The Decision

Nero was starting to come down from his high now, and where there was raw passion, he had now sharpened into a focus, his thoughts compiled on the woman in the azure dress that smiled and stumbled even gracefully amongst the nude Litchen that danced around them, as she led him onwards.

_"How quickly you can fall from heaven..." He thought to himself, smiling at a Litchen girl who knelt at his side "No, I shouldn't feel Crestfallen, look at this place, it's a dream... it has to be" His eyes rested upon the sharp horns that jugged out of Griffin's head, his own hands touching his own "but some parts are far too real." _

He winced a little, feeling his Marked arm shimmer slightly, it was still a little stiff, even where his ankle now felt mostly fine, if not a little creaky, Nero always did have a bad habit of either overreacting or underreacting, His fuck up with the Addition glyph and his ankle was the former, and walking passively and quietly behind Griffin was probably more like the latter.

"Where are we going?" Nero took a light jog to catch up with Griff who was striding quickly in her step.

She smiled at him "You'll see."

"I will, but maybe a little hint first?"

Griffin huffed "I managed to clip a little bit of Latin into Lady Baj with Animo. and We had a very... limited but interesting discussion over a few drink about you." Well, that isn't conspicuous?

"That must have taken a lot of energy, making a small explosion tired me, the Litch-tongue clean knocked me out, translating even part of a language must still be exhausting." He noted.

Griffin shrugged "Mysteria isn't like flexing muscles, it doesn't tire out like that, Mysteria draws on the unknown element in us, whatever it is that makes able to use it is connected to our minds, our thoughts, our emotions, some might even say it draws on the soul: everything that you are. If I overuse addition it's because the cost only my own body can be taxing, if I take a break from Slinging with the Pull Glypth it's because my joints could detach, and if I only partly use the Animo glyph for basic Latin transference it's because I don't want to be a vegetable for the rest of my life. overusing Glyphs doesn't tire you, Nero, it destroys you." She gave his stiff arm a quick few taps to annunciate her point.

So Martians didn't know how Mysteria came about huh? fantastic, the Mysteria is Mysterious, surprise surprise.

But as curious as Nero was, they arrived at a tall, half-open tent, wide but concealed and enclosed. The Fumes of dark smoke rising from the chimney hole. Many Litchen where gathered, women of all shapes and sizes, they did not look at Nero, but where knelt deeply at the tent's body, humming as their orange skin glistened.

Griffin smiled deviously as she led him inside. He was starting to realise what this 'surprise' was all about.

Inside the tend was lavish, dark, save for a small camp flame who's smoke bellowed into the chimney above. Gems glittered the walls and ceiling, sparkling in colours of every shade, glowing in every sparkling corner, painting the space with a rainbow of dark azures, reds and violets.

Nero's toes were tickled by the soft rug of furs laid upon the ground and his eyes looked upon a great bed of smooth sheets and compiled mantels.

Fiore approached still rather drunk by her dopey smile, and Baj... wearing a particularly revealing fur bikini compared to her warrior's garb that she done before. Yes, now Nero could really see what the Cheiftan's daughter was packing, a tall fit body with muscled arms and legs, the Skin slightly darker and even smoother than Fiore's, she was covered in tattoos that swirled across her torso and up into her heavy bust that was only just covered.

Baj noticed his staring, turning her face away shyly, the tattoo on the side of her pretty face flexing.

Griff sat lazily on the ground, smiling as Nero approached the sisters. "Ladies?"

Baj brushed back her long braids of blood-red hair, hesitant to speak. Fiore gave her sister an encouraging nod and Baj spoke "Great warrior. Though our first meeting was... tarnished, Bajarineh wished to present the Wolf with a tribute, for saving Okku-Fioremika, twice." She bowed respectfully.

Nero chuckled "That isn't necessary-"

"Please. Warwolf, I beg that You accept My gifts. The Griff-Griff woman was right..." Nero peered at a very satisfied looking Griffin as Baj turned, gathering the contents of a bag beside her, and lifting something long and dark "...The Hoard needs your love, it needs your devotions. Litch-folk needs Wolf's seed, and Bajarineh wishes to be the first to offer her penance."

The Mantle that Bajarineh swept up, huge and fluttering like a dark flag, was huge and Black a midnight, smooth and tough, etched with circular tribal symbols that shimmered in gold, the collar a beautiful black fur that seemed to absorb no light.

Baj's tall form moved forward, and Nero in reverence of the Black and Gold Cloak turned, allowing the Warrioress to drape it over his shoulders, her face coming close to his, the dark orb looking up at him distractedly, as she tied the cloak at his collar, light a feather it was, the soft fur tickling his neck "Where the Mantari Alpha before would be killing you, it's hide will now keep you safe..." Baj whispered. She hard such dark lips that puckered, Nero wished that he hadn't damaged her other eye... the one she had was very beautiful, the iris had a texture like the bark of a young oak tree.

"We Made it like Griff-Griff's! A Cloak of the Red-Devils. But Black as the Sovereign's night!" Fiore said with excitement.

Baj nodded, still looking upon Nero's golden eyes "The Alpha's darkness shrouded it in the night, made it unseen, a ghost in the Black. This gift was hers, now it is yours." Baj ran her fingers through the furs of his collar "A-As... am I. Great Warrior."

Fiore stumbled forward, hugging Nero's arm with a cute expression "Our Hoard needs your seed, Griff-Griff convinced Baj to be the third to receive."

Griffin Gave him a curt wink, before closing her eyes, seemingly in trying to sway against her drunkness.

Nero felt at his new cloak, and the two Litchen sister's, one large, one small, and for a moment, wondered if he should feel bad? I mean guys always said that they'd jump at this kinda opportunity but... having it put in front of you was a different story, Nero knew where this was going, those women qued up out there were merely on the waiting list. If He did this... then He'd really be committing, all of these people... impregnating them... was that really a good idea? was any of this really a good idea?

He looked at at the Two of them, at Fioremika, and Bajarineh. mulling it over, considering the options, and them He came to a decision. _The _Decision.