Steal the Light
#4 of October
Let me start by apologizing for missing a week, it has been a while. I was about 75% done the followup to Quail when I decided to switch over to this, since I wanted to challenge myself to put a monster story out by Halloween. So, I wrote this in a week, which given the size is probably a record for me (Also probably the source for a number of flaws/errors, but I made the deadline by a few hours, so I count it as a success).
Anyway, one more story until the main story arc is done. Still deciding where to take it from there :)
Back to working on Quail's sequel for now.
As always, I hope you enjoy, and thank you for reading!
Standard boiler plate: This is fantasy, not real. Simple rule of thumb, do not do things to people without their consent in real life. That is bad. No more to say there than that.
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*smack*
*smack*
*smack*
As he lay in bed continuously smacking his lips, Matty stared up at the plain white ceiling. Waking up with such an advanced case of dry mouth was a new experience for him, though the reason why wasn't exactly a mystery. Ever since Dax moved into the mansion he'd been joining Valian, Vydra, and him in a nightly foursome, and it seemed that having two incubi feed on him at once was taking its toll.
Matty's joints ached, there were bags under his eyes, and it felt like he had just finished running a marathon even though he had a relatively good night's sleep. He had never felt so exhausted in his life. Even so, he couldn't imagine trading the last several days for anything in the world. Valian was great in bed, but Dax... Dax had decades of experience as a bottom. He knew things.
In fact, as Matty weakly looked down at the foot of the bed he could see that the poodle was in the middle of giving him a wake-up blowjob. With a defeated groan he realized after the previous night he was so numb below his waist that he didn't even notice the burning hot mouth bobbing up and down on his cock. It was a testament to Dax's skill that he managed to maintain an erection at all. A slight grin crossed his face when he considered asking the poodle to teach Valian some tricks later on.
At that precise moment Valian was passed out, snoring quietly with his back pressed against Matty's right side. His wings were tucked in close to his body as he lay on his shoulder, using the fox's right arm as a makeshift pillow and keeping him pinned to the bed. Not that Matty in any way wanted to get up, he couldn't honestly picture anywhere else he'd rather be.
The only problem was that he didn't know how long he could keep it going. After those few days he was feeling like a furred skeleton, and if he didn't make a change he didn't think he'd be able to last many more. The incubi were overfed as it was, so the obvious answer was to cut back and space out their sexcapades, giving him some time to recover. If not that, he could just try alternating days between them to lessen the impact of the energy drain.
Matty used his free hand to rub his temple as he tried to think. Neither option was ideal, both requiring some sacrifice or another, but it was better than being sent into a coma or reduced to dust. Sure, a lot of it was him being greedy, but at the same time he absolutely hated the thought of leaving out Valian or Dax.
Maybe he was looking at it the wrong way. Maybe the answer wasn't subtraction, but addition. Maybe he needed to add someone new...
Suddenly, Matty sat up and shouted, "HOLY SHIT WILL!" before being yanked back down by Valian. The bat grumbled, shifted slightly, placed his head where it previously was on the fox's arm, and drifted back to sleep.
After pulling his muzzle off of Matty's cock, Dax politely asked, "What was that, hon? Did one of my teeth get you?"
"I can't believe I forgot Will! Oh man, I should have called him like two weeks ago... ah, dammit. I'm a dick," Matty rambled regretfully. Valian stirred for a moment to mumble in agreement, earning a frustrated sigh from the fox. "Remind me to call him later, would you?"
"Sure. Who is Will, exactly?"
"My best friend! At least my best non-demon friend. I think it's well past time to bring him in on our little secret here."
"Hmm... And you're sure you can trust him?" Dax asked tentatively. "It's a pretty huge secret."
"Please, I've known him my whole life. If I can trust anyone it's him. Besides, if I don't get someone else to join us you two are gonna bleed me dry, you know? Speaking of which, go ahead and call it a... an early morning I guess. Not that I don't appreciate the effort, I'm just beyond spent."
"I get what you mean, you're looking pretty haggard. So you think he'd be interested in, well, us?" Dax asked as he motioned between Valian and himself.
"Absolutely! He's always been a huge dork for mythology and supernatural stuff. He'll love you guys!"
"No, no. I mean-" Dax began before being interrupted by a hearty laugh from the fox.
"I know what you mean! Same answer though, we chose to be roommates for a reason," Matty said with a sly grin. "And more to the point, you... tall, fluffy, curvaceous... demon or not, you're exactly his type. I'll bet his pants hit the floor the moment he sees you."
"Oooh, I like him already!" Dax said, eagerly licking his lips as he slid off the bed and headed for the door.
"Where's Vydra by the way?"
"Oh, he said he was going to try making pancakes a little while ago, so, yeah, don't stay in bed for too long."
"Really? Man, the little guy never ceases to impress does he? I can't wait to try-" Matty said as he tried to get out of bed, but was held fast by Valian's death grip on his arm. He tried tugging his trapped appendage a few more times, only succeeding in making the bat grumble and hold him tighter. Matty muttered, "Dammit," as Dax left for his own room with a laugh. He sat back to wait for Valian to let him go, figuring that at least this was one of the better ways to be stuck in bed.
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"Heya Matty, been too busy for me, huh?" Will said, giving a small laugh as he answered the phone.
"Yeh, really shorry 'bout dat," Matty slurred through a mouthful of pancake. "Shome, uh, bushinesh came up."
"You alright man? Did you just drunk dial me or something?"
Matty gulped down his mouthful and coughed slightly. "No, sorry, I didn't expect you to pick up so fast and you caught me with my mouth full."
"Wouldn't be the first time!" the badger quipped, getting a chuckle from the fox.
"This is a bit different. I have a butler of sorts now and he cooked what are probably the best pancakes I've ever had. The guy's amazing." Across the room Vydra gave a shy smile as he washed dishes. "Actually that's why I called, if you're not busy tonight I'd like you to come over and meet some people. That sound good to you?"
"Uh, no problem, I'm pretty free once my shift's over. Is a little after 8 okay?"
"Perfect! I'll see you then!" Matty said excitedly.
"Yup, later!"
"Later!"
With his call finished, Matty tore into the rest of his breakfast and tried to think of how to spend the rest of the day. He noticed he had left his demon tracking device nearby, idly picking it up and inserting his ring. The DPS had ceased to function once Dax had been branded, and that still seemed to be the case. Ring or no, the screen remained blank. He sighed, genuinely hoping he didn't break the thing somehow. If that was the case he wasn't sure about how he'd go about tracking new demons down, but that was a matter for another day. He was too excited about sharing a whole new world with his old friend to focus on much of anything else.
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The second he heard a bell ring, Matty took off like a shot and ran for the mansion's entryway. He threw the double doors open to reveal a startled Will, whose finger was no more than an inch away from the doorbell. It seemed that the badger didn't even have time to lower his hand before the black furred ball of energy burst out of the mansion shouting, "WILL! Come on in!"
Will stood silently at the door with his hand grasping his chest, just trying to catch his breath after being surprised. He was wearing a pair of tan khaki shorts and a black t-shirt with some sort of gold dragon design on it, similar in style to Matty's darker brown shorts and plain red shirt. His facial fur was fairly standard for badgers, having a white face with a pair of black furred lines running over his eyes from his unkempt black headfur down his snout to his nose. Overall, his appearance was a tad feminine, especially when compared to the slightly taller, slightly heavier fox.
"Dammit Matty, you scared the crap out of me! What's going on?" Will asked after regaining his composure.
"Nothing, nothing, I'm just excited about introducing you to my new friends," Matty explained as he pulled the badger into the mansion's entryway by his wrist. "Sorry again about not calling for so long, it's been a busy few weeks."
"It's no problem, I was out of town for a while for a family reunion, just been working otherwise. Kinda boring but not bad." Looking around at the palatial entryway, Will nodded and said, "I gotta admit, I'm surprised the place is still standing. It took you maybe twenty minutes to lose us our deposit in that apartment."
"You should have seen it before Vydra moved in, he's pretty much the only reason everything's still standing."
"He one of your new friends?"
"Yeah, I haven't known them long, but we've all gotten pretty close," Matty said as they began to walk to his den.
"This isn't a cult thing or something weird is it?"
"What? Of course not! Well, maybe kinda, in a way... no. No, it's not a cult thing!"
"Heh, calm down man, I'm just joking. I don't think there's a cult in existence that'd take you as a member," Will said with a grin. Matty briefly glared at the badger before they both had a good laugh.
Once they entered the den Matty cleared his throat and started to introduce everyone. "You've already met my boyfriend Valian," he said as he pointed to the bat, who gave a dismissive nod while reading quietly in a corner armchair.
"Don't you mean Vincent?"
"Oh, yeah, right... Well, I'll get to that in a minute." Matty gestured over to where Vydra was sitting on, or rather in a massive beanbag chair, sighing when he saw the state the otter was in. Vydra had somehow sunk too far into the middle of the beanbag while trying to get comfortable, and appeared to be trapped on his back with his legs in the air. Between the green beanbag and the useless flailing of his limbs as he tried to get up, he looked just like a turtle that had gotten flipped over onto its shell. "This is Vydra."
"I'm afraid it happened again, Matty sir," Vydra mumbled timidly.
"That's the guy who keeps the place running?" Will whispered incredulously with a raised eyebrow.
"He has trouble with beanbags, okay? Everyone has a thing or two like that. Don't think I've forgotten that time you tried to light a charcoal grill and lost half your whiskers."
"Fine, fine, point taken."
"And this," he pointed to the poodle lounging on the couch with his legs crossed, wearing nothing but a pair of bicycle shorts, "Is Dax. He's my business partner for a club we're building in town."
"Nice to meet you, hon," Dax said with a wink.
"Same to... to... tooo.." was all Will could say before he got a good look at the poodle and was instantly mesmerized.
"See something you like?" Dax cooed as he spread his legs.
"Hold on Dax, we'll get to that," Matty said while helping Will pick his jaw up off the floor and take a seat next to the grinning poodle. "Okay, so, Will... do you remember all those stories my grandpa used to tell?"
After a moment, Will snapped to attention and mumbled, "Yeah, about the demons and stuff." He let out a sharp gasp as Dax reached over with his footpaws and began to gently but firmly massage his crotch.
"Well as I found out recently, they weren't just stories. He was telling the truth about everything, demons are real and he really did hunt them." Matty waited for a response, but the badger was busy quietly moaning with his eyes closed, his shorts clearly tented between the poodle's feet. "Come on, Dax, just wait a minute, OK?"
"Oh, if you insist," Dax said with a disappointed sigh, scooting over and sitting up straight.
"You ready to listen now, Will?"
A frustrated whine escaped the badger's mouth as he settled down. "Hnn... sorry about that, Matty... I guess it's been a while."
"That might be part of it, but it also comes back to what I was trying to tell you. Where was I... Right, those stories grandpa told were all true, he really was a demon hunter."
Will remained silent at first, assuming Matty was going to continue to whatever punchline he was building to, but was confused when Matty waited patiently for him to respond. "Okay... he really was a demon hunter. I suppose these were his hunting buddies then?"
"Not quite. After I inherited all of grandpa's old stuff I found this ring he had stashed away, and long story short, I've been using it to enslave demons. Specifically, the incubi Dax and Valian, since as an imp Vydra's just programmed to serve. And if I'm being honest, Dax came willingly."
"Multiple times too," Dax said with another wink to the nervously smiling badger.
"That's about it. Pretty cool, right?"
After taking a moment to think, Will looked up at Matty. "You're joking, right?"
"Nope!"
"Then you're serious."
"Yup!"
"Honestly serious."
"Yup!"
"This isn't some asinine attempt at a prank."
"Nope!"
"Okay, I have to ask, are you alright, Matty? Is there some sort of mold in the walls here that gives people delusions about demons or something? If these guys told you they're demons they're either messing with you or doing some kind of con. As much as I wish supernatural stuff was real, it's all just fantasy! You need to either see a doctor or the cops, or something!"
"Hold that thought," Matty said with a smug smile. He gestured toward the poodle and added, "Dax, if you would do the honors."
As requested, Dax leapt off the couch and turned to face Will with a flourish. After bowing deeply he said, "I hope you enjoy the show," clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and concentrated.
Initially Will was merely confused, but that gave way to utter shock the instant a pair of bat wings emerged from the poodle's shoulders, followed by a small pair of horns on his forehead. Will gasped when Dax opened his eyes to show that the colors had shifted, with black sclera, white iris, and red pupils. As he stretched out his wings he looked at Will and asked, "Still like what you see?"
"I... wh... do..." Will stuttered, completely at a loss for words. "Okay. Seriously, what's the trick? You know I hate these stupid pranks of yours!"
"No trick, that's just what he looks like when he's not trying to blend in."
There was nothing but a heavy silence hanging in the air as Will simply stared at Dax. Matty didn't want to admit it, but he was beginning to worry that he had been too greedy trying to bring someone else in like this. Much to his relief, the badger jumped to his feet and shouted, "This is INCREDIBLE! I don't... I can't... This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen! I can't believe it's real... it's just about every fantasy I've ever had at once!"
"It's really, really good to hear you say that. I was afraid you were about to go comatose!" Matty said with a laugh.
"You do know if you're just messing with me I'm gonna kick your ass, right?"
"Yeah, I wouldn't blame you, but this one is genuine. And I'm glad you're so accepting, since that brings me to the main point of all of this. I'm hoping you'd be willing to join us in our nights together. It turns out I can't quite keep up with two incubi alone, and-"
"Dude, stop, I don't need any convincing. I've been wanting to bend that poodle over the moment I saw him!"
"You were right, Matty. His pants are still on, but I'll give you the win," Dax said with an eager smile.
"Yeah, you really do have a type, don't you Will? Come on, grab a seat and let's get started!" Not wasting any time, Matty dropped his shorts and boxers, threw a towel onto the couch, and took a seat. Before Will could do the same, Dax grabbed his shorts, yanked them down, and shoved him onto the couch next to Matty. In an instant, the poodle had his tongue wrapped around Will's semi-erect cock and lovingly massaged his balls with one hand.
"H... holy shit, Matty, his tongue is like-"
"Fire, yeah, they burn a lot hotter than us, it feels pretty unreal, but amazing," Matty proudly explained. He looked over at Valian, who had simply kept reading the whole time, and pat his own exposed sheath a few times.
"Of course, yes sir, right away master," Valian sighed sarcastically as he placed his book face down and walked over to where Matty was sitting. He dropped to his knees next to the poodle and began servicing the delighted fox, aggressively tongueing his sheath while lightly squeezing his balls. As much as he continued to grouse and protest, Matty knew the bat was beginning to enjoy their playtimes as much as he did. At least almost, no one could love it as much as he did.
Matty looked over to see Vydra still struggling to get to his feet. His shimmying had only worked to get him stuck even worse, rolling the beanbag backward so he was almost upside-down with his head touching the ground. "Oh, Vydra, just relax for now, I'd like you to show off your trick to Will tomorrow if you're feeling up to it."
"Yes sir, Matty sir!" Vydra cheerfully chirped before resuming his attempts to roll out of the oversized beanbag chair.
Will was too busy moaning to notice their exchange, his mind completely blown by the impossible heat lapping at his stiffening cock. It didn't take long to reach his full 7 inch length, slightly shorter than Matty's, but thicker, not tapered, and lacking a knot. Dax had him in a full deepthroat, bobbing his head up and down as he swirled his tongue around the rock hard shaft.
Apparently the poodle displaying his expertise next door had inspired something competitive in Valian, because Matty didn't remember ever seeing him so enthusiastic about giving a blowjob. Valian shot Dax a withering glare as he tried, with some success, to match his tempo note for note. He swallowed around the fox's shaft, trying his best not to gag due to being significantly less experienced than his rival.
Over the past several years Matty had fucked Will enough times to recognize when he was about to blow. Eyes closed, bucking his hips, biting his lip, the badger was about to have one hell of an orgasm. Matty quickly stopped both incubi and motioned over to a nearby coffee table. Understanding what he meant, Valian grumbled and Dax nodded as they stood and walked over. Another frustrated whine came from the badger until he opened his eyes and watched Valian drop his jeans and Dax drop his shorts, both revealing their chastity cages.
"Whoa, kinky," Will muttered dreamily.
"Long story short it's to make sure they can't kill people through feeding," Matty explained as he rose to his feet and walked over. "Though it's extremely sexy as well."
"If we're doing this again, I'm on top this time," Valian demanded while they stood around the table. Feeling no need to argue, Dax slid face up onto the smooth surface and Valian crawled above him on his hands and knees so they each had their caged crotch in the other's face. As they recently discovered, the table was the perfect size to accomodate both incubi while leaving both of their rears easily available for fucking. Will watched, mesmerized, as Matty stepped behind the bat and drove his slick shaft up to the knot into his superheated tailhole with a single shove.
While Matty began to rapidly pound the moaning bat's upturned ass, Dax reached out from under them and seductively crooked his finger to Will. The badger easily took the hint, scrambling off the couch and falling onto his face before rushing over to the trio. Without any hesitation he placed the tip of his cock at the poodle's tailhole and, like Matty, managed to slam all the way into the steaming hot ass with single thrust. The moment he registered the burning heat he hissed through his teeth, never having felt anything remotely like it before.
"Oh... oh, holy shit, Matty, I can't even..." Will said, trailing off as he lost control and began to thrust along with the fox. Matty was too busy with his own humping even register he said anything.
Seeing an opportunity for a little extra stimulation, Dax knocked Valian's arms off the table making him fall face first into his crotch. Too surprised to catch himself, the bat found himself nose to cage with the laughing poodle. He began to growl, but his anger faded once he felt the poodle's hot, wet muzzle wrapped around his nutsack, gently sucking and massaging his balls with his tongue. Between that and the fierce pounding of his tailhole, Valian's cock was swelling as far as possible inside its small cage and pressing against the metal bars. As always the feeling was beyond frustrating, but there there was a growing part of him that loved the pain and pleasure of his member being locked away. A sentiment that was definitely shared by the poodle and his own caged cock.
Neither Matty nor Will managed to last much longer by that point, soon climaxing with a final thrust and cumming deep inside their partner, Matty additionally knotting Valian's ass in the process. The instant Dax sensed Valian was on the verge of orgasm as well, he released his scrotum and instead wrapped his muzzle around the cage, eagerly gulping down the flood of demon cum that soon followed.
Valian may not have been as charitable as Dax was in helping him to get off, but he ended largely the same way. When Dax reached his own climax he shot several spurts through his cage directly into the bat's panting mouth. Valian coughed and gave a small growl before gulping it all down. Once Matty's afterglow faded and exhaustion set in, he fell forward on top of the bat, making Dax grunt due to the added weight. The poodle could easily handle it though, it was hardly his first dogpile.
Unlike Matty, nothing was keeping Will locked to his partner, leaving him free to slip out. He tried to return to the couch and lay down, feeling oddly drained, but only managed to stumble backward and land on a giant green beanbag chair with a thud. He briefly heard a voice over his shoulder say, "Hi, I'm Vydra! Do you think you could get up and help me out of the chair?" The world faded away as he closed his eyes and fell asleep, leaving Vydra to meekly add, "O-okay... that's fine too..."
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The next morning was off to a great start since Matty felt stronger than he had in the past few days. So far as he could tell his idea worked, and bringing Will in was just the buffer he needed. Plus, as he hoped Will and Dax really seemed to be hitting it off. The idea of both he and his best friend having incubus boyfriends seemed nothing short of beautiful.
Will had spent a good part of the morning in a trance, like he thought he was still dreaming and none of it was real. The moment Vydra placed a plate of bacon and scrambled eggs in front of him, however, he snapped out of it and dug into his meal.
"I take back what I said yesterday, man, your little buddy here really knows his stuff," Will said between mouthfulls of egg. Matty only responded with friendly chuckle as he took another bite of his own breakfast. "So, what now? Have you been spending every day just fucking them all?"
Matty stifled a laugh before explaining, "Sorry, no. Even when it was just Valian I couldn't handle more than once a night. Why, aren't you feeling drained at all?"
"Oh yeah, definitely. This is all just new to me, I'm only trying to figure out how it all, I don't know, works."
"Usually we spend our days doing whatever we feel like. I've been helping Dax get the plans together for his club, Valian usually works in his garden, and Vydra's happy to keep the house fixed up and clean. Nothing terribly interesting, you know, but the nights do make up for it, right?" After he asked his question, Matty raised his eyebrows repeatedly at Will, who then snickered and nodded in agreement. "I check this every once in a while too," he added while holding up the DPS. "It's a demon tracking device, though it stopped working after I branded Dax. I might need to try taking it apart and fixing it or something. Either that or find a different way to track them."
"How's it supposed to work?"
"Oh, I just stick my ring in the slot like this," he said as he showed the screen to Will and inserted his ring, "and the screen shows a location. At least that's how it worked last time."
"You mean a location like Stamford?"
"Yeah, why?"
"That's what it says now."
Matty looked at the DPS to see that, indeed, the screen showed a full address this time, including the city Will read. It was also followed by something new, three words that read, "Bring Obcultatio Amulet."
"Nice!" Matty exclaimed joyfully. "I guess it really did need to cool down after being used."
"What's an obcultatio amulet?"
"No idea, but I think I think I remember seeing a box with that on it when I was looking through stuff from storage, I should grab it before I go."
"You're going there? Now? Stamford's gotta be 10 hours from here!"
Matty grabbed his tablet and after a tapping the screen several times said, "It's an 8 hour drive. Looks like the address is a warehouse. The drive time is moot though, since I can just take the jet."
After glowering briefly at the pleased fox, Will grumbled, "Of course you have your own damn jet. How the hell did your grandpa make all this money anyway?"
"You know, I have no idea. I guess I always thought he was an art and antiques dealer of some sort... which isn't really wrong, exactly. He had a few other businesses, nothing I ever looked into myself. Nevermind, it's not important. I'll be taking Valian along, think you can take care of the place for the day?"
Before Will could respond, Dax strutted through the room wearing nothing but a red thong, completely stealing focus from Matty's question. Matty gently smacked the back of his head to snap him out of his reverie, and the badger answered, "Yeah, I'll make due."
Matty gave an amused laugh before running to his office to get ready.
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By the time they approached the address in Stamford it was already getting dark. It turned out that taking a personal flight wasn't the speedy, hassle-free process he had hoped. That, and Valian outright refused to leave until he finished weeding, watering, and otherwise caring for his garden.
Of course, Valian was incredibly reluctant to come along anyway, but Matty wouldn't take no for an answer. The fact that the fox was so unwilling or unable to recognize that what he was doing was incredibly dangerous was beyond frustrating. Not long ago Valian would have happily watched him get flayed alive and made into a fancy coat, preferably by his own hands, but now... now he felt... afraid... afraid? Afraid that Matty might get himself killed or worse. Valian didn't understand why he insisted on seeking out unknown threats when the two of them could just be happy together.
A sudden disgusted full body shudder from the bat startled Matty as he inspected the odd ceramic amulet hanging around his neck.
"You alright there Valian?" A sharp growl from the bat was enough to answer his question. "Moving on, looks like this is the place," he said as they walked up to a warehouse with the correct number on it. "Hey, the door's propped open too, that's lucky, right?"
Valian winced, feeling like something was more than a little off about the so-called lucky turn. He grabbed Matty's shoulder as the fox tried to stealthily sprint to the door and stopped him. "I... you shouldn't go in there, Matty. We shouldn't be doing this."
"Why?"
"Why? WHY? Because you don't know what's in there! Are you really this stupid, or do you not understand the concept of danger? Neither of us has any training or any idea what we're doing! If you keep this shit up, playing demon hunter for whatever stupid reason, your luck's going to run out eventually and you're going to..." Valian trailed off when he realized what he was about to say.
At first Matty looked concerned, but promptly changed to a beaming smile. "You're afraid I might get hurt, aren't you?"
"What?"
"You are! You don't want me to get hurt!"
"No, I-"
"You care about me! That's awesome!"
"Fuck off. I just don't want you to get me killed because you insist on doing this stupid pointless shit."
"It's not pointless, we're making the world a better place! And you don't have to worry, I said I wouldn't force you to do anything dangerous so you can just stay out here. From the note with the amulet it should keep me hidden from any threats, I'll just look around for a minute and see if I can identify the target. It'll be fine, just keep watch out here, alright?"
Before Valian could stop him again, Matty ducked through the open door into the darkened warehouse. He hated, genuinely despised the fact that he felt worried; a feeling that only worsened as the minutes ticked by with no sign of the fox. Fed up with waiting, cold and alone, Valian gingerly walked up to the door and quietly shouted, "Matty! Are you there?" into the inky blackness.
As if responding to his question, two orbs of pure white light flashed into being a few inches from his face. Valian was unable to even scream before a shadowy limb shot forth through the doorway, grabbed his throat, and promptly dragged him into the oppressive darkness.
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Valian woke with a smile, back in the mansion in bed next to his adoring boyfriend, Matty. The two of them were cuddling together belly to belly in a loving embrace under the sheets. Seeing that the fox was still asleep, Valian planted a kiss on the tip of his cold nose and woke him up giggling.
"Morning, Matty," Valian said with a profound sense of joy.
"Morning, Valian," the fox dreamily responded.
"Sleep well?"
"Never better. You?"
"Like a log, you tired me out pretty good, though didn't you?"
Matty only answered him with a passionate kiss, being careful as always to mind his fangs. Once they released the kiss, there was nothing but silence as the two lovers gazed deeply into each other's eyes. Valian gently stroked Matty's back, and after peaceably lying together for a short while said, "Thank you, Matty. For everything. Thank you."
"You're welcome. I love you, Valian."
Valian let out an awkward laugh, not quite prepared to hear that. Matty... loved him? Really? Did he love him back? Was he even capable of love? His head was swimming. How did he get there? Wasn't he at a warehouse? No, this wasn't right. Where was he? How did he get there? How did Matty get there? WHAT THE HELL WAS HAPPENING?
"CUT! CUT CUT CUT!" a thundering baritone voice shouted, seemingly from out of nowhere. "That was just horrible, not remotely what I'm looking for. Sure, a demon with a fear of intimacy is something of a new trick, but I want something... bigger.
Valian began to panic as the walls faded away leaving the center of the room floating in empty black void. A large mass of shadows began to coalesce next to the bed, slowly forming into a tall, muscular, stark naked raven with a pair of bat-like wings emerging from his shoulder blades. His feathers were as black and empty as the void that spawned him, continuously shifting and writhing about randomly. Only his lighter black, slightly shiny goat-like horns, beak and scaly hands and taloned feet looked in any way real. His eyes, comprised entirely of pure white piercing light, were staring directly at Valian and all the bat could do was tremble.
"Now, what is it you really fear?" the raven asked, somehow speaking without moving his beak. "Not loss of freedom, no, you've come to terms with that. Pathetic, just pathetic. Perhaps that first act can be salvaged. You think that mortal loves you? Maybe you should see what he really thinks about you, what he'll do when he finally gets bored and throws you away, hm? Or just outright replaces you?" The light of his eyes narrowed into slits when he saw the bat involuntarily twitch. "Yes, yes, much better, this will do nicely. Good news Matty, come here and say hello to your new master." As commanded, Matty subserviently jumped out of bed and knelt by the raven's side.
"Matty? What's happening? I don't-"
The raven held up a clawed hand and several tendrils of shadow spawned from the void, wrapped around Valian's limbs, and slammed him painfully against the wall. His arms and legs were held fast by the shadows, leaving him utterly helpless when one more tendril flew into his mouth and embedded itself there as a thick gag.
"You are no longer wanted, Valian, the fox is mine now. In fact, I think he's due a wardrobe change, hm?" The raven snapped his fingers and a curtain of shadow appeared, hiding Matty from Valian's view. A moment later the curtain fell and revealed a completely different Matty.
Whereas he had originally been energetic, confident, and dominant, what Valian saw now was nothing more than a whimpering slave. He was kneeling with his hands, which had been locked into fingerless mitts, raised in a begging position. A pair of leather straps criscrossed his chest while another pair of straps tightly bound his ankles to his thighs. His muzzle was free, though a blindfold was wrapped his head. A small solid silver chastity cage had been locked on his sheath with a ring around his balls holding it in place. If Valian hadn't been so terrified, he might have found the sight rather lovely.
"Now, how are you feeling, slave?" the raven asked the bound fox.
"Much better, master."
"How would you like to give your old, useless toy a little show, hm?"
"It's your choice master. You know he never could satisfy me, that's why I'm glad you found me and made me yours."
"Aw, you mean you didn't really loooove him?" the raven asked, his words dripping with sarcasm.
"Of course not master. I could never love something as worthless as him."
Even though his neutral expression didn't show it, the raven felt absolutely delighted as he watched the bat squirm; their little exchange was obviously having the desired effect.
"Good to hear it. Now, I think we need a new set for this part." With a wave of his hand the remnants of the room shifted from the nice bedroom to a gray stone dungeon. The void became a set of walls closing them in, and the shadows holding Valian against the wall reformed into heavy chains. He "Mmmphed" around the gag plugging his muzzle as the entire world reformed around him. In desperation he tried to summon his flames to see if he could melt the chains, but nothing happened, something was blocking him.
The raven picked his slave up by the straps on his chest and tossed him onto a dirty mattress that had replaced the nice bed. The fox landed on his belly with a pained grunt and had no time to react before the raven knelt at his muzzle, grabbed the back of his head, and forcefully pressed his muzzle against his groin.
Taking the not so subtle hint, the fox stuck his tongue into the black sheath and eagerly lapped at the hidden flesh. As the strangely equine cock swelled out of the sheath he switched to slurping along its side, quickly helping the impressive shaft reach its full massive length.
Now completely erect, the raven sternly said, "Open," and the obedient slave opened his muzzle as wide as possible. After placing the flat head of his cock in the fox's mouth, he thrust in hard, getting all the way into his gullet with a single stroke. Valian cringed helplessly at the sight of the bulge clearly visible through Matty's throat, unable to do anything more than shout incomprehensibly through his gag. An ominous laugh shook the room while the raven watched his struggling, more than pleased at the effect he was having, though he equally enjoyed the fox choking and trying to swallow around his cock.
Not bothering to wait for his slave to adjust, the raven proceeded to unceremoniously fuck his throat, tightly gripping his cheek fur and pounding in and out. The whole scenario didn't seem to bother his slave, who was instead focused on manipulating the solid metal prison trapping his dick with his encased hands, futilely trying to get hard himself.
As terrified as he was, Valian felt that same familiar tightness growing in his own wire chastity cage. Despite it all, a part of him was still turned on by what he was seeing. Maybe because he liked seeing the smug fox get a taste of his own medicine, or maybe because he had grown to enjoy the same treatment himself... Valian shook those thoughts away, his mind was starting to feel a little clearer, he needed to find some way to get loose and save Matty and escape, but at that point, he doubted it was even possible.
Growing bored of fucking his slave's throat, the raven pulled his long spit soaked cock out and walked to the coughing fox's rear. He knelt down and grabbed his vulnerable asscheeks with both hands, spreading them and placing his throbbing shaft in the widened gap. After hotdogging him several times, he placed his cock at his slave's pucker and forced the broad tip in past the tight ring.
Matty let out a loud groan as his tailhole was stretched open by the raven, who didn't seem terribly interested in his slave's comfort. Within seconds his ass was filled up to the equine cock's median ring, but he wasn't stopping there. Once he got deep enough to hit a small amount of resistance, the raven simply hefted the fox by his armpits and drove him down to the root in one shove.
To Valian's surprise, instead of crying out in pain, Matty lustfully moaned with a dreamy smile on his face. Valian didn't know what the bastard had done to his... to Matty in those 5 minutes before he came in, but he absolutely didn't want to find out.
Moving his hands to his slave's hips and gripping tightly, the raven pulled him up and pushed him down on his cock repeatedly, effectively using the bound fox as a cocksleeve. Matty's moaning only got louder and more eager as he was fucked hard, his ass filled over and over again. The tip of the raven's cock was slightly visible through his belly each time he bottomed out. Even with his rough treatment by the raven, the fox was only focused on fondling his cage with the useless mitts covering his hands, desperately trying to get any stimulation only to remain frustrated and needy.
After what seemed like an eternity to Valian, the raven bottomed out one final time and had an explosive orgasm, flooding Matty's insides and giving his belly a slight bulge from the sheer volume of cum. He held still as he finished, relishing the persistent look of fear on the bat's face. Once the flow abated and he was completely finished he unceremoniously pulled the fox off his cock and dropped him in a heap onto the mattress.
As the raven rose to his feet, his slave looked up at him with eyes screaming in desperation and asked, "Master, may I please cum too?"
"No, slave, you will never get that privilege. Your only pleasure is to service my needs, and once I tire of you I'll discard you, same as you did to the piece of garbage hanging on the wall."
"Yes, of course master," the fox said submissively. "I love you, master."
"And, scene," the raven said with a small bow. He approached where Valian was hanging, utterly defeated on the wall and stood proudly before him, chest puffed out and arms crossed behind his back. "That's how things between us and mortals are supposed to work. Dominance, not pointless attempts to feel affection. You rule them. You feed on them. You own them. You sure as shit don't let yourself get enslaved by them. But you'll have plenty of time to think about all that after the finale, wherein you face your greatest fear. I'm sending you home." A psychotic laugh shook the small dungeon as he watched Valian's eyes widen in sheer panic. "Ah, there it is, that's what I wanted to see! Thank you Valian, I have what I needed." He raised his hand and proudly uttered, "And that's a wrap," as he snapped his fingers.
With that, Valian woke up.
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The instant Matty entered the pitch black warehouse he cursed himself for not packing a damn flashlight with all the other paraphernalia in his pack. Maybe Valian had a point in needing to be more prepared and not going in blindly. Quite literally in this case. As he inched his way through the large empty area he tried to be as careful as possible while searching for his target. He didn't know how long he'd been in there, carefully keeping his hand on the outer wall to keep from getting lost, but it was beginning to feel like it was a non-starter. The best thing to do was just turn around, and if the DPS still says there's something there, come back another time, properly prepared of course.
When Matty finally made his way back to the entrance, he was confused to see the door was closed and a blinding light was hovering nearby. As he got closer he could make out a raven wearing casual slacks and a tank top, a large pair of feathered wings on his shoulders. He was perfectly still as if in a trance, and he was holding someone else off the ground by his throat. Matty barely kept himself from gasping when he recognized it as Valian. He was motionless, in the same kind of trance as the raven.
The tattoo on the raven's hand wasn't lost on Matty. Trying to stay calm despite his panic, Matty silently flipped through his book, having just enough ambient light to make out the text on its pages, stopping toward the end when he found the same symbol, a pair of triangles intersecting their tips to form a small square.
Nightmare.
Extremely rare.
One of the most powerful types of demon.
Favors equine forms, but can generally appear however they wish.
Feeds on fear by snaring victims and tormenting them inside their dreams.
Controls shadow and light.
Hostile.
Territorial.
Sadistic.
A final handwritten, heavily underscored note read, "DO NOT ENGAGE."
Matty stared at the page, not sure what to think. The raven didn't seem to know he was there and so far as he knew it meant the amulet was working. If he could make it to him he could use his ring and it would be over. He wasn't sure if it would work, but he couldn't leave Valian hanging. He slowly, silently crept toward the duo, freezing still when they both abruptly reanimated. Valian gasped in shock as he awoke, still not clear on what was happening as he struggled in the raven's grip.
"Well, little lust puppet," the raven crooned, now using his mouth to speak, being back in the real world, "it has been fun getting to torment another demon again, but you really must be going. I might have kept you around as a pet if the very sight of you didn't make me ashamed to be a demon. But don't worry, I'm sure your masters are eager to see you again after shitting on your traditions as you did." He held up his free hand and formed a ball of pure white light at the tip of his finger. "Goodbye."
In a state of pure unthinking rage, Matty screamed, GET OFF HIM YOU BASTARD!" and charged at the raven, thrusting his ring straight at his back. A series of shadowy tendrils instantly emerged from the ground and struck at the source of the noise, one of which managed to grab Matty's ankle. Matty tripped within inches of his target, and sent himself face first to the concrete floor.
"Well, now this is a treat! You were hiding here the whole time? And I thought I was going to have to track you down." The raven dropped Valian to the floor as he turned to face the fox. He had a good laugh both at the shattered remains of the amulet around Matty's neck and the bright red ring around his finger. "Ah, so that was the plan, sneak up and brand me, huh? Shame those amulets are so fragile. And some free advice for the future, if you had one I mean. If you're trying to be stealthy, it's not a good idea to scream."
When Matty desperately lunged for him again, the raven feigned a yawn and pointed a finger in his direction. A beam of blazing light shot through Matty's shoulder, leaving his arm hanging limp by his side as he screamed in agony.
"What did I just say about screaming? If not for that you might have actually tagged me, I'll admit. On that note, I should remove that arm of yours just to be saaAAAAAAGH!" The raven gave an otherworldly shriek as Valian sank his fangs deep into his calf. After a few tries he managed to kick the bat off his leg sending him flying several feet away. He held out his hand and formed another larger ball of light, shouting, "Miserable speck! DIE!"
Valian closed his eyes, bracing himself for whatever was coming his way, but nothing happened. He tentatively opened them again to see the raven frozen stiff and the unnatural shadow enveloping the warehouse dissipated. Matty had used his other hand to force the ring on his dead hand against the raven's ankle. Unbelievably, the bat's distraction paid off.
With a shudder Matty fell over, grasping the large hole burnt through his shoulder, kicking the ground as his adrenaline wore off and pain set in.
Seeing Matty struggling in complete agony, Valian calmly walked over and placed a hand on the fox's chest, firmly pressing it down as he closed his eyes. He had no idea what he was doing, but it felt right. Matty could have easily left him to his fate, but instead put himself at risk to save his life. Sure, it was his fault they were in danger in the first place, but still... maybe the fox really did... Valian once again shook those thoughts away as he focused on whatever it was that he was doing.
Though he appreciated the show of affection, Matty couldn't help but think it was poorly timed. At least until steam began billowing from the wound, which then proceeded to knit itself shut leaving a healed, though bald patch of skin showing through the hole in his shirt.
"You... you healed me..."
When Valian opened his eyes he looked just as surprised as Matty. "I don't know... I mean, I didn't know I could do that either."
"No, I mean you healed me."
Valian blankly stared at him.
"I never told you to heal me!"
"Yes you did."
"How could I if you didn't even know you could do it?"
"Fuck you."
"Aw, maybe later. But.. I have to say this, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. You were right... I think I'll start training and studying before jumping in like this again. I can't imagine a better way to teach me my lesson than, well," he gestured to the frozen raven, "this."
"Good then. See that you do."
Matty thoroughly surprised Valian by grabbing him in a big hug. Equally surprising to Matty, the bat actually let him. Still, it didn't stop him from quickly shoving the fox away and simply demanding, "Let's just go home."
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The trip back was uneventful, if a bit nerve-wracking. Matty had control over the raven, sure, but it wasn't like with the others. He could feel him fighting back, scratching at the back of his mind, and he didn't know how long he could hold him. Once they returned to the mansion, Matty ordered him into an empty room until he could figure out what to do. From the entry in the book, it seemed like actually capturing a nightmare was new territory.
As Matty expected, Will, Dax, and Vydra were getting along just fine. In fact, when he entered his den he spontaneously let out a laugh at the sight of the busy trio.
Vydra was standing off to the side in deep concentration as he controlled all 8 of his tentacles, using one of them to jerk his own small cock.
Will was laying on the floor with a tentacle plunged deep in his ass and another filling his mouth, both rapidly pistoning in and out.
Dax was suspended above him by a pair of tentacles wrapped around his wrists, while another pair forced his legs open in a wide, perfect split. He was at the perfect height for the badger to repeatedly thrust his thick cock into the dangling, vulnerable ass. The enthusiastic pounding of his tailhole was making the poodle moan around the final tentacle gagging his mouth. His cock, as always, was pressing angrily at the cage keeping it locked away, but Dax didn't seem to care; he was having the time of his life.
Matty had to suppress a chuckle as he backed away, happy they didn't notice him. There was no reason to interrupt, especially since they appeared to be close to wrapping up anyway. When he turned to walk away he saw Valian standing behind him.
"Ready to call it a night, Valian?" Matty asked with a friendly wink.
"It was a long day, can we skip the usual?"
"Yeah, that's fine. After everything that happened I'm fine skipping a night." Before Valian could dodge, Matty planted a kiss on his cheek. "Love ya, Valian," he said before heading off to bed.
Valian almost smiled as he watched the fox leave. At least some good came from dealing with that asshole raven; he had one less fear to deal with.
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Later that night as everyone in the mansion slept, a tremendous shockwave shook the building and a fiery portal began to open in the driveway outside.