Chapter 403 – New Mission
*** Phrogni ***
How did she do it so quickly? She should still be fighting Nanoka.
Why is Alzi standing in front of her maid? She should be running. Does she think that a second body is something you can just throw away?
"Phollo, stop!" I shout. Why is she just continuing forward? She has to see that Alzi is standing there. Does she really think there's another royal dragon outside our lands that isn't a baby? I don't know how she did it, but Alzi has two bodies. Stop charging, sister.
Phollo's sword goes right through the old Queen that pops out of the shadows. The shadow mage must be weak to have only shown herself now, but I have to stop my sister. I have to. There's no other option.
Why does it have to be a wind mage fighting me?! I can't aim correctly with her around. "Let me go, fucker!" I shout. I'll have to take a hit and put the mage down. Forgive me, Alzi. I'm coming.
Fluvis wasn't prepared for me to come right at them; her sword just scratches my armor as I reach the wind mage. It takes just a second to cut her up enough that I won't have to worry about wind on my short flight. My sister is just a foot away from Alzi's second body, the old Elagwyn Queen still skewed on her sword. Luckily, my sister isn't using any Skills, so I can dart out and stop this. I need Alzi for my brood. I'll have it. I must.
I'm sorry, my sister. I should've stopped you earlier.
I shoot off, straight for my sister, but a kitsune jumps in the way. I manage to cut through her, but Alzi is not going to be happy about that extra damage.
*** Alzi ***
All three bodies feel the cut, a realization that comes a bit too late as they all tumble to the ground. They don't all have the blood, but it still feels all too real. Mai is already comforting my second body while I try to comprehend what is going on in front of my third and main body.
"I'm sorry," the previously silent royal dragon says. "I'm sorry, sister. Forgive me. I had no choice. I wanted you to have time as the Queen, but I should've known that time was up. I should've stopped you before now. I'm sorry. I love you. Forgive me. This was the only way."
These dragons really have a thing for stomachs. The royal dragon that was fighting Fluvis has just stabbed the one that hurt Nanoka through the belly, saving my third body and maybe my entire life.
Can I really die if my extra bodies are hurt? Only the feeling was transferred, but would that be enough to kill me?
With only a hole in the Old Queen's stomach, I should be able to keep her alive. But first, I should heal my third body so I don't have that pain distracting me. It feels weird to walk with that pain. My body thinks I'll fall with every step.
"My Princess," Kou says. "Heal it quickly. Here, bite on this, and put your head right here. Don't look."
"I'm here, my Mistress," Sarania says. "I'm sorry I couldn't defend you. I know what you think about women putting your kids in danger, and I wouldn't have turned any of the fights. I'm made for sex, not swords. But I should've held off on the pregnancy and tried anyway."
"No..."
"Later, my Mistress. Heal your wounds quickly. You have women to heal before the Dragon Queen decides to attack. And no, you are not to look at it. Just heal it. You can do it."
I don't know what Kou is so worried about. I've already seen my leg dangling on my third body, and I can feel it with all three. I really need to heal the cut in my thigh. Mai is really confused about my second body crying so much and holding a completely fine leg. So, I bite down and send my mana to my nearly cut-off leg. The bone slowly moves back into place, the muscle gets stitched back together with all the blood vessels, and finally, the skin mends.
"Come, we need to hurry," Sarania says, practically picking me up off the ground. The old Queen is uselessly breathing fire towards the dragon Queens, with the sword still stuck in her stomach. The royal dragon is still saying sorry while I move over to Nanoka, and I see my old wives and Victoria have captured my Aunt alive. So, that's another problem that's perhaps been solved for me. I'm sure she would be useful in some ritual. Most of the guards are kneeling; a few of them are dead. I'll need to figure out what to do with them.
"Victoria, bring me Nakuma!" I shout. I have to handle Nanoka first. Nakuma has lost a few limbs, but a potion should keep her alive while I get Nanoka patched up. "Give her a potion."
"Let me go, little one," Nanoka says. "I've done my job."
"No," I say. "I like your tails too much."
"I'm tired. Let me sleep," Nanoka whispers. Her eyes close, but I can see she's still breathing. She's not gone yet. Death is being kind to me. I guess that's a skill I have.
*** Nanoka ***
"This isn't death," I say. "Much too bright after the life I've lived." For all the destruction I've caused, there's no way I would make it to some bright and happy afterlife. Not one with pillows and a gentle breeze.
"You seem to be doing quite well for one who proclaimed she's tired," a familiar face says.
"My Goddess," I say, bowing deep. "I do not understand."
"Of course you don't," My Goddess says. "How could you? You're much too dense in your old age. You have a new mission. One that earns you the title 'Champion of the Kitsunes.' Get Alzi to fall in love with you. Completely. Remember, Alzi has a lot of Skills to support her lovers and wives. And that will be good for me, too. Otherwise, you would be talking to Death right now."
"My Goddess, I am not going to make it."
"Not going to make it? Little one, your life has just started," my Goddess says, showing herself, her tails looking like a woven carpet behind her. How I wish I could see what their true design is. "I'll let you see the art on my tails if you get Alzi to love you truly. Enjoy your second marriage. It's going to be quite a ride."
Things make a lot more sense when the world starts to fade to black. One last vision before my death.
*** Kiyomi ***
"Where are you?!" I shout. I know she won't answer. The cowardly dryad isn't anywhere near her little dome of vines. Otherwise, she wouldn't exist anymore. "Let me cut it."
I have to admit, Yumanea has made good progress on the dome. I don't know what that ancient dryad gets up to for her to have the strength to stop me from teleporting. I doubt she has the strength to kill me, Yumanea, and Nesh together, but she clearly has the strength to hold us here.
I have to use my newest Skill to cut through the last few feet of the dome, but I'm now able to teleport us all out. The dryad doesn't show herself, so her stalling must be over. "I'm going," I say. It would be best if Alzi sees just me coming to help her, so I leave Yumanea behind and jump to the castle.
"Alzi," I say. I see her second body here for some reason. Why is there a kid near here? The true dragon Queen is crying over her sister, for some reason. Phrogni is clearly the one who killed her, so I don't know what that is all about. And then...
I jump back, since they clearly don't need me around.
*** Alzi ***
The old kitsune sure is stubborn. Her smaller wounds close up easily enough with just mana, but I'm completely naked now, fucking her, and I've already gotten her pregnant with four kids, yet she still won't get better! If the greedy bitch wants a fifth, then fine. I'm happy to have more cute kids whose tails I get to brush.
"Alzi," Kiyomi says. She's facing my third body, and slowly turns around to see me, and then just disappears. I am fucking her Mother out in the open, but some help would've been nice.
I give Nanoka a little kiss after I put the next kid in place and finally see that she's stable. I pull out, and Sarania wraps me up in a blanket while Kou drapes another blanket over Nanoka. While I was busy, Victoria set Nakuma down on a blanket next to me. This would be a good time to make Nakuma be stuck in bed with Yuki. I'm sure she would appreciate that, and I owe her a lot. It just feels weird that we're ignoring the royal dragon and her guards. My old wives, and I guess my soon-to-be full wives again, have chained up my Aunt, so that is good.
Maybe when we figure out what the true dragon wants, we'll do something about them. I hope Kiyomi will be nearby to help us.
Slowly, I enter the crazy kitsune and start to get my third kitsune pregnant. Maybe I should learn from this and not get all the women around me pregnant, but after this, it should just be Goddesses, and Nakuma won't be useful in that fight. So I should be safe, and I'm already balls deep. My lust won't let me back down even if I wanted to.
"You're going to be so pretty," I whisper. "You and Yuki, forced to share a bed. I'll come by every day to help you two. You'll have fewer in you, don't worry. You'll be able to play with her. I promise."
"What are you talking about?!" Queen Yumanea says. I guess Yumanea forced Kiyomi to come back with her this time. "Why would we leave Alzi alone right now?! We did all that fighting to get to her and... oh. Well, this was expected. I don't know why you would run from this."
"Nakuma, too?!" Kiyomi says. "I know I asked for kids, but right now?"
"What do you mean, 'too'? But ignore them, what are we going to do with her?" Queen Yumanae says.
I'm guessing they're talking about the royal dragon. I think one of them has died, so it should be just one left. I have to move quickly. Not that Nakuma can get any pleasure from this anyway. Five should get her big enough to have an excuse to stay in bed while still being able to mess with Yuki. But I'll go with eight, just to be careful. Her limbs have been almost completely regrown already, so I'll make all the kids from just one release.
"I surrender," the royal dragon says. "I surrender. But I have to marry Alzi. She'll be the Queen of the dragon realm, and I'll be her mate. Those are the terms. The true dragon will retreat if you agree. Otherwise..."
Fucking bitch!
Shit, I lost count. One two... nine, and ten. Whoops.
"Alzi. Dear, could you please?" Yumanea says. "Women are dying every second right now."
"I'll become your mate right here," the royal says. "All I ask is that it be just a single kid until we do the ritual for a true brood."
"Who says you're ever getting a brood?" I ask. Sarania gets a robe around me this time, while Kou once again puts out a blanket for the newly pregnant kitsune. "I still have Estrella to heal."
"You'll do it. Your magma will force it. I can feel it. You're starting to feel it, too. I'll carry them. I'll live my life with my womb stretched out, carrying your kids. That is how you save this realm."
"We can just kill her," Kiyomi says. "The true dragon isn't listening to these two."
The royal dragon gently lays her sister down on the ground and stands. Her armor has just a single scratch on it from Fluvis and Estrella. Has she even truly fought today?
"No, Alzi, I haven't. I'm Phrogni. Queen Phrogni Ironfang. I wish to hand my title to you, Alzi. Will you take it? Will you take me and my womb? I have an Aunt who will submit to you as well. Take the royal family. You've won. It shouldn't have taken all of this, and for that, I'm sorry. I will give my life in service to our people to make up for my mistakes, but I will save your life. And for that, I am owed a marriage."
"You'll do the Queen's duties?" I ask. "I don't really want to be Queen." Should I even be entertaining this? I have too many wives as it is! And then there's the fact that she was part of this war. Would she have been nice to me if her sister wasn't about to kill me? She seemed very prepared to take me as a slave if her sister didn't attack me.
"If that is your wish," Queen Phrogni says. She throws her sword down, and suddenly, a knife slices through her neck.
One hand tries to stop the bleeding, while the other darts out for Sextia. A terrifying crunch echoes out, but Phrogni still falls over. Victoria takes the chance to chop up the royal dragons, and the guards just watch it all happen.
"Um, what?" I ask.