Soulbound
#8 of The Knights of Juno
Alrighty, part two. Hope you enjoy it.
As always, comments are appreciated and requested.
Continued from 'Disaster Averted...'
Karen swung swiftly onto the shoulders of her mate, the black and violet dragon barely finishing his transformation into his true form as she did so. The Aerie was quiet this time of day, with most of the dragons and knights off doing their daily tasks. Normally, the Aerie was filled with Aspirants this time of day, the young students visiting their dragons, but most of the aspirants were being tested this time of year. Only a few knights and their companion dragons were present today, mostly veterans or officers, and they were too absorbed in whatever tasks they were doing to notice the young pair.
The moment his shifting body solidified into that of a young adult dragon, Twilight thrust his black wings downward hard, lunging into the air with a great leap. His wings beat the air steadily, as the pair soared like a dark streak out of the towering mountain and into the clear, cloudless sky. The sky above them was a brilliant, deep shade of blue, a color no one but the dragons and their riders ever truly saw with this sort of clarity, with no glass or barrier of any kind between them and the free, chill air. Twilight soared high for a few minutes, leisurely flapping his wings and Karen marveled at the ease with which he flew. Not so long ago, he would have had to work hard to maintain their flight here in the thin air of the heights, but he had grown much stronger since that time.
Karen drew heavily upon the fresh and clear air so far above the earth, drawing a frigid breath into her lungs. The air was so cold that it pricked the inside of her lungs with tiny needles, but she didn't mind the feeling. It was exhilarating to be this high, to fly with her love. Twilight slowly circled into a hover over the outskirts of the massive peak that the dragons called home and Karen delighted in the feel of the pure western winds as they enfolded her, their touch as intimate as if they were embracing long absent friends. For a brief moment, Karen wondered what it would be like to fly with Twilight without clothes, simply her, her dragon, and the wind's caress. It was so tantalizing an idea that she wished that she dared do so. But being so close to the mountain where the dragons made their home meant it was far too much of a risk. While she was fantasizing about flying nude with her dragon, Twilight turned his head and looked at her with one violet eye, a twinkle within it a sign that he shared her temptation. Then, a moment later, she heard his voice in her mind, speaking words she hadn't expected.
'Shall we dance with the winds, my love?' he asked, showing off his rarely present poetic side, and she smiled. Twilight returned her grin and nosed over, diving toward the ground. But this dive was not like the ones they performed during the diving game. Rather than being a mad dash towards the earth, this was just a way to pick up speed. The moment Twilight had gained enough speed, he began to roll, diving and darting through the sky, weaving a series of full-speed acrobatics into a dance of pure joy, following the currents of wind that twisted about them. Karen, her mind intertwined with that of her love, felt no fear, no matter how extreme the maneuvers became. Soon, she felt a feeling welling up in her mind, a feeling that stemmed from both her own heart and that of her mount. It was a warm current of indescribable energy, so full of joy and ecstatic pleasure that it bordered on orgasmic. Soon, the feeling had grown so it filled her whole mind and she felt that if she did not express it, she would go mad. At last, as Twilight whirled into a corkscrew spiral within an eddy of air, she let out a laugh of such warmth and joy that it lifted her heart just to hear it, even knowing that it came from her. Twilight joined his voice to hers, and together they made a chorus that was filled with the raw ecstasy of living things, happy to have another day to enjoy, happy to be flying out in the open sky.
Finally, after about an hour of aerial acrobatics the likes of which would have amazed even Argil and Mikael, the pair leveled out about two hundred feet above the ground. Twilight carefully flew in, coming in for a landing in the remote mountains, somewhere far from the Dragon Mountain and anyone who could bother them. Twilight settled down in a wide clearing, flaring his wings as he touched down, landing lightly and easily on the ground, looking as if he had done nothing more strenuous than a brief flight through still air. Karen slid to the ground beside him, gently rubbing her arms with her hands, for she had been chilled by the wind. But, it was no more than a moment before Twilight reverted to his hybrid form and embraced her, holding her close. The dragon kissed her, holding his warm scales against her until she ceased shivering. And, when she had stopped trembling, they pressed all the closer together, their kisses growing in passion.
Karen broke the contact first, gently pulling away from her dragon. She began to strip her clothes from her body, starting with her boots. She was so eager for his loving embrace that she fumbled with the ties holding her boots on. When she had finally dropped the boots on the ground, she swiftly shrugged off her jumpsuit, the thin, clinging cloth becoming a black and violet puddle on the ground beside her. Finally, as her underwear joined it on the ground, she stood naked before Twilight once more, her body quaking with anticipation, her knees weak. They had both wanted this for a long time, more than a month now, and one thing or another had always interfered when they had gotten close. But not this time.
However, as Karen turned to face her lover once more, she saw that he was looking at her with a peculiar gleam in his eye. It was a look she had never seen in him before, an uncertainty in his violet orbs. But, when their eyes met, she felt a wave of feeling wash over her, flowing across their mental link. The wave was full of love and desire, but she was surprised to feel something else beneath it, something that she hadn't expected. It was a feeling of vulnerability, as if his mind was laid wholly bare to her, the few barriers that Twilight had kept between them gone. And then, he spoke at last.
"Karen my love," he began, coming to her once more and holding her to him gently. "Something has been weighing on my mind for a long time now, something that I have to say." Karen nodded for him to continue, laying her head on his shoulder. "Ever since we defused that bomb together, ever since we came that close to death, I have felt this urge within me. It took me some time to understand what it meant, and finally I think I have its measure." Karen gently nuzzled her love's scaly neck, seeking to comfort him, for she had never heard him speak this way before. "The fact is my love, that this war doesn't seem like it will end any time soon. Our enemy is still widely spread, and though we have won a victory, it hardly means the end of the conflict. We could die at any time, and there is no telling what other dangers we will face..."
"Don't worry Twilight." Karen whispered when he trailed off. "As long as we are together, nothing will beat us."
"I wish I could say that I agreed." The dragon replied, leaning back from the embrace a little, gazing into the depths of her silver eyes. "But, in case something does happen, I want you to have something of mine, the only gift that I can give to you. I want to give you my secret name."
Karen gasped at this announcement. She felt honored that her love was willing to trust her with this, the greatest secret a dragon had, but, she also knew the awesome responsibility that would be thrust upon her if she accepted it. And yet, even as she struggled to decide whether to accept his gift with its terrible responsibility or not, a word bubbled up in her mind from somewhere deep inside, a word that echoed with power. It was a word she had never heard before, a word that resonated within her very soul when it came to her mind.
"Twilight, are you sure?" She asked, stunned at the dragon's proposal. But when he nodded his assent, she smiled at him, for in that moment, she made her decision. And, at the same time, she understood at last what the word in her own mind meant. It was her secret name. "Then I will give you mine as well." Twilight cocked his head to the side, regarding her with a look of pleased surprise on his face.
"I did not know that you knew your secret name." He stated.
"Until you offered yours, I didn't." She replied and he grinned at her.
"Well, in that case..." Twilight said, holding her close enough that their bodies pressed against each other, dark scales on pale human flesh. And then, he spoke a single word, his voice the barest whisper, barely a noise at all, but when he said it, it echoed with great power. "Fiachclúmh."
"Fiachclúmh, I am Crónachan." Karen replied, speaking just as quietly. And then, the moment Twilight repeated her name in the barest whisper, something strange whirled through her, her soul lurching. It was a feeling that reminded her of drinking something hot when she was chilled. The warmth of the feeling spread out from her heart, filling every part of her body and soul. And the moment the feeling reached the tips of her fingers and toes, it suddenly felt as if golden light was shining throughout her being. And then, as the warm light intensified, she felt something spread out from the dragon she held in her arms, something intangible and wonderful. When the something, whatever it was, reached her mind, understanding hit her like a bolt of searing lightning striking within her mind.
Without being told, she understood Twilight, wholly and without any reservation. She didn't just understand things the way a human could understand a dragon. Instead, she suddenly understood him even better than a dragon would have, no barriers existing between her and the core of his soul. All at once, she saw everything that he was, everything he thought or felt. It was an awe-inspiring perspective. It almost felt wrong to understand someone that intimately, but at the same time, it came to her that he understood her just as well. And even as she was comforted by that realization, she opened her eyes and gasped quietly, for she was suddenly seeing the world differently. Colors the likes of which she had never known existed filled the world, the setting sun lighting the world with fire. Sounds and smells that were clearer than ever before came into her mind and she suddenly realized that this was how a dragon saw the world. And, at last, she understood.
The moment they had spoken each other's secret names, they had truly become as one, their souls intertwining, joining forever. This went so far beyond the point even they had gone before, for while their minds had been constantly joined before, their souls were one now. And then, at the same time, they looked at each other, their eyes meeting. And when Karen saw herself reflected within his violet orbs, she saw at last the way he saw her. She understood at last how beautiful he considered her to be, and always had, though she herself did not think she was that pretty. As she saw that, she couldn't help but love him all the more.
As they looked at each other in that glorious moment, the rest of the world faded around them, forgotten in the bliss of the wild love they felt for each other. And, even as the world faded, their lips met in warm kiss, and the kiss was far more wonderful than any had been before. Powerful sensations the like of which neither of the young lovers had ever felt filled it, sensations that resonated within their soul. They kissed again and again, each kiss raising their arousal to new and wonderful heights, for they had waited quite a long time for this, and the spiritual joining amplified everything, for both were feeling what the other felt as well.
As they kissed, their bodies pressing hard against each other, Karen suddenly smelled a familiar, oddly sweet scent in the air. Twilight's pheromone scent was filling the air of the clearing, but Karen was surprised to feel a wave of lightheadedness pass through her mind with the scent. The feeling was accompanied by a heady, warm feeling that made a wave of endorphins wash through her. It was akin to the feeling that she had felt the first time she had smelled his chemical scent, but, for a moment at least, she was confused, for she had built up a resistance to the scent over the last year. But this time, it was as if the slate had been wiped clean, for the scent made her even more aroused than she had been that first time. And even more, it seemed like they were affecting her even more strongly than they had that first time, for the heady warmth coalesced into a burning fire, a heat that quickly centered itself in her privates. She moaned slightly as Twilight's long tongue twined itself around hers between them and she knew that it would not be long until she could stand no more waiting and the crazed, lusty part of her mind that had come into being with the ignition of the fire in her belly took over. And, as his scent grew stronger, filling every breath, she realized that she really didn't care.
Gently, the nude woman pushed herself back from her mate's embrace and knelt before him, taking his erected dick in her hands, the lust taking over quickly. Karen began to gently massage its length, running her fingers lightly over the ridges near its base. Twilight's hands clenched reflexively as she stroked him, his hips giving an involuntary jerk at her attentions. Karen smiled, trailing one hand down his flesh and caressing his finely scaled sac with her fingernails, giving it a gentle squeeze, making Twilight shiver. And then, as a clear droplet of pre-cum leaked out of his tip, trailing down the side of his penis, she leaned forward, catching the drop of sweet fluid on her tongue, then following its trail upward, gently trailing the tip of her tongue back and forth across his length. Twilight let out a groan of pleasure as she did so and she smiled to herself, continuing her tongue's slow march upward. Finally, when she reached his tip, she gently kissed it, and then slowly moved forward, taking his head into her mouth. Twilight's hips gave a slight involuntary thrust once more, but she didn't gag as his tip touched the back of her throat.
Slowly, she began to bob her head up and down, sucking gently, taking more of his cock into her mouth with each downward bob. Twilight groaned again, running a hand through her hair while she sucked him, a look of utmost pleasure on his face. She continued her slow treatment, enjoying the taste of the dragon pre that continued to leak from her lover's rod. She could feel his flesh beginning to throb within her mouth, a sign that he was close to cumming, but her thoughts turned mischievous and she began to stroke the base of his cock once more, gently running her fingers along the wonderful ridges that graced it. And then, as she felt his muscles tense up, saw him gritting his teeth to withhold cumming for a few moments, she suddenly did two things at once. She bobbed her head suddenly lower, deep-throating him, but, at the same time, she suddenly squeezed his shaft hard, right between two of the ridges. Twilight gasped, and she felt his dick pulse within her mouth and throat, but with her squeezing his penis with her fingers, he couldn't cum, the load of seed unable to pass her fingers. She began to bob her head again, returning her attentions to just his head and he gasped once more, his fists clenching hard.
Karen could feel the veins in his rock hard shaft pulsing, throbbing as she denied him his climax. And then, she began to swirl her tongue along his head, a motion she knew he enjoyed very much. Twilight groaned again, an impassioned, animalistic sound as his body tried to cum once more, but still she denied it. She could actually feel the cum pulsing against her fingers, trying to get past, but she continued to slowly tease him, squeezing his shaft, not allowing him to climax. Slowly, grinning inwardly at how strongly Twilight's heart was beating, she bobbed her head down once more, making her lover twitch. And then, she finally saw what she had been waiting for. Twilight's whole body started trembling, desiring release. Finally, she backed up once more so that only his head was in her mouth and released her fingers. Twilight let out a roar of delight, a stream of brilliant orange fire shooting from his jaws, accompanying the first jet of creamy white dragon seed from his penis. Karen swallowed eagerly again and again as her dragon came, barely keeping up with the flood of sticky, sweet fluid. It was a much larger load of seed than any she had encountered, so much so that she wondered if he would ever stop. But then, finally, his penis stopped spurting and she pulled back, gasping for breath, her face red from holding her breath for so long. Twilight gave a satisfied smile as he saw her distress and spoke, his voice quiet.
"Serves you right." He whispered, panting with the strength of his climax and Karen smiled up at him, small strands of sticky cum spanning the spaces between her teeth. The young knight then lay gently back on the ground before him, seeming to be eager for his revenge. Grinning, the young dragon got down on his knees, bringing his muzzle close to her vaginal lips. He breathed in deeply the scent of her nethers, his warm breath making her shiver with anticipation. Her lips were bright red, pulsing with arousal and Twilight grinned, for she was his to play with now. The dragon's warm red tongue flicked out from his mouth, playing its tip against her inner thighs, the contact making her shiver in turn. Twilight played his tongue gently along her thighs, getting very, very close to her crevice before moving over to the other side. And, as she quivered with delighted anticipation, he finally relented, flicking his tongue out, curling it against the crux of her legs. The young knight lieutenant gasped, arching her back as his long dexterous tongue rolled against her. Twilight grinned to himself and shifted the shape of his tongue slightly using magic, making it a bit thinner and longer still. Then, satisfied with what he had done, he curled the tip of his tongue around her clit, slowly wrapping and unwrapping the nub of flesh in a steady rhythm, his taste buds stimulating her flesh.
Karen moaned in pleased passion as the warm appendage teased her, but Twilight wasn't done yet. Showing off the superb control over his muscles that he possessed, Twilight curled his tongue downward, the tip flicking at the entrance to her insides. She gasped more deeply a moment later when his tongue slipped inside her, reaching spots that only a dragon could tease with his tongue. Soon, Karen was panting with passion, every movement of her lover's tongue making her shudder with delight. It did not take long for her to reach the edge of her climax, but Twilight had no intention of letting her go, intending to tease her as she had done to him. He worked his tongue slowly around her tunnel, taking care not to push too hard against her clit, which was still surrounded by his tongue. Soon, the young knight was moaning with every breath, each one a wordless plea for release, but Twilight refused to grant that, just as she had refused his. The tension and pleasure pouring through her was so strong that Karen couldn't see, couldn't move, couldn't do much more than to lie there and moan, gasping for pleasure, her heart throbbing in her chest. She was adrift in a sea of desire and pleasure and didn't care.
But then, after a few more moments of teasing, the dragon finally relented, pressing with his tongue, its tip rubbing deeper inside her while some of his tongue's length squeezed her clit within it. Karen let out a cry of passion and pleasure that equaled the roar that Twilight had let out minutes before. The orgasm was so powerful that she saw stars, her mind filled to bursting with sensation. Her whole body quaked and shivered and her mind went blank. But Twilight had another surprise for her. Even as a jet of sticky fluid came from her crevice, seeking a way out, Twilight's tongue pushed even deeper into her, nearly touching her cervix. And it was changing even as it stabbed deeper. It was growing thicker, more textured than before, changed by her dragon's magic. And all at once, Twilight began to undulate his thick tongue, flicking it back and forth within her, and she suddenly felt her muscles tense involuntarily as a second and then third orgasm exploded within her, each more intense than the last. The combination of sensations was too much for her mind to handle and she blacked out for a few minutes.
When Karen gradually returned to consciousness, the darkness that had descended over her sight drawing back, she had to acknowledge that Twilight was better than she was at teasing. But then, as she regained control of her faculties, she gradually realized that Twilight's tongue was still moving around her privates. It felt like it had returned to its normal size and shape and she shivered while Twilight licked at her, lapping up her orgasmic fluids. She lifted her head slowly and looked down at Twilight, finding his eyes watching her while his tongue worked. She smiled dreamily at him and took his clawed hand in hers, drawing him upward so he lay beside her. He came willingly, smiling as he did so and she gently stroked the scaly flesh of his side and back for a few moments, recovering. But, she soon found that the fire that had arisen within her had not abated. If anything, the treatment Twilight had given her had made it worse, inflaming the desires she felt. And, Twilight's pheromone scent still filled the air and she noticed that his penis was still erected. Even though she had just had several mind blowing orgasms, she wanted more, and something different even than what she had had before. It was a fiery need that she knew had only one cure. Smiling, she drew Twilight's lips to hers, kissing him fiercely, ignoring the taste of her own fluids on his lips.
After a moment, Twilight broke the kiss, rising up slowly so he was positioned on top of her. His tip, which was starting to leak pre once more, sought out her entrance and rested there for a moment. Twilight hesitated for a moment longer, his eyes staring lovingly into Karen's, then, he pushed with his hips. Karen gasped as his head entered her, and she pressed her body passionately upward, grinding herself against her mate's warm body. She was so sensitive in that moment that she could feel every bit of the dragon's rod, its textured surface letting loose rivers of sensation within her. Twilight stopped his forward movement after a few moments, the first ridge of his cock resting against her. Despite all the times they had made love, his penis was still a tight fit within her. And, after so many powerful orgasms, she was a bit tender. But, when the raven-haired knight felt his hesitation to drive his member all the way inside her, she smiled up at him, touched by his concern for her. He returned her smile with one of his own and moments later, they both pushed hard against each other at the same time, ignoring the slight pain it brought. The rest of Twilight's penis, ridges and all, slipped inside her and she gasped, pulling her lover down into her embrace once more.
Karen kissed Twilight passionately, wrapping her legs around his waist and holding him to her. The black-scaled dragon returned her kisses and the pair remained in that position for a few minutes, their bodies joined even as their souls were. Then, after a few minutes, Karen relaxed her legs, allowing Twilight to pull out slowly, then thrusting back into her. Steadily, he began to build up a rhythm, pulling his member out almost to its tip and then driving it back into her even as she thrust back up into him. Every other time they had made love, they had thrust against each with incredible passion, their ultimate desire being nothing more than to climax, but this time was different.
This time, they went slowly, each thrust a world of pleasure and fulfillment in itself. This time, neither wanted to climax quickly. This time, the two soul mates wanted nothing more than to prolong the time they spent joined. The world around them ceased to exist, and all that remained were two lovers, joining their bodies as they had joined their souls. Each thrust, each gasp or moan became an affirmation of their love and the choice they had made. The act itself was so much more pleasurable than it had been before, made so by their souls being linked, every feeling resonating within both of them. It might have been a year, or an entire lifetime for them before they had built to climax, but at last, they found themselves poised on the ragged edge of their climax.
And then, Karen tightened her grip around her lover's waist, pulling him close once more, and he thrust hard into her, burying his thick shaft in her body. And, with that thrust, the pair let out a cry of exalted passion, Twilight's member pulsing as he came within her. Karen gasped with every pulse, clutching her lover to her. A roiling ball of fire shot from the dragon's mouth as he came, roaring upward into the night sky, a beacon of their love and passion. And finally, when the waves of pleasure from that orgasm subsided, leaving them nearly insensate, the lovers lay together, side by side, their arms around each other. But, despite the power of the climax, they did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, they simply lay together, still linked, truly one creature, mind, body and soul, while the darkening sky above them lit with an uncounted multitude of stars. But the young lovers did not look up at the sky, for they had eyes only for each other. And at last, after an eternity of laying in that comfortable embrace, Twilight recovered his strength first, pulling out of his lover, his penis finally relaxing. Then, slowly, he left his love's embrace, rising to his hands and knees in a stretch, returning warmth to his muscles.
In the past, after they had loved, Karen had clothed herself almost immediately, covering up in case someone had come upon them and discovered their secret. But this time, Karen did not seem to be in the mood to wear clothes, or even to get up from where she was lying. Seeing that she was shivering a little in the absence of his embrace, Twilight smiled and transformed, growing into his true form. Then, his smile becoming all the more warm and loving, he curled up, gently cradling his love in one huge paw. Gently, he deposited her on his tail, curling his great body around her nude form. Karen smiled as Twilight curled his head in close to her, one of his great wings covering her, making a tent that smelled of her lover's scent. Twilight kissed her and laid his head down beside hers. Then, perfectly warm and content once more, Karen closed her eyes, drifting off into fulfilled, contented sleep, surrounded by the one who shared her soul, and resting on a bed of warm, black scales, which seemed as soft and comfortable as a feather bed. Twilight himself smiled once more, his own eyes closing, drifting off into slumber as well. Soon, the pair were walking in the realm of dreams, arm in arm, forever linked by their minds and their souls...