Chapter Fourteen: Fruits of Labor

There was a lot to be done. All throughout the Monster Lord's castle the residents were all getting things ready for an important day. Kitsunes and other physically stronger monsters were busy making the platforms and seats for the weddings. Other monsters, such as the Succubi, were busy making sure they looked their best in the hopes to ensnare a man. All the while, Alice sat in a separate room with Tamamo, Erubetie, and Alma Elma.

"I was surprised Granberry was so accepting of the idea." Alma Elma said on the side.

"I don't see why you are, now will you help the bride with her veil?" Tamamo said irritably, the Succubus Queen had been doing nothing to help the entire time. Alice just sat there, eyes closed and lost in thought.

"It would be surprising to one such as you." Erubetie said, sitting on the side sorting out flowers for a bouquet, nourishing the ones that needed it.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Alma said in return as she listened to Tamamo and helped get the intricate veil on Alice's head.

"I think you know." Was all the slime said in response.

"Everything alright dear?" Tamamo asked Alice suddenly.

"Y-Yes, everything's fine."

"This was your idea in the first place." Alma said accusingly.

"Only because it is the best choice for everyone." She said coldly, looking at herself in the mirror. Her white, silk dress was warm and soft, clinging to her form tightly. The veil bore a long drape down the back, long enough to cover her whole tail. Erubetie handed her the white roses, all matching the color of her flower in her hair.

"You look lovely Monster Lord." Erubetie complimented.

"Lovely? Screw that noise she's hot!" Tamamo said merrily. Alice just stared at herself further, questions flooded her mind. Would Luka approve? Was it too much? She couldn't think straight, only breaking out of her mind when Tamamo touched her arm, "Alice, it's time to go."

"Very well." Alice sighed, and left the castle with her subordinates.

On the other end of the castle, Granberia and Luka were getting ready themselves. Salamander was helping as well. Granberia was already dressed, wearing a black suit augmented to accommodate her inhuman figure. Luka was nearly done, but the thoughts of Alice plagued his mind. He couldn't help but wonder what Alice would look like. She was enticing enough as it is but what would she look like on the day of her marriage? Their marriage?

"Oi, Luka, pay attention." Salamander snapped her fingers. Luka blinked and shook his head, putting on the black over coat Salamander handed him. Salamander added the last piece, a white rose in the button hole. She admired her handiwork after straightening everything out, "Quite good if I say so myself."

"Done? Let's go." Granberia said curtly, the entire time they were getting ready she had seemed distant. Luka made no argument; he had been waiting long enough. The two left, Salamander rejoining the other spirits inside Luka, and hurried to the courtyard to await Galda's return.

...

Luka stood at the altar on the beach with Granberia and Sphinx. Every major person he had met was attending; Queen Harpy, Queen Alraune, Queen Bee, Kraken, Poseidoness, the four rulers of the human kingdoms, and various other monsters he had met in his travels. He fidgeted uneasily.

"Luka, relax." Sphinx said.

"No point in getting worked up now, you're already here. You going to walk out of your own wedding in front of every ruler in the world?" She said harshly.

"I just want to see her already." Luka said, relaxing his tense stance. At the other end of them was a large tent, where Alice was waiting and where the party would take place after. Hopefully Alice wasn't eating all the food. The waiting continued, and finally the music began. The tent parted, and Luka just stared as Alice slid out. Alma Elma hovered above her from behind, holding the long veil. Apart from the elegant dress, she was the same Alice he had grown to love. She reached the altar, and the pair held hands and looked at Sphinx.

"Today we are gathered for a celebration I expect none to have ever foreseen. A hero who set out to kill the Monster Lord now marrying the very object of his quest. Two who have graced us all with true peace and understanding." She looked down at the two in question, "Luka, do you swear to take Monster Lord Alipheese the Sixteenth as your wife?"

"I do." Luka replied strongly. Alice held his hand tighter.

"And do you, Alipheese the Sixteenth take Luka as your husband?" Per Alice's request, Sphinx was keeping the ceremony short and simple.

"I do." Alice replied, her voice and words music to Luka's ears. Sphinx smiled.

"Without further delay, I declare you to be wed. Luka, you may kiss the bride." Luka and Alice looked at one another, hand in hand and eye to eye. Alice leaned down, due to their height difference, and the two kissed one another. The crowd watching burst into applause, and the newlyweds smiled at their friends. Alice threw her bouquet into the crowd, several women throwing their hands up to grab it. It landed in the arms of a human, Sara, who cast a smile at Granberia. The dragon paid it no mind, ignoring it entirely.

"Alright everyone, let's get this party started!" Alma Elma said, gesturing to the large tent. Nearly everyone got up and went to the tent but the four knights remained.

"Well, the boat's all ready for you two." Tamamo said.

"Eh?" Luka was appalled, was Tamamo rejecting his surprise for Alice? Granberia just slightly nodded at him, her gaze telling him not to worry.

"I have to thank you again Tamamo." Alice said, and suddenly pulled Luka away before he could ask what was going on. Sure enough, quite a way's down the beach was a large ship. Several monsters were on it, and a familiar face greeted them.

"Ahoy!" It was Selene, the famous pirate who had died when she accidentally released the Beelzebubs. Alice sped onto the ship, dashing past the ghost pirate captain, and into the captain's room. Selene just shrugged, "Alright, get ready to cast off!"

"Yes ma'am!" The monsters said.

In the hold, Alice and Luka sat there. Luka was quite confused, and chose to get his answer.

"Alice-"

"We're going to a little island that used to be a home for the Kitsunes. Tamamo offered to let us spend our real honeymoon there." Alice quickly explained.

"I see. How long?"

"Maybe an hour or two." Alice said.

"Well, shall we take a rest then?" Luka offered.

"If you wish." Alice replied, coiling Luka in her tail and pressing their bodies together. They laid down, and drifted off for a short sleep.

...

The ship voyage was mercifully short. Tamamo had brought Luka's surprise cake on board for them to eat, and Alice was completely amazed at his work. Soon after the treat had been finished off the boat made land on an unfamiliar island. Small houses littered the coast, barren but well maintained. Alice and Luka were off the boat in a heartbeat. The ship sailed off; no doubt Alice would get the two of them back to the castle herself. They walked along a path off the beach into the forest, heading uphill. Alice moved with such urgency it was clear as to what she had planned.

"So, you think you're ready?" Salamander spoke in his mind, all four spirits present.

"Have to be." Luka replied mentally.

"The knights, and ourselves, will not be much compared to the Monster Lord." Undine pointed out.

"Luka will be fine!" Sylph said, full of energy, "I'll sing and sing and sing so you'll be all relaxed!"

"..." Gnome just stared at him, fingers interlocked and on her chest as if to ask him not to forget about her.

"Relaxing will be key." Salamander said, "But if you take it too slow, even for a moment, I bet Alice will get antsy and force you to cum out of irritation. But if you go too fast you'll just kill yourself, metaphorically."

"I think I know what to do." Luka did have some knowledge of Alice's inner workings after their first 'marriage'.

"While it's a funny reason for you to come get us again, we're all happy to be with you again." Undine said with a faint smile. Gnome nodded in agreement, and Salamander crossed her arms over her chest as Slyph hovered there. Then, they suddenly vanished.

"Luka?" Alice suddenly brought him back to reality. They were in front of the largest house of the village.

"Sorry. Shall we?" Alice smiled, licking her lips.

"Yes." Luka opened the door and let Alice inside, the Lamia rushing to the bedroom. Luka sighed and followed her, taking off his shirt and shoes on the way. He went to open the door, "Not yet!"

"Huh?" Alice stopped him from within. A loud clattering proceeded for a few seconds, and then silence.

"Okay come in!" Luka just shrugged and opened the door.

Alice lay on the bed, her dress and veil on the floor in the corner in a crumpled heap. On her back she faced the door, her long tail seductively beckoning him over to her. He walked up to her, kneeling at the foot of the bed and kissing her softly.

"I hope you're ready." Alice said coyly.

"One way to find out." He replied, spying her hand working its way to his crotch.

"You mentioned something specific we need to do? Something about Granberia?" Alice inquired, not pausing and undoing his pants.

"Granberia made a suggestion that worked."

"Oh? And what is that?"

"Make it consensual." Luka said, "Not just raping me, but both participating equally."

"That is an...interesting notion." Alice admitted.

"And...perhaps you could turn human for this?"

"Do you really want that?" Alice asked sincerely, rolling onto her stomach and staring him in the face. Luka nodded, "Then I'll oblige." At her words, her tail suddenly shrank, splitting in two and changing color and texture as she adopted a human form. Her legs bent at the knees, her feet swinging in the air. She grinned, "Well? Where shall we start?"

"I know you'd rather get right down to business." Luka said crawling onto the bed as Alice adjusted her position to face him.

"I won't be going easy Luka." Alice said, "In fact, I can hardly help but be forceful."

"I understand." Luka said. Both parties were primed and ready, and Alice spread her legs as Luka pressed his erection against her opening.

"Don't keep me waiting." She threatened. Luka took a deep breath, drawing on everything he had learned along his short trip, and pushed inside her. Sinking in deep into her pussy, Alice gasped, "Oh!"

"Ah!" Luka let loose a gasp of his own, her vagina felt completely different then the last time she had sex with him this way. They shuddered, and embraced one another in fierce passion. Luka spent no time idling, jumping right in and thrusting deep into her opening.

"Oh Luka!" Alice moaned loudly, this pleasure like nothing she felt before. She made a note that she'd have to reward Granberia for discovering this.

Luka kissed his lover in their embrace, both closing their eyes as they gave into primal desires. It seemed like Luka had lost all sense of awareness, but he was intensely focusing. Alice let her body react naturally to Luka's thrusts, suddenly clenching down on his penis as he hit a sensitive spot.

"Oh!" Both moaned, holding one another tighter. Luka advanced, lowering his head and sucking her breasts.

"Oh my..." Alice shivered, delicately placing a hand on his head. She arched her back, "Come on Luka...harder!" Luka obeyed like a dog, thrusting madly into her opening. The heat in his chest was fanned like a fire; the song on the wind grew stronger. But his thoughts were getting clouded, he was losing the flow. Alice's gripping fingers proved she refused to let him stop.

"A-Alice I can't-"

"Don't worry...we can both work on this." Alice cooed, "Come on, dirty the baby's bedroom again." She whispered seductively into his ear. The warm breath in his ear finally broke him.

"Ah!" Both moaned as Luka slammed their hips together, shuddering as he ejaculated deep into her womb. They soon lay together on the bed, their breathing getting progressively steadier.

"That was great." Alice finally said.

"Sorry I couldn't last very long anyway."

"That doesn't matter. Like you said before, I can't help my body." She said, "But it seems like I could work on a thing or two myself."

"Heh." Luka chuckled. Then, from the large dresser in the corner Luka heard a sudden thud. He jumped up, "Who's there?!"

"Dang it!" A familiar voice grumbled as the dresser opened and Tamamo crawled out of the drawer, "I was doing so well too."

"Tamam-" Luka blushed; Tamamo was completely naked and standing there as if nothing was wrong.

"Alright, everyone out!" Tamamo said, clapping her hands. The closet flew open and Alma Elma walked out, also nude. A part of the ceiling moved out of place and Granberia jumped down, her bare flesh jiggling slightly as she stood upright. Erubetie slid in through a crack in the wall as well; her form more defined as if how she normally looked was her 'clothing'. They all approached the bed.

"W-What are you all doing? Gah!" Alice suddenly coiled him up in her tail.

"My surprise for you." Alice said.

"Alice proposed a neat idea." Alma Elma said with a smirk, licking her lips as she gently rubbed her nipple.

"We as a group accomplished so much." Erubetie continued, sliding onto the bed with Tamamo on the other side.

"So we all agreed when she gave us the option." Tamamo looked at Granberia, who was blushing slightly.

"The plan is for each of us to conceive a child with you." She said, "To ensure a line of protectors when we are all gone."

"..." Luka just stared, stunned and shocked and to a minor extent appalled.

"No words of objection, I call first!" Alma Elma said, suddenly jumping onto Luka as Alice restrained him and quickly inserting him into her pussy.

"Ah! You have to be joking!"

"No," Tamamo grinned, hugging his arm.

"We," Erubetie kissed his cheek. Granberia crawled onto the bed next to them, grabbing Alma's breasts and squeezing them for a show for the unlucky, or in many eyes lucky, man.

"Aren't." She smiled.

All night the girls switched out having intercourse with him to their hearts' content. His honeymoon was spent as a sex toy for their enjoyment, and the thought of being a father to each of their children was overwhelming. But perhaps, it wouldn't be too bad after all.

He could only hope.