Danica Pt. 09

They approached the first two sentries and saw the creatures chattering quietly to each other, confused as to why the creatures they saw were approaching. They didn't have long to consider, or even question the group. An arrow from the left and a crossbow bolt from the right cut the monsters down, the goblins dead before they even hit the ground.

The companions quickly passed the dead goblins, the two dwarves smiling at each other and veering in their march to stomp on the bodies as they passed. Near the encampment now, the companions were visible to it. The goblins scrambled about, wary of the approaching group of monsters bearing down on them.

In moments, Danica and her allies were well within the small clearing the goblins were camped in, the shaman approaching them with a group of guards at his side. The companions launched their attack before the shaman could reach them.

The shaman fell soundlessly, an arrow and bolt embedded in his skull. Cheron, Bear, Brandon, and the two dwarves roared a challenge and leapt forward. The three wizards cast their spells -- Terran's magic the first to strike due to his quicker form of spell casting. A massive fireball streaked into the group of guards around the fallen shaman and exploded, sending burning goblins flying every which direction.

Celes' Chain Lightning spell felled half a dozen goblins on the left, including two of the larger warrior goblins. Only one of the big goblins tried to get up, and it fell back to the ground quickly, an arrow protruding from its eye.

Danica cast a Multiplicity spell she had prepared earlier. She released the spell into a knot of goblins rushing toward the swiftly advancing men and dwarves. Innumerable missiles of magical force, fire, ice, darkness, acid, and electricity streaked from Danica's hands to fell the creatures like a scythe through wheat.

Brandon reached the center of the clearing at that point. A pair of vicious goblins advanced, the first holding a spear and the second gripping a rusty sword. The first poked his spear at Brandon with a snarl, and Brandon batted it away to the left with a snapping strike of his sword.

Living up to his nickname, Brandon quickly brought his sword around to the right. The second goblin, having just found his overhand strike blocked by Brandon's shield, leapt back with a hiss as Brandon's sword point stabbed into its thigh.

Bear charged with a great roar at a huge warrior goblin. He brought down his mighty hammer disguised as a club on the creature's raised shield, jarring the monster backward and off balance. He whipped his hammer back in a low arc and back over his head as he continued to charge. The goblin barely got his shield in line to block the blow in time, saving it from the attack caving in its skull. As it was, the force of the blow drove the goblin down hard on its knees.

Brandon spun around and knocked the goblin's spear point up high with his shield. He slashed at the creature, but it jumped backwards quickly enough to avoid having its belly torn open by the flashing steel. It was off balance however, and unprepared for Brandon's advance. The goblin hastily raised its spear to defend itself as Brandon slashed down at it. Brandon's sword cut the spear haft neatly in two.

The goblin stupidly stared at the halves of the spear clutched in it's hands for a moment before Brandon's swift sword cut it down, nearly severing the creatures head from it's body.

The two dwarves barreled into the fray side-by-side, roaring with battle lust and with huge smiles on their orc disguised faces. A big warrior goblin smiled wickedly and actually beckoned them in, not knowing he was inviting his own hasty doom.

The creature brought up its wooden shield as the two dwarves kept thundering across the ground toward it. Griffith fell back slightly as the two dwarves advanced. The big goblin raised its shield and heavy broadsword, preparing to destroy the two measly orcs charging toward him.

Feros held his war hammer cocked to strike, and the creature lined up to defend against the overhand blow. The monster was thus totally unprepared when Feros dropped his hammer low at the last moment. Feros lowered his head and the stout helmet atop it to charge headlong toward the hulking warrior goblin.

The creature managed to take a weak and hasty swing at the Dwarf, but it merely glanced off Feros' fine armor, not slowing the dwarf in the slightest. Feros hit the creature square in the groin with his hard helmet, the monster doubling over as it screamed in pain. The goblin didn't even see Griffith as he leapt up and buried his wicked axe in the back of the creature's skull.

Bear battered the big goblin's shield repeatedly. The creature knelt, trying to keep its shield in line, too stunned by the strength of Bear's blows to think of any better defense, or any angle of attack. A sharp crack sounded when the creature's shield was slightly out of line for one strike, its arm broken by the force of the blow. The next strike drove the goblin's head downward and caved in its skull.

Cheron loosed a war cry and let fly her mace at a small goblin turning and obviously prepared to run. The mace crashed into the back of the creatures head with a sickening thud, blasting it face first to the ground -- dead before it even started to fall. The mace vanished in a flash of light and reappeared instantly in Cheron's waiting hand.

With too few of the creatures left, and all the monsters tightly clustered around the fighters, the mages couldn't risk most spells. Celes managed to get off a volley of magic missiles and stagger a goblin running toward Brandon. Brandon spun after cutting down the sword-wielding goblin he had wounded earlier. His blade flashed toward the goblin Celes had attacked and neatly disarmed the creature -- quite literally -- cutting off its arm at the elbow.

An arrow and a crossbow bolt both felled another creature trying to flee, as did another mighty throw of Cheron's mace. The fighters made quick work of the remaining goblins, the demoralized monsters trying to break away and flee.

"Ware!" Feros cried out after bashing a goblin's head one more time with his war hammer to ensure it was quite thoroughly dead. He dropped to one knee and pulled his sturdy Dwarven crossbow into line in one fluid motion. He aimed upward into the trees and fired, and a horrifying shriek sounded from where he had fired.

Something came crashing down through the branches to land heavily on the ground. The small demon stood up with a hiss of anger, its wings shredded by the crossbow bolt.

An arrow thudded into the creature's forehead, and another into its heart. The demon snarled and snapped off both shafts, advancing toward Bear with its ruined wings twitching in anticipation.

Terran's cone of cold hit the hellspawn first, staggering it back and causing it to scream in pain. A creature from a plane of never ending, fiery hell could not long bear the intense cold of the powerful spell.

Celes' Icy Orb thudded into the demon next, knocking it to its back when the magic exploded into an intense wave of cold. Danica's Cold Ray spell hit the demon almost as soon as it hit the earth, causing it to scream in pain and rage.

Another arrow and another bolt hit the demon as it stubbornly stood, though it was now obviously trying to flee back to its master rather than fight. Danica heard Cheron quietly beseech her god for power, and when she hurled her mace, it glowed with a faint blue aura.

The mace thudded into the creature's chest with a flash of light, continuing straight through its body. The creature vanished in a puff of oily smoke, banished to its home plane because its body had sustained too much damage to remain.

"More demons!" Venaru shouted as he dropped from a tree into the clearing. Janelle emerged from the other side of the clearing at the same time.

"Get yerselves over here," Celes shouted as she joined hands with Terran. She then instructed the others to do the same in quick, clipped words. The companions joined hands in a great circle, and the two wizards transported them back to the Fortress. Two demons swooped into the clearing to find only the decimated goblins.

{*****~~o~~0~~o~~*****}

The companions quickly banished their illusions when they reappeared in the keep. Bear and Brandon had to help Celes and Terran to their beds, the effort of teleporting so many with such haste having exhausted them both. Seeing that made Danica determined to learn the spell -- and soon -- to take some of the burden from the other two magic users.

The appearance of the demon had unnerved them all slightly, but they quickly got over it as they laughed and celebrated their victory. Janelle went to tend to Terran, and Danica went to take care of Celes. Both wizards recovered quickly under the power of restorative potions and joined the group's celebration after a short while.

Danica noticed that Janelle was spending a lot of time talking with Terran, and Cheron was likewise centering her attentions on Venaru. She had little doubt what that indicated.

After a while, Cheron walked up to Danica on her way to refill her wine glass. She paused and said quietly, "I think I'm going to see what mysteries lay beneath Venaru's dark cloak tonight. Looks like Janelle is going to see if Terran can show her some magic tricks as well. Bear fills out his trousers very nicely. Maybe you should get him to join in the celebration with you." She wink and continued on to refill her wine, returning to Venaru immediately afterward.

Celes excused herself as the evening wore on, and Danica went to check on her. Celes said she was simply uncomfortable with everyone looking at her. Danica was the only one who saw her as she was. Everyone else saw the powerful wish-created illusion of her young body.

Celes said she just wanted to be alone for a while, and that she would see what she could scry in light of their attack. Danica understood Celes' pain, and returned to the celebration after hugging her friend. She knew the best thing for Celes was for the woman to concentrate on something else.

Janelle and Terran were gone when Danica returned, and she thought that it looked like Cheron and Venaru would soon follow, if she knew anything about what intensifying lust looked like in two people.

The two dwarves had talked excitedly amongst themselves for a while, and they went off to their room still saying something about runes as they went. Danica went over and sat down to talk to Bear, finding him to be a simple and quite charming man as they talked. Brandon, noticing he was turning into the odd man out, looked a bit irritated and crestfallen.

Danica walked over to him while going to refill her wine. "We just need to get everyone involved in the fun," she said with a smile and a wink. "You'll get to play again soon enough. If we're all going to be cooped up here for a while together, we may as well enjoy each other's company."

Brandon chuckled and said, "I'll never understand women, especially wizard women."

Danica handed him a few coins. "There are some women who don't ask for any understanding," she said with a sly grin. "You could always rest your mind of such worries while you rest your head against a warm, soft body."

Brandon shook his head and chuckled again. "That doesn't sound like a bad idea at that." He went to the portal shortly afterward and then to the House of Women.

Danica and Bear were soon alone, when Cheron and Venaru left. Venaru left first and Cheron soon after. Danica turned up the heat as she talked to Bear, and soon they were walking toward his room.

Their clothing fell to the floor almost as soon as they walked into the room. Danica moaned in delight when she saw Bear's cock, which was long, thick, and very hard. Danica knelt down and sucked his big cockhead between her lips. She could barely manage more than half of his huge member in her mouth for more than a few sucks at a time.

Bear picked her up with ease after a minute or so and carried her to the bed. He held her up at just the right angle as he slowly slid his thick cock into her, giving Danica a delightful feeling of fullness.

Bear stroked her slowly, only using about half of his length when it was apparent Danica couldn't comfortably take more than that at the moment. The slow stroking -- filling her so completely -- built Danica's fires slowly but surely. She gasped as she watched his large member, slick with her juices, stretching her pussy as he fucked her, steadily picking up the tempo of his thrusts.

Danica drifted, lost for long moments in the incredible feeling of his throbbing manhood penetrating her. Then, she felt her passion building faster, her orgasm creeping up on her with almost frightening intensity. "I love that big cock so deep inside me. Make me come," she lustily encouraged Bear.

Her words seemed to arouse him even more, so Danica kept up her sensual talk as he fucked her ever faster. He was still not taking her quickly, though she could see that he badly wanted to in his expression.

"Oh yes -- I'm going to come. Do it -- make me come," Danica gasped as she teetered on the edge. Another gasp erupted from her as he stroked her a few times, more quickly than before. "Oh gods, yes! I'm coming!" She cried out and arched her back high as her orgasm took hold of her.

Bear pushed deeper inside her as she came, until about three quarters of his shaft was buried inside her. The deeper penetration caused Danica's orgasm to spike to a new level of intensity. Her eyes popped wide open as she moaned, growled, and gasped her way through the waves of her ecstasy.

When she settled back to earth, Danica spurred him on with her words again, "Oh yes, fuck me. Fill me up. Give it to me. I want you to fill me up."

Bear increased the speed and power of his thrusts, releasing his body to its natural inclinations. Danica gasped as he gave her the true strength of his muscled body in his thrusts, giving her more of his thick cock with ever-increasing speed and power.

Near to another orgasm, Danica could see through her fluttering eyelids that Bear was nearly to the point of climax as well. Danica reached between her legs to rub her clit in fast circles. "Faster. Harder. Give it all to me. Fill me up," she gasped out as she felt her pleasure reach a crescendo.

Bear loudly grunted and buried his member to the hilt inside her with a powerful thrust. Hot jets of his seed spurted hard into Danica's depths. The strength of his orgasm set Danica off as well, and her juices soaked his cock as he continued to release spurts of his hot cream inside her.

They collapsed onto the bed, both utterly spent in that one coupling. They woke up just enough after a few minutes for Bear to go back to his own room, and for Danica to change the bedclothes, which were soaked in their mingled cum. Once she finished dressing the bed, Danica drifted back off into a thoroughly contented slumber.

{*****~~o~~0~~o~~*****}

The next day, Celes revealed, "It's startin' ta work. T' goblins are startin' ta waggle they tongues at t' ogres when they comes across 'em, an' they'z e'en been a bit o' fistfightin' wit' the orcs. All 'em filthy critters is gettin' a sight nervous an' startin' to put groups on the edge o' they patrols ta keep an eye on t' rest."

Danica smiled in satisfaction. "Find us some ogres to take down. A small group -- no magi -- far enough from others that we can take them down and be gone before any of their kin can come to aid them."

Feros said, "I got me an idea that'll give us an edge against them stinkin' demons too. I spoke wit' me god an' he told me how ta put his power on our weapons so we can put them smoky bastards down a bit easier too."

"I can put the power of Heraklan into our weapons as well, to turn aside the foul undead should they dare against us."

Danica's smile broadened. "That will give us an edge if we're surprised, as we were yesterday. Let's do it. Try to find us some ogres to teach a lesson if you will -- Celes, Terran."

Celes cackled and clapped her hands. "Glad I will be ta do it. I'm for hatin' them big stinkin' bastards as much as ye're hatin' goblins."

"If nobody's claimed 'em, I'll be takin' t' orcs fer hatin' on," Griffith said with a wide smile, drawing a laugh from the group.

Celes found a group of ogres that was exactly what they were looking for about midday. The companions soon crept nearby under cloak of invisibility.

This trek penetrated deeper into the forest than the previous jaunt, and the companions had to avoid numerous traps as they traveled. Danica's magical charms protected them from springing the magical traps, while the keen eyes and senses of Venaru and Janelle protected them from the mundane ones. They even encountered an illusionary minotaur, but Danica's magic items prevented the magic from fooling anyone. The illusion of the huge, snorting bull man walking right through them still proved disconcerting.

When they reached the spot Celes indicated, they found four ogres. Though the group outnumbered the monsters better than two to one, it was still going to be a dangerous fight. Ogres were not something to be taken lightly. The hulking creatures had no scouts, trusting in their brute strength to carry them through if attacked.

The group found another secluded area and brought up their illusions -- goblins and orcs this time instead of ogres and orcs. Danica smiled when she saw that once again the form Cheron assumed was a stunning example of a warrior goblin female. The illusion more or less looked like her, packing on a few extra pounds of muscle and some height, with a goblin's faintly greenish tinged skin and vicious face. Danica thought about doing something similar with her illusion, but goblin shamans were never female, so she assumed a male form with a sigh.

Venaru and Janelle fanned out to the side of the trail as the rest walked toward the ogre encampment. The ogres were apparently in no mood for company, likely having heard the sneers and taunts of the goblins who believed that ogres had slaughtered some of them. The creatures assumed battle postures as soon as they saw the companions approaching. Two of the monsters stared at Cheron and smiling wickedly, making rude gestures.

Cheron surprised everyone by stepping quickly ahead of the group with a wide smile. She pulled open her tunic and bared her breasts. Cheron's already large and gorgeous breasts were even bigger in the illusion she wore of a much larger warrior goblin. No human could have grasped the huge globes with two hands and touched their fingers together. The ogres smiled wickedly and beckoned Cheron toward them.

"Tired of your puny kin and looking for a real fucking are you?" One of the ogres asked in the goblin tongue. It pulled down its trousers and waggled its immense cock at her. Danica couldn't help but notice that the thing was as long as her forearm and as bit around as her wrist -- and it wasn't even hard. "Come and get it," the ogre grunted.

Cheron put on a lusty look and walked toward the creatures. Her smile grew wider and wider as she took a few more steps, Danica and the others slowly moving forward as well. Cheron suddenly snapped her mace into a powerful overhand throw with a loud battle cry on her lips, and the enchanted mace blasted directly into the ogre's exposed crotch.

The monster dropped to its knees with a loud moan of pain and anger, and then fell over on its side clutching its crotch.

The three wizards launched into their spell casting then as an arrow and bolt thudded into two ogre's chests from the trees. The creatures snarled in rage, but otherwise didn't pay any attention to the still quivering shafts.

The three standing ogres readied their weapons and prepared for battle. The two dwarves charged forward first, their stout, stubby legs quickly eating up the distance. Cheron's mace flew to the left of them, though the ogre she targeted managed to get his shield between his crotch and the mace. The shield split and the lower half clattered to the ground when the mace hit, however.