"I think this is the end."
Gray rocks rushed past her mercilessly like a reel of her life. Helena accelerated toward the rocky ground.
Suddenly Jaspin, who was also falling, caught up to her and said:
"Hi, haven't you reached the ground yet?"
Helena snapped in annoyance:
"You come here!"
She tried to swim toward her but only spun in place. Jaspin said:
"I feel like the sun has gone backward…
Those hundreds of kilometers were nothing but the back of this raised cliff."
"Save that talk for yourself. We're going to die now!!"
"Enjoy the sunset…
Hailey will teleport us, don't worry."
"Oh, that makes sense…
I can't reach Hailey. Save meee!!"
Hailey teleported into Helena's arms and hugged her while Jaspin held on. Helena said:
"Now teleport us over there."
Hailey did not respond.
Helena lost her mind and started screaming:
"Teleport us theeeere!"
Hailey began purring:
"Don't purr, teleport us to the ground, pleeease!"
Jaspin said indifferently:
"Looks like we're dead."
Helena tried to hit Jaspin and let go of Hailey. Jaspin screamed:
"Don't do that, you idiot!"
In a fraction of a second Helena realized what was happening and touched Hailey. The world shifted and she landed upright on the ground before impact, while Helena and Jaspin fell to the ground. Jaspin was laughing. Helena climbed onto Jaspin's stomach, grabbed her clothes, and began shaking her:
"Don't joke with me like that!"
Jaspin kept laughing. Helena grabbed her by the neck and started choking her. Jaspin managed to say with difficulty:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Helena released her and lay down on the rocky ground beside her. Jaspin pointed to a winding path on the rock wall and said:
"Caravans descend from there, covering three times the distance we fell in less than three minutes."
"The sun is about to set. What are we going to do?"
Jaspin said:
"I saw a cave over there."
They advanced under the terrifying black cliff shrouded in clouds. The scale of the place made them feel like a group of ants. When they reached the side of the cave, Helena said:
"Don't tell me we're going to sleep here?!
I didn't bring anything to sleep on."
"Bad luck is the reason. I was hoping we'd find her at the first stop."
The cave was enormous. They went deeper inside, behind a large boulder that protected them from the air currents at the entrance. They decided to stay. Helena sat on the ground and the cold of the rocks immediately pierced her body.
"I'm not sleeping on these rocks."
Suddenly Hailey vanished. Jaspin said:
"Where did she go?
Okay, let's light a fire with those mosses."
Helena lit the fire by striking her claws against the rocks. Although it was annoying, it eventually worked. Suddenly
*Boom!*
Hailey returned carrying an entire bed. Helena opened her mouth in a happy smile and hugged her. Jaspin, with tears welling in her eyes, said:
"And me?!"
Hailey clasped her hands and shook her head in refusal. Helena said:
"There's still space next to me."
"Huh? No way! I don't trust you. You'll betray me while I'm sleeping."
"Come on, it's warm."
Hailey teleported onto the bed and began purring on it. Jaspin, with flushed cheeks, approached. Helena pulled her and dropped her beside her. Jaspin felt terrified. Helena's face drew close to hers. She felt the warm, pleasant breath and the glowing crimson eyes while Helena's libido ignited the air. Helena said in a calm tone:
"Are you afraid of me?"
Her face drew even closer until she was almost kissing Jaspin, then she pulled back.
"I was just joking.
I don't initiate these things."
They roasted some blue and purple cubed vegetables along with some purple grilled meat, seasoning them with underground cave herbs that Hailey had brought for Helena.
After a heavy, flavorful meal, Helena said:
"I love this atmosphere. No technology to distract the mind, no boring daily routine. This is what I've always wished for endless possibilities ahead of me."
"You're right. The life of the ancients is wonderful, but you'll get used to it and feel bored again. Hehehe."
Helena replied in a mock-angry tone:
"Jaspin… let me enjoy my moment."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm tired. Let's sleep."
Jaspin replied nervously:
"Sleep together?!"
"Yes. What's wrong with you? I'm not a predatory monster."
Jaspin answered tensely:
"It's just… never mind."
Jaspin took off her adventure clothes and put on her sleeping clothes.
Helena wasn't as concerned. She simply removed her outer clothes and got into bed. Jaspin slipped under the blanket beside Helena, terrified of what she might do to her, while Hailey curled up at their feet. Helena and Jaspin lay facing away from the entrance, their hands and bodies touching, their breasts pressing together as they tried to get warm.
Over time, Jaspin's tension eased and her body relaxed beside Helena. Helena stroked her back. Jaspin melted into the warmth. Helena asked:
"How much of the journey is left?"
"We've covered about a quarter. We'll arrive soon."
Jaspin extinguished the fire and drew a circle around their sleeping area, then got back into bed. Helena said:
"Aren't we going to take turns keeping watch or something?"
"No need. We're armed and this circle prevents insects from entering… Good night."
Helena adjusted her position and began watching the orange dance of the flames on the cave walls while the air currents on the cliff played a disturbing tune. But her exhaustion was stronger. Her eyelids grew heavy, and Helena sank into sleep.
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"Helena…
Helena…
Wake up."
Jaspin shook Helena's body, but she refused to wake up, saying with a smile and flushed cheeks:
"Five more minutes… Jaspin."
This annoyed Jaspin. She pulled the blanket off her. Helena's cock was slowly growing on her stomach. Hailey's eyes sparkled. Jaspin's anger flared. She opened her bottle and poured the near-freezing water onto Helena's face. Helena woke up in panic.
"Come on, let's move. Eight hours have passed."
Helena put on her clothes slowly and reluctantly. They left the bed in the cave.
"It's still nighttime. Do you want us to move when we can't even see the way?"
"Isn't the light of the nearly full moon enough?"
They climbed down the slopes between the giant black rocks. From afar they heard the sound of wings.
Those wings were flapping powerfully like insect wings thousands of flaps per minute, like the buzzing of bees. In the middle was a faint sound of an animal dying.
Helena's, Jaspin's, and even Hailey's senses sharpened. Hailey became agitated and pointed with her finger, imitating Helena's earlier gesture, toward a direction behind a boulder.
They saw it illuminated by candlelight on its head. It was the corpse of a cow or what looked like a gray cow corpse twice the normal size. Its body was rigid, its limbs unnaturally elongated and motionless. Its bones appeared melted and fused together. It floated two meters above the ground, clearly not by its own will. Even those wings did not belong to it.
Jaspin whispered:
"That thing is extremely dangerous. We should go around it before they notice us."
"We have Hailey."
They touched her and she teleported them far away.
*Boom*
"What was that?"
"It's a bee hive. Each one is the size of your hand. They sting with eggs instead of venom. Yes, that's what happens to the victim the bones grow and merge, and the small bees take over the body."
Hailey quickly hugged them and teleported. The shock of the teleport made Jaspin push Hailey away.
"Next time be careful. Don't teleport us suddenly."
Hailey didn't care about Jaspin's scolding. She simply pointed into the distance. They tried to focus in that direction. Nothing was visible in the darkness, but Helena was the first to notice and said in terror:
"That thing is flying toward us."