Diablo: Lord of Terror and Lust[pornomancer]

[Firehead]

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This was surprising. 14 rolls and 3 of them were 20s.
Enticement Roll: 11 vs. 20, 17, 20
Elly's Attack: (1d20+2)4 vs (1d20+??)8
Fallen 1 Attacks: (1d20+??)Nat20 vs (1d20+2)19
Fallen 2 grabs: (1d20+??)17 vs (1d20+3)22
Fallen 3 Attacks: (1d20+??)10 vs (1d20+4)23
Fallen 4 Attacks: (1d20+??)4 vs (1d20+4)17

You try once again to seduce the creatures, but while they take interest in your impressive jugs, none of them seemed to believe you were simply giving in to them. Elly strings her bow and takes a shot, but in her haste, her aim is way off. The Fallen charges her and strikes her shins knocking her down to her hands and knees on the cold stone floor. During the fall she loses hold of her bow and is dazed. The Fallen eagerly walking up behind her and grabbing her ass as she tries to recover. He makes her ass cheeks jiggle with a slap drawing a humiliated moan from the girl.

You have a much easier time fending off your fallen. The one still trying to grope you very nearly gets hold of your breast, but you move quickly, and he only manages to graze the soft flesh with his fingers. The other two come at you with their clubs, but you're in rare form as you deftly avoid their swings. Though one of them swings so haphazardly you have to wonder if your swaying breasts drew his eye a little more than you'd thought.

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Supplies: 100 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:

Elly
HP:0/2
Attack:2
LP:0
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:

[pornomancer]

Shit, Elly isn't doing good, and I'm in no position to help her. I need to up my game to give her some time. Spinning around deftly, I try to remove my clothes so that I'm just in my undergarments to keep the creatures happy and occupied with me. Once again, I make an attempt at getting the creature to pay attention to me instead of Elly.

But this time, I also make it clear that I have to manage the fallen here. If I succeeded with the beasts I may succeed with these creatures here. I make an effort to tease each of the fallen differently, licking my lips while staring at one while shaking my tits at another and showing my ass at the last. Hopefully they'll all try to fight with each other over my body once again.

And if they don't take the bait... I'll then make a dive for the fallen leaders staff and hold it in the air and try to declare myself the leader. Gods above, I have no idea whether that would work...

[Firehead]

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Enticement Roll: 17 vs. 15, 14, 7
Fallen 2 Grab: (1d20+??)Nat20 vs (1d20+3)7
Ryann Breaking Free: (1d20+3)14 vs (1d20+??)13
Fallen 3 Grab: (1d20+??)Nat 1 vs (1d20+3)11
Fallen 4 Grab: (1d20+??)Nat 20 vs (1d20+3)16

You finally seem to get all of their attention as you strip down to your undergarments. Even the Fallen groping Elly's ass drops her to start marching towards you. The Fallen who'd been initially seduced by you leaped up onto your back rubbing his shaft against your butt as he wrapped his arms around you. Grabbing his hands you were able to break his hold and he fell to the floor. The next Fallen leapt for your legs hoping to pull them out from under you, but he fell short dazing himself as he hit the floor. The other jumped at your front grabbing hold of your tits. His weight is enough to knock you off balance and you fall down to a seated position.

The Fallen that had been molesting Elly had abandoned the girl to trudge towards you. Elly recovered enough to see you starting to get overwhelmed by the number of Fallen surrounding you. Unable to stand up, all she can do is reach a desperate hand towards you and shout in desperation. "Ryann!"

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Supplies: 100 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Grabbed

Elly
HP:0/2
Attack:2
LP:0
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:

[pornomancer]

I squeal as I fall on my ass onto the floor, squirming in discomfort as my butt lands heavily on the floor. Thankfully I have been able to prevent them from actually seizing me totally, but now I have one on my tits mauling me as I try to give Elly an opening to get a way to kill the rest.

But now, now it looks like she is overwhelmed herself, and my plan to get the staff and try to be their leader is not working. So, that plan is out... and my only plan left is to try to make them jealous. I take the fallen groping my tits and flip the small creature around, opening my mouth and taking his oversized dick into my throat, sloppily sucking his cock and making it look like I wanted it.

At the same time, I shove away any of the other fallen coming in, making it clear to them that I only was allowing this one fallen to be the one claiming me as his prize. With any luck, his fellows would get jealous and they would kill him and then themselves in an attempt to make me their exclusive prize...a prize which would then kill them herself in a true warriors test, a one on one engagement.

[Firehead]

The Fallen is surprised at first when you roll him over but is most pleased when you start hungrily gobble his dick. His hands come down on your head giving you a heavy push down his shaft. The other three smiled at each other as they approach your presented rear. Elly is also watching helplessly as you practically offer yourself to them but is still too incapacitated to assist.

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Fallen 1 grab 16 vs 22
Fallen 3 grab NAT1 vs 13
Fallen 4 grab 20 vs 8
Jealousy Rolls: 6 vs 10

The first two to come after you are easily batted away. The second even manages to trip as he's knocked back and stubs his toe against a rock. Falling to the ground he grabs his foot and screams in pain. The last one has a much easier time managing to grab your ass giving it a squeeze to enjoy the delightfully soft flesh. Waving your ass a little you try and get the others attention.

The one who'd stubbed his toe was still too focused on his pain to even notice your lustful display. The other one did notice it however but seemed disinterested in starting a fight with his brethren even as it clearly excited him. Crouching beside you, he started to amuse himself with your tits giving them a hard squeeze. Meanwhile, the Fallen behind you managed to work your leggings off revealing your pantie clad ass which he promptly slaps with the palm of his hand with a sound of joy.

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Supplies: 100 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Grabbed

Elly
HP:0/2
Attack:2
LP:0
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:

[pornomancer]

I squeal as the fallen slaps my ass, blushing brightly at the thought of the fallen being so familiar with my jiggly butt. Though really, it makes no sense that I feel shame at that, what with having a hard fallen cock invading my throat at the moment.

No, not invading. An invader is unwanted. I definitely wanted this, I wanted the fallens cock to be ravishing my throat... and did it matter if it was because I had another purpose in mind? Right now the fallens cock is the only thing keeping them from actively raping me right now, and I have to keep sucking this creatures cock, no matter how quickly he cums!

And I realize that I still may have an opportunity. I swirl my tongue on the fallens cock, licking it lusciously with sloppy slurps as I try to get him off as much as possible. I hope to let him cum straight down my hungry belly - hungry for food, not cum, I try to convince myself - and to let him finish quickly.

As I finish him off, I motion to the others and try to get them enticed in me, while kicking my leggings and equipment over to Elly. Hopefully she'll see the health potion and down it at the first opportunity so she can get back intot he fight and try to kill the fallen surrounding me.... and in order to give her time, I wiggle my butt at the direction of all the fallen, shaking my panties loose to reveal my tight pussy to the dimunitive creatures.

Hopefully, one will take the bait, and then cause a fight,,,, and the one who was in my mouth may be forced to fight with his friends to maintain a position in my oral cock socket.

[Firehead]

The Fallen you're sucking off begins to thrust more vigorously as you start to suck him off harder only lasting a few more moments before he blew his load into your mouth to be eagerly swallowed. The thick cream hitting your stomach sends a thrill up your spine, but the male is soon spent and pulls his limp cock free of your lips. He moves away giving his buddies their turns.

The Fallen that had been behind you watched as you slipped your leggings free giving him full access to your cunt and ass. With a giggle, he pushes his cock against your already wet snatch enjoying the feeling of the lips parting to engulf his shaft. The one playing with your tits didn't fail to notice you swallowing his buddies load. You feel his fingers touch your throat to feel every undulation of your throat to swallow the seed. When the first pulls away, he quickly takes his place slapping his cock across your cheek with a wide grin on his face.

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Subterfuge: 15 vs. 14
Enticement Roll: 8 vs. 13

The two Fallen acting on you are too distracted by your body to care, and the one with the stubbed toe is still distracted, but the one you'd just finished blowing watches as your belongings get knocked over to Elly. As they land though, nothing happens to raise his suspicions, so he begins to massage his crotch while watching his compatriots work you over. The one with the stubbed toe finally recovers from his injury but is disappointed to see you currently fully occupied. Looking down at his hard shaft his eyes pass over to Elly, who noticed the potion but is waiting for attention to fall away from her before making a move. With a grin, the Fallen starts to approach her. Panic is clear in Elly's face as she looks from the approaching Fallen to your belongings. She seems to be hesitating to take the potion with a Fallen watching. He'd likely alert his buddies if he saw her quaff the potion. She looks to you silently pleading for guidance.

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Supplies: 100 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Grabbed

Elly
HP:0/2
Attack:2
LP:0
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:

[pornomancer]

I gurgle around the cock invading my throat as it fills my belly with thick cum, swallowing each gout of cum as quickly as I can. While I entertain brief notions of eating this thick delicious cum as meals permanently, the fallen removes his cock from my mouth and surprisingly enough stands aside to let some new fallen take over. I smack my lips to clean my lips of the stray bits of cum on my throat... but honestly, I'm starting to like this treatment.

More than that, I like the cock filling my aching pussy even more. I whine in my deepest core of my body when I am filled with cock, and I feel my body relaxing itself to accept the cock pleasuring me. Everything in my being screams that I should just relax and just give in to the pleasure these creatures are so happy to provide me...

No. Elly. I have to do this more. I shift my head slightly to look aside the next fallen approaching my soft lips and am gratified that Elly seems to be fine, and more importantly the simple creatures assailing her seem to not care that my equipment is near her. Still, she has no opportunity to actually work... and I flick my eyes between the fallen next to her then the fallen approaching my lips. With as sensual a lick of my lips as I can, I beckon the fallen forward to let him enjoy my throat as his brother had earlier, hoping Elly gets the hint.

[Firehead]

The Fallen gleefully takes your invitation to invade your throat with his shaft. The two males working you over quickly got into a rhythm of thrusting into you at the same time; filling you up in such a satisfying way. They even give a high five as they go to town on you. The one in front of you leans over your back to, with some difficulty, wrap his arms around your chest and play with your breasts while he face fucks you. The other one continues to amuse himself with slaps across your plentiful ass.

Elly sees you giving into the beasts and gives a nod. Turning towards the approaching Fallen she opens her mouth. The Fallen happily sticks a pair of fingers in her mouth which she begins to suck upon. When he pulls his hand free she gives a gasp of surprise when he flips her over instead of using her mouth. Pulling her leggings off he rubs his fingers, slick with her salvia, across her nethers until he hears a hearty moan. Pulling his fingers free he is quick to thrust into her. His thrusts are much quicker and more relentless than the two using you, and Elly calls out in endless bliss as her cunny is filled with a demanding, relentless cock pounding her insides into submission.

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Pregnancy Rolls:
Ryann: 20!
Elly: 15

Such a savage pace seems to be beyond him though as he quickly orgasms filling the young girl up and causing her to whimper with need as he pulls free. Even as his seed slowly leaks out you can see her pussy lips convulse and twitch trying to grip something that isn't there in desperation. Your two partners last a little longer but not even by a whole minute. Giving each other a nod the thrust in and howl out their orgasms at the same time. You can feel a strong burst of warmth settle into your womb as the male empties himself. The sensation is so strong that you start to feel affection for the male behind you. Elly too seems to be rubbing her belly even as she still seems disappointed at how long her partner had lasted.

The Fallen, now satisfied by their conquest seem to desire rest. Three of them lay against you. Two taking a nipple between their lips to suck languidly while the third fingers your cunny enjoying the feeling of his seed within. Elly's seems to take the same cue resting against her body. Soon enough it all stops as each of the four fall asleep.

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Supplies: 100 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)10 GTU

Elly
HP:0/2
Attack:2
LP:0
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)10 GTU

[pornomancer]

I whimper with each slap of my ass and each grope of my large breasts, wondering if the liquid I'm feeling on my flesh is my sweat or my milk.... I did after all just give birth yesterday.

I try to concentrate on my objective of outlasting the fallen and then getting Elly to help me out, and its a chore to keep my mental state up as oppsoed to just giving in to the pleasure and letting myself luxiriate in the sensation of having my needy pussy filled, but thankfully the fallen are not great lovers. Within a minute they start cumming in me, and I feel the fertile seed splatter against my inner walls. For a brief second I fear that the fertile seed is taking root in me once again and I will be bearing children again, but then the fallen in my mouth cums and the thick jizz flooding straight into my shoots some male scent straight into my nose, and I cum hard from the smell alone.

From the sound of it Elly is enjoying the affections of the fallen as well, and I feel some... affection... for the fallen that was fucking me. Gods, what is happening to me.

Exhausted, we all collapse to the ground, and I pant from my tiredness while the fallen suckle on my breasts and play with my body. I breathe heavily and recover my stamina while dealing with roiling emotions. What should I do now? I should kill these creatures, like I had earlier... but I feel that these things would fallen my commands... no, thats not right, thats their influence working its way on me.... I look to Elly, hoping to have an idea of what her own mental state is.

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roll for wisdom pls. whether i decide to kill

[Firehead]

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Wis Roll: 6
Elly's State: 9

Looking down at the little demons you can't help but notice how peaceful they look even as you keep trying to remind yourself what they had just done to get into that restful state, but it's a difficult to resist the image of the small contented males sleeping soundly. Looking over to Elly, you can see that she's staring down at the Fallen clinging to her shaking her head to resist the urge to just fall asleep with him curled between her breasts.

She finally slips away from him and downs one of the potions getting up as her body recovers from the fight. Dressing herself, she grabs her bow and quiver as you slowly extricate yourself from the pile. She gives you an uncertain nod toward the napping Fallen. "What should we do about them?" She gets a far off look for a moment and her hand seems to instinctively move to her belly. You could almost swear you already feel the life within your own body starting to form.

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Supplies: 100 Coins, 3 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)9 GTU

Elly
HP:2/2
Attack:2
LP:0
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)9 GTU

[pornomancer]

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fuck forum ate my post

I bite my lip as I agonise over the decision I have to make. On one hand I have to kill these creatures, on the other hand they provided me with so much pleasure. Wait, did they? They were fairly useless as lovers go, and they should still be killed for the monsters that they are... but....

I shake myself out of my reverie. Clearly I am somewhat addled and not in a great state to make decisions, especially if I'm full of cum from the creatures that just defeated me. Though really, I wasn't defeated, I gave in on my own accord. So I should let them go! Ahrg, my mind is so confused.

I look to Elly for some guidance, but see the confusion on the scared young teens face as well and her pointing to her belly as she puts on her clothes. Yes, we're both feeling the quickening of life within our bodies, it seems. We should do this as quickly as we can.

'I think we should leave these four to nap here, maybe come back later and see if they would follow us in exchange for pussy,' I comment as I step over the small sleeping forms to the dead shaman I killed early on. 'Hopefully I can use this staff to indicate I am their leader or something. In the meantime, we should check them quietly for anything useful we can loot, then go deeper into the cave. Akara said she wanted this cave cleansed, but the monsters here come in from the outside. Something in here must be attracting them to this cave, do you know what?'

[Firehead]

Elly shakes her head. "No, I have no idea what draws them here. We'll just have to hope it'll be clear when we see it." She looks down at the slumbering Fallen herself with a shiver. "Yeah, it just feels so weird that I just don't despise them the way I know I should." She begins helping you search for anything that is actually of worth to take with you.

Loot Roll: 3

Unfortunately, they seem to have little of value. The camp has much in the way of moldy cloth and rotted wood for their crude clothing and weapons. In the end, 10 Gold and a potion to replace the one Elly used are all you find before you grab the staff and take your leave.

Encounter Roll: 13

Wandering deeper into the caverns, a sense of dread starts to fall over you. You cannot help but feel something foul is near. Following this feeling you come across a large open area. At the center is a large stone altar. In the middle of said altar is a dais upon which a woman has been strapped down writhing though you can't tell if it is in pleasure or pain. Her belly is positively gravid with a pregnancy, and her head is leaned back so a Zombie can fuck her throat eagerly. Two other zombies shamble around the area.

Elly brings a hand to her mouth in distress. "I think we've found what we're looking for though I'm not quite certain what this even is."

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Supplies: 110 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:2

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)8 GTU

Elly
HP:2/2
Attack:2
LP:1
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)8 GTU

[pornomancer]

I curse slightly at the lack of good loot, taking what I can and then moving on. Luckily we have the spare potion now, but I don't want to use it. I throw one last forlorn look at the fallen, wrestling with my conflicting desires to kill them or be with them, but I ultimately walk away.

Finding the pregnant woman on the altar, my first instinct is to rush into combat with the zombies, but I think better of it for a second. I do my best to ignore how turned on I am at the sight of a pregnant girl being used as a fucktoy by horny monsters, refusing to imagine myself in her place and instead focusing on what makes this one girl so special that she's on an altar. 'Elly, do you recognize her?' I ask, darting my eyes around to look for other potential threats as well.

[Firehead]

She gives the woman a look. "It's hard to tell from this far away, but I think it's one of our sisters." The woman eagerly bobs her head along with the Zombie's thrusts as she starts to suck down the demonic creatures seed. Another of the Zombies approaches her spreading her legs before sticking his dick inside of her. Something about its thrusts seems off to you until Elly seems to figure it out. "He's thrusting kind of low, isn't he? I mean her pussy's right there, but it looks like he's using her ass instead. The woman on the alter's voice calls out as the spent Zombie vacates her mouth leaving her to call out in lust as her ass is used.

[pornomancer]

I unconsciously lick my lips for a second as the woman gulps the zombies seed down into her mouth, almost longing for the taste of cum on my mouth. I once again shake myself out of my fantasies, and then look at Elly. 'Ok, looks like she's willing for them, but they're avoiding her pussy. Clearly the child she's carrying is important.'

I look down at Ellys belly as well as mine, wondering if we were starting to show already. 'Children are important to these creatures. Lets fight them naked, showing that we are pregnant as well. Hopefully they'll hold back, giving us the advantage. I'll hold them off in melee, you take them out from a distance. Concentrate on the ones not fucking your friend first, hopefully they'll be too concerned with getting their rocks off to actually fight us as a group.'

[Firehead]

Elly thought about that. "I guess I've never seen how they handle a pregnant woman before." She blushes as you talk about taking them on naked. "I hope you're right about this." The two of you remove your clothing leaving you bare for your battle with the Zombies. Taking up her bow, Elly gives you a nod of readiness. "Let's do this."

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Elly Attacks (1d20+1)10 vs (1d20+??)7
Ryann Attacks (1d20+3)22 vs (1d20+??)5
Lustful Moans 16 vs 2 +1 Ryann LP

Elly takes aim at the Zombie closest to the two of you which was completely disengaged from the howling woman. The Zombie turning to look at the two of you after the arrow pierced it. A gleam in its eye and a moan and it began to shamble closer. You charged at it forcing your spear right into its chest and bringing it down to the floor.

However, something seemed to change as you got closer. The woman's moans seemed so much more enticing as she wailed out in delight. Your body trembled with desire as lust addled your brain. She was clearly enjoying it so much that you couldn't help but think it might not be so bad to join her up there ready to please whatever foul creatures were drawn to this place. The Zombie that had vacated the woman's throat had caught on to your presence and had gotten close while you were distracted.

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Supplies: 110 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:3

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)8 GTU

Elly
HP:2/2
Attack:2
LP:1
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)8 GTU

[pornomancer]

I breathe heavily as my heart pumps with excitement when we kill two of the zombies, and start turning my attention to the last zombie... but the girls lustful moans are making me horny again all of a sudden. Thinking back to my cunt being filled by foul beast after foul beast, I cannot help but whimper in slight need as I wish I could have the same pleasure the girl was feeling...

And now theres one zombie right with me, with a hardon all for me! I find my eyes drawn to his cock, rotting yet functional, and I lick my lips in anticipation. But I cannot indulge in this manner!

Helpless to my desire, I try to shake it off while calling out to Elly for help, hoping she would kill this zombie and prevent me from having an outlet to give in to my growing lust.

[Firehead]

Diablo

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Elly Attacks: (1d20+1)15 vs 8
Lustful Moans: 15 vs 12

Elly gives a confused look as you ask for help not sure quite what is going on with you but taking it seriously none the less. Her shot is true and she takes down the Zombie just as it wraps a hand around your wrist falling to the floor lifeless. Just as you give a sigh of relief another moan howls out sending another shock through your body. You feel your knees quake and your pussy dampens heavily from the lust in her voice, and you only find yourself barely resisting the urge to grope yourself openly.

Elly seems to notice it this time. "Ryann, what's wrong?" She sets her bow on her back and heads toward you. If she gets closer she too could fall prey to whatever trap this woman's been made a part of, but if Elly stays back in safety, will you be able to stop the needful wailing before it becomes too much for you to resist?

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Supplies: 110 Coins, 4 Health Potions(+3HP), 2 Lust Inhibitors(-3LP)

Ryann
HP:3/3
Attack:4
LP:4

Equipment: Leather Gloves(+1 defense rolls), Pot Helm of Clarity(LP penalties reduced by 1)
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)8 GTU

Elly
HP:2/2
Attack:2
LP:1
Equipment:
Skills:
Conditions:Pregnant(Fallen)8 GTU

[pornomancer]

I try my best to resist my lustful urges, but the fog in my mind is too much to handle. Motioning Elly away, I look forlornly at the dead zombies and think of their wasted hard cocks, but instead decide to pleasure myself with the bound woman, trying my best to free her restraints as well.

Crawling on top of the altar, I stroke the womans hair and then plunge my mouth onto hers, hoping that my tongue can quell her moaning passions. Meanwhile I try to signal Elly that she should guard the perimeter and keep any other threats away from us while I get my satisfaction with the pregnant woman.