Across the Sea: Part Two

John is immediately worried. What could she possibly have to confess? This little ball of hope, joy, everything positive a person could be, has something to confess to him.

Lani is still looking down at the table. If her body language could speak, it would be screaming "ashamed" right about now.

There's a few tense moments of quiet between the two, but eventually Lani finally says, "Your first night here... I did something horrible... to you."

John is even more confused, mixed with a plethora of other feelings like shock, fear and uncertainty. Lani then finally gets out the next few words, "When you were asleep... I took advantage of you. I hate myself for it every moment, I wish I could take it all back... I just... I don't know what came over me. I began hearing this strange voice in my head, and it kept telling me to... do it. I know that doesn't excuse what I did... I just-"

Lani is stopped as she feels John's comforting hand behind her back. She sinks back into his hand, feeling the warmth of his palm wash over her body.

For the first time since the others left the table, Lani looks up at John, and sees kind eyes staring back at her.

"Lani... it's okay."

Lani is shocked, "It's not okay! I did a horrendous thing to you! I should be-".

"Lani" John says, which causes the fairy to stop talking, "If you remember correctly, you weren't the only person who did a horrible thing my first day here."

Lani quickly remembers exactly what John is talking about.

John continues, "But, if we're confessing to each other... then I have to admit something as well."

Lani looks at him, her face now showing obvious confusion.

"Back when we were in the cave, when you were knocked out... something happened to me as well" John takes a breath before continuing, "When I picked you up, something was weird. When I tried to wake you up, my arm started to... burn, then the feeling shot into my finger. It then started to glow this... golden light. I don't know what it was, but I felt so strange. Then, I saw another glow... and it was coming from you."

Lani is even more confused now as she says, "What do you mean?"

John takes a moment, "It was coming from... your... pussy."

John is now the one who is ashamed, sighing in disappointment at his actions. Lani also switches her demeanour, now being the one to comfort to John as she holds thumb.

"What happened?" Lani asks.

John takes another breath before saying, "My finger kept burning, but then it was like... It started moving on it's own. Something in my head seem to just click, and it was like a... lock and key. I put my finger on your... y'know... and that's when the glowing and burning went away. Then you woke up a few moments later. I don't know what it was... it was like... I wasn't in control."

Lani hears that last part, and something about that snaps her face into one of remembrance. She then looks up at John and says, "John, is there any way you can talk to the angels?"

John is confused, asking, "Why?"

"Because, I have a theory as to why we did, what we did."

John is now back to being the confused one, but eventually he says, "Well... I can try? Elliyah said she'd always watch over me, but i'm unsure if I can just contact her any time I want."

John then takes a breath, closing his eyes as he does. He then clears his mind of everything before internally calling out, "Elliyah? Can you hear me? I need your help with something."

John waits for a few moments, but there's no response.

John then opens his eyes before saying, "Nothing."

Lani sighs, "Okay... how did you contact her before?"

"Well, the first time was when we went to the Seer. The next time was after Imoga tried to kill me. The third time, I was in the coma."

Lani begins to pace back-and-forth, thinking about their next steps with this new information. Lani then turns to John, "So, you seem to only have contact with the angels when you are unconscious. I wonder if there's something about the mind needing to be in a slowed state to transcend to their realm?"

John simply listens on as Lani begins muttering to herself. The fairy continues her pacing, her hand on her chin as she contemplates something.

Lani eventually comes to a stop, turning back to face John before saying, "I have an idea."

John thinks for a moment before realizing what this idea seems to be, "Lani, you are not knocking me out."

"Well, unless you're hiding another way to communicate with them, this is our best option."

"For you maybe, i'm the one getting knocked out!" John retorts.

"Do you have a better way?" Lani asks.

John is quiet for a few moments, trying to think of a response.

As he is, Lani decides to compromise by saying, "Listen, how about this..." Lani then makes her bag appear before pulling out a small pouch, "This is sleeping powder. If I use a little bit, it should make you fall asleep for long enough that you can hopefully make contact with Elliyah."

John thinks about it for a few moments before saying, "Well... I guess it's better than knocking me out."

Lani then smiles, "Great! Okay, i'll just get a handful of this, and-"

"Wait!" Lani quickly stops after John's interruption.

"Wouldn't using that just send me to the Everplane?"

Lani giggles, "No, the Everplane Sender only works when two of those who are affected by it, are asleep. Didn't the Seer explain this to you?"

"Uhh, no. She just kinda stole a stand of our hair and told us to drink it. It was only after we drank it that she actually told us what the hell it was."

"Oh... i'm not actually surprised, she did invite us into her den when she was digging around an undead's head."

The two have a flash of remembrance between them about that moment in the Seers

Lani then snaps out of the memory as she says, "Anyway, are you ready?"

"Hold on!" John says, "Shouldn't we do this in my room? I don't exactly feel comfortable just being asleep in the middle of the shi-"

Just then, Lani sneezes, and the dust flies into John's face.

John then begins coughing and spluttering as the sleeping powder was blown directly onto his face. John then wipes his face, trying to get the powder off of him.

"What the hell Lani?!"

Lani looks at John and sees the powder on him, that's when she starts to apologize profusely. "John, i'm so, so, sorry! I didn't mean to! This powder always makes me sneeze every damn time!"

As John finally stops wiping his face, he begins to feel drowsy. His arms feel tired, his body feels weak, and his eyes slowly begin to close.

Lani sees this, and so she begins saying, "Listen John, it's only a small pinch of sleeping powder, so you should only be asleep for a few minutes. Don't worry, i'll get Kyuala to take you back to the room. Now, before you fall asleep, make sure to ask about Hylaega. If my theory is correct, she is the one to blame."

"Hylaega... got it..."

With those final words, John's body eventually gives out, and the man falls face first onto the table with Lani hoping that he would be okay.

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A FEW MOMENTS LATER:

John's eyes shoot open, a blank yet cloudy sky filling his sight. He then realizes that he is on his back, and so he shoots up to his feet. John looks around for only a moment before realizing that he is in Elliyah's plane.

Just then, John hears a small chuckle before Elliyah's voice says, "I must say, the fairy definitely impressed me."

John whips around to see Elliyah sitting on white and gold chair with her legs crossed.

John then quickly remembers what happened to him, and so he begins to lash out, "That was funny to you? Lani just put me to sleep, so I could talk to you."

"Yes, I know. I saw all of it. If only the fairy relented in her choice, then I would have just spoken to you both then and there."

John is stunned, "You're saying that you could've talked to us any time?"

"That is correct."

John is annoyed now, "Seriously? You let Lani do all that, just for a laugh?"

Elliyah gently nods, "That I did. I apologize John, it just gets... boring up here after a while."

John sees Elliyah's expression, and every ounce of annoyance has left him, "You don't need to apologise. I can't imagine how bored you probably get up here."

A chair then appears next to John as Elliyah says, "Take a seat. From the part I overheard, we have quite a bit to discuss, and not a lot of time to talk about it."

John sits down, practically sinking into what could be described as the comfiest chair in existence. After a few moments of basking in the comfort, John speaks, "So, you said from the part you overheard... what part did you hear?"

Elliyah then adjusts slightly, giving John a slight peak of her angelic pussy before responding, "I heard you trying to contact me, but unfortunately I was talking with my siblings at that time. Then I heard bits and pieces while you and Lannielli continued to talk, up until the point you were accidentally blasted with the sleeping powder. Luckily for me, our talk concluded, and I was able to prepare for your arrival."

John then takes a breath before saying, "Well... Lani and I were talking about similar... experiences that we both had. After I told her about mine, she had a theory..."

Elliyah is intrigued, "And what was this theory?"

John takes another moment, trying to find the right words, "Uhh, well... Lani believes that our experiences were... guided by an... outside force."

Elliyah hears the hesitance in his words, and quickly puts two & two together, "You believe it was an angel?"

"Y-yeah" John days with a little stammer as he's a little terrified of any potential repercussions.

Elliyah doesn't respond in any angry or violent way, instead she simply ponders on the humans words. John then remembers the name Lani gave him before he fell asleep, so he says, "If it's any help, Lani gave me a name... Hylaega."

Elliyah's pondering immediately stops as she freezes in place. She then looks up at John and asks, "John, during your... experience... did you see a golden glow by any chance?"

"Yeah, my finger. It started off in my mark, then it moved up to my finger, and it was burning. Then there was another glow, and it was coming from Lani's..."

John doesn't finish, but Elliyah understands what he meant. Elliyah then sighs as she says, "Golden glow... I knew she wouldn't be able to help herself, but to do it like this? That's shameful, even for her."

John looks at Elliyah with a confused look as the angel is muttering to herself.

Eventually, Elliyah snaps out her muttering before saying, "Excuse me for a moment."

Elliyah's eyes then suddenly turn from golden to completely milky white as she looks up at the blank, clouded sky.

A few tense moments go by for John before Elliyah's eyes return to normal. She then looks to John and says, "Do not fret, we shall have answers very soon."

John goes to question what that means, but he is quickly interrupted as a doorway is opened up to his left.

Just then, John sees Xanvetl and Mirona stepping through the door. After those two walk through, John then sees another woman walking behind them.

John looks at the elegant woman, and is stunned by her sheer beauty. Now, Elliyah, Mirona and even Xanvetl are incredibly attractive, but something about this woman's beauty seems to overshadow the other three.

The trio then walk over to Elliyah with the tanned blonde standing behind them.

Mirona is the first to speak as she says, "I see your favourite person is back up here sister. It is good to see you again John."

"It's good to see you too Mirona. You as well Xanvetl."

"Good to see ya lad! I hope you're keeping my armour nice and shiny."

John laughs, "Don't worry, my wife has been showing me how to keep my gear clean and ready for battle."

Mirona is surprised, "A wife already? I had no idea humans moved so quickly when it came to matters of the heart."

John chuckles, "Well, some people do, but not all. I was technically claimed by an orc woman named Kyuala that I met when I got here, but I liked it and went along with it. Now, I actually love her."

The angels all have smiles on their faces with Xanvetl speaking first, "Ahh, love is often found in the strangest of places, and a lover that knows how to take care of your weapons and armour is all the better for a hero. You take care of that Kyuala, she sounds like a good one!"

"That she is" John adds.

There's a few chuckles amongst the human and the angels, but it's short-lived as Elliyah then says, "It's no use hiding behind our siblings, little sister. You are in a lot of trouble."

John looks at the other blonde angel who is looking at the ground. She then opens her mouth to mutter, "I didn't mean it, really."

Elliyah scoffs, "Drop the innocent little girl act, Hylaega. That only works with the poor people you trick into playing your little games."

Hylaega then sighs before saying, "Fine... you're always such a buzz kill Elli, maybe you should get laid so you can finally relax."

Elliyah just rolls her eyes as Mirona interjects, "Not everything is solved with sex, Hylaega. You would do well to at least pretend to remember that, because you are not in a safe space at the moment."

Hylaega is the one to scoff, "Oh please... like Elli would do anything to little old me. She knows as well as I do, that without me, the people of our fair world would be much, much, much more miserable."

"Sex isn't just for fun, Hylaega. Even I know that" Xanvetl adds.

"Can we get off the topic of sex?!" Elliyah loudly exclaims, surprising everyone.

The trio of angels then stop talking and look over to Elliyah as she gets ready to speak, "Hylaega, you have been meddling in John's affairs when I have expressly told you not to! Do you have any idea what you could have done?! What consequences this could have brought?!"

Elliyah's current tone is so different from her usual calm and collected demeanour, it's somewhat scary for John to see her in this state.

Before Hylaega can say anything, Mirona says, "It's obvious that she didn't, sister. But if she did, she would still not care. It is in her nature to be this way. You know this."

Elliyah doesn't verbally respond, simply letting out a low hum as she sits back in her chair.

During the moments of silence that pass, Xanvetl then leans down to the smaller Hylaega and says, "This is the part where you speak."

Hylaega sighs again before looking at Elliyah, "Okay, fine. I meddled, okay? I used my magic to make John touch his fairy's pussy alright? But you know why I did it?"

"Because you're a delinquent?" Mirona responds.

"No! Well... yeah, but no. I did it because I was bored, alright?! I was fucking bored! You have no idea how boring it gets up here, because all you do is sit here in your little plane and watch over your little favourite being! You only show up to meetings and that's it! You don't realize how boring it is out there for me! I'm the Angel of Fucking for fucks sake! So when I sensed the horny human, I did my job! Is that so fucking bad?!"

The two angels beside Hylaega are quiet, but Elliyah just stands up and walks over to her.

"If you wanted me to believe that you were simply 'bored' you would have gone after many people, but no, you specifically went after John when I told you not to! If you were 'bored' you would have done what you always do, and that's incite some massive orgy between some nuns! You did this on purpose, why?!"

John at this point is incredibly uncomfortable, resorting to just sinking into his chair to avoid any potential eye contact.

Hylaega then walks over to Elliyah before getting right up in her face, "You really wanna know why I did this? It was because of you... and him!"

The group look at John who is trying to retreat into some invisible shell, like a turtle. Elliyah then looks back at Hylaega and asks, "What does he have to do with any of this?!"

"All you do is talk about him! You even speak about him like he's the second coming of Father! Every time we're all talking about anything, it's always about him!"

"How dare you! I talk about him because we need his help to slay the Drakkatel! If we could solve the problem by sleeping with the damn beast, I would be talking about you!"

"Oh, so we're back on the topic of fucking huh?! How about we start talking about how you want to fuck the human?!"

Xanvetl and Mirona's eyes open wide in shock, but they don't say anything. Elliyah on the other hand is infuriated, her eyes filled with pure anger. Hylaega wasn't too different, her eyes also filled with fury.

The two stare holes into each other for a few moments, after those few moments... the verbal war begins.

Back and forth, insults are thrown. A 'timid bitch' here, a 'no morals whore' there. If John didn't know that they were sisters, he would assume that they were rivals in some sort of blood-feud.

Mirona and Xanvetl eventually intervene, getting in-between the two sisters, but the insults only seem to get harsher.

John at this point is getting annoyed. He only came up here looking for answers, just to be brought into some angelic sibling rivalry. Eventually, John starts getting annoyed, the continuously traded barbs just ringing in his ears as his frustration builds.

It all starts getting too much for John with his breaking point getting closer and closer. A few more insults are thrown, but it's Hylaega who gets the final one in, "You can't say anything about me being a no morals whore, when you spy on John whilst he's fucking his orc!"

"ENOUGH!"

The angels all stop in place, Elliyah and Hylaega immediately shutting up as they hear the roaring echo of John's voice.

The angels all turn to see John standing, his face wrenched in fury, "I have been up here for five minutes, and i'm sick of this! I don't know what kind of family dynamic you guys have, and frankly I don't give a shit! I just want to get back to my friends! So, just answer my fucking questions, so I can leave, alright?!"

The angels remain quiet, not in defiance, but in shock at the humans outburst. John then looks at Hylaega and says, "Alright, were you the voice in my fairies head?! Yes or no?!"

"Yeah, that was me" Hylaega responds.

"And why did you do it?!" John asks.

Hylaega is quiet for a few moments before answering, "I did it because I need to. My strength is derived from sexual energy, and from my very limited experience with the first human, humans give nearly ten times the regular energy than regular inhabitants do. In any case, you should actually be thanking me! The whole reason why sex with your favourite elf is so mind-blowingly good is because she worships me!"

John is confused, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means... she has a little idol of me that she prays to, granting me extra sexual from her, and in return, she gets to be amazing in the sack."

John is a little stunned, and Hylaega sees this, "Oh, don't worry, plenty of people do it. They may not openly admit it, but it's quite a common practice down there. You should see the amount priestesses who have little charms of me stashed in their pockets."

John is silent for a few moments, but eventually snaps out of his stupor by saying, "Anyway, back on topic. If you were the voice in Lani's head, why did you turn her into a pixie? She's done nothing to deserve it!"

Hylaega looks at him with a confused expression, "Uhh, I don't know what she told you, but I didn't turn her into a pixie. All I did was... push her toward her true nature."

John now has the confused expression, "Her... true nature?"

Hylaega simply nods.

John begins internally debating, trying to figure things out before asking, "So, you're saying that she was always a..."

Hylaega goes to respond, but is stopped promptly by Mirona who places her hand on her sisters shoulder. John notices this interaction, so he quickly asks, "Hey! What were you going to say? Tell me!"

The angels remain quiet until Elliyah says, "John, as much as I wish I could tell you... this is a matter we cannot discuss."

"Why the hell not?!"

Mirona answers with, "Because we can't. It isn't up to us to divulge this information, even to you. I understand our answers are only going to piss you off, but please understand... us angels can't simply talk about everything. There is a system we must go through. The fact i've even told you this, it's already crossing the line."

John (as predicted) is pissed off with that answer, but quickly realizes that the angels aren't going to tell him what he wants to know. He then sighs deeply before asking, "Okay, is there anything I can do to help her? Even if it's something that I don't understand. I can't just say to her, 'hey, don't worry, you were already a pixie, tough break.'"

The angels see John's sullen expression as he sinks back into the chair. The four then look amongst each other before Elliyah says, "Tell Lani that... even though she is a pixie... she is still able to go home."

John looks up at Elliyah before saying, "She can?"

Elliyah gives a gentle nod in response.

John then takes a breath before saying, "Well... I hope it's enough."

"I hope so too" Elliyah adds.

John then takes another moment, a deep breath filling the silence. Elliyah then says, "It seems your time here is nearing its end. I hope you and your friends have a safe rest of your journey to Mulvenscroll."

Before John can say anything in response, Hylaega says, "Is it alright if I...?"

"Go ahead."

Hylaega then nods before heading over to John and getting on her knees. John is caught off-guard, but Hylaega says, "Don't worry, i'm not doing that, though I wouldn't mind a taste sometime" Hylaega then winks before continuing, "Anyway, this might feel a little... weird, so be ready."

Hylaega then puts her hands on both of John's knees, and closes her eyes. John then begins to feel a familiar burning sensation, but this time... it's above his crotch. Immediately, he gets worried, but soon realizes what the burning feeling is.

After a few seconds, the burning stops, and John quickly looks down his pants. He then sees a small, yet prominent mark on his pubic region.

He then looks to Hylaega who says, "Think of it as an apology from me since I kinda caused this to happen. But also think of it as a gift for all the energy you've given me since arriving. Now, I assume you know how marks work, right?"

John gives positive hum in response.

"Good, well, my mark has quite a sought after perk with horny bastards like yourself. See, you now have the ability to turn off your baby maker just by thinking about it."

John is surprised, "So, I can just think, and not worry about getting someone pregnant?"

"Exactly! No little mistakes, and no more need for any morning after potions. But that's only the first perk. The second perk is that if a partner orgasms whilst you're in them, their orgasm become twice as pleasurable."

"This sounds amazing so far."

"It gets better. I know the people down there are quite... experimental with magic, so the mark also has the ability to nullify and warn you of any sort of sexual magic used against you by someone you have not previously banged. It's especially useful when you're up against a succubus or incubus."

John is amazed, but then quickly remembers a key part of the ability, "Wait, how does the mark warn me?"

"I can't quite describe the feeling. But trust me, when you feel it, you'll know."

John simply accepts the explanation with a single content hum. As Hylaega then stands up, John says, "Thank you."

"No need. Just keep railing your women like you've been doing, and we'll be good."

"Can do" John happily says without thinking, before realizing what Hylaega just said. His expression making the horny angel to laugh as she walks back to the others.

John then looks at the four with Elliyah saying, "Til next we meet."

John gives a half smile back, "Until then."

John's eyes then close as he leaves Elliyah's plane.