Reaching The Stars

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey, everyone! I know it's been a while, too long, in most people's opinions, but I've come back, and with another chapter for Reaching the Stars in tow! Most of it was written in Christina's perspective, which was a challenge for me to say the least. I feel better after overcoming that obstacle, though. As always, please read and review. Thanks to all who did and continue to do so!

Reaching The Stars
Chapter Six: The Dark Side of Her Sun – Part One

I wanted so desperately to run. I wanted to find Kimberly and get us out of this place. I wanted to find Jack, the real Jack Pembroke, my Jack Pembroke, and feel the warmth and security of his embrace.

But I couldn’t. My legs were like stone. His gaze kept me in place, and the danger in them dashed away my thoughts of escape.

I didn’t even notice the man before me raise his hand and motion for me to approach. I didn’t want to notice, to be anywhere near him, but my body slowly stepped towards him.

As I moved closer, I looked to the woman beside him and another set of familiar features replaced her own.

Julie…?

Seeing whom I thought was her dressed up the way she was, standing subserviently beside someone who I thought was Jack dressed the way he was…I couldn’t think straight. There were so many theories, so many possibilities…

This can’t be real, I thought. This is a nightmare. It can’t possibly be true…

“Open your eyes,” he commanded.

Only when I did look up at him did I realize that I had my eyes closed. I felt the energy from his gaze course slowly from my head down to my feet. The talons of his rings touched my cheek, and another ripple of sensation shook through me. My breath caught in my throat as his palm cupped my face.

“Never before have I seen such a beautiful creature,” she purred.

He nodded. “Indeed.” He snapped his fingers and two hulking men clad in masks and leather emerged from behind him.

“Your wish, Lord Andarius?”

“Escort Lady Tessara and the Initiate to the Branding Hall. The Lady is to give her the Symbol of Nova,” he announced. He narrowed his eyes and turned to them. “If I hear even one bad report on either of you from Lady Tessara, I’ll put you both in the Howling Chamber.”


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Andarius opened the door to the Howling Chamber, frowning as Kimberly spilled onto the floor at his feet.

“It’s been too long since your Lady has sentenced you here, hasn’t it, Prodigal?”

Kimberly nodded weakly, her body shivering with every breath she took. He nudged her face with his boot.

“Lick it, Prodigal,” he commanded gruffly.

She raised her head from the floor and weakly began to lick his boot with the tip of her tongue. He nudged her face harder.

“I said lick it, Prodigal, not touch it with the tip of your tongue.”

She nodded quickly. “Yes, Lord Andar…”

He dove down to one knee and grabbed a handful of her hair. “You are not to address me that way until you are forgiven, you lowborn bitch! You’d do well to remember that.” He forcefully released her from his grasp. As he stood, the two men who escorted Christina to the Branding Hall strode up to him.

“Master,” one of them announced, “Lady Tessara has given the Initiate the Symbol of Nova and has prepared her.”

He nodded toward each of them. “Excellent.” He looked down at Kimberly. “Take her to the Grand Audience Chamber. The Initiate is ready and the Prodigal has been reminded of her place. Let the ceremony begin.”


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The feeling of five cold points touching my cheek mixed with the warmth of fingertips roused me from slumber. I couldn’t remember much after being taken to what Andarius called the Branding Hall. I was blindfolded shortly after Andarius left me to whoever-she-was and those two thugs. I don’t recall anything after that…

My eyes flew wide open. I was expecting to see him in front of me, to see his red eyes piercing me again. I was relieved to see nothing but darkness. I wanted to put a hand to my brow when my wrist didn’t respond. I looked to my right, seeing my arm shackled to the wall behind me. I looked down and noticed that my ankles were shackled and I wasn’t wearing the clothes I had when I left my apartment. Instead, I was barely covered in satin garments that I could pretty much see through.

A spotlight flashed to life, illuminating a spot some distance to my left. From what I could make out, I was on a stage. I turned to the where the spotlight was aimed and saw Kimberly kneeling on the floor, her upper body parallel to the ground. She also had metal bonds at her ankles and wrists, but they were connected to chains that rose up to the ceiling. I couldn’t see if they reached the ceiling or not, the light wasn’t strong enough to reach that high up. When I looked back at her, I noticed that she was dressed the same way I was, and tears were streaming down her cheeks.

Murmurs of voices suddenly caught my attention. I looked towards the source of the noise and noticed a crowd, some of the people watching wearing masks and others with makeup. The way they switched their stares between Kimberly and I made my skin crawl. To be honest, I’ve never been stared at in a lecherous fashion before, at least not openly, and I felt dirty whenever they looked at me.

Clicking heels caught my attention and I turned away from the crowd. Julie…Tessara…Whatever-her-name-was, was coming towards me with a coiled whip in her hand. She only wore knee-high black leather boots and elbow-length black leather gloves, her red-jeweled earrings matching the flash of her red eyes as she stopped in front of me. She held my chin up with the handle of her whip and smiled wickedly.

“You really are a beautiful creature,” she said. I thought I heard a hint of jealousy. “Lord Andarius is lucky.” She turned her gaze from me and swaggered over to Kimberly, licking her upper lip. “However, I am cursed with a runaway pet.” She started to circle Kimberly slowly and I heard some sneering from the crowd.

“Lord Andarius was gracious enough to let me toy with you, but give me one good reason why I shouldn’t sentence you to the Chastity Hall right now.”

I looked at Kimberly, concerned for her as she swallowed the lump in her throat. Tessara grabbed a handful of Kimberly’s hair and pulled downward fiercely.

“Tell me, Prodigal!”

“You are…” Kimberly had to force herself to speak. “You are gracious, and my actions…” She swallowed. “…My actions call for a more fitting…” She sobbed. “…A more fitting punishment.”

Tessara smiled and let go of Kimberly’s hair. “Indeed, they do call for a more fitting punishment.” She looked out at the crowd and snapped her fingers. “Tianora, come forth.”

I watched Kimberly as her face went deathly pale. A familiar woman the same age as Kimberly and I, clad only in knee-high black stiletto heels, stepped onto the stage. When she blushed and turned away from Kimberly, I realized immediately who she was.

“Tianora, this is the Prodigal. She used to be one of my slaves, one of my best slaves, until quite a while ago. Now she wants to return.

“Before she is welcomed back into the caring arms of her mistress, however, she must first endure her punishment.” She clapped her hands once and a tall burly male, one of the guys that took me to the Branding Hall, stepped onto the stage. He knelt before Tessara and laid a riding crop, as well as something else I couldn’t make out, onto the floor in front of her. She nodded and handed him the whip she still held. She tilted her head my way, and the guard clambered over and stood like a statue to my right, keeping me in his field of vision while watching Kimberly and Tessara.

“Your punishment!”

Tessara hooked one leg up, grabbed a handful of Kimberly’s hair and pressed Kimberly’s head between her legs. Tianora took the riding crop and handed it to Tessara.

“Put it on,” she ordered. Tianora looked at the little pile of leather on the floor and reluctantly picked it up. I gasped when I realized it was some sort of strap-on dildo. It was double-ended and had two penises, one a bit higher over the other. Tessara moaned and licked her lips as she kept Kimberly’s head between her legs and watched Tianora slip one end of the strap-on into her and around her hips.

“Move behind the Prodigal, Tianora,” Tessara commanded, immediately throwing her head forward, a loud moan escaping her lips.

I was about to protest, but I was silenced even before I could open my mouth.

“Don’t say a word.”

I turned my head to see Andarius standing beside my guard, his arms crossed. My guard suddenly realized that he was not alone and fell to one knee, blubbering.

“M-M-Master, forgive me for not addressing you sooner.”

“Give me the whip,” was all Andarius said, not even looking down at his terror-stricken goon, his hand open in front of the burly man’s face.

“Ye-Yes, Master,” he stuttered, handing the whip to Andarius almost instantly.

“Return to your mistress for your reward. She will give it to you once the Initiation is over.”

The guard bowed reverently as he left. I was about to ask something, but he cut me off again.

“All will be known in due time,” he said, not turning his face from Tessara, Kimberly, and Tianora. “Stay silent or your Initiation will be all the more painful.” His features seemed to soften for the briefest of moments before he spoke again. “You will have your chance to speak once the Initiation is over.”

“Keep at it, Prodigal!” I heard Tessara shout in near-ecstasy. “You have almost…” She paused to moan again. “…Almost pleased…” She threw her head back. “…Almost pleased me!”

I turned around to see what was going on, and I nearly fainted at the sight. Tianora was taking Kimberly from behind with the double strap-on while Tessara rapped Kimberly’s buttocks with the riding crop, her leg up on Kimberly’s shoulder, Kimberly’s face still pressed between Tessara’s legs.

“Thrust deeper, Tianora. Make this toy…” Tessara gasped, trying to keep herself upright. “…Make this toy come.”

Without acknowledging her, Tianora followed the order, as Tessara laid down, her legs spread-eagle, in front of Kimberly, who was thrashing and panting frantically.

“Please, make her stop. Make her…”

Her pleas fell on deaf ears as Tessara put Kimberly’s face to her pussy again. She threw her head back, savoring the pleasure she received and the power she held over the women before her.

I licked my lips, only realizing at that moment that they went dry. Everything about what was going on was wrong, just…wrong. And yet, I wanted to be one of them right then. Thoughts started to buzz through my mind, like if I was in Tianora’s place, or Kimberly’s, or Tessara’s…

I shook my head, trying unsuccessfully to get rid of those thoughts, but the more I tried, the worse it got. I suddenly felt hot inside. I glanced over to them again, and the heat got worse. I felt my nether regions react to the warmth in my body the only way it could, and it made my thoughts more vivid, more explicit…

What’s wrong with me?

“Tessara, please stop. I’m…” Kimberly gasped and moaned uncontrollably. “…I’m…”

Tianora thrust deep into Kimberly, who then shook as if she were electrocuted. She thrashed between Tessara’s thighs as the first wave of her climax hit her. She squealed and her body shook with more fervor as the full force of her orgasm surged through her body.

Kimberly’s movements forced Tessara’s own orgasm. Tessara’s body seemed to quake as she thrust her hips against Kimberly’s face, moaning and panting all the while.

I tried to put my thighs together. It was all so foreign, so taboo, to me, but watching them reach their peak with such unadulterated lust had me aching at my core. I knew I was wet, which didn’t help much either. I’d never watched two women before, let alone three, but now I see why so many guys went for Kimberly.

Tired and sated, Tessara knelt in front of Kimberly, kissing her tenderly on the lips.
“Inadara, my pet and my love,” she said seductively, “welcome home.”

Tears were streaming down Kimberly’s face. “My mistress…”

I didn’t even hear Andarius move, and yet he was already upon the three of them. He whispered something to each of the three girls released Kimberly from her chains. Tianora took Kimberly’s shoulder and helped her offstage. Still slightly shaken, Tessara got up and looked at Andarius, who nodded. She turned to the crowd.

“Redemption has been granted to one who has gone astray,” she announced. “Inadara has come back to us.”

“So it shall be,” Andarius followed, his voice rich and deep. “Inadara is home.” He turned to look at me, and in that moment, I felt the raw desire, the animalistic want in his gaze. I’ve never been more terrified at the words I heard.

“Let the Initiation begin.”

=[ Owari ]=

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