[Epilogue] Anniversary

A gentle sunbeam crept through the tinies gap in the bedroom curtains, and fell upon Earnest’s eyelids. He stirred slightly, turning to the side to get the sun off of his eyelids. He enjoyed the warm comfort of his bed, before eventually opening his eyes, greeted by the sight of Rosalind sleeping next to him. He gently smiled and simply looked at her for a while, simply being content in the moment, as he listened to Rosalind’s slow inhales and exhales. As much as his heart would have loved to stay in bed with Rosalind until all of the world’s time ran out, he knew that he needed to get a start on the day. He pulled the covers off of himself and rose to sit on the side of the bed. Rosalind began to wake as a result of Earnest’s movements, despite his care. She turned towards Earnest and spoke in a voice dripping with drowsiness.

“Good mornin’… Come back to bed… We’re celebratin’ today…”

“That’s exactly why I need to get things started. You can stay in bed. I’ll get a start on breakfast. I’ll let you know when it’s ready, okay?”

Earnest came back to bed and leaned down to give Rosalind a quick kiss. If Rosalind had more energy, she might have been tempted to quickly grab Earnest and playfully pull him back into the bed, but both of them had stayed up quite late last night. Even though today was their anniversary, certain “celebrations” had started as soon as the sun went down the previous day.

Earnest was surprised that their first anniversary was only coming now. It had been quite a long year for the both of them. Not too long after Earnest and Rosalind’s wedding, many of the 7th squad members were sent to the kingdom’s borders. Some years ago, there was quite an upheaval in the bordering demon territories, with a significant power restructuring sending shockwaves throughout the entire region. Many tribes found their lives much harder, resulting in some choosing to risk crossing the border into a human kingdom.

The knights’ foremost mission was to ensure the safety of the kingdom’s subjects. Secondarily, they would be tasked with assisting the more compatible demon tribes with settling available areas. As for the incompatible tribes… those that were human hunters by nature or tradition… they would have to be **** back. Earnest and Rosalind were among those tasked with maintaining order in a chaotic time. They had journeyed to beastman settlements, helping them start a new life after more powerful demon tribes had **** them off of their ancestral lands. They had fought rogue monsters that were terrorizing towns, breaking into homes and devouring families at night. They had defended villages from raids by roaming groups of starving demons, most being more **** than malicious. Indeed, it had been a long year, but Earnest and Rosalind had returned to the capital for some long needed rest.

Earnest got off the bed and turned to the nightstand with the intention of putting on his wedding ring. However, instead of the white quartz rings that he and Rosalind always left on the nightstand before going to bed, he saw a letter sitting on top. He was confused for a second, before realizing that it was probably from Rosalind. Perhaps she had actually woken up earlier than him, or waited for him to fall asleep last night to leave this surprise.

He reached out and took the letter, revealing two very different rings underneath. They were the same size and shape, but looked completely different on the surface. Instead of smooth white quartz, these rings seemed blackened and textured in a very unusual way. He picked his ring up between two fingers and took a closer look. The base was still the white quartz material that he had been wearing for ages, but there was now an incredible black maze of connected patterns sprawling across the surface of the ring. The engravings were so thin, neat, and compact that they looked impossible to engrave with a human hand. Earnest turned back to Rosalind to express his gratitude.

“Thank you so much for the gift! I didn’t expect a surprise like this, thank you.”

“Hmm…?”

“The rings look incredible. Who did you get to do this? The craftsmanship is… unbelievable. Wait, when did you have time to do this? I had my ring just last night… Don’t tell me you swapped it at some point?”

Rosalind blinked her barely open eyes and looked more confused than what Earnest expected.

“...What’re you talkin’ about Earnest?”

Rosalind wasn’t much of a morning person, but this seemed like a bit more than just grogginess. He looked towards the letter that he was holding for answers. Earnest opened the envelope and pulled out an incredibly high quality piece of paper, growing more suspicious as he realized that Rosalind couldn’t afford such stationery.

To my favorite loving couple,

Happy anniversary Earnest and Rosalind! I would have loved to give you my congratulations in person, but certain circumstances prevent that. I hope that my gift will serve as an apology.

I’ve engraved a particular spell pattern into both of your rings, one that both of you are quite familiar with~ Touch the larger spell circle to your forehead, and touch the smaller spell circle to your partner’s. No need for your partner to be asleep anymore, I’ve made quite the developments with the spell, although they will be conscious as you control them. If you feel like swapping, just use both rings at the same time. I’m sure you’ll enjoy your gift~ Oh, and don’t worry about breaking the rings or wearing them out, I’ve reinforced them quite a bit~ I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve created quite the masterpiece~

Your good companion,
Coltia

Earnest sat in shock with the letter in his hands. By now, Rosalind had gotten up and was reading the letter over his shoulder. He looked at her to see her reaction, and she was just as surprised as he was. When she finished reading, she got off the bed and took her ring off the nightstand, studying it closely in her hand.

“A gift from Coltia? This is certainly a surprise… When did she…? I took this off last night, did she sneak in or something?”

The image of Coltia skulking around in the night suddenly caused Earnest to let a little laugh out of his nose.

“Yeah, how did she manage to… you know what? It’s Coltia, that’s probably all the answer we’re going to get.”

Rosalind cracked a little smirk as she knew exactly what Earnest meant. During the short time that both of them knew Coltia, they had learned to just accept whatever she did and to not expect any explanation. Rosalind looked at Earnest with a mischievous look on her face, and asked him a question.

“So… Do you want to try them out?”

Earnest gave his ring another look over. It really was an incredible power that Coltia had just gifted them. Earnest could possess Rosalind again, something that he had occasionally dreamed of over the past year. They could swap bodies with each other, which was certainly exciting, but also made Earnest hesitate a little since he would probably end up having sex with his own body. It didn’t seem like the rings could only be used between Earnest and Rosalind, so perhaps they could even enter other people’s bodies as well… The possibilities were practically endless.

“Of course… But I don’t know what to do first.”

Rosalind gave him a sultry look, the kind of look that Earnest recognized when Rosalind was incredibly horny. She got up close to Earnest, and spoke in a seductive tone.

“Well… How about we swap bodies? So far I’ve only been on the receiving end of all this possession stuff… which wasn’t so bad when you did it… but now’s my chance to have some fun with this spell~”

Earnest agreed, and the two of them slipped their new wedding rings onto their fingers. As excited as Earnest was, he didn’t forget that the spell would briefly render both of them ****, so he told Rosalind to lay back down in bed so neither of them would fall over. Earnest climbed above her and they stared into each other’s eyes. Earnest asked for a last confirmation from Rosalind.

“Ready?”

“You bet I’m ready, let’s do this!”

Both of them raised their hands to their foreheads, moving the rings into position. Earnest slowly lowered his head, closing the space until he felt the rings bridge the gap. He instantly felt like his mind was being ripped away from his body before he felt nothing at all.

Earnest’s body fell on top of Rosalind’s like a puppet with its string cut. After a few moments of silence, the both of them began to wake up. “Earnest” got off of “Rosalind” and looked at his hands in front of him.

“Woah-”

He looked surprised at the sound of his own voice.

“Woah, Earnest, your voice is so deep, and your hands are so big…”

It didn’t take long for those hands to pass over his flat chest, then start to explore lower. He cupped a hand around his crotch, feeling around and learning the new sensations of being the opposite sex. “Rosalind” watched on, enjoying the reactions from “Earnest”. She could feel the flames of lust burning within her, which had already been lit earlier by the idea of swapping bodies. She could feel the sensations from the oversensitive parts of her body sending signals to her brain once again, something that was unforgettable and had finally returned. She could barely resist breaking out into a furious session of self-satisfaction.

“Earnest” had succeeded in undressing, and was admiring his erection, stroking his hand over the shaft carefully. But before either of them could go further, Earnest’s stomach gave an audible grumble, that reminded them that they were both quite hungry. They could have tried to ignore it, but both of them knew that it would dampen the experience, so they made the hard choice to stop and eat first.

“Rosalind” started cooking breakfast, and “Earnest” decided to play around a bit. He got behind his spouse and started whispering sweet seductive words into her ear, telling her what he planned on doing to her once breakfast was over. He even went so far as to start groping her breasts from behind. She practically melted in his hands, squirming and wiggling beneath him. She felt something brush against her butt, and realized what it must be. “Rosalind” was still conflicted about the position that she was in. During their many non-swapped lovemaking sessions, Rosalind would often take control and enjoy positions where she was on top of Earnest. But still, the idea of being penetrated by “Earnest” now was… Well, “Rosalind” didn’t know how to feel about it just yet.

…

“Earnest” was practically pounding the soul out of “Rosalind” from behind. She was on the bed with her face pressed into the sheets and her ass up high. Behind her, “Earnest” slammed his hips into her cheeks like an animal, pumping his cock into her as hard as he could. “Rosalind” could barely endure it as each thrust rocked her whole body, each attack hitting the same critical weak point over and over until she would submit. No, she had already submitted, but “Earnest’s” **** continued regardless of her surrender. It wasn’t fair, he had too much of an advantage, knowing her body’s sensitive points, the spots that secretly yearned to be mercilessly fucked. In her position, she couldn’t escape from his thrusts. With his hands firmly gripping “Rosalind’s” hips, “Earnest” had total control of her lower body, and pushed himself as deep as he wanted with every movement. She was at the complete will of her most trusted, most loved partner, who was making his affections known at the moment.

“Rosalind” could barely even register that her own body was building up towards a climax. Her mind was already preoccupied with such a storm of pleasure that she could barely register it. To her, she felt like she was starting to slip away from reality, her vision starting to go white hot and she felt like she was entering a mental realm only composed of pure raw pleasure. Her lower body started spasming as her climax broke away from her meager control and ran wild throughout her insides. “Rosalind” had been trying to keep her noises somewhat restrained, but now she couldn’t help the loud moans that were escaping her mouth and being muffled by the sheets.

“Earnest” could feel “Rosalind” reaching orgasm as her insides started to pulsate around his cock. Even now he offered her no mercy, as he put the rest of his remaining energy into the hardest plowing yet. He could feel something building up within the new sexual organ he was using, and suspected that his body was getting ready to reach release as well. What sent him over the edge were “Rosalind’s” moans. He had broken her, dominated her, reduced her to an orgasming mess beneath him. The pleasure of doing so was more addicting and intoxicating than the mere physical sensations that he felt, and triggered his climax.

As he was pushed over the edge, he felt his dick start pulsating, pumping cum down its length until it spilled into “Rosalind’s” deepest depths. The sensation of releasing his seed into his partner’s most private, most protected place was incredible. He kept himself hilted deep inside her, making sure that every glob of white goop went where it was meant to go. He only unsheathed himself after his cock’s last twitches completely stopped, but even then he could still feel “Rosalind’s” insides quivering and shuddering in aftershock.

“Earnest” felt the exhaustion rush over him and seep into every part of his body. He laid down in bed next to “Rosalind” who was still in the same position with her butt in the air. He caught his breath and watched her as she slowly came down back to reality. She could barely move her legs, but managed to roll onto her side, with her back facing to “Earnest”. He took the chance and cuddled up to his spent partner, embracing her from behind and pressing his body up against her’s. He still hadn’t fully caught his breath, as he softly spoke into her ear.

“That was amazing… I bet you had a good time too…”

“It was… It was incredible… Uh… Sorry about… Sorry about those… uh… noises that I let out…”

“Oh, don’t worry, it didn’t bother me at all, in fact I kind of liked hearing them… Um, if you want, you can be on top next time… I was probably a little too… excited to do this, and I might have been a little rough…”

“Rosalind” was silent for a moment, before giving “Earnest” a reply.

“No, it’s okay, I didn’t dislike it or anything…”

“Earnest” grinned and held “Rosalind” close. Both of them were already looking forward to next time. Despite already being married for a year, Coltia’s anniversary gift had made their relationship more exciting than ever. By chance, both of them thought back to Knottori village, where all of this started. If Rosalind hadn’t been made a victim of the possession spell and been rescued by Earnest, Alesia, and Coltia, then none of this would have happened. They wouldn’t be here like this, and both of them were united in the feeling that they preferred their current relationship over something more normal. If they had a choice to become a normal couple, it would just feel… like a loss of some sort. They were both looking forward to exploring the possibilities that the rings offered, but more importantly, having a loving partner that was just as excited to embark on the journey together.