A "!" icon popped up, and I quickly opened it up. It was a description of the item I just picked up. I read over it as I put the pink gold gauntlet on my left hand.
GAUNTLET OF THE HEART
(Legendary Class Item)
This item uses attraction and rejection like the heart. Use an open hand and the command PUSH to force others away, or close your hand with the command PULL to drag them closer.
As I close the window, I'm starting to see black shapes rise from the water. Every one of them has a slight black mist surrounding them like a cocoon. I could feel the evil from them, and my hackles began to rise. The thirst for combat rose within me.
"LIGHT BLADE!" I call out loud because somethings are just meant to be spoken, and I step forward.
Growls and hisses explode around me as a sword of pure light filled the dome, sending moving shadows to cast on all the walls. Black amphibious things surrounded me, but it was like my body was more electrified, and my blade brightened as the evil came closer.
I ran at the closest group and tore into them with the blade of light. As I butchered the demon Fishmen, I listened to their guttural cries and screeches. The blade I held gave no resistance as it slid through the inky flesh like snow. No blood came, and the bodies seemed to disappear when I killed each.
If they surrounded me, I just used PUSH and sent them flying. The creatures felt endless at first, but the intensity of their attacks was slowing. Soon, there were only ten or fifteen left, and I was panting hard from the exertion.
I had given off three flashes of light during the fight, and I opened and closed each notification. Each time I grew and became more potent and faster. The last monsters circled me warily, and I was about to rush them when I heard a female voice.
Lavender's voice!
"Dave! What are you doing? I told you not just to enter any room," but Lavender noticed two monsters creeping up behind her.
She screamed and ran forward and not watching her step, Her foot caught, and she began to fall into rocks. I threw my left arm up and called PULL to Lavender, closing my fist. At the same time, my right and golden blade severed a Fishman in half. The force stopped Lavender's fall, and instead, she fell towards me, into my arms.
The force knocked me back a step, and I could feel her modest chest press into me, but I was fifteen now and could easily hold her weight. Lavender looked up at me, confused and embarrassed. I guess she felt them brush too, because her face heated, and she turned away. I set her down and then used PUSH to throw back some to close creatures. I pushed her body off mine and looked her over, making sure nothing was wrong, and I noticed the tips of her nipples pressing against her dress.
"Are you OK?" I asked, looking into her blue eyes while getting red.
Just then, the water began to move in one spot this time, and the Fishmen let out hoot and cheers. We both turn to see a massive shape that was coming out of the water. The black mist poured from The giant beast.
"Uh-Oh," came Trina's voice from beside me.
Chapter 10: The Relationship With Parties
"Stay behind me!" I yell as the Fishman behemoth emerges from the water.
"How can I get any experience then?" Fire filled Lavender's palm and eyes as the little girl in a pink dress stepped up beside me.
"Let me distract the big one, and you take out these small ones, then we will finish him together."
"That sounds better, you look like you already got some experience," a glimmer of shyness almost peaked through as she looked my body up and down, but Lavender swallowed it and focused on the fight.
As I ran forward, I could see bolts of fire burn into the remaining Fishmen and prepared myself for my fight, letting my blade go. Even with my levels, I only had 10 MANA left. So, I decided to try and use the glove.
Running, I point my hand to a large rock and pull it to me. It ends up coming faster than I anticipated, and I'm just barely able to push it away in time. I think the monster was laughing at me, so I tried again. This time the rock narrowly missed the monster, and it stopped laughing.
With an ear-splitting roar, the behemoth charged me, but it stopped. Its hands flew up to its face as a rain of firebolts peppered it. Lavender caught up with me and ran alongside me. She didn't look different, but seeing her fight like this was starting to turn me on!
"Let's go together. Pump firebolts through my sword as we run at it," I yell to Lavender as we run.
Lavender gets closer and puts a hand on mine, and I feel her small soft chest press me, almost making me stumble. I got my senses back and I activate the LIGHT BLADE, and Firebolts shoot from the tip. Both of us plunged into the monster, but at the last second, I let go. Lavender fills the beast with fire and she stepped back. I could see the sweat glistening down her skin, and slipping down her small heaving breasts, but then she emits three bursts of light.
Lavender's body begins to change. She begins to get taller, her hips started to press into a sexy curve, and her chest started to press into her dress and stretch the seams. Lavender pumped all her magic into the beast, and it fell, but as she turned to me and smiled, I could see a vacant look in her eyes.
I ran to catch her in my arms as she passed out on her feet. I cradled her soft body to the ground and now I see and feel her more developed body in my arms. I felt her chest press into me as I gathered her up into in my arms, but I didn't let it distract me from where I was and what was going on.
Looking around, I could see no more monsters, and I heard a gurgle of water. I lifted up Lavender as I stood. She was still light, and I wasn't that tired, so I had no problem carrying her.
The leveling seemed to help with that, making me stronger and faster in the fight. Turning, I could see that the stone bridge path had come back up, so I walk back up to the house.
Once finally back in the hall, I walked back to my room with Lavender. I laid her down in my bed, and as I did, she started to stir. Lavender's eye's slowly opened as I laid her down gently. The problem was, I still had to get into the bed so I wouldn't just leave her on the edge.
As our eyes connected, I felt my entire body warm-up, consider my one hand was still holding her bottom. The moment only lasted for a second, before Lavender kicked me off her. I had the wind knocked out of me as I hit the ground hard. The sound of Trina laughing filled my ears as I gasped for breath.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Lavender screamed at me as she rolled in my blanket to cover her fully clothed body.
"Don't you remember?" I ask, still catching my breath.
"We were in the cave, how did that turn into you trying to kiss me?" Lavender accused, pointing at me.
"I wasn't trying to kiss you. I brought you in here because you passed out. I wasn't just gonna leave you there or wait in a damp cave for you to wake up. So I brought you here because I have no clue what the other rooms are."
"But why were you over top of me so close?"
I just shrugged this time.
"I didn't want you to fall out if you slept a long time while I went to find Miss Grace or Tilly."
"Weren't you worried? That my mom might get mad?"
"Maybe, but I was more worried about your safety," I told her, standing up.
"I guess so. Sorry and thank you," Lavender pulled the blanket to her face and turned her head as she spoke.
"So, It looks like we are still the same level."
"How did that happen? You must have killed a lot more than me. How are we the same level still?"
"Trina saw it! Dave, let go and let you have all the experience from the big bad guy!" I was confused with how Trina spoke there, but the scream that followed confirmed my suspicions.
"What is that adorable thing!" Lavender bounced on my bed excitedly, completely forgetting about our last conversation.
"If you can see her, then this is Trina, my guide."
"A guide? I have never heard of something like that unless you pay someone to guide you."
"Trina is Special, and I am not to b
e sold, traded, or bought. I guide Dave into trouble, I mean, well I guess that's what I really meant,"
I nod knowingly. Why can Lavender see Trina now? What changed?
"Trina, why can she see you?" I ask my small faery.
"She is in your party now, Trina thinks you really need to get on top of your alerts!"
She wasn't wrong. The icon in the top corner was flashing a different icon each time it blinked. I decided to try and sit on my bed. I move warily to sit down, but Lavender makes no move to attack me.
I opened my alerts to see I have new screens popping up, and I read them in order.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS UPDATE!
Your actions in helping LAVENDER have caused your relationship level to increase by 15. You are now, Friends!
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: 20/100
Interesting, so helping people succeed will maybe give me some kind of bonuses. At least this was a clear indication for me how a person feels about me. I close the window and open the next.
PARTY UPDATE
Due to the RELATIONSHIP STATUS UPDATE, LAVENDER is now a part of your party. Increase your RELATIONSHIP STATUS to gain more benefits!
Just as I thought, the better relationships I have with my party, the stronger we will become. I guess this also means I should be trying to gather more party members. There were two more windows left to look at, and I closed the last and was surprised by the next message.
Chapter 11: I'll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours
NEW SKILLS/MAGIC UNLOCKED!
New Skills and/or Magic have been unlocked. Check your AVATAR for more details.
Ok, let's go! I close the window, excited to see what my stats look like now. In the last window, my AVATAR screen appears.
LEVEL: 9
HP: 62/90
MANA: 5/55
NAME: Dave Huntington
AGE: 15
CLASS: Hero
STATUS: Hungry
WEALTH: Average
HOME: Huntington Manor
STRENGTH: 12
CONSTITUTION: 9 (+45)
COMBAT: 11
SPEED: 15
INTELLIGENCE: 9
MANA: 10 (+50)
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ABILITIES
PASSIVE SKILLS
JUSTICE'S BLOODTHIRST: When killing evil, gain 2 HP per/Kill. When killing an innocent, lose 50 HP per/Kill.
PIERCE EVIL: People with evil intentions have black auras and are vulnerable to the HERO's LIGHT BLADE Skill.
ACTIVATED SKILLS
LIGHT BLADE+: Activate to summon a blade of light. This Spell consumes 4 mana per/minute.
MAGICAL SPELLS
FIREBOLT+: Release a medium fiery projectile at a target within 35 feet of you. This Spell consumes 10 MANA per/use.
"Woah! I'm not poor anymore!" I say out loud.
Lavender looks at me strangely, but the look fades to something of understanding at my excitement. I hadn't meant to say that out loud, but it was hard to contain my excitement, even with everything else that had changed, not to mention being able to use magic now. My LIGHT BLADE+ was getting more comfortable to use, and now I could use it more freely, but JUSTICE'S BLOODTHRIST drew my attention.
I would gain life for each evil kill, but if I accidentally kill two innocents right now, I would die. Not that I had planned on doing something like that, but the way I handle things in a public place would have to be done carefully. My speed was my highest stat; I would have to remember that and make use of it.
"Are you done gawking at your AVATAR? Don't you want to see mine?" Lavender persisted, leaning closer.
I hadn't noticed her move over and those freshly grown melons started pushing in again! This girl was getting more confident now!
"Ya of course, if you want to show me! I'm excited to see how you improved!"
"Well... We are friends now, and at a party so I can show you," Lavender pulled back and turned away from me, showing her shyness right after confidence.
With her arm extended, Lavender closed her right hand and then stuck out her pinky. I put my hand over the top of hers like I had seen Miss Grace do. Lavender pulled away for a split second when our hands touched, but then relaxed and Her AVATAR popped up. The interaction made my ears burn as I looked at her new stats.
LEVEL: 9
HP: 70/80
MANA: 1/220
NAME: Lavender
AGE: 15
CLASS: Mage
STATUS: Hungry
WEALTH: Incredibly Rich
HOME: Huntington Manor
STRENGTH: 4
CONSTITUTION: 7 (+35)
COMBAT: 12
SPEED: 7
INTELLIGENCE: 14
MANA: 35 (+175)
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ABILITIES
PASSIVE SKILLS
FLAMESHIELD+: A burning aura surrounds you, giving offense and defense. HOSTILE CREATURES within 15 feet take 1 FIRE DAMAGE per/5 seconds. Reduce all incoming physical damage by 1.
MAGICAL SPELLS
FIREBOLT+: Release a medium fiery projectile at a target within 35 feet of you. This Spell consumes 10 MANA per/use.
"Wow, you have so much mana, no wonder you kept firing at the monster, but seeing you're mana is at one means you passed out due to some kind of mana exhaustion."
"You're right! You can't use it all up, or you will go night night, and you don't want that in a fight," Trina chimed in.
"Yes, I pushed too hard, but now we are both stronger. Do you know how long it takes me to level normally? It was almost a year of small quests to get two levels. But with you, we both got three in one go."
Lavender paused there and leaned forward pressing her chest into me and wrapping her arms around me. Before I knew what happened, she kissed me. Our lips connected and all the things of my past life left me.
I let one arm go around her waist and the other hand went to Lavender's neck and I pressed her body into mine and fell back onto the bed with her. She responded by pressing her legs into my sides, while our tongues tangled in passion. My hand slid down onto her soft bottom and squeezed, making her let out a moan of pleasure into my mouth. The connection caused sparks to light my nerves in a way that made me want to tear the clothes of Lavender's body as I felt her press hips down onto mine.
Lavender pulled away gasping for breath and I tried to slow my racing heart and seeking hands. A blush burned her cheeks, but it wasn't like before. There was a long pause as her body was still pressed into mine and I could feel the heat coming from between her legs as I throbbed into it.
There was still hunger in her blue eyes, but it was while still before she spoke. Somehow I knew it was better to wait for her to speak and no part of me wanted her to move away.
"I just wanted to thank you, somehow. You have helped me so much, and I keep being mean and unreasonable with you. So, I hope we can start over again as friends, and I would like to stay in your party. I want to get stronger and grow older, and I hope we can help each other."
I was speechless; words failed me as all my thoughts became ineffable. I tried even to make a sound, but I was so lost in Lavender's eyes and the kiss we had just shared. Suddenly, my hackles rose with the feeling of being watched very closely came over me.
The sounds of a very feminine throat clear came from the direction of the door. As I turned my head, I could see Miss Grace standing in the doorway. Her brow pinched, and her arms crossed, she didn't look happy.
"What do you think you're doing with my daughter?!"
Chapter 12: Purr Intentions
How long had she been standing there? That was the first thought. Did she see our kiss? She could obviously see us tangled in each other. Miss Grace stormed into the room with Miss Tilly following her. I had a sneaking suspicion that Tilly had found the door open.
"I wasn't doing anything, Miss," I say, pulling myself from Lavender's arms and hoping off the bed, backing away from it, but Miss Grace didn't pay
me any attention.
She rushed over, taking Lavender's face in her hands, and then looked over at me, then back to Lavender again. Then she stepped back and really took in the two of us and the gauntlet that I had left on in my rush to get Lavender back. Her eyes went large when they fell on the rose gold metallic glove I was wearing.
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