Three Square Meals Ch. 070

He held up his hand after the tenth such slaying, his chest panting from the exertion, and said, "Stop! You're too fast like this, I can't even touch you!"

"Bullshit!" she snarled at him angrily. "You made me! If I can do this, you can too!"

He blinked at her in shock, but she didn't give him any time to react, leaping for him once more. Her blades danced around his Odachi, slashing, chopping, and stabbing at his clear Crystal Alyssium helmet. He tried to fend her off, but no matter how quickly he tried to move his blade, she was just too fast. It was impossible.

*Why are you doubting yourself?* Alyssa told him, her voice sweeping through his mind like a soothing balm. *She's absolutely right, you know how to do this. It finally explains how your Progenitor side got back to us so fast after killing the Glowing Queen.*

*Doubt makes psychic powers harder, I've spoken to you about this before,* Edraele reminded him. *You have this ability, you just have to have faith in yourself.*

John tried to focus, but his ears were ringing with Sakura raining blows down on his head. "Stop, I'm trying to concentrate!" he protested.

"No thinking, just move faster!" she retorted, spinning around and smacking him on the rump with the flat of her blade.

She didn't relent with her belligerent assault for one moment, poking him in the face with the pointed end of her ninjato, or slapping his Odachi contemptuously with both her blades. It was infuriating, and he finally roared with anger, whipping his sword around as fast as the lightning that was crashing in the heavens above them. The blow caught her across the leg, and she stumbled before diving into a roll to put some distance between them. Sakura began to back-flip away from him, but she began to slow down before his eyes, the blur disappearing as she returned to normal speed.

John charged after her, and when she whirled around to face him again, he saw her eyes widen in shock as he lunged for her with his Odachi. She darted to one side, narrowly avoiding being skewered by the mighty blow, then slashed at his face with a sweeping backhander to try and put him on the defensive. He parried it with ease, now that she was moving at normal speed, and he pursued her as she backed away.

Recovering quickly from her surprise, she ducked under a powerful slash, then dived to the side, both of her short blades hacking at his legs. He slammed his sword down in front of her, creating an indestructible barrier to protect himself, before catching one of her blades with his, and flicking it away with a mighty twist of his wrists.

Sakura pulled her legs right back when he slashed down at them, narrowly avoiding his blow, then leapt to her feet like a coiled spring. Darting nimbly past him, she nearly got clear to chase after her lost ninjato, before he whirled around and clipped her with the tip of his Odachi. It was enough to catch her off balance, and she tumbled to the mats and skidded across the floor. He was after her before she had a chance to recover, his sword held close to her armoured throat. She grinned at him, holding up her hand, and he clasped it, pulling her smoothly to her feet.

"You were incredible!" she gasped, her chest heaving with excitement.

John closed his eyes for a moment, and let his breathing return to normal, calming his pounding heart. He smiled at her, and said, "That was a close-run thing. Thanks for slowing down and dropping the super-speed, it made it much more enjoyable."

Her grin grew wider as she said, "I didn't..."

It took a moment for that to sink in, and his eyes widened in surprise as he stammered, "So I was..."

"Moving as quickly as me," she finished for him, nodding eagerly. Dropping her ninjato, she pulled off her helmet, then stood on tiptoe to remove his too. She kissed him soundly, and said, "I'm very proud of you, that was a big step you took today."

*You were brilliant, handsome,* Alyssa told him, affectionately. *I'm sorry I asked Sakura to goad you into it. She took some convincing.*

He chuckled and said, *I should've known you'd be involved somehow.*

Sakura took his hand, and pulled him gently towards the equipping room. It only took one look at the hooded glance she gave him to realise what she had on her mind. He followed after her to the armour frames, and they removed their gear before walking quietly into the bedroom beyond. Quickly stripping each other of clothes, they stepped into the shower, washing away their perspiration after the frenetic battle, and let the warm water sooth and relax their bodies.

They dried off afterwards before Sakura led him over to the bed, and reached down for something stored in the cabinet beside her. He blinked in surprise when he saw what she held in her hands, and let out a groan when she squeezed some lubricant on his pulsating length and began stroking him with her slick hands.

She gazed into his eyes as she prepared his cock, and said quietly, "Rachel said that thralls fighting their Progenitor is deeply unnatural, but you enjoy training us because you're unique. Although I'm glad what we did today worked, it felt terribly wrong behaving that way with you."

"It's okay, I-," he started to say, before she silenced him with a tender kiss.

Satisfied with her handiwork, she set aside the tube of lubricant, then climbed gracefully onto the bed. She crawled away from him, then sat with her knees folded beneath her. Sakura gave him a smouldering look over her shoulder, her voice throbbing with barely-contained lust as she murmured, "I want to prove to you that I'm still your good submissive girl, just like Calara does after you fight."

She looked down demurely, but he could see her watching him under her long lashes. That look promised him all sorts of sensual pleasures, and he climbed onto the bed, drawing closer until he knelt right behind her.

"Are you sure?" he asked her, reaching out to run his fingers down the strong, well-defined muscles in her back.

Sakura nodded, watching him out of the corner of her eye, and whispered, "You've prepared me to stretch for you, and I know you'd never hurt me."

John moved in closer, tilting down the head of his cock until he was aligned with her last unplundered passage. Her eyes flared when she felt the contact, and she inched back against him, as though trying to impale herself.

"Easy now, let me control the pace," he said, taking hold of her waist, and gently applying some pressure.

The Asian girl was relaxed, yielding, and compliant, and with the liberal coating of lubrication, the blunt head pushed through the clenched fist of her sphincter. She let out a sharp gasp, which made him hesitate before trying to go any further.

"It feels amazing, don't stop," she urged him, wriggling backwards.

He thrust into her, maintaining a slow but insistent pressure, and she let out a quiet groan as he stuffed his entire length inside her. She was sitting in his lap now, her back resting against him, and her long silky hair felt wonderfully soft against his chest.

"Am I a good girl for you?" she asked, tilting her head back to look at him.

"You've been such a good girl," Alyssa said, drawing both of their attention as she climbed onto the bed. She was entirely nude, and she moved around to sit in front of Sakura, giving her a loving smile as she continued, "You did such an amazing job today, thank you."

Leaning forward, Alyssa pressed her lips against Sakura's and as her tongue flickered into the Asian girl's mouth, she glanced behind her into John's eyes. He stared into her eyes as he held Sakura in a tight grip, and began to slowly piston in and out of her hot, clutching depths.

Alyssa pulled back a little and staring into Sakura's eyes, she murmured, "You're close now, aren't you gorgeous? I can feel you're nearly ready to open yourself up to me."

"You saved me! I'd do anything for you," Sakura said in a hushed, earnest voice, pausing to bite her lip when John pushed all the way inside her again.

"Such a good girl," Alyssa purred, then she lay down on her back, her head between Sakura's slightly parted thighs.

*Bring her closer, handsome. I want to suck on her clit and make her cum for you,* she thought to him, and John could feel her eager excitement over their bond.

He lifted Sakura effortlessly, then set her down gently on Alyssa's hot, waiting mouth. Sakura's calm, submissive composure was shattered as they both went to work on her, and she cried out through one shuddering climax after another. John and Alyssa were relentless, both wanting to reward the young woman who'd devoted herself to their group with such dedication.

She was practically insensate by the time John felt himself getting close, and he groaned with excitement as Alyssa tilted her head back so she could lick his balls. Her tongue was joined by another, and he grunted in surprise as a second hot little mouth began to pay attention to his quad. It was far too exciting to hold back, and his roar of release was matched by an exhausted sigh of contentment from Sakura, as she felt him pumping her full of cum.

It was a long, powerful, and tremendously satisfying climax for John. Several thoughts made this one particularly special; taking Sakura's ass for the first time, relishing her playful submission to him, and just the sheer unadulterated pleasure of having Alyssa and the other mystery girl lovingly sucking on his balls as he came.

When he'd emptied his entire quad, all he wanted to do was collapse on the bed, but he was careful to be gentle as he pulled out of the raven-haired girl sprawled atop Alyssa. He flopped down on the bed beside them, then saw a flash of green as Jade took his place, revealing the owner of the second nimble tongue. Sakura began to whimper as the blonde and the Nymph renewed the onslaught on her senses, and they brought her off twice more as Jade sucked out all of his cum.

John watched them all afterwards as Jade held both Alyssa and Sakura to her massive, cum-bloated breasts. She stroked their hair, and whispered quiet, loving words to them as they both suckled from her. When they'd drained her dry, Alyssa pulled Sakura into her arms, and they lay side by side, cum-filled bellies brushing against each other as they stared into each other's eyes. Their breathing slowed, their chests rising and falling at the same rate, as Alyssa began to form the telepathic bond with Sakura.

*That's right, beautiful girl, open up your mind to me,* she urged Sakura, her loving telepathic voice echoing through her thoughts.

*I owe you my life,* Sakura thought to her in reply. *Without you, no one would have even known I was trapped in Shinatobe.*

*I'm here to take care of you now,* Alyssa replied, feeling the flood of heartfelt gratitude pouring across her empathic bond with the raven-haired girl.

*And John enhanced me so I can protect you,* Sakura replied, flinging the doors open in her mind, and embracing the kind, caring blonde girl with all her being.

John opened his arms for Jade, and she grinned at him in delight, then snuggled up against him. "What would I ever do without you, lovely little Nymph?" he asked, holding her tight in his arms.

Jade didn't even have to reply, the look of adoration in her cat-like eyes spoke volumes. They cuddled together and kept a protective watch over the bonding girls.

***

An hour later, Alyssa finally pulled away from Sakura, and rolled onto her back with an ecstatic sigh.

"Were there any problems? Are you both alright?" John asked with concern.

"Bonding with psychic girls is so fucking amazing," Alyssa replied, a deliriously happy grin on her beautiful face. Twisting to look at her audience, she added, "It's like she drew me in, wanting to share herself with me."

Sakura stared at her Matriarch in wonder, and whispered, "I've never felt anything like it... it's like our souls embraced."

Alyssa grinned at her, opening her arms in invitation, and Sakura gladly went to her, hugging the blonde girl fiercely. They all rested there in bed, waiting for Alyssa and Sakura to recuperate after the bonding experience. Both girls were remarkably buoyant, and it didn't take long before they were raring to go.

Alyssa smiled at John and Sakura, and said, "I'm feeling like I'm on top of the world right now. I think I'll make a present for you both to say thanks." She grinned at Jade, and continued, "As for you, sexy Nymph, you can have your present right now!"

Sakura let her roll free, and Alyssa gave Jade a big, affectionate kiss in gratitude.

Tracing her finger along Alyssa's jawline, Jade smiled and said, "Thanks, I loved my present." She climbed out of bed, and added, "I'll head back to Engineering to help Dana. Let me know when you want to do that again!"

"You can count on it," Sakura said, flashing John a naughty smile.

They all climbed out of bed, and after waving Jade goodbye, they freshened up in the shower again. John and Sakura retrieved some fresh clothes from a small wardrobe built into the wall, the cleaning bots having whisked away their sweat-soaked training outfits. Despite Alyssa's protestations, the two of them retrieved their abandoned training weapons and helmets, then deactivated the holo-simulation. The training Dojo flickered out, leaving them standing in a black room with orange strips of light forming a checked pattern across the walls and ceiling.

"Let's go you two," Alyssa said to them, rolling her eyes at their fastidiousness.

She took each of their hands, then led them out of the training facility and down the corridor to the grav-tube. John wondered where she was taking them at first, but when she ushered them into the red glow, and they descended all the way down to Deck Nine, he started to have an idea. She grinned at him over her shoulder, then flicked her fingers at the button next to the double doors leading into the Cargo Bay.

The huge room seemed practically bare, now that the throng of humanity they'd rescued from the Xen-Nuchek mine were no longer sleeping on cots in here. Walking across the vast empty space, she stopped just in front of the ore crates that were neatly stacked against the far wall, removing the lid with a gesture of her dexterous fingers.

"This should do nicely," she said, after peering inside the box to check the size of the Crystal Alyssium block within.

She gave a come-hither gesture with her finger, and the white crystalline metal streamed out of the container, seeming almost eager to leap to her command. It coalesced into a slowly rotating orb, which followed along at her shoulder as she strolled over to join them. Alyssa gestured at the sphere, and they watched as it quickly flattened to form a familiar face. The attention to detail on the portrait of the beautiful girl was exquisite, her almond eyes catching the light and twinkling enchantingly.

"Hey, that's me!" Sakura gasped, staring at the incredibly lifelike caricature.

Alyssa's lips twitched into a mischievous smile as she made another gesture at the breathtaking sculpture of Sakura. The features shifted then stopped, solidifying for a second before reforming yet again, the metal slightly more sluggish with each shaping. She repeated this process a half-dozen times, and they watched spellbound as the image of Sakura closed her eyes in ecstasy, while opening her mouth in a silent climactic cry.

"She looks like she's having lots of fun," Alyssa noted, her look of intense concentration shifting into a playful smile when she glanced at the Asian girl.

John shook his head with amusement, and said, "You're such a tease."

Sakura blushed furiously, but she fought down her embarrassment, and asked, "Do I really look like that when I... you know?"

"Cum your pretty brains out?" Alyssa replied innocently. She nodded, and her tone was serious as she continued, "You look even more ravishing in real life, I'm just sorry I couldn't do you justice."

"That's the seventh shaping isn't it?" John asked Alyssa, looking at the frozen image hovering above them. "Your level of control is getting much stronger."

"That last one took quite a bit of effort," she admitted, glancing his way and meeting his eyes. "I'll be able to do one more before it gets too difficult to continue."

She twirled her fingers at the image, and the beautiful portrait of Sakura melted away as the Crystal Alyssium swirled into a rotating sphere of glossy white metal once again.

"Now, I think we'll start with something for the gentleman," Alyssa said, before her brow furrowed in intense concentration, and she gestured to the sparkling orb.

Just over half of the lazily spinning crystalline material sheared off as she applied her will to it, drawing the liquid metal away in a twisting column. She flattened and lengthened it to conform to the image she had in mind, and the metal moved languidly as though resisting her at every turn. Alyssa was breathing heavily by the time she'd finished, and she massaged her temples when she was done.

"Are you alright?" John asked her, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, and staring at her face with worry.

She nodded, and replied, "Yeah, it just took it out of me a bit. Check out your new sword, see what you think."

He turned to look at the weapon that floated in the air before him, and his eyes widened as he gazed at it. Grasping the hilt in his hand, he upended the sword so he could take a closer look at the intricate detail on the crossguard and pommel. Both were now adorned with the majestic head of a lion, of the same stylised design that was embossed on his personalised suits of Paragon Armour.

"The craftsmanship on this is amazing," he marvelled, captivated by the noble visage of the great cat.

Sakura nodded, and said in a breathless whisper, "It's a beautiful sword. I've never seen anything like it."

"What about the balance?" Alyssa asked, looking more relaxed now as she recovered from her mental exertions.

John stood in a defensive posture, sweeping the sword around in a flourish as he stood at guard. He swung the long blade around him as he went through a dozen kata, his delighted grin answering Alyssa's question for her.

"I didn't think it was possible, but you've made a huge improvement on the last blade you made for me, and I already thought that one was perfect!" he replied, full of enthusiasm for her work.

Alyssa's eyes shone with pride, a smile of satisfaction playing on her lips. Turning towards Sakura next, she said, "And now, something for the lady. You prefer twin ninjato, I believe?"

"Hang on!" John protested. "Don't you need to rest first?"

The blonde shook her head, and replied, "I wasn't prepared for how tough it was to shape something eight times, but I know what to expect now. I'll be alright."

"Stop if it gets too difficult," he urged her, stroking her back supportively.

Alyssa glanced at Sakura, and smiled at her gently as she closed her eyes for a moment, appearing to be lost in her thoughts. When she opened them again, she took a deep breath, then turned to look at the much-reduced sphere of Crystal Alyssium. Reaching out with both hands, she made a parting gesture, and the orb slowly split down the middle. Each piece flattened and elongated, until two identical bars floated in the air in front of them.

Sakura watched with fascination as the twin bars of glossy white metal began to flatten even further, the metal forming shapes that she knew like the back of her hand. The rounded surface of the blades narrowed, until they gleamed with a keen edge that looked impossibly sharp and deadly. More detail began to appear on the hilts of each weapon, and the Asian girl gasped, covering her mouth in shock as she looked at the pommel. Reaching out with shaking hands, she held the grips reverently as she stared at the faces embossed on each sword.