Alyd in Tantra's Fairy Tales by ADALBERTO ATONDO SAINZ - HTML preview

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But tonight we do not worry. Tonight we have a wedding and dinner. I have programmed Bee drone as a priest to marry us. Then we have dinner. I wil wear the same Yel ow dress I had when he appeared in my door that night months ago. Stil covered in some of his blood. I have sewed a suit for him made out of blue curtains. Wedding and Dinner wil be perfect and hopeful y consummate our love in crimson bed for good. I have practiced with a big toy to be ready for his bigness inside me. Then mommy and daddy wil have to accept him because I wil have his future baby inside me. I wil talk to them and they wil agree.

I brought my silver cutlery daddy gave me for christmas. I lied to mommy’s chef to make real cow dinner for a friend and me. I set everything in place on a little table beside the bed. Light up candles and white cups for some tea.

“What are you doing?” asked the cup

“I'm using you for dinner, so behave,” I said.

“I wil be most glad to serve you,” Cup said.

I put them in place, one for me, one for the beast. Then I proceeded to open my silver cutlery. I opened the box.

“Oh who is waking us up from our eternal sleep?” asked the dishes. They sing along together as if they are one. “I need you because I'm in love,” I said. “Please be nice dishes for tonight’s dinner”

“We wil be most glad to serve you” they said along in a singing melody.

I asked the priest drone to light up the candles for me, since I do not have any fire. “Oh lord, who is bringing me to life?” Candle said.

“Hel o candle, I need you to shine because it is my wedding tonight” I said.

“Oh little girl, of course I wil be the most useful candle for you” He said.

Everything’s in place.

I woke up beast, who can barely pay any attention to me and dinner. He has no idea we are getting married. He mumbles. He smel ed the meat, he made an effort for me and ate it. He fel asleep after. Is not his fault, he is stil wounded. The Drone priest married us anyway and everything was happy. Cutlery, candles, dishes they al sang along for me and my new husband.

Best night ever. Clock in the wal even marked time faster in celebration.

But something is stil missing. I need to get pregnant from his boy essence. So I climbed up the bed. He is stil semi asleep so I took his pecker in my hands. He is barely awake but responds to stimuli. It grows. I consummate the act myself. Me on top. Our guests cheered in happiness.

Crimson love. My first time. Toy practice worked but stil hurts since it is a little bigger. His boy 35

essence sprung inside me. I double checked with my fingers. Done. Have to rest now for the baby to be grown inside.

Next morning I woke to daddy’s face furious inside my room. He has a big, big gun and mommy’s butler is behind him.

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

“What is this Alyd? What is this chimera in your bed? Are you without any clothes?” He started gasping for air as if he had seen his own dead.

“I want that beast gone!” He said. “Shoot him,” said to the butler.

“You cannot do that to me!” I screamed in pain “We are married!”

Suddenly there was a big roar behind me. My husband woke up. He got out of bed in al his gloriousness. Big awesome body and pointed a finger to mommy’s butler. Daddy ran away screaming like a little girl.

“It was you” husband said.”You are a bounty hunter”

Mommy’s butler raised his gun but husband was faster. I heard a scratch and mommy’s butler had no face anymore. Only chunks of flesh were dropping into my room and scattered al across the wal s and myself. Poor cutlery and wal clock panicked, covered in blood. Everything is a disaster now. Daddy ruined everything. This was supposed to be a happy week where we would plan our honeymoon.

“Hey” said wal clock

I turned around to face him

“Run!” He said.

Beast took me in his hands and jumped off the window into the deep black forest.

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The party at the saloon was impressive I must say. The drink and food were delicious but only one thing bothers me. This guy wasn’t making any silence. With every movement his suit gives off money holos al around. Ridiculous. He won’t stop bragging about his successes across the Republic, how his real estate has made tril ions, emerging multiple kilometer high complexes and flying urban residences across al the Tantra provinces. Yes, we get it, you are amazing and we aren’t, so now please let us enjoy the night.

I glanced at the dance floor. Lady sharing a piece with some guy, maybe his boyfriend for tonight. Steak was amazing but I had to use the boys room. I think I had too much to drink. I stepped inside, on the wal the magic pil s which sober you up in minutes I reached for one of 36

those, or two, or three. Used the toilet, washed my hands and took the pil s. As I walked back into my seat. This bragging guy was sitting next to mine. Great

“Hey, what brings you here tonight?” He asked.

“Wel , I am not a real estate agent like you sir, my only reason for my presence is the sole fact that 3 days ago i sold a new car for one of the moon casino shareholders sitting in that table over there” I confessed.

“Oh I see, you aren’t used to money?” He asked as if it weren’t a sensible subject.

“Wel ,” I said “I don't sel any cheap cars, only luxury ones as you may deduct, so I am surrounded by luxury everyday. The only thing stopping me from enjoying money is that i do not own that much, i live in a modest apartment very close to the city’s wal . From the balcony I can see the other side. You know, i belong to the poor inside the riches, as anyone from here would say”

“Wel at least you live inside the wal s” He said

“Yes, you’re right” I said “what’s your name?” I felt a little curiosity for this guy. Maybe I can get something from him, maybe he buys a car from me and I get a nice commission. I stil need to paint my whole apartment since the landlord refuses to do it.

“Galbo” He said, “Yours?”

“Bart” i said.

Dancers and holos flying through the air. Goblins running around serving drinks.

“So,” I added “Any suggestions on how to get money?” I asked confidently.

“Wel ” he said, “it’s al about your line of work” He said. “Whatever makes you happy is bul shit, that ain’t happening and if it does, you are one in a mil ion like Lady over there” He said as he poured a drink into my glass. A drink I cannot refuse. “What i mean” he added, “Take advantage of every opportunity you face and once money comes through, happiness wil come along” He said mixing his drink. “For me, money does buy happiness”

We talked for a few minutes. Music started to get very loud and annoying. Chatting al around me starts to give me a headache and Galbo won’t stop talking again. Great . Boy’s room pil s lost their effect somehow. I started feeling dizzy. “ … so just do as your soul commands and you wil know what to do to become rich like me” He continued speaking as i lost consciousness “As wel as i am perfectly aware you are a wanted Fairy Creature five provinces away from here and NO offers mil ions for your capture, death or alive.”

His comment took me by surprise but I cannot move. I'm starting to feel il . What has he done to me? Is there something in the drink? My body starts to transform without my consent. This is bad. People around me start to turn around as I become a Chimera in front of everyone. He 37

poured the NO interrogation potion bastards use on people who are suspects of being a fairy creature. A devil’s potion that forces you to turn into the creature you are inside even if you are against it. My body started changing. I gained height very fast, four times as big as before. My nose became bigger, my face, my teeth. People started screaming and panicked. I need to get out of here. My claws revealed which i used to scratch him. He took his gun and shot me. I evaded the shot and started running. He kept shooting me again and again. One bul et reached me as I escaped into a door which leads me into the insides of the palace. People's screams disappeared behind me, no one was fol owing me. Wal s change and now have residence upholstery, I am close to the family’s rooms. I am bleeding. It hurts a lot. Bastard knew what I was. I was shot before. I am a powerful chimera and bul ets go out by themselves but this must be a silver bul et.

I am wanted in my native province. One of many Tantra has. That's why I changed my name and moved here. That was years ago. some old friends must have sold me out. I was getting comfortable in my new reality already. FUCK! I wil need to move again. Leaving in the woods again until I find a place to stay. I am wanted because I stole a Republic bank. Shot down the police alarm and EMP to shut down droids. Stole mil ions with my crew but EMP did not shut down cameras and satel ite surveil ance got my face and my crew’s faces. So we got lost into the woods for months. NO drones found us later but I managed to escape until I got here. There was this old man who got me fake id’s and I shouldn't have a problem as long as I never leave the wal . Old man passed away, the last one to know where I come from.

I cannot run anymore. I need to stop. This long hal way with lots of doors. I check my wound.

blood coming out. I think I wil die here. Surely they are looking for me. This transformation won’t go unnoticed and they wil find the Chimera’s body lying in this hal way. Dead. Alright Maybe this is better than being on the run forever. I need to lie down but bending my legs wil bring a lot of pain. So I keep standing up. Everything is dizzy again. I lost my clothing with the transformation except for my pants, which fabric is flexible. Lights are going off. But. W hat is this? There is a little girl in front of me. She took my hand and led me inside one of the rooms into what I assume is her bed. She closes the door and I fal asleep.

I cannot go out because the NO wil shoot me in sight. I do not know who this little girl is but I am too weak to say anything, least of al , stand up. The bul et I received was a silver one, I'm sure of it. Someone knew about me. But who? bounty hunters. someone betrayed me. Without proper treatment it can take months for my body to recover from silver wounds. I have lost my sense of time. It's been months since I have been here. She comes and goes al the time like God sent an angel to take care of me. But why? She feeds me and always sleeps on the couch 38

in front of me. Sometimes I wake up and discover I am alone in the room and I'm surrounded by flower petals. What would they mean?

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I must be recovering for a hundred days by now. Girl woke me up at night, which is weird and fed me some meat, just what I needed. I feel a lot better now but I must keep resting. Rest after meat is very comforting but I woke up into some nasty guy screaming and breaking my peace. I open my eyes. There is this guy holding a shotgun. Not NO thank god. behind him… behind him. There is this bastard that gave me that odd drink at the party. The bounty hunter. He did this. He is the reason I am trapped here.

“You!”I said.

“Wel let’s see what we’ve at hand here” He said, preparing his gun.

I growl so strong it must be heard in al of the palace. I got off the bed and decided to kil him.

Little girl turned around to face me. Nasty screaming guy ran off like a little girl. Bounty raised his gun to shoot me but I'm no werewolf. I am a Chimera. God selected a few people that can turn into this powerful creature and one of our powers is speed. Speed which i used to bury my claws into his face which was no more. Now blood splattered al across the room and into the little girl’s face and body.

I stood there for a few seconds analyzing my chances. NO wil be after me and wil never stop prosecution. This girl is my best chance to stay alive. I thank God for her attention but my sense of survival is reckless. I took her in my arms and fled with her off the window into the deep forest.

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Dozens of police drones fol ow us into the woods. I can see them in the distance. Husband takes me into his arms but I look over his shoulder. Red and blue sirens break the forest peace.

Husband is very, very fast and sometimes he can jump very high and very far away. Hope this is not bad for the baby.

We ran until it was night again. I cannot believe mommy’s butler is dead. Why did the husband kil him? What does bounty hunter mean?

We fal to the ground. We are surrounded. Al of the drones point their guns at my husband. We are under a thousand flashlights, I can barely see anything.