The moment they were alone, Scam and Odan appeared.  They looked around the room with a disgusted face and sat down on the other chairs as well.  

“All good?”  Raine asked Scam.  

Scam’s lower lip slightly protruded out before he nodded his head up and down.  

“Show me the System Market Place.”  Raine said as she hid her smile.

Raine went through the list and bought a king size bed with pillows and a comforter to replace the wolf pelts.  She had no issues with the cavern that they would be living in, however she refused to sleep on the same wolf pelts that someone else has slept on.  Who knows what kinds of things was done on those wolf pelts.

“What now?”  Scam asked as he watched Isao sit next to his Host and place an arm around her shoulders and brought her closer to him.

“We prepare.”  Isao told them.  

“For what?”  Scam asked.

Odan sighed loudly as if he accepted his fate that he was stuck with a clueless Scam forever.  

“The arrival of Headquarters.”  Isao informed him. “When they come, the Dark Elves will fight alongside us.  It’ll give us a fighting chance to either destroy the robot team assigned to capture us, or it’ll give us time to escape to another world.”  

Raine laid her head on Isao’s shoulder and listened.  The only way to help Isao is to become stronger. Her eyelids began to feel heavy as she blinked slowly, soon her eyes closed with the lull of Isao’s deep voice.  

“Keep her safe.”  Isao ordered Scam as he looked over to Raine’s sleeping figure.  “No matter what, she must be protected.”

“Of course, Host.”  Scam told him. “I’ll protect and watch over her as you command.”  

“Good.”  Isao said as he caressed Raine’s cheek with his hand.  “I want surveillance at all times and in every room, every corner and a 200 mile radius around the volcanoes.  I want to know the movements of each insect, animal and Elf. And should anything look suspicious, I want it to be reported and taken care of immediately.”  

“Yes, Host.”  Odan said as he stood up.  “Everything will be ask you asked and be completed without fail.  Let’s go.”

Odan took Scam’s hand and they disappeared in an instant.  Isao carried Raine into their new bed and laid her down gently.  He took her shoes off and covered her body with a blanket. He took his shoes off as well, before joining her in bed.  

Isao held Raine in his embrace, as he stayed up listening to her deep breaths.  There was a side to him that was happy that they were together. But there was also a side to him that felt guilty that his simple, yet selfish wish.  Had tied her fate to his and now Headquarters was after her life as well. She had lived a hard life as Raine Marcella, now she is living a hard life as an outlaw Host.   

Why does Headquarters want Raine when Raine did nothing wrong?  Why does she have to suffer because of his wish?

Isao held onto Raine tighter as he breathed in her scent.  Her scent always smelled good to him. He wouldn’t be able to describe her scent because it uniquely belonged to her and words would not be enough to fully explain her scent.  He just knew, without a doubt, that her scent was calming, comforting and welcoming. Yet it was also enticing, alluring, and addicting.

Isao felt his manhood harden at the thought of her scent.  He looked around the darkened room and sighed loudly. His Raine was asleep and he didn’t want to disturb her, however his need for her was growing bigger and bigger as time passed.  

Isao looked down and couldn’t help himself, her beautiful, serene face caused his lust to bloom.  Isao leaned down to nibble on her earlobe as his wandering hand cupped and massaged her breast. He had given into his hardening member that rubbed against her thigh.  Isao figured he was feeding Raine’s succubus as he was also feeding his own beast.

That night, Raine woke up to the starving beast who was taking advantage of her during her sleep.  However it was her beast that got the best of Isao in the end. It was Isao who had to beg her to stop, or else they would continue on with their marathon for another week or two.  They had work to do and plans to execute.

Raine smiled at Isao with a wide and smug grin.  He could never keep up with her succubus, even if he tried.  Her succubus was the scariest and biggest monster that hid quietly inside of Raine.   

As Isao organized the Dark Elves, Raine trained harder.  She sparred with Scam and Odan during the mornings and cultivated until evening.  Her nights were reserved with Isao.

Their life became a routine for four years until the clouds turned dark and the skies rained red.  Word of an army consisting of the Wooden Elves, River Elves and Mountain Elves were on their way to the land of the Dark Elves.