Nightmares: Education
#47 of Old Works
Second chapter of the "Nightmares" series. Hope youse enjoy.
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"What the hell is going on!" Kezella screamed
The King looked at her, and then at Danae
You selected her...yet you have not told her anything He asked (well...it was hard to tell if he was asking a question. He spoke as if he didn't need punctuation).
"I was going to tell her, but then her Nightmare came to life, so I thought this would be the best way to..."
"What?! Y-you knew this thing was coming!?" Kezella asked, her voice shaking.
Danae looked embarrassed and fidgeted with her toes
"Well...kinda...seee....I'm...well...uhh"
She is one of the few people that protect this world from Nightmares The King interrupted There are only a few of us who have the ability to defend against Nightmares, Danae is one such person...as are you.
"W-what do you..."
I cannot explain now...A level five Nightmare has broken through dockside...Danae will explain further
With that, he was gone. It was like he was never there, just a dim suggestion of an outline was left where he was standing. Kezella looked over at Danae
"You got some serious explaining to do." She said
A little while later, they were sat at the bar style kitchen counter. Kezella had a mug of hot chocolate in front of her and Danae was sipping whiskey from a glass.
"So..." Kezella started
"I'll start at the beginning shall I?" Danae asked
"That would help, so yes...please do." Kezella replied
"Ooookay....Since the first sentient beings began having dreams, The King of All Nights Dreaming was born. Now..."
"Wait...'Born'?" Kezella asked
"In a metaphorical sense." Danae replied "Anyway, Belief has the power to create pretty much anything. So once The King was born, so to where the Nightmares. Nightmares are the living manifestation of the nightmares of mortals. Nightmares are essentially everything you fear made flesh, and are pure, undiluted evil. They live to consume the person that brought them life, and once they have achieved this, they will go on consuming people until they are destroyed."
"What destroys them?"
"I'm coming to that in a minute." Danae said with a smile before continuing
"The King was greatfull of mortals for giving him life, so he decided to protect them from the Nightmares. Unfortunately, they soon became to much for him to handle, so he gave power to a select few mortals with especially strong wills and souls. He gave these mortals what he called Dream Steel. It is a metal that was forged into weapons that could destroy the Nightmares, and the stronger the will of the person wielding it, the more powerful the weapon was."
"Oooh! Like your Katana?" Kezella asked
"Exactly like my Katana. Eventually, the role of defending the rest of the world against Nightmares became a tedious task, and eventually it became a curse. The Dream weapons became known as Curse Blades, and The King became a myth in the ranks of the Night Stalkers...which is what we called ourselves."
"A myth? But he was just here!" Kezella exclaimed "We just saw him...just now!"
"He only reveals himself to a select few...the most powerful...the elite if you will."
"So you're an elite?"
"Yes...and the fact he showed himself to you, shows you are as well."
Kezella paused for a moment, before getting up and going over to the living room where her sword was laid. She picked up the box and brought it back to the kitchen and set it on the counter between them. She opened it and looked down at the glittering blade.
"So this is one of the Dream weapons?" She asked
"Oh yes, a very finely crafted one too..." Danae began, then paused, and frowned
"Whats the matter?" Kezella asked, sounding slightly concerned
"Well...every Curse Blade is master crafted...no other weapon in the world is crafted as finely as a Curse Blade...except for the one The King holds."
"What has that got to do with mine?"
"This sword, is as finely crafted as The King's own weapon."
"Really? Wow...thats...cool!"
"Heh...I guess it is!" Danae agreed "But could you do me a favour and pick it up?" she continued
"Sure."
Kezella reached into the box and grasped the handle. She lifted the sword out of the box, and it immediately burst into ice blue flame.
"Gyah! What the frig!?" Kezella screamed
"Woah! Thats the fastest reaction I've ever seen!" Danae exclaimed "Ice aswell...now that is rare!"
Kezella stared at the sword and the slowly dying flames.
"The sword has finally chosen you as its wielder. You have gained the swords power...which in this case is ice." Danae told her
"Ice? Why is ice so rare?"
"I don't know. It is considered one of the most powerful elements, but very few blades react like that when first picked up."
Kezella picked up the sheath and slid the blade into it. The sword clicked home with an almost satisfied "snikt". The hilt matched the scabbard exactly...so perfectly in fact, it was hard to tell where the two actually met.
"I feel like I could sleep for a week." Kezella said with a massive yawn.
"I'll tell you more in the morning then." Danae said "But now I think its time for bed."
The next day found Kezella and Danae on the roof of the Dreamweaver Industries building. The view of the city was quite astounding. The top of the building wasn't like you would expect. There were no air conditioning units or a helipad. Instead there was a garden. It was essentially a lawn with a small copse of trees, a swimming pool, and a wooden deck with several loungers on it. It was walled in by a tasteful and arty wall. The wall was not only aesthetically pleasing, but it kept away the wind, making the rooftop garden a still oasis of calm.
"Your still Oasis of Calm?" Kezella was saying "What kind of cheesy name is that!?"
"I like it!" the zebra said with a pout.
"Okay, fine. But why did we bring our swords up here?"
"Training."
"Training? But what...Yah!" Kezella ducked at the last second as Danae's sword hissed over her head. She rolled backwards and jumped to her feet.
"What the hell are you doing!?" Kezella shouted
"Your reaction time is good, but is it good enough?" Danae responded, leaping forwards again.
This time Kezella didn't dodge. She wasn't stupid, she had already figured out what Danae was doing. Well, she'd just have to show the Zebra what fifteen years of gym classes and fencing lessons could do!
Her Rapier was out of it's sheath faster than what should be normal. Although most people looked down on fencing as a somewhat inferior martial art, it made you very fast, very strong, and very dangerous. There was a loud clang as Kezella blocked Danae's vicious swipe, the collie then placed one foot on the zebra's knee, and kicked away hard. She back-flipped through the air as Danae fell to one knee. Kezella landed on her feet and settled into the standard fencing stance.
"Pretty move." Danae said standing up "But could you do it again I wonder?"
"Oh, I never use my moves more than once on the same person." Kezella said with a grin "First rule of any martial art, including fencing...never give your opponent a window to your technique."
"Sensible." Danae said "But something like that won'tWOAH!" Danae was cut off when Kezella lunged forwards unexpectedly. But it wasn't a wild lunge. It was straight and strong. Danae barely had time to deflect the glittering blade as it zipped past her. Kezella was immediately on the attack again, her sword moving in a series of eye watering blurs.
"Stop holding back!" Kezella said once they had broken apart again.
"Damn girl! Where did you learn to fight like that!?" Danae said, sweat running down her face.
"When you train with one of the best swordsmen in the country, you generally become pretty damn awesome."
"What country are you from?"
"England."
"Thought so..." Danae said with a smile "Sooo...you want me to stop holding back?"
"Oh yes!"
"'Kay!"
Danae shot forwards, her katana by her side. She was moving much faster than she had been. Her blows contained more power and came in much faster. Kezella blocked the first and second blows and countered the third, the sharp thin sword grazing Danae's cheek, drawing blood.
"First blood babe!" Danae said, swinging her sword in a lethal arc that skimmed Kezella's arm
"Second blood to you!" Kezella said, swiping Danae's sword out of her way
There was a clang and a shower of sparks as the two blades met again, and then they locked. Kezella and Danae stared at each other for a few moments, before their lips locked in a kiss. Their swords dropped and Danae wrapped one arm around Kezella's shoulders, the other went around her back and squeezed the collies butt. Kezella rested both her hands on Danae's rump, and they both slowly slid to the grass.
They lay side by side, enjoying the embrace of each others lips for several minutes before breaking apart.
"That was the best fight I've had in a long time!" Danae gasped, out of breath from the kiss and the exercise. Kezella smiled and licked Danae's face, panting like crazy.
"Well...you weren't to bad yourself!" she said with a grin.
"Seriously....I've never seen anyone fight so fast!"
"Well, the rapier is designed to be a fast weapon." Kezella said, sitting up.
"Well so is the Katana."
"It's more designed to be used in a beautiful and graceful manner."
"Since when did you get so sword savvy?" Danae said with a playful push
"I already...Hey!...I already told you I love them...stoppit!"
Danae giggled, and stopped tickling Kezella.
"Well, at least I know you're ticklish!" The zebra laughed
"Damn you!" Kezella said with a laugh
They spent a few minutes having fits of giggles, and then another few minutes getting their breath back.
"I also wanted to ask you something." Danae said once they had recovered somewhat
"Yeah?"
"I don't normally live here in the city, I have a house on the outskirts, it's much quieter. There I have the facilities to train you."
Kezella looked at her and smiled
"You realise that not once has anyone asked if I actually want to do this?"
"So is that a no?"
"No...I will go and train with you, but in future I like to be asked."
"Gods aren't usually in the habit of asking..." Danae said, her ears drooping
"No need to sound depressed! I said I would!"
8
Later that day, Kezella was standing in the entrance hall of Danae's "House".
"Its a bloody mansion! I didn't know sex toys could make you this much money!"
"I don't just do sex toys you know." Danae said with a smile, closing the door behind her.
"The Mistress is also one of the biggest makers and distributor of erotic films and art." Said a voice from directly behind Kezella. Kezella yelped in surprise and span around. Behind her was a human dressed in smart black trousers, a black waistcoat, and a tidy white shirt. He had shiny steel grey hair that was pulled back into a tidy short ponytail. He wore a pair of round, tidy glasses. His appearance screamed "Butler!" and that's just what he was.
"Ah, this is Wallace, my butler."
"Pleased to meet you ma'am." He said with a tidy bow to Kezella
"I..I'm Kezella..." The collie managed
"Ah! I see you are from England as well."
"Y-you're English?"
"Of course, all Butlers are English."
"How'd you...you know...appear like that?" Kezella asked
"I'm a butler." Wallace said with a tidy shrug, as if to say 'is there any other explanation?'
Although he seemed older and very tidy, Kezella couldn't help but think that this was not a person you would want to mess with...one of these rare people that radiated an aura of scary self competence.
"Now that introductions are out of the way, Wallace, could you prepare some dinner?"
"Yes ma'am. Will there be separate beds, or are you sharing?"
"Sharing I think." Danae said with a grin
"Very good Ma'am. I shall take your things to your room shortly."
"Bring my sword to the lounge please, oh and Kezella's."
"Of course Ma'am."
And as un-noticed as he had appeared, he was gone. Kezella blinked several times, she was sure she hadn't seen him move.
"You get used to it." Danae said, beckoning Kezella to follow her.
"You know...you don't strike me as an American." Kezella said as they walked down a hall with fancy looking wall hangings, most of them depicting things that would make old ladies blush, and young women squirm.
"I'm not, my parents were Greek, and I was taught English by an British tutor."
"I see, well...that explains the accent and the un-American phrases."
"Yes well, what do you expect when taught English by someone from the original country?"
Kezella grinned as they stepped into the lounge. It was large, decorated in rich, warm reds, with lots of book cases and squishy looking red sofas around a long, large fireplace. The fireplace was lit, and so were several table lamps, giving the room a warm dim glow. Kezella realised that it was rapidly growing dark outside, the temperature probably dropping considerably.
There was an oak coffee table in the middle of the semi-circle of chairs and sofas around the fire. On two sword stands were Danae's Katana, and Kezella's Rapier.
"So why did you ask Wallace to bring these here?" Kezella asked, sitting on one of the sofas. Danae sat opposite her in an armchair.
"I need to explain to you about the Curse blades." The Zebra replied.
"Oh riiight...well, go ahead then."
"Tea?"
Kezella literally leapt out of her seat when Wallace spoke. He was, once again, directly behind her.
"Don't do that!" She shouted
"My apologies. Tea?"
"No thank you!" Kezella gasped and flopped back onto the sofa.
"No thanks Wallace, just dinner now, open one of the bottles of red."
"Any in particular, ma'am?"
"A nice one."
"Very good Ma'am."
Once he had vanished, Kezella looked at Danae
"Does he always act like that?" she asked
"Not at all!" Danae giggled "He's only behaving like a proper English butler because you're here. He's seeing if he can psyche you out. He's actually far more laid back than that."
"Well if he does that again I think I might kill him!"
"Well, now that that's over, back to the swords. They are, as you know, forged from a metal made by The King. Now, these weapons store immense amounts of elemental energy, depending on the soul of the person wielding it. But it isn't elemental energy as in Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. It is all kinds of elements. Your blade is charged with the element of Ice, because of your soul."
"Are you saying I have an icy soul?" Kezella asked, looking confused
"No no no, Ice is an element created by the combination of Air and Water. When air is combined with water, it chills it right down to ice, creating Ice Elemental Energy, or IEE."
"Does that mean I can use Air and Water?"
"No, you can use ice, but you can use ice wherever. Even in the heart of a desert, in the middle of summer, at high noon. You can also freeze water, and turn air into blizzards. Ice, like I said, is one of the most powerful elements. In fact, it is the third of the most powerful."
"Third? So there are only three 'most powerful' elements?"
"Exactly. They are, in order of power, Ice, Death, and Dream."
"I'm guessing Dream can only be used by The King?" Kezella said with a sly smile.
"Yeah, and Death can only be used by two people."
"Are you one of those two?"
"Oh no, I have FEE."
"Fire...Elemental Energy?"
"You pick stuff up fast. Yeah, my Elemental Energy (EE) is Fire."
"Riiight...so does that mean I'm more powerful than you?" Kezella said, raising an eyebrow.
"Technically, yes."
"What do you mean, technically?"
"Well, I have much more experience with using my Elemental Energy than you do."
"Thats why you brought me here, isn't it?"
"Oh yes!" Danae said with a grin and a wink "You are better with a sword than most of the Night Stalkers. So there I have nothing to teach you. On the power front, well, at the moment I guess you suck."
"Oh thanks!" Kezella said sarcastically "Way to go, building my self confidence like that."
"Dinner is served."
"Gyaaaahhh!!!"
After dinner, Danae and Kezella headed up to their room, Danae saying that they would begin Kezella's EE training in the morning. Kezella looked around the large room in wonder. It was even more luxurious than the one in the apartment. A kingsize four poster bed was situated in the middle of the room, tasteful pink drapes ung down from it. There was also an en suite bathroom with what looked like a jacuzzi for a bath. There were several dressers and cupboards along the walls, and a large television hung on the wall opposite the bed. Kezella jumped on the bed and bounced up and down a few times, giggling.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Danae said, looking perplexed.
"I always wanted to to this!" Kezella exclaimed in mid bounce.
"Well stop it, you might break the bed."
"Naaah!"
Danae ran over to the bed and pounced on Kezella, pinning her arms above her head. The collie blinked and looked up at the zebra. Danae lowered her head, and took Kezella in a long kiss. Kezella closed her eyes, and relaxed her body. Danae ground her crotch against Kezella's, and slowly slid her hands around the collies neck and back. They rolled to their sides, and Kezella broke the kiss, looking at Danae. The collies eyes suddenly widened, and she gasped, before her eyes became half lidded, and her jaw went somewhat slack. Danae had slid her hand into Kezella's jeans and was rubbing her fingers against the collies panties, which were rapidly getting wetter and wetter.
"Are you always this horny?" Danae whispered
"N...no...n-not...always..." Kezella gasped
Danae smiled and with her other hand, unbuttoned the canines jeans and worked them slowly off. Then she reached under one of the pillows on the bed and pulled out a vibrator that was covered in small bumps. She pulled off Kezella's panties, and switched on the vibrator. It began to whir loudly, and Kezella moaned when Danae pressed the vibrating tip against her wet lips.
"Oh wow! Thats...thats really....strong!"
"Oh yes...It's one of my favorites." Danae said, and pushed the toy all the way in.
Kezella arched her back, her eyelids flickering, all the breath leaving her body in one huge gasp.
She flopped back onto the bed, where Danae slowly removed her T-shirt, and then bra. The collie lay naked on the bed, her black fur shining in the lamp light. The end of the vibrator was poking out of her pussy as the entire length of the toy pleasured her. Danae pulled off her trousers and panties, before sitting astride Kezella and slowly pulling off her t-shirt. The zebra undid her bra and tossed it aside while the collie writhed under her. She then slid down the canines body until she locked their lips once again. One hand slowly began pumping the vibrator in and out of the collie, while the other began to massage Kezella's silky breasts.
"W-why...ddo you...always....geAH!...get to...b-b-be...onnnn....nnnn....top!" Kezella moaned as Danae moved down and began sucking her breasts, teasing her nipples with a skilled tounge.
"Mmhmmm...you just aren't dominant enough." Danae said with a grin, sliding the slick vibrator back inside Kezella.
"C-cn't...hold...it..." Kezella gasped through gritted teeth.
Danae pulled the vibrator out again, and let it slip slowly back in. Kezella gasped loudly, her eyes opening wide. Danae felt wet warmth spill onto her hand and pour down Kezella's rump over her tail hole and onto her tail. Danae removed the vibrator with a slurp, switching it off. Her hand and the toy were thickly coated with Kezella's cum. She licked the feminine juice off her hand and the toy.
"Mmmm...you taste gooood." She said. Kezella was lying on the bed, with her eyes closed.
"W-want....me...to return...the favour?" she asked, opening one of her eyes and looking at Danae
"Not tonight...but tomorrow, after we begin your training...you'll get a chance to pay me back."
Kezella grinned and crawled to the top of the bed, where Danae pulled the covers over them both. Kezella snuggled up close to the Zebra and sighed.
"G'night..." she muttered
Danae smiled and switched off the light.