Eris pressed her hands down and raised her ass and torso upward in a slow and deliberate manner. Her breathing was calm and controlled, with no sign of fatigue showing on her features.
At the same time, Jasmine was doing her own push-ups nearby, with a slight frown of concentration creasing her brow. She was nearing the fifties mark, but she didn't stop, pushing herself until her muscles burned from the exertion.
"C'mon, Queen," Eris called teasingly, not even breaking a sweat. "You can do better than that."
"I'm doing the best I can," Jasmine shot back. "I've been asleep for a hundred years, god damnit."
Eris laughed. "Fair point."
Jasmine ignored the jibe and kept pushing herself, even as the exhaustion seeped into her muscles and made her movements sluggish. She couldn't let Eris beat her, especially not in something as trivial as this.
Finally, Jasmine hit seventy-five and pushed herself to eighty, then ninety, her breaths coming in labored pants as she fought to keep her concentration. Still, she was dumbfounded at how easily those pushups were. Sure, she had a demonic body with super strength, but even after all those years, she could never have imagined doing a hundred pushups.
But she was doing her best, so she finished off at a hundred.
"Fuck," Jasmine cursed. It shouldn't have been difficult at all, considering the feats the demon queen had shown in the novel. Throwing huge boulders and lifting an entire freaking castle by herself should've granted a massive strength advantage to her now, right? Or, at the very least, that was how Jasmine interpreted her world powers from the book.
"Guess I should start thinking of the novel like it's no longer canon, huh. I might have a slight problem here..." she thought.
Next up were sit-ups. Doing a quick full body workout was probably the best idea to get ready for the real training. As her head turned sideways, Jasmine's breath caught in her throat. There Eris was, lying in the grass and raising her body and legs over the floor effortlessly. Her red hair fluttered with the wind, framing her smooth, elegant face as the sunlight made her ruby-colored orbs twinkle.
She didn't need to. Jasmine knew for a fact that she was on par with the strength the demons normally had. Which meant it wasn't the first time she had trained like that.
"How do you usually train, Eris?"
"Hm? I usually don't do this kinda workout. I'll need weights since my bodyweight isn't enough to force myself. But I suppose sleeping for so long makes your physical abilities weaker. No matter."
"Did you feed me or something? Doing my slumbler? I mean, I'm not skinny at all, nor do my muscles look untoned. How's that even possible?"
"I fed you, but we don't lose muscle that easily. As long as we get nutrients, our body works to keep our body mass in tact. I think you can get back to your former strength within a few months for sure. How about we spar after this then?"
"Sounds good," she muttered, looking down on her hands. "Hopefully, I remember how, haha."
"I'm sure you do."
***
The sparring began, and Eris lunged forward. Her wooden sword swiveled down to hit Jasmine's chest, but she lifted her own to parry the attack. Then, without even a moment's pause, Jasmine leaped up and drove her foot forward right into Eris's sternum.
"Ahh! Not bad," Eris cried, stumbling backward. "Great technique. As expected."
"Uhh, thanks," she hesitated. She didn't really know what she was doing. It was her body doing all the work. Despite that, she did her best to analyze her body's movements, taking mental note of how to fight.
Another lunge and jab came her way, this time aimed lower than the first attack. Her reflexes moved on instinct, allowing her to sidestep the thrust and retaliate with a counter.
Eris hopped backward, bringing her left foot out and into the ground to create some distance. Then, she began to circle around Jasmine, swinging her sword from various angles, attempting to gauge her next move.
However, there was no way for her to anticipate it. Jasmine's sword sliced the air in a diagonal downward chop, which Eris barely managed to dodge by sidestepping once more.
The demon girl stumbled but remained standing, her feet digging into the dirt. However, the loss of balance left her exposed, and Jasmine took advantage, slamming the pommel into her opponent's torso right above her hips.
"Gaah! Ouch!" she shrieked. "You're too good!"
Eris was stunned. Her back was bent backward, causing her chest to stick out. Taking her chances, Jasmine pressed her body against her foe. As the heat built between the two girls, their sweaty clothes clung to them like glue, accentuating the outline of their bodies. Despite the cold weather, it was making the area south of her panties boil.
With a final shove, Jasmine toppled the young lady onto the ground and stood over her, their faces mere inches apart.
"Pinned," Jasmine said triumphantly. "What should I make you say?"
A wicked grin spread across Eris's pretty face. "Yield," she whispered seductively and then giggled. "Nah, I don't want to give up yet, my demon lord."
Suddenly, Eris pushed back and swung her leg. Her foot dug into Jasmine's thigh and twisted, using her whole weight to force the taller girl off balance. Then, she sprang upwards, grabbing her opponent's arms as she did. "Oh, you're being rough against your queen, aren't you?"
"Someone's gotta tame you, dear, you're too much."
"Just moments before you were so timid."
"So were you!"
Eris shot back up, her hips rocking from side to side. She flipped her body around in a display of flexibility, exposing her tight round butt. As Jasmine gazed upon the view, her eyes were immediately fixated on the small dark slit covered by a layer of skimpy cloth.
Her cheeks flushed red, and she realized that she was becoming turned on, so she lowered her hips down to try to hide the growing bulge, but as she did so, she had unknowingly given the perfect opportunity to Eris. The demon girl quickly grabbed hold of her legs and wrapped her legs around them. With the power from her strong thighs and abs, Eris flipped their bodies again and mounted her queen.
"Aha! I win this time."
"Hey, no fair. You distracted me!" Jasmine objected. But as she realized her throbbing cock pressing against Eris's pelvis, both of their cheeks turned rosy. Eris was the one to break their silence first.
"Ahaha, Jasmine..." her face red. She quickly dismounted her. The embarrassment was evident on her face. "M-My apologies, I wasn't aware I'd affect you like that."
"No! No, it's fine! Really! I, uh... just, I'm sorry! Uhm... Let's just spar a little less, uh, rough."