Chapter 2: Parting of souless, loveless and guilt
#2 of Chronicle of Lunrba family: Wonderful nights
Back to the first and classic relationship between the two main characters as a few new things to experiment on
"Sotho, dear, can you prepare a Stretcher, my intuition tells me we will need it."
"From the last time, I think it is more than just intuition."
"Well, let's just say the friend from my dream helped some part of it. Hmm, our next guests of honor will be here soon. Speaking about guest of honor, how is he ?"
"Both of them are fine, there are some trouble with his appetite but he bears for his child is almost touching."
"From the way you speak, you really want me to give you a child."
"Well, I am not desperate, we have endless time afterall."
After the auction and the news about the pregnancy of the orc king, currently, Lunbiv and Sotho is enjoy the morning sun in the garden. A simple morning to check every plants in the garden that require cutting and adjustment, but at the same time, going through the list of today's auction object. Sotho with a tablet in his hand goes to a list and this list is different because it is not something from a long time ago. This auction is special because the items are Sotho's rejected pieces, even every pieces Sotho created is a work of art, there are some pieces that really make him angry and just want to get rid of them so Lunbiv used this as an advantage to clear up the storage.
"Not feeling anything when I sold them away ? Like this beautiful blade, not as good as the one you made for me but it has its beauty."
"Beautiful yet lack of love, lack of the quality that formed our family. That is the reason why I want to throw them away but you need them then I won't stop you, I don't find them beautiful like what I put on you."
"Then I guess you can melt them and start a new one."
"Not really, dear. You see, when something created, it is really hard to dismantle them, that is just how everything a dwarf created."
A long collection afterall, two hundred years of loneliness and he had to do something with that much time. The selection was nearly endless with more than three hundred different items and all of them are nearly perfection but according to Sotho, they're lack of love. From weapons to jewelries and even a lot of different clothing that required a lot of time and patience to get every details. The dragon on the blade, the flower of gems on every necklaces and hairpins and even the phoenix on robe, and Lunbiv always remember that every pieces on this list are his commissions but sadly, the customers were never there to finish the transaction. But the Lunrba continued to sponsor for Sotho to do whatever he liked since wealth is not something this family lack of.
"This black blade..."
"That was commissioned by a member of the old order, there was something special about it because it's connected to the user's emotion state. The sword will be able to feel the despair of its user and turned that into power."
"I don't think selling this will be a good choice, maybe we should choose things that act like ornament. I don't really want to hold a weapon auction or start a new war."
"Well, then I guess we have to leave half of the storage out of this. There is a few question but I believe you made the right choice, so what we should do with the rest of them ?"
"That is a really good question. Maybe share them with our allies or at least we can let Orne run some analyze on it to make sure it isn't too dangerous."
"I was thinking about our agents and maybe they can use them."
With the orc long gestation period, providing enough nutrient is a must and light exercise is necessary. Even when the orc is the younger of two kings and he is carrying a child, De'ruk is an orc and it is a normal thing for an orc to be three time the height of Lunbiv and Sotho. But the one who are taking care of him are those who can considered tiny in his eyes but this is a new thing to him and it is the best to leave it for the professional.
"I know there will be some craving and you must tell me immediately, eat like how I planned and do light exercise and in one year you should be able to welcome your child."
"Thank you. But how should I address you ?"
"Just call me Lunbiv, consider me as a friend will make this easier."
"So how is my child ?"
"Well, nothing more than an embryo but I want to pay extra attention, I always like children afterall."
"(You mean just the behaved one ?)"
"I think I also have another guest, will you be alright ?"
"There is nothing happened yet so I will fine."
"If you need to go to the garden, you can use clothes at the end of the bed, try not tying the cloth belt too tight."
The clothes for De'ruk is very much the same as Lunbiv's current clothing except for the white silk pants, an inner robe along with a cloth belt and an outer robe for aesthetic. Every detail is embroided by Sotho himself, when De'ruk stands up and raise his hand can nearly reach the ceiling of the room. His green olive skin and a healthy sight with all of his bicep and the amount of muscle on his body, his stomach is a little bit flat after the draining his brother decided to give him but that won't last very long. As the oath decided, De'ruk submitted to his brother and let his brother control his cock, the chastity cage is locked and Da'rak bring the key along with him and the insignia also help him remember his oath and his master.
The orc with a nearly square face but he does have a round beard and it is taken care of very carefully, his eyes only takes a small portion of his face but those blue eyes are beautiful regardless. As a seer, he doesn't have many scars like Da'rak, a few first step was hard and it was a little bit nauseating but the insignia is doing its best to help him get used to his current situation. The orc's grin makes him look like a himbo but maybe that is the reason why Da'rak loves him and Lunbiv care for him, he really has something that children sometime have.
"Just be careful. And dear, can you go and get the stretcher."
Right when Lunbiv is going to open the door, a loud noise like when someone bashed very against the door. And Lunbiv opens the door only to see Illnatt, his loyal servan and his Saint Bernard look dazed in an armor set that can be describe as a samurai armor during Heian period and again with the human attacking Illnatt. But these human are different, they are wiser and they knows the one standing face-to-face against them is stronger than them.
"Huh, Illnatt, wake up boy."
"You know what to do, my other self."
Sotho and Lunbiv remove the armor from Illnatt and carries him inside with the stretcher, by a simple look, Lunbiv can easily the damage on the Saint Bernard, both internal and external. The black thorns blocked the gate retreated and the gate closed once again, but the black shadow with its blue eyes still watch the remnant of humanity.
"Please Illnatt, be alright. Fight for your life. How is he, dear."
"Very weak, but don't worry, I told you right ? I am genius and I will always be a genius, now, can I trust you with the anesthesiologist's duty ?"
"You will perform ?"
"Always."
It has been a while since the last time Lunbiv handling the scalpel but Lunbiv knows he has to do this, no one here but him has enough of medical knowledge. The surgery took six hours from the first cut until the last clipping and Lunbiv just wanted to take a break but in the next two hours, the guests will be in the theater.
He and Sotho need to prepare because in this night, both of them will be the host of the auction session, this is the first time Sotho actually wears the traditional outfit of Lunrba family. There are some modifications to his robe but the main detail still remain the same, some detail like his own symbol are embroidered on the cloth belt. Some changes are embroidered on both of their robes with a lot of stylized clouds along with their own symbol. There are robes for Begulf, Blanc and Qxerlnorn as a way for Lunbiv to remember about his family and his hope for them to return.
"That is not how to tie the belt dear, let me do it."
"I usually just wear my overall, let me see, the beard is trimmed carefully, scented oil and everything is prepared. Let me check something... everything is good, well dear, are you ready for your first show ?"
Sotho look at himself in the mirror and he can't even recognize who is that person. The beard is trimmed, his tattered that he doesn't even bother to change is gone, the silken cloth makes he feels comfortable. Even when they are not durable or versatile like his normal work clothing, making him worried about how he should walk and avoid tearing what he is wearing into countless pieces and embarrass his mate.
"I made some small enchantment on the clothing, they should be comfortable and should not be torn easily."
"So, you expected this ?"
"Well, I have a wonderful husband but not everyone is perfect even me."
The host will never late, the only explaination is the guests arrived early, the room is quiet the moment Lunbiv appears on the stage. Not only the silence but also the astonishment come after because this is the first time in nearly two hundred years they saw a dwarf. A dwarf is a strange sight but they are known for all of their creations in the previous era but also the destruction of an entire race, he is the proof that remind every creatures in the theater about the destructive greed of human.
"Welcome guests, as for everyone in this room know I am the last dwarf, I am Sotho Lunrba and this is the night for you to witness my creations. The rule will be different from yesterday rule, because there are more than 150 items so Lunbiv and I have come up with a new idea. Take it from here, dear."
"Yes, thank you for being here everyone. As for the method of the auction, Sotho and I wanted to bring in some old method so the auction will be an open auction with every item can be auctioned at the same time. There will also bidders using internet and you can see them on the screen behind us, may you find the treasure you are looking for."
The curtain around the theater is lifted and inside the glass domes are Sotho's scrap pieces. From different accessories to clothing and a lot of ornamental weapons, everything is beautiful and perfect in normal eyes. Even for someone like the warchief from Harr, this is something he wanted to have, how he will look in that armor and carrying that blade, or even that axe. Every collectors are astonished and they soon rushed to each domes and pressing the large red bid button near the cage. With the identity technologies, the name of the bidder appears on the small screen but replaced by another names after just a few second.
Even the online guests can't stand still, even when the condition is they have to come to the Lunrba family's house to collect the pieces, the online bidder compete with the offline bidder. They even willing to go deeper than a few antique seal with one of the armor sets is the competition between the Harr's warchief and an anonymous online bidder as the price keep ramping up. Even to some Jbys and Orne's researcher, they are crazed with a lump of discarded metal because they are excellent to make processors for their armor. The Orne researchers only stop when their king commanded and Lunbiv has to strike a deal to give them a crate full of those metal.
"Well, dear, what do you think ?"
"Lots of bidders, lots of customers, lots of thieves and some friends."
"Speaking of friends, how are you Prophet ?"
"Please, just call me Luxon. Everything around us still fine, I see the district manager doesn't act like he used to ? You need to give me some advice."
"Oh, it was nothing, I can say, our deal was beneficial for him and it was very convincing. But enough about down here. How is up there ? Got rid of them ?"
"There is no trace, the memories about them vanished like black dwarf, remain as nothing above out our starry sky."
"So, anything you like ? There are a lot of choices after all."
"Not really anything at the moment. Maybe Higeki will like something but I don't think I want something specific."
Higeki but every other Geniuses called both of them at the same time. It is rare to see another Genius just called one of them, but even for two similar souls, there must be something that different between two of them. Looking at Higeki and his mate Tomoe, I can't help but feeling a little bit admire their bond transcends everything, even without that bond, I can't help but looking at them, they are so free.
"They fought through I don't remember but that were at least four wars. It is fair for them to enjoy the freedom but they still decided to stay and help."
"Four wars... there were more ?"
"Of course, I was the eighth Genius afterall. And Higeki, he is the sixth, the Purifier also mentioned Higeki's world has at least three wars and not to mention our crusade against fate."
"So who are you ?"
"You can say, we are just a little bit lower in power hierarchy. A little less powerful than Gold and your Observer, but I can't reveal more than that, not to mention, I have a hole in my memory afterall."
"So, about that war you had, how hard was it ?"
"There is just some political issue but everything were fine in the end. I mean, they are going to toss nuke at each other and throw arcane pollutant around like fresh hot baked bread."
A loud sound shook the window and the theater but Lunbiv calmed his guests and he knew the reason for the noise. Human had a bad tradition for terrorism and this can be their method for getting what they wanted and even provoke the house. But there must be someone backed the Hermit Order but who would risk themselves getting injured, but there is no need for doubt and panic. The Hermit Order has their army full of terrorist but Lunbiv know, his staff is behind them and waiting for the right moment to strike.
"You are permitted."
Lunbiv simply end the call and he knew everything is solved, the battle between the Hermit Order and the Sacred Crown was nothing strange for human in previous era. The Sacred Crown received the support from Lunrba family as the Lunrba family received agents from The Sacred Crown. The terrorist from the Hermit Order arrived the front door of the Lunrba's family but they are stopped and attacked by the black thorn from the ground, behind them are the agents from the Sacred Crown. Some of them decided to jump over the high wall but Illnatt stopped them with his blade.
"Immoral, greedy and foolish, my utmost apology for the current situation but please give us three minutes, then the auction can keep going."
Lunbiv gives Sotho a slight nod and Sotho knows what to do, after his whistle, an agent enters the theater and in his hand is a tablet. On the tablet is the screen showed nine locked target and with his fingerprint, the target slowly disappear from the screen. Every guests saw the power of Lunrba family can't help but feeling something, but this is not Lunbiv's intention, a simply variance but this should let them know what are they facing.
"Everything is alright everyone, please continue with your purchase, after tonight session, our agents will escort you back to your place of choice during your stay."
The theater is quiet but only for a few minutes and the bid is ramping up quickly. Lunbiv and Sotho still watching their guests but they also use the tablet to command their agents to attack every Hermit Order's bases, they should never mess with the Lunrba. The intrusion, the attack in the previous era, Illnatt and finally is the attack during the auction, because they decided to intrude and almost caused a financial crisis for the company.
"Every agents are allowed to use the DI-6 protocol to attack, there will be no limit or consequence, and a reminder to all agents, you may request DI-7 or DI-8 when they try to resist."
Arcane Pollution and DI-n Protocol
Arcane Pollution
The human greed for knowledge and power driven them to find a way to bypass the basic rule of their power, even when they were young, they learned that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form to another. The same rule applied to power, human can only draw power and not creating them but their pride and greed push them even further.
Until a moment, a solution was found, they advertising it as one of the way to bypass the price to use their power, the crazy sinners found a way to draw the power from the earth itself as what their ancestor called dragon vein. But that power can't exist for a long time and the moment they are drawn out from the earth, they are corrupted. And that is the origin of the Lunrba called the Arcane Pollution.
And human acting like a human should act, they abuse the dragon vein and the Arcane Pollution to start countless war. Some members of the council even threaten to use the power against the Lunrba but a few forty years old children compare to three of the oldest entities in the world. Their failure fueled them with determination to the point where they can capture gods and used them as their fuel tank.
DI-n Protocol
DI-n Protocol is the result from countless research performed by Lunrba family and the Sacred Crown. The DI-n Protocol is the general name because there are nine protocol inside it, every protocols are used to fight against the Arcane Pollution and every side products it created. No one knows what DI stand for or what is the detail of every protocols but it is what ended the pollution and even severed the dragon vein or the connection between gods and humans.
"Grand Commander Lunbiv. We request the DI-7 protocol because we found their main base. We will attack when the DI-7 protocol is executed."
"There is someone here Commander, he said he is on our side."
"Hi there, Lunbiv, well, long time see but you see, I am also here but I am afraid we must take over this. And don't worry, I am not going to spare them."
The person appears before the agents is a woman with long black hair, in her hand is a naginata and her pure white kimono let Lunbiv knows that is the Performer, one of the first Geniuses to approach him for his mind and approach Sotho for his art. Everything on her, her clothing, her hairpin, her naginata and even her silk sock, all of them are created by the join effort from herself and Sotho.
"What should we do Grand Commander ?"
"Remain at base and assist the her if she needed, to be sure, I will unlock the DI-7 protocol."
The session ended, Lunbiv and Sotho decided to have a walk in the garden before return to the main house and taking care of De'ruk and cheking the state of Illnatt. The old canine still remain as a loyal pup and always returns to Lunbiv, he waited and waited until the online auction announcement, and that is the moment he knew, his master returned.
"I can't control myself when I saw Illnatt in that state, you were so calm."
"No, I am angry... no, angry is not enough to describe. I showed them mercy in the last era and they decided to attack us, that move from them, they are simply provoking us. I need a cold head to judge the situation."
Walking outside during the autumn is a pleasure thing for both Sotho and Lunbiv, the gentle scent of milkwood in the garden along with the cold wind can be a little bit chilling to those who can't get used to it.
"Illnatt, I remembered you were told to stand up, you are not a slave, you are not a pet, you are a servant and a part of this family. Just stand up."
"How could I... How can I ever..."
"There is no need for that, no guilt or pain from the past, you're here and you're safe. Now rest, may my dream saves you from your painful experience."
The domain opened and closed quickly but not before surrounding the old saint Bernard inside it. After a brief interruption, Lunbiv remembered about De'ruk and returned to the main house and as he expected, the orc prince had his dinner and went to sleep. What make Lunbiv happy is the fact that the orc prince doesn't go into an eating frenzy or consume wrong type of food, the orc's gestation period is long so it's important to prepare for everything that could come in the future.
"You did better than your father, restrain yourself and I promise you, there is nothing can be more joyful than the moment of your child's birth. The road will be long and painful but you must try very hard for you and your child. Come on, dear, let's return to our chamber, I am going to reward you tonight."
"That is our every night."
"And you complain ?"
"Not really, like you said before, I am your virile dwarf husband."
"So how will my virile dwarf husband treating me for tonight ?"
In Sotho's hands is an intricate and inside the box is a lot of different type incense, even every details on the box is carefully carved. Along with the incense box is a very unique incense burner, Sotho waste no time to select a combination of incense and he is eager to burn them, along with the incense is some scented candle.
"Maybe something new, something addicting, something suggestive. My new invention, maybe it's time for something deceiving."
"So it's basically drug but I can believe you won't harm me. So, what is the topic ?"
"It makes me extremely virile and I always want to inflate you until you can't walk normally so I can carry you around."
Even before Lunbiv can finish his words, Sotho cradled his head and leaned for a kiss. Lunbiv also ignore any reasoning or any sound around him and soon enough he indulged in the kiss, as he felt Sotho's calloused hand slowly remove every pieces of garment on his body. As the smoke filled the room, Lunbiv also felt some changes in his senses, so he learned the smoke isn't just for Sotho but also for him. The long kiss and Sotho asked to just indulge, to felt everything he prepared for his beloved.
"Let's get comfortable. Come, dear."
The same position can't make him feel bored, Lunbiv always likes to stay under his husband, it is always thrilling when he is on the receiving end. Sotho on top of him and look at him with a bright and starry eyes, an effect after sharing their connection.
"Dear, even now, you are so tight."
"Well, I do have my secret. I know you like how I am."
I took a while for Sotho to use all three of his fingers but the moment all three fingers pressed on his lover's prostate, the smoke really kicked in for Lunbiv. A delirious feeling as everything around him slowly fade away, his words become incoherent as he felt ecstatic, he looked at the dwarf, he looked at his husband. The old dwarf looks so virile, so strong and so handsome, maybe this is the effect of the drugs but Lunbiv didn't complain.
Sotho can't be affected by his own creation but looked at Lunbiv, he can't help but show a gentle smile because he knew this will have some effect on his mate. Lunbiv can only moan and he can't do anything but show his silly grin everytime, and Sotho can't help but continued their kiss. But the moment they parted their kiss, Sotho flipped Lunbiv and sucked on his mate's cock while messaging his prostate. Without hesistation, he wrapped his lips around his mate's member and pleasure the old dwarf and just like the first time both of their shafts pulsed quickly and then their rich, potent seed rushed into each other's mouth. They both enjoy the lingering taste before returned to their original position and reach to each other for another kiss. Their tounge danced and their seed combined, they tasted each other, feel their scent when it is combined with each other.
"Not like I can really joke, I think your mind can't think about anything else but I am alright with that, still love you tenderly because that is how I am."
Lunbiv can't do anything but smile, in his head right now is nothing but the thought about his handsome dwarf as he felt the fingers left him only to be replaced with something else. He felt so full as it completed him, as he is connected to his husband as he started to clench and felt a tingling sensation running across his body as his husband whispered into his ears about how he is going to cum inside his mate and inflates his bowel so he can look like he is carrying their child like the orc prince. And those words made Lunbiv tighten even harder as Sotho growled in bliss as both of them came at the same time.
The incense continued to burn as the old dwarf continued to mate with his love with renewed vigor like how he expected the incense to work. Load after load, their lovemaking session continued, there were time when Lunbiv's mind is cleared but he took after deep breath and filled him with the scent as his mind is clouded once again. Sotho lost track of the times he came inside Lunbiv as the only sign is his mate's tighten belly as it slowly inflated after each load.
There were countless of times when Sotho withdraw his cock and with the whisper that no one else but his mate can hear and Lunbiv licks and sucks on his mate's member only for after a few minutes his mate came and they share the kiss with all the spit and cum while the dwarf continued to mate. The young hybrid already had a chubby form but it is inflated until his guts is completely round and that is the moment the incense burned out and the old dwarf stopped.
The dwarf took a mint candy from the drawer near the bed, the hard candy slowly melted in his mouth along with some leftover cum and his saliva and he reached to kiss his mate. This is the simple method to cancel the effect of the smoke. As he kissed his mate, his hand reached down to rub the nipple and then rub his mate's firm gut filled with his seed.
Lunbiv yawned with dreamy gleaming starry eyes, his silly grin as he groaned a little bit from his belly, he lied with his head on the Sotho's chest feeling every beat of his mate's heart as the same time feel the seed flow out running along his legs. They will need to wash everything on the bed but that is tomorrow morning, and now he knows this is the peace his father is talking about.
"That was really something."
"It took me a while but it was worth it. But can we save the talking for tomorrow ? I am verry tired."
"Sure dear, good night."
Lunbiv hugged his husband as they slowly fell asleep, the beating heart of the strong dwarf lulled him into the real dream.
"Thank you, gentlemen for your assistance, you really got my back during the time when I needed your assistance and you really show me the professional of Lunbiv's training."
"According to master, you know about our bosses then can you help us with master Qxerlnorn, maybe how to find him ?"
"Then, may I ask why do you need to find him Qxerlnorn ?"
"Because that is master Lunbiv's grandfather and the most important fact, he is one of the leaders of the sacred crown. Qxerlnorn Lunrba - The daybreak blade. But he is also know as..."
"Qxerlnorn Ysh Hybf - the first and honored poet."