Kera’tai has done her best to live an honorable life, following the customs of her people, the Chi’rinnis, who are blessed by a divine being. Their tribes are spread all across the Demon Wildlands, generally being insular and practicing warrior ways. Kera’tai herself is a sorceress, and she was the leader of an expeditionary force, with exception of the dragon who was commanding her.

  And, she and the dragon lost spectacularly.

  Of course, Kera’tai was actually lucky enough to make it out with her life, and she immediately resigned herself to her people’s tradition of surrendering as war-brides in the event of being defeated, as this promotes the inclusion of strong bloodlines into the Chi’rinnis. At least, that’s the theory.

  Kera’tai isn’t specifically put off by her traditions. They actually make sense in most cases, including the strong bloodlines. She was ready to endure being war bride to a vicious conquerer.

  And, instead, she came to know Daniel during their time returning to her village.

  He is self-controlled, respectful, kind, sometimes playful, and he’s very brave. He claims to be a coward at times, but he stood against some of the most powerful beings in the world, including the dragon, the drake, Kera’tai and Aoloan, and a handful of masonrahms. He defeated them handily.

  And, he did all of that without a single shred of magic.

  He also tricked Kera’tai into believing that he fancy’s men in order to keep her from following him on a suicide mission, but he ended up victorious, and he no longer has any excuses not to accept her. It is her culture, after all.

  Now, she is loosely considered to be one of his ‘consorts’, but she is one of the few whose affection hasn’t been fully rewarded.

  Until today.

  She starts by finding Doephluev, the newest addition to Daniel’s consorts -or at least, intimate partners-. Like most of Daniel’s consorts, Doephluev was an enemy, but has been defeated and came to surrender herself to Daniel.

  And, she has been with Daniel many times simply by pressuring him to help restore her race.

  The Chi’rinnis don’t need ‘restored’, but Kera’tai is his war bride, and she should be receiving as much or more of his attention as anyone else. Ideally, she is the mistress who relieves him when his ‘wife’ is exhausted or busy, but the dragons are seemingly inexhaustible when it comes to Daniel, as is Doephluev. Wenlianna and the two gatonine women are a little more reserved, and the two goblins are a little more careful because of their high fertility.

  “Doephluev?” asks Kera’tai.

  “Mm?” asks the archoneldwyn, coming to a stop after she leaves the civic office, where Shek and Skloe organize various construction and farming projects around the Fievegal because the majority of the races get along with them rather well. She bows politely at Kera’tai. “My Lady Kera’tai. How may I serve you?”

  “I-I… was wondering… What do you do to… entice Daniel?”

  Doephluev smiles in a cool expression. “Mmm. With all due respect, my Lady, why should I assist you? You are one of his beloved consorts.”

  Kera’tai fidgets with the stick she’s carrying. It’s part of her plan.

  “I just… I want him to enjoy our time together, and you seem to be the most… adventurous.”

  Doephluev scoffs. She suddenly seems to have an inspiration, though, and she says a little deviously, “If you really want to know what Daniel likes, ask him to punish you.”

  “P-P-Punish?”

  “Mm-hmm,” answers Doephluev with a nod. “It’s what he likes. If you can’t handle it, then…”

  “I-I can handle it!” exclaims Kera’tai. I was prepared to endure the worst treatment imaginable if it meant strong children for my tribe. “I’ll do it.”

  Doephluev nods. “Very good. He gets bored with all of these pure maidens around him that he has to teach everything to.” She shrugs. “That’s the most I can do to help you.”

  Kera’tai blushes. She has entertained herself to explore her body, but she, too, is inexperienced with men. “I-I’ll do whatever it takes. Thank you!” She hugs Doephluev, surprising the archoneldwyn, and she darts off to find Daniel.

  Kera’tai walks with a thin, dried out stick that she found in order to play a game. It’s a classic children’s game in the Chi’rinnis tribes.

  She finds Daniel returning from a camping trip with Treia, and, though a little reluctantly, his consorts all agreed on a rotation once he returned from his mission, each getting a fair shot at doing anything they want with him for at least a day.

  “Daniel!” calls out Kera’tai brightly. She bounds over to him giddily, and Treia jokes, “We haven’t even been back five minutes.”

  “And, I’m sure you’re exhausted and need a break, Treia. I’ll take over ‘supervising’ Daniel now.”

  “What about me?” asks Daniel with good humor. “Don’t I get a break?”

  Both women glare at him, and Treia growls, “You know what you did.”

  He chuckles. “So, am I to be a sex prisoner until all of you get bored?”

  Kera’tai hums and nods. “Mm-hmm. And I wouldn’t gamble on that day ever coming, Daniel.” She giggles as she hugs his arm. Treia hops up and hugs his neck, kissing him one last time. “I’ll leave him to you for now, Kera’tai.” She then adds as she points at Daniel, “Don’t think I’m finished with you, Mister.”

  Daniel smirks and winks. “Sure. Later,... Kitten.”

  Kera’tai scoffs, and Treia immediately turns pink with embarrassment. She whines, “Daniel!” The gatonine then stomp-kicks his thigh, causing him to stumble. She storms off in a huff.

  “How cruel,” coos Kera’tai after she’s sure Treia is gone. “I would never treat you that way, Daniel.”

  He chuckles as he massages his thigh. “It’s alright. I deserved that one.”

  “Hmm… Well, anyway, I have something I want to do with you.” She shows him the stick, which is about one meter long and about as thick as an index finger.

  “What’s this?”

  “It’s for a game. Here…” She takes a knee, with her left knee down and right knee up, and she gestures, now, kneel with your left knee lined up with my right. Daniel obeys, but he asks, “Right here?”

  She nods, adding, “Scoot as close to me as possible. Our legs need to be touching.”

  With both of their upward knees touching and their shins in alignment, Kera’tai lines the stick up with the top of their shins, instructing Daniel, “Now, grab your end of the stick, and we both pull towards ourselves. Whoever ends up with the shortest part of the stick wins.”

  Daniel chuckles as he takes the end of the stick. “Alright… What does this game determine? Luck? Strength? Who has the sharper shins?”

  She giggles. “A little of all three, I guess. I don’t know. Chi’rinnis children have played this since long before my parents were born, and it works. Alright?”

  “Alright,” replies Daniel gently, conceding to her ideas.

  She grins deviously, as if she has it in the bag. But, when she marks ‘Go!’, the stick breaks almost immediately past Daniel’s shin, leaving him with the shorter piece and Kera’tai with the longer piece.

  She whines, “Wha-!?” She inspects her larger portion of the stick, and she finds the spot where it looked weaker.

  Daniel looks over her shoulder as she pouts, and he asks, “Did you think it would break at that thin spot?”

  She nods, not even trying to hide that she tried to cheat. Or at least, manipulate the outcome. Daniel turns the stick over the opposite way, and he snaps it at the apparent weak point with just his fingers, causing her to gasp. “This spot right here looks like a scar knot. The tree healed over an old break or something. It would be strong bending one way, but weak bending the other way. It probably would have worked if you had the concave part facing out.”

  She sits silently. She wanted to win no matter what, which is why she tried to cheat, but only on an insignificant children’s game.

  She inspects the two pieces of the stick broken where she had hoped.

  “What did you want when you won?” asks Daniel.

  Kera’tai looks at him with a little surprise. “I-I couldn’t. You are the victor once more. I am yours.”

  He scoffs. “So, do children go back and forth owning each other?”

  She cocks her head, not understanding the point he’s making.

  “Nevermind. Just tell me.”

  She smiles sheepishly, and she scratches her cheek. “W-Well… I… I was going to make you finally take me as a woman, Daniel. I-I mean, make love to me.”

  “That’s it? You could have asked at any time.”

  She turns bashful, fidgeting, which doesn’t match her extremely forward behavior when she first tried to convince him that she is his war bride. “It… I was afraid… that… I wouldn’t compare.”

  Daniel is respectfully quiet for a moment, and he replies softly, “I see. I’m sorry.”

  “B-But, since I lost, you have to punish me!”

  This sudden declaration catches Daniel off guard, and he checks their surroundings, making sure no one heard anything. He cocks his head finally when he looks at her again. “Are… you… You don’t seem like the type.”

  “Wh-What makes you say that!?”

  “Well, you’re gentle and playful.”

  “B-But, I have to… compete.” She avoids eye contact most of the time as she fidgets. “I…”

  “Did someone tell you to say that?”

  She flinches, and Daniel sighs. “I see. Then, it must have been Doephluev.”

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  She gasps, covering her mouth as she looks at him in terror. Daniel explains, “We… had some fun at the ruins. I actually did want to smack her for her arrogance, but I think it’s probably going to backfire. I think it turned her on more than me.” He chuckles.

  She blushes. “I… I want that… I can handle it just fine.”

  Daniel smirks at her. He swiftly -but gently- swats her butt, and she jumps towards him, yelping, “Eep!” She looks up at him, and he teases, “Did you like that?”

  “I-I don’t… I don’t know. It was surprising!”

  “Do you like surprises?”

  “I… It depends on the surprise.”

  With this, Daniel suddenly presses close to Kera’tai, and he scoops her up by her buttocks, pressing her against the wall as he deftly locks his lips to hers, kissing her against the wall. She was wholly caught off guard, and her legs squirm a little as he hooks his hands under her thighs to support her weight with her legs dangling behind his back. Her hands, which were sandwiched between their chests, snake up to wrap around his neck, and she enjoys her first full kiss with Daniel, which could and should have been something she pursued a lot longer ago.

  Daniel asks again, “How about now? Like surprises?”

  She nods, staring into his eyes with a dreamy expression. “I-I definitely like this kind of surprise.”

  “Good. Then, where would you like to do it?”

  She can’t think. Her mind is wholly drowning in bliss just from a loving kiss from someone she became infatuated with over time. A warbride would likely live only as a mistress at best, a servant meant to relieve her lover. But, for the moment, she feels like she is the center of Daniel’s world, and she didn’t expect it.

  “S-Surprise me…” replies Kera’tai with her infatuated tone.

  He chuckles. “As you wish.” He shifts his hold on her to carry her like a princess, and she giggles, gripping the chest of his shirt as he carries her somewhere.

  Daniel carries Kera’tai to a room Kera’tai hasn’t been in yet, and it seems to still be under construction. He approaches the door, nudging it open with the toe of his boots. Inside is a strange room, at least as far as Kera’tai can tell. He took the teleporter, so she doesn’t know what floor she’s on, but it seems like one of the lower levels near the ground floor.

  And, the room appears to be a large, constructed pool of water, with smaller pools around the main pool.

  Daniel takes her to one of the small pools, partially secluded by decorative walls.

  One of the small pools has bubbling water, and it has a small area around it for changing.

  Daniel says, warmly as he sits Kera’tai on the edge of the pool’s wide rim, “How about, you and I break this room in?”

  “Wh-What is this place?”

  “Well, the big one is a swimming pool, where the water is clean and free of critters and monsters. The small ones are jacuzzis.”

  “Ja… coozee?”

  Daniel nods. “Mm-hmm. Strip down.”

  They both strip down into their nude forms, and Kera’tai has a moment of hesitation in actually showing Daniel her bare chest, but she relaxes when he asks, “You still want to?”

  She nods. “Yes.” She lowers her guard, and she approaches him, hugging him. He kisses her, and he carries her up the steps and then back down into the jacuzzi itself, descending them both into the water.

  Kera’tai braces for cold, but instead, she feels warmth just before her butt descends into the water, and it’s a stunningly warm water.

  Daniel sits her down on a seat inside of the pool, which seems to curve with her body and cradle her not much differently than how he carried her, and he takes a seat directly next to her.

  She feels herself melting in relaxation with the warm water, and Daniel teases warmly, “See? Pretty good privilege, huh?”

  “W-What do you mean?”

  “We’re the first two testing this out.”

  She stares at him in disbelief.

  “Xyreko informed me right as Treia and I were returning.” Daniel turns a controller knob on the edge, and bubbles start rumbling and tickling her back, and she squirms and giggles. “Wh-Wh-What is this!?”

  “It’s a method of relaxation from my world.”

  “Ooooohhh… Great Kirin, Daniel, I… This is amazinnnng…”

  He chuckles, leaning over and kissing her. “And, you’re the first one other than me to experience it.”

  She bites her lip, suppressing a dopey grin. “W-Won’t… Won’t the others be…?”

  “Angry? Ah. You’re a part of it. I’m sure they’ll just bicker over who gets to go next, and we’ll all come in together.” Daniel gently slides his hand down Kera’tai’s thigh, finding her lady region. She tenses a little, and he touches her gently. He prods her with his fingers, penetrating just the tip of his fingers, and she squirms under the bubble jets, the tingling from his hand, and the one snaking up her chest to find her breast.

  The Chi’rinnis sorceress can’t take it any more, and she rolls up onto her knees, straddling Daniel and cuddling against him. She kisses him as she presses her breasts to his chest, seating her pelvic region down in his lap. She can feel a protrusion of Daniel’s body between their bellies, and she smiles. “Enough delaying, Daniel! Do what you must. I am ready.”

  He scoffs at her dramatic tone, and he kisses her. He massages both of her breasts with his hands, and she huffs a little, but she knows this isn’t all. After a moment, she uses his right hand to lift her hips, and his left hand to position himself at her vagina.

  She didn’t really look at it yet, but she can feel his penis prodding her. Her breath hitches in anticipation, and he carefully lowers her down onto himself. He’s mindful of the poor-lubrication qualities of water, and Kera’tai hums and moans as she hugs him, feeling him penetrating her deep inside.

  A small red tinge rises from between them. Daniel jokes softly, “I wonder if there's a name for a guy like me stealing so many first times.”

  I-It’s not my first time!” claims the sorceress. “I-I have plenty of experience.”

  “Sure, sure. I can tell you a secret of how I know, though.”

  She bites her lip, trying to think. She's probably in pain a little, and she unwittingly answers, “H-How do you know…?” She gasps suddenly, blushing as she looks into his eyes guiltily.

  Daniel smirks. “The blood is an indication. And, you’re very hesitant and bashful.”

  She smiles sheepishly. “Y-You got me… But… Doephluev said… you don’t like all the maidens you have to teach each time…”

  “I’m surprised you trusted her with such an important question.”

  “Sh-She’s… had a lot of time with you…” replies Kera’tai as she looks down.

  “Sorry, but as you’ve probably heard from Ryuogriar at least once, I won’t pressure anyone. You need to let me know you actually want to be a part of all this craziness.”

  She scoffs. “So, it’s my fault.”

  “Equal parts, but I’d rather fail safe than hurt someone I care about.”

  “And… am I one of those?”

  Daniel chuckles. He kisses her tenderly, massaging her buttocks with his hands. “You’re my first warbride, right?”

  She giggles, keeping her hands interlocked behind his neck. “I didn’t think you took warbrides, Daniel.”

  “Mm. You’re right. And instead, here you are, as a consort to the Emperor.”

  She blushes, smiling happily. “That doesn’t sound so bad.”

  Daniel gently bucks his hips a little, and she gasps a bit. She winces a small amount, and he relaxes with her some more. “Anyways, you should take what Doephluev says with a grain of salt. She’s your rival, not your ally.”

  “R-Rival?”

  Daniel nods. “She has very directly told me that she seeks to be the empress. As in, surpassing everyone else. I’m still not sure where I rank on her list, but her priority is to become the true Empress.”

  “I-... I see…” murmurs Kera’tai.

  Daniel gently kneads her sides, saying tenderly, “Kera’tai, listen to me. Be yourself. If I’m in the mood for something specific, I’ll ask you. If you’re in the mood for something, I hope you’ll ask me. I don’t care about anyone’s experience level. I don’t think I compare to a dragon in size, and yet, three of them accept me. So, do you want to just relax with me and make love, or do you want to keep worrying about whether or not I’ll accept you?”

  She pouts a little, but she finally smiles. “I suppose… I just want to make love, Daniel.” She kisses him, and she lifts her hips this time, gently sliding herself back down on him. The heat of the water is greater than both of their body temperatures, making it obvious when his member is pulled free of her, only to slide back into her welcoming folds.

  “Y-You know… I knew at least this much…” murmurs Kera’tai. “I know how children are made. As the Chieftain’s daughter, I had to learn how to help deliver them many times.”

  “That’s good. But, if you really want to know… No, that would be too much of a surprise, I think.”

  She twitches, staring into his eyes. He’s toying with her, but she is intrigued. She stammers, “S-Surprise me, Daniel. I can take it.”

  He smirks. He pivots on his backside to put his legs into the deep part of the jacuzzi, and he stands up, lifting Kera’tai without breaking their connection. Water rushes off of their bodies, and he lays her on the wide lip of the jacuzzi, as if it was designed for this very purpose. He is still standing in the water, but he can now thrust into her more quickly, and he does exactly that. He penetrates her deeply while also picking up speed, causing the tingling in Kera’tai’s nether region to intensify quickly. It’s incomparable to what she was achieving on her own.

  She moans and hugs Daniel as he takes her as a lover, definitely teaching her maidenly self what she had missed out on… and what treasure she has attained in being defeated by someone so kind.

  Daniel leans over her, pressing down into her as he licks her nipple, and a new tingle ripples through her body. He wraps his lips around her nipple, nibbling on it and causing her head to tumble through sensations unfamiliar to her. She couldn’t form a single coherent thought if she tried, other than the current moment.

  Daniel clearly has more experience than Kera’tai, which is no surprise, and she feels comfortable and safe in his embrace.

  After a brief while of drilling into her, Daniel presses himself down on her, and she moans and cries out. She can’t stop herself from bucking and squirming under him as a powerful jolt surges through her body over and over again, and Daniel holds her as she cries out and screams.

  When she finally calms down a little, Daniel bucks his hips a little more, causing Kera’tai to gasp and cry out, though her voice is already strained.

  Daniel slides her butt out over the edge of the large tub as he continues to make love to her sensitive and quaking body. She gasps and rolls her head back and forth, her hands gripping Daniel’s forearms tightly as he thrusts into her, and with her buttocks exposed over the water, Daniel uses his right hand to smack her left buttcheek. She gasps and cries out, “EEK!”

  Daniel chuckles, and he leans over her. “You said you wanted to be punished, Kera’tai.”

  “D-D-Daniel…”

  He kisses her, and she loses herself once more. It’s only a moment longer before Daniel presses himself as deep as he can go, grunting as Kera’tai feels a small warmth in her belly. She hugs him tightly, panting heavily as she kisses the side of his head and his ear, trying to hold him as tightly as she can. Daniel kisses her neck and shoulder. He asks playfully through heavy breaths, “Surprised, Kera’tai?”

  She nods breathlessly, unable to form words. She understands his words, and she can answer him, but she still has no words of her own.

  When she can finally think straight enough to speak, she murmurs, “D-Daniel… Thank you…”

  He chuckles, managing to free himself enough to kiss her. She gives him tender and affectionate strokes with her hands on his cheeks, neck, and chest.

  She trembles a little from feeling a chill, and Daniel smiles. “I was thinking the same thing.”

  She cocks her head, but he deftly pulls her back into the jacuzzi, sinking into the hot water. She feels an instant relief at the welcome warmth, and Daniel takes a seat in the contoured seat. Kera’tai turns around and takes a seat on Daniel’s lap, laying back against his chest. He wraps his arms around her waist, and she sighs contentedly. The water just comes over her breasts, and it feels great, from the heat to the massaging sensation of the bubble jets. She’s not sure how any of it works, but Daniel has been able to adapt magic crystals to all kinds of technology designs from Earth.

  She teases as she relaxes in his embrace, “You’re a brave man, Daniel. Will you be able to handle all of the children you’re making?”

  He scoffs. “I hope so. But, I’ve asked the Grand Duchess and Yanidere to interview maid candidates selected by Shek and Skloe.” He leans close to her ear and teases playfully, “Besides, this is my secret weapon.”

  “What is?”

  “The jacuzzi. The heat will prevent pregnancy.”

  Kera’tai tries to spring up to climb out of the tub, but Daniel holds her firmly, laughing warmly.

  “Daniel!? Let me go! Please!”

  “Relax, it was a joke, Kera’tai. You act like this was your only chance.”

  She doesn’t relax right away, but she does stop fighting, and she pouts. “That’s not funny.”

  “I didn’t know you were trying to get knocked up.”

  “Knocked…? No! I just would be happy to bear your children, Daniel. I told you that back then.”

  “And, I’ll be happy to have sex with you regularly to ensure it.” He cups both of her breasts and squeezes them gently, causing her to squirm her legs a little. She feels happy at his words and his caresses. Daniel then whispers in her ear, “‘Knocked up’ is a phrase from Earth that means pregnant, Kera’tai. Something to do with brothels, I think…” He kisses her neck, and she asks, “And, what is a brothel?”

  “Do they not have them in Zenkon?” asks Daniel, a little surprised.

  “I… don’t know. We didn’t have them in my village, nor in the warrior groups I fought with.”

  “Ah… Fair enough.” He kisses her cheek this time, adding gently, “Let’s just say, they’re arguably a necessary evil in some cultures.”

  She looks at him skeptically over her shoulder, and he slides his hand down between her legs, prodding her vagina gently. She breathes deeply, savoring his touch.

  “And so, the Citadel is your brothel?” asks Kera’tai.

  Daniel chuckles, hugging her waist affectionately. “It seems that it’s not far off.”

  She relaxes against him, losing interest in the word she doesn’t know. “Well, as long as it means you’ll continue to be intimate with me properly, then I don’t care.”

  “That’s the spirit.”

  The two soak in the jacuzzi for a long time, relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. Kera’tai will be able to make an excuse, but Daniel’s in for it when it’s revealed that he already gave away his first visit so spontaneously.

  But, as usual, that’s a future-Daniel problem.

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