Decision Time!

What an awful choice to **** on a man. It was like going to a candy store, and being told I could only take one thing.

"Well?" Grokhan growled.

"Give me a damn minute." I growled back, impatient with their impatience. They were gods what the hell were they in such a rush for?

This was an important decision.

My life depended on it.

I've already told you why all the boons offered where great. Troops, traps, sex. I wanted them all, needed them all.

I'm glad the usual business with the souls wasn't like this. It'd be far too stressful.

Of course that was different.

When they were bidding on the souls, they were fighting to see who would get to feed the morsel to their master.

Here they were fighting for the right to empower my dungeon. Which was actually kind of interesting because... well Dungeons could keep expanding. It wasn't really a limited resource like souls. You could...

Holy shit.

"I've made my decision." I said eagerly.

The forms of the many demons bristled with anticipation. All drew nearer. All except Herr'aldeen who stood patiently by my side, his hands behind his back.

"Speak priest." Seabaoden growled.

"I accept your offer."

There was silence.

"My offer?" Seabaoden wagered, moving slightly forward.

"Yes." I nodded.

He roared happily, and his brother and sisters all scoffed and gave equal roars of anger.

"Marvelous move!" The great beast snarled as he leaned into look at me with those star eyes.

"And everyone else's." I said with a grin.

More silence.

Silence from everyone but Herr'Aldeen who began to laugh uncontrollably.

"You what?" Steelowyn hissed.

"These are trying times for our religion." I began. "In fact this fight could be the end of it all. I'd be a fool to turn any of you away when you offer your aid now. I am your humble servant. I accept all your boons, and gifts. I shall not fail you. Together we will stand against this threat, and bring the word of Bellowyn back to the Earth!"

More silence.

"Are you an idiot?" Asmodel asked poisonously.

"No." Herr'Aldeen chuckled, shaking his head. "In fact I suspect he's a very smart young man. You've all been had."

"I should wipe you from this plane for even suggesting such a thing." Grokhan said.

"No mortal can out smart us." Mendaxwyn sniffed.

Herr'Aldeen took off his spectacles, and rubbed his nose. "Stop digging your graves deeper by arguing." This seemed to silence the chorus. He reapplied his glasses and looked around the room. For the first time I saw sharpness and danger behind those smiling eyes. "The terms were to see which of your blessings the Herald would accept." He said slowly. "Your addled minds so bent on possession, and conquest simply assumed that meant only one of you could win. When in fact, you all could, and did. Thank Bellowyn she chose him to lead the religion and not one of you lot, or none of us would survive."

"I will not accept this." Steelowyn snarled, the ice on her iron maiden began to melt, and there was banging against the lid. "I offer my boon only if I am the soul possessor of the dungeon."

"Me as well." Seabaoden crossed his arms.

There was general murmuring and agreement from a few others on this point as well.

"Withdrawing your boon after it's been offered and accepted?" There was warning to Herr'Aldeen's voice. "You break the mother's sacred law." He shrugged. "Stand tall, all who follow this path." A burst of energy and hatred radiated off of him, and extended into the void and the shimmering views of the domains I could perceive. "We must identify the heretics among us, for the coming blood war."

There was great quiet now, stillness even.

"Stand tall I said!" He barked.

Instead the princes seemed to shrink away.

"Hallelujah." Herr'Aldeen said benevolently, and turned to me. "Thou hast united your religion."

"I am but her voice." I said with a bow. "It is my patrons here, that have done the hard work. Thank you my princes."

They grumbled, and began to fade away. from each of them a spark flew up into the air. It was their energy traveling through the cosmos to bless our dungeon. I'd see the results of that massive donation soon, but while I was still here I turned to Herr'Aldeen. "You really saved me there."

"All I did was remind them of their duty." He shrugged. "They'd each rather see us all die than offer an inch to their siblings."

"That's not true of all of us." said the great milky dragon Matrowyn as she drew near. She was the only Prince remaining in the unseen chamber.

"Present company excluded of course Princess." Herr'Aldeen bowed.

"No hard feelings milady?" I asked up to the dragon, my mouth watering slightly as her breasts dripped freedly.

"Clever clever clever." She said cryptically. "We may never truly be friends Herald, you're far too smart for your own good. I pray, take more of that nasty potion from yesterday, and burn your brain out completely. Then I can fully induct you into the bliss and the ignorance of the herd."

"Alas my lady. Every flock needs a shepard."

"You are no shepard." She giggled, and ran a claw fondly over me. A truly terrifying experience. "Bellowyn is the shepherd you are, perhaps the dog." She then shrugged in a strange and draconic way. "Come." She grinned at me. "You have a daughter left to bed before your work is done."

Oh yeah. It might not have been the most incredible of gifts... practically. But sex with a demi-god was certainly a nice bonus to this whole endevour.

I turned towards Herr'aldeen. "You'll see all my gifts arrive at the dungeon."

He snapped to attention, thinking himself quite witty for doing so. "Oh yes sir, right away."

With that Matrowyn snatched me up in her big ol hands, and put me on her back. With the grace of a snake she slithered into air, and went on a journey my mind couldn't quite comprehend. I was only enlighted enough to see patches of color here and there, but for the most part we traveled in darkness, until we entered her realm. The Milking Fields. In a style suitible for Matrowyn they weren't actually fields. Her domain seemed to reside within a great canyon, sheer cliff faces blocked the landscape on either side. When we entered her territory we ceased flying and she walked through her land at a slow pace.

I have no doubt she wanted me to see the Nirvana she offered to those loyal to her.

I'll admit the place was tempting.

A sun of sorts sat lazily over head, and the fields were warm, but not hot. A welcome change from Steelowyn's domain of torturous cold. There was green grass, and white waters. Many humans, and sub humans wandered about the land in groups, some free, some behind simple fences or pins. Matrowyn's children acted as the farmers and ranchers on this massive farm. Each seemed to tend to their own herd, some guiding scores of naked humans along with a stick, others milking tits and cocks with their divinely soft hands gathering the white treasures in buckets.

There was no denying that Matrowyn was a source of gravity in the realm. The herds of worshippers became unmanagable in her presence and many began listing her way. Humans pressed themselves against fences and gawked at her lovingly, many pissing themselves with idiotic bliss.

Idiotic indeed.

I watched at the throngs of humans drew close. Their empty eyes, and vacant smiles. Most of them had one hand on their sex, and the other outstretched to Matrowyn, hoping just to glance a touch off of her divine hide. Many were satisfied in their wishes, and would touch her. They uniformly groaned, and collasped afterwards their genitals releasing many pleased bursts of joy as they came. And in that way Matrowyn was quite a giving god. This place really did feel warm, and welcoming. "Ignorance is bliss." I said to myself was I watched the empty headed idiots slowly get left behind by Matrowyn's huge strides. They smiled and waved dumbly at us, as their care takers came to heard them off to other pastures.

“Surely you wouldn’t want your herald reduced to that in your service milday.” I ask the dragon.

She sighs. The canyon is slowly narrowing. I can see in the distance where it ends. “I would like for all my servants to be so care free, but indeed some of my servants must bare the burden of intelligence.” She sighed again. “Imagine how miserable your race was in the beginning before mother taught you how to divide your essence. All the wisdom of gods, it must have been awful.”

“There can be no doubt.”

We slowly approached the end of the canyon. The rocks here were carved into temple walls in her glory. There were waterfalls of milk that cascaded down the sides. You could see the rim of women embedded in the rock, from which these waters flowed. Blessed to act as furniture for their goddess for all eternity, what bliss.

She brought me into this great circular chamber at the heart of her realm where a fast and plush pillow awaited for her. Throngs of worshippers and sycophants waited for her. They sang, and scrapped and worshipped as she nestled down in her bed. She yawned loudly. “Not today my children.” She said. “I’m exhausted from dealing with my siblings. I think I shall relax with a few births, the retire for the day.”

The crowd cooed sympathetically and rushed to rub, and massage her body all hope in some way to ease their goddess of her exhaustion.

She sighed and plucked me from her back. “Maybe a little entertainment as well! Where is Brown? I have use for her womb.”

I wobbled as I tried to find balance on her plush pillow. I sunk into it like quicksand. “Oh damn.” I looked around. “Right here and now?”

“You have a goddess to save dear one.” Matrowyn giggled. “No time to waste.”

“Brown! Brown!” There was hollering, and calling and after a few minutes a woman was brought forward. Well it was something in the shape of a woman at least. A very large seven foot tall woman, with a Venus tummy, shaggy brown hair, a tail, and horns like a yak. Her face was hidden by a white veil, and she worse a simple white dress that was wet, and translucent. It clung to her body and revealed to me curves known only to the gods. Her breasts reminded me of Elizabeth, two perfect, spheres that begged you to squeeze them. The cow bell around her neck heralded her approach.

“Big lady.” I said, growing stars in my eyes as I looked at her. Other than the tail, the horns, and the hoofs in her feet, this was a gorgeous woman, and let’s face it the tail was hot too.

“Face it Herald.” She said putting a hand on her hip, and cocking it to the side. “You just hit the jackpot!”

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Claiming all the boon… cowardly trick or fun surprise? You decide!