Grimoire's Return

The sandstorm was heavier than expected for Panam as the storm outside was still raging trapping them in the hideout since it would be crazy to drive in those conditions and Saul was still under the effects of the drug the Shivs infused him with.

They had to stay while Nesiara mostly used magic to make Saul sleep when suddenly a portal opened and a man wearing a mask which has yellow eyes while red marks covered the mask appeared out of it.

Panam was on her guard while Nesiara wasn't since the mask the person is wearing is a Hollow Mask. Nesiara also noticed that the aura around the man standing before her was similar but still changed in a way.

John came out behind the man and looked at them confused when he says, "I thought you had already left."

"The storm is stronger than expected and Saul is still detoxicating. I don't want the Nomads to see their leader under the influence of drugs so I thought the storm can keep raging for a while longer," says Nesiara who could have easily calmed the storm down and could have helped Saul to get better but she opted against it since it bought time for John and Grimoire.

Grimoire lifted the mask and they could see two long scars on Grimoire's face. One was running horizontally on his forehead while the other went down vertically starting at his forehead and ending at the left underside of his lip.

They could see that his childish and spoiled aura was replaced by a more serious aura that was still playful. Grimoire was more muscular than before as his muscles are now visible compared to before with his swimmer body.

"That can't be," says Panam shocked while Nesiara hit Grimoire twice lightly against his torso and Grimoire didn't even flinch making her feel proud of Grimoire while feeling angry at the same time with John.

"How far did you go?" asks Nesiara angry as she slowly approached John while taking her scythes out.

John was slowly retreating before ending against the wall while defending himself nervously, "I taught him everything I know. He is the greatest out of all of them."

"The greatest," says Nesiara as she attacks John with her black scythe while John was praying that Logan would intervene while closing his eyes.

The scythe hits a mark and John didn't feel any pain when he opens his eyes and he traces Nesiara's arm finding the scythe in the wall right beside his head.

"What are you doing? I trained him so he would be able to handle everything that is thrown at him," says John justifying the methods he used to train Grimoire.

"Did you use Dragon Blood?" asks Nesiara seriously as Grimoire was confused about why the couple was fighting each other.

"Is everything alright with you?" asks Panam worried after seeing Nesiara leash out at John.

"Oh, I am fine. The training was hard at the beginning but after a year of torture, I was prepared for everything John threw at me," says Grimoire as his voice became deeper over the four years and sounded more mature when he continues while shivering, "Or at least that is what I hoped but his training just got worse every time I thought it couldn't get worse than it already was."

"But I pushed through and survived his training," says Grimoire proud that he survived when he noticed Panam look at him differently.

"Is something wrong?" asks Grimoire when Panam touches his abdomen and she could feel all his muscles in the region seem to have a perfect shape.

Panam was looking at Grimoire differently instead of despise like before it was lust and Grimoire was nervous when he looked at his grandparents who just smiled at him like wicked rogues making him realize that the fight was staged and pulled out of proportion just so Panam worries about him so they could talk.

Nesiara grabbed John and walks towards the bedroom in which Saul was sleeping leaving Grimoire and Panam behind.

Panam looked into Grimoire's eyes seeing yellow eyes that didn't look human when she remembers Nesiara saying something about Dragon Blood.

"You know, you are now the number one on my list. Then comes John and afterward Saul but don't tell him that or it will get to his head," says Panam as she throws herself at Grimoire like a cheerleader.

"We ca-," says Grimoire thinking that this wasn't right when Panam only smiles at him.

"We can have some fun. It doesn't mean that we enter a relationship just because we are having sex. I am a proud woman that lives freely without anyone telling her what is right and what is wrong. And I think doing it with you right now on the couch would be quite right," says Panam as she wanted to throw Grimoire onto the couch only to find out that she couldn't move the big man.

Grimoire seemed a bit mad that Panam tried to take the lead when he grabs her by her wrists and throws her onto the couch while saying, "I am Grimoire Valentine, a proud member of the Crownguard family which never was defeated in battle since my grandparents married. I won't have you push me around."

Grimoire had his body bent over her when Panam looked even more excited with him since he was taking the lead right now making her say, "I love it when a strong man knows what he is doing. How about we play one of my darkest fantasies out? You play a Shiv Boss and I am a beautiful Nomad that was captured by your underlings."

"Really?" asks Grimoire thinking that what he was hearing wasn't normal since Panam has some dirty fantasies that could get him behind bars.

"Yes," says Panam as she clinches her legs around Grimoire's hips before interlocking them so he couldn't escape her.

"You know, I can break this interlock easily," says Grimoire as he straightens his body and releases Panam's wrists before placing his hands on her thighs when Panam swings her upper body towards Grimoire only to place her hands behind Grimoire's neck.

Her face was now a bit under Grimoire's and she says in a seductive tone, "I like big and strong men that don't look like Animals. I let go of John because he has a wife that could kill me at any moment."

She leans forward and kisses Grimoire putting her tongue inside his mouth, surprising him before she releases him and she says, "But you are a free man and I am a free woman. So nobody will care if we have some fun today and tomorrow we go our different way and live our lives as if it never happened."

"Eh, I don't think I could do that," says Grimoire when Panam gave him a wicked smile.

"Then you should adapt fast to this world or you will have a lot of broken hearts in the Badlands and Night City," says Panam giving Grimoire a little warning before putting her tongue back inside his throat while releasing the lock on his neck and moving her left hand toward the bottom area of Grimoire making him get hard.

John and Nesiara were listening to the conversation and Nesiara was about to storm out to manhandle Panam before John stopped her.

John then picked Saul up and they teleported to the Nomad's camp finding themselves on the safe side of the storm as they could see it in the distance but the wind was still no joke going by the tents that seemed to want to fly away.

John and Nesiara then took Saul to Mitch and Scorpion who were filling the place for Saul and Panam because they were gone.

"Where have you been and where is Panam?" asks Mitch seriously as John handed over Saul to Mitch.

"We were in the middle of the sandstorm. It might take another day for Panam and Grimoire to come here," says John confusing both before Nesiara smiles at them.

"Panam has a new prey to chase even if the said prey doesn't really want to do it. Just give them a day and they will be here. Until then, you should be able to take care of the situation," says Nesiara as Saul was still out and suddenly their phone began to vibrate like crazy.

John took his phone out and sees that he has several calls and messages that he has missed when he turns to Nesiara and she says, "We need to meet V and Judy tomorrow. Judy has made some plans on how to take the Clouds out. Also, Goro and Jackie have broken into an Arasaka warehouse to hack the security system of the vehicle in which Noriko Arasaka will be in."

"So everything is going as it should," says John feeling relieved because Jackie and Goro were still alive since that mission is almost a suicide mission because of all the guards and the mechs around the place.

"How did they manage to infiltrate the warehouse?" asks John curiously as they walked for a bit around the camp.

"Jackie said that they stole a van and they put the uniforms of the said company on before passing through security," says Nesiara informing John about everything she knew on this matter.

"So they weren't caught, good," says John happy when Nesiara only smiles at him.

"That is not what I said," says Nesiara as John looked at her confused when she continues, "They entered the warehouse without a problem. Leaving it was a different thing. They were chased around the building before escaping through the roof."

"*sighs* I should have known that it was too good to be true," says John hoping that this didn't break their plan.

"Anyway," says John before hugging his wife from behind when he whispers in her ears, "How about we go somewhere quieter and we have some fun? It has been four years since I have done it."

"I know the right place to do it," says Nesiara as she grabs John and they enter Panam's tent using it since the owner wasn't there at the moment to have some fun.