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Nell had no defense against the onslaught of magical enhanced pleasure Lujuria was plying on her body. She moaned uncontrollably as the demon began to move inside, and as she had feared the feeling was mind-blowing. Without the pain to anchor her she feared she was going to lose her in the ecstasy of it and Lord knows what would happen to her then. She was afraid to even think about what Lujuria might trick her into doing or saying once her mind was too high on the pleasure he was giving her to care.

She tried to find something solid to cling to as the demon fucked her but before she could he snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her against his body. He kissed her neck like a experienced lover as he continued to thrust his perfect tool inside her. She cried out again and griped the arm around her waist for support. "My God..." She breathed, already on the brink of orgasm.

Without thought, she lifted one leg and planted her foot on the soap dish so Luju would have better access to her tight entrance. Damn, how easy that had been... Moments ago she was fuming and striking out against him. How easily he'd turned her into a willing toy in his hands. What would it be like to have this devil as her master? His cruelty knew no bounds. He would destroy her nightly and then keep her around just to enjoy his handy work. The thought sent shivers straight through to her core.

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Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:53 am
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All of this only drew out another laugh from the monster fucking Nell from behind, his possessive hold on her body growing tighter as if he was pulling harder on her figurative leash. Lujuria did indeed take advantage of Nell's action, a hand suddenly gripping against the inside of her raised thigh as he pushed in harder. He had planned to drive her crazy with the slow thrusts but... This demanded a change in his pace, the monster now taking quicker strokes, pumping his rigid cock in and out. All the while, he kept on peppering Nell's neck with kisses and sucked here and there lightly, marking the student with evidence of their 'lovemaking', something to annoy her later on.

Nell was right about one thing, though. Lujuria was cruel beyond measure. Though he had managed to draw this much response from Nell, returning her into the willing toy she was now without her noticing it right off the bat. It was his cruelty that prevented him from stopping there and simply savor his victory, abandoning that in favor of an even greater one. The monster soon moved the hand that had been resting on Nell's thigh right in between her thighs instead, two fingers sliding in between the girl's labia until they pushed into her, rubbing right against the clitoris. It was then, with her unable to see the expression he now wore, that Lujuria grinned as he generated a burst of lust into his hand, swirling and focusing it into a ball of insidious energy.

Without warning, right as soon as Nell hovered right on the edge of her climax, that pulsating sphere of lust pierced the girl's clit, making itself felt in an explosive wave of pleasure, all to amplify the power of Nell's orgasm, all to show her just how much he could dominate her body. It was no accident that as the ball of lust expanded within her clit, it too blossomed into her heated sex and ass, enhancing every sensation she felt from the monster fucking her against her own shower wall... Nothing really needed to be said, because he knew she wouldn't even hear him.

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Somewhere, deep in her subconscious she knew Luju was up to something sinister as his hand trailed down to her crotch. She could feel the magic gathering in his fingers but when they finally touch the over sensitive folds of her sex she could only moan. He didn't need magic to make her cum, he knew her body that well. With the addition of magically induced pleasure with zero pain... God, he had her primed to orgasm in milliseconds. And then, he dropped the bomb on her.

A surge of pure animalistic lust exploded inside her core, push between the barrier of her labia by the cunning fingers of a demon designed for this. She screamed as a chaotic blast of ecstasy hit her in perfect time with her climax and she simply came undone in the bastard's arms. Her knees gave out and if he hadn't been holding her.

Seconds later she was fighting to catch her breath, aftershocks of pleasure still rippling through her. But she knew she had to breath while she could. Luju, being the bastard that he was, was the type to give her a long reprieve after such an overwhelming victory. She feared what he might be planning as an encore to that terrifying display of power.

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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Mon Jun 24, 2013 6:00 am
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Without the support provided by Lujuria's arm, Nell wouldn't have managed even the simple act of staying steady on her legs, such was the power of his control over her body, over her orgasm. It was fortunate she had that support because this time around, the other half of Lujuria was more and more in control now, drawn out by such a sweet prey like Nell. Lujuria was as much a slave to his powers as he was a master at them, and with Ria's compulsion growing stronger now, he was even less himself. The monster found himself compelled to pull Nell even closer to him, to feel her body against him, to taste her with his lips, with his tongue, to devour her with his eyes.

Thus, in spite of knowing Lujuria well, Nell wouldn't receive any respite, no opportunity to regain her composure and resist her tormentor. Almost right as the last of the aftershocks of pleasure died away, another burst of lust exploded through his fingers, lancing through her body. It had been localized before, focused. But now, it was simply radiating everywhere, diffusing all over the poor girl's body, stabbing into her most sensitive areas, playing havoc on Nell.

There was no pain still, nothing to anchor Nell, nothing to bring her back from this ocean of ecstasy that Lujuria was trying to drown her in. It was not so much as guaranteeing an overwhelming victory as it was an attempt to break Nell in another manner, this time drawing on from Ria's experience rather than relying on Luju's arrogance and cruelty. This time around, Lujuria was employing the tactics that made Ria such a difficult creature to even deny. Moving his hand from her labia up all the way to her neck, Lujuria forced Nell to face him as best as she could manage before closing his lips over hers, letting yet more pleasure flood her body through the intimate contact.

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Mon Jun 24, 2013 6:53 am
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Nell was hanging limply in Lujuria's arms. Her head still reeling from the explosive orgasm he had just given her. She didn't resist when he drew her closer but she did cry out, distressed when she felt another burst of lust rack through her body just was the last high was starting to dissipate. She panted as she tried to hold onto what was left of her mind. The world around seemed to have vanished until the only things that existed were herself, the pleasure and the creature that was the source of it.

It was hard to fight that kind of mentality. She was losing her grip on reality and the only thing left for her to cling to was the very thing trying to destroy her. She closed her eyes and tightened her hold on the arms around her waist, like it was a life preserver. She felt terrified but she wasn't sure why suddenly. She wasn't in pain. Her body felt amazing but her heart was thundering, screaming a warning her brain couldn't understand. A hand cupped her cheek and turned her face, then she felt lips on her. Then, she left the equation. Now there were only two things in the entire universe. Just the Pleasure and its Source. If she touched the Source, the Please increased.

Her lips parted and she surrendered to the kiss.

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:40 pm
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With the aspect of Ria growing stronger and even more solid within himself, Lujuria found himself greedily devouring up everything Nell's body had to offer, even if she was no longer conscious about it anymore. Her body sensed the pleasure he offered, and it responded. For "Ria" that was more than enough. But she was not in control, not entirely. That part had yet to penetrate the unbreakable core of Lujuria himself, the part of Lujuria that craved control, that demanded domination. That part of Lujuria never lost sight of his goals.

With Nell so willing and malleable now, the monster pulled himself from the reservoir of experience offered up by his sister and dropped himself fully within his core once again, remastering himself. There was no fun in just overwhelming Nell with pure, raw lust and claiming it as a victory - If it was a victory, it would have been an hollow one, as empty as his promises. No, his victory had to come in another way. A way similar to how he had formed a connection with Nell within Ria's nightmare, tricking her into daring to think that perhaps love was possible...

Thus, the source faded away. The pleasure diminished. Only darkness remained. Nell was allowed to rest once more, recovering from her latest ordeal within the safety and comfort of her bed. When she next open her eyes, the girl would find herself cleaned up, though whenever she would actually feel clean was entirely another matter. There was no one else to irritate her, to screw with her, to break her. No, instead there was only a note left within her arm's reach, in an unfamiliar writing but unmistakably Lujuria's due to the attitude his words conveyed even on paper.

The forest, as soon as you're up.
Don't annoy me by going to class!
I'll find you when you're here.

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Nell woke slowly and with a great deal of confusion. For a moment she could not recall where she was or how she had arrived there. The last thing she remembered was pleasure and darkness. Gradually recognition came over her as she realized that she was in her bed in her dorm room. Fractured memories of the events that took place in the shower earlier returned as well but they were still fuzzy enough that she wondered if she had drempt the encounter with Lujuria.

Then she rolled over and saw the note. Slowly she reached for it and frowned as she read it over. He wanted her to come to the forest now. Was taking her in the privacy of her own room not degrading enough for him? No, he wanted her to trek through brush and bramble so he could rape her roughly in the wilderness. "Bastard!" She groaned and sat up. It was then that she was clean and dressed in fresh pjs. Why the hell had he washed her up and left her to rest when he'd had her so utterly broken and willing at last?

Maybe he was testing her, trying to see if she would come to him obediently now. Or perhaps he simply got bored of toying with her once she was willing and gave her time to recover herself because wanted to humiliate her more by forcing her to come to him. Either way she didn't dare disobey his summons. She didn't like the idea of going out to the forest, risking being attacked by another monster while looking for Luju. Still, if she didn't go he'd punish her worse. Maybe track her down in class and rape her in front of all her classmates. She shuttered at the thought. She hated doing it but she got up and got dressed for the next chapter of today's torture.

An hour later, she was dressed in an old, comfortable pair of jeans and a plain cotton t-shirt. Nothing she was in love with. Luju hadn't specified a dress code so she chose an outfit she didn't care about that would provide the highest level of protection until Luju striped it away from her later. She did not venture deep into the forest. Luju said he would find her so she found a quiet spot beside a stream to wait, sitting on an old tree stump with her knees drawn into her body prospectively. She didn't know what to expect from the next few hours for she was familiar with Luju's cruelty. She just hoped he would come soon before some other creature found her.

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:27 am
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It wasn't long before Lujuria homed in on Nell, sensing her thoughts and hopes. Though he briefly contemplated creating a monster to fuck with Nell, the bastard decided to pass on the idea and merely continue on his way. It didn't take much longer for Lujuria to step out of the wilderness and begin approaching Nell. He was dressed in his usual attire, like nothing changed at all. Though, the smirk on his face was sure to be irritating, especially she knew why he was wearing it.

"Not the best I've seen you wear," Lujuria grinned as he spoke, "But I do suppose I earned it, didn't I? No matter, though!" The monster chuckled as he stopped, barely ten feet away from Nell, and instead leaned against a tree. The game he had played with her had grown too boring, indeed. Allowing Ria that much freedom was too risky. So, instead, another tack had been chosen. He'd rely only on his experience with Nell. After all, he knew what buttons to press in order to make her angry. But from another perspective, that meant he knew what to press in order to draw out another response.

"Come on." Lujuria merely gestured for her to follow him. "This little stream might not be much but it goes somewhere pretty cool. Plus, I don't think fucking you over a stump would be comfortable. Tad bit too redneck for my tastes." Not giving her any opportunity to refuse him or argue, the monster started walking away, keeping up a quick pace where she could lose him if she wasn't careful. And when it came to Lujuria, not knowing where he was could be pretty damn nerve wracking.

It took them only about three, maybe four minutes, of following the stream's weaving path through the forest until they came to a small clearing, half taken up by a spring filled with sparkling clear water. "Might as well ditch the clothes, you're gonna want to wear them on the way back to the school... We wouldn't want them wet or torn, would we now?" Lujuria smirked as he looked back at Nell, wondering whenever she'd be even a bit thrown off guard at how... 'considerate' he was acting, given who he was!

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Nell lifted her head and glared at the demon as he made his casual approach but said nothing. He didn't really give her time to say anything. He beckoned her to follow him and started off down the path following the stream before she could argue. She didn't like giving off the impression that she was his to command like a dog but she didn't want to be left alone in the clearing either. So, in spite of herself she hopped to her feet and hurried to follow him.

He led her to another clearing and she froze at the edge of it. It was an enchanting looking spot overlooking a crystalline spring. She frowned and eyed Luju suspiciously. She didn't trust his oddly accommodating demeanor when he, almost politely suggested she take off her clothes first. She around her arms protectively round herself, more to guarded than before. Experience had taught that politeness from Luju was the prologue to much worse things. She resisted his command, too unnerved by his strange mood to move. "Why do you care what happens to my clothes?" She asked, trying not to let on she was trembling slightly.

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:16 am
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Lujuria merely stared back at Nell, as if digesting what she had asked him and considering the best way to answer it. Then, quite unlike his usual attitude, the monster shrugged. "I don't really care either way but if you want to keep them on, then keep them on." Lujuria merely gave a dejected sigh, acting the role of someone rejected, before kicking off his shoes and pulling off his shirt and jacket.

"Either way, I've been reflecting on my actions. I've been... Perhaps slightly abusive toward you." The monster grinned as he looked back at Nell again, dropping his pants in the process. "I felt like going for a swim and I felt like having some company with me." Leaving it at that, Lujuria slipped into the spring, clearly relaxing as he floated in the water. "Course, you do look so much more appealing naked so I thought I'd give you the opportunity to strip down and join me. Being civil is a better way of dealing with people, or so I've been told."

Lujuria shrugged as best as he could while keeping himself afloat. "Or were you hoping I'd just tear your clothes right off you and make you come against your will? Is that what you're into now?"

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Nell continued to watch him with distrust after he gave her permission to keep her clothes on. She wasn't buying his dejected demeanor, he was up to something. He pulled off his jacket and shirt and her gaze shifted to his toned torso. It was odd to see him disrobing first. Being the fully clothed one gave her a feeling a power and for a chance she could actually take a moment to admire his body. She had always found Luju strangely attractive. He'd almost seemed like a prince in shiny armor when she'd first met him, when he'd "rescued" her from his father. He'd only rescued her so that he could take her himself and he quickly destroyed any illusions she might have had about him being a protector but she was still attracted to him. Like a moth is attracted to a fire.

"Either way, I've been reflecting on my actions. I've been... Perhaps slightly abusive toward you." She scoffed and looked away as he dropped his pants. "That's the understatement of the year." She muttered, still not believing he really cared. He got off on being abusive towards her. She heard him slip into the water and looked back again. What was he planning?

She'd felt like a rat being randomly electrocuted when it went to eat a food pellet. She know longer knew what the correct response was not to be punished horribly. If Lujuria really just wanted to go for a friendly swim with her then that meant she could refuse and leave. But his note had been a clear threat implying to was required to stay with him today. Then again, he was clearly trying to disarm her with his current tactic and if she let her guard down she would surely regret it. She sighed heavily and decided to comprise for now. She took of her shoes and stripped down to her underwear then went to sit at the waters edge with her feet dangling in the cool water.

"I haven't been perverted quite that far yet." She said in answer to his last question. She didn't bother to add that it was one of her greatest fears that she would eventual be conditioned to that. She looked out over the water, wishing she could enjoy this setting without fear. It was wrong for Hell to look so Heavenly. "You know, I don't think I've been swimming since that first day we met." She said absently to change the subject. If he wanted to play at civility then she'd play along. They were just having a friendly chat while enjoying a mostly naked afternoon beside a lovely spring. There were worse games they could be playing.

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:12 am
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"Really now?" Lujuria grinned at the response. "And exactly how far have you been perverted? Either way, you're starting to really enjoy sex, aren't you?" The monster gave her another smirk as he began moving around somewhat, feet touching down on the bottom of the spring as if testing out whenever it'd be too muddy to move around in. It wasn't, and so the demon settled into the water even more until it went all the way up to his neck.

"Hmm... Oh yeah, that was certainly quite a day, wasn't it?" There was civility and there was civility where Lujuria happens to be involved. Disappearing under the surface of the water, the monster swam around for a bit before suddenly surfacing right before Nell. "But that was before we really got to know each others, wasn't it? As I recall, you rather enjoyed yourself, maybe more than any of our encounters afterward..."

Lujuria gave Nell a smug grin as he slid his hands around her feet, keeping them in place as he planted them right on his shoulders. If she wished to, she could have easily pushed him right back into the water entirely. "Sure you don't want to join me?"

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Nell pursed her lips at his comment. "Starting to enjoy sex? Hmmph, that's unavoidable. Sex is obviously meant to feel good and you monsters generally go to great lengths to make us enjoy it. Usually as a tool to humiliate us more." She watched him disappear below the water and didn't flinch when he resurfaced right in front of her. She had expected it. Still, she resisted the urge to jerk away when he snagged her feet and set him on his shoulders. She didn't reply to his comment about her enjoying their first time together. It had been favorable at the time because she had thought she'd escaped a much worse fate at the hands of his father. She wasn't sure anymore. She had a feeling she had actually given herself to the more dangerous monster that night.

"Yes, I'm fairly sure." She replied simply to his question but then, because she knew he didn't have to ask at all, she added. "But I will if you want me to."

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:25 am
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"Ahh, if you're sure, then you're sure. Forcing you doesn't really get me anywhere." Lujuria shrugged, letting go of her feet and diving back into the water. Resurfacing not far from where he had been, the monster sprayed out water from his mouth before looking back at Nell. "And as nice as your offer is, I'd rather it be up to you than merely going along with what I want." He was still sticking to his new tactics, clearly, but what exactly he wished to achieve with such tactics was still quite unclear. The only thing that was obvious was the fact that the bastard seemed to have done a hundred and eighty degree, personality wise.

"Either way, it's not like you have no choice but to enjoy sex, hmm? Some girls go out of their way to convince themselves that it's horrible, no matter how good the monsters make it for them. Me on the other hand... I just happen to be endowed with powers that makes for mind blowing sex, fingers and all." He grinned at the girl as he swam back toward her, grabbing the earth at both sides of her in order to pull himself up until they were both at eye level. "Still, my usual tricks are boring me. What happened in the shower, on the other hand... Now that was fun, a lot like our first time. Which is why I had you come out here today. I wanted to talk to you, instead of forcing you to sit your ass down and do whatever the hell I want. Because... You can deny it but we both know, you're still into me. And you know what?"

Lujuria smirked as he slowly leaned in, the distance between the two of them shrinking and shrinking and shrinking until there was barely any between lips and lips, his voice barely above a whisper. "I'm plenty attracted to you, more than I would be for anyone else..."

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It was harder for her to remain composed when Luju closed the distance between them. She tried not to let her eyes wander as he rose naked and glistening with spring water before her. He knew what he was doing though and the effect his proximity had on her. Even without touching her her body responded to his, her sex tightened and her heart rate quickened. She might not admit it herself her body knew it belonged to him and it didn't mind at all.

She kept her gaze locked with his and fought the urge to either pull away from him or to close the torturous gap between their bodies. Her brows furrowed in frustration, both at her restraint and at her desire. "I can't imagine why..." She breathed but didn't ask the obvious question. "I find it hard to believe that much better a shag than any other girl on this island. I'm pretty but not uncommonly so, not for Shokushu anyway. As for my attraction to you... Well, we've already established that I'm not as sane as I once was."

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I have decided that I'm not taking on any new RPs for now. I am going to focus on the couple of games I have going right now and once they are finished I'm going to be taking a break. Not sure when I'll be back but I likely will be some day.

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