A/N: Sophia and Oren get some alone time, so of course they take advantage of it.

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  Unfortunately, for all that they might have wanted to move as fast as possible, the pn they'd come up with wouldn't allow it. If Lopov was really going to bring all of his resources into py to provide them with a proper distraction, he was going to need at least a day to get in contact with everyone and convince them of the pn.

  He'd actually wanted three days, but Sophia wasn't willing to wait that long and she knew Oren wasn't either. They were already racing against the clock. After all, who knew how much longer it would take Tyranos to finish off the st of the Ancient Gods from the Mortal Pnes? At which point, he might just decide to tie up that loose end he left in the Void after all.

  They needed to get into the Void as fast as possible, even if Lopov had no idea that was their true goal. A day was the absolute most that Sophia and Oren were willing to allow. It did mean they didn't have much to do though for the next twenty-four hours. Lopov and his people would be doing the lion's share of the prep work. Meanwhile, Sophia and Oren had been given a private room to catch some sleep.

  But at this point, sleeping was impossible. Fortunately, neither of them really needed much sleep. As a goddess, Sophia could go quite a long time without resting. And as an Otherworlder, Oren had more than enough energy to stay awake for a day.

  Which was good, because they weren't exactly in friendly territory. And yet… they were very much in a hurry and wait type of state right now. Biting her lower lip as an idea comes to mind, Sophia turns to her lover. Oren is currently sitting on the edge of the room's singur bed, looking just as lost about what to do with their time as she is. Or rather, as she was…

  "Oren… is there anyone around us? Anyone trying to listen in?"

  The Otherworlder tilts his head to the side for a moment before shaking it.

  "No. We're in the clear."

  Good. Walking right over to him, Sophia proceeds to climb into Oren's p right then and there, straddling the Otherworlder and running her hands along his face. Oren grunts in surprise but is just as quick to move his hands around to help hold her in pce.

  "Sophia…"

  Pressing a finger to his lips, Sophia shushes him.

  "Shhh… no need for words, Oren. So long as we're truly alone, I don't see why we can't enjoy each other's company for a time."

  "… Alright."

  Smiling, Sophia leans in and kisses Oren on the lips. And he in turn kisses her back. Things quickly escate from there. Though… not in the direction Sophia is expecting. Neither of them is all that inclined to strip down in quasi-enemy territory of course, but that doesn't mean Sophia isn't happy to hike up her dress and let Oren slip inside of her for some stress relief.

  However, even as her fingers curl into her dress and pull it upwards inch by inch, Oren makes no move to pull free his member from his pants. Instead, his focus is entirely on Sophia herself. She soon finds herself ying back with him on top of her, his lips on her lips and his hands slowly massaging her breasts through her garments.

  Sophia's moans fill Oren's mouth as the two of them kiss one another, but she still can't help noticing how little he seems to care about his own pleasure. And when she reaches for his belt, hoping to begin unbuckling it… he stops her, taking her wrists in a very solid grip and pulling her hands above her head.

  The blonde goddess blushes at the domineering action, a little shiver running down her spine as Oren so thoroughly takes control. There's no denying that he's the physically stronger of the two of them and by an even wider margin than most men would have over most women.

  She's not afraid though. The shiver that runs down her spine isn't trepidation… it's anticipation and maybe even a little excitement. As Oren pins her to the bed, Sophia rexes under him, completely surrendering in the moment as they continue to kiss. If he wants to be in charge… she's happy to let him.

  However, even then he manages to surprise her. Leaving her lips behind, he kisses along her jawline before finally reaching her neck. There, Oren spends a moment just nuzzling and suckling away… before pulling back and looking her directly in the eye.

  "I want to do something for you, Sophia."

  Sophia blinks but just watches as he slowly descends down the length of her body, his lips ghosting across her front. She doesn't feel the full experience because her dress is still in the way, but to be fair there's something quite pleasurable about how the garment makes his lips dragging over her covered nipple feel. The friction is something all its own.

  Finally, Oren is forced to let go of her wrists as he descends down between her thighs. Funnily enough, it's not until that moment, just seconds before his mouth hits her folds, that Sophia realizes what he's about to do. It's not like she's unfamiliar with this form of sexual gratification or anything… she's just never had a man prove willing to perform it on her before.

  A gasp leaves her parted lips as Oren's first 'kiss' down below sends a shock through her system. She was already wet from the anticipation of it all, but he wastes no time in making her wetter still. Sophia's arousal can only build as his mouth ghosts over her lower lips for a moment, paying them special attention in a way that has Sophia gurgling and mewling in equal measure.

  And that's before he brings his tongue into py. When that happens, Sophia's eyes widen and her whole world seems to explode. A truly wanton moan rips its way out of the goddess' lips as her back arches and she shudders under Oren's skilled efforts.

  His tongue almost seems to have a mind of its own, and it certainly feels longer than it should be as it pushes into her folds. It's not nearly as thick or big as his actual member of course, but it more than makes up for it in flexibility and the way it seems to go directly for the most sensitive nooks and crannies of her insides.

  Whimpering, Sophia reaches down and grabs a fistful of Oren's hair, gripping tightly at the Otherworlder's scalp as he looks up at her from right over her mound. His eyes stare at her and Sophia stares back at him, mewling noises leaving her lips as she subconsciously starts to hump his face.

  Oren takes it all in stride though. No… more than that, he seems to be pleased by her body's natural, instinctive reactions. His hands move up under her, squeezing her buttocks and holding her crotch more tightly to his mouth as he drives his tongue deeper inside of her than ever before.

  Sophia can hardly believe how good it feels. She's had lovers, other women by and rge, do this for her before… but never a man. There's something about having Oren doing the deed that intensifies it immensely, making it all the more pleasurable for her. Until eventually, she can't take it anymore. She can't… she's going to…

  With a loud and frankly lewd cry, Sophia erupts all over Oren's tongue. She shudders as she does so, feeling some shame and embarrassment over the act. But Oren is far from disgusted. He handles her release with aplomb, eventually pulling back from betwixt her thighs with his lower mouth still wet with her fluids.

  Sophia has never felt more sensitive. Not just down there after she just… after what just happened, but every fiber of her body feels like its on fire. Her hardened nipples rake against the inside of her dress, even as Oren finally works open his belt and pants and frees his phallus from its confines.

  Her breath hitches as his throbbing mast comes flopping out. She watches him drag it across her slit and doesn't hesitate to spread her legs for him all the wider. Smiling down at her, Oren moves into position… and slides inside of her a moment ter.

  His previous efforts have quite the effect on the experience this time around though. It's not enough to say he's just inside of her… it's so much more than that. She's wet and sensitive and so very ready for him and… Sophia sees stars as he fills her once more.

  A lurid cry leaves her lips as she reaches for him, needing to embrace him, needing to hold and be held by him in turn. Oren grunts as her arms encircle and pull him in closer, but he certainly makes no move to stop her. They may not be naked, but they're certainly joined together now all the same and that… that is really all Sophia needs.

  Her arms around his shoulders, holding him tightly, her legs wrapping around his waist, she clings to him for dear life even as Oren lets her pull him all the way in. He buries his face in the crook of her neck and goes back to nuzzling and suckling at the sensitive flesh there. Meanwhile, Sophia can only cling to him even tighter, all while her hips undute under him.

  Every thrust he makes into her, every motion forward… it reaches new depths. It's almost as if his tongue had been the scouting party and now… now was the proper invasion. Now the army had arrived and it was putting everything that the scouts had learned to good use. Every bit of her overly sensitive insides feel like they're being tended to as they stretch around his length. Her core clenches, even as her senses feel like they're about to explode again at any moment.

  And explode she does. She's able to mostly contain the cry this time by mimicking Oren's motion and burying her face in the crook of HIS shoulder too and muffling the noises erupting from her lips. But it doesn't change how good he makes her feel. It doesn't change how amazing he is.

  She's not sure how long they go at it for. The need to stay mostly clothed slightly diminishes the experience, but not so much that they don't both enjoy themselves. And finally, after experiencing so much damn pleasure, Sophia feels Oren reach his own release. She feels him come undone inside of her, causing a groan to leave her lips and her eyes to flutter as she shudders beneath him.

  In the aftermath, Sophia feels… amazing and reenergized. And she thinks Oren feels much the same way. They needed this. They needed each other. And while they aren't out of the woods yet, things are maybe finally looking up.

  It will all depend on how things go tomorrow. Sophia doesn't trust Lopov. She knows they can't count on him in the long run, but she has to hope he's willing to go far enough to convince them that he's on the up-and-up. If they can get into the Grand Cathedral… then it doesn't matter what happens after that. They'll be right where they want to be at that point.

  Of course, their overall pn still hinges on the God of Forges being alive still. As Sophia sees it, the smartest thing for her uncle to do would have been to keep the God of Forges alive while he was still hunting for the God Killer's armor and bde. And once he retrieved it, then the smartest thing to do would have been to kill the God of Forges so nobody else could ever make use of his services ever again.

  That was where Sophia's hope came from though. Tyranos had clearly been affected in some way by her domains. He wasn't making the wisest or the smartest choices right now. He was, in fact, making some truly foolish decisions… and suffering from misfortune around every turn from the look of things.

  There was still a chance that Tyranos hadn't killed the God of Forges yet. And so long as that chance existed, they had to seize it with both hands. They had to try.

  Sophia doesn't say any of this to Oren as they y there cuddling with one another, however. He already knows all of it after all and… in that moment, she just wants to hold him and be held by him. Tomorrow they'll once again risk their lives on a sliver of a chance at victory… but for today, for tonight… they can rest easy in one another's arms.

  And that… that's more than Sophia would have ever dared hope for before now. In this cruel, dark world, it truly seems like the best either of them are going to get… is each other.

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  A/N: Nothing like killing time by boning!

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