Asher woke up to Chartalla still in his arms. They were 49 days till the Guild Conference on Earth. She had fallen asleep next to him most every night. On nights he took a shift at the bridge he would come to his room and find her sleeping on his arm the next morning. She was a beautiful woman, but he refused to touch her until Tiff decided on her punishment. She often came and watched him and Atalanta have sex. Never speaking, simply watching. Apparently Atty and her had spoken about it, but he didn’t pry. When he and Atty were done, Chartalla would crawl in bed without a word.
Getting up he left her to sleep there. Atty rolled over and the girls snuggled into one another. He wanted to laugh, but without Tiff there he didn’t think it was worth enjoying. Day by day he was getting used to her absence. He now understood why she was so desperate to see him during the 2nd trial. Asher didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing how much he loved her.
He headed out of his room. They would be getting close to Endorval soon. They had attached Chartalla’s cloaking device fairly quickly. It latched onto the Ether Drive and made them invisible for a short time. It was draining, but after an hour they were far enough away from the Ether Stream to turn it off. Now they looked like another Marjoris ship. They hadn’t been spotted yet.
He had made contact with Lyola and Tillie a couple of times. She too was upset about the situation. Eliffy was back off planet but he had called her once. They had video sex. Nothing was as good as the real thing.
Along with learning more about his crew mates Asher was still playing with his mana control. With the mana manifestation skill it became easier to manipulate. He was hoping to have a second dick by the time Tiff was back, but it was proving harder than he thought.
He could make a phallic out of mana. But it didn’t look like a dick and he couldn’t feel anything from it. There was plenty of time to practice. Leaving that for another time he closed in on the others.
“We good on the plan?” Asher asked Tosh.
“No, what plan? There is no plan,” the elf said truthfully.
“What's wrong now?” Asher asked. The elf was right, there was no real plan.
“I didn’t think about identifiers. There will be plenty in the city. They can see name, level, System and race.”
“So? There's gotta be humans and elves on the planet, right?” He asked. Asher knew that his level was usually hidden from Identifiers, but he wasn’t sure about anything else.
“Yes, as slaves. And no, the problem is with you. What do you think would happen if an Identifier like this noticed someone named Asher Whitmore walking around? You killed the next in line for the Guild,” he said. “Forget your sponsor. They’d just murder you and make it look like they didn’t know.”
Ash hadn’t thought about that. Slowly he did something he hadn’t in a long time, he changed his name.
| Roleplay Skill Activating |
“What’s my name say now?” Quinten asked.
Tosh pointed a portable Identifier at him. “Quinten Hardly?” He asked, confused. “All the other information is jumbled?”
Quin laughed. “One of my skills,” he said. “That fixes that problem I guess. Now, I think maybe we should work on my face.”
“How so?”
“I mean it’s perfect already, but could I be recognized?” Quinten asked.
“To elves most humans look alike,” Tosh said.
“Ouch, racist much? They’re ones to talk, they all look like chicks,” he spat. Maybe he was the racist one, that made him think.
“Keera honey, teach me how to become beautifuler,” Asher said. Keera smiled widely. First she brought up Tom Cruise’s face. “Oh, yes, but too old. I’m thinking more Zachary Levi.” Her screen showed the actor’s face. “Much closer,” he said with a wide smile as he poured mana into his face.
—
It was Quinten, Nadir, and Tosh heading to the planet. They had split off from the Starburst and were now on the smaller 5-man team ship. It was enough for 5 people and then some. There was a large screen at the front that gave Quin vertigo, but he was slowly getting used to it. The ship was about the size of a big van. There were no wings on the side, but there was a large Majoris and Ether Drive in the back. It was red and gray like the Starburst, and reminded Quin of the Winnebago from Spaceballs. Bulky, but it did the job. He had dubbed it the Starfall to piss Tiff off more.
The landing wasn’t as cool as Quinten saw in movies. The engine was able to automatically slow their descent so they didn’t heat up and soon they were on the outskirts of a major city. It was nighttime now so Quinten didn’t have a chance to see the planet. The area they were in was rocky and barren. The Burill capital was only a few miles out.
“What’s the plan?” Tosh asked.
“What’s with you and plans?” Quinten asked. “You always want to have a plan.”
“What? Plans keep you alive,” Tosh said angrily, the old elf was easy to rile up.
“I want to get a feel for the planet,” Quinten said. “The people too. If you were looking for specific people on Elantontrin, where would you look?”
“Guild Hall. They have records of everyone,” he said.
“Does the League use computers?”
“Something similar, but they’ll be keyed to specific people,” Tosh said. “You will need someone else’s access.”
Quinten frowned. He eyed Nadir. “You know, you can be quite beautiful,” he commented. Nadir nodded, he either agreed, or could tell where Quinten was going with this.
“Tosh, watch the car,” Quin said and they were off. They were on their own Gliders and heading to the city. Since there was sand and rocks everywhere Quin felt like Darth Maul on Tatooine. Once they were close they walked into the city. He was a little surprised they were actually stopped by guards. It was sad that he only had to bribe them with 1 Sysco to get by, they could have demanded a lot more from him.
After another Sysco bribe they found out where other guards liked to drink. Quinten and Nadir were quickly on their way to one of many regular spots. The sun was down, the streets were dark, but the music in the club was loud.
They spent the first hour getting the lay of the land. After buying some local currency from their System Stores they were loose with money. The majority of people were Blood Elves. The young men were pink skinned with sharp pointy teeth and bleached white hair. Older Blood Elves had dark red skin.
The female Blood Elves were beauties all their own. Their skin ranged from the light pink to dark purple. Long hair that was either gold, bleached blonde, or a bright white color. They didn’t have sharp teeth, but dull human ones. Without sharp teeth he could picture having fun with them. Their ears were much longer than the males as well. Asher found himself enjoying their aesthetic.
It did not take them long to reel in a fish. Quinten noticed a group of women blood elves dancing on the stage. He found the most expensive drink on the menu at half a Sysco and ordered them all one. Nadir shot his Charm up and the girls practically flocked to them.
“What are some cute humans like you doing in a place like this?” A shorter Blood Elf woman asked. She actually wore her guard uniform. It had the Burill insignia on it. There were stripes on her shoulder that he guessed meant she was higher up in the echelon.
“Looking for prey,” Quinten said with a wide smile. “My friend and I are only in town for a little bit. Need some people to show us around.” He handed her an expensive drink and she chugged it down. She was a little older, but still cute. He gave her a wide smile.
She sighed happily when the drink was gone. “You look like the married type,” she said.
“I am,” he admitted. “My wives like to share though.” She laughed loudly.
“Wives? You must be rich then?”
“I have some Syscos to spare,” he admitted.
“Then we should be drinking the good stuff,” she said loudly. “Hey!” She yelled to a waiter. “Bring us some Ambrosia.”
“All out, sorry,” the waiter said. She frowned. Quinten was a little disappointed. He wouldn’t mind stocking up. He used ID on her.
Blood Elf
Level 62
Not bad, he thought. “I have some Ambrosia,” Quinten admitted. He pulled it out. There was barely any. “But I was waiting for a special occasion.” He frowned.
“Meeting new people is special,” she said excitedly, staring at the bottle. She made a move for it. He drew it back.
He cast Mesmerizing Gaze. “I’ll give you all you want if you do me a favor,” he promised. Her eyes took on a relaxed look. He released her. The hypnotizing effect stuck.
“What kind of favor?” She asked with a smile. Moving closer to him she pressed her chest against his arm.
“Take me to where you work,” he whispered. Drawing her in for a kiss his saliva tasted like the fruity static of ambrosia. She moaned with the taste. Their tongues fought. Quinten would sleep with half the planet if it gave him Tiff back, and he’d do it with a smile.
“Ok,” she whispered when he let her draw back. Grabbing his hand she pulled him away from the table. Quinten waved at Nadir. The man had become popular. He was now entertaining another 6 girls with the same guard uniform on. He made the call motion and the Adonis nodded.
“Why do you want to go to my work?” She asked. He pulled her close. Casting Mesmerizing Gaze her mood relaxed again.
“It turns me on, probably,” he said. He couldn’t think of a good lie. Releasing the mana she snapped back to it. She grabbed his dick so he made it hard. Her eyes bulged and slowly she nodded. He raised the Pheromones around them from 20 to 40.
She hailed some kind of taxi. “Burill Guild Hall,” she said and Quinten attacked her. She began to giggle as his Casanova charged fingers dug into her back. She groaned in his ear. “Let’s go to my place,” she offered. Quinten chuckled. Once upon a time he was too scared to seduce girls. Now it was easy.
“Favor first. Then fun,” he promised. His fingers slid across her inner thighs toward her pussy as she shook. She nodded as they began to make out.
It didn’t take long to arrive at the Hall. Quin threw money at the cab driver. “I nabbed myself a rich one this time,” she laughed.
“Very rich. And very horny,” he promised, squeezing her butt cheek.
“What are we doing here?” She asked. Quin didn’t like her tone. He used Mesmerizing Gaze.
“You promised to help me find someone,” he said.
“Oh right,” she said, coming back to herself. “Not too hard to find people here.” She moved to a side door. There was a screen beside the door that was white. She placed her face in front of the screen, it turned green. A beep sounded.
“What’s that?” He asked.
“Gods, you are new to town. You have to verify you aren’t some wanted criminal,” she said. Quinten slowly moved his face in front of the screen. The white screen turned yellow with a beep. “You’re all good. I’ll change your access later.”
Holy fuck this is too easy, he thought. This was supposed to be the hard part. At this rate they’d be leaving tomorrow. A smile split his face. She walked them inside. He still didn’t know her name. She pulled him in for another kiss. He laughed as she guided them down a hall to a side room.
“Leeza, what the hell are you doing back?” Another female guard asked. They were in a small room, security camera screens littered the walls.
“Fuck,” Leeza his target said. “I was doing my friend a favor. Thought you’d be doing rounds.”
The 1 guard stared at him. He smiled widely. He considered bribing her, but who knows if they’d sell the information. He didn’t feel right killing them either. Maybe he needed to play dumb for a bit.
“I was curious how you kept track of people,” he admitted. “A friend of mine went missing, and I was trying to find him.”
The 1 guard looked at him skeptically. His date looked to the ground shyly. “He has money,” Leeza offered.
By the reaction on the other guards' faces his questions were answered. “5 Syscos,” he promised. He sent them both the money. The guard quickly changed her tune with that.
The female guard looked to a screen on the wall. “The entire network is linked. No one can leave without our say so. The AI monitors all comings and goings. Whose your friend?”
Quinten wanted to lie, knock them out and find it himself. But with an AI watching that might cause problems. His Mesmerizing Gaze and particular set of skills gave him more options.
“A slave by the name of Hiken. A star elf,” he admitted. Within seconds they brought up his information.
“Oh boy,” the guard said. “He’s on Azya’s land.”
“Whose that?” He asked.
“The black sheep of the Burills. She’s very weird. Kind of kicked out by the guild master,” she said.
Quin tsked. He didn’t like the Burills. He might like a black sheep. He noticed that Hiken was in a city called Azya. Or maybe that was just because she ruled it. “Where is Azya?”
The guard brought up a map. It was 1 continent over at the center of the land mass. “Well that’s everything I needed.” He smiled broadly at them.
“Would you all like to see a magic trick?” He asked. The 2 women turned to him.
He used Mesmerizing Gaze on them both. “Delete the search history,” he said to one. After a few simple commands to the AI it was done. “Take off your clothes.”
They did so reluctantly, but it happened. He sent them 5 more Syscos each. They accepted. Coating them both in Pheromones he said, “you will forget me. You both got drunk and don’t remember tonight.” When his Pheromones hit 100 the girls embraced as they came in one another's arms. He didn’t stop until they both passed out on the floor. Juices leaking between them he would let them wonder what happened.
On his way out he noticed a Blood Elf beating an elderly Star Elf. He wanted to do something. But with an AI watching he didn’t risk it. He grumbled as he called Nadir on the Comm.
“I got it,” he said when the other man picked up. Outside he turned a corner. Nadir had been walking toward the palace with 2 Blood Elves on each arm. “Jeez, overachieve much?”
Nadir laughed. He dropped his Charm down and Asher left the girls cumatose on the ground from his Pheromones. There would be more than a few interesting stories from guards the next day.
Asher woke up to Chartalla still in his arms. They were 49 days till the Guild Conference on Earth. She had fallen asleep next to him most every night. On nights he took a shift at the bridge he would come to his room and find her sleeping on his arm the next morning. She was a beautiful woman, but he refused to touch her until Tiff decided on her punishment. She often came and watched him and Atalanta have sex. Never speaking, simply watching. Apparently Atty and her had spoken about it, but he didn’t pry. When he and Atty were done, Chartalla would crawl in bed without a word.
Getting up he left her to sleep there. Atty rolled over and the girls snuggled into one another. He wanted to laugh, but without Tiff there he didn’t think it was worth enjoying. Day by day he was getting used to her absence. He now understood why she was so desperate to see him during the 2nd trial. Asher didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing how much he loved her.
He headed out of his room. They would be getting close to Endorval soon. They had attached Chartalla’s cloaking device fairly quickly. It latched onto the Ether Drive and made them invisible for a short time. It was draining, but after an hour they were far enough away from the Ether Stream to turn it off. Now they looked like another Marjoris ship. They hadn’t been spotted yet.
He had made contact with Lyola and Tillie a couple of times. She too was upset about the situation. Eliffy was back off planet but he had called her once. They had video sex. Nothing was as good as the real thing.
Along with learning more about his crew mates Asher was still playing with his mana control. With the mana manifestation skill it became easier to manipulate. He was hoping to have a second dick by the time Tiff was back, but it was proving harder than he thought.
He could make a phallic out of mana. But it didn’t look like a dick and he couldn’t feel anything from it. There was plenty of time to practice. Leaving that for another time he closed in on the others.
“We good on the plan?” Asher asked Tosh.
“No, what plan? There is no plan,” the elf said truthfully.
“What's wrong now?” Asher asked. The elf was right, there was no real plan.
“I didn’t think about identifiers. There will be plenty in the city. They can see name, level, System and race.”
“So? There's gotta be humans and elves on the planet, right?” He asked. Asher knew that his level was usually hidden from Identifiers, but he wasn’t sure about anything else.
“Yes, as slaves. And no, the problem is with you. What do you think would happen if an Identifier like this noticed someone named Asher Whitmore walking around? You killed the next in line for the Guild,” he said. “Forget your sponsor. They’d just murder you and make it look like they didn’t know.”
Ash hadn’t thought about that. Slowly he did something he hadn’t in a long time, he changed his name.
| Roleplay Skill Activating |
“What’s my name say now?” Quinten asked.
Tosh pointed a portable Identifier at him. “Quinten Hardly?” He asked, confused. “All the other information is jumbled?”
Quin laughed. “One of my skills,” he said. “That fixes that problem I guess. Now, I think maybe we should work on my face.”
“How so?”
“I mean it’s perfect already, but could I be recognized?” Quinten asked.
“To elves most humans look alike,” Tosh said.
“Ouch, racist much? They’re ones to talk, they all look like chicks,” he spat. Maybe he was the racist one, that made him think.
“Keera honey, teach me how to become beautifuler,” Asher said. Keera smiled widely. First she brought up Tom Cruise’s face. “Oh, yes, but too old. I’m thinking more Zachary Levi.” Her screen showed the actor’s face. “Much closer,” he said with a wide smile as he poured mana into his face.
—
It was Quinten, Nadir, and Tosh heading to the planet. They had split off from the Starburst and were now on the smaller 5-man team ship. It was enough for 5 people and then some. There was a large screen at the front that gave Quin vertigo, but he was slowly getting used to it. The ship was about the size of a big van. There were no wings on the side, but there was a large Majoris and Ether Drive in the back. It was red and gray like the Starburst, and reminded Quin of the Winnebago from Spaceballs. Bulky, but it did the job. He had dubbed it the Starfall to piss Tiff off more.
The landing wasn’t as cool as Quinten saw in movies. The engine was able to automatically slow their descent so they didn’t heat up and soon they were on the outskirts of a major city. It was nighttime now so Quinten didn’t have a chance to see the planet. The area they were in was rocky and barren. The Burill capital was only a few miles out.
“What’s the plan?” Tosh asked.
“What’s with you and plans?” Quinten asked. “You always want to have a plan.”
“What? Plans keep you alive,” Tosh said angrily, the old elf was easy to rile up.
“I want to get a feel for the planet,” Quinten said. “The people too. If you were looking for specific people on Elantontrin, where would you look?”
“Guild Hall. They have records of everyone,” he said.
“Does the League use computers?”
“Something similar, but they’ll be keyed to specific people,” Tosh said. “You will need someone else’s access.”
Quinten frowned. He eyed Nadir. “You know, you can be quite beautiful,” he commented. Nadir nodded, he either agreed, or could tell where Quinten was going with this.
“Tosh, watch the car,” Quin said and they were off. They were on their own Gliders and heading to the city. Since there was sand and rocks everywhere Quin felt like Darth Maul on Tatooine. Once they were close they walked into the city. He was a little surprised they were actually stopped by guards. It was sad that he only had to bribe them with 1 Sysco to get by, they could have demanded a lot more from him.
After another Sysco bribe they found out where other guards liked to drink. Quinten and Nadir were quickly on their way to one of many regular spots. The sun was down, the streets were dark, but the music in the club was loud.
They spent the first hour getting the lay of the land. After buying some local currency from their System Stores they were loose with money. The majority of people were Blood Elves. The young men were pink skinned with sharp pointy teeth and bleached white hair. Older Blood Elves had dark red skin.
The female Blood Elves were beauties all their own. Their skin ranged from the light pink to dark purple. Long hair that was either gold, bleached blonde, or a bright white color. They didn’t have sharp teeth, but dull human ones. Without sharp teeth he could picture having fun with them. Their ears were much longer than the males as well. Asher found himself enjoying their aesthetic.
It did not take them long to reel in a fish. Quinten noticed a group of women blood elves dancing on the stage. He found the most expensive drink on the menu at half a Sysco and ordered them all one. Nadir shot his Charm up and the girls practically flocked to them.
“What are some cute humans like you doing in a place like this?” A shorter Blood Elf woman asked. She actually wore her guard uniform. It had the Burill insignia on it. There were stripes on her shoulder that he guessed meant she was higher up in the echelon.
“Looking for prey,” Quinten said with a wide smile. “My friend and I are only in town for a little bit. Need some people to show us around.” He handed her an expensive drink and she chugged it down. She was a little older, but still cute. He gave her a wide smile.
She sighed happily when the drink was gone. “You look like the married type,” she said.
“I am,” he admitted. “My wives like to share though.” She laughed loudly.
“Wives? You must be rich then?”
“I have some Syscos to spare,” he admitted.
“Then we should be drinking the good stuff,” she said loudly. “Hey!” She yelled to a waiter. “Bring us some Ambrosia.”
“All out, sorry,” the waiter said. She frowned. Quinten was a little disappointed. He wouldn’t mind stocking up. He used ID on her.
Blood Elf
Level 62
Not bad, he thought. “I have some Ambrosia,” Quinten admitted. He pulled it out. There was barely any. “But I was waiting for a special occasion.” He frowned.
“Meeting new people is special,” she said excitedly, staring at the bottle. She made a move for it. He drew it back.
He cast Mesmerizing Gaze. “I’ll give you all you want if you do me a favor,” he promised. Her eyes took on a relaxed look. He released her. The hypnotizing effect stuck.
“What kind of favor?” She asked with a smile. Moving closer to him she pressed her chest against his arm.
“Take me to where you work,” he whispered. Drawing her in for a kiss his saliva tasted like the fruity static of ambrosia. She moaned with the taste. Their tongues fought. Quinten would sleep with half the planet if it gave him Tiff back, and he’d do it with a smile.
“Ok,” she whispered when he let her draw back. Grabbing his hand she pulled him away from the table. Quinten waved at Nadir. The man had become popular. He was now entertaining another 6 girls with the same guard uniform on. He made the call motion and the Adonis nodded.
“Why do you want to go to my work?” She asked. He pulled her close. Casting Mesmerizing Gaze her mood relaxed again.
“It turns me on, probably,” he said. He couldn’t think of a good lie. Releasing the mana she snapped back to it. She grabbed his dick so he made it hard. Her eyes bulged and slowly she nodded. He raised the Pheromones around them from 20 to 40.
She hailed some kind of taxi. “Burill Guild Hall,” she said and Quinten attacked her. She began to giggle as his Casanova charged fingers dug into her back. She groaned in his ear. “Let’s go to my place,” she offered. Quinten chuckled. Once upon a time he was too scared to seduce girls. Now it was easy.
“Favor first. Then fun,” he promised. His fingers slid across her inner thighs toward her pussy as she shook. She nodded as they began to make out.
It didn’t take long to arrive at the Hall. Quin threw money at the cab driver. “I nabbed myself a rich one this time,” she laughed.
“Very rich. And very horny,” he promised, squeezing her butt cheek.
“What are we doing here?” She asked. Quin didn’t like her tone. He used Mesmerizing Gaze.
“You promised to help me find someone,” he said.
“Oh right,” she said, coming back to herself. “Not too hard to find people here.” She moved to a side door. There was a screen beside the door that was white. She placed her face in front of the screen, it turned green. A beep sounded.
“What’s that?” He asked.
“Gods, you are new to town. You have to verify you aren’t some wanted criminal,” she said. Quinten slowly moved his face in front of the screen. The white screen turned yellow with a beep. “You’re all good. I’ll change your access later.”
Holy fuck this is too easy, he thought. This was supposed to be the hard part. At this rate they’d be leaving tomorrow. A smile split his face. She walked them inside. He still didn’t know her name. She pulled him in for another kiss. He laughed as she guided them down a hall to a side room.
“Leeza, what the hell are you doing back?” Another female guard asked. They were in a small room, security camera screens littered the walls.
“Fuck,” Leeza his target said. “I was doing my friend a favor. Thought you’d be doing rounds.”
The 1 guard stared at him. He smiled widely. He considered bribing her, but who knows if they’d sell the information. He didn’t feel right killing them either. Maybe he needed to play dumb for a bit.
“I was curious how you kept track of people,” he admitted. “A friend of mine went missing, and I was trying to find him.”
The 1 guard looked at him skeptically. His date looked to the ground shyly. “He has money,” Leeza offered.
By the reaction on the other guards' faces his questions were answered. “5 Syscos,” he promised. He sent them both the money. The guard quickly changed her tune with that.
The female guard looked to a screen on the wall. “The entire network is linked. No one can leave without our say so. The AI monitors all comings and goings. Whose your friend?”
Quinten wanted to lie, knock them out and find it himself. But with an AI watching that might cause problems. His Mesmerizing Gaze and particular set of skills gave him more options.
“A slave by the name of Hiken. A star elf,” he admitted. Within seconds they brought up his information.
“Oh boy,” the guard said. “He’s on Azya’s land.”
“Whose that?” He asked.
“The black sheep of the Burills. She’s very weird. Kind of kicked out by the guild master,” she said.
Quin tsked. He didn’t like the Burills. He might like a black sheep. He noticed that Hiken was in a city called Azya. Or maybe that was just because she ruled it. “Where is Azya?”
The guard brought up a map. It was 1 continent over at the center of the land mass. “Well that’s everything I needed.” He smiled broadly at them.
“Would you all like to see a magic trick?” He asked. The 2 women turned to him.
He used Mesmerizing Gaze on them both. “Delete the search history,” he said to one. After a few simple commands to the AI it was done. “Take off your clothes.”
They did so reluctantly, but it happened. He sent them 5 more Syscos each. They accepted. Coating them both in Pheromones he said, “you will forget me. You both got drunk and don’t remember tonight.” When his Pheromones hit 100 the girls embraced as they came in one another's arms. He didn’t stop until they both passed out on the floor. Juices leaking between them he would let them wonder what happened.
On his way out he noticed a Blood Elf beating an elderly Star Elf. He wanted to do something. But with an AI watching he didn’t risk it. He grumbled as he called Nadir on the Comm.
“I got it,” he said when the other man picked up. Outside he turned a corner. Nadir had been walking toward the palace with 2 Blood Elves on each arm. “Jeez, overachieve much?”
Nadir laughed. He dropped his Charm down and Asher left the girls cumatose on the ground from his Pheromones. There would be more than a few interesting stories from guards the next day.
