Sebastian
We waited, hiding within the brush as we saw several people in cloaks and masks arrive. They all spoke some dumb sane, "May the old ways become the new." The rain became heavier as it bounced off the shielding spell that surrounded the area.
"Let me go in Sir... I'll come back and let you know if the... if she's in there." Cranston stuttered out. I looked down at him, studying him to see if he was lying. Azazel grumbled, agreeing we could trust him.
"Go, but if there's a single hint of deceit..." I grabbed him by his jaw, forcing him to look up at me. "Your soul will forever be tormented in the depths of hell." I grinned evilly at him as he frantically nodded his head in agreement. He pulled his hood more to cover his forehead as he made his way to the entrance.
Troy and I watched him disappear through the shield. I leaned against a tree as I kept tabs on the people entering. Some of their scents smelled familiar, but I haven't hung around those aristocrats enough to single them out by smell.
The rain started to let up slightly as the people who were arriving died down. I felt a slight tug in the pit of my stomach. This was taking too long. I pushed off the tree I was leaning on, crouching and sneaking up closer to the barrier. Troy followed close behind. I halted as I strained to hear what was going on.
"I wish I could be in there, I hear there's a woman from Lahnust there." One of the men standing in the front said. I clenched my fists tightly as I continued to hear their conversation.
"Yea, I heard they wanted to see her get pegged by a Minotaur." The other chuckled.
"She gutted the poor guy. I heard it was a spectacular site though. There are a lot of bidders on her, they want to see how she fairs in bed."
"Meh, I heard they stripped her down and she's too fat. How does that work? A living weapon being fat?" I ground my teeth as everything in my body wanted to deck this asshole in the face.
"You're crazy. I was there when they stripped her and Jesus. She's a sight to see. Her curves are..." He stuck his tongue out as he ran his hands over her invisible body. Before I knew it, I was on the two.
"Oh really? Do tell." I towered over them, glaring down at them. Their mouths dropped, and before they could sound an alarm, I grabbed them both by their heads, smashing them into each other. Their heads made a sickening crack as they fell to the floor. I spat at them as I turned back to Troy.
Troy stood there flabbergasted. His mouth agape as words were stuck in his throat.
"What?" I angrily snarled at him as I looked the barrier up and down. He clamped his mouth shut, shrugged and walked up next to me.
"You're terrifying sir." He said as he stood next to me. He eyed me from the side as I scoffed. "It's a good thing." He chuckled as he quickly fixed his stance to attention. I shook my head as I placed my hand on the barrier.
"It appears... if you have those hoods with the etchings on it you can go in." Troy said as he bent over, picking up the end of the purple cloak and sticking it into the barrier. It parted slightly as he did so. I bent down, ripping the cloaks off the two men. I put one on, handing Troy the other.
"Stay. Only come in if Cranston isn't back." I ordered, as I threw on the cloak. Troy nodded, throwing his on and turning to guard the front.
I stepped forward, the barrier parting as I entered. I was engulfed in darkness as I walked forward. A torch was lit lighting up the pathway I assumed I needed to follow. I strode down the winding path. I was immediately hit with a smell that made my heart race. I slowly halted to a stop as I closed my eyes. It smelled wonderful, like blueberries and lilac with a hint of vanilla. My eyes snapped open. It was Lilith. Azazel grumbled.
"It smells like she's in heat... but it seems... off," he rumbled. My eyes grew dark as I snarled, moving quickly down the path. The closer I got, the more intense the smell got. I scrunched my nose as the iron smell of blood mixed with her scent.
Cranston came running down the pathway, smacking right into me.
"SIR!?" He said in a panic. He looked back as fear washed over his face.
"What?! Spit it out!" I grabbed him by his shoulders. He looked at me as he whispered "Hydra..." I froze.
I've read about them; they were creatures of the sea and nearly impossible to kill for a human. They needed their heart ripped out, not their heads chopped off. But people mess up and keep hacking, allowing it to grow multiple heads, making it harder to get to its core. They're nearly magic impervious as well. Only a select few spells can keep them docile enough to move to the inland of Astion.
"Go, get out of here..." I saw an orc girl run up behind Cranston. She was sobbing, but smelled like Lilith. I grabbed her arm, halting her.
"The Lahnust girl, is she..." She looked at me, nodding that Lilith was OK.
"She saved me, she... she's not in good shape..." She sniffled out. I let her arm go and pushed forward without another word, leaving the two to escape by themselves.
I shoved my way through countless bodies that were screaming and pushing away from where I was heading. I saw the massive creature tossing bodies up into the air, snatching them. Some dumb ass had already cut its head off, so it now had two. I saw a glint of red hair in front of me. My breath hitched in my throat as I started shoving people out of the way with more purpose. She smelled absolutely divine, but she also smelled completely exhausted.
The hydra set its eyes on Lilith. Damn it! I threw the cloak off as I started shouldering people out of the way. A purple coat saw me, and charged me with a blade. I quickly snatched him up by his throat, snapping his neck in one fluid motion as I kept pushing forward.
The Hydra lunged at Lilith as she jammed her arm into the roof of its mouth, splitting the monster's head into two. She fell to the ground as the other head made its way to her. I quickly unsheathed my sword, putting all my power into my legs as I launched myself over everyone, swiftly making my way and slicing the creatures head off with ease.
"Damn it..." I hissed under my breath. I flung my blade down towards the ground, sending blood splashing over the floor. I turned to check on Lilith before this thing's head grew back. I felt like I was moving in slow motion, seeing her on the ground like that.
She was panting, on her knees, her smell was intense, causing everything in my body to set fire. I slowly made my way to her as she shoved herself off the floor. She stumbled into me, placing her hands on my chest. She looked up at me, her face went from pained to relief as our gaze's locked.
"You... came..." She whispered out as I took her chin between my thumb and index finger. I gently tilted her head up towards me.
"Of course, little lamb." I responded huskily. She buried her face in my chest, causing my breath to catch in my throat.
"Sebastian... you have to take out the heart..." She hoarsely said. Her body snapped backwards as her knees gave out. I grabbed her, placing my hand in the middle of her back. The heat radiating off her was intense. I could feel her whole body tremble beneath my touch. I heard the crackling and snapping of bones being generated behind me. I quickly glanced over my shoulder, seeing the hydra sprouting heads. Fuck.
I felt her wrap her arms around my neck, pulling my face back to hers. She was flushed, as she moved her hand, wrapping her fingers around my jaw.
"Little lamb..." I whispered breathlessly as she leaned in, her scent completely overtaking me. She placed the softest, gentlest kiss on my lower lip. My grip got tighter on her lower back as I dragged my tongue across her succulent lower lip. She parted her luscious lips as she gently pushed her tongue into my mouth. Jesus, she tasted so good. I massaged her tongue with mine as I groaned into her mouth, she moaned into mine as she greedily pushed into me.
I didn't want this to end. Azazel was purring as we took her mouth with ours, Lilly was right. A kiss is more intimate than anything else, especially if it's like this. I broke our contact, my chest heaving up and down as Lilith jolted backwards, moaning. I guided her down to the floor as her armor retracted into her, her body writhing, not in pain but in pleasure. I stood up as I heard the hydra's heads finish their reconstruction.
Smiling down on her, I grinned as Azazel took over our body. "Wait for me little lamb, this will be over soon," I rumbled out as Azazel spread our wings. We turned and took off into the air, the hydra snapping at us as we dodged its razor-sharp teeth
Lilith
The man who brought me up started chanting. I immediately turned, shoving my bladed finger into his mouth, the claw extending through the back of his head as he gurgled and blood sprayed out of his mouth. I quickly turned and threw a left kick into the auctioneer's face, sending it flying. The crowd started moving as more purple cloaks emerged on me.
"Two minutes." Lilly hissed as I dropped on all fours, charging them like an animal. I quickly spun through them, twisting and contorting my blades through their mid-sections, their intestines spilling onto the floor as I quickly made my way to the cage Annalise was in. I ripped the door off the hinges as I broke her shackles.
I hauled her up onto her feet. I buckled to my knees as she tried to help me up.
"RUN!" I roared at her as I shoved her out of the cage. She hesitated then bolted. Purple cloaks headed for her. I shoved myself off the floor as I launched myself onto one of their backs, shredding his neck. I flipped off of him, stumbling. I started seeing bright lights as my chest grew tighter.
"Lilith! One Minute!" Lilly roared. I quickly spun, dodging the ropes and chains being thrown at me. I heard chanting and my neck started to burn. I fought through it as I sliced and clawed my way through the purple hoods. I stopped huffing at the hydra cage. I knew this was a bad idea, but I needed all the help I could get. I ripped open the door. I ducked as it snapped at me, and climbed underneath it. I broke its chain as it flung its massive body out, biting people's heads off.
"30 seconds Lilith!" I struggled to pull myself out of the cage. I stumbled towards the area where the bidders were, they were all screaming and running as I collapsed at the top. I struggled to push myself up. I have to continue forward, I can't die here.
My vision was blurry as a jolt of electricity ran up from my nether regions up through my whole body. Lilly whimpered as I cried out. I refused to fall. I pushed forward as someone grabbed me from behind. I spun around; it was a purple hood. He was trying to chant to get my collar to subdue me.
I gritted my teeth and shoved my hand through his chest, grabbing his heart and ripping it out. I held it, panting as he gurgled and fell to the floor. I tossed it to the side as I was hit with another jolt.
"Oh god!" I fell forward, landing on my hands and knees. If this was only half, I can't imagine what a full-blown heat was. I bit my lip hard, trying to focus on the pain. I heard a deep guttural growl coming from the side of me. Breathing heavily, I looked up and made eye contact with the hydra.
Some idiot chopped off its head, so now it has two. Fuck. It quickly snaked its head towards me, knocking me on my back as its tongue snaked out, licking my thighs. Not good, not good at all.
It wrapped its tongue around me, pulling me towards its jaws. I summoned the last ounce of strength I had. I cut its tongue from my leg, as I shoved myself up off the floor. My attempts felt futile, as it had already lunged at me. Its teeth were gleaming and already at my face. I shoved my arm out, up through the roof of its mouth, slicing the creature's face in half. Blood sprayed everywhere, landing on my body, causing another shock to riddle my body.
I fell to my knees once again, panting as the other head made its way to me. I grew dizzy as it snaked its way over to me, eyes glowing and cold. Before I could process what happened, its head was gone.
My breath hitched in my throat as a man in dark armor stood in front of me, his sword glistening with the blood of the hydra he had just beheaded. He flung his sword down, turning to me. I struggled to get to my feet; I had to warn him. He has to take the heart out or it'll keep spawning heads.
I heard the heavy footsteps of the armored man approaching me. His smell wafted into my nose. I shoved myself up, stumbling forward. My eyes snapped open once I felt the cool armor pressed up against me. I looked up, locking my gaze with Sebastian's.
"You... came..." I whispered out as he placed his thumb on my chin, tilting my head up.
"Of course, little lamb." He responded huskily. I buried my face in his chest.
"Sebastian... you have to take out the heart..." I managed to get out before another jolt sent me buckling to the floor. He grabbed me just as my legs gave out, he had his hand firmly in the middle of my back. My body was going insane at his touch. I panted and rolled my head around as I flung my arms around him. He pulled me up to my feet as I heard the cracking and snapping of the hydra's heads coming back.
He looked over his shoulder, then back at me. My mind was blank, all I could think about was getting one kiss, one passionate kiss before any of us met our end. I gently grabbed his face, as I leaned towards him. His breath was intoxicating as I felt it hit my face.
"Little lamb..." He whispered right above my lips. I parted my mouth slightly, as my vision focused on his mouth. I started breathing heavily as I leaned in, placing a small kiss on his lower lip.
I could feel his grip tighten on my back as he pulled me into him. My mouth greedily opened as he moved his tongue across my bottom lip. I stuck my tongue into his mouth as he swirled his around mine, grunting as I moaned. My body completely and utterly broke as he pulled away.
He laid me down on the floor as my armor retracted into me, I was writhing on the floor as I couldn't control my body's excitement. Lilly whispered "Our heat has been forced," as Sebastian loomed over me. He grinned as he started to shift into Azazel.
"Wait for me little lamb, this will be over soon," he growled as he turned, his massive wings spreading as he lunged at the four-headed hydra in front of us.