Selene sighs. "My boy, don't do this... She's been a slave to demons for centuries. Her mind is warped and vile. I won't let her corrupt you. I won't." Her eyes water. "You can do as you wish, but I'm not moving."
Spoiler: Vladimir's Attack Roll D100:48+15 (Land Combat)=63 Spoiler: Selene's Psionic Roll D100:60 The priestess raises her hands, and suddenly Vladimir feels a force holding him back, stronger than steel. Nonetheless, he manages to press forward, clenching his gauntleted hands over the priestess' much smaller body.
@majus "Forgive me mother, for I have sinned..." Emperor Carius bows his head before Elena, in the private confessional chamber. It hadn't been hard - a word here, a sermon there - to get the young monarch to name Elena as his personal confessor, which, as Elena notes, is the very job once occupied by the woman who tried to murder her. "I've committed the sins of lust, sleeping with many women, including you. I've committed the sin of greed, conquering a star system that had done nothing to me." The young man awaits Elena's forgiveness. The blonde woman notes that despite the emperor being influenced by his new wife's old religious order, he's become sympathetic to the Jade Rose and its teachings. His implants may make brainwashing impossible, but Elena finds that her words and body have been almost as effective, the young man rewarding her loyalty with bases and recruits for the Jade Rose order, and with her position as councilor and confessor, she's finding that many young women across the galaxy are willingly joining the order of the Jade Rose, to emulate Elena herself. "Now..." Carius grins. "Honey, you can come in." Licking his lips, the young emperor prepares to 'worship' with his wife and confessor alike. Ending: Lustful Confessions (Sorry it took so long to get an ending out, and sorry that it's not that well written. But, done is done. )
@moonblack "My daughter is married!" Evelyn beams, raining excited kisses down on Eanne's cheeks, as they lie together in bed. "I can't believe it. Your father would be so proud, honey. Well, he'd probably be trying to get into Sitra's pants, he was an awful horndog at times... But I'm sure he'd have been so happy for you." Sadly, Samodiva's wedding rituals are long and exhaustive, requiring Sitra to spend hours in the company of the priestesses. Fortunately, Evelyn has been willing to keep her daughter company, as has Amara, who arrived to see her sister's wedding and who's been a sight to behold along Samodiva's beaches. A knock on the door disturbs the mother and daughter, as Delphis enters the room. "Ma'am, apologies, but there's a few things I thought were pressing matters. With the pirates eradicated, we now need to set a planetary policy on tariff-..." "Hey... Hey! Wake up, sleepy!" Eanne awakens a little while later, roused from a boredom induced slumber to look into the face of her new wife. Sitra has bloomed on Samodiva, the sun and the libertine culture awakening a liveliness in the widow that can take Eanne's breath away at times. "Come, wife." She smiles, holding up the ring that was given to her at the ceremony in Samodiva's largest cathedral. "I have a surprise for you." Taking Eanne by the hand, she leads Eanne to the door. Opening it with a grin Sitra reveals Miriam and Ahn. "I might be your wife now," Sitra giggles, "But my father always taught me to share." She leans in for a kiss, as the maid and noble begin to roam Eanne's body with their hands. "Hope you like the wedding present." Sitra undoes her new wife's dress. "I love you." With that, the four women retire to the bed. Ending: Paradise on Samodiva (Hope that wasn't too rushed or badly written. Eanne was a great character, and a lot of fun to write for.)
"Witch!" he hissed in anger. By established custom of the Eternal Warriors of the Nightfall Battle Fleet Vladimir knew he should have killed the priestess for opposing him. She had to be made an example of; it was their way. But some lingering affection for the woman stayed his hand. 'Have I truly fallen so far?' he briefly wondered. Instead of going for a killing stroke immediately, he made to put her in a choke hold. His intention to spare her life and deal with her at a later time.
