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Setting out on a journey with his best friend, young Zath has no idea what sort of an adventure he'd be facing.", "writing": "Corruption of Champions\n\nTossing and turning, Zath sighed while trying to yank his blanket over his face, squinting at the first few rays of sunlight beaming through the window of the hut, hearing birds chirping outside. The young snow leopard hadn't gotten a wink of sleep through the night, and he knew that he had to be up in just an hour or two, desperately trying to get at least a little bit of shuteye. In the boy's village, turning ten years of age would've usually been a cause for great celebration, worthy of a party stretching far into the night, but Zath knew that he wouldn't be getting the usual treatment. As the minutes blurred past and the cub restlessly flailed in his straw bed, the leopard finally managed to fall asleep, only to be snapped out of his dreams in what seemed like the blink of an eye, jolted by the sounds of the village waking up. With a groan, giving an exhausted snarl and flashing his sharp fangs at no one in particular, the boy tried to bury his head under his blanket, unable to drown out the sounds of chatter and crowds coming from outside, realising that he wouldn't be getting any more rest that morning. With a slightly anxious sigh, Zath tossed his blanket aside and clambered out of his bed, peeking out his window to see the hustle and bustle of the marketplace just across the road, most of the people there looking equally as worried as the young snow leopard was. For more than a century, the entire continent had been ruled over by a demon king, subjugating all of the towns and cities under his rule and milking the populace dry with exorbitant taxes, crushing any rebelling factions with his enormous army of demonic beasts and mages trained in destructive magics. Life under the demon king's rule was all that Zath knew, but his village thought that he might be amongst the last of the children who'd have to be born under the demon’s tyranny, as the leopard’s birth was accompanied by a very peculiar sight. The night that Zath was born, a green shooting star streamed across the dark skies, almost appearing to cut the heavens into two, taken as a sign of an old prophecy that the first elders of the town had foretold. The prophecy was rather vague, but most in the town believed it to mean that the boy was destined to go up against, and defeat, the demon king, something that couldn't come soon enough, with the settlement only barely clinging on to life under the burden of the tyrant’s rule. Nearly from the day he took his first steps, Zath had been trained by the best of the best in his village to fight and survive, and now on his tenth birthday he was being sent out into the wilds to accomplish his destiny. \n\nQuickly washing up his face in a basin of water, hoping that the splash of cold might wake him up a little more, Zath slipped on his shirt and pants after drying off his fur with a cloth, getting ready to face the village that was expecting so much of him. Stepping out of his room, the boy looked around his hut, seeing that his parents were already out. That wasn't an uncommon sight for the feline, since his father was a woodcutter and his mother a caretaker of some of the town’s precious livestock, both professions requiring them to usually be up and at work before sunrise. A few loaves of bread were left at the table for the boy, but with his nervous stomach doing flips, Zath didn't much feel like breakfast, leaving the loaves there as he headed for the door instead. Swinging it open, the snow leopard flinched as it slammed straight into someone, a yelp ringing in his ears as he quickly peeked behind the door to see a red dragon he'd accidentally knocked over, lying face down in the dirt. Chuckling, Zath quickly dashed over to help the reptile up to his feet, dusting off the worst of the dirt from the dazed dragon's scales and clothes as the other boy groaned, \n“Vincent, what were you doing behind my door like that?!”\nThe reptile gave a shy laugh, trying not to look too embarrassed at the tumble he'd taken, \n“Well, I thought you might've wanted some company, what with it being your big day and all. But then I also thought you probably wanted your rest, and didn't want to wake you up, so I just sat down to wait for you.”\nZath giggled, patting the boy on the shoulder, realising he was actually smiling for the first time that day. The pair had been best friends right from the very beginning, with Vincent being dropped off as just a newborn hatchling near the village gates only days after Zath was born. The dragon's parents never materialised, but the snow leopard’s human neighbours took the orphaned boy into their care, giving him his name. With him being some sort of a mythical hero told about in a prophecy, and spending much of his time training up for his journey, Zath didn't exactly make friends easily with the other kids in the village. Vincent was the only exception to this, quickly becoming great friends with the feline due to him likewise being somewhat of an anomaly, an orphan who grew up never knowing anything about his parents. There weren't really any of the dragon's kind around, his tough hide and rather impressive curved horns making some of the townspeople a bit apprehensive of the boy, but the snow leopard could see how kind and funny the reptile truly was. Zath had spent just about every moment with Vincent, at least when he wasn't training that is, though even some of his lessons he spent with the crimson-scaled dragon, the reptile pretending like he wanted to learn some survival skills just to keep company with Zath. \n\nAs the two boys stood together, chuckling about their literal run-in that morning, Vincent suddenly noticed his friend's smile starting to fade slightly, peeking behind him to see some of the villagers staring at the young leopard, whispering and pointing. Wanting to keep Zath’s mind off of the prophecy and keep his friend relaxed, at least as much as he could, the dragon quickly slipped a hand around the snow leopard’s shoulders, leading the cub back inside, \n“Uhh… how about we chat somewhere a little bit more private, I… actually kind of had something I wanted to talk to you about.”\nTrying not to let the thought of what was ahead of him overwhelm him, Zath sat down with a sigh, \n“Of course, what's on your mind.”\nTaking a seat next to the cat, Vincent gave a shy smile, \n“I know you've been preparing to leave today, alone, to hunt down this… demon king, or whatever. But… could I… come with you?”\nZath looked at the dragon, trying to see whether the suggestion was just one of Vincent's jokes, \n“Come with me? Are you serious?”\n“Yes! I… I know it sounds ridiculous, but… I've been learning quite a bit about survival and combat right alongside you over these years. I might not be as good as you, granted, but I think I've got enough to at least not be a burden to you. And… I think it's ridiculous they're sending you out there alone!”\nWith a frustrated wave of his hands, the dragon stood up, pacing back and forth in front of his friend, \n“I mean, I asked my parents, and the leader of the militia why they're not sending like… a whole team of men with you. They all say it's because this village needs every last man to help run and defend it. They're putting all of this pressure on you, but they don't really even believe in the prophecy enough to risk soldiers and equipment on it, they're just risking your life!”\nWith a sigh, Vincent stayed silent for a moment, standing in front of the leopard, \n“But… well, I'm not crucial to this town, I've barely even started my apprenticeship at the blacksmiths’ place. So… let me come with you. Ensuring you can do whatever it is that you're prophesied to do has to be more important than learning how to hammer out a nail or a horseshoe.”\nZath sighed, leaning his face down into his hands as he sighed, thinking the suggestion over. The thought of having someone with him through his journey, his best friend even, did bring the boy immense relief, but at the same time he couldn't help but to feel very selfish. Could he put his friend in danger all because he was too much of a coward to go on his prophesied journey by himself? The feline hesitated for a few minutes before standing up, still slightly anxious as he nodded, stepping in to give the dragon a hug, \n“Alright, I'll let you come with.”\nZath sighed, feeling ill and shaky as the realisation that he would have to depart soon hit him like a wave, clearing his throat as he turned to the door, \n“Go and prepare whatever you'll need for the journey, but try to keep it light, only what you can carry on your back. I'll go and talk with the elders, inform them that you'll be coming with and that we'll leave soon.”\nVincent nodded as the boy stepped out of the hut, staggering out into the street, missing how the dragon's tender smile slowly turned into a malicious grin as soon as he was out of eyesight.\n\nStepping into his own house, Vincent grabbed his rucksack and a cloak to keep the worst of the rain and the wind away, his gear already packed up and ready for the journey ahead, having been sure that his “friend” would happily let him join. The snow leopard was going out to hunt down the demon king, but what Zath didn't know was that the despotic ruler was much closer to him than he could ever imagine, having lived with his neighbours for the last decade. Vincent was nothing but a figment of the demon, one of several, a method of his that allowed the king to subtly spy on and influence his subjects all around his lands. The demon king had several figments of himself in just about every city and settlement in his kingdom, controlling each while simultaneously ruling over his lands, his demonic magic allowing feats such as this to be accomplished without anyone having the faintest clue about the true nature of his figments. Through his many spies around the lands, the king had very quickly learned of the existence of a prophecy, sending one of his figments into the village to gather all the information he could about it, as well as to keep an eye on the young boy who'd supposedly defeat him one day. The demon was fairly sure the prophecy was nothing but some nonsense made up by people long dead by now and misinterpreted by idiots, but he wanted to play it safe, having kept an iron grip over his kingdom in large part due to his careful and strategic thinking. On the off chance that the prophecy seemed true, he could then destroy the boy who was supposed to fulfill it, thus making sure it would never come to pass. Over the years of keeping an eye on Zath, Vincent's initial distaste and amusement towards the cub began to morph into something else however, something bordering on true appreciation and friendship, though with a twist of malice that the king was known for, leading to a rather possessive love for the young snow leopard. The dragon knew he couldn't let Zath accomplish the prophecy, even if he still didn't really believe in it, yet at the same time he didn't just want to kill the boy either, not after so much time spent bonding with the feline. The demon quickly thought up of a way to effectively neutralise the threat however, planning to use his allure and mischievous magics to slowly corrupt the cub over the course of their long journey, to turn Zath over to his side little by little with every step the leopard took. By the end of it, Zath wouldn't be a heroic warrior there to defeat him, but instead a loyal minion that would happily bow for him, and do so much more than that as well. \n\nHugging his parents goodbye, trying to keep on a brave face as he marched across a small crowd of the townspeople that had come to send him off, his rucksack fastened to his back and a sword by his hip, Zath made his way down towards the gates of the small wooden wall surrounding the village. Partway through his departure, by the time he already had eyes on the open gates, the white-furred feline finally spotted Vincent jogging to join him, the dragon scampering out from around the corner, a big smile on his friend's face. Coming alongside the leopard, slapping a hand on the young hero's shoulder, the reptile laughed as Zath gave him a playful smirk, \n“Nice of you to join me finally, I thought you'd chickened out and had gone back on your request to come along.”\nVincent laughed, turning around to wave goodbye to the crowd of people as well, \n“I could never leave you alone to wander the wilderness, you'd just get yourself killed within the first day, and then I'd feel all blue and sad.”\nIn relatively high spirits, bolstered by the knowledge that he wouldn't have to face the arduous journey alone like he'd originally feared, Zath and his companion marched through the gates of the town, the sounds of the small village and the cheering crowd quickly fading from their ears. As the pair walked down the small dirt path leading away, beaten into the ground by decades of foot traffic and wagon wheels, a few final guard barracks and outposts led the cubs into the wilderness, barely touched woods beginning to surround the main road only an hour into their trek. The feline tried to enjoy the road as much as he could however, aware that much of the trip would have to be made through the wilderness, through untamed terrain much more difficult to traverse than the nice and comfortable road they could still use for the time being, able to enjoy the luxury of not having to worry about animals or bandits attacking them quite yet. \n\nThe first day of the journey went by without much difficulty for the two young adventurers, mostly spent with the two chatting about the best paths to take, as well as going over the basic strategy and planning of what to do if they were to be attacked. The pair did have to finally stray from the road to keep from being spotted by the patrolling guards and soldiers of the demon king, heading into the woods to hopefully continue their trip under the cover of the thick vegetation. After a pleasant meal of fairly fresh bread and salted meat, using up the rations that would spoil the easiest, the cubs both set down their bedrolls side by side, falling asleep shortly after sundown, only to wake up by the time the first rays of sunlight coloured the skies red. The second day brought along the first big obstacle of their journey, the snow leopard spotting a mountain peeking through the trees as he led the way with the dragon a few steps behind him. The cubs thankfully wouldn't have to climb the entire mountain, but the fastest way through the area meant that they had to scale at least a small portion of it, which meant climbing. As the boys came to the base of the mountain, panting softly from already having staggered up the steadily rising and hilly terrain, Vincent stepped up in front of the leopard, glancing up at the rocky incline ahead while grabbing a rope from his rucksack, tying it around his waist, \n“I'll go ahead first, and scout out a good route for you to follow. I think we both know I'm a little bit better at this sort of thing, remember when you tried to climb after that kite in the tree~?”\nZath groaned with a smile and a roll of his eyes, \n“Oh, c'mon, that was two years ago, I've gotten better since then. But… maybe I'll let you go ahead still, just in case.”\nStretching for a moment, Vincent began to climb the rock wall, grabbing at the outcroppings and little holes weathered into the mountain, occasionally stopping to attach the safety rope around his waist to another point, trying to make sure he wouldn't tumble all the way down if he lost his footing. Glancing below after he was a few meters off the ground, the dragon shouted down at the other boy, \n“C'mon, you gotta keep up, you'll want to watch carefully and see what spots I use for my hands and feet, you don't want to try climbing an unsteady bit and have the entire thing break apart in your hands.”\nScaling up after his friend, Zath followed just a little bit below the dragon, looking up to see where and how the reptile was climbing, mimicking Vincent's steps to get up safely. As the snow leopard stared up however, he couldn't help but to blush as he realised that he'd have to glare at Vincent's ass for the next half hour. The prophesied hero was unable to look away from the plump rear swaying back and forth just a hair away from his face, lest he accidentally miss seeing how Vincent was clambering up the mountain face and make a mistake, feeling awkward eyeing up the dragon from such an embarrassing position. \n\nScrambling to get up the final push, grunting as he stood up after a long climb, Vincent turned around and knelt to reach for his friend, helping pull Zath up onto steady ground as well. As soon as Vincent saw how the feline blushed lightly and tried to evade his gaze, feeling rather shy about the unexpectedly lewd moment the pair had just shared, the dragon knew that his tactics were already starting to work, quickly turning around to hide his growing smirk, \n“Alright, we're up. Where now, fearless leader~?”\nClearing his throat and dusting off his clothes, trying not to look so sheepish since he didn't want to explain what had caused his blush to his best friend, Zath looked up, just about to point out the direction to head when he spotted a small cave, a glimmer of something within it, \n“Huh, what's that?”\nHeading over to the entrance, blinking as he squinted at the darkness within, the leopard could just barely make out some sort of a shape in the shadows, suddenly worried it might've been a wild animal taking shelter, though it didn't seem to move at all. Taking a careful step back, Zath bumped into the dragon's chest, cupping a hand over his snout to cover up a yelp as he whispered, \n“Get back, it could be a bear, or some sort of a predator sleeping until nightf-”\nVincent pointed at the faint shape, shaking his head, \n“No, I think… I think it's a chest.”\n“A chest? Sitting out here? That can't be right. How can you even see anything inside of there?!”\nVincent chuckled, reaching into the other boy's rucksack and pulling out a flint and steel, grabbing a few dry sticks sitting along the ledge they'd climbed up, \n“We dragons are adapted to the dark. Or at least that's what some books my parents had said, I can see pretty well in the dark either way.”\nStriking the flint and the steel together, Vincent lit up a stick, tossing it into the cave to cast a flickering light over the place, revealing a small wooden chest tucked near the back of it, a brass lock keeping it shut, glinting as the fire reflected off of it. More curious than ever, Zath carefully stepped forward, taking the chest and dragging it into the light, grunting softly as his friend helped him pull it out of the cave,\n“How… the heck did this end up here? And how hasn't anyone come by here and collected this before? It's a little out of the way, sure, but I know some hunters who travel all over these mountains, they know all the caves inside and out in case they need to take shelter.”\nVincent just shrugged, grabbing a rock and smashing open the lock, \n“Who cares, don't look a gift horse in the mouth I say. Open it up, maybe it'll be something that'll help us on our journey!”\n\nPrying the chest open, Zath was surprised to find only a single item within it, reaching in and pulling out what seemed like a harness of some sort, made of leather. The boy studied it for a moment, feeling odd as he touched it, \n“What… is this?”\nThe dragon hummed, \n“I think it might go around your chest, like a shirt.”\nThe leopard chuckled, \n“Well, it doesn't exactly cover much up. I don't see the point in this.”\nVincent reached out to touch the harness, gasping as soon as his fingers caressed against it, \n“Wow, it's… powerful. Enchanted in some manner.”\n“How do you know that?”\nThe reptile shrugged, \n“You don't feel that? I guess dragons are a lot more in tune with magic than felines. Put it on, I can sense that it's powerful, it'll protect you!”\nThough a little hesitant, Zath wasn't about to turn down anything that might assist him on his difficult quest, slipping the harness around his chest and tightening in place, standing still for a moment as he shook his head, \n“I don't feel like anything, are you sure it's actually ench-”\nBefore the cat could finish, his shirt suddenly burst into flames, startling him and making the boy shriek in terror, jumping and batting at his fur. The flames burned away his shirt, but left him completely untouched, not even feeling any sort of heat from the fire as it quickly died down as soon as his top had turned to ash and tatters, falling off of his chest. Vincent stared at the taken back and topless leopard, pretending to act equally as surprised as his friend as he chuckled, \n“Wow… I… suppose it has to be worn on your bare hide. Here, you can take my cloak and wear it over it, that'll at le-”\nVincent went to drape his cloak over the amazed boy, quickly pulling back as the garment began to smoulder the second the corner of it touched the magical harness, stomping out the fire while Zath stood in awe, trying to cover his nude upper half, \n“I… don't think it likes to be worn with any other clothes. It's a little… revealing.”\nThe dragon shrugged with a chuckle, \n“Well, who cares about how revealing it is, what's important is its power. How do you feel?”\n“Kind of… good, actually. Weirdly good, powerful and… maybe a bit safe, like I don't even care about being half naked as long as I've got this on. I think you're right about it protecting me in some manner.”\nSlipping his cloak on again, Vincent grinned behind the snow leopard’s back, eyeing up the other boy's uncovered top while nodding, \n“Yeah, you should keep it on, you can never tell when you'll need the protection~”\nWith the magical relic secured, Zath and his friend continued on their journey, making their way down the other side of the mountain, with the feline slowly getting used to walking around half naked in front of the dragon, oddly comfortable with the fact even though he would've assumed he'd be a lot more embarrassed about it. \n\nAs the pair scaled down the side of the mountain, finding the descent thankfully a lot easier than the ascent, Vincent took his time to admire his friend's newly unclothed form. The dragon grinned to himself, practically able to feel the straps he'd personally enchanted slowly corrupting the cub's mind, making the feline more and more susceptible to his influence. Adjusting his pants slightly to hide the slight, growing bump at his crotch, the dragon was already planning his next move when he suddenly heard the faint burble of water coming from somewhere nearby, just beyond the trees ahead of the pair. Getting a wonderful idea, Vincent quickly sped up his walking to catch up right next to the snow leopard, waiting for Zath’s head to be turned off to the side and the boy's focus distracted on something else before he sneakily swiped the feline's legs with his tail. Yelling out, Zath tripped up and planted face first into the muddy ground, tumbling over with a grunt as the reptile quickly rushed over to help him, \n“Goodness, are you alright? That was a nasty fall.”\nTaking the dragon's hand as he groaned, trying to wipe off dirt and mud from his white fur and clothes with very little success, Zath sighed, \n“Yeah, I'm alright. What did I even trip on, I swear there wasn't anything on the ground.”\n“Must've just been a root sticking out of the mud, it's impossible to catch those at times. How about we take a break for the day and get you cleaned up, I hear a river just down that way.”\nTrying to clean off his face, the cat had to admit that a dip in a river did sound rather enticing, \n“I suppose it is getting a bit dark already, we could set up camp by the river, I could wash out my clothes, let them dry through the night.”\n“Great idea! C'mon, before the sun goes down and the water gets cold.”\n\nZath followed his friend, coming across the slow-moving river after a few minutes of trekking through the trees, his smile turning to a slightly awkward and surprised glare as soon as he turned back to Vincent to see the dragon already undressing. Trying to act as if he didn't even notice the other boy staring, the reptile dropped his rucksack and stripped off his clothes, tossing them over a rock as he got completely naked without any hesitation, proudly letting his half-chubbed cock swing in the breeze. Zath couldn't help but to stare at his friend's manhood, the slightly tapering and glistening member poking out from the dragon's genital slit, a single bead of precum forming on the very tip of it, making the feline blush. Acting as if he'd just noticed the leopard ogling at his erection, Vincent turned to his friend, putting on a slightly shy grin, \n“What, why are you staring at me like that? This sort of thing happens to all guys every now and then, right?”\nZath turned his head as soon as he noticed the dragon looking over at him, his face bright red as he began to strip as well, \n“Y… yeah, sure.”\nAs he rolled his pants down, much slower than the dragon had, Zath couldn't help but to feel like Vincent was staring at him, though he was too shy to confirm what his instincts were telling him, keeping his eyes to the ground while kicking off the pair. With his sheath and sack exposed, his tail curling down between his legs, the snow leopard bit his lip and turned to face further away from the reptile, feeling his cock beginning to swell up and push out of his sheath, sure that it was just happening due to his nerves, and for no other reason. \n\nSpotting that his friend was also sporting an erection, Vincent glanced away to hide his sly smile as the feline stripped bare, the other boy's face cloaked with an embarrassed blush as the crimson dragon beckoned the leopard to come along, \n“Let's get into the water already. You might not appreciate the importance of a warm bath, not being cold blooded, but I do personally happen to enjoy my rivers not being ice cold before I take a dip~”\nSeeing the dragon turning around to wade into the river from the corner of his eye, Zath felt a tiny relief washing over him, both due to his friend not glaring at his crotch and due to him not having to do the same to the reptile. But as soon as the snow leopard turned to face the river, he was struck by the sight of Vincent bending over to check the temperature of the water, the dragon's tail rising into the air as the boy's rump stared Zath straight in the face. With his expression hidden from view, Vincent grinned while eyeing up his reflection on the surface of the water, pretending to splash his hand around in the river while subtly spreading his legs to give the flustered cub behind him a better peek at his tailhole,\n“Ooh, it's still nice and warm, hop on in~!”\nZath had no idea why he was so compelled to do so, but he couldn't stop admiring the dragon's snug and puffy pucker, his breath freezing as he stared at it twitching gently in tandem with Vincent's girth throbbing right underneath it, a thin, glistening rope of pre spilling into the water from the tip of the reptile’s manhood. Gulping, the snow leopard suddenly noticed his own dick starting to stiffen and swell once more, a few beads of precum spraying out onto his thighs and soaking into his fur as he grit his teeth with an agonised look. The boy had no idea why his body was getting so excited all of the sudden, desperately trying to convince himself it wasn't because of the dragon practically presenting to him, shivering as he stared at his best friend's package with drool beginning to run down the side of his mouth. Vincent glanced back at the cub with a smirk, immediately causing Zath to flinch and awaken back to the present moment, trying to subtly cover up his crotch as he rushed past the dragon and jumped into the river, hoping to hide his excited state under the waves. \n\nAfter a short bath in the waters, and a good soaking for Zath’s muddied clothes, the two boys clambered out of the river, soaked from head to toe. The cool water had helped the snow leopard calm down slightly, though he was still feeling rather frisky, even if he didn't entirely know why, his cock still poking out of his sheath. Trying to hide his awkward situation as best as he could, Zath clambered back up on the shore, shaking off the worst of the water from his fur and quickly heading for his rucksack, pulling out his bedroll as the glow of the sunset lit up the sky. Hoping to hide his nude body from view of his friend, the feline prepped to settle down for the night, thinking that the dragon would do the same, surprised to see the reptile’s unmoving shadow stretching out on the ground right next to him. Glancing over his shoulder, Zath saw the boy standing behind his back, still erect while looking rather hesitant about asking for something. Vincent's tail slapped the grass as he rubbed his neck with an awkward smile, chuckling while the cat looked up at him, \n“I was wondering, could I maybe… spend the night in your bedroll, with you?”\n“Wh… what?!”\nVincent held up his hands, acting as if he was just trying to explain further before Zath got the wrong idea, \n“N… not like that, I just… well, my bedroll is a little chilly during these autumn nights. If we slept in the same one, it'd be a lot warmer, I'd probably be able to move a little faster in the mornings as well when my limbs aren't all frozen up stiff.”\n“Oh, I see… are you sure you really need to… do that though? I mean, my bedroll is pretty warm, yours doesn't look much different.”\nVincent scoffed and crossed his arms, \n“Easy for you to say, you've got a nice, puffy coat of fur to keep you warm. I've got nothing except my scales.”\n“Alright, alright, you made your point. You can… sleep with me, sure.”\nWith a smirk, Vincent stepped closer to the leopard as Zath laid down their bedroll with a heavy blush, not bothering with trying to keep his erection hidden, spotting that the feline was getting equally as stiff from the thought of them both squeezed into the same bedroll. \n\nHesitating for a moment before quickly climbing under the covers of his bedroll, Zath looked away from the dragon as he scootched on over to the side, trying to make space. The feline was unsure of whether he was supposed to be facing away or towards the other boy, suddenly wishing his clothes weren't drying off on a nearby rock as he made a split second decision, turning his back towards the equally nude reptile while biting his tongue. Very happy with the leopard’s decision, Vincent clambered into the bedroll as well, giving a soft moan as he slipped in right behind the soft-furred cat, making for a rather snug fit. Looking away from the dragon, Zath was expecting Vincent to likewise be facing away from him, so that the pair could sleep back to back and minimise any awkward contact, his expectations quickly dashed as he suddenly felt something hard and wet poking against him. The red dragon let out another soft grunt while settling into position, squirming around and getting comfy while the snow leopard froze on the spot, clutching the bedroll and staring off into the distance with his eyes wide. Vincent's manhood first prodded at his back, the tip of it tracing a line down to his rump as the reptile slipped in the rest of the way, slipping between his thighs and giving his taut sack a quick caress, before finally nestling between his ass cheeks. Unsure of exactly how mortified he was, and how mortified he was supposed to feel, Zath couldn't bring himself to mention anything about the rock hard manhood pressed between his buns. The boy thought it would only make the situation that much more awkward, and that the dragon would surely adjust his position rather than leaving the cock where it was. The feline was in for a rude awakening when Vincent instead slipped a hand around his hip, embracing the other cub like they were lovers rather than just good friends, giving a happy sigh before muttering into his ear, \n“Good night~”\n“N… night…”\n\nIt didn't take long for Zath to begin hearing his friend snoring lightly behind him, a steady breathing against the back of his neck making the snow leopard’s ears twitch as it tickled him, though the boy was more bothered by what was happening under the covers of the bedroll. Though he still didn't know why he was in such a mood, the cat felt like his entire body was brimming with excitement and pent up energy, mostly of the kind he thought he should've felt when around girls, not his best friend. The feel of the dragon's cock resting between his ass cheeks made Zath unable to sleep, his chest rising and falling as he squirmed lightly, letting out a tiny whimper under his breath as he focused on the sensation of the manhood pressed against his backside. The leopard could feel the reptile’s girth twitching and throbbing, even feeling the fur on his lower back beginning to get soaked from the precum streaming into his coat from the dragon's tip. The worst of it was when he accidentally arched his back, spreading his ass cheeks and letting the sleeping Vincent's dick squeeze deeper between his buns, feeling the warm shaft grinding right up against his tailhole. The sensation of the slippery and wet cock throbbing against his pucker drove the boy wild, his own dick sliding all the way out of his sheath as he did his best to stifle a moan, shivering while holding a hand over his mouth. Without even noticing it, Zath began to carefully rock his hips back and forth, making the dragon hump his rear as he whined against the hand clamped around his muzzle, breathing harder and harder until his eyes shot open, a barely muffled squeak echoing out into the forest surrounding the pair. The snow leopard’s cock pulsed as the cub sprayed out a load into the bedroll, splashing his own thighs with the ropes of cum as he trembled, gasping for air in between desperate attempts to hold back from howling out loud. Reaching a climax without even having touched his dick, the young feline panted against his hand while feeling his load drenching the insides of his bedroll, forced to sleep in the mess he'd made, simultaneously amazed and ashamed of what had happened, just thankful that his friend hadn't noticed any of it. Unbeknownst to Zath however, Vincent saw all of it, one of the dragon's eyes open as he pretended to sleep peacefully, grinning while listening to the snow leopard whimpering quietly, witnessing the boy slipping deeper and deeper into corruption. ", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Corruption of Champions

Tossing and turning, Zath sighed while trying to yank his blanket over his face, squinting at the first few rays of sunlight beaming through the window of the hut, hearing birds chirping outside. The young snow leopard hadn't gotten a wink of sleep through the night, and he knew that he had to be up in just an hour or two, desperately trying to get at least a little bit of shuteye. In the boy's village, turning ten years of age would've usually been a cause for great celebration, worthy of a party stretching far into the night, but Zath knew that he wouldn't be getting the usual treatment. As the minutes blurred past and the cub restlessly flailed in his straw bed, the leopard finally managed to fall asleep, only to be snapped out of his dreams in what seemed like the blink of an eye, jolted by the sounds of the village waking up. With a groan, giving an exhausted snarl and flashing his sharp fangs at no one in particular, the boy tried to bury his head under his blanket, unable to drown out the sounds of chatter and crowds coming from outside, realising that he wouldn't be getting any more rest that morning. With a slightly anxious sigh, Zath tossed his blanket aside and clambered out of his bed, peeking out his window to see the hustle and bustle of the marketplace just across the road, most of the people there looking equally as worried as the young snow leopard was. For more than a century, the entire continent had been ruled over by a demon king, subjugating all of the towns and cities under his rule and milking the populace dry with exorbitant taxes, crushing any rebelling factions with his enormous army of demonic beasts and mages trained in destructive magics. Life under the demon king's rule was all that Zath knew, but his village thought that he might be amongst the last of the children who'd have to be born under the demon’s tyranny, as the leopard’s birth was accompanied by a very peculiar sight. The night that Zath was born, a green shooting star streamed across the dark skies, almost appearing to cut the heavens into two, taken as a sign of an old prophecy that the first elders of the town had foretold. The prophecy was rather vague, but most in the town believed it to mean that the boy was destined to go up against, and defeat, the demon king, something that couldn't come soon enough, with the settlement only barely clinging on to life under the burden of the tyrant’s rule. Nearly from the day he took his first steps, Zath had been trained by the best of the best in his village to fight and survive, and now on his tenth birthday he was being sent out into the wilds to accomplish his destiny.

Quickly washing up his face in a basin of water, hoping that the splash of cold might wake him up a little more, Zath slipped on his shirt and pants after drying off his fur with a cloth, getting ready to face the village that was expecting so much of him. Stepping out of his room, the boy looked around his hut, seeing that his parents were already out. That wasn't an uncommon sight for the feline, since his father was a woodcutter and his mother a caretaker of some of the town’s precious livestock, both professions requiring them to usually be up and at work before sunrise. A few loaves of bread were left at the table for the boy, but with his nervous stomach doing flips, Zath didn't much feel like breakfast, leaving the loaves there as he headed for the door instead. Swinging it open, the snow leopard flinched as it slammed straight into someone, a yelp ringing in his ears as he quickly peeked behind the door to see a red dragon he'd accidentally knocked over, lying face down in the dirt. Chuckling, Zath quickly dashed over to help the reptile up to his feet, dusting off the worst of the dirt from the dazed dragon's scales and clothes as the other boy groaned,
“Vincent, what were you doing behind my door like that?!”
The reptile gave a shy laugh, trying not to look too embarrassed at the tumble he'd taken,
“Well, I thought you might've wanted some company, what with it being your big day and all. But then I also thought you probably wanted your rest, and didn't want to wake you up, so I just sat down to wait for you.”
Zath giggled, patting the boy on the shoulder, realising he was actually smiling for the first time that day. The pair had been best friends right from the very beginning, with Vincent being dropped off as just a newborn hatchling near the village gates only days after Zath was born. The dragon's parents never materialised, but the snow leopard’s human neighbours took the orphaned boy into their care, giving him his name. With him being some sort of a mythical hero told about in a prophecy, and spending much of his time training up for his journey, Zath didn't exactly make friends easily with the other kids in the village. Vincent was the only exception to this, quickly becoming great friends with the feline due to him likewise being somewhat of an anomaly, an orphan who grew up never knowing anything about his parents. There weren't really any of the dragon's kind around, his tough hide and rather impressive curved horns making some of the townspeople a bit apprehensive of the boy, but the snow leopard could see how kind and funny the reptile truly was. Zath had spent just about every moment with Vincent, at least when he wasn't training that is, though even some of his lessons he spent with the crimson-scaled dragon, the reptile pretending like he wanted to learn some survival skills just to keep company with Zath.

As the two boys stood together, chuckling about their literal run-in that morning, Vincent suddenly noticed his friend's smile starting to fade slightly, peeking behind him to see some of the villagers staring at the young leopard, whispering and pointing. Wanting to keep Zath’s mind off of the prophecy and keep his friend relaxed, at least as much as he could, the dragon quickly slipped a hand around the snow leopard’s shoulders, leading the cub back inside,
“Uhh… how about we chat somewhere a little bit more private, I… actually kind of had something I wanted to talk to you about.”
Trying not to let the thought of what was ahead of him overwhelm him, Zath sat down with a sigh,
“Of course, what's on your mind.”
Taking a seat next to the cat, Vincent gave a shy smile,
“I know you've been preparing to leave today, alone, to hunt down this… demon king, or whatever. But… could I… come with you?”
Zath looked at the dragon, trying to see whether the suggestion was just one of Vincent's jokes,
“Come with me? Are you serious?”
“Yes! I… I know it sounds ridiculous, but… I've been learning quite a bit about survival and combat right alongside you over these years. I might not be as good as you, granted, but I think I've got enough to at least not be a burden to you. And… I think it's ridiculous they're sending you out there alone!”
With a frustrated wave of his hands, the dragon stood up, pacing back and forth in front of his friend,
“I mean, I asked my parents, and the leader of the militia why they're not sending like… a whole team of men with you. They all say it's because this village needs every last man to help run and defend it. They're putting all of this pressure on you, but they don't really even believe in the prophecy enough to risk soldiers and equipment on it, they're just risking your life!”
With a sigh, Vincent stayed silent for a moment, standing in front of the leopard,
“But… well, I'm not crucial to this town, I've barely even started my apprenticeship at the blacksmiths’ place. So… let me come with you. Ensuring you can do whatever it is that you're prophesied to do has to be more important than learning how to hammer out a nail or a horseshoe.”
Zath sighed, leaning his face down into his hands as he sighed, thinking the suggestion over. The thought of having someone with him through his journey, his best friend even, did bring the boy immense relief, but at the same time he couldn't help but to feel very selfish. Could he put his friend in danger all because he was too much of a coward to go on his prophesied journey by himself? The feline hesitated for a few minutes before standing up, still slightly anxious as he nodded, stepping in to give the dragon a hug,
“Alright, I'll let you come with.”
Zath sighed, feeling ill and shaky as the realisation that he would have to depart soon hit him like a wave, clearing his throat as he turned to the door,
“Go and prepare whatever you'll need for the journey, but try to keep it light, only what you can carry on your back. I'll go and talk with the elders, inform them that you'll be coming with and that we'll leave soon.”
Vincent nodded as the boy stepped out of the hut, staggering out into the street, missing how the dragon's tender smile slowly turned into a malicious grin as soon as he was out of eyesight.

Stepping into his own house, Vincent grabbed his rucksack and a cloak to keep the worst of the rain and the wind away, his gear already packed up and ready for the journey ahead, having been sure that his “friend” would happily let him join. The snow leopard was going out to hunt down the demon king, but what Zath didn't know was that the despotic ruler was much closer to him than he could ever imagine, having lived with his neighbours for the last decade. Vincent was nothing but a figment of the demon, one of several, a method of his that allowed the king to subtly spy on and influence his subjects all around his lands. The demon king had several figments of himself in just about every city and settlement in his kingdom, controlling each while simultaneously ruling over his lands, his demonic magic allowing feats such as this to be accomplished without anyone having the faintest clue about the true nature of his figments. Through his many spies around the lands, the king had very quickly learned of the existence of a prophecy, sending one of his figments into the village to gather all the information he could about it, as well as to keep an eye on the young boy who'd supposedly defeat him one day. The demon was fairly sure the prophecy was nothing but some nonsense made up by people long dead by now and misinterpreted by idiots, but he wanted to play it safe, having kept an iron grip over his kingdom in large part due to his careful and strategic thinking. On the off chance that the prophecy seemed true, he could then destroy the boy who was supposed to fulfill it, thus making sure it would never come to pass. Over the years of keeping an eye on Zath, Vincent's initial distaste and amusement towards the cub began to morph into something else however, something bordering on true appreciation and friendship, though with a twist of malice that the king was known for, leading to a rather possessive love for the young snow leopard. The dragon knew he couldn't let Zath accomplish the prophecy, even if he still didn't really believe in it, yet at the same time he didn't just want to kill the boy either, not after so much time spent bonding with the feline. The demon quickly thought up of a way to effectively neutralise the threat however, planning to use his allure and mischievous magics to slowly corrupt the cub over the course of their long journey, to turn Zath over to his side little by little with every step the leopard took. By the end of it, Zath wouldn't be a heroic warrior there to defeat him, but instead a loyal minion that would happily bow for him, and do so much more than that as well.

Hugging his parents goodbye, trying to keep on a brave face as he marched across a small crowd of the townspeople that had come to send him off, his rucksack fastened to his back and a sword by his hip, Zath made his way down towards the gates of the small wooden wall surrounding the village. Partway through his departure, by the time he already had eyes on the open gates, the white-furred feline finally spotted Vincent jogging to join him, the dragon scampering out from around the corner, a big smile on his friend's face. Coming alongside the leopard, slapping a hand on the young hero's shoulder, the reptile laughed as Zath gave him a playful smirk,
“Nice of you to join me finally, I thought you'd chickened out and had gone back on your request to come along.”
Vincent laughed, turning around to wave goodbye to the crowd of people as well,
“I could never leave you alone to wander the wilderness, you'd just get yourself killed within the first day, and then I'd feel all blue and sad.”
In relatively high spirits, bolstered by the knowledge that he wouldn't have to face the arduous journey alone like he'd originally feared, Zath and his companion marched through the gates of the town, the sounds of the small village and the cheering crowd quickly fading from their ears. As the pair walked down the small dirt path leading away, beaten into the ground by decades of foot traffic and wagon wheels, a few final guard barracks and outposts led the cubs into the wilderness, barely touched woods beginning to surround the main road only an hour into their trek. The feline tried to enjoy the road as much as he could however, aware that much of the trip would have to be made through the wilderness, through untamed terrain much more difficult to traverse than the nice and comfortable road they could still use for the time being, able to enjoy the luxury of not having to worry about animals or bandits attacking them quite yet.

The first day of the journey went by without much difficulty for the two young adventurers, mostly spent with the two chatting about the best paths to take, as well as going over the basic strategy and planning of what to do if they were to be attacked. The pair did have to finally stray from the road to keep from being spotted by the patrolling guards and soldiers of the demon king, heading into the woods to hopefully continue their trip under the cover of the thick vegetation. After a pleasant meal of fairly fresh bread and salted meat, using up the rations that would spoil the easiest, the cubs both set down their bedrolls side by side, falling asleep shortly after sundown, only to wake up by the time the first rays of sunlight coloured the skies red. The second day brought along the first big obstacle of their journey, the snow leopard spotting a mountain peeking through the trees as he led the way with the dragon a few steps behind him. The cubs thankfully wouldn't have to climb the entire mountain, but the fastest way through the area meant that they had to scale at least a small portion of it, which meant climbing. As the boys came to the base of the mountain, panting softly from already having staggered up the steadily rising and hilly terrain, Vincent stepped up in front of the leopard, glancing up at the rocky incline ahead while grabbing a rope from his rucksack, tying it around his waist,
“I'll go ahead first, and scout out a good route for you to follow. I think we both know I'm a little bit better at this sort of thing, remember when you tried to climb after that kite in the tree~?”
Zath groaned with a smile and a roll of his eyes,
“Oh, c'mon, that was two years ago, I've gotten better since then. But… maybe I'll let you go ahead still, just in case.”
Stretching for a moment, Vincent began to climb the rock wall, grabbing at the outcroppings and little holes weathered into the mountain, occasionally stopping to attach the safety rope around his waist to another point, trying to make sure he wouldn't tumble all the way down if he lost his footing. Glancing below after he was a few meters off the ground, the dragon shouted down at the other boy,
“C'mon, you gotta keep up, you'll want to watch carefully and see what spots I use for my hands and feet, you don't want to try climbing an unsteady bit and have the entire thing break apart in your hands.”
Scaling up after his friend, Zath followed just a little bit below the dragon, looking up to see where and how the reptile was climbing, mimicking Vincent's steps to get up safely. As the snow leopard stared up however, he couldn't help but to blush as he realised that he'd have to glare at Vincent's ass for the next half hour. The prophesied hero was unable to look away from the plump rear swaying back and forth just a hair away from his face, lest he accidentally miss seeing how Vincent was clambering up the mountain face and make a mistake, feeling awkward eyeing up the dragon from such an embarrassing position.

Scrambling to get up the final push, grunting as he stood up after a long climb, Vincent turned around and knelt to reach for his friend, helping pull Zath up onto steady ground as well. As soon as Vincent saw how the feline blushed lightly and tried to evade his gaze, feeling rather shy about the unexpectedly lewd moment the pair had just shared, the dragon knew that his tactics were already starting to work, quickly turning around to hide his growing smirk,
“Alright, we're up. Where now, fearless leader~?”
Clearing his throat and dusting off his clothes, trying not to look so sheepish since he didn't want to explain what had caused his blush to his best friend, Zath looked up, just about to point out the direction to head when he spotted a small cave, a glimmer of something within it,
“Huh, what's that?”
Heading over to the entrance, blinking as he squinted at the darkness within, the leopard could just barely make out some sort of a shape in the shadows, suddenly worried it might've been a wild animal taking shelter, though it didn't seem to move at all. Taking a careful step back, Zath bumped into the dragon's chest, cupping a hand over his snout to cover up a yelp as he whispered,
“Get back, it could be a bear, or some sort of a predator sleeping until nightf-”
Vincent pointed at the faint shape, shaking his head,
“No, I think… I think it's a chest.”
“A chest? Sitting out here? That can't be right. How can you even see anything inside of there?!”
Vincent chuckled, reaching into the other boy's rucksack and pulling out a flint and steel, grabbing a few dry sticks sitting along the ledge they'd climbed up,
“We dragons are adapted to the dark. Or at least that's what some books my parents had said, I can see pretty well in the dark either way.”
Striking the flint and the steel together, Vincent lit up a stick, tossing it into the cave to cast a flickering light over the place, revealing a small wooden chest tucked near the back of it, a brass lock keeping it shut, glinting as the fire reflected off of it. More curious than ever, Zath carefully stepped forward, taking the chest and dragging it into the light, grunting softly as his friend helped him pull it out of the cave,
“How… the heck did this end up here? And how hasn't anyone come by here and collected this before? It's a little out of the way, sure, but I know some hunters who travel all over these mountains, they know all the caves inside and out in case they need to take shelter.”
Vincent just shrugged, grabbing a rock and smashing open the lock,
“Who cares, don't look a gift horse in the mouth I say. Open it up, maybe it'll be something that'll help us on our journey!”

Prying the chest open, Zath was surprised to find only a single item within it, reaching in and pulling out what seemed like a harness of some sort, made of leather. The boy studied it for a moment, feeling odd as he touched it,
“What… is this?”
The dragon hummed,
“I think it might go around your chest, like a shirt.”
The leopard chuckled,
“Well, it doesn't exactly cover much up. I don't see the point in this.”
Vincent reached out to touch the harness, gasping as soon as his fingers caressed against it,
“Wow, it's… powerful. Enchanted in some manner.”
“How do you know that?”
The reptile shrugged,
“You don't feel that? I guess dragons are a lot more in tune with magic than felines. Put it on, I can sense that it's powerful, it'll protect you!”
Though a little hesitant, Zath wasn't about to turn down anything that might assist him on his difficult quest, slipping the harness around his chest and tightening in place, standing still for a moment as he shook his head,
“I don't feel like anything, are you sure it's actually ench-”
Before the cat could finish, his shirt suddenly burst into flames, startling him and making the boy shriek in terror, jumping and batting at his fur. The flames burned away his shirt, but left him completely untouched, not even feeling any sort of heat from the fire as it quickly died down as soon as his top had turned to ash and tatters, falling off of his chest. Vincent stared at the taken back and topless leopard, pretending to act equally as surprised as his friend as he chuckled,
“Wow… I… suppose it has to be worn on your bare hide. Here, you can take my cloak and wear it over it, that'll at le-”
Vincent went to drape his cloak over the amazed boy, quickly pulling back as the garment began to smoulder the second the corner of it touched the magical harness, stomping out the fire while Zath stood in awe, trying to cover his nude upper half,
“I… don't think it likes to be worn with any other clothes. It's a little… revealing.”
The dragon shrugged with a chuckle,
“Well, who cares about how revealing it is, what's important is its power. How do you feel?”
“Kind of… good, actually. Weirdly good, powerful and… maybe a bit safe, like I don't even care about being half naked as long as I've got this on. I think you're right about it protecting me in some manner.”
Slipping his cloak on again, Vincent grinned behind the snow leopard’s back, eyeing up the other boy's uncovered top while nodding,
“Yeah, you should keep it on, you can never tell when you'll need the protection~”
With the magical relic secured, Zath and his friend continued on their journey, making their way down the other side of the mountain, with the feline slowly getting used to walking around half naked in front of the dragon, oddly comfortable with the fact even though he would've assumed he'd be a lot more embarrassed about it.

As the pair scaled down the side of the mountain, finding the descent thankfully a lot easier than the ascent, Vincent took his time to admire his friend's newly unclothed form. The dragon grinned to himself, practically able to feel the straps he'd personally enchanted slowly corrupting the cub's mind, making the feline more and more susceptible to his influence. Adjusting his pants slightly to hide the slight, growing bump at his crotch, the dragon was already planning his next move when he suddenly heard the faint burble of water coming from somewhere nearby, just beyond the trees ahead of the pair. Getting a wonderful idea, Vincent quickly sped up his walking to catch up right next to the snow leopard, waiting for Zath’s head to be turned off to the side and the boy's focus distracted on something else before he sneakily swiped the feline's legs with his tail. Yelling out, Zath tripped up and planted face first into the muddy ground, tumbling over with a grunt as the reptile quickly rushed over to help him,
“Goodness, are you alright? That was a nasty fall.”
Taking the dragon's hand as he groaned, trying to wipe off dirt and mud from his white fur and clothes with very little success, Zath sighed,
“Yeah, I'm alright. What did I even trip on, I swear there wasn't anything on the ground.”
“Must've just been a root sticking out of the mud, it's impossible to catch those at times. How about we take a break for the day and get you cleaned up, I hear a river just down that way.”
Trying to clean off his face, the cat had to admit that a dip in a river did sound rather enticing,
“I suppose it is getting a bit dark already, we could set up camp by the river, I could wash out my clothes, let them dry through the night.”
“Great idea! C'mon, before the sun goes down and the water gets cold.”

Zath followed his friend, coming across the slow-moving river after a few minutes of trekking through the trees, his smile turning to a slightly awkward and surprised glare as soon as he turned back to Vincent to see the dragon already undressing. Trying to act as if he didn't even notice the other boy staring, the reptile dropped his rucksack and stripped off his clothes, tossing them over a rock as he got completely naked without any hesitation, proudly letting his half-chubbed cock swing in the breeze. Zath couldn't help but to stare at his friend's manhood, the slightly tapering and glistening member poking out from the dragon's genital slit, a single bead of precum forming on the very tip of it, making the feline blush. Acting as if he'd just noticed the leopard ogling at his erection, Vincent turned to his friend, putting on a slightly shy grin,
“What, why are you staring at me like that? This sort of thing happens to all guys every now and then, right?”
Zath turned his head as soon as he noticed the dragon looking over at him, his face bright red as he began to strip as well,
“Y… yeah, sure.”
As he rolled his pants down, much slower than the dragon had, Zath couldn't help but to feel like Vincent was staring at him, though he was too shy to confirm what his instincts were telling him, keeping his eyes to the ground while kicking off the pair. With his sheath and sack exposed, his tail curling down between his legs, the snow leopard bit his lip and turned to face further away from the reptile, feeling his cock beginning to swell up and push out of his sheath, sure that it was just happening due to his nerves, and for no other reason.

Spotting that his friend was also sporting an erection, Vincent glanced away to hide his sly smile as the feline stripped bare, the other boy's face cloaked with an embarrassed blush as the crimson dragon beckoned the leopard to come along,
“Let's get into the water already. You might not appreciate the importance of a warm bath, not being cold blooded, but I do personally happen to enjoy my rivers not being ice cold before I take a dip~”
Seeing the dragon turning around to wade into the river from the corner of his eye, Zath felt a tiny relief washing over him, both due to his friend not glaring at his crotch and due to him not having to do the same to the reptile. But as soon as the snow leopard turned to face the river, he was struck by the sight of Vincent bending over to check the temperature of the water, the dragon's tail rising into the air as the boy's rump stared Zath straight in the face. With his expression hidden from view, Vincent grinned while eyeing up his reflection on the surface of the water, pretending to splash his hand around in the river while subtly spreading his legs to give the flustered cub behind him a better peek at his tailhole,
“Ooh, it's still nice and warm, hop on in~!”
Zath had no idea why he was so compelled to do so, but he couldn't stop admiring the dragon's snug and puffy pucker, his breath freezing as he stared at it twitching gently in tandem with Vincent's girth throbbing right underneath it, a thin, glistening rope of pre spilling into the water from the tip of the reptile’s manhood. Gulping, the snow leopard suddenly noticed his own dick starting to stiffen and swell once more, a few beads of precum spraying out onto his thighs and soaking into his fur as he grit his teeth with an agonised look. The boy had no idea why his body was getting so excited all of the sudden, desperately trying to convince himself it wasn't because of the dragon practically presenting to him, shivering as he stared at his best friend's package with drool beginning to run down the side of his mouth. Vincent glanced back at the cub with a smirk, immediately causing Zath to flinch and awaken back to the present moment, trying to subtly cover up his crotch as he rushed past the dragon and jumped into the river, hoping to hide his excited state under the waves.

After a short bath in the waters, and a good soaking for Zath’s muddied clothes, the two boys clambered out of the river, soaked from head to toe. The cool water had helped the snow leopard calm down slightly, though he was still feeling rather frisky, even if he didn't entirely know why, his cock still poking out of his sheath. Trying to hide his awkward situation as best as he could, Zath clambered back up on the shore, shaking off the worst of the water from his fur and quickly heading for his rucksack, pulling out his bedroll as the glow of the sunset lit up the sky. Hoping to hide his nude body from view of his friend, the feline prepped to settle down for the night, thinking that the dragon would do the same, surprised to see the reptile’s unmoving shadow stretching out on the ground right next to him. Glancing over his shoulder, Zath saw the boy standing behind his back, still erect while looking rather hesitant about asking for something. Vincent's tail slapped the grass as he rubbed his neck with an awkward smile, chuckling while the cat looked up at him,
“I was wondering, could I maybe… spend the night in your bedroll, with you?”
“Wh… what?!”
Vincent held up his hands, acting as if he was just trying to explain further before Zath got the wrong idea,
“N… not like that, I just… well, my bedroll is a little chilly during these autumn nights. If we slept in the same one, it'd be a lot warmer, I'd probably be able to move a little faster in the mornings as well when my limbs aren't all frozen up stiff.”
“Oh, I see… are you sure you really need to… do that though? I mean, my bedroll is pretty warm, yours doesn't look much different.”
Vincent scoffed and crossed his arms,
“Easy for you to say, you've got a nice, puffy coat of fur to keep you warm. I've got nothing except my scales.”
“Alright, alright, you made your point. You can… sleep with me, sure.”
With a smirk, Vincent stepped closer to the leopard as Zath laid down their bedroll with a heavy blush, not bothering with trying to keep his erection hidden, spotting that the feline was getting equally as stiff from the thought of them both squeezed into the same bedroll.

Hesitating for a moment before quickly climbing under the covers of his bedroll, Zath looked away from the dragon as he scootched on over to the side, trying to make space. The feline was unsure of whether he was supposed to be facing away or towards the other boy, suddenly wishing his clothes weren't drying off on a nearby rock as he made a split second decision, turning his back towards the equally nude reptile while biting his tongue. Very happy with the leopard’s decision, Vincent clambered into the bedroll as well, giving a soft moan as he slipped in right behind the soft-furred cat, making for a rather snug fit. Looking away from the dragon, Zath was expecting Vincent to likewise be facing away from him, so that the pair could sleep back to back and minimise any awkward contact, his expectations quickly dashed as he suddenly felt something hard and wet poking against him. The red dragon let out another soft grunt while settling into position, squirming around and getting comfy while the snow leopard froze on the spot, clutching the bedroll and staring off into the distance with his eyes wide. Vincent's manhood first prodded at his back, the tip of it tracing a line down to his rump as the reptile slipped in the rest of the way, slipping between his thighs and giving his taut sack a quick caress, before finally nestling between his ass cheeks. Unsure of exactly how mortified he was, and how mortified he was supposed to feel, Zath couldn't bring himself to mention anything about the rock hard manhood pressed between his buns. The boy thought it would only make the situation that much more awkward, and that the dragon would surely adjust his position rather than leaving the cock where it was. The feline was in for a rude awakening when Vincent instead slipped a hand around his hip, embracing the other cub like they were lovers rather than just good friends, giving a happy sigh before muttering into his ear,
“Good night~”
“N… night…”

It didn't take long for Zath to begin hearing his friend snoring lightly behind him, a steady breathing against the back of his neck making the snow leopard’s ears twitch as it tickled him, though the boy was more bothered by what was happening under the covers of the bedroll. Though he still didn't know why he was in such a mood, the cat felt like his entire body was brimming with excitement and pent up energy, mostly of the kind he thought he should've felt when around girls, not his best friend. The feel of the dragon's cock resting between his ass cheeks made Zath unable to sleep, his chest rising and falling as he squirmed lightly, letting out a tiny whimper under his breath as he focused on the sensation of the manhood pressed against his backside. The leopard could feel the reptile’s girth twitching and throbbing, even feeling the fur on his lower back beginning to get soaked from the precum streaming into his coat from the dragon's tip. The worst of it was when he accidentally arched his back, spreading his ass cheeks and letting the sleeping Vincent's dick squeeze deeper between his buns, feeling the warm shaft grinding right up against his tailhole. The sensation of the slippery and wet cock throbbing against his pucker drove the boy wild, his own dick sliding all the way out of his sheath as he did his best to stifle a moan, shivering while holding a hand over his mouth. Without even noticing it, Zath began to carefully rock his hips back and forth, making the dragon hump his rear as he whined against the hand clamped around his muzzle, breathing harder and harder until his eyes shot open, a barely muffled squeak echoing out into the forest surrounding the pair. The snow leopard’s cock pulsed as the cub sprayed out a load into the bedroll, splashing his own thighs with the ropes of cum as he trembled, gasping for air in between desperate attempts to hold back from howling out loud. Reaching a climax without even having touched his dick, the young feline panted against his hand while feeling his load drenching the insides of his bedroll, forced to sleep in the mess he'd made, simultaneously amazed and ashamed of what had happened, just thankful that his friend hadn't noticed any of it. Unbeknownst to Zath however, Vincent saw all of it, one of the dragon's eyes open as he pretended to sleep peacefully, grinning while listening to the snow leopard whimpering quietly, witnessing the boy slipping deeper and deeper into corruption. ", "pools_count": 1, "title": "Corruption of Champions (Commission)", "deleted": "f", "public": "t", "mimetype": "text/rtf", "pagecount": "1", "rating_id": "2", "rating_name": "Adult", "ratings": [ { "content_tag_id": "4", "name": "Sexual Themes", "description": "Erotic imagery, sexual activity or arousal", "rating_id": "2" } ], "submission_type_id": "12", "type_name": "Writing - Document", "guest_block": "f", "friends_only": "f", "comments_count": "9", "views": "3385" }