A Lightbringer's Lie, a Nereid's Truth

"And what do you have to offer us, elf?" The king asked. "You come from another land, tell me to raise a massive army at great expense, and for what? I cannot act on your whims."

Jamina Lightbringer expected that question. Earlier in her life she would've been offended by the question, and listed out all the signs of the upcoming invasion by an opposing force. But she understood that would be like the whining of a child about an unfair world, as it did nothing to deal with the political position of a king, or anyone else with the power to raise armies. The lessons from those aligned with her, but more experienced in the ways of court politics, had assured her of that.

So instead the elf just smiled and answered, "I'm more powerful than any mage in your court, for I know the secrets of both Heaven and Nature. More importantly, I'm willing to bet there's at least one member of your court that has been corrupted, and has been rotting your kingdom from within."

It was not an idle boast. Jamina Lightbringer always had some kind of hook ready to persuade a monarch, or anyone else who could supply troops for her latest campaign. The cult she was fighting made it easier than usual. Everything once again was snapping into place. That was until the king responded, with the voice of someone who was supposed to be long gone.

"You aren't real Jamina," A voice echoed. "You are just a creation... and yet one that has taken the place of Benjamin Winters."

"Kei Winters," Jamina Lightbringer said. "I guess your filth is still clogging up my head. Although we don't have students to exploit now, do we?"

"Or maybe its because you're just like me," Kei Winters replaced the prior king in full. "None of this fantasy crap is real. Oh the magic is, sure, but this kingdom you're in? Your world? None of that is real. You're just a replacement for a man who gave up."

"Gave up?" Jamina Lightbringer glared at Kei Winters. "No, you and Felix killed him. Felix at least has decent excuses for that, you don't."

"I knew I was fake," Kei Winters said. "Do you?"

At this point the elf realized she couldn't simply dismiss Kei Winters as a delusion, or leftover memories infiltrating a dream. Something else was going on. "How are you talking to me?"

"Technology, when well harnessed," Kei Winters got up from the throne, "can replicate effects we associate with magic. Remember that when you come after me..."

Wednesday Morning

Jamina Lightbringer awoke in the present, back in the bunker. Next to Felix's sleeping form, but hours before he would awake. There was much the high elf needed to do, and very little time to do it in. Her training with Felix had helped, but that was a starting point. She needed to gain VP so she was ready to leave the bunker, and she needed to train the man she was stuck with the foreseeable future to fight the eldritch. Perhaps she could combine both?

Plans involving bondage, and other such tools, flashed into Jamina's mind as slipped out of the master suite, and went back to her bedroom. The sex with Felix had been fun, but ultimately didn't score any VP, despite the cum leaking down her leg as she left. That damn Kei Winters had just taken all the low hanging fruit, so she would need to get rather creative to score further. She decided it was time for Felix to experience some bondage, as that could help her score some further VP, and if done properly, would help Jamina Lightbringer train him further among multiple areas. These thoughts continued to occupy her as she sneaked out...

The Present

Castelilise was going crazy. Her main fuck buddy Janessa was busy with Paisley, Felix was off at an inter-dimensional wedding, and her backup partner for her various sexual needs, Noah, was there too. The slime girl hadn't told Felix yet the two were fucking all the time, but the nereid couldn't get by with one sexual partner, and her one male partner was far too often off limits. The slime girl's difficulties masturbating made it easy to convince her to indulge the nereid in sexual escapades when the angel wasn't available. Hence, the nereid was masturbating in a canal while waiting for someone to come by that she could tempt into sex.

"What are you doing here?" Jamina Lightbringer asked. "And don't tell me you were just lounging around, you know this bunker far too well."

Surprised to hear the elf, but excited to see a person, Castelilise whipped around and without missing a beat replied, "Masturbating. Janessa is too busy doing whatever bullshit Paisley has in mind, and Noah, my backup fuckbuddy when neither our dear master or the angel isn't willing to screw me, is missing."

The high elf was shocked, but after recovering, said something Castelilise didn't expect. "Paisley wants us to get to know each other better. Janessa and Nox are currently having a bit of an argument, so... well, I took a stroll out of there. And I do admit, I'd be down for some fun."

To Castelilise's surprise, and considerable excitement, Jamina removed her robe, revealing her glorious, naked elvish form. Her breasts were quite large, although not as massive as Noah's, or Kei Winter's when the Jamina's former dyad mate was still roaming the bunker. At this point the nereid estimated them to be the second largest in the bunker, only behind Noah, although they weren't as proportionally large on her body as Nox's were. Her skin was flawless, in a way that should've looked fake but felt right with the type of creature she was. The elf's hips were pleasingly wide, and she in general had the kind of hourglass that infuriated many with the impossible beauty standards it represented. While Castelilise's couldn't see the elf's ass, she was sure that'd fit the standard established as well.

"I'll eat you out then to get started," Castelilise as she ran over to kneel in front of Jamina. "I'm sure I can act as a decent substitute for an eighteen year old boy."

Castelilise dove into the elf's pussy, and licked at it with the kind of intensity only someone as horny as she was could. She didn't just want to make Jamina cum, she also wanted the elf to realize how needy the nereid was of some sexual attention. The moans and groans that Castelilise heard while pleasuring the high elf showed she was on the right track.

"You are very eager," Jamina said. "I may have to take advantage of that more often. After all, we do have to share "

The elf's orgasm arrived later, not as a cartoonish moan and squeal like porn would have, but instead a silent, pleasant reaction. Jamina, unprompted, then returned the favor, first by teasing the painfully hard nipples on Castelilise's breasts, before steadily kissing her way down the nereid's body. When the nereid grabbed the elf's head, and moved it to her sopping wet pussy, Jamina received the message loud and clear. Such teasing was not only unnecessary, it was frustrating because the nereid needed immediate relief.

So Jamina Lightbringer dove in, giving the nereid the pleasure she needed. To Castelilise's delight, the elf refused to stop at just one orgasm. Instead she continued to lick through the nereid's initial orgasm, and continue to pleasure her for much, much longer. Even if this elf was fake the way Kei Winters was, she was at least capable of delivering the kind of pleasure that most required extensive skill in reality to reach.

"YES!" With one final scream, Castelilise got one large, final orgasm. This was the kind of intense sexual pleasure the nereid so badly needed. To a listener it may have sounded performative, but it was more just that the nereid wasn't bound by the limits of society. Pleasure was to be shouted from the rooftops, and celebrated, regardless of the shame society would bring for expressing it.

"That was excellent," Castelilise said. "You definitely pass. I understand you have quite a few sexual needs yourself?"

"Yes, but before we continue, I have a question must ask," Jamina sat down near the nereid, dangling her legs in the canal. "What is your relationship with Felix? You were allowed to go by Paisley, but you don't seem to in a terribly romantic relationship with him. Sexual, yes, but how is that enough?"

"For one, I did graduate," Castelilise hopped back into the canal. "That's just a matter of VP, most of which is obtained through sex. But, if you want to know my relationship with Felix, it's free use. I haven't gotten to exploit much with him, because he has to look after an entire harem, so I've been steadily trying to become the harem's fuck doll because that means I cum a lot more often."

"I guess I should've expected something so direct from you," Jamina Lightbringer said. "And it does work for you, I'll give you that."

Before Jamina could continue on that thought, she heard something, sighed, and said, "Well, looks like Paisley needs me back. I'll see if we can't go again later today, and in return, maybe you can tell me how Felix feels about bondage..."

While Jamina had wandered off, presumably to enjoy a good lay elsewhere, Nox and Janessa were stuck in an argument. It was that frustrated Janessa Smith to no end because it once again isolated her from the group, and made her feel like she had gone insane. That argument came from Paisley asking two questions.

"Do you accept your role in why Felix is here today?" Paisley asked. "For that matter, why any of you are here today?"

Nox's reply was in a whisper. "Yes."

By contrast, Janessa glared, and shouted a response that shut down the question. "The basis of the question is bullshit! The only people who decided that we would end up here are the demon, and those working for Harem Hotel!"

Before Paisley could respond, to her surprise, the goblin chose to instead. "Oh fuck off, I may not remember exact details about the incident, but I do remember what it was, and that you failed to punish me for it!"

What followed was, at first, stunned silence. Janessa Smith would've thought the goblin would be on her side here. Why was Nox defending Harem Hotel? Was she brainwashed? Or was it something else?

"Why are you defending them?" Janessa Smith asked. "Especially given what they did to you, why are you sticking up for them?"

"What they did to me was wrong," Nox said. "However, that is not the same as me saying I played no role in ending up here. Denying that is-"

"That's wrong," Janessa Smith said, "and you should know better! You were confined to being a part of an oni's mind, and then made that oni's slave in the body you inhabit now! How could you possibly deserve any of that?"

The argument continued like that as Paisley just watched on. Eventually the screaming gave way, and Janessa realized what had happened. Nox wasn't defending Harem Hotel as a whole, but rather, was defending Paisley, and taking responsibility. This taking of responsibility wasn't because it was the just or correct course of action, but rather because it gave Nox something she had been denied almost the entire time she had been at the bunker: Agency.

That realization caused Janessa Smith to switch tactics. "Felix made a similar mistake on our first date. He blamed me and Austin White for ending up in the bunker because it made him look more interesting to the demon. That was wrong then and it's still wrong now. However..."

Janessa Smith paused. Nox almost did an angry retort, however hearing the concession at the end made her stop. After a bit, the goblin motioned for the angel to continue.

"... I did contribute to what happened to Felix," Janessa Smith finished. "I don't remember everything, but I remember enough to know that. That doesn't make what happened to you or me justified. We were both transformed against our will, we have both been given desires we did not once have, and we have both been violated on a level that even Austin White never did. Whatever you are responsible for doesn't justify any of that. You understand?"

Nox nodded, but then gave her own calmer reply. "I may not deserve what happened to me. But neither of us are going to make any progress if we refuse to accept any of why we ended up here. Felix isn't going to forgive you if you refuse to take responsibility, and I don't want see another person follow in the footsteps of Austin White."

The argument needed no further notes. Janessa Smith had seen what the goblin had, and had known before they were next in line. But how could she rebuild her relationship with Felix? Especially given that she couldn't even remember the incident, or various other things from the original timeline that occurred before they had gotten to the bunker in the first place? She knew there was a magical mirror to fix that, but would that really help the angel, or Felix for that matter?

"What an excellent place for you two to end up," Paisley said while walking over to them. "How about we work on this further? I'll back Jamina, and maybe even add Castelilise as a teaching assistant. We have such much to work on after all..."