His desire finally took over him. He quickly threw off his pants before pulling Nienna's dress off her.
The way she touched his chest drove him mad, he pulled her so she was on top of him. His hands found her hips, willing her to have him for once, hoping she would move atop him this time.
Niko's hands traveled from her hips to her thighs and back to her hips again. He was raising higher.

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She gasped at this new sensation, and she began to move, lifting herself up and down. She moaned and tossed her head back, her hands flat on his chest. She alternated between slow and fast, before settling on a medium speed, her breath was coming in short gasps now, and she let herself build. Her fingers dug into his chest as she moved. All her thoughts were on him.

Niko discovered he preferred this manner. It was different to what they both had experienced before but different in a pleasing way.
As her fingers gripped his chest he grew higher, enjoying how she moved on top of him, her weight resting on him.
He gasped her name and sat up slightly and buried his face in her chest once again, she was making him feel things that were strangely new to him but he knew he would want to experience them again.

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Her hands moved to hold on to his shoulders as he sat up, and she kept moving. Soon, as she climbed higher, her speed became irregular, though she kept going. She was one with him now, and she was giving him all of herself. Her hands tightened upon his shoulders as she got closer still.

Niko was getting close now. The feel of her body, her movements, it was all getting the better of him.
He removed his face from her chest as her hands went to his shoulders. He kissed her, pressing his lips to hers, his tongue exploring her mouth. They pressed closer together, her chest meeting his.
His desire mounted as he placed his hands on her hips, one moving down to grasp her behind, as he did so he found his release of ecstasy, crying her name as he did so.

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She met his tongue with her own, and the taste of him drove her senses mad. He gripped her, and cried out her name at his release. As the breath and shout left his lips, she found her release, her body went rigid, shuddering in the moment before she collapsed on top of him.

Still breathing heavily, he cradled her head on his chest, enjoying the closeness they shared. The feeling better now that they were husband and wife.
''That was magnificent''
While the first two times had been very pleasurable, he could not deny that the mere thought of her on top of him moving in such a way, made him light headed.
He stroked her hair as she lay, still reeling on how she had pleased him so.

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She smiled softly "Indeed. I promise to only do it that way from now on, since you like it so." she snuggled with him, placing a brief kiss on his collar bone. Her eyes drifted shut and she was still at peace.

He smile at her as she spoke.
''I shall not deny you then' he laughed. As her eyes drifted shut, Niko's soon followed. He was exhausted but happily so. The wedding was everything he wanted it to be, he was happy.
He dreamt of Nienna, reliving marrying her. How pretty she looked and how she smiled happily. It was all there. All of a sudden the sunlight became eclipsed with darkness, as he heard Elthor's maniacal laughter.
Aramus turned round only to be replaced by Elthor himself, who drew a knife and raised it to stab at Nienna. ''If I can not have you, no one will''
Protecting his bride Niko threw himself in front of her, receiving the blade himself. Elthor disappeared,cackling madly, as the dream dissolved and Niko woke up in a cold sweat, a searing pain in his chest.

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Through her sleep, Nienna sense something wrong, she sensed evil. She became awake and alert immediately, and beheld Niko gasping in pain, grasping his chest. "Niko!" she sat up, and looking at his chest she saw a black mark. Elthor. "Niko, Niko look at me. Talk to me!" she cupped his face in desperation. Please let him be well, she prayed, please let him live. I cannot live, should he die.

Niko began to cough violently, bringing up blood. He leant over the edge of the bed, he began having difficulty breathing as the blood began to clot his throat.
He reached towards Nienna, indicating his throat. His vision became blurry and he was struggling to stay conscious. His chest flashed a hot white pain, he cried out in agony, blood still falling from his mouth.

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She was crying now "Niko!" she grabbed the wash bin and water, as well as drinking water and began washing the blood from his mouth, laying the cool cloth over his throat. "Stay with me, my Niko, please! Do not leave me! I cannot live without you!" she cried out. She waited till he stopped coughing and slowly bade him drink the cold water. She could hear Elthor's laughing.

Niko grabbed her hand to comfort both himself and her as he lay there spluttering blood, which Nienna washed from his lips. After the coughing began to subside he still had difficult breathing. Nienna gave him water to drink, he sipped it slowly, his chest still flashing pain.
He looked at her, still unable to speak for fear of upsetting his coughing, his eyes looked apologetic. He wanted to protect both of them yet his swords and fists were useless against a ghost. He was glad it was him there and not her, he would gladly endure anything Elthor threw at him if it spared her from harm.

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She pulled him into her arms, weeping at his pain. She needed him alive, he was her life. She held him close, her tears falling over his chest. Elthor appeared at the foot of the bed, ad she glared through her tears. "You now have no choice." Elthor hissed "he will die, and you shall suffer." she gritted her teeth "he will not die! You will die!" she gently laid Niko down and walked toward Elthor. Her hand outstretched toward him. Suddenly, a strong wind broke the glass in the window, heading straight to Elthor, lifting the shade up. He screamed. Bolts of lightening passed in and out of the whirlwind, and, suddenly, with one last scream, Elthor was gone. She knew it was for good. She ran back to Niko
"Niko, please, stay with me...stay with me..." her cold hand rest on his chest while the other cradled him to her. She buried her face in his chest as she held him, weeping "Le melon, Niko, husband, I love you. I love you more than anythin else." she held his limp hand over her heart, pressing his hand there. "You are my life. You make my heart beat."

He could only watch helplessly as Nienna went to confront Elthor. Niko's heart began to slow as his eyelids fluttered. A whirlwind of lightning and wind then crashed through the window, putting an end to Elthor and bearing him away.
Niko was too weak to move, his pulse began to wane, he looked up at Nienna as she held him. He looked as if he was beginning to fade until his heart stopped beating and he lay limp in her arms.
He then found himself in a black space of nothing. He saw Elthor before him in chains and found Nienna's gift of vambraces on his arms. Without a second thought he clicked them both, revealing the blades and slashed at Elthor, leaving scars on his face before stabbing him in the chest. Rays of white light began to emanate from where he stabbed him, until they filled the entire area.
Niko remained dead to Nienna's eyes while he battled Elthor, but as he succeeded he found himself in her arms again, letting out a faint breath as his pulse began to return.

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He had passed. She looked down at him, limp in her arms. A rough, wailing cry came to her lips as she held him close, weeping like never before. How had this happened? How could he be dead. She felt pain like a million daggers enter her heart. She wept, her sobs violent and her cries deep. She wept from her soul. "Niko..." she wept out, rocking his body back and forth, as if to bring him back to life. Her head had fallen back down onto his shoulder as she continued to weep. She did not hear his faint breath, or feel his pulse. Her greif was too great to notice anything. she clutched him to her.