Dragon Emperor 10: From Human to Dragon to God

by Eric Vall

  I pulled it down and glanced at the petrified bandits for a reaction. Not even an eye twitch. I shrugged and opened the box to find a stack of books in nearly pristine condition. Then I began to read the titles.

  Sandy Love, The Beauty and the Lizard, and a dozen cheesier romance novels. I’d found the librarian’s secret stash of love stories, but no Sundex.

  I searched the last few rows of the bookshelf and groaned.

  Nothing. Not even one of the books that had gone missing.

  “Any luck?” I called out to the others.

  A chorus of no’s replied, and I growled in frustration.

  Where the hell could it be?

  “Naomi?” Vallen called out as he scurried into the building. “Are you in here?”

  “Yes, brother,” she replied from behind a shelf. “We found some bandits, but so far, we’ve yet to find the Sundex.”

  “Oh, dear,” he wailed. “What shall we do?”

  I looked outside to see the sun beginning its descent. We would be losing daylight soon, and the lizards wouldn’t like the next steps. We were unlikely to find anyone else tonight, so we would have to change the plan.

  “Okay, don’t freak out,” I advised him as I walked over to where Vallen stood with his face in his hands. “We just have to put the guards on high alert for the night.”

  “You said we would find them!” he moaned.

  The rest of the group gathered around us as I consoled the lizard leader.

  “And we will,” I said firmly. “But it would be easier to lose them in the dark if they managed to get past us while we searched. At this point, we should call it a night and get some rest. Tomorrow, we’ll divide up and look some more.”

  “I suppose there is a bright side to the current situation,” Naomi nearly whispered.

  “What do you mean?” Alyona asked and furrowed her brow.

  “She’s referring to the other part of the Sundex lore,” Miraya answered when Naomi hesitated. “Right?”

  The lizard mage nodded and looked down at her feet.

  “What other part?” I demanded. “We need to know everything.”

  “The lore talks about the Sundex to light the path, but it also talks about two other relics,” Naomi explained without looking up. “The Bow of Wellston and the Eternal Flame would complete the story’s triad, but they haven’t been seen for centuries.”

  “So, what’s the bright side?” Laika growled, and her furry gray ears flattened against her head.

  “Well, the bandits only have one of the three parts,” Naomi answered and shuffled her foot around as she stared down.

  “Why would you keep that from us?” I asked.

  “I didn’t know if you could be trusted,” she replied simply. “Once I realized your true nature, I wasn’t sure how to bring it up again. Besides, we don’t have them in the catacombs, so the bandits wouldn’t be going after those.”

  “They may not be going after them here, but they could have found them already,” I argued. “Where are the other two relics?”

  “I, um, I’m not sure,” Naomi mumbled.

  “I believe she’s telling you the truth, my lord,” Miraya murmured. “Neither of those artifacts have been seen in ages.”

  “I still don’t like surprises,” I grumbled. “But it’s a bit of good news, I suppose. If they don’t have those two parts, the Sundex may hold less value to a buyer. So, how do we find the other two?”

  “I have no idea,” Naomi replied. “I swear.”

  “We’ve only ever had the Sundex,” Vallen added. “I didn’t even know about the other two relics.”

  “Very few people do,” Miraya said. “It is rare lore for anyone to know.”

  “Then we have to figure out a way to find the other two pieces before they do,” I decided. “First thing tomorrow, we will learn everything we can about them. For now, let’s get back to the castle, eat, and get rested up.”

  Everyone nodded, and we all filed out the door.

  It was a quiet walk back to the castle as we followed the cobbled road through the main part of town. The remnants of the Oleum spell had completely disappeared, and the lizard Demi-Humans appeared to have gone home for the night.

  I pulled Miraya away from everyone else as we continued to walk.

  “Why didn’t you tell me Naomi was hiding something?” I asked softly.

  “Even on this side of your mind, I can’t simply give you answers,” Miraya replied with a frown. “I can only guide you. Just as when you learned other ways to use your powers.”

  “Fair enough,” I grunted. “I don’t like it, but I understand.”

  “Thank you, my lord,” she sighed. “I am grateful to have such an understanding master.”

  I smiled at her and then realized we had nearly reached the palace, so I looked around the group and caught up with the lizard leader.

  “Lord Vallen, you need to tell your men to watch for anyone trying to leave the city tonight,” I advised the leader once we arrived at the castle. “Since we don’t know where the Sundex is, we have to assume they’re hiding with it in Kana somewhere.”

  “Of course,” he agreed and stopped to talk with the guard out front.

  The rest of us continued inside, and I could smell the start of dinner. My stomach growled angrily, and I realized I hadn’t eaten at all today, since the Oleum storm had fucked up our whole day.

  “I think I’ll go upstairs and clean up before we eat,” Alyona said as she gestured toward her oil-stained robes.

  “Good idea,” I agreed, and my cock pressed against the seam of my trousers at the idea of her taking off her clothes.

  I grabbed my fiancée’s hand to lead her toward our chambers. Then I paused as I saw Laika and Naomi watching us intently, so I leaned over to whisper into Laika’s ear just loud enough for Naomi to hear me.

  “I’m grateful for your help in the fight today,” I murmured as I stared into the lizard’s amber eyes. “I’d like to thank you personally.”

  A blush crept up Laika’s cheek as she took my other hand.

  “No need to thank me like that,” Naomi scoffed. “I’m not interested.”

  “So you keep telling me,” I chuckled. “You could always watch.”

  I winked at her shocked expression and then led the two women to my room. Before I could even get the door shut, Alyona had untied her robe and reached for Laika’s leather belt.

  “Mmm, I like it when you do the work for me,” I said with a grin.

  Alyona giggled and untied the wolf warrior’s belt with a flourish. Within seconds, both women stood naked before me, and I growled as I wrapped my arms around their waists and pulled them in close.

  Then I paused.

  “Should I take a shower first?” I rumbled and nodded my head to my clothes.

  “No,” Laika purred as she dragged her nose up my neck. “I love when you smell of sweat and magic and combat. It’s so… intoxicating.”

  “And manly,” Alyona giggled.

  “Alright, then.” I grinned, leaned over to kiss Alyona, and pushed my tongue into her hot mouth while I slid my hand down Laika’s back to stroke her bushy gray tail. The wolf-woman moaned as she dragged her lips across my collarbone.

  “Over here,” I murmured as I guided them to the bed.

  The women laid back, and I took a moment to drink in their beautiful bodies. Alyona’s creamy pale skin glowed in the dim light of the sun setting outside the window, and her round pink nipples peeked out at me from in between her fingers as she kneaded her breasts. Laika’s lithe, bronze body was tight with muscle, and the apex of her thighs glistened with her desire.

  I grinned as I dropped my trousers and pulled my tunic over my head, but as I turned to lay them on the dresser, I caught a glimpse of magenta hair near the doorway. Then I craned my neck to see Naomi in the hall just outside the door.

  “Go ahead and watch,” I said just loud enough for her to hear me. “Women aren’t the only gentle lovers.”
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  I heard her sharp intake of breath before I turned back to face the women on my bed. Then I dropped to my knees next to the bed and kissed Laika’s inner thigh. I nibbled my way up to her pussy, and the heat from her tunnel washed over my face before I dragged my tongue from the bottom of her mound up to her clit.

  “Oh, gods!” Laika cried out as a shiver passed through her body.

  Then I reached over to Alyona and rubbed my thumb over her clit in circles, and she moaned as she continued to massage her tits. I flicked and sucked on Laika’s pussy before I slid a finger inside her. Her warm tunnel throbbed against me, and I slid a second finger in and slowly began to pump them in and out while I licked.

  Then I pushed two fingers inside Alyona and began to finger the women at the same time as I continued to lick Laika’s pussy. The wolf Demi-Human’s back arched away from the bed, and she shuddered as her orgasm rippled through her body. Then I lapped up her juices as she poured over my hand and tongue with a moan.

  I kept my fingers inside Laika while I slid over and tasted Alyona, and I put my mouth over her clit and flicked it with my tongue.

  “Lord Evan!” the princess squealed before her climax hit, and I felt her wet canal squeeze my fingers as she came.

  I stood next to the bed, and my arousal throbbed at attention as I stared down at the two dripping pussies in front of me. Then I looked back over my shoulder to see Naomi’s hooded eyes before she blinked and pulled the door shut.

  I chuckled to myself as I hopped onto the bed and spread Alyona’s creamy thighs. She looked up at me with her violet eyes while she wrapped her legs around my waist, and then I slid my cock into her soaking wet tunnel and groaned as I felt every inch of her tight pussy grip me tightly.

  “Fuuuuck,” I murmured as I drove my hips back and forth. “You are so tight and wet, my love.”

  “All for you, my lord,” the princess panted. “I was made for your pleasure.”

  I looked over to see Laika rubbing her pussy as she watched me fuck Alyona, and I grunted as I continued to plunge in and out of the princess. Her tits bounced up and down below me, and she cried out as she dug her heels into my back and shoved me in deeper.

  Then her walls tightened around my cock as she climaxed again, and I continued to thrust into her for a moment before my own orgasm bubbled over. I poured a load of my dragon seed into her soaked pussy, and shudders rippled through my body.

  “Are you ready for my cock?” I turned toward Laika, and the wolf warrior looked at me through hooded eyes before I crawled over to her.

  “Ohh, yes, please, Lord Evan,” she giggled up at me as I growled and lifted her feet up over my shoulders. Then I plunged my hard cock into her wet tunnel and felt her tail whip around underneath her as she squirmed with pleasure.

  “You feel amazing,” I growled as I scraped my tip against the wolf-girl’s velvety walls.

  “Yes!” Laika moaned, and I could see her toes curl out of the corner of my eyes.

  The Demi-Human shuddered, and I could feel her on the brink of another climax, so I reached under her and ran my hand up her tail.

  Laika screamed as her orgasm crested, and her walls squeezed my dick while I thrusted in and out of her. Then I climaxed with her, and I dumped what felt like a gallon of my hot seed into her pussy. My orgasm continued in waves, and I continued to move my hips back and forth so that every part of her womb and tunnel was packed full of my sperm.

  Then she collapsed onto the bed under me, and her trembling legs slid down from my shoulders to the bed on either side of me.

  Both of my women gasped for air as I flopped onto the bed between them.

  “I really like thanking you,” I murmured.

  “We really like being thanked,” Laika giggled.

  “Laika,” I said as I reached my fingers over to stroke her pretty face. “Do you feel like our bond has strengthened some?”

  “Hmmm,” the warrior-woman closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and then nodded before she opened her eyes again. “Yes! I do feel… closer? It’s as if I can feel your needs and desires… well… I suppose I feel your satisfaction now, and that makes me satisfied.”

  “It seems that the bond of ownership strengthens when Lord Evan pours his seed into us,” Alyona said. “So, we should continue to pleasure him.”

  “I have no problem with that,” Laika stated as she looked into my eyes. “Whatever my lord wishes of me. I am eager to serve him in all things.”

  “Yes, we all are eager to please him,” Alyona agreed as she rolled over onto her side and raised up to her elbows. “Though I am getting quite hungry.”

  Before I could respond, Laika’s stomach growled, and she chuckled.

  “I suppose we should go back downstairs,” I muttered.

  “What do you think Lady Naomi will say?” Alyona asked. “Do you think she enjoyed what she saw?”

  “How could she not?” Laika laughed. “I don’t think she knew what to expect with you, Lord Evan.”

  “I tend to surprise people.” I smirked as I rose from the bed. “Well, come on. I don’t want my women to starve.”

  The women laughed as they stood up and got dressed, and I smelled the aromas of dinner as they wafted down the hallway.

  Fuck, yes. I’d satisfied one appetite, and now it was time for the other.

  Chapter 10

  As we made our way to the dining hall, the scent of the sweet rabbit meat drifted into my nostrils and made my mouth water. We walked into the room, and a huge array of trays were spread out on the table. Several trays were piled high with slices of badger meat seasoned with a spicy pepper sauce, and the rabbit meat had been drizzled with some kind of sweet fruit juice. The yucca petals were stacked in neat little circles, and their sugary scent smelled delicious. Squash and potatoes were sliced and roasted with various herbs, and I could hardly wait any longer to make my plate.

  I pulled out chairs for my women, and as I grabbed plates, Lord Vallen strode into the room with Nike right behind him. We all offered quiet greetings, and the rest of our group trickled in and sat down as we began to dig into our meal.

  Finally, Naomi strolled in, and I had to do a double take as she walked to her chair and sat. Her face was flushed and sweaty, and her magenta hair was matted to her forehead. Her robe was slightly unkempt, and she straightened the belt around her waist before she plopped down into her seat. Then she pulled a plate to the space in front of her and gripped her fork in silence.

  “Is something wrong, Lady Naomi?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.

  “Nothing at all, Lord Evan,” she replied and stared at her plate without meeting my gaze. “Thank you for asking.”

  “You have an unusual scent on you,” Vallen observed. “Did you spill something on yourself?”

  “I recognize the scent,” Trina giggled.

  “As do I,” Marina agreed and put a jade hand over her mouth.

  “It smells a bit like desire, my lord,” Polina said with an innocent bat of her eyelashes. “It is a common scent for a woman who desires to be pleasured.”

  “Or who already has reached her climax,” Aaliyah pointed out, and the dryads began to snicker.

  “I do not know what you mean,” Naomi huffed and reached for the food to fill her plate. “I simply spilled one of my potions on myself.”

  “A love potion?” Marina twittered.

  “Or perhaps one has already been activated,” Polina suggested.

  “We certainly know how that feels,” Trina said and winked at the lizard mage. “Who’s the lucky woman, my lady?”

  “I’d like to eat my dinner in peace, if you don’t mind,” Naomi scoffed as she brushed her hair back from her face.

  It seemed her peep show had left her with a desire she couldn’t contain, and my cock twitched at the idea of satisfying her needs. I wanted today to be the last time she felt the need to pleasure herself, so that I could meet her needs as she’d already witnessed.

  As an awkward si
lence filled the room, I chuckled at Vallen’s bewildered expression. Naomi’s brother was completely clueless.

  “Well,” Miraya said and cleared her throat. “Perhaps we should discuss the other relics and how we’re going to find them.”

  “Good idea,” I agreed and shifted in my chair to hide my arousal. “What else do we know about the Bow and the Flame?”

  “The Bow of Wellston gives a certain power to its wielder,” the spirit explained. “It allows the hunter to always catch his prey.”

  “Always?” Laika raised a gray eyebrow.

  “That is the tale,” Miraya confirmed. “The legend says the one who hunts with the bow will always hit his mark, even if he is the worst of all hunters.”

  “Great,” I muttered. “Okay, what about the Eternal Flame?”

  “The Flame is said to provide eternal life,” Naomi replied.

  “Impossible!” Vallen exclaimed. “Without cultivation or magic? Absolutely not! That is blasphemy!”

  “The gods agreed with that sentiment,” Miraya said. “That is why they banished the flame to the place it now hides.”

  “Why not just put it out?” I asked.

  It seemed rather obvious one of the gods could send a gust of wind to take out a fire.

  “They couldn’t,” she replied with a shrug. “It isn’t a simple fire. I’ve never seen it for myself, but the story says it has a hardened physical form. No matter what they tried, the Flame returned to life, so they hid it away.”

  “And all three of these artifacts were made by humans?” Aaliyah spat out. “How were they able to create such powerful objects before magical beings walked the ground with them?”

  “I’m not sure,” Miraya answered. “It is a great mystery of humankind.”

  “I just can’t believe even the gods couldn’t destroy them.” Vallen shook his head. “Do we even know if the story is true? Would we be risking our men’s lives for nothing if it isn’t?”

  “We can’t really risk leaving the relics unguarded in case the story is true,” I pointed out. “We have to keep them out of the wrong hands since someone has already spilled the beans.”