EPIC: Path of Demons and Dragons

After briefly exploring the Abyss's Maw and earning himself some bonus attributes, Vahn teleported back to the Frozen Abyss to inspect the stone platform where he had undergone the Trial of Gleipnir. Instead, he found a large spiral staircase in its place, leading down to pitch blackness.

"I guess this means I only get one shot at each Trial..." muttered Vahn, his expression thoughtful as he scanned the area for any sign of the colossal wolf. Unfortunately, there were none, just ice, snow, and mountains as far as the eye could see. All he knew for certain was that she was Lupheria's mother, suggesting she was a very real being. But when he had previously asked the voracious but adorable wolf girl about her Mama, all she could recall was that she was big, beautiful, and strong.

With neither hide nor hair of the giant wolf to be found, Vahn decided to bring his exploration of the Corridor for that day to a close. He had only been at it for a little over six hours, but since he wanted to complete his scouring of the Frozen Abyss before moving on and potentially forgetting about the Draugr entirely, he wanted to reset his mental state so he didn't feel too tempted to delve into the Abyssal Maw just yet...

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After reappearing in his room back on the 1st Floor, Vahn took a moment to see what everyone else was up to before retrieving a sleek, blue-and-white VR headset from the nightstand beside his bed. Its lights were on due to him allowing it to continue running since Jack-O's awakening, so after making himself comfortable, he secured it over his eyes, causing his body to promptly vanish in bluish-white light. What followed was a brief sensation of falling and a streaking of rainbow-hued lights that eventually contracted like rubberbands to form the setting of a charming, red-roofed cottage in the middle of a forest.

Approaching the cottage's front door, Vahn entered without knocking or announcing himself. Ordinarily, he would be greeted by the sight of a very beautiful, scantily-clad, broad-hipped girl with inordinately long blue hair fixed into long twin tails by yellow ribbons, standing idly with a completely blank expression. Instead, he found the girl, sporting distinctive black and white angel wings and a long, black, salamander-like tail ornamented with a yellow ribbon, seated facing Jack-O on the living room floor.

"Oh, Vahn. Welcome back~" hummed Jack-O, adopting a broad, bright-eyed smile that compelled Vahn to adopt one of his own before asking, "Did something change since I was away? Since this is Training Mode and we didn't adjust any settings, our blue-haired friend here should still be in her idle pose."

"Well, it gets lonely here with no one to talk to, so I've been talking to her while you're not around..." explained Jack-O, briefly adopting a slight pout and narrowed eyes before regaining a slight smile and revealing, "Today, I found her sitting where she normally idles, and when I approached to ask if she was okay, she looked right at me."

"Mmm...that's unexpected..." muttered Vahn, his expression thoughtful and his mouth briefly scrunching. NPCs within Training Mode didn't have any of their core or combat logic loaded unless the settings were altered, so he didn't anticipate the blue-haired girl, Dizzy, gaining awareness. The only reason she was there was to allow Jack-O to remain in Training Mode instead of being trapped in what she called stasis, a state where she was fully conscious but unable to see, hear, or feel anything.

Making his way closer to the duo, Vahn found it a little uncanny when Dizzy turned her head to stare at him with her unblinking crimson eyes, their insides vaguely resembling the lenses of cameras due to her half-gear heritage. There were no discernible emotions in her eyes, and she didn't speak, but it was evident something within her internal logic had changed, or she wouldn't be able to perform actions outside of her idle animations.

With Jack-O making space for him, Vahn sat cross-legged in front of Dizzy, holding her gaze as the red-and-white-haired woman changed from sitting in a wariza style to putting most of her weight on her left thigh and butt cheek, allowing her to lean against his shoulder with her own. This, tragically, had nothing to do with them having grown closer. She simply had no concept of boundaries, modesty, or personal space.

Following a deliberative pause, Vahn raised his right hand, smiled, and stated, "Hello, there. My name is Vahn Mason. If you understand, could you blink for me?"

Instead of blinking or responding with words, Dizzy shifted her gaze from Vahn's face to his hand before unhurriedly raising her left to press the tips of their fingers and then their palms together.

"Hmm...she's responsive, but it appears she's only at a level where she can mimic what she sees..." remarked Vahn, approximating Dizzy's current logic state to that of a newborn. Though, considering she was canonically only eight years old and had a child at four, she would likely pick things up and mature very quickly.

"Then we better not do anything naughty in front of her..." muttered Jack-O, causing Vahn to blink in surprise and stare at her curiously. In turn, she turned her head slightly and met his gaze from the corner of her eyes, but instead of explaining what she meant, she returned her gaze to Dizzy and expressed, "Since it's come to this, I'll continue looking after and teaching her. It's fine if I tell her about her origins, right?"

"Of course," confirmed Vahn, suppressing the urge to press Jack-O for an explanation. Instead, the two of them spent a fleeting six and a half hours trying to teach Dizzy basic words and phrases using a variety of children's and picture books...

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With his day wrapping up and Korra playfully pointing out they should do something special for their 69th day in the Tower, Vahn, once again, found himself in a position countless men would envy.

'I don't understand it myself, but I can't get enough of this...' thought Vahn, eyes closed and nostrils opened as he nuzzled Grayfia's pussy through thick silk-cotton panties, holding her waist and drinking in her fragrance as Korra did her best to deepthroat him with instruction from Venelana.

"This is impossible...I feel like my jaw is going to dislocate..." groaned Korra, rising to a lax seated position, opening her mouth, and applying pressure to the ligaments in her jaw muscles with her right index, middle finger, and thumb.

"It's primarily due to the angle," stated Rias, leaving Korra looking at her with undisguised incredulity as she casually contended, "If you lay with your head hanging off the bed, you would only need to relax your throat, and Vahn can take care of the rest."

"That sounds...dangerous..." remarked Korra, once again reminded that she was surrounded by Devils.

"Does it? I wouldn't mind trying it at least once," chimed Ravel, raising her gaze and touching her chin thoughtfully.

"I wouldn't mind trying it now..." appended Roxanne, the only other non-Devil present. A few weeks prior, there would have been Nami as well, but as she wished to accumulate enough Tower Points to invite the rest of the Straw Hats into the Tower, she ended up advancing to the 2nd Floor in a Party with Luffy, a cook named Komatsu from the world of Toriko, and a brown-haired girl with notably large breasts and plump, squishy-looking thighs named Reisalin Stout, the leading protagonist of a video game and anime series called Atelier Ryza.

"Vahn isn't in the condition or mood to move right now..." hummed Grayfia, sporting a somewhat cheeky smile as she shifted more of her weight onto Vahn's face, causing his penis to briefly swell even larger. Vahn heard her, of course, but instead of contending the claim, he rubbed his nose up and down against her slit and inhaled deeply, causing his head and body to fill with a pleasant, tingling numbness.

"Ara ara...I wasn't aware he enjoyed having his face sat upon to such an extent..." hummed Akeno, her violet eyes narrowed and a sensual, sadistic smile adorning her face.

"You're welcome to try it, but it will take time before you can get a similar reaction from him..." stated Grayfia, closing her eyes and leaning her head back as she hotly sighed, "This is the result of the special bond Goshujin-sama and I have formed over many years..."

"Do you expect us to fall for such cheap provocation...?" asked Rias, her expression a smile, but it didn't quite reach her eyes as she combed back the bangs framing the right side of her face. Her biggest regret in life was thinking nothing of the time Vahn and Grayfia would spend together in the virtual world, but with tens of thousands of years ahead of them, she was certain the top spot in his harem would belong to her. After all, her figure was functionally identical to her mother's, and her hair and eyes were his favorite colors. All she lacked was the mature, motherly charm he seemed drawn to, something she would naturally acquire with time.

"Pardon me..." hummed Venelana, taking advantage of Vahn's untended cock to sheathe it with her pussy, causing Rias's right brow to twitch as she had been about to do the same thing. Instead of grousing, however, she briefly closed her eyes, exhaled from her nose, and positioned herself behind her mother to massage her breasts and kiss her neck, choosing to make love over war...

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[Day 119]

"I think that about does it for this Floor..." muttered Vahn, having swept the Frozen Abyss twice over, creating a comprehensive map detailing the location of each Dungeon and Checkpoint. He hadn't explored each of the Dungeons to their depths, but he made sure to enter them, revealing their names and Ranks, ranging from E to D with one C.

(You did well, Vahn. I'm certain the Draugr appreciate the effort you put into ensuring they could rest) stated Sis, her deep, feminine voice tinged with warmth.

"Their passing also makes the Floor safer for everyone who enters from here on, so it's a win-win..." hummed Vahn. He already felt satisfied with himself for completing his self-assigned duty, but Sis's words caused him to swell with pride.

(My, such a humble Hero. And handsome to boot~) sang Sis, causing Vahn's cheeks to feel a bit warm despite the cold. Immediately after, he took one final look around, nodded in affirmation, and teleported to a far cozier location, the interior of a small, warm, and fragrant forest cottage.

"Oh? Well, hello..." hummed Vahn, greeted by the sight of Jack-O in her trademarked pose. Instead of facing him, however, she was facing away, giving him an even more tantalizing view than normal—not just due to the angle but because she was modeling white lace panties and a bra in place of her usual skin-tight white one-piece.

"You're early..." remarked Jack-O, holding the pose and swaying her butt tantalizingly from side to side as she asked, "Were you that eager to see me~?" in a playful tone. This wasn't the first time she had rather implicitly attempted to seduce him, but this time, Vahn silently approached within a few centimeters of her before reaching out to rest his hands on the sides of her remarkable butt.

"I'll take that as a yes..." hummed Jack-O, confirming that she was, in fact, deliberately trying to seduce him as she sat against him, nestling her very warm crotch against his bulge before rhythmically undulating her hips in a manner that caused her to grind against it.

"I would be lying if I said I weren't looking forward to something like this happening..." remarked Vahn, caressing Jack-O's remarkably smooth skin and taut glutes as he appended, "But there are countless additional paths open to you...even if you don't do this, I will support you and Dizzy for the rest of your lives..."

"You know...there is such a thing as being too considerate..." remarked Jack-O, nestling her pussy against Vahn's bulge and wiggling her hips from side to side as she affirmed, "I'm doing this because I want to...now hurry up. I sent Dizzy out exploring and told her not to return until dinner, but there's nothing to stop her from returning early..."

"Then consider my previous words the rambling of a fool," remarked Vahn, unsheathing his cock, guiding Jack-O's hips into position, and slipping her panties aside to greet her entrance with his glans. In response, she took it upon herself to shift her weight back, surprisingly accommodating his full length before smoothly undulating her hips as she casually, with a hint of passion in her voice, remarked, "So this is sex...you should have allowed me to experience it sooner..." before closing her eyes and resting her right cheek atop her crossed arms.

"Well...we'll have plenty of opportunities in the future..." contended Vahn, stopping Jack-O's movements but grasping her waist and taking over with a slow and deep piston. At the same time, he couldn't help noticing that her insides, other than being exceptionally hot, wet, and tight, undulated from her entrance to her depths, actively drawing him in. When he pulled back, her entrance contracted intensely, making it difficult to pull out but exceptionally easy to greet her cervix, which, after a while, opened like a mouth to suckle and draw him even further inside...

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