This Ascent to Divinity is Lewder Than Expected

7.44 – Alley

Hilariously, after four throws without scoring a point, Zoey started to grow worried that she would lose this competition zero points to one. Sure, she could keep Maddy incapacitated at will—and the attendant had to be wondering why the girl was jerking and squirming around just before every throw—but that didn't matter if she couldn't, you know, score points on her own.

Since she really wanted to dole out Maddy's punishment, she put all of her thinking power into the problem. Eventually, she found a strategy that worked: tossing the rings under-handed and minimizing their spin. Since she had supernatural levels of dexterity thanks to her advancement and her bonds, she was able to repeatedly reproduce the trick: rings plinked down on the necks of the bottles more often than not.

By the time she was finished, she was even landing consistent tosses onto the back row, giving her three points per. Since she had passed Maddy handily, she let the girl have some fun of her own, too; she stopped messing with her. Well, messing with her as consistently and dramatically. She did keep the vibrator going, but she stopped spiking it upward before each of her tosses, giving her a chance to catch up. Seeing how thoroughly mismatched their scores were by the end, though, the vibrator's presence was enough incapacitation on its own.

Which was fair. Having a magically enhanced sex toy buzzing around inside her while out in public wasn't some small handicap. That Maddy was able to concentrate even slightly was impressive.

Zoey had enjoyed the game for the opportunity to play with her enhanced dexterity skills. It was exciting to discover how much better she'd become at games of skill, despite a lack of practice. So, in all aspects, she considered the ring-tossing stall a successful detour.

The two of them waved off the prizes the women offered. It had been way too easy to win, taking only a handful of tosses before Zoey had figured out the trick, so she didn't feel like she deserved a prize. She suspected the only reason higher-rank wayfarers weren't turned away entirely was because it was better to take a loss on those customers than for commoners to anger magical fighters capable of knocking buildings down.

Plus, Zoey didn't want to stick around long enough to pick out the prize, either. She was antsy to get going. The vibrator had acted as foreplay as much for her as it had for Maddy. If anything, stopping herself from getting her hands on that squirming girl had taken more restraint than maybe Maddy herself had needed.

Truly, if she thought about it, she was the bigger victim here.

Steering the two of them away from the ring-tossing stand and back onto the street, she guided Maddy toward the nearest section of city that had standing buildings rather than cluttered stalls, tents, and stands—so that she could then veer them into an alleyway.

"So," Maddy stammered as she was dragged along. "You said something about punishment?"

Zoey was pretty sure the punishee wasn't supposed to sound as excited as the punisher, but she chose not to address that. Pushing Maddy into a wall, she brought her body close to the other girl and loomed over her. "We're gonna cheat for a bit," she said, leaning in—an action that made Maddy stiffen, her eyes widening and her breath instantly coming faster. "So go ahead and throw up an illusion for us."

"R-Really?"

Zoey glanced sideways. Two dozen feet deep into the crevice between buildings, she could only steal snatches of people walking by, their figures appearing and disappearing rapidly as they strode past without a care in the world. Nevertheless, even as pent up as she was, some small portion of her brain told her she needed to be careful. Because they really did have growing reputations in Mantle, and what they did in public reflected on Rosalie and the d'Celestin family. Walking around while teasing her girlfriend with a vibrator was already pushing those boundaries, but fucking in broad daylight—even in an alleyway—would be going too far.

"Your punishment is that I get to vent some steam, since you've been teasing me so much. So yes."

"I'm the one teasing you?" she asked incredulously.

"Illusion. Now."

The slight growl in her voice made Maddy freeze up—and then instantly comply. Since Zoey wasn't some total amateur to magic at this point, she could feel the magical shimmer in the air and see the slightly distorted light that told her Maddy's illusion had manifested, despite the other mage trying to hide it as expertly as she could. Barring some fifth-advancement wayfarer striding by specifically looking for exhibitionist illusionists fucking in alleyways, though, they were safe.

Honestly, that tiniest bit of remaining danger made the situation thrilling. It wasn't nearly the same as risking it all by taking zero precautions, but it was enough to send an excited tingle down her spine. Who knew? Maybe they would truly get that unlucky.

With their protective barrier set up, the last of Zoey's restraint vanished. Maddy had gotten dressed up for their date: that pleated pink skirt and a white blouse. She took extreme delight in unbuttoning the latter from top to bottom, popping inch after inch open, exposing the cute white bra beneath and the pale skin of her stomach. Forcing the girl out of it, she almost threw it to the side—before her sense of politeness, even in her heated state, caught her. She vanished it into her inventory instead, so it wouldn't get dirty; as fun as tearing off her girlfriend's clothes was, she didn't want to ruin them. Her skirt was next, then her panties, and she sent those off to the spatial void too. Leaving Maddy naked except her bra.

Which meant the pink vibrator was left exposed, fully inserted and still active, with a few inches of a thinner neck extended so the toy couldn't get lost. Even on its lowest setting, Maddy was trembling harder than when Zoey had been teasing her in front of the stall's owner. She had just torn off her clothes, and probably had a rather hungry look in her eye promising what was coming. Constant mild stimulation was one thing, but the threat of being ravished in an open alleyway was another.

Seeing the small, trembling girl, Zoey couldn't help herself: she leaned forward and captured Maddy's lips in a kiss. Maddy instantly responded, moaning into her mouth and reciprocating. Her arms wrapped around Zoey's neck, pulling her down closer as she leaned heavily against the wall, her legs seeming to lose their ability to hold her straight. Maddy made to move her hands down so she could start feeling Zoey up, but Zoey intercepted them, pinning them above her head in a motion that made Maddy's breath catch and her eyes open.

Zoey pulled back from the kiss and purred, "Now, now. I'm in charge. You're the prey here, don't forget that."

Maddy squirmed as Zoey released her wrists and began roving her hands across her body, feeling the girl's petite curves, tracing down from breasts to hips to ass. Her skin was soft and warm to the touch, especially with how flustered she was. When Zoey kissed her neck and her collarbone, Maddy curled in, burying her head into Zoey's shoulder, a soft gasp escaping her.

When she'd had her fun feeling Maddy up, she stepped back to pull her pants and portal-panties down, finally freeing the mass that had been hidden away. Stepping back in, all fourteen inches of throbbing heat, angled downward, pressed against Maddy's exposed entrance and thigh. With that proximity, Zoey could feel the smallest amount of vibration transmitted from the toy still nestled inside Maddy—and the reminder of the device sent another spike of excitement through Zoey.

"So," she murmured. "Here's the plan." She slid her hips back, so her tip was pressed to the girl's lower lips, even if that wasn't her actual goal. Maddy took a shaky breath in, her gray eyes wide and locked to Zoey's, hanging on her every word. "I need some relief, after how much of a tease you've been."

"I really can't believe how backwards you have it," Maddy murmured in protest.

"But I can't remove your toy, obviously," she said, grabbing her cock and forcibly stroking it up and down the girl's pussy, threatening entry. "So I'll relieve stress the other way."

Not giving her time to digest the announcement, she spun Maddy around and pushed her against the wall, her cheek pressing into the cold stone of the building. Pouring lubricant onto her cock tip and Maddy's entrance, Zoey took hold of her dick with one hand and began wiggling her head into place.

"Oh," Zoey murmured. "And no cumming for you. This is punishment." She wouldn't be giving Maddy a choice. Her Inflammation rune would come in handy for once, and, hilariously, in the opposite manner it was meant for; she would be reducing Maddy's pleasure, if she got too excited. "This is just for me. Can't let you get off that easy."

When Maddy did cum, it would be from the toy, and out in public without an illusion to help. This was just so Zoey didn't lose her mind in the meantime.

Still holding her cock in one hand, Zoey pushed her hips forward.