Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 14:11:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Corey Perez <blade_singer@go.com>
Subject: Eternal Dream-4 (Gay,male,Fantasy)series...

	Any comments or suggestions are welcome.  In fact, they are heavily
encouraged.  My poor ego needs the attention :-)

	For those of you who are sex maniacs (ya that's right, I mean YOU!
;-) [eheh heh heh] ) you will have to forgive me my lack of Overt sex so
far.  I will get to it when it's right for the story to have it.  -- Corey

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PART IV

	To Andy it seemed like they had been running forever.


	It had all seemed so very peaceful.  After admitting to themselves
and each other that they were in love, Erin and Andy had continued their
Journey hand in hand, with Erin telling Andy most of what he knew of human
magic, and explaining Elven magic.  He told him tales of the power of the
Sorcerers, and the Order of Paladins

	He was in the middle of his saddening description of the Ork attack
on El'Analon and it's fall, when they were interrupted by a war cry.

	Bursting from the trees came 3 Orks.  Andy was stunned at their
size and muscle power.  He had always thought of Orks like they were
described in D&D and fantasy stories that he had read: Squat, green
Pig-like creatures that were fairly easy to handle one on one, but tended
to attack in swarms.

	THESE Orks were 6'-6'5" and had only a slightly green tint to their
skin.  They were impressively muscled, and moved with a grace that defied
their appearance and size.  Faced with such odds, the Unarmed Andy did the
only thing he could think of.

	He Charged.

	The Ork had, of course, expected the two unarmed youngsters to run.
He and his brothers were rather large Orks, and were quiet heavily armed.
The thought had simply not crossed his mind that the would attack, and so
he was totally unprepared for it.

	Andy came in low, his left shoulder rammed into the lead Ork's gut,
and while the Ork whuffed in surprise as his breath shot out of him, Andy
brought his right fist up into the Ork's groin with all the power his legs
could give him.  The Ork's eyes bugged out in shock as it fell back with a
silent howl.  Andy snatched up the Ork's fallen Scimitar and turned quickly
to the closest Ork.

	His love of Fantasy had prompted Andy to beg his father to let him
learn to use old weapons.  Thinking that the exercise would do his son
good, not to mention learning how to stand up for himself, his father had
readily agreed.  Andy had studied Kenjutsu, and "fencing" with Long swords.
His training was about to pay off.

	Twisting his body as he turned, Andy slammed the pommel of the
scimitar into the closest Ork's kidneys (at least he assumed it was his
kidneys), then brought the blade down on the back of the Ork's helmet when
he bent over in pain.  The Ork toppled to the ground, leaving Andy to face
the last Ork.

	By now, the remaining Ork had recovered from his surprise, and was
coming in toward Andy crouched down, his sword held out to keep Andy back,
and his shield covered his Abdomen and crotch.

	Andy knew he was in trouble, he had been able to take the other two
down through sheer surprise and dirty fighting.  He knew that he could use
neither against the last Ork, and it would only take one blow for it to
kill him.

	"Run Erin, I will hold it off as long as I can...."  Andy blinked
as he noticed that Erin was gone.  He was relieved that his love had
managed to get away, but at the same time felt sad that he was gone.

	A shriek of pain brought Andy back into focus.  He noticed the Ork
go down on one knee, blood streaming from a slash along his hamstring.  He
noticed Erin shimmering into view, a grim smile on his face.  Andy realized
that Erin had used and Illusion, one of the magic's at which Elves
excelled, to hide his presence so that he could sneak up on the Ork.

	Erin reached out and took Andy's left hand in his right.  "Come
love, we must go, there will be more of them."

	With a nod, Andy raced off with Erin into the woods.  They ran for
hours, Erin throwing what Illusions he could to ward them off, and using
his magic to restore as much strength in them as he could when they tired.

	"They have a Shaman with them."  Erin said quietly "I just felt him
dispel one of my illusions."  He bit his lip "And if they have a Shaman,
that means they will have a Bloodhound..."

	Bloodhounds, Erin had explained to Andy, were Orks that had been
twisted by Shaman magic into hideous monstrosities who were used to track
down prey.  Shamans tended to do this to punish Orks who got out of line,
or disobeyed orders.  They would spend a certain amount of time as an
obedient Bloodhound, and were later turned back.  If they lived.  A
Bloodhound never lost it's trail, and would eventually track down anything.

	In other words, there was no way to escape.

	Andy looked into Erin's eyes.  "Do we give up, or do we look for a
place to make a stand?"

	Erin grinned at Andy.  "I would rather not die.. but if I must, I
would have it be at your side."  He gave Andy a quick kiss.  "Besides, the
last thing I want is to be at the mercy of those creatures."  He pointed to
a small cliff where the river began to cut into the mountains "There is a
small cave in there.  We can make them come at us one at a time."

	Andy nodded.

	As they made their way to the cave, Andy thought how Ironic it was
that he tried to kill himself, only to find someone who he fell in love
with, and was now about to die with.

	As they entered, Erin wove an illusion over the cave mouth to make
it look like the rest of the rock face.  He looked and Andy and shrug
"Maybe we shall get lucky."

	Andy grinned.  "I doubt it babe." he kissed Erin quickly "I burned
up all my luck for life getting you."

	Erin smiled softly "It was not luck my love, it was Destiny."

	Andy was about to make a joke when he noticed Erin stiffened in
pain.  He could see energy coursing over Erin's beautiful body, crushing
the life out of him.

	"Shaman!" Erin gasped "Found.. me.. through... spell."  Erin began
to convulse as the pressure built up around him.

	"NO!!"  Andy shrieked.

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	The Historian watched, and for the first time since he took this
post, he felt a desire to intervene.  He knew what the boy Andy was, and
knew how to tell him to use his gift.

	His office forbade him that.  He must watch, and never interfere.

	The Historian prepared to note the Death of these two when he
noticed the Spirits again.  They nodded in acknowledgment to him, and then
sunk themselves into the bodies of the two boys.

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	Andy didn't know why, but he reached out his hand and touched the
Energy field that was killing his love.  He wrenched his hands, and with
his will he shredded that field, and gathered the power it had been made of
in his hands.  He reached out with his mind, and felt the link that bound
the spell to the Shaman who had cast it.

	"I believe this is yours" he said quietly, and he returned the
power back to it's owner.

	The sound of shock and fear from the Orks was loud in Erin's ears,
overwhelming even the sound of his heart pounding and the gasps as he drew
deep, ragged breaths.  He could see cold fury filling Andy's eyes as he
moved to the cave mouth.

	Andy's quiet voice, filled with menace.  "You would take from me
the only person I love?  Who the hell do you think you are?"

	Andy raised his hands, and gathered energy.  The ground began to
shake beneath the Orks.  A crack opened in the ground, and the earth began
to tremble violently, but only under the Orks.  Within a few moments, all
but the Shaman had fallen into the crevice, and it had closed on them.

	Andy released the power he had drawn and watched as the Ork was
slowly, torturously crushed by his own spell.  He looked down at the
scimitar he had dropped.  He knew that he couldn't let the Ork Shaman live,
but he also could not stand by while he died so horribly.  He walked down
to where the Ork stood, and with a sad sigh, he decapitated the Shaman,
ending his suffering.

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	They spent that night together in the cave.  Erin held Andy, still
in shock over what he had done in his arms.

	"I love you Andy" was all the poor Elf could think to say.  He had
felt the same way the first time he had been forced to kill, and he wished
he could take that pain away from his love.  He pulled Andy around till he
faced him, and began to kiss him deeply.

	It took a few moments, but Andy began to respond to the kiss, his
body moving closer to Erin's and his hands exploring.

	What had started as comfort, quickly turned to passion.  There was
a NEED for the warmth and love of each other.  Andy broke the kiss, and
began stripping as much of his clothing off as fast as he could.  Erin did
the same, and in a short time, they were once again in each others arms,
and totally nude.

	Andy ran his hands over the smooth skin of Erin's chest, and let
his fingers linger on the nipples.

	Erin giggled at the feeling, and reached a hand out to gently
caress Andy's firm butt.  His fingers ran all over those shapely mounds
until his found the top of Andy's crack.  With a mischievous grin he let
his fingers slide down the length of it, stopping to tease Andy's hole.

	Andy moaned softly at the feel of Erin's fingers "mmmm, that feels
so right Erin."  he looked down at the Elf's perfect body.  "Will you marry
me?"  Andy giggled.

	Erin gasped at that question.  What had he been thinking?  He
couldn't have sex with Andy, he was forbidden to that until he was
married. 'I love him' Erin thought 'It's not fair.'  "Duty is rarely fair
son."  His father had told him.

	"I-I am sorry Andy."  Erin said choking "I cannot make love with
you.. I cannot till I am married."

	Andy bit his lower lip, then nodded.  "All right, I will wait till
you marry me."  Andy looked down at Erin "You will marry me won't you?"

	Erin smiled sadly.  "I do not know.  It is for my parents to
decide.  It is my duty.  I will always love you Andy, and when I am
married, no matter who to, I will want to be with you."

	Andy frowned "What kinda crap is that?  Why can't you choose who
you will marry?  And are you saying you want to have an Affair with me if
marry someone else?"

	Erin reached up to touch Andy's face, wiping the tear he saw
forming in one of his eyes.  "I am in a... special situation."  he sighed.
"You see my love.. I am the Elven Prince who fled into the forests with the
last of the Royal Guard.  We were caught by the Orks, and the Guard held
them off so that I could escape.  I have to return to my people, and I have
to marry who it would be best for my people to marry.  I am not required to
love my wife, or husband, the marriage is just to promote stability.  That
is why it is... Custom.. for one in my position to have a lover."

	Erin pulled Andy down to him, and held his naked body close in his
arms.  "I will be with you forever, whether I marry you or not.  I will
always love you."

	Andy began to cry quietly, and Erin held him until he cried himself
to sleep.

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	All right, I lied.  I had part IV ready early.  Tell me what you
think at Blade_singer@go.com, and Stay tuned for Part V.

Corey