Corruption of Souls

Ch.64

By the end of the day We’d interviewed 10 people. Nine unicorns and one Buffalo who was one of the few who survived all the demon attacks and joined Equestrian society at a young age with his family. That said, they were all viable for the job, but then again even if they weren’t going to get work with us, the mayor’s office could use the rest for sure. We picked Money Mover and Quibbler mostly because they had the most experience and they were middle-aged and married to each other. That meant if there was some nookie in the office it’d be after they got work done and it wouldn’t have any moral issues beyond that.

That said, the moment they got to work We found ourselves actually lacking for it in the office department. What was once a massive stack of paperwork was just a small pile of things that actually needed our specific attention for approvals or queries.

“Goodness, We should have done that months ago.” We muttered as We looked over the papers here. Most of it was for the positions of the checkpoints and defenses.

“Are you alright?” We heard Visi as she came in, calling our attention up to see her still in that burgundy office pantsuit. Perhaps she didn’t have any official duties with her Sentinels today beyond administration. She needs a uniform or something less intense than armor, but more official than a blouse and jeans. That pantsuit might just be the middle ground she’s looking for.

“We’re great! We don’t have as much paperwork, just this little bit to do.” We chuckled as We leaned back and relaxed in our fancy adjustable throne that was a footrest away from being a recliner.

“That being?” Visi approached the desk and looked over the little paperwork We had to do.

“Mostly Defenses, reports, redesigns of our home so We don’t have to do this in our throne room. We’re also looking over how much damage was done to the forest. It shouldn’t be more than an hour, possibly not even a half-hour.” We could cheer with joy at how little work there was with having competent secretaries sifting through it first!

“Have you ever thought about expanding Unity?” Visi inquired out of the blue, catching us by surprise.

“Yes, in the canyon itself for now. The Everfree would have to let us slowly expand so We don’t piss it off. The roads are slowly getting safer as the Everfree gets used to us.” It was dangerous being in the middle of a self-aware and violent forest. The fact that We weren’t trying to tame it before gave us leniency, so it left us alone at first, but now We’re getting to be a nuisance.

Visi nodded when she neared and nuzzled us. “Hm, the boys should be finishing up on their hunting for Hell Demons.” Visi’s voice had taken on a more sultry tone.

“Good, but We still haven’t heard from Jack.” We nuzzled her back as she nearly sat on the arm of the throne. Hm, Visi has been getting so casually intimate since she had a try pitching for both teams. We could get used to this.

“He’ll be fine.” Visi assured us with an almost dismissive air to her.

“We’re sure he’ll be. Now then, did you just come by to tell us about the boys?” We reached around her waist to hug her onto the arm of the throne and she put a hand on our shoulder, the other lacing with our fingers on her lap.

“Well, sort of, but it’s about my father. He...was wondering when we were going to get married?” Visilia looked away from us with an uncomfortable hesitance.

“Ah, well, We uh...” We looked at our cleavage where within were the rings We had for her and the boys. It was Cadence’s idea to do it even if We were still exploring the relationships. She gave it the go-ahead because ‘the model works’ or something like that.

“Sorry for bringing this up, but I told him to wait. Besides, didn’t you want to get to know the other three?” Visi asked us in reference to Runner, Pillar and Collateral.

“We do, it’s just that they haven’t been here and you want to settle things with them first.” We said with a sigh and she joined in, clearly as displeased with the lack of progress as us.

“Is your Cadence alright in the head?” Visi pointed to her temple and We snorted.

“Yes, though breeding is kinky for her, Celestia and Luna. She did take it a bit far for a bit at the start, but we’ve worked something out. We’ll be wearing the Glory Hole Panties for that day and they have us all to themselves even if We’re on a mission. It's about that time they all really get sex crazy.” We muttered in a mixture of displeasure and yearning. Those were such simple times. Get fucked, get bred, birth foals for adoption, repeat.

“Fuck that was heaven…”

Visi facepalmed and groaned in annoyance. “Don’t remind me. That almost ruined our first time together.”

“We know it was a rocky start, but she is very caring, treats everyone well. She tried getting us to take servants from her empire to help ours, which We regret not doing.” We groaned at our stubbornness having made things more difficult than necessary. At least We still accepted the staff extended from Canterlot, who unlike the Crystal Empire, had resources to spare in comparison.

“You didn’t think of how easy things would be if you had more hands to help you? You thought she was handing them to you for something else?” Visilia questioned in disbelief.

“Nope. We were stupid and We thought We could take care of everything. That last bit was also a factor, though talking to her again she said they were just normal servants and the offer was still open.” We muttered as she rubbed our shoulder comfortingly.

“Are you going to take it?” The demonic alicorn asked curiously as she leaned down, her hand questing lower.

“Yes, it’ll help with daycare for Cocoa.” We replied and didn’t respond to how her hand dipped onto the top of our breasts and traced lines on our valley of cleavage.

“Hey, this way it’ll help lighten up Cocoa’s responsibilities to our children. Although, Marcus is still going to be a problem.” Visi laughed at that, even We imagined our little boy driving them crazy or away. Cadence would have a fit if she heard about it.

“We still wouldn’t want Cadence angry though.” We sighed, then jumped at hearing the front door slam open and saw Urta looking at it with a cringe, this also had the effect of causing Visilia to jump to her hooves and cease running her fingers over us. “Urta, please get control of your strength.”

“Sorry babe. I literally have super strength.” Urta scratched her head as she entered, garbed in her custom armor that was made of the remains of the former dragonslayer armor. We even gave her the spear since it didn’t object to her and she was trained for polearms anyhow. “Nothing to report; the town’s adjusting well to the recovery. Thankfully many of the homeowners on the canyon’s walls are Kind and Generous enough to spare rooms for the currently homeless that couldn’t shack up at one of the Forts.”

Ah, yes. Said forts are actually springing up towns around them too from Tel’Adre citizens wanting a fresh start, but not wanting to give up on Saddle Arabia.

“That’s wonderful news. It seems ever since you became our Knight Captain, the town’s really shaping up.” We really couldn’t have picked a better candidate to head our slowly growing order of knights than Captain Urta, our Knight Captain...eee~ our knight in shining armor~! Our girlish inner squeal was interrupted by Visi poking our cheek.

“Stop staring at your Captain and actually say something.” Visi teased with a winning smirk.

“Aw, but I’m enjoying basking in her adoration.” Urta put her spear behind her, thrusting out her chest and causing the magic armor, crafted by Andre, to squeak in the rivets from the strain of holding up such delicious basketball-sized tits.

“Of course We adore you, our wife, our life, our love.” We purred and our tails writhed in the air about us as Urta and Visi blushed for some reason before We cleared our throat. It was still business hours after all. “That can’t be all you came to say.” Urta sighed and moved her spear back to her right hand, pole planted.

“The Everfree has sent an emissary.” Urta declared, approaching the throne and standing to our right since Visi was already on our left.

“Who?” We were confused, how could a forest have an emissary?

“Mummy~! Yoo hoo~!” Came the slightly gurgly voice of a young woman when she slithered in. She was a blue slime that looked shocking like us from the hips upwards, since that wasn’t a blob like her mode of locomotion was. She wore leaves and vines in a scanty slutty getup that barely covered her groin and nipples. The fact she was our favored proportions further cemented the image.

“Right...Willow birthed hundreds of slimes.” We muttered, remembering Willow’s glorious mating with our Goddess and potential future older sister. “Pardon if We are a bit awkward daughter, We just left you and all your siblings to wander about the forest.”

“Aw, that’s okay! We were just dumb blobs of slime after all. We had to eat things to get more complex and that’s dangerous for others. Ahem, I’m Slippy and I’m here to bring the demands...ugh, I don’t like that word...suggestions of Overgrowth. The Spirit of the Everfree.” Our slimy daughter declared, yet didn’t decrease in chirpiness.

“Alright? Does it know you’re our daughter?” We asked curiously, glad she didn’t sound even remotely like Slippy Toad of Star Fox infamy despite her name.

“Overgrowth said you’d be more likely to listen to one of us than to a Timberwolf or other native species. We’d also at least get in past the tunnel.” Slippy shrugged.

“What are these demands?” Visilia growled, clearly not liking having anything dictated to us.

“Let's hear them daughter.” We said as We stood and magically stowed away the desk.

“One: replant the trees you’ve cut down that aren’t in the way of the road to the pony town to the west. Your loggers have been clearing the sides of the road too.” Slippy puffed out her cheeks in an annoyed pout and We groaned at having our orders not to cut down more trees than necessary ignored. “Two: help ferret out the Hell and Lust demons poisoning our cave systems. Our wolves can only do so much with all the fire involved.” That’s fair, if annoying to have to spread our forces even thinner. “And lastly Three: make more of us slimes.”

“Is that really from Overgrowth, or your siblings.” We asked, knowing we need our Goddess to do so in large numbers.

“We’re mono-gendered and can’t populate without the seed of sentient races. We’re also really good at caring for the forest and Overgrowth wants more of us. You don’t have to do it yourself either, we just need permission to come to town, get busy~.” Slippy held up her bust and jiggled her jelly tits.

“Easily done on both ends, though we would prefer to not mate our children...maybe a generation or two passing.” We suggested uneasily. Hermais was bad enough in that department.

“Don’t worry mum, we don’t have any incestual fantasies for you.” Slippy stated, then leered at Urta. “Your mates though~?” Slippy posed like a belly dancer at Urta, who simply raised a brow. “Oh poo, you’re no fun. Maybe some other time then.” She blew a kiss at our Captain and sauntered out. How she managed that on a blob without legs We had no clue.

“So much for ‘demands’. She didn’t even list any repercussions for not doing as demanded.” Visilia huffed in amusement.

“It’s rather self-explanatory. We do as ‘suggested’ or the Everfree will purge us as well.” Urta countered before putting a hand on our shoulder. “Don’t worry babe, those were easy things to do. With me looking over people’s shoulders they’re not about to ignore your edicts so easily again.”

“Yes, especially with your, ‘do as I say or end up in my belly’ policy. We heard about Rickshaw.” We chuckled as her cheeks reddened. “Asshole never did listen to orders and finding out he was trying to trade weapons with the Lust Demons justified his execution.”

“To be frank, he tasted like sweaty gym socks. Still fed the brood well though.” Urta licked her chops and sighed as she reached into her cleavage, fishing out a flask and chugging from it. “Ugh. So hungry all the time unless I drink this stuff.”

“I still don’t trust all that Chaos magic you’re letting those brats put in you.” Visilia commented with concern, only for Urta to shrug and drink some more before putting it back in her tits.

“Well, you’re not the woman in the room who can snap a Hell Baron’s legs with a pinky are you? I’ll damn well drink whatever this delicious stuff is if it feeds me and the babies.” Urta slapped her armor’s tummy area and We chuckled at the banter our lovers made.

“Captain! Fish Paste is at it again!” Came a distressed voice from the door, making Urta groan.

“Oh that little brat! What has he done now?!” Urta demanded as she sprinted out of our home, the door closing as the guard who called for her moved to follow. The fact we seem to have an incarnation of Naruto in our home was both amusing and quite distressing.

“Well, that happened.” We sighed before summoning our desk again, looking at our stack to find We still had three more papers. One was the report on Whitetail Lumber that We had thought We could trust, but it seems even they are sleazeballs. However, it seemed Money Mover had noted several discrepancies in the company’s revenue versus it’s suspected sales. “Good work Money Mover. Now We’re going to order him to audit the fuck out of them.”

“He’s doing a good job so far.” Visi admitted, looking the report over. After signing off on giving Money Mover the authority to do an official audit, the other two papers were just more logistics We reviewed and signed off on.

“Well...We’re done.” We sat there, awkwardly looking over at the clock in the kitchen area. It wasn’t even noon. “This...is new.” We authentically had nothing else for the day. It usually took the bulk of midday to do our work before We hired someone to handle most of it. “Well, We’re not horny, for once. Maybe having Hermais sleep in our womb nightly helps. There’s not much We can do out there without getting in the way, We’re not carpenters or masons…”

Then, as if in answer to our prayers, Jack entered as calm as ever. Gently opening and closing the door to float down the carpet to us. “Sorry. Had to fight something disgustingly huge and sticking part way out of a portal to Hell. Then had to follow it in to destroy the gate.” Jack didn’t seem any worse than when he left. What kind of monster is he? We doubt even one of the Doom brothers on their own would do as well and We’ve seen their past.

“Thank you for dealing with it. That’s one less source of Hell’s wrath in the world.” We said while watching Saliva, our first knight and Urta’s understudy follow him in. “Hello Saliva. To what do We owe the pleasure?” She had a clear crush on us, but it seemed some of that may be transferring over to Urta. Damn our wife is incredible, taking so much affection off of us.

We should probably just do the right thing and give her our Fertility Asp-.

“We have found something in the forest we believe is related to Tartarus.” Saliva reported with a snappy salute as Jack floated to the side a bit to look at her.

“Damn it. I just took care of a big one. One I feel that armory I got from you the first time barely pays for.” Jack groaned. “Well, that’s a debt paid. If you want anything else it’ll cost you.” Jack’s words reminded us that he is, at his core, a mercenary. Maybe that first time more than paying for itself made us look back on it with rose-tinted glasses, but still, Jack was worth the price if We need his services later.

“No, We don’t want to keep you too much Jack. We consider our contract to be complete.” At our words the Infinity pistol hovered out of our cleavage and fired on the floor next to him. Jack gave a cheesy salute before dropping into his portal of inky darkness, leaving us with our Knight who was gawking in awe. “Anything else Saliva?”

“Huh? Um, there’s nothing else. Just that we suspect there’s more of those damn demons in the forest. We’ll let you know more when we know more, but we all felt it prudent to keep you at least aware.” Saliva stated and We nodded before gesturing for her to leave, which she did so professionally, even if the pegasus’ wide hips made her naturally sway them.

“Well then...testing Murphy now. Ahem. We suppose We’re done for the day.” We intoned, awkwardly waiting a minute. “Guess that’s it.”

“I’m done for the day too with those other bureaucrats you didn’t hire working on the mayor’s staff making my own job easier. Although, we’re both not exactly in the mood for sex. Foreplay yes, but not sex.” Visi hummed and we looked at each other before heading for the entertainment center. Movie time.

“Oh! Watch that “How to Tame your Dragon Lord” rom-com again!”