I see well it is still awful even if it was just an accident. It makes sense your people decided to be elsewhere if the cloud creature uses the thermals as a power resources. I'll have Enru take the pistol with us to see if she can fix it. That would give you a better chance should you have to face it on your own again.

Enru looked over to green gun, it was in several pieces from the fight with the cloud creature. It looked pretty advanced and clearly anyone who was going to use it was needed a fair amount of training to use it. So it shows that these people had enough knowledge to use devices made by the Ashen.

Well, we have two energy pistols, but it still unclear if that can hurt it or not. It was enough to scare it away though. So we could pursue it, but I think it would be better if we get you back to your people first.

The creature thought for a second as he analyzed the translated information. Two pistols among the three of them. It was clear that he lacked the tech skills to fix his weapon he knew how to use it but that was about it.

It may be more reasonable but I cannot do it until the creature is dead. He paused as if considering how much information to reveal here, analyzing them and perhaps comparing them with the Ashen and how that turned out.

We know that the thermals to other settlements is too far for it, it would die if trying to go that far so it's confined to this place. Long ago survivors left this place for others due to assaults from the cloud-thing. I have been selected to kill it though, it is my duty and where a dozen or so others have failed before me I must succeed. When it is dead then we can reclaim the city, many of the Ashen secrets were lost here but alas we have no access too them as long as that creature exists.

It is not a guardian per sae or at least we don't believe that the Ashen created one as it was easy enough for them to take their knowledge with them if so inclined and while now there is little that I'd be willing to put past them there were easier ways open to them to make the creation of a guardian unlikely.

It attacks without any discrimination.

Octavia thought about the situation that the blue creature found himself in. There was simply no way he was going to make it if he was going to try to fight that the cloud thing with just a spear. However it appeared that he had been designated to defeat the cloud creature or else.

We will help you. Enru and An each have energy pistols and are well trained so they can stop the creature. For once An didn't protest Her Highness decision, realizing that without their help the multilimb creature was doomed. There was only one question that concerned the brunette handmaiden.

"What are you going do, Your Grace?"

I will stay out of your way. You and Enru are much more prepared for this than I ever will be for something like this so you will help our new friend. Octavia nodded to the Trixian's new friend. It was the right thing to do to help out a people that had been so devastated by another people. If the Trixian people could do that, perhaps they would eventually right the wrongs that had been done to them.
Besides maybe the women could be forge an alliance with this people and maybe even get some access to Ashen tech to study.

So I will stay back like I did earlier. It is simply wrong to have this creature running around attacking anything that comes here for warmth.

It is quiet mad, the alien agreed after the words we translated for it. How exactly was it suppose to succeed with just a spear and knife that only now it found and collect was beyond them. At least the pistol seemed to affect it to some degree.

He flicked his gaze between them when they ran through their break down of things. "The creature is probably at one of three thermals possible one but it is unlikely that it would go that far if it is indeed hurt. How do you propose that we do this? Split up into two groups or stay together?

The air was still and yet again Octavia felt a brief twinge as if something brushed up against her mind but failed to take root. Was it this creature? Was it trying to communicate with her and meeting her defenses or was it something else. Had the creature already realized that it could not affect her mind and accept that without a problem? If that were the case then was it something else?

She could not see anything amiss though.

The alien and women seemed to be agreement on what to do. How to do that was still up in the air as the group was planning there next course of action. The only thing that had been decided is that the alien can't do it alone.

Well as much as my handmaidens would protest this. We should probably break up into teams of two. It will enable us to find the cloud creature much faster. An was about to open up her mouth when the young royal raised up her hand. The two teams will need to once they find the creature not engage it until the other team makes it back over to them. Only then will we attack. Enru you go with our blue skinned friend. An you will be with me. Is that underst....

Octavia had felt something brush against her mind psionically. It had only been a brief twinge, but it was there. She could not figure out where it came from. Was someone trying to communicate with her. Or was another creature trying to do something worse to the young royal. Still it seemed that rest of her mind was intact. She really had no idea what to make of it.

Now aboard the Eagle the ramp was drawn up and blasters harmlessly struck the hull of the ship. They simple were mot strong enough to punch through the hull of the ship.

This arrangement worked out for him as he was unable to acquire all the memories about flying a ship. It just never came up before now so he never bothered to learn it. He could have acquired these memories though it would have taken too long.

The hanger doors opened but where now closing as one of the guards closed them or rather tried seeing how their guns were ineffective. She wouldn't have much time as the window of opportunity to escape began to close on them.

Each of the thermals was covered with a large building the top of which had a large orb atop it that send out a large glow as it converted a portion of the thermal energy into heat that it projected outward over a portion of the city.

There were enough of these sights on the perimeter and another in the center of the city to blanket it in thermal energy to warm the city.

The building with the thermals was one large rooflom with an enormous rod in the center. It was clear that the mistaken orb was part of this rod that poked out through the top of the building.

Light flooded the chamber along with heat from the rod and there was a catwalk here about 3 meters up and ladders in at least four places leading up to it.

Octavia and An got to there own, and while initially things looked vacant they could only see three sides of the four of the rod at ground level. The catwalk restricted some of their view of the upper level. So they had to circle it then ascend the ladder to check the upper levels.

It was much the same with Enru and the creature. Things looked clear from the bottom level though at least she had the option of asking the creature questions. Along the way she had learned that the creature's name was Yil.

And while they saw nothing they could hear the whirl and rush of wind as a breeze swept over them, the heat here wasn't as unbearable as the other thermal given the breeze although it was a warm breeze it was cooling at the same time.

Octavia looked around as the creature told her that the large buildings with a large orb atop them was where the thermals were located. She spotted the four buildings easily enough, as they were the largest buildings. All but one had been places at equal distance location on the perimeter of the city, the final one was located in the center of the city. Each of the orbs glowed as they produced heat from the thermals.

Despite the age of the buildings, they all had working lights that and it showed there was rod in the center of the building. It was their that An and Octavia climbed up one of the four sides to get to a catwalk with would give them a good view of the the inside of the chamber. With luck they would be able to find the cloud creature.

Enru and the four limbed creature, Yil, entered a thermal through one of the bottom levels. They did not spot anything at first but they could feel a rush of wind and hear the whirl of something as they moved into the much warmer chamber. "So do you think it is the creature?"

Perhaps, I know not what else it may be. Yil announced as his silver eyes darted about the chamber. The room was awash in golden light that seemed to be from the thermal rods themselves and it was probably safe to assume that the other buildings had no such luxuries save for those buildings with the thermals themselves.

The rush of wind grew louder though and as if answering her question the creature appeared in view at the upper levels gliding down towards them. It crackled as yellow bolts of electrical energy zapped it from the rod. It seemed much quicker too as it came forth.

The building that An and Octavia were in seemed empty at least at first until they discover the bones of something up on one of the catwalks. Perhaps it was one of the natives, at a quick look all either could tell was that it was roughly their size and given the strange alignment of torso bones, knuckles and arm bones it had multiple limbs, at least four arms so chances were good it was a native.

For a moment the blonde handmaiden wasn't sure if they go back and report it to the others. But they hadn't seen it yet and for all she knew it could have been just normal. The room itself was awash of light signifying that the power was indeed coming from the thermal rods and being sent to the rest of the building for other uses.

Suddenly the rush of wind grew louder and the creature appeared right in the upper levels and heading immediately down at them. It seemed to be enjoying its power from the rod as yellow bolts seem to fly at it whenever it was close. The speed it moved was much quicker than she had seen, the young woman drew her gun and aimed hoping to get a good shot.

An and Octavia moved through the catwalk until they came across the bones of one of the four armed natives on the catwalk. Octavia adverted her eyes, How awful. I can not believe he just been left here like that.

"They probably had no other choice, My Grace." said An. "If he came here alone, then no one knows exactly where he died. If he came here with friends, they were probably driven off by the cloud creature."

Enru was not the only one firing as the air-cloud pointed at Yil generating a blast of that same yellow electricity as a bolt roared into life striking him and flinging him back into a wall. His chest was burnt though his species ability to heal quick should mean that he would again be conscious soon.

Enru hit the beast then though this time a crackle of blue energy coursed over it's body then had been neutralized by an arc of yellow electricity that hit the creature. It again send a bolt of electrity outward, nearl hitting Enru in the process though when that failed it extended a hand in her direction flinging her against a wall with a gust of air.

It closed in on her menacingly, then gestured again at her, air swooped over her again though this time slamming her hands against the wall. At first it simply stood there as yellow energy crackled over it from the thermal, outlining it better.

Then her head turned her cheek pressing against the wall as a breeze swept against her cheek. It almost felt as if an invisible hand was pressing against her breast, squeezing it in the process as the creature simply stood there watching her for the time being anyway.

An's theory made a degree of sense. If he had been alone then no one was likely to know where this body remained and if he had friends with him perhaps they were dead too but killed elsewhere. Still the remains made a degree of sense since Yil did mention that there were others before him.

What didn't make sense were the weapons that these natives used for the pair found a broken spear not too far away from the skeletal remains. Why primitive weapons? Yil at least had a weapon that was more advanced, perhaps this one had too though they did not see it. There best guess was that the creature destroyed them since the weapon could harm it, that was the best guess. Still there did not seem to be anything else here so the creature was probably at one of the other thermals.

Yil was suddenly knocked back as electric bolt of yellow lightning hit him and sent flying back into the wall. The poor creature's chest had been badly burnt as he slowly slid to the floor. Though it was likely he would recover from the injury, it was unlikely he would be conscious any time soon.

Enru's shot happened to hit the cloud creature dead on and it appeared that blue energy began to crackle all over it is body, for an instant. It was then that a yellow bolt hit the creature and cancelled out any damage that her gun had done. The creature simply fired a yellow bolt at her, barely missing her blonde hair.

The handmaiden soon screamed when she was picked up and thrown across the room by a gust a wind. She had the wind knocked out of her as she slammed into the wall. The wind continued to blast against her as her hands soon were pinned to the wall. She struggled to move but completely helpless as the cloud creature moved in on her, its body outlined by the yellow energy that crackled over it.

Her head was turned against the wall as the wind pressed harder against her body. Suddenly she let out a soft moan as she felt what felt like an invisible hand squeeze her breast, as the creature seemed to observing her.

Even though An's theories made alot of sense but that did not mean the Princess had to like it anymore. It was awful for a dead body to lie here. It was even worse that the two would have to leave it here as they continued forward. It was only once they had accomplish there task, that the creature would finally have his peace.

The two did find another spear and it two had been shattered. "Maybe they can hurt the creature with spears after all. Although Enru's polearm seemed to have no effect on the creature. Maybe there something with the way the spear has been made." The brunette picked up the weapon tip of the spear to exam it for anything that would make it more dangerous than it first appeared.

The wind rushed all about the blood as she could hear the shredding of fabric as her shirt was torn and the brazier she wore beneath, her breasts exposed as wind rushed over her naked flesh though it felt as if there were hands pressing her breasts together, then the feeling of fingers swirling against her nipples followed.

But the thing did not stop there as she could hear more shredding of the winter clothes she wore, the only solace was that the thermals kept the room warm. Pants now removed Enru could feel her panties being drawn down her legs as if done by a pair of hands and it was then that the strange sensation swept over her as if a four armed creature was tending to her, a pair of hands toying with her breasts as another pair attempted to expose her.

Once that had been done she slid upward against the wall a little as her legs were spread apart and pressed against the wall as another sensation hit her. Air brushed over her clit and against the slit of her sex as if they were fingers playing with the blond's body. It was as if this thing was either exploring her or instinctively knew what her species liked as a blast of air coursed against her tail now.

Too busy to do anything about the body An formed a hunch about the spears and examined the one that they found. It appeared to be made of obsidian, a volcanic glass and she wondered for a moment about this. With all the thermals perhaps there was a nearby volcano too?

But when she touched the tip of the weapon it emitted a light green light that disappeared as quickly as it came once she drew her finger back. It was clear that this was no normal spear but rather there was some sort of power cell within it that did something.

At least it reacted to her touch. Perhaps the weapon could be snapped activating whatever it was unleashing it against the cloud-creature. Could this be their own enginuity or did they get some guidance from the Ashen?

Looking it didn't seem as if the weapon was designed to break so it could have been as simple as reacting to something the way it had her touch.

The wind keep the poor blond pinned to the wall and unable to move as she could hear the shredding of fabric. Soon her winter shirt was ripped to pieces as well as the leotard of her royal uniform that was underneath. The handmaiden's breasts bounced out as if they were trapped underneath all that clothing.

But the wind was far from done with her. She could feel her winter pants that had kept her warm being literally ripped away from her. It was fortunate that the room was so warm or she would be freezing by now. It was then she felt what seemed to her hands pull down her panties leaving the poor handmaiden completely exposed. Enru gasped as she felt what seemed like four hands beginning to explore her body.

Two hands seemed to be playing with her breasts and nipples, forcing small gasps from the blonde handmaiden. The young Trixian suddenly felt the other two hands seem to be playing with her tail...and that special secret button above her lower lips. "Ahhhh...n-no...l-leave me ...uhhh...alone." Unfortunately, the creature had other ideas.

An took a closer look at the spear that they had found on the ground. It appeared that the tip was made out of obsidian, a material that can only be made in the heat of a volcano. Did the four armed creatures made this using another route to the thermals....or was there a volcano nearby that had some how escaped the Trixian's shuttle sensors.

It was as the brunette touched it that something weird happened. The tip of the weapon suddenly emitted a light green light. "It appears to be powered somehow. It must be touch activated so it does something upon hitting an enemy opponent."

Well it appears these weapons are more advanced that we thought. An gave her the remains of the broken weapon. "Here my Grace, now at least you have something to defend yourself if something should happen to me. We should move on and see if we can check out the other thermal."

Again their was a buzzing in Octavia's mind as if something attempted but failed to make contact with her a third time. Her mental defenses fought off whatever it was as it did not linger too long not that there would have been anything different if it had. She was just aware that something was trying to connect with her after they discussed their next move.

The other thermal .... after taking a second to ensure that they were in fact alone here the pair set out to the other place.

Of course neither had been aware that they were likely to find more than they bargained for there. Enru could feel her flower being pressed opened as if something was forcing it's way inside here, though there was nothing their save for the wind playing over her body.

More gushings ran over her clit and breasts increasing their tempo against her skin regardless of her pleas. The wind raged about her as it swept over her.

Octavia stumbled a bit as she felt something brush against her mind once more. Her natural psychic defenses fought it off again and before she really could understand what was happening it was gone again. "My Grace are you okay, you look a little ill."

It is nothing, An. I-I think someone was trying to contact to me psychically but was unable to do so. The Princess began to follow her handmaiden as they moved through to head to the other thermal.


Enru felt let out a shout as she felt something begin to push into her exposed sex. She could not see anything at all save through the wind that was rushing seeming everywhere at once. But that did not make the experience any less intense.

The blonde handmaiden continued to moan and gasp as she felt the win blast against her clit and breasts as if a creature was exploring her most sensitive parts of her body.