The Desert Ghosts

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CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXII

Exi V

Connah, Alix, Kael, and Erik had just left the building that held the cells. Exi held a sword in her right hand and kept her left hand free. Her chest was moving heavily up and down.

They're alive... and I was going to leave them.Guilt filled Exi like never before. After killing her brother, she didn't feel guilty, but this was horrible. A single tear ran down her face, but she blocked that thought as she left the building.

The main hall was easy to spot, given it was the largest and had two torches lighting the doorway. Exi looked around her. The others were already gone, and she couldn't see any more Pakria, so she silently made her way towards the main hall.

Once inside she was in a hallway.

Damnit, which room will she be in?

Exi quietly checked the doors she went past, but each one was empty. She knew that this was the most likely place to find guards, so she had to keep her senses on full alert.

Then, she heard something. A sound she knew well. The slapping of skin on skin. Exi creaked one door open and gasped at what she saw.

A giant Pakria, skin completely grey, was completely naked with a Denil girl in front of him. She was bent over a bed. When Exi saw that his massive cock was going in and out of the Denil girl's arse, she felt her rage grow.

The Denil girl looked at Exi and shouted in Pakriasi, which alerted the grey man that was fucking her. He turned his head and smiled.

Fucker!Exi thought. She had just caught this beast raping a woman, and she would not let that go.

She charged at him with her sword. A man of that size she knew she could easily out manoeuvre. As she reached her sword into the air, ready to strike at this beast, a giant fist struck her face, and everything went black.

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Exi grunted as her consciousness came back with a fist to her ribs.

"Urgghh!" She grunted.

Her side was wincing in pain as she felt a pair of strong hands grabbing onto her small body. As he held onto her, she felt something. Her trousers were gone, and she felt his firm, grey skin between her legs. She fought to close them, but he was double her size and strength and kept them spread open.

"He... he wants me to tell you," The Denil girl who was quivering to the side stuttered out, "what he's going to do to you."

This girl looked frightened, although Exi wasn't. She was angry.

Exi punched the Pakria in the face, but it did more damage to her hand than it did to him. He then gripped her wrists and held them over his head as Exi fought underneath him.

"No! No! No!" Exi screamed as she felt what appeared to be his cock tapping at her.

The Pakria man spoke in his home language before the Denil girl translated.

"He's going to fuck you," The Denil girl said with a tear in her eye. The Pakria kept speaking, and she kept translating throughout. "He's going to keep you... lock you up to use whenever he wants... he said you won't breathe fresh air again."

Exi kept fighting.

"No! Noooo urrggghhh!" Exi grunted as this Pakria's length plunged deep inside of her.

He was so thick, hard like steel, and longer than any man she had been with. The lips between her legs stretched open as he invaded her with his cock.

"He's going to break you," The Denil girl translated. The Pakria started to move his hips back and forth, fucking Exi as he delved deeper and deeper inside. "He's going to make you into his pet."

His grip on her wrists tightened as Exi fought him, and it felt as though her wrists could break at any second.

He pulled back, leaving just the head of his cock inside Exi's stretched, swollen pussy. She attempted to push her legs back, but he thrusted balls deep inside of her again.

"Urrggghh!" Exi shouted. "Fuck you!!"

No! I am not the weak girl that Gorge would rape!Exi screamed in her head.

She pushed her head forward and gritted her teeth down onto his cheek and pulled back, ripping back his flesh, and his blood dripped down on her face.

"Ahhhhh!!" The Pakria screamed out, and a fist struck across Exi's face, making her mind go fuzzy.

In her daze,the Pakria grabbed her thin legs and shoved them over his shoulders. He practically bent her in half and took away any strength that Exi had to fight back. He pulled out and thrusted into her again and again, fucking her tight, stretched hole over and over with his giant cock.

Exi was grunting, and wind was being pushed from her lungs with every hammering thrust of his dick.

He started to moan and pant above her, and Exi felt her fight dying. Her legs flopped against his shoulders, and her body went limp. He fucked her again and again as the scared Denil girl was forced to watch. Exi could feel his balls slapping against her every time he bottomed out.

Then... a waterfall of crimson liquid poured onto Exi's face, and her senses came back to her.

A thud echoed in her ears, and the Pakria's giant, limp body was pushed onto the floor. Exi felt her pussy ache as his cock fell from her. She wiped the blood from her eyes and saw Alix looking down at her.

His eyes darted over her body, staring at her, breathing heavily.

Not you as well,Exi thought as she laid there, weak and spread out.

Then Alix reached a hand forward and pulled Exi to her weak feet.

"Come on," He said to her and looked at the Denil girl. "You're Shana?"

The Denil girl nodded.

"Put her trousers on." He ordered.

Alix let Exi go and diverted his eyes as if ashamed to look at her half naked body. The Denil girl, Shana, rushed over and helped Exi put her trousers back on. Exi was crying and hyperventilating as she attempted to control herself. Alix was at the door waiting when the two girls walked towards him.

"Ready?" Alix asked.

She grabbed his arm and looked at him.

"You came back for me?" Exi whispered.

Alix shrugged.

"Thank you." Exi whispered and went to open the door.

"No one needs to know what happened in here." Alix then whispered. Exi felt another tear go and nodded.

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Less than an hour later Alix, Exi, and Shana were approaching the rest of the group. Exi felt... empty.

It happened again,she thought,I never thought it would happen... and I survived... of course I did, I always survive.

As they met the group Kael was sat on the ground. They had put a camel pelt from the Pakria around him and another around Erik. Exi sat down next to him as the rest of the group caught their breath.

Neither of them said a word. Exi wanted to, but her mind was plagued with that Pakria on top of her.

"We should keep moving," Samuhal said, "get some more distance in case they find the bodies."

The group agreed, and on weak legs they all continued to walk.

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIII

Shana V

Shana V

Shana stood on her own from this group of Oswini's that had "rescued" her. Her mind was running as fast as possible, playing out every event and how to act accordingly, when something tapped on her shoulder. Shana leaped around and saw that brute, Erik, looking at her.

"It's only me," He said with a smile. "You don't have to be afraid anymore."

Afraid? At least this group is filled with idiots.

Shana didn't say anything. She knew she must choose her words carefully.

"I told you I'd get you out," Erik told her. "Without you we would've died."

She looked into his eyes, her face slowly turning into a pained smile, and a forced tear ran down her caramel cheek.

"Thank you." She whispered with just the right amount of croak in her voice, perfectly showing a mix of appreciation and sadness for the "hard times" she had to endure.

"No need to thank me," Erik said, the idiot. "You're a good person. I couldn't leave you to those animals."

Shana's eyes turned to the short haired red head that attempted to save her. The one she had to watch as H'Uku had his way with her. It was an unpleasant sight, but it was the girl's own fault for thinking she could outfight him. Fool.

"Where," Shana paused to wipe away a fake tear, "where are you going?"

Erik went to speak until...

"Hey!" A voice shouted. It was the skinny man that saved the red head. He ran up and joined Shana and Erik. "I don't think we should be telling her that."

"If it wasn't for her, Kael and me would be dead." Erik said.

"Still," The skinny one replied, "how do we know we can trust her. She was with them."

"As a slave!" Erik argued on her behalf.

Shana made her body seem small and meek in their presence. Behind them she could see another woman from Denil. Shana could not place her face, but it worried her.

"It's just," The skinny one said, pausing as if he didn't know what to say, "after nearly losing you both, we should be careful."

Erik gave away a smile and placed a hand onto the skinny one's shoulder.

"It's okay, Alix," he said. Clearly they were friends. "We can trust her."

"Okay," The skinny one, Alix, said back to him. "We need to gather around."

Erik gave Shana a nod, and she followed behind him, pretending that he was her saviour and hero until the group gathered into a circle. The Denil woman was staring at Shana, which was worrying her.

Do I know her?

"Well," Kael, said, his finger now bandaged poorly, "I want to say thank you. You all risked your lives to save us. I can't ever repay that debt."

"You can repay us when we get back home," Alix said. "We should start heading back immediately."

"What are you saying?" A very dark skinned man said with thick hair. "We need to complete the mission."

"Complete the mission?" Alix argued. "Kael and Erik were just tortured for weeks. We know there is an army forming. The mission is done. We should go back before we all die."

So, they wish to know about Odarim's army, they're a recon group?

"He has a point," the red headed woman whispered. She seemed much weaker than when she first barged into the door to save Shana. "We could take back what we know. It will be enough."

"No," The dark skinned man argued, "we've come this far. We need to finish it. Not for us, but for the rest on the hundred mile beach."

"I don't know," Another man said. He spoke with a strange accent that was higher pitched than the rest. "There's nothing saying we can't return."

"Enough," Kael said. He still had a cough, but other than the torture, he was in a much better state than when he arrived in his cell.

The rest of their group turned silent and faced him,so he's their leader, no wonder they risked their lives to save him.

"We continue with the mission," He said. "Shana here can help guide us the rest of the way," and then he looked at her. "You know this area well?"

Dammit.

Shana stayed silent but nodded. If they needed her to come off as weak, then she would play that role.I can always lead them to M'Taka without them knowing.

"You're down a finger," Alix said. "Samuhal can barely use his arm. We're all half starved..."

"Alix," Erik stopped him, "We do as Kael says."

Alix stayed silent and nodded, and the rest of the group seemed to agree.

"We rest tonight, maybe tomorrow," Kael said. "Then we continue. We don't pick any more fights, and we stay away from any tribes. We find their army and get out."

The group nodded, and Shana thought that was the end of the conversation until Alix stepped forward.

"If we are continuing," He said and reached into his leather armour, "I grabbed this before we left. It could help."

Shana's eyes shot open before she had a chance to stop them, letting out her surprise. Luckily no one realised, and she returned her straight face.

Alix unrolled a parchment in his hands to reveal a map of Pakria. Included were the tribes and towns that had joined Odarim as well as the land around it.

Shana's heart beat faster in her chest as she read it,I can't take them to a surprise now, H'Uku you fool!

Kael took the map into his hands while the red headed woman pulled out another from one of her pockets. It was a map of Pakria with much less detail.

"Alix, you are amazing!" Kael shouted. "This is more than anyone knows about this land! I could kiss you!"

"Ey fuck off!" Alix jokingly replied as the group laughed together while Shana remained silent.

The red head handed a pencil to Kael who began to put markings on H'Uku's map.

"There," Kael said. "This is a fully chartered map of Pakria; everything we could need to know."

"Oh, we will get a great reward for that when we get back!" The high pitched, funny accent man said.

"You better believe it, Connah." Eric said to him.

The group gathered around the map and spoke of their plans, Shana remained silent but she listened and planned on how she would make these Oswini's die.

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The End of Part II

The End of Part II

INTERLUDES

INTERLUDES

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXIV

Hera Bowan I

Hera Bowan I

It was a bright, sunshiny day when Hera's ship landed on the Isle-Of-Erst. With the wind blowing her long, golden hair, she stood at the front of the ship as she stared out across her homeland.

The grass was brighter here, unlike in mainland Oswin,I suppose I'll have to get used to the grass over there.

Logan appeared next to her, his strong hands grabbing the wooden ship. Like Hera, he had long blonde hair that blew in the wind.

"Finally home." He said.

From the side and with the sun shining on him, Logan's face appeared chiselled to perfection. Although he was a year younger than Hera, he stood taller and wider than her. Both of them had shining green eyes, which they got from their mother.

"For now." Hera said.

"Don't be like that." Logan attempted to comfort his sister.

Hera wasn't actually upset, well, not nearly upset as she was when she first arrived to Oswin, and then again in James-Mere to meet the royal family.

"At least I won't have to wear those damn dresses anymore." Hera laughed, dressed in her usual leather trousers and cotton shirt. Her mother always hated the way that Hera dressed as a boy, but these clothes were much more comfortable.

"I don't know, I quite liked you in those dresses." Logan whispered with a half smile.

Hera let it go as she looked across her homeland. Erst only had one beach, and the rest of the medium sized island was surrounded with white cliffs. Against the ocean and the sun they appeared to be glistening.

The smell of her land filled Hera's nostrils, the air cleaner than mainland Oswin.

"Right, you two," A shrill voice spoke from behind, making Hera's skin crawl. "We should be back in Edington tomorrow. Until then I expect no fuss. I am still reporting back to your mother."

As she turned around, Lady Janet stood facing the siblings with her arms crossed. Her old wrinkled skin made Hera feel sick, along with her black hair with silver strands appearing clearly throughout. Even in the height of summer, Lady Janet would only wear thick, black dresses, which was something that always baffled Hera.

An added bonus of returning home,Hera thought,I won't have her looking over my shoulder every second.

"Hera," Lady Janet's dark eyes scowled at her, "a word."

It wasn't a request. Logan gave her one last smile before she walked away to have privacy with Lady Janet. The old, miserable woman moved in close.

"Prince Harry appeared to be saddened by your departure," She spoke. "Your mother will be happy."

Hera didn't reply. There were many words that came to her head, but all of them would result in their mother ordering a beating.

"You have done well," Lady Janet said, but even in compliment she sounded miserable. "Albeit, you took your time getting into your new role."

"Of a silent wife." Hera sighed.

Lady Janet scolded her with eyes that could scare a beast, never mind a person.

"You are going to be Queen of the entire Empire," Lady Janet told her. "You should be happy with the arrangement."

"Being forced to marry someone from Manstel is not my idea of happiness." Hera argued.

Truthfully, Hera's time with Prince Harry went greater than she imagined. He started off as an up tight, regal boy,but that night...

"You will do your duty to your mother and your land," Lady Janet said. "Now, get your things, and we will depart as soon as possible."

Hera rolled her eyes and went to her room on the ship. Her trunk was nearly packed when the door opened.

"What did she want?" Logan's voice said.

She turned to smile at her brother, who was stood at the closed door.

"She actually complimented me for my behaviour." Hera said before closing her trunk.

"She wouldn't be too happy to know that you fucked the Prince." Logan whispered back with a smirk.

Hera shot back to face him as her face went red.

"Keep your voice down." She grunted at him.

He was right, though. If Lady Janet found out that she and the heir to the Empire had sex, even if they were betrothed, then she would be furious.Mainland Oswin are so uptight about sex.

"What? Embarrassed that you got fucked by a Prince?" Logan mocked.

Hera rolled her eyes and turned her back to her brother.

"You're just jealous." Hera sighed.

As she faced away Logan stepped towards her, but she didn't move. Then she felt his hands on her hips and his warm breath on her ear.

"There's no way he gave you what I give you." Logan whispered as his fingers took a firm grip of Hera's waist.

His body pressed forward, and Hera felt her brother's cock against her arse. She instinctively pushed back against it, and his lips against her neck made Hera gasp.

"You'd be surprised." Hera whispered as her brother kissed her neck again.

"Oh yeah?" Logan whispered. He pulled her blonde hair to one side before his warm tongue ran against her sensitive neck. "That little, young prince give it to you well?"

Prince Harry Thine was eighteen, only a few years younger than Hera and Logan.

"He's good for someone so inexperienced." Hera told him, knowing that would get on Logan's nerves.

"Inexperienced being the main word," Logan whispered as he licked and kissed her neck. His hands snaked up Hera's body until he took a firm grip of her tits from outside of her shirt, "I've got years of practice pleasing you."

"Mmmm," Hera moaned. Her eyes shot open, and she turned to face her brother. It had been nearly three months since they first left Erst, and she hadn't gotten fucked by her brother once since. "Be quick."

Logan leaned in and pressed his thick, soft lips against Hera's. She immediately opened her mouth and invited her brother's tongue inside as she grabbed at his trousers.

"Mmmm," Hera moaned as her brother's big, thick cock was unleashed.

I wasn't lying, Prince Harry was good, but Logan is better.

Logan pulled Hera's trousers to the ground, and she stepped out of them with haste. Her thin yet toned legs free, she laid back on her bed and spread them, revealing her tight pussy for her brother.

He climbed on top, kissing her passionately after months of waiting as his big cock tapped at her entrance.

"Hurry up," Hera moaned between kisses. "If we get caught, then we're both dead."

"I know, I know." Logan replied.

His hands grabbed at his length as he lined the head up with her wet slit. As he pushed forward, Hera's body accepted him inside her.