Over the next few days, the companions' mission went surprisingly smoothly. The slugcat Yundo and his lizard Lash made some serious progress in mapping an area still unknown to their tribe. The noticeable lack of food among the rubble also gave him an idea of what he would call the area. Probably deserted wastelands or something along those lines. There were little to no predators to hinder their advance, but it was also quite difficult to find enough food each day. Death seemed to creep up on them slowly and hideously, not taking them through violent force but through painfully gnawing hunger. Luckily, he and Lash were able to find just enough to stay alive.

Today was just another day of fruitless explorations in this deserted place. The sun was burning down, and there was no vegetation anywhere, so they had to wander for miles on the barren, naked stone. Yundo clutched his spear and climbed onto a pile of debris to get a better view of what lay ahead of them. He squatted at the edge and stared into the distance. Bright, lifeless rock wherever he looked with one conspicuous exception. There seemed to be a lush oasis just about two miles to the north. He could clearly see the green and red sparkle of vibrant vegetation. However, if there was one rule out here in the wastelands, it was to never trust anything, no matter how enticing and welcoming it looked. The advantage of the barren wastes was that nothing lived here, so there was also nothing that could surprise them. Sure, they would find food over there, but who knew what else was lurking there. Fierce predators? Insidious carnivorous plants? A rogue tribe or hostile scavengers? 

He climbed back down and told his pink lizard of his discovery. "Good news, Lash. I've found a place that should provide us with more than enough food a little north from here." The reptile was visibly excited and performed a little dance with the elegance of a drunken scavenger. It was actually quite nice to have a set destination. That was always better than aimlessly wandering around in the sweltering heat. The terrain lying between them and their goal wasn't too kind to them, though. A series of pitfalls, walls, and terribly cumbersome ruins made the path to the oasis as arduous as possible. It almost felt like fate didn't want them to get there, the slugcat worried.

Once they finally arrived at the outskirts of the luscious, overgrown sanctuary, far too much time had passed already. The sky was darkening, and the first little clouds formed, harbingers of the inescapable torrential rain that would hit in probably less than two hours. Right now, they had two main tasks. They had to find food, which shouldn't be an issue anymore, and a shelter. Indeed, as they walked further into the green core of this wondrous place, Yundo discovered fruits and berries hanging absolutely everywhere. He stuck out his paw and simply grabbed whatever came into his reach. Not even five minutes later, he had sated his appetite and was ready for hibernation.

The two companions were still very careful during the initial exploration. There could be traps and enemies around every corner. However, the second significant discovery the slugcat made was both wonderful and terrible. With every minute that passed, it became glaringly obvious that this oasis was devoid of any large life. The only fauna consisted of tiny bugs and worms, but there was no prey or predators anywhere. No lizards, no vultures, no centipedes, fortunately no spiders, but also no noodle flies or batflies. Sure, they could explore without having to fear nasty surprises. But it also meant that Lash, who had to eat large prey to survive, would be left with an empty stomach. The lizard could go a few days without food, but unfortunately, it wasn't the first day he didn't get anything to eat. In fact, he had been starving for three days now, and Yundo was really worried about his buddy. Ultimately, he threw all caution to the wind and hasted up and down the whole oasis to find something, anything edible for his big friend. Unfortunately, to no avail, there were only more fruit and berries strewn around.

On the bright side, he had found a shelter during his seeking frenzy and was now really sure that no other predators were sneaking around. The noise he had made would've lured them out by now. This left him with one final option. If there was no other prey his lizard could eat, he had to eat him! His death was an annoyance but not as big of an issue as the lizard dying. Yundo would be reborn inside the shelter a few hours after death, only missing some of his karma. Karma was the strange energy that permeated every living being and cursed every slugcat with immortality. In everyday life, a surplus of karma was generated by simply surviving, and it gave Yundo a little boost to all of his abilities. Upon his death, he would lose karma, and with it, a substantial part of that boost. The slugcat had actually died before, and it felt even worse than terrible sleep. However, if Lash died of starvation while they hibernated, he would be gone forever. Even the thought of his best friend's death made the little male very sad.

Yundo looked at the sky and estimated that the rain would come in about an hour. He ran over to his companion and presented his idea. "I'm sorry, Lash, I haven't found anything. This means that you have to eat me tonight." The lizard vigorously shook his head and protested with appalled hisses. "Look, there is no other way. Rain's coming, and you'll starve if you don't eat. Be so good and wait for me inside the shelter. I'll use the remaining time to stuff myself with as much food as I can so we can make the most of this situation," the slugcat insisted. 

Lash was still really upset about the idea, but he also noticed how empty his stomach was. He finally accepted the circumstances and left with his head low.

The slugcat wasted no more time and desperately plucked and foraged as much food as he could find. He stuffed every single fruit into his throat and gorged himself beyond what was reasonable. Slugcats naturally possessed a flexible stomach and a storage sack in their throat to store some more food for lean days. Yundo pushed his stretchy body to its limits. In the first twenty minutes, he was still fine, but the next twenty minutes gradually became less bearable. The male desperately kept going regardless. His belly grew bigger and bigger, and eventually, he had devoured so much food that the outlines of the individual fruits were visible from outside. Yundo panted heavily, and his naturally moist slugcat skin dampened with more sweat and slime while his body was busy digesting.

The sky suddenly got a lot darker. "Shit!" Yundo hurriedly plodded back to the shelter as fast as he could. All the added mass made moving really difficult, though, and the overfed slugcat had a hard time climbing even the easiest ledges. The clouds became darker, and the first rain fell. Now he had only a couple of minutes until hell broke loose. The entrance to the safe space was in sight, but the rain made the ground slippery, and Yundo stumbled and fell again and again. His plump, fat body bounced around defiantly, and he began to doubt that he would make it in time. The slugcat growled and concentrated. He mustn't fail! For Lash's sake! The thought of his beloved lizard fueled him with unimaginable determination, and he succeeded.

Yundo finally entered the shelter, but not without another moment of shock first. For just a second, his bloated body got stuck in the entrance, but luckily his natural wetness saved him and let him slip down the shaft. His pink lizard was eagerly awaiting him and gave him a happy welcome. "Oh, Lash, I'm so glad! I almost didn't make it," the slugcat wheezed. He tiredly plopped on his ass and spent the next hour digesting. The thundering sounds of the apocalyptic rainfalls echoed in the distance, and Lash lovingly wrapped himself around his chubby little companion, patiently waiting for him to finish digesting. Only then eating Yundo would be most effective.

The slugcat's belly rumbled noisily. All the food had added quite a bit of weight to his hips. He playfully smacked his fattened belly and gave his plumper ass a squeeze. Even his tail had grown heavier from the frenzied feast. He gently patted Lash's soft underbelly and told him that he was done. "Hey there, hungry boy. Dinner's ready," he whispered. The lizard uncoiled himself and sternly shook his large, pink head. "Look, it's only for your best. Don't worry about me." He grabbed his lizard's muzzle and tried to pull it open, but the reptile refused. Lash jumped away from him and flopped over with a loud thud. Then he splayed his legs and exposed his soft underbelly and narrow slit.

"Lash, what are you doing? It's not the time for fooling around," Yundo objected, but his companion's large tail whipped around his feet and reeled him in. The chubby slugcat clumsily smacked onto the lizard's belly and landed right on his genital slit. Lash snickered and was visibly excited, his slit swelled up, and his two nubby pricks broke free. They rapidly glided over the slugcat's face and bloomed up like exotic pink flowers. "You're serious about this?" 

The lizard nodded eagerly. 

"You wanna fuck me or what?" 

Now he vigorously shook his head. 

"Then what else do you want?" 

Lash pressed his feet against Yundo's back and rhythmically pressed him against his underside. It finally dawned on the little male what his big friend wanted from him. 

"You- you want me to fuck you?" he gasped. 

The lizard nodded. If his little buddy had to sacrifice himself, it was only proper to give him a good time first.

Yundo was really flattered by this offer. The pink lizard's boundless enthusiasm empowered him, and he gave in. The slugcat gave his companion a lustful grin, then he pushed his paws into the reptile's slit and pulled it open so he could examine it. Lash's asshole was a tight, quivering pucker just an inch underneath his two large cocks, and the pink skin surrounding it was supple and sensitive. It was probably the most vulnerable bit on the beast's body next to the insides of his mouth. Slowly, the slugcat moved in, welcomed it with a wet kiss, and began to lick it with relish.

His companion's sharp, reptile stench was particularly potent down here, and the lizard's growing arousal made it even worse. Yundo groaned randy and a single sniff was enough to make his cock emerge from its soft sheath and grow fully erect. He loved this smell more than anything else, it was addictive, and the slugcat couldn't get enough of it. He eagerly ate Lash's ass, sucked on the supple ring, and wallowed in the heady scent. The lizard enjoyed his treatment with exhilarated hisses. His cocks throbbed powerfully and constantly oozed slimy precum, just like Yundo's own rod that the slugcat idly rubbed against his lover's tail.

After some time, the slugcat decided that the preparation was sufficient. He grabbed Lash's phalli and used them as handles to pull his fattened body into position. Heavily resting on the lizard's throbbing wangs, he slipped his own tapered dick into the opening. Lash's anus was wet and ready, Yundo's own cock was pre-lubed with his natural slugcat slime, and it went in all the way with little effort. Despite being many times bigger than him, the reptile was extremely tight. It felt so wonderfully snug and warm, Yundo couldn't help but groan with joy.

Fucking Lash's ass was hard and exhausting work for the chubby slugcat. Yundo's body had become so fat and heavy, and every movement required effort. He grunted and sweated and didn't really thrust. Instead, he basically just stirred his tapered cock inside the lizard's rectum and gave him an intense anal massage. But the reptile loved every single second of it. He snickered and growled horny while rubbing his bloated cocks against the little slugcat. Yundo grabbed one of the nubby behemoths and eagerly sucked on its tip, drinking down a few gulps of delicious lizard pre.

All the rubbing, grinding, warmth, and wetness, the overbearing sweaty musk of the lizard, and his unbelievably tight ass finally made Yundo cum. He wrapped his tail around Lash's tail just before he came with a blissful cry. He hugged both of his companion's pricks while he expelled what his little internal nuts were able to give. It was not much, but it came with a lot of love and affection. "Lash, I love you so much!" the slugcat slurred, still dazed from his orgasm. And he really meant it. There was no one he loved more than his loyal pink lizard.

Lash hadn't cum yet, but he was very close. For a second, Yundo intended to jerk him off, but then he had a much better idea. With all the strength he could bring up, he pulled himself up and shakily climbed the reptile's massive, pulsing penises. A raunchy smile appeared on his face when he grabbed Lash's shafts, pressed them together, and inserted them into his stretchy ass. Aided by his massive weight, the slugcat just let himself fall and was impaled by his companion's nubby, swollen shafts. The violent surge of stimulation made Lash come vigorously, and he pumped his wet lizard seed deep into his lover's chubby, plump body.

Yundo panted heavily and growled lasciviously, "There you go, buddy. Now you really deserve a treat. A cream-filled, yummy slugcat, fat and delicious, just for you, my boy." 

Lash looked at him with greedy eyes and licked his lips. Against all odds, predator and prey had turned to friends and lovers. Until now. A feral hunger had been awakened inside the lizard. He had finally overcome his inhibitions and was ready to eat his love. It was finally time for nature to take its course. The slugcat fueled his hunger even more, teasingly rubbing his paunch and sighing how delicious he would be. 

Lash didn't devour him straightaway. No, first, he had to taste his beautiful treat. He opened his menacing mouth, bared his countless, razor-sharp teeth, and ejected his tongue. His wet muzzle curiously and playfully explored all of Yundo's body, every nook and cranny. The lizard showered him with spit while licking him from the tip of his ears to the end of his tail and also wrenched out the last trickle of cum from Yundo's still erect cock. The slugcat felt his voracious companion's hot breath brush over his skin and trembled. It was terrifying, but at the same time, strangely arousing. It wasn't even the first time he got eaten by a predator, but never before with so much affection and foreplay. It felt so overwhelming that the little prey moaned with lust.

"Stop teasing me with your tongue, you big dork!" he cried out and desperately grabbed his head. "Fucking eat me already!" 

Lash smiled and gave his buddy a surprisingly tender kiss, channeling all his love and affection in a gesture so unbelievably gentle for such a beast. Then he opened his mouth again and bared his gaping maw. The lizard's muzzle embraced the head of the tiny slugcat. Trapped inside his companion's hot, wet mouth, Yundo got another licking. Lash fiercely rammed his long, agile tongue down his throat and gave him an intense kiss that could barely even be classified as one. A last display of affection before he swallowed him.

At first, the lizard tried to devour him the usual way, digging his sharp teeth into his flesh, lifting his head up, and slowly swallowing him aided by gravity alone. However, Yundo was still stuck on his massive cocks and too fat and bloated to move down his throat without some help. Therefore, Lash took a more active approach. He started thrusting with his hips and basically throatfucked himself with the slugcat. His large body rolled back, and he just kept pounding the helpless male until he finally slipped off his dicks and into his muzzle. Lash kept thrusting and rammed the fattened, feebly squirming treat down his gullet.

Already halfway down the lizard's esophagus, Yundo was deep enough inside him that the lizard could close his mouth. Lash gagged and retched and violently flung his head around to make his prey slide further down and help the rhythmically contracting muscles of his esophagus. The body of the slugcat was seriously squished and received an intense full-body massage. Yundo wasn't afraid at all but was incredibly aroused. After many weeks of hunting and survival, he had become prey again, and he absolutely loved it. He moaned hotly and wriggled to help his big boy swallow him. The adrenaline and the radiant feeling of pleasure made him blissfully unaware of all the wounds the lizard's teeth had ripped into his tender flesh.

Then, with a sudden push, he slid into his stomach. The slugcat curled up into a ball and came on the spot, driven by the unreal sensation of being swallowed alive. Stomach acid quickly engulfed him, washed away his little splash of cum, and entered his vulnerable body through all the wounds and his grossly gaping, profusely lizard-cum leaking asshole. Yundo gave the slick walls of his companion's stomach a kiss before actively drinking even more of the deadly acid. He sighed with absolute satisfaction. Finally, his consciousness faded, and he drifted off into comforting blackness.

Yundo had fulfilled his purpose. The hunter had willingly become prey. He had fed his hungry companion and allowed him to survive hibernation to live to see another day. The lizard's belly gurgled vividly while his stomach acid digested and decomposed his little lover and processed his chubby body to become lifesaving nutrition. He had already forgotten just how good slugcats taste, Lash thought. But he also understood that his companion had resorted to this as a last-ditch effort to save his life. The lizard was eternally thankful for his sacrifice. He would never ever eat slugcats again, no matter how good they taste. Unless Yundo would allow him to eat him again one day. Surprisingly enough, the little male seemed to get turned on by this. Weird.

Lash bent over and licked his own ragingly erect boners. The weirdly sexual feast had gotten him aroused. He grunted disappointedly. He would have loved to share this moment with his companion. Nothing could beat a tight, warm slugcat ass after a full, delicious meal. Unfortunately, Yundo had been his meal, so he had to help himself. He sucked himself off and busted a nut into his mouth. That's for you, my beloved Yundo, he thought and swallowed his own load. Then he curled up and got ready to hibernate. His belly was still growling and digesting long after he fell asleep, busily adding every last bit of the slugcat to his reserves. He was fed and would survive. And this dinner was probably big enough to keep him going for a whole week.

A few hours later, the slugcat manifested from a swirl of golden glitter. He was reborn and healthy. Lash had patiently waited for this moment since he had woken up. Yundo opened his eyes and laughed out loud. The two companions stormed towards each other, and the slugcat eagerly embraced his beloved lizard. "I'm back! You're still here! Oh, Lash, I'm so happy that it worked! I love you so much!" The emotions overwhelmed him, and he began to sob while holding the pink lizard.

There was only one drawback. Yundo was really exhausted and weakened from being reborn and losing a considerable amount of karma. But every bit of karma was worth it if it meant that he and Lash could spend another day together in the bleak hell that was this world.