Champions of Mareth

by SkyDreamer

Chapter 6 - Taking inventory

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I step out of the tent with a yawn, awakening from my nap. Having to come back to camp for rest and masturbation after every imp fight is pretty time consuming, but that's just the way RPGs work at first, I guess.

I close my eyes, and flash back to the forest once more. Once again I'm at a different part of it. It's almost like the game is trying to stop me from learning my way around the place.

There's no path this time, so I just have to force my way through the undergrowth. Unable to see where I'm putting my feet, I end up tripping on an exposed root, tumbling face-first into the ground.

My forehead feels like it smacks straight into a rock, and I clutch at it in agony. For about the dozenth time today, I curse at my character's low durability and capacity for movement.

I push against the rock for support as I try to stand, but slip straight back down as it slides away from me. As I wipe dirt from my face once more, I blink open my eyes, and get a good look at this boulder that's been causing me so much trouble.

To my surprise, I'm instead greeted with what looks like a piece of some kind of armour. It's coloured a deep black, with a gold border around the edge. Reaching over, I pick it up, and examine it more closely. Here and there, there seem to be bits of some sort of yellow fuzz stuck onto it.

Is this a shield or something? If so, lucky! It's pretty lightweight, and my head can attest to its toughness.

I give it a tap, and a name appears beneath it.

Large shard of chitinous plating

Bah, it's just an ingredient. Figures the game wouldn't just hand over a shield to me like that. Oh well, I'll hang on to this, it could come in handy later.

I tap the chitin against the item pouch hanging by my belt, and it fragments into a glowing-blue dust, which is promptly sucked inside the bag.

Now that I think about it, I haven't really looked at the other items I've picked up yet. I give the pouch another tap, and the contents pop-up in front of me, floating ethereally.

Aside from the chitin, I'm greeted with two potions, both dropped by imps. "Incubi Draft" and "Succubi Milk", huh? I don't recognise either of those words, and the item descriptions don't really shed much light on what they do either.

"Maybe they're like this game's HP and MP potions?" I hazard a guess. It was either that or buffs, and what kind of buffs drop from level ones? Yeah, that must be what they do.

Well, I don't need either of them right now, regardless, so I close up my inventory again, and continue on my way.


Another imp down, and once more I'm forced to head back to camp to work off my built-up lust. I didn't think it was possible to turn masturbation into a chore, but this game found a way.

Come to think of it, that guy dropped another one of those potions just now... since I have a spare, maybe I should take the opportunity to test out what they do? Trying to experiment in battle could end up leaving me wide open, after all.

Tapping open my inventory, I grab one of the two bottles of succubi milk from out of the air, and pop the cork. Inside is some kind of creamy milk drink, and the aroma it gives off once opened smells totally delicious.

Putting it to my lips, I take an experimental swig. It tastes even better than it smells! In fact, I think it might taste better than anything, ever! I quickly chug it down, draining the bottle to its last drop, and lick my lips in satisfaction once I'm done. I'm really glad I have two of these things now. This just made imp-killing a whole lot more rewarding.

Suddenly, my centre of balance shifts a little, and I stagger forward. Was that drink alcoholic? No... I don't feel light-headed.

I look down, and my eyes nearly pop out of my head, as I watch my breasts visibly increase in size, rising like loaves of bread. My nipples start to ache, and I bring my fingers up to rub them through my shirt. As I do, I can feel them increasing in size as well, to match my newly-inflated tits.

After a few more seconds, they stop, my extra chest-meat having made itself comfortable in its new home. It's now that I notice I can feel a tingling in my face as well.

Bringing up the character window from the menu, I'm greeted with a full-length mirror, and I can see my changes look even stranger than they feel! My face has gone a bit girly, like Rarity was trying to give me a makeover but I managed to escape half-way. And my boobs have gone from B-cup all the way up to DD!

This is so weird... it's like I'm a model or something. This isn't who I am... I've always been one of the guys. I never even really felt all that envious of the pretty girls, I mean what was so great about being pretty anyway?

But, I must admit, now that I'm experiencing it myself, I do kinda like it.

And I have got to find out how it feels to really play with these things!

Sliding into my usual spot behind the rock, I pull off my shirt, which is now clinging to my body rather more snugly, and let my new boobs pop free.

"Ahhhhh!" I can't hold back my voice as I squeeze them in my hands, they feel so tender! I can't even fit a whole one in my palm! I slide my hands over and around them, massaging different parts, finding the softest spots, which elicit yet more moans from me.

I bring my fingers up to my nipples, but they're so sensitive they almost hurt! I gently rub them, moving my fingers softly back and forth along their new length. They harden up, and it makes them way more noticeable than it used to.

Finally I can't take it any more, and I drag my pants from my body, quickly thrusting my fingers into myself, pushing myself to my release.

As I cum, my back arches, and my breasts flop back up my body. They're so close to my face, I can't help but lean up, and run my tongue along as much of my skin as I can reach.

The feeling is electric, and it only makes me cum harder, my pussy clenching so tight around my fingers it's almost painful!

At last it subsides, and I collapse back. As I drift off into a nap, I hug my new chest-pillows, a giddy grin on my face, like a kid who just got a new toy.


Once I've cleaned and dressed myself back up, I consider taking another rest, but there's not much time left in the day. The sun is low in the sky, and once I woke up I'd probably just have to sleep again anyway.

And so, with a comfortable two-thirds HP remaining, I head back to the forest once more.

As I arrive at the edge of the tree line, my nose immediately picks up an odd scent. It's enticingly sweet, and I find myself drawn to it. I sniff the air repeatedly, trying to determine the direction which it's coming from, and heading off that way without really knowing why.

As I move deeper into the trees, the scent gets heavier. A new tune is playing in my ears, although after a moment I realise that it actually seems to be coming from within the game, the background music having fallen silent to make way for it. It's like... buzzing? No, humming! No, definitely buzzing. But in a tuneful way, not a lot unlike someone humming.

This thought train arrives at the confirmation station soon, as the source of the music comes into view. Atop a giant flower sits a bee-like woman, adorned in yellow and black... armour? No, skin? Her breasts are on full display, and the only clothing on her body seems to be a set of black arm-length gloves with matching thigh-high boots.

The item I picked up earlier springs to mind, and I pull it out of my inventory. Sure enough, the chitin matches the black sections of her arms and legs. So yeah, she's probably completely naked then.

Besides her colour, she's mostly humanoid. The exceptions being the large stinger at her abdomen, the antennae on her head, and her lusciously deep-black eyes and lips, which smile at me as she sees me enter her grove.

Standing up, her wings give another little buzz as she spreads her arms wide, welcoming me into her embrace.

Just as I'm about to gleefully throw myself into her arms, my gamer's instinct kicks in, and I realise the scents and music had been dulling my senses, luring me into a trap!

Heh, I guess I owe an apology to all the characters I've yelled at for falling for similar tricks. Maybe it's not as easy as I thought, being a video-game hero. I step back away from her, folding my arms.

She looks rather taken aback by my hesitation. "Y-you zzzure you don't want to cuddle with me?" she stammers, thrusting out her exotic black and yellow breasts in an enticing manner. They look pretty tempting, but I'm still in the period of enjoying my own too much to really care.

I glance back up, looking just above her head. Her name hasn't appeared yet, so she's not necessarily an enemy... maybe she's just an NPC? I could try talking to her I guess.

"What're you trying to pull by luring me in like this?" I point accusingly at her.

She giggles, her laugh carrying an odd buzz to it. "Well where elzzz would I lay eggzzz? The coloniezzz alwayzzz need more workerzzz, and as one of the Queen'zzz handmaidenzzz I get zzzooooo full of eggzzz... I promizzze to make it feel gooood if you come to me."

She wants to lay eggs in me?! This game just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

"What? Uh, yeah, no, I'm thinking not" I promptly turn her down. For a moment I think this might trigger a fight, but instead she just hangs her head and walks away, looking kind of dejected. I almost feel sorry for her. And I definitely feel sorry that I couldn't fight her. She'd have probably dropped more chitin, after all.

I'll have to fight one of those things the next time I see one. Given how tough I know their chitin is though, it could be tough... If I lose, it might make me go through with her intentions after all.

I can't fault the game for being interesting I guess, but there are some things that I don't even want simulating happening to me. I know I want to try going past just masturbating while this chance is in front of me, but I'm going to need something more... normal, to try fucking, at least to start with.

Maybe it's just this forest? If it's all bug- and plant-themed, then I guess any sex they bring in will be pretty weird. Maybe I should try finding some other areas. Maybe they'll be more normal.

Maybe that's just wishful thinking.


Nonetheless, once I'm back at the forest's edge, I do start pacing the perimeter rather than heading straight in. If there's an area connected to the forest, I'll find it a heck of a lot easier this way than traipsing aimlessly through the wilderness.

It takes quite a bit of pacing, the forest being much larger than I'd anticipated, but eventually I catch a fresh scent blowing on the wind. It feels... relaxing.

Shuddering as I remember the last relaxing aroma I encountered, I keep my guard up, walking slowly in the smell's direction. All of a sudden, the fog in front of me rushes away, and I'm greeted with the most stunning view I've seen so far!

The trees and grass of the forest thin out, making way for a huge lake, so big I can't even see the other side of it! And that's not because of fog either. From how it looks, it seems the fog doesn't exist in this area, which lets me bask in the sight of the clean, shimmering water, that stretches way, way off into the distance.

You have discovered the Lake!

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