The demon lord, knowing he's outmatched, tries to beg. "Y-You want money, power, the bitch?" He looks at Vladimir's mother. "They're all yours! Just let me go!" He promises, panicked. Nothing he can do, however, prevents Vladimir from sawing through his neck. In a blood rage, Vladimir sees the sister blowing a kiss at him, as she retreats with the hell knight to go even deeper in the warp. His attention is taken, however, when his mother moves to his side. "My sweet Vladdie..." She smiles. "I thought about you every day." The beauty kneels down, and embraces her son for the first time in centuries. "I'm with you now, though, my love." As their faces press together, the warrior feels her tears against his cheek. There's something unusual about her demeanor, something he rarely experiences in people: She doesn't fear him. People like Admiral Artax and his brothers might stand up to him, but they still fear him. Of those he knows, only Mother Selene has a similar reaction. Speaking of which, the priestess seems torn between doing her job and destroying the heart rune, or coming to check on Vladimir and the strange woman touching him.
Vladimir allows a moment to let the woman, his mother, embrace him and he engulfs her in turn. She's tiny in comparison to him, and incredibly soft. He fights back a sob, and then remembers his duty. The demon and the hell knight may have retreated, but he and his company had work to do. He rose to his feet, but kept his mother's hand in his and made sure she came no where near the blades of his gauntlet, and walked over to his group. "Sergeant," he commanded the ranking Warrior, "Secure the women here and prepare them for transport. We're taking them with us." he then turned to Mother Selene. "Mistress," he greeted her using her fleet title rather than her religious one. "We have work to do. What do you need of me and my men?"
Eanne kept going for a bit longer, wanting to make the widow feel as great as she could, and swallowing as much of Sitra's sweet nectar as she could reach. Eventually Eanne stopped and waited a few minutes, giving her lover time to recover and catch her breath. Then she gently pushed Sitra on her back and moved on top of her, kissing her on the lips as their breasts pressed together. “I hope you enjoyed that... she smiled, “Now, how about giving me a kiss?” She suggested as she changed position, until her pussy was right above Sitra's mouth.
“Mmm!” Eanne moaned in both pleasure and approval as she felt Sitra kiss her down there. Pulling away when the kiss ended, she looked down at Sitra with a smile. “I think that's enough for tonight. I don't want to rush you – we will have enough time for more during the trip to Samodiva... Since it's gotten rather late I'll have a room prepared for you, so you can spend the night. You can go back to get your things in the morning. Alright?”
Eanne leaned down and kissed Sitra again. “Alright, then, let's get dressed. Unless you would rather stay naked...” She smirked.
Eanne got dressed as well and the pair left the room together. Calling Delphis over the noblewoman had him prepare a room for Sitra. Eanne made sure Sitra was comfortable, then wished her good night, gave her a peck on the lips, and retreated to her own room.
Vladimir's mother is reluctant to let go of her child, but can't exactly stop two eternal warriors, and so she's gently escorted away. Selene looks at Vladimir, concerned, before nodding. "Yes, we do. I need you to guard my back as I perform the ritual to destroy the heart. If I'm disturbed, the ritual could fail, or we could be trapped here in the warp." She goes to approach the throne, but stops for a moment. "Vladimir... Who was that woman?" She whispers.
Sitra blushes again with the last kiss, before hurrying into her room. Eanne finds her own chambers unoccupied, and sleep comes quickly for her, before she awakens to a new day.
Vladimir followed the priestess but paused when she asked her question. "My mother." he said simply. "She was taken in the demonic invasion of Noctis, before the Nightfall Battle Fleet arrived. I was a child then. It's so long ago now my memories of it are mostly imagination inspired by fact. But I remember her." He shook his head. "I'd always wondered what had happened to her. I abandoned hope of her survival centuries ago. Nothing of our reality survives in the warp for long as you know; we're on borrowed time as it is. But I'd always wondered. Now that I've found her, I don't know what to think." He straightened himself, "But enough of my musings, I can dwell on them later. We must make haste Mistress, and not waste what precious time we have."
Selene frowns, but nods and heads to perform her ritual. Spoiler: Threat Roll 17 Luckily, reinforcements from the demons are slow to arrive, and Selene is able to perform her holy rituals in peace. The ground begins to shake, as Selene stands. "Time to leave, my son, before the gate closes!"
Eanne washed up and had a nice, quiet breakfast with Sitra before the silver-haired woman went home to pack her stuff. While waiting for her return the blonde checked to see how Zakira was doing and instructed her men to not mention her to Sitra, at least for now. Then she focused on overseeing the preparations for the return trip to Samodiva, wanting to make sure everything was in order – just in case.
Checking on Zakira, she sees that the woman has been 'cooperating' with her captors for a while, though she's beginning to grow restless. Personally overseeing the preparations, Eanne feels assured that all is in order.
Satisfied that everything was in order, Eanne decided to chat with Zakira a bit while waiting for Sitra to arrive. “How are you doing, Zakira? Enjoying yourself?” She smirked at the captive mercenary. “Anything you want to say? Any requests? Use this chance wisely...”
Zakira smirks back at her, exceedingly busty body exposed. "Oh, I'm having a doozy of a time." She looks at Eanne. "But I am getting a little uncomfortable in this chair. Maybe it's time to let me go? I'd make it up to you..."
Spoiler: Escape Roll D100: 56 Vladimir hears a scream from behind him as he runs through the winding passages of the warp, now beginning to crumble. Turning to look, he sees that a bit of masonry has fallen from beneath an eternal warrior, sending the poor man falling down into the depths of the warp. Vladimir hears Selene muttering a sad little prayer for him as they run. Beyond the poor soul, however, Vladimir's men are able to escape unharmed, exiting the gate back to the scorched battlefield of Lars III, just as the infernal object begins to collapse. Outside, Vladimir hears silence, surrounded by his group of warriors, with Selene and his mother off to the side, staring at him. Then, he sees the blue armored Imperial Army soldiers, bayonets red from where they were fighting just moments ago, before they let out a cheer of victory, and gratitude to the eternal warriors.
“Well, that depends on what you mean. If you expect me to let you go free, I'll have to disappoint you – as you might have heard from the guards I just spent a whole month dealing with the consequences of an attempt to assassinate the Emperor, so I am not going to take any chances and let you go. Now if you are asking me to let you out of the chair... that I can do. Of course, we will need to take some precautions, such as keeping you confined to this room, multiple tracking devices, and a collar that will keep you under control, just in case...” And probably bracelets for your hands and knees that do the same as the collar... “Once we have gone back to Samodiva and your employer has been dealt with, if you have been a good girl, I might let you go... maybe even offer you a job as a high-class courtesan – with your looks you'll likely be quite popular... How does that sound?”
