By Zorack
Returning to Spartackus was not as much of a problem as I imagined despite the irritating boy who accompanied us. Withstand Scarlet's ugly looks and her complaints. This I could easily tolerate. When did things start to get complicated?
Ah, it was the damn security protocol. 48 hours with that girl in the same cabin could take a man to hell. I had even done very well trying to ignore the little devil for most of the night, pretending to pay attention to the reports.
After that, everything went to hell. The ship's shields were damaged to keep Spartackus safe. And the unfortunate science officer ... It was always a curse as orders were disobeyed. I suddenly had unwanted visitors. Knowing that they were part of my unauthorized crew had not been as irritating as realizing that someone had released those things right in my cabin.
And worse. Maybe someone over there was trying to kill the girl. I ruminated endless plagues when trying to escape through the air ducts with the doors sealed in that section of the ship. I grunted angrily, looking at Angel, who was going forward, not at all excited and trying not to notice the damn seductive wiggle of her hips. It was just crazy.
Of course, I knew that the story wasn't going to end well from the beginning. I knew my temper very well. All of my irritation masked too much just my anger at myself. I knew shouldn't be so harsh. Only it was all together. Of course, the unfortunate girl was scared. Her way was starting to make me think things I didn't want. I tried to remember what she meant to me. It was because of her that my planet had been taken over and we were enslaved.
Because of that pretty and attractive face, I had been a slave for eight years in N'Tirlay. And not just a private slave to Ravenack. I had been his host and source of food. I had become a merciless warrior in the gaming arenas. Without being able to choose, he was obliged to take part in the research that these creatures did in processes of hybridization with other races.
For eight years all that had kept me alive was the anger I had for that girl.
It was not part of my plans to feel anything for her. I shouldn't feel anything. Exchanging my freedom for capturing a hybrid ... It was a chance in a thousand to escape from captivity and not waste it was all that mattered to me. Be free again.
So my negotiated freedom brought me to the Confederation Academy. It had taken some work to make a respected career as a captain in diplomatic missions. I had discipline. knew how to wait and the moment had finally arrived that had been waiting for years. I must confess that my goal there has always been revenge. He had somehow managed to blame Angel for all the problems. Édrin's invasion. The damn slavery.
And the unpleasant lust he experienced for the girl. There was no way to reach the bridge. Not as fast as I intended. And definitely not during the night when those creatures roamed the section of the ship where they were. The damn air ducts where we were ... the security protocol in place that sealed the doors to the dormitories was my undoing. Maybe I could have done it alone.
It meant problems. I could only think of how to survive another night. It was enough to give vent to my desires. And it was my hell! There was no way I was going to let myself get involved with her.
-We will stop and provide shelter until it is safe.- I declared harshly.
Zorkans were small creatures and no less disagreeable. They could leave someone unwell for days with their fangs, and the poison was quite toxic.
could have reached the bridge easily. If Angel didn't get in the way. If I was alone ...
Angel looked at me tiredly.
-Stop? Here? - the astonishing question made me want to shout. - We really can't ...
-No! - I interrupted even more sharply.
knew from experience that the girl did not appreciate closed spaces. Patience. Maybe it was what I needed to get rid of the unfortunate charm that seemed to have fallen on me. I stopped sighing as looked around and was frustrated.
And from then on everything started to get out of control.
"Do you want to explain to me what problem you have?"
She looked and moved everything.
- Can you not touch anything?
it had been the beginning of everything.
Hell was welcoming.
I can't even explain what the devil was stirring me up. Finally, Angel seemed to have given up ignoring my provocations and reacting. And it was a relief. I could fight and argue.
-Who can explain what animal bit you? - the eyes were angry at me.
It was another miserable hot and unhappy cabin. Without much success, I tried to remember that was no longer a slave.
-What? - I returned the question sarcastically. - The damn planet? The infernal heat? Or my ship with a Zorkan infestation?
Angel rolled her eyes with an exasperated sigh.
Or are you looking at me like that with all the false innocence of a little devil?
Really innocent? what a joke! I was still a man like any other. Watching that Angel bath in the tub had been nothing compared to the heavenly feeling of touching her. And she didn't remember anything. My ego raged. And with that my hatred for Ravenack. I think all I knew was hate.
-I didn't ask you to kidnap me! I didn't even ask you to sacrifice that much!
Was it hurt you saw in the green eyes?
And why should I bother? Was she really going to keep pretending that nothing had happened?
-Didn't you ask ?! - I replied wryly. - Heavens. Would you rather have left it for Ravenack? I've seen many whores out there with more scruples.
I wanted an argument and had finally found it. Nor did I imagine her reaction. In fact, his temper was a surprise to both of us. The hand with thin, delicate fingers snapped across my face.
-Unhappy bastard, you ...- Angel started to ignite.
My response was unexpected even for me. My hands grabbed Angel, pulling her against my body in a non-delicate way. Something in my charged gaze clearly showed her my intentions there. It was a desire for possession. I wanted the girl for me. And she never would be.
-Not! You better let go! - the little devil protested with all her breath.
And it was too late. It was a demon that possessed me at the time. I trusted enough in my skills as a lover to make her change her mind. The body pressed next to mine was nice despite the fact that she contracted to try to impose distance.
And that doubled my anger. Was that how she reacted to the damn kid who kept talking?
-It's because? Do you prefer your lover? You've had too much fun teasing me. I was very curious before with my face flushed in that bathtub when it touched. And even more so at the motel. Didn't they tell you that playing with fire is dangerous? Or maybe Spike is not that skilled?
I didn't need any connection with her mind at the time. Fear was stamped on the frightened expressions.
-You are ...- Angel tried to escape. -Let me see if I can remember. I think the words were charming, sexy, and attractive - I replied convinced. Before Angel could have any further reaction, I lifted her up in my arms and approached the bed.
-You are despicable! - Angel guaranteed to be thrown on the sheets. You lost all sense if you think that ...
The words were lost in the air. I slowly started to take off my clothes. Finally, it was my complete ruin.
-Not! Of course not! I don't even know why I took the damn job.- I burst out furious with the task that was up to me.
Handing that girl over to Ravenack was ...
I shouldn't feel anything for the unfortunate girl. And it was a lie. Angel could have forgotten everything. To have forgotten many things but the temperament remained the same. She had always been a rebel by nature. He was the genius of the House of Igneous that was gradually emerging.
If only she had been silent ...
"I shouldn't!" She shouted, sketching her angry expressions. "You should have let this Ravenack do whatever you wanted." He wouldn't be ...
The provocation fell on my wounds with salt.
Should I have left? In general, my behavior was aggressive.
-You have no idea of the absurd ...
-Not? Not even? - Angel spat the words with sorrow. - Well, you're just a coward for fear of these ... Lax! At the very least, you should know how to treat a woman!
Angel did not finish. I had already heard a lot of provocation.
Didn't I know how to treat a woman?
Anger made me see everything red. There may instincts took over. I pulled the girl even more indifferent to her fists clenched in her chest and my mouth came down on her savage and relentless as she released all my frustration. It was not at first a gentle caress.
Why would she just choose a freed slave? Angel didn't even protest the invasion and that mouth was like honey to me. I deepened the kiss without giving her breath to react. It was a drug that ran in my blood like her and hallucinated me. Loose? My hands were exactly where I wanted. It was a demon that instigated me.
The small body contracted and rigid as a board at first and then ... I didn't care. I started pulling on the dress, first making the straps slide over her shoulders, displaying the lovely view of the breasts.
-Not! - Angel still protested limp in my arms and panting.
-No, really, baby? It was useless her attempt to cover them with her hands as soon as mine held them to keep them away. It was all the vision a man could want, even more so after the cursed provocations of the tomboy. I forced my knee between her legs decidedly when my mouth started to seek my prize.
Just the feeling of finally touching them set my blood on fire. I could almost forget Klaus ... or even try.
I intended to make her regret it and show her how it could be different from a man. It was jealousy that guided my actions. I started to provoke the tender and tender flesh; slowly my thumb fanned the pink buttons until the girl squirmed, arching her body against mine, and I started sucking them with lust. It was divine how she reacted so sensitive.
-Zorack, no!
-Not? Is it the type that can provoke, maybe let they see and not touch? "I mumbled and walked away.
-I don't want that and ...
-Same? I think you would prefer that irritating boy then? Or maybe it is more ambitious. Ravenack.
It was an insult. I burned furiously at the thought of the girl with the unfortunate kid. I started to get rid of the rest of the clothes until my big, thick cock attracted her attention. Shit! I wanted to be calm. Loving the girl as she deserved. Except ... That girl couldn't act that well! I could have sworn she blushed.
-Zorack, no. Skirt! - Angel's voice was startled.
-I think you will now be able to assess how a man behaves. You'll enjoy the moment, girl, you'll sigh moan ...
Angel even tried to fight me. could easily hit her, but he wanted more. My dick was swollen; the little devil had managed to get me terribly excited. I had to protect myself from her bites and nails and pulled her hair back to kiss her on the mouth. I don't remember feeling so much excitement before. And it was clear that I intended to see the girl moaning in my arms; it took forever, but she surrendered corresponding to the kiss.
-Mercy! And who is trying to deceive here? There's enough hot blood in your veins ...
-Zorack, please don't ... don't ...
Lying on it, my hands slid across the soft body, leaving kisses on her neck and going down further. hoped that no one had ever had her like that before and was definitely an idiot. Spike! damn boy.
I continued to delight in her breasts and even more slowly my hand would go down until it sought what I was looking for. My fingers found the panties impatiently as I started to touch it right there. Despite the weak denials, the reception was more than warm.
I wanted her more than air at that moment. It became a physical necessity that I could not understand.
My thoughts were a whirlwind of confusion and guilt. It was wrong. I shouldn't feel this way. It all came down to my revenge plan, didn't it? It didn't take long for my fingers to begin the most intimate caresses. Wet. Warm. Provocative. I wanted to taste her. It was a compulsion for my senses. Angel realized with horror what was going through my head, however, I went faster. Just the smell of it made me even harder.
At first, I let my tongue pass there slowly, savoring and descending more as I spread her legs apart. The girl gasped when I started teasing while sticking my tongue into her attractive body.
-Zorack, stop! bastard! - Angel tried to react and I could feel my hands in my hair.
That sparked yet another demon in me by spreading my slender legs and without holding on I went down to my wet pussy, sucking hard and then with more erotic caresses. Her resistance was minimal at that moment. My fingers were beginning to penetrate her without letting go of the attack on her pleasure center with her tongue.
-Zorack, please ... Her voice came low between moans. I didn't even realize that she was whining.
-Nothing in the world will stop me, you little devil. Didn't you think Ravenack would be better? Or maybe you tried and liked it? Suddenly I hindered your plans and you were waiting for your lover in that unhappy bathtub ...
-God, I don't ...- Angel tried to push me and almost hit me with the knee.
I intended to be careful. I really wanted her to know she was going to lose. I managed to immobilize her again, she was now on her side with her back to me, showing off her magnificent ass.
-Oh, baby, you can believe I'm not going to stop. Was it really so full of not touching me with that wretch? Go scream girl. You will scream with pleasure with my dick inside you.
-I hate you, damn you ...
I held Angel against me, my hand making the head of my dick slide wildly over her wet pussy. Hated it? Ah, but I certainly didn't hate Spike. Nor would she hate Ravenack when realized the advantages would have with that miserable creature.
The realization of that made me crazy. I no longer had a kingdom to offer. It was the future king of a vanquished people who had sold my soul in exchange for freedom. I start the attack on her clit again, forcing my cock there in the even more tempting sight. That perky ass ...
Angel understood what I was going to do very quickly, making sure she was very experienced. From somewhere I could hear your cry. My own cry of defeat echoed over hers. It was paradise. It was my hell. I had crossed all boundaries with no return. Exactly like a damned slave who, without any limits, had obtained freedom. I was able to understand that my hatred hid feelings that I despised: weakness, desire, and helplessness.
That girl should have been my queen. I was a vanquished and enslaved king. The woman who had been assigned to me had been charged as a spoil of war and I had no way of fighting it.
That was my curse. My biggest defeat. I wanted what I would never have.
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-You can't do that! Zorack is in that section. It will not isolate the entire compartment. -Scarlet was categorical in complaints.
Bash looked at her and shook his head. The monitor screen showed a scenario impossible to imagine. The protective shields should have worked. With luck, he would be demoted to the helper.
There were several thermal signals that moved on the monitor that showed the Spartackus building plan. And that was not a good thing! Security was compromised throughout the southern section.
"Is there any chance that the readings are wrong?" He asked the science officer with little hope.
The four people there remained silent. Joshua knew how to be as irritating as ever. Max could curse at the edge of his anger by crossing his arms over his chest, taking a deep breath.
-It's organic matter. Computer sensors are not wrong. The organic matter with nucleotide structure ...
-Enough! -Max roared. He was experiencing an absurd desire to attack the miserable officer. - The question is how are you here? The shields work. The infirmary and laboratory should follow the safety protocol. It's Zorkans, Joshua. Did they intend to fight a virus with an even worse one?
Ah, it wasn't just what bothered Max. Maybe it was the effect of the air they breathed. The control of emotions seemed as precarious as the security of the place.
Joshua shrugged nonchalantly.
-More studies were needed. The initial statistics showed that they were alien organisms not yet mapped in our databases. We don't know or we have nothing ... no parameter to know what a hybrid can do or react to ...
-Talk! - Max was uncompromising.- It's the girl, isn't it? What does Édrin's Council want now? Tests? Experiences? Do you expect to find a reference matrix without mutations?
The crew members face each other in silence. Joshua narrowed his resigned look. A major breakthrough in civilization had been to abolish emotions. Sacrifices were sometimes necessary.
His dispassionate face showed it all when Max walked up to him. It could beat the miserable. Zorack. He hoped Zorack was at least safe, despite worrying about his friend. The cabin door would be sealed by the central computer.
-You are a fool if you think that Zorack will allow you to get close to the girl. - He laughed sarcastically. - Angel is still an Edriana. Laws protect ...
-She was raised among these natives. - Scalert was horrified to watch uncomfortably. - Certainly not one of us. If what they want ...
-She's not one of them either, Scarlet. - Max argued tensely. He looked at his colleague with the softer features. - Damn it, Scarlet. It's not because we're lost here in the middle of nowhere that ...
The woman shook her head without wanting to hear the arguments.
-In the middle of nowhere? - she revolted. - What do you think we've changed? The course of time? The Earth will still be destroyed. Few will survive. Many will not even be rescued. History records report details of the destruction of this planet.
Max took a deep breath, scratching his chin. Curse! The records had been changed. In that timeline ... the survivors taken by the Essassanis had given rise to the civilization they had known.
He fiddled with the controls, watching the air ducts. It was ironic. A great technological civilization with admirable powers was destroyed by the mutation of a virus that they themselves had created.
Time ... The invader ... Max was grinding dry comments. It would have been natural to hide the girl and ensure her safety. Only not then. Not then.
The Council also knew as well as the Confederation that the invader was slowly expanding its domains. The gift she brought was a rarity even among them. The Council had practically handed the girl over to those hateful creatures.
- She's still an heir ...- Bash observed and stopped.
-The monarchy fell. There is no more, Bash. - Scarlet replied with even more disgust.
Zorack ... Ah, Zorack was going to defend the girl. It was his nature. Take responsibilities. Very quickly, her eyes met Joshua, and turned away. I knew I was angry. They were all slowly losing control. It was that primitive planet. Zorack shouldn't be in isolation with that ragged girl. He should be alone. That way would have had less chance. In a war, deaths inevitably happened.
-Do I have another option besides isolating the south compartment? - Max wanted to know, resigned.
Pressurized doors wouldn't hold those things up for long. The air supply would have to be stopped and blocked if they were to have any chance. Only the ducts were huge mazes. Zorack wouldn't have much time. And neither would they if those freaks took control of the ship.
-It'll work! - Bash was too optimistic. - It will stop these things!
Max sighed. It was going to be lucky that the reptilian found the rest of the crew.
The red lights had started to flash to everyone's surprise. The insect was dead. Sereide with three crew members monitored the computers, inserting security codes. That meant that two crew members were missing. Not to mention the native. Spike guessed everything. It was to end anyone's patience.
-Does the memory bank have any estimate of how much time we still have? And don't tell me 78 hours, for all the stars. Max let himself sink heavily into the command chair.
Bash blew out a longer breath.
-With the hot temperature here? We cannot accurately evaluate and furthermore ...
Max closed his eyes with the certainty of failure.
-Right. We then have less time than we might expect. Isolate compartment 3, 7, 8 10. Better warn Sereide and the others.
Scarllet looked at him in disgust. Damn girl. It was all her fault.
-Although I can stop these things ... The core of black matter is unstable. How do you think we can get home? The generator ...
Max bowed his head without answers. Mass analysis of energy from the electromagnetic field was losing strength. The space-time probability generator wouldn't work that way.
Intra-universe wormholes connected one location in a universe to another location in the same universe (at the same time present or not present). A wormhole should be able to connect distant locations in the universe by creating a shortcut through space-time, allowing it to travel between them faster than light would take to transit through normal space.
Worse. He wouldn't be stable for long. A traveler would be altered in indeterminate ways and could experience damage to the heart or brain, and possibly even death.
They would have no way to go back to their time.
Was this how the invasion of Earth had started?