My attention was turned to Tama, who was holding what looked like a galaxy trapped inside a ten-pin bowling ball. I had completely forgotten that they were bringing my Core; well, that changed everything, according to my downloaded memories, I can control and fuse any MAS units. So that means I can change the shape…
"Girls, are you all ready to get the hell out of this game? We have four jobs to finish before leaving, and this time we will all work together."
"You had better not leave us out this time, stop trying to baby us!" Iona growled.
"None of us was to be shipped off again, that wasn't fair! We know there could be casualties, but we are here because we all believe in you, trust in us!" Sasha explained.
"Yes Yes, I know, I have been trying to get my head screwed on the right way since the start of the last game, and I keep getting hit with more stuff. So, first, the coral is marked on the map and then I need to go deal with Fiori and the rest of the Wraiths. Then, we need to eliminate all Unlife, Wrexallian, or Wraith here on Xeno, and then we will move off the world and take the assault to Wrexal, The Unlife homeworld. Everything is about to start moving fast just like in the last game and mini-game; slow build-up to sprint the home stretch. One last thing, Irellia is still out there, infected by the Unlife, we kill on sight, no questions or talking."
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement, and now was the time to change the mood, but no skill points yet. I had one more Harem System mission to complete, but I really wanted a couple more before we left the game. It would be best to be able to give everyone a point before the next game so even if it was random everyone would have an advantage.
I walked over to Tama and leaned in to give her a kiss, it really felt forever since I had seen her, so I pulled her in close with my Core between us. After I separated from her Tama offered up the Core, and I took Salburst from her, but as I did, I heard a vaguely familiar voice.
"Were you just going to forget about me, Great Hero?"
A man that I assumed was Greg walked out wearing a grey hooded robe and pulled it back to reveal an old man. Woah, not what I was expecting! Wrinkles on wrinkles, this guy looked like a freeze-dried turd.
"Greg? Man, what the hell happened to you? You look like the supreme raisin King!"
"Thanks, this is what happens when You lose your harem, now I am an immortal bag of bones, that mini-game was my first time out in a while. I was you before I lost, Star Strider, but when they all died...His avatar left me and I was left with my powers, but this husk of a body. Then the war happened and I just decided to leave, find an asteroid to sit and wait."
I couldn't imagine losing them all without going with them, that wasn't winning, but I understood what he was waiting for. I didn't need his help anymore, Mom had my back with the questions now, but I could do this one thing for him. I turned to the girls and signaled them to leave without me, and they all left.
"Next game, play a single-player game, you have the choice don't you?"
"Yeah…"
"Good, don't make me come looking for you, because I will be watching in the future."
I let my body suck in the Dynam around me and gathered it into my fist. I smashed my fist into his chest and then instantly released a massive energy shockwave that tore his body apart at the atomic level, shaking the city. The short pain he felt was nothing to what the rest of his group must have felt, I wonder if he skipped the cavern? It was long past now, I hope I didn't over do it.
I held Salburst in my hand, dropping the one I had just used to destroy Greg, it was time.
'Long time no see, let's fight together again! I may not be the original Valthan, but I have his memories.'
As I sent my thoughts, Salburst rolled up my Starfire veins, and onto my chest. Once there the galaxy melted onto my chest and covered my body in a galactic coat that my memories just couldn't do justice. I was like I was Space, The Dave. Looking over my body was no different than looking into space, that same endless vast feeling that you could never see the end of where you looked.
I turned to see that Diamond was down on one knee with head bowed. I took the hand, but Diamond began to disassemble, and absorb into me. That's right, Star Strider's specialty is controlling MAS and absorbing Dynam, so this is normal...Yup, normal, according to the freakin download! I kind of missed the pause, but only a tiny bit.
Diamond was now part of me, and now it was time to build a crazy massive monster and have my girls pilot it with me. This would take at least a minute to think up…
'I have a suggestion.' -Tequila.
Chapter 172: I Just Work Here!
'Oh? Can you open the line to Aquina, and then shoot Mom! I wanna hear what you have in mind!'
'Communications open now, though read restricted to outgoing shared thoughts only' -Tequila.
'Can you hear me, Aquina?'
'Yes, do you need something?' -Aquina.
Ooo, that was almost creepy, a couple of good smacks on her bottom and she's a good girl now? Well, everyone has their kinks, god knows what I might run along the way, hehe. Okay, Mom, let us have it; what's your big idea?
I glided through the water to join the group that was waiting for me, they all swam to meet me, but before they could start to complain about the wait, Salburst pulled them all to me like magnets. At the same time, Salburst expanded incredibly fast into a massive metal leviathan and all the girls stood on the bridge with me at the head of the snake.
"Woah! What is this thing? The head of this thing has to be massive! Tama come look outside!"
Mikota dragged Tama over to the window and the rest of the women came to stand beside me. Mikota was right, though, this thing was massive; I could see the small Hydroglobe below us as we started to make our way to the reef. There was no need to give orders, Salburst, Alta, and even Mom would guide the Leviathan to the reef and all but pick the damn thing for me, but this is exactly what I needed. Time to explain, joy!
'Alta, ETA to the coral reef?'
'1:46:34 remaining until arrival to the destination.' -Alta.
'Pop me a table and chairs please, Salburst.'
A table formed from the floor and Acura-Gel white egg chairs formed. Maybe after everything was won, we could come back and have our own custom made MIB nine! I motioned for everyone to sit down and we all got into our jelly seats, and everyone looked at me with eager and expectant faces, okay.
"So, you all know we are in a game, right?"
Everyone nodded to me and I continued on.
"I have been learning some new things since I last saw you, most of them bad, but there are upsides. First and foremost is the Harem System."
Some of the girls looked confused, Iona looked like she was ready to strangle me, but Kyrina, Sasha, and Tilly nodded their heads, so I continued.
"I know it sounds bad, but this is going to be a big game-changer. Kyrina and I each have a point and I have five more and one more on the way making six. I just have to get 1-2 more to get Jill, but for now, I have enough to give four away, keeping one in reserve, but I plan on getting enough to guarantee that no matter who is in the net game they will have an advantage going in."
"What kind of things does it do? Are we going to grow extra arms or lasers?" Mikota asked with growing curiosity.
"For the first point, you get to choose plus three to your current level, skill, or stat books each level, one of those."
The room was dead silent, but you could almost hear the sounds of the eyelids peeling back. Finally, Iona only looked surprised, which was far better than mad, and the rest of the girls were trying to get their bearings together with the information that I just gave to them. I smiled, for once I wasn't the one looking surprised, but I wasn't here to gloat, there was much more to talk about and discuss.
"So, great, right? And don't bother asking what happens next, your guesses are as good as mine. But like all great things, these points come at a cost. I Must become the Harem Hero and perform random missions to earn us Skill points
...by doing a lot of Beta pervert stuff, but I think the rewards outweigh the cons right?"
"So we get them till the end of this game?" Tilly asked thoughtfully.
"See, now this is the kicker about the system; it's permanent. All skills will be transferred to the next game. So you could start with a plus-three like me, that's why I'm not purple anymore."
"No, but you still are naked, hehe!" Mikota laughed, pointing at me.
"Not my fault, I burn through the suit! Anyways, that is the good news, I know right. There are twelve Founders on twelve different game worlds, and they are trying to destroy the world. Then, they are planning on launching us into space, and then turn us all into split copies to be the Founders playthings."
I could hear eyelids move before, but now I couldn't hear a breath. It was like someone had just let out a really big fart, and everyone was holding their breath in a panic looking for a way to escape from the smell, or truth in this case. I spoke up mostly to get the air moving in the room, and to get everyone out of the funk I had just put them in.
"Cheer up! How long have I been kicking ass? We will beat them and get to live our lives the way we all want! We have the Harem System now and it will help us grow strong and gain advantages in every game we play. Just wait, we need an army and a strong one at that; once we have that, then we will be able to take the founders down and control our own Fates and Destinies!"
"I think Dave is right, there have been more and more girls here than normal, right? What do you think that means?" Sasha asked.
"Yeah, about that. The girls have been having a rough time in their games, so they are going on a waiting list to come and join the game. Look, woohoo, I'm raising an army...woo...you're not cheering with me. Ugh, I didn't make the list, I just work here!"
Chapter 173: Aquina
'We have arrived at the coral reef...sending out drone...specimen collected...setting quadrants for Wrai-Spire Royal Mound.' -Tequila.
'Thank you, Mom.'
Well, that left the points, but I did want to give Aquina a point or maybe two, out of all the ones here was for sure to join me in the next game. That means I should try to buff her up now and then we would be good next game.
The thing was, I didn't see us needing a boost to finish the game; I was in my final form and everyone was more than strong. Plus, now we had a spaceship that would keep getting bigger and stronger by itself. So, that boiled down to how the other girls felt about giving up the points.
"Okay, so I think we are good for this game, do you guys agree?"
"Yes, according to Alta, the Unlife started to move off the planet after you destroyed the fleet. Alex only let a could go and marked them, so It is just a matter of time until we tract them to the homeworld."
"So, my next question is, can I give Aquina three of the five points I have right now? Since she will for sure be in the next game."
There wasn't even hesitation, everyone of the women nodded their head in agreement. Wow, that was easy, even Iona didn't bat an eye. I had just explained to everyone about what we would be doing in order to gain control of the game for everyone. Or we all get turned into multiple NPC with a singular personality disorder.
'Are you serious? Why?' -Aquina.
'You could hear me talking, right?'
'Yeah, but...you could just save them for the other girls! What if I'm not close to you? Don't be stupid and waste them on me!' -Aquina.
'It's not stupid. If you're not here with me, I want to make sure you have every advantage. Don't fight with me, this isn't just my choice, you heard them. Okay, Mom, get the points ready and I will find us somewhere more private.'
'Points are ready to be activated on your command.' -Tequila.
"Okay, group, I think we will be on our next and second last trip on this planet soon, so I am going to help Aquina with the skill points. Just keep watch for any remaining wild Unlife."
The girls waved me off and I walked into a small hall that led to a room, with a bed, of course. It just wouldn't be a giant mecha leviathan if there wasn't a place to get frisky in it. I had to give it to the designer, he had his hand in every pot it seemed! The door slid closed behind me and in a flash, Aquina was on the bed looking cute in her little black and blue cowgirl outfit.
I sat down on the bed and Aquina came and put her head into my lap. I stroked her hair for a bit because this was the first positive interaction we have had that she wasn't moaning for. Aquina turned her head to look up at me and I smiled down at her.
"Ready for the first one?"
"Mhmm."
"Activate the first point, Mom."
"Why do you call whoever you're talking to that?"
"That's a long story from another time, for now, take a look at the menu."
Aquina got up, then sat in my lap and cuddled into my chest, I really wish she would always be like this, but beggars couldn't be choosers.
//activating first SP, Skill choice activated
{+3 Level to current System Level}{Stat Boost each level with current System}{+1 Skill Point or Skill each level with current System}
"So, What do you think?"
{+1 Skill Point or Skill each level with current System}
"This one, I think having more skill points will be good"
"As long as there are skill points to spend, hehe!"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, In this game, all the progression is done by using items to level up and there are no skill points."
"Did I make a bad choice then?"
"No, not all. If we do get skill points you will be above everyone else! Okay, let's try the next one, Activate it, Mom."
"You are really going to have to tell me about this Mom person."
//activating second SP, Skill choice activated
{Speed Boost}{Infliction Removal}{Strength Boost}
Holy crap batman.
"Please take the removal!"
"But, what about the strength or speed? I'm not sick...am I?"
"No, but you need to trust me. I could just pick it for you, but I want to know that I can trust you, and I want you to know the same with me."
"Okay, I trust that this is the right choice and I am not missing out!"
{Infliction Removal}
//Dere stat removed for [Aquina] New skill path opened at evolution
"What the hell, Dave? Nothing happened, I am going to…"
I hugged her and kissed the top of her head, at least this took the part of the danger away, but now she can't get worse, just the same crazy girl I love. As she squirmed in my arms, I activated the last point, but I felt her start to change in my arms...did her breast just grow?
Aquina hopped from my lap and off the bed, then spun around, wow. I had to hold myself back from putting the rest of my points into her just to see what came next.
She had not gotten talked but she had a much more mature body including a bigger breast and rounder bottom. Now we are talking, even her blue hair was longer, and I wasn't sure what to say, so I stood up. I Walked over to catch her in my arms as she was spinning and she smiled up at me.
"See, not so bad?"
I was about to take her over to the bed, but just on time.
'We have arrived at the Wrai-Spire.' -Tequila.
Chapter 174: The Worst
I was standing outside the Royal mound, the leviathan floating above me and Salburst closed around me covering my body and face with intergalactic paint. There was a new guard taking Tanaak's place, but neither of them tried to stop me. That was good, I just got cut off from trying out the latest upgrade and now I had to go deal with this Himedere little twerp.
Well, we will see how it goes after I finish the first job; I downloaded all the info I needed. Now it was time to implement it all together and put this planet to rest so I could get on my way. Not that I didn't enjoy the game, but I knew there was so much more I needed to do and I couldn't do it from here, but Fiori was another part just like the rest of the girls.
I needed an army to be able to assault all twelve worlds and each girl would have to be ready to roll as soon as they were feet on the ground. I would help each team get started and then once all twelve triples were in place, I would assault MainFrame and Take control of everything. What happened from there wasn't in my schedule, just everything before that.
I was at the cylinder and I swam up, making it up to the doors to the meeting dome. Two shark-man guards were standing at attention with some armor on, but neither looked at me, just pushing the doors open.
Inside, the throne was empty, good. I didn't want to scare her, But I looked around the room and everyone else was there. Okay, Salburst, seal the princess up top and play the evidence that we have on the Unlife collusion. I will deal with these walking corpses.
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