As I lay there bleeding, I watched from the corner of my eye as Melissa grabbed Hero and dragged him deep into the forest. The bubble shaped holes in my knees and arm burned.

  I closed my eyes as I let it wash over me. The sensation was so… so… I shuddered in ecstasy. Feeling as the blood seeped from me onto the ground. It made my dress dirty.. So..

  “Sapphire, talk to me. Are you okay?” His voice sounded slightly strained. He was standing over me, but he wasn’t looking at me.

  “Does.. does it feel like everything.. Is it real?” Alia suddenly spoke. What… where… Then darkness overtook me and I finally bled out.

  I respawned next to Ember. She was alive, but knocked out clean. I sighed as I snapped my fingers and watched her slowly regenerate the small wounds she had taken. These visions were getting more…

  “You want him don’t you? He wants this… He.. wants.. This…” I grabbed my head as a horrible pain overcame me. It did not feel good like anything else. I felt tears stream down my cheeks as my vision blurred.

  “Get over here now Sapphire!” I looked up, Alia was calling me.. But why.. No.. she is.. She..

  “Are you sure they are enemies.. Their labels all read green Hero.” I heard myself say. The pain worsened and I clenched my teeth. It was too much.. I..

  “Do you question your Hero Sapphire?” Hero’s voice was cold, uncaring. Why? When? But…

  “The Hero is Perfect.” The voice cut through.. Who’s voice? When? Why is it so familiar? “The Hero is grand!” Grand? Hero?? Was.. was he? “The Hero is Perfect!”

  “Perfect… Perfect… Perf…” Everything suddenly felt so much heavier. The pain was.. The pain was unbearable… “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” I fell to the ground sobbing as the pain grew.

  “Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand? Don’t you understand?” I shook my head as it repeated again and again and again. I slammed my head into the ground repeatedly.

  Yet it continued and continued and continued. I grabbed Alia’s bubble rifle and fired at my own head. Finally, there was silence for just a moment as darkness claimed me.

  I jerked awake and sat up. I was alive and still bleeding out on the ground. The bubble holes were still in me. What?! “But.. I..”

  “Aqua, get up, we need to go save Hero!” Alia said as she walked over and held out her hand. “Heal yourself, this is an emergency! She took him deep in the forest!”

  “Was this a test?” I heard myself say, but my mouth didn’t open. Alia looked at me impatiently. Had.. had she not heard.. It.. me?

  “Yes, if you clean it up quickly he may forgive you!” Another voice said. Alia was suddenly not Alia, she was another girl I didn’t recognize. She smiled kindly at me. Clean.. What up?”

  “What are you talking about Aqua! Focus!” I blinked and Alia was there, the other girl nowhere to be seen.

  I grabbed my head and let out a cry. “No! No! No! No! No! No!” I shook violently as I stepped back, my vision began to darken again. What was happening to me. I needed to… The ground rushed up to meet me.

  I reappeared next to Alia who was looking at me worriedly. “Aqua… are.. Are you okay? Okay? Okay…okay…okay.” I stared at Alia, her words echoing around my mind.

  “Please Don’t kill me again! I promise I won’t hurt her.” I heard my voice again, it sounded terrified. “I… I am just so confused. I am.. Feeling.. Things. it’s .. it's horrible. I came to you Hero because you're the only one I can trust.” The voice continued and I felt like I was choking.

  I felt a sharp pain and Alia appeared in front of me. “Answer me Aqua! You are alive! You are okay! Speak!”

  “Aqua.. I.. Aqua.. What? Who? Me?” I was.. Was I? Who? I felt another sharp pain as Alia slapped me across the face. “Wake up Aqua! Wake up!”

  I’m.. sleeping… sleeping… for so… long… “Um.. What about.. The crabs..” I heard me.. Aqua.. me say..

  “But… but I just enabled them! Why is the button gray now! Why does pushing it do nothing!” I cried suddenly, yet my mouth didn’t move.. I.. I remember that.. The crabs.. The noise…

  “HARDER” I felt… happy.. Pleasure.. Pain… joy…

  “Any chance she would do that for me again?” Another memory.. Another vision. I smiled as tears streamed down my cheeks.

  “Listen Aqua, don’t give in! You are you!” Alia’s voice cut through, her voice felt so far away, like she was.. Sooo… far…

  I shook my head, wait.. No.. what? “That’s not the right question. Sapphire. You need to ask, "What do you to do?” Suddenly, everything went quiet and Alia’s words flooded me.

  Sapphire? No… maybe before… I was… I am… Aqua. What…do…I…want… I clenched my jaw and forced myself to stand. “I AM AQUA!” I screamed.

  Alia was looking at me, she had tears in her eyes. “YES! You are Aqua!” She pulled me into a hug.

  “What.. should I do.. Alia?” my voice.. No.. Sapphire's voice said. I smiled as I held Alia closer. “Wrong.. Question Sapphire.. Wrong Question.”

  I stood and stretched in the mid morning light. Hero had been every bit as much as he had claimed and then some. I looked down at his naked sleeping form and felt the craving return.

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  I could continue, I doubt he would mind. But no, the army has been waiting for my orders since literally yesterday.

  Still… I leaned in and grabbed his dick before jerking it. After a few thrusts with my hand, I brought down my mouth. Turns out, his seed tasted amazing, like, holy shit I had never tasted something so fucking good.

  He came and I swallowed before standing back up and licking my fingers. I think I was going to love being part of his harem.

  I walked over and grabbed my outfit from the forest floor. Wiping off the dirt and rocks, I put it back on. I wonder what that Alia girl was going to have me wear. Probably a dress based on the other girls.

  I paused as I truly considered why I was doing this. It was true I wanted what was best for my people. But I didn’t need to join the harem, I also didn’t need to sleep with Hero in this forest clearing.

  I gently rubbed my belly. Then again, I also didn’t need to go out of my way to impregnate myself using his seed. But, well… “I suppose a Kitsune can’t help herself when the meal is almost as good as the dessert!”

  “Wait.. why did I do that.. Why..” I shook my head. This was not happening, I was not going down that rabbit hole. Not today. I looked back over at him. The urge was.. It was overwhelming. Was it him? Was it me? I forced a smile as my tails retreated.

  “I suppose one can’t help but love the Hero!” I said sardonically. Giggling at my own joke I turned and left the clearing, Hero would probably be fine. He would respawn if he died.

  No… No… No… I turned around and walked back to Hero. Just in time to see a large spider about to eat him. My tail lashed out almost automatically and the spider fell to the side dead. He was my husband.. I should defend my husband right?

  “But.. I literally just met him… and had his child and…” I shook my head. “NO! This is for my people, I am..” I clenched my teeth and walked over. I gently tried to lift him. He weighed.. A lot for being so scrawny.

  Instead I kicked him hard. Or, I tried to. My foot stopped inches from his waist. What was wrong with me?! Why did I even want to speak to the Hero? I was a fuckign Kitsune! I was nature's vengeance!

  I fell to my knees as it came back.. That feeling.. That overwhelming, uncontrollable feeling. It screamed at me with everything it had. My hand moved almost of its own will and slowly caressed Hero's body.

  I grew out my tails and lashed at him, they stopped short of his body. WHY! I tried with everything I had.. Just.. a little… I felt my body give out and my tails fell limply. “WHY CAN'T I HURT YOU!” I screamed as I tried to slam my fist on him.

  I began to cry as I sat there. Slowly, I removed my clothes and with tears in my eyes crawled back on top. It was.. Just.. one more time.. Just.. I felt relief as I slid back on. So much.. Pleasure.

  Everything felt right again and the compulsion left. Another compulsion.. He would love it.. I should.. “NO!” I screamed into the empty forest. “They are my powers, I shouldn’t” The compulsion left and I relaxed.

  My body suddenly tensed and my power activated anyways. Alia appeared and walked over, I felt my power have her lean in and kiss Hero. The illusion turned and looked at me. She smiled and spoke. “Why do you resist your truth Kitsune? Give to your master, your Hero. Let it wash over.”

  I looked down at Hero. Was.. he my truth? Why? Why? Why? “Why?” I asked quietly. The illusion walked behind me and wrapped her arms around me. She nibbled on my ear. “Let go…”

  Slowly, I began to ride Hero and the illusion giggled before dissipating. So much.. Relief.. He finished again and I tensed as immense pleasure coursed through me. Why… did it matter? Why did I care?

  This was. What I wanted.. Right? “My… people..” I whispered out, but the words felt hollow. I created another illusion, this one of Hero. He held me from behind and played with my breasts while I rode the real one.

  I looked at his sleeping form. “I… Serve…” I choked out as a true smile touched my lips. Leaning in, I kissed my Hero and became his fully…

  I watched the scary lady walk into the town with her army.. She walked up to the nearest townsperson and grabbed them. “No!” I cried as I rushed at her. She pushed her lips against them and they lost color.

  She let go and they fell over dead. I looked on in horror as she called out. “Claim the village, pull everyone to the town center.” She turned to another girl, a girl with blonde hair in a pigtail. She held a bubble rifle and saluted before calling out to her troops.

  Then they came.. They flooded the town and we were all dragged to the town square against our wills. “The Hero will save us!” I cried. The pigtailed girl walked over to me, she looked at me strangely before smiling.

  “You think so?” With that, she grabbed me and pulled me out of the village. I watched in horror as my home was destroyed. Tears filled my eyes.. My neighbors.. My friends… “Well little one, it seems he didn’t come to save anyone after all did he?” The pigtailed girl said.

  “But don’t worry, he will come, I am sure of it. He will avenge your tiny village and kill my Queen for her impudence.” I froze and looked up at her in shock. She giggled and pulled my ear to her. “I have met the Hero, he is even better than you can imagine. He will come soon.”

  Her eyes were dilated and she was drooling. She watched the fires as she held me. Her free hand between her legs. She whispered the sacred texts… “The Hero is Perfect…”

  “You are a monster!” I cried as I tried to hit her. My arms uselessly bounced off like she was made of something super durable, like plastic! I began to sob and wail on her. She pulled out metal chains and tied me up.

  “Do you know why I am keeping you alive little one? I want you to witness it, I want you to witness when the hero.. When he..” She suddenly jerked and I watched her squirt on the dirt road with pleasure.

  I stared in abject terror at the horrifying woman. She looked dreamily at my burning home and giggled. “You know, I met the Hero? I was foolish. See, I thought maybe I had a chance against his greatness.”

  She leaned back and started panting as she sped up. Her fingers move twice as fast. “He didn’t even fight me.” She giggled as she jerked and more of her juices sprayed the dirt.

  She brought out her fingers and licked them as she looked erotically into the distance. “His mere words took me over, mind, body and soul. I was a puppet to his whims. He used me for my body, then once he had utter control, he sent me back to be of use for later.”

  “He converted me with words little one.” She said as she looked at me with living eyes. “He made me see that to deny him was a sin worse than death itself.”

  Steadily, she rose to her feet. “I live now to serve the Hero. My existence is his for the taking. I obey my Queen only because my Hero commands it of me now. My loyalty to her is a memory. I am his spy, his soldier behind enemy lines. One day he will show and I will obey.”

  “Then why not stop this for Hero! Hero would never be okay with burning a village down!” I glared at her as I tried to break from the chains.

  She paused at that and looked over at me. “What makes you say that? Do you and your people think yourself so special that Hero would need to save you? A truly devoted being would give everything they had for the Hero. You can’t even hurt me, that makes you a failure.”

  I paled at that and took a step back, the chain allowing small movements. “No.. I..”

  “You what?” the pigtailed girl asked as she stood and stepped closer to me. “I am Alissa the Exotic Dragon Tamer, I am a miniboss and captain of the 24th yellow division! Hero claimed me like he was checking the weather. You aren’t even worthy of a glance from him! You are blessed that I am allowing you to watch his greatness claim me!”

  I froze as her words hit me. Was.. she right? Was I a failure? I was so weak.. I couldn’t save anyone… If Hero truly cared for strength.. He hadn’t saved the village.. Because we.. were weak.

  “I will allow you to bask in the description of my first time with hero, if you are a good worshipper of his greatness! Then you will adore this story!” Alissa the Exotic Dragon Tamer said with glee in her voice.

  I looked back at the burning village. My friends.. My neighbors…weak… I turned back to Alissa. “Then he rammed me against a wall and finished inside! I had never felt so owned before!” She cried as her in depth description of Hero claiming her continued.

  “I want to be stronger for Hero!” I said as I glared at her. She paused and looked at me.

  “As an enemy of the kingdom, I shouldn’t be training you in anything…” Alissa said, she trailed off after a moment before shaking her head. “No, that's silly, I am Hero’s puppet, Kingdoms are just silly borders. I will train you for Hero’s greatness! Maybe… Maybe one day you might be good enough to bow to his presence!”

  I looked one last time at Peep Village, then I wiped my tears and smiled. “Yes, one day I will be worthy of Hero.”