Oracles and Orgies

We reach the end of the road. There's nothing at the end of it, Just vast landscape. "Nothings here, I expected to see houses made out of trees, cats and green people" Right on cue, Dante slaps the back of Arlo's head. It surprises me he doesn't have a hand printed dent in it.

"Children" Janice mumbles. "My young companions, we are indeed here" The twins stare at Thorne confused. Janice clutches my hand, she steps forward and a town appears before us. "That's kinda badass" Dante says. Janice and her snippy attitude turns to the twins "You didn't expect a place full of magic to be out on display for a human to stumble into. You boys have so much to learn."

I have to admit I'm glad we finally made it here. As much as I love Arlo. I think I speak for the group, when I say. I don't think I can cope with him singing another song that has the word magic or spell in it. "Ah marvellous a tavern" Thorne points to a crooked stone building with a sign hanging over the door.

"The wick inn, a bit lacklustre isn't it?" Dante points to the sign, his brother nodding in agreement. "Now isn't the time for a drink, we need to see the oracle and get out of here as soon as we can" I argue. Thorne places his arm around my shoulder. "Relax my love. I don't know where she is hiding and what better place to find out. Drunken loose lipped witches"

We walk into the tavern. The place immediately goes silent and everyone looks at us "No vampires allowed" The man behind the bar points to a sign. "Descrimination!" Arlo shouts. "My good man, we are just passing through, I assure you. We wouldn't cause trouble surrounded by skilled witches such as yourselves" Thorne turns to the locals arms wide. That fucking grin.

"What brings you here?" The barman asks "Well other than the glowing reviews of your establishment. We are in need of an oracle" The barman gestures to the stools at the bar. We sit on them. He pours a tankard of ale for each of us. "Sorry no blood available in my bar, You'll want to look for a yellow cottage over the hill there" He points out the window.

"Thank you, you have been most helpful" I offer. "Drink these and be on your way, I don't want any trouble or broken furniture" We take the drinks to an empty table.

Arlo managed to get another couple of rounds by flashing cash at the barman. He is sitting giggling at his phone. Oh no wait, that's my phone. "What's so funny Arlo? Dante asks taking the phone from his hands. He bursts out laughing.

My curiosity gets the better of me and I snatch it from Dante. My eyes widen "I want you to lick my pussy and ..... Arlo are you pretending to be me? Is this the lycan king?" The twins are roaring with laughter "Who's cat is getting licked?" The twins look at each other and start laughing again at Thorne's question.

"It means..." I gesture between my legs "Ah a cunt". Charming. The twins are laughing so hard that Arlo falls off his seat. Thorne looks at the phone and roars grabbing the back of my neck "You are mine!!" I guess my blood informed him of the latest technologies.

The place goes silent again at Thorne's declaration and grip on me. The twins are no longer laughing. Transparent handcuffs slam our arms together, binding our wrists on the table. A group of woman approach us.

"The Queen has heard of your arrival and wishes to speak." Someone could have just said, this is a bit much. I wonder how she could have possibly known. I no longer display my royal aura but I guess news travels fast. My eyes meet the nervous barman. Ah I see, sneaky barman.

One of the women pull a Janice, slamming a bloody palm down on a symbol and we appear in a throne room in front of the witch queen.

The 5 of us stand before the Queen. A bit dizzy from the teleporting. Another perk of the new basic vampire form. "Give me a reason why I shouldn't hand you over, Usurper?" I don't want that new term to catch on.

"Your highness, we are just passing through" Janice pleads "Speak when spoken to, trash" the queen spits at Janice. That's my witch to insult. "If you hand me over, it will be the end of your kingdom" The Queen laughs at my remark.

"I think we can handle a vampire attack besides if I hand you over, It will only strengthen the treaty" I wonder if I was this smug.

"You'd think that but I don't think the serpentine line have ever been peaceful. If my blood was able to give the gift of immunity to the sun, I assume the new queens will too. Not only that but given the right amount, it can turn a pureblood into a feral rampaging beast. There is no stopping them. If she sees it fit to attack"

I'm not certain of what I say to her, but if I wanted to attack witches, that's what I would do.

"Your blood was able to grant that? I see why you would have kept it secret. Why tell me now?" I move towards the queen "To show you, we are no threat. That we only want whats best for all kingdoms." The witch queen steps before me "What brings you here?"

Thorne comes to my side "We are here to see the oracle. My love needs answers" The queen looks him over. "So this is the sleeping one? I wouldn't have kept a man like him away from me" Okay easy tiger. He is the worst.

The witch king enters and immediately casts a spell, moving Thorne away from me. "You will take your hands off my lady" The witch queen and I both turn towards him. The same expression. "Counter proposition. You become my mistress, providing you with a new home and all you desire" His hippy hand caresses my face. If I wasn't in cuffs I'd rip his heart out. Fuck peace.

Thorne may have his hands bound but that won't stop him. He lunges forward biting the witch king. Tearing the flesh off of his neck and spitting it at his feet. "MINE" he roars. The Witch King, Screams and collapses to the ground.

The Witch Queen slaps me. "I don't know what spell you've had your pathetic excuse for a witch cast but you will have her remove it from my husband." Janice stands in front of me, boldly looking directly at the queen. "This is no spell of mine. You were there at the crossroads. You saw them all place a claim on her. I'm glad I'm not your subject. A witch queen who doesn't realise this is no spell, pathetic"

Oh Janice, Janice, Janice. I never did pull her up about her tongue. "Guards, take them to the dungeons" The witch queen orders. The women who captured us start making their way over. An all female guard, that is badass.

"Your majesty, I don't want your husband. I am just as perplexed as you are. If you give us passage to the oracle, she will be able to give us answers and a possible solution to stop this nonsense"

She holds her hand up halting her guards. "Very well but you will be watched closely. One wrong move, I will have you detained and handed over to the serpentine queen. Understood?" I nod "Thank you your majesty, I will keep you updated"

We are escorted to the oracles home. Once there, the guards leave us. I go to knock the yellow cottages door. However, Thorne just walks in. For the son of a Queen, he has no manners.

It may look like a quaint cottage on the outside but inside, it's large. Through the sheer fabric hanging from the ceiling like a wall. We see the outlines of several naked bodies.

Thorne peels the curtain back. A full blown orgy is taking place before us and I feel very overdressed. "Whoah" Arlo says mouth hanging open, unbuttoning his shirt. We don't need to look to know, Dante is slapping the back of his head.

At the far side over the many people having their way with one another. A gorgeous woman with long black straight hair and golden brown skin, stands in a see through dress. It's more like a scarf, wrapped around the back of her neck. The sides draping down over her full breasts exposing the middle of her chest and torso. It wraps around her waist. One end falls over her backside and the other her front. leaving her hips and legs bare.

Two men are kissing her all over. This woman is my spirit animal. "Whoah" Arlo says again, his eyes are practically popping out their sockets at her. His mouth still agape.

Thorne points to the seductress. "There she is, the oracle" I'm totally fascinated by what a couple are doing, I almost forgot why we came. How is she bending that way? "Join us" her songbird like voice is as seductive as she looks. Now I'm tugging at the hem of my top.

Thorne starts making his way over the sea of naked flesh. "Oracle we need your guidance". A blonde woman and man are at either side of Arlo. Kissing his neck, their hands are sliding all over him. He's trying to focus mumbling "Helly, Helly, Helly" to himself over and over again.

The attention isn't only on him though. A pretty woman is nibbling my ear, a man is taking Janice's hand and leading her into the heart of the orgy. Dante has a woman on each arm. He's kissing one and grabbing the ass of the other.

The oracle claps her hands "Please excuse us darlings. I will be back shortly, don't stop on my account" The people upon our persons remove themselves and go back to the crowd. All of us let out a disappointed sigh, except Arlo. He has praying hands and mouthing 'thank you' up at the ceiling.

We follow the oracle to another room. All of us staring at her backside as she sways forward. She sits on the floor surrounded by cushions and drapes, all reds, pinks and purples. She gestures us to sit and we all oblige. Thorne grimacing as he sits upon a purple satin cushion. He really does hate the colour.

"The snake has slithered to a new host" The oracle starts, breaking the silence. "The rose is wilting under the poison of it's bite"

Oh goody riddles.

"The serpent holds a duality, good and evil, Feared and reveared, life and death, Lust and disgust, love and hate. Two paths, Two fates"

Arlo pulls out his phone "I mean, we could of just googled that" I nod to Dante, he does his thing. Smacking Arlo. The oracle points to Thorne "You chose the path of poison, infecting those you strike"

Preach, lady!

"You were not meant to be and so your fate was in your hands, you wandered both paths. You plucked a rose in one and you spread your poison in the other, birthing generations of snakes hidden in burrows" I think I understand what she is saying, I'm the rose he plucked and Helena is the hidden snake.

"It should have been one or the other, not both and now all the hidden serpents have emerged in one form. Undoing the change of your love"

Wait what now? Undoing my change?

"Oracle, my lineage was after, I changed my rose" Thorne states matter of factly.

The oracle holds my chin and looks into my eyes. I'm captived by hers. "If you were content with your choice, you wouldn't have made another. Your ambition and lust for power, driven by your belief you belong, that you hold the power, has led your choices. Your loyalty to yourself and your betrayal to her is your dual undoing"

I'm getting a headache. She removes her hand from me. "The alignment a symbol of order. It's power and presence will bring forth the balance, that needs to be. All your doing will be undone. The rightful Queen is in her rightful place. Her blood and bonds, her past and present lives sit upon the throne and hold it there. You had one queen to make but you've made two"

I'm going to be sick, I feel very tired and weary. I fall backwards. Dante and Arlo at either side of me hold me in their arms propping me back up.

"Your rose will wilt and die, but she will be reborn and bloom again, human. All is already in motion and many paths lay before her. She is free to choose a new life and if she likes she can choose another"