Chapter 35: Calm before the Storm, Storm before the Hurricane (1)
The shimmering cold air in the Empire of Tamara dampened, as a puff of smoke appeared among the ruins of the colosseum. Alice, sitting, moaned in pleasure with the cigarette in her mouth, as Alfina, a dragon elder who once scorched the demons, was now messaging her shoulders from behind. The icy fogs around them grew thinner with each grasp, as the pleasure grew denser with each exhale of smoke.
"Ah...yes...that hits the spot after a good sport..."
Alfina narrowed her eyes as a sweat of coldness trickled down her scaled cheeks, the smoke of the cigarette an oddity in their sacred ground. As she glanced forward, her siblings, aged between decades to centuries old, are...in less than ideal state. The emerald-eyed warrior Jadyn was frozen in a large shard crystal upside down, the pitiful result of her 'cocky flip' against Alice's bombardment. The ashen eyed dragon Yasen curled up into a ball, her eyes twitching like a patient with PTSD. And the slit-eyed noble Nyoka...well.
Alfina glanced downwards at Alice's seat, her expression unreadable, as Nyoka blushed on all fours, her tail wrapped around her body like a snake in a tight coil. Her scales were covered with frost, and her eyes remained closed as if in ecstasy. Alice took a drag from her cigarette, the smoke curling around her as she grinned at Alfina.
"Alice...uh." The azure eyes of Alfina met the icy eyes of the hero, her tone a mix of embarrassment and curiosity. The dragon's claws paused in their ministrations, unsure how to proceed in this unprecedented situation.
"Keep going."
"Ah, yes."
The only survivor of the 'Bombardment exercise', Alfina, nodded solemnly as she continued her massage on the hero's neck, the few frosty glitters on her scale a testament to her skill of 'getting the hell out of the way', and 'throwing her siblings as shields'.
"So, what were you talking about before I threw a little rock into your home? Why're you all bundled up in a room?" The hero's voice was calm, yet the dragon's hearts raced, knowing the volatile nature of their guest.