The Knights and the Harpy

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: As the three horsemen peered across the moor, they sensed their curiosity darkening toward suspicion. Barren and rocky, the blasted landscape stretched eastward for mile after mile until, with unexpected suddenness, it reared against the horizon in a line of serrated cliffs. Night was falling quickly. As shadows settled like carrion birds on their surroundings, pallid pricks of palest blue twinkled wanly in the sky. They gave off little light and less comfort. "Even the stars are dead in this forsaken place," said one rider in a weathered voice. His entire face was cloaked in ragged bandages save for one eye that dilated with wary consideration. His companion, dark of hair and eyes, turned to face him. Unlike his companion, his face was immaculate and smooth and there was an innocence about him that was as pure as his skin was white. “We should never have come here. I’ve wandered some of the strangest lands in Gran. But this place…I’ve never seen anything like it. There’s malice on the wind. I can taste it in the air and sense it in the very bones of the earth." He stroked the hilt of his sword reassuringly and patted his whickering mount. "Dragons and demons, Kain,” muttered their female companion whose elegant beauty could be compared to a midsummer's starry night. "It’s cursed, I say. For once the hearthside spinners of threads and tales were right." She paused. "Perhaps we should turn back." "It’s too late for that now," Kain said. He frowned, and looked over his shoulder. "We've come too far to abandon our quest now. Or do neither of you care about the life of a fellow human? She's your cousin after all, Marla. And you Sarin... did she not vouch for you when you were accused of petty theft?" Kain asked as he looked at both of his companions with disbelief. “Pfft. Why do you care so much for her? She's probably dead anyways. I don't see why I have to stick my neck out for this broad." Sarin scoffed, "Sure she did a good deed for me, but I'm not obligated to return the favor. If girls didn't exist in our kingdom we wouldn't even have to worry about these monsters." "Watch your tongue!" Marla spat. "Tch. Aren't we a feisty one today. But you know it's true. You're seen as nothing but fodder in their eyes. I'm surprised Kain even allowed you to join us." Sarin said, shifting the twin rapiers bound crosswise to his back. Kain glared at Sarin “It's her cousin whose life is on the line. She has the right to join us. She has integrity. Unlike you, whose only in this for the reward money and fame." A moment of silence was shared between Sarin and Kain as the stared each other down. "Damned if I ever take another job involving monster girls again. I should have stayed in that warm tavern, ordered another round of sweet cork ale, and then turned back on the road toward home." Kain’s brow rose in a mocking arch. "And what home might that be?" Sarin looked around slowly, his single iris constricting. He gazed across the immolated moor, up the cliffs, and into the sickly sky. "Anywhere but here," he said. For the first time in years he shivered in fear. It had been several weeks since the trio first started their quest. Kain, a prince who chose the path of a knight. Sarin the kingdom's infamous rogue. And Marla a gifted mage amongst commoners. Three unlikely people taken on a dangerous quest. Perhaps they could solve the mystery behind the disappearances of maidens in their kingdom. So far there were no leads, until recently, but now even that trail was getting cold.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The sky was so dark here... darker still as roiling storm clouds seemed to spill over the silhouette of the distant mountain peeks. Weather... as if the trio needed anything else to mar their travel over the blasted eastern craigs. Unlike their home of verdant green farmland and forest this place seemed entirely devoid of life... sure, there were vines and other weeds clawing up between the shattered shale and rock, and wispy, thorned bushes... but it had little to offer aside from mockery. Still, this was home to some... mining towns that reaped gem stones and stone from the rocky terrain. It was for one such town they had traveled.... Murn, city of Shale. Suddenly, as three sat idle on the rocky outcrop perched on their weary mounts, Marla felt herself unseated as a force struck her hard from behind. Lurching forwards she felt as something gripped her shoulders hard, her mount whining in terror as it bucked and spread the terror to both Kain and Sarin's horse, all the animals reeling and thrashing under the sudden attack as the battlemage's clothed form hovered up and into the air... and seemingly began to vanish. It was a peculiar thing, watching her feet, thighs and stomach writhe as her upper torso disappeared into the black... or did it? The sky was dark and pallid, but there was a shadow within the shadow... a feminine, feathered shadow... dark feathers and ebony skin taut and strained as something lurched and bulged its body...

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: A scream from Marla was the only warning they got. The boy's turned to see their beloved comrade get lifted up into the air. Their eyes widened with surprise and fear at coming under attack so suddenly. "Blast! Bloody harpies!" Sarin cursed under his breath. There was no doubt in his mind about their adversary despite looking into the gloom with just one eye. Their mounts whinnied, snorted, and trampled the ground. Spooked by the sudden attack, Kain and Sarin pulled back on the reigns and braced themselves as they were bucked and rocked about, trying their utmost to regain control of their steeds. Marla on the other hand had worst problems. She saw the world fall further away as she was lifted higher and higher. Her legs dangled and kicked at the air while she struggled to remove the creatures grip from her shoulders. "Ah! Let me go! Let me go I said!" She shouted and hollered. Her black hair whipping about as she twisted her body left and right to try and throw this creature off balance. "Someone help me!" She wailed as she looked down at both Kain and Sarin with terror-filled eyes. Kain was the first to get his horse under control, and thus the first to act. He suddenly lunged himself higher onto his horse, standing on its back and trying to steady himself briefly before launching at Marla's legs to grab hold of them. Meanwhile Sarin removed his twin rapiers from their sheathes and looked around warily for any other signs of unwelcome guests.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The harpy had Marla firmly in her feet talons, sharp claws digging into the mage's ornate clothing to heft her up and into the air. This one looked rather tasty... once the ornate armor and swath's of cloth were torn away she would make a delicious.... she lurched, sinking a foot in the air as she clenched her teeth in momentary panic, winged arms flapping even hard against the mountain air as she looked past her black feathered breasts. One of her meal's companions had made the jump, now clutching tightly to Marla's legs as the harpy fought hard to keep both her and him out of range of the third one on the ground. "Wretched little prick! I'm trying to have dinner!" her voice shrill, words slightly broken with an unpractised accent. She flapped harder, though seemed unable to gain altitude with the weight of two humans beneath her... but it didn't stop her from hovering over a nearby drop, Kain's booted feet now dangling far, far above the ground. Of course he could release his friend and leap for the safety of the hill Marla had been snatched from... or risk loosing his grip, or worse, yank Marla from the harpies grasp only for the pair to tumble down to the stone below.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Marla groaned and gritted her teeth as she was effectively being tugged in two different ways. "You're not eating my friend!" Kain declared as he tried to yank Marla out from those taloned feet with his own body weight. "Kain. You...you have to let me go." Marla said softly as she looked down at her friend, and past him she could see the perilous drop below them. "It won't do us any good if we both die." A thin smile crossed her lips, but her eyes held nothing but sorrow. "Marla what are you saying!? You can't give up! I won't let you. We've...we've come too far." Kain replied. Meanwhile Sarin looked on with stoical expression on his face. Realizing how this could potentially end, Sarin hoisted himself into the saddle and snapped the reins. // "Kain there's no time to argue. If you don't release me now you'll only risk your life further!" Marla said, pleading with the boy. Kain continued to hold on, but he could feel his grip slipping. His hands sliding further down her calves before resting on her ankles. "Erggh...You say that like. I already hadn't accepted it when I took on this mission. My life means nothing if it means advancing over the fallen bodies of my allies." Kain looked up at her with furrowed brows, but she in turn continued to gaze at him with that solemn smile on her face. "....I feel the same." She whipered. And then suddenly and abruptly she began to kick her feet, peddling at the air. "Ack! Marla! Wh-what are you doing!? MARLA!" Kain shouted and desperately tried to cling to her as the duo sailed through the air. Sarin raced headlong on his horse, catching up to him. The daring steed skidding down the clifface and leaping over thistles and weaving through boulders that impeded their path. "Kain! Jump!" Sarin called out from below. "No! I will not let you go! I won't abandon you!" "You must!" Marla retorted with tears trailing down her face. Then with one last kick she felt Kain slip away..... Kain looked up with wide-eyes everything seemed to play out in slow motion as he fell down, down, down. The wind whistling in his ears as his limbs flailed about uselessly at his sides, but no matter how far he reached or how much he willed to hold onto Marla she continued to drift away from him..... "Got you!" Sarin said as with a heavy thud Kain fel upon Sarin's horse.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: Though Sarin had caught him the impact was still jarring. He felt the air pushed from his lungs, body momentarly numb with adrenaline as arms wrapped around his waist to steady him... time slowed, the blood thumping in his veins... and something dropped passed his vision, landing with a clatter to the stone in front of the horse... then there was another, this time Kain catching the glimmer of it as it passed through his vision. It took a moment to pass through his throbbing mind... Marla's plate gauntlets... a louder clatter, straps flapping against the stone as the breastplate now scrapped stone and caught between the cracks of the ground... his attention no doubt drawn upwards to the direction her had fallen. To watch a harpy feed was a disgusting sight... even more so given who it was in her clutchs... Marla was powerless to stop the taloned feet from shredding into her clothing, tearing the ornate garb to ribbons well the more stiff metal was simply tossed away. Creamy flesh was bared as her cloths hung around her like rags... and suddenly she was gone. Kain watched in seconds as Marla's distant face was devoured, her entire head and shoulders swallowed in a single, wet Glurk. It fed like a bird... Marla more resembling a squirming worm then his friend as her partially naked body jerked and twitched in the air, the harpy throwing its head backwards again and again, wet, lewd swallows. Her breasts... stomach... thighs... they all slid down its throat like nothing... her metal grieves the final metal to clang to the ground before her booted feet twitched and vanished... Kain watching the dark skinned harpy swallow is wet with a wet slurp as her neck flexed and returned to normal.... her ebony skinned belly sagging and swelling in a haunting bulge, a wet, disgusting Gurgle audible from the ground as the harpy beat her wings and twisted, gliding off and into the dark sky,... her sillhouette barely visable as she seemed to head towards the distant stormclouds....

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: "Aaaaiiiiee!!!" Marla's shrill cry echoed across the more as her head was quickly engulfed by the harpy. Her legs frantically squirmed and kicked at the air as she was hastily de-robed to expose the tender and supple flesh beneath. Hot breath beat onto her face, making the girl wince in disgust. She tried to wriggle, to thrash, or heave herself back out, but her arms were pinned to her sides leaving her vulnerable to the relentless attacks of the harpy's tongue as it licked over her, sampling her fine feminine flavor that was always so sweet and tantalizing on the tastebuds. Even though she had resigned herself to this fate that didn't mean she had to be happy about it, by the gods she would make sure that at the very least she would give this harpy hell and make her regret choosing her as a meal. Marla screamed as her hips bucked and swayed while her legs danced around erratically. She suddenly stopped squirming as she felt a pair of hands grab hold of her slender legs. The harpy seemed to relish in the removal of the tasteless wrappers that wasted the flesh of her body and thoroughly laid out its tongue across Marla's dangling lower half. The tongue smoothly and hotly coated her in sticky slime as it lapped on her legs, suckled on her thighs like hard rock candy and even flapped its tongue tip over and a little under her panties, tasting some sweet bare rump in the process. GULP! Another swallow sent her rump down, but not before Kain and Sarin took a last glance at seeing their comrade devoured before their eyes. The swallow dragged her down, now only her lower legs dangled outside like wiggling noodles. Marla's form sliding down the gullet; heading towards the bulge in the belly. The harpy took a swig of it's tongue and brushed across her bare toes, tickling and licking across her adorable bare feet before Glluurrhk~ there was nothing more then a succulent belly bulge in the flying beast. She slid down and ended up in the belly, the boys could see a perfect outline of her writhing around inside the constricting belly. "Don't look for too long, otherwise it will sear into your mind." Sarin said nonchalantly as he turned to face the path ahead. "I can't possibly wish for anything else." Kain replied back through gritted teeth. "This memory will never fade....I will have my revenge...Follow her."

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: From below the pair could see the fleeting image of the dark skinned harpy... her silhouette barely visable as she seemed to almost lazily glide on the wind, She would vanish for a moment, seemingly swallowed by the night sky only for Kain to catch a momentary glimpse of her shadow... perhaps some wet gurgle on the wind... though perhaps it was only in his mind. He watched the beast sail up and over the hills, over the cracked shale, acending higher into the jagged cliff face... and then she was gone. A flash of lightening illuminated the sky with a crack of thunder, though not even that momentary glimpse off his surronding offered much hope... only that he had tracked the beast this far. The rain began over the rocky outcrops as they searched, cold and hard... soaking into their fabrics and chilling Kain's heavy armor.... The harpy landed with the soft clatter of talons, her wings flexing the rain off in droplets as she turned her head to look outside her cliffside nest... the cave thankfully shielding her from the elements, safeguarding her in the fury of the coming storm... Glllllluuuurp. She burped under her breath, reminded of her guest, the Drow Harpy grinning as she looked past her breasts at the still squirming bulge on her waist. "You're the tastiest thing I've eaten these past few weeks y'know... mind if I call you Meat?" her voice more a happy chirp as her hands quickly groped at the lewd, taut lumps in her stomach.... the organ already filling the cavern with wet Slorp's and glorps as Marla was churned with the abundance of liquid already produced to digest her.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Sarin and Kain hurried along the beaten landscape following the general direction they last saw the harpy, but it was like chasing a shadow in the fog. The sound of rolling thunder only served to add salt to the wound. Finding their comrade in a storm would certainly prove to be a challenge. The wet dirt squelched under the hooves of their horses, and their tunics rippled in the wind like wet blankets. Pellets of driven water pummeled their faces. Kain peered anxiously for any glimpse of the harpy or a clifface she would call home. In a storm like this, it was unlikely she would travel too far with Marla. // Marla winced and groaned as she was jostled about inside the harpy's gut. Punching the stomach wall as hard as she could where she felt the harpy pat it, only for the harpy to belch and cause some of her air to be forced out. The fleshy walls clutched her body even more as she struggled in the cramped space. The inside of the harpy's stomach was dark and noisy, and a little bit scary. The air was thick and stale, and started to grow more sour as a little bit of stomach acid leaked from the walls, collecting at the bottom or soaking into the girl's skin. "My name isn't Meat, it's Marla!" she shouted, pushing at the walls in defiance. "And if you don't let me go you'll be sorry!" She added. She felt so humiliated bathing in the sloppy mess and completely nude, worst of all she had been taken out by a harpy of all things. She certainly thought herself to be a better warrior than this.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: "Arn't you spicy... makes me wanna cough you up and have some fun but..." the bird girl trailing off as her stomach wetly glorps. "Turning you into my tits is pretty much my plans tonight. I'll entertain some suggestions a'course...". All around Marla she felt the sloppy stomach walls massaging her naked body, the oozing squishing between her toes, the cheeks of her rump... matting her hair... it was humiliating, her best fought struggles reduced to a few gently, wet jiggles from the outside bulge. She was food... // Outside the storm continued to rage, the wind and water chilling the pair to their core as they navigated the rocky crags of the rise... the path slow for the horses as their hooves struggled for purchase on the shale and loss gravel. At the very least it seemed like the right place... several caves dotting the mountainside, all mostly inexcusable by the horses. It seemed as good a place as any for the harpy's lair.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Marla wasn't enjoying their conversation as much as the harpy was. "How about the suggestion of spitting me out before I give you indigestion!" Marla quickly replied, not at all enjoying the thought of being churned away into fat on this harpy's chest. "Once my friends get here you'll be sorry you oversized chicken!" The girl squirmed violently, causing the stomach juices to splash over her body and drench her hair. Her movements made the harpy's gut wobble and bounce about, a few times pressing up at her breasts or hitting the floor. "Ughh...it's so hot in here...and...Ahhhh~ Geez why am I so..." Marla's mind felt hazy and she bit her lower lip. For some reason her body felt tingly all over, and it wasn't from the acids. // Kain and Sarin knew they had to progress further on foot from this moment forward. "These caves look promising." Sarin said as while his rags rippled in the wind. The rain was really coming down hard now, impairing their vision and chilling their bodies. If it weren't for the flashes of lighting crackling through the sky, they may have missed the caves alltogether. "Shall we split up?" Kain asked as he looked upon the myriad of caves. Who knew how deep they went or if they connected. "No." Sarin replied. "There's strength in numbers. And there's no way to get in contact if trouble brews or if one of us finds Marla first." Kain nodded in agreement. "Very well then. Let's start with this one

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The pair of men slowly entered the cave, their feet wet on the stone and moss... only to find nothing but the back wall. Small, and not very deep several small rodents scurried away from their advancing feet, but there was no sign of Marla nor the harpy who had eaten her. Only the echo of rain and the occasional, illuminating flash of lightening. Of course they had seen more caves, some higher that would require them to scale the rocky, shale cliff, well there were some further along the mountain side. // "Horny? Guess you just love digesting into my shit" the harpy taunted with a firm, lewd smack of her belly... "When you do start moaning try to keep it down, I like to nap well I digest my dinners" The harpy giving a satisfied chirp as she hopped around the small cave she called home. It was a small thing, a dozen or so feet hidden from the outside. All manner of dry hay and moss had been scrapped together in some rudimentary attempt at a bed, a bed the birdgirl seemed intent on relaxing in well her stomach got to work... the shifting, lumpy sphere blorping wetly with each hope as more of the oozing goo washed over Marla's now tingling skin, the walls pressing her breasts and thighs as they continued to knead her unwilling flesh.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: "Nothing here." Kain said before leaving hurriedly and cursing under his breath. Sarin followed suit, his one eye forever watchful of the shadows as they left. Kain let out a sigh, his warm breath could be visibly seen in the cold air. "This could take longer than I thought." He looked up along the rocky cliff only to see more and more caves. Each one having the possibility of containing nothing, which meant more time wasted as Marla stewed inside that creature's gut. They were fortunate enough to run into a cave with such an abrupt dead end...but what if they hadn't? "Sarin. I strongly advise that we change tactics and split up." Kain suggested. "I know you're worried about the girl, but don't let your emotions drive reckless decisions. People end up dead that way. We need to stick together. And trust me, I don't like the thought either. Me being with you for the rest of the journey? Pfft." Sarin said, but gave a little smirk to let Kain know he was joking. Partly anyways. "Two more. Just two more caves and then we split up." Kain said before they both scaled the cliffside towards the next one. // Marla just let out an annoyed sounding growl again as the harpy slapped her stomach, causing the woman to punch the stomach wall again in response before she continued squirming even more fiercely than before as she tried to ignore the gurgling sounds and her own aroused state. "No! Of course I don't want to be your food and waste you freaking parrot! The...ohhh...the altitude is just me-messing with me, ...OOHH...along with being in your stomach isn't hel-helping!" she yelled all the while tossing and turning, trying to keep her mind in check. Why was she so turned on by this!? It was so humiliating. Glluurp. Glussh. Chuurn More gurgling sounds echoes around her, the acids rising up and pooling around her waist. Her nethers throbbed with need as her toes curled. The stomach was starting to get more and more active as it squeezed against Marla's breasts and the curves of her body, and the stomach got more noisy.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: "Oh Yeah?" the harpy chirped, having hopped over to her small nest, kneeling down and nestling in a sit as her belly rested on her thighs... breasts resting a top Maria's curled form. "Betcha want a cock right now... nice and thick, humping yeah against the stone. What about that boy yeah were with, bet you wish you were in his lap right now" the harpy continued to relentlessly tease, not letting Maria deny the feelings in her chest... the throbbing of her aching pussy as the ooze lapped against her squirming body. Glorp... Slurp... slosh. The harpy adjusting her position, now comfortable enough to settle down and digest... her taloned wings curling around the bloated, blorting bulge as it quickly increased its churning. "common... start masturbating already.... you bitches are far easier to digest when you squirm like that."

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: The harpy's stomach growled and churned, more stomach acid starting to spurt into the dark, noisy sac. Ignoring the acid for the moment though, Marla continued to struggle against the harpy's stomach. Feeling her sit down, she just punched the front of the stomach in an attempt to get the harpy to lose her balance and fall over or something. She doubted it would get her out, that was just to be an annoyance to the harpy, but nothing she did seemed to work. Worse still was that her need to fight was losing out against the need to quell another need. She bit her lower lip and closed her eyes as she tried to will herself to focus on something else, but the harpy's words pierced through her mind like an arrow. Lewd images danced in front of her. Large cocks plunging into every orifice, deep...and hard.... Marla could hear her heart beat increasing, her breath becoming more ragged. Beads of sweat formed on her brow and before she knew it a lewd moan escaped her lips. "GGAAH!!" Marla's eyes snapped open. "I can't take it! Ooohhh~" Marla wasted no time in thrusting a set of fingers into her needy pussy. A gasp of sheer delight reverberated inside the harpy's stomach. The harpy would notice a stark change in the undulating motions taking place within. They were quick rhytmic strokes as Marla pleasured herself with wild abandon. Her body was churned and gurgled in the juices, but she didn't care. She leaned her head back with mouth open wide as she panted and groaned with need. // Glurt glurt groooorp.... growrrooogle sang the harpy's gut as Kain and Sarin entered through the cave. It was too dark to see the harpy, but there was no mistaking that they heard voices. Even though time was of the essence, they did not wish to alert their presence to the harp yet. Not until they could see her at least. They crept closer and closer through the dank cave. The sounds of gurgling and taunting jeers getting louder. Then there in the dim light, they could make her out, but just barely. Kain looked over at Sarin and nodded, who then nodded in turn. The two split up, Kain creeping along the left wall, while Sarin took the right. The two inching closer, ready to pounce upon her. 7 feet.....6 feet....5 feet......The two held their breath. They could see the harpy's gut wiggling with fresh meat inside. Marla. Kain couldn't hold back any longer. "AAAHHH!!" He charged at the Harpy with hands outstretched, ready to tackle her. Sarin joined in at the initial assault, however, much more quietly. But would they succeed in pinning her down?

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: "Heh... thought so" the harpy sneered as she felt the moans vibrate up her spine, her foods squirming changing from fighting the walls of the kneading stomach to instead moving with them. Marla, as she pleasured herself, actually stimulated the harpies noisy gut. The walls worked with her, cupping her breasts, constricting over her rump.... all the while needing her into a tighter and tighter ball, all the better for the liquids bubbling inside to marinate and cover her... the slow burn turning to a passionate tingle as adrenaline pumped through Marla's veins. Escaped seemed more and more meaningless. Part of her still cried that she needed to escape, but it was eclipsed by the overwhelming desire to cum. The harpy simply left her stomaclh to do the work, feathers ruffling pleasantly at the inner massage as her digestive tract broke its most recent visitor... though as she prepared to further tease and taunt her prey before slipping off to sleep, she felt the hair prickle on her neck... // Kain burst from the darkness with a cry, arms wide intent on tackling the bulging silhouette of the monster that ate his friend. Though as her closed, the creature surprised him with her speed. Her body leaped into the air, the stomach better heard then seen. Blooorp, Fiiiishhh, sluuupppprp. He felt feathers tickle his form, arms catching only a fleeting touch of the bird before she vanished once more in the darkness of the cave... only to tackle HIM from above. He felt the lumpy sphere against her cheek, talons digging into the wet armor on his shoulder... but worst of all, he felt Marla. Through the warm skin and obvious liquid he could feel a curled, writhing figure pressing against him... driving him to the ground before twisting and flinging him with momentum, sending him sailing into Sarin.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Marla felt the inside of the harpy's gut squeezing in on her from all sides with incredible pressure. The pressure continued for about a dozen seconds before letting up, it seemed like it was kneading and massaging her body in little bursts as her stomach seemed to "chew" on her, rolling her around in the muck of the harpy's stomach as the stomach acid was sloshed about and splashed above her head, the girl's little body straining against the pulsating muscle contractions of the harpy's belly. But Marla continued to pleasure herself, her tongue lolling out of her mouth as she used one hand for her pussy and the other to grope and rub her breasts and nipples. Mentally she was torn. She was well aware what she was doing, and that she needed to escape. But.... Another moan escaped her lips and her eyes rolled back. "I'm so close....ahhh~...almost...." Her rhythym increased as she felt am oncoming orgasm approach, but suddenly everything shifted! She was rolled around as if caught in a whirlpool. Her body squelching and thumping against the stomach walls as the harpy moved to dodge her attackers. BWROOOOOOOP A wet gurgle emanated from within that undulating prison. Kain underestimated how agile and mobile the harpy could still be even when holding a sizeable gut. "....Marla." He groaned out as that belly was inches from his face, he could still see the contours of her body through the skin, but barely. It sloshed and churned like it held a lot of liquid. "Gaahhh!!" Kain was hurled at Sarin and the two crashed against the wall. Sarin was first to his feet, pushing Kain off of him. "Let her go." He said calmly and defiantly before pulling out his twin knives rom his back. "Or would you like me to slice her out of you?"

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: "Tell you what, you can have her if she wants out" the harpy sneered back, her talons gnashing in a threatening display... not needing weapons to defend herself. She hovered there, squaring off against the two men as her stomach glorped noisily, churning its masturbating prey. Her belly was large, though it had lost some of its definition. Even in the darkness of the cave they could see the oblong, gurgling sphere sagging from the harpies waist... their friend, Marla, slowly being slopped about and digested. "Well, what are yeah waiting for... ask the little slut what she wants~" the harpy chirped, once again gnashing her talons , facing off against the two as her stomach continued to contract and knead Marla in waves. With the weather growing worse it seemed the harpy couldn't escape... or atleast Kain perhaps supposed as much considering she hadn't fled with her meal glorping diligently along. Still, those talons were sharp... but worse yet... Glorrp, slursh.... BrrroOOop... Marla was still digesting in there.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Sarin's eyes narrowed. What was this harpy up to. That was certainly a bizarre way to strike a deal. "Of course Marla want out!" Kain shouted as he struggled onto his feet, dusting himself off in the process. "You swept down and gobbled her up! There's no way she'd want to--" "Hush." Sarin interjected. He motioned with his head for Kain to guard the entranceway. "Block her if she tries to escape." He added before turning his attention back to the feathered beast. The sound of her stomach gurgling away at it's meal was the only ambience the cave had, save for the echoing roars of the storm outside. "No deal. I'm not a fool. You've done something to keep her quiet, haven't you?" Sarin asked only to then hear moaning coming from inside the harpy. "Aahh...ohh! Oh Yess! Yes! YEESS!" Blurrrop. Gweerrgle. Scchllup "It's everywhere! It's soaking into my skin....I'm so soft....uhhmm...melt me. Melt me more~" came more moans. Both Sarin and Kain exchanged glances of confusion, hardly believing what they were hearing. "What's the meaning of this?" Kain demanded. "Hush." Sarin quickly replied. "I've heard of this. It's the effects of Aphrosia. An alchemist by the name of Rosalin told me about it. It's a chemical compound in most predator's digestive tract. It seeps in through the body and overrides the dopamine levels of the victim while simultaneously numbing the nerves responsible for pain, making them experience nothing but pleasure. In short...Marla is enjoying herself more than we could ever know." Kain stood there flabbergasted. "I don't know what you just said, but all we got to do is get Marla out and she'll be okay right?" "In theory...Get your sword ready Kain."

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: "Face it, she's a gut slut! Stupid facking humans..." the Harpy chirped as the two men in front of her readied themselves. Despite her bravado the harpy was ina bad place... her kind were lithe and fast, better prone to swoop down and snatch their prey before a proper fight could be had. She glanced, orange eye's spying the entrance to the cave... but also the silhouette of the human now guarding it. Escape wasn't an option then... fine, have it there way. Schorp! Her stomach sloshed as the harpy twisted her body in the air, swooping up to the ceiling before aiming her trajectory in a dive... using her Marla filled gut to speed her descent as she attempted to bludgeon the battle ready prince with her gut, her gnashing talons not far behind. ------ Marla felt herself burning... though not in intense pain, but rather unimaginable lust. She had always been a proper woman... prim and well behaved... but not now. The warm muscus slathered over her sweating body as her flesh numbed, her beaten pussy lips red not only from the enzymes soaking them but always the relentless press of her fingers. Cocks... thats what she wanted right now, to be speared and held down... it didn't matter by who or what did it, only that it happened. Even the harpy she stewed inside, she would do... thoughts of the harpy's head buried in her snatch overwhelming even as she felt the walls countinue to digest her softening form...

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: "No she's not!" Kain spat back, not liking the tone and demeanor in which the harpy spoke of his friend. Kain unsheathed his sword for the first time, the iron blade shimmering with every flash of lightning that filtered into the cave. Sarin didn't allow the harpy to get out of his sight, his one eye tracking the winged shadow darting about the air. Though he wouldn't even need to look at her to know where she was. The sound of Marla's moans and coos coupled with the sloshing and churning of a stomach hard at work was all that was needed. Even a blind man could tell where she was lurking. "Prepare yourself Cain. She's desperate now. A cornered rat always attacks the cat." He said. Kain braced himself, wrapping his fingers firmly around the hilt of his sword. "She's coming to you!" Sarin shouted just as the harpy dived towards him, her large wobbling gut taking the lead. Kain tucked and rolled to avoid the initial charge. He felt the brush of her wings and the cool gust of air on his body, letting him know that he was just seconds away from a total collision. Inside the harpy's gut, Marla was having the time of her life. Her entire body was so hot and sensitive. Whenever her body nudged or rubbed against the fleshy stomach walls, her entire body tingled and spasmed. "Ughh! It's not enough! It's not enough!" She would gasp out with her tongue lolling out of her mouth. Four fingers plunged in and out of her at a rapid pace, flooding her inner thighs with femcum and stomach juices, but she didn't care. The burning acids felt like a heavenly spa. Shclick Schlick Schlilcklcklickliklik~ Marla's rhytym increased and she began to buck and writhe. She tossed and turned in the torrent of churning juices. HEr naked body was absolutely swimming in the stuff. "Deeper! Deeper! Ughh! COME ON!!" Marla was getting frustrated. No matter how much she pleasured herself she couldn't reach her peak. She bit her lower lip and straddled the walls, trying to plunge the soft stomach lining against her puffy nether lips. GLORP...Gweerrgle...slosssh. Blorp. The sounds of digestion rang on, much to her friends chagrin. "You let her go, beast!" Kain shouted before aiming the butt of his sword at the harpy and trying to thrust into it!

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The harpy barreled towards her target, but this time it was her time to underestimate her opponent. Having hoped her sudden dive and increased mass would surprise the man she was instead met by the solid, sharp pain... though not from even the angle she had expected. It hit the right side of her swollen guts, the butt of Kain's sword sinking into the distended flesh enough to even feel the solid mass of Marla's curled form. Glurk, squeelch... Kain now inch's from the Marla shaped bulge, now feeling the ragged humping and gyrations of his usually reserved friend as she masturbated with reckless abandon. That aside however he had scored a solid hit... the blunt butt of his sword having sunk deep into the gurgling organ... though a cackle from somewhere atop the sloorping bulge betrayed his expectations. "*Beeeeelch!* Mmmf, I tasted her again! Nice try human!" the harpy cackled as the blunted attack proofed ineffective against her belly, the sagging gut absorbing the impact as it continued to knead and churn the slowly softening Marla into a soupy pulp. Sensing an opportunity, her instincts already rattled from her previous missed attack the harpy swung her taloned legs up, talons gropping for the humans weapon... attempting to wrench it from his grip...

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Kain gave out a vexing groan. His attack did absolutely nothing, other than give the harpy gas. He hoped he didn't hurt Marla at all with his risky move, but judging by her squirms she seemed to be more than okay... The effects of Aphrosia seemed to be even worse than he thought. Over the gurgling of the harpy's gut he could hear the lustful screams of Marla. In fact, as much as he didn't want to believe it, he could have sworn she gave out an even louder lustful moan when he plunged his sword into the thick flesh. He couldn't dawdle on the thought for long though as the harpy was quick to try and attack him again, this time with her large talons. Kain, ever so quick on the draw, raised his sword to block the dagger-like talons. The fierce appendages gripped the blade tightly, effectively immobilizing the prince's weapon. Sarin, saw that his opportunity was at hand. She couldn't possibly defend against both of them in such a compromising position, could she? "Now you're mine!" Sarin declared as he rushed at the harpy's back with both of his daggers drawn. "Save Marla!" Kain shouted.Sarin could care less about the girl, she had been a burden in his eyes from the start. No. This was between the harpy and them now. Sarin launched himself into the air with both daggers raised, readying to cut the harpy's wings clean off.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The harpy, grinning now as she clutched the blade in one talon before raising the other to strike, howled in sudden pain as a biting pain rippled from the joints on her wings. Sarin had found his mark, the sharp steel cleaving into the harpy's unprotected back... his hands warming as the wound oozed a crimson red. He had succeed, though not quite as well as he'd hoped. The tendons cut, the muscle torn, the harpy plummeted from her hover to crash to the cold stone floor... her blow thankfully softened as she and her Marla filled gut crashed atop the one-eyed man. It hurt... burning pain rippling through her wings. She couldn't fly, painfully aware as her wingtips twitched, numbness taking them. Though despite her pain, she was not blinded by it. "Raaaawgh! Wretched... fucking!" she cursed and squirmed, though with her belly so full, and with either man flanking her, the threat she possed was minimal... to them at any rate. Her stomach muscles tensed in effort, the wet, lewd sounds of digestion louder then ever...

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Though Sarin succeeded in his efforts, it came at a price. He miscalculated his attack, placement, and footing and so was now squished between stone and flesh. The harpy's large body flattening him, and squeezing the air out of his lungs. Maybe he should have adorned armor after all, it would certainly lessen the weight of having two people on top of him. "Unnghh...get this glutton off of me.." He coughed out. With her wings sustaining a dreadful injury Kain knew for certain that they had the upper hand. She was outnumbered, outgunned, and now outmaneuvered. With her ability of flight taken away she stood no chance of escaping. At least that's what the young prince thought. "Spit her out! Spit her out now!" Kain ordered as he wretched his sword free and pointed it at the harpy's face. He didn't really want to cut her. As he was a kind-hearted soul that detested violence, but empty threats had their own charm, and she didn't need to know. The harpy's gut was largely smoothed out now, looking like it contained a lot of water rather than a human. Though the odd bumps and lumps that poked through sporadically said otherwise. "Ooooohhh yeesss~ Rock me about! Errnnghgh Ahh-Ah-GUUuaahh!" Marla moaned out, now teasing her snatch with both hands, her legs completely spread out and her back arched. The sounds of the acids splashing against her was just music to her ears and pure bliss to her body. "Plunge that sword in here again! I want it! I neeeeed it! Plunge it deep into my juicy folds~ Aahhh~ I'm soaking wet just thinking about it!" She crooned. Kain tried his best to ignore her, knowing that she wasn't her true self, but hearing her say such things...it was almost unbelievable. The nice quiet girl who seemed to be on top of everything; never letting selfish desires blind her.... was now reduced to this? "I'm not going to ask again. Release her!" Kain said and pressed a firm hand into the harpy's gut, causing it to undulate and squish about, and promote a fresh squirm from Marla.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: "Wretched..." she begins, though she swallows back the biting retort, the usually fiery temper crushed by a momentary, primal fear... her survival instincts kicking over the bravado as her stomach glorps loudly. "Fine... take you fuckin snack back" her lips pursing as she twists slightly to the side, eyes closing in concentration as Kain see's his efforts rewarded... the first retch spraying up a cocktail of acidic slime and shredded, singed clothes... followed by the slowly squirming bulges of his friend and compainon. Marla came up in a serious of gross, undulating surges... her head the first part of her to be released as the rest of her slimy, partially digested body followed... landing in a mess on the stone floor... webs of saliva still connecting her too the lips of the heaving, panting harpy, the effort to vomit the girl up visibly draining what little power the bird girl had left. Marla herself had seen better days, her skin red, soft an malleable in places... and still visably under the effects of the Afrosia...

 [The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Sarin was spared from the grotesque display of the harpy relinquishing her meal, but Kain was not so fortunate. It was sickening to hear the harpy gag, cough, and gurgle as she forced the girl from her gut. A sries of bulges forcing their way up her neck in short spasms. As Marla's head emerged, the harpy's stomach shrunk like a balloon. Kain winced and took a few steps back as his slimy friend began to spill out onto the floor. "Cold...so cold..." She muttered to herself, her lips and body visibly shaking. Both from the fresh air that cooled her body and the effects of Aphrosia that still coursed through her. Once Marla was completely free, Sarin had it in him to roll the harpy off of his lower body, also do in part to how weak the harpy was now. "Ugh...she's in a sorry state." Sarin remarked as he looked at the slimy goopy girl huddled on the floor. "Put me back...put me back...ohhh it was sooo warm!" Marla moaned and continued to masturbate in front of them. Kain's face turned a shade of red and he swiftly turned his back to Marla. "Ahem! We uh...we should find some clothes for her quickly. And uh...um...perhaps a room for her to seclude herself in? How long will the effects last anyways?" Kain asked. "Hard to say, but it looks like she has it pretty bad." Sarin replied just as cooly as ever, even while staring at the stark naked Marla. "Some never recover. But more importantly. What should I do with...her." Sarin's eyes locked onto the harpy with the last word he spoke. "She caused us a lot of trouble. Now we're a day behind in our journey. Two in fact, if we want Marla." "Of course we want Marla! We can't just abandon her here!" Kain refuted. "Fine. Then I guess we could kill the harpy or tie her up and take her with us. She's a monstergilr after all. She probably knows the area better. She could also come in handy for....other things." A mischievous smile crossed the thief's lips. Sarin turned to look at Kain "So what will it be?" "Well, you know how much I detest killing things. *sigh* We'll take her with us.But I'm warning you now harpy! Any funny business and you'll regret it." Kain warned. Another lewd moan spilled out from Marla's lips and she began to crawl over to the harpy and press herself to that soft tummy of hers. "So warm...so squishy...so llooooveellyyyy~" She cooed. Both of the men gave a heavy sigh.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The harpy was propped on her side, the wounds on her back to painful to touch well still to winded and tired to rise to her feet. The momentary fear passing she seemed more irritable then worried, her visage a constant sneer as Kain and Sarin quickly took stock of Marla and deliberated over what to do... it wasn't until they adressed her and Marla nuzzled her belly like a lost dog that she even spoke. "She'd be better off stewing in me and you know it fucking human! I an't your god damn pet either! But if you... bandage up my wiings... I won't kill you... or the food..." her bravado interrupted by a wince as the throbbing pain reminded her off her injuries. When she wasn't trying to kill or eat them she was actually rather beautiful. Her body a tan, almost ashen grey... feathers a mottled grey well that covered parts of her smooth skin in patches. It was her eyes that were the most bewitching... a dark orange, pupils split like a cat... "I'l take you to the fucking town too..."

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Kain looked at the harpy suspiciously. But his expression softened as he gazed into those eyes of hers and saw how truly beautiful she was. "You...you mean that?" He asked. "I mean...about the not killing us part. Not the uh...I mean well...It's just that. Humans and harpies.... Ahem. Nevermind, it's nothing....just disregard it all." Kain's face turned redder and redder by the second as he tried, albeit, terribly to explain himself. "She's not to be trusted." Sarin said blatantly. "She's at our mercy now. She'll say anything to manipulate us in her favor." He placed a foot on the harpy's stomach to pin her down. "Bandage her up. She isn't going anywhere now. Also look for any discarded clothes in the cave. Maybe you'll find some that fit Marla." Sarin added. Kain blushed once more. "Me!? Why do I have to dress Marla? C-can't you do it." He asked, his voice sounding high-pitched and flustered again. "I'M keeping an eye on the harpy. You and I both know you don't have it in you to take her down if she misbehaves." Kain opened his mouth to argue, but paused before silently trotting off deeper into the cave. Sarin was right. With Kain now out of ear-shot and Marla still a complete mess, Sarin once more saw a golden opportunity. "Listen close and listen well. I'm not like my two comrades here. I could care less about who eats who. I'm only in this dumb mission for one reason and one reason only. And it's none of your business to know what exactly. However, I'll make it worth your while. Cooperate with me, and I'll make sure little Marla here gurgles away in this gut of yours like you envision. Double-cross me and I'll make sure the last thing you taste is your own blood. Got it?" His eyes narrowed a she studied her face. Meanwhile Marla passed out on the floor, probably giving into exhaustion and the wounds she endured. However, her head was still gently laying upon the harpy's belly, right next to Sarin's boot.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: Now alone, the harpy eyed the man suspiciously... snarling a little as he put his boot just above of Marla's head. "Yeah? Well you can start by pulling that damn boot off my stomach you miserable sack of flesh... and if it fills my stomach... whatever" it was noncommittal, belaying that perhaps the harpy was smarter then she looked... or simply that simple. Regardless, Sarin got a rise out of her... "Just get my dinner off me... and fet me something to eat before I'm forced to digest one of you... disgusting shit" her head flicked away, seeming to not give Sarin the time of day after the exchange... "and fix my god damn wing!"

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Sarin's nostrils flared "I don't think you understand the position you're in. Let me remind you whose in control." Sarin suddenly grabbed hold of the harpy's left wing and tugged a bit, closest to the wound. "Oooo I'm sorry does that hurt? How about... this?" He ground the heel of his boot further into her belly and grabbed her hair, forcing her to look at him. "You don't call the shots. I do! And you will treat me with respect. Though I guess a birdbrain like yourself can't fully understand what I'm saying, so I'll make it simple." He leaned in close and whispered in her ear. "I am the alpha." He then pushed her head back, letting go of her hair, but he never stepped off her belly. // It was a few moments after that Kain came back carrying a bundle of fabrics. The rags of meals past no doubt. "Sorry, this is all I could find." He said. "Um...I was wondering...maybe you can dress Marla and I uh...I put the bandages on the harpy? It won't take long. I'll just make strips from the cloth and use some wood as a splint." "Very well." Sarin replied.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: She bit down on her lip, whining slightly into her lip as Sarin abused her injured form... and though her gaze was fiery and resistant... it was also submissive. Unable to make eye contact she sheepishly snarled to the side, Sarin successfully asserting his dominance... just as Kain returned with the discarded scrapes from the harpies past meals. With all three it was silent for a moment, save Marla's soft moaning... but the harpy made no sounds, the topic Sarin had discussed staying a secret... "Just... bandage me you half wit..." she said under her breath... staring at Kain, not even attempting to meet Sarin's gaze.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Kain took some straps and began to wind them around the harpy's wings. "Sorry, this may sting a bit." He said as he addressed the wound tightly, making sure to apply enough pressure so that the wound could heal properly. "What's your name by the way. Mine is Kain, and that over there is Sarin. You already met Marla." Sarin shot Kain a dirty look. "What is this? A minute ago we were fighting for our lives, now all of a sudden you holding small talk with this this...flightless chicken? Don't forget she tried to kill us, and almost succeeded in killing Marla!" Another soft moan came from the girl as she dozed on top of the harpy's belly. "Well...yeah...I hadn't forgotten, but she's under our care now. Even if we were enemies at one point, we don't have to be. My father taught me that every life is precious." Kain replied. Sarin shook his head and huffed. "Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. You never cease to amaze me." He then grabbed hold of Marla and dragged her off to a nearby wall so he could dress her in the rags Kain managed to find. They were in poor shape. Large holes and rips could be seen from every angle and they were definitely old and tattered; discoloured and smelling of harpy.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: The harpy seemed to relax slightly as Sarin left with Marla prompt against him... wincing slightly as Kain set about splinting her sliced wings. From the damage it was obvious she would be grounded for some time... Sarin having nearly cleaved through the entire appendage, even cracking the light bone beneath. She would need herbs, alcohols, and a trained apothicary if she was to make a full recovery... still, she seemed a hardy creature... the splint would go a long way hopefully. ".... You bipeds couldn't pronounce it... Nex is fine, if you have to call me something..." she relented, though Kain caught her looking out of the corner of her eye at Marla, or what Kain could assume was Marla since he seemed determine not to stair at the naked form of his friend... leaving the drugged girl in Sarin's hands...

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: Unfortunately, neither of them were carrying such herbs and antibiotics on them, having used all of it during their journey already. They would have to restock shortly. Sooner rather than later now that they had a wounded person with them. "Nex, huh? That's a nice name." Kain replied, ignoring how harsh her language and tone was with him. As he was fixing her up, he did take note that her gaze would periodically shift to look at Marla and Sarin. "Ignore the temptation. Going after her again would prove folly in your condition. Don't worry though. We have plenty of food and I'm willing to share." Kain said. Sarin was finishing up with his task, much to Kain''s amazement. How he could sit there so calmly in front of a naked girl was beyond him. He didn't even seem to be the least bit interested or fazed as if it were just an ordinary mundane task. But that's how Sarin always was. He could never guess what he was thinking. "There we go! All done." Kain finished tying the last knot around Nex's wing. "Though you should refrain from moving them as much as you can in order to quicken the healing process. Heehee. It's a good thing we humans have hands. I'm not sure how you would manage on your own. Speaking of which. Don't harpies usually belong in flocks?" Kain asked as he stood up, taking note that they hadn't run into any other harpies since coming to this place. "Ehhmm...oh my head...what happened?" Marla groaned as her eyes slowly fluttered open. "MARLA!" Kain gasped with joy as he ran over to her and gave his friend a big hug. "Ow ow ow! Stop Kain you're hurting me!" Marla shouted. "Oops sorry. I'm just...I'm just so happy you're back." "Back...back from--oh right! We were attacked by--AH! There she is behind you!" Marla's eyes widened with fear as she pointed at the Nex. "Relax." Sarin spoke up. "Everything's under control now. In fact, she'll be aiding us in our quest, Isn't that right, harpy?" Sarin sneered. "She? Help us? But she ate me!?" Marla snapped. "Why didn't you kill her!? Wait why does she have bandages on!? What happened!!!?" KAin placed his hands on Marla's shoulders and for the next few minutes tried to explain to her as best he could about the current situation.

[Desert_of_Delights -> The_Codex]: Nex didn't reply to Sarin, only bowing her head sheepishly and staring off to the side of the cavern. Though she did manage a look at Marla... "I got room for you again if you" she chirped hungrily back... though after a brief pause, spat in the corner. "Not like your meat is any good anymore...". Nex herself was a little confused. Where she had intended to spend the night digesting and absorbing the girl now standing in rags before her, instead she had turned into a pet... a slave to some walking meatsack. It soured her, to say the least. "Well?! What do you want me to do... " Her stomach making an audible growl.

[The_Codex -> Desert_of_Delights]: "Ha! Like I'd let you get another chance!" Marla replied back sharply. "don't let her rile you up. You need to relax. Your body is still very soft and sensitive. It needs time to recover." Kain said, urging his comrade to sit back. "Hmph. I'm fine." She said. Her comment elicited a chuckle from Sarin. "Something funny, one-eye?" Sarin immediately stopped and glanced over at the entranceway. "Anyways. We should get some rest while we can. It makes little sense to travel in a storm like this with two people already injured. We need to recover our strength. I'll take the first night watch. I trust you three can behave yourselves?" Sarin asked, but didn't wait for a reply before heading off.