Once I was done, I ran outside with Kyrina following close.
"Do you know where that sound came from?"
Kyrina put her nose in the air and sniffed, immediately turning north. Both of us ran to see what was going on, but we started hearing fighting when we got closer. Suddenly I stopped from a shock on my wrist, and Kyrina stopped as well.
I light flashing red and blue on the golden bracket that Jill had given me before we had left the ship. The light reminded me of cop lights before I came to this game, so I figured it must be severe, so I tapped the light. Suddenly a distorted image of Jill appeared as a three-dimensional image floating above my wrist.
"Dave? Are you ok?" Jill asked in a panicked voice.
"The settlement we have been staying at was just attacked!"
"You all need to get away from there; your MAS suits have been activated and are on autopilot to your signatures. We have been betrayed!"
"What? By who?"
"Irellia and Kyrin left the ship with both large MAS units. That was three days ago; somehow, they rigged the cameras and sensors to fool even Alta! They also stole the last four crystals, so they will be able to upgrade each once with two gems. You need to run; it will be them attacking; retreat through the portal and take it with you, but hurry!"
"What about Sasha's father, Dresnal?" He left right when the explosion happened; he will be in danger! He can't fight those giants alone!"
"Dave! Snap out of it! Dresnal can take care of himself! Your job is to keep our people safe, understand?"
"Yes, Mam!"
The image cut off, and I turned to look at Kyrina, who hadn't said a word.
"Are you okay?"
"I knew he wasn't my brother, even before something always felt off about him, but to betray us? Why?"
"Irellia, that's why. It all makes sense now."
"What do you mean?"
"A couple of games ago, the same thing happened, and I was betrayed, but she was there with me at the end. Then somehow, in the last game, fate could track us down at the restaurant, living me into a trap, another thing she could have set up. Now, this with a clear sign, those two aren't normal players, and they have been using us."
"What are we going to do now then? We can't fight those things."
"We listen to our superiors and get these people to safety. Our suits will meet us on the way."
I turned to go, but the sound of fighting had stopped. I looked at Kyrina, but she was frozen in place. The familiarity of the situation was confirmed by the sound of Simon's voice coming from behind me.
"Do you know nothing about running a harem, Dave?"
Chapter 97: The Real State Of The World
"What are you talking about?"
I turned around to see Simon in his white lab coat, shaking his head at me. I was happy to see him, but if he was interrupting a game to talk to me, it wasn't good news.
"Okay, Dave, I like that you bring all goody to shoes now with the women, but you can't let your self get cuckold like this! It not good for business."
"Who's business? And I don't own these women! I can't stop them if they want to seek out other relationships!"
"No, that's not how it works!"
"What do you mean that's not how it works? What aren't you telling me? What is going on out there that makes any difference in here?"
"I can't tell you!"
"Oh, and why not? Aren't we friends? Aren't you trying to help me save these girls?"
"That's the point of it all..."
"... The point... No, you don't mean... Are people watching us, Simon?"
My eyes burned into Simon, but he looked away. No, you had got to be kidding me. People were watching the things that happened? The things we did, the things I did with these girls?
"What the fuck is going on, Simon?"
Simon let out a deep sigh and looked at me. He waved his hand, and a bench appeared that he sat down on, waving me over. I didn't want to, but I didn't want to stand either.
My head was spinning with everything I had just figured out. Whose idea was this all? The way Simon said that it was the plan, said that they planned for us to all get lost and go through hardships, but why was it allowed?
I walked to the bench, glancing at Kyrina before I sat down, at the fat end of the court. I was on edge now because I knew that Simon had been lying to me. He also has been leading me for the pleasure of whoever was watching.
"Ok, I have us under lock and key right now so that we can talk freely. First of all, I am sorry, Dave. I know you don't believe me right now, but I was forced to narrate these situations and guild you for the sake of the viewers, but I want you to know that none of the intimate scenes are ever shared, and the feed is cut. Off by AIRC."
"Who is that?"
"Not who, but what. AIRC stands for Artificially Intelligent Reborn Computer, its a system that prevents hackers and monitors all feeds to prevent restricted content from being leaked."
"If it's so good, then why can you get in here?"
"I built it, so it has codes in the systems that allow me certain access and privileges outside of the Game Masters."
"Why is this being broadcast? And why does it matter about the women at my party?"
"Since this all happened, and you were sent in, the world has changed dramatically. The virus ran its course, but before it did, a mutation was caused to affect the adults. We lost one-third of the world population and almost all the world leaders. Reborn is rising to take control of the world by hosting the feeds for the game worldwide. All of this has happened over the last month."
"One-third of the people are dead? How is the world even functioning still?"
"Reborn isn't just some gaming company, sure they created this game, but they have been around for a long time. I have been doing some research on the company, and they have been around funding different organizations for the last sixty years. They have been setting up this plan."
What was going on?
"They are the ones that caused the diseases, Dave! When the people started to die along with the world leaders, they already had people worldwide. Dave, they control everything now. I could be killed for telling you this information!"
"Then why are you here, Simon?"
"To warn you, the remaining world thinks this whole sticking with the one girl is cute for now, but they have come to expect you to be the hero that saves all the girls and not ignores the new ones. I know this is all fucked up, but when you get back to the ship, you had better start making more connections."
"So, that's it? I'm just another tv star that risks his life for real on a guided course? What happens if I refuse?"
"The world doesn't see it that way anymore, your all characters in a game that people watch on all outlets, and you aren't the only ones being watched. When the virus was killing people, Reborn put almost one hundred thousand kids into the game. Up to eight games run at a time, so only ten percent of the players are in the games. The rest is God's that make up less than one percent."
"... What happens to rest?"
"Frozen, just like these people, and you if you don't listen. I'm serious, Dave, trust me or not, but I need you. Everyone else has settled into this, and they are okay with it, but I know you not! Hold on, we aren't the only ones against this, but we have no way of doing anything about it yet."
"So I'm just supposed to push Kyrina to the side when I get back?"
"I have given you many boosts to help with this, so figure it out. We are working on this end, the other option is to go into time out forever, and you might as well be dead. There are a lot of guys with far lower standards than you in the freezer. Think about the big picture here, Dave."
I didn't want to admit it, but he was right; what was I going to do if I got frozen? Nothing, I wouldn't know the difference. I would be locked in a code forever, while who knows what happened to the girls, could I let that happen?
"Fine, I get it, but what now do I do about Irellia and
Kyrin?"
"Irellia was one of fate's first followers and his only in the end because he became so focus on you. Kyrin, on the other hand, was the lead of these girls that are with you now, and he used them as shields and lost the Mini-Game. That was the same one you won and freed all of them, but he was stuck with Kyrina, so he was dragged along when he shouldn't have."
"So then," but a quick hand wave-cut me off by Simon.
"I've stayed too long and told you too much; remember that and tell no one, or it's game over for all of us, understand?"
"Yeah."
"Good luck, and I sorry for all of this, but you the one that can stop this, so don't stop fighting!"
Chapter 98: Unlife Alliance
Suddenly, all the sounds rushed back in, and it was standing beside Kyrina like I had been before Simon had shown up. It was like he was never even here or like the moment was rewinded so it would get played over and lost. One-third of the world was dead and now watching us and dictating how we live in the game.
I wanted to think more about it, but I could hear the fighting getting closer. The ground was starting to shake from heavy stomping that could only be Irellia and Kyrin. Something brushed my leg, and I looked down to see a worried look on her cat face.
"Give me a ride, and we need to be fast; they are getting closer."
"Get on and hold on tight!" Kyrina yelled.
I got on her back and held on as she got ready to run when we heard a familiar voice yelling at us from behind.
"What are you waiting for? Get running!" Dresnal yelled to us, and Kyrina started running.
The Oceana caught up to us with no problem and ran alongside us. I looked. I've to see he was missing most of his cloth, and what was left was burnt. His body still looked like it had no marks, but he was no longer a deep blue. Now he was a light teal, and the colour did not suit him.
"Are you only?" I called from Kyrina's back as we ran through the now empty village.
"I'll be fine; I just had to use up most of my Dynam. I will be fine after I rest for a couple of days; those things are way too strong. Nothing I did could harm them."
"Jill said they stole four bare Dynam crystals with the large MAS units."
"They take double of what the small ones need, so they had enough to increase the fighting power on them that much. If they hadn't, I would have been able to stop them."
"They tricked us all and used us to get what they want, don't feel bad about it. We will figure it out."
"Let's get back to the first cave and deactivate the teleporter if they ever get their had on it..."
"Yeah, we know."
When we reached the small caves that opened up to the view, I had seen from the other side. Though, from here, we could only see the people filing thought into the tent in that cave. Maxine and Sasha were guiding the last villagers, though, but the other girls were already through.
Sasha noticed us and then her father and rushed over.
"Are you alright, dad? Your colour... You shouldn't use that much, dad, or it will kill you!" Sasha scolded her father as she ran and hugged him.
"I didn't have much say in the matter; it was all I could do to stay alive and escape. Let's get out of here before those things get here."
We all nodded and ran to the portal where the last person was going through. As they all went through, I waited as the stopping got closer. I wanted to see them before closing the gate.
Two black shapes came into view, smashing and destroying everything in their paths. The Large MAS units hadn't been black. They also didn't have glowing green veins running for a familiar bright glowing core. That was enough for me, so I turned and fled through the portal, and once on the other side, Dresnal closed it.
"They are working with Wrexillian's! Why?"
"Not only that, but I killed a group of skeletons before the giant bastards showed up. They were the ones that destroyed the dome generator; that's not good news if Wrexillia is involved."
"I know that they are Universal Watch's enemies, but I just kind of assumed they would be sticking their hands in anywhere that something bad thing happened."
"No, the Wrexilia are a menace, but they only care about piracy. And they hate all living things, so they would have no reason to work with a living person."
"What if that person could offer them unlimited power or a wish?"
"How? Like Alexander? No, that would not be enough; his wishes are only within his power and what they would ask for is great Alexander."
"No, I mean an actual wish, like a genie in a bottle, anything you want? Don't ask how; entertain the idea because it is possible, but I can't tell you how."
"UW secrets, hey? Well, if there were no restraints on the wish, then yes, they would work with them to achieve it, and that is extremely bad for everyone everywhere."
"What would the Wrexillian's ask for?"
"That's easy, to turn everyone Unlife. They could rule and dominate everyone. They mean we have more competitors, but it could also explain some of the troubles on my homeworld of Xeno with the ghouls. I need to go talk to some people."
Dresnal left without another word, and Sasha followed him, leave Maxine, Kyrina still in tiger form and myself standing in the tent alone. All the things that had happened today were piled up in my mind, and I started to feel tired.
"Come you two, follow me."
Maxine led us to another tent and said we had privacy here and to relax. I thanked her as she left, and Maxine smiled at me and winked before leaving. That looks and wink were suggestive, but when I turned around, I understood why.
Kyrina stood naked before me and walked up to me. She began pulling at my zipper to get my suit off, and I helped, soon standing equally nude. Kyrina's cheeks were pink, and her chest rose and fell in her excitement as it took her in my arms.
I felt her erect nipples press into my bare chest, and I slid both hands down around her bottom. Our tounges touched as we kissed, and I squeezed her firm ass with both hands, lifting her and making her moan into my mouth as we kissed.
Kyrina wrapped her legs around me, and I walked toward the bed in the corner. She pressed her wet slit into me as I throbbed against the wetness grinding it. I laid her on the bed before pulling away from the kiss, causing a thin stream of saliva to bridge our mouths.
I laid down beside Kyrina, slid one of my arms under her, and gripped the breast on the other side, teasing the nipple. As she moaned against me, I began to kiss her again, but it pushed my hand down between Kyrina's legs.
Kyrina's moans intensified as my fingers slipped into her smooth and wet flesh. I started to move my fingers on both hands, and Kyrina had to stop kissing me to pant and moan. As the speed of my fingers, so did her cries of pleasure until they start to shake in my arms.
I took my fingers away, and she shook more as her juices dripped from my fingers. I moved and lifted her legs ups while guiding my tip into her pulsing wetness. I slammed it into her, making Kyrina let out a deep gasp and then moaned out with pleasure as I started to move.
The rest of the night, we made love and then collapsed into a dreamless sleep.
Chapter 99: Stuck On Rails
The next morning I awoke with Kyrina's naked body pressed into mine. Her head was on my chest, and her legs were wrapped around mine. I stroked Kyrina's hair and began to think about yesterday's events and revelations.
I first put the thoughts of the outside world and the viewer's needs. Simon told me I would have until I got back to the ship to travel to Xeno to change. There were more important things going on here and now that needed to be dealt with.
Like Irellia and Kyrin and the two now black and Unlifed MAS units, they stole and piloted. We were safe for now, but what happened when the race started? It wasn't like there wasn't enough danger, to begin with, but now adding the betrayers and Wrexillia was going to make this almost impossible.
We needed to do something before the race starts, and maybe Dresnal, Maxine, and Mikota
might be able to help. They were the most familiar with this planet, so they might know if what I have planned will work. Kyrina stirred on my chest and lifted her beautiful face to look at me.
All thoughts of today vanished as I gazed into her partially covered eyes. Kyrina smile and slid up my body to kiss me. The touch of her body sliding against mine dove my passion back into gear, hardly cooled from the experience we shared all last night.
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