Natural Law
More lizards and ladies. Not much to say about this one, it’s one of those ideas I’ve had floating around that finally worked itself into a full-on story. It takes a bit of an unusual turn at the end, but really, that was in large part the reason for writing it.
OBLIGATORY CONTENT WARNING: This story contains sexual acts between a male and female, magic influences, rough sex, impregnation, kind-of-but-not-really-rape, and dastardly scheming from a certain point of view.
The crossbow bolt whizzed through the air, jamming into the rabbit and ending it’s life in an instant. It wasn’t much, maybe enough for a meal, but that was fine - Auriel wasn’t in this to sustain herself, it was more to keep herself from going around the bend.
Being a woman from a noble family seemed like an easy life sometimes, but it had its issues. For one thing, she had certain expectations put upon her by her family to be a proper lady, to learn only the domestic niceties that a woman was “expected” to know. Cooking, cleaning, household chores, raising kids, being a dutiful wife, the van Kelts wanted her to know those sorts of things and nothing more. It was the kind of life that sounded dreary and unbearable to her, she wanted more than to just be a housewife and nothing else. Not that she was against doing those things, she just didn’t want that to be her whole life.
After battles with her family, they reached a compromise, allowing her to pursue some of her own interests as long as she also engaged in what they expected from her. It was better than nothing, and she took the opportunities where they came. Hunting small game like this was some relief, something that took her farther away from her expected life than most other pursuits, and it was one of the things that her family tended to be the most apprehensive about - but try as they might, they couldn’t talk her out of it. She would go out on her own, and the forces of nature themselves were hard-pressed to do anything about it.
Granted, she was no master at it, nor did she intend to be. She used a crossbow, finding that a regular one that was of any effectiveness at all was a bit beyond her strength - she was, after all, a fairly petite woman, and not built for athletic pursuits. She wasn’t at all interested in taking on large game, nor would she be able to on her equipment. But that was no matter - she did it for relief, not for bringing home trophies or sustenance, and she was fine staying within reasonable limits.
She collected her prize and continued forward, carefully trudging along the grass and avoiding the softer spots. The land got somewhat swampy further out from town, and she wasn’t really equipped for that kind of slog. A short ways on, she hit the mark on a squirrel, another bolt hitting dead on and netting her the second trophy. She was hoping for one more before she ended her excursion, and was aiming for some kind of bird, perhaps a quail or pheasant - one that flew probably was going to be too difficult for her to hit at her current skill level.
Deeper in the woods, Auriel virtually stumbled into a pheasant while taking a step through some brush. Quickly she tried to aim her crossbow and fire, but the bolt whizzed just by the creature’s wing, ruffling its feathers but not doing any real damage. Before she could recover for a second shot, the bird was gone. Disappointing, but she accepted it, misses were going to happen. At least she was two for three.
She stepped over to collect her bolt, and was just about to start turning back when she heard a deep male voice from nearby. “Rather far afield, aren’t you?”
Her heart leapt in her throat, and she whipped around to lay eyes on the speaker. Tall, green, scaled, muscular, and utterly nude except for some paint markings on his face and chest...a lizardman, one of the forest’s denizens. Immediately she knew she was in for it...she hadn’t been paying attention to her wanderings and had entered their domain, the lands that belonged to them by recognition of the law. That was not something a human was supposed to do. “I...I apologize, I wasn’t aware…”
“And what have we here? Small game...hunting in our lands? There’s a penalty for that…” The lizardman strode up towards her, and she took a step back, feeling herself get pressed against a tree. “You know game from our lands are reserved for us...part of the treaties to make sure humans didn’t drive us out indirectly. I know it’s small game, but game is game, and violations are rare enough that we’re told not to let any pass by.”
“I’m sorry...I can give you the game, I don’t need it…” Auriel couldn’t help but scan her accuser with her eyes...the big reptile towered over her, and his body was quite impressive, very easy on the eyes, with a lean and toned body tight with muscle, the sign of a hard life of labor and work. His fingers were tipped with sharp claws, and his three-toed feet were tipped with huge talons which gripped the ground with ease, showcasing his deft movements even on the less than stable soil. He was without question better equipped for the environment naked than she was with what she had on.
“It’s a bit late for that. You’re here now and caught with the game...there can only be one remedy.”
Auriel knew what he was planning, it was hard not to know. Years ago, the humans had been waging war against the lizardmen, cutting them down mercilessly while they struggled to merely survive. It wasn’t until the very earth turned against them, spurred to respond to the upsetting of the balance by raging against the disruptors, that they ceased their attacks and sought to quell the disasters befalling them by establishing peace. The lizardmen could keep their lands, and human intruders would be met with the invocation of natural law to allow them to recoup their numbers - those humans who intruded could be made to serve as carriers for the young of the reptiles or otherwise serve them as slaves. Auriel knew most stayed well away from their lands for that reason, and the few who were hateful enough to try to go after them had slowly disappeared.
“Is this...really necessary?”
“It is, and you cannot dissuade me.” The lizardman knelt to the ground as a glow surrounded him, she could feel the power radiating off of him and through her. “I, Izrik Routios, invoke natural law as deigned by the spirits and acknowledged by the treaties between our peoples. She who has violated the treaties shall recompense by aiding in the restoration of our numbers to their former levels, as has been deemed just by the powers that guide all within our world.”
The effect was powerful, despite its seeming subtlety. She felt herself become trapped, unable to leave the presence of Izrik, almost as if she was being drawn to him. Her body flushed with a strange heat, especially focusing on her nethers...she’d never felt such a powerful need down there before, almost as if she would wither and die if it wasn’t satisfied. Her limbs became shaky as she leaned against the tree, trying to control herself.
“The law has been invoked...it seems that you’re feeling its effects already.” Izrik grinned at her, long fangs becoming visible in a dangerous smile. “Now remove your garments and prepare for your treatment. Don’t worry, I have no intention of harming you...natural law looks harshly upon whose who do.”
His words rang in her head, almost echoing into a deafening roar until she started to comply. She shed her boots and stockings, stepping onto the damp grass in bare feet, almost tearing at her pants and blouse. It felt like her body was aflame where the cool air wasn’t hitting it, driving her to hurriedly strip off her clothes. She let out a relieved breath when her blouse was gone, her breasts freed from the burn and bared to the reptile. Another sigh came when she pulled down her knickers, exposing her sopping wet snatch...embarrassment at being so indecent came a distant second to the relief from the heat which had attacked her.
She could see Izrik watching her, and seeming to very much approve of what he was seeing. His own response was much more visibly evident on his body, as his slit had parted to reveal an impressive beast hiding within. His cock was long, thick, pointed at the tip and wide at the base, studded all the way down with nubs...definitely the strangest she had even seen or imagined, though she had seen few, rarely could she chance upon anything that improper in her life. Certainly, she’d never had a man before, her family would have brought out torches and pitchforks. That remained a very real possibility after what she knew was about to happen here, though they’d face their own retribution if they interfered with natural law…
Without another word he was upon her, drawing her to the damp ground. She could smell him, the scent of a strong, virile male, one in touch with nature, a freshness that was unexpectedly thrilling. And he was sniffing at Auriel as well, taking in the scent of a healthy, fertile female, an unusually desirable scent for one outside his species. The effects of natural law also influencing Izrik and driving up his own lust, he could feel the burn in his loins, a near demand that he act on his natural impulses. His head dipped down, licking around her neck and shoulders, trying to drive her to new heights and doing the same to himself as a consequence.
Finally, Auriel could take no more. The touch of his fingers and his tongue were electric, making her needy for something much more substantial. “Izrik, please...do it, take me!”
“As you wish.” The lizardman tried to sound calm, but the intensity of his own lust was driving him crazy. The moment the tip of his cock touched her dripping lips, he lost control of himself, driving inside her forcefully. Immediately the two of them were engulfed in rapture, the magic of the law rewarding their communion abundantly. Auriel felt nothing from the breaking of her maidenhead, so powerful was the satisfaction of the heat in her pussy from the entry of Izrik’s cock. Those nubs rubbed her wonderfully, lighting her most sensitive points up to the point where she could feel almost nothing else, nor did she want to. She’d never had a man before, but she felt certain that no human could have felt even remotely like him.
Izrik slowly pulled out of her and thrust back in, panting and moaning shakily. He, unlike Auriel, was no novice, but he’d never felt anything like this before. Every point of contact her passage had on his cock was sending bolts of pleasure through him, magnitudes stronger than any other time he’d had a female. He knew that natural law had its influences on sexual acts, but never had he imagined this. It was taking all his strength not to lock up and stay tucked inside her, simply letting the touch of her body do its work, but he knew that wasn’t enough, he needed to properly deliver his part of the ritual.
Auriel’s arms wrapped around Izrik and she pushed back into him as he thrust. Both of them were utterly lost to the pleasure, but for Auriel, she had nothing to compare it to, and it was all but intoxicating. Every time the reptile moved, she moved, with him and against him, trying to maximize the mutual pleasure they were feeling, to drug herself just a little bit more with those feelings and make them stronger. She could feel him inside her so powerfully, so deep, almost teasing her with his sensational bumpy dick, and she only wanted him deeper, he could fill her body entirely for all she cared as long as it kept feeling this way.
Soon Izrik was rocking back and forth with a real rhythm, his near-paralysis overcome and his body loosening up as he took her like he meant to. Every thrust buried himself fully inside, his cock driving past her cervix as the magic worked its effects, matching her to a female of his kind and changing her to be more receptive to his seed. The power of the law drove them forward, holding back all thoughts of anything other than the consummation of their act. It was raw, animalistic rutting, no kind and gentle lovemaking like Auriel had imagined and Izrik usually partook in, but at the moment it was exactly what they needed.
The two of them lost track of time, possessed by their all-encompassing lust and euphoria, the magic refusing to let them finish until Auriel’s body had been made capable of bearing the child of the lizardman. When it had finally finished working its effects on her, the two felt a sudden surge, the pleasure climbing until it reached its limit in both of them. Auriel nearly screamed as her orgasm overtook her, the final step needed for her acceptance of her role in fulfilling the law. Her body shook, spasmed as pleasure erupted within her, blinding her with its power and making her grip Izrik fiercely, refusing to let the lizard go until he had finished his own part. It didn’t take long for that to happen, as he yelled out his own pleasure as he drove deep inside her, loosing his virile seed directly into her womb. She could feel the flood inside her, like a torrent of water on a raging fire, a deep relief that she had no match for, accepting and welcoming the essence of life and its effects on her body. There was so much of it, all of it filling her deepest depths, very little coming back out around the seal his cock made inside her, she was certain it would do what it was made to do.
It seemed that time stood still while they released the culmination of their pleasure, yet also seemed but a fleeting moment compared to what they wished they could experience. When it ended, the two of them both fell panting against each other, bodies heaving together as they clung to each other. Both of them could feel the heat from the other’s body steaming off of them, almost like the energy from their coupling being driven from them, leaving only the peaceful satisfaction of their afterglow. They laid together for several minutes, wordless and almost soundless. Eventually Auriel rubbed her stomach with a gentle hand, wondering if it was taking hold...was she ready for this? It didn’t seem to matter, but she could still wonder…
As they lay there, the fire started to return to both of them. The effects of natural law didn’t end quickly...one round of sex was no guarantee that they would achieve what the law intended. Their energy quickly renewed with their lust, and Izrik picked himself back up, arms wrapping around Auriel and mouth leaning to envelop hers in a kiss, a moment of unexpected tenderness before the lust consumed them once more to the point where they could do nothing but rut. Auriel closed her eyes, feeling the passion overtake her, the long and powerful tongue of the lizardman wrapping around hers. This had been her error, but she was finding less and less to regret about it…
Three weeks later, Auriel was treading those lands once again. This time she knew exactly where she was, and why she was there, and hunting was the farthest thing from her mind.
The van Kelts were a very traditional family, and when they learned of what she had gone through, the sorrow wasn’t for her ordeal but for the fact that she was now tainted goods. Having been deflowered, by a lizardman of all things, and defiled with his seed, they could not wed her to a proper man. A shame to them, as they had promised her to Maginus Yalda, another noble of one of the greater families in the country...bringing the two together would have been an opportunity for great prosperity, but she could not be given to him in such a state. No, she would have to remain with the beast who had already claimed her, as was tradition. They sent her away, removing her from the family, and with no shortage of derision and rudeness along the way.
Auriel was hardly one for tradition, but it wasn’t as if she could really fight it. She had gone with all she possessed, which didn’t amount to much, and taken to the forest, walking for hours until she reached the spot where Izrik had taken her. She had scarcely had time to cool her heels when the lizardman appeared. “So...it seems they have cast you out.”
She nodded to him. “Yes...they are nothing if not predictable. Everything happened as we expected it to.”
“Indeed. I am glad to hear it, though I’m sorry you had to go through such stress with them before breaking away.”
“A small price to pay to never have to deal with them again.” She leaned up and kissed Izrik on the front of his snout. “And to not have to be betrothed to a creep like Maginus Yalda. To think, they called you the monster...hearing the other women talking about his temper, his possessiveness, his backhand, I can think of few more monstrous than him.”
“It brings me no shortage of relief to know that you will no longer have to worry about him. Are you well? They didn’t hurt you in any way, did they? Have you learned if you are carrying?”
Auriel nodded. “They knew they could not harm me, except with words. And I have not had any test, but I do believe I can feel the changes, slight as they are...we can have your doctors make sure.”
“We shall do so as soon as possible.” Izrik hefted the bags almost effortlessly, not wanting her to be burdened with anything more than necessary - Auriel wasn’t frail, but he was nervous considering her potentially gravid state. “We’ve set things up so that you have lodging in my home...the expansions are complete, and you shouldn’t not be wanting for space, at least...I’ve tried to make it as comfortable as possible given where we are. Once you have given birth, we will look into moving farther away, into a city, which should better suit you.”
Auriel laughed quietly. “You’ve gone to such lengths, Izrik, I fear you’re spoiling me. We don’t have to leave the lizardman village, I’m certain I’ll be fine...it would be a shame to let all that hard work experience such little use.” It wasn’t as if she hadn’t thought about this quite a bit since she had come to Izrik to seek escape from her situation. She had known him for years, since early on her hunting trips - she knew full well the borders of lizardman land and would not have been so careless as to take game from their land without permission - and had become good friends with him over time, and eventually more than that. Invoking natural law had been her idea - she knew how her family would react to it, and she would have much rather been paired with Izrik than anyone. The lizardman would not dictate to her, she knew, he would allow her the freedom to be herself and do as she pleased, something she doubted she could find among the humans her family would allow her to be with. And most importantly, she was already in love with him, and him with her; there was no question that they would be happy together.
“I hope I didn’t offend you when we coupled,” Izrik said quietly as they walked. “Natural law gives one certain expectations...I didn’t want them to be able to make a claim that I was using it without cause, in case they tried to fight my claim, but I was afraid that my words and actions may have been on the harsher side.”
“I never questioned for a second, Izrik. I know you too well to suspect that it was anything other than you playing your role as the invoker of the law. In fact…” Auriel leaned into him, rubbing his side. “I rather enjoyed that side of you. I love your gentleness and kindness, but you excited me with that primal side of you coming out at just the right time...perhaps we’ll have a few more experiences like that in our lives together.”
Izrik was surprised to hear that, but found himself chuckling in relief. “You are certainly not a typical young human lady, Auri.”
“What can I say? I’m not much for tradition.”