Chapter 1: Part the first
I stood in front of my mirror admiring my fabulous ability to put an outfit together so perfectly, I stand about 5’7” with medium length black hair and larger than average bust, wearing a slick dark suit with a bowtie that fit my feminine form perfectly. Snagging a cane as I made my way to the training arena, an amazing place in my opinion mainly because of my highly combative nature. I was going to meet one of my best friends there today Cross Flame, at about 5’8” and red hair, he does have a ruggish charm about him and I dare say he is quite handsome. As I walked down the halls of the magnificent castle glancing at the array of paintings on the tinted alabaster walls some depicting history, some horror of war and some pure nonsense in my opinion. Of course I’m not one of those silly “Curators” of pure boredom they call history and art. No I’m much more practical than that. Being trapped in thought I was already at the training arena, I walked through the spacious door and into the center arena and sat down to wait for my combat partner. While I waited I decided to meditate and prepare my mind for the battle. Lost in my thoughts and emotions, I cleared my mind moments before Cross Flame tapped my shoulder.
“You ready down there?” He teased offering me a hand up. He was dressed in an Athet suit designed for lightweight combat, wearing his Material Combat Gloves which looked like simple white cloth gloves with some lights in it. I walked over to the weapon rack and hung up my cane and coat not wanting them to be ripped.
“Yes I am and melee and small firearms today no explosives and full defensives are allowed.” I stated firmly. He walked over to the console and set the arena objective to random and began the program. “Sure thing. Big day, don’t want to ruin your clothes.” He said with a sly grin.
“So you want to start with small knives or blunt weapons?” He asked. “Blunt because I want to play with some Eskrima tactics.” I responded playfully. He powered his matter gloves, while I took a deep breath in and focused on materializing my weapon. Two Eskrima sticks appeared in my hands and I assumed my fighting stance while Cross did the same. He lunged first and struck empty air while I ducked around and took a cleaving blow to his side winding him. Rolling to the side Cross took a couple heavy breaths. “Need a breather there, Stud?” Throwing the sarcastic remark at him, he responded breathlessly, “So you’re wondering about the cutie I was with last night then.”
“Actually I am a bit, I have to admit she was cute but my real question is have you already had your way with her?” I asked swinging a powerful blow aimed at his eye but only hitting air, and the grazing sensation of his attack narrowly missing my spine. “How could you think such a thing I am a gentleman.” he proudly stated, “Did you?” I persisted.
“Yes.” He sighed when I materialized a pistol and took a few shots, one grazing his ear before he managed to materialize a shield and block the rest of the projectiles.
“I’m assuming she’s still in your bed cuddling a pillow?” I asked to further unsettle him, “No, she’s probably still quivering.” He responded with his annoyingly smug grin.
He teased,”Bet you would like a night with me as well.”, shooting a clip and a half of bullets my way, one managing to rip through my left shoulder. Muffling a scream of pain I ducked behind some cover to patch up the gushing wound I now had with a med kit. Cursing under my breath at my now useless arm. I heard a click behind me and rolled to the right moments before a bullet replaced the space my head was at and I shot twice at my attacker missing both times. ”Your slow this morning what’s up?”He asked, I could sense the concern in his voice.
“Well you’re not exactly going easy on me, now are you?”, I asked sarcastically, “No I guess I’m...” he managed before I placed a bullet through the back of his chest. The Arena Announcer declared me as the winner and began listing statistics about the fight.
“Ahhhhhh” Cross screamed from the sudden pain of the killshot before it subsided and my left shoulder mended itself. “Don’t get shot next time if it hurts so much.” I laughed at him.
“Oh yes, I’ll get right on that against the one woman army. Damn I’m not sure which is worse the killshot or the grazed ear.” He complained stretching as I grabbed my coat and cane.
“Yeah well at least you don’t have to replace your shirt.” I commented fiddling with the hole in my shoulder. “Well here this might save you the trip.” He tossed a shirt of mine toward me,”You forgot it last time you were over.” He winked at me. I had finished buttoning the shirt and getting my coat on as we left still teasing him about what a “Gentleman” he was with the cutie last night.
As we walked down the hall throwing sarcastic remarks back and forth, we noticed some commotion outside stepping toward the window to get outside quickly Cross stopped me by putting his arm in my path,”Look.”
As I focused on the growing ruckus I saw the police forces closing in on the commotion, “We have other things to tend to.” He stated blankly before continuing onward to the meeting that we both were requested to attend. As I noted the doorway to the meeting room, it became subtly more apparent that Cross was nervously stalwart about this. We walked into the spacious room, and that is about the time we saw her.
Yes D cup! Enjoy whatever sick fantasies you may think about.
And yes I know girls don’t normally wear a suit, but its way more fun.
Because a regular tie will be destroyed in combat.
But I’d never tell him that, the teasing would NEVER END!
Though a castle is the correct term in size, it isn’t in technology this is the most advanced facility on the planet.
Of course not frightening me whatsoever.
And I kinda feel sorry for him a bullet graze burns like hellfire.
OH! He’s so annoying sometimes, but kinda true from what I’ve heard from a few of the female staff in the castle he is the best lay they have ever had.
Well about as much concern as you can have after shooting your friend in the shoulder and almost executing said friend.
Minor injuries aren’t mended at the end of the simulation. So score for me!
Thankfully my shoulder was bad enough to be mended so I don’t need the cane yet.
Yes very much not in a platonic fashion, I am very flirty and do enjoy my down time.
We walked into the grand room with its vaulted ceiling and stone walls on every side, in the center there sat a large world map used for massive scale war planning. The war map contained a few pieces on it as she paced back and forth. She of course was the one who called for the meeting, her name was...
“Valeriya!” Furry exclaimed as the two women hugged each other.
“What are you doing here?” I asked wanting to get this over with. Valeriya had a special way of making my skin crawl off. Yet I can’t figure out why.
“Vwell, Cross, if you are going to be zsat vway I might as vwell get to zse point.” She stated in a thick Russian accent. She began pointing to places on the map and naming them with Operation names.
“First I vwant you two to choose heads or tails.” She asked holding out a coin, flipping it into the air.
“Heads!” Furry said...
“Tails!” I said our voices slurring together as we shouted at the mid air coin simultaneously.
She caught the coin and slipped it into her pocket. “Good no disagreement, zsen Cross Flame you are to become zse field general of zse Nobles and Furry Sparkle you vwill be zse field general of zse State.”
“What!?” Furry stated shocked and slightly upset she couldn’t find out if she won the toss or not.
“Because zhere needs to be a vwar.” She stated flatly.
“A WAR!” I emphasized grabbing Valeriya by the throat, throwing into the cold stone wall, furious with her arrogant demeanor about this, “We don’t NEED a war, if I remember correctly?”
“On most... occasions... not,” She stated struggling, and gasping to breath, so I gave an incredibly small amount of room to breath so she could explain.”but I have received notice of several factions zsat could shake our foundation of peace.” She gasped in a raspy voice, and moving free of my grasp, she positioned what appeared to be figurines of Furry and I to their respective places on the map.
“OK Let me see if this is right you want a war to keep the peace that we have?” Furry clarified.
“Yes, you are. Vwe need to flush zse zhreat out before it attacks and zse nobles and state need only a nudge to fall into chaos. That’s vwhen zse true enemy will show itself and try to attack.” she explained as she moved pieces around the board.
“So what is your role in this?” I chimed in.
“Warmaster, you both report any findings on zse factions and vwhere your armies are and I stage battles zsat will have zse least amount of leverage in zse war to sustain it as long as we need to purge zse enemy.” She smiled at that last comment.
“But Val we can’t just suggest attacks to prolong the war, we will be demoted or executed as traitors.” Furry warned with concern and a tinge of fear in her voice.
“True if you vweren’t zse highest rank on each side.” Valeriya said handing each of us a scroll.
“Inside zhose are zse declarations of war from each side, and your sudden promotions due to combat experience. Now shoo you need to begin preparations, zse war will commence in two days from when you deliver those scrolls. So try to deliver zhem at zse same time” She said shoving us out and returning to her war map.
Furry and I looked at each other and then our scrolls with uncertainty. “Hey, orders are orders.” Furry said before kissing my cheek and walking off. I caught up to her asking,”Can’t we wait till tomorrow to deliver these,” I asked gesturing to our ‘orders’,”something about this doesn’t fit.”
“I agree that sounded a bit extreme for finding encroached vermin, we should wait at least a day.” She agreed and headed down to the courtyard from what I could tell while I headed to my chambers for some relaxation and sleep.
Chapter 2.5: Midnight and Cross
As I retired to my room inside the castle I thought back to the meeting and the implications she gave Furry and I and tried to shake off the unsettling feeling as I entered my chamber. I was met with a loving hug from a beautiful woman with dark blue hair and stark blue eyes that dug into your soul she was wearing a sheer blue top and a black leather collar. She was wrapped around my arm pulling me to my bed, “Come on master I want to play.”
I pinned her to the bed and gave her a kiss on the cheek, “Not right now you know I need to check my things before I’m free to play with you.”
She understood and sat up on the bed trying her best to distract me by laying in seductive poses and teasing me by giving me small displays of her lust. Though I have to say I didn’t mind my pet trying to tempt me. I found my way to my desk and tossed the scroll onto it before noticing a letter, “What’s this?” I asked holding a letter to show Midnight. She explained it was from some stranger that just dropped it off without leaving a name. I set it aside for later till I could open it privately and securely. I have literally opened a gift with a ticking bomb inside, so I have begun to distrust anything I’m not 100% sure is secure. I rifled through the rest of my routine before Midnight finally got to have her wish, I put the last of my things away and walked over to the quivering mass of excitement on my bed. She darted up to meet my lips in a kiss as I pulled her closer and leaning her back onto my bed pinning her once again down, “So where were we?” I teased.
Before I had a chance to continue making out with my sultry pet, my chamber door exploded open troops streamed in as I leaped for my matter gloves and power them up a armed myself with a tranquilizer gun and began downing the troops invading my room. Midnight ducked behind the bed as the room filled with crossfire. After around 20 of their men hit the floor their commander order a ceasefire, I downed two more before taking the ceasefire to leap out of the window. As I dived through the air whistling past the first few stories of the castle quite fast, I Materialized a parachute as it pulled me upward from my freefall I noticed more troops assembling below me. I created a medium sized air burst explosive and dropped onto the troops below. I fell through the explosion and threw a smoke grenade filling the area with a thick cloud of darkness as I ran to the hangar to get a better way out of this continually growing hazard to my health. The hangar coming into view thankfully there weren’t any more troops there. This was a clearly well planned attack and they knew I wouldn’t go down easy though they still needed more troops to catch me. I got inside and opened the large hangar doors and cut the mooring lines to one of the long range combat jets and prepped it for takeoff, powering it up. The troops after me finally caught up, the halo engines were warmed and ready though. I pushed the throttle to max just before the computer voice stated, “Ready for takeoff.”
The underside of the craft took some damage as the troops below did their best to stop me. In a moment I was several miles in the air and several more away from the castle.
