She quivered once more as he gently licked her puffy folds off and parted with her glimmering pussy with a loving kiss. Straightening her back with some help, Tia glanced over her shoulder at all the mess she’d created and smiled apologetically. Asterios just smirked at her, completely not minding her feeling as good as to show it so clearly.

  “I think it’s time we got to work, don’t you think?” he teased while ostentatiously roaming his eyes over her curves.

  Tia chewed on her bottom lip and spun around, descending back into Ast’s lap, his cock brushing against her dripping slit. They looked each other in the eyes as her arms wound around his neck and his hands slid down her booty, holding onto it firmly.

  “I can’t believe I’m the first one.” She snickered cutely, raising herself on her knees to position her folds atop his crown.

  “First?” Asterios tilted his head.

  “To be taken on the throne.” Tia graced him with a dainty peck and sank down.

  “Ahhhh…” He let out a heavy groan as her snug insides welcomed him like he was made to fill them up.

  For a moment, he understood what she meant, already imagining what was going to happen the moment Grea learned of this fact. But all the unnecessary thoughts fled his mind as they were replaced by all kinds of ecstasy. What felt divine on his tongue seemed out of this world bathing his cock. The chilly breeze permeated through his flesh and caressed his deepest regions like the most attentive lover.

  “Gods, Tia…” Asterios sighed deeply into her pretty neck.

  “We aren’t so sought after only because of our powers.” She giggled impishly while bouncing up and down on his lap. “You are lucky I’m not in my real body. Even your draconic stamina would be put to the test. Though in the battle of attrition, I would have inevitably been overcome.”

  Lewd noises filled the air as they made love, staining themselves with more and more glistening honey. It was already flowing down the throne’s edge, escaping onto the ground. Asterios was finding it difficult not to be swept up in all the pleasure.

  “Don’t hold back, please,” Tia whispered into his ear with a quiet whine. “I need your essence to jumpstart the process anyway.”

  He groaned as the back of his head tapped against the backrest, glancing at the smiling Dryad with a faint crease on his forehead. “What is this…?”

  “This?” His amazing lover slowed down, assuming an innocent expression. “This is just what it means to embrace one of us with your heart filled with love instead of malice.”

  Asterios didn’t buy that even for a moment as her snug channel welcomed him easily with open arms, just to hold onto him as it would never let him go until he almost plopped out of its affectionate confines, creating a similar motion to what he had experienced in Tia’s throat earlier. This time, though, her pussy also massaged him all the way in both directions, making use of motions he wouldn’t assume were possible.

  “Will you grant your loyal servant the honor of embracing your warm seed?” She slammed her hips down, resuming the earlier tempo, and peering into his eyes cheekily.

  “With… pleasure!” Asterios sank his fingers into her behind and thrust up.

  “Ohhhhhhhhh!” Tia got bumped up as a loud smack traveled through the chamber.

  She hugged him dearly as hot cream surged into her depths marvelously, tickling her sensitive passage on its way further in. A prolonged moan escaped her lips as Asterios rode his high and filled her up, driven into her fragrant snatch up to the root.

  At the same moment, the dark lines running all over her body began glowing, her dreads floating up on their own. Tia kissed him deeply while rolling her hips back and forth. It became somehow brighter inside the tree, and as he glanced up, he found motes of golden light descending upon them.

  “Don’t stop…” The gorgeous Dryad whimpered. “We need loooooooots of it, Master~ This is just the beginning~”

  Not spent even slightly thanks to her refreshing nectar and his own lineages, Asterios spun them around and pushed Tia onto the throne. Her soft thighs spread over the armrests as her back slumped over the backrest. He speared into her right away, evoking an alluring cry from her dainty lips before they became sealed with his own.

  “Ohhhh! Ohhhh! Ohhhh! Mmmmmhhhmmm!” Tia moaned into his mouth without restraint, getting plowed into the natural chair.

  Nothing but the wet smacking of their rough lovemaking filled the air, save for the mysterious motes of light. The tree chamber was starting to glow so much that it was difficult to look around, but thankfully, they had eyes mostly for each other. What didn’t stop either of them from fulfilling the purpose of this coupling, which surprisingly wasn’t just to make their partner experience an incredible delight.

  “Yes! Ohhh! Yes! Ohhh! Ohhh! Like that! Slow and powerful!” Tia swung her hips to meet Ast’s, her teeth gently tugging at his lips.

  He thrust into her as she desired, taking hold of her waist. His cock pounded into her slick channel with might, and unhurriedly drew back, letting her incredible pussy suck on it hard, milking his seed to the very last drop while already aching for the next dose. The rhythmic thumping was becoming like second nature to him.

  “Now! I’m going to link with you!” The moaning Dryad locked her legs behind his back and attacked his tongue.

  Asterios let it go once more, pinning her to the throne as his cum flooded her cordial canal. She met his groan of bliss with her own moan of pleasure. This time, he didn’t just experience her chilly flesh and nectar. A stream of hot and vicious energy came alongside it, surprisingly well-balanced by the mystical combination.

  Everything shook, and multiple branches shot out of the walls at various heights. They grew and developed, but it was hard to examine the details due to the intense light from the tiny orbs. It felt like the whole thing was growing, but that couldn’t be.

  Shoving that wonder aside for now, Asterios met Tia’s expectant eyes glowing with renewed ferocity and twirled her around. She whimpered seductively as her soft breasts smacked against the backrest. Tia knelt with her back arched and ass pushed out, one hand already spreading her firm cheeks to display her gushing slit. He propped one of her knees on the armrest and nailed her right back.

  “Ohhhhhhhhhh!” His gorgeous lover almost mewled as she shook.

  Asterios drilled her flooding snatch with the same unhurried strokes, ramming into Tia’s behind at a languid pace, letting the cheeky Dryad enjoy every second of the pounding and allowing her to synchronize with him for the redirection of the energy. She looked back over her shoulder with a wide smile, finding him kissing her back lovingly.

  “Ohhhh! Ohhhhh! Do you like taking me like this, Your Majesty?” Tia teased him with a grin, making a show of further submission to his forceful care.

  A light growl rumbled out of Ast’s chest. “I would love to have you in any position, my charming little flower.”

  She bit into her lip at the sweet name, and in that very second, they were both surprised by numerous beautiful tulips sprouting from the ground around them, not even noticing when the grass had covered it like a peaceful rug. They were fully aware that it wasn’t the doing of either of them. For a coincidence, it was shockingly well-timed.

  “I’m going to come again! Oh! Oh! Oh! Like before!” Tia warned him, grabbing the top of the backrest firmly.

  Asterios chuckled and snuck a finger south, pressing it into her hidden nub. Tia jolted and almost screamed in elation, shivers already surging out of her core. Before they fully took her over though, he released another copious load between her tight folds. Her own climax removed him mid-orgasm, and a few serpents of white cream painted Tia’s cute back as a ferocious stream of cold foggy nectar struck the seat. She came strongly as he continued to rub her clit to the very last second.

  “Not… Haaaah… Enough… Haaaah… One… Haaaaah… More…” Tia wove a few words in between breathing with some difficulties, both from the mind-numbing bliss and the effort she was putting into the absorption.

  Wishing for their final round to resemble as lovely a coupling as they could have in the current situation, Asterios tenderly turned her around while getting on his knees. She once more joined her ankles behind his back as their waists connected from the front. He gently rested her back against the backrest and leaned forward, upholding her butt from below.

  Their faces were close enough for their foreheads to press together as they lovingly gazed into each other’s eyes. They both sighed softly as Asterios slid delicately into Tia’s comfy insides and Tia accepted his filling member up to the root. He was the first one to bring his lips closer, and she met him with a lazy kiss.

  The violent energy of the artificial sun ravaged through them, but they paid it no mind, setting it purely on each other and the bond they had unexpectedly formed back in Althea’s original lair. Their figures glowed just as brightly as their surroundings as he unhurriedly rolled his hips back and forth. Slow and steady. Even slower than before.

  It got so quiet they could hear the brushing of their skin and the hot breathing leaving their interlocking lips. The pleasure gradually grew, bit by bit, building up for both of them like they were truly one. One stroke after another, it was approaching the edge. But thanks to the pace, Asterios and Tia hung over it for a few long thrusts, experiencing immense bliss as they finally tipped over it together.

  There were no grand explosions this time. They both inhaled sharply and simply came. Ast’s seed flooded her depths, wave after wave. Tia’s wet mound bathed his member in some more of her shiny nectar, trickling out of the sealed place of their connection. Just like that, they kissed each other throughout their entire peak.

  With their attention returning to a more natural, unfocused state, they noticed that the bright light was no more. However, the grass, the flowers, and the new branches inside the Dryad’s divine tree remained. At the same time, it felt… different.

  Exchanging an intrigued glance, they shared an amused chuckle and snuggled together.

  A tiny bit of gentle affection before they went to investigate the changes wouldn’t hurt.

  Chapter 10

  The Emperor’s New Groove

  As much as Asterios enjoyed peacefully lying atop the slightly ticklish grass with the exquisite Dryad embracing him from the side, one leg draped over his waist and one hand grazing his chest, he knew they couldn’t laze around too much. Thankfully, Tia was an understanding woman, aware of that fact too, and didn’t keep him restrained for long. She was the first to sit up with a satisfied sigh and a fluffy peck to his chin.

  Gazing down upon Ast’s figure with a charming smile, she offered him a hand, and he happily took it, joining her by wrapping one arm around the supple lady’s waist. Tia giggled softly and stole his lips for a deeper kiss, her front rubbing against his as their tongues danced together. Ast’s fingers found their way to her smooth cheek, brushing it lovingly as they shared affection.

  Parting ways, they gazed into each other’s eyes before looking around the altered scenery.

  “I must say, your new rug does fit the wood rather nicely,” Asterios commented.

  She glanced straight down, then directly at him with a raised brow. The action brought a small laugh out of him, the meaning behind it not escaping his mind. She chuckled sweetly alongside Asterios and nodded, switching her attention to their surroundings.

  “The throne stands out so much with all of the floor covered in these mesmerizing green stalks,” she replied, playing with the grass daintily. “I’m not sure what to think about the branches, though. They feel a little… surreal. Not that any of this is real, to be precise.”

  “It feels real enough.” He squeezed her waist cordially. “What happened, though? Is this your doing?”

  “Yes and no.” The seductive Dryad mulled over it. “I didn’t intend to change anything, but it’s clear that my actions in the middle of the ritual have resulted in visible alterations.”

  “What did you do?” Asterios glanced at her curiously.

  “I intended to transfer all the energy into your third source, but it began filling up extremely fast,” she began. “Whoever conjured this powerful cluster was of immense spiritual capacity. Though, considering the observations you and your companions made, it is possible that more than one being made up its energy. Nevertheless, it was too much at once. So, I had to improvise.”

  “You didn’t hurt yourself in the process, did you?” he asked, a slight frown creasing his forehead.

  Tia smiled at him warmly. “No, I didn’t. Quite the opposite. It seems that I only made myself better. And it happened because I decided to use myself and this projection of my Tree to dilute and process this incoming energy even further. Some of it was inadvertently lost, for which I sincerely apologize.”

  “It’s alright. I’m glad you received your share.” Asterios smirked at her apologetic expression. “As long as all of this new grass doesn’t bother you.”

  “I love it.” She let out a musical giggle. “And it’s made the previously hard floor much fluffier, so I can think of a few uses it has just become much more comfortable for.”

  He rolled his eyes at her cheeky grin. “Anyway, the job is done, right? The sphere has been fully absorbed? The others are safe?”

  Looking into the distance absent-mindedly, Tia confirmed with a nod. “Everyone is alright. You should be able to rejoin them whenever you wish to and continue your quest.”

  Finishing, she found his gaze once more and awaited his next words. Asterios stared back at her briefly before getting up and patting the vibrant stalks off his butt.

  “Let’s make a quick round to check if everything is fine on this side too.” He extended a hand down to her.

  With a beaming smile that radiated pure warmth and joy, she shot up to her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck, making him chuckle while grazing her gorgeous back. A minute or two more wouldn’t hurt. Tia might be connected to him as deeply as his other mates, but she definitely could get lonely here from time to time. She didn’t deserve to be dismissed so fast after fulfilling her role.

  Still completely naked, unbothered by each other’s enticing forms, and knowing the chances of anyone else seeing them were near zero, they strolled through the inside of the Tree side by side. Literally. There was no gap between them as Tia continued to drape herself over his arm giddily.

  Their relationship was fairly close up to this point, but she’d clearly been starved for some actual skin contact. And he couldn’t really blame her for it.

  Tia brought Asterios to the throne and sat him down atop it again. After taking a good look at her lord, she knelt before him with a wide smile. He could feel her gratitude now that he had fully taken the Dryad as his own like the True Dragons she’d talked about always intended to. It became obvious to him that she couldn’t be apprehended by another now, her powers and body safe from harm, dedicated only to him.

  Well, they already had been due to her current whereabouts, but with the goal of one day returning the Dryad her due freedom, it was a step that brought Tia peace of mind.

  Additionally, they hadn’t spoken about it yet, but she had imprinted herself even stronger in his third source, which had grown exponentially. Asterios didn’t know what it truly meant yet, but one thing was clear, she was a larger part of it instead of taking a ride alongside its energy. They would need to explore this matter more, which could perhaps allow the Dryad to interact with it in more ways, definitely helping him out further with his development.

  Accepting Tia’s playful pledge, Asterios took his gorgeous retainer to take a peek outside before they split up once more.

  And the moment they stood at the entrance to the gigantic trunk, they froze in shock. The changes weren’t limited only to the inside of the Tree. A similar but much more lush blanket of beautiful grass extended almost as far as they could see, presumably in all directions. It moved mysteriously as if caressed by a gentle wind, but nothing affected the air inside this mystical space right now.

  Moving further out, they admired the new sight with awe. Glancing back, they were sure the Tree had grown in height and width, which might not have been as obvious from the interiors. Asterios and Tia became aware of one extremely significant detail too.

  It cast a shadow.

  How? Well, there was a breach in the thick layer of dark clouds, like on the day it had emerged in this space for the very first time. And just like on that day, a massive ray of light shone upon it at a sharp angle. The difference was, it seemed to stay on instead of dispersing after a while.

  “The land in between isn’t so empty anymore, I guess.” Asterios chuckled, peering far into the distance. “Your new lawn reaches almost to the noticeable borders of the volcano realms.”

  “It’s almost as if it’s trying to connect them,” Tia responded softly. “Like it’s trying to create a bridge between the two opposing fronts.”

  He snorted. “Honestly, if anything can unite these bloodlines, it’s definitely nature itself. I’m glad I have the literal embodiment of it with me.”

  Her brown cheeks darkened as she looked at him with an adoring smile. “I won’t disappoint you.”

  She pressed a kiss to his cheek.

  “But now, you should return to your women. I’ll investigate this change further and let you know my findings. Thank you.” Tia ducked her head.

  Asterios lifted her chin up. “No, thank you for everything. Without you, this would have been a much bigger struggle.”

  “I bet the girls would have come to your aid shortly after me.” She winked at him knowingly.

  “I don’t doubt that.” He snickered. “But that doesn’t invalidate your input. Take a moment to rest up, and I’ll see you later.”

  “Rest? After you have filled me with so much energy?” Tia giggled impishly. “Good luck with your investigation, Master. Let me know if you need my help with anything.”

  Nodding, Asterios stepped into her embrace for the last time and focused on waking up while hugging the dazzling beauty dearly.