Charmed

Author's Note: Some of the characters' thoughts are altered, making them do things they wouldn't normally do. I didn't think the content quite warranted a non-consensual or mind control tag.

Charmed

"Where are we?"

"I have no idea," replied Bartz, wishing he had a better answer to Lenna's question. The party was standing in a clearing in the middle of a thick forest, miles from the nearest settlement. They had set out south from Rugor hoping to find some clue about how to get to Bal Castle, but had wandered off the main path a while back and lost track of which direction they were heading. Rather than do the sensible thing and retrace their steps, the four of them had agreed they might as well head in a straight line, wherever that took them. They had no idea where to go anyway, and enough supplies to last for several days - probably long enough for them to at least make it back to Rugor if they didn't come up with anywhere better to go.

Their lack of direction wouldn't have been that much of a problem, except that they kept running into a type of monster none of them had encountered before. Bartz was considering stopping for the day, but he was fairly sure nobody wanted to set up camp until they were well away from these frightening new creatures.

Bartz looked at the sky and saw the sun was setting; back home that would have helped him figure out which direction they were going. But here... "Hey, Galuf, where does the sun set on this planet?"

The old man had to think for a few seconds. Finally, he sighed and said, "I forget." Lenna and Faris groaned in frustration.

"Well, then..." A noise from the woods distracted Bartz and he trailed off. There was only a second's warning, the sound of a few leaves shifting and a couple of branches snapping, before three large beasts emerged into the clearing. Their dark green bodies had few features except tentacles on the top and bottom, and gaping mouths filled with long teeth.

In each previous encounter, the party had been lucky enough to kill these creatures before they used any special skills or spells. But battle after battle had worn the adventurers down, and this fight looked like it might be rough. "Stand guard!" yelled Bartz as the monsters advanced.

Faris made the first move. The pirate leaped toward the nearest creature, her mythril sword glinting a dull orange in the evening light. She got a good hit in on the creature's midsection, dark red blood flowing from the wound. The thing howled and retreated behind its two brethren, who moved toward Galuf and Bartz menacingly.

Bartz readied himself to protect Galuf, even though the older man didn't look to be in trouble. "I've got him!" said Galuf as he raised his wizard's rod and began to chant the words of a Fire spell. Bartz turned his attention to the creature advancing on him. It was close now, too close for him to worry about Galuf anyway. He raised his sword, ready to block any assault the thing might unleash. Meanwhile, Lenna snuck up behind the monster, her small thief's dagger ready to drive itself into any weak point she found.

As Bartz prepared to fend off the attack he could feel was coming, a sudden flash of movement caught his eye. The creature Faris had hurt a minute ago wasn't out of the fight at all. It moved toward Lenna from the side, not striking her but instead breathing some sort of dark smoke at her. Lenna recoiled, bumping against the beast Bartz was facing and distracting it. As a second slice of Faris' blade finished off the wounded monster for good, Bartz drove his sword straight through the neck of his target.

Before they had any time to celebrate or check on Lenna, they heard a cry from Galuf. Apparently he hadn't been able to cast his spell in time, and the beast he'd been battling had hit him hard, knocking the old mage out. It turned toward Faris, and sent black smoke toward her, the same type that had hit Lenna. Bartz didn't have a clue what that stuff did, and had no desire to find out firsthand. Using one of the myriad abilities he had acquired during their journey, he took control of the monster.

Bartz was always disoriented when he did this. Controlling another being gave a person two sets of senses, overwhelming the caster for a few seconds while their mind adapted itself. When he recovered, Bartz knew they were in a bad situation. Galuf was on the ground, not moving, while Faris and Lenna were stumbling around, coughing with their eyes closed. If he had the creature attack itself, he would lose control of it, and if he had it hit one of the girls to knock them out of their daze, it might kill them.

As he absorbed that information and tried to think about what to do, Lenna and Faris seemed to recognize his presence and moved toward him. What were they doing? Bartz felt helpless, unable to speak or move much without losing his control over the beast.

Lenna was the first to reach him. As Bartz accessed the monster's mind to find out what that black smoke did, Lenna wrapped her arms around him, drawing him into a kiss. Her tongue slid into his mouth as he realized Faris and Lenna were charmed, and probably confused as well; there were a lot of bad things in that smoke.

Part of Bartz wished he could return Lenna's kiss, wished that his concentration wasn't focused on maintaining control of a vicious animal. A larger part, however, realized that what was happening was wrong, that the princess wasn't in control of her actions. As Faris came over and began to take off his belt, Bartz knew he needed to think of a way out. He couldn't cast spells that quickly; he'd probably only get one off before the monster attacked someone, and due to the party's long trek through the woods, he didn't have enough power to cast a strong spell, anyway.

Again, Bartz's train of thought was diverted when his pants fell to the ground. As Faris began to rub him through his boxers and Lenna started to shift her kisses from his lips to his neck and chest, Bartz felt his control slipping a bit. Blocking out the pleasure the girls were bringing him was getting harder by the second, and so was he. Lenna moved back up to press her lips to his once more, then knelt next to Faris and reached into his boxers to pull out his thick cock.

While softly running her hand along Bartz's shaft, Lenna used her thumb to massage his head, rubbing around a bit of precum that had emerged from the tip. Her eyes, filled with lust but somehow a bit too wide, a little unfocused, met Bartz's as he looked down at the scene.

Faris had her arm around his thigh, caressing it with one hand while the other fondled his heavy balls. After a few seconds of this, the girls' hands switched places, Faris scooting a bit to get a good grip on Bartz's cock while Lenna ran her hands up and down his legs, lapping at his balls and taking them in her mouth one at a time.

Bartz managed to tear his gaze away from the events unfolding before him when the beast under his power moved ever so slightly. He didn't have much time left to figure out a solution, and wondered why they had even taken this path in the first place. If only they could go back and do it again...

That was it! A simple Reset spell, and he could fight this battle completely differently! Bartz could just let go of the monster and quickly cast the spell. As long as he did it perfectly, time would reverse to just before their encounter with these creatures and he would know exactly what to avoid. Before he could put his plan into action, however, something hot and damp enveloped his cock.

Bartz looked down to see that Lenna had taken half of him into her mouth while Faris licked the rest of his shaft. The sensation of two tongues running along his manhood was incredible, as was the feeling of Lenna sucking on his head while slowly moving up and down the length of his cock. Bartz knew that he wouldn't last long with two girls doing their best to make him come, especially since it had been quite a while since his last intimate encounter with the fairer sex. He glanced at the monster, which didn't seem to be moving anymore, then back at Lenna and Faris. It was wrong to let them continue pleasing him, yes, but they were charmed and Galuf was knocked out - he would be the only one to remember this. When he cast the Reset spell, it technically wouldn't even have happened... Bartz decided to let things continue, resolving to watch for any signs of trouble with the creature he was controlling.

Lenna had switched to licking the underside of Bartz's head. Faris joined her at the tip of his cock and the two lapped at his penis, coating it in saliva. After a little while, Lenna took Faris' hand and wrapped it around Bartz's wet cock, squeezing lightly for a second before beginning to stroke up and down. The two were joining forces with their hands as well as their mouths. Lenna started to gently lick Bartz's balls, while Faris sucked his cock in time with her and Lenna's moving hands. If he had been able to at that moment, Bartz would have been thrusting, moaning, with his hands on the girls' heads to guide them along. As it was, however, he could only stand there, feeling delirious with pleasure.

Bartz just barely summoned the willpower to glance at the beast. It still wasn't moving, thank the gods! Faris and Lenna took him over the edge a moment later, and his eyes involuntarily shut as he came into Faris' mouth, unable to focus on anything at that moment but the unbelievably intense, warm feeling of being sucked dry.

It took Bartz a few seconds to recover, and as he opened his eyes he felt his knees buckling and knew that he had completely lost control over the thing they had been fighting. It was turning toward the three of them, opening its mouth to display a forest of sharp points. With Lenna and Faris lightly licking his cock and his mind still cloudy after his climax, Bartz frantically cast a Reset spell. Everything seemed to recede before him, as though he was being pulled backward at the speed of light.

***

Bartz was considering... something. What was it? He looked at the sky and suddenly pictured a sword reflecting the setting sun as it slashed downward. Bartz shook his head to clear his thoughts. "Galuf, where does the sun set on this planet?"

After a few seconds' thought, the old man sighed. "I forget." Faris and Lenna, pretty as ever in the waning light, groaned in frustration.

"Well..." Bartz trailed off, distracted by a noise. With only a second's warning, a rustle of leaves and snapping of twigs...