Demonthorn Chapter 16
Lora was tired. The revelation shocked her as she reached the relative safety of Northorton following their flight from the Below. She had not been truly physically tired since her transformation. Apparently even gifts from the God and Goddess had limits.
Her wings had extinguished some time before, leaving only scorched holes in her armor to show they were ever there.
Lora lowered Samantha to the ground. The frozen Fury was unconscious and clearly badly wounded. Kelli touched Lora's arm.
"Get some fire wood, we clearly cannot go on any further tonight." She said softly.
"I can do it." Lora insisted. "I just need a break."
"No, you are exhausted and stop being stubborn. If we are to lose both Furies I do not think we could beat an all out demon assault, especially after what we saw down there." Kelli said softly.
"Fine." Lora snorted and stomped off to gather fuel for the fire.
The truth was she was tired in more ways than one. Her spirit felt low on energy, as if the use of her powers drained her more than physically. She would have to ask Samantha when she woke up.
When she returned later with an impressive amount of fuel, Lora felt better. She had rested some and even though the sky was darkening, she could still see very well. Another one of the gifts from the divine plane. She dumped the wood and turned to Kelli.
"Who the hell was that anyway?" Lora asked.
"That was Jolie, the Fury of Metal. You replaced her after she died." Kelli said simply as she applied a salve to Samantha's head.
"She seemed pretty able-bodied for a dead woman." Accused Lora.
"We assumed she had died. She had flown out to defend a village that had been raided by herself. By the time our forces got there the demons were long gone and the village was raised. We found sticky bones of a woman left behind and all of her armor. Jolie would have died rather than leave her armor behind, so we assumed the bones were hers." Kelli said, sadness creeping into her voice.
"How the hell would she have turned so evil anyway? Isn't she supposed to be a chosen of the divine plane, invulnerable to temptation and all that?" Asked Lora.
"I don't know anything that could have turned Jolie against us. She was the most approachable of the Furies and we actually spent some time together. I doubt she remembers though." Kelli said. "She did kind of look like a harpie, which makes sense in a way."
"How so?" Asked Lora as she began to build the fire pit.
"When a woman is seduced by a demon, she can be transformed. We think it has to do with the demon seed. If they leave it inside it begins to fester and changes the woman's outward appearance. They become demons themselves when this happens, growing wings and developing a mean temperament." Kelli explained. "If Jolie turned, she would now have the power of a Fury and of a demon."
"I take it that is not good for anybody living Above." Lora whispered.
The fire Fury's eyes glowed and a small fire sprang into life just in the center of her fire pit.
"Handier than a flint." said Kelli with a wan smile.
"I try to be." Joked Lora.
The presence of the fire seemed to calm them both. Lora just sat there, transfixed by it while Kelli felt around Samantha's body for any injuries. Aside from some cuts, the only major injury was to her head, when Jolie had knocked her out of the sky.
"Keep feeling up Samantha and I may get jealous." Lora joked.
"No need." Said Kelli with a smile. "She's a frigid bitch and I prefer someone to keep me warm."
"Come here then, there is nothing more that you can do until she wakes up." Lora said seductively.
Kelli smiled and laid Samantha's head down gently onto one of their small traveling pillows and covered her in her own blanket. Then she crawled over to Lora on her hands and knees, shaking her butt and prancing a little like a cat.
"What are you doing?" Said Lora, stifling a laugh.
"Pleasuring you." Whispered Kelli as she nipped Lora's ear.
Lora felt the electric jolt of desire surge through her. Kelli moved on to her neck and played there with small bites while Lora moaned quietly.
"What if she wakes up?" Asked Lora breathily.
"Let her watch." Kelli said as she covered Lora's lips with her own.
The kiss furthered the desire within Lora and she passionately kissed back.
"Not so hard." Whispered Kelli.
