Freya and Lucifer both soared across the sky in one of the fleet’s fancy two-seater jets. The fleet adopted a handful of these smaller civilian craft - three touring jets and a shuttle - partially for any non-military tasks they needed to do. Not everything they did involved guns and blood, after
Hir eyes widened as ze felt Freya’s knuckles just barely brush against hir clothes. Too close! Though Lucifer was tempted to back off to regroup, ze instead decided to press forward. Just as the strength of Freya’s counterattack faded, ze leapt forward with a knee. Ze then followed up with a few
Beams of light streamed through the gaps in the tree canopy above, and shot down to the ground, everywhere. They broke apart the shadows that the trees created, and danced across the grassy, mossy, or bare ground. A number of them shone down on Freya and Lucifer, even as the two of them exchanged b
On top of it all, there was no greater partner ze could ever do it all with, and so continued chasing after Freya. Ze leapt up to the rock as a coyote, but landed as an all-white alpine ibex. Hir padded hooves expertly landed on the rock itself, with little energy wasted, and with perfect balance.
Lucifer caught the wind under hir wings and soared upwards into the sky. Ze felt the wind buffet all around hir feathers as ze sailed gracefully in a wide sweeping curve. Then, ze angled hir head, spotted Freya far below, then turned hir body downward. Ze flapped a few times to help gain speed, the
“Can’t believe you tapped out already,” she said after a moment. But Lucifer didn’t reply to her. Ze was still trying to suss out how ze had lost. The fight was even all throughout - and there wasn’t ever a point that tipped one way or the other. “Was it the pecking?” Freya continued. “I mean, it
A cold sweat suddenly fell on Lucifer’s brow as the encroaching cloud of superpowered pheromones enveloped hir. It swam invisibly all around, but hung thick in the air like a fog in the night. It, along with Freya’s words about ‘winner taking all’ shrouded over hir like a deadly promise. Ze chided
But there was nothing ze could do now. Ze had fallen completely for her spell, and surrendered. Lucifer was in a literal daze, filled with an animalistic lust that seemed to have no bound and no limits. Ze was barely aware when Freya adjusted her position and laid on top of hir. Then ze felt as she