The crater had to be over a thousand meters wide and almost as deep. It was like looking into a whole other world down there and one that was hard to comprehend.
I could see serpents and other monsters swimming in the hot pools of lava below, but there was also a small town that I could just barely see in the far-off distance. Many creatures were moving down below, but it was nearly impossible to make them all out from this distance.
"Pretty interesting place? This is actually the smallest fire lake on the island, but the other two are controlled by the other two Demon lords, and the last one is controlled by a Fire Wurm. This one contains the more timid monsters, and it also houses Fireden, who watches over the area," Mex explained as we walked up to the edge of the crater.
"You said that there was a Magma Spider that was causing trouble here; where is she, and what is a Magma Spider?" I asked curiously.
I didn't see anything in the crater that looked li
We both had to stand back from the massive face of churning molten lava. My skin started to steam, and Fireden, the giant Fire Elemental, started to laugh, but it was only loud.It was nothing like the body vibrating experience that I had got when Grovel started to laugh, but the heat that poured off this guy was no joke! Even Mex was forced to step back with me, and now I was leaking steam like I had just hopped out of a hot tub at the Banff Ski resort in the Rockies."Where did you find this one? Soaking in the ocean for a week, and decided to bring him for a little story?" Fireden asked in a surprisingly weaselly sounding voice, not what I expected after the hearty laugh."I am just bringing him to visit, but tomorrow he will be coming to see you with Nushi and some girls," Mex explained as he fanned himself with his hand."Oh? I get to tell stories to little Nushi? She loves my stories, and maybe now that she is older, she will be able to stay longer!
Now that I was no longer dry as a fart in a sandstorm, Mex waved for me to follow with a sly smile. I felt like I was missing something, but that was completely reasonable considering what I had just gone through.It had been hard enough already to follow what he had been saying about the last Elemental that we were going to meet, but I was interested in the daughter. I caught up to Mex and was about to ask him about her, but he put up a finger just as I was about to speak."Don't bother; you won't see her this time anyways. If you survive this, then I have picked properly; if not, well, you know," Mex said as the Evergreen trees started to become denser, and soon the rock plateau was visible from a distance.Soon the trees became too thick, and I lost the rock outcropping, but one thing that I was able to notice was the constant vines and hissing flowers. I don't remember seeing them near the fire lake, but there would be no way that they could survive there an
"How am I supposed to go save people underwater? I can't breathe down there, you know that, right?" I asked, giving him a single raised eyebrow."I know that, but don't worry about it, nothing we can do for now. All right boys, go back in the water, this handsome young chap will help you out when he can, but he will need a day or four," Mex told the horrifying creature.Good lord, that was a face that even a mother would have trouble not leaving them in the first cardboard box they saw! Mex's statement didn't really seem to help the problem of his crying, but the Sahuagin did head back to the group and started shoving them all back to the water."Can we really just leave them like this? Like, are the girls safe? Barracuda are like Sea Wolves, right?" I was concerned.This world was just a series of problems stacked on top of each other, but this seemed like the most urgent one I had found yet. Still, not like there was anything that I could do unless I st
The trip back to the castle went by fast, and I was surprised that I could keep up with Mex on the way back. The man ran incredibly fast, but I was somehow able to barely keep up.We only slowed down when we reached the place where we first stopped to talk, and Mex had tried to test me. After slowing down, I was able to walk comfortably with him, so I decided to grill him a bit."You said that I couldn't hold my breath long enough. Does that mean that you think I will be able to rescue someone in a single breath of air?" I asked, trying not to sound incredulous, but failing.Mex didn't answer me at first, but I could tell that he was thinking about something, so I left him be. There was no point in trying to badger him for the information, and after a short moment, he began to speak."When you go to meet with Jessabell, there will be something at the center of the Maze that will help you. The item you will be looking for will be the Cloak of Manta Ray, an
Mex left me and headed upstairs, so I headed over to the right and around the fountain. I led me to a large pair of dark wooden swinging doors behind and under the staircase.I had a hard time trying to rationalize how the place stayed so clean, there wasn't a single spot of dust anywhere, but I also hadn't seen people clean. That didn't really mean anything since the cleaners could have come while I was gone, but I wondered where that was all hiding then?I shook the thought from my head and pushed open the kitchen door to find a large area with a sizeable two-by-four-meter island set up in the middle. I could see the stoves and ovens on the side and a large area to wash dishes."You must be Mex's new guest, but what are you doing in the kitchen? If you are hungry, can I make you some food?" An average-looking female demon in an apron asked me.This must be Lidy, Spel's wife; she was slightly shorter than me, but she wasn't what I would call overly prett
As I walked into the room, I noticed that Nushi was sitting on the bed, and her horns had barely even grown, and I frowned. I remember how adamant she had been about her horns growing back fast, so I was a bit confused.They had already cleared the books off one of the three tables Nushi had around her room, so I was able to finally set the plate of different kinds of meat. I had to get some pointers on cooking some of the giant bug parts for Jilly.I was hesitant about even cooking the giant ants, but Lidy had told me that I would get special points with Jilly if I cooked these for her. Mary was easy, and I only had to fry up some rabbit meat, and Lidy told me I could have just fed it to her raw, but I wanted to see if she and the snakes liked it better cooked.Cera, Bera, and Riez just got big thick steaks, but I had cooked them just past blue, and they were still full of blood and juices. I had also asked Lidy what Nushi ate, and she had said to just cook one
After I finished feeding Mary's snakes, I was able to start eating my boiled potatoes. They weren't much for flavor, but I could feel them fill me up.Mary was feeling around the bowl for more meat, but I had picked out the last of the meat chunks for her, and now there were only a few spuds and my boiled eggs that I had yet to crack and peel."No more meatsss?" Mary hissed after turning to me with a disappointed look on her face."I have some hard-boiled eggs if you want to try one?" I asked her, but Mary shook her head at me."Thatsss not meatsss," She hissed cutely."Yes, they are, eggs might not look or feel the same as normal meat, but they still have lots of protein," I tried to explain to her, but Jilly popped up in the background to give her two cents."Yes, but you get shells in your mouth when you eat them whole. Also, even if you do just get the inside in your mouth, it is just eating your own nose running," Jilly said with a disg
"Wow, you came just at the right moment. Everyone is getting tired, and I am sure that you and your daughter don't want us sleeping in here," I said as I turned to find Mex walking over in a burgundy housecoat that had a black lining."The girls know where their rooms are; you just have to ask them. Nushi, the trim looks clean, but you know that they will just grow back the same way," Mex said with a piteous voice that made me want to punch him, and I wasn't the target of his dramatism."I trimmed them for her, and I was going to help her mold them," I said, still puzzled over the how, but I did have a couple ideas; one involved heavyweight and some string."Shape them? Did my darling daughter not tell you why her horns shrink down? It's because she has such a poor attitude, isn't that, OOF!"Mex's speech was cut off as a book hit him directly in the mouth and knocked him over."GET OUT! ALL OF YOU!" Nushi screamed.I wasn't sure what the re
“No, sex isn’t needed, I don't think, but I won’t turn you down if that’s what you want,” I chuckled, and Mati rolled her eyes.“I was just asking a question, pervert. Let’s get going before something big comes and-”“...Tells you that you are in their territory?” A deep and rumbling voice asked from behind, finishing Mati’s sentence.Both of us turned around to see the biggest sea turtle I had ever seen. Its skin was jade green, but its shell was covered with colorful coral that had a large number of different colorful fish swimming around it.The fish looked pretty tasty.“It’s a turtle!” I exclaimed with delight.“This is The Jade Reef of Death. He really doesn’t like me, but his fish are really tasty! Want to get a snack?” Mati asked, and I looked between her and the big friendly-looking turtle.Then it opened its mouth to reveal point jade teeth, and my eyes went big.“You think that I am going to let you?!” The jade turtle roared and dove at us, but I had already selected a new
“Let me go back and let someone know where I am going, or they will all come looking for me,” I said, trying not to stare at Mati's breasts that seemed to have a mind of their own.“Sure, and they are pretty entertaining, aren’t they? I get lost sometimes watching them flop around when I swim!” Mati laughed as she grabbed her breasts and jiggled them around, and I nodded.“Can’t blame you for that. They are a nice pair, but you are pretty good-looking yourself,” I laughed as we swam to catch up to the front of the ship.“Sounds like you are hitting on me,” Mati said, giving me a sideways look that I returned.“Glad to see that your ears work,” I chuckled as I swam to the dome and then slapped myself on it like Mati did before.Mati joined me, and Mex was down there waving to us with Nushi, Jilly, and Lizy. I was surprised that Kieta wasn’t with them, but she might be nervous after all this time.“Where is my kitten? Did you leave her behind?” Mati asked from beside me.“Kieta? I expec
Once inside, I pressed the button, and the elevator started to take me up to the top floor, where Lidy was sleeping in my room. I looked around and sniffed, but all signs of our fun were gone; all evidence cleaned.I was curious if that happened on its own or if someone was cleaning up after me as I went? That would not be likely, but I never knew. A good number of people had nothing to do, but I wasn’t giving them orders.Hell, I didn’t even know where half the people that had joined us were. Numerous Demons had come with us, men and women, but I hadn’t placed them.There was a ding as I reached the top floor, and the door opened. I headed out and turned right to the ladder that went up to the hatch, but it was different now.I climbed up and had to spin the wheel that was on top of the hatch to get it opened. When I opened it, I half expected the water to rush out and then sink the ship.What was on the other side of the hatch was hard to look at without wondering what the fuck was
I remember Mex telling me about Mati, but seeing her now was a bit surreal pressed up on the glass. She was Kieta’s friend, so it might be nice to get her to come to join us, but getting to her was a problem.“That is quite the sight,” Fireden said thoughtfully, but I sucked all four back inside of me at once.“Hello? Can you hear me?” Mati called from the other side of the glass, but I could barely hear her.“Yes! Give me a minute, and I will come out there!” I shouted, and Mati gave me a webbed thumbs up.I turned, jogged out of the room, and headed straight for the front of the house to get to the control room. The moment I entered the small room, the door opened, but Keri wasn't in the booth.“I anticipated that you would be coming to see me. We really need to get an intercom set up. I was going to come to talk to you about her, but I assumed you would come to find me first,” Mex said as I walked up to the map area I had been in before.“So this is the Mati that you were talking a
I marched down the stairs till I got to the bottom, trying not to stomp my feet as I went. I turned and headed to the kitchen and another to the glass-domed area.I closed the door behind myself and went to sit down in front of the glass, crossing my legs. I had really let that woman get to me, but Machariel’s attitude was out of line.*Wataluga: Do you mind if we join you, or would you prefer to be alone right now?*“It’s fine,” I said out loud, and all four of my elementals emerged from the Totem Tattoos on my body.“Well, that bird is a hard one to swallow!” Grogvel laughed, making Wataluga vibrate, but the rumble felt normal now.“You can say that again,” I groaned, staring out into the blue.“You can’t fix them all, but I think each of the women has their own degree of trauma. This Machariel seems to have the same story as most Demon women. Taken advantage of by a stronger male. It can’t be easy for them to live knowing that and then be hunted after for something you didn’t choos
After getting on new shorts and a t-shirt on, helped Lidy dry off the bed and change the sheets, I left her to nap. I gave her a kiss before leaving and a promise of more later.Once I was outside the room, I paused for a moment and closed my eyes. Lidy had changed, but there was no change in her status card other than her race.That was now a Five-Tailed Shadow Cat, but nothing was displaying what kind of abilities she had. I was curious what that meant, but I had told Harold that I would leave him alone for a few days.I searched out the different girls through my senses, but all of them were gathered in one place that I couldn’t put my finger on. That must mean they were in one of Mex’s areas and would all be with Beeno.I headed downstairs, but a door opened when I got to the first floor below me. The leader of the women's circle stepped out with a scowl on her face.Machariel had short blue hair that almost looked like she had a bowl cut and four-inch horns protruding from her fo
I leaned down, looking into Lidy’s blue eyes, and little tiny pink hearts were pulsing where her pupils should be. Above her dripping hole, the black tribal-like tattoo that prevented her from having more than one child sat.I wasn’t sure if that also locked her as a Demon, but that was something to ponder another time. I leaned the rest of the way down and kissed Lidy softly as I pushed my cock into her wet hole.The feeling of her tight pussy, and passionate kisses greeted me like an old friend as Lidy moaned into my mouth. I pulled Lidy’s arms from her legs and pushed them down on the bed above her head, pinning them down.“Mmm, that big cock feels so good inside of me,” Lidy moaned as I started to kiss down her neck.“I missed filling your holes, and this is much better than the freezer room. Wrap your legs around me,” I instructed, and Lidy smiled and did as I said.Once her legs were tight around me, I let go of her hands and then wrapped my arms around her. I picked Lidy off th
The blade of my blue sword bent and twisted around the chain, hissing as I was forced to duck. The chain hissed over me, and I switched to my Water Pact, activating the Force and Sphinx Totem.I spun and ripped the whip out of Lidy’s hand, but a Greatsword appeared from the wall beside her. The moment that she gripped it, electricity flowed over the blade in sparks.“Oh, come on, Kieta! Give me a greatsword too!” I roared, and a plain greatsword spat out of the wall.I picked it up as Lidy laughed at me, dropping my wave sword. I had planned to one-hand it, but the sword was remarkably heavy.I switched to Earth Pact and swung the sword quickly. I activated the Gog Totem, and flames ran up the blade, but now Lidy had a second greatsword.This one had water running around the blade like a chainsaw, and I growled as I looked at my sword and then my other arm.“Monsterize!” I roared, and my body turned blue, expanding like Lidy’s but bigger.Lidy dropped her swords, turned purple, and th
“She seems excited,” Lidy giggled as we walked over to the door that Kieta had just walked through.“Leave her be. Keita will come to me in her own time, not like I don’t have enough else to do right now,” I said as I pushed the door open to find a small room filled with monitors and panels with more displays. “Wow, You really spiffed this place up!”“I worked for a privately contracted weapons research facility before you blew up the known universe. Once you got up top to deal with the sea witch, I got all my memories back of who I was then. Now I can create some pretty wild things thanks to this thing that you gave me,” Kieta said, pointing to her eyes that were a series of moving cogs like the inside of a watch.“I guess making computers and things like that aren’t really much of a problem for you then,” I laughed, and Kieta’s cogs rolled around in her head.“I could build a computer from scratch before I left grade school when I was fourteen. I didn’t need these eyes for that. The