Blake came running in the room after hearing the noise. But he stopped short when he saw Iris. Her veins in her arm were glowing gold, and the energy was leaking out of her fingertips. If anyone touched her, it would be like getting electrocuted. He walked closer to her but stopped a few feet away. He could feel the magical aura rolling off of her in waves. He smiled internally.
She was finally starting to wake up.
"My lady," he said bowing as she watched him. The energy crackled about her covering her body in a protective shield of energy. "I am your humble servant, Blake, the keeper of time and space for you, my lady. Please trust me when I say that you are in a safe and protected place. I will protect you with my life." He rose and grabbed her hand. He put it over his heart where Iris could feel the truth in his words. She felt lost energy returning to her, causing her body to return things that her mind could not. But even so, small snips of memory began to return. Of her life before and of her life now. She took a few deep breaths to calm.
The energy receded back into her body as the glow over her faded. She looked at Blake. "Keeper, tell me what has happened." Her voice was slightly softer but deeper. It was as if the command was back into it like before she had disappeared. Cassidy covered her mouth as she felt tears. It sounded more like her sister now. She even looked more like her sister in aura now. She felt comfort cloak the room.
"My Lord, what have you remembered?"
"Enough to know that we have a problem." She looked down at her arm in disgust, remembering how she lost it. "I will kill the worthless bastard who took my arm." She clinched her jaw in anger. Her power swelled with her anger as the air around her crackled with the pressure.
"My Lord, please. You must say calm. Your power is too great and could destroy this building if you let it get out of control." She sighed in annoyance and looked at her hand. The energy glowed around her, and she calmed it to watch it dissappate. She smirked and looked up at him.
"I have no energy unblocked now, Blake." She smiled at him and then at her sister, who she scooped into a one armed hug. "How I have missed you, my sister. I am happy to see that you are fairing well." She pulled back and smiled at her as Cassidy looked at her in surprise.
"You remember me now?"
"I remember bits and pieces of everything, but it's enough now." She smiled at her and put her arm out as Cassidy burst into tears. She had her sister back.
After the tears dried, Iris asked to speak to Blake in private before they left. Cassidy agreed quickly and left the room.
Iris put her hand on Blake's shoulder. "I remember who and how they took my arm Blake. And because of you putting my hand over your heart in that hyper state, I absorbed some of the energy back and pieces of memories from my life. Even from when I was a goddess."
"You still are a goddess, my lady. But your powers are locked away because of the curse. You will only be whole after the seal is broken."
"I know, I must free Aurora from her prison that those bastards put her in after they killed me."
"Did you see your death, my queen?"
"No, I didn't see that. As I said, there are only small snippets of memories. I am still incomplete. But I will fix it soon. Blake, you have the map, and I need it to find her again. I found her that day when my arm got taken from me. But I was too badly wounded to break it." He nodded his head.
Blake walked over to the wall and pushed a panel, revealing a nook. In it was the manuscript containing the map that she had completed. She smiled as he handed it to her. It felt like she could finally be actually reunited with herself. It was all going to happen soon. But before she could do that, she had to find her axes that were taken from her by that creature. She looked at Blake.
"I need you to do something for me." She opened her palm to reveal 6 golden mice. "Take them and send them out to find where my axes are. I need them." Blake smiled and nodded.
"Your wish is my command, my master."
Blake bowed to her, and she smiled as she rubbed his head. "You were always one of my favorite creations, son." She bent down and placed a gentle kiss on the top of head. They both raised, and Blake had tears in his eyes.
"I'm happy to have you back, master." She smiled and nodded.
"I will be back to visit you again soon, Blake. Don't terrorize the city women too much. I know how you can be in the presence of beautiful women." They both smiled before she walked out. Blake sat up to wipe the tears from his eyes. She was finally back.
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"Cassidy, do you mind if I take a nap after we return. I feel a little tired after experiencing all of that."
"Of course, dear sister." Cassidy led the way back to the palace happier now than before. Iris smiled. She couldn't wait to meet her love now that she remembered more.
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Iris opened her eyes and sat up with a smooth grace, letting the sheet pool at the waist exposing her upper body. She felt goosebumps raised on her flesh as her lover's energy stroked her skin. She quickly turned and pulled the surprised woman down on the bed. She looked at her in shock. She hadn't even revealed herself yet.
"You always did like to try and tease me, Aurora." Iris stroked the side of her lovers face as her eyes widened. "Don't look so surprised, my love. You knew that it would come to this one day." She moved the hair from her face behind Aurora's ear as the woman in her arms started to tear up. She grabbed Iris's face and studied her expression and her eyes for a few minutes. "You know, I only took a nap on the other side so I could see you. we only have an hour or two together, dear." She said, rubbing her thumb along Aurora's neck where her marks lay.
Aurora felt herself shudder at the sensation. "You're as sensitive as always, baby." She looked at her with a smug expression, and the tears dropped from Aurora's eyes. It really was her love. It was her Iris. She could see it in her face and feel it in her touch. She didn't touch her like this since coming here. Only before she was sealed away in this damned place. She pulled Iris down unexpectedly for a breath taking kiss. It was one that she hadn't experienced since they had been together before everything happened to them.
Iris felt along her body in hard yet gentle strokes. "I have missed you more than you will ever know." Iris said as she rolled on top of Aurora. She pushed her leg up, rubbing her knee against silky folds. They both moaned. "God, I have needed you, my goddess," Iris said into her ear before placing it in her mouth. Aurora ran her hand over the marks on Iris's neck, making her shiver in pleasure. Iris grabbed one of Aurora's legs and wrapped it around her.
"I have missed every single thing about you, my love. I'm so happy to be able to be here with you finally." She kissed her, forcing her tongue into her partner's mouth. She rubbed her knee against her roughly, causing Aurora to go crazy and create more need that was leaving her body. Iris kissed down her body, leaving kisses and little bites until she got to her prize. She took a long, slow lick, making Aurora cry out.
"Goddess, you taste amazing, Aurora. I'll never let anyone take you away from me ever again. I will destroy the entire world to get you back." Aurora moaned at her words. Everything Iris said to her in that commanding voice made her heart flutter and her shudder in need. She couldn't take it anymore. She wrapped her legs around Iris's neck and her hands in her hair to push her where she really wanted. She started moving and bucking her hips. Iris used one hand to enter her, causing Aurora to shout while the other went to her breast to massage her mound. Aurora bucked harder, asking for more and for her love to go deeper. Iris smiled. God, how she had missed her. Even f*****g her now was even better than before. She was in heaven. Aurora bucked and rode against her tongue and fingers until her climax hit her full force and she screamed. Iris took the moment to rub her bundle of nerves while her tongue entered her lover's cave to drink down everything she was releasing. She licked everything making sure that she didn't miss a thing. Aurora was giving her the nectar that she needed to live.
Aurora panted as Iris kissed back up her body slowly and ended with a love filled kiss while her hand was placed over their marks. Iris pulled Aurora close to her, cuddling into her intimately. She stroked her fingers through her hair as Aurora sighed softly.
"I have missed you so much. But we will be together soon, Aurora. I know where you are in the other relam. I lost my arm and went into a coma before I could break the curse on us." Aurora looked at her with love filled eyes. She pulled Iris into a slow kiss.
"People think because of how I look that I'm the dominant and troublesome one." She looked at her before kissing her again as she rolled on top of Iris. "But really, you are the one that's dominant and overprotective. All the traits people think I have, you really have." Iris smirked and chuckled before she grinded against Aurora, making her moan. She pulled her down for a kiss. "You make me that way, my love." She whispered before pulling her down into another kiss.
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Iris walked out of her bedroom looking for Cassidy. She stopped a servant who looked at her in wonder. No one had actually seen the lady. They had only heard of her return
The maid teared up and bowed her head.
"How can I help you, my lady?" Iris used her index to make the maid look at her. The young lady blushed as Iris wiped a tear away.
"Don't cry. Everything will be okay now that I'm back young, miss. I will make sure of it." Iris smiled at her in warmth, and it melted the maid's heart. Other servants and maid's stopped when they saw the interaction happening. Iris looked around, feeling numerous eyes on her. She smiled at them all.
"Don't worry, everyone. You are my people, and I will make sure everything is fine. I am back, mostly in one piece. I promise I will make everything better." She smiled at them as tears fell from the staff. She gestured to them. "Come now, stop crying all of you." Iria hugged them all as a group hug started amongst the staff and her. She used her energy to coat them all in warmth and love.
Cassidy and Sae turned the corner from the west wing to freeze at the sight. They smiled at their sister. That was definitely her. The king and queen were walking from the east wing when they saw the same thing. Their daughter in the middle of the crying staff as she tried to comfort them. As they got closer, they felt the love and warmth in the air that put them at ease whenever she was around. It seems that she may have returned after all. They, too, smiled at the scene in front of them. There was still hope.