Asher was on the Maintenance level when he heard the noise. A light tapping on the hard metal bulkhead. He had been in space too long now. He was starting to hear things. He checked the AI again, making sure he was following the right steps.
He heard a rustle from behind him. “Atty?!” He yelled. She had been working in the storage area and was the only one down there with him. A noise like a yelp sounded, then nothing. Asher went back to his work tightening the nut.
More tapping sounded behind him. It was now rhythmic. He knew there was nothing out there, but sometimes the mind played tricks on you. Moving away from the engine the hum of the Majoris Drive dimmed a little. What he thought was more humming turned out to be a low groan.
“Atalanta!” He yelled, no answer. Angrily moving to the storage area he cursed as he wiped greasy hands on his clothes. “Starburst open,” Asher said at the door.
Inside there was no Atty. Her flashlight was discarded on the floor pointing right at him. Annoyed, he walked in the dark room and grabbed it. The light began to flicker as he slapped it. A thick glob of saliva fell onto the lens of the light. Asher slowly looked up to the ceiling. His light illuminated the carnage above.
Atty was stuck to the ceiling. Her mouth in a voiceless scream. Attached to her was the last thing Asher wanted to see. “A Venutian!” He gasped. She was in black leather from head to foot. Her mouth was between Atty’s thighs eating her out. Her pink/blue hair hung down as she made his crewmate cum again and again.
Asher had just the thing to fight her, but he left his tools at the engine. Slowly he began to back out of the storage room. He stumbled on an unseen box and cursed. The Venutian turned to look at him. With a hiss she used her tail like a whip to grab him. The pink mana of the whip made him convulse immediately. She had latched it on right at his waist. Her Nerve Control Mana caused him to cum uncontrollably.
Blacking out with the onslaught he wasn’t sure how long he slept. When he came to, Atty was cumatose on the floor beside him. Her face in a wide smile, her mouth glistened with Venutian saliva and cum.
“Oh poor Atty,” he said. A tear came to his eye. Then she was on him. The Venutian came from the shadows. He didn’t scream, at least he hoped he didn’t. Sailors of the mighty abyss were warned of them. Sex crazed she-beasts that only wanted one thing. Your cum.
He gulped as she sniffed him. Powerless to her advances her hands glowed with mana as the tight leather on her grew tighter. Her breasts expanded out. He was ashamed to admit that he had a boner. She wore a long leather corset with black stockings. Her whip trailed behind her like a tail.
“You already finished her off,” he pleaded. “Just let me go.”
She laughed. Licking her lips she began to unbutton his shirt. Asher was too afraid to move his hands. He watched as she finished unbuttoning his shirt and then moved to his jeans. He gulped but didn’t stop her. She raised up kissing his chest lightly. Moving slowly back down until she was at his abs. His dick grew again poking her in the black corset.
Her lips became more full as she channeled mana into them, then slowly her long tongue extended out. It was bigger than he remembered. Almost 8 inches long now it trailed after her on his abs. Like a snake it twirled back and wrapped around his dick. He groaned as the tongue slid up and down his shaft, almost jerking him off. A sparkle was in the Venutian’s eyes as she understood exactly what she was doing to him.
The tongue raised up, and slowly she directed his dick to point at her face. Lowering her mouth she wrapped her now large lips around his glans. Her tongue on the bottom of his lower head began to twirl around him. Constricting his shaft. He groaned again, his head going back by reflex.
“Holy fuck,” he whispered through gritted teeth as he turned back to watch. Her head lowered down on his shaft, the huge tongue never stopped moving. Mana coated saliva poured out of her mouth making everything glide smoother. She got half way down and her eyes crossed. Her Ero Zone had grown since she got the skill, now it spread much further in her throat.
She brought herself up, then back down. He groaned as the tip of her tongue began to play with his balls as she moved up and down. She sputtered and shook, but as he was about to cum she slammed her face down all the way. The Venutian’s body came hard as he did. Huge spurts of cum shot down her throat causing his dick to grow bigger. Now more stimulated than ever he grabbed her head and began to hump into it further as he kept coming.
When he was empty he let her go. She slowly raised her head and smiled at him. Then with a crack her whip circled around hitting him across the chest. It hurt and felt good. The pink whip raised up and hit him again. He cursed, unsure if he should enjoy or hate it. Being pelted with Sex mana was a blessing and a curse.
Asher knew it was now or never. He shot up and grabbed the hands of the Venutian. Pushing her into a wall he began to grow. She whimpered looking up at him. No words were said, she blinked staring into his eyes. He pulled her arms up and lined his dick with her lower entrance. She panted as he slammed in all the way. The beast screamed a joyous yell as she came, but he was only getting started. Pulling back he slammed in again. The monster dropped her whip and opened her legs wide.
His dick made her corset bulge out; they stared at it then locked eyes. Licking her lips he humped into her harder. Cycling mana in his dick it vibrated in her causing her to squirt on him, it was her only defense. Probably some acid squirt or something, he didn’t know or care. Ignoring the wet feeling of her he pounded her hard into the wall. Using Casanova throughout the entirety of his dick she screamed. A high pitched tone escaped her lips and her eyes crossed.
The view gave him all the strength he needed to thrust in one final time and release his cum into her. She gasped, her body shaking and with a final whimper she passed out. Asher forced himself to catch his breath still inside of her. Atty’s condition beside him was all the inspiration he needed. He began to pound into her again.
No skills or mana use, just him sliding in and out of her. Her body shook as she came, her eyes opened to look up at him. “I fucking love you,” she said.
“I love you,” he said.
“Reeks like sex down here!” Abby yelled from outside the room. She stepped in. “Fucking hell. Only left the planet a couple days ago and you 3 are playing some weird sex dungeon thing.”
“Hey,” Tiff said. “This was for a very specific reason. Did you get it?”
“No,” he said sadly. They wanted to try to get a Ship Maintenance skill. “Don’t think I will either. Roleplay is finicky like that.”
“Damn, still fun though,” she said. “I really felt like a sex alien.”
“You are,” he said.
“I’m still fucking here,” Abby reminded. Asher had been humping back into Tiff. “We have a communication from one of the Roktai patrols. They have someone on a quest to find a Hero System, and you’re the closest around.”
Asher frowned. “Shit. We will be up there in a minute.” Abby rolled her eyes but left.
“A long minute,” Tiff whispered. He nodded as he started pounding into her again. Atty woke up and he had to give her a couple of loads before they could go back up.
—
Asher stepped onto the bridge. It was Bishop and Vincent’s turn at the helm, but Batman and Ria were there too. “What’s up?” He asked.
Bishop explained. “Comm from one of the Roktai patrols. They were by the Ether Stream when someone hailed them. They let them out and verified they really have a quest for a Hero System. And since you’re so famous they offered to ask you.”
“Can we call them?” Asher asked.
“They’re still on the line,” Bishop said. He had taken to the ship well. Who didn’t like to push buttons and fly at thousands of miles an hour? He pushed a button on the controls in front of him. “This is Starburst, Asher Whitmore is on the line.”
A vid screen popped up showing a Roktai elf inside a small ship. “Goddess, its really him,” the elf said to someone off the screen. Another elf moved into view. Asher waved.
“How can we help you?” He asked.
“Yeah, we were doing our normal run along the Ether Stream. We were hailed by an unknown ship. Usually people are smart enough to not risk getting shot down, but sometimes Comms get damaged,” the elf said in a rush. “Anyway, they said they had a quest to meet a Hero. We broke off from the main group and were able to verify they had a System quest. We spoke to HQ, and they said to see if you were interested.”
“Any idea what it's about?”
“No, we just have a tool to verify quests. They said it only says for them to find a Hero. I assume it will update once they do,” the elf said.
“Thanks, one second,” Asher said. Bishop muted their side. “Do we try it?”
“Want to risk being looped into a quest?” Ria asked.
“Not really,” Asher admitted. “If we were outside Roktai run space I would say no right out, but I’m willing to hear them out. Maybe they need help later on.”
A few people nodded and they got the information needed from the elves. A couple of hours later they were near the Ether Stream when a small ship exited. The elves were next to them in their own ship to make sure it wasn’t a trap. Asher was hailed by the ship, they accepted the Comm call.
On the other side were 2 Star Elves. Pitch black skin, one was a male with short white hair, the other a female with long gray hair and large lips. He did his best to focus, but they didn’t wear many clothes. Only simple cloth wrapped around the female elf’s chest, the male was nude at least from the chest up.
“How can we help you?” Asher asked.
“You are the Lawful Good,” the female elf said. Relief in her voice and a smile on her face.
“I am,” he said. “We were just on our way home. What do you need?”
“We have been on a quest for months. A long chain quest. This next step asked for a Hero System. My brother and I watched your trial and knew you were with the Roktai. Since we were close we hoped to meet you.”
Brother eh? Tiff thought at him. She was reading his mind and also thought the Star Elf woman was hot.
“Can you tell us more about the quest?”
“We would like to do so in person, if it’s not too much to ask,” the Star Elf said.
“You two are the only ones on board?” Asher asked. They nodded. “What are your levels?”
“I am 32 and my brother is 34,” she said without hesitation. If they were using their cameras they could use ID, but since it was a Comm call they didn’t work that way. Asher thought about it. If they had been on the quest for months, maybe it could wait longer. He didn’t think it would be bad to try to help people too. More quests meant more rewards.
“Come to one of our docking legs. I believe your ship is small enough to enter,” he said. Soon one of the Starburst spikes had a hatch sliding down. The black spider-like ship of theirs slid in easily. Asher went down to greet them. Moving around the Ship level until he was at the correct leg he began descending the ladder. He was pleased they agreed, this was great practice to make sure everything worked right. They had done drills on Elantontrin, but this was a true test.
At the bottom of the ladder there was a hatch that separated the rest of the ship from the smaller ship port. He looked down into the glass window of the hatch. The black ship sat snugly inside. The Star Elves stepped outside. Asher confirmed that it was pressurized and opened the hatch.
“I would ask that you drop all storage items and weapons off in your ship,” Asher said. The Star Elves nodded. They both took off small rings from their person and set them in the ship. “Welcome aboard the Starburst,” he said. They smiled and slowly headed up the ladder to him. He used ID, and they were the levels they said. They didn’t wear anything but the thin cloth around their private parts. He was curious why a people that could afford a spaceship couldn’t afford clothes, but he was enjoying the view.
He moved up the ladder and soon was helping them up. “What do I call you?”
“I am Chartalla,” the female said in a very sweet voice. She had long ears that pointed at an angle from her head. Her long gray hair was tied and draped around her front. The cloth appeared to be tighter than he thought around her bust. Her skin and eyes were a deep black. The eyes sparkled with specks of white, making them look extra moist. Asher knew that is where they got their names. Their eyes looked like the stars.
“This is my brother Naminsk,” she added. Asher barely gave him a look.
“Does your brother talk?”
“No,” she admitted.
Asher nodded. “Before we go up, I would like to see you channel some mana please.” The elves looked at him oddly but began to. That was enough to confirm. The female used Space mana and the male used Time mana. Though they could be anything, knowing the element would allow him to know what to watch out for.
“We just moved in, but we can meet the others upstairs,” Asher said. He took them to the platform and they were soon in the Mess Hall. Most everyone not at the bridge was already seated at the table.
Fuck she’s hot, Tiff sent to him. He agreed, Chartalla was. They had slept with a Star Elf on Elantontrin, but this one was obviously much younger with finer curves.
“Please sit,” Asher said, pointing them to 2 chairs. Tiff sat a few chairs from the female, Asher a few from the male. Tiff would be able to tell if they lied, so he wasn’t too worried about her being so close. If anything the Star Elf girl was in trouble. Tiff practically drooled studying her.
“Walk us through this quest of yours,” Asher said.
The female elf coughed then began to speak. “Our people were enslaved 5 months ago,” she admitted. “We are from a smaller community. We have had no real issues with others, but about a year ago there was a huge demand for slaves as I’m sure you know.” She looked at him.
Asher was confused, he looked to Tosh. “Many people were freed after betting on a Lawful Good,” he said. “Remember?” Asher did remember. It was a billion to one odds, and because he passed people on planets were freed after leaders won bets.
“Yes, this created a vacuum, and slavers took bigger risks stealing people from places like our home,” Chartalla said.
“Sorry,” Asher said.
“I do not blame you, Lawful Good. If we were truly safe this wouldn’t have happened,” she said. He didn’t believe her, but was glad she lied. “My brother, a few others, and I were all that were left in our community. They took about 30 people, our parents included.” Her voice cracked as she spoke. Her brother squeezed her hand. “We are not heroes. We knew the System would not help or guide us in what to do. But our village had an artifact. Once used it gave a 1 time quest to reach a goal. We used this artifact to learn how to free our people. We took our ship and went off to find what was needed. A few months ago we received a quest to find a Hero. Because the Trials were going on we thought it best to wait for the winner to be decided. After your 2nd Trial we headed here.”
“And how am I supposed to help?” He asked, intrigued.
“We do not know,” she admitted. “We simply know to find a hero.”
“Is there a time limit on this quest?” He asked.
She nodded. “90 days,” she said. Asher hissed. That wasn’t ideal.
“Do you know where your people are?” Asher asked.
“The planet Endorval,” she said.
Tosh tsked loudly with that. Asher looked over to him. “That is the homeworld of the Burills.”
Asher wanted to laugh. It always came back to them. “Crew meeting,” Asher said. They were soon on the bridge. Tiff and Ming stayed out to watch the Star Elves.
“Thoughts?” Asher asked. Tosh was at the hologram.
“Starburst, time to reach Endorval from current location?” The timer said 35 days. “Starburst, time to reach Earth from Endorval?” The timer said 37 days. They were 85 days from the Guild conference so they would only have 13 days to figure out where slaves were and free them.
“I do not recommend it,” Tosh said. “The Burills will have defensive scouts like the Roktai have. And honestly we should not be making them angrier.”
“I hate to say it, but I agree,” Asher admitted. “If we could get home, handle some stuff then head back maybe. But 90 days doesn’t give us much.”
“Why are we even thinking about it?” His mother asked.
“Cus I really hate the Burills,” Asher said. She looked at him disappointed. Of course she wanted to go free slaves, not let Asher get some revenge. He didn’t care. Plarious did some bad things to him. Righteous or not, he would pay. They stepped out of the bridge.
“So you’re thinking about this more to stick it to Burills, than free slaves?” She whispered. A part of him was ashamed, but he nodded.
“I am sorry to say, but we will not be able to help you,” Asher admitted once out of the bridge. The female elf’s head fell sadly. “There is no way we can sneak into the Burill’s defensive line around the Mana Stream.”
Her face brightened. “Oh, that was one of the first things the System had us get. A cloaking device for a large ship. They would not see us,” she said excitedly.
Asher cursed inwardly, he hadn’t expected that. “Still…we will have to decline. We have a lot of responsibilities on our planet,” he said. “We can give you some Syscos and maybe ask the Roktai if they know any other Hero Systems.”
Chartalla looked sadly to the floor. Tears began to roll down her cheeks. Tiff walked over to comfort her, and when she was close Naminsk, Chartalla’s brother, grabbed his wife. Chartalla poured Space Mana into the area behind her brother and a rift in space appeared. Much like the space cracking rift the Avatar of the System had stepped out of at his trial.
Naminsk jumped into the rift in space and the crack closed before Asher could react. Tiff was gone with the star elf male. Asher stood there shocked for a split second. Mana cycled into him instantly and he had Chartalla by the shoulders pushed against the wall.
“Where is she!” He yelled. She slowly cried.
Asher was on the Maintenance level when he heard the noise. A light tapping on the hard metal bulkhead. He had been in space too long now. He was starting to hear things. He checked the AI again, making sure he was following the right steps.
He heard a rustle from behind him. “Atty?!” He yelled. She had been working in the storage area and was the only one down there with him. A noise like a yelp sounded, then nothing. Asher went back to his work tightening the nut.
More tapping sounded behind him. It was now rhythmic. He knew there was nothing out there, but sometimes the mind played tricks on you. Moving away from the engine the hum of the Majoris Drive dimmed a little. What he thought was more humming turned out to be a low groan.
“Atalanta!” He yelled, no answer. Angrily moving to the storage area he cursed as he wiped greasy hands on his clothes. “Starburst open,” Asher said at the door.
Inside there was no Atty. Her flashlight was discarded on the floor pointing right at him. Annoyed, he walked in the dark room and grabbed it. The light began to flicker as he slapped it. A thick glob of saliva fell onto the lens of the light. Asher slowly looked up to the ceiling. His light illuminated the carnage above.
Atty was stuck to the ceiling. Her mouth in a voiceless scream. Attached to her was the last thing Asher wanted to see. “A Venutian!” He gasped. She was in black leather from head to foot. Her mouth was between Atty’s thighs eating her out. Her pink/blue hair hung down as she made his crewmate cum again and again.
Asher had just the thing to fight her, but he left his tools at the engine. Slowly he began to back out of the storage room. He stumbled on an unseen box and cursed. The Venutian turned to look at him. With a hiss she used her tail like a whip to grab him. The pink mana of the whip made him convulse immediately. She had latched it on right at his waist. Her Nerve Control Mana caused him to cum uncontrollably.
Blacking out with the onslaught he wasn’t sure how long he slept. When he came to, Atty was cumatose on the floor beside him. Her face in a wide smile, her mouth glistened with Venutian saliva and cum.
“Oh poor Atty,” he said. A tear came to his eye. Then she was on him. The Venutian came from the shadows. He didn’t scream, at least he hoped he didn’t. Sailors of the mighty abyss were warned of them. Sex crazed she-beasts that only wanted one thing. Your cum.
He gulped as she sniffed him. Powerless to her advances her hands glowed with mana as the tight leather on her grew tighter. Her breasts expanded out. He was ashamed to admit that he had a boner. She wore a long leather corset with black stockings. Her whip trailed behind her like a tail.
“You already finished her off,” he pleaded. “Just let me go.”
She laughed. Licking her lips she began to unbutton his shirt. Asher was too afraid to move his hands. He watched as she finished unbuttoning his shirt and then moved to his jeans. He gulped but didn’t stop her. She raised up kissing his chest lightly. Moving slowly back down until she was at his abs. His dick grew again poking her in the black corset.
Her lips became more full as she channeled mana into them, then slowly her long tongue extended out. It was bigger than he remembered. Almost 8 inches long now it trailed after her on his abs. Like a snake it twirled back and wrapped around his dick. He groaned as the tongue slid up and down his shaft, almost jerking him off. A sparkle was in the Venutian’s eyes as she understood exactly what she was doing to him.
The tongue raised up, and slowly she directed his dick to point at her face. Lowering her mouth she wrapped her now large lips around his glans. Her tongue on the bottom of his lower head began to twirl around him. Constricting his shaft. He groaned again, his head going back by reflex.
“Holy fuck,” he whispered through gritted teeth as he turned back to watch. Her head lowered down on his shaft, the huge tongue never stopped moving. Mana coated saliva poured out of her mouth making everything glide smoother. She got half way down and her eyes crossed. Her Ero Zone had grown since she got the skill, now it spread much further in her throat.
She brought herself up, then back down. He groaned as the tip of her tongue began to play with his balls as she moved up and down. She sputtered and shook, but as he was about to cum she slammed her face down all the way. The Venutian’s body came hard as he did. Huge spurts of cum shot down her throat causing his dick to grow bigger. Now more stimulated than ever he grabbed her head and began to hump into it further as he kept coming.
When he was empty he let her go. She slowly raised her head and smiled at him. Then with a crack her whip circled around hitting him across the chest. It hurt and felt good. The pink whip raised up and hit him again. He cursed, unsure if he should enjoy or hate it. Being pelted with Sex mana was a blessing and a curse.
Asher knew it was now or never. He shot up and grabbed the hands of the Venutian. Pushing her into a wall he began to grow. She whimpered looking up at him. No words were said, she blinked staring into his eyes. He pulled her arms up and lined his dick with her lower entrance. She panted as he slammed in all the way. The beast screamed a joyous yell as she came, but he was only getting started. Pulling back he slammed in again. The monster dropped her whip and opened her legs wide.
His dick made her corset bulge out; they stared at it then locked eyes. Licking her lips he humped into her harder. Cycling mana in his dick it vibrated in her causing her to squirt on him, it was her only defense. Probably some acid squirt or something, he didn’t know or care. Ignoring the wet feeling of her he pounded her hard into the wall. Using Casanova throughout the entirety of his dick she screamed. A high pitched tone escaped her lips and her eyes crossed.
The view gave him all the strength he needed to thrust in one final time and release his cum into her. She gasped, her body shaking and with a final whimper she passed out. Asher forced himself to catch his breath still inside of her. Atty’s condition beside him was all the inspiration he needed. He began to pound into her again.
No skills or mana use, just him sliding in and out of her. Her body shook as she came, her eyes opened to look up at him. “I fucking love you,” she said.
“I love you,” he said.
“Reeks like sex down here!” Abby yelled from outside the room. She stepped in. “Fucking hell. Only left the planet a couple days ago and you 3 are playing some weird sex dungeon thing.”
“Hey,” Tiff said. “This was for a very specific reason. Did you get it?”
“No,” he said sadly. They wanted to try to get a Ship Maintenance skill. “Don’t think I will either. Roleplay is finicky like that.”
“Damn, still fun though,” she said. “I really felt like a sex alien.”
“You are,” he said.
“I’m still fucking here,” Abby reminded. Asher had been humping back into Tiff. “We have a communication from one of the Roktai patrols. They have someone on a quest to find a Hero System, and you’re the closest around.”
Asher frowned. “Shit. We will be up there in a minute.” Abby rolled her eyes but left.
“A long minute,” Tiff whispered. He nodded as he started pounding into her again. Atty woke up and he had to give her a couple of loads before they could go back up.
—
Asher stepped onto the bridge. It was Bishop and Vincent’s turn at the helm, but Batman and Ria were there too. “What’s up?” He asked.
Bishop explained. “Comm from one of the Roktai patrols. They were by the Ether Stream when someone hailed them. They let them out and verified they really have a quest for a Hero System. And since you’re so famous they offered to ask you.”
“Can we call them?” Asher asked.
“They’re still on the line,” Bishop said. He had taken to the ship well. Who didn’t like to push buttons and fly at thousands of miles an hour? He pushed a button on the controls in front of him. “This is Starburst, Asher Whitmore is on the line.”
A vid screen popped up showing a Roktai elf inside a small ship. “Goddess, its really him,” the elf said to someone off the screen. Another elf moved into view. Asher waved.
“How can we help you?” He asked.
“Yeah, we were doing our normal run along the Ether Stream. We were hailed by an unknown ship. Usually people are smart enough to not risk getting shot down, but sometimes Comms get damaged,” the elf said in a rush. “Anyway, they said they had a quest to meet a Hero. We broke off from the main group and were able to verify they had a System quest. We spoke to HQ, and they said to see if you were interested.”
“Any idea what it's about?”
“No, we just have a tool to verify quests. They said it only says for them to find a Hero. I assume it will update once they do,” the elf said.
“Thanks, one second,” Asher said. Bishop muted their side. “Do we try it?”
“Want to risk being looped into a quest?” Ria asked.
“Not really,” Asher admitted. “If we were outside Roktai run space I would say no right out, but I’m willing to hear them out. Maybe they need help later on.”
A few people nodded and they got the information needed from the elves. A couple of hours later they were near the Ether Stream when a small ship exited. The elves were next to them in their own ship to make sure it wasn’t a trap. Asher was hailed by the ship, they accepted the Comm call.
On the other side were 2 Star Elves. Pitch black skin, one was a male with short white hair, the other a female with long gray hair and large lips. He did his best to focus, but they didn’t wear many clothes. Only simple cloth wrapped around the female elf’s chest, the male was nude at least from the chest up.
“How can we help you?” Asher asked.
“You are the Lawful Good,” the female elf said. Relief in her voice and a smile on her face.
“I am,” he said. “We were just on our way home. What do you need?”
“We have been on a quest for months. A long chain quest. This next step asked for a Hero System. My brother and I watched your trial and knew you were with the Roktai. Since we were close we hoped to meet you.”
Brother eh? Tiff thought at him. She was reading his mind and also thought the Star Elf woman was hot.
“Can you tell us more about the quest?”
“We would like to do so in person, if it’s not too much to ask,” the Star Elf said.
“You two are the only ones on board?” Asher asked. They nodded. “What are your levels?”
“I am 32 and my brother is 34,” she said without hesitation. If they were using their cameras they could use ID, but since it was a Comm call they didn’t work that way. Asher thought about it. If they had been on the quest for months, maybe it could wait longer. He didn’t think it would be bad to try to help people too. More quests meant more rewards.
“Come to one of our docking legs. I believe your ship is small enough to enter,” he said. Soon one of the Starburst spikes had a hatch sliding down. The black spider-like ship of theirs slid in easily. Asher went down to greet them. Moving around the Ship level until he was at the correct leg he began descending the ladder. He was pleased they agreed, this was great practice to make sure everything worked right. They had done drills on Elantontrin, but this was a true test.
At the bottom of the ladder there was a hatch that separated the rest of the ship from the smaller ship port. He looked down into the glass window of the hatch. The black ship sat snugly inside. The Star Elves stepped outside. Asher confirmed that it was pressurized and opened the hatch.
“I would ask that you drop all storage items and weapons off in your ship,” Asher said. The Star Elves nodded. They both took off small rings from their person and set them in the ship. “Welcome aboard the Starburst,” he said. They smiled and slowly headed up the ladder to him. He used ID, and they were the levels they said. They didn’t wear anything but the thin cloth around their private parts. He was curious why a people that could afford a spaceship couldn’t afford clothes, but he was enjoying the view.
He moved up the ladder and soon was helping them up. “What do I call you?”
“I am Chartalla,” the female said in a very sweet voice. She had long ears that pointed at an angle from her head. Her long gray hair was tied and draped around her front. The cloth appeared to be tighter than he thought around her bust. Her skin and eyes were a deep black. The eyes sparkled with specks of white, making them look extra moist. Asher knew that is where they got their names. Their eyes looked like the stars.
“This is my brother Naminsk,” she added. Asher barely gave him a look.
“Does your brother talk?”
“No,” she admitted.
Asher nodded. “Before we go up, I would like to see you channel some mana please.” The elves looked at him oddly but began to. That was enough to confirm. The female used Space mana and the male used Time mana. Though they could be anything, knowing the element would allow him to know what to watch out for.
“We just moved in, but we can meet the others upstairs,” Asher said. He took them to the platform and they were soon in the Mess Hall. Most everyone not at the bridge was already seated at the table.
Fuck she’s hot, Tiff sent to him. He agreed, Chartalla was. They had slept with a Star Elf on Elantontrin, but this one was obviously much younger with finer curves.
“Please sit,” Asher said, pointing them to 2 chairs. Tiff sat a few chairs from the female, Asher a few from the male. Tiff would be able to tell if they lied, so he wasn’t too worried about her being so close. If anything the Star Elf girl was in trouble. Tiff practically drooled studying her.
“Walk us through this quest of yours,” Asher said.
The female elf coughed then began to speak. “Our people were enslaved 5 months ago,” she admitted. “We are from a smaller community. We have had no real issues with others, but about a year ago there was a huge demand for slaves as I’m sure you know.” She looked at him.
Asher was confused, he looked to Tosh. “Many people were freed after betting on a Lawful Good,” he said. “Remember?” Asher did remember. It was a billion to one odds, and because he passed people on planets were freed after leaders won bets.
“Yes, this created a vacuum, and slavers took bigger risks stealing people from places like our home,” Chartalla said.
“Sorry,” Asher said.
“I do not blame you, Lawful Good. If we were truly safe this wouldn’t have happened,” she said. He didn’t believe her, but was glad she lied. “My brother, a few others, and I were all that were left in our community. They took about 30 people, our parents included.” Her voice cracked as she spoke. Her brother squeezed her hand. “We are not heroes. We knew the System would not help or guide us in what to do. But our village had an artifact. Once used it gave a 1 time quest to reach a goal. We used this artifact to learn how to free our people. We took our ship and went off to find what was needed. A few months ago we received a quest to find a Hero. Because the Trials were going on we thought it best to wait for the winner to be decided. After your 2nd Trial we headed here.”
“And how am I supposed to help?” He asked, intrigued.
“We do not know,” she admitted. “We simply know to find a hero.”
“Is there a time limit on this quest?” He asked.
She nodded. “90 days,” she said. Asher hissed. That wasn’t ideal.
“Do you know where your people are?” Asher asked.
“The planet Endorval,” she said.
Tosh tsked loudly with that. Asher looked over to him. “That is the homeworld of the Burills.”
Asher wanted to laugh. It always came back to them. “Crew meeting,” Asher said. They were soon on the bridge. Tiff and Ming stayed out to watch the Star Elves.
“Thoughts?” Asher asked. Tosh was at the hologram.
“Starburst, time to reach Endorval from current location?” The timer said 35 days. “Starburst, time to reach Earth from Endorval?” The timer said 37 days. They were 85 days from the Guild conference so they would only have 13 days to figure out where slaves were and free them.
“I do not recommend it,” Tosh said. “The Burills will have defensive scouts like the Roktai have. And honestly we should not be making them angrier.”
“I hate to say it, but I agree,” Asher admitted. “If we could get home, handle some stuff then head back maybe. But 90 days doesn’t give us much.”
“Why are we even thinking about it?” His mother asked.
“Cus I really hate the Burills,” Asher said. She looked at him disappointed. Of course she wanted to go free slaves, not let Asher get some revenge. He didn’t care. Plarious did some bad things to him. Righteous or not, he would pay. They stepped out of the bridge.
“So you’re thinking about this more to stick it to Burills, than free slaves?” She whispered. A part of him was ashamed, but he nodded.
“I am sorry to say, but we will not be able to help you,” Asher admitted once out of the bridge. The female elf’s head fell sadly. “There is no way we can sneak into the Burill’s defensive line around the Mana Stream.”
Her face brightened. “Oh, that was one of the first things the System had us get. A cloaking device for a large ship. They would not see us,” she said excitedly.
Asher cursed inwardly, he hadn’t expected that. “Still…we will have to decline. We have a lot of responsibilities on our planet,” he said. “We can give you some Syscos and maybe ask the Roktai if they know any other Hero Systems.”
Chartalla looked sadly to the floor. Tears began to roll down her cheeks. Tiff walked over to comfort her, and when she was close Naminsk, Chartalla’s brother, grabbed his wife. Chartalla poured Space Mana into the area behind her brother and a rift in space appeared. Much like the space cracking rift the Avatar of the System had stepped out of at his trial.
Naminsk jumped into the rift in space and the crack closed before Asher could react. Tiff was gone with the star elf male. Asher stood there shocked for a split second. Mana cycled into him instantly and he had Chartalla by the shoulders pushed against the wall.
“Where is she!” He yelled. She slowly cried.
