Asher knocked on the door. He was a little lost here, the situation was too weird. He felt like he was back in high school. It wasn’t long before the door burst open. “Why hello Champion,” Millfadona said with a wide smile. “To what do we owe the pleasure?”
“I was hoping to spend some time with Lyola. She said she’d be here,” Asher said. He wore the best clothes he thought to bring. Some blue jeans and a button down black shirt. Millfadona in a long dress and shiny jewelry proved that their normal day attire was better than the best he had.
“She is, please come in,” Millie said heading back into the room. They were in a sitting room for elves. Short table with decorative pillows for seating, weird wooden art on pedestals. There was even a fireplace, though it didn’t have a fire going. “When can we expect a grandchild?” Millie asked bluntly. Asher began to sweat more.
His voice cracked, “Well I was hoping to think about it?”
“Think about what? The way I hear it, you and Lyola and your first wife Tiff are quite heated when together. There are rumors of your…virility in the city.”
Asher gulped. He did not feel comfortable talking about this with his future mother-in-law. It had only been 2 days since the orgy with ladies of the night, and it was already around the capital city. “Mother!” Lyloa cut in walking in from a side room.
“What?” Millfadona asked, hiding a smile. “I simply think it is far time that you had a child. And with the Champion no less. I know more than a few women jealous of your conquest. Besides, you have so many Trials coming up, I would hate for you to miss an opportunity.”
“Then we better get practicing,” Asher said to Lyola as she walked closer. She looked a little older than him. Her attitude toward certain touchy endeavors made her act younger. In a short blue dress she wore nothing too fancy, except blue earrings that hung low from the bottom of her long ears. Her feet were in thong sandals like most of the elves. He could tell that she was nervous, which helped his own hesitant feelings.
“You look as beautiful as ever Lyola.” She blushed. “I got you something. On my planet when you are engaged to someone the man gives the woman a ring. I know you don’t need for anything,” he said, willing the ring to hand. “But I saw it and thought of you.” The ring appeared normal. The insets were large emeralds, and the band itself was golden but had a green tint to it in certain lights.
| Earthen Band | |
| Cost | 500 Syscos |
| Enchant 1 | Earth Mana Affinity +.25% |
| Enchant 2 | Binding |
He had gone back to the Accessory Store the day before to find one. He was tempted to get a Lovers Band that would allow them to communicate long distances, but he doubted they would let him have it during the trials. Unsure what else to do he walked up to her and put it on her ring finger.
Lyola looked down at it and smiled. She coursed mana through it to bind it to her. “Thank you,” she said, moving some hair behind her ear as she shyly looked away.
“You can start making babies at any time,” Millfadona said. She stood next to them smiling at their interaction.
“Thank you mother,” Lyola hissed. Asher laughed and took her hand.
“Come on, show me around,” he said. “I wasn’t sure where to go, but Tosh recommended a restaurant.” They headed out the room. “Should we disguise ourselves?”
She appeared to finally catch herself as the blush left her face. “Depends on what we do,” she said.
“Any recommendations?” Asher asked. They passed the closet they had sex in, but he focused on the date. “I’d prefer to not wear disguises. I can change my face a little, but it would be better to see your face.” She blushed again. Asher doubted she had ever been on a date before.
“I can travel the city without being noticed. I grew up here, but I do have a few disguising charms,” she admitted. “We could go watch a vid. Use a portal to go to one of the more populated planets. Although we would be recognized more easily.”
“What do you do on a normal date here?”
“I wouldn’t know. Most have been too afraid to approach me,” she admitted, turning away shyly.
Asher pinched her butt which made her jump. “Then we will do a normal date from my planet. Walk around. Get some food. Walk under the stars.” He slowed his pace to enjoy the company as they entered the platform elevator. “What are your dreams?”
“Like what?” Lyola asked. Her body appeared to be slowly relaxing.
“Before I came along would you have been happy being Chieftess of your city?”
“Perhaps,” she admitted. “We live for a long time naturally. Most elves try to stay busy, but we take things day by day.”
“I can’t imagine living for thousands of years,” he commented. “Sounds boring.”
“Why’s that? How long would you have expected to live without the System?”
“80 years probably,” he admitted.
“Goddess, that’s not fully grown for an elf,” she said as the platform reached the bottom floor.
“Exactly,” he said with a laugh. As they walked into the main floor someone caught his eye. She had black hair, but wore the same black corset Tiff walked out in that morning. She was standing by a hallway, peaking into it. Asher pulled Lyola with him to intercept.
“What are you doing?” Asher asked.
The dark haired woman jumped as if he goosed her. “Jeez, don’t sneak up on me,” Tiff said, turning around. She had changed her hair color, but not much else. “Oh your date, right,” Tiff said as she noticed Lyola. “I am keeping myself busy, thank you very much.”
“With spying?” Asher asked. There was no one down the hallway now.
“It’s called investigating. Come on, Batman is up to something,” she said heading down the hall. Asher looked to Lyola, she shrugged. Following, Asher couldn’t help but stare at Tiff’s ass as it swayed. She wore a black and red corset and lace skirt. “I noticed Batman acting off yesterday,” she informed them in a whisper. “I think I stumbled on something I wasn’t supposed to.”
“He could simply be exploring,” Asher offered.
“Oh no,” Tiff said. “I think something much more interesting is going on.” She had been looking down branching hallways but there was no sign of Batman. When they got to the last one she peeked over the edge and held up her hand to stop them.
“They’re here.” Asher could hear the excitement in her voice. She jumped over to the other side of the hall and signaled them closer. Asher walked over with Lyola. Down the hall was a large room. It appeared to be a random sitting room. There was a small table at the center with an ornate carpet underneath. Pillows lined the walls. On the other side of the room stood Batman staring at a painting on the wall. Next to him stood one of the Pumakin. Dark black skin, short dark hair with fur covered cat ears poking out of the top of her head. She wore the simple maid uniform of the other servants. Her long black tail stuck out of her skirt and swayed.
“It’s a Pumakin,” Tiff whispered like it made her excitement clear.
“Is that a pokemon?” Asher joked.
“No, dumbass. She is a CAT WOMAN.” She said the words slowly so he could understand.
Asher’s heart began to beat rapidly as he understood where she was going with this. Looking back he noticed that Batman and the cat woman stood awfully close for someone that had only been on planet a few days. Carl Newman wasn’t in his Batman suit for once. He wore a nice polo shirt, and dress pants. Asher’s excitement grew.
“Oh my god,” he said as he put it together. Excitement clear in his voice.
“I know, right?” Tiff said, pulling away from the hall. She clapped. “I saw them walking down the hall together yesterday.”
“Best day ever,” Asher said.
“I don’t get it,” Lyola commented with a frown on her face. Batman and the Pumakin moved to look at another piece of art. When they weren’t looking Tiff jumped back to their side and drew them away.
“On our world his System is from an ancient legend,” Tiff explained. “The man that is a bat, the Batman. Do you know what bats are?” Lyola shook her head. “Good. Well, the Batman fights crime, and always in the legends he ends up with a Catwoman.”
“You have beastkin on your planet?” Lyola asked.
“No, just humans, sadly. They are legends. Really just people trying to replicate the powers of animals,” Asher explained. “Catwoman fights for evil, and Batman fights for good. They’re always star crossed lovers.” It was embarrassing how much excitement was in his voice. Asher heard Carl’s deep voice getting louder. Tiff and Ash dragged Lyola to a side door. They cracked the door to watch them walk away together down the hall. The Pumakin’s tail swayed slowly as they walked.
Asher and Tiff squealed like fangirls quietly. When they were far enough away they slunk out of the room. They slowly followed, but at the end of the hall Batman and the Puma went different ways. Tiff sighed heavily. “What can we do to get them more time alone?” Slowly they put a plan together.
—
“Carl, I need a favor,” Asher said, walking up to him.
“What’s up?” Batman asked.
“I have to do some engagement stuff,” he said. “And I was told there was a new type of potion Lyola wanted at the Alchemist shop we went to. Would you mind checking if they have a new potion in? I want to make a good impression.” Batman seemed hesitant. “I’ll let you take my Glider,” he offered. That worked. Soon they were at one of the Glider platforms on the side of the palace and Asher was waving him off. Tiff and Lyola walked out.
“Ready?” Tiff asked. Asher nodded. Her Glider appeared next to her. Lyola pulled one out as well. She didn’t have a Timeless Band like them, but her earrings more than made up for the space requirements.
Asher drove Lyola’s and Tiff drove her own. “Sorry to ruin our date,” he said. “We will pick it back up when this is over.”
“It is fine,” Lyola said, leaning her head against his back as her arms wrapped around him. “When you live so long you learn there is plenty of time for dates.”
Asher nodded as they joined traffic. The red Akira motorcycle style Glider Batman drove was easy to spot. Other Gliders were bulkier. Lyola’s was green, and was longer than Asher and Tiff’s.
“What did you tell the Pumakin?” Asher asked.
“Her name is Aneela,” Tiff yelled over. There wasn’t too much noise, but the wind had picked up. “Lyola said she needed something from the Alchemist, but wasn’t sure if it was in.”
“Why do you bother with the Glider Tiff?” Asher asked. “You can fly.”
“Because it’s fun and new,” she said.
“You can fly?” Lyola asked. “I thought you used Sex Mana.”
“Back when Asher and I met we had to do a Red Quest,” Tiff explained. Asher didn’t see any reason to keep secrets from her, so he watched Batman ahead. “Asher has this crazy OP ability that lets him gain skills. I was able to latch onto that and got Flying.”
“How do you gain skills?”
“Do you know what a movie is?” Asher asked. “With actors pretending that stories are happening?”
“Yes there are vids like that. Mainly to reenact historical events.”
“We call those people movie stars,” he said. “I am a porn star. On my planet, people act out scenes like in vids, but instead of interesting things they lead to sex.”
“Why do people make these?” Lyola asked.
“Would you want to watch some of the times you’ve had sex with Asher?” Tiff asked unashamedly. Lyola didn’t answer, but he guessed she saw the appeal. “I know I would.”
“One of my skills allows me to Roleplay. If I have sex during the roleplay I can gain skills. Like the time I met you,” he admitted. “You know how you wouldn’t tell my party where to go for the quest. They said they needed someone confident. So I roleplayed my Quinten character.”
“So you got skills from having sex with me?” Lyola asked.
Asher nodded. “I think I gained the skills Taunt and Intimidation.”
“System skills?” Lyola asked, amazed.
“They’re in my Status Screen. I doubt I would have done as well as I have without them,” he admitted. “We don’t do it too much. But I also have a skill where if I Roleplay and have sex I can make stuff appear.” Batman arrived at the front door of the Shopping building.
They slowed down. “We used it to make a bunch of stuff,” Tiff admitted. She pulled out the Heart of the Ocean necklace from her ring. “This was made of plastic. And his skill turned it into a real diamond.”
“Intriguing,” Lyola commented as they landed.
“I hope you’re not offended,” Asher said.
“Oh no, most people do what they must to level,” she said. “I assume you gain experience from sex?” He nodded. “It is simply surprising that you can make items appear, especially skills. Your skills must be very high level.” Asher and Tiff didn’t comment. “Do you have a lot of these fighting skills?”
“Yep,” he said. “Helped me a lot in the Roktai Trial. They raised a lot during it too.”
“Your skills raised from the Trial?” Lyola asked.
Asher nodded. “My Roleplay skill gave me one as well after it.”
“Wow,” she said. “Your System must be very strong.” She was lost in thought as they stepped into the building. Batman was walking close to the elevator platform.
“There,” Tiff hissed pointing to the other entrance. Aneela was walking in. “We have to stall him,” she said.
“How?” Asher asked. Batman was almost on the elevator. Looking around they weren’t too far off, but she was around the corner. “Make him feel like he's forgetting something.” Tiff quickly nodded. Shutting her eyes hard Asher felt like he was forgetting something. Then the feeling left. As he remembered what they were doing he looked to Batman. The large man stopped before walking onto the elevator. Aneela noticed she was about to miss the platform and ran over.
Tiff stopped her use of Telepathy breathing heavily. “It worked,” she said with a sigh as the future couple noticed one another. “That was far,” she said, wiping sweat from her forehead. The two future lovers got on the same platform and were up and away. The trio followed.
“Can you do anything cool with your System?” Tiff asked Lyola.
“I deal with soil and rocks,” she admitted. “I can make shields, do attacks. But honestly I don’t do much with it nowadays.”
“Why's that?” Asher asked.
“You forget? When I took over my town it was meeting after meeting. Plenty of nobles want this or that land. Eventually, I didn’t make time for my skills.”
“Well you’re gonna have to,” Tiff said. “I plan for all of us to see the universe. Fuck in new and interesting places. I want to see and do it all.”
“You want to go out as well? What about your family at home?” Lyola asked as they got onto the platform.
“What are you talking about? You are my family,” she said. “Me and Asher and Zora and Joon, and now you. We can get our own spaceship and travel the stars. There has to be some amazing things out here. And the System never stops bothering Asher. It’s always giving him some new quest. Don’t get me wrong, we will spend plenty of time with family. But you don’t get to pick family. We all got to pick each other. Why wouldn’t I want to spend it with you?”
Asher couldn’t help but smile at her comment. She played around most of the time, but he could tell she put some serious thought into this. He leaned over and kissed the top of her head. Squeezing Lyola’s hand brought her out of her thoughts. “Besides, there’s so many species I haven’t had sex with. Is there a tentacle species out there?” Tiff asked as they stepped out.
Asher barked a laugh as he dragged along Lyola. Batman and Aneela were down the hall outside of the Alchemy Shop talking. The throuple peeked over from the side of the wall. Asher was about to suggest stumbling on them when he caught sight of another 2 people he knew. He tapped Tiff’s shoulder and pointed.
Just outside of another shop was Keera and Tosh. The tall black haired elf and shorter dark skinned goth dressed girl were walking side by side. Talking away they didn’t notice Batman and Aneela outside of the Alchemy Shop.
“It just gets better,” Tiff said. “How do we-How can we get over there?” She asked frantically looking for something to hide behind.
“I have these,” Lyola offered, pulling out 3 necklaces. They were simple gold bands. “Illusion charms. They distort your face and hair color.”
“Neato,” Tiff said, taking one. She put it on and her face shimmered. Her cheeks were thinner, and her black hair turned gray. Lyola and Asher put them on. Lyola became a redhead and her face spread out a little. Not too much, but enough not to recognize her. Asher put his on and the girls laughed. Tiff pulled out a hand mirror to show his hair was now turquoise and his nose had become fatter. He laughed at the image.
“Ok, you 2 follow Tosh and Keera, I’ll follow Batman,” Tiff said. They nodded and went to their own assignments. Asher and Lyola held hands again.
“Do you come here much?” He asked.
“No, maybe if some new enchant is successfully attached. So long on this planet, I have at least one of everything it feels like,” she said.
“I bet. Where I come from this sort of place is called a mall. It is a common setting for first dates,” he said. “How is your first one so far?”
“Interesting to say the least. You take much interest in other’s love lives,” she said.
“That's Tiff. In her mind everyone should be getting laid. She thinks half the world's anger issues are because people aren’t having sex,” he said. “I think people simply end up with the right person…or people. Nothing we do will speed it along.”
“Do you believe in fate?” She asked.
“A little?” Asher admitted. “When I got my System I was a little ashamed of it. I had never had sex before,” he said. “But now I wonder if it wasn’t fate.” They had caught up to the other couple and were only a few paces behind Tosh and Keera. They appeared to be walking comfortably. “I only awoke it a couple of weeks before I met you.”
She laughed. “Yes, you were very low level. It was hard to take you seriously.”
“I’m glad you did,” he said. “I mean the goblins weren’t fun, but everything else here sure was.” They slowed down to match the other’s pace. “Why did you?”
“You were very confident,” she admitted. “I simply saw something in you.”
“Did you have dinner with me so we could have sex?”
“No,” she admitted shyly. “I was very bored. I had never met someone from a dungeon portal. I thought it would be interesting to hear stories. I felt something, but I really didn’t know what it was,” she admitted. “Then you left, and I tried to forget. I sent some troops to the goblin camp a few days later, but they told me they were all dead and the portal was gone. I knew we could meet again, so I simply waited. Then my father said it was time for the Burills to come to the planet, and I tried to forget you more.”
Lyola shivered. “The Burills do not have the best reputation. Blood Elves are commonly known as bloodthirsty, and the fact that the Burills killed the entire royal family on their planet did not bode well. I dragged my feet coming here. Then Tillie showed me the vid with you on it. I had heard of the Lawful Good, and your name was different, but we thought it was you. So I came back to the city. I um-couldn’t stop myself. It was the first time I became excited in I don’t know how long.”
He stopped them and stared into her eyes. He leaned down and kissed her. Despite her face being different he thought she was beautiful. “I’m glad I can give you some excitement,” he whispered and kissed her again. She smiled and blushed.
They were now back at the elevators. They got on the platform with Tosh and Keera. “Thank you for showing me around again,” Keera said. “I got a lot better shots without everyone in the way.”
“Of course,” Tosh said. Asher whispered something in Lyola’s ear.
The elf blushed but said it anyway. “You two are such a cute couple,” she commented. It made Keera and Tosh jump. They both blushed and awkwardly stepped away from one another. They didn’t reply. When they stepped out Asher let out a big laugh. “Why did you make me do that?” Lyola pouted.
“They know my voice. Also, I don’t think it was a date for them,” he said. “But with your comment you put a seed in each of their heads that maybe it was. Now they’ll go to the palace and wonder if they were on one.” He smiled as they stepped out. The elf opened the door for Keera, and she meekly thanked him. “Come on, let’s get something to eat,” he said.
They walked hand in hand a few blocks to another building. Inside was the grocery store. Up a few floors was a fancy restaurant. They took off their disguises and were shown to a balcony overlooking the city. There were a few people that stared, but mostly people left them alone. Asher had heard the news that their engagement was a hot topic. He only wished he had something nicer to wear.
It was getting dark out already, but the city was very much alive as they watched the scenery. “What should we name our kids?” Asher asked. They held hands.
“I hadn’t thought of that,” she blushed.
“Liar,” he said. “You already have their names picked out don’t you?”
“Kids now? And you don’t even want to give me one,” she laughed.
“Yet,” he said with a nod. She accepted that with her own.
“Tiber for a boy, Dalaria for a girl,” she said. “They are my grandparents' names.”
“Interesting. I like your naming scheme much more than my own,” he said. “I’d do something like Spike or Faye.” Asher wondered if he had the Bebop in his Custom vehicles tab.
“No,” she said firmly. Their food came and they quietly ate, enjoying the atmosphere. “You are very different from elf men,” she said.
“I hadn’t noticed. I actually look like a man,” he said. She laughed, apparently it was a common comment.
“Yes, your face is all bulky and hard edges,” she said. Her eyes stared at him happily.
“I’ll take that as a compliment,” he said. “You’re all woman. I was smitten by your beauty the first time I saw you.”
“Do tell,” she said in between bites.
“Well you were very strong. And as you knew, I was very low level. I could tell everyone around me was stronger. Since you were the Chieftess you had to be the strongest. I felt quite lucky to have a chance to seduce an elvish princess. Who knew you were so…spirited in the bedroom.”
She blushed deeply. “You have certainly awakened something in me,” she said. “When I’m with you, that's all I can think about.”
“Ditto,” he said. “But this is nice. Getting to know you, asking questions. The more I learn about you, the more I like.” They sat in silence as they ate their food. It wasn’t long before a now pink and blue haired beauty huffed as she dragged in a chair. She set it down between them.
“How did your quest go?” She asked.
“Fine, it felt more like they were just friends. But Lyola told them they were such a cute couple, and I could tell Keera beamed at the response,” Asher answered.
“Perfect,” she said. “I kept sending Batman images of him holding Aneela’s hand. It took like 5 minutes, but he took the leap. They were eating at a stand when I left, holding hands,” she had a proud smile on her face.
“How could the System give someone like you telepathy?” he asked.
“Don’t know, but I’m loving it,” she said. She picked up a bread roll from their table and started munching. “How was your date, my new wife?” She asked Lyola.
“Your wife?” The elf asked skeptically.
“Of course. We share and share alike,” Tiff said innocently. “Did you not want to experience this again?” Tiff stuck out her long tongue. Asher thought it looked longer, it now stretched almost 2 inches below her chin. She curled it up and smiled, slurping it back in.
Lyola blushed, but didn’t deny it. “It was fun,” she admitted. “Very eye opening. How do these dates usually end on your planet?”
“A kiss,” Asher said.
“Sex,” Tiff answered. They locked eyes. “What?” Tiff asked. “I mean, we all want it.”
Asher looked to Lyola, she had a dreamy look on her face. He could tell she wanted it too. “Soooo back to our place?” Tiff asked.
“We could,” Lyola said. “But there is something I’ve always wanted to try in the city. Have you ever heard of a Love Hotel?”
Asher knocked on the door. He was a little lost here, the situation was too weird. He felt like he was back in high school. It wasn’t long before the door burst open. “Why hello Champion,” Millfadona said with a wide smile. “To what do we owe the pleasure?”
“I was hoping to spend some time with Lyola. She said she’d be here,” Asher said. He wore the best clothes he thought to bring. Some blue jeans and a button down black shirt. Millfadona in a long dress and shiny jewelry proved that their normal day attire was better than the best he had.
“She is, please come in,” Millie said heading back into the room. They were in a sitting room for elves. Short table with decorative pillows for seating, weird wooden art on pedestals. There was even a fireplace, though it didn’t have a fire going. “When can we expect a grandchild?” Millie asked bluntly. Asher began to sweat more.
His voice cracked, “Well I was hoping to think about it?”
“Think about what? The way I hear it, you and Lyola and your first wife Tiff are quite heated when together. There are rumors of your…virility in the city.”
Asher gulped. He did not feel comfortable talking about this with his future mother-in-law. It had only been 2 days since the orgy with ladies of the night, and it was already around the capital city. “Mother!” Lyloa cut in walking in from a side room.
“What?” Millfadona asked, hiding a smile. “I simply think it is far time that you had a child. And with the Champion no less. I know more than a few women jealous of your conquest. Besides, you have so many Trials coming up, I would hate for you to miss an opportunity.”
“Then we better get practicing,” Asher said to Lyola as she walked closer. She looked a little older than him. Her attitude toward certain touchy endeavors made her act younger. In a short blue dress she wore nothing too fancy, except blue earrings that hung low from the bottom of her long ears. Her feet were in thong sandals like most of the elves. He could tell that she was nervous, which helped his own hesitant feelings.
“You look as beautiful as ever Lyola.” She blushed. “I got you something. On my planet when you are engaged to someone the man gives the woman a ring. I know you don’t need for anything,” he said, willing the ring to hand. “But I saw it and thought of you.” The ring appeared normal. The insets were large emeralds, and the band itself was golden but had a green tint to it in certain lights.
| Earthen Band | |
| Cost | 500 Syscos |
| Enchant 1 | Earth Mana Affinity +.25% |
| Enchant 2 | Binding |
He had gone back to the Accessory Store the day before to find one. He was tempted to get a Lovers Band that would allow them to communicate long distances, but he doubted they would let him have it during the trials. Unsure what else to do he walked up to her and put it on her ring finger.
Lyola looked down at it and smiled. She coursed mana through it to bind it to her. “Thank you,” she said, moving some hair behind her ear as she shyly looked away.
“You can start making babies at any time,” Millfadona said. She stood next to them smiling at their interaction.
“Thank you mother,” Lyola hissed. Asher laughed and took her hand.
“Come on, show me around,” he said. “I wasn’t sure where to go, but Tosh recommended a restaurant.” They headed out the room. “Should we disguise ourselves?”
She appeared to finally catch herself as the blush left her face. “Depends on what we do,” she said.
“Any recommendations?” Asher asked. They passed the closet they had sex in, but he focused on the date. “I’d prefer to not wear disguises. I can change my face a little, but it would be better to see your face.” She blushed again. Asher doubted she had ever been on a date before.
“I can travel the city without being noticed. I grew up here, but I do have a few disguising charms,” she admitted. “We could go watch a vid. Use a portal to go to one of the more populated planets. Although we would be recognized more easily.”
“What do you do on a normal date here?”
“I wouldn’t know. Most have been too afraid to approach me,” she admitted, turning away shyly.
Asher pinched her butt which made her jump. “Then we will do a normal date from my planet. Walk around. Get some food. Walk under the stars.” He slowed his pace to enjoy the company as they entered the platform elevator. “What are your dreams?”
“Like what?” Lyola asked. Her body appeared to be slowly relaxing.
“Before I came along would you have been happy being Chieftess of your city?”
“Perhaps,” she admitted. “We live for a long time naturally. Most elves try to stay busy, but we take things day by day.”
“I can’t imagine living for thousands of years,” he commented. “Sounds boring.”
“Why’s that? How long would you have expected to live without the System?”
“80 years probably,” he admitted.
“Goddess, that’s not fully grown for an elf,” she said as the platform reached the bottom floor.
“Exactly,” he said with a laugh. As they walked into the main floor someone caught his eye. She had black hair, but wore the same black corset Tiff walked out in that morning. She was standing by a hallway, peaking into it. Asher pulled Lyola with him to intercept.
“What are you doing?” Asher asked.
The dark haired woman jumped as if he goosed her. “Jeez, don’t sneak up on me,” Tiff said, turning around. She had changed her hair color, but not much else. “Oh your date, right,” Tiff said as she noticed Lyola. “I am keeping myself busy, thank you very much.”
“With spying?” Asher asked. There was no one down the hallway now.
“It’s called investigating. Come on, Batman is up to something,” she said heading down the hall. Asher looked to Lyola, she shrugged. Following, Asher couldn’t help but stare at Tiff’s ass as it swayed. She wore a black and red corset and lace skirt. “I noticed Batman acting off yesterday,” she informed them in a whisper. “I think I stumbled on something I wasn’t supposed to.”
“He could simply be exploring,” Asher offered.
“Oh no,” Tiff said. “I think something much more interesting is going on.” She had been looking down branching hallways but there was no sign of Batman. When they got to the last one she peeked over the edge and held up her hand to stop them.
“They’re here.” Asher could hear the excitement in her voice. She jumped over to the other side of the hall and signaled them closer. Asher walked over with Lyola. Down the hall was a large room. It appeared to be a random sitting room. There was a small table at the center with an ornate carpet underneath. Pillows lined the walls. On the other side of the room stood Batman staring at a painting on the wall. Next to him stood one of the Pumakin. Dark black skin, short dark hair with fur covered cat ears poking out of the top of her head. She wore the simple maid uniform of the other servants. Her long black tail stuck out of her skirt and swayed.
“It’s a Pumakin,” Tiff whispered like it made her excitement clear.
“Is that a pokemon?” Asher joked.
“No, dumbass. She is a CAT WOMAN.” She said the words slowly so he could understand.
Asher’s heart began to beat rapidly as he understood where she was going with this. Looking back he noticed that Batman and the cat woman stood awfully close for someone that had only been on planet a few days. Carl Newman wasn’t in his Batman suit for once. He wore a nice polo shirt, and dress pants. Asher’s excitement grew.
“Oh my god,” he said as he put it together. Excitement clear in his voice.
“I know, right?” Tiff said, pulling away from the hall. She clapped. “I saw them walking down the hall together yesterday.”
“Best day ever,” Asher said.
“I don’t get it,” Lyola commented with a frown on her face. Batman and the Pumakin moved to look at another piece of art. When they weren’t looking Tiff jumped back to their side and drew them away.
“On our world his System is from an ancient legend,” Tiff explained. “The man that is a bat, the Batman. Do you know what bats are?” Lyola shook her head. “Good. Well, the Batman fights crime, and always in the legends he ends up with a Catwoman.”
“You have beastkin on your planet?” Lyola asked.
“No, just humans, sadly. They are legends. Really just people trying to replicate the powers of animals,” Asher explained. “Catwoman fights for evil, and Batman fights for good. They’re always star crossed lovers.” It was embarrassing how much excitement was in his voice. Asher heard Carl’s deep voice getting louder. Tiff and Ash dragged Lyola to a side door. They cracked the door to watch them walk away together down the hall. The Pumakin’s tail swayed slowly as they walked.
Asher and Tiff squealed like fangirls quietly. When they were far enough away they slunk out of the room. They slowly followed, but at the end of the hall Batman and the Puma went different ways. Tiff sighed heavily. “What can we do to get them more time alone?” Slowly they put a plan together.
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“Carl, I need a favor,” Asher said, walking up to him.
“What’s up?” Batman asked.
“I have to do some engagement stuff,” he said. “And I was told there was a new type of potion Lyola wanted at the Alchemist shop we went to. Would you mind checking if they have a new potion in? I want to make a good impression.” Batman seemed hesitant. “I’ll let you take my Glider,” he offered. That worked. Soon they were at one of the Glider platforms on the side of the palace and Asher was waving him off. Tiff and Lyola walked out.
“Ready?” Tiff asked. Asher nodded. Her Glider appeared next to her. Lyola pulled one out as well. She didn’t have a Timeless Band like them, but her earrings more than made up for the space requirements.
Asher drove Lyola’s and Tiff drove her own. “Sorry to ruin our date,” he said. “We will pick it back up when this is over.”
“It is fine,” Lyola said, leaning her head against his back as her arms wrapped around him. “When you live so long you learn there is plenty of time for dates.”
Asher nodded as they joined traffic. The red Akira motorcycle style Glider Batman drove was easy to spot. Other Gliders were bulkier. Lyola’s was green, and was longer than Asher and Tiff’s.
“What did you tell the Pumakin?” Asher asked.
“Her name is Aneela,” Tiff yelled over. There wasn’t too much noise, but the wind had picked up. “Lyola said she needed something from the Alchemist, but wasn’t sure if it was in.”
“Why do you bother with the Glider Tiff?” Asher asked. “You can fly.”
“Because it’s fun and new,” she said.
“You can fly?” Lyola asked. “I thought you used Sex Mana.”
“Back when Asher and I met we had to do a Red Quest,” Tiff explained. Asher didn’t see any reason to keep secrets from her, so he watched Batman ahead. “Asher has this crazy OP ability that lets him gain skills. I was able to latch onto that and got Flying.”
“How do you gain skills?”
“Do you know what a movie is?” Asher asked. “With actors pretending that stories are happening?”
“Yes there are vids like that. Mainly to reenact historical events.”
“We call those people movie stars,” he said. “I am a porn star. On my planet, people act out scenes like in vids, but instead of interesting things they lead to sex.”
“Why do people make these?” Lyola asked.
“Would you want to watch some of the times you’ve had sex with Asher?” Tiff asked unashamedly. Lyola didn’t answer, but he guessed she saw the appeal. “I know I would.”
“One of my skills allows me to Roleplay. If I have sex during the roleplay I can gain skills. Like the time I met you,” he admitted. “You know how you wouldn’t tell my party where to go for the quest. They said they needed someone confident. So I roleplayed my Quinten character.”
“So you got skills from having sex with me?” Lyola asked.
Asher nodded. “I think I gained the skills Taunt and Intimidation.”
“System skills?” Lyola asked, amazed.
“They’re in my Status Screen. I doubt I would have done as well as I have without them,” he admitted. “We don’t do it too much. But I also have a skill where if I Roleplay and have sex I can make stuff appear.” Batman arrived at the front door of the Shopping building.
They slowed down. “We used it to make a bunch of stuff,” Tiff admitted. She pulled out the Heart of the Ocean necklace from her ring. “This was made of plastic. And his skill turned it into a real diamond.”
“Intriguing,” Lyola commented as they landed.
“I hope you’re not offended,” Asher said.
“Oh no, most people do what they must to level,” she said. “I assume you gain experience from sex?” He nodded. “It is simply surprising that you can make items appear, especially skills. Your skills must be very high level.” Asher and Tiff didn’t comment. “Do you have a lot of these fighting skills?”
“Yep,” he said. “Helped me a lot in the Roktai Trial. They raised a lot during it too.”
“Your skills raised from the Trial?” Lyola asked.
Asher nodded. “My Roleplay skill gave me one as well after it.”
“Wow,” she said. “Your System must be very strong.” She was lost in thought as they stepped into the building. Batman was walking close to the elevator platform.
“There,” Tiff hissed pointing to the other entrance. Aneela was walking in. “We have to stall him,” she said.
“How?” Asher asked. Batman was almost on the elevator. Looking around they weren’t too far off, but she was around the corner. “Make him feel like he's forgetting something.” Tiff quickly nodded. Shutting her eyes hard Asher felt like he was forgetting something. Then the feeling left. As he remembered what they were doing he looked to Batman. The large man stopped before walking onto the elevator. Aneela noticed she was about to miss the platform and ran over.
Tiff stopped her use of Telepathy breathing heavily. “It worked,” she said with a sigh as the future couple noticed one another. “That was far,” she said, wiping sweat from her forehead. The two future lovers got on the same platform and were up and away. The trio followed.
“Can you do anything cool with your System?” Tiff asked Lyola.
“I deal with soil and rocks,” she admitted. “I can make shields, do attacks. But honestly I don’t do much with it nowadays.”
“Why's that?” Asher asked.
“You forget? When I took over my town it was meeting after meeting. Plenty of nobles want this or that land. Eventually, I didn’t make time for my skills.”
“Well you’re gonna have to,” Tiff said. “I plan for all of us to see the universe. Fuck in new and interesting places. I want to see and do it all.”
“You want to go out as well? What about your family at home?” Lyola asked as they got onto the platform.
“What are you talking about? You are my family,” she said. “Me and Asher and Zora and Joon, and now you. We can get our own spaceship and travel the stars. There has to be some amazing things out here. And the System never stops bothering Asher. It’s always giving him some new quest. Don’t get me wrong, we will spend plenty of time with family. But you don’t get to pick family. We all got to pick each other. Why wouldn’t I want to spend it with you?”
Asher couldn’t help but smile at her comment. She played around most of the time, but he could tell she put some serious thought into this. He leaned over and kissed the top of her head. Squeezing Lyola’s hand brought her out of her thoughts. “Besides, there’s so many species I haven’t had sex with. Is there a tentacle species out there?” Tiff asked as they stepped out.
Asher barked a laugh as he dragged along Lyola. Batman and Aneela were down the hall outside of the Alchemy Shop talking. The throuple peeked over from the side of the wall. Asher was about to suggest stumbling on them when he caught sight of another 2 people he knew. He tapped Tiff’s shoulder and pointed.
Just outside of another shop was Keera and Tosh. The tall black haired elf and shorter dark skinned goth dressed girl were walking side by side. Talking away they didn’t notice Batman and Aneela outside of the Alchemy Shop.
“It just gets better,” Tiff said. “How do we-How can we get over there?” She asked frantically looking for something to hide behind.
“I have these,” Lyola offered, pulling out 3 necklaces. They were simple gold bands. “Illusion charms. They distort your face and hair color.”
“Neato,” Tiff said, taking one. She put it on and her face shimmered. Her cheeks were thinner, and her black hair turned gray. Lyola and Asher put them on. Lyola became a redhead and her face spread out a little. Not too much, but enough not to recognize her. Asher put his on and the girls laughed. Tiff pulled out a hand mirror to show his hair was now turquoise and his nose had become fatter. He laughed at the image.
“Ok, you 2 follow Tosh and Keera, I’ll follow Batman,” Tiff said. They nodded and went to their own assignments. Asher and Lyola held hands again.
“Do you come here much?” He asked.
“No, maybe if some new enchant is successfully attached. So long on this planet, I have at least one of everything it feels like,” she said.
“I bet. Where I come from this sort of place is called a mall. It is a common setting for first dates,” he said. “How is your first one so far?”
“Interesting to say the least. You take much interest in other’s love lives,” she said.
“That's Tiff. In her mind everyone should be getting laid. She thinks half the world's anger issues are because people aren’t having sex,” he said. “I think people simply end up with the right person…or people. Nothing we do will speed it along.”
“Do you believe in fate?” She asked.
“A little?” Asher admitted. “When I got my System I was a little ashamed of it. I had never had sex before,” he said. “But now I wonder if it wasn’t fate.” They had caught up to the other couple and were only a few paces behind Tosh and Keera. They appeared to be walking comfortably. “I only awoke it a couple of weeks before I met you.”
She laughed. “Yes, you were very low level. It was hard to take you seriously.”
“I’m glad you did,” he said. “I mean the goblins weren’t fun, but everything else here sure was.” They slowed down to match the other’s pace. “Why did you?”
“You were very confident,” she admitted. “I simply saw something in you.”
“Did you have dinner with me so we could have sex?”
“No,” she admitted shyly. “I was very bored. I had never met someone from a dungeon portal. I thought it would be interesting to hear stories. I felt something, but I really didn’t know what it was,” she admitted. “Then you left, and I tried to forget. I sent some troops to the goblin camp a few days later, but they told me they were all dead and the portal was gone. I knew we could meet again, so I simply waited. Then my father said it was time for the Burills to come to the planet, and I tried to forget you more.”
Lyola shivered. “The Burills do not have the best reputation. Blood Elves are commonly known as bloodthirsty, and the fact that the Burills killed the entire royal family on their planet did not bode well. I dragged my feet coming here. Then Tillie showed me the vid with you on it. I had heard of the Lawful Good, and your name was different, but we thought it was you. So I came back to the city. I um-couldn’t stop myself. It was the first time I became excited in I don’t know how long.”
He stopped them and stared into her eyes. He leaned down and kissed her. Despite her face being different he thought she was beautiful. “I’m glad I can give you some excitement,” he whispered and kissed her again. She smiled and blushed.
They were now back at the elevators. They got on the platform with Tosh and Keera. “Thank you for showing me around again,” Keera said. “I got a lot better shots without everyone in the way.”
“Of course,” Tosh said. Asher whispered something in Lyola’s ear.
The elf blushed but said it anyway. “You two are such a cute couple,” she commented. It made Keera and Tosh jump. They both blushed and awkwardly stepped away from one another. They didn’t reply. When they stepped out Asher let out a big laugh. “Why did you make me do that?” Lyola pouted.
“They know my voice. Also, I don’t think it was a date for them,” he said. “But with your comment you put a seed in each of their heads that maybe it was. Now they’ll go to the palace and wonder if they were on one.” He smiled as they stepped out. The elf opened the door for Keera, and she meekly thanked him. “Come on, let’s get something to eat,” he said.
They walked hand in hand a few blocks to another building. Inside was the grocery store. Up a few floors was a fancy restaurant. They took off their disguises and were shown to a balcony overlooking the city. There were a few people that stared, but mostly people left them alone. Asher had heard the news that their engagement was a hot topic. He only wished he had something nicer to wear.
It was getting dark out already, but the city was very much alive as they watched the scenery. “What should we name our kids?” Asher asked. They held hands.
“I hadn’t thought of that,” she blushed.
“Liar,” he said. “You already have their names picked out don’t you?”
“Kids now? And you don’t even want to give me one,” she laughed.
“Yet,” he said with a nod. She accepted that with her own.
“Tiber for a boy, Dalaria for a girl,” she said. “They are my grandparents' names.”
“Interesting. I like your naming scheme much more than my own,” he said. “I’d do something like Spike or Faye.” Asher wondered if he had the Bebop in his Custom vehicles tab.
“No,” she said firmly. Their food came and they quietly ate, enjoying the atmosphere. “You are very different from elf men,” she said.
“I hadn’t noticed. I actually look like a man,” he said. She laughed, apparently it was a common comment.
“Yes, your face is all bulky and hard edges,” she said. Her eyes stared at him happily.
“I’ll take that as a compliment,” he said. “You’re all woman. I was smitten by your beauty the first time I saw you.”
“Do tell,” she said in between bites.
“Well you were very strong. And as you knew, I was very low level. I could tell everyone around me was stronger. Since you were the Chieftess you had to be the strongest. I felt quite lucky to have a chance to seduce an elvish princess. Who knew you were so…spirited in the bedroom.”
She blushed deeply. “You have certainly awakened something in me,” she said. “When I’m with you, that's all I can think about.”
“Ditto,” he said. “But this is nice. Getting to know you, asking questions. The more I learn about you, the more I like.” They sat in silence as they ate their food. It wasn’t long before a now pink and blue haired beauty huffed as she dragged in a chair. She set it down between them.
“How did your quest go?” She asked.
“Fine, it felt more like they were just friends. But Lyola told them they were such a cute couple, and I could tell Keera beamed at the response,” Asher answered.
“Perfect,” she said. “I kept sending Batman images of him holding Aneela’s hand. It took like 5 minutes, but he took the leap. They were eating at a stand when I left, holding hands,” she had a proud smile on her face.
“How could the System give someone like you telepathy?” he asked.
“Don’t know, but I’m loving it,” she said. She picked up a bread roll from their table and started munching. “How was your date, my new wife?” She asked Lyola.
“Your wife?” The elf asked skeptically.
“Of course. We share and share alike,” Tiff said innocently. “Did you not want to experience this again?” Tiff stuck out her long tongue. Asher thought it looked longer, it now stretched almost 2 inches below her chin. She curled it up and smiled, slurping it back in.
Lyola blushed, but didn’t deny it. “It was fun,” she admitted. “Very eye opening. How do these dates usually end on your planet?”
“A kiss,” Asher said.
“Sex,” Tiff answered. They locked eyes. “What?” Tiff asked. “I mean, we all want it.”
Asher looked to Lyola, she had a dreamy look on her face. He could tell she wanted it too. “Soooo back to our place?” Tiff asked.
“We could,” Lyola said. “But there is something I’ve always wanted to try in the city. Have you ever heard of a Love Hotel?”
