The Kobold Bounty Hunter: A Bold Bet

Story by ReynartWrites on SoFurry

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A story about a nobody kobold making her first mark.


Head hunting was a popular business. It began as a way to defend villages when the lords of the land simply refused to send their own armies. Criminals, demons and more were hunted down in the name of profit, but it was dangerous work. Many lives were lost in the pursuit of bounties and even still the peace was never kept properly. Head hunters began banding together and hunting efficiently to save lives and to increase the speed at which criminals were reigned in. This organization led to the formation of a powerful guild that oversaw the distribution of bounties, and their completion. Any head hunter worth their weight flocked to the guild's halls, those who did not met their end soon enough, or were simply left to rot. Even with the guild's hold over the business, there were still a few head hunter's left that fought alone, and that was because they were either regarded as worms, or gods. One such hunter went by the name of Ella. A small kobold who had recently taken in the business with spear in hand. Perhaps, she was too small though. Even the guild had no clue who she was.

Today Ella stepped through the guild's main city with spear in hand. Her tail swished from side to side as she absorbed the sights. Tall stonework buildings, men double her size and more, with rippling muscles no doubt from hard work. She could see that these people had built the city up with their bare hands. Ella could feel the influence and power that had gone into the city. Typically she was given bounty by villager's in need on the fringe, but she had heard of this guild and decided perhaps it would be easier here, not that it mattered too much, she was always fine by herself and would be even if the people of this city underestimated her. As a kobold she commonly expected humans to treat her with disrespect. Already she had received her fair share of nasty looks, and a few catcall from the amount of hide she showed, but that didn't stop her from enjoying the sights, not at all. Stopping in front of a boring stonework office festooned with red flags, she entered prepared to earn her keep.

A line of men of various sizes stood at the front desk where a small official handed out slips to each and everyone one. Ella didn't expect the booming voice to come from the small chubby official, but there it came, "Next group! Remember! New head hunters will be registered with the guild, not that there is a choice!" The man was looking up so he didn't notice when Ella stepped up to the desk. She wrapped her spear upon it and cleared her throat. She wasn't that short, the man was just looking far too up to see her. The chubby man gave her a sneer and leaned over the desk, "Well...a kobold hunter huh? I don't mind signing off death wishes, anything on the board interest you as a graveyard?"

Ella ignored the man's remark, his breath, and his general presence and skewered a paper from the board nearby and set it on the desk, "These bandits sound like a good start. Big reward, big name on the leader. I'll take this and I'll be signing up solo, no need to issue me papers or some stupidity like that."

The room went quiet at this. Not only had she ignored the jeers of the official who held some sway within the guild, but she had picked a very nasty target, "Your grave. Not min little kobold. Those bandits are a powerful sort. Not a single group has been able to take them down...and you plan on trying them on your own?"

Ella simply nodded and pushed the paper forward so the man could get on with his job. The official looked down at the paperwork before beginning to stamp it out. He asked her name and nothing else. She gave it plainly and expected to be able to leave with that, but a man interrupted her. He stepped in and set his own hand on the table, "I was going to take this job."

The official seemed to pale at this, "Ah, rules are rules Caliban. There is very little we can do once the stamps have been pressed."

Again the man said in a cold tone, "Then I'll join the kobold. I'll have my first partner if it can keep up."

Ella spoke up with a squeak, "I have no need of a man with an ego the size of the fat man behind the counter. If you can keep up with me then I'll gladly let you tag along, but don't you think you're taking credit for my kills."

Caliban seemed to quirk a brow at this. While the fat official worked quietly to get the paper work in order, Caliban approached the girl. Extending his hand he grinned, scarred cheek raising with that smile, "Sorry about that. If you've got the guts to talk like that, then you're probably handy with that spear."

Ella didn't trust the human one bit. There was no human she trusted, but she extended her own hand to grip on to his. Immediately she felt the reason why he had grabbed her hand. His handshake was either meant as a test or a deterrent, he gripped and gripped down hard, but in turn she did the same. Their eyes met square there and she returned the grin, "I see, it'll be good to work with someone worth a damn, I just hope you can actually keep up scar boy."

Caliban let go of her hand slowly and stood upright. With the paperwork done there was no reason to stay there. He began making his way to the door without as much as a word. Her grip had nearly crushed his hand and he wasn't eager to admit it in front of those who respected him far too much, just like he wasn't eager to admit that he felt the small kobold was more capable than the lot of them. Head hunting had become a business of safety in numbers. Skill had been lost and the tougher jobs were typically left to the solo hunters actually looking for a challenge. Caliban had been there at the office to take that job, but the small nobody kobold by the name of Ella caught it first, they would share the job, and if she survived, he'd ask her to be his partner permanently.

Ella wasn't sure what to make of the human that had forced his way into her job. He wasn't the biggest human, and he only had a sword. Nothing magical seemed to resonate about him, and yet other humans cowered at his sight. It must have meant he was somewhat skilled, or just a jackass with a lot of clout. Either way she would let him tag along for now, after all, it was good to have a guide.

On the road Ella had posed the question, "Why tag yourself along like this? Got something special in mind for the bandits? Did they take your family?"

Caliban raised a brow. Shaking his head he answered simply, "They've got a juicy bounty that I want to claim, and they're something not many people can handle."

Ella rubbed her chin, "So...for the coin and challenge huh? Personally I just prefer the coin...I'll be ending this as quiet as possible."

Caliban spat at the ground, "I'd love to see that. The leader isn't exactly out in the open and unguarded, but I'd say...we make this a bit more interesting. If you're in it for just the coin you wouldn't mind a little wager?"

Ella smiled just a bit, yellow scaled tailed flicking from side to side excitedly, and she did love her gold, "All right, spill, what is your bet?"

Caliban replied, "First to get the leader's head gets a piece of the other's cut."

Ella jumped at the opportunity and spoke quickly, "I'll toss in my entire cut for this little bet, all in or nothing, your move big man!"

Caliban was a bit taken aback by how bold the small kobold was. More so since she seemed to be such an easy target without any armor to speak of. In fact she only wore a loin cloth and a leather tunic of sorts that barely left anything to the imagination. She would be skewered in seconds if caught, but that confidence of hers nearly had him rolling back on his challenge, "Fine...I'll go all or nothing as well."

Again their hands met for a shake. This time there was something much more playful in the kobold's touch and her eyes. She giggled as if she knew something more, but he didn't question. Truthfully he was just excited himself to see what little tricks this kobold had to offer. He had learned not to underestimate non-humans of any size and was always curious to see what they had to offer. Even if it meant a little loss of gold, then again, that was a big pile. Still, he was confident in his own abilities.

Their destination was a ruined village that had been transformed into a fortress. They arrived a fair distance away at night, but even from there they could see an effigy of bones lit on fire. The bandits had been reported as savage men who murdered and took apart their victims to offer up to their sick god. Some even said they had arcane powers, meaning a few of them were shamans of sorts. Ella and Caliban both only needed to take the head of the leader. That was the mission. Little did they know just how hard it would be.

They went in each with a plan. Each with a way into the village and each with their own end goal in mind. Ella had her own way, her own method and didn't need someone else bogging her down. She had little armor on for a specific reason. While being talented with her spear, her talent lie more in magic. Closing her eyes she burrowed underneath the ground and began making a small tunnel just her size through the camp, molding the earth with her magic. No one had discovered her, not even the shamans, meaning that they were amateurs at best, or distracted. Even children could throw fireballs and cause havoc. Already she had her target, she knew where she would pop up and what direction he was facing. She had the advantage, the right sense, and so with little noise she burrowed her way out of the ground silently into a small abandoned shack that was now the bedroom of the savage bandit leader. The man was eating some form of meat on bone, laughing. He was a gruesome looking thing, taller than any human she had seen and more muscular than a bull, but he was dumb. The bandit leader didn't notice her and certainly didn't notice her spear flying through the back of his skull skewering her his head to the wall he had been facing. Simple, quick, clean, but the guards were nowhere to be found. Crouching down low, eyes darting all around she went to collect her spear when she heard where the guards had gone.

Caliban had been caught. He stood near three bodies all lifeless. His own sword was drawn, his left eye was shut, blood trickling from a head wound. Bandits surrounded him. Caliban had tried his hardest to remain hidden, but one man had seen him, one man that had been killed quickly, but not quick enough. The rest of the camp had been alerted and now he stood in the ruins of a village, sword drawn, bloodied, and prepared to die. It seemed his partner would win the bet if she succeeded in the mission's objective. He could see archer's preparing their arrows, shamans watching, waiting to see if he did anything funny. His life was certainly over.

Like a snake Ella came out of nowhere with spear in hand, bandit leader head skewered atop of it and low to the ground. Arrows were fired, but not before a balls of light blinded each of the archers. Before Caliban could react he was pulled into a sprint. He heard Ella from below let out a terrible sound, but they continued moving. Their escape was made, their objective met, and only minor injury to Caliban's ego and head. Even when they hit the dirt roads leading to the city and daylight was breaking, they didn't stop. Only when they found themselves at a small lake hidden within woods did Caliban finally find himself slowing, as well as Ella. It was then that he looked down to see an arrow jutting from the kobold's shoulder.

Ella had stupidly saved the human's life and gotten herself hurt. The damn thing stung so much in her shoulder. She had certainly been wounded before, but the arrow felt like it was brushing against bone every time she moved her arm. She needed the idiot to break the thing and get it out, even if the shape was funny, she could close the wound with a little magic. Letting her spear with the prize fall to the ground she fell on to one knee and breathed out. Wordlessly the human began his work, breaking the shaft before working on removing the metal point. She hissed just a bit and closed her eyes making several curses and promises about wearing just a bit more coverage. When he finally finished she put her hand upon the wound and sighed, letting the magic do its work while staying still.

For a good moment they stayed in silence. Ella was the first to break the silence, "That head wound of yours all right? Wouldn't want to bruise your ego."

Caliban snorted and wiped dried blood off of his forehead, "It was shallow, only blood and nothing else. Thank you though. I would have been dead...and well, you completed the bounty. Perhaps we should team up more often."

Ella simply laughed she laughed and stood from where she was. Turning to him and letting go of her shoulder she shook her head, "Not a chance! I thought you were going to be some sort of skillful hunter, and here I find you're a meathead! I couldn't believe you got caught out like that. Damn, to think, a human dumber than any orc or golem I've known."

Caliban's cheeks flushed, but he had no retort, he knew she was right, "Well...fuck, all right, you've caught me there."

Ella gave his leg a pat with her tail and she began removing what little clothing she had, turning her attention to the lake. She needed to wash the grime off of her scales, and the frustration from having such an idiot partner. She would be certain to continue going at it alone after this.

Caliban stared hard. He had never had the time to appreciate just how curvy the kobold was. Her rear was plump and her tail was lifted perfectly so for him to see every little detail. It was then that his eyes trailed back up to see her blue eyes staring at him, "If you're going to stare...then join me...make me forget that you're incompetent and maybe I’ll think about keeping you around."

Caliban's cheeks flushed further at that. He had collected his fair share of bounty and no one would dare call him incompetent, no one but this tiny kobold. He also swore that she had just propositioned him. Whether it was for him to seduce her, or just get in the water, he began to strip. He got out of his armor, his clothing next and entered the water. Still she had her back turned to him, tail raised, water droplets falling down her sides and tush outlining those curves he had been staring at. His cock was already twitching, fully erect and prepared. Approaching her he placed his hands at her sides, moving them down, feeling over scales that were cool and surprisingly smooth to the touch. This earned him a purr from the normally uppity kobold. Her tail then coiled around his hips slowly, tugging him just a bit closer, his cock pushing against her back before she turned to look up at him, a mischievous smile on her face, "Huh, at least you're well equipped...and if anything you were an okay distraction."

Caliban had enough of her teasing, he was about to say something when suddenly she gripped on to his cock. Ella purred when she his mouth open only to close again as her hands gripped and stroked at his cock. She grinned as he breathed out and his hands twitched and shook. Again he was about to speak, but she silenced him by planting the majority of his cock into her maw, being careful with her fangs and pushing on the shaft with her tongue. Soon enough she bobbed her head back and forth, tongue coiling around that thick thing. She loved bigger boys, loved showing them who was the boss. In fact the entire ordeal had left her excited more than anything. One hand moved to cup his balls, claws gently touching the skin to let him know she was in control while her other hand moved to push two fingers firmly inside of herself to stretch just a bit. She wanted to feel that massive thing inside of her tight insides, at the same time she would prefer not to be torn apart.

From the way Caliban grunted, the way his cock twitched in her mouth, she could feel he was oh so close. She doubled her efforts, ignored his hand on her head and continued bobbing back and forth as she pleased, her hand on his balls slowly moving to scratch and dig into his thighs just a bit. She wanted more action out of him, wanted him to really fuck her mouth, but instead he was so idle, so she had to do it herself. Now she was practically spearing her throat on his cock, gagging just a bit as she did so, but this spurred the human into action. With short quick thrusts he pushed into her mouth as she pulled back, her eyes clenched shut as he did so, her pussy growing more and wet from the action. Suddenly he pulled away just enough so that the tip of his cock was still in her mouth. She felt his cock twitch so violently then as thick ropes of cum painted the inside of her mouth. She moaned around his cock, body shaking as she felt that thick substance slid down her tongue and throat. Cum swallowed, tongue uncoiling from his cock, she pulled her head away licked at the top of his cock glad to see that it was still nearly hard enough to be serviceable.

Caliban grunted, hand trying to hold her head in place, "Wait...stop...I just came you can't just ugh..." his voice was muddled as was his mind. He had never met a female so forward and so controlling before. She had bested him in their contest and now she was having her fun in different ways, not that he truly minded, he just needed a small break.

Looking down he met her gaze again, her mischievous gaze as she ran a finger up his again erect cock, "Sit back..." she commanded quietly.

For a moment he thought of disobeying her, but instead he sat down, not willing to admit how eager he was to see what she had in store for him. With a giggle the kobold straddled his lap resting his cock against her pussy lips ever so carefully while her tail swished from side to side. She raised her hips and lowered herself again grunting and fussing until he moved a hand to help her, pushing and positioning his cock with her entrance, getting it in nice and slow. As it entered her she let out a purr and he grunted. Never before had he felt something so tight. Her insides seemed to wrap around his cock and pull it further in with every little inch until his entire cock was inside of her. Now she panted, she groaned out and scratched at his chest. This time he was the first to move, he pushed in inside of her, bouncing her upon his lap lightly giving her what she wanted, what they both wanted. Soon enough she joined in on the fun, rolling her hips and slamming them down each time he thrust inside of her. His arms were tightly wrapped around her and she nearly squealed in excitement as Caliban's thrusts became more violent. He couldn't tell if she was a glutton for punishment, or if she just loved larger men, but she took him as if he were nothing. She bounced on his cock again and again, her mouth opening to speak, "Caliban...look at me please."

Such a soft statement. He had to look, he had to see what she wanted. When his eyes met hers she leaned up to capture his maw with her's, their tongues connecting almost immediately as their lips parted ever so passionately. As she settled back down to continue riding him, his mouth followed her's, their kiss becoming a permanent part of their connection. Now his hands moved to her rear to grip on tight as he thrust into her pussy again and again. His cock twitched, it throbbed, he was so close and yet he refused to pull free. With one last thrust he pushed in as deep as he could, cum blowing out into her pussy in a seemingly endless amount and as he did so her pussy clenched tighter on to his cock, her entire body shivering and shaking as she orgasmed. Finally he finished bottoming out inside of her and he pulled his lips away to catch a breathe. Both of them sat there in the water panting, his chest full of red marks from their little session, her hips wiggling just a bit. The girl had robbed him of his bounty, had shamed his ego and had even insulted him, and yet she had just gave him the wildest fuck of his life, what was he to do but fall in love?

Their fun was far from over. When he looked back at her she had gotten off of his lap and was now positioned on the shore, tail high up in the air, clawed hand gripping at her rear to spread and reveal a tight star, “You’re forgetting to fill one more hole dear…” she near purred.

Caliban stepped close to accept her offer. His cock was twitching slowly back to full erection as he gripped on to her plump rear. Watching her as she rested on the shore, lounging about, waiting for him to plunge in her rear. Lining his cock with her tight star he pushed inside of her rear. Ella clawed at the dirt of the shore while Caliban entered her. Caliban grunted and grit his teeth as he pushed in. She was tighter than her pussy had been, but he managed to push deep inside of her. If he paused she began moving her hips to fit more of his cock into her rear, letting out her little squeaks of pained pleasure and so he continued pushing inside of her giving her what she wanted. Finally he decided to grab her tail gripping tight so he could push deep inside of her rear once he was able to. That tightness double as he pulled on her tail. She squealed and panted her hips moving uncontrollably, it seemed as though he hit the right spot by tugging at her tail. Though it was difficult he began rocking back and forth, thrusting to her rear. Every time he pulled away it felt like her rear just wouldn’t let go of his cock, massaging and tightening around his hard member again and again each time he thrust in. Soon enough he got into a steady rhythm, he thrust faster groaning out his cock already feeling so close from how tight it was in her rear. He couldn’t help it, already he bottomed out inside of her rear, his body shaking as he collapsed atop of her his cock still twitching, that warm seed painting her rear's inner walls. Breathing out, he could hear her giggling like mad, “Goodness…couldn’t handle…my pretty little tush could you?” she said even though she was out of breath. Whether it was part of her being a kobold, or she had trained her rear, it felt as if he was still being sucked inside and he just didn’t want to pull free. Getting back up he gripped on to her rear again, appreciating the curves as they relaxed, finally coming off the high of their little sexual adventure. Pulling his cock free finally and sitting upon the shore it wasn’t long before her head was in his lap, her tongue lapping at his used and sore cock slowly. It didn’t seem like she wanted more, she just seemed to cuddle against him and purr, almost like a kitten, a scaled kitten who was perhaps more deadly than a wild beast.

Their travel back to the city was silent. The kobold seemed pleased with herself and Caliban was simply confused. Upon turning in the head and receiving their separate bags Caliban attempted to give up his to her, but she refused it and turned back from him speaking aloud, "Hah, I don't need pity gold...you took out the guards by yourself and let me think I won our little wager. You think I'd be dumb enough to fall for that mister big shot? Sure I got the finishing blow, but you were a hell of a distraction...maybe we'll work together sometime big guy, just remember...I'll find you, not the other way around." and with that she left leaving both him and the people within the office confused. Caliban rubbed at the back of his head. It seemed he had a partner, but one that would work on her own terms rather than his, and perhaps he was okay with that. He just hoped that she would accept his feelings when he confessed to her, or at the very least allowed him another chance inside, regardless he had found his match and earned a fair bit of gold doing it.

Ella left with bag of gold in hand, a toothy grin on her face. Though she had never meant to, she had formed a lasting connection with a strong human. She had to admit, he was useful and perhaps she would find work that needed someone as a nice distraction. If not for that then she could at least use him for his cock after the job was done!