Endless Path : Infinite Cosmos

"By the Gods..."
Though she hadn't expected Vahn to be 'inadequate', Alexys couldn't help feeling a little intimidated when she knelt in front of Vahn and removed his trousers. Even Frey was a bit surprised, her pupils contracting to thin lines as she observed how Vahn's penis extended past Alexy's head.
Nearby, enjoying the dance of the two twins, Shiroyasha remarked, "Don't let it frighten you. It's a multi-purpose, one-size-fits-all kind of penis. Put it in your mouth, and it'll adjust to fill the space it occupies."
Failing to realize Shiroyasha was 'mostly' joking with her, Alexys muttered a sincere, "Wow..." as she reached out her fingers to tentatively caress the significantly less intimidating appendage in front of her.
"Alexys...I didn't agree to let you go first to watch you dawdle...I'm sure the Sage Dra...Vahn-sama would prefer it if you got started."
Since one of Vahn's conditions was to address him by name, Frey fixed her form of address halfway through. However, contrasting both hers and even Alexys's expectations, Vahn shook his head, hand extending out to caress the latter's as he said, "Take your time. Even if we spent an entire month in this room, we would not affect the schedule in the slightest..."
Chiming in before the two Dragonesses could, Shiroyasha said, "Go easy on them. It's your habit of dragging things out and providing 'too much' pleasure and satisfaction that causes inexperienced women to become dependent on you. Most women would be happy with two, maybe three climaxes. You don't need to string together twenty or continue fucking for days on end..."
As much as she enjoyed Vahn's affections, Shiroyasha would be lying if she said they weren't, at times, a little excessive. She also noted Vahn's ability to 'siphon' negative emotions and replace them with positive ones. If it was him, he could probably take someone that hated him to the core, force himself upon them, and then emerge a few days later with his victim willing to die for him. If Vahn weren't the kind of man he is, he would be a truly terrifying existence.
Though he scrunched his brows in response to Shiroyasha's words, Vahn didn't try to refute them. Instead, he met the gazes of Alexys and Frey in turn, asking, "What do the two of you want?"
Presumably speaking on behalf of both of them, Frey answered, "We are beyond fortunate to be here. Even if you were to provide your fluids and tell us to breed one another, we would readily oblige."
Nodding her head in approval, Alexys began stroking Vahn's shaft as she appended, "For the sake of our family and ambitions, we have submitted ourselves to you fully. Even if you refuse to restrain us with a contract or prohibit us from addressing you with honorifics, we will forever view you as our Lord and Master..."
Drawing Vahn's penis towards her lips, Alexys planted a kiss on the tip of his glans as if sealing a promise. Dragons may be a frustratingly obstinant species, but they were among the most loyal beings in all of Creation. The moment Frey and Alexys accepted him as their Master, the only thing that could change that was Vahn's death...
Sensing the borderline fanaticism exuding from Frey, Alexys, and even the nearby twins, Vanilla and Caramel, a moderately exasperated yet genuine smile developed across Vahn's face. He wasn't unaccustomed to this level of zealotry, so instead of agonizing over the recent expansion of his harem, he surprised Alexys by grabbing her horns and slowly drawing her face forward.
Instead of resisting, Alexys opened her mouth and attempted to angle her neck and body so that Vahn could readily enter her throat. Her remarkably diminutive stature of 125cm made her slightly concerned that he might be able to penetrate her stomach. Fortunately, just as Shiroyasha had stated, Vahn's penis promptly adjusted to the dimensions of her mouth and throat in a way that caused little pain or discomfort.
Eager to please, Alexys held onto Vahn's thighs as she began to bob her head while allowing Vahn to control the angle. She felt like her horns were on fire, but instead of feeling even a hint of pain, a flame of passion began to spread through her body like a wildfire...
Seeing how 'vigorously' her younger cousin was sucking Vahn's penis, an irrepressible ache spread through Frey's body, originating from the base of her tail. For a brief moment, she severely regretted allowing Alexys to take the lead. Her throat suddenly felt parched, and, despite her efforts to appear calm, she began to fidget due to a growing desire to have her itch scratched.
Fortunately, just as Frey exhaled a sigh that generated a small plume of flame, a pair of hands grasped her shoulder. She was more than a little surprised by this, but, upon finding a second Vahn looking down at her, the proverbial floodgates were open. A surprised yelp escaped her mouth when he suddenly lifted her up and over the back of the sofa by her pits, but she offered no resistance when he directed her to bend over. Instead, her distinctly draconic fingers sank into the material of the sofa as Vahn lifted her tail, slung it over his shoulder, and began grinding a much larger version of his penis between her mons and thighs.
"Haa...haa...haa..."
Seeing Frey exhale a plume of flame each time he moved, Vahn promptly rewrote the Law of Fire within his domain to make her flames harmless. It was one of the Laws Vahn was most familiar with, so unless Frey abruptly developed an Authority greater than his own, even her Dragon Breath was powerless within his domain.
Though she was a little confused when she noticed her flames spreading over the sofa without burning it, Frey didn't have the wherewithal to think about the reason as Vahn changed the angle of his thrusting. The muscles in her body intuitively relaxed, and, as a result, Vahn's searingly hot glans were able to penetrate her with minimal resistance.
Unable to contain herself, a startled yet pleasured moan escaped Frey's mouth along with a large plume of fire. Vanilla and Caramel immediately ducked for cover, but upon seeing the bright red flames dissipate without even producing heat, they tentatively stood back up before reacting to Shiroyasha inviting them to join her on the sofa.
With Frey's fire passing directly over her head, Alexys regained enough of her senses to separate from Vahn's penis with a 'pop'. When she saw Frey covering her mouth with one hand and attempting to support herself with the other, realization donned upon Alexys as she adopted a faux pout and asked, "What happened to letting me go first...?"
Removing her hand from her mouth, Frey attempted to reply to Alexys's question when the Vahn behind her promptly smacked his hips against her butt. Her body lurched forward slightly, and, due to her tremendous strength and moderate heft, she ended up tearing apart the reinforced frame of the sofa as if it were soft tofu.
With Vahn's grip on her tail barring her from falling forward or separating from him, Frey briefly supported herself by flapping her diminutive wings in a wild and exceptionally adorable manner. After recovering her senses, however, she grasped her thighs for support and relied on her powerful core muscles to maintain a slightly arched posture.
Seeing the pleasured expression on her cousin's face, Alexys was about to say something when Vahn guided her gaze back to him by caressing her cheek. Then, before she could even think to apologize, he said, "Get up." in a calm yet authoritative tone.
Though she felt like a bit of an idiot for doing so, Alexys practically leaped to her feet before standing at naked attention. She interpreted the 'blank' look on Vahn's face as incredulity. In truth, he was just momentarily taken aback by how truly short she was. Even Sandora was around 142cm, so it was a little strange seeing such a 'developed' young woman barely above eye level while he was seated.
Providing an answer to the question lingering at the back of Vahn's mind, Loi-chan manifested next to him as a second, equally naked version of Alexys, answering, "She is 53-years-old. However, due to her bloodline, she is only in her second stage of development. As for Frey, she is 105-years-old, 136.4kgs, and slightly smaller than Alexys at 84.2cm."
Without needing to ask which part of Frey was smaller than Alexys, Vahn directed his gaze to the petite Dragoness's 85cm bust. Alexys was short, but she was anything but underdeveloped. If this were merely her second stage of development, her third would probably be enough to give Hestia a run for her money...
Noticing Vahn's rather obvious gaze, Alexys relaxed a bit as she reached up to jiggle her breasts and ask, "Do you prefer them bigger?"
Answering in Vahn's stead, Shiroyasha remarked, "He'll never admit it, but Vahn has a fetish for women with strong maternal instincts and the bodies to match. You should be more concerned about your butt. The moment he gets his hands on it, even sitting will be enough to make you wet."
With a butt nearly as large as her breasts, Shiroyasha viewed Alexys as a 'prime target' for Vahn's unfathomably skillful touch. Even she would find it difficult to escape if she made the 'mistake' of carelessly straddling his lap. Someone as green as Alexys had absolutely no hope.
Rather than feeling daunted by Shiroyasha's words, Alexys met Vahn's gaze with clear expectation in her eyes. When he lightly pat his thighs, every muscle between her thighs and diaphragm briefly tensed before she readily climbed atop him, her knees digging into the cushions of the sofa as she kept her hips raised in a way that provided easy access.
Rewarding Alexys's efforts, Vahn gripped her right butt cheek with his left hand while using his right to angle his glans at the entrance of her vagina. It was a move he had practiced well over a million times at this point, so it took no time at all for him to find the correct angle and surprise Alexys by pulling her hips forward. His glans seamlessly penetrated her folds, and, due to the unique physiology of Dragons and their progeny, he had no trouble reaching her depths. Very few Dragon sub-species had hymens.
Similar to Frey, a startled yelp escaped Alexys's throat, but instead of bright red flames, she exuded a plume of black smoke that caused her to start coughing. Like many modern descendants of Western Dragons, she was incapable of manifesting pure flames. Frey's ability to do so was the result of genetic atavism. In the past three hundred years, she was the only member of their family to manifest draconic features such as horns, claws, wings, and a tail. She was unable to completely transform into a human or dragon, but her bloodline was considered comparable to the Royal Family in terms of purity.
Just as Alexys was about to apologize for exhaling smoke and coughing into Vahn's chest&mdash;she couldn't reach his face&mdash;he stunned her by holding her close and pressing his palm against her back. Then, to the surprise of nearly everyone present, a thick tail covered in pitch-black scales erupted from her lower back as an indescribable combination of pain and pleasure caused her body to convulse in Vahn's arms.
In the interim period where everyone but Shiroyasha was staring at him in abject shock, Vahn carved an intricate seal above Alexys's tail that would allow her to conceal it at her leisure. Afterward, he gave her slender back a series of firm pats that effectively erased any feelings of congestion or discomfort she was feeling.
Having recovered enough of her senses to correct her posture, Alexys momentarily ignored the tremendous heat building in her abdomen, her head briefly turning to observe her tail as she asked, "What did you do?" in a trepidatious tone.
As if it was no big deal, Vahn answered, "I purified your bloodline and removed some of the defects caused by your ancestor's poor decision making. You're now a proper half-dragon rather than a chimeric hybrid."
Preventing further discussion, Vahn slid his hand under Alexys's tail, a faint rainbow hue spreading across his palm as he lifted the dangling appendage and ran his hand along its length.
"Funyaaaaaaa!?"
Unaccustomed to the remarkable sensitivity of a female dragon's tail, a veritable deluge of body fluids erupted from Alexys's body as her back and tail arched to the point she nearly formed a perfect circle from the side. To exacerbate matters, Vahn grabbed the tip of her tail with his left hand, preventing it from returning to its initial position as he lowered his head to nibble Alexys's leftmost nipple. He knew both she and Frey had a lot of questions, but they could wait until much, much later...
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(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'By the Gods...','Alexys got that short stack energy...','Priorities (O w O)...')

After guiding the two dragon beauties to climax half a dozen times, Vahn brought out a durable bed before laying the comparably petite Alexys on top of her cousin, Frey. Both girls appeared a little haggard, but they were still more than raring to go since Vahn had yet to release his seed in either of them.
While his other self was undoing the damage caused by the two sister-cousins, Vahn raised Alexys's butt before penetrating her depths and adjusting his size to permeate the entirety of her vaginal canal. Her body shook violently in response, but she had Frey's powerful yet comforting embrace to keep her from thrashing about as Vahn effectively formed a seal with his penis.
Feeling Alexys's womb descend to kiss his glans, Vahn began releasing a slow yet constant stream of source-infused semen into the fleshy basin located at the back of her vaginal canal. The moment it came into contact with Alexys's walls, an orgasm, unlike anything she had ever experienced, violently spread through her body like a series of explosive shockwaves.
Though Alexys made a last-ditch effort to 'escape' the sensation akin to her insides being set aflame, Vahn kept her firmly rooted in place even as her eyes rolled backward and she passed out. Her body knew what to do even if she wasn't conscious, so he continued filling her insides until her womb had finished greedily lapping at his semen. The process took a little more than ten minutes, and, by the end of it, Alexys was 100% pregnant.
Having come to her senses partway through the process, Alexys clung to Frey's body as if her life depended on it. Tears constantly streamed down her face, not from pain but due to the unrepentant pleasure assailing her body without end.
Beyond certain levels, pleasure was one of the most terrifying sensations a person could experience. It gave them the impression they were being swallowed up, their minds unable to focus, as their body refused to listen to them. In some instances, it could even lead to a mental breakdown, so after guaranteeing Alexys's pregnancy, Vahn assisted Frey in helping the remarkably petite dragoness in calming down. Once she had, he directed Alexys to pin her cousin down before repeating the process with Frey.
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While his other self was tending to the two Dragon heiresses, the Vahn seated on the sofa was enjoying a rare, at least for others, treat. He had the two sisters, Vanilla and Caramel, flanking his sides, his fingers slowly working in and out of their vaginas as they peppered him with kisses. At the same time, having gotten excited from the earlier display, Shiroyasha, in her adult form, was skillfully grinding Vahn's hips, hands clutching his knees and back facing him. It was a tantalizing sight made all the more rivetting due to the fact Shiroyasha's moans sounded like the impassioned mewls of a cat in heat.
Seeing Shiroyasha practically gouging herself using Vahn's more than plus-sized 'magnum', Vanilla and Caramel couldn't help feeling a mixture of fear and anticipation. One of the things they had been concerned with was Vahn thinking they were too loose. As much as they hated to admit it, they couldn't even recall the number of guests they had tended over the years. Some had made them do things that left them with deeply rooted traumas, so Vahn's impending assessment caused their bodies to tremble as they did their best to keep the muscles of their lower bodies tense.
Unfortunately, not that they were complaining, Vahn's mind-boggling skill with his fingers made it impossible for Vanilla and Caramel to uphold their facade. They did their best, but his fingers were somehow able to extend as far as their uterus. There were even a few instances where his fingers felt boneless as they sought out and deliberately massaged each of their most sensitive spots.
Unable to resist the pleasure imposed on them by Vahn's fingers, Vanilla and Caramel were forced to cling to his arms and shoulders for support. They continued peppering his neck, face, and shoulders with kisses, but it became increasingly difficult with each passing moment.
It was only after their third consecutive climax that the two sisters began to understand the reason for their elevated arousal; Vahn's massage was forcibly contracting, perhaps even 'restoring' the interiors of their vaginas. Either way, it caused their interior walls to feel as if they were burning up and vibrating, fevered gasps escaping their throats as they clung to Vahn for support.
Though he didn't think they would mind, Vahn wasn't actually 'restoring' Vanilla's and Caramel's bodies. He didn't want them to believe they were somehow broken or profaned because they were forced into a situation beyond their control. What he was doing was similar but fundamentally different; he was healing their scars and undoing the damage caused to their interior muscles.
Despite Shiroyasha's reminder that Salamandra wasn't all that bad, he still had Loi-chan discover the identities of the people who had taken pleasure in harming the two sisters. Several of them had simply lost themselves in the moment upon finding out that Vanilla and Caramel were mute. Others had a history of violating even the female members of their Communities, so Vahn intended to audit those hailing from foreign regions while letting Sandora take care of those affiliated with Salamandra.
There were some things that Vahn simply couldn't tolerate once he was made aware of them. The treatment of Vanilla and Caramel was beyond inhumane, yet, to secure political and business ties, their suffering was effectively swept under the rug and ignored. To make matters worse, they were forced to pay out of pocket for any injuries they may have accrued in the execution of their 'duties'. It was a completely ludicrous situation, but the sisters did their best to endure, sustained by the waning hope that a kind Master would eventually appear to take them in.
The thing that annoyed Vahn the most about the sisters' situation was his awareness that they were far from the only ones suffering. They were just lucky enough to be present when he and Shiroyasha entered the parlor. If Shiroyasha hadn't incited him to do so, he wouldn't have even thought to look into their situation. They would have been forced to leave along with the rest of the servants. Depending on the circumstances, they may have spent the rest of their lives waiting for a Master that might never appear...
Now that he knew of the sisters' situation, Vahn intended to do everything in his ability to make them happy. He also conspired to put together a task force to look into the internal affairs of his affiliates to ensure they weren't taking advantage of or mistreating their 'normal' members.
Though Vanilla's and Caramel's exotic appearances would lead people to believe they were special, the truth of the matter was that they were, for the most part, relatively normal girls. Their only Gifts had been taken from them when they were eight years old, and, ever since then, they had been forced to serve Salamandra as maids, servants, and entertainers. In other words, their power had been stripped from them along with their rights as Players.
Vahn intended to give the sisters the option to grow stronger, but, based on what Loi-chan had revealed about them, their only desire was to live a peaceful and serene life serving a kind and caring Master. They had been serving others for so long that they couldn't even imagine living any other way. Thus, at least for the time being, Vahn intended to focus on granting their current heart's desire. Broadening their horizons and inspiring them to pursue a different path could come later.
To that end, two additional versions of Vahn appeared out of thin air, each picking up one of the twins in a bridal carry. In response, the two fatigued girls simply looked up at him with their hazy, amber-grey eyes. When they beheld him smiling down at them without so much as a hint of judgment in his gaze, tremendous relief washed over them as a warm and revitalizing energy gradually permeated their bodies. They were still more than a little nervous about what came next, but they could tell from the look in Vahn's eyes that they had finally found a Master willing to cherish them...
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Though their wombs had receded up and out of the way to protect their prize, the inner walls of Alexys's and Frey's vaginas continued to excrete a veritable deluge of lubricating love juices. The notion they were carrying the children of such a mighty Dragon had sent both girls into a frenzy, so, for the better part of seven and a half hours, Vahn thoroughly 'subjugated' the two draconic beauties.
Despite her diminutive size, Alexys was still the descendent of a Dragon. Her draconic physiology ensured she could endure the strains of mating with even the most well-endowed members of her species. From Vahn's perspective, her intestines and other organs could be seen shifting about as the connective tissues holding them together elasticized. At the same time, her vaginal canal continued to stretch and expand to the point she could have easily accommodated even the 30cm he initially presented.
As her body continuously adapted, Alexys's desires compounded until she was practically slamming her hips against Vahn's, her inordinately long tail dangling from her mouth as her teeth gradually developed into fangs. The reason for this was simple; the longer she mated with Vahn, the more pronounced her draconic traits became.
By the end of the seven and a half hour mating session, black scales had started to protrude from the dermal tissue of Alexys's lower back, hands, and feet. Vahn half-expected her to spontaneously 'evolve' in the middle of their love-making, but it turned out that Alexys's body was channeling most of the absorbed energy into her womb.
Similar to her younger cousin, Frey's also benefitted from the baptism of Vahn's astonishingly powerful and refined energy. Her wings and tail even started to molt around three hours into the session, an indication she was nearing the threshold for achieving her fourth form.
Though the molting process was often a painful experience that lasted several days, Frey didn't even notice it at first due to Vahn managing her symptoms as they appeared. It was only when Alexys abruptly pulled off a large piece of thin yet remarkably durable molting from her tail that she realized what was happening.
Fortunately for Frey, this was far from Vahn's first experience dealing with something like molting. To prevent Frey from stressing about it, he flipped her over onto her back, a position most Dragonkin instinctually resisted. It made Frey feel incomparably vulnerable, not just because her wings were pinned beneath her but because the inordinate thickness of her tail forced her hips into an 'accessible' position.
Intensifying Frey's momentary panic, Vahn grabbed her ankles and forced them towards her head. He also closed his legs around her tail, effectively pinning her in place before grinding her interior folds with slow and steady movements. Frey's instincts compelled her to try and break free, but she calmed down almost immediately when Vahn sealed her lips with a deep and passionate kiss.
Though it wasn't her first kiss, Frey felt as though fireworks had been set off in her mind as a variety of different pleasures assaulted her body. She completely forgot about her molting. The usual pain of her breasts and tail swelling never came, and, thanks to Vahn 'distracting' her, she didn't even notice Alexys dutifully peeling away the excess skin. The only thought in her mind was how desperately she wanted to please Vahn...the father of her future brood and her one and only Master...
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(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Spooky...','The actions of others cannot despoil you. So long as hope remains, the only thing their actions accomplish is exhibiting how truly rotten they have become...','Frey's Affection Value be like: +100, +1,000, +10,000...')

With Frey leading the way, Vahn and Shiroyasha found themselves in a waiting room reserved for foreign dignitaries and important guests. The interior was decorated like an extraordinarily high-class parlor, complete with a fully stocked bar, a performance-style cooking range, and a small stage where three remarkably beautiful and scantily clad dancers were waiting to perform a traditional sword dance.
The Salamandra Community had gone to great lengths to ensure Vahn and Shiroyasha were thoroughly entertained and occupied before their scheduled appearance. Shiroyasha's perverse nature was well-known to the majority of the Little Garden's residents, and rumors of Vahn's harem and preferences had been circulating ever since the celebration following his ascension as the Sage Dragon Emperor.
In the opinion of a growing number of people, winning Vahn's favor and becoming an affiliate of the Aldrnari Empire were the fastest methods to achieve virtually any goal. The number of personal messages and hand-written letters he received daily had long exceeded one million. It was for this reason that Sandora employed Shiroyasha to act as an intermediary. Without one, it was nearly impossible to get a private message through to Vahn.
Unfortunately for the team of hopeful Maids, skilled Chefs, and tastefully exotic dancers, the first thing Vahn did after looking around the room was ask them to withdraw. Since Shiroyasha didn't contradict him, the sixteen individuals within, many having used all their connections just to get into the same room as Vahn, began to file out. The only exceptions were two of the dancers, twins whose only visible differences were their skin and eye colors.
Waiting until everyone else had departed, Vahn spread his domain to seal off the room before turning towards Shiroyasha and asking, "Why did you ask these two to stay...?"
Though he could have ascertained the answer for himself, Vahn wanted to hear what Shiroyasha had to say. In response, she stuck her tongue out at him before clasping her hands together and suggesting, "For now, why don't we all make ourselves comfortable?"
Despite squinting his eyes, Vahn didn't oppose Shiroyasha's suggestion. Instead, he cast his gaze over the equally fretful and excited twins. Each had short, white-blonde hair, slender waists ideal for belly dancing, and fairly ample breasts. What distinguished them from one another was that one was dark-skinned and had a black horn protruding from the center of her head, while the other perfectly contrasted her sister with fair skin and a white horn. The tone of their eyes was subtly different, but both sisters had amber-grey irises and large pupils that were nearly the same color.
"What are your names?"
Instead of answering Vahn's question, the two girls exchanged nervous glances with one another until Shiroyasha explained, "They can't speak. Those collar-like markings around their neck have the function of limiting the development of a person's vocal cords. They were originally intended to be assassins but were recruited into the Salamandra Community when they were eight years old. It's probably better you didn't know what came after. Just know that, compared to what they would have been forced to endure, it was relatively tame."
Not expecting Shiroyasha to spontaneously reveal their pasts, the two sisters hung their heads in shame. They were instructed never to show their emotions, but certain situations made it a lot harder than usual. If Vahn viewed them as dirty or soiled goods, they would probably break down and cry.
"Raise your heads..."
Compelled by the resonating tone of Vahn's voice, both girls promptly raised their heads to the point their chins were jutting outwards. For a brief moment, terror unlike anything they had experienced since their childhood washed over them as Vahn suddenly extended his large yet remarkably soft hands to grasp their necks.
"Speak..."
With Vahn's voice carrying the same compulsion as before, both sisters simultaneously replied, "We can't..." in a frightened yet considerably more surprised tone.
Nodding his head in approval, Vahn retracted his hands from the sister's necks, declaring, "From this moment onward, the two of you are free. So long as I draw breath, there isn't a force in all of Creation that can change that..."
Since they weren't used to speaking or straining their vocal cords, the two sisters fell to the floor and began crying in painful silence. It wasn't until Vahn said, "Let it out..." in his captivatingly reverberating voice that their own came forward, anguished wails escaping their throats, accompanied by a deluge of tears...
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Though he wasn't even remotely surprised by the development, Vahn couldn't help smiling wryly when the two sisters invariably prostrated themselves before him, pleading, "Please allow us to serve you!" in soft yet resolute tones.
Ignoring the prompt from his Unit Management, Vahn said, "The Aldrnari Empire is fundamentally different from other nations and organizations. I have quite a few, but no need for servants, slaves, or private entertainers. If you are concerned about what to do with your newfound freedom, then the answer is simple. I'm sure the two of you have always harbored hopes and dreams of some kind. Now is your chance to pursue them."
Without raising her head, the darker of the two twins explained, "The only hope my sister and I have ever harbored is finding a Master that will treat us gently. It is for that reason the two of us came here today..."
Though the copper-skinned woman's words were nearly inaudible, Vahn could understand her without any difficulty. He could also see the auras of her and her sister gravitating towards him, a mixture of fear, hope, and desirous intent contained within. The only thing the two sisters knew was attending others, so they were willing to do whatever it took to convince him of their worth.
Speaking in defense of the two girls, Shiroyasha, who had made herself comfortable on one of the elegant sofas, remarked, "Stop beating around the bush. Can't you see how your actions are stressing them out? If they want to serve the Aldrnari Empire until they figure something else out, just let them. It's not like they can't change their minds later..."
As if she had just realized something, Shiroyasha promptly adopted one of her mischievous smiles as she sat up and said, "Tell you what, if you don't take them, I will. Then, just to annoy you, I'll have them dress up in skimpy Maid outfits and invite them to join us whenever you come by to visit. Shishishishi~."
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Inhaling a deep breath, Vahn reached up to rub his forehead and temples before ultimately just shaking his head and muttering, "Whatever...in for a penny, in for a pound..."
Directing his gaze to the silently observing Frey, Vahn asked, "What about you? Know that I have already looked into your situation thoroughly. If it's just restoring your family's honor and securing a better position in the new Salamandra, I can help you without compensation. The moment I became aware of their schemes, your father and uncle lost all power and influence over you. By the conclusion of the day's events, you will be the Leader of the Scarlett Family in more than just name."
Though he already knew how Frey was going to answer, Vahn couldn't help shaking his head when she asserted, "My family may have assigned me this task, but I have yearned for Your Imperial Majesty's touch ever since I bore witness to your power against Amaterasu-Ōmikami. Even if I must foreswear their right to your throne, I am willing to give anything for the right to bear your children..."
Misinterpreting the shaking of Vahn's head as a rejection, Frey began to feel a little panicked. She was willing to settle for someone like Mandra if she had no choice, but for the sake of her family and children, she would prefer the far more superior mate. If she failed to convince Vahn here, the prosperity of her family would be inextricably tied to Salamandra and its politics.
She would never voice it aloud for fear of being labeled a traitor, but Frey was frankly fed up with Salamandra and its politics...
Fortunately, just as Frey's mind was beginning to race for ways to appeal to Vahn, he freed her from the burden by saying, "Very well. I will accept your proposition and allow the Scarlett Family to join the Aldrnari Empire as an affiliate."
Overly excited by Vahn's words, Frey's diminutive wings perked up and began to flap as the base of her tail became rigid and slightly raised. Her desire to breed was in full swing, but before she could even think about presenting herself, Vahn revealed that he wasn't exaggerating about his knowledge of her situation, asking, "What do you intend to do about your cousin?"
Though she felt like she was pushing her luck, Frey decided to go out on a limb, answering, "If Your Imperial Majesty permits it, I know for a fact that she would be more than willing..."
Demonstrating his power and the fact he had basically given up, Vahn just nodded his head before waving his hand to produce a petite woman with burgundy hair and blood-red eyes. Her identity was Frey's cousin, Alexys. However, despite descending from the same genealogy, she lacked Frey's pointed ears, wings, and tails. Her only draconic feature were her horns, a pair of ridged, dagger-like protrusions that jutted out from the sides of her head in a surprisingly fashionable manner.
"What the hell...?"
As she hadn't even sensed a spatial fluctuation, Alexys was more than a little confused by her sudden, near-instantaneous transfer. The presence of her elder cousin helped to lessen her growing panic, but that changed rather drastically when she noticed Vahn and Shiroyasha.
"Your-Your Imperial Majesty...!"
Hurrying to take a knee, Alexys's panic increased when an invisible force prevented her from doing so. Fortunately, Frey had quickly recovered her senses, readily stepping forward to embrace her much younger cousin as she softly cooed, "Calm down...there's no need to panic..."
Though she could feel Frey's heart beating at an incredible pace, Alexys began to calm down with the help of her cousin's gentle caress. Frey had stepped in to take care of her following the death of their shared mother. When she later became the caretaker of Salamandra, Alexys was chosen as a candidate for the next Dragon Knight, so this was only their second time meeting since Salamandra's 'disappearance'.
Like Frey, Alexys was presently wearing a suit of Dragonscale armor. The difference between them was that Alexys's was made from the materials of a Black Dragon. She also wasn't comfortable with the notion of running around half-naked, so, similar to Vor, she wore a skin-tight bodysuit under her armor. While this covered all the important bits, it actually caused her butt to stand out even more due to how the pale-grey material caught the light and cast shadows...
Undermining her efforts to keep Alexys calm, Frey explained the situation by whispering into her ear. By the time she was finished, the youthful yet remarkably busty young Dragoness was trembling due to a mixture of fear and immense excitement. She had also seen the recording that had made innumerable dragon girls, even those with thinning bloodlines, thoroughly smitten with Vahn. The only reason they weren't head over heels for him was because they would rather Vahn hold their heels over their heads...
Turning along with her sister-cousin to meet Vahn's gaze, Alexys adopted a genuine yet remarkably fierce smile as she declared, "It would be one of my life's greatest honors to serve the Sage Dragon Emperor. My body, my life, my everything is yours to do with as you please..."
Getting a little ahead of herself, Alexys promptly removed the piece of covering her privates. This revealed yet another flaw of the bodysuit, as the moment she removed the piece of metal, it became apparent just how genuinely 'excited' she was...
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(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'It's like showing up for an orgy and getting turned away at the door...','I'm not sure if Shiroyasha is an awesome wingman or an absolute troll...','The family dynamic of dragons is messed up...')

Chapter 2277: Rising Thunder