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"Uuuuaaaaarrrrggghhh!"
The roar resounded through Adramalech's Harem. A moment of silence followed. Then another roar.
"Aaaaaarrrggghhh!"
The roar, tinged with pain, anger, and impatience, echoed far across the plains of Hell. A single demon sat on one of the great onyx pillars, looking down into the Harem. He was clad in blue feathers and possessed innumerable wings. Full of impatience, he stared at the great hall where most of the lionesses used to sleep.
"Nyaaaaargh!"
Sounded the roar again, making the foundations of hell tremble. The grin on the demon's face widened. He knew that every time Adramalech begat another offspring, his army would grow. An army that already included countless warriors. Right now the Harem was about to bring another warrior to hell for his armies.
"Hhaaa.... Aaaarrrrrrghhh!"
All the lionesses were gathered in the great hall. Adramalech was also there. He did not miss any of the births. If it was somehow feasible, he was present when one of his lionesses gave birth.
It was Liana's fourth pregnancy. The lioness, who was so different from her fellow lions, lay hunched over on a bed site, screaming her anger and pain to hell.
"Hhhhaaaaaaarghh…"
Her fur was wet with sweat and completely sticky. She breathed heavily and in short gasps. Between contractions, she found just enough time to complain about how she didn't even like male lions and why Adramalech kept impregnating her.
"Damn it Adramalech, each and every time... Oh shit, not again... Aaaaaaarrghhh...!"
Her fangs flashed in the semi-darkness of the hall as she screamed.
"... ha... ha... ha... you know very well that my births are harder than those of the others... why are you doing this to me......AAAAAAAAAnnrgggghh!"
Adramalech came closer and tried to snuggle up, only to get a clawed slap from her.
"... Don't come at me like that. You know I can't have that!"
She screamed, preparing herself for the next contraction. Ushi sat at the other end of the bed site, watching Liana's abdomen.
"You know why he's doing it. Because you fucking love it."
Said Ushi calmly, continuing to watch the abdomen of the lioness with the number 111. The little demon was struggling through the birth canal of the lioness and was moving frantically. Its kickes and punches were clearly visible.
"That's not... truuuaaaaaarrrrrggghghhhh!"
Screamed Liana from whose head sweat was running and her claws were digging into the pelts she was lying on.
"Oh yes it is. You love being pregnant. The feeling of carrying a new life inside you, bearing his fruit, doing your part for the Harem."
Ushi's words sounded loving and honest, but Liana shook her head.
"Don't extrapolate from yourself to others... Oh shit how long is this going to take... Raaaaaaargh!"
Again the lioness writhed and her massive muscles continued to push the demon through her birth canal. Liana was shaking all over. The effort had to be immense. Ushi bent down to look between the lioness' legs at her vagina. At that moment her water finally broke and Ushi got the full load in her face. With a forced serene expression on her face, she raised her head again and shook off the amniotic fluid.
"I'll just ignore the fact that you did this on purpose, but I can reassure you, it won't be long now."
Adramalech, meanwhile, was prowling around Liana and Ushi the whole time. He hated not being able to help. Some of his lionesses appreciated it when he snuggled up, offering soul support when he already couldn't physically help. But Liana was different. He knew that. She was polarized differently. She just didn't like male lions. He respected that. Still, he mated with her from time to time. It wasn't that she didn't like the act of mating, she just didn't like male lions. And he knew that his mother was right about Liana liking to be pregnant. It did something to her body. She was always very happy as long as she was pregnant. Of course, giving birth was something completely different. Unlike the other lionesses who brought demonic lion cubs to hell, she brought effective demons into this world. They were already significantly larger at birth and each time it took hours for her to squeeze them out of her. Fortunately, she had not yet had twins.
Liana rolled over onto her stomach, ramming her feet into the pelts and howling her desperation to hell while bending to apply more pressure.
"Nyaaaaaaaaaarghhh..."
Her eyes bulged out, her fingers dug into the pelts with a ripping sound. She could feel the demon sliding on, but it wasn't out... yet. Ushi realized the problem. The demon was too big to cross the pelvic passage. A big problem.
"Lie on your back!"
She commanded. Liana looked to Ushi with bloodshot eyes her teeth bared to the extreme.
"Don't order me how to give birth to this thing...Haaaaaaaarg...!"
Again she writhed and her abdominal muscles contracted in waves. Her legs trembled and she choked out blood.
"You're going to kill yourself... The demon can't go any further, you're too tight. Lie down on your back. Let me help you!"
Ushi's voice was insistent. She did not have to shout. She had the rare gift of being able to raise the volume of her voice almost at will without having to shout. A gift that probably only true mothers had mastered. Her statement did not allow for any contradiction. But even if Liana had wanted to contradict, she lacked the strength. She fell sideways onto the bed and turned onto her back in agony. She could just see the One on Uhsi's chest begin to glow as the next contraction took her breath away. She was no longer able to scream. The pain was overwhelming. Her body reared up against the demon stuck in her pelvis, unable to move forward or back. Liana's breathing was in shallow, short gasps; she was in danger of losing consciousness.
Adramalech watched in horror as his mother's form changed. She grew and her limbs changed. From her paws formed claws that looked similar to those of demons. She took a step toward Liana.
"Hold her tight, she must not move now. Adramalech, Sarada, spread her legs and pull them apart, the pelvis must stretch. Quickly!"
Without hesitation, some lionesses came to the rescue and Adramalech and Sarada each grabbed a leg and started pulling them apart. Liana wanted to resist, but her body no longer obeyed her. She could only feel the next contraction coming and rolled her eyes, gasping.
Ushi waited for the moment and pressed with her fist on the lower abdomen of the lioness, supporting the abdominal muscles in their task to press the demon through the too narrow birth canal. At the same time, she penetrated Liana with her second hand and tried to grasp the wriggling Demon. She managed to get a hold of one limb of the little creep, but could not pull it out yet.
"One more time. We don't have much time left. It has to work next time."
Said Ushi in her eerily calm manner. It wasn't that she wasn't excited too. She was tense to the tips of her hair. But she knew one had to keep a cool head if they wanted this to somehow end successfully. She could see Liana weakening. It was true, Liana could not die. She was just as much a demon as the other lionesses and the little creep who so vigorously refused to leave her vulva. But if she were to "die" now, she would wake up in a pregnant state, and the game would start all over again.
No, it had to end now. Now and here and successfully.
"Now. Pull!"
Ushi commanded when she saw the next contraction. Liana was already not responding any longer. Adramalech and Sarada pulled, the pelvis stretched, and Ushi equally pushed and pulled the demon through the narrow passage. Ushi could feel the dam of the lioness tearing to give more space to the much too large object in Liana's vagina.
With a squelching sound, the demon appeared and pulled its umbilical cord behind it. Ushi did not hesitate but tore the umbilical cord in two with her teeth and threw the demon carelessly behind her. He would leave quite quickly, as they always did. With these offspring there was no rearing in the real sense. They were not suckled, they came to hell in full possession of their mental and physical abilities. They only had to grow. And they didn't need the lionesses for that.
Ushi bent to Liana, who rested unconscious on the bed. She searched for a pulse, a respiration, a sign of life. The lioness lay utterly motionless. Adramalech and Sarada had let go of her legs and the lion had come to Liana's head and nudged her tenderly. Adramalech's expression darkened and he was already looking around for the little demon who was responsible for this misery. He would very slowly and gleefully dismember him into his individual parts.
Then Liana drew the air sharply into her lungs. Her eyes were wide open and the wheezing and subsequent coughing sounded eerie. When the first coughing fits were over, Liana lay flat on the bed again. Her breathing was heavy and rattling. No one saw how Ushi's One slowly stopped glowing as she took her hand from Liana's chest.
"Shit... never again will I participate in this shit..."
She cursed. Everything just fucking hurt in her. There was nothing about her or inside her that wasn't screaming in pain right now. Adramalech virtually stormed to her. He cautiously snuggled up to her, ignoring her clamor and cursing. He also let her halfhearted attempts to defend herself pass. It took a moment before Liana finally gave up and let him have his way. She actually enjoyed the affection. She knew Adramalech would never force her to do anything she didn't want. He was different from the lions she had known before her damnation, who had considered it their right to rape her just because she was a lioness. Adramalech had always been true to his word. He had only mated with her when she wanted him to, and she had enjoyed it every time, just as she enjoyed the caresses he was currently showering her with. She relaxed, closed her eyes, and gave herself to him.
Ushi, whose reverse transformation was complete, took a deep breath and looked around. The whole Harem was present, as was usual in most births. It was a nice feeling to see so much unity. They were now over 120 lionesses. An unbelievable number. No other male lion could have even remotely built such a large pride. She smiled and began shooing the other lionesses outside.
"Come now, there is nothing more to see here. Leave them alone for a while. Yes you too Zoey, I see you you little voyeur. Get out!"
Like little children, the lionesses giggled and cackled as their clan mother shooed them out of the hall.
"And someone catch me that little demon, I have a chicken that needs some plucking."
Ushi called after them as she looked up and saw the blue feathered demon.
The hall, on the other hand, grew quiet. Adramalech snuggled up to Liana, gently pulling her towards him and holding her close. She let him and snuggled up to him as well. She enjoyed his warmth. Only when she wanted to take his paw and wrap it more tightly around her, she noticed that he was no longer in his primal lion form. He had adapted to hers and his front legs had taken on the shape of arms and his paws were now more like clawed hands. She smiled and pulled his arm to her chest and placed it there.
"I will not mate with you again to impregnate you if it ends in such disaster every time. I don't want you to suffer."
Whispered Adramalech into her neck. Her hand moved back and rested on his flank.
"It's all right. It's not your fault. I want you to get me pregnant. I love the feeling of something growing inside me. If two days of suffering is the price I pay for being able to spend months in pleasure, I'll pay that price."
Said Liana. Adramalech nodded and pulled her closer to him. He would talk to the Wind, perhaps they would find a solution to this dilemma.
He could not know that someone had already beaten him to it.
The Wind was still sitting on the pillar when Ushi came to him with the wriggling demon in her mouth. He already knew she was coming and he knew why. It would also do no good to delay this confrontation. That would only mean having to have the same discussion with both lions at the same time.
"Hello Ushi. Is that a souvenir for me?"
Asked the Wind even before Ushi could say anything. She was seething with anger. She literally spat the little demon at his feet.
"You can hold that as you wish. We need to talk about this!"
The big demon turned to her and practically took the little demon by the scruff and held it in front of his face. Sullenly, he surveyed the little creep and finally tossed it carelessly off the pillar.
"What do you want to talk about it? It's a little class 2 demon. Seems to be alive and well, congratulations to the mother."
His tone was bored. He knew the mother was well, he knew this birth had been difficult. Ushi literally exploded.
"You know exactly what we're talking about here. Don't act dumber than you are!"
The lioness hissed, her One already beginning to glow again. The Wind looked at her for a moment and finally sighed.
"I repeat myself. What do you want? We are here in hell, damned. Never have these words been more true than now. It's just part of it that childbirth is painful, and since we're in hell, the pain is that much worse."
His voice sounded slightly annoyed and he was not aware of any guilt. Ushi, on the other hand, was one hundred percent sure that the Wind definitely had its fingers in the pie and could definitely bring about a change. She pointed her paw at him and shouted.
"You know what I want. You brag about knowing everything. And you brag about being all-powerful. See that Liana doesn't suffer like this in her births anymore!"
Her roar made the pillars tremble and the Wind laughed in amusement.
"I see you are getting better at your role as protector of the Harem. I'm impressed. Not only are you protecting your little family from the rest of hell, now you want to change the conditions under which they live here. Pay attention little lioness. You already have the super special rate here. Normally you'd feel the full brunt of hell, but since I have a deal with Adramalech to abide by, you're still doing pretty well down here. The lower demons don't bother you and the atmosphere in your little garden is tolerable. That's more than anyone else down here can claim. So don't get rebellious here."
The one on her chest literally sparked, as she took another step towards him she transformed into her fighting form. All Wind did was roll his eyes.
"Have you learned nothing from your son's teachings?"
He asked, snapping his fingers. Ushi's form collapsed and the lioness lay before him in her original form.
"You can't threaten me. You cannot defeat me. I am the source of your power. I can take it away from you at any time, remember?"
He rose and towered before the lioness. Ushi bared her teeth, but the Wind was completely unconcerned.
"I am the alpha and the omega here. Everything that happens here happens because I want it to. No one is forcing me to do anything here...THIS IS MY DOMINION!"
At the last words, all hell shook and some of the onyx pillars in the distance collapsed. Ushi was not fazed.
"I am not stupid. I know you can't destroy me. You are bound by your word. You demons have rules, too. I've been down here long enough. I know some of those rules."
Gasped the lioness as she braced herself against the great demon's strength and slowly got back to her feet. Her legs shook, but she remained standing.
"You demons are quite a pathetic bunch. You are victims of your own rules. You can't break a promise once you've made it. That is why you cannot destroy neither me nor my son. My protégés are also under this protection. When you gave my son his power, you promised him. You can never break this oath again..."
Something like a smile painted itself on Ushi's strained face when she saw the grimace on the Wind's face.
"Yeah guess what, you're not the only Greater Demon here. I met your brothers when you were out and about again somewhere who-knows-where. A very nice family you have there. Especially your oldest brother. You don't seem to have much in common. He told me a lot of things."
Ushi managed to lift her head far enough to face the Wind.
"One thing in particular was very interesting. It had something to do with the power of names."
She could see the demon's eyes widen, just for a moment, but it was enough for her.
"Yes knowing the real name of a demon helps to exert power over it, but it only helps with minor low level demons."
Explained the Wind in a casual manner. But Ushi was not deterred.
"He had mentioned that you would say that, so he proved it to me on your little brother. And after that, he told me your name. Your real name."
She took another step toward the demon. There was something murderous in her smile. The Wind took a step back for the first time. Ushi stopped and nodded.
"That's all I wanted to know. You're going to see to it that Liana's births go better from now on. I don't expect it to be painless. But if something like today happens again, we'll test out what one can do with a name like that."
Said Ushi and turned to leave. The Wind reached out to her, but the look Ushi threw over her shoulder made him rethink his plan.
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