'A Dream of Empire' is a long fantasy epic, seen through the eyes of many characters. It will span at least thirty years of history within a fictional world, and will contain near every kink at least once. Each chapter will follow one specific individual, which will be denoted at the beginning, as well as their present location and the initial date in-world. Chapters will be published chronologically, but there may be significant time gaps (in-world) between them. There will likely be at least one sexual scene in each chapter, but I won't guarantee it as I'm anticipating more than two-hundred chapters judging from the storyboard.
The three main characters (Alanna, Casiama, and Talos) at the start of this story are currently enjoying an interesting love triangle that has developed over the course of a year. If this is your first time reading my works then I absolutely encourage you to start here, as I've reintroduced the characters in detail. Then, if you'd like to read of their escapades prior to this story (and their original introductions), start with "Luck Pt. 01 - A Chance Meeting", which begins a forty-three part prologue ending with "Freedom Pt. 11 - Catriona".
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Alanna
Catriona, Imperial County of Catriona
8
th
of Zenith, 1282
D.f.
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Alanna sensed a triple-knock on the door downstairs. The young girl, inspecting herself in a full-length mirror, also sensed the man who knocked, and the woman who answered the greeting. She had quick work to do.
The girl reviewing herself in the mirror was a sorceress; a lucky, one-in-a-thousand girl, who had both received a rare spark of magic when she had been born, and had also been fortunate enough to have attended the College of Catriona, where she enhanced those natural skills.
One-in-thirty-thousand if one considered that Alanna was also an enchantress, a sorceress who specialized in telepathy. She was capable of reading the thoughts of those around her on a whim, which had been a natural gift she had received soon after her birth. The college taught her how to expand this gift, to the point where Alanna was now capable of creating thoughts in those that she read as well.
With a simple charm, the enchantress could win any argument. With an enchantment, she could command man or beast to do her bidding, to sate her every whim. She had limited knowledge of several other schools of magic as well, something that an extroverted sorceress would happen to pick up when they're surrounded by a hundred fellow magic users for several years of their enthusiastic teenage life.
The sorceress smiled as she looked herself over in the full-length mirror. With twenty years of age, Alanna's body was in a natural prime she knew wouldn't last forever, and she vowed to make the most of it. Her womanly hips lewdly filled the pair of leather pants she now wore, which were fortunately covered up with a long, pleated dress that glowed a dark-mahogany even in the dim room she currently occupied. In the sunlight it would twinkle with a radiant red, a not-so-subtle warning to those around her of her magical status.
Her voluptuous breasts were evident both through the dress and the corset beneath, which held them firmly in place. The pair would never be concealed by standard clothing, but the enchantress didn't particularly mind this fact; Alanna hadn't been anywhere near this well-endowed naturally. The College of Catriona taught its students that a woman's natural looks could be a great advantage to any sorceress. In turn, many students of the college had their bodies transmuted to perfection. Even as they aged, sorceresses were capable of transmuting their bodies to appear as a healthy twenty-something well into their hundreds, if they were skilled enough in the art.
Having learned all she could in the School of Enchantment, Alanna had been studying the School of Transmutation as of late. She was, so far, only capable of changing the color of a dress, or allowing her eyes to shine just a bit brighter than they naturally were, but in time she would master this school just as she mastered the former. She hoped, anyway.
Alanna placed her copper-and-ruby circlet on her head, then pulled her long auburn hair through it to cover most of the band. She ran an ivory comb through her shining hair one last time, ensuring she had defeated each and every knot within it. Sorceresses typically wore their hair freely, unlike most women of the Empire, commoner and noble alike. Alanna's pride ensured that her hair must glow with the radiance that she herself possessed, as if in subtle show of her own natural superiority.
Well don't you look lovely today,
she sensed her lover saying two rooms away. Alanna giggled nervously, knowing the greeting wasn't meant for her. She pretended that it did, anyway, for one fleeting moment as she brushed her hair.
Only when she was satisfied with her hair's obedience did she place the comb on the small table, then ran her hand through it once.
Perfect.
Foundation would be needed next, to help hide the few blemishes the young girl held on her visage.
Yeah, fetch her for me,
her lover said, the words flowing through her mind as if they were her own.
Damn
. Alanna wouldn't have time for makeup today. She had hoped the pair downstairs would have occupied each other for another few minutes, but it seemed the man at the door was just a bit impatient to see her.
She shot up from the chair she occupied, performing a half-twirl in the mirror for her own inspection. Her blue eyes twinkled with delight as she looked herself over, noticing her curvaceous butt pushing the red dress lewdly a couple inches behind her. Pants were absolutely necessary to wear underneath, she knew, lest another get a peek of something they shouldn't while she was out-and-about.
She bent over to lace her knee-high boots, boots which had a two-inch heel to make her feel just that much taller. Alanna would still stand several inches beneath her six-foot lover with the height adjustment, just as both of them liked. If one were a fly on the wall behind the sorceress just then, they would spy the perfect gap between the girl's womanly thighs as she was bent over, her dress rising up so it laid only an inch beneath her cheeks.
Alanna then heard a knock on her door, a request which she responded to with enthusiasm.
"Come in, Cass!" she exclaimed through the thick wooden paneling. It opened a second later, a lithe, trim elf stepping through the opening. The elf held a babe in her arms, Alanna's babe, and was stroking his cheek with an infinite delicateness.
The elf was none other than a royal princess of an elven kingdom to the east, who, in the course of a year, had gone from being Alanna's would-be killer, to being her friend, to romantic rival, back to friend, to eager lover. Alanna had met her on a desolate shoreline in the far reaches of the Empire of humanity, where they traveled together for several weeks before they said their goodbyes when the elven princess returned to her home.
Casiama had been subsequently exiled from her home of Tor Valliya by her own father upon her return, having ventured into human-controlled lands without his permission. The venture had violated a long-standing agreement between the two nations, and the King of Tor Valliya had no choice but to banish her. Casiama had been incredibly distraught by the turn of events, of course, but stuck with Alanna's lover Talos through thick and thin before the trio was again reunited by chance in Imperia, the capital of mankind.
Casiama only had twenty-nine years of age, a genuinely young amount for an elf. To a human, she would appear to hold only nineteen or twenty years. Her body was naturally tanned, her hair a shining golden-brown, and her deep green eyes held the visage of a spring-time forest. Casiama loved the color white, and the long dress that covered her willowy body today was no exception to that rule.
Casiama smiled sweetly towards Alanna, who was now haphazardly tossing her grooming supplies into her backpack. The elf spoke in a hushed tone to avoid upsetting the babe cradled in her arms, but also with a hint of excitement.
"Talos just returned from the market," she said softly. "Need any help?"
Alanna shook her head then sighed happily, closing her large furred backpack. She hoped three changes of clothes would suffice for the short, personal getaway with the man that she and Casiama shared.
"I... think I have everything? Thank you, though," she replied sweetly. Alanna slung the pack over her shoulder, then walked over to the elf standing in the doorway. The girls shared a quick, genuine smile, and Alanna leaned down to kiss her babe on the forehead softly.
"Be good for aunt Casiama, little Talos," the sorceress cooed with twinkling eyes, then raised her sight to Casiama. The elf tilted her head with a half-smile.
"We'll be fine, Alanna."
Alanna frowned. "And you're sure you have enough milk?"
"I'm absolutely sure that we do," the elf replied with a giggle. Alanna had produced a month's worth for the week she would be away, and Casiama had it stored in the safest location she knew.
"And food. He really likes-"
"I
know
what he likes," Casiama chided playfully, sticking her tongue out a half-inch from her lips. Alanna rolled her eyes with a smile.
"I know, I know," she sighed. "Gods, why am I so nervous, Cass?"
Casiama swayed towards her delicately, keeping the babe in her arms steady and level. As an elf, Casiama had a natural tendency to move gracefully. As a good-natured soul, she also had the tendency to think compassionately of the ones she loved before thinking of herself. And how she loved young Talos.
"You're worrying about things that won't happen, Alanna," she answered sweetly, then leaned in to peck the sorceress on the lips. "I will protect this Talos with my life. All you need to do is have a good time with the other, okay?"
Alanna glanced towards the floor, nodding twice in quick succession. "Yeah, yeah. Okay. Wish me luck," the sorceress muttered under her breath. Casiama laid her forehead on Alanna's, and their gazes met.
"I promise you won't need it, but I'll pray for you either way," the princess whispered whimsically. Alanna grinned happily, then smooched her on the lips.
