"Crystals! What do you mean CRYSTALS!! Where are they!!!"
"Those shards were in powder, shone like a lazuli. I-I-I saw -"
"WHERE? WHERE DAMNIT?"
"Everywhere!...everywhere" he reduced his voice. It truly was everywhere, like the grass and sand, has been coloured with glitter. After a few seconds of thinking, she crouched and began cowering.
If it's that compound she saw with the rook, then they're no ordinary crystals
It's the forever ice, the royalty-class compound; Puetaris
It was discovered some years back, around 2643 Quantum Diaz, but the mysterious founder vanished exactly 7 days after it made headlines. The news later declared it a hoax and anyone related was 'taken care of'. It is odourless until it's vapourisfresh-baked a fresh baked smell of bread and newly picked gardenias. It is very addictive but one day, 7 years back.
I remembered hearing people screaming and panicking as water bombs were thrown all over The Meridian Pent; a top-tier resort that did all forms of business, illegal ones too
No one expected that a fire would break out and burn the entire resort to the ground in 3 hours. I was called to the scene and even I was petrified by the state of the victims, even those survivors didn't last an hour before convulsing and dying painfully. I quickly went to a noble lady who was panicking as though she was cornered for a massive crime.
"Ma'am hello, I'm here to -" "Kyaa! No!! No!!!", she began screaming. I immediately held her shoulders and shook her violently. "Ma'am! Listen, I wanna help" I spoke softer. Like a light, she calmed down. "Please explain what happened", I looked round and sighed softly. She is the only survivor.
"T-there w-was a-a man, yes! He was the o-one wh-ho came f-"
"Where did he come from?"
"I-I-"
"Answer me"
"I don't know", she began shaking again. I calmed down with a huge sigh to hear her talk
"S-so, there was a man. A maid saw him having the time of his life with some slut -" I give her a deep glare. Everything, every single detail, is important to me. Who knows when she will die...my eyes told her and she quickly broke into a cold sweat.
"Umm sorry, sorry. Her name, name...Yes! Her name was Deruelle. She and so many others were having an intense freak off. She was curious and brought the powdered crystal, which was more like the leftover, to her boss; Lady Ebernose. She tried it at her son's pre-wedding party since she didn't like the to-be-bride, neither do I, such a snob. Anyways, it was the biggest freak off party of the debutante season. Then the bride's mot- sorry, to-be-bride's mother then got the real thing from her friend's uncle, twin step's sister's niece at the government and used it secretly at her 60th birthday, causing both women to be divorced but something happened. Instead of them being sad, they started selling the real thing! hand-in-hand. The groom's mother..."
Wow! Such a gossip
"...So now, not only were they rich, but they were now in control of the black market. But the groom's mother who was a scientist "
As I listened, I began losing focus when she shifted the topic to the Puetaris shards.
"...so in short, she saw the crystal as a diamond mine but didn't care about its deadly half life timebomb and teamed up with those noble guys to run everything, like a revolution..." "Wait who?"
Adelo; my firefighter friend from the academy, bent over as the fire was being subdued. He checked the sand and saw tiny pieces of blue shards and wanted to rub the dirt off when I instantly shouted "STOP!" but...
*Boom
The man was blown sky high, raining blood on us and the fire resurfaced in its full glory. I couldn't hold back as my friend (used to be my ex) just blew up. Others in the vicinity blew up as well. Everyone quickly ran to the limestone pavement to avoid being among the landmines. The effort of the firefighters, the knights controlling the civilians, everything was just back to square one, but...who let the Puetaris be taken from the royal reserve?
I never knew n,nor did I have the power to investigate but the probability that someone planned it all to attack one person was nauseating. That power -
I felt a hand on my shoulder, and he leaned in for a hug. A wave of relief washed over me. "I made it that day. She did too, Noelle, that gossip...Her husband didn't though", I spoke to myself, not caring if he heard it.
There was silence for a short time. But, that short time was already pulling me to tell him everything...
What?!
My eyes popped in my head as I jumped to my feet. I quickly rush behind the kitchen island and pour him another mug of tea. Thank goodness that this was formerly a Victorian themed tea room. There was always tea. After he slowly finished his tea, he exhaled roughly and smiled like the beam of an angel's coming.
"Thanks", he laughs softly at my scrunched face at his terrible manners. I watched him in silence till I felt lightheaded and his face looked panicked.
Oh...a nosebleed. I lost balance and he caught me in time for him to be on the floor.
"Help me", I giggle hysterically.
"Does that mean I'll stay"
He's been asking for a while but right now, "Fine, fine. Just get me tissues for my nose"
He leaves instantly, dropping my head to the ground. It hurts though. He makes it in time before the blood reaches the floor as it slid across my cheeks. He raises my head, places the tissue in the nose and cleans the blood off me.
"Then, I hope my stay will bring you peace", he said before I dozed in his arms was the mark of his stay on the island
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After 2 months of Terren's arrival, life was strikingly easier. Why?
I yawn as I sit up from bed with my groggy morning face and i slowly turn my head to meet Terren, smiling like a boy in love staring holes in my head
Yes, the guy I pinned at my porch
He was holding a cup of coffee and I took it from him. A new routine for us. He sipped his while he sat on my bed as I got up and headed for the bathroom. I grabbed my comb, heading to the bathroom. I cut my hair to neck-length since it'd be difficult to handle. I opened the door and stared at the royal styled bath with a massive tub and shower at the corner. The designs are cracked though.
I wash my hair along with my body quickly, scrubbing down everything with a sponge.
I was done in a jiffy, and I wrapped a towel around my hair and body when I reached for the door.
"Wait!", he yelled from the other side.
"Please, don't open the door"
"Why?" I inquired
I heard a quickened breath., I took a peek outside and saw his trousers on the ground. I could assume that he was jerking off.
"I said no!", he seemed to notice.
I laugh in my mind. There were only the 2 of us in this house for the past 2 months. I, myself, have held back down a long time. Maybe, just maybe...
I smirk and step out of the bathroom. I watch the blushed man try to hide his dirty deed with his trousers. Not that it helped.
"So, this is what you do when I bathe. It's funny really -" "I'm sorry. I-I didn't think of fuc- I mean, I think of you in a good light just...". The way he rambles when he's guilty is cute. I crawled over and slowly removed my towel, enticing his desires. He stutters on seeing my naked body. It's been a while since I gave anyone that reaction.
"Come on, this isn't the first time we've slept together. Why are you still shy about it" I hover over him on my bed.
"Be-c-cause...", he covers his mouth "you're just too pretty" he is as red as a high school student.
I throw off the trousers to see his baguette as high as the Pyramids of Egypt.
"Wait", like I could tell he was asking for foreplay "Don't worry", I tell him "I'm madly obsessed with you, and your mighty cock"
I begin stroking it while rubbing it between my ass cheeks. A slow grinding and he was already making me wet. Damn, I'm behaving like a child. I lean to him and take his lips, slowly but passionately. His breath enters me, he nibbles my lips and fondles my tits slowly.
The fact that we're taking it slow, makes it all more tingly. I stray my tongue from his lips, to his neck all the way down to his nipples and I began teasing. Rubbing, sucking, nipping, and grinding his cock, he's already groaning in pleasure. I was growing impatient and I craved his cock.
*Oof
He turned me over. I was going to talk when he suddenly grabbed my hand across my back and slammed it inside my ass. I could see stars as he's never done that before.
"You want to feel in control, huh..." he spoke in a husky voice, "... let's see who'll remain in control. He said shoving 3 fingers into my pussy and smashed my skin to mush. His fingers were intense. Like a figure skater, he danced his fingers that were in me and I could feel near the end. I could feel it. I was going to burst in ecstasy.
Like a thief, he pulled out his fingers and rubbed my juices on his 3rd leg, stroking it to my open ass. I just pouted and turned around when he yanked my clit into his mouth. I saw sparks fly across my eyes and I arched my back. With his fingers back inside me, I was over the moon.
"Please", I was shaking, begging, to smash me raw but he was so immersed in my ass that I had to kick him off.
He fell halfway with his legs spread on the bed. He hit his head and was quite slow to react. I decided to crawl backwards on top of him and I took it in once. I can swear, his body was a push and pull on my soul. Every push sent me above the clouds, and every pull brought me beneath the earth. I couldn't breathe.
I moaned my breath away and didn't notice when he got up and put me inside the bed, seizing my legs and using me like pliers. He moved harder, faster, stronger till I could barely hold my sanity as I screamed. Thanks to my stamina as a knight, we found our release together.
It was excruciating but ecstatic, I felt so alive. And after all this, he'd behave shyly and try to coo me for ruining my insides. That's what I love about him. Yeah, I fell in love with him. It's mutual though.
After that almost every day routine of pounding meat, we'd train in a duel at the front of the manor and we'd be there for hours.
I'd always check for the rook and once I saw it, I left him and collected the rations sent by that maniac. He still doesn't know that Krysta was under the house. I'd feed her and quickly rushed out from the back and then, we'd go to make a meal with the leftovers. After another steamy night in the tub in Krysta's old room, I laid there on his chest, taking his scent to heart.
"Terren, I'm glad you found me here. It's been lonely on this island", I think deeply.
"I'm glad then", he said, landing a soft kiss on her head.
"I'm still worried though", I spoke, shivering at past memories. He rubs my shoulders to console my worried self. But the thought is still mysterious. How come the Puetaris was turned to powder? It's supposed to be as tough as metal.
"Wait!", I turned to face him, splashing around "...how did you get here?"
"Well, I was on a mission with my battalion, the Sevren 63. Our commander was brutal but I was new to the squad so he was nice to me, I offended others quickly", he laughed sheepishly.
"At some point, others hated me to the point where they planned to throw me off the ship, successfully..."
I felt bad. I know what it's like to be excluded from your squad out of petty jealousy
"So, after drifting for so long, I arrived on this beach. It took a few days before I woke up and then, I searched the land for about 12 days. The whole place was peaceful, no dangerous creatures or insects, like a painting that's alive".
That's odd, the island is too big to go around in at least a month
"How did you know where to go?"
"I saw a flock of birds and I followed it. They've been hovering around and dropping some crystal powder in that spot"
"What?!" So that means, the crystal powder was planted here. Then, no…
"Terry, when did you first hear of Irvin Huston, umm..." He thought deeply, my heart raced
"...About 5 yea -"
"How long?!"
I began to panic, that means we've been living on a ticking time bomb for 5 years. It didn't feel that long. I rushed downstairs to the front of the manor, just in time to notice what those birds circlings were for. I saw it like rain, the compound that destroyed the biggest resort in the country 13 years ago.
They were doomed.