The Scarlet Paladin

Claire studied the monsters cautiously, their feathered arms led to a three clawed hand. Their beaks were jagged making it look like they had teeth. The feathers were grayer and they leaned forward when they walked. Their red, glowing eyes locked on to her.

“Fuck me…” She said under her breath as she felt the paralyzing spell took effect on her. She cried out again, readying herself before the spell took effect. Raising her shield high to defend her chest and face. Ana’s healing was counteracting the spell as best she could.

The smaller one approached her quickly, clawing at her shield. The moment it hit her shield, it recoiled. Claw marks appeared on its chest as it jumped back. Claire’s arm moved, exposing her face and chest. She struggled against the spell to recover her shield arm as the two monsters studied her. The smaller one approached again, only to be struck by Jasmine. She appeared before it, stabbing at its chest in a blur, before disappearing again.

It flinched back, blood exploding from its chest as it staggered back. The other quickly stepped in to protect it. Both glared at Claire as she fought against the spell. She waited patiently for her moment to strike, their glowing eyes casting their spell on her. She took a deep breath, calming herself as panic tried to take over.

The bigger one approached cautiously, its eyes darting left and right. It was looking for Jasmine as it did. Claire made up her mind, relaxing her muscles and giving in to the spell. Fighting it only kept their guard up. She stopped fighting entirely as it approached.

She waited for it to strike or set up an attack, readying her parry skill. It watched her cautiously as the other one let out a cry. It erupted into flames as Elsie picked it off with her fireball. The last cockatrice turned to find its mate on fire. While not her plan, Claire capitalized on the distraction and shield bashed the overgrown chicken. It was stunned briefly as it turned to counter attack.

Claire readied her shield and parried the strike, reflecting the damage back and countering the off balance monster. It stumbled back, a stab wound under its left arm as it screeched. Claire felt the spell wear off more as she pressed the advantage. She smashed her shield into the creature’s face, disorientating it further before stabbing at its chest again. The cockatrice shrieked bloody murder before clawing at Claire’s leg.

It tried to fight back with every fiber of its being as it thrashed at Claire. Claire did her best to block it, but let a few blows past her guard. Her legs and shoulder had deep cuts that seared into her thoughts. She bore with it until her defensive strike was ready. She let out one last cry as she hit it with her strike.

It staggered back, disoriented and shaking its head. It let out a cry as it readied itself to strike another time. Its cry quickly turned to a gurgling noise as blood seeped out its neck. Jasmine struck faster than Claire could even keep up with. She sliced the neck of the remaining cockatrice as it began to panic. It crashed into Claire’s shield, thrashing against her. 

Claire shoved it back before it was struck by a lightning bolt. Frying the creature as its feathers caught ablaze. It struggled for one final moment, before it fell on its face. Blood seeped into the ground from its neck as Jasmine appeared before Claire, wrapping her in an embrace. Claire’s knees gave out as she fell into Jasmine’s embrace.

Her body gave out as she felt the tension leave her body. The panic seeping back in as she felt the pain slowly take over her mind. Her shoulder burned with pain, as did both her thighs. Jasmine’s voice was muffled as she tried to speak to Claire. Claire’s mind was racing as her shock took over.

“-air? Claire? Are you okay?” Jasmine’s voice broke through. Her tension easing as her pain slowly lessened. Ana’s magic easing her pain as she resisted the panic. Her vision slowly focused on Jasmine’s concerned face.

“Yeah… Body gave out for a moment…” Claire said, leaning against her. She felt the strength come back slowly as her knees slowly stopped quivering. “I think it’s passed, thank you…”

“Thank the gods… You weren’t responding at first.” Her emotions were evident in her voice. She wrapped Claire in a tight hug, Claire winced as she made her pain worse. “Let’s get back… have Lily look to make sure you are fine.”

Claire nodded and stroked the back of her head. “Okay, let’s get going. They smell horrible.”

Jasmine giggled into Claire’s chest before releasing her. She nodded and supported Claire under her arm. The two walked back to the mages as Jasmine helped her move. Her pain slowly faded as Ana’s healing quickly healed her wounds. By the time they met with the twins, she could walk on her own.

“My gods… we need to get you new armor.” Elsie said,  eyeing the clawed leather and scratched metal plates. 

“Ar-are you okay? Y-you didn’t freeze because of your shock.” Ana said, grabbing her free hand.

“Yeah, the younger ones were too funny to look at.” Claire said, smiling. She glanced back at the dead cockatrices. 

“She was laughing like a madwoman… freaked me out for a moment.” Jasmine added.@@novelbin@@

“Mmm… at least you didn’t freeze.” Elsie said, joining her sister. “Glad you were able to get back into it.”

“Y-yeah… we should have Lily check on you.” Ana said meekly as her sister took her hand. She led the trio back to the carriage where Lily was waiting. She was slow cooking food, unsure of when they’d return. She stirred the stew slowly as she idly read.

“Lily, we’re back.” Claire said as Jasmine helped her down. She leaned against the alchemist as she recoiled at her smell.

“Geez… you gals reek.” Lily said, covering her nose. She looked to Claire, inspecting her status sheet for anything like before. No signs of healing fatigue or divine fatigue and no lingering spells or curses. She studied Claire’s face, looking for any signs of mental distress. She let out a sigh before continuing. “Did you freeze at all?”

Claire shook her head on Lily’s shoulder. She whispered softly, “Only after… my body froze and I nearly gave out.”

“Hmm… could have been an adrenaline crash…” Lily said, rubbing her chin. “Or it could have been your adrenaline rush masking your panic…”

“I did fake being petrified… could have been from that.” Claire whispered softly, her eyes feeling heavy. The aroma of the stew made her stomach growl, cutting off their conversation. “Ana… come here.”

Ana walked over concerned for a moment before Claire held up her bowl of stew. “Y-yeah?”

“I need help…” Claire said. Ana sat before her, grabbing the bowl. She tilted her head momentarily before her face reddened. 

“Oh.” She said meekly. She fed Claire as best she could. Her hands shook lightly as she spoon fed her lover.

‘Aww… it’d be such a sweet moment if your thoughts weren’t so lewd.’ Elsie said to her sister. Ana froze and glanced at her sister, who was crawling towards her. Her hand shaking as she tried to respond.

‘Elsie please… I wasn’t focused on that…’ Ana responded.

Elsie let out an audible laugh as she leaned against her sister. ‘I’m just kidding… you did good out there.’

Ana took a deep breath and got back to Claire. Claire’s eyes begged her for more food as she giggled. ‘Thank you. You kept me calm while we fought. Your instructions helped keep my mind on track.’

Elsie squirmed against her sister’s shoulder. ‘Praise me more… I can see why Claire likes this.’

Both sisters lightly giggled as Claire’s eyes followed the spoon. It was like feeding a dog. Claire was singularly focused on the spoon as her body craved food. Both sisters took turns feeding her, Elsie teased her lightly when she got a turn. Pulling the spoon away at the last moment.

The mood was far lighter than their last battle. Jasmine watched on with a smile, her party members' morale in a far better place. Lily beckoned her closer, offering her a bowl. Jasmine snuggled up to her other shoulder and gave her a sly smile.

“I think I need help too…” She said, trying her best to mimic Claire’s desperate tone. Lily tilted her head before smiling. 

“Fine… you did good.” Lily said, as Jasmine giggled. She sat up and let Lily feed her as the other three looked on. All three smiled softly as Jasmine joined in the merriment.

The party finished up their meal before Lily began cleaning up. The others dragged Claire to the bath the farmer set up for them. They cleaned Claire of dried blood and sweat, as all three joined her in the bath. Despite Elsie’s attempts, Claire was far too tired to do anything. Elsie tried teasing her when she cleaned her paladin’s sensitive spots, but Claire resisted.

“I crave sleep… tomorrow we can.” She whispered in Elsie’s ear. Elsie pouted before conceding. Finishing up, they all returned to the camp. Wet hair, wearing only towels. Lily’s eyes wandered among her party members’ bodies. Her breath caught as Claire’s flaccid cock peaked past her towel.

Elsie smirked, her towel tenting. “If you won’t, maybe Lily will…” She whispered to Claire. Claire’s cock slowly hardened as Lily watched in awe.

“Please… I need sleep…” Claire begged.

“We’ll be quiet, trust me…” Elsie said, before approaching Lily. Lily’s eyes turned to Elsie’s tenting towel, she licked her lips as she slowly looked up to Elsie. “I think it’s time we get to know each other better…”

Lily gulped before she nodded. Jasmine rolled her eyes as she headed inside. Claire regretfully followed, she glanced back as Ana joined her sister. Lily glanced between the two sisters as her eyes filled with lust. 

“Claire… it’s best if you rest.” Jasmine said, she pulled her inside and wrapped her in a hug. “There’s always tomorrow.”

Jasmine pulled her down into the bed, wrapping her in her arms. Claire felt her fatigue take over as her eyelids gave out. Both her and Jasmine passed out quickly, leaving the three outside.

They slipped in shortly after, Elsie made sure to occupy Lily’s mouth to not wake her party members.