Catherine (Tiffanian)

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As the weaselly glared up at her, Catherine had no doubt that he very much wanted to hurt her. He could do nothing as she shattered the blade and the little man could only watch her with impotent fury as she drug Roger to the relative safety of her barred room. Drag the unconscious sailor away she did, however, with a bit of exertion on her part. It wasn't as hard as she might have expected, her muscles felt imbued by a strength beyond what the archer was normally capable of. That wasn't to say it was effortless. It took quite a bit of grunting and yanking to reach her destination.

But she was there, barring the door behind her and laying Roger onto the mat. Almost as if something had clicked, the bleeding had stopped. A few minutes later and his eyes slowly opened, bringing him into the world of consciousness in the small, small room. He bolted upright, hastily scanning the room until his eyes settled on Catherine. That appeared to relieve him a bit, as he groaned before settling back and placing his hand to his stomach. "Shit... The little bastard was more dangerous than the big one. Sorry for going down like that and leaving you with those thugs. Are you alright?"

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Destiny Strength: 9
Skills

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Combat
Power Attack - Trade accuracy for power in any type of attack.
Guard - Focus on guarding in order to avoid powerful or normal attacks.

Traveling
Cautious Movement - Move slowly to avoid certain traps.
Spotter - Passively offers an increased chance to detect ambushes and traps.

???

Fate
Summon: Roger (Costs 1 DS) - Summons Roger to rush to your aid as quickly as possible.
Adventurer's Resolve (Costs 1:1 DS:FP) - Heals yourself or an ally.

Settings
Achievements

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Triumph - Defeat your first enemy in the EGG!
The Path to Adventure! - Clear the lower deck tutorial stage and prepare to begin your adventure.
Baby Steps... - Earn your first skill.
You've Got a Friend In Me - Gain your first companion summon.

Save
Load
Return
Exit

 

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Once Catherine had laid Roger onto the mat that was her bed, she knelt down beside him to examine the wound, checking to see if she would need to do anything more to stop the bleeding. She found quickly that she would not, the bleeding stopping almost as soon as she had checked it. A few more minutes and he was sitting upright with a start, his eyes darting around the room to check his surroundings before they found Catherine next to him. A look of relief crossed his face, and he laid back down with a groan, holding his stomach. "It's alright, I'm fine" she replied, holding out her mostly healed hand. "I got a little scratch, but I've had worse from housecats. You scared me a little, though." Now that they were relatively safe and she had had time to think the archer slipped her bow off from her shoulder and laid it aside, along with her quiver, and then her hat. "In the future, please try not to get stabbed" she said with a playful grin, glad that it had turned out alright.

Now, though, she wasn't sure what she ought to do. The sailors who had just attacked them had implied that Roger was only interested in getting her into bed. Of course, she had to acknowledge to herself that part of why she had gotten the sailor to escort her here was because she wanted to share her bed with him. He was relatively handsome, and a good guy on top of it, and she was playing the game to have fun, wasn't she? Of course, he also had a bit of a hole in his stomach, which couldn't be comfortable, and she didn't know if that would hinder his mood... She also wasn't sure quite how to put the question to him. "So, I was thinking..." she started, still making it up as she went, "that you ought to spend the night." That didn't come out right, it sounds all wrong... she thought, mentally slapping herself for making it sound too pragmatic. "I mean... I'd like it if you would spend the night with me." She scooted closer to him, smiling down as she reached out to lightly touch his arm, trying to make it clear what she was implying.

 

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(Short post but there wasn't really anything that I could think to add to it. >.> Also, throwing that menu out the damn window for this bit.)

"I'll try not to make a habit of it," Roger remarked with an amused grin at Catherine's insistence that he avoided stabbings in the future. "It really drives up my tailoring bills, y'know?" Silence soon followed as the woman made her proposition. The sailor seemed a little nervous and uncertain, himself. But he waited patiently for her to conclude before responding. "You're a wonderful girl and any man'd be a fool to turn you down," he replied after a tense few moments of silence. The statement itself was followed by another few seconds without words.

"But there was some truth to what those rats out there said and I think you deserve to hear it before making such a decision," he continued with a sigh. "I did fall in love with one of the passengers, several trips ago. And she was lost during an attack." Roger frowned. "But I didn't help you because I wanted to lay with you. I helped you to help you." His eyes were clearly searching for Catherine's reaction to the news. "It's been a long time since I... And we only just met. But if you'd still like to share your bed then I'd like to too. I'm a fool but I'm not that much of one," he concluded with a smile. The sailor's hand moved to clasp the archer's own, even as it rubbed against his arm.

 

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Catherine let out a girlish giggle at Roger's joke, the whole thing lightening the mood after those tense moments. There were some tense moments ahead of them, of course, but tense in a different way. After her proposition the room went silent, Roger seemingly nervous, perhaps a bit unsure of himself. She blushed at his reply, enjoying getting this sort of attention for the first time in a while. There was another silence, though, as she lightly stroked his forearm. After a few more tense moments Roger sighed and related the truth of what the men outside had said, how he had fallen in love with a passenger a few trips back, who had been killed. Catherine frowned along with him, wondering if there was anything but tragedy in his life...

He assured her, however, that he hadn't helped her just to get into her dress, his eyes searching her face for her reaction as he clasped a hand over hers. "I wouldn't have considered the possibility" she said quietly, a soft smile returning to her face. "You don't seem like that kind of guy. You seem... genuine." It was true enough, the way he was one of the only ones who hadn't groped at her and who looked her in the eyes when she spoke. With her free hand she pulled off her glasses, carefully folding them and setting them aside as her vision went blurry and fuzzy. She could still see relatively well up close, but even kneeling as she was Roger had lost his definition. Now she felt a little bit nervous herself, almost timid about what she was about to do, and she didn't know why. She had done this sort of thing a few times, after all, and this wasn't even real. Then again, she had always gotten nervous at her first time with a different man, so perhaps this was simply no different...

Catherine pulled her hand out of Roger's and stood up slowly, looking down at his fuzzy face with a nervous smile, and she gripped the built-in cups of her leather dress, flipping them down and revealing her generous bosom. She wriggled out of the dress slowly, trying to be sensual about it, but her nervousness got in the way of that a bit. Soon she was standing before him in nothing but her plain black panties. She hooked her thumbs under them, pulling them down now with no attempt to draw it out, thinking it would only show the slight tremble she had developed. Now nude, she slipped onto the mat next to Roger, blushing, waiting for him to strip and take the lead.

 

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Roger watched the show unashamedly, his jaw becoming a bit slack as the archer sensually stripped away her clothing. Evidence that she had garnered his undivided attentions came in the form of the sailor propping himself up to better watch her. It was difficult to say whether his inability to look away was a rush of brazenness on his part or simply a testament to the effectiveness of Catherine's display. As her panties came off, it probably didn't matter what the cause of his lingering attention was. By the time she laid next to him on the mat, there was a blurry tent visible in his pants, he obviously wanted her.

His uncertainty had long faded as she allowed him the lead. He sat up and pulled his shirt over his head, flicking it to the side once it was free. The motion accentuated his upper body, which was impressively toned. He was not a bulky man by any means, but the muscles that he had were defined well enough that even Catherine, with her problematic eyes, could make them out. He crawled over her, propping his hands on either side of her head before leaning in. The sailor pressed in confidently, mashing his lips against the archer's and pressing his tongue into her mouth. While he had been unsure earlier, Catherine found him to be dominating in the kiss, his grace was difficult to keep up with.

Roger's right hand soon vanished from her peripheral vision but it did not take long to discover where it had gone. His calloused palm rubbed down her side, stopping at her hip and giving a firm squeeze, even as the kiss continued. The wiry man's affections on her lips and skin were not to last, however, at least not in that way. The man pulled his lips from Catherine's, breathing heavily the entire way, before taking his mouth to the side of her neck. He sucked on her flesh, all the while his rough right hand drawing a trail to her breast. Roger gave her a gentle squeeze, which felt especially gentle in contrast to what the brute from earlier had done. Thumb and forefinger enclosed the peak of her soft orb and rubbed. The passion in his foreplay increased as he continued, the act obviously as enjoyable to him as it could be to her.

As they progressed, Catherine became aware of the sensation of something rubbing against her leg. Roger's growing desire needed little extra evidence, as he halted his attentions in order to bring his hands to his pants and pull them down and discard them as casually as he had his shirt. The archer found that her partner's erection looked quite healthy. He positioned himself between the woman's legs, but stopped before slaking his lust. Roger glanced at her, obviously wanting to know whether she was having second thoughts or not before taking their encounter to the next level.

 

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Throughout her little strip show, Catherine noticed that Roger was rather enjoying it. That made her both less and more embarrassed at the same time, somehow. That he liked the sight of her made it easier for her to go on with the act, but the way he was staring, without looking away even for a moment, made her feel the slightest bit uncomfortable, and she couldn’t explain why. She had gotten over a good deal of her nerves, though, by the time she climbed onto the mat with him. Even with her poor eyesight she could see the tent that had formed in the sailor’s pants, and she couldn’t help but want it. It had been quite some time since she’d been in this sort of situation, and the excitement was beginning to overtake her.

Roger soon sat up, any hint of nerves gone as he quickly pulled off his shirt. Catherine could see through the slight haze of her myopia that he was quite the attractive man. He was lean, but muscled, fit in just the right proportion. She wondered vaguely if the game had read her mind somehow in order to discover what her “type” was, and had modeled Roger off of it. The sailor soon crawled over top of her, pushing any such thoughts out of her mind as her heartbeat quickened. He leaned in quickly, without a fuss, and pressed his lips against hers, his tongue slipping through them as they parted. The archer quickly found that her partner’s skill at kissing far surpassed her own, though perhaps that was to be expected of a man who had once been married. Her hands rose up to run over his firm, toned chest as she did her best to keep up, flicking her tongue against his, though for the most part she allowed him to dominate.

Catherine was too distracted to really pay much heed his hand moving away from its spot beside her head, though she soon felt it rubbing its way down her side, finally coming to her wide hips and giving a firm squeeze. She was enjoying Roger’s attentions thoroughly, and she squirmed slightly, her arms falling to the mat and gripping it to steady herself. Finally he broke the kiss, and she looked up into his brown eyes with anticipation in her own, breathing just as heavily as the sailor. He leaned down again, this time kissing and sucking at her neck, his hand slowly moving up her side again, edging towards her chest, finally giving one a gentle squeeze. She moaned out, wrapping an arm lightly around his back as he carefully rubbed her nipple between thumb and forefinger. He was so much better than the thugs outside, the gentle consideration doing wonders for her enjoyment of the experience.

It wasn’t too long before Catherine could feel something rubbing up against her leg, and she knew without needing much thought what it was. Her heartbeat quickened again as Roger stopped to pull off his pants, flinging them aside as the archer caught a glimpse of his erection. She could tell he would have no problem satisfying her in the size department, at least… The sailor positioned himself between her legs, preparing to move on, but he stopped suddenly, giving her a look to see if she was okay. It made her smile a little. Regardless of what those rats outside had tried to say, Roger was a good guy. Beyond that, she was more than ready for him physically. "Go ahead" she said quietly, spreading her legs just a little more to signal that she was fine with what was to come.

 

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The archer's words were met with a nod, only slightly awkwardly given the situation, and a lover's smile. His eyes met hers and locked with them, even as he guided his throbbing erection to the entrance of her folds. Catherine felt his manhood begin to slide into her ready sex, slow and gentle; he claimed inch after inch of her body for himself. As he hilted in her for the first time, she found that the fit was near-perfect. His girth and length felt as if they were made for her and she could feel every sensitive nerve being brushed by its mere presence in a manner that shouldn't have been possible without a much more inventive position. For all she knew it was made for her, in a way.

Once the handsome sailor had buried himself inside of her, he leaned forward, bringing himself face to face with the prone woman. His hands sought Catherine's out and interlocked the his fingers with hers as he began to thrust into her. It was gentle, at first, and yet every motion sent waves of pleasure throughout the girl's body. The pain from earlier might have been a mere slap on the wrist but sex had been taken in the opposite direction. Every touch was incredibly potent. Even the most skilled of her boyfriends would have a hard time stacking up to the sensations being induced in her now.

Roger began to rock his hips against hers with the same level of care he had shown earlier. Lips moved forward to meet Catherine's again, grabbing her in a passionate kiss. That same passion seemed to overflow into the man's movements as they continued. He picked up pace, his every movement causing more of those same tingles of pleasure. His mouth temporarily slid free of of their lip-lock to wander off and lavish attention on the skin between her shoulder and jawline before faithfully returning to her lips and continuing where he had left off. A rhythm that had begun gently was quickly becoming inflamed into a rapturous frenzy.

And Catherine's lover was very commanding during all of it. It was a very careful kind of control. If she were to speak her displeasure or struggle in any way, he would surely let her go. But while she didn't, he possessed her movements. Roger took certain liberties while in the dominant role. He softly pressed her hands against the ground as he entwined his own digits with hers. His body was gently pinning her. It was made very clear through action that, as long as she remained willing, he intended to claim her body for as long as the act lasted. The sailor intended to consensually and tenderly ravish her. And that's what he did.

As the erotic affair began to reach a heightened tempo, he pulled back of his own accord. The calloused hands and skilled mouth that had been a fairly constant companion since the beginning of their tryst left. He pulled out but not entirely. But he obviously had no intention of teasing her or leaving her waiting. With an inviting, almost challenging, grin, the kind that suggested that the curvy young woman would want to try what he had in store, his hands moved to her legs and began to move them. If she complied, she would soon find her calves on the lean man's shoulders and his manhood deep within her again, a whole new bundle of sensations fighting for her attentions.

And with another thrust, he would be pumping at her again, almost as if he had never quit. The act would clearly come to a crescendo soon.

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(Normally I would have just finished up the smut scene but given that I've been interrupted no less than 7 times while writing this and that I didn't want to assume that Catherine just laid there like a dead fish or something, I'm going to go with this for now. >.>)

 

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Catherine’s okay was met with a slightly awkward nod, and a smile that absolutely melted her heart. Roger’s eyes locked with hers, and any nerves she had left vanished instantly. The archer’s heart was really thumping as he came closer and closer to penetrating her, whether with excitement or perhaps something else she couldn’t say. Finally she felt the man’s hard cock slide into her, slowly and without trouble. Of course, the ease of the penetration didn’t make for a loose fit. Far from it. She let out a gasping moan as his girth filled her up, brushing against seemingly every nerve inside of her. When he was fully inside of her she laid her head and hands back against the mat, a soft moan escaping her lips. It was as if the game had made Roger specifically for her, so perfect was the fit.

When he was hilted inside of Catherine, the sailor leaned forward and down, bringing himself face to face with her, and she lifted her hands again to meet his, interlocking their fingers. It was then that he began to thrust gently into her. Again the game showed its intentions; whereas the pain of being cut with a knife had felt more like she was taking a splinter, her pleasure was amplified probably more than a little. Just these first slow, gentle thrusts were almost as good as she had ever had it in the real world. Of course, that might have been because none of her previous partners had been particularly amazing, but there was still a more than natural factor to it. Roger leaned down further, his body pinning her lightly to the mat as he forced her hands gently to it, his lips pressing against hers in a passionate kiss. Despite the dominant nature of the act, it was fairly clear that she had an out if she wanted it, and the sailor was being nothing if not gentle with her. And she had no desire to stop him or resist.

Roger’s pace increased as he continued to kiss Catherine aggressively, muffling her mewls of pleasure. She was loving every moment of this, moving her hips up to meet the sailor’s as much as she could while still allowing him to maintain control. Each thrust sent a tingle of pleasure running up her spine, making her squirm and shudder under her lover. His lips finally slid away from hers, kissing down her neck as he picked up the pace continuously, loosing Catherine’s moans freely into the room for a while before he returned to making out with her. She was building up quickly towards a peak thanks to the skilled sailor, but just as it seemed he would intensify the pace he pulled back instead, pulling most of the way out of her. She almost protested, but something about the look on Roger’s face told her it wasn’t necessary. She allowed him to shift her legs, resting her calves on his shoulders, and he leaned forward to penetrate her more fully again, getting deeper into her in this position. She let out a lewd moan, her hands moving to play with her chest as he began to piston into her again, his pace nearly frantic. A different set of nerves was being stimulated now, and each thrust was bringing her closer and closer to climax. The archer bit her lip, trying to stifle her noises, and failing pretty miserably.

 

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The sawing motion that brought Roger's cock in and out of Catherine's dripping sex only became shorter and more powerful, until every thrust against the woman threatened to slide her toward the wall. But that wasn't the only reason why she might have wanted to hold on, as waves of enhanced pleasure washed over her. With all the buildup, her climax came over her with such intensity that her body wanted to both tremble and go slack. The game bathed her in such sensations that it felt like every nerve in her entire body was being stimulated, causing an almost addictive feeling of euphoria.

And Roger wasn't finished. The sailor continued to thrust with that same power, speed, and skill, keeping the archer locked into her orgasm until she could take no more. Only then did he groan, a warning of his own impending climax. He pulled out, thrusting his cock between the woman's thighs, while holding her legs firmly together. It was apparently all that was necessary to send him over the edge, as his throbbing manhood delivered waves of cum on Catherine's stomach. Several hot, sticky strands in all. When he had finished, he let the archer's limbs down and leaned over her again, mashing his lips into hers and kissing her once again, with every bit as much passion as he had originally displayed.

When the two broke apart, he rolled off of her to the side. One of his hands went to his shirt, bringing it in and proffering it so that the woman could wipe up, his other hand made an attempt to slide under Catherine, cuddling was obviously its primary agenda. "You certainly know how to make a man's blood pump, Catherine," he said, apparently unsure of what else to offer. The charming grin that accompanied it might have at least made it a passable comment, though, especially when accompanied by his next words. "You're really something special, you know?"

Beyond replying or anything else that Catherine might want to do, she realized that she was beginning to get very tired. While it had only felt like an hour since she had stepped into the EGG, the way the game had accelerated had put her through nearly a full day. Sleep might be a good idea, soon.

 

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Roger soon quickened his pace, slamming his cock into Catherine’s ready hole harder with each thrust. Her body shook and shuddered with each powerful motion, sliding a short distance towards the wall as she mewled out, still groping her chest with abandon. It wasn’t much longer before she had to grip the mat, though, needing something she could really dig her nails into, as her attempts to stifle her noise went completely out the window. The sailor’s cock was really sawing into her, each thrust stroking her insides in the perfect way, driving her quickly towards a peak, and she finally began to let loose lewd, throaty moans. "Ahhhn… Harder, Roger, I’m gonna…" she started, before gritting her teeth and gripping the mat as tightly as she could, her nails really digging in. The game-enhanced pleasure washed over her in waves, threatening to overwhelm her, until her orgasm finally set in.

Catherine let out a loud, primal cry of ecstasy, her entire body feeling as if it were on fire as she convulsed slightly under Roger, her eyes glued shut in her rapture. Her lover wasn’t nearly done, though, and she had never been with anyone with close to this much stamina. The sailor continued to pound her twitching pussy with no signs of letting up, driving her to a height of bliss she had never before known, her orgasmic pleasure extended by each thrust. Her vocalizations became more wild, her body quivering and shaking, until she felt like her mind and body might fry. It was then that he let out a groan, signaling that his climax was near. Without warning he pulled out of her and pushed her legs together tightly, shoving his throbbing cock between them, which drove him to orgasm, his hot cum spurting out over her stomach. As her own orgasm finally receded into a pleasant afterglow she smiled warmly up at him, wiping her sweat-matted bangs away from her eyes as she panted for breath. She hadn’t expected him to pull out, and it probably wasn’t necessary, but it was a nice gesture on his part.

When Roger was done he gently let Catherine’s legs down onto the mat and leaned down to kiss her passionately, and she gladly returned it, her hands coming up to stroke his back and the back of his head. The archer found that she was quite tired, maybe from the long day, maybe just from the exertion of their coupling, so when he pulled back and rolled her over onto her side with the intent to cuddle she was quite content. She took his shirt when offered, using it to wipe his sticky cum off of her belly before laying it aside, pulling her body up slightly to allow him to slide his arm under her. She blushed as he grinned and complimented her, replying "well, you had my heart thumping pretty hard there, too… I’ve… never had it that good." She blushed hard, trying to nuzzle herself against his strong chest, content to stay this way until she drifted off to sleep in his arms.

 

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Roger only grinned widely at her in response. While he was trying so desperately hard to play the part of a humble man, the pride that showed on his face was unmistakable. Catherine's words had obviously meant quite a bit to the sailor. It faded quickly, however, replaced with a much more modest smile as the two cuddled in the small bedroom; the smell of sex heavy in the air. No more words were shared as the archer gradually dosed off in her lover's cozy embrace. Some small recognition was startled back into life at the sight of two EGG pop-ups, though all, consciousness and the system messages alike, were quickly extinguished as the weariness of the day sent the woman off into dreamland.

Achievement Unlocked!

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Love is in the Air (+2 Destiny)

Feel Like a Woman (+1 Destiny) - Have your first intimate encounter in the EGG

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Somewhere, in the back of Catherine's mind, she could hear a creaking. It was very, very ominous, the kind of sound that few wanted to hear in relation to a boat they were on. Something, or, well, the entire boat, began to rock far more violently than such a large vessel had any right to do. Neither of the signs, while both were ominous, were enough to wake her from her slumber. What came next most assuredly did.

With a force not dissimilar from what she might expect if a wrecking ball smashed into the ship, and a sound to match, the boat rocked further. This explosive action had a reaction, it sent the archer flying from her cozy bed and into the wall of her tiny quarters. Thankfully, pain in the EGG was still a minor issue. It was more the motion of being flung across a room that had woken her than the dull ache that now encompassed her entire body, though she might not have been in the mind to analyze it.

Smacked into wakefulness, the archer recognized a few key things immediately. One being that Roger wasn't in the room with her and there was no evidence as to where he had gone. The second was that her clothes and weapon had been launched across the room along with her and now laid in a scattered mess. Fortunately, her second problem would take only a few minutes of gathering to fix. Third was that there was frantic yelling coming from the deck of the ship and, perhaps more worryingly, the sound of swords being crossed.

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Destiny Strength: 12
Skills

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Combat
Power Attack - Trade accuracy for power in any type of attack.
Guard - Focus on guarding in order to avoid powerful or normal attacks.

Traveling
Cautious Movement - Move slowly to avoid certain traps.
Spotter - Passively offers an increased chance to detect ambushes and traps.

???

Fate
Summon: Roger (Costs 1 DS) - Summons Roger to rush to your aid as quickly as possible.
Adventurer's Resolve (Costs 1:1 DS:FP) - Heals yourself or an ally.

Settings
Achievements

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Triumph - Defeat your first enemy in the EGG!
The Path to Adventure! - Clear the lower deck tutorial stage and prepare to begin your adventure.
Baby Steps... - Earn your first skill.
You've Got a Friend In Me - Gain your first companion summon.
Love is in the Air
Feel Like a Woman - Have your first intimate encounter in the EGG

Save
Load
Return
Exit

 

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As Catherine leaned in to cuddle Roger she saw the wide grin he was wearing as a result of her compliment, not a little pride showing through. Of course, he had every right to be proud, as that was part of the point of her having complimented him. And he had been very good, after all. Still, the archer settled into Roger’s arms silently, enjoying his warmth as he pressed her to him, the smell of their sex thick in the air around them. She had always loved this part, perhaps more than the sex itself, and she had had only limited opportunities to enjoy such intimate conduct before. She slowly drifted off to sleep in the sailor’s strong arms, only barely acknowledging the popups that told her that she had unlocked achievements for having made love to Roger before her consciousness faded away.

At some point a creaking noise began to penetrate into the haze of Catherine’s dreams, a strange and unsettling rocking motion invading the peace of her dream. It wasn’t enough to awaken her, just enough to disturb her equilibrium slightly. Of course, that didn’t last for long, as a terribly loud noise pierced the relatively quiet, and the boat rocked violently, throwing the archer off of her mat and against the wall of her quarters. She groaned out as she woke up, more because of being awakened than out of any sort of pain, since the game continued to limit the negative sensations she felt. Even so, as she stood there was a dull aching all over her body, and her head ached from being suddenly driven from her sleep. Roger wasn’t there. That much she realized immediately. Her clothes and weapons were nearby, and she quickly began to slip on her panties and then her dress, not taking the time to settle it perfectly into place or unruffle it, because she could hear yelling from up above, and the sound of clashing steel, likely from swords. Nothing good could come of this. When she was clothed, such as she was, she had a brief moment of panic. Where were her glasses? Thankfully they were within easy sight, and after picking them up and examining them she found that they were undamaged. She put them on with a relieved sigh and moved to pick up her bow and quiver, taking a little bit of time to gather the stray arrows that had fallen out of it before rushing out of her room and up towards the deck. If they were under attack, she was surely going to do all she could to fight off whoever it was attacking them.

 

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Her rush through the abandoned cots was easy enough. Nothing directly presented itself as a challenge to impede her progress. The rocking of the boat sent her stumbling a few times, though she managed to steady herself enough to continue her sprint to the stairs with only a few seconds lost. Another badly timed crash against the boat threatened to send her tumbling back down the stairs but the archer persevered, pulling herself up the stairs like a mountain climber.

And as she climbed that last step, she saw what was boarding the ship. No pirates nor sailors were arrayed against them, the things clearly weren't human. From the waist up they looked like fair maidens, most with long hair. The color of their hair varied between them, some with red, some black, others blonde, and so on. Their torsos looked similar to the statues of goddesses crafted by sculptors and stored in museums, they managed to combine curves and an athlete's slim frame together with an unfair ease. Their faces were much like their bodies, looking as if they had been stolen from a bust in some museum or another. To look in their eyes was to feel unbearable pangs of lust.

There were only three features, albeit very obvious ones, that would cause a person to sort the otherwise fair-looking maidens into the monster category. For one, they had no legs. Instead, they had a long serpent's tail that dragged behind them. To add to that, they held skin colors of every variety, with the exception of those that might be found on a human, though most common among them were blue and red. Finally, they had four arms. Arms that they were putting to use by wielding polearms with dangerous crescent blades, tridents, swords, or other dangerous piece of steel, some were wielding a combination of the aforementioned weapons all at once. And they were currently battling with the sailors all across the deck.

More worrying was what the captain was against on the quarterdeck. Massive tentacles had raised out of the sea and he was ducking and dodging the deadly things, leaving shallow cuts in them when he could, though she doubted it felt like anything more than a particularly annoying wasp to the creature. The archer quickly realized what had shaken the boat earlier, as one of the tentacles slammed into the quarterdeck, at a spot the captain had just removed himself from, and nearly knocked her to her feet from the force of the impact. Looking at the more immediate situation, Catherine quickly spotted two of the three sailors who had assaulted Roger and her the night before. The burly man picked up one of the attacking women and threw her overboard like nothing more than a barrel. The wheezing man was desperately defending himself against a golden devil that harassed him with a pole-arm wielded in each set of hands. There was no sign of Roger.

The third of her former assailants quickly became apparent, as she heard a shriek from her side. She turned just in time to see him plant a cutlass into the side of a blue devil that had been sneaking up on her. It slumped to the ground, dead. "Good gods, watch yourself, girl! You don't want these things to drag you away or you probably ain't going to breathe fresh air again!" He reprimanded her. The siren's shriek, however, had attracted the attention of three other sirens, which advanced on the two all at once, two were red and wielding four sabers apiece, the last one gold and clutching a single staff with all four hands. Catherine and the weaselly sailor had a fight on their hands.

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Catherine
FP: 4/4
AP: 0/10
DS: 12

Weasel
FP: 4/4
AP: 0/10

Red Siren 1
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

Red Siren 2
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

Gold Siren
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

 

[Tiffanian]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

The entire area below deck was abandoned now, no sign of the fight last night, which was good Catherine supposed. The boat’s continuous rocking presented a slight obstacle to her as she stumbled from side to side and forward a bit, struggling to find her sea-legs. She bounded up the stairs, taking them two at a time, which almost caused her to fall backwards when something crashed against the side of the boat hard once more. Instead she managed, by an impressive feat of balance that she likely didn’t actually have, to keep herself upright and propelled forward.

When she got to the top of the stairs she laid eyes on the enemies that were boarding the ship, and her mouth dropped open a little. Fighting against the sailors were, from the waist up at least, beautiful women. They had an extra pair of arms just under the first, and were many different skin colors that wouldn’t have been found on a human, but that didn’t detract at all from the near perfection of their forms. Their faces were without blemish, the bone structure just right. They also combined Catherine’s curves with a much slimmer, more athletic form, which inspired not a little jealousy on her part. Even the serpentine tails that extended below their waists somehow added to their beauty, giving them a sort of regal air.

A loud crashing sound behind her caused her to turn and look up at the quarterdeck, and soon found the thing that had woken her up. The captain was ducking and weaving around huge tentacles, slashing at them with his sword and making very little progress against them. Another powerful slam of tentacle against boat rocked it enough that she almost fell down, though she kept her balance with a quick wave of her arms. She turned again to look at the deck, quickly finding some of the men she and Roger had fought earlier. The big, burly man was in the process of picking up one of the monsters and simply throwing her overboard, the action seemingly quite easy for him. Meanwhile the one whose nose she had broken was trying desperately to stay alive, barely staving off an enemy fighting with several polearms. It just didn’t seem fair, somehow. Her eyes scanned for Roger, wanting to pick him out of the crowd and rush to help him, but she couldn’t find him.

A scream just beside her snapped her away from the deck to pay attention to her immediate surroundings. The weaselly man who had stabbed Roger was standing beside her, pulling his sword out of a dead monster, who would surely have knocked her senseless if he hadn’t intervened. Before she could say anything back at him more of the beautiful enemies appeared, two of them red-skinned and wielding four swords at once, one of them gold and carrying a staff. "Let’s focus on the red one to the right" she said, quickly readying her bow and firing off an arrow at it. She hoped to cut down on their numbers relatively early, so that they could turn the numbers advantage around.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

Spoiler

Attack (Catherine vs Red Siren 1): 4 vs 19. Miss.
Attack (Weasel vs Red Siren 1) 1 vs 18. Miss.

Defense (Catherine vs Gold Siren): 15 vs 14. Catherine defends.
Defense (Catherine vs Red Siren 2): 14 vs 2. Catherine defends.
Defense (Weasel vs Red Siren 1) 8 vs 13. Red Siren hits.

Round 2 since nothing really happened there

Attack (Catherine vs Red Siren 1): 8 vs 15. Miss.
Attack (Weasel vs Red Siren 1) 20 vs 17. Hit!

Defense (Catherine vs Gold Siren): 12 vs 16. Catherine gains 2 AP!
Defense (Catherine vs Red Siren 2): 4 vs 2. Catherine defends.
Defense (Weasel vs Red Siren 1) 19 vs 1. Weasel counterattacks, killing the first siren!

The red siren that Catherine had marked for death seemed to understand that it was being targeted. Its blades went into a graceful flurry, whipping to and fro and blocking any vector of attack that the weaselly sailor might have had. The sea devil even managed to smack Catherine's arrow from its flight. This didn't bother the archer's unlikely ally, however, as he advanced on her warily, watching her defenses for an opening. He spotted what he thought was a lapse and lashed out with his cutlass, but it was deflected and the red creature landed a counterattack, leaving a red line on his forearm.

The other devils took the opportunity to attack Catherine and she only barely managed to back away from the other red siren's whirling blades. The golden one kept her distance and began to mutter an incantation, directed at Catherine, but nothing came of the mutterings. As best the archer could tell, the spell had fizzled. But, while she was managing to keep her skin intact, in the chaos of distancing herself from the dangerous swords, Catherine couldn't get another shot off at the siren that the weaselly sailor was fighting.

She wouldn't need to, though. He continued to watch and wait as the creature whirled her swords about, and she continued her pattern as if daring him to attack again. A challenge that he accepted in an unexpected way. Her blades were down from her face for just a second, and he spotted it and launched his fist at her, connecting squarely with her jaw. The sickening crunch of bone could be heard beneath the clashing of metal on deck and crashing of the tentacles, and Catherine could tell just from looking at the woman's formerly perfect face that her chin was broken.

That wasn't the end of it, either, as his free hand maneuvered to grab her long hair and yanked her toward him, stunning her so badly that she dropped one of her blades. She swung one of her remaining swords at him as a last ditch effort to drive him away, but it was too late. His cutlass came down, severing the hand that held the sword, then that deadly blade came back to his torso and he cut out, easily slashing through her neck, with such force that she was sent spinning to the deck as he let go of her hair. The pooling blood on the deck of the ship signified her end.

Catherine had more pressing things to deal with than the gory spectacle that her ally-of-the-moment had put on. She turned back to the task of dodging two deadly devils. The archer managed to dodge another four swings from the remaining red siren, but she caught the golden eyes of the casting siren for just a second. It was a mistake, she realized, as unnatural arousal flushed through her body, looking the golden sirens in the eyes, at the very least, wasn't something that a person could do too often without dropping to their knees and surrendering.

Still, her little skirmish was going well, even if it was difficult to tell how the ship was doing as a whole in all the chaos. The two just needed to keep it up.

Spoiler

Catherine
FP: 4/4
AP: 2/10
DS: 12

Weasel
FP: 3/4
AP: 0/10

Red Siren 1
FP: Dead.
AP: ??/??

Red Siren 2
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

Gold Siren
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

 

[Tiffanian]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

The red monster noted that it was soon to be under attack and began a startling defense, spinning its blades about in a graceful, almost beautiful, way, which easily knocked Catherine’s arrow out of the air. The weaselly sailor’s attempt to attack her was also easily parried and then countered, leaving him with a cut on his arm. The archer didn’t have any time to worry about him, though, as the other red Siren lunged at her, swords flailing, and Catherine was just barely able to keep out of the way. The final enemy stayed back, apparently preparing a spell, though nothing came of it. She couldn’t watch her ally’s fight very closely, but a quick glance saw him punching his adversary, devastating her jaw with an audible crunch. When she looked next, he had just finished nearly beheading the Siren, a sight which made Catherine feel more than a little ill. Still, she was being kept too much on her toes to think about it or look at it long, as she dodged the slashing swords. The archer tried to keep tabs on the golden Siren, but one look in the monster’s eyes made her feel weak in the knees, magical arousal surging through her. Right, no eye contact… she thought, quickly diverting her eyes towards the remaining red Siren, trying to fire off an arrow at her.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

Spoiler

Round 1

Attack (Catherine vs Red Siren 2): 10 vs 18. Miss.
Attack (Weasel vs Red Siren 2): 2 vs 8. Miss.

Attack (Red Siren 2 vs Weasel): 16 vs 18. Miss.
Attack (Gold Siren vs Catherine): 15 vs 9. Catherine gains 2 AP!

Round 2

Attack (Catherine vs Red Siren 2): 18 vs 15. Hit.
Attack (Weasel vs Red Siren 2): 11 vs 4. Hit.

Flurry! (Red Siren 2 vs Weasel): 8 vs 13 and 4 vs 9. Both miss.
Attack (Gold Siren vs Catherine): 3 vs 1. Hit. Catherine gains 2 AP!

Catherine managed to fire off a frantic shot in-between the remaining red devil's assault on her. Unfortunately, it went sailing past the woman harmlessly, due to the hurried nature of the archer's attempt. The weaselly sailor came to her aid, but his target was more prepared than the last two had been. She parried his cutlass with one of her four swords and took a swipe at him with the other. He had no other option but to back away from the counterattack.

Despite looking away, Catherine could feel the continued assault of the golden caster's will on her mind. Pangs of terrible arousal continued to flow through her, even as she used her unlikely comrade's distraction to put an arrow in the back of the red siren's top-most right arm, causing the woman's target to drop a weapon. The sailor rushed forward to utilize the serpent-tailed creature's shock at the projectile and cut deeply into her torso, but had to hop back to avoid the counteroffensive as his target fought through the pain in order to deliver another two potentially deadly attacks. The archer felt another pang of arousal tear through her surprised body. She could almost feel the golden siren's eyes on her, boring into her mind, even though she wasn't looking back.

The remaining red devil was on her last legs, so to speak, and the only other raider directly focusing on the two temporary allies was the golden one. It was still a winnable battle, but if Catherine didn't get herself under control soon then things might go very poorly from there.

Spoiler

Catherine
FP: 4/4
AP: 6/10
DS: 12

Weasel
FP: 3/4
AP: 0/10

Red Siren 1
FP: Dead.
AP: ??/??

Red Siren 2
FP: ??-2/??
AP: ??/??

Gold Siren
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

 

[Tiffanian]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

The red Siren didn’t let up in her assault on Catherine, though the archer managed to get off a rushed shot at her. It sailed harmlessly away, the hurry really showing, though she had some hope that it would at least create an opening by distracting the enemy. Unfortunately it did no such thing, and the red monster turned slightly to counterattack the weaselly sailor. It forced him to back off, but that itself was what caused the opening, and Catherine lined up a more careful shot that put an arrow through one of the Siren’s arms, causing it to drop its weapon.

Still, Catherine could feel the golden Siren continue to intrude into her mind, unnatural arousal welling up inside of her and spreading even further. Even as her comrade slashed deeply into red one’s torso, ducking a few more desperate counterattacks, she could feel those eyes upon her, even though she couldn’t see them. They pierced into her, and she could feel the dominating will of the Siren begin to overpower her own. She was aware that her panties were becoming quite wet, and her knees were weak and wobbly. The red enemy seemed to be weakening, though, and if they could just down her quickly and get the golden one to lose her focus they would be fine. If they couldn’t, Catherine would probably be on her knees masturbating pretty soon… She notched up another arrow and took a deep breath, trying to clear her mind and hold it until she shot at the red Siren and exhaled.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

Spoiler

Round 1
Attack (Catherine vs Red Siren 2): 12 vs 16. Miss.
Attack (Weasel vs Red Siren 2): 11 vs 18. Miss.

Attack (Golden Siren vs Catherine): 10 vs 7. Catherine takes 2 AP.
Attack (Red Siren 2 vs Weasel): 3 vs 20. Roger counterattacks and kills her!

The archer nocked another arrow and released it, only for it to go wide as all the others before it had. The rocking of the boat and the slithering movements of her opponents had confounded almost all of her efforts, to that point. The weaselly sailor had more luck as he ducked two swings, and whirled around a third in a motion that brought him face to face with the remaining red devil. With a flick of his wrist, his cutlass was buried in her abdomen. He sawed the blade out and to the side, allowing a waterfall of crimson to pour down the front of her snake-like tail as she fell to the ground, joining her comrade.

Catherine felt another pulse of arousal, as the siren's will continued to tear into her. A muted song began to play in her mind, but she couldn't understand any of the words. But, by instinct, she knew that she was being drawn to the sea and that her body was all but demanding her legs begin to walk her to the side of the boat, with only her mind keeping her limbs from carrying her off and into the sea. And it was then that she noticed that a few of the crew members were being similarly effected. She could hear the splashes all too well as they leapt overboard. If the gold siren didn't fall soon, she might join them.

Spoiler

Catherine
FP: 4/4
AP: 8/10
DS: 12

Weasel
FP: 3/4
AP: 0/10

Red Siren 1
FP: Dead.
AP: ??/??

Red Siren 2
FP: Dead.
AP: ??/??

Gold Siren
FP: ??/??
AP: ??/??

 

[Tiffanian]

Re: Catherine (Tiffanian)

Just as Catherine released her arrow the boat rocked slightly, throwing her off just enough that she missed fairly badly. This was starting to really get on her nerves, as she felt like she had been more or less useless all battle. The weaselly sailor was doing much better, whirling around almost gracefully as he went after the last red siren. She didn't quite see what happened next, though, as another powerful wave of arousal crashed over her. She stared at the deck, feeling woozy and lightheaded as her knees knocked slightly.

The archer's panties were absolutely soaked, and what was worse she could hear a strange song in her head. It was quiet, and she couldn't understand the words, but she somehow knew that it was telling her to jump off the side of the boat, into the ocean below. It was a strong suggestion, one that she could barely keep from following through on. Looking up, she saw that the golden siren was the only one standing, and she raised her bow. "We have to get it now, I can't stand this much longer!" she shouted at her comrade, her love juices starting to seep down her leg from her soaked panties as if to prove the point. She consciously activated the Power Attack skill as she notched another arrow, aiming right between the siren's eyes. It was all or nothing, that much she knew, and she would have to make this shot count...

Spoiler

Power Attack