Knight

"Here." The gold was exchanged from the bluenette's hand to the hands of the three other bandits. "You'll have your opportunity, I imagine he'll be taking a trip from the capital city today and leaving toward a ruined village. Outside of the village, the royal guard have no power, so it should be child's play." Asura snickered, the dangling earring on his left ear glittering in the light of dawn, almost seeming playful in it's owner's malice.

"Anything else you want us to do?" The leader of the three spoke up, looking at the satchel in his hands. "We're thieves yes, but even I feel like I'm robbing someone here."

"Hm, there's nothing in particular I suppose. Just consider this payment for keeping your mouth's shut." His arms crossed, Asura made his way away from the three filthy thieves. "However, there might be a raven-haired one with them." Asura's green eye sparkled in the rose light. "If such is the case, kill him."

His plan was so close to fruition, he could only snicker as he left the three bandits with their orders. Yes, so close. Once the bandits fulfilled their part of the mission, he'd become that much closer. That was to say, Dorlin kept mindful of his role and didn't screw the whole plan up. He might have to dispose of the fat dullard sooner than he'd liked, not that he didn't plan too anyway, but Asura preferred to use every able body until it broke, and then dispose of it.

He let out a sigh. "The ball's in your court, Cecil. Do what I predict you will, Mr. Gallant."

Yuan stirred awake, the sun's light breaking through the shades of the large window and slipping into the room as it shook him awake. His body was sore from their nightly indiscretions, but he didn't regret any of it. His golden eyes turned to Senel. It always made him giggle how the boy slept, hand on his belly, and mouth wide open as his snores filled the room. It was childlike, and Yuan loved it.

It was exactly opposite of how Cecil slept, quiet, still like a stone statue guarding the bed. Yet, in their nights together, Yuan noticed the subtle breathing that escaped his lips, and it too was cute in it's own way.

Yuan placed a soft kiss on Senel's cheek. He wouldn't wake him. He'd allow him to sleep all day, if Cecil permitted it. Of course, he and Senel would leave today, they could no longer intrude upon the kindness of the General. He already felt horrible for desecrating the General's bed with their sex.

A soft knocking at the door stirred him from his thoughts. "It's fine, Cecil." Yuan was happy to know Cecil was still stopping by this morning.

The door opened, but rather than Cecil, entered an androgynous young male with blue hair that hung over one eye and a feminine earring dangling from his left ear. He carried the familiar tray that Cecil had carted food in on the past couple of days. "My, addressing a knight so informally. Cecil really must learn to stop allowing people to address him by his name."

"Um...who are you?" He didn't mean to come off as rude, but he was more than disappointed to see that it wasn't Cecil.

"Oh, my apologies. My name is Asura Malduke. I'm a young noble who lives here in the castle. Cecil asked me to bring you food this morning, saying he was too tired to get out of bed. He has the day off today, so I figured he should rest. Strenuous activity tends to tire him out, you see."

"Strenous...activity?" Yuan caught the implication in the words. Why did they hurt?

Asura lay the food tray on the bedside table. "Yes, he often comes to my room when he seeks a warm body. He favors the feel of a man more than a woman. Of course, some have joked about my beauty, so I'm a perfect median for one of the fence." He laughed at himself, a small smile creeping along Yuan's face.

"Meh, you're plenty manly." He smiled. "Try looking like me in a village where you're expected to be tough and hard muscled like this brute." He patted the stomach of his sleeping lover affectionately. Asura's heartwarming chuckle broke the otherwise awkward silence.

"My, you two have a long night?"

A soft blush crept along Yuan's face. "S-Something like that..."

Asura chuckled again. "You should hang on to love, and don't blush when you mention it. Never be ashamed of a person you love. Ever. Anyways, I have some business to attend to, so, enjoy your meal. It was very good to meet you, Mr. Yuan." Asura stepped out of the room.

Smiling, Yuan could only think of what an odd young man Asura was. Certainly not bad, but as he left, Yuan felt something was amiss. How was it, that Asura knew his name? Shaking the paranoia off, Yuan took a piece of cheese from the tray. The fermented milk seemed to bring a thought with it, as it passed down his throat. Assuming Cecil had informed Asura of his name, that being the most likely explanation, he dismissed the thought and snuggled up next to Senel. He'd eat when Senel awoke, and as much as he ate, Senel would be pleased to find the feast.

A little while passed, Yuan's earlier thoughts of allowing Senel to sleep all day quickly dismissing, as he began to wonder if the black-haired knight actually would. He was stirred by his thoughts by a gentle shifting, and a hand clutching the back of head. Senel pulled Yuan close, never opening his eyes as he thrust his tongue deep into Yuan's hot cavern.

Yuan let out a muffled scream of shock, relaxing into the kiss until it broke in a saliva trailed break. "Good morning, alive boy." Senel's hand clutched Yuan's plump, bare ass.

"Eeep, Senel!" Still, despite being sexually spent he enjoyed the feel of the hand on his ass. A tiny twinge in his spine responded to the touch. "Get up, we need to eat."

"Eat? There's food!?" Senel sprang up, Yuan laughing at his childishness as he dragged the tray of food over to his lap. "Thank god, I'm so hungry! I haven't had alot to eat the past couple of days, and I burned up a lot of calories last night." The words were delivered with a wink.

Still, his words only made Yuan feel worse. The past week, Senel had gone through hell while he was pampered inside of the castle. It wasn't fair, and he swore he'd make it up too him.

"Yeah, go ahead and eat up, compliments of Cecil."

"You eat too!" Senel thrust half of the loaf of bread into Yuan's mouth, the other half into his own. Yuan giggled as he chewed the bread, swallowing it down as Senel tore into the food. The two fed each other cheese, fruit, bread, and Senel attempted to give Yuan juice, but the clumsy black-haired boy spilled the juice into Yuan's naked lap.

"Sorry!" He leaned down, his face eye level with Yuan's groin. "I'll get that..."

"S-Senel...no...we can't..." Senel's tongue barely touched Yuan's groin, the wet heat lapping the orange tang off of Yuan's hardened organ. Yuan knew he should resist, but he couldn't bring himself too. Something was wrong, a heat settling in his belly. Senel's lips wrapped around his member, tasting the orange tang on Yuan's cock as he moved his mouth up and down, his warm mouth causing Yuan to cry out into a pillow he pushed of his mouth. Looking down at the strong man at the mercy of his cock, Yuan let out a strangled moan into the pillow as he emptied himself into Senel's mouth.

"This is wrong..." He muttered, dropping the pillow. Still, Senel's touch seemed to be more electrifying than usual as his hot lips had engulfed his cock. Yuan assumed it to be because of the length of time they were apart.

"Tastes right to me." Senel sprang up, swallowing the cum down with his own glass of juice. He placed a hot kiss on Yuan's bare neck. "Just relax, I'm sure the General doesn't mind."

"Mind what?" The door cracked open, the aforementioned blond general entered the room, a tray of food in his hands. "I have breakfast." He said, as Yuan pulled the covers over his and Senel's privates.

"Breakfast?" Yuan cocked an eyebrow. "Some guy named Asura already brought us something to eat, said you were too tired after...strenuous activity..." Cecil's face flashed a deep stain of scarlet.

"I-I'm sorry he told you that...." He lay the tray of food down. Yuan was stuffed, but Senel seemed to have no problem in plucking the food up and relishing in the assortment Cecil brought. "Still, that's strange. I didn't tell him I wouldn't bring breakfast. Perhaps he's taken a liking to you as well."

Yuan's eyes looked to his waist. "Um...Cecil...Senel...I want to go to Ladel today..." Senel almost choked on his food.

"Why?" Senel gasped after choking down the piece of bread.

"I should see it for myself. I-I've been scared to go this past week, but I...I should face it."

"Well..." Cecil seemed to be unable to refute the argument. "I'd...love to go with you but...I actually came here to make a request."

"A request?"

"Yes." Cecil bowed his head. "Mr. Leingod, I'd like you to join the knights. I'd take you as my apprentice and teach you how to properly use the sword. Do you accept?"

Senel was caught a bit off guard, nearly choking on a piece of cheese this time. Yuan wondered if he should take the food from his lover, or risk losing him like he already feared he had. "This is great Senel. You could really be my knight then." Yuan giggled, placing an open mouthed kiss on Senel's neck.

"Uhh...well...I'd really like too but. Me and Yuan need to find a new place to live and..."

"Well yes, I'd arrange a room in the barracks for you. Yuan would be welcome to stay as well, but it's not as luxurious as my room, I'm afraid." He laughed at the weak humor.

"Um..well..." Senel looked to his lover for the courage. The light sparkling in his eyes spoke what Yuan wouldn't. "Alright, I'll do it, and thank you Sir Cecil."

"Oh...please..." Cecil laughed. "In private, it's perfectly fine to call me Cecil, though I must ask you address me properly in public. Image and all...you know...that crap." Senel laughed at Cecil's joke, but both turned their attention back to Yuan.

"So you see...I would want to begin his training today, so transport to Ladel would be difficult..."

He understood what Cecil tried to do, he was trying to protect him. But, he wondered if he'd ever find the courage again if he allowed this opportunity to pass him by. "It's just...I owe them to at least go and see...everyone who died..."

"Well...I could arrange an escort if you like...what're your views, Mr. Senel?"

"Um...well, could we not train while we're with him? I don't want him to experience that alone...not like I..."

"Ah, a splendid idea. I have the day off, so we could all go to the village together. You two should get ready and I'll go prepare a few things for the journey." With that, Cecil hurried from the room. Yuan and Senel cleaned themselves and put on clothes. Cecil later returned in a rather plain outfit, likely worn to blend in and not carry the air of nobility as he traveled through among the people. After all, Yuan could only imagine that many people would benefit from seeing him dead.

It wasn't until noon that they were fully prepared to slip out of the capital city and head through the forest that would lead to Ladel. They took rests every mile or so, and Senel and Cecil would train.

Yuan would watch, growing painfully hard as he watched Senel's cordless muscles flex and tense as he trained shirtless. It was erotic, those thick veins wrapped around powerful arms. His taut belly, yet very slim waist. The fact his body was covered in a thin layer of sweat only served to intensify Yuan's lust as the sun added a thin glisten to his body through the shroud of the forest.

Cecil too, watching the beautiful man dance across the training area, effortlessly parrying Senel's attacks. His outfit was sleeveless, and his beautifully slender muscles didn't seem to bulge as Senel's but they had an elegance to them that made them equally as attractive.

"I'm such a deviant..." Yuan muttered to himself, hating that he was fawning over two different men. He knew that he should have eyes only for Senel, he knew that well. He wanted it more than anything, but he couldn't help but allow his gaze to drift to Cecil.

He needed some relief. His body was incredibly hot, had been all day, and watching the two train was arousing him terribly. He wouldn't interrupt their training for his own lusty agendas, and he'd be fine just taking care of the problem himself. "Hey guys!"

The two ceased their training, turning their gaze toward him.

"I'm gonna go for a walk, I'll be back in a bit!" Nodding, and telling him the usual be careful's, Yuan hurried away from the site. He only needed a good spot to sit down and handle his horrible problem. The erection harder strained in his pants.

"Ah, perfect!" He spied a small cave in the woods, a little dark but if he sat on the lip he'd get plenty of light, and it'd provide very effective cover.

He slipped into the cave, looking around for any unwanted presences. The fire in his belly was growing steadily hotter, forcing a few dog-like pants from his body and sweat to drench his clothes. "Why...am I like this? Because of Cecil and Senel?"

He didn't have long to ponder his thoughts, a pair of hands grappled him, cupping his mouth as he tried to scream. "Shhh, it's okay. I can help with this." He felt the man's hot breath purr, his large hand cupping his erection. The man's stubbly beard scratched back of his neck as he unclasped Yuan's jeans, taking his erection into his calloused hand.

"Mmm, that feel good slutty boy?" Yuan clenched his eyes shut, afraid to admit that it was nice. The touch scorched a fire in his belly, made his heart beat faster. Why?

The mans hands began to travel up his stomach, coming to his nipples to pinch and tease them. He let out a strangled moan into the hand covering his mouth. The touch was so good. "You're so hard..." He nibbled Yuan's ear. "I bet you want me to fuck you...."

No. He didn't. "Yes..." He purred around the hand muffling his mouth. Why had his body started ignoring his mind?!

The man released his mouth, allowing the strangled pants to escape his mouth, feeling the man's erection press against his back. He wanted to scream in disgust as his clothed erection ground against his ass, but all that came out was a moan. "Feels good..." Yuan purred. No! It shouldn't feel good!

As he struggled to regain control of his body, two other men emerged. Rather from the woods, or the darkness of the cave, Yuan wasn't sure. They were as hard as the man holding him, their erections already pulled from their pants as they stroked their dripping lengths.

"Now, now boys..." The man cooed. "We have to do this right, we can't just start shoving cocks wherever..." He completely released the boy in favor of roaming his hands across Yuan's soft body. Despite being able to run away, he wouldn't dare move from the touch. His body was no longer his own.

"He's gotta beg for it first. But both of your should really feel how soft this skin is..." His hands grasped Yuan's tunic and tore it from his body, exposing his weakly muscled upper body. Yuan felt the other two pairs of hands begin to grope, touch, and pinch his body. Their wet tongues began to replace the sweat on his body with saliva, and it tore multiples moans from him.

"It...feels good..." Yuan squeaked. His pants were tugged from his body, his under wear soon after. He wasn't sure where the man had gotten oil, but the finger piercing his hole was slick, slick as it wiggled inside of his tight heat. "Oooh!" The man's hand planted onto his tanned back, pushing him into a bending position. The two other bandits cocks throbbed in his face.

"Can I ...taste?" No! He didn't want to taste them, why was he asking too?

"Ooh, boss he's so far gone now. He wants it!"

The bandit leader laughed, gripping Yuan's brown hair in his hands, and pressing his face roughly against one of the cocks. "Beg bitch, beg to your masters!"

"Please...master...please...let me suck it. Touch me...fuck me until my ass wears out." The tears spilled down his cheeks, the last sign of defiance he had against the heat in his body. The man pushed his cock past Yuan's lips, the pre-cum dripping on his tongue. Yuan's free hand shot up to grasp the other man's erection, pumping it as he took the cock in his mouth completely down.

The bandit whose dick he sucked grasped his hair, beginning a brutal face fucking of Yuan that he couldn't help but enjoy. The cock piercing his face, filling his gullet with the thick meat was so good to him. He hated himself, hated how much of a deviant he'd become. He didn't deserve Senel.

An oil slick cock pushed into his ass, eliciting a moan from Yuan around the cock in his mouth. One cock slamming from the front, and one from the rear. "That feel good?" His raspy voice purred as he slammed into Yuan's pink heat. "That feel good, that cock in your mouth, mine in your ass?"

Yuan wrapped his hand around the cock in his mouth, pulling off as he licked the tip to answer. "Yessss....so good...more, harder!" He begged, taking the third man's cock into his mouth as he jacked the one he was just blowing.

The cock in his hand, the cock in his mouth, and the cock in his ass, as well as the burning fire in his belly brought him to a hard orgasm, his cream splashing against the stone cave floor.

"Little slut, didn't even have to have his cock touched!" The one in his hand laughed, mocked even.

Yuan felt a thick heat flood his bottom as the one fucking him brought himself to orgasm, his seed shooting deep within Yuan. Yuan moaned around the cock in his mouth as he felt himself filled so completely by their leaders seed. "It's the...effects of the aphrodisiac..." Aphrodisiac? But how?

"Ahh, boss save it, I'm gonna cum!" The one in his mouth grasped his head, fucking his mouth deep as spunk flooded Yuan's mouth, dribbling down the sides as he swallowed every inch. The one in his hand let his essence fly as well, his pearly ribbons shooting and splashing across Yuan's face.

Yuan sunk to the cavern floor, covered in male essence, disgusted with himself as he lay in a pool of his own. The three men pulled their limp cocks from him.

The heat hadn't gone away. "More...please..."

The three men looked down to him. "The little slut wants more?"

One of the three laughed. "Hah, such a sexy little slut!" He gripped Yuan's chin, tilting his head up as he pulled Yuan's mouth into a disgusting kiss that his body enjoyed. "Say it again, say you want more dick." He said cruely, though his cock had already grown hard again.

"Please....fuck me more..." He sobbed.

"Can we boss?" He turned back, eyes pleading.

"Well...we were already paid, and it's be a shame to tell such a pretty thing no..." The one who'd kissed him sat to the floor, pulling Yuan' into his lap facing away, grinding his cock against Yuan's hole.

"Beg, beg some more! Beg for this cock inside of you!"

"Please...inside..." Tears spilled down his cheeks as he felt the cock shoot into his ass, hitting prostate with his brutal thrust. "Yess!!!" He moaned, almost happily. It felt so good, and he'd never forgive himself for it.

Senel collapsed to the ground, a terrible heat racking through his body. His erection strained in his pants as Cecil approached. "On your feet, Senel..."

"I-I can't."

"On your feet, or you'll never achieve the rank of knight!" The words stung. It wasn't that Senel didn't want to train, far from it actually. He still had plenty of stamina left to continue. But his cock was hurting so bad, and his body was so hot.

"I-I'm not tired sir...but..." The General was starting to look real appetizing to Senel's heated body. He suddenly needed Yuan, needed him close to take care of this terrible arousal shaking through his body.

Cecil knelt down in front of Senl. "If you need a break, then we-" Senel crushed his lips into Cecil's, capturing the beautiful generals lips in a breathtaking kiss.

"General...I-I need this!" Cecil, unable to react, was tackled by Senel to the ground. Senel tore open the tunic he wore, his lips pressing hot kisses along the exposed flesh, the exposed creamy, and delicate flesh that satiated his appetite.

"Yuan..." Senel cried out.

"S-Senel, please stop this!"

He knew he should, but as he pressed his lips against Cecil's sinfully soft lips, all other thought vanished.

Asura laughed as he watched the poor boy switched to yet another position by the three bandits. "Such a poor boy. He'll hate himself forever for this..." He clenched the bottle of highly potent aphrodisiac in his hands. "He really should've paid more attention to his mothers teachings, never eat what a stranger gives you." Asura's delicate gaze fell upon the aroused, portly man at his side. "Does this satisfy you Dorlin? Too see the boy whom had you stripped of position used in such a way?"

"Y-Yes...greatly..." He cooed, his erection painfully hard in his robes.

"Would you like to join?" Asura laughed as he watched the fat bastard nod furiously. "Not if you don't wish to die. I imagine Cecil will be here any moment, if all goes according to plan that is..." Unaware of the molester currently occupying Cecil. "Just three more casualties I suppose. Still, I gave them money and a warm, willing body to fuck before their passing, I don't see why I should feel bad over the subject."

"Asura...I need to know again...what position will I get when this all over?"

Asura sighed, he was so ready to eliminate this nuisance of a man, but regrettably he still had need of him. "I already told you, I'll give you your own city to govern." Governor, a title that would look beautiful on his tombstone.

"And I gave you the fine clothes you wear...so maybe it's time I got something else in return." His nasally voice held painfully obvious implications. "After all, don't forget..."

"Don't forget who saved me from that harem I used to occupy, don't worry, I won't." He dropped to his knees, rolling his eyes as he undid the fat bastards robes. "I suppose I serviced far more hideous men in those days. But god help you if you dare touch me." He pulled the pigs cock from his robes, a few licks to the head already repulsing him, but not affecting him. Indeed, his days in the harem would've made Dorlin seem like a lucky day, and sucking a cock for loyalty was a bargain.

"M-Mr.. Senel..." Cecil let out a soft moan as Senel's tongue traveled down his hard abdomen.

"Your bodies so different from Yu...Yuan..." He bit his arm. "I gotta fucking stop this!"

"W-What's gotten into you? Don't you love Yuan?" Cecil asked among ragged pants.

"I do! I really do, I just...I just...I feel like I'm on fire..."

"Fire...?" Cecil became aware of how long Yuan had been absent. "Senel, we should go try and find Yuan."

"G-Good idea...but please..." Cecil placed his hand to Senel's head.

"I won't tell him. Your bodies scorching hot, almost as though it has fever. You may've been dosed with something." He had been suspicious of Asura since that morning. He'd have to question him when they returned to the palace. Something was wrong, and had been bothering him for days.

Yuan's sobbing body fell to the cave floor. "I'm disgusting..." He muttered to himself, the three bandits completely spent. All their body had to offer was currently dripping from some orifice on Yuan's body.

"Think he's dead?" One of the bandits asked.

"Nah, but he may be unable to walk for a little while." The other one howled with laughter.

Asura watched on, his eyebrow twitched as he wiped the disgusting essence from his mouth. "No...where is Cecil...for my plan..." He was about to miss his opportunity. Cecil needed to arrive!

"W-What's going on..."

"They're about to leave!" He hissed, watching the bandits redress themselves, barely cleaning theie bodies of their sex. He seethed with anger. This couldn't happen. He hadn't arranged all of this for nothing! Cecil needed to save Yuan, needed to be the "knight" that would rescue him. If all were to go according to plan.

"Well, no harm don---" His words were cut off as Asura's dagger slashed his throat, uncontrolled by his otherwise collected anger.

As the bloodied corpse fell to his feet, the loss of a subordinate, nay , underling only served to fuel his anger. The bandits left the mouth of the cave. Asura let out a deep sigh. His plan failed, but all was not lost. He would merely have to adjust accordingly, and the loss of Dorlin was in no way a pitable loss.

"What the fuck have you done?!" The words cut through the forest. Asura's gaze turned to see Senel roaring towards the bandits, his sword drawn as he run the leader through. Cecil as well, had taken up his sword on the scene, making quick, elegant work of the remaining two.

"What the hell is that idiot doing here?" His gaze fell upon Senel, the one abnormality in his plan. Even though the bandits had been killed, and Cecil was at the young boys side, it was Senel who took him up into his arms. Either way, even had the bandits simply left, the plan failed.

"I'll have to adjust. And make sure that Senel is out of the picture before I make my next move..." Asura kicked the fat corpse at his feet, still tasting the disgusting cum on his lips. "Rest in piece, useless trash." He left, before he became noticed by the two knights at Yuan's side.

Night fell. Yuan sobbed, unable to look at either man that was trying to tend to him. They'd washed him in the river nearby, but he felt far from clean. Cecil had started a fire as Senel tried to check for any wounds. "D-Don't look at me!" He flinched away from Senel's touch.

"Yuan...please...it's not your fault. I should've been there..."

"No...I'm the disgusting one. I couldn't help myself I-I.." Choked sobs ripped through the air, his body dehydrating as tears flooded his cheeks. "I'm a deviant. A deviant, scum, a whore! A filthy whore, who deserves to be..." Senel slapped Yuan across the cheek, effectively calming his cries.

"Please, don't talk about yourself like that..." Senel felt tears spill down his cheeks. "I don't know why, but earlier...I...I..." His eyes met with Cecil's blue gaze, who only looked on. He wanted to speak, but he knew that it was Senel's place. "I came on to Cecil. I don't know why...I just...felt so..."

"Hot?" Yuan asked amid his choked sobs, Senel's admittance completely lost on him.

"Yes...I...I'm sorry too...but I'm less excusable. I'm the one who made the move..." Placing all the blame on himself. Yuan only cried harder.

"You're so good to me! And I...I..." Cecil moved forward, wrapping his arms around Yuan and Senel, pulling them both closer to warm them from the cold nip of the night.

"It's alright, both of you...No one is to blame here...No...not here..." His thoughts continued to drift to Asura. He'd asked Cecil to his bed the night prior. The two had their flings before, but Asura never actively pursued it as he had the night before. And, it didn't make sense for him to take them breakfast either. He'd also began to question his involvement with Dorlin. The two had history, history that Cecil was aware of. Asura had been a whore in a harem that was bought out by Dorlin for unknown reasons. He gave the boy rank and power within the kingdom, which made even less sense.

Yuan felt his consciousness waning, trapped beneath the warmth of the two bodies as all three lay down on the blanket that lay across the ground.. He was so tired, and hated himself so, he didn't deserve the warmth. He deserved a bed of ice.

"Senel..." His words were quiet, hoping not to awaken the sleeping boy between them. "Is there...anything special about Yuan?"

"Special? Why?"

Cecil took a deep breath. "Because...I find it highly odd that everyone in the village was killed, yet he was left alive, even if he was tortured."

Senel's gaze broke away from Cecil's. "W-Well...I think I may know why that happened..."

"Then please...tell me. I delayed our questioning but..." His words still hushed as Yuan stirred.

"Swear to me Cecil. Swear to me you will never tell him what I'm about to tell you." He met Cecil's intense gaze. On this, he wouldn't back down.

"You've my word..."

Senel took a deep breath, prepared to reveal the secret that was unknown even to Yuan. "Forgive me..." He whispered to Yuan's dead mother.

Yuan is...the bastard child of the current Emperor."

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A.N: This chapter...may've been a tad over the top, but I didn't want to just keep writing gushy romance stuff. I figured my readers may appreciate some hardcore fucking too...I dunno...It'll be sweet and tender next chapter I promise! Or, if you guys like the hardcore, I'll certain throw some more of that in, though it'll be between the main characters and not nameless bandits. Sorry, didn't feel like namin' em folks. Thanks to all who reviewed my first couple of chapters, bowsie22 (who also reviews Crimson Moonlight, thanks for that too), MustLove_PrettyBoys, Ray, Takumi Fujiwara and LadyDa (special thanks to her who pointed out some things I needed to correct.) What she pointed out is a problem, sometimes I get to writing so fast, words just become a blur as I write them and when I proofread, occasionally stuff flies under the radar. So, I'll try to be more careful, but if you see mistakes don't hesitate to tell me, it won't help me to not know. The artwork will hopefully be done by next chapter. So, on to that preview.

A/N: Yuan's depression becomes deeper and deeper as he convinces himself he isn't good enough for Senel. The sight of his village destroyed only adds to it. And why is drawn to the Isle of the Gods? Asura and Cecil have a show down in the woods, but just how dangerous is this former harem-boy?