[TWS] Chapter 331 – A Rain of Memorable Offerings

“Ugh… I can’t move a single damn muscle…” Grea let out a prolonged groan while lying belly down on one of the central island counters.

Asterios smirked to himself and shook his head, sitting next to it and resting his back against its side. “And whose fault is it?”

With a few less-than-appropriate moans, she dragged herself close enough to the edge to hang her arm off it and caress Ast’s cheek with the back of her hand.

“I mean, you didn’t exactly have to listen in to my thoughts and twist me into a fucking pretzel while blasting my holes open, you know?” Grea complained with a strained chuckle. “You definitely didn’t have to. And that’s why I appreciate you so fucking much.”

He snuggled his cheek to her palm and placed a few kisses on her crimson skin. “Better watch what you ask for next time. You came dangerously close to making this Dragon forget himself. I almost cracked the floor and counter more than one time.”

The lascivious demon lady giggled impishly. “Now that would give the school’s council a nice riddle to solve. A day or two after the renovations are finished, they come and see their new lab adorned by a bunch of nice fractured webbings over all the flat surfaces. What a mystery.”

“It won’t be that much of a mystery if we don’t clean up after ourselves before making an escape.” Asterios stood up, glanced at Grea’s single open eye, and delicately slapped her tender ass with a few gentle pats.

She wiggled her hips to make it shake enticingly but he only snorted at her.

“Worth a try.” Grea snickered. “But I’m beat. Literally. I would be full of bruises if not for you pumping me full of your new healing energy besides your hot essence.”

“I’ll take care of it.” He sighed and leaned down to peck her cheek. “In the end, this was supposed to be your night with me. It didn’t last that long before things were flipped completely.”

“Oh, trust me, exploiting your guilt to have you destroy my pussy for literal hours is definitely my way of having my way with you.” She grinned devilishly. “I was looking very, very forward to you breaking out and turning on me. Well, I might not have expected you to never have been locked up in the first place so the few intentional slip-ups I had planned for myself went out of the window, but the end result was still glorious.”

Grea’s entire body shivered in bliss as she recounted their recent fun and she released a half-sigh half-moan that could test the restraint of the most composed man in the realm. Asterios could only stare at her delicious figure with a soft smile. She really was able to completely effortlessly and naturally be one hell of a sexy demon.

As their gazes met and an unspoken understanding passed between them, a crimson gate opened right next to Asterios and two girls walked out of it. Seeing him naked, Miria instantly flushed and tried her best not to stare as her cute tail swished adorably behind her back. Selene only smirked like the dazzling lady she was, took one long look, and gestured at the gate.

“Leave cleaning up to us, my Lord. The bath is ready for you. After we are done, no one will ever know anything happened here,” she offered.

“But where’s the fun in that?” Grea whined, still not moving an inch.

“Don’t make trouble for Master,” Miria chimed with a sweet smile. “You promised not to go too far.”

“Fine.” The demon lady sighed in defeat. “But I still can’t move. Though, I think I just figured out the way to do so. I only need a big, hard, strong rod to dock myself on and it will be a breeze to have me carried, don’t you all agree?”

Miria shyly averted her gaze as their capricious mate spread her legs and showcased every detail of her evening with Asterios to them all. He rolled his eyes and grabbed Grea’s tender thigh, pulling her closer with a quick motion which evoked a surprised yelp from the teasing woman. In a flash, she ended up flipped onto her back and brought to the edge of the counter where Asterios stood facing her.

She grinned at him gleefully as he caught her ankles and brought them up. “So eager. And they say I’m the insatiable one. Come on my Dragon Prince, sheathe up!”

A metallic click echoed through the air and the playful smile disappeared from her beautiful face, quickly replaced by a confused frown.

“What?” Grea looked up and found the familiar cuffs snapped around her shins.

Before she could utter another word, Asterios already had her arms up and locked in the other two cuffs right next to her legs. He then snapped his fingers and Grea gasped as her body was tugged upwards into the air by some magical force. The other girls chuckled amusingly after seeing their lecherous mate bound and hung up like a sheep for searing. Or better, a pig for slaughter.

“I think I’m going to like these.” Asterios smirked and smacked Grea’s ass with a hearty slap. “Come on. We’ve wasted enough time already. I gotta wash you up before bed or the others are going to kick you out for being all sticky with… various fluids.”

His lewd captive moaned quietly and trembled in her bindings. Sharing a nod with his beastfolk lovers, Asterios made her float after him into the red passage between the worlds. As he’d expected, it led straight to Selene’s baths. The girls really loved to bathe there, even more than in their castle. It certainly held at least a few nice memories. No wonder they had chosen this place for the night.

Grea insisted that she was fine now and could be let down, but rather than listen to his crimson mate, Asterios went all out to clean her extremely well while putting the demon lady in the most embarrassing and shameful positions with the use of her own magical cuffs. He made sure to thoroughly clean every nook and cranny in her body, to the owner’s pure delight.

For a little while, the bath was full of amorous sighs and little moans or whimpers. Who could have known that rubbing a demon’s tail with them hanging upside down with legs in almost full split could make the person in question feel so good?

Soon enough, Grea was even more spent than before and Asterios had to dry both of them up. He continued to drag her around by the floating cuffs like a calf tied to a stick and headed for the main bedroom. As he’d sensed earlier, all the ladies were waiting for them there, dressed only in pretty underwear and lingerie.

He joined them in a flash and the bed turned into one giant tangle of bodies as the girls snuggled to Asterios and each other. They talked a little about their day in delicate whispers while their beloved master, mate, husband, or boyfriend showered each of them in affection.

It was a warm and pleasant moment to which they could easily doze off, but unfortunately, Grea’s whining grew loud enough to become impossible to ignore and Asterios had to release the demon lady forgotten in the air by the edge of the bed so that she could join them for the night. As fun as it was teasing their sister-mate back, none of the girls would ever deprive Grea of her right and satisfaction of falling asleep next to their man.

In the morning, Asterios woke up pretty much at the crack of dawn, with the first rays of warm sunlight falling onto his face through the massive spaces in the side of Selene’s grand bedchamber. Surprisingly, he felt no additional weight on top of him, and as he attempted to move his limbs, they didn’t struggle against any obstacles.

Opening his eyes, he found himself in an empty bed. But, before he could even begin wondering about such a rare occurrence, movement caught his attention and he watched the girls walk into the room with radiant smiles on their faces. They were all dressed in ceremonial robes from Selene’s realm, displaying one shoulder, one leg, and lots of cleavage, each one in their respective color.

Well, all but one person.

His sweet Summoner colleague strolled in the middle of the single line they created and stuck out like a sore thumb. Ast’s brows rose by quite a lot at the sight of the short blue-haired lady appearing almost fully naked. Her gorgeous body was adorned only by a thin red ribbon that struggled to conceal Tina’s girly parts, both above and below. Her generous bust especially strained against the decorative band going over her nipples.

That alluring display demanded all of Ast’s focus and he could barely make out the cheerful happy birthday song the other girls had on their lips while slowly surrounding the bed, not to mention the incredibly intricate cake in the shape of a sleeping Asterios in his full True Dragon form which the heavily blushing Summoner lady held in front of her appetizing tummy.

Asterios lifted himself up on his elbows and watched the six dazzling beauties sway to the rhythm of their celebratory chant. Miria and Selene took the left side of the bed, Tina and Silvia stood at its foot, while Grea and Bryn positioned themselves on the right. They all looked at him with warm expressions and a little twinkle in their eyes. It was pretty obvious they were proud and amused to see his astonished expression.

He could only stare back at them with a matching smile of his own, drawn to their honest wishes and clear feelings of appreciation which he didn’t even have to sense through their deep bonds. Simply their demeanor and loving gazes conveyed every single thing. That and the effort they put into creating this memorable scene.

As the song finally neared its end after about five minutes straight, they all exchanged glances and wrapped it up with one last simultaneous, “Happy birthday, Master!”

Asterios took in all the grins and shy smiles directed at him and chuckled softly. “Now, I was pretty sure you would somehow extract the date from Mom, but I certainly did not expect such a grand ceremony right from the very morning.”

Miria giggled adorably while bouncing in place. “It was my idea, Master! I really, really wanted to wish you a happy birthday at midnight but we all agreed that morning feels much better! And you were still busy with Grea at that time so we missed the chance anyway.”

“You could have just walked in on us if you wanted. That would have been a real something.” The person in question snickered.

“I’m glad you didn’t.” He smirked at the cheerful panthergirl. “Though, I think at least one person would have fit the theme of our meeting yesterday. Will I get to hear the story behind that?”

Tina’s cheeks bloomed with even more crimson as Asterios moved his eyes to her scantily covered figure. She tried her best to stand still and proud with the cake in her hands, but she couldn’t stop her thighs from rubbing together a little bit in what could be either some anxiety or embarrassment. Coincidentally, that only made her look even more enticing and alluring.

“B-Before that… You need to make a wish…” She stuttered a little when answering, escaping to the side with her pretty eyes.

There didn’t seem to be any candles on the masterfully sculpted cake, but before Asterios could question her, Tina got onto the bed on her knees and slowly and carefully crawled towards him, watching not to tilt the platter. He silently watched the lovely girl arrive at his spot and sit down on his extended legs, stopping just short of his chest. Not letting his gaze roam over her attractive curves was a challenge, but it was one Asterios was willing to succeed at, and he gathered his willpower to focus on both the cake and the server’s elegant face.

Shooting him a subtle grin, Tina touched the Dragon’s back and he immediately felt a faint pulse of mana travel through the sculpture. The beast’s snout parted and its upper jaw rose just as a tiny rolling flame burst forward, spooking Asterios a little. As it dissipated, it revealed twenty small candles on the Dragon’s tongue.

“Quickly, before the cake burns from the inside,” Selene urged him with a ladylike chuckle.

“Don’t forget the wish,” Silvia added.

“Uhhh… You should have warned me. This isn’t exactly something you can come up with within a second or two.” He shook his head with a wry smile. “I have no idea what I could wish for. Bit by bit, all my wishes are already coming true. Strength, money, powerful summons, a loving family of incredible ladies, what else could I want?”

“Just pick something random then, Master! It’s starting to melt!” Miria squeaked in panic, watching the cake intently.

“Alright, alright. I guess there’s something, though it’s not exactly the most important thing now.” He laughed openly and snuffed out the chubby candles, saving the culinary art from destruction.

“Perhaps it wasn’t the most clever plan to put them in there,” Bryn commented as they all sighed in relief.

“But it certainly looked amazing,” Asterios replied, taking the cake off Tina’s hands and setting it down next to them so it was safe from any accidents. “Now, what do I do with you?”

Tina remained seated in front of him and clearly had no idea what to do with her hands. They kept moving from her thighs to her tummy and wrapping themselves around her arms, which seemed like the worst place to choose as it only emphasized her charms to his eyes. Additionally, with each movement, the scarlet ribbon threatened them with slipping off the hidden secrets.

“Well, I would suggest unpacking your little present and perhaps checking if there are no surprises hidden in any of the three gaps it's equipped with. You do possess the perfect tool to reach far and deep enough.” Grea smirked at him impishly.

“Professor!” Tina squeaked at her nervously. “This is not what it is! I have a much better gift than my body to give him!”

“I would have been fine even without you having anything special for me, but I’m certainly looking forward to it now.” Asterios reached out to caress her cheek and bring her blue eyes to meet his. “But, if this ribbon is not part of the present, what do I owe this incredible sight? You aren’t exactly the first person I would expect to find in such a getup. Not to say that it doesn’t suit you. I definitely love it.”

She flushed crimson once more but directed a warm smile his way. Then, she sighed softly.

“It was a bet,” Tina admitted. “And I shouldn’t really have lost it… if not for a silly mistake. After getting the present I wanted, I completely forgot to report that I was done and instead focused on finding the best wrapping and adornments I could possibly find. I only realized my mistake when we gathered to discuss our gifts. Now, I have to… wear this… for the entire day…”

She continuously evaded eye contact, clearly embarrassed and ashamed of her somewhat airheaded moment.

“All the time?” Asterios raised a surprised brow at her.

“No!” she quickly denied, twirling her fingers. “Only when we are alone…”

“Good. As long as you are not uncomfortable with it. For me, just seeing you agree to show up once in this is enough. Thank you for the treat.” He winked at her and leaned forward to present Tina with a loving peck.

“Alright! Presents time!” Miria suddenly shouted gleefully, spooking the Summoner girl enough to make her jump. “Me first! Me first!”

Asterios chuckled together with Tina and helped her step off him so she could get into the queue too. She left him with a shy but definitely teasing glance over her shoulder as she wiggled her juicy butt at him while crawling away, quickly growing flustered afterward due to how shameless the action was.

A grinning panthergirl soon took her place and Miria threw herself at Asterios with something relatively flat wrapped in a fabric patterned with lots of tiny cat silhouettes.

“Here. For you, Master. I hope you like it.” She watched him intently, her tail smacking the sheets with how lively it was from her intense anticipation.

Without further ado, he loosened the string holding everything together and carefully took the fabric off. Behind it, he found a standing frame for a medium-sized painting, but instead of an artistic depiction of anything, it held a piece of bark carved into the shape of a heart and bearing two initials. He didn’t need to ask who they represented.

“Is this what I think it is?” he asked while grazing over the glass protecting the wood.

“Yep! It’s from the tree under which you made me into your mate, Master!” She giggled timidly. “I’ll never forget that night in my life. I hope this will remind you of it too.”

“I don’t know if I should carry it with me everywhere or place it down next to our bed in Glimmervale.” Asterios chuckled. “Thank you. I’ll cherish it.”

Miria lunged at him to wrap Asterios in a warm hug before reluctantly slipping away. She swapped places with Selene as the fox lady brought forth a small wooden box of pure white color and presented it to him. Lifting the lid, Asterios found a glass vial full of gray liquid twinkling like a starry sky.

“You’ve always been taking such good care of my tails, my Lord, so now it’s my turn to show proper respect and affection to your beautiful scales. This oil should give them a respectful sheen and nourish your skin at the same time. I apologize for only this much but the ingredients are hard to procure,” she explained.

“I can’t wait to try it out.” He nodded at her, rotating the flask covered in a scaly pattern within his fingers.

“And so do I,” Selene added with a teasing smirk before moving aside.

Tina returned to his front next, this time holding onto another packaged gift rather than a cake. It was a quite sizable rectangular box of black shade. It was close to impossible to guess what could be hidden behind the cover. She gave it to him without a word and observed his reaction like the others. Lifting the top, Asterios immediately recognized the thick book with a hard leather cover. It was impossible for him to ever mistake it for another with how much time he’d spent going through it again and again.

“How did you…?” He raised his stunned gaze to meet Tina’s blue eyes which seemed to smile at him with pure joy.

“It’s a secret.” She pressed a finger to her lips. “It wasn’t easy but it was definitely worth it. And if you are worried about all the notes you left for others, I copied them onto the replacement. This here is the original.”

“I don’t know what to say…” Asterios shook his head. “Though, knowing how attentive you’ve always been, perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised you knew which books and grimoires I worked with.”

Tina let out an awkward giggle. “I didn’t watch you that attentively. It took a bit to find it.”

“I’m just teasing.” He smirked. “I really appreciate it. You must have been forced to pull a few strings to ransack the library. I personally know how protective the academy is of its archives.”

After sharing a quick kiss, they moved along, and Grea climbed on top of him. Her packaging was even smaller than Selene’s. Asterios took it with visible curiosity and lifted the lid of a box sizable enough to house a ring or something of a similar size. He wasn’t that far off with his guess as a pretty necklace rested on a puffy cushion.

“With this, you have me two by two. I have to admit, it’s another one I have no idea about. It’s very nice, though. I do feel like it would fit you more than me,” he mused.

Looking up at Grea, he paused for a fraction of a second. Gone was the teasing, mischievous, and playful woman. Her usual cockiness and complete lack of shame were replaced by a serene, somewhat sorrowful expression. Grea’s face was adorned with a melancholic smile.

Immediately, Asterios scooted closer to his demon lover and rested Grea’s forehead against his, affectionately caressing the nape of her neck. She kept looking at the necklace while accepting the warm hug. Asterios gave her as much time as she needed to speak her mind.

“This necklace… It was hers…” Grea began. “I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of it, no matter how much it reminded me of the accident… It’s… It’s like the proof of my love… I bought it for her and she accepted it… And if I were to throw it away, I’m not sure if I could love again… But, now, thanks to you, I think I’m ready to… to present that proof of my feelings to someone else… To you… If you are willing to accept it…”

“Grea, you know I already accept all of you. It’s an honor to be the one you consider worthy of your love.” Pecking her cheek, he unhurriedly put the necklace on and let it hang off his neck. “I will make sure it’s always with me. One way or another. I won’t let it get damaged or lost ever. I swear, you don’t need to be afraid to love anymore. I’ll always be by your side, no matter what happens.”

“Thanks…” she whispered with a charming smile. “Maybe it’s time for me to finally grow up a little again…”

“We are who we are. Our past shapes us into what we become. Don’t try to forcefully change back into who you were a long time ago.” Asterios pulled her even closer, brushed over her back gently, and slipped a playful squeeze to her sensitive tail. “Besides, I would miss your crass humor. It’s what I’ve always known.”

She snickered lightly and grinned at him. “Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’ve never been a prude. I’m a demon in the end. But, I stand by what I said. Thank you. I don’t know what I would have done without your support. And your love.”

They shared a brief moment before she placed a chaste peck on his forehead and slowly slipped away. The girls quickly stepped closer to assist Grea and she accepted their help with a gentle smile. They all knew how weakened her emotional side could make her.

Silvia brought her gift next, sitting down by Ast’s side like a noble lady should. Her present was no bigger than a palm and Asterios accepted it with gratitude, tenderly unwrapping the ginger fabric.

“I think I’m beginning to see the pattern here.” He smirked at the princess lightly while holding on to the small, reflective oval with a patterned wooden edge. “This wouldn’t happen to be the very same mirror which we…?”

She smiled at him warmly. “It would. I managed to save a piece of it before it was thrown out. But, that’s not all. Infuse some of your mana into it.”

Curious, Asterios did as instructed. His eyes widened as a very peculiar picture faded into his view. Inside the small mirror, a single frame of an image he remembered clearly was captured perfectly. It was the passionate moment he’d shared with the fiery princess while coupled with her in front of the dresser.

Save for one detail.

The perspective showed them from the other side of the mirror as if it were a window to the world. He could clearly see Silvia's palms pressing into the surface from within, the point of their sensual connection with him behind her, and the pure bliss on their faces as they both reached the peak of their pleasure, adorned by the charming sparks of Silvia’s flaming hair.

The picture faded as quickly as it appeared and he glanced up at his red-haired lover. Silvia’s cheeks were tinged with a trace of rosiness as she smiled at him softly.

“We have a magician at the castle who can read the memories of mirrors. I managed to save only this single moment since the surface was broken to pieces by the servants. It was the most powerful picture reflected by the mirror during its life and became embedded in its core,” she explained calmly. “Of course, as long as you don’t share your mana with it, it will remain a normal mirror.”

“That’s quite a dangerous gift, my lady.” He chuckled lightly. “I’ll need to be very careful with it.”

They shared a quick kiss and everyone turned to the last person in the room. It was then that Asterios noticed the massive package Bryn was holding by her side, which was almost as tall as her. The girls had to help her place it on the bed in front of him as Asterios stared at the mysterious box in awe.

“Okay, it’s definitely going to be a tie. I can already tell there is nothing I could come up with from my past that would be this big.” He smirked at his winged lover. “This thing is as big as a door. Is that what it is?”

Bryn blushed a bit and shook her head. “No, Master. It’s actually not that big, but it’s been secured like this to avoid getting any scratches on the surface. Let me help you unpack it.”

They opened the long box, which turned out to be a massive suitcase filled with clean rags and cushions, and a powerful sheen of precious gold greeted them. Inside, lay two batches of metal plates which undoubtedly followed the shape of wings.

“This is a set of wing armor which covers the upper edges of them with decorative plates. In the past, it’s been worn by the highest-standing members of our race during official gatherings and important meetings. It’s a symbol of status, respect, honor, and leadership,” she explained. “It would be my greatest pleasure if you accepted these, even if you don’t intend to ever wear them in public.”

“Of course, I will accept, Bryn. And I will definitely wear them with pride. Whenever we actually will be able to publicly show my wings, if that’s alright with you.” Asterios made a respectful bow towards the Valkyrie. “But… Is this really all? This design seems especially… radiant. I don’t feel like this was commissioned exactly for me.”

Bryn glanced away sheepishly. “Well… It might have belonged to the first Sky Queen in the past, so…”

He snorted and shook his head. “I don’t think I’ll be able to wear them in your realm either, right?”

“No, most likely not. At least for a little while.” She smiled timidly.

“I’ll treasure these anyway. And I promise to wear them for you whenever you wish to witness their greatness.” He winked at her. “And maybe, you can sometimes try them out too. I have a feeling that they would look perfect on you.”

Blushing heavily now, Bryn hastily retreated from the bed and rejoined the girls. Asterios sighed softly and looked at all the gifts he’d received. It was a grand haul of invaluable relics and items. It was more than obvious how much effort and thought the ladies had put into preparing these.

“Once again, thank you all for your incredible gifts. Just the beautiful cake was more than enough, but I’ve been showered with something unimaginable. You’ve set the bar really high and I can only hope to match it during your birthdays.” He smiled at them as he met each person’s eyes.

They all chuckled together and closed in to wrap him up in a big group hug. After a cordial moment, they got up and moved the gifts and boxes off the bed, not forgetting about the glorious draconic cake. Even as Asterios dressed up, Tina remained in her quite revealing outfit, shooting him shy glances, but clearly intended to follow through with her punishment to the very end, which he certainly admired. Just like a few other things.

~Now, as regretful I am to interrupt this precious morning of yours, I’m afraid your presence is being requested, Master,~ Umbra chimed in just as they finished everything, materializing his raven shape on his shoulder. ~The underground lair construction team requires some advice.~

“Right. I can’t laze around all day just because it’s my birthday, can I?” Asterios chuckled. “Let’s get to it.”

“Let’s jump in, girls and birthday boy.” Grea summoned her gate with a smirk.

As Asterios turned towards it, Umbra glanced back and the ladies showed him a thumbs up, following after the duo shortly.

The first phase of their plan was a success.

Now onto phases two and three.

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This was actually supposed to be two chapters, but I got a bit out of control and wrote a big, double-sized one and really didn't want to split it :v So, I'll have to post two tomorrow instead while this one comes out today.