Water
#5 of Journeys in Xel
This contains sex; tell me if you like the starts of these where I go back to the two as pups, I'm thinking of starting every story with them this way from now on, I think it gives an interesting perspective on their relationship.
We had been put of duty fetching water. Rather than Russ wandering off like usual this time I was the one to deviate. "Hey Russ, lets go for a swim" I said. "Eh what do you wanna get wet for?" he asked. I had noticed that most Wolven didn't like getting wet. I didn't understand that. I ran off into the water, knowing Russ would be following me. I wanted to try swimming. Water was beautiful, and swimming seemed so fun.
I splashed him as he came up behind me. he came closer and soon we were engaged in an all out splasing war. I tackled him into deeper water, and suddenly we couldn't touch bottom; and the current was much stronger than it looked. We were soon being washed downstream. The river was deep, I managed to float on my front and keep my head up. I guided Russ into a similar position and soon we were rushing along. I don't know how long it took the current to push us up onto a sand bank. When it did I was laughing an exhausted laugh. Russ pushed me weakly toward shore "what" *pant "was that all about". I continued to laugh, he pushed me frusteratedly again, still trying to catch his breath.
We looked around when we got out of the water, we had come a long way. We shook the water out of our fur; I began to laugh, soon Russ had joined me in laughter. since then we had loved the water, while most wolven seemed uncomfortable around it.
Russ splashed me playfully as we entered the water. I began to splash back and we were soon laughing and falling over. "Better watch myself before you give me the 3 kilometer tackle again eh". I lightly threw myself against him and we fell together into the stream. We rose onto our hands and knees. Feeling mischievious, and perhaps still a little messy I grabbed his tail. It was soaked, so I took it to my mouth and sucked water from it from tip to base, ending up right at his tailhole. "Refreshing" I said. I then began to lick the aluring tailhole with which I found such close contact. Russ moaned against my tongue, "Very refreshing" he said, "how far mmmmm are you going to go to leave us both refreshed". "As far as I need to" I said, now rock hard and slipping out of my sheath. "I think the distance may be along the lines of". I pushed my malehood up against his wet hole. "All the way" as I said this I shoved forward, penetrating him, as he had done to me the other night.
I thrust forward into a warm bliss unlike anything I had ever known. Below me the sounds of satisfication Russ was making told me that he liked it every bit as much as I did. Akeru walked over to survey the scene, once again fingering herself. "This trip is going to have many stops along the way isn't it" she said, she lay directly before us masturbating to the sight of my cock plunging into me best friends---my mates ass; "not that I mind" she finished, plunging her fingers deeper into herself.
Despite having come to think of myself as gay; this sight; and the scents Akeru gave off; were immesely alluring to me. I quickened my thrusts, entering the kind of pace a true wolf would rut at. The warm wet tunnel of Russ beckoned onwards, and as I thrust water was splashing up beneath us, making us wet. His tail was slapping aginst my leg again and again, almost in rhythm with my thrusts as he backed himself onto me hard, doubling our pleasure.
I began to imagine myself in three places at once. It became as if I were both myself, and Russ, and the water in one. I felt as I pounded his ass, the pleasure of pounding for myself, but also the pleasure of being pounded for him, and the sensation of flowing over both of us.
My knot began to swell and bump for entrance. "I'm ready, I want it... oh god do I want it Gill, fuck me, fill me" said Russ beneath me, answering my questions before I needed to ask them. I complied joyfully. I brought my back legs up and thrust my knot down into Russ with all my weight, his tail still slapping joyfully against my leg, splashing me with the water beneath it. I began to cum, abject pleasure running throught me as I unloaded. Russ moaned with delight as he was filled. Then; as my mind entered pure pleasure; I heard a voice within my mind.
hello Gill it said I have waited for you, I am yours, as you are ours, as the one below you is ours and yours, and you are his. The water was rising above myself and Russ in an un-natural way; I knew what was happening, if not how. We look forawrd to our relationship with eagerness Gill. Just like that the water returned to normal. I had been acknowledged by a spirit, without even seeking it out.
Akeru looked at me strangely, Russ, still coming down from his own orgasm, which was clouding the water beneath us, cranked his neck to smile knowingly at me. "Not only do we have the time of our life, but apparently our mindset attracts spirits, we oughta do this more often, don't you think Gill?" I kissed him passionately, if somewhat awkwardly over his shoulder in response.
"Did it really just speak to you?" Akeru asked. "Yes" I responded. "hmm... well sex has been used for magical power before; but this is a very strange scenario. I suppose I will begin to teach you binding rituals tonight; congratulations." I was overwhelmed, this was real, all of this was real, I was really knotted to my best friend, I had really taken to first step to becoming a mage. Well due to the knot I at least had a long time to think about it.
Russ and I had branched off to find prey, agreeing to meet back by the stream after we had gathered some food. I was wondering how our trip would go from now on. I had initially left to find myself and develop skills. SOmething that was happening faster than I could have imagined. I was wondering if this meant I should stop moving and just study magic in a cave somewhere with Akeru.
I didn't want to do that. I certainly didn't mind Akeru as much as I initially had, but I still wanted to see more of the world; even if what I had seen so far suggested dangers. I would find other mages to talk to; and more than that I would have more adventures with Russ.
I heard a rustle in the bushes ahead of me and pounced, ending a rats life with a single chomp. I looked at my prey and felt a little guilt, Akeru would likely be offended, but I didn't want to waste it. I ate the rat right there, wiping my mouth afterwords. I began to head back, I would bring back berries rather than meat.
We met back at the stream. Russ had caught another wild grouse. We ate it with berries, I took very little, saying I wasn't hungry. Akeru informed me that mages should eat their share as binding and casting took a lot of energy. I ignored her for the most part. I still felt guilty.
Along the path we ran across a wolf pack hunting deer. I noticed Akeru tensing and preparing to cast; I gave her a harsh look in response, then joined Russ in bowing my head to my spiritual brother. The wolf bowed it's head in return. Akeru looked on confused as the wolf walked away. "What was that about" she asked. "We are people of the Wolf, don't your people have similar reverance for rats?" I asked. "What, not at all, just because we look like rats doesn't mean we are rats, likewise your people aren't actually wolves. Rats are a bother to some nezumi, and food to others."
At first I was shocked, but then I began to laugh. "I ate a rat today, and I was worried you would be offended." I confided. "Hmm well share next time, food is food." Akeru responded. "Glad to know you got some grub though, I was worried that You'd gotten to lost in thought to notice your hunger."
We continued walking east into the night. "So we are well out of Wolven lands; where will we go now?" Russ asked. "I was thinking of going north to visit the Scuridae." I said. "We should head east to the nezumi city of Rath" Akeru said simultaniously. I looked at her "why?" I asked. "Well I have some supplies there that I thought I could collect, you would get to see what a city was like, and it is a dock city, so we could catch a boat once there." she said. "We wouldn't have to act like slaves?" I asked. "Not at all," she responded, "Rath has had many free wolven since the end of the drought wars; some are exiles, some freed prisoners or slaves, some soldiers or soldiers decendants." Russ and I were surprised by this, having been taught that Nezumi were filthy wasteful creatures who only saw wolven as slaves. I was intrigued by the thought of the ocean and sailing, so I said "sure I guess we could go there."
That night the basics of magical bindings were taught to me. Anything could be a ritual if it were unique. The more elaborate a ritual, the more powerful the effects that could bind to it. you could use anything from keywords; to gestures and dances; to written runes; or even thought itself, although this she confided, was the hardest of magical diciplines, requiring a specific state of mind called on only when desired.
That night I began my first binding, calling upon the spirit of water that had spoken to me once again. I became a mage in truth.
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Yay for another part. Hope you liked it, as always leave comments especially on my dialogue, transitions, and opening. Next time our protagonists will make new friends in the city, and possibly enemies as well. Learning just why people live in cities, and just why they don't.