Chapter Nineteen Puzzles and a Night’s Rest

Arlie turned away from another mural, and gestured at the double door. “It’s just more on the Abyss.”

Lily shuddered, “Just as creepy as the first.”

Rose gestured at Thron, “I don’t know, the boys seem to like all the naked girls.”

Lily fidgeted, “What? We aren’t enough?”

Arlie giggled, “Personally I’d rather they stare at something else.”

The three girls shared looks, none of them were fans of how lewd their clothing had become while exploring the floor.

Rose pressed against Arlie, “I’ve got just the thing to distract you when we get to the room.”

Lily sighed, and Arlie pushed the door open. The sound alerted the boys, who moved quickly from watching the corridor to checking out the room.

There weren’t any foes within, but she quickly noted a large stone plaque in the middle of the room. Fancy silver lettering covered the front of it. If Arlie hadn’t been all over the floor she might have thought it a dead end, this wasn’t. Sure there were no obvious exits but the stone tablet was suspect.

“Watch the door,” she said before closing on the tablet. Her gaze sweeping over the lettering. It was a question, the subject naturally was on the Abyss. Somehow she wasn’t that surprised, the murals on the Abyss made it seem likely that the questions would as well. Perhaps they were clues for the puzzle.

She focused on the question, it was talking about that first mural she’d seen. Asking her to define the fate of the babies and why that ritual was so corrupted. Before she could fully digest the question or how to answer this, Rose spoke up. “Quite the creepy question.”

Arlie nodded, “Given the murals? It seems expected, I think this is a test of knowledge.”

“On the Abyss? Why?”

Arlie sighed. “Sadly, creatures from the Abyss do escape on occasion. As a member of the Mage clans, I am expected to help contain and destroy such creatures. The knight orders have the same mandate, how else do we protect our people?”

Lily fidgeted, “You are joking right?”

Arlie shook her head, “Afraid not, and if left unchecked entire nations can fall. One of the most famous cases is the Fall of the Lesha.”

“Never heard of it,” said Rose, she looked at Lily, “You?”

Lily shook her head. “I haven’t either.”

“It was centuries ago, the Kingdom of Lesha was located in modern-day Lepharia, west of the Drona’s Teeth mountains in southern Dragonsreach. The fall of Lesha began in 317, Third Era of Man, when a denizen of the Abyss appeared within the royal palace. Records show they corrupted the royal family and the knights, slowly. They weren’t really noticed right away, it wasn’t until 319 that anyone noticed something was off and by then they were cutting girls in half. In 320, the nation fell into civil war. Sadly, the Abyssal won. They had all of Lesha in their grip by 322.”

Lily and Rose exchanged looks, “That doesn’t sound good.”

“No, Lesha became a rather vile place for the next few decades. It became normal for girls to be magically cut in half and sealed into magic walls, separated from their lower halves, which were placed in strange birthing facilities where the babies were born, tortured and raised by the Abyssal without knowledge of their mothers. Worse girls born in this fashion were cut in half while they were still young they grew up knowing nothing else.”

“Did things ever get better?”

“For the most part, a hero was summoned and they dealt with the Abyssal and her children. The victims however were left marked by it. Other nations noted the result and since then? Everyone has taken hunting the damn things more seriously.”

“Can’t say I blame them. I wouldn’t want to be cut in half.”

Arlie sighed, “Well there are worse Abyssals out there.”

“Worse?” shuddered Lily, “Can we not meet them?”

“Wasn’t planning on it,” replied Arlie as she focused back on the question. Finding a writing tool, she started to write her answer in the space provided on the tablet. The letters simply formed in silver after she lightly pressed on the stone. She wrote; The babies birthed are born corrupted, they are Abyssals, for the monster responsible is a Fallen; She Who Births Evil.

The text glowed, and reshaped, saying only one word, Correct. Then the room rumbled and a door opened, revealing a stairway. Arlie blinked, “I guess that was an easy one.”

Horon looked up from the door, “Well that was fast.”

“Only one question, made things easy,” replied Arlie as she gestured at the stairs, “Shall we proceed?”

A moment later the five friends made their way down the stairs, where they found two doors to pick from. Each had a sign, the first said, Second Floor, while the other said, Red Temple Inn. 

Lily gestured at the inn, “We should turn in, we’ve been fighting for a while,” she yawned, “I could use some rest and would love a bath.”

Rose grinned, “Sounds good to me,” she pulled Arlie close, “We could have some fun before bed.”

Arlie blushed, but didn’t object, she kinda liked the idea.

Horon stretched a little, “You girls get some rest, we should try to sleep too. Best to get rest when you can.”

Thron said, “Already? Can’t we stay with the girls a bit longer?”

Arlie giggled and pulled Rose along towards the door, with Lily a step behind. She felt a tingle passing through the door and found herself back in her inn room. The girls were with her, but the boys weren’t to be seen.

She looked out the door and noted it was the dungeon, but the boys weren’t there. It seemed likely that they had ended up in their room. Obviously they wouldn’t be able to leave their room, but that was in line with the rules they had been told. Rose gestured towards the bath, “Care for a good soak?”

Arlie pulled off her top and the far too lewd pair of panties, tossing them in the corner. “I could certainly use one,” she replied.

Lily squirmed a little before tossing her clothing into the corner as well and Rose was only a step behind as they headed into the bath. The inn had a nice one. Arlie noted the polished stone floor was warm under her bare feet and decorated with floral etchings, a large tub dominated the space with water pouring in from a large stone dragon’s head. Floral etchings ran up the wall, completing the look. 

Arlie ignored it all and went right into the bath. The water was pristine and at the perfect temperature. She let out a sigh of relief, briefly reminded of her own bath back in Voros. This was heavenly.

Lily moaned a second later when she stepped into the water. Rose joined them last, settling heavily into the water and sending ripples through it. She stretched like a pleased cat, “I need this, it's just perfect!”

Arlie just nodded, “This just might be the best part about this whole trial thing.”

Lily nodded, “I can just forget about it and melt right here.”

Rose suddenly pulled Arlie into a hug, and then kissed her. She gasped, just before a tongue invaded her mouth. Arlie froze, was this finally happening!? Numerous fantasies flashed through her mind, each more adventurous than the last. Dreams she’d had about the twins since the day she first looked at them and thought they were sexy. Auntie Santra had called it puberty and not long after her chest had started to swell up, so Santra hadn’t been wrong about that.

Her racing mind couldn’t provide an answer so she decided it wasn’t the time for thought, she focused on her instincts. She kissed Rose back, pulling her tight into an embrace. The water swished around them as their breasts pressed against each other. Tongues dueled as she reached for the magic in her core, the kiss was electric and sparks flew.

Gasping they broke for air, but only for a moment before she pressed Rose against the wall. Lily said something but the words didn’t register. Arlie’s fingers found the other girl’s sex, and she began rubbing her lightly. Rose moaned but grabbed her hands.

Next thing she knew she was pinned against the wall, water splashing against the sides of the tub and over the floor, as Rose leaned forward a grin on her face. “I’ve always wanted to taste these, they just look so tasty!”

Arlie moaned as Rose gripped her left nipple with her teeth. Gently rolling it, then licking it, each little movement sent a tingle up her spine. Suddenly Lily was there too, licking at her other nipple as fingers worked around her sex. Her heart beat faster as a flutter went through her, it was finally happening, dreams do come true! A flicker of a tongue against her nipples sent another shudder through her as the twins ravished her breasts.

She felt every little movement of their tongues as they swirled around her nipples, and pulled on them slightly with their teeth, even rolling them. The movements never settled, never let her get used to them. With every passing second the heat in her core grew. 

Arlie tried to return the favor but the larger twins had her pinned, she could even move her hands. Arlie moaned out loud, her breath growing more heated. She didn’t mind being pinned too much, she liked how this was going.

Something brushed her clit, sending an electric surge up her spine. Arlie gasped and the heat in her core exploded. Her back arched, water splashed and the next thing she knew she was on the floor, looking up at Rose’s lovely golden brown eyes. Rose grinned, and Arlie gasped as lightning surged through her again.

Arlie giggled then pushed against the larger girl and kissed her. Their tongues dueled, just as a second tongue invaded her from below. Arlie spread her legs a bit more and let Lily explore, enjoying the tongue thrusting in and out of her entrance. In this moment nothing mattered more than truly exploring how far they could take this relationship, as she lost all track of time.

Her memory became a whirl of fingers, tongues, boobs and magic. It was all a blur, one moment she recalled being on her back, a tongue in her pussy, the next she was between Rose’s legs lapping at the sweet fluids the other girl was given off, while another tongue was exploring her pussy. By the time she was aware again, she found herself in a tangle of limbs, the sun long set, as they rested on the bed. When they had gotten in the bed, she didn’t know. It seemed they’d been brought food as well, but it lay on a table untouched. She didn’t feel like untangling herself to get it either, so she just pressed her head back into Lily’s bosom and drifted off to sleep.