Chronicles of Eden - Act XI

by Alexander Gordon

  “Is this okay?” Cindy asked the group with an innocent face.

  “Six weeks my ass,” Clover quietly growled as she saw the wraith’s bosom jiggling with her movements.

  *****

  Inside the kitchen area of their home Daniel was scrubbing the last plate that needed to be cleaned in soapy water, a calm smile on his face as he took care of the dishes for the first time since they started living in Twilight’s study.

  “Finally managed to help out around here,” he laughed to himself while drying off the plate. “Doku’s always way too quick with the draw in doing the chores around here, it’s a real challenge doing them before she does.”

  Setting the platter down on a stack of cleaned ones he then carried the dishes over to the cupboard and put them away. Using the cloth he wiped down the counter and looked over the kitchen with a nod of approval.

  “Good to know I haven’t lost my touch with Doku spoiling us so much.”

  Making his way towards the archway he glanced over at the long dining table while passing by, his eyes going from each seat as he thought about the girls that sat there during their meals before stopping at the place where there was no chair for a certain member of the family.

  “Kroanette, wherever you are, I hope you’re okay and safe. I’ll see you tomorrow, one way or another. I promise.”

  Heading out of the dining hall he looked back to see the lamps slowly dimming behind him. Looking around the court he saw the lights fading in the bathing room and library as well while those nearby lowered down on their own with quiet crackles.

  “I wonder if it’s by Twilight’s magic that does that or if the fires just know when we’re getting ready to sleep for the night,” Daniel mused to himself. With a small smile on his face from the thought he walked along the court towards the bedroom where the lamps were faded slightly as well. Stepping around the corner under the archway his eyes slowly turned towards the bed where he saw all the girls sitting together as they watched him coming into the bedroom. Snapper was fast asleep on a small velvet cushion near the bed, the swarm remaining still as stone while curled up with a smile still adorning her face. The rest of the girls however were wide awake still, all of them completely naked while sitting atop the sheets as they awaited their mate’s return.

  “Whatever did I do to get this lucky in life?” Daniel asked as he came up before the bed and stopped, his gaze moving from one girl to the next as they all watched him with timid smiles.

  “You gave us a chance at a better one,” Alyssa answered.

  “You gave us a life,” Falla added as she and Luna held each other’s arms.

  “You kept us from being alone,” Pip said crawling forward on the bed.

  Squeak squeaked something while holding a hand over her heart and showing a loving smile.

  Daniel looked around at his harem, admiring each and every girl in their entire beauty and soul they showed him, and then shook his head before gently lifting Pip up into his hands.

  “No, that isn’t enough to deserve such a gift as all you girls,” he said, using one hand to gently brush the fairy’s hair while she sat on his palm. “Each one of you alone is priceless and means the world to me. To be able to love and care for all of you, this is more than just a gift from the heavens. This is something that I doubt any other man in the world could ever dream of having.”

  He took notice of Pip and all her features, from her sparkly wings that quickly buzzed behind her to her visible eye that watched him with growing love behind it. Her figure that although was tiny resembled that of a beautiful woman, and her aura that steadily bloomed in his mind with radiant pink light showed how deeply she cared for him as her mate. Daniel smiled at his little fairy then gave her a gentle kiss, her glow shifting from blue to a golden light for a moment before returning to normal as she held onto his cheeks with the gesture. Parting from the kiss Daniel winked at her before setting her down on his shoulder.

  “But I think I understand why it’s okay having all you girls to myself,” he mused, with all the girls showing curiosity as he nodded slowly with the realization. “I think I see what I can do to be worthy of your love.”

  “What’s that?” Alyssa asked. Daniel moved closer on the bed and held the witch’s cheeks before kissing her, the girl quickly holding onto his hands as she felt her heart beating faster. When the kiss ended Daniel admired his little witch while feeling her aura burning bright in his mind, her violet eyes gazing into his with words failing to form in her mouth.

  One by one Daniel gave all his girls a deep kiss, moving from one blushing mate to the next as they all watched in wonder before allowing their mate to hold them close with his affection. With each one he shared with his girls he felt their love for him growing more and more, their radiant stars in his mind shining brighter and brighter while never once dying down.

  Pip’s pink light bloomed profoundly, showing her love for him despite her natural attraction towards females in the world. Alyssa’s red star burned heavily, the love she felt for him being just as hot and powerful as her fiery magic itself. Squeak’s brown star’s light surged through him, the sheer strength of her love towards Daniel being felt clear as day. Specca’s bright blue star was as soothing to his soul as she herself felt by his love for her. Falla’s purple radiance shined steadily in his mind, the love she felt for him being true without a doubt. Luna’s bright green aura filled Daniel with joy unlike any other, complementing the butterfly’s pure soul and small deranged laugh she let out briefly before resuming her kiss with Daniel. Clover’s dark green aura shined brighter in his mind, proving that Daniel had truly gotten the elf to come out of her icy shell. Doku’s silver light let off a powerful radiance that almost seemed to overpower the others, the harpy’s deepest love for Daniel being felt very clearly as there was a vast abundance of it. Star’s sapphire glow her aura gave off showed that the jinx had really fallen for Daniel because of his heart and wanted to remain by his side.

  After kissing the girls and feeling a growing sense of appreciation for each one he turned to the last member of his harem that was present. Cindy slowly scooted forward on her knees before bashfully looking down at her body, her eyes going over her exposed breasts and hips before looking to Daniel with a hopeful smile coming across her face.

  “Do I make you happy being naked like this?”

  “You make me happy just being with me, Cindy,” Daniel answered as he gently held her cheeks. “And you also make me so sure how I can be worthy of having you girls as my mates in life.”

  “I do? How?”

  “Because I want to take care of you,” Daniel genuinely said, the sand wraith slowly reaching up and holding onto his hand while Pip fluttered off his shoulder into the air. “I want to take care of all you girls, to make you happy, to give you wonderful lives and futures. I want that responsibility, to be the man who is worthy of loving you all and earning your love in return.”

  “You really want to take care of me?” Cindy asked with a worried smile. “Even though… I was bad before?”

  “You weren’t bad, you just didn’t know what good was. Now you do, and you’ve chosen to be good because you want to. That’s what makes you wonderful in my eyes, Cindy.”

  Daniel leaned forward and kissed the sand wraith, her lips feeling just as soft as the other girls’ even though she was made of coarse sand. In doing so Cindy closed her eyes and let Daniel hold her close, a single tear coming from her eye as she felt a sudden boom of warmth coming from her chest. This was also noticeable to Daniel as he felt her aura in his mind becoming more noticeable. Its vibrant golden light flared up from the wraith’s growing emotions, her love for him being felt without question as both his tender words and romantic gesture resonated with the girl’s soul. When the kiss finally ended Daniel leaned back to see Cindy slowly opening her eyes with a few tears in them, her smile she had being shaky while she quietly caught her breath despite not needing air at all.

  “I’ll always take
care of and love you, Cindy,” Daniel promised. “Because I want to be the one who is worthy of doing so with you.”

  Cindy sniffled and nodded before quickly leaning forward and hugging him, burying her face in his chest as he gently held her and pet her head.

  “I don’t want this feeling to stop,” she whimpered. “I don’t want this feeling in my chest to stop or go away. I want to stay like this forever.”

  “Me too, Cindy,” Daniel agreed. Looking around he saw all the girls smiling softly at them, all of them feeling the same way towards the man who took their breath away along with their hearts.

  The lamps in the bedroom slowly died down as the twilight hours came, silence befalling the chamber as the girls went to sleep for the night. Sitting in the middle of the bed Daniel gently brushed Alyssa’s hair as the witch lay in his lap, the serene look she had on her face showing how content she was dreaming in the care of her mate. Leaning against his left side Clover was fast asleep, her hands loosely holding onto his arm while her head rested against his shoulder with her long blonde hair draped behind her. On the other side Cindy was still awake as she rested against him in similar fashion, the wraith keeping her eyes upward at the human who made her feel happier than she ever felt before in her life. Looking around Daniel felt all the love his mates had for him as they slept nearby, each of them gathered close to their man while sleeping peacefully atop the bed. Even Squeak who was curled into her ball was sleeping beside her mate while quietly squeaking with each breath she made. Star was still awake as she leaned over the edge of her hammock above them, the jinx watching Daniel with a calm smile and twin tails slowly wagging behind her.

  “Are we always going to be together like this?” Cindy quietly asked.

  “Always, Cindy,” Daniel promised her.

  “You’ll always take care of us? You promise?”

  “I’ll always take care of my girls,” he agreed before giving her a gentle kiss. The wraith giggled softly and wiggled her chest while Daniel looked around at all the girls he vowed to protect and watch over, his gaze stopping on Star as the jinx hung upside-down from her hammock in front of his face with one leg hooked in the sheet above. The cat made sure to hold her long hair up over Alyssa with one hand so not to wake her while she used the other to gently hold the back of Daniel’s head.

  “All of my girls, and not just one,” Daniel said before giving the jinx a kiss as well. The cat purred softly from the token of affection before he leaned back and smiled at her. Star nodded slowly then winked with her green eye, with Daniel then showing a curious expression from it.

  “Star?” he quietly asked as the cat brought herself back up to her sleeping area. She glanced back to him and quietly meowed before lying down on the sheet with her tails gently dropping down next to her. Daniel questioned what he saw before Clover cuddled against him more and brought him back to lie down on the bed, the elf nuzzling against his shoulder while pressing her body against his just as Cindy did.

  “Don’t let me go,” Clover breathed out. “Or I’ll fucking kick your ass, Dan.”

  Daniel watched the elf murmuring in her sleep then smiled amusedly. He gave her a kiss on the forehead before holding her around the waist with his arm and doing the same with Cindy. As the elf slept in his arm and Cindy kept watching her mate with a loving smile Daniel was looking up at the ceiling, thinking back to earlier with what the jinx had said in his dream with words that sounded so clear in a voice he had never heard before yet at the same time sounded familiar.

  “Take care of us. And we’ll take care of you, Daniel. We promise.”

  Daniel remained silent amidst his sleeping mates, except for Cindy who was just staring at him with unblinking eyes, while thinking about what gave him the motivation to take charge and care for his girls when their spirits had fallen. Looking up to where Star was sleeping Daniel wondered what it was he had really seen and heard from her then, as something about it seemed more real than it first appeared.

  ‘That was just a dream I had… wasn’t it?’

  Chapter 6

  A Tale of Tales

  In the world of Eden unexpected encounters were quite common. From coming across thieving bandits or lustful monsters in The Outerlands to simply bumping into a stranger walking down the street, sometimes new faces would appear without warning. If they seemed dangerous it was normal to either fight or flee, if they looked pleasant or even cute then it would be wise to strike up a conversation and make a new acquaintance. But if it wasn’t clear if they were aggressive or friendly it would be sensible to keep on guard. Perhaps they would pass on by without a word, or maybe they would turn hostile if only because they were interrupted.

  And sometimes they may turn out to be potential friends that were never expected.

  *****

  “Wake up!” Vale called out. “Wake up! If you’re not dead, wake up!”

  Slowly Max opened his eyes, his vision gradually coming into focus to show Vale standing on his chest while cocking her head to the side with a curious face.

  “Okay,” Vale said slowly nodding. “You’re not dead. That’s good. We won’t be in trouble now.”

  “Vale,” Bermuda scolded.

  “Right. I mean, you’re not dead! That’s really good, for you! Because you’re not dead! So… yay!”

  Max stared at the pixie in stunned silence before noticing two things. One, he was lying on a comfortable bed inside a cozy room with wooden walls painted brown and lovely portraits of landscapes and villages hung on the walls. Two lamps were lit inside the chamber on nearby tables giving plenty of light for Max to make out the room he was in and also, something that caught his interest even more, two monstergirls who were right over him. Literally.

  “You look pale,” Bermuda mentioned while hanging from the ceiling by a thick mesh of webbing right over his bed. She tilted her head one way then another while her eyes blinked at different times, the arachne watching as Max stared at her with heightened alarm.

  “Are you sick?” Vale asked taking hold of his head and turning it to examine him from all sides. “Hurt? Hungry? Gassy? What is it? If it’s the second one you can blame Bermuda, she’s the one who tied you up earlier.”

  “He’s probably sick after being brought here by your freaky magic!” Bermuda shouted down at the pixie.

  “At least my magic didn’t blow up his house!” Vale barked back before looking at Max with urgency. “It’s true! She blew it up, not me! I’m tiny, I couldn’t have done that! See? Look at me! It had to have been her!”

  “You destroyed more of his house with your stupid knife!” Bermuda cried out. “Don’t listen to her, I didn’t damage your home, she did! Okay, maybe I did a little bit, but she did so way worse! I didn’t even want to be there in the first place, she was the one who misunderstood Silly!”

  “It’s not my fault she stutters so much!” Vale whined hoping up and down. “She has a speech impediment when she’s nervous or excited or just being herself! I can’t be held accountable for that!”

  “Hold it!” Max shouted, with the girls stopping and looking to him curiously. “What the heck is going on? Who are you and where am I?”

  “My name is Vale,” the pixie answered as she hovered off to the side of the bed, her wings shaking behind her as she gracefully floated up next to the arachne. “And this is Bermuda, the one who is solely responsible for all the bad things happening to you on this night. I am just a helpless bystander in all this.”

  “Vale!” Bermuda shouted while grabbing the pixie. She shook the little monster around with tiny screams before throwing her aside into a bowl of fruit atop a small table. Holding in her growl the arachne slowly calmed down then smiled nervously at Max who was pressing himself back into the bed under her.

  “Sorry about her, she can be… a real pest sometimes. Anyway, what is your-” she started before an apple clonked her on the head. Turning over to the table she saw Vale hovering above it while holding a banana out towards her in a thre
atening manner.

  “Don’t throw me around, you overgrown bug!”

  “You little…” Bermuda hissed with narrowed eyes. She skittered over the bed onto the floor beside it while slowly waving her hands around, the air above her crackling with wavy distortions of energy as her fingers began trailing violet wisps of light behind them.

  “You want to go?” Vale dared hovering up into the air, the pixie expertly twirling the banana around with one hand before holding it towards the arachne. Around her small cubes of blue light began to float about with vibrating pulses of energy, the magical boxes moving in straight and angular lines near the pixie while her hair flowed up behind her.

  “What is going on here?” Max cried out looking back and forth between the two monsters who were apparently going to battle with him directly in the middle. “Who are you crazy girls and where are my friends?”

  “I’ve had enough of your insolence,” Bermuda scowled as she held her hands up. Three glowing orbs of purple light formed above the arachne, the balls slowly circling around with a current of wind whistling into each one.

  “I’ve had enough of your stupid face,” Vale shot back as strange quadrilateral casting bases formed at sharp angles around her, the spell formations not having traditional glyphs but instead ridged angular designs pulsating within them. The blue light from the cubes and the ominous lime glows from the casting bases hissed with a buildup of energy forming in them.

  Max moved back as far as he could go in the bed and against the pillow while being more frightened of what was happening than confused about the situation. Before Bermuda and Vale could make a move and possibly kill the boy in the process a few knocks came from the door, with everyone turning to it as silence filled the room. After a pause it opened and Syliandanchevas walked in, the fey glancing to the two girls with a raised eyebrow while casually holding her hands behind her back. Bermuda and Vale jumped then quickly recalled their magic while smiling nervously at the fey. Laughing fearfully Bermuda slowly stepped back as the fey kept her solemn gaze on her.