Tales of the Broken fang, blue feather and silver moon - Night of frozen blood
#3 of Tales of broken fang, blue feather and silver moon
"Shit, She got Tanraki..." "Fucking Idiots! She's gonna snipe us all one by one... DO NOT separate! Stay together! Detia! " "You two clean this mess..." "Who's there?" "Move!" "Remember, we need her and her cub alive..." "...W-where am I? What's the meaning of this?!" I've yelled. "You may consider yourself a guest of mine. Well at least for now." My eyes finally focused on him, a tall male in black uniform was sitting behind a desk on the other side of the room. "I demand you release me right away or else my clan will..." "I'm afraid your clan will do nothing since... well, it depleted. I think it's even more accurate to say you don't have a clan at all" I was shocked, i couldn't say anything, i just stare at him in disbelief. "A. But where are my manners" He stood up and walked in front of the desk "I am Zane ai Tassid, lord of the eastern passage, and a secret admirer of your's. " He stood there watching my body. "Yes... You really have her beauty, they even say you have surpassed your mother and her famous performance... I've been longing for this meeting, although... I was hoping your body would be untainted..." My face was still covered in mud. "I shall make him pay whoever did this!" He moved closer, I've backed away. "W-what do you what from me?!" "My dear you should have know by now, as new lord of the frozen lakes, our mating should unify my lands..." "HOW DARE YOU!" I wave of anger overcome me "How dare you title yourself the lord of the frozen lake! Those lands belonged to my clan for ages, when Ferr hears about this, you shall meet fate worse then death for this usurpation!" "A, Ferr i do remember that pest, he cried like a child begging for mercy, i crushed him like a cockroach, ending his meaningless existence..." I've growled at him. "LIAR! He would never do such thing!" I knew my brother, he was a proud and strong warrior, he would rather die then lose his honor. I just couldn't believe he was dead, neither could I believe he would lose so easily. "A. But he did, your clan was always full of spoiled brats, you were always wasting this land and its resources, it was only a matter of time before someone would claim your lands as I did, to unleash it's true potential, to let it blossom with wealth and beauty. You shall feel honored by my proposal... I thought not of finding such a fine pearl in a piece of shit your clan was. Weak, full of prejudices, unable to maintain their own business, it was simply natural for them to die out... It's the law of nature for weak to extinct, only the strong ones shall survive. All i did was only speed up the process" I've tried to reach him but the chain stopped me. I was going to yell at him when somebody knocked on the door. "Come in!" A small female fea'ehn also dressed in a similar black uniform walked in. "A. General Sarr, prefect timing as usual. You came to entertain my guest?" "Sire" She bowed politely "Our troops have taken over the the village, there was no direct resistance. We are stationed in most of the crucial points also the incident at the mansion was taken care of." "Casualties?" "Unfortunately yes, the old lady went berserk and maimed a dozen of our soldiers, few of them died. Harrnan ai Tohrr made quite a mess as well, they're still counting the bodies. As for him, he refused to surrender, he stayed loyal to ai Sherri. In the end, archers were able to take him down." "Shame, I hoped he would join our side, someone like him would be quite useful..." Zane sighed, then looked at me. "As for you my dear... Have you considered my offer?" "YOU BASTARD!" The chain stopped me from reaching his throat, my fangs stopped an inch from his face. His hand grabbed my throat and lifted me from the ground, I've felt his claws digging into my skin as he squeezed my neck. "You have disappointed me, i thought you were wiser... Guards!" A couple of heavily armed fae'ehn run into the room, he throw me in their direction. "Take this piece of shit out of my office!" He roared, they'd quickly comply... *** "Should i take care of her?" "No, lock her up somewhere deep and let them play with her but keep her pure and alive. If i can't have her mind i shall have her body..." A grin appeared on his face. "And if you're boys are good enough, she shall offer me both soon." "As you wish sire" Sarr grinned, he was in one of his moods she hated so much. " What about the prisoners? We've captured few servants and their families" Zane smiled showing off his teeth. "No survives" *** That night i thought I was beaten badly, i was whipped and thrown into dark, musky cell. Gods knows how much mistaken i was, compared to what came in through the next few days i can only say one might consider whipping as a joyful pleasure... Next morning I was woken up by a bucket of ice cold water, i was coughing on the ground when someone put a sack on my head and tied it round my neck so i could barely breath, they spread me on the ground and one by one they removed my claws cutting them, first from hands then legs. After that my hands were tied behind my back and connected with the rope around my neck, my legs were spread apart and tied to a pole, that kept them wide open. I was beaten again... this time even harder. I don't know for how long it continued but at regular interval someone would come, pour a bucket of ice cold water and smear a hand full of salt onto my sex, making every second of my capture even more agonizing. Many times I was hogtied and thrown onto the barrel full of water with little space left for air and a cord tied round my neck keeping me on the surface. Every day bit by bit they were burning part of my fur, first dousing it with water, then they put a torch near it, waiting till the fur got dry and burned... Yet their favorite toy was my tail... I've pushed out of my memory events of that day when i lost my tail... or so i thought until i saw it was still attached to my body, hoverer it felt so dead to me. Finally one day a voice came to me. "Is she alive?" "Yes as ordered" "Untie Her..." I was untied, and violently lifted above the ground, first time in a long while the sack was removed from my head, my eyes were blinded by light, my nose overwhelmed with new smells. "Look at me" My eyes finally adjusted, I saw Zane standing in front of me. "I came to give you the last chance... knell in front of me, submit and i shall grant you, as my mate, every thing you desire!" I've put the whole power of will that left in my body into those few words I barely said . "Let the Dia forget about you..." He hadn't said a thing, just left, but still I could feel his anger in the air. That night i was beaten till i lost my conscious and even long after that... Next day i woke up tied up to the wooden pole in the town square. By the midday when people gathered, herald came and announced my guilt. "...and being responsible for death of Sia ai Sharri and attacks upon her clan and people of this village in the name of Emperor, this imposer is sentenced to harenarr, so say the law..." I've watched as the line across the square was drawn, i was untidied and set at the end of the line, the drums began to play, guard stood behind me with a spear ready to strike. "When the drums stop, you shall run..." I stood there, my heart pounding inside my chest... the drums went silent... I run... *** It's been a long night of good sleep he finally enjoyed, covered by all furs he gathered, he lie and watched the snow falling, glittering in the morning light. It took him almost nine hours to get back to his camp, toting her all the way from the place he had found her. Darn, she was heavy, they barely made it. He turned around to look at her, she was sleeping on the other side of his small shelter. It's been a while since she was knocked out, yet she still was unconscious. He walked over and sat beside her. Will she ever woke up? He took a damp cloth and gently tried to clean her face, that hasn't helped much, some mud got off, but dried blood was rather hard to remove. He froze, she opened her eyes, blinked a couple of times and then stared at him. Pain run through his body, instincts were telling him to pull away his hand from her, he fought with it, that was the worst thing he could do by now, he knew that if he try to pull away his hand her fangs will rip it apart so he just stayed still and waited. Her eyes were fixed upon him, she was growling loudly, probably scared even more then he was, he covered her nose with his right hand, cutting off her air, feeling her jaws were loosing its grip, she was desperately gasping for air, now was his chance, he forced her mouth open and freed his left hand then quickly move away from her, cursing his own stupidity... *** I've never felt so scared in my entire life, I've wet myself, what was that thing! Oh gods, where was i? My whole body hurt, I've felt so weak but i had to run away, I've tried to stand up but my body disobeyed me, I've fell to the ground. I don't know how long i was lying there, unable to move, suddenly I've heard snow crackling, oh gods, it was coming back! *** Funny how those healing spells never work on caster like they do on others, it took him an hour or so to stop the bleeding, and another two hours to fix his hand. Damn, that was close, a little bit to the right and he would be gone by now, it was a miracle she missed the artery. She was lying on the ground in a strange pose, the cape he had covered her with was kicked away, her body was trembling, it looked like she tried to walk away but was too weak to do so. What a shame, he really hoped she'll be gone by now... That sound... impossible! Was she... crying? No, no way something like that would cry... but... she was sobbing, it sounded a bit different, yet still... Suddenly she went silent, her ears began to move, trying to focus on something. Did she heard him? He sighed, they say that when you save someone's life you became responsible for it, she was a big fluffy responsibility he wasn't ready for... He carefully came closer, her body shivered, she was growling loudly. "Hard way we go you say? Sure... it's fine by me." His hand began quickly drawing invisible sings in the air, then suddenly he pointed his hand at her, a spark shot from his hand and hit her body, she went numb almost instantly. He sighed as he checked her pulse, he didn't want to knock her out but that was the best thing he could do. Strong smell of urine met his nose, his face frown, what a mess she made. He cleaned her bedding, throwing out wet furs, replacing them with few of his owns. That helped a bit, however she still stank. He brought a bucket of hot water from the spring and started cleaning her, he washed her thighs, her tail, her buttocks and abdomen... He hesitated, there was only one place left, he damped the cloth in water and gently washed her private valley, so soft she was there. He wondered, he lightly traced her pink lips with his finger, letting him rest on her clit, so beautiful they looked. He felt a sudden rush of excitement... "Whoa! No way..." he mentally kicked his own butt " ... She's not even a human..." he moved his hand away, his finger was cotted with shining liquid. "... but she sure is sensitive..." He finished cleaning her, and softly put her on her fresh bedding. "Much better. You see, you can be quite friendly and we could go along..." without you ripping me apart, he added in his mind. Since she was already out cold, again, he decided to check the rest of her body. Apart from a few minor wounds she had, she was in a fairly good condition, well, he looked at her tail, except for that... He finished putting bandage around her ankle and sat there wondering. Her tail needed urgent attention however he wasn't sure if he would manage to recover on time to fix it, because if he's not... he sighed, it will definitely root. thankfully there was no dead tissue... yet. Damn, he felt so weak, never before have he been drained so much, his body felt so... strange lately, somehow... different. True that he was able to use essence again but... he was scared. He run his hand from the base of her tail to the tip and sighed, at least six dislocated bones, fur completely gone, and the tip... probably the worst part, it felt like jello, the bones there been smashed into pieces. Fixing that would required extremely complicated spell that would drained a lot of his energy which, in his current state, would lead to... One visit on the other side was enough for him, he wasn't planning on meeting Dia yet, at least not in the nearest future. Damn! He felt so helpless, was he really going to let her lose her tail? "Maybe... Maybe if... " A thought was forming in his mind " ...Maybe if i do it little by little, fixing only as much as i can and letting you do the rest, we may save that interesting thing poking out of your butt..." Well that will take much more time but at least there was a chance to save it, at least he could try that or as well he might cut off her tail already. "I'm sorry sweetie but this would be rather unpleasant..." He gently rub her back "...but I'm doing it for your own good." He found a small piece of wood, cleaned it, stuffed it into her mouth then secured it with bandages. After that he tied up her arms and legs as best as he could, trying not to harm her any more. She was lying on her stomach, gagged and tied up so she couldn't move. He sat next to her, firmly holding her tail in is hands. He took a deep breath and started, a slight click was heard as he reset the first bone. Her body arched, a terrified scowl escaped her gagged mouth, her eyes widened, filled with tears, a terrible pain pull her out of unconsciousness. Another click. She shocked her body, crying in agony, trying to break free from her bounds. Another bone clicked beneath his fingers, her gag muffled her desperate mewls. Click! Two more to go, her body was shaking violently, she was wheezing loudly. He found the next bone and push it, Her body tensed for a split second then slowly went numb, she fainted. He reset the last bone and slowly moved his hand to the tip of her tail, he locked it in his palms, trying to focus on the bone structure, he felt the lazy flow of essence. For a while that seemed eternity, nothing was happening, but then suddenly the tip of her tail moved. At first it was only a faint twitch, but slowly the movement was getting more and more noticeable, he could hear her bones crackling. Finally it was over, he let go of her tail, his hands were shaking, a small trickle of bold was running from his nose. He checked her pulse, her heart was beating madly, her eyes were foggy, pupils wide open. She was unconscious but quite alive. Now all that was left to do, was to stimulate her body to heal itself. Slowly, he untied her, reaching for her mouth he stopped, part of him was screaming to leave the gag in, his left hand still ached a bit... Finally he forced himself to untie the bandages and pulled the wood out of her muzzle, a full reflection of her teeth was embedded in it, she nearly bite it through. Finding the right spot on her back, he put his hand there and forcing his body to make the last effort he guided the flow of essence through her spine, down to the end of her tail. He froze, then started laughing, he knew that people sometimes reacted strangely for this kind of stimulation but her? Hearing her purr was the last thing he imagined she would do. Making sure she was comfortable, he covered her tightly with his furry cape, her purrs were still echoing long after he stopped.... *** Have you ever had a feeling that the nightmare was already over, but as soon as you opened your eyes it was back? Well i did... A pleasant smell woke me up, something tasty was near by, probably Nirrlle brought me some breakfast. The surrounding warmness was so overwhelming, making me fell so lazy. I've yawn and slowly opened my eyes, suddenly everything came back to me... I wasn't in my room, Nirrlle was dead, but worst of all IT was here! *** He was humming an old tune he heard many yeas ago, the stew smelled nice, the fire was crackling peacefully under the small cauldron. He tasted it and added few more spices, "Mmmm perfect... or purrrfect should i say?" He smiled, good nourishing stew, should make her feel better, speaking of which... He looked at her, suddenly their eyes met. "Morning princess, you slept well?" Loud growling answered him. "You must be thirsty, I'll get you some water..." He took a bowl and poured in some fresh water. "Here you go..." he tried to move closer but loud hiss stopped him "In that case I'm gonna put this here... help yourself..." he put the bowl a few inches from her nose and returned to cooking, from time whenever he moved to fast a loud growl or hiss accompanied him. Either she couldn't or didn't want to drink, she just lie there watching him, whenever he tried to come closer she just growled and hissed showing her teeth. He tried taking to her but either she couldn't understand or wasn't intelligent enough to speak. He still wasn't sure what exactly was she, well there were stories about some kind of catlike creatures that once lived among humans although the last one died many years ago she sort of fit the description. They were running out of firewood so he went to the forest to fetch some, hoping she'll drink some in the meantime. *** What was that THING! It walked on two legs like fea'ehn, it wore cloths, a lot of cloths, but it's eyes, dark green emeralds with round pupils, it's limbs looked so deformed, it's hide furless... I froze, the realization struck me like lightning, Hun'ahn... furless daemon! O gods, o gods, what am I supposed to do? What does it want from me?! I've shivered, now i remembered... I-I.. I bite it... Oh Goddess, i still could feel the taste of blood in my mouth, daemons blood... Tears were forming in my eyes, i was doomed. Then IT looked at me what was those sounds? Some kind of language? A daemon language? Was it cursing me? I've growled in panic, i couldn't move my body, i tried so hard but my limbs felt like they were made of stone. I almost got a heart attack when it came closer and put something in front of my eyes, then moved away. It was a bowl full of something, a clear liquid was shining inside it, It smelled like... water? Could it really be water? Suddenly I felt so thirsty... No, I can't, it came from daemon, it could be a poison or something even worse. It's been a long while i was watching IT however the demon suddenly left, leaving me alone. I felt so relived... It's been the scariest moment in my life so far... meeting hun'ahn... although ... strange daemon it was, sometimes it seemed as if it was scared of me. I've looked at the bowl, so thirsty i was... Maybe it really was only water? I tried to move my head to reach the bowl, i just couldn't... my head barely nudged. Fortunately that was enough, i could touch the liquid with my tongue, oh gods! So good it felt, so cold and .... and wet. My dried mouth felt like a desert experiencing first rain after many years of drought. Then I've felt that musky odor... I knew that smell, wolfs! A long howl dense my blood. Then I saw him, unmistakably alpha wolf was advancing towards me, i could just look at him launching himself at my throat. Suddenly he yelped when something just swept him away, his head hit the wall and exploded, at the entrance the daemon was fighting with the rest of the pack. I couldn't believe in my own eyes, i-it... it was protecting me. *** He was coming back when he heard the excited howls. Wolfs! He dropped the wood and run at his top speed. 'too slow... i wont gonna make it' he thought and closed his eyes, sending the essence to his legs, like this he was faster then lightning. He made it in the last second, kicking away the wolf he send shim straight at the wall, then pulling out his swords he stood at the entrance fighting with the rest of the wolfs. Last wolf run away yelping in pain, his fur was on fire. She watched as the Daemon cleaned his swords and put them away. There wasn't even a scratch on his body. He slowly came looking at her, making sure she was okay, he picked up the dead wolf and walked out. He skinned the dead wolfs and got rid of the bodies, five fresh furs were drying in the snow in front of his shelter. When he got inside she was drinking water, leaping it from he bowl, she looked at him then ignoring his presence she continued drinking. That was kind of improvement, she finally stooped growling at him. He sat at the fire and filled his bowl with still warm stew and ate. He finished his meal and looked at her, her shining eyes were glued to him, but this time it was different, instead of fear, her eyes were filled with curiosity. "Hungry?" No reaction, she just watched him. He pointed at the stew then at her, extending his hand with empty bowl. She just looked at him, he couldn't tell if she understood him, but suddenly she nodded. He took her now empty bowl and filled it with the stew. Then put it in front of her just like watter and moved away. She slowly sniffed it then tried to eat it, however she had some trouble with it, she sighed and looked at him then she jest meowed. He was taken aback, was she just asking for help? No, no way she was. She meowed again, then looked at him, then at the bowl, and again at him. Now this was getting interesting. "You what me to help you?" He pointed at him then pretended to be eating, then he pointed at her. She hesitated a while then nodded again. He wondered, should he take that risk? He let the essence encase his body, this way she won't be able to harm him. Slowly he moved closer, reaching for her head, when she hissed loudly showing her teeth. He backed away and sat opposite to her in the corner. After all she didn't want him to help her. But then, she meowed again. She looked at him, and quickly looked away ashamed of what she did a while ago. "... narrn-nhah..." Did she really spoke? His jaw dropped, so she could speak after all? "...Airu?" she looked at him. Again he sat next to her. Slowly he touched her head, her body shivered however she did not hiss at him, gently he lifted her numb body, holding her with one hand, he took the spoon and moved it closer to her mouth. Strange it looked although spoon by spoon she was slowly emptying the bowl. Finally she mowed her face away when he brought another spoon to her mouth, she had enough. Carefully he put her back, and covered her with his cape. "...narribu..." She closed her eyes and soon fall asleep. He sat peacefully by the fire wondering what have he got himself into... * * *
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