When Kathy released her. Tanis pulled her jeans on, kissed Kathy on her lips. Then gave her breasts a familiar squeeze through her corset. Feeling a hard-erect nipple there, she pinched it. “I think you enjoyed it as much as I did Kathy. I’m feeling a little jealous of Hilary.”
Her eyes full of tears Kathy nodded. “Don’t be Tanis. Like you I like my sex now. I’m going to miss you, Tanis Napier. I’m going to punish Hilary for my falling in love with her instead of you.”
“She would like that Kathy Wade. I’m proud to be your close rough-fucking friend.” With a satisfied smile on her face and the taste of Hilary’s genes on her lips, Tanis closed the front door behind her. But not before she heard Kathy’s shout and what followed.
“I see you’re awake again Hilary. I’ll give you go to sleep on me. I’ve had to fuck Tanis again because of you.”
Tanis heard the unmistakable swish and thwack of the riding crop as it contacted human flesh. Followed by the sound of squeaking bedsprings. All accompanied by the shrill scream of a woman in orgasm. A woman immersed in her ultimate sexual heaven with the beautiful woman she loved. Tanis could imagine Hilary in the middle of another intense orgasm. As she had been only moments ago over Kathy’s kitchen table. Her memories were still active of the night when Kathy had taken her prisoner after the fancy-dress Ball in her sexy uniform. I wonder if I’ll ever see them again when I return. I hope so. I must give them a special gift to remember me by before I leave...
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Once more at Hatton, Tanis lay stretched out on her bed like a contented cat. Her plans had started to take shape. Earth still had plenty to offer her in the future. Anything was better than the cold void of space with its attendant risks. My only regret is I can’t mate. If only I were a Queen. Her instinct had always been to pass her genes on to a new generation. Yet, why the ability to procreate if she wasn’t a Queen? One male of her species had survived the Supernova of Mantis and found this world, as she had found Delphi. Even so, she was useless to him unless fate took a hand. Darius must think himself alone too, without a Queen. Other thoughts crowded her troubled mind. At least I will have my breeding program in a world I have come to love.
****
One week to the day after Kathy had rough-fucked her over her Kitchen table. Tanis was back at Kathy’s with Welland, giving him a suck-off with a syringe in her hand. Kathy and Hilary were laying in their bed with their legs up and open. While stimulating each other, they watched Tanis who was sucking Welland off. Both ripe for insemination. Kathy said, “Go to it Welland.” She laughed. “You can do it.”
Welland gasped. “Ohhh My God Tanis! Here I come.”
Tanis replaced her mouth with the open syringe as Welland’s cock jerked into life. She took a snack with what remained, and there was plenty. She smacked her lips. “Thanks, Welland, I know the girls will appreciate your rich gift…as I did in taking it.”
Finished, Welland left. “I’ve got to go Tanis. Tara wants to see everything that happened to you and me here in microscopic detail. She looked turned on when I left her. What did you do to her last weekend?”
Tanis smiled, “You know I can’t tell you that Welland. Don’t forget your mobile phone. Tara will need to see the video. Just give her my love and your gorgeous cock. Then imagine you’re a fly on the wall with a hard-on when I impregnate the girls.”
“I already have Tanis.”
The syringe ready, she approached the bed as Hilary was coming. “Right girls open up. I’ve something for you. When I have finished, I want you both to lay on your backs with your legs up and a pillow under your buns. To let Welland’s gift soak in. No sex until tomorrow night. I need you to give Welland’s little devils every chance of womb penetration. Use a dildo if you must. Okay?”
“Okay, Tanis. We thank you.”
“No. It’s I who must thank you two, Welland, and Tara, Kathy.” She did not elaborate.
****
Her three days with Tara and her sexy farewell to Kathy still active in her mind Tanis awoke and showered. Dressed in a casual sweater and jeans, she went downstairs. Worried about Jean, she wondered how she could contact her other than by phoning Helga. She felt a little guilty about using Jean’s car. I’ll call into Welland’s. Then decide where to go from there. She phoned the Japanese restaurant. The receptionist told her Tanaka was out. So, she left a message for him to meet her at the Scandinavian Club at eight that evening. His curiosity might make him keep the date. If he doesn’t show up. I can always spend another night with Shannon, pick up somebody new for the night at Tanaka’s. Or scout Tanaka’s underground dojo.
At loose ends, Tanis decided to leave Shannon to her life. She could try to arrange a new date with Tara. She pushed the thought from her mind. I mustn’t be selfish about Tara. She has my gift now and belongs to Welland. I’ll let nature take its course. For me, fate will find a way.
****
Tanis arrived at ‘The Scandinavian’ around seven thirty. Ordered a drink and sat down in a secluded corner to wait for Tanaka. Welland and Tara must be out. She sensed a presence looked up and saw Tanaka standing there watching her. He bowed and waited in polite silence until she asked him to sit down.
He said, “I received your message Miss Napier, so here we are. I’ve been busy looking for one of my bathhouse girls. An attractive girl named Yoni. I believe she was last seen in your company the other night.” He did not mention he had been present when she had dealt with the two thugs. “What can I do for you?”
Tanis studied his dark, inscrutable eyes and began. “You were present the other night Tanaka. So, you would know I spent the night with Yoni. You said something to me at Jake’s party, which puzzled me at the time. Could you tell me now? I need to know your true opinion of me?” He showed no fear of her. Nothing seemed to frighten him.
Tanaka’s reply took her by surprise. “Yes, Miss Napier I do know what happened to Yoni. More important, you need to know who I think you are. So, I’ll tell you once again.”
Tanis said, “I’m listening, Tanaka. Please call me Tanis.”
“About fifteen years ago I ran a dojo in Japan for would-be Samurai. It became one of the most famous dojos in Japan and a magnet for people who held my interests. I was not only Samurai. I belonged to the Yakuza brotherhood too. My business was booming until I crossed swords with a man who wanted to move in and take what I had. Well respected as a business executive and a fine swordsman, my pride at stake, I challenged my enemy to a duel. Darius almost killed me and warned me if I didn’t leave Japan within the week, he would kill me. I’m not afraid of any living man or woman, Tanis. Still, I’ve never seen such awesome skill with a Samurai sword.” He glanced at Tanis. “It would take several lifetimes to gain such experience. Darius must have been a Master or a demon. Anyway, I knew he meant what he said.”
“Go on Tanaka.”
“I had no choice, but to leave Japan and start all over again here. Where I felt safer. Now I find you here, Tanis. I lost face in Japan and wanted revenge thinking Darius, an ordinary man. Meeting you confirms my suspicions he wasn’t. I believe you and Darius come from the same species. You and he are not human. You are both dangerous to our species. I believe you are not of this world, but demons in human form. You interest me, Tanis. I only came here tonight to find out the whole truth about you and Darius.”
“The truth could get you killed Tanaka?”
Tanaka shrugged his shoulders. “We all die at some time. I’m not frightened of dying. You don’t look as he does Tanis. I use the present tense because I believe he’s still alive in Japan. I believe he’s old and may have taken on a new form in recent times.”
“Another host, why?”
“An old Japanese legend. Tells of a mighty Samurai who fought for the Shogun of the North many centuries ago. He was a giant both in the body and in the use of the Samurai sword. According to the legend, his name was Darius, and he had copper-gold hair and bright amber eyes. He was nothing like any Japanese I�
��ve ever seen. His presence on the battlefield, enough to sway the result of a battle his Shogun’s way. He was a mighty warrior Tanis.
“He must have found a strong host to live in one body for so long Tanaka.”
“Yes. Darius’s only payment after a battle was the first choice of any prisoner he’d taken. He chose only two and those from handsome young Samurai men. He was always meticulous in his choice, as they had to have certain characteristics. I think you know what I mean Tanis.”
She nodded. “Yes.”
“After Darius had taken them to his castle they were never seen again. In those turbulent times, none asked questions as the victor held power. The Shoguns were too frightened to ask questions of him.” Tanaka held his hands out. “Life was cheap, Darius had the power, even a Shogun could disappear with suddenness.”
Tanis smiled but said nothing. She continued to listen with deepening interest. He’s still alive, this male of my species and a possible father to my progeny? The odds of him living had always been in his favour though.
Tanaka noticed Tanis’s excitement and continued. “I returned to my homeland to see if I could find out what happened to Darius in the last fifteen years. I didn’t want to meet him, so I kept a low profile. He’s still there Tanis. I know him as I know you. It’s him, although he looks different now. He’s like a Japanese. His name is still Darius. My friend had a son who at eight years old was one of Darius’s most promising pupils. The son is thirty-three now and the owner of the businesses I started. He recognises his father. Yet, his father says there’s something strange about him. He wonders why he has changed his name to Darius and still looks so young. I know why.” Tanaka touched his chest. “It’s the Samurai of legend who inhabits his son’s body. The same Darius who fought with me is gone. You are not you either Tanis, but some woman’s body you inhabit and have stolen.”
“I find your theory interesting Tanaka. Can you elaborate?”
“The legends say your species don’t eat as we do. You are predators of our kind. Your species feed on the life essence and bodies of your human victims like Vampires. You can change bodies when you need to. The chosen host must be of the same gender as you. It must be attractive, a willing sexual partner, strong in martial arts. My friend’s son was attractive and inclined toward bisexuality. His father wouldn’t believe it. Even so, I knew it to be true. He was also strong in martial arts. In other words, he was the perfect Ninja warrior host for Darius.”
Tanis stopped him there. “You say you know what I am Tanaka, but you won’t talk. Why?”
“Because I want to kill you and Darius myself, Tanis. Because I don’t much care for my own species of human.”
Tanis nodded. “Therein lies your weakness Tanaka.”
“No! You seduce your victims into making love to you Tanis. Use their bodies for your carnal pleasure before you suck the life from them. If you wish to change to a new host, you do. Your hosts must be a warrior woman like you or a Ninja warrior like Darius.” He bent over the table and looked Tanis in her eyes. “I’m not afraid of you, whoever you are.”
Tanis could see no fear in Tanaka’s eyes, only madness, which made her heart sing. He’s so obsessed with killing Darius and me, it would be in his interest not to talk. “Go on Tanaka?”
“Well...am I right?”
Tanis studied him for a moment. In a quiet voice, she replied. “Yes, Tanaka. You’re right on all counts. You’ve no proof. So, no one will believe you. If I am who you say I am, you must know I can’t let you live with your knowledge. I would have to kill you in a duel to the death, as I can’t seduce you into being my willing lover. I’ve heard you’re not interested in women for sex. Besides, it would be dangerous for you to have sex with me when you know who I am. If you had me in your power Tanaka, you would not hesitate to kill my host’s body to kill me. Her body would end up on your restaurant menu. I’ve eaten at your restaurant with Amanda Stevens and tasted of your cuisine. So, don’t deny it. I know your other secret too. Why you don’t fear death. What I want to know is, when do you intend to try and kill me?”
“So, you have taken Amanda? I’ll do nothing yet Tanis. It matters not to me who you kill or sleep with. You’re wrong when you say you do not interest me in sex. As for my lack of sexual feelings. I started the rumour to allay suspicion from myself when my girls disappear. You’re right, in we can’t trust each other in a sexual encounter unless we first call a truce. All I ask in return for my continued silence is. When I’m ready for you, you’ll fight a duel to the death with me at the time and place of my choosing. When I have you at my mercy, I promise to kill you in short order. I expect you to do the same for me, should you win. Agreed.”
“I agree to your terms of combat Tanaka.”
“Your body will not end up on any table Tanis. It will end up on mine. After cutting your host’s throat. I’ll hang her body for a week to drain her body of blood. To tenderise it. Then prepare it for my special recipe for my friends’ and my consumption. I’ll enjoy eating your host’s heart, Tanis. I’ll enjoy it as a gourmet enjoys a dish because of its rarity and age. The way I prepare your body, my friends will never suspect they are dining on human flesh. It will be my joke on them. What do you say to that Tanis Napier? Human Vampire?”
Tanis laughed. “I’d say you’re a psychopath Tanaka. Do you covet your death so much?”
“It’s not I who’ll die, Tanis. Moreover, should you refuse my challenge, one or two of your close friends will die first?”
“I accept your challenge with a glad heart Tanaka. The terms are a duel to the death at the time and place of your choosing. The weapons of choice are swords. Leave my friends out of this, or the duel will be at a time and place of my choosing. I’ll forget my promise to kill you, as you said, in short order.” She could see Tanaka was hiding something. If he could feel any sexual excitement at all, he was feeling it now.
“When the time comes, we will see Tanis. I must go now. This meeting has been fruitful. I thank you for your time. By the way, enjoy your membership of my bathhouse and your choice of table. My girls are at your disposal. I have instructed my staff to treat you like royalty. One day soon, I may join you in the bathhouse for another talk. So, look out for me. It’s been most interesting. Goodbye. Don’t worry about Yoni, she was to be next on my menu anyway.” He bowed with politeness his face aglow with happiness. “Rest assured we will meet again and soon Tanis. I’ll tell no one of our conversations. Your secret is safe with me until your death or in the unlikely event of my own. Oh! Before I go, there’s one other matter of interest to me. Who was the warrior woman your spirit now inhabits?”
“She was a Viking warrior of great strength and beauty. Her fighting spirit, second only to one other and mine. So, when we cross swords watch out Tanaka. For added to her military strength and one other, is my own. My experience spans millennia. Remember too Tanaka, the female of my species is deadlier than the male. You have already met Darius in combat. He is old. But I am far older and more experienced in the use of the sword.”
Tanaka smiled, his eyes on her body. “The meat will be well aged and tender then Tanis. I’ll be in touch.”
Tanis threw back her head and laughed. His lack of fear makes him vulnerable.
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CHAPTER 21
Helga
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Tanaka had given Tanis the confirmation she needed. A male of her species existed on the planet. Darius wouldn’t be able to detect her Starship. Until she had enabled Zana’s sensor beacons. If he knew she lived, he wouldn’t rest until he’d mated her, even though it would end in failure. The thought created a feeling of fullness in her velvet and womb followed by a sense of gloom. If only I were a Queen. The mating ritual could take up to two full days to ensure complete fertilisation. The instant the Queen sensed her mate’s genes and consciousness. Had passed into one of her two eggs and he’d fertilised the other. She Would take her mate’s host body as prey. Should she be a common Mantis, the couplin
g could only end in lustful union. If a Queen. His little death would create two Mantis entities. One with his spirit and accumulated minds transferred into a new male host on his Starship chosen by him. The other his and his mate’s genetic codes brought together in their new Mantis offspring. The child’s gender always the Queen’s choice. To conceive she must be a Queen with a fertile host. It would take a unique set of circumstances unknown to her to achieve that status. Our mating doomed to failure unless Mother Nature has a way to ensure my species survival. Has she a law I know nothing about, for when a situation like this arises? Darius and I may live forever. Still, what’s the use without progeny or a mating Queen? I’m not a Queen. Even so, I must prepare the pod, for I am my species only hope.
If the mating proved successful. The new offspring’s egg would begin its awareness of life in a pre-programmed bio-pod. Which resembled a huge female breast programmed to form on the skin of its mother’s Starship. Containing its new host body and its human prey. He or she, in their mother’s chosen host, would find themselves lying alongside a human prey. Programmed to accept their sexual advances when it awoke. The offspring would use its new host to bring its willing but unaware victim into its sexual climax. Before feeding on it. The event. Would trigger the birthing pod’s growth into an exact replica of its mother’s Starship. Which would assume the gender of its new owner, and become inseparable from him or her for life? Yet, leave each entity, child and Starship, as separate conscious minds. Linked together by the bio neuron matrix of their bodies. The Mantis, the powerful energy-based entity, which motivated the Starship. The Starship, the nearest thing the Mantis had to a physical body other than its human host. Neither could survive without the other. Neither could exist in the first place without the intervention of a Queen…
Her heart beating with optimism. Tanis entered Zana to start the program to construct a birthing pod. She had to find two suitable female bodies for a new offspring and its prey. Helga, too old for a host. Would provide the much-needed sustenance and pleasure for her offspring’s first meal. When Helga awoke, she wouldn’t be able to resist her young lover. Not because of her programming, but because of who she was. Jean will make the perfect host body for my child. She smiled. It will be the end of Helga as a physical presence. But not as a mind of experience Jean would need for survival. Jean deserved her gift of a long life free from disease. She liked sex. So, the hunting techniques of a Mantis and its host would suit her. She could’ve taken Jean’s body as a new host herself, but something stopped her. Is a certain fate driving me onward?
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