Chapter 24: The March of Corruption
Storm clouds pressed against the kingdom's skies, black and heavy, dripping rain that smelled faintly of sweet rot, soaking the fields, the roads, the villages clinging to the edges of the forest. The people huddled in their homes, clutching charms of the goddess that no longer answered, praying to empty skies as the darkness thickened outside their doors.
At the edge of the forest, black vines slithered across the mud, pulsing softly with glyphs that glowed like dying stars, each beat carrying the faint, hungry rhythm of the Seed. Birds fell silent in the branches above, their beady eyes tracking the slow, inevitable spread of corruption that crept through the undergrowth.
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Within the Tyrant's Domain, the throne room was alive with heat, with the scent of sweat, of sex, of submission.
Kaori lay across Kaito's lap, her swollen belly glowing softly, the Seed's warmth within her steady and content, her face flushed as she moaned softly, hips shifting against him with each slow breath. Her blue eyes glowed, her lips parted, sweat dripping from her chin onto his bare chest.
Nyxa knelt beside them, her lips wrapped around Kaito's cock, her violet eyes locked on his golden gaze as she sucked, her tongue swirling around the tip, her cheeks hollowing with each slow pull, her fingers pressed between her own slick folds as she pleasured herself, the glyphs on her inner thighs pulsing.
Celestia was on her knees, her forehead pressed to the cold marble, her hands clutching her lower belly where the Seed pulsed within her, her folds wet and dripping as she rocked her hips gently, her blue eyes hazy with need, shame, and quiet surrender.
Ayame hung from the vines above, her robes torn and clinging to her sweat-soaked skin, her emerald eyes glassy as she stared blankly at the ceiling, her thighs spread, the glyphs along her body glowing faintly as the Seed settled deeper within her womb, forcing her hips to twitch with each slow, hungry pulse.
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Kaito's hand rested on Kaori's belly, his thumb brushing across the soft skin as he looked down at her, his golden eyes calm, predatory.
"The Seed is stable," he murmured, his other hand gripping Nyxa's hair as she gagged softly around his cock, strings of saliva dripping down her chin.
"Yes… it's ready…" Kaori whispered, her eyes fluttering as the warmth within her pulsed, sending a ripple of heat through her womb, making her folds clench with need.
"Let me… let me feed it…" Nyxa gasped as she pulled back, licking the tip before swallowing him again, her hips grinding against her own hand as she moaned around him.
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The vines pulsed along the walls, the glyphs spreading across the marble floor, crawling into the cracks, slithering up the banners, anchoring the Seed's corruption to the heart of the kingdom.
Outside, the vines that had crept through the forest reached the first village, brushing against the fences, curling around wells, slipping under doors as the people screamed, praying, burning incense that could no longer keep the darkness at bay.
A young woman, clutching her child, backed away from the creeping vines as they slithered across the floor toward her bare feet, the glyphs glowing softly, almost invitingly.
"Stay away… please…" she sobbed, pressing her child to her chest.
The vines stopped, waiting, tasting the purity in the air.
Then, slowly, they touched her ankle, and the glyphs glowed brighter.
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Back in the throne room, Kaito's golden eyes burned as he felt it.
The Seed's first touch outside the court.
"It has begun," Kaito whispered, his voice low, layered with something dark and powerful.
Kaori moaned, clutching her belly as the Seed inside her pulsed in response, heat flooding her womb, forcing her hips to grind down against Kaito's lap, her folds soaking his thigh.
Nyxa's eyes rolled back, a muffled scream vibrating around Kaito's cock as she came, hard, her juices dripping onto the marble, the glyphs on her thighs glowing violently as the Seed devoured her orgasm, feeding on it, strengthening.
Celestia's breath caught, her body jerking as the Seed pulsed violently inside her, forcing a sharp orgasm from her trembling body, her folds leaking onto the marble as she sobbed, tears dripping from her chin.
Ayame gasped, her hips jerking violently against the vines as the Seed within her pulsed, her emerald eyes wide, tears spilling as her thighs shook, her body betraying her as she came, her juices spraying as the vines held her in place.
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"Good," Kaito growled, pulling Nyxa off his cock, her lips dripping with saliva and pre. He stood, lifting Kaori easily, pressing her back against the vines as they wrapped around her arms, spreading her legs wide, exposing her dripping folds.
"It's time to feed it," Kaito said.
Kaori's eyes rolled back, a blissful moan tearing from her lips as Kaito thrust into her, hard, burying himself inside her soaked entrance, the warmth in her womb flaring violently as the Seed within her pulsed in perfect sync with his cock.
"Ah—Kaito—more—more—ah—" Kaori screamed, her body convulsing as he pounded into her, the vines wrapping around her thighs, forcing her hips to roll in rhythm with his thrusts.
Nyxa crawled forward, licking Kaori's nipples as they bounced, her tongue swirling around the hard buds, pulling desperate moans from the priestess's lips.
Celestia crawled forward, pressing her lips to Kaori's lower belly, kissing the glowing glyphs as Kaori screamed, her orgasm ripping through her, her walls clenching around Kaito's cock.
Kaito roared, his cock swelling as he came inside her, pumping thick, corrupted seed deep into Kaori's womb, the glyphs on her body flaring brightly as the Seed fed on the orgasm, on the pleasure, on the corruption.
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Outside, the vines within the village pulsed, the glyphs glowing brighter as the corruption spread, slipping into the soil, into the wells, into the hearts of those who prayed to a silent goddess.
The Seed had begun its march.
Rain pounded the broken cobblestones of the village as black vines crept under doors, curling around beds, touching the ankles of sleeping women, slipping under skirts, brushing against soft folds hidden beneath thin undergarments, leaving glowing glyphs that pulsed faintly before fading into the skin.
The men tried to fight, torches in hand, blades trembling as they swung at the vines, burning them, cutting them—but each vine that fell spilled black ichor that sank into the soil, birthing new sprouts that slithered forward, patient, inevitable.
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In the largest home of the village, a girl with short auburn hair, bright green eyes, and a small dagger strapped to her thigh stood in front of her younger sister, shaking with fear as the vines scraped across the wooden floor.
"Stay behind me, Rin," she whispered.
The younger girl whimpered, clutching a stuffed toy to her chest, tears spilling down her cheeks.
"Sis… I'm scared…"
"I won't let them take you," the girl whispered, her green eyes sharp despite the fear, her grip on the dagger tightening.
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But then the vines stopped, pulling back from the sisters, leaving only the faint glow of glyphs along the floor.
Outside, a horn blew in the rain.
The knights had arrived.
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Six knights clad in tarnished steel, led by a woman with silver hair tied in a braid down her back, her gray eyes sharp beneath her helm, pushed into the village on horseback, blades glowing with faint holy light. Their tabards bore the symbol of the goddess—a symbol that pulsed weakly in the storm as they dismounted, blades raised.
"Burn the vines, protect the villagers!" the silver-haired knight shouted.
They moved with practiced precision, hacking at the vines, lighting them aflame, forcing them to retreat into the mud, the smoke rising thick and acrid.
"We will not fall to this corruption!" she shouted.
The villagers, wide-eyed, stepped from their homes, watching as the vines hissed and shriveled under the flames, hope flickering in their exhausted eyes.
"They're saving us…" Rin whispered, clutching her sister's hand.
The older sister, Yui, let out a shaky breath, gripping Rin tighter.
"We're safe…"
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But they weren't.
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In the throne room, Kaori lay sprawled across Kaito's lap, his cock buried deep inside her soaked folds, her swollen belly glowing with the Seed's light as she moaned, sweat dripping from her breasts onto his chest. Nyxa straddled his other thigh, her folds grinding against the hard muscle, her violet eyes locked onto his as she bit her lip, her wetness smearing across his skin.
Celestia knelt beside them, licking Kaori's nipples, her eyes glassy with heat, the glyphs along her pale skin pulsing with each breath as she pressed her soaked folds against Kaito's calf, seeking friction, seeking the Seed's approval.
Ayame hung from the vines above, her body limp, eyes half-lidded, the glyphs along her belly glowing softly as the Seed inside her pulsed, forcing her hips to twitch, her folds dripping steadily onto the vines below.
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Kaito's golden eyes closed, his breath steady as the glyphs along his arms burned brightly.
He could feel them.
The knights. Their prayers. Their fear.
"They've come," he murmured.
Kaori moaned, clenching around him.
"Let them… let them try…" she panted.
Nyxa grinned, rolling her hips against his thigh.
"I'm hungry for fresh screams…"
Celestia's breath caught, her blue eyes trembling.
"No… please… don't hurt them…" she whispered.
Ayame whimpered softly, her emerald eyes clouded.
"They will fall…" she whispered, her body trembling as another wave of heat forced her folds to leak.
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Kaito's eyes opened, golden light pouring from them as the Seed within the court pulsed once, violently.
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In the village, the knights paused, their blades raised, eyes widening as the ground beneath them split open, vines bursting from the mud, faster, stronger, thicker than before.
"Form up!" the silver-haired knight shouted, raising her blade.
The vines struck, wrapping around ankles, wrists, throats, pulling the knights to the ground as they screamed, the holy light of their blades sputtering against the black ichor.
"Purify them!" one knight shouted, but the vines twisted around his wrist, forcing his blade into the mud as a vine slithered under his armor, brushing against his thigh, pulsing.
The villagers screamed, backing away as the vines ignored them, focusing on the knights.
Yui held Rin, backing into their home, barricading the door as the screams outside grew louder.
"Don't look, Rin!" Yui whispered.
But Rin was already watching through the cracks, her eyes wide, breath shaking.
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The silver-haired knight's armor cracked as vines forced her to her knees, tearing her helm away, revealing sweat-soaked silver hair sticking to her flushed face. Her gray eyes blazed with fury as she spat at the vines.
"I will not fall!" she screamed, holy light bursting from her hand, burning the vines momentarily.
But more came.
They coiled around her arms, forcing them behind her back, spreading her knees wide as her thighs were exposed, her underarmor tearing, revealing the pale skin beneath.
"N-no… no…" she gasped, her gray eyes trembling.
A vine slithered up her thigh, brushing against her soaked folds, forcing a choked gasp from her lips as the glyphs began to crawl along her inner thighs, glowing softly.
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In the throne room, Kaito's cock throbbed inside Kaori as he felt the knight's fear, the purity trembling within her.
Kaori screamed, her back arching as she came, hard, her folds clenching around him, milking him as she gushed onto his lap.
Nyxa came next, a sharp cry ripping from her throat as her hips ground down violently, her juices smearing across Kaito's thigh.
Celestia sobbed, cumming quietly, her folds leaking as she pressed her face into Kaori's belly, kissing the glowing glyphs as the Seed fed on their pleasure.
Ayame gasped, her eyes rolling back as her hips jerked, spraying her juices onto the vines as the Seed within her pulsed violently.
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"Yes…" Kaito growled, gripping Kaori's hips, thrusting up into her, hard, burying himself fully as he came, pumping corrupted seed deep into her womb as the Seed's power surged.
Outside, the glyphs along the silver-haired knight's thighs flared, her gray eyes widening as her hips bucked against the vines, a scream tearing from her throat as she came, hard, her folds leaking as the corruption claimed her body, her purity shattering.
The rain had not stopped in days, drumming against the stone walls of the capital, washing the streets in muddy rivers as frightened citizens crowded beneath cracked statues of the goddess, whispering prayers that dissolved in the storm.
The great bell of the cathedral tolled, heavy and uncertain, as the high priestess, robed in white and gold, raised trembling hands, her emerald eyes rimmed with exhaustion as she poured holy water along the threshold, her lips chanting prayers that no longer burned away the black vines creeping through the cracks of the cobblestones.
"Hold faith… hold faith…" she whispered, gripping the amulet at her neck, knuckles white.
Around her, the priests and holy knights stood with blades ready, their faces pale, eyes flickering toward the gates where black vines scraped slowly against the iron, pulsing softly with glyphs that glowed with a patient hunger.
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Far beyond the city walls, within the Tyrant's Domain, the court was alive with heat, scent, and soft, broken moans.
Kaori lay on the black marble floor, her legs spread wide, her swollen belly glowing with the Seed's light as Kaito's cock pumped in and out of her soaked folds, each thrust forcing sharp, breathless cries from her parted lips, sweat dripping from her bouncing breasts as the glyphs along her body pulsed with each wave of pleasure.
Nyxa straddled Kaori's face, her folds pressed against the priestess's mouth, her violet eyes rolling back as she gripped Kaori's hair, grinding down as wetness dripped across Kaori's tongue, forcing muffled moans from the priestess as she sucked and licked obediently.
Celestia knelt beside them, licking Kaito's shaft as it slid in and out of Kaori's folds, her blue eyes hazy, her tongue tracing along the veiny length before pulling back to swallow the mixture of Kaori's juices and Kaito's precum, the glyphs along her pale thighs glowing with each swallow.
Ayame hung from the vines, limp, her robes torn away, exposing her marked body as the vines slid in and out of her folds, forcing broken cries from her lips, her emerald eyes wet and empty as the Seed within her pulsed, spreading its corruption deeper, locking her into eternal heat and submission.
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Kaito's golden eyes glowed as he tilted his head back, the runes along his arms burning brighter, his breath steady, calm.
He could feel it.
The fear within the capital, the fragile hope they clung to, the trembling purity of the high priestess who had not yet fallen.
"It's time," he whispered.
Kaori moaned around Nyxa's folds, her tongue pressing deeper as she came, her walls clenching violently around Kaito's cock, her juices spraying across his thighs as the Seed inside her pulsed, feeding on her orgasm.
Nyxa screamed, her thighs trembling as she came against Kaori's mouth, her juices flooding the priestess's tongue, dripping down her chin onto her breasts, the glyphs on Nyxa's thighs pulsing violently.
Celestia gasped, licking faster, her folds leaking as she came quietly, the Seed forcing another orgasm from her trembling body as she swallowed every drop.
Ayame's body convulsed, the vines inside her pulsing as she came, hard, her juices gushing down her thighs as her head fell back, mouth open in a silent scream, the glyphs along her belly flaring with heat.
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Kaito roared, thrusting deep into Kaori as he came, pumping corrupted seed into her womb, the glyphs along her swollen belly burning brightly as the Seed inside her anchored the pleasure, feeding it into the black vines crawling across the world.
Outside, the vines around the capital gates pulsed violently, the glyphs glowing brighter, stronger, as they tore through the iron, slipping into the streets, the screams of the citizens echoing as the black tendrils crawled toward the cathedral.
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Within the cathedral, the high priestess fell to her knees, clutching her amulet, tears spilling down her cheeks as the glyphs crawled across the marble toward her bare feet.
"Goddess… please… protect us…" she sobbed.
The black vines paused, inches away, tasting her purity, her fear, the warmth between her thighs hidden beneath her robes.
Then they moved.