Boom

Everybody looks now towards the dark entry tunnel, taking a prudent distance with your weapons in hand as the noises get closer and closer...

"Help! Fucking help me!" A voice that you recognize as Abel's loudly shrieks, the fat goblin passing through the tunnel and into the main room. Still wearing his little jester outfit.

"Abel? What ar-"

"They found you! They are outside! They ordered me to enter!"

"W-what?!" You gasp, firmly clenching the sword in your hand. "Why?!"

The orc gulps, lifting his shirt up, a belt of dynamite sticks wrapped around his big, green belly. The fuses lighted up and dangerously close to reaching the explosive. So that's the source of that hissing sound... "T-take these things off me!"

Your eyes widen even more, you look back at the girls. "It's too late! He is going to blow up!" Agis yells, grabbing the closest people she could find: Kara and Mathilda, and sprinting towards the exit. "Run!"

Rhea grabs Maggie and easily holds the catgirl over her shoulder before running away. You hold Gina and Lola's hands and follow behind the rest of the girls. Rocko and Ollie dart with you.

"Wait! W-where are you going?!" The goblin stands frozen in place, the dynamite tightly strapped on him mere seconds away from exploding. "...Goddamm-"

You and the girls just ran past the middle of the tunnel when the big blast booms all over the den, the ground shakes, big chunks of rocks cascading behind you, the cave structure falling apart. You keep moving as fast as you can, you can see the light at the end. With a swift final race, you all jump outside, falling over the grass just before the den's entrance gets sealed with boulders and piles of dirt. "N-no!" Kara yelps, looking back at her destroyed home.

In front of you, Forius stands with at least thirty of his lesser orcs behind him. (what's left of his army, you hope.)

The horses lay dead by the side, their guts spilled all over the ground. The big orc firmly holds a spear on his huge hand, the severed head of his own stallion over the tip.

"You are being controlled!" Gina loudly cries out to her father. "Fight her! P-please, dad!"

The orc remains as angry and frowny as ever. Violently tossing the spear away and sliding his long sword out of the scabbard at his side. The little orcs behind him bounce and roar.

You and Agis point your blades towards his direction, Rhea holds the handle of her war hammer with both hands and Kara prepares an arrow on her bow. "Theo! The potion! He has to drink it." Maggie sprints to your side, pulling on the sleeve of your shirt and trying to hand you the little glass flask full of some bright green liquid.

"Not now, Maggie." You say.

"Theo!"

You sigh, taking the potion off the catgirl's hands and storing it into your pocket.

"D-dad!" Gina wails, trying to move towards him, but you grab her arm and make her stay behind you.

"He is not your dad anymore! Stay back, it's not safe." You sternly say to the orc teen, she begins crying her eyes out again. Forius doesn't even flinch.

"Aw, how sad. Boo hoo. I'm going to shed a tear too." Delilah mockingly giggles, materializing herself yet again. Confidently walking into the distance between the orcs and your group, standing still between the two with her hands on her hips and her terrifying eyes fixed on your succubus lover. "Hello, Lola~. Far away from home, aren't you?"

Lola clenches her fists, tears still running down her cheeks as she takes a step forward. "...I'll go with you, Del... Just... please don't hurt them..."

"...Such a pathetic little thing... I can't believe I got expelled because of you." The demoness hisses with a frown. "...Sure, I'll let your little cute friends live. Come here. Now!"

The succubus sighs, keeping her hands clasped on her front as she begins slowly walking towards Delilah. "L-Lola? You... you don't have to... please don't..." You babble as she passes by your side. The rest of your group stays speechless in shock.

Lola sweetly smiles at you. "It's okay, Theo. I love you. I'm going to miss you a lot... Stay safe, alright? This time I spent with you and the girls was the best time of my life." She softly says, her voice breaking slightly as she tries to stifle back her tears.

"Lola..." You whimper. The succubus keeps moving forward.

"Ugh, cut that shit out. You are going to make me puke." Delilah impatiently says, rolling her glowing eyes. "Succubi can't love, that's a lie they say to-" She seems to suddenly realize something, ashen eyebrows rising up and jaw hanging open. "Wait! waitwaitwait. Stay there!"

Lola stops moving with a fearful look on her face, her hands still firmly covering the lower part of her tummy.

"...What are you hiding there, Lola...?" The demon furiously asks, gritting her teeth between each word that comes out of her mouth. "Move your fucking hands right now!"

The succubus hesitates for a few seconds before sighing, dragging her hands back to the sides of her body and revealing her shiny womb tattoo with your name on its middle to Delilah.

"Y-you... you let that human claim you?! ...Y-you stupid whore! You are useless now!" The enraged demoness loudly yells. "No, no, no! I was so close! Fuck!"

Lola runs back again towards your group as Delilah continues her tantrum. The demoness screeches in frustration, bouncing up and down and flapping her arms like a bratty child. "Kill them! Kill all of them!" She harshly commands her orc servant before dissapearing again.

Mathilda, Maggie, Lola, and Gina quickly move backward with Ollie and Rocko protecting them. You, Rhea, Kara, and Agis stand your ground as the orcs start attacking.

Forius charges towards your direction, lifting his heavy sword in the air and trying to strike down on you. You jump to the side, the blade hitting against the ground with a loud thump. You take the chance and swing your own sword against him, hitting his thick armor, loud clank sounds ringing and sparks flying with every impact of your blade.

Around you, the rest of the girls fiercely fight the bloodthirsty lesser orcs. Rhea sends them flying with her huge hammer, Kara shoots them between the eyes, and Agis slices their throats with her thin sharp sword. "There are too many! Push them back!" Agis yells, roughly kicking one of the creatures on the stomach and making him fall backward over his butt.

You avoid every slash of Forius' sword. The big, tall orc grunts angrily in frustration every time his weapon hits the air. He furiously slams his sword downwards against the ground yet again, this time the blade gets stuck. "FUCK!" He roars, trying to pull it out.

You sweep your weapon, the unarmed orc dodges but the tip of your sword hits his cheek, leaving behind a deep wound. Forius looks even angrier now...

You take some steps back, firmly grabbing your sword. The towering orc stays still, waiting for you to attack. When you do, he swiftly grabs the blade of your sword in the air with one hand, throwing a punch towards your face with the other. You almost pass out when the big fist connects against your cheek, falling on your back over the ground, losing your sword in the process.

"ENOUGH. MISTRESS WANTS YOU DEAD!" He exclaims, leaning forth, grabbing your neck with both of his hands and lifting you in the air. You can't breathe, he violently chokes you. You punch his head, try to poke his eyes, even stick your fingers in the wound on his cheek. Nothing works, he doesn't let go of you. Your vision gets foggy, your body feels weak...

"N-no!" Gina screams, running towards him, jumping on his back, and sticking the knife you gave to her in the thin uncovered spot between the iron plate covering his shoulder and the one on his arm. Forius groans in pain, letting go of your neck to grab the girl and toss her away.

You cough and gulp for air as the orc stops squeezing your neck. You start crawling towards your sword, but it is too far away. It seems that Maggie's potion is your last hope...

You rest over your back and take the flask out of your pocket, removing the cork on its top. It smells disgusting. When the orc pounces over your body, you forcefully stick the little bottle between his lips and **** the liquid to go down his throat. He seems to ignore the potion, grabbing the empty glass off your hand and tossing it away. His hands move towards your neck again, but before he can continue **** you to ****, his expression changes...

Forius grabs the top of his head with both hands, moving away from you and screaming in pain for almost a whole minute... Then he suddenly stops, looking around with a shocked expression on his face. "Stop! Stop right now!" He orders the remaining orcs in a much softer voice. They immediately stop fighting. The agitated girls look at each other with confused expressions, still pointing their weapons towards the now calm lesser orcs.

"Gina!" Forius worriedly gasps, running towards his daughter. "Did I hurt you, honey?! I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" His voice quivers, holding the orc girl against his chest in a tight hug.

"...I-it worked...?" You weakly ask after a pair of seconds of silence, slowly standing up, caressing your bruised neck.

"I-i-it did?" The kitty dumbfoundedly repeats your question in disbelief. "...O-of course it did! That went... uhm... exactly how I was expecting it to go! It's not like the potion was meant to make his whole body explode or anything..." Maggie speaks with a nervous smile, twiddling her fingers together.

It seems the fight is finally over. Your companions start walking towards you. "We did it..." You smile, your voice a bit hoarse. "We- *cough* -We did it!"

Mathilda and Kara giggle, wrapping their arms around your torso and firmly hugging you. Rocko and Ollie run in circles, happily barking.

"...I should have waited for you, Maggie. I'm sorry." Agis says, placing her hand over the catgirl's shoulder.

"Yeah, you should have... But I forgive you, elf. You seem a little crazy, I don't want to be your enemy."

Agis simply snorts, rolls her eyes, and nods her head.

"How's the neck, lad?" Rhea asks, gently examining your bruises.

"Well... it actually felt a bit weird being the one choked and not the one doing the ****." You tease, Rhea laughs loudly.

"Haha! Ya cheeky basterd... I do want you to **** the feck outta me later. I'll moo me lungs out for ya~."

You and the girls joyfully laugh and embrace each other. Lola watches from a close distance, a sad look on her face.

You walk towards her, grabbing her hands and looking down at her eyes. "Are you okay?"

"No... I've been hiding stuff from you, Theo... I-i almost got all of you killed..." She softly speaks, her eyes getting teary again.

"Lola, just... uh?" You suddenly hear the sound of big flapping wings behind you. Before you are able to react, something grabs you by the shoulders and lifts you up into the air. You can hear your name being loudly screamed as you are taken away.

"...Hey, honey." Delilah angrily grunts, her crow wings quickly moving up and down. You can see the trees become smaller and smaller as she flies high over the woods. "Enjoying the view?"

...It's a damn good view, but you don't think she brought you all the way up here just to show it to you. "I-it's over! You lost! Why are you doing this?" You scream.

"Yep, it's over. I lost... I lost because of you... And I fucking hate losing." She grits her teeth, her sharp nails puncturing your shoulders. "Bon voyage, human! You could have made a great pet... ah, what a shame." She laughs, letting go of you.

It seems that gravity is on Delilah's side. You fall. Quickly. And hard.

You land over a tree, sliding down between branches and leaves before you hit the ground. You could say that it hurt, but your whole body is numb. You don't feel anything, every bone of your body is probably broken. A rather sharp branch speared the right side of your torso. It isn't long before you are laying over a huge puddle of your own blood.

And then, you die...

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"Mother! Look!"

"We don't get involved with human affairs, child. Keep walking."

"H-he needs our help! I think he is still breathing. We can't leave him like this!"

"Child..."

"Mother! Please!"

"...Alright... But you'll take care of him..."