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[raging_monkey]

Me being taller and the fish actually biting

[raging_monkey]

Act 190: captive

Spoiler

monkai sat arcoos from sufin picking around his plate,cursing how hotus's food was better than his.

"Unhand me your brute you know you am I'll have you quartered, hanged, and used as chamber pots " sufin shouted interrupting his meal.

"I know who you are... and I honestly do not care. Your my cousin's problem but I care about your connections to a particular group that operates unseen by all." Monkai said placing his plate on the table.

Sifun went silent as the grave, and began to chew through her tongue. Monkai held her mouth prevent from her attempted suicide. "I'd rather die than say anything of them." She said struggling to free herself

"Tell me of the cult and I won't hurt you..." monkai said releasing her mouth. Sifun struggled in her chair wondering why her kidnapper was so interested in a myth.

" will I have protection..." she asked.

"Only if it's worth while." Monkai said sitting back in his chair.

Sifin sighed at him . "They are called the spirit bound,formerly a old God cult dedicated to dumat, but their doctrine now pays reverence to a old story of some mad abomination that fled east, nardeth the spiritual or something but recently they have begun mixing the two to be part of their scripture." Sifun began telling monkai of what she knew.

"Interesting... what are their numbers, is their information accurate and complete " monkai asked his voice raising.

Sifun whimpered at the tone of his voice, the feminity throwing her aback "a few dozen perhaps... I don't know I only gave them slaves for their barbaric rituals I swear I just provide goods for discreet buyers! Please believe me they hang out in the sewers under the city they have a meeting tomorrow I'm to bring merchandise "

Monkai smiled at how a bit of flair and empty threats got him what he needed. He went to the desk taking a quill and a document, "sign this and i'll hold my end of our deal"

"What is it?" She asked fear growing in her throat.

"Deed of ownership.. not for you but your business,all but one of your manors, and your cooperation consider it early retirement or a buyout where scum like you get only a meager salary at best. " monkai said undoing the ropes that bound her. Sifun signed the document trembling at the thought if she didn't.

"Thank you for your business lady sifun I'll be sure to free your employees ... you will report to the one who brought you here, now be a good employee and run a long " monkai said pretending to act like a tevinter cliché, he was going to prepare for his first religious gathering

[raging_monkey]

191: moment

Spoiler

monkai laid with zera in their bed enjoying what time they had his plan on matching her dowry was making progress with little bloodshed but was not going as fast as he would've liked. Zera looked at him petting the hair on his chin "so I get promised to another and you get holy and join a cult" she teased him.

"Z that's day talk and no I have no interest in joining a cult like that or any... I mean who worships a invisible dragon it's silly, same goes with the maker. " monkai said laughing at the idea of him taking in religion.

"So you don't believe in anything, don't you wonder ... I mean you did right?" She asked perplexed by his outright disbelief despite being a mage. She wanted to know more about her lover having never discussed the subject and with their marriage soon to be destroyed felt she wanted make it last.

"Well I do believe their is a afterlife whether it's the domain of dragon gods, elven dieties, or even a sole diety that has already said I'm evil etc etc is irrelevant in the grand scheme of life. I live for now... not after " monkai said stroking his lovers hair curious what her beliefs were.

"I believe in the maker and chantry but there many things in it to raise questions I can not abide " she said expecting him to tease her. Monkai smiled believing every word wondering if he could one day understand.

"Least your not worshipping dragons haha" he said kissing her. "So wanna miff your father some more ?

"Always love" she said taking his member sliding it into her, remembered what her father said as monkai began thrusting into her about curing her condition, she honestly considered it but she worried what he would do after

Xxx

Coldi walked the market buying various skirts to match the brown vest her master had given her. She stood behind the curtain changing into what she thought would be best.

"Young miss the sun is falling best to make a decision soon I still have dinner to prepare" hotus said carrying the boxes from her previous purchases. He found despite her colorful vocabulary, he had developed a soft spot for the younger mage, she was clever,devious and was well versed in her studies compared to his atrophied magicks.

Coldi pulled the curtain aside showing him her choice. "So alluring right... does it make your loins boil.." she said placing her hands on his chest. Hotus looked at her attire she wore purple sleeves her skirt was uncharacteristically lengthen to her thighs, and she only wore her vest as top opened enough to show the sides of her breasts. Hotus cleared his throat and turned to leave. "Its very nice Milady. Purchase it and we shall head to the manor" he said taking deep breaths.

"Aww you no fun hotti, live a little or do you prefer boys " coldi teased pulling the curtains back silently swearing.

"I prefer neither you need to know Milady it would be improper if I disclosed such. " he said adjusting his weight to carry to boxes.

"Such a prude my good man. Well I'm not one for propriety so share, I like both though don't care to indulge unless it's in humor. " coldi said carrying her skirt out to the clerk.

"Ah so it's humor milday you tease " hotus said.

Coldi began to laugh as she saw blood drip from his nose. "Hotti your nose "

Hotus scrambled into his pocket for his handkerchief whisping swears at his embarrassment. Coldi took the cloth from him dabbing the blood from his nose. "Thank you..." he said awkwardly

"Anytime... my good man anytime " she said letting their awkward moment bloom until she notice blood on the box, hotus felt a familiar chill go up his spine.

"Ow Ow Ow Ow! " he said as the blood in his nose poked him

[raging_monkey]

Act 192: cult

Spoiler

monkai and zera arrived at the location that sifun had given them ,monkai traced the wall to find a lever to give them passage.

"Love it's a deadend she lied to us. Lets just pick this up tomorrow " zera said leaning against the wall, bored of their excursion for the night. She was grateful for him trying to find a way to stay together but involving a cult was madness to her.

"Just five more minutes dear.. I think I'm on to something " he said still feeling the door for anything, he needed the cult's resources and ability to move about unseen. Zera sighed at her boredom thinking that she should have attended cassia's dinner,laughing at the idea of her cooking, she leaned back on the wall feeling the brick shift letting out a small shriek as she fell down the stairs.

Monkai ran down the steps to check on her "you alright dear! " he said

Zera rose to her feet dusting her robe off and flicked him on his nose "why did you not catch me!" She shouted irritated by his careless.

"I tried honest but at least you found the door right?" Monkai awkwardly chuckled hoping she wasn't too cross with him. "I promise I'll make it up to you"

Zera flicked her hair taking string from his pack and tied her hair "you can start being nice to hotus, cleaning the cellar, cleaning the attic, "

XXx

Monkai groaned as zera went on for what his punishment would be he told to wait as he said a light in the dark tunnel. "That them if so let's hurry it smells horrid and I'll have to burn this robe" zera said following monkai in the dark.

They saw men and women engaging in carnal pleasures while the candles burned. A wizened man came to them drooling from his member "ah new initates... you are both lovely specimens" the man said as he took zera's hand began sucking on her ring finger. She promptly slapped him taking back her hand as he giggled and climbed on top of a young man while made love to another woman.

"This place is disgusting... hey he took my ring!" Zera said moving to the old man to retrieve her ring.

"Leave it dear it was a cheap one that I have many of" monkai said pulling her along as she shouted obscenities at him.

"Acolytes hear me! The promised one is soon to arrive let our night of passion take us this Eve the herald nardeth and our lord dumat will usher us into a golden age " the leader said. She called to a man who coveted her splendour, she let him massage her body feeling his member press against her rear teasingly trying to enter her.

Monkai made a sharp whistle interuppting the mass orgy "I'm looking for The spirit caller I seek a audience "

The cultist ignored him continuing in their debauchery. Monkai rubbed his temple having groan disgusted by the smell of sweat and bodily fluids. The leader looked at him sending her partner to another.

"I am the spirit caller. You who are outsiders are not welcome among our family "

Zera nodded her head "this better work" she whispered. Monkai took off his coat showing his tattoos of his family. " look up me I am Mathias ragin son of Berus ragin descendant of nardeth the spiritual, listen to my words and know I speak truth, blood of my blood,I gave claimed my right of birth " monkai said pointing to the cultists. Throwing a journal at spirit callers feet,the same journal he gave elywon but was among the items Galatea stole from vallinous manor.

Spirit caller rapidly scanned the journal noting the prophecy of their cult "the boy speaks truth! Welcome our herald of the new world! No longer will we be casted in the shadows we will return to the promised land" she cried raising her hands to her fellows bowing to their new prophet.

"Well that was way too easy" zera said expecting to one pay for dealing with cultists.

"Agreed love... I'm just surprised the geezer never found out bout these people... they seem hedge'd a bit" monkai said smiling at how he avoided a fight.but his joy was broken by caius's words a" man can have anything f he is willing to sacrifice " not matter the variation his words were burned into his brain forever... he began to worry he was becoming him. The thought brought dread to his heart

[Serelir]

Took back your present? Hmpf!

[raging_monkey]

Act 193: proper

Spoiler

coldi watched hotus clean the pots and plates from dinner she found his meticulous nature a welcome change to the lax structure she lived in. "So hotus how long will you be staying "she asked.

"Til my duty is finished or when the master of the house decides to kill me haha " hotus joked putting the plate in the cupboard.

"Master really really hates you for some reason,what did you do?" Coldi asked giggling

Hotus turned and leaned against the table drying his hands. "He says he dislikes my voice, so it's not my race... perhaps it's also because I am to spy on your little group"

Coldi cocked her eyebrow at how honest he was. "So what's to stop me from killing you to protect my friends"

Hotus chuckled sitting down in the chair,folding his hands. "Well I would say divine intervention but realistically nothing, I am a mage of weak skill , and only good for beaucracy and housekeeping... perhaps I tell you this merely to add transparency so I won't be killed "

Coldi walked to him taking his hand. "Well aren't you a coward " she said.

"Part of my charm milday " hotus said bringing his lips to her face, they heard the main door open they pulled apart with coldi laughing to see who entered. Hotus wiped his face admonishing himself for what he almost did, he looked at his pinky "I really have some issues" he thought

[raging_monkey]

Took back your present? Hmpf!

who said he wasn't going to give it back lol it's just borrowed for x amount of time lol

[Serelir]

who said he wasn't going to give it back lol it's just borrowed for x amount of time lol

We'll see about that! 

[raging_monkey]

HEhe that we will I wonder what the boy's plan is

[raging_monkey]

Act 194: discomforted fan

Spoiler

monkai and coldi pulled each other's cheeks as they argued over who would recruit the next into their budding group. "I refuse to hire them! We can do so much better!" Coldi shouted rubbing her cheeks.

Monkai sighed frustrated " it's not like we have a choice! We need the muscle sides you know them better than I " monkai said rubbing his cheeks, he had done the hard part of selling his family legacy, and taking over a cult, the least she could do is get two more allies he thought to himself.

"But they are so gross like can't I just hire mercenaries " coldi said only for monkai pointing to the door.

"If it makes you feel better take Mister the fade shines out my ass with you" monkai said referring to hotus in the most polite insult he could think of.

"Don't call him that... he won't cook" she said her stomach making a loud roar.

XXx

Coldi and hotus had travelled to a farmstead at the outskirts of the city, she complained the whole trip for having to walk on foot, while hotus stopped every few minutes picking herbs from the ground putting them in a large tome.

"This is a lovely piece of land. Perhaps I should purchase some for my mother she loves to garden" hotus said.

Coldi groaned at another comment of his mother. " maker's hairy bush maybe you should marry your mother"

Hotus chuckled at her remark "apologies Milady I will remain silent "

"Good... I can already tell it's going to be a fight.." coldi said cracking her knuckles, wincing as she realized she cracked them too hard breaking her finger.

XXx

Coldi knocked on the door polity at first but more brutish as she began her subsequent knocks. The door opened showing a large man staring her down. "Hey inbre... gend uh how are the wounds... " coldi hesitantly asked correcting herself.

Gend grunted as he let them in. "He is quite large young miss" hotus said in a whisper

"Yeah big as a oxman but still human weird right " coldi replied just as low.

They saw susa stirring a pot, the contents smelled of cabbage and meat,hotus noticed the hints of Ginger and elfroot mixed with deep mushrooms. "Oyi susa you got my letter? " coldi asked taking a seat.

Susa turned to face her, her face cold. "Can't read so it's kindling " she said slapping gend on his rear winking at him.

"Please don't do that... it's weird.." coldi said pulling her Hood over her head trying to avoid seeing more of their affections.

Susa chuckled pulling gend to her "why our love is as pure as any other if not more... " she said kissing him passionatly,twirling her tongue with his.

"He's your brother " coldi said rubbing her temple. Susa pulled herself from him brushing her nose against his debilberatly just to annoy the young mage.

"You came to chastise me and my husband or do you have business that job with the old man was simply that. We seek no quarrel" susa said.

Hotus meekly raised his hand " we come on behalf of master ragin merely to seek your skills as associates in his endeavors.

"Coldi looked at him like had gone mad. "I thought you we're going to be silent!" She said her voice raising a octave.

"Apologies Milady " he said.

Susa sat down across from them. "We aren't cheap and I will only be operating for a time "

"No deal both of you full time or nothing "coldi snapped having little patience for games.

"You'd risk a woman with child in dangerous activities tsk tsk tsk " susa said wagging her finger

Coldi ran from the house retching and vomiting loudly, hotus chuckled at her misery "since the emmisary of my associate is indisposed we humbly agree to your terms I will personally see to it your demands are seen to. But a personal question... have you thought of a name?" He said smiling and writing down aides for child rearing .

XXx
The trip back to the manor was long and arduous, coldi had stopped time and time again to vomit at the news she heard "they are mad... they are siblings twins even!" She thought leaning against a building wiping her mouth. Hotus chuckled feeling indifferent at the news only having just met them.

"My does the miracle of life disgust you?" He teased breaking his polite disposition.

"They are twins... that doesn't disgust you?" Coldi said belching feeling her lunch come up again.

"Should it? They are happy and one can not help who they love. Besides I'm adopted family isn't just blood it's who stands with you regardless " hotus said passing her his handkerchief. Coldi threw up on his chest at how idealistic he was.

"Maker I can see why master hates you.. such a romantic " she said spitting on the ground. "Is that turnips when did I eat turnips?"

Hotus sighed taking off his robe "I really liked this one... and Tuesday Milady. But yes my mother is a writer so I just enjoy the ideal "

Coldi bowed head slightly apologizing for ruining his robe. "Anything I've read?"

" yes the knights of vasnia, by justfina hotus. Its a nice smutty serial but it's a bit raucy for you milady " hotus said proudly.

"Wait your mother is THE JUSTFINA HOTUS... but your a elf " coldi said realizing he was the son on of her favorite novelist. Miriel and her had spent hours giggling and discussing her works and had started a reading circle for other fans.

"Yes like I said I'm adopted and since she never married and my mother was a maid that died in birth of me she raised me" hotus said.

"You have to take me to see her! I have so many questions! " coldi said bouncing and then shaking hotus like a doll. He was surprised by her strength despite her petite build, he felt his neck snap thinking he had died.

"Tomorrow I promise I promise " hotus said clinging to life

[Serelir]

Lucky Hotus! I want to meet her, too.

[raging_monkey]

Oh very soon but business first

[raging_monkey]

Act 195: branch

Spoiler

monkai sat on the table reading the dusty and aged journal elywon had found months before in Aurelia's study. He gave it to her as a way to keep her silent of the event but with what rumors ran she's was becoming close to the old man and had become a liabilitity in keeping his secrets.

He began to note the similar events of his life inside the journal,and realized it was nardeth who wrote in it. He grew sick as he realized the same was happening to him.

"Well aren't you a bookworm young man" Aurelia said bringing them refreshments.

"Just mad ramblings of a insane man " monkai said closing the journal

Aurelia offered him a glass,he declined it having developed a mild aversion to alcohol or any beverage due to caius's attempted murder "ramblings often have truth... you being a descendant is just more proof. " she said taking her glass and stirring it

Monkai scoffed at her faux enlightenment,believing she knew nothing of his ancestry. "Spare me your antiquated Scripture "

Aurelia laughed his arrogance thing he knew what the world was. He reminded her of her son when he was younger. "Do you know the witch umbra" she said taking a seat across from him fixing her dress .

The name umbra came up often in the journal but was vague in every aspect. "I'm guessing some ancient tale that reeks of Bullshit " he said.

Aureila laughed "umbra was a old somniari in nardeth's time, the romantic tale is that they fell in love and ran away to what is now rivain."

Monkai scoffed at her, "that's enough of Bullshit time. Nardeth was a madman that couldn't control his gift and after failing in his madness he ran to rivain ."

"Who told you that skewered tale... how his line has fallen cultist merging fact with fiction and descendants knowing nothing " Aurelia said walking to a lap and pulling it opening a stairwell. "Come boy...time you learned of your real heritage "

Xxx

The walls were covered with passages and long family trees from over a millennium. He saw his father's name on the the diagram. "So I have dead relatives good find. I have engagement to do so later" monkai said shaking his head.

"Umbra was a witch that had the gift of the dreamers like nardeth,but he lacked the self-control to use his gifts properly, starting wars with other families sireing children with each house he destroyed, using the children as vessels for his army of ambominations. Only one family survived his assaults the carcella's... my family. She was compassionate but ruthless woman who fought the spiritual for three days in single combat, and after it was all done he attempted to bind a demon to himself. She sundered the demon from him leaving only a trace of his old self. Out of pity she slit her wrists using blood magic she rebuilt his mind making him into what the legend says now. She made him into her personal concubine taking him as a husband later during many children that many went to rivain building a shrine to him trapping a demon inside to await his return to glory " she said dragging her hand against the diagram proudly.

Monkai was perplexed by her allegations the didn't match what he was told by his father or grandfather.. "she's lying through her teeth... she has to be I... we can't be related it's impossible " he thought to himself. "That makes no sense I saw the spirit bound to a statue! My famiy are rivaini. "

Aurelia shook her head in pity of him. "Who ever told you... lied a great deal... I don't care for your cultural affinity but your father naras ragin was a tevinter and a relative I was close with.. I did some digging and your records are false, I have no relative named Clovis but you used naras' name... what do you know of your father, what do you know of your true heritage. Lies will drown you boy..."

Monkai stepped back tripping over a stool cursing at how she found out about him,not even caius knew him true origin and not even he prided himself on his deluded thoughts of omnipotentence "SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP!" he said crawling back.

Aurelia knelt in front of him "naras had left tevinter to find the tomb to restore his branch and then add his power to mine... I've always known about you Mathias... it's your duty to finish what your father... our ancestors began."

Monkai ran from her ,his mind unable to comprehend her words he was stopped by caradoc who chuckled at him. "So met your aunt... cousin... whatever?" He said as monkai shoved him away running as far as he could..

"Let him go... he will be back if he is anything of naras he will be back . Was his information correct? " Aurelia said twirling her hair.

"The lad came through alright but we will require him for the last door as you love" caradoc said

[Serelir]

Goooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaallllll! to Aurelia! 

[raging_monkey]

Oh yes the spider crawls in the web

[raging_monkey]

Act 196: management

Spoiler

dramis and elara stood by the lovers endurance handling the new orders of goods that came in. They saw the many new ships that bore monkai's symbol each scratching their respective tattoos.

"It'z pears weh gettin a bonuus ol' gal " dramis said coiling her hands. She cold taste the gold pouring in imaging the items she would by.

Elara noticed her lovers greed swathing her with her fan. "No! We have rent to pay and you ran us into debt again hanging out at the arena "

Dramis groaned her nagging her Stoic demeanor began to make her wonder why they stayed together. "Live a ittle popet we be set fer life"

"Your bad with numbers my sweet I'm doing this for us. Sides one of us has to be the adult. " elara said pulling out a study book filled with mismanaged numbers for their finances . Dramis took her hand pulling her away into their office

"I love et wen ya get bookish." Dramis said push the hair from her milky eye kissing her neck making her way down. Elara shuddered as dramis began to feed off her stem and drink the next or that seeped from her lotus. "Stop you still have to finish the reading for today and shipping orders." She said gasping as dramis gently bit her stem making cover her mouth as she screamed in pleasure.

"Shut it... the rivani has cut in to our time...we need this" dramis said taking elara's hand to her lotus "come on... live a little "

Elara kissed her lover while they massage the stems of each other's lotus. They panted and wheezed as estacty filled their hands with moisture, savoring the taste as they sucked clean their hand. "I love ma vhelnan " dramis said kissing her elven lover.

Elara smiled at her for learning elvish even if it was the only phrase she new and mispronounced. "And I you " she said kissing dramis, they heard a knock on the door interrupting their moment.

Dramis quickly buckled her pants and elara fixed her robe and covered her milky eye with her hair, telling their visitor to come in.

Zera entered the office noting the smell of sex but pretended not to to notice. "Dramis and elara how's the current shipping going since we gained the sufin group's assets " she said discreetly stepping around the puddle of nectar from elara. Elara knew she she saw her messy and waited to be scolded like a pup that soiled a expensive carpet.

"Um we have over twelve ships each on deployment to seheron, antiva and eastmarch. The endurance was due for lyyromeron but that fell through saidly something over a hostile engagement." Elara said reviewing the ledger.

Zera bit her nail at the slight delay in her finances, it wasn't over her dowry but merely she hated changes in her routine. "Excellent we will manage take the week off we have a finished winter home stay their" zera said taking the ledger beginning to work ways to expand her growing empire. Dramis and elara shrugged at her generosity and left.

Zera opened a window gasping for air "maker's breath is that what sex smells like vhenhidis! "

[raging_monkey]

Act 197: gossip

Spoiler

coldi passed outside the vallinious manner waiting for hotus to come out with miriel. She had woken him up earliar than normal forcing hotus forgo his morning rituals of cleaning and organizing the house and to get miriel for the meeting of a lifetime.

"Come hurry up it's already noon "she said impatienly as she saw her companions the gate

"We are coming just hold your robes" miri said pulling the gate open.

"Get a new boyfriend and you kick me to the curb" coldi teased miri watching her face go red

"Oh it's so not like that! I have the poor wrapped around my finger " miri laughed.

Hotus cleared his throat "ladies my mother is waiting " he said closing the gate. The young girls giggled at his dutiful nature for his mother with him just sighing in embarrassment.

XxX

Justfina poured her guests tea watching coldi and miriel stare intently at her. "Ladies if you stare too much your face will stay like that." She said placing the kettle on the plate, she looked at hotus reminding him of his manners.

"Ah yes mother, this lady Miriel vallinious third child of magister vallinoius and this is lady Louise ragin adopted sister of lord ragin. They are the ones who do that reading circle every month of your work." Hotus said taking a sip from his cup of tea.

Justifina sat down putting her shawl on to stem the draft that blew from the window. " well aren't we popular Timaesus , well then as you know I am Justfina Hotus author of the little serials you girls read. " she introduced her self she looked at the girls dyeing them both while they whispered who would ask first. "So which one of you ladies are sleeping with my son "justfina bluntly asked.

Hotus choked on his tea coughing at the question "mother we are just friends purely Platonic "he stammered trying to hide his embarrassment while the women laughed.

"I don't know timaesus... we have been fighting our desires two young child bound by tragedy. " coldi said mocking his name and their emotionally charged moment,while miri giggled.

"Oh you and hotus are..." miri let the question hang.

"Questions ladies" hotus said

XxX

Hotus and coldi walked back home after dropping miri off, she was ecstatic with having heard a preview of justfina's new book, it was lewd yet poetic in her writing. She had started calling him by his first name much to his chagrin. She also started to think of what justfina said about sleeping with hotus thinking the house would be great source material

[Uccio]

More players in the game.

[raging_monkey]

Act 198: reflection

Spoiler

monkai had spent the remainder of his day in the basement throwing papers to the ground. "No I can't be her relative... that would mean I experimented on my family... took their money for my own vanity... " he said wiping his face.

most curious development beloved we are close to our goal but now you falter merely over some minor revelation hehe more pawns for the fire. scorn echoed. Her words eased his anxiety, they had been complete symbiosis since this mad quest to keep their wife but monkai slowly had begun to wonder if he was becoming caius. In the past month he had made many alliances with the dredges of minrathous, taking cultists, stealing businesses from slave traffickers, freeing their slaves ,and now was a member of house carcella that he had not for seen.

"**** I have to tell zera... she knows what to do right..." monkai said befuddled on his next course of action.

He heard the basement door open, he heard jangling from a toolkit. He turned to see vale leaning against the wall. "Well chief I replaced your locks.. again only thing that's going to open it is you, coldi, and zera.. that will be five thousand sovereigns " she said.

Monkai looked through his drawer taking a writ signing for it's use and amount. "Trying to bankrupt me haha "

"Never... well if you keep breaking my hard work then yes most definitely " vale teased putting the writ in her pocket.

A thought had dawned on monkai, he had recruited a menagerie of allies and yet he had forgot his most capable friend. "Hey vale... I'm starting large mercantile group of sorts and I was wondering if your guild and you wanted to join. Its good coin and it won't impede your work at the circle "

Vale considered his proposal thinking a bigger budget would allow her more resources to make better artifacts and monetary income. She cared little for politics but only her craft in artifice "sure why not but my circle work comes first"

Monkai smiled having his friend close would keep him stable for he knew if he was going to progress in his plan he would have to stack friends against the enemy "deal"

[raging_monkey]

More players in the game.

a great deal. Big character development arc

[raging_monkey]

Act 197: bloodlines

Spoiler

Zera sat quietly in her chair listening to monkai's experience with with Aurelia he had went back to her estate to learn more of his father and to get answers for his identity . She found the situation hilariously ironic that her father had spent considerable expense trying to control a powerful house but didn't know for all his schemes had already had control through monkai. "So your upset due to believing adris or are you just upset you wete wrong and now have a family that apparently has been watching you for years."

Monkai paced around the room "both... no... yes both! I mean if she knew I existed then why didn't she take me from that neglectful bastard... I wouldn't have killed her she would be alive still" he said shouting feeling guilty from the memory of killing kara, the memory would go away no matter what he did it burned into his mind.

"But if she did we might not have met and neither would scorn, I love you not what you would've been " zera said lovinglyletting him know it would alright. "Now I wish to know more of my father-in law "

Monkai wiped his face in frustration at how complicated his father's history. "Apparently he is carcella's cousin, he was part of the rivain branch but was born and lived in tevinter due to bad blood with the sokai a few generations back. And then one day he just left for rivain to find the tomb but met my mother and adris "

Zera took his hand feeling the trembling in his hand from the revelation " it's alright love it will be alright its a minor bump in the plan "

[raging_monkey]

Act 198: voyage

Spoiler

Aurelia walked the harbour with caradoc in toe looking for the lover's endurance. She found the name of the the ship to be full of youthful romanticism if out of a bad novel.

"Well we found it ,Tad obvious with the family crest... " caradoc said sarcastically carting her luggage.

"Well for all his doubt and indifference to our birthright... he loves to show it off. " Aurelia added as she walked the plank to deck. She saw two oddly dressed women scrubbing the deck, one just wearing a coat and trousers, the other a conservativly dressed elf that was reading while she helped clean.

The elf looked at aureila closing her book setting the mop down. "Ah miss carcella pleasure to meet you I'm elara I've prepared you room as well your companion's." Elara said bowing polity.

"Oh such a well mannered young lady. I'm sure we will get along famously. "Aurelia said clasping her hands.

"And I'm dramis first mate on this voyage " dramis said introducing herself, Aurelia noticed how they were opposites in their demeanor instantly she looked a caradoc with a jovial stare

"So what are a first mate's duties... it's a long journey.. "caradoc said temptly, he was concerned for his mistress's safety and thought a bit of charm over violence would ensure her safety with unknown elements.

Dramis scowled at his implication taking elara into her arms and kissing her passionatly, elara was shocked by her brazen claim, having preferred for their relationship to be private "thas a first mate's duty " dramis said walking off to show them to their quarters. She felt threatened by him thinking he would touch elara.

Caradoc laughed at her claim thinking it was charming that was open of her preference. "Well I'll put these away. When do we depart"

Elara looked over the rails and saw monkai and zera wheeling supplies to the ship. "We leave now" she said bowing polity as she when to prepare the ship ship's sails

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Act 199: father's melancholy

Spoiler

Hotus stood before caius reporting on monkai's activities, he took care to omit the intimate details of zera and monkai life. "It appears master ragin has gained full time employment with magister carcella as consult on a acheological dig. She,her associate and master ragin as well your daughter have left for expedition. " hotus said seeing his master grind his teeth.

"So the boy seeks to escape my grasp...where is the location. " caius said his voice hollow.

"Unknown milord. Only they knew." Hotus said swallowing the spit that filled his throat. He hated lies even if they were omissions.

Caius sighed at him wiping his face. "What of the girl is she with them. "

Hotus turned from his master. "Yes but fear not she is a mage of mediocre skill."

caius looked at him seeing he had gone soft. "Boy do not lie to me, mind you your mouth would have died had it not been for my generosity "

Hotus breathed deeply remembering their deal. "Apologies master but it's well under control I--"

"Bring me the girl or I promise you you will regret it and to be sure you do your duty" caius interrupted snapping his hand.

Galatea entered the study scratching her head "you call deluded one master of the small world he thinks he controls " she said.

"Your not the only asset I have to watch my child. Your in truth expendable but you are a better screen ... Galatea will escort you back to your post and expect results next I see you" caius said dismissing hotus to the hall.

"Well aren't you a villianess prig " Galatea said pulling a knife from her belt picking the dirt from her nail.

"Report now!" Caius commanded losing his temper at zera escaping his grasp.

"Whats there to report you got fury all paranoid only people he consorts with are me, the girl and zera. So maybe it's your fault sides I already told him i spy on him " Galatea said putting away her knife.

"Useless woman.. I spared you for your resources and ability for espionage but your becoming problematic " he said showing her away. He walked to the window staring at the lights the glowed throughout the city. He pulled a letter written by zera from the desk and opened it

[/I] Father I apologize for what I said at cassia's wedding it was a private matter like a child I made it public. Know that I will always love you and that I am grateful for you and mother raising me and my sisters with love and care despite not loving each other. But I can longer stand to be near you I wish to make my own way in my life, I know my duties to our family and I will do them beyond your expectations but by my own way. I am raising money match my dowry though I know you'll raise it at the last minute . This will be the last letter I send.,

Regards zera ragin [/I]


Caius gently placed the letter down. He wiped his face fighting back tears of pride and sorrow. "She's just like me when I was her age... but am I him as well. Will the maker, dumat or any gods twist fate so events will repeat themselves. " he said quitly weeping to himself. He took his quill and parchment and began writing a proper response. "I will not lose my heir and favored child. She must see reason" he thought to himself

[raging_monkey]

Act 200: compromised

Spoiler

Hotus and Galatea walked back to their shared post. He wondered why his charge allowed a known slaver to stay with them now he knew. "So enemy of my enemy I take it?"he said asking her to clarify he station.

Galatea threw her arms over her head her as they walked. "Nope just like excitement in my life. And maker fury is a tiger between the sheets... just want I wouldn't give for another round."

"I'm serious why are you aiding ragin and my master! Whats the point." Hotus shouted refusing to move until he had a clear answer.

" I see how you look at coldi... do you want to the kind of man your master is to train her... induct her in the life you live... she's not cut out for that." Galatea said deflecting the question

"Thats irrelevant to our discussion" he said.

"Oh but it has everything to do with it, your going to have to make a choice. Cause I can kill you right here right now to protect my friends... no family if I think your a detriment " Galatea said flicking a knife passed his throat. Hotus grabbed his neck to stop the bleeding but found it only a small cut.

"Damnation take you... " hotus replied. Galatea chuckled showing him the marking on her back "you first timaesus hotus, adopted Ward of justfina hotus. Your polite to a fault who refuses to have his own sense of self preferring to be what others want. Your nobody and nobodies are not worth my blade "

Hotus stared at the ground clenching his fists she called him on his life he wanted to strike her but found she was right and had dinner to prepare

XXx

coldi sat in her master's chair enjoying the fact that she was the acting head of the household. She smell hotus cooking imagining what the dish was. She heard the door open "who dares interuppt the great coldi's nap time" she said mocking her master.

"Milady the stew is ready" hotus said. Coldi noticed how his voice spoke of shame, she walked from the desk to him. "Galatea told me... what you are .."

Hotus' face went pale and his heart began to skip beats as panic set in at if Galatea had told her of his master's plan. "Regarding? "

"That... your... A GIANT PERVERT THAT STEALS AND SNIFFS MY SMALL CLOTHES WHILE PLEASURING HIMSELF" coldi shouted for the entire manor to hear.

Hotus sighed in relief as it was only her teasing him,he smiled back at her "tis all true I have shrine dedicated to the queen of cold in my closet."he said accustomed to her nature. He began to toil with the idea that his master would destroy her innocence turn her into something he couldn't fathom.

Coldi wrapped her arms around him brushing her nose against his lips. "If that's the case.. I have some for your collection." She said sultry like hoping he would say yes to her.

"Miss we can't I we have different duties and places... just stop this teasing.." hotus said. Coldi removed her arms from him looking down embarrassed and ashamed for acting like a wh*re in her mind.

"Timaesus I thought you were different I've been used,experimented on and nearly killed.. and the one guy I like is being a ass " coldi said walking away.

Hotus waited for when he she was on the other of the house. "Vhenhids fastavas kaffas " he said punching himself in the face to remind himself of his place and punishment for making her cry

XXx

Galatea sat in the water scrubbing the dirt from her body while coldi complained of hours shunning her affections. "Well he works for caius so it's expected princess " Galatea said sliding into the water.

Coldi took the razor and gently shaved the sides of her hair trying not to cut herself "but I know he likes me... and like him"

Galatea dragged her hands through her hair massaging scented oils into her scalp "he is a spy and a bad one at that. And I spy on both houses why aren't you trying to bed me if that's your fetish "

Coldi laughed at her jealous remark "well your family and incest is not something I really enjoy ". Galatea pressed her body against hers kissing her ear ."Your so mean princess... come on dessert should be ready"

XXx

Hotus wheezed as he made his way to his room, he realized he had been poison going over how it happened. "Galatea... " he said coming to the conclusion she had did something to him at dinner. He open his door and fell to his knees holding his chest he wished his magic was strong enough to rid himself of his bodily pollution.

"See princess leave it to your favorite cousin to give you a early birthday gift. " Galatea said standing with coldi at the door.

"What did you do to me..." hotus said stumbling to his feet. Coldi held him as he fell again "hush just for a night be... you" she said kissing him.

Hotus felt his blood chill his veins at the same time feel his loins boil. Coldi pushed him on to the bed. "I hand a late start with my education.. my magic will freeze those I touch if I don't control it" she said touching her lips.

Galatea unbuckled hotus' belt showing coldi her coveted prize "look at the elf-boy even when now he's proper requiring now work to motivate" she said stroking hotus' member calling coldi to them.

Coldi began to fellate him taking his member to the back of her throat while Galatea tutored her on proper technique. She gagged as hotus released his seed into her mouth spitting it up. Galatea laughed and her friend 's inexperience, "your wasting it good girl" she said kissing her and drinking the residual seed from her mouth.

Coldi tried to push her aways fearing her gift would affect her but saw nothing happened . "Your not frozen..."

"Little trick from childhood I'll explain later "Galatea said moving to hotus. She pulled him to them to share in their bliss. Hotus wanted stop this torrid affair wanting to preserve their innocent relationship but his loins burned and desired her.

Coldi took her off and laid on the bed her lotus dripped to the floor as she walk, she spread her legs showing him her splendour. "I was saving myself for marriage... but I... like you so you better take responsibility " she said her face blushing..

Hotus climbed on top of her his member throbbing and seeped fluid. He moved to slide himself into her prodding the entrance to her lotus,coldi braced herself for what she was told for a briefly painful experience. "And you will stay that way princess " Galatea said coming behind hotus,she adjusted his member above the stem of coldi's lotus. "Lets all enjoy ourselves" she said using her body to make hotus grind himself against coldi's stem.

Coldi wrapped her arms around hotus while he grinded her stem, shuddering in ectasy and made tiny moans as her nectar coated the bed. Galatea climbed on top of coldi rubbing her breasts against hers feeling coldi's erect nipples while they massageed each others stems. They screamed as they shared in their ecstasy, spraying hotus with with their nector.

"Put it between us and and if you penetrate her... I will remove your staff for my collection " Galatea said kissing him while rubbing her stem against coldi's. Coldi moaned as loud as her lungs could as her stem was ravaged by both her partners, she was still sensitive as hotus became more aggressive, thrusting his member between coldi and Galatea . He released his seed over them stroking the remains from himself.

Hotus watched as coldi and Galatea kissed and licked his seed from each other, he felt his member twitch wanting more....

Xxx

Hotus brushed coldi's hair while slept. He enjoyed their affiar even if it was under odd circumstances but he could help feel guilty for defiling her and becoming too close.

"Good job not penetrating us... you play well enough "Galatea said taking a long drag from her pipe blowing smoke from her nose.

"You planned this didn't you..." hotus said his tone serious dropping his polite demeanor. Galatea chuckled at him blowing smoke in his face.

"I planned nothing... I just wanted some excitement... but now that you mention it. I own you now, sure caius will exile you and blah blah blah. But should fury learn you molested and violated the girl he sees as his little sister and then had plans to give her to his most hated foe and then greiviously injured me leaving for dead "Galatea said pulling a knife and tracing her scar on her chest gently pushing the blade into her abdomen drawing blood. "My my my it would not be good for you" Galatea added putting her clothes on and her knife back

"You bloody bit*h what's your angle! "Hotus shouted but covered his mouth when coldi called his name while she slept.

"Be a good boy and treat her properly, court her, woo, her anything she wants, then swear fealty to me and by extension my family and I'll keep my version under wraps for now... but you don't even take a **** without my say so... understood "

Hotus clenched his fist furious at her game he felt spiders crawl inside him laying eggs that will one day hatch devouring him completly. He did as Galatea said and laid next to coldi kacting like a proper lover, he had to find out her plan whatever it was.

"Good boy... remember penetrate her... and I'll have a new piece to my collection" Galatea said blowing him a kiss and closing the door.

[raging_monkey]

retconed due to inconsistentcies and lote breaks stay tuned while the writers get back to work

* smoking monkeys slam the door to writers office complaining they need new computers*

See they are already at work there are free concessions at the stand for the inconvenience *goes to meet with the staffs demands*

Next act will be announced at x time thank you for reading