Crystal Feather: Part 2
Chapter 2
Weeks had passed since Flynn's fateful encounter with the dragoness Aura in the abandoned castle, he had heard rumours that Aura had disappeared and no longer posed a threat to the empire and it's ruler, which made Flynn fear the worst. Sir Godfrey took credit for Aura's disappearance, making up blatant lies about how he slayed her and made her "beg for mercy" before putting her down. Flynn knew the truth however, Sir Godfrey ran away from her screaming like a scared child while she had crumpled his Vertotank and tossed it away like an empty tin can. Tomorrow was going to be a big day, the emperor Lord Juggernaut himself was going to be visiting Isaronburg from the imperial capital of Vastrov. There would be large, elaborate military marches, banquets in his honor and all manners of celebrations, the ruler of Isaronburg, King Bradley, was sparing no expense in welcoming the emperor of mankind to his city. For the moment however, Flynn Wellfeather was attending one of Sir Godfrey's stuffy parties where he would make sad attempts at flirting with women and impressing his fascist friends, telling tall tales about slaying dragons and putting down rebel armies singlehandedly, most stories actually ending with him running for his life or hiring mercenaries to descretely do his job. Flynn was forced to walk about the party tending to overdecorated knights and military commanders who chatted and paraded their wives around as music from an ebony piano played in the background.
"Flynn my boy! Make yourself useful and bring some more champagne!" Sir Godfrey demanded, his glass empty as his fellow knights, all clad in military uniforms with too many medals and tassels laughed and gasped at his made up stories. Flynn himself was dressed for the occasion as well, wearing a standard tan colored military uniform with garrison hat and red armband which possessed the symbol of the Empire of Man, a black hammer in a white circle.
"Yes sir!" Flynn said, saluting Sir Godfrey with a roman salute, the standard salute of imperial soldiers. Sir Godfrey simply waved Flynn away and burped.
"Yes, yes, be gone with you now." Sir Godfrey said. Flynn then left to fetch more drink for Sir Godfrey and his guests, quietly complaining to himself along the way to the wine cellar.
"I'm supposed to be trained to be a knight, not a... manservant!" Flynn said to himself as he fetched the champagne from the cellar. Along the way back however he had encountered a new servant he had not previously seen before. She was a fair skinned lady with golden hair and blue eyes, a youthful and beautiful face and a nice body. Her attire suggested she was a commoner, with a white blouse, brown skirt and orange work apron, her long hair was partially covered by a red and white spotted bandana.
"That Sir Godfrey, look at that windbag!" She said, her voice sounded familiar to Flynn.
"Ma'am, if you value you job I wouldn't recommend letting Sir Godfrey hear you say that." Flynn said to her, though he admitted that he was dazzled by her appearance.
"Oh Flynn, you're still defending Sir Godfrey?" The woman said, crossing her hands and smirking at Flynn.
"Flynn? How did you..." Flynn was going to say when suddenly the woman moved close and softly kissed him on the lips.
"Aura..." Flynn said, recognizing her finally.
"But, how are you... human?" Flynn asked, Aura smiled.
"Transformation is one of the most rudimentary spells, it's usually the first one dragons learn. Walking around in our true, giant forms is pretty inconvenient after all, especially when trying to keep a low profile." Aura said. "Meet me after you're done pampering Colonel Klink and his toadies, we have much to discuss."
"Flynn! I'm still waiting on my wine!" Sir Godfrey's voice echoed through the halls of his mansion.
"I have to get going before I'm missed. I'll speak with you later Aura." Flynn said and went to finish the rest of his night serving the pompous knight and the rest of the attendees of his party.
Later that evening, Flynn had left the mansion after Sir Godfrey's party had ended and Godfrey himself had passed out on his couch, snoring like a drunken oaf. Just as he was about to enter his home, Flynn saw Aura in her human form standing outside his door.
"Aura!" Flynn said excitedly as Aura approached him.
"It's so good to see you again, I heard you were..." Flynn started to speak but was silenced by a slap across the face. "Ow!"
"First and foremost, that's for abandoning me in the night. Even though we had a deal, it isn't nice to let a woman wake up alone in her bed." Aura said judgingly as Flynn rubbed his cheek.
"I-I'm sorry." Flynn said, Aura simply moved her head forward and kissed him on the lips.
"I didn't mean to abandon you, it's just... You shouldn't be here! This isn't a safe place for you or just about anyone else who isn't human. They execute mystics and therians all the time here as "rebels" and "disturbers of the peace". Just the other day I saw them hang five therians, and before then three humans were given the firing squad for giving bread to kobolds." Flynn explained, trying to explain the reasons for his departure to Aura.
"No offense, but you live in a true shithole, Flynn." Aura said.
"It's insane, if you've come here just for me... I'm not worth it. I don't want you to be killed and displayed at the prison like a slab of meat." Flynn said, receiving a second slap in the face from Aura. "Ow! Stop that!"
"That's for saying you're not worth it. Truth be told, you're the first decent human I've seen in a long time. Also, I have my own reasons for being here as well." Aura said in a contemplative manner. There was a short period of silence before them before Flynn finally spoke.
"You should come inside, it's a cold night and this city has a curfew, anybody wandering about at night without a permit would be arrested and sent to the gulags." Flynn said as the two then entered his small home, which was kept tidy though had some peeling paint and was lit by harsh fluorescent lights that gave everything a slight blue tint to it.
"It's good to be alone so I could finally get into a more comfortable form." Aura said, transforming back into her smaller, drake form and stretching her wings. Flynn was a little embarrassed to admit, but even though her human form was beautiful, the form she was in at this moment was his favorite as it possessed a unique beauty that he adored. Aura approached Flynn and wrapped both her furry arms and angelic wings around him, coming face to face with him. Flynn's face redenned slightly and Aura responded by placing her lips to his, kissing him softly.
"You're beautiful." Flynn said.
"Thank you. I have other reasons for being here though, as I've said before." Aura said, taking a seat on Flynn's old couch which had a few patches on it from tears that had formed over time.
"What reason could you possibly have to come to this city? I certainly hope suicide isn't the answer." Flynn said.
"I've come on a mission, one which might be a little... complicated. I'm here to rescue Salamander, the red dragon." Aura said, sounding a little embarrassed. Flynn sighed and shook his head.
"Salamander? The red beast of death!!? You can't possibly mean... certainly you're not thinking of rushing in and freeing him in the middle of tomorrow's triumph!!?" Flynn said, raising his voice somewhat.
"Oh yes, tomorrow's "triumph", the celebration of Lord Juggernaut's victory over Salamander the red dragon, where Juggernaut will be caged and displayed for all to see and where all the soldiers and other fascists march around, kicking their feet in the air like a line of little ducklings. How cute." Aura said jokingly as Flynn calmed down a little. "Yes, I intend to rescue him right in the middle of the ceremony, I'd like to give Juggernaut a piece of my mind as well. One thing though, don't interrupt me, things might get ugly if Salamander sees us together."
"He's your lover isn't he?" Flynn asked, sounding somewhat accusing.
"Former lover." Aura responded, emphasizing "former". "I assure you I'm no longer spoken for. However, Salamander is a possessive, childish, violent fool and has a particular dislike for humans, so for your own safety I'd recommend keeping a low profile and staying as far away from him as possible."
Flynn was aware of the stories of the dreaded red dragon Salamander. He was given the grim nickname of "the butcher of Valyon", a dragon who in human form devastated an entire army of soldiers and vertitanks, and who had strangled the king of Valyon with his bare hands and terrorized humans, therians and mystics alike for his own entertainment. In his true form, he is said to possess the power to destroy the world and reduce it to a charred desert of ashen dunes, a dragon who can create explosions as if the sky was giving birth to the sun. Why Aura had previously been the mate of this wretched murderer was beyond Flynn, though she clearly regretted this decision, and Flynn was truly worried of what horrible plans the dragon elders had with the red dragon. As much as Flynn wanted the world to finally be free of the empire and Juggernaut, he did not want to see the world destroyed in the process.
"Don't worry Flynn, the dragon elders merely want him back in our possession, they don't want his power falling into Juggernaut's hands. When we bring him back to Drakia he will be punished for his actions, possibly even executed." Aura said, assuring Flynn of her intentions.
"I trust you. But I'm afraid of what would happen tomorrow. What if Juggernaut decides to destroy the city in retaliation? Or what if Salamander gets loose?" Flynn asked.
"That will not happen." Aura said as she stood up from the couch. She then entered Flynn's bedroom and began removing the old peasant clothes she still had on, disrobing one piece at a time.
"I would like to spend another night with you though Flynn, and this time I expect to wake up next to you tomorrow." Aura said as she disrobed, her white, furry dragon body being once again exposed to Flynn, this time in his own home. Flynn simply stood there in awe, staring at the naked dragoness before him, her fine breasts and perfect sex enticing his senses as she stretched her wings and arms with a yawn. She turned to Flynn and smiled.
"I certainly hope you're not going to bed in your uniform squire." Aura said.
"Oh, right!" Flynn said as he then quickly removed his clothes. Aura licked her lips looking at Flynn's naked body and leaned over the bed, presenting her hindquarters to him and lifting her tail.
"Let's do it dragon style!" Aura said playfully as she reached her hand between her legs and spread her vagina open with her fingers, giving Flynn a good look at the lovely, wet parts he would soon enter. Flynn would love to be able to do this every night. Slowly, he approached Aura and placed his hands on her slender hips, lining his manhood to her entrance as she wrapped her tail around his waist. Just as he was about to enter her, she used her tail to force him entirely inside of her, making him gasp in surprise as he found his member once again engulfed in her hot body. Aura turned her head to the side, looking back at Flynn with a red face, a seductive grin and bedroom eyes. Flynn responded by pulling his penis partially out of her before pushing it back in, soon enough moving in and out of her body with ease as her slippery parts made their lovemaking feel smooth and unimpeded. Flynn groaned at the feeling of Aura's vaginal walls occasionally expanding and contracting around him and warm fluids running out of her and dripping onto the wooden floor beneath. As he pushed in and out of her, Aura moaned in delight and used her hips to push back against his pelvis each time he thrust into her.
"Oohhhh... Flynn..." Aura moaned, shutting her eyes and panting as she began to feel herself growing closer and closer to her first orgasm. Feeling empowered by his ability to satisfy a dragoness, he wanted to help her along her first orgasm and reached his hand between her legs and began fondling her parts as he continued to have sex with her. Aura continued moaning loudly as Flynn moved in and out of her, they fit together like a hand in a glove, despite their difference in species and anatomy their lovemaking felt surprisingly natural and right.
"Oh Flynn! Harder!" Aura moaned, arching her back somewhat. Flynn groaned and followed her commands, thrusting as hard as possible into her body and making her moan louder and louder until she was practically crying, he felt her legs shaking beneath him as she grew ever closer to her orgasm and she continued to moan and call out his name. The sound of her moans and the slapping of flesh made the experience all the more sensual to him as he pleasured her, and soon enough he used the middle and index finger of his right hand to rub around her clitoris, driving the white dragoness wild with pleasure.
"Ah! Ahhh! Flynn!!!" Aura moaned as his thrusting and fondling of her most sensitive parts was driving her over the edge. The intensity was getting too much for her and she shed a few tears, she looked back at Flynn who kept going, pushing in and out of her with everything he had and who was also about to reach his climax.
"Nnngh! Should I pull out?" Flynn asked, Aura shook her head.
"No! Finish inside me! Ahhh!" Aura said.
"Ahhhh! Flynn!!!" Aura shouted in pleasure as she reached her climax, her vaginal walls tightening around Flynn as torrents of her ejaculate began to squirt out of her vagina which was pulsing with heat and pleasure. She squeezed again and again and moaned loudly, her fluids running out of her womanhood and dripping onto the floor, forming a small puddle at their feet.
"Ah! Aura! Nnngh!!!" Flynn groaned as he finally felt his own orgasm as well, he pushed his member as far as he could into Aura and began to ejaculate directly into her womb, filling her with his hot semen as she continued to come as well. The two came together for a while until they finally finished, the two panting together.
"Aura." Flynn said.
"Yes?" Aura responded.
"I want this war to end... Please be careful." Flynn said to her. The two then turned in for the night, and Aura thought about how she was going to pull of her mission the next day.
Meanwhile, aboard the imperial flagship Dark Haven, Emperor Juggernaut and his bodyguards walked through the halls towards their prisoner, the red dragon Salamander.
"Hail Victory!" The two guards at Salamanders cell said to their emperor as they both saluted him with their right hands.
"Hail Victory." Juggernaut responded coldly, his two guards clad in power armor walking beside him. Juggernaut was an older man, with short grey hair and a grey beard, a harsh, stern face and build befitting of a military commander who has fought many battles. His uniform consisted of a black, double collared shirt with a medallion and numerous medals showing his status as emperor and military overlord. He also wore long, leather boots and a red cape and black military beret with a metallic hammer badge on the front. On his right arm he had a red armband which possessed the familiar hammer symbol but with several black stars around it.
"I wish to speak to our "guest"." Juggernaut said, the two guards opened the door and stood aside, holding their rifles as Juggernaut entered the cell with his bodyguards. In the corner of the room was a large figure, human in form but unnatural and frightening in appearance. Salamander, the prisoner turned his head slightly towards Juggernaut but did not face him.
"Salamander, the Butcher of Valyon." Juggernaut said. Salamander stood up, though he had chains connected to his hands and feet. He stood approximately 8 feet tall and had pale skin, almost white, and long, wild black hair. His body was covered in bulging muscles, his hands had six fingers.
"So... the "Emperor of Mankind" has paid his brother a visit?" Salamander said, his voice a rumbling growl.
"Brother?" Juggernaut asked, Salamander then began to chuckle.
"Leave us!" Juggernaut commanded his bodyguards, who stepped out of the room, closing it behind them.
"You dare refer to me as your brother?" Juggernaut said as Salamander turned to face Juggernaut, his eyes were yellow and his mouth was full of sharpened, inhuman fangs.
"Tell me, oh mighty Juggernaut, does the Crystal Feather still elude you? Tell me, how many more cities have to burn, how many kingdoms have to fall, how many lives must be destroyed, before you finally give up on your impossible wish?" Salamander said with a large, fang-filled grin on his face.
"As many as it takes to establish order in this world." Juggernaut responded.
"And you're going to achieve this with the help of those disgusting apes?" Salamander said.
"Don't underestimate the fearsome power of mankind." Juggernaut said. "They do not possess fangs, or fiery breath, or sharp claws, but when scorned and brought together as one they can create a force which is truly magnificent and terrifying to behold. A single locust is harmless, a swarm can bring devastation to everything in it's path."
"So Mr. Domination and Darkness has himself an army of toys to play with?" Salamander said mockingly, Juggernaut smiled and silently laughed.
"Humans are weak, much like ants they cannot lead themselves, they need to be lead, they desire to lead, and I desire to be their leader. Power is truly a wonderful thing, a dragon requires magic, strength and fire breath to level cities and destroy kingdoms, I can do the same with only the lifting of a finger." Juggernaut said. "Oh, I also have a gift for you. And some interesting news."
Juggernaut then took a small box from his pocket and opened it, revealing a single white feather. He sniffed the feather and then handed it Salamander.
"One of my men found this in an abandoned castle north of Isaironburg, recognize the scent "brother"?" Juggernaut said, Salamander then smelled the feather, realizing who it belonged to.
"Aura!?" Salamander said in surprise. "She reeks of... no!"
"It appears that Aura has different uses for humans, I believe she may very well be in Isaironburg now. Tell me Salamander, how does it feel knowing that one of those filthy apes is in Isaironburg now, no doubt making a plaything out of your former mate.
"I will kill everyone in that city! Everyone is going to die!!!" Salamander screamed and lunged at Juggernaut, but the enchanted shackles around his arms and legs kept his strength at bay. Juggernaut laughed.
"Still as much of a savage as always Salamander. When we go to Isaironburg, we will parade you around for all to see where your place is, Aura will no doubt attempt to rescue you and you will witness me kill her in front of your very eyes. Then, when we come back to Vastrov I will have my scientists pick you apart until you bend to my will. You will be my own personal killing machine, and all the hatred you feel towards me will be used to make me a god." Juggernaut said coldly before turning around and leaving Salamander's cell. In rage, Salamander then growled so loud that his voice echoed throughout the ship.