Ch 20 Rise And Shine
(xl chap no war crimes here i promise)
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[Valia's Home, Two hours after Sunrise.]
A large group of women waited outside Madame Valia's bedroom door, there was Natalka, The Household Guards and Servants of the Madame who'd hearing the poor women in there getting railed to kingdom come.
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"The sounds finally stopped.....Miss Natalka.... do we go in?" A female guard asked sheepishly.
"Y...Yes...." Natalka spoke a bit hesitantly before walking up to the door and slowly opening it.
*Creeeak....
The heavy wooden door creaked open, immediately an the unbelievably intense scent of sex and debauchery wafted out into the hallway,
All the women turned beet red and smelling something so intensely lewd as Natalka swung the heavy door completely open.
All the women's eyes opened wide at the shock of the enthralling sight before them.
Three whores laid sprawled just inside on the soft carpet only a few feet from the door, their faces marked with blissful sleeping smiles only affected in innocence by the thick semen which coated all their faces and hair in ropes.
All the Guardswomen and Servants blushed hard while seeing the thick white substance slowly ooze from the whores stretched out pussies and little pink buttholes which were now stretched and lewd.
Looking just past the three strewn whores was Avla, The female guard who so valiantly charged into the Madame's room....
Avla slept peacefully on a small couch at the foot of the bed, She was covered from head to toe in ropes of thick cum with all of her armor removed and strewn around except for her bracers...
Her recently defiled pink pussy was swollen and dripping with thick semen...But to the shock of all present, there was no Scarlet colored mark around Avla's ring finger.
"No mark..." many of the women whispered.
After all noticed the lack of the Scarlet mark many of the women present muttered a prayer to the Goddess.
"Sister Avla...." Another female guard rushed to her sleeping friends side.
Around the foot of the bed were seven more whores, some snored and others breathed softly as they slept blissfully while showered in semen.
The exhaustion and overwhelming ecstasy for that long had left them in the deepest sleep of their lives.
At the foot of the large bed were The last two whores, cuddled together as long trails of semen oozed out from their ravaged assholes and stretched out pussies.
The entire bed was coated in ropes and puddles of thick white semen and laying at its center was Kalinik and Valia as they cuddled together lovingly.
All the women who entered noticed that the Cum covered Madame Valia was still awake if only barely.
Her lovely eyes slightly open, a warm smile stretched across her beautiful face.
The women's legs quivered upon seeing how Valia's lower half Kaliniks cock was still inserted deep inside of her lovingly which kept all of his hot seed deep inside of her womb.
The beautiful milf's belly was noticeably swollen as if she were a few months pregnant.
Natalka rushed over to the cum soaked bed and climbed onto it as The Beautiful smiling milf looked over to Natalka's face and whispered softly.
"I'm going to have his baby.....I can feel it Little Nat..." Valia spoke with a blissful smile.
"Auntie Valia...Are you okay....I'm sorry i should've gotten more help.." Natalka spoke at seeing Valia's tired face and swollen belly.
To Natalka's surprise Valia just laughed softly in amusement.
"hehe dont worry about it Nat....The whores had the time of their lives i think....They had him on the ropes for a few hours before My Dear got the better of the lot of them....hehe...and i'm doing just fine....Even Avla was enjoying it after two rounds..." Valia spoke with a giggle.
Then Valia motioned for Natalka to look down at Valia's hand.
A Shimmering Golden colored band was around her ring finger...A golden version of the Scarlet mark.
"Auntie Valia....what...is it..." Natalka asked curiously while taking Valia's hand into her own and inspecting in intently.
"A Golden mark from the Goddess....I will ask the priestesses about it when I am well enough to move..... right now I cant feel my legs....hehe...." Valia spoke with a sweet giggle.
"I want his Mark too...." Natalka spoke with longing in her voice then turned to the sleeping Kalinik and laid a soft kiss on his cheek as he slept.
"You'll be married soon Girl.....There's no rush....get those whores home, Get Avla washed and into a room..we'll need a wash as well...." Valia spoke
Natalka nodded before they heard Kalinik sleep talk.
"...no....no....no...grenades.....Boskurs....northwest....trench.....fuck..." Both women heard Kalinik mutter while in a deep sleep, his body twitched and tensed randomly for a few moments as his face turned pale and his heartbeat started racing.
"What is he saying...I've never heard those words before...." Valia asked while wrapping her arms softly around Kalinik and nuzzling up to him.
"I don't know...he sleeps roughly every night unless i cuddle him.....he never talk's about it but his past must've been hard...." Natalka spoke while softly brushing Kaliniks sleeping hair with her soft little fingers. . .
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[Dream Sequence][Jan,1993,Bosnian Hinterlands]
Four men sat in the back of a small van as it zipped along the dilapidated Bosnian back road.
In the front seat was a hugely fat Bosniak Smuggler whose daughter had been taken into 'custody' by the Arkanovci in order to make the fat Bosniak more compliant, In the back of the blue work van were four Serbian Soldiers who bumped around along with the van, between the four Serbs was a beat up steel trash bin that moved heavily as the van moved along the roads.
The four Serbs were tasked with making a hit on a hotel frequently used by high ranking Bosnian commanders....it was a suicide mission and all knew it but the task was accepted regardless.
Fate has every man's number, and when a vital task like this comes up there is no turning it down.
Eventually the obese Bosnian and his four Serbian 'Friends' reached their destination, the town of Tuzla.
As the small blue Van made its way into Tuzla a checkpoint of six guards stationed at a small gate blocked their way.
The Fat Bosnian pulled his smuggling van moved into the short line to be inspected.
The four Serbs were hidden quietly in the windowless rear of the Van, their rifles at the ready for a last stand in case anything went awry.
The men in the back heard a Guardsman knock on the glass window as soon as the truck pulled up to the guards.
"Lower the window Fatso!" The Bosnian guard called out loudly while knocking on the window with a wooden baton.
"It doesn't fucking lower, step back so i can open the stupid door!" The obese Bosnian smuggler yelled out angrily in return.
The jiggling of his cheeks and body made the guards outside instantly start laughing hard at the sight of the enraged egg.
"What the fuck are you laughing at!!! Laugh some more and I'll shove your Kalashnikov up your ass!!!"
The obese man yelled out while feigning to step out of the van in anger.
Although all of this was just his best attempts to keep the guards from popping the van doors which would surely mean his torture and execution if he wasn't shot outright.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry....Allah knows I should not laugh....haha...." The guard spoke through hearty laughs.
The obese man stopped trying to get out then stared at the guard angrily.
"Go on search the fucking van!!! I'm hungry and if you keep me from the canteen a moment longer!...." The obese man spoke angrily and the guards broke into an uncontrollable fit of laughter once more and just waved him through without inspection.
As soon as they got through into the town, The fat Bosniak breathed a long sigh of relief.
He was thankful they'd gotten through yet another checkpoint without being searched...this fat bastard really was useful.
"Drive to the eastern side of town....somewhere with many buildings...." Captain Ulagar ordered the fat man who nodded in acceptance of the order.
"Very well...I know just the place..." The fat Bosnian spoke before moving his ridiculous blue van to the eastern side of town as the Serbs nervously waited in the back.
Eventually the blue can came to a mass of storefronts, all showered in light snowflakes which melted as soon as they touched the ground.
Captain Ulagar ordered the smuggler once more.
"Pull over here...Keep the engine running." He ordered before turning to his own men.
"Boy, Set the timer for twenty five minutes from now." Captain Ulagar ordered.
The young Serb nodded and sat up to open lashed steel lid of the large surprise which was sitting inside.
Fourty pounts of semtex half buried in hundreds of cork sealed bottles with a dark mucky liquid inside.
Each bottle contained a mixture of gasoline, gellified styrofoam and used motor oil to make a Serbian Incendiary Classic.
The young Serb reached into the steel trashcan and took the electric alarm clock which served as the timer for the dozen or so blasting caps.
*Beep....*Beep....*Beep....*Beep....*Beep....
The soldier set the alarm carefully inside before speaking.
"It is set captain."
The young Serb spoke, soon after the two doors of the old van swung open.
The four men heaved the little Serbian Surprise out and placed it against the wooden wall of a warehouse building.
Just as soon as they had been seen all of them were back into the van and driving off scott-free.
Their distraction was set now they needed to commit the main plan.
"Take us to the Viv Hotel on the east side.... park the van across the street from it." Captain Ulagar ordered and the fat man nodded before driving his van where directed.
After Five minutes they came to a stop.
The van sat across the street from a three story building decorated in old soviet style, the vans engine was soon shut off as the men waited patiently for what came next.
"Siemnovich you will stay here with Fatso, Tari and Krv will storm the building with me...get ready on the odd chance the Commanders go with their men to the explosion" Captain Ulagar spoke, all men nodded in agreement.
The four Serbs waited patiently and passed around a large brown bag of sunflowers seeds that were sent by Siemnovich's wife.
"What kind of seasoning is this?" Tari asked while popping a handful into his mouth and savoring the slightly sour, spicy and flavorful coating.
"Powdered chilies, black pepper, salt and vinegar...dried and ground fine." Siemnovich spoke while enjoying the snack with a sad smile on his grizzled face.
Captain Ulagar felt the tension in the air and decided it was time to pull his large stainless steel flask from his jacket pocket.
The Captain took a gulp of the strong brandy before offering it to his men.
"Something to warm us up before we move in." Ulagar spoke and Tari took it before taking a swig as well.
*GULP
"Good stuff....what is this?" Tari asked while handing the flask to Siemnovich.
"From southern Spain, Aged in sherry casks.....I was saving it for when we returned home....but when I heard the mission I thought it best to try it now." Ulagar spoke, his men laughed nervously at what that implied.
Siemnovich swallowed a mouthful then passed it to the young Serb who eyed the flask hesitantly, his palate still not used to hard liquor.
"Go on boy, its an order." Captain Ulagar spoke seriously.
the young man nodded before taking a deep swig of the intensely flavorful liquor.
*COUGH *COUGH *COUGH *COUGH
Krv coughed intensely from the fiery burn of the expensive Alcohol, the men around him all snickered heartily at his short lived suffering.
But soon the alcohol reached his belly.
Krv felt a comforting warmth which reminded him of the small fireplace in his home for a bit, the thought that he'd surely never see it again made his hands tremble but he gripped his Akm tightly to hide it before anyone could see his fear.
Then. . .
~~~"BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!"~~~
A frighteningly loud explosion was heard from a few km away.
The concussive blast caused the air to tremble lightly even here on the other side of town where the men waited.
Tari moved to open the door but was stopped by his Captains voice.
"Hold...We will wait for them to send their men to inspect the blast...we're here for the higher ups."
Captain Ulagar spoke firmly.
The Serbs sat inside of the crummy blue van and began to hear she screams and shouts of the townspeople nearby.
Some jumped into their cars and drove in a hurry toward the explosion, many had their homes in that direction while.
Others began shouting to hide in cellars and soviet built bomb shelters in some of the larger buildings.
Then the shouts of soldiers were heard as their loud bootsteps resounded on the sidewalk and street.
"Trči!!! Brže!!! Kako je jebote mogao biti napada ovdje!!!"
"Komandire ima toliko plamena!!! Jesu li pogodili skladište municije!!!"
"Nije bitno!!! brže!!!!"
The Serbs heard the boisterous yelling of soldiers in the streets as they ran out from their nearby barracks and jumped into their nearby vehicles.
The Bosniak vehicles were turned on and sped off down the street, their little engines screaming all the way whilst other soldiers ran on foot to the explosion.
After five minutes of waiting with trembling hands Captain Ulagar gave the order.
"Lets Go."
Was all the grizzled man spoke before the Van's doors were flung open.
The three men rushed out with loaded Ak's in hand, within a blink they reached the Hotel.
The Serbs opened the doors and rushed inside with rifles raised.
Behind the counter was a male clerk who saw them and instantly raised his hands while trembling in fear.
The clerk instantly noticed the dreaded roaring tiger patch on the men's sleeves.
"The Bosant Commanders!!! Where!!!!" Captain Ulagar asked angrily as his men secured the lobby.
The trembling Clerk's khaki pants trailed with piss as he spoke.
"T..T...Third....F...Floor....B....Blue tags on...on the doors...."
The Man spoke with a trembling voice and puddle of warm piss at his feet.
"Thank you." Captain Ulagar spoke genuinely before pulling his Type one bayonet from its holster.
*SWISH...
*SQUELCH!!!
The razor sharp blade was buried deep into the Clerks throat for only a moment before Ulagar wiped it on the clerks shoulder and sheathing it.
The Wide eyed Clerk pulled back while holding his mortally wounded throat.
His gasping for air turned into blood gurgling as the man hit the wall behind him and sliding down onto as his gaping wound spurted copious amounts of his vibrant red lifeblood.
"Fast get to the stairs."
Ulagar spoke and the three of them rushed to the stairwell.
All climbed up as fast as they could and soon reached the third floor.
The heavily armed trip rushed into the hallway, nearly instantly the group spotted the two doors with Blue and Gold Fleur tags at the end of the carpeted hall.
"I will take the one on the left, Tari clear the other with the boy before coming to me for backup."
Captain Ulagar spoke at a whisper before they moved hastily down the hall.
Both of Ulagar's subordinates nodded and soon reached their assigned door.
"I will kick it and you rush in Little Krv, I'll be right behind you."
Tari spoke and patted Krv's head softly, the young soldier nodded and switched his Akm to Full auto and waited just beside Tari who set himself to donkey-kick the heavy hardwood door with steel fittings.
"3...2.....1..."
*THUD!
*THUD!
*CRASH!!!
At Tari's second kick the locking mechanism cracked and bent out of place which sent the hardwood door swinging open.
"KOJI KURAC!!!x4" Krv heard a few men yell out from inside as he rushed inside with his AKM raised.
as soon as he entered the Suite he spotted eight men sitting around a round table with bottles of Vodka, playing cards strewn around the table in a game of poker, sitting on some of their laps were half naked whores who screamed at seeing the young soldier.
Krv saw most of the men reach for their pistols....Makarov's in mortally cumbersome leather holsters
Before any of the high ranking Officers could pull their sidearms the Akm sang its beautiful song.
*BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG
*BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG*BANG
*BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG
*BANG *BANG *BANG
*CLICK...
Within moments most of the Officers were ripped to pieces, gurgling blood or slumped over along with the whores on their laps.
The trusty rifles magazine ran empty as smoke seeped out from the barrel.
Then Krv saw something which made his heart shudder...one man was only hit on his left shoulder and was moving his shiny makarov toward the young Serb's head.
Before he knew it Krv saw the barrel of the mans pistol in line with his eyes, instantly his eyes shut, his heart accepting of what would surely come before he could even manage to move.
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*BANG *BANG *BANG
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Instead of the pain or darkness Krv was expecting, he was concussed by the muzzle blast and snap of bullets flying past him only a foot away.
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Krv opened his eyes.
The Officer who had been aiming his pistol at Krv had his skull blasted apart like an overripe melon.
Even more Blood and gore spattered everywhere.
"You load that I'll go backup the captain!"
Tari yelled out before sprinting out of the room as Krv loaded a new mag into his rifle.
Once Krv's rifle was loaded he rushed out of the room to support his comrades.
As soon as he entered Krv saw two dead whores laying on a large bed with gunshot wounds through their chests.
On the floor beside the bed was a middle aged naked man and Captain Ulagar standing over him while enacting a furious beating.
Krv stared intently while the Naked man was being beaten to death with vicious muzzle strikes from Captain Ulagar's shortened Ak.
The man writhed and yelped at every merciless impact.
The Commanders face was mangled beyond belief as Ulagar did his bloody work....From what Krv surmised Captain Ulagar had personal enmity with the man....Not long earlier they were all Yugoslavian's after all.
After fifteen strikes Ulagar stopped beating the man who cried and groaned while coughing out blood and teeth.
Captain Ulagar smiled coldly while pulling his bayonet once more.
"How lucky I am to find you Ademir.....I only wish I had more time." Ulagar spoke a moment before his type one bayonet slashed swiftly across the mans white belly.
Ulagar cleaned his blade off and set it away quickly.
Then the Captain reached into the Gaping wound and pulling out Ademir's intestines while the disemboweled man writhed and screamed on the floor.
Then Ulagar wiped his hands on the nearby blankets and spoke once more to his men as the disemboweled squirmed around during his last minutes.
"Lets go" Ulagar spoke as he sheathed his blade.
The three Serbs rushed out into the hall where a bosnian man and woman stood in bathrobes, seemingly have only just been woken up.
As soon as the woman saw the three Serbs her eyes widened in fear and let out a shrill screech.
"Ahhhhh!!!!"
The woman screamed for only a moment before Krv's Ak sang its deadly song.
*BANG
*BANG
*CRUNCH x2
*SQUELCH x2
At point blank range the couple had their insides ripped apart by the 7.62x39 round, the exit wound was the size of a grapefruit and a spatter of blood, gore sprayed behind them before the couple collapsed like logs of shit onto the carpeted floor.
The three soldiers rushed past both corpses and down the stairwell in a hurry before reaching the outside where the crummy van waited.
The Serbs sprinted toward the van and flung the rear doors open before jumping inside, their hearts pounding and hands trembling from the adrenaline.
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"MOVE THE FUCKING VAN!!!!" Captain Ulagar roared.
Moments later the fat Bosnian driver sped off down the street and out the northern side of town.
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[Two Hours Later]
After driving along long curving smuggling trail through the woods the blue van came out onto a real road.
The Fat Bosnian drove the Serb's to an abandoned barn where the Serb's had left their UAZ....
The crummy van came to a complete stop beside the barn and its rear doors flung open wide.
The men jumped out and shut the doors behind them while stretching their bodies, all grunting in pleasure from finally not being in that cramped shitbox.
After a moment to stretch their bodies Captain Ulagar walked beside Krv and whispered as the boy snacked on some sunflower seeds.
"Boy...go take care of that Fat Bosant....we cant have witnesses."
The Captain whispered, The young soldier nodded before pulling his polished tokarev pistol from its leather holster.
Usually he'd use his rifle but its noise to much farther distances.
Krv walked up to the Van's side where the fat man was nervously seated, as soon as he saw the young Serb he spoke out a bit nervously, he didn't have an angle to see what the young Serb was holding in his hand.
"Can I go now? My daughter will be returned home right?"
The Fat Bosnian Smuggler asked.
He grew unnerved when the young soldier just stared at him for a long moment before finally speaking.
"I'm sorry mister, But if you tell anyone we'll have a bounty put on us....Its not personal."
Krv spoke before raising his Tokarev pistol and aiming it directly at the Bosnian's head.
The fat man flinched before closing his eyes and resting his head back in his seat.
"Any last words.....I'll hear them Since you're not resisting..."
Krv asked the Bosniak and the man trembled for a long while before speaking.
"M...M...My d...da...daughter.....Will she be okay?" The man asked with tears flowing down his closed eyes.
"You'll meet again right now." Krv spoke before squeezing the trigger.
*BANG!!!
*SPLAT.....
The mans blood and brain matter spattered everywhere in the Van and a bit of it managed to find its way onto Krv's balaclava covered face and mouth.
He spat on the floor to get rid of that disgusting mess before wiping the acidic blood from the pistol's shiny exterior then placing it back into the leather holster then he heard someone yelling from nearby.
"Little Krv!!! Get over here!!!....The Captain brought the rest of the Brandy in the Truck!!!!"
Krv heard Tari yell out, the young soldier rushed hurriedly into the Barn so he could try some more.
The young Serb jogged into the barn, he watched the large bottle of brandy was being passed around by the men who couldn't stop laughing nervously at the fact they managed to get out with life and limb intact.
"Come Drink Boy! It's an Order!"
Captain Ulagar yelled out with a rarely seen smile on his face. . .
[End Dream Sequence]
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[Valewood, Temple Of Aellarith]
A White haired Aelven man laid on a small simple bed.
A young priestess wiped his body down with warm wet rags as an older Priestess stood nearby while praying as she held a pendant of Goddess Aellarith.
"Senior Sister Adelaide..... how come you want to keep him here?" The young priestess asked while wiping down the mans stomach, a faint blush on her cheeks as her hand neared the small towel which covered his crotch.
"The Goddess wills.....That is the only reason needed my child." The wise older Priestess spoke softly while watching her red faced subordinate finish her duties.
"All done..." The young priestess spoke after a while.
"Good, lets get Sir Hilandar into a new clean robe...then we'll leave him to his women." Elder Priestess Adelaide spoke as she grabbed a robe from a nearby chest.
Before long the unconscious man was dressed once more, The young priestesses face beet red after catching a big glimpse of the formidable snake the people of Valewood had been gossiping so much about.
"Lets go girl." Adelaide spoke firmly before both women exited the room.
Waiting just outside were two beautiful women sitting beside each other, both of them stood upon hearing the door opening.
"Madame, Lady, We have finished....You both may return." Elder Priestess Adelaide spoke respectfully.
"Thank you Priestess Adelaide, and you too Sister Mara." Valia spoke thankfully while noticing the significant blush on the younger priestess's face.
Adelaide spoke once more before leaving.
"Madame Valia bless you and the child in your belly....Lady Natalka please let us know when your marriage shall be set so another blessed child may be born quickly."
Elder Priestess Adelaide spoke before before walking down the hall to another section of the Temple's Convent.
Both beautiful women rushed into the room and climbed into bed once more to snuggle up to their beloved. . .
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[Unknown Time Later]
I awoke surrounded in a loving warmth, a mix of two delicious scents filled my nose....Sweetgrass and Cherries....
But not all was good, Instantly I noticed a dull throbbing pain throughout my entire body.
My hips and back ached with a vengeance and my cock was rubbed red with soreness but the squishy warmth which surrounded me put my mind at ease.
After moving slightly to bring the warmth even closer I heard Natalka's lovely soft voice just beside me.
"You're finally awake....." Natalka spoke at a whisper, her hot breath tingled beautifully on my ear.
I turned to her with still blurry vision and pressed my lips to hers passionately.
We kissed softly for a long blissful moment until I felt the other warm entity rouse from her slumber.
Instantly I felt Valia's soft warm lips press against my neck as she gave me a surprise attack.
I turned to her and stared into her vibrant eyes, I noticed a boundless love in the depths of her gaze.
"I Love You..." She spoke, her enchanting voice resounding in my ears.
"And I Love You My Sweet Valia...." I spoke while bringing her into a deep kiss, she squirmed around happily under my tender affections.
After kissing her soft lips and savoring her delicious mouth for a few minuites we separated, I looked around the sparsely decorated room curiously.
"Where the hell are we?" I asked curiously while looking around at the dull gray walls and lack of decoration except for a wooden symbol of Aellarith which hung upon the wall.
"We're in the temple's convent, When Priestess Adelaide heard that you were unconscious from 'overexerting' yourself she demanded you be cared for here until you awakened."
Natalka spoke softly and landed a small Peck on my cheek.
*Mwua~
"Adelaide also wanted to inspect Valia's golden mark..." Natalka spoke while pulling Valia's hand up to where i could see.
"What is that...." I asked while looking at the golden mark on Valia's ring finger.
Valia smiled sweetly before answering.
"Priestess Adelaide said it is the opposite of the Scarlet mark....While the Scarlet mark shows the Goddess's displeasure, this Golden mark shows her acceptance and blessing~"
Valia spoke and tears of joy welled in her beautiful Vibrant eyes as she smiled in bliss.
I kissed her cheek before bringing her in close, Natalka who was nearby nuzzled into me as well before speaking.
"Kalinik...I want that mark too...." Natalka spoke with longing in her soft voice.
"There's still an annoying bug to swat away and I need to pick up my engagement present for you my Love..." I spoke and kissed her cheek softly.
Natalka giggled in joy and we continued resting. . .
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[2hr Later, Valewood, Council Symposium]
"So....The duel...When...." An smarmy looking councilman asked while twirling his well waxed moustache.
"I have just received word that Sir Kalinik has finally awakened..." Luthien spoke before taking a sip of chilled honeyed Kvass from his wooden cup.
"Good God Luthien, I don't see how you could let that beast marry your daughter, I heard of what horrible debauchery he was up to the night of the Feast...." A fat councilman blared out while shaking his head
"Oh please Mero! It was not his fault....I heard a report from the Head Priestesses, Valia gave Sir Hilandar an aphrodisiac without him knowing." Valia's Ex Husband Endir spoke with a sigh.
Then an old woman's voice was heard, immediately everyone at the table turned intently.
"I inspected him myself with mana you know." Caranea spoke softly.
"What did you find?" Commander Luthien asked after a long moment, his curiosity brimming like never before.
"He is of Imperial Antediluvian Blood....Powerful in the likes of which I've never seen...." The Old woman's voice sounded, all the councilmen felt a wave of interest wash over them.
"So he's of remarkably strong Noble Blood...My daughter chose good.." Luthien spoke with stars in his eyes.
All Aelven knew those of even a small part of Antediluvian Noble bloodlines could give birth to powerful mages and skilled warriors.
But The Old Crone Caranea cut off Luthien's statement with a correction.
"Luthien.....I did not say noble blood....I said Imperial..." Caranea spoke slowly and meaningfully.....This would surely bring all of these Councilmen over to Kalinik's side instantly and even if she died they'd have some reason to be an ally with Her Long Awaited Herald.
Instantly Luthien's hands trembled, His delicious Kvass spilled onto the hardwood table as he set down the wooden cup.
The others around the table had their eyes wide in shock at the news.
The White Hair was not just descended from a Noble Family or Vassal King of the Empire.
But from the ancient Antediulvian Imperial Bloodline...
"That is why he is so powerful." Luthien spoke, his voice almost shaky with joy.
"So...The rumors are true....Of his Formidable Nature?" Endir asked with a bit of fear in his voice...His son had a sacred duel with Kalinik after all.
Luthien's mouth grimaced for a moment before turning to a nearby door and yelling out.
"First Ranger Nils!" Luthien Called out.
The nearby doors flung open almost instantly as the first ranger burst inside with his sword drawn.
When Nils saw there was no danger he sheathed his sword and stood at attention. "Orders Commander." Nils Called out.
"Nils give your combat assessment report of Kalinik Hilandar and how the rangers would fare against him in battle." Luthien asked.
Nils nodded before speaking.
"Commander...Kalinik Hilandar possesses an unnatural power and a speed during battle.....From the actions I have assessed Kalinik has been observed having no hesitation or remorse during combat...This lack of restraint quantifiably increases the threat posed by him in a battle when taken in compendium with his speed and strength."
Nils spoke and the council members stared intently at the first Ranger.
"As for how the Rangers would fare in battle against Kalinik....Commander, If our swords were already drawn we'd all be dashed to pieces in a few minuites."
First Ranger Nils reported with an expressionless face.
his eyes looked around for a second and saw a variety of different expressions on the councilpersons faces.
Valir's father Endir had a resigned look on his face as he rubbed his face slowly.
Luthien was giggling loudly to himself nervously at the shock and joy of having his daughter wed to a man of Imperial Blood.
Many bore broad smiles while wondering how much more powerful their clan could be with his blood intermixed.
A few had calculating looks as they wondered how they'd get his support and how they could keep others from doing the same. . . .
The smartest among them now realized why the female guardswoman Avla did not gain the scarlet mark after so evidently laying with a man.....It was because of his blessed bloodline.
"Someone Needs to convince Guardswoman Avla and those whores to not take Hiffroot!" The Fat Commerce councilman shouted out and the other councilmembers nodded in agreement.
"HOLD..." The councilmembers heard Caranea's voice call out, immediately all stopped their chattering to listen.
"We will all take oaths not to reveal Kalinik Hilandar's Bloodline to anyone who is not already in this room in 'any' way...." Caranea's voice sounded and Luthien almost instantly gave his oath.
"...I Luthien Of Valewood, Commander of Clan Forces swear on my soul to the Goddess Aellarith that I shall not reveal this aforementioned knowldege to anyone who is not already in this room, I swear this upon my soul." Luthien spoke before moving his hand away from his heart and sat back down.
Next Endir began his oath. "I Endir Of Valewood, Councilman of Public Works do swear upon....
The oaths continued as all swore heartily while making plans....
Although none of them could reveal Kalinik's bloodline they could still profit from it without fear.
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