Author's Note

And with this chapter, I consider this story "done enough".

I'll come back later and add an epilogue, when the motivation is there. For now, enjoy. And thank you for reading this far.

Chapter 92 - Loving Shadows (Clop)

Arin rolled onto the bed with Umbra locked tightly in his arms, tongues meeting each other in boiling passion. Hot breaths soon followed, as the Seraph slid over his unicorn lover with bliss. Immediately, she was left a hotly blushing mess - her green eyes nervously peering into his own from the sheets.

“I am… I wish to do this. But it is my first time even… considering the act, my Fledgeling,” she whispered, seemingly uncomfortable in her own skin. “...I never thought I would come this far.”

At that, the Seraph bumped his nose to hers - running his fingers along her cheek. “And I’ll be here, every step of the way. We’ll stop at any point you’re uncomfortable. Would you like me to lead, or?...”

In her past, Umbra would have just taken full control - it was always her decision. But now, she knew better. She lacked experience, knowledge, and… well, she wanted them both to revel in love equally. As intimate partners, not just… an overbearing horny mare, or a submissive pony unable to guide their approach.

“...You may start. But I wish for us to both enjoy it. I may be inexperienced, but I want nothing more than for us to be satisfied with the results,” she gave a rare smile, emerald magic flashing to pop the buckle off her lover’s pants. Immediately, the Seraph chuckled - nosing into her neck.

“What is so comedic, Arin?...” came her voice in a huff, the shadowy unicorn just a little unsure of herself.

“Don’t worry about it. Relax. You’re just… adorable. It’s hard to explain it, but I’m telling you - experience isn’t everything.” He leaned back, stripping his jerkin and shirt with ease - he still needed new clothes, but that could wait - and dropped his boxers. For the first time, Umbra was allowed to really take in her Seraph.

“I expected less.” She blushed, averting her eyes from the nudity - it felt odd seeing him without clothes. Especially because he was already… how would she word it, stiff.

“Wait, you thought I was going to be small or something?”

“Perhaps. I am… unsure, of how large stallions should be. But I was pessimistic to assume you would be less than sizable. It… is daunting, to be sure.”

His eyes perked up, repeating himself. “Relax. I’m going to love you sweetly, my Shadow. I promise.” He gently slid over the bed, kneeling between her legs before softly hefting her flanks up - exposing her sweet, untouched slit. The little button within winked up at him, as Umbra hid behind her hooves - she had never done anything like this, and being so exposed… it felt unnatural for her.

Gently, Arin burrowed his tongue into her slick slit - eyes sliding shut with a moan. Wild blackberries - his absolute favorite. His writhing appendage twisted deep inside of her slick walls, humming happily as he set to work.

Umbra’s hoof fell from her eyes, and into her poofy mane. Her left hindleg giving a soft kick at the budding pleasure. She… had never even felt something like this before. She was not one to touch herself, in her dark times - but this feeling…

For the first time, she gave a sensual, genuine moan of pleasure - as Arin curved and flicked up against her winking button. Cheeks gleaming with embarrassment as her lover took it slow, and sensual. Each flick of his tongue dragged wetly over her folds, the sweet mare giving gentle calls from her muzzle.

“A-Arin…” she whispered, forelegs pawing at the sheets beneath her. The Seraph winked at her, slowing down to speak.

“Yes, my sweet?~”

“I-I feel… strange. As if there is a pressure building up inside of me… is this natural?”

At that point, the Seraph chuckled - flicking his tongue hard over her sweet button. A hindleg kicked out in shock - tingles trailing up her spine as his hot breath teased her slick lips. “Only one way to find out, Umbra~ Do you want me to stop, or?...”

“N-No. Resume, please.”

At that point, his tongue burrowed as deep into her slit as he could manage - twisting and rocking against her inner walls with absolute love and affection. The effect was immediate - her adorable noises rose in pitch, her muscles began to tighten and shake. In seconds, her soft, practiced voice called out, as her hindlegs seized tight around Arin’s head on instinct.

Umbra nearly ripped the sheets beneath her, as the Seraph struggled to move. Her thighs pinning him to her sopping wet cunt as he desperately flicked his tongue against and nipped her button with affection. The clit caught between his lips as he gave it smooth, spiraling circles.

“A-ARIN!” She cracked, sawing her hips hard against his face. Cooing in a shaking mess beneath her lover, as he managed to pull himself free of her smothering depths.

They each drew heavy breaths of fresh oxygen, as their eyes fell on each other. Chests heaving for wind, the Seraph dragged his pole gently between her thighs.

“Was that… an ‘orgasm’, as it is called?” Umbra shuddered, basking in the afterglow.

Arin couldn’t help but laugh. A thousand years old and then some, and still - clueless. “Yep. Now, what would you like to try next?~ We can skip the rest of the foreplay if you’d like, or-”

“No! I… I wish to taste you, as well, my Fledgeling,” she sparked; standing to her hooves. “If… you believe I am able to provide.”

At that point, Arin slid back against a bundle of pillows, jutting length bobbing in front of him in excitement. “You’re more than capable, my Shadow.” His gold eyes gleamed down at her, as the former umbrum sat between his legs.

She eyed it curiously, a gentle hoof rubbing against it - feeling a bit insecure. This was all new to her, after all - and she wanted to make a good first impression.

“Do I use my hooves, or magic, or?...”

“Your mouth. Tongue, lips, throat - but no teeth.” He smiled, though a quick thought cropped up in his mind. “But if you’d like to try magic, I… Well, I’ve never had anything like that before.”

At that, her horn sparkled dully - engulfing his length in her gleaming aura. Gently, she gave him a tingling pump of her magic, gauging his reaction. Her eyes watching her actions unfold before her very eyes.

Instantly, a jet of pre soaked down his cock - the dark unicorn curious. Did that injure - no, he would have said something, of course. Perhaps she needed more confidence.

Gently, her maw engulfed that twitching cock - flicking her tongue softly over the Seraph’s throbbing head. The taste tingled on her buds, reminding her curiously of… something strong. Salty. And for her palette, it was perfect; salty and savory were two of her favorite flavors, as she quickly dove her muzzle down to engulf every inch of his throbbing dick.

Arin cursed, as she deepthroated him in one motion - taking his turn to rake the sheets beneath him, as she sampled his flavor. She seemed… curiously excited about it, beyond just looking to satisfy him - as if she truly enjoyed his taste. Immediately, his hands slid forward - cupping her ears and giving them affectionate scritches - her eyes nearly crossing when he found the perfect spot to itch beneath her fluffy mane.

In seconds, she picked up a loving rhythm with her mouth. Umbra’s soft muzzle engulfed his twitching shaft in long, fluent strokes - the Seraph cursing the fact that a pony’s natural gag reflex was severely limited. His breath hitched, as she drew back until the tip of her tongue swirled over his head - looking for more of that potent flavor on her tongue. And she found it; beads of precum pumping into her muzzle, eyes drawing shut as she suckled hard. Tongue lapping over his dick with affection.

“F-Fuck, Umbra, slow down, that… B-By the feathers!” he hissed between breaths, as she cracked an eye up at him. An emerald green eye locking on to his golden gaze with absolute authority. Right now, she wanted her Seraph’s ‘orgasm’, and judging the fact that his muscles were tensing - she would have it very soon.

Her horn flashed, pumping along the base of his shaft as she worked the tip, eager to taste her lover’s seed. Her own voluminous tail had flicked over her back by now, enjoying every second of this budding love immensely. Arin’s voice turned to soft growls and gentle pleading for more - then less, and once again a call for her tongue… then to ease up. She didn’t relent, finding her own stride and abusing it to great effect.

And with her magic tingling over the tip, his cock twitching in her muzzle - she felt a change. Pulsing heat… bubbling up along that swollen dick. Umbra’s tongue grinding wetly into the base of his helmed head, as she locked eyes with her lover.

The first thick ropes of seed splashed into her mouth with surprising force, Arin calling out her name with gentle bucks of his hips as she savored that flavor on her tongue. Yes, that was exactly what she wanted - salty, slick, and fluent… She actually enjoyed the taste, beyond all reason, even as it coated the back of her throat.

Gulping down her lover’s load, Umbra pulled back to lock eyes with Arin. Confidence surging as the Seraph gasped for breath.

“F-Fuck, Umbra… you’re sure this is your first time?” he whispered, eye twitching as she dragged her tongue gently along his still stiff length.

“Indeed, it is. But it seemed so natural. If I did not enjoy your taste, I would have surely struggled. Yet… your flavor is so strong. Salty. I adore it.”

She encircled the tip of his length with her muzzle, suckling the last of his pre from his twitching shaft - the Seraph grunting when his hips sawed into her maw. Eventually, she pulled away - cheeks a dark red from the act, as Arin leaned forward.

“Give me your hooves,” came his soft voice, breathing deep. Immediately, the former umbrum compiled - her tail flicking with lust as the Seraph pulled her chest to chest. Here, her longer neck gave her a bit of a height advantage, as her cunt angled over his slick cock. With his hands on her bare flanks, and nose to nose with her - they shared another sweet kiss. Tasting a bit of each other in the delicate liplock.

“Ready?” Arin asked, eyes locking with his Shadow’s, hearts beating in tune.

“As I will ever be.”

And at that, with just a slick prod of his twitching cock, she sunk right down. Arin took it slow, as her voice caught in her throat - the strange, nearly alien sensation filling her body as she settled in.

“A-Arin…” she whispered now, eye to eye with the Seraph. Equals. His cock fit snugly against her cervix, as the dark mare rested her nose against his own.

“Umbra~” came his reply, as he rolled his hips up into her. The slick friction of her cunt engulfing his length perfectly; tight, wet, and oh so hot. She was just his size - perfectly deep, soft and pliable… the smooth friction and heat of the moment building quite nicely.

“I have thought of this day. For a while now,” Umbra eventually whispered, as their bodies stayed close - sharing these deep, pleasant, and sensual strokes. Arin’s soft voice not far behind.

“You have?... How long?”

“A year.”

“...”

Arin dragged both arms sweetly around her waist, a pang of guilt flashing in his chest. “I should have seen the signs.”

“There were no signs to give. I hardly had a life before I met you. I had no idea how to express my love, Arin.” Umbra locked lips with him softly, as they settled into the shared heat.

“And now, you do. I love you, Umbra,” he whispered, pulling from the kiss.

“I love you too, Arin. I will be by your side, always.”

At that, she dropped her hips down - shuffling her weight back to plunge that twitching dick in deep against her cervix, letting his ropes of pre spill inside of her in potent waves. The response was immediate, as her lover grunted in pleasure - squeezing tightly around his mare, thrusting upwards to meet her.

They began to work steadily into each gentle push of their hips, Arin’s face buried into her exceptionally soft fur. Enjoying every deep row inside, the Seraph’s cock burrowed in against her plush walls - lust soaking into his swollen orbs just below.

“Fuck, Umbra, you’re so… tight,” he whispered between sensual kisses - gently bouncing his lover in his lap, as she worked to rock her hips much the same.

“You are simply impressively endowed, Arin. As… odd as that is for me to say.” A small laugh followed, as each deep slam spread her slick walls apart. Voice hitching in another pleasant moan, as her lover took her virginity.

At that, they shared another kiss - hooves in hands, eye to eye, the Seraph was testing his endurance. “Lay back for me. Things are about to get intense.”

And she did just that; hilted by the Seraph, he quickly readjusted. Arms holding her close, as their lips met again for another deep, tongue swirling kiss. Hips free to move and hearts fluttering, he set the pace much higher - much to their rising lust.

The slick suction of her folds drew his cock in to the root, grunts of satisfaction following every deep slam as a familiar pressure began to build between them both. By the time he was hammering her cunt with deep lunges, she felt confident enough to speak.

“Arin, I-I wish to lead.”

A bit surprised, he relented - stopping his pace with shared draws of breath as Umbra urged him to lay on his back for a change. “Just relax, my Fledgeling. I wish to love you fully.”

She winked, poking at the fact that he wanted her to relax, not more than a few dozen minutes ago. Mounting her lover, her hooves rested on either one of his shoulders - Arin’s length prodding deep inside of her cunt. Eager to show what she had in store, her hips began to flex and pump - ramming his cock deep inside of her sweltering folds. So much slick marelust had accumulated by now, that each ram was a well-lubed glide - her voice picking up into a cute moan as his shaft slid against her button.

Even he found it hard to control himself, shuddering as his hands rested on her powerful legs. The once deadly Umbrum now seized total victory, as her pleasantly hot folds clenched and milked his dick for his quickly building orgasm. Nose to nose, he traced that wonderfully soft fur again - growling and groaning as his orbs began to churn with fresh seed.

“I-I’m close, Umbra - do you want me t-”

“Quiet Arin, let me…” Her own voice cracked into a deep, rumbling moan, a bit of her more hostile self showing as the dark unicorn seized her lover’s hips in her magic - hammering her flanks down with baited breath. Umbra’s lungs fought for fresh oxygen as the pleasure began to peak.

In seconds, her rising voice cracked into a wonderfully hungry moan, before turning into a full cry of bliss - the intense waves of pleasure washing her mind away as her Seraph broke. His hands seized tight around the snarling mare, a nearly beastial gasp following as he drove up into her sweltering insides - legs shaking and body bucking as thick ropes of fertile cum pumped deep into her womb, their limbs quickly darting around each other as their lips met again.

The kiss that followed was more than desperate - it was outright starving for affection, as the two came hard - lances of seed pumping inside of his partner, and needy moans being paid in kind as they embraced each other tightly in the now comforting moonlight. For several long moments, the intense love was ladled on without restraint, the two grinding, cooing, and moaning for each other. But even in this blissful moment, the intensity caused Arin’s cock to grow sensitive, shuddering and quaking beneath her.

“F-Fuck, Umbra, slow… slow down, b-by the feathers~ Relax!” he whispered between deep gasps, as his Shadow gave every bit of affection she had to spare.

“Never. I am going to cherish you until the day I die, my love - I refuse to let go. You are mine, and I am yours, and… I wish to hold you, always.”

The admission of love was rather intense - as he held on to the now clingy mare with affection. Catching his breath, and letting the waves of pleasure settle, he relaxed into her tight embrace. “Hey, hey, calm down… I’m not going anywhere.”

“But you could. You could leave me, for all I have done in my past.”

“And I’m not. I’m staying by the mare I love.”

“I almost killed you, not more than three days ago…”

“And I’m still here. And I still love you. I’ll always love you, Umbra.”

She locked eyes with her Seraph, tracing a now free hoof along his cheek. “How am I to be sure?...”

Gently, Arin’s hand reached up - holding the heart locket he gifted her in his palm. “Marry me. And we could be each other's forever.”

There was a quiet that followed, as Umbra weighed her heart. Feeling all of the emotions swirling inside, the stain she has been on this world once before - the past filled with death and demise.

“I… I have taken innocent lives. I have slain plenty for little cause than my own survival. The blood on my hooves is immense, and the suffering I caused immeasurable. But you… you have done none of these things. You have never hurt the undeserving, nor enslaved the lives of young and old alike. You are… you are above me, Arin. Are you sure that I am the one worthy of being your mare? Not just for the night - but for eternity?”

“I don’t see a demented ruler trying to claim her throne. I see a pony who loves me, a Unicorn who faced down the very darkness of her soul to save me. You’re not a villain, Umbra. Not anymore. You’re mine. Please. Marry me?”

The former dark mare hesitated, green eyes watering at how beautiful the Seraph’s heart was. After all she’s done, both for good, and evil - he sees her as nothing more than his lover. And with that, she relented.

“I will, Arin. I will.”

And before they knew it, the second round began in full - this time not just in lust, but in deep, overwhelming love. A burning passion for each other that couldn’t be quenched. They shared beautiful words of assurance, sweet nothings that meant everything in these hip shaking, love filled moments.

And for once, Arin, didn’t feel the slightest hint of discomfort with the act. It wasn’t a much-too-quick relationship, like with Luna - or a needy agreement, which he had with Tia. But a truly mutual feeling, a respect for one another that couldn’t be bought, forced, or rushed.