The Emperor's Adviser
I wanted something simple, I wanted something with questionable historical influence; here is the result. Also, gay gnoll cock on human, what the fuck is not to like?
Empires need a strong leader to take charge and keep territories in check, the military functioning, and perhaps most dangerous and important of all; the political machine running. Arriek had been the de-facto Imperator Emperor of this Empire for three years, and not once did he ever fear the enemies that his people would face over the seas, nor did he fear the peasants that called for more land to till and toil upon with threats of an uprising should they be ignored, and the beasts that lurk among the shadows of forests yet explored did nothing to raise the hackles upon his neck, but those men and women among his court, with their dirk smiles and pleading hands full of lavender lies and opium made him sick with dread. They all talked to him like a pup, baiting him with their promises of beauty among every corner of his land, and some of them perhaps genuinely desired to see the empire flourish, but far too many others desired to see him dead. Arriek had been the first gnoll Emperor, the first gnoll to enter court as a proper member of the senate after spending his time in the military and distinguishing himself as a competent general, and with that he had earned the ire of several of his peers, his peers who were now his subjects, all except for one. Avenci, a close friend, human, and personal adviser had always stayed close by his side, always given him proper council when he needed it, even when all were conspiring against him, and even on the battlefield. Aveni had given him much more than simple council as well, he had given him the push to actually vie for power within the court, and the information he needed to keep himself safe from those who would have done him harm. As he looked out of the window in his study he saw his advisor coming up the great steps to his villa. Arriek shut his eyes, it seemed that his Avenci was coming early for a visit. Most likely with news of another traitor, another knife within the shadows, or perhaps his old friend was coming to warm his bed, as his wife could only pretend to do.
Avenci huffed with every step taken up the great stone stairs. The damnable Emperor who had decided to construct the villa at the top of a grand staircase was a fool, muscular and in peak physical condition most likely, but a fool all the same. In stuffy politicians robes he could scarcely bring himself up the final step. What a shameful display he was. Dusting off his robes he moved a hand to brush aside curls of black hair out of his eyes, beads of sweat dripping down his cheek as he cursed quietly underneath the beating sun. At least finally he would be able to get himself underneath a roof and out of the sun. If only he had a bit of time to make himself just a bit more presentable. Certainly no one knew that he was lovers with the emperor, but he they both knew each other intimately and he desired to look good for his precious lover, however, if he spent too much time looking pretty while visiting the Emperor's study some may grow suspicious that he made the trip every single morning when the sun was just coming up high in the sky. Perhaps some would even spread rumors, and that would never do. He had spent so long in the shadows for Arriek, so much time spent scheming and watching for the knives in the darkness, even now he had to be wary. The people loved their gnoll emperor, especially those of other species, and even the humans loved him as a powerful military leader, but those with political influence around him saw him as nothing but a block on their own way to power. Pausing in his steps he remembered something at the back of his mind that put a sad, bittersweet smile upon his lips. Never could he truly be Arriek's lover, there was simply no way that could happen, as he couldn't produce an heir as a male.
Pinching his brow he began to walk as he thought of Arriek's wife. An overzealous gnoll female with the desire to breed with a powerful male, a woman that was just as ambitious as the politicians around them, and perhaps even more dangerous as the daughter of an affluent merchant family. If it ever should come to light that she was being cheated on, then the mercantile class would riot, but then again he would love to see the look on her bitch face. He hated every second of having to hear about Arriek's sexual escapades with his wife, the fact that he needed to hear it made it even worse. He needed to know that Arriek was actively working for a child and not just sleeping in the same bed when it came time to consummate their marriage. Now along with being sweaty he found himself with a terrible headache and so he took a deep breath and began walking again, his hand opening the great door to the villa as he stepped into the squared edifice and headed for the emperor's study where he had known Arriek to spend his time glossing over political documents and tossing them to the side while instead focusing on reading his epics and stories, or even war documents. Actually caring about politics was a difficult thing for the gnoll certainly, but it had to be done, and well, Avenci was glad enough to help him with that. Avenci himself did not care for war and military tactic so much as his lover the Emperor did, but political doctrine, bureaucratic systems and logistics he could easily get himself behind. Even their time spent among the battlefields had always been with Arriek leading and saving his rear while he stayed behind and handled the logistics of the army.
As he ascended the velvet rug covered steps to the study, he found himself feeling nervous as he did every time before getting to see Arriek alone, and without another. Perhaps his wife would be there, but she didn't enjoy the study, and neither did she enjoy waking early in the morning, nor did she care to sit upon talk of political importance or the duties of the Emperor and so he knew, he knew without a doubt that they would be alone, and that only made his heart race that much faster. As he stopped before the door he took a breath to steady himself and open the door to the study, stepping inside without a pause.
The study was a room lit by sunlight pouring in from a center window off the far wall, thick carpet covering the floors, bookcases lining the walls, along with racks of weapons that made it look more like a war room than an Emperor's study. Here was where Arriek spent most of his free time avoiding politics and life in general, here was where they met almost every single morning to discuss matters that must be attended to, and other things. There Avenci shut the door lightly, his throat clearing as he made his presence known, "My grand Imperator, I am here with news of no great importance, but news that we must discuss, and of course I am certain that we have much to speak of with concerns to various documents that must be signed and sent away immediately yes?"
Arriek only snorted and shut the curtains of the window, obscuring the view of any that would look inside, but still allowing some light to pour into the room. Turning to Avenci his own blue eyes flashed with a trace of hunger, his stance neutral as he began to walk towards his precious adviser, "We have much to discuss indeed. There is nothing more that I'd love to do than to get this all out of the way for a single purpose."
Avenci shuddered, seeing the hunger plain as day upon the gnoll's gaze, the way he walked, the way he moved, it was so subtle, but it was there. The utter lack of weight in his steps, the way that his breath slowed down almost to a crawl, it was almost as if Arriek were hunting him, but they couldn't have their fun, not just yet. Rather than cave in and allow himself to be hunted like a meek rabbit, he cleared his throat again and began speaking, "And that single purpose does not matter right now. We must begin work immediately. There are plans that must be approve, there must be documents that must be looked over, and you simply cannot ignore them my Emperor," Arriak simply ignored his statements, moving ever closer, and every single step that gnoll took sent shivers down his spine, his own gaze averting, avoiding those predatory eyes as again he tried to dissuade Arriak, "We...There are things to be--" He was suddenly silenced as Arriak brought his maw over Avenci's mouth. There he froze as his shoulder's were seized by strong hands which coiled around his back to pull him into a tight embrace that Avenci could never hope to pull away from. His body melted from that touch, from the great maw upon his lips, and from the tongue begging for entrance at his lips. With a muffled moan he parted his lips, allowing that tongue to grace his, his body shuddering. Even with the heat he felt from Arriek's body, and from his own, he knew he had to pull away and so he brought his hands to the larger male's chest and pulled himself away, managing to wrest his mouth free with a gasp as he spoke aloud, "Arriek, we cannot do this there is work to be done!"
Arriak growled as he leaned in to drag his tongue against Avenci's neck, the human's body shuddering as he felt that thick tongue graze his skin before the gnoll spoke, "I cannot spend time with my lover in the way that I desire? That is more important to me than the documents sitting upon the desk behind us, more important than any little query or grievance some upper society fool might have. I need you right now."
The heat of those words was palpable, Avenci's cheeks growing hot as he tried to avert his gaze, tried to resist, the words coming out solemn and cold, "I am not your lover. Your wife is. She is the Empress and I am only a lowly adviser, nothing more, nothing less Imperator."
For a moment the room was full of nothing but silence, Avenci figuring that he had won, but Arriak's hands moved back to grip at his shoulders firmly, causing his eyes to turn to suddenly see that Arriak had brought himself down to Avenci's eye level, their gazes locking there, Avenci feeling a ball in his throat as he saw the hurt in his lover's eyes, as Arriak suddenly spoke very quietly, uncharacteristically meekly, "Do you truly mean that? Do you truly mean to say that what we have struggled for together means nothing? That I should give my love to this cold woman who only wants my seed?"
Avenci felt no answer come, only tears blurring his vision as he felt the blow that he had just inflicted upon his lover, worse than any poison or knife. Rather than answer immediately he threw his arms around the gnoll's neck and embraced him, embraced him hard enough that Arriek grunted, though he returned the hold just as tight around Avenci's waist. When he pulled away the cold and calculated Avenci had been broken, his lips quivering as he choked, "I'm so sorry Arriak...Our work is important, but...but perhaps today we can pretend that the documents were lost, that we simply did not see them. I will take the blame if need be."
There again their lips locked in a passionate kiss, this time both partner's fully into it, no words need be said anymore. Their bodies twined as they brought themselves closer with a desperate heat, their tongues twisting and pushing as their hands grasped for whatever they could grab onto of one another. For a moment it seemed like Arriak would lose himself and claw the clothing off of his lover, but he was well practiced in this, especially after the first incident. Breathing through his nose, Arriak calmed himself even though the simple kiss was driving him wild. He brought his hands carefully the begin peeling the robes from the body of his lover, his digits and claws feeling carefully over the smooth skin of Avenci, the man he loved, his adviser and true lover. That farce of a political marriage did not matter to him, and this station did not matter to him if it meant he could not make love to the man he desired most in this world. Arriak growled then as he felt the heat in his body grow more intense, but he managed to push and remove the robes without tearing a single thing. At the same time Avenci pulled away from his grasp, those robes slipping off of his body slowly, those green eyes watching him half-lidded and just as hungry as he was.
Arriek stood there looking down at his human lover, his hands moving to begin wrestling with removing his robes, reminding himself that it wouldn't be a good idea to tear apart his own clothing as well. With a shudder he slipped free from his clothing, his cock springing free into the cool air of the study. Stepping out of those robes he moved to Avenci who had a bottle in hands, a coy look upon his face as he stepped in turn to Arriek, thumb popping the cork of that bottle. Avenci poured the warm sticky contents of the bottle upon the gnoll's canine cock, his eyes shut as he worked soft digits upon Arriak's member, stroking and slickening it gently, working every inch, over and around that beautiful thing.
Avenci took his time lubing his Emperor's cock, eyes shut as he simply worshiped that canine member in his hands. He was already aware of every single inch, his body and mind memorizing every single portion of that cock, including that bulbous knot that had ruined his rear so many times before. He shuddered, even with his eyes closed he knew Arriek was staring at him, he could practically feel that gaze burning holes into his body, but instead of reacting he only continued focusing on covering every single inch of that cock, teasing it softly until pre dripped out of the tip until finally he felt strong digits grip upon his chin. His eyes opened slowly as he looked up to see Arrierk gazing down at him with those hungry, but loving eyes. Again they moved in close for a kiss, Avenci leaning up into the loving kiss, that strong gnoll hand at the back of his head keeping him there as he brought his own delicate fingers off of that precious cock.
Arriek's gentle touch could last no longer, his mind was already wild with the thought of ravaging Avenci, and so he broke the kiss and growled as he turned to clear the desk nearby of any object upon it, whether it be an important document or foolish bauble he did not care. Avenci stood there stunned, unsure of how to respond to such a movement before suddenly his wrist was gripped on tight by that powerful hand, his body being moved suddenly with a jolt. Arriek then tugged the human's arm back, his free hand gripping at his cock to edge the tip against Avenci's puckered hole. The human gasped, looking back with frightened, but excited eyes as he spoke quickly, "Your cock might be ready dear, but my rear, please think of--" His words were cut mid sentence as he suddenly let out a trembling moan, the tip of that fat thing pushing past his star. It was then that Arriek gripped around Avenci's mouth, keeping his moans and cries muffled as he began to bury his canine member into that tight human rear.
Arriek dug himself deeper with every single push of his hips, that un-lubed star opening for him as he thrust again and again, his own slickcock spreading the stuff as he went along, but still Avenci jolted and cried out to his hand, moaning in the mix as his body shuddered, but Arriek did not stop. Arriek loved the feeling of conquering his lover, just as much as Avenci loved being broken in. They knew their limits, and Arriek certainly knew to stop if his precious advisor should bite at his hand, but for now he was without limit and without mercy.
The gnoll Emperor's hips moved without pause, without care as he simply drove himself like a wild animal to his lover's rear, savoring the sound of those moans and cries as every time he thrust it seemed to only bring out more, his lips pulling back as he growled. With every thrust he seemed to grow just that more wild, his eyes narrowing as he pushed himself deeper, that tight rear spreading further and further for him as he continued to pound on without mercy. Avenci's body jolted forward, his pale form pressed firmly against the desk which seemed to rock and shake with every single thrust of Arriek's thick cock to that willing rear. Arriek's wild thrusting and his feral manner were a result of being pent up and forced to make love to someone other than who he truly desired. Arriek had every moment spent without his lover and then some to make up, and he did it with a ferocity that saw the human adviser sore every morning after their little fun, but it was worth it, it was worth unloading every single desire into his lover with every single passionate thrust, even if it had to be quick.
There upon the desk that he had to look over, that he had to read each and every document that reminded him of his duty and station he ploughed his lover without pause, his cock twitching inside of that tight hole, his knot kissing at the rear before he had to remind himself to stop. Shuddering he paused, pulling away slowly, his lover shuddering and moaning to his hand before suddenly gasping out, Arriek thrusting back in as deep as he could. At the very least he could grind his knot against that tight hole, imagining how it would feel to tie his true lover instead of that bitch in bed that he had to lay with just to get an heir, but that didn't matter right now, all that matter was his lover beneath him moaning out and shuddering, accepting every single thrust with love. Soon enough he felt his cock swell, his twitching member releasing a hot blast of cum that poured out inside of his lover, staining those inner walls with wasted seed, but it felt right. Containing a loud snarl he leaned down to press his body close to his lover, their heat mixed, his adviser's moans muffled by his hand, drool touching his palm, letting him know that his lover had been properly broken in. When his orgasm finally died down he pulled out with a wet pop, his body slowly coming away as he spoke in a near purr, "Are you well Avenci?"
Avenci who had been taking the pounding diligently could already feel his body protest with little aches and pains that yelled at him for being so foolish to take such a beast every single time and allow Arriek to do as he pleased, but he loved every little remainder of the gnoll's love and so he ignored the protesting of his body and stood slowly, his eyes shut as he breathed out and spoke, "Of course. We should get dressed now..."
Arriek turned his head in time to see the door cracked open, an grey eye watching from behind it growing wide and suddenly leaving. With a snarl he grabbed his robes on and rushed, opening the door, but the spy had already left, their secret was out. Retreating back to the study he shut the door and felt his heart race, if all found out then all of their work would be for not, but Avenci was there to place a hand upon his shoulder softly, "Dear...Please...Let me and my eyes among the walls take care of this...It isn't the first time."
Arriek's ears folded back and his eyes shut, "Yes, but...Another one?"
Avenci reached to grab at his lover's cheeks ever so softly, his eyes shut as he pulled the gnoll's head upon his own, "Yes dear...Another one. So long as we have each other, there will be no evil that can touch us...Rest your mind...Let your shadow take care of this, for now we will go about our business as usual...I love you Arriak my Emperor."
Arriek sighed, but in truth felt comfort from the words that his adviser spoke, and so he returned the gesture, embracing his lover as he spoke, "I love you too...Someday may we not have to hide, may we not have to play in the shadows...And may your hands be clean of this blood."
The next morning a significant member of the senate had been found dead just outside of his home, plastered upon a statue just below his room's window. When investigation began, they found documents of a plot to attempt to usurp the Emperor along with a list of names of co-conspirators. Nobody questioned the man's death, they only set out to arrest the several individuals who threatened the Emperor, none would mourn a man who was disloyal. From the study, green and blue eyes watched solemnly as soldiers rushed across the city in a fanfare to find and arrest the individuals conspiring against the Emperor. Avenci said in a cold tone, "Those who are being arrested are truly guilty, though that man was no traitor. He only saw something he should not have. He had ties to your wife's family and was most likely ready to tell them everything, and so action had to be taken. Messy. Unfortunate. We may yet grow to regret this, but for now..."
Arriak finished, "We are still together, and alive. No one must know of our love...Even if our hands are stained with blood of innocent men." There they stood at the window then, their hands locked together as they watched the clouds begin to gather, rain falling; everything would be fine, so long as they had one another nothing else mattered.