Duality

"Tazaa!" Laenda ran over with both Taen and Lyra fast on her heels. They saw Merla holding onto her tusks, her eyes radiating white light, and obvious eruptions on Tazaa's body.

"Momma, stop!" Taen held her back. "Merla wouldn't hurt her! She healed me, so she wouldn't kill my mother!" Laenda was held back, and soon the manna eruptions on Tazaa's skin leaked a brackish fluid. There was a foul stench in that fluid.

"Poison?" Laenda asked quietly.

"It might be damage. Little Merla healed me of my degraded manna veins and recrystallized my core. I'm not sure what kind of damage momma received to have this happen." Taen said, and watched as Tazaa slowly lowered herself to her knees.

The manna eruptions on her skin continued for a few minutes, though to Tazaa, it felt like hours. The manna that rampaged throughout her body was like a wild fire, enhanced by wind and dry conditions. It was a virtual storm of painful stretching, tearing, and burning. Not only that, she felt a burning sensation on her core, like a white hot brand on the skin.

The eruptions slowly eased off as the foul liquid was fully discharged, and she started to heal. Tazaa slowly stood up, and surprised everyone present.

"Momma? You're taller?" Tazaa turned towards the voice, and smiled.

"She made me stronger." Tazaa said with a slightly deeper voice. "My manna veins and core are larger, stretched and reinforced. She found the toxic buildup in my body from all the battles we've had over the centuries and purified it." She looked at little Merla and smiled as Merla scrunched up her nose.

"Grammy smell. Use shower Merla made. Next time, fix bones. More painful. Merla need strong." Tazaa smiled down at her.

"I will always be your shield, Merla." Deep within her grandmother, Merla placed a mark upon her soul. Within that strengthening, when Tazaa submitted to her strength, she offered herself to Merla as her soldier. Merla's hands were still on her tusks.

'Grammy mine. Protect. Family. Make strong.' Tazaa heard the voice of her granddaughter within her mind, and smiled gently down at her as she released her tusks.

Merla was as small as a human, had the genetics of an orc, and the magical tinkering of their goddesses within her small body.

Merla was more than she appeared to be.

* * *

"This is wonderful!" Tazaa said as she felt the warm water cascade over her body. Laenda stayed nearby, her cheeks flushed red as her wife washed. Her muscles were harder than before, and she was several inches taller. Tazaa turned and grinned.

"Laenda, join me. I can feel your gaze on my back." Tazaa said with a wicked grin. "Although, I can see that it wasn't my back you looked at." Laenda blushed brighter.

"So mean." Laenda closed her eyes, and made a quick decision. She doffed her clothes and stepped into the shower with her wife.

"Where does all the water go?" Laenda asked as her wife caressed her body.

"I can sense that it's being redirected towards the tree itself. The water is manna rich, so it will reinforce the tree, and ensure its longevity." Tazaa's eyes blazed with intense emotions as she looked down at her lovely wife. "You should submit to her, Laenda. She will make you stronger."

"Submit? To Merla?" Laenda asked in shock.

"Duality appeared in the throne room." She said.

"Oh. So that's what we felt."

"Yeah. Duality says that Merla is theirs. They have claimed her as their own. She is blessed beyond anyone we have ever known." Tazaa said softly. "If she chooses you, submit to her."

"But she's our granddaughter." Laenda said. She was lifted and lowered onto Tazaa's massive member, which made her groan.

"But not just a granddaughter. I think I could live another thousand years, at least five hundred beyond my expected life span." Tazaa said and growled in her ear. "I would hate to live that life alone." Laenda slowly nodded.

"If she wants to, I will. I would enjoy being with you a lot longer." Laenda said. "Wow, is your member bigger than before?" Tazaa chuckled.

"I'm bigger. In all ways." Tazaa said in a soft growl. Laenda lifted her legs and wrapped them around her wife's hips. She lowered her mouth and firmly bit Tazaa's breast.  As Laenda's fangs sank into her flesh, Tazaa's arousal grew stronger, and her member grew thicker.  That bite was designed to incite her to a higher level of lust, so she would give it to her wife really hard.

"Ha ha." Tazaa growled softly. "My wife is so naughty."

* * *

"Taen has delivered another two boars to the gate." Lixiss said as she went over the report. "She doesn't want her daughter's efforts to be used as her pay. She would like them sent to Merla as she killed them."

"Hm." Vanya said softly. "That little orc has the attention of Duality, forced Meena to submit, makes artifacts, and built an expression on the fly. She's quite important to our tribe, but she must remain unnamed in the reports."

"Agreed. Somehow, our tribe is under scrutiny, and they are sending information to the ones who act against us." Lixiss felt a mental pull by her wife. "Momma, I need to read these reports. Be good." Vanya grinned.

"Anything else of interest?"

"Nothing much, wait." Lixiss read a report near the bottom. "Tazaa and Laenda want to announce that they will adopt Meena into their family so that she can become Merla's sworn sister!" Vanya smiled a little.

"Smart. Meena will be able to remain close to Merla, and not be questioned by the rest of the tribe. Anything else?" Vanya asked.

"Just a confirmation of Merla's birthing ceremony. They wish to introduce her to the tribe properly." Lixiss said. Vanya touched her side.

"I'm a little concerned about that. What if the spy is among our own daughters?" Vanya asked. Lixiss snorted.

"If they are, Duality will probably move things to reveal their existence. They will never allow someone to continue to exist close to their Merla." Lixiss shivered. "I can only imagine what they might do to someone who wants to hurt her." Vanya nodded.

"They were only here with the amount of strength they can exert with a single finger. Just how powerful are they?"  Vanya asked quietly.  Lixiss smiled.

"They are the goddesses appointed to our world by the universe.  Beyond what our world can endure."