The Eternal Sanctum (Holy Knight Headquarters)

The need of extra hands was one shared between mentor and apprentice. "Hai!~" Anais confirmed, the epic greatness of some extra hands. The addition for debauchery alone was likely something that would have been considered by Anais currently. She couldn't know it was a consideration of her younger self for similarly perverted reasons. Oh... no matter. Here and now she was experiencing the renewal of her mentor's antics. Her slower ride left him the ability to continue his own ideations. And in response, a tingling hand on her leg and thigh wouldn't be all what were offered. No. That creeping sensation seemed to brush against her very soul, causing her a great deal of sensation she didn't normally have. 'Oh no. He's onto us!~' was the voice of her internal self as she understood the nature of this man practically seeding extra sensation into Anais's body. But it was just an appetizer to a very well thought out dish. Her core vibrated semi-constantly and between those vibrations would be pulses from Ailen's manhood as well. This was an additive sensation, causing a gentle moan to slip from between Anais's lips as the rhythm of it was overwhelmingly delightful. Enough that the slower build towards orgasm became steady rather quickly. "Ai-aniki, you too?!" Usagi was feeling particularly unsteady. She could also feel his hand and that creeping mana on her thigh and breast. And the alternating vibration and pulsing in her loins wasn't something she could ignore. Both she and Anais were so close their climax could be reached simultaneously on one of Anais's forward grinds. It was almost random but both girls would be found moaning their pleasure in chorus as Anais's core sought to collapse upon that consistently pulsing tool.

At the same time Sakura was engaged in a very carnal act. She'd learned early in her life that sex was to be enjoyed and used as one saw fit but this was quite different for her. While the sensations were about what she expected, and thus were enjoyable enough to her body she just didn't feel it the same way she did before. Again it was odd, she had no problem with Astolfo, she was even moving her hips to help him along. Oh, but now he was moving too... an exhale escaped her lips a bit louder than her normal breathing. "Hah~" All the while her body did what it was made to do. The gentle pull of Astolfo's manhood along with his more rowdy movements were a change, but still not quite what she was looking for. Why? Her position shifted slightly her knees separating so she could lower her chest to the mattress creating a deeper arch in her back... it gave the lad a better angle to work with. Just the same she felt nothing bad it wasn't that Astolfo was a bad partner he was doing quite a bit... but as she experienced this... there was no warmth in her chest. Her heart wasn't beating very fast at all... there was no blush applied to her face. It was curious. She'd had sex with Charles when he was a broken human literally fading out of existence and felt more inclined during it. It was obvious that Astolfo understood the mechanics of sex, and appreciated her form physically but somehow they didn't equate to a two-way interest, like she'd had before. Still her body progressed the sex act itself the angle of her body changing and meeting strokes, squeezing against throbbing as it should. She shook gently with each movement, and it seemed that she was preparing to take the offering as her body wanted to receive it. All the while Sakura wondered if this was one of those emotional things that didn't make sense to her.

Was Ailen onto them? Truthfully, no. The elf was merely seeking pleasure of his own, which he chose to do by ensuring his apprentice also had a better experience. They agreed that two hands just weren't enough. On the other hand, they had the ability to make two enough. When he made contact with Anais, he reached deeper than physical things could allow. That depth applied not just to his hands, but to his member as well. He hadn't spilled himself within Anais for a few minutes now, but her womb would still be flooded with metaphysical mana that spread out from his tip, reverberating off the walls of her chamber to add an additional 'drumbeat' to their musical. He could hear Usagi from the side ─ she seemed quite bothered. Ah, but that was her fault in the end. "You've still got that thing active? Well, I hardly believe we can be blamed for anything you experience as a result. All experiments have associated risks, right?" he asked, the question of risks aimed at Anais.

Astolfo's mind was racing. How could he make an impact? He'd overcome much adversity in life. Now, his greatest challenge was getting a rise out of a goddess. He thought to do something nice for Charlemagne by granting Sakura a sample of the 'dog' he saw in the Holy Emperor. Their session had been exciting, but also a bit... tame. Of course, Astolfo was just as readily seeking his own pleasure, but he was going to get that regardless. It seemed his personal shift had done something that also included another change in Sakura's position. Ah, there was the chance! Her legs separated more, and he felt a tighter grip as a result. Her back arched more, and he found an opening to use both hands and bear down on that arch. Astolfo was soon lifting his own legs until he could squat and thrust as such. Given how tame the behavior of Sakura and Charlemagne had been, Astolfo figured he could make up the difference in size by achieving maximum depth. He couldn't even call himself a man if Sakura felt nothing from their exchange; he definitely couldn't call it an accomplishment. What was the answer to his conundrum? "Eh?! Deeper? Harder? Faster? What more?!" he wondered aloud. "I thought you were thinking about what you want!"

Mentor and apprentice was pleasure-seeking in a pure sense of the term. Ailen had taken to being more relaxed in Anais's presence and continued to try and give her a better experience. He always succeeded at his endeavors and this time would be no exception. Even after her climax, her still filled womb seemed to become something of a rattle. It was in truth a fluid filled drum that Ailen was responsible for the beat of, Anais couldn't help but feel herself falling towards an endless abyss. Just the same Usagi had offered a complaint only to have Ailen claim it was her own doing. He asked his final question to Anais who could only agree thorough those deep penetrating vibrations. "Um-hm. Experiments are always risky, more so when you use your own body... she knows~" claimed Anais. "Hoh? You're both right, I do know the risk and it's definitely my fault but it isn't like I can just cancel it," she explained herself as she bit her own lips. "I mean... how can I give up the opportunity to know the sensations that go along with those emotional spikes and wayward thoughts..." she asked as the most demonic part of her nature became obvious. "It's literally something no one should know, I can't give it up while stuff is still happening... I can't miss anything!" she claimed. "Sou ka, I forgot you were the groupchat creeper, in addition to being invasive~" mentioned Anais as her behavior was very much related to wanting to know things she might never have an active use for. Regardless the trio could easily use their bodies as instruments until such a time as lessons were given. And while they weren't focusing on that, Anais decided that Usagi's honesty should be rewarded and she began molesting her unoccupied breast as well, to... feed her the sensations of it, since she was going to continue her spiritual voyeurism. 'Slut train, co-pilot training begin!~'

At the same time, Sakura's shift in position led to some more changes from Astolfo. He bore down on her back seeming to become a bit rougher with his motions. He changes his own body's position. It seemed to give him greater leverage but she noted that during this shifting his desires seemed to have change. No longer was his concern simply trying to bed her. He aimed for something else... something she didn't really understand as a desire. "Oh? Your desire is changing." she observed in her odd way, her breaths leaving in small bursts as his movements physically knocked wind out of her, given his depth. Again she could say she was quite sure he understood sex that these kinds of tactics were definitely pleasant physically. Still, her heart didn't appear to be in this particular sex act. Regardless of how tame sex between her and Charlemagne looked, it felt like something. It was truly odd to complete an act with someone and feel fully invested and naturally near completion with someone else while feeling nothing. She found herself peeking over her shoulder once more studying the lad's face as he asked questions. 'Harder? Faster? Deeper? What more?' did he mean to offer her satisfaction? She'd get that in a physical sense regardless. Her mother sometimes said such words to elicit certain responses out of her fathers but to give them now seemed, unnecessary. 'I wonder how Char-kun would react to such demands?' she thought. Maybe that would be more worth finding out. It was already seeming like a better idea. As for her thoughts, she could easily share them, even as her hips worked against his seemingly of their own accord. "I was thinking of what I wanted... accepting mana offered to me is a natural thing to do. You offered and my body was ready to accept. Your desire was to give and I allowed it, but now your desire is something that I don't understand," she gave those words, while studying this lad's face. What had changed for him? It was odd... this line of time was becoming something she felt only had something to teach her... so she'd learn from it, if she could.

Even with the risk of experimentation being pointed out, Usagi held firm to her decision of connecting with Anais. He couldn't really blame her for that; there was nothing at all wrong with pleasure-seeking. Ailen had nothing to currently offer the lass anyway, so it was completely to her benefit to keep that link. "If you're learning something, then it's all for the better," he said in passing. Even then, it seemed Ailen's gaze would not shift. He was fully aware of all the squirming and such going on at Usagi's end, but as always, he felt looking away from a focused Anais would result in missing a moment of utter greatness. Ah, and he was right. Had he looked away then, he would have missed the moment she took hold of her own chest. There was a potential mana-related reason for someone to do so during a transfer, but that was not Anais's reason. It was interesting to note how much freedom she had. One would expect this position to involve hands on one's knees, for balance at least. As Anais had no need of either hand for such purposes, Ailen had another idea that would be addressed in a roundabout way while he stared into the elafia's occupied genitals. "Hmm. If self-stimulation is possible, it may be worthwhile to push sensory limits... to test the connection's strength more fully. . ."

Sakura commented on a change in Astolfo's desire. He wouldn't call it a change so much as a focus, but he supposed it was accurate regardless. His altered position and approach seemed to be accomplishing something, but still, Astolfo felt he was falling short of something. She was looking at him again; surely she knew that would turn any man into a throbbing meat rod with a body attached. Physically, Astolfo responded in kind with swelling and long strides. As it seemed, their bodies were both on autopilot for the time. Sakura had no immediate answer to his series of questions, but she did speak on her thought process and how she didn't understand his current desire. Ah, maybe explaining things would get her up to speed properly. "Huh? Isn't the point to get you off? You don't have to think so much! It's supposed to be fun, so play around with it! Nobody really cares about all that mana stuff anyway~!" he asserted. "So let it be... fun! he added further, emphasizing the clause with a firm smack to that luscious piece of goddess ass he'd been obsessing over.

Both Ailen and Anais seemed to understand the risk/reward analysis done by Usagi. "Of course~" was the agreement of Usagi as she continued with her karma based tether in place. Besides that there were other things to take from it, because she was feeling sensations the way that Anais was, she was getting a feeling for how the elafia manipulated the mana within her body. This was good for learning a more dexterous use of mana manipulation. Ah, well and there was the bonus of still being technically involved in the fun while also getting to be an outside observer. Ah, and now she was feeling a tingle and flicker of her other nipple to go along with a more penetrating use of mana on the other side. That was Anais with a devious smirk on her face... such would only be growing over time. Now that Usagi was doing this... she could admit that she enjoyed a bit of voyeurism. She couldn't help but notice how very appreciative of his apprentice Ailen was. He hadn't taken his eyes off her since this 'lesson' began... perhaps that was part of the girl's plan. Whatever the case, Ailen's strange almost absent deviousness showed its face again as he made a round about suggestion to the elafia still showing the entirety of her being to him from her perch. "Ah, that is quite true. I mean I have a pretty good idea of the amount of sensation being given, but a stress test would be good for everyone involved~" Anais confirmed. Her other unoccupied hand traveled down her stomach to come to rest where Ailen watched. And she felt strangely empowered under his constant gaze. Even as her hips continued their slow grinding motions, the internal pulses from Ailen and vibrations from herself would be joined by the manual stimulation of her sex. So gently around that space but ever so often in time with a pulse from Ailen her finger tip would rub against it directly. Anais found this rather intense herself, gently biting her lip as she worked herself and someone else to orgasm under the watchful gaze of her mentor. The squirming of Usagi had almost stopped in fact she seemed almost frozen as the sensations provided seemed to hit all of her senses at once. It brought to the front of Anais's mind a random memory she had of... thinking she could have given the girl the orgasm she missed her first time having sex. No time like the present to figure it out. That slick moving finger continued as she worked the other lass towards an orgasm which had her legs open and gently twitching due to its combination.

Moving on, Sakura's observations garnered a bit more information. Though Astolfo's body was still plunging into hers, it seemed he wished for something else. He claimed when she mentioned how they'd gotten here that this situation was about getting her off. Hm, that sentence had a few implications... one of her fathers said such things, speaking of bringing orgasms to her mother that had nothing to do with any particular purpose. Ah... yes that is what the pink haired lad was saying. It was supposed to be fun, not about the mana thing which humans didn't understand enough to care about. Right... Charles had mentioned that too... the feelings were important, she knew that, but she hadn't considered why such a thing should be considered fun. Or why this pink haired lad thought to try and stir her physically beyond the purpose of giving her mana. Perhaps another test was in order. "Sou ka, you mean for it to be done for physicality alone? Okay..." she said easily. In the same moment, her souls desires were cut off... and she was left only with the feeling of her body. Leaving no part of her understanding to the desire of her soul. Physically the lad had plunged into her quite deep. There was an extreme pressure which felt a bit better than nice. A firm slap to her bottom was a stinging sensation, it made her gasp, but it too wasn't bad. 'Hm, I wonder if that would be quite a deal more fun to coax Char-kun into doing?' she questioning remembering how much the lad seemed to cringe when he rested atop her. That could be fun. In actuality she could feel the build of an orgasm physically. Her breathing was fairly steady... but, she despite it feeling quite good she wouldn't call this act fun. Her hips were shaking, and she was enjoying the pressure of the sensation alone, but without the pull of her soul to agree... the sex itself while feeling good seemed purposeless.

As no particular turns had been taken recently, Ailen saw nothing wrong with a little change to involve the third wheel of the current lesson. Anais obviously agreed for reasons he couldn't know, but the reason didn't matter. What mattered to Ailen, was that he had the privilege of watching still. The addition of a single hand to Anais's folds halted the additional movement of the bed, presumably because Usagi had been shocked to stillness. Well, it was good she could enjoy herself while being a technical extra. It was as if she'd gotten involved without having to insert herself, which allowed Ailen to enjoy things the way he always meant to ─ with his apprentice. He could probably start work on that lecture now that he had some additional peace. He dared not close his eyes, but he focused nonetheless. Propagation was a decent extra to throw in; that one wasn't given proper consideration before.

Sakura was also collecting her thoughts. Astolfo was insistent upon mana playing little to no part in sex, which was always true for humans. That wasn't all, though. Relationships across reality were better for ignoring that silly old 'desires of the soul' mentality in favor of people just enjoying one another. Of course soul synergies remained important ─ and probably always would. As one who proved capable of sharing himself with anyone, however, Astolfo found it incredibly easy to just... not care what souls wanted. What would Sakura make of it though? She seemed willing and able to shut-off the spiritual part of her desires, and that did appear to make a difference. "Better~?" he questioned. Maybe enjoying things as humans did would make things easier for Sakura, which would in-turn make things easier for Astolfo... and Charlemagne in the long-run. It was a great plan, Astolfo thought. Wait... it was a plan, right? Sure. Astolfo could make plans. He'd say so anyway.

Ailen and Anais were content to continue enjoying each other and in an almost auxiliary sort of way, Usagi. In their play of school and scientific experimentation, the other girl's experiment became something to test. Moroever, the gentler pace of their current endeavor meant Ailen could continue thinking. The same couldn't be said for Anais though. As she used her own body to control the reactions offered by Usagi, the elafia realized she could just as easily cause her own orgasm using such a place and having figured out the sort of thing she would like about it. Those nimble fingers of hers, turned her lovebud into something more akin to a key on a piano. Each press of sent an almost reverberating sound to a string somewhere in her soul. Ah, but this was exactly the point of that connection wasn't it? Just the same her ability to multitask and keep up her other movements didn't help her current predicament. "If you do it like that it's torture Mi-chan... stop being a bully~" Usagi mentioned which made a small smile appear over Anais's face. This wasn't the first time her friend had said such a thing to her and likely wouldn't be the last. "Iia, it seems to be very much a part of me. Don't you all preach the acceptance of one's inner darkness?" asked Anais mostly rhetorically. As she continued to push the girl closer and closer to an orgasm at a slower pace than she would have normally accepted it. Ah, but Usagi wasn't complaining and nor was Anais in truth. "Shi-shou~... I'm getting pretty close now, is my lesson ready?" she asked of the man wanting of course to fully utilize all aspects of her morning debauchery.

At the same time, in removing the background noise of her souls desires, Sakura was allowed to feel just the pleasure of the flesh, so to speak. Aggressive movements were fine and each one seemed to bring about an almost pulsing quality from her rear. Even so... aside from it feeling quite good, there didn't appear to be any added benefits. Humans by this logic only sensed life this way, as a slave to their bodies motivations. Sakura didn't understand it. Though her body enjoyed the actions taking place, she still felt as if it was missing something. 'I feel like I wouldn't have this question if it was Char-kun,' she thought as her hips seemed to gain a bit more rapid pacing. Her body in full control it chased only the orgasm, but... the girl herself was still almost a shell. Astolfo's question would be answered though, "Better is subjective. Without soul interference the physical nature of this activity is more apparent, if the desire is to cause an orgasm... it will succeed shortly. But, I wouldn't call it better than anything else. It is simply different," she explained of her current thought pattern. The lad desired to make her orgasm. She could reach orgasm in this way... and was fairly close to doing so... Perhaps it would be good to use this spark and think thorough the potential uses of this encounter. Maybe she could give herself enough room to understand now that she understood separately the feeling of her soul and the feeling of her body?

Once more, someone was acknowledging Anais's behavior as torture. As he'd been the one to suggest this new layer of pleasure-sharing, Ailen could say nothing. Of course, he wouldn't have much to say anyway. He had many Sparks of Wisdom recently, so a few more ideas were reaching his mind. Propagation was valuable, so he stored it. Understanding the life/death cycle of flora was still valuable, so he stored it. So many background things had potential uses as well, so he made sure they were also included. Many things would perhaps fail to reach the forefront, but they would all theoretically register as needed at a minimum. Anais brought the encroaching lesson into question, and Ailen's mana was beginning to collect rapidly in his groin. The lecture he had in the works was quite a bit heftier than even the workshop he once gave her knowledge of. "Just nearly," he answered. "I've thought of many new things that could be important. These past few minutes, I've been collecting my memories. This one will be a bit costlier than I anticipated," he admitted.

Regardless of Sakura's thoughts on the ordeal, Astolfo was physically having the greatest time of his life. He'd continue to do so. Sakura's body was moving with increased haste, which tended to be a good sign. Climax encroached upon the lass as it seemed, but she had something to say about the subjectivity of 'better' as Astolfo put it. She thought it different, not better, but also said nothing about it being worse. He was plunging balls-deep into her rear, and she was able to say such things with apathy and apparent objectivity in her visage and tone. Astolfo had only one thing to say about that. "... You freaky," he said blandly with an undertone of terror. 'Screw it! Goddess butthole!' he thought thereafter. Bearing down on the girl once more, Astolfo continued plunging away with only one additional bit of commentary to give. "Well if there's something you want out of it, you're running out of time! I'm almost there!"

Usagi was hit with some rather direct insight from Anais. Demons were indeed the sorts of beings who would tell people to enjoy their inner darkness. In truth, Usagi didn't expect to be on the receiving end of her friends rather interesting brand of sadism after she'd turned her attention to her own mentor. Oh well... there was also the general thought that she could have stopped this torture at any time herself but was content to continue experiencing it. Still Anais continued what she was doing. That gentle teasing of her sex done for the purpose of continuing to tease the girl. She seemed capable enough of noting how the other girl's body shifted and given her reactions knew what she liked. She was quite enjoying knowing she could have done exactly what she thought before. 'I definitely could have righted that wrong~' she said seemingly gaining a bit of confidence. Ah... but there was the matter of her lesson. Apparently it was a hefty lesson and one which Ailen thought more costly than he originally anticipated. "Oh? Well, whenever you're ready Shishou~ And don't worry, even if it's a lot you have time to rest up~" she said seemingly pleased knowing she could exhaust the man.

At the same time, Sakura was apparently shocking Astolfo. The lad didn't seem to be easily unnerved but even while diving headlong into her rear, he found her a bit unsettling. At least that is what Sakura took from his word choice. That didn't matter though... she wasn't concerned with how he saw her. Actually, with no spiritual stuff to get in the way she was sure this wasn't something that truly interested her... that would only make what she was about to do a great deal easier. "I don't think I'll ever actually run out of time if I don't wish to..." she said nonchalantly. "But I already have what I need..." she said as her body convulsed around his. His weight atop her was interesting but she was sure she would have enjoyed it more if he was Charles. And though she was unsure directly what it was, even now with her soul inactive she was sure this so... perhaps her motivations could be simple? She would reach orgasm under this continued pummeling causing her rear to clench on Astolfo and then she'd see that thread again, and at the moment of this ending she'd snip and go back to the beginning of the same interaction. Long before any sexual activity took place, Sakura could easy start anew. And... casually move herself forward in bed. The shift in time was one thing. The shift in scenery was another... that little thread missing from the timeline was wound up on itself and stored within her Imaginary Number Space... a thing that simply hadn't actually occurred.

No matter the outcome, lessons would be taught. Even if he had no other sticking points, Ailen was firm in his assertion that teaching be done in the end. There was an additional person involved this time around, but the time it took to reach the lesson was still less than a gap experienced the day before. Progress was good. Speaking of progress, preparing to deliver teachings was not a thing that required consideration. In fact, Ailen had more trouble hanging on long enough to build up knowledge than he would ever have releasing it. Anais tended to make sure that was the case. If anything, that fact was a boon. Ailen found it so incredibly easy to unleash the greatest trove of knowledge thus far. Nearly everything about nature as he understood it was dumped into the elafia's womb. One might only hope a sizeable portion of it could be retained, as Ailen calculated his remaining mana would soon be a measly 13% ─ something nearly within fatal range in most cases.

Meanwhile, something very different was occurring in Charlemagne's room. What happened was... deja vu? Astolfo had only just suggested that Sakura bend over. In doing so, he felt the moment had occurred before... but surely it hadn't; even he would remember making a move on a goddess! Still, Sakura made a decision to do something. Astolfo presumed she meant to acquiesce and bend at the waist. She was moving forward at a gradual pace, so perhaps that was it? Astolfo's excitement was palpable. Ah, but so was something else. A surge of overwhelming mana struck the area in the span of a blink. It vanished just as quickly, leaving behind an aura of ominousness that seemed to be leaking out from beneath... the bathroom door? Astolfo had been excitedly rubbing himself between luscious goddess cheeks, but even he had to take pause in that moment. "Eh? Did something just happen? I feel weird," he babbled.