The dragon's harem

Chapter 722 Meridaʼs Night III: Reinforced power [R-18]

Arad grabbed Mira by the hips, pulling her toward him as he pushed inside. She gasped, feeling something stretch inside of her, standing at the edge of ripping apart but never giving up.

^It hurt, hurt... like someone twisting my forearm. It shouldnʼt hurt like this.^ Merida could hear her heartbeats throbbing across her body, the veins in her arms and legs pulsing as waves of stinging pain surged across her torso up to her head.

With each thrust, her mind calmed down, but her body kept screaming in pain, ^Itʼs not Aradʼs doing... something is changing...my hymen didnʼt break. I can feel it stretching with each thrust.^ With each pulse of pain, Merida slowly noticed that she wasnʼt only hearing her heartbeats through her veins but a whole other structure spreading across her body from head to toe.

Aradʼs eyes flashed purple as he felt a massive force clenching down on his flesh like a cleaver. No, it felt more like being stuck in the jaw of a monster, trying to bite his flesh off. If not for his scales, this wouldʼve chopped it off.

”This isnʼt right,” Merida gasped, veins spreading to her eyes, and she stared at her hand, feeling the crimson rot. The demonic fungi reinforce her body, from head to toe. Her tissues would stretch but never break.

Arad could see it with his void eyes, the mycelium spreading through her whole body, infused into her muscles, organs, and bones down to the hymen. It acts like steel wires that hold the structure of her body together and compress back with unbelievable force to grant her superhuman strength and resilience.

With each stroke, it absorbed Aradʼs magic and grew stronger. It wasnʼt that strange. Dragonʼs magic can affect the ground and nature around them. A red dragon living in a mountain would soon turn it into a volcano, and so would the living fungus in Merida adjust to Aradʼs magic.

Arad lifted his fist, about to blast her with an erasing void blast, aiming to kill the monstrous fungus infesting her body. ”Demon lord, youʼre overstepping your...” But he quickly stopped. Thanks to his eyes and sharp sense of smell, he could tell. The fungus growing in Meridaʼs body wasnʼt a part of the demon lord, but one with her, born from her own cells that fed on the demon lordʼs magic. This is a power that her body developed from getting soaked in demonic magic... sheʼs slowly straying away from humanity, shifting toward either becoming a demon, or something greater. Arad couldnʼt tell. He isnʼt that versed in either biology or demonology.

”How do you feel?” Arad asked, staring at her down.

”You arenʼt going to punch me, are you?” She stared back at him.

”I was about to erase the fungus in your body, but it seems to be one with you.” He replied, ”How does it feel?”

”Painful, but the pain isnʼt bothering me. Itʼs sharp, but I can ignore it as easily as a mild itch.” She replied, staring at her stomach. ”It feels strange,”

”The mycelium network inside your body is feeding off my magic to grow stronger. Probably, the longer and closer you stay to me, the stronger it could become.” He touched her stomach with his palm, ”Or it might be adapting to me to survive. Do you know which one?”

Merida shook her head, ”But either way, it means Iʼm growing stronger the closer Iʼm to you.” She smiled, ”Thatʼs good, isnʼt it?”

”Youʼre right,” Arad nodded as he kept thrusting, ”Just say it if you want me to stop.”

”No need to stop, just keep going. It doesnʼt matter...” She blinked, ”Wait, does this mean Iʼll stay forever a virgin?”

^Since my hymen isnʼt breaking with normal penetration, should we try something else? No, it has to break normally...^

”Probably...I not sure.” Arad replied, but she shook her head, ”Thrust harder! Faster,”

”Any more strength and Iʼll seriously crack your hips,” Arad refused to comply. With how tight and resilient her insides were, he was already finding it hard to thrust with a normal level of force.

”It isnʼt enough, make it larger.” Merida gasped.

”It doesnʼt work that way,” Arad sighed, ”Itʼs already too big for the others. Take it or leave it.”

Merida crossed her arms as Arad kept thrusting into her...”I got it!” She smiled, ”How about you transform...” Arad immediately pinched her nipples, ”Forget it, I wonʼt. It doesnʼt make sense.”

”AWA! That hurt. Youʼll rip them apart,” She moaned.

^Her skin is silky and smooth, but her flesh is dense and tough.^ Arad wasnʼt just pinching her nipples. He was actively trying to feel her body and understand how it works.

”It wonʼt.” Arad looked at her, smiling, ”Itʼll take more force than this to harm you.” He is certain, itʼll take him in the half-dragon mode and a serious power output to wound her without using a weapon.

”Iʼm not talking about that,” She lifted her foot and tried to kick him in the face. He dodged each swing. ”They are sensitive. Treat them gently.”

Arad caught her foot, ”Just tell me that. Itʼs a bit hard to output two levels of power.” He thrust all the way into her and patted her stomach, ”Do you feel it? Itʼs clenching back at me like the jaws of a crocodile. I have to maintain a similar output for it not to get snapped.”

”Then donʼt pinch. Hold them with your palm if you want.” If she replied, grabbing his palm and opening them wide before she laid them over her breasts, ”This is better,”

Arad bent over her and started fondling her breasts as he thrust faster and faster as deeper as he could. She wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him closer for a hug.

”Youʼre getting stronger by the second.” Arad kissed her, ”Itʼs amazing. Youʼre already far above the s-rank monster that ruled this part of the forest.”

Merida cupped his face in her hands, ”If Iʼm that strong, what that makes you?” She gently passed her fingers over his neck and arms. ”Iʼm here pinned down. I donʼt even have the strength to struggle against your human form. Let alone defend against your void. You can only kill the fungus, canʼt you?”

”Itʼs just that youʼre a bad matchup against me. If we talked about anyone else. Theyʼll have a hard time dealing with you. Iʼm certain youʼll be able to use that fungus to control monsters like the ape did, a powerful fighter with demon power and resilience and an army of monsters. Who can stand against that?”

”Itʼs you, idiot,” She kicked him again in the face, but he caught her foot this time.

”Iʼm your husband.” He licked her foot, ”Iʼm not here to threaten your life. You can fight me if you want, but in reality, Iʼll be a part of your strength as youʼre a part of mine.”

Merida giggled, ”Well, I know that when I need it, I can rely on you to save my life. You already did against the demon lord,” She pulled her foot away from his face, ”And donʼt lick it. Iʼm not Aella.”

”Then donʼt get it close to my face.” Arad stared at her eyes, ”How do you feel?” He could sense several pulses coming from inside her.

”Iʼm about to...” She looked at him, half dazed, ”AHHH!” Her body jolted as a clear liquid splashed out of her.

Arad pinned her down, thrusting faster and faster. With each one, she jolted again, her toes curling back as she gasped for air. ”Donʼt... stop...keep going,” Panting, she wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling his hips toward her.

It didnʼt take Arad that long after to finish, filling her insides until it spilled out. He then gently pulled out, letting Merida rest on the ground for a bit.

”Say, Arad.” She looked at him. ”Are okay... you arenʼt angry at me. We cleared that, right?”

”Of course,” Arad sat beside her.

”I still canʼt believe it. Everything changed so quickly...” She sat up, extending a hand to him, ”Do you have a towel or anything,”

”Yeah, here.” He pulled a clean leather cloth and a bowl of water. ”Iʼll help you,” He started cleaning her.

”I can do it myself...” She tried to resist, but ended up giving up, ”Iʼll clean you then...”

”Already did it, a burst of the void is all it needed.” He replied and she quickly noted that he had cleaned himself seconds after finishing.

****

The two then quickly returned home and Aella informed them of the silver dragonʼs attack. Arad praised Sebas for beating the dragon, and Gojo made sure Arad understood that the silver dragon was still out there and might attack again with another clone.

”If Eris or Merida were the ones here, this wouldʼve gone differently,” Aella looked down with a sad face.

”Youʼre a ranged fighter that relies on a bow, it wasnʼt your fault.” Arad patted her head, ”And I bet the dragon wouldnʼt have even bothered showing up if he knew someone could stop him.”

”I wouldʼve punched him in the face,” Merida growled. She and Eris could do well in close-quarter combat, and they mightʼve been able to distract the dragon away from Mira. Aella does a better job when itʼs attacking people from range or area of effect blast spells.

After Sebas and Gojo left, Aella poured dinner for Arad and Merida as he explained to her that she might be pregnant and that something was off about Meridaʼs body. After discussing it with Merlin and Lydia, it was decided that Aella needed an inspection from an elvish healer for a clear result and that Merida would have a problem getting pregnant with how unstable her body is due to the rapid growth.

As Arad was out cutting wood for Mira, the girls discussed the matters between them and made a crucial decision. Merida was the only one of them who could take on Arad without getting sore, so sheʼd be with him every day unless one of the other girls wanted a session. This would maximize her chances of getting pregnant while keeping the rest comfortable.

Soon after, Eris carried the burial of the royal family and the civilians, seeing the winter for a cold, sad end. Aradʼs catacomb has more corpses than the people living on his land.

Arad canʼt save everyone. His power doesnʼt matter if they arenʼt strong enough to protect themselves until he arrives.

****

Merida sighed, staring forward at the universityʼs stage and then down at the cursed ring in her hand.

Doma had made the rings to hide everyoneʼs strength, scent, and magic from the countless wizards roaming around. If she tried to go all out, all the wizards would sense the s-rank monster that she is. And the same applies to everyone.