awoke in the pod as well. It would make a lot of sense too.
I felt uncomfortable about this in a way and hoped that extra sensitivity didn't reflect the real world. I didn't know what the fallout for Victoria would be if that happened. I didn't remember something in the legal jargon for that, and it seemed like it would be something that her legal team would want to jump on. I could be wrong about it, though, and I hoped I was. Still, if I felt the effects in my body, especially the next time Victoria and I got intimate, I would mention it to her. I think I will do so anyway's just to bring it to her attention.
I realized something as I brought my attention back to the Quest that this time I didn't get an experience bonus from the quest. That meant dealing with a 'Quest Giver' That gave experience didn't mean every time they would. It could be something different too.
I was instantly jerked out of my thoughts, though, in those comforting arms of Iona's. The door opened to the room, and I heard the exclamations of two women as three women entered the room.
"You're BACK!" They exclaimed, and I was surrounded with comforting women as we celebrated my return in moderately good health. Gloom, Viccy, and although she seemed still cold in everything but sexual encounters, Fidel came over quickly, and They wrapped me up in arms; I was then surrounded by those that cared for me in this world.
It was an amazing experience to come back to after that pleasurable torture.