Rain World: Corrupted Lands - 4

Story by Matkaja on SoFurry

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#4 of Rain World Fanfic

A new lush land and a new hope lay ahead of the slugcat Yundo and his lizard Lash. A menacing dark tower looms in the distance, mysterious and tempting. Driven by curiosity, they embark on a mission to explore this construction, encountering creatures and dangers along the way. There is something else afoul about these jungles, everything is so overly sexual. And when the evening dawns, they receive assistance from an unexpected side. A group of three scavengers offers them a meal and a stay. Do they have good intentions or is this a trick?

Many things happen in this story, from the exploration of a new, odd biome to the realization that not all scavengers are assholes. I hope you have fun reading the fourth part of the series and I would love to hear your feedback and comments on it.

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Yundo awakened from his slumber, the previous day not much more than a distant memory in his mind. The night atop the ruined building had been wet and uncomfortable, but at least they were both alive and still together. He gently stroked the black scales of his friend and companion Lash, the great pink lizard still fast asleep and softly snoring with a content expression on his big, pink face. The slugcat curiously explored his own body, brushed over his white, wet skin, and looked for remnants of his previous encounter. The day before he had given himself to a bunch of horny scavengers at a tollgate to pay the toll for his beloved reptile. They had used his body without mercy. Fortunately, slugcats were really flexible and had quite impressive regenerative abilities, so that all his injuries had healed overnight and now he only felt really sore. He yawned and stretched with relish, a new day, and a new hope. Yundo sluggishly climbed out of his companion's embrace and crawled to the edge of the building's roof. Now that the sun had risen, he finally could take a look at the new area that lay ahead of them.

Yundo discovered a sturdy steel support beam protruding from one of the dilapidated concrete pillars that still supported the dead husk of the factory long gone. He jumped at the cold metal, his feet braced against the ribbed texture, and his large tail coiled around it for additional support, then he shuffled upwards to the tip. He instinctively tried to grab his spear but reached into nothingness. Panic struck him, he believed that he had lost his trusty weapon, only to remember that the scavengers had taken it away from him. It had been a high price to pay, but for the life of his partner, every price was worth paying, even his own life. At least they had left him his dagger, so he had some way to defend himself. The slugcat peered into the distance, shielding his big, sensitive eyes from the morning sun. The light poured over the horizon like honey and immersed the wet, damp landscape in an orange glow. Most of the horizon was taken up by a tall, insurmountable mountain ridge, that's where they had come from. The remaining area was a seemingly endless jungle of lush green vegetation with the occasional ruin of a decayed building standing out, black, rusty steel and gray concrete, a fading reminder of an ancient advanced civilization that used to rule this world. But one of the buildings stuck out in particular, a tall tower that didn't look scarred by time at all, looming over everything with a menacing aura of mystery. He had seen such buildings before, but only ever from a distance. It was a gigantic tower, a colossal megastructure emerging from the earth to thrust into the sky beyond the clouds, beyond the rain. It consisted of a tall support foot and a really bulky, far overhanging main body, which put the immediate surroundings of the foot, the area below the overhang, in eternal darkness. The clouds loved to accumulate at this structure, surrounding it in a great gray cluster and causing a ceaseless thunderstorm of flashing green lightning that made it look even more mysterious. Yundo felt conflicted, he had always been warned about those colossal giants, they were the hosts and presumably the creators of the Rot, a collection of terrifying nightmare creatures that roamed the lands, and nothing good ever came from them, but he was really curious and wanted to see one from up close. He was a fully grown slugcat now who knew how to handle weapons and defeat his enemies, and he had an even bigger, fiercer lizard by his side, so he decided that they were ready to take a trip to this monstrosity. Maybe he wouldn't go so far as to climb it, but he really wanted to see what was going on underneath it.

The slugcat nimbly climbed down the steel spire and greeted his awoken companion. "Good morning, Lash!", he welcomed him with joy and jumped at the lizard, embracing his toothy pink muzzle. Lash was similarly excited and happy, but also a little worried. He couldn't talk, but there were other ways to communicate. He licked over Yundo's body and whimpered softly. His little friend understood what he was worried about and reassured him: "I'm feeling fine, buddy. Yesterday is over. Everything is good. We can now have new and exciting adventures together! You don't need to worry about it anymore, Lash, I did everything I did because I love you and it worked out, didn't it?" He supported his words by indulging the large predator with a long, loving kiss on his menacing muzzle. The lizard bubbled with excitement and relief and promptly performed a clumsy, adorable dance, his big clawed feet stomping around noisily. "Thank you.", Yundo chuckled, "By the way, I think I found our next destination." Lash stopped his dance and gave his little partner a curious look. "There is a shadow tower just a day or two away from here." The lizard only heard him mention the structure and fear glowed in his eyes. The slugcat quickly put his idea into perspective: "No, don't worry. I don't want to climb it or enter the eternal shadows underneath, I just want to get a little closer to get a better look. Come on, we're a strong team, we can do this! And if things get weird or dangerous, we'll immediately turn around and leave, okay?" Lash whimpered, this prospect unsettled him a lot, but he accepted it with a cautious nod.

Next, the two males climbed down the side of their makeshift resting place and set foot on the moist, soft jungle floor. The slugcat hadn't even taken a single step when he made a fortunate discovery. It was just the tiniest sparkle, an inconspicuous shimmer on the messy ground, a pearl was lying just a few feet away, halfway buried in the soil. Yundo rejoiced and hastily dug the shiny treasure out of the dirt. The incident on the previous day had reminded him why pearls were so incredibly important. With just three of these orbs, he could've saved himself a lot of trouble and simply paid for their passage from the wastelands to the jungle. He brushed the dirt off the pearl, admired how almost perfectly round it was, and swallowed it. It was big and hard, his body had to work to shove it the esophagus and into the storage sack. Even after it had reached this safe spot inside his body, he could still feel the hard lump when he felt his chest. Discomfort but a small price to pay, because it would definitely help them the next time they would come across a group of greedy scavengers.

The first hour crawling and climbing through the dense undergrowth of the jungle was tiring but uneventful. Everything was wet and slippery, the ground, the vines, and the rubble, and it was all scattered about the place, turning the way into a relentless obstacle course. An area ripe for an ambush, but thankfully they were never surprised by a predator. Instead, they were supplied with plenty of food to sate their appetite. Berries, fruits, and pupa dangled from the vines, trees, and bushes, batflies and insects whizzed through the air, maneuvering the damp maze with enviable elegance which gave Yundo the desire to fly. On the way he also stumbled across a piece of rebar, it was quite heavy and unwieldy, but it could be used as a spear and was better for most situations than his meager dagger. He picked it up and felt much better and safer already.

Eventually, the exhaustion made itself noticed. Yundo stopped to take a quick break to collect his strength for another hour of climbing and crawling when he saw that the jungle clearing ahead. Invigorated by the promise of less arduous terrain, they pressed on and entered a meadow of rock and rubble. The soft, wet forest floor made way for slippery stone, the nearly impenetrable wall of vegetation vanished and with it the claustrophobia and constant fear of an ambush. It allowed him to look ahead and he almost immediately found their first threat of the day, a blue-headed lizard resting on a small heap of rubble. The other predator jumped up when it spotted them, hissing and, puffing up to look as big and threatening as possible. The intimidation attempt didn't work though, because blue lizards were substantially smaller and much more vulnerable than pink lizards, so Yundo and Lash didn't really worry about its threatening gestures. They were trying to make progress and simply ignored the minor threat, crossing the rubble regardless of its presence. The startled predator was audibly unhappy about the unwelcome intrusion and decided that it had to stop them. It jumped right in front of them and snarled. Yundo noticed its hungry leer. The opposing lizard not only tried to defend its plot, but it also lusted for a snack. "Lash, try to convince it that it's a really, really stupid idea to fight us.", he grunted and pulled out his piece of rebar.

Lash had noticed the greedy stare as well and reacted with snarls and hisses, seething anger burning in his eyes. He was the only lizard allowed to come close to his love. The reptiles slowly circled around each other, their sharp, deadly teeth bared, deeply unsettling sounds emerging from deep within their bodies, promising the other a harrowing, painful death, claws screeching over the slippery rocks and tails thumping on the ground heavily, a dance of intimidation. Yundo had to remain vigilant, lest the blue lizard gets any stupid ideas like grabbing him and just legging it, but he too joined the menacing play. Staying close to his big companion, he tapped and dragged his steel rod over the rocks, the clicking and clanging adding to the noisy cacophony. A glint of insecurity flashed in the eyes of the blue lizard, Lash was simply too big and had gotten too close for comfort. It realized that it wasn't in charge and stood no chance at winning.

The blue lizard's next action was understandable but really strange at the same time. They were too close together for it to run, and a fight would be over really quickly. It accepted his inferiority and submitted to the stronger lizard with a desperate whimper, rolling on its back and exposing its soft, vulnerable underside. So far an expected behavior, but it also revealed something else to them. It turned out that the lizard was a male, because its blue glowing erection, a hemipenis similar to Lash's but smaller, was on full display, throbbing and glistening. It wagged its rear and let them bounce and spring around teasingly. This behavior was highly uncommon, lizards never ever showed their genitals unless they felt really safe. The hungry sparkle in its eyes, Yundo realized that maybe the lizard didn't even want to eat him, but use him for its own sexual gratification. "What's going on here? What is wrong with him?", he blurted out in confusion. This was the first time he had met a lizard who was willing to risk a fight and its life for sex. Lash was similarly befuddled, if not appalled by this situation. He snorted and shook his head in disgust. Now, what to do with an aroused lizard that behaved remarkably strangely? Yundo decided to spare the creature, maybe its brain was afflicted by some disease, so he didn't want Lash to eat it and get sick too. "We don't know what's wrong with it, we should leave it alone." The defeated reptile was overjoyed when they left. Granted, it had failed to catch its prey, but they had spared it and it was still alive.

Yundo and Lash continued their journey to the towering megastructure in the distance, behind them their first encounter of the day. The blue lizard hadn't been a lot of trouble, but it made him worry that there might be a hidden threat present in these lands, a sickness that affected the creatures living in it. The lizard's behavior reminded him of the scavengers he had met the day before. In hindsight, their insatiable lust had been a little too extreme, maybe they were sick too? The thought of a disease frightened him. A physical opponent, be it a lizard, a centipede, or even a vulture, could be felled with weapons, cunning, and agility, but a threat like this, hidden and invisible, unknown and mysterious, was much more difficult to deal with, if at all. You cannot stab a disease.

Finally, they left the rubble and entered the burnt-out steel carcass of a larger factory, several halls, interconnected tanks, and towers veiled in green and red leaves and vines, nature reclaiming the broken down machinery. Within the deceptively empty halls, Yundo noticed a threat they had to avoid at all costs. The floor of the factory was covered with a red, rather thick and wormy growth that gently swayed in the wind. Its passive appearance was deceptive, the inconspicuous grass was even deadlier than the largest vulture. But as long as they kept their distance, used the steel beams and girders to traverse the ruin, they would be safe from the terrifying predator that slumbered beneath them, still oblivious to their presence. Worm grass only began to move when a disturbance occurred nearby, be it an accidental touch or a sudden movement, but then the innumerable tendrils would relentlessly whip around, attach their sticky tips to every object they could get a hold of, envelop it, and pull it down. If it was a creature, if it was food, it would then be digested in one of the stomachs below the surface.

Yundo nervously clutched the steel girder while he slowly dragged himself forward, always looking back to make sure that Lash was still following him. If the slugcat lost his footing and dropped into the ocean of patiently waiting, hungry worms, he would die just to be reborn, but if Lash fell victim to them, he would die for good. It was at times like these when the slugcat wished he was strong enough to simply carry his companion or sacrifice himself to ensure his survival. However, neither were valid options, so he had to hope that they both made it across in one piece. His fear was irrational, they both were experienced climbers and had traversed frightening abysses and death pits many times before, sometimes with just an inch of steel between them and certain death, and this situation was just another one to add to the list, but a doubt always persisted in his head. What if it was different this time?

Half of the factory lay behind them when they had to climb a particularly tall tower. It was the only safe connection between the two major halves of the factory, all the other connections were overgrown with treacherous worm grass. When he reached the top, the slugcat sighed with relief. He left the narrow, slippery steel beam and stepped onto a big, safe concrete platform, automatically turning around to check on his companion. Lash was doing great, but Yundo noticed too late that his own stand wasn't safe. One of his feet stood on something round, which inevitably slipped away with a metallic pling and made him trip. His own grimace of terrified surprise was mirrored by the lizard, the slugcat gasped and frantically tried to stabilize himself, his tail and his arms flailing around, trying to find something to hold on to, but only grabbing fleeting, intangible air. A scream escaped his lips as he fell down the tower, and his fall ended abruptly when he smacked into the ground.

His fall had gone as well as a fall from this height could go. He hadn't landed on something spiky, a protruding steel beam or something like that, he was still alive and the soft ground had dampened his fall considerably. His body hurt, but nothing felt broken. For a very brief moment, he was glad that he was well, then he remembered why the ground felt so soft, warm, and wriggly, and the terror returned. He found himself in the middle of a worm grass patch, felt the activated tendrils squirming around him and slithering over his body. Usually, rapid and erratic movement was enough to tear free from their grip, because it took their suction cups about five seconds to connect to the body. However, due to his fall and subsequent, albeit short, recovery period, the five seconds had already passed and he was mentally preparing for the inevitable, to be pulled into the ground. Yundo didn't even put up a fight anymore. So it was all the more surprising that the tendrils didn't even try to grab him, he felt no tugging, only the incessant writhing of prehensile worms exploring his body with unexpected curiosity, their heads glowing with blue bio-luminescence.

He was really confused that it simply allowed him to get up and walk away. It also made him realize that there were no stomach openings anywhere, even if it pulled him down, it couldn't digest him. But how did this worm grass feed itself? He gasped when one of the countless happily squirming tendrils slipped into a tight, dark spot where it shouldn't be. It had found its way into his ass and promptly drilled deeper into him. Yundo's eyes widened and he saw a stir of excitement ripple through the worm grass, the wormy growths glowed brightly and shivered in an energetic rhythm. Another tendril found its way into his asshole, prodded against his pucker, and squeezed in. Now there were two worms violently and vigorously squirming and thrashing about inside him. The slugcat's next noise was a much lewder groan, the stimulation got him aroused. The little male had given up and hadn't recovered enough mentally to just get up and leave. The shock had put his mind into a really vulnerable and receptive state. Another lusty moan escaped his lips, his legs went weak and he just reclined into the red and blue sea of ecstatically twitching worm grass. He didn't care what happened next, and the tendrils inside him felt really good.

The worm grass understood his non-reaction as encouragement and went completely wild. More and more of the red, fleshy worms embraced him, rubbed against his slippery, slimy skin, and searched for other orifices to penetrate. Since they were blind and brainless, they couldn't possibly know about the anatomy of a slugcat, so they just tried everything. They found their way into his genital slit, coiling and twisting around his opalescent taper which rose to life, emerging and breaking free from its slumber. And they found their way to his face, pulling and tugging at his nose and lips until his muzzle opened just a little bit, enough for the first of the thick tendrils to slip in, and some even tried to get into his ears, but luckily the worm grass was too thick to fit into his ears and nostrils. As soon as they had plugged all of his holes, they pounded him hard. Yundo groaned with pleasure. It sounded so incredibly wet and obscene, the tendrils shlicking, spasming, and pulsing as they thrust deeper into his body, and a strange but intoxicating sweet smell hung in the air, guiding the male into a deep, lusty trance. One tendril even tried to slide down his urethra, but its attempt remained futile. It could've left it at that, but surprisingly, the same tendril then coiled around his tapered, shimmering prick and stroked it with powerful pumps. Yundo saw this and was left even more confused. It wasn't just using his holes, it actively and deliberately stimulated him in a way that felt magnificent, somehow it felt like the worm grass tried to make him feel good. Was it wrong that he enjoyed this treatment? Why did this usually predatory species with no care or mercy do such a thing?

He closed his eyes and his body shook with boundless pleasure. The thrusting, wriggling, and twisting tendrils inside him carried him to a massive orgasm and his last remaining resistance crumbled when he surrendered himself fully. This felt so otherworldly good, he never wanted it to stop ever again. An excited shiver ran down his spine when the worm grass stepped up its game and shoved a few more big tendrils into his already stretched openings, rivaling the ordeals he had undergone with the horny scavengers. More and more tendrils joined those in his ass and mouth, two turned into three, four, ultimately he was left with five fleshy vines in each orifice, pounding and thrusting away with reckless abandon. It should've been a painful experience, not only did they stretch him beyond the limits of his slugcat body, but they also speared deeper into him than anything else ever before, and he could feel them wriggling in places where they definitely didn't belong, yet it felt like heaven.

The thrusts got more intense when two particularly long specimens of worm grass decided to go on a journey. Yundo barely even noticed anything anymore, but he still felt it when these two tendrils literally impaled him all the way through, from his ass to his mouth. It should have been weird, uncomfortable, and disturbing, but instead, it felt so indescribably great, and the idea of having those tendril run through his entire body excited him so much that he came again, even harder than before.

After a minute of vigorous internal body massage, the two massive worm grass tendrils pulled back out and left him to the other smaller ones to play with. He was immediately plugged back up from both sides and learned that this type of worm grass was able to reach a climax, or at least do something that felt similar. The prehensile tubes inside him suddenly twitched and he felt them expel a warm, sticky substance that quickly filled him. It ejaculated its gift into the willing, entranced slugcat for about five minutes, pouring more warm goo into him and bloating his stretchy belly into a nice, round ball of sloshing goodness. Yundo rejoiced with a contented groan when the worm grass released him without a fight, just pulling out and slowly carrying him away. Then he realized that it just transferred him to a new, unused batch of worm grass, and the fun was about to start all over again. However, just before the next tendrils could claim his defenseless, inflated, and very willing body, he was pulled out and away. Lash had climbed down the tower and was finally here to save him. His muzzle closed around his neck and he dragged him away with gentle but insistent force. He kept dragging him along until they reached safety, far enough away from the weirdly sexual worm grass. "Wow, this felt amazing.", the slugcat mumbled in a lusty daze. His lizard huffed and slapped his horny partner to knock some sense into him. Then he picked him up and slowly carried him back up to the top of the tower.

Away from the intoxicating, mind-warping scent of the worm grass, the slugcat's burning chemically-fueled lust faded. Yundo felt like he woke up from a wet, surreal dream and he wondered whether the encounter had been real at all or just his imagination running wild. "The worm grass, what happened? Why didn't it eat me?" Lash looked at him worried and nuzzled him affectionately. "It... it all feels so fuzzy. How did I get out of there?", he stammered, then he looked at Lash and remembered, "Oh, you pulled me out, didn't you? Thank you, Lash. If it weren't for you, I'd still be down there." He tried to get up, but the worm grass had completely wrecked him, his limbs were weakened from the intense fuck and his belly was bloated and heavy with whatever liquid the worm grass had pumped into him. "Do you think you can carry me?" The pink lizard nodded and tenderly hoisted him on his back. They finally continued their journey across the roofs of the factory, albeit at a much slower pace. At least they learned that the worm grass below them wasn't fatal, yet the fate that would befall the victim was similarly terrible; endless sex sounded good in theory, but the aspect of eternity can turn even the best prospect into a nightmare. Once again the slugcat wondered, why was everything they had encountered in this new area so incredibly sexual? The scavengers, the lizard, and even the worm grass! He hoped that he would eventually find a reason for this weird behavior, hopefully before it affected him and Lash and corrupted them like the native wildlife.

Yundo groaned with displeasure when the lingering effect of the strange chemicals faded, leaving him with the sore, dull pain of a distended belly and overstretched orifices. Lash tried to walk very carefully, but every single motion shook the slugcat's overly sensitive body and made him whimper. They struggled through the jungle for about an hour, until enough of the belly-bloating load of strange pink sap had leaked out of Yundo's body and until his asshole and muzzle had recovered from their ordeal. "Lash, I think I can walk on my own again. We will be faster that way.", he wheezed weakly. Everything hurt, but at least he had his body under control again. He sluggishly slid down from the lizard and back on his feet. His first steps were incredibly shaky, but he managed to keep himself upright. So they went on, slowly but steadily, him stumbling alongside his big companion.

Eventually, they reached the end of the jungle and were rewarded with a spectacular view over a large waterway. They stood on top of a cliff and had a free and uninhibited view of the stream of muddy green water gently meandering through the crumbling remnants of massive pipes and factories. The reflection of the sun sparkled on the surface and a gentle, pleasant breeze of air blew around them, but the peaceful scenery was tainted by a few creatures aimlessly wandering about the creek. He and Lash grimaced at their sight. A group of daddy long legs roamed the ravine, huge creatures made up of countless sentient black blobs of different sizes, which were clumped together in a central unit. Several prehensile tentacles emerged from the throbbing ball, each adorned with a few more sentient blobs. They used them for everything, walking, climbing, grabbing prey and stuffing them into their stomachs, and they were not picky at all, devouring everything and everyone they came across and had the terrible luck to be within their reach. Everything about those vile monstrosities was weird and terrifying, from their eerie and erratic movement to their incessant smacking and squelching. Fortunately, their senses were rather poor. Technically, each blob featured its own eye, a pink cross stretched across every single blob, but even with so many eyes, they couldn't see further than thirty yards.

As long as the daddy long legs were down there and they up here, there was nothing to worry about. However, Yundo needed to cross the stream at some point because it lay between them and their destination, the black tower in the distance. "Well, let's get going. Maybe there is a bridge across this stream somewhere so we can avoid that nightmare altogether. I'm not stupid enough to climb down there.", he commented and heard Lash gasp with relief. "Hey, did you really think... Come on!" The lizard gave him a hissy chuckle and threw his head around, his very unique way of laughing. Step by step they walked along the edge of the cliff and kept walking until they approached something that looked like a potential path over the nasty ravine. A very sturdy steel girder spanned the gorge, on which several strange cabins dangled, whose original purpose was unknown to the little slugcat, and since it was all defunct and dilapidated, he would never find out.

Before they could climb the steel beam, they had to enter a strange building, a large hall with gears and complicated mechanisms, which contained even more of those weird cabins, each with a padded interior and seats inside. The path to the bridge was blocked by torn machinery, so he dismantled the rusty opening to a vent and got in to traverse the ruin by alternative means. The vents were a maze, he fruitlessly roamed around in them for an hour, but then he finally peered out into the right room. Yundo grinned because he had found the origin of the strange steel structure, and it turned out that it didn't consist of just one beam, but two that were spaced apart so two of the cabins fit next to each other. "Okay, now we just have to get across and hope that no vulture spots us and picks us off." He rubbed his paws and they stepped onto the steel. It was very wide and the rusty layer on it gave his feet a good grip, so crossing it was a simple and undemanding task. What a nice change after all their previous ordeals.

Once they had crossed the bridge, they entered a very similar building on the other side, almost a perfect mirror image of the first one. Everything seemed quiet, but then he suddenly heard a noise and perked his ears, gesturing at Lash to stay perfectly still. Yundo sneaked into a corner, climbed an old pipe, and readied his crude steel rod, ready to pounce on anyone who dared to enter the room. Only moments later, a large figure with dark gray skin, an ornate face mask, and huge round eyes glowing in a bright yellow entered. It was a scavenger! He seemed curious about something, he had probably heard them, but he wasn't wielding any weapon, which immediately made him much less of a threat. Interestingly, he wasn't wearing any clothing at all, not even a loincloth, and his blunt shaft stood at half-mast. Then he suddenly raised his hands and announced with a very clear and slightly terrified voice: "Please, don't attack me! I know that you are somewhere in this room, slugcat and lizard. I do not mean you any harm, I just want to talk to you. Please, I do not wish to cause any trouble to either of you." Yundo's eyes widened and he almost gasped. A scavenger who was stupid or brave enough to engage in an encounter without carrying a weapon or knowing where his enemies were? The slugcat grew curious and slowly climbed over to the opposite side of the room, as far away from the new person as possible, just in case he tried to pull any dirty tricks. Then he made himself noticed.

The scavenger flinched, smiled nervously, and made a little bow. "Greetings, stranger. I am Modo, leader of a group of nomads. I and my boys have traversed these lands for years, but never before have I met a slugcat journeying together with a lizard.", he spoke warmly, the dark pupils of his large, expressive eyes flicking around to find the still hidden lizard. Yundo gave him a wary stare and replied curtly: "Hi, my name's Yundo. What do you need from us?" "Oh, I am just curious, really. We saw you two crossing the bridge and wondered who you were. I am very pleased to meet you, Yundo." The slugcat rolled his eyes and asked: "Come on, no need for formalities. Just, what do you want? Do you want me to pay you for the passage? Where are the others of your group? Laying and waiting to ambush us?" Modo quickly shook his head and raised his arms even higher. "No, no, we don't want you to pay us anything! We don't mean any harm.", he blurted out, "Just curiosity and the hope of finding someone willing to share their experiences with us. You look like an experienced hunter, you've got your own tamed lizard, Yundo. Picking a fight with you is the last thing I want to do. I love life, you know." "The tamed lizard has a name and it's Lash.", he replied and gestured at his companion to reveal himself, "Sharing experiences with you? What do you mean?" The scavenger made an inviting gesture, his yellow eyes glowing even brighter than before, and he looked more confident now that he knew about the lizard's whereabouts. "Come, join us, you two. Travelers like you must have a story to tell, and I am really curious to hear it. We can offer a stay with food in exchange." This guy was weirdly friendly and open for a scavenger and Yundo was extremely hesitant about his offer. "Do you think I'm stupid enough to fall for whatever trick this is?", he hissed, "I've lived long enough to know that I can't trust any of your bunch. Now, leave or we'll make you leave." Then the scavenger knelt down, opened his arms, and presented himself highly vulnerable. The slugcat didn't trust him, but Modo apparently trusted the two with his life. "I get your reluctance, Yundo, but there is no hidden trick. Should you decide to attack and kill me, my friends will come to avenge me. Should we decide to ambush and kill you, you will be reborn, like all slugcats will, and you won't stop pursuing us until you found revenge. Neither of us will profit from hostilities, and I know, these lands are treacherous and deadly, but I just want to share some positivity in this bleak hell." Then he lay down and added: "Step over me if you must. I won't fight. But please, at least consider spending some time with us at the fire. We hunted two squidcadas, they are yours if you want."

Modo's devotion to befriend him stunned Yundo. He was the friendliest scavenger he had ever met and after all he had done, the slugcat finally came to the conclusion that there really was no catch. He was still wondering why he did such an act, but he certainly wouldn't refuse some free food. The slugcat finally jumped off the ledge and slowly approached the sprawled out scavenger, still expecting an ambush any second. Nothing happened, everything was quiet except for the wind blowing and whizzing through the cracks of the run-down building. Yundo bowed over the scavenger and gazed him right into the eyes for an entire minute, neither of them spoke a single word, but the emotions in both their eyes told a story, wariness, fear, tension, hope, and finally relaxation. No attempt at grabbing him, no attempt to attack him, no hostilities whatsoever. The slugcat nodded with a sigh and offered the other male a paw. "I've made my decision. Let's give it a try. But don't try anything funny, okay?" Modo accepted the offer with a happy smile and allowed Yundo to pull him up, quickly assuring him that he wouldn't even think about trying anything funny. "Please, follow me and allow me to introduce you to my group."

The scavenger led the slugcat downstairs. Two more scavengers awaited them in the basement, both with slightly different face masks, impressive physique, shimmering black skin, and stark naked like their boss, one with orange eyes, the other with pale blue eyes, neither of them armed. They had made themselves comfortable among the rubble. There was a fire in a corner, placed so the wind blowing through the cracks could carry away the smoke. The bodies of two squidcadas, surprisingly large squids with wings, roasted on a skewer. The walls were cracked, but only one side was exposed to air, the others only showed raw, gray rock. Enclosed, the fire made the basement cozily warm, there was even the mechanical entrance to a shelter in one of the walls. The two men turned around when they noticed their arrival and waved at him. "Yundo, let me introduce you to my boys, Yebe and Salu. Boys, these are Yundo and Lash." The scavengers seemed uneasy when they spotted the prominent pink head of the lizard, but they accepted the presence of the large predator with surprisingly little noise and complaint. "As promised, two squidcadas for you." "Thank you very much, but I'm fine and Lash doesn't need more than one to sate his appetite. Do you?" The lizard shook his head, but his eyes sparkled at the prospect of something to eat. So they pulled the two roasted squidcadas off the skewer and sat down by the fire, the scavengers sharing one and Lash having the other one.

"So, what brought you to the jungles, Yundo?", Modo initiated the conversation. "I was sent on an exploration mission. Our homelands are running out of food and we need to relocate our tribe soon. I come from across the wastelands, or do you have a name for that desolate hell that lies to the east?" A murmur went through the scavengers, their eyes grew even larger than they already were and their leader replied with awe in his voice: "You two traversed Dead Earth and lived? This is quite an achievement! I thought it was impossible." "Well, Lash almost died on the way, and I literally died once, sacrificing myself so he could live." Another murmur went through them, his bond with his lizard was obvious, but this staggering level of devotion surprised them. "Well, I am glad that you are here to tell us about your achievement. Now, what do you think of our jungle, Yundo?" "There is plenty of food, and the area is much more fertile and lush than my tribe's current home. The perfect location for a tribe to grow and thrive if there weren't one thing: Is it just me or is everything overly sexual in these lands? We fought a lizard who presented himself to us, we encountered worm grass that didn't eat me but fucked me instead. I mean, it's better than dying, but what is going on here?"

The three scavengers looked at each other and exchanged some whispers, Yebe and Salu shrugged, but Modo offered an explanation: "No, you are completely right in your assessment. Ever since I was a young scavenger, these jungles were marked by a lust that affected every single inhabitant, the vegetation and the wildlife alike, the lizards, vultures, me and my brethren. There is an invisible aura that permeates everything and evokes an unparalleled urge for sex. It is so strong that it feels more important than hunting and foraging. Its origin is a mystery, but many believe that it comes from the Ebony Tower because the effect weakens the further away one gets from it. It is this incredibly tall construction in the distance, you may have noticed it during your explorations. However, the surrounding area is so extremely hazardous, no one who dared to approach it survived to tell what happens inside." The explanation wasn't very encouraging, and it confirmed what he had feared. There was indeed something wrong with the jungle. "Thank you, Modo. That's good to know. Do you know whether it affects travelers and visitors as well, or is it just the locals who suffer from this effect?" "Everyone will fall under its spell eventually. It takes a few days to fully take effect, but it seems to be reversible, so don't worry too much about it.", the leader explained calmly, "But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, the predators around here are much less ravenous and dangerous than elsewhere. Somehow the craving for sex balances out with hunger. When we are near the tower, we struggle with a really high libido, but our need for food is almost halved. It sounds weird, I know." He held up one part of his roasted squidcada. "One of these is enough to feed all three of us for two entire days."

"Does this answer your questions, Yundo?" "Yes, yes it does.", the slugcat replied with a vigorous nod. "Great. Now we still have some time left until the evening breaks and the rainfalls begin. We are fed and it is getting too late for any reasonable exploration. Why don't we use the time for some stories? Yundo, I'm so incredibly curious to hear about your and your friend's journey through Dead Earth. Please, tell us how you succeeded in such a spectacular feat." The slugcat looked at Lash, the lizard nodded encouragingly. Their new friends seemed friendly and trustworthy, so he took a deep breath and he told their story. Their eyes were glued to his lips, they murmured and gasped with excitement when he told them about his battle with the red lizard, the discovery of the oasis, and how he saved Lash from starvation by feeding himself to him. The entire time Yundo had his paw on his lizard's side, gently and lovingly caressing the large reptile. Over time, the reluctant and wary expressions of Modo's companions softened and they began to smile. The natural tensions between them, the scavengers' aversion and fear of the lizard and Yundo's hatred for scavengers faded. These three were a friendly bunch and probably the first scavengers he actually liked. They had accepted him and his lizard and offered them food without demanding anything in return. Eventually, the slugcat had told their story and blue-eyed Salu took over, telling them the story of their group. He had a deep, pleasant voice and loved to go into details, a born storyteller. They were a nomadic tribe of just three, who had been traveling the jungles from north to south and from east to west for over a decade. Their story wasn't as turbulent as that of Yundo and Lash, but they still listened attentively from start to finish and learned a lot about the area they still had to explore.

The story ended with the sighting of a strange white biped followed by a large pink lizard crawling on a steel girder bridging the creek just outside the building. "We told Modo that it's an absolutely terrible idea to face a slugcat with a pet lizard and bring no weapons, but he just wouldn't listen, convinced that this was the right thing to do. Well, moments later he returned with you by his side. Admittedly, the sight of you, Lash, worried me a lot, but after hearing your partner's story, I understand what ties you two together and helped me overcome my fear. So let me end my story with a few warm words of acceptance. Lash and Yundo, it is so wonderful to meet you. You are two wonderful guys, and the love between you, be it strange and highly unusual, sounds as wonderful as can be. Now, the sun is setting and I can hear the first raindrops tinkling on the roof. In the name of my companions, I invite you to share a night with us in the safety of the shelter." Yundo gasped when he heard the offer and looked at the other two scavengers. They backed the offer and nodded in approval. Naturally, sharing a shelter with strangers was a really big sign of trust, and that these scavengers were willing to share their shelter with a slugcat and a lizard, a deadly predator, showed how serious they were about the offer. "I would like to take you up on this offer. Thank you for everything, thank you for the meal, the story, and the stay. I can't believe that scavengers like you exist." The bunch laughed jovially. They got up and went to the entrance, gesturing at them to join them. Their leader Modo went in first, followed by Yundo and Lash, and the other two scavengers came last.

The interior of the shelter was surprisingly spacious and offered more than enough room for the lizard, the slugcat, and the three scavengers. The floor was nice and tidy, a few rugs were scattered around to make it cozier and everything was illuminated by dim lamps in the wall, still glowing after centuries. "Welcome to our little dwelling. We have found it a few years ago and managed to hide it from others, so we are pretty much its only users. Not very noble, I know, but I don't want any predators to find it and tear everything apart.", Modo introduced them. The slugcat sighed contentedly, things were finally looking up. Lash stomped around in a small circle and snickered tiredly as he prepared his resting place, and the other two scavengers lay down on a rug, cuddling together.

"Alright, I and the boys need to blow off some steam. I deliberately restrained myself while we sat around the fire, but the effect of the tower grows stronger with every passing second. It plagues my mind and I'm about to lose it if I don't get some release right here and now.", their leader apologized. His fully erect and pounding member showed his predicament as clear as day. Only now, when Yundo was actively looking at it, the big, thick tube of meat, adorned with a round, soft head, dark brown skin glistening with sweat, did he realize that this scavenger was hung, almost as big as Lash and bigger than any of the scavengers he had encountered at the tollgate. He looked at the other two, who were already making out with incredibly wet and sloppy kisses, and saw that they were just as big as their boss. All this time he had been convinced that he disliked the blunt, unimaginative scavenger shafts, but he felt a clear stir of arousal inside him. Maybe these were the first signs that the tower's mysterious sexual aura was affecting him, maybe he never really hated the dicks but their owners. "I hope you don't mind it, because we, unfortunately, cannot suppress our urges any longer. Accordingly, we wouldn't mind if you and Lash spent some time together, love is a strong force and sex a natural outlet for it." Then he noticed the slugcat's barely suppressed, lusty stare and added: "Or you could join us if you like. The offer applies to both of you." Yundo swallowed nervously and shook his head: "I... maybe not. I've made some terrible experiences." "Oh, I'm sorry about that, but you don't have to worry. Unlike others of our kind, we are really gentle. Doing it deeply, slowly and passionately is much better than pounding away until something breaks.", he stated with a warm laugh, "Come, join us and you won't regret it. And if we do anything you dislike, just tell us to stop whenever you need to and we will stop. That is a promise." He was still reluctant, but the offer sounded so good. Yundo was aroused, looking at their naked bodies and their swollen shafts, the sounds of the other two making out made it even worse. He wanted to join, he couldn't deny it, but what about Lash? "Wait, I first need to talk to Lash, okay?" "Take as much time as you need. We won't start until you're ready."

Yundo approached his companion and gently patted his muzzle. "Hey, did you hear what we talked about, Lash?" The lizard gave him a drowsy nod and purred softly, looking like he was done for the day. "So, do you want to join?" He shook his head weakly but insistently. "Is it okay if I join them?" Lash tilted his head, gazed at his little companion with a warm smile, and pressed his muzzle against him, pushing him towards the scavengers. "Okay, I love you Lash. See you tomorrow, my wonderful lizard.", the slugcat whispered silently and gave him a kiss on his muzzle. In a final surge of leftover energy, the big reptile reciprocated his advance and pushed his tongue against his lips, inviting him to another, much deeper and sensual goodnight kiss. Yundo gave him another head pat when they broke their kiss and returned to the waiting scavengers. Only moments after he had left his companion, he heard him snoring as he had fallen asleep. "Are you ready? What about Lash? Is he okay with it?" "I'm as ready as can be, and Lash gave me the permission to have some fun with you guys. He probably would've joined, but he's just too tired. You heard our story, the last few days have been tough.", Yundo replied and stepped between the three large males. He had expected this moment to feel intimidating, each of them was significantly larger, bulkier, and stronger than him, but thanks to their casual, relaxed demeanor, he felt good, comfortable even. "Is it okay if we touch you?" The slugcat nodded. "Touch me wherever you like."

Yundo lay down and was embraced by orange-eyed Yebe who gently lifted him onto his chest, his hand gently running over his glistening white skin, stroking and caressing him with tender affection. He trembled in his grip, the memories of the previous day still affecting him, but the scavenger softly brushed away his worries and reluctance. Slowly he relaxed and began to return the favor, exploring his large partner's body with his little paws. He had seen the bodies of so many scavengers, but never gotten the opportunity and time to experience one like this, with his fingers, with his body, feeling the warmth radiating from his muscle-bound chest, touching his dark, sweaty skin. He curiously pressed his nose against Yebe and smelled his scent, a mixture of his unique musk, sweat, the herbal remnants of a salve and dust, the leftovers of a day in this ruined world. Then he went a step further and licked over his pecs, ran his tongue across his skin, and all the way up to his neck. Their looks met and they stared at each other in silence for a fleeting moment. The scavenger's mask was rigid, but his eyes glowed with lust and happiness, and his mouth, which sat just below the mask's edge, gave him an encouraging smile. "Do you like it, Yundo?" The slugcat nodded, nothing overly lewd had happened yet, but he really enjoyed exploring him at his own pace. He parted his lips and offered Yebe a kiss, which he gladly accepted. Yundo's cheek briefly brushed against his mask, then their lips met and their tongues embraced in a playful exchange.

A soft groan escaped the little male's throat when he felt his partner's hands wander over his body, stroking along his tail before inevitably feeling their way to his intimate parts underneath. Yebe's fingers danced around his pucker and his genital slit, ran over his already half-erect taper, and coaxed out the rest. Yundo raised his tail to make it easier for his partner to explore him, also showing his genitals to the other scavengers. Despite the arousing display, they stayed surprisingly patient, still waiting for the right time to join the fun, waiting for him to relax completely and open up. They didn't have to wait for long, because he sighed blissfully and grew fully erect, which for them was the sign to join. He felt two more pairs of hands on him, assisting Yebe by gently stroking and brushing over his whole body, running over his tail, his back, his sides, and his head, kneading and massaging his milky translucent flesh and letting him experience their strength in this incredibly intimate and close way.

Next, he felt something wet at his pucker, and he fully expected it to be Modo's or Salu's dick, maybe even both at once. He felt ready to take them, but it was only Modo who had begun to lick him, his tongue curiously and vigorously digging into his rear, squirming and twisting inside him. The leader himself kissed, licked and sucked his ring eagerly and diligently, enjoying it with wet, lewd groans and huffs, his hot breath washing over his taint and into his loosening hole. The slugcat broke his kiss and howled with pleasure, his eyes sparkled with utter bliss, and his mind was filled with lust. The incessant caressing, deep tonguing, and devoted kissing were incredible, but he desperately wanted more. He saw their big, throbbing cocks in his mind, and he knew he had to have them now. "Please, fuck me! Your dicks, shove them into me, I want to feel them inside me. I can't take it anymore!", he howled desperately. The scavengers chuckled in delight, this was the moment they had been waiting for. Salu knelt before him, gently grabbed his head, and asked teasingly: "How do you want it?" "I want all of you, now! Don't worry too much, I can take you. Just, give it to me already!", he replied with a breathless, horny whimper, brimming with urgent need.

Yebe pulled him down to his belly and Modo pulled up his girthy tail. Moments later, the slugcat felt the big tips of their dicks prodding against his perineum and quivering anus. At the same time, Salu pressed his own shaft against his lips, and he greedily licked over the tip until it shined with his spit, its flavor strong and salty, and a pleasant shiver ran down his spine. "Are you sure you can take both of us, Yundo? This is going to be a really tight fit.", Modo asked cautiously. The slugcat turned around, endless desire burning in his eyes, and he grunted: "Yes! I've taken more, just go for it! Fuck me!" He rejoiced with a guttural howl when the two big males sank their pricks into his pliable opening and pushed them deeper and deeper. His body was made for this, his stretchy flesh offered enough resistance to make him tight but never uncomfortable. The body of the scavenger below him trembled and quivered, and he grunted with deep pleasure. "Shit, you feel nice!"

A warm, rigid object pressed against his cheek and reminded him that the third of the scavengers was still waiting for his turn. Yundo turned his head, leered at Salu, and kept his eyes locked to him as he opened his mouth, wrapped his tongue around the huge shaft, and swallowed it with a long, relishing sigh. It was so big, thick enough to visibly bulge his neck, just like the other two bulged his belly, but his body took all of them with little effort and a lot of satisfaction. He was now fully at their mercy, a little slugcat male in the embrace of three large, horny scavengers, impaled by their absolutely massive dicks, but they never abused their power. They sounded needy, their grunts hot and bawdy, sweating with arousal, but he felt them holding back, curbing their strength to enjoy his incredibly tight and warm holes and make this experience as satisfying for him as it was for them. And it was satisfying, Salu tasted delicious, the unceasing stretching and thrusting of their huge, warm dicks stimulated him almost as much as Lash's exotic hemipenis, and he got an extra kick from his position, trapped between them, unable to escape. They could just use him like a toy while he couldn't talk or make himself noticed. If he signed them to stop, would they stop?

But luckily it didn't happen. They just kept fucking him at a steady and never uncomfortable pace, organically ramping up the intensity of their thrusts. Modo reached around his waist and jerked him off while Yebe massaged and caressed his back, and Salu gave him a grin of boundless satisfaction, lust, and happiness. The intimate lovemaking from all sides, the embrace of three deeply loving partners, and the feeling of their big, fat cocks inside him made Yundo succumb to the urges of his own body, he felt the arousal rush through him, unrestrained and ever-increasing, filling him with radiant warmth and slowly wearing down his thoughts to lewd, horny chaos. Then, from one moment to the next, the tension erupted in one violent outburst and rocked his whole being, mind and body, with relentless force, his opalescent taper bouncing and convulsing in Modo's grip, furiously unloading his seed onto the scavenger below him. He came hard and briefly forgot the world around him, trapped in his own little world of pure bliss. The scavengers followed suit, they grunted and howled, and one by one they came, pumping their voluminous, warm and gooey loads into him, filling his bowels and stomach with so much of their love that the little male experienced a second high, another climax following his first one. They came to rest, the incessant thrusting abated and their heavy bodies buried the slugcat between them. It could've been a claustrophobic experience, caught in a mass of body heat, musk, and sweating muscle, but it was surprisingly comforting and intimate. A moment that the slugcat relished for as long as it lasted.

Eventually, this moment came to a close, the scavengers released him and pulled out of his holes. "This was great!", Yundo slurred raptly. One by one, the big males showed him their gratitude with a kiss. "A wonderful experience indeed. Your butt is simply perfect, tight, wet, and warm.", Modo spoke, his voice brimming with deep pleasure and barely satisfied lust, "But we are not done yet and need more. Would you like to join us for more fun, Yundo?" The slugcat looked at each of them and nodded eagerly. Not much later, their lovemaking continued in a new constellation, bodies going back to work, and it didn't stop for quite a while. The scavengers were insatiable, still going strong, even after five more orgasms, but they never let themselves be carried away, always being gentle with their new friend. Moreover, Yundo wasn't always in the center of their love, and they allowed him, no, encouraged him to actively penetrate them, which made this passionate exchange even better.

Yundo didn't have as much stamina as his new friends, and eventually, he was left completely exhausted, his holes loose and leaking, his bulging belly full with warm, gently sloshing semen. He told them that he couldn't keep up with them anymore, and they accepted it without question. However, they insisted on continuing to share their passion with him. So he came to rest on Modo's chest while they continued to have wet, unrestrained fun with each other. The scavengers gently and lovingly caressed and petted him while they screwed each other with endless energy. Their lust was high, their libido unbroken, but the little slugcat was tired and about to follow his lizard into the realm of dreams. With their lusty groans and grunts in his ears, the heavy panting and heartbeat of the leader, the warmth and sweaty wetness of their bodies and their hands, the splatter of sticky semen as they ejaculated on his back again, and a deeply satisfied smile on his lips, he finally fell asleep. What a weird day this had been, a day that had ended with him befriending scavengers. Something that could only happen in a strange place as strange as this one, and he was very eager to find out what other curiosities and oddities he and Lash would unravel over the next few days.