FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

Carnal Combat II

Episode V - Ripples by the Drop

By FJE http://www.furaffinity.net/user/emerson/

1/9/07

Disclaimer: This story contains graphic sex between adults. There's likely to be bondage, hardcore sex, softcore sex, tentacle sex, ninja sex, ninja beatings, ninjas beating off, and other unspeakable acts. If you are not of age to view this stuff, or if it might make you cry, please don't read it. Thanks.

Rhane made her way into the Throne Room, approaching Nicodemus and Alexandros. Both the Grandmaster and the Ambassador were engaged in discussion, but the vixen thought nothing of stepping right up onto the diasis with them, her face showing obvious concern.

"Something troubling you, my dear?" Alexandros asked, looking down at the vixen. Rhane nodded her head.

"Winter is missing," she said, looking back and forth between the two. "She didn't show up for breakfast this morning, so I went looking for her. She wasn't in her room, so I had some of the guard help me look. We've combed the entire Hall, and she's nowhere to be found."

Nicodemus lifted his eyebrows. "She's gone? Well, when was the last anyone saw of her?"

"Sometime last night," Rhane said in a worried voice. "One of the guests saw her heading for the dojos. We searched there, but nothing seemed out of place."

Alexandros stroked his chin, thinking the situation over. "I cannot feel her presence here, and yet I do not feel she is gone. This is most curious," he said, looking back at Rhane. "How had she been handling her loss in the Tournament?"

"Fairly well. She was upset at first, but there was plenty to do to take her mind off of things. I know that she had been spending a lot of time with Suki, from the House of Sand."

"I know Suki," Alexandros said, nodding. "Have you talked to her?"

"Yes, Sir. She's equally worried. She hasn't seen Winter since early yesterday."

Nicodemus looked at Alexandros, and Alexandros returned the concerned gaze. "Very well," Nicodemus finally said. "I'll put the guards on alert. We'll search until we find our Winter."

"In the meantime," Alexandros said, his face taking on a passive look, "Have Adonis summoned here. I'd like to speak with him."

Rhane clenched her fists. "You think he had something to do with this?"

"No, I want to offer him a chance to help us find our friend," he said with a smile. "I'm interested to see how he reacts."

Rhane's paws curled up even tighter, and she gritted her teeth. That was far from the answer she had hoped for.

* * *

Hitomi awoke slowly, her head swimming with lewd thoughts and thigh-wetting images. Her eyes blinked open, but saw nothing; her senses awoke moments later, reaching out instinctively. She was in her room, in her bed, and it was late in the morning.

She felt a damp cloth touch her forehead. "G'mornin', lass," said a soft voice from above her bed. "Thought ye' might sleep 'till the end o' days, way you were slumberin'."

Hitomi smirked. "I...guess I got beat pretty bad, huh?"

Kassidy shook her head. "Actually, t'was a quick fight, from what Ah' hear. That masked fellow who you fought brought you back here. You had a bad fever. Methinks it t'was that smoke you breathed in durin' that game. Took me all night to break the fever."

The mouse sighed deeply. "I can't believe it. I was like a student in there with him. He practically bent me over his knee and spanked me."

Kassidy dabbed at Hitomi's face with the rag. "Would that be a legal move, lass?"

Hitomi laughed. "Actually, it would."

The collie tended to Hitomi for a bit longer before she left the mouse to herself. Hitomi was heartbroken. The loss stung her hard, for not only had it been a quick and early defeat, but she knew the blame was all on her shoulders. The game of Sensuale had been a grave error on her part, and beyond that she knew that Ruin had intimidated her. Deep down, she knew it was true.

Eventually the mouse pulled herself out of bed and started to ready herself for the day. Ruin might have defeated her, but she still had unresolved issues with the canine.

* * *

After Kassidy left Hitomi, the collie started her walk back to her own quarters. Unlike the other fighters and guests, Kassidy rarely left her room. The exceptions were when she had to fight, and when she would go see Hitomi. Other than that the collie kept to herself.

Hitomi had been trying to get her to spend some time with the other fighters, but Kassidy wasn't interested. She was sure that they were all probably nice enough, but she had no desire to make any connections outside of the House of Fog. Her House was her home and that was where she intended to keep her focus.

The collie stopped near a window in the corridor she was traveling. Looking out over the lush Garden of Decadence, she felt a painful twinge in her soul, longing for her old home. She swept the memory away, however. What was done was done and what was gone was gone.

Kassidy was unaware that Spectre had turned the corner and spotted her. As she gazed out the window, the skunk quietly approached.

"Good morning, Kass," he said, keeping a respectful distance. He was well aware by now of the collie's reserved nature.

Kassidy turned her head, just barely looking at the skunk. She knew he was trying to be friendly, but she also knew his reasons for doing so had more to do with her surface appearance. Her accent and her foreign looks had won her many unwanted admirers.

"Well met, sir," she said politely, giving him a nod and leaving it at that.

Spectre frowned a bit. "You know, if I've offended you somehow, I honestly didn't mean to. I'm just trying to show a little, you know, friendliness."

"I know what you're doing, child," she said, gazing up at Spectre with her mystifying eyes. "I'm diff'rent from the other lasses ye' might know. I'm unexplored territory, and that's where your interests lie. I'm also g'ven to another, so aside from your ways o' Combat, I will not be for another.

"And the Combat," she said, looking sternly at the skunk, "Is merely a way for me to repay the generosity of the House of Fog."

Spectre raised an eyebrow. "I apologize. I didn't mean to come off that way. I also didn't know you had a mate. Is he here?"

Kassidy returned her gaze out of the window. "He left this world long ago," she said simply. "He waits for me in the next, and I intend to follow the path that the fates set for me, up until I meet with him again."

Spectre rubbed the back of his neck. Things were getting more and more awkward the more he talked.

"I'm sorry about your loss."

"T'was no loss. He's simply gone ahead o' me. 'Tis a separation, nothing more."

The skunk sighed, and then laughed. Kassidy looked at him in surprise, caught off guard by the sudden amusement that Spectre was expressing.

"I'm sorry," he chuckled, shaking his head. "I'm just digging my grave deeper and deeper here. Look, I'm heading for the Great Room to get something to eat. I'd really like it if you at least went for the walk and filled me in a bit on yourself, so I can stop sticking my foot in my mouth."

Kassidy finally cracked a slight smile. She looked off in the direction of her room, and then back at Spectre. She figured it wouldn't hurt to just talk to him...and besides, it would make Hitomi happy to know that she had socialized a little.

"Aye, that can be done," she said, nodding to the skunk as she gathered up her skirt a bit. "Lead the way, m'lord."

* * *

Adonis' quarters were dark. The windows had been shuttered, closing out all light. It was almost pitch black inside, even though the sun was at it's highest point just outside. Everything was quiet, and everything was in place.

Except for Adonis. He had been gone from his quarters all day. No one had entered, no one had left - except for Ruin. He had been there most of the morning, hiding expertly in the dragon's chambers, hoping to be able to listen in on the House of Exile. Instead he found himself wasting time. Where ever Adonis was, he clearly wasn't planning on being back at his quarters anytime soon.

Ruin and Selena had devised a plan to try and garner more information on the enigmatic Adonis and his new regime. Whether or not the dragon was actually up to anything underhanded was open to interpretation - the canine had heard rumors of the disappearance of one of the eliminated Combatants - but both Selena and Ruin agreed that it would behoove them to collect as much information on the new House as possible.

Once he decided there was no point in remaining in Adonis quarters any longer, he slipped out silently, leaving no evidence that he was ever there. He made his way down the corridors of the Hall, his presence detectable to only the most observant passerby. To most, he was just a shadow passing along the walls.

The ninja started towards the Dungeons. There were secret passages down there, and while it was unlikely that Adonis knew of them, Ruin figured that it was worth investigation.

As he expected, the Dungeons were quiet and the hidden areas and passages were abandoned. The secret rooms were mostly torture areas and what could be described as "rougher" play areas, and since the House of Light took over it was clear that this all saw little use. Indeed, there was no sign that anyone had been in the secret rooms since the House of Shadow had left.

The more Ruin tried to find out about Adonis, the colder the trail became, and that alone convinced him that the dragon was hiding something. The canine started to make his way up out of the Dungeon, leaving one of the hidden passages he was in.

As he stepped out of the passage and into a common area, he heard something off to his side, something like pebbles falling. He looked quickly, but all he saw was his own shadow, cast on the wall by the lantern light. Ruin listened for a moment longer and then headed off, keeping himself alert and focused.

It wasn't until he was in the main area of the Dungeon, where the standard bondage equipment sat, that he noticed something was wrong. He heard breathing, and not his own. The ninja stopped and observed the room, looking for anything out of place. The lanterns cast his shadow all over, bouncing it on several walls. His shadow flickered and shifted with the flick of the lantern light.

Except for one shadow. He didn't turn his head, but he was aware that one shadow was still and motionless, cast against a wall that there was no lantern opposite of, no light source to cast the shadow. Ruin barely moved, but slowly he worked his fingers to pull a sharp throwing star out of a concealed pouch on his glove, and down into his palm.

Ruin struck quickly, hurling the star at the shadow. The star zipped towards it's target, and the shadow suddenly leapt clear, peeling off the wall and up onto a stretching rack. Ruin scowled, watching the shadow slowly morph, taking on a solid form.

The shadow was roughly canine, like him, and it was solid, inky black from head to toe. It wore a ninja mask and uniform similar to his, and it's eyes glowed red. Whatever it was, it was clearly dangerous.

Ruin quickly drew dagger from his tunic. He was in no mood for Combat; this was a fight. He leapt at the shadow, and the shadow leapt at him.

Each ninja attacked the other fiercely. Ruin swept his knife at the shadow and the shadow brought a hard elbow into the side of Ruin's face. The dagger cut through the shadow cleanly, covered in a thick black mist, but the shadow didn't react. Ruin felt the elbow nearly break his jaw, but he quickly shook it off.

Ruin began to trade blows with the shadow. He took notice that while his knife slid through his opponent, his strikes landed on solid flesh and bone. Whatever the other ninja was, he was vulnerable.

With the realization that he could physically hurt the apparition, Ruin focused on his hand-to-hand skills. He blocked a right hand from the other ninja and caught his wrist, and then did the same with the shadow's follow-up left hand. As the shadow tried to yank his arms free from Ruin's grasp, Ruin yanked him down and threw up a hard knee, smashing it into the shadow's muzzle. Black blood poured forth, and the shadow stumbled backwards.

Ruin was well on his way in to capitalize on the shadow's stunned state when the inky figure threw something at his attacker. Ruin gasped as he was hit in the face with something thick and vile, that seemed to try and wrap around his head. He grabbed it quickly and pulled, barely getting it off before it had enveloped his muzzle. It disintegrated in his paws once it was off, crumbling into black dust.

He looked up just in time to see the shadow escaping up the main Dungeon stairs. He pursued him, racing after the mysterious figure as fast as he could. He was barely up the steps when he saw someone laying there on the upper landing. It only took a few seconds for him to realize that it was Hitomi.

Ruin hurried to her side. The mouse looked dazed, but there was no visible sign of injury. "What happened?" He asked quickly.

"I...I heard something down here, and when I came down...someone rushed by and hit me, hard," she said, her voice trembling.

Ruin growled. The shadow would have to be allowed to escape; help for Hitomi was the new priority. "Come on. Let's get you up."

"No," Hitomi said, grabbing his arm. "Go get whoever that was."

Ruin hesitated a moment, and then nodded. He stood up and began to chase after the shadow once more.

He never made it more than three steps. Something cracked across the back of his head, and he stumbled forward, slamming against the stairs. He rolled over and saw the shadow standing over him, eyes burning, with a black staff in his paw.

"You're quite sweet," he cooed in a dark mockery of Hitomi's voice, and then the staff was slammed against his jaw, and he remembered nothing more.

* * *

Ruin awoke with a throbbing headache and a sore jaw. A House of Light guard was standing over him with Rhane next to him, looking concerned.

"Are you alright," the vixen asked, sitting down on the steps. Ruin nodded, rubbing his chin.

"For the most part," he said, happy to find that his jaw wasn't snapped. "We have an uninvited guest."

* * *

The Hall of Combat contained two temples within it's grounds. One, the Combat Temple, was less a place of worship than it was an arena; it was built to accommodate fights, and was a temple in name only. It wasn't even attached to the actual Hall, and it was found on the other side of the Garden of Decadence.

The second temple was a true place of reverence and religion. Called the Shrine of the Holies, it consisted of one large room meant for a large number of individuals to gather and worship, and then a series of smaller rooms that could be used for private prayer. Each room, including the main chamber, contained images of the many Gods of the land. Even in the Hall of Combat, during the Tournament, there was need to worship and seek the will of the Gods.

Selena often surprised those who knew her with her devotion to the Gods. She was reserved, she enjoyed the finer things in life, and she had something of a devious side, but she felt that her life was one blessed by the Gods.

She stood in the main chamber of the Shrine, crowded in with the many other worshipers there that morning. On her agenda was further research into Adonis and his Exiles, but she knew that first she needed to give tribute to the Gods, to ask for their guidance in her efforts.

The reptile femme pushed her way through the crowd, up to the front of the chamber. The main chamber was quite large, both wide and long with tall ceilings. There were large windows that let in light, but the windows were covered with thin Tapestries; as the sun filtered through the colored fabric, it cast bright beams of light on the cold stone floor.

At the front of the chamber was a series of padded mats to kneel on, before large statues representing all of the different Gods. Selena found an empty mat and she kneeled there, closing her eyes as she began to pray.

When she finished praying, she opened her eyes and began to stand. As she did, Selena caught sight of another worshiper, kneeling just ahead of her. Something about the girl struck Selena as...odd. The ferret was long and lean, as was common with her species, but she was oddly dressed. A black corset and black panties were all that covered her, and they bore odd markings all over.

What was truly odd was that she wasn't praying. She was just staring at one of the towering statues with a paw down her panties, clearly masturbating. While sex and pleasure was a definite part of their religion, such an act in a house of worship was nearly sacrilege.

The ferret suddenly stopped her actions, turning her head to look directly at Selena. Her gaze was piercing, and a thin smile crept to her lips as she saw the lizard. Slowly, the ferret femme pulled her paw out of her pants and she stood, still smiling at Selena as she started to back away.

Selena wasn't sure what it was, but there was something in her screaming to both pursue the other girl and to get away. She hesitated only a moment before she started to pursue the ferret, pushing through the crowd towards her target.

The ferret girl turned and walked away casually, not seeming to be concerned that Selena was pursuing her. Selena watched the ferret closely, following along as fast as she could push through the crowd.

The ferret headed towards one of the private worship rooms, opening the door and closing it quickly behind her. Selena arrived at the door moments later, looking around quickly before she listened carefully, trying to hear inside.

Invading a private room while someone was using it was incredibly frowned upon, considered a violation of the most personal space. Selena, however, highly doubted that the ferret was showing the Gods any form of honor in there. She put her paw on the handle and then readied herself, bursting in quickly.

Selena's rush of adrenaline burned away quickly as she found the room empty. The small space had little more than a mat, small effigies of the Gods, and two lit lanterns on either side of the room. There was no ferret, and no other way out.

The lizard rubbed her head as she contemplated the situation. She was sure that she had seen the ferret come into this room. Selena never heard the door click shut behind her, nor did she see the ferret clinging to the ceiling above her by some unseen force.

The ferret dropped suddenly, landing on Selena's back. The reptile barely had time to jerk her body in surprise before the ferret yanked her head to the side and sank sharp fangs into Selena's neck, piercing through her scales and into her flesh.

Selena felt her mind wander, far away from where it would have control of her body. The rest would be a blur to her, but the ferret saw it all clearly, and savored it. As the lizard femme fell under her control, she pulled her fangs out of Selena's neck and threw her prey against the front wall of the small room, under the effigies of the Gods.

Slowly, the ferret approached Selena, slipping off her panties as she did. What Selena did not see in the main chamber was that the ferret was stroking her clit, until what started as a small feminine nub was now a thick, throbbing erection, dripping cum from the tip. The shaft jutted up from her clithood, bobbing just above her damp pussy.

The ferret grabbed Selena's legs just under her knees and she spread the lizard's thighs open, pushing her limbs back. Selena moaned, forced up against the wall and bent in half, her barely-adequate loincloth fluttering out of the way, leaving her puffy folds easy prey for the well-hung ferret girl.

As the ferret pushed her cock into Selena's muff, she moaned herself, feeling the warm, tight folds wrapping around her feminine erection. As it slid in, she leaned in over Selena, flashing her fangs at the reptile.

"I've fancied meeting you, Selena," she hissed, licking her lips. "The mighty Selena...mistress to Kaine...servant of Nobu Ra' Chi. It's quite...hot...to have you moaning on my dick."

Selena's eyes darted up, staring at the ferret, but it was clear that the reptile had checked out. There was nothing behind her expression but lust and hunger, and as the ferret started to fuck the lizard, all Selena could do in response was moan louder.

The ferret pounded her hips off of Selena, driving her throbbing cock in and out of the tight pussy that was wrapped around it. Every stroke was heaven; the lizard was certainly built for fucking. That, however, was not why she was taking so much pleasure from her prey. No, she considered this a personal victory, for this was not just any meal: This was Selena.

With a sharp gasp catching in her throat, the ferret arched her back, feeling her breasts bounce heavy on her chest. If she had balls, she imagined that this would be where they started to pull up, hugging tight to her body in preparation. She would not let Selena, however, get any pleasure from it.

The reptile whimpered in dazed despair as the ferret suddenly pulled her hard, throbbing cock out of the slick mound it had been fucking. She wrapped a slender paw around her cock and started to stroke it fast, until she began to cum hard. As the ferret cried out in pleasure and blew her load into the air, Selena groaned and squirmed as the cum spattered over her body, over the effigies of the Gods, over the altar. The image of the Gods hovering over her while cum landed on her face would be the last thing that she recalled before a hot darkness overcame her.

* * *

Daichi was on his way to see Spectre when he spotted Khan Lei lurking near the end of a corridor. He was about to bypass the obnoxious tiger when he noticed who Khan was talking to: Reiko. The fox smirked and headed towards them, curious to see what the score was between the wolfess and the feline.

Khan had his back to Daichi as the fox approached, but Reiko was facing him, and she stiffened noticeably when she caught sight of the nearing vulpine. Khan caught the change in Reiko's posture and he turned, just in time to come nose-to-nose with the fox.

"Khan," Daichi said simply, before nodding to Reiko. "Miss Reiko. Haven't see you around lately. Been hiding on us?"

"Just...busy." She said, stealing a quick glance at the smirking Khan. "Got a big fight tonight, you know."

"She does," Khan said, making an obvious attempt to put his body between the wolfess and the fox. "I'm just givin' her some pointers."

"That so?" Daichi feigned a smile, and then looked at Reiko. "Good luck. You'll do well. I'm curious to see what techniques you've developed."

Daichi chose his words carefully. It was clear that Reiko was upset when she was compared to her foster brother, Dusk. She was clearly out to make a name for herself, and Daichi made sure to stress that he wanted to see how she faired as Reiko, Combatant - not Reiko, sister to Dusk.

It worked. Reiko clearly lit up. "Well, thanks. I've got a few ideas I'm eager to try out. Suki won't know what hit her."

The wolfess started to step out from behind Khan, when the tiger put an arm out to block her. "Don't go telling him," he growled. "After you beat Suki, you may have to fight him. Don't want to go givin' out yer' secrets."

Daichi grinned. He was obviously stepping on Khan's toes now. "Reiko, should you be taking advice from our friend here? I mean, two first-round Tournament eliminations...that's not exactly a winning record, you know?"

Khan's fur bristled and he stepped up to the fox. "Watch your mouth, you little puke, or I'll make sure you don't make it to your fight with that vixen fuck friend of yours..."

"Don't talk about foxes so rudely, skipper," said a voice from behind Daichi. Another red fox turned the corner, stepping into view before he leaned against the corridor wall. He carried a long, sheathed katana over his shoulder.

"Take your girl there and move on. We don't need dick-measuring contests in the hallways, eh?"

Daichi smirked at the other fox, who in turn winked and brushed his white-tipped bangs back. He had a scruff of black fur on his white-furred chin, and his long hair was pulled into a ponytail in the back. The fox looked rather ragged overall.

Khan looked between the two foxes, and then grabbed Reiko's wrist. She blushed a bit, starting to feel that she was being fought over, but she went along with Khan. He led her away, while she yelled a protest about being 'his girl'.

After the tiger and the wolfess were gone, Daichi looked at the other fox. "Thanks, but I was trying to provoke him. I wanted Reiko to see his other side."

The fox laughed and tapped his sword casing on the floor. "If she doesn't see it already, I doubt she will. That tiger is so slimy that he'd stain a brand new robe. If anything I saved you from looking like a bully."

"Maybe," Daichi said, nodding to the fox. He noticed the Seal of Light on the fox's katana handle. "What do I call you, friend?"

"You can call me 'M'," the fox said simply. "I'm just a vendor here."

Daichi smirked. "Tough vendor. What are you selling?"

M smiled, and pulled a wooden box out of a bag at his side. "Ever heard of a game called Sensuale?"

Daichi laughed and nodded. "Yes, and if you see a mouse with a blindfold on, you should probably run in the other direction."

* * *

Alexandros turned around as he heard the Throne Room doors open. He smiled, watching as two guards admitted Adonis to the chamber. As the dragon approached, his wings closed tight around his body, Alexandros stepped down from the throne platform.

This would be his first face-to-face meeting Adonis, and Alexandros was curious to see how the dragon reacted to him and to his questions. It would be quite telling.

"You summoned for me?" Adonis said, peering down at Alexandros, who in turn smiled and nodded his head.

"I did indeed, Master Adonis," he said, leaning on his staff. "We have a bit of a problem, and I was wondering if you might offer some assistance in the matter."

"If I can. What might I do for you?"

Alexandros met Adonis' unwavering stare with one of his own. "One of the Combatants, Winter, has gone missing. We're quite sure she didn't leave, and we fear one of the guests may have overextended their privileges here. It's not unheard of after all."

"A pity," Adonis said, clearly not feeling pity about it at all. "If I'm correct, she has been eliminated. What concern is she?"

"She is a member of the House of Light and a Combatant. She is due some degree of respect," Alexandros said, letting his voice carry a clear message of disapproval of the dragon's attitude.

Adonis merely shrugged his shoulders. "If you mean to accuse me or my House of this thing, do so and stop playing games. Otherwise, state your request."

Alexandros smirked. "Quite right. I merely wondered if you would be so good as to report to the Grandmaster or myself if you should hear anything that might help us locate our little lost girl."

The dragon gave a nod of his head. "Of course," he said. "What I know, you will know."

"Is that right?" Alexandros felt something sinister in Adonis' words and in his composure. "There's quite a bit I'd like to know, truth be told. Perhaps you'll indulge me?"

Adonis' wings gave a flutter around him, and he snorted. "Have the Gods abandoned their Ambassador? Do they not tell you all about me?"

Alexandros tightened his paws around his staff. Adonis gave him one last look, and then turned to leave.

"The Gods tell me what I need to know, when I need to know it. Do not be so bold as to think you deceive them."

Adonis laughed, not bothering to turn and face Alexandros. "If I am guilty of something, let the Gods try to punish me."

* * *

Lush foliage and towering trees of exotic origin filled the large room, reaching from the roughly tiled stone floor up to the large ceiling. An enormous cage of bamboo surrounded the dense jungle of plants and trees, and at the top of the cage the bamboo stalks were drilled with many small holes. These holes constantly showered water down over the plants, and the plants responded by thriving with beautiful flowers and deep green leaves.

A single path was kept from the entryway through the jungle, to a large round clearing. The edges of the path and clearing were neatly trimmed, and the clearing itself sported the Seal of Combat in the center. The area was quite beautiful, and the sound of water dripping from leaves and limps and onto the ground created an ambient atmosphere. Truly, the Rain Room was a one-of-a-kind place in the lands.

Suki stood there in the center of the clearing, feeling the rain drizzle over her fur. She picked at her tunic, now quite damp and clinging to her breasts, and she smirked. Something about this arena screamed of a male's design to her.

The rabbit was ready for her fight. The last year of her life had been a hard journey, and every waking moment had been dedicated to this very moment. She had trained harder than anyone in the House of Sand to qualify for the Tournament, and harder still to assure a victory here.

It wasn't a fight she was particularly pleased with. Most Houses would argue having their two representatives pitted against each other in the first round of fights. While it could be argued that this would at least assure that one of that House's fighters made it to the second round of Combat, it also meant that one of the fighters would be eliminated. It was rare that this would be a fair trade.

Why her House did not argue the decision was unknown to her, but she suspected that it had something to do with the fact that all of the Houses, save for the House of Shadow and the House of Exile, seemed to be bending over backwards for the House of Light. There was some sort of reverence held for them now, as many considered Rhane and her House saviors of the land. Suki saw it differently; yes, Rhane had beat Kaine and had become the Combat Champion, but she felt that Daichi was the true hero. He had been the one to best Nobu Ra' Chi in Combat, and had it not been for him, Rhane and all of the other Combatants there that fateful night would be dead.

Still, it wasn't for her to question the Houses. A fight against Reiko would still be a good fight...except that now, Reiko was different. Something had changed in the wolfess in her short time at the Tournament - she had become hostile and aloof, especially towards Suki. The rabbit suspected that Khan was feeding her doubts and suspicion, and Reiko's instance that she had overheard Suki badmouthing the wolf to Khan was more than bizarre.

Suki was snapped out of her thoughts as she heard the Rain Room's doors close behind her. She turned, and saw Reiko walking down the path, looking irritated that she was getting wet. Suki smiled, as she didn't blame the wolfess' irritation one bit.

Reiko saw Suki's smirk, and she stopped. The rabbit was already in a mood, it seemed. The wolf took a few more steps forward into the clearing, wiping rain off of her face.

"Let's get this over with," Reiko said, stretching her arms. "I've been waiting too long to show you how wrong you are."

"No, wait," Suki said, frowning. "I'm not doing this until we get something settled. You've got it in your head that I've been running you down behind your back to your buddy and others. Why would I do that, Reiko? We've been friends for ages. We trained together. We're practically sisters."

"Don't even go there, Suki," Reiko said, balling her fists up. "I saw you, Gods damn it. I saw you clear as day. Don't lie to me like I'm a stupid pup."

"What do I have to gain from lying? If I really said those things, why wouldn't I just admit to it and then fight you?"

"Who knows. You're all driven by your egos around here."

"Oh, and you aren't?" Suki smirked again, folding her arms under her chest. "Listen to yourself. Your whole thing these days is to not be treated 'like a stupid pup', or as Dusk's little sister, or as the new kid."

"I'm not any of that!" Reiko yelled, lunging at Suki. The rabbit gasped as the wolfess was suddenly on her, spearing her to the ground. She barely heard the ethereal voice announce the start of the match, but as Reiko mounted her and started to drop hard bombs into her jaw, she knew this wasn't going to be Combat; this was a fight.

"Suki versus Reiko. Fight."

Reiko grinned in triumph as she caught the rabbit by surprise. It had allowed her to easily get into a full mount position, her thighs astride Suki's waist. It was a dominant position, and as she dropped two more unanswered fists into Suki's head, Reiko tasted a quick, easy victory.

Suki, however, had the edge in experience. She knew that Reiko's fighting style involved a lot of ground attacks that, while painful, weren't arousing nor did they use the sexual energies in the arena to her advantage. Suki, on the other paw, had refined her skills over the last year. She was ready for this.

As Reiko pulled back to deliver another strike, Suki slammed her own fist down into the ground. Suddenly the stone and dirt that made up the arena floor exploded upwards over her head, striking Reiko in the chest with earth. The wolfess cried out and fell backwards, tumbling off the rabbit. Suki quickly scrambled to her feet, wiping blood from her nose and lips. She tried hard to hold back her anger at her friend. Reiko was confused, deceived; Suki did not want to hurt her.

Reiko quickly regained her bearings and she lunged at Suki again, rage blinding her judgment. The rabbit was trying to make her look bad, make her look stupid. Well, she would beat respect out of her former friend. She'd beat it out of all of them.

As Reiko rushed her, Suki frowned. The wolfess was practically announcing her moves before she launched into them; the rabbit saw her coming a mile away. Suki brought a hard knee up into Reiko's chin as the wolfess went low for a tackle, and it dropped Reiko like a bag of rocks. She fell flat on her face, stunned.

"Look at you!" Suki pleaded, stepping away from the fallen femme. "You're throwing all your skill, all your training out the window! You're letting your anger control you! Don't do this to yourself, Reiko!"

Suki felt tears welling up in her eyes as Reiko staggered to her feet. She felt she was watching her friend throw away everything she had been taught.

Reiko growled as she shook her head, still slightly dazed. She tasted blood in her mouth and Suki's words echoed in her ears, mocking her. The wolfess felt the energies in the arena surge around her, ticking at her senses, but she ignored them. She didn't want to pleasure the rabbit, she wanted to hurt her now, badly. Still, the energies could help her do that.

Reiko stood her ground, but threw a sudden flurry of punches and kicks in Suki's direction. Suki tried to react, but she was a little too slow. Though Reiko was a good six feet away from her, she felt every strike, every kick land against her body. The rabbit grunted and staggered away, trying to block the unseen fists and feet, but it was nearly impossible. Reiko controlled the very energy around her, telepathically hitting her with invisible limbs.

Suki had seen Reiko do this before. She often tried to follow it up with fondling and gropes, but she doubted that the wolfess was in the mood for that. Before Reiko could get any further abuse in, Suki made an attempt at ending the offensive combo. She slammed her hindpaw down on the ground in Reiko's direction three times, and focused the energies into the stomps.

The earth screamed to life under Reiko, and three pillars of dirt and stone fired up, smacking the wolfess into the air. Each one battered her around like a rag doll, and then she fell back to the ground with a hard thud.

Suki pushed past the pain and bruises that were swelling under her flesh and fur, and eh pounced atop Reiko. She got herself onto the wolfess' back, wrapping one arm around Reiko's neck as the other slid down unto the wolf's pants, fingers rubbing fiendishly. Reiko moaned as pleasure suddenly shot into her body, but it made her angrier, that her body was being manipulated in this way by the rabbit.

As Suki tightened her hold on Reiko, rubbing the other girl's clit quickly to arouse her, she felt the rain still falling on her, making the blood trickle down her cheek. It was a surreal experience to say the least, but she kept her focus on her task and ignored the water soaking into her clothes and fur.

Reiko, as it turned out, was still quite resourceful, even through her rage. Though Suki was pleasuring her with talent, the squirming wolfess was able to pull the energy around her and then manipulate it. Suki let out a surprised cry as she felt someone, or something, tug her pants down around her ankles and then rip her top open, even though Reiko's back was pressed hard to the bunny's chest. In that moment of surprise, Suki let her guard down, and Reiko quickly drilled her elbows back into the rabbit's ribs, driving the air out of Suki's lungs.

Suki released Reiko and quickly tried to scramble away to catch her breath, but the pants now curled around her ankles tripped her up. Reiko leapt on her back instantly, immediately putting Suki into the very same hold that she had just been in, dragging her down to the ground. Suki cried out as soft paws suddenly grabbed her, starting to stroke over her pussy slowly and deliberately.

The wolfess grinned and growled into one of Suki's long ears as she masturbated the writhing rabbit, watching Suki's wet chest heave, her nipples stiffening quickly under her fur. Reiko felt the rabbit's soft ass and fluff of a tail rubbing against her own exposed cunt, but she ignored it; the pleasure she was giving Suki like this far outweighed the little pleasure she was getting from that twitching tail.

Suki's heart started to race in her chest. The fingering she was getting kept her from getting her breath back entirely, and concentrating on escape was becoming a chore. She still had one advantage, though: She knew Reiko and she knew that the wolfess was already focused on victory, and not the notion that her prey might escape her again.

The bunny squeezed her legs tight against Reiko's paw, trapping her fingers against her throbbing clit. The wolfess stopped for a second, confused over why the rabbit would WANT her paw there, but then she grinned, assuming submission on Suki's part.

Instead, Suki wanted to make sure that Reiko's attention was on her pussy, and no where else. The rabbit put all her remaining energy into one last use of the sexual forces channeled through the arena.

Reiko had no choice but to release Suki when she felt something slam hard into the small of her back. She cried out in agony as the force of the blow felt as if it had shattered her spine, and as the moaning rabbit rolled away, Reiko rolled in the other direction, seeing the ground where she was just laying crumble down from a fist-like shape. The rabbit had gotten the best of her again.

The wolfess was on her belly, about to try and get up when she felt weight suddenly pressing down on her back. She squealed and started to claw at the ground as Suki straddled her back, facing her rear as she pinned the wolf down.

A hundred smart remarks flew through Suki's mind as she pounced her friend, but she had no desire to add insult to injury. As Reiko panicked and squirmed, Suki started to slap the wolfess' bare ass, spanking her hard with one paw while the other drove fingers in and out of her slick pussy. Reiko howled in pleasure and started to tremble, feeling her cheeks jiggle under Suki's paw, and her pussy flutter. Even as her body seized up and betrayed her, Reiko fought on, battling the unstoppable tide.

Suki kept her fingers working over the soft, slick lupine folds until she felt Reiko stiffen and start to shake. Despite her sorrow at seeing the fight turn personal, Suki couldn't help but feel a twinge of pride in winning her first Tournament match.

The bunny climbed up onto her feet, leaving Reiko twitching on the edge of pleasure on the ground. Suki knelt a few feet away and focused, pulling in all the energy in the room, to summon up her finishing technique.

The ground behind Reiko started to rumble, and the rise up, slowly taking on a roughly bipedal form. As the dirt and rock arranged itself, a golem-like creature was birthed from the ground, and it seized the moaning wolfess in one huge hand. It's thick fingers wrapped around her waist as if she were just a toy, and it lifted her up.

The golem had developed a rather lewd erection of smooth rock, and with little ceremony it slid Reiko down over the thick, long shaft. Suki watched as Reiko's eyes widened and rolled back, and the golem began to masturbate with the wolfess, pumping her body up and down on it's shaft, impaling her on the stone pillar. Reiko howled and bucked in pleasure, her legs bouncing limply on either side of the monster's cock, until suddenly she scream in ecstasy, cumming hard around her captor's phallus. Her orgasm ravaged her young body, leaving her dripping from her cunny and down her thighs.

With the wolfess thrashing in her climax, Suki knew that the fight was over. She had won. Her energy spent, the rabbit let the energies she was holding together dissipate, and she leaned forward on her knees, holding herself up with one paw while the other held her head. She moaned and gasped, having given everything she had.

As Suki's concentration broke, so did the rock golem. It started to crumble away until there was nothing left, and Reiko was in turn dropped to the ground. She lay writhing where she landed, her senses overwhelmed and her body well-used; there was nothing there in her eyes but pleasure.

"Carnality. Suki wins."

The victory tasted bitter to Suki. Her first win was hollow, as it had come at a high price. She didn't know what the outcome meant for her friendship with Reiko, but it would likely be a price she was unwilling to pay.

Suki listened as the rain fell from above, pat-pat-patting against the ground and the leaves of the surrounding jungle. She was sure that victory was supposed to feel much, much better.

~ END ~

Story (c) 2006 F.J. Emerson.

Carnal Combat and Carnalities are (c) 2006 F.J. Emerson, unless Ed Boon or Midway call up and yell at me.

All characters are created and owned by F.J. Emerson.

Special Thanks: Setta Flamowitz (for creative input), Christin (for support), and everyone else who has been consistently reading this drivel!