Incest/Taboo Magic, Love, Family

Author's note:

This is a fictional tale. All characters engaging in any sexual activities are over the age of 18 years.

Welcome to the third chapter of the series. It has taken a very long time and for a while, I thought that it wouldn't ever get done. Thank you for your patience and encouragement.

First time readers: I would advise you to read the previous parts.

Past readers: it's been a long time.

This too, is a slow burner, primarily focusing on world-building and defining story elements which play a major role in the upcoming parts.

A big thanks to WAA01 for helping and encouraging me to continue the series.

And a very special thanks to alalu for editing the story and being a constant help. Thank you, you're amazing!

Character Introductions:

Gelodesh: Northernmost country of the continent.

Ostorth: Capital of Gelodesh.

Ryhor: Smallest of the three cities of Gelodesh.

Samantha Tygrine: Ruler of the kingdom of Gelodesh.

Suzanne Tygrine: Twin sister of Samantha Tygrine. Marshal of Gelodesh Kingdom.

Miranda Tygrine: Eldest daughter of Suzanne Tygrine. Water Element Awakened.

Rose Tygrine: Younger twin of Miranda Tygrine. Fire Element Awakened.

Lily Tygrine: Daughter of Samantha Tygrine. Earth Element Awakened.

Raymond Tygrine: Younger twin of Lily Tygrine.

Shania Mosel: Ex-Lover of Raymond.
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Ingrid Beltran: Royalty from the neighboring kingdom of Beltran. Friend of Suzanne's.

Theodore Henry: Chief of the Ryhor Branch of Henry Trading Association, the biggest trading association in the continent.

"WHAT?" Lily screamed, astounded.

"I awakened!" Raymond smirked at Lily's surprised expression. He, too, had been very surprised when he had succeeded in refining his magic pool a few hours ago.

He was excited and exhilarated. A feeling, a belief, coursed through his veins that he would succeed in awakening after he had killed a prime beast all by himself; however, he had never expected it to be on the first try.

Raymond was feeling incredibly proud, elated even, but at the same time, he was also very relieved. He was relieved that he did not have to go through that hellish fight with his aunt and relieved that he was not to be the black sheep of his family anymore. He would no longer have to put on a face of false bravado for his family, but more importantly, he could hold his head high in front of Miranda and not feel unworthy of his larger than life cousin.

This new feeling of worthiness and achievement was alien to him. For as long as he could remember, he had been living in the shadows of his sister and cousins, all of whom were exceptionally talented. It showed on his face, the triumphant jubilation, when he moved towards his sister.

"Fantastic!" Lily wrapped her arms around him and kissed his lips; her whole being radiated of unbridled joy.

"Yeah..."

Raymond found it hard to say anything else. The morning was still a little surreal to him. He felt as if he was on top of the world. He wanted to shout at the top of his lungs, wanted to run around screaming, however, he controlled himself, wary of any prime beasts lurking by in the vicinity of the cave.

A little earlier, Raymond had run inside to tell her, but when he saw the peaceful sleeping face of his lovely twin, he decided to wait. Now, he couldn't hold back his grin seeing the slightly shocked and joyous face of Lily.

It was quite satisfying to see her react in this manner. Lily rarely, if ever, showed such intense reactions of surprise and joy. Though after last night, when she had quite literally rocked his world, he wanted to see more of it, much more.

An eager Lily asked, "attribute?"

"Hah, it would have been nice if it was the fire element, even wind would be fine..." Raymond sighed heavily, "well, whatever, at least I've awakened." His voice was full of regrets. He sighed some more, lamenting the fact that he didn't awaken the fire element. He kept staring at the ground as if he was ashamed to have awakened such a "weak" element. "It's the earth element," he mumbled, barely audible.

"Huh?"

"I- I don't mean that it's bad..." Raymond realized it as soon as he spoke that he was in trouble. He seemed to have insulted the earth element right in the face of Lily, an earth element awakened warrior. "... I just like fire more." He added in a low voice.

"Oh!?" Lily replied to his words in a cold manner. Her earlier elation seemed to have suddenly cooled down considerably.

"Ahh..." Raymond was starting to get scared by the ominous glare on Lily's face. He was used to the one-word answers from his quiet twin, but seldom had she been so cold to him. Thinking that he may have implied something horrible, he tried to justify himself. "...I don't mean I like Rose better than you. I just-"

He suddenly jumped back, his hands covered his mouth. He was terrified by the intense glare of Lily. For a moment, he thought his life was forfeit. Fuck! Just stop talking! He could not believe the words coming out of his mouth. Comparing Lily with Rose, after the events of last night, was just asking for trouble. He cursed at his own stupidity and his habit of putting his foot in his mouth at the most inopportune of times.

"So- Sorry," he muttered in a low voice, wearing an incredibly guilty look on his face. After a few seconds of awkward silence, he apologized again and again, and only stopped when he saw her nod.

"How did you do it?" Lily asked, referring to his awakening.

"It just happened," Raymond blurted out.

Lily frowned when she heard his response. She could see the obvious relief on his face as the topic of their conversation shifted to his awakening. Since childhood, she had watched him put his foot in his mouth countless times and knew when to overlook his words to spare him from further embarrassment. She knew him and his habits. Because of this, she decided not to take his gaffe too seriously. And after that wonderful night, she just didn't want to put any additional pressure on him to be or act differently.

"Congrats!" Lily said and dropped it there, unwilling to pursue it at the moment. She was more interested in his awakening and how it had happened. The only reason she could think of was his fight with the prime beast, but she doubted it was enough on its own. Nevertheless, she ignored the reservations in the back of her mind, much too excited to think deeply about them.

She leaned forward and lightly mashed his lips with her own. Raymond was emboldened by this display of sweet affection; he pulled her to him tightly and kissed her deeply with his tongue teasing her lips. He slowly moved his hands down from her waist to her ass.

Lily, though, swiftly pushed him away when he tried to get inside her trousers. "Not... now," she said.

"Oh, yeah!?"

Raymond smiled at Lily's slightly blushing face. He again tried to pull her in for a kiss, unable to suppress his growing arousal. Lily escaped from his grasp, which wasn't a particularly difficult thing. Raymond had just awakened his attribute. He had only evolved his magic pool once. Whereas Lily had awakened her attribute for more than 7 years. There was no comparison in their strength.

"Show me..."

Raymond grinned at her comment. He started to unbutton his pants. Lily was shocked by his shamelessness and silently cursed his lust addled brain. She quickly tripped him before he could actually take them off.

"Focus!"

Raymond sighed at her serious expression. He resigned himself to the fact that it wasn't the time for fooling around just yet. He was feeling happy and horny; however, she didn't seem to share his mood. Taking a deep breath, he composed himself and then circulated his mana from his magic pool.

After Raymond was successful in his attempt to evolve his magic pool, he could instinctively tell the difference in strength between his current awakened state and his previously half-awakened self. He had never practiced any spells, so he was still unable to test out his power properly; yet, he was sure his physical strength had skyrocketed. It took his body nearly two hours to assimilate the new power and, during which, he could feel his bones getting strengthened as well as his muscles.

Raymond walked to a nearby boulder. The boulder came up to his knees and looked quite heavy. He steadied himself and punched out with full force. The boulder shattered into little pieces under his strength.

He turned back and smirked at Lily, who was staring at his display with round eyes, "not bad huh?"

Lily paused to glance at him and then turned forward. She nonchalantly lifted her hand, and suddenly, a nearby boulder of similar size turned to dust without a single sound. She smiled at him, gloating about her own prowess. Though she had tried earlier to look past his comments about the ability of the earth element, she was a bit dissatisfied, and it was just another way to remind him not to underestimate anyone or anything. There were a lot of different awakened warriors with various abilities, and any one of them could be deadlier than the next.

Raymond's eyes bugged out, and his jaw hung loose. He ran up to her, stared into her eyes and pleaded, "teach me!"

Lily, who was gazing at his stupefied face, broke into a giggle. She felt amused when Raymond repeated the same words she had said to him the previous day but, very obviously, in a whole different context. When she recalled the way she had behaved, a blush crept on her face. She shook her head, trying to rid herself of the shameful memories where she acted like a hussy for her twin brother.

"Alright."

Raymond was oblivious to all the thoughts going through Lily's head. He was much more worried about his lack of power and wanted to improve as quickly as he could. He shivered in pleasure as he imagined himself crushing boulders into dust just by lifting his hands. Soon, he thought to himself.

He knew everyone in his family was incredibly powerful and didn't doubt that they had always been hiding the extent of their strength from him so that he wouldn't get depressed from his own lack of ability. It was good that they did that... I don't think I could have held out if I knew the real divide between them and me. Now that I think about it, it's beyond conceited how I thought that I could beat Rose in the spar...

While he was still lost in his own world, he heard Lily giggle. He frowned at her and whined, "Come on!"

He clapped his hands to gain her attention, very much eager to start his spell training. "What are you waiting for?"

"Nothing."

Lily got excited when she saw his eagerness to learn. She, too, wanted him to learn spell casting as soon as possible. It would be for the best if he learned to protect himself in the upcoming uncertain times. It was always a concern, his carefree attitude, and her heart had nearly stopped yesterday when she saw him covered in blood from head to toe.

The sooner he gets stronger, the better it will be for all of us...

The war between Zekovia and Kyrgstan worried her much more than she had let on. Different to her clueless brother and Rose, her not so intelligent cousin, she did not fancy the public opinion that the people from the Eastern Continent were just "barbarians". If the war had really been instigated by the Eastern Continent, then there were a lot of reasons to be wary of them.

The why and how of the matter was still an unknown factor, and if there was one thing that she absolutely abhorred in the whole world, it was the unknown. Even Suzanne, her all-powerful aunt, was far more worried than she'd let on. Otherwise, there was no way she would have arrived in such a hurry, already resolved to resort to fight and hurt her 'Sweetie' so as to hasten his awakening.

"Okay, first of all..." Lily's tone was somber as she collected her thoughts. Now wasn't the time for thinking about the war. She had to focus on the task at hand. Raymond, as a half-awakened warrior, knew how to partially manifest mana. However, to completely manifest magic out of one's body was not that easy, and it was only the initial step for casting spells. Though there were cases where many awakened had learned to do it on the first try, she was not expecting the same from Raymond.

Considering how Raymond had trained for combat, the wind element would have been more suitable with his style of fighting. He fought with a long sword while focusing on speed and techniques rather than power or explosiveness. While employing the same style was still an option, it was not the optimum choice for an earth awakened.

"It's difficult, so don't be in a hurry!" Lily warned. She still remembered the countless days spent to both perfect her techniques and optimize them. She had worked extremely hard to figure out how to be efficient with mana use. Her mana pool was a lot smaller, and unlike Rose, she couldn't keep up with the consumption if she tried to solve everything with brute force.

"I know, I know," Raymond waved off. "How hard can it be!?"

Lily heard him scoff as he followed her to the cave. She could tell that his confidence was at an all-time high after succeeding in awakening his attribute, and the euphoria of it would take a while to pass.

Raymond was sprawled out on his back. He was huffing in exhaustion. All his limbs felt devoid of any strength; his magic pool felt drained and shaken.

This... is... so... hard, he thought with frustration.

"Match the chant," Lily instructed in the same tone that she had been maintaining for the last hour.

Raymond had been trying to match the rhythm of his magic with the chant for the past hour with no success. The chant was easy, and he had memorized it in a jiff, but to match his magic rhythm with the chant was proving to be quite the ordeal. He did not expect it would be this difficult. He despaired at the thought of memorizing much longer and harder chants and matching their rhythm.

To cast a spell, an awakened had to circulate their mana through their mana channels in a specific frequency before manifesting it outside of their bodies. The chant was there because it helped and supplemented the process. If an awakened individual matched the rhythm of the chant with their mana, it would be the same as harmonizing it with the frequency. It was a complex process, and the awakened had to learn to make proper use of their mana channels. Mana control, those who were proficient in it, had a much easier time. Practice could help them figure out a lot of things, though there was also a factor of getting a feel for it on their own.

Generally speaking, a more complicated and complex chant indicated a higher-level spell. This, in turn, ensured more power would be obtained by the awakened. Though it was rare, an accomplished awakened could cast a spell without needing to outwardly chant.

"One more time!" Raymond picked himself from off the ground. He got his breathing under control as his magic was circulating through his body towards his hands, in its original frequency, and he muttered the chant.

"Petra Vlastos"

Slowly, Raymond changed the frequency of his mana to match the rhythm of the chant. He was completely focused this time; his narrowed eyes stared at a patch on the ground not more than a few meters away. Suddenly, a large rock shot out of his extended hand and hit the ground with force. The rock, the size of a large melon, made a loud noise as it crashed on the surface. It was embedded on the hard surface, making a very small crater around it, with half of it under the ground and invisible to the eyes.

"Yes!"

"Good," Lily said in an impressed tone.

"What's next? I think I can do this now! What's next? New spell?" Raymond guessed that she was a bit surprised by the size of the rock, but it was to be expected, and he didn't pay much mind to it. His mana pool was larger compared to hers, and as a result, he could channel more of it through his wider magic circuits for the same kind of chants.

"You can learn other spells by yourself. I want to teach you something else," Lily commented as she ignored the expectant look on Raymond's face, even though he tried to make it hard for her to turn him down easily.

"You can do it later," she added and walked towards a much rockier surface. Gradually, the ground around her started to change and became plainer, smoother. She stared in his stunned eyes and said resolutely, "this! I want to teach you this!"

Lily was confident that if he could do it one time, he would be able to do it the next time as well. There was nothing especially difficult about learning different spells, just the chants would change which he could memorize and practice by himself. She was much more interested in teaching him how to manipulate the terrain by using his magic.

The earth element, though lacking in destructive power due to the large amount of magic needed to manifest it outside the body, had one major advantage which could be exploited. On the battlefield, if one could affect the terrain, it would lead to a major imbalance in the respective powers of the two sides. Since most battles were fought on land, with only a small portion of those over the seas, the earth element was overwhelming in its effectiveness. The only problem was that, usually, only the awakened with a large mana pool could make use of it.

"The first thing you should remember is never to leave the ground. It affects your mana recovery!" Lily knew that he liked to push off with his feet before his all-out attacks, but that would have to change now that he was an earth attribute awakened warrior.

"What? I don't leave..." Raymond smiled a little guiltily.

"Second, you can't use your sword anymore." There was a mysterious glint in her eyes when she said it, and as usual, it went unnoticed by her twin brother.

"Why?" Raymond hurriedly added, "I am not doubting you or anything... and of course, I will listen to you. It's just that..."

Lily was a little bit surprised by his patient reaction. She expected him to jump up and down in protest when she told him not to use his sword anymore, and that's why she had made a display of power beforehand, a kind of convincing tactic.

She welcomed this change in behavior, as she always thought he was a bit too enthusiastic most of the time. If he was ever to become a king, it would have been a problem.

Nodding, she explained, "you have awakened the earth element. This means you have to be efficient with your magic, and fighting with a sword is not efficient."

"So, that's why..."

A look of understanding came upon Raymond's face. Lily only ever used gauntlets and no other weapons. He had always wondered about that. It was hard for him to imagine her fighting, and she made a point to never display it to him, very much different to Rose, who always liked to show off. He was a little miffed about not being able to use his sword anymore, but it was not enough to dampen his mood.

"Is it- I mean, how?" His eyebrows pointed towards the magically manipulated ground.

"Yes. You should be able to do the same."

Raymond's eyes flashed in joy. He was waiting for this. The earlier scene, when Lily crushed a boulder to dust, was still etched in his mind. And now this... this amazing thing she'd just showed him, he couldn't wait to do it himself. Though it was hard, he tried to keep his excitement in check, and patiently listened to her explanation.

"You have to use nature's mana. Remember how you awakened? It's the same." Lily sighed, as she saw his clueless face, and continued, "earlier, when you shot that rock, you used your own mana for it, right? This time, don't. You have to use your mana as a medium to direct nature's mana, and the combination of the two would then alter the terrain."

"So do I release my magic or not?"

"If you cast a spell, it will be released."

"So, what's the difference?" Raymond was confused by her explanation.

"There's a difference. In the normal spell, you only use your own magic power or mana. In this case, you use your mana to manipulate nature's mana. That's why you have to be efficient or else you would consume all your mana in a single spell."

Raymond was somehow able to understand it this time. He had to use his mana and make it interact with the natural mana in the environment. And where earlier he used the same process to awaken his attribute, now he would use it to cast a spell.

It shouldn't be hard... He had some confidence that he would be able to do it since he had awakened using a similar process. The trick should be to match the frequency of my mana with the chant...

"What's the chant?"

"Edafos Petra Kano Skoni"

"Okay. Let me try."

Raymond circulated his tranquil mana. He felt it at its peak, about to burst out through his skin. Steadily, he released it when he felt the natural mana around outside his body in flux.

"Edafos Petra Kano Skoni"

The mana around him started to morph in rhythm with his chant. Eager to see the boulder turn to dust, a little too much so, he manipulated his mana. The result was that the boulder only had a few lines of cracks on its surface.

"Shit!" Raymond cursed at his failure, disgruntled that he couldn't complete his chant because of his eagerness.

"Again," he muttered to himself and repeated the process.

This time, the boulder did turn to pieces. It was not the same as Lily, where she had turned it to dust, but it was a substantial progress from his first try.

Raymond was not satisfied, despite his success. "Why isn't it dust!?" He turned to Lily, aghast.

"It's already good for your second try."

"Good? What do you mean good?" He was further dealt a mental blow and thus asked impatiently, "how did you do it?"

Lily glanced at him and turned her head around. She obviously didn't want to further stoke his jealousy. Albeit, there was a barely perceptible smile on her face.

"Don't tell me, Rose, too!?"

"... no," Lily replied after much deliberation. Rose had the fire element and obviously couldn't manipulate the earth around her. She thought about the equivalent for it, and decided that Rose didn't do any better than him on the second try... well, as far as she could remember.

Raymond rejoiced at her answer. It would've been much too great a shock if even Rose also surpassed him. She already had the advantage with her element; if her technique was also better than him, then there would be nothing left to compete over. He suddenly felt much more relaxed and confident and decided to give it another try.

"One more time..."

"Don't!"

"Why?"

"Do you have any mana left?"

Raymond hurriedly felt inside his mana pool. He was taken aback to find that it was nearly empty. He looked at her, his eyes wide. It would be a while before it recovered to the previous state of being completely filled. Since the natural recovery rate of mana for an awakened person was very slow, the best method would be to refine nature's mana into their own. However, it was also not that quick, unless someone was making use of external resources such as magic stones or the like.

Refining was different from natural recovery in the sense that it was more aggressive and direct. Whereas, if an awakened person were to rest and not use mana, their body would naturally convert energy into mana. Magic stones helped to reduce the time and risk of refining - as one didn't have to filter out the useless portion from nature's mana.

Nodding his head, he commented, "So that's what you meant by efficiency..." Casting a single, low-level spell twice had nearly consumed all his mana. He could only give up at this point and come back later to practice some more.

Lily spoke behind her as she strolled towards the damp entrance of the cave, "we should get back..."

Raymond ogled Lily as she went inside the cave to retrieve her bag. His gaze was focused on her swaying hips. Her slightly disheveled brown hair reminded him of the crazy night spent in her arms. Her long legs, covered by the tight leather pants, looked a thing of beauty in the dimmed light coming through the mesh of tree leaves above their heads. Her lithe frame made her look the same height as him, and he licked his lips at the numerous positions she could bend her flexible body.

"Hot!"

All thoughts about the training and spell casting vanished from his mind in an instant. His earlier arousal came back with a vengeance. He was intoxicated by her receding presence, and like a moth to a flame, he followed behind.

He was aware that their actions from last night were unusual to most people and downright offensive to some others. He was aware he wasn't supposed to bed his twin sister; aware that their mother would go apoplectic with rage if she ever caught wind of this; aware that he may have blown any small chance he had with Miranda, but he couldn't help himself. He now understood he loved Lily. Still, this was very new to him. It never dawned on him that he had these types of feelings for her.

Lily was just about finished packing her stuff when she felt Raymond's breath on the back of her neck. His one hand clutched her towards him, while the other slowly parted her hair to one side. She shivered as he placed a soft kiss on her collarbone.

"Ooh... Ray..." She moaned.

Lily was ecstatic and aroused by his affectionate display. Last night, though he had said he loved her, she wasn't sure if he meant it. This morning too, she assumed he was just excited because he had awakened his attribute. But now, she dared to believe his words.

"Ray... stop... we'll be late..." Lily whispered but didn't make any effort to stop him. She wanted to get away from him, to push him away, but she was swept away by his passion, overwhelmed by his soft kisses to her neck and shoulders.

Raymond pushed her towards the wall where his hand tried to get inside her pants. He pressed his erect dick to her ass, his other hand clutched her breast fiercely.

Lily placed her hands on the wall to balance herself, to brace for the waves of pleasure about to sweep over her very soul. She bent forward to raise her hips and moaned in pleasure when she felt him grinding against her ass.

"Ray!" Lily liked this aggressive version of her hunk of a twin. The way he manhandled her, it brought forth repressed feelings of dependence. It had been a very long time since she last felt like this. She missed these things, where she was simply a pliant sister, followed behind him, and basked under his shadow; she missed these things dearly and wanted to get them back.

"Ooh..." she groaned.

Raymond roughly slid her pants down to her ankles and whipped his dick out. He smeared the drop of precum, which oozed out from the tip, onto her pussy. She heard him jerk his cock a few times, and felt the tip against her exposed pussy lips as he rubbed it slowly over her labia. His rugged hand slid down and held onto her hip. Suddenly, his finger pressed on her clit while he thrust his cock over her gorgeous opening.

"You want it?"

"Uhh!" she exhaled over the wall, the warm air coming back to stroke her face.

"You want it, right?" Raymond huffed by her ear.

She left the tip of his dick on the edge of her engorged lips, just barely peeking her fleshy slit. "Ray! Please..." She moaned when he pinched her nub.

"I want to fuck you so bad! Just say the words..."

Lily was wet, almost dripping. She could barely control her faculties and gleefully pushed her ass to his crotch, inviting him, enticing him.

"Come!" she squealed. She was ready and waiting for him to enter her; to pierce her; to take her like he would take his bride.

"Take it!"

"Yesss... take me..." she whispered, as he flicked her swollen clit with the tip of his dick. He was driving her crazy with his slow tease. Just when she tried to turn around, he entered her in one swift motion.

"Rayyyy..." Lily jerked her head upwards. His thick member was still too much for her to take; yet, the dull ache seemed like a reward to her. It was proof that this was real, that she was really the object of his desire.

"You're so fucking hot!"

The low moan right by her ear shook Lily's body. It was such a thrill to hear Raymond say that. She couldn't remember how long she had waited to hear those words, to have him feel so close.

It is enough... right? Lily thought that she couldn't ask for more than that. She knew going in that Raymond was in love with Miranda, but her heart swooned as he roughly took her against the hard surface of the cave walls.

"Take me, fuck me!" She demanded, pushing forcefully back at him, matching his thrusts with her own.

Raymond increased the force of his thrusts as their moans resounded in the small cave. The wet aroma of Lily did little to quell the beastly feeling overpowering her. With each passing stroke on his tightly enveloped cock and each groan of pleasure from her own lips, she felt him give in, like all his thoughts and worries were getting drowned by her cries.

"Cumming...!" Lily suddenly screamed as a momentous orgasm washed over her. Her breath got caught in her throat as a feeling of pure ecstasy overcame her entire body. She leaned her head on his shoulder and tried to nuzzle his neck. Her eyes glazed over as thoughts of being taken every day like this dominated her mind. The sloshing sounds coming out of her love-box intensified as Raymond mashed her swollen clitty while his cock kept driving in and out of her.

"Yes, cum. Cum for me. Cum for your brother!"

"Oh, God!" Another wave of pleasure rocked Lily's body at the mention of their taboo fucking. It was so difficult to hide her feelings. Bliss overtook her as she realized that now she wouldn't have to do it, at least when they were alone. Before, every time she looked at him with her veil of somberness, there was a part of her just dying to jump in his muscular arms, to rest against his strong chest, to breathe in his scent.

"Fuck me, Ray! Please keep fucking me!"

"Ooh, Lily..."

Raymond pulled out from her and jerked her around to face him instead. His palms took her flushed, oval, face in them as he smacked their lips together. He overbearingly pushed his tongue inside her mouth, almost to her throat. Saliva dripped from Lily's red lips as she struggled to cope with the intensity of his passion.

She jerked his pulsing cock, coated in her juices, and pulled it towards her achingly empty love hole. She wanted to be filled with him, her mouth as well as her pussy. Every little cell on her fair skin just wanted to embrace the man pounding her. When she opened her eyes, the light falling on Raymond's light-bronze skin made him look like a god reincarnate to Lily, and she shuddered at the thoughts of her sinful worship.

"Oh God! It feels so good..." Lily mumbled to herself as Raymond's tongue continued to carry on its assault on her drenched mouth. She was barely hanging by the last threads of sanity, as domineering tides of relentless rapture flooded her soul.

With a sudden forceful jolt, Raymond buried his cock to the hilt inside her. Her feet left the ground as she squirted uncontrollably from the powerful thrusts. The wet juice flowed down her leg and splashed over them. She jerked over his hands, her body trying to break free and fly away with the intense musky smells that assaulted their nose and intoxicated her.

"Ray! Ray!"

Lily's short brown hair, wet from her sweat, stuck to her head and her neck. It made her look exhausted but, at the same time, her whole body even had an unmistakable sheen of an unprecedented gratification.

"Love you-"

"Love you-"

"Love you-"

Lily mewled incoherently again and again as her whole body rested against her twin brother. She had wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist, at his mercy to do as he pleased with her. There was a fog of pleasure and contentment which covered her eyes.

"AH! Fuck!"

"I'm cumming, Lily! I'm cumming inside your tight cunt!"

With a bestial roar, Raymond spurted his load in the depths of her canal. His last forceful thrust had pushed her against the wall. Her skin scratched against the hard surface of the cave, and the dull ache of it, along with the jets of her twin's cum striking inside her tight and warm cunny, made her squirt again.

"Uggh... Ray!"

Lily tightened her hold as her body convulsed wildly. Her jaw dropped loose, and her eyes rolled back as she slumped to the ground along with Raymond. The heavy breathing of her twin against her wet hair, as he struggled to catch his breath, felt like the most refreshing wind after a long day of exertion.

"I never knew I could ever... do you like this!" Raymond mused, his tone heavy with love and amazement, in between his breaths.

"Ray! I love you!" Lily felt over the moon and stiffened her hold around him. She bent down and put her head on his strong chest so that she could hide the sweet smile that had bloomed on her face. "Hmmm..." She moaned unintentionally from the comfort of his muscular arms as she nestled comfortably. His masculine smell mixed in with her own musky aroma made her giddy, as well as the reassuring feeling of reliance when he started to stroke her head.

"Let's leave..."

"Just a few minutes," Lily replied dreamily and snuggled him.

The sun had risen high up and the temperature had increased just slightly. Raymond didn't need to hold his cloak close to himself and was observing the calm forest. The usual cold wind was absent and so was the accompanying eerie whistling noise. From time to time, a drop of water would roll down from the top of the tree leaves, which was the only sound in an otherwise silent surrounding.

"Ready?!"

He glimpsed towards the empty cave and then at Lily. She seemed to have steadied her bearings as she smoothed the saddle of her horse.

"It was such a waste..." Raymond sighed and held her waist from behind. The corpse of the beast had been dealt with by Lily but they didn't get anything worthy out of it, which was a shame in his eyes.

"Why didn't you learn to harvest the corpse of the magical beast?"

Lily glared at him, her gaze accusatory. There would always be someone who would do this for them, and they never learned to do it by themselves because they were the royalty of the kingdom. Though living alone and learning everything for themselves, as was the tradition for the awakened in their family, it was not as if they lacked people who wanted to suck up to them in the meanwhile.

"We're very late!" Lily muttered as she used her foot to tap the horse's side, encouraging it to increase its pace.

In a dimly lit corridor, lined with large-sized paintings of flowers on both sides, a tapping sound echoed. An extremely gorgeous woman of hopelessly irresistible proportions strode alone in the long, empty path as she observed the art hung on the walls. Her wavy, light purple hair came down below her shoulders, which bounced against her back with every step she took. There was an air of regality around her, but also hidden underneath, was the fierce and menacing aura of a seasoned warrior.

Her silk blouse, golden in color, was fastened tight and accentuated her heavy, firm bust, which was a marvel in itself with the roundness and bounciness of her bosom. The long sleeves fashionably open at the shoulders served as protection against the cold weather. Her long-golden-skirt, shielded her from the chilly breeze coming through the large door at the end of the corridor. The shoes, which made a clicking noise, had a few inches of heel beneath them and made her already majestic buttocks look even more mesmerizing.

"Impressive..." Suzanne smirked to herself at the only picture which piqued her interest. Conspicuously, among all the floral paintings, it was one of the only two life-sized portraits. Her teeth peeked out of her full red lips as she mused to herself about the implication of hanging Raymond's and Miranda's portraits opposite each other.

"Hehe..." She giggled to herself and shook her head at the actions of her eldest daughter. A thin strand of hair flitted across her face and the contrast of the violet hair against her milky-white skin highlighted the dangerous charm of a mature enchantress.

"I'll have to ask her about it later," muttering that to herself, Suzanne pushed open the door to Miranda's room.

The room was on the top floor of the building and was the biggest in the house. The only other room was on the other side of the corridor and right now Suzanne had occupancy in it.

Suzanne was a little miffed since the morning when Miranda forbade her from going to the forest and checking up on Raymond, but she wasn't one to hold a grudge on such little things. Nevertheless, it was a little disheartening to see the frigid demeanor of her eldest.

Given that Miranda had never been one to show much affection to anyone, except her cousin, she shouldn't have been surprised. As a mother, though, she was a little worried about Miranda's lack of interest towards the women in their family.

Miranda gave a cursory glance when Suzanne entered the room and tiptoed beside her.

"Mother," she greeted half-heartedly but kept her gaze on the window and towards the path leading to the eastern gate of the city. She had specially designed the room in such a way that she could look out and observe the whole city of Ryhor from the windows on the walls, but today she stood stuck to only one of them. She had been waiting to catch a glimpse of her cousin and nothing else seemed to be able to hold her attention. The long wait was getting to be a little too worrisome.

"Hah..." Suzanne sighed and followed her gaze and took in the view of the city. It had changed a lot from what she remembered. The number of houses had increased drastically, and the roads and pathways looked well planned out.

There was a layer of snow on top of the buildings, but the roads were clean of any. Somehow, the place looked livelier than ever before, even if the weather played a large part in it. Moreover, the wild tribes who earlier made up the majority of the residents now seemed to have come around to be more like the genuine kingdom population.

I guess Miranda did a lot of work for it to be like that...

She glanced at her daughter, who looked a little lost and sad. The mild breeze blew Miranda's gorgeous, silky hair, lending her a melancholic flavor, which was quite fitting in the backdrop of the bleak surroundings around Ryhor. Still, there was the undeniable shine of a ruler on her face, a magnetic aura that could compel subservience from those around her. As was often the case, Miranda had let her long, azure hair flow freely to her back. Of all the five Tygrine women in the family, Miranda had the longest hair, and she never forgot to show it off.

As the wind picked up, a few locks of her hair ran down her forehead and over her big, beautiful eyes. Suzanne lifted her hand to console her daughter, to hug her close and take her sadness away. In the end, the frigid aura, the do-not-come-close air of Miranda, unnerved Suzanne, and she settled for smoothing out the edges of the white garb. It was a beautiful dress that covered Miranda's entire body from her neck to her feet, and without a doubt, it must have been tailored by an expert to catch every tiny, beautiful edge of Miranda and her hourglass figure.

"Hmm..." Miranda hummed when Suzanne awkwardly tried to comfort her. She had seen from the corner of her eye when her mother had started to lean in for the hug but then changed her mind at the last moment. Sadly, it wasn't something new or surprising to her. She wasn't close to her mother, not since she was three years old.​