Dark Empathy Archibald Bradford (best books to read in your 20s TXT) 📖

he pulled away from her to sort himself out.

She dropped her hand down and between her legs, coming back with fingers coated in his cum.

“Thank you. Intent is everything.” She said simply.

“Huh?” He responded with great intelligence.

Her eyes began to glow eldritch green again and her magic suffused his seed on her fingertips.

With an absent wave of her hand, she cast the green energy at the broken bottle and the ashes on the floor.

Within a few seconds the bottle had repaired itself, and then the ashes flowed back inside with a dry rasp before the stopper squeaked into place.

He watched her magic play out, bemused that she could do such a thing with his cum, but in the end he felt… empty.

As much as he appreciated the woman before him, and as much as he had certainly enjoyed the sex, she wasn’t his Cheri.

She picked up on his souring mood quickly and let out a resigned sigh.

“At least I got off.”

Chapter 15:Applications

It had been more than a week since Nameless’s confrontation with Escrya and winter was in full swing, though Garland wasn’t nearly as cold as Algrade.

Most of the area in the valley around the city had been cleared ages ago for farming, but there were a number of woods left standing, particularly around the academy.

With the training that they were doing on a near daily basis, Milly and Nina were spending a great deal of time together, much of it locked in faux combat. So at Volka and Ophelia’s insistence they took a break from their intense exercises to go for a walk through the trails snaking through the extensive academy grounds.

After all, it wouldn’t do for them to see each other as enemies all the time.

They couldn’t go too far, as Nameless held both of their heartstones, but it didn’t end up mattering as they didn’t get very far.

They had barely entered the snowy woods before the giant pulled up short on the trail and darted into the bushes, surprising the Minotaur.

“Hey babe, look what I found.”

When Nina came out she was gripping an incredibly fat grey rabbit, her hands under his forelegs while the terrified animal’s nose twitched frantically, its ears flat to its head and rolls of fat bunched around its neck from the way she was holding it.

It was as long as she was tall, its hind feet kicking reflexively whenever they felt the ground.

Her bond-sister let out an excited little moo at the sight and eagerly took it into her arms.

Nina smiled slightly at the predictable response.

“Cute right?”

“Yes! He’s so fluffy!” Milly gushed over the adorably fat animal, holding it close to her cheek.

“Cool.” The Gigas nodded; “I’m gunna kill it.”

“Wh-what?!” The cow pulled away, horrified at the giant’s matter of fact declaration.

“You heard me. I’m hungry and that little fatty looks delicious.”

“No!” She turned her body to pull the pudgy rabbit out of Nina’s reach.

“Yup.”

“NO!” The Minotaur snorted aggressively.

Nina tilted her head in speculation at Milly’s belligerent response, taking a moment to gauge the cow’s determination.

The anxious rabbit’s nose twitched frantically as he waited on the giant to seal his fate.

Then her look turned cunning.

“Alright fine. That little hunk of food is just as squishy as Master. So this’ll be good practice.”

She picked up her hammer and took a menacing step forwards.

Milly likewise took a step back.

“Nina! This isn’t funny!”

“Good, because I’m not joking. In a real fight losing has a cost, there are stakes. In this case, rabbit steaks.”

Her worry for the animal kept the gentle Minotaur from catching the horrible pun.

“Stop it!” She stomped one hoof in consternation.

Nina took another menacing step forwards.

“Make me. Keep me busy long enough and maybe I’ll forget about my lunch.”

The Gigas lunged and the Minotaur gave a panicked low before turning to run for it.

She didn’t get very far.

A chunk of a frozen log hit her between her shoulders and dropped her, knocking over a nearby rain collector when she fell.

The simple contraption’s seal broke and its half-frozen contents flooded the trail, turning the packed snow and dirt into slush and mud.

“The hell are you doing?! Never take your eyes off your opponent!” Nina chastised angrily; “That could just as easily have been my hammer!”

Milly had mostly landed on one arm, having tucked the terrified bunny under the other to protect it from her weight.

She scrambled back to her feet to face the hungry giant.

“I don’t want to do this!” The distressed Minotaur shouted with tears beginning to trail down her rounded face.

Nina was less than ten feet in front of her on the trail, her hammer held on her shoulder and another piece of deadfall in her other hand in case her unwilling student tried to run again.

“Give me my lunch then. Don’t worry, he’ll die quick. One twist and it’s over.”

“Y-you’re so cruel!” Milly’s tears were coming in earnest now at her bond-sister’s callous words.

The giant’s eyes narrowed to slits as she dropped the chunk of wood.

“Winning is cruel.”

Once again she lunged.

This time Milly rolled to one side, right through the slush left by the spilled rain collector.

As she did she scooped up a good handful of the muck and hid it behind the beleaguered bunny’s body.

She regained her feet just in time to meet Nina’s next attack.

This time she held her ground, waiting till the last second before jumping to one side and throwing the handful of mud and ice into the red girl’s face, causing the startled Gigas to stumble in surprise.

Seeing her opening, the Minotaur tossed the bunny into the bushes and darted forwards, falling to her knees and grabbing her opponent’s wrist with one hand while