The Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Prologue:
Shayol Ghul
The Blight
1018 NE (New Era)
The dark clouds hovering over Shayol Ghul flashed with blue lightning.
Soft thunder
growled across the wide, desolate expanse of the Blight as the servants of the
Dark One met within
the bowels of the tall mountain.
"We have suffered much in the passing years," began
Shaidar Haran, addressing the
assembled men and women within the pitch black council chamber. The
Halfman clasped his pale
hands behind his back, standing serenely within the shaft of white light that
fell from the ceiling.
He moved his eyeless gaze over each of the Chosen and Darkfriends that stood
like a fly in amber
in his or her own shaft of radiance.
"The Bore has been re-sealed, our Dark Lord cannot command
us as he once did before
Tarmon Gai'don. We are alone. We will not forsake our Master,
however, we will continue his
work until a way can be found to free him from his eternal prison. The
Shadow has been driven
back, but it can never be destroyed."
"We have lost many to the Last Battle, how do you intend to
wage this new war against the
Light?" inquired one of the black robed Chosen, her face hidden by an
ornate obsidian mask
carved to appear like a open mouthed spider.
"We will adopt the methods you are so adept at,"
replied Shaidar, his chalk white face
contorting into an obscene parody of a smile. "We will corrupt the
forces of Light from within, we
will gnaw at them until they fall apart from the weight of their own
sins. We will work quietly,
from the shadows, in the dread silence of the night."
The spider masked woman stood silently, but Shaidar could sense
her eager anticipation,
she would willingly perform her part of the plan.
"There is much to be done. Go to your posts, execute
the instructions I have given each of
you, then wait. The Shadow is eternal, we can afford to be patient,"
said the Myrddraal before the
shaft of light around him disappeared, allowing him to be consumed by the
waiting darkness.
The peace of the grasslands north of Whitebridge was shattered by
the loud crack of the
Pattern being torn asunder. A tall grey pillar of stone inscribed with
symbols and mysterious
figures burned with violet fire, the sizzling flame blasting high into the
dimly lit dawn sky. Two
female forms vomited out of the roaring flame before it collapsed as quickly as
it had formed. The
inscriptions upon the pillar shimmered with purple light, fading slowly away
until the stone was
grey and dull once more.
The raven-maned woman was the first to rouse herself, rising to
her bare feet, her body
naked as the sun slowly rose over the horizon, bathing her slim, curvaceous
form with warm,
golden light. Lanfear inhaled the rich air deeply, relishing the sweet
scent of the waving grass
around her. She looked to her right, where Moraine lay on her side, her
pale skin gleaming under
the rising sun. Lanfear ached to kill the Aes Sedai, but something
stopped her. She raised her
head, probing with the One Power.
"HE is gone," murmured Lanfear, dread prickling the
skin across her bare back. The
Forsaken extended her left hand, weaving with the Power to open a
Gateway. She looked back at
Moraine's comatose nude form, snarling with indecision as the portal opened
onto the slopes of
Shayol Ghul. Spitting at her unconscious adversary, Lanfear dove into the
Gateway, desperate to
discover what had broken the Dark One's grip upon the world.
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Chapter One
Fal Dara
Kingdom of Shienar
1018 NE
Moraine al'Thor awoke to feel the sun warm against her brown
skin. The beautiful girl
quickly jumped from her bed, washing her face with a wet towel before climbing
into her light
grey breeches, coat, and knee boots. She flipped her braid of bright red
hair away from her coat
collar, then slid her knives into their waiting sheathes on belt and boots.
Moraine seized her short
battle spear from its resting place near the headboard of her bed, charging out
of her small,
undecorated bedroom into the long hallway of the residential section of the
fortress. The tall girl
passed several Maidens of the Spear who urged her on, smiling with amusement at
their spear
sister's habitual tardiness. Moraine ran swiftly into the courtyard,
brushing past several of the
fortress guard on her way through the open gates of the keep.
The sun was several spans into the clear blue sky when Moraine
joined her spear sisters
already in the middle of weapon practice. Therava and Moderra were
sparring with their spears,
glancing quickly at their friend as she slid to a halt, her sides heaving from
the long run.
"You've been warned about arriving late for practice,"
said Ailil, her blue eyes cold as she
regarded Moraine.
"I am sorry," replied the warrior girl, her face
blushing hot with shame.
"Spar with me," ordered the blonde Maiden, yanking her
spear from the ground, crouching
into an easy battle stance.
Moraine bent her knees, holding her spear in front of her with
her right hand. She slowly
reached to her waist with her left hand, drawing a dagger from a belt sheath.
Ailil raised an
eyebrow, then slashed at Moraine with her weapon. Moraine knocked the
spear tip down, cutting
with her dagger at the same time. The short blade bit into Ailil's right
arm, drawing a thin line of
blood through her torn brown coat. Ailil sniffed appreciatively, spinning
her spear at Moraine,
both Maidens' spears ringing as they struck each other again and again. Moraine
smacked Ailil's
spear up, following with a sharp kick to the back of the Maiden's right leg.
Ailil fell to her knee, to
find Moraine's spear tip pressed against the skin of her throat.
"Well done," smiled Ailil, rising to her feet.
"You escape punishment for another day."
The watching Maidens slapped Moraine on the back, voicing their
admiration of her spear
skill. Moraine accepted their praise quietly, then joined Therava and
Moderra for knife practice.
When the group broke for lunch, the three young Maidens found a small hill to
rest and talk upon,
the immense wall of the Mountains of Dhoom rising before them.
"A group of Maidens is going on patrol into the Blight tonight,"
said Therava, biting
fiercely into her breadroll.
"Do you know who's going?" asked Moraine, drinking
deeply from her water skin.
"Yes, none of us," replied Therava angrily.
"We're old enough to enter the Blight, we should be allowed
to patrol with our spear
sisters," observed Moderra.
"Could you talk to your mother? She could override
Ailil," suggested Therava with an
eager gleam in her eyes.
"You know I don't like to do that," retorted Moraine,
chewing a dried beef strip.
"We'll never dance the spears if Ailil has her way,"
complained Moderra hopelessly.
"I'll see what Mother will do," sighed Moraine, her own
impatience for battle weighing
upon her.
Moraine slowly walked down the torch lit hallway toward Lord
Jagad's offices, where she
was told her mother was in attendance for another readiness session. As
the young Maiden
approached the guarded office doors, the portals swung open, disgorging a
stream of officers,
advisors, and one woman dressed in a light brown skirt, blouse and shoes.
A shawl covered the
woman's head as Moraine tentatively drew near.
"Mother?"
Aviendha al'Thor looked up at her daughter, a slight crinkling of
her eyes the only sign of
her pleasure at seeing her only child.
"Moraine. I hear you were late to battle practice
again," rebuked Aviendha softly, walking
down the hall without waiting for her daughter to catch up.
"I beat Ailil when we spear danced, she was very
pleased," retorted Moraine defensively,
matching her mother's long strides.
"Skill at spears does not release you from your toh to
Ailil," replied Aviendha sharply.
"You are right, Mother," said Moraine, bowing her head.
"You came here for a reason," prodded Aviendha, stroking
Moraine's hair affectionately.
"I want to go with the patrol into the Blight tonight.
Therava and Moderra also want a
chance to dance the spears for real."
"The Blight is a very dangerous place. It is not a
playground for young girls barely old
enough to wear a shoufa."
"I've learned all I can from Ailil and the other teachers, I
have to dance in battle with a real
enemy."
"Moraine," whispered Aviendha, her eyes moist as she
caressed her daughter's smooth
brown cheek, her hair fiery just like her father's.
"Mother, please," begged Moraine.
"Very well, you and your friends may join the patrol
tonight, may the Light forgive me,"
smiled Aviendha wanly.
"Thank you, Mother!" smiled Moraine, kissing her
mother's left hand before rushing down
the hall to gather her two waiting friends.
"Guard her well, my husband," murmured Aviendha,
watching her lithe daughter depart.
The night was clear and cool, the stars twinkling merrily
overhead as the Maidens chosen
for patrol duty left the Aiel camp north of Fal Dara for the wide mountain pass
called Tarwin's
Gap. The Maidens stalked across the barren foothills, their shoufas
wrapped around their faces,
spears at the ready, as they made their way to the pass. Moraine advanced
with Therava and
Moderra, her two friends tense with caution yet excited at the possibility of
dancing the spears for
real with their spear sisters. The Maidens arrived at Tarwin's Gap
without incident, passing
through into the endless sterile waste known as the Blasted Lands.
*Stay watchful,* warned Ailil through Maiden Speech, a complex
series of gestures with
her deft fingers. Moraine hefted her short spear, her gold-green eyes
searching the flat desolation
for prey.
The Trollocs attacked without warning, lunging from the sharp
cracks adorning the dry
dusty ground of the Blasted Lands. Ailil and the older Maidens charged
the Trollocs with equal
ferocity, slashing out with spears and long knives. Two boar-headed
Trollocs struck at Moraine
and her friends, hacking down with wide bladed battle axes. The young
Maidens dodged the
powerful blows, stabbing forward with their spears, punching the razor sharp
tips through the
Trollocs' crude leather armor. Moraine twirled around as a snake headed
Trolloc slashed at her
with two tarnished long swords. The Maiden drew a dagger from her left
boot, hurling it into the
Trolloc's wide chest. The monster staggered back, then swung his blades
in a dizzying blur,
forcing Moraine to parry as best she could with her short spear. Moraine
slammed her right boot
into the Trolloc's crotch, making the snake head hiss loudly, his reptilian
eyes widening in agony.
Moraine slashed across the paralyzed Trolloc's throat with her spear, the sharp
blade cutting easily
through his scaly hide. Hot green blood spurted from the Trolloc's mortal
wound, splashing over
Moraine's face and chest. Moraine wiped the foul ichor from her mouth,
turning to see how her
spear sisters fared.
Dozens of Trollocs poured onto the plain, attacking the
retreating Maidens without respite.
Several Maidens fell to Trolloc blades and axes as Moraine watched in horror.
She brandished her
spear, determined to aid her spear sisters to the end. The young Maiden
rejoined Therava and
Moderra, who now limped from a deep gash on her right thigh.
"Moraine! What should we do?" gasped Therava,
blocking a Trolloc's powerful sword
blow before slashing his stomach open with her blood slick spear.
"Where's Ailil?" shouted Moraine, helping Moderra to
fight off a bear-faced attacker.
"Moraine! Therava! Get away from here!
Warn the others!" exclaimed the golden-haired
Ailil, her forehead bleeding from an ugly sword cut. A boar-faced Trolloc
took advantage of
Ailil's distraction, raising a spear over his head, then plunging the weapon
through Ailil's back, the
gore-adorned tip emerging from the limp woman's belly.
"Ailil!" screamed Moraine, her lungs aching with
sorrow. A powerful blow smashed
against the back of Moraine's head, sending her sprawling forward onto her
stomach. Moraine
looked up with bleary eyes, her vision fading as she watched Therava and
Moderra clubbed down
by their Trolloc opponents. Moraine looked over the scene of carnage,
only the three of them
survived, all of the other Maidens had fallen bravely in battle.
"Mother," groaned Moraine before the pain overcame her,
plunging her into darkness.
Moraine moaned softly as awareness returned. She examined
her surroundings, finding
herself in a large cave that opened out into the cold night air washing over
the Blight. A large
bonfire filled the mouth of the cave, where a group of Trollocs feasted on the
remains of her spear
sisters. Moraine gulped, fighting down the bile that threatened to escape
from her trembling lips.
One of the boar-faced Trollocs approached Moraine, bits of brown flesh dangling
from his tusked
maw. He wiped his mouth with one of his leather clad arms, sniffing at
Moraine with his moist
wide snout. The Trolloc grunted loudly, discarding the bare leg bone in
his claw, reaching
forward towards the bound Maiden. Moraine struggled violently within the
Trolloc's grip as the
creature tore off her breeches, exposing her slim firm brown legs. The
Trolloc held Moraine's
snarling face in his left claw while he slapped her legs apart with his right,
kneeling between her
open thighs. Moraine's wrists writhed in their tight cord bindings as the
boar-faced Trolloc
slammed his huge engorged cock into her small pussy. Moraine screamed
when the Trolloc ripped
her hymen, his long shaft stabbing violently into her womb. The Trolloc
grunted as he rutted with
Moraine, his powerful thrusts making the girl's thighs vibrate with each
impact. He tore open
Moraine's coat, fondling her small caramel-hued tits with his cruel right claw.
Moraine panted
harshly, sweat gleaming on her face as the Trolloc between her legs thrust
again and again into her
young cunt, the walls of her vagina vice-tight around his stiff pole.
The Trolloc orgasmed quickly, removing his cock to spill his
sticky cream over Moraine's
clenched belly and smooth thighs.
Moraine lay back limply against the cavern wall, forced to watch
as two other Trollocs
raped Therava and Moderra, their screams reverberating off the rough rock
surrounding them.
Just when Moraine thought she could bear no more, a snake-headed Trolloc loomed
over her, his
tongue flicking out to taste the sweet flesh of her bare breasts.
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The Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Chapter Two
Elayne Trakand, Queen of Andor, gazed pensively out one of the large windows
lining the walls of the throne room. The ageless queen wore a sheer gown
of red silk, her long red-gold hair tied at the base of her neck with a delicate
red ribbon lined with gold thread. A line of Royal Guardsmen stood at
intervals along the throne room's walls, stiff at attention in their shining
platemail and gleaming red cloaks. Elayne turned quickly when her son
Galad rushed into the immense chamber.
"Where is your sister?" inquired Elayne sharply.
"In her apartments, where she's been all night," replied the dark
haired Galad, dressed in a creamy white silk shirt and red breeches, a sword
belted at his side.
"That girl..," muttered Elayne, returning her blazing eyes back to
the window to keep her son from seeing the fury that seethed inside her.
"Want me to force myself in?" asked Galad hesitantly.
"No, let her come out on her own. The White Tower is aware of her
reluctance to continue her training with them."
"I've checked around the palace, several of the serving girls are
missing."
"I see," sighed Elayne, closing her eyes tightly. The Queen of
Andor faced her son, attempting to smile for him. "You better go to
weapons practice, you leave for the Black Tower soon."
"Yes, Mother," bowed Galad before departing.
"Where did I go wrong with you, Delana?" whispered Elayne, gazing at
the extensive gardens surrounding the palace, finding no comfort in their
beauty.
Galad stood uneasily before the doors to Delana's rooms, reluctant to disobey
his mother, yet angry at his sister's irresponsible behavior. He glanced
at the two Royal Guard who stood at attention rigidly on either side of the
polished white double doors, their eyes locked facing forward. Galad
touched one of the door knobs, using a weave of Air to unlock the portal.
He quietly opened the door, then closed it behind him after entering the entry
suite. The room was a mess, trays of dirty dishes littered the tables and
couches of the room, empty wine bottles lay half hidden underneath furniture
and discarded clothing. Galad made his way to the door leading to his
sister's bedchamber, scowling at the panties and empty skirts carpeting the
way.
Galad reluctantly opened the bedroom door, gritting as he heard sounds of
lovemaking echoing within the large room. He entered to find one of the
serving girls, a lovely blonde, naked and tied across Delana's huge four poster
bed. Another serving girl, a dusky eyed brunette, sat on the bound girl's
face, her face contorted with ecstasy as the blonde nuzzled inside her cunt
with an eager mouth. Galad's sister knelt between the tied blonde's legs,
slurping loudly within the naked girl's pussy. Yet a third serving girl,
a short-maned redhead, caressed Delana's small buttocks, licking around the
princess' tiny anus.
"You're supposed to be leaving for the White Tower this morning,"
rebuked Galad, crossing his arms over his chest.
"What? Is that you, dear brother?" giggled Delana, rising up from her
crouch, licking drops of the bound girl's honey from her lips.
"You're disgusting. You upset Mother when you act this way,"
snapped Galad angrily.
"Mother's such a bore," smiled Delana, sitting on the disheveled
surface of her bed, leaning back against the bound serving girl's open
crotch. She played with one of her pink nipples, knowing how it upset her
brother.
"You're going to be queen someday, you should take your obligations more
seriously."
"Mother is Aes Sedai, she'll be around for centuries. Might as well
have some fun while I'm waiting to claim the throne," replied Delana,
stroking her blonde lover's sleek right thigh. "Was that all you had
to say, or do you want to join us?"
Galad snorted derisively, spinning on his heel to leave the musky
bedroom. He slammed the bedroom door, as well as the door leading out
into the hall.
"Bastard, he ruined my mood," spat Delana, rising from the bed to
retrieve a half empty wine bottle, tipping the container back to drain the
sweet liquor thirstily.
"Come back, your highness," begged the redhead, rubbing her tender
pussy lewdly.
"Why not? I'm late for Tar Valon anyway," shrugged Delana,
setting the empty wine bottle down before returning to the sweat soaked sheets
of her crowded bed.
The cloaked, hooded woman entered the raucous common room of the Dancing
Maiden.
She slipped past the drunken patrons on her way to a dark, curtained booth
along the far wall. She opened the black silk curtain, making sure that
the two she had summoned were in attendance.
"She hasn't arrived yet," said Aran'gar, her long raven hair spilling
down her back.
Moghedien didn't reply, she merely took a seat next to Aran'gar and pulled the
curtain closed to her left.
"Can you do it?" asked Moghedien, her brow raised skeptically.
"Please, turning this child to the Shadow is Darkfriend work, hardly a
task worthy of a Chosen," sneered Aran'gar, her eyes briefly glowing with
flame.
"Maybe you'll need some help," grinned Osan'gar, his thin brown hair
gleaming in the light of the single candle lighting the booth interior.
"I'm sure you can find plenty of willing serving wenches in this place to
keep you occupied," retorted Aran'gar.
"You're not here to play," snapped Moghedien, her sharp face
contorting into a snarl. "Just seduce Delana and get her ready to
swear to the Shadow in Shayol Ghul. Once we have the heir to the Andoran
throne, we can move to eliminate that bitch Elayne."
"You really want to get your claws on her, don't you?" giggled
Aran'gar, one finger tapping against her sensual red lips.
"She's not the only one. I will have my revenge for what those Aes
Sedai whores did to me," swore Moghedien, her body trembling with rage.
"Delana's here," reported Osan'gar, peeking from the edge of the
sleek curtain.
"I leave you to your work," said Moghedien, pulling her wide hood
over her head before departing from the dimly lit booth.
"Imagine that bag questioning my ability," snapped Aran'gar,
snatching her cup to drain the remains of her wine.
"How the mighty have fallen, eh?" chuckled Osan'gar mockingly.
"Don't you start," warned Aran'gar, her green eyes flaring with
crackling flame.
"Forgive me," apologized Osan'gar with a smile, raising both of his
hands in surrender.
"Just keep your eyes open. Make sure I'm not disturbed," said
Aran'gar curtly, sliding out of the booth to make her way to the long bar where
Delana stood talking to the proprietor.
"Don't you have any new staff tonight? I think I've had everyone
here," smiled Delana wantonly, laying her right hand over her barely
covered right breast. The princess wore a scandalous black net body
stocking that exposed all of her feminine charms.
"I'm sorry, your highness," blushed the fest hall keeper.
"Perhaps I could entertain your highness," purred Aran'gar, standing
close to the princess.
"Maybe," replied Delana, brazenly gazing up and down the Forsaken's
alluring form.
"Room thirteen," ordered Aran'gar, placing several gold marks on the
counter top.
"Ooo, I haven't been there yet," gushed Delana, wrapping her right
arm around Aran'gar's left.
"Then you're in for an exciting surprise," smiled Aran'gar darkly,
leading the willing princess down the steps to the immense cellar of the hall.
The seductive raven-haired woman guided Delana down a long hallway of stone,
candles scenting the air sweetly, the moans of women echoing within the shadowy
tunnel. Delana licked her lips, excited and frightened at the same time.
Aran'gar stopped at the second to last metal door on the left, pushing the
thick portal open, then waving Delana inside.
Delana entered a completely dark room. Aran'gar closed the metal door,
the portal clicking shut with ominous finality. Soft orbs of golden light
appeared in the middle of the room, illuminating the chains, racks, and open
cabinets filled with bondage gear.
"You can channel," said Delana, sensing Aran'gar's manipulation of
Fire.
"Yes, my name is Aran'gar, I am one of the Chosen," admitted the
raven-maned beauty.
"The Forsaken!" gasped Delana, backing away from the smiling woman
whose eyes burned with orange fire.
"We have many names, child. But we all serve the Shadow," said
Aran'gar, walking to Delana's left, stroking the shaking girl's slim arm.
"I have come to offer you the chance to serve Him as well."
"The Dark One," murmured Delana, watching Aran'gar with wide
frightened blue eyes.
"Many gifts are bestowed on those who serve the Shadow," purred
Aran'gar, standing behind Delana, caressing the girl's graceful hips.
"You could become one of the Chosen yourself, you would have eternity to
indulge every hunger you've ever felt."
"But..my father, he defeated the Dark One," whispered Delana weakly.
Aran'gar burst into harsh laughter, making Delana cringe with its malevolence.
"No..the Shadow can never be destroyed," chuckled Aran'gar, "but
your father, the mighty Dragon Reborn, he was not so lucky, was he? Where
did his nobility and self sacrifice bring him?
To death!"
Delana quivered from Aran'gar's voice hissing into her ear.
The tall woman walked away from Delana, moving to a set of gleaming silver
chains that dangled from the ceiling, leather bindings fastened at their ends.
"You wish to experience things you've never known. You want to feel
pleasures beyond those you've already tasted. I can give you those
experiences, I can impart those pleasures to you,
will you accept them?" asked Aran'gar, shaking the chains in front of her,
teasing Delana with them.
Delana was silent, her blue eyes locked on the Forsaken, her mouth set in a
firm line. She walked up to where Aran'gar stood, raising her arms,
offering her wrists to the manacles held within the gorgeous woman's
hands. Aran'gar smiled with triumph, placing the leather bindings over
the princess' slim wrists, fastening them tightly against the girl's
flesh. Delana stood with arms upraised and stretched apart, a beautiful
offering willing given to the Shadow. Aran'gar touched Delana's forehead,
sending tendrils of Spirit into the girl's mind. Delana gasped,
perspiration forming on her smooth brow.
"A simple Compulsion, a safeguard so that you will not reveal what I have
told you," smiled Aran'gar before she reached out and ripped open the
front of Delana's fishnet body stocking.
"I believe that I offered you new pleasures to savor, might as well start
tonight," giggled Aran'gar, swaying to one of the open cabinets. The
woman retrieved several items before returning to where Delana stood in her
bonds. Aran'gar fasted a leather spiked collar around the princess' slender
neck, then pressed a rubber ball gag into the girl's mouth. Making sure
that the gag was secure, Aran'gar moved to Delana's back, ripping off more of
the body stocking with her sharp nails. Delana hung in tattered netting,
mostly naked for the Forsaken's pleasure. Aran'gar retrieved a five
tailed whip, caressing Delana's smooth white skin before snapping the weapon
against Delana's back. The golden-haired princess screamed into her gag,
her eyes as wide as saucers as Aran'gar lashed her creamy flesh. The slap
of leather on flesh reverberated within the room, Delana dangling limply in her
wrist bonds, the ball gag within her mouth dripping with her drool.
Aran'gar yanked back painfully on Delana's long curly blonde hair as she
whipped the girl's buttocks, making them glow cherry red with bruising.
Delana's ass throbbed with agony, yet her pussy became moist with arousal,
trickles of honey sliding down her fishnet encased legs.
Aran'gar halted her whipping, admiring the red welts adorning her victim's back
and ass.
She wrapped an arm around Delana's slim waist, weaving a rod of Air that
vibrated within her right hand. The Forsaken shoved the invisible rod
into Delana's pussy, thrusting it deep into the bound girl's vagina.
Delana groaned through her gagged mouth, her skin glistening with sweat as
Aran'gar pumped the trembling rod in and out of her clenching slit.
Aran'gar licked up Delana's bare left side, relishing the taste of the girl's
hot skin and perspiration. Delana closed her eyes in bliss, her buttocks
quivering while the rod thrust up into her belly, caressing the wet walls of
her tight vagina. Aran'gar placed her mouth over Delana's left tit,
sucking hungrily on the girl's soft mound, caressing her hardened nipple while
her right hand pressed up inside the naked princess' crack, shoving back and
forth, warm juices flowing from Delana's cunt onto her clenched fingers.
Aran'gar felt Delana's pussy spasm, a flood of honey washing over her hand. The
Forsaken pried the ball from Delana's slack mouth, covering the girl's lips
with her own in a passionate, demanding kiss. Delana returned the kiss
submissively, her cunt aching with sensual ecstasy.
"More.., give me more," begged Delana, her face dripping with sweat,
her hair shining like burnished gold in the soft light.
"You shall have more," smiled Aran'gar, fondling the girl's heaving
tits, crushing her mouth in a greedy embrace.
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The Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Chapter Three
Egwene al'Vere stood upon the scorched slope of Shayol Ghul, gazing up at the
titanic battle raging above and around her. Upon the very summit of the
dark mountain fought Rand and the Dark One, the Lord of Shadow appearing as a
gigantic man-shape composed of swirling black smoke. Rand burned like a
miniature sun, surrounded by the harsh glow of Saidin. The Dragon Reborn
wielded Callandor, the crystal sword radiating like the Eye of the Creator
Himself. Egwene tore her eyes away from Rand to watch the armies fighting
around the circumference of Shayol Ghul, Aiel, Trollocs, and the armies of all
the free nations locked in a desperate melee that mirrored the struggle between
their masters. The One Power flared everywhere, men and women alike hurling
bolts of lightning or spheres of raging red flame at the armies and at each
other. The Pattern itself quivered in agony, torn by the massive forces
clashing around the shattered Seal.
"So this was Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle," observed Lanfear,
floating a short distance to the left of Egwene. "It's about what I
expected it to be."
"Lanfear! It can't be!" exclaimed Egwene, her eyes wide with
horror. "This must be a nightmare."
"Then it is appropriate that I am in it since I am the mistress of
nightmares," smiled Lanfear, turning her cold gaze on the young
woman. The beautiful Forsaken tilted her face towards the flashing
summit, where Rand and the Dark One continued to fight.
"A pity about Rand, I shall miss my Lews Therin," murmured Lanfear
wistfully.
"Your Dark Lord is defeated, and now that I know you are back, the Aes
Sedai will hunt you down, I swear it!" promised Egwene.
"What a fiery little Amyrlin you are, child," chuckled Lanfear, her
bright white dress fluttering around her legs as she levitated in front of
Egwene. "And your reforms of the White Tower, very progressive, especially
the one to eliminate the Three Oaths."
"I did what I had to do," snapped Egwene.
"Yes, and now you will do what I tell you to do," hissed Lanfear, her
long raven hair spreading out behind her head like a set of demonic black
wings.
"Never!" screamed Egwene, embracing the True Source, hurling a weave
of Air at the smirking Forsaken. The weave shattered against Lanfear's
barrier, the torn threads falling like shards of delicate glass.
"Now you will see true power!" said Lanfear, her blue eyes flashing
as the ground beneath Egwene exploded, sending the young woman hurling back
down the slope of Shayol Ghul. Egwene fell heavily, pain shooting up her
chest as the air was squeezed from her lungs. The heat and loud cries of
battle around Shayol Ghul disappeared in an instant, replaced by a cool tent
filled with the scent of sweet incense. Lanfear sat on a pile of cushions
while two women in rich embroidered green robes approached Egwene, one woman
holding her tightly while the other snapped the collar of an a'dam around her
neck.
"NO!" screamed Egwene, violently hurling the woman who held her away,
reaching up to tear the hated collar from her neck.
"Stop," said Lanfear, accepting a chalice of wine from a nearby
slave.
Egwene froze, her hands inches away from the tight silver collar around her
throat.
"Your greatest fear, to be made a damane again," smiled Lanfear,
sipping lightly from her golden cup. "Yes, this does have many
possibilities."
"I will kill you myself, I will have you gentled," sobbed Egwene, her
hands shaking with fury and terror all at once.
"No, you will be my slave, and you will enjoy it," laughed Lanfear,
her mocking voice grating within Egwene's ears. "Until next
time."
Egwene awoke with a harsh gasp, her thin shift drenched in sweat. She
threw the sheets away from her body as she rose abruptly to her bare feet,
padding across her bedroom chamber to a table that had a cup and a pitcher of
cool water. Egwene poured herself a cup, draining the container
greedily. She set the cup down sharply, staring into the dark interior of
the pitcher, her breasts pumping beneath her transparent tunic. Her face
set with determination, Egwene peeled off her shift, dropping a plain white
dress over her body. She tied her damp hair into a loose tail before
draping the multi-colored stole of the Amyrlin Seat over her thin
shoulders. Egwene marched out of the dark bedroom, her eyes smoldering
with grim intent.
Moraine Damodred hid behind the barn wall, waiting until the farm woman left
her laundry drying on the long clothes line. The Aes Sedai rushed over to
the dangling clothing, hastily grabbing a dress before sprinting back to the
shelter of the barn. She slipped the brown wool dress over her head, the
garment covering her with some room to spare. Moraine smoothed the dress
down, relieved to have some kind of clothing on after spending the morning
running across the countryside naked. Moraine's growling stomach was her
next priority, but she left the farm to find sustenance elsewhere.
Whitebridge lay a few miles to the south, so Moraine set her course for there,
taking a steady, yet easy pace across the rolling countryside, following a
large, swiftly flowing river.
Moraine rested often during her trek to the village, her body exhausted from
her emergence through the Portal. The Aes Sedai felt weaker than she had
ever felt in her long life, she could barely open a conduit to Saidar, and even
the True Source could not dispel all of her fatigue. As the sun rose to
mid-day, Moraine wiped her dripping brow, taking a moment to wash her face in
the cool river. Brushing wet strands of auburn hair from her face,
Moraine rose to finish her journey to Whitebridge. The river town was
busy, the dock area filled with men loading and unloading heavily laden
barges. Moraine melted easily into the crowd flowing around the dock,
searching for the food stalls where she might be able to snatch something to
eat.
"You appear to have traveled far, all on foot," remarked a bear of a
man in a coarse wool tunic and breeches, a thick black beard flowing over his
wide chest and slightly bulging belly.
"I have," admitted Moraine, searching the man's eyes for signs of
malicious intent.
"Would you like something to eat? You must be starving after such a
long march," offered the bearded man politely. "A free meal
offered in kindness is better than a free meal taken by deft fingers."
Moraine blushed, murmuring a soft acceptance of the man's offer.
The bearded man led the way to one of the many taverns lining the dock area.
The Flying Trout was bustling with the lunch crowd, barge workers crowding the
tables, shouting demands for food and drink. Moraine's companion chose an
empty table near the far wall, in a section where some merchants sat eating
quietly or softly discussing business. The bearded man ordered for both
of them, then waited until Moraine had drained her first cup of ale greedily.
"A long trip indeed," chuckled the man as Moraine accepted her second
cup from a serving wench.
"Yes," nodded Moraine, sipping more slowly from her cup.
"My name is Winthrop," nodded the man in greeting.
"I am Moraine," replied the Aes Sedai.
"Where are you headed, if I may ask, Lady Moraine?"
"East, towards Andor."
"A long journey. It's dangerous for a pretty woman such as yourself
to travel the roads alone."
"I can protect myself," said Moraine, her eyes flashing.
"Indeed," nodded Winthrop, acknowledging her reply, "but it
would be easier if you traveled with others."
"Are you offering me your company?" asked Moraine with an arched
brow.
"My intentions are completely noble," laughed Winthrop, taking a
respite to drink from his cup. "I lead a merchant train going to
Andor, I thought you might like to accompany us if you wish."
"You are very kind, my lord."
"If you cannot pay your way now, I would take a suitable fee when we reach
your destination."
"Thank you," sighed Moraine despite herself.
"Then it is bargained and done! Ah! Here comes our
repast!" smiled Winthrop, eager to delve into his meal.
Moraine eagerly dug into her meal as well, confident that she would return to
Tar Valon quietly so that she could discover what had transpired during her
absence.
Egwene sat at her desk, pouring over the stack of reports she had received from
the Ajahs.
All of the Ajahs had sent agents out to hunt for Lanfear, but it would be some
time before any status reports arrived about the success of the search. Finding
one Forsaken amidst the entire land
was a daunting task to say the least, the Sitters had been very quick to remind
Egwene time and again about that fact. Egwene sat back wearily in her
high-backed chair, rubbing her aching eyes with the back of one hand. She
longed to go to sleep, but feared that the Forsaken would torment her again
within the dream world of Tel'aran'rhiod. Egwene slowly blinked her eyes,
her vision fading until she collapsed onto her desktop with exhaustion.
"My pet returns," said Lanfear, stroking Egwene's long brown hair.
"No, please," wept Egwene, kneeling naked before the Forsaken, the
leash of her a'dam held lightly in Lanfear's delicate right hand.
"But you live to serve your sul'dam," admonished Lanfear, caressing
Egwene's cheek tenderly, like a beloved dog.
"I'll never serve you!" said Egwene, lowering her gaze to the
carpeted floor, tears falling heavily from her soft cheeks.
"Poor little bird, you have no choice," smiled Lanfear, tugging
gently on the leash binding Egwene to the Forsaken. "Let's begin
your training."
"Please," whimpered Egwene, her lips trembling.
"Lick here," ordered Lanfear, spreading her long pale legs open,
indicating her bare pussy with a long finger.
Egwene lowered her face to Lanfear's crotch, her will overwhelmed by the power
of the a'dam. The lovely young woman tentatively slid her tongue up
Lanfear's cunt, until she reached the smiling woman's batch of dark pubic hair.
"Again," sighed Lanfear, running her left hand through Egwene's lush
mane.
Egwene ran her tongue up and down Lanfear's slit, her lips caressing the
beautiful woman's soft labia. Lanfear moaned with pleasure, pressing
Egwene's face into her cunt, squeezing the naked young woman's body between her
warm thighs. Egwene poked her tongue into Lanfear's pussy, sliding it
around the inside of the Forsaken's vagina.
"Very good," praised Lanfear, sending a shaft of Spirit into Egwene's
mind, exploring the young woman's secrets while breaking her will.
Egwene felt the Forsaken raping her mind, her eyes moist with fresh tears as
her mouth sucked on Lanfear's pussy on its own, her tongue circling around the
woman's stiff clit.
"Lay back," commanded Lanfear, yanking painfully on the leash bound
to Egwene's tight collar.
Egwene obeyed her sul'dam, falling back onto the floor. Lanfear crawled
between Egwene's naked legs, prying her thighs apart, licking her warm smooth
flesh. The Forsaken buried her mouth in Egwene's pussy, sucking wetly on
the edges of her cervix. Egwene moaned, biting her lower lip as Lanfear
burrowed up her vagina, her tongue flicking inside her like the tongue of a
lewd reptile.
"Orgasm," said Lanfear before licking Egwene's cunt honey from her full
lips.
Egwene's crotch exploded upon command, spurts of pussy juice squirting out of
her quivering hole. Egwene's small hands clutched at the thick carpet
beneath her, her back arching as a spear of ecstasy rammed up her vagina into
her stomach. Egwene became limp, her body gleaming with perspiration,
every muscle aching.
"Nice little bird," giggled Lanfear, brushing Egwene's slick hair out
of her panting face, then leaning over the naked young woman to kiss her softly
on the mouth, teasing Egwene's tongue with a lingering caress.
"Until tomorrow night..."
Egwene sat up in her chair, gasping loudly for breath. She wiped sweat
from her hot forehead, then slid her right hand underneath her dress, feeling
the moist stain spread across her panties. Egwene sobbed with despair,
lowering her face onto her arms upon the desk, her sides shaking from the
strength of her anguish.
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The Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Chapter Five
Galad walked down the heavily carpeted hallway, passing several Royal Guard who
stood at attention guarding the Queen Heir's apartments. The prince ran a
hand through his short black hair before opening one of the entrance doors,
striding into his sister's clean and orderly entry suite.
"Delana?" called Galad, tentatively walking into her bedchamber.
"Ah, Galad! Come to see me off, dear brother?" grinned Delana,
overseeing the serving maids as they packed several trunks with rich clothing.
"You're finally going to the Tower?" asked Galad in amazement.
"Yes. You and Mother were right, I should be more responsible, so I
decided to leave for Tar Valon last night."
"I'm shocked," muttered Galad, wide-eyed.
"Watch that gown, you little whore! No wrinkles!"
"Surely nothing I said could provoke such a change," said Galad, his
eyes narrowing with suspicion.
"Can't I reform my wicked ways, brother dear?" giggled Delana.
"Only if you get something out of it. You always said the White
Tower bored you, you never endure boredom unless it leads to real
trouble."
"I'm doing what Mother told me to do, that's all that you have to know,
Galad. Now unless you have something constructive to say, I suggest that you
leave!" snapped Delana, focusing her attention on one of the packing
maids.
"You will be Queen someday. I hope you remember that before you do
something that will shame our House."
"I know my destiny, you might remember it as well, dear brother,"
replied Delana acidly.
"Queens have been deposed before, your blood does not guarantee your
rule."
"Why, are you threatening me, Galad?" smiled Delana dangerously.
"A warning. I don't want the throne, but I will protect Andor, no
matter the cost."
"I understand you quite well," smirked Delana, swaying to stand
before her brother, then grasping him by the face, crushing his mouth with
hers. Galad's eyes widened as his sister slid her tongue between his
lips, caressing his tongue lewdly.
"You're..you're mad!" gasped Galad, jerking out of Delana's grasp,
wiping his mouth with the back of his right hand.
"Good-bye, brother. Have fun training at the Black Tower, maybe I'll
visit you there, give you a little female comfort during your arduous stay with
all those icky Asha'men," giggled the beautiful princess, her bright blue
eyes gleaming maliciously.
Galad stormed out of the bedroom, crashing the door shut behind him.
Delana turned back to the motionless maids, who were staring at her with
wide-eyed, shocked expressions.
"Get back to work, you cunts! I don't want to be late!" shouted
Delana, her eyes flashing angrily.
Delana left the Palace after saying a cool farewell to her mother. She
walked arrogantly down the grass lined walkway, flanked on either side by
strong, plate-armored Royal Guard. The princess winked at several of the
men she had dallied with in the past, making their faces blush hotly. She
climbed nimbly into the waiting white carriage, a liveried doorman closing and
securing the carriage door after she had entered.
"You're late," observed Aran'gar, brushing her long braid of raven
hair over her right shoulder.
"Forgive me, Mistress," replied Delana with downcast eyes, taking a
seat next to the Forsaken on the front bench of the richly appointed
carriage. Osan'gar made sure that the closed drapes were secure as the
carriage jerked into motion.
"We have a long journey to Shayol Ghul, princess," smiled Aran'gar
darkly. "Plenty of time to punish your transgression."
"Punish me, please," begged Delana softly, her eyes smoldering with
lust.
Aran'gar grasped the shoulders of Delana's laced white gown, roughly yanking it
down to the submissive girl's ankles. Delana obediently unfastened her
bra and pulled off her white lace panties while the two Forsaken watched with
interest. Aran'gar reached into her handbag near her right hip, removing
a black silk blindfold that she fastened over Delana's lovely eyes. The
princess sat compliantly while Aran'gar stuffed a red ball gag in her mouth and
secured it behind her head.
Osan'gar licked his lips at the sight of the beautiful princess naked,
blindfolded, and gagged before him.
Aran'gar laid Delana over her lap, caressing the naked girl's firm ass and
crack before slapping her painfully with a leather switch. Delana jerked
briefly, but remained prone over the Forsaken's slim thighs. Aran'gar
panted softly with arousal as she whipped Delana's buttocks with the switch
again and again, leaving several red welts cris-crossed over the white, creamy
skin of Delana's rump. Delana moaned with ecstasy as Aran'gar whipped
her, drool rolled over the ball nestled between her soft lips.
"I want her," growled Osan'gar, his pole stiff in his breeches.
Aran'gar sat Delana up, then guided the naked princess to her feet.
Osan'gar seized Delana's slim left arm, pulling her toward him, sitting her on
his crotch facing Aran'gar. Osan'gar reached beneath Delana's ass to free
his cock, the erect meat pole plunging up into Delana's wet cunt. Delana
moaned loudly within her gag, her breasts jiggling as Osan'gar started pumping
into her vagina, filling her fuck tunnel with his throbbing shaft. Delana
pressed her small hands over Osan'gar's thighs, holding herself up while the
Forsaken fondled her tits, his hands rolling over her firm, warm flesh.
Aran'gar leaned forward, licking Delana's pert pink nipples, running her tongue
over the hard tit buds. The female Forsaken pressed her left hand against
Delana's dripping cunt, massaging the naked, moaning girl's clit, making the princess
groan even louder with pleasure.
"Pierce her," said Osan'gar, his face sweating as he shoved up with
his wide hips, ramming his meat into Delana's clenching hole.
Aran'gar reached into her bag again, withdrawing a long shining silver needle.
She tapped the tip against Delana's left nipple, giggling when the blindfolded
girl groaned in alarm through her gag. Aran'gar slowly ran the needle
through Delana's nipple, blood welling out and slowly dripping off the gleaming
poker. Delana shrieked into her gag, tears of pain escaping from under her
black blindfold. Aran'gar covered the bleeding bud with her mouth,
sucking loudly on Delana's breast, licking the blood off with her warm
tongue. Delana's moans returned to low cries of pleasure, her pussy overflowing
with her musky honey as Osan'gar fucked her slit, his shaft caressing the
quivering pink lips of her cervix.
"Orgasm" murmured Aran'gar before she pulled the gag down from
Delana's mouth and devoured the sweating young girl's slack mouth.
Delana groaned as she climaxed, the Compulsion buried within her brain by the
Forsaken making her cunt spasm violently while a flood of thick juices spat out
of her shaking slit. Osan'gar pulled out his quivering cock, shooting his
cream over Delana's flat belly.
"Good-bye, Mother," said Galad, hugging Elayne tightly. The
golden-maned Queen of Andor returned her son's desperate embrace, resting her
cheek against his soft dark hair.
"Write to me when you reach the Black Tower," smiled Elayne, wiping a
tear from beneath her right eye.
"I will," grinned Galad, holding his mother's free hand
affectionately. "Don't worry."
"I'll always worry about my children," replied Elayne, brushing stray
locks of hair out of Galad's blushing face.
Galad released his mother's hand, backing away a short distance to give her a
proper bow of farewell. Smiling at his mother one last time, Galad left
his mother's apartments, his heart heavy as he made his way to the open
courtyard of the Palace where his horse and escort awaited him.
"Did your man follow Delana to Tar Valon?" asked Galad, climbing
easily into his white stallion's saddle.
"Yes, your highness. I received a message from him via courier
pigeon a few hours ago, she didn't stop at the White Tower, she continued north."
"I knew it," scowled Galad, snapping his horse's reins, riding at a
slow canter. "Where could she be going?"
"She's traveling with two strangers to the court. They seem to have
the princess well in hand."
"Too well in hand. Bloody ashes! I can't do anything until my
training is done at the Black Tower! Have your man continue to follow
her. Let me know where she eventually stops."
"I'll see to it, your highness," saluted the Royal Guard crisply.
"Damn you, Delana," snarled Galad, kicking his steed into a fierce
gallop. ***************************
The Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Chapter Six
Soft moans filled the spacious bedchamber of the Amyrlin Seat. The dark
interior of the room was cool, but Egwene sweated heavily, the sheets of the
large bed wrapped chaotically around her naked body.
"It's useless to resist me, little bird," giggled Lanfear, yanking
back painfully upon Egwene's long brown hair. Egwene winced with pain,
even though this was merely her dream self trapped within the world of
Tel'aran'rhiod.
"I won't do as you say! I won't!" shouted Egwene defiantly.
"Still some spirit left? I shall have to crush it," smiled
Lanfear wickedly, slashing Egwene's left cheek with a razor sharp red
fingernail. Egwene hissed with pain, then groaned when Lanfear slapped
her across the face, knocking her to the well-lit floor of the Sitting Chamber,
the Sitters of the various Ajahs watching dispassionately.
"Little girls must be punished," said Lanfear, violently pulling away
Egwene's stole of office, then ripping open the young woman's white robe.
"Kneel," commanded Lanfear, the leash of the a'dam held tightly in
her right hand.
Egwene's legs trembled as she rose to her knees, her head lowered submissively
towards the polished marble floor.
"Bend down."
Egwene bent down at the waist, resting her bare arms on the cold floor, her small
ass thrust up into the air towards Lanfear.
A paddle appeared in Lanfear's left hand. The Forsaken rubbed the hard
wooden device over Egwene's taut buttocks, then slapped it down without
warning, making Egwene squeal with pain and astonishment. The watching
Sitters laughed maliciously while Lanfear spanked Egwene's ass over and over
with the paddle, the slap of wood against flesh reverberating throughout the
huge meeting chamber. Tears of agony and shame trickled down Egwene's
flushed cheeks as Lanfear slammed the paddle against her throbbing bottom.
"I think she likes it," said Lanfear, addressing the assembled
Sitters. The Forsaken slid the edge of the paddle between Egwene's
shaking thighs, probing the naked young woman's cunt, showing everyone how wet
it was.
"Stop it, please," murmured Egwene, tears hot against her red cheeks.
"Not yet," grinned Lanfear, caressing Egwene's smooth back, then
licking the musky sweat from her damp fingers. Egwene stared with growing
horror as Lanfear weaved Air into a rod-like shape in her left hand. The
Forsaken slid the stiff invisible shaft within Egwene's crack, lubricating it
with Egwene's dripping pussy juices. Lanfear circled Egwene's anus with
the Air rod, teasing the young woman's small asshole.
"No!" screamed Egwene, her eyes wide with panic.
Lanfear chuckled darkly before ramming the rod into Egwene's anus. Egwene
moaned loudly as the stiff rod pierced deep into her ass, prying her asshole
open painfully. Lanfear yanked back on Egwene's leash, making the young
woman arch her naked body upwards, her breasts bobbing while her ass shuddered
with each thrust into her tiny butthole. Egwene's anus clenched around
the shaft of Air, aching as it probed inside her, stabbing sharply back and
forth within her small orifice. Lanfear licked Egwene's trembling
buttocks, her tongue sliding wetly across the warm, creamy flesh. When
Egwene's asshole hurt so much she thought she would scream, Lanfear removed the
Air rod, dispelling it with a thought.
"Will you do as you're told?" whispered Lanfear in Egwene's right
ear, licking the young woman's lobe lightly.
"Yes! Just please..stop hurting me!" sobbed Egwene, her whole
naked body shaking.
"Good little bird," giggled Lanfear, stroking Egwene's damp brown
hair affectionately.
The sky was a clear blue, with cotton white clouds floating across its calm
face. Moraine Damodred sat quietly upon the wagon seat next to Winthrop,
who drove the gently rocking vehicle. Moraine felt much better after taking
a hot bath and donning a clean light blue dress fitted to her size. A
silk dark blue bow held her auburn hair at the base of her neck, a gift from
the blushing caravan master. Moraine watched the countryside pass by
slowly, too slowly for her as they traveled to Four King's along the main
caravan road. Ten wagons made up Winthrop's team,
six owned by the stout man himself, four owned by other merchants who paid him
a fee to join the train for mutual protection. Winthrop readily told
Moraine about the brigands when the beautiful woman asked. After the Last
Battle, raiding Trolloc bands had disappeared south of the Border kingdoms, but
human raiders had quickly taken their place. Travel to and from the major
cities was still a risky business, hence the need for traveling in large
caravans to reduce the chance of being attacked.
Winthrop was proudly discussing a secret shipment of Seanchan silks that he was
taking to Caemlyn when Moraine sensed someone using the One Power. The
Aes Sedai turned her head left, scanning the flat northern horizon with her
sharp eyes. Opening herself to Saidar, Moraine detected several men
hiding behind a screen of Air. Searching more closely, Moraine gasped
softly when she detected a woman, an Aes Sedai, with the group, maintaining the
cloak of invisibility.
"Winthrop!" snapped Moraine, squeezing the merchant's thick right arm
urgently.
"What is it, m'lady?" inquired Winthrop quizzically.
A fireball exploded beneath one of the wagons behind Winthrop's, hurling the
vehicle and its harnessed horses high into the air. The horses' screams
filled Moraine's ears until they fell heavily back to the road, crushed
instantly by the flaming wagon they had pulled. More fireballs blossomed
everywhere, enveloping the surprised guards and destroying two more wagons at
the very end of the train.
"We must flee, Moraine!" gasped Winthrop, sweat pouring from his face
while he prodded Moraine off of the wagon's seat.
"These are not ordinary bandits!" exclaimed Moraine as another
explosion rocked the ground beneath her.
"No, they're Asha'men!" replied Winthrop, taking Moraine's left hand
and pulling her after him as he ran away from the burning wagons and the
screams of the dying.
"Leaving so soon, fat man?" chuckled a dark haired young man, seeming
to appear out of thin air holding a gleaming steel blade.
"The fun's just starting!" added a second black-coated attacker, the
wild-eyed man giggling as he raked his gaze over Moraine.
"You have my goods, please, just let us go!" said Winthrop,
protecting Moraine with his massive bulk.
"Winthrop..," hissed Moraine as she opened herself to Saidar.
"Aes Sedai witch!" snarled the wild-eyed blonde Asha'man, reaching
out with an open right palm.
Moraine wove her pattern with the True Source before the Asha'man could Shield
her. A coil of Air wrapped around the wild-eyed man's neck, crushing it
like a thin twig. As the blonde Asha'man fell, the dark haired man
narrowed his eyes, taking hold of Saidin, knocking Moraine off her feet with a
rising pillar of Earth. Moraine fell heavily onto her back, the air
knocked out of her as the Asha'man strode towards her, a Shield locked around
her, cutting her off from the True Source.
"Lady Moraine!" shouted Winthrop, drawing a dagger from his belt,
charging the grim- faced Asha'man. The dark-coated raider impaled the fat
merchant with one smooth stroke, withdrawing the blade to let the corpse fall
to the ground.
"Winthrop," whispered Moraine, saddened at the violent passing of the
kind merchant.
"I've been hoping to catch an Aes Sedai bitch of my own," smiled the
Asha'man just before he slapped the flat of his blade against Moraine's head,
hurling her into oblivion.
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Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Chapter Seven
"Aviendha, another group has arrived," reported a Maiden
from the open tent flap.
Aviendha left the map she was studying on the folding camp table
to emerge into the hot
sun of late afternoon. The Aiel camp stationed north of Fal Dara had
grown to almost five times
its original size in the last week as more Aiel came to answer the Maiden's
call for aid. The
beautiful auburn haired woman squinted against the setting sun, watching as the
group of arriving
male warriors stopped to set up their own tents and cook fires. A lone
warrior strode through the
bustling tent city, stopping a short distance from Aviendha to nod
respectfully.
"Jherkar, of the Aethan Dor," said the tall,
brown-haired man.
"Thank you for coming, Jherkar of the Aethan Dor,"
replied Aviendha with a nod of her
own. "I value your courage and that of your men."
"You do us honor. We await your command," said
Jherkar before turning to return
to his camp.
Aviendha watched the lithe man depart, then re-entered her dark
tent, lighting several
candles on the tabletop before returning to her study of the map. She
almost had all the warriors
she needed, then she could begin the scouring of the Blight.
"The Aiel bitch is raising an army to invade the
Blight. She may try to attack Shayol Ghul
herself, she is one of al'Thor's whores, after all," said Moghedien from
the safety of the darkness
within the mountain's heart.
"Aviendha wants her sweet little girl back," smiled
Shaidar cruelly, caressing Moraine's
soft cheek tenderly. The young Maiden rubbed her cheek against the
Myrddraal's cold white skin,
her mind clouded by the Halfman's powerful Compulsion.
"What do you intend to do with the Aiel slut? Trade
her for concessions? Prohibit the
Border nations from entering the Blight while we rebuild our Trolloc armies?
What?" demanded
the Forsaken, her curiosity overwhelming her fear of the Hand of the Dark.
"You will see soon enough, Moghedien," replied the
Myrddraal, running his hand through
Moraine's thick red mane. "Return to your task in Tar Valon."
"Yes," hissed Moghedien, reluctantly obeying the
Halfman, disappearing into the deeper
darkness of the chamber.
"Our time together will soon be over, sweet Moraine,"
sighed Shaidar, gazing down
covetously at the kneeling, naked Maiden. "Shall we play one last
time?"
"Yes! Oh, yes, Master!" gasped Moraine, trapped
in the hold of the Myrddraal's
Compulsion.
"Then begin," smiled the eyeless Halfman, reclining
into his cushioned chair.
Moraine opened Shaidar's breeches, freeing his hardening white
cock. She caressed up
and down the shaft with her brown hands, licking the tip with her moist tongue.
The naked
Maiden placed her lips over the head of the stiff member, rolling her tongue
beneath the bulging
tip. The Myrddraal groaned with pleasure, sliding his hands over
Moraine's head. The girl's head
bobbed as she sucked on Shaidar's pole, her cheeks taut with strain as she
pulled his cock deep
into her throat. Wet slurping sounds filled the pitch black room while
Moraine licked up and
down Shaidar's prick, making it engorge with arousal.
"Give me your pussy," ordered Shaidar.
Moraine stood up, straddling the Myrddraal's lap, positioning his
cock beneath her cunt
with her left hand, then slowly sitting down atop the stiff meat pole.
Moraine moaned as she felt
the cock thrust up into her vagina, the cold flesh making the walls of her love
tunnel quiver at the
touch. Moraine's naked body shook as she rode Shaidar's crotch, his hips
pumping as he rammed
his meat up into her belly. She wrapped her slim brown arms around the
Myrddraal's neck,
closing her eyes, panting while she pushed her ass onto her master's pole.
Shaidar grasped
Moraine's firm buttocks with his hands, prying her crack open wide, forcing his
cock harder into
her gaping cunt hole. The Halfman licked Moraine's throbbing neck with
his cold tongue, tasting
the warm skin of her throat and shoulder. Shaidar shoved himself into the
moaning girl until he
climaxed, his member jerking spasmodically within Moraine's womb, squeezed
tight by the sides
of the girl's narrow, wet vagina.
"A good show, I think I'll like it here," said Delana,
entering the chamber surrounded by a
shaft of white light.
"I have brought the princess as I promised," said Aran'gar
triumphantly, following the
lovely girl into the room.
"Excellent. Another piece falls into place,"
whispered Shaidar, cupping Moraine's face
with his right hand before kissing the panting girl softly on the mouth.
It was almost dawn when Aviendha felt the flare of the One
Power. She threw back her
thin bed sheet, pulling a robe around her naked body as she marched out into
the cool night air.
"Aran'gar," snarled Aviendha, hate dripping from her
voice.
"It's good to see you again too, young Maiden," smiled
the Forsaken without warmth.
"Find a nice man to replace your precious Dragon Reborn?"
"What do you want, dark one?" snapped Aviendha,
embracing Saidar eagerly.
"As you may have guessed, we have your precious
daughter," replied Aran'gar, tossing her
dark hair over her left shoulder. "We offer a simple exchange: you
for the life of Moraine."
"How can I trust a Forsaken to keep her word?"
"If you don't, your child dies," grinned Aran'gar, her
eyes gleaming.
"Where?" sighed Aviendha, her belly clenched painfully.
"Half a day north of Tarwin's Gap. Come alone.
If anyone else enters the Blight,
Moraine dies."
The Forsaken sliced open a tear within the air, smoothly climbing
into the Gateway before
it snapped shut.
Aviendha shuddered, her lungs aching as she stared at the spot
where Aran'gar had stood.
"No, you can't go!" said Lord Jagad vehemently.
"I agree with the wetlander," nodded Jherkar.
"The Forsaken have no honor."
"I know, I've fought them before," replied Aviendha,
standing stiffly in front of Lord
Jagad's desk. "But I have to go, for Moraine."
"At least take an escort, my men or some of your
Maidens," suggested the Border lord.
"No, the Forsaken said no one but me.
Jherkar...,"
"Yes, Aviendha?"
"When Moraine returns, watch over her, make sure she doesn't
try to follow me back to
Shayol Ghul."
"I will protect her with my life and the lives of my
men," swore Jherkar fervently.
"Thank you," smiled Aviendha, clasping the tall Aiel's
right arm briefly, one warrior to
another.
"Good bye," said the beautiful Aiel woman, departing
the silent office.
The sun was just emerging into the clear sky of the Blight when
Aviendha exited her
Gateway. The Aiel woman let the portal close, her eyes locked on Moraine,
who knelt at the feet
of Aran'gar.
"What have you done to her?" whispered Aviendha, her
face contorted with rage.
"Just keeping her occupied during her stay," smiled
Aran'gar wickedly. "Don't move
now."
Aviendha stood passively, her fists clenched, as Aran'gar
Shielded her from the True
Source. Two Gateways appeared, disgorging Osan'gar and a red-garbed
Myrddraal.
"Finally, one of al'Thor's whores is in my power! I
have such terrible things in store for
you!" chuckled Shaidar, rubbing his gloved hands together.
"Let Moraine go," said Aviendha without emotion.
"Of course," replied Shaidar, urging Aran'gar on with a
sweep of his arm.
Aran'gar pulled the limp Moraine to her feet, dragging her across
the dry ground of the
Blasted Lands to where Aviendha stood.
"Mother!" cried Moraine, collapsing into Aviendha's
fierce embrace.
"You have to go, Moraine," murmured Aviendha, kissing
her daughter's fiery hair. "Don't
try to come back for me."
"I can't leave you with them! They did such horrible
things!" sobbed the young Maiden.
"Obey your mother," said Aviendha, squeezing Moraine
tightly, then pushing her away.
Aran'gar waited impatiently for the two Aiel to part, opening a
Gateway for the trembling
Moraine.
"I love you," smiled Aviendha as Osan'gar bound her
arms behind her with leather cord.
"I love you too, Mother," wept Moraine before Aran'gar
shoved her into the glowing white
portal.
************
Wheel of Time: Legacies
by PJ
Chapter Eight
Galad halted his horse at the eastern edge of the wide valley,
admiring the clear blue waters
of the large lake that sat at the foot of the Black Tower. The Mountains
of Mist stretched to the
north and south, but here the ground was flat and covered with short green
grass. The Black
Tower itself stood at the foot of a tall, snow-capped peak, the dark spire's
summit crowned by a
ring of pointed battlements. Galad snapped his steed's reins, guiding his
mount towards the large
village sprawled south of the Black Tower along the shores of the shimmering
lake.
The prince of Andor watched the villagers go about their daily
work as he rode through the
wide street that led to the Black Tower. Women made up most of the
population, shopping,
mending, and performing other menial tasks. Galad was shocked to find
several women with the
ageless look of Aes Sedai transporting laundry or buying food from the many
street side vendors.
Disturbed by the sight of servile Aes Sedai, Galad focused on the Black Tower,
urging his horse to
proceed more quickly down the street.
"Prince Galad of Andor! I'm glad that you finally made
it to the Black Tower!" welcomed
the Asha'man summoned by the Tower guards.
"I'm sorry it took so long. Some problems at home kept
me from journeying here earlier."
"I understand, Galad. My name is Imlik," said the
dark haired Asha'man, clasping Galad's
right arm. "I'll be your guide and trainer during the first stage of
your education."
"I see," replied Galad, removing his saddlebags from
his horse's saddle before a young girl
took his steed to the Tower stables. "When do I begin my
training?"
"Tomorrow morning. We'll start with sword practice, I
want to see what you've picked up
from your Royal Guard trainers before I begin showing you Asha'man
disciplines."
"If you don't mind my asking, why are there Aes Sedai here,
and doing such low-born
tasks?"
"Oh, you probably just saw some bonded Aes Sedai, several
were taken during the time
before Tarmon Gai'don, and we've..added to the population since then,"
chuckled Imlik.
"Aren't you afraid that the White Tower might take
offense?"
"The White Tower doesn't hold much awe here, they weren't
much help when Lord
al'Thor needed them, so we've taken it upon ourselves to guard the free
kingdoms and keep the
people safe."
"My mother still supports the White Tower," frowned
Galad.
"Of course, she is wise to do so since Andor lies so close
to Tar Valon. The Aes Sedai
may be shadows of their former selves, but they're still dangerous, at least
until they've been
bonded to one of us," smiled Imlik wolfishly. "Ah, here is your
room."
Imlik opened the wooden door to the bedchamber, a simple room
with a pallet, a desk with
candles and paper, a small chest for personal items, and a window that gazed
upon the face of the
mountain north of the Tower.
"It's not the royal palace of Andor, but it'll do until
you're ready to get a house in the
village. All Soldiers begin here, but you've shown great promise, so you
shouldn't have to suffer
for long," laughed the thin Asha'man.
"Uh..good," smiled Galad weakly, placing his saddlebags
on top of the chest. "If you don't
mind, I'd like to get some rest, it's been a long ride."
"Of course. See you on the practice field, you can see
it from your window," pointed
Imlik before he left Galad alone in the small bedchamber.
Galad sat heavily on the chair next to his room's desk, placing
his chin on his raised right
fist, pondering everything he had seen and heard.
"How was he?" asked Burk as the two black coated
Asha'men drank from mugs in the
living room of Imlik's house.
"Typical wide-eyed new arrival. He seemed
uncomfortable about the bonded Aes Sedai,"
replied Imlik before taking a long swig from his mug.
"Probably due to the Aes Sedai influence in Andor's
court. Think he'll accept our ways?"
"Once he experiences the pleasures of having a bonded Aes
Sedai witch? He'll come
around, they always do," grinned Imlik.
"Have you bonded that new one you picked up west of Four
Kings?"
"Not yet, I was saving her for tonight."
"I'll leave you to her then. Keep me informed about
Galad," said Burk, emptying his mug
before setting it down and rising.
"See you at lunch tomorrow," replied Imlik, escorting
his superior to the outer door. After
the Asha'man was seen off, Imlik went to the kitchen, ordering the young
looking Aes Sedai
awaiting him to clear away the mugs and begin the preparations for dinner.
Waiting for the girl to
bow in acknowledgment, Imlik strode eagerly to his large, plush bedchambers,
where Moraine
Damodred lay on his huge bed, bound to the headboard of the bed by her wrists.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, my angel," chuckled Imlik,
removing his black coat.
"What do you want with me?" asked Moraine sharply, her
wrists raw from her futile
struggles.
"I want another Aes Sedai bitch under my command, Lord Burk
has five of your sisters
bonded to him," said Imlik as he opened his white shirt before crawling up
onto the bed next to
Moraine.
"You..bond Aes Sedai? Impossible!"
"My, you have been out of touch," smiled Imlik,
reaching out to caress Moraine's pale
forehead with his right hand. Moraine jerked away from the Asha'man's
touch, but he merely
held her down with his left hand to stroke her temples with his right.
"Don't fight it, it will hurt
more if you do."
Moraine gasped when she felt Imlik embrace Saidin, weaving an
intricate pattern of Spirit
and Air inside her mind, similar to the pattern she had woven to bond Lan so
many years ago. A
dull ache began to throb in Moraine's brain, she groaned as the agony grew,
pulsing within her like
a living thing. She quivered beneath the looming Asha'man, clutching at
the bedspread beneath
her with desperate, clawing fingers.
"Please..stop!" panted Moraine, sweat beading across
her lovely face.
"Not until you are bound to me..Moraine," growled
Imlik, the bond between them growing
stronger with each new shuddering breath.
Moraine bit her lower lip, digging her teeth deeper and
deeper until blood burst from her
skin, dripping down her graceful chin. She moaned, her breasts heaving as
she felt her mind open
up to Imlik, she could feel his dark desire, his desperate hunger became hers.
She screamed when
the final link was forged, she was now bonded to the Asha'man leaning over her,
who was now
nuzzling her hair with his triumphant face.
The heart of Shayol Ghul shook from the thunder roaring above the
tall mountain. Shafts
of light blinked to life, illuminating the gathered Forsaken and high ranking
Darkfriends invited to
watch Delana Trakand's swearing to the Shadow. At the very center of the
stygian darkness sat
Shaidar Haran upon his obsidian throne, Aviendha kneeling at his feet, naked
and chained at the
wrists and ankles.
"You bear witness to a rare event, the creation of a new
Chosen," murmured Shaidar,
petting Aviendha's filthy auburn hair. The Myrddraal stood up, leaving
the chained Aiel woman
to stride to the center of the gathered audience.
"You have been called to witness Delana's surrender to the
Shadow," said Shaidar in a
loud voice that filled every crevice of the immense cavern. "Though
our Master, the Dark One,
has been sealed away from this world, his devoted servants remain. We
will create the world our
Lord wanted, and we will crush those who opposed his holy endeavor. The
Shadow is eternal!"
"The Shadow is eternal!" shouted everyone assembled,
raising their right arms in salute.
"Come, Delana Trakand, Princess-Heir of Andor, Chosen of the
Dark One!"
Delana sedately walked from the darkness into the massive shaft
of light where Shaidar
Haran stood. She wore a simple black robe, her long curly golden hair
cascading down her back.
When she halted in front of the red-cloaked Myrddraal, she opened her robe,
letting the garment
fall to the cold rock floor.
Shaidar drew a black dagger from one of his belt sheaths, the
weapon gleaming in the
harsh light, drawing the naked girl's blue-eyed gaze.
"Do you offer your body and soul to the Dark One, to
Shai'Tan?" asked Shaidar.
"Yes!" replied Delana fervently.
"Do you promise to serve the Dark One, to spread his Shadow
across the entire world?"
"I do."
"Raise your right hand."
Delana obeyed, raising her right hand, palm facing Shaidar.
"Since the Age of Legends, the Dark One has elevated His
most devout servants to the
rank of Chosen, granting them immortality and a share of His infinite power.
The Lord of
Shadows is gone for now, but much of His power remains here, within Shayol
Ghul, His holy
mountain. His essence permeates every stone, every speck of dust, He is
with us always. I now
grant you a portion of the power stored within Shayol Ghul, I share His
strength so that we might
cloak the world in blessed Shadow one day."
"We shall cloak the world in Shadow!" chanted the assembled
dark servants.
Shaidar stabbed Delana's palm with the Thakan'dar-forged
dagger. The ordinarily lethal
weapon froze the blood within Delana's hand, spreading its numbing poison
throughout the naked
girl's body. Shaidar seized Saidin, weaving flows Delana couldn't fathom
with her limited
training. The weight of Shayol Ghul seemed to crash down upon Delana's
thin shoulders, she
bent double under the strain, only her right hand remained upright, pinned in
place by the dagger
driven through it. Sweat flowed down Delana's bare breasts and stomach,
her body shivered with
the shock of her transformation. The princess screamed when Saidin poured
into her body,
altering her, marking her as the Chosen of the Dark One.
Shaidar withdrew the dagger in Delana's hand with one swift pull,
the wound sealing
instantly shut. Delana hugged her numb right hand against her panting
breasts, her skin pale with
shock, every inch of her body throbbing with exquisite pain.
"You are now the Chosen of the Dark One, you exist solely to
do His will. From now until
the end of all things, there is no Light, no love, no hope, only Shadow."
"There is only Shadow," whispered the audience before
the entire chamber was filled with
darkness.
Egwene, wearing the multi-colored stole of the Amyrlin Seat, was
the last to enter the large
meeting chamber. The Sitters of all the White Tower's Ajahs waited,
sitting quietly or whispering
to those around them. Egwene walked past all of them, her gaze focused
straight ahead, her long
brown hair tied in a tightly bound ponytail. She strode over the seal of
the White Tower, which
was embedded within the white marble floor with swirls of smooth obsidian and
ivory. The slim
young woman turned to face the assembled Sitters, descending onto the cushioned
chair reserved
for the Amyrlin Seat.
"We thought that Tarmon Gai'don would end the threat of the
Shadow once and for all, as
was prophesied by our sisters in the mists of Time. We were wrong, the
White Tower was
wrong," said Egwene, while Sitters muttered disapprovingly.
"The Shadow still exists, it hides within the Blight,
healing its wounds, preparing to strike
when we least expect it. It hides within the people, seducing them,
twisting them with promises of
eternal life and dominion over their neighbors. It also hides within the
Asha'men. These so-called
Guardians have preyed on helpless travelers and kidnaped many of our sisters,
obscenely bonding
them to be virtual slaves in their service. The Border Kingdoms have been
charged to patrol the
Blight, the kings and queens of the free nations are responsible for
maintaining order in their
realms, we must deal with the Asha'men. As of today, the White Tower
declares war on the
Black Tower. We will send an army to gentle the Asha'men and bring down
the symbol of evil
that now threatens all of the Ajahs and the freedom we fought so hard to
protect. We will spare
whoever surrenders to us, but if the Asha'men choose to fight us, they will
die. This is the will of
the Amyrlin Seat. Let it be recorded so in the annals of the White Tower
for all time."
Epilogue:
Moraine al'Thor sat upon the slope of the mountain, watching as
the sun rose, illuminating
the huge Aiel camp and the city of Fal Dara to the south. She glanced
towards Jherkar as he
climbed smoothly up the rough rock face to join her.
"You missed morning meal again," rebuked Jherkar,
offering the silent girl a bread roll and
a flask of goat's milk from a satchel hanging from his waist. Moraine
merely held the roll and
flask until the tall Aiel coughed loudly. Reluctantly, Moraine chewed the
warm roll and drowned
it with a swig of sweet milk.
"Aviendha said not to follow her to Shayol Ghul, she told
you herself."
"I can't leave her there. I can't let them do to her
what they did to me."
"I know," sighed Jherkar, resting his strong left hand
on Moraine's right shoulder. "You
would not be Aiel if you could allow such a thing."
"Will they follow me? I'm just a Maiden in training,
I've only been in battle once, and I
lost."
"They will follow you, you have the blood of the Car'a'carn,
that means a great deal to
many of the septs."
"I'm afraid, Jherkar," whispered Moraine, leaning her
head on the Aiel's strong arm.
"I will be with you, Moraine, even if you storm the gates of
Shayol Ghul itself."
"I will, Jherkar, that's what my mother would do,"
promised Moraine softly, the sun
warming her brown skin as it ascended into the clear blue sky.
The End.