Dragon X

When I woke up, I saw Kasaran sitting beside me. He was looking worried for a minute before his expression changed to one that was filled with relief and joy. I gazed around before getting up. Around us, timbers were either bent or torn from their roots. Massive craters could be seen everywhere and trails of smoke were like snakes, curling and twisting into different directions.

"What happened?" I asked. My throat was dry and I was exhausted. My memory was a blur and I squinted a few times to get my brain working. "Kasaran, are you okay?"

My lover gazed at me as if I had gone mad or something.

"You don't remember a thing, do you?" His voice was timid and I could feel his body trembling with fear. "Are, you..."

"I...?"

"You were... Well, I think we shouldn't talk about it." Immediately after that, he got up and paced around in absolute nervousness.

Smiling without a single clue as to what was going on, I jumped up and felt the world spinning underneath me. "Whoa!" Exclaiming with surprise, I grabbed onto a half-shattered tree trunk with one hand and tried to use my tail as a secondary balance. "Man... something must have hit me on the head, huh? I can't seem to get my bearing right anymore."

Kasaran only gave me a quick glance over his shoulder before he folded his arms in front of his chest and continued to walk around aimlessly. His wings were half-extended. His tail was stiff. It was as if he was getting ready to run away at the first sight of trouble. The only question was - what kind of trouble? All I could see was he mumbling to himself so low of a tone that I couldn't hear him at all.

"Hey..." I got close to him and placed a hand onto his shoulder.

Abruptly, he shoved me away while yelping. I stumbled back a little bit, completely baffled at his drastic reaction.

"I-I'm..." Kasaran started to stammer and I was really worried now.

"Kas... what in the world is going on? Why are you feeling so afraid toward me? What did I do? What have I done to you?"

He stopped and sucked in a deep breath. Looking straight at me, he shook his head. "Are... I... I just think that maybe you need to... you know...."

"Okay, Kas. It's getting really annoying. Just say whatever is on your mind. I want to know what's going on," I was losing my patience already. Feeling slightly irate, I demanded him to give me an answer to his odd behavior ever since I woke up. My temper was fuming because I was tired as Hell and I really couldn't remember what had happened before I passed out.

At last, he got close to me and said: "Are. You just killed another dragon. In the process of that... brutal destruction of the black dragon, you almost killed me as well."

"Huh?" I frowned and leaned my head closer to his face. "What are you talking about?"

"I was running through the forest while looking back at you. Somehow, the black dragon was attacking you, tossing out these black balls of some kind from his palms. You flew in my direction and the balls started to crash behind me. I was so terrified as I screamed and dodged through the trees, hoping that the explosions would not wipe me out with their incredible blast waves. Trees and boulders were shooting everywhere. Dirt and dust were like tornadoes, whirling upward and howling toward me. I had to hide beneath a cluster of ancient tree roots to avoid the debris. I know it wasn't your fault for this frightening experience... but... you've changed, Ares."

I placed my hands on my waist and scoffed slightly. "I've changed? I'm still the same old me, Kas. Come on. Okay, I'm sorry if I had put you in a very dangerous situation. But I really didn't know which way you were running."

"No. That's beside the point. You've changed." Kasaran stared at me in a way that had really made me uncomfortable. "You are not the same old Ararez that I've known a few weeks ago."

Both of us stood there facing each other. It was a really frustrating mood because I loved Kasaran. Yet if he continued to treat me as if I was some kind of monster, then he'd be acting the same way that everyone back at my home village had acted toward me! What was I then? A pure rogue beast that no one could trust, not even Kasaran? It was utter crap!

"Are..." Kasaran probably saw my face had darkened immensely, because he was backing away from me once again. "Look, Are. I... I just think that this whole power issue has gotten into you. When you didn't tap into the hidden power within you, you were... calm and rational. Now look at you. The power has corroded your mind, man. It's... it's making you unpredictable and short-tempered. You need to control it, Are."

"I... am..." I gritted my fangs as I continued to stare at Kasaran. Somehow, the same rage that had surfaced during my battle against En was tickling the back of my mind once more. Its voice was like a serpent's tongue, ensnaring my inner desires and senses, the outmost darkest portion of my mind. Still, I tried to repress it. I just couldn't let Kasaran to get hurt because of me once again.

His gaze became soft as he pleaded with me. "Are. Promise me that you won't use your power again. Please. I'm getting really scared. Having that menacing dragon chasing after us is already bad enough. I just don't want to lose you...."

Finally, I turned away and gazed at the setting sun. "I know, Kas. I... I just wish I know what to do. Sometimes I feel as if the world is against me, you know? Sometimes I just don't feel myself. I don't act like myself. I do things that are beyond my control. I've tried. Really...."

I felt a hand placing on my shoulder and I tilted my head so that my face could rest on it. Kasaran was standing behind me and both of our shadows mingled into one while the late afternoon sun cast a dark golden light across the forest. The front side of our bodies was in a fuzzy glow of bright yellow, while the color slowly diffused into a sea of black. I curled my tail around one of his legs and he licked the back of my neck lightly in a sigh of affection. Still, I knew he was keeping a slight distance from me. He was being cautious. Of what?

Wheeling around without saying a word, which had made my lover twitched in surprise, I took a good look at him. It was only then I realized there was a long slash mark along the left side of his neck. The wound was covered in dry blood. It didn't look like an injury from any of the flying debris that may had flew into the air while I was fighting against the enemy. It looked more like a cut from a dragon's claw.

Pointing to his wound, I asked: "Kas, how did you-"

He was about to make me stop talking when I saw the crusted blood on one of my sharp claws. Frowning, my right hand was trembling as I brought it closer to me. Taking a long gaze at it before looking deeply into my lover's eyes, I was out of breath and completely lost for words.

"I... I didn't want to mention it...," Kasaran whispered as he lowered his head, refusing to face me. "I didn't want you to feel bad about it."

"Did... did I do this to you?" I muttered under my breath as I took a shaky step backward. Shifting my sight to my claw once again, I softly asked: "Was I responsible for your wound?"

"Are. You didn't do it on purpose-"

"No!" I yelled as I closed my eyes forcefully and snapped. "This isn't right! Why would I hurt you? I would never... I-I would never hurt you! I wouldn't!" Reopening my eyes, my face was suddenly drenched with a wave of tears. Gradually sagging down onto the dirt, I sobbed. "This isn't right.... This is absurd! How did I...? When-.... Oh my God...."

Kasaran quickly knelt in front of me and held my shoulders with both hands. His expression was so gentle that it had only made my guilt felt even more intense. Like a knight's sword, the feeling was unbearable as I clutched my chest and bent over. I banged my forehead against the ground, disturbing the fallen leaves that crumbled into countless fragments when my leathery flesh came into contact with them.

"It's okay, Are. The cut wasn't deep," Kasaran was still trying to comfort me, but I couldn't face him anymore. I couldn't be his lover anymore. I had hurt the dragon that I cared deeply about. If I had wounded him, then how in the world could I claim the fact that I loved him? "Are. Please. Listen to me - it's fine. The wound has already started to heal. I didn't want to tell you about it because you were not feeling well and it wasn't anything serious." His voice was also filled with sadness. I knew that he was on the edge of crying as well for seeing what a messed up state that I was in. Yet, I couldn't help it. The remorse was too prevailing for me to handle.

I didn't know how long I had wept before I passed out in complete tiredness. When I woke up once more, it was well past midnight. The moon was large and round. Its pale whiteness was something so clear that it had brought light onto the sleeping lands below. Although all the other animals and creatures were sleeping, I was wide-awake as I lay on the grassy mound beneath a massive evergreen tree. Kasaran was also lying beside me. Judging from his breathing, I knew that he was also wide-awake. The silent night of the fleeting summer season was unbelievably serene this time. With only a few lingering high clouds riding the currents in the heaven, the temperate breeze of a gentle caress from Mother Nature herself was very inviting.

Kasaran was also gazing at the sky. Light blue stars twinkled here and there, and I had lost count as to how many stars were up there. What had happened earlier yesterday was still fresh in my mind, although I had forgotten most of what had occurred during and after the fight with En, the black shadow dragon of a mysterious dark realm clan.

"I attacked you, didn't I?" I said quietly.

It was an elongated silence before Kasaran sighed. "Are. Just... forget about it. My wound is healing up nicely so there's no need for us to continue to discuss about this issue-"

"How did I wound you?" I interrupted as my bluish eyes continued to scan the unlimited sky.

He gave me a side-glance. Heaving another heavy breath, he replied: "After you... killed... the black dragon, in a... pretty nasty way, you were laughing in the middle of the air. I was there, looking at you, while your arms were dripping with blood. I wasn't sure if I should call you or not. The atmosphere around you was intense. It was so heavy in nature that I felt like my own soul had started to depart from my body and disappear into nowhere." Kasaran placed his arms behind his head before he continued: "Then you looked down and saw me. When I saw your eyes, I was frozen to the spot. They were... dark orange. The outer edges of your eyes were black, but the center was dark orange. It was a terrifying sight to see. Before I could run away, you flew down and tackled me to the ground violently. I had cried out to ask you to stop, but you wouldn't listen. I could see your fangs were long and dripping with saliva. Your claws were just inches away from my throat. I tried to push you away but you were too powerful. It was amazing how much strength you could master because you are much smaller than me and yet I could not throw you off. In the end, you knocked away my right hand and use your left claws to struck at my face. I somehow was able to snatch a rock from the side with my free hand and smash it against the side of your skull. Your claws grazed the side of my neck at the last minute before you fell off me in an unconscious state."

His voice ended. I was staring at him while my lips were trembling.

Kasaran then got up slightly with the support of his arms and said: "It's okay, Are. It's all in the past. But I need you to promise me something."

"What's that?"

"Don't use your Nemca anymore. Please. It's dangerous. It's changing you. Every time you use it, your personality transforms into one that is feral and wild. It's just untamable. Please promise me that you won't use it again, no matter what. I don't want to lose you."

My thoughts were in a mess. One half of my mind demanded that I agreed to Kasaran's term. The other half told me to ignore Kasaran altogether. It was a mini battlefield in my mind, as I tried hard to sort out everything. In the end, I gave in. Kasaran meant too much to me. With a nod, I agreed to his terms. No matter what, I wouldn't use my Nemca. In a way, I was glad that Kasaran was with me to prevent me from using my power. I didn't want to turn rogue because of the anger that was still bottling up inside of me. Those years of torments and segregations had all been deposited into a pool of hatred. Such pool was never accessed until I started to use my aura.

I guessed that I would have to get rid of the enchantment scroll. It was also a form of influence that had manipulated my state of mind, and reshaped my train of thoughts and judgments. I couldn't let it dominate over me anymore. I would destroy it the very first thing when the sun rises.

After hearing my resolved answer, Kasaran was relieved. He knew that he could trust me. The question then would be: "could I trust myself?"

So when I was still thinking about such question, I felt Kasaran's hand caressing my chest. Stunning somewhat because I was not expecting such action, I could only watch him with eyes wide.

"I'm sorry for acting like that yesterday," he said lightly. "I just... wasn't sure what to do."

Smiling, I answered: "It's all right. You and me both. It is my fault for becoming dangerous to you."

"Are you still dangerous then?" With that tone of voice, I knew he was implying something deeper than the connotation tumbling at the surface of his words. He was snuggling up to me now.

Giving him a sly look, I whispered into his ears as he leaned close to my chest and started licking it: "why don't you come and find out?"

He started moaning when my left hand slid from his back and down to his bums. Pinching them gently, I used my index finger and gradually rubbed his anus.

"Oh, Are..."

I gasped when he started fumbling with my balls, as my cock was gradually rising from its sheath. The thick and long dragon penis of redness glistened under the moonlight. My chest was covered with the saliva dripping from the slippery tongue of Kasaran's. He was tickling my armpit with his right hand as his left was rubbing my shoulder. His mouth trailed further and further downward until the tip of his hot tongue touched the rim of my cock. I groaned out loud without any restraints.

Tenderly, Kasaran opened up his mouth wide and revealed the broad base of his draconic beast of a tongue. The entire surface area came into contact with my throbbing penis and leisurely slithered from the base of my dragonhood to the tip where the pre cum was obviously flowing already. He continued to do that over and over again and I was shuddering from the sheer pleasure of it all.

"It's been a while since I've tasted you, Are..." Kasaran's voice was deep and his breath was quickened. "It's time for me to taste you once more, my love."

I couldn't reply as one of his fingers somehow made its way into my mouth and I suckled on it. He had already retracted his claws (which I still needed to learn how to do that) so it was safe for me to do so. Whereas for Kasaran, he flinched when the pointy end of my claws somehow had scratched against his ass.

"Sorry-"

"No. It's all right...." Kasaran halted my apology instantly as he was half mumbling through the corner of his lips while he was beginning to suck my dick soothingly.

Soon, he began to suck on my dick hard and fast. I grimaced as I grabbed his butt with both hands. My claws dug into his flesh and made several bloody lines. I knew it would be painful, but it seemed that such pain was heightening his excitement.

"Kas... s-stop... or else I'm going to cum soon!" I yelled when my back was arcing off the semi-uplifted ground and my flat belly was pointing toward the sky.

Kasaran did stop (to my surprise). He licked his lips, which were smothered with my sticky pre cum and smiled. Before I could catch my breath, he grasped my waist and with a grunt, he flipped me onto my hands and knees with my butt high in the air. Licking his fingers a few times, he gradually inserted one, then two, and then three.... I was moaning so violently that I was pretty sure I had woken up all the other sleeping animals near us. My tail was wiggling above my anus, while Kasaran finger f***** me rapidly. I contracted my sphincter muscles and felt his fingers sliding out with a slurping sound, which made the whole scene even more erotic to me. I was about to explode from all the stimulation before Kasaran stopped abruptly once more. I was somewhat disappointed.

Kneeling behind me, he said: "You still haven't returned the favor, Are, my love."

I immediately crawled around and faced his monstrous cock. Thick veins could be seen and judging from the size of his balls, I knew he didn't cum for many days already. Without thinking, I opened up my mouth and gave the tasty meat the first lick. It tasted wonderful as Kasaran was groaning while he closed his eyes. With his hands on my back while my head was bobbing up and down while sucking, kissing, and licking his juicy dick, I could smell his draconic scent around me. It wasn't long before my face and neck were sprayed over and over with his large amount of pre cum because I had stopped sucking on his dragonhood and opened up my mouth wide enough to accept the amazing treat. Some of it dripped onto the floor with a few sticky strands of clear liquid lines from my face. The pre cum's flavor was sweet this time and I greedily tried to lick it all up from Kasaran's pulsing penis. My own cock was shooting off streams of pre cum as well, with some shots landing on Kasaran's knees while the rest was forming a thin, semi-murky puddle with the dirt. The abundant amount of such substance from both of us was evident that neither one of us had ejaculated for a long time.

I was in heaven and didn't know what was going on. When Kasaran flipped me once again onto my back, I didn't even notice it. When I finally realized what was going on, he was leaning over me and grasping both of us dicks with his right hand. I could feel his meat rubbing against mine as both of us kissed and licked each other in the mouth. Soon, our bellies were smeared with our love juice as he started to jack off for both of us. I couldn't hold it back anymore. With a cry, I cummed and shot a massive load of semen onto my chest and neck. Kasaran kept on jerking our cocks as his arm was coating with a thick layer of my creamy seeds. When he whimpered and cried in my mouth, he also came and blew another heavy load of cum all over his chest. The gooey white cum splashed against his muscular body before trickling down onto me. I could feel the hot, steamy draconic semen rolling off the curvature of my body and onto the soggy ground, as our saliva, sweat, and cum were all over us. When I lifted both of my arms and wrapped them around my lover's trembling, slippery back, our love juice was spread onto his flesh.

"I feel sticky," I whispered with strain while Kasaran broke our long kiss briefly. His hand was still rubbing my penis and more cum was leaking out. "I think we need a bath afterward...."

"I feel horny," Kasaran grinned and winked at me. "I think I need more... of you, Are."

Before I could ask him what he meant by that, he quickly slid his dick out of his hand and with a swift movement he pressed it against the entrance of my butt hole. Since it was already lubricated by the initial ejaculations, the massive, pointy cock inserted deeply into me without any hindrance. I moaned as Kasaran once again started to masturbate me while fucking my ass with long and solid thrusts. My legs were in the air while he pinned me onto the ground, licking up our cum and kissing me with passionate moans.

"N-no... Kas... I... Oh my God... I'm going to...." It didn't take me much effort for my balls to jump once again and another thinner load of seeds to come splashing onto our necks and faces. Kasaran's hand was sliding nicely up and down my dragonhood while pointing it to our heads.

With a final aggressive grunt, Kasaran closed his eyes and held his breath. Seconds later, I could feel a flood of warm liquid rushing through the inside of my anus and deep into me. Those thirty seconds felt like three hours, simply because three hours later, I reopened my eyes and saw Kasaran was still pinning me with his sticky and sweaty body. My arms were also still wrapping around his back. His cock was still inside of me and his hand was still clutching my already limp dick. Every time I tightened my anus, I could feel some of his cum flowing out. The feeling of his penis still embedded inside of my ass was a pure delight.

I was about to tell Kasaran to get off me after another fifteen minutes of self-enjoyment of such bodily contact, when I noticed that he was already asleep on top of me. His head was beside my neck. His eyes were closed. His expression was so peaceful that I didn't have the heart to disrupt his slumber. In the end, we remained bonded together until the first light of the morning sun. When I finally fell asleep as the heart-warming heat started to roll through the half-torn forestland, I had vowed silently that I would do anything to protect Kasaran.

Anything.

To be continued....