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Seax Killer

Copyright© 2023 by EveryDenial

Chapter VI

Erotica Sex Story: Chapter VI - Family members forced to fuck each other for Survival. The Seax Killer puts them in a situation where they need to complete sexual tasks to live. Story takes a turn during chapter 5. Artwork was made through a commission. Thank you to pdomino for editing and tips.

Caution: This Erotica Sex Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa   mt/ft   Ma/ft   Fa   ft   Teenagers   Coercion   Consensual   NonConsensual   Rape   Reluctant   Fiction   Horror   Mystery   Incest   Brother   Sister   White Male   White Female   Cream Pie   Facial   Oral Sex   Voyeurism   Needles   Public Sex   Small Breasts  

“Pack your bag, we will be here overnight. Also wear appropriate footwear for a campsite.” Asher instructed me.

I told Mr Forbes that I was going out with the girls and it might turn into an overnight sleepover. He was thrilled I was getting out with friends and having a good time. We kissed goodbye and I left the apartment with my packed bag and hiking shoes on.

I drove 5 hours north until I arrived at the address Asher had given me. I saw a giant sign that read Clare-Rose Lake Summer Camp. I drove past the camp sign until I arrived at an open parking lot. I saw the familiar cars of the Seax Killers team.

It was blazing hot outside. I was wearing a pair of short shorts and a bralette. I left my actual shirt in the car because it was so hot. Not like it mattered anyways. I’d have to take it all off soon.

I walked back to the camp and read the directional sign that pointed to the sleeping cabins. I approached the boy’s side of the cabin as I was instructed to do and knocked 4 times. The door swung open.

“Ava! It’s so good to see you.” Asher said as he opened his arms for a hug.

“It’s good to see you too, Asher!” I replied and embraced him.

He let me go and walked into the cabin. There was only one bed inside at the very back. The rest of the beds must have been emptied to make room for his equipment and computer. He had the same 6 monitor setup over his desk.

I walked to the back of the cabin where the only bed was located and took off my clothes. I folded my clothing neatly and placed them at the end of the bed. I walked across the cabin in my hiking shoes and stood next to the desk.

“You look lovely today.” Asher said.

“Thank you Asher!” I said with a smile.

His head shifted sideways enough to see his mouth. I saw a small grin cross his face then he continued to type on the computer.

“I have a confession to make.” He said.

“A confession?” I said back to him confused.

“Yes. We did have a game last weekend. I was going to invite you but we were trying a new environment. I’m kind of glad you weren’t here because things went wrong.”

“What happened?”

“Well to start I have been having a lot of audio issues. Usually I speak through the cameras or monitors set up throughout the game. I never lost the video feed or the ability to hear them but for some reason they couldn’t hear me at times.”

“Can it be fixed?” I asked.

“No. I’ve opted to go more old school and got these walkie talkies instead. I’m going to keep working to make the audio work, but these will be our first option.”

“I used to have those when I was younger. I would talk to my mom from across the house.”

“They are a novel toy, but quite effective if used properly.”

I looked at the monitor and saw Kasey laying a girl down on a bed while Jack fiddled with a contraption on the door. Kasey handcuffed the girl to the bed and left the room. I could hear the sound of a drill as Jack worked on the door. I listened closely and noticed the sound was nearby and not coming through the speakers.

“He sounds close.” I said.

“He is right outside at the girls’ dorm, right behind this wall.” He said pointing past the monitors.

“Wow we might hear them through the wall during their game.”

I looked at the camera’s over and over to see if I could locate Sam. No luck, I didn’t see him anywhere.

I watched Kasey carry another girl through the camp on the monitor. The Saex Killer followed her movements until she placed the girl down on the dock and walked away.

“She forgot to handcuff her to something.” I pointed out.

“Based on the background check on this girl. We shouldn’t have to.”

“Interesting. I am curious how that will pan out.” I said “There is a chance she gets up and walks away.”

“Unlikely. You’ll see.”

The camera finally changed to a feed with Sam on it. He was inside some type of shower house. He was attaching handcuffs with a chain up to a pipe over head. No girl was in the room with him until Kasey walked in.

Kacey brought the girl over and laid her on the ground gently. I could see that Kasey said something to Sam that he didn’t like. It looked like he yelled at her and she yelled back at him. When she yelled she pointed at the camera we were watching through. With the audio issues still happening I had no idea what the argument could be about.

Sam threw his hands in the air and left the shower room.

Kasey supported the girl against her body and used her muscles to hold her up and handcuff the girl behind her back. She then lay the girl down gently again making sure she was in a decent position with her arms hooked up to the ceiling.

“What a strange shower room.” I said.

“An old shower system from around 1905. They made everyone shower together. They attempted to update this Summer Camp but ended up running out of budget. It’s been closed for 20 years.”

“That explains why no one is here in the middle of summer.” I said.

“Which makes this a prime opportunity for a game location.” He said with an excited tone.

“Boss, are you set to test the lock?” Jack said through the walkie talkie.

“Testing lock in 5 seconds.” Asher replied through his own walkie talkie.

“Lock working as intended. Test Unlocking now.”

“Unlocking.”

“Unlocking confirmed.”

“Thank you Jack. Please check the building heating one more time before leaving for the day.”

“Yes boss.”

I watched Jack close the cabin door on his way out before my eyes moved to a different monitor. I saw Kasey carrying a girl through a large building. Asher noticed where I was looking at her and kept swapping the monitor feed to keep up with her. Kasey walked out to an open view of the lake. She lay the girl down on the deck and handcuffed her with a long chain from wrist to railing post.

“4 girls again?” I asked.

“And one brother.” He replied.

4 knocks came at the door. Asher got up and walked over to the door and unlocked it. He opened the door and Sam was standing in front of him.

“Shower room is working correctly.”

“Thank you Sam. You’ll hear from me again soon.”

Sam looked past Asher and peered at my naked body.

“If you get bored of fucking her, let me have a few rounds before you cut her loose.”

“That’s out of line and unacceptable Sam. Go home.” Asher said as he closed the door on Sam’s face.

Asher walked back over to the desk and shook his head before he started to type again while looking at the shower room monitor.

“He thinks you’re fucking me?” I asked.

“Sam thinks and says a lot of stupid things, it’s best to ignore him.”

“Do you want to fuck me?” I looked up at him and asked.

It would make sense. He invited me into his operation and made a rule that I need to be naked at all times. I assumed at some point our relationship with each other would change. Honestly I was surprised it hadn’t already.

“Absolutely not Ava.” He said in a stern and offended voice.

“I’m sorry. You’re right Sam does talk too much.” I said shyly.

“That he does.” Asher said and let his voice drift away.

There was a long silence until another 4 knocks game at the door. I looked over and saw Asher letting Kasey and Jack into the room.

“Ava! Glad to see you again!” Kasey said as she reached down to hug me.

She was completely topless just like the last 2 times in the Abandoned house. She was sweaty from working outside and I felt my chest get a bit wet as our boobs pressed together.

“Always nice to see you Kasey.” I said with a smile.

I looked over at Jack and he nodded at me. I took it as a friendly gesture and nodded back at him.

“So everyone is in position and ready to wake up. I just have to grab the brother and put him in his position.” Kasey informed Asher.

“Remind me why he isn’t in position already again.” Asher questioned.

“Because If we left him in the car that long without any ventilation in this heat. He would die before the game even finished being set up.” Kasey said.

“Right. That’s exactly why you’re here Kasey.”

“I know.” She said with a smile.

“Permission to leave.” Jack said.

“You can both go. Have a lovely dinner tonight.”

“Thanks boss!” Kasey said as she grabbed onto Jack and pulled him along as she left.

Asher closed the door and locked it behind them.

“When did they become a thing?” I asked.

“3 weeks ago. They asked my permission and I said yes.”

“You don’t seem like the type to get in the way of love.” I said with a smile.

“You might see that as true. But see this girl right here.” He said pointing at the girl on the balcony overlooking the lake. “She has a boyfriend.”

“Oh. I never thought about what their relationships outside the game are.”

“She is his sister, so she must be in the game.” He said firmly.

“Speaking of family. Do you ever follow up and see what happened after the game? If they make it out of course.” I asked.

“I always do. I need to know the results.”

“I guess that does explain how you knew I was with Mr Forbes.”

“Yes. You didn’t have enough siblings to fill out the game.”

“So what happened after the last game? Was it Melissa? It must have been Melissa.”

“Are you sure you want to know?” He teased.

“Please tell me!” I begged.

“It was Crystal.”

“Damn, she was my third choice.” I said looking down.

“Isn’t that interesting though? You can have all this information and still get it wrong. It’s fascinating.” He said as he smiled.

“Who did you think I’d pick from my game?” I asked with excitement.

It was a simple question. I was very interested to see who the Seax Killer thought I would end up with.

“One of your brothers was the hope.” He replied.

“Come on, it had to lean towards one of them.” I said, resting my hands on his sweater covered arm.

“William.” He answered.

“Why Will?” I laughed.

“He um– Enjoyed you the most.” He said awkwardly.

I rested my hand over my vagina and remembered Will’s cock inside me. I wasn’t ashamed that my brothers fucked me. With all I’ve been though I couldn’t care less. It was interesting to observe how much Asher didn’t want to answer the questions though. I thought it best to change the subject off of me and move on.

“What about the groups before me? The ones that survived?”

“You know about them?” He asked.

“At the time I didn’t but I’ve been researching you. The game before mine was at a factory with 1 brother and 4 sisters.”

“That’s correct. What is the question?” He asked.

“Well, did the family end up together after?”

“As of last weekend the brother was still in a relationship with his sisters Lily and Zoe.”

My jaw dropped.

“He ended up with two of his sisters? Has that happened before?”

“They were the first survivors, there was no before.”

“Oh I didn’t know. I didn’t do enough research I suppose.” I said.

“Brother in position.” Kasey said through the walkie talkie on Asher’s desk. “He should be waking up soon.”

With a few clicks on the keyboard the monitor switched to show Kasey walking away from an old station wagon that was parked on a dirt path.

5 minutes later I saw movement in the trunk of the car. The brother was waking up. I watched him gather his bearings and crawl to the front of the car. Eventually he got his hands on the lock box and opened it up. It looked like he was unpacking things out of the box and into a bag.

The brother held up a small device and then the lights on the station wagon flashed. Asher pressed a button on his keyboard and the car started to fill with gas. After a few moments he pressed another button and the brother pushed the car door open and jumped out of the car.

“Rise and Shine.” The Seax Killer said as he pressed down on the walkie talkie button.

While the brother was panicking, The Seax Killer calmly explained what was going on.

“Okay, so I need to go to the summer camp at Clare-Rose Lake and all the stops are in there.” The brother said into the walkie talkie.

“Correct. Go to each stop in order. Once you play and complete your game at each location, you will be given your final task.”

“Okay, easy enough. Why the family photo though?” He asked the Seax Killer.

He handed me a copy of the photo that the brother was looking at.

“Those are your four younger sisters. Your 25 year sister Emma, 5’7”, B Cup Breasts, 130 lbs. Your 22 year old sister Athena, 4’11, A Cup Breasts, 98 lbs. Your 20 year old sister Blaire, 5’1, A Cup Breasts, 104 lbs. And 19 year old sister Katie, 5’3”, C Cup Breasts. 120 lbs. They will be playing your games with you.”

“Why are you telling me their weight and boob size, kind of strange.” The brother said.

“It’s important. Now start walking. You have until sundown to finish your first 4 games.”

The Seax Killer put down the walkie talkie and leaned back in his chair. His eyes stayed fixed on the monitors.

“Why is that information so important?” I asked him.

“You don’t think it’s important? Sometimes I feel it’s not enough info.” He replied.

I didn’t reply and kept my eyes on the monitor as well. The brother started to walk in the hot sun down the dirt path towards us.

“People don’t look or think about their family in detail like that. They don’t think about how tall someone is, just that they are tall or short. They wouldn’t think about what size boobs they have, may not even acknowledge they have any. You wouldn’t have known the size of your brother’s penises until you were told.”

“17 year old William, 6’1”, 5 inch cock, 188 lbs. 18 year old Lucas, 5’11”, 7 inch cock, 201 lbs. I haven’t forgotten.” I repeated from memory.

“Exactly. Before that you probably never even thought about your brother’s sizes, weights or heights. Just that they were your older and taller brothers, nothing sexual.”

“I guess that makes sense.” I said as I crossed my arms.

“Good. So if there are any other details I should add, let me know.” He said.

I watched as the brother got closer to the summer camp then The Seax Killer picked up the walkie talkie. He pressed down the button to speak.

“For your–”

He let go of the button and quickly pressed it a few more times.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“It’s dead.” He said, shaking the Walkie talkie.

“Do you have a back up?” I asked.

“Yeah but it’s in the car. Ava I’m going to need your assistance.”

“Anything you need!.” I said, ready to help.

“Take these bottles of water for him and walk long ways around the cabin to get behind him at the entrance. Buy me some time while I run back to the car and grab the back up walkie talkies.”

“Won’t they recognize me?” I said.

“Right. Here take my sweater.” Asher said as he unzipped it and handed it to me. “Keep the hood down over your face.”

I slipped the big sweater over me and placed the water bottles in the pockets. I walked to the door and unlocked it and pushed it open. Asher was right behind me. He locked the door behind us and followed me around the back of the building.

“Just follow this path and you’ll end up behind him. Thank you Ava.” He said before rushing off.

I did as I was instructed and walked down the path. When I got close to the big overhead sign that read Clare-Rose Lake I saw the brother leaning against the sign post. He was looking at a directional sign that was just inside as I approached.

“Hey there!” I called out.

He turned around and looked over my mostly naked body. The sweater hood was nice to block most of my face but it was so hot. I had the sweater unzipped so this man in front of me could clearly see my vagina. My nipples aren’t showing but he could easily see the skin of my breasts.

A map was in his hand that he moved in front of his penis after thoroughly checking me out.

“Who are you? Why are you naked?” He asked.

“Listen, I’m just here to give you a bottle of water. He is having some technical difficulties with your first game so I’m here to tell you to have some water and wait.” I replied.

“Technical difficulties? Are you working with this crazy guy?” He said as he took a step towards me.

I didn’t flinch but I was a bit worried. This guy could easily take me down if he wanted to. I then remembered when the Seax Killer handed his team antidotes and I thought he was using it to control them. I could do the same type of thing here.

“I am, but a gentle reminder for you. If you touch me, you’ll never get the antidote. For you, or your sisters.” I said with a smile.

I was a bit proud of myself for coming up with that solution so quickly.

“Well if the poison is real, I don’t have much time to wait around.” He said while taking another step towards me.

“It is very real, trust me on that. Take your water bottle and he’ll let you know when you can move along.” I said holding the bottle out.

He took a final step closer and took the water bottle from my hand. He twisted the cap off and chugged it down quickly.

“I have one more for you, make this one last a bit longer.” I said holding out the other bottle.

This time he took a small sip and put the rest back into his bag.

“So why are you naked?” He asked again.

I didn’t feel the need to answer. What was I going to say? I have to be naked while I’m here. That wouldn’t make sense to this guy. I held my own hand behind my back and just waited for time to pass while he stared at my body.

“Communication restored, you may proceed” The Seax Killer said through the brothers walkie talkie.

“That’s my cue to leave, good luck in your games.” I said as I turned and walked away

“Wait, is there even a chance I can make it out of this alive?” He called out.

“Of course.” I said looking over my shoulder. “Just do what he says and you’ll be fine.”

That wasn’t a lie. If all the rules were followed the family lived. I had already seen it with my own eyes. I continued to walk away down the path until I was out of sight. I made the trip around the long way back to the cabin.

Once I arrived I saw a small tackle box sitting in front of the other cabin door. I then noticed the door to our side of the cabin was not closed all the way and was open. I pushed it open and walked in. I saw Asher sitting back at his desk speaking into the walkie talkie.

“You will be given a task and 60 seconds to start that task. You may have noticed a camera at either end of the room. We will know if you aren’t doing your tasks. The end goal is for you to cum inside your sister. Once that is complete the door will unlock. Outside the door will be the handcuff key and her single antidote. Remember, the sun doesn’t stop moving.”

I closed the door behind me and locked it. I took my place beside Asher again. I saw that the brother was inside the cabin with his sister, just on the other side of the wall in front of us.

“Can you clarify what you said the end goal is?” The brother asked through the talkie talkie.

“You heard correctly, the game starts now.”

The Seax Killer put down the walkie talkie and clicked a few buttons on his keyboard.

“We should be able to hear them now.” Asher said.

“Blaire, we need that antidote. Not only that but he said he has our 3 other sisters here as well.” The brother said.

“You have to cum in me?” Blaire said softly.

“Want to give the first task?” Asher asked me.

“Okay! What do I do?” I asked with excitement.

“Just press the talk button on the walkie talkie and read this here.” He said pointing at his notes.

He pushed on the desk and rolled back so I could read it.

“Cunilingus. 60 seconds.” I said.

“Perfect Ava!” He said, placing his hand on my sweater covered shoulder.

Even through the clothing I got that warm feeling of appreciation. I looked up at the monitor and watched the brother move between his sisters legs. I watched him lick his sister’s slit and hold her open so he could access her clit. It felt empowering that I made them do that.

“Fuck bro.” Blaire said as she grabbed at his hair. “They didn’t say anything about making it feel this good.”

She started to moan then apologized for doing so. Asher pointed down at the script he had for me to read the next line.

“Handjob. 60 seconds.” I said through the walkie talkie.

“I have to touch my brother’s dick?” Blaire said.

I found it funny that she had no objections when it was her brother touching her. The second she has to touch him she reacts so negatively. Blaire then questioned why her brother was erect. Like he wasn’t just listening to her moaning while her pussy was being eaten out.

She did get her hand around his cock in time and started to jerk him off. Then they started talking.

“That antidote better be real.” Blaire said as she turned her head towards her brother.

“The girl outside said it was real, the poison and the antidote.”

“What did you mean when you said her and I are the same size?”

I looked up at Asher.

“He mentioned you and his sisters are a similar size while you were still getting back.” He said.

“Well I uh– You are both petite.” The brother said as he turned to look at the ceiling.

“So she has small boobs? Is that it?” Blair asked as she tightly squeezed her brother’s cock.

“Well I quite liked her boobs so...”

The sound of her hand going up and down my erection was all that could be heard for a moment.

I pulled the sweater open and looked down at the small boobs on my chest. He really was checking me out when I brought him that water. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Asher looking at my chest as well. When I moved my head back up to the monitor he looked away thinking I wouldn’t notice.

“Did you just indirectly compliment my boobs? You’re my brother.” Blaire said.

“It’s been awhile” The brother tried to change the subject. “Shouldn’t there be a new task?”

“I want to hear his answer.” I said through the walkie talkie.

“No, no, no.” The Seax Killer said before I could release the talk button.

He grabbed the walkie talkie out of my hand and glared at me. I looked back at him. I knew I shouldn’t have gone off his script. I really wanted to know if this guy was into tiny tits like mine.

“See, she wants to know too.” Blaire said.

“Missionary.” The Seax Killer said through the walkie talkie.

“Wait, how could they hear us talking if I never pressed the walkie talkie button?” The brother questioned.

“No idea, but there’s your next task. Saved by the bell, just like you asked for.” Blaire said.

“What were you doing?” Asher asked me.

“I wanted to know if he liked his sister’s boobs. Isn’t that what this is all about?”

“Well I– Yes it is but I have a script.” He pointed at the desk.

“So you do like them?” Blaire said.

“Shut up.” The brother replied.

Blaire laughed as her brother pushed his cock into her wet slit. Blair let out a pleasurable moan and her brother stopped and looked at her. His cock was still resting inside her as he hovered over her naked body.

“You shut up.” Blaire laughed.

I saw the brother smile and start to fuck his sister again. The Smiles and laughter remind me of Antonio and Sofia. These two were having fun having sex with each other. It’s a moment that would have never happened without the Seax Killers game.

“Didn’t I already say shut up.” The brother said as his sister moaned again.

“Make me shut up.” She moaned out.

Blaire wrapped her legs around her brother and he grunted as he started to cum. He kept slamming his body into her even after he had finished cumming. He eventually stopped and looked down at his exhausted sister. They agreed to keep this sexual experience private and he pulled his cock out of her. Cum leaked out of her body.

“Game one complete.” The Seax Killer said over the walkie talkie.

He pressed a few buttons on the keyboard and I heard a loud wooden and mechanical sound from outside. It was loud enough for me to turn my head and look in the direction of the sound.

“That’s just the lock on their door.” Asher said to me.

The brother uncuffed his sister and gave her the antidote that came in a small fish tackle box. The same box I saw sitting outside their door earlier.

“Your sister must wait at the bonfire pit until you are done with all of your games.” The Seax Killer said over the walkie talkie.

The brother sent Blaire on her way to the bonfire pit and made his way down to his next game.

“What’s at the bonfire pit?” I asked Asher.

“Nothing, just a collection point for everyone that can be easily found.” He replied.

He switched the monitors to a view of the dock where the girl was left early uncuffed. I was surprised to see she was still there but maybe she had not woken up yet. Asher pressed a few buttons on the keyboard and sound from the dock started to come through. I could hear water splashing against the dock.

“I told you Katie wouldn’t move.” Asher said.

“Hey bro, what are you doing here? Why is your cock out?” Katie said.

“I’m here to save you?” The brother said, confused.

“Save me? From my sun tan? Step aside.” She said waving her hand at her brother.

“Do you not know what’s going on here?” He asked her.

“I know that I woke up on this dock and it’s a beautiful day.” She smiled

“Listen sis, I don’t know how to get this through to you. You’ve been poisoned and the only way to get the antidote is to listen to whatever the guy on this walkie tells us to do.”

“That sounds made up. Why are you naked?” She asked.

“Why are you naked?” The brother asked back.

“Not sure to be honest, it’s not uncommon that I wake up naked in random places.” She laughed.

“Isn’t that concerning?” The brother asked her.

“I like to party, what can I say? It was nice to wake up without someone’s jizz on me though.”

Well that was an odd thing to say. How often does this girl wake up with random cum on her. She doesn’t even seem concerned that she’s probably been raped.

“He’s telling the truth Katie.” The Seax Killer said through the walkie talkie.

The Seax Killer explained to Katie what was going on and the rules of the game.

“Wait, isn’t that your friend Bill? Very funny Bill.” Katie said while laughing and not paying much attention.

“Katie this is serious. I’ve already got the antidote for Blaire, she’s safe and waiting at the bonfire pit.”

“Why don’t I just go to the bonfire pit then?” Katie asked.

“If you leave this dock without completing the end goal you will never get your dose of the antidote.” The Seax Killer said to Katie through the walkie talkie.

“You really did all this just to fuck your sister?” She said to her brother and laughed. “I may be a slutty party girl, but I don’t fuck just anyone.”

“Enough of this.” The Seax Killer said to me. “Blowjob. 60 seconds” He said through the walkie talkie.

“My god Bro.” She said, rolling her eyes. “If you wanted your cock sucked so badly we could have just talked about it instead of these theatrics. Lay down.”

I looked at Asher and he just shook his head.

“She really believes this is all made up, doesn’t she?” I asked him.

“This is why I said she didn’t need to be handcuffed. Apparently this is normal for her.”

Katie sucked on her brother’s flaccid penis until it became erect. He grunted with pleasure as his sister’s mouth slid up and down his cock. After watching them on the dock for a while, the Seax Killer gave them their next task.

“Cowgirl. 60 seconds.”

“Really committing to the bit, eh bill?” Katie replied out loud towards the walkie talkie.

It didn’t take much convincing from the brother for Katie to move up and slide her pussy onto him. I watched her put her arms behind her head and let her tits bounce on her chest as she rode him up and down.

“Like what you see?” Katie laughed as she bounced on her brother. “Is Bill going to come out here soon and catch us on camera or something? Or did he want to join in with us?”

“I see you’re having fun.” He said to Katie.

“Between you and me bro. I just love fucking and getting fucked.” She said with a smile. “But I feel like you already knew that if you set this up.”

It was crazy that Katie still thought this was a set up. She had poison in her body and she didn’t even care to acknowledge the threat. I barely know the brother but it seemed unlikely he would trick his sister into fucking him. But for some reason that is what she believed.

“What the fuck!?” Katie yelled.

Katie yelling broke my train of thought and I watched her stand up off her brother. Cum dripped down between her legs and onto the dock. I was a bit proud of the brother for committing to cumming inside her even though she didn’t understand what was going on. He saved her.

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