A Wolf's Howl, A Fairy's Wing

As soon as the door closed behind him and the sounds of the benevolent test he'd prepared for his dear servants were locked out, Elora giggled through their bond. "Hehehe, you've become so devious, my love, I love it."

"I don't know what you mean," Erik smiled, shrugging as he walked back to the main hall, hands resting casually in his pockets. "Don't you agree that it's necessary?"

"Oh, absolutely!" she responded, a serious undertone slipping into her enthusiasm. "If they were just basic servants, it'd be fine, but if we're giving them more responsibility, then they need to be bound to us by more than just the Bond of Service. Their service needs to be backed by absolute conviction and devotion."

She went back to giggling. "I just didn't expect you'd be so devious about it, hehehe."

Erik rolled his eyes, grinning lightly. "Well… I like to have fun. You've made sure of that, Elora."

Elora gasped theatrically. "Me?! My love, I hope that's not an accusation!"

Erik felt a warm feeling flow through his body as he smiled. As much as he loved the things he could do to Nora and Anne, he'd trade it all to keep his wives with him. Doing these things was fun, but it didn't weigh up to the love he felt for them.

"The only thing I'd ever accuse you of is being too good for me, beautiful," he chuckled, sending a mental wink through their bond.

Instantly, Elora started making fake retching sounds, and Erik laughed loudly.

By now, he'd reached the main hall again, and sat down in a meditation position in front of the 'divine throne'. Naturally, he wouldn't simply leave those two defenceless, so he'd watch over them—he just didn't want to do it from inside the room, because he planned to use this time to train a little.

"What do you think will happen?" he asked Elora just before starting.

Elora shrugged, smirking playfully. "I think Nora is a lock-in. Proselytisers are scary, and their willpower is like an abyss of strength. Once they've chosen a person, institution, or ideal to follow, they're not getting off it so easily. Anne is a toss-up, though. I'm pretty sure her devotion was sincere, but I can't say for sure how deep it goes."

Sighing, Erik nodded. "Well, I guess time will tell, then."

He did feel a little anxious about it. He cared about them and would hate to lose either… But what choice did he have? If something happened to their bonds at any time, he needed to be sure they would still be on his side.

Pushing his thoughts to the side, he closed his eyes and pulled his spatial rune and glyph into his mind's eye. Now that he'd reached the third rank, the most important next step was to increase his combat prowess. So, before continuing with thundersnow and heading towards the fourth rank, he'd see about unlocking another spatial ability and spell.

***

Around fifty-five minutes later, Erik opened his eyes again. He'd made a little progress with finding the new rune and glyph, but it would take a lot more time before anything would come of it. He'd have to continue later, however, as his attention was required somewhere else.

Standing up, he stretched his body with a satisfied groan and walked out of the hall. As he walked, a small smile played across his lips, and he absentmindedly played with the bracelet Naeku had given him. He felt her love from every bead.

As he neared the room that he'd left Nora and Anne in, the muffled sounds he heard became louder. Smirking playfully, he opened the door and was met with the heavy musk of arousal and female fluids. Buzzing filled the room, but he heard only one muffled scream.

He looked over at them and cocked an eyebrow. He knew neither of them had cum yet, but their situations appeared wholly different.

Nora was surprisingly calm, her body having gone slack. One look with his omnisense told him her eyes had gone completely blank even as the dildo's ravaged her insides and forced wave after wave of pleasure on her. It looked like she'd retreated into herself to hold on.

Anne, on the other hand, was flailing wildly, for as much as her restraints allowed.

Omnisense told him her eyes were wide open and filled with panic. He even noticed a hint of despair there, as he realised Anne was scraping the bottom of the willpower barrel. She didn't have the same reservoir of willpower and conviction that Nora's nature allowed her. But… she was clearly giving it her best.

Erik looked at her and pursed his lips. He almost felt a little guilty. The conviction to continue serving him she showed here was… surprising to him. He stepped a little closer to her fully tensed body and resisted the urge to touch her. Suddenly, he realised she was screaming the word 'No' in a continuous stream from behind her gag.

He pursed his lips and lifted his hands. There were still a few minutes, but… he'd seen enough.

Snap

He snapped his fingers, and the restraints were undone. Waving his hands, he caught their bodies with aetherium, just as they began to fall, and put them down gently on the floor.

"Booo! Damn your bleeding heart!" Elora complained through their bond. "You're stopping too early! Let her suffer a little to prove herself!"

Smirking, Erik rolled his eyes. He had to admit, the lengths Anne was willing to go through excited him, but he didn't want to see her suffer needlessly. Fifty-eight minutes was enough.

Meanwhile, Nora and Anne took a moment to realise their change in situations… but then took advantage of it.

Nora woke up from her trance as her hands flew towards the device around her waist; Anne did the same, but a little more desperately.

Of course, the devices still prevented them from touching themselves, but they knew they no longer needed to hold themselves back, and the dildos provided plenty of stimulation.

Fluids exploded from their bodies by the bucket; loud screams reverberated behind their gags; their bodies twitched and flailed; their eyelids fluttered.

Watching this, Erik felt his little friend twitch, but knew this wasn't the time. They'd gone through enough for him.

Sighing, he sat down on the floor between them and snapped his fingers to turn off the thrumming dildos. Then, he pulled their bodies closer to him, removed the gags, and put their heads down on his lap.

By now, the girls were slowly calming down. Their bodies continued twitching as moans of pleasure, exhaustion, and pain passed their lips. They gasped with unfocused eyes as their beautiful bodies glistened with sweat. They still didn't have the wherewithal to form a coherent thought, but the relief and pleasure they felt was obvious.

As they continued getting back to normal, the collar of runes reappeared on their necks, and smiles spread across their lips.

Watching all this with a satisfied grin, Erik softly caressed their hair and decided to dive into the restored bond and see what these girls had been thinking about during their ordeal…