by C. R Corbin
"This is our stash, you don't get to use it." Remarked one of the men.
"Fuck you and Karo, we don't give a shit. We found it first, we don't care what you say." The man closer to the entrance of the cave had said.
It would seem that both of these men had found this mound to investigate and were arguing over it. The squad that was closer to the entrance seems to be dedicated to guarding the space and I wondered why. I could sense some sort of buzzing coming from inside of the cavern so they were likely running some sort of machine...was it to dig into the underground?
I didn't have time for this anyways. I chucked my sword in a wide arc and sliced through the throats of about 6 of the men before I leapt down and shot my blaster three times, killing four more, the fourth coming from a bolt that had burned straight through one of their bodies and struck the other. I lunged at the last two, pinning them against the wall and crushing the throat of one before knocking out the other. He seems to be an officer so I could likely use him for some information, I didn't want to give him a translator so I would merely take him back and have Sarah talk to him instead.
For now, I have other matters to attend to, namely the interior of this cavern.
I wandered inside the rather deep cavern. I gripped onto the roots and slid down until I reached a dead-end where a computer was set up along with a variety of sensors that were attached to the walls. I stared at the graphs that flicker on the screen and had my visor run a scan.
It told me that whatever this machine was...it was searching for gamma radiation waves. That was likely what they had concluded that this thing emitted, that was my piece of information.
I studied the cave for a bit, concluding that it was likely formed naturally from judging by the age of the roots as well as the markings on them. I had to take off my gauntlet to get a better gauge on the texture but that was the conclusion I came to eventually. So I continued to feel the vibrations along the roots, sniffing and trying to sense if there were any anomalies that I could find.
And eventually, I found it, this hollow space behind one of the roots.
I placed my hand on the wood and began to peel it away as this little compartment revealed itself. I glanced it over and dipped my hand inside to feel whatever was inside before I dragged something out. This tablet that had a variety of etchings on it that seem to convey some sort of message. I could feel this slight radiation coming from it, a slight tinge of electrical energy as well in fact. I quickly pocketed it and leapt back up to the top of the roots to drag the prisoner back to the ship.
When I got back it was daybreak. I was already used to operating on no sleep too. I suppose that I could use some soon enough. I would have to get the info I needed out of this first, however, then he could die and I could sleep in peace.
"Who is he?" she asked in disgust, if I was right I chose a man that she had dubbed as being allied to that man, Karo.
"One of Karo's." I remarked.
"Looks like it." she states.
"Should I wake him? I need some answers." I remarked and she sighed before nodding. I leaned in and placed the syringe on his shoulder and waited as his eyes slowly fluttered open. He glances around and quickly realizes that his hands and feet are bound.
"You're not Marot." He remarked and I shook my head.
"No, I'm not." I remarked while glancing him over, my claws were ready to tear into his throat but I had a better idea.
"No, he's not." Sarah translated for me, I had told her that she would need to do so since I wasn't going to waste a translator on this fool.
"So what do you need?" he asked, I still had my mask on but he seemed to know that I was far larger than the average human, "Is this about something that we did? Are you with one of the "charities'?" he asked in a mocking tone.
I narrowed my eyes at the comment.
"Tell him that I want to know what that machine that I found in the cave is all about. What was he scanning the roots for?" I commanded and she did so. Shortly after she spoke he began to laugh.
"Oh, so you're searching for it too? God it's been too long since we've had a newcomer!" he stated before shaking his head, "You should know what those things are if you're in the business of finding these things pal. We're scanning the area to see if there is any sign of the thing, that's what we're doing...Where the hell am I anyway?" he called out.
I glanced over at her as she bore into the human with her glare. I could tell that she wanted to slit his throat as much as I did but I understand that it took patience. We still needed plenty of information off of this man so that was the part that was needed at the moment. I held her back as I got on my knees, glaring at him, I tugged out the needle that was in my pocket before I jammed it into his thigh and caused him to scream out.
"AHHH!" he roared out as I jammed the needle deeper and deeper. My eyes flickered a deep shade of red as I gnashed my teeth and growled out:
"Who were those men you were fighting?"
"Marot's!" he yelled out.
"And who is in control of you?"
"Karo? What the hell? You're not here to find that thing, are you? You're here with some sort of police force to clean this place up? Is that it? Why would you need to know all of this? This is basic info for anyone that lands in this area!" he yelled out.
"Shut the fuck up!" shouted Sarah as she planted her foot on the man's crotch, he shrieks and nearly passes out from the pain as she continued to stomp on his legs before I had to drag her away. I didn't need her killing the hostage before he could say anything useful.
"That's enough." I said to her as I pulled her away and she merely glared at me before sighing in resignation. The nerve needle was still inside of him and it was as painful as it would be, it was a surprise that he hadn't fainted yet for I surely thought that he would have but apparently he was still barely keeping ahold of consciousness. I get on my knees and slap his temple, gripping his head and pulling him in.
I suppose that we might as well tend to Sarah's little plan.
"Now tell me where Karo is and I won't make this as painful as I can make it." I snarled out.
He begins to laugh, smiling as he answers me, "Why the hell should I tell you even a little bit about it? What are you going to do? I am loyal to him, the man did more for me than most ever did and even if I did tell you he would come and inflict more pain on me than is possible." He remarked and I grinned.
I dragged out a couple of needles from my pocket and lifted them up to his face, they were the same kind of nerve needles that were jammed into his thighs at the moment.
"We have plenty of time." I reassured him.
Chapter Eight
Sarah
The screaming didn't stop for a while. He had told me that I was more than welcome to just go back to the room since the ship was soundproofed but something about seeing this bastard in a bit of pain brought a bit of satisfaction to me.
Call me morbid and maybe even call me a little sick but I hated them with every fiber of my being and their suffering was a source of joy. Sue me.
Once Sarel was done with the man I had seen a trail of blood trickling down with his fingers. That was the only note that something had happened, but the corpse was almost too much to describe. I knew that I should have taken his advice and probably turned in but I had wanted to see the body just to spit on it only...there wasn't really anything left.
All that Sarel told me was that he had the information that he needed and that was the end of it. There was nothing more that needed to be said in his mind I suppose, I don't know how I would react to that sort of answer but I guess that I should trust him. He had told me that he had locations for some of Karo's safe houses and that was where we would be needed soon enough but for now, we would rest.
And with rest came breakfast, it was daybreak after all and we needed food. He in particular looked like he needed a bit of rest judging by how his eyes were drooping at the moment.
I glance
d him over as he leaned against the counter space that was close to the ration heater. He was chewing into large hunks of meat and grains an as well as large fruits and vegetables. Everything that he ate seems to be just an exaggerated version of human dishes. I will say that he did eat stuff that was far spicier than any human cuisine that I have seen, even Indian in fact.
"Are you hurt?" I asked him.
He laughs, "No, but thanks for your concern."
"That's no issue...What do you think of this world?" I asked him after a while and he glances at me with those quizzical eyes and eyebrows raised and his mouth slightly ajar before he answers.
"I don't know." He concludes, "It's dangerous but not as bad as some of the places that i've been to. The warriors here are pathetic excuses for men, I will say that. They are amateurs, not fit to carry the mantle of being a warrior, of being a fighter." He related, I nodded slowly in understanding
Seems like he wasn't that impressed. I had to say that he was possibly underestimating Karo's brutality but still...I guess that he did know what he was doing, judging by what the scars on him had indicated.
"Is there anything else you would like to know? I would like to be as open as possible." He remarked.
I paused, "I suppose...Well, what did you find exactly? Those tunnels that you described...do you think that the gem is somewhere down there?" I asked.
He doesn't say anything and instead reaches into his pocket to drag out this single disk, it seemed to have some electronic etching into it and I glanced at it with reverence. It was obviously quite old but still looked to be quite...advanced in a way. I didn't know how the hell he was going to examine the thing but I suspect that he could think of something
Or I could think of something, after all, I know my way around with machines...a little bit. Being trained in medical school in this age meant that we had to know our way around the devices and how they worked so I had a bit of engineering skill. Nothing that was needed to build a ship mind you, just the basics.
"Did you find that? On one of the soldiers or something?" I asked and he shakes his head. "Inside one of the roots." He remarked and my eyes widen.
So he was telling the truth about being able to sense stuff like some sort of superhuman.
"How did you even know-"
"Know where it was?"
"Yeah."
"I heard the electrical signals and I could feel the vibrations. It was clear that something was there from the get-go and I retrieved it. I don't know how else I can describe it besides that." He concludes and I can only glance him over in awe.
He really was incredible, we really did have a chance at making it out of this terrible mess that we were currently in I suppose.
I set my hands down on the counter beside him, munching on this bread that he had given me from one of the cupboards. Or at least I think it was bread, it was more like this stringy dough that was slapped together and baked to a crisp. The outside was rather crispy and salty but the inside was gooey and stretchy. The texture as a bit strange at first but I had grown to like a bit. It was better than the simple ration grain shipments that we would receive while we lived at the hospital that is.
"I went to the hospital you know...I took some things back from there that I thought that you might need. I could pick up some of your scent on them so I took them back but I was unsure if-" he remarked as he dragged out some photos as well as scraps of cloth, I immediately took them from his hand before glancing at him and muttering an apology due to my forwardness.
"I...thank you. It really means a lot that you did that...God I can remember this dress, it was my favorite, never really got to wear it except for on real quiet days...I always did like it." I remarked as I picked up this scrap of blue cloth that was almost the same color as his skin. He glanced it over and grins as he rests a hand on my cheek, causing me to look directly into his eyes
"After we're done with this we'll find a replacement...A replacement for all of this." He stated and I smiled safely before my eyes turned towards the photographs on the floor.
It was partially burned photos of my family and friends. I had no idea how they survived. I presumed that they had merely gotten stuck under some rocks and were protected that way judging by the creases on their surfaces.
"Do you miss your home? Do you ever call?" he asked me, I assume that he was referring to Iopa.
"I..." I began before trailing off, "Half of these people I don't really talk to anymore. Just grew apart I guess, my family was telling me not to come here but I had ignored them in favor of my own foolish delusions I suppose...God I feel like such an idiot at times. I just wanted to help"
"You're helping." He interjected.
"Am I?" I asked sadly, "I never really saved anyone's life, maybe a couple but that was it. I can't be of use as a warrior to you and you seem to be adept at healing your own wounds."
"Not on my back I'm not. The droid has to do that and it's often wrong."
I grinned at his attempts to comfort me, "Thanks but...I don't need you to lie to make me feel better."
"It's not a lie." He stated.
I looked into his eyes, my gaze resting on him as he stands there with his empty plate at the side. He looked rather cute, almost domestic in a sense with those specks of food on his lips that I just had to giggle at. For someone that always seemed like the most professional guy out there, he really did seem like some sort of little kid at the moment and I had to simply giggle at his appearance. It was the only time that there was a real lightness around him, this comfort that I could see myself living in forever
That wasn't to say that I didn't like his rough side as well though. He certainly was the perfect man in a lot of ways.
"You know I've never really been with a man before." I admitted, "Back home I was never the prettiest, always the curvy girl that was relegated to the corners I guess. Now that I'm here all that seems like an afterthought, maybe even a bit off-putting since all the bandits want to get in your pants. Doesn't' matter how unattractive I am at this point, I still am young and a doctor so the bandits down here see that as some sort of fetish I guess."
He grins and shakes his head, "You never have to worry about being judged for such foolish things in my presence." He admitted.
I have to look at him in a new light after that. At first, I was under the impression that he was just some rough around the edges meathead that was going to claim me. There is no emotion on my part except for just when I had accepted his offer but it seemed that now there was so much more than that. The mere thought of it was consuming me more than ever before. A light dashes across my cheeks and my eyes glimmer while I glanced him over, he smiles at me and even inches forward a bit. I wanted to grab him and pull him into an embrace but he looked rather tired and...well, I was getting a bit horny just looking at him.
I didn't want to admit it but I was already growing slicker in between the legs. I licked my lips at the thought of just being able to do anything to him and apparently he thought the same because he began to inch towards me before resting a hand on my cheek. I decided to take the lead and drag him back to the bedroom, he followed my lead but I could tell that he was a bit confused.
"What are you doing?" he asked me and I smiled.
"You know what I want right? After all, yesterday you were the one that wanted to do that thing with me so...I suppose that I just want to pay you back."
He seems to be receptive to that Idea and I had to giggle as he laid on his back
I wasn't sure how to pleasure a man but my instincts were telling me to pay him back no matter what. I didn't know what it was but every fiber of my being was pushing me to do this as if it was a result of that strange bond that he had talked about. I still wasn't sure what it was but this incredible hunger was seizing me now and I wasn't going to let it go. He laid on his on the bed and pulled me forward, despite me taking the lead he still had a bit of command, a bit of pull over me and set me down i
n between his legs.
Never have I been this forward with a man but I knew now that it wasn't right that he had pleasured me yesterday and shown me such a good time and I was still here without even paying him back. Something about that entire thing just didn't seem right to me and I knew it as soon as he tugged his pants back. I could see his tip peeking out of the rim of his shorts as he throbbed, his entire shaft was throbbing and the ridges on the base of his cock were full and swelled with blood, they were hardened and I knew that when he finally slipped it inside of me, the pleasure that I would get from feeling that monster inside of me alone would be enough to make me scream.
But for now, I was here to pleasure him.
I get on top and place my hands on his thighs before I slipped my finger over that tip of his. He throbbed for me, twitching as his tip flushed this shade of purple that I was initially uneasy with but he had told me that it was normal.
It wasn't every day that someone got to do this to a hulking Delosian...whatever they were. His talons were pricking the sheets, he was so long, so muscular, all 7 feet of him was laid out in front of me and I would do as I pleased and that was the most incredible thing about it.
I leaned in and whipped my tongue along the underside of his cock, rolling my lips over his shaft as I massaged his balls with my fingers. I gently caressed them and even gave them a couple of licks while he continued to swell for me. His tip was already dripping heat, it was gathering near the tip and the sweetness was incredible. I leaned in and kissed it several times, moaning gently as I run my lips along his entire length. His red eyes turned an even more fearsome shade of crimson as I continued to do what I was doing, I knew that he was getting there judging by how his muscles were clenching up, how the veins were hugging his pecs. God I could have gotten on top of him right now, he was so good, so fucking sexy.
But he had other plants and grabbed me before getting to his feet. He sets me down on my knees and gets in front of me with that throbbing beast of his hanging in front of my face. I opened my mouth and let my tongue slide along his tip rather gently as he swelled. I slide him all the way inside of my mouth and let him do as he pleased. He grabs my head and begins to thrust rather gently, sliding his tip over the roof of my mouth and my tongue while I moaned for him. My eyes shut and I whimper as my tongue lashed against his entire length, rushing along those ridges near his base while he continued to swell.
